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The new offerings from Mopar are a breath of fresh air for those of us unable to purchase a rear-wheel-drive V-8-powered automobile from Chrysler Corporation until recently. And while you may or may not like the fuel injection and electronics on your new Mopar, you must admin doing a burnout with a Hemi under the hood and smoke coming from the rear tires is how it was meant to be. The amenities of late-model Mopars are also easy to get used to, as is the reliability of driving a newer automobile. We couldn't wait to get ours, which meant opting for the automatic transmission version since those were the first '09 R/Ts produced. We've really enjoyed driving our Challenger, and while the Nag1 five-speed automatic transmission has worked perfectly so far, we know we're pushing our limits since our engine is modified with a Procharger intercooled supercharger kit.
Since owning our Challenger R/t, we've lowered the car with an Eibach sport suspension kit, adding larger diameter sway bars as well to improve the handling characteristics, and also installed Magnaflow exhaust. We'll be addressing other areas of our vehicle, such as lightening it up, improving the brakes, upgrading the wheels and tires, and increasing the fuel system's volume in future articles as we prepare for the ultimate goal of replacing the factory engine with a larger displacement version containing forged internals. This month we'll continue our modifications, upgrading our car's automatic transmission with a high-performance replacement NAG1 Performance Transmission from Gearstar.
The professionals at Gearstar Performance Transmissions are known for the quality of their engineered transmission and torque converter assemblies, can provide a transmission to fit any of your needs, from mild to wild, and even have a NAG1 unit in a Jeep SRT8 that is rumored to run the quarter-mile in the 8s. They build TorqueFlite transmissions as well, delivering any level of performance desired, and each transmission is assembled by a dedicated builder, then dyno tested when complete. Since the NAG1 transmission in our Challenger will be used not so much for racing but in a moderately powered street car, Gearstar prepped ours to easily handle the power our combination will make, and has NAG1 units avialble to handle up to 1,100 lb-ft of torque and 1,100 horsepower. As part of the package, they also sent a well matched converter for our combination, with much improved lockup clutch capacity. And if we need a beefier transmission in the future, we can just send our unit back to Gearstar for the latest upgrades.
Before simply swapping the transmission, let's discuss Mopar's new automatic, what led to it, and how it works. When the LX cars were debuted in 2005, Daimler still owned a big chunk of Chrysler Corporation, and the companies obviously shared technology freely. Throughout the Charger, Magnum, 300, and Challenger, you can see the Mercedes engineering in the suspension and brakes, and even in areas like the door seals. This thoroughbred influence was good for Chrysler, resulting in well-engineered cars that are fun to drive and technologically sophisticated, with computers controlling nearly every aspect of the vehicle, including the transmission. Designated by Chrysler as the NAG1 five-speed automatic, the unit is actually a Mercedes part number 722.6 transmission that dates back to 1996.
Used primarily in passenger cars, the Mercedes 722.6 (NAG1) is a hydraulic automatic transmission with many similarities to older designs but many differences as well. Instead of using hydraulic pressure, valves, and a governor to control up and downshifts, the NAG1's valvebody contains a series of computer actuated relays to control these functions. Additionally, the converter is a lockup model, again with a computer controlling when the convert locks up partially, or completely. AS you're noticing, this is a sophisticated unit, using planetary gear sets, multiple clutch packs, and even internal brakes, which is why we didn't take the chance of upgrading it ourselves.
Through their research both in the shop and at the track, the team at Gearstar Performance Transmissions has identified any weak links in the NAG1 and corrected them so their transmissions can withstand 1,100 lb-ft of torque, far more torque than a factory unit is capable of enduring. Each transmission is fully disassembled and cleaned, and then all of the tolerances are checked and corrected before the transmission is assembled using heavy-duty components. All of the internal parts are cryogenically treated and stress relieved, and the second, third, and fourth gear clutch drums are modified fro expanded capacity. Gearstar uses high-energy clutches, updates the input-to-output shaft bearing support, and uses a special sprag assembly. Internal fluid pressure is increased for proper lubrication as well.
To control the transmission, the valve-body is reprogrammed and new electronics are installed. A billet torque converter is designed for each application, featuring a custom stall speed and CNC machined precision. The lockup clutch is also modified for increased capacity, which improves durability as well as performance. Once we got our new transmission, we head up to Inline Performance Specialists in nearby central Florida to get a hand installing the unit. With the help of the technicians at Inline, we had our transmission and converter swapped in an easy half day and were ready for a test drive.
Our first impression of the Gearstar NAG1 was a much crisper overall feel. When the gear selector was placed in a forward or reverse gear, we felt the transmission engage firmly, and throttle response was crisp when driving in any gear. AFter a little moderate cruising to allow everything to come up to temperature, we ran the transmission through it's paces and were pleasantly surprised. The transmission has firmer up and downshifts than the stock transmission, though the shifts are still comfortable and not abusive. The converter is definitely looser as well, allowing tire spin at just about any point through first and second, indicating we'll need some stickier tires before doing any real track testing. Thanks to the looser converter and tighter transmission, throttle response is noticeably better, and the car is more reactive to throttle input whether part of full throttle.
We know this transmission and converter package have made our Challenger quicker just by the sensation we get from driving the car. It would be a shame to do any track testing with our factory tires, however, as the inevitable tire spin wouldn't allow us to show you the real improvements we've made. Look for a future article as we upgrade the wheels and install stickier tires on our Challenger, and we'll take our late-model muscle car to the dragstrip for some real testing.
As one of the only cars we've purchased new, the styling and performance of the latest Challenger was a big hit with us. And finally having a two-door, rear-wheel-drive, V-8-powered Mopar is good payoff for sticking with Chrysler during the K-car years.
Since owning this car, we've performed several modifications, including a Procharger supercharger system that netted 100 additional rear-wheel horsepower, and sport suspension from Eibach for better handling.
We've enjoyed owning and driving our Challenger so far and eventually plan to replace the powerplant with a larger displacement unit. We don't want to damage our factory drivetrain components, though, so this month we'll upgrade with a high-performance five-speed automatic from Gearstar Performance Transmissions.
Located in Akron, Ohio, Gearstar Performance specializes in building some of the most durable and best performing transmissions in the business and has tested its NAG1 modifications in several high-performance vehicles, including this all-wheel-drive Jeep SRT8 that runs single digit quarter-mile times.
Every transmission is built to the best specifications based on the application. Once a transmission builder is assigned to a transmission, he stays with it until completion, assuring a quality product.
Gearstar performs multiple modifications to improve shift quality and durability, including cryogenically stress-relieving all of the internal parts and expanding the capacity of the second, third, and fourth gear clutch packs.
The Chrysler NAG1 is identical to a Mercedes transmission with the designation 722.6, just with the proper bellhousing to fit the Mopar engine, in our case the 5.7 Hemi. While they wouldn't tell us all the tricks they employed, we do know Gearstar upgrades the input to output bearing support, and internal pressure is increased for improved lubrication.
Each transmission's valvebody is disassembled and reprogrammed and new electronics are installed. The NAG1 is a modern transmission, completely controlled by the car's computer, wiring, and a series of solenoids on the valvebody. Offering better gear-reduction and overdrive, the NAG1 is light-years ahead of older three-speed models.
The torque converter is a full-billet unit from Gearstar Performance, set up specifically for our application with a custom stall speed. The lockup clutch is also upgraded for increased load capacity, a necessity in high-torque applications.
Once completed, our NAG1 was run on Gearstar's transmission dyno, ensuring all of the parameters, including shift firmness and the stall speed of the converter are correct. It's nice to know our unit will work properly and be leak free prior to installing it.
Our transmission was shipped complete, with the converter already installed, so all we had to do was swap it into the Challenger. Since the lift was occupied in our shop, we took advantage of Inline Performance Specialists' offer to lend us one of their lifts.
Removing a late-model transmission is basically like removing any automatic. Once the linkage and wiring harness are disconnected, the converter bolts can be loosened and the crossmember and bellhousing bolts are removed last. It definitely helps to have a lift and transmission jack to accomplish this swap.
The driveshaft doesn't have universal joints, but couplers at the front and rear to connect the transmission to the differential. The front coupler needs to be removed and installed on the new transmission prior to installing the transmission.
Since the upgraded transmission is externally the same as the one we removed, installation is straightforward. Be sure to disconnect the battery as the starter has to be removed and the wires could contact a ground and cause a fire hazard.
The Gearstar transmission comes with fluid in it, so we just need to top it off with fluid. The problem is that like most modern cars, the Challenger has no dipstick to use. Fortunately, Inline has the kit which includes the dipstick and chart, telling how much fluid to install for certain ambient temperatures.
We took our Challenger on the road with the new transmission and immediately noticed how much crisper the gear engagement and shifts were. After warming everything up, we accelerated under part throttle and were impressed with the stall speed of the converter which seems to be nicely matched to the power range of the Hemi.
We've already performed baseline drag testing and will need to break our new transmission in before bolting on some sticker tires and going to the dragstrip. With the current tires, traction would limit the benefits of our higher stall speed and firmer shifts.
After a couple of weeks driving the car, we're impressed with Gearstar's improvements to the NAG1 automatic. The transmission shifts firmly, but not violently, and the heavy car responds nicely to the looser stall converter and modifications. Be sure to follow this project in future issues of Mopar Muscle as we further modify our Challenger and take it to the track for testing.


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If a equals a (A=A) and a equals b (A=B), how come A=A ≠ A=B. What informs A through B which A doesn't inform itself?
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I have tortured myself by watching the video until I got to the part you were referring to. What was said was "why is A=B telling us something new that A=A isn't telling us"
It is telling me for one thing that philosophers really are horribly pointless people who add nothing to the field of knowledge.
One is a tautology, that an object is equal to itself. The other is comparing two objects and saying that on some level they are the same. The first is mere repetition while the other is stating something about the relationship between two separate objects. Obviously the second statement is adding knowledge while the first isn't
That philosopher was saying that other philosophers have spent two centuries or more discussing this, which just tells me that the entire field of philosophy should be abandoned. We have carved of natural philosophy and renamed it science. The the rest die in peace.
"It is telling me for one thing that philosophers really are horribly pointless people who add nothing to the field of knowledge."
Yea, philosophers have given us such useless things like the field science itself. And one of the people pondering this very question was Descartes, which gave the field of mathematics called (des)Cartesian. Surely, nothing good can come of that. ;)
It doesn't quite become repetitions. If 2 is 2 and 2 is a number, then 2 is two things at the same time. It's not a question of what it is, I want to know why we can think that. It doesn't seem logical yet we can all easily grasp that it is like that.. The questions which arise for me are '2=what exactly?' and 'Why does 2 occupy at least two states in my mind simultaneously (and how does it do that)?'.
I already said we ripped out natural philosophy and renamed it science. That was the only useful part of it. The useful philosophers went along and started calling themselves scientists, the people who couldn't do anything stayed and wasted everybody's time
2 is 2 is a repetition. A tautological description of a thing in terms of itself.
2 is a number is not repetition, it adds knowledge by describing a relationship between two concepts.
Why one is different from the other is trivial and it does not require two centuries to discuss it.
I understand you are a philosopher who wants to defend his field, but I'm sorry: you fail, and so does philosophy. When the natural philosophers left, you were left with a field of study with no content
Incidentally, a philosopher may engage in useful activities as well. Saying that just because Descartes produced useful mathematics, his philosophy is valid too is not really a justified conclusion. Not in logic, not even in philosophy
I would have chosen Bertrand Russel as a better example of a philosopher who also did useful work
You are missing that there is a difference between "philosophy" and "someone who happens to also have written something on philosophy". In the specific case of Russel, he did a lot of valuable things in the field of mathematics
No, I don't think all such questions have been solved. I also don't think philosophers have anything useful to add by virtue of being philosophers. They are as welcome as anyone else to field an opinion, but the fact that they have wasted 4 years of university/college on a worthless subject does not imbue them with any particular insight that others don't have
Rawls is pretty much a philosophers philosopher. He didn't exactly directly contribute a lot outside the field of philosophy. However, his insights are now part of the modern economics run by governments. You feel that particular philosopher's impact every time you pay taxes.
Philosophy comes before all the other sciences. At one point, someone looked at the stars and asked the philosophical question "What is that?!". They founded the natural sciences. Some time before or after, someone saw someone else doing something and asked the philosophical question "Why did he do that?!". They founded the behavioral sciences.
Philosophers apparently also can't read. I have already addressed that. We took the useful bits and renamed it science. The useful practitioners were renamed scientists. What is left are the people who don't know anything about anything but pretend they are experts who should be asked
As for economists, don't get me started
OK. Try this as a demonstration- http://imgur.com/mqlKD
Secondly- I dont understand the distinction you have drawn between Descartes and Bertrand Russel. Both are mathematicians/scientists and philosophers. So what is the difference? Also, why is it that you can see that philosophy is so pointless so clearly but they cannot?
Thirdly- think about every time a law is changed, or a politician changes a policy, or an economist comes up with a theory, or a scientist is thinking about whether he is being ethical or not... ALL of those things are founded on philosophy.
Finally- think about the history of ideas, political movements and societal change. Do you not think it is important to know, study and understand our past? Or do you think that now that we live in the 'age of science' we can completely forget our history and where we came from?
And please, I would love to know what you think of economists, but maybe thats a topic for another thread :)
Philosophizing is what I did every time I had Christianity in school.. omfg I hated Christianity class. ;)
"Zoned out" as the kids in America call it.
As for Economists...

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I believe in treaties. I support cultural exchanges, improved trade, and international harmony among nations.
I know, that's Never Never Land, but it's still a good notion and the United States has gained benefits from friendly relationships with other countries. It's also a good idea to talk to folks across the street, in the next town or over the border. Isolationism may insulate us from some things we don't want, but it also prevents us from learning things we need to know and limits us from obtaining materials we ought to have. It also gives us insight into what other people in other countries are thinking. We can keep a finger on the pulse of the world.
We need the trade. We need places to sell our commodities, and we need to buy so other nations can afford to buy from us. For instance, I like bananas, but we don't grow many in this country, so we need a source. I also like coffee—a lot—and we have few coffee plantations in the continental U.S. We can list a boatload of other commodities we purchase from other nations and we can list just as many they need to buy from us. That's how commerce works.
And that's why trade agreements and treaties are necessary. We agree on terms—such as reducing trade barriers, tariffs and other practices that limit access to markets. We also contract with other nations to share common resources—to the mutual benefit of each party.
But why, I wonder, does it seem that the United States is the only party that abides by trade agreements and International treaties?
Take the WTO for instance—please, as Henny Youngman used to quip—and try to determine how China, Brazil and several other trade partners get away with currency manipulations, market-distorting subsidies and other means to block access while the United States gets hammered for worse—or just perceived—infractions. It makes no sense.
A trade organization that oversees international trade would seem a good idea—and it is—but the theory works better than the execution when it comes to fair trading practices. What's fair for one doesn't seem to equate to what's fair for another.
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And then there is the 1944 International Water Treaty between the United States and Mexico that seems to have no teeth for enforcement. Mexico apparently has no qualms about ignoring the treaty when it suits its purpose to withhold water from South Texas. The treaty is based on each side of the border sharing water with the other.
Currently, South Texas farmers, ranchers, municipalities and other water users desperately need the water Mexico owes the United States. But Mexican officials contend they are not obligated to provide that water until the end of a five-year deadline.
Texas legislators are currently working on an amendment to the Water Resources Development Act that would force the U.S. Secretary of State to lean on Mexico to honor the treaty. If the Secretary of State does not comply with the quarterly report requirement, the amendment would prohibit the department from extending benefits to Mexico.
I'm not certain how the U.S. government can "lean on," Mexico but I expect we have punitive options. And I think it's time we use them.
South Texas currently is struggling through a third consecutive year of drought, and dry conditions have been more common than not for more years than that. The Lower Rio Grande Valley economic well-being depends on water. It's not just agriculture that requires adequate water; other industries, institutions and homes also need water that Mexico is refusing to release.
If this treaty has no teeth in it, we need to renegotiate. If it does have some bite, we need to do a little gnashing and chomping until we get what's due.
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As analysts today worried about the outlook for Intel (INTC) and the personal computer market, the outlook for Apple (AAPL) and for semiconductor makers amidst signs of weakening smartphone sales, one group that appears to be holding up well is storage and memory.
Mizuho U.S. Equity Research's Ruben Roy notes that Seagate Technology (STX), Western Digital (WDC), and Toshiba (6502JP) are indicating a PC market that declined slightly last quarter:
TSR, coupled with our estimates, suggests that the HDD OEMs produced roughly 133M units in 2Q, which would be down 1M units versus 1Q and consistent with HDD OEM expectations for a flat to slightly down unit TAM for 2Q. The largest HDD segment, 2.5" mobile looks to be flat while 3.5" ATA drive production will likely decrease 4-5%.
Roy believes the market for drives in enterprise gear improved in Q2, and ail continue to do so later this year, and that demand for flash-based solid-state drives (SSD) was "robust" in Q2 in both enterprise and consumer markets.
All that may be positive for makers of drive controllers Marvell Technology Group (MRVL) and LSI (LSI):
Given what we believe to be conservative 2Q guidance provided by MRVL and LSI relative to their respective storage segments, we view recent storage market trends as modestly positive for both companies ahead of the potential for growth acceleration in the back half of the year.
This afternoon, Piper Jaffray's Andrew Nowinski started coverage of Western Digital stock with an Overweight rating and a $77 price target, and started Seagate with a Neutral and a $45 price target, writing that the movement of data from enterprise equipment into cloud computing facilities could be a boon to Western, and that it will likely take share, and that "Western Digital has a number of levers for reducing costs, including a pending decision from MOFCOM that could unlock $1.02 of upside to consensus FY15 EPS."
He thinks Seagate has less room to expand operating margins, and "Third, the company generates excellent free cash flow, though we believe Seagate may fall short of their goal of having 250 million shares outstanding by year-end 2014, due to the capital requirements for dividends and debt service."
Storage deployment in public cloud computing facilities will likely outpace that of private company investment in storage through 2016, Nowinski believes, and that may protect hard drives from incursion by solid-state drives while promoting sales of Western's most complex and expensive drives:
Hard-disk drives are particularly well suited for cloud storage, based on their optimal balance of high capacity and low cost. We believe the requirement for high capacity is the primary barrier that will prevent solid-state drives from displacing hard-disk drives in cloud storage environments. Enterprise-grade solid-state drives currently max out capacity at ~800 GB, compared to 4 TB offered on Western Digital's hard-disk drives […] In a normalized environment, we believe units sold into cloud environments can enable overall revenue growth to remain on par with overall unit growth, despite the expected decline in both units and ASPs over time. We would remind investors that the gross margin on these drives is also significantly higher, so despite the slowing of unit growth, we believe the migration of data to the cloud will also have a positive impact on gross margin. Management has highlighted 5-platter and 7-platter helium-filled drives as examples of specific products targeted at cloud providers with large scale data centers. The 7–platter helium-filled drive is expected to be available in 2H13, allowing data centers to reduce power by ~23% and increase capacity by ~40%.
Seagate is a leader in free cash flow, Cihra notes, at 15%, but he thinks the company may miss a share repurchase goal: "However, with a net debt position and commitments for dividends and debt service, we believe Seagate will fall short of its goal of lowering share count to 250M shares by the end of CY14, without having to take on additional debt."
"We estimate Seagate can comfortably lower share count to 300M, which still equates to an impressive 19% reduction."
Rob Cihra of Evercore Partners, who today cut his expectations for the PC market, nevertheless thinks that Western and Seagate will probably meet June-quarter estimates:
In spite of yet another quarter of PC market shortfall, we see HDD pricing and margins holding in thanks to a combination of 1) positive mix and 2) steadier competitive dynamics, meaning that for a fourth consecutive quarter we think weak PCs ironically just help bolster the post-consolidation bull case for HDDs. Positive mix trends continue to come from capacity/unit increases, including in high-capacity 7200-rpm nearline enterprise (which we estimate growing +18%Y/Y to 53% of the enterprise market in CY13), while we estimate that overall HDD market average capacity/drive is up ~27%Y/Y to >830GB YTD. We see healthier competitive dynamics in the now-consolidated HDD market reflected in conservative build mgmt and benign price declines – where pricing can be set based on ROIC/GM models and balanced supply/demand rather than historical market share posturing and push/pull from over/under builds.
He also sees "upside potential from new Xbox/PS4 gaming console cycles using 500GB HDDs." Cihra has an Overweight rating on Western stock and an Equal Weight rating on Seagate shares.
Citigroup's Glen Yeung, who cut estimates for Intel today, and who removed a "Top Pick" designation for Qualcomm, wrote that Micron was his only remaining Top Pick, with a Buy rating and a $19 price target.
According to Yeung, demand from mobile phones and forthcoming game consoles will help Micron, even as it continues to benefit from consolidation within the industry.
Now holding ~45% market share in DRAM (likely the limit in DRAM share), and operating in an industry that has consolidated down to 3 players, we see no incentive for the market leader to be price aggressive in DRAM. Under these conditions, Citi continues to model wafers allocated to the DRAM industry to be flat in 2013/2104 (0%/1% respectively) keeping bit growth in check (27%/29% bit growth respectively). We are incrementally encouraged that Micron will spend below the low- end of its guided FY13 cap-ex, deferring expenditures pending the Elpida acquisition. From a demand perspective, Citi's Henry Kim expects Samsung's upcoming Galaxy Note III to contain 3GB of mobile DRAM, nearing the system average for PC's (~4GB). With smartphone penetration only 30% of the global population, we view demand pull from handsets as secularly growing. Recent configurations from game console makers add incremental confidence in DRAM demand—average DRAM per system has increased from 512MB to 8GB in one generation. Assuming 25M consoles of PS4/Xbox One are sold in 2014, this represents 3.8% of total DRAM supply, versus only 0.2% in the prior generation. Said differently, we expect game consoles to account for 13.5% of the total DRAM supply increase in 2014 alone. Indeed PC related DRAM demand is poor, but Citi stands by its estimate that non-PC applications will account for ~70% of DRAM consumption by 2014. Finally, with the Elpida deal nearing closure (bearing enhanced financial benefits due to yen devaluation) and memory prices likely to continue to rise, we remain positively biased to Micron shares, despite their 100% increase YTD. We estimate that Elpida will add $0.88 in incremental earnings to Micron EPS.
Western shares today closed up 71 cents, or 1%, at $65.22, Seagate closed down 27 cents, or 0.6%, at $45.45, and Micron closed down 28 cents, or 2%, at $14.03. The stocks are up 54%, 49%, and 121% this year, so far.


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USDA released two major reports the end of last week, the annual Prospective Plantings report and the quarterly Grain Stocks report.
The Grain Stocks report shows stock levels as of March 1 and provides some insights into the pace of demand for the 2012/13 crop years. In general, the data in the report were pretty negative for corn, soybeans and wheat.
The Prospective Plantings report shows what farmers are planning to plant this spring for the 2013/14 crop year. Farmers can still change their minds, and spring weather almost always has an impact on actual crop acreage. Still, this report provides a pretty good guide to how crop acres might shift among the major crops. The data shows more sorghum and wheat acreage, and less cotton acreage for 2013. Corn and soybean acreages are pretty close to the same as actual 2012 acreage levels.
Farmers plan to boost corn acreage slightly in 2013, according to USDA's Prospective Plantings report. The survey of farmers indicated total corn acreage of 97.282 million acres this year up 127,000 from the 2012 level. The planting intentions level is very close to what analysts had expected.
The average of the pre-report survey indicated corn acreage this year of 97.262 million acres, in a range from 96.8 million to 98.0 million. Earlier in the year, some forecasting groups forecast corn acreage above 100 million acres.
Corn acreage is generally lower in the heart of the Corn Belt, with acreage in Illinois down 600,000 acres and Indiana 150,000 acres lower. Farmers in Nebraska will cut corn acreage by 100,000 acres but farmers in Minnesota plan to boost acreage by 250,000 acres compared to the 2012 level. Farmers in drought stricken Kansas and Colorado plan to reduce corn acreage by 100,000 acres and 170,000 acres, respectively. Corn acreage will be up significantly, 500,000 acres, in North Dakota.
The biggest surprise out of all the USDA report data is the March 1 corn stocks figure. At 5.399 billion bushels, March 1 stocks are down 625 million from a year ago. However, stocks exceeded trade expectations by a whopping 400 million bushels. This falls into the category of a game changer for the old-crop corn outlook. It suggests that feed and residual use through the winter was much lower than expected and/or the 2012 corn crop is understated.
Feed and residual use for Dec.-Feb. is estimated at 1.084 billion bushels, down from 1.543 billion bushels in 2011/12. Total corn use for the quarter was 2.684 billion bushels, down 944 million bushels from a year ago to the lowest level for the quarter in ten years. Look for USDA to revise total feed and residual for the marketing year down 250 million bushels to near 4.3 billion in the next supply and demand update on April 10. Projected ending stocks will likely be revised up to near 900 million bushels. This alleviates much of the supply tightness, making the transition to new-crop much easier.
Soybean planting intentions were put at 77.126 million acres in the March Prospective Plantings report. This is just slightly below the 2012 acreage of 77.198 million acres. Compared to a year ago, soybean acreage is higher in most of the states in the Delta and Southeast regions. Acreage is also up in Illinois (up 350,000 acres), Iowa (up 50,000 acres) North Dakota (up 150,000 acres) and Ohio (up 50,000 acres). The big declines are in Nebraska (down 350,000 acres), Minnesota (down 250,000 acres), South Dakota (down 150,000 acres), Kansas (down 100,000 acres) and Missouri (down 100,000 acres).
While soybean acreage for 2013 is very close to the 2012 level, it fell far short of the level analysts had expected. The pre-report survey put the range of estimates from a low of 77.5 million acres to a high of 80.0 million. The average of the 21 analysts surveyed was 78.49 million acres, about 1.35 million acres above intentions. With "normal yields that difference comes to about 50 to 60 million bushels.
While the soybean planting intentions were generally positive for new crop prices, the soybean stocks level reported on Thursday were negative. Soybean stocks at the beginning of March totaled 999 million bushels, according to the quarterly Grain Stocks report more than 50 million bushels above the average of the analysts' pre-report predictions. With crop year ending stocks expected to be only 125 million bushels, a difference of 50 million bushels at this point in the season is pretty significant. Soybean prices fell significantly on Thursday in response to the report.
Farmers say they will boost spring wheat acreage for 2013 by about 400,000 acres to 12.7 million. This is an increase of a little more than 3 percent from 2012 levels. Spring wheat acreage in North Dakota will be up by 450,000 acres from a year ago, while corn and soybean acres also increase. The land available in North Dakota this year is higher this year, with about 580,000 acres coming out of CRP last September. However, spring wheat acreage is expected to be down slightly in Montana where another 400,000 acres exited the CRP last year. The spring wheat acreage in the Prospective Plantings report was about 200,000 acres higher than the average of the pre-release estimates. USDA's long-term forecast in February had implied a decline in spring wheat acreage.
Winter wheat acreage was revised up in the Prospective Plantings report. In January, USDA put winter wheat acreage for 2013 at 41.82 million acres. The new data shows winter wheat acreage at 41.99 million acres. Acreage in 2012 came in at 41.32 million acres. While winter wheat acreage is up in total, acreage in the Plains states is generally down. Kansas acreage is down 200,000 acres, and Colorado acreage is 150,000 lower. Acreages in Texas and Oklahoma are steady with the 2012 level. With the drought persisting in the Plains states, winter wheat production may well be down this year, even with the increase in planted acreage.
Farmers plan to plant less land to durum wheat in 2013. The data in the Prospective Plantings report puts durum acreage at 1.75 million acres, down 17.5 percent from a year ago. Acreage in North Dakota is down 240,000 acres year-over-year with declines in every other producing state except South Dakota. Durum wheat acreage is down 40,000 acres in Montana.
The wheat acreage numbers were a little negative for the market, but not nearly as negative as the stocks data also reported Thursday. Wheat stocks as of March 1 were put at 1.23 billion bushels, up 3 percent from a year ago. Almost all analysts surveyed ahead of the report had expected stocks to be below year ago levels. The average of the pre-report survey came in at 1.167 billion bushels. The data suggests that USDA will need to revise up ending stocks for 2013/14 when they update their forecasts in early April. The combination of bearish acreage and bearish stocks caused a big drop in wheat prices on Thursday.
The survey of planting intentions for cotton came in at 10.026 million acres down from 12.315 million acres in 2012. This is about 1 million acres higher than the results of the National Cotton Council's survey released last month. A big drop in cotton acreage has long been expected with cotton prices falling relative to prices of other crops. The big increase in soft red winter wheat acreage also indicated a cut-back in cotton acreage this year.
Farmers in Texas plan to cut back on cotton acreage by 1 million acres, and acreage is down in every producing state except Georgia, up 10,000 acres, and Florida, 7,000 acres higher. Farmers are set to reduce cotton acreage by more than 50 percent in Arkansas and more than 40 percent in Oklahoma and Mississippi. Cotton prices have improved since the beginning of the year so cotton acreage could end up a little higher than indicated in the Prospective Plantings report.
The cotton acreage intentions were generally in line with expectations. But earlier this week USDA released the annual Cotton Ginnings report and the report showed ginnings of 17.29 million bales. This indicates that USDA's production estimate for the 2012 crop of 17.01 million bales is too low and some adjustments to production and stocks are likely in the April USDA supply and demand report.
The USDA report includes planting intentions for 22 crops ranging from corn with more than 97 million acres to Austrian winter peas at 19,000 acres. The total for all of the crops reported in this report is 323.25 million acres, down almost 1 million from the total for 2012. Cotton acres are down almost 2.3 million acres year-over-year while the biggest increase is 1.38 million acres for sorghum.
With the drought in the Plains states, farmers may opt for a drought tolerant crop like sorghum in areas where it was too dry to plant winter wheat, or in areas where the winter wheat crop just failed. Sorghum acreage in Kansas is up 400,000 acres from the 2012 level and farmers in Texas plan to boost sorghum acreage by 700,000 acres. Sorghum acreage is also up a lot in Nebraska and Colorado, states hard hit by drought.
Farmers say they will plant less land to soybeans and less land to other oilseed crops. Planting intentions for sunflowers are down more than 12 percent to 1.68 million acres, canola acreage is 6 percent lower at 1.65 million and peanut acreage is off 27 percent, falling to 1.19 million acres. Farmers in North Dakota say they will plant more soybeans (up 150,000 acres), but cut canola by 230,000 acres and sunflowers by 224,000. Flaxseed acreage is also forecast to decline this year.


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steelhammer wrote:DelPen wrote:I'm amazed he nailed the landing zone. People were there within seconds to help him.
The oxygen countdown really put things into perspetive, if he doesn't get to land in under 10 minutes he would pretty much be dead.
He needed the oxygen during the free fall because there was little oxygen in the air (plus the temperature, pressure, etc.). Once he got out of free fall (6000 ft in this instance?), he could have breathed on his own.
Once you cross ~62,000 feet, you are going over Armstrong's Line. And without pressurization, if you stay over that line for more than a couple minutes you aren't coming back across it alive no matter how much oxygen you have at your disposal. The pressure drops so low at that altitude that he water in your lungs and saliva will begin to boil. And that totally sucks.
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It has been a little quiet here recently, but I intend to change that very soon! In the outward world though, things are happening.
This month, the Granliden Mittens are featured in Kupé, a Swedish free access magazine that you find on SJ trains! They appear on the sustainable shopping page (p. 59) with a link to my homepage.
I also have not one but two new retailers of mittens and hats, Butik Kubik here in Gothenburg, and Not Quite Butik in Fengersfors. It's quite an honour to be represented in these beautiful stores.
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There's something about these two very different beasts: The enigmatic elephant with its swaying trunk and flapping ears atop those giant lumbering legs. And the endangered gharial with its cracked skin, eyes popping as it floats in the murky waters with its brood. Both fitting subjects, captured beautifully in unique portraits by this year's two grand title winning Wildlife Photographers of the Year. These images will take pride of place in the Wildlife Photographer of the Year 2013 exhibition opening here at the Museum this Friday, 18 October.
Essence of elephants portraying a herd gathered at a waterhole in Botswana's Northern Tuli Game Reserve, has made Greg du Toit the 2013 Wildlife Photographer of the Year. To depict these gentle giants in this ghostly way, Greg used a slow shutter speed and wide-angle lens tilted up.
The two coveted prizes for the 2013 competition were awarded to Greg du Toit and 14-year-old Udayan Rao Pawar earlier this evening, 15 October, at the glittering awards ceremony held here at the Natural History Museum. The two winning images swayed the judges and beat nearly 43,000 other entries from 96 countries.
Mother's little headful snapped by 14-year-old Udayan Rao Pawar depicts a mother gharial crocodilian crowned by her babies in the waters of India's threatened Chambal River. Competition judge Tui De Roy described the image as wonderfully playful and thought-provoking and the deserving 2013 Young Wildlife Photographer of the Year.
Both winning photographers are pictured below. They were among several other photographers and competition judges who gathered last night in readiness for the awards ceremony where the winners were announced.
On location: Greg du Toit and Udayan Rao Pawar - this year's grand title winners.
'It was amazing and almost emotional to see young Udayan meet his hero, acclaimed wildlife photographer and competition judge Steve Winter,' says Gemma Ward, competition manager.
'I'm staggered by the standard of photography from the youngsters and how seriously they take their interest and how much nature and the camera means to them.
'And I'm also really impressed by the winner of the Eric Hosking Portfolio Award this year. This award highlights a sequence of images from a budding photographer between the ages of 18 and 26 years. It's an exceptionally strong portfolio of pictures and subjects from Canada's Connor Stefanison, with each one a stand-out.'
Enjoy all 100 prize-winning photographs from the 18 award categories in the 2013 competition and find out more about the stories and people behind them in the 2013 gallery.
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The Digital History Fellowship is situated at the convergence of three separate goals for graduate students at George Mason University. First, all graduate students in the Department of History and Art History are required to take courses in digital history, usually consisting of one class in theory or study and another in practice (collectively referred to as Clio I and II). These classes are designed to give graduate students an introduction to the concepts and practices of digital history and new media that are increasingly important for scholars in all disciplines. Although experiences in the classes are widely varied, the skills introduced in the courses are common throughout digital humanities and form the backbone of the work done here at the RRCHNM. Because DH Fellows work in the center while learning new skills, they benefit ongoing research and grow their own capabilities.
Second, each DH Fellow is pursuing a minor field in digital history, which can take the form of study for teaching, application, or research. Some of us have studied how to use digital tools and media in the classroom, while others have examined the methods used in digital public history. Because the fellowship is technically a practicum course, it qualifies as a component of our minor fields, which removes some of the difficulty in assembling the required classes. Some of our colleagues in the program who are also completing digital history minor fields often struggle to scrape together a handful of classes that are offered infrequently (due to scarcity of instructors). Although the program and the center are working to resolve the problem, the fellowship sidesteps the issue by allowing us to work as DH researchers in return for class credit.
Finally, the fellowship fulfills a new goal for the history program: to train graduate students in digital history methods and skills through practical training alongside senior researchers, and to engage those students in the production of new digital history projects. Generally, our experiences are directed toward increasing our abilities while also contributing to the field. Though other graduate students have worked as research assistants in the center, acquiring valuable skills and experience as they work on projects, the fellowship is somewhat unique in its clear, mutually beneficial goals. And that's exactly the problem.


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It has been a busy week. No sooner than the crew I helped construct the set of "Secondary Cause of Death," then I found myself occupied with another variety of preparation.
It has been a busy week. No sooner than the crew I helped construct the set of "Secondary Cause of Death," then I found myself occupied with another variety of preparation.
Our kitchen refrigerator persuaded us it was old enough to retire, and we searched out another. That's when we learned that the latest generation of kitchen appliances is overgrown, compared the their predecessors.
Builders are fond of placing refrigerators in alcoves sized for the popular appliance of the time. So our choices were limited to a fixed set of measurements. Height, depth and width of the existing alcove shortened the list of acceptable replacements to exactly one, and it was en route by ship, across the Pacific. Arrival date was unpredictable.
Close calls: And when we were informed last weekend that delivery was imminent, we discovered that the route from the driveway to the refrigerator alcove was a "minefield" of narrow places, requiring the removal of doors from both refrigerators and one room, the movement of furniture and the rediscovery of the location of that hidden valve that controls the water for the ice maker.
It took two full days, which included transferring perishables to a herd of ice chests and back into the new machine. I remember the good old days, when "ice boxes" stayed cold by the addition, maybe twice a week, of a block of commercial ice.
Set construction: One of my responsibilities with Le Petit Theatre de Terrebonne is committee membership on one of the five plays the all-volunteer group produces each season.
Our committee must make sure our play is cast, the set is built and other details are taken care of. For "Secondary Cause of Death," on stage now, I was assigned to help create a British "library," with simulated sumptuous tall paneled walls, without breaking a modest budget.
Director Greg Whitney designed the layout and did much of the sawing, erecting and such. I assisted and turned ordinary plywood sheets into wall panels using hand-rubbed stain, paint and molding made from ordinary lumber.
The rest of the set crew included Doug Holloway, Joel Poole, Gretchen Autin, Lynn Ellzey, and Donna and Gerd Benda, each doing their share. We were done well before dress rehearsals.
The job was neither grueling nor tedious, but it took lots of time and occasionally had me wondering why I volunteered in the first place. For reservations, call 876-4278 or visit houmalittletheatre.com.
Spring storms: Somehow, the parish drainage system serving Bellaire Drive where I live handled the heavy rainfall Monday without overflowing the retention pond and flooding the street, as has happened in the past.
Of course, more rainfall could arrive before this column gets into print, but so far, no complaints about the Terrebonne drainage department.
Blizzards? Meanwhile, there has been no comment from Terrebonne native Eldon Freeman, who often brags about crisp, cool Colorado weather, in contrast to the hot, humid tropical storms he left behind when he moved to the mountains. But I hear the Freeman's 50th wedding anniversary outing last week was cut short by a nasty blizzard. Congratulations.
Responding? Contact Bill Ellzey at 381-6256, firstname.lastname@example.com, firstname.lastname@example.com or c/o The Courier, P.O. Box 2717, Houma, LA 70361.


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The year 1929 is generally not one remembered with fondness. But the year of the Great Depression was also the year the first packaging association was founded by the Marathon Corporation. Named the Paraffin Carton Association because one of the first uses of folding cartons was to package moist or oily foods such as butter and ice cream. Cartons were literally bathed in hot wax to help seal the box and prevent wicking. The name was eventually changed to the Institute for Better Packaging (IBP).
After the stock market crashed, in 1933, thirteen folding carton manufacturers met in Washington, D.C. to organize objectives and establish a Code of Fair Competition, which included 40-hour work weeks and a minimum wage of forty cents per hour in the North and thirty-five cents the South. (However, women would earn just five cents per hour.) This organization was called the Folding Paper Box Association of America (FPBAA).
At its first meeting, 61 companies representing 60% of the industry were present. In addition to influencing regulations that affected the industry and promoting the use of paperboard packaging, the FPBAA conducted sophisticated market research into consumer's visual responses to various graphics on packaging.
Over the years, many committees were added to the four-person staff, including those devoted to programs, publications, technical and production advancements, and a committee to oversee an annual competition for excellence in folding carton design and execution. This "carton competition" has been held yearly since 1942.
From IBP and FPBAA to PPC
Originally, the goal of the association during the Depression years was simply to hold the industry together and keep companies from failing. As the country hauled itself out of the Depression and into the boom years of the 1950s and '60s, the FPBAA changed its mission. Companies and the economy stabilized, and Ed Iciek, who joined in 1956, was brought in to install one of the industry's first data processing systems. The goal was to provide statistics, marketing information, and management tools that would help members make more informed decisions in running their businesses.
Early membership consisted of small to medium-sized independents, carton converters who purchased their paperboard from paper mills. The only "integrated" company that operated both paper mills and carton plants was Container Corporation of America. At its peak in the 1950s, the FPBAA had approximately 200 members representing 80% of the industry's sales volume.
As technology advanced, the IBP, which had been formed primarily to represent producers of packaging for oily and frozen food products, realized that the industry was growing beyond its original mission. Packaging for ice cream, butter, and frozen food containers became less specialized, and the FPBAA and IBT saw the need to merge. By 1963, a research committee recommended a new association be formed from the two original organizations, and on April 29, 1964 the Paperboard Packaging Council officially formed to speak and act on behalf of the entire folding carton industry.
A Unified PPC
At first, the PPC operated as two separate divisions, each original association having its own board of directors that functioned under a board of trustees. But this proved unwieldy, and by 1967, the board of trustees dissolved and created an Executive Committee and Board of Directors to run the association. The first annual meeting of a unified PPC took place in 1968 at the Drake Hotel in Chicago, IL.
During the 1970s and '80s, the industry experienced a prolonged period of consolidation and by 1992 when Iciek retired, integrated companies were producing 40% of all carton business. In 1997, 60 companies were producing 75% of all folding carton sales. And according to the U.S. Census, between 1997 and 2004, the number of folding carton plants shrank from 582 to 456.
In 2010, the North American Packaging Association merged with PPC, creating a stronger, more resilient industry association.
While mature, this $8+ billion industry is more technologically advanced and efficient than at any time in its history. The world has also recognized the need to conserve its resources and become independent of foreign oil. With this in mind, PPC accelerated its efforts to promote the benefits of paperboard packaging. Emphasizing the renewable, recyclable qualities of paperboard, the association has established a Sustainability Committee to assist its members as they capitalize on the opportunity to promote their products and increase market share.
Starting from its humble beginnings as a small confederation of boxmakers, PPC has grown to provide its members with educational and information services on government regulations, statistics, safety, finance, and technology. It has added state-of-the-art database management, webinars, and program agendas that fulfill its commitment to develop the next generation of packaging leaders.
Over the decades, PPC has grown to become the leading trade association serving suppliers and converters of all forms of paperboard packaging. Its guiding principles have always been—and continue to be—to grow, promote, and protect the paperboard packaging industry while providing its members with resources and tools to compete effectively and successfully in the marketplace.
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Lawsuit Claimed Discrimination and Retaliation Against Black Female Entertainers
JACKSON, Miss. - A Jackson, Miss., "gentlemen's club" which features "adult entertainment" will pay $50,000 and furnish other relief to settle a race discrimination and retaliation lawsuit by the U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), the agency announced today.
The EEOC's charged that Danny's Cabaret violated federal law when it subjected four black female entertainers to less advantageous terms and conditions of employment than white entertainers, including openly segregated work schedules. The EEOC also charged that Danny's retaliated after one of the entertainers complained about discrimination by reducing the work hours for each of the entertainers and forcing one of the entertainers to quit to escape the mistreatment.
Race discrimination and retaliation against employees who report or complain about unlawful discrimination in the workplace violate Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964. The EEOC filed suit (No. 3:10-CV-00681) in U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi, Jackson Division, after first attempting to reach a pre-litigation settlement through its conciliation process.
The court issued a two-year consent decree settling the litigation on June 28th. Under the decree, Danny's will implement new policies and practices designed to prevent racial discrimination and retaliation, conduct supervisor and employee training on anti-discrimination and retaliation laws and establish a confidential process for persons to submit discrimination and retaliation complaints. The process will include employer protections of non-retaliation and requirements for a prompt, thorough and impartial investigation. Danny's will also post notices at the work site and provide other injunctive relief, including providing reports to the EEOC on new allegations of race discrimination and retaliation during the two-year period.
"Employers who allow their workplaces to be havens for racial harassment and retaliation are not meeting their obligations under federal law," said Delner Franklin-Thomas, district director for the EEOC's Birmingham District Office. "When employers choose not to meet those obligations, the EEOC is prepared to pursue all appropriate means to hold them accountable."
Steven Murray, senior trial attorney for the EEOC's Birmingham District Office, said, "This action demonstrates the EEOC's broad commitment to eradicating racial discrimination and retaliation in all workplaces. We are pleased that Danny's has resolved this matter early in the litigation and will be a leader in implementing better policies and procedures to eliminate discrimination."
The EEOC is responsible for enforcing federal laws prohibiting employment discrimination. The EEOC's Birmingham District consists of Alabama, Mississippi (except 17 northern counties) and the Florida Panhandle. Further information about the EEOC is available on its web site at www.eeoc.gov.


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There are many different services offered for the treatment of addiction disorders. If addiction is new to you, it is very difficult to determine where to start. Below is a representation of the continuum of care. Hopefully you will be able to identify a good fit within the continuum, then click on the image to the left to start your search.
|An interventionist is helpful in bringing family and friends together, in a cohesive and well educated unit, in order to communicate with the addict the importance of agreeing to accept treatment. If your loved one is not willing to accept treatment, an interventionist may be able to assist.
|Co-Occuring Disorders exist when the Patient has a significant mental illness combined with substance dependence. If your loved one has mental illness that is preventing them from staying sober for any reasonable length of time, a co-occurring disorders treatment program may be the place to begin treatment.
|Residential Treatement (aka Rehab) is designed for Patients with a primary diagnoses of substance abuse, and sometimes a secondary diagnoses of a minor mental illness. If your loved one is not able to stay sober for a reasonable length of time, and is ambivalent about staying sober, residential treatment may be the place to start.
|Intensive Outpatient Treatement is designed for Patients with a primary diagnoses of substance abuse, and sometimes a secondary diagnoses of a minor mental illness. If your loved one is not able to stay sober for a reasonable length of time and has willingness to be sober, intensive outpatient treatment may be the place to start.
|Transitional Sober Living is a highly structured aftercare model designed to transition the Patient from a primary treatment environment into sober living. If your loved one is exiting a primary treatment program and is expressing willingness to continue care, transitional sober living may be the most appropriate next step.
|Assisted Living is a long-term aftercare maintenance model designed to assist the Patient who is not able to take care of themselves without a highly structured environment.If your loved one has chronic and significant mental illness, severe physical impairments, or other debilitation, assisted living may be the appropriate next step.
|Sober Living is a loosely structured supportive housing model that enables the Patient to practice the tools learned while in primary and transitional treatment. If your loved one has successfully completed primary treatment and transitional treatment, this is the appropriate next step.
|After following the continuum of care from primary treatment through transitional treatment and then sober living, the Patient is ready to try independent livving. If your loved one has completed the continuum of care, living independently is the next step.
|Drug Testing and Monitoring programs are effective in supporting the Patient in early recovery and throughout the continuum of care. Regular drug testing and monitoring is recommended until the Patient is well into independent living.
|Self-Help Programs are supportive peer groups that assist the Patient and Family Members of the Patient in self-awareness, personal growth, and accountability with their recovery programs. Self-Help is recommended for all Patients and Family Members throughout the effort to abstain from drinking, drugging and acting out.


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