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Recently in my effort to learn something new in Python, I thought of having a small introduction to threading in python.
The following modules are related to python that come in default installation in python:
From Python Docs:
The thread module has been renamed to _thread in Python 3.0. The 2to3 tool will automatically adapt imports when converting your sources to 3.0; however, you should consider using the high-level threading module instead.
Thus, it can be assumed that when developing scripts that may use threading, always use the threading module rather than thread.
To save myself some time, it would be better if you can read the basic concepts of threads from wiki itself.
Now, comes the first program.
#!/usr/bin/env python import time import thread def myfunction(string, sleeptime, max_count, *args): counter = 0 ## To manage I/O time.sleep(0.2) while counter < max_count: print "{}. {}".format(counter, string) counter += 1 time.sleep(sleeptime) #sleep for a specified amount of time. if __name__=="__main__": print "thread Started : {}".format(thread.start_new_thread(myfunction,("Thread No:1", 2, 10))) ## thread.exit_thread ## ## this can be omitted while 1: pass
In the above script, a new thread is started using the function myfunction. The arguments to the function are passed to the start_new_thread() using a tuple (do remember to make a tuple from the arguments you want to pass). The start_new_thread() returns the thread identifier of the thread started (which has been printed here).
A very usual thing I noticed in threaded programs is the use of time.sleep(), it helps in synchronizing the input output on the terminal. In actual backend scripts, the sleep function would not prove useful (I may be wrong!)
The last example was just for introduction. To jump up the level, let's calculate the Fibonacci series from a thread.
#Fibonacci threader import time, thread, threading def fib(n): a, b = 0, 1 while a
 The above script uses both thread and threading module. The thread module is used to create threads and threading module is used to get information on the current running threads in the process. Here the function fib(n) is actually a generator and returning a iterator (returning a generator iterator). Thus we are able to iterate over the Fibonacci numbers using these generators. After the required number of Fibonacci numbers have been generated, thread.exit_thread() is called which exits the running thread silently. After creating the thread the script prints the information of the running threads. (Execute to see) In the end, I would be showing you the code for the (quite famous) Consumer-Producer problem which would include the code for using locks. Code: 1 #!/usr/bin/env python import time import thread ## Implementing consumer-producer problem using threads and locks product = [] def producer(lock, produce_time, lim, *args): pr_val = 0 while True: print "Producing.." time.sleep(produce_time) print "Produced {}".format(pr_val) lock.acquire_lock() print "P: Lock ACK" product.append(pr_val) print "Added product {}".format(pr_val) lock.release_lock() print "P: Release ACK" pr_val += 1 if pr_val > lim: break def consumer(lock, consume_time, waiting_time, lim, *args): con_val = 0 got_product = False while True: lock.acquire_lock() print "C: Lock ACK" try: con_val = product.pop() print "Retrieved value {}".format(con_val) got_product = True except IndexError: print "No produce!" got_product = False lock.release_lock() print "C: Release ACK" if got_product: print "Consuming.. {}".format(con_val) time.sleep(consume_time) else: print "Waiting for produce" time.sleep(waiting_time) if con_val == lim: break if __name__=="__main__": lock=thread.allocate_lock() max_produce = 3 thread.start_new_thread(producer,(lock, 1, max_produce)) thread.start_new_thread(consumer,(lock, 2, 1, max_produce)) # Required for commandline output while 1: pass
The above code creates a lock to be used by the consumer and producer to acquire the produce-line. Then we define the units to be produced. When the threads are started, the consumer and producer are also told the consume-time and produce-time as arguments (these values are implemented in the program using the time.sleep() function).
The consumer thread starts with acquiring the lock on the produce-line and then taking the product from it. If there is no produce yet, it prints an error message. Else, the produce is picked and the lock released. The consumer then consumes the produce and go backs to the start of the loop.
The producer thread starts by producing an item. Then it acquires the lock on the produce-line and adds the produce to it. Then it releases the lock and starts reproducing.
What I have not covered: The threads can also be created and defined using classes. I could not cover that in this post. A good resource of it can be from IBM and devshed.
Github repository for it : https://github.com/ayushgoel/PythonScripts/tree/master/learning_threading
Also, python (CPython actually) is known to be not very good at threading because of GIL (Global Interpreter Lock) on all the data. Google for more information. 😛
Source: https://techmyway.wordpress.com/2012/04/15/threading-in-python-theory-implementation-and-code/


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Jeffrey Gundlach, the CEO and CIO of DoubleLine Capital, became the latest major investor to weigh in on Carl Icahn's perspective on Apple (NASDAQ:AAPL) stock. While talking about Apple during an appearance on CNBC earlier this week, Gundlach stated that, "I disagree with people who say it's a no brainer."
"That might have been true at $400, but no longer at $500," added Gundlach. Although Gundlach didn't refer to Icahn by name, the billionaire investor has famously said more than once that investing in Apple is a "no brainer." Icahn is also pushing Apple to expand its share buyback program by borrowing $150 billion in funds.
Gundlach isn't the only investor to disagree with Icahn's characterization of Apple stock. Billionaire investor Wilbur Ross recently told CNBC, "I'm not absolutely sure that no-brainer trades exist. I have a tough time finding no-brainer trades. There's usually a reason why somebody's on the other side."
However, Gundlach apparently isn't against owning Apple stock. "I like Apple okay, I think it's a fairly safe thing to own," he stated via Barron's. Gundlach is perhaps best known for making a famously accurate call when he began shorting Apple in April of 2012 when it was still trading for around $610.
Icahn's views on Apple have generated plenty of commentary from other major investors. Although he didn't mention Icahn's "no brainer" comment, Berkshire Hathaway's (NYSE:BRKA) (NYSE:BRKB) Warren Buffett recently dismissed Icahn's effort to increase Apple's share buyback program by saying, "I do not think that companies should be run primarily to please Wall Street and largely shareholders who are going to sell."
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Red River 3, Devils Lake 2, OT: Grand Forks Red River remained unbeaten on Tuesday night. Mason Salquist scored with 22 seconds left in regulation to send it to overtime
Mason Thingvold got the game-winner in overtime on the Riders' second shift of the extra period.
"We struggled most of the game with energy but Devils Lake played tough," said Red River coach Bill Chase.
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EGF Senior High 82, Red Lake CC 56: East Grand Forks Senior High placed four players in double figures as the Green Wave downed visiting Red Lake County Central on Tuesday night.
Julian Benson scored 17 points to lead the Wave, followed by Cole Anderson (12), Tyler Vossler (11) and Nathan Willet (10).
The Wave shot 49 percent.
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"We made a few big plays in the second half and got some stops defensively which lead to the pace going our way," said Red River coach Kirby Krefting.
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East Grand Forks 5, Fargo North-South 4: Livia Pesch scored two goals while Tiffany Hanson, Kylie Stauss and Mac McDonald each scored as East Grand Forks downed Fargo North-South in overtime.
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The sketch that is the starting point for all five layouts this week.
Supply list - Cardstock: Bazzill; Patterned paper: Bella Blvd.; Word stickers: Creative Imaginations; Alphabets: BasicGrey (the), Imaginisce (Day), and American Crafts (before); Jewels: KaiserCraft; Chipboard stars: American Crafts and Scenic Route; Paint: Making Memories
Variation #1
Die cut papers are one of my favorite pieces to use for a large background. They add a fun, decorative touch to the page and can completely change the look of a sketch.
On my layout I didn't have a die cut patterned paper that matched the other patterned papers that I used so I made one myself. My go-to tools for doing that are stencils from Crafters Workshop. Not only is the stencil that I used a big shape but it also has a ton of other stencils and designs in the center.
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I had these pictures left over from a frame that I made for Drew's room. When I order wallet prints they come with two so I'm always left with extras. The frame had mostly wallet prints so that was pretty much all I had to work with. I love wallet prints and use them often. They are great for shrinking a layout, similar what I've done with my layout today.
Shrinking a layout is also a great way to take a two-page sketch and turn it into a one-page layout. Wallets can also be a great help with that.
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The wallet size worked well with the group of photos on the left page, but I didn't have enough to go all the way to the top and bottom edge of the layout. The problem that causes is a hole above and below the pictures between the two 1/2" strips of patterned paper on the left and right. On the sketch those two strips are arranged so that it appears that the paper goes behind that group of photos, so that was all I had to do fill the holes. Instead of using two small strips, I made a whole piece that goes behind the photos and fills in that hole above and below the pictures.
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I had another wallet size photo that I really wanted to include on the layout. I couldn't add it to the large group of wallet photos because it was the only vertical one I had left and I would have needed two to complete that column of pictures.
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On the right page I wanted to include more journaling so I used part of the space for one of the 4 x 6 photos. The only adjustment I had to make was moving the embellishment on the top over to the right of the journaling.
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Out of all my photos I had one horizontal wallet. I thought it would work well underneath the journaling and overlapped onto the 4 x 6. There weren't any adjustments that I had to make to add that to the page. That's another thing I love about wallets, they are so easy to add to a layout and they are small enough that you can pretty much add them anywhere.
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Instead of circles I went with chipboard stars on this layout. I also added stitching around the biggest star on the right page.
Stitching on chipboard is completely doable and really, isn't any more difficult than stitching on paper. I would recommend that when you pierce the holes that you make sure your foam board is on a hard surface. This will keep the chipboard from wrinkling when you push the piercer through.
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Here are the pictures from the AM/PM workshop held on 11/11/11 at Medialle College.
Our speaker at our October 14th AM on PM was Don Pillittere, MBA, Subcontract Program Manager at ITT and author of the book, "Are we there yet? Diary of a project manager". Don discussed his four "P's" of project success; … Continue reading
Another great session today! Great turnout and excellent speaker and discussion. We had Anthony (Tony) Ciero, PM at National Grid, walk us through a tool he created to enable data-driven decisions for the company. In particular the tool facilitated project … Continue reading


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Collection Description
The seventy-three photographs in the Hurricane Camille collection present the storm's devastation of the Mississippi Gulf Coast from three perspectives: Keesler Air Force Base personnel's relief efforts, photographer Al Fred Daniel's drive-by impressions, and John W. Nicholson Jr.'s documentary photographs.
Keesler Air Force Base was established as a United States Air Force training facility in Biloxi, Mississippi, in 1941. Hurricane Camille caused an estimated $3.5 million damage to the base, but Keesler personnel and students mobilized to assist local agencies with recovery and relief efforts. Their eight 8"x10" black-and-white photographs include a diagram of the path and range of the storm on August 17, 1969, and documentation of base personnel's contributions to the clean up.
In August 1969 Al Fred Daniel of Jackson, Mississippi, was a forty-eight-year-old World War II veteran (he served in the British Royal Air Force as a ferry pilot and was a U.S. Navy aviator) and professional photographer. He became owner of the family photography business, the Daniel Studio, after the war; was production manager of WLBT-TV3 from 1953 to 1959; and owned and served as president of Standard Photo Company, Inc., until his retirement in 1987. He captured twenty-three black-and-white 3"x3" snapshots of Mississippi Gulf Coast residential and commercial damage after Camille.
John Walter Nicholson Jr. grew up in Jackson with Daniel (they were the same age and both attended Central High School) and also served in World War II (he was a retired major in the U.S. Army Reserves). Nicholson was active in the insurance and real estate development industries and St. Andrew's Episcopal Church in Jackson. His forty-two 3½"x5" color photographs of Bay St. Louis, Biloxi, Long Beach, Gulfport, Mississippi City, and Pass Christian, Mississippi, represent the largest portion of the Hurricane Camille collection and include images of damaged homes, commercial properties, and churches, and resilient residents holding worship services outdoors.
Image Description
Captions provided by the U.S. Air Force for the Keesler photographs appear in quotation marks. All other images in the Camille Photograph Collection were described by the curator. Descriptions may be accessed through keyword search on the Web site and by subject headings through the MDAH online catalog.
National Hurricane Center, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. "Hurricane Camille - August 16-21, 1969," http://www.hpc.ncep.noaa.gov/tropical/rain/camille1969.html (accessed August 4, 2009).
National Hurricane Center, National Oceanic Atmospheric Administration. "Hurricane History: Hurricane Camille 1969," http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/HAW2/english/history.shtml#camille (accessed July 9, 2009).
Obituary of Al Fred Daniel, Northside Sun (Jackson, Miss.), December 26, 1996.
Obituary of John Walter Nicholson Jr., Clarion-Ledger (Jackson, Miss.), March 7, 2004.
Office of History, Keesler Training Center, Keesler Air Force Base, Mississippi. 1991. A Short History of Keesler Air Force Base, 1941-1991.
United States Department of Commerce, Environmental Science Services, Weather Bureau. September 1969. "Preliminary Report on Hurricane Camille, August 14-22, 1969," http://www.nhc.noaa.gov/archive/storm_wallets/atlantic/atl1969-prelim/camille/TCR-1969Camille.pdf (accessed August 4, 2009).
MDAH Online Catalog record for the Hurricane Camille Photograph Collection


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Please Read This Extremely Important Post
I hope you're ready. Everything that has transpired since May in silver and September in gold has led us to this moment. The next five to seven trading days will tell us everything. Either the metals will win their individual Battles Royale or they won't. If they win, price will accelerate to the upside. If they fail, the metals will likely settle into another sideways consolidation that lasts well into spring. I, for one, can't wait to find out!
So, let's get started. First, in case you missed it, here's a re-print of a comment I posted yesterday afternoon about the continuing increase of open interest in the metals:
"For yesterday, gold rose $15 and the April12 contract rose by 6,500 contracts to 264,250. Here's something interesting: The June12 OI fell by 1800 to 62,263. Hmmm. Total OI rose by over 4000 to 470,255.
You'll recall that yesterday was a big day for silver and also the day that the March options expired. First day notice is just 4 days away but March12 OI fell by just 3,600 contracts to 21,393. The May12 picked up a lot of rollovers and new money and grew by nearly 8,000 contracts to 49,471, a 20% increase in one day! Total silver OI is now 115,874 and that level is the highest its been since August of last year."
A short time later, I posted this comment, right after this week's CoT was released:
"Remember that massive OI jump during the rally on Tuesday? It was +17,000 contracts Tuesday alone and for the reporting period, the total OI rose a massive 25,000.
Well, we just found out how. Total spec long grew by 14,000 but the Cartel net short grew by 20,000! They are about to drop the hammer or get their nuts squeezed off.
Considering that OI has expanded by over 14,000 contracts in the two sessions since, you can imagine that the spec net long has continued to increase while The Cartel net short has done the same.
Silver, too. OI rose by 6000 contracts as the EE net short rose by 1900 and spec longs rose by 2100.
At first glance, this all just confirms that the stage for The Battle Royale has been set. We are up against it technically and the CoT shows that The Cartels are getting up against it from a net short perspective. Next week promises to be wild. Get ready."
Before we get to the charts and discuss the technical importance of this upcoming week, let's dive into that CoT a bit and look at some history for perspective. First, gold.
The CoT does indeed show a massive expansion of spec longs. 14,000 contracts! That's a lot of new money. It also shows that The Cartel supplied the new paper to those spec longs as The Cartel added 20,000 new shorts. The question is, as always, why do The Forces of Darkness do this? Are they:
- Flooding the market with fresh, unbacked paper gold because they are trying to cap price, suck in weak-handed longs and preparing for a massive raid through which they will profit? OR
- Is the bullion bank cartel simply performing their duty as a market maker? The specs demanded 14,000 contracts this week. Without a brand new, unbacked Cartel short on the other side of the trade, price would have had to have risen to the point where a current long was ready to sell. What would that price have be to in order to pair 14,000 contracts?
Have the bullion banks profited for years by naked shorting the PM "markets" and then initiating waterfall declines into which they can cover and profit. ABSOLUTELY! Is that what they're doing here? I don't think so. As I've repeatedly stated, I believe that The Cartels were completely freaked out and frightened by the events of 2011 and they have spent the last 10 months manipulating PM prices in an attempt to minimize and/or extricate themselves from their perennial short positions. What they didn't expect was $2T in fresh global liquidity in the past 90 days. As I laid out yesterday, everything is going higher, just like during overt QE2. Throw $2T around and it spills everywhere. Crude, gold, beans, cattle, copper...everywhere! The race higher is unfolding so quickly that The Cartels have been left with no other choice but to maintain their roles as market maker. Like the Specialists of old on the NYSE, The Cartels must take the "offer" side of the trade when things get disorderly to the upside, just like they must supply a bid when things are disorderly to the downside. (Though, during coordinated raids, The Cartels have obviously been reluctant to aggressively supply that bid.)
So, here we are. $2T with more to come are flooding the markets with liquidity and The Cartels are getting painted into the same corner they found themselves in last year. What will they do? Attack, of course! That's what they have always done and so you can imagine that an attack will be their first course of action here, too. But can they? Seriously...can they? Take a moment and consider the global investment landscape at this exact moment. Even if you had unlimited funds, would you want to continue building a huge net short position in the metals right now? I don't think so. And you'd have to greatly increase your short position to initiate an attack. No...I don't think they're going to attack, at least not in the massive, coordinated style to which we've grown accustomed.
Their only real option is to attempt to continue "managing" the demand. This means they will continue to create paper when demand is heavy and they will attempt to cover some shorts on every selloff. In an environment like that, you'd expect a steady, increasing, predictable price channel where demand remains constant and forces price higher within a channel of higher highs (demand surges) and higher lows (Cartel covering into selloffs). Hmmm. Do you think the environment I just described would look anything like these charts once you plotted all of the price action graphically?
So, how long can these price trends continue? As discussed in yesterday's post, from a fundamental standpoint the firehose of liquidity that is currently flooding the global markets shows no sign of slowing. The question then becomes, how long can The Gold and Silver Bullion Banking Cartels continue to provide the unbacked paper metal necessary to manage the ascent of price? Are they already stretched to the limit like they were last April in silver and last September in gold? If so, we can expect imminent attacks and margin hikes. For answers, let's consult some past CoT reports to see if we can gain some perspective. (For simplicity's sake, I'll start with the gross numbers.)
Silver 50,937 48,890 38,265 37,185 23,859 34,819
Gold 246,967 259,792 291,974 248,457 180,635 214,343
As you can plainly see, spec long positions in both gold and silver are still well below their peak levels in April and September, respectively. Additionally, though up considerably from the lows of Q4 2011, these markets are not yet "overbought", at least terms of market participation and liquidity. Now, let's look at The Cartel shorts.
Silver 89,728 89,827 75,029 77,869 58,807 70,923
Gold 389,757 415,992 442,648 401,815 345,040 375,306
Just as plainly, from a gross perspective, Cartel shorts are nowhere near the levels they were when silver and gold were making their respective highs last year. To me, this indicates that The Cartels have plenty of "ammo" still available from a paper supply standpoint. But, we have to look at the net numbers, too:
BANK NET (short-long) 2/22/11 4/5/11 8/2/11 9/6/11 10/4/11 2/21/12
Silver 57,793 56,414 44,588 47,216 18,923 39,188
Gold 234,804 258,665 287,634 227,714 164,751 229,302
As you probably expected, the net short position also shows that The Cartels have plenty of room to grow here as they are nowhere near the extreme levels attained at the price peaks last year. Other things to note from this data:
- From 2/22/11 to 4/5/11, silver rose from roughly $33 to $40 but the large spec long and Cartel net short positions barely budged. Why? The small specs drove the market as their net long position rose from 18,000 to 54,000. That's a triple of the small spec net long in 6 weeks.
- But it wasn't the specs that caused the panic, it was the EE. From 4/5/11 to 4/26/11, price rose from $40 to $48 but the large and small spec net position were both declining. However, over those three weeks, the EE net short position contracted by an amazing 14,000 contracts! The EE panicked, pure and simple.
- At that point, The CME stepped in and raised margins 5 times in 9 days.
- From 8/2/11 to 9/6/11, gold rose from roughly $1650 to $1900. Though the media and the know-nothing paid disinformation agents of The Cartel would have you believe that this was a speculative "bubble", the numbers tell a much different story. Over this time period, the large spec net long position declined by almost 25% from 247,175 to 184,371 and the small spec net long only increased by an insignificant 3,000 contracts, rising from 40,459 to 43,343.
- Again, this "panic" was caused by a cartel, The Gold Cartel. From 8/2/11 to 9/6/11, price rose $250 as the net short position of The Gold Cartel declined by a whopping 60,000 contracts, falling from 287,634 to 227,714. What happened to instigate this panic? The S&P downgrade of U.S. debt on 8/5/11.
- At that point, central bank intervention drove gold lower in the wee hours of 9/6/11 and the raid was on. The CME also conspired to raise margins in gold, too, thereby increasing the selling pressure.
All that history notwithstanding, it's clear to me that we are still in the early stages of this rally. With this history as our guide, PM prices will continue to ascend in two legs. This first leg is the ongoing expansion of large and small spec net long positions. These numbers will probably continue to grow until they begin to reach the levels attained in April and September of last year. The second leg will be another Cartel panic leg where prices rapidly surge to the upside. Since I think we are still in the middle stages of Leg #1 and, since global liquidity should only continue to surge, I just don't see a huge risk of a coordinated C/C/C smashdown at the current time.
That said, we can't be complacent, either. The charts are at a very significant juncture and silver lease rates are scary-low so a raid, particularly in silver, cannot be ruled out. Ignore the silver lease rate chart below at your peril. I don't think it's a direct indicator of an impending raid but even Stevie Wonder can see the obvious correlation between the last two forays into deeply negative territory and steep price selloffs.
And now here are your charts. As you can see, we are now at the Battle Royale...the points at which gold and silver will either be forced to reverse or they will overcome this last line of resistance and charge higher. My point in dissecting all of the CoT data was to help you see why I feel that the Battles Royale are going to be won not lost and that, after a likely period of serious volatility over the next 5-7 trading days, gold and silver will begin accelerating higher. First, here are your gold charts showing the same view but from different angles.
And here are your silver charts. Note that silver is fighting two technical battles. There is the horizontal resistance from the recovery highs of late October (35.50) and there is also diagonal resistance from the down-sloping trendline connecting the highs of April and September (about $36). When silver is able to move through and close above both of these two lines, it will be off to the races for a while as there won't be much resistance until price reaches $40.
In closing, let me just say that I sincerely hope you enjoyed reading this as much as I did writing it. It's not exactly how I intended to blow my Saturday but I felt it was imperative to get this information to you today so that you could study it before Monday. The next 5-7 trading days are very, very important and if you don't approach them with a plan, you will instead be prone to acting on your emotions and, as we all should know by now, letting your emotions get the best of you is about the only way you will lose fiat money trading gold and silver in this remarkable, continuing bull market.
Keep the faith. Be patient. Have courage. Believe in yourself. Prepare accordingly.
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come on someone
come on someone
Edit: I even gave you guys a heads up
Do you have any kind of time frame for legs #1 and leg #2, are you thinking weeks or months?
I'm wondering what the pressures and uncertainties of the Greek debt deadline would add to the timing.
If they're going to save Greece that will bring another flood of liquidity late in March, yes?
Big L
furst (not)
furst (not)
First to Hat Tip TF's post
First to Hat Tip TF's post after reading!
Simply the best.....
The Master
The Turdites were hypnotized. And Snoozing....
Now YOU are getting very.... very...... sleepy.....
Big L
That took considerable time and effort.
"H'mmm....." is about the only thing I can think of right now immediately after reading that. There's a lot there to consider up above.
I suppose anything is possible at this point. There could be a sizable element that still believes they can control things like they always have by shorting silver like crazy.
I'm in agreement with you that all of this new liquidity has to leak all over the market place and drive prices up across the spectrum. How could it not? And even if they do keep silver tightened down a bit, how long can they do so? Not forever.
Something unexpected seems likely and were way overdue for a gold and silver surge imo. The only other thought I have about all of those new shorts is that maybe some of that short crowd anticipates a war to break out very soon and a reactive drop across the markets and silver along with it.
Ya' got me thinking. Mission accomplished.
Tomorrow night should tell us something. Maybe some of that crowd feels a margin hike is coming very shortly even though they just lowered them. Curveball?
Here's what I'm going to
Here's what I'm going to do.
I'm cutting out everything you said up there and getting right to the point. Chances are pretty good that we're going to see a take down of some sort in the next few days, based on increased short positions, notably among the big 4 shorts in silver. If this happens, I expect to see silver trade sideways all through to the very end of the year or just before, and finally start to head towards $50 and finally pass that around *** MAY 2013 ***. Sooner is not likely. Have you looked at your own silver closing data of the past 12 years and noticed big peaks occurring about 2-3 years apart? Let's see what happens in the next few days. I would LOVE to be proven wrong and see silver gallop this year, don't get me wrong, but past experience says no.
History is usually a good yardstick. However I don't the global money supply has increased six fold in the past 12 years.
Correct me if I'm wrong.
I would be terribly surprised if any commodity or PM traded sideways for the rest of the year.
Big L
Have a large stack of P.M.'s, have a bit of ZSL, zero juniors and a pile of fiat ready for the dip????
Quote of the day....
She added that she is sometimes surprised that people around the world pay more attention to what's said in U.S. political campaigns than do most Americans.
SOS H. Clinton
translated....thank you for your concern but we have them all watching reality TV and are comfortable with their situation.
phenomenal post T
and well presented. Your efforts are highly appreciated.
edit: va-moose. who you talking too? is it well after cocktail hour already?
Nice job Turd. A lot of work for free.
If we blast off prior to the drop dead date to declare, won't more stand for delivery?
Is there enough that it matters?
I am starting to think 34.25 now.
Does the EE know something we don't?
What are the chances that we will have:
1) Bombing raid on Iran
2) International intervention in Syria
3) The Greek bailout fall apart
4) Headline grabbing terrorism strike somewhere in Europe/US
sometime in the next 10 days? My logic is this. Anyone one (or more) of these events would be US Dollar positive, and the metals would move in down as the dollar moves up. I believe that it is possible that the EE knows what is coming, and therefore has lowered silver lease rates to encourage other people to be holding their silver when the waterfall comes.
I love it when anybody says
I love it when anybody says "disorderly to the upside"
What is coming up...
This is what I said on Feb 6th:
A correction makes sense, but I'm thinking that it may not happen yet --- not at this stage of the rally/spike. The rally may continue for another $10-40 and then do a 3-6% correction.
What has transpired has been pretty much according to that script. What comes next is, indeed, looking like a correction. Profit taking needs to occur, as well as some "pressure release".
The usual wildcards apply, like Fed action, ongoing Greek epic coming to a head, etc. Absent wildcards, of which 2012 should have plenty up her sleeve, I'm calling a correction right about now.
Sorry I been off the main thread for a while. Who is vamoose talking about?
re: knowing something
Does seem like they are continuing to stir the pot.... more UN action talk in Syria and then all of a sudden a simple book burning to stir the caldron resulting in 2 officer deaths inside the Interior Ministry building already?????????
Atlee --- I'm clueless too!
I'm clueless too, but somebody sure pee-d in our favorite Moose's cornflakes.
I had the same question atlee.........I read and re-read his posts above and still cannot figure out who he is bitchin about........but one thing I noticed.........he says he has millions in the bank.....why is that fiat not parked in precious metals??..........another shot of whiskey please
I don't know what vamoose1 is
I don't know what vamoose1 is talking about either, but I won't have it on this thread. Period.
You just earned yourself a timeout. Have a nice weekend.
Nice knowing you
now vamoose.
Friends don't let friends post drunk.
Thanks Mods!
I wanted to hear more about this parrot.
Vamoose & his "millions"?
I'm not ordinarily a member of the grammar or punctuation police, but my experience has been that highly successful people, regardless of their area of expertise, are predominately highly articulate and have a decent grasp of the basics of spelling, grammar and punctuation.
Vamoose's comments today display none of that, and they are highly disrespectful to boot. If nobody can figure out the topic or purpose of your rant, you've got a problem.
Conclusion: Vamoose is likely full of hot air.
Vamoose walks into a bar with a parrot on his shoulder.
Bartender says "Cool, can he talk?"
Parrot says "Just gibberish, but I'm still teaching him."
Great, but...
I'm just a simple stacker - not a trader, not a seller, just an acquirer. Thus, my interest simply is served by timing the buy as best I can for the most oz for the buck. How can you lose money if you never sell? Anyway, as the fiat accumulates at a fairly steady (slow but steady) rate, I have to hope I have enough dry powder to shoot when the dips happen. I also have to have the patience to not buy just because the fiat is getting too large, or at least to buy in moderate amounts at the higher prices. So, as this relates to me, I use this information to plan to sit tight for a few more days. Should we have a nice dip, I'll jump in for the swim; if we just take off to the moon, I'll probably just get in knee deep; then if we have a later dip, I'll go deeper. The objective is to see how big the stack can get before they take me away to the reeducation camp or the cracker factory. FYI.
Let's get back on topic, please
Turd put up an epic post today. Let's talk about that, not the sideshow.
Personally, I'm long and strong. Whatever beatdown comes, it comes. I can outlast it, plus I've got dry powder to boot.
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Since 1977, I've seen the PR industry radically change.
I've witnessed peaks and valleys, but the five key changes that stand out to me over the last three decades are:
The speed of news: Information circulation is 10 times faster or more than what it was when I started in the business. We depend on email and phone communication and don't have time to rely on mail or FedEx, which has brought both good and bad to the field.
We are a "now now now" culture, and are expected to react as such. We used to have a 24 hour news cycle, now it's up to the minute. News cycles can shift hourly. The PR industry is 24/7, and emails are expected to be answered in real time. These types of demanding hours and requests result in multitasking professionals driven to understand, develop and fit into the news landscape. Attention spans, especially those of managers, are decreased to those of a gnat.
Journalists used to have time to sit and fact check their stories with multiple sources. Now, with online outlets working at accelerated speeds, accountability and ability to back up research is compromised due to strict deadlines, even with the internet at their fingertips.
The media landscape: You would be hard pressed to find too many people under 30 years old who read the print edition of a newspaper every morning. No matter how many other forms of news I'm able to digest, sitting and holding a newspaper is still one of the most important forms of news delivery.
Real reporting and many reputations have been built within that medium. That's where I got my start, and most of the decision-makers still rely on print as their primary source of news, followed very closely by Web and social media channels. Many of our clients still prefer print over online, and most will always consider it a bigger "win" to land that print placement. No matter our preference of how we consume the news, we have to be open-minded and include all forms in our practice of PR.
The art of communication: The upper hand is with those who can combine new communication techniques with the human touch of yesterday.
Looking to email as the first form of communication is like eating a candy bar when you really need a full meal. Effective communication is, first and foremost, about establishing a human connection. Email makes that really hard. Face-to-face interaction is best, followed by a telephone call, then email and other electronic media.
I started my PR career out of a telephone booth in Westminster, Calif. Now, I own two cell phones, two iPads and one computer; I'm able to handle five times the work, but am working five times as hard. Increased accessibility means we're now expected to be available at all hours, so there's more opportunity to have less time of our own.
Personal vs. private time: We're better and smarter than we were 30 years ago, but being more effective has come at the expense of our private and family time. Taking a call on vacation used to be a punishable offense. Now, no matter where you are, it's mostly expected you can be reached. Working on vacation is par for the course. If you're going to get into PR, the best thing you can have is an understanding family and spouse. Today we're working at the speed of life, times two.
Stepping out of the office for a business lunch is largely a thing of the past. No one has time to sit down and get to know the person across the table. If you can't implement a quick 45-second pitch over the phone, you can't win. I encourage my staff to take a minute, step away from the computer and breathe, eat and come back to the office refreshed.
Executives want to make the most of their time out of the office, but it's a challenge to find the time. Technology has made face-to-face trips across the country a lesser-known commodity. Video conferencing comes at the cost of meeting fewer people and seeing less of the world. In exchange, executives have more time at home and can maximize results from their home base.
Staying put: Societal trends tell us employees' longevity is now between 2-3 years versus 10-15 years, like it used to be. Workers have an "every man for themselves" mentality but it comes at the expense of trust with the current employer.
Firms used to live and breathe through key rainmakers at their agency. Over the years, I've learned that our firm thrives when clients are represented by an ensemble cast. Everyone must have the building blocks and fundamental skills for the business, but also be given enough freedom to shine on their own. This hybrid of what used to be, and what is now, is much more inclusive.
I sincerely hope it never comes to the commoditization of PR. We are redefining things that happen and building reputations with different outlets and opinions. In the past, it used to be that in PR "time is money," now for guys like me, who have been in the business for years, money is time. I am excited to see this generation grow into their own as I watch a beautiful sunset from my backyard, as I am on my cell phone.
via Joseph Molina at PR Daily


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Fill your calendar with these NZ events in summer 2017
Summer is fast approaching in New Zealand, although you wouldn't know it by the early spring weather! This means sunshine, outdoor activities and perfect road trip conditions in God's Own Country - as well as the chance to win a stash of cash when you pick up a New Zealand campervan rental in January, February or March 2017 booked this month.
A touring holiday in any nation is made better when there are events to attend. These mean great food, fun entertainment, often a taste of local culture and the opportunity to mix and mingle with residents and travellers alike. We have put together a list of the some of the best and brightest events around New Zealand in the early months of 2017, so motorhome road trippers can plan their adventure around these excellent festivals and celebrations.
If you're planning part or all of your New Zealand road trip to take place in the varied and more heavily populated North Island, there will be no shortage of events to attend.
Music in the Vines is a weekly event lasting from early January to mid February, offering free live music every Saturday evening at Te Whai Bay Wines in Mangawhai just a few hours north of Auckland. Summer sun, wine, local music and a lazy evening - what could be better?
Splore 2017 will take place from the 17th-19th of February in Tapapakanga Regional Park, just southeast of urban Auckland. This hugely popular music festival lasts three days and you can take a motorhome as your accommodation - perfect! It goes beyond music to include performance, visual art, workshops and forums.
In Auckland? The Lantern Festival celebrating the Chinese New Year is always a big hit in this multicultural city, and it is being held from the 9th-12th of February 2017 at the Auckland Domain. Free to attend, it draws huge crowds and includes all kinds of wonderful things to see, eat, hear and participate in.
The ASB Classic tennis tournament takes place in Auckland's ASB Tennis Centre from the 2nd-6th of January 2017. For sports enthusiasts this is a great and elegant day out, with some of the big names of tennis playing as well as offcourt entertainment.
In Whangamata on the Coromandel Peninsula is something a little different - the Repco Beach Hop Nostalgia Fair takes place on Sunday the 26th of March. The Beach Hop is for lovers of all things vintage - especially classic cars! As well as food stalls, craft, art, jewellery and retro fashion, there is a swarm of hot rods and a fantastic retro pin up show.
Central North Island
For something fun and frivolous, add the NZ Bomb Comp at Wharewaka Point, Lake Taupo to your itinerary. Taking place from the 4th-6th of February over a long weekend, it involves many driven and passionate jumpers making the biggest splash they can - all the while raising awareness for water safety.
Also in Taupo is Thunder on the Great Lake, the first round of the 2017 NZ Offshore Powerboat Championship on the 29th of January. These powerful vessels are quite the sight to see - and sound to hear!
The next One Love Festival will take place in Tauranga Domain, Tauranga from the 4th-5th of February 2017. It is a reggae-based festival with local and international acts, the ideal laidback summer fest.
WOMAD is happening from the 17th-19th of March 2017 in TSB Bowl, New Plymouth. This eclectic "World of Music, Arts and Dance" festival is a fantastic showcase of artists from all over the globe and includes a Global Village with great food, clothing and craft stalls.
Get a taste of native New Zealand goodness at the Te Matatini National Kapa Haka Festival at Sports Park, Hastings from the 22nd-26th February 2017. This amazing event showcases the best of Maori performing arts.
A different kind of culture is on display at Gumboot Day in Taihape. This iconic rural event takes place at Memorial Park on the 4th of March 2017 and is a fun, silly family day out with all kinds of gumboot-themed competitions and plenty more.
The Wings over Wairarapa air show is on from the 17th-19th of February and based out of the Hood Aerodrome in Masterton. It's the largest of its kind in the North Island and perfect for aeronautical enthusiasts.
Sevens Rugby is now an Olympic sport - but it has been played in global destinations including Wellington for a lot longer! The HSBC Wellington Sevens is an iconic event, and is as much about fun and costumes as it is about the sport itself. It will take place January 28th and 29th 2017 at Westpac Stadium, Wellington.
South Island
The scenic South Island has more to offer than just majestic mountains, pretty pastures and comely coastlines - although we can see why that would be enough to sell you on a campervan hire holiday there.
Sheep and their wool are an important part of the NZ economy and rural life, so the Golden Shears World Shearing and Wool Handling Championships is an important event on the Southland calendar. In 2017 it takes place from 9th-11th of February at Stadium Southland.
The Dunedin Fringe Festival takes place from the 9th-19th of March 2017 in venues around the city. It includes all kinds of art and performance for an eclectic ten days.
Fat Freddy's Drop are major favourites on the NZ music scene, and beautiful Queenstown is a great place to catch them. They're playing at the Queenstown Events Centre on the 5th of February - get tickets now!
More music is happening at the Gibbston Valley Winery Summer Concert (at the picturesque Gibbston Valley Winery) on the 21st January 2017. Acts are set to include Icehouse, Alan Parsons Live Project and Bonnie Tyler.
The West Coast and Canterbury
The rugged west coast is often the scene of extreme sports and adventures, and one that's happening this summer is the Mountain Man and Goat Race based out of Greymouth on the 21st of January. Sign up and compete or just marvel at the fitness of those who do.
Watch some whales and take in the Longboard Festival in Kaikoura from the 20th-22nd of January 2017. Taking place at the Ocean Ridge Subdivision, this event attracts longboard skaters and spectators alike for a fun summer day.
In Christchurch, you won't want to miss the Great Kiwi Beer Festival on the 28th of January 2017. It's in Hagley Park North and celebrates the strong brewing industry found in Christchurch and around the country with samples, seminars, performances and the opportunity to meet many brewers.
Marlborough and the Nelson region
The Marlborough Food and Wine Festival is a major annual event in this fabulous wine country. It is set for the 11th of February 2017 at Brancott Estate near Blenheim, and will be the usual celebration of great drops and great dining with many tastes on offer as well as musical entertainment and a fashion competition.
Luminate 2017 is on from the 1st-8th of February 2017 and happens on Takaka Hill in Golden Bay. It's a fantastic and innovative music festival in a beautiful environment, with a week of music, dance, knowledge sharing, inspiration and workshops which capture the free-spirited atmosphere of this region well.
With so many different things happening throughout the months of January, February and March AND the opportunity to win a stash of cash if you book in September, it's time to start thinking seriously about a summertime road trip. Grab a campervan hire in NZ and you'll be on your way to amazing people, places and events!
Written By: Sarah Glover
I love travelling, and a motorhome is such a great way to get around and get up close and personal with a new country or city. My top motorhome memory is driving a small sleepervan through the highlands of Scotland- a stunning nation and one of my favourite spots on earth! I hope to help you plan your next road trip with handy tips and information. Happy motoring!
I love travelling, and a motorhome is such a great way to get around and get up close and personal with a new country or city. My top motorhome memory is driving a small sleepervan through the highlands of Scotland- a stunning nation and one of my favourite spots on earth! I hope to help you plan your next road trip with handy tips and information. Happy motoring!


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Each of the new aprons needs a name and we are relying on you to find the perfect moniker! And what do you win if your submission christens the product? Well, winners will be entered into a drawing for a free apron of your choice! Just for participating you will receive a 50% off coupon. Leave your suggestion in a comment here, on the appropriate blog post for the new product, or on our facebook post.
The contest begins Monday (6/18) and ends Monday (6/25)! So watch for the posts to go up first thing in the morning! We'll be updating the links below or you can just visit blog.scarletthreads.org every morning through Friday to see the new posts. ALL winners will be announced on Friday 6/29/2012.
Note: We currently only ship to the US and Canada, which applies to giveaways too. :)
|Vintage Floral Apron Naming Contest
Tuesday 6/19
|Art Deco Apron Naming Contest
Monday 6/18
|Reversible Fantabulousness Contest
Friday 6/22
|Teal Anna Apron Naming Contest
Wednesday 6/20
|Plum Anna Apron Naming Contest
Thursday 6/21
Didn't Hannah, our new Thread Hunter, do a fantastic job at the fabric market! Come to think of it, this was her first time flying solo as product designer and, as you can see, she did tremendous. In addition to the 5 new aprons, we discovered some more Aubergine fabric and were able to restock with a very slight variation in trim fabric (the pattern is finer... the coloring is the same!)


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Life teaches us that success, abundance, prosperity, peace and happiness come when we achieve what we plan and strive for. A few tips and secrets on how to create a happy and prosperous life may be quite useful.
In order to achieve great accomplishments we have to take big risks. The more we want to achieve, the greater the risk of have to take. The more love we give, the more vulnerable we become, but the result is even more love coming back to us in response.
We should learn from our life. When we lose something, like it happens to everyone from time to time, we should lose it with dignity and learn from the lessons that life teaches us through experience, transforming them into a positive development.
We must respect others as we respect ourselves. First of all, we need to respect ourselves and show it to others. In today's society a lack of self-esteem becomes noticeable. To see that, pay attention to how people behave and dress.
We should take full responsibility for our actions. Always act with common sense and show love and respect to another person. Remember that everything that is done with great kindness, is doomed to success.
Live an honest and decent life. In today's world, as you can see, questions of decency and deceit are very acute. It is important to be fair and honest person, respectful decorum.
Do not forget to take immediate actions when you realize you made a mistake. It is important to recognize that you made a mistake and take immediate steps to fix it. This is a sign of maturity and courage.
Do not let little things interfere with your life and destroy a great relationship. Both in personal life and in business, relationships have a great value, so don't treat them lightly. Therefore, when small disagreements occur, do not let them ruin your relationship. Forgive and move on.
Be open to changes, but do not neglect your values. When we change, we learn and grow. Too often people give up their own beliefs in favor of immediate gratification and greed.
There are times when it is better to remain silent than to speak. Very often we feel the need to express our opinion, but there are many situations in life when it is better just to keep quiet and listen. By listening, we learn another person's point of view and get a better understanding of the situation. For many people, this rule is one of the most difficult to digest.
Create an atmosphere of love and harmony in your house. When we create an atmosphere of love, we create the foundation for happiness, abundance and prosperity. Remember that by giving something we get greater pleasure and reward in return.
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After engaging with the industry last year, the Crown Estate is launching a new round of offshore leases for the development of up to 800 megawatts (MW) of offshore wind and tidal power projects in two territories of Northern Ireland waters. The first area, off the southeast coast of County Down, will be leased to a single company to develop up to 600 MW of generating capacity. Sites in the Rathlin Island and Torr Head Strategic Area will be leased to multiple developers for projects in a range of sizes up to 100 MW, for a total of 200 MW capacity.
Both areas have already undergone strategic environmental assessments of potential locations for development by the Department of Enterprise Trade and Investment (DETI). Developers for both areas will be selected through separate competitive bidding processes, and project developers must demonstrate the ability to have projects fully operational by 2020. Development rights are expected to be awarded in the second half of 2012.
Last year, the Crown Estate awarded leases for five offshore wind farms in Scottish waters. The new focus on Northern Ireland waters is intended to help the country reach its target of supplying 40 percent its electricity consumption from renewable energy sources by 2020 – a goal it shares with its island neighbor, the Republic of Ireland. In order to reach their joint goal, the state-owned grid operator EirGrid in Dublin has forecast that Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland will need to reach a combined capacity of 5.1 gigawatts (GW) of wind energy, most of it offshore.


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Experiment-The Extemporaneous Project by Lilyfly
Poems from participating in Lilyfly's Project
Walking down the street
to a whistle and a beat
when out loud shouts a dude
To me very quite rude
He says hey pretty lady
Would you like to jump in my mercedes?
Watching you from across
Got me so dazed and lost
A woman labeled FINE
like a toastified wine
I come to sweep you off your feet
As I watch your movement so sweet
What would you say
If I wanted you to come my way
Would your answer be yes
And travel with finess
Or would your answer be no
And send me on my way to go
I hope you make the right choice
So I can forever hear your voice
The thought of having a man
Who would want to take my hand
Possibly make me his queen
For all to be seen
Beep, Beep went the car horn
As it pierced my thought with a thorn
It was just another day dream
In a fairytale theme...
I sat still and quietly in my room
Watching my window reflect gloom
No bulb reflecting light
Blindness detected with sight
A single wicker extended
Sadness not pretended
I brush a single match
Hoping a fire would catch
For a little light I ask
Completion of his task
To light the wicker of my CANDLE
Nothing to much to handle
Sent forth to complete
A problem I will defeat
For I am no longer in the dark
Once it flickered with a spark
I walked the waves of the ocean
As my arms swayed along in motion
The sun set burned behind the deep blue
I walked the sands barefoot no shoes
The sound of the waves clash
As a fin out at sea splash
What was this I was seeing
A mermaid a mythical being
Her skin it shined in the sunrays
Under a spell so confused and dazed
Was I dreaming or awake
What my eyes were seeing wasnt fake
A beauty in disguise as a fish
Never in a dream this was a wish
As she swam into shore
There was nothing more to explore
A fish, a mermaid with a fin
Could be my destiny sin
No one around to listen to her
She cried so much her vision a blur
Sad, alone, and afraid all by herself
A curse placed upon her health
Shriveled and old she sat on her chair
As she rocked in silent despair
No offspring or husband to carry her on
Sorrow sat until the morning dawn
As she sadly greeted her end
No more air the sky could lend
Her clock struck 12 like she was told
A lonely heart stopped in the cold
She wore a skirt of open mouthed faces
Souls she took within and places
Onto her black smokey ruffles
The voices they carried now muffles
Her windows so black and full of demise
An eerie impression left inside my eyes
Calling me close with no words or calling
Darkness settled in love now falling
Mesmerized and casted under her spell
The scent of her black rose to smell
As she landed a kiss on my lips
A kiss of death under the moons eclipse
Me too Bella. I love word challenges and writer's prompts. It is so fun to see how everyone sees the same thing in so many ways.
Wasn't that a fun project? Lilifly had a great idea and I loved seeing all the creations that poured out of Hubbers. These are great Bella.
They are all exquisite, Bellawriter. The two I liked best were the one about the ocean and the old lady.
All beautiful Bella.
i did one too! posted as a comment under lilyflys hub and posting as my own hub too.
I liked all of them, Bella, good job.
Ahhh,a kiss,the death of friendship.;)


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ATG's January Open House
January 19, 2017
10:00 am to 12:00 pm
955 Louis Drive
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ATG welcomes parents and students to our January Open House. All visitors to ATG will be given a tour of our building and classes, as well as an Arrowsmith demonstration.
Learn how to strengthen your brain through targeted cognitive exercises resulting in increased mental capacities while strengthening your learning abilities.
RSVP today at ATG January Open House or call at 267-803-1751
ATG Learning Academy is a full-time academic day school. ATG Learning Academy offers both regular academic and special education with state certified teachers. Most classrooms offer a 4:1 student-to-teacher ratio.


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President's Letter – December 2016
Wow! Those two years went by quickly. I am writing my last President's Letter and it is not a sad moment, but an appreciative moment.
Two years ago when I became president, I laid out what I thought were some important goals, like the NTCA taking its rightful place as the tile industry's most important association, looking to domestic partners, and international conversations and meetings.
I believe we have attained those goals. We are now more than 1300 members strong, our voice at national installation standard meetings is valued and respected, and our international dialogue with manufacturers, installers and associated industry partners is being developed in a very positive way.
Next year is the 70th anniversary of the NTCA and our association is stronger than ever going into the future. At the same time we are looking to our past to affirm our values, training and education, quality installations, qualified labor, and continuing to be professional tile contractors. These values should never be lost. In fact, these values need to be shouted from the mountaintops to gain the attention of home builders, general contractors and owners, so that this or the next installation done for them is by an NTCA member.
Before I ride off into the Arizona sunset, I want to say how fortunate the NTCA and its members are that Martin Howard of David Allen Company is the next president. I have sat with Martin many times at NTCA, TCNA and ANSI meetings, watching him save tile contractors money and grief. Martin is a fervent defender of tile contractors and of industry standards. He wants to maximize our membership value for all of our members. He will be a great president.
I would like to thank the NTCA staff for all of the help and guidance for the last two years: Bart, Jim, Mark and everyone else have been wonderful. I want to thank the Executive Committee for taking a chance on me and then giving me their full support – it means a lot. I want to thank my parents Butch and Mary for keeping the doors open while I bounced around the country the last two years. Thank you to my son Preston, who let Dad go out and play with his friends knowing there was less time for him. I am so proud of you.
Thank you to my wife Chris. As you know, she has battled cancer this last year, yet she has supported me 100% and has represented our industry with class, dignity and immeasurable strength. She is my foundation – I love you.
Thank you to all of you who read my letters. I know how valuable your time is and I appreciate the feedback.
James Woelfel, President NTCA
Chairman, NTCA
Technical Committee
P.S. I am still chairman of the Technical Committee; I look forward to seeing you all in the future.


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Bentall Rowlands is a leading UK manufacturer of galvanised steel silos. Our range includes flat bottom silos, hopper bottom silos, square bins and grain conditioning equipment, providing complete storage and processing equipment solutions for both the agricultural and industrial markets in the UK and Worldwide. Bentall Rowlands was established in the early 19th century. The company can trace its origins back to the industrial and agricultural revolutions that sent waves of influence around the world. From then to the present day Bentall Rowlands has evolved throughout the years to become an innovative and successful company in the manufacture of turnkey storage installations, bulk storage handling and processing equipment for agricultural and industrial markets. With over 200 years of experience our reputation for providing world class products and service is widely recognised. We are continuously developing our knowledge and product ranges to meet the increasing market demand.
Company details
- Business Type:
- Manufacturer
- Industry Type:
- Agriculture
- Market Focus:
- Globally (various continents)
This company also provides solutions for other industrial applications.
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About Us
Bentall Rowlands was established in the early 19th century. The company can trace its origins back to the industrial and agricultural revolutions that sent waves of influence around the world. From then to the present day Bentall Rowlands has evolved throughout the years to become an innovative and successful company in the manufacture of turnkey storage installations, bulk storage handling and processing equipment for agricultural and industrial markets. With over 200 years of experience our reputation for providing world class products and service is widely recognised. We are continuously developing our knowledge and product ranges to meet the increasing market demand.
Bentall Rowlands Storage Systems Limited manufactures the right quality of product to produce the efficiency savings required to justify the investment.
Our engineering and technical expertise combined with continued focus on customer satisfaction places us in a strong position to capitalise on this expanding market. We have the capabilities to design, manufacture, supply and install storage systems from our extensive range of products. These capabilities provide a comprehensive end to end solution which can be designed to your specific requirements.
Due to the increasing demand for water storage, Bentall Rowlands also manufactures a wide range of galvanised steel water tanks for a wide range of agricultural and industrial purposes.
Our intention to remain at the forefront of this business sector has already been established, with key preferred supplier status being achieved with major companies throughout the world.
Vision and Mission
Bentall Rowlands vision is to be recognised by their customers, suppliers and stakeholders as a leading manufacturer and supplier of high quality bulk storage systems and associated equipment within their chosen markets.
Mission Statement
Bentall Rowlands' mission is to manufacture, supply and install high quality bulk storage systems within their primary markets of UK, Europe, Eastern Europe, Africa, the Far-East and the Middle-East.
Bentall Rowlands will strive to meet their customers' expectations by:
- Widening their product range of storage systems
- Improving their responses to enquiries
- Completing all orders within the specified timescales
- Providing an efficient, reliable after sales service
- Dealing with complaints promptly and fairly
Bentall Rowlands are firmly committed to quality assured engineering, supplying high quality products and services to their customers, striving for continuous improvements and providing the very highest aftersales support.
Leading the way by inspired research and development, on-going investment in computer aided design and production equipment ensures there are no compromises.
Bentall Rowlands recognises that its employees are its most important asset and aims to treat each with respect and allow each individual to develop to the extent of their abilities in order that they may play a full role in the development of The Company.
Bentall Rowlands will always act ethically and within the law, striving to operate to the best practices.
Over the years Bentall Rowlands has instigated and documented detailed quality procedures that are inherent within the new organisation. Recently refinements have been introduced using their computer network and procedures are continuously reviewed. Bentall Rowlands work to current national and international codes and strive to continually improve their products. Bentall Rowlands have adopted the following codes of conduct in order to prove trustworthy in the eyes of their customers through quality production, well-timed delivery, express and efficient after-sales service support, reasonable pricing, and innovative services.
From Enquiry To Erection And Beyond
Hand in hand to attain a high standard of manufactured product is the need for good, effective administration and support. Bentall Rowlands' aim, using modern technology, is to maintain full audit trails from initial enquiry to after sales support.
Bentall Rowlands regard the control of the following areas as fundamental to achieving this.
- Good management
- Ownership of processors
- In-house trail of documentation
- Quality/approved suppliers
- Communication both internal and external
- Control the flow of materials
- Inspection of work completed
- Erection and after sales service
Bentall Rowlands has evolved from a much more diverse organisation and has spent a great deal of effort since its conception in re-organising the factory to enable it to concentrate on its core business:
- Factory layout totally reviewed to optimise effective use of space available.
- Disposal of surplus equipment and the purchase of additional machinery.
- Certification and servicing of all equipment.
- Allocation of specific quarantine storage areas.
- Sourcing of additional machines to improve quality and efficiency.
- Recruitment of additional staff.
Design & Technical
Ensuring that customers receive the highest standard of design to meet their requirements is of great importance and all drawings and designs are rigorously scrutinised to ensure that they meet the standards. An Independent Consulting Engineer - GGP - work closely with Bentall Rowlands to further provide support. Recent significant investment in modern day design software backed up with interactive training is key to Bentalls future growth and potential.
Health & Safety
In order to further secure a safe and healthy environment, Bentall Rowlands commissioned a specialist company to advise on good practice and recommend policy throughout the organisation. Bentall Rowlands have recently been in contact with their local government H & S officer who has been here to conduct an inspection that raised no concerns with the Bentall Rowlands Storage Systems operation. H & S is a continuous process and will always remain as a major issue in Bentalls decision-making.
One of Bentall Rowlands Storage Systems' major attributes towards maintaining high standards is the loyalty and experience that it enjoys from the workforce. An appraisal system is in place for existing staff and new recruits will go through lengthy inductions to ensure that good, safe practices are inherent and that quality standards are met. Bentall Rowlands aim to improve staff skills not only for the benefit of the company but also for the individual and Bentalls pride ourselves in having good internal communication with a management style that is open and approachable.
Goods And Services
One aspect of maintaining the high quality of Bentall Rowlands products is to ensure that we are supplied with quality materials and services in a timely fashion. As well as aiming to achieve the best prices suppliers are continuously assessed as to their efficiency and the quality of their product/service.
The planning for the delivery of materials is crucial to Bentall Rowlands and so the buying side of Bentalls operation is treated as a priority.
As with all industry the effective use of resources is paramount to the profitability of the business. Bentall Rowlands continuously monitor their production processes and production targets set in order to improve standards.
The benefit of the expertise, versatility and loyalty of their workforce cannot be understated as contributing to the high quality achieved throughout their production processors.
Sometimes things do go wrong.
Having experienced a problem with container loading the directors acted quickly and decisively. A full report was ordered, specialised shippers were consulted on site, training was given to staff, additional equipment brought in (ramp and teleporter forklift) and internal procedures set to ensure all future shipments leave the factory in a safe and secure manner.
Bentall Rowlands Storage Systems are striving to continuously improve the whole of the business operation by ensuring that a professional and effective management structure exists. Bentall Rowlands Storage Systems aim to constantly monitor their performances setting quality objectives and encouraging pro-active participation and development of all staff.
The need to listen to Bentall Rowlands' customers and adapt to meet their requirements remains paramount and to this end, Bentall Rowlands will maintain an on-going goal of constant improvement.