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Tuesday, May 22, 2012
Office of the Inspector General: Operation "GOTCHA"
This investigation was narrowed down to various active jobsites. Grievances were filed against the Signatory Contractors that violated District Council Collective Bargaining Agreements ("CBAs"). In addition, 17 members were found to be in violation of the Constitution of the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Joiners of America and the Bylaws of the District Council.
The investigation stemmed from Hotline calls received by the Office of the Inspector General reporting that numerous Signatory Contractors invovled in diving operations covered under CBAs and Occupational Safety and Health Administration ("OSHA") regulations, were not following the correct procedures when conducting the diving operations.
The grievances that were filed by the Office of the Inspector General will be followed up by the District Council Grievance Committee, which is headed by the Director of Operations, Matt Walker. The charges that will be filed by this office will be referred to the Chair and Co-chair of the District Council Trial Committee, Walter Mack and Jim Zazzeli, respectfully.
The grievances filed and the charges to be filed in connection to this investigation are based merely upon accusations. All contractors and members are considered innocent until proven guilty by the Grievance Committee or the Trial Committee.
The Office of the Inspector General would like to extend its gratitude to the Labor Technical College and OSHA, which were both consulted during this investigation, for their cooperation in this matter.
The Office of the Inspector General would like to thank all the members that contacted this office to report these violations. The safety of all members is a concern of the Office of the Inspector General and of this District Council.
At this time, the investigation is still open and ongoing.
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Muay Thai super fight Buakaw vs Yodsanklai has unfortunately never materialised, even though huge purses for both fighters have apparently been offered by promoters. According to Phillip Wong, Fairtex founder, Yodsanklai would fight Buakaw "any place any time", but Buakaw's camp remains tight-lipped, probably due to what he could stand to lose. Buakaw has been by far the most successful Thai to compete outside of Thailand and has now fought all over the world. Buakaw has been insulated from the top tiers and full clinch rules of 'proper' Muay Thai for many years now, since heading west and signing with lucrative promotion K1. He has won the K1 MAX 'Grand Prix' tournament twice, in 2004 and 2006 beating (then former champ) Masato and Andy Souwer respectively.
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Below is the full event schedule for the Muay Thai Premier League:
September 2, 2011 – Los Angeles, California
October 8, 2011 – Venice/Padova, Italy
November 5, 2011 – Amsterdam, Netherlands
December 5, 2011 – Bangkok, Thailand
January 17, 2012 – Los Angeles, California
February 20, 2012 – Marseilles, France
April 6, 2012 – Canada (Semi-Finals)
May 25, 2012 – Los Angeles, California (Finals)
We wish everyone involved with MPL great success and congratulate them for spreading the Muay Thai name across the globe, and we cross our extremities for Liam Harrison!
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If there is anything we love more than a classic holiday dinner it is the enjoyment we get from the leftovers. The "remains of the day" reheated and relished the next day is as much a holiday tradition as making your Mother's cornbread dressing. Maybe it is the sense of relaxation the next day brings; the big day is over, and you can kick your feet back and either enjoy your company or enjoy the peace and quiet. If you didn't bag it up and give it out after the dinner, you may be wondering what you can do with leftover turkey besides make the much-loved turkey sandwiches. With a few ingredients you probably already have in your freezer and pantry, you can make this rich and creamy dish, simply called Leftover Turkey Casserole. And if you don't have any leftover turkey, a rotisserie chicken from the grocery store works great in this homey and satisfying recipe, too. Use penne, Cavatappi, or any other cylindrical shaped pasta which is sturdy enough to handle the cream sauce.
How to Make It
Preheat oven to 350°F. Cook pasta according to package directions. Drain; rinse with cold water, and drain again. Toss together pasta, turkey, and peas in a large bowl. Set aside.
Melt 3 tablespoons cold butter in a large skillet over medium-high. Add mushrooms, onion, oil, and thyme sprigs; cook, stirring occasionally, until onion is tender and mushrooms are nicely browned, 6 to 7 minutes. Remove and discard thyme sprigs. Stir in soup, milk, garlic, salt, and pepper; cook, stirring constantly, 2 minutes. Pour over pasta mixture in bowl; stir to combine. Spoon mixture into a 13- x 9-inch baking dish coated with cooking spray.
Stir together panko, Parmesan, and 1 tablespoon melted butter in a bowl; sprinkle evenly over pasta mixture in dish. Bake in preheated oven until golden brown and bubbly, 25 to 30 minutes. Sprinkle with parsley. Serve immediately.


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If you go through each day in a whirlwind of emotions, particularly negative ones, that are interfering with your ability to achieve happiness, a good relationship or career success you may not even know why.
I find that my clients who regularly experience emotions or conditions such as chronic anger, depression or anxiety are not able to really put their finger on where it comes from, making it almost impossible to eliminate. They describe these feelings as just being a part of their way of life. These feelings are not only problematic, they create behaviors that steal quality of life and joy. If these feelings are dictating your day to day life you are being cheated.
Many times these negative emotional patterns or this emotional baggage latches on to you early in life. You may have a dysfunctional family of some type or a dysfunctional parent or background that influenced you in negative ways. You may have picked up on dysfunctional thinking patterns that are hindering your current development. I find it is usually the thinking patterns that keep people stuck and unhappy, and they aren't hard to change once you are aware of them. They do not change what you may have experienced but give you the tools to move forward and enjoy the rest of your life.
The aspects or conditions discussed here do not pertain to medical based depressions or serious mental illness like schizophrenia or Bipolar Disorder. If you are under a doctor's care these suggestions do not take the place of his/her treatment with you.
So what are the underlying aspects of depression, anxiety? What should you focus on first?
Anxiety– a lifetime of anxiety usually stems from fear. A deep underlying fear and lack of confidence in yourself to address whatever may come your way. Sometimes these fears latch on to specific things like driving or doing things alone just to have a specific thing to focus on. It makes more sense that way. But those particular things are usually not the real culprit.
If confidence in yourself or the ability to trust yourself and your decisions is a problem, find ways to develop these abilities. There are many self help resources or you can work with a therapist or coach. Often these confidence issues coexist with low self esteem.
Anxious clients tend to do well with order and organization. The feeling of being at least somewhat in control. If you are a chaotic mess right now it will benefit you to address that problem right away. Time management fits in that category.
What is it you fear most? What is your worst case life scenario that keeps you up at night? Is it anything you can do something about? Taking steps toward problem solving puts you in a position of control, calming the brain a bit as it then has a concrete problem to solve, not an arbitrary idea floating around.
Are you in a situation you need to get out of? Your brain will be anxious if you are in a toxic relationship or other situation as it is on high alert to protect you. Don't look for problems within yourself, look for a solution to getting on the right track. There is nothing wrong with your brain, it is doing what it is supposed to do.
Are you challenging yourself? Interestingly enough, a brain that is not working to capacity can cause you difficulties. If left to its own devices with no particular focus it may grasp some and the ones it grasps may not be fun or pleasant! It may latch on to your health, cause you to ruminate on past negatives or get you into trouble! It needs fodder.
How is your health? Studies show that sleep and exercise play a role in keeping anxiety under control. Make sure you are getting enough of both.
Depression as well can stem from disorder in your life and often walks a fine line with anxiety, creating a double whammy of toxic emotions filling your days. Again, if you are a chaotic mess with disorganization and poor time management skills you are likely to get overwhelmed and depression can set in. What your brain is doing at this point is asking for a rest, or demanding one by attempting to reduce the incoming stimulus. That is why you don't feel like being around others, dislike noise and just want to hop in bed. Time to declutter.
If you are in a toxic situation or relationship it is the same as with anxiety, you know you shouldn't be there and its not good for you but maybe you don't know a way out or there are circumstances right now prohibiting it. You are likely to be experiencing a certain level of despair or hopelessness at your situation. You can help yourself by getting a plan in place. Just the first efforts at taking control will make you feel better and instill hope, even if you know the end result is a ways down the road. You are choosing to bide your time, you are not being made a victim of someone's toxicity. You are now living life on your terms and that slight change in perception can make a world of difference.
Same goes for a toxic or unhappy job or career. You may need to stay there for now for financial reasons but having a road map to an end game of your choosing puts you in a better place mentally. There are many resources for choosing and changing careers no matter what age you are.
If you have had a loss or are experiencing chronic pain or health problems, you may need grief counseling. Grief counseling is not just for handling deaths, it can help you move through the loss of part of your health, a major change in your life like divorce or the loss of familiar support if you are forced to move due to work or family obligations. A good grief counselor or psychologist can take you through these life struggles and losses. These feelings of loss that accompany these situations are very real and do not mean you are damaged, emotionally disturbed or otherwise impaired. You are human.
Low self esteem is also often the biggest culprit behind depression. Going through each day feeling like you are less of a person than those around you, less capable, less intelligent, less attractive, whatever the "less" may be, these are unhappy life suckers. We all have faults, weaknesses and strengths built in. For good mental health, our focus needs to be on building on our strengths, strengthening our weaknesses and doing what we can to overcome our faults, especially if they impact others negatively. These negative beliefs about yourself likely arose somewhere in childhood and may have haunted you all this time. Time for them to go.
Second biggest culprit can be loneliness. Do you have friends and a support system? Do you belong to social organizations, charities or clubs? Studies show that individuals with good social support enjoy better mental health. Get out there, meet people and have fun. Even if you don't feel like it right now. The different behavior often needs to come first before you believe it can work. Its like proof.
I like to break these things down as I believe it makes them more manageable. When you feel overall "depressed" or "anxious" it doesn't give you clear direction of what to work on. Identifying the underlying problems gives you a vision of how to put a plan in place. A new plan means a new result. And it means you aren't wasting time focused on an aspect of yourself you don't need to focus on. All of the above can be successfully worked through with wonderful results.


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Today's post will not include jokes or cute stories. Murder and hate crime is no laughing matter.
At various dates in mid-November, memorial services are held throughout the United States and in some other countries, remembering those who were murdered because of their association with the transgender community. TDOR stands for Transgender Day of Remembrance.
I have to confess that for most of my life, spent in denial, I kept some distance from the transgender community and lurked deep in the background. So I only had a vague awareness of TDOR before I began my transition. I attended two TDOR services last year (November 2012). It was an eye-opener for me.
Part of the service was a processional before those assembled. I was among those who volunteered to be part of the processional. One by one, we were handed a slip of paper with the basic information about the victim and how they were murdered. We read that out loud to the rest of the assembly. Then we headed to the back of the line to continue the process until the last name was read. Some were so overcome with grief, they were only able to read one or two names before they had to retire to their seat. I remember one person who could not finish reading the information in their hand.
Only a couple of people made it all the way to the end. I was one of them, but it is stated merely as a fact, not a boast. I made the effort to steel myself at the beginning, willing myself back to the days when I repressed my emotions, because I felt a need to serve my community that I had neglected for so long, going above and beyond. I am not sure I will be able to do it again. I will find out soon.
The victims are usually people who identify in some way as transgendered. But there have also been victims who were active supporters for transgender rights. And sometimes a person is murdered because the murderer perceived them to be transgender.
A horrific example is that sometimes infants and young children have been murdered because of transphobia. Here are some examples:
– In December 1999, an unnamed infant was murdered in Dallas by strangulation and blunt force trauma to the head. The child had been born with ambiguous genitalia. The alleged murderer was the child's mother.
– Mikey was a three year old child living in Riverside, California. His father repeatedly called him a sissy and would slap him to toughen him up. In August 2005, Mikey died in the hospital from internal injuries sustained when he was kicked, punched and dropped on his head. He was in his father's care when it happened.
– Roy was a 16-month old toddler living on the Shinnecock Indian Reservation on Long Island, when he was killed by the mother's boyfriend (not a member of the Shinnecock Nation) in August 2010. The boyfriend told police that he struck Roy with his closed fist several times, "trying to make him act like a boy instead of a little girl."
According to the TDOR website, the murder of 44 transgender related victims have been reported since November 20, 2012 somewhere in the world. But that is not the whole story. There are many places in the world where these deaths go unreported or the transgender nature of the victim is covered up. Last year, the number of names reported was also in the mid-forties. Recently it was learned that the number should have been nearly triple that amount.
For those victims this past year whose age was known, the age range was from 13 to 42. Countries reporting murders include Brazil, Jamaica, Venezuela, United Kingdom, Guyana, Turkey, Mexico, Honduras, Colombia and France. Lest you think that this no longer happens in the United States, murders took place in the following locations: Orlando, Baltimore, Fontana (CA), Manhattan, Cleveland, New Brunswick (NJ) and Milwaukee.
No murder is a pretty sight. But in some of the cases reported, the murderer felt it necessary to choose a method that was especially cruel and sadistic. Warning, here are some of the more gruesome examples:
– Skull crushed by stoning
– Body thrown under a truck
– Stoned and stabbed in the neck with a broken bottle
– Trans partners who were both beheaded and burned
– Partially scalped and tortured
– Beaten, stabbed, shot and run over by a car
– Multiple stab wounds, tied to a block of concrete and thrown in a pond.
– Bludgeoned to death with a hammer
– And 2013 was ushered in with an extremely horrifying murder. On New Year's Day, 22-year old Evon was tied up, beaten with fists and other objects, choked with a chain, had a bag taped over his head, shot, set on fire, and discarded into a dumpster.
Let me pose this question to you, especially if you have found your way to this website and have not been sympathetic toward transgender people. If outrage is called for, should it not be directed toward these murders and the murderers who committed them?
Whether you are transgender or not, if you have been moved by this post and would like to attend a TDOR near you, read more about it or do more about it, here is the link to the home page of the International Transgender Day of Remembrance. The locations, times and dates of the memorial services in November 2013 are listed on the home page. They are not sorted, so please be patient and scroll down until you find a location near you. If there are none near you, perhaps you are the person to help start one in your area?
Dearly beloved, avenge not yourselves, but rather give place unto wrath: for it is written, Vengeance is mine; I will repay, saith the Lord. – Romans 12:19


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Let's take a couple of minutes and go over some of the various ways to discover a psychic or medium – either local to you, or that is accessible to you in a practical and comfortable way. Remember, just because a reader is close and hassle-free, however … it doesn't necessarily indicate that the experience is going to ready. (or visa versa – often you need to extend yourself a bit to have a really amazing experience, and the same uses to the spiritual field as well)
That said – all the suggestions listed below are simple, affordable (as long as you remain expense mindful) and are attempted and true techniques for the real blue believers, as well as the curious … but not convinced:-)
Join a Meetup
Every city, and state has spiritual satisfy ups that accommodate the psychic exploration neighborhood and in all probability, you will NOT have trouble discovering one near you. (depending a bit on where you live and how big your neighborhood is, you may discover you have to drive a bit to get there, however for most of our readership, this is a great option) Check out meetup.com and just utilize their search function to psychic and spiritual satisfy ups that are geographical convenient for you.Join a Spiritist church or company Spiritist churches( and spiritualist churches, similar focus, various organizations) both supply access to spiritual mediums as part and parcel of their "prayer" process. Some locations have more of these churches than others, however the majority of huge cities will have one near … and NO, you don't have to change your underlying religions to join. (or to have some crazy cool experiences with some very special mediums, at portion of a portion of the rate you 'd pay to see a real "celeb" reader too)
Referrals and friends
Recommendations and suggestions stay one of the very best ways to find excellent, knowledgeable and trusted psychics and mediums. You might have to press and prod a bit … as in some cases our loved ones do not desire us to understand that they've seen or spoken with a psychic or a medium. (something I constantly discover silly … but it astonishes me the number of individuals will try to lessen the concept, till they later on are comfortable adequate to admit they have actually had the experience, and it moved them deeply)
Online directories
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however Craigslist CAN be an excellent place to discover economical local readers Do not give your charge card info out over the phone to a complete stranger, and DO do some due diligence initially, but there are numerous legitimate psychics and mediums who advertise on Craigslist because it's complimentary and popular, and we've had some great experience discovering some quality readers to discuss from online classifieds like CL.Review Sites Once again- be careful as many psychic review sites are scams,( and are written by marketers and NOT mediums) however you can discover regional review directories like Yelp and just like assist you find extremely rated and reviewed psychics and mediums where you live, work and play.TV and print media Last but not least, do not undervalue the TELEVISION, or local publications (specifically if you reside in a larger metropolitan area )as well as any and all other media that has an area on way of life for the spiritual set. For instance, I discovered one of my preferred mediums ever from a profile composed in a regional magazine, and one of my closest good friends swears by a medium she discovered who does local astrological charts for a town newspaper. (but whose focus is NOT astrology, but rather … her obviously extraordinary instinctive capability and her constant track record of offering evidential info from the opposite … to ALL of my buddies doubtful and cynical peers, family and friends) Remember -if you are seriously searching for an enjoyable, evidential and entertaining psychic reading- adhere to a budget- do a bit of due diligence- DO N'T over analyze or squander weeks searching for excellence,
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Right for some strange reason Husqvarna made the 2008 TE 450 (the first year with fuel injection I believe) in a strange way, by that I mean no one apart from arrow made an exhaust, no sure why and for the life of me Ive not seen a arrow for sale for it, Ive looked on loads of forums and all that, some say a 2009 will fit, some say it needs a link pipe or the mid pipe from the 2009 to get it to fit.
Anyways whats stopping me getting another exhaust and getting some one to make it fit??
Will fuelling be buggered, will it be lumpy, or what could be classed as a similar exhaust and go on
With out too much hassle, I have no idea whats involved getting it to fit, what would this end up costing
Main reason to do this is that the original ones thats on there is ugly.
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Yeah I can make something up for you.
My sm husky had an ohlins from a TC, dirt wheels and exhaust from a wrong sided te.
All just fitted straight on. Pretty sure they only really change things significantly if there's an issue.
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Mike ScruggsOpinion
Southern Reconstruction: Part 6: How Federal Reconstruction tyranny led to the Klan
Gregory began by detailing the nature and consequences of a "Civil Rights" bill in 1866 and three Reconstruction bills in 1867, all passed over the veto of President Andrew Johnson. The "Freedman's Bureau Bill," first introduced in February 1866 and finally passed in July 1866, created the Freedman's Bureau and made it an arm of the War Department. Under this bill, every county in the South was placed under the rule of Army officers and appointed Freedman's Bureau agents exercising the authority of military judges. This was done to assure the rights of former slaves, especially their registration as voters, but in so doing, it abolished the ordinary rules of procedure by law and denied the right of trial by jury and appeal to the vast majority of white Southerners. Thus Federal agents ruled the South with tyrannical and unconstitutional powers.
Because ten Southern states had effectively blocked passage of the proposed 14th Amendment to the Constitution, which they considered a revolutionary assault on the Constitution, honest legislative procedure, and Southern leadership, three Reconstruction bills in 1867 placed those ten Southern states in five military districts each ruled over by a Union officer with the rank of at least brigadier general and having dictatorial powers. These states were to remain under military rule until they passed the 14th Amendment.
The first Reconstruction bill passed in February 1867 denied Confederate veterans and former Confederate public officials the right to vote or hold office. Radical Republican Governor Brownlow of Tennessee had already denied Confederate veterans the right to vote and hold office in 1865. Thus the great majority of eligible native white Southerners were denied the right to vote or hold office until Federal Legislation changed this in 1872, although there had been some gradual relaxation of the 1867 restriction in some states. (Women did not have voting rights until the 19th Amendment in 1920.)
Hence the Radical Republicans hoped to maintain control over Southern states with the votes of Northern carpet-baggers, Southern scalawags, Federal soldiers and government agents, and the black vote, which they fiercely endeavored to manipulate. From 1867 to 1872, the vast majority of white Southerners had neither political nor judicial recourse to justice, the protection of their property, or the safety of their families.
During his address, Gregory cataloged many of the colossal economic injustices and follies of the carpet-bagger governments. South Carolina's state debt increased from $1.0 million in 1867 to $30.0 million in 1872. Property taxes rose, while property values fell, increasing the effective tax rate 15-fold from 1860 to 1871. Twenty percent of the acreage in Mississippi was forfeited for taxes.
Near the close of his address, the future Attorney General of the United States said that he did not approve of the crimes and excesses incident to the Ku Klux Klan but stated that the movement's largely spontaneous birth and growth were completely understandable given the conditions that existed in the South from 1866 to 1872 due to Reconstruction era policies and corruption.
In 1870, a Congressional Committee was formed to investigate the Ku Klux Klan, which it claimed was operating in 11 Southern states. The Committee of 21 members was dominated by the Radical Republicans, including former Union general and Radical leader, Ben Butler. They interviewed hundreds of witnesses, gathering testimonies that included hearsay, rumors, and allegations that some members of the Committee strongly suspected were fabricated for political purposes. Thirteen of them condemned the Klan and passed harsh "Force Laws" that substantially reduced the civil rights of anyone opposed to the policies or actions of the Military Occupation Government, its appointed state governments, the Freedmen's Bureau, and its Union League militias.
A minority report filed by eight conservative members, including Senator Thomas F. Bayard Sr, who later served as U.S. Secretary of State (1885-1889) under President Grover Cleveland, however, took issue with the majority's conclusions and recommendations:
"Had there been no wanton oppression in the South, there would have been no Ku Kluxism. Had there been no rule of the tyrannical, corrupt, carpetbagger or scallywag, there would have been no secret organizations. From the oppression and corruption of the one sprang the vice and outrage of the other…when the testimony before us was analyzed…the carpetbaggers, the Freedmen's Bureau agents, and Loyal Leaguers [Union Leaguers] who went into these states, took as the theme of their harangues, the wrongs the blacks had suffered and the right they had to take whatever they pleased of the property they had labored to acquire for their masters; when, in secret sworn organizations, [the Union Leagues] hatred of the white race was instilled into the minds of these ignorant people by every art and wile that bad men could devise; when the blacks were formed into military organizations and the white people of these states were denied the use of arms; when arson, rape, robbery, and murder were things of daily occurrence; when the great masses of the most intelligent whites were disenfranchised and the ballot was put in the hands of blacks by the government at Washington; when every promise made and every law enacted was broken and disregarded by the Federal Government whenever it suited their purpose to do so; when the courts were closed and the Federal officers, who were by Congress absolute rulers and dispensers of what they called justice, ignored, insulted, and trampled upon the rights of the ostracized and disenfranchised white men while the officials pandered to the enfranchised blacks on whose vote they relied; in short, when the people saw they had no rights which were respected, no protection from insults, no security even for their wives and little children, and that what little they had saved from the ravages of the war was being confiscated by taxation and rendered valueless by the debts for which men who owned nothing had pledged it, and saw that all their complaints and remonstrances, however honestly and humbly presented to Congress, were either wholly disregarded as evidence of a rebellious and unsubdued spirit, many of them took the law into their own hands and did deeds of violence which we neither justify nor excuse. But all history shows that bad government will make bad citizens; and when the corruption, extortion, and villainy of the governments which Congress has set up and maintained over the Southern states are thoroughly understood and made known, as we trust they will someday, the world will be amazed at the long suffering and endurance of that people."
Governor Dewitt Clinton Senter of Tennessee (February 1869 to October 1871) was initially a backer of the notoriously harsh Radical Republican Governor William G. Brownlow, but when he succeeded to the office of Governor on Brownlow's resignation and was elected a few months later, his more reasonable conservative Republican principles became evident. He reversed most of Brownlow's radical policies, disbanded the unpopular "State Guard" and was instrumental in returning the voting franchise to Confederate Veterans. Although he pledged to get rid of the Klan, he pointed out why there were so many false allegations of Klan outrages:
"The powers of the government were almost entirely subsidized to the interest of individuals, and large fortunes made by a few at the expense of the public treasury… All the agencies and resources of the state government were used to the advantage of the few and to the injury of the many…Hence the clamor in order to evade or prevent an investigation of their official acts, and to excite sympathy of those abroad who do not know of their misdoings and malversion in office. They wish to make good men in other states believe that they are martyrs to their political faith, and thus excite the sympathy of all lovers of the Union, and cause places of profit to be assigned to them by the President or Congress, after they have lost the confidence and good opinion of the people whom they have outraged and embarrassed by their maladministration."
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I have identified the gear box refill oil plug and I have tried to remove the plug but it is kind of stuck.
Since I don't know if I should turn it clockwise or counter clockwise to remove the plug I don't want to use so much force.
Does anyone know in what direction I should turn the plug to remove it?
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This article is a digest of a presentation delivered by Core MD Lara Smith to delegates at the Cobalt Copper Africa conference in Zambia, July 2018.
- This article may make forward-looking statements
- We don't have a crystal ball, but our research is always based on sources believed to be reliable (we do our bloody homework)
- From time to time we take fees in shares or options, so with respect to the cobalt market, currently we are not entirely independent
- Nothing in this article is to be construed as investment advice. If you do decide to invest, please note that it is entirely at your own risk and prerogative and we encourage you to do further research and due diligence
- Please don't sue us
Who moved the stocks?
Cobalt prices have run up sharply over the last 18 months, encouraging excitement and exuberance in the investment world. Major companies have been hunting for direct supply agreements with miners lasting upwards of 15 years, bringing a flurry of new (and not so new) mines and exploration companies to the foreground.
The cash for these projects was raised pretty swiftly, with investors and end-users seemingly content with the market's progress. But just as we thought we could pop open the champers and caviar, metal prices came off, share prices came off and investors from all corners of the globe are now calling us to ask – how do we read this?
When there is a major market crash isolated to a single share, we can usually blame the company. When it's across many shares, we must consider what (if any) fundamental changes have taken place in the industry, potentially creating a "new normal". We've managed to identify a number key factors that have reduced cobalt prices and caused the recent sell off in cobalt shares (hint: it's China).
What's changed?
- Cathode formulations
- Chinese EV subsidies
- Centralisation of Chinese cobalt refiners
- Junior miners revising their capex estimates upwards
- New supply from old established miners, most notably Katanga
While none of this is breaking news, markets are not renowned for being efficient; they eventually grasp concepts that should have been obvious from the get-go, resulting in major panic normally accompanied by a massive sell off. Remember, miners and investors are not usually aligned, but the pattern we've identified follows normal economic theory, especially with respect to China's actions. And we hasten to add that there is no need to make rash decisions at this point.
There is an expectation that new cathode chemistries will come to the fore. The most promising technologies are the lithium-sulphur and lithium-air batteries, though battery manufacturers are not expecting these to become commercialized before 2025 and 2030 respectively. This is another indication that the road to commercialization is a long one. In general, the risk of competing chemistries in the short term remains negligible.
As per the "efficiency of use principle", humans will always look to use less of a thing over time as well as make it cheaper. If prices go too high, then there is a natural tendency to substitute. But in this case, cobalt is a long way from its historic mean price, and it is instead the issue of supply that is prompting manufacturers to attempt to reduce the cobalt content of their batteries, as well as the growing need to increase the energy density of the battery due to the longer range EV's coming into the marketplace.
It remains fact that nickel and cobalt are the most effective battery additions to increase energy density and stability respectively, and it is unlikely that cobalt will be ditched since safety is of paramount concern when launching a new consumer product globally. There are some concerns that the current cathode will be supplanted by the new 811 nickel-heavy model, but the absolute best case scenario for its rollout is post-2025.
New Chinese EV subsidy breakdown
- Any vehicle driving at a range below 150km per charge will not receive subsidies
- Any vehicle with a range of 300km per charge will retain the current subsidy
- Any vehicle with a range of over 400km per charge will receive higher subsidies
In 2016, China indicated that the subsidies for new energy vehicles would decline by 2020, dropping 20% y.o.y until 2019 before returning to the 2016 levels in 2020. However, while the new subsidy program dispenses less cash overall, this is to encourage quality, not discourage production.
China is absolutely intent on entrenching itself in the EV market and demand from the world's biggest consumer is not going to change. However, in the short term, this has weakened Chinese demand for cobalt salts, with traders left to liquidate their positions and export their stocks in the form of metals. 925 tonnes of cobalt was exported in the first quarter of 2018, representing an increase of 249% over the same period a year earlier.
At the same time, China plans to remove the current limitations on foreign car manufacturers; at present, any foreign manufacturer in China must have a 50:50 local partnership with a limit of two such joint ventures in total. It's also worth noting that, for the first time, the country is opening up its mining of critical raw materials to foreign investors and operators. So for now at least, investors have panicked too early.
China's policy is to increase control over its various supply chains. The country's first step is to buy-up the raw materials either directly or by way of offtakes. China then consolidates the supply chain by ensuring a few very large processing companies take the lead, removing inefficiency by targeting the smaller, less economical players. They've already done this with steel, with coking coal, with rare earths (consolidated to 6 main producers) and now with cobalt (10 refiners are responsible for 73% of the output). This means that China enjoys control the raw material, the refined product, the quantities produced, and ultimately the price.
We stand at a turning point. Junior miners are starting to show results, graduating from explorers to advanced developers, and investors are watching closely. They make guesses. If there is a delay on project results, they assume the worst and hammer the share. If one producer disappoints on capex, the whole sector might become a target for shorts. At the same time, there is now a normal cobalt price correction underway and so the rules of commodity investing still apply.
A great project with low costs, good grades and efficient processing will keep investors confident. Too many marginal projects have been rebranded as cobalt projects and the results are starting to affect the market. For example, the industry had always factored in additional volumes from main players, especially Katanga, and as major mines such as these ramp-up production, smaller players and nonsensical projects get left behind, but so do those companies that constantly fall foul of their own deadlines.
In March, Katanga produced 27,677 tonnes of copper, up from 2,196 tonnes a year earlier. The expectation is to release around 300,000 tonnes of copper and 34,000 tonnes of cobalt by 2019. About a year ago we were unsure as to whether the company would be able to deliver on 20,000 or 30,000 tonnes. Now we expect that it will be the higher of the two, contributing further to investor fear. This has increased the abandonment rate of junior cobalt explorers, especially those with marginal and/or young projects.
Fundamentally, not much has changed in the market. The lithium ion battery market is undergoing a revival with billions having been committed over the last two years and billions more to be committed over the next five years to expanding production capacity. We are witnessing the birth of the multi-gigawatt hour production facilities, which we estimate will increase demand for lithium ion by over 100GW by 2021.
What has changed is the need for quality deposits. Capital has become more discerning, and we expect this to persist going forward. Miners managed to lose plenty of fund managers over the last 4 years, while tech stocks became a darling sector. Now the movement towards cleaner emission standards and batteries has rejuvenated investment in cobalt, nickel and copper etc. This is great, but miners are competing for capital, and investors will be watching very closely for unmet targets.
In short, the battery and EV trends are not going away, and cobalt continues to follow a pattern that could be identified by economics-101 students. The reaction to the price correction is largely unfounded and reflects the lack of adequate market knowledge at work in the sector. The flurry of marginal cobalt projects is entirely unsustainable and is contributing to the sell-off, but we should view this as refinement towards good, economical deposits. Just as the Chinese state trims the fat, so do markets.


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Today I had the need to address a C# Component I wrote and that is part of a larger C# UserControl by name (so by a String). I know there are other ways to address components but for some reason I will not explain in this blog post I needed this feature.
The main problem is that Components do not have a Name property although in the Visual Studio Property Inspector components do show a '(Name)' property containing the value I was after.
I started searching the internet but without luck. Plenty of solutions for Controls but none for Components except for the obvious 'why do need this anyway' type of non-solutions and a fair number of unanswered questions.
Some months ago I already solved a minor piece of the puzzle by finding a way to get the Component's Name at Design Time.
A simple ToString() and some string cutting was enough to get the value of the myserious '(Name)' property. This with one limitation, the Component should not have it's own ToString() method overriding the default one. The following code does the trick:
1: /// <summary>
2: /// GetName() only works at Design Time.
3: /// </summary>
4: /// <returns>The Name of the Component as shown in the Designer</returns>
5: public string GetName()
6: {
7: int split = ToString().IndexOf(' ');
8: return ToString().Substring(0, split);
9: }
However nice this works on Design-Time, on Run-Time this code fails completely as the ToString() is empty or at best contains the class name of the Component.
So how do we get this Design-Time value available at Run-Time? The answer was a specially defined property that behaves differently at Design and Run-Time.
1: [DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Visible)]
2: [Browsable(false)]
3: public String ColumnName
4: {
5: get
6: {
7: //If at designTime we store GetName into fColumnName.
8: if (ToString().IndexOf(' ') != -1)
9: {
10: fColumnName = GetName();
11: }
12: return fColumnName;
13: }
14: set
15: {
16: //If at designTime we store fColumnName and ignore value.
17: if (ToString().IndexOf(' ') != -1)
18: {
19: fColumnName = GetName();
20: }
21: else
22: {
23: fColumnName = value;
24: }
25: }
26: }
27: private String fColumnName;
Above code will use part of the GetName() method's code to distinguish between Design-Time (ToString()'s value is a combination of Design-Time name and ClassName separated by a space) and Run-Time where ToString() is just the ClassName.
The getter and setters work differently at Design-Time and Run-Time.
Both getter and setter set the private storage field 'fColumnName' at Design-Time with the value returned by GetName() and the getter off-course returns this value. So on Design-Time the setter totally ignores the 'value' parameter passed.
On Run-Time the getter does return the private storage field and the setter does set it with value as a normal property would do.
Finally, the attributes of the property make sure it is not visible in the property inspector but will be saved into the *.designer.cs file properly. I experimented with the ReadOnly attribute too but that only leads to the form designer not saving the property into the *.designer.cs file. If you remove the 'Browsable' attribute or set it to true you can see the ColumnName property at Design-Time.
Basically what happens is that the Design-Time value end up in the private storage field of a property that is saved into the *.designer.cs file. At Run-Time GetName() is totally ignored and the value retrieved from the *.designer.cs file is used as if it where a normal property.
The result is a property that changes nicely when a Component is renamed and cannot be edited at Design-Time but is serialized into the *.designer.cs file as it should.
Note: the code presented in this blog post only works on Components you write yourself and frees you from maintaining a separate Name property that has no actual link to the Components Design-Time name nor will be adjusted when renaming the Component.
Maybe someone can bolt it on with an extension method.


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Today, we went to the newseum... A museum of Journalism. We also went to the top of the Washington Monument. Tonight, my brother and his wife joined us for dinner.


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Being tired after a late night is completely logical, but being chronically tired, no matter the amount of sleep you get, is not. Many people suffer from chronic fatigue even though they get an adequate amount of sleep. The consumption of caffeine does little to ward off the relentless yawns or the inevitable nod-offs. Even when they're able to take a nap, the fatigue always returns.
These people have a much bigger problem than staying up too late. Their fatigue could actually be a hormonal imbalance.
Chronic fatigue can be caused by the following imbalances:
Cortisol Imbalance
The little glands located of top of each kidney produce a variety of essential hormones that are extremely important to achieve homeostasis within the body. These adrenal glands respond to stress with a hormone called cortisol. Any time the body encounters stress, this hormone is released. Someone who is chronically stressed can literally exhaust their adrenal glands, reducing or even eliminating cortisol levels within the body. This can cause the adrenal glands to produce cortisol when they shouldn't, like at night.
High levels of cortisol at night make sleeping almost impossible. Racing thoughts or a rapid heartbeat at night could be a sign of a cortisol imbalance. Symptoms of adrenal insufficiency include fatigue, difficulty getting up in the morning, more energy in the evening, lightheadedness, weak immune system, body aches and unexplained weight loss.
Thyroid Imbalance
The thyroid gland also produces vital hormones. This little gland is located in the base of the neck and influences the function of major organs like the brain, heart, skin, liver and kidneys. It also helps regulate heart rate, body temperature and metabolism.
Chronic fatigue is a very common symptom of thyroid disease. Hypothyroidism is an underactive thyroid, meaning it doesn't produce enough thyroid related hormones. Hyperthyroidism is an overactive thyroid where it produces an excessive amount of hormones.
Fatigue is a very common symptom in both because the conditions can result in insomnia, abnormal sleep patterns, and anxiety.
Other symptoms of hyperthyroidism include irregular heartbeat, unexplained weight loss, heat sensitivity, excessive hunger, and excessive sweating.
Symptoms of hypothyroidism include fatigue, dry skin, constipation, cold sensitivity, and unexplained weight gain.
Sex Hormone Imbalances
Sex hormones are also prone to imbalances. Hormones like estrogen, progesterone, and testosterone are all found in both sexes. When levels of any of these hormones either become too high or too low, many symptoms can be experienced. Sex hormone imbalances can cause issues like depression, anxiety, insomnia, and brain fog which can lead to a chronic state of fatigue.
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