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FTSE 100 closes higher
IMF warns that US dollar is overvalued
Big diggers lead Footsie gainers
China unveils stimulus plan
FTSE 100 closed the day convincingly higher, up over 43 points at 7,709.
Resource stocks made up all of the top five gainers on Footsie and on the podium was BHP Billiton (LON:BLT), up 5.73% to 1,702.40p. Anglo American plc (LON:AAL) added 5.63% to 1,695p.
It came as Chiana unveiled its latest plan to stimulate the economy, with China's State Council saying it would pursue a "more proactive" fiscal policy.
Meanwhile, FTSE 250 was up over 82 points at 20,852.
In the currency markets, the pound was up 0.30% against the Euro at 1.1244 and up 0.28% against the US dollar at 1.3138.
On Wall Street, the Dow Jones Industrial Average is up 235 points at the time of writing and the S&P 500 is ahead by around 22.
3.30pm: IMF says US dollar is currently over-valued
The International Monetary Fund (IMF) has said that the US dollar is currently over-valued, adding that global current account balances are excessive and contributing to growth risks and trade tensions.
In its annual external sector report, the IMF cited countries including the US, the UK, Turkey, and Argentina as countries with excessive current account deficits who borrow too much, while also saying the US dollar was over-valued compared to levels implied by medium-term fundamentals, by about 8% to 16% last year.
The comments may be encouraging to US president Donald Trump, who has recently been attempting to talk down the currency, seemingly to boost the competitiveness of US exports.
In late-afternoon trading in London, sterling was up 0.3% at US$1.3148 against the dollar.
In other news, the UK's Payments Systems Regulator (PSR) will review banks who process card transactions on behalf of merchants after concerns that customers may not be getting a good deal.
The PSR published the draft terms of its review into the card-acquiring services provided by banks which accept and process payments on behalf of a merchant for a fee.
In a statement, the watchdog said it wanted to "ensure that the supply of card-acquiring services is competitive and works of interests of merchants, and ultimately consumers".
Card spending in the UK accounts for the equivalent of around a third of Gross Domestic Product (GDP), although if the PSR finds the current system is harmful to consumers it has powers to alter the structure of the sector.
2.45pm: US stocks open higher with Nasdaq setting new record as positive earnings boost equities
Wall Street started on the front foot shortly after the opening bell as positive earnings led by the tech sector and a more general equities rally drove a new record for the Nasdaq.
The tech-heavy index was up 82 points at 7,924 shortly after the open, while the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 148 points at 25,192 and the S&P 500 was up 20 points at 2,827.
1.45pm: Wall Street points to higher open underpinned by corporate earnings
US markets are expected to open higher on Tuesday morning as a string of losses looks set to be broken by strong corporate earnings.
In similar fashion to yesterday, tech stocks will be back in focus although this time for a different reason as investors will be hoping to capitalise on the expectation-busting results of Google parent company Alphabet Inc (NASDAQ:GOOG), whose third-quarter earnings of US$11.75 per share blew past analysts' estimates and caused a surge in the share price.
Alphabet is the first of three companies that comprise part of the FAANG group of tech stocks which are to report this week, with upcoming results scheduled from Facebook Inc (NASDAQ:FB) and Amazon Inc (NASDAQ:AMZN).
There will also some economic data for investors to keep an eye on, with the July flash purchasing managers indexes for US manufacturing and services due later this morning.
However, hovering behind all of this is the spectre of trade, which will likely continue to cause concerns for investors after another tweet from president Trump earlier today in which he proclaimed that "Tariffs are the greatest!"
Tariffs are the greatest! Either a country which has treated the United States unfairly on Trade negotiates a fair deal, or it gets hit with Tariffs. It's as simple as that - and everybody's talking! Remember, we are the "piggy bank" that's being robbed. All will be Great!— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) 24 July 2018
12.20pm: Bitcoin value surpasses US$8,000; Shell restarts production at Knarr field following rig worker strike
The world's best-known cryptocurrency, Bitcoin, has hit a two-month high and surpassed US$8,000 in value for the first time in two months on signs of expanding institutional investment in digital currency.
The rise has been fuelled recently by reports around the impending approval of a US-based cryptocurrency exchange traded fund (ETF), as well as comments from BlackRock chief executive Larry Fink that the firm was looking into cryptocurrencies.
Despite the rise, it is still a far cry from Bitcoin's peak value of US$20,000 last December, after which it lost more than half its value as institutional and retail interest declined.
In other news, oil major Royal Dutch Shell PLC (LON:RDSA) said its Knarr field in the Norwegian North Sea is back in production following a ten-day strike by rig workers earlier this month.
The field, which is operated by Shell but is co-partnered with Japan's Idemitsu and German oil company Wintershall, produced around 23,000 barrels per day before the strike, which was mostly comprised of oil with some natural gas liquids and gas.
11.45am: CBI data shows British factory growth rebound but investment weakens before Brexit
A business survey by the Confederation for British Industry (CBI) has reported that growth across factories in the country recovered over the three months to July after a weak start to the year.
The CBI's quarterly gauge of factory output rose to +27 in July, a one-year high and up from +13 in April. Between June and July, the gauge cooled slightly to +11 from +13 the previous month.
However, the survey also indicated that manufacturers were increasingly reluctant to invest ahead of Brexit, particularly for productivity-boosting measures, deteriorating heavily in the three-month period.
Rain Newton-Smith, chief economist at the CBI, said: "The pick-up in output growth is good news and with new orders still running at a healthy rate, the near-term outlook for manufacturers remains reasonably bright".
She added that despite the pick-up in output, manufacturers were still in "wait-and-see mode" regarding investment plans as skills shortages were increasing and making it hard for businesses to invest in capital projects "particularly with on-going uncertainty around the direction of Brexit talks".
As the morning drew to a close, the FTSE 100 was up 65 points at 7,720.
10.45am: FTSE 100 pushed higher in mid-morning as German manufacturing rebounds and China seeks domestic stimulus
The Footsie has shaken off a slower start to rise around 60 points in mid-morning trading as an unexpected rebound in German manufacturing and a push by the Chinese government for an infrastructure stimulus.
In the latest manufacturing activity report from IHS Markit, the German purchasing managers index (PMI) upturned unexpectedly to 57.3 in July from 55.9 in June, while the country's Composite Output Index hit a five-month high at 55.2 in July, up from 54.8 in June.
After declining all year, German manufacturing PMI increased in July to 57.3, pulling up the composite index despite a decline in services. Same movement in French PMI (although composite declined), while INSEE-index showed another decline in manufacturing optimism. #macrobond pic.twitter.com/U4r5YkpuZA— Ulrik Bie (@UlrikBie) 24 July 2018
Meanwhile, London's mining stocks were buoyed by a package of policies unveiled by the Chinese government to boost infrastructure investment and domestic demand as trade tensions with the US escalate.
Several FTSE 100 mining stocks were up following the news, Glencore PLC (LON:GLEN) up 2.6% at 318.2p in mid-morning, while fellow index constituents Rio Tinto PLC (LON:RIO) and Antofagasta PLC (LON:ANTO) were up 2.8% at 4,177.5p and up 1.7% at 958.2p respectively.
Chris Beauchamp, chief market analyst at IG said: "Over the past week markets around the globe have struggled to make much headway, but today this trench warfare appears to be resolving in favour of buyers. London's mining contingent are clearly fans of China's promise of more infrastructure spending, as the sector rises by an average of 2%".
The FTSE 100 was up 63 points at 7,719.
10.00am: ECB says Eurozone banks see rising loan demand and easing credit standards in third-quarter
The European Central Bank (ECB) has said banks in the Eurozone are expecting demand for corporate and household loans to increase in the third quarter with credit standards easing.
Commenting on the quarterly survey, which included 149 lenders in the currency bloc, the ECB said internal guidelines or loan approval criteria for corporate, household and consumer loans, and credit standards had all eased over the second quarter.
The results follow a decision by the ECB last month to wind down its bond purchasing programme in which it has bought around €2.5trn in public and private bonds and pushed borrowing costs to record lows.
The ECB agreed to the wind down after household and corporate lending moved back to nearly post-financial crisis highs, satisfied that inflation was moving back towards its target of just under 2%.
In the UK, a report from The Times said around 1mln public sector workers will receive their biggest pay rise today.
Without citing sources, the paper said teachers will receive pay increases of 3.5%, backdated to April, while members of the armed forces will be given rises of 2% with a 0.9% bonus for the current financial year.
The rise marks a welcome change for many from the public sector pay freeze that had endured since 2010, capping wage increases to 1% a year from 2013.
9.30am: Iran says it will respond in kind if US tries to block oil exports
The Iranian foreign ministry has said it will respond with countermeasures if the US attempts to block oil exports from the country.
Speaking to the Iranian state news agency IRNA, foreign ministry spokesman Bahram Qassemi said: "If America wants to take a serious step in this direction it will definitely be met with a reaction and equal countermeasures from Iran."
The comments follow recent diplomatic efforts by US officials to pressure countries to stop importing Iranian oil, as well as a late-night Twitter outburst against the country by US president Donald Trump.
A suggestion by Iranian president Hassan Rouhani that Iran might block oil exports from the Gulf if its own exports are stopped has already received the backing of supreme leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei.
In early morning trading Tuesday, Brent crude was up 0.1% at US$73.18 a barrel.
8.45am: Footsie finds gains
The FTSE 100 edged 10 points higher in early trade to 7,665.67, buoyed by the stronger performances of the Asian and US markets.
The miners were the top performers led by Evraz (LON:EVR), Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) and Glencore (LON:GLEN), which posted gains of 1.2-2.3%.
They were buoyed by news the Chinese authorities are pumping billions to support commercial lending and by extension, domestic economic growth.
The fortunes of large international diggers are closely aligned to the ups and downs of the world's second largest economy with the People's Republic the globe's biggest importer of raw materials.
There were buyers in the market for Royal Mail Group (LON:RMG) in the wake of last week's mixed quarterly results as the shares nudged 1.9% higher.
There was also some interest in ITV (LON:ITV) ahead of interims tomorrow.
"We expect ITV to provide a beat versus [first-half] guidance at the results on Wednesday with the World Cup and Love Island leading to a very strong June and July advertising performance," said City broker Liberum.
Shares in Superdry (LON:SDRY) fell 8% after co-founder Jamie Dunkerton offloaded a £71mln line of stock in the fashion group.
The entrepreneur started out in 1985 with a Cheltenham market stall called Cult Clothing, bankrolled by a £2,000 parental loan. Floated eight years ago as Supergroup, the business had a price tag of £400mln, but is worth £1.1bn today.
Proactive news headlines:
Avacta Group PLC (LON:AVCT) has agreed a major co-development partnership with a US business. It is teaming up with Bach BioSciences, a company commercialising the research of William Bachovchin, a professor at Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston.
MySQUAR Limited (LON:MYSQ) has launched its second massively multiplayer online role-playing game (MMORPG) in Myanmar.
Live Company Group PLC (LON:LVCG) said it is launching its BRICKLIVE brand in the Dominican Republic, while also bolstering its presence in South Korea.
Rainbow Rare Earths LTD (LON:RBW) sold 350 tonnes of rare earth concentrate in the three months to end June 2018, up significantly from the 125 tonnes sold in the previous quarter, as the ramp-up to full production continues.
Highlands Natural Resources PLC (LON:HNR) has reported its first revenues during what was a "transformational" six months for the junior oiler. The London-listed firm brought two wells on stream at its East Denver Niobara project in Colorado earlier this year, generating £2.9mln during the four months ended March 31, 2018 (2017: Nil).
Learning Technologies Group PLC (LON:LTG) has traded in line with expectations this year and has seen an encouraging increase in recurring revenues.
Sound Energy PLC (LON:SOU) has confirmed the start of civil works in preparation for the planned drilling of the TE-9 well, within the Tendrara licence onshore Morocco. The first stage of civil works sees the construction of an access road to the well site. The explorer also told investors that it has now signed a rig contract for the programme.
Chariot Oil & Gas Limited (LON:CHAR) chief executive Larry Bottomley told investors that the focus for the remainder of 2018 is on the delivery of safe and cost-effective drilling operations in Namibia. The company also continues to seek partnerships throughout its portfolio, mature its exploration prospects and ultimately deliver further funded drilling opportunities.
Savannah Resources PLC (LON:SAV) has appointed experienced lithium consulting engineer Primero Group to lead the feasibility study for the development of the Mina do Barroso lithium project in Portugal.
Custodian REIT PLC (LON:CREI) saw its net asset value per share (NAV) climb to 107.8p at the end of the second quarter. The NAV started the quarter at 107.3p. With a dividend of 1.6375p approved for the period, the NAV total return per share for the quarter was 2.0%.
Europa Oil & Gas Holdings PLC (LON:EOG) has updated on the planning process for the Holmwood project, as it submits an application to make new variations to its proposals. For the proposed exploration well site, the company is now seeking to extend the temporary period of the permission for the well site by a further 3 years.
Jersey Oil & Gas (LON:JOG) has been advised that drilling of the Verbier Well in the UK Continental Shelf region of the North Sea has been pushed back a few months. Originally, the plan was to drill the appraisal well this quarter, but operator Equinor (the new name for Statoil) says Verbier will now be the third well in a UK drilling campaign using the West Phoenix rig as opposed to the first.
6.45am: Footsie set to edge higher
The Footsie is seen edging higher on Tuesday, rallying a touch after Monday's falls, thanks to steadier performances overnight from US and Asian markets.
Spread betting firm London Capital Group expects the FTSE 100 index to open around 24 points firmer at 7,679, having shed 23 points on Monday.
Overnight on Wall Street, the Dow Jones industrials recouped most of its earlier falls to close around 13 points lower at 25,044, while both the broader S&P 500 and tech-laden Nasdaq composite indexes managed to notch up modest gains.
After-hours in the US, internet giant Alphabet, the parent of Google (NASDAQ:GOOGL) posted stellar results, pushing its shares up to a record high and giving a boost to tech stocks in Asia.
Meanwhile, Shanghai shares seemed to get a boost from news Beijing would adopt a more "vigorous" fiscal policy, including company tax cuts, sending Chinese blue chips 1.6% higher to a one-month high.
On currency markets, sterling remained steady against both the dollar and the euro, recovering after recent falls with little on the data front to trouble traders.
Drinks on offer
On the corporate front, investors are likely to pour over trading updates from soft drinks firm Britvic PLC (LON:BVIC) and brewer and pubs operator Fuller Smith & Turner PLC (LON:FSTA), as well as first-half results from mixers firm Fevertree Drinks PLC (LON:FEVR).
CO2 shortages in the UK, a rainy June in France and strikes in Brazil means that Britvic's third quarter update will likely be somewhat softer than would have been anticipated a few weeks ago.
Deutsche Bank expects the FTSE 250-listed firm to report a 0.5% decline in organic sales - excluding the pricing effect of the UK sugar tax pass-on – although reported sales are seen at £381mln, up 6.8%.
Fevertree outlook key
Meanwhile, Fevertree's interims will all be about the outlook, particularly for its US operations, which the group took overall control from 1 June 2018.
Despite the current warm weather, analysts expect a moderation in growth in Fevertree's mature UK market for the full year, and will look for any CO2 shortage impact.
However, by contrast, Fuller's first quarter trading update should be strong, in Peel Hunt's view, with managed pubs like-for-likes (LFL) sales ahead of their full-year forecast of 2.0% and the 2.5% increase seen in the first nine weeks' of the year.
The City broker thinks that the FTSE small cap firm's sales should have benefited from the hot weather and the World Cup, given that 82% of its estate is not food-led and 90% of the managed pubs offer outside drinking.
Hammerson under pressure
Away from the pubs and drinks firms, real estate groups will also be a focus with first-half numbers due from Hammerson PLC (LON:HMSO), a day after the FTSE 250-listed firm offloaded two retail parks for £164mln.
It has been a very eventful period for Hammerson, albeit with very little accomplished after the firm's all-share offer for fellow mid-cap Intu Properties PLC (LON:INTU) fell by the wayside following a takeover proposal for Hammerson itself from French firm Klepierre, which was rejected.
Elliot Capital Advisors, the US activist investor, has now built up a 5% stake in Hammerson and will likely push for change if unimpressed by the strategy presented at the interims.
Peel Hunt forecasts Hammerson reporting net asset value (NAV) growth of around 2% over the full year, however, it wouldn't be surprised to see half-year valuations see a hit, especially given the recent 11% write-down by Land Securities PLC (LON:LAND) of the Bluewater shopping centre.
Significant events expected on Tuesday July 24:
Trading update: Britvic PLC (LON:BVIC), Fuller Smith & Turner PLC (LON:FSTA), Wizz Air Holdings PLC (LON:WIZZ)
Interims: Hammerson PLC (LON:HMSO), Fevertree Drinks PLC (LON:FEVR), Drax Group PLC (LON:DRX), Centaur Media PLC (LON:CA), Gresham Technologies PLC (LON:GHT), Huntsworth PLC (LON:HNT). Proteome Sciences PLC (LON:PRM); Science Group PLC (LON:SAG), Spectris plc (LON:SXS), Unite Group PLC (LON:UTG)
Finals: IG Group PLC (LON:IGG), PZ Cussons PLC (LON:PZC), Highlands Natural Resources PLC (LON:HNR), The Fulham Shore PLC (LON:FUL), Victoria PLC (LON:VCP)
AGM: Halfords PLC (LON:HFD)
Economic data: CBI industrial trends survey; US FHFA home price index; US composite PMI
Around the markets:
- Sterling: US$1.3090, down 0.1%
- Gold: US$1,224.00 an ounce, unchanged
- Brent crude: US$67.66 a barrel, down 0.3%
City Headlines:
- Barclays is creating 2,500 jobs in Glasgow at a new technology hub, doubling its Scottish workforce – Daily Mail
- Serco has filed a legal challenge to Capita's deal to operate British military fire stations, stalling the biggest placing of a public sector contract in the hands of a private sector operator since the collapse of Carillion – The Times
- Google's owner Alphabet smashed Wall Street's forecasts with its second-quarter results despite a record fine from the European Commission wiping out nearly two-thirds of its profit – The Times
- Telsa stocks fell almost 5% after the electric automaker was reported to have asked some US suppliers to return payments to the money-losing company – The Guardian
- Facebook is investing in two new buildings in King's Cross to double its UK office capacity. – Daily Telegraph
- KPMG has appointed risk management chief to oversee both its risk and legal operations in the UK, as the Big Four auditor grapples with a string of accounting scandals – Financial Times
- US banks are urging the British government to cut corporate taxes and red tape to stop financial assets and jobs pouring out of the UK after Brexit – Financial Times
- The UK government is expected to announce more than half a billion pounds worth of financial support over the next decade under energy plans to ensure nearly a third of Britain's power is generated by offshore wind turbines by 2030 – The Daily Telegraph
- The UK government is preparing plans for an increased scrutiny of foreign takeovers in the UK industries that present national security concerns – Financial Times
- Fears of global trade war scared markets with European investors pulling cash from mutual funds at the fastest rates in almost five years in June, withdrawing €38.3bn – Financial Times


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There are two crises in this country right now: a health crisis that has forced everyone into their homes and a financial crisis caused by our inability to move around as we normally would. Over 20 million people in the U.S. became instantly unemployed when it was determined that the only way to defeat this horrific virus was to shut down businesses across the nation. One second a person was gainfully employed, a switch was turned, and then the room went dark on their livelihood.
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Fr. Anthony de Verteuil C.S.Sp. is the former principal of St. Mary's College, a historian, and a renowned academic who has produced several books on the history of Trinidad and Tobago (listed below)
The Years of Revolt: Trinidad 1881-1888 (1984)
'The Years of Revolt' is a book about 'the revolt of the blacks – the Carnival riots of 1881; the revolt of the Indians – the Hosay riots of 1884; the 'revolt' of the whites – the Reform movement of 1887′. Fr. de Verteuil, in his look into this important and formative era of Trinidadian history, gathers extensive research to create this compilation on one of the most critical decades in our country's history.
Sylvester Devenish and the Irish in the 19th Century Trinidad (1986)
'Sylvester Devenish and the Irish in the Nineteenth Century Trinidad' is a strictly historical social work intended to contribute to the knowledge of the social history of Trinidad during the 19th Century. While delving into the roots of Trinidad's Irish families, it provides 'a somewhat wider perspective, for since the Irish did not themselves determine the state of society but rather conformed to it, the glimpses we get of their lives provide a picture typical of Trinidad at that time.' A stimulating read for all those interested in our country's Irish roots.
Eight East Indian Immigrants (1989)
The lives of the eight first-generation East Indian Immigrants to Trinidad form the basis of this study. In a very general way their stories are all the same. In India, 'money was a problem', and so they all came penniless to Trinidad and found their fortunes, or at least a new life, there. But in many important ways these immigrants differed from one another: Gokool, a Muslim, won his wealth through the cinema; Bunsee Partap's Land floated on oil; Capildeo was a Hindu Pundit; Soodeen a Presbyterian catechist.
This little book in relating the story of interesting individuals tells also the tale of all the Indian immigrants: how they were recruited, the voyage to Trinidad, the labour on the estates, and life after the end of indenture.
A History of Diego Martin (1987)
This great book by Fr. Anthony de Verteuil highlights the history of Diego Martin and is possibly the first published work about a specific area in Trinidad and Tobago. The book's in depth content does well in promoting interest in the local history of Trinidad and gives great insight into the many different peoples that, at one time or another, settled in the Diego Martin Valley.
Western Isles of Trinidad
Fr. Anthony de Verteuil, a well-known author about Trinidad's history with a large number of titles published over several decades, wrote this charming and interesting book about "Down the Islands". The small and tiny mountaintops that peep out of the ocean between Trinidad's westernmost tip and Venezuela's Paria peninsula have traditionally been the place for weekend homes of many of the country's old families, and generations of children virtually grew up there, learning about the sea and about boats. But there is more to the history of the Western Isles: historical battles were fought between them, pirates hid their loot there in sheltered coves, and the largest centipedes ever beheld by mankind live in their undergrowth!


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CDC Report Marks TB Progress In U.S.
News outlets report on a new report from the CDC on tuberculosis in the U.S.
NPR: Screening Immigrants For TB Pays Dividends In U.S.
"Hundreds of people with tuberculosis wishing to come to the U.S. have been stopped before they reached U.S. borders, says a new report from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Physicians overseas picked up more than 1,100 cases in prospective immigrants and refugees prior to their arrival in the U.S. The cases include 14 people with multidrug-resistant TB, the CDC says…" (Neel, 3/20).
HealthDay: Tuberculosis in U.S. Hits Record Low: CDC
"Rates of tuberculosis in the United States are falling, with cases at a historic low, health officials reported Thursday…" (Reinberg, 3/20).
Science Speaks: TB successes and challenges in U.S. reflect those abroad
"The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention is recognizing next week's World TB Day with a report documenting continued progress against tuberculosis … in the United States, along with [a] troubling trend. … [T]he proportion of the impact of tuberculosis on people born outside of the United States is increasing, with their rate of the disease about thirteen times that of people born here…" (Barton, 3/20).


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In June 2018, about seven months ago, I adopted a cat from a young woman who had to move apartments and could not take her cat with her. Brazilian Helicopter Pilot (BHP) and I immediately fell in love with her and took her home. It was a rocky week trying to get her to adjust….
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Our roots go back to 1833, and we worship in a building dedicated in 1875. What began as Willistown Baptist Meeting is now the First Baptist Church of Malvern. The Christian Education Building was built in the early 1960's, and at times rooms are used by community groups.
Our Sanctuary can seat about 200 to 225 people, and our fellowship hall can seat about 150 for sit down events (more for standup buffets). They are available for weddings and other events. Contact the church for information.
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Malvern Baptist Church earns historic status
By BRENT GLASGOW bglasgovRiaitylocal.com
With diligent work by congregation members and a local historian, the First Baptist Church of Malvern has been identified as a historic property. In an official "Proclamation presented to the Malvern Borough Council by First Baptist members, Chester Heritage Preservation Coordinator Karen Marshall recognized the church as a "county historic resource" and "significant historic structure," whose architecture "forms a chronological record of past knowledge that portrays a history of the area."


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I learned some major lessons today. Hard drives, generally speaking, are amazing bits of kit – which I already knew – but they are incredibly robust given half a chance, when you think they are totally dead or only partially working – usually due to strange partitioning structures – maybe used to wipe data securely etc.
I had 2 x IDEs and a WD320 SATA disk that I was CONVINCED were dead, but had made that assumption using the USB drive gizmo. These gizmos have their place with known good drives, but for drives with "problems" they should NOT be used as they can give incorrect results or compound problems as seen below. The whole section on the "36 Terabyte" (yes, you read right) size IDE drive below came about from erroneous data and misbehaving due to the USB gizmo with a flaky drive – I have left it as I wrote it earlier as a lesson…
Plug them into real motherboards to test them properly before writing them off!
SATA, IDE and SCSI disks can fail totally or partially in 3 main ways: mechanical, electrical or both.
The mechanical faults such as mangled heads (from mechanical shock etc.), failed motor (age, electrical surge etc.), or worn/damaged spindles or platters will usually mean binning the drive unless you have lost valuable data and want to pay for expensive, professional data recovery services. Recovery cannot be guaranteed, obviously…
The reason it's expensive is because it requires specialist kit, knowledge and is time consuming as in the video:
A seemingly dead or unseen drive may NOT be totally gone for the home user though if you check some basic things. A dead WD320? Take a closer look…
If a drive can be heard spinning up, but doesn't show as a readable device in Windows, Apple or Linux, then it may be that the logic board has an electronic problem, so the drive cannot be communicated with correctly or that the mbr/partition data has been wiped in a particular way that makes it invisible to the GUI, as in the first Gparted screenshot above. It may be recoverable – maybe at least for long enough to image the data or just get key files off it, even if it is near total death.
If a drives works but makes clicking, ticking or other strange noises you need to get data off it NOW. The reasons for noises are explained in the excellent set of pro knowledge level vids below by Scott Moulton – view in Utube for continuous parts play – fascinating re the tech workings:
Noisy drives could fail completely at any moment. (You have multiple backups of everything important of course, so not a big deal eh…???? EH????!!!!).
And I mean multiple "different media" backups (local and off site) – i.e no single point of failure, as the annoying tech dick "linus" left himself wide open for with total reliance on ridiculous "nerd" kit with only 1 motherboard, for the sake of a super tech kit buzz…KISS, keep it simple, Stupid!
Corrosion in electronic circuits is often overlooked – a simple cause of some problems, especially older 2nd hand, boot sale type drives like I pick up occasionally.
The logic board supplies power and communication paths by connectors that barely touch, in surface area terms, so any corrosion can be cleaned off with some IPA/contact cleaner, a cotton bud, a pencil eraser – or a hard scraper if bad. Not all drives have non corroding, gold plated connectors and even then, dirt/dust can get in. Bad corrosion on these power pins may stop the drive spinning up.
Removing the screws using a torqz no.8 driver allows the board to be lifted:
Surface corrosion seemed like holes in the data contacts until lightly scraped off using the driver end:
Also run it over the sharp pins on the drive side that dig in to the contacts:
Now you have optimised the chances of drive life for the electrical contact aspect of the drive – but whether the physical internals/electronics/logical data still functions fully is another matter…
If the disk is attached, not seen, but spins up, all you can try is viewing for a device ID in the syslog.
My drive below still has major problems despite corrosion cleaning – it's logic chips may have become locked and garbled or the platters are corrupt judging by the weird info coming out:
{THIS IS THE START OF THE ABOVE MENTIONED ASSUMPTION ERRORS SECTION I MADE USING THE USB GIZMO and not using a direct to mboard connection}
tail -f /var/log/syslog
Feb 6 17:48:36 hpmint kernel: [ 2489.581086] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdc] FAILED Result: hostbyte=DID_OK driverbyte=DRIVER_SENSE
Feb 6 17:48:36 hpmint kernel: [ 2489.581092] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdc] Sense Key : Hardware Error [current]
Feb 6 17:48:36 hpmint kernel: [ 2489.581097] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdc] Add. Sense: Logical unit communication CRC error (Ultra-DMA/32)
Feb 6 17:48:36 hpmint kernel: [ 2489.581101] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdc] CDB:
Feb 6 17:48:36 hpmint kernel: [ 2489.581104] Read(16): 88 00 00 00 40 00 52 a1 de 98 00 00 00 08 00 00
Feb 6 17:48:36 hpmint kernel: [ 2489.581123] blk_update_request: I/O error, dev sdc, sector 70370130517656
Gparted can't see it, fdisk can't write it, and parted gets write issues part way through creating a new partition:
(parted) help
align-check TYPE N check partition N for TYPE(min|opt)
check NUMBER do a simple check on the file system
cp [FROM-DEVICE] FROM-NUMBER TO-NUMBER copy file system to another partition
help [COMMAND] print general help, or help on
mklabel,mktable LABEL-TYPE create a new disklabel (partition
mkfs NUMBER FS-TYPE make a FS-TYPE file system on
partition NUMBER
mkpart PART-TYPE [FS-TYPE] START END make a partition
mkpartfs PART-TYPE FS-TYPE START END make a partition with a file system
resizepart NUMBER END resize partition NUMBER
move NUMBER START END move partition NUMBER
name NUMBER NAME name partition NUMBER as NAME
print [devices|free|list,all|NUMBER] display the partition table,
available devices, free space, all found partitions, or a particular
quit exit program
rescue START END rescue a lost partition near START
and END
resize NUMBER START END resize partition NUMBER and its file
rm NUMBER delete partition NUMBER
select DEVICE choose the device to edit
set NUMBER FLAG STATE change the FLAG on partition NUMBER
toggle [NUMBER [FLAG]] toggle the state of FLAG on partition
unit UNIT set the default unit to UNIT
version display the version number and
copyright information of GNU Parted
(parted) mklabel msdos
Error: Input/output error during write on /dev/sdc
(parted) align-check min 1
Error: Partition doesn't exist.
(parted) mktable gpt
Warning: The existing disk label on /dev/sdc will be destroyed and all data on
this disk will be lost. Do you want to continue?
Yes/No? Yes
Error: Input/output error during write on /dev/sdc
It's a 160GB IDE drive that has no partition or size info available – this is trial and error stuff…but I think the drive is truly gone, logically.
(parted) resize 1 0 160000
WARNING: you are attempting to use parted to operate on (resize) a file system.
parted's file system manipulation code is not as robust as what you'll find in
dedicated, file-system-specific packages like e2fsprogs. We recommend
you use parted only to manipulate partition tables, whenever possible.
Support for performing most operations on most types of file systems
will be removed in an upcoming release.
Error: /dev/sdc: unrecognised disk label
Wow! I have a supersize 36TB quantum universe drive!
sudo fdisk /dev/sdc
Device contains neither a valid DOS partition table, nor Sun, SGI or OSF disklabel
Building a new DOS disklabel with disk identifier 0x10eeb217.
Changes will remain in memory only, until you decide to write them.
After that, of course, the previous content won't be recoverable.
Warning: invalid flag 0x0000 of partition table 4 will be corrected by w(rite)
WARNING: The size of this disk is 36029.5 TB (36029506825052160 bytes).
DOS partition table format can not be used on drives for volumes
larger than (2199023255040 bytes) for 512-byte sectors. Use parted(1) and GUID
partition table format (GPT).
Command (m for help): m
Command action
a toggle a bootable flag
b edit bsd disklabel
c toggle the DOS compatibility flag
d delete a partition
l list known partition types
m print this menu
n add a new partition
o create a new empty DOS partition table
p print the partition table
q quit without saving changes
s create a new empty Sun disklabel
t change a partition's system id
u change display/entry units
v verify the partition table
w write table to disk and exit
x extra functionality (experts only)
Command (m for help): x
Expert command (m for help): m
Command action
b move beginning of data in a partition
c change number of cylinders
d print the raw data in the partition table
e list extended partitions
f fix partition order
g create an IRIX (SGI) partition table
h change number of heads
i change the disk identifier
m print this menu
p print the partition table
q quit without saving changes
r return to main menu
s change number of sectors/track
v verify the partition table
w write table to disk and exit
Expert command (m for help): p
Disk /dev/sdc: 255 heads, 63 sectors, -1 cylinders
Nr AF Hd Sec Cyl Hd Sec Cyl Start Size ID
1 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
2 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
3 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
4 00 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 00
-1 cylinders doesn't sound good eh…?
Expert command (m for help): m
Command action
b move beginning of data in a partition
c change number of cylinders
d print the raw data in the partition table
e list extended partitions
f fix partition order
g create an IRIX (SGI) partition table
h change number of heads
i change the disk identifier
m print this menu
p print the partition table
q quit without saving changes
r return to main menu
s change number of sectors/track
v verify the partition table
w write table to disk and exit
Expert command (m for help): c
Number of cylinders (1-1048576):
That's way too many cylinders for a default, surely?! A good way to wipe data from a drive though by a tech..if that's the reason..
These Seagates don't write the CHS values on them, but as a 500GB WD drive I have has only values of 16383/16/63…
I'll have to look up the specs online then see if I can reset the correct values. Now I'm suspecting this disk was deliberately wiped to be unrecoverable.
Default sectors per track 63
Default read/write heads 16
Default cylinders 16,383
Hmm…same as the WD 500GB spec…how can that be? Unless they limit the size of drives in logic if the CHS is the same?
Expert command (m for help): c
Number of cylinders (1-1048576): 16383
Expert command (m for help): h
Number of heads (1-256, default 255): 16
Expert command (m for help): s
Number of sectors (1-63, default 63):
Using default value 63
Expert command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.
Best to reboot and see what it reads like now…Nope. Stayed as it was:
Feb 6 19:26:15 hpmint kernel: [ 95.035392] sd 5:0:0:0: [sdc] Very big device. Trying to use READ CAPACITY(16).
Ah, well, was a learning experience! But now you know how to really wreck drives with fdisk by changing CHS values if you need…
As dos is defunct, a Sun label was the only option.
This sums it up:
stevee@hpmint ~ $ sudo fdisk /dev/sdc
Detected sun disklabel with wrong sanity
cfisk can't make sense of it either – seems that 36TB value is locked in there!
What about sfdisk? I've never used it…seems it knows when things aren't right at least:
bur what values to use? Clues from Testdisk:
How to find the correct number of heads?
If the HD geometry mismatches the geometry used when creating the partition table, warning messages such as:
Bad sector count,
Bad relative sector or
Bad ending head are displayed when Analyse is selected from the main menu. If you see such errors, you may need to use the
Geometry menu to change the logical number of heads. Try 255, 16, 32, 64, 128 and 240 heads until TestDisk finds all your partitions. 255 and 240 are the most common head values. If you installed Linux as the only OS on your hard drive, it tends to default to only 16 heads.
How to find the correct number of sectors?
Usually the number of sectors per head is 63, but on some USB devices, the value 32 can be found.
Read the sfdisk man page…
Seems you can use the format
for "start, max size, and Linux part type"
at a minimum, to write a new partition table, but the old values the kernel reads from this drive are still persistent, but it actually creates a seemingly valid PT which can then be formatted to ext4 to create an even bigger drive!! Of course, it fails to mount or be read…the logic is so screwed, but how can the linux kernel allow this to appear valid??
Here's the "valid" output from the PT creation then format with ext4:
stevee@hpmint ~ $ sudo sfdisk /dev/sdc
[sudo] password for stevee:
Checking that no-one is using this disk right now …
Disk /dev/sdc: 4380338034 cylinders, 255 heads, 63 sectors/track
sfdisk: ERROR: sector 0 does not have an MSDOS signature
/dev/sdc: unrecognised partition table type
Old situation:
No partitions found
Input in the following format; absent fields get a default value.
<start> <size> <type [E,S,L,X,hex]> <bootable [-,*]> <c,h,s> <c,h,s>
Usually you only need to specify <start> and <size> (and perhaps <type>).
/dev/sdc1 :0 + L
/dev/sdc1 0+ 4380338033 4380338034- 35185065258104+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdc2 :
/dev/sdc2 0 – 0 0 0 Empty
/dev/sdc3 :
/dev/sdc3 0 – 0 0 0 Empty
/dev/sdc4 :
/dev/sdc4 0 – 0 0 0 Empty
New situation:
Units = cylinders of 8225280 bytes, blocks of 1024 bytes, counting from 0
Device Boot Start End #cyls #blocks Id System
/dev/sdc1 0+ 4380338033 4380338034- 35185065258104+ 83 Linux
/dev/sdc2 0 – 0 0 0 Empty
/dev/sdc3 0 – 0 0 0 Empty
/dev/sdc4 0 – 0 0 0 Empty
Warning: no primary partition is marked bootable (active)
This does not matter for LILO, but the DOS MBR will not boot this disk.
Do you want to write this to disk? [ynq] y
Successfully wrote the new partition table
Re-reading the partition table …
If you created or changed a DOS partition, /dev/foo7, say, then use dd(1)
to zero the first 512 bytes: dd if=/dev/zero of=/dev/foo7 bs=512 count=1
(See fdisk(8).)
mkfs mkfs.ext3 mkfs.hfs mkfs.msdos mkfs.xfs
stevee@hpmint ~ $ sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdc1
mke2fs 1.42.9 (4-Feb-2014)
Filesystem label=
OS type: Linux
Block size=4096 (log=2)
Fragment size=4096 (log=2)
Stride=0 blocks, Stripe width=0 blocks
9773056 inodes, 39072542 blocks
1953627 blocks (5.00%) reserved for the super user
First data block=0
Maximum filesystem blocks=4294967296
1193 block groups
32768 blocks per group, 32768 fragments per group
8192 inodes per group
Superblock backups stored on blocks:
32768, 98304, 163840, 229376, 294912, 819200, 884736, 1605632, 2654208,
4096000, 7962624, 11239424, 20480000, 23887872
Allocating group tables: done
Writing inode tables: done
Creating journal (32768 blocks): done
Writing superblocks and filesystem accounting information: done
Just as I really got fed up:
Command (m for help): n
Partition type:
p primary (0 primary, 0 extended, 4 free)
e extended
Select (default p): p
Partition number (1-4, default 1):
Using default value 1
First sector (2048-4294967295, default 2048): 0
Value out of range.
First sector (2048-4294967295, default 2048): 2048
Last sector, +sectors or +size{K,M,G} (2048-4294967294, default 4294967294): +160G
Command (m for help): w
The partition table has been altered!
Calling ioctl() to re-read partition table.
Syncing disks.
Then, with not so weird numbers and no other partitions, I saw, close enough to 160GB:
but it all went stupid again with the FS creation…
sudo mkfs.ext4 /dev/sdc1
Maximum filesystem blocks=4294967296
Time for the bin…
Just as well I'm stubborn…I dug out a spare PC with real IDE connectors on the mboard, and…with a bit of fdisking, it was all resolved! It helps to run the BIOS SMART tests before even getting to Linux to know what to expect.
All of these drives responded to the above commands when attached to mboards without giving very weird results, just errors etc, and sfdisk worked great to write totally new partitions on the 2 drives that using the USB gizmo had "weird" unexpected CHS values that would not be over-written with the gizmo – just start at 0 or the number that sfdisk expects, use the max disk size (+) and a Linux FS type (L):
/dev/sdd1: 0 + L
Once the partition is created, mkfs, then check it with fsck and reboot:
After the reboot, check with Disks for SMART and benchmark – done:
For the case of the WD320 SATA that caused big read problems via the USB gizmo, it has 1452 bad sectors:
It reads correctly now as 320GB and can mount.
A final step now is running badblocks in read/write test mode to clean up any bad sectors if possible – for that initial "36TB" Seagate 160GB IDE drive:
sudo badblocks -vvvw /dev/sda1
And finally for the WD320GB SATA with the buffer I/O errors and 1452 bad sectors:
Badblocks runs a write cycle first for a hex pattern of 0xaa (10 x 16 + 10 = 170) or 10101010 in binary, then read tests it back in the 2nd stage. Whether it can pass the failed SMART tests after the badblocks run remains to be seen…
For a 160GB IDE drive, stage 0xaa alone takes about 3 hrs, before further patterns are tested…yawn…7hrs ish to complete, but both 80 and 160GB drives were fine in all respects after:
The WD320 failed still after 30 hrs of badblocks, with none shown, but a new partition cannot be written to this disk at all, so overall is a fail, even though not completely dead.
Gparted shows a web summary of the fails:
GParted 0.18.0 –enable-libparted-dmraid –enable-online-resize
Libparted 2.3
|Create Primary Partition #1 (ext4, 298.09 GiB) on /dev/sdc 00:00:07 ( ERROR )


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Healthy Aging: What's the Secret to Living to 100?
A group of U.S. scientists are hoping to answer that question! If you ask George Eberhardt of Chester, New Jersey who turned 107 recently, he'd tell you he couldn't have made to 100 without his beautiful wife Marie, to whom he has been married for 70 years. Marie would attribute it to George's intense interest in many things over many years. But a group of U.S scientists believe there's more to it. They believe the answer to healthy aging lies in human DNA, and they want to use human genome sequencing to investigate. So George, along with up to 100 other centenarians, is handing over a sample of his DNA as part of the Archon Genomics X Prize Competition.
The X Prize Foundation, best known for a spaceflight competition, is offering $10 million in prize money to researchers who decipher the complete DNA code from 100 people older than 100. The contest will be judged on accuracy, completeness and the speed and cost of sequencing.
Genome pioneer J. Craig Venter says the centenarian project is just a first step in revealing the genetic secrets of living a long life. "We need 10,000, not 100 to start to understand the link between genetics, disease and wellness," says Venter, who is co-chairing the X Prize contest.
Another participating scientist, Dr. Richard Cawthorn of the University of Utah says the research might turn up genetic features that protect against diseases or that slow the process of aging overall.
"Protective features of a centenarian's DNA can even overcome less-than-ideal lifestyles," says Dr. Nir Barzilai of the Albert Einstein College of Medicine in New York. Many of the people in the group he has studied were overweight, obese and smokers. His oldest subject, who lived to be 110, had smoked for 95 years. "She had genes that protected her against the environment," says Dr. Barzilai.
Ultimately, scientists are hoping to uncover the genetic secrets behind certain individuals' uncommon longevity, and then use the information to develop ways of preventing degenerative diseases in average individuals.


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The warm temps and sun today only seemed to improve the already excellent riding. Thanks to Doug being right on the grooming the trails are holding up very well. The lower feeder trails are showing some wear. This warm spell is not supposed to last long and we will be back to normal February weather featuring more snow and moderating temps with longer days. Get Some. Ride safely and "Ride Smooth"
If you ride through Genesee Junction be warned about the beaver dam that has created a pretty nasty water hazard/ ditch use caution in this area please. !!!!!!


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By Johnbosco Agbakwuru
ABUJA – GOVERNOR Yahaya Bello of Kogi state, Wednesday night told President Muhammadu Buhari and the ruling All Progressives Congress, APC, to get ready for aggressive marketing of the President and the party, declaring that the opposition Peoples Democratic Party, PDP, would not be a push over in the 2019 general elections.
Governor Bello who stated this when President Buhari hosted a dinner for youth political appointees at the Presidential Villa, Abuja, warned the APC against complacency, saying that opposition should not be taken for granted if the APC should win the election.
But the Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha has said that the PDP in its 16 years did not do one tenth of what the APC has done in the past three and half years, adding that the ruling party went to the 2015 election with promises but will be going with its score card in the 2019 elections.
The Kogi State Governor said though the President remained the best leader for the country till 2023, the issue of perception was one that must be taken seriously by the APC to ensure that no chance was given to the opposition to return to power.
He said the task before the APC was to convince the masses of all Mr. President had done for Nigerians.
According to him, "A good product sells itself and Mr. President is a very good product. And his competence is definitely needed for the progress of this nation. But we need to go out there and sale him to the people.
"Public Relations practitioners will tell you that at some point, having a good product without excellent advertising is a winking in the dark. You know what you are doing but no one else does. Perception is reality but when it comes to politics and campaigning, perception management is therefore critical in a time like this.
"We must market the incredible accomplishment of Mr. President and of his administration to every voter and in a language he or she understands. If we fail, God forbids, the adverse narrative being put out by the PDP and other propaganda machine will dominate the land and shape perception.
"If we don't market our product very well, a tough and progressive victory against a terrorist threat which continues to cost the lives of our brave military and law enforcement agencies will be mistaken for inactions.
"If we don't market our product very well, try our political exposed offenders using long extant laws which previous leaders were not willing to deploy against cronies, accomplishes will be mistaken extra-judicial measures and disdain for the rule of law.
"If we do not put Mr. President's achievements before our people so that they can sight it themselves, we will be agreeing with the PDP that in fighting corruption which he is offering again is somehow better than the alleged incompetence of the APC which has accomplished everything I have enumerated above.
"In summary, all may be lost if we don't get Nigerian people to see why they must vote and allow Mr President continue his great work as we go to the poll in 2019.
"All that the crooked PDP is offering Nigerians is that corruption is better than incompetence in quote. 2015 was about change, 2019 will be about progress.
"As members of the APC, we will not deny that our party has a huge task in the 2019 general elections, the election will never be a walk-over and the PDP will not be a push over.
"And we must take nothing and no one for granted. If we cannot defeat PDP, maybe we should not be influencers or we should not even go to politics."
Also speaking, Secretary to the Government of the Federation, SGF, Boss Mustapha, said that the PDP didn't achieve one-tenth of APC achievements in its sixteen years at the helm of affairs.
He said, "As a Government arm, we have achieved so much and I am going to make available to you a document that we have put together, which captures what the government has been able to achieve in just about two and half years, what I called a midterm report.
ECOWAS pledges financial support for Nigeria's 2019 general elections
"If we have to make a comparison of what has been achieved in the last couple of years, the 16 years of PDP administration will not constitute one-tenth of what we have been able to achieve in the last three and half years.
"We went to the 2015 elections with promises, but we will go to the 2019 elections with our scorecard."
Also speaking, the Executive Director, Nigerian Social Insurance Trust Fund, NSITF, Jasper Azuatalam, told President Buhari that most Nigerians were presently disappointed with him because he had failed to perform the magic they had expected from him.
He, however, cautioned that it would be the worst thing for Nigeria if power slides back to the PDP in 2019.
He said, "The worst thing we can to this country Nigeria, is to allow PDP to come back to power in 2019. It is the worst thing we can do to Nigeria. I will liken PDP to a lion that has been put in the cage for a long time.
"I have interacted with their members and I know how hungry they have become because they don't see free money as before. If we lose this lion again in 2019, then Nigeria is going to walk more than 1,000 steps backward.
"Like we always said in those days we lost elections, Mr. President will always get eleven to twelve million votes whether he operates from a party or not. That's how good will we had that time, but that is because a lot of people believed that by Mr. President's integrity and his ant-corruption, he is going to do magic when he resumes office as President that in two months, Nigeria will change.
"They don't know it would happen. But the truth is that most of these have been disappointed because they didn't see the magic. That is why we need to do the real work."
But the President reassured the youths that Nigeria has all it takes for them to live a good life.
He condemned the rush by some Nigerians, especially the youth, in search of greener pastures abroad, saying his administration was determined to transform the country and make it better than it met it.
He said: "If people don't feel good about this country, let them go and find out what is happening elsewhere but we are going to stay here and we are going to salvage this country together.
"I have gone through a lot, I have been Governor, I was in charge of our petroleum sector for over three years, I was Head of State and now I have come without the uniform and have visited each of the 774 Local government Areas in this country.
"The intention of this administration is to do the infrastructure and give education and healthcare to our people especially the poor.''
President Buhari also noted that agriculture has blossomed under his administration, making more Nigerian rich in the process.
He said Nigerians were now leaving white-collar jobs for farming to tap from the revolution being witnessed in the agricultural sector, saying the country had achieved food security.
"I foresaw our problem in agriculture and did the right thing and today, people are much better, In terms of unemployment, our able bodied persons that do not have education and can't get white-collar jobs, went back to till the land and today, none of them is regretting it.
"It's very rare now to see idle people and the farmers are making money,'' he added.
The president, however, expressed disappointment over the inadequate media coverage of the administration's agricultural revolution programmes by the Nigerian press.
He said the press did not give the credit of the ongoing transformation in the agricultural sector of the country to his administration.
"I'm very disappointed with the Nigerian press. They didn't give this government the credit of the `go back to land programme. We have cut down the importation of rice by at least 90 percent," he said.


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July 11th, 2019 by WCBC Radio
Spurred by the revitilization of the school's basketball team, officials at Bishop Walsh School have begun discussions on the possibility of re-establishing the football program. WCBC's Dick Yoder has the story….
One Response to "The return of BW football subject of meeting"
Coach Preete found BW – BW did not find him.


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Yesterday our friends at GM Trucks offered a better look of the new crossed flags logo for the 8th generation Corvette.
It's been seen before on the leaked FCC key-fob documents but not with the clarity that the digital logo offers. Topping off yesterday's reveal was the promise of even more news from the GM truck forum and boy have they delivered!
This morning, GM Trucks unveiled the 2020 Corvette's startup animation which owners will see on the gauge cluster when starting up the car.
The animation features the "Corvette by Chevrolet" script that appears first, and then a blacked out version of the C8 logo bursts into view in the center of the screen:
Right away we noticed that the "CORVETTE" script that appears is different than the C7s script which features the letters "COR" and "VETTE" that are connected with each other. The C8 Corvette script is similar in font design but is simpler as each letter stands on its own.
Here are the C8 and C7 "CORVETTE" scripts so you can see the differences:
Like the C7 Corvette, it appears that owners will at some point have the opportunity to order their C8 Corvettes with either the bright jeweled version or the blacked-out versions. We're not sure if that choice will affect the choice of logo designs in this startup animation
The C8 Corvette's interior is just one of the mysteries of the car that we can't wait to see in the flesh. The C7 Corvette has two screens in its cockpit, one of the gauge cluster and the other for the center IP. The C7's dash cluster is 8 inches wide and features a combination of digital and mechanical gauges. The rumor for the C8 is that the dash will go full digital while another rumor says we could see the screens enlarged to a whopping 12 inches in size.
GM-Trucks tells us that the animation shared comes from a publically available file by a third party and was passed along to them. Until GM decides to reveal the C8 Corvette, I'm sure we'll be seeing more of these "mini-reveals" as tidbits and features continue to "drip, drip, drip" from those working on the project.
[SPIED] C8 Mid-Engine Corvette's Digital Crossed Flags Logo Revealed
[SPIED] Carscoops Shares First Photos of the C8 Mid-Engine Corvette's Interior
[SPIED] 2020 Mid-Engine Corvette Keyfob and C8 Logo from FCC Filing


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We love adding fun Thanksgiving themed activities during the month of November. It makes learning extra fun for kids! Here is a fun turkey color matching printable and fine motor activity that is perfect for this month, or any other month if you wish!
Turkey Learning Activities
- Thanksgiving Color by Addition
- Turkey Life Cycle Worksheets
- Thanksgiving Theme (fun educational activities for all week!)
- 35 Turkey Crafts for Kids
- Thanksgiving Spelling Activity
- Turkey Pre Writing Practice
- Turkey Counting by 10s (printable activity)
Turkey Color Matching Printable
This free printable turkey color matching printable makes it fun for kids to practice sorting colors. Color matching and fine motor skills are two skills that kindergartners need for school. Color matching involves visual perception that is needed in almost all subjects, and so are fine motor skills. Make practicing these skills fun with printable sheets like these cute turkey ones.
Print the download below and laminate it to make it durable and reusable. Now set out small items like mini pompoms, buttons, beads etc. You will need colors blue, purple, yellow, green, pink, black, orange and red since that is the colors the turkeys have on their tummies to match. Finally, set out plastic tweezers or tongs for picking up the items (which is great for strengthening the fine motor muscles).
This is a great activity as a finger gym center.
Let the child fill the circles with the correct color according to the color of the specific turkey. Please note that small items like these have to be use with caution since it can land in mouths, ears and noses, so not recommended for young children. You can however, enlarge the printable and use larger items with them.
Have fun color matching and fine motor practicing with these cute turkeys!
Thanksgiving Books for Kids
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Do kids get acupuncture and take herbs? You bet they do! Here's an intro to Chinese medicine for children. It's the first in a series of blogs on this topic.
*The beauty of choosing Chinese Medicine as a treatment modality for your kids is that they get better fast! The key is to bring them in at first signs of an issue – or even if they're overall pretty healthy. My methods find underlying patterns that have in the past or may in the future manifest in illness.
Here's a list of common conditions I see kids for:
*frequent colds or flus or early stage of feeling like they're coming down with something as well asactive colds or flus
*allergies, food sensitivities
*digestive complaints such as tummy aches, constipation, diarrhea, etc.
*failure to thrive
Usually a lot of kids' common issues involve the digestive system – it's weak and still developing in kids – especially the little ones! Having kids in preschool, daycare, and public school makes it really hard to keep them on a healthy diet. We live in a snack food culture and unfortunately many of the foods kids crave are energetically and nutritionally incompatible with their immature digestive systems.
While food therapy is important, acupuncture and herbs can really heal the imbalances and strengthen the weaknesses to make your kids more robust.
I welcome your questions and comments. In my next blog, I will go over a couple of the common obstacles parents face when trying to choose whether this approach is right for their kids.


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Class Update March 12 Week
Greetings Families,
We hope you enjoyed the weekend. Our classroom is decked out in clovers in celebration of St. Patrick's Day! Here are some details about this week:
*Friday, March 30 is an EARLY DISMISSAL day. All children need to be picked up by 1:00. There will be no Treehouse services that afternoon.
*Remember to download photos from Shutterfly periodically. After the school year ends in May, the site will be inaccessible. It's been such a joy to capture moments of your little ones in our classroom this year!
*Thank you for sending in love letters to your child last week. The sentiments you shared were so special, and we can assure you that each child had a smile on his/her face after hearing them.
*Please save these dates:
Date Event Place Time
Friday, March 16 St. Patrick's Day Snack after lunch
Friday, March 30 Early Dismissal/NO Treehouse 1:00pm
April 2-6 Spring Break
Curriculum Notes for the Week:
*Morning Work: The children will take a few minutes to practice activities with the letter W. We are also working on printing our first and last names. After morning work, the children get to enjoy some playtime with their classmates.
*Happily Ever After (Peter and the Wolf): We will begin our unit by listening to the story, showing understanding of the story, identifying the color white, and underlining objects.
*Letter (W): This week we will read books with letter W sounds. We will identify upper and lowercase W, determine pictures that begin with W, make a windmill, and learn facts about weather.
*Science (Letter of the Week): Now that we have finished our months-long unit on the human body, we are ready to move on to learning about animals and the world around us. We will be learning about weather for the Letter W.
*Social Studies (Leadership): We are discussing leadership this week. What is a leader, what is a good leader, how does one become a leader? We will talk a little about using our voices/votes as leaders for things we want in our classroom (such as a certain snack or a literacy video on a rainy day). We will also enjoy a visit from Harrison's mom as she presents a story and activity about the Persian holiday of Norooz – the First Day of Spring and the New Year.
*Math (Unit 4/Measure Up): This week we will continue our unit by comparing the capacity of containers and temperatures of weather.
If there is anything we can do for you, please let us know.
Dr. Elizabeth Hill and Ms. Hannah Frary


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The Ceratosaur is an enemy in Final Fantasy XIII that is found in the Sulyya Springs. It is the mark of Cie'th Stone Mission 28, and appears in Missions 14, 16, and 59 as an additional enemy. In Missions 16 and 59, the Ceratosaur can only appear if the Ceratoraptor uses Courtship Dance to call four Ceratosaurs.
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|Oerba - Village Proper
This timeworn ghost town is Oerba? I hardly recognize the place! Could the ceratosaurs I've been sent to destroy have done this? And even if they did, what purpose would it serve to eradicate them now? Are the fal'Cie planning to raise a new village in this white wasteland?
Well, whatever they intend, I suppose I'd better get to the harbor where the creatures nest...
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If not dealt with quickly, the Ceratosaur can wreak havoc in groups. Its biggest weakness is its HP; it is easy to kill, but its attacks are strong. Weaker parties are advised to use a Medic. Firaga works especially well since this creature is weak against Fire.
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Ceratosaur is the common name for the many dinosaurs of the infraorder Ceratosauria.


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Temperature for February 1985
In February 1985 the average high temperature in Delta Junction, AK was 3.8°F, and this was 9.1°F cooler than the average of 12.9°F. The hottest day in February 1985 was 2 February when the temperature reached 30.9°F. Overnight the average temperature in February is -4.3°F and in 1985 the average overnight temperature was 12.6°F cooler at -17.0°F.


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Another day, another story!
News from The Road
There's nothing like it. Being on the road. Being on the road for book tour and then being on the road with Mama for miles and miles. Her telling me stories. I thought I blogged about it but realize now it was a Facebook post. About the air in the car going out. About her declaring with the windows down, the wind in our hair, her feet on the dash where they belonged - "This is just like being back in the cotton fields" and me saying - "Now Mama! You know this is NOT cotton field hot!" Like I have picked cotton all of my life. I have never stood in the middle of the hot, blaring sun of the south in the dirt of a cotton field in my life. But you wouldn't know it by the way I KNOW Cotton field hot because I have listened to the stories of my people all of my life. Like an introvert. Like a quiet child. Like a writer. We are always listening. Absorbing like a sponge. We are the witness to life and and the keeper of story.
Mama was a trooper. Broken air and all. We made it to Panama City where I got to read and speak to people that included friends from Bay High school. And past board members of the Children's Advocacy Center where I used to be the Executive Director once upon the time in another life. From the Books Alive history of work at the Northwest Florida Library Country Library. From my writer days in Panama City. Friends. My Cousin. My Mama. My life. And man - did they not all honor and surprise me. Every single one of them.
I have not properly captured - anything. Much. I mean to take photos. I mean to ask someone to take photos. I don't do either one. I gather a few here and there but they are rare. I thought I'd finish my novel on the road. Hahahaha. No. I have not. I thought I'd blog everyday to share the wonderful experiences of meeting readers on the road. I have not.
But I can tell you this. I believe more than ever in the power of story that sustains and connects us. I believe that Confessions of a Christian Mystic in all it's glorious strange title has touched lives here and there and everywhere. I've continued to be blown away by your notes and comments on Facebook and privately about what the book has meant to you. It means I'm still breathing for a reason. Still writing and that words in our lives are so important. A special thank you to readers who have driven two hours or more to get to an event. Some who have read my books previously and others who just caught news and were captivated and came as if on pilgrimage.
I'm so thankful for every minute and mile and for your time. I want to wander in your lives and share the mystical moments that have happened on this tour. I want to revisit my moments on the beach, to write about Panama City and the rebuilding after Hurricane Michael. To write about the retired Episcopal Priest who came last night to the signing and a man who also attended, came in early that day - bought my book and read the ENTIRE thing- before the event. Then they saw each other.- He happened to be in her parish 30 years ago as a single dad with his sons and they hadn't seen each other for 30 years until - last night. At my book event. And I will not lie. I live for these moments. I mean, I travel a thousand miles for these moments. I count all won and lost in these moments. The value of human life and this power of story. Of us being together.
In the midst of tour the Notre Dame Cathedral caught fire. Burned. The cross hung untouched. Glowing in the ashes. The world stopped. Watched. Prayed. My heart went sick and heavy. I wrote on Instagram that sometimes something happens where you feel the gravity of the earth shift, an important piece of the puzzle of us fall away. This was one of those moments. One where we didn't know something was so important to us until it was in flames. Smoke. Ashes. No longer there. Then the photo that captured my heart the most. The one of the firefighters staring at the cross that remained. It's the heart of humanity connecting with the Divine that changes the equation to me. It makes it - everything.
Today I've been held up in Fairhope, Alabama after a great event last night at Page and Palette. I'm working my way to New Orleans. To Garden District Books tomorrow night. They say A storm is brewing. NOLA has seen a few storms, some hurricanes. They say - come on. We are ready for you and waiting with open arms. And I say- alright. I'm coming. Headed on down the road.
Right now, Frankie is playing on the speakers, a woman just said - I'm so out of it. I just rolled in. And the customer said - Rolled in with some stories I take it.
And I wanted to say - Amen. Rolled in with some stories. Gonna share some stores. Listen and collect some stories.
I so hope to see you out there on the road. I'll be in NOLA at Garden District Books tomorrow night and next week at Novel in Memphis, TN. Please come visit. You rock my world when you do.
Peace and Love from out here. Wishing you traveling mercies in all that you do
Me and Mama on Our Adventure
My mother has moved in with me. It seems like only yesterday that we were just like this, her in the drivers seat, her being the one to keep me steady on my feet, her keeping me balanced so that I didn't go careening off into the dark night, bad decisions, high fevers, or swampy creeks.
Now I'm the one that is trying to keep things balanced. Keeping them from tipping over. We are having such a great time. Really, we are. You laugh? You doubt it? I can see why. There are days that I stomp through the house exhasperated by her every sigh or comment. Days where I turn fourteen and want to go to room and slam the door. But my door doesn't slam because its just one more thing I have to fix in this house so there's no point. Instead, we find something we can agree on to watch or we tell old stories and laugh. Thank God she has a sense of humor. Most days I have mine. She follows me around the house with lipstick trying to get me to just "put a little color on" and reminds me to use lotion on my face. A lot. Like every time she looks at my face. She is also the Queen of the List. There is always a list of things we need. As soon as I leave for the store a new list has begun. Daily trips to the store are a bizarre part of my family history. It's as if we can only buy one thing a day. Or three. But never all of the things. When I was in high school and was sent to the store that was fine because Cousin Deb was with me and we always took the really, really long way which means we did everything we wanted to between the house and the store. Now the store is a chore. Particularly when someone is following your around the house with a plastic bag that has the name of a particular brand of three ply double roll extra size super soft paper with no truck tracks in the middle of it so that you can "READ every word so you get it exactly right." This is why I studied literature. I just know it. It's come to this.
But I get it. The little things matter when they seem to be the only things you might possibly have control over. The pressures of giving up your home after fifty years, making a move to the mountains after being a flatlander all your life (her words) and giving up so many shades of independence are challenging in every way. Trying to still find things when many are still in storage, reaching for the light in the middle of the night and realizing it's in the wrong place. That everything is in the wrong place. Mourning an old house like a family member. Because it was such a part of the family for so many years. The shelter for every tropical storm and hurricane. That little brick house held every family member far and wide while the storms raged outside. It was our lifeboat and our arc. Through the literal Florida storms and from life's storms. When grandparents grew sick and elderly and moved in with us. When there were car wrecks and bad news. The death of pets. Of bad grades. Broken hearts. Celebrations. Birthdays. It was all right there and my mother was the captain of that ship. Period. My Daddy was in the Army and away much of the time until he retired. Then he came home and took his place without ever removing her from hers.
Now so many things fall to me. Just cause this is the way that life shook out. It has a way of doing that. Taking a road we didn't expect but then that is life. And as family we make the best of it. As a writer I empathize with my mother making a change so significant we don't discuss it too much. The decision to let go of the car keys - one of the hardest of a lifetime. My mother's parents never owned a car, never drove. If I felt the day I had my own set of keys and eventually my own set of wheels represented freedom - for her that had to be a kind of rising up and driving out that came from a much deeper place. It represented more than sixteen year old I gotta be me. It represented a rise out of poverty, a way to have a job and keep a job, a success that meant she could buy a little house, build a family, have a little girl that would ride shotgun some day.
And, I did. Those were glorious times. My mother finally bought the car of her dreams. A big Oldsmobile convertible. White with red leather interior. A dream machine. She drove with confidence behind the wheel wearing scarves over her hair and streaming behind her, cat eye sunglasses. She was amazing, looked like a movie star. Riding in that front seat beside her, the sun shinning down, the radio playing, I knew that Mom was in control, that we were traveling down that road, and that all was well with our world.
Now, a blink of an eye later, I'm behind the wheel. She's riding shotgun. And I can only pray that I will exude just a little of that air of confidence she possessed. The kind where she can truly I believe that it's okay. In spite of her home being shifted beneath her feet, her keys having slipped away. That in spite of it all - all is well with the world. That the road before us is a long one. To trust me enough that I do know the way. That life is still a great adventure. We just have to take it one day, one moment at a time.
Rocky was movie of the year and fittingly Bowie was singing Golden Years. They were.
I've been no-show for years. Here and there. Popped in at 10 and 20 and had a blast. Then I fell off the earth in a way. I've been busy here and there and swamped with life. Everyone has.
I liked everyone. As I remember it everyone else was just downright nice. (If things were different don't tell me now.) Of course it could have been the High School - Bay High was a true melting pot. We were beach boys, and suntanned girl. We were a bunch of pot smokers, over-achievers, football players, band members. Believers and day-dreamers. We came from every side of the tracks and run of the road. We rolled with that.
So for years we rushed ahead living our lives everything feeling more or less as if we were just a step away from graduation night. Just a few long days and short nights from the halls of ringing bells and laughter. Young couples holding hands. Favorite teachers (Hello Ms. Kelly, Coach Lawson) and each other. Just a step away from our parents being young enough we fought and argued over things like curfews and grades.
Then it happened.
We slipped into stages that were beyond Dan-D Donuts and Talley Ho. We fell out of our neighborhoods and into our lives. We loved and loss. Mates, children, parents. Friends and Family. Each other. We were broken and we healed. We picked up the pieces.
Now as I think about those days I realize even those of us who seemingly had not so much in common but a bus ride have come full circle. We have everything in common now. We've weathered this many years together and apart. We have suffered and survived this beautiful, messy, broken life.
And for just one night on the beach I'm going to celebrate all of that with those who are able to attend.
Right there on that beach, by those waves where I used to wear Banana Boat, swim in the Gulf and run the Miracle Strip at night.
For this one night I'm going to celebrate the fact that in spite of everything, because of everything, we are still alive while remembering that once upon a time we could be anything.
On this one night, on this special year, I intend to raise a glass to celebrate all that we were and all that we've become.
Thanks so much for reading, liking and sharing with friends.
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Vegan, Hindu or Lactose-Free: Special Meals on Board07.06.2018
"Chicken or beef?" is often the question during food service on long distance flights. But what if we'd rather avoid meat, can't tolerate gluten or are instructed to follow a low-calorie diet? No problem. On board need no-one go hungry.
For anyone who wishes to avoid meat or other foods for religious, health or lifestyle reasons, there is no shortage of alternatives. Up to 20 special menus are on offer in economy classes on long distance flights and at no extra costs to the passenger.
The next time you fly from Berlin to Doha (Qatar Airways), Beijing (Hainan Airlines), New York (Delta Air Lines, United Airlines) or Toronto (Air Canada rouge from 6th June) and would like a special meal, it is best to find out what the airline offers in advance. With budget airlines such as scoot (from 20th June from Tegel to Singapore), however, you order the menu on board and pay extra for it.
Important: order your meal well before departure. Preferably at the time of booking the flight. With some airlines you can order or reserve your special menu online or via phone up to 24 hours before departure.
The special meals are grossly divided into 4 categories: vegetarian meals, dietary dishes, religious dishes and children's food.
Vegetarian Food
Not all vegetarian food is the same. In this category, Indian dishes, pure vegan food and raw foods are on offer. The lacto-ovo vegetarian meal contains milk products and eggs. For those who only want to eat fruit, should order the fruit platter.
Dietary Dishes
You require specific nutrition for your personal health? From diabetic foods and gluten-free to allergy-free meals – airlines have also prepared themselves for these eventualities. In addition, there are reduced-calorie, low-salt, reduced-cholesterol and lactose-free dishes.
Religious Dishes
Flying is global and accordingly the nutrition guidelines of the larger religions are taken in consideration on board. Passengers can choose from Hindu (no beef or veal), Muslim (Halal without pork), Jain (no animal products, no root vegetables) and kosher (according to Jewish dietary laws).
Children's Menu
For children under two, there jars of baby food, and for children over the age of two, there are classics such as pancakes, pasta, chicken and chips. On board it is possible to heat up baby bottles and jars bought from home. It is recommended to always pack enough snacks for children in your hand-luggage on long distance flights.
Whether low-salt, halal or gluten-free – inform yourself before departure whether your desired special meal is on offer from the airline you have booked with.
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buildPl8 Manufacturing Introduces Drone Pod
Company announces one of the first cargo carrying systems for consumer drones.
PRINCETON JUNCTION, N.J., October 24, 2018 (Newswire.com) - Today, buildPl8 Manufacturing announced the immediate availability of Drone Pod, the first cargo carrying system for consumer drones. "I am so happy to announce the release of Drone Pod, the first in a series of drone-related products from buildPl8 that will enable consumer drone pilots to do more," said Gerry Libertelli, CEO at buildPl8 Manufacturing. "Drone Pod is about doing more with what you have and trying to get those cost efficiencies realized. Up to this point, consumer drones couldn't move anything. Now they can. We think that's a big deal, and we can't wait to see what our customers do with it," added Libertelli.
Carry Small Cargo on ANY Drone
Drone Pod is a lightweight, easy to install system for transporting goods across short distances via drone. It requires no modification of the host drone, and easily straps to almost any drone fuselage. "We want to enable drone pilots to do more. Drone Pod helps drone pilots make their drones functionally relevant in all kinds of situations. Drop needed water to a location, extend the range of a service technician in the field, deliver small parts and tools to remote construction sites. Every business should have a Drone Pod handy to help get materials where they are needed," said Michael Kearse, buildPl8 VP of Business Development. The company hopes the product will create new uses for consumer drones in the field and has launched an educational outreach program for businesses who want to use drones for delivery and retrieval purposes. "Using consumer drones for commercial applications can be a huge cost reduction mechanism!" added Kearse.
Drone Pod Availability
Drone Pod was designed as part of buildPl8 Manufacturing's program to enable everyday drones to do more. It is available immediately at https://www.drone-pod.com. The company has also announced a reseller program to further extend the reach of the product.
Founded in 2017, buildPl8 Manufacturing is an "Additive Factory" designed to bring "just in time" manufacturing to businesses of all sizes. The company offers a wide range of Additive Manufacturing services using various materials and methodologies. More information about buildPl8 can be found at http://buildpl8.com.
buildPl8 Manufacturing and Drone Pod are either registered trademarks or trademarks of buildPl8 Manufacturing in the United States and other countries.
The names of actual companies and products mentioned herein may be the trademarks of their respective owners.
For more information, press only:
Gerry Libertelli
For more information on Drone Pod, go to https://www.drone-pod.com
Source: buildPl8 Manufacturing
Categories: Consumer Electronics
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My boyfriend made me discover your FANTASTIC band in september 2014, just after you came in show in my city, Quebec, Quebec, Canada, on the 14 september. You are now my favorite band since that time and i'm dying to see you on show. Do you plan to visit our country someday again?
Thanks for all the good musics you provide us and hope to have the chance to see you once.
Tour in Canada
Here you can talk about Stratovarius and related bands. Language used is English.
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Re: Tour in Canada
Some of us other North American fans have been dying for another tour for a very long time. The last time they were on tour in the United States (and not doing one-off shows) was in 2009, so I'm chomping at the bit to see Stratovarius live again. Hopefully they can at least come to Canada soon.
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I saw them when they toured in 2005. It was great but comparing the venues to Europe, I can see why it is more economically profitable to tour the old continent instead.
I still have hope.
I still have hope.
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I was there at the 2005 show, and it was amazing! It was actually the first live show I ever went in my life. I remember being like starstruck seeing them on stage. I was like "Oh my god, it's them for real!!!".
I was also there at the 2014 show, which was amazing too. I got to speak to Jens after the show.
I was also there at the 2014 show, which was amazing too. I got to speak to Jens after the show.
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I know in Montana there is a what is called a "Break in Title" procedure,where,You go to the courthouse and explain to them tht You have this machine,the title was lost many years ago and the owner ca`nt be reached.Our courthouse people will then hand You a vehicle inspection paper,You have an LEO come over and inspect the numbers on the bike,or car,and the LEO {sherrif,H.P.,or local cop}will write those numbers on Your paper and sign,You then take that paper to the courthouse and hand it back,they will then charge ten dollars and send Your papers in,It will be about a month and voila,You are setting with a brand new title for Your machine.
You might give that a try in Your state/county and see if they have the same type of services.
The problem with a bitsa basket case is that you don't know what you've got - and what you're missing.
The Model 165 (ST or STU) uses a battery and an ignition switch. There's no place on the Hummer (B) frame for a battery, and the Hummer gas tank does not have an ignition switch.
Can you tell if the bike was ever actually running with the ST engine? Maybe the engine was just thrown in with the rest of the basket case!
If it was running, perhaps the former owner also swapped in the ST gas (with ignition switch) in addition to the engine. Maybe the B's wheels were rusty and the ST wheels were swapped in also. Almost everything from one bike will physically fit on any other bike.
One important thing ($-wise) is the condition of the engine. Can you get it to start and run? If so, a title's about $100. An engine might be $1000.
It might turn out that it's easier (and less expensive) to turn it into an ST instead of a B. You need to do a thorough inventory of all the parts and see exactly what you've got - then you'll know which way to go.
One way to do this is to just assemble the bike - rust, flat tires and all. By the time you run out of parts, you should have a pretty good idea of what's there - and what's not there.
I got a stripped early frame and reattached all the tab that had been cut off. I replaced the foot pegs with an early foot peg mount that I got from Duane at "Taylor Classic"s. He let me measure a frame to get the tabs in the right place, size, and thickness. Its nice to have that resource near me.
The pictures in the members pages will give you lots of clues to the 59B. Note the coil mount and the horn tabs like you are aware of. Also not that the frame is near the universal replacement (#8). The STU engine you have wasn't made much and might easily been placed in this frame 1n the late 50s but the frame mounted stand remains a conundrum. Doug
In the "how to restore" section at the top, in the frame section, my frame looks like number 7. The jiffy stand is mounted in that fashion, just inside the left foot peg. If this is a frame that a 125 would have been built on I would prefer to find a correct engine. Where would the best place be to search for one? Is there someplace that would list what the 1959 B would come with. i.e. speedo, bars, grips, what type of horn and where it would be mounted, i guess i need any and all info to start this project.
Titles are becoming more and more of an issue. In some states there is no problem. In fact there are some states where you don't need a title for anything earlier than a specific year depending on the state. If you google Broadway Title they used to keep an updated list of the "bad" states and what the issues were. My 81 year old mother went into the Illinois DMV to request a replacement title for a Henderson my dad bought in the mid 40's and they told her she was screwed as they didn't keep records that far back.
You may have a bitsa. The engine a STU would be a "low horsepower" 165 (it'll has a shroud around the carburetor). A frame with a side stand mounted on the frame would be a 1948 or 49 frame, but that would have a toolbox & horn mounts and the coil would hang below the top tube. You probably have a -Modified- bike. So what clean it up paint it ride it - have fun. or trade for the parts you want, your choice. Again have fun. Bitsa = bits of this - bits of that.
Title is another question, not easily answered. What state do you live in? No, I know you live in the state of eternal optimism, beyond that --. Someone just posted issues with getting a title in Wisconsin. Maine is reputed to be willing to issue a registration for old vehicles with only a bill of sale. In Oregon I got a title with bills of sale for piles of parts.
The stand? how is it mounted? the original was bolted to a plate behind the footpeg, this plate has vertical slots each side of the bolt. If yours isn't like this its an aftermarket stand.
I just picked up a basket case bike. It was half together and half in a box. The problem is i dont know what i have. Is it a 125 or 165? I received some documents, some state that its a 1959 Hummer B, some state that its a 1959 ST. But the engine stamping shows 59STU3308. My jiffy stand is part of the frame and not part of the peg. I dont have tabs for a tool box or horn on the rear left and right side. I have done some research over the last couple days on many sites. I guess i am just really confused as to what i have here, could it be a 125 that someone replaced the engine with a 165? Did they do a 165 with no tabs for the tool box and horn? Once its figured out what i have, is it hard to obtain a title?