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The Five Big Men at the Center of Dallas's Offseason Plans
After landing Luka Doncic, the Mavericks have their backcourt of the future. Now can they finally fill the void in the middle in free agency?
By Paolo Uggetti Jun 26, 2018, 3:09pm EDT
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Let's go back to the draft for a moment, to a time when the Dallas Mavericks introduced Luka Doncic into their lives. The Mavs have been connected to DeMarcus Cousins for a while, and the moment they traded up two picks to land the Slovenian guard, the thought of throwing a gaudy contract offer to a player coming off an Achilles rupture stopped seeming overly ambitious. The Mavericks, who tied for the third-worst record last season, now have plenty of incentive to be better in 2018–19 after trading a top-five protected first-round pick.
The 10 Biggest Questions of the 2018 NBA Free-Agency Bonanza
Dallas's current depth chart at center might frighten you. Maximilian Kleber (who?) leads the way, followed by Salah Mejri (huh), and DNP All-Star Nerlens Noel. That's untenable. So, who will Mark Cuban and Co. be wooing very soon at a nightclub near you? Let's run through some of the options:
The New York Times' Marc Stein reported on Tuesday that DeAndre Jordan has been considering opting into the $24.1 million final year of his contract with the Clippers before Friday's deadline in order to facilitate a trade, and the Mavericks are among the interested teams. It's the circle of life. Three summers after the Clippers "kidnapped" D.J. at his own house and convinced him to spurn the Mavs after he had accepted their offer, Jordan may find his way back to Dallas again.
The Mavs make sense for a number of reasons beyond a delayed homecoming. Jordan's defense and play at the rim pairs perfectly next to Dirk Nowitzki, who won a title with Tyson Chandler filling the same role, as well as next to Harrison Barnes. He also gives the Mavs their first All-Star-caliber player at the position since Chandler left Dallas the first time. Jordan will turn 30 next month, but he's coming off his fifth season of averaging a double-double, and still maintains his explosiveness at the rim and scoring efficiency. That will be evident if he and Doncic bring a modern version of Lob City to Dallas.
The High-Risk, High-Reward Option
When I think of Boogie on the Mavs, I immediately think of this Jack Nicholson GIF taken from Anger Management:
Except, instead of Nicholson, it's Cuban's face after hearing about the possibility of signing an All-Star center coming off a career-threatening injury. It seems like the two parties have been circling each other forever; this summer, Cuban can finally make this happen with one simple move: offer Cousins the max. The Pelicans reportedly won't do it because of Cousins's injury, instead preferring a prove-it deal that spans only two or three years. Cousins could take the discount to continue to play alongside Anthony Davis. Or he could get his money and still thrive alongside Dirk, Dennis Smith Jr., and Doncic, and not just because he also has a name that starts with a "D." His injury is troubling, especially given the track record of big men who have had to overcome it. But for a team looking to contend and facing a need at the position, it might be a risk the Mavs are willing to take.
The Restricted Free Agents
Clint Capela is the ideal target for the Mavericks. He offers most, if not all, of the same advantages as Jordan (albeit in a slightly smaller frame), but is almost six years younger. A core of Doncic, Smith Jr., and Capela would suddenly turn the Mavericks into one of the more exciting young teams in the league for the next four or five years. Of course, the reality is that Capela isn't an easy get; he's a restricted free agent, and even if the Mavs send a max offer sheet over to Daryl Morey, Capela might be too important for the Rockets to let him walk.
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The other player in this category is Julius Randle. Randle is also a restricted free agent, but you get the feeling the Lakers will be more concerned with chasing superstars than they will be with matching big offers for their young power forward. Randle is underrated, but he's also a small-ball center without an outside shot. He also has a bit of tunnel vision. But he's improved throughout his first four seasons, and he'd be an upgrade on the Mavs' current situation, just not a big one. And also maybe not the right one — head coach Rick Carlisle has historically preferred rim-running centers like Chandler.
The Wild Card
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Derrick Favors is an unrestricted free agent with the Jazz, and though he doesn't have the star power of Jordan, Cousins, or Capela, he's still a quality option. Favors has been in the league for eight seasons, but he's still only 26, is coming off his most efficient season, and has shown the ability to carry a big load. Favors can also play both center and power forward, and Dallas needs plenty of both. He might also come at a cheaper price tag than any of the players above.
An earlier version of this piece incorrectly identified a GIF as being from The Departed; it was from Anger Management.


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"People Get Ready" Because Jesus Christ is Coming Very Soon
The second coming of Jesus Christ has been made clear in the Bible. But, it was not mentioned as to when exactly this is going to happen. That then prompts everyone to be prepared – all the time. The sad reality is that most people are not ready because they do not realize the significance of this event. And even if there are some events serving as warning signs happening in the world today, many still do not pay attention to the deeper message behind them.
Some of these disasters and sufferings have been written in the final book of the Bible. These catastrophic scenarios hinted the end of the world. Keeping that in mind, the big question to ask ourselves is, "If the world will end tomorrow, will I ready?"
"People Get Ready" Urges Us to be Prepared
The reality of Christ's second coming and the end of the world was not only made evident in the Bible. Many gospel songs that were written also drew inspiration from this. "Jesus is Coming Soon" and "The King is Coming" are just two great examples we can cite. In addition to these, here's another beautiful song that urges us to be prepared as our Savior is about to come in the very soon.
"People Get Ready" is that song we're talking about. The narrator in the song encourages people to get ready for the train that's bound for heaven. The place "Jordan" was used as heaven's representation. According to him, the only ticket to that ride is their faith and not to forget thanking God for it.
People, get ready
There's a train a-coming
You don't need no ticket
You just get on board
All you need is faith
To hear the diesels humming
Don't need no ticket
You just thank the Lord
Meanwhile, the narrator mentioned the unavailability of rooms for sinners and selfish people. Therefore, the glory-bound train is mainly for selfless and kindhearted ones.
There ain't no room
For the hopeless sinner
Who would hurt all mankind
Just to save his own
Have pity on those
Whose chances are thinner
'Cause there's no hiding place
From the kingdom's throne
Towards the end of the song, the narrator expressed his eagerness to get on board and he's ready for the joyful ride.
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The group called The Impressions was the first to popularize the song in 1965. Curtis Mayfield, who has been a member of the group, wrote the lyrics. The band became very famous for their string of hits in the 1960s. Most of their songs were heavily influenced by gospel music. Also, many of these tunes became inspirational anthems for the Civil Rights Movement. Their hit "People Get Ready" inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1998. Likewise, they won the Rhythm and Blues Foundation's Pioneer Award in 2000.
Aside from The Impressions, many other artists covered the song, including Rod Stewart, Bob Marley & the Wailers, Jeff Beck, to name a few.
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What these GTA condos got: $1,088,000 in Toronto's Waterfront Communities, $730,000 in Mississauga
Recent listing and sale prices, highlights of the suites and details about the buildings
By Allison HarnessSpecial to the Star
Tue., Jan. 11, 2022timer2 min. read
Location: 8 The Esplanade, Unit 1402,
Yonge and Front Sts.
Selling price: $1,088,000
Previous selling price: $715,000 (2016)
Size: about 1,078 sq. ft.
Parking: one owned underground space, one owned locker
Maintenance fees: $851.02 per month
Bedrooms: 2 plus 1
Sold: October 18/21. Closed: December 20/21.
In a highrise steps from Toronto's Financial District, this condo sold for 98 per cent of the listing price in 18 days.
"This is a corner suite with nine-foot ceilings, floor-to-ceiling wraparound windows providing views of the city and the CN tower, and a modern kitchen with Miele stainless steel appliances," says listing agent Reza Afshar.
The building is also near shopping, restaurants, Union Station, St. Lawrence Market, parks, Harbourfront Centre, public transit, and access to the Gardiner Expressway.
Amenities in the building include a concierge, a gym, an indoor pool, a party/meeting room, and guest suites.
Unit has: hardwood floors; living room with walkout to balcony; dining room with floor-to-ceiling window; kitchen with stainless appliances and stone counters; primary bedroom with floor-to-ceiling window, double closet and four-piece ensuite; second bedroom with double closet; den with built-in bookcase and three-piece bathroom.
Listing agent: Reza Afshar, Royal LePage Terrequity Portfolio Realty, Brokerage, 416-888-7367; www.SellingTorontoCondos.com
Location: 310 Burnhamthorpe Rd. W., Unit 1206,
Confederation Pkwy. and Burnhamthorpe Rd. W.
Selling price: $730,000
Size: about 989 sq. ft.
Sold: October 10/21. Closed: November 29/21.
Selling for 97 per cent of the list price in five days, this condo is in a building across the street from Mississauga's Celebration Square.
"This is a corner suite in Tridel's Grand Ovation, with unobstructed views of Lake Ontario, a modern kitchen and a balcony with two walkouts," says listing agent Rimsha Ali.
The building is near shopping, restaurants, schools, places of worship, a library, the Living Arts Centre, a YMCA, a cinema, public transit, and access to Hwy. 403.
Amenities in the building include a games room, a gym, an indoor pool, a party/meeting room, guest suites and visitor parking.
Unit has: living and dining rooms with walkouts to balcony; kitchen with granite counters and stainless appliances; breakfast room with large window; primary bedroom with walk-in closet, large window and four-piece ensuite; second and third bedrooms each with closet and large window; four-piece bathroom.
Listing agent: Rimsha Ali, Invidiata eXp Realty, Brokerage, 416-616-7467; https://invidiata.com/agent/rimsha-ali/.
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Contribute to the ongoing journey of DSA a part of the Scope Group.
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Q: Trouble updating pgfplots on Windows/MikTeX I'm trying to update to a newer version of pgfplots, preferably v1.12. I'm currently using v1.7.
First, I opened Update (admin mode) with MikTeX and it didn't have any updates for pgfplots. Then I downloaded the folder from CTAN for v1.12 and followed the instructions in the manual: opened Settings (admin mode), went to Root, added unzipped folder, moved it to the top (it was the only thing listed), applied.
\pgfplotsversion still listed 1.7.
Then opened the Package Manager (admin mode), changed repositories, synced, installed pgfplots and pgf (both listed as being updated in 2014).
\pgfplotsversion STILL lists 1.7 being used.
What else can I try or what am I doing wrong?
Edit: When I check the "Show MikTeX-maintained root directories" box, I see two other things. Is it a problem that I can't move my option up before one of them? See picture.

A: If the package was originally installed "on-the-fly" or by using the user-mode Package Manager, its updates will appear only in the user-mode Update tool.
Only packages installed using the admin-mode Package Manager will appear in the admin-mode Update tool. I've now switched to TeX Live, but back in my MikTeX days I would always be sure to check for updates using both tools to get all possible new versions.

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The VG Resource > Creativity > Game Development > The Crystalien Redux Project
Full Version: The Crystalien Redux Project
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Been meaning to get a thread out here about this for a while.
Expect it to be added to fairly frequently, I have a LOT of material to cover.
Crystalien Redux (Overview/History):
The Crystalien Redux Project was started in 2010 by Mars Mission Wiki member, Leveleditor6680. It started out as a program referred to as "MMMM" , or "Mars Mission Map Maker", to create maps for the popular LEGO Flash RTS, Crystalien Conflict. In 2011, the original developer somehow stumped upon this project, and commented as an anonymous user that he had in fact, created the game. The first reply from leveleditor was somewhat doubtful of this, but followup emails verified these claims. He also next replied to this thread as registered user, "299792458". He later would be nicknamed "Lightspeed", because it is easier to type and remember. This is the point the term "crystalien redux" first came to exist, and that our first slogan was written, "Tools to add new Levels to Crystalien Conflict". At some point in the future, MMMM was re-named to "CAMM", or Crystal Alien Map Maker. In the years that follow, Leveleditor would suffer a hard drive crash and massive data loss, thus forcing a very near complete re-write of CAMM... and even later, propositions of a "flash wrapper" would be made, to hack the game's functions at run time, instead of a direct modification to the game.swf, as the game would need some sort of modification in order to read CAMM's maps. Later still, I joined the Crystalien Redux team, and things started to get REALLY interesting from there. A few years ago, the Flash wrapper was started, created and maintained by Leveleditor, with me helping a little bit. Most recently, Leveleditor and I have been working on using aforementioned wrapper for bug-fixing, and trying to get CAC finally to a point where reading the CAMM maps is possible. I also have taken it upon myself to work towards the addition of custom units and buildings. (and a few other random features) So far, I have most of my general concept of how to execute this in order, but the code and utilities are not yet in place to handle it. I also have proposed, and this was subsequently agreed on, to change the slogan to "Tools to add new content to Crystalien Conflict" , because the overall scope of this project has become a lot more than just adding new maps. The end goal is now to have a very mod-friendly game, and I, in particular, wish to copy some gameplay features from classic RTS games like Total Annihilation. Multiplayer is also a very frequently requested feature, but it's very unlikely to happen any time soon, and possibly, at all...
Leveleditor6680:
The leader of the project, also our main programmer. He maintains CAMM, the Flash Wrapper, and the project's website, http://crystalien-redux.com , he also moderates the project's various pages and threads on the wiki.
myself (on MMW known as, ETXAlienRobot201, ETX, or Brian (e.g. , my real name)):
I maintain the Unit Editor, help with CAMM and the flash wrapper, work Lightspeed within what's reasonable boundries, do graphics design stuff, conceptualize code snippets and text file formats, analyze CAC's source code for places to insert a hack, I also am working on a re-skin for the website styles, and I also am trying to work on adding some actual information pages about our project because there's a lot more on the wiki than our own project site at present. I am the newest member of the team. My programming skills also are not great, and I often end-up asking Leveleditor and Lightspeed for either help or reviews on my code. (and sometimes for entire applications to be crafted!)
Lightspeed:
More or less, he's on standby, he has no official role in this project, besides supplying Leveleditor and I with code, information, or assets as necessary. More than anything, I guess he's an industry insider. Even so, the help he can give us is usually greatly beneficial in advancing something to do with the project as a whole. It is also him who has created some of the basic camm map file format specs, and also coined the term "Crystalien Redux". Leveleditor and I contact him via email, and know a little bit about who he really is, but this information is confidential. (And there's a lot he doesn't tell us, or provides cryptic replies when we ask)
CAMM:
The original part of the project, a map editor for Crystalien Conflict, re-named from "MMMM" at some point, and maintained almost entirely by Leveleditor, the team leader, with me occassionally helping with beta-testing , graphics preparations, and one or two feature/file formats specs. It is programmed in VB.NET . 1:1 mapping between this application and CAC doesn't yet exist because CAC has some very weird Flash ActrionScript 2 hacks, namely with building placement. All attempts to either patch these out, or add them to CAMM have so far failed pretty badly... The only available releases at this point are source code. Only developers and beta testers are given copies of the compiled application at present, because CAMM is officially, not ready for release. It's getting there, though. In the past, there were compiled releases, but there were also some issues with impatient users not being able to use features not even implemented at the time.
CAC Unit Editor:
Maintained by me, and first conceived by MMW moderator, DracoSupreme, the CAC Unit Editor is a program for editing the stats of units. It currently saves .as source code files structured the same way already present in CAC. It is programmed in html and JavaScript. There are still a few bugs, and a lot of features unaccounted for. Aside from the color scheme and some organization of the input fields, I have followed the original concept for this application almost exactly. After this is completely done, I will create a shameless clone for doing the same with buildings.
Flash Wrapper:
The Flash Wrapper is a .swf wrapper that loads external .swf's (including a modified copy of the original loader, due to some problems we experienced) at run-time. Since the redux team is bound by agreement to not release a directly modified version of the game, we use function-hooking to insert our hacks, fixes, and mods. For the most part, it has worked excellently. This is maintained primarily by Leveleditor, with me contributing code and ideas fairly often. I also have created some interface concepts, but so far most of them have not been implemented for assorted reasons. The current public release has quite a few bugfixes, a few new features, and an old (and fairly challenging) level I discovered has been brought back from the grave.
Tiler.php (OLD map editor):
The original map editor for CAC, exports the map as an ascii string. It is extremely non-user friendly. All online copies of this have been either deleted, or remain with a password to access them. It was created by Lightspeed when he initially created CAC. It has since been released to the public, and since it's web-based, it works rather easily on non-Windows systems. Users would be encouraged to use CAMM before they even touch this little utility, as CAMM has surpassed it in functionality and user convenience time and time again.
CAC (Crystalien Conflict):
Crystalien Conflict is a flash-based RTS commissioned by LEGO, and developed by 4t2 Multimedia, namely, Lightspeed, in 2007. Nearly EVERYTHING that The Redux team does is somehow related to this game, with a few exceptions. The game is comprised of three files, a loader.swf, a game.swf, and at any one time, one of several dialogue.xml files, in various languages from around the world. (The most common one probably being EN_US, For "English, US") CAC is programmed entirely in Flash ActionScript 2, and is full of hacks. It has been updated on numerous occasions, but the most notable updates occurred in Late 2007, and sometime in Early 2008, with the addition of the Alien campaigns, and Special Ops campaigns, respectively. More recently, in 2015, the Redux team has created few unofficial patches, implemented via our Flash Wrapper.
Description, originally copied from Brickipedia to MMW, iirc...:
CrystAlien Conflict was immensely popular, and was considered to be one of, if not the greatest LEGO online game of all time. It is a one-player strategy game where you play as either the Astros (Astronauts) or the Aliens in a quest for domination of Mars and the supply of Energy Crystals. Each faction has 9 levels to play, and a 10th "Conflict" level. Seven "secret" bonus levels may also be unlocked using cheat codes. In the Hive Edition of the game, new levels called "Special Ops" were introduced (3 for the Astros, 1 for the Aliens). Every level opens with an animation that explains the story of that level.
LEGO has, on four separate occasions, deleted files or pages related to CAC, and this has hurt its fan base significantly, as very few of them even know it's still around... just not on LEGO's website. The exact dates have since been forgotten, but in this order, LEGO pulled the plug: marsmission.lego.com , CAC's page, CAC's game files, and lastly... CAC's high score table. Since then, it's been falsely perceived the game is dead, a fact that saddens me greatly. Any time I see a comment on youtube mouring the loss of this game, I try to spread the word this game isn't dead just yet. That said, an extended goal of CAC Redux is to re-vitalize the fanbase, and maybe someday bring our beloved advertgame back to the top of the charts! (That second one probably won't happen, though)
It's more or less considered at this point the Redux team has inherited CAC from Lightspeed, and we shall do our best to take care of her, and maybe develop her into something so much better than when LEGO was making decisions about her fate. But, there is only so much we can do with just our three members and very limited time.
more updates (and all relevant url's) later...
BIG re-format in progress...
minor update for now, but the http 403 error is fixed, it was an unexpected side effect of an intentional move to keep some sensitive source files secured, apparently...
http://crystalien-redux.com/uploads/ETX/Util/src/
Well, I made a lot of major format/organization changes/improvements the other day
Still gotta add all the links, though...
It would also be nice to have some feedback for this, and help is always welcome ,as well!
I am late to report about this for assorted reasons, but in the process of trying to update the INI parser I'm planning to use for parsing the map files, and later, the stats, I've broken the whole thing, and haven't the slightest clue how to fix it.
On a more positive note, however, I've recovered some of my development resources so I can continue work on some difficulty settings, and a new stat/cheat I was working on adding up until my desktop kept over-heating randomly.
The INI parser has been fixed for a while, as mentioned in one of my posts elsewhere.
I have just spent two days out of this week doing some major updates to the CAC Unit Editor
It's not 100% there, but it's basically complete.
I was even able to add tabs fairly easy thanks to a suggestion from the game's developer to use Bootstrap.
So, I've spent all day re-working the UI significantly, and making the stat inputs be generated dynamically from the stat database. (which is still hard-coded...)
For the time being, it is still here:
http://crystalien-redux.com/uploads/ETX/...ditor.html
now at:
However, as of right now, I'm having it re-located to another directory, as it no longer classifies as "WIP"
A temporary re-direct will be added, though
iyenal
Can you "compress" the text in overview ? I have sleep after reading...
I could move the stat information to another tab. maybe, but I'd rather not make the UI annoying to navigate by tabbing or hiding EVERYTHING... but yes, it is a lot to read, and that's because "overview" tells the history of the project.
I'll try to think of something.
Also, I sorta implemented the database fully. I simply re-named it to .js and embedded it via script tag cuz AJAX decided to be a pain in the butt trying to load the JSON file.
JSON database is now loaded properly.
Stat documentation has been moved to another tab.
Stat documentation is no longer hard-coded, but is generated from the database
Time to throw this on github!
I submitted the project to github, in possibly the most inefficient and dirty way possible.
Everything was uploaded via file upload or create file, and was done in small batches.
My friend and I agree it's github's fault for being technologically far behind, as far as "easy" file/directory submission is concerned.
https://github.com/Brian151/CAC-Unit-Editor
I also created a clone which will be re-purposed for buildings:
https://github.com/Brian151/CAC-Building-Editor
I may or may not start adding stuff relating to building editing tomorrow.
for now, they both do exactly the same thing.
I have made some commits to CAMM.
Yesterday and today, I asked Josh what our current priorities are on the project overall.
Well, it's map loading. (or rather, .camm map loading)
So, josh spent his time working on code to load camm data into CAC via the wrapper.
I adapted a few scripts from CAC's source code, taking advantage of the fact Flash ActionScript 1 and 2 are virtually incidental to JavaScript at the basic level. The end results of this are a very hacked-together level data dumping utility that exports not only tiles (something CAMM actually can do) , but the exact positions of units and buildings when they're created in CAC. After using this utlility a few times, and ironing out some bugs, I managed to produce CAMM maps of all of the original CAC levels.
And Josh has updated these already, so I'll just point here:
https://github.com/leveleditor/CAMM-Crys...fault_Maps
my original commit, and a quick patch, however, are here:
https://github.com/leveleditor/CAMM-Crys...eb3e9b1007
https://github.com/leveleditor/CAMM-Crys...6b63b40f19


sonnen increases investment in the U.S.
sonnen, Inc. (Los Angeles, CA, U.S.) announced a significant investment in a new North American Innovation Center that combines the company's U.S. energy storage systems (sonnenBatterie) manufacturing operations and product research and development in a single facility.
The sonnen InnovationHub is expected to begin production of sonnenBatterie products in the second quarter of 2017, and will enable sonnen to rapidly innovate and produce award-winning sonnenBatterie systems for the U.S. market in one central location in Atlanta, GA.
By combining all the U.S. product development and manufacturing capabilities under one roof, the new facility will help sonnen capitalize on its expertise in new product innovation for homeowners, utilities and new business channels and enable the company to quickly ramp up production capacity, ultimately making energy storage more affordable, reads the press release.
"sonnen U.S. has experienced exponential sales growth over the past year, making the sonnen InnovationHub a smart investment to capitalize upon the immense potential of the North American energy storage market," said Christoph Ostermann, sonnen Group CEO.
Amidst political uncertainty in the U.S. and abroad, sonnen's move to a central InnovationHub represents a significant opportunity for the company to contribute to the creation of American manufacturing and electrical and mechanical engineering jobs.
sonnen has already begun renovations to the existing facility, creating a custom-designed state-of-the-art facility. The sonnen InnovationHub will bring new clean tech jobs to the Southeast and a sonnen presence to the East Coast, complementing the company's office in Los Angeles, CA.
"It's gratifying and exciting for us when an innovative technology company like sonnen expands their footprint in Georgia," said Costas Simoglou, Director of the Georgia Department of Economic Development's Center of Innovation for Energy Technology.
sonnen currently develops and manufactures the sonnenBatterie smart energy management systems in Germany, Atlanta and California. Through its sonnenCommunity, energy independent homeowners throughout Europe can produce, store and share their own electricity. sonnen's latest developments, the sonnenFlat-Box, which connects non-solar customers to the sonnenCommunity and grid services, and the sonnenFlat tariff, which provides community members with energy at USD 0 for 10 years, are changing the way energy is used.
These products represent the next steps in virtual power plants whereby thousands of sonnenBatteries are aggregated into one large storage pool that provides both clean energy to customers and balancing energy for the power grid in Germany, Austria, Switzerland and Italy.


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Answer to Friday Trivia Challenge of 3/27/15
March 27, 2015, was the 65th birthday of the great Native Dancer, whose son Raise a Native and maternal grandson Northern Dancer have spread his name far and wide in pedigrees.
International Star: A Steady Light
While Materiality became the latest new star on the Triple Crown scene by defeating Upstart in the Florida Derby (USA-I), International Star took care of business by grinding down Stanford in the Louisiana Derby (USA-II). He does not have much pizzazz, and the colts he has been beating at the Fair Grounds seem to be a pretty ordinary lot. He does have two things going for him, though: consistency and determination.
International Star is the sort of horse who fires his shot every time. He likes the rail but he doesn't have to have it. He likes a good pace up front to soften things up for his closing run, but he doesn't have to have that either. In the Louisiana Derby, he ran down a colt who had gotten things his own way with a soft pace on the front end, and he did it with the kind of relentless drive that doesn't take no for an answer. He may or may not be good enough for the crowd at Louisville, but it's a safe bet that he will give them whatever he has.
In contrast to some of his potential competitors, it's also a fairly good bet that he will stay 10 furlongs regardless of a dosage index of 4.09. Sired by Kentucky Derby (USA-I) winner Fusaichi Pegasus, he's out of a French Deputy daughter who was at her best going around two turns. The second dam, Speak Halory, is by Verbatim, a major winner over 10 furlongs, and is a half sister to five good stakes winners, most of which preferred routes, out of a Halo mare.
In some ways, International Star reminds me of Smarten, who wasn't quite good enough for the best of his crop in Spectacular Bid's year but racked up quite a chunk of change racing in somewhat softer spots. One could do a lot worse than have a horse like this in the barn.
Domino: Cause for Concern
With the death of Concern on March 26, the Domino male line continues to edge closer to extinction. Its last major representative is Include, now 18 and better known as a sire of top fillies than colts.
Like Include, Concern was sired by Broad Brush, who led the American general sire list in 1994 largely on the strength of Concern's victory in the 1994 Breeders' Cup Classic (USA-I). Unfortunately, Concern was unable to parlay his racetrack success to a top stud career and is best remembered as the sire of two-time American champion steeplechaser Good Night Shirt. Concern spent the last seven years of his stud career at the Oklahoma Equine Reproduction Center, where he did his part in teaching veterinarians and veterinary students about equine reproductive science.
Domino's line has always skated on the thin edge ever since Domino himself died, leaving just 19 named foals. Yet from that tiny foundation, the "Black Whirlwind" built a dynasty including such historic names as Commando, Colin, Peter Pan, Black Toney, Blue Larkspur, Bimelech, Equipoise, Alsab, Ack Ack and Youth. Few stallions have contributed so much from so small a legacy.
The last hope for the Domino male line appears to rest with Include's sons Redeemed, winner of the 2012 Brooklyn Handicap (USA-II), and Sereno Inc., winner of the Premio Forli (ARG-II). Both are longshots to make a major impact and continue the line, but if either does, it won't be the first time that Domino and his descendants have beaten the odds.
Today is the birthday of a member of the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame. Aside from his laurels as one of the greatest racehorses of all time, this champion is so widely found in pedigrees that he is an ancestor of virtually every Thoroughbred foaled in North America, yet he was never a champion sire or broodmare sire. Name him.
Death of Smart Strike
The American thoroughbred industry suffered a great loss today with the death of Smart Strike. The last of the great sire sons of Mr. Prospector in North America, Smart Strike was the only one of the sons of the great progenitor to top the American general sire list, a feat he accomplished in 2007 and 2008. Best remembered as the sire of 2007-2008 American Horse of the Year Curlin, he is also the sire of two Canadian Horses of the Year in Soaring Free (2004) and Never Retreat (2011) as well as champions Lookin at Lucky, English Channel, My Miss Aurelia, Dr. Arbatach, Eye of the Sphynx, Portcullis, Gold Strike, Added Edge and Silver Streaker. He also leaves behind a growing reputation as a broodmare sire.
Smart Strike was one of the most distinguished representatives of the family of Sam-Son Farm's great foundation mare No Class. The first of three generations of Canadian Broodmares of the Year, No Class produced four champions including 1984 Canadian Oaks winner Classy 'n Smart (by Smarten), dam in turn of 1991 Canadian Horse of the Year and American champion 3-year-old filly Dance Smartly (by Danzig) and Smart Strike, a Grade I winner in his own right. The bare listing of these accomplishments only scratches the surface of what No Class and her descendants have accomplished, but suffice it to say that Smart Strike has been worthy of his illustrious heritage and has passed it on in style. He will be missed.
Firing Line Sends Out a Warning Shot
Firing Line gained a lot of fans with his visually impressive score in the Sunland Derby (USA-III) on March 22.
He's a nice colt and deserved the win, but I can't help feeling that this race looked better than it was in spite of the fact that he set a track record while coasting at the end. This was a glib track that could only help a colt with good natural cruising speed (which Firing Line has), and the colt faced much weaker opposition than he will see in Louisville. His close-up seconds to Dortmund may also need to be taken with a grain of salt, given that Dortmund seems to be one of those lazy types who will only do what he must to get the job done.
Two other concerns with Firing Line are his pedigree and his schedule. On paper, he looks better suited to 8 or 9 furlongs than 10, especially since he lacks any proven sources of stamina close up. The same criticism could be made of several colts among the leading contenders, but Firing Line does not quite have the athleticism of American Pharoah or the long, powerful stride that Dortmund boasts when he gets in gear. When a colt doesn't have the raw reserves of stamina to simply grind a distance out, he needs exceptional efficiency to stretch his distance capacity. I'm not sure Firing Line quite has it.
Firing Line's schedule also looks less than ideal. He has enough seasoning from his duels with Dortmund to be mentally prepared for a big run at Louisville, but six weeks is a long time to maintain top mental and physical fitness without a race in between. Going into one of the major preps on two weeks' turnaround doesn't seem likely, nor does taking on Pharoah in three weeks in the Arkansas Derby (USA-I). The Lexington Stakes (USA-II), also in three weeks, might be a possibility but drops back in distance slightly, not necessarily what you want when building up to 10 furlongs.
Make no mistake about it, Firing Line has potential and could probably have beaten a substantially better field to grab his first graded stakes win. Nonetheless, this performance probably wasn't up to the standards set by either of the Baffert pair, and there are several potential stars waiting for the Florida Derby (USA-I), Wood Memorial (USA-I) and Louisiana Derby (USA-II) to show what they can do. Those jumping on Firing Line at this point may have a good thing, but I think they'd be better off holding their fire.
Answer to Friday Trivia Question for 3/20/15
In 1969, Majestic Prince shared high weight of 136 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American 3-year-old males with champion 3-year-old male and Horse of the Year Arts and Letters. Majestic Prince never won an official championship but was admitted to the National Museum of Racing Hall of Fame in 1988.
Dubai Sky: Coming Up at the Right Time for the Wrong Place?
Dubai Sky thrust himself into the Kentucky Derby (USA-I) picture with an authoritative win in yesterday's Horseshoe Casino Cincinnati Spiral Stakes (USA-IIIA), In notching his fourth straight win, the full brother to 2010 Malibu Stakes (USA-I) winner Twirling Candy picked up 50 points toward a Derby starting spot, probably more than enough to get him into the field. The question is whether that is where he really belongs.
On the plus side, Dubai Sky appears to be developing and maturing at the right time. He has enough tactical speed and flexibility to be placed as his jockey judges best, and his pedigree suggests at least a solid possibility of getting 10 furlongs, a distance at which Twirling Candy placed twice in Grade I company. The fact that he is from the family of the great Affirmed certainly doesn't hurt anything.
The down side is that Dubai Sky has yet to race over dirt, and the Kentucky Derby is a tough place to try this for the first time. The field is invariably large, the jockeying for early position is fierce, and a horse that doesn't get an ideal spot in the early going may find itself taking a lot of kickback. One need only recall how Zenyatta floundered in the early going of the 2010 Breeders' Cup Classic (USA-I) at Churchill Downs to get an idea of how a horse unused to the conditions may respond. The fact that Dubai Sky's connections chose to start him out on grass -- not the usual path for a well-bred colt whose pedigree doesn't scream "turf" -- may also say something about where he is best suited.
Twirling Candy was a pretty versatile sort, winning on all three surface types, and it may be that Dubai Sky has the versatility to do the same. This performance was not in the same league with those turned in by American Pharoah and Dortmund in their most recent preps, though, meaning that Dubai Sky would have to improve significantly over an unfamiliar surface to be a serious threat at Louisville.
Overall, my impression of the Spiral was that this was a rather one-paced race where Dubai Sky simply slowed down less in the stretch than his competition, though to his credit he did so while racing wide throughout. He may be this year's Animal Kingdom, but my feeling is that the Sky may hit his limit if run in the Derby.
This high-class colt was assigned a rating of 136 pounds on the Daily Racing Form's Free Handicap for American 3-year-old males -- the highest rating ever for a 3-year-old colt who did not win an official championship. Name him.
Allen Jerkens: Farewell to "The Chief"
Allen Jerkens seldom got the really flashy horses -- the obvious stars with stellar pedigrees and high-octane connections. Most of his horses were honest hard-knockers or animals that had ability but needed a lot of help to get past their problems. Few others could have trained a horse with Prove Out's waywardness and physical issues to the point where he could warm up Secretariat, let alone beat him. Yet Prove Out's upset of the legendary champion was just one of Jerkens' stellar feats in a career that made him the youngest trainer of flat racers ever named to the National Museum of Racing's Hall of Fame until Bill Mott came along.
Jerkens was a fixture on the New York circuit for 63 years, ever since winning his first race at Aqueduct in 1950. His decision to remain in Florida after the 2013-2014 winter season left an unsettling vacancy among the ranks of New York horsemen. He'd been as much a part of New York racing as the canoe in the lake at Saratoga and the grandstand at Belmont. Now his absence is permanent. Other trainers and their stock will fill the stalls he once occupied, but no one can fill the place he held in others' hearts and memories.
Jerkens' kindness was just as legendary as his training ability. He was never one to talk much about himself but always one to quietly lend a helping hand where it was needed. The horsemen and horsewomen he mentored along the way learned a lot about horses, and even more about how to be a great human being. The lessons he taught are timeless, and sorely needed in a world that would rather take shortcuts than do things right.
It wasn't a "giant killer" but a giant that the racing world lost today. Farewell, Chief.


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Valentino Rossi: It was a mistake going to Ducati
September 11, 2014 September 11, 2014 Aaron Rowles	0 Comments	Ducati, MotoGP, Rossi, Yamaha
Valentino Rossi has admitted it was a mistake leaving Yamaha for Ducati back in 2010, saying he was annoyed with Yamaha.
Rossi had initially joined Yamaha after a fall out with Honda in 2003, and turned the 2004 M1 into an instant race winner, with victory in his very first race in Welkom. He went on to win five championships in eight years with Yamaha before deciding to take on the Desmosedici challenge in 2010, something he admits he regrets doing.
"It was a mistake to go to Ducati, because I was annoyed with Yamaha. Because after having won (the title) with Yamaha in 2004 and 2005, after so many years in which Yamaha had been struggling, Yamaha decided to bring a very strong teammate, and then I got really annoyed at it. But now I understand I was wrong. Also because the treatment in the Yamaha box has always been very equal," said The Doctor in an interview with MotoGP.com before his home race in Misano this weekend.
"Even in 2008 when Jorge arrived we were always at the same level, and it is still like that. This year Yamaha has made a big effort for me, to create the conditions for me in which I can give my maximum, but they also do their best for Lorenzo, and I can say we are 50/50 in terms of importance in the team.
Despite issuing what appeared to be ultimatums ahead of the decision to move to Ducati, the Doctor maintains he never had a problem with Lorenzo, insisting they always had a competitive rivalry.
"I have never had an argument with Lorenzo, we are great rivals but we get on well. There is a good atmosphere in the team even if we are rivals. I think the thing with the exhaust pipe in Assen was a mistake from Yamaha because they had to give one to me and one to him but in the end they gave him two, but it wasn't not a big problem."
Despite the Ducati dream failing, it's not something he says he regrets. He said it was worth a try, and is glad he did try it.
"I always say I haven't any regret to try with Ducati," Rossi said in the pre-race press conference in Misano. "Especially because it was so important to try. It was a big bet, but if I was able to win with Ducati – Italian rider on an Italian bike – it would have been so important and so great.
"Unfortunately we could not achieve the results I expected, but I never regret making that choice.
"Unfortunately I was never able to have a good result because when I arrive I think the Ducati was the most different bike to ride, compared with the M1. Especially the feeling with the front and you had to ride in a different way.
"So I tried, together with especially Filippo Preziosi, to fix this problem but unfortunately we never arrived to a good point. We did some good results especially in the wet, and the dry here at Misano, but we were never able to find the right way to improve the bike."
2015 MotoGP
Rossi admits that he misses Stoner
Rossi won't be joining Suzuki in 2015
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Does your dog hide under the bed when there's a storm brewing? Try to hide behind you when a stranger is nearby? Piddle behind the couch when someone new comes into the living room? Just like we humans, canines have their own little insecurities, fears, and foibles that can make a day pretty miserable. So how do you help your little puddle of helplessness become as brave as Wonder Dog? The answer is pretty simple, really: socialization!
Dogs have their own little insecurities, fears, and foibles that can make them miserable.
The theory is this: each time your dog experiences something new and lives to tell about it, he or she knows there is one less thing in the world to be scared of. So, if you expose the dog to as many different things as you can during puppyhood, when dogs naturally know no fear, you will reduce the number of fears he or she has as an adult.
For example, many dogs become fearful when they meet new people. It's probably because of one of two reasons: either the new person reminds them of an unpleasant experience from their past, or they haven't been properly socialized so that they are comfortable with strangers.
If your dog becomes shy when introduced to one specific type of person, for example men or children, chances are he or she had a bad experience with a man or a child in the past. In that case, you need to use positive reinforcement to entice the dog to start trusting members of that group. You might ask the men at the dog park to give your dog a treat whenever they see the animal. You might work with the neighbor kid on lying very still and letting the dog approach him at his or her own pace.
If, on the other hand, your dog is fearful of all people, it usually means the dog has just not had enough experience to know that there are at least a few good people in this world. Try taking your dog with you when you run errands. Expose him or her to the great big world out there. But take it slow. It won't do any good to try to socialize the dog if you rush the process and the dog simply becomes overwhelmed.
Try taking the dog on short errands where you don't expect to run into more than a few people at first. Gradually increase the length of the trip and the number of people the dog interacts with. Be sure to reward your dog with a treat and lots of affection and praise when you see him or her responding in an appropriate way to the people you meet.
If taking your dog out poses too many challenges, you can also socialize him in your own home. Simply begin inviting people over for dinner or have your kids' friends come inside when they stop by to pick up your child for a date or an outing. Give them some coaching ahead of time so they know to let the dog approach them at a pace that is comfortable for the dog.
If your dog has fears related to noise, you might try tape-recording the noise, then playing it back to your dog to help him or her get used to it. Start out with the playback at a very low volume, played far away from your dog. If he or she doesn't run and hide under the bed, reward the dog with a treat and lots of praise. Gradually increase the volume and the proximity until your dog is totally comfortable with the noise.
It bears noting that some dogs will bite when they are fearful. If this is a concern, you will probably want to practice socialization with your dog wearing a muzzle. Safety first!
Stress signs include putting the tail between the legs, yawning, hiding, and losing control of the bladder.
If possible, it is best to socialize your dog during puppyhood. Puppies are likely to be more willing to explore before they have bad experiences which can show them the hurtful things in the world. When you bring a new puppy into your home, make sure you take the time to properly socialize him or her. It's just as important as obedience training. A new puppy should come with you whenever you leave the house, if possible. He or she should get used to riding in a car, being near loud traffic noises, hearing kids playing, seeing lots of sounds, smelling lots of smells, and touching lots of different surfaces.
If your dog is already past puppyhood when he or she comes into your family, your task will be a little bit harder, but certainly not impossible. If you take your time and allow your dog to lead you, you'll both feel better in no time!
As you are socializing your dog, you want to be sure you allow him or her to experience success early and often. Don't rush, and watch for signs your dog is becoming stressed, then remove him or her from the situation before full-blown panic sets in. Stress signs include putting the tail between the legs, yawning, hiding, and losing control of the bladder. Here is a good article from the Santa Clara County Sheriff's Department on recognizing canine stress.
If your dog does well with an exercise initially, then begins to fall apart, remove the dog from the situation and praise him or her for the progress made. Reward each little step as your dog progressively gets closer and closer to the goal.
For more information on socializing your dog to relieve his or her anxiety, read this article from our doggies den or this one from veterinary partner.


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Debarshi Mitra, a 22-year old doctoral student in Physics, is the winner of this year's prestigious Srinivas Rayaprol Poetry Prize. He was chosen among 100 contestants from across the country by a jury consisting of Arvind Krishna Mehrotra and two faculty members from the English department at University of Hyderabad, Anna Kurian and Sirisha Telugu.
Hyderabad: Debarshi Mitra, a 22-year old doctoral student in Physics, is the winner of this year's prestigious Srinivas Rayaprol Poetry Prize. He was chosen among 100 contestants from across the country by a jury consisting of Arvind Krishna Mehrotra and two faculty members from the English department at University of Hyderabad, Anna Kurian and Sirisha Telugu.The award consisting of a citation and cash prize of Rs 15,000 was presented by the Vice-Chancellor of Central University of Orissa, Prof. Satchidananda Mohanty to the winner at the U oH on Friday.
Debarshi had his debut book of poems ' Eternal Migrant' published in May 2016 by Writers Workshop. His works have previously appeared in anthologies like Kaafiyana and in literary magazines like ' The Scarlet Leaf Review', 'Thumbprint', ' The Punch Magazine' , 'The Poet Community,' and 'Leaves of Ink' among others.
His second collection of poems, 'Spare Change' is to hit the stands in 2018. He was the recipient of the runner up prize for The Wingword Poetry Contest, 2017. Recognised as a significant award for creative writing in India, the Srinivas Rayaprol Poetry Prize was instituted by the Hyderabad-based Srinivas Rayaprol Literary Trust to recognise excellence in poetry written in English by poets in the age group of 20-40 years. The Prize is jointly administered by the Department of English, UoH.
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No scripture speaks of Jesus Christ, His love for us, nor gives the details of His death on the cross more accurately than Isaiah 53, written 500 years before even the birth of Christ;
Isaiah 53:1-12 (ESV)
1 Who has believed what they heard from us? And to whom has the arm of the Lord been revealed? 2 For he grew up before him like a young plant, and like a root out of dry ground; he had no form or majesty that we should look at him, and no beauty that we should desire him. 3 He was despised and rejected by men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief; and as one from whom men hide their faces he was despised, and we esteemed him not. 4 Surely he has borne our griefs and carried our sorrows; yet we esteemed him stricken, smitten by God, and afflicted. 5 But he was wounded for our transgressions; he was crushed for our iniquities; upon him was the chastisement that brought us peace, and with his stripes we are healed. 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned everyone to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. 7 He was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth; like a lamb that is led to the slaughter, and like a sheep that before its shearers is silent, so he opened not his mouth. 8 By oppression and judgment he was taken away; and as for his generation, who considered that he was cut off out of the land of the living, stricken for the transgression of my people? 9 And they made his grave with the wicked and with a rich man in his death, although he had done no violence, and there was no deceit in his mouth. 10 Yet it was the will of the Lord to crush him; he has put him to grief; when his soul makes an offering for sin, he shall see his offspring; he shall prolong his days; the will of the Lord shall prosper in his hand. 11 Out of the anguish of his soul he shall see and be satisfied; by his knowledge shall the righteous one, my servant, make many to be accounted righteous, and he shall bear their iniquities. 12 Therefore I will divide him a portion with the many, and he shall divide the spoil with the strong, because he poured out his soul to death and was numbered with the transgressors; yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors.
I hope you will take time today, just days before Christmas, to read, dwell, and meditate on these verses. Take a special look at verse 6 All we like sheep have gone astray; we have turned every one to his own way; and the Lord has laid on him the iniquity of us all. The last part of Verse 12 "yet he bore the sin of many, and makes intercession for the transgressors."
I hope you realize today that the good news of Christmas means that we are not stuck in our sin and struggle! Jesus Christ died for our sins and not only paid the price for them on the cross, but He is active today, praying and speaking up on our behalf.
Will you take time this Christmas to recognize Him?


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Sorghum harvest commences, but production threatened | Grain Brokers Australia
Posted by GBA Administrator | January 15, 2019	| Weekly Commentary | No Comments
Sorghum harvest commences, but production threatened …
As the last of the Australian winter crop harvest winds down in Victoria, South Australia and Western Australia, the early sorghum harvest has rolled into action across southern Queensland and isolated pockets of northern New South Wales.
There has been much conjecture around the size of this season's sorghum crop after seed supplies reportedly ran out back in October. The early planted area in southern Queensland was quite significant, but plenty of seed obviously sat in the shed. The pre-Christmas rains initiated a flurry of planting activity across the holiday period with planters even seen operating on Christmas day.
Fortunes have been mixed throughout the growing season. Most of the early sown crops in northern New South Wales have struggled through without much in crop rainfall, and some have perished as a result. While there are some good areas, many early yield reports have not been flattering. At this stage, with much of the Liverpool Plains and other areas further north yet to be sown (and unlikely to be sown), the New South Wales crop will struggle to exceed 500,000 metric tonnes (MT). This is well below average.
Southern Queensland crops have generally fared better. Whilst the spring rainfall has been lower than average in most districts the crop has managed quite well. Apart from the irrigated crops, those sown into long fallow ground certainly look the best. Nevertheless, there were isolated instances where paddocks failed and were sprayed out. Some of these were resown when later rains arrived.
Overall the inner Darling Downs crops (east of Dalby and Cecil Plains) are in good condition. The same can be said for the areas north of Dalby and west as far as Condamine and Miles. In general, those crops that are at, or close, to harvest will be above average in yield. Evapotranspiration is at its peak at this time of the year so those paddocks that are still in the grain fill stage will require more rain to finish and maintain above average yield potential.
The size of the late sown crop may surprise to the upside if the growing season is a little sympathetic. This has the potential to compensate, in a small way, for the lower production in northern New South Wales as the drought continues in many areas of the state. The lack of seed availability has forced some growers to reduce seeding rates in order to plant the intended area. At this stage, the southern Queensland crop could still be as high as 1.2 million metric tonnes, but regular rain is required to get that through to harvest and in the bin.
The planting window is now well and truly open in Central Queensland, but the required rains have not arrived in many districts. Around one-third of the predetermined area has been planted and much of that is into a marginal moisture profile. The ideal sowing window for the region runs through to at least mid-February, so there is still time. However, substantial soaking rains are required across the entire region to boost the sown area and get the balance of the crop in the ground.
In a big year, Central Queensland can produce more than 500,000MT of sorghum, but most estimates would currently be south of 350,000MT. Unfortunately, the hot, dry weather is forecast to continue through to the end of January so the final production number could easily be much less. Due to its distance from key domestic markets, a significant proportion of Australia's sorghum exports are traditionally loaded out of the Central Queensland ports of Gladstone and Mackay.
The market reacted to the availability of new crop sorghum with the delivered Darling Downs market trading down to $350 at the end of last week, a fall of around $10 over the week. The delivered Brisbane and delivered Newcastle markets were also weaker last week, falling about $8 to finish at $364 and $375 respectively.
The domestic market may have been down, but the appreciation in the Aussie dollar meant that export values actually increased week on week. China has reportedly reduced their bids for Australian sorghum, and they now sit at a substantial discount to domestic values.
This could be a reflection of reports that China has been increasing their interest in United States (US) sorghum. There are even rumours circulating that some business may have been done. With the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) on a Trump enforced siesta, anything could have happened, and the market would be none the wiser.
US sorghum is trading at around US$185 free on board (FOB) out of the Gulf of Mexico against Brisbane FOB at around US$295. At that spread, it will be challenging for Australia to find substantial export demand. However, with queries on production in northern New South Wales and Central Queensland, the exportable surplus may not be significant.
In overseas news, Egypt (GASC) issued a wheat tender last week, and they ended up booking 415,000MT. Despite all the talk of dwindling supplies, logistics issues, rising domestic prices and phytosanitary restrictions, Russia was again the seller. A total of 295,000MT traded in the February 20-28 slot and a further 120,000 traded in the March 1-10 slot.
Values were around US$2 higher than the December tender. This dashed hopes of an early pick-up in European and US exports in the second half of the season, and the market was sold down accordingly after the tender results were released.
Last week's US-China trade talks concluded with no official deal, but China promised to buy "a substantial amount" of agricultural, energy and manufactured goods and services from the US. There does not appear to have been any follow through with no evidence or reports of sales to close the week. The government shutdown is certainly not helping the transparency situation. Higher level talks are now scheduled for later in the month to hopefully hammer out a deal.
It seems that Don's Party is quickly becoming a game of Deal or No Deal.
Peter McMeekin is a consultant to Grain Brokers Australia. Call 1300 946 544 to discuss your grain marketing needs.