View this email as a Web page Please add SO_MarketMaxx_ to your Safe Sender list.

What's Happening in MarketMaxx?
August 5, 2008
This graphic isn’t a seismic chart from the recent L.A. earthquake -- but it does illustrate the extremely shaky corn market.
After dropping another 23-plus cents last Friday, December corn had stumbled to $5.85/bu. – down about two bucks from earlier this summer. Soybeans were no better off, with the November futures sliding 38 cents Friday to $13.65/bu., off nearly $3 in less than a month. Prices were off even more early this week.

Better growing conditions have spurred the market drop. With these price decreases, lost revenue could be huge. For example, that $2 drop in corn would see a $300/acre decrease in revenue on a farm that yields 150 bu./acre. Beans at $3 less would shrink revenue by $150/acre if yields average 50 bu.

That elementary math lesson illustrates the importance of good marketing when the opportunity is there. By going to the www.MarketMaxx.net page, you can tune up your marketing skills by reviewing the marketing library and looking over links on how to write a marketing plan. Leaders in the MarketMaxx corn and soybean marketing games are still pulling the trigger at the right time, but are still seeing pressure from market volatility.


MarketMaxx Leaderboard
Top 10 Leaders – Corn Contest
Howard Wilson, Marlette, MI, $8.68.14
Kent Borstad, Faulkton, SD, $8.30.74
Greg Salac, Summerdale, AL, $8.18.05
Thomas Salac, Robertsdale, AL, $7.80.98
Roy Sangmeister, Manhattan, IL, $7.66.16
Scott Odle, Linden, IN, $7.55.65
Greg Kaiser, Foley, AL, $7.41.27
Corey Brandau, Peotone, IL, $7.34.58
Marcus, Spotts, Nora, IA, $7.31.55
Debbie Hesse, Moses, WA, $7.21.52

Top 10 Leaders – Soybean Contest
Roy Sangmeister, Manhattan, IL, $21.38.2
Corey Brandau, Peotone, IL, $21.18.25
Ed Krelo, Elkville, IL, $17.94.47
Steve Mercer, Kearney, NE, $16.09
Thomas Salac, Robertsdale, AL, $15.95.65
Andy Bensend, Dallas, WI, $15.88.25
Jeremy Svitak, Howells, NE, $15.77.0699
Dave Huitink, Orange, IA, $15.56.14
Greg Salac, Summerdale, AL, $15.46.35
David Hadrick, Faulkton, SD, $15.43


ADVERTISEMENT
Expect the unexpected with Halex™ GT. Residual control in a glyphosate herbicide. Learn more at halexgt-herbicide.com.

MarketMaxx Prizes
There’s a lot to gain and nothing to lose in keeping up with your trades. Go to www.marketmaxx.net/ today and learn all about the great prizes you’re playing for in the MarketMaxx contest. Grand prize for the corn contest is a Gleaner R5 or A5 series combine (up to 100 combine separator hours). The soybean winner will receive a year's use (not to exceed 250 hours) of the choice of any PowerMaxx CVT-equipped AGCO RT or DT series tractor.

Second prize for each contest is a complete computer system plus software from Syngenta Crop Protection. Third prize in the corn contest is a complete Leica mojoRTK auto-steer system from Leica Geosystems. Third prize in the soybean contest and fourth prize in the corn contest is a DICKEY-john mini GAC Plus handheld moisture tester.


Visit www.marketmaxx.net/ and explore numerous links to help you improve your marketing plan. Look over economist Kevin McNew’s review of corn and soybean basis trends to get a glimpse of markets across the country. There are also links to the Brock Report, CBOT, Chicago Mercantile Exchange, Kansas City Board of Trade, New York Board of Trade, Minneapolis Grain Exchange and Cash Grain Bids.

Go to www.marketmaxx.net/ and check out the MarketMaxx forum, and look over the many great prizes offered by our MarketMaxx sponsors.






Market Commentary

By Richard Brock, The Brock Report
Cash Convergence Measures Discussed

The Commodity Futures Trading Commission's (CFTC) Agricultural Advisory Committee last week discussed a host of proposals to address the recent lack of convergence between agriculture commodity futures and cash prices. CFTC Commissioner Michael Dunn, who chaired the meeting, says the problem is dire and a solution is needed urgently.

"The lack of convergence between the future and cash price in some contracts has shaken the confidence in the futures market to act as a price discovery mechanism," says Dunn. Two potential solutions widely discussed by panel members included a proposal to significantly increase premium charges for grain storage and a proposal for a quicker "compelled load-out," which would allow a warehouse certificate holder to force an elevator to deliver physical commodities in as little as 48 hours.

Terry Reinhart, representing Advance Trading, Inc., told the panel that doubling premium charges would assure convergence. “Every penny that the premium charge is raised is a penny closer to allowing convergence," he says. Dave Lehman, commodity research and product development director for CME Group, parent company of the Chicago Board of Trade and the Chicago Mercantile Exchange, says a rate increase for storage is being tried under advisement by the National Grain and Feed Association (NGFA), but so far the results have been disappointing.

Storage rates were increased 10% and the wheat delivery instrument was changed from a warehouse receipt to a shipping certificate, but the July 2008 wheat contract, the first expiration affected by the changes, exhibited poor convergence, says Lehman.

Tom Coyle, representing NGFA, says a large increase in storage rates would allow more volatility in spreads and less in basis and would enhance convergence in surplus years.

However a large storage rate increase would make markets less responsive to bullish fundamentals, create potential for an opposite imbalance in tight stock years and would increase the burden on long hedgers, he says. CME Group is preparing to try to bring about convergence by implementing new seasonal storage rates and setting up additional “safety-valve” delivery points.

There is a strong consensus within industry for those two measures, but the CME Group will continue to seek more feedback on them over the next 30 days.

Bill Would Raise Taxes On Fund Profits
The Brock Report adds that institutional investors such as hedge and pension funds speculating in commodity markets could face higher tax rates on their trading profits if a new proposal introduced in the U.S. Senate gains momentum.

The proposal, offered by Sens. Ron Wyden (D-OR) and Charles Grassley (R-IA), the ranking member of Senate finance panel, would end lower capital gains rates on profits and the tax-exempt status for some institutional investors. Under the draft proposal, anyone directly purchasing oil, natural gas or products such as diesel fuel, or indirectly through futures contracts, commodity index funds or other investment strategies, would be taxed as if they were commercial commodity traders. That means they would pay ordinary income tax rates of up to 35% on their profits.

Under current law, investors in oil and gas index funds or other financial products pay ordinary income tax rates on only 40% of their returns. The remaining 60% are treated as long-term capital gains on which they pay a tax of only 15%.

"Essentially the current system is giving speculators tax incentives to bid up the prices of oil," says Wyden. "We just don't think the tax code should favor one set of buyers and sellers over another. That is how markets get distorted." In addition, the proposal would tax pension funds, some of the biggest investors in oil and gas contracts, at ordinary income rates. Tax-exempt entities under current law do not face any taxes on these returns.

"We're not saying you can't speculate," says a Wyden aide. "You're just not going to get the tax incentive for doing so."


ADVERTISEMENT
Gleaner Combines
Get industry leading efficiency, capacity and the latest harvesting technology from improved headers to the fastest unloading system on the market with Gleaner combines. Match your harvest needs with an axial- or transverse-rotor, Class VI or Class VII combines or try the new, 425 hp, Class VIII A85 with the largest axial rotor and a 4.5 bushels per second unloading rate.


Additional Commentary
Watch August 12 Crop Production Report
By Darrel Good, University of Illinois Extension economist

USDA’s August 12 Crop Production report will provide an important benchmark for assessing 2008 corn and soybean production. Given the unusual level of uncertainty surrounding production prospects this year, the report has the potential to produce a sharp price response.

The report will provide a more precise estimate of planted acres of corn and soybeans and an updated forecast of acreage harvested for grain. In June USDA indicated that approximately 9,000 farmers would be re-interviewed in mid-July to more fully assess actual plantings and acreage intended for harvest. That information will be incorporated into the August production forecasts. Like yield forecasts, however, the acreage forecasts are subject to revision as more information becomes available later in the season.

Corn and soybean prices have declined sharply since establishing contract highs in the midst of widespread crop concerns in June and early July. December 2008 corn futures reached a high just below $8, declined to a low just above $5.60, and are currently trading near $5.70. November 2008 soybean futures reached a high just short of $16.37, but declined to just above $13.00 in early trading Aug. 4.

The decline in prices reflects a number of shifting fundamentals, including lower crude oil prices, declining ethanol margins, slowing corn exports, increased wheat feeding, and indications of some reduction in livestock production. The main contributor to the price decline, however, was improving crop condition ratings and the resultant larger production expectations.

Given the large price drop over the past three weeks, the greater risk may be smaller than expected production forecasts. For both corn and soybeans, revenue insurance products now provide some important downside price protection for unpriced production. November 2008 soybean futures have declined below the spring price guarantee for revenue insurance products. For corn, December 2008 futures are only about 30 cents above the spring price guarantee.

If current crop condition ratings persist through the end of the season, the 2008 U.S. average corn yield would be projected at 155.7 bu./acre and the U.S. average soybean yield would be projected at 43.7 bu./acre. Those yields are well above the long term (1960-2007) trend yields for 2008 of 150.7 bu. for corn and 41.4 bu. for soybeans and are likely above expectations for the Aug, 12 Crop Production report.

More modest yield forecasts are expected due to the variability and general lateness of crop development. As of July 27, only 7% of the corn crop in the 18 major corn producing states was reported in the dough stage, compared to the 19% average in the previous five years. Only 21% of the soybeans were reported to be setting pods, compared to the 5-year average of 38%.

USDA indicated in June that the number of fields selected for objective yield measurements and the sample size for the August Agricultural Yield Survey would be increased. Still, the lateness of the crops makes it very difficult to judge yield potential, particularly for soybeans. For both crops, weather conditions over the next two months will be extremely important for determining yield potential. A lot of yield uncertainty will persist after the August report.


ADVERTISEMENT
Save Money with a Pocket-sized Steering Kit

The compact console fits easily in the radio slot of your cab and connects to the CAN bus with a single cable. Save time and money by installing the mojoRTK yourself. It’s so simple, you can even move the mojoRTK from one tractor to another.

Order at www.mojoRTK.com


Other News That Can Impact Corn And Soybean Prices
No CRP Early Out
Secretary of Agriculture Ed Schafer says USDA won’t allow “early out” for Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) contracts without penalty. “After carefully considering recent crop reports and weather conditions, the price trends we are seeing in grain markets and the likelihood of increasing land for crop production, we have decided not to allow the penalty-free release of CRP land at this time,” says Schafer.

“The markets have been reacting favorably to the good growing weather we have been experiencing in recent weeks and encouraging reports on crop conditions. Cash prices for corn are down 25% -- and for soybeans, 14% from their record highs last month.”

Schafer says that even with the damage and delays in planting caused by the floods, “this year's corn crop is on track to be the second largest on record with an anticipated harvest of almost 79 million acres.”

He says the U.S. will have 1.1 million CRP acres scheduled to expire on Sept. 30 of this year, and that number jumps to 3.8 million acres on Sept. 30, 2009 and then 4.4 million acres in September of 2010. “So, large blocks of land will be available for other uses if land owners chose to pursue them,” says Schafer.

WTO Stalls Again, Even After U.S. And EU Offer To Cut Farm Subsidies
A Geneva meeting aimed at breaking through ever-stalled World Trade Organization (WTO) talks failed last week after developing countries shunned offers from the U.S. and European Union to cut farm subsidies.

The U.S. offered to reduce trade-distorting farm subsidies from $48.2 billion to $15 billion per year, but developing countries criticized the proposal for not going far enough.
 U.S. Trade Representative Susan C. Schwab made it clear the offer is conditional upon U.S. trading partners increasing access for U.S. goods and services in their markets, reports the Washington Times. "This is a major move, taken in good faith with an expectation that others will reciprocate and step forward with improved offers in market access," says Schwab.

"My immediate response is it doesn't pass the 'laugh test,'" says a senior trade negotiator from India. Negotiators from Brazil and other developing countries also ridiculed the proposal. The EU offered to reduce its tariffs on farm products by 60%, six percentage points more than its earlier pledge. Developing countries reacted skeptically to that proposal, too.

Reuters reports that the marathon talks on a new wave of trade liberalization collapsed after nine days of intense but ultimately fruitless negotiations. Edward Gresser, director of the Trade and Global Markets Project, Progressive Policy Institute, Washington, D.C., says the time for developing countries to strike a deal over agriculture was now, not later.

“This year's high prices created a window for lower rich-country subsidies and tariffs that may not open again, and it's unfortunate that the big developing countries didn't take the opportunity," he says. "This fourth collapse after Cancun, Hong Kong and Potsdam suggests that the WTO members may need to rethink the agenda rather than try again with the same program. In particular, they might move agricultural reform out of the center for a few years, and focus instead on big newly emerging industries -- energy/environmental industries and medical equipment for example -- where attitudes are less entrenched and emotional."

USB Surveys Says Consumers Back Farmers And Biodiesel
A recent nationwide survey conducted by the United Soybean Board (USB) and soybean checkoff revealed that U.S. consumers strongly back U.S. soybean farmers and biodiesel.


The “National Agriculture Image Survey” indicated 82% of consumers agree foreign oil-producing countries and the high cost of fuel impacting farming and processing, packaging, storing and shipping food are to blame for food price increases -- not U.S. farmers.

Other key findings of the USB survey show:
• 77% of consumers favor the use of biodiesel as a source of energy that can meet our needs in the next 5-10 years.
• 74% were more favorable toward biodiesel after hearing it benefits the environment.
• 70% were more favorable toward biodiesel after hearing it’s a new green industry that creates jobs.

“In a time when we all are feeling the pinch of high energy and food costs, it’s encouraging to know the American public realizes the benefits of soy biodiesel as a clean-burning, renewable, homegrown fuel,” says USB Vice Chairman and Nebraska soybean farmer Chuck Myers. “The soybean checkoff believes it’s important that consumers understand the rising cost of petroleum represents the major reason for higher consumer food prices and that biodiesel represents a viable, useful and beneficial alternative to imported oil.”

Myers says that many consumers may not understand how soybean prices affect food costs. “Demand for soy biodiesel has very little impact on the price of food,” states Myers. “A soybean consists mostly of protein-rich meal, and 98% of that meal is used to feed animals that produce food such as poultry, pork, beef and fish.”

“A soybean checkoff study found that demand for biodiesel made from soybean oil increases the supply of soybean meal, which will be largely used to produce more food — not less,” Myers explains.

The study also looked at consumers’ perceptions of farmers, farm families and agribusiness. The survey results show 89% of consumers expressed a favorable image of U.S. farmers. Only 7% responded unfavorably and the other 4% had no opinion.

When asked if farmers are good citizens of their community, 82% of participants said “yes,” while 18% thought that farmers don’t have a stake in their communities. “They are the backbone of the country,” says one survey respondent. “I thought farming was easy until I met and talked with some farmers,” says another.

Study Looks At Impact Of Ethanol On Food
The production of ethanol from corn has had minimal impact on consumer food prices while reducing fuel costs to consumers across the country, according to a new study released July 31.


U.S. Sen. Ben Nelson (D-NE), Chairman of the Ethanol Across America education campaign, hailed a new issue brief titled, The Impact of Ethanol Production on Food, Feed, and Fuel, as a calm voice in a debate that has become confused due to misinformation.

"America's farmers are the most efficient and productive in the world," he says. "While there is new demand for corn and other agricultural products resulting from our effort to produce biofuels, we are seeing increased yields and a likely leveling of prices. We are also working hard to diversify our biofuel production by utilizing new feedstocks that range from specialty energy crops to waste materials."

The issue brief, which is a compilation of existing data and research, notes that while corn prices have indeed nearly doubled in the past year, according to the U.S. Commerce Department's Consumer Price Index, food costs have increased within their historical annual average of 2.9%. However, fuel prices have risen 82% since 2006 and according to USDA, have had a much greater impact on food prices due to higher costs of bringing products to market and food processing.

"Ethanol demand has accounted for 20% of the increase in demand for grain, with considerably less when the distillers grains are returned to the feed supply,” says Douglas Durante, Director of the “Ethanol Across America” campaign. “The other 80% is due to global demand from other countries that are increasing their quality of life and diet. More people wanting more meat and dairy products will continue to drive the market much more than biofuels."

As the issues brief documents, even with the new demand for ethanol, the U.S. is exporting more than at any time in its history while meeting all other feed and food needs. The issue brief also makes the point that ethanol is clearly helping consumers at the gas pump. According to the Nebraska Ethanol Board, fuel prices in Nebraska are among the highest in the nation, yet ethanol blends ranging from E10 to E85 are significantly less expensive than gasoline.

Recent studies by commodity analysts Merrill Lynch concluded that all gasoline prices across the country were 15% lower than they would be without ethanol's role of expanding supply.

"I think we are losing sight of the big picture and our pressing needs of producing our own energy, reducing greenhouse gases, creating jobs across the U.S., and revitalizing rural America," says Nelson. "Through the ethanol program, we are not only producing ethanol and animal protein from corn, but the same process can provide food fit for human consumption as well. Corn ethanol is one step towards energy independence and it is a step that benefits all consumers. As we move towards a wider range of non-petroleum feedstocks, these benefits will be even greater."

Go to www.EthanolAcrossAmerica.net for more information.

Harkin, Lugar Introduce Ethanol Pipeline Measure
Sen. Tom Harkin (D-IA) and Richard Lugar (R-IN) have introduced legislation aimed at addressing one of the valid criticisms of ethanol production -- the lack of an economical way to move the renewable fuel to major markets.

Farm Press reports that legislation authored by Harkin, chairman of the Senate Agriculture Committee, and Lugar, ranking member on the Foreign Affairs Committee, would give pipeline owners the same tax benefits they receive for moving petroleum products for transferring ethanol to other parts of the country. “While the Midwest and Plain states produce the most renewable fuels, the country is lacking the infrastructure to most efficiently transport these liquid fuels to population centers in the East and elsewhere,” the senators say.

“While the most efficient mode for transporting liquid biofuels is by pipeline, a provision in the tax code is effectively blocking Publicly Traded Partnerships (PTP) that build and operate most liquid pipelines from moving forward.”

Under current law, those publicly traded partnerships are required to earn 90% of their income from the exploration, transportation, storage, or marketing of natural resources, including oil, gas, and coal, but not renewable fuels. The Harkin-Lugar bill would change the tax code to state that PTPs can earn “qualified” income from the transport, storage, or marketing of any renewable liquid fuel approved by the Environmental Protection Agency.

“We must seize control of our energy future and shift rapidly and robustly to clean, home-grown sources of energy, including ethanol and other renewable fuels,” says Harkin. “Our bill makes a simple change to the tax code that meets the demands and realities of the 21st century energy marketplace, removing barriers so that biofuels producers in the Midwest and elsewhere will have an efficient, inexpensive way to transport these renewable fuels to the market. And it will continue to provide relief to consumers getting hit hard with rising fuel costs.”

“We must explore every option for reducing our dependence on foreign oil,” says Lugar. “Overcoming problems in moving ethanol through pipelines, as Brazil has done, is important in developing the full promise of America’s renewable fuels.”

EU Backs Away From Biofuels As Food Prices Soar
Soyatech reports that European Union ministers for energy and the environment have revised their targets for renewable energy in the face of abundant new evidence that the increased production of “agrofuels” is partly responsible for the worldwide increase in food prices.


The EU has had a declared objective of increasing the share of agrofuels used in transport by 10% by 2010. This objective was announced during the spring of 2007, as part of the European Commission plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions by 20% by 2020. The European Commission is the executive arm of the EU.

In a declaration to the press after the meeting near Paris, French minister for the environment and energy Jean-Louis Borloo said agrofuels "are only one alternative, among others."

A World Bank paper said the production of agrofuels is responsible for 75% of the increase in the price of food. The confidential report leaked to the media said higher energy and fertilizer prices accounted for only 15% of the increase. The figure contradicts claims by the U.S. government that agrofuels have contributed less than 3% to food price increases.

Soy Big In Aquaculture
The U.S. Soybean Export Council’s Soy in Aquaculture Program says soy use in fish diets is estimated at 300 million bushels annually. During a recent visit to University of New Hampshire’s Cooperative Institute for New England Mariculture and Fisheries research facilities and offshore ocean cage program at Portsmouth, N.H., council stakeholders witnessed offshore tests of improved Ocean Cage Aquaculture Technology cages (OCAT).

Participants discussed additional cooperative studies to further improve and expand OCAT applications. The council, through the Soy In Aquaculture program, increases soybean meal demand for soybean farmers. With the worldwide population expected to grow by 2 billion people by 2025 and continued emphasis on the nutritional benefits of consuming fish, the aquaculture industry needs a protein source that is renewable and facilitates profitability. Feeding demonstrations such as these prove that soybean products provide a powerful solution to those challenges.

China's Edible Oil Imports Up 11%
As the Olympics get prepared to start in China, there are also cheers for the additional use of edible vegetable oil in the huge country. Soyatech reports that China imported more edible vegetable oil at higher cost in the first five months of this year, as demand remained strong at home and prices were buoyed up by short supplies worldwide.



Between January and May, China imported 3.57 million tons of edible vegetable oil, a year-on-year increase of 11.1%. The arrivals were valued at $3.98 billion, up 94.7%, the General Administration of Customs says.

 The import price averaged $1,114/ ton, up 75.2%.

 The total imports included 2.07 million tons of palm oil, up 23.4%, and 1.13 million tons of soybean oil, up 7.7%. The two combined to make up 89.6% of the total.



Cattle On Feed Way Down
July’s USDA Cattle on Feed report shows a downward trend in virtually all phases of cattle feeding. Some of the highlights of the report included: Nebraska placements, down 22%; Texas placements down 18%, Colorado placements down 47%, Oklahoma marketings down 19%; and Canadian cattle on feed lowest since 2004.

Total on feed showed 10.295 million in the nation’s feedyards, 4% below this time last year. Placements were at 1.513 million, down 9%; and marketings were at 1.973 million, down 8%.


Agribusiness Job Web Site
Looking for good agribusiness employees or if you’re ready for a move to a new position, then go to www.agribizjobs.com/home/. Penton Media’s Ag Group, of which Corn & Soybean Digest is a member, has a targeted online career center. Agribizjobs.com offers industry employers a growing, qualified audience of ag professionals and industry job-seekers with agribusiness-specific categorized job listings. It’s a joint effort by Corn & Soybean Digest and its sister publications, BEEF, Farm Industry News, Farm Press, Hay & Forage Grower and National Hog Farmer.

At www.agribizjobs.com/home/ employers can view complete but anonymous resumes for free, and pay only to connect with a job-seeker. Job-seekers can post resumes in ag-specific employment categories and sign up to receive e-mail alerts when new positions are posted that match their search criteria. The site’s Anonymous Resume Bank enables both active and passive job-seekers to list their experience and qualifications in a protected environment, allowing them to stay connected to the employment market while maintaining full control of their confidential information.


Updated Marketing, Biofuels And Other News At Corn & Soybean Digest Web Site
Follow the latest analysis of corn and soybean futures prices and market trends at cornandsoybeandigest.com/ -- our flagship Web site. There’s information on the new farm bill regulations, insect, weed and disease control, market commentary and lots of other news you can use to better manage your farm.

If your latest issue of Corn & Soybean Digest magazine isn’t handy, the site’s magazine archives section enables you to access it and past issues to revisit subjects that can impact your corn and soybean production and marketing. The site's news from across the Corn Belt, other corn- and soybean-production areas and the worldwide markets for corn and beans can help you stay on top of events that can help or hurt prices.

Go to cornandsoybeandigest.com/ now and stay up-to-the-minute on the timeliest analysis and other information on corn and soybean production and prices.


Subscribe To These Other E-Newsletters from Corn & Soybean Digest
There are several other e-newsletters from Corn & Soybean Digest. They include F.I.R.S.T. Harvest Reports (seasonal), Corn E-Digest, Soybean E-Digest and Crop News Weekly. Check them out at subscribe.cornandsoybeandigest.com/subscribe.cfm?tc=NLSUB.

Thanks for taking time to review this MarketMaxx newsletter. If you have comments or questions about MarketMaxx, e-mail your editor, Larry Stalcup, at beef2lar@suddenlink.net.




MarketMaxx is a biweekly e-newsletter for registered players of MarketMaxx. To make trades or update your MarketMaxx account visit http://www.MarketMaxx.net.
You are subscribed to this newsletter as #email#

If you would like to unsubscribe from this mailing click here but keep in mind you will not get updates which may be advantageous for this game.

For questions concerning delivery of this newsletter, please contact our Customer Service Department at:
Customer Service Department
MarketMaxx
US Toll Free: 866-505-7173 International: 847-763-9504 Email:cornandsoybeandigest@pbinews.com

Penton Media | 249 W. 17th Street | New York, NY 10011

Copyright 2007, Penton Media. All rights reserved. This article is protected by United States copyright and other intellectual property laws and may not be reproduced, rewritten, distributed, re-disseminated, transmitted, displayed, published or broadcast, directly or indirectly, in any medium without the prior written permission of Penton Media.