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We now know what exactly caused four Onslow County schools to go on lockdown a couple of weeks ago.
Deputies say Richlands Elementary School had been celebrating pirate week and a teacher came on school property dressed as a pirate.
A cafeteria worker spotted the man outside the school and reported him as a suspicious person to the office, which prompted the lockdown of that school and three others nearby.
According to a sheriff's office incident report released Wednesday, the worker mistook a plastic sword for a gun.
Deputies say they reviewed surveillance video and saw no one else fitting the description of the suspicious person.
The report says the teacher dresses up every year as a pirate for the annual school event.
Originally, the school system would only say the lockdown was brought about by a case of mistaken identity, but would not release any more details.
Richlands Elementary, along with Richlands Primary, Trexler Middle, and Richlands High School were on lockdown for several hours on September 19th.
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A case of mistaken identity led to four Onslow County schools being placed on lockdown Friday morning, according to school officials.
In a statement today the school district's spokeswoman, Suzie Ulbrich, said the sheriff's office completed the investigation of a suspicious person, reportedly with a gun on his hip at Richlands Elementary.
The suspicious person prompted that school and 3 others - Richlands Primary, Trexler Middle, and Richlands High - to be placed on lockdown Friday morning.
Ulbrich said the sheriff's office told the school district that this was a case of mistaken identity, and there was no malicious intent involved.
We have reached out to the sheriff's office and Ulbrich for more details about the case. We will keep you updated as information comes in.
It was terrifying I didn't know what was going on so I was like, all my friends and we were all huddled up in a corner. We was terrified.
The lockdown at four Richlands schools in Onslow County have been lifted. The report of a suspicious person in the community prompted the action.
School spokeswoman Suzie Ulbrich says Richlands Elementary School was placed on lockdown around 10:00 a.m. The other schools on lockdown were Richlands Primary, Trexler Middle and Richlands High.
"It was terrifying," says Bailey Padgett, a student at Trexler Middle. "I didn't know what was going on ... we were all huddled up in a corner."
A Highway Patrol trooper tells WITN's Rachael Cardin that a man approached a teacher at Richlands Elementary this morning. The teacher noticed the man had a gun on his hip; it's against the law to have a gun on school property. The teacher reported the man to officials, but he hasn't been seen since.
Ulbrich says police secured the schools, and parents who had arrived at the elementary school are now able to check out their children. Classes at the schools have resumed.
Authorities continue to look for the white man who was walking though the elementary school campus wearing cammo pants and a drab olive shirt.
Police say the school system utilized its new security system, and it was effective.


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As we pass the mid-January mark, most teams have the core of their 2010 roster in place. Only a few free agents remain, and other than a team adding Johnny Damon as a leadoff hitter or Joel Pineiro as a No. 3 starter, none figures to have a significant impact on a first-division team. The Yankees, as we've realized over the past three weeks, have little work left this off-season, leaving us to sit back and admire the roster Brian Cashman has assembled for 2010.
It's hard not to like what the team offers. Some might not like Brett Gardner roaming left field, but with eight great to solid hitters ahead of him, and with Gardner bringing speed and defense to the table, the Yankees could do worse. I agree with ESPN's Keith Law when he says, "I'm not a Gardner guy, never have been, but their offense is fine even if they put a pointed stick in left field (if the ball hits the stick, the batter is out)." He also notes that the Yankees will find alternatives, if need be, as the season moves along. But, if the No. 9 hitter who plays good defense is the only worry for this team, they have to be in a good spot.
Where they stand now, however, goes out the window once the season begins. At this point all we can do is analyze what we can expect from this group of players. We really have no idea what they will end up producing. Injuries and off-years can drag production down, while career years can boost the team. This captures the beauty of baseball. We have a reasonable idea of what players and teams can do, but once they start playing everything changes, and continues to change over the course of the team. The Yankees on April 4 won't be the same team as they are to start Spring Training, and won't be the same as the team they will be on July 1.
Buster Olney reminds us of this on his blog today, noting the common thoughts at this time last year.
A year ago, the conventional wisdom in baseball offices was that the Red Sox had the kind of starting pitching and overall pitching depth that should be envied, that the Rays' trade for Matt Joyce was one of the best trades of the winter, and that the Tigers were a mess and couldn't possibly compete in 2009.
For the most part, I believed all three points. While I didn't go so far as to envy the Sox pitching staff, mainly because their depth consisted of recovering injury cases who had never pitched in the AL, I recognized they had a number of quality arms. Thinking, like many others, that Edwin Jackson's 2008 was an aberration — he still walked too many and didn't strike out enough — the Joyce trade looked like a win for the Rays. And I thought that the Tigers shouldn't have started Rick Porcello in the majors because they didn't have the pitching to compete. So what points do I believe now that will turn around once the season starts?
One point Olney lists, and with which I agree, is that the Yankees "have the best chance for repeating as champions since the dynasty Yankees." I'm not so sure about that — the 2008 Red Sox looked like a strong enough team. But yes, the way things look now the Yankees surely lead the pack in terms of World Series favorites. How long they stay there depends on how close they stay to expectations. It means high production levels from older players, plus improving production from younger ones. It means staying healthy. It means standing strong against the ever-improving AL East.
Only the luckiest of the lucky teams go through a season without anything significant going wrong. I wouldn't expect that for the 2010 Yankees. They'll get their share of bad breaks, hopefully offsetting that with a few good breaks. But, while the Yankees deal with their issues, so will other teams. We can speak to the perils of a starting pitcher going down for the season, but other teams face the same risk and don't have the Yankees' depth to cover it up. That's part of the game — sometimes the good breaks come in the form of another team's misfortune.
I expect the world of this 2010 Yankees team. They're well-built, with a strong and deep rotation alongside one of the best offenses in baseball. Things will change between now and October, of course, but so they will for the 29 other teams. As it stands, on January 19, I feel pretty damn good about this team. Don't you?

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Publishing and Readership in Revolutionary France and America: A Symposium at the Library of Congress
Publishing and Readership in Revolutionary France and America: A Symposium at the Library of Congress
The Library of Congress established its Center for the Book in 1977 to stimulate public interest in books, reading, and libraries and to encourage the study of books and print culture. the Center is a catalyst for promoting and exploring the vital role of books, reading, and libraries--nationally and internationally. As a partnership between the government and the private sector, the Center for the Book depends on tax-deductible contributions from individuals and corporations to support its program.
The success of the symposium and the publishing of these proceedings has also depended on a number of people. We would like first to recognize the generous support of the Embassy of France and the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs in providing assistance to assure the participation of French scholars. We would like to recognize, in particular, His Excellency the former Emmanuel de Margerie, then ambassador of France to the United States, and Jean-Pierre Angrémy, then head of Technical, Scientific, and Cultural Relations of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, currently French Ambassador to unesco.
Historians of France in the greater Washington area, a constant source of reliable support for any number of French projects at the Library of Congress, were especially helpful during the very busy bicentennial year. We would like to recognize in particular Jack Censer, Robert Forster, Sandra Horvath-Peterson, Emmet Kennedy, and Donald M. G. Sutherland. the American Antiquarian Society, especially Marcus McCorison and John Hench, were also, as usual, invaluable and generous with their support.
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Director Spike Jonze has made a sudden casting move for his upcoming sci-fi comedy Her, replacing Samantha Morton with Scarlett Johansson, just five months before the movie opens on November 20.
The story centers on a lonely writer who falls in love with his new computer operating system, that is supposed to tend to his every need. Scarlett Johansson will provide the voice for this program. The cast also includes Joaquin Phoenix, Rooney Mara, Amy Adams, Chris Pratt, and Olivia Wilde. Here's what Spike Jonze had to say about the last-minute change, in an email to Vulture.
"I think, unfortunately, it's pretty normal in terms of my not-quite-painless-for-everyone-involved 'process' of discovering what the movie is.
Samantha was with us on set and was amazing. It was only in post production, when we started editing, that we realized that what the character/movie needed was different from what Samantha and I had created together. So we recast and since then Scarlett has taken over that role.
I love Samantha. I've been friends with her forever and I hope we make lots of things together in the future.
Be well,
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It's fall, and that means pumpkin patches, corn mazes, harvest festivals and of course, scarecrows. But scarecrows wouldn't have a job if it weren't for the crows! This cute little guy makes a great magnet for your fridge, or is a fun pin your child can wear to that fall party they were invited to.
I used some wood pieces that came in a variety pack kind of like this one. I used the tear drop shapes - one larger one and two medium pieces. The hat is a doll miniature measuring approximately 2-inches in diameter.
You will need:
1 large teardrop wood piece
2 medium teardrop wood pieces
1 miniature 2" straw doll hat
Magenta felt
Miniature green pom-pom
Aleene's Fast Grab Tacky Glue
Paint: black, white, dark yellow
Round magnet
Tools: scissors, paintbrush, toothpick
Crow pattern
Paint the two smaller teardrop wood pieces black. Using the pattern as a guide, paint the larger one black at the rounded end and down to the beak. Paint the pointed end dark yellow.
Just so you can visualize where the wings should go, place them on top of the pattern.
Lift the larger teardrop off and add glue to the round end of the wings.
Place the head back on top of the wings. Cut the hat in half and add glue to the rim ends.
Let the glue sit for about twenty minutes.
Dip the handle end of your paintbrush into the white paint and use it to "draw" two ovals onto the face for the eyes.
Use a toothpick dipped in black paint to add the nostrils in the beak.
When the white paint has dried, cut the pointy tip off of a toothpick and dip it into black paint. Add the pupils to the whites of the eyes.
Once the eyes have dried completely, add some glue to the back and attach the magnet.
Hope you enjoyed this project, have fun!
If you'd like that Chocolate Chip Cookie recipe that the crow is holding on the fridge, click here!
Looking for more? Try my Paper Plate Crow for kids too!
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- Multiple internal cash, card and ID slots
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How to Coupon
Get Started
- Start keeping coupon inserts from Sunday's paper.
- Check out my blog for the latest printable coupons, and visit the printable coupon websites listed on my Find Coupons page. Print the coupons that you know you'll use.
- Start organizing your coupons!
Organizing Coupons
- There are a couple different ways that people organize their coupons; you have to choose what works best for you.
- Option 1: Clip every coupon from the weekly inserts. Then, you can file them alphabetically or by category in a small coupon accordion for your purse or a binder with baseball card clear inserts.
- Option 2: Do not clip any coupons, but instead keep entire coupon inserts each week. (This works best for me.) Then, when you are looking for the best deals of the week you can check my blog or other deal sites you go to and see which coupon inserts the coupons you need to pull are located. You can keep your inserts in a binder or an accordion file.
- I have a large zip binder where I keep my coupons. In one section I have the coupons that I have printed out, and coupons I have received in the mail, organized alphabetically in baseball insert sleeves. In the next section, I have clear sheet protector sleeves where I put each weeks coupon inserts by date and insert type.
- Insert types are abbreviated on my blog, and most couponing and deal sites, you'll need to learn those next.
Coupon Abbreviations
- PG = Procter & Gamble-P&G puts out a monthly coupon insert that you will find in your Sunday paper. Procter & Gamble is a corporation that owns many popular brands such as Pantene, Charmin, Bounty, Dawn, Cover Girl, and many more.
- RP = Red Plum-Red Plum puts out a weekly coupon insert that you will find in your Sunday paper.
- SS = Smart Source-Smart Source puts out a weekly coupon insert that you will find in your Sunday paper.
- OOP = Out of Pocket-This refers to the price that you are paying MINUS the coupon value. (example: XYZ Cereal is $2.00, you have a coupon for $1 off XYZ Cereal, you will pay $1.00 OOP)
- B1G1 = Buy One Get One (usually B1G1 Free) If you buy one product, you get another one of the same product free.
- NLA = No longer available – Refers to coupons that are no longer accessible.
- Once you have collected your coupons, you'll need to start checking the sale ads every week for the best deals.
Sale Ads
- Each Sunday paper will have sale ads for major grocery and drug stores in your area. Personally, I always pull the CVS, Rite Aid, Walgreens, Kroger, Target, and Walmart ads. (Publix comes on Wednesday)
- You can browse through each ad to see if there's anything you need, and if you have coupons to pair with the sale items… OR you can visit my blog to view the best and cheapest deals of the week paired up with the coupons to use with them!
- Once you've decided what you want to buy, you'll need to build a scenario for the store before you go shopping.
Scenario Building
- For beginner couponers, I suggest using one of my simple scenarios before you get in to building your own. Drug store sales can be a little confusing, but if you start with just a couple items and coupons at a time, you'll learn in no time!
- Download my Shopping List to calculate the total OOP expenses you should pay when you go to the store. This way, you will have a ball park idea of how much you'll be spending before you go.
- For Target, Kroger, and Walmart: I usually just make my shopping list in my Shopping List spreadsheet to get an estimate of what I'll be spending. (Unless it's a Kroger Mega Sale)
- For Publix: I type my Shopping List with the items I think are the best deals. My Publix accepts $5 off $50 Star Market coupons, and I also have $3 off $30 Publix coupons, so I make sure that I meet those totals BEFORE COUPONS in my shopping list. (and I always have back-up items in case they are out of stock.)
- For Drug Stores: I type out the items in my Shopping List that I think I want to buy that are cheap and that I have coupons for. Then, I break my shopping list into multiple transactions. The reason for this is because all 3 drug stores have sale items that will print you drug store money for you to use in the store.
(Example: Transaction 1 – ABC Iced Tea is on sale for $2, you have a $1 coupon, you pay $1 OOP, BUT you receive $1 drug store money back. Transaction 2-Shiny Toothpaste is on sale for $1.50, you have a $.50 coupon, you use $1 drug store money from transaction 1, you pay $0.00!!)
Extreme Couponing
- If you truly want to see the highest savings, you'll eventually have to start only buying items that are on sale AND that you have a coupon for.
- This is possible because when you see your favorite items on sale, you'll need to buy at least a couple week's worth of the product to hold you over until it goes on sale again.
- Not only can you buy your favorite items on sale, but you can STACK a manufacturer's coupon with a store coupon at most stores!
Example of Coupon Stacking:
Example of using a B1G1 coupon, and another coupon on 2 products:
(The reason this works is because ABC Cereal #1 is $1.25 with $1.00 off coupon, and ABC Cereal #2 is $1.25 minus the B1G1 coupon, which makes it free!)
My Top Couponing Trips
- Get Organized!
- Start Simple!
- Do your research – on sales, coupons, and store coupon policies… before shopping!!
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The war in El Salvador is over. On January 16, 1992, in Mexico Citys ornate Chapultepec Castle the government of President Alfredo Cristiani and the rebel Farabundo Martí National Liberation Front (FMLN) formally signed a comprehensive peace treaty, putting an end to 12 years of conflict.
As 1992 began, the scene of Americas most prolonged military involvement since Vietnam presented images unimaginable just a few months before. In Mexico City, after unexpectedly signing the peace agreement in person, President Cristiani strode across the podium to shake hands with all five FMLN commanders as participants on both sides cried openly. In El Salvador a sea of FMLN flags filled San Salvadors Civic Plaza in front of the Metropolitan Cathedral, where the army once massacred political dissidents; the cathedral itself was draped with an enormous banner of the assassinated Archbishop Oscar Arnulfo Romero. A ceremony held to observe the commencement of the formal ceasefire was especially poignant: army officers and rebel commanders stood together at attention to sing the Salvadoran anthem on a dais decorated with the flags of El Salvador, the ruling Nationalist Republican Alliance (ARENA) and the FMLN. The rival commandants then accompanied President Cristiani to light an eternal flame in commemoration of the more than 75,000 Salvadorans who died in the tiny countrys war.


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>So I started another one for things I felt didn't belong on this blog. Beyond March Madness. I will write every day on that blog, especially through the month of March, listing my efforts towards changing eating habits, exercise, completing projects, letting go and being smart with money. So one blog for more artsy related stuff, one for everyday challenges and changes. I don't expect anyone to actually read BMM or post comments there. Heck, I don't expect anyone to actually read THIS blog so whatever happens will be fine by me.
Check out this canadian artist's website. She has some interesting ideas and I think I'll buy her book Living Out Loud.


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I'd really like to start abstracting my drawings and to try to develop something close to a style but I've always been painfully aware how poor my fundamentals are - basic things like anatomy, perspective and actual drawing/painting technique. I feel I need to get a good handle on all this before I can really try to experiment more. Or maybe I'm just putting it off and making excuses...
Anyway I had read about an old drawing course create by Charles Bargue that involved learning to draw by repetition and copying works by old masters. This is something I would never have had the patience for when I was younger but I like to think that I'm more measured these days so I thought I would give it a go. Thanks to my wife for buying me the book for our anniversary.
My copy of the first plate:
I probably should compliment this with trying to draw from life, or at least photos in a similar style. When I have time.


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Siegel's is still an operating farm with many events in early fall that people across the region count on every year. This includes our famous Pumpkin Fest and adult haunted house, Statesville Haunted Prison. Late September through November 1st is our busy season for families and individuals on The Farm, making it difficult for us to also accommodate weddings. Outside of those six weeks, we are more than capable of hosting your wedding, without thousands of others roaming The Farm at the same time. We are currently accepting reservations Mid-April – through Labor Day (2017). At special request, we can accommodate a November wedding, however the property will be unavailable for weddings from the months of December through March. We are currently booking for 2018 and beyond.
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The link between a pillow and snoring has been explored in this recent initiative.
Basically, a gizmo will hear you snoring, and then make a small balloon inside your pillow gently inflate or deflate, nudging you to move and thus tightening up (at least for a while) your airway. It is a flaccid, relaxed airway that accounts for the bulk of snoring, and a relaxed airway tends to develop after a period of lying still.
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We are a couple with a 6 year son, who are dreaming of a White Christmas, before our little boy of stops believing in the magic of Christmas.
I am an Environmental Scientist and my husband is a Builder – he built our house . We love to travel for adventure but also like to entertain and enjoy a nice red wine. We moved to Newcastle from Manly, Sydney a little over 2 years ago and couldn't be happy with where we are.
Our home is a rebuilt and renovated miner's cottage with all the trimmings. It has 4 bedrooms, 2 bathrooms, spacious living areas and a great our door entertaining area. One bed room has a queen bed with walk in robe and en suite, the guest room is detached with a double bed. The 3rd bedroom has two bunk beds and the 4th bedroom is set up as an office
Our suburb Islington / Maryville, which has had a very colorful past in days gone by. It is now a great inner city spot with friendly neighbors and so close to everything - including the Harbor, beaches and cafe and bars. The train and buses are moments away. Our neighbors are fantastic with lots of kids always keen to play or have a glass of wine in the sun. Down the street is huge park with and oval and play equipment, dog park and river
On the weekend we ride everywhere as there is lots of fantastic bike path around the beaches and harbor. The Yacht club and fresh seafood markets are only and few blocks away. In the other direction about 2 blocks away is one of Newcastle main cafe/ restaurant strips.
While we have not exchange our own home we have been on exchanges with my parents all over the world. We would look after your home like it was ours and my husband is a total clean freak!
Newcastle, is the 6th largest city in Australia and is 160km north of Sydney (2hrs by car, 2.5hrs on the train). Newcastle has fantastic beaches for surfing and swimming. Newcastle has a relaxed lifestyle.
The Hunter valley wine region, Port Stephens and Sydney are all close for day trips. Check it out at http://www.visitnewcastle.com.au/visitnewcastle.asp
Oh and Newcastle was on the lonely planet's top cities for 2011 -http://www.lonelyplanet.com/usa/new-york-city/travel-tips-and-articles/76165
Bikes, surfboards and a car that could be included with an exchange.
We are couple with a little 6 year old boy
Before our son stop believing in Santa would would love a White Christmas
We love to snowboard and surf and out door adventrues, but then love a coffe and watch the world go by.
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Samsung Smart Television Variety
Sensible Television need to not be confused with World wide web Tv , IPTV or with Internet Tv Internet Tv refers to receiving television content more than the World wide web instead of classic systems (terrestrial, cable and satellite) (even though Web itself is received by these techniques). Android Tv, Boxee, Firefox OS, Frog, Google Television, Horizon Tv, httvLink, Inview, Kodi Entertainment Center, MeeGo, Mediaroom, OpenTV, Opera Tv, Plex, Roku, RDK, which is Reference Improvement Kit, Wise Tv Alliance, ToFu Media Platform, Ubuntu Television, and Yahoo!
Smart TVs are accessible with all the screen sorts in demand right now, from LED and OLED, to plasma, curved and 3D. Many are also packed with some of the most sought-after attributes found in any Tv. Parental control v-chips and picture-in-picture displays make it simple to make certain everyone gets to watch what they want – and what is appropriate for them.
The public SDK enables third-party organizations and other interactive application developers to write" applications after and see them run successfully on any device that supports the intelligent Tv platform or middleware architecture which it was written for, no matter who the hardware manufacturer is.
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Six Lyndon Atmospheric Science students recently gave presentations on their research projects at the national American Geophysical Union (AGU) and American Meteorological Society (AMS) Annual Meetings. Their research was conducted last summer as part of their respective internships. Their research topics are quite diverse and include space weather, volcanoes and climate, wall cloud structure, lake-effect snows, and radar analysis of thunderstorms.
The AGU meeting was held December 15 – 19, 2014 in San Francisco, CA. The AMS Annual Meeting was held January 3-8, 2015 in Phoenix, AZ.


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There are quite a number of electric pressure washers from the manufacturer GreenWorks. They pride themselves with a zero emissions motto and as such manufacture only electrically powered pressure washers. They make a range of washers including this GPW1501 model.
This electric pressure washer can clean dirt and grime from your patio, driveway, stairs and car among other things and places in and around your home and yard.
The GWP1501 from GreenWorks offers a pressure output of 1500PSI making it a light to medium duty pressure washer. In addition to that the pressure washer sports a flow rate of 1.1 gallon per minute. It comes with three nozzle tips a dedicated detergent bottle and has a reach of up to 60 feet.
It is made with a vertical design so that it can stand upright and can be used to store all its accessories and other items necessary for its use.
It can also be used horizontally if necessary and all these features ensure that the machine is versatile and efficient. It is also affordably priced and so it provides great value for money for the homeowner who wishes to own one.
The 1501 electric pressure washer from GreenWorks comes in a nice and compact design. It is lightweight and very portable thanks to its design and the fact that it weighs less than 20 lbs. at an approximate 17 lbs.
From just looking at it the machine it looks small but this by no means is a measure of its efficacy. It has a 13 amp engine while providing a pressure output of 1500 PSI and a water output of 1.2 gallons per minute.
This electric pressure washer is very versatile when it comes to performance. It is also versatile in that it can be used vertically as well as horizontally and has two different nozzles for two different types of cleaning. It is great for small to medium cleaning tasks.
It can be used to wash your car, your windows, floors, decks, walkways as well as for other household cleaning tasks. With water flow of 1500 PSI this electric washer will get rid of regular wear, dust, mildew, algae build up and more.
- Easy to assemble
- Easy to use
- Easy to adjust
- Quick start
- Built in soap tank
- Multiple nozzles included with purchase
- Lightweight
- Portable
- Quiet operation
- Aesthetically pleasing
- Long hose and cord
- Some users have noted leaking where the garden hose connects to the washer
- Not suitable for heavy duty cleaning tasks
The GPW1501 electric pressure washer features a corded design and lives up to GreenWorks Motto of creating only emission free products. This pressure washer is not limited in its reach though it is corded. It gives an overall reach of 60 feet from the power source thanks to its long power cord and long hose.
This is just the tool you need to get all your around the home cleaning done in a safe and easy way. Being lightweight and portable makes it a great cleaner for those tasks away from home. It offers efficient performance while being lightweight, portable and visually appealing.
This pressure washer is the most compact one you will find from the GreenWorks line. It is lightweight and powerful but provides enough cleaning power to give you optimal results. Being ideal for light to medium cleaning tasks it can be used to clean your car, windows, patio furniture, deck and more.
The two included nozzles with spray power of 25 degrees and 40 degrees offers cleaning versatility to meet the different cleaning needs that you may have.
Comparisons/Possible Alternatives
The GreenWorks GPW 1501 compares closely with the Karcher K2 electric pressure washer. The Karcher K2 is just a little more powerful offering 1600 PSI water output and comes at just a few dollars more than the GPW1501.
Apart from the price and the PSI rating they are pretty much the same. They both come with two accessories, both have 20 foot pressure hoses and 35 foot electric cords and they both have around the same customer rating online.
As it relates to the customer ratings they both have an average customer rating of 4.1 out of 5 stars and people have a number of common themes throughout the reviews.
Owners of the product like how the pressure washer is portable and lightweight yet can handle weekly tasks of cleaning their cars, driveways, siding, fences and garages.
The GreenWorks GWP1501 electric pressure washer is the ideal choice for light to medium cleaning tasks around the home. The unit is very lightweight and portable and is great for all your regular maintenance to your patio, walkways, driveways, steps and more.
It offers cleaning versatility with the two different cleaning nozzles that are included and it has good reviews from owners and users.


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Adding Things to People and Organisations on Internet releases massive forces of innovation and change across industries and geographies. We simply have the opportunity to experience the Internet revolution once again! This time the drivers are efficiency, security and sustainability thus exactly what we need a lot of to save or planet and society. Sweden is in the forefront of exploring these opportunities and the STHLM IoT Investment Summit is created for people who invest their time, energy, reputation and money in making best possible use of IoT.
The STHLM IoT Investment Summit gives a unique opportunity to 100 selected individuals to get a 360 degree of where the IoT revolution is today and might take us tomorrow. We will get quick updates from IoT startups, operators, vendors and enterprises who all are in the edge of the development and temporarily back from the IoT battle front. There will also be some demo tables to gather around and a LPWAN Clinic offering the opportunity to touch and discuss anything related to the hottest question in IoT 2017 - LPWAN.
You will meet people from Watty, Talkpool, Springworks, CyanConnode, Ericsson, WSI, Imagimob, Ekkono, Hogia, iZettle, Assa Abloy, THINGS, Evothings, Industryhack, Mobile Institute, Inkonova, IIOX, Tele2, NCC, Coor, Eniga, Vyer, Berotech, H&D Wireless, Attentec, TechnoTranscat, Electrolux, Sopra Steria, Rise, Nordic 3D MID Solutions, Intel, Real Time Embedded, Northstream, CEI-Europe, Telia Company, Crossbreed, BellPal, Real IoT, ZTE, IoT Sweden, Telenor, TMPL, Synch Law, HTMS, Flexera and many more.
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Eco system is the new how in IoT! - Jan-Åke Lindqvist, CEO, WSI
Driving innovation in a large international enterprise - Joachim Rask, Head of Purple+, Telia Company
Creating value from IoT - Bengt Nordström, CEO, Northstream
From e-charging to electricity availability - Patrik Björkman, CEO, IIoX
Drones in the dark - Pau Mallol, CTO and founder, Inkonova
The sweet spot of technologies - Maria Holmberg, Head of Sales, Watty
Optimus Robotics – Automated Guided Vehicles - Magnus Carlmeister, Business Development Executive, TechniaTranscat
Predictive maintenance in the process industry - Jon Lindén, CEO, Ekkono
Smart batteries transforming business - NorthStar - Patrik Boccara, Senior Sales Specialist, Tele2
2 years and 28 industrial innovation challenges later - Juho Kokkola, Industryhack
Smart house, Smart living in BRF Inspiration in Uppsala - Stefan Bohlin, Head of Business Development, TMPL
Giving back the control of the connected car to the owner - Sophia Skinbjerg, Marketing Director, Springworks
From IoT to innovative customer services development at E.ON - Thomas Höglund, Business Development, Crossbreed
The game change on seniors health, care and safety. From Passive to Active - David Ziemsky, Founder, BellPal
The need for real time artificial intelligence - Anders Hardebring, CEO Imagimob
Rolling out a 6LoWPAN IoT network for 2nd Generation Smart Metering in Lysekil -Anders Hjort, CEO of HM Power & Michael Westberg, VP Europé CyanConnode


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8 January 2018 – Simons Town Family photoshoot…
Fergus & Andrea are originally from Zimbabwe but now live in Australia. They have a very cute and busy little boy called Tyler and Andrea is also expecting a girl in April sometime. It was so lovely meeting you all and cant wait to see some pics of the new little one 🙂


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A member of the carnation family, dianthus looks and often smells like a miniature carnation plant. Also known as Sweet William or Pinks, dianthus blooms in a variety of colours, including white, pink, red, rose, lavender and yellow. Varieties range from 6 inches to 3 feet tall, growing in clumps and producing slender, finger-like leaves of bright to grey-green on numerous stems. Blooming from early summer through fall, dianthus make lovely cut flower arrangements. Some dianthus are annual, some biennial and others perennial. Keep plants blooming by pruning and removing spent flowers.
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Use sharp pruning shears or scissors to cut off, or deadhead, wilting and dead blooms. This prevents the plant from diverting energy into creating a seedpod at the flower base instead of spending energy to create new flowers. Since dianthus blooms cap long stems, remove spent blooms by cutting off the entire stem close to the plant base. This encourages new flowering stem growth.
Trim stems at the centre of the plant to encourage bushier growth. Dianthus tends to produce numerous leaf-filled stems, not all of which produce flowers. Remove only about one-third of the centre growth of this type. Also, snip off the growing tips of tall leafy stems to promote branching. As new growths emerge, new blooms will appear.
Shape straggly dianthus plants by removing outside stems at the plant base or by cutting half the stem to encourage branching in an oval or round shape. Especially on taller varieties of dianthus, this form of trimming keeps the plant neater and less wild-looking. It also promotes branching, along with new bloom production.
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- Stay ahead of deadheading by cutting dianthus flowers in full bloom to fill indoor vases with lovely arrangements. To further encourage new blooms, fertilise after deadheading and pruning, using a water-soluble plant food and following package directions for solution strength.
- Avoid cutting too much of the plant while pruning, especially at the crown or centre. Too-heavy pruning can shock plants and cause decline or death.
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The dangers blue-collared workers face on the job site was highlighted last Friday night in Kingfisher, Oklahoma, when a tank four men were working on exploded. According to reports from News Channel 4, investigators with the Kingfisher Fire Department determined the blast was caused by residual gas and flammable fumes that had built up in the tank.
One of the men was welding on the tank with the three others standing near the front of it when a spark from the torch ignited into a giant fireball. The blast knocked windows out of surrounding cars and buildings and left the tank with a gaping hole on the underside, but miraculously none of the men around the tank were injured.
While all the workers in this case luckily escaped unscathed, other workers may not be so lucky if a similar accident were to occur. The Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) reports that the construction industry is the most dangerous, having more fatal accidents per year than the trucking industry. In fact, in the year 1995, welders alone accounted for a total of 72 deaths in the industry.
That's why it's important that employers and contractors promote a safety oriented work environment and carry plenty of workers' compensation insurance. Unfortunately, many times when an accident happens, insurance companies do not properly compensate the victim.
The Oklahoma workers' compensation attorneys with J. Colbert Injury Lawyers advise those who were hurt on-the-job at no fault of their own to seek the advice of an attorney immediately after getting medical attention.


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What good is a posting schedule anyway?
That's what I thought when I started blogging.
"It's too much work."
"I can sit down and write this on my own."
However, after blogging for a while and honestly it wasn't very long, I became a proponent of a posting schedule. Sure, they are work at first, but the benefits far out way the hassles.
Do you think a posting schedule is a hassle? If you do, keep reading and I'll give you two awesome reasons why you should use a posting schedule.
The first reason is that it's a great way to organize your thoughts.
Taking the time to develop a posting schedule allows you to organize your thoughts then organize those thoughts into engaging posts. I've said this before; this will stop the "What am I going to write about today?" dilemma. It is difficult and frustrating to come up with a topic every week. But, keeping a schedule and staying on track is the encouragement you will need to keep writing. I wonder how many blogs are about there with only three, four, or six posts. I'm sure those bloggers gave up because they ran out of ideas. Don't be one of them.
The second reason is it gives your social media content continuity with your blog post.
Do you use Twitter and Facebook? Well, now that your posting schedule is organized, you can use the schedule to develop your tweets and posts. There are great services such as HootSuite and SocialOomph that allow you to schedule your tweets and Facebook posts in advance. That way you can sit down one Sunday, write your posts and tweets for that week and… Walla! You are done.
Once your blog, Twitter and Facebook accounts are filled with content, you can use them to piggyback to your other social media sites. Do you use Instagram? Maybe next week's post gave you an idea or two for some photos that you can use, but (here it comes) you can't get the pictures now. This gives you the chance to get things organized so you can get those shots. This keeps your new post, Twitter, Facebook, and the other social media platforms coordinated.
Now do you see the benefits of a posting schedule? You can take hours (maybe days) of work and frustration and get it done in no time. Your post is complete and published. Your tweets and Facebook posts are scheduled. So now, what are you going to do with all that extra time?
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This fantastic Lift and Rise armchair from Premier allows you to relax in style. Pocket sprung seat interiors offer comfort, appearance and longevity.
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SANDPOINT — A district judge is affirming the Idaho State Department of Agriculture's denial of a proposal to utilize biological controls to combat Eurasian milfoil in the Pend Oreille basin.
Lake Pend Oreille Waterkeeper petitioned ISDA last year to augment its rules to allow for a variety of bio-controls including natural predators, parasites or pathogens, but the department declined to do so.
In particular, ISDA declined to amend its rules to allow for weevil stocking because it involved reintroducing harvested milfoil into a body of water, which is against the state's noxious weed law.
Under the LPOW proposal, weevils would be placed on the harvested milfoil and the plants would be reintroduced in an attempt to boost the population of weed-consuming insects.
Waterkeeper persisted and filed a petition for judicial review, arguing that ISDA's denial of its rule-making effort was unreasonable, arbitrary and capricious.
Second District Judge Jeff Brudie heard oral argument on the matter in January and issued a written ruling on the petition on March 15.
Brudie said it was not within the court's authority to determine whether it was allowable to transport invasive aquatic weeds in order to perform research or to beat back milfoil infestations. As a result, Brudie said he could only concern himself with whether the department acted unfairly in denying the rule-making petition.
"Based on the record before it, this Court is unable to find ISDA acted in an unreasonable, arbitrary or capricious manner in denying LPOW's Petition," Brudie said in his ruling.
Brudie held that the purpose of the noxious weed law is to prevent the movement of aquatic invasive species and allowing plants to be reintroduced would be contrary to the law's intent.
Waterkeeper further argued that ISDA disregarded biological methods of weed control.
"The Court is not persuaded," said Brudie.
Brudie noted that ISDA has a record of using biological controls when they're shown to be effective. The ISDA also references the topic of biological controls in its long-term statewide strategic plan for controlling exotic milfoil.
Waterkeeper also maintained that its constituents' substantial right to clean water was prejudiced by ISDA's denial, although Brudie held that the group was unable to show it had any substantial right beyond the right to petition ISDA for a new rule.
LPOW's executive director said the group was disappointed by Brudie's ruling, but is not fazed or daunted.
LPOW admitted that winning the case was a long shot given the court would have to give great weight to ISDA's determinations. However, she said the group is disheartened by the narrow focus of ISDA's analysis.
Waterkeeper advocated for biological control research and implementation of all potential agents.
"The ISDA chose to focus their cause for denial on the logistics surrounding one particular method, the milfoil weevil, and we feel that the Judge's rationale for upholding their denial of our Petition was misplaced," LPOW said in a statement.
Waterkeeper said it intends to address the "real crux of the problem" — the noxious weed law. The group acknowledges it will be a difficult undertaking, but is optimistic that it can meaningfully engage lawmakers to underscore the importance of a diverse approach to controlling aquatic invasive species.
LPOW said Waterkeeper's constituents have demonstrated they are heavily invested in supporting alternatives to herbicides through advocacy and fundraising.
"LPOW is committed to working on behalf of these constituents, we're committed to clean water and we're committed to seeing this through," said LPOW.


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On May 8, 1945, Germany conceded World War II and the world celebrated.
On May 7, 1945, Germany surrendered to the Allied Forces, ending World War II in the West. The next day, parades marched, kisses flew, beer flowed, and the globe erupted in celebration. Though the Pacific theater continued to rage until August, the Third Reich's collapse was enough of a reason to take a deep breath and dance in the streets. Here, a glimpse into this pivotal 20th century moment, photos snapped on the first "Victory in Europe Day."
No flag went unwaved on V-E Day in London's Piccadilly.
Servicemen and rejoicing citizens ride a truck through the streets of London.
Mrs. Pat Burgess of Palmers Green, North London striking a legendary "we won!" pose.
Winston Churchill making his V-E Day broadcast to his nation. "God bless you all," he sad. "This is your victory! It is the victory of the cause of freedom in every land. In all our long history we have never seen a greater day than this. Everyone, man or woman, has done their best. Everyone has tried. Neither the long years, nor the dangers, nor the fierce attacks of the enemy, have in any way weakened the independent resolve of the British nation. God bless you all."
A van load of beer passing through Piccadilly Circus. The statue of Eros, protected during the war by billboard advertisements, can be seen in the background. See, not all ads are bad.
A victory street party near Clapham Common, London.
The flags of Russia, France, China, Great Britain and the United States were hoisted inside Paris' famous Arc de Triomphe, following the surrender announcement.
Thousands gather at the Champs Elysees Avenue, in front of the Arc de Triomphe.
Patients at Horley Military Hospital, all severely wounded in France and Italy, celebrate V-E Day with nursing staff.
Princess Elizabeth, Queen Elizabeth, Winston Churchill, King George VI, and Princess Margaret waving from the balcony of Buckingham Palace.
A Home Guard soldier waits outside Buckingham Palace for a medals presentation.
Winston Churchill waves to the crowds at Whitehall just after broadcasting his announcement to the rest of the country.
Wilhelm Keitel, Chief of Defense for Germany, signs the surrender terms for the German Army in Berlin. Keitel was tried in the Allied court at Nuremberg, sentenced to death, and hanged as a war criminal. His reported last words: "I call on God Almighty to have mercy on the German people. More than two million German soldiers went to their death for the fatherland before me. I follow now my sons—all for Germany."
The sound of the bugle announced the cease-fire by the general surrender of German troops and their European allies on the western front. Taken at the border between Germany and Czechoslovakia.
Officers of the 83rd Infantry Division of the US Army welcoming Russia's Red Army in Hohenlepte, Germany. Soldier Tony Vaccaro snapped this photo, along with 7,000 others, during his time in the 83rd infantry.
In Washington D.C., President Harry Truman reads the Victory Proclamation to the press corps, officially announcing the end of the war in Europe. "The Allied armies, through sacrifice and devotion and with God's help, have wrung from Germany a final and unconditional surrender," he said. "The Western world has been freed of the evil forces which for five years and longer have imprisoned the bodies and broken the lives of millions upon millions of free-born men. They have violated their churches, destroyed their homes, corrupted their children, and murdered their loved ones. Our Armies of Liberation have restored freedom to these suffering peoples, whose spirit and will the oppressors could never enslave."
People mob a Times Square newsstand for copies of the New York World-Telegram.
A publication at a news-stand in America announces the German surrender.
Children celebrate the victory in Europe during World War II, Baltimore, Maryland, May 8, 1945.
Merchant Marine Bill Eckert impersonates Hitler amidst New York's Times Square frenzy.
A family gathers around the wireless to live the celebration from afar.
Officers aboard the Tank Landing Ship HMS LST 538 cheer and celebrate as signal flags are hoisted upon word from Delhi announcing the end of hostilities in Europe, off Ramree Island, Burma.
English soldiers and citizens, young and old, celebrate Germany's unconditional surrender in Piccadilly Circus, London.
In the streets of London, a crowd of joyous Brits wave flags around a bonfire built of material from bomb-wrecked homes.
St Paul's Cathedral illuminated on the night of V-E Day.
A soldier and his companion steer away from V-E Day hoopla to gaze upon the Statue of Liberty. V-E Day marked the first time the Green Goddess was illuminated, except for a brief period on D-Day, since the Pearl Harbor attack.
A sailor dances with a laughing women in Times Square as a brass band strikes up a tune on the hood of a car.
V-E Day was loud, if that wasn't apparent.
Soldiers, so exhausted from the V-E Day celebrations, collapsed across a London park.
A sanitation worker sweeps up a confetti-covered Times Square.


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If you are not familiar with Sensor Tower, This is one of the top tools out there for ASO. In this post I will explain how you can use it to localize your apps and gain more downloads.
Follow these steps and see how easy it is
- After you login to your account, go to Products -> App Store Optimization
- Next click on Keyword Research
- This is where you usually do your keyword research for English, This tool allows you to find out how much competition there is for a certain phrase, how fierce is the completion, and estimate how much traffic the phrase you are looking at has.
- Notice that on the top right you can set the desired flag, if you change that you will see the same information only for different languages and countries.
- This will allow you to check the completion and traffic for different phrases in any county or language.
Most Commun Mistake
I know a lot of developers that have made this mistake – so please avoid it. When selecting the phrases you want to localize, don't just translate what you have in English, it will most likely be either irrelevant or very competitive as everyone is using it.
Take the english phrase, use Google Translate to translate into your designated language and the use Google Keyword Planner to find out what related phrases are getting traffic in the designated language. I know it sounds complicated, but actually it doesn't take long and will for sure bring in better results.
Lets Look at An Example
- Take the phrase "amazing puzzle game"
- If you look in the US you will see this phrase is very competitive, there are over 1000 games and the Sensor Tower difficulty score is 4.4 (that is high). This means that in US store you have a very low chance to rank in the top 10 where people can find you.
- Now change the flag to France
- Translate this phrase to French "jeu de puzzle étonnant" and see what you get.
- In French this phrase has only 5 competitors and a difficulty score of 0.2, it looks like the games there are getting fair traffic as the first 3 are ranked. In this case you will for sure rank in the top 10 (-:
- I found this example in a few moments just to demonstrate how you can use Sensor Tower to localize your app and gain more downloads. You can actually use it if you like and see if it brings good traffic.
Localisation is a big opportunity most developers are not taking, even in the most competitive categories you can find countries where there is little competition, you can see my blog post on Apple App Analytics and understand how it can improve your downloads.
If you are just starting off with ASO, check out this post for some Basic ASO Tools.
Please comment and let me know if you have any success with localizing or have other ways of doing this.


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Welcome to the Indian River Property Appraiser
Public Download Site
***The Microsoft Access database is being replaced by a Microsoft SQL Express Database you may download a free copy of SQL Express at the
Microsoft Down Load Site
, if you down load the express edition also download the Tool Kit and Management Studio. The Access Database will no longer be on the FTP site after 01 August 2014.
This is a free service
that Indian River County Property Appraisers office offers to the
public for download. These files include a Microsoft Access database,
SQL EXPRERSS database and shapefiles.
these files are zipped for space reasons, so you must have a zip
utilty installed on your machine. If you do not have Microsoft Access you can download Open
Office as a substitute. You will have to read on how to open MS
database in Open Office. We do not support MS Access or Open Office, so
if you are having technical difficulties please contact Microsoft or
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Sean Russell was born in Toronto, Ontario. His first novel, The Initiate Brother, was the first in a duology of its name and featured a dynastic fantasy adventure set in the world of Wa, similar to ancient China. His influence writing fantasy comes from J. R. R. Tolkien, and he knew he wanted to be a writer since the age of ten.


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Compensation for Immunotherapy Treatment
Those in the mesothelioma community will be aware that immunotherapy treatment offers hope to some patients in prolonging life expectancy. Such treatment is not however available on the NHS and only offered privately.
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'No excuses': 20 years after UK asbestos ban, employees still at risk
Chief executive of the Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (IOSH) said that it was unacceptable that companies were still putting employees, their families and the public at risk of exposure to asbestos, 20 years after it was banned in the UK.
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Landmark hearing could reveal vital background to asbestos epidemic
In the Supreme Court this Monday, 18th February, judges will hear an appeal that could result in important information about asbestos exposure in the UK made available to the public.
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Mesothelioma team share with press tragic story of Chelmsford man left with asbestos cancer
Sarah Wolf is very much hoping that sharing with the local press the heart-breaking story of an honest working man facing the consequences of simply doing the best for his family may prompt former colleagues to come forward with important information.
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MOD issues asbestos warning to engineers working on Sea King helicopters
According to press reports this week, the Ministry of Defence has issued a warning to Royal Navy and RAF maintenance personnel who worked on Sea King helicopters that they may have come into contact with asbestos.
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Sarah Wolf comments on worrying reports regarding asbestos use in the USA
The Fieldfisher mesothelioma team is closely monitoring the furore that has broken out in the US following reports that the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has paved the way for the use of new products containing asbestos.
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Every time a democrat administration obtains greater power, they believe it is good enough time as any to start their little eugenics experiments going. After all, since the Chinese are "doing it" we should too. It is actually a very hard and long subject but just to give you a clue of it's invalidity, it is cloaked under "Climate Change". AHEM
This sickness purveyance; that a government will have all rights to the lives of other people is to me sickening. You people are SICK. Just straight up mentally ill.
Also – more skanky liberal ideas.
03/14/12 – Made an update on this so I can track the Utter Sickness of these people. Sick. Yeah, just sick.
Filed under: Corruption, Update


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Varian Medical Systems ( VAR ) posted third-quarter fiscal 2013 net earnings of $1.03 per share beating the Zacks Consensus Estimate by a couple of cents. The result was also significantly better than the year-ago net earnings of 96 cents and the company's previously announced guidance of net earnings in the range of 98 cents to $1.02 per share for the reported quarter.
Net earnings improved 3.7% year over year to $112.8 million in the third fiscal quarter.
Revenues & Orders
In the third quarter, revenues increased 3% year over year to $726.2 million, well short of the Zacks Consensus Estimate of $753 million. It also missed Varian's expectations of 7% sales growth in the quarter.
Order backlog rose 4% year over year to $ 2,752.8 million at the end of the reported quarter. Net orders grew 5.4% year over year to $726.5 million.
Segment Review
Revenues from Oncology Systems increased 3% year over year to $561.3 million in the third quarter. Net orders for the core segment rose 4% (up 6% at constant exchange rate or CER) to $582 million, as 8% order growth outside North America (up 12% at CER) was partly offset by a 1% downfall in North American orders.
Overseas sales (contributed 57% to net orders for this segment) were primarily driven by a 21% jump (up 22% at CER) in Europe, Middle East and Africa (EMEA). The double-digit growth in net orders was attributed to strong demand from high focus Asian countries like China and Japan, where orders rose over 20%. The company also did well in North Africa, Turkey, Poland and UK. However, Varian faced currency headwinds in the Asian market. On the other hand, the decline in North American market was due to a tough capital spending environment due to looming concerns regarding healthcare reforms and reimbursement scenario.
Revenues for X-Ray Products segment in the quarter came in at $135.3 million, up 7% year over year. Net orders for the products inched up 2% to $122.7 million. Despite double-digit growth for flat panel business, this segment was adversely affected by the reduction in inventory levels for its X-ray tube by Japanese customers.
Revenues from the Other category decreased about 8% from the comparable year-ago quarter to $29.6 million in the reported quarter. Net orders for the category increased almost three-folds to $21.8 million.
Gross margin in the quarter was 42.8%, down 80 basis points (bps) year over year. Selling, general and administrative expense decreased 2.7% from the year-ago quarter to $102.4 million. Research and development expenditure increased 9.2% year over year to $53.4 million. Operating margin contracted 50 bps at 21.3%.
Balance Sheet
Varian exited the quarter with cash and cash equivalents and short term investments of $825 million compared with $754.3 million at the end of fiscal 2012. Long-term debt (including current maturities) was nil compared with $6.3 million at the end of fiscal 2012.
The company generated operating cash flow of $198 million, a record high for Varian. It repurchased shares worth $95 million during the quarter.
Following the third quarter, Varian revised its expectations for fiscal 2013. Moving ahead, the company envisages revenues to grow by about 5% for fiscal 2013 compared with the prior outlook of 8% sales growth.
Net earnings for fiscal 2013 was lowered to the band of $4.00-$4.04 per share compared with the earlier guidance of $4.09-$4.14. The current Zacks Consensus Estimate of $4.10 lies above the guided range. Per management, the guidance revision reflects the sharp downfall in the yen and uncertainty related to the realization of revenues from the proton therapy project in Maryland.
Our View
Apart from the upbeat earnings that edged past the Zacks Consensus Estimate, Varian reported an otherwise disappointing quarter. While sales growth lagged the company's expectations and the Zacks Consensus Estimate, it also lowered its outlook for the ongoing fiscal. The revised guidance also trailed the Zacks Consensus Estimate. Margin contraction was also an area of concern. As a result, the stock tanked over 5% in after-hours trading.
Varian's Oncology Systems franchise continued to struggle in the North American market on account of uncertainty emanating from health care reform and anticipated changes in reimbursement. Until the overall scenario stabilizes, we prefer to avoid the stock as Varian carries a Zacks Rank #4 (Sell).
Other medical stocks such as IDEXX Laboratories Inc. ( IDXX ), Globus Medical Inc. ( GMED ) and Thoratec Corp. ( THOR ) are likely to do well. These stocks carry a Zacks Rank #2 (Buy).
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The Petronas Towers , also referred to as Malaysia's Twin Towers, in Kuala Lumpur. The Petronas Towers were the tallest buildings in the world from 1998 to 2004 until surpassed by Taipei 101, but remain the tallest twin buildings in the world to this day (the Sears Tower / Willis Tower in Chicago is taller if you include their antenna).
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A few weeks ago I shared a few lessons in creativity I picked up from the Jonah Lehrer book Imagine: How Creativity Works (hint: play lots of ping pong). In order to help you find the expressway to your creative zone, today we have a few more lessons in creativity from actor, writer and Monty Python star John Cleese.
Creativity seems like a hard thing to talk (or write) about but it's actually a pretty hot topic these days. In fact, Cleese recently spoke at something called the Cannes International Festival of Creativity which sounds like an excuse for a bunch of smart people to go hang out on the beach in France (I'm still waiting for my invite).
Fast Company has a full report on the speech. It's worth a read if you have five or ten minutes but, in case you don't, I'll tell you what I found most interesting…
Personally I enjoyed the first 'lesson' in which Cleese recounted the story of losing a script he and fellow Python Graham Chapman had been working on together. Check out what happened in this excerpt from Fast Company's recap:
"I was embarrassed that I lost our work, so I rewrote it from memory, straight off in a hurry. Then I discovered the original and the one I'd done very quickly was better than the original. I didn't spend any time thinking about it, so how could it be better than the original?"
"The only thing I could think was that my unconscious had been working on the sketch and improving it ever since I wrote it. I began to see a lot of my best work seemed to come as a result of my unconscious working on things when I wasn't really attending to them."
Whether or not you are a fan of the ridiculous humor of Monty Python, I think that's a pretty cool story and an important lesson. Sometimes it actually pays to take a step back from your creative problem – sleep on it, if you will. As exciting as a creative idea is, sometimes it pays to let it marinate up there in that creative brain of yours. You might just get somewhere cool without even knowing it.
What do you think? Is creativity something you have to constantly work at? Does it come naturally to you, maybe when you least expect it? Is all of this unconscious talk a bunch of bull?
Leave a comment and let us know how you get in the creative zone. And enjoy this ridiculous Python clip starring Mr. Cleese himself.