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text: Body hair doesn't have a gender. It's just hair that grows from your body and twisting it to mean otherwise is just yet another way for society to control women and profit off the double standards that have been forced upon them. So if you spot me on the subway with my ripped jeans and leg hair, just remember: it's just hair, it's not going to bite you.

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- Servings: 20
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Croquembouche, sounds so fancy! Everything sounds fancier in French!
I always thought this dessert was so hard to make but was I ever wrong! It's actually quite easy to make!! You have to try it once! At least once for me!! Then you can say that you have made a Croquembouche!
Anyways! I swear it's easy! Do it, do ittttt!
Cream Puff recipe: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/cream-puffs/detail.aspx Cream Filling recipe: http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/chocolate-filled-cream-puffs/detail.aspx Caramel recipe and assembly: http://www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/food-network-kitchens/croquembouche-recipe/index.html


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Apple excites iPhone and iPad fans with an unexpected announcement.
The orphaned pup that could put Darwin's theory to the test
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Australia's internet speeds lag behind world, despite NBN
Chris Jager Slower than 50 other nations, including Thailand, Estonia, Kenya.
Nintendo Switch review: hybrid game console is very simple, but very smart
Tim Biggs Unlike any other game console on the market, the Switch lets you transition seamlessly between playing at home on your big TV and playing the exact same games on the go, Game Boy style.
Blackrapid Sport Breathe: help for strapping photographers
Henry Zwartz It is a feeling many of us know well: the grouchy back and shoulder ache we get from lugging around a camera around all day. The issue is serious when you couple a hefty DSLR with a large piece of glass.
Controversy over Nature magazine claims world's oldest fossils have been found
Marcus Strom Claims published in Nature that the world's oldest fossils have been discovered have been challenged by leading experts in the field.
Amazon Web Services outage causes issues across the internet
Tim Biggs Cloud-based businesses including Xero and Expensify, as well sites and services including Slack, Trello and Medium, were disrupted on Wednesday morning due to a partial failure at one of Amazon's data centres.
Blackberry is back, but have we learned to live without the smartphone keyboard?
Adam Turner The iPhone generation has grown up with onscreen keyboards, but do old-school smartphone users still pine for their old Blackberry's physical keyboard.
MWC 2017: Netflix mobile streaming should soon cost you much less data
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Why Choose Encore Dance for Your Child?
Experience, dedication, and a genuine love for dance for over 20 years is why we feel Encore is the right choice for any parent and child. We have all-around experience. This studio has a reputation in the local dance community that speaks volumes. Encore is not only respectful to our fellow dance studios, we are respected as a studio that produces well-trained dancers in a plethora of genres, as well as technical and entertaining routines. The expectations of an EDT dancer are extremely high inside and out of the dance rooms. Our instructors also have a great deal of experience. Each teacher started right where your child would begin. We all continually train and challenge ourselves to be better dance educators. Encore is also privileged to be able to offer master classes in a variety of genres from reputable, high-profile choreographers. Dedication is the backbone of Encore and continues to make us a success. There is an everlasting dedication to each child. This does not only apply to a proper dance education; it encompasses every child's safety, enjoyment, and a camaraderie with individuals to create a team. Love for dance is simple. It is Encore's driving force. No teacher, staff, parent, or dancer would be with us without it. Love for dance breeds the dedication that produces the experience.
Our Mission
Our main objective is to assist each student to reach his or her own potential and to experience enjoyment through dance. For over 20 years Encore Dance Theatre has provided the very best in dance education in our community. Our goal is to provide a fun, energetic and positive environment and we encourage each student to be the best they can be. Our main objective is to assist each student to reach his or her own potential and to experience enjoyment through dance.
Twinkle Stars Dance
We love this program and are finding it to be a well-rounded, effective program for teaching technique to young dancers in a fun, accessible way!
It gives the studio more cohesiveness as dancers start out young and travel up in level as well as age. The program takes techniques and concepts that kids can grasp and makes them easy to learn.
It's fun, age appropriate activities, music, & combos. It has a good schedule and the breakdowns work great.


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Celebrating Pagan pride
Vancouver Pagan Pride Day takes place Aug. 10 at Hawthorne Park.
Vancouver Pagan Pride Day will be held between Aug. 10 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at Hawthorne Park, 144 Street and 105 Avenue.
This is the second year that the has been organized by the Order of Scáthach, a modern order of Wiccan knights that is a registered religious society in B.C. based in Surrey.
Pagan or Neo-Pagan religions are earth-based religions which include spiritual or religious practices honouring pre-Christian, classical, aboriginal or tribal deities and includes religions based on shamanism or magical practices.
For more information, visit http://vancouverpaganpride.wordpress.com or http://www.dunscathach.com
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Family history interviews are a good way to capture memories before they are lost. They help you verify and preserve names and dates—the sort of information you would typically record on a family group sheet or pedigree chart. These interviews are also one of the best ways to preserve a wealth of stories, testimonies, thoughts, and feelings. The process of doing a family history interview is really very simple and you will learn it best by practicing. Most people feel very comfortable with it after only one or two interviews. This lesson will help you gain enough confidence to conduct your first interview. The information is general, and you should adapt it to your individual circumstances.
Whom to Interview
Your first task is to decide whom to interview and why. You may want to interview someone who can provide information about a particular ancestor. Or you may want to do more general interviews with perhaps your oldest living relative, another member of y our family, your town's oldest resident, a neighbor, or anyone who may have ties to or information about your family. You should usually conduct interviews one on one. Some situations, however, such as extended family gatherings, may provide a unique opportunity to capture the memories of several people at one time. In this sort of situation, you might simply set up your video or tape recorder and introduce a discussion topic to the group, such as inviting them to share their favorite memories of Grandma. As the group shares their memories, individuals will tend to remember more than they would if they were interviewed alone. Keep in mind that you may not always be able to distinguish who is saying what on the recording on the group session, particularly if you only have an audio recording. And group noise may make parts of the interview inaudible. You can compensate for those disadvantages by using more than one recording device and by identifying the different voices as soon as possible after the recording session.
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Face-to-face interviews are usually the most effective. If the person you want to interview does not live close to you, however, a telephone interview is an alternative. See appendix A for information about various recording options.
Before the Interview
Once you have chosen one or more people to interview, you need to ask them if they are willing to be interviewed. Explain the purpose of your interview, and what you would like them to do. You could also explain what they will get from the interview, such as a tape recording and a transcription. If they agree to an interview, you can then follow these steps:
Make an Appointment After you have decided whom to interview and that person has agreed to be interviewed, arrange a place where you will both feel comfortable and a time when you will not feel rushed. You want to find a place with minimal distractions in which to hold the interview. The interviewee's home is often a good place; it may have mementos or other objects that will spark the individual's memory. One or two hours is generally enough time for an initial interview. Some people will tire easily, however, especially those who are elderly or ill, and several shorter interviews may be more effective.
Make a List of Questions to Ask The type of questions you ask at the beginning of the interview will establish a pattern for your entire interview, so you should plan carefully. The first question or two can be simple to set the interviewee at ease. But other early questions should get the interviewee talking. Once the person is talking, you should interrupt as little as possible. The flow of speech will often generate a series of memories that will build on each other. There are generally three kinds of questions you can ask.
• Open-Ended Questions. Usually the most successful interview comes when the interviewee discusses whatever is most important to him or her. You can lead an interviewee to discuss interests by asking open-ended questions, such as "What are your fondest memories of your mother?" or "How did you meet your husband?" or "What was your greatest challenge as a child?" These questions require more than one or two words to answer and will encourage the interviewee to talk. See appendix B for a list of sample questions.
• Direct Questions. A direct question evokes a short response, usually one or two words. Direct questions are appropriate if you seek specific information. For example, you might ask, "What year was Albert Smith born?" or "Who was his father?" This type of question can help you get good information, but it won't generate the kinds of thoughts and memories that can come from an interview. They might be good introductory or concluding questions and they might help provide important contextual information, but a successful interview is usually built on openended questions.
Even though the best interview arises from open-ended questions, you can make a list of direct questions you hope to have answered during the interview. Your interviewee may answer them without prompting during the course of the interview. If not, the last few minutes of an interview are a good time to ask a limited amount of direct questions.
• Object-Based Questions. Photos, objects, and heirlooms can serve as an interesting basis for interview questions. For example, during your interview you might show a photo and ask what your interviewee knows about the people in the photo.
Be sensitive about the questions you ask. If you know a certain subject will be upsetting to the interviewee, avoid that subject or approach it carefully. Broach the subject only after you have developed sufficient rapport.
Arrange for Recording Equipment Expensive equipment is not required for oral history interviews. An inexpensive video or tape recorder and microphone are usually all you need. Test the equipment in advance to ensure that it works properly and that you know how to use it. High quality tapes will preserve your interview longer. You should also bring extra batteries or a power cord you can plug in the wall.
Expert Tip: Some people are shy of microphones. Try to obtain a microphone that can be inconspicuously placed on a table in the interview room rather than one that must be held in the hand or spoken into directly.
Make a Checklist
Make a checklist of things to take to the interview, which may include:
• Extra batteries or a power cord for your recording equipment.
• A label for your tape.
• A pen or pencil and paper for note taking and for labeling your audio or video tape.
• Your list of questions.
• Photographs or artifacts that might be useful.
• A pedigree chart or family group record.
• A release form for the interviewee to sign.
• A release form giving your permission to share the content of the interview (see Appendix C.)
At the Interview
At the interview be relaxed and alert. It is best not to spend too much time taking notes. Jot down what you need to remember, but for the most part you should look at the interviewee and listen carefully to what is said. The following recommendations will help you in your interview.
Be on Time You will have a more successful interview if you minimize inconvenience to the person you interview.
Set up a Good Rapport Thank the person you interview for his or her time, and spend two or three minutes chatting before you set up your equipment.
Set up Your Recording Equipment Choose a room where your interviewee is comfortable. To minimize distractions and obtain the best recording possible, avoid rooms with loud ticking clocks or other noises. You also might want to turn off any telephone ringers during the interview. Sometimes wrapping a towel around the microphone will cut down on background noise. (If you use this technique, try it beforehand to ensure it works with your recording equipment.) Be sure to test the microphone before the interview to make sure it works properly.
Record the Details of Your Interview Start your recording with your own voice. Explain who you are, who you are interviewing, what the date is, and where the interview is being conducted. For example: "This is John Doe. I am interviewing my grandfather William Doe. It is October 1, 2008, and we are at grandfather's house on 8898 South Laredo Drive in Houston, Texas." You can then test your equipment by playing back what you have just recorded.
Start Asking Your Questions During the interview itself, your job is to help your subject feel comfortable and willing to talk. Once comfortable, most people do not have any problem talking about their life experiences. As you progress with your interview, keep in mind the following points:
• Make a note of anything that may need clarification. Instead of interrupting while your interviewee is talking, make a quick note of things you do not understand and ask for clarification later in the interview.
• Stay alert for signs of fatigue.' If the person you are interviewing shows signs of fatigue and is not refreshed by a bathroom break or a drink of water, you may need to finish your interview at a different time.'
• Ask final questions. About 10 or 20 minutes before your scheduled time is over, you can direct questions you might have. Also ask about anything you feel needs clarification and how to spell the names of people and places mentioned in the interview.
• Finish up. Immediately label your audio or video tape. Your label should include the same information you provided at the beginning of your interview—your name, the name of the person you interviewed, and the date and place of the interview. Punch out the tabs in your audio or video tape to prevent it from being recorded over. Clear out all your equipment, thank your interviewee, and offer him or her a copy of the interview itself or a transcription. If you would like to do an additional interview, try to schedule it before you leave.
Expert Tip: Don't be concerned about getting through your list of questions. It is more important that people you interview be allowed to talk about whatever is significant to them. They know more about their life experience than you do and often are better judges of the value of their personal knowledge. Most of all, you want the interview to be a satisfying experience for the person you interview.


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Why Won't They Work?
The search for perpetual motion is a tragicomedy of obsessed inventors, an eager faith, and humbug
April 1961 | Volume 12, Issue 3
The idea of perpetual motion—something for nothing under the laws of physics—is as insidious as any in history. It will not lie down and die. To this day, the persistence of the idea is the one thing perpetual about it. The Patent Office is still pestered by single-minded inventors of "self-motors," the technical section of the Library of Congress is haunted by furtive figures, and editors of scientific magazines regularly receive correspondence from dreamers with "new" plans for solving the most famous scientific problem of all time.
Over the decades, indeed centuries, each inventor of this sort seems to have lived sealed off from the rest of the world, working in the perfect vacuum that he so avidly desired to make his contraption spin forever. Everything has been tried—overbalanced wheels, rolling weights, water wheels endlessly pumping their own water, inclined planes, squirrel cages with steel squirrels forever pursuing a magnet, even rings of balloons inflating under water, hopefully ad infinitum , to lift themselves to the surface.
In time perpetual motion became a true scientific puzzle, with set rules. The device, once completed, had to move and continue forever (or until the parts wore out) without any assistance except from gravity, buoyancy, or magnetism. This immediately ruled out all schemes to use the daily variations in temperature and air pressure or the constant motion of waves and tides. If the machine could do useful work, so much the better, but the machine did not have to be useful—it just had to keep going;.
The first efforts at perpetual motion in this country probably predated the Revolution, but the idea had been born in some fertile brain long before. It is believed that Leonardo da Vinci dallied with it. The first printed reference to the problem occurs in 1579, and the earliest British patent for a perpetual-motion machine was granted March 9, 1635. Then, between 1855 and 1903, nearly six hundred applications were made to the British Patent Office.
The obsession leaped the Atlantic and found a fertile field in the United States. An unknown number of perpetual-motion patents (believed to be about ten) were granted and on file in the Patent Office when the building burned in 1836. Letters of patent continued to be granted until it became apparent that perpetual motion was an illusion.
As early as 1828 the journal of the Franklin Institute carried a long explanation of why "perpetual motion" could not be perpetual. When they accepted the principle of the conservation of energy, propounded around 1850 by Joule and others, scientists as a whole tacitly denied the possibility of a perpetuum mobile , and at last the government took the stand, which it maintains to this day, that an application for a perpetual-motion patent must include a working model.
But once the notion had fired a man's brain, he could not be convinced that perpetual motion was impossible. American inventors simply ignored the discouraging statements of scientists. Their heyday, which stretched from about 1825 to 1910, was a period of optimism, when many long-sought goals were attained. Steam performed new wonders, sewing machines made stitches, carriages ran without horses, and airplanes flew like birds. These marvels achieved, what layman would doubt that water could eventually be made to run uphill by itself, or that a wheel could be designed to be constantly heavier on one side than on the other and so spin forever? Newspapers were believers, too; the Philadelphia Gazette reported in 1829: We were much gratified yesterday with the result of an examination of a self-moving machine, which may be seen at Bowlsby's Merchants' Hotel, in Slater Street, and which the inventor calls perpetual motion. We have no doubt of it being nearer a perpetual self-moving principle than any invention which has preceded it, and as near as any we shall ever see. The great merit, aside from its practical uses, is its simplicity, and the certainty and readiness with which you perceive that it covers no trick or deception.
Anyone, including editors, who believed in a particular device seems to have clung to his belief with the tenacity of the inventor himself. A shining example of such loyalty appeared in the New York Journal of Commerce, which in 1854 described a machine invented by one J. G. Hendrickson: The model was in our office yesterday, and attached to some clockwork, which it turned without once stopping to breathe. We see no reason why it should not go until worn outl After a careful examination, we can safely say, in all seriousness, that the propelling power is self-contained and self-adjusting, and gives sufficient force to carry ordinary clockwork, and all without any winding up or replenishing.


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Code for "3D" remote key in jointSpace / DiVine
I'm currently writing a plugin for MediaPortal to automatically Switch a Philips TV into 3D Mode if a 3D SBS or TAB movie is started.
I'm communicating with the Philips TVs via jointSpace and DeVine.
My own TV is a 55PFL7606K/02 which can be perfectly switched via jointSpace and the Menus into 3D mode.
Now I have the problem, that on a newer model (55PFL6007K/12) there is a special 3D key on the remote to Switch the TV into 3D mode.
The Problem is, that this menu can only be opened via the 3D key on the remote. There doesn't seem to be a way to do this via the menus somehow.
In jointSpace there is no way to send this key.
Is there a way via DiVine? What code do I have to send over DiVine for the 3D key?
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I don't use jointspace. Try using RC6 0,186 as a discrete code in jointspace. I can't guarantee it will work.
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So you brush your teeth everyday (twice a day is really what we'd like to hear you say), why all the fuss over electric toothbrushes? For starters, electric toothbrushes can help to motivate people to brush. They are fast and take the work out of brushing. Electric toothbrushes are also a valuable tool for people who have limited arm/hand movement due to illness or muscle soreness. Electric toothbrushes have been proven to penetrate more than the top layer of plaque and get to the nitty, gritty grime that cause gum disease; statistics show an electric toothbrush cleans better. With so many types of electric toothbrushes to choose follow these simple steps and you'll be on your way to happy, healthy smile.
1-Define your purpose for wanting an electric toothbrush. Look at your life style and your situation, (age, limited arm/hand use, cleaner, brighter teeth).
2-Check for a built in timer. Many electric tooth brushes have a built in two-minute timer with a 30-second beep signaling you to change to another area of your mouth to clean. Research has shown that most people brush for 30 to 60 seconds which isn't long enough to clean the plaque off your teeth properly. Having a timer can help you lengthen the cleaning time.
3-Be sure the bristles are soft. We can't say this enough. Soft bristles are important while brushing. If you use medium to hard, you risk enamel erosion around your gum tissue.
4-Be sure the handle of the brush fits nicely in your palm. Make sure it's comfortable to hold. Move it around in your hand mimicking brushing to check for comfort.
5-Choosing between a rechargeable or battery operated electric toothbrushes is a personal preference. Just remember that many battery operated brushes need the AA batteries changed every two months, while electric brushes don't have the need for replacement. The price is much different for electric versus the battery operated brushes.
6-Movement of the head of the toothbrush is another step. Choosing a rotating brush head or a head that moves up and down is a matter of choice. Try both types to see which one you prefer. Research has shown that both are effective in plaque removal.
7-Pricing is probably one of the biggest factors. Pricing of electric toothbrushes ranges from under $10.00 to over $100.00. Battery operated brushes range from $6.00 to $20.00 and can be bought at most retail centers (grocery stores, drug stores, big retail stores), while most rechargeable toothbrushes range from $50.00 to $150.00 and can only be bought through your dentist or online.
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Help Us Halt Fracking in Alabama's National Forests
Talladega National Forest, located in eastern Alabama, is one of the state's most valuable natural resources. The forest is a popular destination for hikers, campers, hunters, and bikers, attracting an estimated 600,000 visitors each year, and it contains habitat for endangered and threatened species, as well as essential water sources for nearby towns.
Despite all this, the Talladega Forest has been targeted by Big Oil and Gas. On June 14, the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) plans to sell drilling leases for 43,000 acres of the Forest. There may not even be enough gas under the forest to warrant drilling, but, if there is, it might be accessed with hydraulic fracking.
Right now, communities near Talladega Forest have some of the cleanest water sources in the country, but fracking could change that. As you probably know, gas drilling in other parts of the country has contaminated groundwater, and a recent study found that fracking chemicals can reach underground aquifers much faster than previously thought.
The BLM's decision to sell leases in the Talladega is based on a 2004 study conducted by the Forest Service. NRDC says the study is outdated and woefully inadequate--it doesn't consider fracking at all:
The 2004 analysis does not even mention fracking or horizontal drilling, potential impacts from spills or leaks of fracking chemicals, or the potential effects from large drilling pads and thousands of truck trips. It doesn't consider the effects of fracking on the waters of the forest, which serve as a drinking water source for communities like Anniston and Jacksonville, Alabama, or whether this new development will harm the endangered and threatened wildlife species that call the Forest home.
We still have time to halt the drilling leases in Talladega National Forest and protect the nearby communities from exploitation. The local anti-fracking movement is building momentum, but we need your help to secure a victory.
Please sign this petition demanding the BLM stop leasing National Forest land for oil and gas drilling.
This is a federal lands issue, so it doesn't matter where in the U.S. you live. (Though, if you live in Alabama you might want to write your representatives, as well.)
A win in Alabama will forward the anti-fracking cause nationwide, and the Power Shift network can make a tremendous difference. I don't often ask you personally to take action, but I will today: Please take a minute to support efforts to safeguard the public health from fracking, in Alabama and throughout the country. I've told the local organizers that you guys know how to make a difference, and I hope you'll prove me right.
If you'd like to get more involved, contact Wild South at 256-974-6166, or at WildSouth.org. And, if you want to delve deeper, you can read the detailed letter of protest filed by the Souther Environmental Law Center.


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Acoustic warning speakers used by police causing controversy
By Bradley J. Fikes
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ESCONDIDO, Calif. — Deterring pirates with blasts of ear-splitting sound got American Technology Corp. a lot of welcome attention. But when the company's acoustic warning speakers are deployed by law enforcement agencies, it gets a less favorable reception.
The product, called a Long Range Acoustical Device directionally broadcasts sound and spoken instructions at long distances. At close range, it can also broadcast incapacitating blasts of earsplitting noise.
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The Victoria government will start a $500,000, three-year program to address skill shortage
Singapore: The Victorian Coalition Government in Australia has unveiled a new plan to help Victoria's growing biotechnology industry address critical skill shortages.
Technology Minister Mr Gordon Rich-Phillips recently released the strategy and announced new measures to build the state's biotechnology workforce at a biosciences conference in Melbourne. "Despite challenges in the global economy, employer demand for all biotechnology-related occupations in Victoria is increasing," said Mr Rich-Phillips. "The Coalition Government's Enabling Technologies Skills Strategy - Biotechnology: 2012-15 outlines new measures to build the commercial, business and technical skills of Victoria's biotechnology workforce to grow the industry further."
The state of Victoria has also started the Technology Voucher Program to aid commercialization of new technologies.
"However, the industry is also facing skill shortages in several critical areas like bioinformatics and biostatistics. Early career researchers will benefit from the 'Molecules to Medicines', a business development internship and mentoring pilot program led by the Cancer Therapeutics Cooperative Research Centre," Mr Rich-Phillips said.
The $500,000, three-year program is based on a successful internship model developed by the Walter and Eliza Hall Institute, and will expand the program to other Victorian research institutes.
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The count of EPS reviews negative and up over previous week was 0 and 0, correspondingly. The affirmative EPS review in the prior 30 and 60 days were 1, and 2, however, for 90 and 120 days were 2 and 2.
The EPS negative assessments in the last 30 and 60 days was 1, and 1, though in, 90 and 120 days was 1 and 1.
The positive and negative review of per-share earnings in the earlier 18 days were 2 and 0 correspondingly.
Earnings Surprises
The mean EPS approximation previous to the financial report statement for the period closed 3 is $-0.06 calculated as per 3 EPS predictions. The financial account performance was released on 2016-10-27 and EPS was $-0.13. The surprise count was $-0.02 per share and seen in fraction, it was -18.18%. The standard deviation of given EPS prior to release is $0.02.
Quarterly Sales Estimates
The mean of Newpark Resources, Inc. (NYSE:NR) annual sales estimates is $152.984 and the median of sales predictions is $156.4. The estimate is computed by 3 analysts for the fiscal 2017.
The highest yearly prediction is $177.452 and the lowest estimate is $125.1. Annual sales estimates demonstrate standard deviation of $26.342.
The number of analysts reviewing the equity and folks who have abridged and upped sales prediction in the prior week are 3 and 3 correspondingly. The modification in the mean prediction is 0%.
The analysts casing the security and those who have lowered and upped prediction for sales in the prior month are 3 and 3 correspondingly. From last month, the alteration in the mean estimate is -2.573%.
The analysts count after the stock and those who have lowered and upped estimate for sales in the former quarter are 3 and 3 respectively. From earlier quarter, the alteration in the mean estimate is -9.119%.
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In his presentation at NE Scala, Rúnar Bjarnason talks about things he normally doesn't talk about. While he is usually an advocate for functional programming, here he plays devil's advocate, "As a conceptual framework, functional programming empowers us to write software that is modular, highly reusable, and easy to reason about. But practicing this discipline in Scala comes with a number of difficulties and idiosyncrasies that need to be addressed."
But don't worry, there's a happy ending. Rúnar begins by talking about what functional programming is, brings up some of its issues, solutions to those issues, and concludes with reasons to love functional programming.
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It's common knowledge that our moon has a nearside and a farside. One half of the moon always faces Earth, and one half always points away. Does this mean we can only see 50% of the moon's surface from Earth? No. In fact, over time, it's possible to see as much as 59% of the moon's surface, due to a slight north-south rocking and east-west wobbling of the moon known as lunar libration. Follow the links below to learn more:
Why can't we see the moon's farside?
Lunar libration reveals 59% of the moon's surface
Other types of lunar libration
Why can't we see the moon's farside? Some people mistakenly think the moon doesn't rotate on its axis because the same side of the moon always faces Earth. But the moon does rotate. The video above shows why you'd see all sides of the moon if the moon didn't rotate on its axis. It's best to watch the video from start to finish.
So the moon does rotate. Why, then, do we see only one face of the moon? One side of the moon always faces Earth because of what's called synchronous rotation. That is, the moon rotates, or spins on its axis, in the same length of time it takes to orbit Earth. Any moon whose rotational period equals its orbital period is said to exhibit synchronous rotation, a characteristic shared by many moons of our solar system.
Because of synchronous rotation, our moon rotates on its axis in the same period that it revolves around the Earth: 27.32 days.
For that reason, our moon always has one side facing Earth, which we call the moon's nearside. Meanwhile, the opposite side remains hidden from us, so we refer to it as the moon's farside.
Lunar libration reveals 59% of the moon's surface. You can see only 50% of the lunar disk at any one time. Even so, lunar libration – the slight north-south rocking and east-west wobbling of the moon – enables acute observers to peek at a tiny portion of the moon's back side. Over time, it's possible to see as much as 59% of the lunar disk.
There are various kinds of lunar libration, the two most notable being libration in longitude and libration in latitude. Before we delve into the subject, look at the moon's near side on the two charts below. They'll help to make the arcane nature of lunar libration more understandable!
The first sky chart below shows the lunar hemisphere that's facing Earth when there is no libration in longitude or latitude. The zero point at center = 0o longitude and 0o latitude. The north pole is at top and the south pole at bottom. The line connecting the moon's north pole with its south pole, and passing through the central point on the lunar disk, depicts the moon's prime meridian of 0o longitude. Longitude (in red) runs north and south, connecting the lunar poles. The moon's eastern limb (at right) outlines 90o east longitude. The moon's western limb (at left) depicts 90o west longitude.
The second sky chart below labels the lunar features. Note that east and west on the moon are reversed to east and west in Earth's sky (celestial east and west). Look at this chart whenever you need a reminder. In this post, we are referring to lunar east and lunar west.
Again, we refer to the lunar coordinate map. The horizontal line (in blue) from west to east, and passing through the center of the moon's disk, represents the lunar equator of 0o latitude. The north pole resides at 90o north latitude, and the south pole at 90o south latitude.
Mare Crisium (Sea of Crisis), labeled on the second chart below, is a well-known lunar "sea" (lava plain) near the moon's eastern limb. Using the lunar coordinate chart, you may note that 60o east longitude and 20o north latitude pass through Mare Crisium.
Libration in longitude. Libration in longitude is the moon's east-west wobble. This sort of libration is a product of the moon's elliptical (elongated) orbit. Although the moon's rotation, or spin, goes at a nearly constant rate, its orbital speed varies, going fastest at perigee (moon's closest point to Earth) and slowest at apogee (moon's farthest point from Earth).
At perigee or apogee, there is no libration of longitude.
Maximum librations are seen about one week AFTER perigee and one week AFTER apogee, revealing (depending upon the month) up to 8o of longitude on the moon's back side, along the eastern and western limbs, respectively.
Following perigee, the moon's rotation can't keep pace with its orbit, so a slice of the moon's back side slips into view along the moon's east (right) limb; following apogee, the moon's rotation outpaces its slower orbit, causing a sliver of the moon's back side to emerge along the west (left) limb.
By the way, the near side of the moon (see illustration) rotates from lunar west to lunar east (left to right), whereas the back side spins from right to left.
Libration in latitude is the moon's north-south nodding. It results primarily from the approximate 5o tilt of the moon's orbital plane with respect to the ecliptic (Earth's orbital plane).
Add to that, the approximate 1.5o tilt of the moon's equator to the ecliptic, and you have the inclination of the moon's equator to the plane of its orbit around Earth at some 6.5o (5 + 1.5 = 6.5). Consequently, during the month, you can see about 6.5o of latitude beyond the moon's north pole, and a fortnight later, 6.5o past the south pole.
Twice a month, the moon crosses the ecliptic (Earth's orbital plane) at points called nodes. When the moon crosses the ecliptic from south to north, it's called an ascending node; and when the moon crosses the ecliptic from north to south, it's called a descending node.
There is no libration of latitude when the moon is at its ascending node or descending node.
Maximum librations happen about one week after the moon crosses either node. The moon's southern limb is most exposed about one week after the moon crosses its ascending node, and its northern limb is maximally exposed about one week after the moon crosses its descending node.
In other words, when the moon swings farthest north of the ecliptic, the lunar south pole points most toward Earth. On the other hand, when the moon goes farthest south of the ecliptic, it's the lunar north pole that points maximally toward our planet. At particularly favorable librations, we can see nearly 7o beyond either pole.
Other types of lunar libration. Your position on Earth also has some, but significantly less, bearing on latitudinal libration. If you reside at far northern latitudes, you see further north on the moon than does someone in the Southern Hemisphere. Of course, the reverse is also true: someone in the Southern Hemisphere sees more of the moon's southerly features.
Your position also influences longitudinal libration – though once again, rather marginally. At moonrise, you can make out a little more of the Moon's east (or top) limb; and at moonset, a little more of the Moon's west (and now at top) limb.
All told, lunar libration – the north-south and east-west oscillations of the moon – reveal 59% of the lunar terrain. Still, as you stand on Earth's surface, only 50% of the moon can be seen at any one time.
Bottom line: Our moon has a nearside and a farside. At any one time, we see only half the moon, and from Earth's surface we see only the nearside. But, over time, it's possible to see as much as 59% of the moon's surface, due to a slight north-south rocking and east-west wobbling of the moon known as lunar libration.
Moon at perigee and apogee: 2001 to 2100
Nodes of the moon: 2001 to 2100
Geocentric ephemeris of the moon


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Ibutilide Administration During Pulmonary Vein Ablation (IBAD-AFIB)
The recruitment status of this study is unknown. The completion date has passed and the status has not been verified in more than two years.
Verified January 2012 by Ball Memorial Hospital.
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
Recruitment status was: Recruiting
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Last updated: January 27, 2012
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To test the hypothesis that localized functional reentry maintains Afib in humans, ibutilide will be administered intravenously in patients undergoing an Afib ablation. The hypothesis of this study is that ibutilide will decrease the high frequency signals observed in Afib suggesting the presence of micro reentrant circuits as the basic mechanism of Afib, especially for the paroxysmal Afib group. The potential difference in response to the ibutilide in patients with paroxysmal versus persistent Afib may show the difference in the underlying mechanism of Afib between these two groups.
Condition | Intervention |
Atrial Fibrillation Pulmonary Vein Ablation |
Drug: Ibutilide fumarate |
Study Type: | Interventional |
Study Design: | Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Basic Science |
Official Title: | Atrial Fibrillation Mechanism Analysis Through Ibutilide Administration During Pulmonary Vein Ablation. |
Resource links provided by NLM:
Genetics Home Reference related topics:
familial atrial fibrillation
MedlinePlus related topics:
Atrial Fibrillation
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Further study details as provided by Ball Memorial Hospital:
Primary Outcome Measures:
- To discern the basic mechanism of Afib by studying its response to Ibutilide administration. [ Time Frame: one year ]
Secondary Outcome Measures:
- To compare the ibutilide response in patients with paroxysmal versus permanent Afib [ Time Frame: one year ]
- To study the subgroup of patients that converted to sinus rhythm in order to identify various factors that may have increased their susceptibility to ibutilide. [ Time Frame: one year ]
- To improve the current results of pulmonary vein isolation by performing a procedure guided by ablation of high dominant frequency areas. [ Time Frame: One year ]
Estimated Enrollment: | 50 |
Study Start Date: | October 2007 |
Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2016 |
Estimated Primary Completion Date: | December 2015 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
Intervention Details:
Drug: Ibutilide fumarate
During scheduled radio frequency ablation for atrial fibrillation patients will be infused with 1mg of ibutilide over 10 minutes.
Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years to 80 Years (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- patients to be scheduled for atrial fibrillation radio frequency ablation
- paroxysmal, permanent symptomatic atrial fibrillation refractory to conventional treatment
- symptomatic atrial fibrillation that do not want or desire to take medication or undergo cardioversion
- patients on antiarrhythmics that can be discontinued 5 half lifes prior to the procedure except for Amiodarone
Exclusion Criteria:
- patients with recent major hemorrhage (within 6 months)
- patients with a coagulopathy
- patients who are pregnant or breast feeding
- patients with acute congestive heart failure
- patients with hypokalemia or hyperkalemia
- patients with a prolonged QTc > 440mms
- patients with polymorphic ventricular tachycardia secondary to antiarrhythmic class III and class I
- patients with left ventricular dysfunction < 40%
- patients with a history of recent MI (< 1 month)
- patients with a history of an angioplasty of < 1 month
- patients with a history of coronary artery bypass grafting surgery of < 3 months.
- patients with a history of chronic renal failure or a creatinine clearance of < 30ml/m
- patients with a history of stroke of < 6 months
Contacts and Locations
Choosing to participate in a study is an important personal decision. Talk with your doctor and family members or friends about deciding to join a study.
To learn more about this study, you or your doctor may contact the study research staff using the Contacts provided below.
For general information, see Learn About Clinical Studies.
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00589992
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00589992
Contact: Antonio Navarrete, MD | 765-281-2000 | firstname.lastname@example.com | |
Contact: Sherry Adair, RN | 765-254-4761 | firstname.lastname@example.com |
United States, Indiana | |
Medical Consultants, P.C. | Recruiting |
Muncie, Indiana, United States, 47303 | |
Contact: Sherry Adair, RN 765-254-4761 email@example.com | |
Principal Investigator: Antonio Navarrete, MD |
Sponsors and Collaborators
Ball Memorial Hospital
St. Jude Medical
Principal Investigator: | Antonio Navarrete, MD | Staff Physician, Ball Memorial Hospital |
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ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on March 30, 2017
Responsible Party: | Antonio Navarrete, MD, Medical Consultants, P.C. |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00589992 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
BMH study #762 |
Study First Received: | December 26, 2007 |
Last Updated: | January 27, 2012 |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Atrial Fibrillation Arrhythmias, Cardiac Heart Diseases Cardiovascular Diseases |
Pathologic Processes Ibutilide Anti-Arrhythmia Agents |
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This filter, with its hardened glass, has 4x the tensile strength of traditional filters of similar fabrication. This filter is also of great use in today's digital market where sensors are more sensitive to reflected light. Hoya incorporates special coatings that reduce these internal reflections and, thereby, promote a clearer, brighter and sharper image.
Light rays which are reflected become polarized. Polarizing filters are used to select which light rays enter your camera lens. They can remove unwanted reflections from non-metallic surfaces such as water or glass and also saturate colors providing better contrast. The effect can be seen through the viewfinder and changed by rotating the filter. The filter factor varies according to how the filter is rotated and its orientation to the sun.
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What We Learned From Men's Magazines in April
They think they're funnier than us. And, yes, it can be a problem if they play with themselves too much. Wow, we learned a lot about guys this month.
-Faye Brennan
Isn't it a shame? Several of this month's men's magazines featured the stars of Wall Street 2: Money Never Sleeps, Shia LaBeouf and Michael Douglas, in an effort to promote the movie. Unfortunately, the film has been pushed back and now it won't be released until September.
There are probably some pretty steamed magazine editors out there, but at least they still managed to give us some great reading material. Here's what we learned about at least one of these mega movie stars – and the average Joe – this month.
1. They think they're funnier than us.
You'll get a kick out of this nugget of info from Men's Health. In "What's So Funny?" by Joel Weber, a poll of 279 men found that 80% of guys think they're funny, and 75% believe that men are naturally funnier than women. Ugh, please! If men knew the difference between a woman's real laugh and her "I'm going to pretend he's funny because he's trying so hard" laugh, we guarantee those numbers would change.
Read What We Learned From Men's Magazines in March
2. They're all headed to Ogden, Utah.
Ladies, if you're looking for an adventurous guy who will hike, ski, climb mountains and kayak with you, then you've got to book your next vacation in Ogden, Utah. According to the feature "Best Places to Live 2010" in this month's Men's Journal, Ogden is the place for guys who want "adventure 24/7/365." The town's mayor, Matthew Godfrey, is pushing to make Ogden "the capital of high-adventure recreation" – or, in other words, a gold mine for single gals looking for an active hubby.
3. They like their unkempt, lumberjack beards.
Men's newfound love affair with the unshaven, grizzly bear, "I bet you're wondering if I shower" look – pioneered by Zach Galifianakis (left), Joaquin Phoenix and Brad Pitt – has been puzzling us for awhile. But, in "Is This the End of Male Vanity?" GQ's Mike Albo praises this trend in male grooming (or lack thereof), writing, "I'm relieved to know I'm no longer the only one out there who has stopped trying so hard, or at least can't really afford to try so hard." News flash, Mike: It's not a walk in the park to shave our legs every day either, but that doesn't mean we're just going to stop doing it. Man up and shave already!
4. They feel guilt towards their parents, too.
Once we start living on our own, sooner or later we all go through a phase where we feel extremely guilty about our parents – we never call, and certainly never visit enough. Some of us might even find ourselves thinking a lot like Dan Kennedy of GQ. As he writes in "Mommy, I'm Home," "[I've been] thinking how weird it is that the two people who are more invested in my life than anyone else on the planet are people whom I haven't spent significant time with for the past twenty years." This sentiment almost makes us want to go live with our parents for 30 days, too, as Kennedy did for his piece. But then again, maybe just a phone call will do.
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5. They care about how much we make.
In "100 First Dates," Men's Health's Girl Next Door, Carolyn Kylstra, reveals an interesting tidbit about young men: When they're on the prowl, they do take into account how much we're bringing home. "A study of 163 college speed-daters conducted by Eastwick and Eli Finkel, Ph. D., of Northwestern University, found that men, contrary to their stated assumption, care just as much about a mate's earning potential as women do." They can deny, deny, deny, but the truth is out – apparently our wallets matter.


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Matching Household Surveys with DHS Data to Create Nationally Representative Time Series of Poverty: An Application to Bolivia
In many developing countries, there does not exist a time series of nationally repre- sentative household budget or income surveys, while there often are urban household surveys as well as nationally representative Demographic and Health Surveys (DHS) which lack information on incomes. This makes an analysis of trends and determinants of poverty and inequality over a longer time period impossible. This is also the situation in Bolivia where there exist urban household surveys and nationally representative DHS since 1989, while nationally representative household income surveys only exist since 1997. In this paper, we adjust a technique developed for poverty mapping exercises to link urban household income surveys with DHS data to generate a nationally representative time series of household income data from 1989 to 1999. Our technique performs well on validation tests, is superior to proxying welfare with asset ownership in the DHS, and is able to generate new information on poverty and inequality in Bolivia.
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Hotel Dyrrah
TripAdvisor Reviews Hotel Dyrrah Durres
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Durres with Sotmir
... some ancient bath remains near the town hall. We also hear the regular call to prayer from the mosques and the bell chimes of the catholic and orthodox churches - an open religious society. We grab a coffee at a coffee bar at the top of a 15 storey building which gives us a great view of the city.
My guide had been great and heads off to be with his parents. They have a funeral to attend. I head to the archaeological museum which is closed at 2.30 on a ...
Albania... Nil Points!
... 3. The ruins of the Kings Palace (closed to the public)
I have to say that the city didn't hold anything for me, or anybody else for that matter.
Ever the optimist, John thought that it would liven up at night but I just couldn't be bothered to wait around to see if this was the case so I headed back to the boat.
On the entrance to the dockyard were two security men who were delighted to hear that I was English and told me how ...
Furgons in Tirana
... horses chasing cows, people holding up and selling rabbits, and more strange things by the side of the road. We then headed to the hostel I had booked which was about 20mins walk away so by the time we got there we were all pretty tired and sweaty (its hot here!). So we got to the hostel and checked in and rested for a while before heading out to find an ATM (again a hard task) and then went to get some food. ...
First day of touring
... leave and we go to our room on floor 8. There is a party happening on floor 2 where the restaurant is. We had seen rather large speakers in there earlier. Finally around 10 or so, my daughter calls our room and complains about the noise and can we hear it. The party has started and is in full swing and you can even feel the bass jumping the room around. She calls the front desk and they are most apologetic ...
Episode 22
... species. For other species it is where they spend the winter. It is also home to many species of fish and some animals. Otters live here. It's quite reedy and swampy in places and mountainous along its southern shore. We drove down along that shore some way and encountered several little hidden valleys where they grow grapes and make their own wine that is sold by the roadside along with honey, during summer. The limestone hills are ...


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Times may change, but human emotions remain the same in writer-helmer Ventura Pons' unrelenting gloomfest "Outsiders," a claustrophobic generational study of a family that hasn't learned from its mistakes.
Times may change, but human emotions remain the same in writer-helmer Ventura Pons' unrelenting gloomfest "Outsiders," a claustrophobic generational study of a family that hasn't learned from its mistakes. A definite glitch in the career of a filmmaker who's rarely failed to be interesting, pic, based (like two previous Pons items) on a Sergi Belbel play, fails to illuminate its theme of how families engender misery and prefers just to hammer its message home. Pons-friendly fests should bite, but there's little here to enhance his reputation.
Narrative shuttles back and forth across 40 years, the latter period rendered in slightly cheesy sepia. Tyrannical matriarch Emma (Anna Lizaran) dominates the life of husband Francesc (Joan Pera) much as, in the contempo narrative, the now-widowed Francesc (Pera, heavily made-up) dominates the lives of those around him. In the earlier story, Andalucian immigrants have moved in; in the later story, they're North Africans. The parallels are unsubtly underscored via self-regarding dialogue that is too talky to justify its occasional insights. Perfs, especially by Lizaran, are fine, but most of the characters are too unpleasant and embittered to generate much empathy.Outsiders
A Baditri release of an Els Films de la Rambla production, in association with TVC. (International sales: Els Films de la Rambla, Barcelona.) Produced, directed, written by Ventura Pons, based on a play by Sergi Belbel.
Camera (color), Joan Minguell; editor, Pere Abadal; music, Carles Cases; art director, Bel.lo Torras. Reviewed at Cines Princesa, Madrid, Nov. 30, 2008. Catalan dialogue. Running time: 109 MIN.
Anna Lizaran, Joan Pera, Joan Borras, Dafnis Balduz.


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Russell Westbrook Should Conentrate on Being Robin Not Batman
Posted By Justin Welton On May 3 2011 @ 4:04 pm In Oklahoma City Thunder | No Comments
Russell Westbrook is a top 15 player in the NBA. Sometimes, he can act like he is a top 5 player, though.
He has shot too much for not even being the main star on the Thunder team this postseason. Russell is taking about 21 shots so far this postseason. He is taking almost the same amount of shots as superstar Kevin Durant.
It may be fine if he was connecting on more of his shots. He is shooting less than 40 percent from the floor.
He struggles to finish around the basket, pounds the ball on the floor too much and ball hogs too often. Durant needs to be the guy who should be more vocalized on getting more shots.
Durant demanded the ball against Denver in game five, and he took over scoring over 40 points in a Thunder victory.
Westbrook attempted to take over game four in Denver after shooting 12-30 in their only loss against the Nuggets. He also was only 9-23 against the Grizzlies in game one; Durant was 11-21.
Whether you blame Durant for not demanding the ball or Westbrook for controlling the ball and taking wild shots, we could all agree that adjustments need to be made. Durant should shoot at least a few more times than Westbrook per game.
Westbrook is an outstanding player. Not only can he score, but he can facilitate as well as rebound pretty well. He needs to calm down and be under control if the Thunder wants any shot of getting by the Memphis Grizzlies in the Western Conference semifinals
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I don't know why Enum.pm installed in the wrong location, actually I am almost certain it did not. The module you are installing is enum.pm not Enum.pm for a start. Did you do the nmake install? When I do it this is what it says..... So you can see where it goes. You can just cut and paste the enum.pm module to \perl\site\lib\enum.pm and it will work but I am certain you forgot the install step as on my system there is enum.pm as noted and Enum.pm in Win32\OLE\Enum.pm :-) Don't know why you don't have Win32::API if you have ActiveState Perl (you did say you were using ppm). cl is the M$ C compiler and you do need it to compile source that contains C. I have a tutorial on setting that up as well but you need access to MSVCC. However Win32::API is available as a ppm so all you need to do is: cheers tachyon
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I was reading a book of short stories, which included one by David Brin called 'Toujours Voir'. It was a precision short story, exactly 250 words long, and Brin described this sort of fish as 'a fable written to very exacting standards. One type of a precision story is the 250 word tale. The rule is simply this. The story must be 250 words in length. Not one word longer, not one word shorter. And it must _work_ as a story.' And this is what Brin said about writing one: 'It is like pulling teeth. Like using a tiny pick to make one of those incredible, interlocking Chinese puzzles. Frustrating!' So... here's my attempt. I managed fewer hyphens and polysyllabic words than Brin did in his, but I doubt that means I did a better job at sticking to 250 words- it just means my story's a lot simpler to read. And I'm not convinced it meets the requirements of working as a story, either, but my little shelf in the library is still pretty slim pickings so you'll have to settle for what you can get. Heh. I'm sure you can see the Lackey influence. One of these days I'll try again with my own ideas, aye wot? ;)
I wrote this while I was in Australia, over the course of a couple months or so. It's a poem, not a story (as should be immediately apparent!), but I think the concept fits well enough.
This is... a kind of a revisitation of 'Ornithology Lab', but in a very different setting and very different world. The main character, however, has a similar kind of abruptly discovered talent. It probably feels rather unfinished- that's because it probably is. If people like it, I might be motivated to continue with it. ;)


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Appearing to be ordinary has made Phil Collins extraordinarily wealthy. His simple, unambitious music must strike a cord with a lot of ordinary people, because he has now sold 70 million records as a solo artist - more than he did in 25 years with Genesis. Owning a Phil Collins CD has become part of normal British suburban life, like driving a family saloon, mowing the lawn on Sunday or owning furniture from Ikea. It's just done. People tell Phil Collins they buy his records because they feel he relates to them. He understands their lives. He lives it too, in a way that could never be said of other, more eccentric platinum artists like Michael Jackson, or even Elton John. Never mind that he was a child actor on the West End stage, joined bands early in life and has been at the top of the rock tree since the Seventies. Never mind that as director of Philip Collins Ltd he earned pounds 12.6m in 1992. Never mind the home on Sunset Boulevard that he only stayed in one night. None of this stopped people feeling he was one of them.
"I feel close to the man in the street," he told Q magazine three years ago. "But I'm constantly told I couldn't possibly be, because of who I am." Yes, he had a lovely big house and a BMW, he said, but "I don't have people doing for me all the time. I have a drink in my local and I do the shopping at Budgen's in Billingshurst."
Not any more, he doesn't. That all stopped when he split up with his second wife, Jill, in 1994. She got the house in England, along with Cole Porter's old home in LA and "a lot of money" as a divorce settlement. Phil Collins left behind his young daughter, his good mates at the local in Sussex, and his regular chores at the supermarket, to go and live by the shores of Lake Geneva with a beautiful Swiss woman half his age. How ordinary is that?
Bounding into the room like one of the Jack Russell dogs with which he often compares himself, Phil Collins was matey and alert. He was small and wiry, the handshake firm and the eye contact immediate. He looked exactly like you would expect: like a man who had come to fix the plumbing. In reality, he had come from the studio across the road, where his latest record was being mixed. Dressed for work, he was wearing simple white canvas pumps and faded blue jeans,with a mushroom-grey, long-sleeved polo shirt that appeared to have come from Marks & Sparks. Actually, it was Emporio Armani, a present from his girlfriend.
Asked about clothes, he answered with the mixture of pleasure and embarrassment you would expect from a working-class Lottery millionaire who didn't want good fortune to change his life. A few years ago he had fallen under the sartorial influence of Eric Clapton, a fan of Versace, but that had waned. "As a non-shopper, I liked the fact that I could go to one shop, even though it cost an arm and a leg. But I think old Gianni's gone crazy, he's gone too far out. It's all very gaudy, not my kind of thing." He would never buy Armani or Versace underwear, he said. That would be going too far. So what did he have on now? "Actually, Calvin Klein," he laughed, found out. "But they were given to me. There are people who pay pounds 60 for a pair of socks. Not me."
Mention of Clapton reopened an old wound. How come he had to struggle to be taken seriously, but Eric could get up and sing the blues in a pounds 5,000 Versace suit and get away with it? "You believe him. But if I sing about the homeless, people tend to be more suspicious, and that's frustrating." He would like to be more hip, that's for sure. For a short time in the Seventies he was - after taking over from Peter Gabriel as lead singer in Genesis, at a time when dope-fuelled prog rock was very much in vogue. He is a serious drummer, who has played with "proper" artists like Brian Eno, John Cale and his own jazz band Brand X. This summer he toured with a 20-piece big band that made its debut at the Royal Albert Hall, with Quincy Jones conducting and Tony Bennett on vocals, in front of Prince Charles and Nelson Mandela.
But for all his earnestness, he will never be fashionable. Since his balding head and sharp features became ubiquitous, with the launch of his solo career 15 years ago, he has been seen as that cheeky chappie who works hard for the Prince's Trust and who even managed to portray the Great Train Robber Buster Edwards as a cute, homesick hero. True, his most memorable song, "In the Air Tonight", is a dark and bitter thing that features the line: "If you told me you were drowning, I would not lend a hand." True, he sang it on Top of the Pops with a paint can and brush on the piano, because his first wife had just left him for a painter and decorator. True, he told Jill it was all over by fax. But try as he might - and he does - he's still seen as Mr Nice Guy.
His new record won't change that. "Dance Into the Light" is a perky little single, due for release tomorrow, in advance of an album of the same name. It's the same old thing - driving rhythm, bright horns and a catchy chorus - if a bit more upbeat than we're used to. Sipping at mineral water, he gave an explanation of the song that was embarrassing in its naivete. "As I was writing it, I was imagining walking down a street somewhere in a township in South Africa, and I was imagining these people inside these derelict buildings looking out as if to say: `What's going on? What's happening?' And [me] saying: `You can come out. Everything's changing. It's OK. It's one world, one voice.' Everybody coming out and joining in a carnival."
Somebody had spent too much time with Michael Jackson, it seemed. There was more: "It's obviously deeper than that ... well different to that, I don't know how deep it is ... it's finding freedom. Telling people that freedom is here. I'm sure there is a parallel with me having changed, and finding my freedom." Pardon? Freedom from what? Money does not buy love - we know that - but it does buy a plane ticket to Acapulco. Or Switzerland. How many of his fans can "escape their chains" so easily?
"I have to follow up by saying that I was not chained, bound and gagged in my marriage," he had the decency to say. "I had a good marriage. It just went wrong. Nevertheless I have found a freedom of sorts, with my life here. I went through a dark period, just before the marriage stopped, when I had a brief liaison with an old friend of mine, and it all went very dark and stormy. Now I'm out of that."
The woman who lifted his darkness was Orianne Cevey, a 24-year-old PR manager from Geneva, who was asked to act as a guide when Collins played Lausanne in April 1994. "By the time we got from the airport to the hotel, I was in love with her." He never went home. When the British tabloids found out, "the shit hit the fan" and the couple were front-page news for weeks. Having used the same papers to promote his music, and having built up relationships with the people who worked for them, he knew what to expect. It was the ferocity and duration of the attention that got to him. "I've never been in any doubt that I am public property," he said. "But they went way past the finishing line for a lap of honour, as far as I'm concerned. That's what really pissed me off."
Didn't his glamorous new lifestyle make the "man in the street" image rather implausible? "You're assuming that's an angle, something I've worked at," he said, defensively. "There are no pubs here, but I still go shopping with Orianne at whatever the Swiss equivalent of Budgen's is. To people who live here, London's glamorous. This place is a bit more expensive to live but I have stripped down my life to the bare essentials." In Sussex, he lived in an 11-bedroom mansion in 14 acres of land ("although my mansion wasn't as big as George Harrison's ..."). Now he and Orianne lived in a rented, terraced house with three bedrooms, in a village on the shores of the lake, although they were about a rent a larger property belonging to the racing driver Jackie Stewart.
"We don't have staff, even at the new house," he said. Then, after a pause, he added: "We have a housekeeper, obviously ..."
His life in Geneva was much as it had been in Sussex, he said: going out for a meal or getting a take-away, visiting friends - although most of the time now he had to speak French. His mum, sister and brother flew or drove over to Geneva quite often. He missed Lily, his youngest daughter. Ronnie, his oldest friend from Chiswick County Grammar School, had just joined the band. Primary-school reunions still held an attraction; the day before we met, he had written to someone who had been in his class.
He did regret leaving his local pub. "It became a place where I felt very comfortable. I got to know the landlord very well." If anyone asked for an autograph, the place would fall silent. "Down there they either liked me or not because of who I was, not because of who they thought I was. I miss that. I miss them, anyway."
Leaning back into the plush armchair, legs stretched out, he wanted me to know that he did not think or act like a rich person. "I've been to look at houses in this country that I would like to buy, and the lifestyle is that of a very wealthy person, even if they're not half as wealthy as I am. Someone opens the door in a white jacket and black trousers, takes you inside and gives you a drink ...
"I'm basically a bloke from Hounslow that's been very lucky and done very well for himself, from a lower-middle-class/upper-working-class family and I have been earning my money while I've been working. I don't enjoy my money."
He felt "a deep guilt" at earning so much for doing what he enjoyed. It hurt to be seen as a cold-eyed businessman. So did the criticism he got for "Another Day in Paradise", a song about homelessness for which he was widely ridiculed. Lots of artists write about things they have never experienced, and some make very effective art in doing so - but somehow, earnest social concern was harder to take from a man whose music had seemed during the Eighties to be a soundtrack to middle-class comfort. His argument was that the song raised awareness. Others would want him to back up concern with cash, I said.
"Well, if you knew how much money I give away..."
That's the point, I said. We don't, do we?
"No, `we' don't. It's like Tony Hancock [in the Blood Donor] - do you put a badge on saying: `He gave so that others may live'? No you don't. You don't talk about charity. I mean, I do give a fuck of a lot of money away."
How much I asked? "I would say, every year, into the hundreds of thousands of pounds, to individuals that I've never met."
He had a secretary, who passed on letters she felt required a personal response. "Usually it's inner-city things, or under-privileged kids whose parents can't afford stuff. For the price of an Armani jacket I can send five kids on holiday." His voice softened as he spoke of a letter he had received, in scrawly handwriting, from an 11-year-old boy, saying: "Dear Phil Collins, I am writing to you because I love your music. My mummy tells me I have a very bad disease called Aids ... what really is a shame is that my friends won't play with me anymore." Touched, the singer responsed with a signed photograph and a cheque for pounds 100, so that little Alan could buy some toys. Three months later he received another letter, in the same handwriting, from the same place. It started: "Dear Phil Collins, I am a big fan of yours. I am not very well at the moment, I have leukaemia..."
Smiling broadly at the memory, Phil Collins said: "I wrote, `Dear Alan, I am very sorry that you have leukaemia ... although I'm very pleased that you got over Aids." The reply came back from an 18-year-old student who confessed he had invented "Alan" because he was desperate for money. The signed photograph was returned. Laughing, Collins said: "If he'd just written asking for the money I would have given it to him."
He might have, too. It would not be possible to verify all the stories he told me about people he had given money to, but let's assume that they're true. Including the one about the man who knocked on his door and asked for pounds 8,000 to prevent his house being repossessed. He got it, on the spot - and, two years later, turned up unannounced to repay his debt. "You put it out there, to see if your wrist is going to get slapped, but it didn't," said Collins. Unfortunately the man chose to thank him through the pages of the Daily Mirror, which led to even more begging letters.
"I'm trying to do the best I can, inside what restrictions I have. I'm not going to do a Peter Green," he said, referring to the former Fleetwood Mac guitarist, "and give it all away."
Why not? "Why? I guess it's because there's an inbred thing that says, `You've earned it and you need it for a rainy day'."
That would be a hell of a lot of rain. "Yeah. But how much money do people think I have in my pocket? I'm told I'm very well off, but I don't think about it."
Telling the stories, doing the voices, he had been animated and funny. Now we had moved on to direct questions, he was shifting in his chair. Did it bother him to talk about money like this? "Yeah, it does bother me, because it's too easy an automatic assumption. I know what I am. I know my intentions. I know what is important to me and what isn't, and what I mean - oh, to be articulate - it's just that ... I don't go home and [he rubbed his hands like Scrooge and sniffed the air] smell the cheque book. It's not really of that great an importance to me. It's great that I have it, because I know that my kids never need to worry. Me and mine never need to worry."
His ex-wife Jill used to go to the cashpoint each week and get out pounds 300 for the pair of them. He did not even know how much he made from each live appearance. So who did? "My manager, my accountant. I never really think to ask. As long as at the end of the tour I say: `Did we lose money or did we make money?"
Didn't that make him pretty vulnerable? "Well, yeah, but people are innocent until proved guilty. I'm sure Sting said that before his accountant ran off with his money."
We talked for far longer than was scheduled. He wanted me to know that he cared. He cared about the homeless. He cared about kids in the townships. He cared what we thought of him. It troubled him that people thought he had threatened to leave Britain if the Labour Party got into power. "The amount of mail I got from people, like nurses, saying: `I used to buy your records, I'm not buying them any more."
His comments had been made in protest at the idea of paying more than 50 per cent tax, not against the Labour Party, he said. "I am not a Conservative. Let it be known here and now. Half-and-half, I can handle that - but not more than I'm getting. That's not fair. If you imagine that because I have a lot of money I don't think like that, then you're wrong."
He wrote back to many of the critics in person. "Some of them really ... moved me. Some of them upset me, 'cos they'd got the wrong end of the stick. They're going around thinking that I'm a person that I'm not. That's why I'm going on so much now. If you were to leave the room, and after you'd gone I was to say, `what a fucking arsehole he is,' you wouldn't like it. That's how I feel: I feel that I'm walking out and you - or other people that do this -have an impression of me, that they are going to write about and other people are going to read. So the ripples get bigger and bigger, and it becomes completely separate from what is actually the real thing. That's why I try, badly, to correct it."
Maybe Phil Collins is not just a natural actor, with a gift for making people feel at ease. Maybe he's a nice bloke who really does care what you and I think of him. Maybe he does still feel ordinary inside. He seemed genuinely uncomfortable with his wealth. Afterwards, wandering along the lakeside with a pounds 5 hot-dog, I thought he seemed to be an awful long way from Hounslow. !
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Ianwrote a review of Black Diamond Serac Strap Crampon on June 18, 2016
Seemed Nice Just Not For Snowboard Boots
Familiarity: I've used it once or twice and have initial impressions
Would not stay on my size 11 snowboard boots. I know snowboard boots are not really designed for crampon use but the toe strap on these was just too narrow to wrap around the tip of a snowboard boot. Tried on Petzls and Grivels as well and this one seems to have the most potential (others were not as long) but kept sliding off no matter how tight. My buddy rented black diamond strap on crampons that look like an older model or something but the toe strap was much wider and thus wrapped around his snowboard boot better and had no problems. Maybe I can find some of those somewhere...


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Two meeting rooms that can accommodate groups from 5 to 50
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For a full description of all the Community Center has to offer, read the latest issue of Leisure Time magazine, a complete guide to events and programs offered by the City of Port St. Lucie. Leisure Time is published two times a year.
You can also browse recreation offerings at all Parks and Recreation facilities online, which include classes and programs offered at the Community Center.
The Community Center is available for rentals. Get information about rental guidelines and rates.
The Community Center is the location where you will always find a variety of fun and interesting things to do. Below is a list of upcoming events sponsored by the City of Port St. Lucie and also events sponsored by the many individuals, clubs and organizations that have chosen the Community Center as the perfect venue for their special events. Click on the name of any event to access event details, location, times, contact information and links to related Web resources. To view the complete calendars for these different types of events, just click on the appropriate link at the bottom of this list. Download a complete listing of this month's events and classes at the Community Center. |
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Greg Lyons of Steel Blue Knight takes the 12 string guitar and forges a sound all his own called "Modern Renaisannce" Greg Lyons captures the mood of the room and take you on journey only limited to ones imagination.
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