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Kiteboarder in Need of Rescue?
August 27, 2002
Kiteboarders are becoming more common on beaches across the globe. With kites and riders flying at speed through the air, the sport can provide an entertaining spectacle to watchers on shore. Sometimes though, the kite isn't flying but is on the water with the rider. This situation can cause watchers onshore, including aquatic rescue personnel, to wonder if rescue might be needed. Whether a kiteboarder is fully skilled or, particularly, if he is still learning, his kite may occasionally spend more time on the water than in the air. This is not necessarily an indication that a rescue is needed. The kiteboarder may just be sorting things out to relaunch his kite, to use the kite as a sail to pull himself into shore or may be swimming in--slowly. Riders sometimes spend quite a while doing this. The last thing kiteboarders want to do is to create avoidable false alarms for rescue personnel. Following are guidelines for consideration by both riders and rescuers when a kite is on the water:
1. IMPORTANT: If you have to work on your downed-kite or swim-into-shore for whatever reason you should give the OK sign to guards or park officials onshore periodically until you land (see Figure 1). To perform this signal simply to hold one hand palm down on your head while looking at the lifeguard on shore for five to ten seconds. This should be repeated to verify that it has been seen and understood. You should discuss this with rescue personnel ahead of time, as this signal isn't universally recognized yet.
(Figure 1 - I am OK)
2. If you are going to go through a surf zone, MAKE SURE that your lines are wrapped on your bar ahead of time. Start by carefully wrapping at least one wingspan length OR MORE of two lines from one side of the kite first to safely depower the kite. In strong winds this can be difficult to do and gloves can help. Also MAKE SURE that you have a firm grip on your board. Use of a reel leash for TEMPORARY attachment to the board as needed, would be an option. Ideally your kite should be rolled and tied before hitting the surf zone.
3. Responsible kiteboarders should be aware of self-rescue techniques and try to self-rescue within safe limits. If you are rescued, whether you need it or not, be POLITE AND RESPECTFUL at all times. Rescue personnel are generally strong watermen and have a hard job to do, which you may have just complicated! So be appreciative, these people deserve it along with your respect.
4. If you need help because you are injured, excessively tired, being carried offshore by the wind or current and don't think you can make it to shore on your own, BLOW YOUR WHISTLE (it is an inexpensive and very useful safety device they may save you from going hoarse from yelling), and wave one or both hands (see Figure 2). If you are wearing an impact pfd, staying afloat should not be problem (**SEE NOTE BELOW). Continue signaling periodically, while trying to swim closer to shore, IF you are comfortably able to, until the guard onshore acknowledges your signals. Other kiteboarder signals are provided at:
http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kitesurf/ ... EFERENCES/
If we can adopt universally recognized signals it should make our riding easier and safer.
Nearby (Figure 2 - Help/Attention) Distant
1. If rescue personnel can't see much of the kiteboarder or can't tell if he is moving or swimming towards shore after an interval, it would be advisable to rescue him.
2. A kiteboarder in the water more than a quarter mile offshore is hard to make out. That is, it is hard to tell if they are moving or swimming. Rescue personnel are advised to carefully examine the kiteboarder through binoculars (from an elevated position if possible). Look for movement, e.g. trying to relaunch the kite, winding in the lines, swimming in, bailing out using the kite as a sail on the water, etc.
Alternately, look for shoreward progress of the kite, hopefully faster than wind and waves would send it without assistance. If the wind and waves are onshore, these factors alone should eventually bring the kiteboarder to shore.
3. If the rider is moving and doing something productive to get himself into shore as suggested above, leave him alone but check periodically to verify that he is still moving.
4. If it appears that the rider is being moved out of the area, offshore or to some other inappropriate place by wind and/or current, or if the rider appears to have stopped moving into shore for an extended period or has stopped moving entirely, the weather is deteriorating or the sun is setting, it would be a good idea to send assistance by boat if possible. Effective rescues can also be undertaken by waverunner or paddleboard.
5. Approach from the windward, AVOIDING THE KITE LINES at all times. If the rider is awake and able, ask him to secure his kite, i.e. deflate the leading edge and roll it or deflate all the bladders and tie it up. He should then wrap up his lines. Only when the kite and lines are secured by an able rider should he be brought onboard the rescue craft. It is important to observe this sequence as the kite can exert great force potentially lifting or cutting individuals in the area of the rescue IF the kite is not first properly disabled.
6. If the rider is unconscious or unable to deal with his gear, the second person on the rescue boat should jump into the water and CUT ANY THREE LINES from the kite bar. Approach the kite from the side. Compensate for the speed of downwind drift or movement in any surf or current. Avoid approaching from upwind OR downwind, because from downwind the kite could drift quickly into you and from upwind you or your vessel could get caught in the lines, which usually trail upwind of the kite. This should depower the kite as it drifts, detach the control bar from the victim (unhook the control bar, release the snap shackle), and do the remainder of the rescue per normal procedures. If you have time or another craft, have it intercept the kite, deflate the leading edge, roll and tie it, the wrap up the lines on the bar. Experienced/trained personnel may wish to use less destructive means of taking two lines from one side of the kite however the victim's welfare needs to remain as the first priority.
7. If a rescuer is solo, he should first depower the kite and set it adrift as described before dealing with the victim per normal procedures. Some rescue personnel carry hook knives and gloves specifically for this purpose (see Figure 3) as they have no exposed tip or sharp edge to cause accidents. Hook knives are readily available online at hang gliding/paragliding retail sites.
(Figure 3 - Hook Knife)
8. If a runaway kite or kiteboarding with a floating kite is coming ashore, try to clear bathers and bystanders from its path. Approach the kite from the side. Compensate for the speed of downwind drift or movement in any surf or current. Avoid approaching from upwind OR downwind, because from downwind the kite could drift quickly into you, & from upwind you could get caught in the lines, which usually trail upwind of the kite. Try grabbing the kite by ONE WING TIP ONLY or the center of the fat leading edge if all else fails, in the shallows--before it comes ashore. NEVER GRAB more than one line of a stationary or very slowly moving kite. NEVER TRY TO GRAB ANY OF THE LINES OF A MOVING KITE as a serious cuts may occur. Bring the kite on to the beach, allow the kite to flag downwind and pile 20 lbs. of sand on the wing tip. Disconnect both lines from ONE SIDE of the kite or disconnect them all. Pull the plug in the center of the long fat bladder at the leading edge of the kite to deflate it. If the kite is trailing lines, coil them up or wrap them on the control bar AFTER the kite has been thoroughly anchored.
Other suggestions for rescue of kiteboarders, managing runaway kites and related considerations are given under:
9. Kitesurfer Rescue Information for Lifeguards.doc,
in: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/kitesurf/ ... eferences/
Lifeguard and park ranger orientation to kiteboarding is being encouraged. This allows for first-hand impressions of the sport and equipment to be formed by rescue personnel. The basic skill of how to do an assisted landing of a kite including hand signals is also covered and will save other potential problems at the beach. Possible rescue scenarios should be discussed or even demonstrated by the kiteboarding instructor during these sessions. Your local kiteboarding association, retail shops or instructors could be approached in this regard.
Some ideas for these orientation sessions are given under "Kite Boardingâ€


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I would greatly appreciate the community's help with this, because I am good and stuck and it's a project (obviously) very important to me.
Now that we're moving towards being court certified to adopt our second child, I find myself stumped once again as to how I want the profile "book" to appear. I actually tripped across digital scrapping four years ago while preparing for our first adoption, and wow, how far I've come. The text of an adoptive profile is so hard to write, because you're never going to know who reads it, but I also struggle with the colors and layout of the thing, too, and that's where you all come in.
For a general overview, a "book" is somewhere between 6-12 pages (sometimes more - I've come across 20+ page examples, which I would not do), usually 8.5 x 11 size; our first one was eight single pages, so it was four pages when put front-to-back). For the first one, I used a neutral pastel palette with yellow/white/pink/blue quilt patterned paper from the scrap program I was using. The first page is usually (but not always) a single photo, with basic intro text, and its purpose is to catch the eye and invite the reader open the profile. The remainder of the profile offers a glimpse into the prospective adoptive parents' lives, with enough photos to make it attractive, but not so many that it becomes overwhelming (I placed three to four small pictures among the text to break it up, then included a two page spread of pictures in lieu of overwhelming the pages with graphics). The last page is a closing page, thanking the reader for taking the time, and so forth.
I might do something along the lines of ten pages since there are a couple of things to add in terms of topics, but I don't know how long it would wind up being.
I'd like to canvas some of the talent here for suggestions as to layout, color, structure, and template ideas. Obviously I don't want someone to do a ten page template - that's just nuts! I'm not going to give restrictions on color or anything because I want to see what y'all come up with. I'm curious as to how everyone would approach this.
Thank you so much for your help!

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MARIANNA � Thirteen Innovative Farmers and Ranchers were recognized by University of Florida IFAS Extension and Farm Credit of Northwest Florida at the Jackson County Agriculture Conference Center in Marianna on Friday, Aug. 9.
MARIANNA � Thirteen Innovative Farmers and Ranchers were recognized by University of Florida IFAS Extension and Farm Credit of Northwest Florida at the Jackson County Agriculture Conference Center in Marianna on Friday, Aug. 9.
This is the third year these two organizations have teamed up to honor an elite group of innovative farmers and ranchers in the Florida Panhandle.
The Ken Barton family was recognized as the Holmes County Agriculture Innovator of the Year by Shep Eubanks, Holmes County Extension.
The Barton family operates Barton Farms located near the Bethlehem Community. Barton Farms is a family business that produces cotton, peanuts, oats, cattle, and hay on approximately 1,200 acres. The Barton farm is an excellent example of utilizing best management practices including crop rotation and integrated pest management in an agricultural operation.
In 2003, in addition to his farming activities, Barton became the Executive Director of the Florida Peanut Producers Association where he represents the peanut farmers of the state of Florida in Tallahassee and Washington, D.C. He has provided strong leadership to the organization and is heavily involved in research, promotion, and education as it relates to Florida peanut production, leading to innovation in varieties, cropping systems, and youth education. Ken and Rhonda Barton are members of the Florida Peanut Producers Association, the Southern Peanut Farmers Federation, Florida Cattlemen�s Association, and Florida Farm Bureau Federation.
Barton has a distinguished history of working with Extension to promote timely research in peanut production, provide and facilitate funding for research, and participate in planning, promoting, and conducting producer field days and short courses. Barton is a long-time member of the Panhandle Peanut Short Course planning committee and the Panhandle Row Crop Short Course planning committee and has served in an advisory capacity for Extension Agents in most of the counties across the Panhandle who are involved in crop production Extension activities.
Locally in Holmes County, Barton has participated in Cotton Variety Trials over the years, and has been a strong supporter of local Holmes County Extension educational programs. Barton has also supported and participated in youth educational activities in Holmes County including the annual Ag in the Classroom for Holmes and Washington County 5thstudents.
He is also very active representing the peanut industry across the state with FFA and 4-H at events such as the Florida State Fair. Ken Barton has been a leader in the peanut industry locally, statewide, and nationally since 2003. He has worked closely with state and federal legislators in promoting the peanut industry, diligently working to insure the viability of agriculture in our local region and across the state of Florida. He has also hosted international delegations for tours of the peanut industry working to improve economic opportunities for area farmers.
From this distinguished pool of 13 farmers, an �Innovator of the Year� was selected to represent Northwest Florida. This year Stephen and Tracie Fulford, from Jefferson County, were selected as the Farm Credit of Northwest Florida Agriculture Innovator of the Year.
The Fulford family operates a commercial row crop farm in Jefferson and Madison Counties. They combine precision farming, sod based crop rotation, and conservation tillage to decrease soil erosion, reduce weed pressure, reduce nematode and disease pressure, and lower fuel use because they make fewer trips across fields. Steve Fulford has worked closely with UF/IFAS Extension: volunteering for on-farm cotton variety trials and weed control tests, hosting field days, serving on advisory committees, and participating in agriculture awareness programs in Jefferson County.
They are actively involved in Florida Farm Bureau�s Young Farmers and Ranchers Program, which works to share the positive story of agricultural business in Florida. Stephen Fulford says, �I cannot sit on the sidelines and expect someone else to speak for me. I must step out and be a leader.� Tracie Fulford has a blog, �The Farmer Takes a Wife,� and coordinates the Ag in the Classroom program in Jefferson County. Stephen Fulford received the Commissioner of Agriculture�s Agricultural Environmental Leadership Award. Truly the Fulford family is well deserving of this honor because they combine environmental stewardship, technology, and innovation to make Fulford Farms successful.
The purpose of the Agriculture Innovator Recognition Program is to annually recognize innovative farmers and ranchers from 16 Florida Panhandle counties, from Jefferson west to Escambia County. Bringing these top-notch farmers together to meet each other will foster further innovation. Highlighting these creative and successful farmers will also help increase public awareness of the diversity and innovation of today�s modern agriculture.


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Red Cross and Red Crescent societies
In 1859, Swiss businessman Henri Dunant was horrified by the slaughter he witnessed during battle, and with Florence Nightingale's work in the Crimea as his inspiration decided to found the Red Cross movement. It was set up in 1863 in Geneva, Switzerland, by five private individuals. The idea behind the Red Cross was to ensure armies coordinated the work of their volunteers to care for the sick and wounded. It provided training for both men and women in caring for the sick and wounded, and spread new nursing techniques across the world.
Dunant also proposed that countries should adopt an international agreement which would recognise the special status of medical services and the wounded on the battlefield. This agreement - the original Geneva Convention - was adopted in 1864. In 1919 the International League of Red Cross Societies was established to coordinate the activities of Red Cross movements from different countries. They were responsible for both wartime and civilian care. During the Second World War the Red Cross colleted more than 13 million pints of blood and processed about 10 million pints into plasma.
The Red Crescent emblem was first used in 1876, and in 1929 the two movements were formally joined to create the International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies.
Related Themes and Topics
Related links
Techniques and Technologies:
P Samuelson (ed.), I Owe My Life...British Red Cross- Celebrating 125 Years (London: Bloomsbury, 1995)
C Moorehead, Dunant's Dream: War, Switzerland and the History of the Red Cross (London: Harper Collins, 1999)
The liquid component of blood, in which the blood cells are suspended. Plasma makes up around 55 per cent of blood's total volume.


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Over time, poorly controlled diabetes can lead to a variety of serious health conditions, including heart disease, stroke, blindness, amputations, kidney disease, and nerve damage. Maintaining a healthy lifestyle and regular checkups are important throughout the life of a person with diabetes.
Over a period of years, diabetes can have a big impact on the heart and blood vessels. The problem needs to be taken seriously -- people with diabetes are at high risk of having a heart attack, stroke, or heart failure. According to the American Diabetes Association, these problems can occur at a younger age than they do in people without diabetes, and they are more deadly. In fact, heart disease and related complications are the leading cause of death in people with diabetes.
There are steps you can take to minimize the risks:
There are many ways to keep your heart healthy and reduce the risk of cardiovascular problems down the road. Talk to your doctor to learn what may benefit your situation. Recent research suggests that having a glycohemoglobin o fless than 7% may actually harm older patients and those with heart disease. This may indicated these patients may have some undetected low blood sugars. In this group, a glycohemoglobin of 7 - 7.5% is recommended.
Diabetes can damage the nerves and cause a complication called neuropathy. This generally begins as loss of sensation in the toes, and possibly fingers. Eventually, the neuropathy can move up your leg or arm. Symptoms to watch out for include:
You may even have a heart attack and not be able to feel any chest pain.
People with diabetes are at risk for blood vessel injury, which may be severe enough to cause tissue damage in the legs and feet. If nerve damage is also a problem, then the person may not be aware of the injuries that have occurred in their legs or feet.
At that point, minor infections sometimes develop into deep tissue injuries that may even require surgery. In extreme cases, amputation of the foot or limb may be necessary. Good foot care is very important to prevent problems.
The kidneys filter and clean blood. Not surprisingly, having too much glucose in the blood puts a strain on them. Over time, this can actually lead to kidney failure. When this happens, dialysis or a kidney transplant may be needed.
Diabetes is the leading cause of blindness in adults. The most common eye disorder in diabetes is retinopathy. This condition is caused by the excessive amount of glucose in the bloodstream, which weakens and damages the blood vessels. A weakened blood vessel may bulge out (aneurysm). The blood vessel may even rupture, leaking blood and fluid into the surrounding tissues (hemorrhage.) Either of these can cause vision problems. People with diabetes are also at higher risk for developing cataracts and certain types of glaucoma.
American Diabetes Association. Standards of medical care in diabetes--2009. Diabetes Care. 2009 Jan;32 Suppl 1:S13-61.
Alemzadeh R, Wyatt DT. Diabetes mellitus in children. In: Kliegman RM, ed. Kliegman: Nelson Textbook of Pediatrics. 18th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders;2007:chap 590.
Eisenbarth GS, Polonsky KS, Buse JB. Type 1 diabetes mellitus. In: Kornenberg HM, Melmed S, Polonsky KS, Larsen PR. Kronenberg: Williams Textbook of Endocrinology. 11th ed. Philadelphia, Pa: Saunders Elsevier;2008:chap 31.


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March 22, 2005
Santa Barbara, Calif. - Intent on returning to the NCAA National Championship stage, the 2004 National Finalist UC Santa Barbara men's soccer team announced its early recruiting class for the 2005 season. The Gauchos welcome eight players who have committed to wear the blue and gold next season, highlighted by U.S. Under-17 & 18 National Team standout Eric Avila (Encinitas, Calif./IMG Academy).
In addition to the attacking midfielder Avila on the national level, UCSB has also signed Alfonso Motagalvan (Gilroy, Calif./Gilroy HS), a midfielder from the Region IV Olympic Development squad. From the state ODP level, the Gauchos have inked forward Paul Kierstead (Phoenix, Ariz./Mountain Pointe HS), goalkeeper Ryan Kenny (Clovis, Calif./Buchanan HS), and midfielder Jon Curry (Sacramento, Calif./Christian Brothers HS).
Santa Barbara has also received National Letters of Intent from Southern California standouts Chris Pontius (Yorba Linda, Calif./Servite HS) and Patrick Monahan (San Diego, Calif./La Costa Canyon HS). Santa Barbara City College midfielder Matt Williams (San Luis Obispo, Calif.), who was originally slated to attend UCSB last season, will be making the short trip across the city next year after spending on season with the Vaqueros.
"Not only is this year's recruiting class one of our largest ever, it is also the deepest we have ever seen at UCSB in terms of talent," said head coach Tim Vom Steeg. "Even though we graduated such a skilled class, we [Vom Steeg and assistant coach Leo Chappel] feel several of these student-athletes have the ability to step right in and make an immediate impact early in their careers."
Avila and Kierstead will be expected to make an immediate impact up top with the graduation of Drew McAthy and Neil Jones. In the prep ranks both have displayed the capabilities to do just that. Avila has earned seven caps in his international career with the United States, playing on some of the best youth squads that have ever taken to the pitch for the U.S. Having spent the last two years in the United States' National Residency Program in Bradenton, Florida, the all-purpose offensive weapon has appeared in 15 total matches for the U-17's, more than any other player from the '87 Boys class, including Major League Soccer star Freddy Adu.
Kierstead, who played three seasons for the Arizona State ODP team, was a two-time All-State honoree having guided Mountain Pointe a pair of Central Region Championships and a berth in this year's Arizona State Championship. Named MPHS's most valuable player both his junior and senior years, he set a new school record as a senior with 25 goals, in addition to dishing out 15 assists.
Motagalvan, on the other hand, should make a huge impact in the midfield, coming out of the prep ranks as one of the top offensive weapons, not only in the West, but in the nation. A two-time NSCAA/adidas High School All-American, Motagalvan is also a member of the Super Y-League Select National Team that routinely offers the U.S. Youth National Teams their toughest competition within the States. At the club
level he helped lead Santa Clara Sporting Ruckus to the State Cup finals, and he led Gilroy in assists from his sophomore season on.
Bolstering the midfield out wide will be Curry, whose older brother Greg has been with the Gauchos since 2003. In addition to his duties with the Cal-North State squad San Juan Predators club team, Curry was just as big a standout for Christian Brothers as his brother. A two-time All-CIF stopper, Curry was named the Sierra Valley Conference Most Valuable Player and First Team All-Metro Section after leading the Falcons to the conference championship and an appearance in the CIF Sectional Quarterfinals. Despite playing a defensive role, Curry netted 14 goals and assisted on 23 others for CBS this past season.
Adding even more to Gauchos' returning talented midfield duo of Freshman All-American Tyler Rosenlund and All-Big West honoree Nate Boyden, Chris Pontius will become the Servite to roam the middle of the pitch in UCSB uniform in the last three seasons. SHS's second leading scorer all-time with 39 career goals will join Matt Kubota ('00-'03) and junior Jeff Murphy who will be returning next season after taking a one-year hiatus to pursue an Engineering degree. Pontius was named MVP of the Serra League, often regarded as one of the strongest prep leagues in the nation, and First Team All-CIF Division I this past year after captaining Servite to the sectional quarterfinals.
Defender Patrick Monahan will try to help fill the void in the back left by the graduation of New Zealand International star and All-American Tony Lochhead. Fortunately Monahan, a four-time member of the Cal-South State Select Team, will have the chance to play alongside Freshman All-American Andy Iro, and First Team All-Big West junior Pat Scott, who has decided to return next year for his fifth year of eligibility. Serving as La Costa Canyon's team captain for the past two seasons, Monahan helped guide his team to a pair of appearances in the CIF Finals as a sophomore and junior. In the club ranks he played for the San Diego Surf where he was a teammate current Gaucho Brennan Tennelle.
Midfielder Chris Hughes, who quickly developed into one of UCSB's top marking players last season as a walk-on, has also elected to return for his fifth year of eligibility, giving Vom Steeg a total of three prior letterwinners returning for 2005 who were originally not expected to be on the roster.
In between the pipes, Ryan Kenny will be an excellent compliment to heir apparent Kyle Reynish. As member of the Cal-North ODP squad Kenny has demonstrated the ability that helped him lead Buchanan HS a CIF Division I Central Section Championship as a sophomore and a repeat appearance in the championship game as a junior. The three-time All-County selection also minds the net for the California Odyssey of the USL Super Y-League, the nation's top youth division.
And with the addition of Williams (see recruit release from last season for more details), it gives the Gauchos eight total players who have committed to play at UCSB early in the signing period. Even with as good as the incoming class looks to be and the return of 14 players from this year's National Finalist squad, including six starters, Vom Steeg and assistant coach Leo Chappel are still looking for two more field players as well as another goalkeeper to complete the 2005 roster later this summer.
"Our success this past season, playing the National Championship, helped to solidify this year's recruiting class, but the rewards will really be felt with next year's recruiting class, and years to come," commented Vom Steeg in closing.


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One of the most reclusive legends in modern American history will make a rare appearance in Costa Mesa on Oct. 29.
Prolific Broadway composer and lyricist Stephen Sondheim will speak with American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers head Michael Kerker at the one-night-only affair, which also will feature the vocal stylings of fellow musical legends Christine Ebersole and Brian Stokes Mitchell. The duo will perform many of Sondheim's best-loved songs.
Sondheim has brought some of Broadway's most beloved characters to the stage — from Tony and Maria in "West Side Story" to the eponymous "Sweeney Todd," and from the passive-aggressive Cinderella of "Into the Woods" to the "decrepit Desiree" of "A Little Night Music," made famous by Judi Dench's unforgettable performance.
He is as well known for his seclusion as for his musical genius, and has won everything from a Pulitzer Prize to an Oscar, along with oodles of all of the expected awards —Tonys, Grammys and the like.
Sondheim was born in 1930. He was mentored as a teenager by Oscar Hammerstein. His brilliance began to show very early in life; his lyrics to "West Side Story" and "Gypsy" were written while Sondheim was still in his 20s. From there, he skyrocketed to fame and was responsible for the music and lyrics of some of the top shows of the past 50 years.
Sondheim stands out from other composers and lyricists for his delight in playing with dissonance, discord and cacophony. His productions don't necessarily receive rave reviews or sellout crowds at first, but they mellow like fine wine — and now are considered standards for theater companies worldwide.
Tickets for this event start at $35.
Can't get enough cabaret?
Like Stephen Sondheim, Audra McDonald will be making a one-night stand at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts.
On Saturday night, the actress and singer, recipient of three Tony Awards before she was 30, returns to the center for a single show to open the center's 2011-2012 Cabaret Series.
The star of the ABC series "Private Practice," McDonald and her melodious voice (and equally unsurpassable form) rose quickly from regional stages to Broadway to film and television. She has now earned four Tony Awards and two Grammys.
The concert tour is the latest metamorphosis in McDonald's career, following four successful seasons on television. She soon will appear onstage in New York in a new adaptation of Gershwin's "Porgy and Bess."
Tickets for McDonald's concert start at $25.
If You Go
What: Audra McDonald
When: 8 p.m. Oct. 15
What: Stephen Sondheim: In Conversation
When: 8 p.m. Oct. 29
Where: Both the McDonald and Sondheim events will take place in the Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall, 600 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa
Tickets and more information: (714) 556-2787 or scfta.org


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Today's golf instruction encompasses many different theories, philosophies, and models. The bottom line to all of the types of instruction you receive is being able to feel the difference between how you currently perform your swing and how you want to perform your swing.
Many people practice with, and many instructors teach with swing aids. A valuable asset in your improvement process, swing aids should provide your body with the feelings necessary to eliminate a swing flaw and engrain an improved swing. There is a plethora of swing aids on the market, with many more soon to hit the market as our sport evolves. Some of these tools actually do provide benefits for long lasting improvement. Yet, some of these contraptions are better off staying in their shrink-wrap packaging. With all the choices available, how are you to know which swing aid is good for you and the improvement you are trying to make? You first have to determine what part of your swing you are trying to improve. Not all swing aids will help you with every part of your swing. Some aids will only help you with a specific portion of your swing.
Consulting your golf instructor is the first step in determining a swing aid that is correct for your improvement process. Once you and your instructor have determined which swing aid might be correct for you, it is now time for the aid to pass a few simple tests. One test is whether the aid is easy to use physically, as well as being easy to comprehend why you are using it. If you have to place your body in a contortion to use it, or it takes reading a 30 page manual before using it, you might not have the energies or motivation to practice with that aid, no matter what the benefit. Ease of use, as well as ease of understanding how to use it is an important criterion in determining a good swing aid.
Another test is if the aid is easy to carry and store. If the aid can easily fit in your golf bag, it probably is a good swing aid. The bigger the aid, the more room required to store, set-up, and use the aid. Obviously, there are great swing aids that are large in size of heavy in weight, designed to remain on the practice facility. You normally are not going to purchase such an aid; rather, it is available for you to use while practicing or during a lesson. A good swing aid that you can carry with ease allows flexibility for not only location of use, but also when you use it.
A very important test that most golfers do not think about, along with some instructors, is whether the swing aid provides immediate kinesthetic feedback. In other words, the aid should tell you through an immediate feeling, whether you are performing a swing correction properly. Swing aids should work similarly to a young child insisting on touching a hot stove. When they finally get their way and touch the stove, the heat of the burner gives an immediate feedback through a kinesthetic reaction. Most likely, the child will learn that the stove is hot and will not touch it again. Swing aids that are the most effective work in a similar manner. Unfortunately, golfers need to touch the hot stove many times for the body to begin to understand its actions and the reaction it can cause. Repetitive motion using immediate feedback response has proven to be a very effective way for a human of any age to learn a particular skill.
Swing aids can be pricy. However, most swing aids on the market today began their product lives as everyday household items reconstructed into useful gadgets and tools of improvement. Henry Cotton had his students hit solid rubber tires at the turn of the twentieth century to improve their impact positions. We now use a vinyl bag filled with towels and rags to enhance an impact position. The "swingyde" found its origins as a coat hanger. If you can not afford a swing aid, chances are you can engineer a very workable alternative with things lying around your house. In choosing an instructor, look for an instructor who invests their time, money, and professional reasoning in the use of swing aids. An instructor can only do so much in showing you and telling you to do something.
The bottom line is you have to feel what your instructor is telling you. Insure that an instructor is using swing aids that help you "feel" differences between what you are taught to achieve and how you are currently swinging the golf club. The easy way for you to remember whether a swing aid is good for you is to keep in mind that an aid does not have to look space age in design or be expensive in cost. They just have to provide you with a difference in feeling to be effective.


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Petroleum Student Rakes In ScholarshipsSOCORRO, N.M. September 23, 2011– New Mexico Tech is full of exceptional students aiming for a career in science or engineering. Some of them just take a short detour before landing in Socorro … and Kyle Pettigrew is one of them.
| Kyle Pettigrew accepts a scholarship check from Dr. Warren Ostergren, chair of the Mechanical Engineering Department. Ostergren presented Pettigrew with an award from the Petroleum Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers.
"I worked for a small company and I liked the petroleum industry," he said. "But my business degree wasn't opening doors for me. I knew an engineering degree would open more doors to different opportunities."
He started at San Juan College in Farmington, then transferred to New Mexico Tech during the summer of 2010. He is looking forward to landing an internship for next summer and graduating in 2013. In addition to his petroleum studies, he is pursuing a minor in mechanical engineering.
"Tech has been challenging, which I expected," he said. "You don't go to school for engineering because it's easy. I enjoy my classes and the school size. Here, you get to know your professors better."
Dr. Tom Engler, chair of the Petroleum Engineering Department, said Pettigrew is a diligent student, a capable researcher and a helpful hand.
"He's a great guy, very out-going," Engler said. "He's an outstanding student and a real go-getter. He just comes in the office and asks what we need help on."
Now, Pettigrew has translated his work ethic and ability into a slew of scholarships over the summer. Pettigrew earned awards from the Rocky Mountain Coal Mining Institute, the Petroleum Division of the American Society of Mechanical Engineers, the American Petroleum Institute and the Research Partnership to Secure Energy for America.
"I've done pretty well this summer," Pettigrew said. "It's nice having school paid for. I did the research and found the right scholarships. The Petroleum Engineering Department does really well at funding. We're one of the older departments, so we have a lot of donors who are graduates who give back to the school."
Pettigrew works part-time at Macey Center and volunteers for the student chapter of the Society of Petroleum Engineers. He has proved to be effective at selling raffle tickets and finding sponsors for the club's annual golf tournament. He also has been involved with Engler's research team that is producing a comprehensive report on potential oil and gas plays in southeast New Mexico, commissioned by the federal Bureau of Land Management.
"He started on general data collection," Engler said. "He worked so well and was so reliable that I had confidence in his skills that I allowed him to do data analysis as well."
Ultimately, he'd like to settle down in Farmington with his wife. First, however, he'd like to see where a career in petroleum can take him.
"I'd like to go see other parts of the country or the world," he said. "I'm not a fan of big cities, but it'd be nice to experience the world a bit – to say we've been there, wherever the jobs take me."
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Peter Gallagher read poetry, sang and watched football with Peter O'Toole.
At the start of every interaction, when asked how he was, the "Lawrence of Arabia" star would reply, "Gruesome," Gallagher recalled.
To the young actor, Jack Lemmon was like a second father who, with trademark generosity, gave Gallagher his first set of golf clubs.
During their regular meetings, Lemmon — "Some Like It Hot," "Days of Wine and Roses" — would ask, "You got anything lined up, kid?"
When Gallagher replied in the negative, the venerable actor would say, "Me neither."
After three-plus decades as a performer, the 58-year-old, who played Sandy Cohen in Fox Network's "The O.C.," is convinced that these experiences will bring smiles to his face right up until he is on his deathbed. It's the people in the room who matter, he said, and everything else is a "crap shoot."
"The thing that's of the greatest value to me has nothing to do with whether my shows were hits or flops, or whether they earned or lost money," Gallagher said. "It was these moments along the way with truly wonderful people that gave me something that will stay with me forever."
He was fortunate, he reflected, to come along when the legends were still alive, adding, "The greatest artists I've been lucky enough to work with have also been the easiest [to work with] and the kindest."
In 2007, Gallagher was approached by the team at the now-defunct Feinstein's at Loews Regency with a request for him to do a one-man show. Having just completed a project, the New York City native was filling his down time by singing and writing. Right away, his treasured interactions with Hollywood's greats came to mind, and "How'd All You People Get In My Room?" — fashioned after a Dean Martin monologue — was born.
Thursday will mark Gallagher's debut at the Segerstrom Center for the Arts' Samueli Theater, where he will present the "grandchild of the original show." A four-piece band will accompany the Tony nominee as he performs tunes from Broadway and "The O.C." as well as popular classics by Sammy Cahn, Jules Styne, Burt Bacharach and Van Morrison. At the intimate concert, guests will be able to dine while being regaled with anecdotes about Lemmon, O'Toole, James Cagney, Mike Nichols, Robert Altman and others.
Terry Dwyer, president of the Costa Mesa arts complex, claims to be "jealous" of Gallagher, who plays a lead role in one of his favorite dramas, "Covert Affairs."
"I admire a Broadway actor who's done TV shows and has a great movie career too," Dwyer said. "He's the renaissance man of the performing arts. Peter is an engaging conversationalist with a warm personality, and the audience is going to really enjoy getting to know him."
When asked what sets the star of stage, television and screen — "American Beauty," "While you Were Sleeping" — apart from other current faces, Dwyer responded, "The flip answer would be a lot of talent."
A tough 'Room' to face
Gallagher worked hard to ensure that his act was not a recitation of his resume. He'd rather jump in front of moving traffic, he murmured. But unlike the familiar experience of disappearing into one of his roles, he felt exposed and vulnerable with his own words and stories. Stepping out for the inaugural performance of "How'd All You People Get In My Room?" was easily the scariest experience of his life, he remarked.
Today, nearly seven years after that first show, Gallagher acknowledged that the rewards — not the least of which was his first brush with complete creative freedom — were rich.
"This is the essence of what I love about what we do, which is storytelling," he said. "Sometimes, when all the elements are right and it works, there's no better feeling. It makes people feel included and reminds us that we're all members of the same tribe. It's so powerful."
Gallagher's pursuit of an acting career would have seemed an atypical choice in his family. His mother was a bacteriologist and his father served in World War II and went on to work in advertising. The dad belonged to the first generation in his family to work above ground — his father was a coal miner.
Gallagher was involved in theater at Byram Hills High School and went on to study at Tufts University and join the Boston Shakespeare Company.
Planning to graduate early, he spent a summer at UC Berkeley, where he elected to study non-Western economic thought and statistics. Then it hit him. There is power in a room filled with people, lights, music and a story — and the mere thought of living without that power was excruciating.
Gallagher gave himself seven years to make a living onstage. Soon thereafter, an open call landed him a role in "Hair" in New York City. To this day, Gallagher remembers — and questions his audacity for — approaching director Tim O'Horgan and asking to leave to play Danny Zuko in the touring company of "Grease."
"I didn't know any better and it seemed to make sense at the time," he said about his quest to travel. "If I'd had an agent, it would not have been possible. I didn't read signed contracts. I just signed on the dotted line."
The book of Lemmon
Gallagher, who is poised to return to "Covert Affairs" for its fifth season on the USA Network and, in the fall, to Broadway with Kristin Chenoweth for "On the Twentieth Century," looks back on his contribution to "The O.C." with pride.
Post-9/11 America was a different place, he said, with its spasms of xenophobia, climate of fear and people mistrusting their neighbors. So he decided to play a liberal Jew from Brooklyn, living in conservative Newport Beach, who not only retains his values and sense of humor but also warmly welcomes an outsider, which he labels a "genuinely American thing" to do.
"Even today, people on Twitter, Facebook and on the street want to talk about 'The O.C.' and Sandy Cohen," Gallagher remarked. "I'm so lucky to have been part of a story that found a place in the world we live in and resonated with people."
It served the Golden Globe and Screen Actors Guild Award recipient well, he reflected, to take a page from Lemmon's book and always be ready for "one more take, one more role and one more chance." It's about getting up to bat, he believes.
Nowadays, it's harder than ever to make a living as a performer, Gallagher noted. Having always worked with an acting and voice coach, he reminded aspiring actors to find dedicated teachers, to continue learning and showing up and to arm themselves with a "strong capacity for self-delusion."
"You have to keep the love for what you're doing alive," he said. "Money and recognition come and go, and hopefully come again. But if they don't, if you get another crack to do what you love, that's good, and if you can support your family, that's a miracle."
If You Go
What: Peter Gallagher: "How'd All You People Get In My Room?"
Where: Samueli Theater, Segerstrom Center for the Arts, 615 Town Center Drive, Costa Mesa
When: 7:30 p.m. Thursday till Saturday
Cost: Tickets start at $79
Information: http://www.scfta.org or (714) 556-2787


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NORTH DARTMOUTH, Mass.—For the first time this spring, the UMass Boston men's tennis swept the Little East Conference Weekly Awards, the league office announced Monday morning.
Senior Sean Cullen (Medway, Mass.) took home Little East Player of the Week honors, while senior Mark Grinhaus (Scarsdale, N.Y.) was named the conference Rookie of the Week.
The pair of seniors helped UMass Boston earn a win in their sole completed match of the week, as the Beacons held off Eastern Nazarene College 5-4 for the first win of the season. UMass Boston also played the University of Southern Maine on Saturday, but that match was called midway through, due to heavy rain.
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2015 FIAT 500e: New Car Review
It's hard to find a vehicle that combines driving enjoyment, fuel efficiency and a charming look, but that's exactly what the 2015 FIAT 500e promises. In fact, it promises even more than that, touting the style and driving experience of a standard FIAT 500 plus a fully electric motor that uses absolutely no fuel at all. Sounds perfect, right? Unfortunately, there are a few catches.
The biggest one is that the FIAT 500e is only sold in California -- a slap in the face to FIAT loyalists elsewhere who want to flex their green-car muscle. While we wouldn't be surprised to see FIAT offer the 500e in other markets, that hasn't happened yet. The other issue is pricing: The 500e comes in above $32,000 with shipping, which makes it twice as expensive as a standard FIAT 500.
The good news? The 500e does indeed harness the standard 500's looks and driving experience, combining them with electric power in an impressive package that boasts a stellar 87-mile range. And the hatchback's price can be softened by a series of state and federal tax breaks that make it cheaper to buy an electric car. If you're in California and you're looking to save some fuel, the 500e might be worth adding to your shopping list.
What's New for 2015?
After making its debut in 2013, the 500e is unchanged for the 2015 model year.
What We Like
Great handling; subtle styling changes keep the 500's look but still shout EV; excellent range; lots of standard equipment
What We Don't
Only sold in California; surprisingly pricey; nowhere near as practical as most rivals
How Much?
Fuel Economy
The FIAT 500e offers one engine: an 83-kilowatt electric motor with a single-speed transmission. Power is rated at 111 horses. The Environmental Protection Agency rates the 500e's fuel economy at 122 miles per gallon equivalent in the city and 108 mpge on the highway. More importantly, the 500e boasts an 87-mile range and a 4-hour recharge time when using a 240-volt power supply.
Standard Features & Options
The 500e is offered in just one trim level, which starts around $32,800 with shipping. Standard features are generous for a subcompact car, including keyless entry, a navigation system with a 4.3-inch touchscreen, leatherette upholstery, automatic climate control, cruise control and rear parking sensors. Options include a sunroof and an eSport appearance package, which gives the 500e a sporty look.
The 2015 FIAT 500e boasts several standard safety features, ranging from 4-wheel anti-lock brakes to side-curtain airbags and a driver's-knee airbag. The 500e also includes stability control and rear parking sensors.
In federal government crash tests, the FIAT 500e has yet to be tested. Gas-powered 500 models, which should perform largely the same, received four stars overall -- a figure that breaks down to four stars in front and rollover tests and five stars in the side-impact assessment.
Behind the Wheel
From behind the wheel, the FIAT 500e seems to make no major compromises for its all-electric capabilities. It's surprisingly quick off the line and maybe even better than a standard 500. Sure, it's no 500 Turbo or high-performance Abarth, but we weren't expecting that. The 500e is also surprisingly composed in turns, offering a tight, sporty feel, especially for an electric car. The biggest difference is, not surprisingly, in engine noise, since the 500e has none.
In terms of appearance, the 500e is also highly similar to a typical FIAT 500. There are only a few distinctive upgrades on the outside, while interior revisions primarily revolve around added standard equipment and the addition of four center-mounted buttons in place of the gear lever. There's also an instrument-panel readout for battery level, power flow and other important EV items.
Other Cars to Consider
Chevrolet Volt -- It's not fully electric, and its range is only 30 miles, but once you run out of juice, the Volt's gasoline engine kicks in to eliminate range anxiety and improve practicality.
Honda Fit EV -- To create the Fit EV, Honda took a normal Fit and added an electric motor -- much like FIAT and the 500e. The Fit EV is better equipped and more practical than the 500e but is also more expensive.
Nissan LEAF -- Nissan's fully electric LEAF is only rated at 84 miles of range compared to the 500e's 87, but the LEAF offers a lower base price and more practicality thanks to four doors and larger back seats.
AutoTrader's Advice
We happen to like the FIAT 500e, so we're disappointed that it's only offered in California. There's only one model, so that's the one we'd get, and we'd skip the unnecessary eSport appearance package.


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Yesterday, I had the honor of joining Microsoft for the launch of the Surface Studio, the Surface Dial and a more powerful Surface Book. As part of this launch, Siemens NX™ software, our flagship solution for integrated computer-aided design, manufacturing and engineering (CAD/CAM/CAE), has been optimized for Surface devices. This offering is revolutionizing how designers and engineers can create a new generation of innovative products.
NX 11 on Surface Studio with the Surface Dial
For more than 20 years, Siemens PLM Software and Microsoft have worked together to provide comprehensive product lifecycle management (PLM) solutions combined with an interoperable, scalable and powerful IT foundation. This collaboration has made it easier for our customers to achieve their business goals quickly and cost effectively across every device, helping to eliminate collaboration barriers and simplify IT complexity.
Convergent Modeling in NX 11
Optimized for pen and touch interface, NX is specifically tuned for the latest immersive high-resolution displays. We manipulate the world with our hands, so why not interact with and use technology in the same way? With the Surface devices from Microsoft, designers and engineers can realize the full potential of NX in an immersive environment to create a new generation of innovative products. On a large display like Surface Studio, designers can interact very directly with the CAD models in a more natural way. The hinge allows the device to be turned into a powerful digital drafting board with touch, pen and precision input using the new Surface Dial peripheral. This will enable designers to use technology like Convergent Modeling in NX and work with complex, organic shapes in a much more interactive and intuitive way.
Yesterday, we had the opportunity to demonstrate Convergent Modeling on Surface Studio and the new Surface Book—a powerful, versatile laptop. We used scanned data of a human skull to design an implant that has been mapped precisely to the surface of the skull. Convergent Modeling in NX delivers a unified system to simultaneously work with engineered shapes as well as organic shapes. This offers huge saving in terms of time and cost as it eliminates the need for data conversion and reduces the number of steps in the design process. Traditionally, it has been very difficult to achieve a perfect fit for implants requiring many iterations of the design. With Convergent Modeling in NX, we can start interacting with the scanned data directly using precise inputs to control the profile and the thickness of the patch. The precise Surface Dial input mechanism and the level of detail displayed on Surface Studio and Surface Book make it easy to create a complex pattern of the seepage holes that are essential for the proper functioning of the implant.
Design of a cranial implant in NX 11 using Convergent Modeling
Read more about the new technology from Microsoft: http://news.microsoft.com/2016/10/26/microsoft-introduces-surface-studio-and-the-windows-10-creators...
For more information on Convergent Modeling: http://community.plm.automation.siemens.com/t5/NX-Design-Blog/Convergent-Modeling-Shaping-a-Better-F...
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Welcome to the Finals of the Superpark Sunday showdown. After three months of cliques clicking away to help their favorite filmers advance it has all come down to just two production companies. Though Nuulife and Helgasons.com are completely different in terms of aesthetic and story they do have one thing in common. Either one will need to fill out a w-8 if they win because that is what you do if you are a foreigner getting paid in US dollars. That's right. We don't know how they say it in Canadian or Icelandese but here in the US of A we say "Esa es una gran cantidad de dinero." As of 11:59 pm on August 28th $5,000 American amounts to 5,283.90 in cdn or 641,900 Icelandic Krona compliments of Gatorade. That amounts to a metric tonne of Tim Hortons and enough Bjork and Sugarcubes cd's to make your emo ears bleed. This final Showdown will conclude at midnight Friday 9/3/10 at which time we will notify the victors of their Superpark Sunday Showdown triumph.
You can watch the vids at 300 pixels wide, or click the icon and watch them full screen once the video starts. Don't forget to vote for your favorite video.
What's your thoughts about this weeks contenders?
NuuLife Cinema
In their opening round appearance against Variety Pack Nuulife proved that it doesn't always have to be about the action. Apparently there is a place in the Showdown for narrative. Amen to that. Then in their bout against Videograss these underdogs from above our border sent Videograss back to the editing bay with their cheeky tails between their legs thus ending Oli Gagnon, Lance Hacker and Java Fernandes' meteoric rise to Superpark fame. Finally Nuulife ended the vagabond journey of Video Gypsy in the semi-finals.
There are a few things Canadians do well: Hockey, binge drinking, donning denim, cooking bacon, road tripping with their shirts off, and snowboarding. The latter of that list is especially relevant to the Nuu Life crew. Making the trek to Mammoth all the way from our neighbor to the north, Nuu Life rolled into Superpark and documented their week down to the minute. Featuring riders like Jody Wachniak, Dustin Craven, Andrew Geeves, Rusty Ockenden, Kevin Griffin, Adam Chuntz, Eric Willett, Mark McMorris, Torgir Bergeim, Robby Balharry, Kael Hill, Eman Anderson, Matt Belzile and many more, Nuu Life gives you a glimpse into these carving Canucks week in Mono County; that is, until they end up in a seaside pokey. But hey, when you leave a gathering that has no rules, adjusting to life on the outside can be a tough task.
Every contender that has gotten into the ring with Helgasons.com has been TKO'd ASAP. The second round trouncing of Play Big Productions was a repeat of their first faceoff against 4 Reel, both victories garnering over 80% of the ballots cast. It wasn't until the semi-finals against the masterminds behind Think Thank that these Icelanders felt the heat. Unfortunately, Think Thank encountered a brain freeze and couldn't usurp this edit from a pseudo Scandinavian state.
Johannes Brenning might not have his name on the URL but he has left his mark all over Helgasons.com. As the primary filmer for Eiki and Halldór, Johannnes spent last season documenting their every antic. That journey brought him to Superpark 14 alongside Halldór. This video is one of the most anticipated Superpark Sunday offerings of the entire Showdown because of not just the hype around Halldór but also because they were ambitious enough to actually release a teaser for this edit two months ago! So sit back, better make it full screen by clicking the up left and down right arrows below and turn up the volume. Oh and the baja pullovers are DC's tribute to Cinco Dé Mayo as are the cerveza's. And the throwing up in the trees? That's how you know it is May 6th! Or Halldor is pregnant. Any one who has seen him ride has borne witness to the birth of a new breed of freestyle snowboarding.
About Superpark Sunday Showdown
The Superpark Sunday Showdown is presented by Gatorade. This interactive contest is a weekly video faceoff where two Superpark edits go head to head with the victor being decided by you, the snowboardermag.com viewer. The entry that receives the most votes each week advances to the next round. All told, there are 16 film companies in contention, each with hopes of advancing all the way to the end of the brackets where they will receive the $5,000 grand prize courtesy of Gatorade. Keep in mind that only one vote a day will be counted per viewer, per browser, so keep coming back to www.snowboardermag.com daily to support your favorite vids.


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This week's Screen looks at a market sentiment indicator called the 'short ratio' to find new stock picks.
The short ratio is the number of shares sold short (short interest or bets that the stock will go lower in price) divided by the average daily volume. This is also sometimes referred to as the 'days to cover' ratio because it tells approximately how many days it will take short-sellers to cover their positions if good news sends the price higher.
The higher the ratio, the longer it would take to buy back the 'sold' (borrowed) shares. And in theory, the more short positions there are to cover, the stronger the short covering rally would be.
How to Use It
Many people who use this indicator like the number of 'days to cover' to be higher than 8-10 days. It's generally believed that a short ratio of that size could prove difficult to cover and therefore trigger a strong rally on any hint of an upswing. (My personal preference is to take that into consideration, but also compare it to the industry's average ratio and the stock's own historical ratio.)
And while I wouldn't recommend using just the short ratio as the 'be all to end all' of screening items, I do think it can be a great tool for helping define great opportunities.
Short Ratio and Consolidation
Sometimes when I'm looking for stocks that have been in a lengthy consolidation, I'll look for those stocks with high short ratios.
Because consolidation ranges are basically areas of market indecision. Bets are being made by both bullish and bearish investors. So finding stocks that are going back and forth near their price highs with a growing short ratio shows that ever-increasing bets are being made on prices going lower.
However, if the stock breaks out to the upside, properly positioned bulls will more than likely add to their winnings ... undecided traders will now be convinced to get long ... and shorts will have to scramble to cover their bearish bets. This can be an explosive situation.
Short Ratio and Bottom Picking
This can also be used quite effectively for bottom fishing too.
When a stock is getting battered and pundits are wrangling over whether it's the bottom or not, you should pay close attention to the short ratio.
Of course, there has to be a reason for a stock to move higher. So seeing an improving fundamental outlook is important.
But when lopsided market sentiment seems to be at its worst (reflected in investors buying and selling), the short ratio can be just the thing to uncover extremes.
For example: for beaten down stocks you can search for companies near their 52-week lows with increasing short ratios. Or better yet, look for short ratios above their average values or even ones that are at (or near) their historical highs.
Short Ratio and Uptrends
For stocks moving higher, try looking for historically high short ratios for stocks up 20% or more (new uptrend) or that have just rallied past an important moving average like the 50 or 200-day average. (Funds will often pile in at those points. So a large short ratio could propel the market significantly higher as huge buyers bid the market up while panicky shorts chase it even higher just to get out.)
The screen I'm currently running focuses in on those kinds of companies: stocks in solid uptrends, despite the recent pullback in the market, with relatively large short ratios that could send the stocks soaring if the shorts are forced to buy those shares back. The parameters to this week's screen are:
- % Price Change Last 12 Weeks greater than S&P 500
- Current Price / 52-week high greater than or equal to .80
(Stocks trading within 20% of their 52-week high.)
- Projected One Year Growth Rate greater than Industry Median
- Short Ratio greater than 10
(Greater than 10 days to cover.)
- Current Short Ratio greater than Short Ratio 1 Month Ago
(In other words, the short ratio has increased.)
- Zacks Rank less than or equal to 2
(Strong Buys and Buys)
- Current Price greater than or equal to $5
- Avg. Daily Volume greater than or equal to 100,000
Here are 5 of the companies that made the list this week:
(BXS - Free Report) BancorpSouth
(11.01 days to cover)
(HAIN - Free Report) Hain Celestial
(11.23 days to cover)
(QDEL - Free Report) Quidel Corp.
(32.77 days to cover)
(GPRE - Free Report) Green Plains Renewable Energy
(11.51 days to cover)
(PNFP - Free Report) Pinnacle Financial Partners
(15.45 days to cover)
Try using the short ratio in some of your current screens and see if it gives you a greater edge and keener insight into what's really happening in your stocks.
This item isn't available in all screeners (especially the historical values and industry values), but it is available in the Research Wizard.
And remember the key to successful screening is in discovering those screens that have produced profitable results in the past. And that's exactly what you get with the powerful Screening and Backtesting ability of Research Wizard.
Learn more about Research Wizard today.
Disclosure: Officers, directors and/or employees of Zacks Investment Research may own or have sold short securities and/or hold long and/or short positions in options that are mentioned in this material. An affiliated investment advisory firm may own or have sold short securities and/or hold long and/or short positions in options that are mentioned in this material.
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Rolling Stones 'Charlie is My Darling' Filmmakers Discuss Documentary's Long Road to Release
Forty-seven years after it was filmed, the Rolling Stones' 1965 tour documentary 'Charlie is My Darling' is finally getting a full scale release courtesy of Abkco Films and filmmakers Mick Gochanour and Robin Klein. You can get an exclusive sneak peek at the film for the next 24 hours at charlieismydarling.com/sneakpeek.
The film, which arrives on Nov. 6, captures the moment just before the Stones became superstars, as 'Satisfaction' had just hit No. 1 on the charts. The group were filmed while on a 1965 tour of Ireland, but apart from a brief release the following year, the footage had remained in storage until now. We spoke to Gochanour and Klein about the massive amount of work that went into restoring and re-editing the film, and what they learned about the Rolling Stones during the process. You can get more information about 'Charlie is My Darling' at Abkco's official site.
When were you first aware of the original film?
The project started over a decade ago, tracking down the various elements from the director Peter Whitehead, producer Andrew Loog Oldham, Abkco's archives, the Rolling Stones archives and various bootleggers. In reviewing all of the above, we discovered thousands of feet of unused outtakes, as well as a significant number of live performances which had never been used in the numerous bootleg versions that were previously available.
What drew you to this project?
We had been aware of the project since its inception in 1965. We tried to bring it to life in the '90s but the technology and time to sort through all materials just wasn't there yet. In 2012, with the advantage of new technology and 50 years of hindsight we thought it was worth taking a stab at it again. What began as a restoration piece turned in to an archeologist's expedition and resulted in a new piece of work. The advances in technology and the creative forces aligned enabling us to release the film as you see it today.
What were the creative and technical challenges involved with assembling the new cut of this film?
The technical challenges were enormous in assembling this new cut. We spent around 8 months just syncing the newly discovered footage. The first chore was to sync the picture to the audio. There was at least three times as much original 1/4" tape as there was picture. It was a meticulous, painstaking process of looking for clues: lip reading, a gesture, a tempo, words said on camera -- very painful, but it was necessary to see if we had enough picture to create performances -- and we did!!!!
The restoration of the picture was also a monumental task. There was significant damage -- over and under exposure, negative, work print -- some 90,000 frames that had to be hand-restored. Since we were dealing with positive and negative, we were dealing with both black and white lines, chemical damage that occurred during processing, and just sheer age. A lot of the film was brittle with age and required special treatment in order to be scanned at 2K. At the end of the day our goal was to get wildly different sourced and damaged footage up to respectable standards and to make it look like it was all part of the same film.
And the audio was equally as challenging, (coming from) many sources: ¼" nagra tapes, three track masters, optical audio from the film. Warpage and noise were a constant battle.
How involved were you with the packaging design for the deluxe edition?
Alisa Coleman and Brian Fitzpatrick conceived and designed the packaging. Researchers and fans helped us with the additional material -– posters, newspapers, etc.
What struck you most about the band's early years while looking back at this project?
A few things: How visceral and raw the band were live at that time. The first time we managed to sync the audio to Satisfaction was a revelation -- like seeing The Clash or Sex Pistols in '77. Up until that moment, the only sense we had of how the Stones were then came from TV: Hullabaloo, Shindig, Ready Steady Go. This was a whole different thing. It was very clear why the band became who they became. They had a real love and respect for each other and the music, and were having a great time. The film captures that moment before the band became the legend. Also, Mick's focus and maturity at 22 years old is quite remarkable and Keith speaking through his music.
For fans who have seen previous versions of the film, what new footage or scenes do you think will be most exciting to them?
The new version has over 60% of never-before-seen footage. We feel we have kept the authenticity and integrity of the original. The performances would be the biggest highlight. But seeing Mick & Keith composing 'Sitting on a Fence' is pretty incredible, as is seeing them singing Beatles songs, and goofing around with one another.
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