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Imagine a 9mm Parabellum pistol that is lighter and as small or smaller than most .32 ACP pocket pistols. Want one? Well, you can have one – because that is just what the Kel-Tec PF-9 is. A 14.5 ounce powerhouse only .880 inches thick, 5-3/4 inches long and 4-1/4 inches tail. Compare that to the famous Colt Model M .32 ACP at 24 ounces and 6-1/2 inches long or the Savage 1907 .32 at 19 ounces and 6-1/2 inches long and you will begin to appreciate just what has been done with this 9mm pistol.
Designed to be the smallest possible 9mm, it still is a practical general purpose pistol: not an easy feat to accomplish when dealing with extremes of size and concealability. The Kel-Tec will comfortably perform most anything asked of the average pistol.
While some will point out correctly that a larger, heavier gun is more controllable in rapid fire and steadier to aim and fire, the fact remains that there is always a place for the smallest possible gun. In the first place, there are many people who will not carry a full-size pistol every day and so end up unarmed when their lives depend on having a weapon.
A .25 ACP Baby Browning in the hand is better than a Thompson submachinegun in the gunsafe when you are being attacked, and concealability is always easier in direct proportion to gun size and thickness. That's why you don't find people concealing Barrett .50 caliber rifles on their person, although the idea is not entirely without merit.
The more compact the pistol, the more options you have for different places and ways to conceal it. While we normally think of the .25 ACP when referring to vest pocket pistols, the fact remains that the 9mm PF-9 fits quite nicely in the modern vest pockets and it rides well concealed there. If it were any heavier, it would not.
When my old friend the late Geoffrey Boothroyd was asked by Ian Fleming what pistol his character James Bond should carry, Geoffrey said the Walther PPK. Ian repaid him by promoting the former private Boothroyd of WWII to Major Boothroyd, armorer to James Bond, in the James Bond series of books. Had the Kel-Tec been out then, I strongly suspect Geoffrey would have had James Bond carrying it instead of the Walther.
The PF-9 is a well-made, properly thought-out design that functioned with total reliability during my test firing. The gun is designed with places for dirt, fouling and miscellaneous debris to escape from the action so that it does not jam. There is a gap between the slide and part of the frame that will allow quite a bit of crud to get out at once – a desirable feature, because dirt always finds its way into guns but often is trapped there with no way to get out.
Get sand inside the lockwork of a revolver and you will find out just what I mean. It will lock up tighter than a bank vault until you disassemble it to get the sand out. Sadly, many automatics are even worse in this regard, but not the Kel-Tec.While you're not likely to drop your PF-9 into a sand dune in the middle of the Sahara, it's nice to know that it's practically immune to pocket grit.
The PF-9 fits the hand weIl and does not recoil excessively. The recoil is a bit sharper than on a heavy full-size pistol but nothing that would bother women or children. That's important because children need to grow up shooting and they don't need a vicious kick or muzzle blast to discourage them while you are teaching them to enjoy shooting. The ergonomics of the grip and its texture combine to form a well-pointing gun that properly distributes the felt recoil across the hand comfortably.
The PF-9 has a double action trigger pull like a revolver instead of a safety. That is a very good way to go on a small hideout gun where you don't need to waste time fumbling for a safety. The double action trigger pull is all the safety you need. The trigger requires the slide to be jacked to the rear to reset it so you won't waste time repeatedly snapping on a misfire if you get a bad primer.
The PF-9's trigger pull is light and can be held short just before the hammer falls when you are trying to shoot groups. I began my test session with 40 rounds of Winchester Supreme Elite 147-grain jacketed hollowpoints and 100 rounds of Remington 115-grain jacketed hollowpoints. These two loads are state-of-the-art, modern hollowpoints that give maximum explosive expansion with maximum weight retention.
They work very well on coyotes and other varmints, both four-legged and two-legged. I set up a target at 25 yards and began shooting from a sandbag rest. The gun was able to consistently make 2-inch groups, which of course is very good for this type of pistol and far better than most shooters are ever going to be capable of without a sandbagged rest.
After all, this is a defensive pistol designed for ease of carry and maximum concea!ability. Firing without the rest proved the gun was fast pointing and easily controllable in rapid fire. The sights are clear and weil defined without being so big that they get in the way.


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Is the return of Christ something that could happen without a hint, or are there prophecies that give us a warning of Christ's impending return? Are there specific, observable events that precede His return?
Born to Win is the radio ministry of Christian Educational Ministries (CEM). CEM is a service ministry with two major goals, first, to share the Gospel with the world and make disciples for Jesus Christ and secondly to teach those disciples of Jesus all that He commanded His disciples to do (Matthew 28:19-20). Paul later expanded on this in his last letter to Timothy:
"All scripture is given by inspiration of God, and is profitable for doctrine, for reproof, for correction, for instruction in righteousness: That the man of God may be proficient and equipped for every good work" (2 Timothy 3:17 from KJV and NRSV).
CEM was founded to serve the public, individual Christians of every stripe, and community based churches in every tradition. We are an independent, nondenominational ministry.
Ronald L. Dart (1934–2016) was a gifted teacher of the Word of God. People around the world have come to appreciate Ron's easy style, his non-combative approach to explaining the Bible, and the personal, almost one-on-one method of explaining what's going on in the world in the light of the Bible.
People say they get hooked on Ron's depth of insight into the Bible and appreciate the unique gift for clarity and simplicity that enable him to hold an audience. His listeners don't want to miss a word this broadcaster has to say and they want their community to hear it as well.
Mr. Dart was born to young parents on a farm just south of Harrison, Arkansas. His father worked for the railroad and also sang bass with the Melody Four Quartet. He started school in a one room schoolhouse in Gaither, Arkansas and finished high school in Houston, Texas where he met his wife to be, Allie Driver. He joined the Navy in September of 1952 and earned the rating of petty officer first class in four years.
After the Navy, Ron attended Hardin Simmons University in Abilene, Texas for two years, and Ambassador College for two years, getting a bachelor's degree. Ron served as a pastor of a church, and returned to college to get his Master's Degree. Then he went to the University of Texas, in Austin and did work towards his doctor's degree in communications.

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text: The village bell was once a powerful symbol of sonic identity. Living in the noise of today's global cities, what sounds exist that express our communal identity? Eric Fidler/flickr May 21, 2017 Let cities speak: what sounds define us now? Jordan Lacey, RMIT University Sound, as a still relatively unexplored medium of urban design, provides an obvious starting point in the search for new relationships and identities in the contemporary city.


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We were pretty sure that the end of civilization was near when we discovered Korfball. After a close examination of Korfball, it became very clear that humans have too much time on their hands, and it would be better for everyone if we just gave everything back to the lower mammals, letting them start the evolution process all over again.
Now meet Chessboxing, which is even more pointless. It's what one might imagine — wherein opponents square off in alternate rounds of boxing and chess. Played exclusively in Europe, the sport is organized to the point where there's a world champion, and devotees claim that it's headed to the U.S., having already made inroads through — wait for it — the Wu-Tang Clan.
Well, bring it on, chessboxing. We'll grind you under the heel of our future national pastime, the competitive staring contest. And, of course, Calvinball.
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I rarely do video tutorials because I hate hearing and seeing myself actually talk and move haha, and I can only imagine how YOU gals would feel! LOL, but I thought it would be easier to show this request via video rather than pictures.
This was a request by reader Christina who currently uses a mineral eyeshadow to shade in her eyebrows and wants to know other ways she can shade in her eyebrows using a pencil or another easier way rather than toting a mineral eyeshadow around which can get a bit messy. Sephora #206 is a good pencil if you gals use pencils on your eyebrows, but I LOVE the NYC eyebrow kit which comes with wax to help your eyebrow hairs stay in place, as well as being cheap! At only $3 a pop!
Please forgive me for I say "um" a lot in the video because I was really nervous! Also my nose is still a bit swollen (still bruised inside), don't ask why, lol.
I also forgot to add at the end, that if you happen to shade in your eyebrows TOO dark, take your brush that has a little foundation on it (I use leftover foundation on the brush from when I applied it to my face), and just gently brush it over your eyebrows to "soften" and lighten the color a bit. :)
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Video (Tutorial Request)- How to naturally shade in your eyebrows
I rarely do video tutorials because I hate hearing and seeing myself actually talk and move haha, and I can only imagine how YOU gals would feel! LOL, but I thought it would be easier to show this request via video rather than pictures.
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- FeiFei said...
So much different to watch a video vs. pics, especially with you speaking! It's quite refreshing. :)
- October 24, 2007 at 10:18 PM
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Thanks so much for the tutorial. I have the NYC stuff and love it, but I can never get it to look natural enough. I guess I have to use the wax and powder at the same time. The tip about the hairspray and brush is great too.
- October 24, 2007 at 11:39 PM
- Christina said...
That is an excellent tutorial, Vanessa! Thank you so much for responding so quickly. You've definitely convinced me to get a brow wax and powder palette. It looks a lot easier and faster to get neat and natural-looking brows applying wax/shadow with a brush than trying to draw in hairs with a pencil.
I love all your photo and video tutorials for their clear, concise instructions and superb photography. And you're just TOO cute in the video!!! :)
- October 25, 2007 at 7:07 AM
- Anonymous said...
I use Smashbox brow tech which seems pretty similar wax/shadow combo. What I do however, is first shade my brows with the shadow, then apply the wax to groom the hairs in place. It's actually much easier to control the color if you don't mix it with the wax first. Sometimes I don't even use the wax because I now like to use shisheido brow gel. It holds nicely all day. I used to do the hairspray trick because it does hold the brows well, but it would sometimes make me break out right where my brows are. Great tutorial though. I'll be sure to check out the $3 version of brow tech when I run out. :)
- October 25, 2007 at 4:03 PM
- karen, makeupandbeautyblog.com said...
Fantastic job. It's hard to do stuff live (which is why I avoid it) so kudos!
- October 25, 2007 at 4:38 PM
- sugababy77 said...
Please continue to make tutorial videos! I really love em', even if it is not perfection. I don't think anyone really cares that it is un-perfect because we're all here to learn make up how to. And anyway, I think your videos are better than most makeup how-to vids I see on youtube! Keep on rockin.
- October 27, 2007 at 7:54 AM
- BionicBeauty said...
I think you did fantastic!!! :) love this tutorial and i liked the fact that you were down to earth and not all "fake".
5 stars!
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As you may or may not know, I've been working on trying to get compiling a .jar file to work for the past few days. Unfortunately, I have not been able to get a jar to update the position of the graphics. I tried using a variable that is set to the position I need, but when the value changes at all during the code, the jar won't even open. Do I need a different command or something?
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In February last year, the stalking and murder of Trayvon Martin affected pro athletes — particularly African-American athletes — in a way that perhaps can be best described as intimate.
Players like Carmelo Anthony saw the case far more clearly than George Zimmerman's prosecutor: it was a racist murder and Trayvon, condemned to death for Living While Black, could have been them or their children.
As Miami Heat star Dwyane Wade said at the time: "This situation hit home for me because last Christmas, all my oldest son wanted as a gift was hoodies. So when I heard about this a week ago, I thought of my sons. I'm speaking up because I feel it's necessary that we get past the stereotype of young, black men and especially with our youth."
The entire Heat franchise, led by LeBron James, then famously posed with their hoodies up, in a photo that deserves to stand the test of time.
Now, in the aftermath of the shock/gutpunch/depressingly expected verdict that set Trayvon's killer, George Zimmerman, free and reunited with his gun, athletes are again speaking out.
Before I report on what they have been saying, a quick word on why this matters. Millions of people — in particular, millions of young white men — follow these guys on Twitter.
Many exist in their own bubble where either Trayvon Martin doesn't register at all, or if he does, it's as someone who deserved to die. Maybe just maybe some of these comments by the people they cheer but rarely hear punctured their bubble.
First, there was Dwyane Wade, in the immediate aftermath writing: "Wow!!! Stunned!!! Saddened as a father!!! Some1 make sense of this verdict for me right now please!!! Don't worry I'll wait …"
Others, in a similar vein, took to Twitter to post their shock. This includes those such as NBA stars Chris Paul and Stephen Curry who said: "Watched a lot of the case…though[t] manslaughter was a definite! Thinking about everyone involved especially the Martin family"
Some reacted with a rage many of us also feel in our hearts today. Their words will undoubtedly earn them calls from team management.
Atlanta Falcons wide receiver Roddy White wrote: "All them jurors should go home tonight and kill themselves for letting a grown man get away with killing a kid."
Giants wide receiver Victor Cruz tweeted and quickly deleted: "Zimmerman doesn't last a year til the hood catches up to him."
And James Harrison, longtime fearsome defensive end of the Pittsburgh Steelers and now a Cincinnati Bengal wrote: "Think I'll go pick a fight and get my ass kicked then pull my gun and kill somebody and see if I can get away."
Eagles quarterback Michael Vick, and the two-year sentence in Leavenworth he received for animal abuse, was on a lot of minds as well. Stevie Johnson of the Bills tweeted: "Living in a world where you fight dogs; you could lose everything (Mike Vick). If you kill a black man you're not guilty! #INjusticeSystem."
There were many others: some preaching calm, others disgust, others fury. But interestingly, even though there are a lot of right-wing athletes, I couldn't find evidence of the horrific gloating seen in the darkest recesses of social media, not to mention Zimmerman's defense attorney following the verdict.
That speaks, in my mind, to the fact that even the most right-wing, white-survivalist, gun-loving player shares a more integrated existence in the locker room than many do in their daily lives.
Once you see someone as a human being and not as an avatar of a predator, it's damn hard to accept the word of this jury that they are disposable.
Perhaps the final word should go to what has been the most tweeted athlete comment, at least in my circles. It was Oklahoma City Thunder center Kendrick Perkins who tweeted simply: "America justice system is a joke."
It is a joke. And if you know Kendrick Perkins, you know he's not smiling. It's marching time, people. No justice, no peace.
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David Cameron, Alex Salmond and Scotland's referendum
They shake hands. They smile for the cameras. They hail an agreement which allows the people of Scotland to determine their own future. However, both men will know that there can only be one winner.
Either David Cameron is set to become the last Prime Minister of this United Kingdom, or Alex Salmond is on course to be the first nationalist leader forced to admit that his country has rejected the chance to become an independent nation.
In a little over two years Mr Cameron could return to Edinburgh as the leader of a foreign country, or Mr Salmond could still be coming to London as just one of the leaders of one of the parts of the UK.
This is a decision which will affect people in Accrington as well as Aberdeen and Cardiff as well as Cowdenbeath. It will have an impact not just on the taxes raised and the money spent throughout the UK, but also on such diverse questions as the location of army, navy and airforce bases, how our interest rate is determined and, even, the future of the BBC.
If Scots vote for independence there would be a natural English Conservative majority in the rump UK. If they vote against, Scottish politics will, for the first time in decades, not be dominated by the promise or the threat of separation from the rest of the UK.
That finality is the real point of today's agreement which heralds the transferring of power from Westminster to Edinburgh to hold a simple yes/no independence referendum by the end of 2014. It is meant to ensure that there is no dispute, no confusion, no rival interpretations which could see a court of law rather than the people determine Scotland's destiny.
Yet, for all this talk of resolving the future once and for all, it is worth remembering that Scots will not be able to vote for what many say they want and what all the biggest parties here advocate - namely more powers for Scotland within the UK.
Many Unionists assume that today marks the beginning of the end of Alex Salmond's dream as the polls suggest that there is no majority for independence.
Providing he can hold his party together and ensure this vote is not seen as a referendum on him - both big ifs - Scotland's First Minister may consider more powers a pretty good consolation prize.


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When the thick envelope from Mart, Texas, arrived at the R&C offices, we tore into it wondering what treasures the mailman had brought us. What we found was a stack of pictures of the amazingly cool Shoebox Ford you see here, along with a letter from its owner, Brian Bass. We were floored not only because Brian took some great pictures, but because he built his car with a budget of only $3,000. How was such a feat accomplished? We asked the same question, and this is what the 25-year-old sign painter had to say:
"There are no creature comforts in this car, but they really aren't needed. The radio stopped working, but I don't mind because I couldn't hear it over the whine of the geardrive and thump of the exhaust anyway. It was built on a shoestring budget, with lots of horse-trading, junkyard scrounging, and swap meet searching. These are skills passed down to me from my dad. I've put over 25,000 miles on this car in the two years I've had it on the road. Sure, it's not perfect, but I drive it a lot and I drive it hard. Those things just add character to the car and give it even more of the one thing I think it has in spades…attitude."
For all those reasons and more, we're proud to present Brian with a certificate proclaiming him the September '03 Young Gun of the Month, along with a gift certificate worth $400 provided by Sanderson Headers. The gift certificate should come in handy, as this old Ford is packing Bow Tie power with a '72 350 under the hood. The front suspension has been modernized with a Mustang II front clip, while painted steel wheels shod in Coker bias-ply rubber keep things rolling. The car's clean lines are actually composed of parts from two different years, as the tub and doors are from 1950, while just about everything else came from 1949. After the car was nosed and decked, the door handles were removed, the headlights and taillights were frenched, and 96 louvers were punched into the hood. Brian felt that red-oxide primer was an inexpensive way to lay down a foundation for a nice set of flames, which he painted himself with PPG acrylic enamel. The striping was also done by the owner.
Congratulations, Brian, and keep up the good work!
Shut Up and ListenOne of the strangest things I've had to get used to as a magazine editor is fielding a steady flow of phone calls from friends, family, and acquaintances who are constantly coming up with cars I "just have to see" and people I "just have to meet." Of course, half of these cars usually don't even fall within the R&C realm, but I try to talk with as many of these friend's friends as possible, if nothing else, just to be polite. So it wasn't a big surprise last week when a guy I know with a custom paint shop in my old neighborhood called me up raving about a little Model T that some builder near him had recently completed, sure that it would absolutely blow me away. I made the trek out to the 'hood and soon found myself staring at what was indeed one of the most interesting little rods I had seen in a long time.
As it turns out, the builder is an old hat in the hot rod game, having been involved with "the scene" since it got started half a century ago. This gentleman is a metalworker by trade, and he had apparently dedicated the last decade or so to constructing an absolutely dead-on, all-aluminum, 7/8-scale Model T track roadster, built perfectly to spec, right down to the shape of the windshield and the curve of the rear deck. The body was handmade, and every single piece on the chassis was constructed in this guy's garage. Needless to say, I agreed to shoot the car (look for a feature in an upcoming issue), which is when I learned that my hero, legendary sandal-wearing Hot Rod Magazine staffer Gray Baskerville, had agreed to shoot the car upon its completion. Unfortunately Gray didn't live long enough to fulfill his promise. That led to conversations about Gray, Hot Rod Magazine, and the hobby in general. As this gentleman and I bantered back and forth about the state of rodding, I found myself constantly interjecting my opinion, whether it was warranted or not. After all, I am a magazine editor and member of the Young Guns, am I not? After a few minutes the guy got flustered, and he looked about ready to tell me to "Shut The Hell Up."
About this time I realized something. As is the habit with people afflicted with the enthusiasm and impatience of youth, I walked into the conversation assuming I knew every bit as much as this "old timer," and I hardly let the guy get a word in edgewise. Suddenly, I realized that this gentleman has probably forgotten more things about hot rods in the past few years then I will ever know in my entire life. He has built several totally custom cars out of scraps of angle iron and sheetmetal, for cryin' out loud! About then I tucked my tail between my legs and humbly started asking questions, like how he fabricated a panel or why he used a particular part…hoping to glean as much information as possible. We were soon talking shop like a couple of old chums, and he even agreed to help me shape a track nose for my roadster. I'm looking forward to the experience, not so much because I want a new nose for my car, but because I'm hoping to learn as much as possible about an art form not many people know how to do anymore.
The point of my little story is pretty simple, but one that I forget every once in a while: Young people in the rod and custom hobby are still in the minority, and we can sometimes develop an attitude or a chip on the shoulder when older folks try to tell us how to do something or tell stories about "the good old days." The funny thing is, though, that these cars we all love so much were first built back in those "good old days," and everything that can be done probably already has, so we might as well stop and listen to the folks who have already made all the mistakes. Who knows, we might even learn something…
Young Guns UpdateNow that I've got my little rant out of the way, how about some news about the club? As I write this, the first Young Guns issue of R&C has been on the stands for about three weeks, and the membership forms are flying in. A lot of you have sent in some absolutely beautiful pictures of your cars, and we're already working on a way to share those pics with the world, either through a special section in the magazine or on the Web site. The membership kits have been finalized and are even cooler than I once imagined. You not only get a cool water transfer decal with the date you joined the club and "charter member" emblazoned across the bottom, but members also receive Young Guns Bucks good for discounts and free stuff from our advertisers. How about a free T-shirt from Moon, or a subscription to ROD & CUSTOM for just a few clams? If you haven't joined yet, fill out the application in this magazine or find one on the Web at www.rodandcustommagazine.com/youngguns.
We have also had some pretty high-level interest in the club, as several of the venerable old guard have offered to help out with tech stories and other articles. In fact, I have already planned a story with Mr. George Barris himself, who is going to open up the shop and teach us how to do a fadeaway paint job for only $300! It doesn't get much cooler than that. We are also in the planning stages of a Young Guns project vehicle, which will show you how to build a mid-'50s to early-'60s full-size coupe for less than the cost of a Honda Civic (and it should be a hell of a lot faster, too). So now the question is, do we build the car with a contemporary twist (big billet wheels and modern paint) or with traditional flare (flat paint or primer, painted steelies, whitewalls)? This is your club, so why don't you decide! Write me a quick E-mail about what you think the Young Guns project car should be, keeping in mind that we're working with a tight working man's budget. Describe your vision of the ultimate street bruiser, from the body style to the paint and engine. I'll tally everything up and let you know what the consensus is in a future issue. Who knows, ya might even end up seeing your idea turn into a rolling reality! -Dan firstname.lastname@example.com


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Eztek will be showcasing their range of wireline instrumentation on November 14th and 15th at the SPE ICoTA European Well Intervention Conference in Aberdeen.
Eztek has developed a reputation for innovative solutions to wireline, slickline and e-line problems. They design and manufacture a range of products from the 2 Way TalkBack Rig Intercoms, ideal for use in wireline operations, to perforating panels, safety keys and purpose-built data logging equipment, such as the TallyBook Winchman and Ezi-Pod.
The TallyBook Winchman has been a major seller for Eztek, with 14 sets shipped to two major Wireline Truck manufacturers earlier this year.
Designed in response to client requests, the TallyBook Winchman completely mimics the industry standard mechanical gauge while recording all data.
"All Eztek products are designed to be user friendly and the TallyBook Winchman is no exception," says Eztek's General Manager Robin Hunter. "It requires minimal training and provides extreme reliability, which maximizes efficiency for our clients."
The Ezi-Pod data logger is another product designed with the demanding nature of wireline operations in mind. It is compact, inexpensive, and suitable for use in ATEX Zone 2 hazardous areas. It is again easy to use and automatically records when powered on.
Primarily used as a back-up (black box) logger, synchronized with a winchman panel, the Ezi-Pod comes with either 66 or 102 hours of battery power, and has enough memory capacity to store 300 days of logging information.
Graeme Montgomery, Operations VP/Director at JAZ-TEK Services LTD. states that the Ezi-Pod "has proved robust in operation and is reliable in the field. The simplicity of the device makes for prompt data recovery."
The Ezi-Pod is designed to complement Eztek's range of wireline equipment, including perforating and correlation systems, and is often used in conjunction with their TallyBook Winchman.
"I'm looking forward to ICoTA," says Eztek's Business Development Manager, Mervyn Newberry. "It will give us a chance to really show what we can do to improve efficiency for wireline operators."
Eztek will be located in Booth 28 at SPE ICoTA at the AECC, November 14th-15th. They will also be offering the chance to win a top of the range bottle of malt whisky for anyone who drops their card into a bowl.
For more information, follow Eztek on Twitter @EztekLimited or stop by Eztek's LinkedIn page.


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The Accounting Historians Journal
Vol. 13, No. 1
Spring 1986
Maureen Berry, Editor UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS
Among the concerns expressed about the prospects for academic careers in accounting is the fear of decline or disappearance of the discipline's renaissance men and women because of narrowing perceptions about meritorious research and methodology. What may well be a critical factor in keeping broad perspectives alive in our field, however, is the continuing interest of scholars from other areas, particularly the liberal arts, in accounting as a second career choice.
The understanding which these experienced researchers can bring to accounting is exemplified by Graves's comparative analysis of the writings of Schmalenbach, Schmidt, and Mahlberg during Germany's great inflationary period of the early 1920s. With this very well-written dissertation, Graves, who brought to accounting a Ph.D. in German, has now made it possible for linguistically-limited English speaker to appreciate the German seminal works on inflation accounting as well as the general theories from which they sprang.
A second linguist who follows Graves in opening up the foreign literature is Fortin, whose native tongue is French and who went to France to study how the accounting discipline and profession evolved there after the second world war. From her archival re-search and personal interviews we gain some vivid impressions of the various institutions and events which shaped the accounting function in France over the past four decades.
A very similar time period was selected by Bracken for his in-vestigation of certain influences on auditing practice in the United States, particularly the effect on development of auditing pro-nouncements of lawsuits alleging misconduct by client manage-ment. He takes the many-faceted McKesson and Robbins case as his point of departure, emphasizing its force in reversing a general trend away from concern for fraud detection as an audit objective,


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There appears to be a bug on Apple's iTunes App Store that's causing apps to show up as having available updates even after they've been downloaded over and over again. Here's what it looks like -- the App Store on your iPhone, iPod touch, or iTunes on your PC tells you you have an update for an app. You tap or click to update, enter your iTunes password, and the app downloads -- but it still shows the app in the update list. You tap or click update again, it downloads again, but again still shows the app in the update list. Or worse (as happened to me a few weeks ago), iTunes pops up a Checking for Available Downloads dialog then proceeds to try, over and over again, for days, to download 1.3GB of turn-by-turn navigation app update.
Of course, the problem seems intermittent and random -- different users experiencing the it with different apps at different times. It's also unclear if everyone is having the same problem. For some, Apple's iTunes app servers may not be properly providing the updated app file and so the new version is not successfully getting installed on the device. For others, the file might be getting installed but iTunes doesn't recognize or register it so keeps offering the same update. We've gotten quiet a few readers writing in about it now, and there's the usual huge thread up on Apple's discussion boards.
Possible solutions include rebooting your iPhone or restarting iTunes on your PC, or just waiting and trying again in a day or so. On rare occasions it looks like it takes a few days to sort itself out, which for small apps isn't a show-stopper for those 1GB apps (or large games), it can be untenable, especially for people in countries with tight data caps on their home internet.
Some developers are hearing enough feedback on this that they're contacting Apple in hopes of some server-side fixing. We're hoping for some as well.
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DETROIT, March 31 (UPI) -- Brandon Saad had two goals and an assist Sunday and the Chicago Blackhawks used a big first period to humble Western Conference rival Detroit 7-1.
Saad scored the second in a flurry of three Blackhawks goals within the game's opening 4:12 -- the third being credited to Dave Bolland when Red Wings defenseman Jakub Kindl fired the puck into his own net.
Bolland finished with two goals while Jonathan Toews added a goal and two assists for the Blackhawks, who extended their league-best point total to 55 (26-5-3).
Nick Leddy and Jeremy Morin also scored for Chicago.
Corey Crawford had a shutout until Cory Emmerton dented him with 33 seconds remaining. He ended with 33 saves.
Jimmy Howard started in net and was pulled early in the second period after surrendering four goals on 14 shots for Detroit.
Jonas Gustavsson relieved was touched for three scores on 12 shots the rest of the way for the Red Wings, who hold he seventh seed in the West.


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geocoded Hotels
May 11, 2007
Over 70.000 geocoded hotels have been added to the geonames data base. This new hotel data is provided by various hotel booking systems. So far geonames.org is working together with three hotel booking systems : hotels.com, diytravel and laterooms. Data from other providers will follow.
The information window displayed on top of the map or satellite view has gotten a new tabulator with the hotel address. The address information is also available for other points of interests like the recently added Raiffeisen Bank branches in Switzerland. Included in the daily geonames dump are the name of the hotel, latitude, longitude and all other information available for geonames toponyms. Not yet included is address information. The hotel data addition is part of an ongoing geonames initiative to make more Points Of Interests available.
The challenge in this task was to integrate and match data from various data providers. Names and addresses of hotels as well as data quality may vary dramatically among providers and it is often difficult to figure out whether two hotels are actually the same hotel or not.
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May 13, 2007 at 7:14 am
And all of a sudden, also 70,000 hotels in Tagzania, as well as at the sites of other users of Geonames… Thank you!
May 14, 2007 at 3:05 pm
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August 22, 2009 at 5:17 pm
Hi Marc,
Have you got any plans to expand the geonames hotel service? sletoh.com is a hotel price comparison site and we would like to give you all of our hotel data to add to geonames.
Is this a possibility?
April 8, 2010 at 2:45 pm
The download link for the full file (allcountries.zip) seems to be broken.
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Hordes of moviegoers were bitten by the "Spider-Man" bug this weekend, as the superhero flick flew to the top of the box office.
The 3-D reboot starring Andrew Garfield as the web-slinger debuted on Tuesday and grossed a healthy $140 million during its first six days in theaters, according to an estimate from Sony Pictures.
Audiences were less interested in the weekend's other new offerings. Oliver Stone's gritty crime drama "Savages" launched with a decent $16.2 million while "Katy Perry: A Part of Me," an inexpensive 3-D concert documentary about the pop star, brought in a so-so $7.2 million over the weekend.
Last weekend's No. 1 film, Seth MacFarlane's R-rated raunch fest "Ted," maintained a strong hold at the box office. The film starring a foul-mouthed talking teddy bear saw its ticket sales drop only 40%, to $32.6 million, during its second weekend in theaters. The movie has now sold $120.2 million worth of tickets domestically and is primed to become a major hit for distributor Universal Pictures.
Sony decided to open "The Amazing Spider-Man" earlier in the week to take advantage of Fourth of July holiday crowds, so traditional opening weekend comparisons are difficult to come by. One similar debut was 2007's "Transformers," when the first film in Paramount Pictures' franchise opened on a Tuesday before the same national holiday and went on to gross a slightly better $155.4 million by Sunday.
The new "Spider-Man" appealed to a wide swath of moviegoers: Roughly half of the crowd was older than 25, and the film skewed only slightly more male, with 58% of the audience composed of men. However, the majority of ticket buyers weren't willing to shell out a few extra bucks to see the movie in 3-D, as roughly 44% of the film's receipts came from the more expensive format.
Those who saw the $230-million production this week gave it an average grade of A-, according to market research firm CinemaScore. With solid word-of-mouth, the picture likely will be headed toward the same level of massive global ticket sales as its predecessors. "Spider-Man3," the previous installment in the franchise, which did not have the benefit of 3-D or IMAX ticket surcharges, grossed $890.9 million worldwide in 2007.
The successful launch of the new Spidey flick is good news for Sony, which in 2010 decided to pull the plug on a planned fourth "Spider-Man" movie directed by Sam Raimi. The filmmaker was responsible for the franchise's first three entries, all of which starred Tobey Maguire and Kirsten Dunst. But due to creative differences, Sony and Raimi parted ways and the studio decided to focus the new movie on how Peter Parker transformed from a high school student into a superhero. Many considered the creative decision a risky move, since that plot line is similar to 2002's original "Spider-Man."
So far, it appears the gamble has paid off, and Sony will likely move ahead with its plan to release a sequel in 2014.
"Savages," meanwhile, did not go over as well with audiences, who gave the film a poor average grade of C+. While the movie debuted with about $3 million more than pre-release audience surveys had indicated, the poor moviegoer response could spell bad news for the film in coming weeks. The picture, about two twentysomething marijuana sellers who get mixed up with a Mexican drug cartel, was financed by Universal and Relativity for about $45 million.
While the movie was marketed primarily to older males, it ended up attracting a 51% female audience, though 61% of the crowd was older than 30. The adult drama, which stars a slew of well-known actors including John Travolta, Salma Hayek and Benicio Del Toro, marks a return for filmmaker Stone to the violent movies from his past such as"Scarface" and "Natural Born Killers."
"Katy Perry: A Part of Me" cost Paramount's micro-budget label Insurge only $12 million to produce, so the film's debut isn't considered a bust. However, the studio clearly was hoping the movie would replicate the success of last year's "Never Say Never,"a similar concert film about teen star Justin Bieber. That movie, which cost $13 million to make, debuted with $29.5 million and ultimately grossed $98 million worldwide.
The Perry film no doubt will end up grossing far less than Bieber's film did, though it's not certain why. The musician has a huge fan base with 22.5 million followers on Twitter; Bieber has 24.3 million.
"Justin Bieber has a very specific rabid fan base, and I think there was something mysterious about him at the time so it was easier to sell the concept that there were things in the movie you just didn't know about him," said Megan Colligan, Paramount's president of domestic distribution. "Katy Perry has a much bigger public persona and sometimes it takes a minute for moms to hear from other moms that the movie has a good message."
Not surprisingly, those who turned up to see Perry's movie seemed to be her die-hard "Katy cats": 81% of the crowd was female and 72% was younger than 25. That young female audience loved the well-reviewed movie, assigning it an average grade of A.
The film, which follows Perry on her recent "California Dreams" tour as her marriage to comedian Russell Brand falls apart, has grossed $10.3 million since its debut on Thursday. The picture also opened this weekend in Australia, New Zealand and the United Kingdom and collected $2.3 million in total in those countries.
[Updated, 12:51 p.m. July 8: "The Amazing Spider-Man" played in 74 foreign countries this weekend and grossed a strong $129.1 million, raising its international total to an impressive $201.6 million. This weekend, the film performed best in the United Kingdom, where it sold $18.1 million worth of tickets. The movie also had excellent debuts in Mexico and Indonesia, where its $4.5 million opening was the biggest of all time for the country.
Here are the top 10 movies at the domestic box office, with international results when available, according to studio estimates and Rentrak:
1. "The Amazing Spider-Man" (Sony): Opened with $65 million. Domestic total: $140 million. $129.1 million overseas in 74 foreign markets. International total: $201.6 million.
2. "Ted" (Universal/Relativity/MRC): $32.6 million on its second weekend, down 40%. Domestic total: $120.2 million. $15 million in two foreign markets.
3. "Brave" (Disney): $20.2 million on its third weekend, down 41%. Domestic total: $174.5 million. $4.2 million in 13 foreign markets. International total: $36.6 million.
4. "Savages" (Universal/Relativity): Opened with $16.2 million.
5. "Magic Mike" (Warner Bros.): $15.6 million on its second weekend, down 60%. Domestic total: $72.8 million.
6. "Tyler Perry's Madea's Witness Protection" (Lionsgate): $10.2 million on its second weekend, down 60%. Domestic total: $45.8 million.
7. "Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted" (Paramount/DreamWorks Animation): $7.7 million on its fifth weekend, down 35%. Domestic total: $196 million. $6.4 million overseas in 43 foreign countries. International total: $257.5 million.
8. "Katy Perry: Part of Me" (Paramount): Opened with $7.2 million. Domestic total: $10.3 million. $2.3 million overseas in four foreign markets.
9. "Moonrise Kingdom" (Focus Features): $4.6 million on its seventh weekend, down 6%. Domestic total: $26.9 million.
10. "To Rome With Love" (Sony Pictures Classics): $3.5 million on its third weekend, up 367%. Domestic total: $5.3 million.]
'Amazing Spider-Man' has strong box office debut in Asia
'Katy Perry,' 'Savages' will get caught in 'Spider-Man's' web
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Spring fundraisers offer ray of hope after winter
Swing into spring … The Arc of Beaumont will sponsor an "Arc Family Spring Fling" for the entire family. Families are invited for an afternoon full of fun activities including an Easter egg hunt, pictures with the Easter bunny, painting flower pots, volleyball and other family games. These springtime events take place on Saturday, March 26, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Spindletop Center North Campus in Beaumont. There will be a $3 fee for Arc individual participants, $10 fee for Arc families of four or more and a $6 fee for non-members. Please make reservations by calling (409) 784-5556.
What a wonderful way to have family fun together!
Delicious dining … On Friday, March 18, St. Anthony Basilica's 10th anniversary Saint Joseph's Day Pasta Milanese Spaghetti lunch will take place. The day begins with a pontifical mass celebrated by Bishop Curtis J. Guillory. Immediately following the service, the home-cooked meal will be blessed on the Saint Joseph Table (also referred to as the Saint Joseph Altar) in the Cathedral Basilica Center by the bishop. Lunch will be served from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. with dine-in and take-out lunches. All funds collected at this annual event are donated to local charities to feed and assist the poor in Southeast Texas. Italian music will be provided Jimmy Simmons and Betsy Hines, while Linda Domino will serve as the St. Joseph Day coordinator. For yours truly, this worthwhile fundraiser will always bring to mind the tireless efforts and generosity of Mamie Fertitta, who was such a vital part of this luncheon. See you there!
Follow the yellow brick road … Invitations are out for Anayat House fundraiser "There's No Place Like Home." The setting of this meaningful soiree will be the Phelan Mansion on April 2 from 7:30 to 11:30 p.m. Creative event chair Robin Gerhard, along with committee members Karen Fontenot, Allison Getz, Paulette Guidroz, Nicole Murray, Cindy and Chris Busch, Lynda Moncla, Melissa Edwards, Hubert Oxford IV, Joyce Jacob, Patty Burmeister, Sina Nejad and Pat Coldewey, have taken the party up a notch with not only fab hors d'oeuvres, but also two high energy bands, Mid-Life Crisis and Three Car Garage. Dress in "Wizard of Oz" chic. Tickets are $75 per person and can be purchased by calling (409)833-0649. Fantastic social event for a sensational cause!
Shower of love … Twintinis were the signature drink (think Blue Hawaiians) as Dana and Slate Babineaux were feted at a baby shower for their future twin boys. Hosts Michele Smith, Jennifer Smith, Jennifer Fahrion, Elaine Jabbia, Mandy Mazzola, Gigi Mazzola, Dyna Laursen, Courtney Arkeen, Donean Surratt, Melissa Caballero, Patti Schmidt, Carla Meaux, Becky Hunter, Jacque Prevost and hubbies came baring beautiful gifts for this blessed event.
Milestone celebration … Brian Hampton and Keith Huckabay hosted a red carpet party a la Hollywood complete with paparazzi and a video production of shout-outs from some of their favorite celebrities, including Broadway stars Kristin Chenoweth, Molly Shannon, the casts of "Real Housewives of New Jersey," and the Broadway hit "Next to Normal" capped by a hilarious message from "Modern Family's" Jesse Tyler Ferguson. Guests Kathy Fisher, Elizabeth and Russ Waddill, Melanie Dishman, Jenny and Paul McKay, Mary Jowers, Jackie Simien, Cederick Joseph, Mindy and Jay Eisen, Renee and Don Barnes, Jennifer and Justus Swantner, Judy and George Dishman, Belinda Thibodeaux, Susan Hampton and Leslie Huckabay were thrilled with antics of this creative party.
B-day bash … Ashley Bryan was feted this past week at a girls' only luncheon at Bando's for the celebration of her special day. Toasting the birthday girl were Brandy Gaitan, Jennifer Nicholas, Dynasy Phelan, Gillian Jenkins, Monica Broussard and Emily Miller.
News of I do's … Graceann Miller and Kyle Falkenhagen exchanged wedding vows on the picturesque grounds of the Austin Museum of Art Laguna Gloria this past Saturday evening. With perfect weather, beautiful family and friends, this was truly a dream come true wedding! Congrats!
Candles and cakes … Champagne toasts to Gillian Jenkins, Phoebe Bassana, Lisa Braneff, Julia Bevilacqua, Giuliana Daleo, Kathryn Grace Meadows, Elizabeth McMahan, Hillary Shanning, Piper Kinney, Tamie Hughes, Katherine Carmichael, Laurey Harmon, Therese Ruddy, Brian White, Bessie Chisum, Kristen Godwin, Tyneil McFaddin, Lisa Causey, Margaret Bood and Tonya Toups.
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PHILADELPHIA (AP) - A new labor contract for journalists at Philadelphia's two main newspapers includes a wage cut as well as assurances that the papers will continue to be published for at least two years.
Members of the Newspaper Guild ratified the two-year deal on Thursday with the 2.5 percent wage cut.
Owners of The Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com now have new pacts with all 11 unions.
According to union leaders, Interstate General Media said last month that the struggling company would have to liquidate or sell assets unless it got concessions from each unit.
A statement from the owners says the new contracts "will stabilize the company and create a platform for future growth."
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Thanks to you, the readers, A Perfect Blood has made it through the first two preliminary rounds and is a finalist in the paranormal fantasy category of Goodreads annual reader choice awards! Thank you, everyone who has been active in voting for their favorites in all twenty categories over the past couple of weeks. This is your last chance to pick your favorite and vote one last time before the winners are announced November 27th. The link takes you to the front page with all the categories. A Perfect Blood is in the paranormal fantasy genre, but do check out all the rest.
Also, I'm headed into Nicola's tomorrow to sign the orders that have come in. If you're looking for a signed book for gift giving this year, now would be a good time to do it. 🙂 Nicola's page at Kim's website
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God bless you for your good desire to help support our monastery, for "God loves a cheerful giver."
'Unspecified donations' to St. Isaac of Syria Skete help provide for the monks' daily needs, including our simple food, heat, clothes, and medicine. This also helps us do outreach to the many visitors who come, and also to our local and larger communities.
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We currently have 'several specific capital campaigns' to build or finish larger projects that will directly improve the monks' abilities to live more productive lives and also decrease our expenses to become more self-sufficient financially and practically.
Foremost, we are trying in stages to 'finish the construction of our Common Monastic Building,' which will provide better kitchen, dining, laundry, bathroom and library facilities for the monks in the back Skete valley. This building is a beautiful passive solar design, with a 60 foot front greenhouse and is earth-bermed back into a hill. It also has off-the-grid active solar panels and batteries for keeping the wood-fired boiler's pump going for circulation of the hot water heat.
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Paula's blurred feelings for Thicke
Paula Patton has said she will always have a "deep love" for husband Robin Thicke, despite their split.
The 38-year-old actress opened up to Vanity Fair about her relationship for the first time since she and the 36-year-old Blurred Lines singer announced their separation after nine years of marriage on February 24.
Paula told the magazine the couple met at an 18-and-under nightclub when she was 15 and he was 14.
She said: "We've known each other since we were teenagers. All I can tell you is there's a deep love there - always was, and always will be."
Paula revealed that before their first kiss, Robin sang Jodeci's Forever My Lady to her in his dad Alan's living room. "He wasn't my first kiss," she revealed, "but he was my first lots of other things."
The couple have a son, Julian Fuego Thicke, who was born in 2010.
In March Robin cancelled some of his tour dates and flew to Vancouver - where Paula is filming Warcraft, a movie adaptation of the computer game - and told reporters he planned to win her back.
Meanwhile, Paula, who worked in film production after graduating from college, told the magazine she had been too shy to try acting at first.
She revealed: "I felt uncomfortable in my own skin, so I liked the other side of the camera. It took until I was 27 to say, 'You only have one life to live, so you might as well go and see if you can act'."
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Hi Folks,
I'm back. Yep, this is good old Rqyteqto, back again after a rather unpleasant hiatus. I couldn't get my old password to work and my old email no longer applies. So no way to update the password. Ah well, fortunately, every serious cybertraveler has at least a couple of nicks.
I had a rough time of it personally and otherwise, though I also managed to get myself a swanky new rig: Asus M2N32SLI with a 4400 cooled by a Zalman 9500 and supported by 2x 1GB Corsair 6400C4 memory. There's two of everything else, BFG 7900GTs, 74GB Raptor HDDs and 250GB Samsung SATA HDDs and Samsung and Plextor Optical Drives. Not two cases though, just the one Antec SOLO powered by an Antec NeoHE 550. I replaced the stock Antec 120 TriCool for a Nexus 120 and installed two Nexus 92 intakes. All in all its a fantastic machine and extraordinarily quiet. The loudest noise is the opticals spinning up.
Anyway, although the machine is might nice, getting up and running was very painful complicated by my old rig acting up even worse. That situation was complicated by some medical problems. But all that is past and everyone is doing well.
Hope I haven't missed much. Or maybe I should hope we've gotten the FW boys to defect and are hiding them out someplace outside of Winnebago in a very nice Winnebago and they are working on a new neutron powered ThoughtStream. Eh? No? Ah well. Such is life.
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VIOS Shared Storage Pools - Reusing Disks
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I am using the VIOS Shared Storage Pools more these days and it reduces my system admin time and I really like the Thin Provisioning feature as I have limited SAN disks. Any way, I dusted off an machine that I did my initial investigation on and decided to rebuilt the cluster (of one VIOS) now that I know what I am doing :-) The command : cluster -create -clustername galaxy -repopvs hdisk2 -spname atlantic -sppvs hdisk3 hdisk4 hdisk5 -hostname diamondvios1 fails with "PV IS IN USE hdisk4". PV meaning Physical Volume. Yes,... [More]
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David Brooks and Humility
I see that David Brooks has posted the syllabus for his Yale course on humility, and, though of course it has received the inevitable sneering, it looks like a pretty well-designed syllabus to me.
People have been especially quick to mock Brooks for assigning his own writing, but I don't see a problem with that, especially since it's a very small part of the reading load. I rarely assign stuff I've written, but when I do it's because I see no point in making my students listen to me say something that's already in written form. Why not just let them read the more polished version and then in class I can talk about other things? The criticism of Brooks on this score seems to me silly.
Now, you can argue that Brooks isn't academically qualified to teach such a course, but universities have a long history of inviting prominent public figures to teach courses even when they lack formal academic credentials, so if you're going to denounce Brooks's course on those grounds, you'll need to shoot down a great many other clay pigeons first. My view of the matter is that Brooks will be asking his students to think about a really important topic that they're not otherwise likely to be asked to think about. He's also evidently trying to do this by putting before them examples of humility in action, which seems especially useful. All that seems like a good thing to me.
I might want to add to his reading list, though. My friends Jay Wood and Bob Roberts have written a fine book on intellectual virtue, which includes a treatment of humility. You can get a capsule summary of their thinking about intellectual humility, especially in relation to scientific research, in this essay by Jay.


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To determine the impact of nocturia on objective measures of sleep in older individuals with insomnia.
The sleep and toileting patterns of a group of community-dwelling older men (n = 55, aged 64.3 ± 7.52 years) and women (n = 92, aged 62.5 ± 6.73 years) with insomnia were studied for two weeks using sleep logs and one week using actigraphy. The relationships between nocturia and various sleep parameters were analyzed with ANOVA and linear regression.
More than half (54.2% ± 39.9%) of all log-reported nocturnal awakenings were associated with nocturia. A greater number of trips to the toilet was associated with worse log-reported restedness (p < 0.01) and sleep efficiency (p < 0.001), as well as increases in actigraph-derived measures of the number and length of nocturnal wake bouts (p < 0.001) and wake after sleep onset (p < 0.001). Actigraph-determined wake bouts were 11.5% ± 23.5% longer on nights on which there was a trip to the toilet and wake after sleep onset was 20.8% ± 33.0% longer during these nights.
Nocturia is a common occurrence in older individuals with insomnia and is significantly associated with increased nocturnal wakefulness and decreased subjective restedness after sleep.
A commentary on this article appears in this issue on page 263.
Zeitzer JM; Bliwise DL; Hernandez B; Friedman L; Yesavage JA. Nocturia compounds nocturnal wakefulness in older individuals with insomnia. J Clin Sleep Med 2013;9(3):259-262.
Insomnia, especially experienced as difficulty maintaining sleep, is quite common in older individuals, with epidemiologic studies indicating rates of 40% to 70%.1 Numerous age-related changes are thought to increase the likelihood of insomnia in senescence, including changes to the circadian timing system and sleep homeostatic mechanisms, decreased arousal threshold, increased rates of anxiety, pain, and depression, and generally poor health.1 While all of these factors might contribute to the decline of sleep continuity in older adults, the overwhelming reason given by older adults themselves is that their sleep is disturbed because they need to get up to urinate (nocturia). Between two-thirds and three-quarters of older individuals surveyed in epidemiological studies report that their sleep is disturbed because of nocturia.2–6 The majority report that nocturia is the only reason their sleep is disturbed.2–6 Further, survey studies have shown that the greater the number of nocturnal voids, the greater the self-described poor sleep, insomnia symptoms, and daytime sleepiness.7–15 For those individuals who report nocturia as bothersome there is even a stronger correlation with disturbed sleep.13,16
As noted, to date, no study of the relationship between sleep and nocturia has used objective measurements of sleep, nor have previous studies examined the relationship between sleep and nocturia prospectively, on a night-to-night basis. Such data could enable the comparison of nights with or without nocturia in the same individual. To fill this gap, we here report on the relationship between objective and subjective measures of sleep and nocturia collected prospectively from a group of healthy, community-dwelling older adults over a two-week period.
Current Knowledge/Study Rationale: Despite the overwhelming preponderance of older individuals who indicate that nocturia is the primary cause of their sleep disruption, there is relatively little objective data to support this assertion. There is also scant data on the interrelationship between nocturia and insomnia.
Study Impact: Our data indicate that nocturia compounds the negative impact of insomnia. Mitigation of the alerting aspects of nocturia-associated behaviors may enable an improvement in sleep.
A group of community-dwelling older men (n = 55, aged 64.3 ± 7.52 years) and women (n = 92, aged 62.5 ± 6.73 years) were recruited for a research study of insomnia and aging. All subjects had a self-reported complaint of insomnia and were recruited into the study specifically on this complaint. Presence or absence of nocturia was not a consideration in recruitment. To establish a baseline sleep pattern, all subjects had 2 weeks of sleep logs, and a subset (n = 60: 44 women and 16 men) had an additional week of wrist actigraphy. Sleep logs were used to collect information concerning daily timing (i.e., bedtime, wakeup time) of sleep, subjective quality of "restedness" in the morning (Likert-like scale from 1-7 with 1: "not at all rested," 4: "moderately rested," and 7: "very rested"), the number of nocturnal awakenings, the time it took to fall asleep, and the number of times that subjects woke to use the bathroom. We collected 12.1 ± 3.39 days of sleep logs per subject. Not all logs were fully completed, resulting in some missing data. Of the 1,786 days of logs, 1,774 had information concerning the number of trips to the bathroom, 1,108 had information concerning morning restedness, and 1,784 had sleep timing data. Sleep efficiency [(time in bed − time awake) / time in bed] was calculated from the self-reported sleep data. Wrist actigraphy collects arm movement data by means of a wrist-worn device that contains a 3-dimensional accelerometer. From these data, sleep and, notably, the occurrence of wakefulness during sleep are inferred.17 Actigraphy data were collected with an Actiwatch-L (Minimitter, Bend OR) for 7 days in 58 subjects and 6 days in 2 subjects. Sleep was determined using the built-in algorithms in the Actiware-Sleep software (v.3.1, Mini-Mitter, Bend OR). Sleep efficiency, the number and length of nocturnal wake episodes, and the overall amount of wakefulness after sleep onset (WASO) were all calculated from actigraph data. Subjects also had one night of at-home recording of breathing parameters (EdenTrace, Mallinckrodt, Hazelwood, MO) from which the respiratory disturbance index (RDI) was calculated. Data were scored based on the Chicago Criteria18 for hypopneas and discernable apneas; RDI was calculated using self-reported sleep times. Due to technical problems, 14 of the 147 recordings were unavailable.
Data were analyzed using several different approaches. Initially, we examined all actigraphic data from individual nights for individual subjects, classifying each night by the number of logged nocturnal bathroom visits. These data were analyzed both continuously and categorically (i.e., 0/1/2/3/4 or more) using linear regression and analysis of variance (ANOVA), respectively (OriginPro8, Origin Lab, Northampton MA). Secondly, in order to examine the relationships between nocturnal bathroom trips and sleep quality on a within subject basis, we examined the data of the 19 subjects who during the one week of actigraphy data collection had ≥ 2 nights on which they went to the bathroom at least once and ≥ 2 nights on which they did not use the bathroom after going to bed. For each of these nights, we calculated percent difference from the one-week average for each sleep variable of interest. The average percent difference was calculated for toileting and non-toileting nights and pairwise comparisons made. Data throughout the manuscript are shown as mean ± SD.
Prior to the collection of any data, subjects signed a consent form approved by the Stanford University Institutional Review Board. All procedures conformed to the principles outlined in the Declaration of Helsinki.
Subjects (Table 1) reported 1.4 ± 1.2 trips to the bathroom per night (range 0-9) and 2.4 ± 1.6 nocturnal awakenings per night (range 0-15). More than half (54.2% ± 39.9%) of all nocturnal awakenings were associated with using the bathroom. As these subjects were all recruited for the presence of self-reported insomnia, they had generally poor sleep efficiency with a not unexpected difference between the subjective (sleep log) and objective (actigraphy) measures of sleep efficiency (67.8% ± 16.9% and 79.2% ± 9.74%, respectively). When limiting the analysis to sleep data collected by log and actigraph concomitantly, the subjective sleep efficiency was similarly poor (67.1% ± 16.1% by sleep log). Given their poor sleep, subjects reported being only moderately rested (3.8 ± 1.5; scale = 1-7, with 7 being the most rested). Subjects were relatively free of sleep-related breathing disruption, as the RDI was 3.44 ± 2.85 and only 2 subjects had an RDI > 10. Thus, older subjects with a primary complaint of insomnia slept poorly and getting up to use the bathroom was associated with more than half of all nocturnal awakenings.
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Data for individual nights, subdivided by the number of trips to the bathroom at night, are presented in Table 2. The number of trips to the bathroom at night was negatively associated with subjective measures of restedness (r = -0.13, linear regression; F4,1093 = 4.27, p < 0.01 ANOVA) and sleep efficiency (r = -0.22, linear regression; F4,1768 = 24.5, p < 0.001 ANOVA). The number of trips to the bathroom at night was positively associated with objective, actigraph-derived measures of sleep disruption, including the number of nocturnal wake bouts (r = 0.23, linear regression; F6,409 = 5.03, p < 0.001 ANOVA), the mean length of the nocturnal wake bouts (r = 0.13, linear regression; F6,409 = 3.48, p < 0.01 ANOVA), and the overall WASO (r = 0.24, linear regression; F6,409 = 5.66, p < 0.001 ANOVA). The relationship between objective (actigraph-derived) sleep efficiency and the number of trips to the bathroom at night was mixed, with a weak linear relationship (r = -0.099, p < 0.05, linear regression), but no categorical relationship (F4,411 = 1.24, p = 0.29 ANOVA). Splitting the data into nights with or without a trip to the bathroom did reveal a difference in objective sleep efficiency (p < 0.05, 2-tailed t-test), with lower sleep efficiency occurring on nights with a trip to the bathroom. Since common factors (e.g., age, sex, RDI, body mass index, diabetes, use of diuretics; see Table 1) might be related to the number of trips to the bathroom, we examined each of the linear relationships detailed above using multiple regression. In an initial regression analysis, we found that age (p < 0.001), RDI (p < 0.001), body mass index (p < 0.01), and use of diuretics (p < 0.05), but not sex (p = 0.12), were related to the number of trips to the bathroom at night. These factors were, therefore, included in the multiple regression models. After adjusting for these factors, subjective (restedness, sleep efficiency) and objective (number of wake bouts, mean length of wake bouts, WASO, sleep efficiency) measures were all still significantly related to the number of trips to the bathroom at night. In toto, it appears that going to the bathroom at night is associated with signifi-cant subjective and objective disruption of nocturnal sleep.
Sleep parameters and their association with using the toilet at night
In the subset of subjects with ≥ 2 nights of bathroom use and ≥ 2 nights of no bathroom use, pairwise comparisons of the length of wake bouts indicated that bouts were 11.5% ± 23.5% longer on nights on which there was a trip to the bathroom (p < 0.05, paired t-test). Similarly, WASO was 20.8% ± 33.0% longer on nights on which there was a trip to the bathroom (p < 0.05, paired t-test). There were no differences in total sleep time (p = 0.18), the length of sleep bouts (p = 0.52), or the number of sleep (p = 0.12) or wake (p = 0.15) bouts. Thus, nocturia appears to be associated with the length of individual nocturnal wake episodes without affecting the overall amount or structure of sleep as imputed through actigraphy.
Our data indicate that toileting at night is a common occurrence in older individuals with insomnia, significantly associated with the amount of wakefulness occurring during the night and decreasing subjective restedness after sleep. Previous epidemiological work relying on self-reported sleep has described the negative relationship between subjective sleep quality and nocturia, as well as the common occurrence of nocturia in older individuals. More recently, data from the Sleep Heart Health Study have indicated that more general characteristics of nocturia summarized over a one-month interval were related to poorer quality sleep on a single night of polysomnography.19 Our work extends this research as it provides the first objective measurement of sleep disruption and its association with nocturia on nights in which both were documented simultaneously. Nocturia appears to worsen the already poor sleep of individuals with insomnia, perhaps by providing a stimulus for waking which is then often accompanied with turning on the lights (further decreasing sleepiness)20 and an opportunity for a lengthy awakening.21 The ultimate question remains whether the urge or need for urination causes the awakening, or after awakening due to another cause, an individual then feels the urge or need to urinate. This is more than an esoteric question since the answer could help guide therapeutic intervention, as is evinced by current experimental protocols.22
Our study is not without its limitations. We were unable to capture which of the awakenings were associated with the trips to the bathroom. Further, although actigraphy is useful in determining overall amounts of wakefulness during a sleep episode, it is not as accurate as polysomnography in determining the precise length of specific awakenings. Future research studies should use polysomnography and objective urination monitoring to better delineate the effects of nocturia on sleep.
This was not an industry supported study. Dr. Zeitzer is a PI for a study funded by Vanda Pharmaceuticals. Dr. Bliwise has consulted for Ferring Pharmaceuticals. The other authors have indicated no financial conflicts of interest.
This research is supported by grant R01 AG 12914 (NIA), by the Medical Research Service of the Veterans Affairs Palo Alto Health Care System, and by the Department of Veterans Affairs Sierra-Pacific Mental Illness Research, Education, and Clinical Center (MIRECC).
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So today I get the typical White House newsletter by email, since I recently sent them an idea so I guess that opened me up to the Federal Spam mailing list.
The President's note says that everybody needs to roll up their sleeves and help volunteer this summer to help each other out. Irony. My sleeves are not getting rolled up, they stay velcro'd shut along with all my protective gear for Iraq. I thought maybe I'd just click "delete" real fast and move on, but I went ahead and read it all. The President may have meant well, but I think he's missing some dynamics that are causing bitterness in America, and for most Americans outside the Beltway looking in, we wonder when those inside the Beltway will roll up their own sleeves and lead by example.
Am I alone in the growing crowd of those "treading water" in life and a bit tired of the cheering section in Washington telling us to not only keep it up, but swim over and help our drowning brother, all the while they sit there out of the water, cheering and shouting orders from their secluded position, while Washington rakes in money like never before and most everyone in D.C. drives a brand new car and is clueless what is happening in America. Read this article about how Washington, D.C. has become a boom town in our dismal economy: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB1244...mEditorialPage
I will offer what I think is the most important book to better understand money, banking, central banks, and the crisis we're in, but also has a basic recommendation of how we could change.
"What Has Government Done to Our Money?" by Murray Rothbard
Amazon link: http://www.amazon.com/What-Governmen...pr_product_top
This book was first published in 1963, and is in a 5th Edition, but the author has passed and can no longer update it. However, his analysis and predictions run right in line with what is happening to us right now. I have read over 50 books while over here, and this is one of only a handful I would recommend for everyone to get. And I mean everyone -- his analysis and recommendations apply to all nations on earth. Buying this is like buying a shield in medieval times, you're going to need some protection.


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It was a classic science experiment that Morenci eighth grade students tackled last week in Mr. Hoffman's class.
Taking principles developed by Greek philosopher Archimedes more than 2,000 years ago, students constructed their own Cartesian Diver to study the relationship between buoyancy and density.
The Cartesian Diver is named for 17th century French scientist René Descartes although his connection to the experiment has never been found. A more correct name might be the Maggiotti Diver since it was Galileo's student Raffaelo Maggiotti who claimed to have invented the device.
In the modern version of the experiment, students take a plastic pipette (medicine dropper) and thread a metal nut onto the stem. This is the diver.
The diver is partially filled with water—just enough so it barely floats upright in a container of water.
The diver is inserted into a soft drink bottle of water and the bottle is capped.
Now the fun begins.
When the bottle is squeezed, the diver dips down deeper into the bottle. When pressure is released, it quickly rises back to the top.
Why does it happen? Added pressure on the bottle compresses the air in the diver. It becomes more dense and sinks in the water.
It's the same principle fish use to sink or float when a muscle squeezes or relaxes around an air sac. Similarly, submarines can be made to rise or sink by pumping water in and out of tanks.


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