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Jmb1 replied to Kyo's topic in NoticeboardSalamence, I love you <3 I need a Salamence sig
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Jmb1 replied to BlackZodiac's topic in Student Role PlayingWilson could tell he made her feel uneasy, he didn't blame her, he gave off that vibe to himself, he sat and thought to himself when she left back to the girl he murdered, or he felt he murdered her. He tapped on the bar and rubbed his eyes, he was honest with himself, he didn't have a choice from this client, it was either him or her, and some of the guys Wilson would take with him if he did not take the mark. The money for her screamed do it Wilson. When the waitress wrapped her arms around his, shoulders, he smiled. "Well, thank your boss for me I could use some company...sorry about that chuckle, I have been under some of stress lately, and thoughts have been rather tedious as of late. You seem to chase these thoughts away and it made me laugh." Wilson felt her leg rub against his pants leg and he blushed but than coughed it off. He heard her question and thought of what to say, so he told the truth. "I'm a bounty hunter, and i don't like it but it keeps me from starving and it keeps a roof over my head. Do you like your job? I imagine waiting on horny males is kind of lame point huh?" He sipped his coke and smiled loving the taste. "I wonder what they put in this, to make it taste so good, who knows." He drank a bit more. He was happy he could have someone to talk to. He than saw the man who drank the gin get up and leave. "I think that was my fault, I believe he didn't want to be noticed or something along those lines, in this place everyone knows you or will eventually find out who you are...Hell this whole town does that...unless you aren't worth it." He had found himself rambling and most likely boring the young woman. Still no memories plagued him so he was still feeling good about himself, he would do this more with this waitress or some other one, or anyone to walk to.
I Graduated! Lets have a party!!!!
Jmb1 replied to BlackZodiac's topic in Completely Out-of-Character*Dances like he is purple* Oh yeah I graduated too somehow...I think it was because I was a former member...
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Jmb1 replied to BlackZodiac's topic in Student Role PlayingWilson Snapped back into reality, when a tender voice reached his ears. "Yes, ma'am you have any coca-cola? If not just get me some water please thank you, sorry about today seems to be a dream day for me. Must be tired." Wilson attempted to reason with himself more than her, He looked over at the other guy she was talking to before, he seemed to be watching the group of men, Wilson dealt with people like them before, some of them loudmouths, and others like him killers.It made no difference to Wilson, it all mattered if you were a mark or client, and the occasional informant. Wilson ignored his thoughts for a moment and looked up at the women, she was pretty and had plenty of sex appeal or the act she put on led Wilson to believe it. He watched the guy and saw look as if he has seen a ghost. "I'll pay for his gin too, he seems like he needs it, you can tell him it was me or not it's up to you. How much would it cost for you to sit down and have a drink here at the bar, you look as if you need it as well." Wilson smiled. The memories were taken over the smell of her, Wilson had good senses, he could hear well, smell well, and see just as okay as the next guy. He could smell her and she seemed pleasant to be around, she chased his memories away, he suddenly chuckled looking like a crazy man, but he didn't care. "Sorry about that, you broke away my daydream, and I don't care much for it." He checked himself for his wallet and was glad it was still there you could get it stolen when you least expect it. He took some cash out and a tip for her as well, he slipped the wallet back in his inner breast pocket. When he felt the napkin he remembered his hit. He sighed and looked to her to escape his memories or anyone. Then again Wilson was not a talkative type.
Thanks...I appreciate that and I hope it never happens to you guys...if you ever need my aid pm me and we can cheer you up or we can be down together : )
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Jmb1 replied to BlackZodiac's topic in Student Role PlayingWilson rubbed his eyes and yawned, he needed some sleep and according to the info, he had time before.his mark could be touched let alone hit, that he knew before he came here, the info he received was where he. could be hit. A couple of days, Wilson smiled and realized he could sleep easy or easy as his kind of folk could sleep. Which means he could sit around and listen to the music of The Cotton Club. He noticed the waitress talking to the man at the bar. Wilson liked his clothes, he wore a three piece suit, with oxford shoes, the suit was gray and the shoes were black. His Fedora gray as well fitted with a black band and tie. His breast pocket held a linen cloth, the napkin he received, he hid that in his inner breast pocket of his coat. He stood up and walked over to the bar and sat down. "I wonder if they have any non-alcoholic drinks here." Wilson suffered from a sweet tooth. He tapped on the table and waited for someone to ask what he wanted. Tonight he would order water if they did not have anything non-alcoholic. His memories took him back to that night. As Wilson climbed the fire escape, he reached her floor, and entered into the hallway. His plan to get in was to knock and say he was delivering her Flapper shoes from the tailors. He shut the window back and proceeded down the hallway. To his surprise no one was standing in front of the door.
What are you listening to?
Jmb1 replied to ack!'s topic in Completely Out-of-Characterhttp://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uVDqWNqsEAg Handel Rinaldo Lascia Ch'io Pianga
Humanity makes me down, whenever someone is down I try to comfort them and usually succeed but whenever I am down, no one comes to my aid, what are friends for if you are the only one doing half the job...
FEAR ME!!! for I am small and ineffectual in combat (v)^w^)b
Jmb1 replied to Korinara's topic in Introduce Yourself!I did errr? I mean that guy must be awesome! : P, welcome to The SR
FEAR ME!!! for I am small and ineffectual in combat (v)^w^)b
Jmb1 replied to Korinara's topic in Introduce Yourself!*walks in* Hey Korinara, pleases to meet ya, who is your friend xD?
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Jmb1 replied to Antwaine's topic in Completely Out-of-Character"Sonic 3 and knuckled complete" Enerjak showed me this hack of the game, that is my fav...errr looking forward to Arkham Origins and will be getting PS4, Also ack! Classic Sonic all the way in Generations xD
Of course, or I could mean the other Frump King around here...
Not that story tell them the story that you told us...sure it makes no sense but those things maybe funny to us!
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Jmb1 replied to BlackZodiac's topic in Student Role PlayingWilson came to meet his informant on his next hit, He had found places like this to be easy informing spots, he sat at the booth and tapped on the table. Looking at the faces of them around him, just quick glances he could tell who they were and what side of the law they were on. He may have a had no show tonight, or his informant had bad luck and they caught on to him, it did not matter to Wilson, he would find the hit sooner or later. He thought back to his last job. He did not enjoy it, even though she was terrible and a long rap sheet. She had money to throw around but it did not save her. The lights began to dim, and Wilson heard Madden. He applauded and stood up. The same emotionless face, he glanced at the girl who seemed new, or seemed new to Wilson, she was pretty but he did not have to time to court women. He sat back down after he looked around to survey the area. Which took him back to the memories that plagued him. "Pardon me mister, can I sit this down here for a moment." She said sweetly, Wilson nodded and gave a shy smile, the girl smiled back and sat the tray down, she fixed her uniform up to make her look a bit more sexy, Wilson blushed, surprisingly all the things he's seen this made him blush. He's seen many things too many things. The waitress waved a eccentric wave to him and picked the tray up. Kissing a napkin she laid it in front of Wilson. His informant found him oddly. He had gotten what he came for, now he would wait a bit before he left. Wilson wondered if that last job was worth it, his mind seemed to be filled with guilt. Wilson was dropped off at a apartment complex, his mark was listed to be here, some woman who stole from one of his clients, broke men and other things considered "Unlawful", he did not like the job already when he first heard that she was a woman, but he was having a tough time financially and this client you afford to say no to. She was also dangerous and responsible for some deaths on her own. He had garrote wire for her and pistol and a towel for her goons. Wilson first walked in the alley of the apartments, to climb the fire escape.
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Jmb1 replied to BlackZodiac's topic in Role Play DiscussionI'll be a gangster like Tom Hanks in Road to Perdition...except I have no children or a wife for that matter...


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According to the official site, SNK are releasing another new Twinkle Star Sprites game. This one is not for a home console however, it is for mobile phones. I'm not usually interested in mobile games, but TSS might actually be kinda fun. If there was some way I could get this on my phone I wouldn't mind trying it. I would imagine it would be more of a standard shoot 'em on a mobile phone than a shoot 'em up/puzzle game hybrid like the original.
If you have never tried the game before, then it's well worth checking out either the Neo Geo version or the more recently released PS2 version!
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text: Semester two final exams are at last completed. I am literally in awe that I have been in Dubai for two years and how I have somewhat successfully managed to adjust and sustain myself in student life. I use the term completed because I am not firmly positive they are all passed despite getting up every day at 7am to study, merely missing only two lectures over the whole semester and reading all the recommended books like a proper nerd! Under all the stress, coupled with a few nervous breakdowns and tantrums where the words 'I will 100% leave uni tomorrow' were uttered, I forgot to return all these books and to add to the strain I was fined a crippling 10 dirhams. Ten dirhams I could have easily used to purchase some freshly squeezed orange juice or mozzarella sticks — I know the librarian reads my column and she is quite simply my biggest fan but I was not given any exceptions that day. She did rather awkwardly actually fan girl me once in the library waving my article around in front of everyone; just envisage my scarlet, red face now!My response to my very inquisitive mum after every paper was that the questions rather inconveniently did not go in my favour — which has surprisingly happened for the last two years — but I tried my very best and 'inshallah' I will pass. However, all jokes and my horrific banter aside, it is extremely vital I pass every exam. Otherwise I will be refused entry back into the Edinburgh campus and be stuck here in my desert hovel waving at the feral camels (for a third year) and likely be forced to study irrelevant and taxing subjects like commercial law and quantitative methods again. I did also promise my adorable Gran I would be home in September in time to visit the new Marks and Spencer with her!In my defence — just as a pre excuse before the results are officially published — the structure of these semesters' exams, in my opinion, was appalling (admittedly some slight exaggeration here) and very unjust. We had four exams in a row, which of course makes it almost impossible to balance revision equally amongst all subjects. Regardless of downloading a 'professional' study guide, a grid timetable to help manage my time and finishing a whole Pukka Pad, I as per usual (and regretfully) ended up solely studying for the first exam and forgetting about the remaining three… thus resulting in some unwise and foolish answers being written. I am optimistically yearning for the marker to seek humour in my answers and feel incredibly sorry for me that I could not remember what 'decoupling stock' was. In the Operations Management exam I somehow managed to forget the different types of inventory, bearing in mind there were only five to remember. It's very bizarre and perplexing how I can memorise a whole menu, my Freedom Pizza order and all the lip liners I would currently like, it seems it may just be a simple case of priorities (I am presently OK with lip liner taking priority). I would also like to publicly thank my cousin (I know she will be reading this for moral support) for conveniently — yet unintentionally — booking her latest trip to fall coincidentally around my exams. She is very clued up and wise (no bias here) and knows the only way to override exam stress is brunch. Apparently, fish is legitimate in its ability to increase brainpower. Yes, I am indeed so desperate to do well that I Googled the 'best foods to eat that will help you pass your exams' and then went on to have an outrageous and offensive amount of Omani lobster and scallops at brunch! We also had dinner at Okku, which is now amongst my top three restaurants. I had black cod again which was incredible and I am super thankful the restaurant is dark (darker than Hollister if that is possible to imagine) so no one had to witness me devouring my meal. However, it is now also — finally — apparent to me, that asking for cutlery when eating sushi is extremely uncouth and laughable.


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"I remember, again going back to my early years in the South, when the Civil Rights revolution was unfolding, there were two things that really made an impression on me," Gore said. "My generation watched Bull Connor turning the hose on civil rights demonstrators and we went, 'Whoa! How gross and evil is that?' My generation asked old people, 'Explain to me again why it is okay to discriminate against people because their skin color is different?' And when they couldn't really answer that question with integrity, the change really started."
The former vice president recalled how society succeeded in marginalizing racists and said climate change skeptics must be defeated in the same manner.
"Secondly, back to this phrase 'win the conversation,'" he continued. "There came a time when friends or people you work with or people you were in clubs with — you're much younger than me so you didn't have to go through this personally — but there came a time when racist comments would come up in the course of the conversation and in years past they were just natural. Then there came a time when people would say, 'Hey, man why do you talk that way, I mean that is wrong. I don't go for that so don't talk that way around me. I just don't believe that.' That happened in millions of conversations and slowly the conversation was won."
"We have to win the conversation on climate," Gore added.Wow...just wow. This man could have been president. How you can compare racism to global warming is beyond me. One is morally wrong. God said to love one another, pretty cut and dry. The other, not so much. It seems like every day now we hear another report that debunks his crazy "end of the world" scenarios.


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PASADENA — A 47-year-old Glendale man was sentenced Tuesday to serve 16 years to life in prison for killing his wife and microwaving his Pomeranian to death.
Jurors found John Levin guilty of second-degree murder in June for killing his 35-year-old wife, Michelle Levin, after he pleaded guilty to felony animal cruelty for microwaving his dog.
"I am told that it is a sin to not forgive and to harbor vengeance in your heart," Michelle Levin's father, Frank Raymie, told Levin in a Pasadena courtroom. "If that be true, then I will die a sinful man. I want you to spend a long time in jail."
Los Angeles County Superior Court Judge Janice Croft also sentenced Levin to eight months in prison for the animal cruelty charge, and ordered Levin to be placed on parole for life after serving his prison sentence.
Levin was arrested attempting to cross the Canadian border days after the body of his wife and the dog's remains were discovered Sept. 11, 2009, in their North Glendale condominium in the 200 block of West Fairview Avenue.


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An Invitation We Can't Refuse
Mark 2: 13-17
Heb 4: 12-16 / Psa 19
…I did not come to call the righteous but sinners.
(Mark 2:17)
We sometimes give a false excuse
When the occasion doesn't suit us;
Take heed, this call you can't refuse,
The invitation is from Jesus.
Jesus was walking along the seashore of Capernaum when He saw Levi, son of Alphaeus, sitting at his customs post. He said to him, "Follow me." And he got up and followed Him.
Levi had probably reached the limit of his tolerance, and wanted out from this hated position as a lackey of Rome, and the object of taxpayers' derision. Sure, he was making a lot of money, but he was sick of being an outcast of his own people, and longed to be in the company of real friends, and be a follower of a real leader, like Jesus of Nazareth. But how could he even think of being invited into such an exalted company? The chasm between him and this Man of God was like earth and the sky. And then a miracle happened. The Messiah came up to his post one day and invited him, saying simply, "Follow me." Levi got up, left everything, and pursued a new life.
A known sinner like Levi would never have had the courage to enlist himself as one of the disciples of Jesus. Nor would any of the Lord's company dare to sponsor him. In the eyes of the Jewish world at that time of the Roman occupation, the publicans, (or tax collectors of King Herod and the Roman conquerors) were worse than lepers, being in cahoots with gentiles and their tainted money. Like the paralytic, they would never be able to rise up again from their unforgiveable sins, because, like the demoniac, they were possessed by an insatiable greed for money.
But Levi changed his ways, and his transformation did not come from his own initiative. It was Jesus Who chose him. When we are chosen to join a ministry such as the Eucharistic lay servers or the parish lectors and commentators, we tend to resist at first — perhaps because of our misplaced feelings of unworthiness or inadequacy. But as our former parish priest told my friend Romy, when he invited him to become a lay minister, "Why don't you let the Lord be the judge of that, and allow Him to change your heart?" It was the same case with Ben, who had kept putting off the persistent invitation of Bro. Johnny to a Catholic fellowship breakfast, only to realize later on that he had been missing much in terms of getting to know the Lord fully, because he had been shunning God's invitation for a long time.
Having found a new life, Levi invited his friends from the Customs House to meet Jesus, and our Lord accommodated them all. Likewise, we in the renewal must also be filled with the same enthusiasm to invite our friends and associates to our Christian fellowships in order to find new life in our Lord Jesus Christ.
Christ came to earth to invite sinners, and not the righteous. His mercy pardons the greatest sins; His grace transforms the greatest sinners, like Levi, the tax collector.
Thank You, Lord Jesus for inviting us to become Your followers, and for making us worthy to be members of Your Church and community. Amen.


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Welcome David.
Looking forward to learning from u all!
Im looking for someone to do some fishing on lake Anna or resvivors or rivers. Doesn't matter how far. I only have a Jon boat with trolling motor, so I can't fish big body's of water. I want to learn the lake or Potomac or any others. Bass, crappie, stripper ...I can tie my own lures and bait my own hook and no you don't have to take the fish off the hook for me! Ha! I've fished a minute or two
The barter
I can help with gas or fees for tournaments
I do drywall and paint for a living, so if you seem on the up and up, I wouldn't mind helping out on some patching and painting
I'm drama free, alcohol free and drug free...oh..and felony free
Rain, cold, snow, hot i fish anytime except Sundays until after 12:30
David S.
Welcome David.
2013 Frog Only Tournament Winner
2010 Tie for VA-Outdoors Angler of the Year
2009 Caroline County Rotary Club Tournament Winner
2007 Tuesday Night Classic Champions"Many men go fishing all of their lives without knowing that it is not fish they are after."
Welcome aboard, David. Lotsa tin boat doods on here. Look forward to seeing you at a VAO event soon.
Welcome aboard.
Mike c
"They call Mike the tin man, not because he has an aluminum boat but because he has no heart..." ~ Squire
Welcome aboard David. Look forward to seeing you at some of our events.....
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Are We All Socialists Now?
October 10, 2008
Washington, D.C. --The Treasury Department, as part of its ongoing assumption of control over the financial industry, is preparing to inject cash into U.S. banks in exchange for preferred shares of bank stock.
"Are we all socialists now?" said Yaron Brook, executive director of the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights. "Have we learned nothing from the devastation that socialist policies wrought worldwide in the twentieth century? Government intervention distorts markets and causes economic dislocations, no matter whether Uncle Sam controls private companies by regulation or assumes public ownership outright.
"A crisis doesn't transform poison into medicine. Over decades, government manipulation of money, credit, and mortgages poisoned this economy and left it dangerously weak. Now Hank Paulson and his comrades are hooking up IV tubes filled with more of the same poison--bailouts, loan guarantees, cheap money, and more burdensome regulations--and hoping we will lie still and trust in their cure.
"But the real cure is capitalism, not more doses of socialism. We should act quickly to put government in its place, by rolling back the interventionist measures that caused the present emergency. Government's proper role is to punish fraud and enforce contracts, not to own and manage the economy. We cannot achieve financial health unless we are willing to free the markets."
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Yaron Brook is executive director of the Ayn Rand Center for Individual Rights. He is a regular contributor to Forbes.com and a contributing editor of The Objective Standard. His articles have been featured in major newspapers such as USA Today, the Houston Chronicle, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Providence Journal and the Orange County Register. Dr. Brook is often interviewed on radio and is a frequent guest on a variety of national TV shows, having appeared in the new Fox Business Network, FOX News Channel, CNN, CNBC, and C-SPAN. Dr. Brook, a former finance professor, lectures on Objectivism, capitalism, business and foreign policy at college campuses, community groups and corporations across America and throughout the world.
To interview Dr. Brook or book him for your show, please contact Larry Benson:
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For more information on Objectivism's unique point of view, go to ARC's Web site. The Ayn Rand Center is a division of the Ayn Rand Institute and promotes the philosophy of Ayn Rand, author of "Atlas Shrugged" and "The Fountainhead."
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My Crush during college campus recruitment -The untold story ( Part 1)
People come into one's life in so many ways. The official from the training institute changed into my crush within a blink of an eye.The story unfolds of our meetings which was a perfect blend of personal and professional lives.
Introduction I still remember the little fright within me when I was entering the college. It was just an usual college day but the only difference was around 3'o clock, officials from a training institute will come to nominate a 3rd year student as their campus ambassador. I have undergone a procedural training from my senior to give the perfect and measured answers to the recruiters. Mugging up all the probable answers and chanting them all the time enthused me with the vigour to face them.
Beginning & The Interview Finally around 3:30 p.m. two officials from that institute arrived. Previously I had a talk with one of them through whatsapp and I could clearly remember his dp where a clean shaved,tall,young man was standing in front of a bike wearing formals. I tried my best to figure out which one among the two was Mr. Soumojit Paul, with whom I had a conversation last night as the former one had a shortage of height while the latter though satisfied the other criteria, but the moustache on his face created a room for utter confusion and discontent.
The interview started around 4:15p.m. and by God's grace, I finished it with a bang. Questions were somewhat common. Thus scraping through it proved to be an easy task. Receiving the offer letter with my name printed in bold made me feel 'Top of the World '. Also the feeling of defeating the warriors (other students ), in the battlefield who had always been at loggerheads with me marked a high of sheer ecstasy and good fortune.
I thanked both the officials, though from deep inside my heart a special thanks went to Mr. Paul. However the reason behind is truly personal! Making my parents happy had always been an important task in my life and that the offer letter would dress their faces with a pretty smile was a known fact.
Our second meet For some days thereafter we discussed professionally. Training, number of students, payment,our HOD, placement -were the common topics to be covered. Mr. Paul had a special way of speaking English but he hardly used any kind of emoticons. On asking, he replied " I don't know where and how to use them."And received my prompt reply "Sir, I would make you learn."
Java, .net, PHP, Android, big data, Artificial intelligence were the various trades available to each of the students in the form. So form distribution and collection of advance payment from the students was the cause of our second meet. Dressed in a candy-pink salwar suit , I waited the entire day for their arrival at college. As usual they came around 3:30 but were accompanied by heavy downpours . As the monetary proceedings occurred outside the college, so only a few students turned up for the rain. Both of them were drenched completely though I was feeling more pity for Mr. Paul. Three of us sat at a small tea stall beside our campus and sipping into the cup of lemon tea, our discussion started over the same topic of training. Mild wind blew characterised with constant shower, playing with my hair. Paying least most heed to the discussion, I only nodded with a yes or a no. All my attention went to Mr. Paul. He was smoking at that time and although I pretended to concentrate on the tea but I kept an eye over his drenched body.
Suddenly, I heard my name being called. Though it was a misnomer as he uttered "Srieeetaa" instead of "Srijita " still a call from his end can change everything. I turned my head all at once and seeing his face glow was a feast for my eyes. His pink lips parted as he sipped into the cup. Complete blank was my status! During that time it seemed that God had sent me to this world only to stare at this person.
Preparation for our third meet-up Days elapsed and our whatsapp conversation comprised of 90% professionalism and remaining 10% was somewhat interesting towards me. Once he said "Nice dp!". These two words brought tremendous wave within my soul. For his two words of praise, my acknowledgement was like "Thank you! :-D..But you looked better when clean shaved, just like your previous dp." I pressed the 'send' option with utter excitement but his mere reply of "thanks" spoiled everything.So bidding him good night and a tight slumber was the only rescue.
Conclusion Prior to our third meeting, we had phone calls of 5-10 minutes most of the days. Though the subject was stipulated to be that of training but the pictures of each other's personal lives used to come up through discussion. His voice, tonal quality, choice of words were fair enough to flatter me. A crisp corporate attitude adorned him every time. I was on the flow. One thing that impressed me the most, was his motivational thoughts and ideas. Starting from his attire, his gestures, his attitude, his words were influencing enough to learn from him.
Words would be less to describe him and our meetings thereafter. So part 1 is coming to an end here. However, there is a good news to my readers - part 2 will be updated soon. So stay glued!


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Our current silver bullet is Lean. The Lean movement began in manufacturing, then took the startup world by storm, and now the methodology has crept into companies of all kinds and sizes, both in practice and in jargon. Plenty has been said and written praising the benefits of the Lean approach. But what is lost? Not nearly enough attention has been paid to this question.


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IMPORTANT New Absence/Off-Campus Form -- click here to get a printable copy
If your child is absent, it is not necessary to phone the school to report it. Instead the student should bring a note written by a parent/guardian with the reason and all dates of the absence to the front office the morning they return to school. (Please use the Absence/Off-Campus downloadable form). Students being absent for more than 3 days require a doctor's note.
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2. Have your child bring the note into the front office in the morning.
3. An Off-Campus pass will be generated and it should be picked up by the student before being signed out. (The pass is only good for that day and should be returned the next day to the office when the student returns to school.)
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I meant to post this a few days ago (in the middle of my trip) but it kept getting put off... I'll have more pictures in a few days once I get home to a computer that can actually handle images without slowing way down...
Anyway, here's a few things I learned in Nice, France:
- Look both ways before you cross the street. Then... look again just in case. Those little scooters move fast!
- You can tell a lot about what a culture values based on shelf-space in a supermarket. The French value cheese, hard-crusted bread, olive oil, and hosiery. Americans value fresh milk in volume and breakfast cereal.
- ATMs are a better way to get euros than currency exchange. Some people say they have hefty fees (although my statement hasn't reflected any huge fees). But, either way, withdraw in large chunks just to be safe.
- Apparently, if your waiter says his credit card machine is broken, that means you have the wrong kind of credit card (I guess American cards do not have a microchip to make them "smart" like European cards). I got that once at a local restaurant. In other words, never assume you can just use credit!
- You CAN drink the water. At least in the cities.
- It is hard to buy food in volume, at least in the city. I'm not even sure if they have a Costco equivalent here! As an example, at right is a standard size of tomato sauce. As in the second largest (the largest is about a pint!).
- The most important word to know is 'toilette'. At least three times I've been in a museum/restaurant/etc and asked for a bathroom and was met with very strange looks. One time, I completely forgot the French word and tried restroom, bathroom, etc. All I got was a blank look. So I went back and asked the guys I was with for the word, and when I said toilette to the server it was an immediate look of understanding.
- Tipping is not really mandatory, but it's ok to leave a little if you want to. That, and no taxes, means that a dish listed on the menu for 15 euros will cost you... 15 euros. It has been glorious not to worry about the extra cost of items!
- Nobody owns a cloths dryer. That's what your window is for! Although, my hotel expressly forbids hanging clothes to dry on the balcony!
- Some toilets have two buttons. These can be confusing, especially when I don't know which button is for Number 1 and which is for Number 2. I love the idea though, and it'd be great for our house at night ("If it's yellow, let it mellow...").
- If you can, avoid taxis. Apparently I'm going to be paying 30 euros tomorrow (about $45) for a 6 km ride to the airport. Most buses are $1 and trains are quite inexpensive too.
- After five years of French in high school (and a delay of 13 years), 90% of French people speak better English than I speak French. Of the other 10%, most would not want to get into a conversation with a tourist anyway. (In the interest of not making anyone angry, I should say that almost everyone here is very nice and friendly -- they just all speak English very well!)


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Example # 2 for the day:
I hope the ghetto wanna-bee bad asses, of all races in this country, that idolize fools like Hernandez, see what happens to a person that wants to be a gangster.
Prison officials found Hernandez in his cell wearing a necktie but he was not going to a party.
This guy had the world by the goolunies and he blew it because he wanted to be a wise-guy. He had money, fame, all the skirts in the world chasing him, big house, multiple cars and most of all talent.
He flushed that all down the toilet because he wanted to step up in life.
I say it is a good thing he took his own life. He just demonstrated to everyone that he not only was a cold-blooded killer but a coward as well. He did the crime but could not do the time. Possibly Aaron didn't like the room service.
Heed the word youngsters. There is a lot that life has to offer and you don't have to be a gangster to get it. EDUCATION in all areas is the key word to being successful!!! Don't wind up wearing a necktie like Hernandez and nowhere to go.
Don't wind up wearing a necktie like Hernandez and nowhere to go.


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Designed and implemented different automation frameworks from starch like Page Objects framework, Keyword Driven framework, Data Driven framework and Hybrid framework.
Well experienced with different software engineering methodologies like Agile Methodologies.
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now I want You all to reach for what you dream for.
I know it hard to start at something and your mind always ask how but don't think too hard just put in action.
That is it you guys.
I wish I could do a giveaway at this point but to be honest I honestly can't, even if I utterly want to I can't :( sad crying face.
But hopefully One day I can do a giveaway and thank you all with some goodies for being here with me , till then you are just stuck with my rambling along the way of my life.
Hope you don't mind that do you ?
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Andover 27 Old Midwhitgiftian 8
The final whistle was greeted with huge cheers and the celebrations began in earnest, as Oakwood sponsored Andover signed off on a very successful London South West division three campaign at Foxcotte Park last Saturday, by confirming their promotion for the second successive season.
Coming into the game Andover still had an outside chance of being Champions, but the miracle needed in West London was not to be and it was rivals London Exiles who took the crown.
"It's been an unbelievable season for Andover and we can be so proud of what we've achieved" said Coach Andy Waite
"Exiles just about deserved the title as they did the double over us, but we have been excellent and thoroughly deserve to be going up as well."
"It's just marvellous for everyone involved with the club, to think that next season we will pit our wits on an equal basis with Basingstoke, Winchester and Portsmouth in the league. It's where we feel we belong and we are relishing the challenge."
In front of a bumper crowd Andover had to focus on doing a difficult job in case of any Exiles slip up and also gain revenge on a tough Old Midwives outfit, who beat them in Andover's baptism of fire in this league, way back in September.
The fortunes of both clubs have ebbed and flowed since then, but the visitors showed just why they have pipped Eastleigh for third spot, giving Andover a hard fought sixty minutes before finally succumbing to the 'All Blacks' power and pace in the final quarter.
Andover began like an express train and spurned two early try scoring chances as Midwives struggled to live with the pace.
Despite scrummaging uphill and being without giant second row Tom Erskine, the Andover front row of Carl Sievewright, Alex Hibdige and Tom Waite smashed into their opponents winning lots of possession, but time and again desperate defence and poor finishing thwarted the waves of attacks.
Andover's generosity encouraged the visitors to rally and it was left to the trusty boot of Charlie Waite to give Andover the lead with two well struck penalties.
Indeed the youngster was sure he'd added a third kick, but the touch judges could not decide if the ball had gone through the posts and the referee ruled he could not give the points.
Andover seemed in complete control, but soon learned a lesson they must take into next season if they are to do well. You relax at your peril against good opposition and Midwives stormed back to grab a try.
Still leading by a point at the break and with the slope in favour Andover felt confident, but soon went behind to a midwives penalty.
As so often this year though, Andover didn't panic and with skipper Alex Morgan and Matt Moore prominent, simply turned the screw even further and before long a brilliant try restored the lead.
A superb backs move involving Niko Rowe and Elliott Copestake led to Billy Pollard feeding Marc Wilding and the veteran rolled back the years to go in for a score converted by Charlie Waite.
At last Andover took complete control and with the fresh legs of Kieran Jenvey and ash Gait adding even more pace to the side further scores were inevitable.
Midwives still did not lay down and make it easy for Andover defending heroically at times, but Tom Waite's quick thinking at a short penalty caught them out as he crashed over to score and minutes later another great break from Rowe fed Sammy Froggett for a trademark try, both efforts converted by Charlie Waite.
With victory secure the referee called an end to proceedings and the party began for a group of lads who have given everything for their club and their town this year.
"I think what makes this even more remarkable is the youth of this team" said Andy Waite
"We have Charlie and George Roscoe who are obviously very young, but apart from three players, the whole of the rest of this squad have come out of our Academy over the past seven years or so."
"You look across at the second team who had a thumping win themselves today and see the same thing. The effect of all of the hard work that has gone in over the past twelve years to develop the Academy is now really paying off and with quality new youngsters coming off the conveyor belt every season we know we have more to come."


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Jenna's Maintenance Spanking
It's been decided, that in order to keep Jenna on track, to give her regular maintenance spankings. In addition she's to keep a blog on how she's doing regarding her diet, taking medication and dealing with her anger issues. Jenna is given a sound hand spanking, a hairbrush spanking and to get the point across gets the paddle too which leads to tears.
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Colette Lafia tells the story of a special, seven-year-long letter writing friendship she forged with a Trappist monk of Gethsemani Abbey — and how the monk's gentle wisdom, deep faith, and encouraging words helped her to trust and embrace life, especially as she moved through the grief of acknowledging that it was not her path to have children. It's a gentle and warm book that gives insight into the nature of spiritual friendship and how monastic spirituality can be a blessing even to those of us who aren't monks.
Seeking Surrender (Notre Dame, IN: Sorin Books, 2015)


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Here's a jacket I got at a second hand store in Montreal years ago. It sat in my closet and I was thisclose to giving it away- that was, before I had a sewing machine and ideas for refashioning. The jacket was not very functional due to the 3/4 length sleeves. I couldn't wear it inside because it looked like an outdoor jacket, and couldn't wear it outside because it wasn't warm enough! Again, no real "before" pics, sorry! The original hem (can't tell really in the photos) was straight across. I cut an asymmetrical hem (longer in the back) and chopped those sleeves off.
Oh yes, originally, it had no buttons at the front- just hook and eye type closure which didn't really keep the two sides together. I cut the inner lining a bit shorter than the outer material so that the lining wouldn't show with movement. Then pinned and hemmed both lining and outer material (separately of course) with a zigzag stitch-I hope this has some staying power.
I used my button hole foot for the first time. After many failed button hole attempts, tangled up bobbin thread requiring a disassembly of the plate, I finally got a semi decent buttonholes on scrap fabrics. I was quite nervous to do it on the real fabric, but it actually worked out (THANKFULLY!). Then I hand sewed red buttons (from my nonna's huge stash) onto the jacket. Woot woot!
After reading some blogging tips, I am now going to (try) to follow the photo recommendations- showing my head with a REAL camera. This will require some effort on my part!
The now indoor jacket on display, outside- kind of ironic? I'm not looking unimpressed or cold at all! It was an attempt to get some natural lighting in the photo.


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i still haven't listed anything new or started on the projects i want to do with the funky new canvas material i got sunday. i've been busy clearing out my house. my girls just have way too many toys and are growing out of clothes left and right! so, i've been trying to round stuff up to freecycle or take to the thrift store. it's amazing the things you can accumulate in such a short amount of time. when we moved out here all we had fit into a jeep and a little honda. now we have a 3 bedroom house packed full of stuff!!! too much. i have a hard time working when the place is so cluttered up....i feel crowded,unorganized,blah.
back to work! hopefully i will be done by this eve and have some new goods to show here and list in my shop soon!
~happy day~
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Content advisory 14+ The Internet is one of the best things that ever happened to us. I'll tell you why. We are living in days where there are arguments everywhere of whether having an open and unrestricted internet is important or not, due to the harm it may cause, opportunities to the crime it can bring. For me, the freedom of the internet matters – and I'm going to tell … Read the rest
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Content advisory 18+ When I used to write a lot for SNOB (a once-promising project that I came to by chance in 2009 or '10), they always wanted me to present the point of view of a foreigner who had been in Russia for a while. Not as some guy who just got off the boat (there are no boats) and looking for polar bears in Red Square, or who … Read the rest


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First, Infant Development. This class is, well, all about development from conception to 3 years old. A lot of the material is theories and future research, but there is still some interesting facts and implications for parenting and childcare.
Second, Theories in Family Perspective. This is required. Enough said.
Third, Children's Literature. I already love this class! The textbook is interesting to read--duh, it's written by children's literature authors ;) I get to read 60 award-winning picture books and 25 chapter books. I will definitely be featuring some of my favorite books on the blog, so if you have kids make sure you check them out!
Fourth, Indoor Cycling. I've always wanted to take an exercise class, but they've either been full or didn't fit into my schedule. This semester I worked my schedule around this class! I've heard really good things about the cycling class, so hopefully it will be fun!
I'm not going to discuss Aaron's classes because, well, he is taking 18 credits and that would take a really long time... Plus, besides a humanities class, they are all really hard to understand.
Other exciting news, we finally bought a DSLR camera! The past year or so I've been borrowing my mom's old camera and Aaron and I finally got enough money to buy our own. I was playing around with it last night and I was so excited I nearly wet myself!!! It's the Canon Rebel T4i, so far it's amazing!
I'm nearing the end of the fourth month and I will be writing a post about the experience (hint: morning sickness prevails). Aaron has been the most patient, sympathetic, helpful husband a woman could ask for. If it weren't for him I'd probably fall apart and starve to death.


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CHAMBERSBURG, Pa. - Uncle Sam wants his GIs to fight his battles, but he won't put up the coins for wounded soldiers, sailors, Marines and airmen to call home.
Letterkenny Army Depot employees, however, have donated thousands of minutes of long-distance service to wounded members of the Armed Forces recovering at Walter Reed Army Medical Center in Washington, D.C., in the form of prepaid phone cards.
Tory Mazzola, an aide to U.S. Rep. Bill Shuster, R-Pa., said the government pays for calls for military personnel, but the time is limited and there is often a long wait. "These phone cards will be a huge help," he said.


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Dear Gordon,
After this election, I am retiring from speechwriting. I've written you a barnstormer of a speech that is my swansong, and I think it's my masterwork.
As long as you nail the first minute and a half, I think this will be the most important speech of your career, potentially a turning point in the campaign, and – at the very least, will be what you are remembered for.
This is for YouTube, of course. We want this to go viral. But it's also for political television shows and soundbites 10, 20 and 50 years into the future.
It's your legacy. But you have to get it right. So I've written you this handy 10-point crib sheet that will help you nail it.
As long as you follow the instructions in here, this should ring across Radio 4 in soundbites for the next few days, be sent around the internet by confirmed supporters and swing voters alike – and, if I can be so immodest to suggest it, it could even swing the polls back in your favour.
I'm immensely proud of it, and hope it lives up to all of our expectations. The devices I've used are utterly textbook, but they're time tested and real winners.
Here's how it works, and how to make it work:
The recipe
Step 1: We start by making it about someone else. Thank someone that most people have never heard of. You will appear magnanimous and humble. Great starting point. Anyone who does or says anything that fits the bill on the day – make it all about them and get them a round of applause.
Incidentally, if you can get a priest to sit behind you somewhere, preferably just in shot, that would create a subliminal message of authority and also set the scene for an almost American-style evangelical sermon, which is one of the themes I'm going for here.
Step 2: Quieten the applause quickly. Make it look like what you have to say is urgent and important.
Step 3: You'll notice I'm observing the rule of 3 almost fanatically. This is important. We talk only in sets of three. We think only in sets of three. Three is the magic number.
For instance, the speech starts:
When people say politics can't make a difference…
When people say that people are apathetic and indifferent…
When people say that there are no great causes left…
Step 4: And then, once you've set them up, knock them down:
Let them come to Citizens UK. Let them come here!
Really underline it. Maybe shake your fist for emphasis, if you're comfortable with that.
Step 5: You are not addressing an audience you've come to visit, you are leading a group you are part of. This is a key sentence and an important idea, so I'll go over this one carefully:
Our shared belief is that wealth must serve more than the wealthy.
Really sell that. It's what people need to have ringing in their ears as they go into the polling booth.
Step 6: Insist on everything. This has to sound like the most important message you've ever delivered. Shout it if you have to. In the above quote, give each word its own emphasis.
Wealth. Must. Serve. More. Than. The. Wealthy!
Step 7: You'll notice we're doing the rule of three thing again. It's just a device, of course – but it never fails to be compelling, so I've filled the whole speech with it.
If you speak in threes, you sound presidential. Mostly because all of the presidential speechwriters for the past 100 years have used it. But it's also a staple of the advertising world for a reason. We need a touch of that magic:
That wealth must serve more than the wealthy.
That prosperity must serve more than the simply prosperous
That good fortune must serve more than those who are just fortunate
You get the idea.
Step 8: And then knock 'em down again. While you're at it, a spot of humble flattery – and you can use this line to prepare the way for the abundant connections to historical, literary and mythic figures that are coming up (just wait till we get to Cicero…)
And your movement is like every other great movement in history: it is built on moral convictions!
We want people to think of this as a timeless, historic event, so we'll be seeding this whole thing with a greatest hits compilation of heroes of antiquity – though we'll avoid some of the overused and clichéd ones.
Step 9: Rinse and repeat:
First hundreds…
then thousands…
then hundreds of thousands of people they say…
I know that's not strictly grammatically correct, and if I was writing for the page, I would word that quite differently of course – but when you get to the end of a set of three, people have forgotten how it started. I know it was just 7 seconds ago. Trust me on this one.
Inequality should not be woven into the fabric of our lives
People of compassion and good will should never journey without hope
And no injustice should endure forever
Get used to this pattern. We'll be doing it a lot for the next ten minutes. Though I'll ease off a bit as we go along.
Step 10: Make sure you point into the air on each emphasised word. You mean it. This needs to be important and compelling – and don't forget to cut the applause quickly. Remember this is urgent.
Once you've mastered these first 90 seconds, you could pretty much talk about your favourite video and how it taught you more than books, and they'd be eating out of the palm of your hand to the point where anything is going to sound like the sermon on the mount.
In fact, I hope you don't mind, but that's exactly what I've done. Don't worry, I'll more than make up for it by making you sound incredibly literate and well-read – but video over books is something that's self-effacing and relatable. Once all these are in place, it's a sure-fire winner.
Please don't mess this up. This is my 'We choose to go to the moon'. I've invested everything I've learned in my political speechwriting career. This is Churchill, MLK, Kennedy, Lincoln – and every episode of The West Wing all rolled into one.
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Range Resources Limited ("Range" or "the Company") is both an ASX-listed (ASX: RRS) and AIM-listed (AIM: RRL) exploration and production company with assets in Texas- U.S, Republic of Georgia, Trinidad and Puntland- Somalia.
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"Buy Range Resources (RRL) at 4.875p
Says James Faulkner of specialist small cap website WatsHot.com
When it comes to oil and gas, the semi-autonomous Somali state of Puntland is perhaps most famous (or infamous) for the pirates which operate out of its ports. Ironically however, Somalia is understood to be sitting on vast hydrocarbon reserves of its own, which have hitherto been undeveloped due to political strife. The Puntland State of Somalia was established in August 1998 after a decision made by local political and traditional leaders following several failed national reconciliation efforts in the wake of the Somali Civil War. Whilst the rest of Somalia remains a very dangerous place, Puntland has largely managed to avoid internal conflict and civil strife (excepting a few isolated occurrences).
In a 1991 a World Bank coordinated study intended to encourage private investment in the petroleum potential of eight African nations, Somalia and the Sudan topped the list of potential commercial oil producers; and while Sudan is now a producer, primarily due to the relatively calmer political climate of that country in the last decade, Somalia's potential remains untapped. Before the Civil War, Somalia had been previously identified to possess all the requirements for a petroleum province. This view was further reinforced in the mid 1980s following the successful exploration efforts of Hunt Oil Corp across the Gulf of Aden in Yemen. There Hunt discovered multi-billion barrel oil reserves that their geologists believed were part of a great underground rift or valley that arced into and across northern Somalia. This led to a flurry of exploration activity by the majors during the late 1980s and early 1990s, which the Civil War brought to an abrupt halt in 1991.
Range has been able to obtain through Government sources previous exploration documentation relating to the hydrocarbon exploration in the Nogal Valley area in Puntland up until 1991. The documentation includes original seismic tapes, well logs and processed seismic sections identifying major targets found prior to exploration activities ceasing in Somalia. Range acquired the sole rights to to all mineral and hydrocarbon exploration and development in Puntland in July 2006. In October of the same year, Range signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Africa Oil regarding a $50 million 80% farm-in right for the latter in the Nogal Basin and Darin Basin Blocks. This has since resulted in a Joint Venture project being formalised between Range and Africa Oil which saw the formal signing of the Production Sharing Agreement between Range, Africa Oil and the Puntland Government take place on 17 January 2007. Just one of the two blocks - the southern basin - is purported to contain between 2.2 billion and 10.4 billion boe (barrels of oil equivalent), and there is every reason to believe the northern basin offers similar prospects. Range was recently given the go-ahead by the Puntland administration, with the drilling of the first exploration well by Africa Oil scheduled for mid 2010. Range is free carried until Africa Oil has spent the $50 million earmarked for exploration.
Africa Oil recently completed a comprehensive interpretation of newly acquired 2D seismic data over the Dharoor Block, and has identified "several large prospects". Africa Oil and its joint venture partners have agreed to initially drill one prospect in Dharoor, with the well expected to commence drilling before the end of 2010. The company has also completed a re-interpretation of the existing 2D seismic data over the Nugaal Block, having also identified "several large prospects". Africa Oil and its joint venture partners are in discussion regarding drilling plans for 2010-2011.
The second most exciting feature in Range's portfolio is its 50% farm-in of two onshore oil and gas licenses covering about 7,000 square kilometres (roughly 10% of the country's total surface area) in the Republic of Georgia. Although the project is at a less advanced stage of development than Puntland, the acreage was heavily drilled during soviet era and initial analysis has identified 14 well locations suitable for oil in place estimates. Georgia represents an exciting investment for the company. The country was named "the year's number 1 reformer" in the World bank's 2007 Doing Business Survey. Three major pipelines crossing the country make Georgia an important strategic crossroad for hydrocarbon transit in the Caspian Region. Indeed, one pipeline runs just south of the firm's blocks. In addition to the oil targets there are also numerous prospective gas fields, which include highly prospective natural gas and coal bed methane targets. Early production revenues could be achieved through supplying the nearby city of Kutaisi (the second biggest city in Georgia).
The seismic acquisition program across the License Blocks VIa and VIb was recently completed and signed off by the company's Georgian Partner, Strait Oil and Gas. The seismic programme was acquired using the vibroseis technique and in total 410 km of 2D seismic data were recorded. From the onset the character of the data observed in the QC brute stacks was "good to very good and remained so throughout the programme". The company must now decide whether to progress the targets at the current 50:50 equity basis with its partner or to look for a new farm-in partner.
However, it is the firm's near-term production prospects in Texas that have been providing the bulk of the newsflow of late. Range made the important transition from explorer to producer, less than three months after its confirmation of a commercial discovery at the North Chapman Ranch field. An independent reserves report put gross recoverable reserves at an estimated 215 billion cubic feet of gas (Range: 45Bcf), with a further 15.9 million barrels of oil (Range: 3.3 million barrels). Whilst the majority of these reserves are in the P3 or 'Possible' category, the upcoming multi-well programme should help move this into the 'Probable' (P2) and 'Proved' (P1) categories. From an investment of a mere $1.8 million, net undiscounted cashflow value to Range could be worth as much as $226 million in a 'best case' scenario. Obviously, net present value will be significantly lower given the undiscounted natur e of this estimate, but we are still looking at significant value for shareholders. It is looking increasingly likely that North Chapman alone will be enough to justify the current share price, with the high-impact exploration upside from Puntland and Georgia thrown in for free.
Last week's announcement of a placing to raise $10 million points to further development and diversification of what is becoming an increasingly exciting portfolio. Buy."
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Sun Jun 27, 2010 2:24 pm
Most of the material was lifted from the
article of James Faulkner but I reposed the bit from Share Crazy in which they've deviated offf onto their own SP projections. I've highlighted in bold the best bit. Check out the unrisked upside it mentions...
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The most recent addition to Range's portfolio is its 25% interest in the North Chapman Ranch Project in Nueces County, Texas. The operator, US based private oil and gas company Crest Resources, has already commenced drilling the first well. The project area encompasses approximately 1,280 acres in
one of the most prolific oil and gas producing trends in Texas
. The company is
hopeful that production from this well has the potential to payback its investment of 1.35 million Australian dollars in around 8 months
. Although the targeted reserves of 80 billion cubic feet are nothing to go to town about as far as gas fields are concerned,
Chapman Ranch is a relatively low-risk asset
which should bring in a stable, if modest, income for Range in the near future.
Obviously the massive potential of the firm's
exclusive rights in Puntland are the main reason to own the shares
, but going forward the valuation could increasingly be
underpinned by progress in Texas and Georgia, both of which have the potential to yield early cashflows for the company
. Broker Fox Davies reckons commercial success in Texas would add close to 2p to the share price, while the resumption of the exploration programme in Puntland is worth close to 4p (assuming just a 10% probability of a 500 million barrel discovery!). Its overall price target for the stock is 8p,
while it suggests unrisked upside … wait for it… 75p per share
. There is
substantial risk here, but the potential upside is worth it
. Buy, at 4.125p.
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Sun Jun 27, 2010 7:35 pm
Great read! Thanks for posting!
Hopefully get a suspension on ASX tonight then we'll spike up tomorrow
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Hopefully get a suspension on ASX tonight then we'll spike up tomorrow
Well to be honest I'm in for the longer haul with this one so spikes don't really matter to me right now but each to his/her own!
I'm prepared to sit on this egg and hatch it.
I'll post more articles as/when I find them.
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Registration will start at 9:30am and the event will commence at 10:00am, we will be opening with welcome speeches then moving onto a group discussion around the topic of what drives female entrepreneurs to enter a male dominated area and finishing off with a networking and showcase opportunity. Refreshments will be provided throughout the event.
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