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ORANGE CITY – University High School PTSA is working to keep student-involved accidents to a minimum in the 2013-14 school year by asking students who drive and their parents to sign a no-texting while driving pledge.
PTSA President Phyllis Butlien and her husband, Dave Butlien are behind the no-texting campaign, waiving sign-up sheets at students and parents outside the school. "We walk car to car to get parents to sign," said Dave Butlien.
The couple also plans to target teachers and administrators, asking them all to put down their phones when they're behind the wheel.
The no-texting campaign started with Dave Butlien. An employee at AT&T, the company combined efforts with other cellular providers and put out materials to educate drivers on the dangers of texting while driving. Because students in Volusia County have had so many vehicle-related accidents the previous two school years, Butlien decided to bring the materials home.
Butlien said as far as he knows none of the student-vehicle collisions so far were due to texting and he'd like to keep it that way.
University High SGA president, 16-year-old Paul Bebee, signed the pledge, "To set an example on a safe way to drive. People being distracted while driving, it's dangerous," said Bebee.
Students who sign the pledge get a sticker for their car that declares "No Text On Board." But Bebee wonders if students will sign the pledge and then text anyway.
"I think kids might sign the pledge but not take it seriously," said Bebee. "The fact that you could kill someone and you have to live with that for the rest of your life, it's not worth it. That text can wait."
Taken seriously or not, Butlien plans to take the pledge beyond University High and into other schools and the community. He wants area cities to set the example, having their employees sign a no-texting and driving pledge.
According to AT&T, more than 100,000 fatal and near-fatal crashes each year involve texting.
"Texting isn't going to go away. If we don't start something, it's going to build," said Phyllis Butlien. For information, visit itcanwait.com.
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ORANGE CITY – University High School PTSA is working to keep student-involved accidents to a minimum in the 2013-14 school year by asking students who drive and their parents to sign a no-texting while driving pledge.

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He had an obsession with violent films and a fascination with knives, a collection of which he kept at his home in Grainthorpe, Lincolnshire.
He was often left to his own devices and spent much of his youth getting drunk and hanging around with a succession of girlfriends.
One of those girlfriends was Luke Walmsley's 12-year-old sister, Lauren, and although he spent time with the family during that short relationship, they had no idea of what was to come.
He appeared jealous of popular sportsman Luke, who had a happy family background and numerous outside interests.
The reason behind the murder was never clear but it seemed the teenager was a bully who was not used to people like Luke standing up to him and wanted to teach him a lesson.
He fell out with Luke after his relationship with Lauren came to an end and the headstrong teenager began boasting that he would kill the younger pupil.
The threats appeared to be empty gestures to the friends who overheard him, but he ended up stabbing the 14-year-old to death.
Alan Pennell was a surly and headstrong teenager who rarely smiled and was very sensitive about his family background.
His mother was tragically killed in a car crash, along with her boyfriend, when Alan was just four, leaving him with his father, who worked as a lorry driver and was often away from home.
He was cautioned twice in his teenage years by police for hitting another pupil and assaulting a police officer.
But he had never really had a problem with Luke and had spent much time at his house during his month-long relationship with Lauren.
It was his best friend who had been caught fighting with the 14-year-old in the weeks prior to the murder.
The prosecution believed it was this, along with Luke's friendship with Pennell's new girlfriend, which provided the triggers for the stabbing.
Pennell discovered in the days leading up to the attack that Luke had been passing notes to his sweetheart during lessons talking about a fight between the pair.
He also understood Luke had been making insulting comments about his mother.
Rather than confronting the younger teenager immediately, he took the knife into school to teach him a lesson.
On the morning of the attack he had already lost his temper over a friendly argument about Manchester United with a classmate and held a flick-knife to his throat.
It was the same weapon he used to carry out the stabbing - given to him by his best friend for his birthday the year before.
Pennell said he felt "gutted" when he discovered Luke had died. He told the court he knew what it felt like to lose someone because his mother had died several years before.
But it was too late. His threats to kill the one schoolboy who stood up to his bullying ways had become a reality.
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Apple's new MacBook Air borrows a lot of things from the iPad, including hyperportability and instant-on flash storage. But the Air won't use an iPad-like touchscreen. Neither will any of Apple's laptops. That's because of what designers call "gorilla arm."
And while Apple points to its own research on this problem, it's a widely recognized issue that touchscreen researchers have known about for decades.
"We've done tons of user testing on this," Steve Jobs said in Wednesday's press conference, "and it turns out it doesn't work. Touch surfaces don't want to be vertical. It gives great demo, but after a short period of time you start to fatigue, and after an extended period of time, your arm wants to fall off."
This why Jobs says Apple's invested heavily in developing multitouch recognition for its trackpads, both for its laptops, on its current-generation Mighty Mouse and on its new standalone Magic Trackpad.
Avi Greengart of Current Analysis agrees it's a smart move, borne out of wisdom gathered from watching mobile and desktop users at work.
"Touchscreen on the display is ergonomically terrible for longer interactions," he says. "So, while touchscreens are popular, Apple clearly took what works and is being judicious on how they are taking ideas from the mobile space to the desktop."
But Apple didn't have to do its own user testing. They didn't even have to look at the success or failure of existing touchscreens in the PC marketplace. Researchers have documented usability problems with vertical touch surfaces for decades.
"Gorilla arm" is a term engineers coined about 30 years ago to describe what happens when people try to use these interfaces for an extended period of time. It's the touchscreen equivalent of carpal-tunnel syndrome. According to the New Hacker's Dictionary, "the arm begins to feel sore, cramped and oversized — the operator looks like a gorilla while using the touchscreen and feels like one afterwards."
According to the NHD, the phenomenon is so well-known that it's become a stock phrase and cautionary tale well beyond touchscreens: "'Remember the gorilla arm!' is shorthand for 'How is this going to fly in real use?'." You find references to the "gorilla-arm effect" or "gorilla-arm syndrome" again and again in the scholarly literature on UI research and ergonomics, too.
There are other problems with incorporating touch gestures on laptops, regardless of their orientation. Particularly for a laptop as light as the MacBook Air, continually touching and pressing the screen could tip it over, or at least make it wobble. This is one reason I dislike using touchscreen buttons on cameras and camera phones — without a firm grip, you introduce just the right amount of shake to ruin a photo.
Touchscreens work for extended use on tablets, smartphones and some e-readers because you can grip the screen firmly with both hands, and you have the freedom to shift between horizontal, vertical and diagonal orientations as needed.
On a tablet or smartphone, too, the typing surface and touch surface are almost always on the same plane. Moving back and forth between horizontal typing and vertical multitouch could be as awkward as doing everything on a vertical screen.
This doesn't mean that anything other than a multitouch trackpad won't work. As Microsoft Principal Researcher (and multitouch innovator) Bill Buxton says, "Everything is best for something and worst for something else."
We've already seen vertical touchscreens and other interfaces working well when used in short bursts: retail or banking kiosks, digital whiteboards and some technical interfaces. And touchscreen computing is already well-implemented in non-mobile horizontal interfaces, like Microsoft's Surface. Diagonalized touchscreen surfaces modeled on an architect's drafting table like Microsoft's DigiDesk concept are also very promising.
In the near future, we'll see even more robust implementations of touch and gestural interfaces. But it's much more complex than just slapping a capacitative touchscreen, however popular they've become, into a popular device and hoping that they'll work together like magic.
Design at this scale, with these stakes, requires close and careful attention to the human body — not just arms, but eyes, hands and posture — and to the context in which devices are used in order to find the best solution in each case.
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Nor cal quilt rush is a group of Northern Cal. quilt shops that get together and sponsor a shop hop. There is a bingo type card that gets stamped at each place and if you go to all of them you get entered into a great prize drawing and several other shop drawings. Another group of shops do the same thing on the same wknd and call themselves the Renegade run. My friends and I just made up our own outing visiting any and all shops we could yesterday. We found a great new place in Lincoln called Angel quilters, great fabric and loads of it. Great prices too. It's a definite that we will be returning there! Anyway, only spent 75.00 in the whole day and ate wayyyyy too many sweets, as each shop has refreshments (they give away some type of quilting goodie too, so ended up with pens, charm squares and fat quarters galore)
Since I was the driver, my passengers bought me dinner out at Mimi's YUM!
Here's pics of my butterfly batiks, red batiks and the Kaffe jelly roll I ordered on ebay.
Hope no one is bored senseless with my rambling.
Attachment 409375Attachment 409376Attachment 409377The Kaffe is for a class I am going to take in May. Kaffe Gemstones pattern.
Does anyone have any butterfly or hummingbird batiks they might want to swap? I'm hoping to collect enough to make an entire quilt of just those. Also collecting true red batiks


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Orioles-Blue Jays Preview
Associated Press | Last updated May 27, 2012
The Baltimore Orioles have hit a bit of a rough patch. Facing the struggling Toronto Blue Jays might help them get back on track. The visiting Orioles look to avoid matching a season high with their third straight loss Monday night by handing the Blue Jays a sixth consecutive defeat. Baltimore (29-19) held a two-game lead atop the AL East on May 19 while riding a five-game winning streak. Since then, the Orioles have dropped five of seven to fall into a tie for first with Tampa Bay. They stranded 19 runners while scoring five runs in losing the last two against Kansas City to conclude a 2-4 homestand. "We have to prove to the fans that we're for real,'' said center fielder Adam Jones, who extended his career-high hitting streak to 18 games the same day his six-year, $85.5 million contract extension was officially announced. "There's a bigger goal here, I believe, and that's winning games.'' The Orioles have done that versus Toronto (24-24), winning five of six in 2012. Though Baltimore has seven wins in its last 37 games at Rogers Centre, two of them came during a three-game set April 13-15 for its first winning series in Toronto since 2008. Toronto, which has been outscored 47-25 during its five-game skid, allowed 34 runs in three games at Texas. The Blue Jays have not dropped six straight since a nine-game losing streak May 19-27, 2009. "Those games are over, we can't go back in time and change them," slugger Jose Bautista told the Blue Jays' official website. "We just have to win (Monday) night." Jones, batting .338 during his major league season-high hitting streak, is 9 for 21 with three homers and five RBIs versus Toronto this season. The Orioles hope scheduled starter Tommy Hunter (2-2, 5.07 ERA) can regroup after he allowed five runs in six innings while not factoring in an 8-6 loss to Boston last Monday. Hunter is 0-1 with a 5.34 ERA in five starts since he yielded a homer to Eric Thames and two other hits in six innings of a 2-1 home win over the Blue Jays on April 24. However, the right-hander gave up five runs and a season-high four homers in six innings at Toronto on April 13. He is 0-2 with a 6.98 ERA in three starts at Rogers Centre. Toronto's J.P. Arencibia is 1 for 12 versus Hunter, but he homered twice in Sunday's 12-6 loss to the Rangers. Colby Rasmus also homered and had three hits. Rasmus is 7 for 20 with two homers and four RBIs in the last four games, but 0 for 13 in his last four versus Baltimore. Toronto starting pitchers have posted a 13.50 ERA during the losing streak that began when scheduled starter Drew Hutchison (3-2, 5.73) gave up six runs and two homers in a season-low four innings of an 8-5 loss at Tampa Bay on Tuesday. In his second career start, the right-hander allowed two runs in five innings while not factoring in a 5-2 loss at Baltimore on April 26. The Blue Jays could be without shortstop Yunel Escobar, who left Sunday's game with tightness in his left groin. He's batting .333 during the last 10 games.
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Nine Ways to Acknowledge Your Indigo Child -- and Help Her Thrive
The term "Indigo child" refers to a child with high sensitivities and enriched sensory abilities. These children often display extraordinary talents in academics, art or music. Indigo children can be quite challenging from a parenting perspective, because they are highly sensitive to food additives, chemicals, loud noises, light, stimulation, and other people's feelings, among other things. They are often misunderstood, and their gifts may go unacknowledged.
I know, as I am the mother of a now-adult Indigo child. I supported her throughout her childhood, and now she's grown up to be an intuitive healer.
As the parent of a "highly sensitive child," we may find it difficult to get an unbiased opinion about our child's strengths. Teachers and "experts" may be quick to focus on their weaknesses and differences, and label them as a "problem." And usually they believe this "problem" requires long-term medication or therapy to keep them under control. In a world where parents are looking for the cure for their child's diagnosed syndrome, medicating long term is NOT the solution.
When we label our children with an emotional or mental disorder, we are basically telling them that they are not like "normal" kids. These labels restrict their own beliefs of who they are and who they are capable of becoming.
When we recognize our gifted children as a new evolutionary step for humanity, we can finally see them for who they truly are. As parents, we need to embrace each of our unique children and find a way for them to flourish in a world that doesn't always embrace differences.
For parents of sensitive children, here are 9 attributes that we may notice in our Indigo child.
1. Heart centered when young. Indigos possess an inner knowing that we are all one and that we are all connected. When your child cares as much about others as they care about themselves, you know you have a special child.
2. Wisdom at a young age. Talking to a young Indigo may feel like you are talking to an elder. Sage advice may be free flowing.
3. Talk about stars and planets as if they have been there. Memories from another lifetime or from another planet may come across as a cherished memory that they will love to share. They may seem like great storytellers but they usually tell you what they have already experienced.
4. Have imaginary friends or see angels and deceased relatives. Many Indigos have the gift of clairvoyance and can see beings from other dimensions.
5. Talk to their pets like as if they were a person. The ability to communicate telepathically and empathically is common for Indigos. Pets express unconditional love, and Indigo children feel safe with them. It is similar to having a best friend who always listens without judgment.
6. Crave nature. Connecting with Mother Earth feels nurturing and supportive for an Indigo.
7. Get sick easily. Their entire immune system is easily strained since they are taking on other people's emotional and physical energy.
8. Prone to having night terrors. This is very common as they may see (clairvoyance) and hear (clairaudience) other beings from other realms.
9. May find solace in being alone. Sensory overload can result when they pick up other people's emotions. Indigos need time to be alone and decompress.
Because Indigo children are more sensitive than most and are often acutely affected by their environment, things like light, noise, household chemicals, toxins in food, and even electromagnetic frequencies are particularly tough on them. Their highly sensitive brains and bodies will react poorly to a less-than-ideal home environment. Severe reactions such as acting out, becoming reclusive, or losing control of their intuitive abilities usually occur with sensory overload from the environment.
To help your Indigo thrive, try these steps. Remove all electronics from the bedroom. Invest in a flat-screen monitor for the computer. Stop using the microwave. Put EMF (electromagnetic field) protectors on all electronics. Filter your water. Eat food that is chemical and additive free. And help them connect with nature daily.MORE ON HUFFPOST:
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Birmingham - The first day's play in the third Test between England and the West Indies at Edgbaston here on Thursday was washed out without a ball being bowled.
Heavy overnight and early morning rain meant the square was fully covered when the captains should have been tossing up ahead of a scheduled 11:00 (10:00GMT) start.
There was a brief spell when the covers were removed but fresh rain meant it was not long before the pitch and square were fully covered again, as overcast skies threatened another downpour.
The umpires subsequently announced they would be taking lunch 30 minutes early at 12:30 local time (11:30GMT) in the hope of a prompt start to the afternoon session.
But further rain saw the square remain covered and at 15:35 (14:35GMT) the announcement was made that play had been abandoned for the day.
It is estimated somewhere in the region of 650 000 could be paid out if all the 16 500 spectators who purchased tickets for the day apply for a refund.
It was the first time a full day's play in a Test in England had been lost to bad weather since the third day of the 2009 Ashes clash against Australia at Edgbaston.
And not since the 2007 Test between England and the West Indies at Chester-le-Street had the first day of a Test match in England been abandoned without any play whatsoever.
Rain is also forecast Friday, raising the prospect of the opening two days of a Test in England being called off with no play at all for the first time in nearly 50 years since an Ashes clash at Lord's in 1964.
England have an unbeatable 2-0 lead in this three-match series.
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Shorebird Festival At Jamaica Bay Refuge
Birders from the tri-state area flocked to the 8th Annual Shorebird Festival held at the Jamaica Bay Wildlife Refuge in Broad Channel.
The American Littoral Society, a coastal environmental group dedicated to protecting and enhancing the Jamaica Bay ecosystem, partnered with NYC Audubon and Gateway National Recreation Area in organizing the special event on Saturday, August 24th. It celebrates the annual fall migration of thousands of sandpipers, plovers and other shorebird species as they stop to rest and feed at the refuge ponds.
"Jamaica Bay is one of the best birding spots in the northeast" said Don Riepe, director of the society's northeast chapter. "Over 125 people came out on a beautiful Saturday to see the shorebirds as well as egrets, herons, ibis, terns and many other species found at the refuge," Riepe noted.
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If views, adventure, privacy and a truly unique travel experience, are what you are looking for in Western Ghats then Wild Wag Tail is for you. Perched amongst the trees this spectacular cottage is perfect for relaxation and to enjoy the views of the Western Ghats. The ideal location gives you the tranquil setting of a stay amidst the mountains and surrounded by stream. The sit-out overlooking the mountains allows you to enjoy the outdoors in comfort.
Wag tails are small birds with long tails which you can see in Western Ghats. Among their most conspicuous behaviors is a near constant tail wagging, a trait that has given the birds their common name.
Wild wag Tail Resort offers an affordable vacation home just 4 hours drive from Bangalore, on 5 acres of land, surrounded by streams, in Saklespur. Sakleshpura is located in the Western Ghats, a mountain range that stretches from Kerala to Gujarat. The southern range, which includes Bisle reserve forest and the region around Sakleshpur is listed as one of the 18 most diverse spots in the world in terms of flora and fauna. The sub-tropical climate and heavy rains during the wet season create an environment where several unique plant and animal species flourish.
Sakaleshpura is a taluk and hill station town in Hassan district in the South Indian state of Karnataka. It has an average elevation of 949 metres (3113 feet). Hemavathi river flows in Sakleshpura town.
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Hey all, Id like some better sound in my jeep yj but im afraid of it getting stolen. And i dont want to spend a whole bunch of money so if it did get stolen. I have some old 6/8 speakers in it right now. I dont need anything super fancy, or crazy, i just want some good simple sound. What do you guys have in your jeep? What do u suggest?
Start with the radio. Aftermarkets like Kenwood, Alpine, JVC or Pioneer are good brands and affordable. If you want to connect an ipod to your radio make sure it has a USB port. I prefer this set-up b/c I can control my ipod through my radio and the i-pod is in the glove box. If you do get an aftermarket radio, don't forget the wire harness and face/aftermarket dash plate. It might not be necessary to get a dash plate if you get a double din radio. Check with your retailer or Crutchfield. That should put some life into your speakers. One last thing, most single DIN radios have a removable faceplate that you can hide.
If you want some bass for those low notes you can find an affordable system (sub/enclosure/amp) at flea markets or pawn shops. If you want to spend the extra money and do it right, check at your local retailer (Best Buy, Mickey Shorr's or some car audio retailer). The car audio speciality shops can customize your enclosure to fit in your yj if space is an issue. I hope this helps.
I forgot to say I do have an aftermarket radio. Ya I'll check the pawn shops and stuff. Thanks for your advice
Cool. Be careful when purchasing from a pawn shop or any place that really doesn't specialize in selling audio sound systems. Ask to hear the subs before leaving the shop. If you can get an amplifier, try to get one that is a "sub amp" (class d or mono block). They have the Low passive filter, subsonic level or some kind of crossover so you get low frequencies going to the subwoofers. If the amp is a class a-b (generally 2 or more channels) that's ok as long as it has a switch/knob to switch it to low frequency. Crutchfield's website can explain this a little better if you're new in this area.
I just had a thought. If you already have an aftermarket radio and your speakers that you are using right now are in good shape and just want more volume (especially driving topless) and have no interest in a sub then just get an amplifier for those speakers. Just be careful of not blowing your full range (2-4 way or tweeters). A $50-100 cheap amp will work.
Do the stock speakers in Jeeps suck? I'm getting mine tomorrow, but I'm used to the bose system we have in our GMC, am I looking at a huge difference?
I may need to upgrade cause everyone is gonna need to hear my country tunes when I'm crusing around :punk:
Personally, I don't have a Jeep...YET, but I am an audiophile. I didn't get to hear the radio and speakers in the Jeep Wrangler I got to test drive (2011 Sport). I was wanting to get a feel for the engine and the get-up and go. Anyways, it's all a personal preference. Me personally, I like it LOUD and CLEAR. If it's a bone stock radio (not the Infinity system, Bose, Mach or whatever the auto manufactures call their premium sound systems) then it's ok. With my current car (Ford Fusion) had a descent radio with 6 speakers but it needed more volume. I changed the head unit (radio) b/c they have more wattage output and it had a USB for my i-pod. Then I put a subwoofer in the trunk. The sound is pretty balanced. I can hear the lyrics and high notes and the subwoofer doesn't drown them out (depends what I listen to). If I was committed to keeping the car (which I'm not. I need a Jeep!) Then I probably change the stock speakers that could handle at least a 4 channel amp for the mids and highs.
Basically if I got a Jeep Wrangler today I would definitely put a subwoofer in it for the lows and if the head unit didn't have a usb for my i-pod I would change that. If the stock speakers didn't sound loud enough (especially with the top off) with an aftermarket head unit I would change them and get an amplifier for them. To protect my investment I would have an alarm system.
If you don't want to spend the money on all the speakers (good set $100 and up) you could amplify the stock speakers but be careful. They aren't rated that high like the aftermarkets (100 watts or more) I tried it with my previous car with stock speakers and I barely had the volume half way up and it sounded it loud and clear vs. no amp and the volume 3/4 max. Like I told the other guy you can find an inexpensive amp at pawn shops (test it before you buy) or flea markets. On the previous car I had, I bought a Legacy 4 channel 200 watt (50 watts per channel)amp at Gilbrator Trade Center (flea market in MI) for $50-60 and it sounded nice.
I hope this helps. IF I get a Wrangler soon I'll keep you guys updated what I do to the sound system.
I forget to mention, The Legacy amp hooked up to the stock speakers, the radio was stock (too expensive to swap-for aftermarket dash and install).
Go to crutchfield.com. If you buy a stereo you get wiring harness and all other hardware you need to install it for free. Shipping is free too.
Just picked up a really nice marine grade polk audio sub and amp at best buy! The amp was open box 800 watts peak but I got it for 100 bucks and the 10"dvc sub was 92... picked up a cheap box for now until I find a better one but it hits HARD for 200 bucks!!!
I have all polk audio in the dash, sound bar and now the sub and amp, it's all marine grade so if it gets a little wet with the top off it's fine... And it was all fairly priced I also have a 95 yj and the sound is awesome
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New batteries in cordless drill won't charge
I just replaced the original nicad batteries in a Black and Decker 9099 7.2v drill with new nicads. it took about an hour to assemble a new battery pack from 6 sub C batteries. Now they won't charge up. The wiring is exactly the same as with the old pack, and the charger is putting out about 12-13 vac.
I notice the charger's specs are 120VAC input and 12VAC output. How is it possible for the batteries to get recharged with AC current?
I realize this is a cheapo drill, not worth spending the time fixing, but it is a matter of principle now. I can't let this thing defeat me!!
Thanks for any info.
Sounds like a fabrication or compatibility issue to me.
So the old battery pack was one sealed piece and you fabricated a new pack using six separate nicad batteries (cells)?
The old battery pack might have had some additional components (such as diodes) inside that you did not include in your new pack. A diode will convert AC to DC. Resistors would also be needed to keep the recharge current from getting too high.
AC will not recharge a battery and simply connecting it up that way could damage the battery or components inside the charger.
There are a few things. First, when you say that the charger's specs are 120VAC in / 12VDC out, are you referring to the power brick that plugs into the wall? If you, that simply means that it is taking 120AC from the wall and converting it to 12VDC for the drill. This all happens inside the charger... the drill just sees the 12VDC for charging the batteries. As for why the new ones won't charge, there could be several reasons. A few that come to mind are...
- Make sure the polarity is correct for the charge plug to the batteries. Charging batteries is backwards from using them. "+" from the charger goes to "+" on the batteries, and "-" to "-", of course.
- Another thing is that I'm assuming you soldered these batteries in place. Heat from soldering can damage batteries. You have to work quick... not too quick, but you can't leave the iron on the battery for several minutes. Heat and batteries do not get along.
- Have you tried measuring the voltage from the pack, itself? Are you getting anything. If it's giving around the 7.2VDC that's expected, you could have a loose wire in the drill, somewhere.
AllanJ: I took the old battery pack apart so I could use its clear plastic container for the 6 subC cells. There are no diodes. The original battery pack was simply 6 cells in series. It is a 2-speed drill so there are 3 wires going to it, to allow operation on all 6 cells, or just three cells.
MattOverMinder: I said the charger's specs were 120VAC in/12VAC out.,… and, yes, I am referring to the black lump that plugs into the wall, and that has a skinny black 2-conductor wire that plugs into the drill. I thought about polarity, but with AC, it is not an issue. The charger is putting out 12.2VAC as measured by a VOM. The batteries I used to rebuild the battery pack had tabs on them – they were designed for battery packs, so the soldering was on the tabs, not the body of the batteries. I did check the battery pack after I put it together and it is showing about 4 volts, which doesn't surprise me since the cells were sitting around for a year or so before I finally got to this project.
It still puzzles me about 12VAC being applied to a battery pack.
OK, sorry, I mistook the 12VAC out part. Yeah, that means that somewhere within the drill, itself, is a rectifier of some sort. One thing to try would be to reopen the drill, disconnect the new battery pack, plug the charger into the drill and then check the leads that connect to the battery with your meter and make sure that they are showing DC voltage. You absolutely cannot charge a battery with AC, so something has to be rectifying the current somewhere. Are you absolutely sure that you're using the charger that came with the drill? It seems odd to me that the charger wouldn't be doing the rectifying. Just had to ask... ;)
It's always good to check for the really obvious stuff.
Yes, I am sure it is the original charger. The printing on the side of the drill specifies which model number charger to use, and the charger has that model number on it.
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Tired of sunscreen-laden sweat dripping into your eyes as you serve a tennis ball? Or perhaps you'd like a deep, dark tan without frying. The sunscreen industry, in a quest to refine its formulas, has some new products that can help.
To take the sting out of your sweat, try one of several "sport" sunscreens. These form a porous film that binds with the skin, so you sweat through them. The new formulas are sold under such names as Coppertone Sport (about $4 to $6 for 4 ounces) and Bain de Soleil Sport Lotion ($8.30 for 3 1/8 ounces).
Even more popular are lotions that bronze you without the sun. Smoother and more natural-looking versions of QT, an early, orangy slather-on tan from Coppertone, they include Estee Lauder's Self-Action Tanning Spray ($19.50 for 4 ounces) and Hawaiian Tropic Self Tanning Milk ($7.75 for 6 ounces).
SCREEN TESTS. These contain dihydroxyacetone (DHA), which darkens the skin by interacting with its amino acids and proteins. Sunless tans won't wash away but will fade as the top layer of skin gets sloughed off. Beware: Fake tans don't protect you from burning--you still need a sunscreen outdoors.
Of course, you can still buy regular sunscreens. Like the dripless sport versions, most absorb rays of ultraviolet (UV) light before they reach the skin. The sun bombards you with two kinds: UVA, which may cause some skin damage, and the much more powerful UVB, which will actually burn. The ingredient para-aminobenzoic acid (PABA) is the most effective UVB block, but it doesn't absorb UVA rays and may irritate the skin. Cinnamate, benzophenones, and salicylates don't absorb as much UVB but do soak up some UVA.
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Stu Miniman, Senior Analyst of Wikibon is the host for this episode of theCube where the topic for this segment at DellWorld is the evolution of Ethernet, and the latest generation of servers. Joined by Brian Payne from Dell's Sever Division, and Greg Scherer who is the VP of Server and Storage Strategy at Broadcom (full video below).
Setting the stage, Miniman starts by discussing 10 gig Ethernet which was ratified in 2002, and in 2011 it was reported that only 20% of all servers are dedicated to this. Yet, there's some more movement, with Dell releasing a 12 gig server earlier in 2012. Adoption in 2012 of the 10 gig has somewhat picked up with moderate increases in segments such as the adoption of public clouds, and virtualization segments of the rack to be the fastest growing users of 10 gig Ethernet.
Payne, from Dell, is obviously very excited about the launch of the 12 gig Ethernet server, and in talking to customers they are finding that customers needed to get to 10 gigs quickly to get their data and roll their mainframes out faster. "At the very top of the customer lists was 10 gig adoption, in terms of planning more spending… with virtualization driving it," Payne says is a critical development for 10 gig.
The technology has been a limiting factor, power and cooling, the cost of that environment and maintaining it is difficult. Sherer is excited to see 10gb with true growth in power, and how the field has evolved in the last decade. Previously, people were fudging the power requirements and now 10gb no longer needs to support distance, but now looking at 28 nanometer and a maximum of 5 watts, with a short reach capability and now, when kept in short range when booting up, the amount of power used is even smaller than that. Now, you also don't need a 10gig controller and a 10 gig switch, they can be updated independently, making the cost much more efficient.
Dell has designed their servers to be modular, allowing the customers to protect their investment. They can buy the server, and as needed, or as they desire, the company can update certain parts, as well as update as technology changes. This creates a level of flexibility that really has not been seen yet in this area, but also creates a peace of mind for cash strapped IT departments who need to do more with less budget wise. Dell even does one more, there is no loss of functionality with this flexibility; it's also fully integrated into the embedded management, and accessible with Dell's customer service which can tap directly into the service to help the customer do troubleshooting.
Miniman asks Payne what is Dell doing to help customers upgrade to 10 gig service, and what advice he gives them. A lot of the feedback that Dell gets is about their workload and what 10 gigs will do to their workload. They'll create different solutions, test them out, and then when they choose a direction to go, the company provides the customer with a commentary about why they chose what they did, and why Dell believes the choices they made were the best. They also are specializing and augmenting the systems for the particular customer so when the system arrives, it doesn't require an extensive amount of work to have it up and running properly.
Miniman then moves forward beyond 10 gigs and asks about 40 gig which is now available, and if users are starting to inquire and adapt to a 40 gig system to which Sherer says that there's been a strong integration of the 40 gig Ethernet by users in the switch side and in the aggregation layer which migrates into servers for certain innovations. Sherer also points out that next year Broadcom will be experimenting with 100 gig with the hopes to have that ready for release in the next big cycle with the key technologies that need to be acquired can be done so and Dell has stepped up with NPart capability to make it happen.
They're now looking at how can they still manage like they did with 1 gig where the set up was clean and simple, but doing it with 10 gig pipes logically divided up, no longer having dozens of cords coming out of a server in a confusing set up. The lifecycle management is as important as the new technology, which is exciting. If it isn't able to be simply employed its a liability not an asset at this stage of the game. Dell is now investing a lot of time and resources to make management of the servers simple and focusing the idea of simplicity in the management of the servers.
Payne says that Dell is in the "midst of a serious transition in the industry with the resurgance of data in a lot of cases with the most exciting thing they've been working on being what they can do with Flash and extending the fluid data architecture," and getting the performance of getting Flash in the computer and the express Flash drives as being one of the most exciting aspects of the upcoming year.
Miniman, wrapping up his discussion with Payne and Scherer closes with a question on power, and the emergence of a green energy sector, but with big pushes being made by both Dell and Broadcom to use less energy but without losing power and functionality. Dell is now looking at fresh air capability, the ability for servers to tolerate temperatures up to 110-114 degrees, allowing servers to run in a room without chillers, saving organizations from a $3 million capital investment. Dell looked at a map of the world, and realized that most locations don't see temperatures exceeding 114 for days on end and with fresh air capability if servers are in environments this hot it isn't a void in the warranty, another asset for companies looking to cut costs and maintain a high level of service. Broadcom, while more focused on the component side of power, has put a lot of effort into 10 gig and enabling it to shut down to a lower rate data, at night for instance, that can save a large amount of energy.
Both Dell and Broadcom have fantastic innovations in the pipeline, as well as already out there for users to enjoy, with a focus on the customer, what the customer needs and wants, and a commitment to the bottom line, both companies have put themselves in a position to continue leading the field. Dell's added commitment to fresh air capabilities, and their upcoming demonstration of the true capability to run a server without being forced to invest in the expensive cooling systems previously required to maintain the servers is a huge leap forward for those customers who require a cost-effective system. Broadcom also is getting into the green game, by helping to create, on their end, components that can be reduced in use during slow times that can save a significant amount of electricity and cutting the bill.


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The fist is not always the manifestation of fury.
In a remote village of Madhya Pradesh's Alirajpur district, it is the symbol of compassion and the desire to help the needy.
In a dual fight against hunger and unscrupulous moneylenders, a group of women of Sakdi village in Sondwa block -- 250 kms west of Indore – collect fistfuls of grain in every meeting of the gram sabha and donate it to widows and underprivileged elderly people of the village.
"We formed a self help group (SHG) and women members donate a fistful of grain every month. When we collect more than 50 kg of grains, we donate it to widows or elderly landless residents of the village who have no source of income. The idea is that no one should sleep hungry in the village," said Parvati Shankar, a resident of Sakdi village.
The SHG was created under the National Rural Livelihood Mission (NRLM).
NRLM CEO ML Belwal floated the idea of SHG and Sondwa Block in Alirajpur district was chosen as a "resource block" for this.
"The idea (behind the initiative) is to get rid of moneylenders and make the villagers financially stable. It is now successful in the villages of the block," claimed Belwal.
Along with the fistful of grains, each woman member of the SHG also collects Rs 10 per meeting.
They have started a "bank" through which they are now helping the poor and deprived of their village and also lending money to women for small trades.
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For those who want to get a hold on current trends in the treatment of women's health conditions, one place to look for guidance is, well, the past.
Take the birth control category as an example. Owing to improved safety and the endorsement of medical experts, the popularity of intrauterine devices (IUDs) has seen a dramatic spike over the last half-decade or so. While IUDs have historically been considered an effective mode of contraception, they had all but disappeared from the market in the wake of the Dalkon Shield tragedy of the 1970s and 1980s (see "Clinical Corner," next page).
"What interests me is the rise of the IUD—and talk about trends shifting. If we were in a different decade, the term 'IUD' would strike fear into patients' hearts," says Martin Mannion, executive vice president and director of strategy and branding at ICC Lowe.
IUD brands such as Bayer's Mirena and Skyla, and Teva's ParaGard have jumped in popularity among both physicians and patients. Given the utility of such devices, nobody seems too surprised. To hear Dr. Nancy Gaba, chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the George Washington University School of Medicine and Health Sciences, tell it, today's IUDs are "more reliable and more woman-friendly."
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This is a substantial change from even the recent past. "A few years ago, the American Congress of Obstetricians and Gynecologists endorsed long-acting reversible contraception (LARC) approaches including IUDs, due to dramatically better efficacy versus the pill, the patch or condoms. They also endorsed it for women who were not previously thought to be candidates," Gaba adds. "We would have never prescribed an IUD for a teenager. Now I do that all the time."
That same sentiment is echoed by Dr. Michael Zuckerman, principal and director of medical affairs for inThought Research. A practicing OB/GYN, he considers the reappearance of the IUD one of the most significant recent trends in women's health. "The feeling towards IUDs has changed recently. We understand why women were getting these infections [with the Dalkon Shield], we solved the issue and now we can use IUDs for everyone," he says.
Besides their enhanced safety, Zuckerman says, IUDs offer guaranteed medication adherence—a clear advantage over taking a daily pill for some patient populations, like younger women. "A teenager is the least likely person to take a pill regularly, so she is a great candidate for a LARC method. She can't afford to be pregnant," he notes.
And for companies in the oral contraceptive space facing huge competition from generics, IUDs have become something of an antidote. "For the few branded oral contraceptives, the struggle they face is an enormously genericized marketplace where it's hard to find magic," Mannion explains.
Bayer is a prime example. In recent years, IUDs have become a big part of the company's women's health commercial strategy, especially as it stares down the loss of patent protection on oral contraceptive brands Yaz and Yasmin. In 2013, the company acquired a permanent birth-control product (Essure, originally marketed by Conceptus) that is inserted into the fallopian tubes to stop conception. It's seen as an alternative to tubal ligation, another sterilization method. Bayer also has a transparent birth-control patch awaiting approval in Europe and another IUD in late-stage development.
A second area of major growth within women's health is the treatment of vasomotor symptoms (VMS) in menopausal women, where doctors are seeing an expanded array of both hormonal and non-hormonal options. While they still regard estrogen replacement therapy (ERT) as the gold standard, widespread patient concerns over its safety are driving the increased popularity of non-hormonal options such as Brisdelle, now jointly marketed in the US by Shionogi and Noven Therapeutics. Brisdelle was given the thumbs-up by the FDA in June 2013 and launched last November.
"I still think most OB/GYNs would say that the best treatment for vasomotor symptoms is hormone replacement therapy, but many women refuse to do that or they have contraindications. We've been prescribing SSRIs and SNRIs [in VMS] for a long time, so that is not new," Gaba explains. "Patients would push back when you'd tell them that Paxil is a medication for depression. But now you can tell them that Brisdelle is actually indicated for hot flashes, and that is much more favorably received."
Zuckerman, on the other hand, points to a recent article in the July issue of the Journal of the American Medical Association, which compared a commonly used ERT, low-dose Estradiol, to venlafaxine, an SNRI, in patients with vasomotor symptoms. The study referred to in the article, headed by Dr. Hadine Joffe from Boston's Brigham and Women's Hospital, buttresses the case for non-hormonal treatments (such as SSRIs/SNRIs), since the difference between them is seen as small and of uncertain clinical relevance.
"You marry that information with the recent approval of Brisdelle, and it seems there is more and more data moving towards non-hormonal methods of treating vasomotor symptoms," Zuckerman says.
Hormone and non-hormone therapy brands alike are also benefitting from a shift in focus. Dyspareunia, or painful intercourse, has been the primary indication for Shionogi's Osphena, an oral drug approved in February 2013 that acts like estrogen on vaginal tissues and restores vaginal flora and vasculature. The drug has been promoted through an extensive consumer-focused campaign aimed at destigmatizing the condition. The campaign, findingthewords.com, counts Academy Award-nominated actor Virginia Madsen as its spokesperson.
Pfizer is another of the major players that sees huge potential in the women's health space. It generated $1.1 billion in 2013 from sales of Premarin, with the vaginal cream formulation helping buoy the company's women's-health franchise in the face of HRT hysteria and competition from other prescription options. Premarin still remains among the company's top ten best-selling brands.
Additionally, earlier this year Pfizer launched Duavee, a drug which combines estrogen conjugates with the antagonist bazedoxifene to treat moderate-to-severe hot flashes in menopausal women who haven't had a hysterectomy. Dr. Daniel Ferrante, a practicing OB/GYN within Lifeline Medical Associates, predicts that Duavee will be "a safety-based sell… The idea behind Duavee is good. The Women's Health Initiative showed that the increased cancer risk was associated with estrogen combined with progesterone. So Pfizer took the 'bad player' out and is protecting the lining of the endometrium with a SERM [selective estrogen receptor modulators]."
And then there's a semi-new player on the scene. After emerging from bankruptcy, K-V Pharmaceutical, makers of Makena for preterm birth and other brands for women's health, relaunched in May as Lumara Health. In the wake of concerns about compounded medications—raised after the New England Compounding Center meningitis outbreak in 2012—the company is seeing increased demand for Makena, a hormone injection that reduces the risk of preterm birth in at-risk patients. While the initial launch was controversial, Makena seems to be back on track, winning the endorsement (and business) of its key audiences.
"Makena is positioned nicely now. I think the major battles are over," says Ferrante. "It has been recognized as the safest, most effective treatment. [Lumara Health] did a great job regaining their position after the emotional response after launch. I am not getting any pushback from using it." One interested party, Gregg Raybuck, president of Lumara's maternal health division, agrees: "In such a highly specialized environment, our partnerships with patient advocacy and healthcare professional communities are a critical area of focus."
Still, despite all the energy within the reproductive health and menopause categories, the most exciting pipeline area in women's health might be osteoporosis, which has two major next-generation products in late-stage development from Merck and Amgen.
In May, Merck announced that it will seek approval for odanacatib after the drug's debut was delayed for a reassessment of its clinical trial data. While it offers a new mechanism of action, the company informed analysts about certain safety signals, including a higher incidence of stroke, atrial fibrillation and skin thickening. At the same time, it was noted that odanacatib was not associated with osteonecrosis of the jaw, a reaction that has long been associated with bisphosphonates, the mainstay of osteoporosis therapy.
Last January, Amgen announced promising Phase-II results for monoclonal antibody romosozumab. The results showed that it increases bone mineral density and bone formation and reduces bone resorption in postmenopausal women with low bone mineral density. Romosozumab, which is administered subcutaneously, increases bone formation by binding to sclerostin. Current osteoporosis medicines do not restore bone architecture and/or are limited by dosing challenges. However, romosozumab's biomarker benefits have yet to translate into reduction in fractures, and long-term safety has not yet been established.
The biggest challenge that both Merck and Amgen will face is the increased genericization of the osteoporosis treatment category. Add to that a comparatively apathetic audience that is preoccupied with other long-term health concerns, and the two pharma giants have their marketing work cut out for them.
Noah Pines, an independent marketing research consultant, has done consulting work for the companies referenced in this article.


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1 Bedroom. Manchester. Private Apartment, with Free Wi-Fi, for Business or Holiday rentals in Leafy, South M/C/R
Size35 m²
Floor No.1
- Kitchen
- Washer/dryer
- Parking available
- Internet/WiFi
- Towels
- Lockable room
- Baby cot
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Superb one bedroom, cosy, self contained, studio apartment conveniently located in much sought after and desirable, leafy south Manchester.
There is a bus stop within a 2 minute walk of the building & excellent transport links to the Manchester university, the city centre, hospitals & Manchester International Airport.
Off-road parking. (Free car-park)
Suitable for both business or holiday rentals.
All bills & WI-Fi internet access are inclusive.
This apartment can accommodate, up to 2 persons
This apartment has one double bed.
The apartment comprises of a large comfortably furnished living-room/bedroom with a built-in wardrobe, a pleasant shower room and a well appointed kitchen.
The kitchen has a built in oven, a microwave, a fridge-freezer plus a washing machine & tumble-dryer.
Sky TV is provided with a wall Mounted HD Television, a CD player, Radio alarm etc.
All bedding, towels, kitchen utensils & crockery are supplied.
The apartment has economy 7; night storage central heating and hot water is supplied by an immersion heater.
On the exterior you can enjoy a leafy environment with nearby parks and tree lined streets, along with a parking spot for your vehicles. The apartments location is 15 minutes by bus from Manchester City Centre and Piccadilly Railway station, 10 minutes by bus from the University district and 20 minutes by Taxi from Manchester International Airport.
There is a shopping area within a 3 minute walk of the apartment with convenience stores comprising of a Tesco Metro, Co-oP Food and a Subway etc. There are larger Supermarkets within a 5 minute bus ride.
Fully furnished
Free Wireless internet ( WIFI )
SKY Satellite Television with hundreds of channels
Fully fitted new kitchen with all utensils and crockery
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Quality Bedding
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The city of Manchester, which has a population in excess of 400,500, is the principal industrial, cultural and commercial centre of North-West England and is the UK's second financial centre. The city has 2.5 million people living within a 12 mile radius of the centre. Manchester benefits from excellent communications via the M60, M62, M56, M66 and M67 Motorways, Intercity rail links and an international airport.
House rulesGuests should clean up after themselves.
Guests should leave the apartment in the same state as it was at check-in.
No smoking.
An extra bed can be added on request.
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We had a pleasant stay in the apartment. Very friendly owners and the flat is comfortable and well connected.
The flat is located in a very good position, near Alexandra Park and close to a bus stop from where you can easily reach the city centre. There is a car parking too.
The apartment is well furnished with new appliances.
The only annoying thing was the small sink in the bathroom with the hot water tap difficult to close.
The host John was very nice and accommodating with our check-in and check-out time.
We enjoyed our stay.
The apartment has good views to surrounding trees, it is clean and everything you need you have it. And most important, the host attended all our requests. He is really nice and helpful. Best regards Bruce!
A comfortable, cosy, family friendly flat, equipped with everything we needed during our stay.
Great location, near a park and the bus for the city centre.
Bruce is a very nice and attentive landlord, we'll definitely book again!
Bruce was an absolutely lovely host. He met us whenever it suited for us, check in and check out were as easy as possible and he made everything for us to feel comfortable. The apartment is as described, small but comfortable and one feels at home instantly.
We really appreciated it and I would definitely stay at Bruce's apartments again.
Bruce is a fantastic host, very helpful. the apartment was really great and cery confortable!
Very good. Bruce is a perfect host. The house is confortable and very nice.
Apartment very comfortable and equipped with all you need a house, everything working perfectly. Great location, quiet and close to the bus stop to the center, just a few minutes. The house also has a car park and shops / supermarkets within reach.
Excellent hospitality and the availability of Mr.Bruce.
Appartamento molto confortevole e dotato di tutto quanto necessita una casa, tutto perfettamente funzionante. Posizione ottima, tranquilla e vicina alla fermata dell'autobus per il centro, raggiungibile in pochi minuti. Inoltre la casa è dotata di parcheggio e negozi/supermercati a portata di mano.
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Bruce was a great host, very friendly and helpful, helped us in everything we need during the month of stay and their response was always immediate.
The flat is very well conditioned, with all cooking utensils and appliances you need. The location is perfect to get around Manchester, 15 minutes away by bus. The bus stop is 2 minutes walk and near have a couple of supermarkets and a beautiful, large park, very nice for a walk.
Bruce fue un gran anfitrión, muy amable y servicial, nos ayudó en todo lo que necesitamos durante el mes de estancia y su respuesta fue siempre inmediata.
El piso está muy bien acondicionado, con todos los utensilios de cocina y electrodomésticos que puedas necesitar. La ubicación es perfecta para moverte por Manchester, a 15 minutos del centro en autobús. La parada del autobús está a 2 minutos andando y cerca tienes un par de supermercados y un parque precioso y grande, muy agradable para salir a pasear.
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She might have had some struggles within the past year, but Britney Spears proves to bounce back by making the "most personal" album she's ever done.
During an interview with Ryan Seacrest on his radio show, the "Ooh La La" songstress opened up about the upcoming album.
She's been working hard to get the word out regarding her new single "Applause," and Lady Gaga paid a visit to Ryan Seacrest's KIIS FM radio show on Monday (August 12) for the big premiere.
And it looks like Mother Monster gave her host a bit of a makeover, including face makeup similar to that of her album artwork.
His empire continues to expand every season, and Ryan Seacrest's latest job is a crazy game show concept.
The "On Air" hunk will host and executive produce the new interactive "Million Second Quiz," slated to hit the airwaves on Monday, September 9th.
Shocking the public when he passed away suddenly on Saturday, many celebs are taking to Twitter to remember famed radio DJ Kidd Kraddick.
While attending his Kidd's Kids charity golf outing, the 53-year-old host died suddenly, with a cause of death yet to be determined.
She's one of the hottest ladies in Young Hollywood, and Selena Gomez is more than ready to get out on her own.
Though she's lived under her parent's roof for the duration of her career, the "Wizards of Waverly Place" babe has plans to get her own place.
Shortly after the weekend birth of her first child, Kim Kardashian finally broke her silence through Ryan Seacrest's morning radio show.
The 32-year-old reality star sent the producer or her hit E! series an email stating, "Can't believe it. So crazy!"
This morning (June 17) she debuted her new single "Ooh La La" from the "Smurfs 2" soundtrack, and Britney Spears is thrilled to have some fresh material on the airwaves.
During her phone interview with Ryan Seacrest, the "Baby One More Time" songstress explained, "It's straight-up pop. It has a young feel to it. But the main reason why I did it was because of my boys."
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The AJC's Shane Harrison tells us about the following budget-friendly events coming up around Atlanta.
The Atlanta Audubon Society holds their bird walk in Piedmont Park on Saturday June 1 at 8 am.
The Virginia-Highland Summerfest takes place Saturday and Sunday starting at 10 am on Virginia Avenue between North Highland Avenue and Park Drive.
Yacht Rock Revue Presents Purple Rain at the Legacy Fountains in Piedmont Park Friday, May 31 at 6 pm.


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