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Kirk Penney remains fully committed to the Breakers despite walking out on the ANBL basketball club for two more games to attend his brother's wedding in Italy.
General manager Richard Clarke insists the star guard's decision to skip this weekend's double header in Australia was made entirely with the blessing of management and teammates.
"It's not ideal but [the wedding] is the sort of thing he has to go and be a part of really," Clarke said.
Questions over Penney's absence from the side after his return from a trial with NBA club San Antonio sparked a terse response from senior hand CJ Bruton following the third-round victory over Melbourne. However Clarke insisted the players fully backed Penney's decision to miss this weekend's trip to Adelaide and Perth.
"The team has got no problems with Kirk," Clarke said. "They were supportive of the fact that he should go to the wedding. We have won four and he has only played in one of them so the guys are pretty comfortable in the fact that we can play without him or with him ...
We're happy to support him. He's very close to his brother."
Penney, who has played just one match this season, is expected back for the November 19 home match against Wollongong.
With BJ Anthony and Leon Henry injured, rookie Josh Bloxham is expected to replace Penney.

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Assessing the Impact of Asset-based Community Development in Philippi
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BeschreibungFor the past decades, community development has been seen as government project. This book aims to provide public policy makers, local community development workers and non-governmental organisations with a seamless method of development, that will enable them to work together, promote maximum participation of all development stakeholders. Therefore,this book with this model,developmental as it is in its approach,aims to help development stakeholders to better understand the complex socio-economic challenges associated with establishing integrated development plans (IDPs) and effective local economic development (LED) required for formulating and sustaining the results demanded by the Millenium Development Goals (MDGs).
PortraitThe book examines the levels of service delivery in Philippi, South Africa, through Asset Based Community Development (ABCD)and it suggests this model as a model that can be used to confront the challenges of underdevelopment, the mobilisation and sustaining of local economic development.
Untertitel: Participactory Development Approach. Paperback. Sprache: Englisch.
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Fox Bites Lake City Resident
A fox bit a Lake City resident early Wednesday on the Lake City Community College campus.
Richard McGlew, 42, was sitting on a bench on campus near Building 9 when the fox came up behind him and grabbed his pant leg, according to Capt. Roy Brown, area supervisor at the Florida Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission's (FWC) Lake City office.
"He attempted to dislodge the fox and grabbed its tail," Brown said. "The fox released the man's pant leg and bit his hand. The fox wouldn't let go."
Another student came to McGlew's aid and attempted to help dislodge the fox. The student got McGlew's pocketknife and cut the fox's throat. The animal released McGlew and ran into the bushes.
"Columbia County Sheriff's Deputy Brian Rix was able to track the fox about 100 yards into the brush where he found the fox's body. The sheriff's office called the FWC, and I went out to retrieve the fox," Brown said.
Brown took the fox to the Lake City Animal Shelter where it will be held until the county health department can pick it up for testing.
"The animal will be tested for rabies," Brown said.
The FWC and county health department officials are looking for the student who came to McGlew's rescue.
"We need to find out who the Good Samaritan was who helped. We don't know if he was bitten or scratched. If the fox tests positive for rabies, the man who assisted Mr. McGlew will also need treatment," Brown said.
Anyone with information about the student may call the FWC's Lake City office at 386-758-0525 and ask for Capt. Roy Brown or Karen Parker.
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Expensive Lessons
FOR a cultivated man to be ignorant of foreign languages is a great inconvenience.
Vorotov became acutely conscious of it when, after taking his degree, he began upon a
piece of research work.
"It's awful," he said, breathing hard (although he was only twenty-six he was fat, heavy,
and suffered from shortness of breath).
"It's awful! Without languages I'm like a bird without wings. I might just as well give up
the work."
And he made up his mind at all costs to overcome his innate laziness, and to learn French
and German; and began to look out for a teacher.
One winter noon, as Vorotov was sitting in his study at work, the servant told him that a
young lady was inquiring for him.
"Ask her in," said Vorotov.
And a young lady elaborately dressed in the last fashion walked in. She introduced
herself as a teacher of French, Alice Osipovna Enquête, and told Vorotov that she had
been sent to him by one of his friends.
"Delighted! Please sit down," said Vorotov, breathing hard and putting his hand over the
collar of his nightshirt (to breathe more freely he always wore a nightshirt at work instead
of a stiff linen one with collar). "It was Pyotr Sergeitch sent you? Yes, yes . . . I asked
him about it. Delighted!"
As he talked to Mdlle. Enquête he looked at her shyly and with curiosity. She was a
genuine Frenchwoman, very elegant and still quite young. Judging from her pale, languid
face, her short curly hair, and her unnaturally slim waist, she might have been eighteen;
but looking at her broad, well-developed shoulders, the elegant lines of her back and her
severe eyes, Vorotov thought that she was not less than three-and-twenty and might be
twenty-five; but then again he began to think she was not more than eighteen. Her face
looked as cold and business-like as the face of a person who has come to speak about
money. She did not once smile or frown, and only once a look of perplexity flitted over
her face when she learnt that she was not required to teach children, but a stout grown-up
"So, Alice Osipovna," said Vorotov, "we'll have a lesson every evening from seven to
eight. As regards your terms--a rouble a lesson--I've nothing to say against that. By all
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Oregon Historical County Records Guide
Crook County Records Inventory
Mortgage Records
Series documents the written interest in land providing security for the performance of a duty or payment of a debt. Records include mortgages; trustee's deeds of reconveyance; indexes, both by mortgagor and mortgagee name; and satisfactions. Information includes mortgagor and mortgagee names, property descriptions, mortgage terms, witness names, certifications, recording and satisfaction dates, volume and page numbers where recorded, and recorder's signature. Series also includes executor/executrix information when mortgages were transferred through wills and mortgages of land to individuals under the provisions of the Donation Land Act of 1850.
Since 1982 mortgages have been recorded in the Clerk's Recorded Instruments (Clerk and Recorder Official Filings).
Records at the Oregon State Archives:
Unsatisfied Instruments of Writing Abstract, 1887 (1 volume).
Records at the Crook County Courthouse, Clerk's Vault:
Index to Mortgages Direct, vol. 2-5, 1873-1983 (4 volumes);
Index to Mortgages Indirect, vol. 2-5, 1873-1983 (4 volumes);
Mortgage Index Direct, 1873-1902 (1 volume);
Mortgage Index Indirect, 1873-1902 (1 volume);
Mortgage Record, vol. 1-6, 1873-1905 (6 volumes); vol. 31-83, 1924-1971 (52 volumes);
[Mortgages], no. 14417-65701, 1971-1982 (7 feet of aperture cards).
Records at the Crook County Road Department Yard, Records Storage Unit A1:
[Index to Mortgages Direct], vol. 2-3, 1873-1966 (2 reels of microfilm);
[Index to Mortgages Indirect], vol. 2-3, 1873-1966 (2 reels of microfilm);
[Mortgage Records-with index], vol. 65-68, 1962-ca.1967 (2 reels of microfilm);
[Mortgage Record], vol. 33-63, 1930-1962 (12 reels of microfilm);
[Mortgages], vol. 68-83, ca.1967-1971 (1 inch of microfilm jackets); no. 14417-65701, 1971-1982 (7 feet of aperture cards).
Records at the Crook County Road Department Yard, Records Storage Unit 4:
[Abstracts of Unsatisfied Instruments of Writing], 1884-1892 (1 volume); 1888 (1 volume);
Abstracts [of Unsatisfied Instruments of Writing], 1890 (1 volume);
Mortgage Record, vol. 7-30, 1905-1924 (24 volumes);
Mortgages [trifolded], ca.1884-1890 (.05 cu.ft.);
Recorded Mortgages [trifolded], 1888-1906 (.45 cu.ft.).


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The Arizona Republic AZ Central affiliate featured Antelope Canyon in a story discussing the closure of Highway 89 and its subsequent detour with accompanying landmarks and site seeing opportunities. The author Richard Naylor highly recommends the canyon, pointing out it's rich, warm colors and beautiful light shafts during the spring and summer months. See the article below.
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You two will have a wonderful time! My hbasund I did exactly what you are doing when we moved from Minneapolis to LA. It was the highlight of our entire trip across the country. Someone had recommended seeing the sunset and getting up for the sunrise so that is exactly what we did. What surprised us was that we saw the sunset, but then also saw the moonrise over the canyon. It was so spectacular. The canyon was so beautiful in the moonlight. Once the sun had set most of the visitors to the south rim had gone home so we were the only ones up at the lookouts. It was very peaceful and beautiful. It was also fun to get up early the next morning to see the sun to the top of the canyon. The views change with the position of the sun so all your pictures will be unique. Have fun!


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The life of a litterbug is all chewing gum and cigarettes
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Chewing-gum spitters and cigarette-butt stubbers are responsible for most of the state's litter. So says the first NSW Litter Report, based on litter collected from 200 sites.
The report found that confectionary, including gum, accounted for 41 per cent of items, followed by cigarettes at 27 per cent. But cigarettes dominated by weight and volume.
Other common litter included pieces of paper, fast-food packaging, bottle caps and glass.
The state Environment Minister, Bob Debus, pointed to the government report's conclusion that NSW scored 3.8 out of 5 on researchers' clean-rating scale. But Mr Debus admitted the state had a "litter problem", denouncing litterbugs as "thoughtless".
The report found the cleanest sites in NSW were beaches, parks, and rivers and creeks. "Where we're not up to scratch is at roadside stops, transport sites such as bus stops and ferry terminals, and fast food outlets," he said.
But the Government would not increase fines, Mr Debus said. Local councils police most of them. His priority was education and persuasion, not punishment.
But Clean Up Australia's chairman, Ian Kiernan, said he might support stronger fines. "We don't want to see draconian methods such as fines, but if people don't give a damn, the only way to reach them is through the hip-pocket nerve," he said.


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Extreme storm surges may occur more often
Global temperature increases could boost hurricane-caused flooding
By Erin Wayman, 14:49 PM March 18, 2013
As the climate warms, deadly flooding caused by storm surges will occur more frequently, scientists predict.
A storm surge is the rise in water above normal tide level that occurs when hurricanes push water toward a coast. In 2005, Hurricane Katrina smacked the Gulf Coast with a storm surge of up to 8.5 meters. During the 20th century, storm surges of this magnitude hit the United States about once every 10 to 30 years.
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Greenville City Council supports Montcalm Alliance millage
GREENVILLE — The Greenville City Council has (mostly) placed its support behind a millage proposed by the Montcalm Alliance for local economic development.
In a last minute addition to Tuesday evening's agenda, council members heard a presentation from Montcalm Community College Vice President of Academic Affairs Rob Spohr, who also is vice chairman of the Montcalm Alliance. Spohr was at Greenville's meeting to tout the benefits of a proposal being considered by the Montcalm County Board of Commissioners to take advantage of Public Act 88 to implement a .1 mill tax increase to allow the Montcalm Alliance to join forces with The Right Place, a West Michigan business development and economic development agency.
Michigan Public Act 88 of 1913 allows the Montcalm County Board of Commissioners to vote to enact the countywide millage increase without a ballot vote by the public.
The millage is needed, Spohr said, because the Montcalm Alliance's operating budget — exclusively funded by membership dues — has decreased in recent years, from $81,750 in 2011-2012 to $49,000 in 2012-2013. The tax increase would provide the Montcalm Alliance with an operating budget of $163,000 per year. The millage would cost $3.17 per parcel per year for county property owners.
The lion's share of the millage funds would go toward engaging the services of The Right Place, a multi-million dollar organization dedicated to advancing the state's economy. The Right Place has racked up impressive economic gains in neighboring counties, according to Spohr and Greenville City Manager George Bosanic.
"Not having a stable funding stream for economic development is a problem," Spohr said. "When you see a community that does, you know that community has a stake in it and everybody helps the community."
Both Spohr and Bosanic admitted that the Montcalm Alliance has had serious management and operational issues in the past. Those issues, Bosanic says, have been addressed in recent months.
"Early on, the city of Greenville was part of the Montcalm Alliance and we actually contributed to them financially," Bosanic said. "But over time it became clear there was no value to the city to be a part of it. The way the organization functioned was a concern. There was no audit and it was loosely governed."
All that has changed, however, according to Bosanic. In recent months, the Montcalm Alliance has enacted bylaws and made other improvements. At this point, Bosanic says, he has no reservations about recommending again joining forces with the Montcalm Alliance for the betterment of Greenville and the rest of the county.
According to Spohr, a partnership with The Right Place would greatly increase the county's chances of bringing in new business and would help existing businesses thrive. Spohr pointed to facts and figures provided by The Right Place that indicate many retained and "created" jobs in both Ionia and Gratiot counties, both of which have partnerships with the organization.
However, Spohr admitted the figures might be open to interpretation.
"Would these things have happened if The Right Place wasn't there?" Spohr asked. "I can't tell you, but The Right Place was involved in every one of them."
Bosanic said he was initially skeptical of putting the city back into a partnership with the Montcalm Alliance and a possible relationship with The Right Place.
"I made it clear that we're in until we're out," Bosanic said. "If this doesn't turn out, then we're out again. But everybody is going to benefit. I feel comfortable for the first time in 20 years telling the City Council that they're on the right track. This is a win-win for Greenville and Montcalm County."
Councilman Mark Lehman was the only council member to voice concerns that the upcoming Public Act 88 vote by the Montcalm County Board of Commissioners might be seen as an end run around voters. Lehman complained that Bosanic had waited until less than two weeks prior to a Montcalm County Board of Commissioners committee vote on the millage to bring the matter before the council.
"George, you mentioned that you've been giving us bits and pieces about this, but I do not recall getting any bits and pieces," said Lehman, noting that he had gotten most of his information about the issue from recent reports in the Daily News. "It still boils down to are we going to vote to support this and encourage the (Montcalm County Board of Commissioners) to adopt it? If we are, then we are encouraging them to raise taxes.
"It is being presented tonight as if we have to have the city residents pony up money or they're fools," he said. "Those are not good options in my book."
Lehman went on to suggest that maybe funding for the effort could be gleaned from sources other than new taxes.
"But our back is against the wall because the county commission is going to vote on this Dec. 16 and you're not giving us any other options as far as another avenue to pursue," Lehman said. "It just seems rather late in the game to be bringing us up to speed on this. I've been a skeptic of the Montcalm Alliance for a long time and I'm still a skeptic."
Bosanic said he would not be pushing the issue so strenuously were it not for the fact he had seen personally the improvements made to the Montcalm Alliance in recent months.
"This plan isn't perfect," Bosanic said. "No plan is. There are pieces I'm OK with, but not any I'm uncomfortable with. The Right Place is the right organization."
Councilman Brian Greene added his support to the partnership, saying, "I'm not a proponent of raising taxes, but I believe this is a solid plan and the return on the investment would be well worth it, considering the size of the investment. I believe this one is small enough that we can absorb the shock and bounce back from it."
Councilman Larry Moss also supported the millage, calling the move a "good investment" and noting that the county could always pull out of the deal if it did not produce the anticipated results within the next year or two.
Council voted in favor of the measure, with the exception of Lehman, who voted against it.
The Montcalm County Board of Commissioners will officially vote on the millage proposal at the full board meeting, scheduled for 1:30 p.m. Dec. 16.


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Assessment recommendations will determine level of treatment. Treatment could begin within the week after the assessment. It is the County's goal to provide needed services in as timely a manner as possible to all clients seeking assistance.
* All treatment services are limited to Utah County residents only.
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A Singer's Guide to Getting Work
by John Byrne, Julie Payne
This book is aimed at beginners, with advice for anyone wanting to launch or maintain their professional singing career, this manual focuses on the realities of starting a career and making a living in singing. The styles of singing covered include pop, soul, country, folk, jazz and classical. From finding the right singing teacher to getting an agent, from performing live to recording, the author offers tips that seek to inspire and encourage beginners and help those already in the profession to take their careers to the next level.
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Formerly entitled "Successful Artist Management", this book is designed as a reference work for artist management in the music business but is also great for anyone trying to gain a better understanding of just what artist management involves.
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The Cabaret Artist's Handbookby Bob Harrington
This text aims to show performers the ins and outs of mounting a cabaret act. The author argues that entertainers need to know both the creative and business aspects involved, such as choosing the right material, structuring the act, getting bookings and publicity.
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Getting ahead in the music industry can be incredibly difficult. No matter how talented you are, it seems every musician has to be wise to the rules of the game if they are going to get their music heard. Going Pro is divided into eleven chapters dealing with some of the most important topics of the music industry. including auditioning band members, leading and naming a band, photo sessions, press packs, demo tapes, personal and business managers, music attorneys, booking agents, record companies, A&R, publising, songwriting, self promotion, meeting and greeting.
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With every passing year, the music business becomes more about business than music and for new bands, getting that break can depend as much on boardroom skills as musical ability . The crucial thing for any act is to get the right management, but so often the best managers are not available and those who are available are as inexperienced as the bands they represent.
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Written by key figures in the music industry, including the managers of some of the most successful acts in the world, plus top legal and financial experts, The IMF Handbook offers the definitive guide to band management. Whether it's tips on maximising your merchandising, negotiating record company contracts, understanding publishing deals or handling PR, The IMF Handbook has the information you need, including a full international directory of managers and music societies. If you're in the music business--or you want to be--can you afford to be without this book?
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Written by leading industry professionals from all sectors this book covers the main heads of agreements for most contracts as well as explaining the relationship between the manager and 3rd parties. This is the ultimate resource for those seriously considering managing as well as invaluable for self managed artists or those that have want to understand the motivations of a professional muic manager. The 'Bible' also includes a full directory of IMMF (International Music Managers Forum) members with their contact/roster details.
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Grant: All our thoughts are with grieving Lampard
Frank Lampard's participation in tomorrow's crucial Barclays Premier League showdown with Manchester United remains unresolved with coach Avram Grant insisting the decision would be left to the grieving player.
It is still regarded as highly unlikely that Lampard, whose mother Pat died from pneumonia yesterday, will play against United but Grant confirmed it was a matter for the midfielder.
The England international did not train on Friday and while Grant does not believe he will play, Lampard will have the final say.
'He didn't train today and I can tell you that all our thoughts are with him,' said Grant. 'We are in contact. Frank was very close to his family, so it's not an easy situation.
'He's a professional with full commitment to the team. For the moment, because we have a game tomorrow, we will keep it between me and him. We need to respect him.
'We are a close family here at Chelsea and all our sympathies are with him and his family. We just want to make sure that, when Frank comes back, we will still be fighting.
'I think he will not play tomorrow, but we need to speak with him. In these things, football is very important but there are things that are more important. It's how he feels with this.
'All the players and the staff were very sad because of him. We cannot say more than all our sympathies are with him.'
It is understood that both teams will wear black armbands as a mark of respect for Lampard's loss.
Grant has Michael Essien back tomorrow after being suspended for the Champions League semi-final against Liverpool last Tuesday night. He is a ready made replacement for Lampard should the England star feel he is not ready to play.
Grant's first game in charge last September saw United beat Chelsea at Old Trafford although it was marred by a red card for Mikel John Obi - a decision that still irks the Israeli.
But Chelsea were in turmoil at the time with the shock departure of Jose Mourinho still reverberating through the squad.
Grant and his side have worked wonders ever since and arrive at tomorrow's clash just three points behind Sir Alex Ferguson's men - having taken their unbeaten home league record to an astonishing 80 games.
'We are happy that we're still in the race for the championship,' said Grant. 'We're at home and we want to win. We did what we needed to do in Liverpool. It was a Champions League semi-final away from home at Anfield.
'We did what we needed to do. The game was good for us. United also played away from home on Wednesday, but this game will not be the same.
'They're a proud team and in first place, and they'll come to Stamford Bridge knowing that we're still in the fight.
'But we are a team that's come from fifth to second place, showed a lot of spirit and mounted a good recovery from a sometimes difficult situation.
'It's difficult to beat us and we've shown a lot. The pressure's good. I hope I have weeks like this all my life. It's an exciting week. We've worked hard to come to this situation. We want to enjoy it now.
'The United game was my first in charge and I'd only had one day's training, two or three days in charge after what happened.
'We didn't play badly. We lost to the referee. There were a few strange decisions in that game. I don't like speaking about referees most of the time but, in this case, I remember him.'
Last year the game with United at Stamford Bridge was an anti-climax as United had the title won and Chelsea provided a guard of honour for their reserve team.
Grant and his players remember the occasion but the Chelsea boss says tomorrow is different.
'In any case, they cannot become champions tomorrow,' said Grant.'We don't want them to take the title here. We don't want them to be champions at all. We want to win tomorrow. The players are highly motivated.
'We've played attacking football since day one when I was here. We play with three forwards, sometimes changing it to 4-4-2. We will attack as we always do.'


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Date of Stay: August, 2015
Very clean, well maintained family run park. The Verizon service was intermittent, with 3G and sometime Extended network signal on Verizon. The site was a little uneven but I leveled without the wheels coming off the ground. The sites are a little narrow for a motorhome with slides on both sides. Interior roads are roomy and easy to negotiate.
Date of Stay: August, 2015
Park was well maintained and clean. The problem I had was with the electrical supply. In a 50 amp site voltage was measured with a voltmeter several times in the afternoons at 106 volts. The manager was very gracious and moved me to another site. The voltage at that site was poor also. Other than that the park was very nice.
Date of Stay: June, 2015
The park is very clean and sites are concrete pad with fire ring. Our site was very level although I did see one motorhome with the front wheels off the ground (maybe operator error). Staff were very professional and helpful. We were guided to our site. The park is very maneuverable even for big rigs. The sites on the upper level 1 through 10 have an unrestricted view of Central City below and the entire valley it sits in. They are pull-in sites so if you have a motorhome, sunrise greets you with an outstanding view. The park offers free shuttle into town, all you can eat pancakes in the morning and pizza ordered through them will be delivered to your site. I was apprehensive about getting to the park after I turned off of Hwy 119 into Blackhawk on narrow winding mountain roads but I had remembered the directions saying follow the blue camping signs. They took me right to the park. Overall a very good KOA.
Date of Stay: June, 2014
The park is OK for 1 night. The roads into the park are very rough and full of potholes. The sites are uneven as is the entire park. Utility connections were placed so that it is difficult to maneuver into a pull through site without guidance.There are abandoned looking vehicles everywhere.
Date of Stay: April, 2014
Great park,but isolated. Access to the Lewis and Clark National Forest. Very clean well kept. We stayed here very early in the season and the only other RV in the park was the workamper. Even though it was early water, sewer, and electric all worked. Good Verizon 4G signal. Beautiful valley setting. Sites are a little narrow for big rigs with slides.
Date of Stay: April, 2014
New looking, well kept RV park with long fairly level pads. No shade. Located on the side of a hill with good views to the north and west. Good location to tour the Little Bighorn Battlefield. Very accommodating owners. They weren't officially open but let us stay and made sure everything was OK with our site.
Date of Stay: April, 2014
Great park for accessing Devil's Tower. The view from the base of the Tower is great. The pads are long and fairly level. They had just put down fresh gravel so they were a little soft. Park staff were busy readying for the summer season. Easy in and out. Store adjacent to the park.
Date of Stay: April, 2014
Overall a nice park. Easy access, wide interior streets. Some spaces need tree trimming but it was early in the season. Water sewer and electric are fine. WiFi is pretty bad but a 4G Verizon signal allowed internet connection. The staff were very friendly and accommodating.
Date of Stay: April, 2014
Stayed during the week early in the season and there was only one other RV there. Ranger is very friendly and helpful. Quiet with the exception of an occasional vehicle on the main road through the park but we selected the site near the road due to easy access. No cell phone service but you can drive to the top of a nearby hill and get AT&T. RV dump is difficult to get to for a big rig. Very remote campground but near Black Mesa Nature Preserve. Hiked Black Mesa and saw 12 bighorn sheep.
Date of Stay: April, 2014
Well kept park with easy access for big rigs off of State Hwy 50, midway between Pueblo and Canon City. Staff is very friendly and accommodating. Long pull throughs with good 50 amp and Wi-Fi. Not much grass or landscaping but, hey, water is precious.


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This is a discussion on A good AK within the General Firearm Discussion forums, part of the Related Topics category; I need a good Ak that is not a 1000...
I need a good Ak that is not a 1000
Do you have any other requirements? There are plenty of good options out there.
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While not a true AK look at the Saiga 7.62X39.
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while this is up...I'll continue the question.....how does a Centry(sp) arms campare to a WASR?
How is the polytech AK?
Of the AK's I have some use with, my WASR is pretty much the bottom of the barrel, it gets the job done, I got one without a canted front sight or gas tube. Combat accuracy is okay out to 300m or so from a stock configuration. It's not pretty, but it gets the job done, the key it to make sure everything on them is in working order.
Yugo M-70's have much better fit and finish, they really look a lot better. I think currently they are around $500 for an underfolding model if that is your thing.
Hungarian AMD 65's, while slightly different cosmetically, seem to be a good value as well, I think one of them will be my next AK. For what it is worth, a lot of them seem to to floating around foreign countries, and I have seen security contractors carrying them in combat zones, so they must be halfway decent.
Norinco and the Russian variants seem to be the cream of the crop, and are more expensive. Honestly, I'm not sure it is worth the money. I have seen a lot of rusty, dusty beat to crap AK's that function and shoot just as well as nice new ones. It's not a precision weapon, it is a combat weapon. If you need one to look pretty, then I'd look at the Russians. The above mentioned Saiga's are Russians that are sporterized for import, but can be converted to a more conventional set-up.
Some other considerations to take into account would be:
Caliber: 7.62x39 is the original, 5.45 is Ak-74's, but once you add in Saiga's and other variants, it opens up the field.
Stock style: The folding ones have uses, as do the traditional ones, it more depends on what you want to use it for.
Milled or stamped receiver: Stamped tends to be cheaper, milled is more expensive, heavier, and according to some more durable. When the Ak-47 morphed into the AKM in the late 1950's, one of the major changes was going from milled to stamped.
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Good post. If I'm to go AK format...it will be a "It's not a precision weapon, it is a combat weapon." mindset when looking ot purchase. Though I do have an Norinco SKS....so an AK isn't on my top intrest list.
I have a wood stocked Yugo M70. It's a very nice rifle but it's a heavy beast. Also not a lot of options out there that'll fit it.
i have an underfolding WASR-10 with black furniture, i reccomend a WASR for just a beater rifle
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I got a Yugo M-70 underfolder I'm satisfied with. I heard that the stock can loosen with time, but I figure I will upgrade by then.
A Yugo is probably the best value and Arsenal the finest made under a $1000. Krebs Customs Makes the the best in my opinion and they guarantee one inch groups or less at a hundred yards, but you won't touch one for under $1300.
FWIW my Wasr underfolder stock locked up tighter than the one that came on my Arsenal.
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Ok on the yugo m70 underfolder can you put a 6 position stock on it ?
Yep.Ok on the yugo m70 underfolder can you put a 6 position stock on it ?
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At least on the plus side, you won't have me going on about this series until the next release gets announced now! But for those of you like me, who have been waiting (not so) patiently for the release of this little number, she's finally up for pre-order with a tentative release date of late May, which could make for a good birthday gift for yours truly!!
We've covered this figure to heck and back every time its appeared so there's not much left to say. The armour parts come separately so you can post the figure on her own without the Gundam parts, but why the heck would you want to do that? Bandai pretty much had my money for this release from the word "go," so I'm just glad to see her up for pre-order. I've waited years for a release like this afterall!
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The pattern looks beautiful but seller is unresponsive. I have messaged her 3 times over the past week and have heard nothing back. I wish I could complete this work, but unfortunately I became confused with a switch in pattern and she has yet to respond to clarify. I wish I could give Hilary the benefit of the doubt why she hasn't responded. But now this pattern is useless to me as it was for a gift which the date has already past.
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Matthew Bellamy is frontman of British rock band Muse. He was born on June 9, 1978 in Cambridge, England to George Bellamy who was the rhythm guitarist in the 1960s pop group The Tornados, the first British band to have a United States number one song, with "Telstar," and his wife Marilyn.
In the mid-1980s, the family moved to Teignmouth, Devon. After the divorce of Bellamy's parents, he moved in with his grandmother, who pushed him towards learning to play the guitar at the age of fourteen.
Muse formed in Teignmouth, Devon in 1994 under the name of Rocket Baby Dolls. Still using the name Rocket Baby Dolls, they won the school's "Battle of the Bands" which led them to take the band seriously and so they decided to change their name to a more "professional" one; Muse. The band consisted and still consists of Matthew Bellamy, Christopher Wolstenholme (bass guitar and backing vocals) and Dominic Howard (drums and percussion). Muse met at Teignmouth Community College where Bellamy had been in a number of bands previously including Carnage Mayhem and Gothic Plague with drummer Dominic Howard. When members of Gothic Plague left due to other interests, Bellamy and Howard asked Wolstenholme to join. Muse however struggled to establish themselves during their early years, but have since gone on to enjoy worldwide success. Muse blend alternative, hard rock, progressive rock, classical music and electronica and are well known for their energetic and visually dazzling live performances. On 16–17 June 2007 Muse became the first band to sell out the newly built Wembley Stadium in London. Muse have released five studio albums, Showbiz (1999), Origin of Symmetry (2001), Absolution (2003), Black Holes and Revelations (2006) and The Resistance (2009). Muse have also released one live album, HAARP (2008) and two compilation albums. The first, Random 1-8 was only released in Japan and is a collection of B-sides from the Showbiz period. The second compilation Hullabaloo (2002) consisted of two discs and was designed to accompany the Hullabaloo DVD. The first disc contains a collection of B-sides recorded between March 1999 and October 2001. The second disc features 11 live songs recorded on 28–29 October 2001 at 'le Zenith' in Paris. Bellamy also makes an appearance as a playable character in Guitar Hero 5, which features the song "Plug In Baby", from Origin of Symmetry.
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We must rub out contradictions on cruelty from government to court and teach our young to respect all life.
Jemaal Large and Jason Godsiff waited until after dark, took galvanised steel pipes from their vehicles and bludgeoned 23 seals to death by inflicting crushed skulls and open wounds on them. Eight of the animals were pups. Some of the seals took several days to die, lying helpless and wounded on the beach near Kaikoura.
Both men have now been convicted under the Animal Welfare Act 1999 of wilfully ill-treating animals causing death.
In addition to the sheer brutality of the attack on defenceless animals, there are a number of other profoundly disturbing features of this case.
First, Godsiff pleaded guilty at an early stage but Large battled through the courts and was eventually convicted on only two of the three charges he faced. The judge found him not guilty of the charge relating to the seal pups as he said that the Crown had not proved beyond reasonable doubt that they suffered pain or distress. As the pups' skulls were soft and undeveloped, it was possible that they had been pulverised with one blow and the animals had died instantly without suffering pain.
That finding completely ignores the fear and emotional distress the pups would have suffered, witnessing their mothers being clubbed to death and waiting fearfully to experience a similar fate. How could they possibly have failed to suffer distress?
Secondly, the maximum penalty available for the offences was five years' jail. However, when Large was sentenced last week he received the same penalty as Godsiff: eight months' home detention and 200 hours' community work.
This continues a lengthy pattern of the judiciary imposing very lenient penalties in animal cruelty cases. Judge Mill initially sentenced Godsiff to two years' jail, acknowledging the seriousness of the offending, but that sentence was overturned by the High Court.
The Animal Welfare Act has been in force for almost 13 years and the harshest penalty ever imposed in that time was a two-year jail term. That was an exception as, in almost all animal cruelty cases, offenders receive community-based sentences. This is despite Parliament in 2010 increasing the maximum penalties for these offences to signal to judges that MPs and the community wanted a tougher approach.
Judges commonly send extremely mixed messages to perpetrators of wilful ill-treatment of animals. On the one hand, they state that their actions are abhorrent and deterrence and denunciation are required, but they undermine those words by imposing lenient penalties.
Cruelty to animals should be regarded as unacceptable in its own right. In addition to that, it should be viewed seriously because of the now well-established links between cruelty to animals and domestic violence.
Thirdly, Large and Godsiff clubbed the seals to death because they believed the animals were pests. The pair had worked on a salmon farm and regarded the seals as nuisances and competitors for fish.
Godsiff grew up on a farm and was used to shooting rabbits, possums and feral goats. He regarded the seals as being in the same category.
Seals are in fact protected under the Marine Mammals Protection Act 1978, but the fact that Large and Godsiff believed that it was acceptable to beat them to death demonstrates the importance of teaching respect for all living beings.
At present, we distinguish - arbitrarily - between animals which we regard as "pests" and those which we view as being of use to humans.
That contradiction is clearly illustrated by recent media statements both by the Conservation Minister and by his department.
On September 25, 2013, Nick Smith announced a $10 bounty on great white butterflies. School children were encouraged to spend their holidays killing butterflies and would be rewarded with money for the slaughter.
On the following day, Dr Smith released a media statement welcoming Large's conviction for killing the seals.
Dr Smith called the offences obscene crimes that needed to be prosecuted to send a clear message that senseless and deliberate violence against animals would not be tolerated.
Plainly, that statement is completely at odds with Dr Smith's call a day earlier for children to eradicate butterflies.
Similarly, the minister on September 27 called for sightings of red-vented bulbuls to be reported so the birds could be eradicated. Yet on October 11 and 29, the department urged care around whio chicks and kotuku ngutupapa.
So-called pests are simply animals in locations which do not suit humans. This is not the fault of the animals - it is humans who took animals to parts of the world in which they did not previously live. Yet it is animals who pay the price for that folly. We spend millions each year poisoning, trapping and killing animals in slow and tremendously cruel ways.
Is it therefore any wonder that a young man who grew up on a farm, learning animal killing at an early age, would think that bashing seals to death was normal and acceptable behaviour?
We need to teach children - and others - that violence towards all living creatures is unacceptable.
Catriona MacLennan is a barrister and spokesperson for The Link (New Zealand), an organisation highlighting the links between animal cruelty and domestic violence.


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As everyone knows by now I've been out of pocket the last few weeks. I know there's been a lot of chatter on this forum and other places in cyberspace about what became of ol' Shep after The Unpleasentness a few weeks ago. Now I'm not gonna lie a lot of crazy shit came together at the same time. I don't really have time right now to go into what happened in any great detail, but basically the result of the last theee weeks of Shep's life is threefold: 1. I lost my condo. 2. Laura left. and 3. I am no longer living in Madison.
Right now I am residing on a pig farm in Iowa, right outside Laura's hometown of Oskaloosa. Laura's parents are too old to work the farm and they thought in retrospect of some of the shit lately that it would be a good idea for ol' Shep to come out and pitch in. So for the last three weeks I have been walking around hip deep in shit cleaning up after and feeding thousands of hogs. Yes, that's right, shitfucks, Sheppy has gone country.
Now, having lived in the heart of a major American metropolis for most of my life, I am about as disconnected from the agricultural lifestyle as one can get. I had never even seen a live pig, let alone fed one or cleaned up after one, but here I am reponsible for a whole flock. The first few days were pretty rough as I slowly realized that the constant pungent overriding aroma of pure shit wasn't going away and would from now on become part the backdrop of my everyday life.
Now, I don't know how long I'm going to be here in Oskaloosa, but despite the overall blandness and opressive banality of this simple place, there are some good things about it. Having bested my competitors for the better half of my life in the cut-throat world of the big city, I now found myself able to relax a little bit, now that I don't have to think as hard about my next move or what somebody's angle is. While the plebians that inhabit this bucolic hellscape are simple minded and barely literate, I can always log on to the internet for this and other websites where I can interact with people up to my caliber of intellect.
It's not all bad, of course, but we are talking about Oskaloosa fucking Iowa here. Here a "latte" means some sugary foamy milk ejected out of machine at the truck stop. The latest "ethnic" restaurant is likely to be the Chinese buffet that opened in a strip mall on the south edge of town. Half the residents of the town avoid it due to the fact it's too "exotic" for their tastes. The only real newspaper available is the Des Moines Register, which of course has one third of the intellectual depth and investigative prowress of the large urban newspapers I have come to rely on.
So I'm here. I'm trying to make the best of it. But mark my words. I will make it back to Madison soon.
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What a morning. I just got in from the barn, finally. These hogs are fucking smart. I was woken up at 4am by Laura's brother in law and we spent the next five hours chasing down these rascally little fuckers who had managed to find a way to escape. I mean welcome to Iowa, Cletus, the land where the pigs outsmart the people and are in charge. The pigs are in charge of this fucking place. I swear every single day I have had to hunt down at least one of these wiley hogs. And they know when you're after them. They don't seem to understand who is the superior species here.
I don't know what to do and I'm at wits end. Laura's brother in law suggested using a GPS device with some kind of collar on each animal so as to make them easier to track down when they escape. What does he think this is, the fucking CIA? Dumb hick.
I see I'm missing the Dalai Lama. Fuck.
I don't know what to do and I'm at wits end. Laura's brother in law suggested using a GPS device with some kind of collar on each animal so as to make them easier to track down when they escape. What does he think this is, the fucking CIA? Dumb hick.
I see I'm missing the Dalai Lama. Fuck.
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Transfer students can attend the full overnight Session 3 (June 23-24, 2016) or a one-day session (June 23, 2016). A separate one-day session will also be available in August.
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Tight end Rob Gronkowski is expected to try to practice with the Patriots this week in preparation for Sunday night's game against the 49ers, according to a report from Shalise Manza-Young of The Boston Globe [1].
Gronkowski has been out since suffering an arm injury (reportedly a broken left forearm) in the final minutes of a rout of the Colts on Nov. 18. He had surgery the following day. New England has won all three games since.
On Tuesday, the Pats released tight end Visanthe Shiancoe. They also placed receiver Donte' Stallworth on season-ending injured reserve and brought back veteran receiver Deion Branch.
For more Patriots news, visit the team page at weei.com/patriots [2].
[1] http://www.boston.com/sports/football/patriots/extra_points/2012/12/gronkowski_expe.html
[2] http://www.weei.com/teams/patriots/home


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The Dodgers show signs of overcoming one of their worst starts in years. The hitters hit, the fielders field and, well, the pitchers pitch. Sounds a bit like Kevin Costner in Bull Durham: "Sometimes you win, sometimes you lose, sometimes you are rained out." It's not quite that simple, but it's the same message.
In his third consecutive game, Chad Billingsley has shown signs of battling out of the inexplicable slump he endured over the first part of the season. Over his last 10.1 innings he has allowed two runs.
He worked into the sixth inning, clinging to a 4-2 lead but when he ran into trouble Ronald Belisario took over and limited the damage to a single run. Hong-Chih Kuo looked to be his old self in the eighth and three runs in the ninth gave the Dodgers -- and Jonathan Broxton -- some breathing room as Ramon Troncoso closed out the win.
Loney got things going with a second-inning homer and the Dodgers took the lead to stay in the third, adding two more in the fifth on Ethier's double and then nailing things down in the ninth.
Loney, with two hits, and Ethier, with three, each finished with a pair of RBI. Blake DeWitt singled twice, walked and knocked in a run while Russ Martin, looking more like a leadoff man every game, singled, walked and scored twice.
Big Road Win
It was only the fifth win on the road in 16 games and the club closed to only two games below .500 and 4.5 games behind division-leading San Diego and at 15-17 in a tie for third place with Colorado. However, somewhat like the NBA, it's tough to win on the road in the National League. Only six teams are above .500 and but two of them, Philadelphia and Milwaukee, are more than a single game over.
Rodrigo Lopez started for Arizona and retired the first four Dodgers before Loney smacked his third homer of the season. The Diamondback's Chris Young tied the game in the bottom of the inning with a home run of his own.
Manny Ramirez singled to center to score Martin after he led off with a walk in the third and put Los Angeles in front to stay. Martin walked again in the fifth, Matt Kemp dropped a looping single into right and Ethier's shot to the wall in right drove them both in for a 4-2 lead.
After Young's home run, Billingsley didn't allow a hit until the sixth inning, striking out a season-high seven along the way. The right-hander walked Adam LaRoche to open the sixth, got Mark Reynolds on a fly ball but served up a double to Steven Drew, drawing Belisario in from the bullpen.
He walked the bases loaded then served up a pair of ground balls, one that drove in the third Arizona run and the other that ended the inning without further damage. Belisario added a scoreless seventh and the Diamondbacks were blown away by Kuo, who struck out two in the eighth.
In the ninth, with two out, and leading by a slim 4-3 margin, Ethier smacked his second double of the game. Ramirez was intentionally walked before three straight RBI singles by Loney, Casey Blake and DeWitt increased the L.A. margin to 7-2.
Troncoso closed the game out, allowing a run on a walk and a hit.
The Dodgers have won six of their last nine and will send John Ely (0-1, 4.04) against RHP Dan Haren (4-1, 4.04) tonight in the second game of the series. After a third game in Phoenix, the Dodgers moved on to San Diego to take on the division-leaders.
Etheir Otherworldly
Some National League opponents have suggested that Andre Ethier should be promoted to the next higher league. And his 2010 numbers bear them out. Consider this:
• A native of Phoenix and a former Arizona State star, he is 13 for 28 (.464) with a home run and eight RBIs in his last six games against the Diamondbacks.
• He is the NL's leader in all three Triple Crown categories. Ethier leads all of baseball with a .393 average, is pacing the NL with 34 RBI and is tied for the lead in the Senior Circuit with 10 homers. Ethier also leads the Majors with a .732 slugging percentage and a .452 on-base percentage. His OPS (on-base plus slugging) is an astronomical 1.184.
• Since the Dodgers moved to Los Angeles in 1958, only one player has sported a higher slugging percentage through 31 games than Andre Ethier this season and that was Wally Moon, who had a .768 mark through 31 games in 1961.
•In the month of May, Ethier is hitting a big league best .578 (19-for-36) and 15 RBI.
• Ethier is already 21st all-time in L.A. Dodger history with 85 career home runs. He needs one more to catch Tommy Davis and move into the top 20.
"I'm going up there trying to get a good pitch to hit, putting a good swing on it," said Ethier, who has 10 home runs and 36 RBIs in 31 games. "I think I've become a little bit smarter with my approach and my swing. I know my swing a lot better and what has led to my success in my career, and I try not to shy away from that."
He's B-a-a-a-a-c-k
The Dodgers put pitcher Charlie Haeger on the 15-day disabled list night with "right plantar fasciitis" and the club recalled John Ely, who is expected to start Tuesday night. Ely is one of 12 rookies in the Majors to start at least two games this season. The Rockies are the only team in baseball to have two different rookies start more than one game. The Los Angeles Dodgers' rookie record for starts in a season belongs to Don Sutton (35) in 1966. Hiroki Kuroda's 31 starts in 2008 ranks second.
Ken Gurnick of MLB/com writes that while Ely doesn't talk to baseballs or manicure mounds on his hands and knees, but he's the closest thing to the late Mark "The Bird" Fidrych that ever wore a Dodgers uniform. "Ely reminds me of Fidrych a lot," said acting Dodgers bullpen coach Jim Slaton, who played with the unconventional Fidrych in Detroit in 1978 and coached Ely earlier this year at Triple-A Albuquerque.
"I haven't been around John a lot, but he's got that nervous energy and people feed off that. With both of them, there's nothing fake about it. Fidrych was sincere. John isn't to the extent of talking to balls and fixing the mound, but it's refreshing to see and fun to be around. He even looks like 'The Bird' with the long hair."
"Ely is worth watching, and not only when he's pitching. When he takes the field, he hops over the foul line. He'll go through some severe gyrations before his warmup tosses, wind-milling his throwing arm, swiveling at the hips to stretch his torso, walking semi-circles around the mound before toeing the rubber to begin his warmups."
Furcal to Rehab at Inland Empire
Shortstop Rafael Furcal will report to Class A Inland Empire for a two-game injury rehabilitation assignment instead of with Triple-A Albuquerque, manager Joe Torre said. Bad weather changed his assignment from playing with Albuquerque in Colorado Springs. Furcal went on the disabled list May 4 with a strained left hamstring suffered trying to beat out a double-play ground ball. He was batting .309 with eight stolen bases, only four fewer than he had all last year.
Dodger Blue Notes --Arizona has homered in 12 of its last 14 games. ...Ramirez was booed every time he batted. ...Joe Torre was annoyed when told FOX Sports reported that "unnamed friends" claim he wouldn't return for a fourth season as manager unless the Dodgers' ownership situation improves. "Obviously they're not friends of mine," Torre said. "I don't really allow those conversations out of my home. I haven't made up my mind and won't until closer to the end of the season." ...Hall of Fame broadcaster Vin Scully made his first road trip of the 2010 season, which marks his 61st year behind the mic for the Dodgers. The franchise joined the National League in 1890 and has been in existence for 121 years, which now means that Scully has been the voice of the team for more than half of the club's history. ...Casey Blake has enjoyed far greater success this season away from Dodger Stadium. On the road in 2010, the Dodger third baseman is hitting .313 with a .346 OBP and .563 slugging percentage compared to .200-.322-320 marks at home. ...Since coming to Los Angeles, the club's worst record after 31 games was 10-21 in 1958. ...Reliever George Sherrill has appeared in 17 games this season, tying him for fifth in the NL in that category. Though he has struggled at times, he is holding left-handed hitters to just a .100 batting average (2-for-20), the second-lowest mark in the NL behind San Francisco's Jonathan Sanchez (.100).


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Helen of Troy in Ancient Greek and Modern Myth
July 24, 2014 @ 7:00 pm - 8:30 pm
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Helen, the most beautiful woman in the world, had an active life in Greek myth. Did she willingly follow Paris to Troy (triggering the Trojan War)? Or was it a case of mistaken identity and Helen never went to Troy at all, but was just dropped off in Egypt by the god Hermes? Diane Rayor (Classics GVSU) will trace the twisted journey of Helen from Homer, the playwrights, and poets of ancient Greece to today's Helen & Troy's Epic Road Quest.


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I think it is funny how two people can become so close in a minimal amount of time. And that when happens, that person causes your walls to break down. Like the guard that you shield yourself with so often, doesn't need to be there; because you're safe. That's how I felt when he held me in the bathtub that night. His arms wrapped tightly around me like a strait jacket because he'd thought I was gone completely. He had caught me just in time. Yeah I know, being the cliché depressed bitch I am, I tried to drown myself in the bathtub – clothes and all. But Steven had found me. I still don't know how I feel about this. I guess I should be thankful that he stopped me before I'd gone too far but part of me still wishes he hadn't. I know Steven is only my best friend, nothing more, but the way he held me that night made me want to stay.
It's stupid though because the thing I felt worst about at the time was that he got his clothes wet sitting there with me. I know he didn't care but I felt as if he shouldn't have done it. Regardless of that nagging feeling hanging over my head like an annoying 3 year old that I was an asshole for making him constantly worry about me, I liked how we just sat there for ages. It felt right. He kept kissing my head and whispering to me "you're okay, Jen". He's always been too kind to me considering the way I treat him. The only reason to explain this heroic character that Steven possesses is that he is and always has been hopelessly in love with me. I don't have a boyfriend or anything. I have commit issues along with my love/hate relationship with self-destruction. So the only thing that comes close to a relationship that I am into is sex.
The thing that I found most ironic about my depressive nature is that my parents had no fucking clue there was anything wrong with me. Mum was a therapist and Dad was an accountant so they both just assumed they'd raised me perfectly and let me do as I please. Mum believed that "any child over the age of 15 should be allowed free reign because it builds character" to quote her directly. Now I'm 17 and this "free reign" has done a quite a bit of damage in its two years. I can't blame her for my being so fucked up though. I did it to myself really. I've never been fully into the whole "party scene" however it was what introduced me to alcohol at 15. That was before I met Steven. He tries to keep me off it as much as possible. However we tend to always end up at the Woodville skate park every Friday or Saturday around midnight; a bottle of vodka in my hand and can of red bull in his because he refuses to drink. I guess Steven's the smart one and I'm the bitchy one. But our friendship works so we keep it that way.
So I'm sure you're wondering, what's with the bathtub moment? Why did I want to kill myself? Maybe I should take you back a little while. Let's say, to the day I met Steven? Yeah, that should do it.
It was the first day back at school in year 11 and I was hating on it from the minute I got there. I despised everyone at school except one person, my best friend Angelina. We lived in the same street and we'd been friends since we were about 3 so we walked to school together. I bitched the whole way about how shit this year was going to be and how everyone at our hellhole of a school was uninteresting and hollow. That the boys thought with their dicks and the girls with their vaginas which put together was a colossal disaster of teenage pregnancy waiting to happen. Angelina just listens; she's good at it because she's so calm. I'm kinda the opposite, a constant ball of energy that bounces around to hide the fact that it's dead on the inside.
So anyway we get to school and all the same boring shit happens like it does at the start of the year (finding lockers, working out what class you're in, timetables etc.). I don't give much of a shit about school and how it will affect my future because Mum says she doesn't care what I end up doing at the end of school as long as I enjoy myself, and Dad being Dad just agrees. That's why I take subjects like art and drama and music because stuff like maths shits me up the wall and my brain can't deal with the logic involved. I hate logic. It leaves no room for interpretation, it's fucking boring.
But I'm going off track so back to how I met Steven. Angelina and I walked into home group for roll call, she was telling me about the holiday she'd had to Bali with her boyfriend Jase and their family over the summer break. I was only half listening, putting the "yeah"'s and "mhmm"'s in the right places. We sat down at one of the tables near the back of the room and our home group teacher, Mr Fitz, announced to us that there was a new student (Steven, obviously) and made him stand up and say hi. This caught my attention which was unlike me seeing as I gave zero fucks about most things to do with school. But my brain was like "hey, a new kid, I wonder if he's actually cool." So the fearless, not-giving-a-shit side of me got up and sat next to him.
"Hey I'm Jenna, and you're obviously Steven!" I put my hand out so he could shake it, he did so and smiled.
"Hey Jenna…nice to meet you," he looked down, he seemed shy.
"So welcome to hell, I'm sure Satan already sent his regards I'm sure," I eyed Mr Fitz with a sly smile as not only was he our home group teacher but also year 11 co-ordinator.
"Ha, you're funny. Morbid, but funny," Steven chuckled, pushing his slightly curly brown hair off his face.
"So I know we met like 35 seconds ago but seeing as no other dickhead in this place wants to pay attention to the poor defenceless new kid that is yourself I'm going to befriend you. Okay?" I never spoke like this and I don't know why I was doing it now but something had come over me so I just went with it.
"Sure, why not? I need someone to show me around anyway. I'll be fucked if I try to find the art room on my own"
"I have art too, what a coincidence," I acknowledged, we both smiled and then I turned my head back to Angelina and winked. She shook her head as if to say "you little shit Jenna Kay Finn".
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The Price Earnings Ratio
and how to get the best buy on tuna
by Ann Coleman (TMF email@example.com)
Reston, VA (February 16, 1999) -- The P/E is one of the most quoted investing numbers. It's a powerful concept that is both simple and complex. Today, let's look at the simple side.
If you weren't following the series "Why Stocks Rise?" that ran here starting January 25, it might be a good idea to hop over to our archives for a quick review. That series dealt with earnings -- the E in the P/E.
P/E means price to earnings ratio -- actually, it's the ratio of a stock's price to its earnings per share or the price divided by the EPS. Since price is almost invariably greater than a stock's EPS, the ratio is usually given as a whole number. Here's how you find the P/E:
Price = $47.50
P/E = 47.50/2.55 = 18.627, usually rounded to 18.6 or 19.
It makes a lot of sense not to be too terribly precise when calculating the P/E. Although the earnings figure is stable, the price changes from moment to moment, so worrying about decimal places is a bit silly.
The P/E is a kind of unit pricing for stocks. You know how to find the best buy on tuna, don't you? Rather than trying to figure out whether two little cans at $0.86 is a better deal than the big can at $1.69, you just look at the unit price (usually next to the actual price on the shelf below the product), and it will tell you the equivalent price per pound for each size.
The P/E does the same thing for stocks. It tells you how much the stock costs per dollar of earnings. Since earnings are the single most important thing about a stock (if you are in doubt about that, click here: Why Do Stocks Go Up?), the P/E lets you compare stock prices on an equal basis -- more or less. (Tomorrow we will get into the difference between chunk light and albacore.)
Investing is sometimes described as buying the right to a piece of a company's future earnings stream. The P/E tells you what that right costs you in terms of today's earnings.
Sometimes you will hear a P/E quoted in terms of anticipated earnings, as in the "year-ahead P/E" or the "forward P/E." What the writer is doing there is comparing the price to what the company is estimated to be earning in one year's time. Such comparisons are often made in the context of "It's expensive now, but if the estimates are right, in a year, the price will look cheap relative to those great earnings we are all expecting."
Normally, though, the P/E is based on the current price and the trailing twelve-month (sometimes abbreviated TTM) earnings, meaning the sum of earnings from the last four quarters. (By the way, it is never based on fiscal year earnings except when the fiscal year IS the previous twelve months. You always want to use the most recent earnings.)
Let's take a look at our current portfolio leader, Caterpillar (NYSE: CAT), as an example. CAT is up a bit over 3% since we bought it December 24. A detailed quote for CAT from quote.fool.com gives its P/E as 11. Earnings last year were $4.11 (since CAT is on a calendar year, the company's latest yearly earnings are the same as the trailing twelve-month earnings) and the current price is around $44.50. (44.50/4.11 = 10.8).
The discrepancy is caused by a lag in recalculating the P/E. If a stock has changed rapidly during the day, it's not a bad idea to check the Data area of quote.fool.com for the latest earnings (under Financials) and calculate it yourself.
OK, end of lesson, but today we have homework. If you want to check your expertise in calculating P/Es, use today's closing price for each of our Foolish Four portfolio stocks and calculate the P/E based on the earnings you find at quote.fool.com. I will provide the answers tomorrow.
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Stock Change Last -------------------- CAT + 7/16 45.25 JPM +1 7/8 110.25 MMM - 15/16 76.44 IP - 3/4 41.94
Day Month Year History FOOL-4 -0.05% 3.14% 0.98% 2.48% DJIA +0.24% -0.66% 1.41% 1.00% S&P 500 +0.95% -2.95% 1.35% 1.59% NASDAQ -0.35% -7.66% 5.53% 6.97% Rec'd # Security In At Now Change 12/24/98 24 Caterpillar 43.08 45.25 5.04% 12/24/98 9 JP Morgan 105.51 110.25 4.49% 12/24/98 14 3M 73.57 76.44 3.90% 12/24/98 22 Int'l Paper 43.55 41.94 -3.70% Rec'd # Security In At Value Change 12/24/98 24 Caterpillar 1034.00 1086.00 $52.00 12/24/98 9 JP Morgan 949.62 992.25 $42.63 12/24/98 14 3M 1030.00 1070.13 $40.13 12/24/98 22 Int'l Paper 958.12 922.63 -$35.50 Cash $28.26 TOTAL $4099.26


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We report on the detection and analysis of signals generated from gas-phase laser-induced gratings over a large range of static pressure (0.04–100 atm). We employed the experimental technique of laser-induced thermal acoustics and performed measurements on mixtures of NO2 in air and CO2 as a function of pressure. Accurate analysis of the acquired data was obtained from a full theory, including beam size effects. The theory fully reproduces the observed data for a ratio of molecular mean free path to grating wavelength extending from 1 to 4 ×10−4. Nonlinear, least-squares fits between modeled and experimental signals provided accurate values of the sound speed and thermal diffusivity.
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Dude Just Getting His Swole On While On The Subway
You think I'm gonna make fun of this guy? Think I'm gonna talk about how obnoxious it is to take up a whole end of a subway car to do a little pilates work? For sure not. This is psycho behavior. He's probably a veteran of war. All sorts of issues. Looks like the type of guy who would turn right around and pound your face in. Thats probably the reason this video is so short. Dude looked directly into the phone and knew what was going on. Probably murdered the son of a bitch filming. If it was some Asian working out I'd have no problem delving into their poor subway etiquette. But this guy? Keep doing you bro. That M Train belongs to you.