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This is going to be a really short post (I hope). A topic that came to mind as I was working out a proposal for a client. I realise some people are still unaware on how to effectively use the Direct Message feature on Twitter. Or rather, I should say many still think of Twitter as a "broadcast" tool. And uses the DM like a "personalised broadcast tool". *shakes head* Let's get back to basics.
How word-of-mouth is disseminated on Twitter
When a tweet is being sent out, you will first reach your immediate followers (1st degree), which their retweets will reach their immediate followers (2nd degree) and so forth. Any replies, retweets or following will expose your message and profile to new people. So think of a multi-level communication structure when you send that tweet out.
So never think no one is reading. Someone always is.
Think : Why Twitter?
- If you have chosen Twitter as a channel, I would expect you are looking to converse and engage folks in conversations.
- You want to share as well as get the latest news, be in the know-how and obtain real-time responses.
- You want to be seen, be heard and be noticed.
- You want your word to be spreaded.
- You want to grow a sustainable community (following).
- You want to syndicate your content from other platforms.
Think: Why Public?
You want your conversations and content postings to be public because of all the reasons above. It's a great place to know people and lead your conversations into a private discussion. However if it is your intention to be seen, be heard and be noticed, feeding your content on DMs (especially when you have yet to build a personal relationship with the other party) will make you seem spammy. And by doing so, you lose an opportunity to encourage retweets.
The great thing about Twitter is you never know who is reading what. Something that might not seem interesting to you could be intriguing to someone else. Hence if you want the word to be spread around, it's always a general principle to have that word in public. Unless of course, it is meant to be private in the first place.
Think: Why Direct Messages?
- Chats : You may be engaging with a very sensitive or hot topic with someone and your conversations are flooding your stream. Now, people hate "flooding". So take this conversation in private.
- CRM : You found a disgruntled customer. You want to address the problem. Reach out in public, show that you are listening and you want to take the problem forward. Bring the conversation into private mode and resolve any pressing issues, including obtaining customer information to rectify the matter.
- Private & Personal Notes : You want to get some attention and you don't think it's necessary to announce it to the world. It could be a note to a personal friend that doesn't fits your professional image. A date with someone with meeting details that you would prefer to keep it private. All contact information should be exchanged privately.
Think: When NOT to use Direct Messages?
- When you are intending to mass send the same message to everyone and make it look like you are actually trying to be personalised. Actually, this applies not only to Direct Messages. You shouldn't even attempt doing that on Twitter (or anywhere). Most people would generally classify that act as spamming.
- Automated messages. Similar to the above, except this is even worse. Never send an automated message especially when your intention is to tell someone to "visit my website", "check out this cool video". Trust me, you would be reported soon.
- When you don't exactly know the person well and have nothing personal to say. Especially for brands. You would want to be deem listening publicly. So even if you are trying to garner some direct feedback from fans, make it a point to greet the person publicly first and ask if you can speak in private. (Just like you wouldn't ask for someone's number without getting his/her name first.)
What's GREAT about Direct Messages?
- It gives you an opportunity to get to know someone beyond face value on Twitter. An avenue to exchange private information without fear for being stalked by strangers.
- You do not have to worry about your messages being flooded in the streams of replies and that someone you are talking to may just happen to miss it.
- The need for DM encourages 2-way following. That is because you can only DM someone who is following you.
Ahhem… okay, the post didn't end up being very short at all. But there are definitely more to share. The "Direct Message" feature is a great tool but use it wisely. The downside of it is that many people has ceased to check their DM due to an influx of spams. Ask around, you would realise many of your friends probably don't check their Facebook Inbox messages too for the same reasons. So DM does not guarantee you will definitely reach who you are trying to get. Again, the great thing about Twitter is the ability to reach hundreds and thousands of people in real-time. So you really want to be OUT THERE.
Use DMs, but use DMs wisely.


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Photo Gallery: New Year's Eve party shooting
Related story: San Bernardino Police struggle with 2012 homicides
SAN BERNARDINO – A man was killed and three others were injured when an argument at a New Year's Eve party in San Bernardino escalated to gunfire, police said Tuesday.
Jason Kenneth Anderson, a 39-year-old Victorville resident, died of gunshot wounds to his upper body at about 11 p.m. Monday in the 600 block of W. 28th Street, according to coroner's officials. Three others hit by gunfire were taken to hospitals.
Anderson and several others were shot at a house party celebrating New Year's Eve, according to a police news release. The suspect, whose name was unavailable Tuesday evening, reportedly fled the scene and Anderson died at the scene.
Neighbors said they heard a large party get out of hand.
"They have big parties there a lot, a lot of cars always coming and going," said one neighbor who asked not to be identified. "This used to be a really good neighborhood, but in the last couple years it's gone to (pot)."
Neighbor Alejandro Sanchez said he had already gone to bed when he heard several gunshots, which he assumed were celebratory until he heard screaming.
"By the time I got up and to the window, the cops were already there," Sanchez said.
The shooting brought the city's total number of homicides for 2012 to 47, not including those ruled justified or officer-involved-shootings, according to police. The pace of killing slowed in December, but still marked a sharp increase from the 30 homicides in 2011.
This report has been corrected to indicate that there were 47 homicides in 2012.
Reach Ryan via email, find him on Twitter @SBcityNow, or call him at 909-386-3916.

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I was talking with one of my friends today about the NBA game. How the rules have changed to increase scoring and such. But we were talking of another way to increase scoring.
How about this, take away the 3 point shot and the dunk in the NBA.
Why you ask? People love the dunk and the 3s. But the thing is, very few players have an inbetween game and even if they do, they usually either try and hit a 3 or they dunk.
Let me give an example of how this would increase scoring.
It was like in college in the 60s or 70s, Kareem Abdual-Jabbar was the reasoning they banned the dunk for some time because the NCAA was afraid KAJ was going to dominate the college game to much if he could dunk. So what did KAJ, he developed a shot that is almost impossiable to block, the sky hook. Can you imagne if some of these big men today had a sky hook?
Then now we see with Dirk Nowitzki, under Avery Johnson he shoots fewer 3 pointers and therefore he is not only harder to guard, but the Dallas Mavericks are harder to guard as a team.
It's hard to imagne basketball without the dunk and 3 point shot. But I for one wouldn't mind seeing it played without those two things. I think it would be very interesting. Of course it will never happen, but that's not really the point.


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The race is on: can we extract the last remnants of Western oil from such unlikely places as the ocean floor before the global economy picks up enough to test out the hypothesis that supplies have already peaked?
Never mind the ongoing environmental and economic carnage in the Gulf of Mexico, rapidly reaching Biblical proportions – a poisoned sea allegedly spewing toxic rain across the US which, if whipped up by a hurricane, just might lead to a mass exodus from an entire seaboard – the industry is frantically promoting its right to continue with deepwater exploration.
And never mind that a single accident on a single well can be enough to bring the world's third largest oil company to the verge of insolvency – BP's problems are such that the British Prime Minister reportedly had to lobby Barak Obama for clemency – the majors are so desperate for oil that it's a risk worth taking.
An insight into this level of need was given at the Fortune Global Forum in Cape Town, which ran June 26 – 28 to essentially hitch a ride on World Cup soccer media coverage and "demonstrate issues and opportunities in the developing world." According to an item in the Guardian newspaper, Shell: deepwater drilling will go on:
Royal Dutch Shell's boss, Peter Voser, insisted that today it was not possible to satisfy the world's growing energy demands without drilling for oil in deep-water reserves, despite the ongoing environmental disaster in the Gulf of Mexico.
At a conference in South Africa, Voser defended the oil industry's push into deeper oil reserves and said Shell would continue to play its part, even as a tropical storm threatened to disrupt BP's efforts to clean up oil off the coast of Louisiana.
"Given the rise in the population and the rise in the developing world of energy needs, we will have to develop those resources in deep waters, so my expectation is that we will go forward with it, but it will need some changes," Voser told the Fortune Global Forum in Cape Town.
BP is currently spending $100 million per day on its Gulf of Mexico oil spill response which has so far cost $2.65 billion. It has had to set aside set aside $20 billion in an escrow fund, as the company market value tumbled by around 50 per cent. And yet it remains hopeful of picking up more deepwater operations off the coast of North Africa, according to the Guardian:
It appears BP will be given the go-ahead to drill in deep-water sites off the coast of north Africa. The head of Libya's National Oil Company said today that the "accident" in the Gulf of Mexico would not mean that BP lost its contract to drill for oil in the Mediterranean Sea.
"Accidents happen all the time. If an air crash takes place, we don't stop air traffic," said Shokri Ghanem. "So we have to continue but we take this step to learn more lessons."
In its March 20 Strategy Presentation document, published a month before the Deepwater Horizon disaster, BP outlined its commitment to deepwater oil. "Expanding deepwater" was cited among its "key sources of growth" beyond 2015.
And that's pretty much the way rival oil producers see it. The future is offshore, for all its attendant risks. Right now there is a scramble to drill in Arctic waters off the Canadian Coast, not to mention Alaska – without regard for the fact that, bad as the Gulf of Mexico oil leak is, an Arctic leak is inaccessible for most of the year.
In addition, much industry excitement followed this week's announcement of new reserves on the UK continental shelf, 110 miles east of Aberdeen. From the BBC:
EnCore Oil said the Catcher prospect is thought to hold up to 300 million barrels of oil, and further investigations could add to this.
It would make Catcher among the largest discoveries since the billion barrel Buzzard reservoir off Aberdeen in 2001.
EnCore – whose shares rose sharply – said the find was "exceptional".
Clearly, the world's oil companies are only searching for oil in the depths of the ocean because that's the last place available to search. The easy-to-obtain oil is gone. Anyone looking for official confirmation of just why deepwater is so important to us all of a sudden could take a look at the International Energy Agency's June report, Medium-Term Oil and Gas Markets 2010. Although an exercise in studied blandness that was greeted with mild derision by many with an interest in peak oil, it contains an interesting aside about dwindling Opec spare capacity and subsequent market volatility. From the IEA's press release:
Under higher growth, even with ongoing energy efficiency improvements, oil demand increases by an average of +1.2 mb/d annually (1.4%), reaching close to 92 mb/d by 2015. Oil demand recovers to pre-crisis 2007 levels again by 2010.
Effective OPEC spare capacity in this scenario begins to decline again as soon as next year, reaching 3.6 mb/d by 2015. While new OPEC capacity should come on stream in 2014, we anticipate a tightening global balance, with surplus capacity falling below 5% of global demand. This could lead to more jittery markets ahead, after what has been a prolonged period of relative price stability over the past year.
This has been expanded on in a June 28 Bloomberg item, Oil Price Swings to Worsen as Spare OPEC Capacity Shrinks: Energy Markets. This states: "Swings in oil prices may widen over the next five years as OPEC's shrinking spare production capacity increases traders' concern about supply shortages."
It cites Opec stating idled capacity is vital to "avoid a repeat of the price swings of the past two years, when oil slumped from a record $147 a barrel in July 2008 to $32 in December of that year." But the declining spare capacity is due to the ongoing decline in non-Opec production:
OPEC, supplier of 40 percent of the world's oil, pumped 29.4 million barrels a day in May, with capacity of another 5.5 million barrels idled, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. The group's spare capacity was as low as about 2 million barrels a day in July 2008, when oil prices peaked, before tumbling as the global recession crimped energy consumption.
Spare production capacity will drop as supplies from outside the group fail to keep up with demand, according to the IEA. The agency estimates world oil usage will rise 6.4 percent by 2015 to 91.93 million barrels a day, while output, excluding OPEC crude, will increase 3.7 percent. That means the world will need more of the group's oil to meet demand.
"There is good OPEC spare capacity today that should get whittled down as demand increases over the next few years," Ian Taylor, chief executive officer of Vitol Group, the world's biggest independent oil trader, said at a conference in London June 24. "The big issue is what the demand increase is going to be. Most people would feel that the market is unlikely to fall but could rise."
This has geopolitical implications. When Opec spare capacity drops to 3 million barrels a day, any disruption in supplies from "a producer such as Iran or Nigeria" will have an immediate global impact.
But then, that's the essence of peak oil – market volatility, a dependence on the world's most unstable regions, and increasing pollution as really rather untenable reserves are exploited.
And putting it all together, it's difficult not to conclude that oil has already peaked, or is very close to doing so. The major oil producers are acting as if that's the case.


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12/12/12 marked around the world
People all around the world mark the rare date of 12/12/12.
People all around the world mark the rare date of 12/12/12.
I'm done: I am a nurse at County Hospital in L.A. NO ONE is turned away from getting care, NO ONE!!!!!. We care for the poor, elderly, young, homeless and yes, illegals! So don't give me this BS that people can not get care in this country. THEY DO!!! I see it every day. If you need heart surgery you get it no matter what your financial or legal status. This is why it makes me so pi$$ed off when people do not differentiate "health care" from "health insurance" this entire debate is about "insurance" not "care" get it right!


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Thursday, September 21, 2017
Breast Feeding
Doxycycline and breastfeeding
my wife is breastfeeding and is worried about taking doxycycline
Any medication that you take during breastfeeding has the potential to cross into breastmilk. It is extremely important to let your health care provider know that you are breastfeeding when any medication is prescribed.
Doxycycline is an antibiotic that is listed as L3 or moderately safe during lactation. This means that there are no controlled studies in breastfeeding women; however the risk of untoward effects a breastfed infant is possible. Your wife should discuss her breastfeeding with the health care provider prescribing the medication, AND the health care provider of the breastfed baby. The advantage and disadvantages of the particular plan of care then be discussed and decided upon by all involved.
Tina Weitkamp, RNC, MSN
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College of Nursing
University of Cincinnati


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A Treatment IND for 566C80 Therapy of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia
This study has been completed.
Glaxo Wellcome
Information provided by:
NIH AIDS Clinical Trials Information Service
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First received: November 2, 1999
Last updated: June 23, 2005
Last verified: April 2003
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To facilitate provision of atovaquone (566C80) to patients who have mild to moderate Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia (PCP) and are intolerant and/or unresponsive to trimethoprim / sulfamethoxazole (TMP / SMX ); to monitor serious adverse events attributable to 566C80.
|Pneumonia, Pneumocystis Carinii HIV Infections
|Drug: Atovaquone
|Study Type:
|Study Design:
|Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Treatment
|Official Title:
|A Treatment IND for 566C80 Therapy of Pneumocystis Carinii Pneumonia
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Patients must have the following:
- Clinical diagnosis of acute mild to moderate Pneumocystis carinii pneumonia.
- Dose-limiting intolerance to TMP / SMX or inadequate response to TMP / SMX.
- Willingness and ability to give informed consent. The clinical condition of the patient and appropriate physiologic criteria should be used in evaluating patients for therapy with 566C80. Patients who are rapidly progressing in disease severity or have severe disease as evidenced by sustained tachypnea (e.g., sustained respiratory rate > 30 breaths/minute), rapid deterioration in (A-a)DO2 and chest radiograph may not be appropriate candidates for oral therapy, including 566C80. Therapy with parenteral pentamidine should be undertaken in these cases. Treatment with IV trimetrexate or primaquine / clindamycin should be considered for these patients unless the patient is known to have dose-limiting intolerance to these agents. Patients with severe PCP who are intolerant and/or unresponsive to therapy with TMP / SMX and parenteral pentamidine may enroll in the 566C80 open-label compassionate plea protocol.
Exclusion Criteria
Patients with the following prior conditions are excluded: History of serious or dose-limiting adverse experience during previous 566C80 therapy, thought to be attributable to the drug.
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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00001991
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Trimethoprim-Sulfamethoxazole Combination
Pneumonia, Pneumocystis carinii
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Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
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Pneumonia, Pneumocystis
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Retroviridae Infections
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Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes
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Antiparasitic Agents
Enzyme Inhibitors
Molecular Mechanisms of Pharmacological Action
Anti-Infective Agents, Urinary
Renal Agents
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The Greenbrier resort in White Sulphur Springs is building a 2,500-seat tennis stadium which, in 2015, will become the home for The Greenbrier Champions Tennis Classic, the resort's showcase of retired tennis legends.
The new stadium, Center Court at Creekside, will feature a U-shaped design, with the open side facing Howard's Creek and offering views of the resort's marquee Old White golf course.
The resort has already broken ground on the arena and expects to complete it by June of next year.
The 46,000-square-foot facility was designed by Detroit-based ROSSETTI architects, a news release from the resort said.
It will offer up to 400 "corporate" seats and will have camera pits and a camera area for television broadcasts.
This is the second major project that The Greenbrier has announced this year. The resort hosted training camp for the NFL's New Orleans Saints after building three new football fields and new facilities for the team.
The Saints collaboration was announced at the state Capitol in March, on the same day that Gov. Earl Ray Tomblin signed a bill that could give millions of dollars in tax credits to The Greenbrier and its owner, Jim Justice.
Tomblin and the Legislature amended and extended the state's Tourism Development Act, which gives businesses a tax break worth up to 25 percent of the cost of building new facilities that contribute to tourism.
The Saints facilities and the tennis arena appear to meet most of the qualifications to receive the tax break — they're likely to get 25 percent of visitors from out of state, provide employment opportunities and cost more than $1 million to build.
To qualify for the credit, though, the facilities also must be open to the public for at least 100 days per year.
A spokeswoman for The Greenbrier did not respond Thursday when asked if the resort would apply for the tax credit.
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Williamston Theatre Announces ELEEMOSYNARY, 5/12-6/12
Mid-Michigan's award winning professional theatre company, Williamston Theatre, located at 122 S. Putnam Street in downtown Williamston, presents Eleemosynary by Lee Blessing. Tickets for this evocative story about love, personal identity and the importance of family are now on sale.
Eleemosynary begins with five Preview performances starting Thursday, May12. During the first four Previews audience members will have the opportunity to take part in the process of creating a show by participating in a talkback session with the director following each performance. The Official Opening Night is Friday, May 20 with the show scheduled to run through Sunday, June 12. Performances will run Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings at eight o'clock and Sunday matinees at two o'clock with additional three o'clock matinees on Saturday, May 21, Thursday,
May 26, Saturday, June 4 and Saturday, June 11.
Sensitive and probing, this bittersweet comedy is a celebration of the beautiful, mysterious and painful bonds between mothers and daughters. A snapshot of the powerful familial love that defines our past, present and future, this masterful play examines the subtle and often perilous relationship between three remarkable women: a young girl, her mother and her grandmother.
The cast consists of Rebecca Covey, Julia Glander and Michelle Meredith. The Director of Eleemosynary is Lynn Lammers (Flap). The production team includes Set Designer Bartley Bauer (Blue Door, Five Course Love), Lighting Designer Ryan Davies (An Infinite Ache) and Costume Designer Lori Sands (Maidens, Mothers and Crones). The Stage Manager is Erin K. Snyder.
Tickets are Pay-What-You-Can for Thursday, May 12 (reservations highly recommended). Remaining Preview tickets are $15.00! Starting Opening Night, tickets prices are $24.00 for Friday and Saturday evenings, $20.00 for the Saturday matinees and $18.00 for Thursday matinee and evenings. Discounted rates are available for groups of 10 or more for most performances. Tickets can be ordered by calling (517) 655-SHOW (7469) or stopping by the theatre, Monday - Friday from 12 - 6pm.


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Dreams Are Real 017: Crash, Burn, Make Magic
Crash, Burn, Make Magic. Maybe that will be the title of my next book. Last night I dreamt I married the dead under a long Spanish veil. My Mom wasn't surprised. "She just couldn't ever connect with the live ones." she said, as the family cleared up the guest chairs. I was sad about it. I woke up perplexed, unable to think of anything except that dream and photographs I had to send to a magazine.
I sent them out, gathered my ipod, and set out to clear my mind by walking around the neighborhood. I forget sometimes how little I actually explore the place where I live, how there are restaurants that have been there for years that I have never set foot in, parks I walk past but barely see. Something has shifted in me lately, something huge.
I'm going to take you on a journey, backwards of course, rewinding itself, weaving back and forth to Friday. My life partner in witchiness Sherene Schostak is getting married in France. Her engagement party fell on the evening before Venus retrograde in Scorpio. Beautiful women gathered in Duane Park to toast her marriage and celebrate each other. Kiki T and I sat next to each other commenting on the attire. Each woman was dressed like a different era. We laughed ate, listened to the music, and watched beautiful burlesque performers. The night was like magic. I wrote in journal, how unbelievably amazing my life had become in just a short period of time. Yes, I keep a paper journal.
The next night I greeted Jill Tracy in a feather boa and lace gloves. We had a glamorous dinner at a locacl resturant and spent the rest of the evening telling hilarious tales over pinot noir. Jill has been an amazing inspiration for me over the years and meeting her was like seeing an old friend. She's playing this wed at Union Hall at 8:30 with Army of Broken Toys.
Jill gave me an amazing JT doll by Kerry Kate of October Effigies. Other treasures I have received recently are Kai Altair's album and Walter Sickert & the Army of Broken Toys. I also finally got my mantilla and comb from Spain for the upcoming Dr. Sketchy's.
Fast forward to today my mind kept flashing back and forth, images of people, and places. It wouldn't calm down, I couldn't paint. I wasn't angry or sad or anything in between, just off. You see, this is where the story actually begins. Last week everything changed; the muses, the trust, the alcohol, the creation. Mike Lala and I did an impromptu piece, a prayer of sorts, at the Jazz and Wordsmiths event. Between sips of wine and absinthe we wrote and spoke. I knew things were shifting, our projects coming together but I didn't know how or why. We spoke in secret that night, codes only we knew the combinations to. All of this will make sense in a minute, I swear. I told him at a Speakeasy. "I think you've become my muse." We had both been on the muse journey recently. Late into the evening we parted ways. "I have to make peace with my past." I said. "Do you need me to come with you?" He asked.
"I think I have to do this one on my own." I walked away waiting until he left and walked to C-Squat. I sat on a stoop nearby and drank absinthe from my flask. I tried not to cry. For years Holly and Brian had been my muses and even after their deaths, they still remained. There was a part of me that just didn't want to let go, that thought that I could never have this kind of passionate, creative relationship again, or maybe was afraid of replacing it and them. But time changes, and people change, and sometimes you can't hold onto that anymore. And sometimes new people come into your life, and you have no idea why you're so connected to them or trust them but you do. And it's ok. Mike texted me, "Are you okay?" I texted back. "Always." I finished my flask and ventured back home.
I got home and snapped two images of what I was wearing and stripped down. I cried again. Mike had texted me to see if I had gotten home safe. I wrote him back. It was secret and cryptic. He understood. I sent him a picture the next day. It wasn't sexy, or smart, or anything in between. Just a captured moment of someone letting go of something that was holding her back. We are not our past, we're only what we make of ourselves in the present, and what we will make of ourselves in the future. I tell Mike half jokingly, "My next book will be all about you."
For an hour I sat on the swings today, in one of those parks I always walk by, and just let the motion take over. Sometimes you have to let go in order to move forward.


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On a steep hill on a tricycle you can go as slow as you like without wobbling and take a rest any time simply by holding on the brakes. So anyone who:
- has balance problems;
- cannot go as quickly uphill as they used to;
- has difficulty starting and stopping or mounting and dismounting a bicycle
may find a tricycle suits them better.
The disadvantage of a tricycle is that the extra wheel and supporting framework adds a little weight and drag compared to a bicycle of identical quality. And since tricycles are manufactured in far smaller quantities, they are far more expensive – although the price difference becomes less significant at the top end of the market, where bicycles are also a bespoke item.
A low centre of gravity, paradoxically, makes a bicycle harder to balance, so recumbent tricycles are relatively popular. A tricycle may have two (steered) wheels at the front and one behind, or one in front and two behind, and the recumbent world has given us a couple of useful terms for these formats: 'tadpole' and 'delta'.
A tadpole has more complex arrangements for steering and a delta for driving. In general, it's easier to steer than to drive a pair of wheels and many traditional, upright, delta trikes dodge the issue by driving only the near side wheel.
That generally works okay in Britain, since the push from that wheel counteracts a tendency to turn down the camber toward the left (the steering geometry of tricycles is different from bicycles – less trail – so as to minimise this), but adds to the effort of steering in countries that drive on the right and is impracticable for climbing steep hills. Here, there is so little weight on the front wheel that the strong one-sided driving force required to keep moving makes it hop and slide to the right. So if you want a trike so that you can take your time on steep hills, you want two-wheel drive or a tadpole.
Whilst it is almost impossible to tip over most recumbent trikes, the traditional upright (like a safety bike) variety may be upset on an uneven surface or by going around a corner fast without leaning in. To minimise that risk, the centre of gravity should be closer to the pair of wheels than the single one. For that, combined with a few other reasons, recumbent trikes are usually tadpoles and uprights deltas.
Although any kind of tricycle is simplicity itself to steer, traditional upright ones have a tricky reputation. That's because from the rider's point of view, this machine looks and feels so much like a bicycle. Those two rear wheels are out of sight and out of mind, so the rider can hardly stop himself trying to balance this bike-like thing by 'steering into the lean'. The road slopes toward the roadside ditch, so that's the way he promptly goes – to the amusement of all except himself and the owner of the machine!
Anyone who's never ridden a bicycle has no problem, but experienced bicyclists have a lot to unlearn. The only way some can suppress their lean-steer reflexes is to pedal something completely different. An upright trike in tadpole format usually avoids the bicycle-like problem. This configuration however, can tip over more easily, so anyone who has this problem should most seriously consider a recumbent trike. These are superbly stable and have a cockpit that's totally unlike that of a bicycle!
Tricycles require a good surface. You don't want to be tilted this way and that and it won't be easy to find three parallel, smooth tracks through a network of potholes! So whilst there may be such things as mtb-styled tricycles, they're not for really rough-stuff. Most tricycles are made for racing, touring or everyday transport purposes on roads and good cycle paths.
Britain, oddly for a non-cycling nation, is rather a tricycling country. We have the only known Tricycle Association and several renowned manufacturers of tricycles. Biggest by far is in the Stratford-on-Avon firm of Pashley Cycles, which used to produce a great many different models of tricycles for use in factories and commercial deliveries, in addition to family and individual transport.
Their three-wheeled range is somewhat reduced but still includes the classic 'stop me and buy one'; a traditional chain-drive child's tricycle; and couple of other useful models. Longstaff Cycles in Staffordshire and Trykit in Oxfordshire are two of the foremost constructors of traditional lightweight racing and touring tricycles in the world.
If you prefer an upright tricycle in tadpole format, there's Roman Road Cycles in Wales. We also have a couple of firms making recumbent tricycles: ICE (Trice) and AVD (Windcheetah) and there are many dealers for imported models such as Greenspeed, Kettwiesel … see their adverts in 'Cycle' magazine.
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BAITHA Alga gave Frankie Dettori his second winner of the week with a brilliant display in the Norfolk Stakes for Collingbourne Ducis trainer Richard Hannon at Royal Ascot.
Hannon's juvenile brought arguably the strongest form on offer into the race, having won the Woodcote Stakes at Epsom on Derby day, but was an 8-1 shot taking on much-vaunted The Great War and another unbeaten colt in Mukhmal.
Mukhmal was sharply away in the five-furlong contest and blazed a trail for a long way, but weakened out of contention tamely.
Odds-on favourite The Great War moved ominously into it, only for his effort to prove short-lived as he passed the post a well-beaten fifth.
Baitha Alga, on the other hand, showed smart acceleration to settle matters and passed the post a length and a half clear under a jubilant Dettori, who was making it 49 career winners at the Royal extravaganza.
Mind Of Madness ran an excellent race to fill the runner-up spot, just two days after finishing down the field in the Windsor Castle Stakes.
Harry Herbert, racing manager for Sheikh Joaan Al Thani's Al Shaqab Racing operation, said: "This is the theatre of dreams.
"He travelled so well - to win a Woodcote and to come back so quickly and win a Norfolk...Frankie won as he pleased.
"He's very exciting. It's another big day."
Dettori said: "He ran a super race at Epsom, the team were very pleased and I'm so pleased he got the job done.
"Looking before the race it looked like there would be a lot of speed and I made a move two out. Sometimes I can use my brain, although not often!
"He's hard as nails and uncomplicated, all the things you want in a two-year-old. Right now he's one of the best two-year-olds.
"We had a hiccup yesterday (with Treve) but you've got to look forward."
Hannon said: "He was having his third run in three weeks, which was tough, but this horse can handle it.
"Frankie was going ever so well in behind and really never looked like getting beaten.
"He's a very smart two-year-old and we'll have a look at the Prix Morny after that, he's really nice."


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Thoughts of a Dying Athesit - Muse
Feeling Good - Muse
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BTW, I got my license plates for my new car - RED G 31 was not available in Illinois (there must be one more Pacers fan here) so I got my second choice - RAMROD
How many hours should it take to download the Tinley Park show? My laptop has been working on it for 12 hours now. Just curious...
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Till to the music we grow deaf, to God's beauty blind
Why do the things that connect us slowly pull us apart?
Till we fall away in our own darkness, a stranger to our own hearts
And life itself, rushing over me
Life itself, the wind in black elms,
Life itself in your heart and in your eyes, I can't make it without you
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P.O.D - Youth of the Nation
Bettingfield- Unwritten
Jay Z - Hard Knock Life
D12 - purple Pills
Bubba - Ms New Booty
Jay Z - Money aint a thang
Cam - Killa Cam
Jada- Jenny from the block
Busta - I love my *****
Slim Thug - I aint heard of that (remix)
T-Pain - In love wit a stripper (tell me why they didnt play that at all at the strip club?)
Cam Ron - he tried to play me
Shawanna - Getting some (head)
Cam- Get em daddy
Cam - DO ya thing
TI- bring em out
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Fall is Here, and It's Almost Harvest Music Festival Time
Only two weeks out from the 8th annual Harvest Music Festival featuring Yonder Mountain String Band, October 17-19, 2013, preparations are nearly complete at picturesque Mulberry Mountain in Ozark, AR. This year's festival will give attendees the chance to experience nearly 100 sets of music from a wide variety of genres, including performances by Kacey Musgraves, Les Claypool's Duo de Twang, Tedeschi Trucks Band, and Beats Antique. Festival-goers will also be able to partake in numerous hands-on workshops and to enjoy the stunning beauty and fall foliage of the Ozark Mountains with hiking opportunities along miles of National Forest trails.
Nashville-based singer-songwriter, Kacey Musgraves will grace the Main Stage on Thursday evening from 7-8pm. Musgraves was recently nominated for six CMA awards including Album of the Year for her debut Same Trailer, Different Park. Les Claypool's Duo De Twang will close out the Main Stage on Thursday night, featuring Claypool's infamous bass style and the intricate guitar work of Marc Haggard from the San Francisco based M.I.R.V. Friday night's headlining acts on the Main Stage will feature the 10-piece Tedeschi Trucks Band who was nominated in 2013 for the Blues Music Awards in both the 'Band' and 'Rock Blues Album' categories. Finally, before Yonder Mountain closes out the festival on the Main Stage on Saturday night, check out live electronica and experimental world fusion music trio, Beats Antique. The three-piece act is a masterful merge of modern technology and live instrumentation and combines unique sounds of the Middle East, and gypsy music with styles of downtempo, glitch and hip-hop.
The invitation is still open for submissions for the Third Annual Fiddlin' and Pickin' contest which will be held both Friday and Saturday mornings of the festival. Contestants will be allowed to compete using the mandolin, fiddle, flatpicking guitar, or the banjo and will be judged on execution, rhythm, difficulty/uniqueness and expression. One winner will have the chance to play one song with headliner Railroad Earth at the Main Stage on Saturday evening.
Single day tickets, 3-day passes and VIP tickets are all on sale for the 8th annual Harvest Music Festival but prices will go up soon so make sure to take advantage of these early ticket opportunities. Don't forget about the early-bird ticket option available for Wednesday, October 16, where ticket holders will be able to set up camp early, and enjoy an intimate night of music, which will kick off at 7pm.
For all information regarding tickets and exclusive packages please visit the official website at www.yonderharvestfestival.com.
Music Schedule:
Useful Jenkins
The Dirty River Boys
Coyote Union
The Deadly Gentelman
Mountain Sprout
Uncle Lucius
Darrell Scott & Tim O'Brian
Delhi 2 Dublin
The California Honeydrops
Red Clay Revival
Greensky Bluegrass
Carolyn Wonderland
Good Gravy
Sam and the Sylees
Kacey Musgraves
Hot Buttered Rum w/ Allie Kral
Samantha Crain
Iced Cold Fatty
JJ Grey & Mofro
Roadkill Ghost Choir
Cold River City
Les Claypool's Duo de Twang
Shook Twins
Kris Lager Band
Yonder Mountain String Band
Weakness for Blondes
American Aquarium
Roadkill Ghost Choir
Useful Jenkins
Delhi 2 Dublin
Wheeler Brothers
Elephant Revival
Star & Micey
Justin Townes Earle
Andy Frasco and the U.N.
Rosco Bandana
Turnpike Troubadours
Head for the Hills
She's A Keeper
Yonder Mountain String Band
War Chief
Tedeschi Trucks Band
Railroad Earth
Mountain Sprout
Isayah's Allstars
Moai Broadcast
Greensky Bluegrass
Wheeler Brothers
Hot Club of Cowtown
Mountain Sprout
Grant Farm
Kopecky Family Band
Elephant Revival
Rayland Baxter
Deep Fried Pickle Project
Steep Canyon Rangers
Sarah Hughes Band
Sister Sparrow & The Dirty Birds
Quiet Corral
Third Party
Beats Antique
Wood & Wire
Cas Haley
Mike Dillon Band
Railroad Earth
Ha Ha Tonka
Shook Twins
Honky Suckle
Yonder Mountain String Band
Tyrannosaurus Chicken
Head for the Hills
Everyone Orchestra
The Delta Saints
Coyote Union
Andy Frasco and the U.N.
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A NEW group set up to help Hampshire patients get back their feet is looking for new members.
The Badger Farm group, which aims to help people who have just left hospital, was set up after local government cutbacks resulted in the previous sessions being cancelled.
Now, disabled members of the community have pulled together to run it themselves and are looking to increase its membership for its sessions held every other Thursday morning.
The group plays various games and has a social lunch every six weeks.
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The ladylike way to float through a summer's worth of soirées, our lovely dress is fitted through the bodice and flared at the skirt (we've slimmed the silhouette a bit from past styles). * Sleeveless * Hidden side zip * Fabric sash * White has a lace-trimmed hem * Knee length * Cotton voile; lined * Imported
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Organic Cotton Tiered Knit Sundress - Girls
Our everyday knit sundress is now crafted in soft organic cotton jersey. Fashionably fun with gathered lettuce-edge tiers in a cheerful display of coordinating colors. Easy to wear, thanks to the pull-on style and a stay-in-place racerback; designed to last with durable reinforced seams. * Relaxed fit * Pull-on style * Straps with slight racerback * Knee length * Organic cotton jersey * Imported
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Lilla P Printed Shift Dress
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You'll paint a picture of perfection in this swingy shift that features a distinctive and delightful brushstroke print. Crafted in keep-cool cotton, with a flattering V-neckline to highlight your favorite necklace. * By Lilla P for Garnet Hill * Shift with slight A-line silhouette * V-neckline * Sleeveless * Slight side slits * Above-knee length * Cotton * Cotton voile lining * Imported
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Every bit of this tank dress is a wow, from its flirty cocoon shape and flattering drape to the contrasting sheen of mixed-fabric knit body with woven trim. * Relaxed fit * Scoop neckline * Sleeveless * Tulip hem * Knee length * Viscose/Tencel®/elastane * Imported
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Workday or wedding, this dress offers triple-threat style: compelling, with the striking look of a dip-dyed Indian block print; pampering, with the velvety feel of sand-washed habutai silk; and flattering, with shape-enhancing seams. * Sand-washed for a velvety feel * Pull-on style * Slight A-line * V-neckline front and back * Midi length * 100% habutai silk * Imported
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A sensual slip-on with gorgeous Grecian detailing, from the fitted bodice to the dramatic length. Cast in a soft, silk-like Tencel® jersey, fully lined for comfort, this maxi is simply elegant. * Relaxed fit; cinched waist * Pull-on * Scoop neckline * Sleeveless * Surplice bodice; tacked for secure coverage * Elastic waistband * Pockets * Maxi length * Tencel® lyocell/elastane; skirt has ...
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Everyday Ponte Knit Dress
Three reasons we love this simple sleeveless dress: a modern fit (that looks great on every body); an easy silhouette (to layer with a denim jacket or wear solo later); and a flattering ponte fabric (to give a knit a little structure). Dressing — done. * Sleeveless * Scoop neckline * Darts at the bust * Front pockets * Above-knee length * Cotton/spandex * Imported
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Gathered Wrap Dress
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Price: $98.00
Crinkle Silk Midi Dress
Celebrating the dramatic beauty of natural crinkles, our silk dress can be worn straight out of the drawer or suitcase. The more you twist it, the more crinkled (and fitted) it becomes. You'll adore its mod-again midi length and sleeveless cool. * Classic fit * Scoop neckline * Sleeveless; bra-friendly * Knee length * 100% habutai silk * Imported Note: This silk dress is intentionally crinkled; in ...
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Linen A-Line Tank Dress
A pretty pintuck detail graces the front (and back!) of this low-key linen dress. In a relaxed silhouette, this is the dress to dive into when you don't want even a hint of cling. Three layers of topstitching give the neckline a polished finish, and an unpretentious palette keeps the look down-to-earth. Great solo or under a cashmere sweater, depending on the day's itinerary or temperature. * Scoop...
Price: Was $118.00 Now $59.00
Twist-Detail Maxi Dress
A dress that goes to great lengths for easy yet eye-catching style, thanks to a twist-detail sweetheart neckline and pretty ruching at the sides. Strapless or halter, it's versatile with either sandals or heels. * Pull-on style * Double-lined bodice with front twist detail and side ruching * Removable adjustable straps * Pockets * Maxi length * Cotton/modal jersey * Imported
Price: Was $98.00 Now $58.00
Handkerchief Knit Dress
Our fuss-free dress turns out romantic lace insets at the handkerchief hem. In cotton jersey with a terrific slubbed texture, it skims the curves beautifully. * Pull-on style * Slight A-line * Scoop neckline * Sleeveless; bra-friendly straps * Off-center high-low hem * Above-knee length in front; knee length in back * 100% cotton jersey; garment-washed for softness * Cotton lace * Imported
Price: Was $118.00 Now $39.00
Linen Trapeze Dress
Easy and elegant in silky French linen. Curved topstitching creates the illusion of a sweetheart neckline, and an asymmetrical ruffle at the hem adds a romantic air. * Garment-washed for softness * Pull-on style * U-neckline * V-back * Sleeveless; bra-friendly straps * One side pocket * Knee length * Midweight 100% linen * Imported GARNET HILL LINEN Our linen is made of the highest quality, extra-l...
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Starlet Knit Dress
Luscious jersey knit and our own artistic prints beg the question, where did you find that? Surplice neckline dips softly in front. * Empire waist* Front pockets* Above-knee length* Viscose/elastane; lined bodice* Imported
Price: Was $78.00 Now $24.00
Linen Pocket Dress
This dress is a dream in French linen. Delightfully styled with well-placed gathers and darts for shape and comfort. * Garment-washed for softness * Pull-on style * A-line * Split jewel neckline * Cap dolman sleeves * Side pockets * Knee length * Midweight 100% linen * Imported GARNET HILL LINEN Our linen is made of the highest quality, extra-long fibers of flax grown and handpicked in France. ...
Price: Was $128.00 Now $58.00
Santorini Knit Maxi Dress
Named after a Greek island and styled like a Grecian goddess, our soft dress is detailed with gorgeous gathering at the neckline and shoulders, a blouson drape, and a dramatic length. Fully lined for ease, it's a natural beauty with day-to-dark versatility. * Pull-on style * Relaxed fit; cinched waist * Boat-neckline * Dolman cap sleeves * Elastic waist * Maxi length * Cotton/rayon/spandex jersey; ...
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Instantly elegant, our knit dress gets a beautiful boost from ornate embroidery inspired by architecture and florals. Fully lined for comfort, it has an elastic waist for a flattering blouson drape. * Pull-on style * Relaxed fit, with cinched elastic waist * Scoop neckline * Sleeveless; bra-friendly straps * Maxi length * Cotton/modal; garment-washed for softness; lined * Imported
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Level 99 Adeline Dress
A three-season shirtdress buttons up your look with exceptional tailoring in a beautiful blend of linen, Tencel®, and spandex for softness and drape. We're devotees of details that set it apart, like exaggerated pockets, an elongating seam down the back, and a sash for cinching. * By Level 99 * Classic fit * V-neckline; collar * Sleeveless * Button front * Pockets * Removable sash * Above-knee...
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Button-Front Chambray Dress
We fashioned our denim dress in a flowing fabric — washed for extra softness — to create a lightweight look that feels heavenly. We also added a score of special touches, including a casual Henley neckline, gathering at the front bodice and waist, and hidden pockets. * Henley neckline * Sleeveless * Hidden side zip * On-seam pockets * Side vents at hem * Knee length * Tencel® * Imp...
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Linen & Cotton Tulip-Hem Dress - Girls
As easy and enjoyable as the season, this delightful dress is styled just for her with ruffles at the front and back neckline, crochet trim at the cap raglan sleeves and hem, and a twirl-tastic tulip hem that moves as she grooves. Crafted in airy linen and cotton, with a lightweight cotton lining. * Relaxed fit * Ruffles at front and back neckline * Cap raglan sleeves * Tulip hem * Knee length * Li...
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Lilla P Ikat Woven Cotton Dress
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Little Joule Embroidered Swing Dress - Girls
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Our friends at Little Joule love to take a classic style and give it a fun, unexpected twist. Case in point: this cute and comfy swing dress with delightful embroidered details and an easy-to-wear, twirl-friendly silhouette. * By Little Joule * Rounded neckline * Sleeveless * Knee length * Brushed for softness * Woven cotton/rayon * Imported
Price: Was $78.00 Now $44.00
Eileen Fisher Organic Handkerchief Linen A-Line Dress
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Cotton Gauze Long Cover-Up
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CINCINNATI Macy's reported earnings of 35 cents per diluted share for the second quarter of 2010, ended July 31. According to the company, this significant earnings increase over the second quarter of last year was driven by higher-than-expected sales, improved margins, a reduced expense rate and disciplined inventory management.
"We believe our business is beginning to hit its stride after implementing significant structural and organizational changes over thepast two years. While the economic environment remains uncertain, Macy's and Bloomingdale's have a terrific opportunity to continue to take market share and grow our business profitably," said Terry Lundgren, Macy's Inc. chairman, president and CEO.
In the second quarter of 2009, Macy's earned 2 cents per diluted share.
Sales in the second quarter totaled $5.537 billion, up 7.2% from total sales of $5.164 billion in the second quarter of 2009. On asame-store basis, Macy's Inc.'s second quarter sales were up 4.9%.
Macy's Inc. currently expects same-store sales in the second half of fiscal 2010 to be up in the range of 3% to 3.5%, whichwould result in full-year 2010 same-store sales to be up between 4% and 4.2%. At the beginning of the year, the company'sinitial guidance was for a 2010 same-store sales increase of 1% to 2%. At the end of the first quarter, full-year same-storesales guidance was raised to up 3% to 3.5%, reflecting improvement in the business trend.
Based on stronger sales expectations, Macy's Inc. is increasing its full-year 2010 earnings guidance to $1.85 to $1.90 per diluted share.This compares with previous guidance of $1.75 to $1.80 per diluted share, and initial earnings guidance of $1.55 to $1.60 per diluted share provided at the beginning of the year.


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All the world was a stage for pupils at Corsham's St Patrick's Catholic Primary School as they took part in two weeks of Shakespeare-inspired art projects.
Youngsters at the Lacock Road school ended the fortnight with an exhibition on Tuesday when they showed off their work to their parents.
Headteacher Rita McLoughlin said: "After Christmas, as an antidote to the January blues, we had a fortnight where every class throughout the school was doing a big art project as well as studying a play.
"We looked at writing poetry and soliloquies, and every single class had an ambitious project."
The Shakespearean project has influenced different lessons at the school, with art, English, history and even maths classes working around the theme.


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Kenley Butler is Director of Development at the Middlebury Institute of International Studies. Prior to joining the Office of Institutional Advancement, Kenley was Assistant Director for Administration at the James Martin Center for Nonproliferation Studies.
Kenley joined the Institute staff in July 2000 after spending two years as an International Trade Specialist with the U.S. Commercial Service. He received a B.A. in Russian with a business minor from Brigham Young University and a Master of Public Administration from the University of Washington, where he specialized in economics of the former Soviet Union. Kenley served with the first group of Peace Corps volunteers in Uzbekistan and conducted research on the privatization of Kazakhstan's telecommunications infrastructure at Almaty State University.


text: On a roll with The Band Wagon By Bill Lynch January 30, 2013 Story Share Lawrence Pierce Earnest picking and playing with more than a little ambition, Lincoln County's The Band Wagon is becoming a regular fixture at music venues around Charleston. CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Every once in a while, a band seems to arrive from out of nowhere on the local scene and causes a bit of a commotion.The band of the moment right now seems to be The Band Wagon, a bluegrass and newish-grass four-piece from Lincoln County that's been setting up shop at various venues around Charleston and generating a lot of excitement.Energetic, dynamic and sometimes a bit loud, The Band Wagon has a regular Tuesday night gig at Bluegrass Kitchen on the east end. They're also playing Saturday night at Taylor Books and next Saturday at The Bridge Road Bistro.Bookings for other shows, they say, keep coming in. Nobody is complaining, of course, but it's not something any of them expected."It's hard to believe I'm doing this," Josh Ray, the band's mandolin and fiddle player, explained. "I used to be in a metal band, if you can believe that."Pam Ray, his new wife, laughed. "I sang gospel for 16 years.""And Dennis, just played whatever," Josh said, as guitarist Dennis Eliot jut nodded and continued to load gear onto the tiny stage at Bluegrass Kitchen.Of the four, it's Josh's father, Vearl, who picks banjo for The Band Wagon, who has most of the experience. The taciturn, elder Ray has been playing bluegrass music all over Ohio and beyond for 35 years. But it wasn't Vearl who started the band, but Josh, the former metal-head and his bride, Pam, the gospel singer. The two met while working at Musician's Paradise in Hamlin, giving music lessons and hosting music nights."We tried to get a country night thing started, but it never really took off," Josh explained.Bluegrass, however, was a different matter. People were interested in it and after Josh and Pam heard each other sing and play the music, they thought they should give it a try as a band."So I called my Dad in Ohio, brought in Dennis, and we sort of pulled it all together," Josh said. Pam laughed, adding, "And I had to learn to play bass."The group was founded two years ago and their first gig was fairly prestigious for a band with only a couple of months under their belts: The Wheeling Jamboree."We'd only been together for three months," Josh said. The venerable radio show, the band said, discovered them through their reverbnation website."I guess they liked us," Josh said. "They kept asking us back."Somewhere along the way, Josh and Pam fell in love. The two were married over the summer. "Right after the Derecho came through," Josh said. "It was nine days later and we weren't sure if the power was going to come back on. People asked us about moving it back because of that, but we didn't see any point. Not having electricity didn't stop anyone from getting married 150 years ago."Luckily, the lights came on the night before the wedding.The Band Wagon plays a mix of bluegrass, old country and grassified classic rock, including covers of the Rolling Stones and Bob Dylan. Rock n' roll with Appalachian music is a powerful mix, they say.The group is doing pretty well, but they're ambitious. Nobody has quit their day jobs just yet. Josh teaches music lessons, Pam waitresses a couple of days a week and Dennis still has his job with Marathon Petroleum."But we're trying to increase the frequency of the gigs," Pam said. "More gigs, less waitressing. Maybe one of these days we can do this all the time."Vearl, they said, has been doing that for 30 years.WANT TO GO?The Band WagonWHERE: Bluegrass Kitchen, 1600 Washington St. E.WHEN: 6:00 p.m. TuesdaysTICKETS: FreeINFO: 304-346-2871WHERE: Taylor Books, Capitol St.WHEN: 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. SaturdayTICKETS: FreeINFO: 304-342-1461 or www.taylorbooks.comReach Bill Lynch at firstname.lastname@example.com or 304-348-5195. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 Deer in 8 WV counties found dead from EHD 2 Plans for all-ages venue rise in old bakery building 3 Judge gives water crisis settlement preliminary approval 4 Andrew N. Robinson: Congress must rescind health insurance tax hit coming in 2018 (Gazette) 5 City of Milton tries to revive Morris Memorial property Calling Kathy Mattea home Previous Story Tattoo-inspired event at Bluegrass Kitchen Saturday Next Story


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SEATTLE As of Sunday, ham- and Christmas tree-flavored sodas now are available in your grocer's soda aisle, in addition to other holiday-themed flavors. Jones Soda Co., whose products feature original label art and odd flavors, is tackling traditional Christmas and Hanukkah feasts.
The Christmas pack will feature sugar plum, christmas tree and christmas ham and egg nog flavors, while jelly doughnut, apple sauce, chocolate coins and latkes will be the flavors included in the Hanukkah pack. According to the company, both packs are kosher—including the ham—and contain no caffeine.
According to the company, a portion of the proceeds from sales of the packs will be given to charity.


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The following commentary does not necessarily reflect the views of AgWeb or Farm Journal Media. The opinions expressed below are the author's own.
Dairy trading experts offer strategies and practical perspectives to optimize market performance.
By Carl Babler, Atten Babler Commodities LLC
Dairymen understand the terms cow flow, milk flow and cash flow and their importance to their operation. "Money Flow" is also an important term when it comes to a dairy markets. The dynamic flow of funds in and out of the dairy futures market complex impacts dairy producer price volatility, opportunity and risk.
Money flow, outside money and fund money are interchangeable terms for the net speculative position held by participants in the futures market for investment purpose. Money flow into commodities by managed funds since 2007 has been significant drawing attention of market analysts. These funds, both domestic and international, have placed funds in many futures markets, including energies, grains, livestock and, even to some extent, dairy.
Dairy futures volume and liquidity has been a deterrent to big participation by these players, yet dairy markets have been involved. The figure below provides an example comparing the relatively low participation of outside money in dairy as compared to corn. It is generally a requirement that a market would have strong money flow to push prices to historical price levels, either highs or lows. Therefore, the awareness of money flow should be part of our observation of the dairy futures market.
Where do we get money flow information?
The CME Clearing House routinely reports open interest and volume for each contract traded, which represents the number of long and short contracts held in participant accounts that have yet to be offset and the total number of contracts traded on a daily basis. Open interest provides a measure of increasing or decreasing participation in a giving contract. This data reported in the Commitment of Traders Report is commonly divided into two trader classes.
• Commercials (those accounts that are trading contracts that related to their physical commodity exposure i.e. producers, processors, handlers);
• Non-Commercials (those accounts that are trading contracts but have no physical commodity exposure i.e. small speculators, index funds, managed futures funds).
Within the Open Interest position report, the clearing house provides the net position, either long or short, of a given number of contracts.
The chart below provides a view of money flow in the milk futures since 2006. In the various price rallies that have occurred, it is not clear if money flow pulled the market or pushed the market higher, but it is assumed the presence of outside money was a component of the price strength. There are many competing opinions on the long-term influence of outside money in futures markets, but, in any case, in the short run it is clear that it helps improve liquidity and it may increase volatility. It is important to understand this influence since volatility can result in both risk and opportunity for a dairy producer.
Currently, milk market money flow is near a net zero position. The milk market is not providing conditions at this point that are encouraging money to flow in to the buy side. Including money flow awareness to your market analysis is warranted for you to know if your market being helped or hindered by money flow.
Risk in purchasing options is the option premium paid plus transaction. Selling futures and/or options leaves you vulnerable to unlimited risk. Atten Babler Commodities LLC uses sources they believe to be reliable, but cannot warrant the accuracy of any of the data included in this report. Past performance is not indicative of future results. The author of this piece currently hedges for his own account and has financial interest in the following derivative products mentioned within: Class III milk.
Carl Babler is a principal with Atten Babler Commodities of Galena, Ill. Contact him at email@example.com or 877-259-6087.
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Rangers will finalize roster on Saturday
SAN ANTONIO -- Saturday will be decision day for the Rangers as they finalize their roster.
They have to decide who will be their utility infielder behind Opening Day second baseman Josh Wilson. Donnie Murphy made a favorable impression on Thursday night when he went 2-for-3 with a home run and a double and Adam Rosales is still in camp competing for that spot.
Murphy started at second base for the second straight game on Friday night against the Astros. But Wilson has impressed the Rangers from the beginning of camp, is the best defensive player among the candidates and has done enough offensively to at least merit an Opening Day start at second base. Murphy was claimed on waivers from the Cubs on Wednesday.
"Anytime you get picked up, it's always a positive," Murphy said. "It means a team sees you being able to help out in any role. It's pretty exciting to be here."
The Rangers are looking to fill the final two spots in the bullpen behind closer Joakim Soria, right-handers Alexi Ogando and Jason Frasor and left-handers Neal Cotts and Pedro Figueroa. Right-hander Shawn Tolleson is a leading candidate to get one spot. He had a 2.25 ERA in four Cactus League games and pitched two scoreless innings against the Quintana Roo Tigers on Thursday night.
Right-hander Daniel McCutchen, left-hander Ryan Feierabend and Rule 5 Draft pick Seth Rosin are also in camp. McCutchen and Feierabend are being viewed as potential long reliever candidates. That's a role the Rangers envisioned for Tommy Hanson but he preferred to take his release and try to find a job as a starter.The Rangers are taking the weekend to evaluate Rosin, who must be on the Major League roster all season or be offered back to the Phillies for $25,000.
Michael Kirkman will not be in the bullpen. The Rangers designated him for assignment on Friday afternoon to make room for catcher Chris Gimenez, who was claimed on waivers from the Athletics.
Kirkman was 2-5 with a 5.17 ERA in 82 appearances for the Rangers over the past four years. There were times when he appeared close to be developing into a dominating left-handed reliever. But he had to deal with skin cancer in each of the past two seasons and that set him back. He came to camp out of options.
"He just didn't make the team," manager Ron Washington said. "It's obvious we care about Michael Kirkman and struck with him last year when things weren't going right. There was competition and he didn't make the team."
T.R. Sullivan is a reporter for MLB.com. Read his blog, Postcards from Elysian Fields, and follow him on Twitter @Sullivan_Ranger. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Making The Film
Using The Film
New England Fiddles
New England Fiddles presents seven of the finest traditional musicians as they play in their homes and at dances and contests, passing their styles to younger fiddlers, and commenting on their music. Featured are Ron West (Yankee), Paddy Cronin (Irish), Ben Guillemette (Quebecois), Wilfred Guillette (Quebecois), Harold Luce (Yankee), Gerry Robichaud (Maritime), and the Cape Breton style of Joe Cormier. The film was made in 1983 by John Bishop and folklorist Nicholas Hawes.
New England Fiddles and its companion film New England Dances are part of a dvd release that includes an eight minute section of fiddle tunes by National Heritage Award winner Simon St. Pierre, eleven additional tunes from the out takes of New England Fiddles, and an interview with filmmaker John Bishop.
John Bishop and Nick Hawes take us past the solemn facade of clambakes and town meetings into a lively world of all night dances, kitchen suppers, and local musicians who could have helped Daniel Webster play down the Devil.


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TWO takeaways in Daubhill and Deane have been raided by police and immigration officers.
Mash's Wing Ranch in Derby Street and Mash's Piri Piri in Deane Road were raided at about 5.30pm this afternoon.
Officers are investigating whether any staff are being employed illegally at the two shops, which are both part of separate chains.
Police said the raids were carried out after speaking to residents about their crime concerns in the area.
They guarded the front and back of the businesses while checks were carried out by immigration staff inside.
About 30 people including immigration officers, police and PCSOs were involved in the operation.
A PC from Bolton police's licensing team is there to investigate whether there was any breaches of the businesses' licences.
Traffic slowed down around each of the takeaways while people tried to see what was happening.
No arrests are thought to have been made yet.
A spokesman for Mash's Wing Ranch in Derby Street said: "We were helping police with their inquiries.
"We are not linked to the other premises raided, even though our names are similar.
"The immigration officers were satisfied that we were doing everything correctly."
The Mash's Wing Ranch franchise owner, Mohammed Patel, said: "This was a routine inspection and we've co-operated fully.
"Officers are satisfied that there is nothing untoward."
A Daubhill woman, aged 43, said: "I am pleased police are doing checks at businesses as it's unfair that companies profit from hiring staff illegally.
"They often get paid half the minimum wage and it allows business owners to become more wealthy.
"There are enough people struggling to find work in Bolton so it's important people do things by the book.
"I think seeing immigration officers and police checking out whether things are legitimate will warn other people that they can't get away with it."
Anyone who suspects a company is hiring employees illegally is asked to call Crimestoppers, anonymously on 0800 555111.


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The QM Scrap Squad is a select group of seven QM readers. They take one pattern from each regular issue of Quiltmaker and create their own scrappy versions to inspire you.
This quilt is found on the cover of the Jan/Feb '13 issue of Quiltmaker.
Quilted by Hatty Brown. Fabrics: Dear Stella.
It's Caribbean Vacation, designed and sewn by Denise Starck, QM's Graphic Designer. It was quilted by Hatty Brown. The fabrics are Dear Stella.
Today's featured quilt is by Jackie Hughes from Spirit Lake, Idaho. You'll hear from Jackie in her own words below.
This Scrap Squad quilt was soon due—but I also needed a king-sized quilt in time for Christmas. Knowing it would be difficult to make two complete quilts with the holidays coming up, I decided to make the Scrap Squad quilt a king.
Limited by the color preference of the recipient (brown and green) I began looking through my stash.
This RJR Thimbleberries fabric was one of my candidates for the focal fabric. I saw the date in the selvage and realized it was almost 10 years old. I decided right then that this fabric had waited long enough. This was the one.
I needed 90 squares from it and can you believe there was just enough fabric? I only had one square left at the end. This fabric was definitely meant to be!
This quilt seemed quite simple to make, all strips and squares. I cut a few strips of each color and cut units for one block. My reds were a little dark, but other than that it seemed like it would work.
I put nine blocks on the wall (minus a few Four Patches), placing them all straight instead of rotating every other block 1/4 turn like the original layout. It seemed a little dreary. I generally use brighter colors in my quilts. How could I brighten up green and brown? The red just wasn't doing it. Hmm…what about that gold in the focal print?
As I looked at these blocks on the wall, I noticed the green pieces almost made a diagonal zig-zag across the quilt. Too bad the red squares interrupted the lines.
Hey, I think I can fix that!
I took these Four Patches and rotated them 180 degrees.
Now, one small problem, this was supposed to be green AND brown!
What if I substituted half of the green with the brown units?
I really liked this!
So this was my final block. Now I need 81 more. Some speedy piecing techniques sounded good! Here are some things that helped this project go a little faster.
Since my strips were from scraps they were all different lengths. As I came to the end of one I just added the next one on and kept sewing until I had a mound of strips piling up behind my machine.
Then I cut them apart at every join.
Finally I staggered about 10 strips on my cutting mat, lining them up with each line on my mat to help keep them fairly straight.
I trimmed the edge and then I could quickly cut many units at once.
Teenagers can press open stacks of Four Patches—which helps thing move along. I also discovered they are quick at math. I was informed that 90 blocks with 31 pieces each equals 2794 pieces in my quilt top. I think I may have been more appreciative of learning that fact after all my blocks were made!
With a little perseverance I soon had my blocks completed. I laid them out in the original configuration before I sewed them all together.
This would have made a great quilt too, but I really liked my zig-zags!
Blocks and rows were sewn together and I added a plain brown border.
I quilted an overall leaf design.
The final result: The biggest quilt I have ever made—and completely from my stash.
It's always good to ask yourself "what if?" during a project. By doing so, Jackie discovered a wonderful surprise in this quilt and made it uniquely her own. Jackie has consistently delivered amazing quilts to us this year. Please join me in thanking her for a job well done on the 2012 Scrap Squad.


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Triple-digit temperatures scorched a large portion of the country this summer. Heat stress conditions cause immediate discomfort. However, they also cause long-term consequences on dairy cattle reproductive efficiency. These include a decrease in the length and intensity of estrus, reduced conception rates, decreased embryo survival, reduced pregnancy rates and smaller calf size.
It's important to keep close watch on heifers in the breeding pen - even after heat stress dissipates. If heifers are not meeting Gold Standards II breeding goals during and after times of heat stress, it may be a wake-up call to increase heat abatement measures on your operation.
Aim for these goals for Holstein heifers:
- Begin breeding at 13 to 15 months of age. Strive for a weight of 825 to 900 pounds, hip height greater than 48 inches and wither height of 50 inches (or at 55% of the weight of mature cows in the herd.)
- Inseminate at least 80% of heifers within the first 21 days of moving them into the breeding pen.
- Achieve greater than 70% first-service conception rate with conventional semen and 7 to 12% less with sexed semen.
- Strive to have 85% of heifers pregnant after three heat cycles.
- Freshen heifers at 22 to 24 months of age.
The reproductive performance of heifers can benefit from shade, sprinklers, fans and other cooling practices. Heat-abatement practices are particularly critical when the Temperature Humidity Index (THI) meets or exceeds guidelines identified in the Housing section of the Gold Standards II.


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Aaron Palmer has recently joined Accelerated Genetics as a Sire Analyst. With his new position Palmer will be responsible for evaluating, creating and procuring the highest genomic quality young sires in Iowa, California and other Midwest and western states. He will also be representing Accelerated Genetics at major breed activities and industry functions in the U.S. and abroad.
Palmer was most recently a Marketing Assistant for World Wide Sires, Ltd., where he assisted Area Directors of Marketing in all aspects of marketing projects. He managed WWS University website to provide dairy information to clients. Palmer grew up on his family's farm, Palmcrest, in Waukon, Iowa. Palmcrest has put several bulls into AI including 014HO04784 Monument. A graduate of Iowa State University with a Bachelors degree in Agricultural Business and a minor in General Business, Palmer was active in the Dairy Science Club serving as club treasurer and president. He was also on the collegiate dairy judging team and placed 2nd at the Harrisburg contest and was 6th at World Dairy Expo.
Accelerated Genetics is a global provider of bovine genetics and research, reproductive services, and solution-based animal health products. With a focus on People, Products and Pride, the Accelerated Genetics vision is to be the producer's trusted first choice.


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Chairman says WADA will steer clear of Italian laws during Torino Games
Chairman says WADA will steer clear of Italian laws during Torino Games{mosimage}ROME (AP) – The World Anti-Doping Agency is staying clear of the conflict over Italy's tough drug laws ahead of the Turin Olympics.
"This is an issue between the IOC and Italy based on the conditions the Games were awarded to Italy back in 1999," WADA chairman Dick Pound said Tuesday in a conference call from his office in Montreal.
Under Italian law, athletes can face criminal sanctions for doping violations — raising the possibility of police raids in the Olympic village during the Feb. 10-26 Games.
Under International Olympic Committee rules, athletes face disqualification from the Olympics for any doping offense but no legal penalties.
Mario Pescante, an IOC member and government supervisor of the Turin Games, has virtually abandoned his attempt to put in place a temporary suspension of Italy's laws for the Olympics. Pescante met harsh opposition last month when he introduced such a proposal before the Italian Senate.
Late last month, IOC president Jacques Rogge expressed confidence that "intelligent solutions" will be found to prevent athletes from being arrested and that a compromise will be reached within "full respect" of the law.
"All we care about is whether or not the world anti-doping code will be applied during the games and our role as independent observers will be to say yes or no," Pound said. "Beyond that we don't really have a role in determining a question that is to be settled by the IOC, which is the owner of the event, and the organizing committee."
On another issue, Pound expressed satisfaction that scientist Patrick Arnold was indicted in San Francisco earlier this month for conspiring with Bay Area Laboratory-Cooperative founder Victor Conte to illegally distribute the once-undetectable substance tetrahydragestrinone, known as THG.
"What is significant and what has been significant in all the prosecutions in the BALCO affair is that the authorities have gone after the upstream people, the suppliers, the ones encouraging the use of THG by athletes," Pound said.
"The real message is for once the upstream folks are going to be in at least as much trouble as the athlete users."
Arnold pleaded innocent last week.
-The Associated Press


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All That is Solid Melts Into Air
Mourning the death of her sister and mother, international businesswoman Claudia Hopewell throws herself into a desperate search for the secret of eternal life, pushing the boundaries of science and spirituality to their limit. Meanwhile, the world around her inches toward war, and members of her own family conspire to wrest the company from her control. A visionary look into the future—of technology, war, death, family, and love.
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11. URBAN DECAY 24/7 GLIDE-ON EYE PENCIL IN LSD, $19: This eyeliner has a little metallic tone that I use on the inside of my eyes. I like a very natural eye makeup look, but when I wear black eyeliner, I like to add a little dark navy pencil on the inner rim—it makes my blue eyes look electric.


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The RIAA's Dream Turns to Nightmare -- Inside The Pirate Bay's Torrent Purge
Jason Mick
February 14, 2012 12:47 PM
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(Source: The Pirate Bay via TorrentFreak)
No more torrents will help more content to be shared, render "copyright watchdogs" more toothless
The Pirate Bay has long been synonymous with one thing -- torrents. The world's largest torrent site has had more than its fair share of legal headaches [
] over the years for promoting the ubiquitous file-sharing mechanism. Consequentially on Feb. 29 in will be taking what on the surface appears to be a mind-blowing move -- deleting all torrents hosted
on the site, which are being actively shared by more than 10 individuals.
But in reality this move is not as mind-blowing and drastic a departure from the site's operational model as some are thinking/hoping/fearing.
The site will continue to host the content, where possible, via magnet links. All new content will be hosted via magnetic links.
The new approach
is a
"step forward in technology", according to the site's admins. And it's the worst nightmare of the
Recording Industry Association of America
Motion Picture Association of America
The Pirate Bay can now be compressed to a 90 MB torrent-free site, for easy hosting. Under the new scheme scores of new users will be able to host free proxy servers for The Pirate Bay, helping it escape
takedown attempts
, local firewalls, or
ISP restrictions
At the same time The Pirate Bay washes its hands of any of the actual process of file-sharing. It is simply hosting magnet links --
to torrents which share the same unique hash value. In that regard, thousands, if not millions of users will be privately hosting the scores of torrents that make up
The Pirate Bay
users worldwide know and love.
And it will be far harder for lawyers and regulators to pin wrongdoing on
The Pirate Bay
-- assuming that the members of the international judicial committee understand how the technology works and
are willing to give a fair trial
, at least. In short, magnet links are the future of filesharing and
The Pirate Bay
's decision to force their adoption is a sound one in terms of its future.
Magnet links represent the supreme ultimatum to media organizations (many of which
themselves engage in active for-profit piracy
steals hundreds of millions of dollars
from independent artists annually):
Develop fair, reasonably priced, accessible content distribution and create content that users
think is actually worth paying for
, or you can and will be pirated.
In essence it will be impossible for the RIAA or MPAA to put millions of Americans in prison or fine them. So ultimately, magnet links and other new technologies may force the RIAA, MPAA, and government to abandon traditional enforcement of file-sharing. Thus the groups' long-standing dream of taking down
The Pirate Bay
's torrents has just become their worst nightmare.
It should be interesting how the self-proclaimed "anti-piracy" advocates by day, for-profit
pirates by night
globally react to this new technological marvel.
The Pirate Bay
Torrent Freak
"Well, we didn't have anyone in line that got shot waiting for our system." -- Nintendo of America Vice President Perrin Kaplan
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|Product Description
Cars run on twin races of captive Torlon® ball bearings and captive slide rods, for easy loading & unloading from mast track. Runs on standard Series 30 track and can be used in conjuntion with standard Series 30 batten systems.
Minimum distance from mast to mainsail luff enhance efficiency.
• Captive.
• Low profile.
• Lightweight alloy car bodies.
• Torlon® ball bearings.
• Acetal sliderods.
Monohulls to 23 m (75 ft) or sail area 120 m2 (1292 ft2).
Multihulls to 17 m (56 ft) or sail area 93 m2 (1001 ft2).
Part Number: RC43061