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|Don Nelsen
|Nice job!
Voted 10/10
|I took the long and winding road to this desolate spot last September and was most impressed with how big and wild the far SE corner of Oregon is. Thanks for your work to get this info out there.
|Posted Mar 22, 2007 6:02 pm
|Re: Nice job!
Hasn't voted
|No flat tires eh? Thanks Don for your comments. While it isn't much of a hike, it is still a heck of a ways from anything. I hope you got Blue mountain while you were there. : ) Just in case you are into prominence peaks. If not, Bolton will get you there like he did me.
|Posted Mar 22, 2007 6:12 pm
|Don Nelsen
|No flats -
Voted 10/10
|Bob warned me about that ahead of time but the only problem I had was scratching up the sides of my SUV on the bushes encroaching on the road. The foot-deep dust on the road beyond the Stevenson BM "Motel" was interesting and I was glad to have 4WD when I got to the steep switchback section too. Quite the adventure!
|Posted Mar 22, 2007 8:34 pm
|Gangolf Haub
|I have to agree..
Voted 10/10
|.. nice skies on your photos. Ever thought of using a polarizer? Would have enhanced the sky even more...
|Posted Mar 24, 2007 10:45 am
|Re: I have to agree..
Hasn't voted
|Thanks Gangolf, and I do have a polarizer but I never seem to remember to take it with me when I go somewhere. A polarizer would've helped bring out that sky.
|Posted Mar 26, 2007 9:46 pm
|To all comers.
Hasn't voted
|I just would like to iterate the stated car troubles. This trip is heinous. My friend and I drove 130 miles (loop from and to Fields), on rocky, dirt roads, to get to the benchmark. My Xterra turned out to be up to the challenge, but I got an ulcer traveling there. Moral of the story? Make sure you are prepared for this trip. Both routes are tough on your car (we traveled up the alternate route, and down the main route) and yes it is miles from anywhere if something happens to you.
Great peak, great trip, but man, takes nerves of steel to drive it (my friend and I switched off).
Trip Itinerary (approx.)
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Shelby - So sad to hear that DH was crying. I am sure it is so tough to be away from each other for so long. He got a taste of being a real family again and that had it taken away. I hope the next 3-5 months fly by for you. How much longer will you be living apart? Nice job on the run after traveling yesterday! Yay for H STTN...that had to be a relief after his rough sleep on vacation.
Bermy - Have a great 12 mile run. I knew you would be a speed demon without the stroller. It is HARD work pushing a 25lb toddler in a stroller...I don't know how you do it so often. Sorry that DS was up so much last night. I hope you get some time to nap today. Have a great interview today with the mommy group. I can't wait until summer when I can do more things with the mommy group in my town.
zorbs - Enjoy your rest and Vietnames food!! Ugh to B waking up and wanting the book read to him. You are too nice for getting up and doing that. I guess if it gets him to stop screaming it is worth it.
mrszm - I hope you and RP have a good run with no necessary bathroom stops! How long has it been since you've been able to run. LOL to you guys dancing together to JT! We definitely dance around the house too. J loves to dance! He waits for DH and I to dance with him! LOL to the Grey's episode...I told DH...maybe I have gallbladder cancer...he wanted to smack me right there. Luckily all of my bloodwork came out normal so now I just await the u/s. At least your mom had hers...I haven't even heard when mine will be yet. UGH!!
Honorary Old
RR: 1.25 miles on Saturday (headed out for a run, but wasn't feeling it so we did a walk instead) and 4 miles yesterday, both with stroller.
TR: Loves "Cars, Trucks, and Things That Go" by Richard Scarry- on Saturday we probably spent almost 30 minutes looking at that book. Say "elephant" and it sounds like "Elbunt," so cute. Started yowling right as I was stepping into the shower so I ignored him. He was very upset when I finally went to him because he had to go potty and went in his diaper. I got him a foam donut potty thing that goes on the toilet and a folding stepstool for washing his hands and he LOVES it.
FR: Leftovers last night, thinking enchiladas tonight.
NRR: My car has a flat tire so I'm driving the truck today, I kind of intended to drive the truck anyways because I have it loaded with crap for the storage unit and need to go empty it so I can fill it again tonight. We have most of our stuff that is going to the storage unit there already, we are down to random things like the stuffed deer head and my food dehydrator then just big furniture needs to go. I need to do massive cleaning in the evenings and rent a carpet cleaner, I might see if my friend who cleans houses wants to make a few bucks and help me out.
2 Mile: 17: 11 5k PR: 27:45 5 Mile: 44:11 10K: 59:01 Half: 2:15:59 Marathon: 5:50:07
NRR2- I'm expecting a call from that company I interviewed with 10 days ago. They tried calling me on Friday but I had left my phone on my desk at work and didn't realize it until 7 pm on Friday. Unless they make me an offer I can't refuse, I probably won't accept a job offer.
I think all you people with crappy weather need to move to my neck of the woods, it may be windy but the temps have been over 50 and all the snow has been gone for a few weeks now! Remind me I said this when I start whining about our 100* weather in the summer.
runnergirl- sorry about R throwing food. Reid does it too, but he does it when he's done eating or bored so I hand him the dog dish to throw the food into. I've noticed that sometimes R just wants attention, whether its positive or negative attention.
cx2- have a good first day at work. The first two weeks are the hardest and then its just routine.
Jen- R was farting around on the front steps (concrete) and fell backwards this morning-I was lucky enough to catch him once his butt hit but before he fell back another step onto his head. Yay for vacation, I need one so badly! I'm so over moving and I haven't even done it yet LOL
Ernie- now those are my kind of friends, send them to my house next!
Mer- Your dad's response was rude. My dad asked me if Reid was an accident when I told him (granted we had been telling our families that we might not have kids for a long time to get them to stop hassling us).
armama- I hate having houseguests for a long time, I know that's going to be in our future with building our new place- there will be a dedicated guest room because DH's parents have to stay in a dingy motel when they come to visit now.
Shelbyjo- so sorry you have to go so long without seeing your DH. Its really hard on me when men cry, I remember a few times when DH did and when my dad did. DH didn't even cry when R was born- how cold is that?! LOL
Bermy- no idea on your QOTD. What do you mean by pusher? Like someone who is really judgy and militant about BF? I don't like the housewife term either, I would prefer SAHM or Homemaker.
zorbs- I would have read the book too. Great job on your race, you killed it! Haha, after my marathon, I went to my friend's condo on Queen Anne hill in Seattle to shower and I had to walk up several flights of stairs- oh the agony! I had to go up sideways with both hands on the handrail and did my stairs at home backwards for a good 3-4 days. I've done whole days on my feet after halves before, so those complainers are woosies!
mzm- JT is sexy. I used to hate him when he was in NSync, but he's so talented, he's hard not to love.
spike: This is terrible and I shouldnt admit it but I rarely cry. I was very emotional when H was born but I didn't actually cry. Dh did though
jen: You are so right about the taste of family and then it being taken away.
mrszm; Mmm tater tot casserole sounds so good! DH will be in the field for most of the summer doing training which means no visits, no phones, no computers, etc. Hopefully we can write letters but I doubt it.
5k - 21:32 FM - 3:27:40
Mer - Great running this weekend! Ha, the short toddler span is awesome for buying them gifts right in front of them. Ugh, very disappointing reaction from your Dad. Hopefully he'll have something more positive to say once it sinks in. Did you at least get a good reaction from DH's parents?
Arm - It's always nice to have your house back to yourself no matter how helpful and great your guests are. My freezer is much the same...full, but not necessarily of anything useful. No chocolate on the Easter Egg hunt? Unacceptable!
Jen - You will make it through this week! Just 4 work days! I am very jealous of your Florida trip. I hope you the gall bladder stuff figured out soon. Are you feeling any better?
Shelby - 13 on the tm after that long day of travel? Hardcore! Glad ds STTN even after the travel and being in a toddler bed! Aw, that is so sad about your DH crying. 3-5 months is a long time...is there any chance you'll manage to get a bonus visit in there? If not, hope it goes fast. I didn't cry either when S was born. I just kept saying "Wow" like a dork. My DH was all weepy, though.
Bermy - Great tempo run yesterday! No advice on the marathon plan since I've never done a fm. Sometimes I call myself a housewife as a joke. I can't imagine using that term seriously, though, it sound so old-fashioned! Hope you like the group otherwise!
Zorbs - Enjoy that rest and Vietnamese food! Yes, I must do ATB. I was having serious ATB envy yesterday when I saw people posting their updates on fb after the race. I would have totally given in and given him the book at 1 am, too. The middle of the night is time for sleeping, not for taking a stand.
Mrszm - Well, I dance and sing like that even though S is too young to really join in, so if you are crazy, I am right there with you! I hope your tummy holds up during your run tonight.
Spike - Sounds like R is really getting the hang of potty training! I plan to use one of those doughnut rings and step stools for S when it is time to PT her, too. Something about having to clean out an actual potty makes me want to gag, even though it shouldn't since I change diapers all the time.
5k - 20:46 10k - 41:27 10 mile - 1:15:32 Half marathon - 1:39:15
Ernie- the one I bought is DreamBaby brand and is comfy molded foam. Its really stable and doesn't slip. I just bought the white one so its unisex. I started putting R on the potty immediately when he started walking (16.5 mos).
ER - did the core class at my gym. the regular instructor was on vacation and I did NOT like the replacement. I did learn that my abs are in TERRIBLE shape. There were a lot of exercises I couldn't even do b/c I know I would hurt my back. Guess I'll be going back next week.
mjen - hope you get some answers about the gall bladder soon! Yay for vacation, are you gone for the whole week? Are you flying? The marathon is November 16 - it's the weekend before DH's bday, so I am trying to sell it to him as a bday getaway.
ernie - nice friends! send them over my way, would you!? this would be my first marathon. I have only ever done 4 races, the longest being a 10k - maybe I should try a half first...
mer - sorry about your dad's reaction - maybe he's like my dad, kind of awkward in those situations and doesn't know what to say. Yay for date night. DH and I should do that soon.
arm - are the easter egg hunts public things or was it put on by friends -- sounds fun! enjoy the rest day.
shelby - aww - that is so tough for DH, and for your whole family, I hope the time goes by quickly! You are a machine - getting those miles in there. I don't know how you do it. The plan would be for DH and I to run Richmond together (though not together, together...)
bermy - hope the interview goes well. that seems crazy to me, to have a playgroup interview... Enjoy your 12m! I ordered the clean eating cookbook this morning. Let me know your favourite recipes. I went to order Advanced marathoning and then it was free shipping and $5 off if I spent at least $30, so I decided to get your book.
zorbs - enjoy your rest, you deserve it! enjoy your lunch too, sounds good.
spike - good idea on hiring a cleaner to give you a hand! nice that you are leaving such a clean house too. Cutte about DS and his potty stuff. I need to get in the habit of putting DD2 on the potty more often. Is your race on Sunday?
Running eh- its on Saturday (moving day) hopefully I can still do it.
Spike - Thanks, I'll see if I can find that brand or something equally comfy. I was thinking it would be a long time before I needed to buy it, but when you put it that way, there's no reason not to get one soon and let her try it out. It's often very obvious when she has to poop, so plunking her on the toilet would save me from having to change a few diapers at least!
Bad Ass Mother Runner
RR - took the girls to the gym this morning and did ST'ing. Felt good!! I feel like I'm getting my strong body back. I saw a couple of pgr women working out... almost missed my pgr days, just bc I enjoyed being the hardcore pgr chick at the gym. I think I'd rather be the hardcore skinny chick now though
TR - slept in again, I guess that's the exchange for not napping.
BR - was entertaining our friends last night w/ her mad eating. She ate a full spoonful of sheppard's pie plus a bunch of M's leftovers.
BR+TR - both have well visits tomorrow, 3 yr and 6 mos. I'm curious on O's stats, she's grown, so I'm curious if she's moved up in %.
FR - panko porkchops, should have bought mushrooms for the sauce... doh. I have some dried ones, maybe I'll put them in water and use them.
I'll brb and do whatever personals I can get done quickly.
5k - 22:56 10k - 46:13 HM - 1:45:39 FM - 3:57:03
Blog: http://terryruns.wordpress.com/
RG - we always ended the meal when food throwing started. I'd say to her, when you throw your food it makes mommy think you are all done. I'd take away her tray, and if she freaked out I'd explain again, and then give it back and say if you throw your food again, I'll take it away. Then I actually would take it away. They won't starve from a few shortened meals, plus I'd then always offer healthy snacks before bedtime so she didn't go to bed hungry.
eh - YAY for dh training too!! My house is always a bit tidier on Mondays cause we have our small group here on Sunday nights, which means it's clean, it doesn't last long though!
cx2 - hugs! I hope the day goes well for you and C. Yay for internet at work though, I always have way more time to post when I'm working
Jen - I hope you hear back on the u/s quickly. I totally understand the feeling of just wanting to know what's wrong so that you can fight it! I think they can tell some stuff from bloodwork for gullbladder.
ernie - yay for STTN!! YUM your chicken sounds so good! YAY for friends who bring steak!
mer - poor kid I'm glad he finally was able to go. YAY for a surprise date! I'm sure your dad is happy, if he's like my dad it's just a male expressing emotion thing.
arm - I hope DS's sleep gets back on track! Yeah I can't stand my mom in my house for more than a couple weeks. Enjoy the 3 weeks of having your house to yourself!
shel - holy cow on the TM run, after travel, you are amazing! YAY for STTN! on your dh crying, so sweet and so sad, I hope the time goes fast for both of you.
bermy - amazing run yesterday! You are so strong right now!! If you are feeling uninjured and strong, I'd repeat the last week, one more 20 (or bump it to 22) can't hurt, right?
zorbs - congrats on the PR yesterday! LOL if one book got him quiet, sounds worth it to me.
mzm - I should have planned a route yesterday w/ bathrooms! I hope the run goes well.
K, gotta go see what M's up to, bbl.
back for personals...
r-eh: that's my biggest thing, i HATE cleaning the food off the floor, plus i dont want to be the mom w/ the messy kid. nice job on your long run. work on that core, it pays off big time when the miles get longer! that is so awesome about your DH training for Richmond!
Cx2- aw, i've been thinking about you all day, and hoping your first day back is going well! R transitioned to two naps right after he turned one. it was an interesting week until we figured out a new schedule, but i love just one nap a day! you can get so much more done. do you run with anyone early in the mornings? I'm way too chicken to go out in the dark by myself. last time i did that, i almost ran a PR on a 5K trainign run, lol.
jen: ugh, it's sooo frustrating! sometimes he throws the first piece of food, so i know it's not the end of the meal yet. it actually never snowed this morning, so i had clear dry roads the whole time, it was great! ah, the stairs scare me sometimes! YAY for FL!!!!!! it's been a long time coming, huh? Boo on the dr, hurry up already!!!
Ernie- enjoy your recovery run today. yay for STTN!!! Ooooh, friends that bring yummy dinner are always welcome, no matter what time they show up, awesome! Sounds like a fun time.
Mer- Aw, yay for a date night with DH, how sweet! It's great that you guys got some time together. LOL on the ball in your car. I feel so bad for them when they can't poop! Yay for telling your parents, but what a bummer on your dad's response. I probably would have made some rude comment. Good luck with all the new students today!
arm- have a great RD/ST workout! R had a weird napping/sleeping week last week. He napped really late (like didn't go down til 1PM) and slept in til 7-8AM most mornings. He was back to being up early today though, 6AM! Boo for no chocolate, that's the only reason to egg hunt, right?
Shelbyjo- good job on the run yesterday, esp with all the traveling! YAY for H sleeping in his crib all night, whoohoo! awww, a new teacher is always tough, i hope she;s just as good as his current one. aww, so sweet/sad about DH crying, that makes me tear up!
Bermy- great job on your tempo run yesterday, you were flying mama! i always felt so much faster and stronger on my solo runs after so many miles of pushing the stroller. What do the rest of your weeks look like for trainign? i might add in another 17-18 mile LR, along with one other quality workout that week (tempo or mile repeats or a hill workout). Aw, sorry DS is waking so much, hope he gets relief soon, teething is so awful
zorbs- great job on your PR yesterday!!! a book at 1AM?! i probably would have done the same as you, just to get the kid back to sleep! rest up and enjoy your morning off! oooh, good idea w/ the curtain...
mrszm- hope you're feeling better and the run goes well today. LOL on DD2 and JT, that's sooo hilarious! and yep, i dance around with R all the time, he loves bee-bopping to the tunes in the car. I'm totally that crazy person driving around and car dancing, ha! yeah, the dog is getting fat from R's scraps...
spike- my mom just gave me Richard Scarry's big book that used to be mine when i was a little kid, and i've been having sooo much fun reading it to R! it brings back memories. Good luck with the rest of the packing, moving, and cleaning!
CA- nice job getting the ST on this morning! do the girls like the gym daycare? the kids always cry when they leave the daycare at the gym where i work. Miss Tina is soooo good with the kids, they all hate to leave! Yay for M sleeping in, but no nap is a tough trade-off sometimes. R throws food at the start of the meal sometimes, so i know he isn't doing it b/c he's full/done. I might just have to go back to feeding him one piece at a time, which is annoying. He only does it at dinner though- b'fast, lunch, and snacks are usually good.
5K: 19:15 Half: 1:29:35 Marathon: 3:13:08
rg - Sorry about R dropping the food. J did that for a while, but not long. Now, he drops his food purposely to feed the dog!
eh! - That is great about your DH! What toppings do you put on your pizza?
cx2 - I hope your day went well. Who is C with today? Definitely don't feel bad for calling every once and a while!
jen - We are in the same boat with Spring Break, although we don't have a sunny destination. Everyone here is SO ready for break...makes it hard to start new classes. I hope they get things figured out with your gall bladder.
ernie - MMMMM....garlic mashed potatoes! Yay for STTN. That is great.
armmama - I could never put up with my mom for very long. MIL on the other hand would get annoying, but at least she would clean up after herself! Surprisingly, chocolate really isn't appealing to me too much lately.
shelby - You are one strong woman. I would be lost without DH for 3-5 days nonetheless months! No, my dad was serious. Boating is big in our family over the summer. He lives for it and thinks I will be crippled or something...but then he commented that I could still ski. Um, no.
bermy - Enjoy your LR. Let us know how the interview goes!
zorbs - Did you enjoy your anniversary dinner last night? Its pretty horrible of my dad. I consider myself closer to him than my mom. I think he was caught off guard...we have a way of doing that with our announcements.
mrszm - The game on Friday sounds like fun, go for it. We are meeting moxie and her DH down there in a couple weeks. J and I dance all the time! (Mostly when DH is gone though!)
Upcoming Races:
Gazelle Girl 1/2 Marathon 4/13 - 1:48:46
mer - I come from a sailing family and can't imagine that being able to do that while pregnant. Maybe not going balls out after 8-9 months. What kind of boating do you all do that your dad thinks wouldn't be ok while pregnant. LOL about skiing being ok though.
Ernie - regarding PTing...we got a PT donut thing to go on the toilet from target. It suction cups on and doesn't slip or slide. And you can easily remove so you don't have to designate one toilet the potty training toilet. We also got a little potty for each of out upstairs bathrooms. One of them turns into a step stool when the lid is down. I figure if I want my kid mostly PT by 2 y.o. or so (when daycare starts PT them), then I better start at home a few months early.


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Felger and Massarotti opened the day continuing to preview this Sunday nights New England Patriots game against the San Francisco 49ers. The guys discussed how Jim Harbaugh has turned things around for the 49ers.
Should Jim Harbaugh be mentioned in the same breath as Bill Belichick? How has Harbaugh been able to turn this team around since Mike Singletary was the 49ers head coach?
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One of religion's weakest points is that of prayer. People are urged to pray to their gods and invariably these prayers end up at least partly being requests for things or other forms of divine intervention. Naturally, prayers are not answered (except by sheer coincidence) so it becomes the task of religious leaders to rationalize away this seeming lack of responsiveness on god's part.
Most of us are familiar with the usual explanations for why prayers are not answered and why even religious people can sometimes feel that they are talking to a void. But I found this explanation by Martin Elfert, a pastor at the Episcopal Cathedral of St. John the Evangelist in Spokane, Washington who writes on a website called Father Knows Best, new. He was responding to someone who had written to him, asking:
Before my father's death every time I prayed or thought of G-d I felt his presence, and during the main mourning period my faith helped a lot. So why is it now when I pray I feel nothing, and am replied with nothing, when it feels like now I need him most?
Elfert replies:
Prayer has a whole lot in common with hearing. When we are young, we can both easily hear a broad range of sounds and easily discern G-d in a broad range of places. Witness the extraordinary breadth of pitches that our ears pick up as children: the dog-whistles and ringtones that sounds like silence to grown-ups. Similarly, witness the easy wonder with which a small child finds the handiwork of G-d in rocks, in flowers, in animals and in other people.
As we age, injuries, loud music, power tools and the general traffic of life erodes our hearing. And something similar often happens to our ability to discern the numinous.
These days in my own life, I hear G-d most clearly through the voices of family, of friends and of neighbors. My mother-in-law, for instance, has the awesome (and slightly exasperating) ability to ask "what if?" questions which lend clarity to the very struggles that I am holding before G-d. My children, through their embodied response to the divine, do the same. And sometimes a stranger will say or do something so startling in its insight that I begin to wonder how many angels might actually be walking this earth.
I must say that I found this to be one of the most unconvincing explanations for the lack of a response to prayers that I have ever heard. Asking someone to pick something that some random person says that appeals to you and say that that is your god speaking to you through them doesn't seem very helpful. Elfert had better improve his game
I am also puzzled by people who write 'G-d' instead of 'God'. I know that some Jews do this but Christians rarely do so. I believe it has something to do with the prohibition to not take their god's name in vain but it seems a little pointless. Do such people also not speak the word 'God' and instead say 'upper case g dash d'?


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text: On Fri, Jan 22, 2010 at 8:58 PM, Burak1327 <firstname.lastname@example.com> wrote: > > > The most simple approximations are polynomial expansions. > Chebychev polynomials are GREAT, even a 2nd order > Taylor expansion is good enough in a lot of cases, specific to > your type of problem. > > Which leads to actual scipy discussion. I'm no scipy expert, but > the above mentioned methods are probably in the library. > Here's an example of using f2py to compile expokit (see slides 15 - 21): http://sf.anu.edu.au/~mhk900/Python_Workshop/short.pdf Expokit website: http://www.maths.uq.edu.au/expokit/ Uses Krylov methods for sparse matrices; these will use more memory than the polynomial expansion methods that Burak mentioned. -- Joshua Stults Website: http://j-stults.blogspot.com


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LOS ANGELES, April 19 (UPI) -- Nick Lachey tells the upcoming issue of Rolling Stone magazine he did not know his marriage to Jessica Simpson was over until he was told.
Excerpts from the interview, printed in Wednesday's USA Today, included Lachey saying: "I'll tell you how I knew my marriage was over: I was told."
He went on to say the couple grew so accustomed to their roles on the MTV reality show "Newlyweds," they began "playing these parts even when we were by ourselves."
"It became a really blurred line," he said. "There was a question about what truly was our reality."
Lachey said he did not know whether his wife cheated on him with other men, but if she did, "it was the result of something bigger."
"Sometimes I think it would be easier if I had just walked in the house and found her in bed with a guy," he said. "That would be clear-cut. End of story. I wouldn't have to deal with the uncertainty of adultery."


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Report suggests a growing number of Canadian oil companies are shedding assets in Alberta's oil patch.
February 11, 2013
by PLANT STAFF with files from The Canadian Press
CALGARY—Growing pressures around cost and access to capital are setting the stage for a dynamic year of transaction activity in Canada's oil and gas industry, with divestments taking on a greater strategic role, according to Ernst & Young.
The advisory firm foresees a lot of "for sale" signs being posted on energy assets around the world—and Canada's oilpatch is no exception.
Ernst & Young's 2012 Global corporate divestment study shows 17% of global oil and gas respondents are currently in the process of shedding assets, and 20% plan to do the same over the next two years.
Barry Munro, who heads up Ernst & Young's Canadian oil and gas group, said Canadian oilpatch companies face their own unique set of challenges that have made capital costlier and harder to come by.
Those headwinds include difficulty in getting crude oil to market amid pipeline bottlenecks, stubbornly low natural gas prices, rising costs and regulatory delays.
Shedding non-core properties is one way for companies to raise enough capital to survive, and is often a more attractive option than raising equity and diluting stock prices or loading on debt.
Though the survey's results weren't broken up by country, Munro said he has a good idea what kinds of conversations are happening around boardroom tables in downtown Calgary.
"I think that virtually every energy company is thinking about whether they should be buyers or sellers of either specifics assets or the whole company," Munro said. "Most companies in the energy business today would be concerned about their access to fairly priced capital."
Two big oilpatch names set to report their year-end earnings this week have been active in the divestiture game.
Talisman Inc. has been looking to better-focus its globe-spanning portfolio under new CEO Hal Kvisle.
Low natural gas prices have been particularly tough on Encana Corp. because that's where virtually all of its focus lies. The company has been shedding billions in non-core assets to shore up its finances.
Both have also been selling down part-interests in assets through joint-ventures. Talisman recently inked a deal with China's Sinopec in the North Sea. Late last year Encana did a deal with PetroChina to develop land in Alberta's Duvernay region.
While firms are eager to divest it's not a sure thing that there's a willing buyer at the other end, or that the path toward a deal closing will be smooth.
On a global basis, the survey found 45% of respondents reported an increase in the level of buyer scrutiny.
Ernst & Young advises companies to prune their portfolios on a regular and structured basis, instead of reactively going to market with assets every time there's a financial crunch.
Firms should also approach the "full range" of buyers and not engage in what Munro calls the "cross-town M&A (mergers and acquisitions)" of yore when sellers could find buyers within a small radius of Calgary's downtown core.
As evidenced by China's CNOOC Ltd.'s $15.1-billion offer to buy Nexen Inc. last year, along with a number of other deals, it's key to think global, Munro said.
"It's not just about putting up a for sale sign and thinking the world's going to come to you," he said.
Sellers should also make a specific case for how their properties are poised to grow. Uttering the phrase "resource play"—industry jargon for a large resource that's technically challenging to exploit—isn't going to cut it. There needs to be a firm handle on costs and timelines of development.
As well, Ernst & Young urges companies to prepare thoroughly for the divestiture process, lest buyers find skeletons in the closet while they're doing their due diligence.
It's also important to think about what happens after the papers are signed when it comes to staffing, information technology systems and other logistical matters.
For its report, Ernst & Young surveyed more than 567 executives from 42 countries in October and November. Of those, 54 were in the oil and gas sector.
"Getting access to capital at a fair price is top of mind for oil and gas companies — and it's playing a big role in their decision making," says Barry Munro, Ernst & Young's Canadian oil and gas leader. "Leading companies are taking a much more thoughtful approach to portfolio management, divesting assets not aligned with their strategic goals and refocusing on those best positioned to create shareholder value."
Munro says that means sellers must challenge themselves to undertake thorough preparation and improve how they market their assets to the "right" potential suitors. For 39% of oil and gas respondents, enhancing value to market means tailoring the divestment information to potential buyers.
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Udupi: A senior citizen was electrocuted while he was cutting the branches of a tree at his residence here, on Wednesday, May 18.
The deceased has been identified as Mark Alva (70), a resident of Airody near Sasthan.
According to the police, Mark Alva was electrocuted in the afternoon when he came into contact with a TV cable while cutting the branches of a tree. He was immediately rushed to the hospital where he was declared brought dead.
A case of unnatural death has been registered in the Kota Police Station and investigation is on.
Mark Alva was an active member at his local church and was also serving as ward gurkar for the last many years. Mark Alva is survived by his wife and two daughters.


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Passenger frustration is increasing in the absence of a proper authority to bargain for consumer interests.lucknow Updated: Aug 01, 2013 11:21 IST
Mounting charges for 'add-ons' make the notion of cheap flying sound like a myth.
But whom do passengers turn to in order to get their grievances addressed?
Passenger frustration is increasing in the absence of a proper authority to bargain for consumer interests.
For instance, baggage management of airlines is one of the key factors attracting passengers.
However, with the advent of low-cost airlines, this system has become a cash cow for some carriers, with baggage allowance reduced from 20kg per passenger to 15 kg.
For each extra kilo, airlines are charging about R200.
"A suitcase weighs around 12 kg, and if you restrict load to just 15 kg, there is no point in travelling with a low cost airline," said Indian Industries Association divisional chairman Prashant Bhatia.
"Last time, my ticket to Delhi cost R2,645 but I had to shell out R2,000 extra, as my suitcase weighed 26kg. This according to me is a loot," he added.
There are other extras too that add to the cost of the flight-from meals to airline lounges, carrying musical instruments or sports equipment, and items declared valuable.
Carriers have also put a price on seat selection, with some even going as far as to charge for the middle seats if specially asked for, a report with the civil aviation ministry says.
Director airport Suresh Chandra Hota said in all these cases, one can lodge a protest with the civil aviation ministry or the Director General Civil Aviation (DGCA).
"DGCA is there to take care of airlines and other operational trouble," said Hota.
However, member of International Transport Association of India and leading airlines agent Mohammed Shoaib says, "If all provisions are cleared by the civil aviation ministry, then the ministry is to be blamed. Passengers are supposed to lodge their complaints with the DGCA, which itself comes under the control of the ministry. So how can it reverse the ministry's decisions? That is why we need a separate appellate authority, like the Uttar Pradesh Electricity Regulatory Commission, where people can go and lodge a complaint."
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Wireless will be available to Optimum Business customers that subscribe to both Optimum Voice and Optimum Online. Access to Cablevision's regional network of Wi-Fi hotspots will be included in the service package.
"In a recent survey of more than 500 small businesses in our area, we found that they are often overwhelmed by selecting the right mobile service for their business," said Stephanie Anderson, vice president of commercial marketing for Cablevision. "We have formed a strategic alliance with Sprint to bring our Optimum small business customers a unique package to simplify the process of selecting a wireless service."
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Unfortunately it's not currently possible to display Strong's definitions without displaying the Strong's Numbers at this point. it's something that we may look at in the future, so I'll take note of it for you.
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Durham Smythe is done with his visits and ready to make a decision.
The Belton tight end told HornsNation he's planning to announce his choice by the end of this week. After making a trip to Palo Alto this weekend, his choice is down to Texas or Stanford.
"I really enjoyed the trip," Smythe said. "The campus was beautiful, the coaches were really fun to be around and I really enjoyed my experience overall."
Smythe and his father returned from California on Saturday morning after spending two days at Stanford. The visit confirmed a lot of things they already knew, but it also made Smythe's choice more difficult.
One highlights was the opportunity to chat with Coby Fleener, Stanford's starting tight end who caught 10 touchdowns in the Cardinals' pro-style offense last season.
"I got to meet Coby and talk to him a little while and talk about his experience. That was cool," he said. "Like a lot of respectable athletes I've talked to so far, he told me to find a place that's right for you."
Smythe did catch up with Manny Diaz on Monday and told the Texas defensive coordinator he's planning to announce his decision on Friday or Saturday.
As for which school holds the lead right now, Smythe said the two programs are "pretty close to each other." He's ready to weigh their pros and cons over the next few days with his father.
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Mitsubishi announces prices for its laser-based HDTV
Back in Spring, John Sciacca discussed Mitsubishi's new LaserVue HDTVs. Mitsubishi officially showed off its new screens a few months ago, but while it was happy to show off the TV's technical attributes, it was reticent to offer any specific pricing information. Finally, at CEDIA 2008, Mitsubishi has finally revealed the number to match the funky screen.
In case you've forgotten, the LaserVue is a laser-based HDTV. Instead of using LCDs or plasma, it uses an array of red, green, and blue lasers to project its image onto the screen. According to Mitsubishi, it delivers a color gamut over 200% NTSC standard, and consumes less than 200 watts (significantly less than LCD and plasma screens). The company even claims that it can run indefinitely, without the light source "burning out" or otherwise dimming (a problem faced by all LCD and plasma screens and projectors). Impressive claims, but I'll have to see some test results myself before I can believe it.
The 65" Mitsubishi LaserVue will retail for $6,999, putting it on equal ground with most 60-inch-or-larger flat panels, and significantly cheaper than upcoming high-end models like the $10,000 65" Pioneer Kuro. If Mitsubishi's claims about color hold up, we could be looking at a real contender in the big-screen market. The 65" LaserVie starts shipping at the end of September to Mitsubishi's Select Diamond retailers, and will see a wider release around the end of October. Mitsubishi has plans for a 73" LaserVue, but it hasn't announced pricing or a release date yet.


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After more than two troubled years as the Government's top savings and loan regulator, M. Danny Wall fell victim to the nation's spreading S&L scandal. The clamor for his ouster mounted last month after lower-ranking bank examiners told Congress that Wall had unduly delayed for 21 months a Government takeover of high-flying financier Charles Keating's Lincoln Savings & Loan Association, whose collapse could cost taxpayers $2.5 billion. Last week Wall finally bowed to the pressure and resigned as director of the Office of Thrift Supervision. He had been victimized, Wall complained, by "simplistic efforts to find a scapegoat to shoulder the...
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I've been trying to get some good naming conventions going for when I use C, but so far I can't find one that I'm truly comfortable with.
The differences in the two naming conventions I use so far are basically as follows
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Where 'lib' designates a prefix for the file or library, which is used for globally accessable objects so I know where it's coming from.Code:
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The first I have taken a little from all the Java I write, so it has similarities there. The second is more in line with all the *nix C code I see.
I find the advantages of the first type is that long descriptive names seem to be more natural in it. Also, since C doesn't have a boolean type, I like to pre/postfix variables that are to be treated as boolean so I know (ie. bCookieEaten); I do similar things with counter variables (ie. nCookies). I just find having the caps sprinkled in the names a little unattractive.
The second type I find I can read easier, but makes having longer descriptive names a little more awry. Also, the postfix I like to add for booleans and counters (cookie_eaten_b, cookies_n) really doesn't feel right.
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FREMANTLE defender Alex Silvagni's horror semi-final has got worse with a one-match suspension for headbutting.
Silvagni, who was beaten by Crows matchwinner Taylor Walker on Friday night, was today charged with misconduct by the AFL match review panel.
The third-quarter incident was assessed as intentional, high contact and low impact, drawing 250 demerit points.
An early guilty plea will reduce that by 25 per cent to 187.5 points and a one-match suspension.
Silvagni has no existing good or bad record.
The only other incident assessed from the two semi-finals was a front-on bump by Docker Hayden Ballantyne on Adelaide defender Luke Thompson.
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Death of the Father: British Scientists Discover How to Turn Women's Bone Marrow into Sperm
Scientists in England say they may have found a way to produce sperm from a woman's bone marrow, effectively cutting men out of the reproductive cycle.
In April last year, Prof Karim Nayernia, Professor of Stem Cell Biology at Newcastle University, made headlines by taking stem cells from adult men and making them develop into primitive sperm.
He has now managed to repeat the feat of creating the primitive sperm cells with female embryonic stem cells in unpublished work.
He has applied for permission to start experiments and could be doing so within months.
New Scientist magazine said the process could transform a woman's bone marrow to sperm through the addition of certain chemicals and vitamins.
Theoretically, a lesbian couple could both be biological parents to a new child after using their own bone marrow to create sperm.
If the treatmant was ever used there would be even less men contributing to the reproduction pool, as the absence of a Y-chromosome in the female sperm would make it impossible to create male children.
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Army to resume Cleanup at Former Sunflower Ammunition Plant
staff - December 27, 2015 7:27 am
The U.S. Army is preparing to resume work removing pollutants on a 15-square-mile tract that's considered the largest potentially developable chunk of land in the Kansas City metropolitan area, but the project is expected to take far longer than officials had envisioned.
Environmental cleanup at the Sunflower Army Ammunition Plant in Johnson County was halted five years ago when federal funds dried up.
The Kansas City Star reports the Army's projected timeline for a job that started in the 1990s calls for it to be ready for the first house, shop or office possibly by 2028.
Kansas and Johnson County officials see the property as key to growth along the Kansas 10 corridor linking Johnson County with Lawrence.
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Zimbabwe XI leaves for Netherlands
We are spoiled for choice admits Steve Mangongo
Zimbabwe XI left Harare on Tuesday for two fixtures of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Intercontinental Cup in the Netherlands and Canada.
In the Netherlands, Zimbabwe XI will play the hosts in a one-day match in Amstelveen on Friday and then a four-day match starting on Sunday. They will then leave for Canada to play the hosts in another Intercontinental Cup match, which is scheduled from 2-5 August in Toronto.
Vusimuzi Sibanda is captaining the side and Stephen Mangongo is the coach. Mangongo, who is also the assistant coach for the senior national team, will be assisted on the Zimbabwe XI tour by former Test player Andrew Waller who will also double up as team manager. Another former Zimbabwe international, Heath Streak, is the bowling coach.
"I am definitely one lucky man to be surrounded by this kind of technical staff. Bundu (Waller's nickname) is an astute coach. He has played the game at the highest level and is passionate about the team. Indeed, he is a superman and I am looking forward to working with him on this tour."
"Captain Vusi Sibanda has been around for a while. He has played for the senior team and is a player who knows his cricket. He has been the top runner in the past year in franchise cricket. He has over seven centuries and that in itself is a sign that he has what it takes. The team is well-balanced and we are spoilt for choice," said Mangongo.
Three players from the Zimbabwe squad that went to the ICC U19 Cricket World Cup in New Zealand earlier this year have been drafted into the squad. They are off-spinner Natsai Mushangwe and medium fast bowlers Nathan Waller and Tendai Chatara. Mangongo believes these are the future stars of the game for Zimbabwe.
"It is good for Zimbabwe cricket that we are identifying a young crop that we can nurture. To me, that is a key element for cricket to survive. The youngsters in our current squad are very exciting. Tendai Chatara has shown a glimpse of genuine pace, Nathan Waller has a good physique and all the attributes of a fast bowler and Mushangwe is a brilliant turner of the ball - his domestics statistics speak for themselves," said the Zimbabwe XI coach.
Chamunorwa Chibhabha will be expected to do well as an opener on the tour. He is well-known for his explosive approach in shorter versions of the game and has the run-scoring abilities to gift his team a secure start to an innings. The pairing of Chibhabha with the captain or Stuart Matsikenyeri has potential to set big scores against the lower-ranked teams on this tour.
Charles Coventry, Craig Ervine and Foster Mutizwa will form part of the depth of the middle order and should enjoy some of the flat batting tracks in Amstelveen.
Zimbabwe sits in fourth position in the ICC Intercontinental Cup table with 23 points in the tournament after winning a game and drawing one due to weather interruptions.
"Zimbabwe XI players are supposed to aim for places in the national team. They can only do that through performances that give top players more pressure. In doing so, we create more options and the depth that we need as we approach our return to playing Test cricket," said Heath Streak as the team had its final practice session in Harare.
Bas Zuiderent has been named Netherlands captain for the limited-overs leg of Zimbabwe's visit. He was the vice-captain during the ICC World Cricket League Division 1. Regular skipper Peter Borren was unavailable for selection. Nick Statham will then take up the reins for the Intercontinental Cup game on Sunday.
The team: V. Sibanda (captain), F. Mutizwa, S. Williams, C. Ervine, C. Coventry, C. Chibhabha, R. Chakabva, S. Matsikenyeri, T. Chatara, E. Rainsford, K. Dabengwa, S. Masakadza, N. Mushangwe, N. Waller, T. Maruma, Stephen Mangongo (coach), Andrew Waller (assistant coach/manager), Heath Streak (bowling coach), Travor Wambe (physiotherapist) and Walter Karimanzira (fitness trainer).
Schedule of Zimbabwe XI's matches
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TALLIL AIR BASE, Iraq - The top U.S. commander in Iraq predicted Friday that some of the extra troops President Bush is sending could make an impact and start returning home by late summer, an optimistic note in contrast to skepticism of the plan back home.
Gen. George Casey said security in the war zone should gradually improve during the next three months as the 21,500 added troops build up in Baghdad and in Anbar province. However, the plan's success depends on the Iraqi government fulfilling its own pledges of adding troops and taking an aggressive approach to sectarian militias and death squads, he said.
Iraqi Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki has failed to deliver on such promises before.
"I think it's probably going to be the summer, late summer, before we get to the point where the people in Baghdad feel safe in their neighborhoods," Casey told reporters at a news conference with Defense Secretary Robert Gates.
Asked when he thought some of the extra U.S. troops could be pulled back, Casey replied, "I believe the projections are late summer, but the first troops are just arriving," so nothing is sure.
Sounding his optimistic note, he said, "You're going to see some progress gradually over the next 60 to 90 days."
Gates, making his second trip to Iraq since he took over for Donald H. Rumsfeld on Dec. 18, headed home after a daylong, unannounced visit. Gates and Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice, just back from the Middle East, will meet with Bush this morning at the White House to report on their trips.
His trip came as the Bush administration begins a new phase in the war including a troop buildup that has sparked widespread opposition in Congress and the general public, a reshuffling of Mideast commanders and diplomats and intensified military pressure on Iran. Congress is to take up nonbinding legislation opposing the buildup next week.
"Our goal is an Iraq that can defend itself, sustain itself, and govern itself and live free from the scourge of extremism," Gates said. "There's widespread agreement here that failure would be a calamity for American national interests and those of many other countries as well."
The first extra troops - a brigade of the 82nd Airborne Division - have just arrived in Baghdad, and Gates said it was too early to predict how Bush's plan for quelling the sectarian violence in the capital will work.
Four other brigades are to arrive between now and May, assuming the Iraqis follow through on their commitment to bring three additional Iraqi army brigades into Baghdad and to allow raids against all illegal militias.
Casey had expressed reservations about adding U.S. troops in Baghdad before Bush announced the plan on Jan. 10.
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The net asset value of funds under administration in Jersey decreased from GBP194.8bn to GBP192.1bn in Q4 2013. The total number of regulated funds decreased from 1,348 to 1,334 and the number of unregulated funds increased from 193 to 197.
The sophisticated end of the funds market performed most strongly at the end of last year, with unregulated funds continuing to grow and private equity and real estate fund values showing slight quarterly increases, according to Jersey Finance, the representative body for the finance industry in Jersey. The value of funds under investment management increased year-on-year by GBP1bn.
Meanwhile, there were 100 Jersey companies listed on stock exchanges worldwide, including 48 on the London Stock Exchange AIM market and 40 on the main market, as well as on Euronext, the Luxembourg Stock Exchange, the Hong Kong Stock Exchange, the Toronto Stock Exchange and the NASDAQ, with a total market capitalization of GBP168.6bn.
Within the banking sector, the final quarter of 2013 saw Jersey deposits decrease by around 3.6 percent to stand at GBP139.9bn. Deposits coming from the Middle and Far East continued to represent around 17 percent of the total value of deposits in Jersey.
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Slump not bothering even-keeled Utley
PHILADELPHIA -- Chase Utley is in an 0-for-20 slide, not that his Phillies teammates have noticed. "Really?" Shane Victorino said. "I didn't even realize." "I didn't know that, actually," said Chris Coste.
It's true. The star second baseman leading the National League in voting for the 2008 All-Star Game, the guy with arguably the game's sweetest swing and Mr. Clutch for the Phillies is struggling."This is why baseball can be frustrating," Utley said. "It is a game of failure, and you have to learn how to deal with that failure. You [the media] have any advice? The more even keel you can be, the more sane it will keep you." Sanity can be a good thing. Utley hit .385 in his first 23 games, with 10 home runs and 21 RBIs, carrying the Phillies to a fast start. He cooled to .221 in his next 21 games from April 24 to May 17, then roared with a .330 spurt with eight homers in the next 25. Now, he hasn't gotten a hit since Friday's 20-2 win over St. Louis. Utley's struggles were paramount in Wednesday's 7-4 loss to the Red Sox, when he stranded five runners. With two runs in and two runners on base in the seventh, he had a chance to completely erase a five-run deficit that existed at the inning's start.
On most days, a tie game would arguably be considered automatic, especially with the Major League's leading home run hitter at the plate. But these days, Utley quickly fell behind 0-2 and lofted a fly to left.Utley's current skid has dropped his average from .325 on June 2 to a season-low .294. "He needs a day off and [Thursday] he's getting it," manager Charlie Manuel said. "I'm glad we're not playing [Thursday]. It's just a matter of time. He'll be fine. He could be a little tired. Ted Williams went 0-for-20. If you go through the course of a season, if you hit .300 or better, you go through three or four times and be 1-for-20, 0-for-20. That's how it goes at times." As he was during Utley's previous rough patch, Manuel found no reason for concern. Utley's not getting his typical lift, and is grounding out as a result. Things won't stay that way. Utley, as usual, isn't letting on that he's frustrated or even aware of the blip. He remains steadfastly upbeat, and a few media inquiries won't rattle him. He answered questions briskly, likely because he wanted to return to the video room. Not all of his teammates can say the same thing. "I'd be smashing things," Victorino said. "I don't know what he's thinking, but I don't think he lets that kind of stuff bother him. He's that great of a player. He might snap his fingers and might go 10-for-10, and the rest of this is all forgotten."
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Nadex Spreads Can Help Trade The Upcoming FOMC Projections And Statement
On Wednesday, June 18, the FOMC will release both its Economic Projections and Statement. The FOMC Statement usually results in a volatile market. However, when both the Economic Projections and Statements are released together, the result is a more volatile and stronger movement.
For example, on the chart below, the yellow arrows highlight the release of the FOMC statement only and the magenta arrows highlight when the FOMC releases the Economic Projections with the Statement. The total movement from low to high, in points, for each release is below the arrows.
By comparing the two, the market volatility is almost double when the FOMC releases both at the same (also known as a double whammy).
Going down in time to a sixty minute chart for each of the FOMC Projections and Statement release days, the chart shows that most of the movement for the day was immediately after the announcements.
The issues in trading these movements are:
·Often, instead of using technical analysis, a trader may base their trade on an opinion and everyone has a different opinion of what will happen.
·A trader may dismiss their money management rules, thereby exposing the trading account to huge risk.
·A trader may use technical analysis, realize the direction to which the market is skewed, but fail to pull the trigger on the trade because of fear of a loss.
·A trader may manage to enter in the right direction and make a profit, but decide they exited too early and jump back in just as the market either completes the move or reverses. Whatever profits they may have made would be given back
By the end of the day, any trader can be an emotional wreck. The volatile movement causes an adrenaline rush. Then the losses or lack of entry causes the trader to question why they jumped back in or failed to enter at all. The next day can be just as painful as a trader may still be caught up in the emotional rollercoaster of the previous day.
Is there a way to prevent the psychological trauma and successfully trade the FOMC announcements? Yes, a trader can prevent the psychological trauma and successfully trade the FOMC announcements by using binary options and spreads.
Using binary options, traders can incorporate their technical analysis techniques and decide if price will be greater than or less than a pre-defined price by the close of the day. Then they may simply choose a strike price and pay the premium, which caps potential loss. Instead of exposing entire accounts to loss, losses are limited to the premium paid for the option.
Take for example, the last FOMC double release on March 19, 2014. At that time, the price was testing the high at 1867.50. As this test was occurring, the volume was diverging (black lines highlight the volume bars and show they were decreasing as the test occurs). The only low in this series highlighted by the red line, shows that sellers were entering the market (increasing volume). Using volume as a leading indicator, a trader can place a strike for price to be less than the high at 1867.50.
Since price was at the money at the time a trader placed the trade, the typical risk would be approximately fifty dollars per contract. This method enables traders to use logical thinking skills to plan the trade, limit risk, and enter the trade knowing that trading plans and money management guidelines were followed.
Although traders may still have the adrenaline rush (volatile movements tend to create the fight or flight state of mind), it is easier on traders' mental and psychological states knowing that risk is limited and that the trades were thought through ahead of time. Using this binary option methodology, a trader can maintain as much control over their trade as possible, and they are not at the mercy of the markets.
Another example is for traders to use both a long and short spread (these are offered by Nadex Binary Options and Spreads). In this scenario, traders search for the closest prices to 1867.50 using both a floor and a ceiling with expirations at 4 pm ET. They can short the ceiling and buy the floor. The risk is limited to the difference between the entry and the ceiling or floor.
These spreads are offered on a daily basis, as well as every two hours. Therefore, traders can check both to see which expiration offers the lowest risk. Again, even though traders may feel the adrenaline rush, they can be confident that risk is limited regardless of the upcoming market direction.
Both of the above examples encourage use of a logical and methodical approach to trading volatile market movements, instead of listening to others or sporadic entries and exits. Using logical thinking skills encourages traders to plan trades and limit risk so as to avoid margin calls. It also helps to overcome the tendency to enter or exit based on emotional states of mind (also known as impulse trading).
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Every day a different body. Every day a different life. Every day in love with the same girl.
Every morning, A wakes in a different person's body, a different person's life. There's never any warning about where it will be or who it will be. A has made peace with that, even established guidelines by which to live: Never get too attached. Avoid being noticed. Do not interfere.
It's all fine until the morning that A wakes up in the body of Justin and meets Justin's girlfriend, Rhiannon. From that moment, the rules by which A has been living no longer apply. Because finally, A has found someone he wants to be with—day in, day out, day after day.
With his new novel, David Levithan has pushed himself to new creative heights. He has written a captivating story that will fascinate listeners as they begin to comprehend the complexities of life and love in A's world, as A and Rhiannon seek to discover if you can truly love someone who is destined to change every day.
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"Original & Moving"
It's often hard to go from reading a book in print to listening to an audiobook. You already have a voice in your head or you have an idea of how the characters would say certain things. If the audiobook strays from that too much, the audiobook isn't enjoyable. I'm happy to report that this was a seamless transition. I suppose the months between my first reading and this listen had a little bit to do with that. But Alex McKenna is pretty awesome. She has a great voice for A's character. It's not super girly, but it's not exactly boyish either. It's a bit husky for a female and it really works for A. There's a good distinction between A's voice and Rhiannon's voice, so that's good. A's voice stays the same throughout the book. I always thought it would have been cool if they hired different people for every day, but I think this works better. The story is told in first person so it makes sense that A's voice is consistently the one he hears in his head. McKenna demonstrated emotion, took cues from the text, and delivered the lines smoothly. It was a great audio experience. I recommend giving it a listen.
"Surprisingly Relatable"
Although it's been a long time since I have been 16, I found the various bodies/characters and their circumstances to be very open (from the inside), vulnerable, and I connected with all of them.
The family dynamics and relationships are all messy, and even the gay relationship is not without glitches and hiccups, but so what? I don't read in order to discover ideal situations and perfect worlds. I can learn about all that from the surface "everything's OK" perspective of the real characters surrounding me, and from my own need to apply a positive spin to everything and everyone I encounter. Instead, I read, at least in part, to learn about how we deal with the imperfections and challenges that we're given as a condition for occupying the planet..
This very flexible protagonist seems to have adapted quite well and is open to dealing with new circumstances every day - most of us find that just one set of life situations is more than enough. Indeed, this character's daily shape-shifting becomes somewhat liberating on many levels.
The narrator's voice, though sounding slightly hoarse, did not interfere with my enjoyment of this story, which is the second I've read where reality's boundaries are explored and crossed. Suspending disbelief is the first requirement of the reader, and then one sees how it can all actually make sense. At times I did find myself comparing this novel to "Memoirs of an Imaginary Friend", another inventive plot premise, though in my opinion not as successfully executed.
There is no "original" body owned and occupied by the main character. He/she has been in this constantly morphing state throughout all his/her life.
Another really good read from audible, and I hated to see it end.
"I could not stop listening! So rich and full story"
the amount of background work because in order to tell THIS story you need to think 40 other more stories, one for each day
how deep can you go on the subject of letting go... material, gender, love...
great performance specially on those heavy emotional moments
the love scenes made me miss so much being in love; those scenes are the bes written
I didn't quite like how it ended... almost like a bad movie that leaves an open door to a sequence; but I enjoyed it very much to condem it for that!
"Conflicted after the ending"
Review originally posted at YA Love
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The audio itself is enjoyable and easy to listen to. Alex McKenna's voice works as the narrator because her voice can sound both male and female which suits A's character. There were times when she had to use a female voice to portray a character other than Rhiannon, but it still sounded like Rhiannon's voice. Overall, however, her voices for A and Rhiannon worked well for the story; every time I heard Rhiannon or A's voice I could picture them and their interactions very well.
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I'm really not sure how I feel about Every Day. I'm a big David Levithan fan, so I was really excited to read this, but I have a few big issues with it.
**The insta-love. A starts off the book in Justin's body who happens to be dating Rhiannon. A has never met Rhiannon before being in Justin's body, but he (is it okay to refer to A as a male?) is instantly attracted to Rhiannon. He notices things about Rhiannon that Justin apparently never notices or cares about. From this day forward he's head-over-heels in love with her. Sometimes I'm okay with insta-love, but most times I'm not, and this is another example of when it didn't work for me. I understand crushes and lust, but his obsession with her bothered me.
**Where did A come from? He talks about being this way forever, but at one point in the novel he worries about someone finding out about him. Why? Does it really matter? What will possibly happen to him? How will someone know where to find him? This whole sub-plot of the story, which includes another character who adds more conflict, really threw off the story. It felt like adding conflict for the sake of adding conflict. But maybe the story needed more conflict since the main conflict with Rhiannon is introduced at the very beginning of the book. It simply didn't make sense.
**Why the twist at the end? I'm not going to ruin the ending for anyone, but the twist at the end made me angry. Really, it ruined the book for me. I have a feeling that David Levithan is planning a sequel which would be good for the story, but upsets me at the same time. The ending feels like a cheap way get me to read another book. If there's going to be a sequel then all of Every Day is like a prologue. I was almost able to suspend my disbelief and ignore some of the points that bothered me until that ending.
**I feel like the only person who doesn't LOVE Every Day. I'm not sure if that's because I'm the only person who doesn't "get" the story or appreciate it, or if maybe some readers love this book mostly because it's written by David Levithan. Sometimes I think the author's name on the book impacts what people think of the book. Or maybe I'm just not being fair right now.
**I do like the focus on person over gender and appearance. It adds a unique way of thinking about why we like/dislike people and how attraction plays a role in relationships. I wasn't thrilled with some of the stereotypes Levithan wrote for A to take over (a drug addict, an obese guy, a "mean girl," and so on). These scenes often felt preachy.
Like I said, I'm having a hard time deciding how I feel about Every Day. I've listed more negatives than positives, but I still enjoyed listening to the book and wanted to finish it. I was holding out hope that some big revelation was going to take place and when I realized I had only 20 minutes left of the audio I started to get mad. I felt let down and sort of cheated.
"Unique and Wonderful!"
David Levithan is becoming one of those authors I can count on to write something I'll like. The kind where you can just hear that a new book is coming out by him, and pre-order it without needing any additional information. Every Day has a unique premise, and I was quickly absorbed into the characters and story. Levithan does a great job of succinctly explaining A's life in a way that feels completely plausible and allows the reader to just get into the story without needing all the specifics about the whys and hows. Things just are the way they are.
I absolutely loved the way that this book immerses the reader in humanity in a way that transcends gender, or sexual preference because that is the character A. We are experiencing life as A, who is experiencing life as anyone and everyone. Since it isn't possible for each of us to truly experience life outside of the body and self we are born with, this book gives us the next best thing. It really caused me to think about all the things that make humans the same and individuals different. I am truly going to miss these characters, and even though I would have loved to spend a lot more time in this story the way it ended provided enough information that I can imagine things turning out in a way that feels good. However, should a sequel be written I wouldn't hesitate for even a second to get it!
The narration was pretty perfect. The narrator had a voice that was fairly gender neutral, so imagining the characters anywhere along the gender spectrum was effortless. I highly recommend this book!
"I wasn't ready for it to end!"
Unique. Interesting. Bittersweet.
I really don't have a book to compare this too. I enjoyed the how it was unique. I've never read a book with a similar plot.
"A" was my favorite. Not only because he was the main character but because the voice was perfect. It could go for either male or female. "A" had so many emotions for each life he or she lived.
I enjoyed the book but it did leave me wondering about the characters. It felt incomplete, like there should be a sequel to it or just more to this story. I definitely wasn't ready for it to end.
"Mixed bag"
I liked this teen "Quantum Leap" story until ~4/5 of the way through, when it turned hateful. The premise of spending every day in a different body is cute (just don't expect your questions to be answered), and I was impressed by some of the progressive ideas about gender and identity, except when they became unbearably heavy-handed and preachy. Most of all, I appreciated the nuanced empathy the main character showed for all the different bodies he/she inhabited...that is, until A inhabited a body that was only treated with scorn. Being poor or mean or dumb or addicted was fine, but apparently Levithan finds obesity to be an irredeemable blight. I lost respect for the author and the book after that.
Taking a break from patronizing YA for a while...
Gravelly, squeaky, genderless
The most unpleasant scene is the shoddy treatment of Finn, the obese boy. It shouldn't be cut, just rewritten with a shred of the compassion Levithan shows to other characters. There are some plot twists that are neglected (presumably to pursue in another book), but I'd rather have had a more complete story in this book.
This story has many, many flaws, but it's mostly a pleasant, quick listen. Especially if you listen to it on 2x, like I did...
"A Must YA Read"
Daily Fresh Start
I would compare it to the show Quantum Leap.
No, but she was good.
Imagine living your entire life in one day, over and over again.
A must read!
"Fascinating Book"
This is my new favorite book. It was a beautifully creative story.
"Worth a listen"
I read a review of this book in Entertainment Weekly and as an honest fan of "Quantum Leap" I was intrigued to pick it up, even with its young adult genre listing. Yes, this is a young adult book, make no mistake. The young characters seem to experience about every pitfall of high school over the course of the book, so prepare yourself. Even still, the idea of the character is very intriguing. The lives the main character falls into each have their story told equally which can lead to interesting tales and perspectives on young adult life. A bit preachy in parts, the messages are all positive. The ending is what really threw me. I won't spoil it here, but it was probably the only part of the book I didn't enjoy. The narrator is superb! Definitely worth a listen.
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July 16, 2012
Steamboat Springs — Kelly Boniface was well rested and focused as she left the starting line of a 68-mile marathon mountain bike race in Breckenridge on Sunday. She was even better a little more than six hours later when she crossed the finish line to win her division.
The race was part of the eighth annual Breckenridge 100, an ultra-marathon event that enticed several top riders to make the two-hour drive from Steamboat Springs to Breckenridge.
"I took a vacation to the East Coast after the Fourth of July, so I had only been on my bike twice before the race," Boniface said. "I wasn't sure what to expect, but it turns out that I felt great."
The Steamboat rider rode to the front of the pack in a race that used the second and third loops of the Breckenridge 100 — the anchor event for the weekend, which featured 100-, 68- and 32-mile races. All of the races started and finished in Breckenridge's Carter Park.
Boniface finished the race in 6 hours, 29 minutes to top hometown favorite Jaime Brede in the women's open class. Brede finished in 6 hours, 51 minutes.
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"I didn't have any expectations headed into the race," Boniface said. "I was just looking for a long ride where I could have some fun. Turns out that I felt fantastic and my legs felt really good after being off the bike for a week."
Boniface was one of several locals who turned in a top time at the Summit County event.
Other winners included Matthew Pronovost, who won the 32-mile half-marathon single speed division, and Steamboat's Nate Bird, who teamed up with Denver rider Dax Massey and Park City, Utah, rider Nate Miller to win the team division in the 100-mile race. Their team finished with a time of 8 hours, 6 minutes to top the division. The next closest team was more than an hour off the pace.
"It's just a fun format for a race like this," Bird said about the team division. "You can go a lot harder because you don't have to do the whole race by yourself, and it's also cool to be a part of a team."
The decision to race was a last-minute one for Pronovost, who had hoped to race in Breckenridge as part of the team event before things fell apart. Instead of skipping the race entirely, the Steamboat rider elected to take a shot in the single speed division.
"This was the first time I have ever raced in the event so I didn't know what to expect," Pronovost said.
He set his bike up based on elevations and a map of the course, but when he arrived at the starting line he realized that he had set up his bike in a higher gear than many of the other riders.
"It turned out that I got lucky," Pronovost said. "I suffered a little bit on the climbs, but there were some flat sections near the finish line and I was able to pull away because I was geared a little higher than some of the other riders."
Pronovost finished the 32-mile course in 3 hours, 3 minutes — a little more than two minutes ahead of second-place finisher Bryan Smalley.
Other top local finishers included Simon Demby-Myers, who was third in the 19-29 division of the 100-mile race with a time of 11 hours, 48 minutes. Fellow Steamboat rider Eddie Rogers was sixth in 13 hours, 34 minutes.
"It's a super long ride," Demby-Myers said. "It's not so much about how fast you can ride, but whether you can survive."


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A Dragon Scale can be used to evolve a Horsea into a Seadra. However, it can be difficult to find. Here's how to find a Dragon Scale in Pokémon Sapphire.
1Level up your Horsea so it evolves into a Seadra. It evolves into Seadra at level 32. If your Horsea is over level 32, just level it up by one level.
3Make sure that the first Pokémon in your party isn't holding anything. In order for the move Thief/Covet to be effective (if the opponent is holding anything), your Pokémon can't be holding something beforehand.
4Find either a wild Horsea or a wild Bagon. Wild Horsea can be found on routes 132,133, 134 (super rod), but are uncommon. Wild Bagon can be found in Meteor Falls but are also uncommon.
5Use Thief or Covet to possibly get a Dragon Scale. You could also capture them, though you'd waste a Pokeball if they didn't have it.
6When you get a Dragon Scale, give it to your Seadra.
7If you have an alternate Pokémon game, along with a gaming system for it, or a friend, then trade the Seadra with the Dragon Scale. It should evolve after it is traded. It doesn't matter what you get in return, since you'll be trading back again.
8Trade it back using your alternate account or asking your friend.
9When you receive your Seadra, it should be a Kingdra!
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- There is only a 5% chance of finding a Dragon Scale, so be very patient.
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