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Dr. Mark Skousen, named one of the world's 20 Most Influential Living Economists, is finally revealing his secret system of "fast money signals."
These signals let him know in advance which stocks are poised to make explosive moves upward in the coming days…
The thing is, these explosive moves are not that difficult to spot or profit from if you know what to look for.
The problem is, many stocks trade in a narrow range of 2% – 4% (up and down) for weeks, even months on end.
No wonder investors get impatient…
But, after doing NOTHING for long periods of time, suddenly a stock will make an EXPLOSIVE upward move… gaining 10%… 20%… sometimes even 50% or more in just a few days or weeks.
And here's the twist:
Before they do this, these plays give off a number of virtually infallible signs…
What I call "fast money signals."
You see, to the untrained eye, stocks look a lot like giant jetliners all lined up on runways, waiting for their turn to take off.
They all move slowly in the same direction, sometimes stopping, sometimes moving forward.
Big, lumbering giants who look like they couldn't get off the ground if they tried.
We've all had the experience of watching monotonous stocks hover around the same price for months. Sometimes, we finally give in to boredom and sell them… right before they blast off.
But, to an expert who understands how to spot the right signals, it's easy to see when a plane or a stock is in position, ready to take off.
They're able to read the precise, exact signs that light up like a Christmas tree…
All the other planes are moving very slowly… but this ONE plane suddenly bursts into motion, rapidly gaining altitude.
Well, stocks are a lot like this!
After weeks and months of going nowhere, they suddenly make big explosive upward moves.
All you have to know is how to recognize when they're in position… when all the right signs are present.
Once you know that, these fast money plays can become so predictable, you could use them to create your own calendar of additional paydays. For example…
Take the Brink's Company (BCO).
For weeks, its stock price was flat as a pancake, trading between $40 and $45 a share.
But then, its fast money signals started flashing green, indicating the stock was getting into takeoff position.
Right on schedule, the Brink's Company shares shot upwards, gaining 20.9% in just a week.
Here's what you need to understand: this pattern happens all the time, over and over again.
Here's another example: NVIDIA Corporation (NVDA).
It traded in a narrow range for MONTHS. Then, suddenly, the fast money signals began flashing and the stock took off like a rocket.
NVDA stock jumped 73.1% in just 6 weeks, handing investors who knew how to read the signals HUGE profits.
And that's a stock, not an option play!
Another example: Navigator Holdings (NVGS).
For the first weeks of 2017, it didn't go anywhere. Then, suddenly, it made a huge jump, gaining 32% in days.
Then there's Community Health Systems (CYH). It, too, made a 52% takeoff in mid-February.
Here's one I really love: Seagate (STX).
It barely moved for weeks. Then, beginning in late January, it shot up 37% in a few weeks.
Investors who recognized its signals before the move cashed in like bandits.
But that's just the first of two ways investors could have profited here: first on the stock… then by collecting thousands of dollars in quick cash payments from call options on the same big moves.
I call these investors the Fast Money Club.
Here's an example of these 2-way profits: RBC Bearings Incorporated (ROLL)
This stock, like all of the other examples, was barely moving when it suddenly began signaling a major jump to the upside.
The members of the Fast Money Club lined up their ducks in advance, buying the stock while it was still cheap, and also buying some inexpensive call options.
When ROLL made its move, they were ready:
The stock shot up from $85.28 to $89.92 – a modest 5.4% gain in 7 days.
But the call options went berserk: They gained 72.8% in just a week, handing investors who put up $5,000 on the trade $3,600 in quick profits!
Then there was Scientific Games Corp. (SGMS).
Throughout most of 2016, it just moved up and down in a very narrow range.
But anyone who understands fast money signals saw it was getting ready for a HUGE move to the upside.
It made a quick jump in September, and then it kept climbing higher and higher, gaining a whopping 157% over the coming months.
Thanks to a proprietary "fast money" identification system, this elite group knows in advance when stocks like Netflix, Community Health Systems, Amgen, Lulu Lemon, and Nike are about to make HUGE jumps!
Hello. This is Roger Michalski, publisher of Eagle Financial Publications.
In this brief message, I want to give you an overview of what fast money signals actually are…
And why they can hand you fat cash profits every week or two like clockwork – or, more precisely, like "Calendarwork"….
Three years ago, I worked with internationally renowned economist Dr. Mark Skousen to launch a new service that is focused like a laser beam on one thing: fast money.
In fact, the signals that Dr. Skousen uncovered were so amazing, we were able to create a Profit Calendar based solely on Dr. Skousen's recommendations.
He initially identified 34 stocks that were likely to make sudden, dramatic, even EXPLOSIVE moves upward during specific time frames.
And the results were simply astonishing:
Investors who knew about Dr. Skousen's recommendations were able to bank double-digit gains on stocks… and TRIPLE-DIGIT gains in call options.
Within the first few weeks of launching, Dr. Skousen's recommendations delivered HUGE cash payments every couple of weeks:
The fast money just kept coming and coming, allowing the Fast Money Club to profit right into the summer…
When they pocketed $4,833.33 on Cemig (CIG) calls on July 29th…
Then another $6,419.75 (128% profits) on Alliance Resource Partners (ARLP) just two days later!
But that wasn't the end, as profits just kept rolling in through year's end… through 2016 and into the beginning of this year.
Now, Dr. Skousen is revealing the secret fast money signals he uses to identify winning trades like these.
The truth is, you've probably already read about these "fast money signals" in the Wall Street Journal or heard about them on CNBC.
They have many names:
So, why don't more people use these fast money signals to make windfall profits?
Well, for one thing, those names are awfully intimidating to some – or way too complicated to understand.
The thing is, you'll never have to know what each really means… just that they're a part of how Mark pinpoints these additional fast money paydays throughout the year.
For another thing, many investors have been conditioned by the mutual fund industry to think "buy and hold" is the only way to invest…
Even though classic buy and hold strategies haven't worked well for almost two decades.
Although the market has soared in recent months, the reality is that it's bounced up and down like a yo-yo for years, as you can see below…
If you had bought the S&P 500 index 10 years ago and just held it… you would have only netted about 5.36% a year.
If you had bought the index 15 years ago, you'd have done even worse: only 4.84% a year.
The reality is, you can do better than that — a lot better. Of course, not all of the companies that flash fast money signals appear to be good picks from a fundamental viewpoint.
For instance, in June 2016, Forbes reported that investors in Esperion Therapeutics "have clearly already been burned."
The biotech company markets a drug that can reportedly lower LDL cholesterol, the bad kind associated with heart attacks, by 30%.
Yet, its losses continued to mount: Net income fell to just $74.9 million in 2016.
Remarkably, none of that matters.
The reality of fast money signals is that they can send even a money-losing stock, like Esperion Therapeutics, shooting into the stratosphere.
All last year, Esperion's shares traded in a narrow range between $10 and $13 a share.
Then, in February 2017, the fast money signals all flashed BUY, indicating that a MAJOR move was coming.
The stock took off like an Apollo moon-shot, gaining 210% in just 5 weeks.
But if you'd listened to Forbes, you would have missed out entirely.
This is far from a rare example.
You see, there are dozens and dozens of fast money signals every year. In fact, I'd even say that fast money signals are behind many of the biggest movements in many recent stock winners.
These signals tell you precisely when to buy and precisely when to sell, days and sometimes even weeks, before a stock begins to move.
Once you know what these fast money signals are and how to identify them, you can position your portfolio for the score of a lifetime on dozens of plays…
Without doing anything risky or unusual…
Starting tomorrow, and starting with only a few hundred dollars.
To be clear, not all of the companies Dr. Skousen recommends are big winners.
Yet, during the last three years, the stocks identified by these fast money signals could have handed you an astonishing 47 double-digit and 19 triple-digit winners.
If you make even one half or one quarter of these gains… it will likely change your life.
In other words: this is one of the most consistent, insanely profitable trading strategies I've ever seen… and a sure path to a prosperous retirement.
What's more, it's accessible to ALL investors, no matter how much they start with.
At this point, you're probably wondering…
In 2014, Dr. Skousen invited a select group of investors to profit from his use of fast money signals.
He created a brand new trading service to let people know exactly when his system revealed a new opportunity in a particular stock.
He called the new service, Fast Money Alert.
Here's how it works.
As a member, you receive Dr. Skousen's current active fast money portfolio with specific buy, sell and stop loss instructions for each position.
That's just the beginning, because you also get…
Multiple fast money alerts – sent to you weekly, and as market or stock action dictate – telling you which plays are poised to make explosive moves up.
You get these alerts in plenty of time to put in an order so you'll be ready when the stock makes a sudden upward move.
The strategy combines Dr. Skousen's 37 years of market experience, his training as a PhD economist, and his proprietary combination of fast money signals to create a winning portfolio that:
After you've made Dr. Skousen's recommended plays, you just sit back and watch the stocks, options and profits mount. He'll let you know when to take profits.
In other words: You just collect the gains… and then move on to the next trade.
It's simple, easy and fast.
One of the aspects of the Fast Money Alert approach I like best is that you don't have to worry about whether it's the right time to buy or sell.
Dr. Skousen and his team do the legwork, so you don't have to worry.
From the outset, our intention was to create the most profitable, low-risk stock alert service in the business.
We don't want you to guess what a stock will do.
We want you to know what a stock will do.
You'll feel the difference immediately when you join Dr. Skousen's Fast Money Alert.
But, of course, there is a catch…
There are potentially four or five DOZEN fast money opportunities every year.
Dr. Skousen and his team track down the hottest plays in order to squeeze every last drop of profit from each.
But these explosive money plays can be extremely volatile.
If we release a fast money recommendation to too many people, the play could be affected by those investors piling in…
That's why I can't reveal any of the names of Dr. Skousen's current recommendations in this message.
It's also why we've decided to limit the number of new members to this service to just 213.
As a result, we're opening this offer up to new Fast Money Alert members by invitation only.
If you're reading this now, you're on the invitation list!
Dr. Skousen's research comes with NO RISK and absolutely NO OBLIGATION.
For 60 days, you'll have the chance to profit from every single one of the winning investments he's shared exclusively with his followers… without risking a single dime.
I want you to see for yourself how potentially profitable Fast Money Alert really could be for you.
So, if you're ready to potentially change your future, I want you to become one of Dr. Skousen's new subscribers so you can receive your recommended portfolio and fast money alerts ASAP.
All you have to do is agree to a risk-free trial of Fast Money Alert now.
Once you do, you'll immediately receive access to all of the current open plays that you can take advantage of right away.
Within 7 days or less, you'll get another alert containing Dr. Skousen's latest pick, with analysis and ticker symbol enclosed, as well as updates to any open positions.
Remember: Dr. Skousen and his team will keep you up to date on all the latest action.
They do all of the research and all the running around.
And if a recommendation changes, they tell you right away.
If it's time to sell and cash out, you'll know immediately.
Put simply, Fast Money Alert shows you how to book explosive gains in the shortest time frames by exploiting little-known fast money signals in the markets…
There's no service anywhere on the market like this.
Plus, with the U.S. economy booming at the moment and the stock market seeing record highs and profits.
There may never be a better time to get in on fast money profits.
It's just that simple.
Now, for Dr. Skousen to be your market point man, dedicated to digging up the most lucrative moves that could easily put you on the path to becoming very rich, very quickly…
We need to get you started as soon possible for your no-risk trial of Dr. Skousen's Fast Money Alert.
To help make that decision easier for you, consider everything else you receive once you agree to a no-risk trial:
Unrestricted Access to Current Fast Money Trades
You may not have been the first one in the door, but we still want to see you succeed.
That's why, when you sign up today, you'll get access to any plays that are currently open.
That means you don't have to sit around, waiting for the next alert to show up in your inbox.
These open plays will be available to you immediately should you choose to take part, but make sure you read the most recent emails and issues, so you have the latest information on each.
Profit Protection With Ongoing Fast Money Email Alerts
These email alerts are the most valuable benefit you'll receive…
It's here that Dr. Skousen continually recommends what you should buy, when to buy and when to sell.
These alerts break it all down to bare bones so there's no confusion. You know in advance what actions you need to take in order to collect thousands of dollars in fast money profits.
Dr. Skousen will write to you at least once a week, and he'll send special alerts whenever it's time to take profits..
With these alerts, you'll soon be booking the kinds of gains that could allow you to retire early – or, if you're retired already, to enjoy a level of retirement prosperity you may not have expected.
Dr. Skousen's Unmatched Industry Experience
As a Fast Money Alert subscriber, you'll also benefit from Dr. Skousen's 37+ years' experience as a CIA Analyst, best-selling author, world-class economist, renowned market analyst and stock picker.
Finally, to help you master the core option strategies and fast-money techniques you will use throughout your subscription, you'll get…
The Little Black Book of Options Secrets…
Your Guide to Triple-Digit Profits with Options.
This is Dr. Skousen's concise how-to booklet on options. With it as a handy reference, you'll gain all the knowledge you need to become a successful options trader in practically no time.
The short answer is: a lot less than you might expect!
Of course, I've seen research services like Fast Money Alert sell for $5,000 or more.
There are also "experts" on Wall Street who pay thousands for these elite subscriptions.
Some of these experts specialize in predicting the direction of the market, making millions per year to pick stocks.
To them, services like Dr. Skousen's are a valuable investment in their careers.
They happily pay $5,000 or more per year, since it's really a fraction of the cost some brokerages shell out for advanced research and signals.
Even though we could see a service like this going for that much, we know it would be difficult for everyday investors to participate at such a high price.
So, we here at Eagle Financial Publications asked ourselves, What's a fair price for this service, considering the huge profits that it could potentially hand subscribers?
After crunching the numbers, we finally settled on a price of $1,995 per year.
At least, that will be the regular price of this service moving forward.
But we can do even better than that for you today…
As one of Dr. Skousen's specially invited readers, we're prepared to offer you the entire Fast Money Alert subscription for just a fraction of the regular cost…
In fact, we'd like to give you a full $1,000 off the regular price – 50% discount – if you'll agree today to test-drive Fast Money Alert on a strictly provisional basis.
That's a HUGE discount!
Simply click the button below to get in on this special, discounted Charter Membership rate while it's still available.
There's no telling how quickly all 213 open slots may be filled, or when we'll discontinue this offer.
Even if we can – at some point – reopen this offer, this is still truly a unique opportunity.
In other words: You simply cannot afford to pass up this special opportunity.
And if you're still not convinced, you have a full 60 days to decide if Dr. Skousen's fast money strategy is really right for you!
If at any time during those first 60 days you're unsatisfied with this service, just cancel it. We'll refund you the subscription charge, no questions asked.
But I'm pretty sure that once you have a closer look at every single potential double- and triple-digit recommendation Fast Money Alert has to offer, you'll want to stick around and get all the upcoming alerts.
Frankly, I don't have to sit here and tell you how good Dr. Skousen's research and analysis are.
Subscribers to Dr. Skousen's trading services put it best…
R. Powell wrote to say:
A. Cortis agreed, saying:
L. Carlisle wrote us and said:
R. Mercier is equally thrilled. He wrote to say:
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Of course, getting rich isn't difficult when you have a "Top 20" economist and expert stock picker like Dr. Skousen on your side constantly showing you — in great detail — how to collect multiple payouts almost every month .
There is only one challenge: You must act fast.
You've seen how stocks – like Cheniere below – languish in a sideways channel until they suddenly BLAST OFF.
You've seen how stocks do nothing for weeks and then blast off to HUGE profits like Scientific Games Corp. (SGMS) below…
You certainly don't want to be left on the launching pad when the next fast money stock blasts off. So here's what I suggest you do right now.
Click the button below to claim your 60-day test-drive now.
You'll be able to review everything before your order is final.
And, remember, this offer is risk-free for 60 days.
If you don't like what you see, call us and cancel.
But, if you're still with me, I don't think you'll need to worry, because I seriously doubt you'll be canceling…
Especially when you see what Dr. Skousen has prepared for you.
So, go ahead and find out what fast money plays can do for your personal bottom line. Click the button below.
Once you get Dr. Skousen's complete fast money portfolio and his latest alert, I'm confident you'll be hooked on the fast money approach…
Especially once the money starts rolling in on a regular basis!
So, just click on the button below to get started.
Remember, your opportunity for quick cash and real wealth could start immediately with Dr. Skousen's Fast Money Alert.
Please don't delay.
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convergence parameters
Hi to all, I was till recent time user of fluent and now turned to phoenics. in fluent setting under-relaxation parameters for all equations , in the range of 0 to 1 resulted in convergence of the respective equations. the under-relaxation factor was the most influencing parameter for convergence of an equation. In Phoenics, in the main menu --> Numerics panel, I find a lot of parameters in the relaxation-control and iteration control panel but i am not able to set them.
Can you suggest the possible values for simple flow situations like Lid driven cavity, channel flow etc. if i use auto convergence control, the % error doesnt reduce much for velocities though it reduces for pressure and temperature ! How to under-relax all the equations to ensure convergence. Thanks.
Re: convergence parameters
You wrote: "I find a lot of parameters in the relaxation-control and iteration control panel but i am not able to set them. "
Specifically, what happens when you try to set them, and under what conditions do you try to set them? Do they revert back to the original default settings? Or do you mean the changes have no effect on the values of the relaxation parameters reported in the RESULT file. You should certainly be able to change the values when automatic convergence control is deactivated.
Note that positive values of the relaxation parameters signify inertial relaxation, ie false time-step relaxation. Negative values signify linear relaxation. For P1, the pressure-correction equation, only linear relaxation has any meaning.
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hi, if i set -ve values (which, i think, means under-relaxation factor)for velocities instead of using +ve values suggest by default settings. i.e. i de-activate auto convergence and then try to change +1 to -0.25 for velocities. But the solution immediately diverges. i thought that under-relaxation is a better method than using +ve values (which is false time step I guess). Does it mean that False time step approach is more powerful than under-relaxation? In fluent i used to get converged results with under-relaxation technique nicely but this is not happening with pehionics.
please if somebody can throw any light on this issue.
Re: convergence parameters
I would suggest that inertial under-relaxation has more physical basis than linear under-relaxation, because the relaxation time scale (false-time-step) can be selected by using the local physical time scale as basis.
For the lid-driven cavity flow you could try a false time step of (cavity width)/(lid velocity), or if that doesn't converge a more conservative value of (cavity width)/(lid velocity)/(number of cells in cavity width).
Re: convergence parameters
My only problem is how to set the set of parameters in the relaxation and iteration control panel !
ok i tried that technique mike. thanks for ur suggestion. this funda i found in manual also. the best result i am able to obtain is by using 1) deactivate the auto convg control 2) cal dtfals for velocities with the technique u told 3) dont change anything else in the relaxation and iteration control panel
BUT, if u have any better suggestion , please let me know.
I want the following things 1) % error for velocities should fall atleast 1e-2. mostly it becomes stable at 1e0 2) since i am user of fluent, instead of % error , i believe in residual. how to get the o/p of equation residual. i used to get equation residual of 1e-7 generally in fluent and it is possible in phoenics?
Thanks for ur patience and quick replies.
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Next, we go back a few years to the dawn of CD and bring you J. Gordon Holt's legendary review of the Sony CDP-101. JGH comments: "We all know that digital must have problems, right? Right. . . . What I can say is that the worst problem we have been hearing from many (if not most) digitally mastered analog discs—harsh, irritating high end, particularly from massed strings—was not audible from any of the material I listened to on the CD unit. But I did hear some things I questioned."
Included with JGH's review is a scathing article from 1983, "CD: A Lie Repeated Often Enough Becomes Truth." Written by Doug Sax and Larry Archibald at the advent of digital sound, this piece laid out many of the anti-CD positions with terrific impact. Sax writes: "It [the CD] is a finite, low-resolution, synthesized model of its input. The only thing infinite about the CD is the BS."


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It took a little while to get going, but once Taunton's offense found its rhythm, it was all over for Durfee. After fumbling the ball over to the Hilltoppers on three of their first five offensive plays, the Tigers rattled off 28 straight points en route to a 34-20 non-league football victory over the Hilltoppers on Frida
It took a little while to get going, but once Taunton's offense found its rhythm, it was all over for Durfee.
After fumbling the ball over to the Hilltoppers on three of their first five offensive plays, the Tigers rattled off 28 straight points en route to a 34-20 non-league football victory over the Hilltoppers on Friday.
On their first three possessions, the Tigers were simply awful. They fumbled on their very first play and then turned the ball over on their next two series when pitches from quarterback Adam Leonard resulted in fumbles.
Durfee capitalized on the first miscue, taking control at the Taunton 24-yard line and scoring when a six-play drive was capped by a 12-yard touchdown run by Raheem Barzey, giving Durfee its first lead of the season. Emmanuel Fernandes' extra-point kick made it 7-0 with 7:27 left in the first quarter.
Taunton then turned the ball over on its next to possessions and the Hilltoppers managed to get down to the Taunton 2 on the second of those turnovers when quarterback Trevellis Oliver hit Michael Correia with a 17-yard pass.
After Taunton threw Barzey for a loss of two yards and an Oliver pass fell incomplete, Durfee was flagged for a procedure penalty, moving the ball back to the 9.
Oliver then threw two incomplete passes and Taunton took over on downs.
"When we got down there inside the five and didn't score, that hurt," said Durfee coach LaJhon Jones. "We've got to put the ball in the end zone."
Taunton (1-2) bounced right back and drove 91 yards on six running plays, capped by a 54-yard run from Gerald Cortijo, who had quite the offensive day, averaging nearly 10 yards per carry and eclipsing the 200-yard mark in the rushing department.
Early in the second quarter Spencer Borden pinned the Tigers back to their 1-yard line with a 50-yard punt.
Twelve running plays later, the Tigers capped their 99-yard drive with a 6-yard scoring run by Domingo Jenkins to claim a 14-7 lead with 5:04 to go in the first half.
Durfee (0-3) then joined the turnover party, fumbling at the Hilltoppers 26, and two plays later Taunton took a 21-7 lead on a 3-yard touchdown run by Jamal Williams with 3:32 still left in the half.
Durfee failed to score on its final possession of the half and the Tigers held a 21-7 lead at the break.
In the second half, Durfee recovered an onside kick, but was flagged for being offside.
After the Toppers impressively stopped the Tigers on their first series of the half, Durfee gave the ball right back when Oliver was picked off by Cortijo, setting up Taunton's fourth score.
Williams broke loose and scampered 29 yards to help give Taunton a 28-7 lead with 5:26 left in the third quarter.
Durfee scored twice in the final seven minutes when Oliver tossed a pair of touchdown passes. His first came on a beautiful 38-yard strike to Correia and the next came on a 5-yard pass to Jose Soares with 34 seconds left.
Sandwiched between the Toppers scores was a 16-yard scoring run by Cortijo.
"I did see some positives," Jones said. "We did put some points on the board and showed we can move the ball. We played well at times, but we had too many mental mistakes. We stiull need to pay more attention to detail."
Barzey led the Durfee offense with 65 yards on 15 carries.
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Children's Books Christmas Present Challenge
We love books in our household, so when we were invited to participate in the Random House Children's books Christmas present challenge it was a no brainer that we would accept.
Some of the books that Arthur reads now belonged to Lucie and before that belonged to me, I still have a book on my bookshelf that I was given for Christmas 1987 (Alice through the looking glass) although I don't let anyone touch it as it was a favourite of mine and in mint condition still. I love to receive books as a gift although i don't get a lot of spare time to read these days so I'm so thrilled that my children are both avid readers too. I must add that Arthur isn't a child genius so we read the books to him and ask him to describe the scene in the picture.
I can't imagine a life without books, I find them so magical and my favourite story growing up and still as an adult has probably got to be Enid Blyton's The Enchanted Wood (The original with Jo, Bessie and Fanny not the reprint with Joe, Beth and Frannie?). I'm thankful that I still have all 3 original Faraway Tree books and not the new versions. I hope that when I'm old and have grandchildren of my own I can still read these stories to the next generations in their original format.
We were sent 3 fabulous children's book which are age appropriate for Arthur who will be 4 in March 2017. Two of them are new to us and one of them Arthur already owns so this will be gifted to my good friend Clare who i'm sure will enjoy reading it to her daughter.
I've wrapped up The tale of Kitty-in-Boots for Arthur's Christmas Eve stocking, I love Beatrix Potter books and I'm ashamed to say that this will be the first one that Arthur has owned but I'm sure it won't be the last. I love the Quentin Blake illustrations, they always transport me back to my childhood favourites by Roald Dahl but I digress.
Shirley Hughes is also a new author to Arthur and I know he will love not only the story of Alfie and his best friend but the lovely illustrations in the book. Lucie used to enjoy reading Lucy & Tom's Christmas by the same Author as one of her Christmas books, it was so well written and I'm looking forward to sharing Alfie's adventures with Arthur on Christmas day when he opens this book.
The Fairytale Hairdresser and the Princess and the Pea is a book we purchased a couple of weeks ago for Arthur as I fell in love with the fun pictures in the book, it's a really funny book with some very funky hairstyles and outfits and a great book for me to gift to my friend.
What was your favourite childhood book?
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DIY Christmas Wrapping Paper
When you buy gifts for a lot of people at Christmas time it can become very expensive buying wrapping paper and all of the things to decorate them. I have been known to spend around £40-£50 in Marks and Spencer on my wrapping paper and decorations which could be spent on better things in my opinion. In a few easy steps you can create beautifully wrapped presents for a fraction of your usual cost by making DIY Christmas Wrapping paper. My supplies cost under £20 and some bits will last until next Christmas.
I love the smell of dried fruit as it reminds me of Christmas when ever I smell it, to make it I slice Oranges, Lemons and Grapefruit and bake in a very low oven for 2 hours turning over once. Once the fruit has cooled I place on a radiator or in the airing cupboard for a couple of days to completely dry out. We always take a family crafting foraging trip where we collect pine cones and pretty branches that would make a good base for a project and I tend to use them in my decorating at Christmas time, you can also use some of the branches from your Christmas tree (only pick the bits that you can't see so chop from the back). If you can get hold of glitter spray, pine cones can look amazing all glittery and twinkling (a tip from my friend Kate)
I start by wrapping my parcels in brown paper which I buy for £1.25 for 15 metres, I then wrap the parcel in ribbon or gardening string, it gives a fabulous rustic feel to the present and makes you feel like you are back in olden days where brown paper was used to wrap everything.
It's entirely up to personal preference what decorations you use on the present but I quite like to use pieces of cinnamon and fruit, holly berries and sprigs of cedar, pine cones, sprigs of rosemary and coloured jingle bells, Miniature baubles or home made gingerbread.
I cut my own tags from old cardboard boxes (recycling is good) and either leave them plain or add a silver sticker. If you have time you could draw something on the tag or stencil the initial of the recipient. I love this tutorial for Felt Gingerbread men gift tags on Grace's Favours blog.
Not only do these presents look and smell great your recipient can recycle the decoration next year! You will have saved so much by not purchasing expensive wrapping paper and decoration that you can treat yourself to supplies for next year in the January sales saving even more money the following Christmas. Brown parcel paper can also be recycled so you are doing your bit for the environment too!
How do you wrap your presents?
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Essential Christmas Countdown Checklist
It's less than two months until the big day which means thoughts of mistletoe and wrapping paper are probably spinning around in your head but have you thought about your Christmas checklist? Now is the perfect time to plan your Christmas and festive celebrations so its probably a good idea to start with a pen and paper so you can jot down everything you're going to need over the next few weeks or feel free to pin this page (There is a pin button below).
1) Beat the crowds by starting your Christmas shopping now. Plan a budget for each person and stick to it, November is a great time to purchase your presents as the shops are still relatively quiet and will still have the "most wanted" gifts in stock. November is a great time for discounts and Amazon are extending their Black Friday offers this year so do check them out to see if you can pick up a bargain.
2) Most of the big stores like Marks and Spencer, Paperchase and supermarkets have 3 for 2 on their cards and wrapping paper so be sure to stock up now before the prices go up.
3) Start writing your Christmas cards now so you're all ready to post once December arrives, make sure to use this time as a good opportunity to update your address book. Buy your Christmas stamps now while the post office is quiet, wait until December and you face huge queues.
4) Begin wrapping presents and find somewhere safe to store them like the bottom of a wardrobe, loft or cupboard.
5) Make things that you can freeze such as mince pies, cakes, tarts and pastry, and you won't be left feeling flustered in the kitchen at the last minute.
6) If you're planning to visit family or friends who don't live locally now is a good time to look for cheap train/bus/flight tickets. If you will be driving you can use the time to give your car a winter check, make an emergency kit to keep in the boot should you break down and check that you have spare lights, snow chains, shovel and blankets.
7) Plan your festive menu and look out for key ingredients that may be on offer in the supermarket such as spices, dried goods, flour, chocolates and alcohol.
8) Check that your Christmas lights work. There is nothing worse than putting your tree up to find that your lights no longer work. There are lots of offers on Decorations in stores during November so purchase any bits that you need now rather than waiting until December when the good items may have sold out.
Pin this essential Christmas countdown checklist for later
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Big Bloggers Christmas Giveaway
Today I have something incredibly exciting to share with you, I don't usually do a lot of giveaways at Christmas time because the internet is usually full of them but this Christmas I have teamed up with a wonderful collection of bloggers to give away an amazing prize just in time for Christmas.
One lucky winner will be walking away with a fantastic £150 worth of Amazon vouchers while two runners up get £30 each (if the winner is from a country other than the UK the prize will be delivered via PayPal cash).
Before we get down to business lets meet the blogging team:
Sally Akins | The Gingerbread Hous | Mummy Lala | Bubbablue and Me | You Baby Me Mummy | Madam Gourmand | Missing Sleep | Wishful Wonderings | Trials & Tribulations Of A Brummie Mummy | Hello Beautiful Bear | Cookies and Cwtches | Odd Socks & Lollipops | Futures | Don't Cramp My Style | Ickle Pickle's Life and Travels | Bark Time
Rambling Through Parenthood | Life at 139a | Julie's Notebook | Spanish Mummy | Hex Mum | Garden, Tea , Cakes and Me | Mummy's Little Monkey | A Testing Time | Bump And Beyond | Emmy's Mummy | Angel Eden Blog | Precious Little Worlds | All The Beautiful Things | Hubby Helps | Life in a Break Down | UK Bloggers | One Frazzled Mum
To enter all you need to do is answer the following question:
What is your favourite thing about Christmas?
Good Luck.
*Please note all other entries after answering the question are optional, however they do get you extra entries into the final draw and help support all the bloggers who are helping to provide this wonderful prize.
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Gifts Via Post
This year I'm doing things a little differently when it comes to Christmas gift guides, a lot of the blogs I read tend to do the same sort of thing and newsfeeds get swamped with the same products which is great for the brands mentioned but not so great for the reader who may be looking for something that's a little bit different. I thought I'd make my gift guides this year useful and hope that other people like me might just be looking for the same sort of thing.
My first gift guide instalment is gifts that can be sent via the postal system and I'll concentrate on the items that fit into the large letter and small parcel category because if you're sending an item via post you want to keep your postal costs down.
This year I won't be visiting my family or friends until after Christmas, the 28th and 29th December to be precise so I'm posting my presents, some of the items in this guide are the actual items I've purchased and others are one's that I would have purchased if I had more money to spend on people.
The Tactus Smootch (from £9.99) is a reusable phone skin and protective case for hands-free photos and videos. The case has micro-suction technology allowing you to stick your phone to smooth surfaces including glass and mirrors, without leaving a sticky residue.
If the gift recipient is a fan of taking a selfie or using facetime this could be the perfect gift. There are seven colours to choose from meaning there is something for everyone. The Tactus Smootch is available as skin for the iPhone 5/5s and as a protective case for the iPhone 6.
The Sunday Girl Company has a fantastic range of aprons for adults and children, my favourite is the royal blue sweetheart adult apron (£24.99) but I'd be happy with any of the ultra glamorous range. 'Let Them Eat Cake', inspired this French Joie de Toile design which would make the perfect gift for someone who likes to keep stylish whilst entertaining. The collection incudes a Little Miss Sunday Girl apron in Royal Blue for mini Mademoiselles (£14.99).
This beautiful silver plated bangle (£14.95) by Beryl Betty with a subtle twist would make the perfect gift for a friend or loved one who you don't see often enough. Inscribed with the words 'Even though you're far away…you're in my thoughts every day…' Bangle's are presented in an organza bag with a care card inside a black box tied with ribbon ready for you to present as gift. The bangles are silver plated and in time the plating will slowly wear off to show a copper coloured bracelet.
The Burts Bees Endless Shine Trio (£9.99) contains mini tubes of Blush, Pink, Wink, and Flutter would be a perfect stocking filler for someone who likes a bit of shine from their lip product.
These fridge magnets (£10 for 12) from Instajunction are a great idea for sending pictures of yourself of your children to friends and family who don't live near, you might actually like them so much that you decide to keep them for yourself!
People who love to travel will love this Travel Wallet (£29.95) from Hampton Blue. The travel wallet is made from leatherette with a bicycle and floral design on the outside. The design includes a bicycle, flowers, suitcase, bird print and some cute stitching. There is also the inscription 'Packed and Ready To Go' on the front cover. Inside you will find lots of different compartments for passports, a pen, hotel information, documents, tickets, currency and also spaces for essential cards and other tickets and information. There is also a small zipped pocket with a scissors pull for lose change. The wallet is fastened with a grey leatherette strap with stitched heart motif. Just perfect for travelling in style.
The Little Mr and Mrs bookmarks (£5.00) by Little Man Shop would make the perfect present for a couple, If you love the idea of these but don't have a couple to give them to you can also choose from snowman, little man and romance bookmarks which are equally adorable.
I can't think of a better gift to buy a child than a Pop Goes Your Name CD (£12.95). The POP Goes Your Name album is a collection of fun and upbeat songs, personalised for your someone special. Children can experience a selection of musical styles, with catchy melodies and sing-along lyrics whilst hearing their own name being sung back to them. The songs are written for children in their early years. From Noisy Farm to Rock it Out, the album is full of themes and sounds that children can recognize and understand and is guaranteed to get mum & dad's feet tapping too!
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The Oklahoman reported earlier this week that Oklahoma recorded 17 bank robberies in 2015, a sharp drop from the year before, according to information provided by the FBI.
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An exotic and very different menu! Rich in beautiful delicate spices, gorgeous saffron dishes, colourful and flavoursome use of rose petals and flower waters, and aromatic pilafs. Discover the sensual spice driven delights of one of the oldest, most exotic cuisines on the planet
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Yes. If a student receives an emergency call or text during class, he or she can go and answer it. The app provides a "60 Second Unlock" button (right) that can be used once per Flipd session. The student can use their 60 seconds for an emergency and it will not count against their Total Flipd Time if they return to Flipd within the minute. Due to the unexpected nature of emergencies or important messages, we think it's fair that students have this opportunity to respond or reply without a penalty, though it's important that instructors emphasize that students exit the class to do so.
This is what makes Flipd an appreciated and powerful alternative for students who are reluctant to power off their phones for class in case of emergencies or important notifications. It also adds to the Flipd learning experience, where students begin to learn how to filter what is important from what is a distraction.


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Discussion in 'Engine Compartment' started by drapkarthik, Jul 14, 2012.
How does your car feels during idling and RPM above 3000?
Sat, the engine sound is more muted now and is pulling well now and feels more cohesive. I have not really tested, as after 8 pm delivery it was crawling to home and again crawling to office in the morning traffic.
Timing Change : Replaced following:
1032A12-P Timing Chain labor - 1972
55221385 Timing Chain - 890
59089482 Chain Stretcher - 1497
71753861 Sealer - 458
59089471 Pad - 199
59089475 Pad - 208
14118811 Nut - 114
Total: 5339/-
Good experience at Sky Moto FASS,Pune.
i have this Krrrr Krrr sound while the starts.
After having two to threee krrrr krrr engine starts.
ganges, its not the cranking sound when we turn the key. this timing chain sound comes once the engine has started. only on cold starts and maybe for few seconds only. it will have kind of metallic effect. if you are suspicious then better get it checked.
Thanks shams for the clarification .
For mental piece i will get it checked.
+ 59089477 Driving gear = Rs 1015
I think it is a good idea to get the driving gear changed too. No "NUT" was changed on mine.
Also a note for people planning to get this done. It is ideal to get the timing chain replaced during the scheduled service since the Engine oil and coolant will be drained.
Lots of stuff needed to be opened, I was worried about them being able to fit everything back properly. I was even more worried coz there where 3 different mechanics working on it. The lead mechanic did the engine bay dismantling while the other 2 guys opened up the oil sump etc. Looks normal so far, but will have to keep an eye in and around the engine bay for a couple of days.
Big +1 to the above. Get both the "gears / sprockets" changed when changing timing chain.
why is that required if the gears are in almost original condition? for my car both gears were changed but later i came to know that it might not have been necessary.
sat-chit had inspected the old gear parts while getting them changed and found that theywere almost as good as new.
anicaution and jumu have also not changed the gears.
hence i feel that in most cases they might not need a change.
Good practice really. Fundamentally, they are just a chain and sprocket like any other. They both wear together and into each other.
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Starting here as of the beginning of January, I work 5 to 9 pm on Tuesday evenings. I live in the South End of Halifax, although I am originally from Vancouver, British Columbia. I study at Dalhousie University; I hope to graduate in 2018 with an honours undergraduate degree containing …
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HY: How did you get started with yoga?
DW: In 2014 I travelled to India with a friend, and noticed the benefits she was getting from a daily yoga regimen. So when I came home, I signed up for Margot's Intro to Yoga course. I was truly starting from scratch. After that class I was hooked and became …
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My name is Annabelle O'Keefe and I am 14 years old. My original motive to become involved with this practice was to strengthen my muscles and flexibility. I am an equestrian at Halifax Bengal Lancers and had wanted to improve on my performance, so someone had suggested to me to start practicing yoga. I have been a member of this sweet hearted little group for …Continue to article


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This workshop, the 7th in a series of conferences on the development of Micro-Nano-Bio Systems (MNBS), focused on the progress in the field, as well as the opportunities and challenges ahead.
Over the years the focus of workshop has shifted from a technology development orientation to a business development one. In 2013 the focus was on the distance to market, how to translate technology success into business success and the changes that the Horizon 2020 program will bring in the EU's framework program.
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The offline marketing did not stop with the Cash Buyer bandit signs. While in Philly I spent about 2 hours driving around looking for investors. I know your wondering how in the world do you drive around looking for real estate investors. Can you tell just be looking at someone? Yes and No.
See after you put a property under contract in your marketplace you want to contact people and businesses that are in your same industry.
In Maryland I always look for new construction in the neighborhoods where we put properties under contract. There are two reasons why you need to do this. When real estate investors start a rehab project it is mandatory that they pull the proper permits before starting the work posting them outside of the property for inspectors to see them. These permits have some very important information on them. The owners name, mailing address, and sometimes their direct phone number. If their information isn't there then the contractors contact information is and they will most likely get you in contact with the owner.
Learn how to get in contact with potential buyers for your future and current wholesale deals with some of my secret strategies that I share in the vLog below:
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The normal procedure for state of the union addresses is for the president to release text of the speech prior to giving the speech in a joint session. In fact presidents from John Adams to William Howard Taft only submitted written state of the union reports to congress. It wasn't till Woodrow Wilson that presidents gave state of the union address in person to congress.
While Obama's address on jobs to a joint session of congress next Thursday won't be a state of the union address, it probably will have a long wish list of spending programs that the president wants enacted. It's fair to request that the president submit the proposals in writing.
A written proposal from the president would enable Congress to decipher the cost and the American people and businesses to weigh the plan, said the South Carolina Republican who is a favorite of tea party conservatives.
"Without sending something in writing, the president makes all of these grand gestures, and then it doesn't appear in any legislation, and then he will blame Congress for not passing something he never sends over," DeMint told CNN Chief Political Correspondent Candy Crowley.
Obama is set to address a joint session of Congress on Thursday to lay out an economic plan to create jobs in the United States.


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Property DetailsThis three-story Victorian, circa 1890, is rich in architectural details and has been remodeled to provide the upgrades to meet a modern family's needs. The wrap around front porch is the focal point of the front of the house that extends a gracious welcome to you and your guests. This home features 4 bedrooms 2 full baths with an updated kitchen with granite counter tops family room has a fireplace and mounted TV which is included. Lots of upgrades have been completed since 2005 and include a beautiful eat-in kitchen, bathroom on 2nd floor , glass beveled pocket doors leading to dining room, front porch and zoned AC plus the hardwood floors on the . The master bedroom has a large walk in closet. 3rd floor bedroom and or rec room and office has finished hardwood floors. The kitchen opens to a huge private rear deck and the enchanting landscaped backyard complete with shade trees with brick patios and an outdoor shower and . Detached 2 car garage with remote door opener and 3 car parking. The location is a bonus and provides the opportunity . You'll be able to walk to town for the year-round festivities, shopping,. One block from public and parochial schools, High school in walking distance Beautiful park with playgrounds and ball fields a few short blocks away Newton Lake also a short walking distance from the PATCO Hi-Speedline.
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GUS Poyet is itching to get Sunderland back to Wembley – even if the Black Cats' Crystal Palace league tie is more important.
SAFC travel to Hull tomorrow for the FA Cup quarter final, where a win would take The Lads back to London for the semi-final.
But with Sunderland still battling to avoid relegation, Poyet admits his side's home game against Crystal palace on March 15 is a much bigger fish to fry.
He said: "We don't want to give anything away. We want to win the game, and the sooner we get back to our winning ways and feeling a little bit better, it'll be the best for us to go into an absolutely massive game next week against Crystal Palace.
He added: "Normally you need to wait a year to wait a year to go back to Wembley. Normally you play one cup final and until next year's cup, you're not going to go back there".
"But, for different reasons, for having to cupsand the decision to play the semi-final at Wembley, we are 90 minutes away."


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2) Sasquatch – George,WA – 5/27 (2 of 7)
2) Sasquatch – George,WA – 5/27 (2 of 7)
Enjoy beautiful scenery while you camp out for this amazing festival.
See rockers like Florence and the Machine, Alabama Shakes, A$AP Rocky, and The Cure.
Early bird passes are already sold out but you can get all the scoop on the bands on the festival's podcast which is out now.


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I have spent nearly the past 5 months or so building this blog with all my heart and soul. It started as my rambling spot, morphed into a wedding update blog for my lovely friends who are not able to be in town to partake in wedding plans, to a source of inspiration and sharing (and still an update spot for those friends).
I hope that each day I continue to inspire you all in blog world (especially those brides-to-be) and share it with friends.
So my dear blog reading friends. I have a small favor to ask (or two, really). 1. Please don't be afraid to comment! And, comment lots! Give me some feedback, let me know what you think and share your ideas! 2. Share this blog with your friends and family and any brides-to-be you may know. Although this little bloggity blog started as a local thing, I would love to be able to share my ideas with brides all over.
Okay. That was my desperate attempt at getting you to spread the word. Thanks for all of the blog love thus far – it is sooo appreciated! I'm looking forward to sharing more of my wedding plans and planning ideas with you!
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You're in my reader too. : )
12:37 pm on July 24th, 2009
I added you to my blog roll thingie on the side. I don't really have a ton of traffic or anything…
But no worries…I LOVE TO COMMENT (even on old stuff!)
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Oh, thank you!! I've added you as well! Thanks for the add!


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Torn by C.J. Fallowfield
Torn One will break her trust – One will break her heart – One will kill for her.
"Blown away, floored and left speechless. Torn is a story of love, one that will toy with your heart and emotions-to the max. This one will chew you up and spit you out raw. True to its title, you will be torn, gutted and slayed. 5 'Best. I. Ever. Had.' Stars" – Read & Share Book Reviews.
When Sky's parents moved from San Francisco to Boulder City in Nevada, she thought her life was over, until she met the Hudson boys. Two years older than her, tattooed bad boy Nate was confident, cocky, good looking, and a straight talker. He was the unattainable guy that all the girls wanted, but the one their fathers warned them to steer clear of. Josh had all of his brother's looks, but he was the sweet charmer your mother would beg you to marry. Their cousin Billy lacked the brothers' good looks, so relied on his quick wit to attract the girls.
When all three of them set their sights on Sky, they became competitive, and cracks in their close bond began to form.
Torn between her loyalty to all three, and feelings for one, Sky was faced with a dilemma.
When she made her decision, she had no idea that her choice would set them all on a path that would tear the group apart.


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Global stock market indexes looked relatively unchanged on Monday morning, a shift from the dramatic ups and downs seen throughout most of last week, even though some of the concerns facing investors last week have yet to be addressed.
U.S. stock index futures were slightly higher with about an hour before markets open, suggesting that the stocks will start the day relatively unchanged. Futures for the Dow Jones industrial average were up 6 points. Futures for the broader S&P 500 were up 1 point.
In Europe, the U.K.'s FTSE 100 was down 0.1 per cent and Germany's DAX index was up 0.5 per cent in afternoon trading. In Asia, Japan's Nikkei 225 fell 1.1 per cent in overnight trading.
Many investors have been rattled by troubling budget deficits in Portugal, Spain and Greece, which threaten to create a debt crisis that could ensnare other countries if governments default on bond payments. However, U.S. Treasury Secretary Timothy Geithner may have delivered some calm to markets by saying in a television interview that the U.S. AAA bond rating - a source of uncertainty given the massive budget deficits in the country- will never be lost.
Meanwhile, CIT Group Inc. named John Thain as its new chief executive. Mr. Thain is the former head of Merrill Lynch & Co., suggesting that perhaps Wall Street isn't going to get that extensive makeover after all. Not that investors are complaining: CIT shares were up 3.3 per cent on the news of the appointment.
As well, Home Depot Inc. rose 1.5 per cent after the stock was upgrade to "overweight" from "market weight" by Morgan Stanley.
Finally, commodities were mixed, suggesting they will won't be much of a headwind for the commodity-heavy S&P/TSX composite index. Crude oil rose 28 cents, to $71.47 (U.S.) a barrel. Gold fell $2, to $1065 an ounce.


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Should I Go Back to Work After Having Kids?
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Here are some things to consider when deciding whether or not to go back to work after having kids…
- Calculate daycare costs and what percentage they will be of your family income.
- Staying at home could result in a loss of earning power over the years if you do decide to rejoin the workforce later.
- Can save money by preparing meals.
- Can save money on transportation costs.
- Can save money on costs of maintaining a professional wardrobe.
Daycare pros and cons
- Can help kids develop social skills
- Can help with academic achievement
- Kids can be more prone to illness.
- Kids can behave more aggressively, especially if the daycare center is not a good fit.


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Cantal places to visit and attractions
Below you can explore some of the most popular highlights and places of interest in the Cantal department of the Auvergne. See also our detailed Cantal guide.
Cantal sightseeing and tourist information
For more information about the department see the detailed Cantal travel guide
Market towns & days in Cantal
all markets in morning unless otherwise stated
Aurillac: Wednesday & Saturday
Chaudes-Aigues: Thursday & Monday
Laroquebrou: Friday (high season only)
Marcenat: Friday (high season only)
Massiac: Tuesday
Mauriac: Tuesday & Saturday & Friday
Maurs: Thursday
Valuejols: Tuesday
Selected tourist attractions in the Cantal department
The following sites have received official "tourist classifications"...
Ville d'etape
Towns of Art and History
Sites of Natural Beauty
Plomb du Cantal
Puy Griou
Listed 'Remarkable Gardens'
Verger de Déduit
towns classified as Recommended Detours
Riom-es-Montagnes: Tourist guide
Saint-Flour: Tourist guide
Villages classified as "most beautiful villages"
Salers: Tourist guide
Tournemire: Tourist guide
Grand Sites of France
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I've organized this lecture into several parts, beginning with a history of biological classification of life — especially in the context of microorganisms. I also want to talk about the diversity and lifestyle of microbes (protists in particular) that live without oxygen and why this is relevant to the evolution of life — especially with respect to eukaryotic evolution. Then I'm going to discuss how the majority of microbial life is yet to be discovered, and how one might find new microbes of interest to the study of evolution. And lastly, I'll talk about some new local monsters we've found — microbial creatures from the Black Lagoon, where they live (just in case you want to check them out), and why they could change our understanding of eukaryotic evolution.
So, to start, I think when I first I learned about evolution there was always an implied "march of progress," or a linear progression from one form of life to a next, higher and higher, up the evolutionary ladder. This notion usually begins with some primordial soup — progressing to bacteria — to protist — to plant to animal — bugs — to us. But we know this is false. Evolution is branching — or at least that's been the thinking in the past 150 years. I'll be talking more about this, but in order to do good research in evolution, we need to examine where these evolutionary "stories" come from — what are the assumptions? I'm going to try to address several of these assumptions and misconceptions by showcasing some of the scientists who formed the basis of the classification of microorganisms.
Let's start in ancient Greece with Aristotle — in addition to many other contributions to science, he was the first to articulate a dichotomy of life, classifying all life as being either plants or animals. This ancient world view of biology persists today, and misinforms our perspective in terms of evolution, not to mention the structuring of scientific research (like botany departments and zoology departments). It was a few thousand years later that the microscope was invented, and animal/vegetable/or mineral types of classification were hardly enough to classifiy the new microorganisms, first called "animacules." Microbes are often non-descript rods, or spheres. How then does one classify microbes, particularly when they don't really look different from one another like plants look different from animals? More about how to do that later, but on to more history.
|Carolus Linnaeus
Linnaeus lived in the 18th Century and created the familiar hierarchical classification scheme of life: kingdom, family, class, order, family, genus and species. Again, this classification scheme is based on how organisms looked — essentially their phenotype. Although this heirarchy within the plant and animal kingdoms was an improvement — an attempt to standardize classification whose legacy persists today — there were still no good working definitions of "kingdoms" or "species" which could apply to microorganisms when they were discovered. Even today the conception of a species of bacteria is hard to define, in the same way an animal species is defined.
|Charles Darwin
We are all probably familiar with Charles Darwin, 19th century father of natural selection and evolution, but he also called for a framework or geneology of organisms in order to study evolution. Darwin helped to develop the concept of a geneology of life with branching lineages. But we attribute the conception of evolutionary relationships among organisms with a tree — a geneology — to Ernst Haeckel at roughly the same time.
|Ernst Haeckel
Ernst Haeckel also worked in the mid-19th century. Haeckel was the first to coin the term "protist" or "Protista," although his definition also included the bacteria.
|Haeckel's Tree of Life
Ernst Haeckel is attributed to be the first to describe the evolutionary relationships among living organisms, a geneology of life, as analogous to a tree. Haeckel, interestingly, described all living things as falling into not just two kingdoms (plants and animals), but also a third kingdom for microorgansims — the Protista. There are several other interesting features of this vision — for example, Haeckel postulated a common origin for all life (plants, animals and microbes). This is still a common assumption, but it makes sense with modern molecular evidence as well. OK, let's fast forward a hundred years or so. How do we classify microbes today, especially when they have no particular morphology or shape to speak of. Scientists had all but given up on classifying microbes based on their evolutionary relationships (a phylogeny) until Carl Woese.
|The Woesian Revolution
Woese based his classification on molecules, not how organisms look or act. This transition from classification based on phenotype (taxonomy) to one based on genotype enabled him to determine the evolutionary relationships (a phylogeny) among bacteria — something other researchers had all but given up on. Woese's work was founded on the principle suggested in 1965 that "molecules are documents of evolutionary history." Basically, DNA can be thought of as molecular fossils. At the University of Illinios in the late 1970s, Woese wanted to determine evolutionary relationships among microorganisms, and in the process, he and colleagues discovered a huge split in the "prokaryotes" — as big a genetic difference as that between prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Woese orignally thought that these were primitive organisms and so called them the Archaea. Later studies showed that the Archaea were actually more related to the eukaryotes in many aspects that to the bacteria. So, rather than five kingdoms of life, Woese argued for three domains (Eucarya, Archaea, and Bacteria). This conception of three domains of life and two domains of prokaryotes, rather than the standard prokaryote/eukaryote dichotomy, really shook up the study of the evolution of life. So how did Woese arise at this remarkable conclusion? First he needed a molecule to study from all organisms — ribosomal RNA (rRNA).
|Why use rRNA?
Ribosomal RNA (rRNA) is an RNA component of the ribosome, the cellular machine which translates the DNA genetic code to amino acids, and subsequently, proteins. The rRNA genes are ubiquitous in all life, being conserved enough to identify, yet containing enough variabilty to determine evolutionary relationships. But Woese has had a hard time selling this idea, mostly because everyone has been trained to view life as prokaryotes/eukaryotes, plants/animals, or the updated version of that &emdash; the five kingdom view.
|Five Kingdoms or Three Domains?
In the 1960s, Whittaker added one kingdom (fungi) to Aristotles's view of life (plants and animals) but still relegated all microbes to either the Protista (eukaryotic microbes) or the Monera (bacteria). Something from this figure (and view) should be obvious. Why should we emphasize macroscopic life over microscopic life? In terms of life on Earth, we still live in an age of microbes. For the majority of geologic time, some 3-4 billion years, life has evolved — and at least three billion has been solely microbial.
|The five-kingdom view is still taught, as I'm sure many of you know. Carl Woese started a revolution in the classification of life, much like Copernicus did with his idea that the Sun doesn't revolve around the Earth. We, as humans, possess a lot of unique characteristics such as the ability to understand the world we live in. But we are not the pinnacle of evolution — nothing is. Evolution is about change through time, not about ranking life based on some criterion. Besides, since the bulk of genetic diversity of life on Earth is been microbial (note where we are in Woese's tree), shouldn't they get attention simply for that reason? If you take nothing else from my talk, stop thinking about biology in terms of five kingdoms.
|Since Woese's early trees, we've added a lot of sequences as you can see in the figure to the left. I'd like to switch now from talking about microbes in general, to specfically eukaryotic microbes (that is, microbial cells which possess a membrane-bound nucleus and tend to be unicellular). What's the current picture of eukaryotic phylogeny?
|The Evolution of the Eukaryotes
As in the prokaryotic world, one can see from this schematic tree of the eukaryotes (below), that the majority of eukaryotic life is, in fact, microbial (protists). There is far more phenotypic and genotypic diversity in all the protist groups combined than within the plant, animal or fungal kingdoms. How many kingdoms of eukaryotes are there? This is still largely unknown. If we use the genetic measure, we come up with roughly 70 eukaryotic kingdoms, only some of which are shown here. Further, because of our bias toward macroscopic life, most of the biology of these protists is largely unknown. How did the eukaryotes evolve? To understand that, we need to visualize the early Earth.
II. Life in anoxic worlds
Early Earth
Some of the oldest fossils belong to what look like photosynthetic bacteria — bacteria which breathe carbon dioxide and exhale oxygen. So this process happened early in Earth's history.
Microbes made the world. Think about it — oxygen is actually quite poisonous, generating hydrogen peroxides and oxygen radicals. Many microbes don't have a way of dealing with poisonous oxygen. So they avoided it . . . and they still do today.
Fossil Redbeds
Evolution of Oxygen
Giardia is an aquatic protist, and a parasite that major cause of dysentery world wide. Hopefully no one here has encountered it while camping. Giardia has no mitochondrion and it likes to avoid oxygen. Why? Oxygen is an abundant source of energy, but in many aquatic environments, it gets quickly used up by microorganisms. Many bacteria, however, can respire or "breathe" alternatives to oxygen — sulfur, hydrogen, nitrogen for example. These bacteria are called anaerobes (more on this later). Environments lacking oxygen (anoxic) harbor many of these types of bacteria &emdash; billions per teaspoon of sediment or muck. In many cases, the anoxic environments harbor more microorgansisms than oxic ones. Giardia survives by eating anaerobic bacteria in these rich anoxic environments. But where on Earth are these "extreme" anoxic environments? Where would one go to find them?
|A tablespoon of mud
We start with about a tablespoon of mud — remember that this can contain several billion microbes. This is mud from Berkeley Aquatic Park. Then we extract the DNA from the mud. By the way, the black color of the mud is a good indicator that there is no oxygen at that layer. Reduced iron complexed with sulfur produces something called pyrite — a dark black precipitate.
Xeroxing DNA
The polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, is basically a way to xerox DNA so that we have enough to work with in the lab. Many microbes are rare and we need to amplify their DNA signals to be able to find them. In our work we're xeroxing a specific gene — the gene for rRNA. Remember this is what Carl Woese used to relate different microbes to each other and construct a tree of life.
Patterns in DNA
Once we amplify rRNA genes from a given environmental sample, we need to sort them by type. One tablespoon of mud could have several billion microbes, perhaps representing 1,000 different types! To categorize these different types, we use a technique called RFLP (restriction fragment length polymorphism) which generates unique patterns or fingerprints corresponding to unique organisms. At right is an example showing the DNA fingerprints of the different types of sequences (organisms) we find. Notice the different banding patterns.Aligning genes
Once we get the DNA sequence, we line up the sequences and compare them to known organisms. The rows correspond to an rRNA sequence from a particular organism; the column relates the exact nucleotide (A,T,C,G) at a specific position in the sequence of the gene. Note the conserved/variable regions.
Constructing a phylogenetic tree
Then, from this alignment of DNA rRNA sequences, we use computer models to simulate the evolution of sequences. We infer that the evolution of the sequences corresponds to the evolution of the organisms. In this way, we are able to determine evolutionary relationships among the new uncultivated microbes. Unlike Linneaus, Darwin or Haeckel, we organize geneologies based on genotype, not phenotype. This also gives us a picture of evolution. Note the organisms in blue — those we only know from environmental sequences or fingerprints. Also note how we can compare where they fall on the tree to known organisms. OK, let's talk more about our study of creatures from the Black Lagoon.
IV. Evolutionary Implications of Uncultivated Eukaryotes
|Marine Sampling Sites
So we've chosen three sites altogether in which to check for previously undiscovered microbes. Two of the sites are local: Bolinas Lagoon by Stinson Beach and the Berkeley Aquatic Park. We chose these two sites because the sediment had low oxygen levels.Freshwater Sampling
Another site we've investigated is from a freshwater lake in Bloomington, Indiana. We chose a freshwater site in addition to the marine sites because they tend to have different types of protists than marine environments.
So what have we found? Well, lots of types of protists. I've got plenty of trees, which I'll spare you, but below are some of the types of organisms we've found. I suppose if we were on their scale, they truly would be Creatures from the Black Lagoon. These are some examples of perhaps the most interesting eukaryotic microbes we've found, especially in the context of the evolution of eukaryotes.
|Outside the "Crown"
Many of the protists we've found are not closely related to any known group of protists. The "crown" refers to the most recent "big bang" in eukaryote evolution — where it seems a lot of groups of organisms evolved quickly, including our animal ancestors. Several of the new environmental sequences are deep in the tree, suggesting that they might have retained some characteristics of the ancestral eukaryotes. We think we've found about eight new kingdoms of eukaryotes in just three environments by just hunting for their DNA. Not bad for a teaspoon of stinky mud. These pictures are of Giardia (top left), Trichomonas (top middle), a slime mold (bottom left), Euglena (bottom middle) and several amitochondriate amoebae (top and bottom right).New Kingdoms of Eukaryotes
Here's a comparison of trees with and without the new groups of eukaryotes. You'll note both the placement of the new branches (the mode or pattern of evolution) and the length of the branches (the rate or tempo of evolution).
Models and Sampling Bias
So, it's off to find new microbes — where should we look next?
Boiling Hot Springs!
Profound and Heartfelt Thanks to Scott Dawson from University of California Museum of Paleantology for the approval..
Sayın Scott Dawson'a ve Kaliforniya Üniversitesi Paleontoloji Müzesi'ne yayınlanma izni için gönülden teşekkürlerimizi sunarız..
Source: ucmp.berkeley.edu


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Eco-Lover, here is another wood-themed gadget to pair up with your iPhone or iPod. It's a Dock Station with real looking log wood base. Provided with two docking port, you can jack in almost all generation of Apple iPhone and iPod but it shout no to iPod Shuffle. (I wonder if this dock can be paired with Wooden iPod case? or the iWood series?)
Apparently, it's a minimized version of the previous Wood Music Speaker iPod Dock, But there is no speaker system attached in this wooden dual iPhone / iPod dock station.
Believe it or not, this dock station is a handmade gadget made by Etsy creative people. It's made of Cedar wood, and no similarity from one to another if you get more than one dock from the seller. And it will take as long as 3 weeks for the seller to craft it, and ship it out to your home front.
Interested? You can get them for $119 a pop + 3 weeks of waiting + some shipping cost I guess…
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