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While Your Hard Earned Money Gets Tossed To The Wind?
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By Letting The Wind Work For You!"?
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The simple answer to all of your questions is: You can build a 1000 watt homemade wind generator for under $200 (including the homemade wind generator plans!) in about 2 weekends and all of the parts are readily available and quickly obtained.
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The Search for an answer:
The Crazy story of "building a wind generator" started over 15 years ago. This project has proven to be a great addition to our renewable energy system. In fact, we are confident that this is the fastest way for any family to get started using renewable energy.
When we first started out with using renewable energy for our home we took the usual route and bought a few solar panels and eventually a wind generator too.
We did all of the installation work ourselves, and soon visitors to our home were asking us to install renewable energy systems for them too.
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You see, the systems we were installing cost about $10,000 for the average home. The biggest expense was the wind generator coming in at about $4,000 to $6,000. That is a lot of money for many people, but it seemed like there was no options for alternative energy.
And then it happened: We Discovered the Answer!
Literally, this is what happened: One of the deliveries of wind generators came to us un-assembled, with a note about how to assemble it using the included wind generator plans. It was a simple matter for us to put the units together for our customers.
Actually we could not believe how simple these machines really were. Then the light went on – this was our answer! We tracked down all of the parts to build a wind generator using OUR OWN homemade wind generator plans.
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The folks at Weber tell me that the basket style rotiserie is the only one they make that will fit my new Genesis Silver C. The rotisserie looks grossly over engineered and doesn't look like they can fit rib roasts or turkeys. Anybody have experience with them?
Or better yet, anybody succeed in getting a traditional spit style rotisserie on a Genesis Silver grill?

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Argyle on the Park is a property with one, two and three bedroom holiday apartments, situated in the Cotton Tree precinct of Maroochydore. They now have free WiFi. All apartments are fully self-contained and have their own north-east facing balcony or outdoor area.
The property is only 200 metres from one of the coast's best beaches and surf clubs, and is opposite the beautiful Maroochy River - great surfing, fishing and swimming is all close by.
They are located a short stroll to major shopping centres, award winning restaurants, excellent cafes, the RSL, bowling and tennis clubs. There are Sunday markets 100 metres away and a bus stop at door.
Argyle on the Park gives you the excitement of Maroochydore with the peace and quiet of Cotton Tree, with friendly on site managers. The bus stop is right outside the door so it is easy travelling to different parts of the coast without a car.
Fully self-contained with own north-east facing balcony or outdoor area. Tastefully furnished and all units are air-conditioned for your comfort. All units have hair dryers, direct dial telephones, Foxtel television and DVD player.
Fully self-contained, with own outdoor area, tastefully furnished and all units are air-conditioned for your comfort. All units have hair dryers, direct dial telephones, Foxtel television and DVD player.
Fully self-contained with two queen beds and two single beds. Excellent views of Maroochy River and or ocean. Full kitchen facilities with air-conditioning and ceiling fans, ensuite with spa bath plus another bathroom. Foxtel television, DVD player and two underground secure car parks.
Note: Information on listed products and services are provided by the operator and were correct at the time of publishing. Rates are indicative based on the minimum and maximum available prices of products and services. Please visit the operator's website for further information. All prices quoted are in Australian dollars (AUD).


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Blue LiquidScience brain teasers require understanding of the physical or biological world and the laws that govern it.
A mad scientist gazes into a vial of blue liquid. "This substance is still liquid at minus 40 degrees," he tells his assistant, Boris. Boris replies, "Is that Celsius or Fahrenheit?"
The scientist looks at Boris with his dark eyes and says, "It doesn't matter." Why does the scientist say that?
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I am very interested in chemical free cleaning for the home. We live is such a toxic environment - I want my home to be as non-toxic as possible. I am really interested in how you've cleaned your home.
I am very interested in chemical free cleaning for the home. We live is such a toxic environment - I want my home to be as non-toxic as possible. I am really interested in how you've cleaned your home.
I personally use Enjo at home. I've decided to host an Enjo introduction party after talking to lots of women who are interested in chemical free cleaning. If you are interested you are most welcome to come a long. I am hosting the party at my home in Dundas Valley, Sydney on the 18th May 2010 at 10am. Call me if you'd like to come along to check this out (please do not feel obligated to purchase anything - it is just to help inform people of options). My phone is 9873 1750. Hope you can come. Jane
Hi there I think enjo is a great product. However I use and recommend Neways products and have for many years. Neways prides itself on the use of no harmful chemicals and has for over 25 years. Their products have multiple uses and are concentrate so you only need to use a little bit so they last forever. They have over 250 products and include a great baby range that I use on my son and have since birth. If you want to find out more call me 9712 7910
Thanks for the tip. I had not heard of Neway's products. I did a quick search and come up with a link to Neways product - http://www.neways.com.au/products/index.php
I have not heard of either of those product lines, will have to look into them. I mostly make my own cleaning products, using vinegar/borax/lemon juice/baking soda, etc. Always looking for ways to make my life easier though, I sometimes use Babyganics cleaning supplies.
I make a natural scouring powder using equal parts of baking soda (aka bicarbonate of soda), borax and salt. Add a few drops of essential oil (I like lemon) and it's a wonderful cleaner.
How do I get rid of ants in my home without using any chemicals?
A great non-chemical ant killer can be made from Borax (also known as sodium borate, sodium tetraborate, or disodium tetraborate) and powdered sugar (also known as confectioner's sugar).
I've seen many different versions of this. Some use household sugar, some use honey, but the point is to use something sweet to attract the ants and mix it with Borax which, when ingested, kills the ants.
Here's a video showing how to make it. You can also add water to it and let the ants "sip" it, or add so much water that you can actually put it in a spray bottle and spray it on surfaces.
Hope it works for you.
Warm regards,
This is brilliant Kate - thanks for sharing. I am going to try it now.
Thank you for sharing this. I tried it and it works!!
That is fantastic Kate! Thank you for sharing! We have such a difficult time with ants during the summer months and have tried everything under the sun to avoid pesticide. I am going to have to share this with my husband later tonight.
To naturally keep beetles away from plants, finely chop 1/2 of an onion and a clove of garlic. Mix with 1/2 cup distilled water and place mixture in a spray bottle. Let it sit overnight.
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Upgrading APEX is very simple. You just have to run the apexins.sql script and voila.
So the question is , what to you do if this script fails.
Well, first of all, you have to take backups before any upgrades like any other database upgrades. Better safe than sorry. Full rman database backups are better, rebuilding from a full export is a bit more tricky.
There is also a java class that comes with APEX that allows you to schedule backups of your applications. APEXExport does an export of your applications by workspace or for the full instance. You can run that java class in a script file. You will find it in the APEX zip under utilities / oracle / apex .
Back to my original story :). I ran the apexins.sql script to upgrade from APEX 3.1 to APEX 4.1 and got the ORA-06502 error.
I searched on google to find out that this is a bug with 10.2.0.3 :
Application Express 4.0 cannot be installed on Database version 10.2.0.3 on Linux and potentially other platforms as well. The installation will end with "ORA-06502: PL/SQL: numeric or value error: associative array shape is not consistent with session parameters".
Solution: Apply the patch for bug 5890966 (related bug) or apply the 10.2.0.3 Patch 6 on Windows Platforms (if on Windows Platforms) or apply the 10.2.0.4 database patch set or upgrade to 11gR1 or later.
I was upgrading a production environment and at this point my options were :
- restore database
- rollback to previous version of APEX
- apply the database patch and rerun the Upgrade
Option 2, well, if you read the APEX documentation, it is usually easy to perform. (BTW I think that there is an error in the documentation , you probably have to run
exec flows_030100.wwv_flow_upgrade.switch_schemas
('APEX_040100','FLOWS_030100');Instead of APEX_030200 ...) .
When you upgrade an APEX instance, it does not really upgrade. It creates a new schema called APEX_040100 (where 040100 is the version of APEX) and upgrades / copies the applications from the previous APEX schema. To rollback, you simply run a script that recreates APEX synonyms to point back to the previous version (wwv_flow_upgrade.switch_schemas). In that specific case, the procedure to switch back was a bit more complicated. Don't ask me why, it just is. And at the end, APEX would not be upgraded to 4.1 but back to 3.1.
Option 3, this really depended on the impact of the patch. Patching a production environment usually need some testing and planning. Fortunately, in our case, this patch was a minor patch. I contacted the DBA in charge and he agreed to apply it.
The question was: If I re-run the apexins.sql script, will it know that the last valid install was APEX 3.1 and not the failed APEX 4.1 ? Can I just drop the APEX_040100 schema and re-run the apexins.sql script or do I have to rollback to the previous release before re-upgrading ?
The answer is : apexins.sql will check the latest version of APEX before upgrading. So you can drop the failed install schema (in this case APEX_040100) and re-run the upgrade without any worries.
I did just that and Bingo ! everything worked like a charm.
Lesson learned :
- When you upgrade APEX, make sure that you have good backups. Even if the upgrade is a very simple process and almost never fails. Sometimes it can fail due to Database issues like bugs or tablespaces being full etc.
- If the install/upgrade fails, you can drop the APEX schema and rerun the script.
- Better run APEX on 10.2.0.4 and up :)


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Briscoe boosts annual profit by at least 9 percent on strong Xmas
Feb. 1 (BusinessDesk) - Briscoe Group, which operates the Rebel Sport, Briscoe and Living & Giving retail chains, says annual profit climbed by at least 9 percent after boosting sales in the fourth quarter, encompassing the Christmas period.
Group profit will beat $30 million in in the year ended Jan. 27, up from $27.5 million a year ago, managing director Rod Duke said in a statement. The retail chain boosted fourth-quarter sales 3.1 percent to $146 million, with a 3.9 percent gain in its Rebel Sport stores and a 2.7 percent increase in its homeware outlets. Revenue gained 3.4 percent to $452.7 million on an annual basis.
"Trading was particularly strong immediately prior to and post-Christmas, and we were especially pleased with the significant lift in sales achieved by our online stores," Duke said. "We are reasonably pleased with our sales, margins and overall performance for the final quarter of the year."
In November, Duke signalled net profit would trump 2011, though he wasn't more specific citing the importance of the Christmas retail period.
The retailer's shares were unchanged at $2.50 yesterday, and have rallied 14 percent this year.
Briscoe expects to report its final result on March 7.


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Excerpt from Mr. Adnan Oktar's Live Conversation on A9 TV dated August 19th, 2012
ADNAN OKTAR: "Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will not appear until innocent people are slaughtered." For instance now in Syria, inoffensive and immaculate young girls, children, inoffensive people are being martyred every single day. The bodies of those martyred young people are being collected in trucks, right? "Hazrat Mahdi (pbuh) will not appear until innocent people are slaughtered and He will appear when those on Earth and in the skies can no longer bear the killing.." So the terror and anarchy will come to such a state that people will say; "enough is enough!" When people come to a state that they cannot stand any longer, Mahdi will appear.


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My friend Judy has been telling me about a thesis that has been written about the felt hat trade in Bristol and South Gloucestershire. Judy has ancestors who worked as hatters. Chris Heal has writing a thesis entitled "The felt hat industry of Bristol and South Gloucestershire, 1530-1909" which can be downloaded free of charge from the British Library's EThOS web site (http://ethos.bl.uk).
If you wish to consult the books, research files and unpublished notes about 20 leading hatting families which Chris has compiled they are now available at The Hat Works Museum in Stockport.
Chris will be giving a talk on the 'The Great Hatting Strike of 1834-5: Christy's foul
design to crush the liberties of the hatters' at the Winterbourne Medieval Barn Trust
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HOUSTON - Seven children were inside a northwest Harris County apartment when burglars ransacked the home at gunpoint, Harris County Sheriff's officials said.
A babysitter, who did not want to be identified, said he had no choice but to watch helplessly as burglars ransacked an apartment in the 16,100 block of Keith Harrow Blvd. What's worse, he said, seven children were also in the apartment and many more kids were right outside.
Just moments before the thieves busted in, Brian Matas said he and his friends were unknowingly playing with the armed men in the parking lot.
"When we were playing soccer with them, they were asking us a bunch of questions," said Matas. "They were asking where we live and who lives closest."
In the middle of the soccer game, nine-year-old Kayla Jiminez said one of the men asked for a glass of water. She and her friends said they went upstairs and opened the door to their apartment, and the men forced their way inside.
"They just knocked over the door and went in with a bunch of guns," said Matas. "They told us if we didn't get out of here, they were going to shoot us with the guns," said Jiminez.
The babysitter told Local 2 he was supposed to be watching seven children who were still in the apartment, but he stepped away right before the invasion. While Jiminez ran away, the babysitter said he ran upstairs to where the thieves were, when he heard the screaming.
The babysitter said that's when the men shoved a gun to his head, then ran out with valuables from the apartment. No one was hurt, but they will not soon forget the terrifying experience. "We were scared because we thought he might die," said Jiminez.
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The big banks should be forced to carry more capital because their sheer size and implicit taxpayer support makes them critically important to the economy, the International Monetary Fund says.
The fund has also ranked the nation's banking sector as one of the most concentrated in the world, saying this dominance is one reason the banks are much more profitable than their global peers.
In a review of the financial system published on Friday, the fund judged the sector to be ''sound, resilient, and well managed''.
However, it also said there was room for improvement in how the nation shielded itself against future global financial shocks, which are most likely to affect the economy via the banking system.
In particular, it said the Commonwealth Bank, Westpac, ANZ and NAB were ''systemically important'' – meaning their health or otherwise has a major impact on the economy.
''Significant and protracted difficulties in any one of them would have severe repercussions for the entire financial system and, in turn, the real economy,'' the fund said.
To shelter the economy from any troubles in the banking sector, the IMF said requiring the banks to hold more capital so they could absorb losses ''would seem a natural next step to take''.
Forcing banks to hold more capital – an issue being considered by the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority – would act as a drain on profits.
The fund also said the ''highly profitable'' big four benefited from wider margins than their local and international rivals because credit markets assumed they would be supported by the government if needed.
''The four major banks enjoy a funding cost advantage derived from an implicit government guarantee, and should bear some of the cost of mitigating systemic risk,'' the fund said.
The fund said the big four held 80 per cent of bank assets and 88 per cent of residential mortgages - making the sector ''one of the most concentrated in the world''. This gave the banks pricing power in the market - which boost profits.
However, weaker demand for credit and higher funding costs suggested big bank profitability was likely to wane in years to come, underlining the need to shield the sector against potential shocks.
The four major banks enjoy a funding cost advantage derived from an implicit government guarantee.
The fund also suggested that the Australian Prudential Regulation Authority dedicate more resources to stress testing, and the Reserve Bank establish its own stress-testing framework ''to identify and monitor emerging systemic risks.''


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The Perfect Outfit: Romantic Outdoor Afternoon Date
Autumn's crisp breezes give you fabulous outfits that are perfect for flirting in the sun.
-PJ Gach
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The rapidly turning leaves make a perfect backdrop to showcase you! Whether you're going for a long, leisurely brunch date (do sit outside—perfect for people watching), or a chatty stroll through town on a weekend, or a hot lunch date, fall's brisk weather gives you oodles of options on what to wear (and look adorbs) on your first, third or fiftieth date.
Here's two of our fave daytime date looks.
Week Day
For a weekday lunch or late afternoon coffee date—slip out of the office looking chic and put together.
Rebecca Taylor dress in red (ebay.com) Add trenchcoat (farfetch.com), Betsey Johnson Chhance suede wedge pumps (lordandtaylor.com), OPI glitter nail polish (ebay.com), Mulberry Satchel in brown leather (ebay.com), Gold Nixon watch (ebay.com).
Show your personality for a leisurely weekend lunch at your favorite outdoor café.
Milly shoulder panel (reiss.com), Tucker blouse in green (ebay.com), floral pants (ebay.com), Casadei heels in suede (ebay.com), Nyx Cosmetics Lip Cream in Antwerp (nyxcosmetics.com), Muse link bracelet (bluenile.com), Michael Kors Pint Ostrich Handbag (ebay.com).
PJ Gach is Senior Editor: Style + Beauty at BettyConfidential.


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Hey there, time traveller!
This article was published 7/4/2013 (1600 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
You're dreaming if you think you know what's going to happen.
Typical of these Winnipeg Jets, they are proving unpredictable once more. With eight games left in the NHL's regular season, they are back to .500 hockey and getting a little playoff taste.
But if you think you know what these Jets are and where they will finish up, you are deluded.
The Jets don't know, the rest of the NHL doesn't know and the good hockey fans of Winnipeg are also in the dark on this subject. They are up and then they are down. No one knows what team will show up on a given night. No one.
Early Saturday the Jets were lower than Kris Kristofferson growling Sunday Morning Coming Down when he slipped on his, "cleanest dirty shirt."
By the end of the day they were riding high and likely having a tough time paying for their dinner or beers. Winning games. Good times.
Saturday's 4-1 win over the Philadelphia Flyers featured both versions of the Jets. The dismal, listless and disorganized amateurs. Then the speedy and opportunistic professional mercenaries.
"We are woefully inconsistent," said Jets coach Claude Noel, following Saturday's game.
The first period saw the Jets go more than 15 minutes without a shot on goal and just four in total. They looked sad and disinterested. Finished.
The second period? Costume change at the intermission apparently because they torched the Flyers with four unanswered goals. The third period was a footnote but for the Jets having to wave off the predictable thuggery from the Flyers.
Getting to the final buzzer with all their remaining teeth intact became the goal and when it was reached, just like that, the Jets were back in business.
"Everyone was off the bandwagon in the morning and back on it by night. And if we win a few in a row now we'll be back in the Stanley Cup final," said a playful Evander Kane. "That's hockey in Canada where everyone cares so much."
The Jets fell from third to 10th on Thursday night with a loss in Montreal. It's not just the Jets that are volatile but the entire NHL.
"I find that every day is unpredictable," said centre Bryan Little. "It's the schedule and how many games get played every night and how many teams are still in it. I think it's important not to pay attention to it and just worry about our games. We know if we win we won't have anything to worry about."
So true. The Jets, who often are their own worst enemies with the fragility of their collective psyche, can avoid getting down on themselves and letting the rest of the league do the same by simply winning.
"The last five games, we just got away from what we know we have to do to win," said veteran winger Chris Thorburn. "Then (Saturday) we did what we were supposed to do and we won. It's time for more of that.
"Nothing else matters but winning right now and we know how to put ourselves into position to do that."
It is achingly simple yet Noel and his players have no idea why they stray from the game plan that makes them successful.
It will likely have to be addressed and remedied in the off-season with more than just a little tinkering. This core is likely due for some re-shaping.
But until that day arrives, it is time for simple hockey and a good dose of desperation.
It's time for the Winnipeg Jets to be predictable. To come to the rink with the same game and attitude every day. Bet on it? Nope. Bet against it? No chance.
Stick to guessing something easy. Something more predictable. Like what the weather will be like in Winnipeg next week.
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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Health officials predict it could be one of the worst flu seasons in years in Minnesota.
Flu patients have been filling urgent care centers and emergency rooms across the state. More than 120 Minnesotans were hospitalized with the flu in the week ending Dec. 22, nearly twice the number of cases in the previous week, health officials said. And it's still early in the flu season.
"That suggests this has the potential to be severe," said Minnesota Department of Health infectious disease director Kris Ehresmann.
The Centers for Disease Control warned in early December of a potentially severe flu season. Through Dec. 22, flu was classified as widespread in 31 states, according to the CDC's website.
Since the start of the flu season in October, 297 people have been hospitalized, officials said.
"It's the highest number of patients with flu since H1N1," said Dr. Brent Asplin, chief clinical officer for Fairview Health Services. "Over the weekend all our community hospitals were at or near capacity."
During the 2009 H1N1 pandemic, 1,800 people in Minnesota were hospitalized over a 12-month period.
Some hospitals have added staffed beds to accommodate patients during this season's outbreak, health officials said. The health department is tracking hospital bed availability on a daily basis, according to the Star Tribune (http://bit.ly/UkibeK ).
"A number of hospitals are at very high capacity," said Jane Braun, director of emergency preparedness for the Health Department. "No one is turning patients away, but some are adding extras wings and using those types of strategies to absorb additional demand."
Hospital staffers are not immune to the flu.
"We are seeing high numbers of sick calls for both staff and their kids," said Asplin. "But it's important that they stay home from work or school."
This year's most common strain, H3N2, is also causing more severe symptoms than normal, according to Ehresmann. That could be contributing to the number of people showing up in emergency rooms and urgent care centers, he added.
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Tim Minchin may have played concerts with orchestras around Australia, have created a successful West End musical based on Roald Dahl's story Matilda, and be hobnobbing with Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber after playing, to widespread praise, Judas Iscariot in Jesus Christ Superstar.
He may be a whip-smart comedian who can lance big-name targets the way a doctor lances boils - with similar yowls of pain from his victims - and have the look of a goth rocker gone to seed. And yes, he has several degrees in English, theatre and the performing arts.
Whatever. We all know the height of cultural fame is having done Jesus Christ Superstar opposite Melanie ''Mel C'' Chisholm of the Spice Girls. Cue much laughter, mostly mocking, about a Spice Girl going legit.
Except from Minchin, who, apart from praising Chisholm as a talented and capable professional, got a firsthand look at real tabloid fame while doing press alongside her.
''I realise how different my experience has been,'' he says - gratefully more than regretfully - revealing also that before moving to Melbourne in 2001, his home-town Perth band had only two covers among their originals, one being the Spice Girls' Wannabe.
''And we did it utterly seriously.
''I had a Spice Girls poster in the hallway of my flat in Melbourne until 2005. And I'm not yet gay. There was an irony to that but I loved disco and I loved Bacharach and I loved pop.''
And no, this isn't a bit of luvvie talk by one thesp about another while the tape recorder is still on.
''The other thing I've learnt in the past couple of years, having met amazing people, is their reputation and the weight of their fame lasts about one minute,'' Minchin says. ''I sit there saying, 'Shit, I'm talking to Mel C, I'm talking to Steve Jones, I'm talking to Dave Gilmour or Sir Paul [McCartney].' Within that minute, almost before your eyes, they morph into humans from the legend you've made of them.''
In any case, Minchin says he long ago lost interest in writing about or mocking celebrities, finding it both merely a cheap thrill and a sign of a limited imagination. He is far more interested in writing about someone such as Oprah Winfrey (''because she promotes bad science'') or the Pope (because he's culturally significant and provocative and also because the idea of the Pope having a disco is, well, excellent).
Speaking of excellent, Minchin's mention of Burt Bacharach is a reminder that while comedy is his metier, music is his passion. In an even earlier musical incarnation in Perth he performed in a Bacharach tribute band, discovering that those classic songs are anything but simple.
''They're really hard,'' Minchin says. ''He loved putting in bars of 2/5 in the middle of a song, really cruel. But I got addicted to it and it probably influenced my writing.''
I am driven to make sure that neither side lets the team down.Tim Minchin
As did Bacharach's lyricist, Hal David.
''It's like Lloyd Webber and Tim Rice,'' Minchin explains. ''I'm doing JC at the moment and I love the music but the lyrics drive it all. The story is the lyrics but it's not a Tim Rice musical, is it?
''What I don't think people understand is the best songs are written when the music is a slave to the lyrics. You notice a song where the lyrics are slaves to the music, the words turn upside down and the em-PHAR-sis is on the wrong syl-LA-ble and that kind of stuff.''
For all the wit and bite, however, it would be a mistake to assume a Tim Minchin song is about the words only.
''I'm relentless in making sure the music is as sophisticated [as the lyrical ideas]. Not sophisticated compared to Philip Glass but sophisticated compared to Kevin Bloody Wilson or someone with a ukulele in a comedy club,'' Minchin says.
''I'm absolutely a musician first - I was a songwriter before I was a comedian - and I am driven to make sure that neither side lets the team down.''
Maybe never more so than when he makes an appearance at the Homebake festival playing with his band and unashamedly turning it up to 11.
''I don't do any stand-up or ranting; it's closer to watching They Might Be Giants or Barenaked Ladies but just the other side of comedy and music,'' Minchin says. ''But I'm also bringing my band from the UK and we rock out.
''I think if I was a kid I'd really be into it because it's like watching really high-octane, very silly, proper loud musos thrashing the f--- out of songs.''
So if it's not funny, at the least it will be damned noisy.
''That's exactly right,'' he says. ''If in doubt, be loud.''
Tim Minchin performs at Homebake in The Domain on December 8.


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There are many ways are followed by eCommerce store owners to improve the sales of their business. But sometimes it will not give the proper result. Then how is it possible to achieve this goal?
Share your suggestion that which one of the above can give the expected result in the online business growth.
Odd how you listed SEO first when that is probably the least important factor for getting conversiions.
I'd say the most important thing is focusing on the site'sTarget Audience
bro seo is most important factorbut i will definitely say that your site not rank in top if you target world wide because worldwise so much big company out there your competitor like flipkart, amazon etc so just target the audience as your specific location and do as much as good seo on that.you will increase your sell.
Seo is one of the best way to increase the business sales. But it is a long term process nah?
So kindly give some other suggestions which helps to easily reach the business goal with in the short period of time.
As a shopper/customer here's a few things that I care about when shopping online...
How easy is it to find the product I'm interested in?Does you site work ok on my phone/tablet?Does the product description tell me all I need to know?Are you reliable and trustworthy?How quickly will my order be delivered?Can I pay with Paypal? I don't like using my card online...What if something goes wrong with my goods?I don't want to be forced to sign up for an account just to place an order!
I think a great design is key. You want to make sure your store looks great and looks professional.
Get a way to collect emails and use a software like Getresponse to send autoresponder and stay in contact with people.
Start an affiliate program. You can use a software like OSI Affiliate Software to start an affiliate program and get other people to sell for you.
Offer Discounts. You can use a program like JustUno to offer discounts to everyone.
Get Reviews. You can use a software like Yotpo to get reviews
Get Live Chat. I recommend a software called Olark
Partner with Others in Your Niche that is Not your Competition.
Start a Blog and give out helpful information to your users.
Hope this helps
First of all, improving the traffic by ads of Google, making SEO, SNS. Secondly, improving the conversion rate, that's about product, price, correlation of landing page and whether website is professional and reliable. Lastly, instant response and after-sale service are important. It's better to learn knowledge about data analytic.
Whenever buyers see words such as 'Sale', 'Discount', 'Offer', '50%off', 'Buy 1 Get 1' they will be tempted to shop. See that your site has good offers and ensure that these offers reach the customers instantly.
Agree that all these are important to improve sales... but I want to add another point to this list. I feel Adding Reviews to your site will increase sales because when customers view the positive reviews they will be encouraged to buy the products.
I think search engine optimization is the best way to improve the sales of e commerce stores.
Thanks for the useful tips.
Hi James,You can use Loyalty Program for your business. This will definitely increase the business sales.


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Hi, i had been doing some MIT opencourseware tutorials on Python.
The goal was to open a .txt file with thousands of words, convert this into a string and split it into a list, with
each element being a word. The remaining part of the tutorial was to write a hangman game using random lib.
Pretty easy, ok. But...
If I input the code into Python's shell, line by line, it does works all right.
However, If i write it down and then run the module, it gives me:
"AttributeError: 'module' object has no attribute 'readline'" or any other function i have been trying to call up,
although string lib has been sucessfully imported.
The random lib works ok, though.
I'm pretty sure there are no other string.py file at the same folder, should you suggest this. and I'm using 3.3.0.
- Thanks for the help.


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321st BG, 445th BS, Sgt Donald Carner/ KIA
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Donald E Carner;
321stBG,445thBS,#41-13129 (No Name or Art Yet)
OPS 258-257 GROUP Mission 220 ORTE' Marshalling Yards. Lt Newkirk's and his Crew shot down by enemy fighters.
321stBG_445thBS----KIA on 21 Feb 1944:
445th BS Mission Summary: (Ops Order 258/mission 257) Group Mission # 220: Today's mission was to bomb the Orte marshalling yards. It cost this Squadron one plane – Lt. Newkirk and his crew – to attacks by enemy fighters. Sgt. Cecil F. Carson, turret gunner in the Squadron claimed a Focke Wulf 190 in the battle between the B-25's and about 8 Focke Wulf 190's.
445th BS: Extracts from Missing Air Crew Report # 2478:
A/C No. 41-13129 (MACR-2478 - shot down at target)
P Newkirk, Renford R., 2Lt - KIA
CP Cook, William K., 2Lt - KIA
N None
B Forney, William A. "Bill", 2Lt - KIA
E Carner, Donald E., Sgt - KIA
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Quantic Dream's upcoming game, Beyond: Two Souls, is about what happens after death.
At SDCC last week, director David Cage said the inspiration for the game came from suffering the shocking loss of a family member.
"It's so sudden, so unfair, so cruel, so ... incredible. I've never been a religious guy, but I needed to find some meaning to this experience, and writing a story was for me the best way."
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For information regarding registration, scheduling and other details, please visit the workshop page here [1].


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Wright's slump weighs heavy in loss to Dodgers
Mets' captain hits into two double plays, K's to snuff out rallies
LOS ANGELES -- Mets third baseman David Wright slammed his helmet to the ground in frustration, powerless to halt the negative momentum that has consumed his season. He had just struck out with two men in scoring position and his team trailing by a run in the seventh inning, after the Dodgers intentionally walked Daniel Murphy to face him instead. The depths of Wright's season had grown ever deeper.
The captain's issues once again played a central role in the Mets' inability to score enough runs -- this time, specifically, in their inability to bail out Jacob deGrom during a 7-4 loss on Saturday night at Dodger Stadium. By game's end, Wright found himself in a 2-for-29 funk and devoid of an extra-base hit for 60 straight plate appearances. If his balky left shoulder is not the issue, something clearly is, because Wright's typical All-Star-caliber production is nowhere to be found.
"This is no fun," Wright said. "I'm not having any fun. The team's not having any fun."
Wright was not the only culprit in Saturday's loss, simply the most prominent. On a night when Dodgers starter Zack Greinke struggled to keep the Mets off the basepaths, Wright's double plays in the first and fifth innings killed potential run-scoring rallies. His strikeout in the seventh undermined their best chance to burrow back into the game.
Combined with deGrom's scuffles and the Mets' continued scraggly defense, it was enough for the Dodgers to hand the Mets their fifth loss in six games.
"It's a bad night," Wright said. "Anytime you go up there and you have a chance to impact the game in a positive way and you don't get it done, it's tough. It's a grind. It seems like the good at-bats I have I hit the ball right at people, and the bad at-bats, they're there, too. I've got to find a way to get it done."
In his first start back from the disabled list, deGrom whizzed through his first three innings before running into trouble -- an Adrian Gonzalez RBI single and an Erisbel Arruebarrena sacrifice fly -- in the fourth. An inning later, Gonzalez launched a three-run homer to give the Dodgers their first lead.
"It comes down to a few pitches that outing," deGrom said. "I felt good. It's just a lot of outings come down to a few pitches, and tonight I didn't make those pitches when I needed to."
Still one of the National League's leading Rookie of the Year candidates despite his 15-day absence, deGrom increased his ERA from 2.87 to 3.13, snapping his personal five-game winning streak.
"We did get him a little bit getting through there, but he had good stuff tonight," Dodgers manager Don Mattingly said. "This kid's a good pitcher. You can see it. He's a young pitcher with good stuff that commands the ball, pretty much. We were able to get him tonight."
The Mets took an early lead on Juan Lagares' three-run homer in the fourth inning and Lucas Duda added a solo shot in the sixth. But their scoring stopped abruptly at that point. Greinke lasted seven innings, giving up nine hits but only one walk, before three Dodgers relievers nailed down the final six outs without issue.
That left Wright to stand in a dark clubhouse hallway after the game, trying to explain why -- with the exception of a few strong stretches, all of them brief -- he has been unable to hit with any authority this season. Though Wright has played through a sore shoulder since June, going as far as to receive a cortisone shot in the joint just before the All-Star break, he balks whenever asked if it is affecting his performance.
"If I'm in the lineup, I expect to produce," Wright said, declining once again to discuss the specifics of his injury.
As a result, manager Terry Collins has no choice but to assume that Wright is healthy. If he's not, it's arguably a bigger issue, because there would be no explanation for his slump. But unless the Mets choose to rest Wright for a few days or place him on the disabled list, all they can do is keep starting him at third base and hope he begins producing.
"In my time here, I haven't seen him scuffle like he has this year," Collins said. "My daily conversation with him is that he's not hurt, he's healthy. But I certainly don't have an answer to why he's going through what he's going through."
Anthony DiComo is a reporter for MLB.com. Follow him on Twitter @AnthonyDicomo. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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TPWD Pulls Seatrout from Fishing Regulation Proposals
AUSTIN – The Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will not recommend any changes to spotted seatrout regulations this year, citing no biological urgency and split reactions to potential length or bag alternatives during public scoping meetings and in online angler surveys.
Recent declines in relative abundance of spotted seatrout in some of the mid-coast bays led TPWD to open discussions regarding possibly implementing additional conservation measures for other bay systems. "We're seeing increased spotted seatrout recruitment in many Texas bay systems and our creel surveys are showing fairly high angler satisfaction levels," said Robin Riechers, TPWD Coastal Fisheries Division Director. "We opened the idea up for discussion at public scoping meetings and saw no compelling reason to move forward with a proposal at this time."
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- Alter catfish regulations on Kirby Reservoir (Taylor County) and Lake Palestine (Cherokee, Anderson, Henderson, and Smith counties);
- Alter bass regulations on Lake Alan Henry (Garza County);
- Standardize harvest regulations on waters shared with Louisiana (Toledo Bend Reservoir, Sabine River and Caddo Lake);
- Clarify regulations governing the retention of bycatch by captain and crew on licensed commercial shrimp boats;
- Correct typographical errors regarding gag grouper and snook.
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