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Charts provide a visual depiction of the price movement of a tradable instrument. There many ways to view charts and to analyze them within thinkorswim.
Three Charting Platforms
There are three charting platforms available within thinkorswim. The first is entitled "Charts." The second charting choice is "Prophet" which is created by an affiliate of thinkorswim and provides a different look and feel. "Flexible Grid" is the third charting option, which allows the trader to see multiple charts at once - basically it is the "Charts" platform but can be split up into smaller windows.
Figure 20. Chart Choices
Basic Charting
Charts-Charts: Clicking on any of the three available chart options will bring up a blank chart. To pull up a specific chart insert the symbol into the box in the upper left hand corner of the charting window. If the symbol is unknown, type the name you are looking for in the box; this will bring up a list of symbols corresponding to the information entered. Select the appropriate symbol from the list to bring up a chart. (For related reading, see Advantages Of Data-Based Intraday Charts.)
This will bring up a basic daily chart of the tradable selected. Changing the look of the chart can be done quickly by clicking the button. This brings up a Chart Settings window which allows the trader to change how the charts look, what features are included and also create separate chart settings for equities, options, futures and forex.
Figure 21. Start Typing Symbol or Company Name
Changing the time frame of the chart can also be done through the charting menu.
Figure 23. Choose Time Frame
The figure above also shows a Style menu. The Style menu can be used to change the look of the chart, such as changing from OHLC bars to a candle or line chart. The Style menu also provides the ability to more finely tune the time frame being viewed. (For related reading, see Candlestick Charting: What Is It?) Traders can also right-click on the chart to bring up a drop-down menu which provides access to many features and settings, including being able to trade from the charts, set alerts, change the time frame and add technical analysis tools.
Figure 24. Right-Click Chart Menu
Useful functions are also located in the in the upper right hand of the charting platform, as shown below.
Figure 25. Charting Functions
The first box provides a drop down menu which allows trades to split windows or show data other than charts. Clicking the sideways wrench produces a small pop-up on the chart where traders can choose to activate or deactivate a small sidebar on the chart (the sidebar provides quick links to news, Level II quotes and several other tools), or add or delete charts if more than one chart is open in the window. The Symbols button creates a drop down menu which supplies a list of different stocks based on different criteria, such as most volatile or biggest movers. Next, the Printer button can print the chart or take a snapshot. The Reset button resets all settings to default. The Setup button allows workspaces to be saved and provides access to the application settings of the software.
Finally, the last icon which looks like two pieces of paper separates a chart from the platform, so it can be moved around, or so that many charts can be created.
Traders may also wish to zoom in or zoom out on the chart or see previous data. This can be accomplished using the menu and scroll bar located in the bottom left-hand corner of the chart.
Figure 26. Zoom in, Zoom out and Scroll Through Price History
Charts-Flexible Grid: Are identical to the regular charting platform, except that multiple screens are provided by default. This allows for several stocks to be viewed at once.
Clicking the button brings up the boxes shown in the middle of the charts above. These boxes allow traders to add more boxes (below or beside) or delete boxes. The option to have a sidebar on each of the charts is also presented.
Figure 27. Flexible Grid Charting
All other settings are very similar to the standard Charts.
Charts-Prophet: Prophet charting offers a different look and feel than the other two charting platforms. Many functions are very similar though. All major settings can be accessed through main menus or short-cuts which are along the top of the charts.
Figure 29. Prophet Charts Menus
In order to change the chart type, from OHLC bars to candlesticks for example, the Chart Settings tab is used.
Changing the time frame and what amount of time is depicted in the charts is quickly done by using the menu bar.
Figure 30. Change Time Frame
In order to zoom in on data or scroll through past price history, the Zoom In and Zoom Out buttons, along with the scroll bar, can be used. These are located near the bottom of the chart on the right.
Figure 31. Zoom In and Out and Scroll Through Price History
Traders can also right-click on the chart to bring up a drop-down menu which provides access to many features and settings, including chart settings, watchlists and access to technical analysis tools.
Guide to TD Ameritrade's Thinkorswim - Chart Analysis Tools
Tips For Creating Profitable Stock ChartsFind out how to create well-designed charts that will enhance your market analysis.
Analyzing Chart PatternsLearn how to evaluate a stock with a few easy-to-identify patterns.
Beginner's Guide To Stockcharts.comStockcharts.com is one of the most relied-upon websites for technical traders and chartists. Learn how to navigate the charting tools.


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"It will be of little avail to the people that the laws are made by men of their own choice, if the laws be so voluminous that they cannot be read, or so incoherent that they cannot be understood; if they be repealed or revised before they are promulgated, or undergo such incessant changes that no man who knows what the law is today can guess what it will be to-morrow." –James Madison, Federalist No. 62, 1788
When Chief Justice Roberts asked if the defenders of Obamacare expected the Supreme Court to review all 2,700 pages of this overreaching law, he posed a question that should have been asked 100 years ago when the "progressive" movement started. It made no more sense to the Court than it did to Charlie Rangel or Nancy Pelosi–who insists a bill must be passed so we can find out what's in it! Tea Partiers formed committees to take on 20 pages each among them. It wasn't pretty! Mz Nancy still claims her Congress took the Constitution into consideration. Now the 1,200+ page Immigration bill is so long that not even Reps. Jim Costa, Devin Nunes, Kevin McCarthy, or Dolores Huerta can honestly tell you what is in it or what its causes and effects are on all of us.
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Do we want to leave that up to faceless bureaucrats as they establish their power bases? Lawmakers have their overpaid fun for a while; but bureaucrats make careers out of draconian rules, harassment, and fines to justify their existence.
If things are ever to turn around, lawmaking and bureaucracy must incorporate "Subsidiarity" – personal responsibility (the opposite of entitlement) — and "Solidarity" (together in the unity of "e pluribus unum.") It will always be played out in the wonderful Chaos of human interaction with proper and minimal government oversight. Then there is a chance to preserve the American Way of Life in our Constitutional Republic where all have a chance to prosper – to try, to fail, and to try again to rise above our personal poverty to dreams fulfilled.
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Entitlements discourage individuals from challenging and motivating themselves. Are the people allowed to do their best when challenged? There will always be hard to define needs of the helpless that should largely be handled locally, especially in the long term. We're all needy – we're not all helpless!
Individual and community initiative and uniqueness must never be subordinated to a rigid plan for central control through taxes, financial manipulations, or bureaucratic overreach. Challenges and competitions between communities would be far more productive by exhorting beauty and quality rather than harassment and fines. Unexpected opportunities in the chaos of daily pursuits lead to the development of individual gifts and talents (and from these, new technologies, industries, and services.)
Bills of great length are by definition what the Founders called "pretended legislation," filled with taxpayer poison pills and bureaucratic license. We must no longer pass bills so we can see what's in them. If a bill is too long, it becomes impossible to analyze and critique its truthfulness and constitutionality before the damage is done. Look what a disaster Obamacare has become. I would think a fair, equitable, and functional immigration bill can be written in less than 100 pages so even dummies like me can figure it out. We launched the Interstate Highway System on 27 pages.
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When I'm in New York, I usually stay at the Wanderers Inn West, a hostel on the hinterland of Harlem. I admit this is usually out of habit rather than anything else, but it's not a bad place to stay for a few days. It costs just £14 a night in a dormitory bed, ok the rooms can be a little on the noisy side, and I remember the air conditioning being decidedly dodgy, you're not going to find many places to rest your head much cheaper than this.
The hostel is at 257 west 113th street, not far off Central Park, and 3 blocks north of the nearest subway station. This is pretty handy, and has frequent services down into central Manhattan. The facilities are pretty good, and it boasts a communal kitchen / dining room, patio, free breakfast, free tea and coffee, and free pizza every Wednesday night!!
The dorms have either 10 or 12 beds in, and you can choose between single sex and mixed rooms. I'd recommend taking a padlock and using it - someone in the room below me had $600 taken from his locker as he had left the key in the room. For an additional charge you can use the internet.
My main gripe with the hostel is the fact there isn't much space for people to chill out - like a lounge area. There is a tv in the dining room, but this isn't a very big space. Hostel staff, when I was there, were either really friendly, or really...not. It did seem better last time I was there.
So if you need a handy hostel, cheap prices, and some cool travellers, then this is the place to head.
I ended up staying in quite a few hostels in New York during two years I stayed there from 1999 - 2001. It all started after the girl I was staying with on the Upper East Side threw me and my mate out of her apartment (another story altogether) and we went to stay at the International Student Center on 38 West 88th Street. This hostel is situated in a brownstone building in a quiet part of the upper west side of the city. The people running the place were nice enough and it was relatively cheap in comparison to the other hostels in the area (It cost us about $20.00 per night in a dorm back then). The facilities were pretty basic as you would expect. They had a spacious lounge in the basement and it had a friendly atmosphere (packaged in the form of a big breasted Israeli girl's wandering hands). The bunk beds were fine if you're used to slumming it and throwning a sheet in the underside of the top bunk came in handy when you're shagging one of the other residents. The catch was that you could only stay a maximum of one week, which was a shame since it took you about that long to get used to the place. As for things to do, the hostel is in a decent enough location. Central park less than a one minute from the front door and there are loads of bars in the area which I spent most of my time getting drunk in (and subsequently getting thrown out of). I went to the Banana Bungalo on Broadway and 75th Street the after this (following en route, the path of my mate who'd been thrown out of the International for some altercation with the caretaker). The Bungalo was a great place, though I'm not sure if it's still there as the owner had some problems with the residents over noise issues. Anyway, this hostel was located above a hotel and was quite near the same amenities as the last joint. The dorms were spacious and it was slightly more expensive (about $23.00 per night in a dorm) than the International, though as with most hoste
ls, they'll cut you a weekly rate if you're staying long term. The hostel had a roof garden and a large common room with a television and kitchen area. The people really make a good hostel atmosphere, as I've discovered in places from Amsterdam to Tel Aviv and this was certainly the case in this place. The staff got on well with the residents and tried to get on (and get it on) with everyone. I stayed here happily for a couple of months until I was unfortunately ejected after an incident involving disorderly behaviour of some description I can't quite recall. Thankfully, some of the friendlier staff members hid my unconscious body when the police arrived, though the manageress saw fit to aquaint my arse with the sidewalk in the morning. Ah well, cie la vie. I was then forced to trudge my way up to Jazz on the Park at 36 West 106th Street with a stinking hangover that very same day. I personally found this hostel to be lifeless and overpriced. It was modern and secure enough with a roof terrace, cafe and sitting area, but it lacked any real character, as I felt did the staff. The hostel is all computerised with security cards etc and was more transient than other hostels I've experienced. I could only stay here a few days, mainly due to a serious cash flow problem but I wasn't that bothered as I'd already set my sights north. I spent the last of my money on gut wrenching malt liquor in an attempt to cure my latest bout of depression while waiting for dearest brother to sent me a few quid before heading up into deepest darkest Harlem. I'd thankfully not read any Conrad novels at this juncture in my young life, but had been exposed to enough media tripe to feel anxious about the welcome a slim white kid with a skin head would receive up in Sugahill. Undeterred I jumped the E train up to 168th Street and proceeded to look for the Blue Rabbit hostel on 730 St. Nicholas Avenue. I had decided it was the only place I co
uld afford to dry out in for a week on my meager budget. Deciding to stop drinking for a couple of weeks I concentrated on work (which just reminds me, I haven't cared to explain that I was working illegally here and happened to overstay my visa by approximately 20 months, ok got that settled). Sugarhill I thought was a dump, but not too disproportionate from some of the places I'd try to avoid back in Glasgow. It was a cheap option though at around £20.00 a night. Finding the entrance to the hostel was a little tricky, though a dislocated buzzer gave away its location in the end. The place was run by some Aussie blokes and an Aussie girl who I ended up shagging (I'm not blowing my own trumpet here, she did it, honest, blow it for me I mean). Anyway, back to the hostel, it was horrible and not only because of the no smoking policy. The residents were maily aimless driftwood like myself and no one seemed interested in socialising with each other, it was a vary strange atmosphere (no doubt also hindered also by my alcohol withdrawel). The rooms were shabby, the blankets few and far between and the kitchen grimey and cockroach infested. The surrounding neighbourhood was really rundown and I couldn't wait to leave the place. Enough said. After about a week or so, maybe two, I decided to try out the Uptown Hostel on 239 Lenox Avenue. This place was like a breath of fresh air compared to the last two places I was holed up in. Though don't misunderstand me, the facilities are awful, dingy and rundown and I'm not in any way saying it is in a great location, because the truth of the matter is that the hostel and area were both slightly less crappy, but again as I've said it's the people who make the atmosphere in the place and the lot I got to know in here were gems. That of course helped, along with the readily available supply of drugs and cheap alcohol in the area. It was nice hanging out warm summer nights
on the fire escape getting drunk being able to see the Manhattan skyline towering over central park. The are loads of places to eat and do laundry and stuff as well, and the Lenox Lounge is only across the street for great live jazz music. Harlem is a great place that I have very personal memories of. Getting back to that remark I made about feeling uncomfotable because it is predominantly an African American neighbourhood. Rubbish, watch enough television and Rupert Murdoch will have you believe that every 'darky' out there is waiting to rob you. Most of the people I met up there were great, although I don't advise getting into any discourse with those black jews preaching the torah on 125th Street. I stayed at this hostel for quite some time before moving into an apartment across the street. There are certain risks of course, as I was nearly shot outside my apartment after an argument with some guy over a previous argument I couldn't remember having with him (I was drunk of course), but hey who wants to book into a nice safe hotel in midtown for christs sake. All things considered, hostels in New York are expensive and generally shabby when you're slumming it, but the experience of disapearing in such a place is wonderful. I guess I've waffled on quite a bit now, but I've only glazed the surface of what is on offer if you're willing to put to the time and effort into trying it for yourself. I used the hostels when I had to for a while, but to really experience New York you have to live there. So get a job, get an apartment, don't worry about your visa. I managed to stay for two years and I only went there with $400.00. If I can do it, anyone can.
Summer of 99 I went to NYC for about a week and throughout the week I was staying at a hostel called Sugarhill. It's a very old hostel in Harlem, Manhattan. I stayed in the dormitary, together with 7 other people from different country. It was a mixed dormitary with more guys than gals. The rent was 25 dollars a night. And I think it's really quite expensive for a hostel like that. But this is NYC, one of the most expensive city in the world. I couldn't afford a hotel room so had to bear with this hostel in one of the most notorious (yes, Harlem is) areas in Manhattan. The beds are all double-level beds. The whole dorm smelled awful. It was summertime and there's no air-conditioning (well, 25 bucks a night, what can I expect??) so the whole dorm was very stuffy and hot. Bed sheets smelled awful, too. At night, although it's summertime, still it could be quite cold sometimes, and the heater was never on. There wasn't enough blankets for everyone in the dorm so one night a guy who came back drunk in the middle of the night grabbed my blanket and left me in shock. Another night I heard this gun shot outside the hostel and was absolutely horrified. Thank God I left for England the next day. In general, it was really quite a horrible place to stay. But if you're on a limited budget trip, you might wanna consider Sugarhill. Well, at least the shower was powerful enough and the water was hot :)


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IT'S official, Knutsford really does have a heart of gold.
Knutsford town and the Knutsford Community First Responder Trust (KCFRT) were honoured with a Cardiac Smart Award at a ceremony in Bolton's Reebok Stadium last month.
Not only did they receive an award but they achieved the highest level award possible – Gold - for their work in extending first aid training in the town and the placement of public access Automated External Defibrillators (AEDs).
Lisa Johnson, Chairman of KCFRT, said she was delighted with the award, which was presented by the North West Ambulance Service (NWAS).
"It highlights Knutsford town has long been seen by NWAS as an example of excellence in relation to community support for emergency healthcare," she added.
"The volunteers of the KCFRT have been working tirelessly since 2002 to provide emergency healthcare services to the community and we are proud that Knutsford has now been given recognition for its dedication to support a safe and healthy community.
"This award is something for the whole town to be proud of."
CardiacSmart awards are designed to recognise those who have made outstanding contributions to raising awareness and promoting heart health across the North West.
The KCFRT is a charity made up of volunteers and these volunteers have trained over 1,000 people in Knutsford through their free bi-monthly sessions.
In addition to this, the town now has 15 public access Automated External Defibrillators and the KCFRT has also trained many local groups and organisations in emergency life support.
Clr Vivien Davies, Sylvia Thomas (KCFRT HeartStart Trainer) and Alan Parker (KCFRT Treasurer) accepted the award on behalf of the town at the awards ceremony on December 4.
Clr Davies said: "I was delighted to receive the Gold Award on behalf of the Trust, the Town Council and the people of Knutsford who have given donations and attended Community HeartStart classes.
"The award was well deserved and a place is now being sorted to display the award."


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Congratulations, new Bearcats!
You've already made perhaps the most stressful decision you've faced in your life so far, having chosen to attend Binghamton University. Whether it was your reach or your safety, your first choice or your last, or you're here because it's cheaper than Syracuse, you have arrived at BU at exactly the right time.
For starters, the class of 2018 marks the beginning of an unprecedented period of expansion for BU. University President Harvey Stenger unveiled a plan last year that will add 1,000 undergraduates and 3,000 grad students, culminating in a Binghamton University student population of 20,000 by the year 2020.
Most of the construction that has plagued campus for the past few years has been completed, which means that you're not only avoiding the inconvenience the previous classes suffered, you're also just in time to use those brand new facilities. You have the Marketplace, some brand new dorms and the swanky new CCPD (Center for Career and Professional Development) space. There is also a pharmacy school coming, opening even more opportunities.
It's not just campus either. Downtown Binghamton looks vastly different from how it did a few years ago. Rental companies are buying up space Downtown and have completely transformed the landscape of the city, creating brand new student housing in the process. When the time comes for you to start thinking about moving off campus, there will be a wide variety of options laid out in front of you.
Our sports programs are also improving. Between a baseball program that has appeared in the NCAA tournament three times in the past six years, a women's lacrosse team that won more games in the first half of the season than it had in any prior season, a men's tennis squad that won seven consecutive conference titles and a men's basketball team in the process of transformation under head coach Tommy Dempsey, and whose incoming class has an average height of 6' 7", all 21 teams are looking better.
With national college costs on the rise, more students than ever are making the decision to apply to state colleges. Binghamton University is no exception to this trend, with the University receiving a record number of more than 27,000 applications for fall 2013. As one of those selected for admission in fall 2014, you join a class of some the most academically successful students this University admissions team has ever assembled. Your classmates at Binghamton will serve as a resource and, regardless of your discipline, you will meet and collaborate with some of the most interesting, intelligent students in New York state. Welcome home.


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llusionist David Blaine is in the final hours of his latest 'shocking' stunt. He's standing amid one million volts of electricity in a metal suit with a wire helmet. Blaine has been standing on New York's Pier 54 in the sphere surrounded by electricity since Friday.
Watch Blaine's final 'Electrified' hours streaming live on YouTube.
Blaine's past stunts include hanging upside down over Central Park, being buried alive and encased in a block of ice.


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Tomorrow Is National Day of Prayer
May 2, 2012 at 6:19 am
President Obama has issued a Presidential Proclamation (full text) declaring tomorrow to be a National Day of Prayer. The Proclamation reads in part:
On this National Day of Prayer, we give thanks for our democracy that respects the beliefs and protects the religious freedom of all people to pray, worship, or abstain according to the dictates of their conscience. Let us pray for all the citizens of our great Nation, particularly those who are sick, mourning, or without hope, and ask God for the sustenance to meet the challenges we face as a Nation.
The Proclamation is called for by 36 USC Sec.119. The National Day of Prayer Task Force website lists events around the country marking the day. Meanwhile, as reported by the Christian Post, the American Humanist Association and the Secular Coalition of America are promoting tomorrow as a "National Day of Reason". A spokesperson for the American Humanist Association said: "The National Day of Prayer demeans millions of Americans who believe that reason, not prayer, is the way to solve the country's problems."


text: Visually stunning 'Whales: An Unforgettable Journey' worth trip to Clay Center By Bill Lynch July 3, 2013 Story Share WANT TO GO?"Whales: An Unforgettable Journey," Opens SaturdayWHERE: Clay CenterWHEN: Noon, 1, 3 and 4 p.m. Saturday; 1, 3, and 4 p.m. Wednesday through Sunday. Through Nov. 8.TICKETS: Adults $9, children $8. Gallery packages available. INFO: 304-561-3570 or www.theclaycenter.org_____CHARLESTON, W.Va. -- Summertime is usually an excuse to make a trip to the beach. The Clay Center takes that trip a little farther out to sea with its new giant screen film, "Whales: An Unforgettable Journey," which opens Saturday."Whales" is gorgeous and immersive -- one of the best-looking films the Clay Center has shown. Viewed on the dome of the ElectricSky Theater, the scenes of the ocean are occasionally breathtaking, giving an amazing perspective of several different species of whales. Shown truer to size, thanks to the format of the film, the whales are seen as more than gigantic lumbering creatures. In the depths of the ocean, these 100-ton mammals are playful and astoundingly graceful, and "Whales" really captures that."Whales" also presents an interesting menagerie. There are several different species of whale including blue whales, humpback whales, right whales and the predatory killer whales.The film also manages to toss in a few interesting facts about these giants, including one repeated over and over: There's a lot we don't know. Whales are one of the most frequently observed creatures on the planet, yet we still have trouble figuring out many of the things they do.This is all great stuff. Where the film is weaker is with the story, which is very loose."Whales" views like a couple of different documentaries cobbled together and then narrated by the same actor for continuity. In this case, they got Patrick Stewart, best known for his role as Captain Picard on "Star Trek: The Next Generation," but who also won an Emmy for his turn as Captain Ahab in a TV production of "Moby Dick."With "Whales," the camera crew travels to different locations, among them Argentina, Hawaii, Newfoundland and Alaska. At each place, a scientist is introduced and allowed to be a little colorful. Then he or she adds their small part to the broader discussion of whales and disappear without ever being mentioned again.This isn't necessarily a bad thing. A story with characters/people to get involved with might detract from the lecture on the whales. It's just that there isn't a lot to tie everything together, and the film comes across as a little scatterbrained. It might have been nice if the film had picked a couple of whales of a specific species and focused on their journey from beginning to end. As it happens, a pair of humpback whales is introduced kind of late in the middle of the film, and their arriving at Alaska from Hawaii sort of serves as the ending.This is all really a minor complaint, though. The visuals alone make "Whales: An Unforgettable Journey" worth the trip out to the Clay Center even if the journey sort of meanders a bit. Reach Bill Lynch at email@example.com or 304-348-5195. Story Share Story Share Trending Now 1 WVU pulls away from Kansas for 56-34 win 2 Philanthropist Betty Schoenbaum of Shoney's fortune turns 100 3 'Heroin(e)' spotlights women helping combat Huntington's drug crisis 4 New company planning $73M synthetic fuel plant in Greenbrier County 5 WVU notebook: Defense feeling a bit run down In Short: July 4-10, 2013 Previous Story 5 Questions with 'Princess of Rome, Ohio' playwright Jonathan Joy Next Story


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Patient payments and the empirical analysis of consumer demand for hospital services: An application for Bulgaria
The implementation or amendment of patient charges in a country could benefit from preliminary analyses of their potential effects on health care demand. This paper focuses on hospital care. The paper aims to identify strategies for the empirical analysis of the demand for hospital services that are useful for the assessment of patient charges in the hospital sector, and to compare these strategies using empirical data for Bulgaria. The data were collected in 2010 in a representative survey among consumers. We apply both revealed- and stated-preference approaches. Within the framework of revealed preferences, we use data on various types of patient payments (total payments, formal payments and informal payments) as dependent variables to define three empirical models. Within the framework of stated preferences, we use data on stated willingness to pay for a hospitalization for different sub-samples (current users, users and all respondents), which also results in three empirical models. We observe some similarities and differences between the models based on stated-preference data and those based on revealed-preference data. Although our findings need to be studied further to establish how rigorous they are, they can be useful for setting up new studies on the convergent validity of the two approaches.
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Featured Video: Colin Nicholl, "The Great Christ Comet"
At Socrates in the City Oxford, Eric Metaxas interviews Colin Nicholl, a Cambridge Ph.D. and New Testament scholar who spent four years studying with astronomers around the world to explore the fascinating premise that the Star of Bethlehem was actually a comet, as told in his book, The Great Christ Comet. Filmed at St. Aldate's Church in Oxford, England.
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Socrates in the City's own Eric Metaxas turns over his hosting duties to legendary TV talkshow host Dick Cavett, for an extra special Socrates event on the subject of Miracles: What They Are, Why They Happen, and How They Can Change Your Life.
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For the first time in SITC history Eric Metaxas interviews not one, but two guests! Columnist Cal Thomas and political pundit Bob Beckel are political adversaries—AND good friends. Be prepared for surprisingly poignant moments amidst lively banter in a conversation centered around Thomas's book, What Works: Common Sense Solutions for a Stronger America.
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Radio talk show host Hugh Hewitt has conducted more than 10,000 interviews and as a rule opts not to interview comedians because "three hours later you don't know what happened, the paper's all gone, people are laughing, and nothing's been done." Here Hewitt ends up on the other side of an interview with the very funny Eric Metaxas as they discuss Hugh's book, The Happiest Life.
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Eric Metaxas and best-selling phenomenon Malcolm Gladwell discuss Gladwell's latest book, David and Goliath, along the way touching on acromegaly, getting busted at immigration, the "practical" side of "grace", Chuck Colson, "stop and frisk", the ill-effects of attending a prestigious college, his own changed view of the power of faith, and much more.
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"You're not going to have an easy time. Because I'm going to put you on the hot seat." So declares our first nonagenarian guest, Alice von Hildebrand, to Socrates host Eric Metaxas as they begin this conversation about her life and writings. If you think the years have dulled Dame von Hildebrand's fire, wit, and passion, be prepared to be happily flabbergasted!
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Pr1mo Bournemouth Kawasaki's James Hillier looks ahead to busy BSB and road racing schedule in 2012
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James Hillier intends to draw on the experience of team-mate Chris Walker as he attempts to climb the ladder in the MCE British Superbike Championship this year.
The Pr1mo Bournemouth Kawasaki rider, who also faces a busy road racing schedule with the North West 200 in May and the Isle of Man TT festival among his commitments, has set himself a target of becoming a regular points-scorer in the elite domestic superbike series on the Kawasaki ZX-10R.
Speaking following the team's official launch in Bedford at the weekend, Hillier said: "I'm really excited about the new BSB season and while it's not going to be easy with such a formidable line-up of riders, the new rules will make it more of a level playing field and it's going to be down to the rider on the day.
"Riding with world class opposition can only improve my riding while having Chris as a team-mate will be of huge benefit to me and I'm hoping to learn a great deal from him. I'm hungry to prove what I can do and get some good results, both on the short circuits and on the roads, for both myself and the team."
Team principal Pete Extance has described the onset of the 2012 campaign as a "new starting point" for the team and is hopeful of making the all-important Showdown as the season reaches a climax.
"The team's gradually been evolving and with us now running two riders in BSB, as well as our roads campaign, an exciting year lies ahead," he said. "This year's BSB Championship is a new starting point for all of us and while last year's series was very close, I'm expecting 2012 to be even closer - and that's before we've even got to the Showdown!
"I'd like to thank Joe and Enzo from Pr1mo for all their input and while there were a few issues over the winter, everything's come together now to make us a really strong team."
The team will also run 17-year old Kyle Wilks in the National Superstock 600cc Championship as well as leading female racer Maria Costello at the North West 200, Isle of Man TT and selected Irish National road races.


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Michael Cleere and Richard Fitzgerld
and my dad Tony Linnane (Died 9/10/89 R.I.P.)
were members of the band.
Jennifer Linnane
At one stage in their early line up John Gilligan from the Blue Aces Showband in Waterford , a guitarist was also part of the Royal line up. The lads were soon to be joined by a young trombonist, Brendan Bowyer from a local band the Rhythm Kings. Being greatly influenced by the style of the Clippers, especially the brass section , Coppinger decided to add trumpeter Eddie Sullivan to complete the line up. Their name was taken from the Royal Theatre in Waterford , and they were launched on a semi-pro.basis on the 22nd Sept.1957.
They played their first date outside their native county when on St Patricks night 1958 the took the stage of the Olympia Ballroom, Parnell Sq, Dublin.Carlow businessman T.J. Byrne took over in 1958 after he had heard this young musical combination while on a business trip to Waterford and decided to put his trust in the band . It was a wise decision and the Royal went full time on Easter Sunday 1959. By November of that year they were playing to packed dancehalls across the Country 6 and 7 nights a week. They never looked back and it was not long before they found themselves in the recording studios where Tom Dunphy recorded Katie Daly the first Showband recording issued on a single They were also the first Showband to use the now famous Binson echo chamber, and they also made their TV debut at Easter 1963 with a forty five minute show The Royal Showband Show.Their recorded single Kiss me Quick spent 14 weeks in the Irish charts , seven of them being at No. 1. They also made a film The One Nighters depicting life in the Showband and issued their first LP of the same name. They also won the coveted Carl Allan Award in England for being the most outstanding modern Dance Band on the Mecca dance circuit and while playing a gig in Liverpool ,the Beatles played as support band for them.
Courtesy of Liam O'Reilly Collection
They also played in all of Bill Fullers major venues in Britian and the USA. In 1964 Hucklebuck Mania hit Ireland followed by hits like Don,t lose your Hucklebuck Shoes, I ran all the Way Home and others.
Cavan man Connie Lynch took over management of the Royal in 1967. but bigger changes were on the way. Reports were rife that Bowyer and Dunphy were to form a new band to play exclusively in America. These reports were confirmed when the Royal Showband played their lastgig in the Stardust , Las Vegas in July 1971. They had been together thirteen years and the new band was named the BIG 8 ,with Paddy Cole ex. Capitol as Bandleader and Twink as female vocalist. They were to renew their partnership with T.J.Byrne as manager
Sadly tragedy was to strike
the BIG 8 when Tom Dunphy was killed in a car accident on the main Carrick-on-Shannon
to Longford Road at Drumsna , on the 29th, of July 1975.
He was on his way to meet up with the Big 8 who were to play at the
Mary from Dungloe Festival Dance that night.
Tom is remembered by a monument
at the scene of the accident but the most fitting monument to
Tom and all the Royal Showband boys is that Brendan Bowyer
is still entertaining us so brilliantly at concerts and tours ,
reminding us of the great days and sounds of the Royal Showband , Waterford.
John Baird
The Royal Showband: Standing L-R: Michael Coppinger, Brendan Bowyer, Gerry Cullen
. On the ground L-R: Charlie Matthews, Jim Conlon, Tom Dunphy and Eddie Sullivan
Born 12th Oct 1938, Waterford
He began his career with the Royal Showband in
The only Irishman to have 8 consecutive #1 hits
His ability to tailor American Rock'n'Roll music to the tastes of Irish audiences, and his athletic and spirited on-stage performances, made him by far the most popular vocalist of the showband era of the 1960s. The Royal had several number one hits in Ireland, including 'Kiss Me Quick', 'No More' and the enormously successful 'The Hucklebuck'. In 1971 Bowyer left the Royal and joined the Las Vegas circuit with his new band, the Big 8. He has been based in Las Vegas since then. In 1977 he made a brief return to the Irish charts with his tribute 'Thank You, Elvis'.
1960 - The Royal Showband is forced to change its name to the
Waterford Showband for an appearance at the Victoria Palace Theatre
in London because two members of the British royal family are in attendance
Royal Showband
Regarded by many as the top showband in Ireland .
They were the first ever showband to cut a record when Tom Dumphy
and the Royal recorded "Katie Daly". Irish record sales were charted for the first time on October 5th.
1962 and the first Irish number 1 was on September 6th. 1963 when Brendan Bowyer and the Royal
Showband hit the No. 1 spot with "Kiss Me Quick". He was to repeat this performance again on
December 27th. 1962 with the recording of "No More".
Kiss me Quick
Hucklebuck Interview
Hucklebuck Again
Answer Me
I ran all the way Home
The Onenighters
Brendan first came to prominence in the early 60'a as lead singer with the famous Royal Showband.
He is the only Irish singer to have had seven No 1 hits. the Royal Showband had a total of nine including, Tom Dunphy's No. 1 with 'If I didn't have a Dime' and Charlie Matthews with
'Somewhere My Love'. However, the hit that most people associate with Brendan is, of course, 'The Hucklebuck'.
Brendan first went to Las Vegas with the Royal Showband in 1967. Back in those days
they just went for one month each year but so popular was their show in Las Vegas that
by the mid 70's, due to demand Brendan was spending six months a year in Las Vegas
and six months in Ireland.
The Royal Showband broke up in 1971 and Brendan,
together with Tom Dunphy formed
The Big 8 Showband. The Band are still together although Tom Dunphy was tragically
killed in a car accident in 1975, on his way to the 'Mary from Dunloe' Festival. Since 1981
Brendan and the rest of the band have been living permanently in Las Vegas.
Showband Sites
MP3 The Hucklebuck
The Royal Showband with Guitarist Mick Gilligan
who came from the Blue Aces and was later replaced by Jim Conlon
Read This Article about the Band
Story of the Royal Showband
By John Baird
THE HUCKLEBUCK - Brendan Boyer and the Royal Showband 1965
Brendan Boyer and the Royal Showband defined the music of a generation in the swinging sixties in Ireland with The Hucklebuck in dancehalls all over the country they were wriggling like snakes and waddling like ducks to one of the biggest dance tunes of the decade. Brendan heard a swing version of The Hucklebuck by Frank Sinatra and decided to record it it was completed in 20 minutes as it was a nice simple catchy number but he never intended it as a single release.
Together with the Royal Showband Brendan played all over Ireland and the UK, not surprisingly they had a string of chart hits with songs like Kiss Me Quick, No More and Bless You but it was The Hucklebuck that made Brendan Boyer a household name.
In 1962 Brendan had none other than the Beatles playing relief at one of his gigs in The Liverpool Empire AND even Elvis came to see the band play in Las Vegas - he joined them on stage and invited Brendan and the boys back to his house after the concert. Brendan is remarkably modest about this claiming that he would never compare his music with that of the Beatles or Elvis.
The Hucklebuck spent a total of 12 weeks in the Irish charts and was number one for seven of those. As he was appearing on television both RTE and the BBC Brendan was recognised all over Ireland he could no longer do things such as go to football matches without being spotted by fans! However he does admit that he rather enjoyed all this attention! He is still recognised today even though one fan, a little worse for wear, mistakenly identified him as Huckleberry Finn!
In the seventies Brendan moved to Las Vegas with his new band 'The Big 8' this was at a time when Irish music was not so well known in America as it is today there was no Sinead OConnor, U2 or Riverdance, Brendan was pretty much on his own as an Irish performer but he was always proud to be Irish in Las Vegas and he still is.
Lee Lynch and Barbara Dickson
Lee Lynch replaced Brendan Bowyer
When Brendan left to form The Big 8 Showband
From John Bairds collection
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