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Fire In The Hole
Contributed by Tom Papez on Jan 31, 2014 (message contributor)
Summary: Did you know that a small town in Pennsylvania has a fire that has been going on since 1962 and will never go out? Yeah, its sorta like hell.
Centralia was a small mining town in the eastern part of Pennsylvania with about 1000 residents making their income off of the coal dug just underneath the crust. The town had existed the same way for over a century when pre-Civil War settlers moved out to dig up the anthracite from the earth.
But in 1962, a small fire created from trash burning near the dump swept slowly into the tunnel causing a problem that the city couldn't figure out how to deal with since they couldn't come up with the couple thousands dollars needed to extinguish the flames.
Today, the fire rages. At the heart of this underground inferno are blazes that register hotter than Mercury, an atmosphere that is as poisonous as Saturn, and lethal clouds of carbon monoxide and gaseous chambers that would frighten even the strongest and most distant star. Spurred on by mild flows of oxygen that cannot be prevented unless every hole in the county was adequately covered, it would appear that the fire in Centralia will continue to burn. The cost of containing the fire has been put in the billions of dollars, and that would be the cost of just containing it—not stopping it.
The town's population of 1,100 back during the Kennedy administration has since dwindled down to 21 at the last census, and now has only 5—all of which are there illegally as they refuse to leave their property. Not long ago a twelve year old boy fell into a sinkhole that opened up 4 by 150 feet wide, obviously, just walking through town can be considered dangerous. The 2 parochial schools, 7 churches, 5 hotels, 2 theaters, bank, office, 14 general stores, 27 saloons are all closed. Even their own zip code has been declared extinct. The good news is that scientists point out that over time the fire will burn out, we have to just wait around 250 years or so.
When I first read about this story, I found it fascinating that some place in the world there is actually a place that is constantly under fire. Then I discovered that Centralia is not alone in the world as Burning Mountain in Australia has been on fire for over 6000 years (the fire actually moves southward about one meter per year, scientists do not have a time they expect that fire to end). Can you imagine, living over a giant piece of land that is actually on top of fire?
Well, we are. We actually do live on top of fire. My kids refer to it as H, E, Double Hockey Sticks, the Bible calls it Hell. The Bible talks a lot about Hell. If the Bible mentions the place of everlasting suffering once, it mentions it 100 times. Acts 2 calls it a place for disembodied spirits, Luke 16 states it's a place of torment. Matthew 25 states hell is on fire, and also describes it as a place for punishment. Matthew 3 says it is unquenchable, which makes it many. many times more dangerous to the fire that breeds under Centralia because at least that 1000 degree inferno in Pennsylvania will go out some day.
Friends, where are you going to go? And why? Friends, the most important question for all eternity, is where are we going to spend eternity. For those who may not know, or may not be 100% certain, please make contact with your pastor or a local Bible believing church immediately. If you have any questions for me, I'd love to help (email@example.com). To God be the glory.
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ABC's V will be holding a panel discussion with its cast at Comic-Con this Saturday in San Diego (2:30 p.m. in Ballroom 20). While it's sure to be exciting, I've already received some early intel on two new characters joining the sci-fi series in its second season.
On the ground, a radical anti-Visitors Fifth Column sect will emerge, headed by a leader the show is currently casting.
But the new role that has me most jazzed: the mother of devilish V leader Anna (Morena Baccarin) will be making her debut. Could this part possibly go to Jane Badler, who played the wicked Diana in the original 1980's V? Executive producer Scott Rosenbaum recently told me he was looking to bring in some of the stars from the original series, so wouldn't casting Badler make perfect sense? I can only imagine the sparks that would fly if Diana and Anna ended up in the same 'mother' ship. Diana is about the only being I can think of who could possibly put Anna in her place, and then take granddaughter Lisa (Laura Vandervoort) out for a gerbil burger.
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Word at Christmastime from Lois Peterson Johnson. She flew to Fla. and spent September with her son, Bob, and his wife. She planned to fly to Tucson for Christmas with her daughter and her family. These are direct flights and she travels alone. She sang in a local community chorus of 100 voices with her daughter at Christmastime and found it fantastic. Back in the dark ages of the early 1940s, she and I sang (alto) in Colby's Glee Club under director John Thomas. What a coincidence that here in Maine I too sing in a community chorus of 135 voices. However, now I am a tenor! It really is a spectacular experience. Last October, 50 of us traveled to New York City to join Paul Winter at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine to sing his Missa Gaia at the blessing of the animals service. That was an experience, and the first animal was a camel! That event had nearly 350 choristers! I have just returned from a trip to Costa Rica. I had the fun of traveling with my son-in-law. Six days on land and the next six days on a four-masted clipper ship sailing along the Pacific coast of Costa Rica. On land, one excursion included the wonderful experience of traveling a series of nine zip lines. The weather was perfect, so we had many clear views of Arenal, the volcano. While sailing, we went ashore each day to a different sandy beach. Those were wet landings!
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Is it just a bandage or a cast?
I can not tell from the glare in the photo.
If it is a cast, I am surprized they did not give him a fibreglass cast that you can remove.
-I broke a couple fingers and my wrist and the hospital in Ontario-the emergency dept they made me a removable cast after they did the xrays.
I still had to wear it 22 hours a day, but could take it off when I want.


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This year I decided that I would get a new pair of sunglasses finally. My RayBan wayfarer's have done me proud for the last 5 or 6 years but they have had their fair share of knocks and as much as I love them I think it's about time to upgrade a little.
I always think to get a really good long lasting pair of sunglasses you do need to invest a little. I got my wayfarer's on that cusp of everyone-in-the-world-having-a-pair, so it was just before they had their full re-invention so I was able to get mine in a sale, I think they are normally about £95 and I got mine for £55 which to me is still really expensive for a pair of sunglasses but I realised what I was paying for and I was so happy I did as I have really loved them and they are such a classic style they go with everything.
Naturally I thought I would get the Ray Ban Clubmaster's next as they are still a similar shape but with a little edge but surprisingly I have fallen in love with these aviators above. I have to be honest I have never really been a fan and I have always felt the whole mirror lens thing is a bit too celeb-y for me but after watching the Kardashians and seeing Kourtney and Khloe rocking this green-y lens I am completely head over heels for them. The only thing that is holding me back is how out-there they are as they are so not me but I kinda think it would be nice to have such a dramatic difference from my wayfarer's.
And then just to throw another curve ball, my favourite sunglasses website Pret a voir is just about to start stocking the Linda Farrow sunglasses range, which are literally my dream sunglasses. There is just so many pretty styles, I am obsessed with the pair on the left above, they must be the most glamorous sunglasses ever but the only drawback is that they are way more expensive than my beloved RayBan's .
So what do you think are you Team RayBan's or Team Farrow?
You can buy these RayBan's HERE for £99.90
And you can buy the full Linda Farrow range on Pret a voir when it hits in April.


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Decluttering has long been a buzzword and a recent book 'Goodbye Things' by Fumio Sasakia suggests all he needs is a bed, a table, his MacAir and a smart phone. Why keep paper? Why have books? You scan everything important to you and read books digitally.
Well yes, but you can only do that if your laptop is decluttered too. At the moment I only have 4GB of space because of my vast quantity of photographs and yes those can be stored in the iCloud, or on external drives and I do every so often, when big warnings flash up. But it still requires time and the will to declutter a laptop.
Last week my husband suggested I look through our store cupboard in the basement. We live in a 67 sq. metre flat so the store cupboard is vital… where else would I keep the ironing board, the vacuum cleaner and my extra stash of chocolate? It also houses boxes and boxes of old manuscripts neatly tied up and labelled with string and all the said research and reviews that go with each book.
It was going well. I hauled down the next box and there lay my very first novel together with a letter from my editor dated 25th May 1987 telling me they had printed 2500 copies of A Sudden Summer. What struck me was the date ... almost exactly 30 years ago to the month. A photograph lay across the letter taken of us on the day the novel came out. How young we both look and a bit uncanny that the girl on the cover seems to have the exact hairstyle I had then.
What struck me too was the editor's jaunty tone in her letter. 'May this be the first of many books for you. For you've got it, babe!'
She's to blame. If it weren't for Dr Annari van der Merwe I wouldn't still be writing books thirty years on. Thank you Annari for your patience. What an intricate and wonderful labyrinth you caused me to follow with your ball of string.
Well you've guessed it. Could I tear up this manuscript even more covered in tipex and tape? Not when scrawled across the first page, she had also written… Keep this under lock and key. One day you will be able to sell it to the University of Texas in Austin for a grand sum. Not so! But still I slipped the crinkly onion skin paper back into the box and locked the door to the storeroom and all the book memories for yet another day.
In two days time, thirty years on, and I'm not sure how many books later, I have a very different one coming out – a picture book, My Daddy is a Silly Monkey, for very young readers. It's come full circle. The same publisher, Tafelberg, who trusted me with my first novel has bought the South African Rights. It's a book about the chaotic yet wonderful relationship between a busy father and a daughter that I saw emerge between my own son and his daughter at time when he was juggling his complicated life. Carol Thompson's illustrations explode with energy and humour and thanks to Janetta Otter-barry and her team, the book will come into the world this week on 4th May 2017 just 3 weeks short of my thirty year entrance into the world of writing.
No doubt in years to come, I will sit in the same storeroom looking at yet another box of papers … my hands willing but my spirit weak.
If this is only my paperwork attempt, what about the objects? Get rid of multiples... says Fumio Sasakio. Four pairs of scissors is too many. You only need one that works and you will always know where it is. Hmmm... if only.
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Facebook has opened an AI lab in its Paris to an effort to make its online social network smarter and more profitable. The social networking giant says that it plans to use AI to research through the flood of text, pictures and videos on its service.
The social networking giant has been investing heavily in artificial intelligence and has set up a program called Facebook AI Research. The company already has artificial intelligence research teams in Menlo Park and in New York. The new Paris AI lab has six researchers at work and will double that number by year-end. Facebook says that the recruits for the lab will come from France's top public and private technological institutions. Facebook has hired Yann LeCun, a prominent French professor at New York University specializing in "deep learning" algorithm to head the lab. The AI applications would help to "eliminate spam and, eventually, violent videos" as well as open up new advertising avenues for Facebook. The company reportedly has doubled its European users since 2010 and has more users in Europe than in the US.
All major tech companies have been investing in artificial intelligence over the past few years. Rival Google also began an AI partnership with Oxford University in Britain in 2013. It acquired AI startup Deep Mind last year for more than $500 million. The company specializes in machine learning and describes itself as a developer of "cutting-edge artificial intelligence" that can learn for itself. Google also showed off a new digital assistant called Now on Tap at its recent I/O developer conference. Facebook said in a statement, "We chose Paris for this expansion because France is home to some of the best researchers in the world." Facebook plans to work with a team of researchers in Paris and says it plans to "work openly with and invest in the AI research community in France, the EU, and beyond as we strive to make meaningful progress in these fields. It's our hope that this research will ultimately help us make services like News Feed, photos and search even better and enable an entirely new set of ways to connect and share," the company said.
Facebook also announced a new feature that allows users to add PGP-encrypted keys to their profile. The new encryption would conceal messages and passwords from email services like Gmail and Yahoo, which regularly scan user inboxes for ad-targeting purposes. Users who use PGP to encrypt their email have two keys- a private key that they keep to themselves and the other is a public key that's given to anyone who wants to send them encrypted mail. Messages are encrypted using the public key but they can only be decrypted using the private key, so users will get an end-to-end encrypted email that only they can read.
Source: Facebook
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text: I should change the title to "I used to stockpile then it made me crazy so I stopped." There was a time when I became fascinated with extreme couponing and stockpiling and tried my hand at it. I thought I was helping the family budget by creating a stockpile. The problem was that coupons aren't that easy to come by in Canada and the majority of stores don't allow coupon stacking. I tried and tried to download online coupons and, no matter what, each time my computer would freeze and crash. A lot of my free time was spent scanning the weekly flyers. My anxiety levels began to rise as I compared my miserable stockpile to photos of gargantuan stockpiles that resembled a Costco warehouse. But as I looked at the enormous stockpiles of extreme couponers, I noticed that many of these couponers were a touch, shall we say, OCD about their hoards. If they used a product from their stockpile and left a space on the shelf, this triggered a frenzy to fill that space with more. It didn't matter that they had enough to last them the next 10 years. The fact of the matter is that I live in a small home with limited storage space. I was never going to achieve a stockpile large enough to fill a warehouse because my home doesn't have that storage capacity. One time I bought a huge bag of rice and there it sat on the dining room floor for months because I had nowhere to put it. It was such a relief when we finally finished it off. It is weird to think of a staple food such as rice as clutter but that is precisely what it became, sitting in the dining room, annoying us every time we needed to vacuum, silently reminding me of the error in judgment I had made. There are several grocery stores within a few blocks of my home and many convenience stores. The likelihood of a shortage of any necessity is nil. There is always a sale on a necessity somewhere and, if I run out, it is easy enough to get it. So eventually, I stopped. Now, if I happen to see a good sale on something that we use regularly such as toothpaste, I will buy a couple, one to replace the tube that is running out and one as backup, but no more than that. I still peruse the flyers but only to see if there is a sale on something that I know is running low. The only time I consider having a very small stockpile is if I know a very busy period is coming up and I think that it would alleviate stress to have extra on hand. If you have a large family that goes through groceries like wildfire or if you live in a remote location, then I can see the value in having a stockpile. But for me and my situation, it wasn't worth the anxiety and seemed to be the antithesis of slow living. Do you stockpile and why? Let me know in the comments!


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I'm a big fan of MAC blushes in general, but this is my absolute favourite. Dainty is the most beautiful baby pink with a golden pearl. I love that it has a glowy sheen to it, but it's not glittery nor does it emphasise pores like some baked blushes do. It's definitely buildable, which I like because it gives you optimum control over how your blush looks.
I love that the mineralise blushes feel very soft and buttery to the touch, they're by far my favourite MAC blushes. I've had mine for well over a year now, so they have since repackaged it but the product has remained the same! Although this is a pricey blush, you certainly get your money's worth because it'll last you a lifetime!
This product probably doesn't come as a surprise to those who read my blog regularly - I rave about this powder at every given opportunity! As you can see, mine is well and truly used-up, but like I said with the mineralise blushes, you certainly get your money's worth out of the products - I've been using this powder since late 2012!
Anyway, I like to describe this powder as a filter for your face - it simply glides over the skin and seems to fix any makeup mishaps. If you're having a bad foundation day, a layer of this powder just seems to make everything look so much better. It gives a little bit of coverage, so sometimes when my skin is behaving itself I only wear a little bit of concealer with this on top.
Again, this is hardly a surprise! Any MAC lover will be sure to mention this cult product in their MAC favourites. Pro Longwear is just perfection in a bottle - it doesn't crease, it highlights, it provides create coverage...the list is endless. This is my third bottle of it, it's the only concealer I use. I love using it both to highlight and to conceal blemishes, as it provides the perfect amount of coverage without caking up around spots. It also makes an excellent eyeshadow primer - it's crease resistant and incredibly long wearing. I think if I had to recommend one MAC product to add to your stash, it would have to be this.
Quite possibly my favourite foundation of all time. As the name would suggest, this product is so light it can be put all over your face and body. But don't be fooled by the runny liquid and sheer finish - this can be built up to be the most natural, yet flawless foundation! I imagine that the Victoria's Secret models wear something similar to this, as it really allows the skin to breathe and just amplifies the natural radiance of the skin. What I love about it is that it really is a full-proof foundation. My foundation stash is divided into full coverage ones for when my skin is acting up, and my sheer coverage ones for the summertime and when my skin is in good form. However this foundation is my absolute go-to as it doesn't matter what condition my skin is in, this little gem will adapt to it.
MAC Lip Pencil in 'Soar', €16.50
Yes, it's the infamous Kylie Jenner lip colour! I adore her lip look (not so much the overdrawn lips though!) so when I found out this is her pencil of choice, I had to snap it up. What I particularly love about this colour is its versatility - this pencil can be used with pretty much any lipstick! I use it to outline and colour in my lips, then I put baby pinks, nudes, even dark browns with it and it looks absolutely beautiful. It's my go-to lip look and I can't imagine my makeup collection ever being without it!
They are my top five MAC products - it was very difficult to whittle them down, I have to admit!
What are your favourite MAC products and what should I try next?
Zara :-) x


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A little twist on a simple vegetable soup....Enjoy :)
Roasted Cauliflower Soup
1 cauliflower
2 cloves garlic, peeled
1 tbsp. olive oil
1 onion, chopped
4 cups vegetable broth
1 large potato, peeled and cubed
salt and pepper, to taste
Preheat oven to 400.
Cut the cauliflower into florets and place them into a large baking pan along with garlic and onion.
Toss and coat all vegetables with oil.
Bake for 40 minutes or until tender, stirring once halfway through. Once cooked remove from oven.
Reserve 1/2 cup of cauliflower for garnish.
In a large pot, heat the vegetable broth and add the chopped potato and roasted vegetables..
Cook 20 minutes or until potato is cooked through.
Return it to the pot and add salt and pepper to taste.
Serve with reserved roasted cauliflower bits.
Serves 2-4
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If you have ever looked into information on backpacking, you tend to find all sorts of things. This was something that I myself encountered when I began researching for a backpacking trip last summer.
Thinking that I was so ahead of the game and that I would be set when I got there I stepped onto the plane to Paris as a confident 18 year-old. Little did I know that the second I stepped off that plane that everything I thought I knew would be debunked.
It's not like everything that I researched was terribly incorrect, it was just that the things I realized I wanted and needed to know as a youngin' in a foreign country was not what I was reading. I began to realize that so much of the information out there today is geared towards and older crowd that are looking for a completely different experience.
I took the sensible shoes, I took to grimey clothes, and I didn't factor drinking into my budget.. And, as I walked down the streets of Milan, Italy on my last night in Europe in my pit stained t-shirt and my "sensible shoes" I couldn't help wanting to crawl into a hole and hide as the beautiful Italian men in their designer suits and the women in the stilettos strolled god-like past me.
Thus, the seed was planted. And here I am, one year later, finally kicking my butt into motion and creating a place for other like me to find exactly the information that is relevant to them.


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Estée Lauder Perfectly Clean Splash Away Foaming Cleanser [DISCONTINUED]
165 reviews
50% would repurchase
Package Quality: 4.0
Price: $$$
Package Quality: 4.0
Price: $$$
INGREDIENTSWater, Potassium Myristate, Glycerin, Butylene Glycol, Potassium Behenate, Sodium Methyl Cocoyl Taurate, Potassium Palmate, Potassium Laurate, Potassium Stearate, Polygala Senega Root Extract, Nymphaea Alba Root Extract, Berberis Vulgaris Extract, Dipotassium Gylcyrrhizate, Caffeine, Sodium PCA, Sodium Myalluronate, Trehalose, Sucrose, Urea, Cetearyl Alcohol, Peg-3 Distearate, Polyquaternium-51, Fragrance, Disodium EDTA, Chlorphenesin, Benzoic Acid, Phenoxyethanol
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on 3/25/2018 2:52:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Normal, Other, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Black
This face cleanser by Estée Lauder has been discontinued many years decades ago! But I just thought 💭 about today! LOL it's a very typical cream to foam face cleanser requiring a pea size to foam out! It's exactly the same as the Clinique rinse off foaming cleanser in the tube! In fact it's very similar to all of shisheido face cleansers all together! It's all very drying & dehydrating on my face! Every single skincare line has a type of cleanser like this! Like origins check & balances! To a sample of some Lancôme cleanser I got as a sample once! It's all like washing your face with soap 😖!
on 3/8/2015 4:29:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I got this product as a gift after purchasing some Estee Lauder products. I use this foaming gel to remove my foundation, and it does the job wonderfully. In my opinion, it smells superb. I'd repurchase, but I'd like to try other cheaper alternatives, as it is just a cleanser and not a really skin care item that lasts on your skin.
on 10/11/2013 11:09:00 PM
Age: 25-29
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Fine
Eyes: Brown
I have dehydrated, oily, acne-prone skin. Every time I use this product, I break out. I think the chemicals in it are so strong that it strips off my natural oils and possibly a layer of my skin. Like other reviewers say, it does leave a squeaky, clean and tight feeling. But it also feels like it leaves a residue. And it doesn't clean off my makeup, I still have to use my Bioderma afterwards to wipe off whatever makeup is left. I got the huge sample size from buying the double wear foundation at Macy's. Fortunately, it was a sample given to me, so I won't feel bad throwing away a high-end cleanser. I would not purchase this.
on 10/10/2013 10:04:00 AM
Age: 30-35
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brown, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
This cleanser foams up really well and really removes all of my makeup but is a little drying. The texture of this reminds me of Clinique's Rinse Off Foaming Cleanser as it has the same thick consistency straight out of the tube.
I got a huge sample size of this in a recent GWP so can't comment on the price really. This is so thick that you only need a tiny amount of this to cleanse your face so one tube would last you forever.
This does feel like it leaves some sort of film on my face after rinsing, which is unpleasant. I don't find it to be too fragranced (in fact I never even noticed that it had fragrance so I had to go sniff the tube to make sure). The packaging states that it is for normal/combination skin (which I have, although my cheeks are very dry and my nose and chin are extremely oily and are always the places where I break out).
I do think this is an ok cleanser but I prefer something a little more gentle (my HG is Clinique's Liquid Facial Soap Mild). I have found some pretty good cleansers over the years and can't see me ever buying this one again when there are so many that I prefer over this. It's not a bad product, I just prefer something milder.
on 7/11/2013 1:09:00 PM
Age: 36-43
Skin: Combination, Tan, Neutral
Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Brown
This is a cleanser I love and only use in the warmer months when my skin gets oily.
*Lathers up good and rinses well.
*The oil is taken off my face and my skin never feels dried out
*Never have had any breakouts or any other skin issues from this.
This really sucks up oil good so if you have combo skin imo I would not suggest as it might dry your skin out. I stop using this when the hot weather is done and in the fall my skin goes combo and in winter turns dry...I used it when I had combo skin and my skin was super dried out...in that case the Soft Clean Moisture Rich Foaming Cleanser is the way to go! and that one is great too!
Repurchased this for many years now! Love it!
on 7/2/2013 7:05:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair-Medium, Not Sure
Hair: Brunette, Other, Other
Eyes: Blue
To start things off, I am absolutely in love with foaming cleansers. I chose this one because it fit my skin type and others recommended it from what I had heard. Needless to say, after using this product for about 2 weeks, I THOUGHT my skin was actually looking better, I was wrong! Stupidly, I continued to use this product for another 2 weeks (one month total) and noticed my skin was actually breaking out badly and it was actually getting more red and irritated. Not only was this bad enough but my face was sooo dry and awfully tight, my moisturizer wasn't doing justice. I finally decided to stop using it after speaking to the beauty advisor at Estée Lauder and she continued to try and sell me the "dry skin" formula instead of the normal one, thinking that my skin was more dry now instead of normal. DUH!! I decided not to and switch to another brand completely. When I switched to Origins, my skin got better and the breakouts went down. I realized that on the back of the ingredients label there was a whole lot of parfum (fragrance) and unwanted parabens and junk in the product at EL! My Origins cleanser is paraben free and natural scents instead of that added junk. So no, I would never recommend this product because of what happened to my skin! Definitely not worth my money!
on 5/9/2013 4:52:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Fair, Cool
Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Green
This definitely cleans your face.....I felt like it had stripped me of my skin by the end of this ordeal. Yes...this was an ordeal.....lol my eyes were sore after it and by God do I make sure my mouth is pursed shut when I use this. I don't think I would have ever sworn again if my mother had washed my mouth out with this!!!
Okay okay it's not that bad.....it's a face wash. But as some have described, it's like a foamy soap. Like, crushing and blending a bar of your standard drying soap, and mushing it into a tube.
The scent doesn't offend me. It is the assault on my sense of sight and taste that is off putting. Surely they didn't mean this when they talked about pain is beauty....Definitely need a decent moisturiser after it, now I've bought it I'm going to use it but I blend it with a moisturising exfoliator like St Ives to add moisture so my face doesn't feel like my fingers are tugging at my skin when I lightly brush over my face when I have rinsed it.....
on 4/24/2013 7:37:00 AM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Sensitive, Fair, Neutral
Hair: Blond, Straight, Other
Eyes: Blue
I use this everyday. It works great for me.
on 3/28/2013 6:31:00 AM
Age: 18 & Under
Skin: Combination, Olive, Warm
Hair: Brunette, Curly, Medium
Eyes: Blue
Definitely not my go-to cleanser when given the choice, but I've been using it lately so I can use it up and it hasn't backfired on me yet. This claims it's for normal/oily skin, back when I first got it I found it to be extremely drying, (I have combination skin, but I was given mine to try after I purchased another Estee Lauder product,) however now that I've found a good moisturizer it's not an issue for me anymore. It doesn't make me break out any more than usual, which I would consider a plus. I do love the scent of this, though I do find it can be a little overpowering when it's used directly around the nose area. One tube can easily last for a long time because the product is a very thick cream, I only need to use about a pea sized amount per wash. This isn't for someone who's on a budget or looking for that "miracle product." It gets the job done, but so do most other facial cleansers, so there isn't anything about this that makes it worth the price.
on 2/23/2013 4:41:00 PM
Age: 19-24
Skin: Combination, Medium Brown, Not Sure
Hair: Black, Other, Other
Eyes: Brown
I would not buy any product from estee lauder. It gave me a break out for a week and half. It will last a long time. I returned this product 2 weeks after I purchased it. Highly up set. I now have dark spots from it.
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TITLE: Phototips - Getting it Right in Camera
AUTHOR: Greg du Toit
PUBLICATION DATE: November 2014
Getting it right in camera is a book written especially with nature photographers in mind. It is aimed at photographers of all levels of skill and experience, from the beginner to the semi-professional. The text takes beginner photographers on a logical step-by-step journey and explains, in simple terms, the basics of photography. More advanced photographers will especially enjoy the lavish array of photographs and tips from internationally acclaimed wildlife photographer Greg du Toit as he explains how to apply and tweak the fundamentals of photography to create dynamic photographs that tell their own story. This is the third in the series of Phototips books by HPH Publishing. After the success of Phototips – Principles of nature photography and Phototips – Composing nature by the Van den Bergs, Greg du Toit shares his photographic advice in Phototips – Getting it right in camera.


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Discussion in 'Android Apps & Games' started by MoreYummy, Jul 31, 2009.
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When I was in Kentucky earlier this year, I got a copy of the book, "Poems of Color: Knitting in the Bohus Tradition" by Wendy Keele. I'd heard of this style of knitting but didn't know too much about it. Reading about it and seeing the patterns made me absolutely want to knit one (or 10). The one that intrigued me was one that has a solid color body and a yoke knit with a number of shades of a color, sort of shimmering back and forth through the shades. I'd been wanting to play with blending colors with my hand cards (since I don't have a drum carder) so this seemed like the perfect project.
I decided to do the body in red and do the colors shaded from a yellowish white through to red and back. Seven shades. Like this:
I have been practicing other than these skeins with spinning from the fold and spinning from rolags and I think I'm getting better but I definitely need to get some help. When I get some time I need to hunt through YouTube to see some examples of people spinning woolen from rolags because I want to be a little better before I start spinning for the body of this sweater. I reckon I'm going to need at least 1,200 yards of the main red color for the body. Best way to learn is to have a goal, though, so I'm hoping my technique will improve with practice.
Back to the book, the thing I love about this book is that for each of the 7 or 8 styles they have patterns for, each style has a pattern for pullover, cardigan, jacket and hat. I love the flexibility that gives you to explore each pattern. If you want to explore Bohus Stickening (Bohus Knitting) more, start here or do a search on it and see examples of the patterns. Warning: You'll definitely want one!
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Background and study aims
Patellar tendinopathy is a troublesome condition that affects the knee joints with loss of function of the patellar tendon (a tissue that connects muscle to the bone). It is a common and often never-ending problem among athletes and can severely limit or even end an athletic career. With the recent interest in injection treatments and the fact that several studies reported positive results for single procedure, we think it would be of much interest to compare three of the most used procedures for this condition. The aim of this study is to compare three injection treatments for chronic patellar tendinopathy: dry needling, dry needling plus autologous blood and dry needling plus platelet-rich plasma.
Who can participate?
The study aims to recruit 111 patients aged 18 and over with exercise-associated pain for more than 3 months.
What does the study involve?
Patients are randomly allocated to one of three groups. All groups receive 20 needle passes under ultrasound guidance in the tendon and receive either an injection of 5cc of blood, 5cc of platelet concentrate or nothing. Follow-up visits for a short questionnaire and ultrasound scan will be carried out at 6 weeks, 3, 6 and 12 months.
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
The benefit for the subject is an improvement in their pain and thereby better function of the knee. The risks include pain during the procedure lasting for a few days, a very small risk of infection following the injection and there is a risk that they don't see any improvement with the treatment.
Where is the study run from?
The study will take place in a private sports medicine clinic, Centre Chiromedic, 1545 de l'avenir, suite 300, Laval, province of Quebec, Canada, H7S 2N5.
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
The study started in May 2012 and is expected to end in May 2014.
Who is funding the study?
This study is funded by Association Quebecoise des medecins du sport (France) and Arthrex Inc. (USA).
Who is the main contact?
Dr Francis Fontaine
Trial website
Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
Study information
Scientific title
Double-blind randomized controlled trial comparing platelet-rich plasma, autologous blood and dry needling for chronic patellar tendinopathy
Study hypothesis
Our hypothesis is that the procedure with more growth factors (PRP > autologous blood > dry needling) should produce better outcomes.
Ethics approval
Scientific and Ethical committee on Research of the Health and Social Services Center of Laval (Quebec), approved may 15th, 2012
Study design
Randomised controlled trial with blinded participants and outcome assessors, using a three-group repeated measures
Primary study design
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
GP practices
Trial type
Patient information sheet
Patellar tendinopathy
Dry needling: will be injected through one skin portal with a 22-gauge needle and be anesthetized with a 1:1 mixture of 2% lidocaine and bupivacaine 0,5%. We will then proceed within the abnormal tendon to perform approximately 20 needle passes, using real-time ultrasound imaging for guidance. During the procedure, no lidocaine:bupivacaine will be injected inside the tendon. The syringe will be taped so the subject will not be able to see the colour of the injected product.
Autologous blood subject: the same protocol will be used but 5 ml of blood will be injected while doing the 20 needle passes.
Platelet-Rich Plasma (PRP): we will use the Arthrex kit. The 10 cc of blood will be centrifugedfor 5 minutes at 1500 rpm and produce approximately 5 cc of PRP. No activator will be use prior to the injection. The PRP will be injected while doing the 20 needle passes.
Intervention type
Not Applicable
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
All the subjects will complete a baseline evaluation including:
1. An ultrasound assessment (based on the sonographic features used by Ryan (28). We will compare: tendon thickness, area of hypoechoic region in mm in three axes, severity of hypoechoic area according to a 0-3 ordinal scale, presence of intratendinous tear, mean length of intratendinous tear, presence of intratendinous calcification and finally the extent of neovascularity with colour flow Doppler. Those features will be recorded at each visit.),
2. Two different visual analogue scales (VAS): The VAS-pain and VAS-function will be measured with a scaled line from 0 to 100 mm. The subject will indicate on the scale the level of their pain and functional capacity of their knee during the last week.
3. The Victorian Institute of Sport Assessment Questionnaire (VISA-P, to assess the severity of symptoms in athletes with patellar tendinopathy. Currently, it is the only specific scale for patellar tendinopathy).
The baseline evaluation will also include question about:
1. Demographic variables (name, address, age, gender, and e-mail address)
2. Sports participation: type and level of sport and mean hours of sports participation and sport history)
3. Medical history (knee injuries and previous medical treatment)
Secondary outcome measures
Follow-up measurements:
1. VISA-P (to assess the severity of symptoms in athletes with patellar tendinopathy. Currently, it is the only specific scale for patellar tendinopathy),
2. VAS: The VAS-pain and VAS-function will be measured with a scaled line from 0 to 100 mm. The subject will indicate on the scale the level of their pain and functional capacity of their knee during the last week.
3. Ultrasound assessments (based on the sonographic features used by Ryan). We will compare: tendon thickness, area of hypoechoic region in mm in three axes, severity of hypoechoic area according to a 0-3 ordinal scale, presence of intratendinous tear, mean length of intratendinous tear, presence of intratendinous calcification and finally the extent of neovascularity with colour flow Doppler. Those features will be recorded at each visit.)
Measurements will be carried out at 1, 3, 6 and 12 months. Side effects and adverse reactions/events and the rate of overall treatment satisfaction will also be recorded.
Overall trial start date
Overall trial end date
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Participant inclusion criteria
1. History (> 3 mo) of exercise-associated pain along the proximal insertion of the patellar tendon or pain or tenderness on palpation at this site or pain during provocative tests of the knee extensors
2. And having one of the following ultrasound finding:
2.1. Hypoechoic regions
2.2. Intratendinous tears
2.3. Neovascularisation
3. Being at least 18 years old, either sex
Participant type
Age group
Not Specified
Target number of participants
Participant exclusion criteria
1. Bleeding disorders (hemophilia)
2. Taking anticoagulants (except aspirin)
3. Severe anemia
4. Cancer or metastases
5. Pregnant or breastfeeding women
6. Presence of infection at the time of evaluation
7. History of knee surgery
8. Inflammatory arthritis affecting the knee
9. Corticosteroid injections within 30 days preceding the study
Recruitment start date
Recruitment end date
Countries of recruitment
Trial participating centre
300-1545, boul. de l'Avenir
Sponsor information
Arthrex Inc. (USA)
Sponsor details
Inc.Corporate Headquarters
1370 Creekside Boulevard
United States of America
Sponsor type
Funder type
Funder name
Arthrex Inc.
Alternative name(s)
Funding Body Type
Funding Body Subtype
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list


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I am in no way claiming to be a great cook or anything but I do enjoy finding new quick and easy meals to prepare for my family . My ultimate favourite at the moment is sweet potato and coconut chilli. Not only is this super easy, as it doesn't involve any faffing around with measuring things and you just stick all the ingredients in one pot, but it is really delicious too. Being the only vegetarian in our house I tend to get complaints when I serve up a veggie meal for us all (especially from hubby) but this is one that everyone will wolf down and enjoy.
- Coconut oil
- 1 tsp paprika
- 1/2 tsp cumin
- Ground chilli flakes
- 2 tsp chilli purée
- 1 large onion
- 1 large sweet potato
- 1 red pepper
- Tin of chopped tomatoes
- Carton of coconut cream
- Tin of mixed beans
- Thai jasmine rice to serve
1. Soften the diced onion in a pan with coconut oil, paprika, cumin and chilli purée
2. Add roughly cubed sweet potato to the pan and mix thoroughly to coat potato
3. Add tin of tomatoes (this time I used a carton of chopped tomatoes with chilli because I like mine nice and spicy so the more chilli the better as far as I'm concerned!), coconut cream (sometimes I use a tin of reduced fat coconut milk as a healthier alternative which still works really well, but the coconut cream makes the sauce a bit thicker and more indulgent) and chilli flakes. Cover and cook for around 10 minutes.
4. Add diced red pepper and the drained tin of beans. Cover and cook for a further 10-15 minutes until sweet potato is soft.
5. Serve up with Thai jasmine rice (well that's my fave anyway but I'm sure any other rice would work just as well!) and enjoy!


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Recently I saw a flier published by the Newport Beach Police Department titled "When a Stranger Knocks" that discusses ways to protect your home. The flier also offered a free individualized home inspection with NBPD's crime prevention unit.
I was intrigued, so I called and spoke to Crime Prevention Specialist Andi Querry about the program, and she gave me some suggestions that even should be used if you live in a gated community.
The first focus of attention is your house's landscaping, especially near the front door. Large bushes and plants, as well as trees with low-hanging branches, can conceal potential burglars from your view and should be removed or trimmed. In addition, $200 will purchase a security camera system that is low tech and easy to install that will greatly expand your vision. Porch lights with at least 60-watt bulbs should also be placed on timers so that they provide illumination throughout the night. And movement detector lights are also helpful, but should only be installed in side areas of the house, where there is not much expected movement from cars, animals or large leaves being moved by the wind.


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Song booklet, finished main course and still some schnaps in the glass!
The plot and the rules for sitsi are:
- Place yourself next to the other gender. Women are not supposed to sit next to woman or opposite to woman. Mix it.
- You can expect at least three course menu including the drinks.
- Schnaps for the starter
- Wine for the main course
- Punch or cognac with coffee, after the dessert
- Sing about your drink, and drink of what you sing about.
- Take a sip after each song. No bottoms-up or you'll miss the main course.
- After singing, before drinking, you're supposed to toast:
- Ladies toast first to left, then to right and eventually across the table.
- Gentlemen toast first to right, then to left and finally across the table.
- You're supposed to look in the eye the person you're toasting to. If you avoid eye contact, you'll be doomed for bad sex for seven years. On the other hand, bad sex is probably better than no sex at all.
- The eagerness to sing is more important than the sound. There are song booklets for those who don't know the words.
- If someone speaks or starts singing, you're supposed to put down your cutlery and join the song.
- If you're able to finish the starter while it's still cold or the main course while it's still hot, then you haven't sung enough.


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The Interconnectedness Of All Life
This was done at the Sacramento convention, June 2004. Winner: Tattoo of the Day, Friday. This was great fun to draw directly on the skin and just go with it. Making the connection between an unfolding fern and the beginning of a human life.large image back
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While the defending champion Detroit Red Wings and Pittsburgh Penguins prepare for their Stanley Cup Finals rematch that begins Saturday night, many of the NHL's other 28 teams are beginning to get serious about looking ahead to next season.
"I've had three general managers call in the last day and a half — just starting to feel each other out," Ducks general manager Bob Murray said Thursday.
With the June 26-27 entry draft and the July 1 opening of free-agency season approaching, groundwork is beginning to be laid for personnel moves that will come in late June and early July.
Two weeks after their season ended with a 4-3 loss at Detroit in the seventh game of a second-round playoff series, the Ducks are still nearly a month away from the pre-draft deadline Murray imposed on defenseman Scott Niedermayer and right wing Teemu Selanne regarding their future plans.
"Not enough time has passed for me to call them," Murray said.
Decisions by Niedermayer, who stands to become an unrestricted free agent July 1, and Selanne, who is signed through next season, will obviously greatly impact how the Ducks proceed during the off-season.
"I have a lot of variables," Murray said.
In the meantime, Murray and David McNab, Ducks senior vice president of hockey operations, have prioritized the club's own impending free agents and plan to begin attempts to re-sign some of them before July 1.
"We've given it two weeks, given everybody time to breathe," Murray said. "We'll start moving a little bit in the next four or five days."
In addition to Niedermayer, defenseman Francois Beauchemin, center Todd Marchant and right wing Rob Niedermayer are set to become unrestricted July 1. Defenseman James Wisniewski, winger Mike Brown and left wing-center Erik Christensen are among those who stand to become restricted free agents.
Related stories:
- Former Duck Bylsma gets another shot at Cup
- Poll: What will be the outcome of the Stanley Cup Finals?


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SimCom also announced a new eight-day Cessna CitationJet Captain Initial Training course, also given at the Orlando facility. This involves one-on-one instruction and the use of Level C simulators equipped with Honeywell two-tube EFISs and Universal's GNS-XLS flight management systems. Ground school for the course is 32 hours; cockpit procedures training lasts eight hours; briefings take nine hours; and there are 14 hours of simulator time.
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Hooks/Filter Reference/builder get available views
This filter hook is called in the Builder core when deciding which layout should be used. It passes in a formatted array that associates a test function with a name, description, and a priority.
Three example uses of this filter are contained in the lib/layout-engine/available-views.php file. In this file are the builder_set_available_views, builder_add_blog_view, and builder_add_custom_post_types functions which add the default starting set of views, a "Blog" view when a static page is used for the front page of the site, and a view for any available custom post types, respectively.
An example entry found in the array is as follows:
'is_single' => array( 'name' => 'Post', 'priority' => '10', 'description' => 'Any post', )
"is_single" is a valid function name. This function will be tested to check for a view match. The name and description are simply used to clarify the purpose for the user when selecting a view in the theme's View settings. The priority is crucial as multiple available views may be matched (for example, a view can simultaneously match a specific category, Category, and Archives). A higher priority means that a specific view takes precedence and will be used in preference to lower priority matches. The lowest priority used in Builder is 5 and the highest is 20. The used priorities go up in multiples of 5. For details about the specific priorities used for different views, please see the lib/layout-engine-available-views.php file.
The layout selection logic is as follows:
- Check to see if the current view is singular (Post, Page, etc).
- If the view is singular, check to see if a custom layout has been selected for the content being viewed.
- If a custom layout is in use, set that layout as the active one.
- If the view is singular, check to see if a custom layout has been selected for the content being viewed.
- If the layout has not been set or if the selected layout does not exist, check the available views returned by the builder_get_available_views filter (the filter discussed here) for a view match.
- Set a priority tracker variable that has a starting value of 0. This variable will be referred to in the following steps as "Max Priority".
- Loop through all the available views. For the following steps, the current available view being checked in the loop will be referred to as the "Testing View".
- Run the Testing View's function. If the function returns a true value, the Testing View's priority is greater than Max Priority, and a layout has been registered for the Testing View in the theme's View settings, set the Testing View's registered layout as the active one and set Max Priority to the Testing View's priority.
- If the current view is a category, tag, author, or custom post type and a layout has been registered for the specific view in the theme's View settings, set the specific view's layout as the active one.
- Run the builder_filter_current_layout filter to allow code to force an override of the current layout.
- If a valid layout was not found, use the default layout.
Possible Uses
Using this filter gives developers access to add any needed custom views. From views that match posts that use a specific category to requests that have specific query variables set, the possibilities are limited only by creative use and developer ability.
- $views
- (array) (required) Current set of available views.
- Default: Far too long to list. Here is an example portion:
array( 'builder_is_home' => array( 'name' => 'Home', 'priority' => '20', 'description' => 'The front page or home of your site', ), 'builder_is_singular' => array( 'name' => 'Singular', 'priority' => '5', 'description' => 'Any post, page, or attachment', ), 'is_single' => array( 'name' => 'Post', 'priority' => '10', 'description' => 'Any post', ), );
Return Value
The returned value should be a complete, valid array of available views to be checked. Note that it is best to merge the new views to the existing views before returning the modifications as shown in the examples below.
- $views
- (array) (required) Modified available views.
- Default: None
The following could be added to a child theme's functions.php file to add custom views for the Uncategorized and News categories:
function custom_post_is_in_category( $category_name ) { if ( ! is_single() ) return false; $categories = get_the_category(); foreach ( (array) $categories as $category ) { if ( $category_name === $category->name ) return true; } } function custom_is_category_uncategorized() { return custom_post_is_in_category( 'Uncategorized' ); } function custom_is_category_news() { return custom_post_is_in_category( 'News' ); } function custom_builder_add_new_views( $views ) { $new_views = array( 'custom_is_category_uncategorized' => array( 'name' => 'Post in Uncategorized', 'priority' => '20', 'description' => 'Any individual post view in the Uncategorized category', ), 'custom_is_category_news' => array( 'name' => 'Post in News', 'priority' => '21', 'description' => 'Any individual post view in the News category', ), ); return array_merge( $views, $new_views ); } add_filter( 'builder_get_available_views', 'custom_builder_add_new_views' );
There are a number of points of interest in this code sample:
- Since a simple "is this a post in a specific category" function, one had to be created.
- The priority for News is higher than the priority for Uncategorized. This is because a post can belong to more than category. If a post belongs to both News and Uncategorized, then the layout selected for the "Post in News" view will be used. This still allows a post that is in both News and Uncategorized to use the "Post in Uncategorized" layout if one has not been set for the "Post in News" view.
- Rather than creating a new $views array and returning it, the new available views are added to a $new_views variable and then the array_merge function is used to merge both arrays. This preserves the existing views.
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RE:Pick The Dow
Wow, just can't believe it. Now there's no way of documenting my record for prosperity .[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]
Not sure if that a good thing or a bad thing. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-blush.gif[/img]
Of course, I never did find the find time to tabulate it nor was there any clamouring demand.
Although there was quite a bit of research and data posted along with our Dow picks.
Guess one "shouldn't cry over spilled milk", perhaps a few sniffles.
Oh well, what can u do???
Down on Thursday
The Dow has had "back to back" down days, perhaps indicating stalling momentum.
Market has been in a strong upward trend, so shorting a iffy propositon.
Assume any pull back will be short lived.
See the better performing Nasdaq drawing some funds away from the Dow.
Market Notes:
"There's a lot of optimism about the earnings due in the next few weeks, and right now
that's concentrated in technology, with people feeling upbeat about tech earnings and
spending, which is why you've been seeing the Nasdaq perform a little better than the
others this last week"
-Robert Long, vice president of investments at Melhado Flynn & Associates.
This week, Wall Street's attention will likely focus mainly on Friday's December jobs
report. A consensus of economists surveyed by Briefing.com expects employers added
148,000 new jobs to their payrolls, after adding 57,000 in November
December 30, 2003: 2:51 PM EST
Stock funds take in $14.9 Billion
Funds added money in November...reports say.
NEW YORK (Reuters) - Investors added a net $14.9 billion to U.S. stock mutual funds in
November, continuing a trend of inflows that started in March, an industry group said
The Investment Company Institute said investors pulled $2.5 billion from bond funds
last month. Money market funds had outflows of $7.7 billion, the ICI said.
The latest monthly inflows were reported as the Dow industrials posted a small decline
while the Standard & Poor's 500 and the Nasdaq Composite added to their gains for the
good luck everyone,
RE:Pick The Dow
Hello BG,
Well, forgot about the store sales reports,
as well as the Initial Claims report this morning [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]
Jan 9 :
8:30a ......... Nonfarm Payrolls
8:30a ..........Unemployment Rate
Traders have been waiting for these numbers.
There is some antipation that they'll be dissappointing.
Which would probable cause a sharp sell off after the tear the Market has been on.
As soon as the reports are announced, some kind of run should ensue.
So at 8:35 am (eastern) would see the direction and strength of the move.
If's the "Future Indicator's" are positive, would go Up. If their down, would go Down.
Am expecting a big move one way or another at least 50-75 Dow points .
US Future Indicators
The one problem with this stategy is that sometimes, the Market Opens well over the
Previous Close, if there isn't enough more compelling factors to maintain the momentum,
the Market tends to drift lower.
have a great weekend and good luck in the Play-Offs,
RE:Pick The Dow
Getting in early Baz... I hope you had a good weekend..
UP on Monday...[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img]
Let hatred turn into friendship because of your existence.
RE:Pick The Dow
Good morning Bostongambler,
Up on Monday
Hoping to start this busy week off on the right note.
No economic reports today, traders are expecting better and average reports Tuesday.
Since March the Dow has been very consistent in retreating below it's 50 day
moving average or within 50 points of it on each leg's top.
From this, the next downward leg should correction to the 10,125-10,200 levels
with 10,275 being the top range.
Currently, the Dow MACD fast/slow lines are just about to reverse.
The MACD Histogram has been trending down and has gone down below -0-
on each leg.
Also, the stochastic has been in an "Overbought" condition for about a month.
Looking for samll bounce after dropping -133 on Friday. It could continuing to correct.
Just from the economic reports, am bullish on Tuesday and Friday. May some mixed reports
on Wednesday and Thursday. Consumer prices may be higher than expected.
The 4th Quarter results should provide a good run. The next Quarter may be hard pressed to
be as convincing. Especially the next GNP number. (I'm already shorting that day [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-smile.gif[/img])
After all, these Market have had outstanding run since March and everyday can't be sunny.
A few miscellaneous comments:
While the Dow fell -133 points, Nanotech stocks shined.
Last Friday's action:
NPCT........ Up 9.0% on +1011% increase in daily volume.
ALTI ....... +7.9% on +2359% increase in daily volume.
NGEN....... +13.0% on +2505% increase in daily volume.
NANX....... +18.0% on +3403% increase in daily volume.
(*) Not sure I'd jump in today with these today, although the Nasdaq has out performed
the Dow, it's also more volitlle. Looking for a correction in Tech, these high flyers are
sure to give back some gains. But long term, look out.
Like VECO long term due their being a leader in making equipment use
in nanotechnology. It more diversified into metrology and process equipment systems
for industry leaders in the semiconductor, data storage, telecom/wireless and
scientific/research markets. Long term, nanotechnology should be a big boon.
Red Hat (RHAT) +17.5% since it's listing 12/22/03
LUKOY: good to see it break $100
GLG and RANGY doing well in the Gold sector.
May be some short term weakness in Copper/PD.
that's about it, take care and have a great day.
Go Patriots!!!
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Key events in the week ahead"
*Tuesday the Labor Department releases figures on import and export prices for
December. Typically not a closely watched report, it has lately garnered attention as
the prices of imported consumer goods have begun showing annual rises for the first time
since 1996. Overall import prices, less oil, rose by 0.3 percent in November. Export
prices, less agriculture, rose by 0.2 percent.
* Economists polled by Briefing.com forecast the trade deficit for November,
due out Wednesday, to come in at $42 billion, up from October's $41.8 billion.
* December's producer price index, also slated for Wednesday, is expected to show
a 0.2 percent increase in prices at the wholesale level, compared with a 0.3 percent
decline in November. The core, which excludes food and energy, is expected to climb 0.1
percent versus a 0.1 percent decline in November.
* Wednesday afternoon the Fed releases the beige book, a collection of anecdotal evidence
on the state of the economy put together by the regional Federal Reserve banks.
* Thursday's release of the consumer price index is expected to show that consumer inflation
picked up 0.1 percent in December after declining by 0.1 percent in November. The core CPI
is expected to tack on 0.1 percent against a November decline of 0.2 percent.
* December retail sales, due out Thursday, are expected to show a gain of 0.5 percent, versus
November's gain of 0.9 percent.
* The New York Fed releases the January read on its Empire State Index of manufacturing
activity in its region Thursday. In December it came in at 37.4. Any number over zero represents
* The Philly Fed's more closely-watched index of manufacturing in its region, also due out Thursday,
is expected to come in at 30, down from 32.1 in December. Any number over zero represents expansion.
* November business inventories, due out Friday, are expected to show a gain of 0.2 percent versus
October's 0.4 percent gain.
* The Fed's report on industrial production and capacity utilization, slated for Friday, is expected
to show production picked up by 0.6 percent in December versus a 0.9 percent gain in November.
The utilization rate is expected to rise to 76 percent from November's 75.7 percent.
RE:Pick The Dow
Joining you BG today, will jj make it a "hat trick?"[img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-happy.gif[/img]
Up on Tuesday,
US Future Indicators
good luck everyone,
Monday and Tuesday don't offer much in the way of influential companies' results,
but Wednesday brings earnings from Delta Air Lines (DAL),
Apple (AAPL: Research, Estimates), Intel (INTC) and Yahoo!
On Thursday, Sun Microsystems (SUNW) reports, as well as a
number of banks, including Bank of America (BAC). General
Electric (GE) is due Friday.
Tuesday's economic news consists of reports on import and export prices.
However, the data doesn't usually influence stocks. Of greater interest will
be reports due later in the week on producer prices, consumer prices, manufacturing,
retail sales, and consumer sentiment, among others.
RE:Pick The Dow
Tough call today. After hours sell off in tech despite a good earnings report from Intel.
Future Indicators very bearish. Looking for the Market to open well below yesterday's close.
And to top that off, there's a slew of reports before the Market's Open.
Jan 15 .....................................
8:30a Initial Claims
8:30a Retail Sales
8:30a Retail Sales ex-auto
8:30a CPI
8:30a Core CPI
8:30a NY Empire State Index
12:00p Philadelphia Fed
3:00p Treasury Budget
Theory, if the pre-market reports don't have a positive impact on the Future
Indicators, then would go DOWN for Thursday.
Future Indicators
It would take a very good Intial Claims number to help the Nasdaq today.
Looks like their headed for a sell off. MACD very high and MACD Histogram headed
down. Recent sideway's trading shows stalling momentum.
The Dow MACD has just reverse, meaning it should start on a down ward leg
to prehaps around 10,250. The MACD Histogram is also in a bearish trend below -0-.
Consider any more below 10,500 to be a bad sign.
Unless the Future Indicators are Positive , going to go with Down on Thursday.
The Market did have a big day, perhaps it gives a little back today.
either way, have a great day,
RE:Pick The Dow
The day's corporate news overshadowed the morning's economic reports, which showed that
consumer prices edged up modestly in December, in line with estimates, showing that inflation
remains mild. New jobless claims fell last week, slightly more than analysts expected.
In addition, the all-important retail sales figures for December were upbeat, but analysts
had expected them to be even more robust.
Going with Up on Friday
Expecting good reports but increasing softness in the Tech Stocks on their way to a
short correction.
good call yesterday BG, keep it rolling.
CMGI has taken off nicely. Stock up 150% the last 12 months.
Software stocks in general are suppose to start doing better.
Yeah, jj's kind of prolific posting is hard to replace.
We do what we can.
thanks for visiting,
RE:Pick The Dow
Hello BG,
Going to go with Up on Tuesday.
Earning releases today from Citigroup, GM and 3M.
Good to see New England making it to another Superbowl.
good luck,
US Future Indicators
Key events in the week ahead
* Earnings season heats up.
* President Bush gives his State of the Union address Tuesday night. Pass the popcorn.
* Economists polled by Briefing.com expect that December housing starts, slated for release
Wednesday, will come in at an annualized 1.983 million, down from November's 2.07 million.
Building permits are expected to come in at an annualized 1.86 million, down from November's
1.874 million.
* The December index of Leading Indicators, due out Thursday, is expected to climb by
0.2 percent. It gained 0.3 percent in November.
RE:Pick The Dow
"Shall we keep with tradition on hump day... I say yes Baz..."
We can keep tradtion on hump day....but the Market may not?
Down on Wednesday.
Don't like the Market action, we're due for a correction too.
Falling short despite good numbers. [img]i/expressions/face-icon-small-sad.gif[/img]
After a -71 ppoint drop, a bounce could be in order.
good luck either way,
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Sometimes wayward
Sometimes wayward, some are intentionally, some are not;
It gradually less to contact,Power Distributor
Somehow, you inadvertently or deliberately, I random attention;
The familiar greeting each other gradually in the clear,
Are you too busy to forget to send out, or I was too careless forget to check the records;
Perhaps these would never know;
It may be a common greeting;
It may be a simple moment;
Perhaps accustomed to there be neither hot nor cold, is not near, commom; cynical friend;
Just, seems naive composition;
Thought, so long as you can be too strong to break;
Didn't think will drift apart, also can be strange, also has avoided, will also be the stranger;
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Is it right? That they had to own smile;
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However, those who have and those so-called once lived a life of their own;
Just by chance, a dream, or a look, a word, a similar environment;
Whether can always inadvertently think of those who close their;
Just because of the time, because the distance, as a result of the studies;
Gradually less contact, gradually less communication, gradually less words, gradually less affection
Maybe considered the apology, but did not express,
Maybe once whispered greetings, but never understand;
Perhaps into space on a line Habla Mi Corazon,but in between hesitation was himself removed every single word or phrase ... .
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Two and a bit years ago, my hobby became my business. Now, there are sixteen patterns (so far) for sewing and quilting, and many more in development. Click here to see them, if you live in the UK/EU) or click here to see them if you live outside the UK/EU. There have also been five magazine articles (one of them is mentioned here) and there are over a hundred fabric designs (click here to see them). I love sewing and quilting, so I have every reason to enjoy my work.
But what to do when I'm not working? I'm not good at sitting still doing nothing, so I thought I might head back to something I did in the past. Crocheting is something I used to do as a teenager, but which I haven't done much since. Crochet has become somewhat trendy of late so I though I would like to have a go. I came upon the box below on one of my charity shop searches and decided that making a warm hat would be a great idea, as there was a ski trip coming up. I had a longish train journey to fill, so felt that could work…
Alas, I should have looked more closely at the box and spotted the German words near the top of the lid. Once installed on my train, the box opened, it became clear that all the instructions were in German. Now, I did study German until I was 18, but oddly my course did not in fact cover crochet terminology! It took me most of the three-hour journey just to translate the instructions and to practise a few stitches. Once that hurdle was over, I got on OK, although I did swop the rather vibrant bright green yarn (as depicted on the box-lid) for some white, to go with the purple and peachy-pink colours. Here, then, is the hat.
While on the subject of the German language and woolly hats, I should also say that when away on the above-mentioned ski-trip, I had occasion to purchase an Innocent mixed-fruit smoothie, which was close in colour to that of the hat above.
To my delight, I found that the top of my bottle was covered by an exquisitely-knitted small hat. I was aware of the Innocent campaign in the UK, where for every knitted hat a donation is made to Age UK, as can be seen from this article in their magazine.
Clearly, this happens in Switzerland as well, and donations go to national charities for the elderly in that country. The label on the hat translates 'This little hat helps'. Apparently over one million little knitted hats have been made in Germany, Switzerland and Austria. So I am in possession of this beautiful, tiny item (it measures 2″/5cm high), which is knitted in a fine cottony yarn, complete with a plaited thread 'bobble' at the top. I love it – and sadly, I will probably never know who the skillful maker is.


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A freelancer or freelance worker is a term commonly used for a person who is self-employed and is not necessarily committed to a particular employer long-term. Freelance workers are sometimes represented by a company or a temporary agency that resells freelance labor to clients; others work independently or use professional associations or websites to get work. "Independent contractor" would be the term used in a higher register of English that designates the tax and employment class of this type of worker, the term freelancing is most common in culture and creative industries and this term specifically motions to participation therein.
Fields, professions and industries where freelancing is predominant include: music, journalism, publishing, screenwriting, filmmaking, acting, photojournalism, cosmetics, fragrances, editing, photography, event planning, event management, copy editing, proofreading, author editing, indexing, copywriting, writing, computer programming, web design, graphic design, website development, consulting, tour guiding, post-secondary education, video editing, video production, translating, illustrating, and other forms of piece work which some cultural theorists consider as central to the cognitive-cultural economy.
I need money (money), mo money.
Mo money, (ching ching), money, nuthing move but the money.
Money, money, look nothing move but the money.
Money, money, that's all I want, that's all I want.
I want it look.
You found me where the papers at, where the capers at
I don't ask for a motherfucking thing, I take the scratch
Look I, franchise wearing, a franchise wrist
I'm franchise look, I need a franchise chick
She ain't gotta be tight, she ain't gotta be that rich
She just like I tell the other bitches that my nigga's the shit
Black on black, step out the house
with a suit and a tie soon to die, black on black
Scratch a mack, scratch a jack, matter fact nigga I always stay strapped
It's the game plan, I gotta win, I can't afford to lose
I can't be dressin in them kinda blues can't afford to wear tight shoes
You know me, the nigga with the six four frame
With a six four cock back and hit your brain
You know the CEO nigga, ya'll done seen before nigga
See me get dope and don't tell a popo nigga
I don't give a fuck, I hate ya'll type
Yeah I might know ya but we ain't nothing alike
Now nothing move but the money, that's all I want
Nothing move but the money nigga, that's all I want
Nothing move but the money, that's all I want
I'm on top cause I do what ya'll niggas don't, look
Catch me playing ball with Shaq, and points from real how to act
I did a shootin' range, shoot the mack, when I bust for me to shoot back
See I'm nigga put the game that's why I'm on top
I can sit eight seasons cold even when it's hot
Come on drop the top for my Impala and shit
Nigga I'm out to get paper spit some dollars and shit
See how many ya'll niggas could follow this shit
I got an attitude fuck the whole world, I gotta get rich
Ahh, and cap niggas screaming shit, niggas gleaming the wrist
You seen the six, seen his wrist, nigga you seen his chick
This shit that ya'll spittin', it's meaningless
Everything ya'll claim you did, I done it
And if I got, man fuck ya'll nigga, I'm a flaunt it
And if I don't got it I motherfucking want it
Bitch I sold keys, I smoke weed at PE I got blunted
Fuck the hatin', I pull off that paper shit
Gotta love me or either motherfucking hate me bitch
Gotta hate my flow, nigga hate that I got dough
And if I spend it all bitch I can make some more
Keep it hot, I keep it locked, guns I keep it cocked
Runnin' on the shop like I runnin' on the block
Keep one up in the top, like one up in the drop
Spit till I spit, can't spit no more it don't stop
Like I live fast, I'm addicted to cash
Ain't a thief but sometimes I just forget to ask
I like say what the fuck I feel, nigga do what I want
If you don't like it, fuck, fine, nigga we can take it to the trunk
And I get the spittin' in your brand new six
Spittin' if you even with your motherfucking chick
Spittin' if you with you motherfucking click
But fuck it I'm just spittin, I'm just spittin the spit
Fuck it thick, yeah nigga what
Fuck that, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, fuck, I told yall
I don't like to windows shop to see how high it is
Walk by and see how fly it is
I'm a ghetto superstar like Pras and shit
I got my idles so fuck it, I buy that shit
You only live once so like I floss my shit
Give to the poor, a nigga like floss on a wrist
Yeah I got a few dollars but I don't even spend it no more
I'm trying to save up, for what, so I can buy the ghetto
I'm out to get money nigga
Mo money, money, mo money, nothing move but the motherfucking money
Gotta get yall money nigga.
Nothin move but the money.
Everything else is irrelivant.
Nigga yall gotta be willing to get what yall want nigga.
By any means.
No Limit nigga.
9-8, 9-9, 2 G nigga, whatever.
I'm out to get mine.
Oughta get yours.
Silkk The Shocker live in this motherfucker.


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Well I am up to three HF contacts now, two with Slovenia and the third with one of the 14th Antarctic Activity Week special even station. My tatty fan dipole seems to work ok. At this rate (4 QSOs ever since just before Christmas 2016) I'll soon need a logging programme to cope with this high load… hmmm.
Month: February 2017
My first HF contact
Well I made my first 20m contact today – with a special even station in Slovenia no less. Very quick contact, 5/9 each way. But this is on my loft crude wet-string (fan dipole) antenna with 10 watts. Not too bad for a first contact I think… 871 miles.


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Island Book Shop: Re-Opening March 21st
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