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Along with following a nutritious diet and avoiding risky behavior like smoking, part of a healthy lifestyle includes exercising regularly. But two new studies published in the journal Heart suggest doing too much high-intensity exercise may increase risks of dying from a heart attack or developing an irregular heart rhythm later in life.
In a linked editorial to the studies, two writers say the results reveal a "J-shaped curve" for health benefits of exercise, whereby more does not always mean better. They also say the research raises questions about intensity and duration of physical activity at different points in life.
The first study was conducted by researchers in Germany, who, for 10 years, assessed the frequency and intensity of physical activity in more than 1,000 individuals with stable coronary artery heart disease for 10 years.
Participants were mostly in their 60s and had participated in a cardiac rehabilitation program to help them exercise regularly. The researchers tracked survival of all participants as part of the study.
Currently, heart disease patients are advised to participate in up to an hour of moderate intensity aerobic activity at least five times a week. The breakdown of study participant activity was as follows:
- 40% were physically active two to four times per week
- 30% were physically active more than four times per week
- 30% were physically active less than two times per week
- 10% rarely or never did any exercise.
Though the most physically inactive were twice as likely to have a heart attack or stroke as those who were physically active and were four times as likely to die of all causes, results showed that those who did the most strenuous daily exercise were more than twice as likely to die of a heart attack or stroke.
The researchers note that they took into account other influential factors that could have affected the results.
Regular high-intensity exercise linked with atrial fibrillation
In the second study, conducted by researchers in Sweden, more than 44,000 men between the ages of 45 and 79 were asked about their physical activity tendencies during the ages of 15, 30, 50 and during the past year of their life.
For an average of 12 years, the researchers tracked the participants' heart health to determine how many developed an irregular heart rhythm, also known as atrial fibrillation, which is a known stroke risk factor.
Results showed that men who exercised intensely for more than 5 hours a week were 19% more likely to develop an irregular heartbeat by 60 years of age, compared with those who exercised less than 1 hour a week.
However, those who did slightly less-intense exercises - such as cycling or briskly walking - for an hour a day or more at the age of 60 were 13% less likely to develop an irregular heartbeat than those who did not exercise at all.
In the linked editorial, authors Eduard Guasch and Lluís Mont say these results may have to do with exercise intensity likely being greater at age 30 than at age 60:
"In general," they write, "the intensity of exercise performed by 30-year-olds is higher than that performed by 60-year-olds, meaning that the same degree of exercise might be reported as moderate at 30 years of age and intense at 60."
Intensity, duration of exercise are 'critical factors'
Guasch and Mont note that though common knowledge holds that physical activity has positive benefits for heart health, other studies have shown that endurance training, especially, is linked with a pro-inflammatory state.
They say both studies suggest that intensity and duration of exercise are "critical factors" in the links that were found, adding that "maximum cardiovascular benefits are obtained if performed at moderate doses, while these benefits are lost with (very high) intensity and prolonged efforts."
Still, they point to a limitation in both studies: the self-administered questionnaires. They note that taking data that was previously collected on exercise performance and correlating them with clinically relevant outcomes "is the main drawback of both studies."
However, they add that such questionnaires are commonly used in large registries, and they can "provide fairly good estimates of total exercise."
Despite the findings of the studies, Guasch and Mont say:
"The benefits of exercise are definitely not to be questioned; on the contrary, they should be reinforced. The studies reviewed here, and future studies, will serve to maximise benefits obtained by regular exercise while preventing undesirable effects - just like all other drugs and therapies."
Medical News Today recently reported on a study that suggested starting exercise at age 40 has the same heart benefits of earlier training.


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I've been following and writing about the trend towards art journaling in the papercrafts industry for quite some time. But being an observer and being a participant are two different experiences. Recently, after admiring them for a long time, I decided to take the plunge and try out some of the industry's hottest products and techniques – Dyan Reavely's Dylusions – for myself.
Diving into the concept of "art journaling" was a bit intimidating. Dyan makes her techniques look so easy and fun but that word "art" just brings to mind all of the highly skilled things that I will never be able to do, like drawing and painting.
But with Dyan's voice fresh in my head from her basic how-to video, I closed my eyes (well, ok, maybe not really!) and jumped in.

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The EzyDog Life Vest/
We became big fans of EzyDog when we started using their chest plate harness and Sparky leash which you can read about here. This duo changed everything when it came to walking Kirby and is the only ones we use. I am still amazed at the difference!
Now we are not only big fans, we absolutely heart Ezydog! If you have been reading my blog then you know Kirby loves the water – he swims, he dunks, he fetches, he is a fish! He had a life vest when he was a puppy and had outgrown it. Last summer I knew he needed a new one but really never had the time to look for one since it would take some searching as the one he had made him exhausted trying to stay upright in the water since it continiously wanted to flip him onto his side. Often times we had to help him when all he could do was flail his legs in the air.
We made do without one by keeping him attached to a long tie-off in the water so we could pull him back if he swam too far away (Have I mentioned how fast he can swim?) or showed sign of exhaustion. So how did we know if he was becoming tired? As he was swimming his body would sink lower and lower until he was swimming completely underwater. The problem with Kirby is he doesn't give up. If someone is in the water he wants to be in the water too.
This summer I began my research knowing it was time to remedy this unsafe practice. Someone always stayed with him in the water to scoop him up if necessary but accidents can and do happen. The thought of something happening to the Kirbster when it could have been prevented was not an option I could live with.
I kept going back to the EzyDog life vest because of the great reviews I kept coming across. Knowing our frustration with Kirby consistently fighting to stay upright in his old life vest, what really caught my attention was their claim:
Our unique Ultra-buoyancy Foam is strategically positioned within the vest to keep your dog in a natural swimming position at all times. Unlike other vests, the Doggy Flotation Device does not hinder your dogs' natural movement
Deciding this was the vest I wanted to try, my next decision was the size. It comes in two styles, the Doggy Floation Vest for dogs over 15 lbs and the Micro Doggie Flotation Device (DFD) for dogs under 15 lbs. Kirby is 15 pounds so I didn't know which one to choose. I sent an email and received an amazing response!
Not only were they confident the Micro DFD was the right size for Kirby, they wanted to send us a vest to review free of charge. Turns out they follow Kirby on Pinterest and FaceBook!
The Micro DFD turned out to be a perfect fit both lengthwise (Kirby has a long body) and around his chubby girth using the adjustable straps. I like there is no velcro to snag his fur. An added feature is the D-ring in case you want to clip on a leash while using the vest.
These life vests are available in four beautiful colors: Green Camo, Pink Camo, Yellow, and Red.
I chose the yellow so he can always be seen from a distance. It also has reflective trim for night time viewing. These vests are top quality with stylish pockets on the back. Please tell me what can possibly be cuter than Kirby in his life vest?
When I took it out of the package it was very stiff so I rolled it this way and that way a few times to loosen it up. I placed it on him adjusting the straps snuggly around his girth and somewhat loose around his neck. We now leave the neck part alone and simply slide the vest over his head and snap the straps. Two seconds and he is ready to go!
The real test came when we took him to the lake. Would it keep him too high above the water hampering his ability to swim? Would he constantly have to fight to remain upright? Would he fight to remove it because it was uncomfortable?
Success! He never tipped over and, because he didn't have to fight to remain upright, he had so much energy that he was able to keep up with Grits, a lab four times his size. Kirby reminded me of a duck as he effortlessly glided through the water turning this way and that.
I hate I missed an opportune camera moment when Kirby was swimming to the shore with a toy in his mouth. He became entangled in the tree limbs placed in the water for fish beds. He calmly stopped paddling and was just floating in the water waiting for one of us to pull him out. Somehow he knew the vest was holding him up. Grits was sent in to retrieve him but, alas, only retrieved the toy from Kirby's mouth. One of the guys waded in and picked him up using the Ergonomic Grab Handle sewn into the top. Kirby showed no discomfort being lifted in this manner.
We wanted to know the buoyancy factor in the event a dog fell off a moving boat into the water. Kirby wouldn't jump off the dock since the water was so low so we lowered him halfway down and then dropped him. I can't find the video we took but I'm happy to say he immediately popped back up to the top in an upright position and swam away in Grits direction not even fazed by the dunking.
Just look how happy he is! In fact, I was surprised he didn't accomplish lift-off as fast as that tail was wagging! Another point is how easy it is to clean. At the end of the day I just rinsed it off and hung it to dry.
At first it seems a hefty price at $32.00 to $73.00 (based on your dog's size) until you compare the benefits. So if you're looking for a quality life vest that has a great buoyancy factor, lets your dog swim in a natural manner, and looks quite stylish, believe me when I say you want the EzyDog Life Vest!
Want to keep up with all the latest at EzyDog, follow them on FaceBook, Twitter, and YouTube.


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Harley Designer Travel Pillow
The Harley Designer Travel Pillow from Mobility.co.uk is specially designed with the end user in mind, ensuring that those who are looking for the best mobility products in the UK can meet their everyday needs.
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Google's Chrome browser is no doubt one of if not the most popular browser out there, and rightfully so as its reach is spanned across multiple platforms. In addition to reaching numerous amounts of consumers, they also have multiple different variations of Chrome with which they use to do testing of bleeding edge features which they may want to someday incorporate into the stable and public-ready version of Chrome. One of those variations is Chrome Canary, which is essentially the most early stage version of the browser, and now Google has brought this version of Chrome over to Android along with the already available Chrome stable, Chrome Beta, and Chrome Dev channel version of the app.
Chrome Canary is extremely experimental, and because of this it isn't recommended that the average user install the app, as things can often be broken or very buggy. Basically, they aren't meant to be ready for the public consumption as it doesn't put forth the best picture of what Chrome is and what it offers. Rather, it's meant to paint a picture of what Chrome can be, should the experimental features make it over to the stable channel after going through the Dev and Beta versions first.
Now that Canary is available to install on Android, those who are interested and are aware of the potential inconsistencies of how the app may work, can head to the Play Store to download the app, which will not only grant them access to new features, but also the latest bug fixes and other enhancements as Google routinely updates Chrome Canary with the very latest Chrome code, and although the app may be very unstable and sometimes not fail to work completely, Google does note that Chrome Canary is updated often, likely much more often than the regular version of Chrome which comes installed on most Android handsets these days. That said, if you're feeling adventurous and you like the idea of being able to use new features that aren't yet available, and don't mind the bugs, give Chrome Canary a shot and see if you might like it.


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Cora Breakfast and Lunch
2920 Calgary Trail
To me, it's no surprise that Cora's Breakfast and Lunch creates more than its share of intense weekend lineups. In a city like Edmonton, good breakfast joints are tough to come by. Not one to stand in line for hours for breakfast, this situation has caused me on a few occasions to avoid going altogether. Especially in the beginning when Edmontonians were getting their first taste of goodies from Madame Cora. Not yesterday though, up and at it, Sarah and I headed off and arrived at 9 AM sharp.
Well, not exactly early in the big picture of things I suppose, we figured the 9 AM time slot wouldn't be as busy as the more common brunch hours of 10-12. Wrong and right at the same time. Wrong in that we arrived to find a line already formed out the door. Right in that after we were seated, the lineup started snaking down the building. Phew!
Walking through the final set interior doors, I was for whatever reason, surprised to see that Cora's was actually pretty spacious. Occupied by a large assortment of tables and booths, the windows provide a healthy dose of early morning sunshine while the walls are full of breakfast artwork. The kitchen itself runs the length of one side, and looks well set up with each station putting out copious amounts of food during our wait in line.
Once seated, we popped open the large, colourful menus. While the size of the menu could be daunting, each page is actually broken up into a category and only holds a few items. Savory crepes one page, waffles on another etc.. Ordering coffee to start, our server arrived and spilled coffee on the table and my seat. Rushed or not, she didn't seem to notice any of her sloppiness which remained constant during the meal. She did however, provide great refill service, never letting the cups drop past half. Wanting to sample the bennies, Sarah ordered the standard Eggs Benedict which comes with ham, while I went with the Peggy's Poached on multi-grain.
Priding themselves on offering mounds of fresh fruit, it was no surprise to see slices of banana, grapes, melon, kiwi, watermelon, pineapple, and strawberry. The cottage cheese, was well exactly what you would expect. I happen to enjoy cottage cheese a lot, so I was happy. The poached egg arrived on a piece of toast, which seemed to actually lack any toasted crispness. Poking my fork into the egg, I was disappointed to find the yolk cooked solid. Hoping I could use the toast to soak up a gooey interior, this just wasn't an option. *shrug* The dish also included a full side of toast as well, something I didn't realize when I ordered. Seriously people, who needs 3 or 4 pieces of bread on top of the order!
Sarah's eggs sadly enough, suffered from the same fate that mine did, while we both thought the sauce was quite salty. The English muffin and ham were average, making a decent, but not great version of this breakfast classic. The hash was interesting. Looking as if all the pieces would taste similar, some chunks offered a kick of spice while others were merely charred from the flat top. Fruit was even more plentiful on this plate with Sarah getting a different take on sliced apples, kiwi's, orange, and cantaloupe.
As someone who isn't a big brunch guy (usually you end up over paying and over eating), I quite like Cora's menu. While you can still have mile high pancakes or banana crepes slathered in enough nutella to give Slimer a run for his money, there is also plenty of lighter choices and everything includes a solid serving of fruit. I can't help but think it's only a matter of time before another franchise opens in the city..something that may help the line ups.


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There are only two of these cars in the world. Which makes my life easier in determining what the profiles of half the drivers are. But the other half have remained anonymous, making my life harder.
Age Group: They have to be old. Like most people at Concours events. Easily over 60. And it's not as if they care about actually driving it all the time.
Occupation: Fashion designer, other professions that enable spending $30-40 million on a car while somehow being able to maintain anonymity.
Residence: I'm sure they have many. But I know for sure one is based primarily in the New York area while the other may have ties to Southern California.
Leased or Bought: Bought. With cold hard cash. Like Ettore Bugatti would ever let a customer lease a car.
Intended Use for Car: Anything but actually driving it. It usually ends up being exhibited like a work of art. And it had better be Best of Show at any Concours d'Elegance.
Actual Use for Car: As above.
Attitude Towards Maintenance: Obsessive. The car has to win any Concours d'Elegance it's entered in. Or else some poor restorer is out of a job.
Car They Wish They Had: I'm not going to bother with this.
Car They'll Recommend to Others: "How about this pre-war [Hispano-Suiza/Voisin/Delage] in the Bonhams catalog?" They've also made sure the recommendation is not a Concours Best of Show contender, so beware.
Car They'll Want at the Rental Counter: "Rental counter? What is that? I bring my cars with me, thank you very much."
Driver Profiles is a recurring feature on Clunkerture. Anyone is free to create their own Driver Profiles from this form, since I'm not qualified to write profiles on some car owners, like the people who run Pontiac Fieros and Alfa Romeo Breras. Feel free to e-mail me at email@example.com if you'd like your piece to be featured.
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Due to the failing economy and a decline in attendance numbers, The Chapel in Akron, Ohio needed to make budget cuts. They had to trim $760,000 from their staff budget … which meant laying off people that they loved. Below are some Frequently Asked Questions–a document that was prepared and given to the Trustees (Elders) to prepare them for questions that would come their way.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the attendance change and why?
- From 2006 to 2011, our attendance has gone from 6,000 people in worship to 4,500 in worship. The actual size of our church family, if everyone came to church at the same time, would be almost 10,000 people. We also have 1,500 children and youth in our Sunday programs.
- In a leadership transition, it is common for attendance to change. People get used to one style of Senior Pastor. Also, some of our ministry programs needed to be honed—for example, our children's ministry is reinvigorated and youth is coming along. College and Camp Carl are outstanding ministries.
Are people joining The Chapel?
- Yes. We have an excited group of people joining The Chapel at every new members' class. You see many new faces in the halls and in the pews. One thing that we need to ask every member—please go the extra mile in making these new folks feel at home. Newcomers need lots of help finding their way around the campus. They need lots of communication to introduce them to our ministries and spiritual opportunities. They need hospitality from our members, inviting them to lunch and coffee, so that they can call The Chapel "home."
What are the financial principles that you are operating by?
- We will spend what is donated. We won't take out any loans to support our general fund, nor will we live on our savings for long. By good financial planning, we do have good savings for "rainy days." Those savings give us a little time to make these readjustments.
How long have you known/been working on this?
- First of all, let's thank everyone who is a regular donor to The Chapel. Per person giving is at a ten year high! Thank you so much!
- We saw last year that we had too many staff for the size of our congregation—and so we trimmed the kitchen staff and print shop. Those were hard to do, but it was a first step.
- This fall, we saw that our offerings might meet our expenses, and we watched it closely. Paul sent out a letter in December that talked about year-end giving. Then in January, we saw that we were significantly behind, about $180,000. By February, this had climbed to $244,000. Our Finance Committee thinks that by year-end we will be about $750,000 behind our expenses.
Are we going to stop doing vital ministry?
- We are not going to stop a core, gospel ministry of this church.
- Here is the challenge: we have a vibrant congregation of 4,500 people yet we are staffed for a congregation of 6,000 people in worship. What we need to do is restructure our staff so that our pastors can focus on the biblical mandate of Ephesians 4:10-11, of equipping the people of this church for ministry. We need to realign our support staff to work better and be more efficient.
- We want to emphasize the most important biblical mandates of worship, preaching and teaching, classes and small groups and missions.
- Some things the staff needs to stop doing. For example, if you have a mid-week class or small group, we are going to ask that you buy your own bagels and make your own coffee. We may not have as many non-church groups use our campus for a while. Group leaders will need to take more responsibility for their groups and managing details.
Are Missions or Camp Carl going to be affected?
- The Missions budget is determined by how much you give to it. It is pretty much walled off from this discussion. We want to expand our work in Akron and around the world, not reduce it.
- We do a special offering for Camp Carl in May. We want to continue to see tens of hundreds of kids come each summer, get to know Christ and discover how to be Christ-followers.
Did the merger with Valleyview cause this?
- No. Valleyview is carrying their own weight and has brought to us a wonderful congregation of 250 people. They are growing and excited as things move forward.
Did you look at everyone in the organization?
- Every position was examined, from the top on down. Every department leader was asked to look at his area for recommendations. Advice was sought from the Trustees, our Leadership Team, all Pastors and Directors and all staff. We have been talking and praying about this.
Did you look at all options?
- Because we are getting input from such a broad audience, we are getting all sorts of input. Everything is being examined. Some of the suggestions are terrific, some challenging, some pretty zany and "out of the box." We appreciate every bit of input and will think through it.


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The short version of this post is: if you'd like a clean modern website for your online presence, and aren't looking to do anything too complicated, Strikingly may well be the right choice for you. It's easy to use for both author and viewers of the site, and it's free as long as you don't get TOO much traffic.
Over the past couple of months I've been tinkering around with the website builder Strikingly in spare pockets of time.
I really like the vertical scrolling style websites you can make in Strikingly - I first saw that style when Matt Borg used it for stuff like the UXLibs site. You can use normal navigation to skip to whichever page you like, or you can scroll down and they all appear below the homepage - meaning you never have to load up a new page to explore the website. This long-form one-page style saves time and works well.
Where it doesn't work so well is if you have a lot of complicated information to display on many different subjects - in that setting a traditional website may work better. But if you have just one story to tell Strikingly can do it with an uncluttered, stylish, and very mobile friendly site. For example for a conference, an event, a project, a collaboration, or even a personal website to act as a CV or something for the Googlers to find.
I already have this main website made in Squarespace (which I reviewed here), so in order to have a reason to sign up and play with Strikingly in earnest I built a site for my Training offering. You can find it here if you're interested - the top part looks like this:
At the moment this feels some way ahead of Blogger and even Wordpress in terms of the interface - it's pleasant to interact with a Strikingly site. You can actually blog using Strikingly, but if you do that and achieve success with it, you're going to exceed the 5GB of bandwidth that comes with the free version of the service. You can upgrade to the 8-or-16 dollar a month packages but I doubt anyone reading this would want to that - so to my eyes, Strikingly is a good option for someone who wants an online presence, perhaps to document some projects you've worked on, an online CV, or to showcase your skills if you're job-hunting, but who doesn't want to commit to blogging. Or, as mentioned, for an event, conference or collaborative project.
The editor looks like this:
As you can see you choose the type of section you want, then edit the content to your own. You edit the actual site - so what you see is truly what you get, rather than there being a seperate Editor interface. This makes it easier to see exactly how the changes you make are going to affect your design.
- It's fairly fool-proof in terms of making things look nice. You are set up to succeed and would have to out of your way to make a duff site, even if you have no experience of web design or blog-building etc
- It's very easy to create a site. There are nice templates which are relatively customisable
- It's free, as long as your site is not too popular! (See below)
- It's Responsive Design, so everything about your site is retained when viewing it on mobiles - it's just re-ordered to best fit the size of screen. Below is a screen-grab of Preview mode where you can see your site in tablet or phone view:
- If you exceed 5GB of bandwidth per month, you'll need to upgrade to a paid-for package. There's more on understand bandwidth requirements here but to 5GB ought to be enough unless you're blogging and building an audience. I don't know what my bandwidth usage is anymore as the Squarespace package I have is unlimited, but in my old wordpress days I used between 10 and 20GB a month - had I not been blogging and thus creating traffic I think 5GB would have been more than enough
- You need a lot of imagery. As with all modern website designs, it's a lot about pictures - so you'll have to use some. There's plenty of inbuilt options to choose from but in making mine I had to hunt around for things which were relevant, and not just stylish for the sake of it
- Following on from that, all these new website builders (like Squarespace too) are really aimed primarily at start-ups and freelancers; sometimes it feels like an effort to find the options which aren't all about a: the hard sell or b: vaguely trendy lifestyle stuff that may work in a San Franciso web design office but is hard to imagine having any meaning elsewhere
- It's not THAT flexible - as mentioned above, a more complicated site is better off with a different website builder. The editor is easy to use but a little constraining so you can't micromanage the finer details of how each section is arranged
- And the usual disclaimer as with any new site-builder - who knows how long the company will be around? Unlike Wordpress which is open-source and sustained by the non-profit community, Strikingly exists as a business, and businesses go under... There's no reason to expect Strikingly to stop existing, but you never know.
So could Strikingly work for you or an enterprise you're involved with? If you do decide to give it a whirl let me know what you make with it.


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TEARS!!! Many Dead, Several Others Badly Injured, As Twin Bomb Blasts Hit A Popular Market, Mosque, In Northern Nigeria
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Emerging report indicates that twin bomb blasts have hit the commercial city of Mubi, Adamawa State.
The report indicated that the blasts hit the popular second hand clothes and the foreign exchange lines, and a Mosque, destroying properties worth millions of naira.
Nema Coordinator in Adamawa State, Abani Garki, has confimed the blast.
Also confirming the incident, the Chairman of Mubi North Local Government, Alhaji Musa Bello, said the blasts occurred around 1:30pm.
He said: "All I can tell you for now is that I am on my way to the scene to help in evacuation of casualties. Nobody can tell you the number of dead and injured for now", he said.
The Executive Secretary of the Adamawa State Emergency Agency, Mr. Haruna Furo, also confirmed the blasts, but said there was no details for now.
A resident of Mubi, who simply identified as Buba, said the two explosions occurred in a Mosque and a second hand clothes market.
"The blasts occurred at the Gwonjo market and a mosque, about 20 meters away", Buba said.
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Sisters of St. Mary of Namur
Eastern Province, USA
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Jun Arita (Japan)has always been
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art. His work is a fusion of graphic design, animation,
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CCA coordinates the Cotton Market Audit each year on behalf of the cotton industry. CCA Members participate by providing agronomic data for each cotton season.
Download the Information Sheet to find out how to participate in the Cotton Market Audit.
Find out more about the datasets generated by the Cotton Market Audit.
Options to participate in Cotton Market Audit
CCA has guidelines in place for the supply and management of data. These guidelines outline to participating consultants how data is collected and managed to ensure the integrity of the data and protect the anonymity of consultants and their clients. Read Participant Guidelines here
CCA members can submit data to the Cotton Market Audit using one of the supported data management programs, or by using one of the Excel spreadsheet templates.
Data management programs supported by CCA offer members secure systems in which to record, manage and report client, field and activity data. These data management programs are also used to capture data and generate reports for the annual Cotton Market Audit.
CCA provides three options for submitting data to the Cotton Market Audit:
- CCA Data Management Program: Go to the CCA Data Management Program and register for free.
- Agworld: Already a subscriber? Use the Contact Form to grant permission for CCA to receive your data report from Agworld at the end of the season.
- Excel Spreadsheet:
- Download template for SUMMARY dataset (use if providing data for combined product summaries)
- Download template for FULL dataset (use if providing more detailed treatment data)
Incentives to participate in Cotton Market Audit
CCA members who submit a complete dataset for the full season to the Cotton Market Audit are offered one annual Membership valued at $325 GST inclusive. Determination of whether a data set provided qualifies for a full complementary membership is at the discretion of the CCA Board.
CCA members who submit a season summary or limited data set are offered an annual membership discount valued at $250.00 GST inclusive.
Membership credits apply to the next year's membership.
CCA provides free subscriptions to the CCA Data Management Program.
As an added BONUS, any person who completes both the Cotton Market Audit and the Cotton Consultants Survey is entitled to attend the next CCA Cropping Solutions Seminar for free.
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Crop Consultants Australia members who use Agworld can conveniently provide data to the Cotton Market Audit by simply granting Agworld permission to provide their records.
Agworld offers agronomists a platform for planning, budgeting and forecasting in the office or mobile device.
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A small amount of preparation in the Farm and Paddock setup ensures that all the required data can be provided to the Cotton Market Audit. Agworld generates a report from the data you have entered.
- Set the region for each property in the Farm Setup
- Set the area and irrigation information for each paddock
- Ensure planting activities are entered
- Convert recommendations to actual throughout the season, or this can be done in bulk at the end of the season
- Grant permission for Agworld to provide your records to CCA for the Cotton Market Audit (see above)
Agworld Support offers a comprehensive range of resources and videos to assist with Agworld's agronomy and planning features.
Tip Sheet – How to set up a Farm Company
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#583 Zhong Shen Jian
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Fortune: self made
Source: real estate
Net Worth: $1.7 bil
Country Of Citizenship: Singapore
Residence: Singapore , Singapore, Asia & Australia
Industry: Real Estate
Marital Status: married,
China-born Zhong joined the ranks of the world's richest following the successful initial offering of his property development arm Yanlord in Singapore in 2006. Zhong also has businesses in trading, manufacturing, retail and financial services in China, Singapore, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Malaysia and Australia. Yanlord's land bank includes sites in Shanghai, Chengdu, Nanjing, Zhuhai, Suzhou and Tianjin.
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Changing what you want to do is never really fun. Either you're changing because you want to or you change because you have to.
This may come as a shock for some
I don't like my content.
I felt like I'm whiny or trying to get pity points from you guys.
I'm not really a 'beauty' or a 'lifestyle' person. I really only like games. It's sad to say, but I don't feel like my writing abilities are capable of being novels, maybe not even short stories. I love reading, I don't think I'm a good writer. I love games, though.
So, I guess it's time for a change.
Since I want to change my content, I'm going to go on a hiatus. Don't know how long, probably not too long though. I'm going to need time to get things going. Probably a couple weeks- maybe even all of April. The world may never know until I blog next.
For the time being, I will still be on Twitter, so hit me up there! (Shameless self-promo)
The blog won't be updated until I'm done rebranding everything. I may even fully announce who I am (Like last name levels).
In the meantime, I hope you guys enjoy the archives of what I have posted. I love you. Peace


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Born in 1950, knife smith Hideo Kitaoka works in Takefu Village, Echizen in Fukui Prefecture. He specializes in the production of high quality, traditional Japanese blades. In 1980, Echizen was the first production centre for forged blades to be awarded the nationally recognized Traditional Craft Product accolade. Blades have been hand forged there since Muromachi period (1392-1573).
These single sided (sinle bevel) knives are just what the doctor ordered for sushi preparation. Fish fileting and slicing is what these blades excel at. The Usuba is a very precise vegetable knife. The cutting edge is forged from #2 White carbon steel also known as Shirogami #2. Forged to a very hard Rockwell hardness of 63:64 these knives have an extremely long edge retention and are less brittle than some carbon steel blades.
The Damascus steel used for the construction of these blades is stunning and elegant. These are some of the best sushi knives I've ever used. In the past I've paid much more and received way less in regards to performance and handling.
These knives are finished with an octagon shaped Japanese style rosewood handle and black pakka wood collar. A modern look for traditional handles. Pakka wood is basically layers of rose or sandal wood bound with heaps of silicone. This type of handle creates a knife with overall lightness and a blade forward balance. I love a light knife as one does not become fatigued with heavy use and they are more precise.
The Kanji on the knife blade 越前英雄作 reads - Echizen Hideo Saku (made by Hideo of Echizen)
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Commentary: Baghdad is better, but for how long?
BAGHDAD — The blast woke me. The gunfire kept me company as I got dressed.
Just another morning in Baghdad. Though, these days, it's not, really.
But it gets at the question that everyone keeps asking — my friends, my wife, my editors, even the Iraqis I work with here. How is Baghdad these days?
The answer is simple, and it even has a nice rhythm to it: Baghdad is better. Better than it had been in recent years, at least, the post-invasion years. Better until the bombs start going off again.
Then the answer is complicated, which really is a good thing. This city of 6 million — the sounds a constant mix of honking, yelling, praying — is complicated. It should be. This is where civilization began.
It was hard not to notice the improvements, even on the drive in from the airport. No one shot at us on the airport road. There were years — 2004, 2005, 2006 — during which that was seldom the case.
In the city, people stroll, chatting on cell phones; drive chatting on cell phones; sit on benches in parks and at tables at sidewalk cafes, chatting on cell phones. It's not so much that people have cell phones, it's that they feel safe enough not to jerk their heads around constantly, checking for danger, mapping escape routes. It's a sign that life can almost pass for normal here.
I was here 24 hours before I heard my first big blast, and it was so far away that no one felt compelled to check on it for a while.
There's commerce, and the shops fronts are a brilliant explosion of color: snack bags, vacuum cleaners, toys.
Mothers walk small children down the street, in the listless, aimless way that mothers walk small children everywhere, dragged along by fancy. For years, mothers here avoided taking their children outside. If they had to, they dragged them along in quick purposeful darts from shelter to shelter.
New flowers, new green plants, color in the medians, in front of homes and businesses. More streets are open, but so many people crowd them that traffic is messy, chaotic. Drivers still use the sidewalks and head down the wrong side of the median without second thoughts. The pace is less panicked, though, and somehow there are fewer accidents.
Couples sit and gaze into each other's eyes along the banks of the Tigris, as they should.
Yes, Baghdad is better.
Still, there are hundreds of Iraqi soldiers in the crowded streets, armed and armored, checking parked car after parked car. Manning checkpoints that bring traffic to a standstill. Piled into the beds of pickup trucks, thickets of AK-47 rifles pointing out.
The blast this morning was close, a block away. It was right around 7 a.m. I was asleep. A boom, the rattle of the windows, the slight contraction of the chest that comes when a blast is near. This used to be how I'd wake every morning here.
I remember days when the blasts seemed like dots connecting one hour to the next, forming a gruesome picture of this city.
This was a roadside bomb, an attack on Iraqi police or Iraqi soldiers, detonated as a patrol rolled by.
Two soldiers were killed. Ten people nearby were wounded. The blast was just outside a respected restaurant, Hassan's. Hamad, in the office, thinks it's the fourth time it's been hit by a bomb. Still this is Jadriya, one of Baghdad's safer spots, the home of Baghdad University (students were queuing for class two blocks away).
It's been months since something like this happened here. Before, it was different: Al Qaida once tried to blow up our hotel, and managed to close half of it.
After the bomb today, security forces poured out of the police station another block away and opened fire, though in anger as much as anything. There was no further attack, no enemy to target.
The guns popped, built to a constant roar, for 20 minutes, enough time for me to roll out of bed, pull on a shirt, fish out a clean pair of socks, brush my teeth, run a mental check of what I should be doing.
Because that's the problem here. After the blast, beyond the blood now spotting the street, the lives lost, there's this: Baghdad is better. But will it last?
(Schofield reports for The Kansas City Star. A former Berlin bureau chief, this is his fifth tour in Iraq for McClatchy.)
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CIA begins briefing Obama on global economic crisis
Ruling plunges nuclear-armed Pakistan deeper into chaos
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My mother once told me that as a child, I was independent and did everything myself.
I think this was probably because she was always at work and my dad was never home, leaving me to look after myself growing up. When I did ask for something, I was often told I was a hassle. I learned never to ask for much, and if I did, I felt guilty and anxious about it. That mindset followed me into adulthood, and I came to believe that self-sufficiency and being independent was a good thing. It was a news flash to me, because as I came to learn, those traits actually weren't a sign of strength, it was a sign that there was an inner child inside of me that was dying.
My whole life, I have been afraid to ask for help and be even more afraid to be seen as needy. I was so consumed with other people and getting through my issues alone that I had no idea what my needs even were. If someone asked how I was, I would automatically say, "I'm-good-thanks-how-are-you?" If I needed a car ride somewhere, I would do everything in my power find a way to get to my destination myself. If I needed to shop, I would go by myself in fear of being a burden to people. Even more detrimental was the fact that when I had depression, suicidal thoughts, anxiety and insomnia, I tried to fight through it alone.
Recently, I had a major breakdown when I was in China. I completely fell apart after an emotionally damaging incident, and I dropped to a new level of suicidal thoughts. I had never felt so alone or hopeless in a long, long time. It occured to me that there were two ways I could go about it: get my hands on sleeping pills and alcohol, or find help. I have fought my depression and my suicidal tendencies for six years without psychiatric or medical help, and I finally realized after all that time that I couldn't fight it by myself any longer. My defenses were finally worn down, but it took a dark suicidal period to finally wake me up.
Through much learning, reading and connecting with people who were actually safe to be around, I realized that life was not meant to be done by yourself. In the beginning of creation, God looked upon man and said, "It's not good for him to be alone." He created companionship that we may journey with each other. He never meant for us to be disconnected, isolated islands but somehow, we place high value on the ability to be completely self-sufficient and a do-it-all people.
A man I respect and look up to once told me that needs are beautiful. It was a crazy thing for me to hear. Maybe because society drums it into us that an independent, needless girl is the one that every guy wants. It's beautiful and it's attractive. But needy girls? They're laughable. They're desperate. However, I have come to admire them. I have come to want to be like them. Because I learned that everybody is needy. Everybody is constantly needing something, but we have been trained to hide it well. And we will do everything we can to get those needs met in the best way we know how. That man doing heroin? He probably needs comfort. That girl sleeping around? She probably needs companionship and intimacy. The girl with suicidal thoughts? She needs to be heard and seen for who she is. When you learn to see life in that way, and see it in yourself, there are no room for judgements. You see people as emotional, needy and complex beings who are doing the best they can with what they have. I hope that you see this within yourself.
If you choose the way of life, here are some practical ways you can honor your needs. Something someone taught me was to close your eyes, take a few deep breaths and "come home" to your body. What feelings and needs are alive in you right now? When you're with a friend you trust, tell that person how you're feeling and practical things they can do to make life better for you if they're willing. When someone asks how you are, think about it for a few seconds and tell them truthfully how you're really doing. The more you are in touch with yourself, the more alive you become.
Come out of hiding and take off the strong, have-it-all-together mask you've been hiding behind. Sometimes, the dark can feel safe, but in the end it will defeat you. I know it's scary to trust people, but there are people out there who can love and support your journey. Honor your heart. Learn to ask for help. Learn to need. And remember, it's okay not to have it all together. It's more than okay that you have needs and feelings – they are beautiful, they are important, and you don't need permission to express them. It's okay that you may be living with a depression and anxiety too overwhelming to handle sometimes, because it's overwhelming for a reason. It can drive you to isolation, or it can drive you into the loving support of people. Which will you choose?
"She has lost the ability to trust, to need, and to reach out for attachment. Many times she has been set up to be connected and receive love from people important to her. And each time something has broken her down… [But] God doesn't create us to be relationally self-sufficient. He loves us to need each other… Need is good for you."
Drs. Henry Cloud and John Townsend, Safe People


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Fabulous Find/
Lace popped up as a huge trend for Fall 2010 and is still going strong! I've always loved Lauren Conrad's look (left), and have been craving a lace dress for spring so I had to give this dress a try. Only $34.50 from Charlotte Russe, I can't wait to for it to arrive so I can try it with a brown leather belt and shoes!
2/16 update: I just tried on the dress and it's way too short. :-( (I'm 5'7" and size 2 and ordered a S.) It fits beautifully otherwise, it's form-fitting like Lauren's look, but it's just way too short so it's going back!


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"Siri, find me a lawyer in Cupertino." Over 100 enterprising and quite jaded iPhone 4s users are suing Apple for advertising campaigns that include "misleading and deceptive message."
Represented by law firm Robbins Geller Rudman & Dowd, Brooklynite Frank M. Fazio is part of a class action suit seeking $5m in damages from the Silicon Valley behemoth. "In the commercials, all of these tasks are done with ease with the assistance of the iPhone 4S's Siri feature, a represented functionality contrary to the actual operating results and performance of Siri," Mr. Fazio alleges in the lawsuit, filed in California federal court last week.
Mr. Fazio's claim also states that "Siri either did not understand what the Plaintiff was asking, or, after a very long wait time, responded with the wrong answer." He says that if Siri doesn't work, the iPhone 4s is "merely a more expensive iPhone 4."
Sorry, did he think half a grand would buy him a miracle? You mean Siri can't actually help navigate Santa? Or turn a road trip with your significant other from a 3,000 mile long shitstorm on wheels into a lovely bonding experience? For shame!
Who will call me Rock God now?
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Jennifer Maddrell, Ph.D.
Designers for Learning, Founder and Executive Director
About the instructor
Jennifer Maddrell is the founder and Executive Director of Designers for Learning and holds a Ph.D. in Instructional Design and Technology, as well as an MS in Instructional Systems Technology and an MBA in Strategic Management and Marketing. Jennifer designed this course pro bono to help support Designers for Learning and the important social causes the nonprofit targets.
If you have questions about this course, please contact Designers for Learning. Thank you!
4.9 billion potential learners have a mobile device.
How are you reaching them?
Mobile device subscriptions are expected to surpass 5 billion in 2017, so it's no surprise that mobile learning is one of the hottest topics in education. The New Media Consortium's 2017 Horizon Report puts mobile learning as one of the most important developments in technology for higher education, and Forbes Magazine recently traced the trends driving mobile learning in corporate education. Tyton Parners predicts in Learning for Life: The Opportunities for Technology to Transform Adult Education:
"Mobile solutions may present a pathway to addressing perhaps the most significant challenge facing the adult education field – reaching the 32 million US adults who are in need of basic skills education but are not currently able to access it through the adult education system."
What are you doing to expand your instructional design toolkit to reach learners on their mobile devices? Have you contemplated the tools and learning experience strategies to leverage these ubiquitous technologies? Join our Design Sprint and add mobile learning to your instructional design portfolio.
What is a Design Sprint?
This self-paced Design Sprint is an adaptation of a 5-day design, prototyping, and testing process developed by Google Ventures (GV). As described by GV, a Design Sprint is:
"A 'greatest hits' of business strategy, innovation, behavior science, design thinking, and more—packaged into a battle-tested process."
In our adapted online version of this Design Sprint concept, you'll engage in a real-world instructional design challenge that centers on the design, prototyping, and testing of mobile learning strategies. You'll leave this professional development experience with authentic learning materials that you can showcase in your design portfolio.
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Participants in our network tell us they want three things: 1) experience, 2) networking opportunities, and 3) practice with the latest instructional design tools and techniques. This Design Sprint has been designed to offer you all three with a focus on mobile learning, one of the most significant emerging areas in the field of education. Maybe you're attending or recently finished a college instructional design program, but want additional hands-on design and development experience. Maybe you're an accidental instructional designer and want to build your designer's toolkit and network of contacts. Maybe you're an experienced designer and want to carve out time for your professional development to make, try, experiment, share, compare, and create.
Our goal in this Design Sprint is to help you prepare for the types of mobile learning design scenarios you might experience when seeking a job or working with a client. This Design Sprint helps you expand your designer's toolkit by focusing on a range of mobile learning tools and contextualized learner interaction strategies that incorporate mobile, micro, just-in-time (JIT), and bring-your-own-device (BYOD) approaches. Through opportunities to connect with other participants, you'll share and compare tools, resources, and designs with others in our network.
Also, when you successfully complete the Design Sprint and submit your final deliverable, you'll receive a digital Mobile Learning Service Badge to include on LinkedIn to acknowledge you have completed the instructional design process to develop mobile learning strategies to support a social need. In other words, you've gained experience for good!
What's in it for Designers for Learning?
This Design Sprint is facilitated by Designers for Learning, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization in the United States. We coordinate service-learning opportunities with those who seek to gain experience creating instruction and other types of performance improvement solutions to support underserved social causes. This course is a departure from Designers for Learning's prior service-MOOCs that have enrolled thousands of participants since 2014 without charge. We are offering this deeply discounted professional development opportunity as a means to support our nonprofit. Even though all of Designers for Learning's projects are designed and managed by volunteers, we still incur expenses to sustain our operations and "keep the lights on", including government filing fees, insurance, web hosting, web-conferencing tools, our contact and email management platforms, etc. 100% of the proceeds from this Design Sprint will go directly to supporting Designers for Learning's operating expenses.
How does the Design Sprint work?
In a nod to the Google Ventures 5-day Design Sprint format, we're following a five-stage design process. However, unlike a face-to-face Design Sprint or Designers for Learning's other service-learning courses you may have taken, this is a 100% self-paced independent study experience. Therefore, you can spend as much time as you want working through the materials and completing the project. To be successful in this Design Sprint, you should plan to devote at least 20 hours to work on the material (i.e. 4 hours for each of the 5-stages shown below in the Course Curriculum section of this page). Like most experiences in life, the worth of the Design Sprint is related to the time and effort committed to it. Your personal commitment to actively engage at least 20 hours will help to support a worthwhile experience.
This project-based Design Sprint will immerse you in a real-world authentic instructional design challenge focused on designing, developing, and testing mobile learning strategies. Aligned with Designers for Learning's service mission, you'll engage in the design of mobile learning strategies to support adult learners with low math and literacy skills seeking to acquire new knowledge and skills to pursue their life goals and career aspirations.
What have prior students said about our courses?
- Having a project-based course is helpful as I learn best when DOING something rather than just thinking about it. At the end, I will have a document that I can add to my digital portfolio.
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- I wanted to update myself on curriculum development. The course is set up well and the materials are excellent. The lesson planning activities are also excellent. As we read, we are able to think about the specific components of our lesson.
- In the discussions, I was able to read about other people's various ideas. Also, I could build networks with people who are interested in the same issue/topic.
- Your course design is fabulous! I really appreciate how thoughtful and intentional you were in mapping out our journey.
- Thank you so much. I learned a lot about the design process.
- I am very honored to be a part of this course. I hope to be of more assistance once the course has completed. Please keep me in mind for future opportunities.
Who created this Design Sprint?
Jennifer Maddrell is the founder and President of Designers for Learning and holds a PhD in Instructional Design and Technology, as well as an MS in Instructional Systems Technology and MBA in Strategic Management and Marketing. Jennifer developed this Design Sprint pro bono to help support Designers for Learning and the important social causes the nonprofit targets. The Design Sprint adapts content previously designed and developed for other Designers for Learning projects. We thank the large team instructional designers and subject matter experts who have helped us create these materials over the years.
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Posted by ESC on November 05, 2004
In Reply to: Piece posted by ESC on November 05, 2004
: : I'm involved in a heated debate (yes, I know this is sad) between 2 camps, one that things that phrase is "speak my peace", and the other (including me) who KNOWS that it's "speak my piece". Any backup for which one is right. The "peace" option just makes no sense to me, whereas speaking one's piece, as far as I know, comes from the meaning of speaking/reciting a piece of poetry or literature or whatnot.
: : Any insight? Is there an origin to this phrase that I can use to back it up?
: Merriam-Webster online: 9 : OPINION, VIEW. Spoke his piece.
: I am guessing that its origins are in the pre-television custom of almost everyone having a poem or story that he or she could present. A piece.
Here you go. From dictionary.com
speak one's piece
Also, say one's piece. Say what one thinks, or what one usually says or is expected to say. For example, All right, you've spoken your piece; now let someone else have a turn. The piece in this expression alludes to a memorized poem or speech of the kind recited in a classroom. [Mid-1900s]


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Following the rules for East-oriented Code helps me organize behavior in my code but it can lead to other benefits as well. As a result of following the rules, I find that my code is better prepared for restrictions like that which immutable objects introduce.
I recently went looking for samples of how people are using
instance_eval and
instance_exec and ended up with a great example from FactoryGirl thanks to Joshua Clayton. As I was searching, I came upon some code which happened to use
instance_eval. Although it was a simple use case for that method it lent itself as a much better example of commands, immutability, and East-oriented code.
Here's the details...
If we want to use nested blocks to create a tree structure, we might create some pseudo-code like this to illustrate our desired code:
Node.new('root') do
node('branch') do
The representation of this set of objects should look something like this:
"['root', ['branch', ['leaf', 'leaf2', 'leaf3']]]"
This shows that the created tree is a pair of a named node and an array of named children (who can also have children).
Imperative approach
A simple solution is to initialize a
Node and, using an imperative approach, to change its state; that is to say that we alter its collection of children.
class Node
def initialize(name, &block)
@name = name
@children = []
instance_eval(&block) if block
attr_reader :children, :name
def node(name, &block)
children << Node.new(name, &block)
When each node is created, its collection of
children is set to an empty array. With each call to the
node method, a new
Node object is created and shoveled into the collection of children.
If we refactor our sample to inline the methods and show us exactly what's going on, it would look something like this:
Node.new('root') do
self.children << Node.new('branch') do
self.children << Node.new('leaf')
self.children << Node.new('leaf2')
self.children << Node.new('leaf3')
We can more clearly see what's happening inside of the
node method with this change to our code.
Eastward flow
As I worked with this problem I wondered: what would happen if I started following the 4 rules of East-oriented code?
If our
node method returns
self, how does that affect our code?
class Node
# initialize omitted...
def node(name, &block)
children << Node.new(name, &block)
Fortunately, because our code relies on an imperative approach by changing the state of the
children, the code still works.
If we want, we can shrink the space we use by chaining commands together:
t = Node.new("root") do
node("branch") do
node("subbranch") do
I think that's actually a little more difficult to read, so we can go back to the regular style:
When seeing techniques like returning
self to encourage an East-oriented approach, it's easy to fixate on the chaining. But it's commands that we want to introduce, not chaining. The chaining is incidental here.
If you do chain your method calls together, it at least appears more clearly that each subsequent method is operating on the return value of the last one.
If we want to be clear that we're operating on the last return value, we can maintain the readability of the multiline option by writing it like this:
Each line chains the next by adding the dot character. We don't have a specific need to do this, but it's good to know how it works.
Not much has changed after introducing our East-oriented approach. We're still updating that collection of
Introducing immutability
What will we see if we introduce immutable objects to our solution?
Immutable objects might just help us make our code more predictable. An object which never changes, of course, stays the same. This allows you to better handle the behavior of the system and, without changing any objects, makes a multithreaded approach much less likely to introduce headaches.
The simplest way to add immutability is to freeze objects as they are initialized:
class Node
def initialize(name, &block)
@name = name.freeze
@children = [].freeze
instance_eval(&block) if block
attr_reader :children, :name
def node(name, &block)
children << Node.new(name, &block).freeze
This, of course, breaks everything. Our code relies upon the fact that the
children array may be mutated. Instead of doing the mutation, we'll see this:
RuntimeError: can't modify frozen Array
Now what?
If we can't alter the collection, we're left at creating an entirely new one.
One thing we could do is change the constructor to accept a collection of children when the
Node is initialized. Instead of altering the children, we'd use a constructor like this
Node.new(name, chlidren). Here's what that looks like:
class Node
def initialize(name, children=[], &block)
@name = name.freeze
@children = children.freeze
instance_eval(&block) if block
# ... omitted code
That still doesn't allow us to change anything until we also change the way our
node method works (since it is responsible for handling changes to the children).
If the
node method created a new
Node instead of altering the children, that would get us what we want. Let's break it down.
First, when the
node method is called, it needs to create the node to be added to the collection of children:
def node(name, &block)
new_child = Node.new(name, &block)
# ... ?
Since we're trying to avoid mutating the state of this object, we don't want to just shove the new node into the collection of children (and we can't because we used
freeze on it).
So let's create an entirely new node, with an entirely new collection of children. In order to do that, we need to ensure that for every existing child object, we creat a corresponding new node.
For each command to the object with
node, we'll get the representation of what the children should be. So let's build a method to do that:
def next_children
children.map{|child| Node.new(child.name, child.next_children) }.freeze
When we changed our initializer, that allowed us to set the list of children. Our new
next_children method relies on that feature and a recursive call to itself to build the collection of children for that new node with
Node.new(child.name, child.next_children).
Looking back at our
node method we'll need to break the rules of East-oriented Code. Since we have immutable objects, we'll return a new node instead of
def node(name, &block)
new_child = Node.new(name, &block)
Node.new(self.name, next_children + [new_child])
But there's still a problem left. Because we need our initialized object to execute a block and the contstructor
new might actually need to return a different object than the one originally created. The call to
node inside the block changes the return value from the instance that
new creates, to the instance that
node creates.
Controlling the constructor
To better handle our immutable objects and the return values from the methods we created, we can alter the way the
new method works on our Node class.
Instead of handling a block in the
initialize method, we can move it to
Here's the new
new method:
def self.new(*args, &block)
instance = super.freeze
if block
The first step is to call
super to get an instance the way Ruby normally creates them (as defined in the super class of Node). Then we
freeze it.
If we haven't provided a block to the
new method, we'll want to return the instance we just created. If we have provided a block, we'll need to evaluate that block in the context of the instance we just created and return it's result.
This means that the block can use the
node method and whatever is returned by it.
We need to alter the
new method this way because we're not always just returning the instance it creates. Since our objects are frozen, we can't allow the block to alter their states.
The way
new usually works is like this:
def self.new(*args, &block)
instance = allocate
instance.send(:initialize, *args, &block)
return instance
You can see the reason that Ruby has you call
new on a class but in practice you write your
initialize method. This structure ensures that no matter the result of your
initialize method,
new will always return an instance of the class you've used.
We're bending the rules to allow us to evaluate the given block and return its result, instead of the instance typically created by
After that, we can remove the block evaluation from
def initialize(name, children=[])
@name = name.freeze
@children = children.freeze
While the method signature (the list of accepted arguments) has changed for
initialize, it's still the same for
new: a list of arugments and a block.
Believe it or not, there's still one more problem to solve.
Operating on values
We looked at how returning
self allows you to chain your method calls. Although we've broken that rule and are instead returning a new Node object, it's important to consider that chaining.
Our initial code still doesn't work quite right and it's all because we need to think about operating on the return values of our commands and not relying on an imperitive approach to building and changing objects.
First, here's what our Node class looks like:
class Node
def self.new(*args, &block)
instance = super.freeze
if block
def initialize(name, children=[])
@name = name.freeze
@children = children.freeze
attr_reader :children, :name
def node(name, &block)
new_child = self.class.new(name, &block)
self.class.new(self.name, next_children + [new_child])
def next_children
children.map{|child| self.class.new(child.name, child.next_children) }.freeze
def inspect
return %{"#{name}"} if children.empty?
%{"#{name}", #{children}}
We didn't discuss it, but there's an
inspect method to return either the name of the node if it has no children, or the name and a list of children if it has some.
Here's what the code to create the tree looks like:
Node.new('root') do
node('branch') do
If we assign the result of that to a variable and inspect it we'll get a surprising result.
t = Node.new('root') do
node('branch') do
puts [t].inspect
The output will only be
["root", ["branch", ["leaf3"]]]
So what happened to the other
leaf and
leaf2 objects? Why aren't they there?
Remember that each
node call returns a new node. With every
node a new result is returned. The
node('leaf') returns an object, but
node('leaf2') is not a message sent to the object returned by the first. It is a message sent to the
node('branch') result.
Each of those calls is returned and forgotten. Here it is annotated:
t = Node.new('root') do
node('branch') do
node('leaf') # returned and forgotten
node('leaf2') # returned and forgotten
node('leaf3') # returned and used as the final result
puts [t].inspect
#=> ["root", ["branch", ["leaf3"]]]
The answer to this problem is to command each object to do the next thing. We can achieve this by chaining the methods. The result of one method is the object which will receive the next command.
t = Node.new('root') do
node('branch') do
node('leaf'). # dot (.) charater added to chain
node('leaf2'). # executed on the result of the last node
node('leaf3') # executed on the result of the last node
puts [t].inspect
#=> ["root", ["branch", ["leaf", "leaf2", "leaf3"]]]
An alternative way to look at this is to store the result of each command:
t = Node.new('root') do
node('branch') do
branch = node('leaf')
next_branch = branch.node('leaf2')
final_branch = next_branch.node('leaf3')
puts [t].inspect
#=> ["root", ["branch", ["leaf", "leaf2", "leaf3"]]]
Following the rules so you know when to break them
What was interesting about this to me was that my code was prepared for the immutable objects when I prepared it to operate on the same one. By structuring my code to return
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A PS4 console bundle featuring Killzone Shadow Fall, a second Dual Shock 4 controller and the PlayStation Camera has been spotted on Amazon France.
The bundle is priced EUR 499,99, which equates to around £430.
This could be the first of several bundles Sony has planned, the platform holder has told VideoGamer.com.
Sony's way of saying we'll chuck in an extra controller and game (not just for launch pre-orders) for the same price as an X1
Don't forget about the camera.
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Yeah what a great bundle. The beauty of competition eh?
Well the X1 includes the kinect so didn't think it would be fair
Sony is BEAST can't wait for the bundle in the states!!
@ NateCole, you do get extra games, it's on PSN Plus!
I hope Sony would do a bundle which will include the PS Vita.
This is a really nice bundle. Having it come with the camera is especially nice and the 2nd controller is a welcome addition but the odd part is they give you a game that doesnt support split screen.
go figure...still a nice bundle though and it is the first of several to come.
This bundle looks good but I am still hoping for a $499 PS4 and Vita bundle. Very unlikely but who knows!? I mean, it COULD happen, right?
They show the case on the box so I hope it's a physical copy of Shadow fall. I like physical copies of AAA games but I definitely (and unfortunately) see digital versions of games being bundled as a possible trend. Though I'm okay buying those digital indie titles cuz they don't take up much HDD space.
Part of what didn't impress me about MS giving out Fifa was that it was digital. What if you don't want Fifa, how can you sell or trade in a digital copy?
The extra controller is nice, knowing which launch games will have local co-op would be nice too though. Some people might prefer just to have 2 games and one controller or three games and no 2nd controller or camera.
Well, it's usually a physical copy, isn't it? I got Uncharted and ModNation Racers in a bundle, when my phat PS3 finally died.
@ Death below me
You have a huge assumption that Sony would get rid of their $399 SKU for this one but they constantly and consistently promote "choice". This bundle has a camera, that "choice" alone means it could never faze out the $399 SKU. Their camera is OPTIONAL so there will ALWAYS be a SKU that doesn't include the camera.
On top of that you think MS is being generous for giving out a limited offer of Fifa when really they only did it because they were scared of Sonys console completely dominating them.
What's generous about charging $20-$25 for a play & charge kit?
What's generous about having free internet apps behind the XBLG pay wall?
What's generous about having free-2-play game behind the XBLG pay wall?
What's generous about charging $499 for a lower tech, less costly hardware than the $399 PS4?
What's generous about charging $60 for XBLG and still having ads on it?
What's generous about them taking away the 10 family member share plan for digital titles?
I can't believe there's someone complaining about an OPTIONAL SKU that saves you money. Even if the second controller wasn't thrown in you'd still be saving $20 on this $499 bundle yet Sony went above and Beyond an we still have blind fanboys complaining.
@ Death. Thank gawd you bubbles are all wasted. No more trolling possible in this article. But all I wanted to ask but you cannot respond is WHY was it Ok for M$ to sell an eXBox360 minimal SKU with no hard drive thus practically cheap and worthless until you buy more "accessories" and purchase Live? Huh, M$ did it to gain market share knowing they fooled everyone that will be forced to upgrade anyway if they want to use the console for anything worthwhile but, a big but, you set your mouth off about the standard PS4 SKU that is fully functional for most games and media features? There are going to be M$ bundles too more expensive than the current already over inflated eXBone launch price.
Is it not so strange that someone can make such a fool out of himself and do not even realise it?
Hope they do this for the US and soon. I preordered the killzone bundle with a year of plus for the same price. I rather have the KZSF bundled with extra controller and camera.
I know wish I could pre order this instead
Same here, I don't want any damn cameras on my console. If I wanted it, I would buy it. Give us another game insted!
Sell the camera and buy another game, simple. Or sell the camera and extra controller and buy two games ! Be creative !
I think there will be a supply shortage of extra controllers if not PS Eye so I say that's a good option. If you can get your hands on an extra controller from a bundle and if you don't really need it, I am sure you'll find a number of buyers waiting in line 'round launch window.
I wonder if this is a "Black Friday" Bundle or Launch Day. If not can you imagine the random in store bundles that will be @ bestbuy, target, or walmart
I bought all this stuff seperate, I'm a lil mad the bundle were not nannounced earlier.
I hope the rumors are true about the vita ps4 bundle for 500 bucks. I would be all over that
this is exactly what i've been waiting for,Killzone will be the game to get. Has anyone seen the multiplayer....sexy as hell.lol
Dam i want that Bundle!!!!
As of right now I have all those items preordered seperately!
What a awesome bundle. In all this will save people money. This makes Killzone SF $49.99, DS4 controller $49.99 and the camera for free.:Plus tax.
Total savings $80. Whoa very sweet deal.
Regular price would be $579.99 for everything in this bundle. WOW! All for $499.99..Drools:}
I wouldn't mind a PS4/Vita bundle for 500€.
Nice By this time I will be ready to have my second PS4. I will take my remote play to the little boys room to keep my game on. Non Stop Action anywhere in my house Yeah.
That would be the best deal in gaming because of remote play. Still getting a vita
This has definitely made my day .
Haha, I think I used to use that doofy blue bird as my PSN avatar.
Btw, all this PS4 news is very exciting.
wow 2 controllers,KZ:SF,PS camera for only $499.99 that would be an nail in Xbox One coffin in the UK....
Now I now, why Microsoft wanted to add Fifa 13 to bundles....
If you saw two bundles priced the same, but one with a game and one without... You would choose the one with a game...
We're talking about EU overhere ... Killzone VS Fifa is like and ant (Killzone) going up against an elephant (FIFA) KZ bundeled with the machine wont be a threat whatsover.
The interesting part of the bundle is that it comes with an extra controller for the same price as The Xbox + Fifa + Kinect. Thats where Sony may have an advantage.
You act as if you can't just march into the store next door and trade in Killzone if you don't fancy it.
Limited EU pre.orders get Fifa free. 90% of the casuals who play Fifa only in EU will not pre order.
If playing fifa is the deal breaker you think it is then people will just buy the cheaper ps4 and a copy of fifa.
Oh Please; what kind of analogy is that. Killzone Rocks no matter what continent or planet you live on.
Price is very good!
If you want to get seperate:
Killzone SF - 60 dollars
Camera - 60 dollars
Dualshock 4 - 60 dollars
Total - 180 dollars.
i think the camera is like $45
Dam you Sony. Already have mine paid full including KZ:SF :(
Yea, same here.
Anyway, I talked to my local Game Stop (where I pre order my PS4 and stuff)and they said that if the bundle sku ever appear on the computer inventory, I can switch my fully paid pre order for the new bundle and use the extra credit for something else... like another game perhaps.
So, it is not that bad after all.
Your money isn't set in stone bro .You can do what you want with that pre-order cash.
Now we just wait for a bundle in the states. I would like options like a regular system with your choice of great things like a vita or the camera, DS4 and game bundle. No bundle boxes needed, just whats out on shelves thrown in a at set bundle price. :D
They should do a bundle with Fifa, for humility sake, seeing 2 consoles being the same price, offering the same games, but one has an extra pad for that said game? ding ding ding.
Don't think they can with most things EA with the unprecedented partnership they have with MS. Good point though.
@listenkids - Why? FOOTIE SUCKS
I for one would'nt BUY it.
It's all options, I never said replace the existing bundle.
that would be hilarious if they did that but nah doubtful in that happening.
That would kill the excitment for the Xbox One's bundle deal as the PS4 bundle would come with two controllers (important thing for FIFA owners). But I don't think they could since EA and Microsoft have a deal
Killzone > Fifa
First of all it cost Sony a lot less to bundle their own titles.
Second, a title from Sonys first party studio is going to be way more advanced and making use of the hardware than a multiplatform game.
Killzone is perfect to show off the system and they keep mentioning how the controller is better for FPSs now so this will be a great way to showcase its improvements.
Until they show me how much they have improved psn and online gaming am not interested, that's why am waiting till next year for my ps4 purchase.
MS and Sony will both have made changes to online gaming aspects of their machines; either one (or both) could be amazing OR have problems due to new approaches taken.
You're either cautious, or you're not...
What I will say is that the Killzone demo at GC was a huge leap towards seamless online gaming. What is it, precisely, that you need to see?
It still depends on the individual games! They can supe up their networks all they like but if the developers make a shitty unstable multi-player its going to suck regardless!!!
"Live from PlayStation" allows you to view a stream of what your friends are playing and then jump into their game within 5 seconds. http://www.youtube.com/watc...
It has all the applauded features and consistency of the Xbox 360, PS3, PC and much more, with most of said features not being behind a paywall. It has the structure and policies in place to support massive free-to-play online games.
It supports instant playing, so you can play games as they're downloading. You can choose to download the single player or multiplayer part of the game in the order you want, or not at all.
And that is just the tip of the iceberg. PS4's network and its features are leaps and bounds beyond what last gen had to offer for any console. There is no question about this IF you've done your research.
Wonder if Amazon will let me swap my preorder to on of these?
Yeah i hope i can switch as well. However if it does not guarantee launch day delivery then no thanks.
Well I hope they make the bundle happen sooner rather than later so I can jump on it! If anything I can see GameStop doing like an addon for the same price! It's still a Sony bundle just not all in one box!
I have an amazon PS4 launch preorder but heck, if I could get KZ, the camera, and an extra controller for only $100 more? I would wait an extra week or too after launch for that PS4 bundle, oh fo sho!
Also isn't the PS4 more powerful than X1?
It's pretty much established now. However power in not everything. Talent is just as if not more important so
Sony 1st Party + PS4 Power = Mind Blown
There's already one or are you talking about like this but just replacing Killzone with BF4?
yeah replace killzone with battlefield.
i think killzone and infamous will be on ps+ IGC at some point


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On the women's side, freshman Thalia Sutherland lowers her indoor PR to a 28.10 in the 200, freshman Kristen Stephens lowers her indoor PR to a 1:02.88 in the 400, freshman Dominga Ortega lowers her 800 to a 2:53.54, senior Erin Putnam runs a PR of 3:19.98 in the 800, and senior Deja Barthell makes her debut in triple jump with a 32'11.75.
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