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FINAL: VCU 71, Duquesne 68 (Pittsburgh, Pa. – A.J. Palumbo Center)
RECORDS: VCU (14-1, 2-0 A-10), Duquesne (9-6, 1-1 A-10)
VCU STARTERS: #22 Williams, #24 Parks, #31 Henry, #34 Robinson, #45 Thorpe
DUQUESNE STARTERS: #10 Agunbiade, #13 Szecsi, #15 Moore, #22 Bresnahan, #32 Robinson
- Senior Robyn Parks scored 22 of her game-high 31 points in the second half and helped VCU post its best start in the program's 40-year history with a 71-68 come-from-behind victory at Duquesne Saturday night.
- The Rams also extended their school-record winning streak to 13 games, while pushing their overall mark to 14-1 for the first time ever.
- VCU, which used a 10-0 run near the eight-minute mark in the second half to regain the lead, countered a series of Duquesne rallies late in the game to collect its eighth road win of the year.
- Freshman Keira Robinson added 13 points, six rebounds and six assists, while classmate Isis Thorpe chipped in 12 points. Senior Zakia Williams registered six points, seven rebounds and two assists.
- The Rams remain the only team in the Atlantic 10 with one loss.
- VCU held Duquesne to 1-of-7 shooting en route to an early six-point advantage less than five minutes in before a jumper from Williams and fast break layup by Robinson gave the Rams their largest lead, 12-5, with 13:52 showing.
- Parks grabbed an offensive rebound and scored a basket inside to give VCU a 19-14 edge at the 9:56 mark but Duquesne continued to battle and eventually tied it up on a jumper by Wumi Agunbiade less than two minutes later.
- Sophomore Jessica Pellechio again put the Rams in front with a triple from the left wing on their next possession. However, the Dukes continued to rally and answered with a 14-3 run spanning six minutes to take their largest lead, 33-25, on a layup from Amadea Szamosi with 1:59 to go in the half.
- Thorpe, who knocked down a pair of 3-pointers in the opening stanza, then went 2-of-2 at the free throw line before Parks pulled the Rams within 33-29 on a drive to the basket with 1:14 to go. VCU trailed by four at the break.
- Thorpe buried a triple from the top of the arc on VCU's first possession of the second half, which made it a one-point game, but Duquesne responded with nine straight points to build its largest lead, 42-32, with 15:57 remaining.
- The Rams, who trailed by 10 points on three occasions during the first seven minutes of the second half, kept their focus and battled back. Trailing 60-51 with 8:37 to go, VCU scored 10 straight points, including eight from Parks, to claim its first lead since the seven-minute mark of the first half on a traditional 3-point play from Parks with 5:42 left.
- Duquesne responded with baskets on consecutive possessions to regain the lead, 64-61, with 4:54 to play. VCU made it a one-point game on three separate occasions, including when Parks stole a pass from April Robinson and converted a fast break layup with 1:15 remaining. The Waldorf, Md., native again came up big on the Rams' next possession with an and-one to put the Black and Gold ahead 69-67 with 45 seconds left.
- Belma Nurkic hit 1-of-2 at the line to pull the Dukes within 69-68 with 37.5 seconds to go. Duquesne then fouled sophomore Melanie Royster, who hit two critical free throws and VCU went ahead 71-68 with 20 seconds remaining. The Rams held strong on the Dukes' final possession, forcing a series of misses to preserve the win.
- VCU forced 20 turnovers for the 10th time in its last 12 outings (22 vs. Duquesne).
- Royster, who hit two clutch free throws late, grabbed five rebounds, an assist, a block and a steal.
- Thorpe went 3-of-7 from 3-point range to push her team-leading total to 40.
- Parks' season-high 31 points were three shy of her career high. She shot 13-of-22 from the field, including a perfect 4-of-4 from the free throw line to go along with nine rebounds.
WHAT'S AHEAD: VCU travels to La Salle on Jan. 8 for a 7 p.m. matchup against the Explorers before returning to the Verizon Wireless arena against Saint Joseph's on Jan. 12, which will be televised nationally on CBS Sports Network at 5 p.m.


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Lincolnton in Lincoln County, Georgia — The American South (South Atlantic)
Lincolnton Presbyterian Church / Lincolnton Cemetery
Lincoln County Georgia
National Historic Register
by Act 1966
Land Donated by
Peter Lamar, March 3, 1823
for Religious and Educational Purposes
Lincolnton Garden Club
Organized by
Mrs. Ruth Hogan Armstrong
Restored for Perpetual Care
Present Members
Mrs. Iris N. Sales President
Mrs. Edith M. Aycock
Mrs. Wenona S. Cox
Mrs. Elese H. Deason
Mrs. Thelma W. Hammond
Mrs. Lennie N. Hardin
Mrs. Alice D. Lewis
Mrs. Frances C. Prater
Erected 1992 by Lincoln County, Georgia.
Location. 33° 47.4′ N, 82° 28.8′ W. Marker is in Lincolnton, Georgia, in Lincoln County. Marker is on South Washington Street (U.S. 378) 0 miles north of Elm Avenue (State Route 43), on the right when traveling south. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 231 South Washington Street, Lincolnton GA 30817, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 10 other markers are within 7 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. The Lewis Family Pavilion (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lincoln County Confederate Monument Lamar Family Cemetery (approx. 0.2 miles away); Lincoln County Veterans Monument (approx. 0.4 miles away); Lincoln County (approx. 0.4 miles away); Petersburg Road (approx. 1.7 miles away); William Bartram Trail (approx. 1.7 miles away); Tory Pond (approx. 5.4 miles away); Dooly Spring (approx. 6.2 miles away); General Elijah Clark (approx. 6.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Lincolnton.
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***PRESS RELEASE*** California Health Plans Reject More than One-Third of Claims for High Cholesterol Treatment
New health plan report card analyzes PCSK9 inhibitor claims for managed care organizations.
WASHINGTON – The Institute for Patient Access released a new Health Plan Coverage Report Card highlighting the rates at which California insurers deny patients coverage for advanced cholesterol-lowering drugs known as PCSK9 inhibitors. The report card reveals that health plans reject more than one out of every three claims submitted for coverage of prescribed PCSK9 inhibitors. The data, collected from July 2015 to July 2016 by a national data supplier, reflects PCSK9 inhibitor claims for California managed care organizations, including commercial plans, Medicare and managed Medicaid.
Key California Findings:
- 39% average rejection rate
- 2,892 total rejections
- 1,585 appeals
- Highest rates of rejection: Federal Employee Benefit Plan (84%), Blue Shield of CA (66%), Express Scripts (64%), Scan Health Plan (52%)
- Lowest rates of rejection: Humana Health Plan (26%), Wellcare Management Group (19%), Rite Aid (13%), MPC Managed Pharmacy Care (1%)
"This is a very troubling and frankly dangerous finding," said Alliance for Patient Access Executive Director Brian Kennedy. "The patients prescribed this medicine have extremely high LDL cholesterol, and statins alone are not sufficient to reduce their risk of heart attack. With these new cholesterol-lowering drugs, patients' risk of heart attack decreases, yet insurance companies are too often refusing to cover the medicine."
PCSK9 inhibitors work by extending the lifespan of a receptor on the liver that clears "bad" cholesterol. Clinical trials data show that PCSK9 inhibitors can lower LDL cholesterol more than statins alone and can also reduce the associated risks of heart attack and stroke.
The Institute for Patient Access report card highlights the 18 California health plans that process the most PCSK9 inhibitor claims, ranking them based on the number of rejections issued. The least patient-friendly plans were the Federal Employee Benefit Plan, with a rejection rate of 84%, and Blue Shield of CA at 66%. Also denying claims at a far higher rate than the state average were Express Scripts, 64%, and Scan Health Plan, 52%. Humana Health Plan, Wellcare Management Group and Rite Aid had the lowest rejection rates, denying fewer than 30% of claims.
This report card is one in a series to be released by the Institute for Patient Access in 2017 to highlight barriers to patient access.
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Black people have been systematically taught to hate themselves. Following slavery and colonialism, those of us among the African diaspora remain divided by political, social and economic forces.
One of the biggest issues affect black people as well as several other groups around the world is colourism.
In this episode of Trini Trent Radio, I sat with Terry Torro, specifically because he represents a different type of black person to me. Terry avows himself as dark skinned, and with that identification comes several experiences that are very distinct from my own.
In case you missed the memo, I am of a lighter complexion.
The Light Girls documentary raised more questions on social media than it was probably intended to answer, and received backlash from viewers who failed to get the point. Moreover, the show only addressed the issues faced by light-skinned women and completely omitted the experiences of men.
Hence, Terry and I got together to share our own views on colourism in the media, in society, and in our own lives. What has resulted is a conversation highlighting both the positives and negatives associated with our respective skin tones.
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There was several changes in InnoDB to fix scalabilty problems, so I ran benchmark to check
new results and also compare overall performance of InnoDB in 5.0 and 5.1 before and after fixes.
Problems in InnoDB that were fixed:
- Thread trashing issues with count of theads 100+. In this case
performance of InnoDB degraded dramatically. The problem was in the mutex impelementation
and was fixed in 5.1.12 (more info about InnoDB mutexes)
- Scalabilty issue, the well know bug 15815, that was fixed in 5.0.30 and 5.1.14.
So I took for tests:
- 5.0.27, the release with both problems
- 5.0.32-bk (snapshot from 26 Dec 2006) – with 15815 bug fix
- 5.1.12 with fix of thread trashing
- 5.1.14 with all fixes
- 5.0.30 just for comparison.
- 4.1.22 old release, just for comparison of overall performance
All releases were compiled from sources with options:
./configure --prefix=/usr/local/mysqltest/mysql-<RELEASE> --with-innodb
and next startup options were used:
libexec/mysqld --no-defaults --user=root --innodb-buffer-pool-size=1500M --innodb-log-file-size=100M --innodb-thread-concurrency=8 --max-connections=1500 --table-cache=512
Description of benchmark
Specially for our needs I developed benchmark suite which support wide range of tables and queries.
The schema and used queries is avaiable here:
or on our page
In short I used several SELECT queries which perform point and range access to table by PrimaryKey and usual key and one query for full table scan.
Range queries is especially interesting for bug 15815 as the same such queries were affected on multi-CPU systems.
Used hardware:
CentOS release 4.4 (Final)
2 Ñ… Dual Core Intel XEON 5130
model name : Intel(R) Xeon(R) CPU 5130 @ 2.00GHz
stepping : 6
cpu MHz : 1995.004
cache size : 4096 KB
16GB of RAM
Disks do no matter, as I ran clear CPU-bound benchmarks.
The raw results of benchmarks are available here:
or on our page
(Note: This benchmark is synthetic micro benchmarks focusing on particular simple data access patterns. Results for your workload are likely to be different.)
Couple of my comments:
- The test on our hardware did not show the scalability problem, but the main goal was the comparison of
overall performance of InnoDB before fix (in 5.0.27) and after fix (5.0.30/5.1.14 and later)
- The fix of 15815 shows good results:
in 5.0.32 (comparing to 5.0.27) the improvement for READ_PK_RANGE is 5-16%.
most interesting is improvement by 30-39% in READ_KEY_RANGE queries
and by 10-23% for full table scan queries.
I unambiguously recommend to switch to 5.0.30 – 5.0.32 release when it is available.
- You can see general performance degradation comparing 5.1.14 with 5.0.32
For example slow down by 12% in READ_PK_POINT with 1 thread.
And by 11-15% in READ_KEY_RANGE queries.
There is nothing extraordinary, this is a paid for new features.


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What a wonderful post! I love it. 😉
authenticity has become such a buzzword. often the term implies goodness, exemplifying the bright sides of our relationships/values/jobs/selves/etc. and yet, shouldn't it describe who we really are? i mean, we are human. we can be narcissistic, selfish, hurtful just as we can be compassionate, selfless, and kind. it seems the key to authenticity then, is honesty, and embracing our whole selves. owning the crappy in addition to the wonderful. additionally, getting to the core of who we were, when our lives were first beginning and our selves were first forming, seems constructive. in my mind, these are more effective ways to explore the concept of authenticity beyond the trendiness of it all.
i was recently asked a couple of questions about my childhood, in an exercise to explore my authentic, original self. one of the questions was "what was your favorite way to feel as a child?" as it was explained to me, childhood memories can provide a glimpse into our authentic selves. a time before the world hasn't had decades of opportunities to tarnish our self-image. this is not to say that we all have wonderful, loving childhoods. evoking my favorite childhood feelings, for me, was more about how i felt about my place in the world before my adult self developed. to think about what i perceived as "real", given what i knew then. my biggest realization about myself, i discovered, was my unbridled optimism i had, about my daily life as well as my future. in my early childhood, i didn't allow myself to be restricted by the "shoulds" that sometimes permeate my adult thinking: i should have done X by now, i should be more fit, i should be more successful in my career, i should be better about my finances, i should volunteer more, i should be happier. instead, my childhood thinking was more about the possibilities that my life held, focusing on the "wills": i will do X, i will run marathons, i will be successful in my career, i will be financially stable, i will save the world, i will be happy. of course i will.
viewing my authentic, original self through the lens of my childhood, i realized that i have the capability to incorporate those feelings more into who i am today. the woman who has had the pleasure and pain of life's treasures and tragedies, the woman who hasn't always made the best decisions, the woman who is working hard to be the best version of herself, the woman who was once that little girl, convinced that her world was full of possibilities.
my adult self has evolved in a way that only the familiarity of age and grace of experience can provide. and at the center is that optimistic little girl. this is my authentic self. it's who i am.
"only the truth of who you are, if realized, will set you free." ~ eckhart tolle
Written like a writer!
And I think that you will also find optimism shining through your work in photography. It's there, up you go!


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Our powerful Airflex Storm carpet and upholstery cleaning machines employ two vacuum motors ensuring carpets have absolutely no chance of shrinkeage or overwetting. Dry times are usually within minutes and certainly not days like other systems we could mention! They are designed for all types of work from the average domestic job to the dirtiest hotel, pub, restaurant or department store! We can tackle them all fast and efficiently and give most other local carpet cleaners a run for their money!
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A newly purpose built hall, with large patio doors opening onto the green. Very light and airy, great for small/medium functions such as clubs, meetings and private parties. Comfortable chairs and tables are available for your use. Small kitchen with microwave and fridge. Capacity for 50 – heating available. The approximate size of the hall is 75sqm.
Is situated on Clift Meadow Park with a lovely view of the Meadow from its patio doors and windows. Is a small/medium function room with seating capacity for 60. It is heated and has its own supply of chairs and tables for your use .It is well suited for clubs and committees, training workshops and parties. The Pavilion has a large well equipped kitchen/food preparation area with a hatch to serve from to the main room with a shutter you can open or close if you wish. Changing facilities.The approximate size of the hall is 58sqm.
Both halls have disabled toilet, wheelchair access, adjacent to playing fields. Large car park.
If you have a large function, The Pavilion and Brocas Halls can be hired together at the same time, where a discount can be offered.
Clift Meadow Area1
Located adjacent to Clift Meadow Pavillion, this outside area is suitable for many outdoor events.
Great for parties in the summer along with bouncy castle and outdoor games.
You must book the Clift Meadow Pavillion separately if you require access to the hall/kitchen.
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Own Your Authority with Influence
I've sent you a voice mail today, keep reading this is your gutsy assignment this week. 🙂 Please take a look at the list of leaderships titles below. Don't get caught up in the buzz words, the label doesn't really matter. What's relevant is that you believe from where your shoes are planted now, that you are positioned for growth starting today on July 4, 2018.
Which of these titles describe you right now in your career?
- Professional Expert
- Change Agent
- Advisor
- Ninja
- Guru
- Teacher/Mentor
- Subject Matter Expert (SME)
- Guide
- Problem Solver
- Center of Influence
- Free thinker
- Results Maker
- Critical Thinker
- Authoritative Expert
- Specialist
- Veteran
- Virtuoso
- Solutionist
Which of these titles most resonate with where you are as an expert in your field? It's ok if you have only been in your current role for one year or less. Self-qualify yourself today as a leading authority there. I know a few things about the professional you are. I know that you do not sit on your hands waiting for others to tell you what to do. You always digest what needs to be done and can hit the ground running with new projects. If in a split second, you had to speak to your responsibilities you would be able to do so and mention ways in which you deliver value.
You are a thought leader if you chose at least one title from this list. A thought leader is someone who considers themselves an expert in their field, don't lose sight of that. Even if you find yourself somewhere on the mindful introverted scale, you are still owning your authority.
Now read the title(s) again that you selected above. Leading from that place, is your point of power and where you will lead with influence.
Now, let's get clear on what you know and simply explore possibilities from here. Identify one or two areas which you excel in, in your current role. Identify one or two areas that you would enjoy doing more of (even if you aren't there right now). Now bundle all of your knowledge around those things into a neat package of pride and joy so you can supply and "sell" it to those who want your expertise and go on to something which positions you for more growth. Write whatever comes up for you. This is your low-hanging fruit. Please journal out all of those areas, include how you feel, explore the patterns that emerge looking back over the years in those same areas. Get it all down on paper.
Now I'm about to pick up the phone and call you. Here's my voice mail message if you prefer to listen instead and keep it more real. 🙂
with a very important question. I'm going to ask: "Talk to me about the things that you can do in your sleep at work, the things you are really good at, the things you enjoy and the things you want to do more of. If I were to wave a magic wand and you have just resigned, what ideal role would you have? In other words, what would you be doing 90-days from now on October 2, 2018?"
Remove the filters with all the "BUTS" and roll with me on this one. Say whatever comes up for you by answering my loving phone call. ; )
As a gutsy challenge, whatever you would tell me on the other end which comes up for you intuitively, is what you should bundle and "sell" to others. If you are going to set any career action plan, that's it. That's your game plan and in a gutsy state of being, is a non-negotiable. You know you are ready for growth when you have expertly mastered your role and possibly outgrew the people you've been working with for so long (I say this with love).
I'm about to dial your number in the next five minutes, where are you now and more importantly where do you want to be? As your gutsy career coach, I'm very end-game oriented. This is not a confidence thing, it's a CLARITY thing. Once you're clear, then so is everyone else around you and where you will show up owning your authority every time.
If you are ready to package what you know, leverage the value which you bring to your clients, management and/or peers as a professional EXPERT, join me in our next Gutsy Career Breakthrough Masterclass.
How to Own your Authority as a Thought Leader with Influence
Enroll here to join today in our next Gutsy Career Breakthrough 6-week Masterclass .
Upon registration, you will be sent a confidential application to allow you to examine where you are but more importantly where you want to be, focused on you and your RESULTS.
Questions? Reach out to email@example.com and request a scheduled call.
Here's to making some gutsy moves this week! Things begin to fall into place when we make the commitment to the things we want. Not a push pull type of commitment. An ALL-IN kind of commitment so you can gently flow with the current downstream - pulling that abundance toward you.
See you in class!
Ready to give your gutsy breakthrough goal some legs, explore that next chapter, embrace the unknown with excitement and a sprinkle of must-have nervousness? We are right there by your side to celebrate wh
Reach out and schedule a quick call through Grace and I'll see if I can help or point you to someone who can. Ready when you are... 🙂


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Cat I love your poetry! They speak so elegantly yet humorously about the mundane things.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks so much, Shailaja! So kind of you. I love your poetry, too.Delete
Simple yet well written. Nice to see you participating in the challenge, Cat. :)ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Vinodini. I'm enjoying the challenge but it is only Day 2. Haha! There will be days when the muse doesn't always cooperate but will need coaxing with lots of chocolate and coffee. Enjoy the challenge!Delete
I absolutely love all the pictures of Birds and animals you share, because I never get to see such a variety. Indeed how they survive the winter, that too a Canadian winter, is I beyond me.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks, Raj. I enjoy your photos, too and tales of your travels in Australia. Two very different places, aren't they? Glad we can share and learn about different parts of the world this way.Delete
And I absolutely love the pictures you share on Facebook and the witty captions too :)ReplyDelete
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Thanks so much, Shalini! Appreciate it.Delete
I loved it. It's simple as the comments above mention but it tells a very poignant story of what we leave behind too.ReplyDeleteReplies
Thanks so much, Roshan. I hope my sons appreciate all the photo books I'm leaving behind. They'll probably say one day "What the heck are we going to do with all these books?" Haha! Glad it resonated with you and you can understand my feelings on it.Delete
Beautiful photos and poem, Cathy! Yes, your photos and written work will stand the test of time.ReplyDelete
Love your poetry, how you portray ordinary things in an extraordinary manner :)ReplyDelete
You have a way with words, Cathy! Loved this poem and I am smiling at... "In a way I feel like it is my duty" :)ReplyDelete
Thats lovely Cat- to capture the moments - and they give so much joy. Good luck on atoz my friend. Lots of love XXXReplyDelete


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Vicky Hosking is the Managing Partner at Smith and Co solicitors. She qualified as a solicitor with the firm after studying Law in London, having chosen this path after 20 years of commercial experience. She specialises in matrimonial and child law, together with family wills, estates and trusts.
Born and educated in Ipswich, Vicky is involved in offering legal advice to family based charities that serve the local communities. She is Chairperson of the local branch of the charity Families Need Fathers.
Vicky's clients say 'She takes time to listen and is supportive through all stages of the process. Vicky goes the extra mile'.
Outside work, Vicky still retains an interest in the family business and brings this experience to her legal career, giving her a real world perspective on her clients needs.


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Roger Bruce Gadd started his thrift career with a high school education making collections for his hometown savings and loan in Zanesville, Ohio.
He became a top savings and loan executive in Dallas, where he was active for many years in many facets of the mortgage lending business.
Mr. Gadd, 86, died Feb. 14 of congestive heart failure at his Dallas home.
A memorial service will be at 3 p.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church in Richardson. He donated his remains to the Willed Body Program at UT Southwestern Medical Center.
"He loved being able to help people," said his daughter Karen Stewart of Plano. "He did business up to the day he retired with a handshake. He always thought his word spoke about who he was. If he gave his word, he held strong fast to that."
Born in Zanesville, Mr. Gadd served in the Merchant Marine during World War II. He was aboard the first civilian ship to enter Tokyo Bay after the Japanese surrendered, his family said.
After the war, he started his career at City Loan and Savings in Ohio. He married Marilyn Ruth Butler in 1948. Mrs. Gadd died in 2007.
City Loan and Savings later merged with Commercial Credit Corp. In 1964, Mr. Gadd was transferred to Richardson, where he became Commercial Credit's regional director for five states.
He was offered a top position with Commercial Credit's home office in Baltimore, but chose not to relocate.
"We had a family vote to stay in Richardson," his daughter said.
In 1966, he joined Dallas Federal Savings and Loan as a vice president.
He was named a senior vice president in 1969, an executive vice president in 1972 and senior executive vice president in 1977.
His contributions outside of his executive position included being co-founder and the first board chairman of the Consumer Credit Counseling Service of Greater Dallas Inc. in 1974.
Mr. Gadd became senior executive vice president and chairman and chief executive of Dallas Federal Service Corp., the parent company of Dallas Federal.
He retired from the S&L business in 1985 but continued to work several years as a consultant with Dallas developer John Sullivan.
Mr. Gadd was an active volunteer, serving on the adviser board of the SMU Costa Institute of Real Estate Finance and the Dallas Public Housing Task Force.
He also was on the boards of the Dallas Home and Apartment Builders Association, the Greater Dallas Board of Realtors, the Richardson YMCA and Family Outreach of Greater Dallas. And he was a co-founder of the Waterview Beautification Project in Richardson.
In 1991, while he was living in Addison, he was chairman of the town's Planning and Zoning Board.
He was a 32nd degree Mason and volunteered at the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children into his 80s.
In addition to his daughter, Mr. Gadd is survived by two other daughters, Lynn Krenek of Midland and Laurie Barnes of Denver; a son, Bruce Gadd of Dallas; a sister, June Kinder of Columbus, Ohio; five grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
Memorials may be made to the Texas Scottish Rite Hospital for Children; Meals on Wheels; Faith Presbyterian Hospice; or a charity of choice.


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2018 conference first to put cities at heart of climate science
Event will mark 'policy, science and practice evolving together', expert says.
UPDATE: The deadline for cities to apply to host the Cities and Climate Change Science Conference has been extended until 31 January.
The science of cities is poised to take on a new dimension with the announcement of a global conference that will, for the first time, seek to place urban areas directly at the centre of climate change research.
The Cities and Climate Change Science Conference will seek to refine and enhance the scientific literature on the role of cities in the fight against global climate change. Anticipated for early 2018, the conference is currently seeking a host city, with the bidding open until 15 January.
A green light for such a gathering came last month during a meeting of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the group tasked with keeping track of the science on global warming. The IPCC decision, in Bangkok, came the same day as the U. N. adopted a 20-year strategy on sustainable cities, the New Urban Agenda, halfway around the world in Quito at the conclusion of the Habitat III conference.
[See: We're entering a 'new era' for cities and science]
Advocates for bolstered science on the role of cities in the climate change debate see this coincidence as important. They hope a scientifically informed viewpoint will better enable national governments, mayors, policymakers and other actors to make smart decisions in the coming decades to deliver on their commitments to the U. N.'s trio of global agreements that deal directly with cities: in addition to the New Urban Agenda, these include the Paris Agreement on climate change and the Sustainable Development Goals, both of which were finalized last year.
The request for proposals to host the 2018 conference was released 10 November on the sidelines of the "COP 22" climate change meeting in Marrakech, Morocco, where the international community is discussing implementation of last year's Paris Agreement.
[See: Platform needed to provide scientific input on New Urban Agenda implementation, researchers say]
"In the next 20 to 50 years, all big developmental decisions will be made in cities, so we need the global scientific debate to reflect more deeply on the finer, more nuanced scale of cities," Debra Roberts, IPCC vice-chair and chief resilience officer of eThekwini municipality in Durban, said during the Bangkok meeting that announced the new endeavor. "The 2018 conference on climate change science and cities will be an exciting process of policy, science and practice evolving together."
Bending the curve
So how will the 2018 conference be structured? According to the call for proposals, the event will gather up to 300 leading scientists, urbanists, local officials and climate activists who will seek to identify research gaps and strategies for future collaboration.
The conference's results also will feed into a larger process toward a landmark special report on cities and climate change that the IPCC will prepare during its five-year work programme starting in 2023.
[See: Cities to receive new, ongoing focus in official climate research]
While this decade-plus timeline sounds far in the future, Roberts believes that the long-term vision is vital. "We are entering a new era for cities," she said. "Cities are the real opportunity to bend the curve. Whether it's on ambitious adaptation or mitigation action, they are the location where the action materializes, where the decisions on resource flows are made."
Already, cities have taken a leading role in the climate change debate, and are receiving significant focus at the Marrakech meetings, which run through this week.
On Monday, local leaders from 7,100 cities met at COP 22 to highlight their contributions through the Global Covenant of Mayors for Climate and Energy. That initiative, which brings together pledges from municipalities around the world, claims to be on track to reduce carbon emissions by 254 megatons before 2020, the same year that the Paris Agreement's targets go into effect for national governments. If they meet this target, the city signatories will have reduced their emissions by 27 percent since 2010, according to a new report.
Still, continuing that progress will still require a concerted effort from national governments and international institutions. The World Bank cautions that USD 90 trillion is needed to finance the climate-friendly infrastructure needed to continue on a low-carbon path. Climate finance is a major focus of the COP 22 talks in Marrakech, including how that funding can be directed to cities.
[See: What effect could President Trump have on U. S. cities' climate action?]
For the 2018 conference, meanwhile, the host city will be expected to cover much of the cost to host the event as well as to secure support from its national government. Preference will be given to cities in the Global South.
Preparation will be coordinated by the C40 Cities Climate Leadership Group. C40 is part of a larger constellation of advocates — including Cities Alliance, ICLEI, Future Earth, the U. N.'s Sustainable Development Solutions Network, United Cities and Local Governments, UN-Habitat, the UN Environment Programme and the World Climate Research Programme — that have coalesced under the umbrella #CitiesIPCC.
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You can purchase on Amazon or if you have a favorite bookstore you can ask them to order for you. And maybe a couple of extra for your friends! 🙂


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Ortu, Salvatore (1982) Osservazioni su Planococcus citri (Risso) nelle coltivazioni agrumicole della Sardegna. Studi sassaresi: organo ufficiale della Società sassarese di Scienze mediche e naturali. Sez. 3: Annali della Facoltà di Agraria dell'Università di Sassari, Vol. 29 , p. 199-209. ISSN 0562-2662. Article.
Surveys carried out in various citrus growing areas of Sardinia, including the experimental groves of Simaxis (Oristano) and Siniscola (Nuoro), revealed massive infestations of Planococcus citri (Risso) and general precarious state of plant health. In order to improve the situation with a rational programme of integrated control, the etiology of the insect had to be thoroughly studied while, at the same time, various test systems of control were efected. Particular attention was given to population dynamics and species interrelationships. Depending on wintering stage and microclimate, P. citri was seen to produce 3-4 generations per annum in Sardinia, with fruit infestation begining in june when fruit diameters reached about 1 cm, the young larvae occupying exstremely protected positions. As natural control of the massive infestations proved ineffective by the indigenous parasites, (Leptomastidea Abnormis (Grlt.) and Anagyrus pseudococcl (Grlt.)), predators of the genus Crysopa and the coccidiphagous Coccinellids, (Chilocorus bipustulatus (L.) and Exochomus quadripustulatus (L.)), resort was made to the introduction and dispersal of Cryptoaemus montrouzieri (Muls.) and Leptomastix dactylopii (How.). An important factor in determing fruit drop appeared to be the presence of Cryptoblabes gnidiella Milliére, whose larvae Iive in association with the citrus mealy bug. However, no significant cross-correlation was revealed by a statistical analysis of data relative to the percentage of fruit infested by P. citri and the percentage of fruit dropped during the same period. The first attempts at Integraling chemical and biological control enabled the number of chemical intero ventions to be greatly reduced.
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- It is highly recommended to read the Notes before attempting this quest.
Objectives Edit
Escort a Windcaller through the Furnace and secure the entrance to the Molten Flow.
- Druid of the Talon Windcaller protected
Description Edit
Skylord Omnuron and his druids are seeking to push through the Furnace to our northwest. They've been able to fly over the dangers, but they really need someone on the ground to help them secure the territory past the fire... someone like you.
If you want to aid the Druids of the Talon, wait for one of Omnuron's Windcallers to start pushing through the fire, stay close to him, and keep him safe from any attackers within the flames.
Completion Edit
Glad to see the Skylord was finally able to get someone capable through without wings. Our flight has been of little use to us in these confined spaces and amidst the thermals beyond this ridge.
Looks like we'll have to resort to more conventional tactics. You game?
Rewards Edit
You will receive:
- 16 54
- 2 [Mark of the World Tree]
- 250 reputation with Guardians of Hyjal
Notes Edit
- Though the quest text says to "keep close", don't keep too close. Hang back from the Windcaller until the flames clear and walk a few paces behind. Flamewaker Assassins will attempt to kill the Windcaller, so keep on your toes when taking them out, but also be mindful of the flames closing in behind you.
- A good tactic is to try not to engage most of the Flamewaker Assassins and let them beat on the Windcaller. If the Windcaller dies, just try to sprint past them to the Pyrelord. Many players on classes that have a hard time mitigating damage report that the rate of Flamewaker Assassin adds comes too fast to survive reliably.
- The Windcaller does not need to survive to get to the Pyrelord fight.
- Once you get to the end, a Pyrelord will be waiting for you. Kill it, and the chasm entrance to the Molten Flow opens beneath it, dropping you inside. You don't need to do lots of damage as other druids will help you kill him.
- If you don't fall down the hole, it should appear nearby with a coil of rope to get down safely (although you may be able to just jump down).
- Just continue into the cave system; there are no mobs leading up to Thisalee.
- From reading lots of comments at Wowhead, you may want to do this set of dailies exactly once just to experience it, but because of the potential repair bills of doing this quest you may want to skip this set from then on and do the Forlorn Spire ones.
Quest progression Edit
- [85] Druids of the Talon
- [85] Flight of the Storm Crows and complete the daily quests listed below (after completing four from the previous stage) to earn enough [Marks of the World Tree] to continue. (150 marks for recruiting the Shadow Wardens; if completed already, then 125 marks each for the Moonwell, Ancients, or Armaments quests)
- Dailies
- [85 Daily] Into the Fire (every day)
- [85 Daily] Flamewakers of the Molten Flow (every day)
- [85 Daily] Fire Flowers (every day) and two from the following:
- [85 Daily] Peaked Interest
- [85 Daily] Starting Young
- [85 Daily] Mother's Malice
- [85 Daily] Fire in the Skies
- [85 Daily] Singed Wings
- [85 Daily] Territorial Birds
- Ancients daily (requires completion of Calling the Ancients)
- [85 Daily] Strike at the Heart (every day)
- Anren/Tholo (requires having quested for the Druids of the Talon and completing Need... Water... Badly...; quests below reflect accepting Into the Fire)
- [85 Daily] How Hot or
- [85 Daily] Hounds of Shannox
- Fire Lasher daily (requires having quested for the Shadow Wardens and completing the normal quests below)
- [85] The Mysterious Seed
- [85] Planting Season
- [85] Little Lasher
- [85 Daily] Embergris or
- [85 Daily] Steal Magmolias or
- [85 Daily] Some Like It Hot
- Ricket's Daily (requires Additional Armaments and Well Armed completion)
- [85 Daily] The Bigger They Are
Patches and hotfixes Edit
Patch 4.2.0 (2011-06-28): Added.


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Shirt: Gift from friend
Skirt: Evans
Frilly socks: Evans
Creepers: TUK
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April 17, 2000
The Rediff Interview/ Salman Rushdie
'A lot of things which people say I have written is not there at all in the book'
PART I: 'If somebody is trying to shut you up, then you should try and talk louder'
Is beech, aap Bharat aana chahate the aur ek controversy thi. Is par aapko kya kehna hai? (You wanted to come to India earlier but there was a controversy about it. What do you have to say on the matter?)
This question of exile, jab aadmi nahin aa sakta apne shahar mein, yeh bahut buri baat hai. And mujhe bahut dukh tha is baat ke baare mein. I think if you knew my friends, mere dost jante the ke yeh sabse dukh ki baat thi ki main Hindustan mein nahin aa saka. To yeh bahut khushi ka din hai mere liye. Meri ummeed hai ki yeh 12 saal ke baad aya magar ab bahut dafe aaonga.
(It was very bad that I could not visit my country. All my friends know how sad that made me. Which is why these are very happy days for me. I hope now that I will visit again not once in 12 years as I have done this time, but far more often.)
Par Bharat ke Mussalmaan jo aapse naaraz hain, unko aap kya kehna chahte hain? (What do you have to say to the Muslims in India who are upset with you?)
Kitabon mein yeh baat hamesha hoti hai ki koi log ek kitab ko pasand karte hain, koi log nahin pasand karte hain. Agar aap meri kitab ko nahin pasand karte hain to band kardena. Banned karden aur chhod den. Kitab aisi hai ki aagar aap nahin paden to woh aapko kuch nahin kar sakti hai. Magar Hindustan mein bhi bahut log hain jo meri kitab ko pasand karte hain aur woh bhi important hai.
(There are people who like a book and people who don't. If you don't like my books, then close the book and forget about it. If you don't read a book it is not going to do you any harm. But it is important to remember that there are people in India who like my books too.)
To yeh main keh raha hoon ki jo bhi hua tha woh bahut din ho gaye, takariban barah saal. Is period mein bahut logon ne meri kitab padhi hai aur pasand ki hai aur pasand nahin bhi ki hai. Yeh purani kahani hai. Aur ab mein sochta hoon ki ek moment hai jab hum nayi kahani shuru kar sakte hain. Aur yeh meri umeed hain ki ab hum sab yeh kar sakte hain. Mein bhi Hindustani Muslim khandan ka hoon. Yahan koi jhagada nahin hai aur nahin hona chahiye. Aur meri umeed hai yeh jhagada chhod den. Yeh purana jhagada hai.
(What I am trying to say is that it is 12 years since all this has happened. And during this period, a lot of people have read and liked my book just as some people haven't liked my work. All this is an old story. It is time for us to start a new chapter. I too belong to an Indian Muslim family. We should not fight over such matters. This is an old battle.)
Is kitab par jo vivad hua, controversy hui, usse kya aapko dukh hai? (Do you feel bad about the fact that there was so much controversy over the book?)
Yes, yes of course. I am very sorry that it happened. I wish it had not happened. But the past is the past. Jo ho gaya woh ho gaya. (What has happened has happened.) The thing to do now is to look at the future. That's what I have been trying to do. Meri umeed hai ki hum sab yeh kar sakte hain (I hope we can do this) because you can't stay stuck in the past.
Jis tarah aap ke aane par demonstrations huye Delhi mein, us par aap ko kya kahna hai? (What do you have to say about the demonstrations that were held in Delhi in protest against your visit?)
If people want to demonstrate, unka haque hai. They have the right to do it. I appreciate the fact that this was done in a civilised, peaceful way. If we object to each other then we should express our objections. In a democracy we do that but we remain civilised with each other and that is what I hope we can do.
Jin logon ne demonstration kiya, agar unse aapki baat ho to aap unse kya kahenge? (If you could speak to those who demonstarted against you, what would you tell them?)
I will say I am very sorry that you don't like it. Bahut afsos ki baat hai ki log yeh samajhte hain ki yeh woh cheez hai jo woh nahin hai. (It is very unfortunate that people think this book is something it is not.) This is the reason for not wanting the ban kyon ki logon ko padna chahiye. Padne ke baad shayad nahin pasand aaye magar pahle padhna chahiye. (People should read the book and decide whether or not they like the book.)
Before you attack a writer, before you say he should not come to India, before you say he should be killed or whatever, at least read his work because you will find ki bahut sari cheez jo log kahte hain mere bare mein woh is kitab mein nahin hain. (A lot of things which people say about me is not there in this book.)
Bahut doosri cheezen hain jo log kehte hain ki is kitab mein hain par woh nahin hain. So what has happened is that people have been worked up. People ko gussa aa gaya kyon ki log aise cheez kehte hain ki Rushdie ne yeh kaha woh kaha. Ab main kya kah sakta hoon? But if they read the book they find out for themselves. To pehle paden phir sochen ki gussa aana chahiye ki nahin.
(In fact, a lot of things which people say I have written is not there at all in the book. What can I say to all this? If people read the book for themselves, they will know whether or not to get angry with me.)
Aapko baar baar controversial lekhak kaha jata hai. Kai log kahte hain ki aap vivad paida karne ke liye hee likhte hain? (You have the reputation of being a controversial writer and that you write only to create a controversy.)
Well, that's not true. But what I think is that any serious writer tries to understand what is happening in the world and he tries to give his response to that and that's what I tried to do. Jaisa mein dekhta hoon vaisa mein likhta hoon. If you like that you like it nahin pasand ayi to nahin pasand ayi. Main kya kar sakta hoon? (I write on things the way I see them. If you don't like it, what am I to do?) I can only write what I see and that's what I have always tried to do and I will always try to do.
Jab aapne Satanic Verses likha to kya aapko lagta tha ki itna halla hoga? (Did you ever imagine that there would be such a controversy over the Satanic Verses when you wrote the book?)
Who would wish on themselves all that has happened to me? You would not want to spend 12 years the way I have spent them. Satanic Verses mein jo Islam ka hissa hain woh relatively chhota hai. Kitab ka subject yeh nahin hai. The novel is about bahut se log jo England gaye hain, unki kahani hai. Yeh jo Islam ka mamla hai, woh do chapter hai, 500 pages ki kitab mein yeh do chapter hain aur ab log samajhte hain ki poora kissa yahi tha.
(The part on Islam in the Satanic Verses is very small. It is not the subject of the entire book. The book is about Indians who have gone to England. The bit about Islam covers only two chapters in a book of 500 pages. Now people think that the whole book is on Islam.) I am really sad in a way that these two chapters have distracted attention from the rest of the book.
Fatwe ke dauran zindagi ne aapke lekhan par kahan tak asar dala?
I feel that if somebody is trying to shut you up then you should try and talk louder. If somebody is trying to say don't sing, you should sing better.
Fatwe se aapki private life kahan tak prabhavit hui?
My private life is separate from all this and wasn't affected in any way.
The interview continues tomorrow. Don't miss it!
Photographs: Pana India
My private life is separate from all this and wasn't affected in any way.
The interview continues tomorrow. Don't miss it!
Photographs: Pana India


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Here you will find web resources which may be of use to you while writing your article. These web pages and articles are for the most part introductory, so you may wish to delve deeper into the subject matter by conducting your own research.
EU-US Relations
How EU-US Relations Work
In 1990, the Transatlantic Declaration formalized relations between the EU and the US. Five years later, the New Transatlantic Agenda outlined a new framework for our relationship, including four areas for joint action: promoting peace, stability, democracy, and development; responding to global challenges; contributing to the liberalization and expansion of world trade; and improving communication and ensuring a long-term commitment to our partnership.
Delegation of the European Union to the United States, 2016
US Relations with the European Union
US cooperation with the EU is based on the Transatlantic Declaration of 1990 and the New Transatlantic Agenda (NTA), adopted in 1995. This cooperation, which has been gradually deepened and broadened, takes place on many levels and includes summit meetings at the level of heads of state and government between the US, the European Commission and the country holding the EU Presidency.
United States Mission to the European Union, 2016
Remarks on the Transatlantic Relationship
The most indelible connection we share is the miracle of 70 years ago when, from the ashes of global devastation and genocide, the United States and Europe built institutions that would help prevent the repeat catastrophe of another generation of young European men being lost in yet another global conflagration. Those institutions fostered the most sustained period of economic growth in history, the most amazing melding of different people and culture and language.
John Kerry, US Secretary of State, October 2016
Polish Official: Brexit Threatens Trans-Atlantic Ties
An abrupt and messy U.K. departure from the European Union risks weakening the trans-Atlantic ties between the bloc and the U.S., Poland's deputy prime minister said Saturday, adding that Britain should seek to maintain a close economic relationship with the EU.
Jason Douglas, October 2016
The Wall Street Journal
Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership
In an effort to continue providing the public with information on T-TIP, this website includes a number of resources, they include a summary of US objectives, negotiating round and public forum information, T-TIP blog posts, facts sheets, reports, and press releases.
Office of the United States Trade Representative, 2016
What is TTIP about?
The EU is negotiating a trade and investment deal with the US - the Transatlantic Trade and Investment Partnership - or TTIP.
European Commission, 2016
Trading Places
What the aversion to global trade says about Europe and America
The Economist, April 2016
Minorities Rights
Framework Convention for the Protection of National Minorities Factsheet
Political and economic upheavals and wars in the last centuries have spurred migrations to and within Europe which have created societies that are rich in ethnic, linguistic and cultural diversity. As a result, many minorities have been confronted with discrimination and even denial of citizenship. They have often been and are excluded from employment, housing, education and access to health services or justice. Many of them are under-represented in European governments and institutions which makes it difficult for them to find political redress to violations of their rights.
Council of Europe, April 2016
Black Lives Matter in France, Too
The death while in police custody of Adama Traoré, a 24-year-old black man, in a town near Paris on July 19 set off days of violent clashes between angry minorities and police officers.
The New York Times Editorial Board, July 2016
Business and Economics
Apple to Repatriate Overseas Cash Pile Next Year, Says Cook
Chief executive sets aside billions for higher US tax bill while calling EU ruling 'political crap'.
Alex Barker, Tim Bradshaw and Duncan Robinson, September 2016
The Financial Times
The Culture of Effort and the US-EU Divide in Labour Market and Firm-Level Outcomes
Differences in labour market and firm statistics between the US and Europe are easy to dismiss as cultural. This column applies an equilibrium model of worker screening and effort to cross-country data, showing that a large chunk of observed differences can be explained by the strategic interaction between firm and worker strategies. Evidence suggests that the US is in a high-screening, high-effort equilibrium, while southern Europe is in the complementary equilibrium. Perhaps culture is more economic than we might assume.
Alessandra Bonfiglioli, Gino Gancia, July 2014
European Push to Take on Silicon Valley Gathers Steam
Tech leaders, global corporations, universities and financial institutions have joined the European Commission in two initiatives to nurture Europe's tech and digital startups into global internet companies.
European Commission, January 2014
Risky Banks face Higher Capital Needs from Latest Basel Reforms
Risky lenders may face a "significant" increase in capital in the latest round of bank safety reforms, the global standard-setter has warned in a development that is likely to exacerbate a transatlantic spat and threaten co-ordinated worldwide banking rules.
Caroline Binham and Jim Brunsden, October 2016
The Financial Times
What is NATO?
This brief report outlines NATO's mission, vision, key activities and organizational structure.
NATO Public Diplomacy Division, 2016
Just Five of 28 NATO Members Meet Defense Spending Goal, Report Says
Most NATO countries are boosting their military spending by small amounts if any, despite the concern over Russia's growing assertiveness, according to a report released […] by the alliance.
Naftali Bendavid, June 2016
The Wall Street Journal
Turkey's Relations with NATO
Ever since our NATO membership in 1952, the North Atlantic Alliance has played a central role in Turkey's security and contributed to its integration with the Euro-Atlantic community. Turkey, in return, has successfully assumed its responsibilities in defending the common values of the Alliance.
Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Republic of Turkey, 2016
Cyber Policy
EU-US Privacy Shield: Progress for Privacy Rights
We at Microsoft welcome the new EU-US Privacy Shield decision, which the European Commission is expected to announce on 12 July. It sets a new high standard for the protection of Europeans' personal data. Microsoft regards privacy as a fundamental right and we believe the Privacy Shield advances this right.
John Frank, July 2016
Microsoft EU Policy Blog
Hype and Fear
America is leading the way in developing doctrines for cyber-warfare. Other countries may follow, but the value of offensive capabilities is overrated
The Economist,
US-German Relations
The Future of Transatlantic Relations (NEW)
Germany and the United States are deeply linked together: Our joint history has led us through both bright and dark chapters and resulted in the deep friendship we enjoy today. That friendship is based on our shared commitment to personal freedom and dignity, which only a vibrant democracy under the rule of law can guarantee.
Angela Merkel and Barack Obama, November 2016
Wirtschafts Woche
US Relations with Germany
Fact Sheet
US Department of State Bureau of European and Eurasian Affairs, November 2015
Transatlantic Relations – cornerstone of German Foreign Policy
Alongside European integration, the transatlantic partnership is the most important pillar of German foreign policy. The United States is Germany's closest ally outside Europe.
German Federal Foreign Office, 2016


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Re: Offseason plan
Players under contract next season
Rose, Noah, Deng, Boozer, Taj, Butler, Hinrich, Teague.
No way we pick up RIPs 5 million option. And I don't see us amnestying anyone this offseason either.
Bulls definitely have some assets that could be packaged in a deal. Lu on his final year, the Bobcats pick, and Mirotic (don't think we would get fair value at all). Going after a guy like Love would be great, as long as we got to keep Rose, Noah, and Butler. Not saying adding Butler is a deal breaker, it would just suck because he's a steal on his contract.
So we pretty much have to build a bench again, outside of Taj and Kirk who are nice pieces off the bench. I hope we can bring back Nate, it'll be interesting to see if anyone tries to pry him away from us. I also liked what Marco brought to the team, and would be cool with him coming back on a cheap contract.
We aren't in any sort of position to go sign a big name free agent without some major cap cuts...I don't see that happening either. The post Boozer contract is really the only time we will have some major cap flexibility.
So, IMO the major need is a backup center. Some 3 point shooting and someone who can create is also needed, but being able to bring back Rose next season will obviously help the offense.
20th pick. On paper it looks to be a pretty meh draft. I'm thinking a guy like Dieng or Withey would be there. Neither can replace what we lost in Asik, but we need something. Combine and workouts will show us where we are going with the pick though, hope we can find a serviceable player.
I'm fine with bringing back Nazr on the cheap, but he's not the answer.
Finding another guard will be interesting. OJ Mayo would be great, but I don't think we can afford him. Kevin Martin if he doesn't stay in OKC, if we can afford him.
I could see Drew Gooden and John Salmons both getting amnestied this offseason, and I'd be cool if we brought either one of them back if they clear, obviously both worth nothing more than the min considering they'd still be getting paid from their teams now. Not bad depth adds IMO.
Once we figure out who will actually be on the market, it might be easier to speculate. I'm perfectly fine with another year of what we had, because we will bring back Rose. And of course at least adding some more depth inside.
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Just a reminder to my spectacular email subscribers that you can now follow my latest adventures over at Head Plant Health; re-subscribe for new, improved inbox silliness and tasty health morsels!
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I've moved!!!
September 22, 2011 § Leave a comment
Hello hello loyal reader (s)!
Thank you to those who left me sweet comments while I was away; I took an extended break while I muddled through some changing health philosophies and opinions, and am happy to say I'm starting afresh at the bloggie address below!
Do stop by for tea, would love to have you!
Thanks to everyone who made Bonne Santé such a fun place to call my virtual home x
BANG! Back in the game.
May 4, 2011 § 16 Comments
Somebody pinch me, I feel like i'm in the midst of the most amazing dream! (sadly not involving a self-replenishing mini-bar full of coconuts).
I HAVE THE INTERNET BACK AT HQ! Sure, I've had my iPhone to receive emails and lurk on Facebook, but there really is nothing quite like stalking food blogs in giant high-defintion iMac glory. Two months without blogging capabilities has left me a broken, brittle husk of a girl with little direction or purpose in life… Meals just aren't the same when they're served hot; I prefer them luke-warm and mushy after 30 minutes of careful photography and garnish rearrangement!
But here I am, back for all your nutty naturopathic needs and non-educational entertainment!
Seeing as I didn't expect to have internet again, ever, I don't really have any relevant photos or meaningful topics to share with you this evening. To add to the wackniess, I just ate enough raw cacao to send the easter bunny into cardiac arrest. BZZZZZZZZ!
The gorgeous Paije from Veggie Monster tagged me about a century ago in a '7 random things' quiz, so I thought that would be awesome fodder for my first foray back into blogsville.
Say 'Beer Can'. Say it again.
Now you're saying 'Bacon' like a Jamaican!
2. This week I rode my bike to college 2 out of 3 days. 'Ride' is loosely defined as being mounted on the bicycle in forward motion at least 50% of the time. I think I just scraped through!
I also embraced shabby chic by wearing my daggiest sports gear, and bringing down the collective style of my class by about 100 points. Function trumps form!
I was completely inspired by the crazy Amanda of Me Vs the Bulge, who is a DEMON and started riding her bike a few months ago to work. It's greener, and gets me a good 1.5 hours of exercise each day that would normally have been spent crammed in next to snotty school kids and cologne-covered businessmen on the bus. My thighs were weeping tears of lactic-acid by the end of day two, and I need to stop veering out randomly into the path of oncoming traffic but with a bit more practice I may just have found my new 2-wheeled obsession!
3. This week I tried mixing chopped young coconut flesh into my buckwheat porridge. It was a win!
If you're wondering, buckwheat is probably my favourite gluten-free pseudo-grain at the moment. It's exceptionally easy to cook (1:2 ratio grains to water), incredibly versatile, and has off-the-charts nutritional value!
4. A few weeks ago, my buddy at college and I decided it would be a fun experiment to drink a garlic cocktail every evening for it's antioxidant and anti-microbial activity. Here are the ingredients:
The result?
Liquid death.
The idea was if we drank a superfood elixer of the most potent kind each night, somehow we would become superhuman disease-fighting maniacs within a week and live forever. Worked in theory; in reality I destroyed about 70% of all my tastebuds and acquired a sexy garlic scent that didn't win me many friends. Food experiments are fun!
5. It's hard to return to fending for yourself after an indulgent trip home to see family. Someone tuck me in at night, stat!
6. In Perth, my new friend Sarah took us to the most amazing raw vegan cafe ever. Sydney, lift your game! I don't think there are any dedicated raw restaurants here, whats up with that?
Dear lord, this smoothie was out of control. Banana, cacao, ESPRESSO, almond milk, maca…pure unadulterated chocolatey bliss.
I had the raw pizza with some kind of mind-blowing carrot and coconut salad that I could never hope to replicate.
There was also raw flatbread, salad and mango salsa action.
I definitely recommend The Raw Kitchen in Fremantle if you're ever on the West-side.
7. I'm currently eating homemade sauerkraut in front of my computer at 11pm.
Don't act surprised; at least i'm not sucking on a big clove of garlic 🙂
So so so excited to resume normal programming now we have the sweet interwebs back up and running. I'll have a post for you tomorrow about how I'm going after almost 3 months off the Pill and also some other naturopathic goodness.
Until then, peace, love and pickled cabbage to you all! xx
Relaxation 101.
April 26, 2011 § 10 Comments
It's a rare moment when, in the midst of a day filled with such ordinary events as watching the sun rise, bike riding and time spent with family, you stop and realise, it's a day to remember. It's not often we preempt nostalgia, actively participating in the memory as it unfolds, but today is going straight to the bank.
We started early at 5am to attend the dawn ANZAC service. I am hardly patriotic and gung-ho wartime rhetoric makes me cringe, but the fact remains, hundreds of thousands of young people of countless nationalities have lost their lives in tragic, barbaric, and senseless conflict, a fact that is certainly worth remembering.
As the sun started to rise, it was a wee bit magical.
Walking back from the park, I got a bit snap-happy. Bear with the whimsical sky/tree shots.
Autumnal magic.
Top way to start the day!
Then we embarked on a cycling jaunt that may or may not have had a particular destination in mind…
Little Creatures brewery!
I don't even drink beer, but this boutique aussie brewery is way too cool to pass up.
The whole trip from home to Fremantle and back is around 50kms! BAM. So proud of my pedal-pushin' little thighs right now.
I'd love to say I rode side-saddle, gracefully gliding along on my vintage bicycle with poise and charm, like so:
The reality is a bit more grim.
Rocking the peace symbol, trying not to stack it.
CHEESE!! Audrey would be horrified.
The class doesn't stop there. My riding ensemble featured a borrowed pair of cycling pants, complete with ultra butt-cushioning that made me feel like I was waddling around in an oversized adult nappy. My crotch was grateful 50kms later.
Mum and I sported Vibrams, of course. The five-fingered love of my life.
We stopped for some mid-morning refreshments and got up close and personal with a very inquisitive black swan.
You say cute, I say…
This concludes todays presentation; have to start preparing for Ma's birthday party which is TODAY! Happy Birthday to the raddest mother in the world ❤
Have you had unexpectedly awesome, memorable days recently? Do share!
Status Report.
April 24, 2011 § 22 Comments
You know when you're little and you break the family heirloom your great great grandmother squared made from toothpicks on her deathbed? My instincts were always to try and patch up the picasso-like pile of splinters as best I could, arrange my face into a bouquet of innocence, walk swiftly in the opposite direction and pretend it was all a bad dream.
Similarly, I am choosing today to skirt around the glaringly obvious issue of complete and utter blog absence over the past month. If I don't apologise, there is no problem. Right?!
Unfortunately, I never filled you in on how the story ends. It ends with me running wildly back to the closest family member and, through impassioned snot and tears, regurgitating every detail of my guilt and offering an explanation so long said family member would have forgiven me by the time I came to my whimpering conclusion.
I'll spare you the essay, but basically our internet modem broke and we've been chasing *unnamed service provider* ever since trying to arrange a replacement. When the net dies, my life takes a turn for the hermit. I'm actually blogging from the luxury of my mum's internet right now (in Perth, waheyyy!!) but hopefully I'll arrive home next week to a shiny new high speed modem. Vibrams crossed!
SO MUCH has happened in the past month or two. I've spent lunch breaks discussing buddhist philosophy, experimental nutrition and meditation with my eternally inspiring college buddies, evenings contemplating The Art of Happiness, and weeks riding a crazy raft of ch-ch-ch-chaaaange!
I'll update you on the highlights whenever I have a spare 4 hours, but for now let's embrace the present. Nothing like it!
I'm in the wonderful city of Perth, on the west-siiiiiiide. Dig it. I am so insanely grateful to have family here now and a subsequent excuse to invade at any given moment.
Mum and Andrew chewing up the catwalk, green bags in hand.
Speaking of grateful, mum and I were compiling a list of all the reasons we are insanely, monumentally lucky yesterday, after we had a huge whinge about various trivial, self-indulgent things that we later realised are, in essence, tripe. It's a nice exercise to turn around a gloomy mood by listing all the reasons we are so incredibly happy and fortunate.
I'll start 😀
I'm pretty chuffed to have a functional face, limbs, spine, kidneys, liver, spleen. They all go pretty damn hard, and are fairly amazing if you ask me.
I'm also stoked to be surrounded by fresh organic food and passionate foodies. The ability to rock up to a farmers market, survey the scene, paparazzi the produce and fondle the fruit makes me one happy kidney bean.
I may have violated the red onions, m'bad. THEY JUST LOOKED SO JUICY!
This also made me salivate. $5 bananas? Unheard of! Are you feeling me Aussie residents?!
I am thankful for an abundance of raw, organic garlic, which I have been crushing and chugging on a regular basis to keep me perky. And by perky, I obviously mean stinky like a bucket full of chunder. (Now THERE'S an under-utilized word. Chunder. Bring it back!)
Designer corn.
You know how I feel about sexy, leafy greens.
A pomegranate in its natural habitat. (Probably should explain that we were at a local market in Perth that has a kick-ass community garden with delicious fruity candies ripe for the picking).
Baby green-thumb.
A gorgeous man rocking out on the harpsichord.
Ma is thankful for double shot espresso. My adrenal glands are thankful that I never cultivated the habit.
Lucky to have delicious fresh ingredients on hand to whip up tantalising vegan fare. Quinoa, kidney-bean, veggie, seaweed and tomato stew? I think so.
So extraordinarily lucky to have been taken on my yearly shopping outing with mum today. Material possessions in no way support happiness, but they can sure as heck make you smile! Especially when you score an amazing Lululemon hoodie complete with ruffles and thumb holes. I think I've written with zest before about my love affair with Lululemon, not only for their quirky, flattering sportswear, but also because their entire business philosophy is aimed at supporting the goals and aspirations of their staff, and treating their clientele with unheard-of courtesy and warmth. It's love 🙂
Other things making the thankful list included:
- Having a kick-ass family who love and support me through thick and thin, and veganism 🙂
- First-world living standards.
- Freedom (of speech, sexuality, career, education… to be a ranga sans persecution!)
- Vibrams.
- Dates (both the dried fruit, and the sexy dinnertime variety).
- Comprehension, cognitive function.
- Heston Blumenthal.
A foodie fiesta.
March 15, 2011 § 9 Comments
Hope you're all kicking it health-warrior style.
I've been feeling quite deflated, listless and sad to my soul as the horrific events in Japan continue to unfold.
As President Obama put it in a recent address, it is utterly heartbreaking to contemplate the scale of destruction and loss of life (both human, and critter) that has resulted from yet another natural disaster. I feel sick. Unsettled. What happens to them happens to all of us, because despite those imaginary borders we create with language (country, nation, race) we are ultimately one. Made of the same stuff, tied to the same earth.
I cannot fathom how people cope with such events, but I send my thoughts anyway.
Over the weekend my friends from college and I got together to revel in our mutual lust for tasty food and culinary experimentation. I thought I'd share some pictures with you, and encourage you all to consider having your closest buddies around to bond over dinner; there is something special about dinner parties that cannot be recreated at a restaurant or club. And you might just snag an awesome recipe or two to add your repertoire!
We congregated at the completely charming abode of Jack, then enigmatic face behind The Batchelor Blog and proceeded to stuff ourselves silly.
I was a little late to the party, and was presented with this plate full of love on arrival. Pre-plated entrée? I can deal.
There are a number of different cultural influences in our class and so the three course meal contained a medley of mouth-blowing flavours and textures. Two Japanese girls made the most amazing sticky rice and seaweed condiments I have ever tasted, and there were homemade dips, german crackers, greek lentils and italian goodies galore!
Jack made an amazing ginger ale by reducing some fresh ginger and honey in a pot, adding some fizz and fresh mint for good measure! Zzzzzzzing!
Kitchen full of wannabe chefs.
Goofing around on the dimly-lit stairs.
My contribution: raw zucchini & carrot noodles with a delicious asian dressing from Gina at Choosing Raw.
Also, raw banana pie for dessert!
I layered some delectable honey-roasted almond butter on the bottom of the crock and then used some banana soft-serve as the filling.
Process 2-3 frozen bananas until creamy, and add in some extra nut butter, cinnamon and honey if your sweet tooth desires. Freeze. Get your saliva on.
This house is FILLED with character.
Posting your laundry on the interwebs, soz Jack.
Our Italian connection Alessandra, made this insanely fresh and flavourful pasta dish with broccoli, garlic and chili that is not done justice by the crummy photo.
And the grand finale! Flourless orange and almond cake. Holy Bethlehem, this was incredible.
Your guide to the sugary axis of evil.
March 11, 2011 § 19 Comments
Well hello there!
Hope you're enjoying this magnificent Friday! It's my one day off from both college & work, so I am smushing as much as humanly possible into the waking hours. It's glorious to have a whole day to fawn over food, stare at the sea and open random chapters in my nutrition textbook that look vaguely interesting. Not exactly efficient study, but the book and my eyes are simultaneously open so that's a win, right?
You know what else fat-ass nutrition books are good for?
Strength training!
I am officially too cheap to fork out my spare change for a gym visit, so I've taken to creative strength-training in the comfort of my lounge room! Nothing will ever replace a gym sesh, and I dearly miss sweating, grimacing and grunting in front of an audience of buffcore dudes… However textbook squats, armchair leg-curls (releasing & retracting the recliner foot-rest) and early morning sit-ups (hauling ass out of bed) are meeting my extensive body-building needs nicely.
Moving on from my rippling biceps, I thought i'd stun two birds with one stone (no animals were killed in the making of this cliché) and write a post on sugars and artificial sweeteners that may also help me cement it in my tiny walnut brain!
Y'all already know my opinion on artificial anything. If it's powdered, processed or packaged, it probably won't vibe with your insides. Your body doesn't recognise number 950 or colour 245 or white powdery flour, so it will either react, store it in some unpleasant way or alter its physiological function to cope.
Real food
Often, artificial sweeteners cause the body to respond in ways that oppose our original intention. You may buy a diet soda with zero sugar to save on calories, but because your body is receiving a substance without an energy pay-off you may end up eating more later to 'compensate'. Not to mention many artificial sweeteners have a questionable safety status. If something is a potential neurotoxin and causes rats to grow ears on their toes, I sure as hell don't want anything to do with it. No thank you, huge-junk-food-corporations-who-are-funding-their-own-scientific-studies. No. Thank. You.
Axis of evil board of directors:
- Aspartame (number 951)
Aspartame is made through the combination of two amino acids, Phenylalanine and Aspartic acid, with methanol. It is commonly used to sweeten drinks, desserts, chewing gum, cookies and bakery goods. Nutra-Sweet and Equal are brand names for Aspartame. It has around 4kcal/g which is the same as sucrose, however it is 180-200 sweeter and thus less needs to be used. From the website of Dr. Mercola, "Aspartame accounts for over 75 percent of the adverse reactions to food additives reported to the FDA. Many of these reactions are very serious including seizures and death." Mmmmm tasty. People with PKU (a genetic disorder in which individuals cannot metabolise Phenylalanine) must also avoid this sweetener, and the rest of us would be wise to as well. Studies have linked it's consumption even at 'safe intakes' to an increase in incidence in lymphomas and leukaemias in rats, not to mention the fact that when combined in the small intestine with the enzyme chymotrypsin, methanol is released and breaks down into formaldehyde (that's a neurotoxin FYI!). I could go on, but I think you're getting the idea.
More real food!
- Acesulphame-K (number 950)
Also known as Sweet 'n Safe (how benign) and is 150-200 times sweeter than sugar. It is usually combined with Aspartame to give a more palatable flavour and contributes no calories as it is not digested by the body. It the U.S, it is approved for use in yoghurts, chewing gums, gelatins, drink mixers, puddings, baked goods, candy, lozengers etc. Concerns have been raised about it's status as a possible carcinogen (linked with lung and breast cancer especially) and negative effects on cholesterol levels. This was a nice little tid-bit of information I found; "To add to the supposed Acesulfame potassium dangers, its manufacture consists of several substances and one of them is Methylene chloride. This very agent is employed in industries as paint stripper and as a de-greaser or propellant agent." Doesn't that just make you want to throw back a cold diet bevvo?
- Cyclamate (number 952)
It is 30-50 times sweeter than sugar, but is often used synergistically with other sweeteners for a more appealing flavour. Regularly used in cordials and soft-drinks, it is currently banned for use in the US (but 55 other countries still approve it as an additive). Studies linked it's consumption to increased risk of bladder cancer in rats, however an appeal has been lodged by manufacturers to lift the ban as they have been unable to reproduce the negative effects in subsequent trials. Funny that.
My kinda schweet
- Saccharin (number 954)
Saccharin, also known as Sweet and Low, is the oldest alternative sweetener and is approximately 300 times sweeter than sucrose. It is made from crude oil (are you drooling?) and has similar properties and effects to Cyclamate (which is banned, remember?). Studies have also linked it to an increased risk of bladder cancer, yet they were later labeled 'weak' and 'inconclusive'. Inconclusive does not buy my trust, paid-off pseudo-scientists! It is generally used as a table-top sweetener as is becomes bitter through heating.
- Sucralose (number 955)
Sucralose is what we know as Splenda, and is over 600 times sweeter than sucrose! You'll find it in all the usual suspects; drinks, chewing gum, jams, frozen dairy desserts, sauces and syrups. It is at least based upon a recognisable substance (sugar which has been chlorinated) however it has possible implications for the thymus and many believe it has not been adequately researched as it is seen as more 'natural'. I found this about it's absorption in the body; "The absorbed sucralose has been found to concentrate in the liver, kidney, and gastrointestinal tract. According to The Sucralose Toxicity Information Center, sucralose is broken down "into small amounts of 1,6-dichlorofructose, a chemical which has not been adequately tested in humans." A big fat hmmmmm.
I'm going to leave it at that today, as these are the main baddies in that big mouth-puckeringly sweet charade. That, and my font has gone bananas and I can't fix it. Yikes.
I'd be interested to hear how many people knew about these sweeteners and their implications, as I sure as hell didn't realise the extent of their collective eeeevil before studying it in nutrition.
Au revoir for now!


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Reisebericht von Raphael Boulet
Erfahre wie Raphael das Training in der Yuntai Mountain Schule gefallen hat
I'm French, I practiced wushu, but I wanted to increase my level, so I am going on the Yuntai Shan's school; it was fantastic holiday (the training are very interesting and sometime difficult but it's funny :) ), very interesting, I discovered a new culture; the Shifu are very nice and there have a good level.
The Chinese's students are very friendly.
After, I am returned in this school, and it was also great.
There are some negative points on the school, but the school tries to change this point, the teacher and the manager are very open-minded, so if you have a problem, you can speak with them.
So if you want to spend a fantastic holiday, go to the Yuntai Shan (forget your culture and live as the Chinese people)
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WSSR Newsletter No 245. Around Britain and Ireland 40 foot World Record. Swish. Roderick Knowles. 29/08/14
The WSSR Council announces the establishment of a new World Record:
Record: Around Britain and Ireland. Monohull and Outright 40ft and less
Yacht: "Swish" Class 40
Name: Roderick Knowles. GBR, and a crew of 3
Dates:.11th August to the 20th August 2014.
Start time: 09;00. 11/08/14
Finish time: 04;06;49. 20/08/14
Elapsed time: 8 days 19 hours 6 minutes and 49 seconds
Distance: 1773 NM
Average speed: 8.4 kts
Comments: Previous record "Concise 2". Ned Collier-Wakefield. GBR Aug 10
9d 13h 32m 20s
John Reed
Secretary to the WSSR Council