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WASHINGTON � Crystal Langhorne scored a career-high 27 points and had 14 rebounds to help the Washington Mystics beat the Los Angeles Sparks 68-53 Thursday night.
Lindsay Harding added 16 points for Washington (8-4), which held an opponent to less than 60 points for the first time all season and won four in a row for the first time since 2006.
Kristi Toliver scored all 11 of her points and hit three three-pointers in the third quarter to help Los Angeles (3-9) cut a 13-point halftime deficit to 51-45.
But Monique Currie hit two inside baskets to open the fourth for Washington and Harding made two foul shots and a breakaway layup in an 8-0 run to begin the fourth quarter and the Mystics led by double digits the rest of the way.
Noelle Quinn added 10 points for the Sparks in their second game without leading scorer Candace Parker, who will have surgery to repair a dislocated left shoulder and miss the rest of the season. It was Los Angeles� lowest-scoring night of the season.


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Thanks for your more considered response Swoods but obviously I disagree. The point I didn't make here which I have made elsewhere is that the awakening process has absolutely nothing to do with the belief in conspiracy theories. Indeed, the truth movement has completely hijacked the awakening process making it about themselves and if you don't reach their conclusions then you're not finished or on the wrong path or still naive or gullible or whatnot.Posted by swoods_blue (here)
I think you need to keep on going, iamnoone. You're on the right path. Awakening is an invisible process. It's peeling away layers of deception, methodically. And then it's getting to know yourself. And then peeling away layers of deception. And then getting to know yourself.
I would make this very simple suggestion: Change the questions in your own mind that you are asking of the Universe. In a moment of reflection, put out the request that you'd like a clearer picture of what you can do. Ask for wisdom, or ask for a mission. Heck, just ask the Universe to lead you to a good book. Say it out loud if you like. Then keep your eyes open. I know it sounds hokey at first. But it does work.
You might start by going back to the beginning of this thread and reading each post very deliberately. I think you'll find some clues here.
Best wishes.
Here's the thing, the awakening process is about waking up to yourself or your true nature as a spiritual or energetic being and this is something you ARE not something you read or believe in. It is a palpable process. You can literally feel the energy coursing through your veins. You can feel the chakras. You can feel the nadis. Most importantly you can SEE the truth because you are no longer bound your ego and your conditioning. Our ideas about ourselves and the nature of spirituality and the universe exist because we understand it experientially. We understand our connectedness to all because we can literally FEEL the connection to others and the universe not because we read we were all connected on a website somewhere.
And this is exactly as it should be. Where everyone is awake we are not separated by petty differences of opinion, we are firm in our surety and understanding and we can stand together to do what needs to be done to effect the change this world needs.
Those in the truth movement are not enlightened saviours, they are serving their own agendas and what that is can't be determined by their personality or their presentation. Some of them may have the best of intentions having been duped themselves but as a whole, the movement divides and we know this simply because of the sheer number of problems and conspiracies the movement uncovers most of which contradicts each other. There is no possible way any of us can ever begin to fight the challenges posited by the truth movement and we spend the rest of our existences fighting about who to believe and what to do. The movement is paralysing. How do we know the movement is paralysing? Because NOTHING HAS CHANGED. Be honest. How much time have you wasted over your lifetime trying to get to 'truth', you know, that your government, rich people and big business might not always have your best interests at heart? How much time have you spent actually doing something about it (not including talking to people over the internet)?
I'm not saying that all of the information within the truth movement isn't true, I'm saying that it doesn't matter and anyone who is truly awakened, truly enlightened would know that. If you want to change the world, you need to reach the people who have the power to change it and you aren't going to do that by trying to convince them that the elite are actually our reptilian overlords.
If you can't see this for what it is, I can't help you.

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Here is a link to my Fall 2019 syllabus for The Structure and Function of Cities. I completely revamped this class for this semester, drawing heavily from the Critical Pedagogies database ( https://criticalgeopedagog.wixsite.com/repository/urban-geography-1) and the advice and recommendations of my colleagues Amy Coplen, Dillon Mahmoudi, and Anthony Levenda. Feel free to use any of it that you want, and I welcome comments or recommendations for additional or substitute readings (the reading list starts on page 4).
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Crash reporting study (Ralph, Iacobucci, Thigpen, & Goddard, 2019)
Citation for the full paper:
Ralph, K. M., Iacobucci, E., Thigpen, C., &
Goddard, T. (2019). Editorial Patterns in
Bicyclist and Pedestrian Crash Reporting.
Presented at the Transportation Research
Board 97th Annual Meeting, Washington,
TRB Paper No. 19-03892
Silence on race, and the co-opting of language, in bicycle planning and advocacy (book chapter excerpt)
[Author's note: The following is an excerpt from my chapter Theorizing bicycle justice using social psychology Examining the intersection of mode and race with the conceptual model of roadway interactions in Bicycle Justice and Urban Transformation: Bicycling for All?. The book is currently expensive and so I am sharing a pre-publication version of an excerpt of my chapter.]
This book, Bicycle Justice and Urban Transformation: Bicycling for All?, starts by problematizing the invisibility or denigration of certain types of bicyclists in the "dominant trifecta of advocacy, engineering, and policy" (see Introduction). Research, too, is guilty of excluding race from data collection, analysis, and theory. Even as the idea of "equity" has entered the vernacular of bicycle planners and advocates, equity is often conceived of from a modal standpoint, not a social or racial one. Whether because of the lasting impact of environmental determinism, discomfort with asking what are seen as "sensitive questions," privileging the expertise of a White, middle-class viewpoint (Vivanco, 2013), a lack of understanding about the potential impacts of social identity, or likely, a combination of these, race is often absent from many studies of bicycling planning and safety, which has the effect of erasing it entirely. In their critique of traditional travel behavior approaches, Skinner and Rosen call for a more inclusive and mutable approach that shifts the focus away "from the circumstances and choices of an archetypal individual towards an understanding of the varied conditions in which differently-placed people negotiate transport problems and choices" (Skinner and Rosen, 2007, p. 85). Yet even they, while explicitly mentioning age, gender, employment, and geography, subsume race under "and so on" (p. 85).
The 2012 book City Cycling (Pucher and Buehler, 2012), which covers a broad range of topics and is aimed at practitioners, is imminently readable and useful on a variety topics, but is virtually silent on race. There are chapters devoted to women and cycling, and children and cycling, respectively, but no chapter devoted to the experience of racial minorities or a discussion of intersectionality beyond those somewhat narrow gender and age discussions. It is unlikely that this reflects any conscious choice to exclude issues faced by bicyclists of color, nor a conscious dismissal that they matter. Rather, it may reflect what the introduction to this volume describes as a common practice of privileging certain experiences when experts "lobby for changes derived from their own qualitative experiences of bicycling". Many of the dominant voices in bicycle planning and research are themselves bicyclists, and have firsthand knowledge of the vulnerability of being a bicyclist. But engineering, planning, and bicycle advocacy are all spaces historically and presently occupied largely by White men who do not face structural and individual discriminations based on their gender, race, or other social identities. Thus, they may not even conceive of the idea that drivers might enact racially biased behaviors on top of modally biased ones.
Even recent sociological works like the excellent Cycling Cultures (Cox, 2015) speak very little to the ways that social identity, especially race, intersect with bicycling as a mode. While the introductory chapter lays solid groundwork for considering the social nature and the potentially problematic "travelling body" of bicyclists (Cox, 2015, p. 7), most of the curated chapters use words like "minority" (p. 20), "sub-culture" (p. 29), "diversity" (p. 43), "marginalized" (p. 69), and "colonized" (p. 71) primarily to refer monolithically to bicycling as a mode and to problematize automobility and car culture. While addressing automobility is necessary for improving safety of all bicyclists, this co-opting of language often used to understand structural racism can itself erase the presence of other social identities, including race, that intersect and may dominate over someone's modal status. After all, a "cyclist" who otherwise has dominant group membership (i.e. White, male, cis-gendered, middle- or upper-class) can walk away from their bicycle and shed that "marginalized" modal identity, while a person of color or anyone who does not fit the default social status cannot shed their multiple stigmatized social group memberships.
In Mobilities, the sociologist John Urry states that a "[mobility] turn is spreading in and through the social sciences, mobilizing analyses that have been historical static, fixed, and concerned with predominantly a-spatial 'social structures' " (Urry, 2007, p. 6). The corollary is also needed: to move away from a-social spatial approaches and incorporate tools from the social sciences. Planners, engineers, and anyone advocating for and promoting bicycle transportation must be willing to confront the potential impacts of racism in their work. A practical approach to bicycle planning and promotion must include "the social dimensions and tacit meanings people make" about their everyday travel (Vivanco, 2013, p. 10).
Thoughts on the bicyclist typology (the short version)
I posted this recently on the ABPB listserv in response to what I felt were some alarming* comments about how bike facilities aren't needed in downtowns where auto traffic is *only* 30 mph, or that people should feel comfortable mixing with buses because bus drivers are professionals (true, but buses are still HUGE from the perspective of a bike). I thought I would share my short but impassioned plea here:
We need to stop talking about the bicyclist typology like it is aspirational. The "strong and fearless" category is not (nor do I think it was ever intended as) a more enlightened place to be on the spectrum. We need to stop talking to people about bicycling like things will be great in some future state: "it will be fun/easy/convenient/safe when you are fit/confident/experienced enough." We need to design and build facilities that meet people where they are, and quit acting like they just need a nudge along the typology. When many people see the "strong and fearless" designation, what it means to them is "fit but reckless." And that's a pretty rational thought, in the US context. With our current facilities, no amount of education or encouragement is going to transform a sizable amount of the US population into people who want to mix with buses going 30 mph, nor should it. Traditional traffic engineering gets criticized (and often rightly so) for prioritizing efficiency over safety, but this strong and fearless mentality prioritizes machismo over progress. It only alienates many of the people who we say we are trying to reach. And if it continues to infect our approach to design and engineering, it won't make them safer, more comfortable, or more likely to ride, either.
*alarming in that they were coming from bike planning/engineering professionals, and I felt perpetuated the same old vehicular cyclist mentality that keeps US bicycling as an unsafe, unattractive mode for many.
On distraction and other bad behaviors . . .
Something I tweeted yesterday is getting a bit of notice, and I thought it warranted a bit more context than 140 characters can provide. While I try (mostly) to keep my tweets to the informative and/or humorous and/or contemplative, more emotional content is sometimes unavoidable, especially since spending a lot of time in a complex, contested environment (the roadway) with high stakes (my life) in a vulnerable state (my mode, often bicycling in particular) means spending a lot of time with heightened adrenaline levels and a hyper-vigilance over my safety.
So. Here is what I tweeted:
"My bad behavior while bicycling could get me killed. Your bad behavior while driving could also kill me. I'm always the vulnerable one here."
I originally thought the word "distraction" instead of "bad behavior," although obviously I opted to broaden the thought to include more behaviors. A huge percentage of what people call "bikelash" (as in backlash against bicycling) centers on people's perceptions of bicyclists as law-breaking, unpredictable, self-centered roadway users (lots more on that in future posts, and my future research). But what prompted the tweet was actually distraction.
Yesterday I was bicycling along (I typically ride between five and fifteen miles on my ebike on any given day, going to work/school, meetings, events, out with friends, shopping, etc), lost in my own thoughts, and realized as I crossed through an intersection that I had failed to scan the side streets for oncoming traffic.
Here is the thing: I did NOT have a stop sign at the intersection. The side streets did. But my faith in drivers stopping at stop signs is fairly weak, especially because the risk is so high – unless the driver's speed is very low, if I get hit by a car, I am likely to be badly injured or killed. Having the right-of-way won't save me on my bike, so I ride like I'm playing a game of chess, trying to see five moves ahead, watching everyone around on me on the road. And this chess game feels like life-or-death, because it is.
Someone on twitter pointed out that my bad behavior might not only get me killed, it would affect the driver who killed me. That is true. But that was not the point of my tweet, and I probably muddied the waters by choosing to say "bad behavior," especially since daydreaming on a pleasant ride on a quiet street shouldn't have to feel like bad behavior. My point was that, my momentary lapse in judgment or poor choices, if they result in a crash with a car in particular, are likely to get me killed. I am very unlikely to cause any bodily harm to a driver. But a driver's lapse in judgment or poor choices are also likely to get me killed, and unlikely to cause them any bodily harm – so no matter who is at fault, the bicyclist is going to suffer the physical harm. Hence the term "vulnerable road users."
Traffic crashes that involve physical or emotional harm are terrible things. I don't know anyone who would argue differently. My point was about the differential in the likelihood that someone's bad behavior would cause physical harm, and who would suffer that harm. When one person is riding atop 25 pounds of steel or aluminum, and another person is cocooned within 4,000 pounds of steel and glass, the consequences of our actions are never going to be equally distributed.


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Quote – "Love is unknown. To open the heart in trust is unknown. They say love hurts. It doesn't have to." – Don Miguel Ruiz
Someone you loved and trusted has broken your heart. You knew that things weren't perfect in your relationship, but you were willing to try and work at it. But if both parties aren't willing to work at the relationship, it's a losing battle. The relationship dies, they move on with their life without you. You're left on your own to deal with the break-up, and you go through all the different scenarios as to what went wrong. Were you not available enough for them? Did you not make enough money? Did they get bored with you? Was the sex not good enough? There are dozens of reasons why some couples don't work out, but not of them matter when your heart is breaking, and you're a lovesick mess. I know, been there, done that. Sometimes, after a few, or just one really bad break-up, it scares someone from wanting to ever be in another relationship ever again.
Recently, I was talking with a friend of mine. She was in a long term relationship that lasted about four years. Within those four years, they had many arguments, some worst than others. Yet, she wanted it to work. She loved this person. I remember seeing all of their pictures on Instagram, Facebook, etc. From their Happy Halloween pictures, to seeing pictures of their first road trip to New York. For all of those years, they shared their relationship everywhere and anywhere people could see just how happy they were, until the day that they weren't together any longer. This wasn't her first time being heartbroken, but it felt like it had been the worst. It just about sucked the life out of her.
But, life does go on. Even if you don't want it to, life does move on.
Since the break-up, she's been staying close to home. Spending her time mostly just working a lot, seeing her family, and napping in-between. We talk, and we laugh, and she has a few friends that she'll see every once in awhile, but not often. It's been hard for me to see her putting herself through this, but it's beginning to get better. The cloud of fear is beginning to melt away, and what's melting it away is what scared her away in the first place.
It's someone showing her love, true, unconditional love, that is tearing down her walls.
Where she was scared to let anyone in, she's now opening her door slowly, showing small parts of herself to someone else. Where she was once afraid to trust anyone, she's learning that she can trust someone enough with a few personal things about herself. Small, not very detailed things, but it's a start. She's slowly letting go of her fear to believe in someone else, and she's trying to start fresh. All because this one person has come into her life, and is showing her kindness, friendship, and trust. This new person knows her history, knows that she's been hurt before, and knows that she's not in any hurry to be back with someone. But, they aren't turned off by all of her fears, and in fact, they understand them. They know that has been badly hurt, and just needs to be shown love again. They are willing to wait, and invest time in her, and that's rare.
She admitted that she was scared to be in another relationship because she didn't want to get hurt again. She's trying to feel comfortable with being in a relationship again, but she's not in any rush to do so. And the next person that wants to be with her, is going to have to understand this, and take things slow with her. If they don't want to, then they weren't the right person for her. Better to know sooner, than later. Where she wasn't willing to take a risk before, she's rethinking that thought, and she's considering that maybe this person will be worth the risk. I happen to think it just might be.
Relationships are risky. Letting someone into your life is risky. People tend to put their best foot forward in the beginning of most things, including relationships. It take time to get to know someone, and it takes time to allow yourself to be who you really are around someone that you've just met. But don't let a broken heart stop you from possibly finding that special person, the one that you can't wait to hear their voice say your name, or walk into a room and they head straight to you. In some cases, what you are most scared of, is really what is going to set you free.
In this case, she was most scared to fall in love again, but it's a new love that is bringing her back to reality, back to life. I think that amazing things are in her future. She was once afraid to be with the wrong person, but now she's afraid to not give love another chance. What are we, if we do not have love?


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After months of rumors and speculation, Dwayne Johnson has finally confirmed today via his Twitter that he will indeed be playing Black Adam in an upcoming DC Film.
Not too long after Variety reports that Darren Lemke (Shrek Forever After/Turbo) will be writing the script for the film and Hiram Garcia (Hercules/Fast Five) will be producing.
So far Dwayne Johnson and Lemke are giving the idea that Black Adam will more portrayed as an anti-hero than a villain as he is in the recent DC issues.
Warner Bros. has yet to confirm the hiring of Lemke and Garcia or when Johnson will actually be playing the role.
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Getting married is really wonderful and it is the start of a period of hope for the future. It may not seem extremely romantic to discuss money at this stage but you have to in order to get the best start to your marriage. Discuss these issues before you walk down the aisle.
What are your Individual Spending Styles?
You may find that you and your partner have very different attitudes when it comes to spending money. This may become a huge bone of contention in your marriage if your spending styles are extremely different. It can also be disastrous if you have two partners that are both irresponsible spenders.
Before the wedding, you must each list your monthly expenses and income. Make notes about what you spend your money on. This gives an idea of what your spending habits are. You should each get onto the same page when it comes to spending money and this will probably involve compromises by both partners. If one partner wants to forgo annual holidays in order to save but the other feels that they are vital, you can come to a compromise by taking shorter mini-breaks or less expensive holidays.
What are your Goals?
What is it that each of you want in the immediate and long-term future? Do you have the same goals when it comes to finances? Where can you come to compromises and which issues are you not willing to compromise on? You need to now, as a couple, set goals that you can work towards together and that are of mutual benefit. For example, pay off your mortgage in ten years. Both partners must be able to see the benefits of the shared goals and commit to making them a reality. Set in place steps that will get you closer to achieving your goals.
You also need to decide on how you will finance things in future and what financial vehicles you will use. If you hash out these issues before you get married, you are giving your marriage a boost in the right direction. Financial issues are one of the biggest stressors in a marriage and can, if not dealt with properly, cause the marriage to break down. Be proactive and give your marriage a solid base.


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The secret in their eyes (Juan José Campanella, 2010)
The secret in their eyes is a striking movie, giving a lot of thoughts to the viewer. It tells the story of Benjamin Esposito who wants to solve an old criminal case which was opened 25 years ago: a woman was raped and murdered. This case has haunted Esposito, who decides to reopen it to find the culprit. Meanwhile, he has always been in love with Irene, an investigating judge who works with him, but can't confess his feelings.
The actors are really good and act well. Ricardo Darin and Soledad Villamil are convincing in their roles. Their presence is powerful in the screen. Esposito's friend, Sandoval , is also a great character, bringing a comic touch in the movie. The characters are quite complicated and believable.
The movie is really well-structured, with some flash-backs of the murder scene and of Esposito's love story. Moreover, the atmosphere is full of melancholy and memories of the past. Morales, the husband, is always thinking about what happened to his wife, and how it happened… He doesn't live in the present, making hypothesis on what could have happen if he had done something else. The movie also tackles several deep questions about the value of a crime and how it can be punished. According to Morales, the best way is to make the criminal live an "empty life". This is what he suffers in the end, being imprisoned in Morales' house who has never said a word since he locked Gomez up. The effects of such a story on people are also mentioned in the movie. In fact, not only the criminal is imprisoned, but also Morales, who tries to live with the weight of the past. He realizes that he is slowly forgetting the memories of his wife.
The final scene shows that the"prison" feeling is endured by the culprit, but also by Morales. The composition of the shot is really expressive: both characters are shown behind bars. We can also see the themes of failure and success. First, Esposito fails to solve the criminal case and can't find the suspect. And even if in the end, he knows the murderer, Gomez, is imprisoned in Morales' house, he still has the case on his mind. But also, he has never confessed his love to Irene until the very end of the movie. Moreover, he has trouble writing his novel and don't know how to begin it. But he finally managed to solve everything and the movie ends with a note of hope.
The subject of the look is also often present in the movie. Indeed, the way the murderer is looking at Morales' wife on the old pictures, and the analogy with Esposito and Irene pictures. This look finally allows the case to be solved. But also, the final scene relies also on the look of the three characters through the prison bars.
Concerning the movie direction, the way it is filmed is really academic and not original. The other criticism we can make is the very slow rhythm of the movie. The shots really stretch and last a long time.
However, the dialogues are really good and the scenario is interesting. Some shots are technically really good, such as the soccer field scene… and the camera-work is pretty much impressive, with a lot of sequence-shot.
The movie also offers an historic context of the ascent of the dictatorship in Argentina and shows the corruption of the juridical system at that time.
In the end, we can say that The Secret in their Eyes is a beautiful movie, emotionally involving the viewer. This movie is a good way to discover Latin-American cinema, with an interesting scenario which blends love, violence, humor and a criminal case.


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Moore: No more Mariners makeovers — time for the full rebuild in 2019
Starting last Thursday with their series against the Angels, the Mariners should have all of their remaining wins marked with an asterisk. Same goes for any player who improves his batting average or ERA over the last 2 1/2 weeks of the season.
M's fall short of sweep as Angels win finale 4-3
These games don't matter anymore. If so-and-so hits .500 the rest of the season, I don't want to hear am announcer tell me how he had a great finish to his 2018 season. And any wins the rest of the way? Please… They will be empty victories, cosmetically enhancing their final record.
When they beat the Angels in the first three games of their four-game series, were you thinking the same thing I was? "OK, now you put together a winning streak WHEN IT DOESN'T MATTER ANYMORE! Where were those victories against the Padres when it still mattered?"
If they finish with a 90-72 record, I would call the Mariners the most disappointing 90-win team in Major League Baseball history. And I'm guessing they will get to 90 wins because they're relaxed and loose now. The pressure's gone. They're mathematically alive but we all know they're dead – the A's will secure the wild-card berth by the end of this week.
It's been the strangest Mariners season I can remember, and as I've mentioned before, I'm old enough to have seen them all. I can't remember a Mariners team that has been so good and so bad in the same season. There have been times this year when I thought they might be the best team in the league and times when I thought they were the worst.
On July 5 they were 56-32. The next day, general manager Jerry Dipoto was given a multi-year contract extension. The Mariners have gone 26-35 since. It's interesting and almost ominous when you look back at what Dipoto had to say that day: "My time here has gone just as well as I'd hoped it could go, provided we finish strong."
Well, that finishing strong thing hasn't happened. The Mariners remind me of too many horses I've bet on that had huge early leads only to be overtaken down the stretch, faltering brutally. When they were lights out, we marveled at the Mariners' terrific record in one-run games and pooh-poohed their paltry run differential, thinking that mojo would carry them the rest of the way. They never seemed quite good enough to maintain a 100-win pace, but we were rolling with it, hoping the baseball gods would keep sprinkling magic dust on Scott Servais' team.
Their flaws began to show here and there, and then we saw them on a nightly basis. I'm not in that clubhouse so I don't know what's happened, but Dipoto was upset last week about how some of his players have handled adversity. It seems like their are internal issues that led to their external issues. I know the team tried to downplay the fight earlier this month between Dee Gordon and whomever else, reportedly Jean Segura. But it suggests some friction on a supposedly tight team.
Maybe I'm reading too much into that, but from Dipoto's comments last week, I gather that he's going to purge some bad eggs in the offseason. Dipoto said he's embarrassed by the team's collapse and disappointed in the players' response to tough times in his weekly interview on 710 ESPN Seattle's Danny, Dave and Moore. Sounds to me like they fractured instead of rallying together.
From their high-water mark of 24 games over .500 on July 5, if the Mariners had simply gone .500 the rest of the way, they'd still be in the wild-card race. But we've seen them – they look more like a 72-90 team instead of a 90-72 team now.
It will be their 17th consecutive year of missing the playoffs, the longest dry spell in professional sports. Here's my hope – I don't want to hear anything about rebuilding or retooling or even renovating a 90-72 or 88-74 team. I don't want to see a run at a wild-card spot next year; let's face it, the Astros are going to win the AL West in 2019, and if they don't, the A's will.
Instead of upgrading the house, I'd advocate a complete tear-down at this point. If we've gone 17 years, we can go 18, even 19, how about 20? Sure, let's go two decades without a playoff appearance if it means that in 2022 the Mariners would be in position to annually compete for trips to the World Series.
Baseball seamheads and acronym enthusiasts would tell me it's not that simple. Other franchises who used the wrecking ball on their teams are trying the same tear-down model, but it's more difficult now than it used to be. I'm at a point where I'd respond with an "I don't care, l want the Mariners to do it anyway."
Dipoto has young guys who crunch numbers and help him out, but I'm an old guy who's offering some free advice. I'm like what's his name on "Network." Google it and check it out. I can't take it anymore. Let's blow the whole thing up.
I'd start by eating the last year of Félix Hernández's contract, all $27 million. I really don't want to go through another spring training and season of Félix Watch with all of those questions, how's he doing, how's he looking, how's he feeling, how's he embracing the change from fire-baller to pitcher, on and on – enough already. Can we be honest? Félix is one of the greatest all-time Mariners, but I'd rather see someone else, almost anyone else, replace him in the rotation in 2019.
I wouldn't re-sign Nelson Cruz. I know he's been the Mariners' best power hitter over the last four years and a great clubhouse leader. But he's going to be 39 next July and when you're ripping it down to the studs, you don't keep a Nelson Cruz at his age.
In fact, you don't keep many players when you're in wrecking-ball mode. The only gotta-keep players on my list are Mitch Haniger, James Paxton and Denard Span. Haniger for obvious reasons, a five-tool player who has been the Mariners' most consistent player all season. I still believe in Paxton as an ace, though I could be talked out of keeping him too. And Span? Yeah, he's 34, but I've grown so sick of watching bad at-bats from his teammates that I want to know I've got one more guy I can count on for good ABs, which is what you typically get from Span.
By the way, what happened to all of that "control the zone" stuff? Dipoto preached that as the new Mariners' mantra and as far as I can tell, they've been more out of control than in control of the zone. Their on-base percentage is terrible, and I don't care what Gordon says about pitchers not wanting to walk him because they want to keep his speed off the basepaths. He should have more than eight walks this season. That's ridiculous.
You know when the Mariners really lost me? When they struck out nine times in a row against the Padres last Wednesday. That's the polar opposite of controlling the zone.
I'd put everyone besides Haniger, Paxton and Span in the available and/or trash bin, and I understand you can't just get rid of highly-paid players such as Robinson Canó and Kyle Seager, but I'd try to move them anyway, even if you have to take on most of their salaries.
Something's up with Seager. I don't know what it is, maybe he's just having a down year and will bounce back next year. But he's made some strange errors this season and doesn't seem right for whatever reason.
The available bin also includes Edwin Díaz mainly because you never know what's going to happen with closers and relievers from year to year, and I'm concerned about a future injury due to his frequent use this season.
Mike Zunino's available too. As is the case with Félix, I don't want another season of the same story lines, wondering if his swing changes will last and hoping they will because he's such a defensive asset behind the plate. Every time he strikes out, I question whether he is truly that valuable and if the Mariners would have been that much worse off with, say, David Freitas as their every-day catcher. Point is, I'm ready to try someone else and see what happens.
In a renovation, I'd keep Marco Gonzales and Segura. I like Gonzales' potential and the hitting machine's bat. But in a tear-down, they're going to be victims of the wrecking ball too.
Maybe it's just frustration, but tinkering and half-baked makeovers haven't worked with the Mariners. I'm ready for a complete facelift. Don't just give me the collagen shots for wrinkles around the eyes, give me an entirely new look. It's time for the Mariners to blow it up and start over.
Dipoto 'embarrassed' by 2nd half, says tough decisions await M's


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Why You Should Start BoxingWellness09 July 2018
By Caroline Giovanie
Boxing is notorious for its violence and, when worse comes to worst, brain damage. Some even deemed it as a "luck sport" where people only get to throw hits because they are lucky. This, along with some other factors, has turned people away from the sport. However, boxing is so much more than that. Here, we have created a list of what boxing can do for you:
#1 Stabilize your body
A popular misconception about boxing is that it's sloppy and doesn't require any technique. However, boxing is literally all about technique. Since it's a weight combat where boxers with the same weight fight each other, boxers should execute hard and precise moves if they want a chance against their opponent.
#2 Heighten your reflexes
Since boxing consists of quick, sharp moves, boxers need to be constantly aware of what their opponent is going to do while creating hard impact. This will inevitably heighten your reflexes, making you more alert of your surroundings even if you're not in the ring.
#3 Self-defense
This one seems likes a no-brainer. Taking up boxing doesn't mean that you're going to fight people in the ring every day. It's a sport that definitely helps with self-defense, something everyone should be able to do regardless of age or gender.
#4 Releasing pent-up stress and aggression
I think I speak for everyone when I say that we all have unreleased energy that we need to discharge somehow. Boxing is a healthy way to channel this energy. Not only it is great for you to stay in shape, it also provides a regular outlet for psychological catharsis.
Now that you know some of the benefits of boxing, it's time for you to decide how you're going to start. Luckily, Fitness First has just launched BOOM, their new boxing program that incorporates music into their training sessions. It's suitable for beginners to professionals since every member can go on their own pace, but everyone will see results as they go.
In addition to all the points mentioned above, signing up for these sessions will help you burn calories, increase your hand-eye coordination, strength, and speed all while listening to dynamic beats that will keep you motivated from start to finish.
BOOM is now available for Fitness First Platinum members in Lotte Shopping Avenue and Plaza Semanggi. For more information on BOOM, kindly visit www.fitnessfirst.co.id
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After a bruising turn the Allies are in potential danger.
Opening up the turn for the Allies lets review quickly where we are. The Battle of Austerlitz was predicated upon a ridiculously complex set of orders for the Russo-Austrian alliance, further hampered by ego.
YOU as General have no such issues but your Generals capabilities to react to change are stretched. Plus under the Napoleon Battles System from The Gamers you have some special rules for Buxhowden etc.
Think of all of them as limits to flexibility, so simple is best.
Now, The French appear to be massed in the center of the field, upwards of 3 Corps. The Russian Imperial Guard, cannot take them alone, I dont think, happy for me to be proven wrong.
Most of Kollowraths forces are likely to be eliminated or routed within an hour. Without sharing the planof the French, it is likely that they will pursue the routed units off board if possible. Thier Left is an unknown at the moment , a series of hidden marker counters.
Your reinforcements come next turn (Right Wing Units). Buxhowden and his forces are clearing Telnitz area well. But have too many forces likely.
However the French III Corp ( I need to check that) are arriving this turn to support that side of the battle field.
So some choices are here for you armchair generals.
Can Buxhowden drop a formation off (i.e. the units moving to attack the Pheasant Garden) area to support Kollowrath?
Or if they drop should they screen the Cavalry preparing to thunder down Pratzen Hill?
Should the Imperial Guard now activate and at least move into position to fight? Last Poll all of you said no….
Kollowrath is surrounded, he dropped orders, can he attack out? What do you want to try and do? Comments please.
Over with the drunk Buxhowden….what is the plan?
Voting closes Saturday AM. Please vote asap, I really want to keep the Play by Poll series moving.
Next up C.V.
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They say an uncontested divorce is the simplest. However, we believe it's the divorce which hasn't happened. Nevertheless, the divorce in question proves to be much easier and more transparent. This is a way to avoid all the hustle, money waste, and stress. In addition, it's less time-consuming. It's possible only if the couple fulfills all the obligations. When at least one of them is not met, they'll have to get separated in a traditional way. Let's take a closer look at what needs to be done in order to be divorced quickly and smoothly.
Firstly, the couple mustn't have minor kids (even adopted). What's more, the wife mustn't be carrying a child otherwise, it's impossible. The resident requirement coincides with the rest of the states. A husband or a wife must reside in Florida for half a year or more. Another significant detail is alimony. Neither of them is to seek financial aid and acknowledge that their relations can't be fixed and they wish to get on with their lives.
As a rule, when all of the above is fulfilled, the simplified dissolution of a marriage is guaranteed. The former partners are cooperating on making it the least painful.
The procedure is pretty much the same as everywhere. There is a special form entitled a Petition for Simplified Dissolution. The already-filled document has to be submitted to the clerk's office in the county the wife (or the husband) reside. The fee is paid there but it's not very expensive. Note that although you can come to terms on how to split what you share, it's much more convenient and safe to put things in writing and add it to the submitted form. Another form you'll have to fill is called a Final Judgement of Simplified Dissolution of Marriage. It's the one a judge is going to sign to complete the process.
It's compulsory that both partners come to the courthouse and are present when the judge is reviewing their case. In case the couple doesn't provide settlement agreement (written and with signatures), they'll be asked to share the oral one. If things are fine with the paperwork and they satisfy the qualifications, the judge will sign the form mentioned above and end the legal joining.
Even if it seems simple and you believe you can do it without the third-party help, it's always better to consult a professional (online or in person). The explanation from a qualified person will definitely come in handy.


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I am the mother of 4 boys and the Aunt to many nieces to list. Several of them I helped to raise in to the beautiful young woman and I am still very close to them. I have been making clothes for myself and all the kids for as long as I can remember. My youngest sons are twins and I made almost all of there clothes for years. None of my kids or grandkids (I am now the proud Memere to 5 of them) has ever slept on store bought crib sheets.
I was sewing for the first three grandchildren when my children first started to tell me that I needed to make and sell my clothes but I guess I wasn't ready yet. In 2011 I fell and injured my back and was limited in what I was able to do so I began to sew on a more regular basis again because it helped to take my mind off of the pain that is now in my back, hips and my legs.
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Baseball, dog training and grooming…oh my, I guess is better than, lions, tigers and bears! You probably guessed it that we had to hear all about the Minnesota Twin's baseball game our owners recently attended, right?! Well, first they had to describe how fast the pitches were and that only made me wish I was younger and could catch such fast balls. Then, they went on to talk about the beautiful skyscraper view and the delicious Kramarczuk food stand. As if that was not enough, they continued to talk about the famous Minnesota Twin, named Joe Mauer. Rumor has it, that he may retire after this year. Gee, he does sound like he would be a dog person, don't you think?
So, I am a bit sad that the Minnesota Twin's season is over because that means that the cold Minnesota winter is just around the corner. This is when I need to remind myself to "live in the moment" and take in all the fall colors on our walks and drives. No wonder it is Nancy's favorite season as well; not too hot or not too cold! There is just something about swishing through the fallen leaves from the trees that feels good on my paws. Anyhow, I suppose it soon will snow and then, it will be time for the snow maze in the backyard. Oh my, I think I will take a break here now, because it is pouring rain outside and I will go nap with Greg.
What else is new here? Well, that smarty pants Harmony passed her Obedience One class. I was quite relieved that she did not flash that certificate in my face because I would have reminded her that I had passed the Canine Good Citizen Test. Nancy already told me that they have a lot more work to do before Harmony can take Obedience Two. I try to teach Harmony some of the Obedience stuff, but she is just in that pre-teen stage and doesn't want help. Gee, I wonder if I was like that when I was 2.5 years old? Don't get me wrong, we love her around here; we simply forgot what it is like to have those "kids" around. Everything will remain fine as long as Harmony lets me play fetch outside with her. Stay tuned for more about living with those pre-teens, soon to be teenager.
P.S. I will have to take a photo of Harmony with her certificate for her first class. Just remember, this is still my blog, not hers, so I am allowed past bragging rights. HA!


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Le Boccaccio, once upon a time there was Gino
In the Cannatella Family I ask … the Father. The hero of our story is called Gino. And his legacy is visible today in every corner of the city.
The story of his culinary conquest begins in his native land, hundreds of kilometers from the coast of Nice. Originally from Sicily, Gino leaves the island to live in Naples. Southern Italy colors his palate, and the sea waters it with salt. Arriving in Nice at the age of 16, this cuisine will never leave his culinary roots. And the teenager will always keep an eye on the coastline.
The size of small beginnings
In 1968, Gino Cannatella, then a young dad, opened Ö Pizzicato, the first adventure stamped with his brand. He then buys his first apartment above the kitchens, then another adjoining. His kingdom extends: from the small studio he creates the flagship of his future culinary fleet. Five years later, the epicurean entrepreneur is betting on expanding the restaurant. He installs the kitchens where Ö Pizzicato was and gives a name to the first chapter of his success: the Boccaccio.
A gourmet restaurant in the heart of Nice
In 1973, the entire passage of the city was organized around rue Masséna. The pedestrian street is growing and as soon as the Boccaccio opens, the area explodes with activity. Around this excitement, Gino wants to create a friendly place but embellishes it with a certain prestige.
The aesthete seeks to honor his Italian know-how and brings to his kitchen more gastronomy. This self-taught man feeds on all influences. In love with his job and a great traveler, his cuisine woos modernity and reinvents itself with each project. A taste of culinary mixing and a vision of the company that will feed his sons, Serge and Philippe.
The taste of the sea and the love for fish
A believer of good food and great enjoyment, the Father makes Boccaccio a temple of pleasures of the mouth. After developing Italian and family cuisine, the chef chooses to evolve towards a more marine gastronomy. Even today, fish and seafood are kings in the restaurant. His sensitivity for marine products inspires all his recipes. You can find this spirit today in their signature dish: the seafood paella.
The whole family inherits this appreciation for Mediterranean products and the seas of the globe. A keen look allows them to recognize the freshness of a fish instantly at a glance. Wherever they stand, the Cannatellas embrace the kitchen, cherish their ingredients and refine the fish. The story is not over – far from it – but the tale of the beginning ends … After the triumph of the Boccaccio, Gino and his children live happily and have many restaurants.


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Father's Day is this month, and there is no better way to show him he's the apple of your eye than with a brand spanking new gadget. Whether for dad, brother or hubby, these must-have tech toys will be on their lists from now until Christmas.
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If he already has an Apple Watch, this activity tracker ring is a great addition to his activewear. The Motiv ring is so sleek he'll easily wear it with every outfit. Waterproof, long-battery life and practically life proof, Motiv keeps track of sleeping patterns, heart rate and workout routine. And at $199, it's a lifesaver worth investing in. Available for preorder at MyMotiv.com.
With all the other fitness trackers out there, the Whoop tracker is great for the dad who's a coach, training for a marathon or keeping his "dad bod" in shape. Available on Whoop.com.
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This all-in-one utility belt houses more tools than meets the eye. Made by SlideBelts, the survival belt's buckle boasts a bottle opener, LED flashlight, stainless steel knife and a ferrocerium fire starter rod which, unlike matches, works when wet. Purchase online at SlideBelts.com.
Powrtabs disposable power packs for iPhone and Android pack so much power, he'll want to have them on hand for all emergencies. Starting at $14.99 for a set of three these tabs add up to four extra hours of battery life and have a five-year shelf life. Bonus: they're biodegradable. Buy online at Powrtabs.com.
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Make him feel like a Jedi master with the Bixi smart remote, which controls connected devices using hand gestures. Available this summer, Bixi senses in-air hand commands to work other gadgets, giving true meaning to the term "hands-free." Pre-order at Bixi.io.
Light up his next barbecue with the new Pulse 3 Bluetooth speaker by JBL. The Pulse can remain underwater up to 30 minutes while still providing a crisp 360-degree sound and light show, guaranteed to keep the festivities alive. Visit JBL.com/CES for the release date.
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Even though this interactive robot ball is intended for young programmers in the making, the Sphero SPRK+ is like an upgraded version of his childhood builder set. Available for $129.99 on Sphero.com.
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Does anyone else see this? The guy from Project Runway being French Stewart's long-lost twin? You should see him when he does his goofy grin. It's EXACTLY like Stewart's, even more than the picture. I keep expecting him to say something like "So, Dick. Wanna know what I heard around the water cooler today?… There's a weird guy hanging 'round the water cooler."
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I really like the essence of this shield. It has a bit of a Juventus flavor. If you don't mind, I have a couple of pieces of feedback:**1) The type for %22Crossfire%22 feels a bit light in relation to the rest of the shield elements which are heavy and bold. Maybe it could use a little breathing room from the stripes too?**2) The ball looks great, but the flames on the bottom of the ball (a connection to the Fresno Fuego?)look a bit more like roots. Maybe reduce from 5 flames to 3 to help simplify?**I hope you don't mind the feedback. Us Clovis guys have to stick together. Great job, sir.Reply
Hello SevWork,
Thanks for your comments. Anything constructive is always more than welcome.
1) I do see what your saying here. I will definitely change it a bit and see how it looks.
2) The flames would look better if simplified like you said. It does give a Fuego vibe but it was not intentional. They wanted fire somewhere in the logo and that's where it fit best.
This actually ended up as their secondary logo. I did another logo, and thats what they ended up using as a primary. To me this one has more of a soccer club feel.
Thanks for taking time to share your thoughts. Love to hear more from my fellow Clovis-folk.
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What is linear regression?
Suppose you are thinking of selling your home. Different sized homes around you have sold for different amounts:
Your home is 3000 square feet. How much should you sell it for? You have to look at the existing data and predict a price for your home. This is called linear regression.
Here's an easy way to do it. Look at the data you have so far:
Each point represents one home. Now you can eyeball it and roughly draw a line that gets pretty close to all of these points:
Then look at the price shown by the line, where the square footage is 3000:
Boom! Your home should sell for $260,000.
That's all there is to it. You plot your data, eyeball a line, and use the line to make predictions. You need to make sure your line fits the data well:
But of course we don't want to eyeball a line, we want to compute the exact line that best "fits" our data.
How do you decide what line is good? Here's a bad line:
This line is way off. For example, according to this line, a 1000 sq foot house should sell for $310,000, whereas we know it actually sold for $200,000:
Maybe a drunk person drew this line…it is $110,000 dollars off the mark for that house. It is also far off all the other values:
On average, this line is $73,333 off ($110,000 + $70,000 + $40,000 / 3).
Here's a better line:
This line is an average of $8,333 dollars off…much better. This $8,333 is called the cost of using this line. The "cost" is how far off the line is from the real data. The best line is the one that is the least off from the real data. To find out what line is the best line, we need to use a cost function.
The cost function
First some foundational math. We are drawing a line. Here's what the equation of a line looks like:
The first number tells you how high the line should be at the start:
The second number tells you the angle of the line:
So we need to come up with two pretty good numbers that make the line fit the data. Here's how we do it:
- Pick two starting numbers. These are traditionally called
theta_1. Zero and zero are a good first guess for these.
- Draw a line using those numbers:
(Yes, it is a line where all the predicted values are zero. It is still a fine first guess, we are going to keep improving it).
- Calculate how far off we are, on average, from the actual data:
This is called the cost function. You pass
theta_0 and
theta_1 into the function, and it tells you how far off that line is (i.e. the cost of using that line).
I'll also show the math formula they use for this. It is pretty much the same thing:
In this formula,
h(x) represents the predicted value:
It's just the formula for our line! If we plug in a specific value for
x, we will get a value for
h(x) - y gives us the difference between the predicted value and the actual value.
For a given value of
theta_0 and
theta_1, the cost function will tell you how good those values are (i.e. it will tell you how far off your predictions were from the actual data). But what do we do based on that information? How do we find the values of
theta_0 and
theta_1 that will draw the best line? By using gradient descent.
Gradient descent
Let me start with a simpler version of gradient descent, and then move on to the real version. Suppose we decide to leave
theta_0 at zero. So we experiment with what value
theta_1 should be, but
theta_0 is always zero. Now you can try various values for
theta_1, and you will end up with different costs. You can plot all of these costs on a graph:
So for example, using a
theta_1 value of 75 is better than a value of 160. The cost is lower:
Here are the corresponding lines (remember,
theta_0 is zero in these lines):
We can see that the line on the left seems to fit the data better than the line on the right, so it makes sense that the cost of that line is lower. And from this graph it looks like
theta_1 = 75 gives us the lowest cost overall:
Since it is the lowest point in this graph. So with all the costs graphed out like this, we just need to find the lowest point on the graph, and that will give us the optimal value of
Gradient descent helps us find the lowest point on this graph. You start with a value for
theta_1, and update it iteratively till you arrive at the best value. So you can start at
theta_1 = 0. Then you have to ask, should I go left or right?
Well, we want to go down, so lets go right a small step:
This is the new value for
theta_1. Again we ask, should we go left or right? At each step, you need to head downward, till you get to a point where you're as low as you can go:
This is gradient descent: going down bit by bit till you hit the bottom. How do you figure out which way is down? The answer will be obvious to calculus experts but not so obvious for the rest of us: you take the derivative at that point. This is the part that I'll gloss over and just give you a formula to apply. But the important bit to know is, if you take the current value of
theta_1 and add the derivative at that point, you will go down. You just do that a bunch of times (say 1000 times) and you will hit bottom!
That was the simpler view, now lets get back to the original problem. In this problem, we need to know the optimal values for both
theta_0 and
theta_1. So the graph looks more like this:
So you can see having
theta_0 = 200000 and
theta_1 = 200 would be really bad, but
theta_0 = 100000 and
theta_1 = 50 would be okay.
It is still a bowl with a low point, it is just in 3d because now we are considering
theta_0 as well. But the idea stays the same: start somewhere in the bowl and just keep taking steps till you are at the bottom!
This is how you find the line with the lowest cost with gradient descent. You find the
theta_0 and
theta_1 values that give you the best fitting line by starting with a guess and incrementally updating that guess to make the cost lower and lower.
Here's the formula for gradient descent:
They are partial derivatives used in two update rules: one for
theta_0 and another for
theta_1. The two are almost the same, except the
theta_1 derivative has that extra
x at the end.
Putting it all together
I used something called feature scaling here, so the square feet values will be
[1, 2, 4] and not
[1000, 2000, 4000] as expected. This just makes gradient descent work better here.
We started with these data points:
Using gradient descent, we find that
theta_0 = 175000 and
theta_1 = 32.143 give us the best fitting line, which costs $7,142.9 and looks like this:
(our eyeballed line was really close, it had a cost of $8,333.33).
And know you know that you can sell your 3000 square foot home for $271,430 dollars!
- Linear regression is used to predict a value (like the sale price of a house).
- Given a set of data, first try to fit a line to it.
- The cost function tells you how good your line is.
- You can use gradient descent to find the best line.


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Iron Crypticle – Epic Pixel Intense Indie Twin-Stick!
We decided to give Iron Crypticle from Indie Dev's Tikipod Ltd a spin in a stream and were lucky enough to have been joined by part of the dev team.
Here is our very first play of Iron Crypticle.
This twin-stick top-down shooter not only looks beautiful, but plays amazingly too.
Out right now on Xbox One, PlayStation 4 and PC for around £6.99 – this co-op title is one you can't afford to miss.
Here's our stream:


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McGrath/Power Adds Cision To Its Client Roster
Agency to Drive External Communications and Expand Thought Leadership Platform for Global Provider of Earned Media Software and Services in Rapidly Evolving Industry
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Minutes of BOG Business & Potato Day Sub-group meetings
January 8th 2012 Sue Watts house, Berwick
Business meeting
Present: Robert Leetham, Jennifer Croall, Jennifer Britain, Liz Howell, Monica Bolton, Sarah Eno, Marina Catt, David Catt, Maggie Warner, Cheryl Grassam, Pam Boyd, Sandy Irvine, Susan Watts, David Griggs
1.Apologies: Roberta Carruthers, Judith Davison, Val & Bill Smith, Prue Pullen, Lesley Angell, Sarah & Blair Cummock, Liz Bennet, Liz Cameron, Graham & Rosemary Bell, Judith & Robin Wolfe.
2. Minutes of business meeting 20 09 11 held at Yarrowford (Sarah Eno's). Proposed: Susan Watts. Seconded: Sarah Eno. Approved
3. Matters arising from minutes of business meeting 20 09 & BOG AGM 06 11 11
A donation to Garden Organic (GO) (national organisation based near Coventry) which BOG gives from time to time had not been discussed at AGM. There had been a donation of £500 in past and an offer for BOG to host GO AGM. It was not clear if either of these had been acknowledged. Sandy will clarify whether BOG has had any feedback from GO and will report at next business meeting. Donations by BOG to be AGM item in future.
Wooplaw Community Woodland (near Lauder) – BOG's membership of this project had been suggested at AGM, but attempts to contact Whooplaw had come to nothing. Agreed no further action. BOG will make one off donation, if ever we want to use Whooplaw facilities.
Worm compost for sale. Manufacturer has not been able to create any interest amongst BOG members. No further action.
Kate Potts request for BOG support for providing prizes for organic growing at village shows. Obvious overlap with Jim Cameron's activities on behalf of BOG. Sue has written to Kate Potts to clarify. Maggie will contact Jim Cameron requesting that he enclose BOG membership application with prizes. Otherwise, no further action.
No information on fate of BOG donation to Paxton Walled Garden' project. Sandy / Judith to clarify.
BOG membership fee to remain at current level. Maggie to write piece for BOG News now & in autumn edition highlighting this, but reminding members that they can increase their voluntary contribution at any time by themselves altering their standing order.
Robert was asked to use BOG News to encourage greater use of BOG website.
Twelve members attended a very interesting & successful illustrated talk on wild flowers in November at Abbey Row, Kelso.
4. Literature report – Catherine will do a written report & stock take for next meeting – at moment books are safely tucked away from the building work & inaccessible.
5. Website: Francis Tekkham will stand down forthwith as liaison with David Coyle (the BOG website manager). Her impression was that we have a well constructed site (Cheryl agreed) & that we get good value for what we pay (£150 p.a.). However, we do experience some delays in getting things done, may not always be sufficiently compute savvy to direct him properly & there is no contract or written agreement with him. Monica Bolton's husband Alan is offering to take over from Frances. It is not intended that Alan should be a webmaster at this stage, but be a computer literate intermediary between David & BOG and to monitor the operation of the site.
It was agreed that website had 4 core functions: 1) programme & events listing for members; 2) source of gardening information for members; 3) BOG's shop window for general public, potential members, Googlers, etc; 4) means of e-mailing entire membership simultaneously, e-bulletins, etc. New developments are not precluded, but we need to establish that these core functions are entirely as we would wish them as a first step.
Sandy to organise a meeting between Alan and David Coyle, Maggie & Judith, the latter two, because they have most use of the website. If Judith did not wish to be part of group, David Catt prepared to join. Meeting to establish current set up and arrangements, possible improvements, and a written statement of what David expects from us and what we can expect from him.
Function 4 above is now up and running & Maggie is able communicate with membership more easily.
6. Gardeners Question Time: BBC Radio 4 contacted BOG late last year about a recording session. Too little notice for BOG to comply. Agreed need to identify potential venues and resources required, including people, before making further application to BBC. David Griggs has kindly offered to lead, with a small group to help him and report back to business meeting 12th May.
(see http://www.scotborders.gov.uk/a_to_z/V for potential venues))
7. Allotments Exhibition Hawick for 2 months from 19th or 20thMay: approached BOG last year with request for presence if possible. Agreed that bookstall and display boards plus 2 people at least for the Expert Day on July 1st. Need volunteers to be decided nearer the time. Curator is Richard White and Monica Bolton is liaison with them. Sandy to alert Catherine & John.
8. Workshops
Emma Emmerson of Woodside Nursery has offered to run workshops for BOG members but probably @ cost of £12.50 p.p. Considerable discussion followed on methods of financing, the demand etc. It's a general principle that BOG pays workshop costs where run as a non-commercial event though this does not preclude other arrangements. Main issues are – is there a demand from the membership which can't be satisfied from our skills, and if is a demand – for what? Propagation / cuttings has been mentioned. Sandy will thank Emma and respond with the gist of the discussion; also to offer Emma advertising space in BOG News at usual rates for any courses appropriate to BOG members.
9. Programmes for West and East – duly reported progress (Dave Catt, Sue Watts) and will be appearing in the Feb newsletter for events up to mid-summer. Short of events for latter part of year so please offer ideas. NB still no date for Berwick Green Festival, which may not even take place, or Roberton Show.
10. Woodside Garden – community involvement opportunity. One area of the garden is underused and Emma would welcome community involvement. Agreed that a growing project not a priority and beyond the capacity of BOG at present. Agreed offer Emma article in BOG News and suggest other potential users for site. Sandy to contact.
11. Any other business
Friends of Borders General Hospital. Jennifer was able to send cheque for £100 proceeds from the manure that was sold to BOG members. Many thanks.
Apple Project (Monica Bolton) – has not progressed this since the AGM but is going to a workshop at Todmorden about community orchards etc at end of January. Some discussion about Crailing Community Woodland Orchard and whether BOG could support / help. Felt not, since as usual is up to individuals. Maybe an opportunity to link with Apple Day at Harestanes since it is geographically close by? (I checked the website since the meeting and Crailing is managed by Borders Forest Trust as a community woodland and contact is via them.) Some discussion over a point raised that BOG should be aware of local shops / small businesses and not encouraging things which might undermine them and /or being sure we are acting within our charitable rules.
Meeting ended to have usual excellent lunch. Thanks to Susan for hospitality.
Next business meeting with garden visit and plant exchange on 12th May 11a.m., Proctors Smithy, Kelso


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Do maintain in head that what people state at modern times can be irrelevant and meaningless, and may even be hurtful if you allow their words to ache you!
Come with me and bend to that important scene in Acts Of The Apostles Chapter 28 in the New Testament. There is a lesson taught here which could salvage us from a batch of problem and heartache.
Having been shipwrecked on the island of Malta, Alice Alice Paul assists garner sticks for the fire, and a viper which had been attaches itself to Paul's arm. The local people detect this incident and see this to be an portent about what type of captive he really was, but Alice Alice Paul shook off the serpent into the fire, and felt no harm.
The lookers-on expected him to swell up suddenly and autumn down dead, but as they closely observed and watched and waited - they witnessed no sick personal effects - and they began to state he was a god!
Paul pays no attending to that remark either. O, to what extremes some people will go.
One minute they see him as a murderer, and within a few proceedings they change their heads and believe of him as a god! Beware of what people say. It can be totally irrelevant and meaningless. Alice Paul is neither. He is an ordinary adult male in the custody of an extraordinary Supreme Being - a adult male who is being used by Jesus Of Nazareth Of Nazareth Of Nazareth Jesus - and there can be such as a assortment of reactions from work force and women.
Jesus Jesus had said that Alice Alice Paul would get and attest to the Gospels in Rome, and Jesus will allow nil to forestall Paul from reaching his concluding destination.
We have got seen so many things go on to him - efforts to kill him - from the very beginning - rigged trials with false complaints - that violent storm and soldiers who wanted to slay him - and now a venomous toxicant viper.
We are not wrestling against flesh and blood. We are not fighting against people, but frequently we are fighting against demonically motivated people.
The father of the head adult male of the island is lying ill with a fever. Alice Alice Paul was invited to remain there along with some others, and Paul went in to pray with the ill man. Helium laid his custody on him, and healed him.
The custody that could agitate off a serpent could agitate off disease too. As soon as Alice Paul laid his custody upon this ill fevered body, Jesus Of Nazareth heard his supplication and the illness was healed immediately. Then, a whole crowd of destitute people on the island came for healing.
Paul is invited into this landowner's home, and he is ministering in the powerfulness of the Holy Place Spirit.
Officially, he is a prisoner. Realistically, he is on active duty in the land of God, and people are healed and cured as the powerfulness of Supreme Being touchings their lives.
The Spirit of Supreme Being is flowing through Paul. This is only a few years following the shipwreck, and many destitute people are experiencing healing and miracles. Alice Paul rose above the fortune he was in.
He wasn't angry, at being shipwrecked, at being a prisoner. He didn't throw any bitternesses against the crewmen or soldiers who had rejected his advice. He just got on with the occupation to which Jesus Of Nazareth had called him. Never once make we read of Alice Paul devising any negative remark - there is no intimation of any negative reaction.
Gathering lodges and healing the sick. What a beautiful picture. These words could almost be put to music. You can almost hum away to a very simple melody - "Gathering lodges and healing the sick!" What a subject for life when you realise the profound implications.
It didn't substance how people treated him, or mistreated him. Here were two things which he could make - serving the contiguous demands of that shipwrecked crew - and afterwards, healing the ill in the large house. Alice Paul makes not state - 'I can't make that.' Anybody can garner sticks - anyone who is in the right framework of head can function - and as adherents of Jesus Of Nazareth we are called to mend the sick, and pray for those in need.
Look at the gifts and shows they received. They were loaded with gifts as a effect of their ministry in the Name of Jesus Of Nazareth Christ. They received so much because they had ministered in the Power of the Holy Place Spirit.
It needed human inequity - unfairness - menaces - a storm - and shipwreck. Humanly speaking, what have happened over these past old age in the life of Alice Alice Alice Alice Paul appeared entire disaster, but it is as if it needed all that to convey the Gospels of Jesus Of Nazareth Jesus to these work force and women in their demand and agony and illness and hurting and darkness.
The people on the island of Republic Of Republic Of Malta had shown kindness to Paul and the attendant squad - these shipwrecked crewmen and Roman soldiers - and Supreme Being honours degree this - and through Paul he honors these islanders, and healed their ill ones.
Paul is on Malta for some three months. They spent the wintertime calendar months on Malta, and another trade ship is ready to take them on the concluding lap to Italy. Saint Luke gives us this small descriptive image of the ship, with its mental images of false gods, and Alice Paul boards the ship without too much concern.
Off they canvas so that they might attain Roma and fulfil the program and intent of the Godhead Jesus Of Nazareth Of Nazareth Christ.
Make that your end - to fulfil the program and intent which Jesus Jesus have for your life and ministry.
Sandy Shaw


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It may be darker out, and the days may be shorter, but don't be fooled. Winter is a great time to go on a family hike.
It's a beautiful time of year to explore how the wet weather transforms different habitats. By this time of year, it's all about the mighty evergreen. This winter time invites the urge to collect pine cone for crafting, jump in muddle puddles, and indulge in a post-hike hot chocolate & cookie break.
Kids also tend to feel cooped up this time of year. As much as we wish it weren't so, they also feel our end-of-year stress. Thus hiking as a family helps everyone feel a little more calm, and helps kids get their wiggles out.
Here are a few reminders about hiking with kids in the winter to help you out:
This week marks our one year anniversary since we launched Super Nature Adventures. We want to take this moment to say thank you! When we came up with the idea for Super Nature Adventures, we had no idea if our particular vision for kids' nature materials would resonate.
In an app-filled world of games and ironic memes, we felt like we were taking a bit of a risk in crafting tactile, hands-on materials that openly embraced that infectious sense wonder that kids have in the natural world, and the silly sense of humor that adults tend to be "too mature" to appreciate. It brings us so much joy to see kids connecting to nature through the materials we create.
GUEST POST NOTE: This week's blog post comes from guest author Michael Barton.
Recently my daughter spent some time with worms. Slithery, slimy, earthworms. It was a nature connection moment that made her day. But she also made the day for several worms, too. Moved from certain shriveling to refreshingly moist dirt, these worms lives, spent working the soil, would continue thanks to a curious young girl.
At 5, my daughter remains charmed by the simplest of things: getting up close to minibeasts (a British word for bugs!), climbing trees, jumping off of rocks or stumps, noticing when our resident hummingbirds zip across our yard toward the feeder, pointing out the hoard of crows that make their presence known in the evening - the list could go on.
January is a great time for new beginnings, whether you are a "Resolutions" person or not. The fact that it's a New Year makes it a good time for reflection and starting anew.
This January, as you begin to set your intentions for 2018, we hope that more time in nature with family is one of your goals.
Celebrating Super Nature Finds
If you've been following us for a while you are probably familiar with our idea of Super Nature Finds. A "Super Nature Find" is what we like to call of those intimate wonders out in nature that we might have missed if we didn't take the time to slow down.
It could be almost anything in nature, really...
A spring flower bud. A mushroom.
A spider web. A honey bee.
A leaf as it starts to turn colors. The lichen on the bark of a tree.
The moss that returns on the sidewalk when the rains begin in the fall.
Have you ever heard the phrase "Nature Intelligence" and wondered what it means? In the simplest terms, Nature Intelligence is a phrase that is often used to refer to a keener awareness of the natural world. Another useful way of thinking of the concept is "nature smarts."
Have you been thinking about getting outside for a family adventure? Here are five reasons Fall is a great time for family nature exploring in the Pacific Northwest!
Rain brings new life to the outdoors!
Sometimes we all get a little cranky when the rain returns in the Pacific Northwest. But remember, when the rain returns, so does so much else! Moss returns, fungi grow, and creatures awaiting cooler days come out again. This is a great time of the year to explore new growth in the forests.
Nature, Wildfires, and Change
While there's a lot we still don't know about the Eagle Creek fire in the Columbia River Gorge, one thing we can say for certain is that the Gorge will look different afterwards. Fires always bring change - both the immediate kind and the kind that will take place over many many years .
This raises the question for us as parents: How we talk about this change with our kids?
First, it's helpful to remember that kids - especially kids ages 6 and under - don't have the same sense of time as we do. The passage of years so critical to our self awareness doesn't really click with them yet. Nor do kids have the deep well of memories that can engender strong emotions of nostalgia or loss in connection to events like the Gorge wildfire. Rather, kids naturally tend to be forward-looking because their life is still at its beginning. Their thoughts tend to be on what comes next.
Hip hip hurray! It's officially the Summer Season! Do you have an outdoor adventure (or two or three) planned? Whether it's camping, hiking, or just hanging out at a park, we've got you covered with a few tips and reminders before you head out.
Bryna R. Campbell
August 2019


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The Montview League is unique in the SGV by holding three cluster meets, all on the hilly, 3-mile course at Schabarum Park in Rowland Heights. The league also gives more weight to the cluster meets than others, and that made the difference in the girls championship.
Nogales were the clear winners in the girls Final race over Gladstone. The Nobles put three in the first five to score just 20 points to the Gladiators' 50. But Gladstone had the better cumulative results to edge Nogales for the league championship. Sierra Vista was third, taking the final CIF spot.
Gladstone's Hannah Eubanks was the big, 32 second winner in 19:05. Teammates Crystal Cipriano – 6th/21:41 and Ryleigh La Raue – 7th/21:52 earned All-League honors. Nogales was led by a trio of All-League performances: Alexis Maldonado – 2nd/19:37, Jeanette Salcido – 3rd/20:52, and Jenny Morales – 5th/21:12. Jacqueline Rosie Campos of Azusa took the final All-League spot at 4th/21:07 and will advance to CIF as an individual.
Sierra Vista was led by Aris Carmona – 9th/22:16. Azusa was fourth and Duarte was fifth. Naiden Ceja, 4th last year in the Mission Valley League when she was at Arroyo, was best for the Falcons at 8th/22:04. Workman did not score – their best was Jennifer Reyes – 17th/25:47.
Nogales senior Osvaldo Cervantes was the repeat champion with a huge, 70 second, 15:49 win, and led the Nobles to a second place finish. Azusa put all five in the first 10 to take the team title with just 25 points, while Sierra Vista was a clear third. The finish at the Finals meets mirrored the league standings, so these three teams will advance to CIF.
Osvaldo was joined in the All-League honors by teammate Ricardo Garcia – 7th/18:08. The Aztecs had four boys among the Montview's best seven: Angel Medrano – 2nd/16:58, Saul Mora – 3rd/17:08, Eddie Prestegui – 4th/17:22 and Andrew Bazan – 6th/17:44. Alejandro Arenas of Sierra Vista took the final All-League spot at 5th/17:32.
Workman was fourth, led by Ivan Molina – 9th/18:13, and Jake Baena 11th/18:18 was best for fifth-placed Gladstone. Duarte's best was Brandon Lou – 28th:21:21 but the team did not score.


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Public health boss: Supervised drug-use site makes financial sense
If Ontario Premier Doug Ford is serious when he says he wants to eliminate hallway health care, the provincial government should pay attention to a report on the economics of supervised drug-injection sites in London, said Christopher Mackie, the medical officer of health at the Middlesex-London Health Unit.
The report, titled the Business Case For Supervised Consumption in London, Ont., was tabled at a meeting of the health unit's board Thursday evening. Mackie also gave a copy to Minister of Health Christine Elliott last month when he travelled to Queen's Park for a meeting with her.
Temporary location: Called an overdose-prevention site, it opened in February at 186 King St., with provincial approval and funding, since extended by Ontario's new Progressive Conservative government.
Permanent locations: Proposed for 446 York St., where a music store operates, and for a public housing complex at 241 Simcoe St., they're known as supervised consumption sites and require federal approval.
In short, the report shows an investment in supervised consumption more than pays for itself when you take the social costs of drug addiction into account.
"(The report is) really to draw attention to the financials here. It's more than paying for itself," Mackie said of the temporary overdose-prevention site that opened in February, with $130,000 in provincial funding. The Tories have since extended the site for another six months.
"We're very confident that we'll be saving more health care dollars than we're spending," Mackie said of the temporary site's next six months of operation, as well as the permanent locations proposed for 446 York St. and 241 Simcoe St.
The business case was drawn up at the behest of Gerry Macartney, head of London's Chamber of Commerce.
And how did Elliott respond?
"She was quite positive about this report and the other comments I brought forward about our experience in London," Mackie said.
On the campaign trail ahead of the June provincial election, Ford attacked the former Liberal government for allowing so-called hallway health care to flourish on its watch. Ford used it as a symptom of the problems with Liberal health policy.
However, supervised consumption sites have been a lighting rod for controversy, with opponents complaining they degrade the neighbourhoods where they are located.
"This is the right thing to do, aside from the financials," Mackie said.
Mayoral candidate and current councillor Tanya Park has called drug addiction not just a humanitarian issue, but also a "drag on our economy."
All three levels of government — civic, provincial and federal — have different roles in sites set up to reduce harm from illegal drug use.
City hall has the authority to zone property for a safe injection site, but approval must come from the federal government to allow the use of drugs there.
Supervised drug-injection sites are funded by the Ontario government.
Under Ford's new Progressive Conservative government, the province has said it won't approve more such sites until it completes a review of their effectiveness.


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