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Elderberry Extract Natural Flu Remedy, H1N1 Flu Virus & Seasonal Influenza
Black Elderberry Extract Effective in the treatment of flu. Research data from studies around the world have proven black elderberry extract to be effective in shortening the duration of influenza A and B.
A recent published study out of Isreal has identified Elderberry as an excellent weapon for people fighting the flu, including H1N1 flu. If Elderberry extract can bind to the flu virus and thus keep it from infecting the human cells, why wouldn't one take elderberry instead of a prescription drug or the flu vaccine.
The medicinal benefits of black elderberry have been recognized for years. It's been used medicinally in Europe for centuries to ward off colds and flu – and for very good reasons. Studies show its ability to fight flu, including the H1N1 flu virus and seasonal influenza. Now there's more confirmation of its infection-fighting ability to act as a natural anti-bacterial.
In research carried out at Justus-Liebig University in Germany, a black elderberry extract reduced the growth of two bacteria involved in respiratory infections by 70% and by 99% when it was tested in the lab.
What about viruses? They continued on to test extract from black elderberry against the two most common forms of seasonal influenza virus, influenza type A and influenza type B. Again, black elderberry inhibited the growth of both viruses by 25%. It seems to block the ability of influenza viruses to infect cells. Viruses have no impact until they get inside a cell, so this keeps the virus from gaining a foothold.
I for one always have it in my home, I had a bad case of the flu when H1N1 went rampant, I felt like there wasn't a bone in my body that didn't pain, fever and headache. I felt like someone had tried to beat me to death! I cannot say I had H1N1 as I did not go to the doctor or leave the house for that matter, but I hope never to experience it again in the near future.
I had watched a segment on the Dr Oz Show, elderberry extract for flu season and it had stuck in my mind, especially when the flu hit. I got my hands on a bottle of it, and literally drank it for 3 days straight out of the bottle. It worked, in 3 days I was right as rain, I do not get the flu shot, nor will I ever get it, it is just my personal decision that I stick with.
Since having the flu elderberry extract has always been my go to natural remedy, when I feel exhausted and my immune system feels low, I take it. I don't think people are getting enough information when it comes to natural remedies, especially when it comes to superbugs, virus's, cold and flu's. Below you will find more about elderberry and the benefits of elderberry extract.
Anthocyanins are flavonoid antioxidant molecules that produce the black, red, purple, and blue colors in produce such as berries, eggplant, and cherries. The deep purple elderberry fruit is especially rich in these phytochemicals, which are thought to be largely responsible for its anti-viral effects. Elderberry has antiviral effects — it binds to influenza virus, preventing it from infecting cells. Accordingly, randomized controlled trials have found that supplementation with black elderberry juice may shorten the duration of influenza symptoms. Therefore elderberry may act as an effective preventive measure and treatment for influenza.
According to University of Maryland Medical Center Elderberry, or elder, has been used for centuries to treat wounds, when applied to the skin. It is also taken by mouth to treat respiratory illnesses such as cold and flu. In many countries, including Germany, elder flower is used to treat colds and flu. Some evidence suggests that chemicals in elder flower and berries may help reduce swelling in mucous membranes, such as the sinuses, and help relieve nasal congestion. Elder may have anti-inflammatory, antiviral, and anticancer properties.
There are several species of elder, but Sambucus nigra, or European elder (also called black elder), is the one used most often for medicinal purposes.
Elderberry For Colds and Flu
Sambucus nigra L. extracted into a product named – Sambucol – are based on a standardized black elderberry extract. They are natural remedies with antiviral properties, especially against different strains of influenza virus. Sambucol was shown to be effective in vitro against 10 strains of influenza virus. In a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study, Sambucol reduced the duration of flu symptoms to 3-4 days. Convalescent phase serum showed a higher antibody level to influenza virus in the Sambucol group, than in the control group.
Elderberry Studies: Elderberry may help treat cold and flu symptoms by reducing congestion and possibly making you sweat more. One study suggested that using a standardized elderberry extract, Sambucol, could shorten the duration of flu by about 3 days. Sambucol also contains other herbs plus vitamin C, so no one knows whether elderberry by itself would have the same effect.
Another preliminary study found that a lozenge with elderberry extract (ViraBLOC) helped reduce flu symptoms when taken within 24 hours of symptoms starting. In the lab, one study suggested that elderberry could kill the H1N1 virus (swine flu) in test tubes, but researchers don't know whether it would be effective against H1N1 in people.
Bacterial Sinusitis (Sinus Infection)
One study examined the use of a proprietary product, Sinupret, to treat bacterial sinusitis along with an antibiotic (doxycycline or Vibramycin) and a decongestant. People who took the combination did better compared to those who did not take Sinupret. However, Sinupret contains other herbs along with elderberry, so no one knows whether taking elderberry alone would work as well.'
If this is not enough to convince you that you should be taking elderberry, then continue to read this next excerpt from pubmed.org
Abstract Sambucus nigra L. products – Sambucol – are based on a standardized black elderberry extract. They are natural remedies with antiviral properties, especially against different strains of influenza virus. Sambucol was shown to be effective in vitro against 10 strains of influenza virus.
In a double-blind, placebo-controlled, randomized study, Sambucol reduced the duration of flu symptoms to 3-4 days. Convalescent phase serum showed a higher antibody level to influenza virus in the Sambucol group, than in the control group. The present study aimed to assess the effect of Sambucol products on the healthy immune system – namely, its effect on cytokine production. The production of inflammatory cytokines was tested using blood – derived monocytes from 12 healthy human donors. Adherent monocytes were separated from PBL and incubated with different Sambucol preparations i.e., Sambucol Elderberry Extract, Sambucol Black Elderberry Syrup, Sambucol Immune System and Sambucol for Kids.
Production of inflammatory cytokines (IL-1 beta, TNF-alpha, IL-6, IL-8) was significantly increased, mostly by the Sambucol Black Elderberry Extract (2-45 fold), as compared to LPS, a known monocyte activator (3.6-10.7 fold). The most striking increase was noted in TNF-alpha production (44.9 fold). We conclude from this study that, in addition to its antiviral properties, Sambucol Elderberry Extract and its formulations activate the healthy immune system by increasing inflammatory cytokine production. Sambucol might therefore be beneficial to the immune system activation and in the inflammatory process in healthy individuals or in patients with various diseases.
Sambucol could also have an immunoprotective or immunostimulatory effect when administered to cancer or AIDS patients, in conjunction with chemotherapeutic or other treatments. In view of the increasing popularity of botanical supplements, such studies and investigations in vitro, in vivo and in clinical trials need to be developed.
Is Black Elderberry Safe
The bottom line here is black elderberry has natural anti-bacterial activity – and helps to stop the growth of viruses too. It's available at most health food stores and online. The international brand Sambucol, based in Israel, is the most widely used standardized extract of black elderberry and can be found in most health food stores and pharmacies. In addition to their standard line, which provides dosing information for children, they also manufacture Sambucol for Kids, which is specifically formulated for children under three.
Sambucol Kids Sambucol Black Elderberry 4 oz.
Sambucol Original Liquid Black Elderberry 7.8 fl.oz
Sambucol Black Elderberry Original, 30 chewable tabs ( Multi-Pack)
The effect of Sambucol, a black elderberry-based, natural product, on the production of human cytokines: I. Inflammatory cytokines.
Barak V, Halperin T, Kalickman I.
Immunology Laboratory for Tumor Diagnosis, Department of Oncology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel.
Inflammatory cytokines. Barak V, Halperin T, Kalickman I.(Immunology Laboratory for Tumor Diagnosis, Department of Oncology, Hadassah University Hospital, Jerusalem, Israel).


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So this weekend we had a family movie night and went to see Wonder Woman.
Quick summary - great fun move, great characters, Gal Gadot and Chris Pine seriously rocked it and you should not deprive yourself of seeing this movie in 3D at the theater.
DC finally has a movie hit worthy of the name after a long dry spell.
It is, as so many superhero movies are, an origin story. This one works as an origin story with some great characters, and there's some twists to the tale - some you'll see coming and one you probably will not.
In short go see it, and watch Gal Gadot really be Wonder Woman.


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This add-on is operated by Tinkomatic, LLC
Analytics and Data Visualisation based on Apache Superset
Last updated 28 February 2019
The Duperset add-on is currently in beta.
Table of Contents
Duperset is a SaaS analytics service based on open-source Apache Superset.
Duperset allows you to get started with Superset in minutes and take advantage of a rich set of features focused on data exploration and visualization with charts and dashboards.
Provisioning the add-on
Duperset can be attached to a Heroku application via the CLI:
$ heroku addons:create duperset
After you provision Duperset, the
DUPERSET_URL config var is available in your app's configuration. It contains the URL of your Superset instance. You can confirm this via the
heroku config:get command.
Opening Duperset
You can access Duperset via the CLI:
$ heroku addons:open duperset
Opening duperset for sharp-mountain-4005
or by visiting the Heroku Dashboard and selecting the application in question. Select Duperset from the Add-ons menu.
First principles of Superset
There are a few key concepts you need to familiarize yourself with in order to get started with Superset. After you've done that, Superset's UI is largely self-explanatory.
Accessing data
Superset provides a tight level of access control to your data. Unless you explicitly make them available as datasources, tables and their fields in your database are not available for visualization.
Datasources can be created either by defining available tables and associated fields; or by creating sql queries to act as datasources.
In either cases, you need to first configure the target databases you want to explore. The steps for configuring your databases are described in Connect to a target database.
After you configure your database, you can define a combination of:
- Tables you want to enable access to.
- SQL queries you can save and make available as datasources.
The steps for defining tables are described in Create datasources using tables. The steps for defining SQL queries are described in Create datasources using sql lab.
After you configure Superset access, you can create and edit both slices and dashboards.
- Slices are visualizations on your tables and related fields.
- Dashboards are sets of slices that can be shared.
The steps for creating slices and dashboards are described in Creating slices and dashboards.
Everything is a record
In the Superset UI (and underneath its hood), every component of your configuration is represented as a record. This includes the configuration of your databases, tables, and slices.
This unified model allows for fine-grained access control, but it can also be confusing at first. Language in the UI that says "show record" in fact means "show the details of this database configuration."
The core metrics you define and measure as a Superset admin are also represented as records to view, edit, or delete:
Note that these are actual records that are stored in a separate configuration database that Duperset automatically provisions and maintains for your add-on instance.
Initial setup
Change the admin password
Your provisioned Superset instance comes with a default
admin account. After you provision Duperset, your first step should be to log in and change the admin account password:
Log in with username
adminand password
Navigate to your Profile:
Click Reset my password:
Reset your password and click Save:
Connect to a target database
After you set your admin password, you can connect to the databases you want to explore. Whenever possible, connect to a follower database rather than to your app's primary production database.
Navigate to Menu > Sources > Databases:
Click the
+button on the far right to configure a new database source.
The available fields are mostly self-explanatory:
One critical field to note: the value of the
SQLAlchemy URIfield should be the database URL specified in your Heroku config. It should have the following format:
5432with your port for Postgres if you aren't using the default port.
Make sure that the URL starts with
postgresqland not just
Create datasources using tables
After you've configured the database(s) you want to connect to, you can create datasources for your visualizations either by configuring tables, or by defining queries using sql lab.
When using tables, you need to explicitly define which tables in your database you want to give access to, and for each table, which fields you want to give access to.
The steps for adding a new table are similar to those for adding a new database:
Navigate to Menu > Sources > Tables:
Click the
+button on the far right to configure a new table source.
After creating the record, edit it to specify which fields will be available.
On the Edit Table screen, navigate to the List Columns tab:
Here, you define which fields are available to your users, along with underlying semantics to apply to them (which fields can be grouped, counted, summed, and so on).
These fields become available to your users as metrics:
At this point, you and your users have the basic blocks in place to start creating visualizations ("slices") and dashboards.
Create datasources using sql lab
The alternative to defining tables as datasources is building sql queries using sql lab:
Navigate to Menu > SQL Lab. The sql editor allows you to write and run sql queries.
Click on the Visualize button when you want to make a query available as a datasource..
Here, you can select the type of visualization you want to build, change the name of the datasource, as well as define dimensions you're making available in your visualization.
Creating slices and dashboards
To create a new visualization ("slice"):
Navigate to the Slices page and add a "new record."
Choose a datasource and a visualization type:
Proceed the Exploration screen to view your created slice:
A couple of things to note:
As you modify your slice, you need to click Query to see your changes reflected (unless the configuration you're modifying is labeled with a flash sign, in which case the change takes effect immediately).
Every new slice's title is
[undefined] - untitled. When you hover over the title, a tooltip will tell you that you don't have the rights to alter it, but you do: simply click Save and give the slice a name:
Superset's documentation is sparse and the depth of its functionality very extensive - we recommend you play around with the different types of visualizations, Advanced Analytics and SQL features, and Filters.
You create dashboards from the Dashboard tab, with steps similar to those for creating slices.
For additional documentation on how to explore your data and create slices and dashboards, see the official Superset documentation.
Managing user access
Adding users
Create new users by navigating to Menu > Security > List Users. Click the
+ button to Add a new record.
Enter all required fields and specify the roles this user should have (described in the next section).
A few things to note:
- Ensure that the Active checkbox is checked if the new user should be able to access the instance.
- Every username must be unique.
- An email address is required but is currently not being used by Duperset. Duperset does not send any form of notification to a new user that their account has been created. You need to notify the user manually.
- You need to specify (and confirm) a password for your new user. You should instruct your users to immediately change their password when they log in.
User roles
Superset ships with 5 default base roles:
Although it's possible to modify the details of Superset's default roles, this is not recommended.
Admin - Admins have all possible rights, including granting or revoking rights from other users and altering other people's slices and dashboards.
Alpha - These are your power-users. They have access to all data sources, but they can't grant or revoke access from other users. Alpha users can only alter the objects that they own. They can add and alter data sources.
Gamma - Gamma users can create slices and dashboards only for data sources they have been granted access to by a user with permission to do so. They cannot alter or add data sources.
Also note that when Gamma users view existing dashboards and slices, they can see only objects that they have access to.
sql_lab - The sql_lab role grants access to SQL Lab. Note that while Admin users have access to all databases by default, both Alpha and Gamma users need to be given access on a per database basis.
A Public role, which allows anonymous users to view dashboards, is disabled on Duperset.
Customizing access
To keep your Duperset instance secure, customize user access by creating new roles alongside Superset's default roles.
For instance, you could create a Financial Analyst role for users that require access to a specific set of databases and/or tables. These users would be granted the Gamma role (and probably sql_lab as well) in addition to Financial Analyst.
To provide Gamma users access only to specific datasets:
Make sure the users with limited access have [only] the Gamma role assigned to them.
Second, create a new role (Menu > Security > List Roles) and click the
+button on the far right.
This new window allows you to give this new role a name, attribute it to users, and select applicable tables in the Permissions dropdown.
To select the data sources you want to associate with this role, simply click in the dropdown and use the typeahead to search for your table names.
You can then confirm with your Gamma users that they see the objects (dashboards and slices) associated with the tables related to their roles.
Removing the add-on
You can remove Duperset via the CLI:
This will destroy all associated data and cannot be undone!
$ heroku addons:destroy duperset
-----> Removing duperset from sharp-mountain-4005... done, v20 (free)
All Duperset support and runtime issues should be submitted via one of the Heroku Support channels.


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Pitter comes to Harvard from MIT (photo courtesy MIT athletics).
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Samantha Pitter will join the Harvard men's swimming and diving coaching staff for the 2013-14 season under recently appointed head coach Kevin Tyrrell. Pitter comes to Harvard after previously coaching at the Massachusetts Institution of Technology.
Pitter has spent the last five seasons as part of the swimming and diving coaching staff at MIT. She served as an assistant for four seasons and spent her fifth season as the Acting Head Coach while Dawn Dill was on maternity leave in 2012-13.
Over her five years at MIT, Pitter helped bring both programs to unprecedented levels of success. During her tenure as Acting Head Coach she helped lead the Engineers to their best ever NCAA finishes: third place for the men and eighth place for the women. Over the course of the 2012-13 season, the women went on to break 12 school records and the men re-wrote 21 of 24 school records, which included three NCAA event titles and one NCAA record. She was named NEWMAC Women's Coach of the Year for the squad's performance at the NEWMAC Championships.
At the 2013 World Championship Trials, Pitter's athlete placed top eight in the 50-meter butterfly, and reached the finals in the 50-meter freestyle. In 2012, Pitter guided MIT's first ever Olympic Trials Qualifier to a 21st-place finish in the 50 free in Omaha, Neb.
While an assistant at MIT, Pitter helped the men and women to three consecutive NEWMAC Conference Championships, and the men to four consecutive top-10 finishes at the NCAA Division III championships.
A 2007 graduate of Hamilton College, Pitter was an accomplished swimmer. She was a four-time All-American sprinter, school record holder, team captain and NESCAC All-Academic recipient during her four years. She graduated from Hamilton Cum Laude with a double major in Economics and Communication.
In 2011, Sam completed her Master's of Education in Physical Education Specializing in Coaching, from Boston University. She has coached masters swimmers at both Boston University and here at Harvard with Cambridge Masters Swim Club.
Harvard's season gets underway on Nov. 15 with a trip to Ithaca, N.Y., for a tri-meet against Cornell and Dartmouth. The Crimson finished with an undefeated record (9-0, 7-0 Ivy), while finishing fourth at the ECAC Championship and second at the Ivy League Championships. Harvard had eight athletes go to the NCAA Division I championships in Indianapolis.


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New York State Attorney General Eric Schneiderman has been talking market design, in a lawman sort of way. Interestingly, he's interested in the proposal by Budish, Cramton and Shim for frequent batch auctions. (See previous posts here and here.)
Press release: A.G. Schneiderman Calls For New Efforts To Eliminate Unfair Advantages Provided By Trading Venues To High-Frequency Traders
Schneiderman: "We Will Continue to Shine a Light on Unseemly Practices That Cater to High-Frequency Traders at the Expense of Other Investors, and Other Forms of Insider Trading 2.0"
Text of speech: Remarks on High-Frequency Trading & Insider Trading 2.0
"As your Attorney General, I am the top law enforcement officer for the State of
New York, which gives me a unique role to play in the oversight of Wall Street.
And I take that very, very seriously. I spent most of my career in private practice
before becoming Attorney General, which is really a distinction among
Attorneys General in New York State. And I represented big financial firms; I
represented stock and commodities markets.
"And I am a believer in our market system, and I am a believer that our market
can only function with strong, clear regulations, and uniform and equitable
enforcement of those regulations.
"We have to ensure that our markets work for the entire investing public, not
just for a small number. And the Martin Act, which I hope you've heard of,
empowers my office, and our Investor Protection Bureau in particular, to investigate pretty much any fraudulent or deceptive practice in financial
"One of the fundamental principles that drives every part of our office is a very
simple, very American notion of equal justice under law. There has to be one
set of rules for everyone.
"But, as I mentioned, our capital markets can only succeed if investors view them
as fair and as fairly regulated.
"So that's why we've been focusing on cracking down on fundamentally unfair –
and potentially illegal – situations that fall outside the parameters of traditional
insider trading but give elite groups of traders access to market-moving
information at the expense of the rest of the market.
"This is what we call Insider Trading 2.0, and it's one of the greatest threats to
public confidence in the markets.
"Currently, on our exchanges, securities are traded continuously, which means
that orders are constantly accepted and matched with ties broken based on
which orders arrived first. This system rewards high-frequency traders who
continuously flood the market with orders – emphasizing speed over price.
"The University of Chicago proposal – which I endorse – would, in effect, put a speed bump in place. Orders would be processed in batches after short
intervals – potentially a second or less than a second in length – but that would ensure that the price would be the deciding factor in who obtains a trade, not who has the fastest supercomputer and early access to market-moving information.
"This structural reform – sometimes called "frequent batch auctions" -- would help catch and cap the supercomputer arms race now underway. This is
tremendously important, because even advocates of high-frequency trading
have always recognized that the potential for destabilization of the markets
from volatility is a problem.
"If you had frequent batch auctions, there's no point in trying to get faster than
whatever the interval is. It would discourage the risk taking that can cause flash
crashes because, in the quest for greater and greater speed, there is, in and of
itself, a threat to market stability. It rewards those who are taking chances. It
rewards those who try risky new ways to gain a few milliseconds of speed. And that's something we could put an end to if this proposal were successfully
carried out. "
Bloomberg article:High-Speed Trading Faces New York Probe Into Fairness
"Attorney General Eric Schneiderman said today that he's examining the sale of products and services that offer faster access to data and richer information on trades than what's typically available to the public. Wall Street banks and rapid-fire trading firms pay thousands of dollars a month for these services from firms including Nasdaq OMX Group Inc. and IntercontinentalExchange Group Inc.'s New York Stock Exchange."
CNBC interview (video): http://video.cnbc.com/gallery/?video=3000258750
..."frequent batch auctions, something that came out of the University of Chicago, not some enemy of free markets..."


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Eastbourne Lifeboat crew have been stood down after searching for 10 hours for a fisherman, lost at sea.
They were launched at lunchtime (9 June) after the man went overboard, possibly unconscious, 30 miles out to sea.
Shoreham and Newhaven Lifeboats were also launched, but Newhaven was stood down earlier this evening.
They were joined by the UK Coastguard search and rescue helicopter and nearby fishing vessels and professional mariners who heard the Mayday.
Commercial vessels using the Dover strait have also been requested to search for the missing man.
All those involved in the search have now been stood down.
Matt West, Duty Controller for the UK Coastguard said, "Following a comprehensive search effort in the area with nothing found, a decision has been taken to suspend the search pending any further information."


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As Vice President Business Development, Lisa leads client outreach in medtech and drug delivery on the west coast. Lisa has 25 years of international commercialization of healthcare and consumer products with companies in the US, Europe and China, such as Procter & Gamble and MedImmune. As co-founder of a healthcare consulting firm Lisa led consulting on commercialization strategy and/or product development with a focus on innovations in medtech, diagnostics, wearables and novel therapeutics. Lisa also was also a founding executive of a commercialized medical device startup in the EU and helped lead the product development from initial design through regulatory clearance and commercialization. Lisa is also a member of the medtech startup community, serving as an Advisor to California Life Sciences Institute's FAST health accelerator and UCSF Health Hub, a digital health accelerator.


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NOTE: THERE'S A NEWER VERSION OF THIS PROJECT BASED ON AN ST Nucleo BOARD, SEE https://www.elektormagazine.com/labs/weather-display-with-st-nucleo-160157-1
This is a little weather monitor. It has a 2.2" color display and is powered by an AVR and the ESP8266. The AVR controles the display. The ESP has a custom firmware and provides all the weather data in a neat and very simple pre-processed protocol. The AVR can obtain different data via a simple UART command. A 512kB serial SPI flash provides all the icons, images and palette data.
The system features:
- Time and date from DS3231
- Day of week and weeknumber
- Current weather with nice icons and max min forcast
- Current UV data from Internet
- Windspeed and direction also all from internet
- Humity and preasure
- Sunset and sunrise times
- WiFi strenght indicator, IP and SSID
- Moonphase calculated in realtime on the AVR
- Threeday forecast with icons and max min temperature
- USB connection for power and programming all devices
- Simple WiFi config using the ESP as hotspot with a webpage to enter the WiFi credentials. All handeld on the ESP to use in other projects and not bother the AVR.
-All the data is obtained and processed on the ESP from public internet sites, no need for external processing like from a Raspberry Pi
-The AVR, external flash and ESP can all be programmed via the USB port. The AVR has a bootloader and two routines to program the external flash and the ESP.
The ESP can be programed directly from the Arduino IDE without any further modification. The AVR handels the datatransfere between PC and ESP directly. So only one USB port is needed to program all three storage devices.
For programing the flash and the bootloader I made a few python scripts. Also converting images in C data and ready to use header file with storage addesses is done in python.
The project will get a custom designed case that fitts the theme. Sofar I only designed it on PC. I hope to soon be able to print it on a 3D printer.
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text: The history of the Bottrill family goes back to before the Norman Conquest. The Boterel family can now be found in Australia, America,Canada, and many counties in England - Yorkshire, Northamptonshire, Shropshire and London. The history of the family can be followed in a series of historical novels, the first being 'The king's toads'.


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|Safe Haskell
- class (Eq l, Show l, Read l, Typeable l) => Label l where
- class (Typeable p, Show p) => SpeaksFor p where
- class (Label l, SpeaksFor p) => PrivDesc l p where
- downgradeP :: p -> l -> l
- canFlowToP :: p -> l -> l -> Bool
- data Priv a
- privDesc :: Priv a -> a
- isPriv :: Typeable p => p -> Bool
- data NoPrivs = NoPrivs
- noPrivs :: Priv NoPrivs
Labels are a way of describing who can observe and modify data.
Labels are governed by a partial order, generally pronounced "can
flow to." In LIO, we write this relation `
canFlowTo`. In the
literature, it is usually written ⊑.
At a high level, the purpose of this whole library is to ensure that
data labeled
l1 may affect data labeled
l2 only if
`. The
canFlowTo` l2
LIO monad (see LIO.Core) ensures this by
keeping track of a current label of the executing thread (accessible
via the
getLabel function). Code may attempt to perform various IO
or memory operations on labeled data. Touching data may change the
current label and will throw an exception in the event that an
operation would violate information flow restrictions.
The specific invariant maintained by
LIO is, first, that labels on
all previously observed data must flow to a thread's current label.
Second, the current label must flow to the labels of any future
objects the thread will be allowed to modify. Hence, after a thread
with current label
lcur observes data labeled
l1, it must hold
l1 `. If the thread is later permitted to
modify an object labeled
canFlowTo` lcur
l2, it must hold that
lcur `. By transitifity of the `
canFlowTo` relation, it holds that
canFlowTo` l2
class (Eq l, Show l, Read l, Typeable l) => Label l whereSource
This class defines the operations necessary to make a label into
a lattice (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lattice_(order)).
canFlowTo partially orders labels.
lub and
glb compute the least upper bound and greatest lower
bound of two labels, respectively.
Compute the least upper bound, or join, of two labels. When
data carrying two different labels is mixed together in a
document, the
lub of the two labels is the lowest safe value
with which to label the result.
More formally, for any two labels
l1 and
l2, if
ljoin = l1
`lub` l2, it must be that:
canFlowTo` ljoin
L_2 `, and
canFlowTo` ljoin
- There is no label
l /= ljoinsuch that
l1 `,
canFlowTo` l
l2 `, and
canFlowTo` l
l `. In other words
canFlowTo` ljoin
ljoinis the least element to which both
l2can flow.
When used infix, has fixity:
infixl 5 `lub`
Greatest lower bound, or meet, of two labels. For any two
l1 and
l2, if
lmeet = l1 `glb` l2, it must be
lmeet `,
canFlowTo` l1
lmeet `, and
canFlowTo` l2
- There is no label
l /= lmeetsuch that
l `,
canFlowTo` l1
l `, and
canFlowTo` l2
lmeet `. In other words
canFlowTo` l
lmeetis the greatest element flowing to both
When used infix, has fixity:
infixl 5 `glb`
canFlowTo :: l -> l -> BoolSource
Can-flow-to relation (⊑). An entity labeled
l1 should
be allowed to affect an entity
l2 only if
l1 `canFlowTo`
l2. This relation on labels is at least a partial order (see
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Partially_ordered_set), and must
satisfy the following laws:
- Reflexivity:
l1 `canFlowTo` l1for any
- Antisymmetry: If
l1 `canFlowTo` l2and
l2 `canFlowTo` l1then
l1 = l2.
- Transitivity: If
l1 `canFlowTo` l2and
l2 `canFlowTo` l3then
l1 `canFlowTo` l3.
When used infix, has fixity:
infix 4 `canFlowTo`
Privileges are objects the possesion of which allows code to bypass
certain label protections. An instance of class
PrivDesc describes
a pre-order (see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Preorder) among labels
in which certain unequal labels become equivalent. A
Priv object
containing a
PrivDesc instance allows code to make those unequal
labels equivalent for the purposes of many library functions.
Effectively, a
PrivDesc instance describes privileges, while a
Priv object embodies them.
Any code is free to construct
PrivDesc values describing arbitrarily
powerful privileges. Security is enforced by preventing safe code
from accessing the constructor for
Priv (called
PrivTCB). Safe
code can construct arbitrary privileges from the
IO monad (using
privInit in LIO.Run), but cannot do so from the
monad. Starting from existing privileges, safe code can also
delegate lesser privileges (see LIO.Delegate).
Privileges allow you to behave as if
l1 ` even when
that is not the case, but only for certain pairs of labels
canFlowTo` l2
l1 and
l2; which pairs depends on the specific privileges. The process of
allowing data labeled
l1 to infulence data labeled
l2 when
` is known as downgrading.
canFlowTo` l2) == False
The core privilege function is
canFlowToP, which performs a more
permissive can-flow-to check by exercising particular privileges (in
the literature this relation is commonly written
⊑ₚ for
p). Most core
LIO functions have variants ending
that take a privilege argument to act in a more permissive way.
By convention, all
PrivDesc instances should also be instances of
Monoid, allowing privileges to be combined with
mappend, though
there is no superclass to enforce this.
class (Typeable p, Show p) => SpeaksFor p whereSource
Every privilege type must be an instance of
SpeaksFor, which is
a partial order specifying when one privilege value is at least as
powerful as another. If
canFlowToP p1 l1 l2
, then it should also be true that
speaksFor p1
canFlowToP p2
l1 l2
As a partial order,
SpeaksFor should obey the reflexivity,
antisymmetry and transitivity laws. However, if you do not wish to
allow delegation of a particular privilege type, you can define
(which violates the reflexivity law, but
is reasonable when you don't want the partial order).
speaksFor _ _ = False
speaksFor :: p -> p -> BoolSource
speaksFor p1 p2 returns
True iff
p1 subsumes all the
privileges of
p2. In other words, it is safe for
delegate to
hand out
p2 to a caller who already has
Has fixity:
infix 4 `speaksFor`
class (Label l, SpeaksFor p) => PrivDesc l p whereSource
This class represents privilege descriptions, which define a
pre-order on labels in which distinct labels become equivalent.
The pre-oder implied by a privilege description is specified by the
canFlowToP. In addition, this this class defines a method
downgradeP, which is important for finding least labels
satisfying a privilege equivalence.
Minimal complete definition:
downgradeP requirement represents the fact that a generic
canFlowToP can be implemented efficiently in terms of
downgradeP, but not vice-versa.)
|:: p
Privilege description
|-> l
Label to downgrade
|-> l
Lowest label equivelent to input
Privileges are described in terms of a pre-order on labels in
which sets of distinct labels become equivalent.
downgradeP p
l returns the lowest of all labels equivalent to
l under
privilege description
Less formally,
downgradeP p l returns a label representing
the furthest you can downgrade data labeled
l given
privileges described by
Yet another way to view this function is that
downgradeP p l
returns the greatest lower bound (under
canFlowTo) of the set
of all labels
l' such that
canFlowToP p l' l
canFlowToP :: p -> l -> l -> BoolSource
canFlowToP p l1 l2 determines whether
p describes
sufficient privileges to observe data labeled
l1 and
subsequently write it to an object labeled
l2. The function
True if and only if either
canFlowTo l1 l2 or
and l2 are equivalent under
The default definition is:
canFlowToP p l1 l2 = downgradeP p l1 `canFlowTo` l2
canFlowToP is a method rather than a function so that it can
be optimized in label-specific ways. However, custom
definitions should behave identically to the default.
A newtype wrapper that can be used by trusted code to transform a
powerless description of privileges into actual privileges. The
PrivTCB, is dangerous as it allows creation of
arbitrary privileges. Hence it is only exported by the unsafe
module LIO.TCB. A safe way to create arbitrary privileges is to
privInit (see LIO.Run) from the
IO monad
before running your
LIO computation.
Turns privileges into a powerless description of the privileges
by unwrapping the
Priv newtype.
Internal functions
Empty privileges
PrivDesc used to denote the lack of privileges. Works
with any
Label type. This is only a privilege description; a
more useful symbol is
noPrivs, which actually embodies the
NoPrivs privilege.


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Overall Rating: 4.900
|Notes: Temperature Control Problems
|This very good, but not exceptional, Franco-Italian restaurant is located in a cozy space with several tables. There's quite a squadron of elegantly uniformed staff, which likely contribute much to the bill here - as the prices seem pretty high compared to restaurants offering the equivalent level of quality in town. Their choice of Barefoot Coffee is a masterstroke - demonstrating that, as a high-end restaurant, they are well aware of good coffee standards and that they even seek out a unique and very qualified source. However, what they do with these beans is a major disappointment. Using a two-group red Elektra machine in the kitchen, they pull very weak-looking, but modestly sized, shots with the faintest film of a medium brown crema. We also suspect the brewing temperature of their equipment is off, as the cup - while not terrible - has a slightly sweet edge over what is mostly sour in flavor. It's tangy and a bit turpeny. Served in Richard Ginori porcelain cups. [CLOSED: Moved to 470 Pacific Ave. in 2010.]


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27 March 2014
In the agreement, the World Energy Council (WEC) and the World Water Council (WWC) commit to work together to build an integrated programme at the 7th World Water Forum, taking place 12–17 April 2015 in Daegu, Korea, and to ensure that the water-energy nexus will be highlighted at the next World Energy Congress, to be held in Istanbul, Turkey in 2016.
Both of these events will build on the expertise and content provided by the members of both organisations, many of which are already working on solutions to the water-energy nexus issue.
'This is an excellent opportunity to bring our two organisations together to address the growing issue of the energy-water nexus,' says Professor Karl Rose, Senior Director of WEC's World Energy Scenarios study, and who is overseeing WEC's collaboration with WWC.
'The World Energy Council highlighted this issue in 2010 with our ground-breaking report, Water for Energy, and we are now looking to address the issue in further depth as we begin work on our next World Energy Scenarios study looking to 2060,' continues Professor Rose.
'The World Water Council has been working on the water and energy issue since the 6th World Water Forum, and this new collaboration will give us the means to push forward and encourage harmonised policies,' adds Benedito Braga, WWC President. 'Water needs energy and energy needs water. Understanding the interaction between these two vital elements is paramount to developing a water secure future.'
'The energy-water nexus is a real issue for business and governments alike,' comments WEC Chair, Mrs Marie-José Nadeau. 'We need to mobilise the public and private sectors to provide solutions to this growing problem, and events such as the World Water Day are useful milestones in this process.'
The World Water Forum is the world's largest water-related event, aimed at putting water firmly on the international agenda. It is organised every three years by the World Water Council in collaboration with the authorities of the host country.
The World Energy Congress is WEC's triennial flagship event. The event – last held in October 2013 in Daegu, Korea – is the premier global forum for leaders and thinkers to debate solutions to energy issues.
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A rough stretch of games for South Whidbey's girls basketball team this past week ended on a high note.
The Falcons beat island rival Coupeville 42-22 on Saturday, Dec. 9, following consecutive defeats to Archbishop Murphy on Dec. 5 and Cedarcrest on Dec. 8. South Whidbey (2-3 overall, 0-2 in the Cascade Conference) was outscored 112-29 in the two losses. Though it came at the hands of two undefeated teams, the margin of defeat was enough to shake the confidence of the Falcons. The feeling lingered into the first quarter against Coupeville, which jumped out to an early 6-0 lead.
"I think we were all just nervous and a little discouraged," senior Kolby Heggenes said.
The Falcon players and coaches agreed that South Whidbey could have easily conceded and suffered another loss. But, as soon as it calmed down, South Whidbey turned things around. The Falcons held the Wolves to five points for the rest of the half, while their offense gained momentum.
"They came back and played really good on Saturday, took care of business and got better," head coach Jeff Hanson said. "…It's a great group of kids. Hopefully we can just keep building week by week. We could have just come in Saturday and rolled over, but we did exactly what we needed to do."
Heggenes and senior Ally Lynch said the Falcons managed their possessions by making smart passes and limiting turnovers.
Sickness and injury have taken a toll on the Falcons' lineup. Several players are battling through strep throat, while senior center Mackenzee Collins — who is one of the Falcons' most experienced and tallest players at 6 feet — may be out for the season with a broken toe. Junior Lexi Starets-Foote, another 6-foot-tall center, has stepped into fill her roll, but the Falcons are also a young team; only three players from last year's squad have significant varsity experience. New varsity players such as junior Fariss Jokinen, sophomore Kayla Knauer and sophomore Emily Vanberg will need time to adjust, Heggenes and Lynch said, while the team molds into a unit.
"We can't replace her (Mackenzee)," Hanson said. "That's the way it is. So, it's going to take a team effort to replace her."
Heggenes and senior Ally Lynch said despite the losses to Archbishop Murphy and Cedarcrest, there were lessons to be learned. Cedarcrest, for example, pressured the Falcons with a full-court press for the majority of the game. As difficult as it was to move the ball up the court, the Falcons embraced the fact that they would be better off learning how to overcome it.
"We can definitely learn from it," Heggenes said. "We learned how to break that. That's always good because we're going to see it again. It's not the last time. So, it's definitely good practice."
Lynch, who is also adjusting to her first year of significant varsity action, was encouraged by the Falcons' willingness to improve in the face of adversity.
"We lost by a lot, but throughout the game we got better," Lynch said. "That's all we could ask for."


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Welcome to Bindaboo®. Bindaboo® Safety Gates and Pet Beds are designed to create happy homes for four-legged family members. Our Safety Gates make it easy to keep pets and children apart when necessary and block off areas of your home that pose a risk to animals. Our luxury pet beds are the ultimate way to spoil your furry friends with the comfort they deserve.
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text: I removed all of the cabinet doors and took them home to sand down and refinish in gray stain and black paint. After i sanded down the cabinet bases and stained them, i rehung everything using new hardware. We got a new look at a FRACTION of the cost of replacing the doors. <3 Love! He's going to be replacing his counters and appliances as well, and i can't wait to see the AFTER pictures! So much fun!


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Meet on arrival and transferred to hotel for check-in. Free at leisure till dinner at Muslim restaurant. Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
After breakfast, we depart for Cuchi. This underground tunnels network constructed by Vietnamese fighters during our struggle for independence. Before exploring the system, we watch a short documentary film of how this extraordinary tunnels constructed. We then spend the next hour exploring the maze of tunnels (with 3 levels) which display of various man traps and the remains of war
After Halal lunch, return to city center. We will visit to the Independence Palace which was the residence of the President Ngo Dinh Diem of the former South Vietnam until 1975; continue to the War Remnant Museum which comprehensively documents the travails of the long Vietnam – American War; the rest of time, we stop over some classic European-style landmarks such as the ornate City Hall, the Opera House (only be viewed from the outside), and pay a quick visit the Central Post Office. Halal Dinner and Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city.
Breakfast and leaving for Vung Tau, traveling by immense rubber and cashew nut plantations, as well as scenic rice fields. Arriving in Vung Tau, we visit the White House Palace (a summer residence of the last emperor Bao Dai), offering a wonderful view of the beach and the city. You also visit French-built light house and the giant Jesus Christ statue as optional choices.
Halal lunch at a local restaurant. Free time for relaxing at Bai Sau Beach. Late afternoon, transferred back to HCMC. Halal Dinner and Overnight in Ho Chi Minh city
After breakfast, we drive more than 1 hour driving to My Tho. On arrival, boat trip on the Mekong river for sightseeing: the view of the river's banks, floating fish farm and islands of Dragon, Unicorn, Turtle, Phoenix. After that, landing on Unicorn island. Stop at local orchards and try seasonal fruits, listening traditional music. Get on horse cart going through country lanes. Another stop at local farm to see bee farm, coconut candy workshop, taste honey bee tea…Before lunch ( Halal ), you have a chance to experience the rowing by local skillful boatwoman who will lead you go through small canals. Back to main land by big boat and return to Saigon; stop by Linda & Danny shop for Muslim costume on the way. Dinner at Muslim restaurant. Overnight in Hochiminh city
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Probiotics are live and active microorganisms, mainly bacteria, which are similar to those that exist naturally in the human digestive tract. Often referred to as friendly bacteria, probiotics may help to encourage digestion and regularity, as well as replenish bacterial flora after a course of antibiotics. Side effects of probiotics in children are similar to those in adults, although they may be more dangerous in children. You should always consult your child's pediatrician before feeding them food containing probiotics.
Due to the growing evidence that probiotics may be beneficial to adults, many food products for children are probiotic. Children may benefit from probiotics, as they may help to treat common childhood conditions such as respiratory infections, food allergies and eczema, although further research is warranted, according to Consumer Reports. Nonetheless, infection is a dangerous side effect in children, including infants and toddlers, should they have a suppressed or weakened immune system due to an underlying condition. If your child has short bowel syndrome, certain lactobacilli can cause infection as well. Probiotic sources for children include yogurt, yogurt shakes and fortified foods.
Intestinal Gas
Intestinal gas is the most common side effect of probiotic use in both children and adults. This is due to the gas-producing bacteria present, such as lactobacilli and bifidobacteria, which break down lactic acid. Most cases of intestinal gas are mild and only require reducing the amount of probiotics. If gas becomes exceedingly painful or accompanies any other symptoms, such as watery stool or diarrhea, you should contact a physician. This may indicate an underlying gastrointestinal problem in your child that could be dangerous.
Like intestinal gas, bloating often appears as a common side effect in children, although it is generally quite mild. Bloating too is a result of gas buildup within the intestines and stomach and can become severe and painful in children with compromised immune systems. It is therefore exceedingly important to speak to your doctor before offering your child any probiotic-containing food, even if it is generally recognized as safe.


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We offer for sale a Lehmann Futurus #740 made in Germany between 1919 and 1941. This is a rare Lehmann pull toy with a unique war story to its' origin. It has been recorded that at the end of the first world war Ernst Paul Lehmann found a large cache of unused shell nose casings in a Brandenburg factory. Nobody saw the usefulness of these casings except for E. P. Lehmann who used these tools of destruction to create a simple, yet poignant child's toy. The wheels on this toy are the same as the wheels Lehmann used on the Zig-Zag #640 and the bell is a genuine WWI shell nose. The Futurus is a red, white, blue, and gold colored bell toy that emits a loud clear ring as you pull it along on the 4 3/4" diameter tin wheels. It is missing the pull string that attaches to the loop in the top center of the toy, but should be simple to replace with another string if you wish to take the toy for a spin. This toy is in good condition, retaining the original finish with only some very minimal paint loss and minor scattered corrosion (most to the gold domes on the inner part of the wheels). The toy is all original and it has not been cleaned or touched-up. The wheels are
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With gold prices at an all time high I have gone back to my metalsmithing roots. I decided to make a few pieces out of sterling silver combined with18k gold.
Pendant on a long chain is an agitized fossil coral cabochon set in silver. Accent stones are garnets from Mali set in 18k gold. Interest in Natural history is evident in Victorian era jewelry. I designed this piece to be reminiscent of that period.
Long pendant of fossil coral is set in a fabricated sterling silver setting. Two Mali garnets, cognac and deep rusty brown accentuate the range of colors.


text: My latest project was to announce the launch of Cath Kidston, a British brand that was born the same year as me, in the Middle East. My favourite part about it upon entering the store was the explosion of prints, everywhere! From flowers, to penguins – see below!- the mix of vintage and kitsch prints is … Continue Reading


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Yesterday I went out to buy a new flatbed scanner and visited two different Staples stores plus one Radio Shack.The Staples personnel were poorly trained and not very helpful.The Radio Shack salesman was very helpful but did not have much of a selection so I am back to square one.
Fortunately, I have a stash of saved images to tide me over until I make a purchase.
Most major libraries. plus many colleges , museums and historical societies have bookplate collections that were donated or else a librarian in the early nineteen hundreds was fond of bookplates and built a collection for the institution.
If you plan to be in New York City and wish to see a fine collection , the print department at The Metropolitan Museum Of Art has among their holdings , The W.E. Baillie collection .It is easily accessible and rich in 18th century American Exlibris
You can make an appointment by calling them at +212 670 3920
E.D. French was the best known American bookplate engraver in the late 19 th and early 20 th centuries. He did several bookplates for The Metropolitan and also engraved the membership certificate shown above. His skill is apparent and his fame is justified .
There are; however, a slew of talented engravers about whom little has been written. One such engraver is Joseph Hallworth. Here is what I have found out about him so far. In 1918 his studio was at 56 Bartlett St. in Malden Mass. More research needs to be done.
Andy English, http://www.andyenglish.com/ has recently updated his site and if you click on the bookplate tab you will see his method for affixing bookplates.
I generally prefer pre-gummed archival glue on my bookplates and usually moisten the top edge only .That enables me to cover the previous owner's bookplate(s) without eliminating them.It creates a paper trail of previous owners
Two New Bookplate Blogs from collectors in other countries:
That's all for today.See you next week.


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Growing Creative Talent
The new BBC drama Casualty 1909 is set in a Victorian East End hospital. But that 'hospital' was actually built from scratch in a disused warehouse just off the Oldham Road. Sue Woodward of the Sharp Project explains all.
East: What is the Sharp Project all about?
Sue Woodward: The Sharp Project is Manchester's answer to the demand from the creative industries sector to create a new home for digital businesses. This warehouse, once home to Sharp Electronics, has 1/4 million square feet of space which we are going to convert into affordable, easy-in, easy-out space for these businesses.
East: Why do we need that sort of facility?
SW: Manchester City Council has asked the creative services sector what they need to develop in what is becoming one of the biggest growth areas for the economy. And this is the outcome. We will provide flexibility for new and existing companies to use our facilities and space to suit their needs. In film-making in particular, sometimes you have 20 people working for you but the next week you might only have 250. We will accommodate the requirements of the companies that use us.
East: So, will there be more programmes like Casualty 1909 made here?
SW: Absolutely. We're going to combine traditional drama with brand new digital skills in a very original, modern way. Not only will there be more programmes like Casualty 1909, where we can offer an unrivaled amount of space to create sets, but we'll have opportunities for new companies to come to the project. The conversion includes bringing in shipping containers with glazed fronts that will act as 'pods' for new start-ups. Studios and high tec facilities for animation and computer-generated imagery will be on hand and all of this will benefit from ultra high speed connectivity to the rest of the world.
East: What do you mean by 'connectivity'?
SW: There are three 'big pipes' that connect the UK to North America. These literally run under the Atlantic Ocean and can transmit huge amounts of data quickly and cheaply. Two of them go to London and the South East and, luckily for us, the third is linked to Manchester Science Park. So we are a hop, skip and a jump away from something that can give 100mb/sec – and eventually unlimited bandwidth – connectivity to global markets. If you think about it, Manchester built its fortunes on the ship canal – it brought the beach to the city – so that we could reach global markets. In the digital age, this is the next industrial revolution.
East: What's in it for the people of east Manchester?
SW: It's not just about the building, it's about how we interact with further education colleges and the academies programme. Close by is One Central Park with Manchester College and the University of Manchester and from next year there will be a brand new academy for east Manchester. We'll forge close links with schools and colleges and make sure young people take advantage of the opportunities we'll have here.
East: Isn't the Sharp Project just going to end up competing with Media City?
SW: There's an arc of opportunity for Manchester. Media City will be the high end, high profile, centre of excellence. But what it will need is a skilled pool of labour in the locality and that is what the Sharp Project will provide. We are the 'growbag' that will supply the digital labour market with talent. We will allow young people to come here, to start up, to fail, to start again, to prosper. Media City is at one end of that arc and the Sharp Project – the 'growbag' – is at the other.
Sue Woodward is regarded as one of the most influential figures in North West media circles. She was managing director of ITV Granada between 2004-08 and wrote the creative bid for Liverpool's European Capital of Culture. For the Commonwealth Games in 2002 she was creative director, responsible for the opening and closing ceremonies, and in 2003 was awarded the OBE for services to broadcasting and the Commonwealth Games.


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Today the US Supreme Court declared the DOMA (Defense Of Marriage Act) unconstitutional by a vote of 5-4. They also declined to rule on California's Proposition 8 court case, thus clearing the way for their governor to declare gay marriage constitutional in California.
As a voting citizen we should feel free to support those we support, and vote the way we want. As a Christian, today's rulings mean… not much. As Tip O'Neill famously declared, "All politics is local". In this context, how does this affect us personally in the way that we treat gay people?
If they had upheld DOMA the impact would have been pretty much the same – not much. If we truly believe that all have fallen short and need a savior (that includes us and every other person we meet) then how we treat our gay friends is not impacted by today's decisions. We still want to share with them the amazingly good news that even though we all deserve death for our sin, we may receive redemption and righteousness in Jesus Christ. And for anybody who has accepted that Gift we want to celebrate our new brotherhood and encourage each other to continue to mature in Him, living our lives out of the new man He places in each of us. Which ultimately leads to all of us trusting Him and His word more and more for our lives.
We are to love God and our neighbors. Another passage boils it down to this – love one another. If we go about trying to manage other people's sins we are in the wrong boat.
One other quick note, Alan Chambers recently did an excellent interview about Exodus closing down. It seems that once all the dust settled he was able to answer common questions that arose, and it's a blessing to read:


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Here's an oldie but a goodie from our archives, re-released in celebration of "30 Ways of Homesteading" – see below for more information.
In all honesty, I should have entitled this "How to totally lose track of time, neglect your birthing kit, forget to calendar your kidding dates and, consequently, NOT prepare for baby goats". Somehow not as catchy, right?
So, here are a few things to think about as you consider how to prepare for baby goats!
So, I recently had my own baby kid (child, not goat, number 5) and I just finished getting my human homebirth kit put away. I've been so exhausted and distracted by baby and school for the other children, that I nearly forgot it was May and, oh yes, that we would be entering kidding season. Learn from my mistakes and please, do as I say and not as I do…well, did this year, anyway. I'm not usually such a ninny!
If you'd like to learn more about dairy goats, and other homestead-friendly animals, you may want to check this out after you're done reading:
First Steps to Prepare for Baby Goats
First things first, if you want a mammal to lactate, you need to make sure it has a baby. This is important to know and learn to do, if you want a dairy animal. Assuming you've got that part figured out, here are some more things to think about:
- A dairy goat is pregnant about five months so, after breeding, MARK the breed date on your calendar. Important note: you will be switching calendars at the new year, most likely, so make sure you transfer your projected due date onto your new calendar. (Yeah, I forgot to do that this year.)
- Make sure you spoil that mama goat with all kinds of wonderful things like rose hips and kelp while she's pregnant – well, spoil her all the time, really! To learn to find goat forage in your backyard, please visit this link. To learn how to make your own natural nutritional supplement, a kind of weed-and-feed for goats, please visit this link. You may decide you want to give commercial supplements during this time, if you use them.
- As you near her due date, be sure to provide your pregnant goat with a clean, dry space with lots of straw. At least a month before your projected kidding* date, assemble a birthing kit* – the best place to go for what to put in your kit is www.fiascofarm.com. Seriously, go there right now, and finish reading this later. Molly's site is unparalleled when it comes to awesome, wholesome goat information. Anything you need to know about goats, you will find the answer there.
Next Steps to Prepare for Baby Goats
- The goats will most likely be able to handle the birth on their own, but it's good to be close and comforting to your does, if they respond well to having you near. My youngest doe, Little Foot, labored quickly and well- as this was her first, that wasn't too unexpected. She threw a handsome buckling* who practically needed to be disbudded from day one – he's a big bugger!
- Plan to disbud* your bucklings within three to four days, and your doelings* within four to eight days – just feel around for good nubs of horn starting. Don't wait too long or it will be harder on the goat. We had a foster goat that came to us already two-months-old and had just had hers done – what a mess! If you're still trying to decide if you want to disbud, here's Molly's opinion, which I second. BUT, and this is a big BUT, you need to decide for yourself what you want to do about horns in your herd. Do a lot of research, and make an informed decision.
- Should you choose to disbud, you'll need a disbudding iron* and a disbudding box* to put the baby goat into to secure her and keep her safe. We bought ours used and online from a fellow goat owner, and they work great. For a few years, a local goat mentor disbudded for me, but she finally cut me off and made me learn how to do it myself. Good for her! It's a hard one to learn, but these animals are your family and you sacrifice for them all the time. Disbudding is just one more skill to acquire to increase your awesome homesteader-ness.
A Breeding Note
Since I don't breed my goats every year (would you want to be pregnant every year?!), and milk through the winters, this was my head dam, Maizie's, second kidding, at about four years of age. She gave us milk for nearly three years, took a bit of a break and then went back to being pregnant. And she labored beautifully.
I channeled my own midwife, I think, as I lay next to Maizie and cheered her on. This goat is pure gold. She's a royal, opinionated pain in my backside, but her milk is divine and she's strong, healthy and smart. To prove it, she threw* triplet doelings this year – yes, you read that correctly. Three baby GIRLS! All healthy and thriving now.
An Inspiring Note
Cool story for the spiritually minded among us. The first doeling born to Maizie was the smallest and she simply refused to eat no matter what we tried. She wouldn't even take a bottle or lick the cream from her lips; she just wouldn't eat. My mom did some praying for her and got the indication that she would be going back to the Lord soon. The children refused to accept that; they prayed and prayed that that little goat would pull through and start eating.
So, we kept working with her and she started to perk up and eat a bit here and there. My mom prayed over her again the next morning and was told that now she'd be fine and dandy. Mom asked what the difference was and the Lord said it was that prayers of the children. It's not every time that He can give us what we ask for but when He can, I'm sure it makes His heart glad.
Back to Baby Goat Preparations
- Make sure you're familiar with what position* a baby goat should be born in and be prepared to help if needed. Again, go to www.fiasco.farm for details on how you can manipulate a baby goat in the birth canal. Molly has a great little picture tutorial with a paper cut out of a baby goat in all it's possible positions – I love it! Most of all, relax, pray, breathe; it will most likely be just fine.
- Learn how to bounce* your goat to make sure she's delivered all the babies she has. One of the first kidding experiences I had, I just wasn't sure if mamma was done, even after I'd bounced her. I took the doe to the vet to be certain. Even the vet had to take an x-ray before he was sure, so I didn't feel like quite as big a dope. Have the name and number of a vet near you who is willing to work with larger animals; call ahead and be certain that goats are something he's equipped to handle.
- After the babies are out (most common is twins, then single birth, then triplets), get them warm and dry as soon as possible. The best way to do this is to make an initial wipe off with a towel and then place the baby in front of mom so she can lick the baby dry and clean; this is important bonding time for them and you don't want to interfere too much. I've had to move mom and baby before if there's inclement weather or mom initially labored in a bad area of the yard. Real life examples of those times have been when mamma kidded outside in an ice storm and another kidded wedged between the barn and the hay feeder – goats! Let mom clean and bond, clean and bond; also allow her access to her placenta as she'll want to eat some of it.
Incidentally, to keep track of all these notes and plans, you may want to check out the Homestead Management Sheets that I use around our homestead. Click below:
Getting Baby Goats Started
- You'll want to get babies on the teats* at some point just to make sure they know where and what they are; keep a close eye on how they're "getting" it and be prepared to help if needed. You do not want a starving goat, so pay attention and enlist the help of someone to check on them if you know you can't be around a lot right after the birth. I don't ever bottle feed unless a baby is rejected by it's mother and I can't get another dam to nurse it. You may have read that you need to bottle feed your baby goats if you want them to be good with people. My goats are perfectly friendly and sweet with humans. We allow them the natural connection to their mothers and spend a great deal of time among them to ensure that we all have a good relationship.
- I let my baby goats nurse on their moms unhindered for six weeks at which point I slowly start to take some of the milk for my family and, in the process, begin to wean them. It's time to start selling off any kids we can't keep at that point anyway. You have to watch out for the males until you get them sold or weaned/re-located because they can become sexually active pretty early; they could even breed their own moms! Ew. Otherwise, enjoy your baby goats as long as you can and tell your does they're awesome and you love them. Give them extra amounts of nourishing foods while they're lactating, just as you did while they were pregnant.
- Now, since you'll need another project, go learn to make cheese. Sigh.
Goat Vocabulary
Kidding – Goat birth.
Birthing Kit – A collection of equipment that you'll want to have on hand and be able to transport to the barn easily for while your goat is kidding. Different goat owners have different items in their kit so read some other blog posts to get a wide sampling and see what Fiasco Farms has to say.
Buckling – Another name for a baby, male goat.
Disbud – To remove the horns from a goat while they're still in small form, just barely emerging, aka "buds". We use a hot, electric disbudding iron because it's quick and efficient. There are also bands and paste. We think the iron is more humane but you need to decide what you think for yourself. We use a disbudding box to place the baby goat into (with her head accessible out the top) for her safety. If the goat is in your lap, you run the risk of missing and burning her elsewhere. You might also squeeze her too hard in your anxiety and damage her little body.
Doeling – Another name for a baby, female goat.
Throw – A phrase for the mother goat giving birth. You can also say she kidded. I don't know how the phrase "threw" developed, I just try to stay suave and use the lingo.
Position – Baby goats need to be in the right position for birthing, just like baby humans. If they're not, you'll need to reach in and help rectify the situation. Fiasco Farms will not fail you in learning what to do.
Bounce – A seemingly bizarre technique where you reach around your goat's middle and pull up a bit, bouncing their tummy, to feel for more baby goats. Molly explains it better at Fiasco Farms.
Teats – A goat's nipples, attached to her "bag" or udder. Babies nurse from there and you will learn to milk from there.
30 Ways of Homesteading
The Prepared Bloggers Network is at it again! We're glad you've found us, because the month of April is all about homesteading.
Homesteading is a lifestyle of self-sufficiency. It is characterized by growing your own food, home preservation of foodstuffs, and it may even involve the small scale production of textiles, clothing, and craftwork for household use or sale. Most importantly homesteading is not defined by where someone lives, such as the city or the country, but by the lifestyle choices they make.
The Prepared Bloggers are passionate about what they do and they each have their own way of achieving self-sufficiency. Grab your favorite drink and enjoy reading about the 30 Ways of Homesteading!
Crops on the Homestead
Straw Bale Gardening from PreparednessMama
Crop Rotation for the Backyard Homesteader from Imperfectly Happy
Benefits of Growing Fruit from SchneiderPeeps
Succession Planting: More Food in the Same Space from 104 Homestead
Crops to Grow for Food Storage from Grow A Good Life
Winter Gardening Series from Our Stoney Acres
How To Build a Raised Garden Bed For Under $12 from Frugal Mama and The Sprout
How to Save Carrot Seeds from Food Storage and Survival
Animals on the Homestead
Getting Your Bees Started from Game and Garden
Homesteading How-To: Bees from Tennessee Homestead
How to Get Ready for Chicks from The Homesteading Hippy
Selecting a Goat Breed for Your Homestead from Chickens Are a Gateway Animal
Adding New Poultry and Livestock from Timber Creek Farm
Beekeeping 101: 5 Things To Do Before Your Bees Arrive from Home Ready Home
How to Prevent and Naturally Treat Mastitis in the Family Milk Cow from North Country Farmer
Tips to Raising Livestock from Melissa K. Norris
Raising Baby Chicks – Top 5 Chicken Supplies from Easy Homestead
Making the Homestead Work for You – Infrastructure
Ways to Homestead in a Deed Restricted Community from Blue Jean Mama
Building a Homestead from the Ground Up from Beyond Off Grid
DIY Rainwater Catchment System from Survival Prepper Joe
Finding Our Land from Simply Living Simply
I Wish I Was A Real Homesteader by Little Blog on the Homestead
Endless Fencing Projects from Pasture Deficit Disorder
Essential Homesteading Tools: From Kitchen To Field from Trayer Wilderness
Homesteading Legal Issues from The 7 P's Blog
Why We Love Small Space Homesteading In Suburbia from Lil' Suburban Homestead
Preserving and Using the Bounty from the Homestead
How to Dehydrate Corn & Frozen Vegetables from Mom With a Prep
How to Make Soap from Blue Yonder Urban Farms
How to Render Pig Fat from Mama Kautz
How to Make Your Own Stew Starter from Homestead Dreamer
Why You Should Grow and Preserve Rhubarb! from Living Life in Rural Iowa
It's a Matter of Having A Root Cellar…When You Don't Have One from A Matter of Preparedness
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2018 Association of Ringside Physicians Conference
October 27 - 28, 2018
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You may also call the Reservation Center at 1-888-458-8471 to secure a reservation. A processing fee of $15.00 + tax per reservation will be incurred if you choose not to use the dedicated weblink. To receive the ARP discount, please identify your reservation with the ARP code: SHARP8.
Hotel reservations close on Thursday, October 11, 2018. After that time, the group rate will be offered based on hotel availability only.
Conference Banquet Speaker Announced:
Forrest Griffin, UFC Vice President for Athletic Development
Forrest Griffin is an American retired mixed martial artist and a UFC Hall of Famer. Since 2005, he has been signed to the Ultimate Fighting Championship where he is a former UFC Light Heavyweight Champion and for which he currently serves as Vice President for Athlete Development. Griffin, a former Georgia police officer, first rose to prominence after winning the first season of The Ultimate Fighter. In the tournament finals, he fought and defeated Stephan Bonnar in Forrest Griffin vs. Stephan Bonnar, which is widely credited as sparking the current success of the UFC. He went on to serve as a coach on The Ultimate Fighter 7 opposite Quinton Jackson.
Banquet tickets can be purchased through the online registration form, or by the printable registration form. Guest tickets are available!


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Norwegian pop production duo Stargate have been behind some of the biggest hits of the last decade. Tor Erik Hermansen and Mikkel Storleer Eriksen have writing credits on songs like Beyoncé's "Irreplaceable," Rihanna's "Don't Stop The Music" and "Only Girl (In the World)," and Coldplay's 2015 album A Head Full Of Dreams. Now the duo have teamed up with two singers who have their own resume of chart-topping hits.
In 2016, Stargate teamed up with Shakira and singer and writer Sia to create the title track "Try Everything" from Zootopia. It seems like Stargate and Sia hit it off, with the trio now releasing a new song together along with Pink.
"Waterfall" is the first official single from Stargate and features vocals from both the singers. While it seems like Sia has worked with every female pop star on the charts today (Beyoncé, Rihanna, Adele, Katy Perry, etc), "Waterfall" marks the first time Sia and Pink have hit the studio together. We're hoping it's not the last.
The somber and intense electronic-fused ballad features Daft Punk-like reverberations, with Sia and Pink's killer vocals a match made in music heaven. Along with Stargate and Sia, the new single was produced with Diplo, whose dance hall influence is evident in the chorus.
The new track is the first piece of music we've heard from Pink since her 2016 single "Just Like Fire," written for the Alice Through The Looking Glass. In 2014, Pink released the album rose ave. with Canadian singer Dallas Green, but it's been five years since Pink dropped her last solo album The Truth About Love.
Check out Stargate's "Waterfall" featuring Pink and Sia below.


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My niece's favorite book in the Twilight Saga is New Moon, which is the second book in the series. It is written by Stephanie Meyer. The book begins with Bella's birthday, which she hates because she's getting older and Edward, being a vampire, does not age.
Against her wishes, Edward's family throws Bella a large birthday party. While opening a present, Bella cuts her finger and starts to bleed. Jasper, one of the Cullens, smells her blood and tries to attack her. Edward restrains him and Carlisle (the father) later fixes Bella's injuries.
A few days later Edward decides it is too dangerous to be with Bella and he and his family leaves, and he tells her it will be as if he never existed. Bella literally falls apart and spends the night in the woods delirious until she is found by her father and Jacob Black's family.
For a large part of the New Moon novel she is depressed. In fact, for the next several months she remains this way until she starts becoming closer to Jacob Black. As it turns out, Jacob Black and several of his friends can turn into wolves - just as in the story he told Bella about how vampires and werewolves don't get along.
Bella starts spending time with Jacob which it turns out is good for her, but she starts to become a daredevil, doing dangerous things so she sees hallucinations of Edward telling her to be safe. One day she goes "cliff diving", the most dangerous thing she can think of. She nearly drowns and Jacob rescues her. That very night Alice Cullen appears at Bella's house and says she had a vision of Bella jumping off a cliff and killing herself. She says that Edward thinks Bella is dead and has gone to the Volturi (a dangerous group of vampire royalty in Italy) to ask them to kill him. He feels he cannot live without Bella.
Bella and Alice - against Jacob's wishes – go to Italy to stop Edward from going to the Volturi. The three have to meet with the Volturi who say that if Bella is not eventually turned into a vampire, they will kill her because she knows too much for a human and they allow her to leave - this time.
Once back home, Edward realizes he was wrong to leave Bella and decides he won't leave again. Jacob Black is hurt that Bella chose Edward over him when he was there for her during her depression causing hard feelings for him toward Edward.
This book was my nieces favorite in the series because of how vividly Bella's depression was written, and it was easy to relate to. She also loved her friendship and potential relationship to Jacob as he brought out the best in her and would be a good match for her. I enjoyed New Moon too but just not as much as she did.
Return from New Moon to Twilight Vampire Names
" I decided as long as I was going to hell, I might as well do it thoroughly." -- Edward Cullen, Twilight


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AntiPattern Riddle #114 Aug 2008
q. If you want a lot of code, then I'm the way to go.
The control key combination is my very best friend.
Be prepared to fix the same bug more than once,
because when it comes to maintenance, there is no end.
a. Cut-and-Paste Programming
For a list of the 14 AntiPatterns feel free to visit the Software Development AntiPatterns website.
Need help? Here is a list of remaining AntiPatterns for this riddle series.
Post a comment with your guess :)
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Patriot Zephyr 128GB Solid State Drive (Page 9)
PCMark Vantage - Hard Disk Tests
Version and / or Patch Used: 1.0.0
Developer Homepage: http://www.futuremark.com
Product Homepage: http://www.futuremark.com/benchmarks/pcmark-vantage/
Buy It Here
PCMark Vantage is the first objective hardware performance benchmark for PCs running 32 and 64 bit versions of Microsoft Windows Vista. PCMark Vantage is perfectly suited for benchmarking any type of Microsoft Windows Vista PC from multimedia home entertainment systems and laptops to dedicated workstations and high-end gaming rigs. Regardless of whether the benchmarker is an artist or an IT Professional, PCMark Vantage shows the user where their system soars or falls flat, and how to get the most performance possible out of their hardware. PCMark Vantage is easy enough for even the most casual enthusiast to use yet supports in-depth, professional industry grade testing.
FutureMark has developed a good set of hard disk tests for their PCMark Vantage Suite. Windows users can count on Vantage to show them how a drive will perform in normal day to day usage scenarios. For most users these are the tests that matter since many of the old hat ways to measure performance have become ineffective to measure true Windows performance.
HDD1 - Windows Defender
HDD2 - Gaming
HDD3 - Windows Photo Gallery
HDD4 - Vista Startup
HDD5 - Windows Movie Maker
HDD6 - Windows Media Center
HDD7 - Windows Media Player
HDD8 - Application Loading
When it comes to real world Windows tests in PCMark, the Patriot Zephyr performed poorly in many of the tests. In a few of the tests we actually got higher performance with the Western Digital VelociRaptor. Of course, the WD VR does cost less and offers five times the capacity.
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Education Resurrected:
Defining the purpose and Content
Of Education
Saturday, March 29, 2014
9:00am to 12:00 noon
First Assembly of God
Fort Wayne, IN
Join us if:
Joy Pullmann of the Heartland Institute
Prof. Terrence O. Moore of Hillsdale College
Senator Dennis Kruse
Daniel Thiele of Northern Indiana Citizen's Coalition
First Assembly of God 1400 West Washington Center Road, Entrance 5
Please RSVP for Resources and Refreshments: firstname.lastname@example.com
United for Education: Defining Who's Minding the Minds
8:45 am Registration 9:00 am Presentation Starts
Event includes:
The Purpose of Education and
The Present Reality Exposed
What Education should include for a Self Governing People
What is a Classical Education and Why
How to make it so.
Question and Answer Forum
Connection time with other participants
Keynote Speaker Bios
Joy Pullmann is a research fellow of The Heartland Institute and managing editor of School Reform News, a national monthly publication. She is also the 2013 recipient of a Robert Novak journalism fellowship for in-depth reporting on Common Core national education standards. Pullmann has been published by the New York Times, Washington Examiner, The Weekly Standard, Washington Times, Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel, Salt Lake Tribune, Ricochet.com, National Review Online, Real Clear Policy, and various other U.S. newspapers and outlets. Pullmann has taught middle and high school students history, literature, and debate, and wrote high school public speaking curriculum. She has traveled nationwide to speak at prominent venues including CPAC, the National Right to Life Convention, and statewide education conferences. She has been a guest on numerous talk shows, including Fox & Friends and the Wall Street Journal's Opinion Journal. Joy lives in Indiana with her husband and three children. https://heartland.org/joy-pullmann
Terrence O. Moore is a teacher, education reformer, and writer. A former Marine with a Ph.D. from the University of Edinburgh, Dr. Moore served as the founding principle of Ridgeview Classical Schools for seven years. As a Professor of history at Hillsdale College and principle advisor to the Barney Charter School Initiative, he has helped start several charter schools and is now helping found a dozen others. He has testified before numerous state legislatures, parent and citizen forums exposing the deleterious effects of Common Core/ College and Career Ready Standards. Dr. Moore has also been the guest of numerous talk shows, podcast interviews and written extensively regarding the truth of American education today, and what Education for a self-governing people should comprise. Dr. Moore is the author of The Perfect Game and The Story Killers, A Common Sense Case Against Common Core. Dr. Moore lives in Indiana with his wife and their four children. https://kirbycenter.hillsdale.edu/page.aspx?pid=688
Question and Answer Panel includes: Joy Pullmann, Terrence O. Moore, Senator Kruse, and Daniel Thiele


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How to Quickly Rename a WordPress Post Format
Post Formats is a really cool theme feature added in WordPress 3.1. It's a standardized core feature available to any WordPress theme that supports it.
However, you're not really encouraged to create your own custom post formats. This is because post formats are meant to transfer across themes. If you were to create your own unique post format, your posts would not display correctly if you switched to a theme that only supports the standardized post formats.
If you feel like you need to create your own post format, the recommended method would be to register a custom taxonomy, which is really what the post formats feature is anyway. WordPress couldn't make it any easier for you. Just follow the directions in the codex and get creative with all of the options.
But what if you just want to rename an existing post format? Perhaps the format itself works for you but the label on it is confusing for authors and/or readers. Maybe you're using a theme that supports and styles all of the standard post formats and everything works perfectly for you, except you'd rather have a different label for one of them.
In this example. let's say we want to rename 'Aside' to be 'Tip' instead. Here's a quick tip I found in the WordPress stack exchange. It is simply for presentation – it doesn't do anything else. Think of this more as an illusion.
{code type=php}
function rename_post_formats( $safe_text ) {
if ( $safe_text == 'Aside' )
return 'Tip';
return $safe_text;
add_filter( 'esc_html', 'rename_post_formats' );
//rename Aside in posts list table
function live_rename_formats() {
global $current_screen;
if ( $current_screen->id == 'edit-post' ) { ?>
Add this snippet to your functions.php file and edit it in the two places where you see the original post format, followed by your new name for it. Again, this is just a quick little hack for presentation only. Hopefully it will come in handy for some of you.
Need a little bit more background on Post Formats? Check out Siobhan's article about how they are used in the Twenty Eleven theme: Twenty Eleven Post Formats – What Are They and Why Should I Care?Tags:


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Coaches, players should share the blame equally
FAU lacked discipline Saturday and looked as though it was stepping onto the field for the first time this season in another embarrassing performance. Other than Alfred Morris, the offense regressed and the defense, well, the defense played like it has so many times this season.
To cap it off, the Owls committed 17 penalties for 156 yards, both school records. This one not only is on the players but Howard Schnellenberger and his staff must start being held accountable for a team that continues to be ragged and lackluster and make the same mistakes over and over.
Defense needs more players like Marcus Bartels
The Owls defense has had a rough year (to put it mildly), but one player who cannot be blamed is strong safety Marcus Bartels.
Bartels appears to be in on every play, partly because he never gives up and partly because the opponents continually getting into the secondary. Bartels recorded his first career interception in Saturday's loss and with 12 tackles he passed middle linebacker Michael Lockley as the team's leader.
The fact that a walk-on is the team's leading tackler and its best defensive player says all you need to know about this defense.
Offense needs some creativity
Florida Atlantic's overall record cannot be blamed on the offense. Still, as good as the Owls have been, they could be even better with some creativity.
FAU's offense is as dull as you will find in the college game. All it needed to do was look across the field Saturday to see how some imagination can help an offense. Troy set up its first touchdown when Jerrel Jernigan lined up in the Wild Trojan and gained 16 to the one. Troy also had a wide receiver pass and an end around.
Meanwhile, the only thing resembling a trick play all season for FAU has been the end around. Nobody other than a quarterback has thrown a pass and there is no such thing as the Wild Owl in Schnellenberger's playbook.