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Wednesday, January 23, 2013
Running the Mumbai Full Marathon
Excited, I checked on possible venues for my maiden attempt. Pondicherry did not have timed runs, Chennai, Pune were done on a smaller scale. Midnight marathon in Bangalore was not my cup of tea. Since Mumbai is the biggest and best organized in India, I selected it and promptly registered as soon as it opened in Jul 2012 with plenty of time to prepare for the run to be held on Jan 20th 2013.
I trained for about 5 months, running 3 times for a total of 15 to 25 kms every week. That is a bit less but I thought it was enough since I was also playing some intense badminton and basketball, 6-8 hrs every week. Long runs I did were 27 kms, most of it inside Lalbagh (thanks to family for the water breaks!), Mysore Half in Oct and several 10 to 15km runs.
Finally D day arrived and I flew into Mumbai 19th morning and got picked up by my nephew who I was going to stay with. The logistics to make it to the venue is quite a challenge as my nephew stayed in Bandra and the run started at 5.40am from CST, Colaba (20kms away). I had to get up sometime after 3am, eat something(apple,banana), do my morning duties and catch the local train to Churchgate by 4am! After using the station "facilities" once more, I was in the holding area at about the right time. So far so good.
The dusk and the chillness of the night was not on my mind as I pushed along with the crowd from the holding area onto a road. I walked slowly towards start mat, which was by now pinging incessantly as the runners crossed it, glad to finally start running.
The runners were stretched out well enough for me to hit my pace quickly and I felt really good and confident as I crossed the first few kms in slightly faster than my target pace of just above 6m30s/km. I slowed down a bit hitting my target pace by the 4th km. Feeling confident, I rejected the initial water breaks. Very quickly we were on the long and scenic marine drive. Quite a few spectators were already out, some supporting all with colorful banners and others looking anxiously for their chosen runners enthusiastically encouraging them as they passed by.
At the 13th km or so, we turned onto the Bandra-Worli Sea-Link. Surprisingly, it felt quite flat as the slope is gentle. I tried to enjoy the view of boats on the sea, terns flying overhead as well as the beautiful sunrise over the Mumbai skyline, while running. Photographers were sitting in the middle of the road here trying to capture runners against the bridge pylons which towered over us. The link ends at about 18th km and I was still running along steadily reaching the half way mark of 21km in 2hrs 19mins which is what I had planned. I was well ahead of the 5 hr Bus (pacer).
It was at this time that I started feeling some fatigue in my leg though my aerobic stamina was still good. I dropped pace a bit mindful of the fact that I still had 20+kms more to run. But the fatigue increased so much so that I started cramping first in the legs and then the hips and pretty much all over by the 25th km. At this time the leading bunch of the Elite runners who were flagged off at 7.40am passed us as if we were at stand still! I had been hoping this would motivate me but the cramping was too much, so I decided to stop and walk for a bit. My goal of not walking at all during the run was now broken.
Even after walking for a couple of kms, the fatigue did not reduce. The 5 hr pacer group passed me around 28th km and when I tried to start running and stay with them, my body just refused. I walked for another 2 kms when the 5.30hr pacer group came by on their walking break. I walked with them for a bit but again was unable to switch to running when they did as I cramped up pretty badly after just a few steps. So, it was another 5mins or so of walking.
I realized that if I kept walking it would be well over 6 hrs before I could finish with no chance of an official timing. All this time I had taken as much liquid, water and energy drinks as I could. I gingerly started running at a very slow pace and thankfully did not feel any cramps. I decided to be extremely conservative from now on out with the goal of finishing under 6hrs. So, it was 800mtrs of slow jogging and 200mtrs of walking.
During this extremely hard last 10kms of the run, the help and support of the Mumbaikers cannot be praised enough. They were out there along with the race volunteers almost every 100 mtrs or so, kids, women and men all handing out water, chocolates, candy, biscuits, banana etc.., I took all their help as much as I could. A lady even held out cut up banana pieces as we looked too tired even to peel one. A welcome gesture which enabled me to grab a few pieces. They were providing wet sponges and ice packs to cool us off. But as the weather was quite pleasant I did not feel much need for it. I let them rub my legs with the ice pack once to relieve the cramps and another time used some pain killer spray.
It was the longest 12kms run I have ever experienced taking me almost 1hr45mins. The end point seemed so far away even when I saw the 1000 mtr marker! My mind and heart wanted to stretch out and run in a burst of energy and glory at this time but my body flatly refused to co-operate. So, it was very much a subdued and limping me that crossed the finish line, happy to hear the final pings from the chip timing recorders.
I had finished my first Full Marathon. At that time it was very exhilarating and all other factors such as time taken, body ache, etc.., did not matter at all.
I then wobbled over to the Medical base camp to get some help for my cramps. I looked in on a scene straight out of some war movie, minus the blood! The tent with 30 or so beds was fully occupied with runners in various states of agony. Doctors and volunteers were bustling all over giving drinks, massages and comforting smiles. After drinking some fluids and lying down for a bit I got out to find my nephew who was getting worried since I was way past the optimistic finish time I had given him. Together we went to collect the goody bag which contained much needed nourishment. Then we walked out of the area and had some nice Mumbai style grilled cheese sandwich and chats from road side stalls as I could now ignore my diet restrictions!
I had finished 1652 out of almost 2600 runners whose bib numbers show up on the timing site though I believe there were well over 3000 who started. Splits and other details can be seen at this link.
Upload of my Garmin data which also gives you a nice aerial flyover of the Marathon route can be seen here:
(click on the View 3D map of this route, Large version to the right)
Final thoughts. Well, this experience was a revelation to me on my own running limits. Just because I could do the 21km or half comfortably did not mean the same with the full. A veteran runner told me that the challenge of running the full starts after you have run 30km and I have to agree. I am still trying to understand why I cramped so much. Reasons could be that my training (continuous running and not just fitness level) was not adequate, not enough hydration the previous day, not enough carbo-loading prior to the run or a combination of the 3. People later also explained to me about stored Glycogen getting depleted at around the mark when I hit my energy limit and started cramping, commonly called hitting the wall. I feel what happened to me was that I hit the wall around 27th Km marker. Then my walking rest and nourishment that I had in the next 30 mins gave me just enough energy to finish the race.
More information on that can be found at the following links:
Another long one below. Thought this guy had it worse than me, his initial description is close to what I went through. FYI, as per my Garmin I burnt more than 3000 calories during the run.
Good luck to you all in your runs or other similar crazy goals!
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6 comments:
- kumar bharathi said...
hi nandu i read your full marathon post it was very intersting i am really very proud of you after all those cramps n pain you reached your goal hats of to you man hugs to little bro bye
- 3:15 PM, January 24, 2013
- Padmanaban Kumar (Paddu @ Just for Kicks) said...
hey Nandu,
Saw your email and was looking forward to reading it and just got the chance.
First, congratulations! Not an easy feat by any means for anyone. Glad to see that you accomplished the goal (like I expected you to) despite the challenges along the way. Unfortunately, another participant who ran it pretty easily, doesn't get/deserve the same credit (at least from me :) ) You've shown that perseverance matters and does pay off. In that context, as I was reading the second half of the post, I fell back on the chair thinking whether I would have pursued it further, especially at the 18-25K segment - when you likely had the option to drop off and had to make that tough call. Within a minute or so, I realized, well, I wouldn't have got to the 18K mark in the first place, so can spend that time thinking at a later point when I get some motivation from your experience, and actually do a run, and make it on time to at least start the race :)
Second, very nice write up. Kept me glued to the post till the end.
Take it easy now, and regain the lost calories.
- 1:24 PM, January 25, 2013
Wonderful experience I definitely would say and everybody will agree! Hats off Nanda!
And needless to say, well written, truly your style!
- 9:15 PM, January 28, 2013
- Girish Divate said...
Congratulations! Great experience!
- 8:54 AM, January 30, 2013
- Nanda said...
Thanks for all the kind comments and encouragement. @ Paddu.. ya..it was a bit tough during that segment and any momentary thought to quit would have been tough to overcome. Thankfully I did not and that saved me. The spectators do give you some fighting spirit by urging you to go on and that helps. Do register properly for your next 10k and collect the BIB!. I am sure you will enjoy doing it. Looking fwd to reading on your experience.. :) Actually, I am trying not to regain those calories.. :) :) tc.
- 10:58 AM, January 30, 2013
- Muthukumarasamy Ramachandran said...
Dear Nanda!
It is interesting to hear all your determination to complete the marathon
- 10:26 PM, February 16, 2013


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How to let your Arduino go to sleep and wake up on an external event.
Sleep is commonly used to save power on Arduino boards. For some Arduino variants, however, there is not much benefit. For example, the Arduino serial and USB boards use a 7805 type of power regulator, which needs 10mA when the Atmega IC is in idle mode. Putting these boards to sleep will cut a few mA off the total power consumption however it will still be high.
If you bypass the inefficient regulator with your own power supply circuit, or use a board with a fairly efficient power supply, such as an Arduino Pro, then sleep can be very beneficial for reducing power and extending battery life. The regulator can even be removed altogether when using some Li-ion batteries.
Figure 1: a 220 Ohm resistor connects RX to pin 2
Sleep is assisted by interrupts. without them, only a reset can wake the Arduino up again. Fortunately interrupts are incorporated since the 0007 version of the Arduino IDE.
On the hardware front, the Arduino is equipped with two interrupt ports: digital pin 2 and 3. So the Arduino can sense those pins for an event to wake up and resume execution of code. It is even possible to execute special code depending on which pin triggered the wake up (the interrupt).
Events on the USART (the serial port) will also wake up the Arduino. In order for this to work, the Arduino must be in POWER_MODE_IDLE, the only power mode that doesn't disable the USART. Although this mode doesn't give great power savings you can use the functions provided in avr/power.h ( power_adc_disable(),power_spi_disable(),power_timer0_disable(), power_timer1_disable(),power_timer2_disable(),power_twi_disable()) to disable other hardware modules to achieve greater power savings. See this link for example code.
When using SLEEP_MODE_IDLE, care must be taken to ensure that the 8-bit timer is disabled if you're using the arduino layer. The timer can be disabled before entering sleep using the PRR = PRR | 0b00100000; statement and subsequently re-enabled once out of sleep using PRR = PRR & 0b00000000; . The PRR refers to the Power Reduction Register. One must note that if this timer is disabled, the millis(); cannot be relied upon anymore if you need reliable data comparison before and after a sleep command.
Because of the dominant way an interrupt breaks in in the execution of the main code, it is wise to make the code executed by an interrupt as short as possible. Maybe even just set a variable which will be handled in the main program. As long as the code for the interrupt runs, internal timers are waiting.
When the arduino is in SLEEP_MODE_PWR_DOWN the only way to wake it is with either a watchdog timer interrupt, a level interrupt on pins 2 or 3, or a Pin Change interrupt (see ATmega328 datasheet Table 10-1, including note 3, on pg. 38).
A level interrupt means that the pin has to be held in that state for a certain amount of time before the interrupt is triggered. In the interrupt service routine (ISR) for a level interrupt, the interrupt must be detached otherwise the interrupt will keep happening and the ISR will be repeatedly called until the pin changes state.
As a consequence, the interrupt must be re-enabled in the code once the pin has gone back to a normal state, i.e. for a low level interrupt, check that the pin has gone high before attaching the interrupt again.
Warning Code like this, which is a typical example of sleep code, can cause a problem if you are relying on the interrupt to wake you from sleep:
The problem is if the interrupt occurs after
attachInterrupt but before
sleep_cpu(). The ISR will run, the interrupt will be detached, and then the CPU will enter sleep mode with no interrupt enabled. The MCU will never wake up this way. Fortunately there is a solution. The sleep enable bit can be cleared during the ISR and thus the MCU will not go to sleep. The
sleep_enable() command also goes above the
attachInterrupts function. e.g.
This code makes use of the Serial port to receive commands. In parallel to that it will count 10 seconds before going into sleep mode. The 220 Ohm resistor keeps pin 2 HIGH (because RX is internally pulled-up to 5V when used as Serial port) until there is serial information coming in.
Note to the author: there is no need for a resistor between RX and pin 2 and the above statement is rather confusing. In fact RX and pin 2 can be connected directly as RX is already connected to the output of the USB to serial converter and a serial line when in idle state is at logic HIGH (in TTL that means 5V). So pin 2 is effectively already pulled up at a HIGH state. A resistor may only be useful to limit contention between two outputs if one programs pin 2 as output by mistake (pins are input by default anyway), though current is already internally limited to 40mA.
Note to the author #2: The attachInterrupt function is being called in the setup routine (line 68) and the sleepNow function (line 118). From the comments in the sleepNow function, I suspect that the call in the setup routine should be removed.
This code assumes Arduino-0007. It uses calls to the included interrupts.c file in the distribution. If you find a way to make it run in older versions of the IDE, please attach the needed alterations underneath this page.

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Doug B necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 35 diseños de 10 diseñadores freelance.
Professional Hydration
We are a UK based startup company and are launching a new food supplement/vitamin. We need your help to design a logo.
The brand is all about skin hydration from the inside out. Everyone knows that you should drink 8 glasses of water a day because this helps to keep you well and your skin glowing. Our product has a secret formula that enables you to be well hydrated without having to drink lots of water, so is in effect a 'short cut' to having beautiful, radiant skin and a healthy body.
The product itself will be a powder that mixes with water. It is 100% natural. It is also low calorie, has no additives and no taste.
Women aged 30-55, beauty conscious, already using a premium anti- aging moisturiser by a brand such as: SK-II, Clarins or Decleor.
She shops in a department store such as Bloomingdales, Selfridges or Harvey Nichols.
The Professional Hydration logo should reflect this premium beauty space, must be aspirational rather than utilitarian so no taps/faucets or water droplet themed designs.
The winning logo should be simple but not basic, reflecting a premium brand that can work both on- and offline.
Logos we like:
1. Hotel Chocolat - simple design, doesn't overpower, unfussy but premium.
2. Nespresso - the association with their core coffee business comes through without being in your face, again - unfussy & premium looking.
Colour Palette:
The colour pallette hasn't been locked down so show us how the design will work in two different versions: one on a light background, the other on dark.
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FABC necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 78 diseños de 19 diseñadores freelance.
Church would like a modern logo to be used on all church publications and media
Friendly Avenue Baptist Church
Our church has just entered a newdecade of ministry and finds itself in need of a new logo. The church isa fairly traditional church that reaches out to a variety of people, from thosewho are very traditional to those who are anything but. We would like ourlogo to appeal to the diverse and blended nature of our congregation, sonothing too traditional, and nothing too "out there."
We would like the logo to reflectour mission which is to bring all people into a growing relationship with JesusChrist. To underscore this mission, we would like the logo to have somesort of growth motif, such as (but not limited to) a plant/tree/vine/etc.
We would like the logo to be ableto be a stand-alone logo, used in conjunction with the name of the church(Friendly Avenue Baptist Church – FABC acronym is acceptable), and used withboth the church name and mission statement (to bring all people into a growingrelationship with Jesus Christ) depending on how it best suits variousmedia.
Please provide your design in a vector format
- A logo that reflects a growing motif
- A professional look that can be used in a variety of media
- A logo that appeals to the diversity of our church
- Nothing too traditional
- Nothing too edgy
- Not bright/pastel colors
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Brandon Ranney to Head Creative Salon Concepts
Creative Salon Concepts, an independent distributor based in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, has announced the promotion of Brandon Ranney to president. Ranney will succeed his father Bill Ranney who founded Creative Salon Concepts 21 years ago.
Brandon Ranney is introducing new technologies including equipping all sales representatives with iPads and offering Creative Salon Concepts' partner salons the ability to place orders online. Ranney is also planning a trip to 2014 Cosmoprof Bologna to investigate new brand additions to Creative Salon Concepts' current product offerings.
"Brandon is an industry expert and he is well prepared to take on the promotion. I am looking forward to what the future holds and to see how Brandon will push Creative Salon Concepts to 2014," says Founder Bill Ranney. Visit cscbeauty.com.


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Brian and Lisa needed a new logo design and created a contest on 99designs.
A winner was selected from 168 designs submitted by 44 freelance designers.
All Access Insurance
Our insurance office is very modern. Glass/Chrome desks, white leather chairs, blonde bamboo floors and bold blue walls.
18-35 is our target audiance. Mainly auto insurance.
I'd like to see a lot of different ideas and not everyone's designs based off the coments I leave for someone else. I'd like to see maybe one or two that incorporate a globe and one that has the "Vegas" theme. I like clean, simple but very creative. I need something that will be clear and bold on a fax cover sheet, business cards etc.
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- 1/2 cup butter
- 1/2 cup flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon basil
- 3 cups chicken broth homemade or canned
- 2 1/2 cups cooked chopped chicken
- 1 pint cottage cheese or ricotta
- 1 egg slightly beaten
- 8 ounces cooked lasagna noodles
- 4 ounces thinly sliced mozzarella cheese
- 1/4 cup Parmesan cheese
- 1 10 ounce bag of frozen broccoli florets thawed and drained well.
- Prepare lasagna noodles according to package directions
- Melt butter in saucepan, whisk in flour, salt and basil. Stir until sauce thickens and add chicken broth. Continue to stir until sauce thickens. Remove sauce from heat and stir in cooked chopped chicken. (I always make a bit more sauce than this recipe calls for).
- In medium size bowl combine cottage or ricotta cheese with egg. Stir well.
- Spray a 9x13" baking dish with nonstick cooking spray.
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees and then begin building layers of lasagna into your baking dish.
- Layers:
- 1) Spread 1/3 of chicken sauce over bottom of greased baking dish.
- 2) Place 1/3 of lasagna noodles over chicken sauce.
- 3) Spread 1/3 of cottage cheese and egg mixture over lasagna noodles.
- 4) Place 1/3 of thawed and drained broccoli florets over cottage cheese mixture.
- 5) Place 1/3 of mozzarella slices over broccoli florets.
- 6) Repeat layers and end with last bit of chicken sauce mixture for top of lasagna.
- 7) Sprinkle with parmesan cheese and bake at 375 degrees for approximately 45 minutes.
Terri's Notes
* A wonderful crowd pleasing dish to serve on a crisp autumn evening. Complete it by adding a tossed salad and a great crusted artesian bread...Mama Mia!
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This isn't about atheism, but it is about skepticism in general, and some of the annoyances of the internet.
I loves me some fake news. Been reading The Onion for well over a decade now. The Daily Show is my favorite thing on TV, and most weeks I never miss an episode. But even with all that in mind, I really want to say that there are just way too many websites devoted to publishing "satirical news", and most of them are not that funny.
The thing that bugs me the most about these sites is that, much like those terrible Seltzer and Friedberg movies, they don't really do satire. Those movies just imitate better, more successful movies, and expect you to laugh. These sites post stories that could be true, but aren't.


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Associate Professor, Department of Microbiology & ImmunologyAssociate Professor, Department of Medicine (Infectious Diseases) My interest in what is now being termed global health started in medical school. I spent a two month elective at Kenyatta National Hospital in Nairobi joining the pediatric in patient team. Malaria was a major problem. During my Internal Medicine Residency I spent two months at the London School of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene and observed both in-patients and outpatients with tropical diseases and sat in on research conferences. These experiences informed me sufficiently to choose Infectious Disease as a subspecialty with laboratory training in the molecular biology of Plasmodium in Dyann Wirth's lab at HSPH. We carried out drug resistance studies in Senegal and I began my work looking at the diversity of parasite gene expression as measured directly from patient blood (no interim culture). We discovered novel biological states.
My other efforts were in outcomes research working with Paul Farmer and the Global Health and Social Inequities Division at BWH. Our goal was to utilize a routinely measured outcome such as pediatric hospitalizations to measure impact of a multipronged antimalarial campaign. Finally I have been interested in the utilization of UpToDate in resource limited settings. We deployed this evidence based medical resource in a number of health care facilities and are now measuring its impact. I am interested in both basic science and outcomes research in malaria.
Our primary research interest is in pathogenesis and drug resistance in the malaria parasite Plasmodium falciparum. Patients infected with this parasite can be completely asymptomatic or develop severe disease resulting in death. The goal of our research has been to define the molecular mechanisms that underlie this variation in disease outcomes in P. falciparum. Toward this goal, we have developed a new pathogenesis model through the analysis of in vivo parasite biology and associated host factors using a whole genome approach. We have identified novel parasite biology when it resides in the human host; this biology has not been reported under in vitro cultivation and may play a role in enhanced virulence and/or transmission capacity.
To further understand the implications of these novel in vivo states we study the parasite under in vitro conditions that mimic host blood stream conditions. We are also studying host response to infection using whole genome approaches to identify host factors that associate with severe disease outcomes. To complement these approaches we have started to analyze small molecules generated from the parasite to further characterize its' biology and potentially identify biomarkers. The long term goal is to identify parasite and host processes involved in disease to serve as targets for vaccine or chemotherapeutic development. We carry out field based translational studies in cohorts infected with malaria in Africa and these inform our experimental work using basic molecular biology approaches in the laboratory.
Students are most welcome to join in the work that explores basic epidemiology and parasite transcription and host factors that impact this biology. We carry out basic science efforts in the analysis of parasite and host whole genome transcriptional data through a collaboration with Terrie Taylor's (Michigan State) group in Blantyre, Malawi in children with severe disease; with Kathy Anastos (Einstein) in malaria infected adults with and without HIV in Rwanda. We are beginning to explore plasma, urine and saliva for small molecule signatures of parasites and biomarker development. Finally in collaboration with Carol Harris (Einstein) we are carrying out basic epidemiology and outcomes research of malaria in Ethiopia.


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Aimé Césaire (1913–2008), engaging in deconstruction before deconstruction began, calls Western Enlightenment to account for its uncivilized practices and its inability to deal with the concrete, existentio-political concerns of people "on the ground." That is, European "Western civilization" for all its claims to Enlightenment and progress has proved "incapable of solving the two major problems to which its existence has given rise: the problem of the proletariat and the colonial problem."[1] Unlike the white Marxists, including Sartre, Césaire and other black Négritude writers could not separate the class problem from the race problem, nor did they overlook the connection between capitalism and colonialism. As Rabaka observes, "Césaire understands European civilization to rest on the colonization of non-Europeans, their lives, labor and lands. His Negritude, like Du Bois's and James's discourse, was a revolutionary humanist enterprise,"[2] attuned to the sufferings of all those exploited by the machinery of colonialism and slavery. Although appreciative of Marx, the Négritude movement (and Fanon as well) sought to expand and revise Marxist teachings not only to include but also to give top priority to "race"-based economic exploitation.[3] As Césaire puts it, the Communists "acted like abstract Communists" in their failure to address the "Negro problem."[4] In contrast, the colonized and enslaved, given their concrete experience of racialized existence past and present, do not have the option to overlook the race question; thus, concludes Césaire, Négritude has a crucial role to play in the ongoing reformation of Marxism. "Marx is all right, but we need to complete Marx."[5]
Césairean Négritude is thus concerned not only for the "political emancipation" of oppressed blacks but also, as we have seen, one of its chief goals is the creation of a positive black social identity. However, in the context of colonialism, with their past already written and their present constantly under construction, the opportunities afforded the colonized to shape and develop their own identity are severely restricted and practically non-existent. Because the colonial system is built on the exploitation of blacks and non-European others, the oppressed are increasingly viewed as things or as non-human animals. This reduction of humans to the subhuman realm harms both the colonized and the colonizer, and thus, leads to the degradation of society at large. Césaire refers to this phenomenon as the "boomerang effect of colonization."[6] As he explains,
colonization […] dehumanizes even the most civilized man; that colonial activity, colonial enterprise, colonial conquest, which is based on contempt for the native and [is] justified by that contempt, inevitably tends to change him who undertakes it; that the colonizer, who in order to ease his conscience gets into the habit of seeing the other man as an animal accustoms himself to treating him like an animal, and tends objectively to transform himself into an animal. It is this result, this boomerang effect of colonization that I wanted to point out.[7]
In his writings, Fanon also highlighted the damage inflicted upon humankind as the result of colonizing practices. Like Césaire, Fanon was convinced that when humans, through repeated acts of self-deception, eventually habituate themselves to treat other humans as animals and objects, they perform a violence on themselves that has a tendency to produce ripple effects throughout the entire social body, including the "white" part of the body politic.[8]
[1] Césaire, Discourse on Colonialism, 31.
[2] Rabaka, Africana Critical Theory, 122.
[3] Commenting on the capitalism of his day, Césaire writes, "capitalist society, at its present stage, is incapable of establishing a concept of the rights of all men, just as it has proved incapable of establishing a system of individual ethics" (Discourse on Colonialism, 37).
[4] Ibid., 85.
[5] Ibid., 86.
[6] Ibid., 41.
[7] Ibid. Frederick Douglass makes similar comments about the social degradation that takes place in a slave society. For example, Douglass describes how Mrs. Auld, his master's wife, who at first treated Douglass humanely and with compassion, eventually becomes socially habituated to see him as a slave, that is, as nothing more than property to be used to further the goals of white society. (See, for example, Douglass, Narrative of the Life, 40).
[8] Césaire, in fact, claims that Nazism came about as a result of the "boomerang effect." Employing his linguistic whip, Césaire unleashes a series of verbal strikes calculated to leave their marks on Europe's back and perhaps reawaken its anesthetized conscience. "First we must study how colonization works to decivilize the colonizer, to brutalize him in the true sense of the word, […] a gangrene sets in, a center of infection begins to spread; and that at the end of all these treaties that have been violated, all these lies that have been propagated, all these punitive expeditions that have been tolerated, all these prisoners who have been tied up and 'interrogated,' all these patriots that have been tortured, at the end of all the racial pride that has been encouraged, all the boastfulness that has been displayed, a poison has been distilled into the veins of Europe and, slowly but surely, the continent proceeds toward savagery. And then one fine day the bourgeoisie is awakened by a terrific boomerang effect: the gestapos are busy, the prisons fill up, the torturers standing around the racks invent, refine, discuss. People are surprised, […] they wait, and they hope; and they hide the truth from themselves, that it is barbarism, […] the crowning barbarism that sums up all the daily barbarisms; that it is Nazism, yes, but that before they were its victims, they were its accomplices; that they tolerated that Nazism before it was inflicted on them, that they absolved it, shut their eyes to it, legitimated it, because until then, it had been applied only to non-European peoples; […] they have cultivated Nazism, […] they are responsible for it" (Discourse on Colonialism, 35–6).


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I'm still nursing our 14-month-old and plan to let her self-wean, so I haven't a clue when I'll stop. I've just been diagnosed with ear infections and eczema in both ears and have been given prescriptions for an antibiotic ear drop for the infection, and an ear cream for the eczema, which I'm told contains a small amount of steroids.
I plan to call dd's pediatrician, but I'd love some first-hand advice/info. Has anyone used ear drops while nursing, more specifically Ciprodex (the antibiotic) or Elocon (the low-dose steroid eczema cream)?
I tried contacting the Infant Risk Center, but got no answer.
Any information or advice anyone has would be most welcome. I'm so skeptical of pharmaceuticals these days, and I so don't want my health to adversely affect hers.
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Path to Pelantas is browser-based, free, and requires no downloads.
This browser RPG is a unique addition to the world of online games, combining elements from sports management, strategy and role playing games. The setting is a medieval fantasy world, where you undertake the command of a homestead as an aspiring lord.
With the task as ruler of your homestead comes the responsibility of managing a party of heroes all willing to fight under your banner. You appoint these heroes for weekly arena battles against other lords and you send them into the wilderness to complete dangerous quests and fight vicious monsters.
The game is played using only the internet and a browser. The game is text-based and is played real time. There are new events happening all the time, so there are plenty of reasons to log in every day.
The game is not time consuming at all and this is why it is such a great alternative to other Persistent Browser-Based Games (PBBGs) or Massively Multiplayer Online Role Playing Games (MMORPGs). Many gamers will find a few logins every week sufficient while others will probably log in several times a day.
Sign up today and tell your friends to do the same! On next Saturday you will be able to face them in a violent arena battle to settle who's the boss...
All you need to play this persistent browser-based RPG – Path to Pelantas – is a web browser, allowing you to surf the internet.
Once you have registered, you will be presented with 30 tutorial trials which should hopefully teach you how to navigate in the game. Don't worry – it's not hard to get accustomed with the game or the interface since we have made everything very intuitive. If you should run into problems anyway, there will be help to get at our forum, in the manual or the help pages. Newbies are treated very well in this game and it is not possible to bully new players as is the case in many other PBBGs.
Path to Pelantas is unique because you don't have to play for hours and hours to do well and climb the rankings. You will progress rapidly just by a few short logins each day (maybe during your lunch break, or when the food is in the oven at night). The game has great lasting value, though, and will most likely keep you entertained for months or even years.
The game is free for everyone. However, there is an option to pay for a premium account and become a true Pelantas "follower". You will not get any in-game advantages, but you will have access to more cool features than non-paying users.
Read much more about the different game features by using the navigation menu on the left.
There are heroes waiting for your orders in the barracks! We have noble, charismatic human warriors, stoic and graceful elves, boastful, sturdy dwarves and terrifying and vicious orcs! Which ones do you prefer? Or could you possibly handle them all?
Each homestead will attract hopeful heroes wishing to fight under your banner, and to manage them competently is the most important task as a lord in Path to Pelantas. You start off with 10 randomly generated heroes of different race and with different weapons and attributes. Your heroes will define your success, so you better make sure, they progress in the best possible manner.
There are four races in Path to Pelantas; humans, elves, orcs and dwarves and each of them have advantage and disadvantages. All heroes also have a numeric skill level in the predefined attributes. These attributes are:
Attributes define how well heroes perform in the different areas of the game. The higher the score the better!
There are many things to do with your heroes; battles, quests, hunts, training and much more.
Blood will flow when the heroes of Pelantas clash in the arena! 5 against 5, steel meets steel, life, death and glory! Dominate the arena and you will dominate your realm. Do you have what it takes to claim the grand trophy!
The most important part of the game is the weekly arena battle against the heroes of another lord. Each homestead fields five different heroes who will fight according to preset orders. You can choose to attack with a hero's ranged weapon, or decide to go for head to head combat with his melee weapon. You can also choose a combination of these.
It is quite easy to set an effective battle formation, but in the long run you will find out that there are several strategic possibilities to improve your chances of winning. It is, of course, important to analyse your opponent and try to figure out what kind of tactics he will use.
The battles are fought each Saturday at 16 CET and last for approximately 15 minutes. You don't have to be online when a battle is fought. You just have to submit your orders some time before the battle begins, and then your heroes will fight for you, even though you are not present.
It is possible to follow the battles "live" with the built-in battle viewer, which will display the fighting step by step. But you don't have to be online at battle time. You may always log in later on and watch the battle in its entirety.
The winner of the battle is the homestead with the most kills when the battle time has expired. If the battle ends in a stalemate it will continue in a dramatic first-kill overtime. All homesteads participate in a grand tournament and after each season winners and losers are promoted and relegated according to their performance.
Every hero craves the glory of valorous quests and here is your chance to satisfy their desire. Send them forth to slay hideous monsters, cross inhospitable mountains, enter dark crypts and claim unimaginable treasures. Hail to the quest!
Each week you will get a new and unique quest. The quest will come with a small introduction text addressing a situation that needs to be resolved. By reading the text carefully, it is then you task to try and figure out which attributes might be needed to complete the quest.
You then choose one single hero who will venture out and return in a few days - hopefully successful!
You may choose different levels of quests - the higher the level the harder the quest.
If the quest is resolved successfully, the hero will earn lots of experience and bring back heaps of gold to your homestead.
Send your heroes into the wilderness to hunt for vicious monsters and experience the thrill of a celebrated kill. There are numerous monsters to hunt, ranging from feeble goblins to legendary dragons. Let bowstring and steel prevail!
To hunt means to send your heroes into the wilderness, to track down and slay hideous and dangerous monsters. There are numerous monsters to find and it is very prestigious to kill the hard ones.
Killing monsters will earn you gold and hunt respect, which again will attract many new inhabitants. Moreover, the hero will gain important experience and have his morale boosted, and you will climb the hunt rankings.
When you send a hero on a hunt you may choose to send him searching for a random monster, or a specific one. Some monsters are very easy to find while others are extremely rare. You may also choose his fight dedication and which weapon he is supposed to use.
The hero can return at any time, so it is always exciting to log in and see if your hero has found something!
Has your homestead suddenly been hit by fierce storm, does a hooded stranger offer to sell you a precious artifact, or is it time for the annual archery contest? When it comes to special events, expect the unexpected!
Just like hunts, special events can occur at all times. They concern countless different things and can both affect your homestead as well as your heroes. Often you have to choose between different options, which then again means that these events have different outcomes. It is your job to find the best one!
There are countless exciting special events, so you will never receive an event you have had before.
Manage your homestead and your economy well, and witness the fruit of your labours, as you attract crowds of new inhabitants. As a lord you rule supreme, and who in his right mind hasn't always wanted to call out: "Hey you! Go do my bidding!"
In the game you play the role as the ruler of an entire homestead. With the title as lord comes the responsibility to make sure the homestead prospers, thus attracting lots of citizens. People from far will namely come to your gates, if you have a party of famous heroes, and a welcoming tax policy. Obviously you need the taxes to finance your efforts, but if you strain your population to much they will start moving away again.
On your homestead page you are able to provide info about yourself, write tales about your glorious deeds and display your coat of arms. And visitors are able to pay you tribute or mock you in your guestbook.
Your heroes all fight to become worthy of the ultimate honour; an afterlife in Pelantas. And the path they have chosen is not an easy one! Only the most experienced will be accepted – and remember; no flowery road leads to glory!
Like in any other good RPG the heroes will be awarded experience points for all their deeds in the game. It is your job to appoint your heroes for the appropriate tasks, so they can gain experience and thus increase in level and skills. Experience points are awarded for battles, quests, hunts and various other deeds (the exact amount is based on the level of the accomplishment).
For each 3000 experience points gained, the hero will be able to raise a level. All heroes start at level 1 and each time they progress in level you will be able to alter their attributes. You can choose few or several attributes you would like to see boosted. The fewer you choose the greater the boost for the specific attribute.
As a lord in Path to Pelantas, you found your homestead in a unique realm and compete with all your neighboring lords. Is it in your blood to defeat them and thus claim the legendary conquest trophy?
This browsergame is split into several realms. Each one of these consists of 420 users trying to rule supreme and be the best lord in the respective realm.
This is primarily done by winning battles in the arena. In each realm there is a complete tournament system with four honour divisions - each with its own tournament. All lords participate in a grand tournament, which starts with leagues battles. In each league 6 homesteads compete for the league title and a head start in the conquest tournament.
The conquest is a one on one tournament based on Swiss chess rules – you will be paired with an opponent who has done just as well (or bad) as yourself.
In the end only one champion (the one with the most battles won) is found in the great conquest! This is the ultimate title and it will bring great glory to your homestead.
After the season is over, all users will be promoted or relegated according to their performance in the past season.
Morale is an important factor for all heroes of Path to Pelantas, but don't despair! If the fire in your favorite hero's heart has died out, you can always rekindle it by throwing him a rowdy bash! And who doesn't need one of those from time to time…
The heroes are not mere fighting machines. They all have a morale score, which will go up and down, according to the heroes' accomplishments and how you treat them.
You must pay for the heroes' accommodation and the cost for this varies depending on how important they feel they are. Thus, high level heroes will demand more luxury than new hopeful recruits.
Heroes will of course get a morale boost by winning battles, accomplishing quests and killing monsters. But you can also alter the morale by buying them different treats (morale boosters).
When on low morale, the heroes will perform remarkably worse, so it's a good idea to keep an ever watching eye on your heroes and make sure their morale is good.
Nothing valuable in life can be achieved overnight. Thus, all heroes with their eyes set on Pelantas will need to train, and train hard. And as they slowly improve, your feelings towards them will improve as well.
You may train your heroes in various disciplines. You can train their weapon proficiency, their attributes or teach them specific battle techniques.
Your heroes will earn training points each Friday based on the number of days they have been training. These points may then be allocated for the specific training methods listed above. There is a cost for training and low level heroes are cheaper to train than your high level ones. So, in the end you will have to decide, which heroes are worth paying the training expenses for.
As an influential lord you have the ability to attract heroes from near and far. Arrange grand tournaments to determine who is talented enough to enter your ranks! Only true warriors will prevail in the strife for Pelantas, so choose wisely!
The most important way to get new and better heroes is to recruit them. There are several different recruitment forms which all vary in price and length. The cheapest solution is to go to the local tavern and get a new recruit right away, but these are most likely rubbish. The most talented new heroes come from the greater recruitments, which last for several weeks and cost much gold.
When a recruitment is over, you will be presented with different hero alternatives. You are not able to see the complete stats of the heroes, so you will base your choice on different information such as race, attributes, hit points and weapons.
The marketplace is bustling with activity! Do you have the necessary skills to make the right buy, or the stomach to sell one of your best heroes? Either way, trading is fun!
Besides recruitments, the market is another way to get new heroes. Here you may buy young talents or weathered veterans. The market works as an auction – if you want to sell a hero you send him to the market with a minimum price. You also decide when the deadline should be, and then he is visible for all other users in the game. Whenever a bid is made the minimum bid increases. And when the deadline is due, the lord with the highest bid gets the hero and the seller gets the gold.
Good luck!
Everyone needs goals in their lives, and it is no different with the heroes of Path to Pelantas. As they slowly rise towards immortality, they accomplish a variety of achievements resulting in status, power and honourable titles.
There are specific achievements to accomplish for the heroes. These are divided into three categories:
There are five different achievements in each category and each varies in level of difficulty. When all five achievements have been accomplished, the hero will gain a title and a bonus of 3000 experience points.
These are the titles:
The title of legend is highly prestigious and extremely rare!
Bows, staffs, blades and much more! It is up to you, to decide which of these instigators of death and despair you prefer. But remember to consult you heroes. Powerful orcs might have a special liking for morning stars and two-handed swords.
All heroes are equipped with ranged and melee weapons and their attribute scores define how well they fight with these. These are the specific weapons:
Long sword
The long sword is a fairly fast weapon and it offers very good protection. However, it doesn't do as much damage as other melee weapons – a small damage bonus is added for strong heroes.
Two-handed sword
The heavy two-handed sword is slow, but it offers quite a good protection and deals superior damage – especially when wielded by strong heroes.
Battle axe
The battle axe is a bit slow. It offers mediocre protection and it deals quite a good deal of damage – especially when wielded by strong heroes.
Morning star
The morning star is slow, and it offers almost no protection. However, when used successfully it deals a massive amount of damage with a great bonus for very strong heroes.
Pair of daggers
The daggers are very swift weapons and they offer mediocre protection. The damage, however, is not as great as from other melee weapons.
Battle staff
The battle staff is extremely fast, but it only deals little damage with a little bonus added for strong heroes. It offers superior protection.
The longbow is an extremely fast weapon, but each shot only deals a small amount of damage. It offers no protection whatsoever.
The crossbow is a fast weapon dealing a fair amount of damage. It offers no protection whatsoever.
Throwing knives
The throwing knives are relatively fast and they offer a little protection. They deal a fair amount of damage with a small bonus added for strong wielders.
Throwing javelins
The throwing javelins are very slow but they offer some protection and they deal superior damage compared to the other ranged weapons.
There are different proficiency levels and for every single weapon there are special skills, which can be obtained through massive training.
The list of lists! If your name pops up here you will already have become a living legend in Path to Pelantas!
Only rarely a true hunter emerges. A man shaped by instinct, bound to the wilderness and a desire to slay. Do you have him in your ranks?
Strive to become the master of the time-honoured ritual of predator vs. prey – the hunt!
The more the merrier! Let the world know that your streets are teeming with life, as your homestead grows from a charming hamlet to a mighty metropolis!
Step by step a hero slowly ascends towards immortality. What level will your heroes have attained when they reach the mythical gates of Pelantas?
In the arena great crowds are enthralled by violence and bloodshed, and one basic rule governs all: Kill or be killed!
It more or less comes down to one thing in the arena - who kills most opponents? Any hero can have a lucky day and kill two opponents, but does any of your heroes have capability of killing 50 heroes in their career? Or perhaps 100?
One time lucky doesn't apply here. Only remarkable heroes will even dream of claiming a spot on this list. And one question always remains; isn't there time for just one more adventure?


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To celebrate the achievement of not just the success of our Kickstarter, but also reaching the first stretch goal, we've pushed hard to get out a release before it ends!
The biggest piece of news is that the game now has built in support for multiple languages! Which... probably won't mean much for you, since we haven't fully finished translating anything yet, but the support is there. Other changes include torches now lighting enemies on fire, new bionics, item spawning much easier to mod, a configurable auto-pickup option for retrieving arrows and whatever else, and rotten items now eventually disappearing from the map.
We also did a bit of rebalancing (for example, you'll notice that Jabberwocks are much more rare now) and fixed various bugs such as turrets deciding to go for walkabout and ending up in strange places.
As always, you can find the thread with the full feature list in our announcement forums:
We actually released a quick bugfix release before this announcement, so technically this will be 7.1 Lindqvist. To make sure you have the appropriate version, it's best to download from the sidebar until the links are updated.


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"The Beauty of Roots" is about plots of roots of polynomials—specifically, those with degree less than a given number and height less than another given number. As you can see, these plots are really pretty:
Looking on the inside and the outside of that glowing ring, you can see some neat fractal patterns. But today, I'm not interested in those; I'm interested in those holes.
If you look at the roots of unity (and some other places, presumably the roots of other simple polynomials), you'll see that near each one, the algebraic numbers are especially sparse. As the page describes, for any algebraic number that's particularly "simple", its surroundings are relatively vacant of other algebraic numbers, and the "simpler" the algebraic number is, the more its fellow algebraic numbers tend to keep away. (I imagine that every algebraic number has such a "circle of emptiness" surrounding it, but for all but the simplest ones, this circle is tiny.)
I know of one other set that has this property, and that's the set of rational numbers. It's a theorem that given two fully reduced rational numbers $a/$b and $c/d$, the closest they can possibly be to each other is $1/bd$; thus, if a rational number is "simple" in the sense of having a small denominator, other rational numbers will tend to be far away from it.
Rational numbers $a/b$ and $c/d$ that differ by exactly $1/bd$ are called Farey neighbors; if two rational numbers are Farey neighbors, then they have exactly one Farey neighbor in common that lies between them, $(a+c)/(b+d)$. For more information, see Farey sequences on Wikipedia.
So, algebraic numbers that are "simple" are never close to each other. The rational numbers exhibit the same phenomenon; here, "simple" refers to the denominator, and you can determine exactly what the minimum distance is (1 over the product of the denominators). Is it possible to extend the notion of denominators and Farey neighbors to the algebraic numbers in general, thereby explaining the "holes" in the picture?


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Preparation Is Possible
Everyone says that change is inevitable, but no one really believes it. It's fine that we see our children get older, but somehow we are left out of that picture. With the exception of those moments we look in the mirror and notice this or that is sagging a little, life goes on day to day like a comfortable trance separating us from something we don't want to recognize. In other words, we expect everything to stay the same if we act like the ostrich with its head in the ground. When we live in our expectations, we act and believe something will happen in life. Normally, expecting anything is a dangerous thing to do because, if unfulfilled, we can automatically devolve into a major upset. In midlife, I'm very clear change is one thing we can all expect. Who would have expected to look the way we do now? Who would have expected life to turn out the way it did, good or bad? Who could have ever believed that anyone we loved would die, in our heart of hearts. How often have you felt shock when suddenly confronted with these inevitable circumstances?
You Never Know
The truth is, we live on the earth and, like the earth, we are in constant motion. On the outside, our earth moves in tandem with the planets, suns, and stars. Deep within it, there is a constant revisionary process of molten lava, churning and floating among layers of plates upon which our illusion of solid ground is built. The floor of the ocean is moving constantly. New ridges are pushed up from the lava forming subterranean mountain ranges, earthquakes and tsunamis. These reshape the land, just as our external and internal environments change us on a daily basis. It can happen in increments or in major life shifts.
We never really know what a day will bring. For example, today I woke up expecting to go to lunch with a friend. She called to say she was sick. As a result, here I sit writing this post. I planned, without "expecting", to finish it tomorrow, not today. This is a smaller shift. But I can remember a time when I went to visit my mother in the hospital with a catalogue in my purse –– planning to ask her what she needed for Christmas. My brother walked out of a room and stopped me in my path. He looked down and told me our mother was dead. That was a big change in my life. Unable to stand and screaming a guttural cry that rang throughout the hospital, I collapsed into a chair that seemed to appear out of nowhere.
The only way we can prepare for change, in midlife or any other time, is to expect it. We clearly can't protect ourselves from it. Change is everywhere. There is, in fact, no such thing as being immune or safe. Some say, change is the only thing in the world you can count on. Every day is an opportunity to fully experience the moment before it evolves into the next one.


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Building your own Interceptor
If none of the above interceptors suit your particular need, you will have to implement your own interceptor. Fortunately, this is an easy task to accomplish. Suppose we need an interceptor that places a greeting in the Session according to the time of the day (morning, afternoon or evening). Here's how we could implement it:
package cookbook; import java.util.Calendar; import com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.Interceptor; import org.apache.struts2.ActionInvocation; public class GreetingInterceptor implements Interceptor { public void init() { } public void destroy() { } public String intercept(ActionInvocation invocation) throws Exception { Calendar calendar = Calendar.getInstance(); int hour = calendar.get(Calendar.HOUR_OF_DAY); String greeting = (hour < 6) ? "Good evening" : ((hour < 12) ? "Good morning": ((hour < 18) ? "Good afternoon": "Good evening")); invocation.getInvocationContext().getSession().put("Greeting", greeting); String result = invocation.invoke(); return result; } }
<!DOCTYPE xwork PUBLIC "-//OpenSymphony Group//XWork 1.0//EN" "http://www.opensymphony.com/xwork/xwork-1.0.dtd"> <xwork>  <include file="struts-default.xml" />  <package name="default" extends="webwork-default"> <interceptors> <interceptor name="Greeting" class="cookbook.GreetingInterceptor" /> </interceptors>  <action name="Greeting"> <result type="velocity">Greeting.vm</result> <interceptor-ref name="Greeting" /> </action> </package> </struts>
  <title>Cookbook - Building Your Own Interceptor</title>   #set ($ses = $req.getSession())
${ses.getAttribute('Greeting')}!

Let's take a look at our interceptor class first. As explained before, the interceptor must implement
com.opensymphony.xwork.interceptor.Interceptor's methods:
init(), called during interceptor initialization,
destroy(), called during destruction, and most importantly,
intercept(ActionInvocation invocation), which is where we place the code that does the work.
Notice that our interceptor returns the result from
invocation.invoke() which is the method responsible for executing the next interceptor in the stack or, if this is the last one, the action. This means that the interceptor has the power of short-circuiting the action invocation and return a result string without executing the action at all! Use this with caution, though.
One other thing that interceptors can do is execute code after the action has executed. To do that, just place code after the invocation.invoke() call.
struts.xml configuration and the result page are pretty straightforward and require no further explanation. A custom Action is not neede for this example, so we omit the class reference, and use the default ActionSupport class.
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this is wrong:
import org.apache.struts2.ActionInvocation;
i have changed with:
import com.opensymphony.xwork2.ActionInvocation; and it works


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NKDC says 'no' to fenland wind turbine plan
Credit: Sleaford Standard | www.sleafordstandard.co.uk 5 August 2012 ~~
Councillors have recommended that their neighbouring district council turn down an application to install wind turbines near Horbling.
It was initially thought there were no properties within 2.2km of the proposed site of two turbines planned for South Forty Foot Drain at Horbling Fen and the planning committee at North Kesteven District Council was all set to recommend that South Kesteven District Council should allow the scheme to go ahead.
North Kesteven planners had thought that as the turbines would be located around 1km away from the district and, in view of the relatively low height of the turbines, there would be no detrimental impact.
But at a meeting of NKDC's planning committee last Tuesday, it emerged there is a property less than 1km away from the proposed site, on the Swaton side of the A52, inside North Kesteven.
In view of that, NKDC planners voted to object to the application and to recommend that SKDC reject the application too.
Coun Jim Cook said: "When this application came in, my BlackBerry turned red hot with people protesting against wind farms.
"What concerns me with this application is that whoever did the report got it wrong, saying that the nearest dwelling is Glebe Farm when there is a property 1km away from the proposed site."
The proposed site is owned by Eau Farm, Swaton, 4.8k away. If approved, the turbines would stand 46 metres tall and would feed energy into the National Grid.
Coun Marianne Overton said the location of the nearest property to the site was a 'very important factor' in making a decision.
NKDC were asked to give their recommendations on the development and at the meeting 18 councillors voted to oppose the application, with only one voting in favour. The application will be heard by South Kesteven planners on September 18.
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Mrs William Williams was no doubt his daughter Ella, born 28 nov. 1882 in Osage City, KS. According to my notes, Charles and Sophia had a totasl of five children, Ida Cecilia, Oskar, Ella, Elmer and Iver, see http://web.telia.com/~u85435856/FAMILY/WC01/WC01_050.HTM .
Dear Mr. Elg,
Your latest request sent me on a long search for information about Louis Elg's brother Carl. He did indeed change his name to Charles John. This is the information I discovered:
He came to Idaho Falls (then Eagle Rock) in 1889 from Osage, Kansas. His wife's name was Sophia. His occupation was stonemason. He lived in Idaho Falls for 52 years and died at the age of 90 on August 2, 1941. His funeral was held at the Lutheran Church and he is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery in Idaho Falls. He and Sophia had two children, Ida and Elmer. Their residence was at 205 Cliff Street. They also had a boarder living there named William McBride.
At the time of his death, he was a widower. His closest relative at that time was Mrs. William Williams. According to the 1941 Idaho Falls City Directory, her first name was Ella, so I don't know how she was related.
I hope this information is helpful. Thank you for contacting the Museum of Idaho. If we can be of further assistance,
please feel free to contact us again.
Judy House,
librarian, Museum of Idaho Reading and Reference Room
This blog is about the history of the Elg family, originating in Säfsnäs county, Sweden Created by Lennart Elg
Saturday, July 14, 2007
Charles John Elg
2 comments:
- Daniel Elg said...
To whom it may concern,
My name is Daniel John Elg of Melbourne Australia.
i Believe i that i descend from a Charles John Elg who migrated to Australia just prior to the 1900's (1890ish) the most information i can find is that he was from "Visby Sweden" and he was a sailor or more directly a second mate.
i found this news paper article i believe this was his marriage notice:
I also have documentation of his "second mate" education that included his birth year
which was 1863
if you can help me with any information at all it would be greatly received.
i am aware there is a huge chance that we are not related but i have to find out...
- September 13, 2010 at 11:01 PM
- Daniel Elg said...
excuse me that birth year was 1836 not 1863
- September 13, 2010 at 11:19 PM


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Regardless of your particular industry, there are a ton of conferences, industry gatherings, trade shows, and networking events being held throughout the year for you to take advantage of. Attending these events can be a bit of a whirlwind with new faces, new solutions, and exciting discussions around every corner. I think that it's important to take two things away from a conference: things that enhance your work and business, and those that extend your personal contacts and network.
The good news is that there are a ton of apps to help you accomplish tasks in each of those categories. We put our heads together and rounded up our "staff picks" for the top 10 BlackBerry® smartphone apps that you can use at networking events. This list is by no means exhaustive, so head over to the gold mine that is the BlackBerry App World™ storefront and start exploring! Mention any of your favorites not on the list in the comments below.
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Schools promote healthy eating habits through expanded fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program
Schools statewide receive a total of $4.7 million to increase
fruit and vegetable offerings; More students have access
to healthy eating choices
Springfield, IL — The Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced today that 215 schools in Illinois will participate in the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program (FFVP) during the 2011-12 school year. The public and private schools will share equally in more than $4.7 million, up from last year's grant amount of $3.3 million that served 186 schools.
"Thanks to these federal funds, more children will have access to a wide range of fresh fruits and vegetables during the school day as well as lesson plans that underscore their importance,'' said Illinois State Board of Education Chairman Gery J. Chico. "Improved access means it's more likely that children will make smart choices that fuel their brains and bodies. It's another tool as we try to reverse the tide of childhood obesity.''
The Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program requires participating schools to allocate between $50 to $75 per enrolled student with the majority of those funds being spent on fresh produce. Program funding runs through June 30, 2012.
FFVP provides all students in participating schools access to a variety of free fresh fruits and vegetables throughout the school day. It allows schools to make available the additional produce anytime during the regular school day, except during breakfast and lunch when the School Lunch and Breakfast Programs are in effect.
The goal is to expose students to lifelong healthy eating habits. For example, schools can incorporate nutrition education into numerous daily classroom activities such as math, health, geography and science, by developing lesson plans involving fruits and vegetables. Some schools have initiated a "Vegetable of the Day,†to entice students to try produce they might otherwise not have access to and increase nutrition education efforts.
The USDA first piloted the Fresh Fruit and Vegetable Program in 2002 and it was expanded to include all states for the 2008-09 school year. Nearly 370 schools statewide applied for the 2011-12 grant. Each school will be reimbursed on a monthly basis for allowable expenses up to the school's total awarded amount. The fresh produce purchased under this program cannot be used to replace fruits or vegetables already being served to students at breakfast or lunch.
The complete list of 215 schools in the Fresh Fruits and Vegetable Program as well as a map of the selected schools is online at: http://www.isbe.net/nutrition/htmls/ffv_program_awards1112.htm.


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Monday, February 07, 2011
When smartphones disrupt medical devices
I'm here at the Medical Design & Manufacturing (MD&M) West conference, one of several shows running concurrently in the Anaheim, CA convention center this week.
Along with the trade show, there is an excellent conference program. I am especially interested the tracks on disruptive technologies in the medical device industry as well as updates on the regulatory environment with the US Food and Drug Administration and other regulatory bodies globally.
Here are some highlights of what I've heard so far.
Global competition for innovationTracy Lefteroff of Pricewaterhouse Coopers outlined opportunities and barriers in worldwide medical device innovation, based on a PwC survey.
The results are not good for the US.
There may be hope, however. Lefteroff reports great interest in Washington to see the regulatory environment improve. Why? Jobs in the medical device industry are leaving the US for more friendly jurisdictions, and in the current environment, anything we can do to improve the employment situation is attractive, on both sides of the political aisle.
- The US is becoming increasingly unfriendly to innovation. Israel is the easiest place to get regulatory approval for new medical device technologies, followed by the EU and India. The US ranks lower down the list. So, if you need treatment involving innovative technology, you may need to go outside the US.
- The US carries the highest cost per hospital bed, and fewer beds per capita than any other global region--by far.
- Industry participants expect that the regulatory environment in the US will become even more restrictive in the future.
- On the positive side, the US is still the best place to raise money for new medical technologies and it also one of the easiest markets to enter, once you have an approved product.
Disruptive technologies in the medical device industryJeff Brown from UBM TechInsights followed with an insightful look at how consumer technologies are disrupting established ways of addressing patient needs. Brown showed as new technologies reach critical mass, their IP is often transfered into other established technologies, disrupting them and driving down the cost and size of the established products. For example, digital camera capabilities increased and the cost dropped to the point that the technology could be incorporated into cell phones. Today, many consumers do not carry digital cameras, as the cameras in their cell phones are "good enough."
Although Brown covered several disruptive technologies in the medical device industry, much of his presentation focused on how smartphones (e.g. Apple's iPhone) are becoming and will become part of future so-called mobile health (mHealth) solutions.
For example:
In these and many other examples, Brown pointed out the tremendous improvement in capability that comes when standalone devices (e.g. hearing aids, stethoscopes, EKG monitors) are replaced by devices that connect to smartphones. They not only perform the same function as the device they are displacing but they can go beyond with their ability to record and store data and to communicate with other devices.
- The AliveCor EKG sleeve turns your iPhone into an electrocardiogram monitor. Note however that the device is not cleared for marketing in the US. More on that issue in a minute.
- iStethoscope Expert, a free primitive iPhone application, uses the native microphone in the iPhone to listen to and record your heartbeat.
- Hearing aids, which at the high-end can cost thousands of dollars, are about to be disrupted by blue tooth earpieces connected to smartphones.
For example, a traditional hearing aid can only do one thing: help you listen better. But a hearing aid that is connected to a smart phone can take advantage of the smart phone's capability to record and store conversations. In fact, a smartphone could take that recorded conversation and convert it into text and email it to you. One can imagine many applications, even for people that are not hearing impaired.
Innovation vs. regulationBrown briefly covered the regulatory issues that constrain the convergence of new technologies with medical device solutions. Current FDA regulations treats many of these new applications and distruptive technologies as medical devices, depending on their intended use to diagnose or treat disease, or to affect the structure or function of the human body. This classification puts FDA squarely in the middle of commercialization of such products.
As Lefteroff indicated earlier, other jurisdictions are friendlier environments for introduction of these new converged technologies. It may be that some of these solutions will take hold first in developing countries, where their low cost and "good enough" capabilities will allow them to be perfected and proven.
It is ironic that, while the underlying technologies may have been developed by US companies (e.g Apple), their application as medical devices may only come to the US after they have been established and proven in other geographies.
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Sunday, February 06, 2011
Avoiding project death by ROI
I had an unusual experience recently: a client demanded an exhaustive ROI calculation for a project, and the client approved the investment.
How to kill a projectWhy is that unusual? First, some background. Over the years, my consulting firm, Strativa, has developed a methodology for building the business case for enterprise IT projects (or, any initiative for that matter). We identify the perceived benefits of the new system (for example), trace them back to features/capabilities of the new system, then quantify the direct financial impact. We also identify the time-phased project costs so we can calculate the ROI, whether by a simple break-even calculation or a more sophisticated internal rate of return. The whole methodology is implemented in an elaborate Excel workbook.
Although we are quite proud of this tool, I have noticed a pattern in cases where we use it. Often, when a client demands an exhaustive ROI calculation ("show me the money"), the project does not get approved. This is true even in cases where our calculations show a strong ROI.
Although I am a great believer in the need to demonstrate financial return, I have come to the conclusion that, in practice, too many executives ask for the business case not to determine whether they should make the investment, but to find an excuse for why they should not.
Now, having said that, there are some cases where an organization's capital expenditure processes require a formal business case. Here, the project sponsor requests the business case not as a means to kill the project but merely to get funding for a project that he or she already wants to do. But apart from these cases, what explains the correlation between client demands to see an ROI and projects being killed?
The "ROI Trap"My hypothesis is that, due to a reluctance to say "no" directly, ROI calculations are often a convenient way to refuse projects that management simply doesn't want to do.
This "ROI trap" can take several forms:
That final point is the most subtle. For example, benefits involving increased sales are the most difficult to get by management review. A new sales force automation (SFA) system, for example, might be justified in part by increased revenue from new sales. The rationale would be that sales people today only spend about 50% of their time selling. The rest of their time is spent looking for information, administrative activities, and reporting to management. By providing faster access to information and automating much of this administrative overhead, sales people can spend more time selling, which should result in increased revenue per salesperson.
- Management argues the project budget is underestimated
- Management argues the benefits are overly optimistic
- Management argues the benefits cannot be connected to the proposed initiative
The problem, however, is that the organization is planning to do all sorts of things to increase sales, such as any number of marketing programs and new product introductions. If sales do increase after the new system is implemented, how will management know that the improvement is due to the new system and not to other things that the organization is doing? Therefore, when presented with a SFA business case that relies in part on increased sales, the easiest thing for management to do is to say, we don't see the connection.
Who owns the business case?Is there a way out of this trap? We have found that there is one important key to having a business case approved: management ownership of the benefits statement.
Here is how we now prepare the business case for a new system or business initiative. We hold a series of workshops to collaborate with the client's project team and stakeholders around five questions:
We often find, however, that even among the project sponsor, project team, and key stakeholders there can be significant disagreement, especially in answering the fifth question. The reason is simple: stakeholders are going on record that they believe the project will yield certain benefits, and if the project is approved they are in effect taking responsibility for meeting those improvements in performance.
- What the objectives for the proposed investment?
- How will the project meet those objectives?
- What financial metrics would improve if those objectives were met?
- What are the baseline measurements for those metrics today?
- What percentage improvement would be achieved in those metrics if the project is approved?
A success storyNow, back to our recent client project, which involved selection and approval of a new customer relationship management (CRM) system.
Early in the project, the client made it clear that a strong business case would be needed for a new CRM system to be approved. Based on my past experience, alarm bells went off in my head. What were the chances that this selection would end in "no decision," to the disappointment of the project team and the vendors asked to bid on the project?
Knowing about "the ROI trap," our consultants took a collaborative approach to the business case. Instead of going off in a corner and coming back with the proposed business case, they brought the client's team into the room and asked the five questions outlined above. The CFO was particularly strong in telling the team: if you say these things are benefits, you can expect your sales quotas and budgets to reflect what you say. Translation: they would be held accountable. The CFO even went so far as to ask us to break down the benefits by region, so that the regional sales managers could be held accountable.
The result? A business case that, perhaps, was understated (due to the desire not to set too high a bar) but one that was still quite positive, and most importantly, one that had the ownership of the stakeholders who would be responsible for implementation.
In the end, the project was approved, and contracts have been signed.
Lessons learnedNo one likes to be held accountable, and if the business case for a new initiative is the consultant's work only it becomes an easy excuse for stakeholders to escape responsibility. Collaboration is the key: combining the consultant's methodology and industry knowledge with the client's ownership of the goals and metrics. Then, when it comes time to present the business case, it is not the consultant's presentation but the project team and stakeholders arguing in favor of the investment.
Footnote: way back in 2004, I explored the psychological dynamics of the ROI trap, based on the work of Max Bazerman. These are still quite relevant today. See the related posts below for more discussion.
Related postsEscaping the ROI trap
Escaping the ROI trap, Part 2
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The Constant GardnerPosted by rtmsf on November 8th, 2007
Some day-after reactions from around Blogadelphia to last night's amazing upset of Gardner-Webb over Kentucky…
Michael David Smith over at AOL Fanhouse is on board with us in pointing out just how terrible of a loss this was for UK:
After Kentucky's stunning loss to Gardner-Webb last night, a lot of comparisons have been made to Michigan's stunning loss to Appalachian State at the start of the college football season. But let's get one thing clear: Gardner-Webb is no Appalachian State. Appalachian State was the best football team in Division I-AA last year. The Sagarin ratings at the end of the season had Appalachian State as the No. 53 team in the country, ahead of Big Ten teams Purdue, Michigan State, Indiana, Northwestern and Illinois.
The Love of Sports points out that wins like this are good for college basketball because it produces publicity it wouldn't have otherwise gotten:
For this program, it's by far the biggest win they've ever seen. And that goes back to the days of Artis Gilmore and John Drew, who eventually made it into the NBA. Yes, both Artis Gilmore and John Drew went to Gardner Webb. Bet you didn't know that one. But this is bigger than anything they ever did there. This is Kentucky. And this is now one of the biggest upsets in the history of the sport. Congrats go out to you, fellas. You slayed the dragon. And we love you for it.
Interesting point from Dan Shanoff on his daily roundup:
Be honest. If Tubby Smith had still been UK's coach and lost to Garner Webb – Gardner Webb – he would have been fired this morning. New coach Billy Gillispie gets a little more wiggle room in only his second game, but it can't possibly be comfortable right now. This ain't losing to Tennessee or Florida.
A Sea of Blue informs us that some Cat fans are blaming Tubby anyway!
I see an awful lot of people blaming this loss on Tubby Smith. Folks, that is just silly. Even if we were to accept the argument that Smith left the cupboard bare, blaming this loss on lack of talent is utterly non-sequitur. We have two seniors who were highly ranked, one of them a high school all-American, several highly ranked sophomores, two freshmen high school all-Americans, and a hot new coach who has resurrected programs far worse off than us. I wonder if Gardner-Webb had a 3-star among them?
Kentucky Sports Radio had this to say:
Here, according to Joe Lunardi, are the Running Bulldogs' best wins according to RPI Rating over the last five seasons:
• 2002-03: 4-24 (2-14 conference), Appalachian State, No. 162
• 2003-04: 7-20 (6-14 conference), Mercer, No. 208
• 2004-05: 16-12 (13-7 conference), at Central Florida, No. 108
• 2005-06: 17-12 (13-7 conference), at Minnesota, No. 83
• 2006-07: 8-21 (7-11 conference), Lipscomb, No. 179
Now we can add Kentucky to that list as well. What bothers me about the loss is not that it happened, although losing to the worst team that I can remember Kentucky falling to is bad enough. But what really bothers is me is just how bad a loss it was. Kentucky was never in the game. After the first few minutes, they were never closer than 7 and never, at any point, looked like the best team on the court. Also, this wasnt a case of a group of pesky guys getting hot and hitting ridiculous shots…..many, if not most, of the points came from layups…..often WIDE OPEN. The performance was pitiful and as a good friend of mine said at work today….."I have never seen the Cats play worse."
The pressure is on in Lexington. How will Billy G. respond?


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Meet Gabrielle Davis, '85
Philosophy Graduate
Attorney and Educator; Domestic Violence Prevention Advocate
"After I was here a couple of months, you couldn't have dragged me away from Siena. I don't know that I knew I was going to get my degree from Siena, but once I was here, I was sure of it. ... It's almost hard to put into words because Siena had such an enormous influence on me. I am who I am today because of the years I spent here at Siena."
Gabrielle Davis' Siena Heights experience was only supposed to last one semester. Davis, a Toledo, Ohio, native, was attending Oberlin College but had to return home to deal with a medical issue. She didn't want to fall behind in her classes, so when a friend invited her up to nearby Siena Heights to visit, she accepted.
"I enrolled with the intention of just being here a semester and going back to Oberlin," Davis said. "After I was here a couple of months, you couldn't have dragged me away from Siena. I don't know that I knew I was going to get my degree from Siena, but once I was here, I was sure of it."
It was another suggestion from someone at Siena that put her on her next career path.
"I was getting close to graduation, and I had a professor who I was very close to, Sister Pat Hogan," Davis said. "She said, 'What are you going to do when you graduate?' ... I said, 'I don't know. Maybe this. Maybe that.' She said, 'I think you should apply to law school. And, by the way, I've already written the letter of recommendation. So here's an application, fill it out and send it in.' "
When Davis resisted the notion, Sister Hogan's response was nothing short of prophetic.
"She said, 'You've had a lot of advantages in your life, and you really have an obligation to give back a little bit. And I can't think of a better way to do it than for you to go to law school and serve the people who need your help.' "
Now an accomplished lawyer and a professor at the University of Toledo's College of Law, Davis is using her legal expertise to help victims of domestic violence.
"Many (domestic violence victims) were talking about their experiences through the criminal justice system," Davis said of her early exposure to the problem. "And those experiences were roundly negative. ... It broke my heart to think that people turned to the criminal justice for help, and they were actually re-victimized through that process. I wondered if there was anything I could do that could turn the tide."
She started and currently directs UT's Domestic Violence Clinic that teaches and supervises students in assisting domestic violence victims in collaboration with many community services and organizations. Her efforts have been called groundbreaking, and she recently received the prestigious Jefferson Award for Public Service. However, awards are not what drive Davis.
"It's lovely to have your work recognized, but at the same time, when I look at all the work that needs to be done, it feels premature or undeserved," Davis said. "Maybe because there is so much work, so much change that needs to be made. It's very bittersweet. I just hope people being very generous rallying around me will translate into rallying around this cause."
Davis said receiving an award named after the first woman (Sister Ann Joachim) to argue before the U.S. Supreme Court is a "humbling" experience. It's also another reminder of the place where she "learned to love to learn."
"It's almost hard to put into words because Siena had such an enormous influence on me," Davis said of her Siena experience. "I am who I am today because of the years I spent here at Siena."


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Tuesday, October 24, 2006
Wild Mushroom Pyttipanna with Beet yogurt
The stores are still full of wild mushrooms here - funnel chanterelles and yellow chanterelles. For this recipe, you can use either one, or other mushrooms if you prefer. It's a take on a Swedish classic dish - Pyttipanna, usually a great way to use up leftover meat and potatoes. (I've posted about it before, here.) This is slightly different, but the same concept - it's vegetarian and fairly light. Normal Pyttipanna is always served with a fried egg and pickled beets. For this one, I mixed beets with thick greek yogurt to produce an intensely pink sauce which was very tasty.
Wild Mushroom Pyttipanna
Serves 2
400 g sweet potatoes (two medium)
1 medium parsnip
1 medium fennel
200 g mixed mushrooms
1 onion
fresh thyme
Preheat the oven to 150°C.
Dice the sweet potatoes, the parsnip, the fennel and the onion. Fry, separately, in a large pan with a bit of oil until it browns slightly. Move to an oven-proof dish. Fry the mushrooms in a dry pan, and add that too to the dish. Mix everything, season with salt and pepper, and sprinkle over a bit of fresh thyme if you have it. Bake in the oven for 15-20 minutes, or until all the veggies are suitably soft.
Beet yogurt
150 ml thick yogurt, greek or turkish style
100 ml (about 1/2 cup) pickled beets
Mix with an immersion blender (or a regular one). That's all.
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2 comments:
- Brazilian Linda said...
wow! i¨d love to have wild mushrooms in my supermarket :)
happy blog b-day by the way. tried saying happy bday the other day but blogger wouldnt let me :)
- October 25, 2006 1:16 PM
- Jennifer said...
Yum! Just look at that pretty pink beet yogurt. I need to remember to try this sometime.
- October 30, 2006 4:48 AM
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