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The Maine State Lottery is set to rename their instant scratch-off tickets in a few weeks, but retailers in the area aren't a fan of the new, provocative moniker.
The state's director of the Maine Bureau Alcoholic Beverages and Lottery Operations, Gerry Reid, said after three weeks and over 50 name considerations, "Kwikies" was decided.
Reid said the name is due to the "quick, easy and fun" nature of the instant ticket. Maine store owners aren't happy with the idea.
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"I thought that's going to be real uncomfortable for my girls behind the register to have guys come in and say, 'Hey, give me a Kwikie,'" David Welch, owner of Village Market in Fairfield told the Bangor Daily News.
Maine's scratch-off tickets are two-thirds of the state's lottery business, but the game currently has no name. Reid believes branding the game will make the state more money. Local businesses don't get the marketing ploy.
"I tried that on a couple of women. It didn't go over very well," Maine cashier Tom Borden told BDN. "They said, 'Why don't you just call them scratch tickets?' I'm not sure [the Lottery] thought that through."

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For a positive integer $k$, let $d(k)$ be the number of divisors of $k$. So $d(1)=1$, $d(p)=2$ if $p$ is a prime, $d(6)=4$, and $d(12)=6$.
What are the precise asymptotics of $\sum_{k=1}^n 1/(k d(k))$?
1) This came up on the side in the polymath5 project.
2) There, Tim Gowers wrote: If nobody knows the answer, maybe that's one for MathOverflow, where I imagine a few minutes would be enough.
3) Asked: 14:17 Jerusalem time. (The first accurate answer: 17:44 Jerusalem time.)
4) Looking only at primes or only at integers with a typical number of divisors suggested a $\log\log n$ behavior, but looking at semiprimes indicates the sum is larger. I don't know how much larger.
5) I couldn't find an answer on the web. If there is an easy way searching for an answer that I missed this will be interesting too.
Follow up:
Great answers! Thanks. What about the sum $\sum_{k=1}^n 1/(kd^2(k))$ ?


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Twelfth Night
My family often celebrates Twelfth Night or Epiphany, which falls on January 6, the 12th day of Christmas. We set the table with English Crackers and have a King Cake for dessert. Whoever gets the piece with something special inside is given a small present.
This year, on January 6 we drove to Seattle and back, ate on the road, and when we got home my husband was busy packing to go out of town the next day. Twelfth Night passed by without our usual celebration.
The Season of Epiphany
While we weren't able to celebrate Epiphany on January 6, the season of Epiphany officially lasts until Fat Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday and the beginning of Lent. In the New Orleans area, in particular, I am told that King Cakes are popular from Epiphany until Mardi Gras, or Fat Tuesday, which falls on February 5 this year. Well, I may not live in New Orleans, but I've lived close enough, and we are still weeks away from February 5, so I decided to go ahead and make a King Cake anyway, to celebrate the Epiphany season.
I thought it would be fun to collect some new ideas on how to prepare a King Cake, so I did a quick Internet search. Among other things, I found some interesting information about Mardi Gras and adapted a filling from the most interesting recipe I found at Cupcake Project. Generally I found agreement about the basics. A King Cake is similar to a coffee cake or tea ring. It is a yeast dough, often braided, traditionally shaped in a ring or oval, perhaps to represent Christian unity or the circular route taken by the Magi to avoid King Herod, and decorated with colored sugar. The colors used are the colors of Mardi Gras, purple to symbolize justice, green to symbolize faith, and gold to symbolize power. Perhaps the three colors also represent the three kings. I have also read of King Cakes being decorated with red sugar to symbolize the life of Jesus.
King Cake Traditions
When a King Cake is cut, each guest anxiously awaits his piece to see if a small "baby" can be found inside. This, no doubt, symbolizes the search of the three kings to find the Christ child as is told in the Gospel of Matthew. Then, whoever finds the "baby" is obligated to host, or at least bring a King Cake to, the next seasonal celebration. What's more the "baby" is supposed to bring good fortune to the person who finds him.
It is nice to have at least a small gathering of people to share a King Cake with since it is most fun when someone finds the "baby" in their first slice of cake. The "baby" might be a small plastic baby if you can find one, or it can be a large whole nut. I couldn't find my plastic baby and since the cake I made this year had a praline filling I was afraid a nut might not be noticed so I used a piece a chocolate instead. A chocolate kiss would be a good size. Whatever you choose to symbolize the baby tell your guests what they are looking for and enjoy their anticipation as they search for the "baby" in their slice.
Sage Advice
I do have one bit of advice. Especially if you are using a plastic baby in your King Cake you will want to heed this "Very Important Tip" I found on Cupcake Project - "Do not put the baby in the cake when you bake it. It will melt. Put it in afterwards." Even if you use a chocolate kiss this is a good idea, since the chocolate might run out and give away its location.
To make my King Cake I ended up using a sweet yeast dough that I have used for many years and adapted for a bread machine.
Sweet Yeast Dough
1 envelope of yeast
3 2/3 cup flour
1/4 cup sugar
1/3 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
2/3 cup warmed milk (approximately 115-120 degrees)
1/4 cup warm water
1 egg
1 -2 tablespoons butter, softened
Praline Filling
1/2 cup flour
3/4 cup coarsely chopped pecans
1/2 cup butter, softened
1 cup brown sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
2 cups confectioners' sugar
1/3 cup heavy cream
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
Purple, Green and Yellow decorative sugars
Place the ingredients for the Sweet Yeast Dough in a bread machine. The ingredients are listed in the order suggested by the manufacturer of my machine but recommendations vary so follow the order suggested for your machine. Set your machine to the 'manual' setting so that you can take the dough out, when ready, and shape it by hand.
(The dough can also be prepared in the traditional way: Mix the dry ingredients in a large bowl. Heat the milk, water and butter over low heat until warm, 115 to 120 degrees. Add mixture to the dry ingredients, along with the egg, and stir until a dough forms. Turn the dough onto a well floured surface and knead for approximately 10 minutes, until the dough is smooth and elastic. Place the dough in a greased bowl, turn once. Cover with a towel and let it rise in a warm place until double, approximately 1 - 1 1/2 hours. Continue as follows.)
In a small mixing bowl, mix together the ingredients for the Praline Filling until it forms a paste. Set aside.
When the dough is ready take it out of the machine and divide it into two equal portions. Cover it with a towel and allow it to rest for 10 minutes.
Roll each portion into a 18 x 8 inch rectangle. Spread half of the Praline Filling across half of each dough rectangle as pictured below:
Fold the dough in half, lengthwise, as pictured:
then roll the dough out slightly, to press the filling in the middle, till it forms a rectangle roughly 20 x 5 inches.
Using a pizza cutter or knife, cut the dough into three equal strips. Beginning in the middle, braid these strips to each end:
Form the braid into an oval and pinch the strips together to join them in a continuous braid. (This part can be a little tricky, but the finished cake will be blanketed in icing, so any rough spots can be easily covered.) Place the cake on a greased baking sheet, with a small glass bowl in the middle of the shape, if desired, to prevent the dough from coming together in the center when it rises and bakes.
Cover the cake with a towel and place in a warm, draft free location to rise until nearly double,( approximately 1 hour).
Bake at 350 degrees for approximately 25minutes, (check after 20 minutes), or until golden brown.
Cool cake on wire rack. When completely cool, Turn the cake over and cut a small slit in between the braided strips to insert the "baby". A small plastic baby can be used if you have one. This time I used a Dove dark chocolate candy.
Turn the cake right side up on a serving plate. Mix together the ingredients for the icing until smooth. Drizzle the icing over the cake or place it in a Ziplock baggie, snip a 1/4 inch slit in a lower corner of the bag and pipe the icing in a back and forth motion over the top of the cake. Sprinkle green, yellow and purple decorator sugars alternately over the icing. Serve and enjoy!


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In the spring of 1969, an ECPI franchise opened in Harrisburg. The Electronic Computer Programming Institute was formed to train programmers for lucrative assignments in the computer industry. Since I was the Chief of Programming for the Civil Service Commission of the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania, I was recruited to be a part-time instructor. The local franchise owner thought that his students would be impressed with my title and would, perhaps, believe that a job in government awaited those who graduated. I turned 22 in May of 1969. I was bored, needed the extra money, and decided that I would spend two nights a week and all day Saturday teaching computer programming.
At ECPI, a student began his study by learning how to wire boards for unit record equipment. The school's machine room had a sorter, an interpreter, and an old accounting machine. My recollection is that there were at least two textbooks to be completed, wiring diagrams to be accomplished, cards to be punched, all followed by the obligatory final problem. We moved from board wiring to flowcharting and COBOL programming. I think that the process took 12 weeks. I was paid about $35 or $40 each week and I accepted my check without shame. I was able to get one of my students a job with a local company and ECPI's placement office sent other students on interviews.
Although there was more than a little exaggeration of the windfall that a student might expect after graduation, ECPI filled a need. At the time, a computer science major at Penn State enrolled in the Math-Science department and was educated to be an electrical engineer. The Civil Service Commission didn't need electrical engineers, we needed business programmers.
As spring became summer, in June 1969, IBM announced that it would unbundle. Looking at those words it may be hard to appreciate the impact that IBM's announcement had on the data processing industry. Before unbundling, when a company leased an IBM machine, that company received software and systems engineering services at no additional cost. After unbundling, those same companies would receive certain software like operating systems and utilities without charge, but customer systems and programs, and the training and support that went with them, would be provided for a fee.
I remember reading about the announcement in Computerworld, then a new magazine. The speculation was that IBM was up to no good. The prevailing wisdom was that it was just a way to increase revenues (as if IBM should be above such shenanigans). The fact that the Department of Justice was pursuing an anti-trust case against IBM was often overlooked. No matter the reason, unbundling was about to send me to Texas.
During the summer of 1969, I received a phone call from someone named Charley Barnaby. Speaking with a Texas twang, he said that he had been told that I knew 1401 Autocoder and he wondered if I would be interested in listening to a job offer. Charley and his partner Chuck Anglin had just merged their small software company with another to form United Systems International. USI was a member of the United group of insurance companies. I did know Autocoder, I told him, and I was ready to listen to his offer.
At my interview, conducted in downtown Harrisburg at a neighborhood bar, Charley told me about the insurance business. In 1962, he explained, IBM had designed and written an Autocoder system to process life insurance policies. IBM reasoned that life insurance companies were big, rich, paper-intensive, and in need of automation. IBM also wanted to showcase the potential of the 1401 so they created what became known as '62 CFO (Consolidated Functions Ordinary). The system was beta tested in 1963 when Charley was an actuary for one of the beta life insurance companies. The CFO system was a success and by the time that Charley told me these stories in 1969, over two dozen companies were using it. Chuck and Charley had started their business to provide peripheral systems for CFO and they were in Harrisburg because they had just made a sale to a local insurance company. Of course, to be compatible with CFO, their systems were written in Autocoder. With the great unbundling, Charley concluded, the sky was the limit.
I accepted their offer to relocate to Dallas. On the appointed day, I went to the Harrisburg airport for my first commercial flight. USI had provided me with a one-way, first-class ticket to Big "D" and off I went. After landing at Love field, I took a taxi downtown to the luxury Adolphus hotel. I checked in, went to my room and picked up the phone to call my family and let them know that I had arrived safely.
"Operator," I said, "I'd like to place a long distance call."
"Yessir," she answered, "do you want to make a toe call?"
I shook my head. It was a long trip.
"Ma'am," I tried again, "I'd like to call Harrisburg, Pennsylvania."
"Yessir," she said with a hint of frustration, "that's a toe call."
I was in another world.
"Would you please spell toe?" I asked.
"That's T-O-L-L toe," she shouted.
"Operator," I said, "I'd like to place a long distance call."
"Yessir," she answered, "do you want to make a toe call?"
I shook my head. It was a long trip.
"Ma'am," I tried again, "I'd like to call Harrisburg, Pennsylvania."
"Yessir," she said with a hint of frustration, "that's a toe call."
I was in another world.
"Would you please spell toe?" I asked.
"That's T-O-L-L toe," she shouted.
Thus started my few months in Texas.
The unpleasant surprises continued the next day when I reported to work at 1025 Elm Street. Charley hadn't yet arrived but Chuck took me to the office of Spec Bradley. Spec was the administrative head of the company while Charley handled new products and Chuck managed software development. Spec asked how I liked the Adolphus and, without waiting for an answer, told me that I could stay at the Adolphus for three days. After that, I was on my own.
I went from Spec's office to a meeting with Ann Marie Ankenbrook. Ann Marie gave me a copy of a life insurance policy, a stack of 1401 program listings, and left me on my own to learn about insurance data processing.
Things got better after 5:00. I went to my first, daily get together at the bar behind the office. Chuck and Charley were there as was Jack Ross, a former mathematics instructor from the University of Arkansas who was writing one of the new sub-systems. Before long, Jack's wife joined us and when Ann Marie arrived it became obvious that Charley and Ann Marie were a couple. I was a beer drinker and Charley insisted that beer drinkers should drink free. Charley asked about my first day and I explained that I would soon be homeless and that I needed more than a little help learning their systems. Charley laughed. He spoke to Ann Marie and they agreed to provide more extensive training. I was, nonetheless, forced to move to another hotel at the end of my third day in Dallas.
I lived in Dallas for no more than six months and USI, as a separate entity, didn't last much longer. With the downturn of the early seventies, USI merged with Cybertek where Chuck and Spec continued in senior positions. Charley became a consultant. During the time that I was at USI, I learned something about the insurance business, CFO, and USI's systems. A family emergency forced me to return to Harrisburg and I went to work for the life insurance company that had purchased USI's systems. From that first day in Dallas, however, until the end of my corporate career in 1999, I worked for life insurance companies.
Although I lost touch with Charley and Ann Marie, I remember reading that they had married, lived in New York City for a few years, and then returned to Texas. When Charley became a member of the Society of Actuaries, he was the youngest to ever have done so. He was a visionary. He also possessed the biggest heart of anyone that I ever met in the business. He died about 10 years ago and I regret that I never renewed our acquaintance.
- A Personal History of Systems and Computers: Part 1
- A Personal History of Systems and Computers: Part 2
- A Personal History of Systems and Computers: Part 3
- A Personal History of Systems and Computers: Part 4
- A Personal History of Systems and Computers: Part 5
- A Personal History of Systems and Computers: Part 6
- A Personal History of Systems and Computers: Part 7
- A Personal History of Systems and Computers: Part 8
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Aculab moves to the cloud at ITExpo
Once again, and for the 11th year running, Aculab is the Diamond sponsor of ITEXPO. The show continues to deliver great new contacts, networking opportunities and a perfect platform to announce new products to the communications industry. At the last... Full Story
Posted on January 27, 2011 5:55 AM
Five types of developer - which group are you in?
VoIP or SIP application developers can be categorised by the clothes they wear, the bicycles they ride or the approach they take to programming. This post is about the latter. Which grouping do you belong to when it comes to writing VoIP, IP telephony or SIP-based applications? Full Story
Posted on September 22, 2010 6:36 AM
Aculab's Prosody S with AMS Server - a more palatable sandwich for today's developer community!
Aculab is probably best known for its DSP-based hardware which has been providing the media processing power for TDM and IP-based communications since 1998. Additionally, since 2003, we have provided developers who had a preference for a software only solution... Full Story
Posted on September 9, 2010 11:14 AM
"How long is a piece of string?"
How often have you heard someone ask, "How long is a piece of string?"? But is it really a question? Often, it's used as more of a rhetorical statement than posed as a question to be answered. It's often used... Full Story
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Heading in both directions at once
Or, an alternative definition of the 'pushmi-pullyu' I guess many of you will remember Doctor Dolittle, probably from the Rex Harrision film version, perhaps from the books of Hugh Lofting, maybe from the Eddie Murphy remake, surely not from Lotte... Full Story
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What programming language do you prefer for writing telephony-based applications?
I found this poll and would like to get your input. After you vote, you'll be able to see results and analysis of how other voters answered the question:What programming language do you prefer for writing telephony-based applications?Take poll:http://polls.linkedin.com/p/98894/exbwy... Full Story
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There's more than one way to skin a cat
Musings on the multitude of programming language choices available to todays application developersYes, there's more than one way to skin a cat. You could start with the neck or the tail... meeea...oW! Ok, Ok, I didn't mean to offend. I... Full Story
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A few weeks ago, I asked Jalopnik to recommend a ridiculous used car that I could buy and write about. Do you remember this? Of course you do. That's because you provided your input, as did every other Jalopnik user, for a grand total of 658 replies. And, folks, 658 replies is a lot considering not one thread turned into an off-topic discussion about NSA spying.
Being an automotive writer with little else to do, I read every single reply with great interest. As I recall, these were among the highlights:
1. One guy, user Google Gumshoe Superstar, recommended the 1985 Honda Acty Street. This turned out to be a small Japanese-market van, the kind a municipal government might use to round up homeless people before the park opens. It features a 27-horsepower, 0.5-liter inline two. He concluded his post by saying: "You're welcome."
2. Another user, dogisbadob, suggested two vehicles: the Ferrari Mondial 8 and the 1987 Toyota Camry. He conceded, however, that the Lexus ES250 would also be acceptable.
3. A user named GMbigblockV8landcruiser strongly suggested a "Deuce and a Half," noting that I "could get one for way less than $30k and use the rest for fuel." I curiously Googled "Deuce and a Half" and found out that he was referring to a 23-foot military-grade cargo vehicle that weighs 13,000 pounds. My neighbors would especially like this one.
4. Even though I insisted the vehicle must be reliable, more than one user recommended a Maserati. Other questionable suggestions included the Lotus Esprit, various old Alfas and Astons, and a few twin-turbo, V12-powered AMG cars. Clearly, reliable has a different meaning when you're spending someone else's money.
After reading each and every reply, I discovered a Universal Automotive Enthusiast Truth, which is: given "x" amount of car enthusiasts and "y" dollars to spend on a used car, no one will ever agree on anything. Also: no matter the budget, at least one person will suggest a Yugo.
So I came away from the whole thing even more confused than when I started, which is hard to believe considering my initial list included both the Hummer H1 and the E30 BMW M3. Fortunately, a large number of replies pointed me in two clear directions: the BMW M Coupe and the Dodge Ram SRT-10. I set off searching for either one, thereby becoming the first person in world history to consider those two vehicles simultaneously.
And then it happened: I read a Jalopnik review.
Automakers, you see, are convinced that reviews sell cars. I know this because they're constantly flying me to press launches all over the country and putting me up in hotels that are so expensive their housekeeping staffs speak English.
But automakers don't really have any data to prove that reviews sell cars. They're just certain that if you throw enough journalists at enough press launches, we'll write some review of some car that'll be seen by some potential customer, who will say: "Hmm… a guy on the Internet says it's a good car. That's good enough for me!" Then he'll buy it, and hopefully come back for parts.
And today, I am that potential customer.
While I was pouring over listings for the M Coupe (all of which say: "This is the finest M Coupe in existence!") and the Ram SRT-10 (all of which say: "Show up in style to the next WWE event!"), I read Travis's review of the CTS-V Wagon. This was a highly dangerous decision, largely because I love fast station wagons. For proof, I once owned an E63 AMG wagon, which I thought was incredibly cool even though it was painted the same color as a high-end floor lamp.
So I obviously got excited when Travis called the CTS-V Wagon "one of my favorite cars in the world." And of course I was smiling when he said it's "built by car people for car people." And by "Sweet merciful crap this thing is fast," I was on the phone with my local Cadillac dealer. They had one in stock, presumably because they knew this day was coming.
I am therefore proud to report that I now own a 2011 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon and precisely zero working key fobs, although the Cadillac dealer has promised me for the last week they would be in "any day now." I'm less proud to report that mine is an automatic. This is entirely due to the fact that there wasn't a single stick for sale in the whole country when I searched.
Now, I know what you're thinking: I thought you had a $30,000 budget! And I admit, this entirely true, although I very much wish to draw your attention to the word "had." When there's a 556-horsepower station wagon involved, anything is possible. For instance: that key fob may actually arrive this week.
So what the hell am I going to do with it? Well, I'm going to write about it – duhhhh. I'll post frequent updates over the next few months here and on TTAC, detailing precisely what it's like to own a Cadillac station wagon with a Corvette ZR1 engine. There will be dragstrips, and racetracks, and road trips. Oh, and tires. Tax-deductible tires.
More importantly: what do you want me to do with it? I'm open to suggestions. Really, I am. Just as long as they don't involve 13,000-pound military vehicles.
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2011 Cadillac CTS-V Wagon
41,000 miles
Certified pre-owned
Silver over some dull shade of gray
No sunroof
6-speed automatic
Former GM program car ("Only executives drive these," said the salesman)
@DougDeMuro operates PlaysWithCars.com and writes for The Truth About Cars. He owned an E63 AMG wagon and once tried to evade police at the Tail of the Dragon using a pontoon boat. (It didn't work.) He worked as a manager for Porsche Cars North America before quitting to become a writer, largely because it meant he no longer had to wear pants. Also, he wrote this entire bio himself in the third person.


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Shockey Snitched For A Free Sean Payton T-Shirt
ESPN's "First Take" analyst Skip Bayless was all smiles after his #FreeTebow campaign lead to the Broncos trading Tim Tebow to the Jets. But, there's a new movement to free another major NFL member – Saints coach Sean Payton.
The man who helped bring a national championship to N'awlins finally received his punishment from the league's brass for his involvement in BountyGate – 1 year suspension without pay. Some would say that's pretty harsh – like TheDirtyCoast.com, a clothing company that started printing "Free Sean Payton" t-shirts within hours of the announcement.
[Via HHR]
As Twitter nearly blew up from the backlash, Warren Sapp chimed in and insinuated that a player who was on the Saints at the time of the scandal was to blame for snitching. Tweeters didn't have to wait long as Sapp soon confirmed Shockey was the blabbermouth.
Not one to back down from a twit-fight, Shockey responded in full force. He even posted a screenshot of the iPhone text chain he had with Sean Payton verifying his innocence, which you can find below.
However, some doubt remained about the legitimacy of the text. Many wondered how an NFL coach could use so many exclamation points and text like a tween after a midnight screening of Twilight.
Luckily, the guys at Buzzfeed were able to find the full text of the previous message…
There was a ton of speculation on Twitter over why #ShockeySnitched, but we have to think he's in on this whole "Free Sean Payton" t-shirt biz. And here everyone thought he was just some podunk from Oklahoma.


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Don't use royal icing. Use melted chocolate.
We saw this tip one weekend when we were all chilling in the bedroom and Matt was flipping the channels, looking for football scores. We passed the Food Network, and there they were showing a giant gingerbread house bake-off. Two teams built plywood houses about six feet tall, but then they covered them in gingerbread and decorated them with candy and stuff.
We watched that show, riveted, for the entire hour, until, I was happy to note, the team with the less creative plan but the vastly sounder construction practices won out over the team that had lots of big plans, but also had cracked gingerbread and unsticky royal icing, and they thew a couple of tantrums, to boot.
But in this show, one team--and then the other, after they STOLE the idea from the team with sound construction tactics--used melted chocolate instead of royal icing. And it was brilliant, I say. Brilliant.
So...bag of chocolate chips thrown into a fondue pot and set to just warm. It takes a little longer to solidify, and at a couple of points in time during the house construction I actually put the houses outside on the below-freezing porch for a few minutes to completely harden, but other than that, it worked brilliantly. For the girls, I used my same kid-friendly construction tactic that worked so well with the haunted chocolate graham cracker houses, and I spooned some melted chocolate into little individual bowls for each of them, and gave them a clean popsicle stick for application. They're both used to using paste (which I HATE) at school, so this was easy for them to master.
Another tip? Don't actually have the small children in the building while you build the house itself. That way they're not driving you nuts while you don't have any hands free, and you're not tempted to go ahead and let them get started decorating before the house is ready because they're driving you nuts.
And another tip? Invite over adult friends, ideally friends without kids of their own, to help out. I invited over three dear grad student friends, and I found that the ratio of two adults per each child was actually about perfect. You have one kid to eat lots of candy and put some random stuff on the house every now and then, two adults to eat a little candy and put lots of stuff on the house, and plenty of gossip to go around.
The end result was a couple of gingerbread houses to be VERY proud of:
I have to admit that Sydney's is my favorite of the two, just because when we were at the candy store buying the candy for this project, each time it was her turn to choose she kept choosing all these weird gummy animals--sharks, millipedes, worms, etc. And so it's pretty hilarious to look at her house just above, for instance, and to notice how there's a shark on the roof, trying to eat his way inside.
And the millipedes have discovered an open window! I don't like the chances of the poor gingerbread children trapped within:I didn't get any photos of this year's gingerbread construction, being too busy gossiping and having hands too sticky with melted chocolate and gummy things, but here's Sydney, directly after hand- and face-washing and at the peak of her sugar high:Very proud of her accomplishment, don't you think?
Will, however, seems to have her eye a bit more on the prize:
After we chose their candy at the candy store in the mall, I had each child take a turn going to stand right outside the entrance to the store, where I could see her, but with her back turned. The other child then had a chance to pick out a Christmas present for her sister, which was immediately given to the clerk and wrapped in a bag in secret. It took Willow about five seconds to choose a gigantic lollipop for Sydney. When it was her turn, it took Sydney about five seconds to choose another gigantic lollipop, but she really wanted this one for herself. I told her that she was choosing a gift for Willow, NOT for herself, that there was no chance on this planet that she would be permitted to take home a lollipop for herself on this shopping trip, and so she let the clerk take the lollipop and wrap it away for Willow, but she was not happy.
Willow has always been a really generous kid by nature--of course, she's spoiled enough with material possessions that she can afford to be--and in the car, then, on the way to school, she spared nary a thought for what Sydney might have chosen for her as a gift. Sydney, of course, has been the younger sister forever, and she's always very concerned about getting her fair share out of life. So in the car, all she did was whine and whine and whine. She wanted a big lollipop. She WANTED a big lollipop. She really wanted a big lollipop.
Listening to this, Willow wasn't tempted to either spill her secret, or to tease her sister about it. She just sat there in her car seat, a huge smile on her face.
But at one point, clearly unable to hold it in any longer, she looked at her sister across the back seat and exclaimed, "Oh, Sydney, I am so excited!"
I can't freakin' WAIT for Christmas.


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Beef, Olive & Raisin Empanadas (+ a veggie option!)
My love for savory fillings bound by a crispy flaky crust knows no bounds!
Empanadas…a South American calzone/pasty/meat pie. In other words, a perfect bundle! Recently we had reason to celebrate…Woody was named a Packard Fellow and while this is huge for his science…for me, it was an excuse to cook up something wonderful for a dinner in his honor at a colleague's home. Empanadas fit the bill…finger food, great warm or room temperature, no-plate-necessary and dipping-sauce-optional – good choice for a crowd and easily transportable!
There are many empanada dough recipe's available on the interwebs, and to be honest, even pre-made pie crusts from the grocery store work very well for this recipe. We made two separate fillings as there were a few vegetarians who attended the celebration; beef with olives, raisins and eggs and black bean, corn and raisin.
Beef Empanadas
Adapted from Smitten Kitchen | Beef Empanadas
Makes 4 dozen mini-empanadas
2 hard-boiled large eggs, chopped into bits
3/4 medium onion, finely chopped
1 tablespoon olive oil
2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
1 1/2 teaspoon ground cumin
3/4 teaspoon dried oregano
3/4 teaspoon smoked paprika
1/2 teaspoon chili powder
dash of cayenne
3/4 pound ground beef chuck
2 tablespoons golden raisins
2 tablespoons chopped pimiento-stuffed green olives
1 (14-ounce) can whole tomatoes in juice, drained, reserving 2 tablespoons juice, and chopped
1 recipe of your favorite savory tart dough…or if you're in a time crunch – 2 packages of pre-packaged pie crust dough
1 egg beaten with 2 teaspoons water for egg wash
To start, hard boil at least 2 eggs. I made a double batch for the party so I needed 4 eggs for the recipe and it never hurts to have a few in the fridge to make egg salad in a pinch for lunch. We use Henrietta (the chicken) for cooking our eggs.
She tends to do a decent job and is relatively no hassle. There are plenty of egg cookers out there…but you can get the same results via a multitude of methods. For something different, check out Alton Brown's baked hard-boiled-eggs. Cool the eggs in an ice-water bath and set aside.
Heat a large skillet on medium high and add the olive oil to the pan. Once hot, add the onions and sweat. There is no need to brown the onions as there is plenty of sweetness in the filling that comes from the raisins. Add the garlic, and once the onions have released a bit of their moisture, turn the heat to high and add the ground beef to brown.
One of my standard practices is to season with salt and pepper at every stage…this will give you the best chance that the finished dish is properly seasoned. Sprinkle with salt and pepper. Add the diced canned tomatoes.
Golden raisins may seem an odd addition, but they are a quintessential ingredient for an authentic empanada!
If I made the mini-empanadas again, I would give the raisins a rough chop first as they plump up with the moisture and can overwhelm the flavor a bit.
I happen to LOVE green olives. When I was a tiny person, black olives were one of my absolute favorite vegetables…and although it took me some time to warm up to the green versions…they are now my absolute favorite. I can think of no better pizza topping than chopped green olives!
Add the chopped olives and raisins to the pan and toss them around. Deb at Smitten Kitchen mentioned that the flavor was a bit flat, so I added a few things to enliven the mixture. I started with some smoked paprika.
Add the paprika, cumin, dried oregano, chili powder and a dash of cayenne – while this simmers a bit, peel the hard-boiled eggs.
The egg slicer is another one of our kitchen tools that I love as it makes quick work of dicing the eggs on 3 different planes.
Add the eggs to the beef mixture, and after gauging the moisture content, add some of the reserved tomato liquid.
While that is coming together, roll out your dough (empanada dough, tart dough or pie crust). I rolled it a bit thinner for the mini-empanadas to make sure that the crust didn't overwhelm the filling. Heat the oven to 400° F.
I cut rounds with the largest round cookie cutter I have and then rolled each round out again to get it to the right size. The beef mixture needs to cool quite a bit before you can scoop it onto the dough rounds.
When making mini's of anything, efficiency es muy importante! Unless of course you don't mind pinching empanadas for hours and hours. I snagged a dumpling press (shown below) just before making Pierogies, and I could not have been happier to have it for this project as well.
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For the press, place the dough on the open mold, spoon in a teaspoon or so of the filling and then fold to press the edges together. I was a little ambitious with the amount of filling I tried to pack in there, hence the torn spots and seeping edges.
Place on a sheet pan and just before baking, brush with egg wash.
Bake in oven for 15 to 20 minutes depending on size, remove once they are golden brown and delicious!
Black Bean, Corn & Raisin Empanadas
Adapted from this Recipe.
Makes 2 dozen mini-empanadas
1/2 cup golden raisins
1 small onion, chopped fine
3 tablespoons vegetable oil
1/2 teaspoon garlic salt
1 teaspoon cumin
2 teaspoons adobo seasoning
5-6 scallions, chopped fine
1 (15.5 ounce) can black beans, drained
1 cup frozen corn kernels
Juice of 1/2 lime
1 tbsp. green taco sauce
1/4 cup chopped fresh cilantro
Sauté onions in a pan with oil and then add black beans, corn, and all seasonings and heat through. Add the raisins and half of the green onions and cook for another 5 minutes. Check the seasoning and then let the mixture cool. Fill the empanadas and bake them in the same manner as described above.
After baking, let cool just enough and serve immediately, or go ahead and let them cool completely and serve room temperature.
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Physical therapy is a
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and do everyday tasks. It helps you move better and may relieve pain. It also
helps improve or restore your physical function and your fitness level.
The goal of physical therapy is to make daily tasks and activities
easier. For example, it may help with walking, going up stairs, or getting in
and out of bed.
Physical therapy can help with recovery after some
surgeries. Your doctor may suggest physical therapy for injuries or long-term
health problems such as:
Physical therapy may be used alone or with other
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physical therapist will examine you and make a
treatment plan. Depending on your health problem, your therapist will help you
with flexibility, strength, endurance, coordination, and/or balance.
First, your therapist will try to reduce your pain and swelling. Then he
or she will probably work to increase your flexibility, strength, and
Physical therapy almost always includes exercise. It
can include stretching,
core exercises, weight lifting, and walking. Your
physical therapist may teach you an exercise program so you can do it at home.
Your physical therapist also may use
manual therapy, education, and techniques such as
heat, cold, water, ultrasound, and electrical stimulation.
Treatment may cause mild soreness or swelling. This is normal, but talk
to your physical therapist if it bothers you.
You'll want a therapist who has experience with your
health problem. Some physical therapist are board-certified in areas such as orthopedics, sports, geriatrics, and neurology and may offer more specialized care. Physical therapists can specialize in:
Here are some questions to think about when choosing a
physical therapist:
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Exercise is anything you do in addition
to your regular daily activity that will improve your flexibility, strength,
coordination, or endurance. It even includes changing how you do your
regular activities to give you some health benefits.
For example, if you park a little farther away from the door of the grocery
store, the extra distance you walk is exercise.
Physical therapy nearly always involves exercise of
some kind that is specifically designed for your injury, illness, condition, or
to help prevent future health problems. Exercise can include
stretching to reduce stress on joints, core stability
exercises to strengthen the muscles of your trunk (your back and abdomen) and
hips, lifting weights to
strengthen muscles,
walking, doing water aerobics, and many other forms of
activity. Your physical therapist is likely to teach you how to do an exercise
program on your own at home so you can continue to work toward your fitness
goals and prevent future problems.
Manual therapy is a general term
for treatment performed with the hands and not with any other devices or
machines. The goals of manual therapy include relaxation, less pain, and more
flexibility. Manual therapy includes:
Physical therapy almost always includes
education and training in areas such as:
In some locations, physical
therapists are specially trained to be involved in other types of treatment,
Ice and cold packs are used in
physical therapy to relieve pain, swelling, and inflammation from injuries and
other conditions such as arthritis. Ice can be used for 10 to 20 minutes at a
time. In some cases, ice may be used several times a day. Some therapists also
use cooling lotions or sprays. For more information, see:
Heat can help relax and heal your muscles and
soft tissues by increasing blood circulation. This can be especially helpful if
a joint is stiff from osteoarthritis or from being immobilized. Heat can also
relax the muscles before exercise. But heat can also increase swelling in an
injured area if it is used too soon. For more
information, see:
Hydrotherapy is the use of water to
treat a disease or to maintain health. The term "hydrotherapy" (water therapy)
can mean either exercise in the water or using water for care and healing of
soft tissues. This type of therapy is based on the theory that water has many
properties that give it the ability to heal.
For more information, see
Ultrasound therapy uses high-pitched sound waves to ease muscle spasms and relax
and warm muscles before exercise, to help relieve pain and inflammation, and to
promote healing. Although the use of ultrasound is common, some studies show a
benefit from this treatment and others do not. Some physical therapists do not
recommend deep-heating techniques. Discuss the benefits and risks with your
physical therapist or doctor before starting this therapy. This type of
treatment is not generally used for children.
Electrical stimulation is
the general term that describes the use of electrical current to create an
effect in the body. There are several uses for electrical stimulation.
At your
physical therapy visit, your
physical therapist will review your medical history
and do a physical evaluation. Depending on your diagnosis or symptoms, your
therapist may evaluate your flexibility, strength, balance, coordination,
posture, and/or heart rate and respiration. Your therapist may look at how you
walk or get up from lying down (functional activities), along with how you use
and position your body as you perform activities (body mechanics). The
therapist will work with you to decide on your goals for physical therapy and
to begin planning your treatment. You may or may not begin your actual therapy
at the first visit.
In general, the first goal of treatment is to
decrease any pain and swelling you may have. The next steps usually are to
increase your flexibility and then to increase your strength and endurance, depending on your condition. The
goal is always to improve your ability to do your daily tasks and activities.
As with any exercise, you may have mild soreness or swelling as a result of
treatment, and these should be noted by your therapist. Your therapist will
watch your reaction to treatment (for example, if you have swelling or become
out of breath) and will adjust your treatment as needed. This ongoing
assessment and adjustment means that the risk of any injury or complication
from physical therapy is very low.
Your physical therapist will
evaluate your need for special equipment such as particular footwear, splints,
or crutches. If you need equipment, your therapist can help you know what to
get and either get it for you or tell you where you can find it.
In most cases, part of your physical therapy will be education. Your
therapist may teach you about a home exercise program, proper body mechanics,
and the use of any special equipment you may need. He or she will then
periodically check on how well you are transferring the skills you learn in
therapy to your daily life.
Your physical therapist will
continually reassess your progress toward your treatment goals. He or she will work
with you and your doctors to plan for your discharge from physical
Physical therapy can help you recover from an injury
and avoid future injury by reducing pain in the soft tissues (muscles, tendons,
and ligaments), improving flexibility and function, and building muscle
strength. Your
physical therapist can also evaluate how you do
an activity and make suggestions for doing the activity in a way that is less
likely to result in an injury. Following are examples of injuries for which
physical therapy is helpful:
Physical therapy can help you live more easily with chronic or ongoing
health conditions. Your physical therapist will work with you to establish your
goals, then create a program of educational, range-of-motion, strengthening,
and endurance activities to meet your needs. Here are some examples of chronic
conditions that may be helped by physical therapy:
Some conditions involve several body
systems and can lead to significant disability. These conditions—such as
stroke, brain injury, spinal cord injury, and major cardiopulmonary (heart and
lung) problems—are usually addressed by a team of health professionals. The
team can include doctors; nurses; physical, occupational, and speech
therapists; psychologists; and social workers, among others. Physical
therapists are a critical part of this team. They address the issues of range of
motion, strength, endurance, mobility (walking, going up and down stairs,
getting in and out of a bed or chair), and safety. The physical therapist may
also get you the equipment you need, such as a walker or wheelchair, and make
sure you can use the equipment appropriately. Following are some examples of
health conditions that commonly involve a rehabilitation team:
Physical therapists also work with children who have
major injuries or health conditions. They address the usual issues
of range of motion, strength, endurance, and mobility. Also, the therapist considers the child's special growth and developmental needs.
Treatment is often provided in the school or in a facility just for
children. The way physical therapy and other services are delivered in the
schools varies among the states. Talk to your child's doctor, school, or your
local health department if you think your child may qualify for evaluation or
treatment services.
Cerebral palsy is an example of a childhood health
condition that is usually addressed in part by physical therapy. Other injuries
and conditions include brain injury, muscular dystrophy, and arthritis.
The American Academy of Orthopaedic Surgeons (AAOS)
provides information and education to raise the public's awareness of
musculoskeletal conditions, with an emphasis on preventive measures. The AAOS
website contains information on orthopedic conditions and treatments, injury
prevention, and wellness and exercise.
The American Academy of Physical Medicine and
Rehabilitation (AAPMR) is the medical society for the specialty of physical
medicine and rehabilitation. The website includes a directory of member
PM&R physicians (physiatrists) that can be searched by last name, location,
or telephone number.
The American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA) is the
nationally recognized professional association of approximately 35,000
occupational therapists, occupational therapy assistants, and students of
occupational therapy. AOTA's mission is to advance the quality, availability, use,
and support of occupational therapy through standard-setting, advocacy,
education, and research on behalf of its members and the public.
This website is sponsored by the Nemours Foundation. It
has a wide range of information about children's health—from allergies and
diseases to normal growth and development (birth to adolescence). This website
offers separate areas for kids, teens, and parents, each providing
age-appropriate information that the child or parent can understand. You can
sign up to get weekly emails about your area of interest.
The American Physical Therapy Association (APTA) Move Forward website provides information
and education to the public about physical therapy and how it is used to treat
certain conditions. APTA is a national
organization representing over 85,000 physical therapists, physical therapist
assistants, and students. APTA's goal is to foster advancements in physical
therapist education, practice, and research.
Other Works ConsultedAmerican Physical Therapy Association (2009). Criteria for standards of practice for physical therapy. Available online: http://www.apta.org/AM/Template.cfm?Section=Home&Template=/CM/ContentDisplay.cfm&ContentID=68019.American Physical Therapy Association (2012). Who are physical therapists? Available online: http://www.apta.org/AboutPTs.Basford JR, Baxter GD (2010). Therapeutic physical agents. In WR Frontera et al., eds., Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice, 5th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1691–1712. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.Becker BE, Cole AJ (2005). Aquatic rehabilitation. In JA DeLisa et al., eds., Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice, 4th ed., vol. 1, pp. 479–492. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.Cotter AC, et al. (2005). Complementary and alternative medicine. In JA DeLisa et al., eds., Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice, 4th ed., vol. 1, pp. 465–478. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.Ho CH, Bogie K (2010). Pressure ulcers. In WR Frontera et al., eds., DeLisa's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice, 5th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1393–1409. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.Malanga GA, et al. (2010). Sports medicine. In WR Frontera et al., eds., DeLisa's Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice, 5th ed., vol. 2, pp. 1413–1436. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.Pape KE, Chipman ML (2005). Electrotherapy in rehabilitation. In JA DeLisa et al., eds., Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice, 4th ed., vol. 1, pp. 435–463. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.Parikh SS, Bid CV (2005). Vestibular rehabilitation. In JA DeLisa et al., eds., Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice, 4th ed., vol. 1, pp. 957–974. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.U.S. Department of Labor, Bureau of Labor Statistics (2012–2013). Physical therapists. In the Occupational Outlook Handbook. Available online: http://www.bls.gov/ooh/healthcare/physical-therapists.htm.Weiting JM, et al. (2005). Manipulation, massage and traction. In JA DeLisa et al., eds., Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation: Principles and Practice, 4th ed., vol. 1, pp. 285–309. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams and Wilkins.
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Much of my programming life these last 15 years has explored fine-grained parallelism; that is, the use of parallel threads within the same program. I coauthored one of the first books on the topic for Intel Press, in which I carefully explained the traditional techniques of mutual exclusion. I even drilled into the then-novel concept of OpenMP as a way of simplifying the burdensome work of getting concurrency right. Since then, I've explored actors. And I'm currently toying with the concepts of channels in Google's Go language. Had I the time and the inclination, I could have strolled into Cilk, Intel's OpenMP-like syntax for concurrency or thrown myself into numerous other concurrency options.
The chief motivation of all these approaches is to make concurrency easier so that programmers will adopt it and make better use of the processor hardware. This view conditioned my thinking for a long time, and I've written about it in detail, as has Herb Sutter, and our blogger, the much-admired Clay Breshears. But I've come to the conclusion that the effort is a quixotic campaign that will never attain its intended results. Despite built-in primitives for parallel work in Scala, Erlang, Go, and increasingly C++, the only developers using these options are on the server side. No one is threading on the client side unless they writing games, work for an ISV, or are doing scientific work. Of course, there are exceptions, but their numbers are few and looking at programmer forums, I see zero evidence that their numbers are about to surge. Even less that the only thing holding them back is the wait for the many-core era to begin. To respond to Herb Sutter's contention that the free lunch (of single threaded programming) is over, I'd have to say no one is going hungry doing exactly what they were doing before.
If you put aside server software for the moment, the only folks who are doing anything with parallel on the client are those who can offload what is called "embarrassingly parallel" data processing. That is, doing repeated computations on arrays or matrices. And they're not using OpenMP or mutual exclusion. They're wrapping the data in a little packet and sending it to the GPU for processing, using CUDA, OpenCL, OpenACC, or whatever.
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Get to know the talented team behind the 2014 Showhouse in Coronado, California.
We've selected an all-star design team to collaborate on this amazing home from the ground up using unique architectural and building elements and elegant interior design ideas.
Interior Designers: Betsy Burnham and Max Humphrey, Burnham Design
Burnham Design is well-known on the West Coast for marrying the classic with the unexpected in fresh compositions of texture, color, pattern and wit. Importing a classic, east coast eye to the canyon, beach and hillside homes of Southern California, Betsy Burnham and Max Humphrey curate rooms that are sophisticated, livable, timeless and, always, personalized to their clients lives and personalities.
With an open-minded and detail-oriented approach, Betsy and Max start with high design then polish and soften it with the grit of the unpredictable—touches of street-style or elements from design's cutting edge. Personal taste, rigorous editing and a special attention paid to architecture bring about flawlessly executed rooms that are welcoming and visually delightful, done but never overdone. Comfortably conversant in haute couture, vintage, travel, and the arts, Betsy Burnham has built a rich collection of inviting spaces and created memorable, beloved rooms for her clients and their families.
Builder: Flagg Coastal Homes
Flagg Coastal Homes is a Design/Build Contractor based in Coronado CA. Flagg Coastal Homes and Flagship Properties have built their reputation as a leading design/build firm and developer of luxurious custom residences in Southern California. Widely recognized as the premier home builder in the coastal style, Flagg is renowned for their uncompromising commitment to quality. Flagg is pleased to announce that the company will be building Coastal Living's Showhouse for 2014. As a licensed contractor, (Cal. License # 898050), Flagg provides turn-key construction and design services with a particular emphasis on Coronado oceanfront and bayfront properties
Architectural Design: Dorian Lytle Design
Dorian Lytle heads-up the Design/Build division of Flagg Coastal Homes. Dorian received his undergraduate degree in Finance from Northeastern University and his graduate degree in Architecture from The Newschool of Architecture and Design in San Diego. Dorian was both the class valedictorian and also received AIA's Henry Adams Medal for excellence.
Dorian's passion for architectural design started in Connecticut where as a young man, he worked for Ireland Architecture, drafting beach homes and coastal community projects. That experience allowed Dorian to draw upon the architectural aesthetics of the coastal Northeast that has translated so successfully to the resort community of Coronado Regardless of style, location, or size, his design goal remains the same: create a family heirloom for generations to come.
Landscape Architect: Frank Marczynski, ToPIA
Frank Marczynski is a registered Landscape Architect and co-founder of ToPIA, a San Diego based company, with over thirty years of professional design experience. Flagship and Topia have worked on a number of commercial, hotel and residential projects in that period. Topia has completed a number of noteworthy national and international projects. Frank's work on behalf of Ritz Carlton Hotels and Resorts was the catalyst for the current Flagship/Topia collaboration. Frank's style combines classic design philosophy with a modern interpretation, striving to achieve a sense of quality and timelessness.
Broker/Developer: Flagship Properties
Flagship Properties is a privately held real estate development and brokerage company located in Coronado California. Founded in 1975, this award-winning company has developed, marketed and sold quality residential and office building developments throughout Southern California. Since 1999, Flagship has specialized in "Coastal Homes" primarily in Coronado, and has completed 30 homes on the Island. The brokerage division is unique on the island, in that it can offer the building, budgeting and remodeling services of its sister company, Flagg. Flagg Coastal Homes, the separate building company, was founded in 2007 to complement Flagship's development and brokerage activities.
Charity: The Navy SEAL Foundation
The Navy SEAL Foundation was formed to support the U.S. Navy SEALS, the associated Special Warfare Combatant-craft Crewmen and the Naval Special Warfare, (NSW) support personnel as well as their spouses and children. The Foundation coordinates closely with the Navy to support critical needs of active-duty personnel, while also providing resources for NSW veterans.
Formed in 2000, the Foundation focuses its efforts on three key areas: family/command services and support, educational programs, and legacy activities. The year 2013 marked the 50th Anniversary of the founding of the US Navy Seals. Based in Coronado, the Navy Seals have admirably served the US in conflicts throughout the world since their inception during the Vietnam War. The Seal Foundation was selected as the charity for the Showhouse by the Principals of Flagg Coastal Homes, Mark Blore, a former Navy Seal and John OBrien, a former Combatant Craft, (Nasty Class PTF) Officer.