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Team USA Opens Exhibition Tour With 120-65 Win Over CanadaTeam USA began its five game pre-Olympic exhibition tour with a 120-65 win over Canada in the State Farm USA Basketball Challenge at the Thomas & Mack Center in Las Vegas. Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade and Michael Redd led Team USA with 20 points each. Anthony added six rebounds and three assists, while Wade had three rebounds, two assists and three steals and Redd shot 6-8 from the field, with all of his attempts coming from three point range. Kobe Bryant contributed 15 points, three rebounds, three assists and two steals while filling the defensive stopper role that he has played with perfection since joining the squad last summer for the FIBA Americas tournament. Dwight Howard scored six points on 3-3 field goal shooting and grabbed a game-high seven rebounds as Team USA enjoyed a 38-24 rebounding advantage. Jason Kidd had a stat line that belied his real value to the team: five rebounds, zero assists and zero points (he did not attempt a field goal or free throw and was the only Team USA player who did not score). What those numbers don't show are how Kidd defended tenaciously, continually pushed the ball up the court and threw several great passes that resulted in scores but were not assists--not to mention the leadership that he provides for this team on a daily basis in practice. Team USA often used Chris Paul and Deron Williams at the same time, with Bryant sliding over to small forward; Paul had 11 points and a game-high eight assists (one more than Canada's entire team), while Williams added 14 points and five assists.
LeBron James did not play due to a sprained ankle. Wade started in his place and thus there were about 20-25 extra minutes of playing time to distribute, so it will be interesting to see whose minutes get cut once James returns; Wade will be the sixth man but he will probably play about the same number of minutes that he did in this game (18). Last month, in the comments section of my Analyzing Team USA's 12 Man Roster post, I predicted that in the Olympics Howard will average about 20 mpg, with Chris Bosh and Boozer each averaging about 10 mpg. Howard played 19 minutes against Canada, Bosh played 14 and Boozer made an eight minute cameo appearance. Certain matchups, foul trouble and/or injuries could of course change things in a given game but at the end of the Olympics I am confident that their minutes will indeed average out to right around 20-10-10.
ESPN broadcast this game, with Rick Kamla doing the play by play and Fran Fraschilla providing color commentary. Just before tipoff, Fraschilla listed three keys for Team USA:
(1) Build chemistry
(2) Establish pressure defense
(3) Make outside shots
These teams played almost a year ago in the FIBA Americas tournament, with Team USA improving to 3-0 after a 113-63 win that was remarkably similar to this contest in several respects: last year Team USA led 28-21 after the first quarter, 65-34 at halftime and 95-49 after the third quarter, while Team USA enjoyed 30-24, 61-38 and 95-56 leads respectively after the first three quarters this time around. Last year, Anthony led Team USA with 25 points, Redd scored 19 points and Bryant had 15 points.
Canada may be the weakest squad that Team USA faces this year but Canada was game ready simply by virtue of the fact that they had just played in the Olympic Qualifying Tournament in Athens (Canada lost to Croatia 83-62 and will not participate in the Beijing Olympics). It is interesting to see to what extent preparation can be an equalizing factor even for an overmatched team like Canada (yet another reason it is important for Team USA to not only insist on a three year commitment by players but also to play these kinds of exhibition games prior to the main event): Team USA looked sloppy in the first quarter, committing numerous turnovers and allowing Canada to shoot 5-8 from three point range. While people often talk about how important it is for Team USA to make three point shots, I have consistently maintained that it is even more important for Team USA to do a good job defending against the three point shot: most FIBA teams rely heavily on three pointers and if you take that weapon away from them their offenses are much less effective. The FIBA three point shot is only 20'6" (compared to 23'9" around the arc in the NBA and 22' in the corners) and the reality is that everyone on Team USA can make that shot fairly easily except for Howard, Boozer and possibly Bosh, three players who should not be shooting from that far out anyway; you don't have to be an NBA three point specialist to make 20 foot jump shots.
Team USA only led 30-24 after the first 10 minutes and neither team had scored a fast break point; the significance of that statistic is that Team USA will probably never execute a half court FIBA offense as well as well as FIBA teams that have played together for years so it is vitally important for Team USA to force turnovers and score in transition. Team USA's defensive intensity and focus picked up noticeably in the second quarter. Bryant forced a turnover that led to a fast break opportunity for Redd, who was fouled and split a pair of free throws. Normally, teams attack a defensive weak link, not a defensive strong link, but for some inexplicable reason Carl English went one on one versus Bryant on the next two possessions, missing shots both times. Bryant drove to the hoop and dished to Boozer, who was fouled and made two free throws. Then Canada hung English out to dry, having him bring the ball up the court against Bryant with no help; naturally, Bryant ripped English cleanly and sailed in for a fast break dunk and a 35-25 lead. Fraschilla mentioned several times that in FIBA--unlike the NBA--there are no rules against hand checking and consequently the perimeter play can be very physical. Bryant noticeably takes advantage of that difference, playing a much more physical and aggressive brand of defense in FIBA competition than he would be allowed to in the NBA; Kidd and Wade also do this and hopefully all Team USA perimeter defenders will adjust to this as well.
Late in the second quarter after Deron Williams drove to the hoop, looked to pass and drew a foul, Fraschilla observed, "If there's anything going on right now it's almost too much unselfishness by Team USA. A lot of the turnovers in the first half are caused by guys who are supposed to be big-time scorers trying to make the unselfish play."Anthony and Wade led Team USA with 12 points each in the first half, shooting 5-9 and 4-4 from the field respectively, while Bryant had nine points on 4-5 field goal shooting.
Neither team did much posting up and even though Canada is not a strong FIBA team this is typical of what to expect in FIBA play and illustrates the value of having a roster full of versatile perimeter players as opposed to one overstocked with superfluous post players. Keep in mind that Anthony is a great power forward in FIBA and that James is essentially the same size as Boozer and Boozer's Utah predecessor Karl Malone, so there is no reason that James cannot play power forward if necessary.
The second half was essentially "extensive gar-bage time," as Marv Albert would put it; Canada never seriously threatened. As the final horn sounded, Fraschilla said of Team USA's performance, "Impressive team chemistry. The defense was solid, the outside shooting was pretty solid. There is still some work to be done. They'll get better and better. It will be an interesting Olympics and it won't be easy."
Team USA Coach Mike Krzyzewski was pleased with his squad's pick and roll defense, an area that has been Team USA's fatal weakness in recent FIBA events. After the game, he said, "Two years ago (in the FIBA World Championship, where Team USA settled for the bronze medal) we didn't X and O, we didn't have time in building our infrastructure and all that, we weren't as good X and O wise as we are now. We've taken the input from these guys of how they wanted to defend it, we studied it, we have a good plan. We have I think a very good plan against it and then you have to execute the plan. A lot of it is making sure that the pick and roll is played by five guys and not two."
Kidd added, "Defensively we played well, we just have to work on not giving up so many 3-point shots, and then just taking care of the ball and getting good looks." Although Team USA held Canada to .333 field goal shooting, Canada shot 9-23 from three point range (.391) and they had too many open looks from deep, particularly in the first quarter. Team USA shot 11-22 from three point range but many of those treys came when they already had a huge lead and it is not hard to do the math and calculate that if they had made no three point shots they would have still won by 22 points. The number one key for Team USA is to play good pressure defense: that will shut down the three point shooting of opposing teams while also making it difficult for teams to establish a postup game.
Just like I did during my coverage of last year's FIBA Americas tournament, I tracked the on court/off court numbers of several Team USA players. Team USA outscored Canada 67-40 when Bryant was on the court and 53-25 when he was off the court. Carmelo Anthony played the vast majority of his minutes alongside Bryant, so his numbers were very similar (69-43 and 51-22 respectively). The blowout gave Coach Krzyzewski the opportunity to play Kidd for just 16 minutes; Team USA outscored Canada 47-25 when he was on the court and 73-40 when he was off the court. Team USA outscored Canada 52-29 when Dwyane Wade was on the court and 68-36 when he was off the court. Of course, these numbers are skewed a bit by the production of the reserve players when the game was well in hand, so it is perhaps more significant to note that Team USA outscored Canada by 15 (41-26) in the first half when Bryant was on the court, by 14 (41-27) when Anthony was on the court, by 13 when Wade was on the court (30-17) and by 12 (25-13) when Kidd was on the court.
Labels: 2008 Team USA, Canada, Carmelo Anthony, Dwyane Wade, Jason Kidd, Kobe Bryant, Michael Redd
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Demi Lovato Celebrates Her Birthday at Disneyland With Wilmer Valderrama + Friends
While most of Hollywood went east for the 2013 VMAs, Demi Lovato, who has said she avoids the party atmosphere so that she isn't tempted, spent Sunday, Aug. 25 at Disneyland in Anaheim, Calif. She did so with her on-off BF, actor Wilmer Valderrama. It was a belated bday celebration.
Lovato, Valderrama and some pals were seen noshing on some park eats, and Lovato even wore a silver pair of Mickey Mouse ears. She is a former Disney star, so it was only fitting. We wonder if she got a discount.
Valderrama tweeted at Lovato on her actual birthday, Aug. 20. It was sweet and certainly suggested that they may be back on.
Since Lovato was out of the country and in Africa on her actual birthday, she had to wait a few days to celebrate domestically.
A source told Hollywood Life that due to the singer's work schedule with 'X Factor,' she decided to use one of her "free" days "to see people she hasn't seen in a bit and hang out with Wilmer. She wanted to go to Disney and enjoy the rides and just have a fun birthday with people she was unable to hang out with when she was in Africa."
The source said that the hang was fun-filled, revealing, "They did everything you can do at Disney — they enjoyed the parades and they spent a majority of their time in Cars Land and the Tower of Terror areas, which they were really happy with. It was a nice and enjoyable day out. A lot of laughs and a lot of fun were had. It was a good birthday."
Happy 21st once again, Demi.

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MEN in Black III comes 15 years after the entertaining original and 10 years after the sequel laid an egg, and the surprise is it's better than the first one. Given the passage of time, the entire concept may be new to some audience members, but it still does service: There is a secret agency assigned to keeping track of all aliens on Earth, and there are as many of them as makeup expert Rick Baker can possibly devise. I am not sure how undercover an MiB agent can be when he dresses exactly like the Blues Brothers, but never mind, they get the job done.
The story until now: Veteran Agent K (Tommy Lee Jones) and his younger recruit Agent J (Will Smith) are under the supervision of Agent O (Emma Thompson) when there's an emergency. The hideously ugly alien Boris the Animal (Jemaine Clement) has escaped from a maximum security prison on the moon. He is the last surviving member of his race and still angry because Agent K shot off one of his arms. His plan: Travel back in time and kill Agent K before that can happen.
An arm like his, you don't want to lose. Its palm apparently serves as a condo for a nasty little insectoid creature that will leap over and take chunks out of you. Indeed, Boris is one of those aliens whose entire body seems to contain openings from which unappetizing things can forage on his victims.
Time travel can become very complicated. To make it simple: Agent J (Will Smith, you remember) tries to travel back in time to prevent Boris the Animal from killing K. This results in a young K existing in the same time period as J, who is the same age he started as, so the old man and the rookie are now contemporaries. Full ReviewRead more on: Men in Black III
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It was a very good movie, and Josh Brolin as a young Tommy Lee Jones was amazing.
Me and my fiance went and saw this movie over the weekend and I thought it was a pretty funny movie and we both enjoyed it. I would recommend it.


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Now Google+'s 100 million users can be like Facebook's hordes and automatically share something they see immediately on their social network.
Google announced the new Google+ Share button on its Google+ Developers blog. "When your visitors come across something interesting on your site, sometimes you want to encourage a simple endorsement (like +1). Other times, however, you want to help visitors share with their friends, right away," wrote Google+ product manager Rick Borovoy.
Now Web publishers can take a little Google code and put it on their content, right next to the little Facebook Share button. This helps out Google+ immensely, especially since its social network has suffered the slings and arrows of pundits (remember the "ghost town" comment?) for the last nine months.
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Dear all,
My database has been running in auditing for awhile; however, when I login as system and tried to set it to no auditing, it doesn't stop the auditing. I tried all these:
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When select from a table, the count from sys.aud$ increased by 1. I even tried the noaudit with login as internal, still not works. Just nothing will stop the auditing, the count on sys.aud$ still increased by 1 with select querry. Can anyone advice please?


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This Friday, Heavy Pencil is going down at the ICA Bar in London! It's a monthly event where amazing illustrators are invited to draw live, in response to music. This month's guests are Sac Magique and Ville Savimaa! You are stupid if you don't show up for this.
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Heather Burns
Heather Burns is a Fellow and trainee Examiner of the National Faculty and a Fellow of the Imperial Classical Ballet Faculty.
Heather started training at Pat Eakets School, Blackburn, and then continued her training at the Northern Ballet School. On completion of the three year course Heather taught at the Jersey Academy of Dancing for 7 years before returning to open her own school in Lancaster, which now has two other branches.
After taking the part time post of Associate Lecturer in National at Preston College in 1991, for the past four years Heather has held the full time position as Head of Dance at the college.


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This new fantasy series is based upon The Song of Ice and Fire books by George R.R. Martin. Unlike other fantasy settings, since it is being broadcast on HBO, it features nudity and adult language. Unlike Camelot (Starz), which enjoys tearing apart Arthurian Legends, Game of Thrones is a compelling TV show. The premiere episode was on Sunday and the overall quality of the show, plus its unique setting makes it something to watch for the next few weeks.
It is also the polar opposite of a show like Spartacus, where there is so much nudity that it's almost common place. In Game of Thrones, it's part of the story and it feels like it's an uncensored version. The story could be told without nudity and adult language, but it makes this show appeal to the target audience.
The most disturbing scene in this first episode involved the Queen played by Lena Hadley and her twin brother having incestuous relations. As a result, they end up throwing Stark's son off a tower to keep their secret.
The story is set set in Westeros where "summers span decades and winters can last a lifetime". I was surprised to hear that some US viewers wanted subtitles for this show. I mean, it's in English. Granted, there are some different British accents, but it's not like it's so strong that it's hard to understand. Those viewers who need subtitles should watch more international broadcasts.
All in all, I liked this show. I haven't yet read the books, but it's an intriguing setting and I and eager to find out what will happen next. The characters are quite complex, and the storyline will mix political intrigue with what will come through the wall of ice. Like many stories of this kind, there is a great evil that will come with the fall of winter, and it won't be pretty.
Warning: Spoilers ahead.
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Stark is back at being the Hand while Robert goes hunting. In the east, Dany becomes a queen in full, while her brother faces the penalties for being an idiot loudmouth. Tyrion is released and war is afoot, with the Lannisters calling their bannermen to Castlery Rock.
Stark mistakenly trusts Littlefinger, and that will be his downfall. This was a great episode and since I finished the book, A Game of Thrones, it makes perfect sense.
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Lord Stark awakes to Cersei and Robert looking upon him. Jaime has fled the city. The King backhands Cersei for being an impertinent bitch. Like many scenes, this is right out of the book. I finished the first book last night and waited for a week before watching this episode. Stark is the Hand again. The King is going hunting. The King is drinking a lot.
Lord Stark is sitting on the Iron Throne hearing the complaints of the people. There are men going about the Riverlands. He identifies Ser Gregor Clegane, the Mountain. Stark is being manipulated by Littlefinger. Stark sends Lord Beric to ride to Ser Gregor's keep to give the people the King's Justice. Clegane is denounced, stripped of all titles and holdings, and sentenced to death. He has Pycelle send a raven to Castlery Rock to be summoned to the court to answer for his bannerman's crimes.
Dany is playing with her dragon eggs. She puts one in the embers of a fire. Dany seems impervious to the heat of a flame. She picked up the egg and it didn't burn her. Later, she has to eat a horse's heart in front of the crones of Vaes Dothrak. It's part of a ritual of acceptance so that the crones approve of the match. The crone is talking about the future son of the Khal. Dany pukes some up and swallows it down again. She calls her son Rhaego. The Dothraki start chanting his name. Viserys goes to Dany's chambers and tries to steal her dragon eggs. Ser Joras catches him in the act. In Vaes Dothrak, weapons are forbidden. Viserys almost drew his weapon. Viserys leaves the eggs and leaves pouting.
The stallion who mounts the world.
The crone about the Khal of khals
Bran is dreaming of the three-eyed raven. Hodor brings him his saddle. Bran rides again. Theon wants Robb de call the bannermen to Winterfell and march on Castlery Rock to get Jaime Lannister. Robb reminds him that he's not of Winterfell but of Greyjoy. Bran gets ambushed by some wildlings. They talk about Mance Rayder and Benjen Stark. They start cutting off the straps of Bran's saddle when Robb arrive and unsheathes his sword. Theon arrives and shoots the wildling who was holding Bran hostage. They have a prisoner, Osha.
At the Eyrie, Tyrion wakes up facing the drop. He calls the jailor. It doesn't improve his situation. He calls him again later. He wants a message delivered to Lady Arryn. He is brought before Lady Arryn. He confesses some past imagined crimes. He's pretty crude. He asks for a trial by combat. She shows him the moon door down which they throw guilty people. Many men want to be the Lady's champion. Tyrion wants to name his brother Jaime as his champion. Lysa says that the trial has to be today. Bronn, a sellsword, stands for the dwarf. The fight commences. Ser Vardis is in heavy armor. Bronn doesn't even have a helm and is in light armor. He'll try to tire Vardis out and then push home the advantage. Bronn kills him and throws his body down the Moon Door. They have to release Tyrion.
Arya continues her instruction with Syrio.
There is only one God, and his name is Death.
Sansa is doing needlework. Joffrey comes to see her. He gives her a necklace. He promises never to be cruel to her and gives her a peck.
Lord Stark tells Arya and Sansa back to Winterfell for their protection. He looks through the book that Arryn was reading. He realizes what Arryn discovered. All of the Baratheons have black hair. Joffrey is the first in generations to be blond. He must not be Robert's son.
Theon finds Roz leaving for King's Landing on a turnip cart.
Viserys barges in a feast drunk. He makes the mistake of insulting the Khal. He draws a sword. He puts the blade to Dany's belly. The Khal tells him he'll get a golden crown that will make people tremble. The bloodriders seize Viserys. The Khal puts his heavy golden belt into a pot to melt it down. The Khal takes the pot and dumps it over Viserys. He dies.
He was no dragon. Fire cannot kill a dragon.
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No, it's not the birthday of this blog, though it could be. Every day is a birthday when there is another story idea to post and the enthusiasm keeps going.
Instead I'm celebrating with my friend, Kamigoroshi's blog, "Footsteps in the Mirror".
Mucking around the net browsing through blogs, it turns out that Sashi's blog has now officially turned 2 today. To that I wish his blog a nice happy birthday because being the Sashi that I know and read, I wouldn't want a blogger like him to pass on leaving us to the rest of that muck out there. I'm picky with what I like, that's as much as can be said.
Anyway, that got me all nostalgic and I ended up going through my own archives and as it turns out…Footsteps in the Mirror had it's birthday…yesterday. I didn't even know about and why would I? It's not like I'm big on birthdays anyway. Heck I wouldn't put too much stock in my own birthday let alone my own blog's birthday. But since I found out about it anyway, let it be said that at least the new theme I put in was an occassion that did not go to waste. Talk about coincidental timing.
His post got me thinking. I'm not big on birthdays or most holidays. Having spent the past five years living in a non-USA country where the holidays are different (no Mother or Father's day, Valentine's Day, Thanksgiving, Fourth of July, or Christmas), I've lost track of when what is happening. Being so far from family, birthday and holiday presents often arrived 1-4 months after the event, so we often celebrated long after the actual date. Like Kamigoroshi, these celebratory events are diluted and lost to the rush of distance, time and life for me.
Yet, these monumental events also play a very important role in our life. They not only mark the passing of time but are a measurement of how far we've come and where we are going. It's a chance to wax nostalgic but also learn from our past, taking a moment to examine the lessons we've learned, and recovered from, and honor that which makes us stronger from the bruises and callouses along the way.
It's also a scorecard, a way to measure what you've done. For Kamigoroshi, he not only realized he'd passed a birthday, but also another milestone of 1000 posts. Wow, 1000 posts in 3 years! I'd call that an accomplishment not just a milestone.
Did you just check your blog post count? Did you just stop to think about how long you have been blogging and how many posts you have done in that time period?
This is another aspect of birthdays and scorecards. When they happen to other people, they make us stop and think about ourselves.
Where were you and what were you doing when you turned 20, 30, 40, or 60? How does your life accomplishments compare with your friend who just announced he or she has turned 20, 30, 40, or 60?
How did your blog post count compare to Kamigoroshi? Have you done 1000 posts in 3 years, or more or less? How does it make you feel? Does it inspire you or depress you? Do you feel a sense of competition? Or loss?
What are the scorecards and events you use to mark the passage of time and success on your blog? Is it chronological? Do you think about honoring one month, two, three, six, one year, two years, etc.? Do you count the number of posts and/or comments? Do you measure your blog traffic statistics and mark high or low points on your blog scorecard? How do you score your blog?
Two last things to think about when you consider measuring your blogging.
Which of these scores and measurable accomplishments mean the most to you? Does it mean more to read 3 years or 1000 posts? Is one more important than the other?
And when someone says they have been blogging 10 years, 5 years, or 3 years, how does that change your opinion and perspective of them? How does hearing about other people's measurable accomplishments impact you and your blogging?
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This morning we considered the lives of Martha and Mary. While silent, Mary gives the world a beautiful example of how we ought to respond to Christ. Simultaneously, Martha supplies us a counter-example of what happens when busy Christians get distracted by many good things instead of seeking the one thing that is needful.
On this subject, J. C. Ryle's words are especially appropriate.
The fault of Martha should be a perpetual warning to all Christians. If we desire to grow in grace, and to enjoy soul-prosperity, we must beware of the cares of this world. Except we watch and pray, they will insensibly eat up our spirituality, and bring leanness to our souls. It is not open sin, or flagrant breaches of God's commandments alone, which lead men to eternal ruin. It is far more frequently an excessive attention to things in themselves lawful, and the being 'cumbered about much serving.' It seems so right to provide for our own! It seems so proper to attend to the duties of our station! It is just here that our danger lies. Our families, our businesses, our daily callings, our household affairs, our intercourse with society, all, all may become snares to our hearts and may draw us away from God. We may go down to the pit of hell from the very midst of lawful things (J. C. Ryle, Expository Thoughts on the Gospels: Luke, vol. 1, 386)
May we who feel the effects of distraction and busyness, repent and return to Christ, the only one who is really necessary.
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Managing Director & Partner
The value creation in [the agriculture] industry has been absolutely spectacular—The Financial Times, January 28, 2013
Decker Walker is a core member of The Boston Consulting Group's Industrial Goods practice, where he leads the global agribusiness topic, and the Corporate Development practice, where he leads the North America mergers and acquisitions topic.
Since joining BCG in 2007, Decker has worked extensively with public and private companies, governments, and nongovernment organizations on projects related to growth strategy, merger and acquisition strategy, strategic and private-equity due diligence, and postmerger integration. His experience has covered a wide range of industries, focusing in particular on industrial goods but also working in consumer, technology, health care, and financial services.
Decker has deep experience in food and agriculture, where he has helped clients develop corporate strategies, evaluate investment opportunities, and analyze industry and technological changes. He has worked in all major food and agriculture sectors (grains, softs, dairy, livestock, fertilizer, agrochemicals, seeds, and equipment) and in all steps of the value chain (crop inputs, farming, distribution, financing, trading, processing, and sourcing), on every inhabited continent. Decker is the author of BCG's agriculture publication Making Hay.
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Amazing, isn't it? Truly the most gorgeous kitchen I could have ever imagined.
I am so, so excited.
Our contractor asks if I "want to wait until it's done to take pictures?"
Nope, too excited.
So anyway, it's going to be a little quiet on the blog these next 2 weeks, as
I deal with this (much less sexy than the almost-done kitchen pic, huh?)...
quickly fill this (enjoy the cubby view while they're serene)...
and spend some Q time with my boys, who are on break. Once we have the art cubbies, and the pantry, and all the other amazing new spaces full I'll take pics and share them with you. Promise.
Oh, and on the food front, things aren't too shabby either. Random, yes, but delicious. All of the odds and ends (like 4 different 1/4 packages of pasta) are being put to good use so I can start fresh with all of my pantry essentials in the new digs.
And there's the freezer to empty out too, before we move back. In fact, I don't plan to cook at all this week.... which is sort of a shame, given the swell new digs. Truth: maybe I'm a little afraid to get anything dirty? That'll last about 3 days... in the meantime, we're sitting down to my oven-baked meatballs tonight, kale pesto (in some iteration) another night, and a tub of turkey chili, which will make good use of the tortillas in the fridge. Alright, so back in new recipe action soon. Can't wait to shoot my simple recipes from the brand-spanking new kitchen!!
Oh, and don't forget that I am sharing some of my make-ahead meal tips and simple recipes as a speaker at the Family Dinner Conference in NYC on April 18. I would love to meet some of you live if you can make it!!


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BWW TV Exclusive: Watch Episode 4 of COVERS Webseries from CHICAGO's Jason Patrick Sands and Brian O'Brien!
From the minds of Chicago co-stars Jason Patrick Sands and Brian O'Brien comes the new Broadway web comedy series "COVERS." Directed by Tyler Maynard, "COVERS" is a heightened-reality, character-driven "mockudramedy" that follows the story of two competing understudies and the surrounding company of the long-running Broadway musical Chicago. BroadwayWorld is excited to bring you Episode 4 below.
Watch Chicago cast members Brian O'Brien and Jason Patrick Sands as they cope with an endless array of eccentric backstage personalities, celebrity egos and showbiz insanity -- all while trying to get ahead, despite being completely unknown and generally under-appreciated.
In a tone similar to "The Office," "COVERS" gives a backstage peek into the seemingly glamorous world of Broadway from the point of view of two understudies -- or "covers" -- for the show's celebrated leading man. Sexy, smart and silly, "COVERS" paints a rarely seen, honest and hilarious depiction of what it means to be in a long-running Broadway show, all while trying to "make it" as an actor while balancing the realities of life in show business. Because after all, dreams do come true... until it's not up to you.
The remaining episodes of Season One are now in production. Sands and O'Brien have launched a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds for the completion of the first season:https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/1263072462/coversFor more information, visit http://coversbroadway.com.


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Hi everyone,
I'm using the subroutine zheev to diagonalize a complex hamiltonian matrix.
Here is my problem, if I grow the dimension of my matrix (say dim= dim+100)
I get an error message like this:
On entry to ZHEEV parameter number 8 had an illegal value
If I only use the non-aumented job ( equal to dim ), the task is accomplished
in a good way.
I don't know how to fix this bug, I think it is because one has to initialize the subroutine
lwork= -1_i4
Call ZHEEV( 'V', 'L', dimen, matrix, dimen, wr, work, lwork, rwork, info ),
but I don't know how to improve the subroutine to do huge dimensional hamiltonian matrix
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Should investors worry about China?
Should investors worry about China?
China's success story has been impossible to ignore. For decades, the economy has grown at a blistering pace. But fears are growing that debts have hit dangerous levels.
The history
For much of the last 20 years China has been the main engine powering the global economy.
China's annual economic growth has averaged 9.82% since 1989; GDP growth peaked at 14.2% in 2007.
From demanding the raw materials needed to build its massive infrastructure projects such as housing, hospitals and highways, to delivering goods such as clothes, computers and cars that have sated the appetite of a consumer-hungry western world, China has been the epicentre of demand and supply.
Since the financial crisis it has been the last outpost for consistently high growth, albeit somewhat weaker in recent years. The economy grew by 6.9% last year, although this remains far stronger than 2.4% for the US or 2.3% for the UK.
China overtook Japan to become the world's second largest economy in 2011. A range of forecasts have been offered on when it might overtake the US.
The Conference Board, a US research association, has predicted it could happen by 2018; PwC made a forecast of 2028. These targets assume that China's success story continues.
Why are some investors worried?
The concern is that China's banks have lent too much money and created too much supply in the economy that is not needed.
The country's property market, perhaps, offers the most visible sign of this, with many homes and offices standing unsold and empty.
The chart below shows how debt has grown compared to the total size of the economy.
Earlier this month, the Bank for International Settlements (BIS) published data that suggested banks in China may face a crisis as a result of the surge in borrowing.
The BIS, often described as the central bank for central banks, measured the gap between credit and GDP, scoring China at 30.1 for the first quarter. Any level above 10 suggests a crisis might happen "in any of the three years ahead". China's score dwarfed the second highest of the countries assessed – Canada at 12.1.
Concerns have also been raised about the government's reaction to slowing growth, with attempts made to replace falling investment from companies with state spending.
Confusing the picture for China is that it is an economy in transition. It is moving from being industrial, and export-led, to becoming more consumer-focused.
With this comes a natural decline in economic growth that has been exacerbated by the ongoing fallout from the global financial crisis in recent years.
What else is the government doing?
It has opened up financial markets and devalued the currency. It is unclear how much this has helped.
Recent analysis by the Emerging Market Debt team at Schroders scored risks for a range of countries.
It found that China was at greater risk of a crisis than it had been for 35 years, as the chart below shows.1
Will China face a crisis and what would it mean for world markets?
Views from the fund managers
Robin Parbook, Head of Asia ex Japan Equities at Schroders, said:
"We think little has changed in China, least of all our consistently held view over the last 5 years that Chinese banks, post the biggest credit bubble the world has even seen, are sitting on a mountain of bad debts that are likely to cost 30-50% of GDP to clear up.
"As the credit bubble gets bigger, the ever-greening of loans2 spread and become more dangerous; growth in WMP (wealth management products) issuance continues to explode as banks desperately try and get their toxic loans off-balance sheet.
"We are also cautious on the much vaunted economic rebalancing in China as the Government continues to try and boost the economy through state led intervention.
"However, although the risks are rising, at this stage we do not think China is imminently heading into a financial crisis.
"With the capital account effectively under much tighter control after the measures put in place earlier this year, a large current account surplus, high savings rate and massive FX reserves it is hard to see an imminent crisis in China.
"Instead we now expect China to follow a model similar to Japan in the 1990s where the economy is sluggish and deflation prone which leads to periodic Government fiscal stimulus packages and the rapid accumulation of Government debt."
Abdallah Guezour, Head of Emerging Market Debt Absolute Return, said:
"China's economic vulnerabilities have reached dangerous levels since 2012, judging by the Country Risk Scoring Model developed by Schroders' Emerging Market Debt Absolute Return Team.
"The model shows that the country remains at risk of crisis because of an extremely overextended credit cycle. Put simply, there are increasing imbalances within the Chinese economy, an indication of which is the sharply increasing level of debt. In addition the Chinese currency has become significantly overvalued.
"By renewing efforts to stimulate the economy while tightening controls on the flow of capital out of the country, China's leadership has delayed the required reducing of debt of the economy and shown a lack of serious commitment to structural reforms.
"Trying to grow money supply and maintain a stable currency isn't possible. Based on historical precedents in other countries, this often forces a change in currency policy that leads to a large devaluation. China will ultimately be forced to make this choice.
"The good news is that the impact of the painful adjustments that China has been putting off has to a large degree already been reflected in a number of markets. This is particularly the case for emerging market currencies which have been devalued significantly in recent years."
Craig Botham, Emerging Markets Economist, said:
"Bank funding is largely stable and derived from household deposits (though reliance on interbank funding is growing), and strict capital controls trap funds in the system while also greatly limiting the entry of foreign money.
"Financial crises are typically triggered by a sudden stop of capital flows to the financial system. Given the composition of funding, we think this is very unlikely in the next six months. We would be less sanguine over the next three years."
1. A country risk model is updated for all countries in our investment universe at the start of each quarter and whenever an individual country is reviewed. Countries are scored on a scale from -12 to +12 reflecting the country's risk based on six key factors (growth dynamics, sovereign external liquidity, hot money indicator, banking system external liquidity, credit cycle and competitiveness), each of which is scored from -2 to +2.↩
2. Evergreen Loan: A loan that does not require the principal amount to be paid off within a specified period of time. ↩


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For answers to more FAQs about the School of Education, see the general FAQs page.
Yes. The school counseling program is designed for students interested in becoming school counselors, and prepares students to qualify for the school counseling endorsement under the Illinois State Board of Education. Students must also hold a valid teaching license or complete three additional education courses. Applicants to the School Counseling Program who are interested in becoming school counselors in other states should study the certification requirements in those states to ensure that certification requirements are met during graduate study.
Persons interested in becoming school counselors in Illinois who already hold a master's degree in education or related field and a Standard Teaching License may apply for the School Counseling Endorsement Program. This program does not lead to a graduate degree at Loyola University Chicago, but endorsement by the school that the student has met Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) requirements for the school counselor endorsement.
Yes. The School Counseling Program is approved by the Department of Professional Regulation in the State of Illinois as a professional counselor preparation program. Graduates of the School Counseling Program are eligible to apply for licensure in Illinois as Licensed Professional Counselors (LPC).
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Wednesday, February 26
7:00pm - 10:00pm
Towne Crier Cafe
379 Main Street, Beacon
Every Wednesday Evening, Come out and play! Our Open Mic Night was voted Best of Hudson Valley® 2016 Editors Pick by Hudson Valley Magazine®! Read more...
For over 25 years the Towne Crier's legendary Open Mic Nights have drawn top talent from throughout the Hudson Valley and beyond, including Sloan Wainwright, the Slambovian Circus Of Dreams and Red Molly. Known as a true "listening room," it provides artists with a respectful performance space, and live music fans with the best entertainment value around. Don Lowe hosts. For a variety of reasons, after trial and error, email signups have not worked out, so we are discontinuing it. The former email address will NOT be monitored. Signups are exclusively in person (no phone signups either) between 5 and 7pm day of the open mic. Show up early in order to pick a slot (with the host's consent and at his/her sole discretion!) (more info)


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About MOOCs4D
The Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) movement is greatly expanding capacity to meet the growing demand for educational and learning content worldwide. Many of the world's leading higher education institutions are attempting to enable access to high quality education for people around the world, including the disadvantaged and under-served. To date, however, the MOOC movement has paid insufficient attention to the reality of needs in the developing world.
The MOOCs4D International Invitational Conference will bring together scholars, policy makers, program officers, administrators, and technologists from the education and international development sectors. The main goal is to better understand the dynamics surrounding this situation, and deliberate on solutions and action plans that will enable MOOCs to serve the development needs of resource-poor communities of learners – those at the "bottom of the pyramid."


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Frank Lloyd Wright masterpiece for sale in Houston
Photo: Houston Association Of Realtors
This beautiful West Houston home is a stunning example of famed architect Frank Lloyd Wright's vision of "organic architecture."
Walls of floor-to-ceiling windows let plenty of natural light into every room and bring the outdoors into the living space with serene views of the wooded 51,727 square-foot lot.
Located at 12020 Tall Oaks near Memorial and Gessner, the home is just as impressive as its designer, with 6-7 bedrooms, 6.5 bathrooms, 8,026 square feet of living space with lofts, and countless built-ins and custom finishes.
If you're looking for a standout property in the Bayou City, this masterpiece definitely fits the bill. The home is listed for $3.195 million.
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Sweyla has a color theme generator. Here is a simple function and some mappings to download a theme from Swelya.
function! s:UpdateSweyla(...) if a:0 > 0 let l:timestamp = a:1 else let l:timestamp = system("date +%s") endif let l:timestamp = substitute(l:timestamp, "\n$", "", "g") let l:return = system("wget -q -O $HOME/.vim/colors/sweyla.vim http://sweyla.com/themes/vim/sweyla" . l:timestamp . ".vim") colorscheme sweyla endfunction command! -nargs=? Sweyla call s:UpdateSweyla(<args>) nnoremap <Leader>w :Sweyla<CR>
If this is kept (what exactly does it do?), should replace the timestamp stuff with the builtin function (see Insert current date or time). Clarify that tip contains a path which would need to be modified on some systems. My personal opinion is that simplifying the job of downloading and running a script is not always desirable. Who controls sweyla.com? JohnBot (talk) 04:48, July 30, 2012 (UTC)
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What's going to be hot in the landscape industry? If you look carefully, you can almost predict the next thing, you don't have to stumble around cluelessly in the dark.
As a contractor, you have some idea of what your costumers want, or of what's popular in your neck of the woods. Ther are other ways to get a picture of some of the broader green industry trends that are emerging around the country. One of them is a survey done by the American Society of Landscape Architects (ASLA) every year, asking what their members predict will be in demand in the near future.
Topping the most recent ASLA poll were outdoor living spaces, such as kitchens and entertainment areas. The landscape architects also expect a strong market for installed seating, landscape lighting, water features, pavers and fire pits. People also want sustainable, low-maintenance landscapes, edible gardens and native plants. In addition, they wish to cut their water usage.
Outdoor kitchens
"If I had to pick something that was going to be hot, one of the things that'll really get going again is outdoor kitchens," predicts Stephen Lisk, owner of Lisk Landscape Management in Mt. Ephraim, New Jersey. "With the economy getting better, people have been spending money. They're really going to start investing in outdoor living spaces."
Stan Hoglund, owner of Fargo, North Dakota-based Hoglund Landscape, Inc., agrees with the results of the survey, as he's found himself building a lot of fancy outdoor kitchens lately. "I'm seeing a big demand for built-in grills and built-in outdoor seating," he says.
These new cooking and entertainment centers are a far cry from yesterday's iconic backyard barbecue, the kettle of charcoal on skinny metal legs where Dad blackened hot dogs. Today's outdoor kitchens have built-in refrigerators, gas ranges, smokers, wood cabinets, and even big-screen TVs. Edible gardens are often part of the scene.
Ted Cleary, an ASLA member and owner of Studio Cleary Landscape Architecture in Charlotte, North Carolina, designs outdoor kitchens for both high-end clients and those of more modest means. He says "the foodie thing," the influence of the Food Network and celebrity chefs, is part of what's driving the desire for well-equipped outdoor kitchens and edible landscapes.
"When clients throw out the idea of having a vegetable garden, then I say, 'Let's not just have some little box out in the middle of the backyard; let's integrate it into the outdoor kitchen design, and create a terraced herb garden."
"I'll build planting beds at different heights that kind of weave in and out of the kitchen," explains Cleary. "That way, while he's grilling, the client can simply reach over and pick off some fresh rosemary or basil."
"He and his guests can be enjoying a nice outdoor meal of say, something with cilantro. And their guests can see that cilantro growing, right next to them. It adds to the whole experience, the whole ambience."
Hoglund has seen the demand for all kinds of pavers grow. "And also, for rock-faced block retaining-wall pavers," he adds. "We've been using those in a lot of applications, too; people really love them."
Lisk agrees, saying, "Concrete paver stoops and driveways are huge." Hoglund says, "The new ones they have now are so nice, a lot nicer than they were just ten or 15 years ago. They'll probably become the standard."
On a recent build, he used a lot of different paving products. "On the lakefront, we built a natural stone retaining wall. Then, we built several rock-faced block retaining walls up the hillside, leading to an outdoor fireplace which we made out of cement pavers."
Staircases were incorporated into the elaborate design. "Walking up the staircases from below, you come to a patio and a landing with a seating wall. The staircases were all out of rock-faced block, with pavers between them and the next rock-faced block retaining wall. Mixing the rock-faced block pavers with the other pavers gave it a really interesting look."
You'd think all of that would provide spectacle enough. Not for Hoglund. He also added a water feature and a bridge.
Low-voltage lighting When people go to the trouble and expense to build beautiful backyards, they want to be able to see them, and not just in the daytime. So it's not surprising that landscape lighting was at the top of the survey, with a score of 98 percent.
Lisk cites a recent project as an example. "We just went back to a house where we had built an outdoor kitchen a couple of years ago. This time, we put in some area lighting, and also added some uplighting of the trees and the house. It really made a huge difference. It was not only great for security purposes, it was just a fantastic effect overall."
He has seen a growing desire for landscape lighting installation even during the winter months. "In December and January, it gets dark at 5:00 p.m. With this hard winter we had around here, I think people were trying to extend the days out, and get a better feeling about things, not so depressed."
Serving the demand for lighting is easier than ever, said Lisk. "The lowvoltage LED lighting we have now is just easier to install than the old halogen systems. That was a little bit tricky, trying to get those voltages correct, with the larger transformers. Now it's a lot easier to install lighting systems, and doesn't take as much time."
Low water, low maintenance landscapes Another clear trend centers around the more efficient use of water. This includes the use of native plants, reducing the amount of turf and installing permeable pavers. Although Cleary's area wasn't hit badly by drought this past year, his clients have been telling him they want to use less water. At the same time, they want to keep their lawns green.
"In my area, I see a big trend toward managing water better," says Drew Lathin, owner of Creating Sustainable Landscapes, LLC in Novi, Michigan. "I also see an even larger trend toward using more native plants in landscapes."
He believes the concern about water is simply part of an expanding overall consciousness about environmental issues. "Just about everybody's heard about the plight of the monarch butterflies, and the bees, with colony collapse disorder. People believe those are real issues."
Lathin adds, "I know a bunch of people who have already 'drunk the Kool-Aid,' so they're talking more and more about stormwater management, and building rain gardens.
For the time being, in the Great Lakes region, we have abundant water resources. But there are those who are looking towards the future, and know there are issues coming down the road."
"People around here are starting to understand those issues," he continues. "For instance, the city of Ann Arbor has a program where if you put a rain garden on your property according to certain specifications, you'll get a break on your stormwater bill."
Programs such as these create demand. If there are such programs in effect or going into effect in your area, it might behoove you to gear up to capture that business, whether it's residential or commercial.
"Also, more and more, commercial developers want LEED-certified materials and designs," adds Cleary.
"For instance, there are a lot of great products out there now that can reduce stormwater runoff. That can be a deciding factor as to whether a project passes a review board or not."
One of those products is, of course, the permeable paver. "I think one of the biggest things coming will be permeable pavers," says Lisk. "That's got to be at the top of the list— around here, anyway. Right now, with all the snow melting, people are having a lot of problems with water collection.
They know how fantastic those systems are."
Homeowners not only want landscapes that take less water, they also want them to take less work. "People want to spend more time with their families," said Lisk. "They want landscape elements that they're not going to have to spend a ton of time taking care of."
Fire pits and water features
It seems that the more high-tech life gets, the more people long to bring out their 'inner caveman.'
"Fire pits are getting to be really popular," agrees Hoglund. "We've done quite a few of those lately. For example, on this one townhome development, we enlarged all of the existing patios, making them about three times bigger. And we put fire pits in all of them, except one."
"Water features are in demand," says Lisk. "Not only do they look great aesthetically, but there's something very soothing about hanging out near a splashing fountain."
Your trends may vary
Taking a look at what other contractors around the country are seeing can only give you some clues about what might be up-and-coming for your own business. Of course, trends in your area will be affected by your local economy, weather, and, as we've seen, even acts of legislation.
Lisk says the long, hard, Polar Vortex-infused winter has really taken a toll on his fellow Jerseyites, making them itchy to get outdoors and enjoy their backyard living spaces. "Normally, we have 50-degree-ish winters around here, but this one…every other week, we got eight inches of snow. People have cabin fever to the max, so they're going to be excited to get out and get planting. I think we're going to have a great spring and summer."


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Here are two examples of what I mean to get us started.
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The mission of evangelization, which is critical to the calling of every bishop, must begin with penance and interior renewal, said Cardinal Timothy M. Dolan, president of the U.S. bishops' conference.
"We cannot engage culture unless we let Him first engage us; we cannot dialogue with others unless we first dialogue with Him; we cannot challenge unless we first let Him challenge us," the cardinal told his fellow bishops.
"Only those themselves first evangelized can then evangelize," he stressed, encouraging the U.S. bishops to adopt a "spirit of conversion born of our own interior renewal."
"Only those themselves first evangelized can then evangelize," he stressed, encouraging the U.S. bishops to adopt a "spirit of conversion born of our own interior renewal."
The cardinal delivered his remarks to the Nov. 12--15 fall assembly of the U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops, which is being held in Baltimore.
He acknowledged numerous "urgent issues" that call for the bishops' "renewed and enthusiastic commitment," including the recent devastation caused by Hurricane Sandy, the call to a New Evangelization and the challenge of engaging the culture on critical topics.
But it is important to keep "first things first," allowing Christ to remain the center of focus in all of the Church's work, Cardinal Dolan emphasized.
Amid the Church's many efforts to serve those who are in need, the task of evangelization remains a constant underlying calling, he explained.
Cardinal Dolan also touched on the current Year of Faith and the recent Synod of Bishops on evangelization.
Both of these events are aimed at "the effective transmission of the faith for the transformation of the world," he said, recalling Pope Benedict's words that 'we ourselves are the first to need re-evangelization."
The final message of the synod on the New Evangelization, he noted, acknowledged that the Church's ordained leaders "should never think that the new evangelization does not concern us personally."
"The invitation to evangelize becomes a call to conversion," the synod message said, noting that the bishops "can never really be equal to the Lord's calling and mandate to proclaim His Gospel to the nations."
Therefore, Cardinal Dolan said, the bishops of the United States must be open to being evangelized themselves, realizing that "the Sacrament of Reconciliation evangelizes the evangelizers, as it brings us sacramentally into contact with Jesus, who calls us to conversion of heart."
Unfortunately, the cardinal observed, while the Second Vatican Council called for a renewal of confession, the sacrament declined in the years following the council.
"We became very good in the years following the Council in calling for the reform of structures, systems, institutions and people other than ourselves," he said.
Cardinal Dolan acknowledged that those reforms have played an important and transformative role in the Church, but said it is also important to remember that "in no way can the New Evangelization be reduced to a program, a process, or a call to structural reform," because it is "first and foremost a deeply personal conversion within."
He encouraged his fellow bishops to "make the Year of Faith a time to renew the Sacrament of Penance," through efforts such as the Keep the Light On confession initiative during Advent and reflecting on a return to embracing all Fridays as particular days of penance.
A personal commitment to the sacrament is also crucial to effective transformation, he explained, so that the bishops may offer the "witness of a repentant heart."
"We work at giving our people good examples of humble, repentant pastors, aware of our own personal and corporate sins, constantly responding to the call of Jesus to interior conversion," he said.


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On constructing a lesson plan to teach Pinterest and feminism
I teach sociology; usually theoretical and centered on identity. I pepper in examples from social media to illustrate these issues because it is what I know and tends to stimulate class discussion. It struck me while reading arguments about Pinterest that we can use this "new thing" social media site to demonstrate some of the debates about women, technology and feminist theory.
We can view Pinterest from "dominance feminist" and "difference feminist" perspectives to both highlight this major division within feminist theory as well as frame the debate about Pinterest itself. Secondly, the story being told about Pinterest in general demonstrates the "othering" of women. Last, I'd like to ask for more examples to improve this as a lesson plan to teach technology and feminist theories. I should also state out front that what is missing in this analysis is much of any consideration to the problematic male-female binary or an intersectional approach to discussing women and Pinterest while also taking into account race, class, sexual orientation, ability and the whole spectrum of issues necessary to do this topic justice.
"What's a Pinterest?"
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As founder and CEO of Blinds.com, Jay was an early mover in e-Commerce, in 1993 bootstrapping his website built in his garage into the world's #1 online window covering store. In January, 2014, Blinds.com was acquired by The Home Depot. Jay is still active as CEO, driving and integrating the Blinds.com platform into Home Depot's interconnected retail strategy.
Jay earned a BBA in Accounting with Honors from the University of Texas in Austin, after which he worked for KPMG Peat, Marwick. Jay is a 10-year member of Vistage International, The Houston Technology Center Tech 100, Houston Jewish Community Center board member, American Leadership Forum, and on The XPRIZE Innovation Board.
He is an Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year and writes for Inc. Magazine a column entitled Chief Effective Officer, about becoming a more effective leader. In 2013, was ranked globally as one of the Top 60 CEO's on Social Media. Jay is an advocate and frequent speaker on how company culture and authentic core values drive profitable growth.


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scw wrote:The recent US ruling on Blurred Line's throws everything into total confusion and chaos (IMO). The ruling was made on "feel".
I should clarify that this ruling was made by an American Jury and not the Judiciary. This begs the question why are such decisions made by a Jury? What do they know? :roll:


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Here is an updated overall schedule as of April 23 for the PA Presenters Spring Arts Conference. The schedule is tentative and will be updated as plans are confirmed.
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Rimé Practice Group
February 3, 2018 @ 7:30 pm - 8:30 pm
An event every week that begins at 7:30 pm on Saturday, repeating until May 25, 2019
In this intermediate practice group we will be exploring the common preliminary practices of Tibetan Buddhism as taught in the Nyingma, Sakya, Kagyu, Jonang and Geluk traditions. Each 1 hour session will consist of 24 minutes of Shamatha meditation followed by a guided meditation that integrates visualisation, prayers and mantra recitation (where applicable).
While some knowledge of Buddhist Philosophy is helpful, it is not essential as each concept will be presented individually as we go. Therefore, if you have a sincere desire to practice, please feel free to join the class.
This class is offered as an online class through our Facebook Group here. If you would like to participate, please join the group and login at the time of the live stream. If you cannot make the live session, then feel free to watch the video at a later date.
Training Program
The meditations that we will be practicing are as follows:
Outer Preliminaries
- The Four Convictions of Renunciation
- The Karmic Laws of Cause and Effect
- Abandoning Non-Virtue
- Cultivating Virtue
- Birth, Aging, Sickness and Death
- The Nature of Suffering
- The Six Faults of Cyclic Existence
- The Causes of Cyclic Existence
- The Causes of Liberation
- The Preciousness of a Human Life
- The Rarity of a Human Life
- The Impermanent Nature of this Life
- The Importance of Not Wasting this Life
- The Importance of Faith
- The Three Confidences
- The Ground of All Enlightened Qualities
- The Greatness of the Vajra Yoga Path
- The Results of Practicing the Vajra Yoga Path
- The Greatness of the Vajra Yoga Lineage
- The Need to Rely on a Spiritual Master
- Reflecting on the Kindness of the Spiritual Master
- Reflecting on the Qualities of the Spiritual Master
Inner Preliminaries
- The Causes for Taking Refuge
- The Qualities of the Three Jewels
- The Qualities of the Four Roots
- The Benefits of Taking Refuge
- The Practice of Taking Refuge
- Remembering the Kindness of Sentient Beings
- Cultivating Compassion for Sentient Beings
- The Four Immeasurables w/ Tonglen
- Generating the Aspiration of Bodhicitta
- Practice of Avalokiteshvara w/ Mantra Recitation
- Training in the Conducts of a Bodhisattva
- The Training in Generosity
- The Training in Ethical Discipline
- The Training in Patience
- The Training in Joyous Effort
- The Training in Meditative Concentration
- The Training in Wisdom
- Practice of Manjushri w/ Recitation of the Heart Sutra
- The Selflessness of Persons
- The Selflessness of Phenomena
- The Selflessness of the Outer and Inner Realities
- Practice of Vajrapani, the Tamer of Demons
- The Practice of Non-Conceptual Meditation on Selflessness
- The Union of Emptiness and Compassion
- Practice of Heruka Vajrasattva w/ Four Opponent Powers
- Practice of Heruka Vajrasattva w/ Purification of the Channels
- The Three Accumulations of Kalachakra
- Extensive Mandala Offering of Kalachakra
- Accumulating Merit with Mandala Offerings
- Accumulating Merit with the Seven-Limbed Prayer
- The Benefits of Seeing the Guru as Buddha
- Dolpopa Guru Yoga — The Source of All Siddhis
- Taranatha Guru Yoga — The Anchor for Collecting Siddhis
- Foundation Guru Yoga w/ Recitation of Rinpoché's Name Mantra
Note: These are a tentative schedule. Actual topics per week may vary.


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A thick-slice of Toasted Japanese Shokupan, pair of Dice, Old Macs and New iPods, a 99-Cent Store Voltmeter with spare 9-Volt Battery.. Square Watermelons. They all coincide here in the many radiused corners of my internet bento box.
Monday, December 12, 2011
Retort Reports: A Mabo Curry And Another From MUJI. Izakaya Sakura Update
I'm not sure for how long but Bandai Namco Games has been collaborating with House Foods in promoting the Sony PS3 RPG game Tales of... series with a special edition Mabo Curry packaging. I think the meal comes up in side stories within the game (how clever) but anyway the boxes below were purchased beginning of the year and is from Tales of Graces F. I had this final second stash end of November which was another episode of consuming a pantry item edging uncomfortably close to its expiration date. Oo la laa.
Love child of spicy Mapo Doufu and the familiar stewy Japanese Curry, I couldn't tell you who invented the Mabo Curry and when but House Foods has got it covered. With cubed soft tofu and conservative amount of ground meats, partially tasty Mabo and partially tasty Curry, sounds almost ingeniously clever and would've liked to have said a match made in heaven but somehow managed to not satisfy either of my cravings. This was pretty high in the junk food flavor-o-meter that I felt more in tune with taste palates of the ever evolving fast food tech-urbanite Akihabara culture and Japanese Gen-Z preteens maybe.(?)
My second sampling, I knew the product was somewhat lacking in complexity so had sprinkled some Japanese Sansho pepper for a little woodsy lemony spice. (Sansho, a relative to the Szechuan pepper corn doesn't have the intense spicy numbing effect but more an aromatic that goes well with grilled unagi and Japanese Mabo). I definitely wouldn't go as far as considering the meal bad but can safely say a one time experiment with me. Next...
My first MUJI retort pouch curry I posted on their spicy Thai Green Curry. Since I had professed my love for all things MUJI there I'll refrain from doing so again here. This day I had the Butter Chicken Curry (aka murgh makhani) at a ticklish Two Muji Red Chili Pepper spice rating. According to an unofficial MUJI Curry popularity chart, said to be one of their best sellers.
Switched plating plans last minute sorry, ha. Anyway this was a nice mellow Butter Chicken that wasn't too heavy on the butta and cream/yogurt but guilty enough. The subtle flavors of ginger, garlic and acidity from sweet tomato puree offset things well with also the leaner but tender chicken breast pieces complementing.
As Kirk of Mmm-Yoso had mentioned in this post, Izakaya Sakura has been closed since the Hooka lounge next door had a small fire mishap and caused some smoke damage to neighboring shops. As a long time regular it's been strange seeing Sakura closed as I often walk over to rent Japanese television programs couple doors down. Unbeknownst to many they were a 365-day, year round operation open for lunch and dinner on all holidays including Thanksgiving, Christmas and even New Years Day. I got the impression they won't be operating any time in the immediate future (probably at least to early next year) since it seems they've taken the opportunity to do some interior renovating. Great for them.
[Sakura's hybrid yoshoku Hayashi Omurice plate ($9)]
These days when in the area have been getting my Japanese fix mostly at trusty (Wa Dining) Okan while I still have a slew of lunches documented mid year at their sister restaurant Oton (that I've been meaning to share for a while). Haven't had the chance to revisit Hinotez since my last longer opening month post but did notice an advert in one of the free Japanese publications that refills of rice and miso soup were now free during breakfast.(!) Must go, but I've even been back to Chopstix (both locations) after recently making personal amends as well. Despite a few meal disappointments in the past at Tajima, I still feel they're a decent stand by while it's also been too long since I visited Ramen Yakyudori for no real valid reason except for being busy blogging other lunch spots. Can't forget about Sushi Yaro (former Sammy Sushi) too with many more to list here but thanks to Cathy, of team Mmm-Yoso, I even found a new Japanese restaurant in the La Mesa area - Shizuoka that I'm looking forward in posting on in the near future. Love these cozy mom and pop places!
When I get a more firm date on when Sakura may be back operating I'd be sure to report.
Izakaya Sakura, 3904 Convoy St #121, San Diego, CA 92111
7 comments:
- K and S said...
mabo curry sounds delicious! I'll have to keep an eye out for that one.
- December 12, 2011 at 9:11 PM
- Dennis K. said...
Hi Kat! I found it sounding better than it was actual, but maybe you'll run into a better version. Let me know! :)
- December 12, 2011 at 9:15 PM
- KirkK said...
Hi Dennis - I heard mauybe before the New Year for Sakura, but it sure does look like they're still doing a bunch of work!
- December 13, 2011 at 6:42 AM
- Dennis K. said...
Hi Kirk! I agree that timing seems a bit ambitious with what I've seen too. But you never know with these guys, ha.
- December 13, 2011 at 6:57 AM
- caninecologne said...
hi dennis - that is a cool plate for the curry dishes!
looking forward to your future posts!
haha, oton has the cool toilet!
- December 13, 2011 at 5:18 PM
- Dennis K. said...
Hi CC! Some are from the Daiso $1.99 store and others from the Japanese dishware place in Mitsuwa Market (Utsuwa-no-Yakata). They're closing btw and have all their stuff on sale now. My recent plate with the blue swirls I purchased there.
- December 13, 2011 at 7:17 PM
- caninecologne said...
wut? closing???? that's too bad!
- December 15, 2011 at 4:40 PM


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The Hampton Jewish Mother is not a big space, but lately it's gone in big for local live music.
This past weekend, the restaurant and deli hosted two shows featuring Hampton singer-guitarist Johnny Trash (a.k.a. T.J. Linkous). Friday, Trash played there with his hot jazz-swing band The High Street Lowlifes. On Saturday, he was back there with The Johnny Trash Trio, his rockabilly and vintage country outfit.
"We set up right in the very back of the restaurant," Trash told me this morning. "It worked out well. I think they're trying to get the scene picked up around here, trying to find the right bands."
He described the High Street Lowlifes as an old-fashioned jazz band. "It's that 1920s sound, with a little bit of a modern twist, Tin Pan Alley stuff. It's a seven-piece band, with piano, trumpet, upright bass ..."
The Lowlifes aren't necessarily representative of what the Hampton Jewish Mother, located at the Hampton Town Center just down from AMC 24 movie theater, has been booking. A glance at the restaurant's schedule for the weeks ahead shows rock, ska-punk and reggae.
Here's what's on the schedule at the Jewish Mother's website:
Oct. 26 Jackmove
Oct. 27 Malt Liquor Sundae (Adult Halloween Party)
Nov. 2 Horehound Drops
Nov. 3 Session Rockers
Nov. 9 Murphy's Kids
Nov. 10 Homebrew
Nov. 16 Rude Zombies
Nov. 17 7/10 Oil
Nov. 23 The Reef
Nov. 24 Johnny Trash
Dec. 1 Alter Ego
Dec. 7 D.H.H.
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US Open Sweets (Including a Freebie) at Epicerie Boulud
Your daily dose of something sweet.
To celebrate the US Open Epicerie Boulud has a cool-looking (and delicious) Lemon, Marshmallow, and Raspberry "Macaron" ($6) on sale through September 9th. It features two supersized lemon-flavored macaron cookies that surround a ring of marshmallow filling. The bed of marshmallow has a pocket in the center to accommodate four or five perfectly ripe raspberries along with some raspberry filling to keep everything in place. The lemon cookies are thoughtfully dusted with sugar to replicate the "fuzz" of a tennis ball. This is no petit macaron; the pastry is the size of a Paris-Brest and is equal in weight to about five standard macarons.
I enjoyed the marshmallow and real raspberries in place of the standard buttercream or ganache filling that typically goes in a macaron. Add in the almond flour cookie and you have something that tastes more like a plated dessert than a simple cookie, a deal considering a single macaron at Epicerie Boulud goes for $2.50. But here's the real kicker—show a valid US Open ticket and you can get one of these for free. (Seriously, one per customer).
Macarons not your thing? How about a fancied up butter cookie? Also on sale starting August 27th, unofficially in honor of the US Open, is this tennis court cookie ($4.50). It features a sable breton cookie base and nifty artwork that you can eat.
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As you develop as a programmer, software developer, or coder, IMHO, you begin to see different (best or worst) practices, different algorithms, and "more than one way to do it". Seeing this code can be a great learning experience for you, even though you did not write the code. But is doing this only going to confuse you?
For example, let's say you have a library in any language that was created by a colleague, and you have been using it for a while. You decide to look at the actual source code, regardless of how extensive it is, and get a better look at how this library is written. For the sake of example, the function you use most often from this library is the
max function, which finds the largest of two numbers. But this function is a lot more complicated than it needs to be. The way it is written is confusing the heck out of you, and you don't know how this works.
Will this make you a better programmer, because you realize how complicated it is for such a simple function, or will it make you a worse coder because you feel less confidant?
So my question, in general, is does reading source code make you a better programmer and if so how? If not why do people still do it?.


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Madness Monday is a daily blogging prompt used by many genealogy bloggers to help them post content on their sites.
To participate in Madness Monday simply create a post with the main focus being an ancestor who either suffered some form of mental illness or an ancestor who might be hard to locate and drives you mad.
Although it's not Mental Health Awareness Week 2017 in the UK until May I decided to add a blog post to the theme Madness Monday.
This was prompted by some of the results of searching the 1939 Register available on Find My Past.
I was surprised, or more truthfully saddened, to discover that I had three relatives in the West Riding Mental Hospital in Aireborough, West Yorkshire on 29 September 1939 – the date that the 1939 Register was completed.
Anyone local to Leeds and surrounding areas will know the place as High Royds or simply Menston (the area where the hospital was located) . Here's a link to a website about High Royds Hospital written in the early 1970's by F E Rogers (a former employee at the hospital).
My three relatives who were patients at the time are:-
Marion Dawson (b 28 March 1905). She is my 2nd cousin 2x removed and her parents were John Dawson and Elizabeth Smith. Our common ancestors are Thomas Dawson and Margaret Snowden – my 3x great grandparents. I have no other information about Marion – she was only 5 at the time of the 1911 census – the only other available document before 1939 in which she was recorded.
I don't know when she was admitted to hospital but at some point she was discharged from High Royds and lived until the age of 80 when she died in February 1986.
Selina Dawson (b 27 August 1877). She is my 1st cousin 2x removed and her parents were Martin Dawson and Margaret Spencer. Our common ancestors are John Dawson and Ellen Gawthrop – my 2x great grandparents. I found Selina in all the census returns from 1881 to 1911. She lived in a small geographical area between Keighley and Skipton throughout all those years – Steeton with Eastburn, Sutton in Craven and Glusburn.
In 1891 she worked as a "worsted spinner"; in 1901 she was described as "house keeper for father"; and in 1911 she was a "confectioner".
I don't know when Selina was admitted to High Royds. However her death is recorded in the September quarter of 1941 and registered in the Wharfedale district. This is the same registration district as Menston – so I suspect that Selina died in High Royds at the age of 64.
Watson Emmott Dawson (b 24 Jun 1887). He is my 2nd cousin 3x removed and his parents were Thomas Dawson and Jane Emmott. Our common ancestors are John Dawson and Ann Watson – my 4x great grandparents. I have Watson in the 1891 to 1911 census returns living in Cowling, West Yorkshire all these years. In 1901 Watson is described as an "errand boy" and in 1911 as "farmers son working on farm".
As with Marion and Selina I don't know when Watson was admitted to High Royds. I know that he died on 14 October 1944 and his death at the age of 57 is registered in the Wharfedale district – so I believe that he died in High Royds. Watson is buried at the Cowling Hill Baptist Chapel.
It is possible that Selina and Watson were discharged sometime after 1939 and readmitted to High Royds or it is equally possible that they both spent a considerable period of time as patients and died without ever being released. Either way not a very happy end to their lives.
Marion, Selina and Watson are not my only relatives to find themselves in a "mental hospital" or asylum. However I do wonder about the extent of their illness and if they knew they were all there together in 1939.


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Ginny Gong: Life at 50+
Happily donning many hats, Gong stays busier than ever with community, career and family
For most of her career, Ginny Gong has defined herself in a variety of ways. "I've learned over the course of my life to wear many hats — the hat of a woman, mother, community activist and government director."
Now in her 60s, the multihyphenate author, director, TV show host, activist and mother is as busy as ever. "I'm on the road to becoming the most dynamic retiree possible," she proudly says.
In more ways than one, Ginny has lived a vibrant life. Born in China in the 1940s, she moved with her family to the United States when she was 6 years old. She grew up in New York City in the back of a Chinese laundry shop. Although her family never lived in a house or apartment, she maintains that the experience was a positive one. "I gained my work ethic, values from that experience," she says. "It taught me how to place priorities in life and created a strong sense of family and togetherness."
Her father worked at a Chinese restaurant while her mother ran the laundry and stayed with the family. Although they were busy making ends meet, they never forgot to instill the traits that personified Gong as an adult: "My dad gave me a sense of community and taught me to get involved, and my mother taught me to respect family bonds."
Gong was a good student. She had perfect attendance and made friends easily, even though she didn't speak English very well. She dreamed of becoming a teacher because her parents considered it a noble profession. After she graduated from the State University of New York at Cortland, she decided to teach middle school.
When she married and started a family, Gong became interested in social justice. When her daughter experienced racial discrimination, she committed herself to advocate for positive social change. This began her 30 years of involvement with OCA, a Pan-Asian advocacy group.
"I wanted people to know that there was something different about me," she says. "Being Asian and being a woman was difficult. My last name, my appearance, put it all out there on the table."
She served as president of OCA for a total of six years in the 1990s and 2000s, working on behalf of Asian Americans to advance their concerns and protect them against discrimination. During her presidency, OCA became the first Asian and Pacific American organization to have a national center in Washington, D.C.
Gong has won various accolades for her commitment to advocacy for Asian Americans and women. She was honored by AARP as one of three Asian American Community Thought Leaders, recognized as the 2011 Legendary Ladies of Maryland for "changing the face" of the state over the years, and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from OCA for her many years of volunteer service.
Gong continues to be a multihyphenate. She is executive director of the agency that oversees community use of public facilities for a suburban Maryland county of 1 million residents. She hosts an award-winning cable television show, East Meets West, which features success stories within the Asian American community. As one of a few Asian American faces on television, Gong seeks to empower others. "It is important for Asian Americans to see themselves on television," she says. "Television should reflect society, and everyone should see Asian Americans, not as stereotypes, but as individuals whose hopes and dreams parallel theirs."
In addition to her TV work, Gong plans on starting a business in which she can partner with different organizations to mentor youth. "I think our youth find it very difficult to talk to their parents," she says. "As someone who has worked with kids, has had kids and grandkids, it will be a good opportunity to pass the baton."
Her autobiography, From Ironing Board to Corporate Board: My Chinese Laundry Experience in America, depicts her humble origins. "The challenge of growing up in an immigrant family is that your parents might not understand the system," she says. "That makes it harder to navigate."
Gong remains devoted to her family of three children and two grandchildren. She plans on taking care of her mother, who is in her 90s, while still playing a constant role in her grandchildren's lives.
She embodies the ideal that anyone can overcome obstacles. At 50-plus, she still happily wears many hats: activist, author, government director, teacher, volunteer, TV show host, mother and proud AARP member.
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