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After another disappoint loss Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach Raheem Morris addressed the media, following the game. He talked about if the defense took a step forward…the fourth down decision to go for the field goal instead of punting. Josh Freeman who was making his fourth start in the NFL talked about receiver Antonio Bryant…the running game and the pressure he faced from the Falcons and his ability to bounce back after last weeks game against the Saints.
Buccaneers Head Coach Raheem Morris
Opening Statement:
"It was a hard fought game from our football team, and with that, I'll open it up to questions."
Q: At the end of the series there, you were up by four points and decided to go for a fake punt. Can you go over that situation a little bit for us?
A: "I was just trying to get the offense going. I wanted to change the game and that's what I did. That is completely on me. That was a call by me and it didn't work out for us. I am lucky our defense could go out there and stand it up and give us another opportunity."
Q: On the fourth down, why the decision to go for a long field goal instead of punt?
A: "Fourth down, we wanted to get up by seven so all they could do was tie. We made a lot of big time field goals the week before and had a lot of confidence in our kicker. I wanted to go out there and take a shot at it. We were a 1-9 football team and now we are a 1-10 football team. You can't play scared. You have to play hard and go out there and win football games."
Q: You had a lot of injuries in the secondary, and had to rely on a lot of youngsters. How much did that matter in this game?
A: "It doesn't matter. When you go out there, it's your turn. It is your time to shine. You are a starter. It doesn't matter. The only thing that matters is the result. Nobody knows who the touchdown was scored on. All they know is that it was a touchdown."
Q: How do you feel the defense played today?
A: "They played hard. They played hard and they continued. It was a hard fought game as a team. We blocked the punt on special teams. On offense, we moved the ball fairly well. In the second half, we didn't play as well as the first, but we played well as a team today. I am just proud of the guys in that locker room."
Q: If you had to do it over again, would you go for those fourth downs again?
A: "You can't second guess yourself. This is a grown man's sport. When you start second guessing yourself, then you become soft. That was the decision I made today and I stick by my decisions."
Q: How busy was it for you being a defensive coordinator and head coach? Did that affect your decision making at all?
A: "Of course I was really busy, but I have a great staff. I have great people around me and a lot of people helping me out. I'm glad those guys were with me today and they did a great job."
Q: Was Tony Gonzalez everything you had expected and prepared for?
A: "Tony Gonzalez was a problem. He always is going to be a problem and he has always been a problem in this League. He made a key catch on a fourth down, but he is that type of player."
Q: Why did you call a timeout in the fourth quarter on fourth down?
A: "To get a look at what they were in. I wanted to see what they were in and what to call. I wanted to talk to my guys and let them know what my mentality was."
Q: When Ryan went out, did you change your plan?
A: "No. The plan is the plan. Chris Redman is their backup and they are going to come out with their same plan. We are going to use our same plan and try to win. Redman came in and did a great job today. His quarterback rating is very high. He got some completions and was smart with the football. That's the kind of player he is and the kind of player that develops in Atlanta."
Q: Do you think it was a step forward for the defense?
A: "It's never a step forward when you lose."
Buccaneers Player Quotes
QB Josh Freeman
Q: Talk about the play of WR Antonio Bryant.
A: "Antonio Bryant played a great game, especially on the first half drive where he had two big plays, including the touchdown. It was good to have him back out there."
Q: Thoughts on that two-play drive in the first half.
A: "The first play was a play action pass and (Antonio Bryant) did a great job of catching it. He ran a great route. The next play he got off his guy and threw his hand up and I gave him a chance to make a great play."
Q: Was that second pass to Antonio Bryant short?
A: "No it was an instance where the defender's back was to me and the last thing I wanted to do was overthrow him because you feel like you have a touchdown. I just wanted to give him a chance to make a play and he did that."
Q: Was your performance a bounce back for you from last week?
A: "I wouldn't really call it a bounce back. Last week I had an off week and this week I played closer to the level I want to play at."
Q: How tough was the Falcons pressure?
A: "They did a good job of mixing up the blitzes and making it so we had to get it out of there quickly. I was trying to get it out quick. That is something I need to go back and work on."
Q: On the Buccaneers running performance today.
A: "They have a good run defense. Their down linemen are solid. No one has really had success running the ball against them. We tried to make some plays this week, but they were hard to come by. Some weeks you will be able to run it and some weeks you'll be able to pass it. This week they lived up to their tough run defense and held us in the run game."
Q: Did you have untimely penalties?
A: "We need to find a way to eliminate the penalties and keep the chains moving."
Q: Talk about the defense.
A: They played a great game. Offensively, we aren't putting up enough points to get the win. Our defense kept us in the entire game and they did a great job today."
LB Quincy Black
Q: You played well enough to win today, but no such luck.
A: "(The Falcons) are a good football team. They made more plays than us down the stretch, and you've got to give them credit for that."
Q: You seemed to be everywhere the ball was today.
A: "All of that doesn't matter. At the end of the day, we lost."
Q: Even though this is your 10th loss, it still hurts, I assume.
A: "It hurts just as bad as the first time we lost. Every time you step on the field, you expect to win. We fell short today."
CB Ronde Barber
Q: This was one of your best chances to win today.
A: "We did our job. Someone needed to make a play on that last drive, and nobody did. But it was a great throw and catch on the touchdown. We shouldn't have let it happen."
Q: It was almost like watching the Buccaneers of old today, if you could put it that way.
A: "This was the ultimate Buccaneers kind of game. It was the bend don't break philosophy that has defined this franchise. But (Chris) Redman dialed up (Tony) Gonzalez on that last drive, unfortunately. I don't know. This one is very frustrating. It was our style of game. I wish we could have found a way to not make it so exciting at the end."
P Dirk Johnson
Q: Have you thrown a pass before in your career?
A: "Yes."
Q: That one worked out OK?
A: "Yes."
Q: It looked like at one point that you were going to run the ball (on the fake punt)?
A: "I cut back and the defender came up field and I knew that I didn't have the corner on him so I had to stop and throw it. I saw John Gilmore coming across."
Q: Have you had success in practice running the fake punt?
A: "Yes. It's good. We've had it in for a while. We just didn't have it. They covered it up. It happens."
Courtesy of Falcons Public Relations Department


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March 2015 - Carnival Conquest to Caribbean - Southern
Great staff and good entertainment; food (except the Steak House and the pizza, burgers, tacos) - not so good. Did not like the food on the buffet dining on the Lido deck; dining room food - just "ok".
Cruise Director and staff - EXCELLENT

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I find myself prattling on about etymology and language here as much as I do about food and travel, but perhaps the most relevant association to date is this one: alegría in Spanish means "joy"—and that's exactly what the process of making this Mexican candy evokes.
These gluten-free Aztec grains are actually a pseudocereal like quinoa and buckwheat, meaning that they're the seeds of non-grasses but culinarily treated as classic cereals (think rice, wheat, millet, oats). The flowers of the amaranth plant are stubbornly beautiful ("amaranth" is derived from the greek ἀμάραντος/amarantos meaning "unfading") and I associate its edible spinachy greens with Chinese cooking. The seeds are a bit gummy when cooked as a porridge, but discovering the popped variety revolutionised my amaranth breakfasts; the sound of the popping alone guarantees the start of a good day.
I donned this mindset when I woke at the crack of dawn to catch a last-minute train to Lulworth Cove in Dorset (as you may have gleaned from Instagram), a spot on the Southern coast of England. A week-long uni brief simply entitled "Courage" was a roundabout way to test our skills in idea generation, mass communication, and outcome presentation. Selecting a task that succinctly portrays (and rises victorious over) the emotion of fear with both universal relatability and personal resonance is not as easy a task as it may seem… and that's the shorthand of how I ended up stark naked on a February day, facing waters of a moody English Channel.
It's hard to imagine this was initially about the courage required to skinny-dip in freezing water, which was the very least of my concerns by the end; everything took a backseat to the precarious route-picking down a steeper-than-imagined cliff. It was almost a relief to reach the water, but the icy force of that second wave snapped me into adrenaline-fueled action. I primitively (a ripe combination of tangled wet hair, mud streaks, chattering teeth, bleeding knees, and unabashed nakedness) climbed back upwards on all fours, as though the wave was still chasing behind. Propelling me forward was the hyper-awareness of being utterly vulnerable and dwarfed by natural forces as I scampered over sharp crumbling rocks and slippery clay sediment that occasionally sucked in my whole leg up to the knee. That rush adrenaline made me feel stupidly immune to so many debilitating factors at once. The seagulls were laughing at me, but I didn't care. Far more prominent than fear or embarrassment was pure alegría in the recklessness and liberation of it all.
I ended up piecing together a film of the experience, which I have substituted here with some PG-versioned stills and a GIF that won't make you lose your appetite for the amaranth candy that tricked you into clicking through to this post in the first place.
Very smoothly transitioning back to the kitchen from my bare and bizarre anecdote… Alegría is Rice Krispies-esque, brought south of the border with a slight tang of lime. It's traditionally made with a brown cane sugar called piloncillo/panela, but I've been in a malty mood lately with the likes of Ovaltine and Maltesers all around. Malt extract is naturally sweet, economical, delightfully treacly, and packed with vitamins and minerals (you see where my loyalties lie) but it also makes this gluten-free so you can substitute other sweet syrups like molasses, honey, maple syrup, or agave. Although currants and sesame seeds were a combination that made sense after scouring the contents of my own pantry, substitute any variety of nuts, seeds, and dried fruits as you would a homemade granola recipe. The only non-negotiable part is popping your own amaranth and basking in the resulting alegría; it's an easier route to take than wild winter swimming in rough seas.
Alegría (Amaranth Candy)
- ½ cup amaranth
- ¼ cup currants
- 2 T sesame seeds
- 1 T malt extract syrup
- ½ cup demerara sugar
- 1 T lime juice
Heat up a wide-bottomed pan or wok over medium-high. Spoon in just 1 tablespoon of amaranth at a time, covering with a lid and swirling the bottom of the pan gently over the flame so that nothing burns. The popping should start instantly upon contact with the hot pan, and keep swirling until the pops dwindle to a few per second.
Repeat this process with remaining amaranth, transferring popped seeds to a clean bowl each time. Mix in sesame seeds and currants.
Heat up a small saucepan over medium-low, adding the sugar, malt syrup, and lime juice until the sugar crystals have all melted. Stir constantly to prevent burning and sticking, because the sugar will caramelise easily.
Pour hot syrup into the bowl of popped amaranth, mixing quickly together with hands and pressing into a baking pan lined with parchment paper. After letting this sit until fully cooled, it should be breakable/sliceable.


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Mumbai cops to file FIR against doctor who hasn't renewed medical licence for 24 yrs
A city court ordered the Azad Maidan police to file an FIR against a Bombay Hospital doctor for practising without renewing his medical licence for nearly 24 years
A city court ordered the Azad Maidan police to file an FIR against a Bombay Hospital doctor for practising without renewing his medical licence for nearly 24 years. The applicant had said the doctor had been treating her mother without medical registration.
Additional Chief Metropolitan Magistrate M R Natu of the Esplanade court ordered the police to file the FIR under cognisable and non-bailable sections, based on the complaint filed by Colaba resident Nandini Suchde in September 2014.
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Suchde, whose mother Gitika Ghosh died in Bombay Hospital under the care of Dr M L Saraf, filed the complaint after learning Dr Saraf had not renewed his medical registration with the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC) from 1988-89 to October 2013 implying he had treated Ghosh while not being a registered doctor. mid-day had reported this on January 10, 2014.
A case of medical negligence has already been filed against Dr Saraf and four others, after Suchde blamed her mother's passing on medical negligence last year. While referring to the letter by the Maharashtra Medical Council (MMC), the magistrate said, "Prima facie, ingredients are made out for attracting sections of cognisable offence, more particularly those under sections of the Maharashtra Medical Practitioners Act. Thus, I direct that investigation of this complaint be made as provided in section 156 (3) of the Code of Criminal Procedure."
The case
In January 2013, after Ghosh died in Bombay Hospital, Suchde wrote to the MMC and the Azad Maidan police in July 2013. The cops then wrote to J J Hospital, asking for opinion. On September 27, 2013, Suchde and the police received a letter from J J Hospital, stating Ghosh's death was because of "professional negligence."
A case was registered against Dr Saraf and four other doctors on the panel that treated Ghosh, under Sections 309 (culpable homicide not amounting to murder), 201 (giving false information), 420 (cheating), 467 (forging documents), 471 (fraudulent use of documents) 109 (abetment) of the IPC.
Suchde filed a Right To Information (RTI) application with the MMC to ascertain if Dr Saraf was registered with the Council. A reply in December 2013 stated he was not, and had, in fact, not renewed his licence since 1988-89. Suchde filed more applications and, armed with the replies, approached the police to file a case.
"My RTI request revealed Saraf, who was not even registered as a Master of Surgery, did my mother's surgery and was working with many other reputed hospitals. I wonder how a top facility like Bombay Hospital could have a doctor on its panel who wasn't registered for nearly 24 years. With these documents, I went to Azad Maidan police station and met top officers, but nobody took action. Thus, I went to court in September last year," Suchde told mid-day.


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US Patent No. 7,860,994 Awarded to Reality Mobile
Issued on December 28, 2010, US Patent No. 7,860,994 relates to mobile-to-mobile visualization of streaming video and other data feeds, together with its current geographical location. By way of brief illustration, we have included below two sample implementations of the patented process, recognizing that many more variations are possible.
Figure 1 shows a sample side-by-side view on an Android mobile device of an incoming mobile video feed and its current map location. Figure 2 shows a sample live video thumbnail accessed from its map location.
|Figure 1: Side-by-side view of the live video and map location
|Figure 2: A live video thumbnail accessed from the map display
The patent award covers any kind of:
- Mobile Device. Any mobile device can send or receive the data feed, including smartphones, tablet devices, laptops and mobile PCs, such as tactical flyaway kits. The mobile devices can be freestanding or they can be embedded in other systems, such as cars (i.e., a camera-equipped police cruiser), boats and aerial assets.
- Geographical Location. Among other variables, the location data can include latitude, longitude, accuracy of position, altitude, course and speed (direction of the sensor movement) and azimuth, pitch and roll (orientation of the sensor movement).
- Streaming Data Feed. Our patented process covers any streaming data, including video feeds, audio feeds, text feeds and sensor data, such as environmental data, temperature data, radiation data, or chemical concentration data. With our RealityVision Screencast™ capability, the steaming data also includes any information being rendered on a PC screen, including SCADA data, 3D modeling, aerial imagery, schematics, diagrams and much more.
- Mapping Display. The incoming feed and its associated location information can be viewed on any mapping display, including Google Maps, Bing Maps, ESRI or any other GIS/geospatial application.
To learn more about US Patent No. 7,877,502 (Visualizing on a Mobile Device Multiple Live Feeds and their Location Information), click here.
To learn more about US Patent No. 7,949,730 (Technology Allowing Mobile Device Users to Share Live Video and Other Data With Each Other in Real-Time), click here.
To learn more about US Patent No. 8,041,829 (Technology Allowing Mobile Device Users to Share All or Portions of Their Device Screens in Real-Time ), click here.
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I was only expecting a copy of The Custom Road Bike, by Guy Andrews, from the folks at Laurence King Publishing, but I received two other books as well. All three are interesting, so I want to quickly share my impressions of each of them.
When I first browsed through The Custom Road Bike, it was not exactly what I expected. The book does feature interesting interviews with framebuilders, including Ben Serotta, Richard Sachs, Bob Parlee, Dario Pegoretti, and Ernesto Conago, but the majority of pages are devoted, not to the custom bike frame, but to the parts that make up a bicycle. Andrews starts out by explaining different types of bicycles…road, track, cyclocross, time trial…and continues to discuss various options for forks, handlebars, saddles, tires, wheels, pedals, components, etc. This book would serve as a nice guide for someone interesting in working with a custom builder to create and assemble their dream bike…especially for someone fairly new to cycling. I guess that is really the point of it. As the author explains:
"The time that you spend planning a new bike is considerable, and is perhaps the best part of the process. It's still what wakes me up in the middle of the night with solutions to component problems and plans for the next bikes–they are always a work in progress."
As you might expect from the editor of Rouleur magazine, The Custom Road Bike features hundreds of beautiful photographs of bikes, components, and details. If a nicely designed guidebook to assembling a custom dream bike is what you are looking for, then you will appreciate this one. If you want a book that delves deeply into the art of framebuilding though, this is probably not your best choice.
As I mentioned before, I wasn't expecting to receive Rad Rides, by Intercity studio, Gavin Lucas, and Stuart Robinson, but it ended up being the one out of the three that I couldn't put down. The book is subtitled "The Best BMX Bikes of All Time", and it definitely delivers on that with many pictures and profiles of iconic BMX bikes from the early 70's to the present day. As a kid in the 70's and 80's, I raced BMX and had bikes similar to a few of the ones featured in this book (including a Torker 280X that my son still occasionally rides today). The pictures of the older bikes definitely brought back memories for me, but I also really enjoyed the sections about bikes from the 90s and the 2000's and beyond. I haven't personally followed the world of BMX in quite a while, but it is interesting to see how the bikes have evolved with influences from mountain biking, as well as other categories within the world of cycling. If you have an interest in BMX, or bike culture in general, I think you will enjoy this book as much as I did. For a more thorough review, check out what Karen Day had to say about Rad Rides in a post at Cool Hunting.
I absolutely love The Bicycle Travel Journal, with illustrations by Nigel Peake (if you are not familiar with Nigel Peake, check out his website and blog). The journal has an embossed leatherette cover and 128 (mostly blank, lined, and graphed) pages with 20 color illustrations and pocket envelopes for storing souvenirs. It is a beautifully designed little book for recording "observations that can only be viewed from the saddle" with Peake's art providing points of inspiration. See more photos and read more about The Bicycle Travel Journal at The Washing Machine Post and at Bike Magazine.


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When John Johnson hears the theme song to "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly" ring out, it doesn't mean a gunfight is about to erupt. It just means he should answer his cell phone.
Johnson, a Verizon Wireless spokesman, recently downloaded the tune for his phone. And he isn't alone in tapping the ever-expanding content of ringer tunes, games and graphics that are quickly gaining in sophistication and popularity.


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text: I have to be more precise here : All the credit of the sms related things are for the king author of sms-sentry, NOT ME :D With sms-sentry (without my patch), you already can get back the gps position of your freerunner (if it can get any gps fix) by sending an sms with the content "sentry:location" I have JUST added the code described in my first mail to allow another "feature" = call back the sms sender. Kimaidou > Wow! > Very impressive! > So it'll be very easy to track you Frerunner back. > Just add call to some script to silently report GPS location by SMS or > (ab)using GRPS connection. > And AFAIR it was heavily requested feature some time ago (considering > SIM wasn't replaced yet). > > > _______________________________________________ > Openmoko community mailing list > community at lists.openmoko.org > http://lists.openmoko.org/mailman/listinfo/community > -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: http://lists.openmoko.org/pipermail/community/attachments/20090714/7f367c7c/attachment.htm


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What Is New Media?
A new media is any communication that is made through the use of computer technology or broadcast digitally. For example, if you're buying newspaper to read the news, then you're using the traditional media. But if you like to save the trees and read the news on the Internet, then you're using new media. Simple right? Right.
Here's list of New Media from webopedia.com…
- Web sites
- streaming audio and video
- chat rooms
- online communities
- Web advertising
- DVD and CD-ROM media
- virtual reality environments
- integration of digital data with the telephone, such as Internet telephony
- digital cameras
- mobile computing
Reference: Webopedia, http://www.webopedia.com/TERM/N/new_media.html
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As the title says - anyone got any experience of buses from Rio GIG to Zona Sul late at night. Should be through customs / immigration by 11.30pm and dont want to pay the gringo cab fare, but as far as i can work out the direct buses stop running before this time.
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Windows performance and metrics researcher Devil Mountain Software says Windows Vista users have been quicker to install the first service pack for the OS than XP users have been to adopt XP Service Pack 3 (SP3).
Devil Mountain Software said that by the end of July, 86 percent of the systems in its community-based Exo.performance.network (Xpnet) running Vista had been upgraded to SP1.
That was a 17-point increase over the 69 percent who reported running Vista SP1 at the end of April, six weeks after Microsoft released the major update.
"There was pent-up demand for Vista SP1," said Craig Barth, chief technology officer at Devil Mountain. "If users are frustrated with a platform, they're going to be more likely to go out and snag any update that purports to fix the problems."
Meanwhile, Windows XP users have apparently felt less pressure to download and install that aged operating system's SP3, which was released in early May.
The service-pack uptake difference between Vista and XP has been dramatic. Where more than two-thirds of the network's Vista users had grabbed SP1 within six weeks, fewer than half - just 47 percent - of XP users had updated to SP3 by the end of July, more than 12 weeks after Microsoft first posted it for download.
"Windows XP users were generally happy with Service Pack 2," Barth said. "There was not a huge clamour for [Windows XP] SP3 like there was for Vista SP1, and that shows in the results. It's pretty clear that a lot of XP users are very content with SP2."
The well-publicised troubles that some users had with XP SP3 - including endless reboots after installing the service pack on PCs equipped with processors made by AMD - may have had some impact on its uptake, Barth acknowledged.
But Microsoft's own emphasis may also have played a part. "Microsoft didn't promote XP SP3," he said. "They heavily promoted Vista SP1, and went out of their way to put a good foot forward for it. But they barely mentioned XP SP3."
Devil Mountain's Xpnet collects data from more than 3,000 PCs, 70 percent of which run Windows XP, Barth said. Users can join the network by downloading and installing a small utility, DMS Clarity Tracker Agent, from Devil Mountain's site.


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Recent Books
Over the past few months I've read quite a few books. Some books get their own post but I realized there were many I had read that weren't getting any attention at all so I'm officially catching up!!
I read "A Life in Stitches" when we were in New Zealand. I was drawn to this book because I am (at times!) a knitter. It was an easy and very quick read but I didn't find it particularly wonderful – pretty simple stories with a few gems interwoven (or shall we say knitted!!) into the body.
A friend gave my Dad "Blind your Ponies" and I borrowed it from his house being intrigued by the title. It is a fairly long book compared to some I read but I found the story engaging and absorbing – I'd recommend it.
An old mentor had recommended "Blood Sisters" to me at some point and I finally read it when we were in New Zealand. It took me awhile to get into it but then I couldn't put it down. It is a trilogy and although I have the other two books on my Kindle I haven't started them yet….maybe this week!
"Claiming Ground" was another book I borrowed from my Dad. This is the story of a woman who travels far from her family out west to be a sheep herder and then her life unfolding from there. I found it very absorbing and would recommend it.
I borrowed "Disgrace" from my Mom….it was eh – I probably wouldn't recommend it….not really my cup of tea
"Freakonomics" is such a well known book and has been on my shelf for years. It's not super long or super difficult to read but definitely has some interesting parts – I'd recommend it
My friend recommended "Girl Hunter" to me since I'm so interested in foodie books but I found it to be a bit self indulgent on the author's part – she seems to think quite highly of herself – I wouldn't recommend it
"The Tenth Muse" is another foodie book about Judith Jones – Julia Childs former editor. I enjoyed this book very much – Judith has a very nice "voice" in her writing and her memories are framed with very nice details – I'd recommend it (and there are recipes inside!!)
When I was loading up my Kindle for our trip to NZ I came across "The Power of Half" which was being promoted by Amazon. This is the story of a family who sells their house and decides to give half the money to charity. Beyond just giving the money away they hope to create an experience of giving for their family that will allow them to be intentional and really get involved. It's a quick read but an inspiring one – what they did was pretty radical but it encourages you (or at least it encouraged me) to think about how you can do something similar on a smaller scale
My Mom gave "The Trump Card" to me a few years ago since I knew Ivanka as a child. It's a bit cheesy at times but there are some good gems in there and the life she's created for herself as a Mother (although this book was written before she was married or had had a baby) and a businesswoman is admirable.
I can't remember how I first heard about "The Happiness Project" but I was intrigued and bought the book soon after. The author undertakes to focus on one aspect of her happiness (marriage, work, parenting, etc.) each month for a whole year and then analyzes her experience. THIS is one of my favorite quotes so this book is keeping with being more intentional.
"You had me at woof" is another book I read in NZ on my Kindle – I'm always a sucker for a dog book and this one was no different. It wasn't particularly fabulous but it was enjoyable and an easy read.
My friend Jane kindly gave me "A tree grows in Brooklyn" for Christmas last year and I loved it – the story itself is very simple but it's well written and very sweet – you fall in love with the characters.
That's it for now – I guess I better read some more books so I have more to report 🙂


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Dealing with the surprises in life
You never know what's going to happen to you 10 minutes or 10 days from now and you can't always be prepared.
My problem is that I'm a last minute type of person, but at the same time I like to know things head of time. It's kind of hard to explain.
But it's like this. If I can plan out my future, I would love it. There would be no stress and I could say for sure how I would get from point A to point B.
At the same time, I like to be spontaneous. It's fun to jump up and say "Let's go take a road trip!" And just go with the flow.
Lately there have been some things in my life that are unpredictable. I'm not sure where I'll be living a month from now, whether I'll be moving or staying in the big city, whether I'll stay in the U.S. or move abroad.
And if I move, will I find a place that I like? Where will I deliver the new baby?
It's been hard and I've been staying up late at night pondering these things. But I know in the end I should leave it up to God and let it go.
It's just hard, really hard.
It's so easy to talk about how people should deal with the unknown and it's so easy give others advice when they're in a tough situation, but it's so much harder when you're actually experiencing it.
Part of it may be the pregnancy hormones. One second I'm elated at the thought of an adventure and the next I'm bawling my eyes out because I can't bear to change my life for something I've yet to experience.
I know this sounds a little vague but it's because everything is very unexplainable at this point. I wish I knew more about what is going to happen! 🙂
One thing I have learned though, is that tough times can make or break you. Some people have relationships that are destroyed and others have relationships that thrive.
Thankfully I feel stronger and closer to my family. It has made me more appreciative of the people I have in my life and I realize that no matter what happens, if you are surrounded by good and positive people, you will make it through anything.
Have you ever had to get through a difficult time in your life? How did you deal with it?
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I'm going through a period of 'decisions' right now in whether my family and I should move this summer or wait until next summer and it's all been an up and down time for me. So many ifs, ands and buts. I was starting to become depressed until I realized that the best thing for me to do was to do nothing. I was over thinking every little detail and worrying about something that has not even happened yet! I had to stop trying to figure it all out and do what I know for sure needed to be done to be practical and let the rest go to prayer. We just can't do it all sometimes. Maybe sometimes we are too in the thick of things that we can't see above our heads and talking to someone the decision does not involve can be a lifesaver. A fresher perspective. I think we can make things harder than they really are. Prayer is the key that brings peace.
Masha-Allah, what beautiful inspiring stories! Thank you all for sharing it here. It bring tears to my eyes.
Recently I got myself in one of those 'undecided' place too. I had carefully plan everything for the next 1 year of my life ( like you, I am also a bit of the planner, but with a need for constant spontaneity 😉 ) – I was told that my plan might not happen.
I became very sad and angry since I was so set on doing these things that I have always wanted to do, only to be told no at the last minute. It felt like the carpet being pulled off so quickly from underneath my feet.
I did what the rest of commenters did too – I resort to prayer to Almighty. I prayed that if it's meant to be, let Allah gave me what is the best for me. If it's not meant to be, although I wanted it so bad in my heart – it will be ok, and I will put my trust in Him.
Alhamdulillah, as it turns out, what I planned will come true insha-Allah and the next year of my life is going to be like what I planned it to be.
I know I am being a bit vague here too, but maybe like you, I am uncomfortable to reveal too much until all is clear and confirmed. Besides, I have learnt my lesson not to speak too soon, and not to be to sure of things as indeed Allah is the one who has the last say.
I pray that all will goes well with you and may you will always be blessed with things that are the best for you, Insha-Allah 🙂
Sometimes the biggest blessings are disguised in a way that we would never fathom. I saw a nice tweet the otehr day….A smooth sea never made a skilled mariner.
Some years ago, my doctor here in Poland informed me that I had breast cancer and that I had at most 2-3 weeks to get to the States for treatment. Six months previously, there had been absolutely no sign of anything wrong – not on ultrasound, nowhere. Anyway, I arrived in the States on the evening of 9/10/2001.
My mother woke me up the next morning with the information that the World Trade Center had just collapsed. Cell phone networks were out. I thought of my customers, managed to get online, but it turned out they already knew. I opened my Inbox to find anxious e-mails fired off the minute they heard, inquiring about my welfare.
One customer worked for a radio station and put up a web page where people could write condolences to be handed to the American consul. Over 250 000 people wrote in. It still brings tears to my eyes to think of how supportive the Polish people were in our moment of need.
But I digress. The next day, I had an appointment with my surgeon. We agreed I would have an operation in two weeks' time. And then all hell broke loose. During those two weeks, I had a new lump in my lymph nodes – in other words, local metastasis – every two days or so. And all I could do was wait for my surgery.
And to make it even more fun, it took at least a month for the surgical wound to heal enough to remove the drain so I could begin chemo. There was a very real risk they wouldn't be able to catch the disease before it progressed beyond my lymph nodes and became incurable.
What I did was tell myself that I am doing what I can to preserve my health, but there are things that are not under my control, that are exclusively 'God's department', and that He is taking care of them.
And He did take the matter in hand – and Alhamdulillah during that time I slept the best I ever have in my entire life. I felt like I had angels surrounding me and watching over me as I went to sleep.
And God decreed to that cancer, 'This far you shall go and no further.' In the end, we did manage to catch the disease in time, and I am still around to talk about it.
Had I gotten sick 10 years before, I would have been told never to have kids, because I would almost certainly not live long enough to raise them to adulthood – nearly all of the local lymph nodes had become cancerous by the time I had my surgery.
But in the previous perhaps 5 years, God had permitted medicine to progress enough to give some hope of curing even a cancer as aggressive as mine, so that right after my surgery, I apparently had a 50% chance of making it to 10 years out without incident.
And now it's been 8 years. Every year when I go back to see my doctors, they are happier and happier. I guess this is the kind of case that reminds the doctors that what they are doing, the effort they put into saving lives, is really worthwhile.
And it reminds me that there really is a God in heaven who has authority over the affairs of this world, and in Whom is peace, if we but refrain from worrying about things that are not ours to worry about, occupying ourselves with things that are not ours to occupy ourselves with, and just let God be God in all things…
As Salaamu 'Alaykum,
Exactly a year ago I was faced with similar dilemma. I was 7.5 months pregnant, had to leave my job and move from the City to a small town, far away from my comfort zone, friends and family. In the beginning I was very worried about how things would pan out , but the support and love my family showed me was unprecedented.
I had planned how I would have my baby at a birthing center with Muslima doulahs and what not, and then all my lofty plans came to a crashing halt.
Worry and fear can be very paralizing, so I decided to try something better–prayer. I made du'a to Allah to remove my sorrow and bring joy to my heart, I asked Him to provide for me, my husband and my unborn child, I asked Him to make the people in our new community to love us and us to love them in return, I asked Him to provide help and support for us every step of the way. And you know what? He did!
The community here has been of tremendous help and support. I know how you feel, especially if you are used to being in control of the things happening around you and now all of a sudden, you're faced with so much uncertainty.
Just keep repeating, hasbunallah wa ni'mal wakeel (Allah is sufficient for me)!
I'll make du'a that all goes well for you insha Allah.


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Cara Cara Orange Chicken Goat Cheese Salad
with Butter Rum Sweet Spiced Pecans and a Maple Ginger Citrus Yogurt Dressing
This is the kind of salad that warms your heart and your spirit in the midst of winter. Topped with hot chicken and juicy oranges, goat cheese and sweet spiced pecans, then drizzled with a gingery sweet yogurt dressing, it was just what I needed to nourish my body today.
There are days when your body is just screaming for a good salad. Today was one of those. I was starving when I came home from yoga this morning, but I wanted to get the grocery shopping done before the store got too crowded, so my daughter and I rushed off to do the shopping before I had a chance to eat anything.
We found these pretty Cara Cara oranges at the store … the flesh of the orange is supposed to be pink. I was a little disappointed that it didn't quite look like the picture, but still they are quite a nice color and they're very juicy. Perfect for a salad …
On my way home from the store, this salad popped into my mind and I made it the instant I walked in the door. Well, okay, I did put away SOME of the groceries first.
- For each salad:
- Mixed Greens
- 1 Cara Cara orange, peeled and cut into slices (or use a regular orange)
- Sweet onion slices
- 1 chicken breast or chicken patty, cooked as you like
- Goat cheese crumbles
- About 1 - 2 Tablespoons Butter Rum Sweet Spiced Pecans (recipe here)
- 1/4 cup low fat vanilla yogurt
- 1 teaspoon freshly grated ginger (more or less to taste)
- 1 teaspoon maple syrup
- A teaspoon or so of freshly squeezed kumquat juice (or cara cara juice)
- For the dressing, in a small bowl, mix the yogurt, ginger, and maple syrup. Stir in some fresh-squeezed citrus juice to thin to the desired consistency.
- Fill your salad plate with greens. Arrange the orange and onion slices on the salad.
- Chop up the hot chicken and sprinkle it on the salad, then sprinkle on a few goat cheese crumbles and pecans.
- Drizzle the dressing over the salad and enjoy!
There should be enough dressing for 2 - 3 salads, depending on how much dressing you use on each salad.
This recipe was shared at Foodie Friends Friday, Scrumptious Sunday, Weekend Potluck, Mop it Up Monday, Show & Share Wednesday, Clever Chicks Bloghop and Everyday Mom's Meals.


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Mini game Google Doodle for the 2012 London Olympics again! After reviewing yesterday's hurdle doodle, today I have yet another interactive Google doodle to share with you. The doodle of the day (8 Aug 2012) is basketball!
Same as yesterday's doodle, click the central play button to start the game. Simply press the left button of the mouse or the space bar, hold and release to shoot. The longer you hold the button or key the stronger the power is. You need a few shots to get the feeling. As the game proceeds the player will be moved away from the ring, making the game tougher. You have 24 seconds to fire as many shots as possible, you can see the time countdown and the score you get on the score board at the back. The own audience in the doodle are the 6 "G" "o" "o" "g" "l" "e" alphabets, but if you feel like sharing the game and your score with your friends, you can click the Google+ button at the end of the game to shout it out.
Again, the game is available on 8 August 2012 at local time. If you want to play the game before it is made available to your time zone, go to this place: http://www.google.com/doodles/basketball-2012 to enjoy! Before I end this post, let's review the previous Olympics basketball doodles. It is probably easier to pick an "animal" to represent China and Australia (dragon and kangaroo) than to find one to represent the UK, right?


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Strive to be that which you wish to be thought to be.
Eve believes that through a powerful, committed engagement with a coach, each one of us can awaken to our most authentic selves, and begin to live fuller, richer lives – both at work and at home – and in society as a whole.
what is coaching?
Whether you are the CEO of a Fortune 500 company, a director of a non-profit, or a leader of nuclear family, there are three essential questions which, when answered, have the power to create vision, unity and concrete plans for moving ahead. They are:
A committed coaching engagement provides the ideal context in which these essential questions can be addressed. It is a co-operative, client-driven process involving inquiry, trained listening, creativity, planning, execution and accountability. The process is methodical, purposeful, rewarding and fun. You and your coach are a team. As your coach, I am 100% in your corner, as I continually urge you to engage with life as your best self. Coaching requires as little as two hours per month, and yields a very high return on investment, whether measured subjectively or by the bottom line. As such, it is one of the fastest growing fields in the world today. Stopping, taking a breath, looking around, is often the beginning of regaining balance in our lives and increasing our effectiveness as leaders and life-long learners.
where are we now?
Businesses, organizations, and the individuals who inhabit them, are being asked to absorb and assimilate more information, with less support, fewer resources, in less time, and to produce better results under greater pressure, than at any other time in human history.
More often than not, this is done on a global platform, adding multiple layers of inter-cultural variables and nuance. As a result, many of us feel we are operating in something between a pressure cooker and a vacuum. Time, the scarcest resource of all, keeps on compressing. We are required to assess situations, adapt and gain perspective with increasing speed and versatility.
Today's leaders understand the need to rise to the challenge of this multi-faceted, multi-layered, ever-in-flux environment. Leaders owe it to themselves, their organizations, their stakeholders, their families, their fellow citizens, and ultimately to the planet, to expand their capacities and develop new competencies. The building of self, both personally and professionally, can no longer be viewed as a luxury. Rather, it is a necessary responsibility.
Leaders must be willing to engage in transformational development; development that will take them to a higher order of functioning, indeed of 'being,' in their work and in the world. We are not speaking of "5 easy steps" here, nor techniques that can be acquired on a three-day retreat. More than espousing the leadership sound-bite du jour, today's leaders must live the embodiment of their values, commitments and personal stands. It is in this being rather than doing that true power and influence lie.
Leaders need to be able not only to listen, but to hear, not only to envision, but to execute, and not just for now, but with a mindset toward the legacy they will leave. Humor, lightness and a clear perspective need not be lost. And let us also note that this is, in fact, a spiritual journey as well, in whatever guise that may take. No one is not aboard this ship, Spaceship Earth.


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Derby County Friendly Announced
Rangers have today confirmed that we will travel to the iPro Stadium to face Derby County in our pre season schedule.
Derby are managed by former England manager Steve McClaren and they narrowly missed out on promotion to the Premier League last season, having lost the Championship Play Off Final at Wembley, one nil, to Queens Park Rangers.
We make the trip to Derby on Saturday August 2nd, and the game will kick off at 1pm and the match will come a week before we kick off the SPFL Championship campaign.
Speaking briefly following the announcement of this game, manager Ally McCoist said.
'It's a great game for us. Derby County were very unlucky not to clinch promotion to England's top flight last season so they will certainly give our boys a tough test.'
Rangers will have played six pre season games before this trip, so we should be in top condition and hopefully already have started playing ourselves into some good form ahead of what will be a strong test for us as we look to step up again in 2014-15.


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Archive for October, 2009
Since this is our inaugural post, we thought we'd just take a moment to introduce ourselves, and tell you why we're here on Greenhousegasholes.com.
Who we are: We are a bunch of fellow travelers on this Earth, who enjoy the beauty of nature as much as the next guy, and believe that we all have a responsibility to take care of the environment as much as we can!
What we believe: We strongly believe that the idea that mankind is largely responsible for
"Global Warming" is a hoax, a scam and a myth
perpetuated by politicians and others who are seeking to gain control, and profit from their own creation of a theory which has been proven time and again to be full of holes. Our objective is to provide you with substiated, scientific facts and data to not only for you own edification, but also to equip you to refute the fabricated hysterical propaganda that floods our senses everyday. As our header says, "We're shooting holes in the myth of Global Warming so you don't have to!"
But we would love to hear from you, if you have thoughts, ideas, disagreements or news bits you think we might be interested in. We will be publishing articles, photos, graphs, scientific research studies and more, as we come across them, to better arm you in dispelling these myths.
In fact, I think we'll start with a telling graph by highly acclaimed Professor Emeritus Don Easterbrook , whose specialties include Geomorphology; glacial geology; Pleistocene geochronology; environmental and engineering geology making him a tiny bit more qualified than Al Gore, IMHO.
Myth #1: The planet Earth will be healthier with lower CO2 levels.
Fact: More CO2 is needed to bolster plant life, which turns the gas into oxygen while also providing food.
Myth #2: Rising CO2 levels cause temperatures to rise.
Fact: Temperatures over time have fluctuated while CO2 levels have remained steady. What's more, temperature increases have historically led increases in CO2 levels. (See Don Easterbrook's studies for graphical proof, including all the supporting scientific data.)
Myth #3: Sea levels will rise 20 feet by the end of the century.
Fact: The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change predicts only a 17-inch rise, and "most climatologists predict a rise of only 7 or 8 inches."
Myth #4: Scientists unanimously say that CO2 caused by humans is the dominant cause of global warming.
Fact: Not so. "Many, many reputable scientists believe that natural factors overpower the current influence of CO2 on global warming."
Myth #5: The United States is the largest contributor of human-caused CO2.
Fact: China, which has no CO2 restrictions, has recently exceeded the United States. Plus, it is "opening a new coal-fired power plant every week, and its production of automobiles is growing at a much more rapid rate."
Myth #6: Storms are more frequent and intense because of global warming.
Fact: "According to the National Hurricane Center, storms are no more intense or frequent worldwide than they have been since 1850. Temperatures were high in the 1920s and 1930s when there was much less CO2 in the atmosphere. Constant 24-7 media coverage of every significant storm worldwide just makes it seem that way. Insist on the facts, not just what some individuals or reporters say to support their cause."
Myth #7: Polar bears will go extinct if this warm period continues through the 21st century.
He says: "A jawbone of a polar bear has been found that is 120,000 years old, a time during the previous interglacial when temperatures were 5 degrees Celsius warmer and sea level 19 feet higher than today. They adapted then; why not now?" Furthermore, only FOUR deceased polar bears have actually been discovered having drowned NOT because they were swimming to find food, but apparently because they got caught in a storm. It happens.
Myth #8: CO2 is a pollutant.
Fact: "CO2 is a great airborne fertilizer, which, as its concentrations rise, causes additional plant growth and causes plants to need less water."
Myth #9: As Earth warms, the climate will become much drier and windier.
Fact: Ice cores prove the opposite. The colder times were both windier and drier.
Myth #10: Higher levels of CO2 than the current 385 parts per million in the atmosphere are harmful to humans.
He says: The warning level of CO2 in submarines isn't reached until the atmosphere has 8,000 parts per million of CO2.
While this information is not super secret – it has actually been published by dozens (hundreds?) of reputable scientists – we insist on giving credit where credit is due. This particular list was compiled from H. Leighton Steward's book, entitled Fire, Ice and Paradise which we like so much, we provided a link here on our site (to your left).
But read with caution. If you weren't already inclined to believe us, you might find yourself becoming logical!!!


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I considered posting this in the "Official Glitch Report Thread", but the lack of activity there made me think making a new thread would be better... let me know if I should have posted there, instead.
So. I started a new game on my copy of LeafGreen today, and made it to Nugget Bridge. While fighting the fifth trainer (Camper Ethan), something weird happened: my pikachu was paralyzed by his mankey's Vital Spirit.
One of the first posts in the glitch report thread has a picture of a wild spearow's Keen Eye doing the same thing to that player's pikachu (which made me wish I'd thought to take a picture). I'm guessing there's just an in-game glitch that causes Static to backfire, somehow. This hasn't ever happened even once to me before, though, and I've played through the game several times on FireRed with a pikachu/raichu on my team. To be honest, I was kind of concerned about my game and considered resetting, but decided against it. I figure that kind of glitch isn't going to screw up anything major. At least, I hope.
Anyway, I was wondering if anything similar has ever happened to anyone else out there, or if I should be concerned that my cartridge is about to die, or something (it is almost eight years old).


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During my senior year of college I was recruited by a good friend to join a card counting team at MIT. This team was a legal entity, a limited partnership called Strategic Investments (SI). SI's business plan was to recruit MIT students, teach them how to count cards and then unleash them on the casinos. It was a brilliant plan on paper but no matter how a great an idea may be, it always comes down to execution. Unfortunately, the team performed poorly due to mismanagement. Less than 2 years after it was launched SI was abruptly dissolved. The next year I was part of a group of players that formed a new team. We learned from the mistakes made on SI and through selective recruiting, a high level training program and a very focused team strategy, we turned the odds in our favor.
That was the start of an incredible run for our team. Along the way we lived the the lives of high rollers – penthouse suites, limousines, ringside seats at championship fights. It wasn't long before we also became engaged in an ongoing cat & mouse game with the casinos. High stakes professional card counting is not just a science – it's an art. To throw the casinos off, we employed multiple aliases & disguises. Our job was not only to play perfect blackjack; we also had to fool the casinos into believing we were losing gamblers like everyone else. After all was said and done, we had won millions. Eventually the casinos identified all of our keys players and we were no longer able to play. We had not broken the law – card counting is 100% legal. But we had broken the casinos' golden rule – we had won too much money. We knew that we had accomplished something very special but we had no idea that our story would become the basis for a New York Times bestseller, Bringing Down The House, and a major motion picture, 21. We left our mark on Vegas forever and in doing so inspired many blackjack players that they too could turn the tables on the casinos with knowledge, discipline and skill.


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Here is a new fanfic I am doing on my favorite computer game Loom. I know it is old fashioned (1990) and low resolution, but it is spectacular and I would encourage anyone to play it. You can download it on Steam.
Disclaimer: I own nothing, as much as I wish I did. Well, I own Strand and the rest of my OC weavers, but other then that, no one. Shame.
Loom Fanfiction
The Guild of Weavers flew as swans, away from Loom Island and the tear in the Pattern. Bobbin was among them. They flew far across the sea together, to a different shore far from the Guilds that Chaos had brought the devastation of the Dead Ones too, far from the lands where Chaos was, finally settling down on a far beach, where they returned to mortal form.
All but one swan, which Bobbin recognized as his mother, Lady Cygna Threadbare, who probably wouldn't have been welcomed by the guild anyway. She flew off, although only a short distance away.
The Elders, Atropos, Lachesis, and Clothos, were in what seemed a frenzied debate with a woman in a grey robe, who stood beside Clothos. Standing off to the side were three younger weavers, children almost, who didn't look much older than Bobbin. The one in the white robe stood, distaff in hand, listening intently to the elders, while the skinny one in purple looked to be having a nervous breakdown, with another grey clad child comforting her. Two much younger children sat upon a stone near the elders while a man in a yellow-green cloak watched. This was the majority of the noble, formerly large, guild of weavers. There were a few other ones, who looked to be in various stated of anxiety and panic, around as well.
Bobbin was scared. Hetchel was gone, the only person he had ever really known until a few days ago. Loom Island, (the only place he had ever known until a few days ago) was under Chaos's control, and the few other guilds and people he had met in the last few days were either dead (the glassmakers), under Chaos's control (the blacksmiths), had sustained losses (the shepherds), or were evil and had been killed by a greater evil (Bishop Mandible).
He watched the elders. They were likely discussing him, as Elder Atropos was gesturing and talking vehemently, although Bobbin couldn't hear. Elder Lachesis looked to be on his side, while Elder Clothos and the grey cloaked Weaver seemed to be placating them. He had spent his seventeen years of life away from the rest of the guild, so he didn't know anyone's names, save for the elders. From the way Elder Atropos was glaring at him every few minutes, it didn't seem like he would suddenly be a part of the guild.
"They quarrel like starlings, don't they?"
Bobbin spun around to see that the girl in the grey robe had walked up to him. She nodded towards the Elders. "Don't you think? They'll never fight off Chaos by saying that the weavers should retreat and lay low until Chaos is gone. I mean, if we Weavers have the most power, then we have an obligation to help!"
Bobbin hesitated. "I don't know. I'm sorry, this is all new to me."
The girl nodded. "Of course. We should start with introductions. I'm Strand Weftwarp. And I know that you are Bobbin Threadbare."
"I-I don't just mean names. This entire ... I don't know…"
Strand blinked sympathetically. "Let me guess. You're dealing with a fair bit of culture shock. Hetchel just sacrificed herself, and you have no idea who anyone here is and what you should do."
"You sound like you understand," Bobbin said, hoping she could help.
"Of course. The first time I left Loom-" she broke off.
"I didn't think any weavers left Loom, ever," Bobbin said.
"Just forget I said that," she muttered. "Anyway, I can help. At least, as far as what is going on and who people are."
Bobbin was somewhat suspicious. "Why would you want to help me?"
"I have watched you. While the Elders have tried to make the entire guild see you as different, I became intrigued. I knew Lady Cygna, and she was a very good person, even if she often went against the elders." Strand shrugged. "Either way, I don't much like following orders."
She seemed to genuinely want to help, so Bobbin asked, "Who is everyone?"
Strand pointed first at the two other children she had been sitting with. "The one in the white robe with blue eyes is Spindle. The other one in purple is Shuttle Spoolwright. They are my friends, and my peers."
"What do you mean by that?" Bobbin asked.
"They, along with myself, were selected from when we were very young to follow the Elders, taking over the leadership of the guild when they are gone. Spindle learns under Atropos, Shuttle under Lachesis, and myself under Clothos."
"So you are important, then." Bobbin spoke softly.
"Indeed. Although, there wasn't many options for the elders when we were born, so it was mostly merely luck. The one in grey by the elders is my mother, Athena Weftwarp, and over near the younger children is my father, Draftus. The younger children are my sister, Arachne, and Shuttle's sister, Carding. Questions?"
"No. But what is going to happen now?"
Strand sighed. "The Elders will want to 'withdraw our guild from the contamination of Chaos'. The thing is, we Weavers were pretty well withdrawn back on Loom Island, so you'd have thought they would have gotten that that wasn't going to work by now. Unfortunately, the only one on the Council who I would consider intelligent is Clothos, but Atropos normally sides with Lachesis. I should probably step in, but there is one problem."
"What?" Bobbin asked.
Strand eyed him. "When they mean 'withdraw from the contamination of Chaos', I expect they really mean to leave you behind. Also, they mean to leave the guilds to fend for themselves against Chaos. The three of us-Shuttle, Spindle, and I-plan to leave the guild to assist the others in the fight. The three of us have long known a time like this would come, the third shadow, and we decided to prepare. You can make your decision: you can attempt to leave with the guild and probably be cast out again, or you can come with the three of us to fight Chaos. It is your choice."


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Back in the day, there were just two Auckland bands that could get me out of the house on a Friday night – Brain Slaves (formerly The Coshercot Honeys) and White Birds and Lemons. Brain Slaves broke up in February, citing creative differences, and now White Birds and Lemons have followed suit. Lead Singer Scott Frantz said that the band called it quits on Monday in Melbourne after one too many disappointments. "Having had so many problems with vans and our gear getting stolen, everyone lost motivation to continue putting so much effort into a 'brand' they weren't excited about anymore."
RIP White Birds – we'll miss the music. One more for the road, below.


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A recent study of single boomers found many very useful numbers about how 55+ single boomer women live. The study, commissioned by a home building company specializing in housing for different populations.
The first outcome was that women in the study want a healthier and more active lifestyle than they had in their child raising years. This is coupled with a strong sense of identity, positivity about life in the next few decades, and a strong sense of well being means that boomers are ready to move where they want to live.
With over 75% of respondents reporting that they exercise several times each week – and not just in a gym – new housing needs to provide horseback riding, biking and hiking if it is to appeal. Some found it strange that single boomer females were taking such good care of themselves, but it seems that a generation that fought for the rights of others is not going to sit back and wait for others to advocate for them.
Not only are Boomer women feeling good about themselves, but they have the money to buy into a community or lifestyle that fits the lives they want. The International Council of Shopping Centers found that people 55+ control over three-quarters of America's, so while some Boomers are still recovering from the stock market crash, the majority are still doing very well.
With this disposable income at hand, Boomers tend to outspend other generations by an estimated $400 billion each year on consumer goods & services. In addition 50% of travel dollars are spent by Boomers, so no wonder companies are eager to see what our demographic wants from life.
What is very clear is that Boomers, and especially Boomer women are not planning to sit down, knit, and quietly fade away. After a lifetime of work in and out of the home, we are ready to spend the next few decades making the most of ourselves and our lives. We will travel, try now things, take care of ourselves and push the envelope as far as we can. The numbers are on our side!


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Ripon City have swooped to pick up goal machine Ben Jones from fierce rivals Boroughbridge.
Jones banged in more than 20 West Yorkshire Premier goals for 'Bridge last season before his season was cruelly ended due to a shoulder injury.
The striker has found form again this season and has netted eight times since returning to fitness.
But he became unsettled at the Blues and approached rivals City to transfer across last week.
Jones attended City's 1-0 defeat to Whitkirk Wanderers on Saturday and City boss Charlie Brown was keen to rush through his transfer to play him against Horbury Town this Saturday.
"His goals went a long way to keeping them up, if we had had him here last year we would have been very close to the top two," said Brown.
"For one reason or another he's wanting to come down.
"We are not the most prolific team, as Saturday proved.
"A goalscorer has to be a good addition for us."
Brown hopes the new frontman can kick-start a striking partnership alongside in-form forward Duncan Terry and Tom Leeming.
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The case also comes with a couple wonderful additions, one being a microfiber cloth the keep that glossy black finish just that, glossy, and fingerprint free. It also comes with a very nice Accessory box which includes a screwdriver, some mounting pins, a speaker, and the various screws, and it stows inside the case. It also comes with a basic user manual that most cases come with.
Another thing I love about this case... the all black and red-accented interior. It looks great. Plenty of wire-routing holes which are truly invaluable to wire management. Basically every tool-less latch is accented in red, which is neat. The side also has a bar with two 80mm fans which blow right over video cards and/or the North Bridge on the motherboard. This bracket opens easily by giving it a light push to release it, and a subsequent push to secure it back into place. This door is hiding another secret feature, one that makes me want to clap. The fans are wired into the edge of the bracket, so that it connects via contacts when the bracket is fully closed. That's right, side fans without having your side fans tethered to your case every time you want to do some work on the inside! The whole bracket releases quite easily, and swings open to get out of your way if you don't want to fully remove it.
Here we can see the rear 120mm fan exhaust fan, and the red card clampts for tool-less installation. There is also a large CPU-cooler retention bracket hole, a feature now becoming relatively standard, and it's an absolute joy for someone like me who is changing coolers quite often to not have to fully disassemble the computer.
The drive cage slides out nicely, and rides on plastic tracks, and the drive boxes slide out and clip nicely into the cage. This makes wiring to the rear of the case incredibly easy and keeps you wires really clean. The fairly bulky and closed drive bay does inhibit intake airflow from the front fan somewhat, however. Drive boxes could be removed to help remedy this.
The motherboard tray has tons of holes for routing cables, more than any I've seen, and the Burton should be an absolute dream for cable management. Long gone are the days of hacking apart your motherboard tray in the name of cable management, and Sentey wants that thought to never cross your mind.
Here, you can see the numerous ways that cable management can be achieved. There's a hole to route hard drive cables from the rear of the drive bay, and large holes for your larger main board and CPU power cables. There are also several wire harnesses on the back preinstalled, super convenient. Also, the fan cables come pre-wired to the front fan controller, and they've neatly wired and secured it all straight from the factory... it seems to just keep getting better. I can easily see the cleanest build I've ever done in this case, without the hours of planning and routing that other cases took. It takes all the work out of cable management!
The bottom also has two vents, one which can be used for bottom mounting your PSU with the fan facing downward. One thing I love about that is that it thermally isolates the PSU from the rest of the case, and helps keep ambient temps down. The other could be used for another intake fan. The bottom vent has a very fine plastic "filter" to keep all the dust from your floor/desk/etc from sucking straight up into your case or power supply. The PSU slot also has rubber anti-vibration pads, which is another great inclusion, it seems no stone was left unturned and all ideas considered for this case, and they brought it all to the table, and at a great price!
I have to take a moment to mention the general finish of this case... it's fantastic. It's awesomely uniform, and the interior paint is as nice as I've seen for an all-black interior. It's just great to see a culmination of quality, ingenuity, and style come together in a premium combination at an affordable price!


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In this issue:
- Six Ways to Make Web 2.0 Work
- How to Keep Innovating
- Creative Disruption—Richard N. Foster's Innovation Recipe
- Leo Babauta on the Tao of Marketing
- Tim Brown: The Powerful Link Between Creativity and Play
- Introducing SpokenWord.org
- Exploring a 'Deep Web' that Google Can't Grasp
Six Ways to Make Web 2.0 Work
McKinsey Quarterly • February 2009
Overcoming resistance to Web 2.0. In a recent survey, only 50% of executives were happy with their deployments of Web 2.0 tools. If your staff views Web 2.0 as just one more "to-do," check out these guidelines for unlocking participation.
I thought the list of management imperatives that encourage participation in these sorts of enterprise-based 2.0 tools was quite useful, e.g., what's in the workflow is what gets used. It's crucial not to be misled into thinking that you can simply paint hierarchical over with participatory and expect it to stick. [And since we've mentioned Web 2.0 again, I must recommend to you Bruce Sterling's wonderful rant on the topic that was captured in the Wired Blog but delivered to what must have been a surprised audience at Webstock 09 in New Zealand: "The web has to stop being a meringue frosting on the top of business, this make-do mélange of mashups and abstraction layers." And since I've mentioned Web 2.0 this often, I'll remind you that Dale Dougherty—who coined the term—was the keynote speaker at last year's RLG Partnership Annual Meeting. ( Michalko)
How to Keep Innovating
Business Week • February 18, 2009
Fight burnout with new passions. Patagonia founder Yvon Chouinard refers to himself as an "80% man"—when he masters a sport to about 80% of his potential, he moves on to another one, taking with him the insights he gained during the previous endeavor. And that helps keep his outlook fresh and his insights eclectic. This isn't about dilettantism, says Microsoft Research scientist Bill Buxton—it's about managing the balancing act between our professional lives and the passions that inspire us.
Frankly, reading this just made me feel vaguely guilty. Another set of things for me to do in order to be a better person. It's short. Perhaps you need to know how to be a better person? ; ) ( Michalko)
Creative Disruption—Richard N. Foster's Innovation Recipe
Forbes • February 15, 2009
What do sailing ships and libraries have in common? Read this article for the parable of creative destruction in the sailing ship industry and think about how we can take the initiative in making more digital content available to our patrons.
The parable mentioned above is at the heart of this very nice and thoughtful interview. It's not, however, a parable about making more digital content available. It's really about 'confirmation bias'—something that's rife in our world. ( Michalko)
Leo Babauta on the Tao of Marketing
Micro Persuasion • February 20, 2009
The zen of non-marketing. Author Leo Babauta ( The Power of Less ) says the best way to advertise these days is to find out what people want and give it to them—for free. We already do that, but could we be doing more? And would it make a difference?
Could I be a bit cranky this week? Yes, a bit. In a less cranky mood I'd acknowledge this as a business marketing guru jumping very hard in an effort to tilt the field towards a new perspective and aknowledging people's needs. In my current mood I thought less charitably. ( Michalko)
Tim Brown: The Powerful Link Between Creativity and Play
TED Conference • November 10, 2008
Design thinking and productive play. Watch this 27-minute presentation and hear IDEO designer Tim Brown's take on the powerful relationship between creative thinking and playful exploration, playful building and role play—the activities we enjoyed as kids turn out to be useful for designers. You'll come away with a new perspective on those corporate brainstorming sessions.
Worth watching. Save it for that Friday afternoon slump. Put on your headphones. It's a speech from the TED (Technology, Entertainment and Design) conference released on YouTube. In fact, there are lots of really wonderful talks from TED up on YouTube. Many thanks to the TED organizers. Virginia Heffernan in a recent NY Times Sunday Magazine article, Confessions of a TED Addict , pointed out a number of her favorites. A good starting place. One of our favorites is Blaise Aguera y Arcas: Photosynth demo. He showed off his early work that resulted in Photosynth at the 2005 RLG Annual Meeting. ( Michalko)
Introducing SpokenWord.org
Uncategorized • February 18, 2009
A funnel for your word streams. Check out this tool—currently in beta—designed to help you organize and manage your RSS feeds.
If you have this problem, you share it with John Udell. Good company. He has an answer. ( Michalko)
Exploring a 'Deep Web' that Google Can't Grasp
The New York Times • February 22, 2009
Out-Googling Google. A number of startups are working on ways to penetrate the Deep Web, creating algorithms capable of delving through millions of online databases. "Most search engines try to help you find a needle in a haystack," says Anand Rajaraman, co-founder of a Deep Web startup, "but what we're trying to do is help you explore the haystack."
One of the potential problem areas that interested us in Research about the emergence of large aggregations of digital text was the problem of deciding which big pile you might want to invest effort in exploring. The techniques described here look like they'd be extensible to that problem which scholars and future researchers will surely face. ( Michalko)
- Are Data Repositories the New Institutional Repositories?
- Tile and Organizational Evolution
- UK National Museums Get Creative
- One Big Index: Google Scholar in Google
- How Many Friends Have You Got?
- RLG Programs 2009 Annual Partner Meeting, 1–3 June 2009 in Boston
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AL - Trina Robertson, Jefferson County, 29 Nov 2005
There is still no identity for a woman found dead in an abandoned mining area of Jefferson County. Investigators seem to have exhausted all leads.
Jefferson County sheriff's investigators are calling this case "perplexing." They found the woman's body December 4th. The unidentified black female has a distinctive description, but so far, no one has provided information that can identify her.
After two to three days exposed to the elements, someone finally called-in a tip leading investigators to an abandoned mining area. It's located in a remote section off Old Dixiana Road, near highway 79....
Detectives have come up with a composite likeness. She was somewhere between 30 and 45 years old, five-foot-eight and 270 pounds. She had two tattoos; "David" on her chest, "t-rol" on her backside. And on her left ring finger, she wore a ring.
But even with all these clues, they still don't know who she is....
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AL-Case Discussion -UnID'd Black fem in Alabama
"She was somewhere between 30 and 45 years old, five-foot-eight and 270 pounds. She had two tattoos; "David" on her chest, "t-rol" on her backside. And on her left ring finger, she wore a ring."
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I'm thinking she was not a prostitute, since there were no fingerprints on file and her age. The article didn't say if the lead to the body came from a male or female. I'd bet this was a domestic homocide being the way she was dressed, and her body dumped at the site. I'm wondering from her autopsy results if she had children. Surely someone would report her missing if she had a job.
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It has me puzzled.
I wonder about that t-rol. Someone with a gang name data base might have something.
Aside from the obvious vulgar meaning, it could be a shortened version of a quote "square wheels don't rol".
On a free search engine I also found:
A new sort of skate board (Given her age, size & weight I doubt that was an activity she took part in.)
Tyrol or Ti-rol (t-rol, ti-, tirol)A region of the eastern Alps in western Austria and northern Italy. Inhabited in ancient times by Celtic peoples, the Tyrol constantly passed back and forth, in whole or in part, between Austria and Italy in the 1800's. Its present division dates from the Treaty of St. Germain in 1919. The Tyrolean Alps are a popular tourist area.--Ty-rol'le-an or Tyr'o-lese' (tir-lez, -les, tir-). adj. n.
Nothing very satisfactory in all that.
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T-roll could be short for Tootsie Roll, maybe that was her nickname. Just a thought.
well we know there is no way one person could have dumped her....whoever it was had to have help.
strange case. I'm sure this woman has children that are missing their mother.
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She had a wedding ring on. She must have had a husband.
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Woman Identified
This woman has been identified over the last week.She is Trina Michelle Robertson from Virginia.rest of story at link
City woman found dead in Alabama
Conor Reilly
January 19, 2006
A body found dumped on the outskirts of Birmingham, Ala., has been identified as a Lynchburg mother of three, who investigators say was lured away from her family by someone she met on the Internet.
Police are investigating the apparent murder of Trina Michelle Robertson, whose body was found in early December but went unidentified for almost a month. �She was a lovely woman and a wonderful nurse,� Robertson�s mother, Shirley Dickerson, said Wednesday
Listed as a cold case by the Jefferson County SO:
The womans body found on December 4, 2005 in the Dixiana / Bradford area has been identified by investigators as Trina Dickerson Robertson. It appears that Ms. Robertson may have been killed at another location, and the body moved after her death.
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