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If you live on America's east coast – or have any friends on Facebook or Twitter who do – you know it's snowing … again. The forecast maps, like the one above from the National Weather Service, come with bright colors and/or "heavy snow" declarations.
Media outlets attempt to outdo each other with headlines like "paralyzing" and "dire" and warnings to "brace" for the worst.
Some storms cause legitimate damage when ice forms on the trees and they fall into power lines. Today, about half a million people in the US south lost electricity (and in some cases heat). Having a backyard and driveway covered is now is one thing. Having a rapidly cooling house is quite another.
But other parts of the US, especially the north, shouldn't be surprised it's snowing. It's February. According to the National Climatic Data Center, average snowfall in place like New York City is 8.8 inches (22.4cm). In Boston, it's 10.9 inches (22.7cm). You get the idea. It's pretty darn likely to have some white fluffy stuff falling from the sky right now. People who are shocked – there's even a mocking post suggesting New York City should be rebuilt some place warmer – apparently have forgotten the last few years (if not decades) of weather history.
As one friend wrote on Facebook: "The snow is falling! Guess that means the end of the world is beginning." That's how it feels during all the media hype, which spills over to discussions around family dinner tables and worse, raids on the local grocery stores for milk, bread and eggs. You sometimes think there should be one map with the weather forecast and a second one with the hysteria level.
Already the plows are out on the roads, and business and home owners are shoveling their properties. The conditions aren't ideal at the moment in many places, but in a matter of hours, most roads will be clear and by tomorrow much will be back to normal, except for some extra large slushy snow piles along the roads and sidewalks. It's frankly pretty miraculous how quickly things can get back to "business as usual", yet we all love to complain that the streets aren't ready to go RIGHT NOW. Or that someone else's area was plowed before ours.
Perhaps the biggest joke is that as the US east coast gets its share of the fluffy stuff, Sochi, Russia is a balmy 61F (16C). The country is paying a great deal to manufacture snow for the winter Olympic games.


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Detroit's Henrik Zetterberg scored two goals in the third period to lift the Red Wings over the Predators in Game 1 of their NHL playoff first-round series in Detroit.
The Predators trail the best-of-7 series 1-0.
Nashville went into the third period tied 1-1 with Detroit after a goal from Jordin Tootoo at the 17:47 mark of the second period.
"We all understand that we have to take it one game at a time," said Tootoo. "We know we can play with them, but we just have to worry about ourselves and put this one behind us. You have to win four games out of seven. This is only Game 1, so we have to refresh ourselves."
Zetterberg then scored at 6:54 of the third period and added an empty-net goal late in the game when the Preds pulled the goalie to get an extra attacker.
Johan Franzen scored at the 5:58 mark of the first period for Detroit.
Let's go Preds, we need more offense!
Ok guys, you need to stop the sloppy play and stupid turnovers. You can't turn the puck over at the blue line against the Wings.Anyone seen our first line? This is becoming a trend, unfortunately, that the top line becomes invisible around the playoffs. You're right Titan, we need more scoring.I hope Nichol is ok, for all the bad stuff, we still were in it until the end, that bodes well for the game tomorrow. All we need is a split. Let's go Preds!!!
Ellis actually played well, he didn't have any help when he gave up that first goal, not one Pred in front of him. I think he stopped 37 shots and I think we only had 20 shots on goal the whole game.


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U.S. Senators Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.) today joined business leaders and workers at the U.S. Capitol to urge passage of the Bring Jobs Home Act. The Bring Jobs Home Act, authored by Senator Stabenow and cosponsored by Blumenthal, Whitehouse and Durbin, ends a tax giveaway that rewards companies that ship jobs overseas and provides a tax cut for American businesses that move overseas jobs and business activity back to America.
Senators were joined today by Tim Bryan, Chairman and CEO of GalaxE.Solutions. GalaxE.Solutions is committed to bringing IT jobs back to the U.S. through programs such as "Outsource to Detroit," a campaign focused on building a healthcare IT hub in downtown Detroit. GalaxE.Solutions has already hired more than 150 IT professionals with more than 200 immediate openings. Stabenow announced the introduction of her Bring Jobs Home Act at GalaxE.Solutions in May.
The senators were also joined by Lori Manuel, an employee with U.S. Airways who has helped train 700 new employees at the airline company who have their jobs as a result of U.S. Airways' effort to move overseas jobs back to America, as well as recently hired U.S. Airways workers.
"I'm proud to be a leading cosponsor of the Bring Jobs Home Act and applaud Senator Stabenow's leadership on this issue," said Blumenthal. "Passing this common sense measure will provide companies with major tax incentives to bring jobs back to America and end outrageous tax loopholes that reward companies for offshoring jobs. We should reward companies that bring jobs home -- restoring and re-shoring them -- not those that send them to China or elsewhere. A 20 percent tax credit could be the tipping point for many companies that are considering -- as many are right now -- whether to bring back facilities or plants. I hope that a bipartisan coalition will come together this week to pass this bill, which hard working families in Connecticut and across the nation deeply deserve."
"We need to be exporting our products, not our jobs," said Stabenow. "Instead of giving tax breaks to companies that send jobs overseas, we should cut taxes for U.S. companies that create jobs in America. This bill encourages American businesses to bring jobs home and stops rewarding companies that move them abroad."
"Today, the federal tax code actually rewards companies that close a plant here in the United States and move those jobs overseas," Durbin said. "Outsourcing American jobs to low-wage countries is unfair, unwise and puts hard working, middle class families on the line. The Bring Jobs Home Act gives us the opportunity to close the loopholes that encourage outsourcing, increase incentives for companies to create jobs at home, and strengthen the American economy."
Senator Whitehouse, who previously introduced related legislation to end a tax incentive for moving jobs overseas, said "I've seen the harm outsourcing has done to jobs in my state, including one instance where machines were unbolted from a Rhode Island facility and shipped to another country to do the same work. We need to give Rhode Island business owners an even playing field by ending incentives to send jobs overseas, and rewarding businesses that are committed to creating jobs here at home."
Tim Bryan, Chairman and CEO of GalaxE.Solutions, said "It is quite rewarding to see our message of job repatriation resonating at the highest levels of business and government in this country. A monumental shift is taking place that needs to be acted upon now. Senator Stabenow's initiative is poised to be a game changer in putting Americans back to work."
Lori Manuel, U.S. Airways employee, said "Call center workers at US Airways have seen 700 jobs returned to the U.S. over the past few years, and this is terrific news for workers, customers and our company. It shows that a smart company recognizes that quality service provided by American workers is a real competitive advantage. If we're going to have a strong economic recovery that benefits everyone, we need more good jobs returned to the U.S. I'd like to thank all the senators who are standing with U.S. workers and businesses and supporting the return of quality jobs to America."
The Bring Jobs Home Act:
Ends a tax break for U.S. companies that outsource jobs and business activity. Right now, the cost of moving personnel and company operations to a new location is defined as a business expense that qualifies for a tax deduction. Senator Stabenow's legislation would no longer allow this deduction for companies that move jobs and business activity outside of the U.S.
Creates a new tax cut to encourage U.S. companies to bring jobs home.
Specifically, the bill will allow U.S. companies to qualify for a tax credit equal to 20% of the cost associated with bringing jobs and business activity back to the United States. The company will be able to apply the 20 percent tax credit against its corporate income tax. Companies bringing jobs home would then still qualify for the deduction currently available for the costs associated with moving personnel and business activity, as well as the new 20 percent tax credit (i.e., the 20 percent tax credit is in addition to the current deduction, not instead of).


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Today's entry in the Linux Mint blog contains the news that due to legislation demanded by Hollywood lobbyists, a major distribution channel for Linux Mint's (legitimate) software has been forcibly closed down. We'll have a look at the Linux Mint blog post (quoted in full) first. I'm aware that many people may not be aware of the exact implications of this news, or why it's such a bad thing, so a non-techie explanation follows.
The original post from Linux Mint
With the assistance of the Svea Court of Appeals, the main Hollywood movie studios have landed a triple blow on OpenBitTorrent, The Pirate Bay and site founders Gottfrid Svartholm and Fredrik Neij. The Court handed out three injunctions yesterday, one of which took the OpenBitTorrent tracker offline.
OpenBitTorrent is the tracker used by Linux Mint to provide the ISOs via torrent. The consequence of the court decision is that our torrents are currently dead. Of course, our server in Miami and many people within the community are actively sharing the torrents via DHT, so you should still be able to download via torrent even with the tracker being down.
I'm a bit worried about this since there aren't that many reliable open torrent trackers in the World. This is hurting us and many other projects. Hopefully the tracker will be back up in a few days. If the problem persists we'll be switching our torrents to use a new tracker or we'll end up maintaining our own.
Source: http://torrentfreak.com/hollywood-lands-triple-strike-on-pirate-bay-openbittorrent-100522/
An explanation
Linux Mint is, as the name suggests, a Linux distribution, that is to say, a version of the Linux operating system packaged up into a convenient file which can be downloaded, burned onto a CD-ROM, and installed onto a regular computer either in place of or alongside that computer's existing operating system, such as Microsoft Windows. Many such Linux distributions exist, mainly because Linux is very much component-based (rather than a single full entity as Windows is): Ubuntu, Fedora and Mandriva are other examples. The makers of each distribution select the components that they feel make up a good overall operating system, usually to fulfil a particular aim or purpose.
Linux Mint is particularly notable because its aim is to make Linux as accessible as possible to non-techie computer users who have little or no interest in scrabbling about with the inner workings of their computer, providing internet access, email, browsing, media-playing and basic office capabilities straight away. Its reputation for achieving this aim is actually very good – not perfect yet by any means, but still very good. It does a very good job of providing the basic services that a regular home computer user needs, together with a robust security model and file-system that the underlying Linux architecture provides. For free.
However, it is still a relatively small project, funded exclusively by donations and sponsorship. It is distributed for free: to the person downloading the software at least. However, what is often taken for granted is that the provision of this service is not free to the provider; to have a server capable of coping with the demand of even a couple of hundred users at a time costs vast sums of money.
This is where services such as OpenBitTorrent come in. Rather than all traffic being directed through a central location, such as "our server in Miami" in Linux Mint's case, each downloader gets bits of the software directly from everyone else who has downloaded the file and whose computer is switched on. The load is thus shared throughout lots of internet connections, rather than a single place.
However, this distribution method is understandably popular with those who wish to circumvent paying to see movies and/or listen to music, and this is why Hollywood (and the BPI, the lobbyists who fought for the draconian elements of the Digital Economy Act over in this country) are rather jumpy about this technology, and have tried to get it shut down. With some success in this case.
I don't particularly wish to get embroiled in an argument about whether piracy is right or wrong, the reasons why I think that such attempts are futile, protection of the artist, stifling of free speech, big corporations or sandal-wearing liberals blah blah blah because such arguments are long, complicated and tired. What I do wish to point out though is that draconian shut-down orders such as the ones highlighted here are not only a nuisance (in all likelihood only temporary) for rip-off merchants, they also unnecessarily stifle legitimate software projects that rely on this technology as an inexpensive form of distribution. These knock-on effects are actually happening, with real consequences. It's only a matter of time before the ill-thought-through bits of the Digital Economy Act do something similar.


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Debra Medina tells me I made a mistake in my story today about how she's being shut out of the state Republican convention in Dallas.
"I thought surely you know I could handle two things at one time," the former gubernatorial candidate wrote in an e-mail. "I have been in Dallas, have been here since earliest temporary meetings began. Am a delegate, am testifying and expect to work hard throughout. . . ."
She also reminded me that she'll be holding a launch party tomorrow night for her new organization, We Texans.


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Regional Report
Favorite or New Plant
Blue-Mist Shrub, Blue Spirea, Blue Beard
Just as the growing season begins it's swan song, blue-mist shrub, Caryopteris x clandonensis, bursts forth with clusters of small lavender-blue flowers, providing the perfect counterpoint to asters and mums. The flowers are also attractive to butterflies. One of the most indestructible of shrubs, blue-mist grows into a rounded mound 3 feet or so wide and tall. It does best in full sun, but tolerates a wide range of well-drained soils. Tolerant of heat and hardy at least to -10 degrees F, blue-mist shrub blooms on new growth, so plants are usually cut back to 6 to 10 inches in late winter to encourage new stems. Most varieties have gray-green leaves, but 'Worcester Gold', 'Lil' Miss Sunshine', and 'Sunshine Blue' have golden foliage. Some varieties have darker flowers, including 'Longwood Blue', 'Kew Blue', 'Dark Knight', and 'Petit Bleu'.
Clever Gardening Technique
Herbal Vinegar
In addition to drying and freezing herbs for use throughout the winter, another excellent way to preserve some of the summery flavor is by making herbal vinegars. There are endless possible flavor combinations from both an herb and a vinegar point of view. At the most basic, half fill a clean, sterilized canning jar with washed and dried herbs, then pour vinegar to within a half inch of the top and cap with a plastic lid. Put in a cool, dark place for several weeks, then strain, bottle, and put back in that cool, dark place. A basic all-purpose vinegar for salads might include basil, thyme, marjoram, and chives in white wine vinegar.


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Central Sleep Apnea (CSA) is a type of sleep disordered breathing that occurs when your brain does not send the correct signals to your diaphragm (breathing muscles). Because the diaphragm does not move appropriately, the lungs do not move air in and out in a regular rhythm. Breathing is sometimes deep and rapid and at other times slow and shallow and sometimes it stops completely before restarting again.
Central Sleep Apnea is common in patients with heart failure. CSA can lead to excessive daytime sleepiness, reduced exercise capacity, and irregular or very fast heart rhythms (arrhythmias). CSA can lead to worsening of heart failure and an increased risk of death.
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- Oldenburg O, Lamp B, Faber L, et al. Sleep-disordered breathing in patients with symptomatic heart failure: a contemporary study of prevalence in and characteristics of 700 patients. Eur J Heart Fail 2007;9:251-7.
- Schulz R, Blau A, Borgel J, et al. Sleep apnoea in heart failure. Eur Respir J 2007;29:1201-5.
- Javaheri S, Shukla R, Zeigler H, Wexler L. Central sleep apnea, right ventricular dysfunction, and low diastolic blood pressure are predictors of mortality in systolic heart failure. Table reprinted by permission of Elsevier. J Am Coll Cardiol 2007;49:2028-34.
- Javaheri S, Dempsey JA. Central sleep apnea. Compr Physiol 2013;3:141–163.
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Outfit 3: Top; Denim shorts; Fit-flops; Clutch. Outfit 4: Ankle-length trousers; Shoes; Bag.}
Following on from my previous post, it can be concluded that I am obviously obsessed with these jackets. I came across this beaut on the H&M site and decided to see how many different ways I can style it. The answer is infinite. So I decided to focus on focusing on using some of my favourite things: the colour yellow, black & white stripes, and as I have now discovered, plimsoles. The best part is that each outfit comes at under £65.
Also I just have to ask: how awesome is this tool?? You can choose the model, your background, and have the whole shop full of clothes to play with. I wish more brands gave you this option.
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By Patty Snellings
Michael Lynch, chief of University Police, recently announced the restructuring of his department to include a command staff of eight senior officers. "I liken it to a powerful eight-cylinder engine," he explains. "When we're all firing in order, working together, we can't be stopped."
By accepting the position of police chief last fall, Lynch also accepted a mandate from university administrators to revamp the department into a more visible, service-oriented operation to better serve the university community. But he says the work actually began a few years ago when new programs and activities were introduced to shift priorities of the department from law enforcement to customer service. "I had a good foundation to build on," he says. "The command staff and officers have worked hard to boost our reputation, level of professionalism, and visibility in the community."
Lynch approached his new responsibilities with a watchful eye, allowing himself time to observe police operations and departmental procedures. He came aboard during the department's second reaccreditation process, which provided an excellent opportunity to quickly learn about operational and administrative functions, he explains. The agency was originally accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies (CALEA) in 1991, a national recognition of law enforcement professional excellence.
He started with small steps to enhance the visual image of the department–a new website, redesigned markings on police vehicles that include the website address, and an awards program to recognize outstanding performance by university police officers.
His evaluation of departmental functions resulted in the current organization of a command staff that includes Lynch as chief; John Jenkins, Albert Oglesby, and Paul Malharek as deputy chiefs; and Joan McCall, Norman Barnes, Fletcher Daniels, and Joe Pignatiello as lieutenants. Jenkins, as deputy chief for administration, has responsibility for budgeting, payroll, event billing, central records, and CALEA accreditation. Oglesby, assisted by Daniels (patrol operations) and Pignatiello (support operations), is responsible for activities at the Fairfax Campus, including investigations, training, victim services, and special events. Malharek oversees the distributed campuses, with Barnes assigned to Arlington and McCall assigned to Prince William.
"We identified areas that needed attention and consolidated functions accordingly," Lynch says. "We looked at our modest, recent accomplishments and then made a list of major projects we want to pursue–that list is now two pages long! With this reorganization, we feel we are in a better position to tackle these projects in an organized, coordinated manner."
Another big change underway affects the physical appearance of the department. Construction is almost completed on an expansion to police headquarters, which will provide space for most operations currently housed in the South PE Module to relocate to headquarters. "With all commanders at my fingertips, I'm excited about forging ahead," Lynch says.


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Treanor trying for U.S. team
Niskayuna senior invited for shot at the national lacrosse squad
Published 11:21 pm, Saturday, April 28, 2012
Photo: Philip Kamrass
Niskayuna senior midfielder Kayla Treanor has been invited to try out for the 2012-14 U.S. Women's National Lacrosse Team.
The first round of tryouts is May 26-27 at Stony Brook University.
"It's exciting," Treanor said. "It's nerve-wracking to think about, and it's a huge step going from the U-19 to the next step and playing against the best college players to the best players to ever play the game. I'm excited and I'm honored."
Treanor played for the Under-19 U.S. National Team in the World Championships last summer in Hanover, Germany.
"They ask all the alumni or anybody that has played on the U.S. team before tryouts," Treanor said. "I'm going to go try out, but I'm not expecting anything ... just going to go have fun with my friends."


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I spent the noon hour today taking part in an information session for students interested in our British Studies Program, specifically the Introduction to British Journalism course that my colleague Maggie Williams and I teach in the School of Mass Communication & Journalism.The course runs the month of July in London.
We strongly encourage our Honors College students to study abroad during their time at Southern Miss. Many of our HoCo students take part in British Studies, and I'm hoping 2013 will be a banner year for study abroad. (We had 20 or so HoCo students take part in the British Studies Program in the summer of 2012.) Southern Miss has a wide range of international studies programs, representing virtually every continent around the globe.
In the short video below, Williams and PR major Kennon Walker talk about today's program. The second video is a short minidocumentary — and a first-rate one at that — that Keenon put together describing the BSP experience.


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Be you (the whole truth) – Georgia Rachal
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Every week I write a column called BE YOU for one of the local papers (The Times of Acadiana) – Each week someone different answers the questionnaire – the paper often has to edit them, so here are all the answers, unedited (the whole truth.) This week, Georgia Rachal.
Georgia is a pilates instructor, a personal trainer, life coach and generally pretty amazing person who has just opened Mind over Matter studios (337.435.4518). Georgia is one of those people who just oozes passion and motivation and makes you feel all warm and positive like you can do anything with your life – and she does it by simply being herself. If you have met her then you know exactly what I mean, if you haven't then you really should. And yes, I'm signing up for some pilates.
What was your first job?
Babysitting age-11. My neighborhood girlfriends and I formed a babysitters club and went door-to-door passing out flyers. Little did I know, the job I would pick up that day would majorly affect whom I grew up to become. Those girls (now women) are two of my most prized blessings in life.
Describe a typical day in your life.
My days are completely different than before the studio opened. Before, I spent my days training with clients and teaching somewhere between ten to fourteen hours a day, and on my off hours, spending time with my son, working with Junior League and then catching up on the rest of life when I can…It seems chaotic most days but to be honest, it's what I have come to know and love.
The moment Mind Over Matter Studios became a reality, life warped into this exciting and terrifying unknown world. Since then, my days are spent praying, obsessively organizing my dreams, making multiple lists, and taking everything one day, one thought, and one client at a time. Most people don't believe it, but I haven't had a good workout since the first week of October! Yikes!
So, basically, I…Pray. Train. Repeat.
What advice would you give the younger you?
Hang onto your childhood innocence. Your spontaneity and sense of self are your strengths, not your flaws. It's okay to be different. It's okay to be wrong. It's okay to fall. The waves of life will do far more than intimidate you. They will drown you; spin you in fast circles and push you farther than you think you can go. You will feel alone and empty, as if nothing is left. But you will also learn how to swim. You will learn to fight. You will learn the value of seeing your own smile and the power behind filling up your own cup. You will find the person you were born to be but most importantly, you will learn forgiveness in the truest form. You will come to know God deeper than ever before.
You will discover your purpose by surviving the darkness and you will realize your experiences, your awareness and your openness to share are healing gifts from God. Listen closely to your intuition and always answer it without hesitation. And always remember, Jackson is paying closer attention than you think 🙂
What event in your life most shaped who you are now?
To pick just one feels impossible. I'd have to say my parent's marriage. It sounds like I'm joking but actually I'm not! My parents married when I was 3 and my dad adopted my brother and I when I was 5. Though they are very different people they compliment each other beautifully. Their commitment to each other year after year through so many life events have taught me about follow through, compromise and family value (which sound pretty boring to a non-adult but turns out, they are pretty important). Together my parents carry a multitude of hard earned life lessons and experience paired with a layer of grace in withholding wisdom when they realize I want to learn it on my own (against their better judgment at times, I'm sure; although I wouldn't know it). Somehow, they know just the right time to say the right thing. Not to mention, their calm stability in a world of constant, uncertain chaos. They stand still. They stand together. Thank God.
What values do you live by?
In one word: influence. I have always felt I was put on this Earth to influence someone, somehow by doing something. I always thought that I was supposed to do it through dance (or movement as I like to call it). Now I realize much more clearly, my purpose is to change the world through Pilates and Positive Psychology. Through various forms of movement, I get to help people transform their lives, as well as their bodies. I get to help them discover self-awareness and am able to guide them along the path to life long transformation. One client at a time builds a better population and a stronger world. It's my gift and my responsibility and I am super excited about it!
What do you most appreciate?
Quiet moments
Deep conversation
Paying my own bill
Feeling understood
A good cup of coffee
A run in a new city
The moment you connect with a stranger
Light bulb moments
Authentic, forever best friends
What is your favorite journey?
Oh, I'd have to say the journey I am on right now. It's exhilarating and unfamiliar at all times. I am constantly uncomfortable, completely at risk of falling on my face, vulnerable and secretly a bit scared… all that and I am still voluntarily releasing all control to God (hear that, Lord? All of this is Yours!). For any non-believers reading this, I can promise you, I could never have imagined my life where it is today. Not only could I not imagine it, it would have been entirely impossible to think up and execute on my own. I'm just not that cool, turns out! I am loved by a miracle daily (eh hem, Jonathan Kastner) and now we own our own business that may actually end up being very successful! Whoa! God never ceases to surprise me each and every day with what He does in my life. So, the great journey to self-acceptance, forgiveness and a deeper spirituality has been my favorite so far. Now, who knows what's coming up next…How exciting is that?
Where is your favorite place to be alone?
A stage, an ocean, in tennis shoes on the open road, in the rain, exploring an unfamiliar city, or sitting outside with a journal.
What living figure most inspires you?
Someone who defies the odds.
What was the best advice you were ever given?
Life is like a slingshot. Sometimes you have to be pulled backwards in order to propel forwards. (Best metaphor ever!)
What book would you tell everyone to read?
1) The Bible.
2) "Think and Grow Rich" by Napoleon Hill
What is the best thing about where you live?
Our people, hands down!
Not to mention, our running community, Run Louisiana is dynamite! Everyday we grow stronger. I'm LOVING it!
How do you "let the good times roll"?
Dance, dance, and more dance! Give me good live music and the next thing you know, the red hair starts flying, hands start waving, toes start tapping and that's a rap, my friend! I will see you tomorrow, because I'm not leaving!
What did u want to be when you grew up?
An astronaut, a singer and a school teacher
I'm not an astronaut but I do have a traveling soul!
I'm not a singer (publicly) but I am an expressionist, artist, dancer, and a believer of magic.
I'm not a school teacher but I live a life of influence and education.
Funny how the things we crave as little children, we often find ourselves yearning for as adults. Makes me think of Jackson and all the possibilities he has (grateful).
What is your motto?
Seriously? Just one? I have soooo many. Not a nice question
-Everything is psychological. The secret lies inside the onion. Even though it is uncomfortable and may cause tears, the amount of vitamins, energy and flavor you will gain from taking it one layer at a time will exceed all hardship along the way. This goes for both emotional and physical situations. I am constantly telling my clients to purposely bring their emotional struggles into their physical workouts. On the flip side, I find myself coaching them to focus on developing the mental effort it takes to keep pushing forward. They really help each other out.
-Don't take it personally. It's probably not about you anyway.
-Intuition is there for a reason. Do not do anything even if it's a little fuzzy. Pray for discernment. Sit. Stay. Listen. You will know when its time. It's bold, its powerful, its genius. It comes with a rare feeling of peace. That's your time to fly.
How would you like to be remembered?
As the girl who fearlessly keeps dreaming and doesn't accept no for an answer.
The purpose driven wanderer who creates art by bringing make belief to life. The born dreamer who transformed herself into a great leader of influence, development, and change. An eye opener of self worth, curiosity and exploration.
What do you say to yourself when you doubt yourself?
Step outside yourself. This isn't about you. Focus. Release expectation. Show up. Pray.
"Lord, be the very center of this. Remove any doubt that is not a deeper message from You. You know my heart, Lord. Let me see You in this. Come Jesus. Fear go."
What three things are vital to BEing YOU?
Movement. Change. Expression.
Which words or phrases do you most overuse?
Pilates is the fundamentals for life!
Opposition is the key to finding balance (both in life and in the physical sense)
Inhale to prepare. Exhale….
You are STRONG! Make this count!
What is your favorite word?
Ohana- means family. Family means no one gets left behind.
What do you collect?
Goals and as of recently, dimes.
What food could you live on for a month?
To sustain my lifestyle…
A homemade Veggie Egg white omelet
(EAT Food Coaching organic eggs and veggies, of course)
Fun food….
Jonathan's spaghetti squash vegan yummy dinner dish, Fish Tacos or Whole Foods vegan chocolate chip cookies
What would you change about yourself?
My hunger for such a big life (who defines "big life" anyway?). It's one of those situations where my strength is my weakness… Sometimes, I get tired of myself and I give myself a headache…. Oh, and my nagging narcissistic tendencies. I try to fight them, fix them or at least hide them but they always seem to arise. Damn ego.
What literary, movie or cartoon character do you most identify with?
Oh, this is going to be embarrassing…
Eat, Pray, Love (the book), It came out right when I was going through my divorce so I clung to it. Literally, I think I slept with it most nights. During that time, I was inspired to write. Dance was not an option any longer and at the time, I was a terrible runner (Note. This was the beginning of my running career though). I had no other form of artistic expression (other than the typical tantrums and late night outs) so I wrote- mostly, on an unconscious level but I didn't care. I just spit broken thoughts onto paper and without ever rereading them. I still have no idea what I wrote all those months (and years following) and the closed journal is sitting in my office and I see it everyday. Don't care in the least bit what those words say. Isn't that incredible? Anyway, It was then; I realized the clarity and freedom writing gave me. It's become a driving force in my life, though most people don't know that about me. Of course, on another level, I don't know any person going through a divorce who wouldn't want to take off traveling for a year ALONE and get paid lucratively for it. SIGN ME UP! They do Pilates in India, right?
I'm also pretty sure the main character in Brave was designed entirely around me but who knows.
Describe yourself in five words.
What's next? Let's do it!
What is your idea of happiness?
Happiness is peace of mind. It's weightless movement, balance and fluidity with spouts of controlled interruption. Happiness is sustainability. Happiness is the world bathed in colorful inspiration. Happiness means being in a deeper relationship with the Earth rather than with human beings. Being surrounded by colorful trees and holidays feeling like holidays. Happiness, to me, is giving Jackson the opportunity, curiosity and yearning to explore the globe and all cultures inside. It means providing him a strong education from experts who live what they teach. Happiness means being challenged every single day by every single conversation. Everyday, waking up to go to sleep utterly exhausted, tested and fulfilled. Happiness is service. Happiness is exploration. Happiness is adventure. Lastly, happiness is waking up every single day with an overwhelming sense of gratitude and passionately living out every wild desire that can be dreamt up.
What is your favorite movie?
One Last Dance, Under the Tuscan Sun
What music defines who you are?
For work, live percussion makes me giddy.
Amos Lee and other singer/song writers, otherwise.
What do you most regret?
I'm not sure I regret anything at all. If I took anything away from my past, I would be weaker for it. I am stronger because of the moments I would be tempted to give back. Plus, they're over now. What's the point of regretting them now?
However, in my next life, I'll go to Physical Therapy school, get my masters in Dance Movement Therapy and Positive Psychology before I have my super cool kiddo and move back to Lafayette. 🙂
What question do you wish I'd asked?
Do you want to be my friend?
What would the answer be?
I sure do! Thought you'd never ask!:)
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i want Georgia's autograph.


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Andalucia is home to a great variety of trees and wild flowers.
Ash tree / Fresno (Fraxinus)
Generally found near small brooks, springs and larger river valleys.
Chestnut Tree / Castaño (Castanea sativat) Likes moist areas and silica soil at altitudes of between 400 and 1000m.
Spanish Fir / Pinsapo (Abies Pinsapo)
In 1837, during one of his exploratory visits to the south of the Iberian Peninsula, the Swiss Botanist Edmond Boisser discovered a new species of tree: Abies Pinsapo, popularly known as the pinsapo pine or Spanish fir. Pinus pinaster aiton is also one of the most common and is highly resistant to cold so can be found even at 1700m. The Pinus halepensis prefers the lower slopes and is found up to 1200m. The third pine found in the area is Pino piñonero but Its presence is entirely due to reforestation.
Carib Tree / Algarrobo (Ceratonia siliqua)
Grows spontaneously in more remote areas and amongst the pines. It can withstand high temperatures and is found between 600 and 1000m.
Gall Oak / Quejigo (Quercus faqinea)
The common Quercus can be found all over the area.
Evergreen Oak / Encina (Quercus ilex).
Found all over the area.
Wild Olive / acebuche (Olea europea)
The wild olive tree is one of the species best adapted to the Mediterranean climate.
Cork Oak
The Cork Oak is found mainly in Cadiz Province around Mount Alcornoque. Acorns are the staple diet of the black pigs whose cured ham – pata negra – is the local delicacy.
Juniper (Juniperus phoenicea)
The juniper is fairly in the region.
Enebro (Juniperus communis)
Commonly found.
Polar / álamo, Willow / sauce, Maple / arce, Elm / olmo, Alder / aliso
Deciduous trees found along river valleys.
The following wild flowers can be found in the area:
Dwarf Convolulus, Pink Convolulus, Sea Lavender, Italian Sainfoin, Crown Daisy, Purple Vipers Bugloss, Prickly Pear, Barbary Fig, Star Thistle, Milk Thistle, Wild Gladioli, Broom, Spiny Broom, Honeysuckle, Sage, Bishops weed.


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Reactions to Ryan Braun's second PED chapter range from agnostic to skeptic
So what was some of the initial reaction from Major League Baseball observers or pundits to Ryan Braun PED Part Deux?
ESPN's Buster Olney had some advice for the media:
"Stop pretending you are human lie detectors."
Olney wrote: "Stop lending your credibility to his-dog-ate-his-homework stories, spoon-fed by lawyers or agents who won't go on the record. If you get the urge to write about how authentic Braun's response was, or how it makes sense, take a deep breath and step away from your iPad. But the same also is true if you are dead certain he's guilty. Because you're not.
"By now, the great lesson that we should have all learned over the past 25 years is that unless you happen to be attached to the hip of the athlete every minute of every hour of every day, you don't know. You don't know whether he's guilty, you don't know whether he's innocent."
ESPN reporter T.J. Quinn had trouble understanding why Braun's legal team would seek out Tony Bosch, who runs a wellness clinic in the Miami area, as a consultant when Braun was building his case to present to the arbitrator.
On "SportsCenter" Quinn was asked how qualified Bosch was as a consultant.
"It is a stunning thing for him to say," Quinn said, referring to Braun. "It's hard to find somebody who is less qualified or less credible. Tony Bosch doesn't have a medical license, although he tells people he is a doctor, he was connected to a player who was suspended for PED use four years ago (Manny Ramirez). . . . The idea that anyone would go to him as a credible witness is astounding and is something that Ryan Braun is going to have to answer for."
Ken Rosenthal of Fox Sports also said he had a hard time with Braun's contention that his legal team used Bosch as a consultant.
"Really?" Rosenthal said. "Bosch isn't a doctor. He isn't an acclaimed expert. As one agent told me, no sophisticated lawyer would use him as a consultant. It doesn't pass the smell test. You go to a high end guy."
Tom Verducci of SI.com cited Braun's masterful performance last year at his press conference following the arbitrator's decision to uphold his appeal of a positive test for a banned substance.
"Daniel Day-Lewis would have blushed at the sight," Verducci said of Braun's presentation.
"Maybe you want to believe Bosch is a master of fiction, whose logbooks hint at the world's next great imaginative novelist," Verducci said. "After hearing about fake web sites, fake girlfriends and deer antler spray in the past six months, we can't even imagine what might next be possible in the sports world.
"But this much we do know: we have learned to distrust," Verducci said. "We have heard too many lawyered-up, well-coached acts of performance art to easily allow the athlete the benefit of the doubt. The innocent, of course, sadly pay a price for this cynicism, but we have seen how the movie ends too many times."
Jon Paul Morosi of FoxSports.com summed up his reaction to Braun's explanation for why his name is in Bosch's ledger:
"Plausible? I suppose. Convincing? No."
Morosi contended: "And as someone who attended Braun's post-exoneration news conference in Phoenix last February, my eyes were drawn to one particular line in Tuesday's statement: 'I have nothing to hide.' In fact, Braun has behaved over the past year like a man with something to hide."
Dan Wetzel of Yahoo Sports wrote baseball remains rooted in the Steroids Era.
"As long as there is an incentive to gain an edge this will continue," Wetzel said. "And since that incentive is not simply financial, but rooted in human nature, MLB can never truly exhale. The sport will forever be forced to chase its tail."
When we last checked there were about 2,900 comments on the Yahoo! Sports story by Tim Brown and Jeff Passan that first reported Braun's name in the records at Biogenesis, the clinic in question.
Bleacher Report, which surveyed the comments posted there pronounced: "In all, comments attached to the original article were overwhelmingly against Braun."
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- Peyton Manning: 'All players would like to be able to say that they played with as much passion as Brett Favre'
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- Kurt Warner instructs young quarterbacks to play 'Like That'
- Game day TV cameras don't find coach Mike McCarthy an irresistible force
- Businessman Steve Ballmer scouted Milwaukee and Bucks before Clippers became available
- Fox NFL game analyst John Lynch sees Packers as 'a team on the uptick'
- Actor Bill Murray explains his abiding connection to the game of golf
- Broncos finish first in this year's popularity contest for NFL teams
- Eddie Lacy is NFL marketing double threat: 1st in bobbleheads, 29th in jerseys


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I got involved in a Facebook discussion about whether women should wear makeup. This is the original post:
I bet if women replaced their time putting make up on with push ups, squats, and sit ups, they wouldn't feel the need for make up
Just no. That's how I'm going to start this, just NO.
If women had sexier bodies they wouldn't need to cover their faces with makeup? First, that doesn't actually make sense. Bodies and faces are two very different things. Insecurity about one doesn't necessarily mean insecurity about the other, nor does wearing makeup help if a woman feels insecure about her body.
Second, that suggests that women only wear makeup because they're insecure. That's just not the case. Most of the women I know who wear makeup do it because they feel like they're highlighting their natural assets, or because they like color. As someone on the threat pointed out, there's an ART FORM to it. Makeup, like the clothes we choose, the piercings or tattoos we have, are forms of self-expression.
Third, what a man finds sexy is IRRELEVANT. So many of the posts were about what MEN like. Um, here's the thing. I don't give a FLYING FUCK what men like. When I wear something it's because *I* like it. ME ME ME. I'm not trying to impress anyone. I'm trying to be comfortable and happy with what I've got on. From head to toe, I'm doing what I'm doing because it makes ME feel good.
This is some of the most patriarchal fucking bullshit I have seen in a long time. Are you fucking kidding me? This is what you like so women should abide? Get the fuck out of here with that. If that's what you like, you go ahead and find a woman who agrees with that. Don't spread your shit like it's the Gospel.
Are there women who wear makeup because they're insecure? I am sure there are and that breaks my heart. I want women to be happy to be themselves. I hope one day they can find peace with themselves.
Men who say this shit think they're HELPING. "Babe, focus on your body. Don't worry about the makeup." How about you step the fuck off? *I* control my body, not you. It is here to serve ME in this earthly life, NOT YOU.
Men, stop trying to control my body, my face, whatever. They aren't here for you. I wasn't born for your viewing pleasure. Worry about your own shit. Get a fucking hobby and leave me the hell alone.


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WWE News: Top Contenders for Entry into Hall of FameDecember 28, 2012
Discussions continue regarding which legendary wrestlers should be granted entry into the WWE Hall of Fame, as detailed by Justin LaBar of Wrestlezone.com.
LaBar lists a handful of hopefuls for the Hall, including Dwayne "The Rock" Johnson, Mick Foley and tag teams Harlem Heat and The Nasty Boys.
The Rock is possibly the most famous of that group, thanks to his acting career as well as his legendary wrestling career. In a career filled with highlights, perhaps the brightest is when he dropped Stone Cold Steve Austin in the last match of Austin's career.
LaBar considers Foley the most prominent front-runner, though, pointing to Foley's recent involvement with WWE and his relationship with the city of New York. Foley was always entertaining, at one point entering a 30-man battle royale under three separate personas. Foley finally won a championship as Mankind, defeating the Rock in 1999.
Harlem Heat, a tag team of brothers Booker and Lash Huffman, were former champions and regular draws for WWE.
The Nasty Boys, likewise, the team of Brian Knobs and Jerry Sags, were well known draws, bringing a darker, less flamboyant edge to professional wrestling. The Nasty Boys are also known for some off-stage drama, something that could hurt their chances.
LaBar lists a few other contenders, including Owen Hart and Bruno Sammartino. Hart is unlikely due to his widow's bitter relationship with WWE, while Sammartino has been critical of the WWE brand of late. Both would be a surprise.
My colleague Jersey Strong Jay also gives an eloquent defense of New World Order's chance for the Hall. This seems unlikely, though nWo is probably as deserving as any other candidate.
The list of candidates is long, and only a few can get in the Hall. The Rock and Foley are both sure-fire Hall of Famers at some point in the future, and now is as good a time as any.
Did I miss anybody? Who would you like to see in the Hall? Let me know in the comments below.


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Getting ready to go to the beach? Get your kids excited about beach adventures with these fun sand- and sea-inspired tales.
Beautiful watercolor scenes fill the pages of the sweet children's book Beach by award-winning author Elisha Cooper. The stretch of sand comes alive as people arrive, umbrellas get raised and play begins. The scenes are evocative, serene and yet vibrant in their celebration of visiting the beach. It's just all the best parts of beach-going.
The pictures and words in this story work in harmony creating both mental and visual appeal. No wonder this book won the 2006 Society of Illustrators Gold Medal.
Do your kids adore the adventures of The Backyardigans? If so, then they will adore this cute book based on an episode — The Backyardigans Pirate Treasure by Justin Spelvin. In this book, The Backyardigans discover a pirate map and must work together to locate the treasure.
Your kids will love reading this fun pirate-themed book again and again... and get some ideas for pretending to hunt their own treasure too. You just need to bring the pails and shovels to the beach to help out. And as a mom, you will thoroughly enjoy the emphasis on pretend play.
When I spied the brilliant cover of Pirate Pete by Kim Kennedy in a local beach-themed store, I knew it was coming home with us. How could I not buy it? After all, pirates and their lore about buried treasure are a fabulous get-excited-for-the-beach subject. So, home it came where I found myself reading it cover to cover — sans kids. It was so cute, I couldn't put it down. My kids agreed when they read it too.
This is a fun book that will draw laughs as Pirate Pete says again and again, "Where there's gold, I'm a-goin'!" Pirate Pete is on the hunt for buried treasure with a stolen map. Will he find it?
Between the artwork of Eric Carle and the adorable story about moving and making a new shell house a home, A House for Hermit Crab by Eric Carle, delivers a story worth reading. The book is rich in sea-life facts and full of relatable information. And the undercurrent (no pun intended) of friendship adds another dimension in this great book, perfect for getting excited about the beach.
If you are a fan of Carle's work (A Very Hungry Caterpillar, Brown Bear, What Do You See?), then you will enjoy the vivid pictures throughout this easy-to-read children's book.
This sweet book about a hermit crab who needs to find a new shell is one of my favorites. My kids and I read Does Anyone Know Where a Hermit Crab Goes? by Michael Glaser dozens of times every summer (and in the winter too!) and it never fails to get us thinking about the hermit crabs we see at the beach. The lyrical story is sweet, but also peppered with interesting information.
Published in 1983, this one is a hidden gem — a classic that's worth digging out for a fun pre-beach read. It is out of print, but you can find good copies on Amazon still.
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Aconcagua's South Face by Willie Benegas
The South Face of Aconcagua is among the biggest of the world's big walls; its towering 9000 feet are made up of dreadfully rotten rock, collapsing ice cliffs, and steep, plunging slopes of snow and ice. It seems an environment designed to repel anyone with any sense of self-preservation. Still, for all these unappealing traits, the force of the nature of Aconcagua's South Face beckons to all climbers to test their skills. The legend of the South Face fascinated me for years. After a long but extremely successfull guiding season on the Normal Route on the opposite side of the mountain, it came to me that it was time to ask Aconcagua's permission to scale its more daunting side. I needed a partner. Damian, my twin brother, still had guiding responsibilities elsewhere. Second in line was Horacio Cunety, who had more than a decade of experience on this mountain: without any reservations, he jumped into this crazy but fulfilling idea of climbing the South Face. High-altitude sickness would not be an issue, since we had climbed the mountain four times already that season. Feeling strong and confident, we decided to climb fast and light, carrying only the minimum necessary: supplies for two days of climbing—although the normal time is five days. As we left Puente del Inca in the morning, the weather was fantastic. We set off full of energy as we hiked toward the route, when suddenly the immensity of the South Face was before us, its terrain appearing like the surface of the moon. Unavoidable doubts haunted us; we felt preyed upon by the face's constant, overwhelming presence. It seemed almost impossible to look anywhere else; our eyes were constantly drawn to the avalanches sweeping the face as we searched it for clues, wondering, worrying. The knowledge that we'd soon be up there, enclosed by the vertical world, brought immediacy and a cold reality to our expedition.
Familiarity however, is a wonderful salve: we know this mountain well; we have thirty years of combined experience; we have studied every feature a thousand times. We felt more comfortable as we got closer and closer. We wasted no time, starting to climb right away, and when darkness engulfed us, we were surrounded by towers of less than desirable rock. We advanced quickly to the base of the towers, where we made a cozy bivy.
After a good sleep, we started climbing again at 4:00 am under the glow of our headlamps. A mist descended on us, but we were in a mystical place and we moved in perfect harmony, not needing to think, not needing to say anything: we knew what to do. By late afternoon, we had reached the base of the Superior Glacier. After a few minutes searching for a perfect bivy spot, we settled for an uninviting crevasse where, in desperate need of hydration, we quickly started to melt snow.
Sunrise brought us to the base of the dreadful serac. Searching for a safe passage was a hard and stressful undertaking; every side seemed crazy until we finally managed to find a perfect tunnel. Some ingenious digging brought us to the surface of Superior Glacier, where my eyes feasted upon the savage beauty of this mountain.
By the end of the day, we had reached the halfway point on the French Pillar, at 19,500 feet (5944 m). Under darkness, we started the long and exhausting process of digging on the ridge crest to create a platform scarcely big enough to accommodate half of me, let alone the two of us. Dehydration and sore muscles were the norm by morning. It was cold and windy, but the rocks were the best we had seen so far. Still, the mighty South Face was not giving up. Every foot we gained was through hard work, but despite the difficulties, we were moving well. At one belay, I discovered under some snow, much to my surprise, climbing artifacts from the first ascent by the French Expedition in 1954. So many years ago. In that moment I was struck by thoughts of that historic ascent, of those amazing climbers.
Finally we reached the summit ridge ourselves; the South Face had given us its permission. By late afternoon, Horacio and I stood atop the roof of the Americas; the South Face had brought me humility, trust, and teamwork.


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Washington D.C. | March 7, 2012
Angela Wilson, the 2012 Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) Teacher of the Year, participated in a mock press conference today hosted by the Council of Chief State School Officers (CCSSO) as one of the four finalists for the 2012 National Teacher of the Year. Angela is an English and Language Arts teacher at Vicenza Middle School in Italy, and was selected from among 14 district nominees as DoDEA's 2012 Teacher of the Year last fall.
Three other teachers from across the nation were also selected as the finalists for this year's award:
Gay Barnes: 2012 Alabama Teacher of the Year and a first grade teacher at Horizon Elementary School in Alabama.
Rebecca Lynn Mieliwocki: 2012 California Teacher of the Year and a seventh grade English teacher at Luther Burbank Middle School.
Alvin Aureliano Davis: 2012 Florida Teacher of the Year and a music teacher at Miramar High School in Florida.
The National Teacher of the Year will be announced in late April.


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Probably many users know the situation, when turning on the computer it is loading, but once it comes to the launch of the operating system, the PC is rebooted.This means that a bootable operating system file is damaged.Usually right after that almost everyone starts to reinstall Windows.But you can do without having to reinstall and run Windows from the installation disc .
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1 Turn on the computer.Insert the boot disk of the operating system in the computer's optical drive.After rebooting the PC continuously press F5 (depending on the model of the motherboard, alternate keys can be F8 or F12).
menu appears select the option you start the computer.As a source of start-up, select your optical drive (CD / DVD) and press Enter.Wait a few seconds for the disc in the drive does not spin up.Then the screen will show "Press any key to start the drive» (press ani key boot from cd).Accordingly, press any key on the ke
After this drive will start and begin the process of downloading files in the computer's memory.Wait until the first dialog box in which to select "System Restore."Windows will be scanned for errors, missing files will be restored.The computer will reboot and have run in normal mode.
If after you select the source of your boot drive, nothing happened, you need to select the device in the BIOS boot.To do this, turn on the computer, and immediately after the press DEL.Then you get into the BIOS menu.In it, select First primary device.At this point you can enter the startup order of the computer.As the first source boot your PC, select your optical drive.To do this, just around the number "1", press Enter, and then displays a list of devices.In this list, select your optical drive (CD / DVD) and press Enter.
then exit the BIOS menu.To do this, click on the line Exit press Enter.There will be a window asking you save the settings.In this window, click Save And Exit.The computer restarts, and the system starts to run from a bootable disk.Further procedure is the same as in the preceding paragraph.
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Brendan Dawes - Using a Git Repo to create a physical document of the work
There's something quite Bridlesque about these lovely books that Brendan is generating from git commits.
There's something quite Bridlesque about these lovely books that Brendan is generating from git commits.
New Zealand has a pattern library (in Fractal, no less).
A lightweight style guide generator. This one uses SassDoc to parse out the documentation for colours, type, etc.
Great advice on writing sensible comments in your code.
Alla looks at ways of documenting animations into a pattern library. I tell ya, her book is going to be unmissable!
Once again, we can learn from Christoper Alexander's A Pattern Language when it comes to create digital design systems, especially this part (which reminds me of one of the panes you can view in Fractal's default interface):
- Each pattern's documentation is preceded with a list of other patterns that employ the upcoming pattern
- Each pattern's documentation is followed by a list of other patterns that are required for this pattern
The really nicely documented design system for Lost My Name.
They've also written up the process of creating the design system which includes a refreshingly honest account of missteps made along the way—very valuable!
A nicely-documented styleguide from Atlassian. It's not a component library, though—there's no code here.
An in-depth look at the current Shadow DOM spec. It's well-written but I don't think this will really click with me until I start playing around with it for myself.
It's good to see that the examples have some thought given to fallback content.
There's also a corresponding tutorial on custom elements
This is the tool that we use at Clearleft to generate pattern libraries. It's pretty damn cool. Mark built it. It's pretty damn cool.
I think Tyler's onto something here:
I noticed three qualities that recurred in different combinations. Without at least two, the projects seemed doomed to failure.
- User-Friendly
- Collaborative
- Integrated
I certainly think there's a difference in how you approach a pattern library intended as a deliverable (something we do a lot of at Clearleft) compared to building a pattern library for an ongoing ever-evolving product.
A walkthrough of what's new in Pattern Lab 2. It's really interesting to see the convergent evolution of ideas here with what's brewing in Fractal at Clearleft.
A straightforward little pattern library. There's also the story of making it a living style guide.
If you don't comment your CSS, you'll confuse other people looking at your code, and, more embarrassingly, you'll confuse future you. If you do comment CSS, everybody will be less confused, and things will be accidentally broken less often. You will be popular and generally well-liked, and people will remember to send you cards on your birthday. Comment more.
Some good advice here on how to write better comments in CSS.
A pattern library of Walmart's front-end code.
A nicely documented pattern library.
A nice combination of style guide and pattern library, with plenty of documentation.
Anne is documenting his process of going https:
I'm really glad he's doing this.
Mark Otto talks through the state of Github's CSS and the processes behind updating it. There's a nice mix of pragmatism and best practices, together with a recognition that there's always room for improvement.
A handy one-stop-shop for documentation on web technologies.
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Cary Grant knits...a clip from Mr.Lucky
"Did you teach 'em how to
"Did you teach 'em how to purl?" --I LOVE THAT! Thanks for posting that Bill! I've had a crush on Cary Grant for as long as I can remember. I've seen a still shot of that scene many times, but I've never seen the actual film. It's interesting how many women were holding their right needle with a pencil hold. I've tried it, and even though that's how I hold a crochet hook, it never seemed to translate over to knitting for me. I've recently heard it called the "cottage style," but I don't know if that's correct. What a great clip!
I have a friend who is
I have a friend who is absolutely obsessed with Cary Grant. She is going to have to see this! Thanks Bill. very funny.
Thank you SO MUCH,
Thank you SO MUCH, Bill!!!
...made my afternoon.
I haven't seen that in so long.
...and it's Cary Grant! 'nuff said.
Thank you for posting this
Thank you for posting this clip. The women are holding their needles the same way I do. I have heard it referred to "pencil hold" , "cottage style" sounds okay too. There seems to be as many styles as knitters.