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One of the great ironies of the "big data" revolution is how little we know about the data we use. The world of "big data" might be better called the world of "big imagination." It is particularly ironic that we have fixated on social media as "big data" despite having absolutely no visibility into whether these platforms are anywhere near as large as we imagine them to be. Despite the promise of "big data" to make our world transparent, we turn to black boxes that aggressively market themselves as massive data repositories but refuse to provide even the most rudimentary statistics about how much data they actually hold. In turn, entire industries have been founded on the vision of social media as massive new datasets that can shine unprecedented new light onto society, even as we operate entirely in the dark, uncertain of either the data or algorithms we use. Looking closer we find that traditional news media is actually just a few times smaller than the totality of all trillion tweets combined and is several times larger than even the largest Twitter datasets available to researchers. Even Facebook's new petabyte research dataset pales in comparison to what is available from the news media. Is it time to step back and ask whether social media is really as big as we think it is?
Why is it that the words "Facebook" and "Twitter" appear in nearly every presentation or publication about big data today? How did social media become the benchmark we use to define what precisely we mean by "big data?"
Most importantly, how can we define social media as "big data" when we know absolutely nothing about how big it is, how fast it updates or how varied its contents is?
In their early heydays of explosive growth, both Facebook and Twitter released regular updates on how large their services had grown. In recent years, however, as rumors have abounded that usage of the services has slowed (or in Facebook's case shifted to Instagram), the companies have ceased offering such detailed statistics.
How many novel textual posts and images are published to Facebook each day? How many total words and pixels do those posts add on a daily basis? How many links are shared on the platform each day?
The answer is that we simply don't know and there is no independent external auditing of the few vague numbers Facebook does release. In terms of the number of links shared daily on the platform, the only insights we have are the estimates the company released for a research dataset it is compiling from its archives, suggesting that link sharing on Facebook is far rarer than imagined.
Of course, it is Twitter that has become the centerpiece of the social media analytics industry due to its decision to make a realtime firehose of its entire platform available for analytics.
Despite its ubiquity and the fact that nearly every social media analytics platform in the world offers at least basic Twitter support, the company has not released official volume numbers in quite some time.
For its part, when asked how many tweets have been published since its founding, a Twitter spokesperson this afternoon offered only "not commenting." When asked why it no longer publishes such numbers, the company did not respond.
It didn't use to be this way. Twitter used to regularly publish its latest volume milestones and in 2014 it proudly announced that it had reached half a trillion tweets.
In recent years, however, the company has been relatively reticent regarding precise growth numbers that would make it easier to understand the company's trajectory.
Nor has it been forthcoming about the geographic and demographic reach and representativeness of its user base.
Extrapolating from previous trends we can estimate that there have been just over one trillion tweets sent since the service's founding.
Despite the sheer number of tweets, the historical 140-character size limit of tweets (which averaged around 74 bytes Twitter-wide in 2012) means those trillion tweets add up only to a few tens of terabytes of actual text, of which a large portion are duplicate posts in the form of retweets proxying for "likes."
Compared with online news coverage over the last four years, we see that the full Twitter firehose is actually only slightly larger, while the Decahose and 1% products that most researchers work with are considerably smaller. Even digitized books aren't that far off.
So why are Facebook and Twitter at the center of our societal conversation around big data rather than journalism? Why are researchers all across the world rushing to work with tweets and posts but not news? Why does every marketing and analytics offering have a Twitter subscription but few license large news archives? Why are major funding agencies pouring hundreds of millions of dollars into social media research, while funding little news analytics beyond combating "fake news?" Why are journals rushing to release special issue after special issue about "big data" social media research, while viewing traditional journalism analytics as obsolete small data?
The answer is that we focus on social media because the companies have aggressively marketed themselves as defining "big data." Their early growth was advertised in billions of posts and petabytes of data, rather than measures of impacts or insights.
Perpetually in search of the next shiny new thing, data scientists jumped on board in droves, seduced by social's machine friendly firehoses and APIs and eager to capitalize on the tremendous interest from funding agencies, publication venues and companies.
In turn, we have created a world in which our analyses are based on data we know nothing about, processed by algorithms we have no visibility into.
For all its promise to make our world transparent, "big data" has instead made it more opaque than we could ever have imagined.
How is it that we accept results compiled from black box datasets that refuse even to say how much data they actually hold?
How is it that we accept completely unknown data being shoveled through black box algorithms we know absolutely nothing about, performing analyses that we know are exceptionally nuanced and entirely dependent on the decisions of their creators?
After all, it was less than a decade ago that the 2010 release of the Google Books NGram collection was met with howls of protest from the research world that its findings were utterly meaningless because we didn't know precisely what was in the collection of books that made up its data.
In the decade since, researchers seem to have had a change of heart, wholeheartedly embracing the idea of reporting the trends of data they know nothing about. Much like privacy and data ethics, the idea of actually knowing something about your data has become a relic of the past.
How did we reach this point?
Much of the answer lies in the fact that, despite their titles, most "data scientists" aren't actually very skilled with "data." Most are programmers or statisticians (or both) who excel at figuring out how to ask questions of data but lack the critical thinking skills to step back and ask whether the data they are using actually answers their question and whether the algorithms they are using to make sense of that data are faithfully computing what they think they are.
A typical data scientist knows how to make a graph or run a regression or even build a neural network with ease. What their technical backgrounds make them blind to, however, is the underlying question of data bias. Few data scientists know how to reverse engineer an algorithm's performance from the outside to assess how well it might perform in a given analytic context. Even fewer have the worldly experience to step back and fully examine a dataset's nuances, limitations and biases before ever considering it for analysis.
The end result is that data scientists today grab for whatever dataset is easiest to obtain and work with. Social media has positioned itself squarely as the go-to "big data" dataset, with realtime firehoses and APIs with simplistic authentication processes, industry standard JSON file formats and a vast marketing machine designed to create a reality distortion field that portrays social media and big data as one in the same.
Does social media afford us insights not available through other platforms? The answer is that much of the insight we receive from social media is readily obtainable through other mediums like news.
The issue is that social media is easier to use.
Plug a few hashtags or keywords into a filter and monitor the JSON Twitter firehose feed for sharp spikes to alert to sudden changes. A few lines of code and a few minutes of time is all that's needed to set up a Twitter-based global alerting system.
Monitoring news requires a vast global infrastructure capable of handling the digital, broadcast and print worlds. It also requires building all of the filtering and supporting infrastructure from scratch.
Most importantly, it requires an entirely different way of thinking.
Twitter's simplicity makes it trivial to analyze. High volume low informational content messaging streams are essentially analyzed through filters and volume counts. Twitter is for all intents and purposes, behavioral event data, readily amenable to relatively simplistic stream analytics and anomaly detection. Trends manifest themselves in highly visible deviations that can be easily flagged through even the most basic of filtration processes.
In contrast, news media consists of a lower volume of very rich content that contains layer on top of layer of informational and emotional signals. Translating such incredibly rich and nuanced content into meaningful content is a vastly harder problem.
In short, extracting meaning from Twitter is akin to processing any other kind of high volume event data and is a well understood and fairly well solved problem. In many ways it is like building a thermostat: the input signal is a well-formed machine friendly numeric signal that can be easily thresholded.
Extracting meaning from news content, on the other hand, is still very much an active area of research, falling into the category of classical machine understanding.
Seen in this light, social media has gained such popularity with data scientists because it requires almost no skill to analyze or utilize. In contrast, effectively extracting meaning from news media requires expertise possessed by very few data scientists.
Putting this all together, social media has become the poster child of the "big data" revolution not because it is the largest and richest source of information about human society, but rather because social platforms made decisions early on to position themselves for the data science community with firehoses and APIs. They have built massive marketing machines to cement themselves in the public consciousness as data-first enterprises. Their high-volume low-content modalities make them trivial to analyze and thus easy for data scientists to work with.
The remarkable success of social platforms in convincing the world of their size and impact in the total absence of any hard numbers to support those claims reminds us how much of our understanding of social media exists only in our imagination. News media is actually far larger and richer than the social datasets available to researchers, but the journalistic world has yet to rebrand itself for the digital era and lacks the enormous marketing machine to position itself as data in the public consciousness.
In the end, perhaps the biggest story is that rather than make the world transparent, the "big data" revolution has plunged it into opacity and created a world in which we accept findings from unknown algorithms running on unknown data without the slightest concern in the world. Welcome to the reality of big data.
Based in Washington, DC, I founded my first internet startup the year after the Mosaic web browser debuted, while still in eighth grade, and have spent the last 20 years…
Based in Washington, DC, I founded my first internet startup the year after the Mosaic web browser debuted, while still in eighth grade, and have spent the last 20 years working to reimagine how we use data to understand the world around us at scales and in ways never before imagined. One of Foreign Policy Magazine's Top 100 Global Thinkers of 2013 and a 2015-2016 Google Developer Expert for Google Cloud Platform, I am a Senior Fellow at the George Washington University Center for Cyber & Homeland Security. From 2013-2014 I was the Yahoo! Fellow in Residence of International Values, Communications Technology & the Global Internet at Georgetown University's Edmund A. Walsh School of Foreign Service, where I was also adjunct faculty. From 2014-2015 I was a Council Member of the World Economic Forum's Global Agenda Council on the Future of Government. My work has appeared in the presses of over 100 nations.


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They're Not In Kansas Anymore
- Philadelphia Union are coming off a 2-0 victory over Sporting Kansas City Yesterday at Talen Energy Stadium.
- With the win, the Union are now 11 points clear of the red line in the Eastern Conference, owning a record of 14-12-4 and 43 points.
- Philadelphia's 14 wins are the most in club history. The Union are just three points shy of setting a new franchise record for points earned in a season.
We Want The Cup
- Philadelphia Union will now set their sights on the 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final against Houston Dynamo on Wednesday from BBVA Compass Stadium in Houston, Texas. The match will be televised on ESPN2 with Adrian Healey and Taylor Twellman on the call, with Sebastian Salazar reporting on the sidelines.
- Philadelphia owns an all-time record of 19-8 in Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup play.
- The Union have now reached the Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup Final for the third time in club history.
Just A Reminder
- Philadelphia Union earned a Fourth Round victory over Richmond Kickers on June 5, 2018 with a 5-0 victory. Philadelphia set a new franchise record for largest margin of victory with that 5-0 win over Richmond.
- The Union advanced the Quarterfinal round of the Open Cup after they defeated New York Red Bulls 2-1 on June 16 at Talen Energy Stadium, thanks to goals from Bosnian Haris Medunjanin and Jamaican International Cory Burke.
- Philadelphia solidified their spot in the Semifinals with a 1-0 win over Orlando City on July 18 at Talen Energy Stadium. El Capitan Alejandro Bedoya earned the game-winner, while Andre Blake recorded the shutout.
- The Union clinched a spot in the 2018 Final thanks to a 3-0 victory over Chicago Fire on Aug. 8 at Talen Energy Stadium. Cory Burke recorded a brace and CJ Sapong found the back of the net to seal the victory.
H-Town Takeover
- This will be the second time Philadelphia Union will face Houston Dynamo this season.
- Philadelphia visited the Dynamo in July at BBVA Compass Stadium in a 3-1 win over Houston.
- The Union earned a come from behind victory thanks to goals from Alejandro Bedoya, Cory Burke and Fafa Picault.
Road Magic
- Philadelphia Union have set a new franchise record for road wins in a season with six in 2018.
- Since July 11, 2018 the Union own a record of 5-1-1 away from Talen Energy Stadium.
- The club's six road wins in 2018 is tied for second most in the Eastern Conference.
A Peak Behind The Curtin
- Under Head Coach Jim Curtin the Union own an all-time record of 15-4 in Open Cup competition.
- Philadelphia has reached the Final Round of the Open Cup twice in club history, both under Coach Curtin.
- Under Coach Curtin, the Union have set franchise records in MLS wins in a season (14), MLS road wins (6) and is the only coach in the 2018 season to have clinched an Open Cup Final spot and have his club above the playoff line.
Oh Captain, My Captain
- In the 2018 Lamar Hunt U.S. Open Cup, Union Captain Alejandro Bedoya has one goal and a team-high four assists to lead the Union to the Final.
- This season, Bedoya has recorded a MLS career-high in assists, including two this past Sunday in the 2-0 win over SKC.
- Philadelphia owns a 8-0-1 record in MLS and Open Cup competition when Bedoya records a goal or an assist in a match in 2018.
League Leader Calls Philly Home
- Dockal has recorded six assists on the road this season, including two in Houston in the 3-1 win over the Dynamo in July.
- The Union own an 9-2-2 record in 2018 when Dockal records a goal or an assist in MLS and Open Cup matches.
- Borek Dockal enters the week as the MLS league leader in assists in 2018 with 15.
Mama There Goes That Man
- Union goalkeeper Andre Blake has set a new Union single season franchise record for saves recorded in a season with 105 in 2018.
- Blake also set a new career-high for saves in a season, surpassing the 100 save recorded mark for the first time in his career.
- Blake earned his ninth shutout of the season in the 1-0 win over Seattle on Sept. 19, matching his career high for shutouts in a season with nine.
A lot of Picault De Gallo in Texas
- Fafa Picault scored his eighth goal of the season on in the 1-0 win over Seattle on Sept. 19, setting a new MLS career-high for goals scored in a season.
- Picault is now tied with Cory Burke for the club lead on goals scored this season with eight.
- Picault has now scored five goals in his last seven MLS starts for the Union, the Union own a record of 5-1-1 in that span dating back to July 25.

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I am trying to get a custom widget(CW) to work that uses a map click event. The widget works as standalone but if also using the OOTB measurement widget(MW) I get weird behavior. If I use the OOTB MW before I use the CW then I get expected behavior for both tools. However, if I use the CW followed by the MW, when I close the CW the symbol it uses is cleared from the map but when using the MW the symbol replaces esri greenpin, the line segments disappear on dbl-clicks, and when MW is closed, the CW symbol remains. Any ideas on how to resolve other than re-implement the OOTB MW(and I did not want to edit the OOTB MW code)? I thought by using onClose() in CW to remove graphic/clear
map would resolve since graphic was removed(but looks like both widgets are bound to event).
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Hey all
This week I will be mainly working on my bike to make it feel right and good to ride.
Monday Ride
Today is a looking after mum day with servicing my bike where I have to go thought and by pits that I am missing or broken. I will be on the other the week as well as well as be getting the bike ready for cycling times as the suspension need to be looked over and sorted out.
Tuesday Ride
After trying to sort a few things out other the weekend and not all of it was done I still went for a ride to see how the bike is. Which is not that great so I have done some work. I will try and get it all done and finished by Sunday and there should be no problems with the bike for some time I hope after the weekend.
Other than that I also went on my normal rota and it was blocked by a tree which you will see below. I only go that way as fewer dogs are there as well as walkers but once I turned around and got going I did have to stop a few times as there were dog walkers in the way, but that is all part of riding at this location.
Wednesday Ride
For the first time I did 3 laps around my local woods which is about 2.6miles each I pushed myself hard on all the laps. I feel like I need to go to sleep for a bit but know that is pointless as I will sleep tonight. I do feel more relaxed on my bike and need to start practising my skills again. As I was going around the fallen tree is all cleared as I thought that might take a few weeks to do so which is amazing.
Thursday Ride
I have just had a blast around Joydens Wood. I went up a bit that I have never been able to cycle up Which has really cheered me up about it. If you like to see please watch the video where the link is below. I have done the rear view on Instagram if you like to watch and follow me on there. I did not go as fast as yesterday as I was hitting different obstructions and I love how it all went thought.
Friday Ride
Went out before I thought it might rain which did not till late. It was a good ride just nothing really stuck out. Just need to work on my skills and sort out things on the bike. It does look like I am running close to the bush on the left it is coz I clipped it.
Saturday Ride
I know this sound beds but I have not gone cycling today as I could not sleep that well as there was a party next door and I know what you are thinking why not go this afternoon. Well, I am going to be servicing my bike, to get the brakes how I went them and look at the shock as well as that needs some love. I will hopefully do both today. As the brakes will take me a few days to fully sort out.
Sunday Thought
This week has been good. It has also been very hot and I will get my brakes sorted and as well as a few thing that have been on my mind. I hope to do a lot more cycling next week and have a lot of fun as well.
"Nothing compares to the simple pleasure of a bike ride."
John F. Kennedy
Here is the link to the video of the weekly round up.
I hope you enjoyed this


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Earl Peak (Oct 23, 2010)
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Day hike
Gear: nothing special
Map: USGS Enchantment Lakes
Area: Teanaway
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Stats: 6.46mi, 3361' gain (for the loop)
Thanks Jim for obliging me on this trip! I was almost 7 months after getting both knees replaced and I wanted a real trip to a summit! Boy do I miss summit trips!
We met early in Bellevue and then carpooled over to the Beverly Creek trailhead (6980'), we were moving by 8:00am. We came prepared with our bright colors as it was deer hunting season.
The trail (old road) crossed the creek right out of the parking lot and then follows the old road about .40mi to the first junction. The main Beverly Creek trail heads straight crossing the creek. We headed right, uphill, following Bean Creek. There are a couple of steeper sections on this trail...OK, steep at least to someone with new hardware in their knees :) At about .7 mi (4186') from the trailhead the trail crossed Bean Creek and goes over to the north side of the drainage, still closely following the drainage uphill. Water was low and the crossing was easy. At about 1.8mi from the trailhead (5160') the trail again crosses over Bean Creek and then heads more steeply uphill to the south ridge of Earl Peak at about 2.8mi from the trailhead (6186'). From here, the trail drops back down towards Standup Creek. We instead, headed up the south ridge, all easy hiking, to the top of Earl. The route is a mix of a faint boot path, grass, some screen and a few boulders.
Lots of fall color out. The aspens were all golden yellow. Larches were a bit past prime but there was still some color out.
We had no views. Clouds moved in as we approached the top.
On the descent it actually started to snow, flurries actually. Nice! It didn't last long though. As luck would have it, the clouds that moved in as we got to the summit, parted as we headed back down. We were back to the car by about 2:15pm (a bit over 6 hours for the trip including breaks).
Earl Peak Slideshow
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Ontario's blue box program will be better without LCBO containers, say municipal program operators. The position of...
Ontario's blue box program will be better without LCBO containers, say municipal program operators. The position of the operators differs from that of industry group Corporations Supporting Recycling (CSR) that recently issued a press release expressing concern about the province's decision to place wine and liquor bottles on deposit, claiming that it will harm plans to build large glass recycling plants. (See "Editor's Blog" at left side of the Solid Waste & Recycling magazine home page: www.solidwastemag.com)
Not only will the removal of empty wine and liquor bottles reduce a major contaminant in the program, but returning empties at beer stores will mean they can be recycled into new bottles and not be "downcycled" for low-value construction uses, the recyclers say.
"Broken glass has always been a major problem in the blue box program, damaging equipment and contaminating other streams," says Mike Birett, Chair of the Association of Municipal Recycling Coordinators (AMRC). "Taking out the wine and liquor bottles will alleviate a lot of those issues and we are sure people will feel better knowing the bottles will be recycled into new bottles rather than lower value applications, such as road aggregate."
In addition, the significant increase in anticipated recovery rates will help meet the province's diversion goal of 60 per cent by 2008. (Current blue box recovery rates for LCBO containers are about 65 per cent. The Beer Store sees return rates on empty beer bottles in the high 90-per-cent range.)
Birett noted there may need to be a review in the way collection contracts are designed and in the way industry provides financial support to the program. Both are currently based on per-tonne payments, and the removal of LCBO containers will have a major impact on the make-up of the overall "basket of goods" collected by the blue box program.
"With so much based on weight, obviously there needs to be a rethinking in some areas, but these are temporary issues that can be figured out," he says.
This summer the AMRC was co-author of a report with the Association of Municipalities of Ontario (AMO) on increasing efficiency in the blue box program. Among other things, that report urged the province to add deposits to wine and liquor bottles to improve recovery.
By transferring the collection to an industry-run program, the province is demonstrating full product stewardship and municipal taxpayers will no longer have to subsidize the service. Current industry support of blue box programs are based on 50 per cent of the net costs. Municipalities pay the balance.Vivian De Giovanni, Executive Director of the AMRC, says many recycling programs are finding the blue box is not big enough to accommodate the increasing amount of material placed at the curb for recycling. Removing wine and liquor bottles will also leave room for other recyclables.
De Giovanni says other provinces operate a very efficient blue box program without wine and liquor containers.
"We agree with the Ministry of the Environment and are committed to helping resolve the issues and concerns associated with this new initiative in a simple and cost effective manner. This will improve the blue box program, improve diversion rates and get us back to truly recycling glass."
The AMRC is an incorporated, not-for-profit organization formed in 1987 by municipal waste management professionals to facilitate the sharing of municipal waste reduction and recycling information and experience.
Contact Mike Birett, AMRC Chair, at 905-895-1200 ext. 5738 or 905-716-1788 or Vivian De Giovanni, AMRC Executive Director, at 519-823-1990 or 519-588-9363.


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The network shared a new trailer and a premiere date, Sept. 14, for the animated miniseries Wednesday.
Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar is a prequel to the 2015 film Jurassic World. The trailer shows Claire Dearing, voiced by Britt McKillip, and Owen Grady, voiced by Ian Hanlin, give a tour of the Jurassic World park and its dinosaurs.
Deadline said Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar is a 13-part series. The show is set in 2012 and follows Claire and Owen as they handle runaway dinosaurs, ongoing construction, crowds of tourists and more at the park.
In addition, Claire and Owen must face a mysterious saboteur with ties to the park's past. The villain is searching for a legendary treasure and seeks to destroy Jurassic World forever.
Lego Jurassic World: The Secret Exhibit Part 1 and Part 2, a separate prequel, will be available on the Nick App and VOD beginning Aug. 25. A sneak peek of the Jurassic World: Legend of Isla Nublar pilot will be available on the Nick App, Nick On Demand and YouTube the same day.
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It doesn't matter if a hospital is in downtown Minneapolis or a small farming community. With more than 500,000 Minnesotans struggling with a mental illness, the state's world-class medical centers share an alarming challenge: meeting the needs of patients who seek care for depression, substance abuse, anxiety, post-traumatic stress disorder, schizophrenia and other conditions.
The Minnesota Hospital Association (MHA), whose members are grappling with rising emergency room visits due to these conditions, correctly calls mental health the "most pressing public health crisis facing Minnesota." Legislators ought to heed that warning and approve the pragmatic solutions prescribed by the hospitals to help them meet the demand for care. Worthy initiatives championed by the MHA include a proposal to open up beds at the Anoka Metro Regional Treatment Center and a measure to provide full funding for seven community behavioral health hospitals.
But action is especially critical right now for a high-profile MHA initiative, known as the "Excellence in Mental Health Care Act," which would allow the state to expand access to community health services, a level of care aimed at preventing crises requiring hospitalization. Passing the bill would allow the state to compete for federal dollars needed to roll out a two-year pilot program that would remove hurdles to care and social services critical to recovery.
Community clinics that choose to become certified in the new program would offer "one-stop care" for adults and children. The clinics would provide treatment for complex mental health conditions and substance abuse, as well as connect patients with resources to help them find housing, jobs and other services. Traditionally, patients and their families seek out services separately, which can act as a deterrent to accessing aid and other supports that play an important role in recovery. The clinics also would have specialized outreach for veterans.
To make the program a reality, Minnesota must continue vying to become one of eight states chosen by federal officials to participate in a national, two-year mental health demonstration project. State lawmakers passed a 2015 measure allowing the state to pursue participation. Passing the "Excellence in Mental Health Care Act" would allow the proposal to continue competing. Because of Minnesota's health care reputation and the strong support from its providers, its proposal should be a leading contender. If the state is selected, federal officials will match up to 90 percent of the state's $8.5 million investment in the program
If the legislation fails, Minnesota will no longer be able to compete. The bill has bipartisan support, but with dwindling session hours, the transportation debate is diverting lawmakers' energy. "This is our only chance to do this,'' said Sue Abderholden, executive director of the National Alliance on Mental Illness' Minnesota chapter. "We think we have the capacity and the knowledge, and we certainly have the need. If they blow it, then who knows when we'll be able to do this?''


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Happy Easter!
Today is April 21, and here are the stories I am watching.
Fox News is reporting: Six nearly simultaneous explosions struck three churches and three high-end hotels frequented by tourists on Easter Sunday in Sri Lanka, killing nearly 200 people and injuring many more, according to police and hospital sources.
Multiple fatalities — including 11 foreigners — resulted among worshipers and hotel guests, a police official said, adding that at least two of the church blasts were believed to have been a coordinated attack carried out by suicide bombers.
MY TAKE: How will the press blame white nationalists and Trump for this one.
FORM BREIBART: The 2020 presidential campaign of former Rep. Robert Francis "Beto" O'Rourke (D-TX) has lost two top aides in recent days, according to a report.
Progressive operative Becky Bond, who worked on O'Rourke's failed U.S. Senate bid against incumbent Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), and her deputy Zack Malitz, have split from the campaign at a time when campaign manager Jen O'Malley Dillon moves to "professionalize" operations.
DML: Make no mistake Beto will be one of the last men standing.
AXIOS REPORTS: Immigrants accounted for almost half of population growth in the U.S. from 2017 to 2018, according to new Census Bureau data, Axios' Stef Kight reports. Why it matters: It's a reminder of how rapidly the demographics of the country are changing — and how the bitter political fights over immigration aren't changing the broader trends.
Immigration could help mitigate the negative impact of falling birth rates. The U.S. is headed toward a large dependent population of children and retirees and a much smaller workforce, which would slow economic growth.
The big picture: 9% of the nation's counties grew due to immigration rather than more births than deaths — including counties that contain most of San Francisco, Houston and Boston, according to a Wall Street Journal analysis. More than half the population growth in D.C., Florida, Kansas, Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Virginia and 7 other states was due to immigration.
MY TAKE: The country is falling into a period that will be impossible to undo because of this immigration crisis. AMERICANS are having less children because it is too expensive.
The WSJ editorial: The PC police have caught up with Kate Smith. This week the New York Yankees and the Philadelphia Flyers each announced they will no longer play the late singer's classic version of "God Bless America" at their baseball and hockey games. The Flyers, who won their first Stanley Cup in 1974 after Smith sang the song for them in person, have now even covered up a statue of the beloved American performer outside their arena.
Smith has been dead since 1986, so what has sent sports teams running from her name in 2019? It seems that early in her career she sang songs that included racial stereotypes. The offending recordings are "That's Why Darkies Were Born" from 1931 and "Pickaninny Heaven," which she sings for her character in the 1933 Paramount musical "Hello, Everybody!"
To read such titles now is to cringe, and no one would endorse them today. But Smith was, as we all are, a person of her time. The Yankees explain that they are "erring on the side of sensitivity." Sure—and they are being ridiculous.
MY TAKE: I have been a lifelong Yankees fan. You won't see me at the stadium, ever, again.


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Judge Andrew Napolitano has this informative article on the members of the U.S. House Intelligence Committee withholding information from the rest of Congress that probably would've changed the minds of several members and caused them to vote against the recent extension of warrantless (i.e. unconstitutional) surveillance of innocent Americans. The bill would not have passed had the other members had the information.
The recent behavior of the leadership of the House Intelligence Committee constitutes incompetence at best and misconduct in office at worst. The leadership sat on knowledge of NSA and FBI surveillance abuses that some committee members have characterized as "career-ending," "jaw-dropping" and "KGB-like," while both houses of Congress — ignorant of what their 22 House Intelligence Committee colleagues knew — voted to expand NSA and FBI surveillance authorities.
According to Zero Hedge, the memo in question names top current and former DOJ and FBI officials, including James Comey. Another top FBI hack is also said to be the leaker of confidential information to the Wall Street Journal.
If it's true that FBI and DOJ officials abused surveillance authority and conspired with the DNC and the Clinton campaign to attempt to prevent a Trump election win, then their doing so was an attempt to undermine the will of the voters, which in my view would be a treasonous act. And I'm not a Trump supporter, as any regular reader to this blog well knows.


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NFC East Predictions 2018
Dallas Cowboys – 2017 record (9-7) – ATS Record (8-7-1) – Over/Under Record (6-10)
- Yards Per Game Differential +14 / Yards Per Play Differential +0.2
- Point Differential +22 (9th in the NFC / 15th in the NFL)
- Turnover Differential -1 (16th in the NFL)
2018 ASA prediction – Play OVER 8.5 Wins for Dallas Cowboys
Last year we took Dallas UNDER 9.5 wins and cashed in as they finished with a 9-7 record. We felt they were a little over valued coming off a 13-3 season and we were correct. This year it might be the opposite. We think the Cowboys are a bit under valued at 8.5 and look for at least a 9-7 campaign from them. We look for the offensive production to improve this year after dropping from 26 PPG in 2016 to 22 PPG last year. The run game will be the catalyst and the hope is Ezekiel Elliott will play a full season after appearing in only 10 games last year due to suspension. He still ran for nearly 1000 yards even with the 6 game layoff. We felt QB Dak Prescott's numbers would definitely drop after a fantastic rookie season and they did. He should improve and look much better in year 3 and the subtraction of WR Dez Bryant should actually be a positive thing for Prescott. The defense has been pretty solid the last 2 years holding teams under 21 PPG in each (both top 10 finishes in PPG allowed). The Boys will be without one of their top pass rushers the first 4 games of the season as David Irving is suspended. The schedule sets up nicely as they only play 2 road games vs teams that made the playoffs last year (Eagles & Falcons) and they only play back to back (or more) road games only once all season. Dallas should be able to pull off another 9-7 season or better.
Against The Spread Numbers
- Dallas is consistently one of the more over valued teams in Vegas. In fact, since 2010, they have the 2nd worst record in the NFL as a favorite at just 30-47-2 (39%)
- They also have the worst spread record in the NFL at home since 2010 at just 23-42-1 (35%).
- If favored at home, it gets even worse for Dallas where they have a spread record of only 15-35 ATS which is just 30%
Washington Redskins – 2017 Record (7-9) – ATS Record (7-9) – Over/Under Record (8-8)
- Yards Per Game Differential -23 / Yards Per Play Differential +0.0
- Point Differential -46 (10th in the NFC / 17th in the NFL)
- Turnover Differential -4 (23rd in the NFL)
2018 ASA prediction – Play OVER 7 Wins for Washington Redskins
We have the Skins pegged for 7-9 as their floor this season with a chance for a better record so we lean OVER here. Washington finished 7-9 last year and 8 of their 9 wins came vs teams that finished the season with above .500 records. They did lose QB Kirk Cousins to the Vikings but picked up Alex Smith from KC to take his place. Smith had a fantastic season for the Chiefs (26 TD's and 5 interceptions) and has some weapons here in Washington so we expect the offense to be at least as good as last season. The defense allowed 24 PPG which was near the bottom of the NFL, yet only allowed 5.3 yards per play which placed them in the middle of the pack overall. In other words, they were better than their PPG numbers indicated. The Redskin rush defense was a huge issue. It was the worst in the NFL allowing 134 YPG. First round draft choice DT Daron Payne (Alabama) and the return of Jonathan Allen from injury should allow the Skins to have much better numbers against the run this year. If they can do that, there's no reason this team can't get to .500 this year.
Against The Spread Numbers
- Since 2003, Washington has been one of the strongest UNDER teams in the NFL when facing a division opponent. They have 37 OVERS, 49 UNDERS and 4 ties vs NFC East teams since '03.
- Washington has been a play against team when they are favored going just 17-28-1 ATS their last 46 times as a favorite.
- Since 2005, the Skins are an impressive 42-34-2 ATS vs NFC East teams. That's the 4th best ATS division record in the NFL during that span.
Philadelphia Eagles – 2017 record (13-3) – ATS Record (10-6) – Over/Under Record (8-8)
- Yards Per Game Differential +55 / Yards Per Play Differential +0.4
- Point Differential +162 (1st in the NFC / 1st in the NFL)
- Turnover Differential +11 (4th in the NFL)
2018 ASA prediction – Play UNDER 10.5 Wins for the Philadelphia Eagles
We often like to look toward the UNDER the year after a team has a break out type season. They are often over valued heading into the next year. We feel that might be the case here with the Eagles. Even though they won 13 games last year, the oddsmakers have their total set at 10.5. Most will look at that number and automatically take the OVER. Not us. There is no guarantee QB Carson Wentz will be back at 100% to start the season after tearing his ACL late last year. If he's not ready to go the Eagles have Nick Foles as a luxury at back up, however we can't expect him to perform like he did last year stepping in for Wentz and leading this team to a Super Bowl win. While Foles stepped in admirably, he only completed 56% of his passes in relief of Wentz and his 31.4 QBR actually would have had him near the bottom of the NFL. We would not anticipate this offense being as efficient as they were last year so look for a drop off in production. Defensively they were solid but not great. While they allowed just 18 PPG, their YPG allowed and YPP allowed numbers were just outside the top 10. The defense lost a few key defensive linemen (Curry & Allen) and their leading interceptor on the back end (Robinson) to free agency. Their out of division games include @ Rams, @ Saints, @ Titans, vs Jags, vs Panthers, and vs Vikings. This team will be very solid, but we think a 10-6 record is more than realistic keeping the Eagles UNDER this number.
Against The Spread Numbers
- When tabbed as a home underdog, Philly is a dreadful 3-12 ATS since 2007.
- The Eagles are a profitable 39-27 ATS their last 66 games as a road dog.
- If the Eagles are tabbed an underdog, there is a pretty solid chance they will go OVER the total in that particular game. Since 2003, when an underdog, Philly has gone OVER the number at a rate of 54-30.
New York Giants – 2017 record (3-13) – ATS Record (7-9) – Over/Under Record (6-10)
- Yards Per Game Differential -59 / Yards Per Play Differential -0.8
- Point Differential -142 (16th in the NFC / 31st in the NFL)
- Turnover Differential -3 (20th in the NFL)
2018 ASA prediction – Play OVER 6.5 Wins for the NY Giants
Last year the Giants win total was set at 9 and after a 3-13 season that number has dropped all the way to 6.5 this season. We think that drop is too much and the value is now on the OVER 6.5 wins. The Giant offense last year was a wreck. They struggled to score averaging only 15 PPG which was 31st in the NFL. However, with WR Odell Beckham playing healthy, they averaged 23 PPG and the games he was out New York put up just 13 PPG. Beckham is back and healthy and along with first round draft pick RB Saquon Barkley, the Giants should have plenty of weapons on offense. Eli Manning had one of the worst years of his career in 2017 (3,468 passing yards and just 13 TD's) and we expect him to perform much better in 2018. New offensive coordinator Pat Shurmer will also help this stagnant offense. The defense dropped off big time last year allowing 24 PPG after giving up just 19 PPG a year prior. If this defense can finish somewhere in between those 2 numbers, they should get to at least 7 wins as the offense should be much more dynamic. The point differential and YPG differential numbers were very poor last year for this team. That always makes it tough to predict a turnaround the following year however we feel the pieces are in place for an improved season. Since Manning took over as the regular full time QB in 2005, the Giants have averaged 8.5 wins per season and have held under 6.5 wins just 3 times in 13 seasons. We'll tab this team for at least 7 wins in 2018.
Against The Spread Numbers
- Since 2006, the Giants have the 2nd best ATS road record in the entire NFL at 57-41-3. Only the Patriots are better.
- New York has the 3rd best spread record in the NFL since 2005 when facing NFC teams. They are 89-72-5 ATS against conference teams
- The Giants & Redskins have gone UNDER the total in 16 of their last 22 meetings averaging just 35 PPG in those meetings


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Busta Rhymes was allegedly escorted off a British Airways flight by London authorities on Monday after he had an argument with a female passenger about overhead bin space.
He was boarding a flight from New York City to London's Heathrow Airport when he wasn't able to find space for all of his bags in the overhead compartments, a number of passengers claimed, according to multiple reports.
A Passenger passenger claims his wife and the rapper got into an argument, then Buista told the woman to "move your stuff" out of the overhead bin.
The pilot came out to defuse the situation and the passengers said that Busta was the only one aggressive!
Some passengers said they heard Busty tell the husband (they would talk about it when they landed in London.)---- LMAO
Busta told the pilot what he meant by that was "he had a 'hard life' and that he wasn't trying to threaten the passenger with violence, instead claiming that he just wanted to talk to him to sort out the issue once they had landed."----LMAO
The DAILY MAIL confirmed that the plane did depart with all the passengers, however the couple requested that security be at the gate once they landed in London, because they were scared of Busta . ----LMAOOOOOOOO
Once they landed in London, the authorities escorted Busta off (They shoul dhave escorted the scared couple though LOL)
This story is too funny!
If I'm ever on a flight with him, he cam have all my storage space
Tell me what yall think of this in the comments below!


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A book review describes, analyzes and evaluates. The review conveys an opinion, supporting it with evidence from the book
A book review is a form of literary criticism in which a book is analyzed based on content, style, and merit. It is often carried out in periodicals, as school work, or on the internet. Reviews are also often published in magazines and newspapers. Its length may vary from a single paragraph to a substantial essay. Such a review often contains evaluations of the book on the basis of personal taste. Reviewers, in literary periodicals, often use the occasion of a book review for a display of learning or to promulgate their own ideas on the topic of a fiction or non-fiction work.
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Points to ponder as you read the entire book: class 9 to 12
* Do you agree or disagree with the author's point of view?
* Make notes as you read, passages to quote in your review.
* Can you follow the author's thesis, "common thread"?
* Are concepts well defined? Is the language clear and convincing? Are the ideas developed? What areas are covered, not covered?How accurate is the information?
* Is the author's concluding chapter, the summary, convincing?
* If there are footnotes, do they provide important information? Do they clarify or extend points made in the text?
1. Include title, author, place, publisher, publication date, edition, pages, special features (maps, etc.), price, ISBN.
2. Review the book you read — not the book you wish the author had written.
3. Include information about the author– reputation, qualifications, etc. — anything relevant to the book and the author's authority.
4. Your conclusion should summarize, perhaps include a final assessment. Do not introduce new material at this point.
Your opinion
* To gain perspective, allow time before revising.
* Did you like the book?
* What was your favorite part of the book?
* Do you have a least favorite part of the book?
* If you could change something, what would it be? (If you wish you could change the ending, don't reveal it!)
Your recommendations
* Would you recommend this book to another person?
* What type of person would like this book?
Format to write a book review : class 6 to 8
* Accession No. of the book
* Author of the book
* Title of the book
* Place/Publisher of the book
* Cost of the book
* Summary of the book
* What was the story about ?
* Who were the main characters?
* Were the characters credible?
* What did the main characters do in the story?
* Did the main characters run into any problems? Adventures?
* Who was your favourite character? Why?
Your personal experiences
* Could you relate to any of the characters in the story?
* Have you ever done or felt some of the things, the characters did?
Your opinion
* Did you like the book?
" What was your favourite part of the book?
" Do you have a least favourite part of the book?
* If you could change something, what would it be? (If you wish you could change the ending, don't reveal it!)
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Big data provided by National Health Insurance Service(NHIS) and Health Insurance Review & Assessment Service (HIRA) for academic research have limitations because of the lack of detailed medical information and other reasons, an expert says.
Professor Shin Soo-yong 신수용 of Kyung Hee University made these and other allegations in his paper titled "Current state of healthcare big data in Korea and the new direction of research," which was published in the recent issue of Electronic & Information Research Information Center (EIRIC)전자정보연구정보센터.
|Professor Shin Soo-yong of Kyung Hee University
"There are much data opened for research in Korea, but most of them are medical checkup results or those used for making insurance claims," Shin said. "They show limitations of lacking in detailed healthcare information, including the results of test results, for the research of specific diseases."
NHIS makes public 1 million sample cohort DB and other data for researchers after removing personal information. The data includes sample people's social and economic variables, such as residences, dates of death, reasons for death, and income levels, as well as their treatment records and medical checkup data.
HIRA is also providing part of its data for researchers through healthcare big data opening system.
Professor Shin said there are limitations in the data provided by NHIS and HIRA, the two healthcare big data which represent the government's information opening policy.
"It is true the medical community has released many research papers using the sample cohort DB," Professor Shin said. "More often than not, however, the data for insurance claims have wrong information, including the slight variation of patients' disease names from real ones."
Hospitals do not open their detailed treatment information to the outside citing privacy protection and other reasons. This forces external researchers wanting to obtain study data to conduct joint research with inside researchers of the related institutions, he added.
However, there's a positive change that some medical institutions tend to disclose detailed data to outsiders through anonymizing them, Shin noted.
As the areas that require further research and improvement, he suggested "storage-analysis platform of healthcare data" and "secure zone of personal information."
In the case of platform research, Shin explained, it is necessary to convert hospital information system into cloud form. He stressed in security area, too, new technology to protect individuals' privacy is needed.
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Monday Monkeying
Topics: Editorial & Opinion | 2 CommentsBy admin | December 29, 2008
Lives for the weekend
You're a monkey. You have darts.
There are balloons. Any questions?
For all you poor souls whose jerk of a boss is making you work during the least productive week of the year, this is our last Monday Demotivator of 2008. Jeez. Just call in sick, will ya? Here's some stuff to at least help make you late. A perfect brainless warmup is Bloons. You're a monkey, you have darts, there are balloons. Should be manageable even before you finish the first cup of coffee. After you realize that you're not even very good at being a dart-toting monkey, check out Superfollow. It acts sort of like a game, but then isn't one. While your coffee kicks in, ponder what kind of job that guy must have that enables him to sit around all day designing Flash-powered gizmos that serve no conceivable purpose. Now that you're finally awake, try your hand at Fancypants, fancypants. My pants must not be fancy enough. I killed a few spiders and became overwhelmed with a sort of nebulous sense of futility. Someone please let me know what happens after all the spider killing. And lastly, if you're still hell-bent on this "going to work on Monday" thing, here's a list of words you can't use at the office next week when the rest of the staff is back, but you might be able to get away with this week. It's amazing the words they come up with for things like "large European beetle with larvae that destroy trees and other plants".
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Posted by Dojo Nick on 12.30.08 1:41 am
Pleeze, pleeeeze stop posting these games. It's four o'clock in the morning, dammit, listen to me good! (Actually, it's 12:41 am). I can't stop playing Fancypants. Oh, the humanity!
Posted by admin on 12.30.08 9:42 am
Did you say Oh, the huge manatee? Why do I take this sadistic pleasure in posting games and lying about playing them?


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Greetings from Volcano, Hawaii!
Coming out of a year of intense recalibration and reorganization of myself and my path of service, I have been pondering how to best to contribute to the shift in consciousness that is required for humans make in order to align with Gaia's ascending energies at this time.
I woke up this morning seeing people creating toning circles. Groups of people that come together to intentionally move energy through their bodies using their own vocal sounds. I have had that vision for many years, but this morning I saw how these circles can be of immense service right now and why they are so important at this time in our planet's evolutionary process.
The Earth is fully engaged in her ascension process now and there are huge forces of purification and detoxification that have been activated. We humans are being presented with a wide variety of severely challenging situations by Mama Earth that provide the opportunity for each of us directly experience how we are cells within the body of the Gaia organism and how we must become more consciously aware of our roles as co-creators with Gaia of our earthly experience.
We must choose whether we are going to be healthy cells, consciously aware of our intended role within the Gaia organism, our actions serving the health of the entire organism, or whether we are going to unconsciously play a cancerous role and need to be eliminated in order for Gaia to survive. These are indeed challenging times in which to be alive on Planet Earth!!!
As I travel around the world working with very subtle energies, I have become very aware - often painfully aware - of the kinds of energies so many humans are carrying these days and how unaware so many of them are of their actual vibrational state. Modern culture tends to promote a vibrational state that is actually quite toxic to living organisms.
I met a man a few weeks ago, whose energy felt very red-hot, jaggedy and intense. He was joking, laughingly, about his recent hospital experiences, but his energy was rigid and sharp-edged and painful for me to experience. I had been watching videos of the wildfires in the Napa area because my mother and sister are both living there. His energy felt very, very much like the energy I had observed in the raging fires.
Raging fires, hurricanes, and earthquakes are more intense and powerfully destructive when fueled and fed by intense human emotions of fear, anger, and rage. These emotions are running rampant in some places on the planet and magnetize the kind of elemental forces needed to clear them and replace them with compassion and love.
So many humans have become so used to vibrating in non-peaceful, non-joyful ways, that they are simply unaware of how out of alignment they actually are on a day-to-day, moment-to-moment basis. So these non-peaceful, non-joyful energies help to increase the destructive power of elemental storms designed to return each place to a more balanced state.
So stop and take time to listen to yourself at a vibrational level during the day. If your energy is "off," use your voice to move sound through your body to get it flowing smoothly and harmoniously once again. If you are in a situation where you are unable to make sound for some reason, do "silent" toning and imagine yourself moving energy through your body with sound.
Toning, sounding, chanting, singing - all the different ways of using your voice to move energy are tremendously effective in providing a means of quickly changing your vibrational state and balancing your own energies. Carolyn Conger, a spiritual teacher I worked with many, many years ago told us that toning/sounding was one of the fastest ways that anyone can use to shift their vibrational state to a higher frequency.
Toning in a group (where two or more are gathered!) allows a time and space to focus on shifting one's vibrational state to a frequency of inner peacefulness or joyousness. It also allows for the cross-pollination of energies with every other member of the group involved in the toning session.
When I am toning out in nature - to ancient stones, trees, sacred sites, etc., I cross-pollinate energy with each one, picking up their energies and sharing the ones I have absorbed in other locations and carry from one place to another.
When people gather in a circle to tone together at a deep heart level, they cross-pollinate the energies that they each carry with the other members of the group. Time and time again I have observed this toning process to create deep communion and a feeling of deep connection and mutual support between the participants by the time group harmony is achieved. A toning group can hugely contribute to the health and well-being of their communities by coming together to consciously shift their own vibrational states and to intentionally send loving human energy to Gaia as a group.
I have already posted a series of Youtube videos about Creational Sounding that can help you get started. If you have any questions for me about how to start a toning circle, please send them to me right away.
I will be creating a youtube video to answer these questions in order to help people get their toning groups started. When I get my internet situation stabilized, I will be setting up conference audio/video calls to work with interested groups.
I look forward to hearing from you. Email works best for me. I'll try to find and respond to messages on FB as well.
For those of you who connect with me, I will be here on the Big Island of Hawaii for the Full Moon.


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Qualcomm announced an executive reorganization including the creation of a chief marketing officer (CMO) position.
Jeff Jacobs, executive vice president, has been named CMO. Over the past several years leading global business development, Jacobs has built an organization that has played a significant role in the globalization of Qualcomm and the expansion of the business. In the newly formed CMO role, Jacobs will oversee global marketing, external communications and standards- related efforts.
Qualcomm will evolve the structure of its global business development organization by forming three overarching regional areas: Americas and India, Asia Pacific and Middle East/Africa and Europe. Each area will be led by a member of Qualcomm's executive committee:
- Peggy Johnson has been named executive vice president of the Americas and India. Johnson previously served as executive vice president and president of Qualcomm Internet Services (QIS)/ MediaFLO Technologies (MFT).
- Jing Wang has been promoted to executive vice president of Asia Pacific and Middle East/Africa.
- Andrew Gilbert has been promoted to executive vice president and president of QIS/MFT and Qualcomm Europe.


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No two light switches are alike like snow flakes but that isn't actually true
The first thing I noticed when we toured our current house was that I was the best looking person at the showing. The second thing I noticed was the lack of matching light switches and electrical outlets.
I wasn't bothered by this since we were going to remodel everything anyway. But, the more I thought about it, the more I realized these people wanted to hurt me and my family. This is no Feng Shui house! It's a Shui Feng house!
Get it? I switched the words around. I made Shui go in front of Feng. It's the opposite.
Get it? I switched the words around. I made Shui go in front of Feng. It's the opposite.
Every light switch in the house doubles as an outlet. I can't figure out what the purpose of this was. Yeh, it gives you another outlet to use, but who's going to run a lamp cable up a wall to plug it in? Maybe it's for the vacuum cleaner? The cleaning person can't spend two seconds moving a chair to plug in a vacuum?
We had a cleaning person that had to move a sofa to find an outlet. Now that's tough! Wouldn't want to clean that house.
Here is the only light-switch in the house that doesn't have an outlet. They were tired that day.
My mind was not programmed to turn light switches on sideways.This thing drives me to the trail of tears. (You actually have to walk the Trail of Tears. But, in this case, I was driven to it. It's beautiful this time of year. The leaves jump out and say "hello" with their colors).
Here's an outlet in the basement. It's about four feet up the wall. Again..why? Why is there an outlet four feet off the ground? Did the previous family have problems bending over? Rumor has it, the dad didn't have a problem bending over, but what about the rest of the family?
You know what previous home owner? You can buy a power strip for $10 and save the human race from looking at your poor outlet design concepts. People have lives to live and you do something like this. IT DESTROYS FAMILIES!!!!
Let's catch up before I fall down.
Here is a picture of a profession picture being taken on the cruise. We didn't want to buy it and I don't have the energy to crop it to not make it look like I was taking a picture of someone taking a picture of our kids.
Dora was on the cruise but she was a giant in person and her mouth did not move.


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Tuesday, 29 March 2011
Something a little bit different
...4 days to go until set up day for BCTF 2011. Its been a manic one preparing this year. I am almost there! One of the new bags that I have designed for this years show has these very lovely 'o' rings on the handle. To say it was a challenge is an understatement ;) I got there in the end and I have to say I am quite impressed. They look fab. If you are near Harrogate 3-5th April (this weekend'ish) you should def check it out, details can be found on the website. More photos coming soon.
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Distraction is one of the top causes of accidents on the roadways today. In fact, every day in this country, about nine people are killed and more than 1,000 are injured in crashes involving a distracted driver, says the CDC. There's little doubt that distracted driving in all its many forms is dangerous. This was responsible for claiming the lives of more than 3,100 people in 2017 alone, according to the NHTSA.
Distracted driving is any activity that takes your attention away from driving, including talking/texting on your phone, eating/drinking, talking to others in your vehicle, or using the entertainment or navigation system. Texting is the most common distraction. Did you know that sending or reading a simple text takes your eyes off the road for five seconds or more? If you're going 55 mph, this is like driving the length of a football field with your eyes shut.
The simple fact of the matter is, you can't drive safely unless your full attention is on the road in front of you. Any non-driving activity you engage in, from applying makeup to eating a bagel and drinking coffee for breakfast, is a distraction waiting to happen that boosts your risk of crashing.
We've compiled this list of 19 ways to avoid distraction while behind the wheel.
#1: Put your phone on airplane or do not disturb mode while driving. If you just can't seem to resist the temptation of touching your phone, put it in the back seat or in the glove compartment until you get to your destination.
#2: Clean your windshield regularly. Make sure you have enough wiper fluid. Obstructions of any kind can cut down on your reaction time.
#3: Don't apply makeup in the car. Not only does this take your eyes off the road, it's dangerous if you get in a fender bender. That mascara wand can impale your eye!
#4: Avoid eating or drinking. You may think it's a harmless activity, but adding cream to your coffee or reaching for fries in the takeout bag takes your eyes off the road for precious seconds.
#5: Limit distractions with passengers. Save lengthy discussions or arguments for later. When your mind is pre-occupied with what you'll say next, it's not on the road.
#6: Let dropped items go. If you drop your phone, your purse tips over or your child loses a toy in the backseat, let it go. Pull over if you must retrieve it.
#7: Remove rolling balls at once. If you notice a ball has come loose and is rolling around, pull over safely and retrieve it. Balls can get lodged under your gas and brake pedals and lead to an unfortunate accident. Better yet, don't allow balls in the car to begin with.
#8: Don't text at red lights. Most people know it's not OK to text while in the act of driving, but yet they don't hesitate to pull out their phones at a red light. Your undivided attention is still needed at red lights so you know when it turns green, and to look out for other drivers who may also be distracted.
#9: Don't be distracted by kids and dogs in the backseat. Crying children, excited kids and hyper dogs can all compete for your attention. Tune them out and concentrate on the road ahead.
#10: Avoid jacking up the volume. Yes, we all love to listen to our favorite tunes loudly on a nice summer day. But with loud volumes come the inability to hear vital clues around you, such as approaching police vehicles or ambulances.
#11: Avoid rubbernecking. We all do it, yet we curse the looky-loos who tie up traffic just to check out an accident on the side of the road. Move on and worry about your own safety.
#12: Avoid gawking at pulled-over vehicles. Just be grateful it's not you, and move past the police officer pulling over a fellow driver.
#13: Avoid tailgating. The California DMV recommends following the "3 second rule": when the vehicle ahead of you passes a certain point, such as a landmark or sign, count "one-thousand-one, one-thousand- two, one-thousand-three." This takes about three seconds to do. If you pass that same point before finishing counting, you are following the car ahead of you too closely.
#14: Avoid rowdy passengers. This is good advice to give your teen driver. Tell them to keep the radio down, encourage friends to relax, and to save the fun for the final destination. Friends who yell, jump around and cause a ruckus are major sources of distraction.
#15: Wear sunglasses and use your visor. At peak solar glare times, such as sunrise and sunset, make sure you have your sunglasses handy and your visor down.
#16: Don't smoke and drive. Lighting a cigarette and smoking it while driving can distract you just enough to miss a critical cue.
#17: Avoid basic grooming tasks. Just like applying makeup, avoid shaving, fixing your clothes, and doing your hair while behind the wheel.
#18: Don't put your convertible top up while in traffic. Some cars allow you to do this with a push of a button. It doesn't mean you should do this while driving. Pull over to put the top on safely.
#19: Don't overreact to outside stimuli: If someone honks at you or yells at you in anger, ignore it and keep your eyes straight ahead. These are unproductive distractions that can take your attention from the road. By ignoring this behavior, you're also avoiding the temptation to engage in road rage, which can result in a tragic accident.
Many of us are guilty of some or all of these things. We must strive to do better, be more conscious of our surroundings, and make a pledge to change.
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I met J. P. at a gathering of voracious readers and writers. We'd volunteered to read submitted manuscripts for a contest called Best Unpublished Novel. It's sponsored by the James River Writers, a non-profit literary organization in Richmond, Virginia. I credit J. P. with introducing me to someone in the literary tribe that ultimately led to the building of this website. And since then, he's been a pleasure to see and talk to when we attend JRW events. J. P. serves on its board of directors.
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Defender on taking maximum pointsFull back Chris Gunter says the Royals will be aiming for maximum points between now and the next international break.
Our defender returned to Berkshire after a successful trip away with Wales which saw Gunter and Hal Robson-Kanu help the Dragons beat Macedonia and draw away at Brussels - a game which saw Chris become the youngster ever Welshman to reach 50 appearances.
Due to injuries, Gunter filled in at centre back for both of their games - but despite a couple of solid performances and results, the 24-year-old says he has no plans on making it a permanent position for the Royals.
"No I think we'll leave that to Pearcey, Kaspars and Morro! We've got some good centre backs at the club and some top players in all positions," he said.
"It was a good trip - to pick up four points was a really good achievement, especially drawing with a side like Belgium away from home - so it was very pleasing."
Gunter is delighted that the Royals have a home fixture for the first time in three weeks, and says it's important that we do well in this next run of fixtures.
"We've got four games between now and the next November break, and three of them are at home, so it's a great chance for us. We had a couple of away trips before the international break so it'll be nice to get back home in front of our own fans and try and take maximum points.
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Harpenden volunteers raise £1,919 for multiple sclerosis
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A team of volunteers raised £1,919 for multiple sclerosis in Harpenden last weekend.
A large group of people, including members of the Harpenden Lions and the MS West Herts Branch, helped raised money in the town centre and Southdown on Saturday, October 13.
A group spokesperson said: "I would like to give a very big thank you to everyone who helped and especially to so many generous Harpenden people who gave with love, and often, stories and reasons for their wanting to help.
"Multiple sclerosis touches so many families, and the effects it has are many and devastating. Their generosity will help both with research to find a cure to beat this disease, and also give help to people living with MS."
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