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So what's state-of-the-art in open-source #FPGA?
Is #IceStorm where it's at? I'm interested in synthesizing cpu cores which I think puts me in the area of large-ish fabric devices but again I stopped looking for a few months and now I feel like I have no idea what to expect :)
@vertigo @h @cstanhope I'll have to check that out, thanks!
@jjg @h @cstanhope ISTR there was a recent announcement at a recent C3 convention to this effect, but I am not fully aware of what that announcement was about. Might want to check up the itinerary and videos from the latest C3 conference.
@vertigo I'm still not clear what's the situation regarding RISC-V and FPGA development, what's at the intersection of these two important building blocks. @jjg @cstanhope
@h @jjg @cstanhope Can you be more specific?
Right now, the "official" RISC-V reference implementation, Rocket, is still ASIC-optimized. FPGA-based RISC-V cores tend to be home-grown things these days.
You can still synthesize Rocket on an FPGA, but because it's optimized for ASICs, it needs a rather large FPGA to do so, since it's investing individual LUTs to things that can be only a few transistors in an ASIC.
@cstanhope @jjg @h PicoRV32 is perhaps the most popular FPGA-optimized RISC-V core available, hands down.
To this day, my own KCP53000 core is *still* the only 64-bit FPGA-optimized core I'm aware of.
Both have their limitations, however; neither design can run Linux, for example.
I hope that my successor design (KCP53010 -- still vaporware!) will remedy some of them (it should be able to run Linux if it's ported), but it still won't be as complete or as fast as Rocket.
@vertigo What I mean is that the current state of affairs makes every industrially-made CPU suspectful. Especially those made in countries with governments known for spying on citizens wholesale, who attempted to build the Clipper chip in the past.
I'm wondering how far we can go building these systems really from scratch. We still depend on Xilinx or Altera/Intel at some point anyway.
I'm curious about your point of view on these matters.
I know, and I agree. But the difficulty of the enterprise never deterred RMS when he started. I think we're at the beginning of a new crossroads of similar long term importance.
@bob @jjg @cstanhope @h Wasn't there someone looking to make 10um or 8um feature-sized semiconductors using garage-accessible equipment not long ago? If so, and once you're familiar with the characteristics of the transistors at those sizes, you can definitely at least make a Z80 or 6502 equivalent CPU.
@h @cstanhope @jjg @bob You can also make a TTA engine to emulate a larger CPU as well; e.g., a 68000 or RISC-V processor could easily be made this way, but you'll pay in clock cycles.
@bob @h @cstanhope @jjg That certainly will never fly in production environments. The computing power necessary to reduce signal-to-noise ratio for side-channels takes away from what you'd invest normally in servicing production traffic.
@vertigo @bob @h @cstanhope fun thread :)
My motivation is threefold:
1. Learn how to actually build stuff with FPGA and start with open tools of at all possible
2. Design a module for RAIN that can be used to provide application-specific logic, acceleration and other experimental stuff along side the traditional processor modules
3. I've been noodling on the idea of a fully-dynamic hardware parallel machine for awhile and curious how possible it might be to realize that using contemporary commodity hardware
@jjg Acceleration as in...? Parallelisation and concurrent programming? Video graphics acceleration? Number crunching on high performance computing?
@h @vertigo @bob @cstanhope yes :)
@jjg That's what I thought :-P @cstanhope @bob @vertigo
@jjg This is amazing news! Tangentialy related: I'm trying to see how hard it would be to build a REBOL interpreter in a common assembler (similar to the way Forths are often built). The main reason is I would like my work-in-progress hypermedia engine to eventually run on your free computer architecture and on @vertigo's as well.
@bob @cstanhope
@cstanhope I had expected to write a Lisp/Forth/Rebol-like language on top of Go, so I could take advantage of its magnificent cross-compiler, but seeing that RISC-V is not one of Go's target architectures (mainly amd64 and ARM were of interest until now) that it's making me rethink the whole language layer thing. @bob @vertigo @jjg
@h @vertigo @bob @cstanhope I have some weird ideas about using WebAssembly if that helps you at all :)
@jjg Webassembly feels a bit alien to me at this point, but I'll eventually get acquainted. It's possible that there won't be any other better intermediate assembler available ever. Current implementations may be green, but even if it's shite today, there's no doubt that it will be the most ubiquitous deploymeent of an assembly machine ever. Today that place is probably taken by Ethereum's EVM, but I think I heard they're dropping that crap and switching to WA too. @cstanhope @bob @vertigo
@h @vertigo @bob @cstanhope I never thought I'd consider using WA, especially for HPC work, but I got some ideas after reading an article about Mozilla's optimizations for it.
More info about those ideas in an upcoming blog post :)
@jjg Please cc me when you post, I'm definitely interested. Also moving to start a blog of my own soon. I have enough bits working already that it makes sense to start some new interesting discussions. I don't mean to coordinate too much, but discussing some loose interfaces to ensure that my stuff works on your (jjjg's and vertigo') gear would be important to me personally. And hopefully I'll be able to explain why and how.
Soon! @cstanhope @bob @vertigo
@h @vertigo @bob @cstanhope will do, and when you get your blog going be sure to let us know !
@jjg I will for sure. Especially considering we're mostly in agreement about WA and REBOL (with Vertigo, at least experimentally for now) @cstanhope @bob @vertigo
@h @vertigo @bob @cstanhope now I need to go learn about REBOL :)
@jjg I think it may be a good idea to consider it. It certainly won't make you poorer, and I think you will appreciate the simplicity of it, as a kind of better Lisp and better Forth rolled into one. Vertigo certainly convinced me. It's possible that I may also borrow some good ideas from @akkartik's language if strict compatibility with standard REBOL is not considered necessary, but in a nutshell that's the general direction I think I'm going now.
@cstanhope @bob @vertigo
@h @jjg @bob @cstanhope I'm definitely interested in the REBOL environment, even without the hypermedia engine.
Although I'm having a blast with DX-Forth, REBOL would be somewhat more productive for folks who just wanna get stuff done.
@vertigo I think REBOL is probably a little bit more complex to get right and complete with its standard library but it should pay off in the long run because ..... really, it's just better AND easier than Javascript.
@h @jjg @cstanhope I'm not sure I'm qualified to answer these questions, as I don't work in infosec nor have experience in it.
That said, I do know that:
- Rocket core, KCP53000, and PicoRV32 are *not* susceptible to either Meltdown nor Spectre
- BOOM core, as it currently stands, *IS* susceptible to Spectre, but not to Meltdown.
@cstanhope @jjg @h
Basically, anything that provides speculative execution across a protection boundary and which has caches and which lets you access an accurate timer or counter will be prone to Spectre. Spectre isn't dependent on ISA, nor really on specific microarchitecture.
@jjg @vertigo I read through the thread. I agree with Vertigo's assessment. Yosys is the state-of-the-art FLOSS toolchain. You can do a lot without ever touching a board. Of course, getting your hands on hardware can be a big part of the fun, so don't let me stop you.
If you do find yourself wanting to target hardware not supported by the FLOSS tools, I find that dedicating a virtual machine to the Xilinx or Altera tools into virtual machines works best. I use Vagrant at work to help with this.
@cstanhope @jjg Since it's always easier to consolidate multiple separate FPGAs onto a single, larger, FPGA, it's actually an advantage that I'm working with Yosys to start with.
I have an Altera/Terasic DE-1 on my desk that I'd like to work with as well, and getting Kestrel-3 running on the Cyclone II part it has should be much easier once it's known working on the two iCE40s first.
If I'd done the Cyclone II first, I'd have to figure out where to cleave the design, if it was at all possible.


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The House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence voted today to release the GOP committee's report on its Russia investigation, which found "no evidence of collusion, coordination or conspiracy between the Trump campaign and the Russians."
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The report will be released to the public, pending a classification review by the Intelligence Community.
"Last January, we set out to investigate Russian active measures during the 2016 election. Today, we are one step closer to delivering answers to the questions the American people have been asking for over a year," Rep. Mike Conaway, R-Texas, who has led the committee's probe since last April, said in a statement Thursday.
The committee's vote Thursday morning to release the report comes just one week after the Republicans announced the end of their Russia probe and the fact that they found "no evidence of collusion," and that they disagreed with the intelligence community's assessment that Russian President Vladimir Putin had a "supposed preference" for then-candidate Donald Trump.
The Democrats on the committee, led by Ranking Member Adam Schiff, D-Calif., also released their findings last week, noting that Republicans "prematurely" shut down the committee's Russia probe.
Schiff, following the committee's vote to release the Republican report Thursday, called the Russia probe a "sad chapter," and called it a "completely political" document.
But House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence Chairman Devin Nunes, R-Calif., who stepped down from leading the probe in April 2017, invited Democrats on the committee to submit their recommendations to the report.
"The report, which will include minority views if the minority submits them, presents the comprehensive results of what the Committee has learned during its fourteen-month-long investigation, and will be useful in thwarting any attempts by Russia or any other foreign powers to further meddle in U.S. elections," Nunes said in a statement Thursday.
The report has a series of findings and recommendations that show "a pattern of Russian active measures" in the U.S. through cyberattacks and social media to "sow discord."
The report states that Russia conducted cyberattacks on U.S. political institutions in 2015 and 2016, and that Russian state actors were "responsible for the dissemination of documents and communications stolen from U.S. political organizations."
"This poses a serious threat to future U.S. elections, including the primary elections that are already underway," Conaway said. "It's critical to release this information now, to protect our country and our elections from foreign interference."
Further, the report goes on to state that the FBI's notification of Russian hacking victims was "largely inadequate," that the Office of the Director of National Intelligence and the Department of Homeland Security's statements attributing election interference to Russia was "ineffective," the Executive Branch's "post-election response was insufficient."
"The Federal Bureau of Investigation opened an enterprise counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign after receiving information related to Trump campaign foreign policy adviser George Papadopoulos," the report read. "As part of the enterprise counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign, the Federal Bureau of Investigation opened an individual counterintelligence investigation into Carter Page."
Executive Branch officials, at the time, members of the Obama administration, according to the report, did not notify the Trump campaign that members of the campaign were assessed to be potential counterintelligence concerns.
The report notes that the now-infamous anti-Trump dossier compiled by British ex-spy Christopher Steele "formed an essential part of an application" to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Court to obtain electronic surveillance on Carter Page. The dossier was paid for by the Democratic National Committee and the Hillary Clinton campaign as opposition research against Trump.
The committee also noted that Special Counsel Robert Mueller indicted former Trump campaign chairman Paul Manafort on several charges, but "none of which relate to allegations of collusion, coordination, or conspiracy between the Trump campaign and the Russian government."
The report references the Republican Party platform during the 2016 election—specifically the change regarding Ukraine, which "resulted in a stronger position against Russia, not a weaker one," and noted that there was no evidence that Manafort was involved in that change.
The report outlined that "none of the interviewed witnesses" provided evidence of collusion, and noted that the Committee "found no evidence that President Trump's pre-campaign business dealings formed the basis for collusion during the campaign."
The committee's findings state that there is "no evidence" that Trump associates were involved in the theft or publication of Clinton campaign-related emails, "although Trump associates had numerous ill-advised contacts with WikiLeaks."
"The Committee found no evidence that meetings between Trump associates –including Jeff Sessions—and official representatives of the Russian government—including Ambassador Kislyak—reflected collusion, coordination, or conspiracy with the Russian government," the report read.
The report also notes leaks of classified information from the intelligence community, and suggests it "damaged national security and potentially endangered lives."
"Former Director of National Intelligence James Clapper, now a CNN national-security analyst, provided inconsistent testimony to the Committee about his contacts with the media, including CNN," the report read.
The majority staff outlined a summary of recommendations for Congress and the executive branch.
But Schiff, and Democrats on the committee, have disagreed with the majority of the Republican report, and said last week that there is "significant evidence of collusion," noting meetings with Trump associates and Russians.
"All of that bares the issue of collusion," Schiff said last week. "And of course, one of the most important parts of an investigation is putting the pieces together."
Schiff said Thursday that the Republicans' report was an "unserious effort."
"Our work goes on, nonetheless," Schiff said Thursday.

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September 25, 2015 08:00 ET
Grand Opening of Pinkberry at Sherway Gardens This Week Drew Droves of Fans
MISSISSAUGA, ONTARIO--(Marketwired - Sept. 25, 2015) -
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Pinkberry Frozen Yogurt has its sights on expanding in the GTA, and its first store opening in Toronto at Sherway Gardens Shopping Mall this week, was well-received with extremely long line-ups of over 3,000 die-hard fans and curious passersby. The madness is a phenomenon that Pinkberry owners and operators must brace themselves for on grand opening day around the world.
The Pinkberry brand, which originated in Los Angeles and has a cult celebrity following, is known for its larger than life yogurt experience, and grand openings are treated in a similar fashion, always featuring local celebrities and an opportunity for the immediate community to sample Pinkberry and the toppings bar free of charge. Pinkberry was the only retailer this week in the new North side expansion of Sherway Gardens shopping mall to attract droves of people, who lined up along the entire corridor spanning over at least 6 stores.
"Frozen yogurt has been experiencing a lot of growth in the past decade both globally and in the GTA and all of the excitement and energy was sparked by Pinkberry, who reignited the frozen yogurt category upon its inception 10 years ago. Our premium frozen yogurt has a distinct taste that is both refreshing and proprietary, and is different than anything else most people have ever tasted. We consider ourselves innovators of frozen yogurt and we are driven by one of my favourite core values as a brand, which is uncompromising quality. We ensure that customers always get the very best frozen yogurt experience from start to finish. I am truly excited about bringing the world's best frozen yogurt, to the world's best city, and I encourage everyone to come out and #tastethedifference," says Matthew Maida, Director of Operations for Pinkberry Toronto.
Pinkberry is committed to uncompromising quality and its premium frozen yogurt is made fresh daily with only the highest quality ingredients including nonfat milk and nonfat yogurt to deliver the perfect balance of tart and sweet, resulting in a refreshing, light and craveable taste with a clean finish. Each flavour is expertly crafted to complement fresh seasonal fruit that is cut in-store every single day -- never frozen, in syrup or canned, and the 30+ toppings are each thoughtfully selected as perfect yogurt pairings. Team members are carefully selected and trained to offer the most delightful customer experience with a full-serve model that encourages customization based on unique flavours and pairings.
The Pinkberry Sherway Gardens location will be serving Pinkberry's six distinctive flavours: the signature Original flavour, a sweet and tart yogurt with a refreshing finish; Pomegranate, a bold and tangy flavour made with 100 percent California-grown pure pomegranate juice; Chocolate Hazelnut, a creamy, delightful chocolate with a hint of sweet hazelnut; Dairy-Free Tropical Mango, a fruity and light flavour made with fresh mango juice and no added sugar; Green Tea, slightly sweet yet light with earthy flavour notes and Salted Caramel, indulgent, delicious and complex. It perfectly combines sweet and salty to deliver a one-of-a-kind taste experience that leaves one sweet on salt.
For more information, visit pinkberrytoronto.com, facebook.com/pinkberrytoronto, twitter@PinkberryTO (#worththewait), and instagram@pinkberrytoronto.
About Pinkberry
Pinkberry launched in Los Angeles, California in 2005 as the original brand that reinvented the category and now has more than 265 stores worldwide in 22 countries. Today, Pinkberry continues to delight everyone we serve with an experience made up of distinctive product, outstanding service and inspirational design. Pinkberry creates one of a kind, light and refreshing treats with an uncompromising commitment to quality. Pinkberry continues to lead the frozen yogurt category in international expansion. For more information on Pinkberry Toronto, visit pinkberry.com/our-story, our social media as follows: Facebook - www.facebook.com/pinkberrytoronto; Twitter - www.twitter.com/pinkberryTO; Instagram - www.instagram.com/pinkberrytoronto
About Northern Cultures Inc.
Northern Cultures Inc. is a customer service focused, retail brand development company, led by the Maida family from the Georgian Group. The Georgian Group is well known and respected for their vision and legendary craftsmanship in real estate development, custom renovations and design excellence in commercial and residential projects. With over 50 years experience, the group has lent its financial strength and acumen to build some of Canada's most loved and respected retail brands and communities. Northern Cultures Inc. recently diversified its retail brand portfolio, by acquiring the exclusive rights to the Pinkberry brand in the GTA -- the world famous frozen yogurt brand that originated in Los Angeles with a cult celebrity following. For more information, visit www.pinkberrytoronto.com.
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This course will cover some of the essential concepts, techniques, and tools needed to begin the adventure of landscape painting. Students will be painting on location, or in "plein air". Students will practice several painting exercises, working in a limited palette of colors in oils. Students will complete 1-2 finished paintings by the end of the course. The course is open to all levels, but some experience in oils is helpful. Students furnish materials from a supply list provided.
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So, I just did it.
I put the paperwork for the state in the mailbox. I also talked to Big Kid's current teacher and his principal to let them know I will be homeschooling. Some people recommend not telling the school ahead of time because they might be mean or whatever but BK's teacher is great and his principal is good too. Plus, in order to keep sending BK for music class I need to have the school sign paperwork about it and "okay" it.
So it is all in the mailbox. I am fighting the urge to go remove it and hide it here for a few days.
In reality I know it is good to be a little scared of this. It is a huge undertaking and a big responsibility.
I am confident in my ability to teach my kids. I am confident that things will go well and it will be a lot of fun not just for the kids but for myself as well.
What I am panicing about is similar to what I imagine normal people panic about when they get married (that didn't bother me in the least!). It is just a BIG step and a lot to fully shoulder teaching your child when in our culture we are trained to think public school is the only way.
I am excited, I am scared, I am nervous, but most of all I am interested to see where this year brings us.


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Recently published a nuget package named Bolt.RequestBus. The main purpose of this library is to easily dispatch request (Command, Query) and publish events. This allow to keep your controller thin and loosly coupled. For each request the library also raise some events that help you to push the events to eventstore with minimum code. Also support filter to allow you add multiple filters and modify the response after response completed. All operations support async.
A sample application has been provided in github that shows how to use this library for read/write/eventsourcing scenario. I am planning to write a series of blog posts that show how to integrate this library in your application and how to use different features. A sample application available in github. You can download the sample application from here.
Provide a feature to allow user create a new book
Before implementing a feature lets trying to define what your input and whats the output. In this case the input should be title, price, author etc of a book that needs to be created. For output I need to know the id of the book that created. I define the input in a class name "CreateBookRequest" and that is my input and output will be a Guid that will tell the id of the new book created. So i define the request and controller endpoint and ask request bus to send this request and return and id as guid. "this.ResponseResult" is an extension method and to find out more check "ResponseExtensions.cs" file in source code.
public class CreateBookRequest : Bolt.RequestBus.IRequest { public string Title { get; set; } public decimal Price { get; set; } public string Author { get; set; } } [RoutePrefix("v1/books")] public class GetBooksController : ApiController { private readonly IRequestBus bus; public GetBooksController(IRequestBus bus) { this.bus = bus; } [Route] [HttpPost] public IHttpActionResult Post([FromBody] CreateBookRequest request) { var response = bus.Send<CreateBookRequest, Guid>(request); return this.ResponseResult(response, id => Url.BookById(id)); } }
Now if you run this endpoint you will get an error. Because you didn't register any handler for this request and response. So lets implement a handler.
public class CreateBookRequestHandler : RequestHandlerBase<CreateBookRequest, Guid> { private readonly ILogger logger; private readonly IBookRepository repository; private readonly IMapper mapper; public CreateBookRequestHandler(ILogger logger, IBookRepository repository, IMapper mapper) { this.logger = logger; this.repository = repository; this.mapper = mapper; } protected override Guid Process(CreateBookRequest msg) { var id = Guid.NewGuid(); var record = mapper.Map<BookRecord>(msg); record.Id = id; repository.Insert(record); logger.Info($"New book created with id {id} and title {msg.Title)"); return id; } }
Okay handler created now register this handler in your ioc container. Typically in your system you might have many requesthandlers and everytime you create a handler you have to register this in your ioc container. So make your life easy you can your convention to register you handler automatically and here how you can do this.
Just want to add something about IStartUpTask. I use this class to run a list of task on application startup. e.g Mapping configuration setup of automapper. Generally i create mapper configuration close to the model and this technique allow me to load them application startup automatically (Check also startup.cs file in sample app).
public class ConventionBasedModule : Module { protected override void Load(ContainerBuilder builder) { var assemblies = new[] {typeof (Startup).Assembly}; builder.RegisterAssemblyTypes(assemblies) .Where(a => a.IsClass && (a.Name.EndsWith("Handler")) .AsImplementedInterfaces(); builder.RegisterAssemblyTypes(assemblies) .AssignableTo<IStartUpTask>() .AsImplementedInterfaces(); } }
That's it you successfully created a new feature and your should able to create a new book. Next part I will show how you can easily add validation for your request.
Here are links for other posts in these series
- Bolt.RequestBus : How to validate request – Part 2
- Bolt.RequestBus : Publish and Handle Events – Part 3
- Bolt.RequestBus : How to use Filters – Part 4
- Bolt.RequestBus : More On Events – Part 5
Happy coding 🙂


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OTTAWA, ONTARIO, Sep 05, 2008 (MARKET WIRE via COMTEX) — The Honourable Beverley J. Oda, Minister of International Cooperation, today announced the Government's plan to fully untie Canada's development assistance by 2012-13.
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Join us for a 5 beer, 4-course beer dinner featuring our friends at Bad Weather Brewery located in St. Paul! Mike Driver, one of HopCat's best Kitchen Managers, will be pairing up the best locally sourced food available to match the quality of these amazing beers. Bad Weather has a lot of experience in the brewing community combining together a dinner you will not forget!
Welcoming beer: Sun Pillar / Belgian-Style Blonde Ale / 5.1% ABV
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Recognising Local Business Women
This year's Online Business Award is being sponsored by Bournemouth Town online magazine.
The category of Online Business is for businesses showing great results using new media (with over 60%) online.
Bournemouth Town is a community based online magazine dedicated to giving residents the best of everything in Bournemouth, Poole and Christchurch. Quick access to the best of Bournemouth's businesses, shopping, restaurants, news and things to do such as gig guides and cinema listings starts right on Bournemouthtown.co.uk
Joannah Bishop, the owner of Rocket Digital Media, of which Bournemouthtown.co.uk is a part of, is delighted to be sponsoring the Online Business category again for the 5th year running.
"The offering of digital media is growing so fast and new ideas and innovations are continually challenging us to make sure we have a sound offering online. At Bournemouth Town we pride ourselves on offering bespoke solutions for businesses who want to learn and grow their business online, through new media, social media and our online magazines."
A representative from Bournemouth Town online magazine will be attending the launch on January 16th at the Green House Hotel (Bournemouth).


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If you want to drive traffic to your website there is no better way than to optimize it for search engines. If you rank highly on Google for keywords that closely apply to the topic of your website, you will not only get a ton of new readers, but they will be interested in your content. We've included a few ways you can get started below!

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PEND. CNTGT. ON FINANCING MLS # 1725879, Listed by RE/MAX Southern Shores NMB
PEND. CNTGT. ON FINANCING MLS # 1725879, Listed by RE/MAX Southern Shores NMB
104 Mumford Court is a $204,500, 4 bedroom, 2.5 bath home located in Longs, SC.
Gorgeous spacious 4 BR/ 2.5 BA/ 1 Car garage, a two story brick & vinyl home nestled on large Cul-de-sac on golf course with pond views. Lot is spectacular & overlooks a pond on golf course in Colonial Charters. Enter home into a large foyer, area opens to the living room, and dining room. Family room features lovely fireplace, chair railing, high ceilings, and lovely wood laminated flooring throughout bottom level excepting bath rooms and kitchen that boast tile floors. Family room is warm and inviting & opens to a large dining area, kitchen, & family room with tremendous views through the floor to ceiling wall of windows & a door leading to a screened porch, complete with Trex flooring for low maintenance. Kitchen is quite spacious and features tiled floors, breakfast bar, breakfast area & appliances & affords great views of the outside from all the down stair rooms. Porch is great for morning coffee and cool drinks in the afternoon & provides a tremendous gathering spot for family and friends. Enter master bedroom through french doors & find a spaciously, large master bedroom with 2 large closets, 2 large skylights providing light & atmosphere and a huge double corian sink, tiled floors & tub/shower. Another large bedroom, utility room, half bath are on first floor for convenience. Venture upstairs & find 2 huge bedrooms & a very large bathroom between the bedrooms with extra large Jacuzzi & walk-in shower, Home has a oversized 1 car detached garage, touches accented by concrete & paver to landscaping of home and garage. Garage is high enough that top is floored to provide owner a spectacular storage area. Home has great floor plan on cul-de-sac in terrific community and only 10 minutes from North Myrtle Beach, shopping, ocean, restaurants, and all it has to offer. See It - You're going to want to call it yours.
Foundation - Crawl
Kitchen - Range
Kitchen - Dishwasher
Kitchen - Garbage Disposal
Kitchen - Refrigerator
Kitchen - Microwave
Kitchen - Range Hood
Interior Features - Garage Door Opener
Water Heater - Electric
|Interior Features
Estimated Heated Square Feet - 2101-2200
Estimated Square Feet Under Roof - 2301-2400
Dining Room - Family Room/Dining Room Combo
Family Room/Great Room - Vaulted/Cathedral Ceiling
Master Bedroom - Vaulted/Cathedral Ceiling
Master Bedroom - 1st Floor Level
Master Bedroom - Walk-in Closet
Kitchen - Breakfast Bar
Kitchen - Breakfast Nook
Wind Treatments Convey
Stairs To Attic
Washer/Dryer Connection
Floor Cover - Tile
Floor Cover - Laminate
Master Bath - Double Sink
Master Bath - Shower
Master Bath - Vanity
|Fireplace Types
Living Room - Fireplace
Interior Features - Fireplace
|Heating Types
Central Heat
Space Heater
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|Parking Types
Detached 1-Car
|Exterior Features
For Sale
Front Porch
Storm Doors
Storm Windows
Amenities Available - Home Owners Association Fees
Amenities Available - Restrictions
Amenities Available - Pool
Amenities Available - Seller Disclosure
Amenities Available - Trash Pickup
Utilities Available - Electricity
Utilities Available - Cable TV
Utilities Available - Underground Utilities
Utilities Available - Telephone
HOA Fee Includes - Electric Common
HOA Fee Includes - Trash Pickup
HOA Fee Includes - Common Maintenance/Repair
HOA Fee Includes - Master Antenna/Cable TV
|Construction Types
Exterior Finish - Brick Veneer
Exterior Finish - Vinyl Siding
|Land Type
Topography - Cul-De-Sac
|Water Source
Utilities Available - Water Public
Utilities Available - Sewer
|Property Type
|Property Sub Type
|Architectural Style
|Year Built
|HOA Fee
|HOA Fee Frequency
Colonial Charters
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Well, I tend not to air my dirty laundry in public. But at some point you just think - enough already!! I am sorry if I have not been as available this last month or so as I normally am. On top of creating the new website, completing the pattern, stocking my Hyenacart, doing 2 customs, dyeing a huge wholesale yarn order for Woolgirl (shipped it today so be on the lookout for her stocking!) we have been dealing with one thing after another in our personal lives. I don't like to complain because we are very fortunate and our problems are minor compared to so many others'. But I swear I have had enough! This month my husband went to the ER and missed 2 weeks of work, his Father had a stroke, my best friend's step-father had a heart attack, I'm sick, my son is sick and teething and his two broken front teeth are getting worse, my husband threw out his back, and now this morning my husband lost his job! Its going to get better right!!?? Anyway, end of rant - just had to blow off some steam so I can put up a strong front for the hubby when he gets home from applying for jobs. I am sure something better is just around the corner... right?
Thanks for listening,
Monday, March 17, 2008
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What you see on TV or on the internet talking about what we are supposed to eat, how much of each blablablablablabla, is not always right, as it is mostly directed towards your average bloke down the street (if you live in a regular street of course. If you live in a mansion or luxury villa without neighbors, feel free to switch spots with me). For example the nutrient needs of an adult average bloke is different than that of a child and teenager/adolescent that is still growing, which is the topic of this post.
Defining children and adolescent
It is safe to say that the little troublemakers (children aged 0-12ish ) do not usually know a lot about what they consume, but are experts on whether they like it or not. This means that it is also safe to say that parental influence is probably the key factor of what a kid eats, for example packing them full of lollies to make them shut the **** up. This influence of course diminishes with age but remains a key factor, as it is the parent that can choose what to stock the fridge with, as well as most of the time choose what a meal will contain.
Once adolescence (13-18/20ish) is reached the individual starts developing a closer relationship to the food consumed (food literacy), and the connection between diet, exercise and body image starts to form. Hormones fluctuate, stuff just gets crazy.
The importance of developing food literacy
During the growing years as biological maturity is pursued, there is a higher chance of suffering bone fractures. Growth spurts weaken the bones as the bone density will not often have time to catch up. Nutrition can play a key role preventing this. Imagine a newborn kid, the skeleton only holds about 30g of calcium, and by the age of 20, it will hold about 1500 grams. Peak bone mass and density is not achieved until the end of puberty, this is why calcium is extremely important, especially during puberty as calcium plays a superduper major role in bone growth.
Managing energy imbalance issues in young folks is complex. Constant negative energy balance can result in the following: short stature, puberty and menstrual irregularities, and poor bone health. Did you know that the mechanically inefficient movement of children causes them to expend more energy doing it? So yes kids spend a higher percentage of their energy just walking than adults do. This is one of the reasons negative energy imbalance in some children occurs – as some may logically think children will need less food as they are not fully grown yet, but that is of course not true, as ATP is also used in the growth process.
Nutrient Requirements
Now there is not a lot of evidence on the timing recommendations of the different nutrients for young folks so this post will be limited to the RDIs, and a short paragraph for young elite athletes will be included at the end.
Protein (first, cause you know, protein)
The grams per bodyweight (note bodyweight of the kid, not the parent) of protein required for a youngster is actually higher than the average bloke. Now these requirements are usually reached by just eating healthy, but here is a table for you anyways with RDIs (athletes would of course have a higher need).
Your average young folk (yes I said young folk mate) will not be competing in events that will deplete muscle glycogen, and this is little evidence that adolescent requirements should differ from adults. It is simply recommended to be adjusted to daily energy demands. Only things that are to worry about is pretty much dental caries, so stay away from the acidic candy kids!
One interesting thing about fats is that young athletes tend to utilize fats as the major fuel source during exercise, but there are still no RDIs about how much they should consume. However it is likely that that enough is consumed through a normal diet and typically it would not differ that of an adult.
Did you know children and adolescence have less effective thermoregulation and lower exercise tolerance? This is because developed sweat glands are not instantly given to you at birth, but you might have noticed them when they started firing during puberty. Two other reasons are the increased energy expenditure from motor movements as previously mentioned, and because higher surface area-to-body mass ratio they will tend to get hotter faster on warm days and lose heat faster on cold ones. So yes water is extremely important, always have water present and keep sipping (not excessive amount of course) across the day. Recent studies have actually shown that given matched fitness levels and hydration status, the capacity to deal with thermal loads and exercise tolerance in the heat are similar in children and adults (Instead of sweating for cooling, peripheral blood redistribution are relied upon to maintain thermal equilibrium). And in the case of the athlete, it is common knowledge that just a slight decrease in hydration will cause significant performance drops.
The key is to drink water before, during and immediately after. The guidelines (assuming that the exercise lasts about 30-70minutes) are: 150-200ml for children, 300-400ml for adolescent 45minutes before exercise. 75-100ml for children and 150-200ml for adolescent during. A liberal good amount as soon as possible after exercise for both.
Vitamins and Minerals
Now this is the most important part of the diet of young folks. There are high requirements for a good amount of specifically calcium, iron and zinc in these individuals diets. Here is why: Calcium – bone growth. Iron – mostly a problem in females (menses, loss of iron in blood), but training may also increase the loss of the mineral. Zinc – a deficiency of zinc may lead to a delay of sexual maturity and slower bone growth.
Ergogenic aids (for athletes)
The thing about the use of sports supplements in young athletes is that it is mostly not tested and therefore simply not recommended. The athlete however may be vulnerable to the use of supplements because of: Performance pressure, pursuit of physical ideals or body image and impulsive behaviors caused by commercials and the availability of it (caffeinated energy drinks is a big one)
In the case of young elite athletes
Elite performance during a young age will not always coexist with optimal health, something that is more normal in some sports than others, as the athlete sometimes would wish to achieve a low bodyweight and compliment that with lean body mass. The want to achieve this often comes along with inadequate energy intake and building poor eating practices and habits. This often causes a delay in the maturation process. A good example of this is gymnasts and sports requiring a high level muscular endurance, which may end up having growth spurts after they have finished their career (however it unsure if their "if-not" height is reached) . An opposite example might a basketball player, as explosive short bursts and the constant striving for height may in fact support bone growth, but of course it also sets them at a higher risk for bone fractures.
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Spurs v Middlesbrough - Saturday October 27
Kick-off: 3pm
General sale: Tickets may be purchased by contacting the Spurs Ticketline on 08700 112222 or from the Park Lane Ticket Office, Monday-Friday, 10am-6pm.
This is a designated Family Match, therefore concessions tickets are available within the South Stand (subject to availability).
26 February 2018
The Club has commissioned a unique limited-edition work of art depicting 11 all-time Tottenham Hotspur greats in a dressing room setting at White Hart Lane – our beloved former home.
9 February 2018
At tomorrow's north London derby, Tottenham Hotspur will celebrate its Official Charity Partnership with Noah's Ark Children's Hospice.
2 January 2018
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To Order a WCHS 2017-2018 Yearbook:
1. Order at School: You can pay by cash or check made out to Warren Central High School. Yearbook staff students are set up in the cafeteria every Friday after Spring Break or you can order from Mrs. Orange in Room 140 at any time.
2. Order Online: Click here! (www.balfour.com then search for Warren Central High School.) Order must be paid in full by credit card for this option.
Cost is $60. You can put $30 down now, and pay $30 when yearbooks arrive!
2017-2018 Important Dates:
Friday, August 25, 2017: Senior Group Picture 6th Period
Wednesday, September 6, 2017: School Picture Day
Tuesday, October 24, 2017: Retake Picture Day & Last chance for senior portraits
Wednesday, November 1, 2017: Senior Quotes Due to Mrs. Orange
Tuesday, November 28, 2017: Club Picture Day, Senior Group Picture Day
Friday, December 15, 2017: Last day for pre-sale cost of $50
Yearbook Staff Links:
Yearbook Evaluation
Yearbook Staff Questionnaire
Yearbook Syllabus & Technology Contract
Senior Ad Contract
Senior Information
Business Ad Contract
2017-2018 Yearbook
4th Period:10:46am-12:27pm
Course Description: Yearbook is an elective course that provides students with experience in design and print media publishing. This course solely works towards the completion and selling of a large finished product, Warren Central High School's yearbook. This course covers many of the Content Standards and Objectives encountered in English, Business, Technology and Visual Arts. This course also examines legal and ethical issues of media law and copyright.
Student Responsibilities:
● Working with others as a committed Staff Member
● Being involved with events at school
● Writing, Proofreading, Text Layout
● Constructing Page Layouts, Graphic Design
● Digital Photography, Assisting with School Picture Days
● Participate in Yearbook Sales & Advertising
● Proper Care of Technology: Computers & Cameras
● Attend & Be Involved in Staff Meetings: Every Monday in 4th Period
Grading: Student's grades are based primarily on layouts and project assignments. Layouts will be evaluated based on the development of story, deadlines, and captions. The overall grade in based on the following key concepts:
- Spreads: Our yearbook is directly tied to specific deadlines set by our publisher, which means that any spread that fails to meet a deadline will only be eligible for half credit. Any spread that is not complete by the second class deadline will receive no credit and can be reassigned. Missing a deadline is extremely costly for the yearbook and can severely hurt a student's grade.
- Participation: Production of the yearbook is a team effort. Without everyone's participation, we will not be able to produce a quality book on time. Students must be willing to be a team member and work with classmates. Each student will receive a weekly participation grade.
- Sales & Advertising: Money from advertising is a crucial component of the yearbook. Each student will help sell advertisements throughout the course of the school year.
Technology: Students are responsible for saving work in progress and store work and supplies when needed. Cameras are available to rent for photographing events, but must be returned the following morning to Mrs. Orange in the art room, room #140. No personal pictures are allowed. No consumption of food or drink will be tolerated around any technology equipment that will be used. (Please see attached camera use agreement)


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How Physical Fitness And Sports Help Shape Our Lives - May 10, 2017 Newsletter
How Physical Fitness And Sports Help Shape Our Lives
EHE Newsletter, Volume 17, Number 50
May 10, 2017
Being physically fit and regularly participating in physical activity-whether it is going to the gym, playing a sport or going for a brisk walk-- has beneficial effects on all aspects of our lives—physical, cognitive/mental, and social. The earlier you start, the greater the positive effects. That's why it's important to introduce physical activity in childhood, so individuals have the chance to make fitness a habit by developing the knowledge, skills, and confidence that will encourage them to be physically active for a lifetime. Fortunately, although starting in childhood is best, it's never too late to reap the benefits of regular physical activity.
How Does Physical Fitness Shape our Physical Health?
According to the Physical Activity Guidelines Advisory Committee Report, 2008 , "Very strong scientific evidence based on a wide range of well-conducted studies shows that physically active people have higher levels of health-related fitness, a lower risk profile for developing a number of disabling medical conditions, and lower rates of various chronic diseases than do people who are inactive." The physical benefits can be seen in children and adolescents, adults and older adults. Specifically:
- Children and Adolescents: Young people who participate in regular physical activity appropriate for their developmental stage have greater cardiorespiratory endurance and muscular strength, lower body fat, lower risk for cardiovascular and metabolic diseases, and enhanced bone health, compared with their inactive peers. This is because regular physical activity helps children and adolescents develop healthy bones, muscles and joints; healthy heart and lungs; coordination and movement control; and maintain a healthy body weight.
- Adults : Compared to their less active peers, adults who participate in regular physical activity have a lower incidence of many chronic diseases including coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, stroke, type 2 diabetes, metabolic syndrome, and some cancers (i.e. colon and breast). They also have better cardiorespiratory and muscular fitness, a healthier body mass and composition, a lower risk for cardiovascular disease and type 2 diabetes, better bone health, and a lower rates of all-cause mortality.
- Older Adults: Older adults who are regularly active enjoy all of the benefits listed above for adults, and are also better able to maintain their functional independence because they can continue to perform their normal daily activities. They also have less risk of falling.
How Does Physical Fitness Shape our Cognitive and Mental Health?
Regular physical activity throughout the lifespan promotes positive cognitive and mental health. It can help alleviate the symptoms of anxiety and depression, improve our mood, reduce stress, increase confidence, improve focus, and help keep cognitive skills sharp as we age. It also increases our energy, helps us sleep better at night and enhances our overall sense of well-being—all of which are great for our mental health!
Children and Adolescents:
in the January 2015 Psychiatric Times, that analyzed several
studies on the mental health benefits of exercise in children concluded
that "Overall, studies provide support for the benefits of physical
exercise in children and adolescents on executive function, brain
activity, and depressive symptoms." Further, a
of 59 studies on children's physical activity and cognitive outcomes
conducted between 1947 and 2009 and published online January 23, 2013
in the Research Quarterly for Exercise and Sport found that
physical activity has a significant and positive effect on children's
achievement and cognitive outcomes—with aerobic activity having the
greatest effect.
There are many positive mental health effects for children and adolescents that participate in organized sports. According to Organized Sports and the Health of Children and Youth , when children and adolescents participate in organized sports regularly they tend to feel more skilled, capable and confident than their non-participating peers. Girls, in particular, also report being more accepting of their body image. Regular participation in organized sports has been shown to reduce the likelihood that adolescents will engage in risky behaviors such as tobacco use, drug use, and sexual activity. Finally, sports help children and adolescents develop many important life skills such as resilience, perseverance, regulation of emotions, teamwork, leadership, good decision-making, critical thinking, flexibility, a goal-oriented mind-set, and empathy. Developing these skills at a young age can lead to better coping skills and stronger mental health later in life when bigger challenges are encountered.
- Adults and Older Adults: Regular physical activity helps decrease the production of stress hormones, increases production of endorphins, helps us release muscle tension and acts as an outlet for pent-up emotions and frustrations. It can also increase energy and help tone the body which can increase self-confidence and self-esteem. It also contributes to the successful aging of our brains. According to the Dana Foundation, studies have found that regular physical activity benefits the brain in the following ways:
- enhances memory and learning
- improves mood and reduces stress
- counteracts depression
- enlarges blood vessels which increases the supply of oxygen and glucose to the brain, both of which are needed for the brain to function at its best
- increases the growth factor-- brain-derived neurotrophic factor (BDNF)--which supports and nourishes brain cells
- increases the production of new neurons in the brain which may be related to improved learning
- increases the number of glia--brain cells that support neurons and boost neural processing
How Does Physical Fitness Help Shape Us Socially
There are many social benefits to participating in regular physical activity, particularly in a group setting such as on a sports team or in an exercise class. It supports and promotes the development of social skills in children and adolescents and help adults form new friendships and develop and/or maintain a support system.
Children and Adolescents:
Being part of a sports team imparts a sense of belonging and the
opportunity to make new friends. Regularly interacting with coaches,
referees and other players helps teach kids the important skill of
listening to and respecting others. It also teaches the importance of
working cooperatively to achieve a common goal. Playing by the rules
and overcoming adversity helps youths learn the importance of good
sportsmanship and personal responsibility. In order to continue to play
on sports teams as time progresses, time management and good
organizational skills must be developed in order to succeed
athletically and academically. Developing these skills in childhood and
adolescence provides a solid foundation of social skills that can
translate to success as an adult.
The World Health Organization states that "participation in physical activity can assist in the social development of young people by providing opportunities for self-expression, building self-confidence, social interaction and integration." And, according to Learning to Play and Playing to Learn: Organized Sports and Educational Outcomes , organized sports create opportunities for children and adolescents to interact with their peers, teach teamwork and leadership, provide structure and supervision from caring adults, and create environments where coaches can become mentors.
- Adults and Older Adults: Working out at the gym or participating in a sport provides opportunities for adults to expand their social network by allowing them to meet new people that share a common interest. For those that prefer to take a walk or a hike, joining a hiking/walking club in the community can serve the same purpose.
What is the Bottom Line?
According to the President's Council on Fitness, Sports & Nutrition :
- "Only one in three children is physically active every day.
- Less than 5% of adults participate in 30 minutes of physical activity each day; only one in three adults receive the recommended amount of physical activity each week.
- Only 35 – 44% of adults 75 years or older are physically active, and 28-34% of adults ages 65-74 are physically active."
This is extremely unfortunate because so many people are missing out on an enormous opportunity to improve every aspect of their lives! From childhood to adulthood, whether participating in organized sports, pick-up games, going to the gym or walking or jogging in your neighborhood—being physically active improves your physical and cognitive/mental health, and your social life. Although beginning physical activity at an early age is the ideal scenario, for all the reasons already mentioned, the good news is that it is never too late to reap the benefits of physical activity. Even if you start small by taking a walk around the block, or taking the stairs instead of the elevator everyday—the sooner you start the sooner you will be able to see positive results. Every little bit begins to add up, so get started today!
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MEDICAL DISCLAIMER: The information is not intended to constitute medical advice and is not a substitute for consultation with a physician or other healthcare provider. Individuals with specific complaints should seek immediate consultation from their personal physicians.
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Recently our tourism Minister announced that the Ministry is looking for ways to lay claim or apply "trademark" on authentic Malaysian foods. And she is talking foods like nasi lemak, hainanese chicken rice, chili crab, hokkien mee, asaam laksa and the like.
Our Minister reasoned that if we do not do so, other countries will start to claim ownership of these delicacies. And she reckoned that we should have food which foreigners can identify with, thus increasing the numbers of visitors to Malaysia.
Malaysia, truly Asia…
I, for one personally looking forward to see how the Ministry is going to do so as I very much believe that our neighbour is going to dispute certain claims.
Teh tarik, siapa punya?