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Given a number x, find next number with same number of 1 bits in it's binary representation.
For example, consider x = 12, whose binary representation is 1100 (excluding leading zeros on 32 bit machine). It contains two logic 1 bits. The next higher number with two logic 1 bits is 17 (100012).
When we observe the binary sequence from 0 to 2n – 1 (n is # of bits), right most bits (least significant) vary rapidly than left most bits. The idea is to find right most string of 1's in x, and shift the pattern to right extreme, except the left most bit in the pattern. Shift the left most bit in the pattern (omitted bit) to left part of x by one position. An example makes it more clear,
x = 156
x = 10011100
10011100 00011100 - right most string of 1's in x 00000011 - right shifted pattern except left most bit ------> [A] 00010000 - isolated left most bit of right most 1's pattern 00100000 - shiftleft-ed the isolated bit by one position ------> [B] 10000000 - left part of x, excluding right most 1's pattern ------> [C] 10100000 - add B and C (OR operation) ------> [D] 10100011 - add A and D which is required number 163
After practicing with few examples, it easy to understand. Use the below given program for generating more sets.
Program Design:
We need to note few facts of binary numbers. The expression x & -x will isolate right most set bit in x (ensuring x will use 2's complement form for negative numbers). If we add the result to x, right most string of 1's in x will be reset, and the immediate '0' left to this pattern of 1's will be set, which is part [B] of above explanation. For example if x = 156, x & -x will result in 00000100, adding this result to x yields 10100000 (see part D). We left with the right shifting part of pattern of 1's (part A of above explanation).
There are different ways to achieve part A. Right shifting is essentially a division operation. What should be our divisor? Clearly, it should be multiple of 2 (avoids 0.5 error in right shifting), and it should shift the right most 1's pattern to right extreme. The expression (x & -x) will serve the purpose of divisor. An EX-OR operation between the number X and expression which is used to reset right most bits, will isolate the rightmost 1's pattern.
A Correction Factor:
Note that we are adding right most set bit to the bit pattern. The addition operation causes a shift in the bit positions. The weight of binary system is 2, one shift causes an increase by a factor of 2. Since the increased number (rightOnesPattern in the code) being used twice, the error propagates twice. The error needs to be corrected. A right shift by 2 positions will correct the result.
The popular name for this program is same number of one bits.
#include<iostream> using namespace std; typedef unsigned int uint_t; // this function returns next higher number with same number of set bits as x. uint_t snoob(uint_t x) { uint_t rightOne; uint_t nextHigherOneBit; uint_t rightOnesPattern; uint_t next = 0; if(x) { // right most set bit rightOne = x & -(signed)x; // reset the pattern and set next higher bit // left part of x will be here nextHigherOneBit = x + rightOne; // nextHigherOneBit is now part [D] of the above explanation. // isolate the pattern rightOnesPattern = x ^ nextHigherOneBit; // right adjust pattern rightOnesPattern = (rightOnesPattern)/rightOne; // correction factor rightOnesPattern >>= 2; // rightOnesPattern is now part [A] of the above explanation. // integrate new pattern (Add [D] and [A]) next = nextHigherOneBit | rightOnesPattern; } return next; } int main() { int x = 156; cout<<"Next higher number with same number of set bits is "<<snoob(x); getchar(); return 0; }
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# This function returns next # higher number with same # number of set bits as x. def snoob(x): next = 0 if(x): # right most set bit rightOne = x & -(x) # reset the pattern and # set next higher bit # left part of x will # be here nextHigherOneBit = x + int(rightOne) # nextHigherOneBit is # now part [D] of the # above explanation. # isolate the pattern rightOnesPattern = x ^ int(nextHigherOneBit) # right adjust pattern rightOnesPattern = (int(rightOnesPattern) / int(rightOne)) # correction factor rightOnesPattern = int(rightOnesPattern) >> 2 # rightOnesPattern is now part # [A] of the above explanation. # integrate new pattern # (Add [D] and [A]) next = nextHigherOneBit | rightOnesPattern return next # Driver Code x = 156 print("Next higher number with " + "same number of set bits is", snoob(x)) # This code is contributed by Smita
Usage: Finding/Generating subsets.
- Write a program to find a number immediately smaller than given, with same number of logic 1 bits? (Pretty simple)
- How to count or generate the subsets available in the given set?
- A nice presentation here.
- Hackers Delight by Warren (An excellent and short book on various bit magic algorithms, a must for enthusiasts)
- C A Reference Manual by Harbison and Steele (A good book on standard C, you can access code part of this post here).
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Below are sentinel event types from 2014 – 2016 as reported to the Joint Commission (taken from the 1/13/2017 report at https://www.jointcommission.org/assets/1/18/Summary_4Q_2016.pdf):
Reviewing this data, one might ask …
What can we learn?
I'm not trying to be critical of the Joint Commissions efforts to collect and report sentinel event data. In fact, it is refreshing to see that some hospitals are willing to admit that there is room for improvement. Plus, the Joint Commission is pushing for greater reporting and improved root cause analysis. But, here are some questions to consider…
- Does a tic up or down in a particular category mean something?
- Why are suicides so high and infections so low?
- Why is there no category for misdiagnosis while being treated?
Perhaps the biggest question one might ask is why are there only 824 sentinel events in the database when estimates put the number of sentinel events in the USA at over 100,000 per year.
Of course, not all hospitals are part of the Joint Commission review process but a large fraction are.
If we are conservative and estimate that there should be 50,000 sentinel events reported to the Joint Commission each year, we can conclude that only 1.6% of the sentinel events are being reported.
That makes me ask some serious questions.
1. Are the other events being hidden? Ignored? Or investigated and not reported?
Perhaps one of the reasons that the healthcare industry is not improving performance at a faster rate is that they are only learning from a tiny fraction of their operating experience. After all, if you only learned from 1.6% of your experience, how long would it take to improve your performance?
2. If a category like "Unitended Retention of a Foreign Body" stays at over 100 incidents per year, why aren't we learning to prevent these events? Are the root cause analyses inadequate? Are the corrective actions inadequate or not being implemented? Or is there a failure to share best practices to prevent these incidents across the healthcare industry (each facility must learn by one or more of their own errors). If we don't have 98% of the data, how can we measure if we are getting better or worse? Since our 50,000 number is a gross approximation, is it possible to learn anything at all from this data?
To me, it seems like the FIRST challenge when improving performance is to develop a good measurement system. Each hospital should have HUNDREDS or at least DOZENS of sentinel events to learn from each year. Thus, the Joint Commission should have TENS or HUNDREDS of THOUSANDS of sentinel events in their database.
If the investigation, root cause analysis, and corrective actions were effective and being shared, there should be great progress in eliminating whole classes of sentinel events and this should be apparent in the Joint Commission data.
This improved performance would be extremely important to the patients that avoided harm and we should see an overall decrease in the cost of medical care as mistakes are reduced.
This isn't happening.
What can you do to get things started?
1. Push for full reporting of sentinel events AND near-misses at your hospital.
2. Implement advanced root cause analysis to find the real root causes of sentinel events and to develop effective fixes that STOP repeat incidents.
3. Share what your hospital learns about preventing sentinel events across the industry so that others will have the opportunity to improve.
That's a start. After twelve years of reporting, shouldn't every hospital get started?
If you are at a healthcare facility that is
- reporting ALL sentinel events,
- investigating most of your near-misses,
- doing good root cause analysis,
- implementing effective corrective actions that
- stop repeat sentinel events,
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Thank you Mark for showing us how this data is so outrageously flawed.
Hospitals should encourage reporting of all events, including near misses, not just sentinel events. And interview everyone near the event to be able to discover the full set of root causes. As you said, in medicine, there is not even an accepted measurement system in place.
I am a physician. I lost my sister due to delays in diagnosis of cardiac chest pain. It was only after I identified the issue, and brought 'up the line' to the teaching hospital that it was classified as a delay in diagnosis. Originally the teaching hospital chocked it up to her 'longstanding cardiac disease' which she did not have. I have asked (repeatedly) what systems have been put in place since her death to prevent others from having the same fate. I have heard nothing back. What families (who have lost loved ones to medical errors) want more than anything else, is to be re-assured that others won't be harmed from the exact same mistake.
I did a Tedx called 'Medical Errors: The Silent Killer in Medicine.' Below is the link.
We in medicine must do better.
Comment by Carol Gunn — March 21, 2017 @ 10:03 am
My mom was also misdiagnosed. Took them three days (and two hospitals) to figure out that she had had a stroke. It was when I arrived on the third day and noticed all the classic stroke symptoms and asked for a neurologist that they finally got it right (he called it in about 5 minutes and did an MRI to confirm). They never did diagnose the cause … which was probably diabetes, high blood pressure, and atrial fib. She lived for another three years with memory loss and some physical weakness. Died of a second stroke.
Comment by Mark Paradies — March 23, 2017 @ 7:05 pm
By the way, non of that was noted as an error of any type.
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Got the vanilla cupcake (blue frosting) for Php98. The cake was so dry!
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Spent some me time in this instagram worthy, too pretty for words, feel good cupcake place in Glorietta while waiting for the husband to pick me up. Details are just too adorable from the mismatched tables and chairs, to the pink Smeg ref, red kitchen doors, pastel colored decorations, charming plates and uplifting framed quotations. Trigger happy me just coudn't stop snapping away that it was just too hard to limit the photos to post. This branch isn't as spacious though as the Trinoma counterpart that you can really hear the conversations of nearby tables.
I loved my Reese's Peanut Butter cupcake with its soft and moist chocolate base, peanut buttery textured icing and the Reese's pieces on top. My Iced Coffee neutralized the sweetness of the cupcake. The milk container was a cute touch.
Amazing ambiance plus great tasting desserts and warm service sure merits repetitive visits to any Vanilla Cupcake Bakery branch.
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Early morning craving for something sweet and I found myself having Banana Nutella. It was heavenly! I usually pair my cupcake with Guava Iced Tea. It's not too sweet so it creates some balance.
They do not just offer cupcakes but also good set of meals. Some are quite pricey though.
I actually didn't expect much on the food at first, I was simply coming for the ambiance, considering this place is Instagram worthy we decided to give it a try. Their ambiance is very chic, cozy, elegant interior, and seats that makes you want to stay there all day long.
Everything in the store was really artsy, from the entrance to the counter to the chairs to the restrooms. Perfect for some girl friends' catching up. It's also refreshing because they use pastel colors. For girls like me who love to just hang out and eat sweets.
I just want to share this observation, The service was really slow and I asked water three times which never came. I had to do it myself just to prove a point.
I hope they do something about this as the way they are says a lot about the restaurant and the whole experience of the customer.
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Do you know that the food in Vanilla Cupcake Bakery are as yummy as their cupcake?
In the photo is pesto pasta which is what I order from there most of the time. I also love their Spinach Dip :)
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The interior is just pretty & im sure girls will love it!! Good for girls to bond through tea & a pair of cupcakes!!
Good place to stay, relaxing for doing your school or office works & friends to stay & chit chat!
A place that's really instagrammable!! :) visit this now.
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So inlove with this place!! It's very prettyy...
Oh lala!
Craving for sweets?
They have cupcakes! drinks, teas & pastas too! (Incase you wanna eat!)
I forgot the price range but i think their cupcakes is 120🆙
So i ordered, 1 cupcake (salted caramel) & it really really taste good. the cupcake is very soft & salted caramel is tasty too!! Just right amount of sweetness.
Weeee! I also ordered tea & their tea is twinnings. (green tea)
Great pair, hot tea & cupcakes. A good place too stay & hang-out with friends over coffee!
You must reallyy try! worth your money!
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Happiness! Delicious cupcakes as always.. But there's more! I got 8 pieces for the price of 4 :)) They have buy 2 take 2 promo starting on the last hour.
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The usage of dollhouse-like interior is common for cupcake joints. Sonja started it all, the cutey-patotee joint in Serendra. Then along came Vanilla Cupcake Bakery.
The place is too cute, it makes patrons overstay, take a shitload of self-admiration photos and drain smartphone juice. The barbie dreamhouse like joint has the best chairs I've ever seen. The sitting furniture looks mighty expensive and bought from a European country. For those who has visited Heima, you get the drift, yeah? Personally speaking, i visit Vanilla not for their cupcakes, i lounge around and gawk at the chairs. I should start a mutual chair admiration group.
On to the miniature cakes. Cupcakes are generally pretty in appearance. The colorful frosting on top with different designs. Vanilla is no exception. I've been to Vanilla a couple of times, my experience with their cupcakes varies. Some left an impression, others were a tad disappointing. The texture of the pastry is not consistent, hit or miss. On good days, you get a flavorful and moist cupcake. On bad days, you get the bad batch. Dry and unappetizing. One branch has roaches crawling on the sidelines (good thing, they ceased operations in this location - this is the one near Food Choices).
When I'm in doubt of what kind of cupcake to order, my default is always the red velvet. Their red velvet is okay, not remarkable. Cream cheese frosting on top of dark red pastry. Vanilla nailed the frosting, tangy goes well with the red velvet crumb. As for the actual pastry, hit or miss. I still think that Sonja's has the best red velvet.
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So far, this is my favorite cupcake store! Everything i've tried here haven't disappoint me. For last wednesday's pick (c/o Teemee T), the brownie cupcake. Chocolate overload. Heaven on the tongue.
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So far I've tried three. The Classic Mocha (Php 85) is my least favorite. The icing is too thick and awfully sweet, something you could only take so much of.
One of my favorite cupcake flavors is Red Velvet (Php 85) so I tried it too. Looks cute, those red sprinkles on the icing is a nice touch, but it fell short on the taste. It's okay, all I'm saying is, I've had better red velvet cupcakes before, like the one from J. Cuppacakes.
My recommendation goes to the Coffee Walnut Salted Caramel (Php 70). Cheaper than the first two but I swear to you it tasted better. It has a full flavor and somehow the saltiness balances the sweetness so you don't get bored with the taste. I could be wrong, but I tasted a hint of banana flavor too.
I noticed that the base of VCB's cupcakes is moist but not sparse or crumbly. It makes eating easier and less messy.
The place is always crowded so I haven't tried lounging out in one of those cutesy chairs yet. Maybe all I needed is a good timing. Of course I will go back 'cause are there are still other flavors I'm planning to try.
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Vanilla Cupcake Bakery has always been my go to place when I have a short break or when I need a little time for myself. Aside from of course their yummy cupcakes, the dainty interior design and their friendly staff get me to good mood. My fave is the Oreo Cheesecake Cupcake matched with Cafe Latte.
And if you don't know, they serve good food too! I like their Lengua, Chunky chicken salad, Spinach dip and Sweet Corn Chowder. Their Chicken Parmigiana is also good then my mom gets their Tapa all the time!
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Used this cupcake as a mini surprise to a friend. Hehe very convenient! Chocolate-y goodness!
Love the place! Comfy chairs, popping decorative pieces, brings out the barbie in me.
Although I can't say I get the cupcake hype. I'd still prefer a slice of cake or a mini roll at red ribbon, such a steep price for something so small.
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Nice ambience!
Good service!
I got the vanilla blue! Never gets old. Kinda pricey for 95 pesos
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It's the coffee walnut salted caramel that becomes my main concern in visiting Vanilla Cupcake Bakery. I swear you will never go wrong with this one
Slowly veering away from red velvet cupcake
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Everything about this place reminds me of cute little girls with ponytails and cutesy dresses 🏻🏻 I love the pastel colors and homey feel...
Funny thing is I've never tried their cupcakes I come here for the yummy bottled desserts.. My current favorite being the White Oreo Chocolate Mousse which comes in a cute bottle with a red bow.. It's not too sweet and it has lots of Oreo bits.. Doesn't come cheap though @150 each Other flavors include Mango Panna Cotta, banoffee and Sea Salt Caramel
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Still the best cupcake bakery for me Moist and soft plus their frostings are not too buttery.
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My BFF, Cedie and I went here to chill and catch up after months of not seeing each other. It was the perfect choice since we wanted to stay somewhere quiet, cozy and serves good desserts.
We got the red velvet cheesecake and Reese Cupcake and the strawberry and vanilla iced teas. All were really, really scrumptious (as stated by Cedie on his first bite). I have to say that the cheesecake was the stand out because the crust was just the right kind of sweetness and 'crumbly-ness' and the cheesecake is red on the inside :)
Interiors? Good enough to eat too ;)
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And because im a banoffeepie lover, i'd give their version a thumbs up! Not too sweet so you'll never make sawa agad.
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I loved it.
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I haven't been to Vanilla Cupcake Bakery in a long while, so when I passed by it recently I couldn't resist going inside. I'd always maintained that Vanilla Cupcake Bakery has some of the best cupcakes in town, and I'm glad I see that they haven't lost their touch. I ordered the Reese's Peanut Butter cupcake (chocolate base with peanut butter icing topped by a piece of Reese's) which was absolutely delicious. The chocolate base was moist and oh-so-sinfully-chocolatey. The peanut butter icing was just right, not too sweet.
I love the decor at all Vanilla Cupcake Bakery branches, so whimsical and pretty. I can stay there for hours. :)
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Several other gun control and Second Amendment rights bills have already been filed in the state before the 2013 Legislative session that begins April 8. House Bill 5, called the Louisiana Preservation of Individual Gun Rights of Citizens Act, also aims to block enforcement of federal gun restrictions at odds with state laws.
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By SUZANNE McLAUGHLIN
LUDLOW - Jacob R. Oliveira, a town meeting member and former student representative on the School Committee, narrowly won the School Committee race in Monday's town election, beating Joseph M. Kozaczka, 1,283 to 1,160 votes.
Oliveira, 22, beat Kozaczka, 36, in spite of Kozaczka's opposition to a controversial elementary school reorganization plan proposed by School Superintendent Theresa M. Kane.
Also in Monday's voting Neil D. Paquette ousted incumbent Victor J. Field for a seat on the Board of Health. Paquette beat Field, 1,222 to 924 votes.
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The three schools currently have children in kindergarten through grade 5.
About 300 parents turned out at a meeting last week called by Kane to discuss the reorganization plan. Most said they opposed the reorganization plan.
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The U.S. auto industry shouldn't be lulled into thinking the current vehicle sales boom means quality and productivity are problems safely buried in the past. When the boom eventually goes bust, as always happens in a cyclical industry, the competitive gap between the U.S. and Japan will be even wider than before.
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Hey folks….
Well, with a little tweaking, my website has suddenly popped way up on a Google search, meaning that I have become rather busy right now. I don't mind that but a lot of people don't realize that I have a day job (ugh!) and woodworking is still a hobby for me. I can handle all the small – medium jobs that come in and some of the large ones too but there are a few requests coming in that I just can't do so…..
I'm thinking of looking for fellow woodworkers in my area who have a lot of experience when it comes to doing large projects, who are able to perhaps do on-site jobs or transport large projects to the client.
I don't mind turning work away that I can't or won't do but I'd rather pass on a name or contact info instead of leaving a client hanging.
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Liam's Lemonade is changing the way people do business. It's our mission to positively impact individuals and families within our community. We believe that everyone should "snack to give back", which is why we created the Liam's Lemonaid Foundation. It's simple, every time you purchase & enjoy our fresh squeezed lemonade or roasted corn, you're supporting someone in need.
The Liam's Lemonaid foundation supports children & families who have lost a parent or loved one to illnesses & unforseen tragedies.
Liam's Lemonade specializes in providing fresh squeezed lemonade and snacks at events and festivals throughout Nevada, California and Arizona.
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Where can I find out what student activities are going on around campus?
How do I apply for Financial Aid?
What food services does the MetroCenter have?
Is Downtown safe?
What is the Eagle One Card?
The College at Brockport ID Card is called the Eagle One ID card. It is your official college identification. The ID photos are taken at the MetroCenter in Room 347 on the third floor. The ID hours of operation will be posted on the door at the start of each semester.
Stolen ID's are replaced free with a police report (the fee is $25 without a report). Checks payable to: BASC. Please have your Banner number available.
What do I need to enter the MetroCenter?
All persons entering The College at Brockport MetroCenter will be asked to show identification. Students must show their College at Brockport ID card each time that they enter the MetroCenter. Faculty and staff will also be "carded" each time that they enter and may either 1) show their college ID, or 2) show their NYS Drivers License and sign in, clearly printing the license number and name. To save time, you are encouraged to have your ID card "in-hand" as you enter the building, as well as if you are just going in and out within a short time span. Building tenants will also be asked to show their business or agency ID each time that they enter the building.
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Most of our classrooms have SmartCarts (MediaCarts) that include the following equipment: Computer, VCR/DVD player, Audio Amplifier, and LCD projector.
The MetroCenter also has the following which you may reserve for classroom use, only, through the online request form. The following equipment is available: Flip charts, camcorder, tripod, TV and VCR, DVD player, slide projector, audio tape player, and overhead projector with a portable screen. Students are required to request equipment with at least three business days notice. This allows MetroCenter staff to process the request, and verify that equipment is available and functional. You must show your student ID to pick up equipment in the Administrative Wing. Here are FAQ's related to equipment.
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I'm writing this story for reasons only important to myself. Tomorrow I will be forty years old. My story, however, begins nine years ago when I was thirty one..
My name is Jessica. I've been happily married for nine years to a wonderful caring man I met in college. We have two lovely children, a boy six and a daughter eight. My 31st birthday was yesterday and, as usual, my husband treated me to a night of dinner and dancing. He so enjoys doing for me that my pleasures are equaled only by the delight he derives from making me happy.
We want for nothing really, nothing material that is. That's not to say we're filthy rich, we don't have yachts and jets, but we live extremely comfortable in a clean, safe upscale neighborhood.
When I was a child my mother religiously made an entry in her daily diary. She always told me her personal history was important to her. She found real satisfaction in reading and recalling her past, especially her spirited youth, lovers won and lost and the blessings brought by the love of having children.
I guess I'm my mother's daughter because I've been keeping a diary since I was ten years old. This is really where my story begins, with my diary.
Occasionally I enter thoughts that some people probably would think are best left unsaid. My husband knew I valued my privacy and, as far as I knew, had never violated that trust by reading my innermost thoughts.
To this day I don't know if I left the diary out in the open consciously are I simply forgot to put it away. Maybe, I don't know...maybe in my subconscious I wanted him to read it.
Anyway, his natural curiosity bettered him. He only read my most recent entry but it was enough to hurt him deeply. It took him several weeks before he admitted it too me but it disturbed him so much he had to talk about it.
The entry read: "There are moments, like today, that a restlessness wells up inside of me. A time when I want to know what it would feel like to be fulfilled sexually. To have my womb tickled by the head of a huge cock, my imaginary G-spot probed, my total cunt cavity filled to capacity."
That was the entry in my diary. You can see how this would certainly concern a husband who thought everything was alright in his marriage. And our marriage was fine as far as I was concerned. Only when these occasional longings arose did I question my sexual fulfillment.
But everyone has there own therapy in helping themselves get along in life. Whenever these depraved thoughts tortured my mind I could usually eradicate them by masturbating. And I enjoyed these rare times because it almost always required multiple orgasms, a real treat for me.
But this particular entry in my diary, to say the least, could be interpreted as a direct insult to my husband's manhood. I can only imagine the agony this entry must have caused him. When he finally gathered the courage to confront me I could see the pain and hurt in his eyes.
My immediate reaction was anger. But only briefly did I entertain the thought of attacking him for invading my privacy. And I do mean briefly. Instead, my heart ached for him as he stood before me like a beaten man.
John is a gentle man, a man with a big heart, a devoted husband and father. His love for me is unquestionable as is mine for him. But now I felt I was put in a position to prove that love for him all over again. Not because I had done anything wrong but because, or so I thought, I had a character flaw.
We put the children in bed that night and met back in the kitchen. I knew we were going to have a long, drawn out discussion.
I should interject here that our sex life had always been adequate for me. John has what most men and women consider a normal cock, about six inches in length. I rarely had an orgasm when we had intercourse but, being the considerate man John was, we always had a lot of foreplay. He also loved servicing me orally and I almost always had an orgasm from his superb tongue, He rarely failed to hug and caress me after intercourse which usually ended with me falling asleep, totally content.
It took most of the night to finally convince John of my love for him and my happiness in the marriage. He wanted to know if all women had thoughts like the one in my diary. I didn't know and told him so. It just wasn't something my female friends would consider talking about. He pointed out that men talk about sex a lot, usually lying about the conquest they've made.
I asked him, point blank, do men ever talk about their wives amongst themselves. He said they mostly talk about the wives of other men. I didn't understand. He tried to explain the "grass is greener" syndrome that husbands go thru. For instance, almost everyday someone at the office would joke with him about his sexy wife, (me) and how the hell did he ever manage to get her....and hold onto her!
I jokingly told him to please let his friends know I appreciated their complimentary remarks.
I thought that was the end of our problem, that our all night discussion laid it to rest. We even made love that morning before John went to work. He appeared to have his manhood back, intact, and a spring in his step when he left for work.
One month later John came home from work with a big surprise. Two airline tickets, first class, and reservations at the biggest hotel in Vegas. I was totally thrilled. He knew how I loved Vegas. We hadn't been there since our daughter turned three because we didn't feel that was a place to take children on vacation.
But this was to be just the two of us. He had made arrangements with his mother to keep the kids and we were going alone too dance, dine and gamble. He knew how I loved playing the slot machines.
The day arrived, we landed in Vegas, a limo waiting to take us to the hotel. And the two room suite was fabulous. Everything was perfect.
Our first night we took in a show, dined till we were absolutely stuffed, and I pulled on slot machines till my arms ached. It was great.
The next day we slept, lounged around the pool and just did nothing. Very lazy.
About 8pm that night John decided we should go dancing. He loved to dance. I put on my most alluring dress, something to show all my assets and off to the dance floors we went. During a band break John said he spotted someone he met earlier in the day. He excused himself and went to the bar to talk to him. In a few minutes he was back with the young man in tow. He introduced him to me as Peter, a sometime dealer at several of the hotels.
When the band began playing again John insisted I dance with Peter. Peter was taller than John, like six foot two, broad shoulders, small waist and a butt to die for. Extremely handsome man.
As we danced he complimented me on my dress and the way I danced, in general everything a woman wants to hear. But I wasn't born yesterday and I could feel his eyes and hands all over my body. As we danced it seemed like he deliberately pressed his manhood against my leg. The touch wasn't lost on me. I could feel that he was not normal, huge might be the word to describe it. And I actually felt it grow!! I felt a rush of excitement, and embarrassment, as we ground against each other disgustedly.
When we arrived back at the table John said he had a headache and was going back to the room. As I stood to leave with him John insisted I stay with Peter and a have good time dancing.
This was so uncharacteristic of John I asked Peter to excuse us for a minute and took John aside. I wanted to know what he was doing, leaving me with a total stranger.
He explained to me he had met Peter on the Internet and this was his gift of love. I didn't immediately understand. He reminded me of my diary and this was his way of letting me live out my fantasy.
Needless to say I was at a loss for words for a moment. I was totally stunned!
Doing my best to regain my composure I tried to explain to him that I couldn't do something like this. I couldn't go off with a complete stranger and have sex. He was insistent. He pushed me back towards the table and walked away. I couldn't believe it. What man would do this for his wife, or for that matter, too his wife?
I was extremely uncomfortable as I sat back down next to Peter. It was awkward to say the least.
After a few drinks and several dances later I had loosened up considerably. I could feel a knot developing in my stomach in anticipation of what might happen before the night was over.
The time of reckoning arrived... he asked me to his room for a nightcap. My voice was barely audible as I accepted.
He had a small room, a single with a queen size bed and the only comfortable place to sit was on its edge.
As we sipped our drink he began nibbling my ear, licking inside, quickly turning me into jelly. He stood in front of me, his belt buckle staring me in the eye. I quickly undone it, zipped down his pants and let them fall to the floor.
There it was, staring me in the eye. a freak of nature. An appendage so large it took my breath away. His bikini briefs couldn't contain all of it and it wasn't even hard yet. "My God what a cock" was the thought that came to mind. I pulled it out of his briefs holding the head up to my lips. My tongue flicked out, touching it, tasting it, like a new lollipop to a 3 year old.
I could barely get it in my mouth, my jaw muscles ached trying to hold my lips open around it. As I slowly sucked the first two or three inches it began to grow in size. I thought the corners of my mouth would split. I removed it quickly not wanting it to harm me. So I licked it, the full length, so huge I could not get my fingers around it.
I looked up at his face, his blue penetrating eyes staring down at me. I blubbered something about it being too large, that I didn't think any woman could take a cock this huge. He smiled. He knew my protest was weak, that there was no way I was leaving without trying. And he was so right, so very, very right.
I stood, turned, he unzipped me out of my dress. He forced me down on the bed, his body and arms so strong I spread myself submissively. He lay down next to me, kissing my cheeks and stroking my bare tits. My nipples, so sensitive, so exquisitely painful to his touch. I whimpered like a school girl.
He leaned over to the night stand and retrieved a bottle of lubricant. He handed it to me and, without a word, I began smearing it over his huge cock. I was in such awe.. .never had I seen such huge manhood. My only point of reference was John, and believe me, there was absolutely no comparison.
He wasted no time in straddling my body. I instinctively grasped his member and placed the head against my pussy lips. I was having misgivings again, I really thought there was no way this could ever happen.
He pushed slowly, the head stretching me to new dimensions, so wide I thought I would split. The pain...a good pain, a pain I could stand as I spread my legs even more for maximum room. Two inches, three inches, four. My hips thrust upwards, five, six, counting no longer seemed to matter.
He was so strong, thrusting his huge cock into me, I felt absolutely primitive, sucking this huge piece of meat up into my very core. I knew the orgasm building in me would make me forget all the other orgasms I had ever had. This was going to be the big one, the one I fantasized about so many times.
And then it happened. I felt myself losing it, I had no control of my body. I convulsed, screamed, whimpered and cried as wave after wave of pleasure washed over me. I never knew such bliss.
Peter's thrusting hips never lost stride. He continued to fuck me, and fuck me, and fuck me. I lost count... stop counting as I came, came and came again.
He finally stopped but continued laying on top of me, his prick still buried deep into my womb. His staying power was incredulous. I was so tired, I closed my eyes and for a minute I fell asleep.
I was awakened by Peter's continuing, thrusting tempo and my own hips meeting his, slamming that huge member in and out of me. We were at it again. I knew my pussy lips were raw from this continuous fuck fest. How quick, I couldn't believe it, I was cumming again. Just when I thought I would beg him to stop another wave of that torturing pleasure would sweep over me. My hands were clasping his taut ass cheeks and, for the first time, I felt their clenching muscles begin to flinch. He was going to cum in me. I wanted it. I felt his cock throbbing inside me as the hot, shooting gism seemed to fill and warm my womb.
I was so extremely tired...I was forcing myself to stay awake. Peter rolled off of me and went into the bathroom. By the time he returned I was dressed. He didn't understand and showed his displeasure. He had planned on resting a while and continue our fucking spree.
I apologized profusely, trying to make him understand that this was the best sex I had ever had in my life. But I also had a husband that allowed me this experience and didn't want him to worry.
As I walked down the hall to the hotel elevator my legs were wobbly, my entire body was sore and weak as a kitten.
When I arrived back at our suite John was watching television. It was 5 am in the morning. I knew he wouldn't be sleeping.
His eyes were searching for any difference in me as he followed me around the suite. His curiosity got the better of him and he began pummeling me with questions. I was so tired I wanted to wait till later, I wanted to think about my answers, not be tripped up and say something that might hurt him.
I undressed quickly and crawled into bed. John lay down next to me, still grilling me about my night. I kissed him on the cheek, told him I appreciated his gesture in allowing me to fulfill my fantasy but I had to sleep. I was dead tired. As I turned, buried my head in the soft pillow, I felt Peter's cum juice leaking from my pussy... vulgarly running down my leg.
John woke me at noon. I staggered into the bathroom, my body seemed to reek of stale sex. It aroused me. I jumped into the shower, the hot water caressing my aching muscles.
I was relieved, but surprised that John didn't start in on me again about my sex with Peter. We went down to the hotel dining room for brunch.
Peter was setting on the far side of the room, alone. I watched as he rose and walked down a hallway leading to the restrooms. I told John I should thank him for being a gentlemen with me since we might not see him again. I didn't wait for John's response, I arose from the table and walked down the hallway to wait for him.
Peter, seeing me, grabbed me firmly by the arm and led me to the ladies room door. He pushed it open with his leg and in a loud voice inquired if anyone was in there. Hearing nothing, he pulled me in and locked the door.
I didn't have any idea what he was up too. I told him I only wanted to thank him for the night before. I tried to pull away but, being so strong, he turned me around and forced me to face the large mirror. As I leaned against the counter I watched as he unzipped his pants and pulled his huge organ from his pants. He was so quick I hardly had time to think, His thick prick was nudging me from behind, ordering me to spread my legs.
I felt the experienced fingers on my cunt and within seconds I was soaking wet. The head of his cock was soon inside me, fucking me from behind like a dog. This was not his finest hour as I listened to him grunt, apparently one thing in mind and that was to please himself.
The side effects... I was thrilled to be taken in this vulgar, brusque manner. My ass was pushing backwards, begging for him to bury his meat in me. He obliged by fucking me vigorously. Within minutes we both came, our bodies convulsed and shuddered to one intense orgasm. I was surprised how sweaty I had become from this quick sexual encounter.
He lay across my back for a minute before withdrawing his cock from me. He turned me around, grasping my shoulders and forcing me to kneel down and clean him with my mouth. As I knelt, legs spread, I could feel his cum juices running out of me filling my panties.
He left. I tried to clean myself before returning to John. As I walked thru the dining room I was sure everyone I passed could surely smell me, the sex, the cum. Must have been just me cause even John never mentioned anything about it. He said Peter stopped by the table and thanked him. He told John I was one of the best sex partners he had ever had.
The remainder of our vacation, or up thru our 2nd to last day, was full of gambling, dining, drinking, and shows. We attended a show every night, John, being incredibly efficient, had made reservations in advance for all the shows that were regularly sold out.
I thought about Peter everyday, not in a loving sense but about his incredible cock. I had this nagging thought that my sex with Peter could effect my relationship with John.
For now, however, we were having fun and I put it out of my mind. Besides, neither I nor John had seen Peter since that day in the dining room. He apparently had left Vegas. That statement about him being a card dealer was false John told me. He thought Peter might live in Los Angeles.
On our last day in Vegas I was so horny I thought I would burst. All I could think of was Peter, or anyone else, that had a large cock.
About 6 pm John was taking a shower in preparation for dinner. While he was in the shower I rang up Peter's room, in the off chance he still happened to be Vegas.
Another gentlemen answered the phone. He confirmed that indeed this was still Peter's room but he was out for the moment. I immediately knew I was going to attempt one last fling, I didn't care how depraved it may seem to John. He opened this can of worms and now he would have to live with it.
Anyway, the gentlemen who answered the phone said Peter would return in 15 minutes. When John came out of the shower I told him that I had called Peter's room and he was still in Vegas. He knew, without asking, I wanted to see Peter one more time before we left. He didn't like it and told me so. He also knew there was nothing he could do to stop it.
Suddenly our phone rang, it was Peter. I told him I was leaving the next day and would like to see him one more time. He agreed, telling me to come to his room about 10 o'clock. I assured him I would be there.
I went to dinner with John but was not very good company. I was so hot in anticipation I knew I would be well lubricated by the time I got to Peter's room. I was already wet.
At 9:45 at looked for John in the casino. He was playing blackjack. I whispered to him that I was going and not to wait up for me. The sadness on his face said it all but it did nothing towards changing my mind. I was in a fuck mode and nothing but a big dick was going to change that.
When I arrived at Peter's room the gentlemen I had spoke to on the phone let me in. It was an extremely awkward moment to say the least. I was standing in the room, alone with this stranger, and he was dressed only in his bikini underwear. My eyes were riveted on the huge bulge that was barely contained. He introduced himself as Phillip and informed me that Peter would be back in a few minutes.
He offered me a drink which I accepted. I watched as he mixed it for me, his underwear not hiding much. Like Peter, he was also extremely large. In fact he may have been larger than Peter!
Peter returned to his room. He introduced me to Phillip, mixed himself a drink, and we all set there in silence.
Peter suddenly spoke up and asked if I came up to get fucked. I was embarrassed by his directness, especially in front of Phillip, a total stranger to me.


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Grandad was right: Don't expect any free lunches
James M. Berklan, Editor
If I go into McDonald's, I expect giving up $1 and change is going to get me something that is going to quench my thirst for a while. Call it one of the most obvious natural laws of commerce: I pay, you give.
These are simple but important concepts to remember, especially when considering something like the "Who owns Congress?" package that appeared in the September/October issue of Mother Jones magazine. It tracks the billions of dollars paid to U.S. lawmakers by "business" or "corporate" sponsors each election cycle.
What are these deep-pocketed special interests paying for? Access and influence, of course. They have an agenda and there is no better way to get what you want than to influence the lawmaker(s) you need.
Just remember that the next time you're irritated with something that communications giant AT&T does with impunity. It's No. 1 among congressional corporate "sponsors" nationally.
Of more immediate interest to long-term care providers is the No. 6 entry, the American Medical Association. That would be the physicians' lobbying group that typically gets what it wants when it comes to federal funding, including repeated "fixes" for scheduled Medicare payment reductions.
No. 27 is the American Hospital Association, the other 800-pound gorilla that regularly outguns long-term care interests when it comes to Congressional funding and regulation battles.
The American Health Care Association ranks No. 62. Whether you're a member of AHCA or not, doesn't really matter. It's a group that represents your interests, at least indirectly, in Washington.
And it's spending hundreds of thousands of dollars per year to do so—something else to keep in mind. While long-term care providers might be piles of cash behind the doctors and hospitals of this country, they are still piles of cash ahead of others in the long-term care continuum.
It's a fact usually overlooked when leaders of any influence-seeking association rail against "those special interest groups in Washington." If you are reading this, odds are you are a member of a special-interest group. And just like most people, you like to get what you pay for.


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Wellington Inner City Bypass
This large historic archaeological project in inner Wellington was
carried out by the New Zealand Historic Places Trust in 2005; Warren
Gumbley was excavation director, and Louise Furey managed the project
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Scott House, Mangere
An early farmstead in the Ihumatao area, Mangere, Auckland and contemporary to the Westney house excavated by CFG Heritage in 2005, this was part of the same ongoing archaeological work in this area. read more...


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Sinusodial Project Day 1 of 3
Lesson 11 of 13
Objective: SWBAT model situations that can be modeled by sinusoidal functions.
Big Idea: Students collect data, analyze the data, and construct models using their knowledge of trigonometric functions.
Bell work
This project asks students to apply the ideas learned in the unit to real world situations. Students will collect and analyze data, develop a mathematical model, then describe the development of the model in a written report. My students have three days to complete the project.
Students can work in groups of 2 or 3 students. I have found that more than three students is unproductive. The project works best when students work in pairs. Today, I will introduce the project and students will have time to brainstorm topics for research.
When students come into class today the following question is on the board:
What real world situations can be modeled by a sinusoidal curve?
I ask students to share their ideas on the board, creating a list of possible project topics.
After a list of ideas is present I will ask, "Of the ideas on the board, which ones could we research to find data to analyze?" I'll place check marks next to the ones that students identify. We'll use this process to narrow down the list of possible topics. At the same time, it is often helpful to let students continue to add new topics at this point.
Here are some topics that students like to explore:
- moon phases
- sunrise
- sunset
- average daily temperature
- monthly average rainfall
- modeling the swing of a pendulum
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Introduction of the Project
Now that students have some ideas, I will provide more information about the requirements for the Sinusoidal Project, including the scoring guide. There are two options for the project.
- Students use the internet to find data on a real world phenomena such as sunrise. The students collect and organize data into tables and then graphs so they can write a mathematical model.
- Students design an experiment. The students collect data from the experiment than make a model for the experiment. An example of this would be to measure the time it takes for a pendulum to swing.
As the students consider the options, I often answer several questions about the project requirements.
I have made a spreadsheet for the students to use during the project. This spreadsheet allows students to input their data and then determine the parameters a, b, c, d for the equation y=a sinb(x-c)+d. When the parameters are inputted a graph of best is produced on the graph. Students can quickly change the parameters to improve the model. The students use this template so they can focus on analyzing the data collected.
After students have reviewed the options we look over the scoring guide. I show students some similar projects that could be improved with revision. The issues that I want to bring to my students attention are:
- Project quality suffers when the data analysis was not not critically and carefully
- Editing and revising the report is a necessary step
- Organization of space and presentation of content for display makes a big difference
I have found that it makes a big difference to students when I show them examples of student work so they understand what good work looks like, and, what incomplete work looks like.
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During the final minutes of class, students will choose their partners and begin to select a topic for the project. As students talk about their ideas, I move around to listen to what my students are considering. Students often have great ideas, but sometimes they are too involved to complete within the time frame for this project. For example, students may want to model a predator vs. prey relationship. If so, I will ask students, "How do you plan to collect the data? What data will you collect?" I want to make sure that students have an idea about how to get themselves started.
Important Note: There are always groups that want to research situations that increase and decrease, but are not periodic. Examples of these are:
- gasoline prices
- airline ticket prices
- student misconduct by month
- number of people riding a bus
When students consider options like this I always ask students to explain why they think the situation is sinusoidal. Then, I ask students how they will collect the data. And importantly, I say, "What will you do if you collect the data and determine it is not sinusoidal?" For this project it is important for students to use situations that are sinusoidal, but I might be swayed to let students explore a function if I think that they can explain why a model didn't really work.
As class ends I explain that we will be working on this over the next 2 class periods. The sooner you have your topic the sooner you can get started and finish your work.