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Hi ladies,
I am just getting back into triathlon training after about a 5 year hiatus from pretty much all physical activity. I've completed two tris so far this summer, and have one coming up this weekend.
I have hit the pavement pretty hard the past few weeks, logging more miles in the saddle and longer runs and swims to get ready for this race...but I've been kind of stopped in my tracks--I believe I have dislocated a rib head. If you've ever had this happen, you know it is extremely uncomfortable. I feel like I have a knife wedged in my spine right below my shoulder blade.
I delt with chronic rib dislocations and rib fractures as a collegiate athlete, but at that time, I had access to a training room full of equipment and professionals to help me out...that is no longer the case. I just found out that my insurance will cover chiropractic visits, so I'll be setting up some adjustments. I also have a friend who owns a yoga studio who says she'll help me prevent this from happening again...so, I'm set, right?
Well, not really...I just need to know if anyone has any tips, tricks, or advice for how to deal with this just through Sunday (race day). I've been icing and stretching, and I've (reluctantly) taken the last two days off completely, which I hate doing right before a race. Should I wear a rib belt? Do those things even work? Or just swallow some ibuprofen and grin and bear it? Thanks in advance!


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An 18th birthday can be one of the most significant in a young person's life, for many reasons. For Stanley Wright, a West Charlotte High senior, it marked an accomplishment he's been determined to reach – but one that seemed unrealistic at times.
On Jan. 6, the day Wright turned 18, he was offered a football scholarship from N.C. Central University, putting him in a position to be the first in his immediate family to attend college.
But he had to overcome many obstacles to reach this point, including growing up in a once-dangerous and violent neighborhood and losing some of his most influential mentors. But other mentors filled the void and helped the quiet and personable young man chase his dreams.
The child of parents who have always been in his life, but never married, Wright was primarily raised by his mother, Kim McDonald. He has two older brothers, a younger sister and a twin brother with whom he shares the same first name but a different middle name.
He is Stanley "Rodge" Wright, and goes by "G." His twin's middle name is Rodja, and goes by "J." They were named after their father, who is also named Stanley Wright.
The children and their mother all lived in the Charlotte neighborhood of Dillehay Courts, which has "come a long way since back in the day (when) you could walk outside into a war zone," Wright said. One of his vivid memories from his youth is looking out his front door one day and watching a man walking nonchalantly up the street with a shotgun in his hand.
He also recalls a night when some people shot at his neighbor's house, and a stray bullet penetrated the kitchen wall of the Wrights' house. It happened at a time of the evening when he would normally be in the kitchen doing his homework, he said.
"By the grace of God, no one was hurt," he said.
Wright said he entered West Charlotte as a freshman with dreams of playing football and perhaps working toward a college scholarship. Realistically, he said, he didn't have the motivation to even graduate from high school because of the negative forces working against him.
He gave up on football while he spent a couple of years boxing with the Charlotte Boxing Academy, climbing the national ranks of the National Silver Gloves. He boxed partly because his father used to box but also to give him the tools for self-defense in his neighborhood.
Participating in track and field for the first time as a junior at West Charlotte, he met Lions head coach Bennett King and assistant Trent Guy, whom he considers trusted mentors. Guy urged Wright to push himself and arranged for N.C. A&T coaches to give him a serious look for a track and field scholarship.
A poor performance in the 400 meters at the 4A state meet last year hurt his chances with A&T, Wright says. But what hurt more was when Guy died of cancer last summer.
Wright figured his last chance at a college scholarship was in football. West Charlotte had a new coach in Aaron Brand, and Wright felt it could be his chance to reassert himself as a football player.
He had a solid season, and Brand helped Wright get some looks from colleges. He had made contact with N.C. Central when Brand was dismissed as coach shortly after the end of his first season, leaving his opportunity with N.C. Central in doubt. But West Charlotte athletic director Masanori Toguchi stepped in as the facilitator and helped seal the deal.
Now Wright feels he can be an example to other youths in his neighborhood.
"If I can do it, anybody can do it," he said. "I know kids that started with me (at West Charlotte) as a freshman, now they're not in school. …
"My friend, Nigel Johnson, he tells me he looks up to me because I made it. He's a running back that goes here. That's the message I want to portray to the whole neighborhood. If it's not in athletics, at least try to get some type of education."

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Moved by the incident of a disabled man who was beaten up for not standing up for the National Anthem, advertising filmmakers Ajay Bhaskar and Ashvin Naidu, who head Avakkai Films, have produced a special rendition of the national anthem. Featuring athletes, artists, and other professionals from various fields. In the video, you see a number of people, each singing a line or a verse of Jana Gana Mana. But there's a revelation at the end. As it becomes clear by the end of the video, all the people and professionals featured in the video are persons with disability. Eminent people featured in the video include, Shalini Saraswathi (National marathon runner), MS Nagendra (theatre artist), Ashwin Karthik SN (National award winner), Shiva Prasad S (National tennis player) and more.
The video was released on YouTube on December 1, just two days before International Day of Persons with Disabilities (December 3). Prime Focus Advertising Division delivered post production for this project.
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'Coco Before Chanel'
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Tautou on playing a young fashion diva
For Coco Chanel, the way to the little black dress led through an orphanage and an affair with a wealthy playboy. The new film "Coco Before Chanel" spans the early years of the couture mogul's life in France. It's the film's narrow focus—unlike a traditional biopic—that made Audrey Tautou say yes to the role of Chanel, a part she says she's been approached to play several times. "I think that by understanding Chanel's character and different sources of inspiration, you understand the rest of her life," says Ms. Tautou, best-known for her roles in "The Da Vinci Code" and "Amélie."...


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Today, 28th December ITM (Ittihad Al-Tullab Al-Muslimeen) or Union of Muslim Students commemorated 232nd anniversary of "Fall of Arakan" into the hand of Burmese invaders. The Press briefing is as follows:
28th December: " THE BLACK DAY" in the History of Arakan
Assalamu Alaikum Warahmatullah.
It is to express with profound regret and heartfelt sorrow that, today is 'the Black Day' in the history of Arakan and Rohingya. On 28th December 1784, we, the indigenous inhabitants of Arakan, lost our independent kingdom of Arakan and its sovereignty to the Burmese occupiers. That day, a terrific massacre occurred on the Rohingya, and the Arakan region was unlawfully invaded by the Burmese King Bodapaya. In point of fact, that day the Burmese rulers sowed the seeds of a strategic plan to wipe out of Rohingya nation from their native land. Keeping its consequences, Burmese governments led several genocidal operations against Rohingya Muslims. The massacres that we have seen in 2012 and 2016 (the latest genocidal operation) are not the only evidences of the genocide on the Rohingya as it has been ongoing since 1784. Actually the issue is all about religion and the Burmese monarchs have taken the conflicts as religious war. They are very firm in their concept to completely swab up the Rohingyas from Arakan. Doubtless, the consequence of genocide is a concern of humiliation to the Rohingya Muslims. Since the Rohingya is a nation of bravery and self-determination, we would never allow cleaning out the Muslim community from Arakan. Rather, we are confident of regaining our Historical Heritage and the glory of Ruling Class to establish an unprejudiced culture to live definitely In Shaa Allah.
Since then, heartily keeping the facts, the Rohingya has been planning to recover the occupied Arkan. Consequently, Ittihad Al-Tullab Al-Muslimeen (ITM), a pioneer of Rohingya student's organization has been founded on 5th July, 1987 by a number of optimistic Rohingya youth students with a view to rescuing the Rohingya community and humanity from the oppression of Burmese rulers.
Today (28/12/2016) ITM has observed the 28th December as a mournful BLACK DAY (now 232 years since we lost the independent kingdom of Arakan ) through the activities below -:
1. To state the significance of Black Day of Arakan toward national and international Media.
2. To convey the importance of this day to the well-wishers of ITM.
3. To arrange the discussion Program centrally and in all 'Organizational Units' of ITM regarding the Black Day, and to commemorate the Martyrs who laid down their sacred lives for the sake of establishing unprejudiced society and humanity in Arakan time to time and to pray (special Dua) for them.
4. To share the feelings towards martyrs families and to take care of them.
5. To pray to Allah for the rescue of the persecuted Rohingya community.
We are optimistic to regain our heritage and our native land from the hand of the cruel Burmese occupiers with Allah's help as 'Al-Mighty Allah forbids us to get disappointed'. For this purpose our motive should be united, co-operative, well-learned and concerned for the community.
May the Rohingya nation be blessed by Allah.
Best wishes,
Abdul Waresh Abu Sayed
Central President
Ittihad Al-Tullab Al-Muslimeen (ITM), Arakan (Burma).
Disclaimer: This is a statement released by the organization mentioned in the report. It doesn't necessarily reflect the views of Rohingya Vision TV.


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Wollmeise to Woolfeast!
Yes, the rumours are true folks - the fabulous Holland Road Yarn Co. is bringing Wollmeise to Midwinter Woolfeast 2017! Many of you will have heard of Wollmeise and how difficult it can be to get hold of. Wollmeise fans are fanatical about it, mostly because of the amazingly rich colours. I'm going to make an educated guess that it will sell out, so make sure you head over to Holland Road Yarn's stand if you want to have a chance of scoring some of this elusive yarn.
However, Wollmeise isn't the only sort after brand that Holland Road Yarn stocks. They can be relied upon to bring the hottest products over to New Zealand, (including Fyberspates, Brooklyn Tweed and Blue Sky Alpacas), as well as seeking out the best of the home grown talent. Those of you that read the blog posts from last year will know I have a weakness for Knitsch. Knitsch is Tash from Holland Road's own hand dyed yarn label and I can never walk past those colours - they just sing! As well as the established Knitsch Sock there is now Knitsch Singularity, a single ply merino that I have yet to try, but of course, the colour range is stunning... I'm just off to write this down on my MW17 shopping list.
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STERLING-Lois Corbett Miller, 91, passed away peacefully at Regency Care of Sterling on December 2, 2017.
Lois was born on April 2, 1926 in Oregon, Illinois. She was the seventh of nine children born to Joe and Bessie (Ballard) Corbett. She was raised on the family farm and graduated from Mt. Morris High School at the age of 15. Following graduation she worked at Cable Printing Company in Mt. Morris, and then moved to Long Beach, California. She married Kenneth E. Miller in Long Beach on July 12, 1947. After moving back in 1949, they lived in Lanark, Savanna, Sterling, and Morrison over the course of their 52 year marriage. She worked as a secretary for the Social Security Administration and National Manufacturing Company. Lois was an avid bowler and cribbage player, and loved to cheer her favorite sports teams, the Sterling Warriors, Chicago Cubs, and Boston Celtics. She also loved to babysit her grandchildren and attend their various sporting events.
Lois is survived by three children: Pamela (John) Magnarelli of Duxbury MA; Ronda (Geoff) Paufve of Sterling, IL; and Mark (Sherry) Miller of Naples, FL. She is also survived by six grandchildren: Christopher and Patrick Magnarelli; Nathan (Jordan) and Dan (Petra) Paufve; Amy (Dave) Drozd; and Stacie (Justin) Drennan and four great-grandchildren: Monroe Paufve, Emerson Drozd, and Lucas and Natalie Drennan. Lois is also survived by two brothers: Gene Corbett of Mt. Morris and Derril (Joyce) Corbett of South Bend, Indiana. She was preceded in death by her husband Kenneth in 1999, three sisters (Marian Miller, Gladys Johnson, and Dorothy Eyers), and three brothers (Howard, John, and Russell Corbett).
Visitation will be 9:00-11:00 am Wednesday, December 6, 2017 at the Schilling Funeral Home, Sterling. The funeral will follow at Schilling Funeral Home at 11:00 am with Pastor Brad Wilson of the Sterling First United Methodist Church, officiating. Burial will be at Oak Knoll Cemetery, Sterling.
A memorial has been established to Regency Care of Sterling or Rock River Hospice of Sterling.
Condolences may be sent to www.schillingfuneralhome.com.


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Issue Two – June 2010
"With the new SMF Board, I'm confident that we will be able to continue the good work and legacy we inherited and formulate initiatives to strengthen Singapore as a leading international maritime centre...."
The first half of 2010 sailed through in a breeze. In January, SMF ushered in the New Year with our annual cocktail reception at Sentosa Pavilion. Graced by Mr Raymond Lim, Minister for Transport and Second Minister for Foreign Affairs, the reception marked a milestone - the change of leadership.
Two founding members, Mr S.S. Teo and Dato Jude Benny stepped down from the Board after the completion of their three two-year terms. Their passion and willingness to share their expertise with the maritime community have laid a strong foundation for SMF. For that, I salute them.
Others who have contributed significantly include BG (NS) Tay Lim Heng, Deputy Secretary (Development) for National Development, Mr Choo Chiau Beng, Chairman and CEO of Keppel Offshore and Marine Ltd, Mr Brent Nelson Smith, Managing Director of Vietnam Capital Group, RADM (NS) Lui Tuck Yew, Acting Minister for Information, Communications and the Arts, Mr Heng Chiang Gnee, CEO of Maritime Sustainability Pte Ltd and Mr Teo Joo Kim, Chairman of Pacific Carriers Ltd.
The SMF Board has expanded from seven to eight members. With the new SMF Board, I'm confident that we will be able to continue the good work and legacy we inherited and formulate initiatives to strengthen Singapore as a leading international maritime centre.
On 8 February, SMF shared industry insights at the MPA Workplan Seminar with the presentation,
Snapshots of the Singapore maritime sector and responses from SMF
. In March, we went full-steam ahead to heighten awareness of the maritime industry, in particular to youth. The inaugural series of maritime postcards was launched island-wide. SMF partnered Wee Kim Wee School of Communication and Information of NTU and Singapore Polytechnic to engage youth to conceptualise maritime advertisements and create television commercials.
April was a hectic month. The Singapore Maritime Week saw two interesting public outreach initiatives,
The Amazing Maritime Race and the Maritime Moments Through Your Lens Photography Competition & Exhibition
. SMF and SSA co-organised the session,
The Presentation for Consultation of Proposed New Ship Sale Form
to gather industry feedback. Over 120 maritime professionals were present and many provided constructive suggestions on ways to improve the form. The Sea Asia Launch Party at Reflections@Keppel was well-attended. In June, SMF and Association of Singapore Marine Industries (ASMI) will be leading 15 maritime companies to the mega-maritime show,
in Greece. There are more exciting initiatives in the pipeline. We look forward to your continued support.
With best wishes,
Michael Chia
Singapore Maritime Foundation
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Why start Virus
By angelwales99
@angelwales99 (24)
March 1, 2007 5:13pm CST
Can anyone explain why someone would go to the effort of creating a virus? I cannot see what is gained by it. And although I cannot understand it, I can understand con men / women people are gaining something. But what do people who invent a virus gain? and if so what?
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@balthazar_196 (567)
1 Mar 07
People do it because they are sad sad people who sit in their rooms and dont have a life so they want to make these viruses to make others just as miserable as they are, they can then use the virus to gain all sorts from it thats another reason as to why people create viruses


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I just wrapped a shoot with my friends over at Fancy Kouture Accessories. We shot the lookbook for their S/S 17 collection. The looks were so beautiful and would be the perfect suitcase for a quick trip to Cuba. I am going to share the looks with you but if you see something you like you should probably buy first and ask questions later…
One of my most favorite things about the spring and summer seasons are the bursts of color! Yellow looks good on (almost) everyone. This versatile huge bow style is perfect for a summer cruise or a party in the Carribean. You can wear the this look as a set or pair them separately with your summer staples.
I love this set because of the versatility. The look changes depending on how you tie the bow. Hot pink is the perfect punch of color to power through the summer. This look is definitely a head turner.
This next look gives me an old Spanish vibe and definitely the right look for the summer heat. The embroidered rose crop top makes the look playful and fun! There is something romantic about the color red and a romantic getaway is the perfect setting to show off your new look.
The off the shoulder trend is definitely back and better than ever this year. This crop top is super chic and paired well with the pin stripe pallazo pants. This look is the show stopper at a summer brunch. It is fun and structured at the same time. This was definitely one of my favorite looks today.
For a night out on the town simplicity is best. A simple silhouette that is still trendy is what you're looking for. This dark grey bandage dress with off the shoulder tie detail is great for dancing the night away.
When I go on vacation I love a good co-ord set. It takes all of the stress out of putting an outfit together while making it look like you knew exactly what you were doing. Royal blue is another shocking color that looks great in the sun. The fringe detail against the fishnet just screams vacation. Paired with a turban and your favorite contrasting sunnies you are definitely ready to kiss this winter weather goodbye.
These looks definitely put me in the mood for a vacation. I would love to Know which of the looks were your favorite. In the meantime, be sure to shop the site over at http://www.fancykouture.com. Until next time, Happy Shopping!


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The themes this week are Splash in a Puddle, Umbrella Day, Old Phones, and Anything Christmas. For my card, I chose the Anything Christmas theme. Here is my DT card with a Bugaboo image that I just love! I colored with Copic markers. The image is from a set called Mini Set-Christmas Tags. I have used these images many times. Great for Christmas Cards, not just tags.
My card is pretty simple. I trimmed some red and green glitter paper to go with my background layer. The finished size is 5 x 7 inches.
I hope you will visit Festive Friday's at the Outlawz and see what my teammates have made!
Bugaboo is always our sponsor for the Festive Friday's Challenge and is giving a great prize of 4 digital images to our lucky April winner! Please visit Bugaboo as they are so generous with their prizes and we simply couldn't have challenges without them!
Hope you will stop by the Festive Friday's Challenge at the Outlawz.
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Want vs Need
At what point does a want become a need? Because I do believe that I need to go shopping. This dress is calling out my name, and the new Dean Harris jewelry collection has a few pieces I appreciate as well. Doesn't this necklace look like beads of dew on a spiderweb? I love it.
Posted by MelancholySmile at 7:35 AM
Labels: Fashion
2 comments:
- Melissa Ellen said...
oooh lala! def. needed! especially in terms of want!
that jewelry! so cool! that dress - so beautiful!
enjoy your day!
- September 11, 2008 at 8:11 AM
- Karen said...
love that necklace. so simple.
you can justify that dress, simply be sure to be wearing it when your husband gets home from work and maybe leave off the undergarments - I am sure he will quickly see the benefits of owning such a pretty piece of clothing. :)
xoxo Karen
- September 11, 2008 at 8:53 PM
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He won six NBA championships. He is a man who deserves the name" hegemony" in the history of basketball. He is Michael Jordan . On 22nd, October, after a sincere invitation Tencent from millions of users, as well as numerous negotiations with Jordan , trapeze finally officially finished with Tencent and 2K Sports and Visual Concepts jointly developed sports online "NBA2K Online" contract , becoming Derek after Ross second signing superstar of the game .
"NBA2K Online" as "NBA2K" based on the original development of the online version, the original basis of a lot of improvements : matching system will support a number of players in real time connection , smooth battle ; games based on the new stand-alone mode on a 3V3 freedom Versus street ball , and the world's first basketball PVE mode ; localized Asian style , so players can use the Chinese player aspect the NBA ; while Beijing Sanlitun , the famous Oriental Pearl attractions also become a game scene .
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As the the most important strategic -level products of Tencent games in 2012 on sports segment, and 2K Sports to enter the Chinese online game market 's first sports game masterpiece , while signing Jordan and Ross , fully demonstrates the two companies together, make bigger strong commitment to China sports game market segments . The two superstars signing will also give "NBA2K Online" huge aura.
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In early October, the media has revealed the news began to have "NBA2K Online" positive sign with Jordan , immediately sparked great debate across the Internet, even while 70,80,90 sparked a spectacular three generations of basketball fans while enthusiastic response , more than one million users have through micro-blog, support forums spontaneous "NBA2K Online" contract with Jordan , which is unprecedented in the history of Chinese online game development.
Flyer has an obvious impact on the basketball world, but how the game can effect ? Two years ago , 2K11 relied on Jordan's endorsement in one fell swoop to beat EA basketball game and aboarded the dominant position . and then the entire gaming industry also set off a boom in Jordan . "NBA2K Online" successfully signed Michael Jordan, only to re- evoke memories of countless fans of blood , but also will set off a "NBA2K Online" real basketball game craze.
To welcome the arrival of the trapeze and unlimited number of test operations team prepared a very awesome "Me and Jordan agreed ," a series of activities for the majority of basketball fans . In addition to popularity as a double value , NBA players and other traditional content packs are covered which will be led by Michael Jordan 96 Bulls debut as creating a history of 72 wins and 10 losses, the best record of the teams , players now have the opportunity to personally with them in the game against rewriting history. Meanwhile , just log online games daily and cumulative two hours , you can receive 96 Bulls spree , and players have an goloden opportunity to gain valuable Jordan virtual football card .
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Locust outbreaks occur on all continents except Antarctica and can affect the livelihoods of one in 10 people on Earth. To prevent economic and environmental losses, locust breeding areas should be periodically monitored, and an early detection-early response strategy should be in place. Traditional, ground survey methods are inefficient to adequately address the large spatial scale of the locust problem. Remote Sensing (satellite imagery) and the associated geospatial technologies can provide timely data to assess the risk of impending locust outbreaks. This information could be used for targeted preventive management actions in the locust breeding areas.
My research in remote sensing applications to locust monitoring and management is implemented in Central Asia (Uzbekistan, Kazakhstan) and Russian Federation. It is conducted in close collaboration with Dr. Ramesh Sivanpillai from UW-WyGISC, colleagues from Germany, Russia and Central Asia. Jerod Smith, my graduate student works on his M.S. thesis using Landsat images for locust monitoring in Uzbekistan.
List of relevant publications
Latchininsky A.V & Sivanpillai R., 2010. Locust habitat monitoring and risk assessment using remote sensing and GIS. In: A. Ciancio and K.G. Mukerji (eds.), Integrated Management of Arthropod Pests and Insect Borne Diseases, Integrated Management of Plant Pests and Diseases, volume 5, pp. 163-188, Springer Science+Business Media B.V., Dordrecht. (pdf)
Latchininsky A.V., 2010. Locusts. In: Breed M.D. and Moore J., (eds.), Encyclopedia of Animal Behavior, volume 2, pp. 288-297. Oxford: Academic Press, Elsevier Ltd. (pdf)
Sivanpillai R. & Latchininsky A.V., 2008. Can late summer Landsat data be useful for locating Asian migratory locust, Locusta migratoria migratoria, oviposition sites in the Amudarya River delta, Uzbekistan? Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata 128:346-353 (pdf).
Latchininsky A.V., Sivanpillai R., Driese K.L., & Wilps H., 2007. Can early season Landsat image improve locust habitat monitoring in the Amudarya River Delta, Uzbekistan? Journal of Orthoptera Research 16:167-173 (pdf).
Sivanpillai R. & Latchininsky A.V., 2007. Mapping locust habitats in the Amudarya River Delta, Uzbekistan with multi-temporal MODIS imagery. Environmental Management 39:876-886 (pdf).
Sivanpillai R., Latchininsky A.V., Driese K.L., & Kambulin V.E., 2006. Mapping locust habitats in River Ili Delta, Kazakhstan, Using Landsat Imagery. Agriculture, Ecosystems & Environment 117: 128-134 (pdf).
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|Abdulrahman Mahmoud
|amahmou2 "AT" illinois.edu
|Degree Goal
|PhD. Computer Science, University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign. May 2019
B.S.E. Electrical Engineering, Princeton University. June 2013
Certificate in Applications of Computing, Princeton University. June 2013
|Campus Address
|4111 Thomas M. Siebel Center
for Computer Science
201 N. Goodwin Ave. Urbana, IL 61801
I am a graduate student in Computer Science at UIUC. I'm currently working with Professor Sarita Adve as part of the RSim Research Group.
My primary research interests are in computer architecture, approximate computing, reliability, and heterogeneous computing. I am also broadly interested in operating systems, compilers, security (both hardware and software), and neuromorphic processessing.
I obtained my Bachelors in Science and Engineering from the Electrical Engineering Department at Princeton University. During my undergraduate career, I had the privilege of doing research with Professor Paul Prucnal on spiking photonic neurons; I did research with Professor Sharad Malik on firewall verification; and I wrote my senior thesis under the guidance of Professor David Wentzlaff on a novel data center architecture. Upon graduation, I was the recipient of the John Ogden Bigelow Jr. Prize in Electrical Engineering.
Please e-mail me if you would like a PDF copy of my CV.
University of Illinois @ Urbana-Champaign
Research Assistant - Computer Science Department
Since many applications can be deemed approximate by nature, reliability overheads can be greatly reduced by allowing for approximation in the results. My current research aims to formalize and study the effect of approximation on programs, so as to exploit it in the reliability domain.
Coursework: Compiler Construction, Parallel Programming Techniques, Parallel Computer Architecture, Heterogeneous Computing, Advanced Operating Systems.
Abdulrahman Mahmoud, Radha Venkatagiri, Khalique Ahmed, Sarita V. Adve, Darko Marinov, Sasa Misailovic, "Leveraging Software Testing to Explore Input Dependence for Approximate Computing," WAX, The 2017 Workshop on Approximate Computing Across the Stack, 2017. [pdf]
Radha Venkatagiri, Abdulrahman Mahmoud, Siva Kumar Sastry Hari, Sarita Adve, "Approxilyzer: Towards A Systematic Framework for Instruction Level Approximate Computing and its Applications to Hardware Resiliency," MICRO 2016, The 49th Annual IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Microarchitecture, 2016. [pdf]
Radha Venkatagiri, Abdulrahman Mahmoud, Sarita Adve, "Towards more Precision in Approximate Computing," WAX, The 2016 Workshop on Approximate Computing Across the Stack, 2016. [pdf]
Shuyuan Zhang, Abdulrahman Mahmoud, Sharad Malik, Sanjai Narain, "Verfication and Synthesis of FIrewalls Using SAT and QBF," icnp, pp.1-6, 2012 20th IEEE International Conference on Network Protocols (ICNP), 2012. [pdf]
Awards and Honors
List of Teachers Ranked as Excellent by their Students for Fall 2015 (Campus Award). Fall 2015.
Outstanding Teaching Assistant (CS Award). Fall 2015.
CS 233 Teaching Assistant: Computer Architecture. Fall 2015.
June 2013 - August 2013
Software Architect (intern)
Worked on designing a flexible, generic framework that can encompass multiple platforms for a remote modem. Practiced good, scalable programming to ensure future-proofing the code, as well as designing a scalable infrastructure for the company to use. Company code is now being ported to use this infrastructure.
September 2009 - June 2013
Princeton University
B.S.E. Electrical Engineering
Senior Thesis: "Parallel Architecture Optimization for Threaded Applications". Written under the supervision of Professor David Wentzlaff.
"Photonic Implementation of Bio-Inspired Jamming Avoidance Response Architecture," for Mid-InfraRed Technologies for Health and the Environment (MIRTHE) 2011 REU.
Awards and Honors
John Ogden Bigelow Jr. Prize in Electrical Engineering ($3,000).
Friedland Senior Thesis Fund for Senior Thesis Research ($850).
SEAS McCracken Senior Thesis Fund for Senior Thesis Research ($1,850).
Friedland Independent Work for Junior Undergrad Research ($1,135).
Accenture SEAS Senior Thesis Fund for Junior Undergrad Research ($2,000).
Teaching Experience
Undergraduate Lab TA for ELE302: System Design and Analysis. Spring 2013.
Undergraduate Lab TA for ELE206: Introduction to Logic Design. Fall 2012.
General Undergraduate Computer Science Lab TA. Fall 2011 - Fall 2013.
Working Set
Relevant Coursework: Computer Architecture, Logic Design, System Design and Analysis, Operating Systems, VLSI Design, Artificial Intelligence, Computer Networks, Algorithms and Data Structures, Advanced Programming Techniques.
Technical: Java, C, C++, Charm++, Matlab, Bash, Python, AWK, Verilog. Well versed in the use of Linux OS, including Ubuntu, Debian, RedHat, and Gentoo. Familiar with GEM5 simulator.
Web Design: Dreamweaver, HTML, Drupal, Django.
Other: Machine Shop certified. Fluent in English and Arabic.
Abdulrahman Mahmoud
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E-mail: amahmou2 "AT" illinois.edu
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There will be bad days and good days. The bad days will challenge you even more. The bad days will make you dig deeper into your heart and soul to find the reasons why it's so important to keep going! I prayed hard for an answer, for the drive and desire. Here it is and I'm going to share the journey with whomever wants to read. I love the Lord and my family. Despite bumps in the road like shin splints and ice cream, I became a triathlete, runner and overall healthier!
Friday, November 21, 2008
Yes Master
Enough of scenery though...cause the real nitty gritty stuff is that I was kicked out of the the first lane! Turns out, I can't swim. I mean , I CAN swim enough to save my life and tread water and swim 500 yards, but I don't swim "correctly". So incorrect practice will only make more incorrect technique. The coach worked with me a bit, but of course had an entire swim group to handle, and they were all very much further along than I. He kicked me out to the shallow pool. I practiced forever, going back and forth trying to breath without lifting my head, without sinking and without swallowing water. It didn't go so well. And since the coach was busy, he didn't even get to come check on how I was doing or correct me. Finally, it was time to go, thank goodness.
Basically, I don't use correct form with my arms...I don't have correct form with my head and breathing...and I don't use my legs correctly. It all boils down to, I can't swim properly. I thought swimming would be my strong point because I'm so comfortable in the water and have been swimming my entire life.....guess that didn't play in my favor after all.
In the moment, I felt frustrated, defeated, doubtful, insecure, yet DETERMINED. Who gives a flying foofoo if I'm in the shallow pool, that only adds more of a challenge to my already challenging journey. BRING IT (said with the headbob and all)
After the fact, I couldn't stop thinking about how much I wanted to go back to the pool and practice. I'm looking forward to Monday. I'll also be looking into swim lessons.
I also took a bike ride today...felt good but went to the grocery store and didn't realize how much weight my backpack full of stuff would add! I had to walk half the way home lol
Wednesday, November 19, 2008
I could have still walked, but instead i took a nap. The baby's been having trouble sleeping for about a week now and between the new training routine and not getting much sleep at night, it all finally caught up with me today. Thankfully I have an awesome husband, AWESOME I tell ya! After making me some of his world-famous cheesy eggs (well, in MY world), I went and took a nap.
Sleep really is so important. Your body actually works very hard while you rest. I figured my body deserved it.
And oh man - my appetite! It's um...non exsistant. I went from being ravenous to seriously having to force feed myself a spoonful of PB after my bike ride yesterday. It's also super important to eat! Just don't go eating a mini tub of ice cream like I did the last week. Your body needs food to refuel and build muscle. I'm sticking to simple for now, until I can better figure out how my work outs effect my hyperglycemia. I can't work on just carbs or else I horribly crash. I'm hoping that with weightloss and a new healthy lifestyle, my glycemic issue will be a thing of the past. Until it is though - chicken, eggs, fish, peanut butter, fruit and veggies are my bestest friends. Oh wait, that's not so bad after all! :o)
Tuesday, November 18, 2008
Ahh! So proud today!
Last mileage ride noted: 4.36 miles
Today: 7.25 miles
Need I say more?!
And it was a hilly challenge, but I did it and I enjoyed it! After a nice shower, I could have gone out again. Just training is addicting, what'll I do when I finish a race!?
Monday, November 17, 2008
Stroke, Stroke, Breath
In numbers:
.17 mile last week
.28 mile today
I'm having trouble breathing to the right. I tried the 3 strokes/breath techinique, alternating sides, but everytime I took a breath on the right side I about choked. I did some drills at the side of the pool, going under and counting 2 seconds and then coming up for breath, then going right back under and doing it a few times until I had a rhythm. Then I did side drills of laying on one side in the water and coming up for air on that side, did lots of practice with this with the right side. I can do it staying still but once I'm moving, I just can't get that right side breath. I resorted back to breathing every 2nd stroke and only left sided breaths. If it works, it works. However, I'm concerned I'm exerting unnecessary energy by turning up for breath that often.
Well, I'll keep working on it. If it doesn't change then I'm just a 2 stroke left sided breather. As long as my endurance and time increases, I won't worry too much about all that other stuff.
I got some goggles today, and that helped A LOT. My center has a master's program, so I'll be doing that 2 times a week for now. It's very early! And that's coming from someone with kids. I'll pretty much get up for a feeding with the baby, put the baby back down to sleep and walk out the door. It'll take discipline, but that's what this is all about!
Saturday, November 15, 2008
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Saturday, May 9, 2009
"Sprint" .5 mile Swim - 10 Mile Bike - 3.1 Mile Run
(editing to add)...
OR this race:
The Rage
Saunday, April 19, 2009
"Sprint" .5 mile Swim - 13 Mile bike - 3.1 Mile Run
Despite whichever one I end up choosing to do as my first, I want to be ready by April 1st.
(4 1/2 months)
Shin Splints and Ice Cream
The end of the week training bombed. To the point that I serioulsy questioned wether or not I can commit to this. Plans didn't work out for my run on thursday, and then my shin splints flaired up really bad and I changed my mind as I was heading out the door for a run on Friday. Today was filled with family, coaching and the boys' soccer and karate. And then add Ben and Jerry's to it and I pretty much feel like crap.
There's a certain weight, one I won't mention until I'm far from it. Since the day of my first bike ride, I dropped 3 pounds. I vowed to never again see that weight # I once was. I don't care if i get 1 pound from it, but it's a goal to never reach it again. And to feel confident enough that I won't, I need to stay far far from it. Three pounds won't do that. Right now, that is my motivation. It's a goal I've set and I have prayed hard for the motivation I now have, I will attain this little easy goal. Along with my larger picture goals - my 3 disciplines.
I look forward to my work out, I get really excited to see how I do the next day. I'm really eager to see that endurance start going up. It's such a PIA when you're hurt and fear of it getting worse. I love google though, and found a bunch of stretches, the kind of doctor I could start seeing, and some tips for form and shoe fittings...all in about a half hour I feel better and motivated again!
Just like with my VBA2C journey, there will be bumps in the road. Challenges that make you wonder if it's all worth it. IT IS. I know it is. I know it will be. I want to look back and have a laugh at the expense of good 'ol shin splints and diversions MMUUAAHHAHAHA
Wednesday, November 12, 2008
Where i am
I can do 6 50-yd laps. The indoor pool is 25 yards, and I went 12 times. I did have to take some breaks, but I never exited the water until I was completely finished. Even when i was getting tired in the middle of a lap, I would go to back stroke. I do need to work on swimming a lot though, eventhough I'm a great swimmer and feel confident in the water, I need to work on endurance. I need to work on not getting so winded so quickly.
Well, I feel confident that I'm absolutely in the right direction and am begining at a great starting point! I went to the local Tri shop here and the people there were so helpful. I bought the book My First Triathlon by Joe Friel. It's like having a personal Tri trainer right in your hands. I paid full price for it, but you can grab it there on Amazon used for around $13.
I made the decision today to sign up for a triathlon. SIGN UP! I'm going to forego a road bike and do my first triathlon with my mountain bike. I would rather fork out $$ for a wetsuit and tri-shorts or a tri-suit than worry about a new bike. A new bike along with those other things would make it finacially difficult to do my first tri until a year from now. By foregoing the road bike, I can sign up for a triathlon this spring!
Sunday, November 9, 2008
I really have so much faith.
I want to start helping at the stations for triathlons, I think seeing the athletes out there every so often will keep me motivated.
As for training - I'm sad to report that I didn't get anything in today. Matt's brother and his family were in town and they came over after church until matt left for work. I did notice a difference in my appetite for the past couple days, it's gown down. I hope that's a good sign that my body is regulating, but I'm sure as I start training more consistently I will see more fluctuation.
Saturday, November 8, 2008
Heck no!
Talk about brain-freeze, don't try that at home.
My routine in place
My first and foremost goal is to see where my levels are in all 3 disciplines. Next:
- For running, my weakest discipline, I'll follow the 'Aggressive Couch to Sprint' program.
- For biking, my goal is to be able to do at least 20 minutes and at least 6.5 miles (half of the tri amount)
- For swimming, my goal is at least 25 yards straight and at least 20 minutes. (Since swimming is one of my strengths, this will probably increase quickly)
My short-ultimate goals is:
20 min swim/40 minute bike/20 minute run
Once I feel built up enough in each discipline, I will begin to mesh them together in the 'brick sessions' - doing one full time/distance discipline right after the other, until I am able to finish a Sprint Triathlon!
Sprint Triathlons usually fall within these ranges and in this order:
1/2 - 3/4 mile swim, 12-14 mile bike, 3.1 mile run
Thursday, November 6, 2008
TRI it
an athletic contest comprising three consecutive events, usually swimming, bicycling, and distance running.
Well....it begins. As you may already know, I have a wonderful supportive husband and 3 kiddos. Ricky is my oldest at 5 years old. Then came Christian, now 3 years old. Now we have Kairi, currently 9 months old. I was introduced to triathlons when I was working hard on my VBA2C (vaginal birth after 2 cesareans). This is a very inspirational video (warning, kinda vivid pix of a homebirth, but a really awesome story!)http://www.onetruemedia.com/otm_site/view_shared?p=2a4e81fbf0f66accb8afce
I dabbled in the idea and thought about how "one day....". I never shared it with anyone. I would watch Teresa's video over and over and think that if she did it then i soooo could do it. Still never sharing it with anyone. Not sharing your dreams or desires makes them easy to ignore. When we share our desires and goals, others are able to keep us accountable. I NEED accountability, i get sidetracked or discouraged quickly at times if i don't see immediate results. This is probably something that will keep me in Sprint triathlons lol Shorter distance and quicker results. I don't always have much patience...however, training is definitely getting me to a patient point.
Well, after working my butt off to be healthy and fit for my birth of Kairi, it turned out my daughter was transverse...not coming out. I'm a natural birth junkie, if you can't tell already. This was upsetting but I knew I did all I could.
Fast forward to now. I never had too many problems losing the weight after a pregnancy, I didn't lose it quickly after Ricky but i chaulk that up to just not knowing better. I was 19 and i thought I could eat the way I had before having a baby, no one told me your body and hormones change! Someone could of shared that with a girl! I thought with how hard i worked out before during and after Kairi's pregnancy and birth (back to regular workout by 4 weeks postpartum after a cesarean), that I would surely have even less of a problem losing the weight. Instead it's been a nightmare and to the point that I felt like "why workout if it's not doing anything"...which I know is the wrong mindset. After months of trying to lose the weight and tone, and seeing no results, I stopped. I was depressed, discouraged, disgusted with myself. I absolutely LOVE breastfeeding and there were days when I contemplated weaning just so i could take phentermine and get my body back.
The Lord knew just where I was. He knew the plans he had for me. I prayed, Lord please help, help my body, help my mind...I'm losing it here! And what he did was bring triathlons back to the forefront of my mind, in a social setting, where i was forced to open up about these desires I had. A women at my mom's bible study gave me her prayer request card and it was about her first triathlon she was getting ready to do! The next chance I got, I picked her brain a little and opened up that I too have been wanting to do triathlons...until that moment I felt this desire was just a far away thought. I immediately opened up about this to my husband and some friends. Since then it has taken off full-swing.
Last week, my husband surprised me with a bike! He is such a sweetheart and so supportive. I haven't rode a bike in probably 10 years! My first ride (wednesday november 5th, 2008), I went 2.18 miles in 10 minutes. I hit wind coming back unfortunately, but i did another 2.18 back against 25 mph winds. I struggled with the wind but I did it and it felt so good. I went onto Mapquest.com and found a bunch of destination distances so I can keep track of how far I go.
Then the next day (thursday november 6th, 2008) it was run day. Running is my absolute WEAKEST. I'm not even kidding you, I suck at running, but hopefully that will be a thing of the past soon....or at least something I can learn to deal with. I ended up run/waling a mile in about 15 minutes. Running will definitely have to be worked on! I walk/ran to Sport Chalet and got a nice Speedo t-back bathing suit (on sale too! $25). Today I took a rest. I'm so sore, but I feel really good.
Even getting dressed today was better. No matter what weight I am, when I'm exercising I always feel better about myself. I feel that it doesn't matter what's on the outside because i know I'm working on a better me. I had that outlook for the past year until about June 2008...and I've been in an unhealthy non-active self-destructive mode ever since. Things are changing in my life, I can't afford to let them stay the same.
I WILL CROSS THE FINISH LINE. I may feel scared, a little self-conscious and intimidated...but I'm also stubborn, goal-oriented and strong. The latter will get me through this and I'm ready for my life to change.
1. Should I train in cold water if that's all I have?
2. I have been starving since the bike and walk/run the past 2 days. Is that normal, would I be hungrier already?


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SPG Starpoints are considered one of the most valuable point currencies on the market today. From amazing hotel redemptions to some fun airline transfer partners, SPG Starpoints provide you with the flexibility to book whatever you need for your trip.
With the Starwood and Marriott merger the program is only guaranteed to last through the end of 2017. Here at 10xTravel, we are certainly hoping Marriott will maintain the SPG Starpoints program in the future, but just in case they don't, let's check out some great ways to use those SPG Starpoints now.
1) Emirates First Class through Japan Airlines Mileage Bank
One of the most raved about redemption option with SPG Starpoints is Emirates first class, without a doubt. SPG Starpoints transfer to most of their airline partners at a 1:1 ratio, however transfers to airlines provide a unique opportunity to earn bonus miles.
For every 20,000 SPG Starpoints you transfer, you will receive an additional 5,000 airline miles. Thanks to this feature, you can earn your Emirates first class flight that much quicker.
Keep in mind, you can only transfer 60,000 SPG Starpoints to a partner airline per day and receive the 5,000 mile bonus on each 20,000 point chunk. You will not receive the 5,000 mile bonus if you transfer another 20,000 points.
Now that you have a little background on how SPG Starpoints transfer, let's get into the best way to book your Emirates first class!
Japan Airlines Mileage Bank. Bet you weren't expecting that! Unlike many award charts, Japan Airlines uses a distance based award chart for partners. Remember to add the distance of each segment to determine how many Mileage Bank miles will be required.
If you've dreamed of flying Emirates first class, this could be your ticket to one of the most luxurious flying experiences in the world. Let's look at few options and how many miles (and SPG Starpoints it would require):
- Round-trip in first class between New York (JFK) and Milan, Italy: 100,000 Japan Airlines miles (80,000 SPG Starpoints)
- Round-trip in first class between New York (JFK) and Dubai: 135,000 Japan Airlines miles (110,000 SPG Starpoints)
For the adventurous, we have a crazy option for you:
- New York (JFK) to Milan (stopover) to Dubai (connection) to Bangkok (destination) to Dubai (stopover) to New York (JFK): 155,000 Japan Airlines miles (125,000 SPG Starpoints)
Now, that's an amazing trip! This booking gives you the opportunity to fly Emirates first class, the in-flight bar, and the exclusive first class shower spa. It also gives you launching points to see Europe, Asia, and the Middle East.
If Emirates business class is more your style, make your you find routes operated by Emirates Airbus A380 so you get a lie-flat seat and access to the in-flight bar!
2) Cash and Points for Top Tier Hotels and Resorts
Starwood premiered the idea of cash and points that is a staple of many award programs today. This is a great way to stretch your Starpoints farther if you have the cash.
Cash and points redemptions start at 1,500 points and $30 a night for category 1 properties, and up to 15,000 points and $275 a night for category 7 properties.
Some category 6 and 7 properties are limited (such as the W Maldives), but there are many sweet spots to use this to your advantage
Using this fixed cash rate can dramatically reduce the cash cost, and increase the value of each point, especially during peak season!
If you've been looking for a luxurious Hawaiian vacation, using Cash and Points can make it a reality. Using cash and points you can book a romantic room in the Historic Wing of the resort for only 10,000 points and $180 a night. Compared to $463 a night during peak season, this is a steal.
For a peak season full points redemption, this is worth 2.32 cents per point. A typical valuation for Starpoints. But by using a cash and points option the value increases to 2.83 cents per point, a 22% increase in value! Always compare these values if you have the cash to make it work!
3) Fifth Night Free for Great Value
I love extending my travel for free, and Starwood's fifth night free is a great way to do that. SPG Starpoints also offer no blackout dates – so I can travel during peak times thanks to award stays!
If you like skiing, celebrating New Year's, and the Swiss Alps then look no further than the Nira Alpina Switzerland. This ski-lodge style resort nestled in the Swiss Alps is available to be booked with Starpoints.
Over New Year's, a standard room can be booked for 12,800 Starpoints per night! For 5 nights you would only need 51,200 Starpoints.
During this peak travel time the rooms cost $490 per night! This gets you a value of 4.79 cents per point! This is a great value to redeem Starpoints for without transferring to any partners.
4) Book SPG Nights and Flights
If you have a destination in mind, but need more points to get there look no further than the Nights and Flights package. For 60,000 points you get 50,000 airline miles and 5 nights at a Category 3 hotel or resort. With 70,000 you get the same deal, but at a Category 4 hotel or resort.
If you select American Airlines as the airline to transfer to, you can have enough points to book a round trip Business/First class MileSAAver ticket to multiple beach resort destinations in Mexico or the Caribbean.
After your taxing first class flight, you can relax at the Westin Punta Cana Resort & Club, a Category 4 Starwood Property. At peak season, rates can be as high as $258 a night. For a 5 night stay, this values your Starpoints at 1.84 cents per point. This does NOT include the value you get for the airline miles as well!
5) Great Value Marriott Stays
Variety is the spice of life, and with Marriott acquiring Starwood you can now use Starpoints to stay at any hotel in the Marriott family as well. You can transfer points freely between your Starwood and Marriott accounts. SPG Starpoints transfer to Marriott at a rate of one to three.
There are some great value Marriott stays to be found in the lower categories, and SPG Starpoints can make these even better redemptions!
The Protea Cape Town Hotel North Wharf in South Africa typically costs $200 per night. The standard room at this location is actually a 1 bedroom apartment!
This property costs 20,000 Marriott points per night. Combined with SPG's fifth night free, 5 nights would only cost you 80,000 Marriott points. If you transfer Starpoints it will only require 26,667 Starpoints.
Bottom Line
SPG Starpoints may not be around for long, so use them while you can for some awesome airline and hotel redemptions.
The Starwood Preferred Guest cards by American Express are the quickest path to an Emirates first class flight that will make your friends and family jealous! Or, if you'd like to stun your friends and family, you could let them join you on a first-class get away to a secluded beach resort.
We could go on and on about the amazing power of SPG Starpoints, but you get the picture. With SPG Starpoints, you can create the amazing vacation you want. So, what are you waiting for?! Go figure out your next amazing SPG Starpoints redemption!
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I'm having to learn a real lesson in just letting things happen lately: we had a hot water heater break and flood part of the house 3.5 weeks ago. I caught it early, luckily, but we've had communication issues with the water remediation company, thus delays. The lead testing company found lead in the wall tile, then didn't 45 minutes before an estimate for that remediation, thus delays. Then mere hours before ripping it out conventionally earlier this week, there is indeed lead, oh-so-sorry-someone-was-in-Mexico-we-made-a-mistake. So now a part of our house, including main bathrooms, is half torn up and unusable while we wait yet another week for someone to do more demo. I've heard this is how things like this go, but my little head likes control and likes to know what's going to happen in the near future. This has been tested before, but it's a new level with all the unplanned disruption in my home space!
Baking these salted olive crisps appealed to my control affinity because baking does that, regardless. All that precision! Baking these salted olive crisps also tested my letting things happen as I had a set plan for yesterday while the kiddo was at preschool and these took longer than the book said, thereby adding some flux to my day at the same time. I took it in stride, though, as I'm trying hard to do these days–and I'm doing okay so far!–and I enjoyed having a couple as a snack before picking the kid up for swim lessons. These are crispy, crunchy, almond-y, and olive-y. All the things I like. I wish they didn't take quite so long to make because I'd likely revisit them far more often. A successful recipe, unlike my last foray, so that's a good thing.
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For years, Peter and Sebastien admired this student house directly behind their flat in Brighton. They watched a new neighbour move in and add a loft extension, making them love it even more. As luck would have it, the property soon appeared on the market as a half-finished renovation, which the couple just couldn't resist.
They updated the kitchen, bathrooms and bedrooms, added a conservatory to embrace the stunning views, and renovated a basement bedroom. To fund the project, they made the most of their location by renting out rooms, and transformed the space, one room at a time. They've now opened up their home as a bed and breakfast, allowing more people to appreciate their beautiful, artisan-style home.
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The owners: Peter Boorman, a health promotion practitioner, lives here with his partner Sebastien Laboret, a casino inspector, and their three cats Jackie, Joan and Cilla.
The property: A four-bedroom Edwardian terraced house in Brighton.
Total project cost: £36,800
Like the look of this property? Peter and Seb have opened up their home as a B&B, check out Number34Brighton.com to find out more
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BUJUMBURA, Burundi – The United States has sanctioned two Burundi government officials and one rebel leader over violence in the country linked to President Pierre Nkurunziza's extended tenure.
Those sanctioned are military commander Marius Ngendabanka, security official Ignace Sibomana and rebel leader Edouard Nshimirimana, the U.S. Treasury Department's Office of Foreign Assets Control said in a statement late Thursday.
The three men were sanctioned for engaging in actions or policies that threaten the peace, security or stability of the East African country, the statement said.
According to the United Nations, at least 400 people have died since Nkurunziza ran for and won a third term in July that many called unconstitutional.
The U.S. in November also sanctioned officials including Burundi's minister of public security and a leader of the national police.
Burundi's military spokesman Col. Gaspard Baratuza declined to comment on the latest sanctions, which freeze all assets in the U.S. of those named and prohibit U.S. nationals from engaging in transactions with the men.
Ngendabanka is alleged to be one of several Nkurunziza government officials alleged to be involved in "purification" operations in the capital, Bujumbura, against those opposed to the president's third term, the U.S. statement said.
He allegedly assigned squads of Burundi soldiers to arrest, torture and assassinate opposition figures in Burundi, the statement said.
Sibomana is a security official linked to Nkurunziza's inner circle and has been involved in operations to target those opposed to the government, the U.S. statement said.
Nshimirimana is a former senior Burundian army officer who leads the Force Republicaine du Burundi, or FOREBU, rebel group, which launched in December, the statement said. FOREBU was behind attacks on military camps in which least 87 people were reportedly killed in Bujumbura, the statement said.


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Hornets 2nds 45, BARFC 2nds 17 (05/04/14)
Bridgwater made the short trip up the M5 with a strong looking team, looking forward to a tough game against a Hornets side who won the reverse fixture 20 – 5 at College Way, back in December.
Some disrupted match preparation, due to a mini's festival, resulted in a lacklustre start from Albion resulted in 3 tries in the first 20 minutes from hornets, the third try immediately followed the restart, Hornets sent quickly recycled ball wide, to release their very fast outside backs, who gassed around the outside, then cutback inside to beat the final two defenders for a fine personal score.
Bridgwater finally then managed to gain some possession, building through the phases before a moment of individual brilliance from Jon Hill the elder, who playing a fly-half, scythed through the Hornets line and race in for the try from 45m, which he duly converted.
There were no further scores this half, leaving the score at 19 – 7 to Hornets.
The second half started somewhat disappointingly for Bridgy, with the kick not travelling the stipulated 10 metres. Hornets opted for the scrum; however, Sam Knights intercepted the pass from the back of the scrum, and just won the race to the line to touch down for a dubious score, awarded by the referee, who was nowhere near play.
Bridgwater's resurgence proved to be short-lived though, as Hornets then dominated play scoring a further 26 unanswered points, securing the bonus point along the way, before Barnett finished off some good play, racing in to score in the corner for his second senior try. He was ably assisted through Ranson via the loan of a pair of boots before kickoff.
The game finished 45 -17 to Hornets. The scoreline perhaps flatters the young Hornets side, as Bridgy did have periods of possession, with at least one try going begging because of a dropped ball; however Hornets were well deserved winners. Their sheer pace in the backs caused problems all afternoon, with most of their tries coming in this manner. Albion defended manfully for large parts of the game, but several poorly executed tackles proved costly.
Albion entertain second placed Imperial at College Way next weekend, before their final game of the season away to Wellington on the Thursday night.
Team: J. Hill (the younger), Barnett, Owens, Smith, Lang, J. Hill (the elder), Knights, Saunders, Norman, Ball, Northey (Capt), Foggin, Ranson, Lipscomb, Stradling.
Reps: (All used) T. Hill, Moulding, Burtenshaw
Tries: J. Hill (the elder), Knights, Barnett
Cons: J. Hill (the elder)
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