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If you're like me or the people I work with, you try to leave the world a better place than you found it. I used to think the Supreme Court was on the same page, but after last week, I'm not so sure.
It's a frustrating time to be a woman in America.
As I'm sure you've heard, over the past couple of weeks the Supreme Court has pulled a double whammy — first by removing the much needed buffer zones in Massachusetts and then by issuing a 5-4 ruling on a case commonly known as "Hobby Lobby" — essentially giving corporations religious rights.
Hobby Lobby sought religious exemptions to the Affordable Care Act requirement that employee health plans provide contraceptive coverage.
As a result of the verdict issued by five male justices, birth control coverage is now jeopardized for all women who work at "closely held corporations." It's revealing that all three female justices signed the dissent on this case.
This troublesome decision is based on a nonsensical notion that a corporation has greater rights to religious liberty than an individual woman has to coverage of birth control.
In other words, the Supreme Court just made 52 percent of the population second-class citizens by deciding to place women's health care needs as secondary to the personal beliefs of their bosses.
Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg said it best in her dissent, "In a decision of startling breadth … the exemption sought by Hobby Lobby and Conestoga would … deny legions of women who do not hold their employers' beliefs access to contraceptive coverage."
What I believe the court failed to realize is that birth control is basic preventive health care for women. Ninety-nine percent of sexually active women have used birth control at some point in their lives. It's used for a host of health care reasons, with nearly 60 percent of women using contraception for health reasons that have nothing to do with preventing pregnancy.
And as women across the United States know all too well, this important preventive care isn't cheap.
Women in states without contraceptive equity laws are forced to pay as much as $800 a year out of pocket for birth control, making this more than an issue of health care. It's now an issue of economic justice. While that might not seem like a lot for some women, those making minimum wage are already working tirelessly to make ends meet. For many women, $800 to take care of their health would mean not paying vital bills and going without basic necessities.
The one thing that gives me some hope is that things are a bit better for women here in California. Thanks to the California Women's Contraceptive Equity Act, signed into law by Gov. Gray Davis in 1999, women are ensured access to most birth control options through employer health plans.
But I can't speak for the rest of the women across the nation, who are now left at the mercy and common sense of their bosses.
I don't know about you, but I sure wouldn't want my boss making these kinds of decisions about my personal life. And as the president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley, I wouldn't want my employees subjected to them either.
After all has been said and done, the birth control decision, coupled with the buffer zone decision, shows an alarming trend — a lack of education and a lack of understanding of the experiences of women today.
Which leaves me with this burning question — just exactly what year is this?
Sheri Bonner is president and CEO of Planned Parenthood Pasadena and San Gabriel Valley.


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A handful of Montgomery County, Maryland teens are purposefully using fake license plates to fool local speed cameras, breaking the law, and causing citations to be sent to innocent drivers.
The Montgomery County Sentinel reports the trend to be a fad amongst local high schools, with teachers and fellow students as the most popular targets. Fooling the cameras is easy: the students tape a fake license plate, printed on glossy paper and using license-plate-like fonts downloaded off the web, over their real license plate – then set off cameras. Days later, a $40 citation appears in the mail for whomever the fake plates are actually registered to.
An unnamed parent said students refer to the practice as the "Pimping" game, and some have gone so far as to borrow friends' cars that are similar to the car they wish to prank.
Montgomery Country police installed the cameras last March, with the intention of reducing traffic accidents and pedestrian collisions. The cameras are typically found in residential areas and school zones with a speed limit of 35 MPH or less.
"This game is very disturbing," said the unnamed parent. "Especially since unsuspecting parents will also be victimized through receipt of unwarranted photo speed tickets."
Local authorities appeared unaware of the issue. Montgomery Country Police reported that they'd never heard of the prank, but told Sentinel reporters that they would "keep an eye out for the issue."
"I have not heard of this happening among students [here]," said Wootton High School assistant principal Edward Owusu, where the prank is reported to have originated. "It is unfortunate that kids have a lot of time on their hands that they can think of doing such a thing."
"I am concerned that someone could get hurt, first of all, because they are speeding in areas where they know speeding is a problem," said Montgomery County Council President Phil Andrew. "It will [also] cause potential problems for the Speed Camera Program in terms of the confidence in it."
Critics, many of whom have used the cameras' automated nature as their main argument, now have additional all new reasons to oppose the cameras.
"I've objected to the robotic menaces primarily on the grounds that they were fallible revenue machines for the state rather than legitimate means of protecting life and limb," said Examiner.com's J.D. Tucille. "It never occurred to me that the [speed cameras] were also handy tools for wreaking revenge on enemies and authority figures. That was clearly a lapse of imagination on my part."
Much to chagrin of privacy advocates, speed cameras and other forms of automated traffic enforcement are seeing increasing amounts of use around the world – and are becoming more and more sophisticated. Already a common sight in Europe and Australia, the speed cameras are a newer development for many parts of the United States.


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The red carpet for MTV's Video Music Awards is being supersized. Stars (many in heels) will face a daunting double-decker behemoth with multiple levels. Hope those special-event gift bags have hiking boots.
The structure was inspired by a multilevel driving range. But instead of golf balls, fans will be treated to multiple levels of stars at the VMA preshow. Whether it will be a treat for the stars seems up for debate.
[Related: More MTV Video Music Awards coverage]
The superstructure is being built to span the 300 feet between the Nokia Theater and the Staples Center (where the event will be held) and is believed to be the first of its kind -- and possibly the last, once artists realize how many levels are involved. Performers may want to trade in their sky-high heels for sneakers -- or the entertainment may turn into some unplanned tumbles.
Jonathan Mussman, executive in charge of the 2012 MTV Video Music Awards Pre-Show, told Yahoo! that stars have been made aware of the change to the red carpet walk, saying, "They were instructed, 'Be fashionable, but bring some comfortable shoes.'" Rihanna in flats? As if!
Here's how it's supposed to work: Guests will climb a rounded staircase to the "wave and smile" platform. Then up to the next level to run the paparazzi gauntlet of photographers and begin their press interviews. Then back down to the first level for more interviews, and, finally, across the street to the Staples Center.
[Related: VMAs to recognize viral videos and their parodies]
Now imagine doing that hike in a full-length gown and five-inch Christian Louboutins. Mussman argues that although the structure looks different than your ordinary red carpet, there aren't too many steps: seven for the first level, then eight to the next.
The challenging structure is really for the fans (who will watch from the safety of terra firma, or on TV). Production designer David Morong told MTV, "We intentionally made it as open as we could, so hopefully you'll see someone here and someone here and someone else here, and it'll be a chance to see people spread out all over the place." He added, "We hope that when people drive up they say, 'Whoa!'"
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Spaceballs jokes aside, the data plans with both Verizon's and AT&T's LTE networks are a joke. iPad broadband plans start at $14.99 for 250 MB on AT&T, and $20 for 1GB on Verizon. On the lower end plans, users are blowing through their data caps in hours. If you watch video, you're screwed.
I'll be fair when I say that this is the case for most data plans for products other than the iPad 3. But it's sad that $20 of a data plan isn't even worth your time. One user watched two hours of March Madness games and it burnt through his entire monthly allotment. Over Verizon's 4G network, that user would have to pay an extra $10 for every GB over his $30 subscription. What's even the point of the data plans?!
At this point, either users have to boycott these date plans' prices, or we just have to accept this as the norm. Verizon has been on record saying that "customers can pick higher-use plans or they can go easier on their data allotments by shifting to Wi-Fi networks when they are available."
Users are coming to the conclusion that the addvantages of the new iPad are neutralized by the restrictions of a 2GB data limit. A new, pretty screen has users wanting to use their device when ouside of the home, and preferably not on unreliable local wi-fi. The Wall Street Journal said:
What many consumers may not realize is the new iPad's faster LTE connection means they will use more data even if they don't change their 3G surfing habits. Take regular video: Verizon estimates that streaming it over an LTE connection runs through 650 megabytes an hour. That's double the amount of data used streaming the same video over a 3G link, because the fatter pipe lets more data through.
So if you are using 4G LTE, go easy on video when you're not at home or in Wi-fi areas. Otherwise, you might find yourself with your monthly allotment of data gone in a matter of hours.
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Buckle up. It's gonna be a hell of a ride. Hopefully we can keep it close
Buckle up. It's gonna be a hell of a ride. Hopefully we can keep it close
Miami has a tough time defending the three ball. So if we catch fire from deep this game can become really intresting. Lets hope we dont take 40 though.
**** I can't believe theres like 4 hours til the game I'm itching for this one already.. If our players show up like last night this is gonna be a great game.
I'm so anxious real basketball fans know what this game is about
I'm starting to get amped now too, I hate to get too into opponent (other than hating the Celts) because people love the marquee wins, but the thing is beating the Nets or Hornets would have been worth the same amount as beating the Heat, I just hope we get close to 40 wins by seasons end so we are set up decent for playoffs, but that said it is fun to show the haters you belong, I'm sure Barkley will take plenty of shots at us over the course of the night, and I'd love to shut people up. That said, while a win would be fun, it doesn't make us the sudden favorites to win it all, and if we lose, all is not lost.
"Tough times don't last forever, tough people do"
This is how it works, the Knicks have been playing well recently, so the expectations are high and everyone gets pumped before the Heat/Celtics game. But, if we were on a painful L streak nobody would give a damn.
Yea I'm amped for this game and the Laker/Thunder game after both games tonight have potential to be the best two games of the year so far, and potential conference finals match ups.
2 and a half hours til gametime...going into this game Im not worried about Lin at all. He'll do his things, its the other players that gotta hit their shots. Chandler and Lin are the biggest advantages we have, plus our bench.
I think we're looking at a 100page game thread tonight people!!!
Knicks will have the W... the heart that this team is showing in big time situations is like none Ive seen before. Lakers and Mavs were shellshocked by our (here comes a favorites Clyde word) RESILIENCY!!!
Even in the losses against NOLA and the Nets, you had a feeling that the team can elevate and levitate at will.
Still 140 minutes to go.. DAMMIT!!!
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Jonah Ballow: Looks like Heat will wear alternate black jerseys tonight & #Knicks obviously in their white jerseys
Makes sense.. with the fan base we have and all the Linsanity, we look like the home team!!!
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Opinion: Time to plow multiple paths to parallel computing
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SAN JOSE, Calif. The electronics industry is not investing nearly enough time, energy and money to address what has become a pressing need for a genuine technology breakthrough in parallel computing. It is time to fund multiple large-scale projects in this area and multiple stakeholders need to step up to the plate quickly.
David A. Patterson, veteran computer science professor and researcher at the University of California at Berkeley, outlined the gravity of the problem in a recent talk.
Microprocessor makers have hit a "power wall" that undermines their conventional design techniques and has driven them to multi-core architectures. But this just shifts the problem to the need for parallel software, something researchers have pursued with little success for the past 40 years.
If researchers do not solve this problem now, multi-core architectures will soon outstrip the ability of software to keep up. If new software cannot take advantage of improved chips, the growth of the computer industry—and the many industries that depend on it—is in peril.
The response to this challenge from the industry's large, aggressive competitors has so far been wimpy.
Intel and Microsoft put together a reportedly $10 million, five-year university research grant to tackle the issue. Details of the program will be announced March 19.
The Wintel duo did a good job raising the level of consciousness about the problem by seeking competitive bids from 25 top computer research institutions for the grant. Still, their effort is tiny in comparison to the magnitude of the problem and their resources.
Intel and Microsoft are two of the most profitable companies in the sector, having worked for years to drive most of the value of computers into their processors and Windows. Now it's time they dig deep.
I know Intel has already funded some efforts to help train the next generation of programmers in the latest parallel techniques. And Microsoft has hired a handful of heavy hitters in parallel programming including Burton Smith and Dan Reed.
But William Dally, professor of computer science at Stanford University, was right when he said the industry needs "to start experimenting right away and try a dozen different ideas to find a few that work."
Wintel should not just tease multiple researchers with a $10 million grant awarded to one institution. They need to significantly up the ante and fund multiple efforts.
Ten million is a drop in the bucket of the R&D budgets at Intel and Microsoft. You have to wonder about who is piloting the ship in Redmond these days when the company can afford a $44 billion bid for Yahoo to try to bolster its position in Web search but only spends $10 million to attack a needed breakthrough to save its core Windows business.


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That said, Ultimate is currently undergoing a reorganization. The series format (sectionals-regionals-nationals) is all different starting this year. There's also the burgeoning MLU league. I'm not sure exactly how profits are distributed in MLU.
The male/female split is way more even than dg, but it's nowhere near 50/50. Coed tournaments are usually 4/3 or 5/2 format but teams always have more trouble finding women to play than men. I would estimate that the true split is more like 6/1 based on league participation in Knoxville, Tampa, Austin, and Albuquerque.
And ultimate is played recreationally all over the country, not just in college towns. It's very easy to find a game wherever you are.
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One thing that I think Ultimate got right and disc golf got wrong is the way the money from tournaments/events gets distributed.
In ultimate, the players pay to enter events and get to participate. The TDs or organizing groups put on the event. They roll some of that money into renting fields/paint for lines/snacks for everyone/liability insurance/etc. The rest they keep to do what they please. Teams will often host tournaments as fund-raisers.
It means the people who have to do all the boring work get paid and the people who are paying to play the game don't get all distracted by worrying about if the payout is big enough or fair or whatever.
I got my start in disc sports playing ultimate for my college club team after I couldn't hack it on the basketball court anymore. It's definitely a serious competitive sport at multiple levels as well as a popular recreational sport.
To the OP, I think a big part of what drove the development of ultimate in an organized way was the fact that it became so popular in universities along with the fact that it is a team sport. It was easy enough to transition this game into a more organized activity and compete with other teams/schools, so much so that at many of the tournaments I used to go to, there were multiple high school teams competing, organized by their schools, traveling and competing with school funds. At this point, it's basically one step away from becoming a NCAA sanctioned sport.
Disc golf could be there too if we continue to push for legitimacy with the younger kids, create leagues, get the parents on board that this is a legitimate activity for their children to participate in. Schools will continue to take notice and form clubs/teams/leagues and drive the sport. Ultimate just had a bit of a head start because it has the familiar elements of a team passing something to each other on a field with end zones.
Looks like ultimate will be on ESPN. Disc golf does get a mention at the end of the article.
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Growing up, a Frisbee was a cheap way to play every sport. We played Frisbee golf, Frisbee football, Frisbee basketball, Frisbee soccer and Frisbee baseball. Much like Ultimate in all these games you were not allowed to move while holding the Frisbee. In Frisbee basketball, the best way to hit a layup was edge on using the backboard. But guys would hit shots from center court and we would shoot free throws as well. In Frisbee baseball, the pitcher would glide it in and you had to catch and throw in one continuous 270-degree spin. Admittedly the baseball wasn't too successful and we had to institute a rule that anything that didn't get out of the infield in the air was a foul. Frisbee soccer we played either on lacrosse goals or if we had to use real soccer goals, then we used an Aerobie.
When I hit college, I started playing Ultimate: first in intramurals at UWisc-Madison and later in city/county leagues and at work. I played in a DC league and found it was way too serious (assigned roles and called plays and timeouts to discuss strategy). I preferred the freestyle of intramurals and company leagues where there were no breaks and the trash talking was good spirited and we all went out afterward. Never won a city/county league so I don't know what the prizes were. For company and intramurals, it was T shirts.
The old Frisbee days were fun. We did mostly free style tossing and Frisbee golf.
I played one organized game of Ultimate when I was 23 in Columbus, Indiana. It was something they did every Thursday night. It was the way Crooow describes it. I was invited by people I was working with at the time.
Good, fun times!
well the best things involve a pitcher and a catcher.
Back in the day Ultimate was looked upon as elitist by us disc golfers.
Ultimate was for the people that all wanted to dress nice, in clean shorts and matching team shirts.
They were the Beemer crowd, you know, Biff and Muffy and friends.
If there was a disc sport that had a clubhouse, and a swanky restaurant with white table cloths, it would be Ultimate.
Disc golf was festivus for the rest of us.
Nuff said!
I only ever heard about Ultimate from the old ass ATARI game. I have still never seen it around here. Seems weird to me but after years of chucking I do have some lids. One that I found at the course has a Berkshires stamp. No clue how it got to this coast. Can't throw them for shyte.
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text: :Epic Hugs!: Normally I would be all for this. Since my birthday is only a day before yours, I could use this as an excuse to adjust accordingly. On the other hand, it's terrible that someone so young and so awesome has to go through all that garbage. Such a grave injustice. I really hope everything gets better for you. And, if I may interject, you'd make Borgified look sexy. Hey, wait a minute ... Costume party!


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Mornin' everyone.
lamerunner, I was in Wolfeboro, but will be in touch soon about Manchester and Durham travel. We could meet up and run together and/or go find coastwalker!
I like this idea!
Congrats on the AG win yesterday, Ribs! It's nice when it turns out to be your day, even when it doesn't feel like your day. (Does that make any sense?) The compasses were a nice, different award.
Enke, I don't know how you deal with those deep cold temps you've got, but I'm glad you've found a way to embrace them. It doesn't get near that cold here, but people still complain about the winters.But those are the people who sit inside and wish for something different instead of finding ways to enjoy the weather.
Tramps, I'm so sorry about your loss of Koko. It is hard to lose a member of your family like that, but you know your lives are richer because Koko was in them.
Mike, it's great that your daughter gets to coach her daughter in basketball. Even when they get whomped, they still go through it together.
Greta description of your run yesterday, Mgerwn! We never know what's going to happen when we step out that door, do we?
Sounds like a fun Jingle Bell 5K yesterday, Jlynne. However, costume descriptions need pictures (Rule #427.c)!
Good luck in today's Hot Chocolate race, Karin! Sounds like a great community fundraiser.
Good runs yesterday by Mariposai, Berthaslayer, Slo, Wildchild and many others!
Nice AG win for Tselbs (regardless of who else did or didn't show up), and more AG hardware for runr_nut!
Henry, I'm glad your ITB is improving, even if more slowly than you would like (isn't that always the case?).
I got in 5 miles on the indoor track yesterday (60 laps, but who's counting), before and during our racewalking training session. Then I met DW and we went to the indoor farmer's maket where we picked up lots of goodies (I didn't realize how many varieties of turnips there are!). Then we went home to change and grab a quick lunch and then head out to watch the Christmas parade. The weather forecast said it would be clearing up and warming up to the upper 30s/low 40s. However, it was still snowing and in the upper 20s. The parade was a wonderful small-town parade with home-made floats, antique cars, several bagpipe bands (as well as others), and lots of kids and dogs. It was longer than we expected, and bu the time Santa went by (on the top of an antique fire truck), our feet were near frozen. So it was great to get back home to warm them up.
Last night, we used Twocat's method for roasting veggies (including many from the farmer's market), and they were delicious! We threw in a little ham and that was all we had for dinner (well, with a little wine, too),and we were quite happy with our meal.
I wanted to go about 10 miles this morning. But the temps were still below freezing at 4am (it was forecasted to be in the upper 30s overnight), and there was slush and skim ice on the roads. Racewalking is much more dependent on being able to get good traction than running, and I knew during my warm-up walk that it was going to be iffy out there, but I thought I'd give it a try. Well, I racewalked about 50 yards, and knew I was going to either be falling all over the place, or I'd pull something when a leg slipped out from under me. So I whimped back home and did a full set of core exercises instead. I know I should get a treadmill for days like this, but I don't want to be tempted to take the easy way out by having one of those things in my home. So I'll find something else to do on days with too much road risk, and will continue to take advantage of decent pavement and fresh air whenever I can.
Have a great day!
Without ice cream there would be darkness and chaos.
Good morning Jay and all to follow. Sorry to hear about your icy weather conditions. Always best to err on the side of caution, yes? Sometimes treadmills are an evil necessity, especially during winter.
Unheard of temps here this morning (sorry Erika). It was 47° when I left the house at 6:00 AM. Capris and a long-sleeved shirt were all I needed today. We haven't seen the sun for days but to be able to run in December without layers of clothes always makes winter seem a little shorter. 7 miles, 9:26 pace. Now off to find a Christmas tree so I can decorate it while DH is at the Packer game this afternoon.
Good luck to all the racers today!
...mornin' guys//..................henrun, Sorry you're Hurting......
had a FlareUp yesterday,
perfect timing
for my BikeRide today,,,,,,,,,,,like I told my Newbies, see if you feel Better or Worse after your work-out
it feels better.
not ''Fixed'' better, but better.
40min bikeride 40's
,,,,,,,,some Geese flew over and Honked, apparently I'm missed at the SoccerFields.
..............good running guys..................if it Hurts when you Do Dat,,,,,,,,,,,,,DON' DODAT////////
..nothing takes the place of persistence.....
Just breezed through yesterday's daily due to a long race day but wanted to say congrat on the AG win Ribs and I'm so sorry Tramps. koko sounded like a great companion that gave you years of wonderful memories. Hold on to those.
I had a fail of a marathon yesterday. First ever DNF. Had to bag it at mile 18. Both quads locked up at 17 and I barely made it to the aid station. Counldn't absorb any liquids either. Total mess. Pitty as I was on pace to run faster than last year. It was the Tecumseh trail marathon and for those that have run it you'll understand. I could have walked the last 8 and might still be out there. Just reminded me that the marathon is tough.
Ran 4 1/4 recovery miles this morning and the legs were sore but ok. I'll shake out some more tonight.
Time to hang some Christmas lights outside with the kids.
"He conquers who endures" - Persius "Every workout should have a purpose. Every purpose should link back to achieving a training objective." - Spaniel
Beautiful Description of a Run by mgerwn yesterday
Time to hang some Christmas lights outside with the kids.
Norm--I was on my way out the door to church, but I had to tell you what an inspiration you are. After all that you and your family have been--and still are going through--you still make time doing the really important things in life. Spending time with your kids, celebrating the birth of a Child who will save us all from all this "stuff" we go through. I probably didn't say that as eloquently as I would have liked, but you get the point. Thanks!
Tramps...Sorry to hear about Koko. My sister and BIL just had to put down a beloved pet too. Even I will miss their Kirby.
11.3 miles this morning. Sometimes...mornings like this one...I wish I had a camera on me. A dense fog developed about 1 hr into my run. It just hung over the river with just the very top of the bridge arches sticking out. Everything was lit up by the moon.
Off to get the house cleaned, somewhat, before DW gets home!
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Tramps, I'm thinking of you today. So sorry.
Hey, tselbs, way to go!
C-R, there are tons of these DNF's in the life of a marathoner, for many different reasons. The runner I admire is the one who has the good sense to get out when it isn't working. I am not impressed by someone who "guts it through." It's a race. Get out if it isn't working.
Was supposed to do a 9.3 around White Rock Lake with Sparetire, his last training run before next Sunday's half. But he had oral surgery the other day and a stitch gave way and caused him some distress in the middle of last night so he cancelled. Instead, the Saint and I went out to Lake Grapevine to run, and I'm glad it worked out as it did as neither of us could run at all! She did 6, and I struggled through 3. Hot and humid weather and tired legs are a bad combo.
What did I learn? Much as I hate trails, I now see that they knock the stuffing out of you as a powerful workout. So? I think more trails for this newbie. Never thought I would say that! Spareribs
Tramps and Tribee, we are thinking of you today.
C-R, sorry about the DNF, but better to do that than be sorry later with a permanent injury.
Posie Hugs to our king of patience, Twocat. It must be so frustrating to be on the side line once again, but like you said, January is just around the corner and Boston training will start for you.
We had a delightful movie night with some friends at home last night. We ordered out Indian food from a new local restaurant. Very, very good.
No running for me just yet, I am busy cooking brunch for a group of friends who are coming over at one. So my zombies wings are busy cooking away. Will run later.
"Champions are everywhere; all you need is to train them properly..." ~Arthur Lydiard
CR I am sorry you had a lousy race.
Today I took it to my treadmill for the first time in a while. It was a mere 5k. I was drenched by the time I finished. It was so slow compared to where I was a couple years ago. But I got it done. Which is a good thing because I considered skipping it today.
*it's Bertha or me. My money is on me.*
Since I didn't run yesterday, I waited til it stopped raining and ran 8 slow and easy miles....letting the SW wind bring me home...
Tramps - sorry to hear
CR - smart to listen to your body - specially if you're able to run today
Ribs - congrats on your AG
With henrun using the Y and the elliptical, I've been running in new areas. Yesterday a bunch of hills in a pretty area of large houses, etc. today 10 miles along the Charles which was magnificent with its fogginess. Parts of the path have wooden sections over the swamp which I ended up walking because I was afraid of falling on the ice/snow - figured one injured person in the household was enough. It's still in the 30's altho there are rumors of warm-up coming....
happy runs to all - and now off to hear Klezmer music in the next town
MM#209 / JapanJoyful#803
quit your whining troy. such a slacker. However, with Erika posting 50-degrees below King Salmon, there's not much chance of you getting any sympathy from us. Did you give up on a fall marathon? There's always a few around Christmas in case you get any home leave then..
I feel like a slacker because I've been managing only one run a week.
It warmed up to 14F, so it felt pretty tropical, or at least quite comfortable.
It warmed up to 14F, so it felt pretty tropical, or at least quite comfortable.
I love your dogs tramps. Did they get to run with you once in a while? Hard to have any running-size pets in Seattle but my lab/shep mix went on all my hikes when I was up north a little southeast of erika-and-rhoon land, even ran a full marathon with me. I took him back to the starting line at a high school on the other side of town for the second time in his life the next year and he refused to get out of the car. Hope you guys find a little one soon. .Holly/bertha - I was so self-conscious about running in gym shorts outside that I showed up at my first road race (a 5K in 1973) wearing long pants and, for what it's worth, any training in shorts was always very, very early in the morning. No wonder I never liked training that much. .ps jay - it's erika, not enke who gets the cold weather.
annual marathons since 1977, tri's since 1978,
ultras since 1986, running barefoot since 1990
My "issues" aren't with how I look. If that were the case I would never run outside EVER because a) I do NOT have the typical runner body and b) I have vitiligo and varicose veins which make me look lumpy, bumpy and polka dotted. LOL.
Usually it has more to do with my lack of speed. But most days I am able to get over that and head outdoors anyway.
Way to be BerthaSlayer----you are out there doing something a very small % of the world can do. Embrace it!
Today's 5k was such fun and what a success! This is the 9th annual Hot. Choc. 5k for Safe Passage and raised $225,000. Phenomenal and $60k more than last year. That total will likely climb too as individual runners were fundraising in addition to the non-profit staff and also the revenue from sponsors. This small town race is so popular for many reasons----the cause is a marvelous one, my town is philanthropic and supports a large number of non-profits located here, it's run right through the town streets and then local merchants and restaurants offer discounts after the race, it's just after the xc season so lots of fit high-schoolers really race it etc etc...and you get a cool mug with hot chocolate. The overall winner broke 16 minutes this year and the top woman was in the low 17s. I was 144 out of 3,225 runners and ran a 20:59.5 (gotta love chip timing!). They give out awards to the top 25 by age grading and with that I was 24th!. Not a flat course either
The kiddo ran with his teammates and they were dogging it and laughing the whole way. Even so, a 22:40 or so and a happy kiddo
Hang in there C-R and better to live and fight another day than be hurting all week. Smart racing.


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The true story behind last year's Ruben Fleischer comedy 30 Minutes or Less isn't exactly a laugh riot. Just like in the movie, a man was strapped with a bomb and was told to either rob a bank or get blown up - but the tragic twist of the real tale is that the man didn't make it out of the situation alive and was instead killed when the bomb went off. The movie caused a bit of controversy prior to its release, and while the FBI eventually learned that the man with the bomb was actually a co-conspirator in the crime (he didn't know that the bomb was real), it's still a fairly dramatic story. And now it seems that version of the plot will be getting the film treatment as well.
Deadline reports that Mythology Entertainment and Anyway Entertainment have purchased the rights to the real story and plan to make a drama based on the events. The new film will be based on the upcoming book "Pizza Bomber: The Untold Story of America's Most Shocking Bank Robbery," which was written by FBI Special Agent Gerald Clark and journalist Ed Palattella and will be in bookstores this November. In the real story, a pizza delivery man named Brian Douglas Wells was strapped with a collarbomb and went into a bank explaining that if he didn't rob the place that the device would go off. As Wells exited the building, surrounded by cops, the explosive device went off and killed him instantly. Marjorie Diehl Armstrong was found to be the mastermind behind the crime and is currently serving 30 years in prison.
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One of the remarkable things about science is that it works. It produces results that are repeatable, testable, and useful. So what is it about this enterprise that we call science that makes it so successful? Philosophers and historians of science have struggled for over a century to answer this question and the related question of how to distinguish science from non-science (the well-known 'demarcation problem'), and have basically come up empty.
But the fact remains that we are bombarded on a daily basis with reports that invoke the undoubted prestige and reputation of science in order to persuade us of some proposition or other, especially in the fields of medicine and health. How do we evaluate the worthiness of such claims?
Emily Willingham tackles this somewhat more tractable problem of how to distinguish real science from fake science in popular media and comes up with ten guidelines that I thought were pretty good. Here are the ten questions she says that one should ask:
1. What is the source?
2. What is the agenda?
3. What kind of language does it use?
4. Does it involve testimonials?
5. Are there claims of exclusivity?
6. Is there mention of a conspiracy of any kind?
7. Does the claim involve multiple unassociated disorders?
8. Is there a money trail or a passionate belief involved?
9. Were real scientific processes involved?
10. Is there expertise?
Her article elaborates on how one can answer these questions and makes for interesting reading.


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DETROIT - From Meijer Healthy Living Advisor Tina Miller.
Using Meijer Basics Whipped Dressing and substituting buns with lettuce leaves make this delicious recipe a great option for a light lunch!
Makes 2 servings
1/2 cup Meijer Basics Whipped Dressing - NuVal - 20
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon ground black pepper
2 cups chopped, cooked chicken breast - NuVal - 31
1/2 cup blanched slivered almonds - NuVal - 76
1 stalk celery, chopped - NuVal - 96
2 large lettuce leaves - NuVal - 82
1. Place almonds in a frying pan. Toast over medium-high heat, shaking frequently. Watch carefully, as they burn easily.
2. In a medium bowl, mix together dressing, lemon juice, and pepper. Toss with chicken, almonds, and celery.
3. Fill lettuce leaves with salad mixture. Roll tightly and enjoy!
Nutritional info per serving
Calories: 449 kcal Total Fat: 10.5g Cholesterol: 60mg
Sodium: 156.5mg Carbohydrates: 10.2g Fiber: 2.9g
Protein: 44.3g
Nutrition Notes: Simply switching mayonnaise to Meijer Basics Whipped Dressing raises the NuVal™ score 17 points and cuts out 1/3 of the calories!
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Source: ESPN.comThe NFL handed down sweeping and unprecedented punishment Wednesday for bounties paid out on big hits, suspending New Orleans Saints coach Sean Payton without pay for next season and indefinitely banning the team's former defensive coordinator, Gregg Williams, who now works for the St. Louis Rams.
Payton is the first head coach suspended by the league for any reason. He is accused of trying to cover up a system of extra cash payouts that NFL commissioner Roger Goodell called "particularly unusual and egregious" and "totally unacceptable."
"We are all accountable and responsible for player health and safety and the integrity of the game. We will not tolerate conduct or a culture that undermines those priorities," said Goodell, whose league faces more than 20 concussion-related lawsuits brought by hundreds of former players. "No one is above the game or the rules that govern it."
According to the league, Payton ignored instructions from the NFL and Saints ownership to make sure bounties weren't being paid. The league also chastised him for choosing to "falsely deny that the program existed," and for attempting to "encourage the false denials by instructing assistants to 'make sure our ducks are in a row.' "
Goodell also banned Saints general manager Mickey Loomis for the first eight regular-season games next season, and assistant coach Joe Vitt for the first six games.
In addition, Goodell fined the Saints $500,000 and took away their second-round draft picks this year and next.
After the NFL first made its investigation public on March 2, Williams admitted to -- and apologized for -- running the program while in charge of the Saints' defense from 2009-11. He was hired by the Rams in January.
Goodell will review Williams' status after the upcoming season and decide whether he can return to the league.
Has Brees re-signed yet?
Saints quarterback Drew Brees reacted quickly to the news on Twitter, writing: "I am speechless. Sean Payton is a great man, coach, and mentor ... I need to hear an explanation for this punishment."


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The City of Palo Alto is offering free fuel for anyone that wants to fill up their car.
There is one requirement — The vehicle must run on electricity.
There is a state law that requires cities to recover the full cost of anything provided to the citizens or public. The city is breaking state law — simple as that.
As a taxpayer, or utility-rate payer, I am directly paying for the fuel cost of other people's commute. Incentives for alternative fuel vehicles are nice but free electricity for anyone that wants to "fill up" at the city "gas" station really violates the Stewardship of the Public Trust. (BTW, Palo Alto residency is not required.)
The city has expressed awareness that the state law prevents resources from being supplied to the public at less than full cost. That was the reason that the city first offered low rates for fueling natural-gas vehicles and then was "forced by the state law" to raise them to a rate that reflected the direct cost and overhead.
It is important that the city encourages use of alternative fuel vehicles, but where is the consistency? And before we celebrate our greenness too much, we must remember that no mode of transportation represents an environmental free lunch. Incremental use causes a coal plant to be fired up somewhere.
As residents, we must try to stop one financial leak at a time. I don't recall our city government approving this expenditure.
The city must find a green path that honors reason and logic.
Tim Gray
Park Boulevard
Palo Alto
Hilton Garden Inn
We speak on behalf of the residents of south Palo Alto as well as those who commute to and from their place of work in Palo Alto and have no knowledge of the proposed construction of a major hotel on North El Camino Real at Arastradero Road.
On their behalf we strongly protest the construction of a 178-room Hilton Garden Inn at this location in its current architectural design. We also protest the apparent cozy relationship between the Palo Alto Planning and Transportation Departments and the developer, Matt O'Shea of Tarzana. While we recognize that the city will benefit from the increase in revenue and jobs that will result from this major project, we feel that close scrutiny will be required on the part of the city to insure the safety of residents and the commuters.
North El Camino Real at Arastradero/E. Charleston Corridor intersection is already congested during both the morning and evening commutes. In addition, children ride their bicycles to both Gunn High School and Terman Middle School during heavy traffic in the morning and return home in the middle of the afternoon. While some of the older students are more mature and cautious the younger ones are not. We urge extreme caution in allowing the hotel to proceed as currently planned.
This is a matter of public safety. Even in these dark times the safety of the community cannot be sacrificed for the financial benefit of the city.
Truett Ckuftib-Vizvary
Rickey's Way
Palo Alto
Veterans Day
Armistice Day (also known as Remembrance Day) is on Nov. 11 and commemorates the armistice signed between the Allies of World War I and Germany at Compiègne, France, for the cessation of hostilities on the Western Front of World War I, which took effect at eleven o'clock in the "eleventh hour of the eleventh day of the eleventh month" of 1918.
World War I — known at the time as "The Great War" — officially ended when the Treaty of Versailles was signed June 28, 1919, in the Palace of Versailles outside the town of Versailles, France.
However, fighting ceased seven months earlier. For that reason, Nov. 11, 1918, is generally regarded as the end of "the war to end all wars." In November 1919, President Wilson proclaimed Nov. 11 as the first commemoration of Armistice Day.
In 1953, an Emporia, Kansas, man named Stephan Riod, the owner of a shoe-repair shop, had the idea to expand Armistice Day to celebrate all veterans, not just those who died in World War I. Congress amended this act on June 1, 1954, replacing "Armistice" with "Veterans," and it has been known as Veterans Day since.
If you want a glimpse of what war is all about, go down and volunteer at one of our hundreds of veteran's hospitals. Talk to the vets and see what war has done to change their lives. See what the price is in limbs, eyes, and minds.
Ted Rudow III
Encina Avenue
Palo Alto
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The Janus Challenge
For the first challenge of 2013 in TTB, your barmaids would like you to try invoke the spirit of Janus into your drabbles.
Janus, as you know, was a two-faced god in Roman mythology, who saw in the new year, whilst waving goodbye to the old one. So, to celebrate 2013, we would like you to write not one, but two drabbles.
Here's the deal. The two drabbles have to be about the same incident, and you can go two ways here (I'm really pushing the Janus theme, I know)
Option 1 - Two drabbles about the same incident from two different characters.
For instance, Cedric dying from Peter's POV will be vastly different from Harry's.
Option 2 - Two drabbles about the same incident but the perspectives are affected by time.
This option involves writing the same character, so you could write Harry stabbing the Basilisk, and then write him recalling it years later. For this option, there has to be a time delay, and it must be one of at least a year.
+Each drabble must be at least 250 words, and not more than 500.
+ The incident used must be canon. (I will allow Pottermore if you let me know, or any other JK books, but not movie canon.)
+ With option 1, both people must witness the exact same incident. You cannot use Cho and Peter talking about Cedric's death, because Cho wasn't there when it happened.
+ You may enter more than once, but please post both sets of drabbles in the same post.
+ 5 participation points per entrant.
+ The usual 15, 10 and 5 points for winners and places, but this can and will be amended if there aren't enough entries or if the entries aren't up to scratch.
+ The competition will close on 31st January at 8pm GMT.
+ Use the form below.
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text: On the Lanes with Andrew Cain Matt Cannizzaro June 1, 2012 By Kevin AlbarezUSBC CommunicationsIn the coming months, we'll talk with some of the best-known bowlers at the USBC Open Championships and get their thoughts on their time at the tournament and what it takes to succeed on the championship lanes. This week, we heard from USBC President Andrew Cain, who made his 11th appearance at the USBC Open Championships.Cain, who assumed his presidential role in January, has been as influential behind the scenes as on the lanes.The 30-year-old left-hander has found success at every level of the sport. He was a member of Junior Team USA in 2001 and a Team USA member in 2002, 2003 and 2005. He won nearly a dozen medals in international competition. After a stellar career at Arizona State University, Cain went on to claim Professional Bowlers Association West Region Player and Rookie of the Year honors for the 2007-08 season on the way to becoming an exempt player on the PBA Tour. Last year, Cain and his K & K Bowling Services 5 teammates claimed one of bowling's most coveted titles when they won the Team All-Events crown at the 2011 Open Championships at the National Bowling Stadium in Reno, Nev. They recently took to the lanes at the Baton Rouge River Center to put their title on the line (May 28-29). Read more This year at the Open Championships, Cain shot 642 in team, 580 in doubles and 551 in singles for a 1,773 all-events total. In 11 tournament appearances, he has maintained a career average of 213.4. HOMETOWN: Phoenix OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS APPEARANCES: 11 OPEN CHAMPIONSHIPS TITLES: 1 (Team All-Events, 2011) BOWLING BALL WEIGHT: 16 FAVORITE BRAND OF BOWLING BALLS: Any brand that strikes! (cliche, I know) ONE all-time favorite host city: Reno, Nev. - We won our title there last year. TWO best Open Championships memories: 1. shooting about 7,100 in singles and doubles last year to come from behind to win Team All-Events - we started slow and had a monumental finish; 2. Just had it! The award presentation this year to commemorate our team's achievement was truly first class. THREE keys to success at the Open Championships: 1. develop a game plan: preparation is essential, and strategizing makes the tournament challenge less intimidating; 2. Communicate: work the plan with your team- nobody comes to the Open just for the singles event; 3. have fun- win or lose, this crucial wisdom makes every tournament unforgettable. FOURgettable Open Championships moment: Baton Rouge in 2005- there was no one specific moment, but it was a rough trip from start to finish. FIVE bowlers in history on your Open Championships fantasy all-star team: Joe Norris, Earl Anthony, Mike Aulby, Mark Roth and Dick Weber. I would gladly carry all their equipment! SIX bowling balls currently in your Open Championships arsenal: Columbia 300 Encounter, Columbia 300 Dark Encounter, Columbia 300 Ransom Demand, Blue Hammer, 900 Global Eagle and most importantly, my spare ball SEVEN cities you'd like to see the Open Championships go to/return to: Honolulu; anywhere in Orange County, Calif.; Chicago; Las Vegas; Dallas: Seattle; Phoenix (it would be nice to bowl on home turf someday) EIGHT favorite bowling balls ever: Ebonite Crush/R, Brunswick Ambush, Storm Forest Fire, Storm Black Thunder, Columbia 300 Orange Piranha, Hammer 3D Maxx, Track Champ, The original Black Hammer NINE other current/eligible bowlers you would choose to join you on your ideal pair of companion teams at the Open Championships: I wouldn't change who I bowl with now. Performing at the Open is like the Oakland A's in Money Ball. It isn't just about high-dollar talent, but about open communication and a lot of fun. That is the ideal recipe. TEN seconds or less, who is your favorite bowler of all-time?: Earl Anthony, no question. ELEVEN strikes in a row to start a game at the Open Championships, what's going through your head?: Breathe and make sure you get the one in the middle! TWELVE years from now, where do you hope to be in your bowling career?: I hope to be fortunate enough to still be with my teammates taking our march down Center Aisle, ready to go on another eagle hunt. I'd love to also own a PBA national title. Hopefully, most of all, I can say I left behind a legacy as USBC President that bettered our sport and USBC. If bowling and USBC thrive, I will be happy anywhere in my career.


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A Vision Of Growth, A Commitment To HealthG. Aubrey SerflingPresident and Chief Executive OfficerEisenhower Medical Center
As a new year begins, many people take time to reflect on important matters, including personal health. I hope you will turn to each issue of Healthy Living this year to broaden your knowledge about health issues and to find helpful tips for your well-being.
In the Winter 2008 Healthy Living, golf champion and sports commentator Ken Venturi shares his very personal and remarkable story in "Playing by Heart." Known as "the comeback kid," Ken's career and life have been strongly influenced by a variety of health concerns, but the most dramatic event was a heart attack he suffered in 2006. "There is no history of heart disease in my family, no heart problems," says Ken. "I hit golf balls every day. I thought this couldn't happen to me." Eisenhower's Joseph Wilson, MD, Board Certified Cardiothoracic Surgeon, performed a five-way bypass and repaired Ken's mitral valve, giving Ken perhaps his most significant comeback ever.
In addition to Ken's story, we bring to light a number of other topics related to cardiac health throughout the issue, including heart failure, a long-term clinical disorder affecting more than five million Americans.Moderated by Eisenhower's Philip Shaver, MD, the "Physicians Roundtable" includes Leon Feldman, MD, Board Certified Cardiologist/Electrophysiologist, and Mary Jo Killen, RN, BSN, who discuss improving the quality of life of patients with heart failure through clinical intervention and education. Eisenhower's Glickman Heart Failure Clinic offers staff specially trained in heart failure management and a variety of educational programs open to the community.
As we begin a new year, all of us at Eisenhower Medical Center look forward to the many exciting events that lie ahead. A recent $20 million gift made by George and Julia Argyros will enable a vision to become a reality as we build a new facility named in their honor in La Quinta. In "Healthy Giving," George and Julia reflect upon philanthropy, service and the value of giving, and we share the details about the groundbreaking for this new addition to Eisenhower's services. In "What's New," Healthy Living also brings you an update on the construction of the new Walter and Leonore Annenberg Pavilion, which will provide more than 160 new inpatient beds.
Our growth reflects our ongoing commitment to you and your health care needs.We appreciate your feedback and support and invite your responses to Eisenhower's Healthy Living magazine via e-mail to email@example.com. With warm wishes for good health in the new year,
G. Aubrey Serfling President and Chief Executive Officer Eisenhower Medical Center


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After having read the past couple of chapters it seems like there is no one who will be accepted by all 5 Kages and the Iron country Kage, Mifune.
1.) Kazekage (Gaara,wind) - too young (see twistedlink's thread for a more thorough discussion)
2.) Mr T. (i.e Raikage,lightning) - too emotional, amassed armies during peacetime
3.) Mizukage (hot chick,water) - Akatsuki sort of grew up in her backyard under a previous Mizukage.
4.) Tsuchikage (old man, earth) - actively paid for Akatsuki services
5.) Danzou (Hokage, fire) - betrayed and generated Pein, betrayed and generated Sasuke as avengers in Akatsuki. Coward who didn't fight during Pein's invasion. Has Shisui's Sharingan and eye.
5b.) Tsunade - no real secrets, if she wakes up soon, I'm not sure what issues can arise.
6.) Sleeper pick and potentially the most dangerous, the leader of the land of Iron who may not be what he seems.
7.) War: Personally, I think that there will be war, which is exactly what Madara wants if he can't control the leader.
I originally thought it would be: Wind, Water, and Fire. Now that Ao of the water has seen Danzou's Sharingan with a Byakuugan, there's bound to be tension. It may play out as Wind and Fire against the other three. I don't think that Gaara will abandon Konoha no matter what, but Danzou's secrets and betrayals are bound to backfire again. However, Madara may have sent in Zetsu to distract the committee from Ao's discovery of Danzou's Sharingan.
(Pick your countries, scenarios, etc.). I apologize if I missed or messed up facts, let me know and I'll fix them.
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Recent state mandates have allowed passage of medical marijuana in certain states. But due to a a decades-old lay set up to thwart drug runner, medical marijuana company are fasting tax rates as high as 75 percent.
The high tax rate has been an effective means by the government to fight drug traffickers and smugglers but the drug has no elasticity for dealing with the medical marijuana industry. Due to the drug, workers in the "green industry" can not pay for typical office expenses such as rent or payroll services.
Entrepreneurs whose businesses are legal under state laws are getting hammered in taxes by outdated federal rules.
"If you have a license from the state hanging on your wall, that doesn't fit the definition of trafficking," Jim Marty, an accountant in Colorado specializing in medicinal marijuana tax law said. "Yet the IRS is aggressively auditing this industry."
He said he often sees clients facing effective tax bills of 65 percent to 75 percent. That compares to 15 percent to 30 percent for businesses in general.
The Internal Revenue Service did not respond to a request for comment.
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1. Matt Barkley
2. Geno Smith
3. A.J. McCarron
4. Denard Robinson
5. Aaron Murray
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Has Arky fans to say the least a little unhappy. But based on returning QBs on what they did last year I could argue for 4 of them. Barkley I have no issue with. mcCarron did win the BCSNC and Robinson and Smith both won BCS games. Murray I am not sure and if it is based on performance T Wilson was not good in the big games and L Jones either.


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Tashi delek.
As a TCM practitioner, i am involved on a regular base with Taiosm principles like Yin and Yang. The Pa kua is a fundamental part used in one of the 5 Chinese classical Chings, the I Ching the book of oracles.
Here it is clear that the Pa Kua is very old and has as well in TCM as Bon so its own history with nice examples.
What is very similar in both cultures is the turtle as the source of the Pa Kua.
Further interesting philosophy regarding Taoism would be the prime cause or the Wu Chi out of everything is originated.
That resembles very much the emptiness aspect known in Dzogchen etc.
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The origin of the Yi Ching trigrams is found in ancient culture of the Bon, the pre-Buddhist religion of Tibet. Ancient Bon texts explain the origin of the trigrams by means of a mythological tale of a golden turtle which represents the process of the formation of the world in eight stages:
• 1. The pure essence of the elements emerged from the mouth of the turtle as vapour and transformed into the 'old father of existence' (Sipa yab rgen ), the first and most ancient trigram, Khen, symbol of the sky. He is described as a old man with white hair, dressed in yellow silk, riding a dog and holding a crystal wand in his hand.
• 2. The impure aspects of the elements emerged as the dung of the turtle and fell and became 'old mother of existence', (Sipe yum rge ma) Khon, the second trigram that symbolises the earth. She is represented as an old lady with white hair the colour of a conch-shell, with a hundred wrinkles on her face, dressed in white silk, holding a hoe in her right hand and a wooden stick in her left and riding a sheep.
• 3. The old father and mother of existence married and from their union came the eldest son, the third trigram, Ghin, who symbolises the mountain connecting sky and earth. The eldest son is represented by a figure resembling a monk, holding a sacred book in his hands and riding a rose-coloured ox.
• 4. Then the wind blowing through the stony mountain valleys gave rise to the fourth trigram called Zon. This trigram is symbolised by the eldest daughter represented as a young woman dressed in yellow silk, riding a dzo, and holding in her hands a balloon-like round bag made of skin.
• 5. The action of the wind produced the fire element symbolised by the trigram Li which is represented by the youngest daughter of the old father and mother of existence. She is rosy in colour, with a horse's head, dressed in red silk, holding a ladle full of blood in her right hand and a torch in her left.
• 6. From the encounter of air and fire arose the sixth trigram called Kham which is symbolised by the grandson of the old father and mother and represented as a black-coloured man, with long hair, dressed in black, holding a leather ball full of water in his hand and riding a black pig.
• 7. Then from the interaction of the fire and wind arose the rain which fell thus originating the trigram Zin symbolised by the tree. The trigram Zin is represented by the grand-daughter who is greenish in colour, dressed in green silk, riding a green donkey, with her hands crossed on her chest and holding a plant.
• 8. Through the function of the element fire which melted the earth, its pure essence, metal (gold, silver, copper, etc.), manifests, associated with the trigram Da. The trigram Da is the youngest son of the old father and the old mother and he is represented by a young warrior wearing a helmet and armour, holding a sword and a lance in his hands and riding a goat.
Prof. Thubten Puntsok tells us:
"According to the tale, the trigrams Kham and Zin came about in this way. The elder son, Ghin wishing to find a bride, circled Mount Meru, the 'axis mundis' three times in a clockwise direction; Zon, with the same wish circled the ocean three times in a counter clockwise direction. The two of them met in the midst of a vortex of wind in the country called srin po gdudg pa can gyi yul, which means 'the country inhabited by wild cannibals', in a place called ye le dgung sngon or 'primordial sky'. In the midst of the vortex they did not recognise each other and engaged in an incestuous relationship. From their union was born a son, the trigram Kham, and a daughter, the trigram Zin.
This incestuous relationship was a tragedy that caused a disturbance among various classes of non-humans, in particular between the Devas and the Nagas, who became drunk with mental confusion (because existence had been defiled by the incestuous relationship) and coupled between themselves thus giving birth to the Eight Classes of demons and gods. Following this the beings of the six classes of existence were born, the hell beings etc., and illnesses and suffering arose among these classes.
This suffering which struck the inhabitants of the world came to the attention of the old father, the trigram Khen, who called out asking what was happening. A reply came from the sky saying that what was happening was the result of an incestuous rapport of the elder son with his sister and that it would be beneficial if the family did not remain together but split up to reside in the eight directions. Li, the younger daughter, with the wish to reconciliate the family, approached the old father, Khen, apologising for the misunderstanding between the two trigrams, Ghin and Zon. which had caused the suffering troubling the world. The old father, however, misunderstood her words, got angry and the problems within the family did not come to an end so the members of the family took up residence in the eight directions. Each one took his or her property to their direction and these belongings (including rocks, pieces of wood and so forth) were the very substances that, later on, became used in the rites to pacify the damage caused by an unfavourable combination of the elements or of the trigrams.
Finally the old mother, who was born in the earth sheep year, died at the age of 226 in the wood dragon year. She was buried in the earth the following year, that of the wood snake. At that time there was no funerary ritual to appease the Eight Classes and to balance the elements of the family, and, as a consequence, the old father who was born in the earth dog year and lived for 253 years, died the following year, the metal pig year. In a similar fashion, as the result of the lack of proper funerary rites, Zin, Zon and Kham suddenly died. After that Da, Li and Ghin discussed the matter and created the rite to appease the Eight Classes of demons and gods and to balance the elements within the family. As a result of this the world enjoyed peace and prosperity for many eons.
Following this period of prosperity, the world began to decline and all its inhabitants experienced an augmentation of mental affliction. At that time the Sage Yod po appeared who recounted the legend of the origin of the Parkha and became the first Tibetan to explain astrological calculations.
After many centuries in a period in which no form of writing existed, the teacher of astrology named Sa bdag nag po started to indicate the parkha, the mewa, and the animals with white and black pebbles.
After many centuries, the prince Shi kha then tse born (2551 BC.) in the year of the metal rabbit, established the rules of governing using astrological calculations. In 1957 BC in the wood monkey year, the astrology master Sa bdag rlung rgyal was born, who taught the sage nGnon po. On the basis of the instruction of his teacher, the latter elaborated a way of astrological calculation using the combination of the twelve animal signs with the five elements. He associated colours with the five elements: green for wood, red for fire, yellow for earth, white for metal and black for water and then associated these elements to the parkha and animal signs by way of different dots of colour.
In 1557 BC. in the year of wood mouse, another master of astrology, Ze'u kong 'phrul chung was born. He applied the mother-son-friend-enemy relationship to the field of medicine for the first time. In the wood mouse year in 1197 BC., a famous astrologer, Kongtse sphrul gyi rgyal po, was born. On the basis of his astrological knowledge and on the request of four of his most intelligent students he composed 357 treatises on the rituals of the gto, mdos, yas and the gljud, which have the function of balancing the elements and pacifying the disturbances caused by the Eight Classes of spirits and gods.
In 417 BC. in the wood mouse year, Nyatri Tsenpo, the first Tibetan king, was born. When he became king of Tibet, the so-called 'community of astrological practitioners' developed and propagated astrology widely. At that time, on the basis of the observations of the southerly and northerly movement of the sun, the observation of the stars and the migration of birds, the rain, clouds, wind and snow, the community prepared the solar calendar of 360 days mainly for the sake of the farmers and nomads.
There are many details regarding the development of the elements, how disturbances manifested and how substances were used to pacify the imbalance of the elements but we would need a week simply to explain them. This is a mythological story not a real one, nonetheless its symbols could be considered to be an invaluable field of research. This information concerning the mythological origin of the trigrams as well as the mewa or numbers can only be found in the Bon texts; one does not find similar explanation in the astrological treatises of China or other countries. In fact, when Chinese astrological experts are asked about the origin of the parka or trigrams they do not have a very clear explanation and sometimes refer to a particular race of people called Yi who lived on the border between China and who were originally Tibetans with customs and beliefs closely linked to the Bon culture."
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Gold Coast utility Will Zillman believes the replacement for departed halfback Scott Prince should come from the Titans' collection of rookie halves.
Zillman is one of several players touted as a possible replacement for Prince in the No.7 shirt in the 2013 NRL season, but the 26-year-old says he's not the man for the job.
The former Canberra flyer says young guns Jordan Rankin, Beau Henry and Albert Kelly are showing why they are the leading contenders to be the Titans' halfback.
"My spot in the team probably is at fullback," Zillman told AAP on Wednesday.
"We've got some great younger guys that are looking to fill the shoes of Princey. They're big shoes to fill but we've got two or three guys that are really training the house down and vying for that position.
"There's already plenty of competition there and I think that'll bring the best out of us."
Another role left vacant at the Titans following Prince's departure is the captaincy, with Zillman among several candidates for the position.
State of Origin representatives Nate Myles and Ash Harrison are also believed to be in line for the captaincy.
Zillman, who said leading the Titans would be a "great honour", hoped the club would make a decision shortly.
"My guess would be that it is something the coaching staff would want to figure out quite quickly," he said.
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Cigarette butts litter Astoria city parks and one leader is asking smokers to stop leaving them behind. City Councilor Karen Mellin told her fellow council members this week that she is taking an active role in the county tobacco-free committee saying the small task force is a good starting point.
Mellin pointed out that the move by Clatsop County Commissioners to declare county properties tobacco free is the right direction seeming to imply that other organizations should pursue more aggressive policies as well. She said that smokers may not understand how toxic cigarette butts can be and begged smokers to pick them up and properly dispose of them instead of leaving them for others to contend with.
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Legendary Queens rapper MC Shan may be most well known for his involvement in "The Bridge Wars" with KRS-One and Boogie Down Productions, but many have forgotten about his beef with fellow rap legend LL Cool J.
In a recent interview with Complex, Shan explained the beef between him and LL. Shan released a diss track called "Beat Biter" after LL allegedly stole Marley Marl's beat pattern from Shan's song "Marley Scratch." At one show, Shan even snapped an LL Cool J record in half to disrespect him.
Shan explained, "He never responded. There's a DVD out called "Beef" and they tell the story of all the LL battles that he ever had, and they briefly show me but they never mentioned me. It's like they just tried to look over the fact that Shan went at LL. As far as me and LL having shows together, we used to tour together, that's how he got my 'Marley Scratch' beat. We had one show where we were supposed to battle—it was in Syracuse—and I did that 'Beat Biter.' Marley was cutting the record up, back and forth. I went over to the turntable and I snatched LL's record off and I snapped the record! I still had the microphone in my hand, and when I snapped the record the sound resonated through the speakers, the crowd went crazy and LL never got on stage that night! They tried to turn his limo over, just for that. True story."
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Boy, this "Rally" page dies this time of year, does it not? To be expected, as we seem far and removed from our famed National Rally days. As I get older, these days sure seem to come and go much quicker and National Rallies are doing the same. I'm officially a senior now at 55, just recently and the 'MOA sent a happy birthday note, as well the local Autumn Beemer Bash folks, too when I arrived at their rally this month in Quincy,CA.. Nice touch, I can't remember this being done before. Is this normal, remembering? I do remember my National Beemer Rallies though and want to keep 'em fresh as the year passes. Anybody have any really unusual stories, regarding their Wisconsin Trip this year? Maybe at the rally! Gini and I rode the K1200LT, towing our trailer for all our camping gear and did the northern routes from CA., through Nv.,Idaho,Montana, Dakota's,Minn.,and Wisconsin and back home through the north also. Not at the rally, but a very unusual sight indeed was entering Minnisota on US12 near the town of Appleton, perhaps an hour or so before dusk. We are looking for a camp spot as the day ends. I think its Hwy7 and we come across "hundreds" of Pheasants(birds) in the roadway, with their young chicks. I mean hundreds and hundreds of 'em critters! I have these at my place where I live, but never have I seen so many. We slowed to half speed and still nearly hit some, but missed all thank goodness. This went on for 10 miles. Quite a spectacle and we prett y much had the road alone, with no other vehicles. I'll never forget it.
The Rally! Nope, I had a great time and nothing unusual really occurred to me and Gini. I met a guy from Guadalajara, Mexico, coming a long ways on his KLT, at the wash rack. I'd seen him before, in years past. Paul Glaves, as I was changing my KLT oil at the Oil Change booth, stopped by for some rally chat with others at the booth, as I did my dirty work on the ground. I did not get to meet him, however, but I listened in. Nothing terribly unusual I recall. Just good times. I visited WalMart, down the highway nearby, a couple times for shopping, ect..Seems I was not alone! WalMart should have a LARGE booth at our rallies!!! The Cabela's(I think its spelled right) store is another neat store, which we lack out west, was just down the block from our rally and I bought another tent. Two tents packed for home! Good thing I had the trailer. We have lots of neat, good vendors and lots of money is spent on and off the grounds at the vendors and local stores. Maybe we should invite MORE to our rallies, as an experiment. We spread our money around a lot and this is good.
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The most vulnerable element in any network is almost always the human element. You can patch your servers and beef up your firewall 'til the cows come home, but it'll do limited good if your users click on every phishing message that comes their way. Still, according to the Echelon One study, 77% of companies offer no regular security training to their end users. Venafi recommends that IT departments conduct quarterly training for all users, teaching workers to avoid common security threats through established best practices.
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While the Echelon One study found that most businesses do fairly well at enforcing encryption policies generally, it found that the majority of companies do not use appropriately strong encryption keys. According to a February 2011 report from the National Institute of Standards and Technology, 1024-bit encryption keys have depreciated in effectiveness, and 2048-bit encryption should be used for all symmetric keys. Only 44% of IT departments use recommended key strengths, according to the study from Echelon One and Venafi.
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