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Mathematical treatment of atmospheric gravity waves
This topic is an enormous one and a student who seriously wants to get to know the literature must read a number of text books. The best one to start with is probably 'Atmospheric Gravity Waves' by Carmen J. Nappo (Academic Press) which presents an overview of the subject without too much detail. The most authoritative on internal waves in fluids is probably Lighthill's classic 'Waves in Fluids' which helps place atmospheric gravity waves in the wider context of fluid mechanics.
However, most text books on atmospheric dynamics contain some introduction to gravity waves. The treatment here is very simple and assumes that the student is familiar with the fundamental equations of atmospheric dynamics as applied to the atmosphere.
As usual with mathematical physics the problem facing the student has as much to do with understanding the symbols used for different variables as it has with understanding the maths itself. This short document is no exception. So, here is a brief summary of my symbol conventions:
duuuuu))))Full differential: D Duuvw!!???dttxyz))))
duPartial differential: subscript Duuuuvuwu!!???txyzdt
Fundamental equations of adiabatic, inviscid atmospheric dynamics. These can be found in any dynamics text book but are written down slightly differently in each of them:
1Momentum equation: 1-3 DpfgVkVk!,?,?, ;
Continuity equation 4 D;!,;?.V
Adiabatic equation Dθ = 0 5
Equation of state p = ρrT 6
where V is the 3-D velocity vector, p is pressure, f the Coriolis parameter, g the acceleration due to gravity, k a unit vertical vector, ρ is density, T is temperature and θ potential temperature.
Gravity wave solutions
Equations 1-6 can describe all possible motions in the atmosphere, from sound waves and turbulence at the very small scales to the general circulation at the largest. In seeking wave solutions to a dynamical system the standard method in theoretical physics is to define a basic, slowly-varying or constant state for the system and linearise the equations about that state – i.e:
a) define each quantity where the overbar denotes the background (or mean) state and qqq!?'
the prime denotes departures from this state
b) expand equations 1-6 and omit all terms with a product of prime terms
c) solve the resulting set of linear equations by postulating wave-like solutions. Fourier analysis allows any arbitrary disturbance to be expressed as a linear superposition of these waves.
Note that the monochromatic wave solutions derived here and in all the text books do not correspond to actual atmospheric disturbances, which must necessarily consist of a superposition of these elementary components (monochromatic waves exist at all points in space and time; real gravity waves obviously do not).
The gravity-wave solutions we find depend on the basic state we choose to expand around – one
reason different text books give different expressions for gravity waves. Furthermore, this method, applied to the fundamental equations, describe more than just gravity waves – they describe sound
waves and a few other types as well. We will therefore make approximations to our equations to remove some of these undesirable solutions.
Simplest case: stationary, hydrostatic, non-rotating horizontally uniform basic state.
are all zero, so DV in equations 1-3 simply becomes the vector Stationary means uvw, and
???. Non-rotating means we drop the Coriolis terms and hydrostatic means . (,,)uvwp!,;gzttt
Horizontally uniform means are functions only of z. We also make two further p, and ;:
assumptions: that the flow is incompressible (?.V = 0) and . The latter assumption ::;;'/ = -'/
removes the sound wave solutions from our equations: compressibility of air is a phenomenon associated with sound and the assumption that density fluctuations are caused by temperature rather
?than pressure suppresses the physics of sound waves. (Formally, this, and the neglect of in the ;
momentum equations except when combined with g, is known as the Boussinesq approximation).
Armed with all these assumptions we can write the five fundamental equations as follows:
1 …………………….. 1a ?? up + = 0tx;
1 …………………….. 2a ?? vp + = 0ty;
?;1; on substituting the hydrostatic equation and we get: ::;;'/ = -'/?? wp + - p = 0tzz2;;
?:1…………………..3a ??wp + - g = 0tz;:
???……………………….4a uvw + + = 0xyz
??…………………………..5a + w = 0::tz
We have a system of five linear equations in five unknowns. In fact, we have chosen such a simple basic state that there is no need to retain both horizontal directions: we can choose x to lie in
??whichever direction we like. Setting to zero reduces the set to four equations. Since these vp and y
are homogeneous (no constants or forcing functions) we seek harmonic solutions:
????= (U, W, P, ,) exp i(kx + mz - ~t) (,,,)uwp:
where the capitalised variables are the amplitudes of the corresponding primed variable, and k and m are the horizontal and vertical wavenumbers (components of the wave vector). Thus:
,~; 0 k/ 0,,U,,????W 0 -i im/ -g/~;:???? = 0????Pk m 0 0??????,0 0 -i:~:?z:?
Setting the determinant of the matrix to zero gives us the dispersion relation:
?Nk ~ = 22 ()km?
g2where ; N is the Brunt-Vaisala frequency. The amplitudes U, W, P and , are related by = N:z:
the so-called polarisation relations:
2~/k)W; , = (i/~)W U = -(m/k)W; P = -(m;:z
For a wave travelling towards the east, k and ~ are both positive. m can be either positive or negative, depending on whether the energy is propagating up or down. This in turn follows the
group velocity c = ?~. We can find this by differentiating the dispersion equation: gk
2,,)~)~,NmNmk,, = , = ,c??33g??2222??22k))m()()kmkm??:?:?
For k,m>0, the group propagation is eastward and downward, so negative m corresponds to upward
energy propagation. Note that the wave vector k = (k,m) is perpendicular to the group velocity (k.c=0), confirming that the group propagation is along the phase lines. g
In the case of an upward-propagating wave (i.e. energy propagation upwards), m<0 and the phase
fronts move downwards. (Group and phase propagation are in opposite directions – exactly opposite to most waves we encounter, e.g. surface water waves). Then U and W are in phase – the phase
fronts tilt upwards and to the east. Pressure is in phase with U and W while : leads by 90?. The plot
below shows a gravity wave pattern of this kind, with variation plotted as a function of x for fixed
values of z, and all at the same time.
u, w and p
: variation corresponding
to bold dashed line
Vertical distance (arbitrary units)-5.0
Horizontal distance (arbitrary units)
Individual air parcels execute slantwise positive – hence : leads u and v in the motion as shown opposite, where the line diagram above.
depicts the path of the parcel. Maximum u
and w are then at the centre of the line. As the
motion is adiabatic, : is conserved for the
parcels – but a horizontal section through the
wave encounters air that has been brought up
and down in turn. Where the air is at a
minimum in altitude, : will be a maximum on
the horizontal section since must increase : with height for the wave to exist. At this point u and w are zero, turning from negative to
Effect of uniform background wind
. This means that: Consider an atmosphere with a uniform background wind U
Dq = q + q = i(- + k)q = -iq ~(UUtx
for any variable q. Making this substitution into equations 1-5, it is clear that the only change is to
replace ~ by ( = ~ - k, - then the dispersion and polarisation relations retain exactly the same U
form. We now have two wave frequencies:
~, which is called the apparent frequency – the frequency measured by an observer on the ground
(i.e. in a frame of reference fixed w.r.t the ground). (, called the intrinsic frequency (or Doppler-shifted intrinsic frequency) – the frequency
experienced by the air parcels themselves.
For a mountain wave, for instance, the wave pattern is fixed to the mountain so ~ = 0 - but the air
parcels oscillate up and down with frequency k. U
Introducing the background wind breaks the symmetry between the horizontal directions, and we
might now want to consider the y-direction. For a wave propagating in a uniform background wind
field U = (,), we now have ( = ~ - k – ℓ where ℓ is the wave vector in the y direction. UVUV
The dispersion relation is then:
222Nk()?2 ~ = 222()km??
Relaxing the incompressibility criterion
Returning to equations 1-3, we now need to develop different forms of 4 and 6. 4 is the continuity
equation Dρ = -ρ?.V. This can also be written:
; = -?.(;V) = ………………………….4b ,;,;(')(')uwtxz
assuming that there is no mean wind.
The equation of state is:
p = ;rT…………………………………6
Taking the time derivative of this and dividing through by the equation itself we get:
???pT;ttt = + pT;
rcp???,,:Tp1000rtttSince :, = , = T??pTcp::?p
Substituting for T:
????pp::rtttt? (1) - = - ;!;,;;;tpcp:;:p
2where γ = c/c. Substituting for p from eqn.6 and noting that the speed of sound crT!;, pvs
??p:tt? …………………………..6a = - ;;t2:cs
We can substitute directly from 5a into 6a to eliminate θ, giving a set of equations equivalent to 1a to 5a:
…………………….. 1b ?? ;up + = 0tx
…………………….. 2b ?? ;vp + = 0ty
??? …………………..3b ;;wpg + - = 0tz
??? …………………..4b ;,;,; = ()uwtxz
2?pNt??…………………… 6b = - ;;wt2gcs
This set of equations can be solved using a similar method to set a, i.e. q = -iωq; q = ikq. For the z tx
?direction it turns out that a different approach is needed: we solve for as one variable, and use ;w
the substitutions:
p' = P exp(η + im)z expi(kx-ωt) and
? = Q exp(η + im)z expi(kx-ωt) ;w
2,,111Ng);The quantity , where is the local density scale H = - = = -,????2??222Hgz;)c?s:?
?height. Since decreases with scale height and with scale height we can deduce ;H2H;w??
immediately that:
z? wimzikxt expexp exp(-)(~2H?
- in other words the amplitude of w' increases exponentially with height, with roughly
twice the atmospheric scale height. This is of great importance in the stratosphere, and
especially the mesosphere where gravity waves propagating up from the troposphere assume
large amplitudes and dominate the circulation.
2Equations 1b – 6b result in a quartic dispersion equation, which results in two solutions for ω, one
corresponding to gravity waves and one to acoustic waves (which are now included in our solutions because the air is compressible). The gravity wave dispersion equation is now:
?Nk ~ = 222 ()km??,
which in practice is not much different to the original version. The polarisation equations become complex under this assumption but again in practice the differences from the simple case are small.
Effect of vertical structure in the atmosphere – the Taylor-Goldstein equation
In practice, the atmosphere is neither stationary nor flowing with a uniform background velocity. We therefore introduce a vertically-varying background velocity into equations 1-5. Retaining Uz()
the Boussinesq and incompressibility approximations and including only the x horizontal direction:
…………………….. 1c ???? ;???!( ) 0uUuwUptxzx
?:…………………..3c ???;??;!() - 0wUwpgtxz:
??……………………….4c uw + = 0xz
???…………………………..5c :?:?:! 0Uwtxz
As before, these equations are solved by postulating harmonic solutions, but this time the z variation will not be assumed. Thus:
????= (u(z), w(z), p(z), θ(z)) exp i(kx - ~t) (,,,)uwp:
q = -iωq and q = ikq but qremains to be solved. As before . (!~,Uktxz
From 4c, u = iw/k, so equation 1c becomes: z
(……………………….1c' ;;w + w + p = 0Uikzzk
From 5c, , so equation 3 becomes: :!,:(iw/z
2N………………………3c' w p + iw 0,(;?;!iz(
These two equations are now solved for w. This involves differentiating the first equation with respect to z to eliminate the p term. Note that Ω varies with height. It is the apparent frequency ω z
that is assumed to be constant, so dΩ/dz = -k. We also assume that , with as ;!,;/HHUz??z
before the density scale height. This results in the following equation:
22,,wkUkUkN2zzzz w - w = 0k?,?,??zz2??HH(((??:?
A further substitution is made to convert this to a standard form:
,,zˆ wwexp!??2H?:?
22,,kUkUkN12zzz垐 w + w = 0k,?,,??zz22??H((4H(??:?
This is the Taylor-Goldstein equation. We can see that if there is no background wind shear the 2term in brackets is constant, and equal to m, where m is the vertical wavenumber. From this the dispersion relation derived earlier follows immediately.
The Taylor-Goldstein equation is written in various ways in different text books – for instance we
can use the substitution , where c is the horizontal phase speed ω/k, to convert to the (!,()cUk
2,,UkUN12zzz垐 w + w = 0k,?,,??zz22??cUHcU(),,()4cUH,??:?
Propagating wave solutions are possible if the bracketed term is positive and slowly-varying with height. If the term is negative evanescent solutions are obtained – waves cannot propagate. This
leads to the phenomenon of wave reflection or trapping. Analytical methods such as the WKB approximation, or direct numerical solution, are used in practice to solve this equation for a specified profile of N and U.
Mountain Waves
For mountain waves c=0 since the waves are fixed to the topography. Both in papers and in text books (e.g. Holton) the T-G equation is further approximated by assuming that the vertical
, allowing the wave equation to be written: wavelength << H*
222w + w = 0, or w+w + w = 0 ,k;;zzxxzz
2U N2zzwith = , the Scorer Parameter,2UU
Inertia-gravity waves
Finally, we return to the basic equations and examine the consequences of including the Coriolis term in the momentum equation. In practice, this term is effective on time scales of ~ 1 day, so its effect on short-period waves is small. Again we use the Boussinesq and incompressibility approximations. We must retain the three momentum equations in this case because the two horizontal ones are coupled:
…………………….. 1d ??? ;?!( - ) 0ufvptx
…………………….. 2d ??? ;?!( + ) 0vfupty
?:…………………..3d ??;?;!wpg - 0tz:
???……………………….4d uvw + = 0?xyz
??…………………………..5d :?:! 0wtz
The simplest approach is to seek solutions
????= (U, V, W, P, ,) exp i(kx + ℓy + mz - ~t) (,,,',)uvwp:
Following the same method as in (a), the dispersion equation is found to be:
22222fmNk??()2 ~!222()km??
with polarisation equations:
22222~,~?~,:ikfkfN() VUWUPUiW!!,!~,!; ; ; 2~??~;kififkg(2)()miNgkif,~?
These rather forbidding equations hide a pleasing elegance to the gravity-wave solutions which become more evident if x is taken to be the direction of propagation of the wave. Then ℓ=0 and
V = -iUf/ω. V and U are in quadrature, causing the wind vector to rotate elliptically – clockwise for
upward energy propagation and anticlockwise for downward. For oscillations near to the inertial frequency (which are common in the lower stratosphere) the ellipses are nearly circles, as shown in the example below measured by a VHF radar at Aberystwyth, Wales.


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these instructions are incomplete, do not attempt unless you've worked with similar recipes before! (avoiding burning the sugar can be tricky)
toffee sauce:
2 parts light sugar
1 part coconut milk or vegan heavy cream
caramelize the sugar until all crystals dissolve,
stir in cream, bring to a boil and stir until homogenized. chill. (should be sticky and somewhat elastic when dripped on cold countertop.)
shortbread: 1 part sugar, 2 parts margarine, 3 parts flour, add a bit of lemon zest, tahini and coconut milk (for binding)
roll out dough, bake and chill. cover with a layer of toffee sauce, sprinkle toasted pecans, cut out cookie shapes
another use for toffee sauce:
roast pumpkin and sunflower seeds, mix in a bowl with finely chopped dried fruit, mix in enough toffee sauce for binding. roll between two parchment paper sheets, bake and cut into cookie shapes when cooled.
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i've been out of updating habit again, but any day now i'll be making a lasagna to write about.
in the meantime, let me tell you what i'm eating right now!
yesterday evening i got a call from alex, asking if i'd like to go grocery shopping at loblaws. i enjoy that place for being somewhat fancier than the nearby foodshops but always end up with the nightmare of carrying giant grocery bags on the packed bus home, so getting a ride is not an offer i could pass.
alex kept true to his status as "fancypants" with quality groceries to last a month, and i got a little carried away accordingly, including a few prepared items that i would normally make from scratch. although i typically hate spending the extra money on convenience food because it hurts my foodie pride, these minor exceptions were worth it.
first, loblaws started carrying a white bean and grilled red pepper spread in their hummus area, under the "president's choice" brand. THANKFULLY they had the decency to avoid calling it a "white bean and roasted red pepper hummus". it's lower in fat than hummus and is thinner, a little spicy and quite awesome.
the ingredients make it seem easy to replicate at home in a blender/food processor deal:
white navy beans,
grilled red bell peppers,
lemon juice,
olive oil,
sea salt,
garlic puree,
brown sugar,
and "spices".
the spices i detect are cracked black pepper, small amounts of cayenne and cumin, and a mystery dried herb that could be any of thyme, oregano, parsley, basil, crumbled bay leaf, etc.
the other thing i bought was a giant bag of pre-cut sweet potato "spears", that is to say, fries. of course i could have bought sweet potatoes and chopped them myself, but i find them more difficult to cut through than your average root vegetable, and normally end up breaking up freeform chunks by starting a cut and jiggling the knife around.
so! i take thee, sweet potato fries, sprinkle you with salt, pepper, lime juice and shawarma spice (cumin would do), spray you with a mist of olive oil, and off to the oven for 20 minutes at 380f or so. then i dip you in white bean and pepper spread and you're sweet, spicy, zesty and delicious.

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Friday, June 10, 2011
5 Things I Learned From the MTV Movie Awards
Everyone knew that this year's MTV Movie Awards would be exactly like last year's - 'Twilight' wins everything! The show was a disaster like usual - but I did learn a few things:
1. Robert Pattinson is a bumbling idiot - I always sort of enjoyed that awkwardness that exudes out of Kristen Stewart because she reminds me of how I would likely react if thousands of cameras were flashing in my face, but I was under the impression that R.Patz was a charming, lovable heartthrob. The thing is - I don't find him physically attractive at all, so the fact that he has zero personality bothers me tremendously. His intro to Reese Witherspoon's 'Generation Award' was truly painful to watch. First, he brought a cheat sheet with him - I get when actors win awards they might bring a cheat sheet because they don't want to forget to thank someone - but this was a minute long speech that he wrote! You are an actor - MEMORIZE IT. Second, he couldn't even read his own speech - half of it didn't even make sense, he mumbled through it and he didn't even deliver the punchline correctly. Third, his maturity level is about the same as a 6 year old - instead of pulling himself together he just kept laughing at himself. You know Patrick Dempsey was thinking the same thing as me "This guy?....really?".
2. Two guys kissing isn't front page news - In fact, if I didn't watch the show - I may have not know that it actually happened. While, Robert Pattinson is now on my shit list - I appreciate that he planted one (or three) on his male co-star Taylor Lautner (who I also find completely unattractive. Nice abs...sure - but the rest is not so great). I find it strange that when 2 girls kiss at these shows - it is reported everywhere! I guess because it is more acceptable in our society. Anyway, Go Rob!
3. Reese Witherspoon is cooler than I thought she was - I admit, I have always been a bit jealous of Reese - she was married to the hottest man alive. I was always a bit of a hater - but now my perception of her might change a little bit. I do think it is weird for her to win this award this year - when her recent films flopped (Like Water For Elephants, How do You Know), but I have a new found respect for her after the amazing speech she gave. First, she explains Robs joke in under a second. Second, she refuses to kiss Chelsea Handler because she is a slut (but they are friends so it's ok). Lastly, she goes after all the girls in Hollywood that have sex tapes and nude photos all over the tabloids - telling them that they should be embarrassed. I sincerely wish her luck in making good girls "cool" because - honestly, it has to be done. ASAP.
4. Jason "Sudoku" wasn't the best hosting choice - Again, I say Justin Timberlake would kill at a hosting gig like this. Jason's monologue was very "Arnold"-centric, which is like a 2 week old news story (which for this generation is like ancient history). He started to get funny when he made fun of girls in the audience like Selena, Kristen and Emma (who proved to be funnier than the host with one stare), but then I think he wimped out. I did enjoy the joke at the end about possibly being a father - too bad no one really got it.
5. Jim Carrey made me laugh (it's been a long time...) - "Foo can be pretty nasty stuff, so I am glad there is someone out there fighting it".
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Ni haooooo everyone!
This week was great! I feel like so much happens all the time i dont even know where to start! (ps a little cockroach just crawled across the desk and i screamed a little, sister tapia killed it. i am so grateful for her...so ya thats great welcome to taiwan hahaha)
Ill start off with a few funny things that happened this week! For starters EVERYONE double takes me and is always saying my skin is so white (which is a major complement here), A little girl ran up to be and yelled something along the lines of "Elsa" I was a little confused at first and then i was like oh my gosh.. elsa from Frozen! haha on a creepier note this man kept staring at me one day as we were getting on our bikes and then he biked past and said "you are so beautiful" in his broken english... ahhh a little sketchy but not to worry taiwan is reallly safe and i rarely feel unsafe. also something pretty funny, everyone comes up to us and asks us if we can come teach their class english haha we have to explain to them that we are not english teachers, but that we do offer a free english class every week! its one of the many ways we introduce people to the gospel. We stand on corners twice a week with signs yelling "Mian Fei YinWen Ban!!" (free english class) Its quite a sight im sure- but very effective!
Update on my biking: i am not as sore and am starting to really get the hang of weaving and getting used to almost being hit every two minutes! i actually am really loving it, its just so freeing, especially right as the sun is going down. its so beautiful and a really dreamy time of the night. It really makes me grateful for this beautiful world we have.
Sooooo i ate intestine soup this week... yup. It wasnt that bad honestly but it was intestine soup and just the thought of that made me slightly nauseous lol. It was with some of our investigators/bffs and they knew that i would think it was weird so they wanted to see my reaction haha and the rest of the meal was pretty strange also. so after we went to a 7/11 (which are basically on every corner, and we go there allll the time) and i got some real food to fill me up. one of those snacks were ritz cheese crackers. we got to the church building (where we were going to make calls) and i opened it up and starting eating and let me tell you, fake cheese never tasted so good. so next time your eating ritz cheese crackers just think of how #blessed you are that you're not eating intestine soup ;) other than that the food here is soooo goooood. and increidble cheap, like im talking $2 for a meal. I love the fried rice here and the potstickers- delicious. also these eggs bread roll up things called Zhua Bing! so yummy. One of my fav things though is all the different drinks that they have here! You can go up to these little resturants and they cups filled with different kinds of fruit and just choose which one you want and then they add ice a little sugar and blend it all up and they are to dieee for. i also love Dong Guo Cha, i really dont know how to explain it but i will include some pics! its sweet (sorta of like syrup tasting?) and cold and when you add some lemon it is the bomb.com. and then theres the classic papya milk which is a classic choice for me at a 7/11. and MANGO BING basically shaved ice with mango and delicious goodness. well wow that was a lot of food talk, sorry if you are hungry now.
Okay enough funny/food talk. While all of that is great the real reason i am here is to preach the gospel! I have loved every moment of being able to talk with people and share this wonderful message that we have. it really is such a happy message. its so sweet to hear someone utter their first prayer to their heavenly father. or tell that about their savior Jesus Christ who they have never even heard about before. Or when we finally figure out the need of an investigator, or when our investigator tells us that she read the Book of Mormon and wants to share her favorite verse that she read. There honestly is nothing sweeter. We have these two investigators Kelly and Sharron! they are best friends and honestly so awesome to be around (except when they give me intestine soup hahaha). Unfortunately there parents wont allow them to be baptized. WE meet with Sharron's family this last week and we were so nervous going in- but it actually wasn't that bad and i ended up giving away my first Book of Mormon to them! I dont know how they feel about everything but i have faith that Sharron and Kelly will be baptized one day, even if that means they have to wait two years until they are twenty and dont need their parents permission. Faith is something that can be sorta difficult to understand but ive decided that it really goes hand in hand with trust, trust in the lord. I have to have faith that i can baptize everyone aka i have to trust that the lord will help me baptize everyone. We can not loose faith. To strengthen it we have to be doing the little things everyday! Praying and reading from the Book of Mormon daily are key. We promised a recent convert this week that if she read from the Book of Mormon every single day she would never fall away or lose her testimony- and i firmly believe that is true. Lastly this week ive really learned that love conquers all and as my dad told me "love is the great motivator" It motivates me when i am tired and hott, it motivates me to learn this impossible language, it is everything. Because i love the people here i can overcome any thing. My favorite scripture as of now is Moroni 8:16: Behold, I speak with boldness, having authority from God; and I fear not what man can do; for perfect love casteth out all fear.
Perfect love casteth out all fear!
I love you all so much! Never give up! Keep pushing on through those hard trials with faith, the Book of Mormon and prayer. I know you can do it with those three simple things!
-Sister Hardy Hong Jie Mei


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Hey CrossFitters,
Just want to inform everyone that Zuleta's Indoor Batting Cages will now be closed on Sunday's.
This will also effect our CrossFit Open Gym hours on Sunday.
However they will now be open Mon. - Sat. 9am - 9pm.
So our Sat. Open Gym hours will be longer.
More time to sweat!
I also wanted to let everyone know that each week I will be posting a new recipe to the blog.
Samantha Terepka has been kind enough to offer her Paleo Recipes to our CrossFit group. So get ready for some amazing new cooking ideas. And for those of you with a sweet tooth. Not mentioning any names here. You know who you are. Samantha has even prepared some healthy treats for you too.
Here's this weeks Recipe ideas. If you try them please do us a favor and click on the comments link below and let us know what you think of them.
Chipolte Lime Salmon:
1 lb. Salmon, cut into 4 fillets
1-2 tablespoons olive oil
2 limes, sliced in half
1 teaspoon celtic sea salt
1 teaspoon chipolte powder
1. Pre heat oven to 500
2. Rinse salmon, pat dry and place on a metal baking sheet
3. Rub each fillet with olive oil
4. Squeeze the juice from one half lime onto each filet
5. Sprinkle filets with salt and chipolte powder, then place a half lime on top of each filet
6. Turn down oven temperature to 275
7 Place salmon in oven and cook for 8-12 minutes, depending on how well done you like your fish
Summer Squash Salad:
2 Small yellow summer squash, thinly sliced
1 small zucchini, thinly sliced
2 tablespoons basil, sliced into strips
2 tablespoons olive oil
1 tablespoon lemon juice
1/4 teaspoon celtic sea salt
1/4 cup Marcona almonds, chopped
1. In medium bowl, combine squash, zuchini, basil, olive oil, lemon juice and sea salt
2. Toss ingrediants together
3. Allow to marinate for 20 minutes to 1 hour (time permitting, I have also served mine immediately and it was fine)
4. Sprinkle almonds and serve
Raw Cranberry Apricot Truffles:
1 cup dried apricots
1 cup dried cranberries
1 teaspoon orange zest
2 cups dark chocolate chips 73% cacao
1. Place apricots, cranberries and orange zest in food processor
2. Pulse until fruit is chopped and forms a large ball
3. Form fruit mixture into 1- inch balls and place on a parchment paper lined baking sheet
4. In a sauce pan over very low heat, melt chocolate
5. Drizzle one heaping teaspoon of melted chocolate over eah fruit ball
6. Allow chocolate to harden, refridgerating if necessary
Hope everyone enjoys this meal. Let us now what you think.


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Determinação das condições de atividade otima, da estabilidade termica e da cinetica da hidrolise enzimatica de bromelina presente na casca e no talo do abacaxi (Ananas comosus L. Merril) variedade perola / Determination of optimum activity conditions, thermal stability and kinetic enzimatic hydrolises of bromelain in fruit peel and stem from pineapple (Ananas comosus L. Merril) variety perola
Moacyr Jorge Elias
The bromelain, enzyme found in pineapple, hydrolyses peptide protein bonds; there is application in several areas involving food, medicine and animal nutrition. In pineapple the bromelain is present in the flesh, skin and core of the fruit. Aiming to evaluate the bromelain present in Brazilian fruit Ananas comosus L. Merril, pérola type, focusing its use from industrialization residues recovering, it was searched, comparing with pure bromelain, pH conditions and temperature for higher activity, thermal stability along the time under several temperatures and the kinetics of its catalytic activity, using casein as a substrate. The extract was obtained crushing the skin and core of the fruit and the hydrolysis reaction, with controlled pH, done in a 75 mL net volume reactor under constant stirring. After reaction a sample was taken, added to a tube with tri chloroacetic acid and centrifuged, analyzing the supernatant absorbance. Activity and kinetics were expressed as mmol of tyrosine / L.min from absorbance at 280 nm of aromatic amino acids generated by casein hydrolysis. Three enzyme / substrate ratio were employed (weight basis):1 / 25, 1 / 50 and 1 / 125 for star type experimental design assays with central point at 7.0 for pH and at 35 °C for temperature, the results were processed giving the model equation and surface responses, the equations were mathematically treated giving graphics of best activity as a function of temperature; the experimental design results showed similarity between bromelain from fruit residues and pure bromelain taken as reference. The assays for thermal stability were carried out by activity determination for 1 / 25 ratio under temperatures varying from 25 °C and 62 °C during 180 minutes for two pH ranges: that for best activity defined from experimental design (5.5 to 6.5) and between 3.3 to 3.5; the results were treated by the analysis of the graphics of activity as a function of time showing that the order one model is adequate to describe the enzyme thermal inactivation and that it is stronger at pH range of 3.3 to 3.5 with values of frequency factor k0 (minute-1) 2.5 x1032 times bigger for the extract.The assays to determine the kinetics of bromelain catalytic activity on casein were carried out at constant temperature of 35 °C and pH of maximum activity defined by experimental design for each one of the three studied enzyme / substrate ratio; curves were built for the concentration of formed amino acids along the time (from zero to 15 minutes) and the results treated calculating the curves derivative at time zero (initial rate); the Michaelis - Menten model showed to be adequate to describe the casein hydrolysis mechanism of casein by bromelain and the results indicate that the maximum reaction rate (Vmax) values and the Michaelis constant (Km) values are bigger for the fruit residues extract than that for pure bromelain
biotecnologia extração liquido-liquido proteinas - purificação enzimas biotechnology liquid liquid extraction protein purification enzymes
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Police: Man Shot Several Times by Girlfriend, No Charges Filed
DES MOINES, Iowa — Des Moines police are investigating after they say a man was shot several times by his girlfriend Monday night.
Just before 6:00 p.m., 58-year-old Scott Thompson called police from a home in the 1800 block of 12th Street saying he'd been shot five times. He was taken to the hospital for treatment but his condition has not been released.
Shortly after the initial call to 911 a woman called police to say she was the shooter. Detectives interviewed the woman at the scene and after consulting with the Polk County Attorney's Office, no charges are being filed at this time.
The woman's name has not been released.
The investigation into the shooting continues.
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text: We are gearing up to assemble our very own farm refrigerator!! This will be installed behind the greenhouse at 97 Webster Street. We will be meeting at 2pm at the greenhouse. We will be assembling, cutting a hole in the structure for an air conditioner to sit in, and one of our CSA members will soon begin to do some fiddling with some AC components to get the unit to cool to a lower temperature (pretty neat!) While we do this, we'll be learning how to run electric indoor to outdoors with the help of one of the shop's own metal workers (who has lots of experience with electrician work, thankfully, and has volunteered his time to help! woohoo!) There's also some work we'll help out with as needed in the Big Room, home of Worcester Artist Group. We all share time and help, and it's great to chip in when we have a few extra hands. Right now our temporary refrigerator is located there, and it will be very exciting once there are additional artist workspaces, bringing new people and energy to our dynamic space, which will benefit us all in the long run. I hope you can join us from 2pm to about 7 or 7:30pm at 97 Webster Street, Worcester. Stop by even for an hour or two if you can! Looking forward to moving ahead with our DIY refrigeration plans.


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Yay! It's been awhile since we've posted a mobile phone concept that promises to do everything under the sun in the thinnest form factor. I was getting withdrawal symptoms. The Mobile Script phone explores what functions any contemporary mobile device should have; internet access, documents on the go, games, communication, and mobility.
It has 2 touch screens, one in a traditional candy bar style format, the other a flexible OLED that stiffens with a low voltage charge when you unfurl it. This layout enables maximum real estate when watching movies or editing documents when you need it.
Okay if that wasn't enough, there's more futurist fantasms. You don't need to charge it, yes you heard right. The case is covered in a photo sensitive nano material that converts sun light into energy. Oh my!
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Kenneth Patchen Literature Contests
Kenneth Patchen is celebrated for being among the greatest innovators of American fiction, incorporating strategies of concretism, asemic writing, digression, and verbal juxtaposition into his writing long before such strategies were popularized during the height of American postmodernist experimentation in the 1970s. His three great innovative novels, Sleepers Awake, The Memoirs of a Shy Pornographer and The Journal of Albion Moonlight, have long been a benchmark for beats, postmodernists, and innovators of all ilks, inspiring younger writers on to greater significance and innovation in their own work.
Manuscripts must be submitted via email as Microsoft Word documents or as PDF files. The $25.00 reading fee is payable via Paypal to firstname.lastname@example.com. Send documents without identification of author anywhere in the file. The name "Patchen Submission" should be followed by a four-digit number of your choice as the file name (i.e. "Patchen Submission 1234"). Attach a second file that states author's name, your four digit number and actual title). Do not mention the name of the work anywhere in the body of your email. Preliminary selection of manuscripts will be done by JEF and CCM editors, who will select the ten finalists, which will then be sent on for final selection by the judge, famous novelist Yuriy Tarnawsky, himself an admirer of Patchen's fiction. The winner receives $1000 and publication by JEF/CCM as well as 20 complimentary copies of the book.
Deadline for literature contests' entry: All submissions must be postmarked between January 1 and July 31, 2011. Winner will be announced in September.
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The Pascua Yaqui Tribe knew they wanted to work within the land and honor its natural gifts and wonders when it came to designing a golf course. They hired fellow native american, Notah Begay, a Navajo and Pueblo who has made his name both as a player on the PGA Tour, a commentator on NBC television and The Golf Channel, and as a noted golf course designer, to help carve the world from the high Sonoran desert just south of the resort. Sewailo, meaning "flower world" in the Pascua Yaqui language, blends the native landscape with picturesque lakes and streams. This challenging course measures 7,400 yards from the championship tees, with 5 different tee boxes on each hole to allow for players of all abilities.
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A Yankee Swap or White Elephant Party is a fun gift exchange game common to the United States. The purpose of this exchange is for entertainment and not this themselves. To be able to play the game, at least six participants. Participants usually end up vying for the gifts they want.
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"Morning, boss! Welcome back to the agency! Did you have a nice New Year?"
"Sorry to hear that. Hey, we just got our first account for 1902. It's Ivory Soap; they said they want an 'unusual' ad. Got any ideas?"
"Where's the aspirin?"
"It's in the cupboard. Whaddaya think, boss? Something about meadows, or fresh air..."
"You're talking too loud."
"...or maybe flowers--hey, a field full of flowers, that's a good connection! Or how about--"
"Look--stop asking me--you do it--make it about locomotives or cigars or telegrams for all I care. Now shut up!"
Wednesday, October 7, 2009
If You Don't Immediately See the Connection Between Telegrams and Soap I Can't Help You
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"It's about economy, stupid!" -- Bill Clinton
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Ah, of course. :)
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Smallpox from the Old World decimated millions of the Native American population to mere fractions of their original numbers.This more than any other factor made for European domination of the Americas.
A rescue party finally arrived, sent by the royal governor of Hispaniola in July, and Columbus and his men were taken back to Spain in November of 1504.
In the two remaining years of his life following his last voyage to the Americas, Columbus struggled to recover his lost titles.
Columbus Short offered his two cents on faux booty meat and his comments exploded.
The two time divorced actor posted a meme featuring Nicki "before and after" to exhibit what he described as a "lemon", in the car sense. But I feel it's a must for "GENERATION IG." Nicki fans bombarded his comments to let C-Bus know that his "before" picture of Nicki was actaully photoshopped to make her look skinny.
In what is known as the Columbian Exchange, Columbus' expeditions set in motion the widespread transfer of people, plants, animals, diseases, and cultures that greatly affected nearly every society on the planet.
The horse from Europe allowed Native American tribes in the Great Plains of North America to shift from a nomadic to a hunting lifestyle.
The charges were later dropped, but Columbus lost his titles as governor of the Indies and, for a time, much of the riches made during his voyages.
Convincing King Ferdinand that one more voyage would bring the abundant riches promised, Columbus went on what would be his last voyage in 1502, traveling along the eastern coast of Central America in an unsuccessful search for a route to the Indian Ocean.
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Gambia President-elect and his entire crew has been thrown into mourning as he lost his 7 years old son today. Adama Barrow has lost his son,, Habib Barrow after he was bitten by dog. With hurt in his heart, he disclosed the news on his Facebook page.
In his words:
'Inna lillahi wa inna ilayhi raji'un.
It is with deepest sorrow that we inform you of the death of our 7 year old beloved son Habib Barrow, after being bitten by a dog in yesterday.May the Almighty God watch over your beautiful,young and gentle soul.We have loved you in life and you shall forever remain in our thoughts and prayers.Heaven has got a plan for you our beloved son'.
Habibou Barrow, born in 2010, reportedly died on the way to the hospital in Manjai near Banjul. He was buried this afternoon. Mr Barrow is in the Senegalese capital Dakar ahead of his planned inauguration on Thursday.
RIP Habib Barrow
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Around four years ago I walked into my orthodontist's office for the first time. I can just imagine being a bit frightened about what was going to happen to my mouth... I had an expander put on the top of my mouth. My mom had to use a little wrench to turn it every day. Slowly it moved my teeth out and made my mouth bigger. A little less than a year later I got something stuck underneath my expander and couldn't get it out. It was very painful. My mom took me to the orthodontist and he took my expander off a month early (yay!). After that I had a retainer for awhile. After the retainer I had headgear to wear at night. Finally, not even two years ago, after a very long process, I got my braces on.
This morning I got some joyous news... I will get my braces off at my next appointment! =D Six weeks is a long time to wait...
When I first got my expander off I couldn't stop feeling the top of my mouth, since I hadn't felt it for nearly a year. I think I will have the same sensation when my braces come off and I can feel my teeth once more.
Can you believe I can't find any AD songs on Youtube?? Instead I use Grooveshark, a website my saxophone teacher told me about. You can look up any song or artist and listen to their music for free. It doesn't even require an account. Plus, it's legal.
Now I sit listening to the song "You are the distance" by the band AD. I find the lyrics to be very true. I especially like the chorus:
You are the distance, but oh, so near.
How can the one I love be the one I fear?
There is no peace 'till You choose to appear.
Perhaps I will listen to a bit of Ken Medema... He is a truly amazing artist. He sings tell Bible stories and the piano just flies under his fingers... It's hard to imagine he's blind and can't see the keys. One of my favorite songs from Ken Medema is "Sittin' in the Window Prayin'" which tells the story of Ananias "Sittin' by the window prayin', waitin' for the break of day" when God calls him and tells him to go to to Saul and talk to him. Ananias is shocked "Don't you know that he's got orders from Jerusalem to put us all in jail? Don't you know that he's got orders from Jerusalem to run us out of town on a rail? Don't you know that he's got orders from the powers in Jerusalem... Do you know all that? Do you want me to go still?" In the end he goes (but he stops to buy a bagle). When he reaches the place where Saul is he rubs the mixture of mud on his eyes and "Instead of a enemy, see's a friend." It is truly a wonderful song and a wonderful telling of the Bible story.
My other favorite Ken Medema song is "Wade in the Water". Two semesters ago when I found out we would be singing Wade in the Water in choir I was overjoyed. It was lovely, but not like Ken's version. In Ken's version he changes some of the words to tell the story of the man healed by, I believe it was the disciples. The man had been lame for 45 years (I think... I haven't listened to the song for a few months) and then one day he was healed and was able to walk into the healing fountain. Ken Medema's version is breathtaking... His piano skills are amazing. Parts of the song sound like rushing water. He truly has a God-given talent.
As I listen to these powerful songs I reminded of something my pastor has said in church a number of times.
"Only God is awesome."
Since hearing that in his sermons I try to use the word "awesome" less and only save it for when I am describing God. If you think about it, awesome should only be a word for God.
Webster's 1828 dictionary of the English language (it's huge, but the best dictionary around) describes awe as: " Fear mingled with reverence and admiration. Reverential fear."
As Christians, we fear God (Psalm 19:7-11 "The law of Yahweh is perfect, reviving the soul. The statutes of Yahweh are trustworthy, making wide the simple. The precepts of Yahweh are right, giving joy to the heart. The commands of Yahweh are radiant, giving light to the eyes. The fear of Yahweh is pure, enduring forever. The ordinances of Yahweh are sure and altogether righteous. They are more precious than gold, than much pure gold; they are sweeter than honey, than honey from the comb. By them is your servant warned; in keeping them there is great reward.") in reverence and admiration.
As I said above, I try to use the word "awesome" less. Instead I say "cool" or "amazing". Sometimes "awesome" seems like the only word to fit what I'm trying to describe and I use it... But I feel a nagging in my heart as if I've said something wrong.
Only God is awesome.
Food for thought. ;)
P.S. Happy birthday Grama (Mom's mom)!! I love you. =D
Also, happy birthday to my friend's brother!
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Just thought we'd share some quick info about the FELT ÖTZTAL X-BIONIC World Cup Mountain Bike Team. They are having an awesome start to their season, and ascending the UCI team rankings rather quickly. It really isn't much of a surprise, considering the amount of talent the team is made of. With riders like Van Der Ploeg winning races down under (the Austrailian National Champs and Oceanic Champs) and Klemencic and Markt killing it in Cyprus, it's awesome to watch X-BIONIC's ascension to the top! Check out the offical press release:
The FELT ÖTZTAL X-BIONIC World Cup Team takes the UCI ranking by storm and attacks the leading teams
Nobody can stop the FELT ÖTZTAL X-BIONIC Riders right now. They take the UCI Team Ranking by storm and move up the list in big steps. Wherever the team appears, they earn applause and respect. The great victories of Klemencic and Markt in Cyprus, Van Der Ploegs double win at the Australian National Champs and the Oceanic Champs and the podium places in Schaan and Langenlois: Every time a FELT ÖTZTAL X-BIONIC rider takes his bike to the start, the whole team can celebrate after the race.
FELT ÖTZTAL X-BIONIC in front of Ghost Factory Racing & Topeak Ergon Racing Team
In a very short period of time and with only a few races, the team jumped from 15th to 7th position in the UCI Team Ranking, leaving the top teams Ghost Factory Racing Team with the world number one Lisi Osl and the Topeak Ergon Racing Ream with world champs silver medallist Irina Kalentieva and marathon world champion Alban Lakata.
Attacking the leaders
The teams from position 2 to 7 are only separated by handful of UCI Point. Every single race now decides who rules the MTB world and the FELT ÖTZTAL X-BIONIC World Cup Team is ready to attack the leaders. When they stay as strong as they look now, the rivals have to try much harder to defend their ranking positions.
Perfect Bikes and passionate hard work are the keys to success
The secret of the phenomenal start into the season lies in the perfectly prepared material and the passionate attitude of all riders and staff members. With the new FELT Edict Fully, the FELT Company has built a silver bullet and the riders totally now how to control the bike. Shimano XTR, DT Swiss and Continental provide the perfect components for the harmonic package. The riders know how to get the full potential out of the bike – whatever barrier comes in their way on the track.
Moving up the individual Elite rankings
The Felt Ötztal X-BIONIC Riders for sure earned lots of individual point in the past races. Blaza Klemencic jumped from 24th to 14th position and Charly Markt moved up 30 positions to the 32nd rank – both riders are now in the middle of the close race for the Top10 positions. Especially in the men's elite ranking, every single UCI point can change positions. Charly Markt – in the form of his life – will use every single race on his way up


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It seems I was off base in asserting that our beloved Democratic President does anything so horrible as order the execution of American citizens without due process of law. What a relief to read in Reuters this morning that he does nothing of the sort, that it is actually a secret panel of unknown persons meeting within the White House who puts people on a "kill list" based on secret information which they never reveal outside of the room in which they meet to write their "death list."
They then present their list to President Obama and, if he disagrees with it, he can take names off of the list. The report does not say whether or not he looks at any of the evidence.
Does that remind you of anything in the Bible? Someone washing his hands before ordering an execution? "Hey, don't look at me, they insisted on it."
Edit: Omigod, it just hit me, "Death Panel." Sarah Palin was right!
Thursday, October 06, 2011
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Amazing race across Asia
Unfortunately, I have never had enough time to watch "The Amazing Race" regularly. But a couple of weeks ago, my mom called to tell me to turn on the TV - "The Amazing Race" was heading to Thailand! I tuned in just in time to see players board a bus for Lopburi, a small city north of Bangkok that I visited less than two years ago.
Lopburi is an interesting place, an ancient capital that is now best known for the monkeys that roam the city! The mean little animals are all over, gathering mainly around the temples located not far from the train station. By now, they have learned that posing for a few photos for eager tourists will earn them treats - and tourists without treats aren't treated too kindly.
In Lopburi, players in "The Amazing Race" were faced with the task of preparing a large traditional meal for the monkeys. The monkeys would then taste the food, while judges watched their reactions, inspected the food, and ultimately decided when players had accomplished the task.
Once the monkey task was complete, players followed the clues back to Bangkok and received their final clue of the night... they would be headed to Japan next week!
There was no way I could miss "The Amazing Race" in Japan. Tune in next time...
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The "listicle," or an article that introduces its idea in multifaceted and concise summaries under bullets or sub-titles, is becoming an increasingly popular form of presenting information. A listicle is easy to read, easy to write and favors well with an online reader due to its short nature. The author will often input graphics into each category or use currently trending internet memes, increasing the visual stimulation of the article and attempting to make it more relative to its audience. This style of writing is useful for the steadily decreasing attention span of the average person and social media user, but not for the art of communication.
1. Listicles are a cop out.
Remember those glorious days in middle school when your teacher would roll in the unconventionally sized, antiquated television set and everyone spent the next hour pretending they weren't asleep? A listicle is the informational form of your hungover English teacher phoning it in for the day. It is easy to throw together a set of bullet points that vaguely emphasize a topic of discussion that is relative but ultimately pointless.
2. Listicles lack creativity.
Using a gif as a basis for describing your concept lacks creativity. Collecting excerpts and phrases from movies or television shows and repurposing them to fit the context of an idea is so simple apple made it a part of iMessage. While the occasional gif or graphic adds humor or entertainment to an article, listicles are often too dependent on the allusion. Relying on the work, joke or reaction of someone else to get your point across is unimaginative.
3. Listicles aid in decreasing our attention spans.
The way information is organized in said style of writing allows for a reader to quickly glance over the information, however it does not always allow for the concept or idea to be thoroughly discussed. Due to this drawback, it is easier and more pleasurable for the online reader to click on an article about the Eleven Ways We Thought the Future Would be Cooler instead of reading about the recent mudslide in Cambodia.
I believe the listicle is an informationally oppressive style of writing and will continue to contribute to frivolous aspects of online media, instead of encouraging deeper thinking within its audience.


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There is a wealth of information that helps us to identify why people take part in sport and physical activity, what keeps them engaged and where they exercise.
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A seasonal event is a special event in Overwatch. The events last 3 weeks (Excepted Year of the dog during 4 week) with the final week, usually being the week of the event. During these events, normal loot boxes are replaced with seasonal event loot boxes, which contain at least one item exclusive to the event. These items include skins, emotes, victory poses, voice lines, sprays, highlight intros, and player icons. Season event loot boxes and items are unobtainable after the event concludes. Seasonal events also include an exclusive timed Arcade mode (or Brawl, before the introduction of the Arcade).
Seasonal events Edit
Summer Games Edit
- Main article: Summer Games
The Summer Games was the first seasonal event added, and are the fourth event of a chronological year. The loot boxes were reskinned into the Summer Games theme. The event is based on the 2016 Olympic Games and includes the Lúcioball brawl which takes place in 2 maps called Estádio das Rãs and Sydney Harbour Arena and event-exclusive sports-themed items.
- Summer Games 2016 ran from August 2, 2016 to August 22, 2016.
- Summer Games 2017 ran from August 8, 2017 to August 29, 2017.
Halloween Terror Edit
- Main article: Halloween Terror
Halloween Terror was the second seasonal event introduced and is the fifth event of a chronological year. As part of the Halloween-themed event, the loot boxes are replaced with jack-o'-lanterns filled with candy. The event includes the co-op PVE brawl Junkenstein's Revenge in a map called Adlersbrunn and event-exclusive items based around Halloween. The Hollywood and Eichenwalde maps are also reskinned into a Halloween theme for the span of the seasonal event.
- Halloween Terror 2016 ran from October 11, 2016 to November 1, 2016.
- Halloween Terror 2017 ran from October 10, 2017 to November 2, 2017.
Winter Wonderland Edit
- Main article: Winter Wonderland
Winter Wonderland was the third seasonal event introduced and is the sixth event of a chronological year. As part of the Christmas-themed event, the loot boxes are replaced with present boxes. The event includes a new brawl, Mei's Snowball Offensive and Mei's Yeti Hunt, as well as event-exclusive items based on various Christmas/Winter references. King's Row, Hanamura, Ecopoint: Antarctica and Black Forest are reskinned into a Christmas/Winter theme for the span of the seasonal event.
- Winter Wonderland 2016 ran from December 13, 2016 to January 2, 2017.
- Winter Wonderland 2017 ran from December 12, 2017 to January 2, 2018.
Lunar New Year Edit
- Main article: Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year was the fourth seasonal event introduced and is the first seasonal event of a chronological year. As part of the Lunar New Year-event, celebrating the year of the Rooster, the loot boxes are replaced with boxes of fireworks. The event includes event-exclusive items based on Lunar New Year festivities and references. The first event included a new capture-the-flag brawl mode, Capture the Rooster, which took place in a modified seasonal Lijiang Tower reskin as well as in the map based in Thailand: Ayutthaya.
- Lunar New Year 2017 (Year of the Rooster) ran from January 24, 2017 to February 13, 2017
- Lunar New Year 2018 (Year of the Dog) ran from February 8, 2018 to March 6, 2018
Archives Edit
- Main article: Archives
Archives, originally called Uprising, was the fifth seasonal event introduced and is the second event of a chronological year. As part of the Archives event, the loot boxes are replaced with supply crates. The event included the second co-op PVE brawl Uprising which took place in a modified version of King's Row, and event-exclusive items from Overwatch's Golden Era.
- Archives 2017 ran from April 11th, 2017 to May 2nd, 2017.
- Archives 2018 began April 10th, 2018 and ended April 30th,2018.
Anniversary Edit
- Main article: Anniversary
Anniversary was the sixth seasonal event introduced and is the third event of a chronological year. As part of the Anniversary event, celebrating the anniversary of Overwatch's release, the loot boxes are reskinned to match the theme. The event includes event-exclusive items themed around artistic freedom. The first Anniversary introduced the Lockout Elimination and Limited Duel arena modes with the inclusion of 3 new maps.
- Anniversary 2017 (First anniversary) ran from May 23rd, 2017 to June 12th, 2017.
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This short tour of North Eastern Thailand is our first venture into the region collectively known as Isan which is made up of 19 provinces most of which never see a western tourist from one year to the next. This is real Thailand which makes for a fascinating look at local culture away from the tourist hordes. While all Baktrax tours go out of the way to show you the local culture going to Isan takes this to another level again. The famous Thai smile will only get wider as the locals hardly know what a tourist is. They will be just as interested in you as you in them. Very little English is spoken in the area so practice your charades. One particular highlight really worth stressing is the local food markets. It really is eye popping stuff for first timers. While this tour will be fascinating on it's own it would also be the perfect add on after doing one of our other tours. Dive even deeper into the local culture.
(3 star hotel x 2 nights, 1 to 2 star hotels x 6 nights).
From AUD $1,170
Group Size: Minimum 1, Maximum 8
Guaranteed to depart
English speaking tour coordinator
- Three star hotel, (2 nights).
- One to two star guest houses and hotels, (6 nights).
Bus, Train, Taxi.
Day Trips
None included on this trip.
Entry Fees
All included when part of the itinerary.
9 meals included as per itinerary.
B = Breakfast, L = lunch, D = dinner.
Day 1:
Tonight our Isan with Insects small group tour will stay in; BANGKOK - Our small group tour officially starts when you check into your Bangkok accommodation. A welcoming dinner will be had in the evening. If you arrive early enough your free time could be spent visiting the enormous Chatuchak weekend market and/or, Wat Phra Kaew & the Grand Palace, Wat Pho, Wat Arun, MBK or Siam shopping centres or take a boat ride with the locals on the Chao Phraya express to some local shops in Nonthaburi.
A few of the dozens of other options may be Vimanmek Teak Mansion, Chinatown, Wat Traimit, Jim Thompsons House, Silom or Sukhumvit road shops.
OR? Maybe just lay back and have a traditional Thai Massage. A month in the capital wouldn't allow you enough time to see it all. D.
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BANGKOK - A free day to get the feel of this amazing city. Our tour coordinator will be more than happy to make suggestions on what to see or do as well as pointing you in the right direction after you decide which way to go.
As it's a Sunday the Chatuchak Weekend Market is a favorite place to go. With thousands of stalls don't expect to see it all in one day but do expect to purchase something you never even new existed before today. From a mouse to an elephant; Although it's so big even an elephant may be hard to find. One of the worlds great markets. Bartering, (always with a smile), is the name of the game as usual. B.
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Tonight our Isan with Insects small group tour will stay in; Roi Et - An early start today to the Mor Chit bus station to catch a bus to Roi Et and your first taste of Isan life. With it's long history Roi Et, (literally one hundred and one), is a great place to begin. A few tourist attractions include the Roi Et national museum and the almost seventy metre high standing buddha being hard to miss above the roofline at the ornate temple of Wat Burapha. Another tall walking buddha and the city pillar dominate the island in the centre of lake Beung Phlan Chai which has some leisurely walking paths to stroll around on. But it will be the huge indoor night market that you will most likely never forget about Roi Et. One of the largest undercover food markets in all the kingdom with an innumerable amount of food choices. From pizza and sushi to local sprecialities not known to visitors that will keep you guessing. No need to guess though when you see the large piles of fried insects, (malaeng in Thai) on display. Insects are but one of the local specialities in this part of the world so don't miss the chance of a taste test. Squid, chicken or pork on a stick and dozens of other stir fries and curries will be a taste treat to behold. B.
Day 4:
ROI ET - A free day at leisure to explore Roi Et and the local Isan way of life. B.
Day 5:
Tonight our small group Isan & Insects tour will stay in; KALASIN - A short local bus ride will see our small group tour in Kalasin with the rest of the day free to just wander around town and check out the local way of life.Check out a temple or two and get the feel of Isan culture in general. This is a real cultural experience seen by few other tourists. In fact for every western tourist you see in Kalasin Baktrax will buy everybody in the group a big bottle of beer everyday for the remainder of the trip. B.
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Tonight our small group Isan with Insects tour will stay in; KHON KAEN - Another short local bus ride will see our small group tour in the much larger and more modern city of Khon Kaen. Khon Kaen has a number of actual tourist attractions including Wat Nong Wang Muang and Wat That. Museums include a National Museum a City Museum and an Art and Culture Museum so you will most likely see a few other tourists about. This means that along with everything Isan you may also find some comfort food from home and do a bit of partying in an Isan bar at night. The large lake of Beung Kaen Nakhon makes for a pleasant stroll before a meal or snack at one of the lakeside eateries. So Khon Kaen has something for everyone from past history to modern day culture and comfort. No meals.
Day 7:
KHON KAEN: Our last day in Isan will give you ample opportunity to see the attractions and maybe you will find another market for a final plate of malaeng. B.
Day 8:
Tonight our small group Isan tour will stay in BANGKOK -
An early start will see our Isan small group tour return to Bangkok by train for a final night in the capital. The rest of the day is free. In the evening a farewell dinner will be had. B D.
Day 9:
Our Isan with Insects small group tour is officially over after you check out of your Bangkok accommodation. An airport transfer is included also. B.
Tour Departure Dates
21 Jul, 04 Aug, 18 Aug, 01 Sep, 15 Sep, 06 Oct, 20 Oct, 03 Nov, 17 Nov, 01 Dec, 15 Dec
Any other date on application. (Minimum two people).
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Polye wants new police unit to be established to address Tribal Fights
PORT MORESBY: Opposition Leader Don Polye is calling for an establishment of a new police unit to deal with tribal fights, especially in the country's Highlands region.
Mr Polye made the plea on realizing that the Royal Constabulary was planning to set up a new police unit for tourists.
He has commended the Police Commissioner Gary Baki for addressing special policing needs like this.
Polye, however, challenged him to do more to cater for similar policing needs in other areas.
"One that we would like the Commissioner also to look into, as stipulated in our alternative government policy, is to establish a para-military within the police force to combat tribal warfare or ethnic clashes.
"Para-military officers will not only be specially trained as police but also as military," he said.
They, he said, will be equipped appropriately to stop tribal and ethnic clashes, adding increase in manpower of auxiliary police to 100 personnel each district is another reform which they will look into.
He added that tribal fights did not only impede development but cost lives and properties worth millions of Kina as well.
Mr Polye reiterated, when in power, they would build four regional Police Training Colleges in the next medium term to achieve the United Nation's police-to-citizen ratio.
Meanwhile, the Opposition Leader said they also have a policy to declare National Compulsory Youth Service for all youths to become officers in the disciplined forces, adding such a policy will help address the escalating law and order problems in the country.
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2018 may only be a couple of months away, but that doesn't mean we have to wait to see what motoring delights will be coming to the road.
With the return of a French sports car manufacturer as one of the highlights, we will also be seeing some innovative new models and reworks of some truly iconic cars.
Here are our favourites models that will be coming out in 2018…
Alpine A110
French manufacturer Alpine is making its long-awaited comeback after being out of the market for over 20 years. The A110 harks back to some of the brand's iconic models with the stylish dual-headlights and retro-style bodywork. After seeing a concept in 2016, the full production version was shown off at the Geneva Motor Show earlier this year and wowed the crowds. Here's to hoping that the lightweight sports car powered by a 1.8-litre four-cylinder turbocharged engine will be as exciting as Alpine's classic models.
Audi Q8
Replacing the Q7 as Audi's largest SUV, the Q8 is going to be five-metres long and come with a V6-hybrid system similar to that found in the A8 saloon. Originally known as the Q8 Sport concept, this model has a 0-60mph time of 4.7 seconds and a quoted top speed of 170mph, and with the help of a 48-volt electrical system it can have the efficiency of a vehicle with less cylinders. Expect it to come with the full complement of Audi's safety technologies and innovative interior features that make the brand's models so desirable.
BMW i8 Roadster
The BMW i8 hybrid sports car was the starting gun for other companies to look into keeping the sports car exciting even with alternative power options. Now BMW will be releasing the most recent version of i8 with a folding roof. It looks like something from the future and it sure is quick, so what's not to like? Although official pictures or stats haven't been released yet, the i8 Roadster is sure to be one of the most exciting models to be unveiled next year.
Ford Fiesta ST
The most recent Fiesta ST was a triumph. It was exciting, happy to rev and was excellent to drive. So, with Ford announcing the latest version, it has a tough act to follow. But the American brand has the expertise and experience to improve the Fiesta ST, so even though it may not look as exciting as the previous edition, it could certainly be better to drive, which is what every hot hatch fan is hoping for.
Hyundai FCEV
The first of the Hyundais on this list is the FCEV. Now, it may not look the most enticing model or be made by one of the world's most exciting brands, but the FCEV is looking to make the use of a hydrogen fuel cell more common. With Hyundai already trying to make this idea more widespread with the ix35 Fuel Cell, this purpose-built model could really break the mould for alternatively-fuelled vehicles. Official details for the model will be released in January, so keep an eye out for this.
Hyundai i30 N
The South Korean brand's first leap into the hot hatch market is expected to be an excellent one, as the i30 N has already wowed us in our review, which you can read here. Yes, we have driven it already, and yes, it is already in production, but UK drivers won't get their mitts on it until next year. This could be one of the cars of 2018 and as an alternative to the Fords, Volkswagens and Hondas of the hot hatch market, it is worth thinking about this. With a standard and Performance version, it is worth going that extra mile for the top spec model.
Jaguar I-PACE
The brand's first all-electric model is quite a looker, and with the angular bodywork and sporty stance, the I-PACE is as enticing as it is intriguing. Jaguar says the I-PACE can get from 0-60mph in just over four seconds and has a quoted range of 310 miles, so represents a more practical electric car option. Coming with all-wheel drive, the I-PACE has a lot of interior space with the lack of an internal combustion engine at the front and a quality finish for a premium feel.
Mercedes-AMG GT Concept
With design cues from the AMG GT, the GT Concept from earlier this year is likely to be coming into production by the time 2018 is over. Extending the GT to accommodate four people, the model is likely to have a turbocharged 4.0-litre V8 under the bonnet paired with a high-performance electric motor for hybrid capabilities and savage performance. Mercedes says this car could get from 0-60mph in under three seconds, which for a saloon-sized coupe is absolutely bonkers.
VW up! GTI
Now the up! may not be the most exciting car in the world, but imagine this – it's the same size as the original Golf GTI from 40 years ago. Now also imagine that this version of the up! would come with the same power as that original Golf – 114bhp – and this now starts to make a whole lot of sense. Expected early next year, the up! GTI should garner plenty of interest and could become one of the best superminis on the market very quickly.
Volvo XC40
Volvo's smallest SUV is one that looks the part when compared to the rest of the market and offers Swedish quality and comfort. Going up against the likes of BMW, Mercedes and Audi, this Volvo certainly has a tough task of getting to the top of the market. But with the sales success of the XC60 and XC90 models, this could be Volvo's most popular vehicle, and with excellent levels of safety and technological features, the XC40 may be a smart option in the crossover/small SUV segment.


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I've been trying to figure out how to properly express my feelings at seeing Jean Chretian testify at the Gomery inquiry. Fortunately, this pretty much sums it up for me:
The majority of Canadians are not pissed off because you thought you were saving the country from breaking up Jean, they're pissed off because your government, which you are ultimately responsible for, decided to create a program that was lining the pockets of your Liberal buddies throughout Quebec to the tune of a hundred million dollars.
And those pathetic prosecutors did nothing but throw softball questions at the wryly political veteran. He was practically given a free pass, and he comes out appearing noble and honourable, in the eyes of our benevolent CBC and their no-good hacks. Thank God there are guys out there like Bob who see through this horse pucky.
One final thought about ol' Georgey boy at CBC's "the Hour": Buddy, you were a no-good hack at MuchMusic, and you are a no-good hack with the CBC.
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Book Description: I Wish You Enough encompasses 8 values needed for true contentment and happiness, and transforms them into 8 wishes—or sentiments—for the reader. Through short, inspirational stories about everyday people, author Bob Perks reopens our eyes and hearts to the abundance all around that we so often take for granted.
My thoughts: This is a nice little gift book that could offer encouragement to a friend. The author includes short stories, quotes, and verses to go with each of the 8 values in the poem "I Wish You Enough." This is a nice book to pick up and read one story or to read through the whole thing. I found the author brought up some interesting topics about life and making the most out of life.
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May 15, 2017
MORSCO, Inc., a Fort Worth, Texas-based distributor of commercial and residential plumbing products; heating and cooling equipment (HVAC); pipe, valves and fittings (PVF); and underground utility products, has named two waterworks industry veterans to leadership positions in its recently acquired waterworks operations.
Frank Seymour has been named president of the company's Waterworks Division. Seymour joined Fortiline Waterworks ("Fortiline"), a MORSCO Company, in late 2014 as vice president of sales. In that role, he managed of all Fortiline's sales and business development operations, including more than 175 sales staff and regional managers. Fortiline was acquired by MORSCO on October 31, 2016.
Previously Seymour oversaw more than 100 salespeople and managers for the largest HDPE storm sewer pipe manufacturer in the United States. He brings nearly 20 years of utility infrastructure product experience to MORSCO.
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In Honor of Geert Wilders: Fitna
The Freedom Center is sponsoring an event in Philadelphia on October 22 with Geert Wilders.
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Dr J permalinkOctober 19, 2009 10:03 pm
Thank you for providing Geert Wilders film FITNA. I saw it shortly after he released it & then it was removed from the Internet as far as I could find except for 1 remote site. It was infected w/virus, so I was hesitant to share this. I'd like to pass it around to friends & family. Mr. Wilders is such a courageous man. I wish we had a leader now in America such as Geert Wilders.
Jack Hampton permalinkOctober 20, 2009 5:49 am
I simply agree.
Judy permalinkOctober 20, 2009 4:05 pm
Telling the truth about Islam can be dangerous and in some cases deadly. We need the whole non-Islamic world to stand up and say no more to the insanity that is pervasive in Islam. The reason that I used the term "non-islamic" is due to the fact that I believe that Muslims do adhere to the violence and policy of Sharia laws to various degrees. Having friends that are ex-Muslims, they believe that the quiet Muslim is still a dangerous Muslim. When you study and understand the Koran, the whole foundation of Islam is universal violence and oppression until the whole world is under Islamic rule. The truth hurts and is also difficult to digest and come to grips with since it so contrary to our philosophy.
Judy permalinkOctober 20, 2009 7:11 pm
Daily I think about how some got to the point of admiring the obviously evil. For far too long, we have sat complacently and allowed the over-politically correct socialistic guard plan and evolve a scheme to create a world government based on communistism. Instead of confronting evil, those that would want inclusivity to all, have chosen to attempt to placate and appease in return for what they believe will be a type of unification of ideas and government. Despite Islam's long history of triumphatism through violence, war,destruction, conquering any and all non-Muslims,subjagating to the point of conversion or death, and the return of the world to the era of 700 A.D. I fail to understand the logic behind allowing the obvious to continue unchecked. I recognize your beliefs on faith (please, no oy!) but, the Bible states that what is happening now is that the Roman Catholic church is moving to blend Islam, the "emerging" church, mysticism, and other beliefs into the One World religion. It is this unification that will be believed to be the only cure for the different beliefs and end the strife. Unfortunately, worship in this world religion will be mandatory in an effort to eliminate dissent and other beliefs. The end result of non-participation will be having your head cut off (sound familiar?). I know exactly what you are thinking, but, it is what it is. The pope has been meeting with Muslim,Anglican and other leaders for 2 years now planning the grand unification. It is truly fascinating to watch happen. Now you can say oy!
October 20, 2009 10:50 pm
Nuke Mecca and Medina for starters.
H H permalinkOctober 22, 2009 9:45 am
Islam has been the plague of humanity for the last 1400 years. It's casualties number in hundreds of millions.It's time for the non believers to face up to this reality. For a start the Koran should be banned for spreading hate.
Kevroc permalinkNovember 2, 2009 7:44 am
Thanks for posting this, I will spread it for as long as we still have the freedom to watch it.
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Here's another woodcut–this time it's one of the first I made. Some of the earliest prints I made began as scribbled drawings. In "Orange Girl," I included some the lines from the drawing in the print, showing its origins. I recall that I experimented with carving a hard wood–either maple or oak. It wasn't easy, but a hard wood produces very crisp lines. "Orange Girl" is a subtraction print, one in which you gradually carve away more of the block as you print each colour. There's no going back because by the end, much of the block is carved away. In this case, only the grey blue areas remained on the wooden block.
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Sunday, June 05, 2005
Cutting Sin City
Just came back from watching Sin City. I was impressed by how faithful it was to the comics.
But man, the local censors butchered it! They cut all the boob shots and some of the more gory scenes and the killing of the priest.
What the hell? Are they afraid that we'll all become evil doers when we see boobs? Will it mean the decline of society when we're exposed to a few nipples?
And killing a priest? Is the MTRCB afraid that it will spur mass action against the church?
And the gun jamming itself into Jackie's forehead -- that's got to be the most unique scene in movies nowadays. You don't see that everyday.
Crap, so much for watching it on the big screen.
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Below is a selection of books that do one of two things: they either employ the ideas of decline, decadence and fall in their attempt to understand "Western civilization" or they trace the history of this idea over time in the Western intellectual-cultural tradition. Click on the covers to be taken to that particular book at Googlebooks or Amazon.
Thursday, April 8, 2010
Declensions of Decline or Where are we going and why are we in this hand-basket?
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It's gettin' hot in here
- When the mythological Pheonix knew it's life was coming to an end it would build around it a nest of twigs and set itself on fire, from which a new young Pheonix with a blank slate would emerge.
- In one of my favorite lines from a Kills song, "The Good Ones", Alison Mosshart sings "once in a while, once in a while/ you got to burn down your house, keep your dreamin' alive."
- To clear land of unwanted vegetation growth and invasive species, firefighters will preform a controlled burn-off.
The conclusion I have come to is that I am not going to change into the person I want to become without pushing myself to clear my life of the things I am doing that are not a part of who I want to be. Instead of trying to take what I have and mold it into something I'm dreaming of, I have decided to start again with a clearer and more concise image. There are things that I want that I was not getting out of my previous work and just as life is too short to wear a bad outfit, life is too short to waste doing something you aren't completely happy with or that you know isn't on your road to happiness. So right now I am taking inventory on what I want and how I am going to get it. For example, I know I want to work in the online sphere via social media, I know I want to take these connections offline and build real relationships with people, I know I want to add as much aesthetic value to my everyday life as possible and I know I want to be able to give back by planning events that aim to raise money for causes.
I have already started to dab a little into these fields in the last few weeks with the items below and I have big plans for the future.
- I am officially starting a fashion blog project. I would link you to the sites but we had our first staff meeting last night and I don't want to expose too much before our official launch. I CAN tell you to get ready to better know and be inspired by the faces and style of those around you. Honestly this project is something that I have always wanted to do and at this point whether I succeed or fail I can at least say I gave it a go.
- I am helping to plan a local concert to benefit Red Cross Disaster Relief in Japan. I found the opprotunity to work with Katie Pierce (Jack in the Pocket) on this effort via Twitter and am so excited to be able to organize things that I know, like the music scene and planning event details, to be able to help such a great cause.
- I have agreed to do some small tasks, like creating a media contact list, to help Steven Nyeste with doing volunteer PR work for the Central Ohio Chapter of the National Hemophilia Foundation for their April 7th Concert featuring Rick Springfield. The same concert last year raised over $70,000! I didn't know much about Hemophilia going in, but learning more has made me want to help make sure this organization can continue.
So as the flames die down from the burn-off I just did I am relying on my drive, my passions and my power of positive thinking to be able to get through and come out on the other side an even more colorful Phoenix. I am also daring all of you to take the plunge if you ever feel like you aren't getting all you want out of life. Even if you mess it all up, and I mess things up A LOT, you can always, always start over. It's not easy and it is definitely scary because after next week I am unemployed, and a start-up blog doesn't really promise a quick return, but as Marilyn Monroe once said…
How do you find inspiration to make tough changes in your life? Do you believe that great successes come from great failures or do you think that it is more the luck of the draw?
June 3, 2011 13:28
I think it's a combination of both and an individual's willingness and desire to succeed… I find my inspirations from my Mom~ Sometimes, I just blindly jump into it.. I know, not the smartest nor wisest move, but hey you never know what you'll take from it. If end result is good, alright, high-five and pat myself on the shoulder. If bad, then darn it, I guess it's a lesson learned, clean up your mess, and move on. Life is too short to be dwelling on mistakes, and though this sounds cliche, live life to the fullest on a daily basis 'cause you never know what's gonna happen tomorrow. Just sayin'… ^__^