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Ada Programming/Tasking
A task unit is a program unit that is obeyed concurrently with the rest of an Ada program. The corresponding activity, a new locus of control, is called a task in Ada terminology, and is similar to a thread, for example in Java Threads. The execution of the main program is also a task, the anonymous environment task. A task unit has both a declaration and a body, which is mandatory. A task body may be compiled separately as a subunit, but a task may not be a library unit, nor may it be generic. Every task depends on a master, which is the immediately surrounding declarative region - a block, a subprogram, another task, or a package. The execution of a master does not complete until all its dependent tasks have terminated. The environment task is the master of all other tasks; it terminates only when all other tasks have terminated.
Task units are similar to packages in that a task declaration defines entities exported from the task, whereas its body contains local declarations and statements of the task.
A single task is declared as follows:
task Single is declarations of exported identifiers end Single; ... task body Single is local declarations and statements end Single;
A task declaration can be simplified, if nothing is exported, thus:
task No_Exports;
Ex. 1
procedure Housekeeping is task Check_CPU; task Backup_Disk; task body Check_CPU is ... end Check_CPU; task body Backup_Disk is ... end Backup_Disk; -- the two tasks are automatically created and begin execution begin -- Housekeeping null; -- Housekeeping waits here for them to terminate end Housekeeping;
It is possible to declare task types, thus allowing task units to be created dynamically, and incorporated in data structures:
task type T is ... end T; ... Task_1, Task_2 : T; ... task body T is ... end T;
Task types are limited, i.e. they are restricted in the same way as limited private types, so assignment and comparison are not allowed.
The only entities that a task may export are entries. An entry looks much like a procedure. It has an identifier and may have in, out or in out parameters. Ada supports communication from task to task by means of the entry call. Information passes between tasks through the actual parameters of the entry call. We can encapsulate data structures within tasks and operate on them by means of entry calls, in a way analogous to the use of packages for encapsulating variables. The main difference is that an entry is executed by the called task, not the calling task, which is suspended until the call completes. If the called task is not ready to service a call on an entry, the calling task waits in a (FIFO) queue associated with the entry. This interaction between calling task and called task is known as a rendezvous. The calling task requests rendezvous with a specific named task by calling one of its entries. A task accepts rendezvous with any caller of a specific entry by executing an accept statement for the entry. If no caller is waiting, it is held up. Thus entry call and accept statement behave symmetrically. (To be honest, optimized object code may reduce the number of context switches below the number implied by this poor description.)
Ex. 2 The following task type implements a single-slot buffer, i.e. an encapsulated variable that can have values inserted and removed in strict alternation. Note that the buffer task has no need of state variables to implement the buffer protocol: the alternation of insertion and removal operations is directly enforced by the control structure in the body of Encapsulated_Buffer_Task_Type which is, as is typical, a loop.
task type Encapsulated_Buffer_Task_Type is entry Insert (An_Item : in Item); entry Remove (An_Item : out Item); end Encapsulated_Buffer_Task_Type; ... Buffer_Pool : array (0 .. 15) of Encapsulated_Buffer_Task_Type; This_Item : Item; ... task body Encapsulated_Buffer_Task_Type is Datum : Item; begin loop accept Insert (An_Item : in Item) do Datum := An_Item; end Insert; accept Remove (An_Item : out Item) do An_Item := Datum; end Remove; end loop; end Encapsulated_Buffer_Task_Type; ... Buffer_Pool(1).Remove (This_Item); Buffer_Pool(2).Insert (This_Item);
Selective WaitEdit
To avoid being held up when it could be doing productive work, a server task often needs the freedom to accept a call on any one of a number of alternative entries. It does this by means of the selective wait statement, which allows a task to wait for a call on any of two or more entries.
If only one of the alternatives in a selective wait statement has a pending entry call, then that one is accepted. If two or more alternatives have calls pending, the implementation is free to accept any one of them. For example, it could choose one at random. This introduces bounded non-determinism into the program. A sound Ada program should not depend on a particular method being used to choose between pending entry calls. (However, there are facilities to influence the method used, when that is necessary.)
Ex. 3
task type Encapsulated_Variable_Task_Type is entry Store (An_Item : in Item); entry Fetch (An_Item : out Item); end Encapsulated_Variable_Task_Type; ... task body Encapsulated_Variable_Task_Type is Datum : Item; begin accept Store (An_Item : in Item) do Datum := An_Item; end Store; loop select accept Store (An_Item : in Item) do Datum := An_Item; end Store; or accept Fetch (An_Item : out Item) do An_Item := Datum; end Fetch; end select; end loop; end Encapsulated_Variable_Task_Type;
x, y : Encapsulated_Variable_Task_Type;
creates two variables of type Encapsulated_Variable_Task_Type. They can be used thus:
it : Item; ... x.Store(Some_Expression); ... x.Fetch (it); y.Store (it);
Again, note that the control structure of the body ensures that an Encapsulated_Variable_Task_Type must be given an initial value by a first Store operation before any Fetch operation can be accepted.
Depending on circumstances, a server task may not be able to accept calls for some of the entries that have accept alternatives in a selective wait statement. The acceptance of any alternative can be made conditional by using a guard, which is Boolean precondition for acceptance. This makes it easy to write monitor-like server tasks, with no need for an explicit signaling mechanism, nor for mutual exclusion. An alternative with a True guard is said to be open. It is an error if no alternative is open when the selective wait statement is executed, and this raises the Program_Error exception.
Ex. 4
task Cyclic_Buffer_Task_Type is entry Insert (An_Item : in Item); entry Remove (An_Item : out Item); end Cyclic_Buffer_Task_Type; ... task body Cyclic_Buffer_Task_Type is Q_Size : constant := 100; subtype Q_Range is Positive range 1 .. Q_Size; Length : Natural range 0 .. Q_Size := 0; Head, Tail : Q_Range := 1; Data : array (Q_Range) of Item; begin loop select when Length < Q_Size => accept Insert (An_Item : in Item) do Data(Tail) := An_Item; end Insert; Tail := Tail mod Q_Size + 1; Length := Length + 1; or when Length > 0 => accept Remove (An_Item : out Item) do An_Item := Data(Head); end Remove; Head := Head mod Q_Size + 1; Length := Length - 1; end select; end loop; end Cyclic_Buffer_Task_Type;
Protected typesEdit
Tasks allow for encapsulation and safe usage of variable data without the need for any explicit mutual exclusion and signaling mechanisms. Ex. 4 shows how easy it is to write server tasks that safely manage locally-declared data on behalf of multiple clients. There is no need for mutual exclusion of access to the managed data, because it is never accessed concurrently. However, the overhead of creating a task merely to serve up some data may be excessive. For such applications, Ada 95 provides protected modules, based on the well-known computer science concept of a monitor. A protected module encapsulates a data structure and exports subprograms that operate on it under automatic mutual exclusion. It also provides automatic, implicit signaling of conditions between client tasks. Again, a protected module can be either a single protected object or a protected type, allowing many protected objects to be created.
A protected module can export only procedures, functions and entries, and its body may contain only the bodies of procedures, functions and entries. The protected data is declared after private in its specification, but is accessible only within the protected module's body. Protected procedures and entries may read and/or write its encapsulated data, and automatically exclude each other. Protected functions may only read the encapsulated data, so that multiple protected function calls can be concurrently executed in the same protected object, with complete safety; but protected procedure calls and entry calls exclude protected function calls, and vice versa. Exported entries and subprograms of a protected object are executed by its calling task, as a protected object has no independent locus of control. (To be honest, optimized object code may reduce the number of context switches below the number implied by this naive description.)
Like a task entry, a protected entry can employ a guard to control admission. This provides automatic signaling, and ensures that when a protected entry call is accepted, its guard condition is True, so that a guard provides a reliable precondition for the entry body.
Ex. 5 The following is a simple protected type analogous to the Encapsulated_Buffer task in Ex. 2.
protected type Protected_Buffer_Type is entry Insert (An_Item : in Item); entry Remove (An_Item : out Item); private Buffer : Item; Empty : Boolean := True; end Protected_Buffer_Type; ... protected body Protected_Buffer_Type is entry Insert (An_Item : in Item) when Empty is begin Buffer := An_Item; Empty := False; end Insert; entry Remove (An_Item : out Item) when not Empty is begin An_Item := Buffer; Empty := True; end Remove; end Protected_Buffer_Type;
Note how the guards, using the state variable Empty, ensure that messages are alternately inserted and removed, and that no attempt can be made to take data from an empty buffer. All this is achieved without explicit signaling or mutual exclusion constructs, whether in the calling task or in the protected type itself.
The notation for calling a protected entry or procedure is exactly the same as that for calling a task entry. This makes it easy to replace one implementation of the abstract type by the other, the calling code being unaffected.
Ex. 6 The following task type implements Dijkstra's semaphore ADT, with FIFO scheduling of resumed processes. The algorithm will accept calls to both Wait and Signal, so long as the semaphore invariant would not be violated. When that circumstance approaches, calls to Wait are ignored for the time being.
task type Semaphore_Task_Type is entry Initialize (N : in Natural); entry Wait; entry Signal; end Semaphore_Task_Type; ... task body Semaphore_Task_Type is Count : Natural; begin accept Initialize (N : in Natural) do Count := N; end Initialize; loop select when Count > 0 => accept Wait do Count := Count - 1; end Wait; or accept Signal; Count := Count + 1; end select; end loop; end Semaphore_Task_Type;
This task could be used as follows:
nr_Full, nr_Free : Semaphore_Task_Type; ... nr_Full.Initialize (0); nr_Free.Initialize (nr_Slots); ... nr_Free.Wait; nr_Full.Signal;
Alternatively, semaphore functionality can be provided by a protected object, with major efficiency gains.
Ex. 7 The Initialize and Signal operations of this protected type are unconditional, so they are implemented as protected procedures, but the Wait operation must be guarded and is therefore implemented as an entry.
protected type Semaphore_Protected_Type is procedure Initialize (N : in Natural); entry Wait; procedure Signal; private Count : Natural := 0; end Semaphore_Protected_Type; ... protected body Semaphore_Protected_Type is procedure Initialize (N : in Natural) is begin Count := N; end Initialize; entry Wait when Count > 0 is begin Count := Count - 1; end Wait; procedure Signal is begin Count := Count + 1; end Signal; end Semaphore_Protected_Type;
Unlike the task type above, this does not ensure that Initialize is called before Wait or Signal, and Count is given a default initial value instead. Restoring this defensive feature of the task version is left as an exercise for the reader.
Entry familiesEdit
Sometimes we need a group of related entries. Entry families, indexed by a discrete type, meet this need.
Ex. 8 This task provides a pool of several buffers.
subtype Buffer_Id is Integer range 1 .. nr_Bufs; ... task Buffer_Pool_Task is entry Insert (Buffer_Id) (An_Item : in Item); entry Remove (Buffer_Id) (An_Item : out Item); end Buffer_Pool_Task; ... task body Buffer_Pool_Task is Data : array (Buffer_Id) of Item; Filled : array (Buffer_Id) of Boolean := (others => False); begin loop for I in Data'Range loop select when not Filled(I) => accept Insert (I) (An_Item : in Item) do Data(I) := An_Item; end Insert; Filled(I) := True; or when Filled(I) => accept Remove (I) (An_Item : out Item) do An_Item := Data(I); end Remove; Filled(I) := False; else null; -- N.B. "polling" or "busy waiting" end select; end loop; end loop; end Buffer_Pool_Task; ... Buffer_Pool_Task.Remove(K)(This_Item);
Note that the busy wait else null is necessary here to prevent the task from being suspended on some buffer when there was no call pending for it, because such suspension would delay serving requests for all the other buffers (perhaps indefinitely).
Server tasks often contain infinite loops to allow them to service an arbitrary number of calls in succession. But control cannot leave a task's master until the task terminates, so we need a way for a server to know when it should terminate. This is done by a terminate alternative in a selective wait.
Ex. 9
task type Terminating_Buffer_Task_Type is entry Insert (An_Item : in Item); entry Remove (An_Item : out Item); end Terminating_Buffer_Task_Type; ... task body Terminating_Buffer_Task_Type is Datum : Item; begin loop select accept Insert (An_Item : in Item) do Datum := An_Item; end Insert; or terminate; end select; select accept Remove (An_Item : out Item) do An_Item := Datum; end Remove; or terminate; end select; end loop; end Terminating_Buffer_Task_Type;
The task terminates when:
- at least one terminate alternative is open, and
- there are no pending calls to its entries, and
- all other tasks of the same master are in the same state (or already terminated), and
- the task's master has completed (i.e. has run out of statements to execute).
Conditions (1) and (2) ensure that the task is in a fit state to stop. Conditions (3) and (4) ensure that stopping cannot have an adverse effect on the rest of the program, because no further calls that might change its state are possible.
A task may need to avoid being held up by calling to a slow server. A timed entry call lets a client specify a maximum delay before achieving rendezvous, failing which the attempted entry call is withdrawn and an alternative sequence of statements is executed.
Ex. 10
task Password_Server is entry Check (User, Pass : in String; Valid : out Boolean); entry Set (User, Pass : in String); end Password_Server; ... User_Name, Password : String (1 .. 8); ... Put ("Please give your new password:"); Get_Line (Password); select Password_Server.Set (User_Name, Password); Put_Line ("Done"); or delay 10.0; Put_Line ("The system is busy now, please try again later."); end select;
To time out the functionality provided by a task, two distinct entries are needed: one to pass in arguments, and one to collect the result. Timing out on rendezvous with the latter achieves the desired effect.
Ex. 11
task Process_Data is entry Input (D : in Datum); entry Output (D : out Datum); end Process_Data; Input_Data, Output_Data : Datum; loop collect Input_Data from sensors; Process_Data.Input (Input_Data); select Process_Data.Output (Output_Data); pass Output_Data to display task; or delay 0.1; Log_Error ("Processing did not complete quickly enough."); end select; end loop;
Symmetrically, a delay alternative in a selective wait statement allows a server task to withdraw an offer to accept calls after a maximum delay in achieving rendezvous with any client.
Ex. 12
task Resource_Lender is entry Get_Loan (Period : in Duration); entry Give_Back; end Resource_Lender; ... task body Resource_Lender is Period_Of_Loan : Duration; begin loop select accept Get_Loan (Period : in Duration) do Period_Of_Loan := Period; end Get_Loan; select accept Give_Back; or delay Period_Of_Loan; Log_Error ("Borrower did not give up loan soon enough."); end select; or terminate; end select; end loop; end Resource_Lender;
Conditional entry callsEdit
An entry call can be made conditional, so that it is withdrawn if the rendezvous is not immediately achieved. This uses the select statement notation with an else part. Thus the constructs
select Callee.Rendezvous; else Do_something_else; end select;
select Callee.Rendezvous; or delay 0.0; Do_something_else; end select;
seem to be conceptually equivalent. However, the attempt to start the rendezvous may take some time, especially if the callee is on another processor, so the delay 0.0; may expire although the callee would be able to accept the rendezvous, whereas the else construct is safe.
Requeue statementsEdit
A requeue statement allows an accept statement or entry body to be completed while redirecting it to a different or the same entry queue, even to one of another task. The called entry has to share the same parameter list or be parameter-less. The caller of the original entry is not aware of the requeue and the entry call continues although now to possibly another entry of another task.
The requeue statement should normally be used to quickly check some precondition for the work proper. If these are fulfilled, the work proper is delegated to another task, hence the caller should nearly immediately be requeued.
Thus requeuing may have an effect on timed entry calls. To be a bit more specific, say the timed entry call is to T1.E1, the requeue within T1.E1 to T2.E2:
task body T1 is ... accept E1 do ... -- Here quick check of preconditions. requeue T2.E2; -- delegation end E1; ... end T1;
Let Delta_T be the timeout of the timed entry call to T1.E1. There are now several possibilities:
1. Delta_T expires before T1.E1 is accepted.
The entry call is aborted, i.e. taken out of the queue.
2. Delta_T expires after T1.E1 is accepted.
T1.E1 is completed and T2.E2 is to be accepted.
For the caller, who is unaware of the requeue, the entry call is still executing; it is completed only with the completion T2.E2.
Thus, although the original entry call may be postponed for a long time while T2.E2 is waiting to be accepted, the call is executing from the caller's point of view.
To avoid this behaviour, a call may be requeued with abort. This changes case 2 above:
2.a The call is requeued to T2.E2 before Delta_T expires.
2.a.1 T2.E2 is accepted before expiration, the call continues until T2.E2 is completed.
2.a.2 Delta_T expires before T2.E2 is accepted: The entry call is aborted, i.e. taken out of the queue of T2.E2.
2.b The call is requeued to T2.E2 after the expiration of Delta_T.
2.b.1 T2.E2 is immediately available (i.e. there is no requeue), T2.E2 continues to completion.
2.b.2 T2.E2 is queued: The entry call is aborted, i.e. taken out of the queue of T2.E2.
In short, for a requeue with abort, the entry call to T1.E1 is completed in cases 1, 2.a.1 and 2.b.1; it is aborted in 2.a.2 and 2.b.2.
So what is the difference between these three entries?
accept E1 do ... -- Here quick check of preconditions. requeue T2.E2 with abort; -- delegation end E1; accept E2 do ... -- Here quick check of preconditions. T2.E2 [with abort]; -- delegation end E2; accept E3 do ... -- Here quick check of preconditions. end E3; T2.E2; -- delegation
E1 has just been discussed. After the requeue, its enclosing task is free for other work, while the caller is still suspended until its call is completed or aborted.
E2 also delegates, however via an entry call. Thus E2 completes only with the completion of T2.E2.
E3 first frees the caller, then delegates to T2.E2, i.e. the entry call is completed with E3.
FIFO, priority, priority inversion avoidance, ... to be completed.
This language feature is only available from Ada 2005 on.
Task and Protected types can also implement interfaces.
type Printable is task interface; procedure Input (D : in Printable); task Process_Data is new Printable with entry Input (D : in Datum); entry Output (D : out Datum); end Process_Data;
See alsoEdit
Ada Reference ManualEdit
Ada 95Edit
Ada 2005Edit
Ada Quality and Style GuideEdit
- Chapter 4: Program Structure
- Chapter 6: Concurrency


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In the world of energy efficiency, market segmentation and other methods of generalization are used to design programs and marketing. While every home is different, just as each person is different, energy efficiency programs often operate with limited marketing budgets and staff allocations. Within these limitations, how best can program administrators focus limited marketing resources toward homes with high energy use and likely participants?
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Even after years of utility marketing experience with efficiency programs, targeted community and geographic outreach is still a relatively new practice. Over the past few years, the U.S. Department of Energy's Better Buildings Neighborhood Program and local partner organizations have helped to test several outreach innovations in communities around the country, including Cincinnati. Thanks to these efforts and others, there are likely many more insights to come from both research and local practice on how best to target and design programs for greater participation and energy savings.


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The WSJ's Yun-Hee Kim shows three smartphones that don't sport an Apple or Samsung logo.
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... we only have raised the media gets to Apple's I and and Samsung's Galaxy you may need those are the only to smartphones out there ... but in Hong Kong on the doorstep of mainland China and there are other options ... that are not only competitive but also awful lot cheaper ... the Wall Street Journal's again he can tell them about smartphones you may not have heard of ... until now ... you know the I phone the Galaxy S four ... and probably the HTC One ... so what about the ... C2 ... the dream team one funny to me ... when Dish County human rights ... these cheaper smartphones week talent ... Fridays are even less than the faction models a smartphone giants Apple and Samsung ... and that I think markets in Hong Kong is very easy to find ... two hundred dollars ... getting companies like Apple and Samsung have on their mind ... I ... it is an open seat to be in China ... when you look and read it has a full high definition screen a thirteen megapixel camera in high-speed graphics processor ... try as ... three hundred and thirty compared to the over six hundred dollars you pay for unsubsidized Galaxy S four or and I ... Samsung currently ranks Number one in China that Apple now ranked seventh as local manufacturers muscling in ... I have a lot of bands coming with ... the chilli sauce ... because in China ... alot of foreign branded ... with getting a ... bit of success ... stupid south of smartphones in the week on mine but also has one country retail stores across China ... and Hong Kong's that the electronics market and stanch the flow ... Kara outselling Samsung devices because of the lower priced liquid who expects ... you ... you ... can do something that the Apple and Samsung over their initial fast to build it to their technological advantages ... they've been frontrunners ... but as the speed of technological advances slows ... now most people can produce similar products ... research shows how ... the billionths harpoon ships bike twenty eighteen will be smartphones below two hundred dollars ... that means smaller profit margins for all smartphone makers to ... turn his goal of these up and coming this far from it the the um he's to expand outside of a ... market that they need to number one the current high price points ... I'm number two there internationally ... what's the ... use of Apple wants to cheaper I phone and Samsung has been aggressively pushing out low-cost smartphones in emerging markets ... while the market may be getting more brutal for the major players ... it's good news for consumers like you ...


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Is it working well? i want to know first to make sure. Thanks
Thanks much, HawaiianPi!HawaiianPi wrote: ↑Fri Apr 06, 2018 11:55 amSo my recommendations are...
1. For simplicity with good performance, boot from one of the new "A1" class SD cards.
2. For the best overall performance, boot from a USB SSD drive.
3. If you need loads of storage, or need to record large amounts of data, go with a hard drive (preferably self-powered).
There's also no reason you cannot combine devices, like boot from an A1 SD card and use a hard drive for storage.
It is almost certainly the SATA-USB adapter (I am pretty sure I have tested my system with a Samsung EVO 850 SSD). Could also be an inadequate power supply. I have a few different SATA-USB adapters I have tried that worked reliably for me.Tinue wrote: ↑Tue May 01, 2018 6:25 pmI usually need 2-3 tries (unplug/replug the power to the Raspberry Pi) before the Raspberry Pi 3 Plus boots from an external SSD.
Does anyone have direct experience with similar hardware? How can it be made to boot on the first try?
Thanks for any hint!
- Different SSD, because maybe the Samsung in known to be difficult?
- Different SATA-USB adapter or case? Is there one that is "known" to work?
Yes, the newer 3B+ model comes from the factory with USB boot enabled out of the box. Just write the latest Raspbian Stretch image to a USB drive the same way you'd write an SD card (use Etcher). Most USB drives will work, but there are a few that may be incompatible, so if one doesn't work, try another.
Yes, you can try USB boot, assuming nothing else was damaged on your Pi3B+ when the SD card slot was broken. As I said above, the 3B+ has USB boot enabled out of the box, so there is no need to set OTP bits like there was on the older model Pi3B (USB boot OTP bit is already set).
And your point is ...
The 3B+ has USB boot enabled by default, so you should be able to use it without a micro SD card. That being said, the Pi boot-loader is not compatible with all USB drives, and there are lots of other reasons it might not be booting, but since you provided no information about your setup or procedures there's not much we can do to help you troubleshoot.DianeChurchill wrote: ↑Mon Feb 18, 2019 11:32 amHello, I've googled around and seen various answers ranging from no to virtual plug-and-play on this topic. I have a Raspberry pi 3 B+ that I'm trying to boot from USB, which has the Raspian image on it and nothing else. I want to avoid buying one of those pre-loaded SDs if possible; however when I just tried to boot it it produced no output whatsoever, as though it cannot find a bootable device. It has never been booted. Will I have to get the SD or is there a way to do this?
Don't use NOOBS. Use one of the Raspbian images.radnor302 wrote: ↑Tue Feb 26, 2019 2:06 pmGood morning to all!
I am sorry for asking I'm sure "THE" question again but I'm stuck!
I have a 3B. I did set the OTP bit and will confirm it went from 102... to 302... (Wanted to see the value before programming it)
I have a stick I loaded NOOBS on - black screen.
NOOBS is not an image.I'm using DD to copy img files.
Isn't that "V", as in Beethoven's 5th symphony? IIRC "B" is dah-di-di-dit.


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"I thought there were a couple of things that made the difference today. We played really good defense. Our girls really got out there and held (Pacific guard Selena) Ho to 0-6 shooting in the first half and Pacific as a team to 32 percent. We also got good rebounds, which was huge, because we're not that big, and then run out, so we got our transition game going. Our forwards did a good job of rebounding and our guards were able to attack and finish. We probably got more breakaway lay ups tonight than we've had all year long.
"We want to get the ball in the lane. I thought our kids' ball movement was good. We swung it around a lot, very indicative of that was the last play of the first half. Becki drove, drew a defender, skips it to Kayla who makes the extra pass to an unguarded Quinn Thomas who hits the three at the buzzer. They were making extra passes and finding the open man, and we haven't really been doing that all season. It really showed in our shooting percentage, especially in the first half (.515). We're really happy with that."
On Tammy Annas' play
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I say "Like all religious ideas, information theory makes no testable claims. It is therefore a complete fiction!"
It makes me shiver to see Atheist profess intentional, or perhaps in this case actual stupidity. And then defend it religiously. The sheer stupidity that it takes to makes such arguments is probably of the IQ charts entirely. So I am dedicating this thread to why some Atheists make the rest of us look more idiotic than theists that believe in a magic man made of nothing. It's pretty scary to see the lack of education in some people that don't even bother to educate themselves, or even listen to what they are saying in order to understand the stupidity of what it is that they are saying. :/ It's almost as if there is a fundamentalism growing in Atheism where Atheists start acting like theists, or start denying every aspect of reality as if Atheism meant to believe in the denial of reality. For six pages this person professed the denial of information whilst he happily sat there and used it. Even after I had asked him to try and post without it. O.o
It's actually sad that such people are in the gene pool, and I really hope they don't decide to breed. I generally don't see this kind of theistic behavior in Atheists, so I guess that is a good sign.
So what do you think of Atheists that behave like irrational theist fundamentalists?
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Information is a concept John D. The definition of it depends on the context in which you use it.. Technically all information is made of energy. Thus you break up information into different types.. Like data, physical, written, mathematical, philosophical, genetic, ect... It's all information. Your definition of information is the common associated definition, and that is because most people have never really explored information theory in order to know what it means in different fields. Retained information just means that information is never destroyed even if it changes in purpose, function, meaning ect.. And that is because all information is made of the same stuff everything else is.
E=MC2 means matter can convert to energy, and energy can convert to matter. So if you understand the 4 stages of matter you can understand how information is regarded into something like physics, biology, physiology, and literally anything and everything.
These are not my definitions of information. It's that of the scientific community, philosophers, information theorists, biologists, engineers, and even by the justice system that governs our laws. Information theory is entirely a solid and well established field in all fields of study.. And it's something they need to start teaching kids in high school instead of just teaching them the basic grade school concept of it :/
When I went to college for advertising, we had to take a course in information theory because those who know it well, are more able to manipulate people into buying their products. Religious organizations for example know this well, and I will demonstrate how it works in religion when I get home from work :)
O.o ?? We don't have issues with interchangeability at all. Never have. And this doesn't mean we can magically wave our hands and heal ourselves. And it would be irrelevant if some nut case thinks he can heal himself, or someone else by waving his hands. However, it does mean that we can find ways to live longer and healthier lives, or improve technological advances in things like nano-technology to perhaps clear arteries ect..
Regardless, I am simply telling you facts here. :)
Are you claiming that morality is somehow the goal of the laws of nature? How is morality latent in the laws of nature. There is really nothing stored in the laws of nature that allow for morality to bubble up. Can you see why this looks like philosopical dingbattery? Really.
Can you tell me anything that is not apart of nature? Consciousness can obvious achieve and make goals.. behavioral evolution is listed under the definition of evolution:
Evolution (also known as biological or organic evolution) is the change over time in one or more inherited traits found in inter-breeding populations of organisms.[1] Inherited traits are particular distinguishing characteristics, including anatomical, biochemical or behavioural characteristics, that result from gene–environment interactions. Evolution may occur when there is variation of inherited traits within a population. The major sources of such variation are mutation, genetic recombination and gene flow.[2][3][4][5] This process has produced all the diversity of living organisms.
And there are many animals the exhibit moral dynamics or behaviors. One being self-preservation that leads to behavioral adaptations within a species to which will benefit it for the survival of the species. Other primates exhibit many traits of morality that we exhibit.
Orca's have been found to have social groups or even separation of social cultures in their behaviors:
Pretty much anything with a brain can exhibit moral behaviors, or dynamics. Some are more primitive than others. But morality is seen as typically more applicable to things with a brain. :)
Johny it was a direct answer to your question.. Evolution gets to a point where the brain has developed a means to process more information in abstract ect. It will obviously include further behavioral evolutionary processes that can lead to morality. Thus things with a brain is a given that GOALS can become self-directed, or self-organized.. What answer were you looking for? stating the obvious isn't helping the discussion :/ We are all apart of the evolutionary process and that includes the functionality of our behaviors and brains.
When evolution brings forth things with a brains, it can achieve having self-directed GOALS. Just like how enzymes exhibit self-directed cognitive dynamics.. Typically evolution does things unconsciously without any specific goals. That becomes a different story when you have things with brains, or things with Neural Networks. It becomes more complex in behavior, and thus things like morality evolve. Thus we can make our own behavioral rules, and laws. Evolution as I said isn't just restricted to the concept of changes in biochemistry.. It includes behavioral evolution.
Definition of LATENT : present and capable of emerging or developing but not now visible, obvious, active, or symptomaticPerhaps not the best term to use in that sentence.. However morality is capable of emerging or developing within the laws of nature. As in, it can be an emerging property. And of course it is currently present in nature. So the argument is rather entirely moot. There is no need to discuss or argue the obvious :)
I don't know how to comment on this one except to say that not everyone who claims to be atheist is a true atheist, in fact many people claiming atheism don't even fully understand what that means. I recently met a woman who claims she is an atheist but swears by her ouija board.. HONK.. FAIL !!! nuff said.
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[Intro: Kanye West]
Uh, GOOD Music, this our year
Backing drums by DJ Premier
Now let me count it down, who the fuck up in here
Common, Don, Old G, battle rap, oh
That niggas know you can't really fuck with that
Pusha T, the Clipse just made a classic
Good music together we too Jurassic, you stay plastic
Ramadan with the flow, guaranteed everyone fasting
Big Sean is a don
Cyhi Da Prynce
Why you so nervous dog stop being tense
If you ain't talking bout Rash we ain't got nothing in common
Fuck that and thats just common sense
[Verse 1: Pusha T]
Came in the game, 8 years prior
8 years later, your mans on fire
My Book of Eli, to all my subscribers
Play the two doors, street car named desire
Came in Grindin', Ye' came Through the Wire
Met at the crossroads, Bone thugs inspired
1st of the month, Trump to the buyers
Red Toupée on the coupe you've been fired
Smooth criminal, no prior's
Man in the mirror, check no liar
Still let that "butter fly" like Mariah
Show me the money the black Jerry MaGuire
Tom Cruise on that couch if that money right
West Hollywood feels like a bunny night
With GOOD company and better jewelers
To the Good Life, we GOOD music
[Verse 2: Big Sean]
Man, I wake up to a wet dream
Every day's a Friday and every nights a sex scene
Every week is fashion week and every day I'm pressed clean
Detroit's Angel, I even got red wings
I'm headed to the ball, me and three prom queens
My life's prom night and guess who's the Prom King
They having a kissing fight and I'm Don King
Everybody know I'm coming soon like LeBron's ring
I'm Big L, Notorious, Big Pun, Shawn Carter
Sean Combs and Connery all in one
Whoever told you sky's the limit is looking dumb
Cause I'm 22 and I'm moonwalking on the sun
Oh thats your girl?
She feelin on my "whoa there!", right next to a couple boaters
And she tryna motor boat her
And im coming from the w-w-westside of the Motor
You might find banana clips 'cause it's Guerilla warfare
Last year I was watching this from the couch
And now I'm here
That should let you know what I'm about
Reaper black suit cuz my whole team's killing
Had to keep setting trends cuz your whole team stealin
Many tell me I'm the man I ain't made it yet
Tell me who the baddest, I'll see if I seen them naked yet
Won't stop til I get that Mercedes 700 CLK and Mercedes ain't made it yet
[Verse 3: Cyhi Da Prince]
I'm Mr Got bread like Quizno's
Better known as MJ with the big nose
I swear your artist couldn't see me on his tip toes
Only on TV I gotta take a quick pose
Let me stop I forgot this was a big show
And being dope made you broke I am piss poor
I'm big poppa plus I'm 2pacalypto
My mind is a weapon what I need to pop a clip for
Huh, I'm doing this for hip hop
Im coming after you, him and his spot
Still tied to the streets like a hitch knot
Ain't nothing fake, I'm not a Rolly with a tick tock
Atlanta repper in the home of the Yankee
Rose wood suit on with the hanky
I got rich from the zones of the stanky
So everybody know my money long, lanky!
So I'm flexible stretching out my decimel's
Switching up the flow got the crowd going testicles
Can't bleep it out cuz there wasn't nothing sexual
I'm blowing loud, somebody check the decibels
I'm impeccable they put me on the pedestal
And if you bite me, it's good for you like a vegatable
Shows by the several, schedule full of festivals
And if I ever do time than you know its federal
Uh, incredible, yeah
[Verse 4: Common]
F-f-fam fam fam I'ma monster too
You don't see I do things that the monsters do
The incomparable, remarkable, articles
About my audio technique, my technique
I recognise games like the ESPY's
Cold to myself I say God Bless me the truth
So I speak live and directly
You, I will set free my mic is where my check be
Rah, I echo, I echo, I echo, the sounds of the ghetto, future of the retro
Prolly in the metro just so I can get dough
The name is Common but the frame is special
Leave requested from the years I've invested
Arrested, develop, addressed it, envelope
The body of the black party from Farley to Bob Marley
Go home or go hard, at home is life hardly
[Verse 5: Kanye West]
The plan was to drink till the pain over
What's worse, the pain or the hangover?
Fresh air rolling down the window
Too many urkels on your team thats why your Winslow
I sold my soul to the devil thats a crappy deal
Least it came with a few toys like a happy meal
This game you could never win
Cause they love you then they hate you then they love you again
Get away from me loneliness
Get away from me misery
Get away from me fake bitches, I can't take the phoniness
Get away from me wack tracks
I can only make only hits
I'm an only child lost in the World
Where did the lonely kids go when the bell ring
Feeling like hell rings
Bringing me back down
Checking my background
Its ironic whats happening
Imagine if I didn't have the ends
I wouldn't have so many imaginary friends
I'm spaced out Dog, I be on that Moon talk
Wonder if God ask Mike how to moon walk
I swear to momma wish me and my father talk more
I stopped visiting around the time I was a sophmore
I guess everything I hate about me I see in him
And I ain't finna change, so we'll never agree again
Just a few things pouring out my soul
Rosewood we could see her with our eyes closed
West joined by Common, Pusha T, Big Sean, CyHi Da Prince and DJ Premier on the turntables for the biggest cypher at the 2010 BET Hip-Hop Awards.
With the whole crew decked out in their Rosewood Movement suit attire, Ye introduced everyone in a feel-good, sloppy freestyle and then each member spit a cutting pre-written verse over Premier's hard, '90s inspired drum break.
"8 years later, your mans on fire," Pusha's verse celebrated of mainstream breakthrough. Both Big Sean and CyHi Da Prince boasted about women and fashion like West protégés, while Common spit some of his trademark old school conscious rhymes.
West, as many would expect, came out on top with the final verse of the cypher.


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Another day, another rocking Rihanna. Either this lady is more obsessed with bags or shopping is indeed her therapy. Hot red haired Rihanna was spotted rocking a Givenchy leopard print flap bag, leaving one of her favorite spot in New York, without other packages, she has only got this one, big enough to hold all of her things, call it rocking-travel-trendy bag, a little bit too long.


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Dinh V. Le, 46, of Court Street in Syracuse, was arrested in a bench warrant for allegedly failing to appear in court on a trespass charged. He was arraigned and committed to Madison County Jail in lieu of bail set at $250. Le is scheduled to appear in Oneida City Court on May 10.


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FLAGLER COUNTY, Fla. - A Matanzas High School student was tased and arrested after a fight with a student and a Resource Deputy on Monday morning.
Allen Brown, 18, approached a 15-year-old student eating breakfast in the school cafeteria and began punching him according to the Flagler County Sheriff's Office.
School Resource Deputy John Landi separated the two students and told Brown to stop.
Brown then took a fighting stance and punched Landi in the face, knocking him to the ground according to FCSO.
Landi deployed his Taser and struck Brown in the torso, securing him in the process.
All parties involved sustained minor injuries and were treated at the scene by Flagler County Medical and Rescue personnel and released.
Brown was charged with Battery, Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer and Disruption of a School Function.
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Drinking water
Coffee and tea making facilities
Hair dryer
En suite bathroom
220 V electricity
Fine dining
at The Imperial Boat House Beach Resort has 2 restaurant; beach bar and air conditioned lobby lounge with live music.
Captain's Choice Restaurant :
11:00 - 23:00 hrs.
Seafood, Thai cuisine, Western specialties and Theme Nights.
A Northern Italian cuisine, Seafood and Royal Thai Cuisine Enjoy live Latin Jazz music with our in house Guitarist in a romantic atmosphere right on the beach.
Pool Bar at Captain's Choice :
11:00 - 23:00 hrs.
Light lunches and cold refreshments available by the pool, throughout the day.
Overlooking the Boat Pool and the Beach, offers a variety of drinks, cocktails and snacks.
Boat Cafe Restaurant :
07:00 - 22:00 hrs.
American Breakfast, Lunch and Dinner
For American Breakfast, Lunch, Dinner and Snacks Experience a wide selection of International and Thai cuisine.
Manao Bar :
12:00 - 01:00 hrs.
Cocktail lounge with live entertainment.
Adjacent to the lobby, an open air bar is a fine place to meet for a drink and be entertain with Live music. Beers, Cocktails, snacks and happy hours available.
Boat Pool - Garden Pool :
08:00 - 18:00 hrs.
Room Service : 07:00 - 22:00 hrs.
Ideal for intimacy.
Private Dining :
07.00 - 23.00 hrs.
Fine dining can also be experienced in your own privacy.
Professional run spa centre, two swimming pools with water feature, water sports (windsurfing, canoeing, scuba diving), game rooms with snooker and table tennis, fitness room.
Imperial Spa :
Open 10:00 - 22:00 hours.
We warmly invite you to experience a select range of Massage, Body, Face and Foot treatments. Or indulge in a Steam Bath and Jacuzzi in our deluxe suite. Relax, rejuvenate and feel wonderfully pampered. Find us opposite the Main Garden Pool and add new dimension to your stay.
Fitness :
For fitness minded traveler who need like to keep fit at their own place are welcome at our new fitness room near The Imperial Spa.
Diving :
"All Scuba Adventures" Diving School is a PADI Gold Palm Dive Center with multi lingual professional instructors.
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Offers : Open water diver certifications 4 days, Advance, Rescue Diver, Dive Master, Nitrox Diver Course and others
:: Transportation ::
4 kms.
7 kms.
25 kms.
70 kms.
10 minutes
10 minutes
30 minutes
120 minutes
Bus + Ferry
:: Facilities & Services ::
2 Swimming pools
Table tennis
Snorkeling equipment
Scuba diving school (Gold Palm - PADI)
Imperial spa
Car rental counter
Tour counter
Golden barge souvenir shop
Tailor shop
Doctor on call 24 hours
Laundry and dry cleaning service
Baby sitting
Foreign exchange
Traditional Thai Massage
Jacuzzi - steam - bath
Electricity 220 V 50 Hert
The Imperial Boat House Beach Resort
is also eminently suitable for incentive groups. Three refurbished meeting rooms, complete with support equipment, for 20 to 250 people. It's one of the few hotels on the island large enough to take groups and it offers marvelous locations for theme parties.
:: Conference Facilities ::
3 refurbished meeting rooms and a function room for up to 250 persons, complete with support equipment.
:: Meeting Equipment ::
Sound - Table microphone, standard microphone, amplifier and equalizer
VDO equipment - TV monitor multi system, VDO player multi system
Projector equipment - Slide projector, overhead projector, LCD
Miscellaneous Equipment - Drop screen, podium and stage
:: Menu Selection ::
Breakfast (buffet) ; coffee breaks, cocktails, international buffet, Thai set menus, Thai buffet, Western menus (lunch, dinner), BBQ buffet, seafood buffet, for more information please contact The Imperial Boat House Beach Resort, Food and Beverage Department.
:: Our Conference Package Includes ::
Registration desk
Welcome drink
Overhead projector
Flipchart with markers
Notepad and pencil
Meeting Room
Size (mty)
Area (sq.m.)
Class Room
Cocktail Party
Choengmon 1
Choengmon 2
Choengmon 3, 4
Sala (Roofed & open sides)
17.5 x 127.5 x 127.5 x 127.5 x 12
16 x 10
9 x 5.9
18.4 x 9.2
:: The History of the Boat Suites ::
For many years now tourists have chosen The Imperial Boat House Beach Resort as the ideal destination to spend an exotic tropical holiday in Thailand. One of the reasons for this is the unique concept of the hotel with its strong nautical theme and most notably, the thirty-four authentic rice barges. These were once fully functional river barges that operated along Thailand's famous Chao Phraya River or River of Kings.
As you may well know the old name for Thailand was the Kingdom of Siam, a name synonymous with the spice trade made famous by such people as Marco Polo. The principal means of transport in those days was by water and so expansive were the waterways in the capital, that it was once known as the Venice of the East. With the abundance of teak in Thailand at that time and the many qualities of this wood, it was the natural choice for the construction of the rice barges and continued to be so up to recent times. Thirty - four of these working boats were transported across the Gulf of Thailand to the island of Samui to take up residence at The Imperial Boat House Beach Resort. Never having been sailed on seawater before, the journey took its toll on these natural treasures and painstaking restoration was required. After the exterior had been completed work began on converting the barges into luxury suites.
The great attraction of the boat suites is their rich heritage and their natural wooden construction, indeed they are the only ones of their kind in the world today! The antiquity of the barges and their colorful history are interwoven with the unique experience of staying in these suites. You might encounter this during your stay, as the barges may creek from the slightest movements in the wood, caused by changes in temperature and humidity. At times they may even smell a little, due to the effects of years of transporting rice to various destinations along the River of Kings, which has engrained itself into the teak wood exterior of the barge. Each rice barge is a porthole to a bygone age, and we hope that these rare disturbances will not prove too troublesome, but conversely, will heighten your appreciation of the unrivaled experience of staying in a boat suite during your holiday on beautiful Koh Samui.
The Imperial Boat House Beach Resort is located on Choeng Mon Beach, 4 kms and just minutes away from Chaweng Beach. from the airport, this unique resort comprises thirty - four authentic teakwood rice barges - converted to "Boat Suites" and eight low - rise southern style guestroom buildings.
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Daughters of the American Revolution Headquarters (DAR)
Washington, DC
My offer letter came in the mail, and it was dated November 14, 1989, and yes, I still have it. But leading up to the letter was something else. Imagine being a 40-something woman applying for a job, thinking already, I am too old, and having to be interviewed by two women bosses. They job shared, and of course, didn't work the same days. The first interview went very well, but a wave of nerves hit, and I called the office to say that I couldn't make the other appointment, as I had a dental appointment (which I did not). They were so accommodating and persistent, that they changed the date to about five days later. By then, I was ok. After the second interview, their evaluations of me went to the Vice President General for her review and approval...she is number two in the DAR. The reason being, I would work closely with her. Prior to all that, I had gone in to be "tested" as in a spelling test, typing test and given the once over, I am sure. The words were basically easy, but thank goodness I knew how to spell Revolution and descendant! I will always remember that. The actual starting day was probably the next Monday, and when I began, I felt right at home.
For five years I worked in Human Resources, on the second floor, the office was in front of the elevator, door usually closed. During those years, there wasn't a single day I didn't want to go to work, and the added bonus was being able to work on my genealogy (on breaks and lunch, of course). But besides the genealogy, there were a lot of wonderful events held at the Constitution Hall, which is part of the DAR complex. This convention hall had seats for almost 4,000 people, and I remember seeing Hall and Oats, Diana Ross, she danced in the row in front of where I was sitting, and many others. One benefit of being an employee, we could see these concerts for free (sign-up system), and had the best seats, row L with the largest isle in front of our seats. During the first Iraq War, when nobody was travelling, I was very dismayed that Yanni cancelled his concert there. Of course one of the highlights every year was the DAR's convention, called Continental Congress. When I was there, it was always held during the anniversary week the American Revolution War began, which is in April 19th. There were a thousand or more beautifully dressed women from all over the states and possibly the world in the building. My first year of experiencing this event was almost overwhelming, not just because of all the women, but the job as well. I had to screen and select people to be guards, and assist with added personnel for the convention.
DAR Constitution Hall, mentioned above
One aspect of the job that I really enjoyed, was taking many photos for the DAR that were used in their monthly magazine, and I had eight covers. The magazine office was near my office and I got to know the editor quite well, so when she asked if I could take pictures, I jumped at that chance. I may scan them, if anybody is interested.
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Following reports that apps on both Apple and Google mobile systems are (or at one time were) capable of stealing photos and contact details, US senator Charles Schumer has urged that country's Federal Trade Commission to instigate an investigation.
Schumer, a democrat, spoke out on Sunday about recent reports of compromised mobile privacy, reports Reuters. In a letter to the FTC, he wrote:
"These uses go well beyond what a reasonable user understands himself to be consenting to when he allows an app to access data on the phone for purposes of the app's functionality."
He added that "smartphone makers should be required to put in place safety measures to ensure third party applications are not able to violate a user's personal privacy by stealing photographs or data that the user did not consciously decide to make public".
As Schumer sees it, Apple and Google have an obligation to protect the private content of their customers. "When someone takes a private photo, on a private cell phone, it should remain just that: private". [Reuters]


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Orientation Begins for Incoming Freshmen and Middlers
August 25, 2010 By Deborah (Malacky) Belonick
Our Dean, Fr. John Behr, warmly welcomed new seminarians to the campus for Orientation Week 2010 by conducting a prayer service and by centering his welcoming remarks around a line from the Gospel of John: "Father, the hour has come" (Jn 17:1). Reminding the freshman class that the gospel passage referred to the hour of Christ's Passion, he noted that the "hour had come" for each of them to share in the Cross of Christ as they begin their theological studies. Fr. John also reminded the incoming class that they had taken a "further step out of the world" by enrolling at St. Vladimir's, with the intention of more deeply dedicating their lives to God.
Fr. John also gave two lengthy presentions—"Introduction to Seminary Life" and "The Crucible of Formation"—through which he introduced the new students to the history of the Seminary, the rigors of Seminary training, and the true meaning of "traditional" theological study.
"Theological study thus demands sweat and blood," emphasized Fr. John. "It is an ascetic endeavor that brings us face to face with our own weakness, brokeness and falleness, but also to an experience of the transforming grace of God, so that we can become ministers of this grace to others. What makes theological study traditional at St. Vladimir's is our fidelity to the gospel message of the One who died and rose form the dead, as proclaimed in the Scriptures and as handed down—literally traditioned—by the apostles. Our fidelity to Him who is the 'same yesterday, today, and forever' (Heb 13.8) allows us to think as the Fathers of the Church thought; engaging, challenging, and leavening the surrounding world until the end of the age."
The incoming class includes 16 full-time and 3 part-time students, from five Orthodox Christian and three Oriental Orthodox jurisdictions. Six students are enrolled in the M.A. program, 12 are in the M.Div. program, and two have non-degree status.
Both new and returning students are entering the rhythm of seminary life in preparation for Fall semester by attending Orientation Week, which runs from August 21–29. Students may view a complete Orientation Week schedule, which also includes details about the first few days of classes and chapel services.
We look forward to greeting old friends and new faces as we begin our academic year, and we look forward to worshipping together on the first major feast day, The Nativity of the Theotokos.
View our photo gallery of Orientation Week. We will add images as the week progresses, so look for your friends and relatives who have become students at SVOTS.


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Meet the "Fittest Female On Earth"
This weekend I attended the 2011 Reebok CrossFit Games where they named the fittest female and male on Earth after a grueling (and inspirational) weekend of competitions.
Annie Thorisdottir, a student at the University of Iceland, took home the coveted title (and $250,000 prize). Her advice for pushing through tough workouts, "Keep on going. No matter if it starts to suck, keep on going, it's going to feel better. And try to enjoy yourself while you train." And of course, "the faster you do it, the sooner you get it done." And if all else fails, smile! Annie, who has a background in gymnastics and ballet, believes that smiling makes everything easier and more fun. (Bonus: read what keeps top trainers and stars motivated.)
Annie Thorisdottir was crowned the Fittest Female on Earth this weekend!
Cali girls Kristan Clever and Rebecca Voigt took home second and third place respectively. "We're competing against other people, but when it comes down to it's just what you have inside. It's about me against myself. You can always get one more rep," Rebecca says.
Kristan, Annie and Rebecca post Reebok CrossFit Games
The toughest part of the weekend- not knowing what's in store. CrossFit is a strength and conditioning program that develops competence in ten areas of fitness: cardiovascular and respiratory endurance, stamina, strength, flexibility, power, speed, coordination, agility, balance and accuracy. Life is unpredictable, so part of CrossFit's methodology is to train athletes (yep, even if we're not competing, we're all athletes at some level) for any task necessary and the Rebook CrossFit games tested just that... workouts were not announced until just before each event!
This year's fittest female on Earth recommends a clean diet. Not only will it help fuel workouts, but it will keep the body lean. "Try to choose as little processed food as possible. Know what you're putting into your body," Annie says. But don't worry about being overly strict, even Annie indulges in dark chocolate, "I have it every single day!"
And her go-to pump-up song, "Thank You" by Dikta (an Iceland band). If it gets her through tough workouts, I'm considering adding it to my playlist stat!
Me and our CrossFit coach for the weekend, Kate Rawlings
This weekend, the media was given their own CrossFit coach, Kate Rawlings of Coca CrossFit. Kate competed in the 2010 games, but has been sidelined due to a back injury (look for her in 2012 she says!). Kate was able to give a first-hand play-by-play of the physical and mental strength competing in the games requires. But the beauty of CrossFit is that it's scalable to any level (it's really only the top one percent who are the elite athletes competing at the games).
"I got into CrossFit because I was shopping at Express and I didn't fit in a size 12 and I realized I was on an unhealthy path. Since then it's been about two years and I'm down about 70 pounds. But I got into it for quality of life," Kate says. "The hardest part of CrossFit is walking through the door that first day. If you get through that door, there's going to be a welcoming community that will embrace you and support you through every step and every goal."
And since I didn't want to miss the opportunity, of course I had to snag a photo with the top three fittest men on Earth: Joshua Bridges (2nd place), me, Rich Froning (1st place), Ben Smith (3rd place), above.
Stay tuned for the October issue of SELF, which will have exclusive CrossFit workouts!
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Come join the fun at The Ace and prospect for HERKIMER DIAMONDS, brilliant,
water clear quartz crystals composed of silicon dioxide, hard enough to
scratch glass. They are of a hexagonal structure and doubly terminated
– (points on both ends).
Dolomite limestone is the rock formation in which they are found. This
rock was buried ages ago. Subsequently, surface water containing silicon
seeped downward through the earth and was trapped in pockets or cavities
in the dolomite rock. Under tremendous heat and pressure these crystals
were formed. Weathering and erosion by glaciers and water have exposed
the strata in Middleville, New York. the crystals are found mostly in rock
cavities (formed approximately four hundred million years ago) but many
are found in soil surrounding the weathered rocks.
The name Herkimer Diamond came about because to the untrained eye the
sparkling crystals look like real diamonds and since these unique crystals
are found in Herkimer County, named after the Revolutionary War General
Nicholas Herkimer thus the name Herkimer Diamonds. Additionally, the Mohawk
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Tony Romo picked up more than a six-time Pro Bowl guard who can help in pass protection and try to revive a comatose running game.
The signing of Brian Waters this week means the Dallas quarterback is no longer the oldest player on the roster.
There are still signs that Romo is an elder statesman at 33 as he gets set for the opener of his seventh full season as the starter Sunday night against the New York Giants.
For one thing, receiver Dez Bryant deflects MVP talk to Romo by saying the quarterback should win such an award because he's the "boss" and "CEO."
Plus, Romo's expanded role in the offense has been one of the primary talking points of the offseason.
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EntrepreneurshipHistory of the Austrian School of Economics
Bureaucracy and Regulation
The relationship between the Nazi state and industry was not evidence that the Nazis had capitalist leanings, but that the German businessmen had socialist leanings.
"Climate justice" would bring with it mass unemployment and major economic distress. Activists ignore the true costs, while discounting market solutions.
Political Theory
On a recent mountain-climbing trip to Russia, it became very clear how nation and state are two very different ideas. Most everyone I encountered was proud of his nation. Few had much good to stay about their states.
Austrian Economics OverviewOther Schools of Thought
Henry Hazlitt's The Failure of the "New Economics" published in 1959, is still the best refutation of Keynesian economics to be found anywhere — sixty years later.
As some conservatives increasingly argue for an ever larger state to support "families" and "society," Burke showed through both words and personal actions that the real answer to building up civil society lies in the private sector and not in government programs.
World HistoryPhilosophy and Methodology
John Locke was ridiculed for suggesting that people "consent" to their government by not emigrating. Hume suggested this theory could be used to claim consent for even the most outrageous tyrants.


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Tan Twan Eng
Tan Twan Eng was born in Penang and lived in various places in Malaysia as a child. His first novel, The Gift of Rain, was long-listed for the Man Booker Prize and has been translated into Italian, Spanish, Greek, Romanian, Czech and Serbian. The Garden of Evening Mists is his second novel and is currently short-listed for the Man Booker Prize.


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Cricket was played in Afghanistan in the 1800s, the earliest recorded match being against British troops in Kabul in 1839 during the Anglo-Afghan wars, but it didn't take off. In the 1990s it was picked up again by Afghan refugees living in Pakistan, and continued to play after their return to Afghanistan. The Afghanistan Cricket Federation was formed in 1995, but within a year the country fell into the hands of the Taliban militia, who banned all sports.
Remarkably, in 2000, cricket became the only sport allowed to be played in Afghanistan, as the Taliban overturned the ban for this one exception to all sport.
In 2001 a national team was formed and became an affiliate member of the ICC. The team was touring Pakistan when the war in Afghanistan commenced in October. Despite this, they continued playing in tournaments in Asia and the Middle East. In fact, they even defeated an MCC side featuring Mike Gatting, who was dismissed for a duck.
Obvious security risks mean their home ground is Sharjah Cricket Association Stadium in the UAE, but have also played home matches in Sri Lanka. The Afghanistan Cricket Board, however, is based in Kabul, and in April 2010 the foundation stone for Afghanistan's first cricket stadium was laid by the chairman of the Cricket Board (also the country's finance minister) in Jalalabad. The Sherzai Cricket Stadium was to cost US$5 million and be paid for by the government. It was still under construction in June 2011 when the photo below was taken, and I haven't been able to find anything more recent.
Stadiums are also planned for Kabul and Kandahar, and standard cricket grounds for each of Afghanistan's 34 provinces were due to be completed in 2012, also with no update on their status.
Despite this, there are 320 cricket clubs and six turf wickets in Afghanistan. In fact, there's even a domestic competition, in which 22 provinces play a 25-over or 40-over format, aiming to make the game's appeal more widespread, as well as develop talent. Crowds of up to 5000 watch these matches. Not without its own politics, the tournament also aims to remove perception that cricket in Afghanistan is played by one tribe exclusively.
Maybe most brilliantly of all, in 2010 a national women's cricket team was formed in Afghanistan. Perhaps unsurprisingly, the team was forced to withdraw from a T20 tournament in Kuwait a year later because of ongoing and strong opposition to women's participation in sport. Baby steps, but they are steps.
Leaps and bounds for the men's team, on the other hand, who have gender on side. Only four years ago they were in Division 5 of the ICC's World Cricket League. In 2010 they played in Division 1. Although they failed to qualify for the 2015 World Cup in 2011's qualifying tournament, they were awarded ODI status for four years. Next month they will play in the ICC World T20 Qualifier in the UAE. They are currently ninth in the ICC T20 rankings.
The Afghan National Cricket Academy has only four training nets and one bowling machine. Imagine what they could accomplish with the resources that are available to teams like Australia or New Zealand - even Canada. Sure, the gulf between Afghanistan and the top-ranking teams on the table above is enormous (and teams like Bangladesh haven't played enough to qualify), but their potential equally enormous.
In February 2011, the BBC premiered Out of the Ashes, a documentary about cricket in Afghanistan. The film crew had unrestricted access to the team as they travelled to qualifying tournaments around the world. They also visited refugee camps in Pakistan. A book of the same name is also available to buy here.
Grassroots cricket success in a country torn apart by war. Are you not inspired?
Images via Wikipedia, IndianExpress.com, and afgcric.


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