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As I'm sitting here, wishing I was back in San Diego sipping on a matcha latté, I am beyond filled with gratitude for all that I was fortunate enough to experience in that magical state. I may be back across the country, and let's be honest, LA doesn't have ANYTHING on NYC, but I hope to hold onto all that I learned and received out on the West Coast.
As a wellness blogger, I saw many of my fellow bloggers attending the Natural Products Expo West last year. I said to myself that somehow, against all odds, I would attend in 2018. I was able to take vacation from work, as was my husband, book the flights and hotels, and even register for the Expo as "Media Support". In some freaky, BLESSED way, all the stars aligned. The Expo, as well as my whole trip, was nothing short of amazing. I wanted to share this with all of you, as well as my trip's itinerary as I've had many requests for a Beet the Rainbow style West Coast Adventure itinerary. I know that for many, California and travel are everyday, but for me, going to California was a dream I've had, and I feel so happy that I got to do it. Here it goes!
Day 1
We took an 8:30 AM flight out of Newark. I know many wellness bloggers advocate for preparing your own food, and bringing it on the plane. However, I just don't find this feasible. After a horrible experience ordering an in-flight burger last year on our way back from Hawaii, I make it a point to head to a store in the airport that appears as though it has some healthier options. I completely get that this is not going to be Whole Foods or even my own kitchen, but it is a little more nutrient "safe." I opted for whole wheat turkey sandwiches (these stores also have vegan wraps), a green juice, whole grain pretzels, and antibiotic free beef jerkey. I also packed a handful of Perfect Bars and RX bars for the flight/trip.
We landed around 12PM West Coast time in San Diego (we did a direct flight). Headed straight for the rental car! As much as we wanted Starbucks here is a pro tip: don't get coffee until AFTER you get in the rental car, depending on how many bags you have! It is impossible to carry it all. (We learned this in Maui).
We did an early check-in at The Catamaran Resort. Disclaimer: it was really important for me to find budget friendly hotels in both areas of interest to me (LA area and San Diego), but ON THE BEACH. As both hotels were under $200 a night (without parking), I think we were pretty successful.
The Catamaran was super accomodating with the early check-in, and we got a room as soon as we arrived! Of course, I have the speediest metabolism of anyone I know, so food was the next priority after checking out the sweet SD view from our room. After our Hawaii trip, we also learned that resort meals should be a last resort. (see what I did there) The money is just not worth it. Anyway, since the hunger was real, we started walking around the Mission Bay/Pacific Beach area. It was a Sunday afternoon, and a beautiful, sunny day. There were people everywhere, and the energy was electric. It was simply put, just a really fun place to be. Something about the air said "Wow, I'm finally in California." As much as I am incredibly into healthy/wellness eateries, we walked by a place where there were people enjoying the sun on a roof top. There was some fun, light music, with people dancing. We walked right onto the rooftop of Pacific Beach Alehouse, grabbed a cocktail. I'm not HUGE into alcohol, but something about a beach vacation mixed with a margarita is enticing to me. We enjoyed some beach eats in our attempt to dust off the jet lag. Didn't happen, but it was delicious. I got a plate with shredded pork (fell in love with this in Hawaii), kale salad, and brown, ginger rice. Joe got an extremely perfect looking burrito. Enjoying each other, the drinks, and this food was so heartwarming. I don't think I'll ever forget that moment, because it felt like bliss and an opportunity to unwind.
The Catamaran Resort offers a free cruise around the bay. We intended to take their first cruise at 7:15, but we fell asleep at 5:30 PM! Jet lag is so real. That didn't stop us from getting out of bed to take the 8:45 PM sail though. I think I slept through/froze through it, but it was still a nice way to kick off the trip.
Day 2
We woke up way too early on Monday morning trying to convince ourselves that we are such early risers, however, it was obviously just the time change. We watched the insanely gorgeous San Diego sunrise, grabbed some coffee, and went for a long walk along the beach. We headed to Better Buzz Coffee Pacific Beach which is definitely a high vibe coffee shop that serves organic options.
In our morning adventure, we stumbled upon The Truck Stop which was a really cool restaurant for brunch.
We hit up the gym for an Alexia Clark leg day, and got ready to explore the day of San Diego eats! This was honestly my favorite day of the trip. The food was spectacular and exploring different parts of SD was really neat.
Next up was lunchtime at the ever popular Herb & Eatery. I got this amazing baby kale salad with tons of beets, and Joe got a yummy turkey sandwich. We headed over to the San Diego Zoo, and decided not to pay the $60 entry fee, and instead headed over to the free Balboa park. Then when we needed another afternoon jolt, headed over to one of the most highly anticipated stops Holy Matcha! I got an adaptogenic iced matcha latté, and Joe got a matcha lemonade. Both were amazing, but our one regret was not getting the donuts. We were planning on getting donuts at a shop we spotted on the corner of the same block as Holy Matcha, but of course, they were closed upon our exit.
After that we drove over to Coronado Island, which is a MUST SEE. This is one of the most incredible places I have ever seen, and I would have stayed there had I known how stunning it is. We just walked around the beach and got an ice cream cone from a really decadent gelato shop in The Del hotel.
Call us the Beverage King and Queens, because our next stop was Little Italy to try out Ballast Point Brewery. Joe got an amazing little flight, and I got some rosé. The vibe there is SO fun. The warm air, just enjoying, the buzz, and the conversation were definitely worth the trip over there. We also got some chips and guacamole.
Time for more food! Our next vacation stop is absolutely going to be New Zealand, if Queenstown Public House is any indication for what our foodie experience would be there! One of the best parts about still being on East Coast Time was actually making it to happy hours in what felt like normal time, getting the most bang for our buck. I got their Sangria Flight, served in this cute little muffin tin! The ambience was exquisite, the views of SD are just so sweet. We got the rack of lamb (vegans look away!) and it was so perfect. Our actual favorite meal of the trip (you might hear me saying that a lot, I can't really choose a favorite).
Day 3
We woke up early again on another beautiful day. We again, went for a walk along the beach in desperate search for coffee. The San Diego area doesn't seem to be into waking up before 7AM, which I admire, but it's really inconvenient when you are on East Coast time and dying for your morning jolt. We headed to Swell Coffee Co . Another great coffee shop, get the cold brew with coconut milk and unsweetened vanilla. I'm all over that. I can't say how lovely it was to just walk with my husband with my favorite drink, ocean views, and sounds. We headed to The Mission and got ourselves some eggs, pancakes, and sourdough toast of course for TOAST TUESDAY.
Back to the hotel gym again for some sweet ocean views, and a good sweat sesh.
After the gym, we tried an Acaí bowl shop that is right next to the resort. High protein and good nutrients, we felt nice and refreshed. Since this was going to be the only warmer day of our trip, we laid poolside until we were ravenous enough to get cleaned up to head out to La Jolla. La Jolla "jewel" in English, is exactly that. We went to The Taco Stand which is not exactly "high vibe," but it sure is incredible. I read many reviews of SD that said it was a do not miss place. They have vegan options as well. After that, we walked around and explored. La Jolla is truly beautiful, and I would recommend spending more time here if possible.
Day 3
I really loved The Catamaran and would highly recommend it as it met our needs, but it was time to depart! We, again, went for a morning walk along the beach with our coffee. For breakfast, we hit up The Olive Cafe which was the cutest little spot! They have a bakery up the street that has coffee and all the treats. We settled for some avocado toast on sourdough and eggs of course.
One last oceanside workout, and away we were! We headed over to Encinitas which has an incredible reputation, and it was just as beautiful as I heard. My #1 must see restaurant before going to SD was Good on Ya! and it was absolutely incredible. The menu is super well known, because there are not many restaurants that offer organic options in this way. They have delicious kombucha on tap, have an awesome cocktail menu, and the coffee bar menu is out of this world. They even have Sieté tortillas as an option for their tacos! Dream restaurant. I opted for a gut friendly sandwich with kraut, grilled cheeses, and turkey. Joe got a burrito! We both got the kombucha which was really refreshing and tasty.
Of course, I wasn't leaving for a 2+ hour road trip up to LA without THE GOODS, so the awesome waiter helped me out by picking out some desserts for the ride. I have been dying to try Meet the Source Bliss Balls and they did not disappoint. I got the Cookie Dough flavor, and they were one of my favorite treats of the entire trip. We also got a heavenly vegan zucchini brownie. TAKE ME BACK.
Time to drive up to Manhattan beach, and we took the "scenic" route that definitely had some Hawaii-esque views up the Pacific Coast Highway.
I mean my 15 year old self was beaming with excitement seeing Laguna Beach and Huntington Beach.
We finally got to the magical Manhattan Beach 1000 years later. LA traffic is not exaggerated-it is awful. However, if you are used to NYC traffic, you are capable of handling LA, it's just irritating. That didn't stop us from quickly checking into the Sea View Inn, and sprinting over to El Segundo for dinner at True Food Kitchen. I think this was my favorite meal of the entire trip. All my favorite foods in one bowl, and a glass of vino did not hurt either. We also got hummus as a starter. Did I mention all my faves?! The vibe in there is just so lovely and soothing.
And because El Segundo is perfect, there is an Athleta and Pressed Juicery Freeze (my favorite dessert of all time) right in the same shopping mall. So we worked up an appetite shopping, and got some of the best Freeze ever.
Day 4
We woke up to a nice, sunny day in Manhattan Beach, went for another long walk in search of coffee, and went to a place called Uncle Bill's Pancake House which was hilarious, as this is one of my favorite go to spots in Ocean City, New Jersey when we vacation there over the summer (but this is not the same thing). We ran to the hotel, and got ready for a day of touristy adventures.
The first stop was Alfred Coffee on the real Melrose Place, which had a very SoHo, underground vibe, but I loved it. I loved all the coffee and matcha options, but usually if it's before 2, I go for more coffee. Then we headed over to see where they shot the exterior of Melrose Place, which was a huge disappointment, but still cool. We saw the Hollywood sign! Then, off to the most magical part of the trip, the WB Studio Tour. This has been on my bucket list since I was a little girl, coming home from school and watching Gilmore Girls and cooking dinner with my mom until it was time to sleep. I have always wanted to see the GG set, and I was determined to do it. I was also a humongous fan (I'm talking chatroom through the wee hours of the night type fan) of Pretty Little Liars, and the shows were filmed on the same set. I also got to see the original Friends set! Bless the heart of my husband, as this was truly a Michelle's Magical Vacation. I'm a TV fanatic, so this was truly a dream tour to do. If you have specific questions about the tour, leave a comment.
Another bucket list item was to see the Santa Monica Pier, which was fun, but SO crazy. The traffic was nuts yet again, and we were starving. We hit up the cutest little corner stop in downtown SM, I went for a margarita and alllll the tacos.
Day 5
We woke up early to head over to Anaheim for the Natural Products Expo West, which was the main reason for our visit to California! I will be posting about Expo West and what my favorite products were in a separate post, so look for that soon. Let's just say, it was one of the most amazing days ever. Unfortunately, we did not make it over to Disney Land. Next year! We closed out the night with some fresh and tasty sushi (those micro greens!). Upon walking home, and realizing we were still hungry, we got a pizza to share poolside. All that sampling of food made us ravenous I guess!
Day 6
I did not want to wake up for the inevitable last day, but it was super soothing and fun. It was rainy, and there's not much to do in the rain in Manhattan Beach, but we went for a long walk to the Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf, and then went for long walk by the beach. We watched a volleyball tournament for a while while enjoying our coffee. We also passed a Lorna Jane shop on the way! Why don't we have Lorna Jane in New York, again?! We went over to Venice Beach for some vegan treats a lá Café Gratitude. We got some mint tea and matcha to start off. Joe order an Acaí Bowl with on point toppings, I got the "Whole" bowl ( I could've done without the kimchi), but it was reallllly warming on my gut. Especially on a chilly, rainy day. We went driving around Venice, hung out for a bit. Then we went to the most beautiful church and mass I think I have ever been to, besides my own wedding. Then, we ran out for some IN N OUT BURGER! It was so delicious, and the best way to close out the trip.
Day 7
A ride over to the Coffee Bean for some oatmeal and steamed coconut milk coffee paired with some tears that it was time to go back home.
California was certainly a dream vacation, and I can't wait to return!! Let me know what your thoughts are about my trip, what you've seen, what you're interested in! I would LOVE to hear.
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I've seen some golden Rosalinds in my time: Vanessa Redgrave (1961), Susan Fleetwood (1980) and Pippa Nixon (2013) all for the Royal Shakespeare Company as well as Maggie Smith at Stratford festival, in Ontario (1977), and Janet McTeer at the Royal Exchange Manchester (1986). But the production that still haunts me is Declan Donnellan's all-male Cheek by Jowl version (1991). It was both festive and disturbing and brought out, as no other production I've seen has, the play's strange erotic undercurrents.
The sight of Adrian Lester – a man playing a woman disguised as a man – being courted by Patrick Toomey's unabashedly virile Orlando left one questioning the rigid certainties of gender. By beginning the play with "all the world's a stage", and the whole cast assembled in black trousers and white shirts, Donnellan reminded us of the centrality of role-playing and Nick Ormerod's design, unlike those forest sets where you can't see the wooed for the trees, had a magical simplicity.
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text: Home Insights Back to Insights Measuring the value of an SAP BPC implementation 16 June 2016 Tweet Share Alessio Pulejo SAP EPM Consultant A couple of months ago I was asked to build a custom tool to monitor user activities for an SAP Business Planning & Consolidation (BPC) management planning platform which has 5,000 active users globally, of which hundreds access the system daily. Here's why. What do we need to measure? A classic scenario for a BPC implementation is where an offline planning process, utilising a large excel workbook, is replaced with an integrated online tool. This brings about huge changes in the way the planners are working, changes that in some cases can be hard to adopt, so how do you measure the real benefits provided from the solution? You can start to consider the quality of the planning done through the new system. This can be easily checked during the planning process using functionalities such as data validation and controls. Once it is completed you can do a variance analysis between your planning and your actual numbers. However this approach doesn't verify the overall usage of the system i.e. are a 100% of its components being utilised or just a few of them? Ideally we need to know how well the solution is helping the planning teams to perform their activities. What tools are available to monitor the utilisation of a system? The following provides you with an overview of the different functionalities available in BPC to monitor the user activities and discusses their limitations. 1. Business Process Flow (BPF) This provides a quick way to see if a task is open, submitted, approved, rejected or pending from another task. This does not in essence track user activities, it simply guides the users. As a result there isn't any information available as to exactly when the step was completed or if it was done at the correct phase of the planning process. Moreover this information is based on a button that can be accidentally pushed by the performer or reviewer, meaning there is no certainty as to when the action was actually performed. Bottlenecks can occur. If the performers of an activity do not complete their tasks at the appropriate time (or if they did, but forgot to submit), the subsequent activities won't be able to commence. This can lead to a loss of time and can be frustrating for others who are waiting for the completion of previous task(s). As a consequence of this the administrator may prefer to keep more tasks open simultaneously thus losing the possibility to check if they've been executed at the correct stage. The monitor can be difficult to read. A typical scenario is a BPF's activity based on big entity dimension, where each entity's owner is asked to enter some drivers. The BPF will provide a flat list of activities for each entity, but there isn't the ability to navigate by hierarchy or by applying filters to check the status of a single entity. 2. Data Auditing This function tracks changes to transactional data allowing you to understand: When - date and time of the change Who - the performer of the change How - which workbook has been used and whether it was a user input, journal or a data manager package What - dimension members and value of the record that was submitted On the surface this looks ideal to track the user input and the user activity in general but whilst it provides good raw data it can be complicated to analyse. 3. Data Manager Package Logs This consists of the logs of every Data Manager Package execution in the system. Similarly to the data auditing this presents data in a complex state making it tricky to understand if the package was or wasn't executed in the phase it was supposed to run. Moreover a lot of data such as user selection and error descriptions are located inside a detailed log that can be difficult for non-technical users to read. Is it possible to improve the standard tools? Yes. Due to the flexibility of BPC it is possible to create a dashboard that is user friendly, flexible and easy to read. This utilises the detailed data already available in the Data Auditing and Data Manager Package Logs. If you'd like to see what benefits such a dashboard can provide you with then click here. This tool is available from the SAP partner extension program which provides many enhancements to your SAP landscape. Read next About the author Alessio Pulejo SAP EPM Consultant Insights by this author: Measuring the value of an SAP BPC implementation


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Our 39th annual Spring Games is being held on Saturday, May 4th at the Grumbacher Sports Center at York College. Over 100 of our York County athletes will be competing in Athletics (track and field), Swimming and Tennis.
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As most of you know, I have taken a job in New York City as an School Designer, working for NYC Outward Bound Schools. Which basically means that I will be supporting schools in NYC that are implementing the Expeditionary Learning Schools model. Does it sound like the dream job for me? Yep, pretty much.
But, 4 months ago — if you had asked me if I was gong to move to NYC – I would have told you a resounding 'hell no' and told you about opportunities in India. Or even 3 months ago, I would have told you about how I needed to be in Peru.
In fact, those who have known me longest have laughed – OUT LOUD (usually followed by a 'no fucking way!?') – when I tell them I am moving to NYC.
So – what happened and how did I end up here?
During my last month of travel, in Peru, I kept coming back to the Mary Oliver quote:
Tell me, what is it you plan to do/ with your one wild and precious life?
So much had happened during my travels — so much in my thoughts and outlook on life. I knew I wasn't going to go back to Renaissance, but what was the next step? Where to go next?
During my travels, I sat and thought a lot. I mean, to the point of it being a little ridiculous. What did you do while traveling? Um, I thought. I wrote. I thought some more. And of course, I went out and lived. I climbed, I trekked, I sat in plazas, I tried new food. I practiced my spanish, I got stared at a lot. I met some amazing people. I rode trains and buses and rickshaws. I was scared and lonely. I smiled at strangers. I gradually let down my walls and opened up to the world.
And as time went on, I could feel myself change. I could sense the openness and courage – when I wasn't so scared to try new things. When I became comfortable in my own skin and started to love traveling by myself. When I loved sharing a laugh with a stranger. When I was so authentically and truly myself with other people. And it was beautiful and wonderful and made me laugh and smile at the world.
As I sensed this change, I cherished it. And became terrified to loose it. So, I started to name the kind of life I wanted to live. Like a sculptor working with clay, I took the amorphous blob of stuff and started to give it form and shape, dimensions and depth. And slowly, out of the jumble of ideas, I started to give shape to the exact life I wanted to live. And on of the biggest ideas that I kept coming back to was this: I do not want to live a mediocre life. I do not want to sacrifice my happiness.
In this one 'wild and precious life', I want greatness and beauty and adventure and love.
Adventure. It kept coming back to that – how alive I felt staring out to the train as I traveled down the Indian coast. How alive I felt trekking through Patagonia. How alive I felt sitting in the plaza at sunset in Cusco. And so I knew, there was no other way for me to live my life from now on – adventure had to be part of it.
So, when the opportunity for New York City came up – though it not the wilderness I crave – it is certainly the wildnessI crave. As I started to think about it, I realized that this, too, would be an adventure.
And so, having a new-found courage in my ability to take on adventures and figure out how to navigate the world — I am ready to try this new adventure. So, here I am – figuring it out, learning how to get around.
My travels will be limited from now on — getting from Brooklyn to Staten Island. Manhattan to Queens. But, I think that the adventures will be just as rich and just as important in my journey.


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At the Met Gala in early May, a surprising new couple showed up on the red carpet: billionaire tech CEO Elon Musk and Canadian musician and producer Grimes.
While Musk has long been known to date successful and high-profile women, the two made a seemingly unlikely pairing. Shortly before they walked the red carpet together, Page Six announced their relationship and explained how they met — over Twitter, thanks to a shared sense of humor and a fascination with artificial intelligence.
Since they made their relationship public in May, the couple has continued to make headlines: Grimes for publicly defending Musk and speaking out about Tesla, and Musk for tweeting that he wants to take Tesla private, sparking an SEC investigation.
But shortly after Musk's run-in with the SEC, Grimes and Musk unfollowed each other on social media, igniting rumors that the pair had broken up.
Now, it appears that the couple is spending time together again: they were spotted with Musk's five sons at a pumpkin patch in Los Angeles last weekend.
For those who may still be wondering who Grimes is and how she and Musk ended up together, here's what you need to know about the Canadian singer and producer.
Grimes, whose real name is Claire Boucher, grew up in Vancouver, British Columbia. She attended a school that specialized in creative arts but didn't focus on music until she started attending McGill University in Montreal.
Source: The Guardian, Fader
A friend persuaded Grimes to sing backing vocals for his band, and she found it incredibly easy to hit all the right notes. She had another friend show her how to use GarageBand and started recording music.
Source: The Guardian
In 2010, Grimes released a cassette-only album called "Geidi Primes." She released her second album, "Halfaxa," later that year and subsequently went on tour with the Swedish singer Lykke Li. Eventually, she dropped out of McGill to focus on music.
Source: The Guardian, Fader
In 2012, Grimes signed to the British indie label 4AD and released "Visions," which would become a breakout success. Two years later, Pitchfork named "Oblivion" the best song of the decade so far.
Source: Pitchfork, The Guardian
Grimes signed with Jay-Z's management company, Roc Nation, in 2013.
Source: Fader
Grimes released her fourth studio album, "Art Angels," in the fall of 2015. The single of the album, "Flesh Without Blood," features a character she created named Rococo Basilisk who is "doomed to be eternally tortured by an artificial intelligence, but she's also kind of like Marie Antoinette," she told Fuse.
Source: Business Insider, Fuse
Beyond singing, Grimes is a producer, and she's been vocal about how the music industry and media treat female artists. "The thing that I hate about the music industry is all of a sudden it's like, 'Grimes is a female musician' and 'Grimes has a girly voice,'" she told the Fader. "It's like, yeah, but I'm a producer, and I spend all day looking at f---ing graphs and EQs and doing really technical work."
Source: Fader
Grimes is also an avid gamer, and she has streamed herself playing the fantasy role-playing game "Bloodborne" on Twitch, the video-game-streaming platform.
Check out her Twitch channel »
Source: Noisey
Grimes attended the Met Gala in early May with Elon Musk, the CEO of Tesla and SpaceX. At the time, reports said they had been "quietly dating" for the past few weeks.
Source: Page Six
Grimes and Musk met on Twitter. Musk was planning to make a joke about artificial intelligence — specifically, about the Rococo Basilisk character in her "Flesh Without Blood" video — and discovered she had beaten him to the punch.
Source: Page Six
Grimes has taken to Twitter several times to defend Musk and Tesla. In since-deleted tweets, Grimes said Musk has never tried to stop Tesla workers from unionizing and claims she has encouraged a union vote among Tesla employees.
Source: Business Insider, Business Insider
Grimes recently contributed her talents to a song on Janelle Monae's new album, "Dirty Computer." After initially teasing an album of her own this year, she said on Instagram that she wouldn't be releasing new music "any time soon" and alluded to a rift between her and 4AD.
Source: Spin
In July, Grimes wrote on Twitter that she and rapper Azealia Banks were collaborating on a song. A month later, Banks flew to Los Angeles to work on music with Grimes at one of Musk's properties, which was the beginning of a tumultuous story involving Banks, Grimes, and Musk.
The day before Banks arrived at Musk's house, he posted the now-infamous "funding secured" tweet.
"Am considering taking Tesla private at $420. Funding secured," Musk tweeted on August 7, before issuing a formal statement on the company's website.
While at Musk's house, Banks said she overheard Musk "scrounging for investors." According to Banks, Grimes and Musk essentially went into hiding as Tesla sought funding.
Banks said the couple kept stringing her along with the promise of collaborating on music.
Source: Business Insider
Grimes and Musk unfollowed each other on Instagram and Twitter shortly after, prompting rumors that they may have broken up.
Source: Business Insider
In September, the Securities and Exchange Commission sued Musk on charges that he made "false and misleading statements."
As part of the filing, the SEC revealed what Musk says his reasoning was for the exact price point: the filing stated that Musk claims he calculated the $420 price point based on a 20% premium on the day's closing share price, which resulted in a price of $419.
"Musk stated that he rounded the price up to $420 because he had recently learned about the number's significance in marijuana culture and thought his girlfriend 'would find it funny, which admittedly is not a great reason to pick a price,'" the filing read.
Musk later settled with the SEC. As part of the settlement, he agreed to step down as the chairman of Tesla's board of directors for three years and pay a $20 million fine.
Now, Grimes and Musk seem to have reconnected: the couple was spotted at a pumpkin patch last weekend with Musk's five sons. It was the first time they were spotted in public together since the SEC investigation.
Musk had refollowed Grimes (in mid-September) and unfollowed her (in late September). As of Monday, Musk once again follows Grimes on Twitter.
Source: Business Insider


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Agile Scrum Process
Bhakti Satalkar
Feb 8, 2019
Over the last few years, a number of software products are being made using the agile scrum process. There are many advantages of this process over the other software development methodologies.
There are different methodologies which are used in the software development process. The commonly used models were waterfall model, spiral model, etc. However, these days, a number of software development projects are carried out using the agile model. This model is based on the iterative and incremental software development approach.
The solutions are found through collaboration between different self-organizing cross-functional teams. One of the methodologies which falls under this model is the agile scrum methodology. The other methodology is extreme programming. However, in this write-up we will concentrate on the former only.
What is Agile Scrum Methodology?
This methodology uses the iterative and incremental approach towards software development. It was invented in 1993 by Jeff Sutherland, John Scumniotales, and Jeff McKenna. Scrum actually has a skeleton which contains a set of practices and predefined roles. There are three main roles in it, namely, the 'Scrum Master', 'Product Owner', and the 'Team'.
The Scrum Master is the person who maintains the entire project. His role is similar to that of a project manager. The Product Owner is the person who represents the stakeholders and the business.
Last but not the least is the team. Normally, the team is cross functional. It is this team that takes care of the actual analysis, design, implementation, testing, etc., of the project. Generally, the team size is limited to 10 people.
So what sets this methodology apart from the other software development methodologies? This methodology uses the idea of empirical program control which sets it apart from the other models.
Another reason it has become popular is due to the use of real-time progress of the project. This progress is used for planning and scheduling the future releases. This methodology is also used for software testing.
Agile Scrum Process Flow
In this process, the entire software development life cycle is divided into small parts known as sprints, which have a defined period of time for development. Iterative processes are included within them. The project is defined completely by taking help of the cross functional teams. The project is then divided into small parts.
The project is then divided into small parts. Once the parts have been made, the team decides who is going to be responsible for which part of the sprint. Accordingly, in the stipulated time period, the work is carried out.
After the first iteration, it is the job of the Product Owner to define the backlog. The tasks in the backlog are prioritized by the owner. In some cases, the team might be asked to prioritize the items in the backlog. The plan is then reviewed. The Scrum Master, Product Owner, and the team are a part of the sprint planning meeting.
The size of each item is determined by the team after the review meeting. This helps in deciding the items which can be completed in the current sprint. Often, the time used for this decision is not more than 4 hours.
This is followed by the work of clearing the backlog. The highest priority items are completed first and the items with lower priority are taken into consideration later.
Depending on the policy decided, there might be a daily or a weekly review meeting. This meeting helps in deciding the tasks accomplished as well as the next items to be worked upon. For the items which have not been completed, the problems are discussed and solutions are worked upon.
Modifications are done to the sprint backlog either everyday or weekly. This helps create the burn-down chart where the progress made as opposed to the time remaining for the sprint to get over, are charted out. At the end of the sprint, the progress is displayed.
Finally, the entire team gathers together to review the sprint. This meeting is aimed at finding out what went wrong in the computer programming of the preceding sprint. At the same time, the change of action that needs to be carried out is also decided. After this starts the next sprint.
The advantage of using this approach for computer software development is the increase in productivity. The continuous reviews help in overall improvement. Better communication is observed between the customer and the software developing team. The end result of all this is a superior software product.
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Whether you are new to decorating your notebooks and planners or you are new to washi tape, you will soon realize that using these two elements together will someday cross. I'm IN LOVE with decorating my Memorandum Memory Notebook and in this post, I paired it up with the new Cedar Lane Washi Book Shapes.
Things can get a little overwhelming with the endless possibilities of great supplies to add zest to your notebook. But so many times, washi tape strips and shapes are one of my decorating essentials. They are very thin, lightweight and they come in a wide array of colors and patterns. One of the best features of washi tape is that it's repositionable. Not only is it colourful. It add interest to pages! It also helps to mask errors on my notebook.
Since washi tapes are lightweight, I pasted a strip of tape over a pattern paper and made a little paper bow. I simply love how the scripted patterns on the pattern paper shows through the tape. Little details make a great difference.
With Washi Tape, you can really add personality to your notebook. The wide range of complementary color on this booklet works perfectly and harmoniously. I cut out labels from Pink Paislee's Memorandum pattern paper (Item #310015) and created interactive flaps on my monthly spread. This way, I could "hide my journaling and create extra space for subtitles. Layering the tags helps me to contain my mini photos in an organized manner.
Securing labels with different washi tapes provide great accents too! It is really helpful if you happen too have to much to journal on a specific day. As you can see, the wide variety of shapes found on this booklet makes it really notebook-decorating friendly.
Decorate a tag with any leftover washi tapes, or make little flags and decorate a paper clip. These little strips of the tape positioned strategically makes an eye catching bookmark for your notebook too! Start decorating your notebook to your heart's desire with these washi tapes!
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Where Are Those Who Say There is No God?
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St Kronid, in his remarkable first-hand account of his long struggle with severe depression and blasphemous thoughts, writes: «My only consolation and joy was, in my free minutes, to open the book of The Lives of the Saints to read about Niphont, the wonder-worker of Cyprus, who suffered similar thoughts for the course of four years.» He is here referring to the following incident from the life of St Niphon (the Russians call him Niphont), Bishop of Constantia in Cyprus (commemorated December 23):
The Lord allowed a special affliction to come upon Niphon, so that tried like gold in a furnace, he might be proved worthy of divine grace. The man of God was delivered into the power of Satan, and for four years was out of his mind. Once, while keeping an all-night vigil in his room, the saint heard a sudden, frightful noise, moving from right to left. He was terrified and wondered what it might be. Immediately the devil appeared, raging and roaring and filling the blessed one with such trepidation that his thoughts bebecame utterly confused. Coming to himself a little, Niphon tried to pray and make the sign of the Cross. Seeing this, the devil screeched, «Leave off your entreaties to God, and I will put an end to my attacks!»
Niphon answered, «I will never obey you, unclean spirit. If God has given you permission to destroy me, so be it; I submit gratefully. If not, then know that you will soon be vanguished.»
«You are deceived, Niphon,» lauged the devil. «There is no God; have you ever seen Him?»
The wicked spirit continued raving like this for some time, but the saint repeated, «You speak like a fool, devil, for the fool hath said in his heart, there is no God.» Nonetheless, although he wished to pray, Niphon could not. He could say the words, but could not concentrate on them. As a result, he became downcast and his understanding confused; he was deprived of reason and endured great anguish. Whenever he came to hismelf a little, the demon would appear and whisper, «There is no God!» To this the saint could only reply: «I may fall into fornication, I may commit murder, I am capable of any sin; but I will never renounce my Christ!»
«What are you saying? There is no Christ,» the devil would snarl. «I control everything and rule over all. Who told you that there is a God or a Christ?»
«You will not decieve me, ruler of darkness! Depart, enemy of righteousness!» Niphon would shout.
The devil, however, would not go away, but continued to assail him, clouding his intellect and trying to force him to renounce God. During that period, Niphon persisted in his attempts to pray. Thus once, while he was making supplication, his mind filled with doubt as to whether God exists, he looked up and stretched out his hands to the icon of the Saviour, and sighing from the depths of his heart, cried, «O God, my God, why hast Thou forsaken me? Grant me firm conviction that Thou art God and that there is none other than Thee, lest I submit to the counsel of the enemy.»
With this, the face of Christ on the icon began to shine like the sun, and Niphon could smell a wondrous frangrance. Casting himself to the floor in astonishment, he exclaimed, «Forgive me, O Master, for having doubted Thee! Thou art my God, and henceforth I will believe without question that Thou alone art Lord and Creator of all things.» A moment later, while still lying on the floor, he looked again at the icon and witnessed another miracle: the image of the Master moved its eyes and brows as though it were alive. Niphon cried, «Blessed is my God, and blessed is His glorious name, now and unto the ages! Amen.» From that day on, the grace of God rested upon Niphon, since he had completed the four years of trial.
The saint's face was ever brigth and joyful, perplexing those who knew him before. «What does this mean?» they would ask. «For years he was gloomy, but now he is always happy.» The reason he was constantly cheerful was that he no longer feared the demons; instead, he mocked them, saying, «Where are those say who there is no God?»
May the Lord, through the prayers of Saints Niphon and Kronid, have mercy on us and strengthen us!


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|Steel As We See It
Steel forms the backbone of a city; its civilization and its heartbeat. Steel gives wings to an architect's dream. It gives shape to a building. It connects people across rivers, across countries. It forms the canvas for a sculptor. It's the fabric of a contemporary nation and its new born culture.
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Well, how about that?
Many times in my life I have uttered that phrase, for both good and bad reasons.
Often, I have uttered those phrases when reading…
You guess it…
A Stephen King book!
Or something on screen based on something written by King as well.
That is the nature of a King story: characters make decisions, both good and bad. And there are consequences, both good and bad.
After all, King is not just a writer of horror stories. He also writes about people. And people are capable of being monsters just as much as the homicidal clown living in the sewers, the little boy zombie resurrected from the dead or the rabid St. Bernard.
I uttered that phrase this week, after watching episode 8 of The Mist, titled The Law of Nature.
Things happened. Decisions were made. And there were consequences to those decisions.
Only two episodes are left, and the season is coming to a close. Hopefully, we get some more answers to the questions that keep arising.
So, without further ado, here is my recap and review of episode 8 of The Mist.
And, as always:
The episodes begins with Kevin, Mia, Adrian and Bryan driving through the streets. Kevin intends on reaching the mall, so that he can reunite with Alex and Eve. However, Bryan points out that the car is low on gas, and they will need to refill the gas tank if they intend on traveling much further.
While driving, Kevin and his group find Vic, who was previously asked to leave the mall. They reluctantly allow Vic the safety of the vehicle.
The group stops at Adrian's house, as they are driving down his street. Mia and Bryan go to the garage to siphon gas into the vehicle, and Adrian heads into the house, to see if his parents are still alive.
Bryan and Mia work on siphoning the gas. Their work is interrupted, however, when they share a kiss. Bryan and Mia then proceed to make love. Afterwards, Bryan wonders if he was married in his former life.
Adrian finds his father in the kitchen. He inquires about his mother. His father, who has been drinking, directs Adrian to the living room. There, Adrian finds the corpse of his mother. His father states that Adrian's mother stepped outside, and was attacked by birdlike creatures. Adrian is devastated and in shock over the death of his mother.
At the mall, Alex and Jay try to relax, and spend some time rollerblading. Afterwards, Alex and Jay share a kiss. They return to Eve and the rest of the group. Eve sends Jay to get water from a storage room, but locks him in the storage room, in an attempt to keep him away from Alex.
Lila's mother finds Gus, and tells him that she still blames Alex for the death of her daughter, as she caught Alex making out with Jay. She believes that Alex is lying about being raped, and also lying about her role in the death of Lila. This worries Gus, who believes that the woman may make the situation at the mall worse, as the group is running low on rations.
Nathalie speaks to Connor at the church. Connor confesses that he believes that Jay actually raped Alex, and Connor feels responsible for the assault. Nathalie tries to assure him that he did the best he could under the circumstances, as Jay's mother died when Jay was a baby. Nathalie talks about The Black Spring, and believes that Jay's assault on Alex is what caused The Mist to appear. She believes that Jay needs to be sacrificed in order for The Mist to leave.
Adrian confronts his father at his house, stating that he is leaving. The two argue about Adrian's life choices, including his sexual preferences. Adrian then confesses to raping Alex, as he was threatened by her potential relationship with Jay and had feelings for her. Adrian's father goads him, and Adrian lashes out. He finds a gun, and shoots his father, killing him. He then cuts himself with a knife.
Kevin comes into the house, looking for Adrian. He finds Adrian bleeding over the body of his father. Adrian states that his father attacked him, and that he killed his father in self defense. Kevin comforts Adrian, and offers to bandage his wound.
Kevin tends to Adrian in the bathroom. While he is looking for a band aid, he finds a medication that was also found in Alex's blood by the doctor who examined her after she was raped. Kevin then realizes that Adrian actually raped his daughter, and becomes angry.
Adrian attacks Kevin, stating that he could not allow Jay to date Alex, as that would threaten his relationship with Alex, along with Kevin and Eve. He aims the gun at Kevin. Kevin tries to calm Adrian down, and tells him that he needs help. Adrian strikes Kevin, knocking him unconscious.
Adrian runs back out into the vehicle. He tells Mia, Bryan and Vic that his father attacked himself and Kevin, and that both Kevin and his father are dead. The group then drives away.
At the mall, Gus speaks to Lila's mother again, in an attempt to keep the situation calm. He tells her that she needs to tell the others that Alex is not a threat. However, the woman blackmails Gus, telling him that she knows that he has a secret stash of food. Gus then attacks the woman, killing her.
The body of Lila's mother is then discovered, along with Gus. Gus blames the death of the woman on Alex, stating that he simply found the body.
Nathalie and some others agree to leave the church, so they can head to the mall and kill Jay, who Nathalie believes needs to be sacrificed to The Mist in order for peace to be restored. She has convinced several people, including Connor, that this is necessary. The group then leaves the church. Some of the survivors choose to stay behind. Before they leave, Nathalie and her followers burn down the church, along with its inhabitants.
My Thoughts
Um, shower please?
And I need to brush my teeth.
Maybe I need to be de-loused as well, now that I think about it…
In other words, I think this is the most unpleasant 43 minutes of television I have seen in awhile. And I watch shows like Game of Thrones, Sons of Anarchy, and many other cheerful pieces of work!
Not that this episode was bad. Not at all, it had some action and character development.
But it was still unpleasant.
People just went…well…crazy!
Actually, crazy is too mild a word for it. Maybe batshit insane would be a better word, actually.
This episode once again emphasized the human horror aspect. The only "monsters" we saw were ones of the human variety.
Speaking of monsters…
Yo, Adrian!
Finally, we got validation that this accused twat….is…well, a twat!
This character has struck me as off balance from the first episode.
I never found his "wokeness" (for lack of a better word) to be convincing. And I did suspect him of being the one who raped Alex, despite the fact that he was bullied, professed to be bisexual, etc.
I could sense that he was still a good old fashioned pig underneath the "woke" exterior, and this episode proved that Adrian was indeed a pig.
He confessed to raping Alex, his best (and only) friend. Barf. Yuck. Ugh. Not enough words.
Then he killed his father. I may have been able to forgive this under normal circumstances (after all, the piglet does not spring far from the pig) but see the above statement about the rape of his best friend.
And if that weren't bad enough, he attacks Kevin!
What. The. Actual. Fuck.
You turn on the man who has actually been a dad to you, as opposed to just a sperm donor?
Kevin tells him (rightfully) that he needs help. Badly.
So Adrian does what any sensible accuse rapist would do: he attacks Kevin, escapes, and then lies about it to the rest of his group, telling them that their leader is dead.
And now those poor people are stuck in a car with the Adrian creature. Ewwww!
We also have Nathalie.
Up until this episode, she has actually been pretty sympathetic.
Just an aging hippie, who tragically lost her husband.
Sure, she was a little nutty in her reverence for Mother Nature and The Mist, but seemed pretty harmless.
Until this episode.
Nathalie now has a following.
She has convinced them that the guy who actually did not rape Alex needs to be sacrificed, and is leading them on mission which could be a suicide mission, since they are marching themselves right into the waiting tendrils of The Mist.
It wasn't good enough for Nathalie to lead her followers out of the church. Not at all.
She had to burn down the church where the surviving members were sheltered.
Fanaticism makes people do some odd things, that is for certain.
Oh, and Alex.
Poor Alex!
She started off in the series as a rape victim.
And then became trapped in the mall with her accused rapist, who she began to develop feelings for.
Then her new crush was locked in a storeroom by her well meaning mother.
To add insult to injury, Alex has now been accused of murdering a woman, and will likely have an angry mob after her. Many of those people do not believe her story about being raped, so talk about adding fuel to the fire.
I don't think this version of The Mist needs any exotic monsters to take out mankind.
Nope, just make the people go crazy, get your popcorn, sit back and enjoy the show!
Well, that's it for The Law of Nature.
Join me next week for the recap and review of episode 9, titled The Waking Dream.
Tune in next week…
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Far Flung Adventures' Texas River Music Series started in 1983 as three day rafting trips on the Rio Grande in Big Bend National Park, where one of our favorite entertainers joins us for 3 great days on the river, gourmet meals, and private evening performances in an incredible setting. We first hosted Steven Fromholz (It IS his Fault) and soon after Butch Hancock, Jerry Jeff Walker, Peter Rowan, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, and many others over the years.
In Fall of 2019, Texas River Music launches a new season of musical adventures in the Big Bend of the Rio Grande. Same rules apply: Comfortable, fully guided adventure in beautiful surroundings. Feast on the Flood cuisine. Intimate musical performances by incredible artists in the middle of nowhere. Texas River Music 2.0 is a collaboration between Far Flung Adventures , New Mexico, and Go Big Bend.
Texas River Music Series 2019
October 18-20, 2019-Patrice Pike
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Sacramento Bee: California leads the way for animal welfare protections. So why haven't we banned fur yet?
Originally published in the Sacramento Bee >>>
California is one of the most progressive states in the nation. We lead the world in a range of sectors, and are always putting forward cutting-edge policies that establish a more equitable society for all who call our state home. So why then are we continuing to allow an outdated and unnecessary industry that profits off of the inhumane treatment of animals continue in California?
For my first legislative proposal for this session, I put forward Assembly Bill 44, a measure that will put California further on the path toward an animal cruelty-free future by placing a statewide prohibition on the sale of new animal fur products.
Given the overwhelming evidence of inhumane practices in the fur industry and the availability of so many different options for warm and fashionable fabrics, we should not continue to be complicit in unnecessary cruelty.
It is a measure that has had resounding support and success in cities throughout California. After dozens of exposés from around the world showed appalling cruelty in the fur industry – including animals being skinned alive – West Hollywood became the first city to ban fur sales in 2013. Berkeley followed suit in 2017, and San Francisco and Los Angeles did the same in 2018.
We have a history of being a world leader on animal welfare issues. With the passage of Proposition 12 last November, Californians overwhelmingly voted to end the extreme cage confinement of pigs, calves and egg-laying hens. We were also the first in the nation to ban pet stores from selling dogs, cats and rabbits that come from large breeding operations – like puppy mills – because the pets living in our shelters deserve a chance to get a home.
Now we have the opportunity to ban animal fur because innovative alternatives allow us to have the look and feel of fur without the cruelty.
The fur industry raises and kills more than 100 million wild animals every year in factory farm-like operations where mink, rabbits, foxes and raccoon dogs live in tiny barren cages, unable to exhibit important natural behaviors like burrowing, swimming or running. The pain and stress this causes leads to self-mutilation, illness and deformities. The animals often literally go insane. The methods for slaughter can be extraordinarily cruel.
The fur industry has far-reaching environmental implications as well. Waste runoff from fur factory farms seeps into rivers and lakes. To stop the animals' rotting skin from decomposing, fur pelts are treated with toxic, carcinogenic chemicals. Last year, the French advertising authority stated that, "numerous reliable reports show that the production of fur is extremely cruel and polluting, and that the final product contains toxic substances." Not to mention, the archaic traps used to catch animals in the wild commonly kill threatened or endangered species – and even our pets.
You may be surprised to know that the one of the primary proponents of the push against the fur trade is the business sector. Both Patagonia and Stella McCartney have already endorsed my AB 44. Numerous other brands and retailers – including Gucci, Burberry, Chanel, Versace, Armani, St. John Knits, Net-a-Porter, Farfetch, Michael Kors and so many others – have announced fur-free policies, opting instead for alternatives that are at least as warm and fashionable as fur without the harmful consequences.
The fur industry's days are clearly numbered. Today's consumers, along with the next generation of consumers, are making it clear that this sort of cruelty is no longer acceptable.
Citizens have already spoken in our cities. Californians have already let it be known at the ballot box that we believe in the well-being and rights of animals. The state Assembly has already agreed that it's about time by passing the legislation with bipartisan support. I believe California as a whole is ready to take the next step and continue to be a world leader by passing AB 44 into law.
Assemblywoman Laura Friedman represents California's 43rd Assembly District.


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An increasing number of people suffer from lower back problems in the United States and around the world. It is estimated that over 85% of all American adults will suffer from back pain in their lifetime. On any given day, 6.5 million people are in bed because of back pain. With such a large portion of the population suffering from back pain, an estimated $45 billion is spent on treatment each year.
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Similar to the "Pressure Elimination Approach" established by William H. Kirkaldy-Willis, M.D., the Protec therapy is known as a Floating Lumbar Suspension Therapeutic Exercise Treatment in which the lower body weight, functioning as an anchor, provides natural traction. In this state, various types of movement therapy and rehabilitation can be conducted for the lumbar region, legs, etc.
The body-holding waist belt has an ergonomic design to minimize patient discomfort.
The Floating Manipulative Therapy System was introduced at the August 2000 International Human Science Convention in San Diego by Dr. Hiroshi Jonai. Since then, it has gained wide medical recognition and use in Japan and Asia. Over 3,000 machines are currently in use by general hospitals, orthopedic surgeons, internal medicine clinics, physical therapy and rehabilitation centers, osteopaths, chiropractors, acupuncturists, massage therapists, sports gyms, and sports teams.
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At last - revenge over Bolton Wanderers! But this was even better following Bolton's seven match winning league streak and their twelve point lead at the top of the table. Reading were deserving winners after one of the best second halves seen at Elm Park for quite some time, and some truely heart stopping stuff - thanks to the dissaperance of Bobby Mihaylov.
The first half was forgetable. Bolton were on top for the first fifteen minutes and Bobby made a couple of decent saves. Twice he came of his line well to clear up the danger in one on one situations. But after Boltons initial fifteen minute pressure they went all quiet and allowed the Royals to get on top towards the end of the first half. It was all very patient stuff and we didn't manage a shot but kept posession and at last started playing the ball around on the ground. Still, at half time, I was expecting a 0-0 draw.
But the second half everything just went mental. Just into the half Bobby again raced off his line to intercept a Bolton forward clean through. The ball bounced clear but Bobby didn't get up. After a few minutes of treatment and then a few minutes limping around winging he eventually came off to be replaced by Sir Jimmy in the Reading goal. The crowd were loving it and Quinn got his first cheers from the Reading crowd of the season after collecting his first shot with ease. Chants of Quinns' name rung across the South Bank. But Bolton failed to test Sir Jim and Reading started to really go for it. The next fifteen minutes saw 5 goals and three to Morley and Reading as Reading swept Bolton aside.
Morley put Reading ahead after winning the ball just inside the area, turning his man beautifully and finishing with true skill. The keeper came well to narrow the angle but Trevor wasn't having any of it and fired the ball low into the right corner. 1-0. Then Bolton went up the other end and at last seemed to remember we had Sir Jim in goal and let one rip from long range into the right corner of the Reading net. To be fair to Quinn it was a decent shot.
But the Royals had already realized this was a game we could win. Meaker, who had had a couple of decent runs in the first half, legged it down the right with a bit a speed and cut inside the area. He lost the ball once but seemed to get a lucky bounce and continued on his run only to be cut down by a desperate defender just wide of goal still. Quinn looked eager to come forward and have a go but it was Morley who stepped up to make no mistake, after his last penalty was saved a couple of games ago. The ball flew into the roof of the net. 2-1 to the Royals and two for Morley.
But Bolton legged it up the other end and took a minute for a similar attempt on goal. A long range shot with Quinn way off his line again flew into the right bottom corner. 2-2. Bollocks. With Quinn in goal and Bolton again bouncing back I was starting to think this couldn't possibly be our day. Bolton like pulling these games around. But then Quinn made a couple of important catches. One from a Bolton corner that he claimed well, and another gathered at the second attempt. And we regained our will to win and everyone continued playing their socks off. We won a corner of the left. It came across and Bodin knocked it in and there was a bundle at the far post. The ball came out to Morley waiting on the six yard box to fire into the left of the net to complete his hattrick, send the South Bank wild, and put Reading 3-2 ahead after an amazing fifteen minutes.
Quinn continued to play his part, coming well to make saves but fumbling them in a very scarey fashion. He saved excellently at the post and then got down well with a great reaction clearance boot. Reading still looked good coming forward but for the last five minutes and deep into injury time I found myself just waiting for that equaliser. I could hardly watch the free kick from just outside the area. The wall protected Quinn's goal. Then in the last minute Bolton had a penalty turned down. Winging Northerners. Then at last the final whistle went, and a famous Reading victory against the odds - and our seventh point from a possible nine. And at last we move up from 19th place!
A brilliant game from Bernal who was everywhere. Booty was excellent. Quinn - well you can't fault his determination there. Morley was nowhere in the first half but showed true goal-scoring ability that makes him one of the highest scorers in the division. Meaker annoyed their number 3 fantastically. Lambert was quiet. And Mihaylov - was he really that badly injured? Quinn on Radio 5 afterwards tells us he's out for the rest of the season....
This report from Jon Hanford....
Reading 3 Bolton Wanderers 2
Bolton's run of seven straight league wins came to an end in an epic battle against a Reading side who had joint boss Jimmy Quinn in goal for most of the second half.
Quinn took over when Bulgarian international Bobby Mihaylov was injured, colliding with Scott Sellars, just 50 seconds after the interval and after five minutes of treatment he was forced to limp away with damaged ligaments in his left knee.
The goals came in a 14-minute flurry but the key strike completed Trevor Morley's match winning hat-trick after 70 minutes. The first half saw Bolton running the show as befitting a side 12 points ahead of the pack at the top of the first division and they could have been ahead on six minutes when John Sheridan swept the ball wide to Sellars on the left and he slid a perfect pass through a gap in the defence for Alan Thompson to take it in his stride and crack in a low left foot effort which Mihaylov blocked superbly at the foot of the post.
Another chance went begging on 12 minutes when Sellars slanted a superb ball into the box from the right and Gerry Taggart could almost have blown it in but he somehow failed to make contact with his head and the ball flew beyond the far post. Reading were showing little as an attacking force and Bolton again looked dangerous after 23 minutes when Gudni Bergsson curled in a cross from the right which was missed in the air by the Reading defence and Thompson brought it down and had time to take aim but struck his shot just wide of the upright. The drama began with Mihaylov's departure just after the break and within three minutes of taking over the goalkeeper's jersey Quinn jumped to catch a Sellars cross above the head of John McGinlay _ a task he completed successfully but not without laying out team-mate Paul Bodin in the process. And within two minutes Reading were in front to the joy of a crowd just short of 11,000 when James Lambert's low ball to Morley's feet saw him turning brilliantly to leave Taggart for dead and he drove left-footed into the corner passed the despairing dive of Gavin Ward. There were certainly more goals to come and Thompson supplied the first of them after 61 minutes when he picked up a loose ball 25 yards out, strode forward and then smashed a tremendous shot two feet above the ground and wide of the helpless Quinn.
But within a minute Bolton had shot themselves in the foot when Reading winger Michael Meaker cut his way into the box from the right and Northern Irish international Taggart flew in with a ridiculous waist high tackle to concede a blatant penalty which Morley confidently tucked away. The crowd were close to fever pitch on 64 minute when Thompson intercepted a pass from Martyn Booty on the Bolton left, slid a perfect ball inside to McGinlay who looked up and picked his spot before curling a low shot beyond Quinn's reach into the far corner. That seemed to inspire Reading and they plucked an unlikely winner on 70 minutes after winning a corner on the left. Bodin knocked it into the box, skipper Barry Hunter headed it down and Morley completed his first hat-trick since joining Reading two summers ago.
Bolton when on the offensive and Quinn made three or four totally unorthodox saves to foil Sellars, McGinlay and Thompson before the game ended in near mayhem after substitute Scott Taylor darted into the Reading area and went flying under a challenge from Keith McPherson. Referee Mick Bailey clearly thought the Bolton youngster had dived and waved away penalty appeals but several players had to be pulled away from each other after a number of simmering feuds finally exploded with raised fists. Referee Bailey, forced to play five minutes of added time because of Mihaylov's injury looked a relieved man when he finally brought proceedings to a halt.
The result was some revenge for Reading who lost 4-3 to Bolton in a first division play-off final at Wembley when they were 2-0 ahead and missed a penalty to stretch their lead.
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Reading joint boss Jimmy Quinn was the unlikely goalkeeping hero of his side's surprise 3-2 win over division one leaders Bolton at Elm Park. The Northern Ireland international striker was forced to play the last 39 minutes in goal after Bulgarian keeper Bobby Mihaylov suffered a knee ligament injury. And he helped his side clinch a victory that striker Trevor Morley's hat-trick set up. Quinn is no stranger to the goalkeeping jersey. "I played in goal against West Brom last season and managed to keep a clean sheet," he said proudly.
"Unfortunately I didn't manage to do that today. I didn't really see the first goal but I should have had the second one. It slipped through my fingers. "I've never looked before but the gloves Bobby wears are very big. They were far too big for me," he joked. "We didn't really start to play until Bobby went off. It looked like we never passed the ball but that's something we work on all the time in training and it comes naturally to us. Instead, we played at their pace until half-time when we had a bit of a go at the lads.
"It was a terrific team performance and the seven points we've got from our last three games have all come because the lads have been prepared to give 120 per cent. We are very, very pleased," Quinn said. Bolton boss Colin Todd was disappointed by the way his team failed to cash in on Reading's goalkeeping problems. He said: "The worrying thing at the moment is the goals we are conceding. At half-time I couldn't see us losing this game but when the keeper went off I got the feeling that we relaxed a little bit. "Having got back to 2--2 there should have been no way that we ended up with less than a point but then we've conceded another goal from set play which has got to stop. "The only way we can let things slip is if we do it ourselves as you've seen today. "The same players that got us 61 points have lost three today."


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Researchers are working on methods to diagnose CTE in living patients, but it currently can only be confirmed through posthumous examinations of brains. However, Redskins quarterback Kirk Cousins recently said that if a test did exist, he would take it.
"I think there are other guys who would say, 'I'm going to play, regardless; CTE is not going to change the way I approach the game, so why would I want that hanging over my head?' I'm in a different position as a QB," Cousins told Sports Illustrated, which asked several NFL players about the disease and published their comments Wednesday. "My head's not getting hit every play. There are things I can do to avoid that — slide, get out of bounds."
Assuming reliable tests for CTE are eventually developed, the NFL might find itself in a tricky situation. Studies of brains donated by families of deceased former football players have indicated that the condition could be afflicting a large number of active players, who then might think twice about continuing to play if they learned they had CTE or were on a path to developing it.
Cousins told SI that if he tested positive for CTE, he would retire. "It's all about timing," he said. "If this had been 2015 or '14, I may have said, 'Look, I'm on the cusp of financially being able to help my family; I'm going to stick it out a few more years.'
"But if you're in Year 9, 10, 11, and you've done a lot of good things, then I think the decision-making changes. It's a fluid situation depending on where you are in your career."
Seahawks defensive end Michael Bennett told SI that he, too, would retire if he tested positive, while Lions linebacker Tahir Whitehead said he would "consider" it, citing "a wife, [and] three sons." Whitehead added that "it would be a good idea to make [a CTE test] a part of youth football and to have people get periodically checked."
Steelers cornerback Artie Burns stated flatly, "I definitely know I have it. I'm going to [test positive for] CTE. I don't need a test. Is it going to tell me how much I have? We play a physical sport, man. Humans are not made to run into each other."
Burns is not the first player to claim that he likely has CTE. Former Chiefs running back Larry Johnson, recently told The Post's Kent Babb the same thing, saying that he suffers from symptoms such as paranoia and self-destructive and violent impulses, and that he can't remember two entire seasons in which he played.
"Certain things happen in your life," Johnson, 38, said, "that you just can't come back from."
"I can't lie, we're all scared," former Broncos running back Terrell Davis said in August, shortly before being inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame. "When I'm at home and I do something, if I forget something I have to stop to think, 'Is this because I'm getting older or I'm just not using my brain, or is this an effect of playing football?' I don't know that."
"It's scary to think that my brain could be deteriorating and that maybe things like forgetting a grocery list, or how to get to a friend's house I've been to a thousand times are just the tip of the iceberg," Hall of Fame defensive end Warren Sapp, in his mid-40s as is Davis, said in June. " … You try to find a reason that it's not — that it's my brain, that I'm not deteriorating right before my own eyes. It's the most frightening feeling, but it's also a very weakening feeling because you feel like a child."
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One promising avenue for researchers involves looking for biomarkers in living patients that can indicate the presence of CTE. Researchers from Boston University School of Medicine announced in September that they had discovered one such biomarker, a protein related to inflammation called CCL11, that may be uniquely "modified in this disease" and could be measured by blood tests.
Other proteins that could be detected in the blood are also under study, including some that help form axons in the brain and are shaken loose by violent collisions. Developing such tests are all the more important, researchers have said, because players are often reluctant to self-report symptoms of concussions for fear of losing playing time and, ultimately, their football careers.
In November, a team from NorthShore University HealthSystem in Evanston, Ill., announced that they confirmed the existence of CTE in a deceased patient whose brain they had scanned four years previously, while he was still alive. The patient was subsequently identified as Fred McNeil, who played linebacker in the NFL for 12 years and who eventually began to show signs of concerning behavior, including depression and a lack of impulse control, and underwent a positron emission tomography (PET) scan at age 59.
"If there's ever a treatment developed [for CTE], you can test the response to it," NorthShore co-director Julian Bailes said at the time, noting that CTE forms "a very unique pattern" in brain scans. "If you can trust the scans, you can tell a football player he shouldn't keep playing, or tell someone in the military he can't [be exposed to] explosions."
Johnson, as with many former and current players, said he was jolted by news last month that 27-year-old Aaron Hernandez, the former Patriots tight end who committed suicide while imprisoned on murder charges, was found to have the most severe case of CTE ever seen in a person his age. Panthers center Ryan Kalil, though, told SI that it's still hard to know just how extensive the disease is among all football players.
"Look, there is no misconception about what we do, that it's not great for the body, the brain," Kalil said. "But it's a choice we make, and we're more educated now. There are a lot of people who get concussions who don't play contact sports.
"Whenever they throw out a number — X number of players have been diagnosed with CTE after they've passed away — my immediate question is: What does that mean in contrast to the general population? It's a fairly young issue, and there's still a lot we don't know."
Eagles defensive end Chris Long echoed those sentiments, saying, "I already know football isn't good for you. At the end of the day, I'm able to do a lot of good things [because of this game]. There's a give and take with everything."
"I think it would be the best thing for players if we could all know what we're getting into," Long told SI, before striking a hopeful note. "I believe in research," he said, "and I believe that within a decade or two we're going to know how to diagnose CTE; we're going to be able to predict how it manifests. I even think we'll possibly be able to reverse the effects. I really believe that. … I have faith in modern medicine, and I have faith that the league will eventually figure this out."
Cousins, however, was wary of CTE tests possibly becoming mandatory for NFL players. "If teams wanted that information I would say, 'No,'" he said. "I'm not comfortable with that. I don't want to be cut or traded [because of a positive test]."
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Reasonable efforts should be made to minimise the impact of deliveries and parking on the local roads.
Construction sites bring numerous additional cars and site vehicles to the local areas and parking is often a cause of complaint from neighbours or local businesses.
BAM NHC considered the inevitable impact of parking around site and looked for ways to reduce an additional influx of cars in the station area of Utrecht.
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