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Last year, Michelle Bouchard and Dr. Mehmet Oz, the TV talk show host, visited Sacramento, Calif. They noticed the problem of childhood obesity here was similar to what they had seen in many cities across the country.
They met kids who knew more about fast food than fresh fruit and spent more time playing video games than ballgames. The problem was typical. But Bouchard realized the community was not.
This is where we want to be, Bouchard told Oz.
With that, Bouchard took the first step toward leaving New York City and making her home in Sacramento, where she oversees HealthCorps, the national organization Oz founded to reshape kids' minds and bodies.
Bouchard and HealthCorps are part of a movement to push back the rising tide of childhood obesity.
First Lady Michelle Obama is planting gardens and teaching kids healthy eating habits. Oz promotes a healthy lifestyle on his show.
And voters indicate they are willing to pay to address the issue: 62 percent of Californians said they would support a special tax on soda and soft drinks to fight childhood obesity, according to a Field Poll released last week.
Bouchard believes Sacramento can be at the forefront of the fight. She said the combination of innovative thinkers, fresh food, location and support from community leaders makes the city an ideal place to wage her campaign.
"I love everything about Sacramento," Bouchard said. "It has a great food culture and a great community for the kind of work we want to accomplish."
But she knows there's a lot of work to be done.
About 43 percent of Sacramento County, Calif.'s fifth-, seventh- and ninth-graders weigh more than is healthy, according to results from school physical fitness tests. About 28 percent of students in those grades have body compositions putting them at "high risk" for future health problems.
There are other costs as well. The cost of hospitalizations in the U.S. related to childhood obesity rose from $125.9 million in 2001 to $237.6 million four years later, according to a study in the journal Health Affairs.
HealthCorps aims to turn this around. The organization, named and modeled after the Peace Corps, comprises young adults — future doctors and public health workers — who work with schools to develop programs that fit the community. The organization, which has an $8 million budget, is funded through corporate and individual donations.
The program promotes nutrition, fitness and mental strength. Curriculum includes field trips to organic farms, building community gardens, yoga and Zumba workouts, and health education.
HealthCorps started in 2003 and is now available on 53 campuses across the country, including three in the Sacramento area. Oz is the program's visionary and leader.
But day-to-day operations are overseen by Bouchard, who is president of the nonprofit and runs it out of her midtown office.
It's her job to get word out about the organization, and her calendar is filled with meetings with community leaders. She develops long-term strategy, travels to schools across the county and plans fundraisers.
She is currently organizing two, one in New York and one in Sacramento on April 30. The "Inaugural HealthCorps Gala, Journey to Oz," will be hosted by Dr. Oz and his wife, Lisa.
"We believe HealthCorps can serve as a resource to help with the integration of private and public initiatives," Oz said in a statement.
"We also felt that Sacramento is an ideal place in which to grow HealthCorps' mission."
Restaurateurs Patrick and Bobbin Mulvaney hosted three dinners to introduce Bouchard to regional leaders.
"We are one of the richest agricultural regions in the world," said Patrick Mulvaney. "Let's use our access to food and collaborate with each other to see whether we can improve the health of people who live here through diet."
On a recent weekday morning, Chioma Enweasor spoke to 35 restless teenage girls in a health education class at Luther Burbank High School.
If you have a question about marijuana, now is the time to ask, she said. And they did. Why do people get hungry after smoking? What chemical makes it addictive? Why do eyes get red?
Enweasor, who will attend medical school next year, was friendly and matter-of-fact with her audience.
"HealthCorps is a very positive presence on campus," said Ted Appel, the school's principal. "Chioma does a lot of work, from the community garden to the health fair. She even promotes health among the faculty."
The idea for HealthCorps came after Oz performed a triple bypass on a 22-year-old patient. The young man and his family celebrated the successful surgery in his hospital room with McDonald's hamburgers and fries.
At that point, Oz realized that "something had to be done or he would be seeing more and more young people with heart disease or in the morgue," said Bouchard.
Bouchard is a longtime friend of Oz. She met his sister, Seval, while a student at Wellesley College and the two are still best friends. Bouchard was living in New York when Dr. Oz called. "He said, 'Will you be my guinea pig?'" she recalled.
Oz asked if she would participate in a program he was starting called, "You On A Diet." At the time, Bouchard was carrying around weight she had gained after the birth of her second child.
She agreed to work with Oz and her weight loss journey was chronicled on the Discovery Channel. "When I agreed, I didn't know it would mean having cameras around all the time," she said, laughing. Bouchard lost 30 pounds in three months and became an Oz success story.
She has had an eclectic career, having worked as an actress, a model and in the business world. She was chief financial officer of a corporation charged with the redevelopment of a former military base in New York Harbor when Oz asked her to take over HealthCorps.
"I knew what it had done to me, so I knew it could change lives," she said. "And as a single parent, I know the challenges parents deal with everyday."
Her two children, Alex, 21, and Liberty, 11, live healthy lifestyles, and on a recent day at her East Sacramento home, Bouchard encouraged her daughter — named after her hometown in Texas — to play outside.
She would like to see more schools and agencies participate in the program, but her ultimate goal is to go away. "Unfortunately," she said, "there's a big need for us right now."


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Mulbarton Community Choir, pictured above, is looking for students to write new words to the chorus 'Song of Liberty', a poem set to Elgar's Pomp and Circumstance March No.4. They are running the competition as part of the centenary celebrations of the end of World War One, thanks to a grant from South Norfolk Council.
There are two categories in the competition, primary and secondary, and the winners from each category will receive £25 and will hear their lyrics read out during Mulbarton Community Choir's Remembrance concert on Saturday November 10 in St Remigius' Church, Hethersett, which will also feature music by Norfolk Wherry Brass.
The overall winner, who will be announced on the night of the concert, will win an additional £25 and have their song performed by the choir. The winner's school will also receive a WW1-themed book for their library.
Musical Director for the Choir and Assistant Curate at Mulbarton Church, The Revd Andrew North, said:
"As a former Army Musician, I feel that this competition is an exciting way of engaging young people with the World War One Centenary Celebrations."
The choir has also produced primary and secondary lesson plans which have been designed to help schools use the competition as part of their curriculum. You can find more information about the competition and the lesson plans on the Mulbarton Church website
The closing date for entries is 5pm on Friday 19 October. Entries should be sent to email@example.com .
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Quote from: ScarletBea on June 02, 2019, 08:35:30 AMBut HELL if I'm going to let this thing ruining my life or stop me doing things I want to do, like reading a BOOK I'm stronger than it!Yes you are.
You are stronger than you think you are, Scarlet. Gotta believe you can do it! As for me, it's been quite a tumultuous couple of weeks. I finally quit medical school for the second and last time after being both physically and emotionally scarred by something that deep down I didn't even like. I went to a psychiatrist and was diagnosed with an almost bipolar disorder, with an underlying aggression of extreme degree. I was started on some meds, told to kept away all of my collected weapons (knives, bow, crossbow, etc.) and to avoid possible triggers whether in situations I encounter or in the media I consumed. Otherwise I could end up assaulting someone over the slightest of issues. On the plus side, I'm finally back in my home country, and rehabilitation is in order, I guess. That would mean that I'll get more time to write too.
Thanks guys And Inky, well done for all those steps! They may seem small, but I believe they're the most important *hugs*Does that mean you have to stay away from grimdark/more violent books, as they're triggers? Start a thread for recommendations on "calmer" books, I'm sure we'll be able to help without you having to leave fantasy
Just what does one do with the ugly parts of the past?
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|Mike Hurlbut
| Height
| 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
205 lb (93 kg)
| New York Rangers
Quebec Nordiques
Buffalo Sabres
| July 10 1966,
Massena, NY, USA
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| 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft
New York Rangers
|Pro Career
|1989 – 2002
Michael Ray Hurlbut (born July 10, 1966 in Massena, New York, U.S.) is a retired American professional ice hockey defenseman. He was drafted by the New York Rangers in the 1988 NHL Supplemental Draft out of the Skating Saints of Saint Lawrence University. He is a product of Northwood School in Lake Placid, New York.
Hurlbut played in 23 games for the Rangers during the 1992–93 season before parting ways with the franchise. He would play one game for the Quebec Nordiques during the 1993–94 season, and five more for the Buffalo Sabres near the end of the decade. The majority of his professional career was spent in the American Hockey League and International Hockey League. He retired after the 2001–02 season with the Rochester Americans. He now is the associate head coach for the St. Lawrence University men's ice hockey team.


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Note: In the wake of Tron: Legacy, having glowing elements in superhero costumes has become one of the biggest trends in comics. And while Kris Anka knows that it can be overdone, he knows when something is good for a costume. This tweaking of the New 52 Star Sapphire costume makes the pink colorization of the costume glow to symbolize the power of the Star Sapphire. Furthermore, the adjustment of the mask gives it more alien and ornate look that stands out amongst a crowd of heroes. – Chris A.
Anka had this to say about his work:
Continuing as part of the daily bust series, when I approached Star Sapphire, I must admit there wasn't that much I felt needed to be done. I love her current New 52 design, so all I mainly did was add my own visual spin on her. I felt glowing body suits made sense given that the lanterns powers visualized as light.


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As I may have mentioned, we have removed the lid to our house. We have a team of between 4 and 5 working on it full time. I watch the weather forecast with an eagle eye and on a daily basis. So when I read that we were expecting light showers on Tuesday Terry and I went up and jimmied a temporary plastic tarp covering. We felt very pleased with our efforts. Balancing over 30 feet in the air atop the gables wobbling horribly as we tucked and tugged and weighted the tarps.
We went down very pleased with our work and just as we were returning from Krasno Gradishte and a friends house the sky began to light up with a tremendous electric storm. It was a wonderful thing to see. However 5 minutes later the sky turned purple black and thunder interspersed the lighting strikes and of course the inevitable happened. As we drew into the grass verge outside the house rain drops the size of saucers began splattering us, hitting the ground and causing splash backs that reached my thighs. There was no time to worry. We hauled arse for the scaffolding ladder and watched in horror as the tarpaulins began to collect the cascading water in frightening quantities. Considering we were atop a metal structure higher than the house, simply the act of standing atop it was akin to a game of Russian Roulette as the electrified forks split the skies asunder. It was impossible to hear each other through the crack of the thunder claps. Terry and I gesticulated madly at each other. I collected buckets from the garden and scampered up those ladders in split seconds. Terry began bailing the collecting water from the ever swelling tarp traps. We managed to empty the side with the scaffolding but the back of the house was without scaffolding. We made an instantaneous decision to stand on the roof and under the tarp and lift the water bubble over the side of the wall. The weight of the water was immense. Anyone that knows Terry and has seen him working will know he has Herculean strength and I'm no lightweight. We stood side by side both heaving, eyes popping with the weight. We gave a final push and to our horror the water never made it over the wall it walloped down on us from the edge of the tarpaulin and cascaded into the interior of the house. We saw the lights all fuse out one after the other and were left soaked to the skin and frightened. Poor Amalia was inside the house and we could hear her wailing.
Ami with the dogs sheltering from the leaking house in the summer kitchen
We were down that ladder like rats down a drain pipe. The hallway was ankle deep in water. Water was pouring out the light fittings in our beautiful front room and our bedroom. In what will become the study there was literally a waterfall streaming down the wall and flooding the next room which is storing much of our stuff. We had to accept that there was nothing we could do. Amalia was freaking out so we left the house and moved into the summer kitchen. I bought in 3 garden chairs and Amalia bless her had gathered up all our electronics as she left. She rather amusingly sat opposite us saying "we're all going to die", " he house is going to fall down" and "the roof is going to collapse on us". She said all this in a monotone and it was so bizarre that Terry and I both broke out laughing. It was a que sera sera situation. I put the kettle on and the dogs sat at our feet. Of course the bloody rain didn't let up and as night time fell we had to make the decision as to whether the house was safe to re enter or not.. A quick deco told us immediately that there was no way we could sleep inside. We collected Ami's mattress and bedding and set it down in the summer kitchen. We had to cover the floor to the storeroom, currently Terrys workshop, and bring our slightly damp mattress down there. We left Vinnie with Amalia and took Bodie with us. Crikey I've just remembered we had brought back a simply beautiful ginger tom cat kitten with us from our friends Tony and Debbie. He is an absolute morsel of love in a fur coat. Unpreturbed by either our cat killing dog Vinnie, whom Amalia has rather tongue in cheek renamed the ghost faced killah, or the storm of biblical proportions this little kitten snuggled up to Vinnie and purred in complete bliss. We however passed a very uneasy night; a very fitful night indeed.
The "ghost faced killah" protecting the little ginger morsel of love in the throes of the storm
The morning did not bring good news. As the light broke we entered the house. The water had receded in the hallway but the 3 rugs we'd thrown down were sopping and muddy. The soon to be study was a stinking wet mess with pools of water and soaking walls. The front room had leaked through the light fitting on to our new rug and the wooden floors. Thank goodness the yacht varnish we had used had prevented any damage to the floorboards. In the bedroom was another story. Water was still dripping persistently through the spotlights. Pools of muddy water covered the floors and it smelled terrible. In fact the water from the roof was so worrying the plasterboards were beginning to bow. Terry got the drill and began drilling holes into the plasterboard and water streamed out into a collection of buckets and bowls. If he hadn't have done that the ceiling would almost definitely have caved in. However there was no time for tears or recriminations. The roofing team were due and I had to line up hot drinks, great hunks of toasted crusty bread and decide what to cook them for lunch. They are a real good natured bunch and I knew they would put there all into securing the roof for us.
I love cooking and I especially love cooking for people who enjoy eating. Terry tells me he is so proud of me for catering for the crew. Every day I make them a home cooked meal; I make pans of fresh chilli relish and bowls of tzatziki to accompany my meals. Sometimes I barbecue meat and on other occasions I make meat and potato meals or pasta and meat. I make sure that they have hot and cold drinks through out the day. Declan a tall and rangy Irish man told me he had never been so consistently well fed since he let his mothers house 30 years ago. Another asked if I would give his partner cooking lessons, I swiftly told him that under no circumstances was he to mention that to his partner. I can imagine the outrage! So as Terry manages this good natured crew the roof begins to take shape. Heavy wooden purlings are being fitted and will be on show between the plaster boards. In hindsight Terry and I would never have been able to do the roof alone or it would have taken months and months. With the crew it is going to take 3 weeks. An expense we could do without but following the storm we have realised the importance of ensuring we are properly airtight and weatherproofed for the forthcoming winter. I am going to be alone next week as Terry has a job with the digger in a nearby village from Saturday to Wednesday. And on Friday Dani and Alfie arrive in Sofia for a 10 day sojourn with us. Let's hope the rain holds out! The vines have been most grateful for the deluge giving up resplendent purple and what I am presuming are the Muscat variety of grapes. Despite having a pip in the middle they are simply delicious. I have no idea what I am going to do with what appears to be about 30 kilos of grapes!


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Handsets that are not connected to the internet and only allow the user to make calls and send texts are becoming increasingly popular, with sales having increased by as much as 5 per cent last year.
In contrast, smartphone sales rose by just 2 per cent.
As well as providing a way for people to switch off and be more mindful of their surroundings, dumbphones are proving popular with some older people who find smartphones unnecessarily complex to use.
"I'm not surprised at all by these latest figures," author of Stop Staring at Screens, Tanya Goodin, tells The Independent.
"I've seen more and more people over the past year switching, at least partially, to a dumbphone to get some respite from the relentless onslaught of the digital world.
"As software platforms work harder and harder to keep our eyeballs glued to our screens and willpower simply doesn't work, it seems we've all become aware that switching off completely is the only way of getting a break."
The new statistics provide a stark contrast to recent research which found that 78 per cent of the British public believe they couldn't live without their smartphone.
According to Ofcom, 92 per cent of people believe having a phone with internet connectivity is essential.
Despite this, two in five people feel they spend too long on their smartphones, which is why some are making the shift to dumbphones.
Psychologist Dr Daria Kuss believes smartphone addiction is very real: "[Smartphone users] may be aware that they're using it too much however they can't stop themselves," she told Sky News.
"They may be afraid to miss out on anything that may be happening on their social media channels being one of the reasons why they use it compulsively and this may lead to symptoms that have been associated with addiction like withdrawal, preoccupation and loss of control."
If you're feeling like too much of a slave to your smartphone, there are various types of dumbphone on offer: candy bar phones (rectangle-shaped phones with a small screen and number keypad), flip phones and phones with a QWERTY keyboard, which may be rectangular or with slide-up screens.
One of the most popular dumbphones on the market is the Nokia 3310, which costs around £49.99 – a significant amount less than the latest smartphones, which retail for hundreds of pounds.
A return to old technology might just bring more benefits than simply the ability to play Snake again.
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How to sell? How not to accept NO for an answer?
Firstly, what to sell?
The best things to sell are those that I want to buy, products / services that I believe in.
There are things that are useful but not worthy.
For example, while I find insurance is useful, insurance agents tend to sell insurance products that can earn them high commission but provide lower values for the customers for a given cost. There are other insurance products that can provide better coverage, at the same cost, but insurance agents will not sell them because they cannot earn a living from selling them.
Therefore, at this moment, I am not going to consider to be an insurance salesperson, though admitting that they are among those salespeople with the great perseverance (sometimes annoying irritation) and excellent selling skills whom I have ever encountered.
What do customers want?
Arouse desire / want for gain
Arouse fear of loss
Express honest appreciation, praise to make others feel important (it will better to praise the non-obvious things)
Use YOU in my words, sentences.
Be a great listener, do not talk too much. Letthe advice of Benjamin Franklin, "speak not but what may benefits others, avoid trifling / trivial / petty conversation"
Smile. The secret to a genuine smile is to think of many things that I am grateful of.
To gain confidence of customers, use witnesses / testimonials / existing clients. Learn from how lawyers operate.
Write out my sales speech, word for word.
Read it for multiple times.
When customers say "I cannot afford it", it means he really wants it.
I have to show him how to pay, speaking in their interest.
In the face of objections, ask questions
"Why not?"
"What else?"
Do not argue
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What are people emotionally hungry for?
How to play the game of life?
Thick face, black heart
Why must we close the deal fast?
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Earlier this year, RootMetrics had announced its latest "RootScore' report covering the second half of last year. While the CEO of T-Mobile, Mr. John Legere, was beside himself at the perceived pro-Verizon bias of RootMetrics, Sprint seems to taken a liking to the results. That's understandable, seeing as the carrier is reported to have made several improvements over its earlier results, when it consistently lagged behind the three other major carriers in most of the categories. However, this time around, much to the delight of Sprint, RootMetrics has pointed out that the carrier has significantly improved its call and data reliability in metro areas and also improved its median download speeds in several metro markets.
All of that is a cause for celebration at Sprint and the carrier is now doing just that, by giving its customers the chance to win a number of prizes as part of its "Across the Nation Celebration" sweepstakes. The contest will remain open until April 6th, and the list of prizes will change each week. The prizes for this week include a couple of new Samsung products, including the newly-launched Galaxy S7 smartphone and a 65-inch SUHD curved TV. The grand prize is a Fiat 500 hatchback. The contest is open to all existing Sprint subscribers and the carrier has created a dedicated new page on its website for the purpose. Interested users will have to submit their applications via the new webpage, but customers can also increase their chances by "following @Sprint on Twitter and once per day tweeting a picture with the hashtag #SprintNationSweepstakes on where they'd take their new car".
As for the results of the RootMetrics study that was released last month, it was actually Verizon that came out on top overall by leading in most categories in the RootMetrics RootScore report. However, Sprint believes that the study shows it is one of the most-improved carriers in the country, with as many as 212 first place finishes across various categories, which is a significant improvement over just 135 such distinctions in the second half of 2014. The carrier is also claiming that its LTE Plus network can hit real-world download speeds of over 100 Mbps "with compatible devices", and to illustrate its point, the carrier is citing the Nielsen Mobile Performance Data, which it says proves that its LTE data speeds are consistently higher than its major competitors Verizon, AT&T and T-Mobile. To achieve such industry-leading speeds, Sprint says its LTE Plus network uses "the world's most advanced technologies in wireless, such as two-channel carrier aggregation and antenna beamforming".


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Did you over eat this weekend? Oh, you didn't? Okay well, I did. I ate like Christmas wasn't just a week away and like I wouldn't be helping myself to my mother's baking and cooking for the next week straight. So, because of my careless eating and drinking this past weekend, I decided that a healthy dinner tonight was a MUST.
Salad again? I don't think so. Thank God for Trader Joe's and their "Harvest Hodgepodge" frozen vegetables. This frozen mix made it quick and easy to whip up my own version of vegetable stir-fry and throw it over brown rice. I don't use measurements, but I'll try my best to list everything out for you:
(I cook for one. But if you're cooking for more, then add a little more.)
1/2 tbsp olive oil
1/2 bag of Trader Joe's Harvest Hodgepodge vegetables
1/2 can of chick peas
1/2 can of kidney beans
3 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp brown sugar
Cook the rice according to the instructions on the bag or box. While the rice is cooking, add the olive oil and frozen vegetables to a small pan over medium heat. Once the vegetables have softened, add the chick peas and kidney beans (protein!) to the pan.
Be careful not to dry out or burn the chickpeas and kidney beans; if your rice isn't ready yet, I suggest taking the vegetable mixture from medium to low heat. Mix the soy sauce and brown sugar in a small bowl (the easiest homemade stir-fry sauce ever) and pour half on the vegetable mix in the pan. Stir and remove from heat. Add rice to a serving dish and add the vegetable mix on top. And the rest of the sauce (if you please), stir, and eat! Super quick, super tasty, and not too bad on the calorie count.


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Nicki Minaj is back with her new single "Rich Sex," which sees her teaming up with Lil Wayne.
"I know what these n****s like and it ain't my charm, I ain't stupid there's two hundred fifty on my arm," Nicki spits on the record. "I like money more than dick n***a that's a fact, you think pussy's everything? Well, let's have a chat."
The song is taken from Nicki's upcoming QUEEN album, due out August 10th. Also, her next single "Bed" featuring Ariana Grande is dropping this Thursday.
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It's Sunday morning, 8:00 AM. I just made my first cup of coffee. The radio plays my morning news program. The sky is gray again. I have no major plans for the day, just to relax after a very full week.
I brought books to sell at the New York State Writers Institute for the appearances of Margot Livesey (latest novel: Banishing Verona, 0312425201)* and Amy Hempel (latest book: Collected Stories, 0743289463). The crowd was light but friendly, the writers were stellar. The event took place in the Recital Hall at the University at Albany (SUNY), a smaller auditorium with a cozy feel. The table was set up in the passage space that surrounds the recital hall but the doors are kept closed during the speaking due to the echoes that are amplified by this curious set of buildings. With the doors closed I could just barely hear the speakers until a group of screeching students passed by the public space outside the auditorium. So, what happened was this: I heard the stunning introductions to the two authors and I managed to hear the beginnings of each of their readings then the noise levels increased and I was alone with a stack of books, including the newest edition of Mary Oliver's poetry, (Thirst , 0807068969) and my notepad.
Now, there was a term I learned in grad school years ago: kairos. Theologian Paul Tillich speaks of it as a "moment at which history has matured to the point of being able to receive the breakthrough of the manifestation of God." I am using the the concept loosely to apply to the experience of my plate getting so full that I thought I would be overwhelmed. But what happened was quite the opposite.
When Wednesday came and I was facing a 13 hour work day, plagued by allergies, tired from lack of sleep, thinking of all the things that needed to get done. I just knew it would not end well. But at the book table, hearing pieces of short stories, I began to write. As the words flowed onto the paper a lightness flowed into me. And by the time I got to my car a little after 10 PM all the pressure of the week was lifted. The coming crisis dissipated, whatever it was. I was spared. I could breathe. I wasn't tired.
What happened? Well, a series of moments came together that night. People, books, words, prayers, even a cat named Nigel all converged in that time and space and became expansive. What originally felt like something crushing turned into insight and freedom. I can't possibly recount all the steps that led to this point. I can only hope to stay open to the moment and not resist it.
Eckhart Tolle (The Power of Now, 1577314808) seems to be haunting me lately. I feel like I might want to take a look at it, though I'm thinking I might just get the audio and give a listen on the old iPod.
Let me tell you about a few books I've sold this week that inspire me or make me smile or just keep me curious.
There are a some children's books by Joan Steiner that I've been in love with since I discovered them:
1. Look-Alikes Jr.: The More You Look, the More You See! (0316713473)
2. Look-Alikes Christmas: The More You Look, the More You See! (0316811874)
3. Look-Alikes: The More Your Look, the More You See! (0316713481)
Steiner constructs scenes from a variety of objects. You think you're seeing a train but closer examination shows a pencil, bottle caps, a film cartridge, a knitting needle and an endless collection of things that come together to make an image of a train. Descriptions don't serve this book as much as seeing it yourself. Come and see. Looking at her books has made me look at the objects in my house with new eyes. My brain thinks about new uses for clothes pins, faucets, discarded lids.
The Christmas book is especially rich and delicious. By the way, Steiner is a resident of the Hudson Valley and I just may have to make a field trip to meet her and see how she does what she does. You can bet I'll give you a full report.
Zadie Smith's book On Beauty (0143037749) recently came out in paperback. I don't think this book is "high" literature but neither is it "fluff." It is full of interesting characters who surprised me as I got to know them. It's certainly worthy of your attention. Give it a try.
Stanley's book philosophy of the moment: If a book has even one great chapter, one well-crafted paragraph, one sublime sentence I will recommend it.
I like a well turned phrase. I read a book that's long out of print: River Road by C.F. Borgman. It's not an exceptionally great piece of fiction but there is one passage in that book that continues to haunt me. The main character has a watershed moment of discovering his abusive mother as a human being for the very first time. Brilliant.
Oh, did I mention we started doing Out Of Print searches now?
It's raining now. A good day to stay inside and read. Gotta go.
[* note: those numbers you see after the titles show the ISBN (International Standard Book Number) which are 10 digits (soon to become a 13 digit system) that uniquely identify the specific edition of a book.]


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Here I have an app that will grab the current uptime of a workstation remotely. The user enters a computer name in the top field, then clicks "Get Uptime" where the system uptime is displayed in the lower box. How do I get the app to take the "Enter" key to perform the action of the "Get Uptime" button though?
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A majority of the population is Caucasian at 70.59%. There is also a strong African American presence at a little over 19%, and a smaller percentage of Asians. The ratio of men to women shows that women are the majority. The median age in this city is 29. This is 8 years younger than both the state and national average, which are 37. The percentage of married people is much lower than state or national average.
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Orlando, Fla. At a time when few, if any, scouts are willing to tip their hands, the NBA offered insight into the top of this year's draft with the release of three lists of participants at the Orlando draft camp.
The event, which opened Tuesday, continues today with three days of scrimmages.
While 64 prospects ranging from well-known players such as North Carolina guard Ty Lawson, Louisville center David Padgett and Cal center DeVon Hardin to a variety of lesser-knowns will scrimmage in front of NBA scouts, 15 others are allowed to report at the end of the week for physicals and measurements.
Those players, selected through polling of NBA front offices, are Joe Alexander, Darrell Arthur, D.J. Augustin, Jerryd Bayless, Michael Beasley, Eric Gordon, Donte Greene, DeAndre Jordan, Brook Lopez, Kevin Love, O.J. Mayo, JaVale McGee, Anthony Randolph, Derrick Rose and Russell Westbrook.
Omitted from that list is highly regarded forward Danilo Gallinari, whose Italian League team is in the Euroleague playoffs.
From its exempted 15, the NBA then put together a list of nine players for the camp's media day, with Augustin, Bayless, Beasley, Gordon, Lopez, Love, Mayo, Randolph and Rose assigned to that Thursday session.
Alexander, Arthur, Greene, Love and Westbrook all have yet to sign with an agent, meaning they could still return to school. Their placement on the elite list likely is a signal of the end of that possibility.
Although most prospects accept the significance of the physicals and measurements, others have elected to bypass the event at the cost of official numbers headed into the June 26 draft. The session could be particularly significant for Beasley, who could be hurt if he comes in much shorter than his listed 6 feet 10.
Among those who apparently took umbrage to being bypassed on the physicals-only list and will be Orlando no-shows are Florida sophomore Marreese Speights, Arizona sophomore Chase Budinger, Kansas junior Mario Chalmers, Ohio State freshman Kosta Koufos, Memphis junior Chris Douglas-Roberts, Stanford sophomore Robin Lopez and Kansas State frosh Bill Walker. Those players instead will count on individual team tryouts, which are not allowed until next Tuesday.
This event also tends to kick-start trade talk, with several teams discussing moving down or out of the first round.
Among the intriguing names in camp are:
¢ Keith Brumbaugh, the 2005 Florida Mr. Basketball whose off-court issues kept him out of various four-year programs. He now will try to enter out of Tampa's Hillsborough CC.
¢ Mike Taylor, a guard who will attempt to become the first player drafted out of the NBA Development League, after spending this past season with the Idaho Stampede, following his dismissal from Iowa State.
¢ John Riek, a 7-2 Sudanese center who applied directly out of prep school.
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A London cyclist is lucky that the driver travelling behind him was doing so at a safe distance after being thrown to the ground by a man who opening the door of his parked van without looking.
The cyclist, whose identity has not been released, was travelling close to cars parked on the side of a road in Islington, in London's north.
Without looking to see if anything was approaching from behind, the driver of a parked white Renault van opened his door seconds before the cyclist was due to pass, sending him flying over the bicycle's handlebars onto the asphalt road.
A Volkswagen Jetta travelling behind the cyclist was travelling at a safe enough speed that it could brake and avoid hitting the cyclist, who was sprawled on the road.
Footage of the accident, captured on the dashboard camera of the Jetta driver, shows the van driver gesturing for the car to reverse so the cyclist could be helped.
The accident occurred on March 13 in Islington, in the city's north, but was released this week to highlight the dangers cyclists face daily from "dooring".
"In this case, the cyclist had an incredibly lucky escape because, as well as being flattened by the door of the van, he could easily have been crushed by the Jetta driver whose dashcam filmed the incident," VisionTrack managing director Simon Marsh told London's Evening Standard newspaper.
But the issue of "dooring" isn't isolated to England.
In 2014, a 25-year-old cyclist was killed in Melbourne when the driver of a parked car opened their door and knocked him to the ground.
In New South Wales, fines apply for drivers who "door" cyclists.
"The force of a cyclist running into a car door, even at slow speed, can cause major injuries," NRMA President Kyle Loades said.
"Most drivers do not realise a $319 fine can apply if they open their door into the path of a bike rider and cause an accident."
"This is about making sure drivers pay attention when they open their door. At the end of the day, we'd prefer to see nobody get fined and everybody get home safely to their families."


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Alpha Reporters Write Lots of Words – all in Realtime, But Where Did Words Come From?
Words, are what court reporters are trained to write, all in realtime – at least for themselves, and to write at a very fast pace and often for extended periods of time. The average number of pages a reporter writes is approximately 50-60 pages an hour, at an average speed of 180-200 words a minute. By the end of a six or seven-hour day, that can amount to a whole lot of words.
Reporters will write long words, short words, hard words, easy words, technical words. They will write — well, you get the picture. Words, words, words. As a matter of fact, a court reporter's whole career is built around words. With that being said, and as a reporter for over 38 years, I was on a quest. Where do words actually come from and how did words begin? I mean, since my livelihood happens to be words, why not know the answer.
Did words just evolve, as is espoused by Darwinism in the formation of mankind. Maybe it was the ape that was banging on his chest while asserting himself as king of the jungle, and right before he catapulted into a man, he belted out with uh, uh, uh, uh, which by the way is said in many depositions and court proceedings to this very day. "I , uh, you know, uh, was headed down the, uh, road, when, uh, I was rear-ended by the, uh, you know, 18- wheeler." Well, maybe that is a stretch. Most court reporters would simply question whether that should even be included in a transcript. However, I have to tell you, uh has been identified as a word sound and actually signifies hesitation.
So, back to the origin of words: Did they evolve from guttural sounds echoed by some primate that eventually morphed into mankind? And if not from there, then where?
I have done an exhaustive research, visited many web sites, even followed blog discussions and postings in search of the origin of the spoken word. The bottom line is there is no definitive answer or consensus as to the origin. While most argue there is no scientific answer, or documented proof as to where words come from or how they started, most believe that words simply evolved from the utterances of sounds. If that's the case, then some sounds evolved into what we know as English, some into Spanish, French, et cetera actually, more than 6,400 different languages.
Over 45 percent of the population believes in evolution, and that man simply evolved; it stands to reason that same belief holds true for where words come from. But for me, that is really a huge stretch. Even the watch on my wrist was made by a creator. The hands on my watch didn't simply converge with the band, face and internal mechanisms and begin to tick at the precise speed of time; it took a creator.
For me, Creationism is a much easier concept to embrace, than evolution. With that belief, I had one more place to search for the origin of words.
I went to the good book, the Bible, and there I found a passage in the book of John 1:1 In the beginning was the word, and the word was with God . . . . . I had made an even more astonishing discovery . . . . . and the word was God. Now I knew where words came from, as well as identified what the first word was. . . . and the word was God.
As to the unsolved mystery of the various languages, I discovered that too. In Genesis 11:9 it says, ". . . . and God gave them diverse languages."
That unfettered sound of uh is still around, and although you may not see it in many transcripts, it is still being used to this very day. There are those who will argue that it was ushered in by the king of the jungle, or some other creature. But if by chance some fine attorney looks at me and says, "Madam Court Reporter, since your career is built around words, do you happen to know where words come from?" I can confidently proclaim, "I believe the spoken word, and the wonder thereof, was given to us by our Creator."
Until we, uh, postulate again, thank you for blogging with the Alpha-bit.
Kathy May – President


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This is the first year I've had a Valentine!
Our celebration of Valentine's Day has been a bit unorthodox.
This morning, Itzik got me a B1 Working Visa for the State of Israel.
I gave him a photo and homemade chocolate-covered strawberries...
His gift was better.
Yep- I am now a legal resident of the State of Israel...with permission to work!
As I've mentioned before, if you aren't Jewish but are dating an Israeli you can apply for the "girlfriend visa".
This morning, Itzik and I went to the Ministry of the Interior for our interviews, the final stage of the process.
So, on Valentine's Day, I was interrogated about my relationship to prove its legitimacy in order to receive working papers.
You know, average V-Day stuff.
You know, average V-Day stuff.
All kidding aside, this is a huge moment for us. It's not every day that you can actually feel the gears of your life shifting. We climbed the mountain of Israeli bureaucracy and emerged victorious. And, I have to admit that its seriously cool to have a working visa in another country...the novelty is still there for me sometimes.
And lest we forget Valentines' past...I stumbled upon some familiar (yet apropos) graffiti the other day...
Remember this?
I see these hearts all the time, but rarely stop to photograph them anymore.
How crazy that last year at this time I was avoiding finals by chasing hearts around the city, and I was about a month away from meeting the love of my life.
What a difference a year makes.


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I recently was on the partner panel for some of the Microsoft Transformation IT Roadshows where I was honored to speak on Advanced Analytics. For those of you who attended I had mentioned I would capture some of the Q&A and post it on our blog for your convenience. For those unable to attend, I wanted to share the content with you, too! If you have any additional questions or if you'd like to talk more about any of these, email our Client Services team. I look forward to connecting with you!
And, if you're looking for more information on Advanced Analytics, be sure to attend our complementary webinar on March 10th at 9am PT / 12pm ET. Register here.
Partner Panel Q&A
Here's some of my responses from the Q&A. I'm going to stick to my own answers, since I'm doing this from memory and don't want to mischaracterize the answers of the others on the panel.
Question: What does "the Modern Data Platform" mean to you?
Although many of the answers of the other panelists leaned towards hardware and software refresh schedules, I felt like my experience lent itself to a different answer. Here was my response:
"I feel a bit out of place with my answer, since I think you can have a 'modern data platform' even with old hardware and software, although I'm sure that makes it a bit harder. To me, a 'modern data platform' is one where both transactional and non-transactional data play a role.
Traditionally, people have thought about important, decision-supporting data as belonging in a traditional SQL based transactional store or data warehouse. That still plays an extremely important role, especially for data that needs to be analyzed repeatedly and quickly – your hot data. But I believe a 'modern data platform' includes semi-structured and unstructured data, and that this data is used to provide business insight. Think web logs, click streams, user reviews, and the like – sometimes this is cold, rarely accessed data. All these things contribute meaningfully to understanding your business, but they don't belong in a traditional structured database.
To be fair to my colleagues who talked about new hardware and software, I believe this is much more easily achieved with the right tools. For instance, SQL Server 2014 and 2016 allow integration of unstructured data stored in Hadoop (and many other unstructured data storage technologies) into SQL queries. SQL Server 2016 ups the game considerably with direct integration of powerful data analytics capabilities, such as running R scripts in-process. Plus, of course, all those wonderful features you saw demonstrated in the last presentation."
Question: What recommendation would you make for someone just starting to think about data analytics?
"I have two recommendations: start storing your data now, and look at your existing dashboards with an eye toward predictive recommendations.
First, start saving your data now. There's nothing more frustrating than coming up with a fantastic, potentially valuable idea, but then having to wait 6 months to get the data you need. Instead, store it now. All of it. Stuff you don't think you'll ever use or need. Unless you're absolutely sure, store it. Storage in Azure is now less than 2 cents per gigabyte per month. Just save it there in piles. Once you have an idea, you'll be glad you did.
Second, look at your existing executive dashboards. Chances are they show what has happened, and you're using those to make business decisions today. Now, ask yourself, if the reports showed what will likely happen, would that be valuable. If so, how so? Now you're on your way to beginning to sketch out some ideas for getting real business value from your predictive analytics. By starting with dashboards and reports that already provide value, you're more likely to provide business value faster. You can leverage those successes to justify looking for deeper, potentially more valuable, insights."
Question: We have all heard about Big Data and Advanced Analytics. Can you help make this real by sharing some examples of tangible solutions that you have delivered for your customers??
"Over the past several years, we've seen exponential growth in the amount of data our customers are generating. But not in the amount they are saving. But you don't need to have a massive amount of data to do "Big Data". We often find success with megabytes and gigabytes of data – not terabytes and petabytes. Let me give a couple examples:
A business-to-business retailer recent ran the entire purchase history of every customer through a simple recommendation engine. They then created up-sell opportunities for each of their 6,000 customers, allowing their sales team to prioritize their work. Total time investment: 1 day. Total Azure cost: $1.89. Yes, one dollar and 89 cents. Can we make the recommendations better? Of course, but sometimes it doesn't take rocket science, just a couple gigabytes of data and a good engine.
Another company is using Azure Machine Learning to predict the probability that leads will close successfully. Are they 100% guaranteed to close? Absolutely not, but we're getting closer and closer to understanding which leads are substantially better and should be pursued.
There are so many good stories, and so many different opportunities to do something fast to deliver value. The key is to pick something small, and run with it. Do something. It won't be perfect the first time through, but you're not looking for perfection, you're looking for improvement. Then use proof for another small step."
There were a few more questions, but these hit the key points during the launches. One last thing I'd recommend, however, if you're looking to see how LEGO and data are related, check out our latest video and then attend one of our advanced analytics events – webcast or in person!