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"My mother was the most beautiful woman I ever saw. All I am I owe to my mother. I attribute my success in life to the moral, intellectual, and physical education I received from her."
—George Washington
Mother's Day always makes me cry.
I can't help it.
I miss my mother.
We lost her to a car accident in 2004.
During the Holidays…ANY holiday, I feel the loss quite keenly.
…at times that loss is so strongly I just can't breathe.
That's just an inkling of the impact a mother can have on the life of her child.
Which got me thinking.
What were the things that made my mother special, to me?
Was it her love and nurturing affection?
Was it her smile or the attention she gave me?
Was it the professional toilet papering techniques she taught me,…or perhaps the important skills of shadow-skipping to avoid the police on the way home after the job had been successful?
Maybe it was the lullabies she sang to me growing up?
Those chocolate chips she put in the smiley pancakes?
…or how she won every race to school against teens in sports cars with our Ford LTD Station Wagon?
Though eating chocolate-eyed pancakes while racing at 90mpg was pretty fun.
It wasn't anything she did that made mom 'special'.
It was who she was that made all the difference.
It's Not Just MY Mother Who's Special
My children are equally blessed.
Kathilynn is the most wonderful woman I've ever known.
What's amazing, is that I see the same character traits in the love of my life as I did in my own mother.
And while other people seem to bash on or tease their In-Laws, I've been blessed yet again with a mother-in-law who doesn't fit the norm.
She's amazing, kind, wonderful and the fact is, I adore her.
I don't consider her my mother-in-LAW.
She's my mom.
…and I love her with all my heart, because of who she is.
Her character.
Kathilynn's character.
My mother's character.
THAT'S when I realized a common thread among the mothers that I knew, both friends and family.
People I work with, people I entertain.
…and I think a good portion of the world has missed it.
Either by accident, neglect or ignorance, we have not expressed the thanks we should, nor acknowledged the true value that we have all around us.
…and I'd like to get your help to change that.
Let's Start A Movement of Appreciation!
Starting this year, I'd like to create a movement called 'Praise It Forward'.
You know the term PAY It Forward, but I'd like to encourage 'praising' those we love.
A simple act, sharing the things we notice about the most important people in our lives.
Our mothers.
So today, I'd like to share with you 5 Insanely Powerful Secrets You Need To Tell Your Mom and encourage you to look into your own heart… make your own list…
Make your own list.
Then share that list with your mother.
Don't hold back.
Don't wait.
The last memory I have of my mother was a horrible argument we had before she left on her trip.
I thought of all the ways I was going to make it up to her.
To apologize for my behavior.
…and I never got that chance.
Trust me.
Don't wait.
#1 Success Is Knowing Your Mother Is PROUD Of You
The world isn't kind and it's harder no than when I was a child.
I battle every day to reinvent myself and become the person the person I believe you wanted me to be.
Loving, patient, kind, forgiving, hard working, compassionate and determined to make this world a better place.
But I've learned that life doesn't often work out in my favor.
I'm not where I thought I would be.
Many hopes and dreams unrealized.
Yet my heart tells me you would be proud of me.Click To TweetThat you would see what I have become instead of what I have achieved or amassed.
Were you here, I know you'd put your arms around me and whisper secrets in my ear.
Reminding me of where I was, so long ago…and how far I've come.
That I've never been behind, but that I've always made it.
That if I'm of service to others, I've already succeeded in what truly matters.
#2 I Can Do The Impossible When YOU Believe In Me
How is it that you can see the invisible?
Able to look inside my heart and tell me what the future holds.
Not because you knew the future, but because you knew my character—the very nature you shaped and molded—in such a way, you knew the choices I'd make before I was presented with the options.
The confidence you showed, never faltering, instilled a belief in me that I had potential.
That I could make a difference in the world around me, mom.
If that's not a superpower, I don't know what is.
When countless people told me I couldn't draw, couldn't write, you told me not to listen.
"People don't see the world as it is, but as they are," you'd remind me, "and oftentimes they can't see past their own pain, problems, and traditions."
"Is there anything I can do?" I'd ask.
You always smiled and with a hug, would reply, "Show them there's more to a person than what they can see."
So I did.
Again and again and again.
#3 The World Will Always Contain Joy When You're IN It
When you died, mom, I was hurt.
You…were part of every future I had plans for.
Not just me, but Kathi and the children too.
Any future we could imagine.
That part of my heart died with you that day, leaving a hole which cannot be filled.
…because you OWN that part of my heart.
Then something miraculous happened.
When I thought about you, your life ignited my heart and mind.
…and for a moment, the world grew brighter!
Every memory I have, which we crafted together, holds in it, a seed of happiness and joy.
Though I wish you were here, I can call on that joy at any time, anywhere, in an instant.
A gift you gave me…which took the deepest suffering to discover.
I didn't understand fully when you told me to be mindful of Kathilynn, to be sensitive to her heart.
But I believe I do now.
She has the same power, the same breathtaking influence on my world and the world of our children, mom.
She's amazing and I never knew I could love so much, so strong and so deep.
…and the world contains joy because she's in it.
#4 Trust Me, Mom, Your Kisses ALWAYS Make Things Better
When I was little and got hurt, usually doing something foolish, you came to the rescue.
With a smile and a kiss, my pain and 'boo-boos' faded away.
The sun would shine and all would be well once again.
As I grew older, those 'boo-boos' became actual wounds.
…even torment.
You know the times I speak of.
Yet in those darker moments, I found a place in your arms.
A place where my fears would melt.
A place where I could breathe.
Where truth held the ground and mercy was ever-present, watching over me.
…and your kiss upon my cheek or forehead became, once more, the magic of days long past.
In an instant, you granted me strength, comfort…and my heart was always able to heal.
#5 Thank You For Being The Voice In My Mind
Of all the gifts I've received from you, mom, there's one that stands out above all.
When I'm alone.
When I'm confused.
When I'm bubbling with rage.
…or trying to find the path because of a stupid choice I've made…
I hear you.
Your kind, loving, encouraging voice, guiding me to make a good choice.
To forgive.
To have mercy.
To have compassion.
To be MORE.
And for that, mother, I will always be grateful.
Now Go Call Your Mother
Don't wait to call your mother.
Do it now.
Tell her you love her.
Tell her THANK YOU for all she's done, for all she's been to you.
She's not perfect.
Neither are you.
That's not the point.
Trust me when I say, you never know how much time you have and when you least expect it…
She'll be gone.


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Impatient to see the new versions and already seen already installed, but unfortunately not fully tried yet because of some errors.
Here is quickly my first experience with OJS3 in a nutshel:
After loging in as admin, I try to 'create a journal', by providing a Journal title, Journal description and a path. Then, I click "Save", but the system freezes and nothing happens even after long minutes of waiting.
When I click on the Administration link (at left), a page with 'Site Administration' label appears.
In this page, I see "Site Management" under which "Hosted Journal" appear.
When I click on this (Hosted Journals link), I see only the path's name of the journal I have already created after logging in as an admin. The field of the Journal's title appears empty beside a blue arrow, though I have provided the title and description in the first step of the journal creation page.
Then, I click on the small blue arrow, supposedly pointing to the journal name, and I see three options:
Edit, Remove and Settings wizard.
I first selected "Edit", and then, the page of 'Create Journal' appears again, but this time without the text toolbox that seemingly disappeared at this stage.
I fill again again the same info as previously (journal title and description), and click 'Save' again, and the journal name now appears alongside the path.
Then, when I click on the option "Settings wizard", nothing happens but a Loading circle that turns permanently and an error message poping up with the following error:
The page at localhost says:
The current role does not have access to this operation.
Prevent this page from creating additional dialog.
When I click on "View Site" on the top right, near the admin login, I have a new deformed page that appears as follow with the supposedly journal elements but stacked on the top left:
This does not look like a journal page.
This is all what I could see/test so far, after installation. I hope this would help fixing these errors. Unfortunately, I couldn't go further than these few steps. I'll try again later to see if I could go to other steps.
Thank you again for your efforts.
Hi @Bupeer,
When you attempted to create the journal, an error occurred, and I suspect the other problems you encountered stem from that. Check your PHP error log to see if there are details from around the time you created the OJS journal; these should help debug.
Alec Smecher
Public Knowledge Project Team
Hi Alec,
Thank you for your reply.
My PHP log (in WAMP server) is empty.
Other PHP-based tools works just fine and I did not have any error.
The installation operates fine but the issue starts from creating a journal; once I click on "Save", this turns into gray and nothing else happens except a circle turning in permanence at the down-right corner of the screen.
This took more than 20 minutes!
I then clicked on 'Cancel' and found the other issues described above.
It would be much appreciated if the system was able to tell what/where the problem was!
Do you have a browser-based developer tool like Firebug for Firefox? If you see an endless spinner, it generally means a sub-request failed. A developer tool can help by letting you inspect what the system sent back to the browser; this might contain the error message.
Hi Alec,
Thanks for the prompt response.
Yes, I have but I am not a developer, so I do not know exactly how to use it properly or where should I look to find the errors.
Anyway, after I click on "Cancel" and go back to the Administration panel, and created a new journal with exactly the same errors as for the first journal created, now I see a "Submission" link just above the Administration link.
When I click on it, I have the submission page appears but it seems that the language and section choices are Mandatory to go through the other submission steps but these fields are empty!
So, the submission process is immediately stopped here!
The other steps (upload files, metadat…) are obviously inaccessible as the first one was not accomplished.
Please check the screenshot:
As you can see at the top right screenshot, there is only English, so I do not know why the option of Submission language is there! And even if it is there, this should be optional!
The same for the section, it is mandatory but empty too!
The problems you're describing stem from an incomplete installation – there's definitely a PHP error message hiding somewhere. Your log should at least have warnings in it. Can you double-check? You can use your phpinfo() output to locate logs if you're not sure where errors are getting logged.
Thank you Alec.
I have reinstalled (clean installation) but the same problem persists. The PHP log is still empty.
However, when I check with the developer tool, I found the following message under the 'Network' tab:
cs.js:321 'Range.detach' is now a no-op, as per DOM.
Synchronous XMLHttpRequest on the main thread is deprecated because of its detrimental effects to the end user's experience. For more help, check http://xhr.spec.whatwg.org/.
Could this be the cause? Any fix?
Neither warning should cause problems – though you can resolve the one about LuceneAutocompleteHandler.js by applying this patch. Would you be willing to share access credentials to your server? If so, send me a private message with details.
Thank you Alec.
I am still testing in a localhost server, so it would be hard that you can do something online as my installation is not online yet.
I have already make a third new installation after I deleted all the other installations including the beta one and after I deleted the corresponding databases, but still have exactly the same problem.
From the start, when I try to "create a journal" and click save, the system turns permanently and then I have all the other issues described above.
I am running windows 7, WAMP (PHP 5.3, APache 2.2, MySql5.5).
Somewhat disappointed…as I can install wordpress, drupal, and many other cms without any particular problem.
I too have this problem with two installations on xampp local servers. Cannot find any error logs on this issue. The only active user in the system is the admin user created at installation, and it does not have any rights, except for registering as author.
The only two panels I get on the left are Tasks and Administration.
What could be wrong with the installation? 2.4.8 worked like a charm, out of the box.
Best regards,
Hi @mindseeds,
We haven't tested OJS 3.0 with XAMPP, so it's entirely possible that an assumption has made it into the release about e.g. Windows vs. UNIX conventions. I don't have a Windows machine here to test/debug on, but will see if someone else on the team can take a look.
Hi @asmecher,
I tried doing five installs in 3 differents machines, with OS Windows with xampp,wampserver and easy php, and not working. Is the same error.
Hi @cgaravito,
Can you ensure that your max_execution_time limit in your PHP configuration is greater than 30 seconds? It may take up to a minute to install OJS on Windows machines – to be safe, extend it to a few minutes. See http://stackoverflow.com/questions/5164930/fatal-error-maximum-execution-time-of-30-seconds-exceeded
for details on how to accomplish this. Be sure to restart the service after increasing the limit.
Thanks! I configurated the max_execution_time in 120 and ojs v3 are running so good!
Excellent, glad to hear it!
I confirm, it works by extending the max_execution_time in the php.ini file to a larger value than the default one provided by the server (i.e. Wamp).
However, after installation and completing the other steps, the text in the Abstract seems to exceed its specific field by overlapping with the citation block at the right as it could be seen in the following screen shot:
Actually, the text extends to the right indefinitely in one line only. I should continue to scroll horizontally as long as there is a text to read!
The page set up seems to be broken?
Any tip to fix this?
Thank you
Can you send a link to a journal where this is happening? I see spaces in your content which should cause the text to wrap, but it's possible there's actually a weird character encoding artifact of some kind going on.
Dear all, Please someone could help us. We installed a new version of OJS 3.0 with success. But, I am looking for the "Quick submit" plugin that I have use a lot to update our Journal content. Please, could you tell me how to use it in this version 3.0, or how to install it ?. Thanks
Hi @RFCS,
Could you post your question as a new thread? It's not related to the above thread. That'll help keep the forum organized.
Hi, I'm having the exact same problem as OP. I tried extending the execution time of the PHP but it didnt fix anything. ¿Any other ideas? The errors I'm encountering are the following in the apache log
[Sun Nov 13 12:26:24.962261 2016] [:error] [pid 7040:tid 1660] [client ::1:53303] ojs2: 404 Not Found, referer: http://localhost/ojs/index.php/index/$$$call$$$/page/page/css
[Sun Nov 13 12:27:07.984721 2016] [:error] [pid 7040:tid 1652] [client ::1:53311] PHP Warning: mkdir(): No such file or directory in C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\ojs\\lib\\pkp\\classes\\file\\FileManager.inc.php on line 303, referer: http://localhost/ojs/index.php/index/admin/contexts
[Sun Nov 13 12:30:34.325523 2016] [:error] [pid 7040:tid 1644] [client ::1:53367] PHP Warning: file_put_contents(C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\ojs\\cache\\fc-journalSettings-11.php): failed to open stream: Permission denied in `C:\\xampp\\htdocs\\ojs\\lib\\pkp\\classes\\cache\\FileCache.inc.php on line 90, referer: http://localhost/ojs/index.php/trabhiscrit/admin/contexts?openWizard=1`
I already changed the permissions of the htdocs so it has full control. Don't really know what else to do.
Thanks you for the help

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Psychological manipulation by marketers and how to protect yourself!
3 Ways Cognitive Bias Causes You to Spend Money
by Subrata Dhar
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As a Dollar Stretcher reader, you probably know how distractions can help the retailers to slip their hands in your pocket without you even realizing. But what you perhaps didn't know is retailers deliberately utilize some sneaky techniques to create such distractions. These are much more subtle than any noise or attention grabbing posters and created using the knowledge of a field of psychology, known as cognitive biases.
What is Cognitive Bias?
The human brain has three parts: primal, emotional and logical. The logical part is considerably newer and yet to be evolved fully. Cognitive biases are simply loopholes of that logical brain that make people deviate from making good logical judgments. In simpler words, cognitive biases force you to buy a $2000 watch even when you are short on money.
How Marketers Are Sneaking Past Your Defenses
Applications of cognitive biases are known to the marketers and they utilize those with great efficiency. Here are the three most used biases.
1. Seductive Power of "Free"
"Free" has a tremendous effect on the human mind. Consider which one you would prefer to have (try it quickly)?
- $10 gift coupon for free
- $25 gift coupon for $7.
If you are like most people, the $10 gift coupon will be your choice, though the second option is more profitable. Why is that? Because humans are programmed to relate the word "free" with potential gain and zero risk.
But these free things come with the emotional burden of reciprocation. When you are taking free stuff, your emotional brain is getting ready to put pressure on you to buy from the same seller to get rid of that burden of favor.
Retailers are aware of this and often provide free stuff. They know that buyers eventually will return the "favor."
Another downside of "free" is people often get so charmed by the word that they completely miss the hidden cost. For example, look at this advertisement below.
If you are too focused on the word "free" and sign up without reading the details, you will end up spending $99/month after 14 days. If you need their services, then it's fine. Otherwise, you should read it properly. Such examples are plentiful, even for mundane things like food, clothes, etc.
To avoid the "free" trap, you should read the terms and conditions thoroughly, especially about the involvement of any post purchase charges.
2. Anchoring Effect
Have you ever seen an advertisement promising you a $500 product for $150 because it is Valentine's Day, Black Friday, etc.? I bet the answer is yes. Well, this is a marketing trick that exploits another bias called the "Anchoring Effect."
The human mind requires some standard or number to measure profitability. Whenever the advertiser tells you about the sale, he/she passively sets the standard in your mind and makes you focus on the "price drop" instead of the actual worth of the product.
The "Anchoring Effect" and the "Scarcity Principle" come hand in hand. Those limited period offers or Black Friday sales are designed to create a sense of urgency in your mind and force you to buy based on emotion.
To avoid this, you should ask yourself what the actual price should be instead of how much discount you are getting. Take your time before making any decision, and if someone is aggressively pressing you to make a buying decision, the deal is probably not best for you.
3. Band Wagon Effect
The "Band Wagon Effect" is a cognitive bias that makes people stick to a decision that was already made by a large number of people with similar backgrounds.
This effect is perhaps the most widely utilized bias in marketing. The entire concept of "brand" is based on this bias. With a lot of money in their pocket, businesses launch powerful marketing campaigns to gain powerful social proof. Afterwards, making customers choose branded, overpriced products over the cheaper local alternatives becomes a downhill battle.
Generally fast food chains, fashion houses, etc. use the Band Wagon Effect and the Anchoring Effect to set a trend by creating a sense of popularity. Buyers usually fall into this trap and end up buying a lot of stuff they don't need or enjoy.
If your spending has put you in debt, start taking the steps to financial freedom today!
Whenever any retailer or business tries to pull the "popular" card to convince you to buy their product, you should consider whether you would really want to buy the product if it were not "popular." Trust your instincts. If the answer is yes, then go ahead. Otherwise, think twice before reaching for your credit card.
Here is a tip to protect yourself from wasting money on trendy, yet poor looking clothes. I call it the rule of three.
Whenever you see a piece of clothing, try to imagine how many jaw-dropping combinations can be created with other items of your existing wardrobe. If the number is less than three, don't purchase it.
You can never totally avoid such psychological manipulations, but with enough knowledge, most of the time, you can stop yourself from spending on things that someone else wants you to buy.
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From January 25th to January 28th, 2013 – Palm Beach County Convention Center
ArtPalmBeach is considered one of the most influential contemporary art fairs on Florida's Gold Coast by both critics and art enthusiasts since its opening in 1997. This year fair will debut the most extensive program in its history by encompassing premiere events, special exhibitions, topical lectures, special museum tours, site specific art installations, art performances and exclusive VIP programs.
ArtPalmBeach 2013 welcomes back many returning exhibitors as well as introducing newcomers to the Palm Beach art scene. The fair is comprised of over seventy international galleries presenting works of all forms of contemporary art including painting, sculpture, photography, design, fine art glass, video and installations from modern art to new cutting-edge artists.


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Comments (6)
a resident of Birdland
on Aug 1, 2012 at 8:42 am
liberalism is a disease is a registered user.
It's way past the time when same sex partners create their own institution and call it whatever they want instead of trying to act like they will ever be the same as heterosexual, married couples. Separate, but equal?
a resident of Parkside
on Aug 1, 2012 at 8:57 am
Your so right, Diseased. This country would be so much better if blacks would go back to wear they belong, women would recognize that their proper place is to serve there husbands, and gays would accept how their disease makes them less than equal.
a resident of Birdland
on Aug 1, 2012 at 10:08 am
liberalism is a disease is a registered user.
'steve', you're certainly right on 2 of your three assertions. I'll let you guess which two. Hint: they both involve the word 'exit'.
a resident of Livermore
on Aug 3, 2012 at 12:00 pm
I say live 'n let live...HOORAY!
a resident of Canyon Meadows
on Aug 4, 2012 at 10:48 pm
liberalism is a disease is a member, ah geez, do you really think that "...same sex partners create their own institution" How about that hetros, like you and me, never created our "own institution"? Marriage was and is, an institutional concept.
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text: These Monday night games are crazy, it really feels like we have had a bye this weekend. On Saturday night I pulled out Manly v Souths 2004 from North Sydney Oval. I recall in the lead up to the match, the Souths supporters were giving it to Manly and how we will end up with the spoon. This match was shaping us the loser could be the woodenspooners. Apart from being a match with more than average amount of dropped ball, I have never forgotten it. Manly won 50-22 after racing out to a 10 nil lead but falling behind 12 -10 near the end of the first half. Some good tries and a very good performance from Brett Stewart. A performance that in some way is mirroring his 2014 efforts. Just thought I would share my boring Saturday night and by the way, Souths ended up being wooden spooners (again).


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At first glance these pancakes looked like something I had to try. I know what most people were thinking, "these sound weird," because Jasmine wrote that they did. But not me, I was thinking these sound unique, I love cottage cheese and look at that picture! I want to eat that! Of course that's what I think about most of the food from The Richmond Avenue, which is why I selected this recipe for my WordPress Cooking Challenge!
When I started to collect the ingredients I would need to make these pancakes, my first thought was I need to get a new food processor with a larger capacity. Which actually has no connection with this recipe because the instructions clearly state to combine the ingredients in a blender, which I did. However, that was my first thought none-the-less.
It was when I began to pour the ingredients into the blender, I actually started to question "how is this going to work?" I understand that the oats were taking place of the flour (of which there is none) and I think it's pretty cool that this is a gluten-free recipe. But there was no oil or melted butter, the only fat was in the cottage cheese. The baking powder and vanilla were normal for me (because I make pancakes on a weekly basis), but when I went to throw in a pinch of salt I had to stop myself… no salt in this recipe either! I figured the cottage cheese is probably salty enough and I started feeling healthier by the second. I have to confess- that I used three whole eggs as opposed to 6 egg whites. It was a calculated decision based on four things: firstly, I know from experience that it will add the same amount of moisture: secondly, the recipe did not call for me to whip the egg whites and gently fold them in, so although it may have been lighter I really didn't feel I was messing with airy-ness: thirdly, I'm not worried about the amount of cholesterol I am eating, although I respect that as a healthy option: and lastly, I love my organic eggs, I don't have any recipes in the line-up that call for yolks, and I didn't want to waste them. But honestly all of this inner turmoil isn't worth it! I did add the optional tablespoon of sugar- because that's the kind of girl I am.
As I was heating up the griddle and watching my butter foam in readiness for the batter I actually got excited to see how this was going to turn out! And as I watched for the bubbles to cue me that it was time to flip the pancakes, I was happy to see the beautiful golden color that occurred on the first side! So far so good! As I moved my first round of pancakes to a side plate I had to pinch a piece off of one to see how this was going to taste. It was sweet, salty, and just like a pancake, except healthier and full of protein! It's a delicious recipe and it even got more fun with all of the fresh fruit toppings!
For the original recipe and picture check out The Richmond Avenue
1 cup cottage cheese
1 cup oats
3 Tbsp almond or skim milk
6 egg whites
1 tsp vanilla
1 tsp baking powder
1 Tbsp sugar (optional)
Strawberries for topping (optional)
Blueberries for topping (optional)
Maple syrup for topping ("optional, but not really" – love that BTW!)
Place all of the ingredients in a blender and let it do its thing! Scoop 1/4 cup of the batter at a time on the prepared griddle (with butter or baking spray). Flip when you see the bubbles… Serve warm!
Enjoy! I know I sure did!


text: Tonight starts our night menu. From 10pm until 4am we will have for delivery only $1.50 new Jersey beef or chicken tacos minimum of 6 per order. Beef or chicken quesadillas $5.99 boneless wings 1lb for 8.99 10in cheese pizza 5.00 14in cheese pizza 10.00 pepperoni onions green peppers mushrooms toppings 1.50 for 10in 2 for 14 in bacon chicken anchovies and ham $2.00 for 10in and $3 for 14. Don't go to bed hungry!!!


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If you've read this blog, then you know that I am a big proponent of having a close connection to the food that you eat. In fact, I spend most of my time trying to do just that. At the end of most days I have the dirt under my fingernails and scars on my hands to prove it.
So, it probably should come as no surprise that the animals at 1840 Farm are following suit. The goat kids are four weeks old today and made the decision to curl up and take a nap within the boundaries of their feed pan. I don't know, sleeping on your dinner plate might be taking this a little too far, but it sure is cute.


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Let me be the first to say that I'm not the most girly-girly a girl could be, but that I'm also definitely not all that tom-boyish in my design taste. I generally like classic looks, with eclectic, fun, funky, and sometimes feminine touches. We both like antiques and pieces with a lot of character.
That being said, Wyatt's tastes and tendencies are more modern and masculine…as well as a bit…just boyish. To try and describe it more, I'd say he has a bit of a vintage juvenile flair to him, in a very charming, boyish way of course.
So, when we saw this bank at Target back when we were finding our "his and hers" pieces for the bedroom, I knew it was something he would like.
Of course, he'd prefer it to be a bit more realistic (painted blue and red like this), but I think the silver color gives it a little bit more modern of a look. More funky, less "toy-like," if that makes senses, so it's a fun compromise we both like.
Still, even though we both thought it was cool, we couldn't pull the trigger for an almost $15 bank we didn't really need. After all, we already have our Giraffe Pig that holds our loose change.
So, when we saw him later, still the last one there, marked at less than $12, it was tempting, but we still refrained. Every time we left the store, I felt a little pang of regret at leaving Mr. Robot there, but still, we resisted.
And then, when he was marked down to $2.98, we couldn't say no any longer. Clearly, he was meant to come live at our house. So now, he guards Hubs' pocket change at the end of the day.
He also adds a touch of coolness and boyish charm to the room, don't you think?
After all, it's a lot different than what's currently on my nightstand…
Meanwhile, Hubs went on a business trip to Washington D.C. and as part of his present to me when he came home, he returned with two little Cubebots for us to play with. If you aren't familiar with Cubebot, he's a a little wooden puzzle/transformer/rubiks cube robot that folds up into a tiny cube or can be posed into a bunch of different robots shapes. Luckily for me, it comes with some instructions.
Hubs keeps his at his desk at work.
Mine is red and he hangs out on my desk at home. They're our work robots I guess.
Sometimes, he even has little notes to share with me.
But usually, he just stands there, looking cool and reminding me of the wonderfully boyish man I married. Although, in reality, who doesn't love cool wooden toy robots?
And who wouldn't enjoy putting their pocket change into a robot every night?
So, that's the story of how I, the semi-self-declared girly girl, came to know and admire three handsome robot men. I never imagined myself having a robot collection, especially one that invaded our home within the span of about three weeks…but I think that's why I like our eclectic sense of style that makes room for a few random pieces and reminds us not to take ourselves or our home too seriously.
What surprising collections do you have in your house? Any characters you didn't imagine you'd ever enjoy as much as you do? How do combine two styles into one cohesive home?
P.S. If you like this bank, it's no longer sold at Target—we might have gotten the last one! But they do have a bunch of other awesome ones, here. (That giraffe one—oh-my-adorable, right?!) Also, I found the silver robot, here, if you're interested…but no idea how long it's available or how credible the seller is.
Also, Target doesn't know I'm writing this post, so they certainly aren't paying me to try and sell banks. I'm just passing on the deets for you all.


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About a year ago, I heard Justin Graves (a fellow student at Virginia Tech) explaining Actively Caring for People, a movement with a pay-it-forward philosophy urging people to show and appreciate kindness every day. As I understand it, it works by encouraging people to give green wristbands to people who are kind in ways that are not necessarily expected, accompanied with a verbal explanation of the wristband and a genuine expression of thanks. There is more to it, and you can read more on its website, but I had to explain that to get to the real subject of this blog post.
Justin recently posted the following Facebook status, which got me thinking (and blogging):
"If you did not already know, I have a personal rule of meeting one new person every day and helping one person every day. Today, I went to the grocery store, and the cashier and her bagger were extremely helpful by unloading my cart onto the belt and even helped me take my groceries out to my car despite the fact that it was raining. After giving them green bracelets, I decided to call the store and tell their manager how helpful they were. She then proceeded to tell me that she was going to comp my entire bill of groceries today…which was $150. A little bit of random kindness and caring for others goes a long way, people."
Justin is an amazing guy for a variety of reasons, and although he is incredibly involved at Virginia Tech, it is his character that I find most inspiring. He consistently goes out of his way to kindness, and despite this particular story having monetary benefits, it is clear that his behaviors are a result of wanting to spread joy to others – not for his own benefit.
Studying abroad has opened the doors for me to meet all sorts of people from all over the world, and I am always curious to hear about what others have to say about the United States. Many people who have visited the States mention something about Americans being kind. Usually this is expressed as a good thing, as you might expect. Others, however, are bothered by the constant pleasantries and well-wishes. They see it as a façade; acquaintances will ask you how you're doing, but you're expected to say 'good.' Even cashiers will tell you to "have a nice day" – but do they really mean it?
After I realized that common American pleasantries might annoy people from other cultures (and for legitimate reasons), I began evaluating my own interactions with others to be sure I always mean what I say. After spending some time in Europe, it has become easier to understand where people are coming from, and while people here might not always put on a smile for strangers, they are almost always genuine when they do.
I'm not exactly sure where this leaves me, or leaves us as a culture – the Facebook post got me thinking and I believe it's good food for thought. In a perfect world, people would look for ways to help others, and borders would not dictate one's behavior. It would be great if Americans could always mean what they say, and it would be great if Europeans tended to care more about strangers. Of course, an individual's identity and behavior is not wholly defined by where one lives, so I suppose every person must decide for him or herself where they stand. Otherwise their behavior may very well be defined by their society, for better or for worse.
As for me, I would like to stand with Justin. I could do better at showing and appreciating kindness (we all can), but I hope to never sacrifice kindness for authenticity, or vice versa.


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MSG is a food additive, popularly marketed as a "flavour enhancer". In its pure form, it appears as a white crystalline powder.
In a 1995 report by the Federation of American Societies for Experimental Biology (FASEB) two groups of people were defined as intolerant of MSG – those who eat large quantities of MSG (which is in many processed foods as a flavour enhancer – # 621) and those with "severe, poorly controlled asthma." Therefore, sensitivity (intolerance) to MSG is relatively common.
MSG intolerance: There have been numerous studies of allergies and/or sensitivities to MSG, attributed to the free glutamic acid component, which has been blamed for causing a wide variety of physical symptoms such as migraines, nausea, digestive upsets, drowsiness, heart palpitation, hair loss, asthma, anaphylactic shock, rapidly increasing diabetes, and many other complaints…. MSG has been used in newborn laboratory mice to induce adult obesity because of the lesions that it provokes in the arcuate nucleus of the hypothalamus.
Wikipedia: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Monosodium_Glutamate
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Adverse effects
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Life on Easy Street
It's Sunday night and you're busy working on a proposal that is due first thing tomorrow morning. Once again, your computer is running slow; you keep restarting it and then it just shuts down. You struggle in vain to fix whatever just went wrong. You talk nice to the computer, say a few prayers and press the on button. The computer starts up but your work is lost and there'sno guarantee that it will stay on for any length of time.
Staples, a company that understands small business, feels your pain and wants to help. About a month ago, they reached out to me, as a business owner, to gauge my interest in their new EasyTech Total Support program. After learning about the features of the service, I happily said yes! The thought of having trained and skilled IT people helping me with my company's computer issues was fantastic.
Last week I made an appointment with a local Staples store in New Jersey to bring my laptop in for a checkup. The results were surprising and alarming. The first step in the process was an intake scan. Staples checks the computer hardware to make sure I'm using the right equipment to meet my needs. The scan will also check for viruses. Even if you are running an antivirus program, it's possible to have viruses on your computer. The technician working on my computer told me one customer had over 40,000 viruses on his laptop (he didn't have antivirus software installed on his computer). I thought my computer would be ok since I'm fairly cautious with my laptop. I had 148 viruses!
Most of the viruses on my computer came from something called "redirects." This occurs when you open an email that you think is from a reputable source (e.g. PayPal or Google). When you click on the link provided, it doesn't take you the actual site; instead you are sent to a scam web site operated by people who will track your keystrokes looking for passwords, credit card information and/or any other confidential data. My technician reminded me to "Never give passwords, credit card numbers or personal information to web sites, emails or even over the phone when you're not 100% sure the company or person is trustworthy." Good advice!
After the intake scan was completed, which took about 30-40 minutes to get rid of the viruses, my technician then loaded software that I was previously unable to install (thanks to the aforementioned intruders which blocked any new installations). We then went over the one-year package I was getting with EasyTech Total Support. For $150/ year, I get:
- Virus removal for one year
- In-store diagnostics on my laptop
- In-store installs
- My choice of Internet security program (I chose Sophos)
- SquareTrade Protection Plan -100% parts and labor with no deductible, 2-day service guarantee and up to $500 in coverage.
I also paid $100 to have the 148 viruses removed so my total cost was $250. To me, it was arguably the best investment I made all year. Knowing that my computer and data are safer and more secure now than they've ever been since I started my business, and that I have access to a nationwide team of technicians (I can go into any Staples store in the country if I have a problem with my computer) is a smart business move on my part.
As I continue to use EasyTech Total Support, I will tweet more tidbits of information throughout the summer (@BrianMoran is my Twitter handle) and look for one more blog post on what I've learned from using the service. My biggest takeaway from the initial visit—"Take Time to Do Things Right!" Treat your computer like a car. Every three to six months go in for a checkup (diagnostics is part of the EasyTech Total Support package). A Staples technician will run a diagnostics test on your computer for free. I put the quarterly appointments on my calendar before I finished this post. In business, it's better to be proactive rather than reactive. Don't let a $50 problem become a $5,000 nightmare.
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All NACCE members have to do to be a part of this growing movement is host an event during GEW. This event can be something that highlights existing programs, a new event or members can participate in one of the activities already planned during GEW and register that event at gewusa.org/register .
Some of the official GEW activities already planned that NACCE members can participate in include:
Startup Open – a competition that identifies and recognizes promising new startups around the world. This global competition is open to any entrepreneur who has just started, or is about to start, a new venture. The 50 most promising startups from around the world will be recognized as "the GEW 50"—based on a range of criteria including: strength of concept, growth projections, and knowledge in the market. Those 50 companies will then compete for a handful of prizes, with the winners announced during Global Entrepreneurship Week 2011. Encourage your students, members and other startup enthusiasts to register by September 15 – then invite members of the GEW 50 to your activities as speakers, judges, mentors or even just as participants. For more information, please visit www.unleashingideas.org/open.
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Here some NUnit assertions that I've added to my own project and have been using quite extensively... public static void ShouldContain<T>(this IEnumerable<T> list, params Func<T, bool>[] whereClauses) public static void ShouldNotContain<T>(this IEnumerable<T> list, params Func<T, bool>[] whereClauses) public static void ShouldContainOnly<T>(this IEnumerable<T> list, params T[] items) public static void ShouldContainOnly<T>(this IEnumerable<T> list, params Func<T, bool>[] whereClauses) public static void ShouldContainOnlyInSameOrder<T>(this IEnumerable<T> list, params T[] items)
Just a quick patch to add some generics goodness to the NUnit type extensions.Thanks,Joey
Applied Jul 8, 2011:
applied eons ago.
The following patch addresses a performance issue with the action step implementation of the NBehave framework.The problem is due to excessive backtracking with the current regular expression being generated to match the action steps. The problem is exasperated further when the action steps themselves are worded similarly. In some cases, we experienced matching times exceeding 45 seconds per action step.The uploaded file contains a patch for the "ActionStepConverterExtensions" class and a test fixture that demonstrates the problem.For good measure, we also added the ability to match punctuation characters within the action step parameters as we are currently using the framework to match addresses.For example we need to match values like the following:34 Wood Grove Ave. SW, CalgaryDon & Anne
Applied Jul 8, 2011:
fix applied long ago.
Ok guys, so after much toiling over getting the patch file generated correctly, here ya go.Here are some things to note: * 2 new projects under the NBehave.Runner solution folder (NBehave.NAnt and NBehave.NAnt.Tests) * I wanted to re-use some of the existing classes that were used only in the console runner so I refactored those out and put them in the Narrator project o NBehave.Narrator.Framework.EventListeners folder (with various implementations of event listeners) o NBehave.Narrator.Framework.PlainTextOutput.cs (formerly ConsoleOutput, but refactored to take a TextWriter to invert the dependency on what it writes to) * After these refactoring I marked the old classes in the console project as Obsolete (pending your review, you can update the references to them and delete them) * I updated the main NBehave.build script to include the NBehave.NAnt.Tests project when running the test targets * Oh, I also updated the nunit.framework.dll and Rhino.Mocks.dll assemblies in the lib folder (included in the attached zip file) o There was an inconsistency between the version of the nunit.framework.dll in the "lib" folder vs. the "tools" folder which is now cleaned up o Took the liberty to update Rhino Mocks, 'cause I've grown used to the new Expect.Call(delegate { mock.DoSomething(); }) notation which wasn't in the version of Rhino Mocks being used by NBehave... :DAnywho, attached is a zip file containing the patch file along with the updated assemblies for the lib folder (since those couldn't be included in the patch). I've tested the patch locally against a clean get of the current repository.So just a couple simple steps should do the trick: 1. Apply the .patch file to the trunk 2. Copy the 2 updated assemblies into the lib folder 3. Run "go test" and all should be good.Let me know if you have any problems.Thanks,Joey
Applied Jul 8, 2011:
applied, long ago.
Here is a small extension for NBehave which allows to integrate text scenarios into any possible C# xunit frameworks.For example: [TestFixture] public class WhenClassWithTextScenarioHasExternallyProvidedActionSteps { [Test] public void ShouldRecognizeExternalActionSteps() { @"Given something When happens something Then profit".Execute( In.Context<GivenActionStep>().And<WhenActionStep>().And<ThenActionStep>()); } } [ActionSteps] public class GivenActionStep { [Given("something")] public void StepImplementation() { } } [ActionSteps] public class WhenActionStep { [When("happens something")] public void StepImplementation() { } } [ActionSteps] public class ThenActionStep { [Then("profit")] public void StepImplementation() { } }
Applied Jul 8, 2011:
applied. although I wish there where some tests.
To get this patch working you need to :Create a post build action that copy NBehave assemblies insideC:\Program Files\TestDriven.NET 2.0\NBehave\Create a registry key whit these values :Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00[HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\MutantDesign\TestDriven.NET\TestRunners\NBehave]"Application"="C:\\Program Files\\TestDriven.NET 2.0\\NBehave\\NBehave-Console.exe""AssemblyPath"="C:\\Program Files\\TestDriven.NET 2.0\\NBehave\\NBehave.AddIn.dll""TargetFrameworkAssemblyName"="NBehave.Framework""TypeName"="NBehave.AddIn.NBehaveTestRunner"@="30"edit the file TestDriven.dll.config located in %PROGRAMFILE%\TestDriven.NET 2.0 and add some new node<icon name="NBehave" file="icons\Runtime.bmp"/> under <icons> section<button command="ApplicationNBehave" /> in the same section that contains <button command="ApplicationMbUnit" /><command name="ApplicationNBehave" applicationName="NBehave" handler="TestDriven.Services.Commands.GuiApplicationHandler, TestDriven.Services" icon="NBehave" buttonText="NBehave" tooltip="Start NBehave application" />in the same section that contains <command name="ApplicationMbUnit" applicationName="MbUnit" handler="TestDriven.Services.Commands.GuiApplicationHandler, TestDriven.Services" icon="MbUnit" buttonText="MbUnit" tooltip="Start MbUnit application" />Sorry but creating this patch with CodePlexClient is not very easyIf you need to help to apply do not hesitate to contact me using my blog: http://blogs.ugidotnet.org/makka
Declined Jul 8, 2011:
Too bad codeplex dont notify you when patches are uploaded :-(
Hi.This is my second attempt to allow plain text scenario execution integration in VS.Things seems to work within TestDriven.Thanksgiancarlo
Declined Jul 8, 2011:
TestDriven.net integration was already in nbehave when this patch was submitted (I think)
Hi.This is my first attempt to allow plain text scenario execution integration in VS.I implemented 2 kind of test: one using a real assembly and the second trying to mock Assembly class. As I seen that it isn't possible a made a refactoring substituting Assembly with _assembly (that is an interface).Things seems to work within TestDriven.Thanksgiancarlogiancarlo.orruATgmail.com
Declined Jul 8, 2011:
I _think_ similar funktionality exists.
Made CreateStub() and CreateDependency() virtual on SpecBase.
Declined Jul 8, 2011:
Hi guys, I have been using NBehave extensively in my projects lately and I wanted to upload a patch with some additions and changes which I did to adapt it to my needs.First, the various xxxSpecBase classes shouldn't have the TestFixture attribute, since I should be able to create an abstract base specification class on top of them and not see my test in the abstract class marked as ignored (I've discussed this with Charlie from NUnit and he said he would contact you about this issue).Then, I made visible in the SpecBase class the AutomockingContainer Mark<> method, since at times I want to override the default mocking strategy for the components the container creates. I wrote tests to cover this.Let me know what you think. Anyway, I would like to contribute to the project if you like.
Declined Jul 8, 2011:
Is this reply late or what :(
The automocking container is out and removing [TestFixture] from the base class will break alot of tests (at least mine).


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Former Hibs star Freddy Arpinon tipped Abdellah Zoubir to become a fans favourite after the arrival of the French youngster and Kilmarnock striker Paul Heffernan at Easter Road took Pat Fenlon's summer signings into double figures.
In a busy day of transfer activity at the Capital club just 24 hours before the transfer window slams shut, 21-year-old Zoubir agreed a season-long loan deal while Heffernan signed a contract until the end of the 2014/15 season.
Zoubir impressed during a week-long trial at the club's East Mains training centre, as did Ipswich Town winger Josh Carson, but Fenlon's double swoop would appear to put a question mark against the Northern Ireland internationalist making the move north.
However, both Zoubir and Heffernan could be involved in today's Scottish Premiership clash at home to Ross County, with Hibs understood to have completed the necessary paperwork – including an international transfer certificate from the French Football Federation – to complete the Lille-born kid's switch from French Ligue 2 outfit C Istres.
There were no such obstacles, though, regarding 31-year-old Heffernan, who now faces the prospect of making his debut for a side he faced just seven days ago, with Hibs coming from behind to beat Kilmarnock 2-1 and so pick up their first three points of the season.
The Dublin-born forward, who has scored more than 100 goals on both sides of the border having previously played for Notts County, Bristol City, Doncaster Rovers and Sheffield Wednesday, admitted he'd been surprised at the speed of his move from the west coast although he revealed former Rugby Park team-mates Tim Clancy and Michael Nelson had helped persuade him to make the switch.
He said: "It's strange, I played against Hibs last weekend and today I could be playing for the club, but that's football. Everything can change very quickly and now I'm excited about starting the next chapter of my career at Hibs. Hopefully my time with the club will be successful."
Fenlon, who had been seeking both a wide player to cover for the loss through injury of Paul Cairney and Alex Harris, as well as another experienced striker to give summer signings James Collins and Rowan Vine further competition, was delighted to land Heffernan, his tenth signing of this transfer window.
"The situation concerning Paul's arrival developed very late on," the manager explained. "He is a good, experienced player and his goal-scoring record is very good. He knows the league inside out and he's different to what we have. Paul comes with a good pedigree and hopefully he will bring both goals and experience to the side."
Zoubir, of course, is a rather less-familiar figure to Scottish football, but Arpinon, now director of football at Istres, believes the unknown youngster will make a name for himself in Edinburgh.
He said: "Abdellah is an excellent young player, fast, with good technique and a good mentality. Hibs fans will like him because he is a wonderful player and I am sure they will enjoy watching him play."
Zoubir still has two years left on his contract at Istres, a small club based only a few miles from Marseille, but Arpinon, who spent two seasons at Easter Road under Alex McLeish and countryman Franck Sauzee, expects him to return to France a much better player for the experience of a season in the Scottish Premiership.
He said: "Abdellah wasn't getting a lot of games here because he is young and the manager has a lot of players. But I like him as a player and, having played for Hibs myself, I am very happy he is going to play at Easter Road.
"I spoke to him before we agreed the move and he is very happy. He has enjoyed his week with Hibs and he is looking forward to playing for the club. I told him he has joined a good club and will enjoy playing for Hibs and living in Edinburgh. Scottish football is different to what he has been used to, but it won't be a problem for him.
"It will be good for his development to have a season with a club like Hibs which has brought through so many youngsters of their own over the years and I expect to see a better player come back to us at the end of the season."
Although it is understood the fact Arpinon is at Istres is purely coincidental in this instance, the former midfielder reiterated his hope that a more formal link-up between the two clubs may arise from Zoobir's move. He said: "I like Hibs and I think that with Istresswe can to a lot of things.
"Perhaps more players may follow Abdellah and, who knows, maybe a player or two may come in the opposite direction. We will have to see but I intend to come over at some point during the course of the season to check on Abdellah's progress, that is something I will enjoy doing."


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There have been plenty of TV crossovers, the story starting on one show and finishing on a second. NCIS and CSI double plays come to mind. But NBC is getting very ambitious this week with a three-show crossover, combining the three Dick Wolf shows.
The triple play begins on Chicago Fire airs Tuesday at 10/9c. The crossover continues on Law & Order: SVU (Wednesday, 9/8c) and concludes on Chicago P.D. (Wednesday, 10/9c).
Chicago Fire and Chicago P.D. executive producer Matt Olmstead told TV Guide:
I knew it was going to be ambitious but, like in any endeavor, sometimes the ones that give you the butterflies turn out to be the best ones because you're pushed to where you didn't think you'd have to go.
The case begins on Chicago Fire when the team battles a house fire and Severide sees a man run into the burning building to get a mysterious box. The box appears to contain child pornography, and P.D.'s Voight and Lindsay are called in to investigate. Because the photos appear to have been taken in New York, Lindsay puts in a call to SVU's Rollins. Lindsay, Voight and Halstead subsequently fly out to New York on Wednesday's episode of SVU to lend a hand.


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Lawrence Richards, Writer-Producer
Mr. Richards conceived, wrote and produced, the feature-length documentary, "When Comedy Went to School", distributed theatrically world-wide. He recently co-produced another doc, "In Search of Francis of Assisi", scheduled for release 2nd Quarter, 2016. In the summer of 2015, he joined the production team of "Alive 55+ and Kicking", a new musical recently featured on "60 Minutes", re-opening April, 2016 in Manhattan. Richards produced "The Man Who Would Not Die", an action-adventure feature film, which played in theaters domestically and internationally. It later aired on ABC-TV as a Movie-of-the-Week. In theater he produced the drama, "A Question of Loyalty" Off-Broadway. He also wrote the libretto for "Valadon", an original musical. He served as Account Executive for Oovision, writing and producing video commercials for corporations in the Tri-State area. In Radio, he wrote and produced, "Empowered Learning", a one-hour live weekly program, broadcast along the Atlantic Seaboard. He's written numerous magazine articles and essays and is a frequent contributor to The National Pastime Museum as a baseball historian. Richards is a member of The Writer's Guild, The Player's Club, and a Dramatist Guild associate. He's served as a judge on several Emmy Award Blue Ribbon Panels.
Who Really Invented Baseball?
It Sure Wasn't Abner Doubleday!
Allegedly, Union officer Abner Doubleday pulled the cannon lanyard, the first shot in defense of Fort Sumter, which started the Civil War. Not that it isn't noteworthy, but in reality, that's his only first anything. His anointment as "The Father of Baseball"—still given in some isolated quarters—is fantasy, not even close to being in the ballpark.
Leo "The Lip" Durocher
In his baseball career spanning almost 50 years, Leo Durocher didn't always walk the walk, but there isn't a scintilla of doubt that he could talk the talk. A small, slick-fielding shortstop, he broke in with the Yankees in 1925 for two at-bats and a cup of coffee. He spent the next few years in the minors before joining Murderers Row in 1928. His fiery personality, scrappy play, and benchjockeying prowess compensated for his light hitting.
Before There Was Yogi Berra, There Was Bill Dickey
When I got the green light to write this essay, I immediately began researching. Given his status, excellence, and tenure, I was surprised to find that a biography of Bill Dickey had never been written. Happily, I came across Pinstripe Empire, which contained important information about him, written by Marty Appel—a fine writer and TNPM colleague.
The Great Al Simmons:
Remembering the Philadelphia Athletics Star
When fans today think about Aloisius Szymanski, which is probably never, an oxymoron comes to mind: underrated greatness. Tired of his name being brutalized by announcers, players, and just about everyone while playing for a minor league team, he saw a billboard advertising Simmons Hardware. Szymanski became Simmons. Far easier to pronounce by any criteria, but name-change notwithstanding, Al Simmons is still relatively forgotten. His manager, Connie Mack, said, "I wish I had nine players named Al Simmons." I bet Mack was happy with the new name.
The Quest of Marvin Miller: A Briefcase for a Lance
On November 27, 2012, a New York Times article was headed, "Marvin Miller, Union Leader Who Changed Baseball, Dies at 95." A respectful, notable headline by all means, but considering Miller's transcending influence, not only on baseball, but on all professional sports, it was somewhat tepid. A few other views:
"Marvin Miller is as important in the history of baseball as Jackie Robinson." —Hank Aaron
Frank Robinson
All-Star Yankee hurler, and author of the highly controversial Ball Four, Jim Bouton was asked how he prepared to pitch to Frank Robinson. Bouton responded with wit and wisdom, "Reluctantly." He sure wasn't alone.
Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis
Everything about Judge Kenesaw Mountain Landis embodied the designation "Squire," the nickname his siblings bestowed upon him as a boy. Even then he was pompous, starchy, and austere. The future commissioner of baseball had a foreboding countenance, not unlike the look and demeanor of the prototype "Hollywood hanging Judge." He had epic eye-bags and a perpetual scowl. Journalist John Reed wrote, "He looked like Andrew Jackson . . . three years dead."
This is about Major League Baseball in 1941, not a social history of America in that remarkable, pivotal year. However, before we see the picture, I think it useful and important that the picture be framed. It wasn't just a different time, a different era, it was a different world.
"The Chip Hilton Sports Series" by Clair Bee
When I reflexively chose the Chip Hilton baseball series written by Clair Bee as the book(s) that most influenced my love of baseball, I wasn't sure why, I just knew viscerally it was right. As I tried to transport myself back in time, the reasons started to feel familiar. I now have nothing in common in a practical sense with the kid I was at nine years old, but I figured once a dreamer, always a dreamer. At least that might be a starting point, a mutual frame of reference. I needed to ask that nine-year-old pudgy kid what made Chip Hilton so memorable.


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Just as developers use design patterns in software development, architects use well-defined architecture patterns to define the characteristics and shape of the architecture.
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Journalists including New York Times public editor Margaret Sullivan were tricked by a phony Twitter account posing as author Philip Roth, the New York Observer reported. Sullivan later tweeted about having "mistook" the spoof tweeter "for the real thing."
The phony account, @PhilipRothOffic, didn't exist when iMediaEthics checked Jan. 1. But, the New York Times reported that journalist Tommasso Debenedetti was later identified as running the Twitter account and pointed to the Guardian's March article on Debenedetti's various Twitter hoaxes including wrongly claiming the pope, Fidel Castro and others had died.
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Half marathon is Saturday
The Family YMCA of Los Alamos will hold its High Altitude Half Marathon and 5K Fun Run Saturday.
The run will start at the YMCA. Race time is 8 a.m.
Registrations are being accepted at the YMCA or online at www.laymca.org or active.com.
For more information, call 662-3100.
K2 Women's Weekend seeking sponsors
K2 Skis and Pajarito Mountain will host the fourth annual K2 Women's Weekend Feb. 10-12.
The Women's Weekend is a not-for-profit event. Proceeds will provide financial assistance for New Mexico residents suffering from breast or cervical cancer. About $10,000 was raised last year.
Sponsors for the event are being sought. For more information, email event coordinator Amy Bauer at firstname.lastname@example.com.
YMCA's racquetball league registration open
The Family YMCA of Los Alamos is currently taking registrations for its Adult Racquetball League.
Registration for the league is open through Feb. 5.
Schedules are flexible and interested players can coordinate their own matches for the week with opponents.
Several matches are guaranteed throughout the season, which runs from Feb. 21-April 27.
For more information, call the YMCA at 662-3100.
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In honor of Anton Yelchin's tragic and unexpected passing, Star Trek Beyond co-stars canceled their scheduled appearance at Cannes Lions International Festival of Creativity. These cast members included Zachary Quinto (Spock), Chris Pine (Kirk), Simon Pegg (Scotty) and John Cho (Sulu).
Paramount Pictures, the host of the event, released the cast's following statement:
All of us are deeply saddened by the loss of our friend Anton Yelchin. Out of respect, we are withdrawing our participation in the previously announced Star Trek Beyond event at Cannes Lions this week.
At the age of 27, Yelchin, who played Pavel Chekov in the Star Trek franchise, was killed last Sunday when his SUV fatally pinned him against a fence at his Los Angeles-area home.
Many heartfelt messages from Yelchin's fellow Star Trek cast have poured onto social media, along with messages from a host of other celebrities and fans, who will remember Yelchin as a remarkable actor. His co-star Cho posted the following message on Twitter:
I loved Anton Yelchin so much. He was a true artist — curious, beautiful, courageous. He was a great pal and a great son. I'm in ruins.
This will certainly make Star Trek Beyond, which is set to open July 22, a much more emotional film than was anticipated.
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American Clubs Newsletter events #17 – Nov. 2010
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The American Clubs Newsletter for November is out with events around France, you can download it here.
N.B. you don't have to be American to go to these events, but they're especially interesting for expats and those interested in transatlantic relations.
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Principles of Programming: COMPSCI 101 Semester 1, 2017
This course is an introduction to programming computers. It is the main introductory course in the Computer Science department and is taken by students from a variety of disciplines wishing to have an understanding of computer programming as well as students wanting to continue on to further studies in Computer Science.
We teach programming using the cross-platform language Python. The main focus is on learning to understand the detailed requirements of a programming task, and writing programs that are well structured, correct, easy to read, and to maintain. In order to do this students need to develop an understanding of how to represent information both as data and algorithms. Students also need to develop the skills of incrementally developing and testing programs.
The course covers simple variables, expressions, input and output, control structures, functions, using standard data structures such as lists and dictionaries, and using standard Python modules.
By the end of the course students who succeed should be able to design and implement a medium-size computer program as well as have some idea of the process of program execution.
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Please read through the Course Information Document. It outlines the important dates for this semester and gives an overview of the course assessment. Note that this is preliminary and subject to change before the start of the course.
- Labs are a compulsory part of the course. They are worth 9% of your final mark.
- Please note that to pass the course, you must pass both the practical (labs + assignments) and the theory (test + exam) components separately.
- All labs are held in the Room 279 on Level 2 of the Computer Science building (Building 303S).
- Before the first lab you will be given a lab preparation sheet in lectures. You are required to complete this worksheet before the start of your first laboratory.
- For all labs, an exercise sheet will be given to you in the lab. This sheet will contain written exercises based on the topics that have been covered in lectures the previous week.
- If you have any problems or queries regarding the labs, please see the lab supervisor, Ann Cameron.
Marks can be checked via the Canvas system. Please check your marks each week and contact Ann Cameron if there are any problems.
The 101 class forum is available for course related posts.
A student who successfully completes this course will be able to: Understand code, implement algorithms, test code, document code, design solutions using functional decomposition and implement those solutions. More specifically, a student who successfully completes this course will be able to:
- determine the state of the program both during and after execution, given a code. listing that may include functions and parameters, loops, conditionals and sequences.
- implement a given algorithm using Python.
- show that a program meets given specifications by writing appropriate tests.
- provide a useful level of documentation, in the form of program comments, for all programs developed.
- decompose a simple problem into several smaller tasks, given a brief textual description of the problem.
- compose functions that perform a specified task into a program that solves a given problem.
- describe program design, syntax and ethical issues using written language.
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