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25-year-old Yanet has left vast swathes of her 2.4 million Instagram followers disappointed after the Mexican weather presenter uploaded a number of pics of her on a tropical holiday with her boyfriend.
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Tuesday, January 03, 2006
Followup on an Old Thread: Luck
1. Dave Wilson, like me, distinguished between "after" and "before" luck. This follow-up is meant to clarify this.
Consider the following two games:
A) Each player tosses a beanbag onto a rectangle with ten squares numbered 1-10. Then a card is drawn from cards numbered 1-10. If your beanbag is on the square picked, you win.
B) A card is drawn from cards numbered 1-10. Each player tosses a beanbag onto a rectangle with ten squares numbered 1-10. If your beanbag is on the square picked, you win.
Game A is entirely luck. Game B is entirely skill. What's the difference?
In Game A, players have no information on what card will be drawn, nor any control over what card will be drawn, nor any ability to plan probabilistically for the card draw. After the card is drawn, there is no opportunity to respond. The game is already decided. Your initial toss, therefore is not the result of any meaningful decision.
In Game B, the randomness only serves to vary the game each time, after which each player can react as they like; the randomness does not determine any hardship or boon for any player. The game is entirely about meaningful decision and skill.
Now consider the following games:
C) As in game A, but the deck contains 1 of each card numbered 1, 2 numbered 2, and so on.
D) As in game B, but the field is large enough so that some of the squares are closer to some people than to others.
In game C, the results are still luck, but enough probabilistic information is given that players can make a meaningful decision to try to hit areas 9 or 10. As a Eurogamer, I would then be happy to end the game after the bags are thrown and just say that the players who hit 10 are the winners. Nevertheless, many games then require you to flip the card to determine the results (e.g. Louis XIV).
In Game D, the random draw has hindered some people and has helped others, but each player still has the opportunity to win. It's just that some have an advantage. If the advantages and boons are slight, and the game were extended to a long series of such draws, and the determination of exactly who benefited and who didn't were more hazy, the game would still interesting to the players (e.g. Puerto Rico).
2. Greg Aleknevicus said about the possibilities for cards vs dice:
Much better are the games in which no single card can be said to be better than another. Consider Titan: The Arena. Is the 10-Titan better than the 5-Titan? Not absolutely; in some circumstances it will be better but in others it will be worse
Consider the following Game X: A player must draw one of ten cards. After drawing the first card, the cards are shuffled together and the player must again draw the same card in order to win.
In Game X, each card is of equal value, but the value of a card depends on the circumstances. Yet, Game X is entirely luck.
It makes no difference that some cards are better than others in certain circumstances. All that matters is that you do or don't get the cards you need when you need them due to luck of the draw, and whether you can do anything about it; either by planning to increase your odds of success, or by reacting to the draw without undue advantage or disadvantage.
To be fair, I know nothing about Titan: The Arena, but I assume a mitigating fact is that you can draw the cards and hold onto them until you need them, so that it is less a matter of which cards and more a matter of timing.
Previous post by me on this topic: Dice, Luck, Bah Humbug
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You said: "It makes no difference that some cards are better than others in certain circumstances."
True enough but the point I was trying to make was this:
When designing a game you want to avoid cards which are better than others in ALL circumstances.
Consider a game in which you draw cards (showing 1 or 2 coins) for income. The 2-cards are always better than the 1-cards. This creates the possibility that one player will win the game purely due to the luck of the draw. It's much better to design cards (or any game element) such that cards are only better in certain circumstances. This forces/allows the player to attempt to bring about those circumstances. You win the game not because you were dealt a winning hand but because you cleverly played what you were dealt.
(In Titan: The Arena you are playing numbered cards on a variety of creatures. Once each creature has a card played on it you eliminate the creature with the lowest valued card. You are backing some [which you want to survive] and not others [which you want to eliminate]. So a 10-Titan card is better if you're backing the Titan, but worse than the 5-Titan card if you're trying to eliminate it.)
- January 3, 2006 at 10:31 PM
- Yehuda said...
Summarizing your point: it is better that all cards are sometimes useful and desirable, rather than that some cards are always more clearly useful than others.
I disagree that this distinguishing factor makes enough of a difference to matter. The more important issue is planning and reaction ability to the card drawing mechanic.
More game examples:
Game E: A set of cards is dealt out to each player. Each card is useful at some point, and useless at others. In Game E, whatever card you draw can be planned around. Example: Torres (with advanced rules).
Game F: Like E, but players pick cards during the game. Game F suffers because if you draw a card that is useful at a part of the game that has passed, you lose something, unfarily. Examples: Amun Re, Goa.
Game G: A series of unequal cards are placed face up on the table in order. Players earn these cards by moving their pieces in certain ways. While Game G has unequal cards, the important factor is how you position your pieces to take advantage of them. Example: Through the Desert.
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Oceano County Airport: Future in question
A Los Osos man wants to see the Oceano County Airport torn down and a private development built in its place.
But Jeff Edwards' plan concerns local pilots, who say the small airport provides space for local businesses, draws tourists to the area and is an important refueling stop.
Edwards, a land planner and local developer, has organized a March 17 meeting to discuss commercial redevelopment of the 58-acre county-owned property.
Bill Robeson, a senior planner with the county Planning and Building Department who works with the Airport Land Use Commission, said he has not heard of any official support or interest in closing the airport.
"None of the hearing bodies for the county are considering it," he said.
Edwards has organized a lineup of presentations at the meeting, including an aviation law attorney, a geologist, an ecologist, an economist, a climate change expert and a Coastal Act specialist, according to a news release he had distributed.
He's also invited county representatives and the supervisorial candidates for the 4th District.
"I'm a private land planner, and I see enormous potential for this property," Edwards said. "This property would represent a significant cash flow to the county if they were to close the airport and lease it for development."
Edwards said he believes Oceano lacks a town center. He envisions various uses for the property, including commercial and residential development, senior housing and other amenities to serve tourists.
The Oceano airport was built in the 1950s, said Richard Howell, airport manager for the Oceano and San Luis Obispo County Regional airports. The general aviation airport now has five commercial tenants, 14 stored aircraft and 30 spots for pilots to park and tie-down their aircraft.
The airport fell short about $1,100 in its 2008-09 budget of $79,000, Howell said. The money comes out of the county's self-supporting airport enterprise fund, not the general fund.
According to AirNav.com, an online database of U.S. airports and facilities, there were an average of 27 aircraft operations per day during a 12-month period ending in May.
The county does not track daily usage, but the airport's land use plan, amended in 2007, estimates it has 12,005 operations annually.
"There are certain parties that want you to believe that nothing happens down there and you hear crickets all day, and that's not true," Howell said. "We're ready to spend some time sprucing it up, but by no stretch of the imagination is it obsolete."
Planned upgrades for the airport include building additional hangars, creating additional aircraft parking and upgrading the facility's electrical system. Since 2000, the airport has received $2.3 million from the Federal Aviation Administration and is applying for another $450,000 grant to complete the environmental work required for the upgrades.
The process to close an airport could also be lengthy. Steven M. Taber, an environmental and aviation law attorney with Chevalier, Allen & Lichman in Costa Mesa, said the FAA would have to determine whether the county would be released from the assurances the airport agrees to when it accepts funding.
Edwards invited Taber to the March meeting, where Taber said he would discuss the legal ramifications of closing an airport. Taber said he was not hired to attend the meeting and will be doing so for free.
Meanwhile, several local pilots said Thursday the airport is an important local resource as well as a tourist attraction.
"All us local people use that airport to buy fuel," said Mitch Latting, who lives in Grover Beach. "Oceano is not only a local airport, but it is a favorite spot for California people to come."
Keith Godfrey, treasurer of the San Luis Obispo Pilots Association, lands at the Oceano airport several times a year.
"Pilots depend on it being here for fuel," he said. "This airport could be used more — some people don't know about it."
Meeting in March
A committee formed to discuss the Oceano County Airport will meet at 5 p.m. March 17 at the Rabobank in Grover Beach at 899 Grand Ave.
Reach Cynthia Lambert at 781-7929.


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Alright treacle...
I recently received a plea for help from a friend who had managed to smuggle a tin of contraband golden syrup over the Atlantic and was looking to recreate the "scrummy treacle tarts" she remembered from her English childhood.
The problem is I don't have a particularly sweet tooth - and treacle tart is as sweet as it gets - but I couldn't leave a girl in distress and so started looking through some old cookbooks.
Classic treacle tart recipes use a simple mixture of golden syrup (interestingly not treacle), stale bread crumbs and lemon juice. Some chefs lighten the mix with cream and egg and Oliver Peyton goes further by using cake crumbs as a less dense alternative to bread. Heston Blumenthal adds vanilla infused sea salt, which is a nice touch, but the 100 hour low oven syrup "ageing" he recommends is a bit beyond the limits of my short attention span.
In the end I opted for the decidedly non-traditional addition of ginger, which I think gives the tart a more interesting flavour, and served it with candied ginger ice cream to really upset the calorie counters and dental hygienists.
Try my recipe for ginger and treacle tart.
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These Gluten Free Pumpkin Mousse Profiteroles, aka Cream Puffs, are a perfect, make-ahead fall dessert. They are elegant enough to attend your next dinner party and pop-able enough that they may not make it there.
How do you say Profiterole and what is it anyway?
And, I thought this definition from Your Dictionary was interesting:
"Fr, a small gain, diminutive of profit, profit: used origin, originally of any cake or other extra food cooked for and given to the servants"
And, Choux pastry, or pâte à choux is the dough used to make a profiterole. The dough is basically, water, butter, eggs, flour (gluten free in this case) and salt. (Choux Pastry aka Cream Puff Recipe Here) The word Choux (pronounced shoe) means cabbage in French. And, you can see that these profiteroles resemble little cabbages.
But, Choux Pastry isn't just for profiteroles.
The French would appear to love this dough – and I do too – because it's the basis for so many amazing French pastries like Croquembouche (the French version of a Wedding Cake), Eclairs, Paris Brest (shaped like a bicycle wheel and named for the famous bicycle race) and St. Honore cake, named for the "Patron Saint" of Bakers and Pastry Chefs. That one holds a special place in my heart. It starts with a ring of choux paste and then profiteroles are dipped in caramelized sugar and placed around the ring. After that, the center is filled with pastry cream that's been lightened with whipped cream and topped with more whipped cream. There's even a special pastry tip – named the St. Honore tip – that gives it its special look. And, the list goes on and on – But, I won't.
Here are the links you'll need to assemble the Gluten Free Pumpkin Mousse Profiteroles:
To Make the Pumpkin Mousse:
You'll need to set up a double boiler. I like to use a saucepot with a rounded-bottom metal bowl that fits snugly into the saucepot. Place about 2 inches of water into the bottom of the saucepot and keep it at a simmer. Combine the pumpkin, brown sugar, milk, yolks, salt and spices in the top of the double boiler and gently whisk together. Place the bowl on the saucepot over the water making sure the bottom of the bowl is NOT touching the water.
Bloom your gelatin by sprinkling it over the cold water and let sit for about 5 minutes or so until the gelatin absorbs all the water. Using a heat-resistant rubber spatula, stir the pumpkin mixture constantly until it gets thick – about 185F. Stir in bloomed gelatin until it dissolves.
Remove from heat, cover with plastic wrap and chill until mixture gets thick – not thoroughly set.
In the meantime, beat the heavy cream with the sugar to stiff peaks. Gently fold the whipped cream into the chilled pumpkin mixture.
Refrigerate until the pumpkin mousse mixture is firm.
To Assemble:
Cut a thin bit of the top off the profiterole and set the tops aside. I didn't use these, but you may choose to for a different look. Basically, I just dipped the tops into the bit of leftover mousse for a snack – that I didn't need, btw.
Place the pumpkin mousse into a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip and pipe the mixture into the profiteroles.
Place the whipped cream into a pastry bag fitted with a small star tip and pipe the mixture on top of the mousse.
Drizzle the caramel on top of the filled profiteroles. If you'd like salted caramel, take a few flakes of fleur de sel and sprinkle on top of the whole shebang.
Wallah – done!!
Buon Appetito!
Gluten Free Farina
Yields 3 dozen
45 minPrep Time
45 minCook Time
1 hr, 30 Total Time
- 1 cup (8 ounces) Pumpkin Puree - Not Pumpkin Pie Filling
- 1/2 cup (4 ounces) Light Brown Sugar
- 5 Tablespoons (2.5 ounces) Milk
- 4 large Egg Yolks
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon Cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon ground ginger
- 2 teaspoons (.2 ounces) gelatin
- 3 Tablespoons (1.5 ounces) cold water
- 1/4 cup + 2 Tablespoons (3 ounces) Heavy Cream
- 2 Tablespoons (1 ounce) granulated sugar
- Fleur de Sel Flakes, optional
- Make profiteroles, caramel and maple bourbon whipped cream. See recipe links in post.
- If you make the profiteroles ahead of time, they can be frozen for up to 6 months. To use, just thaw at room temperature and crisp them back up by placing in a 375F oven for about 8 to 10 minutes.
- In the top of a double boiler, combine pumpkin puree, brown sugar, milk, yolks, salt and spices by lightly whisking together.
- Cook, stirring constantly, until thick. Mixture will reach 185 degrees F.
- Bloom gelatin, by sprinkling over the cold water. Let sit about 5 minutes or until gelatin absorbs all water.
- Add bloomed gelatin to hot pumpkin mixture. Stir until dissolved.
- Cover with plastic wrap and chill in the refrigerator until thick, but not set.
- In the meantime, in the bowl of an electric mixer, beat cream with sugar to stiff peaks.
- Gently fold whipped cream into the chilled pumpkin mixture. Refrigerate until firm.
- Cut a thin bit of the top off the profiteroles. I didn't use the tops, but you're welcome to for a different finish.
- Place the pumpkin mousse in a pastry bag fitted with a large star tip.
- Pipe the mousse into the profiterole in a decorative pattern, if desired or just scoop the mousse into the profiterole.
- Place the maple bourbon whipped cream into a pastry bag fitted with a small star tip and pipe onto the top of the mousse. Once again, you can place a small dollop of whipped cream on top of the mousse.
- Drizzle the caramel over the tops of the filled profiteroles and, if desired, place a few flakes of fleur de sel on top for salted caramel.
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WNN Breaking
(WNN/RFE/RL) Kabul, AFGHANISTAN, SOUTHERN ASIA: One of Afghanistan's top religious figures has defended a series of religious decrees that observers warn could further erode women's rights in the country. The eight-article fatwa was issued by a local ulema, or religious council, in the district of Deh Salah in the northern province of Baghlan last month. Among the edicts was a ban on women leaving their homes without a male companion and another that banned the sale of cosmetics on the basis that they are "un-Islamic" and promote adultery.
The fatwa, reminiscent of the strict edicts imposed by the Taliban during its rule of Afghanistan, prompted condemnation from rights activists and many of the district's residents. But while only senior clerics have the right to issue such edicts, the country's top religious figures have stayed silent on the issue up to now.
That changed when Mawlawi Enayatullah Baligh, a presidential adviser who serves on Afghanistan's top religious panel, the Ulema Council, staunchly defended the edicts while discussing the closure of cosmetics shops. "There is no way these shops could have stayed open," he told the Reuters news agency on July 20. "Shops are for business, not adultery."
The fatwa also barred women from clinics without a male escort and ordered strict dress codes for women, although it did not elaborate.
The document also threatened unspecified "punishments" for those who did not obey. During its rule, the Taliban's notorious vice and virtue police publicly beat women for breaking rules imposed by the group.
Civil Liberty Concerns
The controversy has cast a spotlight on the state of women's rights ahead of the expected pullout of foreign troops by the end of 2014. As international scrutiny has waned, powerful religious and conservative circles have taken steps to undermine women's civil liberties.
In Afghanistan, a deeply religious and conservative country, religion is often above the law. That has meant that religious figures have frequently been the main obstacle to women winning the rights afforded them under the Afghan Constitution.
Such is the power wielded by the country's religious leaders that even female lawmakers and activists appear resigned to the fact that cooperation with them is necessary to forge a path for women's rights.
Fawzia Koofi, a lawmaker and outspoken campaigner for women's rights, has warned that, without religious leaders' support, gains made by women could quickly be wiped out once foreign troops withdraw.
"The role of the mullahs is crucial because we're an Islamic nation and the mosques are being used against women," Koofi told Reuters on July 16. "Why not use them for women?"
Many residents of Deh Salah, home to 80,000 people, disagree with the ulema's decrees, saying local religious leaders are flexing their muscles.
One resident, who did not want to be named, told Radio Free Afghanistan that the decrees were just an excuse to crack down on women.
"When these ulema members give their opinions on cosmetic shops, can't they see that outside their homes and mosques there are drugs like hashish and opium?" he asked. "Thousands of people are dying from drugs. [Afghanistan] has a thousand other [pressing] issues. They haven't issued decrees about any of these things."
The clout of local religious council members recently prompted Abdul Rasul, who was the district mayor of Deh Salah, to take steps to shut down cosmetics shops.
Rasul took action after ulema members threatened to burn the shops down if he did not act. He was shot dead on July 6 by a shopkeeper who refused to close his business.


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It is downright terrifying how often people die falling in the mountains, unroped. In the Sierra for instance, since 2011 or so, the fatality count for unroped alpine rock climbers and scramblers is approaching 20. That is horrible!
Now, don't get me wrong... There are many circumstances under which climbing unroped is understandable. First, I'll be the first to tell you that soloing can be very enjoyable, for its own sake. Next, sometimes, (though very, very rarely, especially among those well-trained in rope usage), going sans cord is the safest way to go. If time and/or loose rock concerns press in just the right way, skipping the rope can be a defensible safety move.
However, if you are skipping the rope for any of these reasons, you are kind of asking for it:
- "There's no way to protect alpine ridges anyway"
- "I don't know how to make this safer with a rope"
- "It takes too much time to get the rope ready. It's just one little step. I'll be fine"
- "I've never fallen on this before"
- "It's too annoying to get the rope out"
- etc...
Now, be honest with yourself... Are you soloing Matthes Crest or the Grand Traverse because that is the absolutely most enjoyable tactic for you, or do some of these empty excuses sneak underly your decision-making?
Which brings me to my "Three Things" this week. Three "tricks" to keep the rope handier. If you own a rope, or have a rope along, these should allow you to keep said cord handier.
- First, use a shorter rope. It's extravagant, but I own climbing ropes in 20, 30, 40, 50, 60 and 70m lengths. And I choose the appropriate one for the job. In the Tetons, that is often a 42 meter rope... Weird, I know. I guided the Evolution Traverse on 30m of rope. Less rope takes less time to deploy and stow. Less time is less of a hurdle. Fewer hurdles mean smoother progress.
- Next, learn to "Kiwi Coil". Look it up on line. Hire a certified guide to teach you. Have a friend teach you. I don't care. Learn to do it fast. I can shorten the tied-in distance between myself and another climber from 40m to 5m in about a minute. I can take that entire 40m rope and "wear" it for a walking section in about 2 minutes. I can get 10m of it back out and ready to use in the time it takes my partner to tie his or her figure-eight knot. Learn to do the same.
- Finally, check out the photo above for another way to "wear" a rope. In this case, we topped out an ice climb of Canada's Weeping Wall and were walking over to the rappel tree. Doug coiled back and forth over his shoulders, as if to put the rope away, and then contained the coils with his sternum strap instead of wrapping it up to put on his pack. Super slick. Keeps the rope handy.
If you've gotten this far, shoot me a note if you'd have any interest in an online course in rope management for advanced climbers. The course would be largely video-based, with the goal being to introduce accomplished multi-pitch rock climbers to skills for handling the transitions that come with alpine terrain. What would you pay for this course?


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Sometimes its difficult not to lose track of things within the context of what is actually important.
Simple statement but I have found really really true. All this running and cycling around I have done this year has enable me a lot of time to just think – think about what I have done wrong (usually food related) what I have done right (passing exams) and more importantly to think about the future – not just challenges I have set myself but things like Christmas, time spent with Sue and Zoe and how to maximise all of the above. Time to be thankful and time to reflect on a lot of the good things I have in my life and identify areas in which I need to better myself.
Sue has noticed this year that when I don't exercise for a few days due to illness or workload or laziness I start to get even more grumpy than normal. I have to admit I think its partly down to not having this time to just think and clarify things in my head. Its not often spoken about in regards to the benefits that exercise brings but for my its up there with how much my t shirt sticks to me at the end of a run in importance.
Since I last updated this I managed to exceed my targets in regards to the Conway half marathon. I had never completed the distance before, ever, but I was confident that I would manage the extra 2.5 miles over what I had ever run before. I was less confident of doing this in any great style or indeed at any great pace.
Happily I can report that I only once slipped below my target speed (which I had written on my hand, which is a top tip and something I will do from now on) and that was when 'running' (it was more like a slow jog at that point) up the largest of the hills. As a result I managed to complete the course in 1:52:02 well under my best performance target of 2 hours.
I know your not meant to compare yourself against others but being new to this event stuff I didn't actually know I reasonable time for the distance, when stood in the middle of the crowds at the start surrounded by thinner fitter looking people than myself I overheard conversations like 'no way I am running under 2 hours today' and 'this is going to be tough to crack 2 hours' this filled me with dread. if all these people who certainly looked the part and talked the talk were aiming for slower races than me, was I just being massively optimistic and fooling myself into thinking I could break the 2hr barrier?
But when it started I was confident and knowing that it would be a PB regardless just as long as I finished. I learnt from my only other event to date and started at a comfortable pace and attempt to find myself a bit of space – both of which I managed. One thing to take forward is to double knot my laces as both came undone on the course – something which hasn't ever happened to me before – annoying to think I would have been under the 1:52 mark but for that stop at the start.
Also the thought of again having sue and Zoë at the end was great and my parents had also made the journey early on Sunday morning to offer there support – something which was nice. Who wouldn't fail to be inspired by there parents telling you how proud they are – just for even attempting it in the first place.
I would love to tell you lots of details about the route, to be honest it was such a blur and I was having such an 'enjoyable' time that its hard to pinpoint details. The stand out two being the fact that it involved running on sand for a section would has a horrible surprise and the fact that one young lad collapsed. Running past him laid out prone on the floor struggling for breath with about a mile to go was horrible and briefly made me question the logic behind an overweight 30 year old doing such events.
How selfish would it be for me to get injured doing an event and how would it effect everything in my life? Horrible to think about it but then again I could get hit by a car on the way home tonight – may as well have some fun before!
So with Conway safely in the bag and the second challenge ticked off the list I can look forward to the future events. Starting on the 1st December with the painbarrier in Leeds. Cant wait to be honest – never done a novelty run in my life and the recent weather should make it extra 'interesting'.
I do seem to have gone a bit crazy in regards to booking of future events. The challenge of doing something every month next year is definitely in force. I have added my first Olympic length triathlon to the list which is in August and involves an open water swim. I have also found Chester marathon next October and as it runs past my sisters house that's in the plan now as well.
I have added a challenge to myself to run for 4 hours on a treadmill in December to see how far I get – ideally 26 miles would be great. Which I dreamt up whilst waiting in my car for the Conway half marathon to start. See thinking is good!
Either way it will be good training for the 100kms in a day which I plan to do on the 1st January. Not entirely sure if it will be all cycling or a mixture with running added to the mix. Quality start to the year though and I hope it will set the tone for the rest of 2013.
Just lacking July, November and December now for 2013, and potentially thinking of doubling up in may and completing the fandance event as well as the planned 10k. Strange to think of a 10k as being 'only a 10k' now when previously it would have frightened the life out of me.
Weird to think that I am surrounded by events I never knew existed before recent investigation – sprint, middle distance and Olympic distance triathlons, full and half marathons, dualatholons all within 30 miles of my house.
With the above in mind I made a commitment to my health and acquire a 'proper' set of running shoes for the first time. Having my gait analysed by up and running was painfree and the best shopping experience of my life – the staff were helpful, knowledgeable and eager to share tips. Hopefully having some shoes which will support my foot better will relieve some of the aches and pains I have had after slightly longer runs in the past. Cant wait to try them out after the pain barrier – there is no way there going through that – and it seems like a good place to kill off my old shoes!
Exercise seems to have taken over my life a little bit at the moment – not actually doing it because I have had deadly man flu but reading about it, researching it and putting plans into place for next year. Key to this is the fact that I read a book called cant swim, cant ride, cant run by Andy Holgate. I would recommend this to anyone thinking about getting fitter and its this book which inspired me to book the Olympic length event next August. He has a second installment coming out in the new year and its on my holiday reading list for January.
Interesting times ahead!


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I was heading over to Voodoo Donuts for a "Midnight Surprise" for a friends birthday. Brian warned me that I needed to put gas in the car, but I was late, and I thought I could fuel up afterwards. About a quarter mile past the gas station, the car died! A prostitute started walking up to the car.
I don't know why I was so surprised by that, there is a "Gentleman's Club" right there, I suppose it makes sense. But still. Brian has since pointed out that I have made some assumptions about the people hanging out down there, and that the prostitutes probably would have been helpful if I had asked. But I was a little freaked out at the time, wishing I had kept my AAA membership up to date, and not feeling very open-minded.
Fortunately, I had brought Jack with me in the car. I brought him on a whim, really. I just thought he'd like a car ride.
So here I am in heels, a dress and a wrap sweater, no coat, traipsing down Sandy Boulevard past the hoes at midnight on Saturday night. I consider calling a cab, but I know Jack and I can handle this. Thank God for Jack.
We walk the quarter mile to the gas station and I explain my predicament and ask the guys there for help. They are usually really nice, I get gas there a lot. I guess I'm not usually dealing with the midnight crew, though.
"Nope, we don't got no gas cans. We loan 'em out and then they never come back. You gotta find your own gas can." He was nice enough about it, but are you kidding me with this? A gas station without a can?
So Jack and I continue on the 3/4 of a mile to our house. Brian and the kids are sleeping, of course. I change into my running gear, put my debit card, driver's license, a poop bag for Jack, and the car keys in my pockets. I find a gas can on the side of the house, and miracle! It is already half full, which means there is about a gallon in there. So I think.
Jack and I run the whole way back to the car, me carrying the heavy plastic gas can. I make the mistake of not stopping back at the gas station, because I figure a gallon should be plenty to get the car there. Mile 2 down.
I start to put Jack in the back of the car, but this weird guy starts walking toward us. He probably wasn't weird, I'm probably being uncharitable. But Jack didn't like him, so neither did I.
I pour the gas in the tank, worry a bit that the can still feels heavy even when empty.
I start the car, but as soon as I put it into drive, it dies. Again. Start, shift, die. Start, shift, die. I don't want to wear down the battery, so I admit defeat and head back to the gas station. Sigh.
I call Brian just to commiserate. I don't really expect him to pack up the kids and come get me. Especially since I have the car seats. But he's asleep, no answer.
Jack and I run back up to the Chevron station, "Hi, it's me again! I found a gas can! Can you fill it up, please?" They greeted me warmly – I think they felt bad that they couldn't help me before. I reach my hand in my pocket, and there's only one card in there!
"Oh no, oh no, oh no!"
I show the guy that all I have is my driver's license. "I've lost my debit card somewhere along the way!"
"Wow, you're really not having a good night, are you?"
Not helpful, sir.
"All I have is my driver's license."
"Ya can't buy gas with a driver's license."
No shit.
"I know, but will you please give me some gas, hold my license as collateral, and I'll come back and pay for it? Please?"
"Nope, sorry. I can't give you any gas if you can't pay for it now."
I sigh deeply, and start walking back to the car. Mile 2.5. After the 7 miles I ran in the morning, all this back and forth is starting to get really old.
When we're crossing over the freeway, I yell at the top of my lungs,
No answer of course, just a quizzical look from Jack.
I'm watching the sidewalk and streets for my debit card. No sign of it. I scour the car, hoping it fell off in the seat. No luck. I retrace my steps all the way home. Mile 3.5. No card. I verify that I hadn't left it at home to begin with. Nothing.
I wake up Brian, asking him for his debit or credit card. Anything. He groggily wakes up and is a tad grumpy with me until I explain everything. He tells me to go to bed, we can get the car in the morning. But it's illegally parked in front of a driveway. I can't leave it there. "Well go to bed, then, and I'll go get it."
No. I'm doing this.
"Seriously Krista, go to bed!"
NO! I start sobbing, barely getting out the words. I've been back and forth and back again. I've been scared. I've been denied service. I've scoured the streets for my card. I'm not giving up now! I am capable, and I can handle this!
I collapse in his arms, and cry my eyes out.
"You are capable," he tells me, "and you can handle it. But you don't have to. Get in bed, I'll take care of it."
God I love that man.
Brian tells me later, when I described yelling, "WHAT???" to the universe, that maybe the lesson I'm supposed to learn how to ask for help. Maybe so.


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Church rescues point for Royals
Simon Church's goal eight minutes from time helped Reading move into the Championship play-off places as they claimed a 1-1 draw at Hull.
Last Updated: 28/12/10 5:32pm
The substitute netted from close range after Nigel Pearson's men had failed to clear Ian Harte's free-kick.
It was just reward for the Royals, who had seen a Shane Long penalty saved by Vito Mannone after Paul McShane had cynically brought down the striker.
However, Hull will feel they should have claimed victory after hitting the woodwork twice through Robert Koren and Cameron Stewart.
James Harper, who spent nine years at the Madjeski Stadium, had put the Tigers in front in the first half when he drilled a long-range effort past the helpless Adam Federici.
That looked to be enough to seal the win, but Church ensured the spoils were shared as both sides extended their unbeaten streak to eight matches.
Both teams came into the match in buoyant mood after Boxing Day wins as Jimmy Bullard's last-gasp strike gave Hull a 3-2 win at Sheffield United, while Long netted twice in Reading's 4-1 win over Bristol City.
It was the hosts who started brightly and Federici had to be at his best to deny Kamil Zayatte and Koren.
Jamie Devitt's near-post corner was flicked on by Zayatte and Federici did well to tip the ball round the post, while Koren's strike from the edge of the area was sharply saved.
The Tigers' top scorer then beat Federici with his next strike from the edge of the box after shaking off the challenge of several Reading defenders, but this time he was denied by a post.
Reading felt they should have been awarded a penalty when Noel Hunt went down under a challenge from Zayatte, but referee David Foster was not interested.
Harper then put Hull in front with a wonderful goal in the 39th minute to leave the visitors feeling more aggrieved.
The former Royals midfielder collected the ball and unleashed a shot from 25 yards that sailed past Federici.
Stewart's deflected strike came back off a post as Hull looked to be in the ascendancy before half-time.
Confusion reigned at the beginning of the second half when Andy Griffin tackled Jay Simpson on the edge of the Reading area and although Foster looked uninterested, one of his assistants flagged for a penalty.
However, after almost five minutes of confusion, play resumed with a drop ball.
Reading were eventually awarded a penalty in the 64th minute when McShane made a rash challenge on Long, who saw his effort brilliantly saved by Mannone, who is on loan from Arsenal.
However, Mannone was at fault when Church scored a deserved equaliser in the 82nd minute.
Harte's inswinging free-kick should have been dealt with by Mannone, but he only palmed the ball into the path of Church, who netted from a yard out.


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50 CFR § 12.3 - Definitions.
(a) As used in this part:
(1)Attorney General means the Attorney General of the United States or an authorized representative;
(2)Disposal includes, but is not limited to, remission, return to the wild, use by the Service or transfer to another government agency for official use, donation or loan, sale, or destruction.
(3)Domestic value means the price at which the seized property or similar property is freely offered for sale at the time and place of appraisement, in the same quantity or quantities as seized, and in the oridinary course of trade. If there is no market for the seized property at the place of appraisement, such value in the principal market nearest to the place of appraisement shall be reported.
(4)Solicitor means the Solicitor of the Department of the Interior or an authorized representative.
(b) The definitions of paragraph (a) of this section are in addition to, and not in lieu of, those contained in §§ 1.1 through 1.8 and 10.12 of this title.


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Srimate Ramanujaya nama:
Priya arangan adiyar,
The Bhagavad Gītā, taught by Kṛṣṇa to Arjuna on the warlands of Kurukṣētra is the most important section of the Mahābhāratha. It has caught the respect and interest of hundreds of spiritual teachers and philosophers of the past, and it continues to do so to this day. It would not be an exaggeration to say that the meaning of the Gītā has been severally analyzed and taught all over the world, like no other book in history. The deep message of the Gītā lays a profound philosophical foundation to the system of Vēdānta, and enhances the spiritual quotient of the learners.
To create interest and propagate this fascinating book in a world mired in the disenchantment sprouting from falsities, Chinmaya mission has taken upon itself to conduct competitions far and across, especially among the children. One such competition was hosted in Srirangam where twelve schools were represented in terms of participants, three of the participants were from Acharyah school. The competition was based on the twelfth chapter of the Bhagavad Gītā that deals with Bhakti Yōga. The final outcome of the competition saw Sukrithi and Srirenganidhi, both from Acharyah school, bag the first and third prizes respectively.
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text: It's my first pop-up-shop style event, and I couldn't be more thrilled that it is in collaboration with the wonderful people at Two Rivers Winery and Chateau here in Grand Junction CO. Along with award winning wines, Two Rivers Winery is a great place to hold your wedding surrounded my vineyards and at the base of the majestic Colorado National Monument. Who can resist wine, chocolate and flowers all in one place. My recommendation: the Merlot. Stop by and spoil your honey this year!


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Education, Service and the Game of Basketball to be Celebrated with Court Dedication, High School Assemblies, Community Luncheons and Youth Basketball Clinic
SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – The evening of Friday, September 7th, basketball enthusiasts from coast-to-coast will focus on Springfield, Mass., the birthplace of basketball and home of the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame. Fans will line the streets and the Class of 2018 will give induction speeches at the landmark Symphony Hall. While the Enshrinement Ceremony is of course the focal point of the weekend's festivities, new inductees, award winners, and Hall of Famers will be participating in a number of community relations initiatives surrounding this megaevent.
On Wednesday, September 5th at 1:00 PM ET, Nancy Lieberman Charities in partnership with Sport Court, will team-up with the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame, the Springfield Police Department and the City of Springfield to open a Dream Court at Adams Park. A dedication ceremony will be held with Springfield Mayor Sarno, Police Commissioner Barbieri and Basketball Hall of Fame President and CEO John Doleva, followed by a ribbon cutting and an open-court shootaround for children with Nancy Lieberman (Class of 1996) and the Springfield Police Department.
Friday, September 7th will be an impactful day with four of community events taking place in the greater Springfield area prior to the ceremony. Class of 2018 inductees Ray Allen and Katie Smith will visit the Springfield High School of Commerce to engage with students and offer words of wisdom and encouragement while discussing their roads to the Hall of Fame.
Concurrently, J.J. Barea of the Dallas Mavericks will be visiting Holyoke High School to visit with Puerto Rican residents displaced by hurricane devastation in their homeland. Barea, a Puerto-Rican native, will be awarded the 2018 Mannie Jackson Human Spirit Award for his swift and sustained relief efforts following Hurricane Maria. Barea will also be addressing the larger student population to discuss his career, the importance of school attendance and giving back.
The afternoon of the 7th, the Hall of Fame will be partnering with the Beta Sigma Boulé chapter of the Sigma Pi Phi fraternity and Springfield College to present the third annual Education and Leadership Luncheon to inspire and celebrate Springfield area students. Class of 2018 inductee Grant Hill will be on hand to offer remarks on his life and success both on the court and off.
In a private event, Class of 2018 inductee Charlie Scott will join the Springfield Rotary Club for a special luncheon and discussion surrounding the topic of "Service Above Self."
The morning of Saturday, September 8th, the National Basketball Retried Players Association, National Basketball Coaches Association and Jr. NBA will host a Full Court Press: Prep for Successevent at the Basketball Hall of Fame. The event will be led by Hall of Famers Isiah Thomas (Class of 2000), Cynthia Cooper-Dyke (Class of 2010), Teresa Edwards (Class of 2011), Spencer Haywood (Class of 2015), and Grant Hill (Class of 2018).
Following the weekend's festivities, Curt Gowdy Media Award winner Andrew Bernstein will visit his alma mater, UMass, on Monday, September 10th. Students will have the opportunity to learn about his career as a legendary sports photographer and gain valuable insights before they head into the workforce.
For more info, images and behind-the-scenes looks at these community events, please follow @hoophall on Instagram and Twitter.
Summary of Basketball Hall of Fame Community Events
Wednesday, September 5th
1:00pm - Dream Court Dedication at Adams Park with Nancy Lieberman (OPEN TO PUBLIC)
Friday, September 7th
Springfield High School of Commerce Assembly with Ray Allen & Katie Smith
Holyoke High School Assembly with J.J. Barea, Mannie Jackson Award Winner
Education & Leadership at Springfield College Campus Center Luncheon with Grant Hill
Springfield Rotary Club Luncheon with Charlie Scott
Saturday, September 8th
NBRPA / Jr. NBA "Full Court Press" Youth Clinic at Basketball Hall of Fame Center Court with Grant Hill, Teresa Edwards, Cynthia Cooper-Dyke, Spencer Haywood & Isiah Thomas
About the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame: Located in Springfield, Massachusetts, the city where basketball was invented, the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame promotes and preserves the game of basketball at every level – professional, collegiate and high school, for both men and women on the global stage.
For more information on the Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame:
Visit us online: www.hoophall.com
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The SRO Show – Pretty in Pink
Still. . . Pretty in Pink
Produced by Lawrence Standifer Stevens
Written by Joseph E. Casanova
Director John Hughes had a way of looking at our teen years with both a jaundiced eye and a sense of youthful wonder that, as older adults, we look back on with a feeling of bittersweet nostalgia.
Following the success of The Breakfast Club, late director John Hughes continued his look at teen angst with the release of 1986's Pretty in Pink, named after an earlier hit by UK rockers the Psychedelic Furs.
For its 30th anniversary, select theaters around the country screened the "Brat Pack" film starring Molly Ringwald as Andie Walsh, who worked at an indie record shop owned by Designing Women's, Annie Potts.
Like Hughes' previous films, Pretty in Pink featured a soundtrack consisting primarily of new wave music.
British pop duo Orchestral Manoeuvres in the Dark scored the album's first hit with the #4 smash, If You Leave.
Director Howard Deutch originally chose theme music, but Hughes influenced him to use post-punk music throughout the movie instead.
Eclectic singer/songwriter Suzanne Vega contributed Left of Center with Joe Jackson on piano while Australian group INXS added the bouncy, Do What You Do.
The collection was eventually listed as one of Rolling Stone's Top 25 Greatest Soundtracks of All Time.
One of the movie's best moments is when Andie's BFF, Duckie, (portrayed by Emmy winner Jon Cryer) sweeps through the store lip-synching Otis Redding's immortal Try a Little Tenderness.
Despite Duckie's best efforts, Andie's heart belongs to popular, rich kid, Blaine, played by Andrew McCarthy who co-starred in St. Elmo's Fire. Ringwald and McCarthy reunited for 1987's romantic drama, Fresh Horses.
Blaine's snooty best friend (The Blacklist's James Spader) constantly reminds him how he's dating outside his class.
No 80's new wave soundtrack would be complete without tracks by Manchester synth pioneers New Order and the Smiths led by introspective frontman, Morrissey.
New Order's Shellshock became a dance floor mainstay while the Smiths' Please, Please, Please, Let Me Get What I Want still receives airplay on college radio.
As most teen romantic comedies end, girl gets boy at prom and best friend has a little fun of his own with two hot debutantes.
Thirty years later, it's nice to know we can all still be…Pretty in Pink.


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connections for the students. Allow them to realize the importance of mathematics in the creation of our world as well as our current lives. I have tried a few times to create projects around math in the everyday world and have always felt like they fell flat. Students seemed to always struggle with the concept of math in our world. Somehow the Fibanacci Sequence comes out and students become fixated and confused by the aspects of it. They just could never really build the connection and learn anything.
This year I decided to try once again, with my head held high and expectations booming to see what I could do with this topic. I wanted the students to see the beauty of how math has shaped our lives. I decided to change the focus from all math to just Geometry in our World. This is a project that I actually had ongoing throughout the entire first term. I gave them four general topics and allowed them to choose a theme for each topic. They then had to find out what they could about the topic in that theme and give me 4 examples of their findings.
Here is the link to the criteria: Geometry in our world
We started with circles and where they are in the world. This lead to many discussions on symbolism and where we most often see circles. So many students researched how circles have been used in different religious symbols. It gave them a good understanding of the circle and allowed us to discuss the elements of unity, equal expansion, and efficient space. Which naturally le
ad to learning how to find the area and circumference as well as radius and pi. Students also looked at spheres and why trees have rings in them. Some students even looked at how circles are used in dance as well as why our eyeballs are spheres. It was definitely the start I was looking for.
We moved onto triangles and the concept of three. A natural concept that we discussed was how structurally sound triangles are and how they are used in buildings. This allowed us to look at tripods for cameras, roofs on houses and even the Eiffel Tower. Other students used different themes with triangles and looked at advertising symbols as well as why triangles show up in cross sections of fruit.
Next we moved onto the idea of quadritalterals. Students struggled a bit with this one to start but the ideas came along well. Students began looking at why most sports fields are quadrilaterals as well as why doors and windows are rectangular. The design of paper was also looked at and students discovered why having perpendicular corners are important. Cubism in art was investigated asa well. The project was looking good.


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Photos of Cariñena
The Spanish DO (Denomination of Origin) of Cariñena is the principal wine region of Aragon, Spain. Here, midway between Madrid and Barcelona, hard working vintners tend scrappy vines in the rocky red soil, producing some of Spain's greatest garnacha (grenache in France) and cariñena (the grape is called carignan in much of the rest of the world, but here it carries its original name, the same name as the region). The winemakers of Cariñena say their wines are "crafted in stone," and in these photos of vineyards, winemakers and the countryside, you can readily see why. I love this sometimes arid place populated by wide swaths of red stone punctuated with patches of green vineyard. It is less well known than, say, Ribera del Duero and Rioja, but the wines of the region have a character and personality all their own. I'm very proud that the governing body of DO Cariñena feels that my photographs of the region capture the people and spirit of Cariñena and have used many of the photos in their educational and press materials about Cariñena.


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Laura Courchesne
Rhodes Scholar Laura Courchesne heads to Oxford ready to lead and seek solutions to real-world problems.
From the start, Laura Courchesne always felt at home at the Terry College of Business.
As a freshman she embarked on a research project with David Mustard, Josiah Meigs Distinguished Teaching Professor, about the economics of crime. Studying the factors for recidivism rates among prisoners with underlying mental health issues was an early defining moment for her at UGA.
"That's how I started down the path of looking more at violence and moral decision making and how we can model decision making for violent groups in conflict settings," she says. "For me, it just was this ability to start doing research right away. It empowered me to start looking at things in my own way and explore different ideas."
For Courchesne, a Foundation Fellow from New Jersey, that immediate feeling of home is taking her places. Named in November as UGA's newest Rhodes Scholar (the third Terry student since 2008 to receive such an honor), she's taking what she learned in Terry about economics, leadership and big data to Oxford this fall.
Named the Terry Alumni Board Student of the Year, Courchesne graduated in May with AB degrees in economics and religion and is pursuing a Master of Philosophy in Development Studies in the two-year Oxford program as she focuses on the role of resources and aid in contemporary armed conflict.
Courchesne tailored her college career to gain the academic foundation and research experience in fields such as economics, psychology, international affairs and religion, including a Center for Undergraduate Research Opportunities fellowship, which all prepared her for the Rhodes experience.
"It is extremely rare for a student to be so skilled and interested in each of these areas that she can perform at such a high level in these varied contexts," Mustard says.
Terry College courses, such as econometrics and social network analysis, strengthened her quantitative skills and ability to analyze the effect of broader economic trends.
"I'm so passionate about the work that I'm doing that it never really seems like work," she says. "I've always felt like I can connect it to my future goals and what I want to do long-term."
Courchesne applied those skills and principles of behavioral economics to research roles with the International Committee of the Red Cross, Oxford's Institute of Cognitive and Evolutionary Anthropology, and the Empirical Studies of Conflict Project at Princeton's Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs. Her long-term goals are to develop models of violent group dynamics and decision-making that can be applied to military and foreign policy.
"A differentiator for me is how much excitement comes through in the way she talks about learning and understanding and how much enthusiasm she shows for being engaged in solving real-world problems," says Chris Cornwell, head of the Economics Department.
Mustard describes Courchesne as an "academic entrepreneur" who combines academic fields and methods to study problems involving conflict.
"What's great about Terry is that we have so many amazing academics," Courchesne says. "The Economics Department is fantastic and the research they're doing is fantastic, so it's been great to have that blend of both practical skills and application along with some more theoretical components."
Her first year at Oxford will include courses in economics, history, politics and sociology to further learn how people in impoverished countries view themselves and how introducing aid can be most effective in changing behaviors and promoting economic growth and stabilization.
She plans to continue to work for Oxford's Changing Character of War Programme, where she researched as an undergrad how environments, resources, civilians and the presence of formal governance shape the organizational framework of non-state armed groups.
In summer 2018, she will conduct field work in her own individualized program that will be the basis of her thesis, possibly traveling to Afghanistan, Pakistan or China. She will complete her MPhil in 2019.
Along with delving into reading assignments before the fall semester begins at Oxford, she hopes to build on the field work she conducted last summer in Indonesia with another visit to the country. This summer, she also plans to participate in the Hertog War Studies Program — hosted by the Institute for the Study of War — in Washington, D.C., and her second time facilitating an Oxford leadership conference with top officials in foreign militaries, including Colombia and Pakistan.
Courchesne set high goals not only for her future, but in her Terry courses and as a Leonard Leadership Scholar, says management professor Laura Little, director of the Institute for Leadership Advancement. ILA's mission is to develop values-based, impact-driven leaders.
"Laura is probably the definition of that. She has clear focus on both — values and impact," Little says. "She's very determined in making a difference. It's not a drive for personal recognition or personal success. It's really a drive to make a difference in the world, to understand the world better and to add value to it. She knows who she is and what she wants to do."
Terry professors helped guide Courchesne to Oxford. Terry faculty provided interview preparation for the Rhodes and continue to help hone her quantitative skills and ways to leverage the next two years to prepare for her next step, likely a Ph.D.
"They're always there to point me in the right direction," she says. "It's definitely a huge group effort of people that have supported me over the past four years and really helped me find my voice and figure out what it is that I want to do."


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Christmas Eve was so special this year. Not only was it my girl's First Christmas, but it snowed, too! ALOT! Landon had a blast rolling around and playing football in it with Daddy. We spent the entire afternoon and evening over at Sabrina and Amedeo's house (the in-laws). We ate lots of great food, opened tons of gifts, visited with friends and family, enjoyed watching the snowfall, and even got a surprise visit from Santa! I will always remember this White Christmas.
This is one of MANY attempts at a family picture. The 2 that I posted on here are the only two that were worth saving. I can't get anything out of Landon lately besides this little scrunchy grin he keeps doing. Oh well...he's still precious :) Getting 3 young children to look at the camera at the same time is pretty much impossible. I don't even try for smiles these days...just all 3 looking in the right direction. Did it happen? Not so much...
Another attempt...I think Landon had just run off across the room at this point. I had to bribe him with Christmas treats to get him to sit back down. He gave the camera this little innocent look.
Emily, cousin Olivia, and Allie...Again, getting 3 babies to look in the same direction...impossible.
I wanted to get a pic of Landon in the snow before it melted...little did I know, there was MUCH more snow to come!


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John Pugh is a real estate developer in Boston with a focus on creating great places within the Greater Boston Area. He is a partner at Civico Development, a Boston based real estate investment, development and project management firm, and the Founder of Hyperion Real Estate. John's diverse background in architecture, market research, and real estate has driven his passion for value-added infill, multifamily, and mixed use development. Having worked in Boston for a decade, he has an appreciation for the many factors that shape vibrant New England communities.


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As we end this year, I wanted to get continue the theme of mindfulness. With the new year approaching and commitments between home, family and work, there is a constant stream of "do more" and "get ready to be your best self" or even the extra strong "the best is yet to come".
But what about right now?
How are we enjoying this moment right here and taking advantage of all that it has to bring, whether that's rest, work or play?
Why are we always looking forward or behind for the best when it could be right in front of us?
So, for this last episode of 2018, I want to share my thoughts about the power of the present, how the best time of your life is currently happening, and why you shouldn't wait until the new year to start accomplishing goals.
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Around Utah, there was a lot of fuss about the blood moon. Apparently there was an author who scared a lot of people making some doomsday prophesies, and so was able to sell a lot of her books. It makes me mad, and I have to get on my soap box for a minute. I think of the scripture in Isaiah 8:19-20:
19.And when they shall say unto you, Seek unto them that have familiar spirits, and unto wizards that peep, and that mutter: should not a people seek unto their God? for the living to the dead? 20. To the law and to the testimony: if they speak not according to this word, it is because there is no light in them.
If you want to know about truth that's coming down the pike, go to the scriptures and the true prophets. (In our church we believe there is a living prophet on the earth who communicates with God, and is his spokesman on the earth. It's kind of like how the Catholic church feels about the Pope.) You may feel cooler to think you have the inside track on a secret someone who knows "more" or is "sharing more", but if the very public prophet and apostles aren't agreeing with what this person is saying, the person has no light in them.
(back off of the soap box)
Around our neighborhood it was a telescope party. I had no idea so many people on our block had telescopes! Everyone was out to look at the eclipse.
We spent a lot of time trying to find the moon in our telescope. It's a really good telescope, but the smaller, attached spotting scope you use to get you in the general vicinity of what you are looking for had a dead battery.
Our neighbor boy right behind us got his focus way before we did. To be honest? It was more fun to look at the moon when it wasn't being eclipsed. Brighter (duh), so more detail. Maybe if we were patient enough to watch the whole eclipse process across the moon and back off it would have been neat, but we're not really that kind of people.
Funnily enough, a couple of weeks after the whole blood moon thing we had General Conference for our church. This is where the prophet and apostles speak to the membership of the church for 4 hours on Saturday, and Sunday. On Saturday night, there is a men's session, and my sister-in-law Annie invited me and the girls to go do something with her and her girls. We went out to a corn maze near the Provo airport, then to Guru's for dinner.
Tia had to work, so it was just me and Ari. That was kind of nice to have some one on one time with Ari on our way there and back.
We bonded. I didn't know she liked bubble baths so much.
The farm had a lot of activities-- a corn cannon, which is a little hard to explain. You shoot a cob of corn with an air compressor? Kind of? Steer roping, which looked so easy when the cowboys did it at the Young Living rodeo, is a lot harder than it looks. Ari and I were both rotten at it.
Though we tried for a long time!
Annie brought Sabrina and Olivia, and Olivia's kids. I found out I'm a Great Aunt to those kids, which was kind of disturbing actually. The Great Aunts I remember from when I was a kid were REALLY OLD!
We had lots of cut out picture taking fun,
See the little baby head?
and everyone took turns roping cows. Nobody was any good, but I have to give Olivia props for roping with a baby strapped to her chest.
There was a little tractor pull ride thing, which as adults we were scared to get into and break, but the guy let us. Pretty fun, but we were right in the exhaust path for the tractor, so a little smelly.
But the little great niece and nephew-lings made my night. The corn maze was a scavenger hunt for clues on who got the farmer, and we let Olivia's boy lead us around. He was adorable.
Obligatory corn sand box. Shudder.
Little baby loved Guru's as much as the rest of us. Fun night!


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Last night, I had 5 friends over for a festive holiday themed supper. I think I prefer a dinner party of 8 to a dinner party of 6. Anyway here's what I learned:
- You can hide the ugly planter that poinsettias come in with a champagne chiller. And you should.
- Truffles don't last in the fridge.
- Truffles are not kosher.
- People love comfort food, but you need one high concept menu item for people to remember.
Recipes to follow. Soon!!!!!
Hors D'Oeuvres
(Parmesan Shortbread Cookies, Foie Gras Stuffed Dates with Pretzels, Crudités)
Matzoh Ball Soup
Sole with Black Truffle and Mushrooms
Couscous with Pine Nuts
Roasted Brussels Sprouts
(Apple Tarte Tatin, Chocolate Chip Cookies, Cheese)
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No blogging tonight and tomorrow may be light. Im off to Pensacola for a week, then on to do our tour of the South, just me and the boys for the last half. It is always fun and relaxing.
I hit 200,000 hits this morning at 3:47AM on the old blog here. Some person from Austria googling for a picture of a squirrel. Alas, I think it might be better that he was googling for a squirrel than my 200,000th hit be for boy pee jello.
Speaking of squirrels, do they have them in Europe? I dont remember seeing them when we lived in Taiwan, although we had a mother load of HUGE rats, I dont remember squirrels. Do they in Europe? Is this why I get googled for their image all the time, someone wondering what one looks like?
Of course I have these images as Eric is an easy target. I get googled for squirrels from a post I put up taking a pot shot at him. He takes things in stride always open about the things he hates (squirrels) and is afraid of (zombies) hence I think most of this inner blog world has posted at least once a zombie story directed at Eric. For me its squirrels.
And then there is easy targets and people who take things in stride poor Jimbo. Good Grief. I truly never mean anything malicious. He too is open about the things hes afraid of (gators) and I occasionally post about things hes afraid of (gators) since I live in the things hes afraid of (gators) country.
And so this morning, I made a right hand turn into the development upon where my gym is located and had to stop short as a 6 foot gator was making its way across the road from one pond to another. I was pretty shocked, I mean we see gators, but its not often I have to stop to let one cross. But my first thought was, Oh crap! Wheres my camera? Jimbo needs to see this!
Alas, there was no camera, so my 2nd thought was, OH! I have his cell number! and so I picked up my phone and called him only to get his voice mail. Luckily according to the voice mail I received from him later, it was intelligible. I was worried. I think it sounded like this Jim *laugh laugh laugh* this is Bou *laugh laugh laugh* Heh. Although I did think later, Oh, geez, I wonder if he knew who it was. It is not uncommon as bloggers to relate first and foremost by our blogger name and I used my correct name on his cell phone.
I still laugh when I think of that gator. And I looked in my rear view mirror and the guy driving the truck behind me was watching this whole thing, and I swear his eyes were bugging out of his head. Meanwhile I just kept thinking, I have to tell Jim!
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Hmmm. We need more water and soon!Posted by: vw bug at June 28, 2007 03:32 PM
... if anyone ever makes a movie about zombie squirrels, I think I'll lose my mind.... .Posted by: Eric at June 28, 2007 07:04 PM
Tree rats tastes great fried.Posted by: Catfish at June 28, 2007 07:27 PM
Gators? Zombie squirrels? What the hell is going on here?
Ah, well. At least there are no evil clowns. Jim hates those, too.Posted by: Elisson at June 28, 2007 10:40 PM
This gator did not sport a "farookin' great head of hair" did it? Just wondered...
I think 99% of the world's squirrels live in my yard. Really. Haven't seen any zombies squirrels though.Posted by: Teresa at June 29, 2007 12:42 PM
no, Teresa, you have half, the other half are in MY yard.Posted by: caltechgirl at June 29, 2007 02:47 PM
CTG - you have the west coast squirrels and I have the east coast. *grin*Posted by: Teresa at June 29, 2007 05:28 PM
Yes, they do have squirrels in EuropePosted by: unkawill at July 1, 2007 05:51 PM
Fried squirrels make the best gravy in the world! Don't know much about fried "gators".Posted by: MissBirdlegs in AL at July 3, 2007 05:53 PM


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Although it is not known exactly where swimming originated, it has been around since the Stone Age, as the activity was depicted on cave dwellings of the era. Swimming is also mentioned in works related to Greek mythology.
Swimming remained a leisure activity until the early 19th century. Around this time, Great Britain's National Swimming Society began holding swimming competitions. Early swimming strokes included the breaststroke and the crawl, which was popular in South Africa.
When the modern Olympic Games returned in 1896, men's swimming was part of those first games. Freestyle and breaststroke were the first two events, with backstroke being added to the games eight years later. Women's swimming events were added to the Olympic Games in 1912.


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So the bad news is that this image was not chosen for the cover of this week's issue of Nature. It was beaten out by something quite literally more sexy. It is a stunning photograph of an Australian bearded dragon, which is now the first reptile to have been found to undergo sex reversal in the wild. Add to that a temperature dependence to the sex determination that has scientists wondering about their ability to adapt to climate change. Hard to compete with that.
The good news is that variations of the image that I also made for the project were picked up by various news outlets including the MIT News Office, Popular Mechanics, SciFeeds, Scitech Daily, Product Design and Development, and myScience. I had to give Popular Mechanics a little tap on the shoulder to remind them to credit the image to me, but they acknowledged and fixed their mistake faster than an Australian bearded dragon can say. "What the what? I thought those were going to be ovaries!"


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My Poor Crocuses
So last week it got really cold for a few days (by northern Virginia standards…below freezing) and today it was 70 degrees. It seems to have been doing this for awhile this winter..days of really cold followed by days of spring.
My crocuses came up probably about a month ago and I keep expecting them to be dead. They would come up, open up, then shrink back and close up, but here they are opening up again (sorry, no picture!) The fragrance today was beautiful and you could smell them every time we opened the door.
The boys spent a lot of time on the trampoline today and Ellie was plain tuckered out (we finally had an electric fence installed so we can take her out and let her run to her hearts content). Spent some time shooting off sling-shot rockets (have I mentioned how much I love our huge backyard?) and did some other miscellaneous fun stuff.
All in all a great day and one that was much needed. I have been feeling the mid-winter blahs creeping in…the ones where you start feeling as if you are in a rut and start having that old "homeschooling panic" of not doing "enough" creep in. A day like today is a great antidote to that!


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The Islamic Ruling on Horoscopes
Not only is the practice of astrology is Haram, but also visiting an astrologer and listening to his predictions. Since astrology is mainly thought to predict the future, those who practice it are considered fortunetellers. Consequently, one who seeks his horoscope comes under the ruling contained in the Prophet (SAW)'s statement:
'The Salah (daily prayer) of whoever approaches a fortuneteller and asks him about anything will not be accepted for forty days and nights.' [Sahih Muslim vol.4,p. 1211, no 5440]
The punishment in this Hadith is simply for approaching the astrologer, even if one is in doubt about the truth of his statements. If one is in doubt about the truth or falsehood of astrological information, he is in doubt about whether or not others know the unseen and the future besides Allah. This is a form of shirk because Allah clearly stated:
"And with Him are the keys of the unseen; none knows them except Him. And He knows what is on the land and in the sea. Not a leaf falls but that He knows it. And no grain is there within the darknesses of the earth and no moist or dry [thing] but that it is [written] in a clear record." [6:59]
"Say, 'None in the heavens and earth knows the unseen except Allah , and they do not perceive when they will be resurrected'." [27:65]
If, however, one believes in the predictions of their horoscope, whether spoken by an astrologer or written in books of astrology, he falls directly into kufr (disbelief) as stated by the Prophet sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam:
'"Whoever approaches an oracle or fortune-teller and believes in what he says, has disbelieved in what was revealed to Muhammad." [Reported by Abu Hurayrah and collected by Ahmad and Abu Daawood (Sunan Abu Dawud (English Trans.), vol. 3, p. 1095, no. 3895).]
Like the previous Hadith, the Hadith literally refers to the fortuneteller but it is just as applicable to the astrologer. Both claim knowledge of the future. The astrologer's claim is just as opposed to the Tawhid as the ordinary fortuneteller. He claims that people's personalities are determined by the stars, and their future actions and the events of their lives are written in the stars. The ordinary fortuneteller claims that the formation of tea leaves at the bottom of a cup, or lines in a palm tell him the same thing. In both cases individuals claim the ability to read in the physical formation of created objects the knowledge of the unseen.
Belief in astrology and the casting of horoscopes are in clear opposition to the letter and spirit of Islam. It is really the empty soul, which has not tasted real eman (belief) that seeks out these paths. Essentially these paths represents a vain attempt to escape Qadr (fate). The ignorant believe that if they know what is in store for them tomorrow, they can prepare from today. In that way, they may avoid the bad and ensure the good. Yet, Allaah's messenger was told by Allaah to say:
"Say (O Muhammad sallallaahu 'alayhi wa sallam), 'I hold not for myself [the power of] benefit or harm, except what Allah has willed. And if I knew the unseen, I could have acquired much wealth, and no harm would have touched me. I am not except a warner and a bringer of good tidings to a people who believe'." [7:188]
True Muslims are therefore obliged to stay far away from these areas. Thus rings, chains, etc., which have the signs of the zodiac on them should not be worn, even if one does not believe in them. They are part and parcel of a fabricated system which propagates kufr and should be done away with entirely. No believing Muslim should care about horoscope columns in newspapers or listen to them on other media. And, any Muslim who allows astrological predictions to determine his actions should seek Allah's forgiveness and renew his Islam.
…………………And Allah Knows Best……………………


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Was a night to remember.
We are so happy to say that the Night of Remembrance event was amazing. We had a few attendees come up to staff at the end of the night to thank us for providing them with an event specifically designed for honoring loved ones, which was exactly our intended goal for the Night of Remembrance.
Everyone who attended understood that the Night of Remembrance wasn't meant to dissipate our emotions for lost loved ones around the holidays, but instead to provide a place for them remember their loved ones in a controlled environment. There, they were able to decide how they wanted to remember the ones they lost, whether it was through laughing, crying or simply through moments of silence and reflection.
The volunteer trio played beautiful Christmas tunes throughout the event. As well, our Heavenly trio made their amazing debut with a phenomenal rendition of Amazing Grace.
Our part of the event was the 4-candle lighting ceremony. Billy Mitchell led the attendees through the ceremony by lighting one candle for grief, one for courage, one for memories, and the last for our love. After this, we all lit our own candles for the loved ones that we each have lost. The light is still there, but the love is not gone.


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Barakat's and Abhinav's paper on " Generalized Hardware Post Processing Technique for Chaos-Based Pseudorandom Number Generators," was accepted at ETRI. The work presents a generalized post processing technique to eliminate bias in chaos based RNGs using a nonlinear XOR operation with rotation and feedback. The system achieves up to 15.44 Gbits/s throughput and occupies less than 1% of a Xilinx Virtex 4 FPGA for a 32 bit implementation.
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text: Embedded electronic control units are finding their way into more and more complex safety critical and mission critical applications. Many of these applications operate in adverse conditions, which can cause code runaway in the embedded control units, putting them into unknown states. A watchdog timer is the best way to bring the system out of an unknown state into a safe state. Given its importance, the watchdog has to be carefully designed, so as to reduce the chances of its operation being compromised by runaway code. This paper outlines the need for robust Watchdog and the guidelines that must be considered while designing a fault tolerant system monitor aka Watchdog. New methods for refreshing a watchdog, write protection mechanism, early detection of code runaway and a quick self-test of the watchdog have been described herein.