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Big Mountain Slopes
Snow Alert - Jay Peak, Killington VT
Good snow conditions!
28 km slopes are already open in the Matterhorn glacier paradise! The Furggsattel chair lift operates - and you can also ski across Italy!
New 8-seat cable car Furi-Schweigmatten-Riffelberg with access to the Gifthittli cable car. Opening on 18th December
NEWS -The summit of the Klein Matterhorn, at 3883 m above sea level already the highest observation platform in the Alps, is to be raised. The Zermatt Bergbahnen plan to construct a 90-m high pyramid with a platform at an altitude of 4000 metres. 117 metres higher than the peak itself (3883 m above sea level).
Zermatt 4° C; 39° F
Klein Matterhorn -4° C; 25° F 76 km/h
Gornergrat -1° C; 30° F 40 km/h v
Rothorn -1° C; 30° F 2 km/h
Ski runs open 37 km
Off-piste skiing
Skiers don't have to content themselves with just skiing on the pistes! We will guide you down slopes in their natural state to isolated valleys. If we have sufficient participants we offer these
guided tours for groups at the price of CHF 165.- / EUR 110.- per person. For information and reservations contact the "Alpin Center", Mountain Guides' Office, tel. 027 966 24 60
Alpin Center (8F / 111)v
Zermatt, a skiing experience - why we're the No. 1 ski destination • Not just skiing: snow sports for all
Ski New Hampshire
Currently we have skiing and riding in NH at Bretton Woods and Waterville Valley. Look for that number to grow to as many as 13 ski areas by this weekend! The recent weather and forecast are letting our snowmakers fully work their magic.
We might even have XC skiing on some man-made snow at one or two areas.
Photo Credit: Ski New Hampshire
With the recent weather change this is a great time to point out our partnership with the Mt. Washington Observatory for our weather forecasts. They do a great job of forecasting for skiers, riders and anyone who enjoys getting outdoors in New Hampshire.
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Grouse Mountain - Vancouver B.C.
Free Skiing and Boarding at Free Skiing and Boarding at Grouse Mountain This Wednesday!
(No, this is not a typo)
December 5th, 2006, North Vancouver – With one of the best November openings on record, Grouse Mountain is celebrating the amazing early season conditions with a day of free skiing and riding this Wednesday, December 6th.
Entering into its 80th year as a snow operator, Grouse Mountain wants to give skiers and riders of all abilities the chance to test out its phenomenal snow and extensive terrain. With all of its runs and terrain parks open, the resort anticipates epic weather and a full day of enthusiastic skiers and boarders.
All those looking to take advantage of Grouse Mountain's free day are strongly encouraged to bring a minimum donation of $2 for North Shore Family Services or canned goods for the Harvest Project. The resort will be taking donations for the local charities all day and aims to collect something from each of its guests.
Free Day details:
- Lift tickets will be free from 9am to 7pm. The resort will be open for regular operation from 9am to 10pm.
- Free Day is available to skiers and snowboarders
This Wednesday! ( TOMORROW )
Kelly Aldinger
Communications Coordinator
Grouse Mountain Resorts Ltd.
Jackson Hole
$40 dollar lift tickets celebrating our 40th anniversary
Snow Depth
32" @ Upper-Mountain
25" @ Mid-Mountain
Total Snowfall ( season to-date)
83" @ Upper-Mountain
66" @ Mid-Mountain
Lifts Open: 2 of 11
Trails Open: 11 of 116
December 10, 2006
End Date: December 15, 2006
Type of Event: Camp
Location: Jackson Hole Mountain Resort
Olympic Gold Medalist Tommy Moe, joined by our most experienced coaches, keep the legondary Pepi Steigler early season tune up tradition thriving. Camp consists of six days of gate training, and skiing a variety of terrain that culminates with the Big Race!
Dec 23 - 23
- Teton Village Tree Lighting Ceremony
Alpine Valley - Wi
Feels Like: 6°F
Wind: S at 13 mph
Conditions: 12-24" powder,packed
White Face - Lake Placid, N.Y.
Lifts - 2 :: Trails - 3 :: New Snow - 1" :: Last 3 Days - 2"
Whiteface has re-opened for the season and winter is here!! Currently we are skiing and boarding from the top of Little Whiteface to the base, including the beginner Mixing Bowl. By the weekend, we will open Upper and Lower Northway. Extended forecast is bodacious for winter conditions so we'll pound it day and night with our improved snowmaking system. Also, we are mixing in some lake effect snowfall from the west.
Base Elevation: 1,220'
Summit Elevation: 4,386'
Little Whiteface Elevation: 3,676'
Peak Elevation: 4,867'
Highest skiable terrain: The Slides at 4,650'
Highest lift terminus: 4,386'
Fernie - Canada
Fernie Alpine Resort is ready for its scheduled opening day of Saturday, December 9th with outstanding conditions throughout the mountain.
To date, the Resort has received over 8 feet of snow, and currently has a settled snow pack of 123cm (48 inches). The Resort expects to have 9 out of 10 lifts operating this weekend.
All facilities will be in operation, including the Winter Sports School, Sports Alpine Retail Shop, Rentals, as well as the Slopeside Coffee and Deli (limited menu), Daylodge Cafeteria, Bear's Den Warming Hut, Griz Bar (12pm – 6pm), Kelsey's Restaurant, and tentatively, the New Lost Boys Café.
The Lost Boys Café is Fernie Alpine Resort's newest and most anticipated addition to the mountain this season. Perched at the top of the Timber Express Quad, the Lost Boys Café will feature a selection of beverages and specialty items while providing stunning views of the Elk Valley and town of Fernie.
You can kick off your first day at Fernie Alpine Resort with great skiing and riding, while also supporting the local community at the annual Community Mogul Smoker, taking place at the Fernie Alpine Resort plaza from 12pm – 3pm on Saturday, December 9th.
Traditionally, the Mogul Smoker event allows skiers and riders to make an "offering" to the snow gods in the hopes of a plentiful snow season. Guests will have the opportunity to purchase a wooden "ski" plank to toss in the fire as their offering, with proceeds benefiting the Fernie Alpine Ski Team and local group Wildsight. The Resort Plaza will feature an all ages "Mogul Smoker Garden", with Mogul Smoker cocktails for the adults, and hot chocolate for the youngsters. $5 will get you a ski and hot chocolate, $10 for a ski and Mogul Smoker cocktail. The event is a great, family-oriented event that also benefits local community causes. The plaza will also feature a DJ that afternoon.
Fernie Alpine Resort www.skifernie.com is part of the Resorts of the Canadian Rockies Inc. (RCR) family
Sugarloaf - Maine
Thanks to the somewhat brisk temps, snowmaking
continues. The guns have been out on Narrow Gauge
all day and will continue through the night.
Several other trails will also get some loving,
and we should see some of those trails - Sluice,
Winter's Way and Boardwalk - open up midweek.
We'll also see rails go back in above Tote.
This is Locals Week, which means if you're a
resident of Eustis, Stratton, Carrabassett
Valley, Kingfield, New Portland, Freeman,
Rangely, New Vineyard, Strong, Phillips or
Farmington, you can ski for free from now through
Friday, Dec. 8.
Coming up this weekend, we've got the first Bud
Light Concert Series event of the season with a
concert by John Brown's Body and the
Benevento/Russo Duo in the King Pine Room on
Saturday. Tickets are just $10 in advance and $15
at the door, so get yours now at 1-800-THE-LOAF.
Also, on Saturday and Sunday, we've got Demo Days
and the Gift Bazaar. To see all of our upcoming
events, go to
The Resort at Squaw Creek
Holiday Concert Program
Benjamin Britten's Ceremony of Carols
December 10 - The Resort at Squaw Creek, Squaw Valley, CA
3:30 - 4:00 No Host Bar. Program begins at 4:00
The Truckee Community Chorus is pleased to share the holiday spirit with Squaw Valley Institute and members of the community.
The magical atmosphere at The Resort at Squaw Creek, combined with this extraordinary concert is the perfect way to start your holiday season!
Tickets are $10.00 per person and can be purchased at the door. Children under 12 and students with ID are free.
For directions to The Resort at Squaw Creek, please visit:
For more information about the Institute and upcoming programs,
please visit www.squawvalleyinstitute.org or call 530.581.4138
Mayrhofner - Austria
Opening Party
157 kilometres of pistes, 28 huts and restaurants, 49 lifts and 100 hectares of pistes (with snow machines) - the ski region is extended from Mayrhofen by the Penkenbahn and from Schwendau by the Horbergbahn.
Mayrhofen's other skiing area, the Ahorn, is well suited for families. It also offers ideal practice slopes for beginners and children. The 5.5 km long valley descent (with snow machines) will appeal to very good skiers. A special feature is the Ahorn "Kinderland", a large children's playground at an altitude of 2000 metres
The Penken cable car has been in operation since 16th December 1995. 47 gondolas will each take upto 15 persons (2000 people per hour) - a great increase compared to the 650 per hour of the hold lift. Another great advantage is that new lift has wind stability up to 90 km/h and you do not have to change at the middle station. This because this is the first lift to take a curve at full speed and will transport you to the valley stations of the chairlifts on the Penken
Ahorn-, Penken- and Horberg cable cars daily operate from 8.30am to 4.30pm
And a great Cable Car
Europe´s biggest
cable weights: load cable 27,6 t (3.200 m long) • contra cable 10,2 t (3200 m length) • catenary cable 97,4 t (3430 m long) – all in all 140 t unladen weight of the cables!
catenary cable diameter 70 mm • load cable diameter 47mm
horizontal cable tension force 600
Austria´s biggest cable car will transport up to 160 persons within only 6.5 minutes over a distance of 3 km to the Ahorn plateau.
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Performance tuning is an experimental science, but that doesn't mean engineers should resort to guesswork and folklore to get the job done. Yet that's often the case. With this practical book, intermediate to advanced Java technologists working with complex technology stacks will learn how to tune Java applications for performance using a quantitative, verifiable approach.
Most resources on performance tend to discuss the theory and internals of Java virtual machines, but this book focuses on the practicalities of performance tuning by examining a wide range of aspects. There are no simple recipes, tips and tricks, or algorithms to learn. Performance tuning is a process of defining and determining desired outcomes. And it requires diligence.

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We are getting ready for our retreat next weekend. Its nice to be staying so close to home.
But I still need to get organized and get ready.
I have to tell you about some new items in the store....
Do you just love these flowers? ------->
They come in GREAT colors
We have some Fiskars punches in stock
Also some roller totes that we never carry and they are just $34.99
oh my gosh you have to see the Metallic paints from Making Memories!Did you know we special order wood letters in all sizes and usually can have them in about 3 days. They are inexpensive and so much fun to decorate your home with..... We will soon have wood clocks, frames, a magnetic frame like the one behind the counter and some other fun things up our sleeves. This is the summer of Home Decor!
If you are going on the retreat you better get in the store this weekend and stock up!
If you are not coming on the retreat 'Manda will be hosting an all day crop from 11-11!


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The Crafers Hotel
Steeped in history as one of Adelaide's first pubs, and now locally owned and managed, The Crafers Hotel is conveniently located just off the Crafers exit from the M1 Princes Highway, 20 minutes from Adelaide's CBD. Newly renovated with some areas a work in progress, The Crafers is a rustic collaboration of old and new; celebrating natural materials such as reclaimed wood, leather, iron, copper and exposed stone to create a cosy, traditional Aussie pub atmosphere with a contemporary dining experience. Our menu includes the best local and seasonal ingredients, transformed by Chef Ben Carli and his team into wholesome, delicious meals. Pair your meal with a drop from our unique and diverse wine room or our extensive wine lists and specials; or from our selection of on-tap and craft beers. We look forward to warmly welcoming you into our family of loyal locals!
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My husband is struggling with addiction right now. He is upset with life and is taking anything that will knock him out. Ambien, klonopin, seroquel–whatever, it doesn't matter as long as it knocks him out and makes him sleep. When I talked with him about this he said, "Well, sad people do sad things." And it's true. They do. And so he hates his life right now and wants to "check out of life." At least that's what I call it, "checking out."
Every day I call him, and he answers the phone, half asleep. I think last week he was normal for one day–only one day did I call him and he wasn't all messed up on something. I was so happy that one day! But the next day he had obtained some klonopin, and so he's been on that for the past few days. I just talked to him earlier today. "What are you doing?" I asked him, thinking that he was probably asleep before I called. "Nothing, hanging out," he said. And I got sad.
He should know how much this is hurting me, I thought after we hung up. And I began to cry. If he loved me, he would stop. Then I stopped as a flashback of living with my father and his alcoholism popped into my head. That's exactly the things I had told myself as I grew up with my father and his drinking, as he tore himself and our family up from the inside out. He drank, regularly, every weekend and usually into the week. It was awful. Like most people who drink to excess, he started out fine…but after too many drinks, he turned into a monster. He never beat me or sexually abused me in any way, but he was emotionally abusive and at the same time, neglectful. (You can't lovingly nurture a child when you're drunk out of your mind.) So at some point during his drunk he would get mad at me (usually because I had a lot of boyfriends hanging out, at least when I was older,) and start to accuse me of being loose and promiscuous and would start yelling at me that I was a good-for-nothing slut and a floozy. Do you know what the does to a 14 year old? Nothing good. And when I was younger and he didn't fight with me like that, he fought with my mom and I would cry, heart and mind jumbled with mixed emotions and praying to God that they would stop, that he would stop. Just stop drinking and be normal. Please.
But still he was my daddy, and I loved him dearly. We were always close as I grew up–I would sit on his lap and stroke his cheek and he would sing me lullabys and soft, slow songs. He cuddled me and hugged me and I would kiss him and we loved each other so much! Gosh it felt good. How many girls can say they have a daddy like that? "You are the apple of my eye!" he would say. And, "You've got me wrapped around your little finger." And he was happy to be wrapped around my pinky!
But his drinking! Oh God, his drinking. How many nights I would end up crying because my wonderful, sweet daddy would turn into a raging monster, full of anger and profanity, with a black hatred of life and everything in it in his eyes. During his sober times, he would read the Bible. In fact, he wanted to be a preacher when he was a young man, before alcoholism got him and wrapped its cruel grip around him like a vice, squeezing the life and spirit out of him. He was a "Pentecostal holy-roller." But every bit of Christianity and Christian behavior flew out the window once he started drinking. (The Bible calls drunkenness one of the "works of the flesh." Galatians 5:21.) Who can be Christian and be drunk? Darkness and light do not mix. So my father was awful when he drank, and very far from Jesus.
And I remember thinking, although the thought wasn't actually voiced or put into words in my head–but it was in my heart: Doesn't my daddy love me enough to stop drinking? Am I not good enough that he will stop? What else can I do to make him quit drinking? What more can I be? Funnier, prettier, sweeter, smarter? Or maybe if I just ignore him he will understand how bad this hurts me when he gets drunk and calls me names…Why is he hurting me? Why is he doing this to me?? And, as I said before, it had nothing to do with me. I wasn't even in the equation. And in my dysfunctional thinking, I thought maybe that if I were a part of the equation, he would stop drinking. But anyone who has dealt with addiction in themselves or another knows that this sort of thinking is not the way it works. That sort of thinking is a form of distorted reasoning and illustrates a dysfunctional thought process. Addiction is within the person addicted, not blamable on the outside for any reason, although sometimes the addict wants to think otherwise and blame someone else. But when it comes right down to it, drinking and addiction is an internal process with an internal reason, and with outward manifestations. So it had nothing to do with little Winnie Spencer. And so, neither does my husband using drugs to "check out." This is between himself–and God, I suppose. No, Winnie, you don't factor into the equation.
So? So I really need to grow up and quit blaming myself for his use. Let him be him. Love him through this time. Let go of anger and blame, guilt and internalization. Don't take it so personally. Love him. Pray. Commit it and him and yourself to God–let Him handle hubby. Give Him your broken, 14-year-old's heart and allow Him to replace it was the mature heart of Jesus Christ. Who can heal? Only God heals, only He can heal broken hearts. So give him yours, little girl. He's glad to take it and give you back one renewed. "Behold, I make all things new." And He does. Try it…you'll see.


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Valentine's Day - by Staff Intern Maureen Carlson/
Valentine's Day, as we know, is a day of love and romance. Lovers give each other flowers, candies, chocolates, and plan special dates. Over 200 million Valentine's cards are exchanged each year and that number doesn't even account for all the cards exchanged in schools! In elementary schools across the country, children make special boxes for goodies and bring cards and candy with "Will you be my Valentine?" plastered all over them. But what started this grand tradition in the United States? Most valentine traditions we know of were brought overseas by European immigrants, which then began to spread. Lovers would often send valentines in the form of handwritten notes back and forth to each other during Revolutionary and Civil War times. The Kansas Museum of History has a few Civil War valentines included in their collection. These two images here, "Faithful in Death" and "My Love" were sent to Elizabeth Ehrhart from her fiance, Joseph Forrest, who was a soldier in the Civil War. While both of these valentines are quite sad, they portray the deep love and faithfulness that Joseph had for his sweet love, Elizabeth.
One type of valentine that was sent between loved ones was called the Puzzle Purse. It started in the 1700's and became especially popular during the Victorian era. The Puzzle Purse is an origami style valentine where lovers could write special messages or include secret codes inside. Lovers could even place small gifts of love inside as well, such as a ring. If you click the following link, you can find out more about the history of this unique valentine as well as watch a video on how to make it yourself for someone that you love!
The Romantic History of the Puzzle Purse Valentine
This letter and envelope with intricate detailing drawn around the outside is a valentine's letter exchanged between sisters Lavinia and Emily Dickinson during the time of the California Gold Rush.
Mass production of actual Valentine's Day cards, as opposed to handwritten letters, began after the end of the Victorian era in the early 1900's, when exchanging love messages had picked up in popularity.
The thing that makes Valentine's Day so great is that it is so versatile. Couples can make the holiday special for themselves depending on their own styles and interests. There isn't just one event that everyone takes part in, such as trick-or-treating on Halloween. There are so many unique ways to celebrate Valentine's Day that will make it special for you and your loved ones. So go out and kiss your loved ones and tell them you love them. Maybe share some chocolate or a delicious dinner. My favorite is listening to scary stories from old time radio stations by candlelight with my husband. You can even choose simply to do nothing at all. Just make the day your own. Also, remember that chocolates go on sale the day after Valentine's Day *wink wink*. Happy Valentine's Day to you all!


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Thursday, March 8, 2012
Distribution of Labor
This segueued into a conversation about the distribution of labor in RPGs. The episode of Community ( you know which one) was referenced. In it, Abed was the DM and he did all the dice rolling. Players announced their actions, and the he made the rolls to see if they were able to complete this action.
This, to me, is the true Old School. It removes all of the number crunching, all of the min/maxing from the game, and it becomes all narrative.
But holy crap how much work is that for the GM. Too much for me, anyways. In addition, it also makes the players more passive participants in the game, as opposed to being actively involved, as they can be when they're determining the fate of their own character.
I tend to roll for NPCs, unless they're henchmen or hirelings, and let my players roll for themselves and any affiliated characters they travel with. Honestly it had never occurred to do it any differently, but now I'm curious - what is the distribution of labor at your table? Does anyone play it Abed's way anymore? Did they ever?
Enquiring Minds Want To Know
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Very few people, especially teenagers and young adults, understand what it takes to DEFEND THE DREAM that God has placed on their hearts. They think the path to their dreams will be easy and that it won't be filled with hardships and lessons along the way. I wrote my debut book, DEFEND THE DREAM, to prepare young people to face the inevitable challenges that will come their way on the journey to their dream so they may fulfill their greatest potential.
The 20 Lessons included in this book, or Plays as I like to call them, are based on my very own personal dream to play in the NBA. From the time I was seven years old and had my dream to play professional ball, I faced seemingly insurmountable obstacles including poverty, neglect, naysayers, self-doubt, set backs, rejection and so much more. Each Play in this book reveals how, with God's help, I overcame that adversity and miraculously fulfilled my dream using six pillars: Endurance, Passion, Humility, Discipline, Faith and Determination.
DEFEND THE DREAM is a must read for those who need a little help or encouragement in the journey to their purpose. It applies to all dreams, big or small, and INCLUDES A WORKBOOK for deep reflection that prompts the reader to apply each Play in real time!


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For various reasons, I've always had an interest in the legendary King Arthur. In part it's because of my family name: Campbell. Some traditional medieval genealogies trace the Scottish highland clans of MacArthur and Campbell to a certain Smervie who is said to have been a descendant of King Arthur. But, now they tell me Camelot exists. It's real and it's in France.
King Arthur supposedly ruled what is now Britain in the late 5th and early 6th centuries and according to medieval histories and romances, led the defence of Britain against Saxon invaders in the early 6th century. The details of Arthur's story are mainly composed of folklore and literary invention, and his historical existence and the Knights of the Roundtable, are still debated and disputed today.
The British Royal family has long tried to claim descent from King Arthur to bolster their claim to the throne, particularly through the Plantagenets, but the genealogy experts say any possible claim might more likely be through the Tudors because of their Welsh origins. While the Tudor family's connection to King Arthur, like the Campbell's, remains unconfirmed, they certainly took full advantage of the possibility, beginning with the first royal Tudor, Henry VII, crowned in 1485.
The name Campbell , which means crooked mouth in Keltic, is ancient, with first written references to the family dating from at least the 1250s, on that there's lots of agreement, but those references are 600 years after the supposed reign of King Arthur. Meanwhile, the clan has long been one of the largest and most powerful in the Scottish Highlands. They are among the early founders of today's "Black Watch," protectors of the royal family, with whom my American father served briefly during WWII at Buckingham Palace, perhaps because of his family name.
The origin of the Campbell family name, as well as of the identity of the founder of the family, remains misty, however, a matter of much debate. The real history has been a source of childhood wonder for me and my siblings. Attempts by others to figure out my family's connection, if any, to half-mythical King Arthur have come to conclusions as tenuous as the Tudor claims of descent from the same source.
The current British royal family's ties to the crown appear equally shaky. They wedged themselves in through connections to Hanovarian Queen Victoria and her German husband, Albert of Saxe-Coberg and Gotha. But, I would add, their daughter Princess Louise had the good sense to marry John Campbell, the Marquess of Lorne and future Duke of Argyll in 1871, which meant she married beneath her station, causing whispers in in court.
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The Victorian royal family later changed its name to the more Anglo sounding "Windsor" because of anti-German sentiment in Britain during WWI. As you can see, trying to trace these things to any point of firm conclusion is complicated.
"The Arthurian legend is so ancient, and yet it has been one of the most enduring interests in Western civilization," says art expert Terry Stanfill, author of Realms of Gold: Ritual to Romance, a novel of ancient history and modern romance that posits her new theory about Camelot. "It's exciting to think that after all of these centuries, we have a strong case for a real Camelot."
Educated in Medieval history, Stanfill offers this primer on King Arthur, including her own surprising theory about the true location of the original Camelot:
• The legend Arthur as king was first mentioned in "The History of the Kings of Britain" by Geoffrey of Monmouth, 1100-1155. A generation later, Chrétien de Troyes, a French bard and poet, began to weave stories about King Arthur's court, introducing the characters Lancelot, Guinevere and Perceval. He was the first to mention Camelot, King Arthur's home, describing it as "a place by a river, surrounded by forests and plains beyond."
• The reality Toward the end of the Roman Empire, circa 450 AD, Arthur Riothamus, King of the Britons, was hired by the Romans to fight off invading Goths and Visigoths. There is documentation from multiple sources that Arthur spent a lot of time in Burgundy, France. He died after a battle near Bourges and was taken by his men to Avallon in France, a town that had existed for centuries. This is fact, not fiction.
• Avalon While many people believe the mystical Avalon of Arthurian legend was in England, perhaps near Glastonbury, there is no record of a place called Avalon in that country.The Avallon region of France, however, has long existed. It was and still is known for its fruit trees and vines, much like the lush island of legend.
• Camelot While many presume Camelot was in England, the extraordinary discovery in 2007 of the remains of an ancient community on Mont Lassois in France makes Stanfill wonder if this was actually the true Camelot. The community is near Avallon, and among the buildings unearthed there appear to be the remnants of a palace, including a great hall, where there is evidence of feasting.
"When Chrétien de Troyes wrote of Camelot, this place may have been held in the memory of the locals as a place where peace, prosperity and the good life held a long reign," Stanfill says. "His vision was a nostalgic tribute to a distant, golden age of tranquility that was on this hilltop."
The citadel of Latisco on Mont Lassois — a site of palatial buildings unprecedented in the Celtic world – is not far from Avallon. Arthur Riothamus' time in Burgundy is documented, and we know that the first person to write about Arthur was the bard Chrétien, who lived in the area.
This place is exactly as he described it: 'on a hill, a place by a river, surrounded by forests, with plains beyond.' Terry Stanfill may well have it right.
Terry Stanfill holds a degree in English literature with a minor in medieval history. She is an Overseer of the Huntington Library in San Marino, Calif. An enthusiastic preservationist, she was decorated by the president of Italy with the Ordine al Merito, Cavaliere della Repubblica Italiana, and more recently as Commendatore, for her fundraising efforts for the restoration of San Pietro di Castello, the ancient cathedral of Venice.
She is a former international representative for Christie's auction house and former director of Norton Simon Museum in Pasadena, Calif. "Realms of Gold: Ritual to Romance" is her third novel. Her first two are "The Blood Remembers" and "A Tale of the Fortuny Gown." Stanfill is married to Dennis Stanfill, former CEO of 20th Century Fox and MGM Studios.


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This is why music education is so important
Music is especially amazing because it involves every type of human knowledge. It integrates, for example, feeling, understanding and doing into a single activity. While you are doing music, you are also doing math(s), languages, history and science. Musicians have to work in teams, be a soloists, lead, follow, collaborate, show empathy and connect with others, sometimes all in a single performance. And all of this is being expressed through the body, so musicians are engaging all of those physical skills too. When you sing a song or play an instrument, you are also expressing yourself, articulating who you are to others with great freedom, developing self-awareness, self-confidence, and at the same time showing self-discipline. For more, knowledge nerds can look up Blooms taxonomy.
My only problem with this video - why is the musician pictured a bass player?! :)


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When I had my 8 week appointment last week he told me that the next 10 lbs that I lost would probably take about four weeks. My weight that day was 211. I had a biiiiiiiiiiiig problem with this, because I had set a goal to be below 200 lbs by August 1st. He had already told me that at 8 weeks out I was actually at the loss he'd expect for a 12 weeker, so that was great. But f'real, don't tell me that I'm suddenly going to STOP FREAKIN' LOSING.
So yeah...I've been working out pretty much every day this week. And because I commit the ultimate WLS sin every day and WEIGH MYSELF EVERY DAY....I was at 198.8 yesterday morning. Today I'm at 197.
(I updated my weight on OH, so the ticker should have updated, but for some reason it's not.)
Sorry I haven't been around much. The kids have been keeping me busy, and I'm trying to figure out what's going on with Bethany's Jr. High. I still haven't heard anything about when the back to school night is, and she's getting really anxious. No supply lists posted...nuttin'. They're supposed to start in just over two weeks!!!
I'm also kind of worried about my dog. She's had this lump on her abdomen for years, and a vet told us it was a hernia. But she's lost a lot of weight recently, and I just realized a few days ago that the lump is getting bigger. It used to be the size of my thumb from the top knuckle to the tip, now it's the size of a large egg. The wierd thing is that she's acting healthier and happier than she has in forever. She's constantly on her back, wiggling around on the floor, lots of happy growling. She's nuts! LOL We've had her since the night before Matt was born, and she treats Matt like he's her puppy. She sleeps in his room every night. We'll all be devastated if there's something wrong.
We're also getting ready to head up to Branson at the end of August to meet Brian's parents for the weekend. They're bringing down dad's big ol' boat, and renting a 3 bedroom condo. I just need to get myself a new bathing suit (I think the four I've got would all fall off of me now!) and save up some gas money to get up there and back. Not the best timing for it, since we need to buy school supplies and at least a few things for school clothes.
OK...time to pay bills...ick.
Friday, July 31, 2009
Dr. G can stick it.
When I had my 8 week appointment last week he told me that the next 10 lbs that I lost would probably take about four weeks. My weight that day was 211. I had a biiiiiiiiiiiig problem with this, because I had set a goal to be below 200 lbs by August 1st. He had already told me that at 8 weeks out I was actually at the loss he'd expect for a 12 weeker, so that was great. But f'real, don't tell me that I'm suddenly going to STOP FREAKIN' LOSING.
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Sunday, July 26, 2009
New pics...
The striped shirt ones are early last week or maybe the week before...I wish I had downloaded them when we took them. I believe I was about 45 pounds down at the time. The dress was last night, we got dolled up and went to a wedding, only to end up the best dressed people at the ER. (Long gross story for another post.) I was feelin' really good about myself last night. 52 pounds down.
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Saturday, July 25, 2009
Miss you, dude.
Today is the 11th anniversary of my brother's death. He was 18 years old.
I still get so angry at him for dying so young. We found out the day that he died that his ex was pregnant with his kid. He never told us. My nephew will never know his dad, my kids will never know their uncle. His death essentially destroyed the remainder of my family.
I never got to know him as an adult. We didn't get along as kids...at all. The last time I saw him I had just turned 22, he was 17, and it was Christmas. Brian, Bethany and I flew home to be with my family for the holiday. That was the last time my family has ever been all together on a holiday. Getting to know him over those few days...he's somebody I would have wanted to know.
Some years his anniversary just passes by unnoticed. I remember it, but it doesn't bother me as much. This year it's like a slap in the face. I've been dreading today for over a week now. I think it's because back in February my mom told me some details about the crash that I had never known. It's fresh all over again. I woke up this morning from a dream about him. He's been on my mind all day. I can't put into the right words for my kids why I'm in such a mood today, even though I'm trying to be in a decent mood. I'm impatient with my husband, and I'm sorry for it. Everything is just raw today, no matter how hard I try to mask it.
Hell...I even ate 1/4 of a doughnut.
Anyway...I miss you, bro.
Anthony Scott Wick January 17, 1980 - July 25, 1998
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Wednesday, July 22, 2009
Officially from the doc:
48 lbs down, 51% of excess body weight GONE.
Yeah baby!!!
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Sunday, July 19, 2009
Feelin' GOOD!! (And random rambling because it's been so long since I've posted...)
Brian and I went out on a date last night, and the entire night was faaaabulous.
I couldn't find the jeans I usually wear when I ride on the back of the bike, so I grabbed another pair of Levi's (I'm finally BACK IN LEVI'S!!!) out of my closet. Held them up and thought there was no way in hell they were going to fit. They looked so like 12's or smaller that I had to check the label. Huh. They say 16. Got them on and they fit beautifully. And they barely muffin topped. Woo-hoo! I put on a pink & black camisole that I haven't been able to wear since I bought it 5 years ago...and it fit beautifully, too. More woo-hoo!!! I looked in the mirror and actually LIKED what I saw. And when I put on my ho-boots...well, that just completed it. RAWR, if I do say so myself. (Ho-boots: Black suede knee high boots, stiletto heels. Brian lurves 'em.) I wore a gray ballet wrap just so I wouldn't be completely sleveless on the bike, since I won't let Brian buy me a jacket until I'm below 200.
Got to the theater and realized that when I had my heel hooked on the peg it rested on the pipe, so my stiletto heel melted a bit. Meh, nothing a black magic marker won't fix. LOL
After the movie we went & had coffee...first caffiene I'd had since before surgery. PINGY!!!! I wasn't ready to go home yet, so we decided to ride down to Norman and see if there were any bars that had live bands playing. Got down there, and while we were at a light on Campus Corner a car with two young guys in it stopped next to us. The driver looked me up & down, gave a little wave, and turned to say something to his friend. Friend looked out the window, and did the same thing, with a very obvious wave. Brian was completely obvlivious. LOL Now, they were probably mocking the old chubby chick on the bike, but I was feeling really good about myself last night, so I'm going to choose to beleive that they were flirting. I GOT FLIRTED AT BY COLLEGE KIDS. Holy crap!!! That hasn't happened since I was college age, 13 years ago.
Finally got home, got the kids in bed, and had a great time...um...completing the evening. Yeah...that!
So I'm down 45 pounds now, and am at 213-ish. My goal is to be down to 199 by August 1st, and since I'm dropping about a pound a day as long as I'm working out it should be attainable. My big problems are still hydration and protein. My fingertips were actually pretty wrinkled on Friday, which is bad news. Technically I probably should have gone to get a few bags of fluid, but I didn't want to end up getting checked in to the hospital. I've finally figured out that orange juice with a scoop of vanilla protein powder, a little bit of SF vanilla syrup, and crushed ice all blended up is a damn good creamcicle/orange julius. Yay, protein supplement that I can actually KEEP DOWN.
Did I mention that I've resorted to protein bullets to try to get down enough protein? Even that makes me want to puke. 27 grams of protein in less than 3 ounces makes for syrupy sweet yuck. And that's the GOOD flavor, fruit punch. The first time I took a bullet, though, I didn't realize that it had the "tingle" stuff in it. HOLY CRAPOLY, I thought I was having an allergic reaction. It was awful, my entire body, even my tongue and eyeballs, itched. Now I just save them for right before a workout, that way I don't feel the itch.
So...after discovering last night that badass ho-boots do not equate to badass motorcycle boots...I need new motorcycle boots. I hate hate HATE wearing my sneakers on the bike. So I'm either going to get these FIRE BOOTS or these KICKASS BOOTS. I love the fire boots, but I could wear the kickass boots with more stuff. Hell, I love both pairs. Maybe I'll get the kickass ones to start with and get the fire ones later on. Or maybe I'll get the fire ones first since it's still hotter than Hades out....but the kickass ones only have two pair left in stock. HELP ME DECIDE!!!!
And I feel kinda bad...I sort of but not really but kinda did...griped my sister out on FB. Since I've finally gotten on Brian's bike, and yes, I do bring it on myself for posting about it...people have been calling me biker mama, biker chick, biker babe...all that crap. And a LOT of people are doing it. I don't want that to be my identity, it's not who I am. I'm Brian's wife, mom of his three hysterically funny and obnoxious kids, sarcastic as all get out with all my friends, working my ass off to get healthy & thin again...I want THAT to be my identity. I guess it doesn't help that my stereotype of "biker chick" is trashy. Anyway, it irritates the hell out of me, and part of that may be irrational, but it still irritates me. So I said something about it when my sister called me a biker, again. On FB, of all places. So...Ker, if you're reading this, my irritation wasn't directed at you and I'm sorry if it came across that way. It's just frustrating in general. Forgive me? Please?
OK, I have a shit-ton more to say, but I've already made this a hugely long post, so I'll save it. Except for this: I HAS COLLARBONES AGAIN!!!! Yay me!
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Tuesday, July 14, 2009
I had big plans for death by Zumba today, but it's just not happening.
We went to the Y yesterday and I tried doing the elliptical, but only lasted about 10 minutes. Don't know if it's because I didn't have my music (Zunepass needed to re-sync), or if I really was that wiped out. So I moved on to do weights. I had to drop the weight on almost every single machine. SUCKS. I feel...weak I guess.
I've also discovered that I'm extremely carb sensitive. I ate half a slice of pizza the other night *drool!* and within minutes of finishing it I had to go lay down for an hour. Completely crashed. So last night I made fish poached in white wine and sauteed zucchini. Apparently zucchini has a ton of carbs in it too. (Smell the sarcasm?) 7.3 grams per 1/2 cup serving, that's it. But I still crashed. Gah.
So last night I tried running again, week 1 of the Couch to 5K program. Maybe it was because two other folks were with me throwing off my pace, but I don't think so. I'm just feeling WEAK, and not in a loser sort of way.
Who knows, maybe I just need to bump up my vitamins or something. For once I know I'm getting protien because I'm eating Greek yogurt like it's going out of style, and doing a 23 gram protein bullet (PUKE!) every day. It's getting harder to get my water in, but I'm getting my minimum in by the end of the day. It just takes for-freakin'-ever.
My 8 week followup is next week...so we'll see what G says.
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Friday, July 10, 2009
Yummy creamy goodness for dinner tonight.
It looks nasty, but it tastes soooooo good. This is my first time eating corn since I had surgery, so we'll see how I do.
Creamy Pico Chicken
5 boneless skinless chicken breasts
1 jar pico de gallo
1 can black beans, drained & rinsed
1 c (or more if you like) frozen sweet corn
1 block fat free cream cheese
Shredded Mexican cheese to top
Throw everything EXCEPT the cheeses into the crotch pot, turn it to high for at least four hours. You can serve the boobies whole, but I think it works out better shredded. So shred up the chicken, then add the cream cheese for the last half hour of cooking.
The rest of the family gets it served up with rice, I just put a scoop in my little bowl and go to town. NOM!!!
In other news....after working on me since he's HAD the bike, Brian finally got me to go on rides with him. And I hate to admit it, but I like it. I've gone on three rides with him so far, and I'm hoping he'll take me again tonight. He even bought me a halfie helmet with awesome red flames on it on Wednesday. Now he's trying to convince me to get a bike of my own. I already have one! It's a HYPOTHECIAL bike. My HYPOTHETICAL bike is a 2008 Vulcan 900 in red & gold, with all the awesome goodies to go with it.
Gah, Brian calls...
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This isn't what I had in mind...
I'm all for looking younger, but f'real? Seriously? I'm drinking more water now than I have ever before in my life, but I'm breaking out like a 15 year old horomonal BOY. It's disgusting. Good grief I hope this passes fast...
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Thursday, July 9, 2009
Deep thoughts about Amy's deep thoughts...
OK, so Amy was talking about keeping in mind what your band is doing FOR you, instead of focusing on what it's not doing for you. I think it needs to go a step further, though.
We always hear that WLS is a a rearranging of our guts, it's not a surgery on our brain. We hear that WLS is just a tool. It's true. My thumb size stomach isn't going to make the decision for me whether or not I'm going to eat biscuits & gravy for dinner. It will limit how much I eat, but the decison to shovel it down the gullet is mine and mine alone. (BTW, it was good and worth it, but only as a rare treat once or twice a year. I can't beleive I didn't get sick.) The fact that I've had gastric bypass isn't going to make me get off my butt and go to the YMCA for death by Zumba. I have to make that decision and follow through with it on my own.
My weight loss has stalled again, and it's frustrating, but it's not because my bypass isn't working. It IS. I'm extremely limited in how much and what I eat. The stall has come from the fact that I haven't been exercising. (Stupid torn abdomen!) Now that I'm picking up on exercise again I'll start losing again. My goal is to be below 200 by the end of July, and I think that's pretty realistic, AS LONG AS I KEEP WORKING.
So...I guess to continue Amy's thought...don't just think of what your WLS is doing for you...What are YOU doing for you?
(And Amy, to hyperlink, copy the link from where you want it to lead. In the blogger textbox type out what you want hyperlinked, highlight it, and then click on the little chain thing in the top of the text box, next to the text colors. Paste in the link you want and click OK. Easy Peasy!)
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Puke! Hurl! Spew!
So I went for water aerobics this morning, but there was no class so I just did some warmup type stretching and a few laps. Then I went and did 30 minutes, 2.25 miles of death by elliptical. Now that I'm coming down off the endorphin high all I want to do is...well...yeah...
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Thursday, July 2, 2009
PIctures, finally.
I meant to take these last Tuesday, which was 4 weeks, but I never got around to it. So these are my 5 week pics instead.
Here's before. Start weight was 258.
And after. As of today I'm down 39 pounds, to 219. By my scale, that is. I'm sure my doc's scale would add about 5 lbs, grrr...
Now that I'm studying the pics I'm seeing it a bit more than I was at first. I was annoyed with myself that "I'm still huge!" when I first saw them. I'm starting to see now that my arms are smaller, as is the gigantus gut. And check out the awesome grease spots on the front of my shirt. I had no clue those were there. The joys of photography!
I've also made a decision. I AM going to go ahead and have plastics done, when the time comes. Not just to get rid of the meat apron, but to get the knockers fixed as well. Two years and one day before I had my RNY done I had a breast reduction. The surgeon was terrible, and while I don't regret the surgery itself, I don't like my boobs. The scarring was awful and I have corners. Some friends of mine call me Spongebob Square Boobs. Awesome, right? If you're brave and want to see pics, I do have a blog...Boobs, the Other White Meat. I desperately need to update it. Maybe later next week or so... Anyway, I'm hoping that when it comes time for plastics I can get the meat apron and the Spongebobs dealt with all at once. I don't want to have to have two more surgeries. One big one I can handle, but contrary to popular belief, I DON'T enjoy going under the knife. Either way, I'll be making sure to have it done with the plastic surgeon that works with RNY patients at my hospital, I WILL NOT go back to the first guy.
OK, gotta go make the dinner. Mustard chicken salad...mmmmm. I might be able to eat a few bites!!
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Barcelona was denied any speculation of a world record transfer of Neymar to Manchester United while also confirming that they will extend his contract.
Sky sources are aware of the fact that Manchester United have the transfer funds and wage structure to buy Neymar but have been discouraged from making a bid after they made inquiries recently.
In particular, Josep Maria Bartomeu has made it clear that there will be no move for the Brazil forward. Instead, he will be offered a long-term contract at the club.
Speaking with the Catalan radio station, Catalunya Radio, he said, "Those are just rumors and what people write but there is nothing to it. Neymar is happy at Barca. We don't want Neymar to leave at all. He is a young player that has an international football projection above the norm. He has helped us a lot in our recent successes."
He also mentioned that his contract extension will be discussed in a few months even if he has three years left on his current deal. It was clear that Neymar will stay for as long as possible probably extending up to another 10-15 years or so.
Neymar's agent, Wagner Ribeiro, also confirmed this by telling GloboEsporte that there is nothing to these rumors as he has three years on his contract anyways. He also mentions that British newspapers are very "speculative" but Barcelona has never spared a thought to selling Neymar.
The young forward scored 29 goals in Barcelona's historic season where they completed their second treble ever.


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Why I Love Broadway Previews/
Alicia Ramírez
- OnStage New York Columnist
Some theatergoers prefer seeing a Broadway show right after opening night reviews are published while others would rather see a production after it has been running for some time. After purchasing my ticket for the first preview of Falsettos, I realized I don't fit into either category.
Seeing a preview performance of a Broadway production allows me to serve as a critic due to the fact my reaction to a joke or a song may be taken into account for future performances. The magic of live theater never ceases to amaze me, but seeing a preview performance means that the show I'm about to see will most likely differ from the show once it's frozen. Most importantly, I see the results of a long, arduous day of rehearsals. Being in that theater at that time means partaking in the company's creative process of trying out new material and being amongst the first people to witness it.
I fondly remember experiencing the Tony-winning musical Kinky Boots before critics shared their accolades for its mesmerizing performances, tunes, and message of acceptance. I knew this musical was making Broadway history and those around me agreed as I excitedly waited to greet Billy Porter, Stark Sands, and Annaleigh Ashford, etc. by the stage door at the Al Hirshfeld Theatre. Similarly, I saw Something Rotten! during its second week of previews and I thoroughly enjoyed its irreverence and lavish dance numbers. Having seen the show multiple times, the first time was the most special all because of one ballad – "Lovely Love." This heartfelt number sung by Heidi Blickenstaff and Kate Reinders as Bea and Portia respectively didn't make it into the cast recording.
Thinking of why I saw these productions during previews results from my desire to never miss the opportunity of seeing a great show before it closes. I want to be the person who uses word of mouth to encourage others to enjoy a piece of live theater before it's too late. This reason compelled me to immerse myself even more in what happens onstage right before me. Something Rotten! solidified my stance because it made me feel like I was being let into a big surprise where I only knew about its starry cast.
My excitement for Falsettos builds as September 29 approaches. Since I was unable to see it when it first opened, it's new to me. I have no doubt that I'll love it and look forward to connecting with this groundbreaking work of theater that has been remastered for a new generation.


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by Tim Maleeney
When I was a kid I collected everything--baseball cards, comics, bottle caps, key chains, action figures, coins, stamps, electrical circuits plastic tubing and even pieces of wood in case I had to build a rocket ship or teleportation device. Boxes and bins filled my room, the closets, and the bookshelves, along with hundreds of books (which were probably the second thing I started collecting, after stuff animals).
Some of those collections were put on display, many were played with, but there was something magical about having a collection just in case. Nothing was more exciting than playing a game which suddenly called for a contraption that could only be made with fifty bottle caps and ten yards of old string, knowing you had those essential ingredients somewhere in your closet, in the blue box with the Batman sticker.
Years later my desk and the walls of my office look a lot like my childhood shelves, with scraps of paper, scribbled notes, photographs, and file folders everywhere. Some of the information is new, dug up at the library or printed from my computer, but many items were found years ago and have only recently been pulled from a drawer or taken from a bulletin board to become part of my next novel.
[One of] my books, which has the unlikely title Greasing the Pinata, was called by Library Journal "a cracking good mystery!" When I look at some of the disparate elements that comprise the plot, they include a missing U.S. senator, a trip to Burning Man, a bipolar drug lord, a clergyman-turned hitman, a female assassin reared by the Hong Kong Triads, a trip across Mexico, and a financial scam that begins in corporate boardrooms and ends somewhere in the heart of the environmental movement. (Those are just a few of the major players or setting because I forgot to mention San Francisco, the box jellyfish, the magic act and the castle on the beach.)
So the questions are how these seemingly unrelated items ended up in the same book, and how do they work seamlessly in a story that Publishers Weekly said "smoothly mixes wry humor with a serious plot? Did I know I was going to use them all when I started writing? Absolutely not. But more important I didn't realize I was going to use any of that information when I first discovered it--I just collected it as I went along, putting each experience, article or thought into its own bin to retrieve later, just like those bits of plastic and electrical circuits from my youth. As a writer, you never know when you'll have to build a time machine.
I used to travel for work to places like Hong Kong and Mexico, and though I wasn't writing then, I did collect those experiences, along with some snapshots, stories and memories that came in handy when I decided to set my novel there. A file folder stuffed with articles about deadly sea creatures came in handy when I decided a box jellyfish should make an appearance. And a box of magic tricks I performed as a child, which I've since taken from the attic and given to my daughter, provided the inspiration for one of the more memorable scenes in the novel.
I see my daughters collecting things, both of them already interested in writing their own stories even as they are learning to read, and though I occasionally step on a bottle cap, it always makes me smile.
(Excerpted from The Mysterious Writers where you can read not only Tim Maleeney's interview but those of 75 others. Available in ebook and large print.)


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U.S. President Barack Obama and departing Secretary of Health and Human Services Kathleen Sebelius took another victory lap on Friday, declaring the Affordable Care Act a success in a press conference during which Obama announced Sebelius' resignation.
In announcing Sebelius' departure, Obama heaped praise on Sebelius, saying she would "go down in history" for being the HHS Secretary when "health care became a right," not a privilege.
He acknowledged the problems with Obamacare's rollout, noting the "bumps and bruises" on both him and Sebelius. But much like he did in a Rose Garden statement last week, he trumpeted that 7.5 million people had enrolled in insurance plans established by the law.
"We lost the first quarter of open enrollment ... The final score speaks for itself," Obama said.
The White House announced on late Thursday evening that Sebelius would be resigning.
Obama announced that he was nominating White House Office of Management and Budget Director Sylvia Mathews Burwell to replace Sebelius as HHS Secretary. He said he hoped the Senate confirmed Burwell "without delay."
Sebelius' statement on her resignation was perhaps befitting of her tenure at HHS, and of the law's overall rollout. She was missing a page of the prepared remarks of her speech.
"Unfortunately," she said, "a page is missing."


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Category:Next Generation Products
From TobaccoTactics
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To secure the tobacco industry's medium to long-term future, in light of increasing tobacco regulation and a rapidly shrinking cigarette market, tobacco companies have been looking to develop and market so-called 'Next Generation Products' (NGPs), which include snus, e-cigarettes, and heated tobacco products (HTPs).
The tobacco industry often calls these products "reduced risk", however expert opinion and evidence is divided on this matter.
Here is a list of pages with information relation to NGPs.
Pages in category "Next Generation Products"
The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total.


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2271-2, 2262-3, 2250-1, 2228-30 Support
2283-5, 2298-2300 Resistance
S&P Futures: (2-3 Days) Bullish- Breakout to new all-time highs in SPX and NASDAQ should help prices accelerate up to near 2300- This constitutes a breakout of the entire range since mid-December, and is a short-term positive. Buy pullbacks at 2271-2, and 2262-4 maximum for a move up to 2292, then 2298-2300.
SX5E- EuroSTOXX 50- Bullish- SX5E likely to follow suit on what happened in US with prices turning back to multi-day highs and beginning a push back higher which could reach 3350-60. Failure to join suit with SPX would be telling, but for now, seems likely given the setup in European Banks
HSCEI- Mildly bullish- Still looks like this should move higher to 9910-50, but increasing signs of stalling out which should make a rally there used for profit-taking.
Longs/Shorts for a 3-5 day period:
Technical Longs: IYT, EUFN, KMT, R, FDX, JEC, URI, MTB, FB, MAS, UPS, CMG, MLM, VMC, TBT, EMR
Technical Shorts: XRT, PRGO, HPE, KSS, BBBY, WMT, PRGO
Tuesday's breakout looked meaningful, as prices rose to new intra-day and closing highs on daily charts for the SPX along with NDX, and NASDAQ Composite while breadth finished at near 3/1 positive. This helps to clear the entire base which had been intact since mid-December, so should result in the one-month trend going from neutral to bullish as prices start to emerge back to new high territory. Near-term resistance lies near 2300 and could contain gains into early February, but unless reversed, and prices move back into this base, and undercut 2257 for SPX cash, or 2251 in S&P futures, this is seen as a positive move and can allow for additional upside into February. Next month is typically seen as a seasonally bearish month in post-Election years,, and given the degree of this run-up we might see a paus and/or reversal. For now, its best to obey near-term price action and stick with this move, while looking to buy any minor dips if given the chance.
Specifically, Materials, and Financials both turned up fairly sharply in trading on Tuesday with XLB moving back to new all-time highs. Five groups were higher by more than 1%, and the fact that Financials joined Technology and Industrials in making this move is seen as a definite positive. Additionally, Small-caps joined the fray with IWM moving to new multi-day highs, while Transports also leapt to new weekly highs with IYT getting back to the highest daily closing level since 12/20. Bottom line, the sideways grind that we'd seen for over a month now looks to be giving way to a more broad-based move higher, and adds conviction to the near-term bullish case.
Treasury yields meanwhile leapt back up and retraced most of the prior days' pullback, as US Treasury yields along with German Bunds and UK Gilt yields have begun to show more serious signs of moving higher. This should be a positive development for Financials, and while US Financials gained ground Tuesday, we also saw European Banks arguably break out of a triangle pattern which had been intact since mid-December. This bodes well for Financials to outperform in the short run, while yield sensitive sectors like Utilities, Telecomm, and REITS likely face headwinds.
Charts and analysis below.
Tuesday's gains finally brought some excitement back to the market, for those that prefer a bit of volatility, as opposed to EKG like charts. SPX managed to exceed the highs of the range for the first time since highs were made for many US and European, Asian indices between December 9-13th. Small-caps along with Financials turned up sharply to match the recent gains in Technology and industrials, and suggests that additional upside is likely into early February before a minor peak in stocks. This is definitely a near-term positive development for SPX with number of 20-day highs jumping to new monthly highs in both SPX and NDX. Additional gains look likely up to 2300, which should serve as resistance into end of month, and lies just 20 S&P points away. For now, yesterday's gains look difficult to fight, and minor pullbacks should serve as buying opportunities.
Materials just broke out to new all-time highs as of Tuesday's close, something which was touched on in Tuesday's report given the uptick in relative performance by XLB vs SPX which began last week. While near-term stretched on this move, this is a bullish development and Materials now leads all other sectors on a YTD basis with returns of 5.66% based on S&P GICS Level 1 sectors, in data through 1/24/17. With five trading days left in 2017, this bodes well for this group to strengthen further during the year, though on any meaningful advance in the US Dollar index, this might consolidate a bit first given the extent of the move. For now, the Dollar continues to trend lower near-term and most Metals, mining, Natural resources stocks are bullish, with many making positive technical setups. Near-term upside likely is limited to $54, but pullbacks should be bought with technical targets between $55-$57 on XLB.
European Financials are likely to follow the S&P's move back to new highs, and as seen on this daily chart since December, the EUFN, or Ishares MSCI European Financials ETF, has formed an attractive Triangle pattern that looks to have been arguably broken out by Prices push above 19.53 on Tuesday's close. Additional upside looks likely as this begins to accelerate, and could reach $20.50 initially and then $21-$21.50 before settling. Stocks like DB have already broken out, while others like BCS and CS look to be on the verge of following suit. ( I own shares of BCS) For the days ahead, long positions in EUFN look prudent, thinking this accelerates higher out of this technical triangle pattern, and being long European Bank shares over the next 1-2 weeks appears like an attractive risk/reward.
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IBM continues to deliver enhancements that make the DB2 for i database easy to manage while at the same time meeting the security and scalability requirements that your business dictates.
The DB2 for i 7.2 release is chock full of enhancements that take its legendary ease of use and security to new levels. In this article, you'll learn how to simplify development with procedural SQL advancements, streamline management with new DB2 capabilities, and tighten data security with row and column access controls.
Protecting Data
Several high-profile data breaches have many companies pressing their IT organizations to limit and control access to sensitive data. As a result, there's been a greater emphasis on ensuring that security personnel don't have too much power. A separation of duties approach is often implemented to prevent a security administrator from having the ability to both control data access and perform data access. IBM has delivered a new DB2 security administration function usage, QIBM_DB_SECADM, so that a security administrator can be limited to just the duty of controlling data access. This control is implemented by using the CHGFCNUSG (Change Function Usage) command as shown in the following example to add users as a DB2 security administrator.
Once this command has been executed, the specified user profile (SECUSR) will be able to grant other users read access to DB2 tables but will not be able to read the content of any DB2 table. DB2 security administrators can grant data access only to others, not themselves.
This separation of duties enhancement helps with controlling access at the object level, but it isn't helpful for users wanting to grow data access at the row and column level. In prior releases, IBM i really only provided controls for an all-or-nothing approach; either a user had no access to the values in a row/column or had access to all of the values in a row/column. Some tried implementing these more granular controls with SQL views and application logic, but they found these user-defined solutions to be costly to maintain and easy to bypass.
Those limitations are a thing of the past with the new DB2 Row and Column Access Control (RCAC) support that's available with the no-charge IBM Advanced Data Security feature in the IBM i 7.2 release.
RCAC is an additional layer of security that complements table-level authorizations that are already in place in your database. This additional layer of security is implemented with row permission or column mask rules. Only those users who have been designated as a DB2 Security Administrator with the QIBM_DB_SECADM function usage are able to add row permissions and column masks to a table (or physical file).
Row permissions enable you to define a rule that will determine whether a user is authorized to access a row within a table. This rule is checked every time a row is accessed, regardless if the row is accessed with SQL or non-SQL interfaces. A row permission rule is applied only after the table-level authorization has been first verified.
The following SQL statements demonstrate how to create and activate a row permission. In this example, the permission is defined to ensure that a patient can access only their own patient data, physicians can view data only for their patients, and members of the accounting team can access data for all patients. If the user accessing rows in the patient table doesn't meet any of the three criteria, then the row is not returned for access.
CREATE PERMISSION access_to_row ON patient
AND patient.userid = SESSION_USER )
AND patient.pcp_id = SESSION_USER )
ALTER TABLE patient ACTIVATE ROW ACCESS CONTROL;
This permission example demonstrates that column values (userid and pcp_id) and function calls can be utilized in the coding of a row permission. The VERIFY_GROUP_FOR_USER function is a built-in system function that can be used to determine if the current user (e.g., SESSION_USER) belongs to an IBM i group profile or matches a user profile value. The VERIFY_GROUP_FOR_USER function returns a value of 1 if the input user profile matches the specified group or user profile values.
The creation and activation of a column mask has a similar implementation as you can see in the following example. This mask definition returns only the actual patient ID value (pid) for users that belong to the Patient group profile. The ELSE leg of the CASE expression returns a masked version of the patient ID for all other users.
CREATE MASK pid_mask ON patient FOR
COLUMN pid RETURN
THEN pid
'XXX XXX ' || SUBSTR(pid, 8, 3)
ALTER TABLE patient ACTIVATE COLUMN ACCESS CONTROL;
Simplified Development
The usage of stored procedures and user-defined functions on IBM i is on the rise, so IBM continues to enhance its procedural SQL support. One of those new DB2 7.2 capabilities allows you to define default values for function parameters as shown in the following function definition. This new capability for user-defined functions is a continuation of the parameter default support for stored procedures delivered in the 7.1 release.
CREATE FUNCTION Chk_Coverage(
DrugID CHAR(8), Refils INT DEFAULT 0,
OrderType CHAR(1) DEFAULT 'M')
The Chk_Coverage function definition defines default values for the second and third parameters. These default values enable the function to be called with the following invocations: Chk_Coverage('FLTC0001') and Chk_Coverage('FLTC0001',OrderType=>'S'). Default values would be used for the second and third parameters on the first invocation and only for the second parameter on the second invocation. Default parameter values make it simple to enhance the capabilities of a function with new parameters without requiring you to change all of the applications that use the function.
Obfuscation is another 7.1 enhancement that's been extended in the IBM i 7.2 release with new support for SQL triggers. Software vendors are most interested in obfuscation because it allows them to protect intellectual assets that they have created with procedural SQL. Without obfuscation, the source code for SQL procedures, functions, and triggers can be retrieved using DB2 catalog views or system commands. Obfuscation enables SQL procedural objects to be created in a way that the source code is masked (e.g., CREATE TRIGGER UPDATETRIG WRAPPED QSQ07020 aacxW8pT1…), making it quite difficult for users to access the original source code. The obfuscation of SQL triggers is accomplished by invoking either the WRAP function to generate an obfuscated CREATE TRIGGER SQL statement that can be executed as part of an installation script or the CREATE_WRAPPED stored procedure to create an obfuscated SQL trigger object.
AUTONOMOUS is a new stored procedure attribute that makes it easier to seamlessly add stored procedure calls into an existing application. Normally, COMMIT (and ROLLBACK) statements performed by a stored procedure will commit database changes made by the stored procedure as well as any outstanding database changes made by the stored procedure invoker. If a stored procedure didn't commit its database changes, any Rollback statement issued by the invoker can undo the changes made by the procedure. Creating an autonomous stored procedure enables the data changes to be committed independently of the program that invokes the stored procedure. In the autonomous update_agency procedure below, the UPDATE and INSERT statements performed by the procedure will automatically be committed by DB2 as long as no errors are encountered. Any commit or rollback operations performed by invokers of the update_agency procedure will not affect the update and insert operations done by this autonomous procedure. Changes made by an autonomous stored procedure are completely independent of the changes made by the invoking application.
CREATE PROCEDURE update_agency(IN agencyVID INTEGER,
IN agencyNUM INTEGER, IN agencyID INTEGER, IN agentNID)
UPDATE agency
SET agency_vid=agencyVID, agency_num=agencyNUM,
agent_NID=agentNID, updated_date=CURRENT_TIMESTAMP
WHERE agency_ID = agencyID;
INSERT INTO agency_log
agencyVID, agencyNUM, agentNID);
If you're developing SQL procedural objects, you'll also find debugging of these SQL objects easier on 7.2 with the ability to perform single-step execution on the SQL source debug view and simpler evaluation of SQL variable values.
The timestamp precision support is an enhancement that can be used to simplify your table definitions and potentially reduce storage usage. On previous releases, all timestamp values were stored with a precision down to the microsecond level (e.g., '2014-04-20 15:12:11.129897'). Some applications may not require this sub-second precision, so essentially the extra six digits of precision was wasting 3 bytes of storage in every row. The 7.2 release provides easy control of the timestamp precision value as demonstrated in the following CREATE TABLE statement.
CREATE TABLE tstab(orderTS TIMESTAMP(0), orderManufacturedTS TIMESTAMP(12))
As you can see in this example, not only can timestamp sub-second precision be eliminated, it can also be increased up to 12 digits to more accurately capture timestamp values on today's faster servers.
Streamlined SQL Management
With each release, IBM makes it easier to manage and administer your DB2 databases with SQL statements and SQL-based interfaces like System i Navigator, so it's no surprise to see that pattern continue with IBM i 7.2. A new SQL TRUNCATE statement now allows you to quickly delete rows from a DB2 table. While this is similar to the function provided by the Clear Physical File Member (CLRPFM) command, the TRUNCATE statement also includes advanced controls, such as the ability to control the behavior of identity columns and storage reuse. Here's an example of a TRUNCATE statement that deletes all of the rows from the shipments table and dictates that identity column values for the table should be restarted from the starting value as new shipments are added to the table after the truncate operation.
TRUNCATE shipments RESTART IDENTITY
The Navigator client has been expanded to track operating system limits such as IFS and spool file limits from the DB2 Health Center interface. In a similar fashion, the DB2 Catalog has been expanded to include a set of general system views and functions known as DB2 for i Services that make it quite simple to access operating system metadata and metrics with SQL. This simplicity is demonstrated in the examples in Figure 1. The first query returns a list of the user profiles that have been authorized to the new QIBM_DB_SECADM function usage ID. While the second query returns a list of the active jobs that are consuming the most temporary storage on the system, the SYSTMPSTG catalog view leverages the temporary storage management enhancements delivered in the IBM i 7.2 release.
Figure 1: DB2 for i Services Example
SQL performance analysis and tuning is one of the most common tasks performed with the System i Navigator client. These activities should receive a boost from the new metrics and controls that are provided by the SQL Plan Cache Properties interface shown in Figure 2.
Figure 2: SQL Plan Cache Properties Interface
Enhanced Performance and Capabilities
Speaking of performance, the DB2 for i 7.2 release provides help in this area as well. Many shops are looking for ways to improve application scalability as databases get bigger and the number of users increase. Larger databases will benefit from the DB2 7.2 enhancements that increase the maximum size of an index object to 1.7 terabytes, strengthen reuse-deleted-records processing with VLDB awareness, and enhance storage utilization for variable-length and LOB columns. This set of enhancements has also been made available for the IBM i 7.1 release through recent Technology Refreshes. IBM will be adding new DB2 capabilities after the GA of 7.2, so make sure that you check the DB2 Technology Update Wiki on a regular basis.
The scalability of SQL workloads will benefit from the SQL Query Engine's (SQE) enhanced I/O costing algorithms and IN predicate-processing advancements. The enhanced I/O costing will allow SQE to more efficiently exploit enhanced I/O devices such as SSDs. DB2's In-Memory database support is now SQL-friendly with the new KEEP IN MEMORY clause that can be specified on SQL table and index definitions. In the prior release, the Change Physical File (CHGPF) and Change Logical File (CHGLF) commands had to be used to exploit the in-memory database capabilities for SQL objects. That's no longer the case with the DB2 7.2 release, as this CREATE INDEX demonstrates:
CREATE INDEX important_index
ON important_table(columnX, columnY)
Multiple Benefits
The DB2 for i 7.2 release provides enhancements that should simplify your everyday activities regardless of your role—developer, database engineer, system administrator, or security officer. IBM continues to deliver enhancements that make the DB2 for i database easy to manage while at the same time meeting the security and scalability requirements that your business dictates.


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Saturday, May 17, 2014
Make It Monday (or Saturday)
I had just a bit of time to play around a bit this week so I decided to try a new technique. I saw this on PTI Make It Monday and decided to have a go of it. I love emboss resist, so I'm all for a new way to do it! :) If you have any little small stamps, it's a great way to use them! I used all my yellows including So Saffron, Daffodil Delight, Crushed Curry, and even revived More Mustard! The sentiment is from PTI and the circles from MFT.
Laila got this horse for her birthday LAST year but never really cared much for it. I had put it away and decided to try it one last time before finding it a new home. Well, she LOVES it now. She's tried to take it to bed with her and the other day she even had to ride it outside. It's too small for her now, so I need to look for a little ride on toy that's more her size and that has the ability to steer!
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So not certain how you came up with this but it is cute and it really works -- I don't random stamp well so it wouldn't be something I could even case! Love the colors all together though -- really great idea.ReplyDelete
I think Laila needs a battery powered something -- then you would really be having some fun! Those curls are priceless....
Very cool look - all of those little suns in the sky! Guessing that you heated them each/all and then what??? I agree with Tami...enjoyed seeing yours but will not attempt to case! Darling pics of Laila - yes, definitely too small for her but love the pics of her sort of leading it....can't wait to see her on one just her size or a bit bigger! Have a great week!ReplyDelete
My mouth dropped open when I saw your card, because I don't normally follow PTI's blogs, videos, etc, but for some reason I watched the video for this technique THIS MORNING! And I was wondering what SU sentiment and SU small stamps I have that I could use that technique with. I LOVE this technique and it really doesn't look all that hard! As far as the little horsie goes, we've found that so often people give kids this kind of toy for their first birthday, but they aren't ready for it yet. One of my daughter's had a "tike bike" by Playskool - this was over 30 years ago. And it was very tiny, but she would ride it all the way around our LONG block. She LOVED it, but my other two never warmed up to that one. You might look into the Fisher Price one that has pedals, so they can ride it like a trike, or they can push it with their feet, and it has a handle to attach and you can push them. I remember my mom pushing my girls on their trikes with a broom!! :-)ReplyDelete
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