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Nothing in particular… Obama and Michelle's weekend retreat… and on wisdom… sex psychopaths…
Yesterday I got soaking wet. Today I went out thinking it would be warmer…but I quickly found out I was wrong.
When I first stepped outside yesterday the sun was shinning, and all was well. But while standing at the bus stop the skies suddenly turned dark…and shortly thereafter came 1 little sprinkle followed by another. And before long it was all over I was soaked, and the bus was nowhere in sight.
Today, while riding on the bus…which is why this month I decided to buy me a bus pass since my son started complaining about me using his car. It is just as well…I really don't mind…though the buses are a bit small and can be not as clean as I would always like. But I got tired to listening to my son sounding as though I've been taking advantage of him. So, I bought me a bus pass…now nobody can complain.
But while riding the bus today I overheard a woman say-
"They got 2 feet of snow today."
I do not know who they were…or where they was. But I do know that that sounds bad for us.
Here it is almost May…and it is still snowing.
Yes, it sounds very bad for us. Because I know that the snow is on its way here too. There is no getting around it. Plus, it is cold. And cold enough now to go back to wearing our winter coats.
It is hard to believe that just a few days ago it was in the 90's. But that is gone now…and been gone now for more than a week.
But least ways when I went away for the weekend this time…I didn't come back to any frozen water pipes, and water all over the place. And I didn't have to worry about the cat being left in a cold house due to our furnace still being out. But if all things work out this summer my winter will be very different come October, November, December etc…etc…of this year. Yes…very very different.
So, we were on the road again this pass weekend, and needless to say we had to travel through some rain. But it was beautiful nonetheless. And one of the best parts is…is that while on the road we saw no accidents.
That is not to say that we did not meet up with some traffic. But there were no accidents. And I just thank the Lord for that.
I now have grown to not only pray that we travel safely but also everybody on the road with us does too. And though I never thought of it before…it does indeed make a lot of sense to do so.
Just think about that.
When I started this blog I thought that I had a lot to say. But right now I can't think anything outside of the weather…and I've already mentioned that.
What else did I want to talk about?
I just do not know.
I was awaken from my sleep early yesterday morning. It was one of the church ladies calling me. She had called me saying-
"We lost Deek last night at about 11:30."
It made me think of the last time I had been with them. I was in New York City and it was the night before the New York City Marathon.
I had gotten into the city late and had found a great parking spot not too far from their apartment building. My plan was to get up early…about 4 or 5 AM and move my car as I knew that the Marathon went right pass their building. But when I went out to move my car early that morning…it was gone. And all I could think about was the New York City Towing Hell that I was bound to be in due to getting towed.
First of all, the car was a rental and that was a problem right there. Since, when they tow in New York they want you to submit papers on the car…all of which were inside the car. Since we didn't own the car…it meant that they were going to send me to the rental place to have them give me documentation on the car and that I was going to have to be the valid driver. Of which I was not…since my son had rented the car for me. And he, of course, was hundreds of miles away back home.
So, this meant trouble. I could hear my son talking to me as I stared at the spot where the rental car had been parked. And I dredded calling him.
Because it meant that he was going to have to get up, get dress and now drive in to New York City…something that I knew he was not going to want to do. And certainly was something that he wasn't going to be happy of doing it either.
So, I put in the call. He didn't answer. And I took a deep breath of relief…it was after all now just about all of 4:30 in morning.
The street was clear…no cars anywhere. But the roadway was filled with squad cars riding up the avenues and crossroads making sure everything had been towed. Turing I went back into the building feeling that I was in for it now…and wondering how much all of this was going to cost me?
By the time I got back upstairs and explained the situation to Deek and his wife…he ask me-
"Did you go and look on the other streets?"
That was the most ridiculous thing I had ever heard.
Why would I go walking around to look for my car when it was obvious that it had been towed?
And all I could think about was how mad my son was going to be hearing this.
So, I finally decided to go back downstairs to try and find out where they had towed it to. And get directions to get there.
By this time Deek had gone out on the balcony trying to still tell me that I should walk around looking for my car. I thought he was loosing it.
Why would they pick up my car to tow it just to set it back down somewhere else outside of a car bound?
Was what I kept thinking in my mind. When they tow your car in New York City…you are in big trouble. And you better have cash…if you want any hope of getting your car back.
Downstairs I walked out to the street and flagged down one of the police squad cars to asked them about my car being towed. And they directed me to call the precinct. And when I did it was just like Deek had said.
We laugh about it now. I have to smile every time I think of it. It makes me think of wisdom every time…this story…and those of us who lack it. We don't even have good enough sense to know wisdom when we hear it. We pass it up thinking that it is foolishness. That is what I thought Deek was telling me…foolishness when he kept saying that I needed to walk around looking for my car.
He had wisdom over a situation which I thought I knew everything…after having been towed more that a few times in New York. Sometimes we can be so foolish because we think that older people don't know nothing. That they are off the mark…far removed from things…and even at times lack real understanding of things…or knowledge of things. But nothing can be further from the truth.
Oftentimes given a chance their wisdom far exceeds any mere thoughts we could have on the matter. As such was this case.
To me it sounded ludacris that my rental car was picked up to clear the roadway for the Marathon runners only to have the City of New York without any profit to themselves re-assign me another parking space. But that is just what they did…and Deek knew it. While during the whole time I refused to pay him any attention. And you know…he never held that against me.
Even that shows great wisdom. How many people would have been mad…or become upset because you discounted their suggestions or ideas?
So many older people get kicked to the curb and totally disregarded simply because they are older. People refuse to believe that they have anything legitimate to offer…all because they are aged. But age breeds wisdom. It brings about a plethora of experiences and knowledge. A richness that we just should not pass up…or so freely let get away from us because we lack the wisdom to see just how valuable they are to us.
While on the road we caught the news over the radio that the President and First Lady, Obama and Michelle were taking a little weekend-get-away together. I grinned and my sister turned to me smiling saying-
"I love them."
And I just loved hearing that they stopped and got some ribs.
I just happened not long ago to come across this story listed below.
And if you took the time to read it then you realize that the story is about some black man who purposely passed the HIV/AIDS virus to 13 women. And that there seems to be a debate about what should be done with him.
What are they debating?
Spreading AIDS knowingly is like taking a loaded gun, aiming it at someone's head and pulling the trigger killing them. So, what is there to think about?
The guy should clearly be thrown into prison and never released ever again.
Why should he be allowed to walk around…enjoying himself while he knows that he committing someone else to a death sentence?
AIDS kills…and not everybody has the resources of a Magic Johnson to sustain them and their medical needs. The medication for AIDS treatment is not only very costly but they have to take tons of different types of medicine. I will never forget all the pills my cousin Vincent had to take daily. And I have seen what that type of death looks like…and it is not pretty.
I have seen youth turn into the very old…go from being very fit and carefree to bent over and broken, with all types of medical problems and conditions that most of us never have to think about because our system works fighting off everything and anything that might try to invade our bodies. But their system does not…it can't.
I saw a 34 year old man turn into an old man before very my eyes. He could barely operate his hands, walk or hear well. Vincent became old…a senior man at 34 years of age. Had I not seen it I would have not known anything about AIDS…but I saw how it ravaged his body and stole his youth and everything else from hm.
No one should be allowed to purposely inflict that disease upon anyone. Such a person is quilty of murder. And clearly after reading what his mother had to say…I can see why he is the person he came to be.
When I was teaching…I recall one day that 1 of my student's mother came to school to pay me a visit. Upon meeting my student's mother I realized why I had the problems I had with her daughter. Or perhaps I should say…why she was having the problems that she was having with me. Because in my class I do not have problems with students…but there had been some students who may of have had a problem or 2 with me.
This girl's mother came to my class and she…her mother…had to have been an utter embarrassment to her daughter. The woman was very un-rulely and out of order….but at the end some of my students while handing in their work gave me their take on it that situation. And you know what they said?
They said-
"I had my money on you."
Smart kids.
I think that that girl's mother thought that I was going to back down or become intimidated. But that was far from the case…though she did everything she could to get me to be so. Needless to say that mother never visited me again…and I don't think I ever had any more problems out of her daughter.
But when her mother came to my class I could see why the girl was like she was. She was very much like her mother. But in my class and classes I lived by one motto-
"It was going to be either them or me."
And I made up my mind early that it was always going to be me. I was going to be the one in charge and who ruled my classes…and not my students or any one student over me. No…and that went doublely for mothers.
Some mothers are the reason why their children are the way that they are. Many men children are not men because…
Well, because of their mothers.
The weight and impact of 'mother' upon the lives of her children or child is great. It can either enable them or aid in making them become strong, fully thinking and functioning adults with high hopes of success in their lives.
Clearly, anyone wishing to get back at women or others because they have contracted AIDS is a person not willing to take their own personal responsibility in the matter. There are so many people who go around blaming others for everything wrong in their life.
It would seem to me…not that I know a whole lot on this subject…but knowing that so much is out there besides AIDS, that it just makes sense to use good common sense and judgment. Personally, I am an advocate of abstining…but if you love sex that much that you can't protect yourself then why blame anyone else?
I knew that there was something that I wanted to write about. And now I have found it.
Can you imagine that…the possibility of possibly really finding Noah's Ark?
It might just be some large ship that became ship wrecked many years ago. I doubt that Noah's Ark will ever be found. It is not that I doubt the story…but what purpose would it serve God for Noah's Ark to be found?
None. So, therefore, God would not leave it around to be uncovered several thousands of years later.
But it does make for an interesting story though doesn't it?
And before I close I have to mention this. Perhaps my son has been so mad at me over his car because I never stop for gas. And it was until we hit the road that I realized that the gas prices had gone up so much. It was costing $4 plus in New York. Mannnnnn……
While on our little road trip this weekend I also got my first chance to publicly talk about my book, THE BISHOP'S WIFE. And I was pleasantly surprised at how well it went.
And you know what?
I didn't even think about getting nervous. There was a time I would never have done it…and certainly not as freely and as well as I happened to present my book to these people this weekend.
Well, enjoy your day…and night.
And God bless….
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Between Lisa Raye and Michelle… 41 Bullets/Police Violence… Student Beaten… and Tyler Perry…
Well, between Lisa Raye and Michelle Obama…I don't know who people having been hitting this blog site to read more of lately.
Like everyone else I too am curious about Michelle Obama's reception in Mexico and Haiti. But was there any doubt that just like the Queen of England…everyone everywhere was also going fall in love with her too.
There is just something about her. Michelle Obama is just able to click with everyone. I am sure that Joe Biden's wife is happy to be partnered up with such a fab woman.
In past years most First Ladies and the Vice President's wives never really got along well at all. Which really isn't hard to understand at all since most Presidents chose the guy who could have won them…may have even hated him but he looked good on the ticket.
So, before the pairing up while everyone was going for the gold…making their own run to win the White House…there usually was a lot of mud slinging. Now, what wife would love somebody's wife behind all of that…and particularly if his wife was a sob…which in many causes may have been the truth.
But I don't think Jill Biden would have ever called Michelle Obama that. There is nothing sobby about Michelle. In fact…I think you could say she goes out of her way to ensure that no one feels that way about her. But then one can see that Michelle is not all about putting on 'airs'…or shoving her nose high into the air. She is real. And because she is so real…everyone everywhere just adores her.
Truly, she is Obama's secret weapon. That is what they called her while he was making his run for the White House. But all in all Michelle…fashion and all has stood up to the test.
I recalled while up late one night and listening to a black woman hosting a radio talk show talking about Michelle's way of dressing. She was critical about where she claimed Michelle needed some help in her choices. I am sure that woman has since eaten all of those words…since Michelle Obama's manner and style of dress has become the 'in' way of putting it all together.
The best part of it all…like Barack…Michelle Obama is her own person…her own woman. She doesn't let alot of people dictate to her what she should or shouldn't be doing…or dressing like. And what a mom she is. There is so much love there.
She is a tremendous role model for women and girls everywhere.
Now, on to Lisa Raye. I have to admit that whenever I happened to catch the TV show that she used be on…I always thought she was attractive. And I really liked her voice.
But I have to admit…she is a bit rough around the edges. Sorry, Lisa Raye…but all that cussing and all that stuff…you know the low clothing…and exposing everything. Well…come on.
Now, I know that Lisa is originally from Chi-Town…better known as Chicago for those of you who don't know. And sure Chicago has some rough-necks…but then they have the softer side too…and plenty of them. There is plenty of style and class that comes out of Chicago. It was after all the city that was home to Johnson Beauty Products, Ebony…and Jet Magazine, and a lot more…not excluding the home and birth place of Lady 'O'…Michelle Obama.
I know her reality show 'The Real McCoy' is due to begin…if it hasn't already started. And based upon the number of people who have hit this site looking for info on Lisa…they are anxious over the show…and want to know more, and as much as they can about Lisa Raye.
Now, Lisa and Da Brat are half sisters as many of you know…who people have been hitting this site to read about also. Both are attractive but just as rough around the edges. But I have not heard anything about the Da Brat lately…but I have been looking to see if she is out of prison. But I haven't seen or heard anything on that yet…though I think her 3 years should be just about up soon.
Finally, I have finally seen something by Tyler Perry. I know…I know…I must be the only person on the planet who hadn't.
Clearly, Tyler has a built in crowd of followers…and I am just not one. Though as I sat in the theater I could tell that men equally , as well as, women love Tyler. He definitely has them hooked.
But I thought the film was filled with a lot of poor acting. And the actors who could act totally out shined their counter-parts.
But what I felt was lacking mainly was a plot, a good script… and a good story… besides some the poor casting choices in some places. The movie was just one vingnette after another… which is a just a series of little stories. Which to me never really got told properly. I guess because of a lack of time…as it seemed to me that the film had been a bit rushed. It would have been nice though if there had been one real story somewhere in the midst of it.
But, however, I will say this…the people who love Tyler Perry truly love him…and all of his work. And I am not hating him for being successful at what he does.
And speaking of the movie…I was all set to watch Jill Scott throw down on the big screen . I was hoping she was going to blow it away. Well…I had thought that her acting skills might have matched her singing skills.
But…naw…. They it didn't. And I was disappointed. Because I had heard that Jill is starring in some show on TV too. So, I was thinking-
"Wow, she must be good."
But it was definitely not the case…and as much as I love Jill. I truly hate to say that.
But I still think that she is beautiful. I could see her taking Oprah's place…in a few years.
Can't you?
With some coaching from the 'Master' of all 'Masters'…namely Oprah…Jill could do it. I bet cha'.
Now, I saw the video of the white student who was beat by several police officers. And yes…I do agree.
"Agree on what you say?"
I agree that if that student had been a black student…we probably would not have heard as much about it…nor would those police officers been put on suspension. I have seen and heard many situations of black folk finding themselves at the mercy of abusive and angry white police officers. Just view some of the below video clips.
Police acting out in ways that have been highly questionable has never been anything that many black people can't tell you much about…such as Rodney King and many many others.
I'll never forget the issue of 41 bullets and Amadou Diallo…a young African immigrant who met with a fatal end when he was entering his own apartment building, as he was approach by a group of police officers who opened up and began shooting at him at close range…upon supposedly him reaching to pull out his ID in an attempt to identify himself. Then there was that group of 4 young black men on the New Jersey Turnpike who were stopped on the highway and shot without provocation.
And the list goes on and on…and on without much ever happening to the officers in question. Who for the most part never missed a beat…or suffered any repercussions or consequences for any of their actions…nor any loss of pay…or any real trials…etc…
I have been reading a little about women behind bars who are currently being allowed to have and care for their babies in prison. I do have some very real and quite bias feelings on the matter. But it does not come without some knowledge on the matter.
Not that I have personal knowledge or experience with it…but that I have a very dear and good friend whose mother gave birth to her while she was locked behind bars for murder. The stigma it left upon my friend was often evident to me whenever my friend would share that part of her life experience to me. It bothered her…like it was a mark against her from birth. In speaking about it she often sighed…and lowered her voice in a clear indication of shame.
And I can understand why.
What child or person wants to walk around with that on their birth certificate..or any knowledge of something like that?
What a sad way to start your life on this planet…locked behind prison bars with your mother.
Since, most of those mothers and practically everybody in those news segments on the story was black, when I saw pictures on the story or saw news items on it over the net…it is just one more strike against some kids who already are going to have marks against them. Because (1)…their mother was sentenced to prison for some type of crime. (2)…Because they had the mis-fortune of being born into a situation that I would be hard pressed to believe that any child would want to be born in. (3)…Because they are already poor…disadvantaged…and powerless without the bars or the confinement.
Then what about health and safety issues surrounding life behind bars?
That's a rough life. I wouldn't want an infant or a child…little or otherwise to have to endure any part of it. It would have to be depressing. I mean there is little to no freedom in prison…it is like an animal being born in a zoo.
Sorry, to state it that way…but you think about it. And it is not the cleanest place to have babies in…much less for children to play in.
I doubt that we will really read any real reports on this story about babies born behind bars and being allowed to stay with their mothers there, and the effects of it…since it will be about 20 or so years before we will really find out whether or not it is or was a good idea. But I do not need that long to give you my answer…and I do not care what the reports say. I know people who have lived over 50 years with that following them. Just having been borned in there.
My last note is on this story which bothered me from the very moment I laid my eyes on it. I hate these type of stories. I know…I say it every time.
It is about a man…a black man in Alabama who went around as an evangelist or some type of preacher while being a seriously sick man. While swirling in the pulpit between words of praise…he was sodomizing and raping his own children…including fathering children with them…and had killed their mother after she caught him having sex with one of their very young daughters (age 11)… while the child was pregnant with his child. Doing all of this after having dumped his dead wife into a deep freezer for the last 4 years…in the trailer where he lived with them…their children while he continued to use them sexually.
While watching a youtube clip on the story…it eluded that the Bible up-holds such things…I'm talking about 'incest.' The scripture pointed to in support of that supposed idea came from the book of Genesis…Genesis 19:30-39. Which is an absolute lie. The Bible does not support any such thing…or anything like it…or any other type of sin. And it certainly would never support any negative behavior towards children…or anyone.
In fact, that scripture points to the type of sins which not only Lot witnessed but evidently his daughters did also. It was one of many reasons which was why God eventually destroyed Sodom and Gomorrah. Which is what Lot along with his wife, and his 2 daughter were fleeing from in the first place.
Well, if you had any doubts about it…I am sure that we all can agree now.
Spring has sprung!
And it feels marvelous.
I am loving all the sun though I understand that it is due to rain later today…as it is already into tomorrow now being nearly 5 AM in the morning.
Oh, well…it takes time to produce one of these blogs. And would you believe I started before 11 PM?
Well, I did. But I am not complaining…it takes time to produce something worth something. And I hope that is what you think of this blog…that it is worth something…like your time to read it. And if you do…thank you much.
Enjoy your day.
Thank you so much for reading…and may God bless you richly.
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> > just forget about it and spend our life doing something > > useful instead? > > because, although it is getting less expensive quickly, transport costs > money. multicast promises to reduce that cost near sources. Wrong... Multicast is just not more than one case of data caching on the fly. It can be used for the local networks, just with the net of the media replicators. In principle there is not big difference between multicast and www caching except first is an example of the _real-time caching_ and second is usially _store-and-forward_ caching. This days we can see the weakness of the global-multicasting - and I think it should be replaced by the media-caching servers (with the ability to replicate data on the fly - in case of live media stream, and short or long tome _store-and-forward_ in case of Video-on-demand stream) - and with just this multicasting on the very end of the data tree. But an attempts to build over-the-world multicast network - brr... it's possible (if you should dig some mountain every day, you'll build a tunnel at last; but may be it's easy to run this mountain over?). And - your NANOG forum is the excellent example. RealVideo streaming work fine; Multicast don't work at all; why do you try to use weak schema instead of the strong one? No enougph bandwidth - install stream replicators inb the key points; build _replication on the fly_ schemas (such as CCP for the www caching on the fly), etc. No, even with all attempts Cisco and some other are trying this days - multicast is more dead than alive. I can get 10,000 multimedia sources by RealVideo or StreamVideo - and I can't get nothing usefull by multicast. If I could install RV-cache engine (cache on the fly) - I should choose this solution. > > this is a better fantasy than the qos smokers who think it will effectively > get more bits into the pipe. > > randy > > Aleksei Roudnev, Network Operations Center, Relcom, Moscow (+7 095) 194-19-95 (Network Operations Center Hot Line),(+7 095) 230-41-41, N 13729 (pager) (+7 095) 196-72-12 (Support), (+7 095) 194-33-28 (Fax)

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A (sad) security user story – The Isoblog.
Posted by jpluimers on 2019/06/11
The sad thing is that most security people do not like these kinds of user stories:
As any user, I never want to get a "denied" message, but a "in order to do what you want you are missing the X permission" message in order to be able to track down the root cause and request the appropriate permissions more easily.
Source: [WayBack] A (sad) security user story – The Isoblog.
Related: [WayBack] User Stories and User Story Examples by Mike Cohn
Via: [WayBack] A (sad) security user story… – Kristian Köhntopp – Google+


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Pacific Exchange
The Pacific Exchange was taken over by NYSE in 2006. Once located in San Francisco, the Pacific Exchange is a regional stock exchange for California in the United States. The stock exchange was founded in 1882 as the San Francisco Stock and Bond exchange. In 1957, the Stock and Bond exchange merged with the Los Angeles Oil Exchange to form the Pacific Coast Stock Exchange. The exchange ...
While the geographic area known as Australasia - incorporating Australia, New Zealand, the island of New Guinea and some neighboring Pacific Ocean islands - is somewhat smaller than many of the world's continents, it still has plenty to offer. From the rugged, green mountains of New Zealand to the beautiful varied climates of Australia, Australasia is a place of both natural beauty and ...
"APEC" is the abbreviation of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum, a loose economic and trade forum based in Singapore and managed by the APEC Secretariat. APEC spans a large portion of the globe, encompassing 21 nations in North and South America, Southeast Asia, Russia and Oceania. APEC was established in 1989 in response to Australian Prime Minister Bob Hawke's request for a ...


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New Delhi, June 26 (IANS) Apprehending an impending drought situation, all 30 districts of Karnataka have sought assistance under the National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) for the rabi season, parliament was told on Tuesday.
"In the eventuality of drought and other natural calamities, the state governments are empowered to initiate necessary relief measures from the State Disaster Response Fund (SDRF) which is readily available with them.
"Additional financial assistance, over and above SDRF, is considered from National Disaster Response Fund (NDRF) on receipt of relief memoranda from state governments and in accordance with extant norms and procedures," Agriculture and Farmers Welfare Minister Narendra Singh Tomar told Lok Sabha member Kapil Moreshwar Patil in a written reply.
Tomar also said that no state has sought financial assistance from the NDRF during the kharif season this year.


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Saturday, 14 July 2012
Sepia Saturday 134 - oh baby baby
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I think the first one looks fearful of falling off that chair. Both are lovely cards. I'm glad you appreciate them because I'm always sad to see baby pictures at antique and thrift shops.ReplyDelete
Oh my! The photos they took back in the day! But thank heavens they did! Lovely post!ReplyDelete
- Anonymous14 July 2012 at 17:31
How funny! No 1 looks slightly surprised and No 2 looks grumpy.ReplyDelete
I love the backs on that kind of photos.ReplyDelete
The portrait by Henry Spink Jr must have been taken prior to 1890, as by that date he had moved premises to his father's old studio at 109, Western Road (Brighton Photographers). He only started operating under his own name in 1887, which gives a fairly narrow time frame of 1887-1890 for the photo.ReplyDelete
Judging by the style of portrait and card mount, I estimate that the Beales & Sons portrait was taken around the same time frame.
- Anonymous15 July 2012 at 04:01
Such cute babies - I do love to see a barefoot baby like the one in the first photo. I'm sure they enjoy being free to wiggle their toes. :)ReplyDelete
It's probably the age difference. The first one is curious and the second one hasn't a clue what's going on!ReplyDelete
Has the second one got wind? Great cards.ReplyDelete


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Native Gardening Basics
There are many ways to start using native plants in your garden. You can start to incorporate native plants into your existing landscape or – you can start completely from scratch.
First, make an assessment of the environmental conditions (shady or sunny, drainage, soil types, irrigation, etc.). Also, make an inventory of your existing plants.
It is also helpful when creating a naturalistic landscape design to consider the associations found in specific plant communities (a prairie, wetland or forest). You may also want to visit some local natural areas to observe these associations first-hand.
Planning and planting a native garden does not have to be done all at once. It can be installed in phases as your budget and time allows.
Soil Preparation
If weeds are a big problem, you may want to consider not only hand-pulling, but maybe even covering them with a sheet of clear plastic for several months a process known as solarization. Other methods to kill weeds are pouring boiling water or vinegar on them. By eliminating weeds first, as much as possible, before planting, it will be much easier than trying to control them in a newly planted site. Just as a note, methods that involve solarization, vinegar, boiling water may also kill the beneficial life in the soil. If you use those methods, allow some time for pH of the soil to return to normal and consider adding good compost or healthy soil from other areas of your garden to help repopulate your soil with beneficial microorganisms.
The easiest method to start a new garden is to use sheet composting or lasagne bed, which is simply layering browns and greens on a bed of cardboard, in the fall. First make sure you have mown the area. Place down cardboard and wet it thoroughly. Then place a layer of leaves, then a layer of greens (lawn clippings are great), and so on till you have a pretty think bed. Water these layers. Add a layer of mulch on top. Over the fall, winter, and spring, all of the decomposers in the soil will be working and by late spring you can plant into your new garden. All of the ingredients may not be thoroughly composted, but they are usually enough so that you can plant. As the temps warm up, the materials will be consumed and turned into soil soon enough.
Plant Selection and Plants
Choose species based on the soil, light, and water conditions of your site and for the size, shape, texture, and color you desire.
Suggested Prairie Plants (full sun):
Spiderwort, Golden Alexanders, Prairie Smoke, Prairie Phlox, Cream Prairie Indigo
Purple Prairie Clover, Purple Coneflower, Black-eyed Susan, Butterflyweed, Culvers Root,
New England Aster, Smooth Blue Aster, Stiff Goldenrod, Showy Goldenrod, Aromatic Aster
Little bluestem, Big Bluestem, Prairie Dropseed, Indian grass, Switch Grass, Purple Love Grass
Suggested Woodland Plants (shade):
Wild geranium, Virginia Bluebells, Wild Columbine, Celadine Poppy, Jacob's Ladder, Early Meadow Rue
Virginia Water Leaf, Wild Blue Phlox, Columbine
Marginal Shield fern, Ostrich Fern, Christmas Fern
Wild Ginger, May Apple, Allegheny Foam Flower
Three-Season Plants:
Solomons Seal, Solomons Plume, White Baneberry
Shorts Aster, Large-leaf Aster, Elm-leaved Goldenrod, Zig-zag Goldenrod, Blue-stemmed Goldenrod,
Blue Mist, White Snakeroot (can be a prolific self-seeder, grows smaller in shady situations)
Hazelnut, Witch Hazel, Arrowwood Viburnum, Pagoda Dogwood
Maintaining Your Landscape
Your native plants will need time to become established. The critical period for watering and weeding is two to three weeks after planting or longer if you are planting in warm, dry seasons. If you are planting trees or shrubs, apply a four to six-inch layer of organic mulch around them (but, not touching the main stem) and a one-inch or less mulch layer for perennials. Mulch can help control weeds, reduce temperature fluctuations, help retain moisture and give a finished look to the landscape. Native plants usually do not require fertilizer. Many thrive in poor soil and applying fertilizer could chemically burn them, or stimulate either lush or spindly, weak foliage growth with few flowers. Leaving the organic matter in the fall and spring is all you need to do. This material will feed the soil organisms which will then feed your plants. Fungi are critically important for the health of your plants, and they prefer whole material to consume.
Enjoy the butterflies and birds that visit. Each year add more native plants. Make more prairie and/or woodland spaces. Educate your neighborhood by example! Once you get started, it becomes easier and easier every year to maintain your property/grounds — less mowing and watering; more wildlife and soil improvement.


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Globe Heyday
Today, people worldwide have entertainment at their fingertips. Large-screen televisions equipped with TiVo recording equipment and state-of-the-art speakers bring a wide array of dramas, comedies, and reality shows into nearly everyone's home. If TV becomes a bore, consumers can immerse themselves in a World War II battle or a futuristic fantasy with a video game. Leisure activities in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries were not virtual or passive. Instead, they required large-scale communal interaction often subject to the vagaries of weather and disease. For just a penny or two even the poorest Londoners could find hours of entertainment. In its day the Globe was one of the finest playhouses in London—a place where men, women, and children could be whisked to the canals of Venice, a magical island in the Mediterranean Sea, or the shores of the recently discovered New World. An afternoon at the Globe promised lords and ladies, scoundrels and damsels, a rowdy and rollicking time. In its heyday there was not a better place to be in the whole of London.
Opening and Controversy
The Globe opened on September 21, 1599, with a production of Shakespeare's Julius Caesar, a historical play of murder and politics. The date can be verified because Swiss tourist Thomas Platter, traveling with his half brother Felix, recorded the experience in his diary: "We witnessed an excellent performance of the tragedy of the first Emperor Julius Caesar."23 Fifteen actors played to a nearly full house.
Almost from the beginning, the Globe theater was a stunning success. With Richard Burbage as its featured actor, and William Shakespeare as its playwright in residence, audiences flocked to watch a new play performed there nearly every day. Shakespeare's work had become quite popular, but one playwright could only write so many plays. Therefore, the Lord Chamberlain's Men produced the work of other contemporary playwrights, too, including Ben Jonson. The other London theaters, including the Swan, had no choice but to make room for a glimmering new rival. The nearby Bear Garden and its animal acts also bore the brunt of the Globe's financial success and saw attendance fall. And with a constantly changing variety of plays and some of the best actors London had to off er, the Globe kept audiences coming day after day.
In its first few years the Globe produced Shakespeare's As You Like It, Othello, King Lear, and Richard II. The latter, written by Shakespeare in 1595, stirred controversy when the Earl of Essex commissioned, or paid, the Chamberlain's Men forty shillings above their usual fee to produce the play at the Globe on February 7, 1601. Essex, a plotter against Elizabeth I, may have been trying to draw a comparison between the character of Richard II, a weak ruler, and Elizabeth and in this way incite a public revolt against the monarch. Eleven of Essex's supporters attended the play; the next day Essex attempted to overthrow the queen but was quickly arrested.
Elizabeth showed mercy to the Chamberlain's Men, who likely knew nothing about the plot. In fact, she invited them to perform the same play for her later that month, on February 24, the day before Essex's execution for treason.
Raise the Flag
In Elizabethan England, advertising was less sophisticated than today but no less effective. Historians estimate that 10 percent of London's population, or 150,000 people, attended a play every week. Each morning Bankside theaters circulated handbills throughout the city to announce which play was being performed that day. In the early afternoon the playhouses blew trumpets and hoisted a brightly colored silken flag high into the air on a flagpole to remind people— especially those living across the river in London—that the performance would soon begin. A red flag signified a history play; a white one comedy; and a black flag tragedy. "Each play-house advanceth his flag in the air," writes one Londoner of the time, "whither quickly at the waving thereof are summoned whole troops of men, women, and children." 24 Since the Globe and other theaters were open-air, the flags never flew on rainy days.
People had only two ways of crossing the river to reach the theaters: pay a few shillings to hire a waterman to ferry them across or walk across London Bridge, the only bridge that spanned the Thames. The city itself hardly resembled the sprawling metropolis of today. At the time, greater London—about 448 acres (181 ha)—extended only 2 miles (3.2 km) north to south and 3 miles (4.8 km) from east to west. Londoners, therefore, were used to walking. Their lives and livelihoods hovered around the Thames, which was nearly 1,000 feet (305 m) wide at certain points. Its depths contained a vast supply of sea life for fisherman to catch, including shrimp, flounder, eels, swordfish, and porpoises.
The bridge under which the mighty river flowed had been built in 1209. At 900 feet (374 m) long, the span brimmed with people and hundreds of shops. Business space on the bridge was highly valued, and in a time before skyscrapers, some of the buildings reached as high as six stories. A far more grim sight greeted theatergoers and other travelers on the Southwark end of London Bridge. There, of-ficials displayed the heads of traitors and other criminals, stuck on poles. After crossing the bridge, playgoers had only a short walk to one of the theaters.
Performances began daily at 2 p.m. Playgoers, however, often waited until the last minute to arrive. They entered the theater through a door in one of the building's towers. By request of its owners, carpenters had framed the doors narrowly. This forced playgoers to enter slowly, one at a time. This ensured that patrons had to briefly stop to hand their admission fee—a penny—to the gatherers stationed there. At some theaters, those entering simply placed their money into a box, which, after the performance began, was taken to a nearby room for counting. This room came to be known in later decades as the box office.
Two types of patrons attended plays at the Globe: groundlings, whose penny admission fee gave them entrance to the open yard, and wealthy playgoers who paid for access to one of the three covered galleries that lined the theater. The first gallery, set below eye level to the actors on stage, provided what many patrons considered the best view of the action. Despite the extra cost, seating in the first gallery was typically filled to capacity. Some playgoers preferred the other levels to the first. According to scholar Andrew Gurr, the first gallery was, in fact, the worst one from which to see a play: "It not only meant watching the action from behind the groundlings but had the worst acoustics of the three levels, behind the shuffling groundlings and lacking the elevation of the two upper galleries."25
The second gallery afforded its viewers a slightly higher angle from which to view the proceedings, and when that too was full, audience members had little choice but to climb the stairs one more level. Entrance to each of the three galleries was from the rear; general admission made the best seats available on a first come, first served basis. The seating itself was rows of benches, which afforded little comfort.
A Cut Above
For six to ten pennies more, those who desired more comfort and a closer view might walk along a corridor behind the first gallery to one of four compartments known as a "gentleman's room." Adjacent to the tiring-house, where actors changed costumes, and near to the stage door, were two such rooms. These private boxes were frequented mostly by affluuent nobles who wanted to be seen wearing their finest clothing in public. These lords and ladies, princes and princesses, would then enter by the stage door and walk onto the stage before taking their seats. This way, these members of the leisure class could avoid contact with the lower classes while strutting the latest fashion across the stage for all of London to see.
Within this already exclusive portion of the theater were areas known as "lord's rooms." Situated above the doors of the tiring-house and overlooking the stage, the lord's rooms housed the most elite theatergoers who, if so inclined, could even play a hand of cards while enjoying the performance. Actors performed scenes in close proximity to those fortunate enough to be seated here. According to historian Tita Chico, theaters may have differed slightly as to how their rooms for wealthy theatergoers were organized. "The Rose," says Chico, "even included a separate room for 'visitors of position' above the tiring-room. These privileged audience members were entitled to peer into the tiring-room. Going backstage was part of the price of their expensive tickets." 26 Wealthy viewers could even sit onstage, where as much as 10 feet (3 m) was set aside for this purpose.
Lively Place
The groundlings had the least comfortable of the theater's accommodations. Even though the raised stage forced them to crane their necks, little distracted them from the stage action. When it rained during a performance, they could seek shelter, for an added penny, in the first gallery. "In effect, the lower you were in the open-air playhouse," says Andrew Gurr, "the lower your social status. Artisans and craftsmen, apprentices, house servants and those of the unemployed who could afford it crammed into the yard, the rough-surfaced floor on which the stage platform stood."27 There, these groundlings did little to curb their boisterous appetites.
Concessions were sold. People could buy apples and pears, which some later hurled toward the stage when unhappy with the play or the performers. Other treats included nuts, gingerbread, and the latest Elizabethan temptation: tobacco. The festivities were further enlivened by the sale and consumption of ale. By a play's midway point, the groundlings, especially, were loud and boisterous in their responses to the drama or comedy on stage. When they had to relieve themselves, Globe patrons had to improvise, since theaters had no toilets. The-atergoing was, thus, an experience that assaulted all of the senses.
The Play Begins
In the moments before a play began, audiences members were usually still milling around. Then, three trumpet blasts signaled that the play was about to begin. The first told the crowd that the players were ready; the second attempted to hush them; and the third occurred immediately before the play started. The actors entered through one of the tiring-house doors, where they had dressed.
Compared with theater and cinema today, the world as portrayed on stage was visually simple. Patrons saw little scenery, no curtains, and no attempt at an authentic portrayal of real life. Instead, playwrights used words to literally set the stage. Whether setting their scenes in a woman's bedroom, a castle tower, or on a wide battlefield, description alone created the scene. Shakespeare's history play Henry V (which takes place on the battlefield of Agincourt in France), uses a one-man chorus to set the scene and paint a visual picture for his audience. The words recited by the chorus include these: "O for a Muse of fire, that would ascend/The brightest heaven of invention,/A kingdom for a stage, princes to act/And monarchs to behold the swelling scene!/can this cockpit hold/The vasty fields of France? or may we cram/Within this wooden O the very casques/That did affright the air at Agincourt?"28
Ordinary props, or properties, and special effects enhanced the spectacle. Kings wore jeweled crowns and duels included swords. A pig's bladder well hidden inside an actor's coat spouted blood when stabbed, giving audiences a gory thrill. Other slimy animal innards might be displayed and splattered on the stage to suggest the aftermath of a battle. A wide trapdoor was raised and lowered using a simple hoist, or suspension mechanism, so that larger props such as cauldrons and beds could magically appear on stage. Another effec-tive technique used was the hiding and revealing of characters from behind curtains. These hidden characters might be eavesdropping or trying to avoid capture. This simple but often powerful technique kept audiences guessing and only deepened a drama's suspense. The goal was to make the entire experience seamless for the audience, with little lag time between scenes.
The players also hoped to create a recognizable, if mostly symbolic, world for the crowds that filed into the Globe almost daily— a world in which evil was punished and good, in the end, prevailed. "The Elizabethan theater represents the stage as the earth," says theater scholar Tetsuo Anzai, "existing between 'heaven' (the ceiling above) and 'hell' (the pit below), the physical structure of the stage as a whole thus standing symbolically for the cosmos, the theater of the world."29 Perhaps the most unsettling example of this was used in the play Doctor Faustus by Christopher Marlowe. During the play's most dramatic moment, a golden throne descends from heaven, while a demonic-looking hell mouth spews smoke, suggesting the eternal fate that awaits the play's title character for making an agreement with the devil.
Behind the scenes the Globe was no less dramatic. There, in the all-purpose tiring-house, actors changed costumes, donned wigs, and listened for entrance cues. To satisfy audiences that came almost all year round—even in the winter months—these players, when not performing, were preparing for the next play. That meant learning many lines in a short amount of time. Novices had the hardest time. They lacked the experience and hours of practice vital for presenting plays that could last as long as four hours. This meant a play might be full of flubs, misstated lines, or silent, empty moments when an actor forgot what he was supposed to say. Actors of the time coined a term for forgetting one's lines: "drying up."
To fight the mortifying feeling that came with dropping a line, players sometimes made up the missing dialogue on the spot. This in-the-moment improvisation was known as "thribbling," and playwrights hated it. They wanted their words spoken as written. To minimize thrib-bling, a play's meatiest roles were given to veteran actors like Richard Burbage or Will Kempe. But for a play like Shakespeare's tragedy Hamlet, even Burbage might have struggled. The title character, the gloomy prince of Denmark, speaks between fourteen hundred and fifteen hundred lines—nearly 40 percent of the play's total.
Little rehearsal time added additional pressure for all involved. Since plays were performed nearly every afternoon, this only left mornings and evenings to prepare plays that would go up the next week or even the next day. No acting schools existed in Elizabethan England, so players learned their craft through trial and error. Younger actors relied on the advice and direction of older players to teach them how to perform with confidence and aplomb. "The preparation of the young player," says historian Ivor Brown, "meant a steady and strict training by his seniors in... the proper carriage of unusual costume, singing, instrumental music, stage-fighting, and of course, the most thoroughly, in speech and gesture."30 The voice especially mattered when performing in an open-air theater with thousands of noisy and sometimes raucous people. Players had to project their voices and speak their lines crisply and clearly so that everyone could hear them.
As in most workplaces, the Globe was structured as a hierarchy. The shareholders, in this case the Lord Chamberlain's Men, were responsible for the entire operation. They were the initial investors and owned both the acting company and the playhouse itself. Because they shouldered the biggest risk, they reaped the largest share of the profits. But before they could take their profits they had to pay the hired men and boys. The hired men were mercenary actors not directly tied to the Chamberlain's Men. Plays often contained dozens of characters, far more than the core of six members. Thus, these actors-for-hire often filled out the other roles. They received little in the way of billing, which was reserved for the famous actors, and were paid far less than the shareholders. Beyond their work onstage, hired men also fulfilled most of the other positions required to run the playhouse, such as gatherer of money, stagehand, or tire-man, in charge of mending and preparing the costumes. The boys, meanwhile, were the apprentice actors who typically portrayed younger characters and female characters.
New Ruler
As the Globe and its performers flourished, England was experiencing a change in its own hierarchy. In 1603, after forty-four years and four months on the throne, Elizabeth I died. Never married and having borne no heir to the throne, she was succeeded by James VI, ruler of Scotland. His mother, Mary Queen of Scots, had been a longtime adversary of Elizabeth's. In 1587, feeling threatened by Mary's claim to the throne, the English queen had ordered Mary's execution. Now, years later, Mary's son claimed the English throne for himself; the new king became James I of England. Although his mother had been Catholic, James practiced Protestantism but tolerated Catholics in his kingdom.
Like his predecessor, he delighted in the theater, but James was a more distant ruler—nervous, sensitive, and altogether odd—in contrast to Elizabeth. Still, he and his subjects in London agreed on one thing. "The new ruler of England," says Marchette Chute, "had one characteristic in common with the thousands who flocked to the Globe playhouse each week. Neither he nor they could resist the plays of William Shakespeare."31 The monarch's love of Shakespeare's work and of the Lord Chamberlain's Men in particular inspired him to become the acting company's new patron. Henceforth the troupe was known as the King's Men. Such notoriety only raised the group's profile and reputation further. During the winter of 1603–1604, it performed eight plays for the king and his family. A year later the royal court hosted the players eleven times. Seven of the plays were by Shakespeare, including The Merry Wives of Windsor, Measure for Measure, Love's Labour's Lost, and ffe Merchant of Venice. The last title so enthralled the king that he asked the actors to perform it twice over three days.
Their responsibilities at court and at the Globe kept the King's Men extremely busy. Shakespeare himself had an exhausting list of duties, says Stephen Greenblatt: "He would have had to keep track of the receipts and expenditures; rewrite some of the scenes; help with the casting; decide on cuts [to the plays]; weigh in on interpretive decisions; consult on the properties, costumes, and music; and of course memorize his own parts." 32 Shakespeare and his partners were paid handsomely in compensation for the strains of writing, performing, and managing. Each performance at court earned the King's Men £10, a substantial payday. Each Globe partner not only received a large portion of these profits, but they also received a share of the Globe's rent, since they owned the building itself. They were, in other words, both tenants and landlords. Consequently, after but a few years of work, Shakespeare and his fellow owners were rich men.
By 1605 the Globe's future seemed limitless. The King's Men were widely considered the greatest acting troupe in London and the Globe the city's theatrical crown jewel. Yet Shakespeare's attention was pulled back to Stratford more than ever. Family joys and tragedy forced the playwright to reconsider his own future.


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Hydraulic tools and equipment have come a long way over the past several decades and even over the last several years. Utilities and many other industries rely on hydraulic tools, equipment and systems to get the job done. Getting the job done is always a big concern, but the priority should always be on getting the job done safely.
Hydraulic tools are very common in the utility industry. Equipment such as bucket and digger trucks, cranes, tractors, backhoes, trenching and boring, front-end loaders, shoring equipment, forklifts, chippers, and cable pulling equipment are only a few of the vast assortment of hydraulic tools used daily. On a smaller scale, tools such as cable cutters, crimping tools, conduit benders, jacks, presses and punch sets, to name just a few, have become more popular than less desirable manually operated hand tools.
The introduction of these valuable hydraulic tools has been a contributing factor in helping reduce the number of work-related accidents and injuries to our valued workforce. However, without safety-based knowledge of pressurized fluid systems employees can be exposed to extreme pressures and risks that could result in injury or death.
Everyone that works with or has contact with fluid powered systems should always take the necessary precautions to prevent injuries and damage to equipment and property. In general, when working with any tool or piece of equipment regardless of its design or operation, safety should always come first.
Safety Concerns
There are many different safety concerns that come into play when working around hydraulic systems. There is the obvious concern of being pinched or trapped between equipment components and other objects, or becoming entangled in the equipment's moving parts.
With a well-developed and fully implemented Lock Out-Tag Out policy these types of accidents can be prevented. The LOTO policy should always be enforced whenever there is a possibility of accidentally or unexpectedly energizing equipment or lines, or when start up or release of stored energy from machines or equipment exists.
Another area of concern when working with hydraulic systems are the hazards that come from the injection of pressurized fluid into the body. Generally, hydraulic systems operate in excess of 2,000 lbs. of pressure per square inch. The human body has little resistance to pressurized injections and as little as 100 PSI is more than enough pressure for an accidental injection to occur. A pinhole leak can penetrate human skin as if it were a hypodermic needle. If a stream of pressure is produced, it is comparable to a plasma cutter when contact with the body is made.
Injection into the body is probably the most common injury when working with pressurized fluid. Tiny pinholes in a hose or a cracked fitting are the most likely locations that may cause fluid injection. These leaks are hard to locate. All too often, routine inspections are done with unprotected hands and fingers that are run over hoses and fittings while the system is pressurized. Hands and fingers are likely the two main parts of the body that receive the greatest number of injections; however, injections may occur anywhere on the body if precautions and safe work practices are not followed.
If an injection takes place, immediate medical attention is the best policy. Too many times, the injured person will continue to work, feeling only a slight stinging sensation. Not much thought is given to the extent of the injury. If left unattended, the results can include extreme throbbing pain, loss of motion to the affected area, infection, loss of a finger or hand and sometimes the entire arm, depending on the severity of the injection and time that has passed before seeking medical attention. Fluid that is injected into the body can damage body tissue and have crippling effects.
Another dangerous situation that is often coupled with the injection is the fact that fluids can reach temperatures in the hundreds of degrees Celsius. If safety precautions are not taken, contact with fluid temperatures of this magnitude can cause first- and second-degree burns that can be extremely painful.
Other types of injuries such as bruises, cuts and abrasions can occur as a result of failing or faulty hydraulic lines. Lines and hoses that are damaged and not properly secured may erupt and move violently in a whipping or swinging motion and cause serious injury to anyone who is in their path.
Severe injuries and death can also result from improper use of hydraulic equipment or from component failures. Extreme care must always be taken when performing routine checks and maintenance on hydraulic systems. Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) should consist of eye and face, hand and foot protection as well as properly fitted clothing to eliminate the possibility of snags becoming entangled in moving parts.
In the utility industry, applications that incorporate the use of hydraulic tools have grown significantly because of their flexibility, compactness, simplicity of operation and economy. When it comes to working with hydraulic tools, equipment and systems, however, there is no substitute for working safely. Just remember: Work Safe – Work Smart – Safety is a Work of Art!
Selecting Hydraulics Effectively
There are many different applications that are used when constructing and maintaining hydraulic systems. Gates Corporation, a provider of hydraulic hoses and fittings highly recommends the "STAMPED" method be used when selecting components that are used in pressurized fluid powered systems. This method includes choosing components according to:
Size: Choose a hose with an inside diameter that is adequate to minimize pressure loss and to avoid hose damage caused by the heat generated by excessive fluid turbulence.
Temperature: The hose must be able to withstand the system's minimum and maximum fluid ambient temperatures.
Application: Determine where or how the hose will be used. You need to know the equipment type, working and impulse pressures, fluid to be used, bend radius, static conductivity, etc.
Material: The hose, including the tube and cover, along with the couplings and O-rings, must be compatible with the type of fluid to be used.
Pressure: Know the system pressure, including pressure spikes. The hose published working pressure must be equal to or greater than the normal system pressure and any pressure surges it will encounter.
Ends: Identify the type of threads the system uses and select couplings that are compatible.
Delivery: How many hose assemblies do you need and when do you need them? A dealer or fleet service repair technician with a well-stocked inventory can provide these services.
About the Author: Michael Stremel is the Operations Training Manager at Midwest Energy Inc., a Gas & Electric Cooperative in NW Kansas that provides services in 43 counties. A former journeyman electrician and lineman with 35 years experience in the electrical industry, Stremel also serves on the MEA Electrical Workers Training Initiatives Committee, the Advisory Board for two lineman schools and is part of the Advisory Board for Incident Prevention and USOLN/CUSP.video
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One month until Christmas, furfriends! In prepping our holiday posts this year, I couldn't resist experimenting with a few plunger cookie cutter recipes so I could play with my Christmas plungers, but this dough works well with standard cutters or as a simple ball-and-flatten treat. This dense fudgey dough worked great for cutting, and the dogs loved the irresistible combination of banana, peanut butter, and carob. Drool!
Here in blog dog world, the taste testers are always ahead of the holidays (our Instagram followers might have seen some holiday baking popping up in our stories starting a couple months ago). These treats and the naturally green spirulina Christmas tree treat we'll be sharing with you in an upcoming post are already through the freezer (we freeze our dog treats for a ready supply of different flavours) and into tummies. We're currently on to plotting our Valentine's treats and beyond. The dogs never seem to mind our crazy calendar though. Hehehe...
Peanut Butter, Banana, and Carob Christmas Dog Treats
🥄 Treat Ingredients:
1 ripe (or over ripe) banana
1 egg
1/4 cup smooth peanut butter
1 tbsp ground flax (optional)
1 tbsp gelatin powder (optional)
1/4 cup carob powder
Approximately 3/4 cup brown rice flour, plus extra for rolling
🥄 Making the Treats:
Preheat your oven to 180C (or local equivalent) and gather together your baking ingredients and materials.
In a mixing bowl, combine banana, egg, peanut butter, flax, and gelatin. Mix thoroughly, ensuring the banana is mashed/pureed into the mixture as completely as possible. Add carob powder and stir to combine. Incrementally add flour until the dough has a nice firm pliable consistency. Flour quantity may vary with your specific ingredients and optional add-ins, so work incrementally. If it isn't firm enough, add a touch more flour. If your mixture is looking a bit dry, you can add a little bit of stock/water or olive oil to adjust.
Rest dough (optional but recommended) and then knead lightly before rolling. On a lightly floured surface, roll and then cut into desired shapes or simply roll into bite-sized balls and flatten gently with a fork. Bake for approximately 10-15 minutes depending on size. Cool before serving and storage.
To use plunger-style cutters instead of traditional cookie cutters, you need to ensure that you have a nice cohesive dough (see adjustment tips above) that will roll smoothly without cracking, take an impression cleanly, and release from the plunger without difficulty. Dog treat doughs are often tricky, but dogs are also a-ok with imperfect looking treats which makes experimenting fun. Thickness is vital for plungers meant to create impression designs - too thick and things get squishy and hard to release cleanly, too thin and the design may not take well. I find it easiest to roll in smaller batches for a uniform thickness to plunger depth, and you can double check the depth by pressing on the back of your lifted cookie to ensure that there is no gap between the dough and the plunger.
Tips and Tricks:
- New to treat baking? Check out our introduction to making baked dog treats for more information about baked biscuit/cookie style dog treats, including common ingredients, their role in baking, troubleshooting problems, and more.
- Variations in measurements, individual ingredient types, and options/substitutions as well as variations in egg size, temperatures, etc. are all part of why we work incrementally when mixing.
- Go natural or take care when when shopping to avoid artificial sweeteners in ingredients like peanut butter when used for your dogs - xylitol (also identified as sweetener E967) is particularly dangerous for dogs. I typically use a no added salt/sugar smooth peanut butter.
- Flax and gelatin are both good binding add-ins that help enhance dough consistency. This can be useful when working with gluten free flours in dog treat dough, and handling consistency is particularly helpful when working with special shapes and cutters.
- Resting the dough is optional, but helps with the texture/handling of gluten-free baking dough. I like to rest briefly, then knead a little before final rolling and ensure it is well mixed.
- Treats can be broken for smaller dogs, or made bigger/smaller - just keep an eye on your cooking time - the smaller the cookie, the shorter the baking time.
- For a crunchier treat, you can let baked treats sit a while in the cooling oven before removing to get a little crispier or pop the baked treats into a dehydrator.
- Homemade treats are best consumed within a few days from baking, or frozen for longer storage. For more information, see our post on the shelf-life and storage of homemade baked dog treats.
🦴 Hungry for more tasty treats? You can explore from our treat navigation page, hop straight into our homemade dog treat ideas in the blog archives, search the blog from our sidebar, or use the labels below this post to find other recipes that might be of interest. Remember, treats (bought or homemade) are for spoiling your pup in moderation. We share ideas here from treats that we make ourselves for our pets, but different animals will have different preferences (likes/dislikes) and dietary needs. Some pets may have special dietary requirements and/or food allergies/intolerances. If you are ever in doubt or have questions about what's suitable for your pet, have a chat with your trusted vet.


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- Only 24% of women at high risk for breast cancer (BCa) opt for chemoprevention, according to a retrospective cohort study.
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Why this matters
- Chemoprevention with selective estrogen receptor modulations or aromatase inhibitors is a proven option for high-risk women to reduce BCa risk, as recommended by multiple organizations, including the US Preventive Services Task Force.
- Understanding risk factors for nonuse is key to targeting education and counseling.
Study design
- Retrospective cohort of 1506 women enrolled in a high-risk screening program from 2014 to 2017 at the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York City.
- Funding: NIH
Key results
- 24% of the cohort had prior/current chemoprevention.
- Women
- Having multiple risk factors for chemoprevention (e.g., having family history or lobular carcinoma in situ), occurring in 38.6% of the cohort, did not increase the likelihood of use.
- In women with a documented discussion regarding chemoprevention (n=575), fear of adverse effects was the single most common reason for refusal (n=57/156 patients who refused).
- 61% of women who started chemoprevention completed it (5 years).
- Single-center study.
- Retrospective, observational design.
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The first match of the series comprising four Test matches between Australia and India's cricket teams will start tomorrow in Adelaide. Cricket Australia elven and India's teams were played before the Test series without the decision of winning the four-day tournament.
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This movie came highly recommended, so Amit and I finally sat down and watched it last night.
It is the story of a boy who fares miserably in school and also is a bit of a misfit amongst his peers. He is happiest alone, observing things, painting or involved in creative activities, playing with pets. Unable to tolerate his poor academic performance, his parents send him off to boarding school, with the idea that the strict disciplining of that environment will sort out his "behavioural" problems. Naturally, it does nothing of the sort. Viewing it as punishment – as it was intended to be – the boy feels rejected by his family, retreats into himself, gives up painting, loses interest in everything else, and seems to be in depression. Enter Aamir Khan, who cleverly diagnoses dyslexia, and fast forward to a happy ending.
The only thing I can say is that it is inconceivable that – in this day and age, and in the social context of this boy's family – the boy's condition should have gone undiagnosed for so long. His condition is so severe that even I could diagnose it in minutes. How could his entire set of friends, family, teachers, all have failed to either diagnose it, or even to refer the boy to a doctor or psychologist?
Having said that, the movie, I must add, is excellently made. I do not recall when any other movie moved me so much, that for much of the time I felt close to tears. The boy's victimisation, isolation, depression, are very well portrayed. You can't help putting yourself in his shoes, even when you can also identify with, say, his mother, who is loving but frustrated. His father is portrayed in a very two-dimensional way which I felt was unrealistic – callous and almost cruel; but perhaps not as unrealistic as I would like to believe.
His elder brother's tragedy is hinted at and then by-passed: a model son, who comes first in every subject (other than Hindi) and also excels at tennis, but who lacks the truant brother's artistic skill and carefree (bindaas) attitude, like so many first-borns he is a victim of his parents' ambitions.
There is a message, of course, and Aamir Khan does his bit of preaching to ensure that the message reaches the audience loud and clear. Thankfully, though it is a bit overdone, it does not become unpalatably moralistic and self-righteous.
On the whole, a movie very well made and delivered. Hats off to Aamir Khan, again.


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Swedish death metallers SPASMODIC have inked a deal with Emrinc. The band's new four-track EP will be released later this year. The CD will be based on songs from SPASMODIC's 2009 self-released demo "Carve Perfection", and it will be mixed and mastered by Lawrence Mackrory (F.K.Ü., SCARVE, ENEMY IS US).
The track listing is as follows:
01. Carve Perfection
02. Cutting Room
03. Snip Snip Sweetheart
04. Self Starvation
SPASMODIC is:
Vocals - Alexander Högbom
Guitar - Johan Haglund
Guitar - Johan Kvastegård
Bass - Tommy Haglund
Drums - Jimmy Holmgren
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Clickbait Works! The Secret to Getting Views with the YouTube Algorithm
43 Pages Posted: 12 Apr 2019 Last revised: 1 May 2019
Date Written: April 9, 2019
In 2018, YouTube began releasing click-through rates (CTR) data to its video creators. Since 2012, YouTube has emphasized how it favors watch time over clicks in its recommendations to viewers. This is the first academic study employing that data to test what matters more for views on YouTube. Is watch time or CTR more important to getting views on YouTube? This paper finds no to limited evidence that higher percent audience retention or and total average watch time per view are associated with more views on YouTube. Instead, videos with higher CTR got significantly more views as did videos on trending or newsworthy topics. The marginal benefit in terms of views scaled by subscribers of increased CTR is between 71 and 318 times larger than the marginal benefits of increased watch time per view.
Keywords: YouTube, algorithm, search, discovery, video, CTR, click-through rates, clickbait, watch time, audience retention, neural networks, recommendation systems
JEL Classification: D12, D22, D26, D83, D85, L15, L21, L82, L86, M15
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Today's the day — after what seems like a lifetime of campaigning, US voters will finally be going to the polls to decide their next president. But did you know that Croatian software will be playing an important role in the process?
BlinkID, a programme developed by Zagreb-based firm MicroBlink, makes it easy to scan ID documents with barcodes or Optical Character Recognition, such as passports, driving licences and ID cards. The programme uses advanced neural networks, computer systems modelled on the human brain and nervous system, to provide accurate text recognition using a smartphone camera.
One of the company's founders, Izet Ždralović, confirmed to Croatian newspaper Slobodna Dalmacija that the software has already been used in the voting registration process in the run-up to the election, and will be used to identify voters in the election itself.
If you have a particularly easy time getting your ID processed when you vote today, you'll know who to thank.
Source: Croatia Week


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Danak, Mella, Liarel, and Never wake at the Stone Hill Inn to find a note from Raslin explaining that he will no longer be travelling with them. The remaining members of the group make their way downstairs to find Sildar. Never approaches him and asks how he's doing. He says he is feeling much better and that he plans to go speak with Phandalin's mayor after breakfast. Danak sidles up and begins discussing plans for Phandalin's development. Sildar reveals that he is here to establish order as part of the Lord's Alliance. Sildar tells us to meet him back at the inn in the afternoon for our payment as he must first secure a loan.
Liarel and Mella ask Toblen about places to buy provisions and such in town. He recommends Barthen's Provisions for most things and the Lionshield Coaster for weapons and armor. The group reconvenes to discuss what we've heard about the Redbrands. Ornella overhears and approaches us. She asks us if we know where they are and Toblen says they can most often be found at the Sleeping Giant tavern. Danak and Ornella exchange a few quick threats and it is agreed that we will face the Redbrands together.
Liarel slips out to visit the ox in the stables and runs into Pip, the innkeepers' son. He is quite excited to meet a "real adventurer" and tells hr about his friend Carp, a halfling child who also wants to be an adventurer. Apparently Karp had found a secret passageway and almost gotten caught by the Redbrands. After they talk, Liarel takes the caravan around to the front of the inn.
Danak, Liarel, Mella, and Never head out, making their way to Barthen's Provisions to drop off the caravan. Once there we are paid our promised ten gold each and Danak tries to negotiate for the sale of the goblin weapons we picked up along the way. We are told to try selling them to the Lionshield. We discuss selling the jade frog but Never examines it and notices a bright yellow aura, the color of conjuration. She says we should hold onto it for now but decides against saying more in front of strangers.
Barthen says that Gundren's brothers should be coming back into town soon, they are camped out in the hills somewhere and have not stopped in for supplies in about a tenday. He is surprised to have not seen Gundren already. Danak asks about thieves and we told what we already know about the Redbrands. He also tries to subtly ask about Kragmaw Castle, but Barthen has not information for us. Liarel buys some rations and a healer's kit and Never asks about buying ration ingredients. Barthen says to try Alderleaf farm (run by Carp's family) for herbs and spices.
As we leave Barthen's Provisions Never fills the group in about the frog (And pockets it?) and Mella wanders off to the Shrine of Luck. Once there they see a young elf, Sister Garaele dressed as a scholar who gives them Tymora's blessing. Mella says they heard about her recent trip from Narth and decided to come see her because they do not know many other elves. As they talk she reveals that she was out looking for information about the location of the spellbook of the legendary mage Bowgentle. She says that a Banshee named Agatha (near Conyberry) should know where it is and would be willing to tell given enough flattery and the proper gift (which she indicates she has). Garaele would be willing to pay three healing potions for the information. Mella says they'll think about it and Garaele says to come back before they leave if they decide to go.
The whole group meets up at the shrine (donating a silver each) before making their way to the Lionshield Coster. We recognize the shop's symbol from the crates in the goblin caves. The woman behind the counter greets us brusquely. She seems thoroughly unimpressed when Danak tries to sell her the weapons, but she offers us ten gold for them regardless. She warms up to us when we tell her that we found some of her crates. She says she had had a shipment go missing and would pay us fifty gold for a map to the cave. We agree, asking if she would like some help retrieving her goods as there were still goblins there. She said to check back in a few days to see if she wanted our help.
We buy some weapons and ask about Cragmaw Castle. She says that Daran Edermath might know and we are directed to his orchard. Once at the orchard we are greeted by a half-elf who asks what we're doing in town. Ornella says we came to deal with the Redbrands. After we are welcomed inside and go through a round of introductions Daran says he wants the Redbrands out of town (he is not particularly specific about how this is to be done). He tells us they seem to have a leader named Glasstaff and a safe-house under Tresendar Manor. He has seen six, but estimates that there may be about a dozen. He also asks us to check out the ruins of Old Owl Well after dealing with the Redbrands. He has heard disturbing reports of Prospectors being chased off by Undead near Old Owl Well and gives us directions to find it. It is a couple days march northeast of Phandalin.
We have some cider with Daran and Danak asks bout the town master. Daran says his name is Harbin Wester and he is not much of a leader. Danak asks about any other people of note and Daran mentions Halia Thornton, who runs the Miner's Exchange, and Qualina, who runs Aldreleaf Farm. We decide to go to Alderleaf Farm next.
Upon arriving at the farm we are greeted somewhat cautiously by Qelline. Never immediately launches into a conversation with her about herbs and ends up buying enough for fifty days of rations. Liarel runs into Carp, says she met Pip, and tells him of her adventures. He seems quite impressed and tells her about the secret passageway he found. After getting the directions to the passageway, Liarel turns into a mastiff and gives Karp a ride around the farm. Danak and Ornella decide we should try going to the Sleeping Giant before we meet the Redbrands on their own turf. When we ask about Cragmaw Castle we are told to try asking Reidoth in Thundertree.
We make our way to the Sleeping Giant. It looks fairly run down. Four humans wearing grimy scarlet cloaks stand outside on the porch. Never approaches them and says hi. They call us a pack of puppies and block the door. They ask us what we want and Ornella says we want drink. They say the tavern is private and we should try somewhere else, one of them spitting on the ground in front of us. Liarel turns back into an elf and glares at them. Danak punches the one who spit.
Never tries to charm one of them but fails. Ornella indicates her rapier and tries intimidating them, but this also fails and they all draw their weapons. Liarel attempts to hit one with her quarterstaff but strikes the porch's support beam instead. Ornella slashes at one with her rapier.
Mella steps forward and unleashes thunderwave, slamming all four back into the tavern wall (breaking the railing in the process) and knocking the one Danak had punched unconscious. As the get us one of them slashes at Danak, grazing his arm, and another stabs Mella. Danak punches the Redbrand who attacked him and they collapse. Liarel strikes another with her quarterstaff, first in the knee and then again in the head. They also collapse. Ornella takes out the remaining Redbrand.
Ornella manacles the first to fall unconscious as Liarel notices that the rest are dead. Danak looks inside, seeing a surly female dwarf and no one else. We drag the bodies inside and Liarel stabilizes the bound Redbrand. Danak loots the bodies and gathers their cloaks while Never tries to talk to the barkeep, who gives only curt responses. Danak negotiates with the barkeep (Grista) to have her spy on the remaining Redbrands for us and we leave with the bodies.
After we make our way to a ruins outside of town, Mella buries the bodies to the best of their ability. Once the bound Redbrand comes to Danak, Ornella, and Never try to intimidate him into giving up information. This fails, but it is eventually agreed that he will tell us anything we want to know if we agree to let him go. He tells us there are ten others, that Thel's wife and child are alive in the hideout, that Glasstaff is a wizard, and that someone known as the Black Spider told them to recruit members , frighten off adventures and intimidate the town.
We decide to take the Redbrand to Daran's for safe keeping until we've dealt with the remaining Redbrands. Daran is surprised that we've already made some progress and agrees to watch him for us. We make our way back to the inn where Sildar has left payment for us. Danak rents a room for us to leave our things in if we so choose.


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Silent Sunday 16/11/14
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Wow that's a big seal. Great photo! 🙂
Aww, I love this so much, seals have always been my favourite animal since I was little but I've never been lucky enough to see one in person! What a great capture x
What a lovely picture. Looks like a scottish Island x
Yes it does, it was actually in Lincolnshire! Really magical day x
Oh wow he is big and that;s a real close up. Was he coming up to have a nosey at you?
Yes they were very nosy! I think they quite enjoyed posing for all the visitors x
How wonderful to see one in the wild
Yes it was magical! x
What a fantastic photo! Not something you see every day x
Great shot! He looks huge lol
awww this is such a lovely cutie!, where was this taken?
That was an unexpected photo! I'm looking at it on my photo and can't tell if it's real or not, but I'm guessing not?!
Yes it is real – we went to see the seals at Donna Nook on the Lincolnshire coast. They visit every November to birth and breed! Around 800 there yesterday! x
Aw! Hope he's not lost!


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