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Ah, the wiggly way has stopped meandering. GANI & SEAN takes a straighter path and quite unexpectedly at 52,952 words.
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I win…
Last night I crossed the finish line, bloodied but not beaten. Presently, my word count is the least of my problems. My plot line is fighting back; time to re-group and take some time to read what I've written. I need to reflect on these people I've created – do any of them make any sense at all?
Most likely before I go to sleep tonight, I will have crossed the 'finish line' in Camp NaNoWriMo. My finish line is set at 50K in 30 days. As of right now, I've written 49,719 words toward GANI & SEAN, my novel.
The novel is not done, however. I have several challenging problems to solve before the closing sentence is written.
GANI & SEAN is approaching its conclusion, I believe. My characters have gathered together to attempt a seemingly impossible task. When they figure it out — i.e. how to accomplish it — the book will naturally conclude. Let's hope the impossible task can be figured out!
Briefly got bogged down but — as usual — as I pushed through it and kept writing, the bog seemed to break up and move away, carried along by the force of moving waters. Just wrote my 46,206th word on my new novel-in-process, GANI & SEAN.
Yikes. GANI & SEAN is moving in a strong current, heading in a single direction under the control ( I hope ) of the major characters as they face — well, obstacles. I've just written my 43,506th word.
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Nothing ever changes. The Democrats think the Republicans will shy away from a government shutdown, so they hold a line and don't give in, and then run to the microphones proclaiming that it's all the Republicans' fault.
Well, this time, January of 2018, that will not work. Anyone who is paying attention to the details of the entire mess knows that the issue the Democrats wanted passed was amnesty for their illegal alien voters. All reports say that there was no negotiating happening even if the recipients of the lack of funds to run the government aren't even American citizens. That didn't stop Nimrod Nancy Pelosi, the House Minority Leader, from running to an unfiltered mic (okay Twitter) and spouting the narrative anyway.
.@realDonaldTrump, @HouseGOP, & @SenateGOP were so obsessed with the #GOPTaxScam, they were blinded to their duties to the American people. Despite controlling the White House, House, & Senate, their incompetence meant they couldn't keep government open. #TrumpShutdown
— Nancy Pelosi (@NancyPelosi) January 20, 2018
Really, the woman has had entirely too much botox. She's delusional. Does it not sink into her really hard head for a liberal that the American people actually voted for President Donald Trump to stop the very practices that allow the DACA squatters to remain within the borders of the country? And the Democrats won't deal? This shutdown is not on Trump who negotiated in good faith. It's on those who would not come to the table with anything other than "We want our way or we go home."
Unprecedented success for our Country, in so many ways, since the Election. Record Stock Market, Strong on Military, Crime, Borders, & ISIS, Judicial Strength & Numbers, Lowest Unemployment for Women & ALL, Massive Tax Cuts, end of Individual Mandate – and so much more. Big 2018!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018
For those asking, the Republicans only have 51 votes in the Senate, and they need 60. That is why we need to win more Republicans in 2018 Election! We can then be even tougher on Crime (and Border), and even better to our Military & Veterans!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) January 20, 2018
And then, in the ultimate form of being a school-yard bully and A-list mean girl queen:
In Pelosi's full statement she bragged about protecting illegal invaders (DREAMERS):
"President Trump and Congressional Republicans' obsession with passing a tax scam to benefit the wealthiest and corporations has blinded them to their responsibilities to the American people. Despite controlling the House, Senate and White House, the Republicans are so incompetent, so negligent that they couldn't get it together to keep government open.
"President Trump said of President Obama at the time of the 2013 GOP Government Shutdown, 'the problems start from the top and have to get solved from the top… The President is the leader, and he's got to get everybody in a room and he's got to lead.'
"Now as President, President Trump tweets that 'our country needs a good shutdown.' There is no such thing as a good shutdown of government. Republicans' total inability to govern is once again threatening our economy, weakening communities, and dangerously depriving the military of the certainty they need to keep our nation safe.
"I am proud of House and Senate Democrats' unity in insisting on a budget that supports our military and the domestic investments that keep our nation strong, and that honors our values by protecting the DREAMers.
"I hope that we can now conduct bipartisan negotiations where we find our common ground to honor our responsibility to meet the needs of the American people."
Oh, stuff it, Nancy. We the people want the law followed and Americans' needed tended to before the squatters. If you can't get that through your botox poisoned brain, maybe it's time you stepped down, because you are obviously not on the people's side.


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If you're looking for free things to do in Europe's most expensive city, make Vigeland Sculpture Park a priority in Oslo.
Vigeland is the world's largest sculpture park with sculptures by a single artist, Gustav Vigeland. There are over 200 sculptures, towering over the hill and across the bridge, all made from granite, wrought iron and bronze. The sculptures represent an array of human emotions, which is evident by the expressions on their faces. I dare you to walk across the bridge, as stone-faced as the statues, and not burst out into giggling fits when you see a statue such as this one:The famous Monolith sculpture is the park's main attraction, with a total of 121 figures standing at 17.3 metres tall carved from a single block of granite. It is situated at the top of the hill and is clearly the park's main attraction.The sculptures are sure to keep you entertained, whether you're a renowned art critic or a childish individual like me who finds the idea of a naked man juggling his children amusing.However, the sculptures aren't the only reason to visit the park. Here you'll see locals, skateboarding with their dogs, picnicking or sunbathing in the summer, or a snowy, serene landscape in the winter.


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Eastin Grand Hotel Sathorn, Bangkok
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Eastin Grand Hotel Sathorn, Bangkokfrom ¥10,436
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What's around Eastin Grand Hotel Sathorn, Bangkok
- In Bangkok City Centre
- Lumphini Park - 29 min walk
- MBK Center - 43 min walk
- Iconsiam - 37 min walk
- Siam Center - 2.6 mi / 4.1 km
- Wat Pho - 3.7 mi / 5.9 km
- Temple of the Emerald Buddha - 3.9 mi / 6.3 km
- Wat Arun - 4.1 mi / 6.6 km
Getting around
- Bangkok (BKK-Suvarnabhumi Intl.) - 41 min drive
- Bangkok (DMK-Don Mueang Intl.) - 33 min drive
- Wongwian Yai Station - 7 min drive
- Bangkok Talat Phlu Station - 10 min drive
- Bangkok Hua Lamphong Station - 12 min drive
- Surasak BTS Station - 1 min walk
- Saphan Taksin BTS Station - 10 min walk
- Sathorn Station - 12 min walk
- Airport shuttle (surcharge)
- Area shuttle (surcharge)
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 390 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 33 floors
- Check-in time starts at 2 PM
- Check-out time is noon
Required at check-in
- Credit card or cash deposit required for incidental charges
- Government-issued photo ID required
- Minimum check-in age is 18
Travelling with others
- One child stays free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- Babysitting/childcare *
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in rooms
WiFi rated fast
- Great for browsing, email, gaming, and video chat
- Airport shuttle (available 24 hours) *
- Free valet parking (limited)
- Area shuttle *
Payment types at the property
- Cash
Other information
- Smoke-free property
In the hotel
- Buffet breakfast daily (surcharge)
- 3 restaurants
- Bar/lounge
- Coffee shop/café
- Snack bar/deli
- Poolside bar
- 24-hour room service
- Coffee/tea in a common area
- Outdoor pool
- Children's pool
- Fitness facilities
- Pool sun loungers
- Pool umbrellas
- Business center
- Conference space
- Meeting rooms
- Conference center
- Computer station
- 24-hour front desk
- Concierge services
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Dry cleaning/laundry service
- Laundry facilities
- Free newspapers in lobby
- Luggage storage
- Wedding services
- Multilingual staff
- Porter/bellhop
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built - 2011
- Elevator
- ATM/banking
- Safe-deposit box at front desk
- Terrace
- Television in common areas
- Accessible bathroom
- In-room accessibility
- Roll-in shower
- Wheelchair-accessible parking
- Chinese
- English
- Korean
- Thai
In the room
- Air conditioning
- Minibar
- Coffee/tea maker
- Bathrobes
- Slippers
- Iron/ironing board (on request)
- Premium bedding
- Individually decorated
- Individually furnished
- Free toiletries
- Hair dryer
- 42-inch LCD TV
- Digital TV channels
- Desk
- Free WiFi
- Phone
- Refrigerator
- Free bottled water
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
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Special features
DiningThe Glass House - This buffet restaurant specializes in international cuisine and serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner.
CHEFMAN - This restaurant specializes in Chinese cuisine and serves lunch and dinner. Reservations are required. Open daily.
Blunos - Overlooking the pool, this restaurant serves lunch and dinner. Open daily.
SWIZZLES - Onsite coffee shop. Guests can enjoy drinks at the bar. Open daily.
Eastin Grand Hotel Sathorn, Bangkok's small print
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- Eastin Grand Hotel Sathorn Hotel
- Eastin Grand Hotel Sathorn Bangkok
- Eastin Grand Hotel Sathorn Hotel Bangkok
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- Eastin Grand Sathorn
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Only registered guests are allowed in the guestrooms.
Some facilities may have restricted access. Guests can contact the property for details using the contact information on the booking confirmation.
Parking height restrictions apply.
For transfers, guests must contact the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
The name on the credit card used at check-in to pay for incidentals must be the primary name on the guestroom reservation.
Optional extras
Rollaway beds are available for THB 1766.0 per night
Buffet breakfast is offered for an extra charge of THB 700 for adults and THB 350 for children (approximately)
Babysitting/childcare is available for an extra charge
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge of THB 1900 per vehicle (one-way, Maximum occupancy 3)
Area shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this property. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the unit you book.
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Recent reviews
Exceptional 9.4 From 1,958 reviews
Everything is perfect. Near skytrain and easy travel to Iconsiam which is just 1 station away to the shuttle ferry. I didn't use the pool or the breakfast but in room dinning is good. There is 1 convenience store really closed by too.
This place is nice and clean and the location is absolutely GREAT!
We loved the Eastin. Beautiful large room. The bathroom was fabulous. Large, bright with great shower. Deep soaking tub. The bed was luxurious. Great view. Breakfast was very good but not the best we've had in Bangkok. Service was friendly and efficient. We loved this hotel.
Great location, very helpful and friendly staff, super clean and new hotel.
2nd time stay here, rooms are big, clean, modern. People friendly, good security, good location. The pool is nice and I like that is is connected to the MRT train station. Easy in and out.
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text: Home > UK Campsites > Holiday Ideas > Camping cycling holidays > Top campsites for a family cycling holiday in the UK Camping cycling holidays Our top campsites for cycling Top campsites for a family cycling holiday in the UK Midlands tour Scotland tour South of England tour Wales tour Top campsites for a family cycling holiday in the UK At The Camping and Caravanning Club, our extensive campsite network gives you hundreds of locations for you and your family to explore on two wheels. Both members and non-members, those new to camping and all-season campers are welcome on the campsites listed below. Prefer to view your sites by region? Our UK regional campsite listings are the place to be. Go on, get on your bike and enjoy a family cycling holiday at one of the campsites below. Clent Hills Club Site, Birmingham Aptly named, this campsite is located less than a mile from the Clent Hills themselves which provide miles of paths to explore. Quiet country lanes and gentle valleys are within reach at the Shropshire Hills too. Explore the tracks and countryside around Ludlow with this 8.5 mile route. Being one of our midlands campsites, Clent Hills is within reach of top attractions including Cadbury World, the Black Country Living Museum and or course the city centre with the National Sea Life Centre. Kids are well catered for on-site with a play area and if an easy city break, with minimal set-up on site appeals to you, Clent Hills glamping via Ready Camp is available. Cambridge Club Site, Cambridgeshire Fairly flat land makes the extensive network of Cambridgeshire cycle trails ideal for kids. Hop on your bikes and explore the many cycle routes around the city, stopping off at points of interest along the way. The campsite is four miles from the city, an ideal distance away from a faster pace of life. Pets are welcome on Cambridge and a children's play area allows a safe place for kids to burn off extra energy. Lynton Club Site, Devon The Two Moors Way, Traka Trail and Samaritans Way SW are all accessible from Lynton. All popular routes with cyclists and walkers, they can be tailored to your families ability and provide stunning scenery of the Devon countryside. A wide range of local routes can also be found on the RouteYou website. On-site you can buy a cycling map for a few pounds and the site managers can provide information on the best route for you. Nearby beaches and an on-site play area are sure to keep the kids entertained on non-cycling days. California Cross, Devon Near the starting point of the Two Moors Way, California Cross is one of our top sites for beaches and families. Enjoy an active cycling break, exploring the north Devon coast or take things easy with a gentle ride through the rolling countryside. Located between two sandy beaches, there's plenty for families to do both on and off site. Verwood Club Site, New Forest With way-marked tracks, the New Forest more than caters for those venturing out on two wheels. With the whole of the New Forest to explore, you'll never run out of routes to take and things to see. Not only is Verwood great for cyclists, there are a selection of great family attractions nearby including Paultons Family Theme Park and Splashdown Water Park. On site a ball game area, family shower room, recreation hall and play area will keep the kids entertained. Corfe Castle Club Site, Dorset The Purbeck Hills, an Area of Outstanding natural beauty is an ideal location to explore on two wheels as a family. This short, off road Rempstone route is worth a try. This is one of our top sites for beaches, dogs and photography. A family shower room, play area and mother and baby room make Corfe Castle perfect for a family cycling holiday. Adgestone Club Site, Isle of Wight The entire Isle of Wight is yours to explore on a camping trip to Adgestone. There are numerous cycling opportunities directly from the campsite, ask site staff for recommended routes on arrival. Adgestone has a takeaway, dog walk, area for a ball games and a family shower room. Ravenglass Club Site, Lake District Six acres of woodland surround this site, just 500 metres from the seafront. With both the woodland to explore on your bike and a beach nearby, you get the perfect mix of both worlds. The Hadrian's Cycle Way starts nearby. The campsite is within good reach of pubs, beaches and caters well for family life. Theobalds Park Club Site, London Although just off the M25, you wouldn't realise London was just 30 minutes away via train. In the heart of the countryside, Theobalds makes an ideal break away from the busy city. The nearby Lee Valley Park caters well for not only cyclists but walkers and nature lovers too. Cycling routes are well marked and ideal for family cycling. A family shower room, play area and Club Site Wi-Fi all lend well to a family camping break. Beadnell Bay Club Site, Northumberland The Coast and Castles and National Cycle Routes pass by this site making it a great cycling location with plenty of route options. Cycle Northumberland has some great routes marked out. Beadnell Bay itself is just a few minutes from the campsite and offers a sandy break away from the site. The medieval Alnwick Castle is nearby along with Bamburgh Castle, both worth a visit. A play area, space for ball games and great facilities make Beadnell Bay a great family campsite. Dunstan Hill Club Site, Northumberland This rural campsite is in an ideal location to explore the North Northumberland Heritage Coast. Explore the "castle coast" on bike, with plenty of tracks, quiet lanes and circular trails to enjoy. Dunstanburgh Castle is to the north of the campsite and Bamburgh Castle looks over the Farne Islands. Alnwick Castle, best known for its role in the Harry Potter films is also within reach of the campsite. On-site you'll find a play area, space for ball games, dog walk and family shower room. Teversal, Peak District This campsite has great access to traffic free cycling trails and with the Silverhill Wood Country Park just opposite the site, you can access the Teversal Trails. The Derbyshire Dales and Peak District offer endless cycling opportunities. Teversal have bikes for hire from the campsite so you wont even need to tote yours along with you. Kids are well catered for with space for ball games, a play area and family shower room on-site. Milarrochy Bay, Scotland The West Highland Way is right on the doorstep of Milarrochy Bay Club Site and nearby Loch Lomond offers plenty of options for watersports. Speak to site staff for details of nearby cycling trails on arrival. The campsite offers a parent and baby room and play area for kids. Looking for a different location? All of our Club Sites welcome kids and are located perfectly to explore some of the top attractions in the UK. View all of our Club Sites.


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text: By Jon Gugala Photo by Victah Sailer Mo Trafeh setting a half marathon PR of 60:39 at New York City in 2010. Before January\u2019s Olympic marathon trials, 26-year-old Mo Trafeh was the top pick among prognosticators for the dark horse most likely to challenge for the win. But after Ryan Hall led a lead pack of seven through an opening half-marathon of 1:03:35, Trafeh was soon off the back. He dropped out at mile 17, about where he dropped out in his only other marathon, London in 2011. Not one to nurse his wounds, Trafeh was back this weekend to defend his national 15K title at the Gate River Run in Jacksonville, Florida. Trafeh, who won the event in 2010 and 2011, surged from the gun to take the win decisively over Christo Landry, 43:23 to 44:37. Trafeh was also the 2011 national 10-mile and half-marathon champion; in the latter race he outkicked Hall, the American record-holder in the event. He lives and trains in Benslimane, Morocco, the country of his birth. You were probably the most-feared guy going into the Trials who had never finished a marathon. How aware of that were you? Mo Trafeh: To be honest, a lot of guys ran against me . My ability\u2014my strength\u2014is my speed, so they know me. But after the Trials, I took some time to think, and realized that maybe I\u2019m still a little young for the marathon, I\u2019m still making a lot of mistakes that I have to work on, so I thought about giving it some time and then come back and run the marathon. So for right now, there are no plans of doing a marathon this year, or the next couple of years? What would make you convinced that you were ready for the marathon? MT: Well, like I said, I made a lot of mistakes. The last four weeks before the marathon I didn\u2019t train as much. Part of it was I was very busy. I just had a baby, and it just got me really busy and not having enough time to train. I\u2019m thinking about giving it another year or two because it\u2019s my dream to make the Olympics. I\u2019m definitely thinking of going to the Trials for the 10,000, maybe the 5,000, and doing my best to make it to the Olympic team. I don\u2019t even know when the last time was that you went to the track. How long has it been for you? MT: Oh, it\u2019s been three years, and I only raced one meet, three years ago. So the last time I had a small track season was four years ago. I\u2019m really excited to see what I can do. Are you excited to go back to the track itself? Obviously, what\u2019s fueling this is your desire to be an Olympian. Now that it won\u2019t be on the roads, are you excited to get back to the track for any other reason besides your Olympic goals? MT: Yes. To be honest, with all respect to the marathon, it just does not excite me as much as track. I\u2019m definitely very excited and happy to go back to the track. I\u2019ve been thinking about it so much. When I made that decision, I got really excited\u2014on paper, I\u2019m going to this, I\u2019m going to do that. I\u2019m very, very excited to be doing it, and I definitely can\u2019t wait to race and put on my spikes. You dropped out at mile 17 of the Trials. How banged up were you from that effort, and what has your training been like since? MT: Well, actually, to be honest, I didn\u2019t really take any time off. I was thinking about doing another marathon in April, but then I cancelled after one week after I did my next long run. I just figured that I was too tired to keep training for the marathon, and decided to start doing some speedwork and get ready for the 15K. So basically, I was tired from doing all the marathon training, but not from the race. You\u2019re living full-time in Morocco, and it\u2019s an expensive decision to come back and compete in the States. Why is the 15K important enough for you to come back and race year after year? MT: Well, the 15K, it really fits my schedule. Basically, whenever I start training in October/November, I\u2019m always in good shape by March. So it fits my schedule. I love the 15K distance\u2014it\u2019s in between the 10K and the half. I\u2019m good at the 15K. And I just love Jacksonville. I love to come here and compete. I have a lot of friends here. I get a lot of support from the race director, from the people here, so I really love it. It\u2019s like my other home. A few years back, before you\u2019d attracted a sponsor, it seemed like, from your website, you were eager to connect with the running community. But since then, I think a lot of people have difficulty following your career because you\u2019re just not in the States very much. MT: That definitely affects me. To be honest, I think it\u2019s really affecting me positively because when I go to Morocco, I have a house. Life if cheaper, and it\u2019s ideal for me to train and focus on just running, whereas here, it\u2019s really expensive to pay for rent and massages, all that stuff, you know? I\u2019m self-coached, so I\u2019ve got to pay for everything. I\u2019m not part of a group, so I have to pay everything from my pocket, so definitely financially it helps me a lot. Plus, I\u2019m married now, I have a son, so my other half, my better half, is in Morocco, so that\u2019s why I keep going back. But I\u2019m definitely thinking about coming back to California in the future. After a year or so, I\u2019m definitely coming back and staying in California. That\u2019s a big decision. But you just mentioned all these things that were more ideal in Morocco. Can you explain why, despite those ideals, you\u2019re considering moving back to the States full-time? MT: Well, I\u2019m going to have to go into details . So, for example, I get massages three times a week. That would cost me at least $60 in the U.S., right? So it costs me $10 in Morocco. I pay somebody to rabbit me in training. I can have two guys rabbiting me in training\u2014I\u2019ll just give them $10 to rabbit me. So my money goes long ways, and it really helps me to improve my level, become a better runner, whereas here, you\u2019d probably have to drive an hour to find somebody to train with, especially in California. That\u2019s the place where I would live if I lived , because that\u2019s where my hometown is, and my mom lives there. So the money goes a long way in Morocco. It\u2019s very ideal. There are no distractions. It\u2019s all about running. I live next to the forest and all I do is train, relax, and that\u2019s about it. I can focus there and become a better athlete. But didn\u2019t you just say you\u2019re considering moving back to the U.S. in a year or two? MT: Yes, once I become rich . I\u2019m thinking about making a lot of money this year, so I would buy a house in California. If I can buy a house in California, then I would stay there. But for now, I just want to focus on becoming a better athlete and not worry so much about where I have to go and settle down right now. Is the plan to become rich through running? MT: It\u2019s kind of like a joke. But for me, I\u2019m having fun. It\u2019s not all about the money. I have sacrificed many years of my life to make little money. I\u2019m almost 27 years old, and I\u2019ve sacrificed the last seven to nine years of my life for running because I love it. So it\u2019s not all about the money, but money would help me become comfortable with whatever I\u2019m doing, and I can just focus on my running and not worry about the money. In the past, when I was struggling financially, all I was racing for was money. But it\u2019s not the case anymore, and that\u2019s why I run better, because I\u2019m not thinking about making money to pay for rent, or for food and plane tickets, and all that stuff. It really helps. Because you want to race at the Trials, you\u2019ll need to get some qualifiers. Will you be racing in the U.S., or will you be doing some European meets to get them? MT : I\u2019m definitely thinking about going to Stanford on April 29. So you\u2019re hoping to go to the Payton Jordan Invitational. MT: Yeah, the Payton Jordan. I\u2019m really hoping to run the 10K. Most likely I\u2019ll run the 10K, and then, after that, I\u2019ll find another race in Europe that\u2019s either a 5K or a 10K. If I run the 10K in Payton Jordan, then I would run a 5K somewhere in Europe where I could get the qualification, the \u201cA\u201d standard . Last year you had a couple wins on the USA road circuit. Do you plan on doing any more of the USA road championships this summer? MT: No. Once I focus on the track, I\u2019m not going to do any road races. It\u2019s a different game, you know? Training for the road isn\u2019t the same as training for track, so I would definitely just focus on track and speed, and keep using spikes. With your win, you\u2019re one of only three other U.S. men that have won the race at least three times (Todd Williams, five; Meb Keflezighi, six). It must be satisfying to see your name alongside these other men. MT: It\u2019s really my honor to be mentioned with them. They have done an amazing job. Meb has been to the Olympics many times and he got a medal and he won New York. It\u2019s amazing to have my name winning a 15K national championship next to these guys. It really gives me hope that I can accomplish the things that they have accomplished. It gives me a lot of confidence.


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The first published methodology for "counting cards" was described by Dr. Edward O. Thorp in his 1962 book "Beat the Dealer." He noted that as cards are removed from the deck during play, it affects the probabilities of certain combinations being dealt. As a result, Thorp proposed the so-called "Five Count" system based upon statistics and computations that showed when a deck of 52 cards is low in fives, the player has a greater advantage than when it is short of other cards.
Thorp also noted cards other than fives can be counted and used to develop Blackjack strategy. As 10s, court cards and Aces are removed from the deck, the House Edge increases. As cards ranked deuce through six are removed, the deck favors the player. The margin is continually shifting during play. To keep track of the changes, a "Plus/Minus Strategy" was pioneered in the late 1960s by Lawrence Revere. This became the basis for what's now known as "Basic Card Counting."
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Almost all advanced card counting system use the basic Plus/Minus approach as a foundation. Every card in the deck is assigned a value. Low cards (2~6) are worth +1 point each as they are removed from the deck. Intermediate cards (7~9) can be ignored. High cards (10~Ace) are worth -1 point each as they are played. The count will change as cards are dealt, starting at zero and rising or falling depending on whether low cards or high ones appear. The player will bet more when the point count is positive and the minimum when it is negative.
Among the many advanced systems that have been developed off the basic Plus/Minus premise are those known as Ten Count, KO Count, Hi-Lo Count, Hi-Opt I Count and Zen Count, to name a few. They take into account how many decks are in play as well how play of the hand is affected by point count, too.
However, as Revere himself once pointed out, the difference between successful card counters and those who fail is not the system they choose to use but "the perfection with which they apply it." In order for card counting to work the way it is intended, the player must keep track of the count perfectly, make error-less bets and play the cards exactly according to the situation.
More Advanced Systems
Many of the so-called "advanced" counting systems assign slightly different Plus/Minus values to the cards. For example, the KO Count makes the seven a low card valued at +1; otherwise all other values are the same as the basic system. In the advanced system known as "Red Seven," everything remains the same as the basic system except red sevens are counted as +1, while black sevens are treated as zero.
With all of these systems, the count determines the size of the bet. For instance, playing with a single deck, KO Count players are advised to bet the minimum, one unit, when the count is +1 or less or bet two units when it is +2 or more. When multiple decks are used, the betting is adjusted accordingly. With four decks, the tipping point becomes +4 or lower for a one-unit bet and +5 or higher for a two-unit wager. For six decks, it goes up to +6/+7 and for eight decks it's +8/+9.
The most advanced Blackjack counting systems require two separate counts to be maintained. Among these, the High-Opt I treats deuces as zero and requires keeping separate track of Aces that are dealt. High-Opt II is similar, but gives deuces and sevens a value of +1, fours and fives are worth +2, all 10-point cards are counted as +2, and Aces must be tracked separately.
In Revere's Point Count Strategy, the point count gives way to the so-called "True Count" involving half points when a quarter of the deck or more has been played in a single-deck game. The counting systems known as Zen Count, Omega II and Revere Advanced Point Count all have two levels of counting, and the Uston Advanced Point Count system has three levels.
Again, the systems are all mathematically sound, but only as accurate as the ability of the play to apply them. A single counting error at any point can completely through any system into chaos. As with most activities, practice is critical to perfect execution.


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Lughnasadh is just around the corner! This special day is the first of three harvest festivals on the Pagan Wheel of the Year. Traditionally, it was a celebration of the harvest to come. For people who relied on the land directly for their sustenance, this was a kind of a promise–that if all continued to go well, there would be abundance and sustenance to eat through the winter.
For the modern pagan, it's an often over-looked holiday. Few of us have more than a simple garden. We have grocery stores or corner markets where we obtain most of our food. And we can do this anytime of the year. So we may feel more than a little disconnected from the celebrations of Lughnasadh.
I would suggest it is an important time of reflection. For while we are artificially disconnected from nature, and only few of us eat farm-to-table, we are still completely dependent upon nature for our lives. That food still comes from the ground, from the earth, it's just not usually from our own backyard. If crops fail, we may not have foods to eat. We are so fortunate that there is a system in place which minimizes the risks even in the case of wide-spread crop failures, but we should still be incredibly thankful to the Earth who provides us with such bounty.
As Pagans, we still celebrate the themes of harvest, gratitude and reflection for Lughnasadh. We should create a feast as they did in days of old, to revel in the abundance of fresh fruits and vegetables available to us at this time. We should offer thanks to our deities and to The Great Mother for the sustenance of our lives. Preform what rituals of your paths that speak to you.
I would also suggest that you make a donation to your local food bank. In this time of plenty and celebration of plenty, it's important to remember that there are those who have very little this day, as they have most days. It's a good time to offer thanks by sharing the bounty with your community.
Our ancestors thought similarly. One tradition was to bring down the barriers in the fields that divided one from another and any crops left unharvested or hay that had not been picked up by this time were fair game to anyone who thought to collect them. Fences were removed and private crop lands became common areas of open pasture, free for anyone in the community to use. These pastures were sometimes called "Lammas Lands" (Lammas being another name for Lughnasadh).
As we seek new ways to celebrate the Old Days, I think donating food on Lughnasadh is an excellent tradition.


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One of the great things about the way our church is run, is that they have just plain members speak. Your Bishop ask me to speak on a particular topic. But, if I don't like the topic, I can just make up something else, and the Bishop is stuck. I'm sure he has not prepared a talk on the assigned topic. So it will be easier for the Bishop just to let me go ahead and give the talk I have prepared on a different topic, rather than try and give an impromptu talk himself. So today, I have decided to talk about Early 19th Century French History. I am trained in the analysis of American Politics, but was hired by my current employer to analyze European politics. When I started work, I didn't know much of European History, Geography, or Culture.
A. One of my first business trips to Europe took me to Paris. I was there on a Saturday, so spent the day in the Louvre Museum. I wanted to see the big three (Mona Lisa, Venus di Milo, and Winged Samonthrace) and whatever else was there. Later, as I rounded a corner, there was a big picture on the wall, hung above head level. It was imposing, but very different from most paintings.
B. Usually the subject matter of a painting takes up a third to a half of the space of a painting, but the subject of this painting seemed to be no more than two or three percent. There were many other people in the painting, which made it hard to comprehend everything that was going on. The caption indicated that this was a painting of Napoleon's coronation as Emperor of France.
A. Some time later I read the history of Napoleon's coronation. He invited the Pope to come from Rome to Paris for the coronation. They assembled in the Notre Dame Cathedral. As Napoleon kneeled before the Pope to be crowned, Napoleon interrupted the ceremony. He stood up and grabbed the crown. He turned around to face the audience and then placed the crown on his head with his own hands, much to the surprise and horror of everyone in attendance. Napoleon crowned himself.
B. Napoleon wanted everyone to know--especially the Pope--that he had made himself emperor through military conquest, not by divine right. God did not make him emperor. Napoleon made himself emperor.
C. This act was a great turning point in Western Civilization. Napoleon completed the process started by English King Henry VIII--some three centuries earlier--of debunking the perverted doctrine that kings rule by Divine right.
D. I also investigated the other people in the painting. It turns out that the artist put himself and many of his painter friends into the painting. He included the artist of a painting Janet and I have had hanging in our house It is by Elisabeth Vigee-Lebrun and is of a mother and daughter embracing.
E. The painting became very interesting to me not just because of the style or because of the subject matter, but also because its meaning goes beyond the act it records; and because there are interesting nuggets in the details reserved for those who really care to know.
F. Having learned so much about the painting, I was particularly excited when I was sent back to Paris. I went into the Notre Dame Cathedral and stood where Napoleon stood and went back to the Louvre to buy a reproduction of the painting. I had it framed and it now hangs in my office. It is now one of my favorite paintings because I know it so well and because I understand the meaning beyond the simple painting itself. And when friends ask about the painting, not only can I explain all of these things, but I can also say "Been There!"
H. For those in the back, this painting is just a blob. For those in the front, this painting is just an amalgam of blobs. It is my intimacy with this painting that makes it interesting and meaningful.
A. When I was a missionary I began a quest of complete cross referencing. I started with the Book of Mormon. If I could think of another verse in the scriptures that correlated with the one I was reading, I would look it up and write the cross-reference in both places. As you can imagine, I was moving quite slowly through the Book of Mormon, but I was being thorough and I had two years to go. I was so proud of myself that I explained what I was doing to my Mission President. He asked me if I'd read the New Testament all the way through. No was the answer. And what about the Old Testament. Again the answer was no. Surely I must have read the D&C all the way through. Thrice the answer was no. He suggested that the gospel was like a painting. I had used a magnifying glass to count the eyes on a fly. And while I might know how many eyes the fly might have, I had no idea what the fly was doing in the picture. It could have been on a cow, a horse, a corpse. What I needed to do was read the four standard works all the way through to get the big picture. Once I knew what the gospel was about in a global sense, I could then decide what parts of the painting I should look at more closely, rather than the other way around.
B. This made sense to me. I then changed my quest to read all four standard works all the way through--every page, every word. This I have done. I recommend it to you as your first step to learning the scriptures. It is like surveying an unfamiliar painting for the first time. Like when I saw the David painting of Napoleon for the first time. You want to get the whole picture first before you begin to do intense study. (You get the picture?)
A. Let me digress at this point and say that the Bishop asked me to speak on "studying the scriptures." I have indeed changed the topic slightly, but not to Early 19th Century French History--like I told you before. That was just to keep the deacons interested! I have changed my topic to "learning the scriptures." So the first step, then, in learning the scriptures, is to read them. Reading scriptures everyday is the foundation for learning them. However, the foundation, as important and indispensable as it is, is not the whole painting. It is just the first necessary step. The second step of the four is what I call academic study.
B. Some years ago, I decided I was going to get out my scriptural magnifying glass and go exploring to see what I could find. So I picked an obscure chapter in the Old Testament to study. It was Isaiah chapter 59. I doubt any of you will know off the top of your head what Isaiah 59 is about. Some of you know Isaiah 58: the great treatise on fasting. But Isaiah 59 is obscure. That's why I picked it. I didn't know what it was about before I began this quest.
C. So I reserved myself the better part of a day and went to a big library. I pulled 5 different translations of the Bible: the King James, the Catholic, a Modern English, a Modern Spanish, and a 17th Century Spanish. I also got 4 Isaiah Commentaries: a Jewish, a Methodist, a Seventh-day Adventist, and a Mormon. I sat down and opened all 9 books up and started going through the chapter sentence by sentence and verse by verse. I spent several hours and took a lot of notes, which, when I typed them up later, they filled 13 double-spaced pages. I still have a folder in my filing cabinet with my research notes on Isaiah 59.
D. So what did I discover? It is a very good chapter on the atonement--several hundred years before Christ was born. But I discovered that in the first hour. What I didn't discover until toward the end of the day, is that by rearranging the verses and putting several different translations together, I could make a case that this chapter is really talking about the role of the atonement in the spirit world. I've not totally convinced myself on that point, but it is an insight I could not have gotten just by reading the chapter quickly before I went to sleep.
A. So the first two steps in learning the scriptures are reading and academic study. The third of the four steps is what I call "study with the Spirit." While alternate translations and commentaries can give insights into the scriptures, the Holy Ghost, too, knows something about the scriptures. It is harder, however, to be taught by the spirit than by reading a commentary. The advantage, is, though, that I come away more convinced of what I have learned from the Holy Ghost, than from a commentary. The Holy Ghost explains and confirms.
B. When I taught seminary, I tried to use the summers to prepare for the fall, because I had little time during the school year to keep up the preparations for a lesson every morning. Several weeks before I began teaching the New Testament, I decided to acclimate myself to the early morning routine, by getting up at 5:30, taking a shower, and reading the scriptures for a half hour from 6:00 to 6:30. Before I began, I got down on my knees and prayed for inspiration that my mind would be opened up so the Holy Ghost could teach me things I didn't already know. When I finished my half hour, I kneeled down again and prayed that during the day, as I thought about the scriptures, the Holy Ghost would give me insights.
C. The very first day nothing happened. The second day nothing happened. The third day nothing happened. The fourth day nothing happened. The fifth day nothing happened. Now I was sorely tempted to give it up. One whole week and nothing. I was just reading the same chapters I had read a score or more times before. Monday of the second week came and nothing happened. Tuesday of the second week came, and something happened! Seven reading days and 13 prayers later something happened! I was reading Matthew chapter 8:5-13. [READ]
D. So what happened? I didn't understand why Christ was so impressed with the Centurion's faith. I was just dense on this point. I didn't see how his faith was any greater than that of the Jews. So I stopped for a moment and imagined the situation in my mind's eye. I envisioned the conversation, and tried to conceive what was so impressive about the centurion's faith. And then it hit me, like a bolt out of the blue. It became so obvious to me that I was astonished I did not see it before. And indeed, I am a little embarrassed to say that it took Divine intervention for me to understand. The Holy Ghost explained to me that the centurion's voice had power to do many things. He merely had to speak, and things happened. If he said, "arrest that man" it was done. The centurion did not even have to get up out of his chair to arrest people miles away. His voice was powerful enough.
E. And if his voice--the voice of a heathen--was powerful enough to arrest people miles away, then surely the voice of the Christ was powerful enough to heal his daughter miles away. The centurion believed the mere speaking of the words had sufficient power. No one else at the time believed that. Everyone else wanted Christ to lay His hands on their heads, or they wanted to touch his robe, or have Him put mud in their eyes, or to go bathe in the pool of Bethesda. But the centurion did not believe in the touch, the mud, the robe, or the pool. He believed in the words of Christ by themselves. He believed the word alone had power enough to save his daughter. No earthly or material crutch was needed to prop up his belief. His belief was pure, which made his belief strong. The Holy Ghost told me this is the kind of faith I needed. Faith preceded the miracle of healing the centurion's daughter, and I needed faith to receive the miracle of understanding the scriptures.
F. Brothers and Sisters, the Holy Ghost taught me more in a few minutes than I had learned in my hours of study in the library. It was much harder to get those few minutes. But it was well worth the price. And there is no doubt in my mind about what the Holy Ghost taught me, but there remains some doubt in my mind about what I taught myself in the library that day.
VII. Been There; Done That
A. OK. We've now talked about 3 of the 4 steps to learning the gospel. The last step is being there. Just like to more fully understand the painting, I stood where Napoleon stood, so we need to have the same experiences in our lives that those people in the scriptures had.
B. Alma 21:5-8; 11-13 - Missionaries in Jail.
Been there. Done that. When I was a missionary, I was thrown into jail. I was not mistreated like Aaron and company were. But when I was behind bars with a machine gun pointed at me, I was scared.
C. Acts 2:1-18 - Pentacost.
D. Mosiah 4:1-3 - King Benjamin's talk
Brothers and Sisters I've been there. I've done that. When I read that scripture it is a reflection of my life. I see myself in that scripture.
E. Learning the scriptures is a quest. A quest to see ourselves reflected in scripture. So that as we read, we can say quietly to ourselves, "Now there's a scripture reminds me of me . . . I've been there . . . I've done that."
VIII. Conclusion
A. Just as our appreciation the painting of Napoleon's coronation increases as we learn the meaning behind the picture, study the details, and 'do' the Notre Dame Cathedral, so does our appreciation of the scriptures increase the better we know them.
B. One cannot really learn the scriptures by reading and studying them alone. One can only know the scriptures by living them. This then is the four-step process: 1) read, 2) study, 3) spirit, 4) live. We learn about and of Christ by reading and studying the Scriptures. We can only come to know Christ by experiencing what he experienced. Experiencing what he experienced is what brings us to the Celestial Kingdom. "And this is life eternal, that they might know thee, the only True God, and Jesus Christ, whom thou has sent."
C. Of this I bear my witness. In the name of Jesus Christ. Amen.
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The Top 5 Eats In Budapest
I can't think of Hungary without imagining a big hearty bowl of Goulash but that's not all Budapest has to offer on the culinary scene. Due to a rich history and a modern day mix of cultures the food in the capital is unique not to mention delicious! Find out the top 5 places to eat in Budapest below.
1. Mazel Tov
Israeli cuisine might not be your first go to in Hungary but I can tell you it's the top place on my list of places to go in Budapest. Situated in the hip Jewish ghetto amongst the ruin bars this restaurant serves up some of the tastiest meals around. The vast atrium style hall is covered in hanging plants making for some great Insta photos too. Just be sure to arrive early as this place is just as popular with locals as it is with tourists and queues can stretch right out of the door!
2. Stika
Head just around the corner for some of the best breakfasts in Budapest. Eggs Benedict is what this Gastropub is best known for but stika-round for the cocktails they're just as delicious. The cosy atmosphere is perfect for a late brunch or early dinner.
3. Gettó Gulyás
Try the best of the local Hungarian cuisine at this super instagrammable bistro. Paprika is king here, where the menu is small and each dish is prepared with a lot of love.
4. Kiosk Budapest
A little further out is another great Hungarian restaurant with a mix of other influences from around the world. Each dish is a little masterpiece of flavour and colour. The large restaurant has big open outdoor areas and is popular with locals on warm summer evenings. The real star of the show are the desserts, make sure to not miss out!
Top tip: For a less crowded spa experience head over the river from Kiosk to Rudas baths where you can enjoy a rooftop pool and views over the city.
5. Street Food Karavan
Right next to the infamous ruin bar Szimpla Kert is one of the best spots to eat in Budapest. A food court with some of the best food trucks around. With everything from burgers to chimney cakes make sure to arrive hungry as you'll be sure to want to try it all!
Budapest is a treat, with so much great food and cool areas to explore it is one of Europe's true hidden treasures.
Check out Top 10 weird things to do in Budapest
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Saturday, June 26, 2010
Quick Tip of the Day
Today I am going to share with you a little trick that I use to determine where to place my titles and stickers on my layouts. I used to place them directly on my layouts but sometimes I did not like where I originally put them and wanted to move them. Well whenever I would do that, I would always have the unfortunate luck of tearing the paper just a tad. It was very frustrating. Then I discovered wax paper and my problem was solved! What I did to remedy this dilemma is place a piece of wax paper on my layout and then place my stickers and title where I think I want them to go. Since these items don't really stick to the wax paper, it is very easy to move things around without loosing the stickiness of the backing or tearing your paper. Awesome right? Here you can see where I used my wax paper to determine my title and flower sticker placement.
All I need to do now is removed the wax paper and place everything where I want it to go. And just like that, I have a completed layout that I like without having to do any cover ups from accidentally torn paper.
Have a great Saturday everyone!
4 comments:
- Keianna said...
Awesome tip. tfs
- June 26, 2010 at 7:28 AM
- Nina said...
Very smart! Thanks for the tip! =)
- June 26, 2010 at 7:52 PM
- Jana Eubank said...
This is soooo smart!! :) (One of those smack your forehead moments where you say to yourself, "Now, why didn't I think of that?!) On top of that . . . what a CUTE page! I love how you used a little bit of the MME and accented your title with that happy flower! :D
- June 27, 2010 at 10:43 AM
- AmyInKy said...
Neat idea - I'll have to remember that!
- June 28, 2010 at 5:46 AM
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Wambugu, Florence 1953–
Florence Wambugu 1953–
Biotechnology researcher
Success Marred by Anti-Biotech Groups
Focused on Education and Balance
Dr. Florence Muringi Wambugu is one of the most eminent African woman scientists in the world today, well known for her expertise and advocacy in biotechnology. She is currently serving as the chief executive officer of A Harvest Biotech Foundation International (AHBFI), a nonprofit foundation with offices in Nairobi, Kenya, Johannesburg, South Africa, and Washington, D.C. Dr. Wambugu is an agricultural plant pathologist who specializes in virology and genetic engineering for viral diseases crop protection. The foundation's vision is to fight hunger, malnutrition, and poverty in Africa and the developing world. Their mission is to use tools of biotechnology and the latest available information to introduce crops, trees and other products that increase the harvest and income by utilizing the most safe procedures available in biotechnology.
Wambugu, recognized worldwide as a researcher, and scholar in biotechnology, has lectured and made numerous presentations on every continent. She is also the author and publisher of Modifying Africa: How Biotechnology Can Benefit the Poor. In her book, she strongly puts forth her beliefs convincingly in favor of biotechnology and concludes that Africa should not allow itself to be bypassed by this powerful agricultural revolution. As four million people die of starvation in Southern Africa, she strongly believes that the agritechnology transfer is more urgent than ever. Her strategy as outlined in A Harvest News is to "use foremost and safety procedures in Biotechnology to produce sustainable disease free crops of high nutritional value. Our aim is to make constant and lasting impact on food security and environmental safety in Africa and the developing world." The foundation she heads acts as a pan African voice, and a clearinghouse for information, education, and awareness on everything farmers and leaders should know regarding the benefits of biotechnology.
Inspired to Study Agriculture
Born in 1953, the sixth of nine children, Dr. Wambugu and her siblings were raised on a small farm in Nyeri, just outside Nairobi, Kenya. In 1963, when she was ten years old, Wambugu's father had to go work on a white settler's farm, leaving her mother and nine siblings to survive on their own. They cultivated the farm by growing sweet potatoes. Typically in an African village, this means the family used hoes to dig and weed by hand, which was a very slow and tedious task, especially since they were hungry most of the time. Working hand in hand with her family, Wambugu saw early on the damage caused by disease and pests which ravaged their meager crops. As reported on the New Scientist Magazine website, she would later write, "My mother would always look for ways to increase production. We didn't have chemicals but she'd use things like ashes from burned wood and various concoctions to control insects." So when Wambugu talks of hunger, she knows how it feels going a day without eating, which she and her siblings experienced often when she was growing up. She credits sweet potatoes' richness in calories, vitamin A, and beta carotene, for helping them to stay alive.
At a Glance…
Born in 1953 in Kenya; three children. Education: University of Nairobi, BS, 1978; North Dakota State University, Fargo, ND, MSc, 1984; University of Bath, England, PhD, 1991.
Career; Kenya Agricultural Research Institute, senior research officer (pathologist) and coordinator of plant biotechnology research, 1978-91; Monsanto, postdoctoral fellow, 1991-94; A Harvest Biotech Foundation International, CEO, 1994-.
Memberships: Private Sector Committee (PSC) of CGIAR; DuPont Biotech Advisory Panel-USA; board of trustees, IPGRI and vice chair of the African Biotechnology Stakeholders Forum (ABSF); Science Board of the Grand Challenges in Global Health initiative.
Awards: International Institute of Tropical Agriculture's (HTA), Nigeria, Africa) Award, 1981; Crop Science award, KARI, 1989; International Potato Center's (CIP) Regional Research award/grant ($10,000), 1989; Farmers Support Award, Pyrethrum Marketing Board of Kenya, 1990; recognized as an exemplary Ph.D. candidate, Virology Division of Horticultural Research International in England and KARI, 1991; Monsanto Company Outstanding Performance Award, 1992, 1993; first place medal winner, Global Development Network Awards, KARI Year 2000; Woman of the Year, American Biographical Institute, 2002-03.
Addresses: Home —PO Box 642-00621, Village Market, Nairobi, Kenya. Office —1205 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Ste. 102, Washington DC 20036.
Having no resources, and overcoming all odds, Wam-bugu excelled in primary school which led to her being selected to attend secondary school away from home at Kabare Girls' High School, in Kenya. Yet, it was not that simple. Unfortunately in rural Africa, girls were supposed to get married and were not encouraged to attend school let alone boarding school. Determined to see her daughter continue her education, Wambugu's mother had to seek permission from a tribal tribunal and persuaded the family to sell their most prized possession—their only cow—in order to fund Wambugu's secondary education. Speaking of this gesture which has left a lasting impact on Wambugu, she said of her mother in Biotechnology: A Solution to Hunger & Starvation, "She believed I'd be able to do more for the community than this cow was worth. She believed in me and it inspired me."
Inspired by her mother, in 1975 Wambugu became the first woman in Kenya to attend the University of Nairobi, Kenya, where three years later she obtained a B.S. degree in botany and zoology. Upon graduation she joined the Kenya Agricultural Research Institute (KARI) as a research officer and coordinator of plant biotechnology. Besides research experience, KARI provided Wambugu crucial contact with international scientists from Centre International de la Papa (CIP) who gave her the opportunity to work on the very crop she claimed helped to save her family—the sweet potato. As she learned about tissue-culture, it aroused her interest in the processes potential to better the supply of high quality planting materials to farmers. She was later named KARI's Outstanding Scientist of the Year.
Wambugu took an opportunity to further her studies by attending North Dakota State University in Fargo, where a couple of years later, she earned a master's degree in plant pathology. She returned to Kenya to continue her work at Kenya Agricultural Research Institute and CIP but again seized another opportunity to study virology at the Biotechnology University of Bath in Britain, where, in 1991, she received an exemplary Ph.D. candidate for outstanding dissertation. Appropriately she conducted her theses research on sweet potato diseases, placing her closer to the Kenyan farmers and the problems they were facing in dealing with the complex viruses that were destroying their yields. While in England, she was also awarded Recognition by the Virology Division of Horticultural Research International and would go on to be honored and receive many more awards.
Success Marred by Anti-Biotech Groups
Armed with her Ph.D. and more determined than ever, Wambugu continued to try various hybridization techniques to outbreed the viruses but nothing really worked. In 1992 she received a grant from the U. S. Department of Agriculture to study trans-genetics in St. Louis, Missouri, in collaboration with Washington University and Monsanto, the agrochemical giant. Washington University shared with Wambugu its already developed technology to protect crops from viruses. Wambugu would labor for three years in Monsanto labs, two years to test the transgenic tubers in greenhouses, and still two more years for the Kenyan government to permit planting the crops for field testing. The results were astounding. The resistant-to-virus sweet potato crop is the first genetically modified crop in the sub-Sahara Africa whose yield far exceeds that of the regular plant thus offering hope to the developing Africa. More important, when utilized properly, genetically modified food could prove to be a bonanza but also empower countless rural African women who spend a great deal of the day stooped, using hands and archaic tools like hoes in their attempt to produce food.
Unfortunately, both genetically engineered food and Wambugu have not escaped criticism from anti-biotech groups, including the Greenpeace Movement, and other non-government organizations who believe that there is plenty of food in the world, it just needs to be distributed properly. Wambugu contends that idea to be a deliberate campaign of misinformation and whose victims are African farmers and consumers. The hunger problem in Africa is complicated. Africa is the only continent where people are getting poorer because of the disproportion rate of population growth at 3.5 percent as opposed to 2.5 percent annual food production rate. The problem in Africa is further compounded by regional wars, drought, corruption, mismanagement, and the worst famines as well as the lack of infrastructure necessary for food distribution; roads, railways, and shipping are often nonexistent in rural areas.
Critics also worried that transgenic foods are unsafe and biotechnology will lead Africa to become not only a dumping ground but also exploited by big multinational corporations. A very good example is Zambia, which when in 2002 was faced with widespread hunger, the government refused to distribute donated genetically modified corn fearing people would get sick. Yet, transgenic foods are consumed on a daily basis without any reported problems in the United States, Canada, Australia, Mexico, and other countries. Wambugu responds that there is no evidence showing they are unsafe, since they undergo rigorous testing for toxins before distribution. The Washington Post quoted her as saying, "It is time for Africa to begin thinking and operating as a stakeholder, rather than accepting the 'victim mentality' created by opponents of biotechnology. The priority of Africa must be to food its people and to sustain agricultural production and the environment."
Wambugu laments that the biotechnology protesters are bent on denying the developing countries the resources to develop a technology that can help end hunger, malnutrition, and poverty. In the Los Angeles Times she is quoted as saying that "genetic engineering of plants has sparked a revolution in agriculture, one that can play an important role in feeding the world's hungry. As an African I know that biotech is not a panacea. It cannot solve problems of inept or corrupt governments, underfunded research, unsound agricultural policy or a lack of capital. But as a scientist I know that biotech is a powerful new tool that can help address some of the agricultural problems that plague Africa." The European criticism also is not fair, especially since they have not experienced starvation. The comparison is between illiterate African farmers who can not read or write to the educated European farmers who utilize high technology and state of the art equipment to produce abundant food. For the Africans the answer lies in transgenic technology which is after all, user friendly and the results could be immeasurable.
Focused on Education and Balance
The United Nations Human Development report 2001 unequivocally states that biotechnology offers, "the hope of crops with higher yields, pest and draught-resistant properties and superior nutritional characteristics, especially for farmers in ecological zones left behind the green revolution." The Los Angeles Times reported that since then the European Commission, after an analysis of 81 research projects concluded that, "The use of more precise technology and the greater regulatory scrutiny probably make 'biotech crops' even safer than plants and foods."
During the 1980s, Wambugu attended numerous courses and seminars on biotechnology offered by different universities and institutions around the world. From a personal experience of growing up poor and hungry, to her education, training, research and working side by side with farmers, her main objective is to educate others to a technology that will help Africa combat hunger and poverty. Testifying recently at the U.S. House of Representatives Committee on Agriculture she emphasized the need for African countries to create checks and balances and establish appropriate policies to deal with multinational companies but also regulatory agencies to deal with bio-safety and consumer education.
Wambugu is extremely proud of the banana tissue culture project whose development brought together key players—KARI, South Africa's Institute of Tropical and Subtropical Crops, the John Innes Center of the United Kingdom, non-governmental organizations, women's groups, and private sector organizations in Kenya and South Africa. The result was adaptation by farmers of cultured banana plants, which are disease free, require no chemical sprays, grow faster, and produce more. This technology is above all changing the profile of banana growers in Kenya who have primarily been men. Doubling the banana harvest has provided equal opportunity and created a fair market share for rural women, prompting Wambugu to conclude during a lecture at Toronto University, "We introduced a technology that does not discriminate." Banana and plantains are widely used as the staple food for millions of people outside of Kenya, including Tanzania and Uganda. Raw bananas can be roasted in an open fire, and mixed with meat they make a nutritious stew high in carbohydrates and protein.
Dr. Wambugu is the recipient of numerous international research honors, awards, and grants which include the World Bank Award for global development in 2000 after introducing the tissue-culture banana in Kenya and Woman of the Year 2001 by the American Biographical Institute. She is a board member of DuPont/Pioneer Company Biotech Advisory Panel, USA; and also African Biotechnology Stakeholders Forum (ABSF) and the Forum for Agricultural Research in Africa (FARA). Wambugu was recently appointed to the Science Board of the Grand Challenges In Global Health, a new initiative of the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. Wambugu has managed to juggle and balance her career and family life, she is a single mother of three children.
Selected writings
Modifying Africa: How Biotechnology Can Benefit the Poor, Green Ink. 2002.
"Protesters Don't Grasp Africa's Need," Los Angeles Times, November 11, 2001.
Globe and Mail, July 5, 2003, p. A17.
Harvest Newsletter, First Quarter 2003.
Los Angeles Times, November 11, 2001.
New Prospects for Prosperity: ISAAA Biennial Report 1997-1999, p. 54
"Biotechnology: A Solution to Hunger and Starvation," FB News, www.fb.com/views/focus/fo2001/fo1126.html (November 5, 2003).
"Green Menace: Anti-Biotech Groups Are Blamed for Holding Back Africa's Farmers," New Scientist Magazine, www.newscientist.com (November 5, 2003).
"Millions Served," Forbes www.forbes.com/forbes/2002/1223/302_print.html (November 5, 2003).
"Statement of Dr. Florence Wambugu President, A Harvest Biotech Foundation International Nairobi, Kenya," Biotechnology Industry Organization, www.bio.org/foodag/statements/20030326.asp (November 5, 2003).
"Taking Food Out of Our Mouths," Washington Post, www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/opinion/A59811-2001Aug24.html (November 5, 2003).
Additional information for this profile was obtained through an interview with Daniel Kamanga, AHBFI Communications Director in their Johannesburg Office.
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Gov. Phil Murphy has been in office for only a few weeks, but there are already concerns the state budget he inherited from former Gov. Chris Christie — in place until June 30 — may come up short. Against that backdrop, Murphy's administration has started to work on a creative refinancing issue involving revenue from the tobacco industry that could provide some breathing room.
The state Department of Treasury issued a request for proposals last month from firms seeking to serve as underwriters for a proposed 2018 refunding issue, and earlier this week Treasury announced it was moving ahead by selecting two firms, Citigroup and Jeffries.
It's too early to say exactly how much money the state could save by refinancing a group of bonds backed by the state's share of tobacco-settlement revenue that were issued more than a decade ago, but the bonds are all "callable," meaning they are eligible to be refinanced before they reach maturity. A proposal that Christie's administration received from Bank of America just before he left office suggested the refinancing could yield some $250 million in immediate savings under today's bond-market conditions.
Moving on this 'right away'
"The reason we're moving on this right away is because the bonds are callable so right now they're paying a higher yield to investors than the market yield," Treasury spokeswoman Jennifer Sciortino said. "Since the savings are apparent, there's no reason to wait."
It's been two decades since the tobacco industry reached a significant legal settlement with New Jersey and dozens of other states to resolve legal claims related to cigarette smoking. The settlement promised the states hefty annual payments from the tobacco industry, totaling more than $200 billion spread out over several decades. Subsequently, some states, including New Jersey, decided to issue bonds to collect money from investors up front, with the promise that they would be repaid over time, with interest, as the tobacco money comes in each year.
Bank of America's proposal, which was obtained by NJ Spotlight through a recent public-records request, outlined an opportunity for the state to refinance more than $3 billion in callable tobacco bonds, with the potential to generate at least $250 million in savings during the current fiscal year, which runs through the end of June.
Christie's administration faced some criticism in 2014 for its handling of a smaller tobacco-bond transaction, and it's unclear what work, if any, his administration did after it received the Bank of America proposal, which was dated January 2018. But Murphy's administration got to work right away on the proposed refinancing issue, putting out the request for proposals, or RFP, from underwriters on January 17, just one day after he took the oath of office in Trenton.
Nine firms submitted proposals
Treasury announced on Monday that nine firms submitted proposals, and that Citigroup and Jeffries were selected to serve as joint senior-managing underwriters for an envisioned 2018 tobacco-settlement refunding issue. Treasury anticipates the issue could go to market in late March or early April.
Any savings from a tobacco-bond refinancing would come at a good time for Murphy, a Democrat, as he's now in charge of the $34.7 billion state budget that the Republican Christie signed into law last July. In the State of the State message he delivered to lawmakers in early January, Christie bragged about improving the state's deeply strained finances during his eight-year tenure. But Christie was prone to overestimating revenue collections throughout his two terms, and some new signs of budget trouble have emerged since he left office last month.
The latest official revenue report, released by Treasury in early January, indicated overall tax collections were ahead of projections as of the end of December. However, a notice issued in late January by Wall Street credit-rating agency Moody's Investors Service suggested there may have been a slight shortfall at the end of December, as the state reached the halfway point of the 2018 fiscal year. Treasury's tax-collection figures were inflated, in part, by gas-tax receipts that are constitutionally dedicated to funding only transportation projects, Moody's said. Income-tax collections also surged thanks to a tax-repatriation provision for hedge-fund managers, and the broader federal tax-code changes that were enacted at the end of 2017, suggesting there could be a coinciding decrease come April, the rating agency said.
Overoptimistic forecasting of revenue
Meanwhile, a report Murphy received late last month from a group of fiscal experts that were assembled to review state budget issues for his gubernatorial transition also warned of a possible budget gap from "forecasting of revenue that may have been too optimistic, spending money not included in the appropriations, and expecting savings that didn't materialize."
Among the concerns listed in the transition report was $200 million in spending on programs to combat opioid addiction that was pursued by Christie outside of the original budget adopted by lawmakers in July. The state Department of Transportation was also likely to blow through a $10.4 million budget for winter-storm operations, as such spending has averaged more than $60 million for the last five years, the report warned.
While it's unclear exactly how much savings the Murphy administration may realize by refunding tobacco bonds, Sciortino, the Treasury spokeswoman, said the $250 million estimate floated in the Bank of America proposal was "another indicator of why this is a smart move out of the gate."


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There are four kinds of chickens at Fields of Freedom. The Sussex chickens are the big white ones. The black chickens are Forest Hens, the brown chicken are of the Isla variety and then the silkie chickens who varies in colors, but is easy to spot due to their different feathers.
The chickens came to Fields of Freedom when the sanctuary made an agreement with one of Denmark's biggest hobby farm poultry breeders to take any birds left unsold at the end of their selling season in late fall.
This kind of business breeds thousands of different types of waterfowl and poultry and drives them around Denmark to be collected at drop-off points across the country. On this trip, the birds can spend up to five hours crushed into tiny plastic crates in the back of a scary and noisy van. Every year, at the end of the selling season, any birds that are left unsold and deemed unfit to breed are sent to the slaughterhouse.
The chickens at Fields of Freedom walk around freely among the other animals and can often be seen perched on tall objects. At night, for their safety they are kept indoors in their own part of the stables.
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Those of you who watch my youtube videos will already know that I have fallen head over heels in love with a stamp company called Stampotique Originals. I love my Stampotique stamps, they are my prized possessions in my scrapbook family and I finally found a company that I love and that fits my style perfectly. Starting in the scrapbook world you see what's most common first, the cutesy stuff and don't get me wrong that's fine but there's not much out there for us darker crafters or people who just like stuff out of the ordinary. That is the main reason why I love Stampotique. They have a huge array of talented designers with stamps that you cannot find anywhere else. And then you have my favorite, Daniel Torrente his creepy cute images are everything my heart could ask for. I honestly became overjoyed with excitement when I first discovered his images. I finally had found a designer that made stamps that fit my personal taste and style. Stampotique is the jackpot of all things creepy. I just love it so much!
To be a part of Stampotique's design team would be a dream come true! To be part of such an amazing team full of wonderful talented people is so exciting. Being given the opportunity to be part of the design team for your favorite stamp company is just the greatest gift of all. Reading through past dt members re-applications to this call, you can see that all of them had nothing but positive things to say. You can tell that they truly love this company and support and stand by it. I want to be one of those people, I want to be part of such a dynamic and friendly family environment where I can meet new people and learn new techniques and develop my crafting skills. I know I will learn so much and take it all in. It will make me so proud to say that I am a DT member for Stampotique and would mean the world to me.
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My name is Serena and I'm 25. I am part of the PunkyouGirl Dark Challenge Design Team. When it comes to my crafty style, I get a lot of comments from viewers who say they love my style, but I don't really have a name for it. I love using bright colors in my projects and I also love to use darker or unordinary images. I love to make cards, mixed media and art journaling, smashbook pages, ATCs, tags, you name it! And I can bring smashbooking and art journaling to your design team, which is something that you don't see quite often.
For sake of not making this blog post any longer than it already is I won't go into details on how I made my projects. However, if you have any questions please feel free to ask me in the comment section down below. I will be more than happy to answer them! Here we go!
I wanted to do something special for this call and decide to alter an iPhone case! This project also showcases my ability to think outside of the box, which is a criteria for this DT call. I just love Stampotique and this way I can have it everywhere I go on my cell phone!
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