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14 Home Remedies For Cervical Cancer. The lower narrow part of the uterus is referred
as the cervix. Cancer that affects the cells of the cervix
is termed as cervical cancer. Following the best and effective home remedies
for cervical cancer can help women to be relieved of the issue. It can be difficult for women to cope up with
the risk and side effects involved in the other types of treatment for cervical cancer. Home Remedies for Treating Cervical Cancer
. Green Tea. Green tea is enriched with catechin epigallocatechin-3-gallete. It is a polyphenol that has the tendency to
arrest the abnormal multiplication of cells. The detained cell multiplication can provide
sufficient time to recover repaired cancerous cells. It can prevent the succession of malignant
cells. Green tea can slow down the enzyme that is
stimulating cancer cells. To attain the nutritional benefits of green
tea, it has to be consumed freshly brewed. It can also reduce the harmful effects related
to breast, colon, cervical and prostate cancer. Turmeric. It is highly advantageous in treating the
effects of cervical cancer. It consists of the hydrophobic polyphenol
named as curcumin. Angiogenesis is the process of forming new
blood vessels. Formation of blood vessels in a cancerous
state can be very harmful. It can supplement the required oxygen to the
tumor cells to induce its growth. The curcumin present in turmeric has the tendency
to restrain the angiogenesis. Hence, curcumin can efficiently fight against
the growth of cervical cancer. Papaya Leaf. The Latin name for the papaya leaf is Carica
papaya. The fruit and leaf of the tree is enriched
with various medicinal substances that induce health benefits. Hence, it is renowned to be one of the most
efficient natural remedies in the world that has good medicinal effects. The leaves of the papaya can be used to treat
diseases and tumors. The extract of the leaf can help prevent cervical
cancer. It has the ability to produce the molecules
termed as Th1 type cytokine. It can improve the immune system of the body
to protect it from the attack of cancerous cells. Since papaya leaf is a natural medicine, it
does not contain any harmful toxins. As it is devoid of any side effects, it is
one of the best home remedies for cervical cancer. Neem Leaf. The extract of the neem leaf contains natural
compounds that fight against cancer cells. It can treat various kinds of cancer like
prostate and cervical. Neem leaf extract has toxic properties to
initiate the death of cancer cells. The powerful antioxidant properties of the
leaf have made it to be considered as the effectual antioxidant drug. Cancer affected people can consume neem leaf
extracts via oils or capsules. Broccoli. Regular broccoli can boost up the overall
immune system of the human body. It can reduce the harmful effects of cervical
cancer. Broccoli is rich in antioxidants, which can
slow down the growth and spread of cancerous cells. Radishes and cabbages are enriched with antioxidants
that are similar to broccoli. Hence, regular consumption of raw vegetables
can act as a simple and inexpensive home remedy for cervical cancer. Leafy Green Vegetables. Folic acid belongs to the Vitamin B family. The supplement of this nutrition can help
prevent cervical cancer. Leafy vegetables are the prime source of folic
acid. Hence, Leafy vegetables are highly recommended
for people who are affected by cervical cancer. Lettuce, spinach and collard are the leafy
vegetables that are rich in this important nutrient. Sweet Potatoes. Vitamin C and E can reduce the effects of
cervical cancer. Hence, women with cervical cancer are highly
recommended to consume the food that is rich in these vitamin sources. Vitamin C and E are rich in food sources like
sweet potatoes, carrots and tomatoes. The rate of vitamin C in the fruit or vegetable
can be determined from the color. It is good for people to consume the dark
colored vegetables like red and green peppers. Beta Carotene. The high level of carotene can be obtained
from fresh vegetables and fruits. Carotenoids is the natural compound that can
induce anti cancer benefits. Carotenoids can be obtained from yellow and
red colored vegetables, bright orange and dark green leaves. Regular intake of beta carotene foods can
help people to get rid of cancer related issues. Vitamin A.
It can be included in the list of the essential nutrients required for the human body. Following a diet that comprises of foods rich
vitamin A can act as a remedy for cervical cancer. Vitamin A is available in the form of beta
carotene. It can lessen the risk factors associated
with cancer. Lycopene. Free radicals can damage the cells, which
in turn destroy the DNA of the cell. This in turn leads to the formation of cancer
cells. Lycopene is an antioxidant that can destroy
these free radicals at ease. Hence, it can slow down the process of the
growth of cancer cells. High level of lycopene can help people to
be protected from cervical cancer. Berries. Antioxidants can be considered as an important
factor in reducing the effects of cervical cancer. Berries are rich in antioxidants. Hence, it can be added in the list of the
preferred food for cervical cancer. Regular intake of berry varieties like raspberries,
blueberries, strawberries, etc., can help people to get rid of the effects of cervical
cancer. Lignans. It has greater impact on treating the risks
of cervical cancer. The chemical structure of the mammalian lignans
is similar to that of estrogen. Hence, it can act as the best source to reduce
the effect of cancerous cells in the body. Thereby it can provide an effective solution
in curing cervical cancer. Yoga. It is a natural way for people to find a remedy
for cervical cancer. Different styles of yoga are available to
help people to sustain a healthy life. Meditation and yoga can help patients to recover
from cancer related problems. Yoga offers immense health benefits and regular
yoga practice can help keep many serious ailments at bay. Raw Food and Juices. The body needs essential nutrients to maintain
a healthy life. Juices and foods that are rich in vitamins
and carotene can help people to be relieved from the risks of cervical cancer.


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Women, by Joseph Campbell (Hero with a Thousand Faces)
Today I bring you two parts, as per our usual agreement. We'll be covering The Meeting with the Goddess and Woman as The Temptress. There's a lot of incest, which I'll mostly gloss over because it's getting a little old hat.
I'm trying out a different system for writing these, one in which I actually take notes. Novel concept, yeah? I am going to experiment a bit with the formatting of this because I'm still not satisfied with my content yet. I don't think this was the best choice of books to tackle first, but here we are. So, onward.
No, the meeting with the goddess can generally go one of two ways, depending on hero. Those can basically be summed up as "well" and "poorly". There is a story of Actaeon, who comes upon the bathing goddess Diana. She turns him into a stag and his own friends and hunting dogs kill him. This we'll file under "poorly". Another time five sons of an Irish king go hunting, run out of water, come across a well-guarded by a hideous old woman. She'll give them water for a kiss, only Niall, the youngest, will, so he gets water and the Right to Rule. There's also a metaphor about ruling involved, but it's neither here nor there. We'll file this under "well".
The crux of the matter is the hero and how spiritually prepared they are for what Campbell calls a "mystical marriage" which is the ultimate conclusion to the hero's trials. Indeed, the trials should prepare the hero for being able to see the goddess as she is. That's not to say the goddess can't be seen by regular unprepared mortals, but they must disguise their form for one that the mortal can handle.
In these situations, the goddess represents the promise of perfection. Campbell went into some stuff about how we remember our mothers and such here, but I'm ignoring it. The woman, or goddess, he begins to use them interchangeably, also represent everything that can be known. This mystical marriage represents the hero's total mastery of life, each trial designed to give him mastery in another facet.
We're going to move into Woman as The Temptress. The basics of this subchapter are that, essentially, woman can turn from the symbol of ultimate accomplishment and mastery to the symbol of defeat when the ugliness of real life is seen and concentrated on. I honestly didn't find a whole lot of real value in this subchapter, it was a little all over the place. I have barely any notes from it. One little bit that I caught was that these tales, The Hero's Journey basically, was formatted in broad terms so that people of all "consciousness" levels could understand it and use it as a kind of road map for self-improvement.
These chapters had a lot of misogyny in them, which I didn't draw attention to because that's not really my focus here, it would take up most of the blog, and because so much of this is caged in mythology, it's hard to separate what he's saying from what's coming directly from myth, and in a study of myth, the accuracy of the myth is important.
I am looking at making some changes over at my patreon. I'm not entirely sure if I'll be able to deliver on all my promises, so I may revise it and just let all my patrons have access to the chapters ove the upcoming book. If you're interested in that, I am releasing a new chapter every two weeks. It's the very first rough draft with little to no editing as just kind of sneak peek at what's in store. Much of it will change as the editing process hasn't even begun yet. You can also nab the second and third chapters up there for free right now.

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The itinerary to true freedom and an enlightened future is through effective upbringing and quality education. We at Renaissance Academy have taken the initiative to provide such impactful education by providing the students with a platform where they not only learn with interest but also understand the practicality of their learning. The term Renaissance depicts the rebirth and awakening of a childs thinking buds. Renaissance nurtures a childs mind and makes him/her think and relate things better. The students imbibe traditional values and modern concepts through established and learned faculties and through the digital platform that has taken this world to greater heights. Renaissance Academy was launched in 2014 with a commitment to empower its students through education. Our pedagogy is facilitated by dedicated educators who are trained to channelize their energy and
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A 35-year-old meat processing plant worker died on the job in Muncy Township last week.
How soon do you have to report a Pennsylvania workplace injury?
If you get hurt in an accident at work, your first thought is probably getting the medical care you need as soon as possible. Whether your employer provides on-site medical staff or you have to leave to see a doctor or go to a hospital, you may not stop to tell anybody about what happened.
What's the best way to prevent lawnmower injuries?
With the spring season in full swing in Pennsylvania, landscape companies throughout the state are busier than ever. If you work in this industry, you may find yourself pushing or riding a lawnmower almost every day of the week.
How to prevent tools from falling from above
On many work sites, especially in the construction industry, there are always people working at height. While this is unavoidable, these workers must be careful to never drop an object to the ground below.
What's the best treatment for the symptoms of heat stroke?
If you work outdoors during the spring and summer months, there's always a chance you'll push yourself too far. Doing so can result in many illnesses and injuries, such as heat stroke.
Watch for signs of occupational hearing loss
Hearing loss isn't necessarily an inevitable fact of aging -- but it is a common occupational hazard that affects many different kinds of workers. Factory employees, construction workers, police officers, firefighters and paramedics, for example, are among some of the diverse types of workers who can suffer job-related hearing loss.
A Bala Cynwyd tree worker is burned in a freak accident
A Bala Cynwyd tree worker was seriously injured when they were electrocuted and burned by electrical wires on the morning of April 11.
Did you suffer a concussion at work? Seek immediate treatment
Even if you don't work in a physically intensive industry, there's still a chance you could suffer an on-the-job injury. For example, if you're an office worker, a slip-and-fall accident could result in a concussion.
How to help yourself avoid distraction while driving a car
Distracted driving is a social scourge that has received significant media attention in recent years. From major plot lines involving distracted driving crashes on popular network television shows to awareness campaigns and advertisement by police agencies and state governments, attempts at raising awareness have certainly succeeded.
How often are workers exposed to toxins at work?
A United Nations (UN) toxins specialist published a study late last year about the risk of toxic exposure that workers from all around the world face. He noted that a worker dies from hazardous work conditions every 15 seconds. Every 30 seconds, they die after coming in contact with toxins.
What are some careers that put you at risk of lung disease?
An average adult takes 20,000 breaths each day. Certain pollutants including dirt, fibers, germs, chemicals, smoke and dust may cause some individuals' lungs to function differently others. Those who work in industries in which they're surrounded by these are at increased risk for developing Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease (COPD), cancer, an infection, fibrosis or scarring.


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- Day[9] Daily #476 – ZvP Mutalisk Transitioning by Day9
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Day[9] Daily #288 – Funday Monday: Zerg Tier Tears
No Roaches, no Hydras, no Mutas, no Banelings - only 12 Zerglings all game! Fun Zerg play focused on late game tech & Units ensues. Part 1 Watch on Blip
Day[9] Daily #441 – Funday Monday: Attack of the Buildings
In this Funday Monday, Day[9] challenges Zerg players to win using only spine crawlers to attack. This episode features Nydus Worms, Overlord creep highways, and other creative tactics!
Day[9] Daily #368 – Funday Monday: Half Health Battles
In this Halloween edition of Funday Monday, Day[9] showcases audience games where players compete in 1v1 games with a 50% unit health handicap.
Day[9] Daily #344 – Funday Monday: Unitless Zerg Play!
In this Funday Monday, Day[9] casts hilarious Zerg games where the players are challenged to make do with only queens, spines, spores, Overlords, Overseers, Drones, and no other units. Accordingly, Zerg players are forced to utilize every trick in the ...
Day[9] Daily #260 – Funday Monday: Contaminate This!
Valentine's day? No, it's Funday Monday. Today was all about contamination as Zerg mixed with lots of faux angry stories about the disappointments of love.
Day[9] Daily #425 – Funday Monday: Mothership Rush
In this Funday Monday, Day[9] challenges players to not take their first expansion until they have built a mothership! Part 1 Part 2 Part 3
Day[9] Daily #423 – Burrowed Baneling Funday Monday!
In this Funday Monday, Day[9] challenges players to do as much damage as possible with burrowed Banelings. The excitement of burrowed Baneling hits and near misses makes this episode hilarious!
Day[9] Daily #359 – Funday Monday: 2v2 Money Dump
In this Funday Monday, Day[9] showcases audience 2v2 games where, after the five minute mark, one player may only build Units and one player may only expand.
Day[9] Daily #427 – Funday Monday: Counterattack Only!
In this Funday Monday, Day[9] challenges players win games by only counter attacking and defending. Part 1 – Troggles vs Rakuoha, Deadpirate vs KevMar
Day[9] Daily #204 – Funday Monday: Team Monobattles
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One of the lessons learned from Phase I of the DPC was the importance of a robust, efficient, consistent, and responsive Office of Sponsored Programs (OSPs). Accordingly, for the second phase of the DPC, this new initiative will focus on establishing Offices of Sponsored Programs (OSPs) or enhancing the services of existing OSPs or similar entities at domestic institutions of higher learning.
The objective of the SPAD program is to increase the productivity of sponsored programs activities to enhance biomedical research and/or research training. The objective may be determined by short-term metrics such as an increase in the number of grant application submissions, awards, and subcontracts, and longer-term metrics such as enhanced research activity (e.g., publications, presentations, awards), and/or an increase in the number of students who pursue biomedical research careers.
NIH intends that institutions not currently part of the DPC will have the opportunity to apply for this opportunity. The SPAD program is designed to fund institutions:
These awards will be cooperative agreements, which means that there will be substantial Federal scientific or programmatic involvement. NIH scientific and/or program staff will assist, guide, coordinate or participate in the project activities.
Applicant institutions are limited to domestic associate's degree-granting and baccalaureate degree-granting colleges/universities that received an average of NIH
research project grant (RPG) funding of less than $7.5 million total costs per year over the past 3 fiscal years and have at least 25 percent of undergraduate students supported by Pell grants. Health Professional Schools are not eligible to apply to this FOA.
NIH intends to fund 10 awards per year ($2.5 million in total costs per year). Application budgets are limited to $200,000 direct costs per year and the total project period may not exceed three years.
For more information about the DPC SPAD Program, see the NIH Guide for Grants and Contracts,
RFA-RM-19-004, or contact Dr. Mercedes Rubio at
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Olaf Hair Bows Set - Pink, purple, and white
$ 9.99
This hair bow set is inspired by Olaf the snowman and includes four hair bows: two Olaf hair bows and two additional matching hair bows.
These hair bows measure 3 ½" - 4 ½" and they are attached to a 1 ¾" partially lined alligator with a non-slip grip attached. All the ends have been heat sealed to prevent fraying.
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Athletes in the 21st century usually stick to a strict diet throughout challenging tournaments to keep their body at optimal performance, but then again, Roger Federer isn't like many others.
The 35-year-old family man revealed his secret diet after defeating Tomas Berdych in straight sets.
"I like my ice cream, I like my chocolate. That's my diet," he said without an ounce of shame. "I like my treats, I don't feel bad about it, I like it I can do it and play tennis at the same time."
But could a man be fit while enjoying ice-cream and sugar intake throughout 19-yr professional career?
This made us research about ice-cream. How cool it will be if you can lose weight while having ice-cream?!
To our surprise, it's possible.
The secret to the diet is the calcium. In a study, it was found that people eating three or four servings of dairy products totaling 1,200 or 1,300 milligrams of calcium a day, lost 70 percent more weight, and 64 percent more fat on a high-dairy diet.
Dairy based ice-cream can provide you the important calcium. Further, ice cream satisfies the cravings, so that dieters don't feel as strong an urge to binge.
Here is a complete diet plan from "The Ice Cream Diet" a new book from St. Martin's Press.
Ice Cream Diet Plan
While on the diet, women may have 1 cup of ice cream, and men may have 1½ cups per day. (You should use low-fat ice cream that contains 125 calories or fewer calories per half-cup serving, for a total of 250 calories for women, and 375 calories for men.)
The diet contains a total of 1,500 calories for women and 2,000 for men.
Women, 330 calories; Men, 430 calories.
- Bagel served with 1 cup of fruit salad and 1 cup of fat-free milk
- Bran Flakes with Blueberries
- Strawberry Slush
- Frozen Waffles
Average for women: 365 calories. Average for men: 430 calories.
- Roast Chicken Sandwich
- Bean Burrito
- Subway Sandwich: Have a 6-inch Subway Veggie Delite on wheat bread.
- Salad bar
Average for women: 165 calories, Average for men: 215 calories
- Milk
- Fruit
- Yogurt
- Iced Cafe
Average for women: 390 calories, Average for men: 515 calories
- Lentil soup with French bread
- Pizza. Have 1 slice of a large, 14-inch pizza (not thick crust) topped with 2 veggies, such as mushrooms and green bell pepper.
- Pasta Dinner: Microwave a frozen pasta dinner of 300 to 330 calories
- Wendy's Chili: Have a large chili and side salad
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Went With Ideal Implants For My Breast Augmentation
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Once I hit my late teens, I became fully aware of the fact that my breasts were not going to grow any larger and knew I was stuck with what I had for life. Although I had been tempted to get breast implants many times between my teens and the point when I had surgery, even consulting with a few plastic surgeons along the way, I always talked myself out of it. I had grown up during a time when Silicone implants were banned and saline implants were the only option for women considering breast augmentation surgery. I didn't like that silicone implants looked fake and were prone to rippling or leaking. I also had to live through the ban of silicone implants, which is what I originally wanted, because they do have a much more natural feel. I was left with no good options and did not have surgery until I was 37.
So what made me change my mind? My friend is a plastic surgeon and she told me that a new implant called the Ideal Implant had recently been FDA approved and it offered the natural feeling of silicone, without the health risks of a silent rupture, which many women have said causes implant illness. (There are some crazy stories about how ill women feel after having their silicone implants leak without them being aware of it.) She told me she wasn't carrying the implant yet, but knew of other surgeons who were big advocates of it. I asked her for a referral to a surgeon who used Ideal Implants and she gave me one.
During my consultation, the doctor explained the pros and cons of the Ideal, silicone and saline implants. He even let me feel the differences between them. It was pretty clear when I touched the implants that silicone was the softest and most natural feeling of the bunch. The surgeon told me that what made the Idea Implant special, was that it had two shells (he called them lumens) vs. standard saline, which are only made of one shell. This prevents the saline solution from sloshing around the implant and gives the outer most shell of the implant more rigidity, making it feel more natural than a standard implant. It sounded interesting, but when you hold the implants in your hands, there is no denying that silicone feels the best. Going with the Ideal Implant really came down to was I willing to sacrifice some of the natural feel for safety. This was a really tough decision to make and I had to think about it for two weeks before I called the surgeon back and booked my surgery.
I arrived at a surgical center at 6 am for my surgery. I had to go through the usual steps you would expect before a procedure: paperwork, change into a gown, get hooked up to an IV, etc. The nurses were really sweet and comforted me throughout the process. Before I was wheeled into the operating room, I spoke with my plastic surgeon and the anesthesiologist. Then I remember being transferred from the bed I was on to the operating table (under those big lights). Within maybe 3-4 minutes, I was completely asleep and didn't even see my plastic surgeon walk into the operating room. The only person I remember seeing was my anesthesiologist and a nurse. When I woke up in recovery, I didn't even know the surgery was over. It seemed to go by in the flash of an eye. I didn't even feel sick when I got up as many people complain they do. I felt like I had just awoke from a good nap.
For around a week after surgery, I was sore and experienced moderate pain. I was prescribed medication that I took a few times each day which controlled my pain. My breasts remained high on my chest for around 6 weeks before dropping. I am currently 3.5 months post-op and love my results. I will post another update on here around the 6 month mark to let you know how thinks are going.


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3 MODES LED LIGHTING & COMPASS.Improving visibility and safety.3 modes (high/rapid flash/slow) can be switched and meet your needs at any time when riding. The compass on the phone holder of the bike bracket makes your travel more secure.
-WEARABLE. The inner side of the bracket has high-quality silicone cushion to absorbs all shocks, stabilize the mobile phone and prevent the scratching of the mobile phone. Allowing your cell phone to be popped in and out in seconds.
-360°ADJUSTABLE UNIVERSAL BALL. Adjust 360 degrees at will. Switch the horizontal screen and vertical screen, or any degree by one hand in seconds at any time while cycling.
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California Rodeo announces Grand Marshals of Colmo del Rodeo Parade
Cowboys, cowgirls to compete at 107th annual rodeo
Dave Stamey to headline cowboy poetry show
Horse shows scheduled in Watsonville July 28-30
New competition takes over Santa Cruz County Fairgrounds
Reserve Champion Title Winner: Julia Rey
Cal Poly Rodeo ends its season with a bang
Published July, 2017 By Connor Allen
Reserve Champion Title Winner: Julia Rey
11 year-old Julia Rey learned by doing
MURRIETA — Julia Rey is 11 years old and just won the title of Reserve Champion. Julia competes in 4-H in a division designated for 9-13 year olds, with the smile from her win still stretched across her face she is already preparing to defend her title.
4-H is a program for the youth that focuses on the principle of "learn by doing." Rey explained 4-H as, "You basically have to learn to do everything by yourself, so you feed your horse by yourself, you clean their stall by yourself, groom your horse and all that stuff, by yourself."
Julia and her mom, Rachel, have become a team. When Rey started 4-H five years ago, there was no Templeton horse project, if children wanted to participate in 4-H they had to show or teach obedience to either goats, dogs or pigs. Julia explained how Templeton was finally able to bring horses to their 4-H group.
"My Mom is the 4-H horse leader, my Templeton 4-H did not have a horse group so we were always talking about maybe we could start a horse group togethera, and so my mom started a horse group along with Diane, who is the other leader."
Through her success, Rey has been promoted to a junior leader. As a leader, it is now Rey's responsibility to help teach the younger kids. That is the beauty of 4-H, as a young kid, you are brought into the program and learn from your peers. The kids grow closer together as they learn how to take care of their animals, and as they grow older their roles transform. Those who used to be taught will become teachers. In this system, each teacher has already been a student, as the saying goes, they've already walked a mile in their shoes.
"When you are a junior leader you help other kids learn how to do everything," Rey said, "you teach them how to groom their horses, and teach them the patterns on the ground…"
"A little horse trainer" Rey's mother interjected.
This was Rey's first year as a junior leader, and the first time she attended the 4-H Horse Classic.
"It was the first big show she has been too where she didn't have a trainer there to help her and she had to do everything on her own to get ready." Rey's mother stated.
Rey left the 4-H Classic as Reserve Champion, and is already defending her title. The Mid- State Fair acts as a qualifying show for the Classic, and she is already prepared to qualify again. While Rey is a Reserve Champion with her horse, she hasn't strayed away from her other animals either. This year at the fair she will be showing a pig, a dog and a horse and will look to win in each!
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Fantastical Fact File
Give an example of something positive you've learned from working in IT…
Ever since my first experience with computers as a child when I could type letters to friends and relatives without having to change so much as a name on the document for printing, I knew something would come of these newfound skills. I learned throughout school and university on the subject and even went ahead building my own machine from custom parts. With everyday advancement of technology, you need to keep up to date on things.
What makes you laugh heartily every time and why?
Not much in the sense as I tend to take my position here seriously. Outside of work, Media I grew up with seems to be lacking as I find newer works to be difficult to enjoy. It really must stand out for me but then again, I may have more in common with others than I realise.
What's your favourite film in the whole world and why?
Don't always have time for films unless something special comes up. Currently following the Marvel films and may see them to the end.
If you had a whole week out to do something you really wanted and were given £1000 gratis to do it, what would you do and why?
It would be better to invest the money in a savings account for the future as recent experience implies the markets are volatile. Though I guess I could be put towards something to make getting around easier say an electric bike. I do like to travel abroad and find that you learn a great deal about the world around you, something that seems to elude people these days.
Tell us something that you personally aim to achieve inside the next 5 years.
A stable position within IT as that is what I've been working towards for most of my life. I must put my best foot forward for myself and the company.
Give us one reason that you wanted to work with GM…
Wanting to advance my career in IT I found that I must find my footing in reputable companies and what better than this one? The transport links to and from the office are decent as well so that our clients we serve are taken care of too.


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Here are some tips on how to gracefully go around curves and also how to brake when skiing.
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Skiing is very popular in German-speaking countries. With this video, you can learn basic skiing exercises and how to talk about equipment and technique in German.
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One of the most valuable times of the year is Christmas. As Christmas approaches, I continue to share many DIY ideas. Today, I want to talk about handmade Christmas trees. These trees will not be the kind of Christmas tree that covers the classic room. These Christmas trees can easily be made from paper, wood blocks or old fabrics you do not use.
All the trees I will give examples of are made in an easy way. Here is another reason to use your hand skills.
You can easily find the template you need to prepare these cone trees. You can then start taking this template out of the printer. Since the paper you get from the template will not be thick enough, you should choose a thicker, cardboard. After copying the template lines to this card with copy paper, cut them off where necessary. You can find the cartons on the market for $ 1. For this reason, you can produce these beautiful looking New Year cone trees at very low cost. Because they are small, you can make 4 or 5 and make it look like you have a forest on one side of your room.
Cut the fabric piece with this cardboard in the same way. If you cut the fabric a bit wider, you'll be sure there's no space left. The fabrics you use will be glossy and silk fabrics. If you have used simple and simple fabrics, you can also add a fancier appearance with bright sims or small beads.
I saw some of my friends pasted moss to give a more natural look on the fabrics. If the algae are clean enough and you do not plan to use them for longer after Christmas, adding algae may be a good choice. However, since the moss will gradually fade and start to spread bad smells, you cannot make a very long-lasting design. Of course, this is a matter of preference. You can design it in the way you want it to.
One of the natural materials like algae is the pine cone Christmas trees that can be prepared by combining the pine cones in an inverted form. And these trees will not be short-lived like the trees made from the algae. They even look great when you put some lacquer on them.
Another interesting and natural-looking design I have compared is the Christmas trees, which are wrapped in thin tree branches that you see in the picture below. I was really impressed with this idea.
The design shown in the picture below, which I found on the internet, is a very well-thought-out design according to my opinion. There might be more areas to evaluate old curtains. If you are not thinking about making wedding dolls or artificial white roses, and you have an old perilla, you can decorate your cone tree like this. It really seems to have a pine tree texture. Then you can design a chirping Christmas tree by connecting small colored beads.
It is important that a metal rod for the main body of the tree is intact. You may also prefer to use a wooden body for a more natural look. Or you can place the cone directly on the floor without a body. It's totally up to you.
You can prepare it in any size you want, not too small, 8.5 inches, and not bigger than 28 inches. Cone trees larger than 28 inches tall are easily overturned and become slightly dull. Very small tree designs are unstable due to the fabric on them.
Apart from the methods I have mentioned here, there is another idea for those who are very confident of their hand skill and have enough time. Instead of a tree to be designed using a pair of cardboard and fabric, you can also design a tree from a fancy-shaped cone tree, which I is shown below. It is also looks great.
In addition to the main body, remember to place objects such as stars, balls or hearts on top ends. Thanks to these objects your trees will look better.
Be sure to try to prepare for your own room what you like from the beautiful Christmas trees I share here.


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Big Data – An Analysis and Overview
We could consider Big Data as the new hype of the moment. Many believe that it brings eternal success and increased revenues to their companies.
It may be true that by analyzing Big Data, many enterprise corporations will find new ways to sell, create new products and optimize their processes. What is most important is that these great achievements will not come for free.
Is your Big Data really "Big"?
The term "Big Data" has been improperly used in too many situations. Technology providers abuse this buzzword to jump on a bandwagon hoping that they can increase their profits. Some techie aficionados simply find it more attractive to work on worldwide record databases than on mediocre size data sets. The reality is that data can be really big for some, but it is not always the case. And the term "Big" is often improperly used to mix size, complexity and variations.
Just for a quick overview you can say that you are dealing with Big Data if:
- Your datasets are so large that single storage devices cannot store and manage them
- The analysis of your data requires power computation that goes beyond a single server, no matter how big it is
- If not handled properly, data transfer and loading may take so long that the data acquired will pile up and it will be unmanageable
- The type of data acquired is a very large set of structured data, a set of unstructured data, or a mix of both
If one or more of these bullets describes the data you acquire, load and analyze, then you are dealing with Big Data.
Aspects to consider when handling Big Data
One of the factors that determine the real cost of Big Data is the technology adopted in the various phases of the project. We can summarize these phases in three ways:
- Data acquisition, transformation/aggregation and loading
- Business analysis and data mining
- Users querying and reporting
Just like analyzing traditional data warehouse projects, the first step is to start from the objectives that we want to achieve. We initially know that we have "some data" but we do not know exactly how to organize it, where to store it and how to analyze it. Based on this data we can obtain some information. Here are a few questions to contemplate.
- What kind of queries and reports do you need?
- How often will you need this information?
- What kind of pre-analysis is required to provide the information that can be queried and reported?
- How can we structure the data in order to execute this analysis?
The result is a matrix that will help the project managers define the following:
- The user tools and applications that can be used to provide the data
- The software needed to manage and analyze the data
- The model used at various stages of the process
- The infrastructure in terms of storage, computation and networking
Which technologies should we use?
There is an infinite number and combination of different technologies that can be used to give you the perception that the project is already landing somewhere in terms of requirements.
The user tools
Sometimes, ad hoc tools and applications are the best solution, especially when the objective is to provide information for very specific requirements. For example, the results may be integrated in e-commerce and online services or fundamental for customer and technical support services.
In other situations, where reports reflect more typical results in terms of charts, graphs, pivots or matrices of results, standard reporting and BI tools may be the right solution. In this area, a large number of purely commercial products are paired with some open source products that have commercial support. The clear trend is to provide these tools "as a service", so that customers can benefit from a vast scalability for their analysis. The "as a service model" is extremely cost-effective to start a project. One think go consider, however, is if it is possible to change this approach if it becomes less convenient compared to others in the future. This may require the need to re-engineer all the operations.
The analysis software
Today, the majority of the software used to analyze different information is commercial or open source with commercial support. Software varies in terms of type of data and objectives. For structured data, data mining tools have been around for many years and have reached their maturity so they can be effectively used in Big Data. Map/Reduce operations can crunch a large number of structured data and find patterns or show behaviors that could have not been feasible only few years ago. Extensions to this software can successfully analyze unstructured data, in terms of collected text, documents, images, as well as audio and video streams. These extensions can find similarities in video and audio clips, or in photos. They can understand not only the text stored in a document but also the sentiment and the emotions expressed in collected comments and texts.
Modelling software
Data modelling is very much related to the kind of analysis to perform. In general, this software comes with the analysis, but some technologies can be alternatives and follow different approaches.
This is the area where commodity hardware and open source software is mostly used. There are many commercial solutions that promise improved performance and optimizations, but the common trend is to use less expensive and generally available boxes and products.
More than in any other areas, the adoption of cloud technologies in Big Data is the common trend. This is mainly due to the elasticity provided by these technologies so that computation can be turned on and off on demand, storage can be used, discarded or reused. An "as a service" approach is again very interesting since it will remove all the hassle to manage the computation and storage infrastructure thus leveraging communication and integration as the most important aspects to consider.
Which database should we use?
The technology at the center of a Big Data project is, without any doubt, the database. There are several commercial options for Big Data, but the common trend is in the open source area. The set of products developed by the Apache Foundation under the Hadoop umbrella and many side projects are extremely popular and they are considered the de facto standard for Big Data. Truth is, Hadoop can solve only some aspects of the analysis required for Big Data and it may be necessary to pair with other database technologies. NoSQL technologies are particularly popular for their scalability and performance.
Cassandra, for example, is a technology mainly used to store a large set of data collection. It is very effective for fast data inserts rather than for analysis. Therefore many projects see Cassandra used to store the acquired data with a denormalised model.
MongoDB is used in many cases to store documents or unstructured data in general. Data can be later reviewed and analyzed so that more structured information can be stored in other databases.
SQL databases are always a viable choice for Big Data, although they seem to be less popular than Hadoop, Cassandra and MongoDB. Due to their internal architecture, relational databases may struggle if the data acquired is unstructured or it is organized in large objects, such as documents and multimedia clips. In the recent years, much has been done in this area, so relational databases today are very different from the ones that were used 10 or more years ago. Certainly, the handling and the analysis of structured data is where relational databases can play a leading role.
Modern relational databases combine the efficiency of SQL with functionality that can provide faster indexing and optimized access to the data. Columnar relational databases provide for great improvements in traditional data analysis. New indexing algorithms also solve the nuisance of data statistics rebuild, index optimization and storage inefficiency when data is moved in large sets. In addition to these aspects, some relational databases also provide a map/reduce approach similar to the one available in Hadoop and in other NoSQL products.
MariaDB and the NoSQL integration
MariaDB is a drop-in replacement for MySQL, the most used open source database for online applications. MariaDB falls into the category of the NewSQL products, i.e. a product that provides unique NoSQL features together with the typical features available in relational databases. Therefore, aspects like transaction management, durability and consistency are available together with schema or schema-less modelling, full text storage and analysis and integration with other NoSQL technologies.
MariaDB can be part of the database infrastructure for Big Data. It is not meant to be a replacement for Hadoop, but it can be a technology used in conjunction with it. Hadoop is used in batch, ad-hoc analysis. In projects that require the processing of Terabytes or Petabytes of data, Hadoop is definitely a good fit. The results can be queried and reported via a standard MySQL/MariaDB interface, which is compatible with virtually all the BI tools and development frameworks available today.
MariaDB provides multiple storage engines through the use of the Pluggable Storage Engine Architecture. Two of the most interesting storage engines for Big Data are Cassandra and Connect.
Cassandra provides a direct connection between MariaDB and a ring of Cassandra nodes. Column families in Cassandra are seen as tables and they can be joined with local MariaDB tables, or they can be used for all the standard R/W SQL operations.
Connect is a storage engine used to integrate into MariaDB a large number of file formats. The engine can be used to connect MariaDB to external files in order to analyze them immediately or to load them into other MariaDB engines. The auto discovery of new files and their format makes Connect an extremely flexible and efficient way to integrate and import data from many different sources. Log acquisition and loading is where this engine shines. In an era where machine generated data is exploding, this engine is an essential piece of the puzzle in a Big Data project.
MariaDB can also provide access to documents and index them with the use of the Sphinx storage engine. Sphinx is fully integrated into the relational database so documents are accessible through standard SQL queries. They can be joined with other standard relational tables, but their storage and retrieval is handled by separate processes. This allows document formats, compression and indexing to happen without affecting the use of internal resources.
Another interesting engine for Big Data available with MariaDB is TokuDB. TokuDB provides advanced compression, fast insert rate and an indexing algorithm that can reduce or even remove database maintenance for structured data. In addition to these features, online operations are significantly improved with respect to the standard MySQL engines.
Version 10 of MariaDB also provides an advanced replication mechanism called multi source replication. With multi source replication, data sets can be built by adding data stored on multiple database masters. This gives users a unique, consolidated view of a subset or an aggregation of data available in a distributed environment.
Last but not least, dynamic columns in MariaDB allow users to store text objects and unstructured format in order to discover their content later and define the columns contained in a document on the fly.
All these aspects make MariaDB an ideal technology for Big Data when the data set has a structured or semi-structured format. The ready-made integration with NoSQL technology also reduces the cost to develop and administer data extraction, transfer and reload.
When it comes to Big Data, it is not always necessary to move away from well-known technologies like relational databases. Modern NewSQL databases like MariaDB can achieve the objective and provide all the features required. The result is a smoother learning curve, less risk, reuse of known technologies and resources and ultimately a reduced total cost of a Big Data project.
In other cases, MariaDB can be used in conjunction with NoSQL technologies and integrated in many different ways.
To that end, the most important point to consider is that when a single technology is not enough for a successful project, ease of integration is a must.


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A bearing is the direction from one place to another, measured in degrees of angle with respect to an accepted reference line. This reference is the line to true north.
The round dial of a compass is divided just as cartographers divide the earth, into 360 degrees. The direction in degrees to each of the cardinal directions, going clockwise around the dial starting from the top, is: north, 0 degrees (the same as 360 degrees); east, 90 degrees; south, 180 degrees; and west, 270 degrees.
The compass is used for two basic tasks regarding bearings:
1. The compass is used to take bearings. (You can also say that the compass is used to measure bearings.) To take a bearing means to measure the direction from one point to another, either on a map or on the ground.
2. The compass is used to plot bearings. (You can also say that the compass is used to follow a bearing.) To plot a bearing means to set a specified bearing on the compass and then to plot out, or to follow, where that bearing points, either on a map or on the ground.
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Courtney Cronin and Ole Miss beat writer Hugh Kellenberger discuss the Rebels 10-4 win over ULL that snapped a 42-year drought to send the program to the College World Series. (Video by Courtney Cronin/The Clarion-Ledger).
LaFAYETTE, La. -- A dogpile? After a super regional? For Ole Miss?
Ole Miss did it: the Rebels routed Louisiana-Lafayette 10-4 on Monday, beating a team that had not lost back-to-back games all season twice in 24 hours. Ole Miss ended a 42-year drought in between College World Series appearances and will play Virginia on Sunday in Omaha.
"The road to Omaha is ... windy and to be honest with you I didn't think it would take this long," Ole Miss coach Mike Bianco said. "But when you go, you have to have a special group. And this group is all of that."
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Ole Miss head coach Mike Bianco talks about the Rebels 10-4 win over Louisiana-Lafayette to secure their ticket to the College World Series for the first time since 1972. (Video by Courtney Cronin/The Clarion-Ledger).
It was supposed to be a tense moment for Ole Miss fans carrying battle scares from 2009's super regional collapse. Only, after designated pinch-hitter Holt Perdzock hit a three-run triple in the eighth inning, was all the suspense was gone. Ole Miss played the No. 6 national seed at its own park and proved it was the better team.
Scott Weathersby, who won the regional championship game, got the win by throwing two scoreless innings of relief. Josh Laxer pitched the final 3 1/3 for his sixth save of the season. Combined with starter Sam Smith, Ole Miss' pitchers did not shut down a dominant ULL offense but found a way to protect the lead.
Austin Anderson and Sikes Orvis hit home runs, six different players drove in at least one run and seven scored.
"We made the most of the opportunities and got some big clutch hits, made some great pitches to get out of some jams," Bianco said. "Their offense is terrific, and especially early on, (they) put a lot of pressure on us."
Bianco, now in his 14th season at the school, can finally have people stop talking about how he never managed to get Ole Miss to the CWS. And he did it with maybe his most unlikely team: the Rebels were bounced out of the regional in three games a year ago and lost two front-line starters (among others). Few gave it a second thought when they were picked to finish sixth in the Southeastern Conference West by the league's coaches.
It's been 42 years since the Rebels have been to Omaha. Following Monday night's 10-4 win over ULL, Josh Laxer, Will Allen and Austin Anderson reflected on the game and how their team punched its ticket to the CWS. (Courtney Cronin/Clarion-Ledger).
What happened this season has been dissected in seemingly a 1,000 different ways by now. More examinations will probably happen again by the time Ole Miss takes the field at TD Ameritrade Park in Omaha, Nebraska, next week. But what happened Monday was a result of luck and talent: when given the chances to win the game, Ole Miss took them.
The breaks often afforded to other teams, who got to play No. 3 seeds or too-young No. 1 seeds that melted in the moment, never seemed to go Ole Miss' way during four previous super regional appearances. And, when the dust settled from last week's regionals, it seemed like it was going to happen again for Ole Miss: the Rebels and Ragin' Cajuns were two of only seven No. 1 seeds to make it to the round of 16 and the only ones to have to play each other. M.L. "Tigue" Moore Field is tiny by SEC standards, and ULL fans hoarded seats in such a way that only 400 tickets were sold to Ole Miss fans.
Louisiana-Lafayette did the better job of capitalizing on the other team's mistakes in Game 1, which is why the Ragin' Cajuns won 9-5 and Ole Miss was so disappointed in itself afterwards.
But, as Weathersby said, the team was loose the next morning. They knew they had not played their best game and that there was more left in them. There was a confidence that carried them, which Bianco said he saw when he witnessed the team playing tag in the outfield. At least, he told hitting coach Cliff Godwin, they're not tight.
For 13 seasons under Mike Bianco, Ole Miss kept coming up short on the road to Omaha. Entering his 14th year in Oxford, something changed as the team bought into the principles of mental toughness and are now going to the CWS. (Courtney Cronin/TCL).
Over the next 18 innings, the Rebels were unshakable. For plays that ULL did not make (and it missed more than it probably had all season), Ole Miss had to react by making one. Sure, Braxton Lee's ball hit down the first base line in the sixth inning looked fair live, but it was ruled foul. It did not matter: Lee walked, and Bousfield raked a double down the left field line to score the fifth run. A half-inning later, Bianco called a pitch-out and Allen had the runner dead to rights at second.
With the tying run rounding third base in the seventh inning, Lee threw to cutoff man Errol Robinson who threw to Allen at the plate; every throw was perfect, and Allen blocked the entirety of the plate to tag the runner and end the inning.
At the end Monday, Laxer threw his glove into the air. It was Allen who grabbed him first. Everyone else followed, releasing 42 years of pent-up frustration in a dogpile.
"It's just," Allen said, "an unbelievable feeling."
Said Bianco: "This was really for everyone. ... As a university, we deserve this."
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Dark Mofo's controversial bull carcase performance begins amid protest
Spectators queueing to witness Dark Mofo's most anticipated performance have run the gauntlet of animal rights protesters decrying the slaughter of a bull in the name of art.
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Ticketholders for Hermann Nitsch's controversial 150.Action, a three-hour show promoted as a "bloody sacrificial ritual", met this morning and were ushered from their meeting point in Hobart's CBD to a nearby shed, where a bar was set up.
It is understood from there they will be moved again to a space where the performance is to take place, at which no photography or recording is allowed.
As they queued, audience members explained why they had decided to attend.
One man said:
"Someone bought me a ticket, and I just showed up. I don't know anything about it. I'm going in with an open mind, to see what it is."
One woman said she respected that the protesters were "taking a stand".
But another woman questioned the protesters motivation.
"We didn't kill the animal. It would have already been slaughtered. We are not eating it. Why aren't they protesting the food trucks?"
The protesters held placards and pointed mirrors at those queueing, a gesture they explained as reflecting society back to the people going to the event.
Emma Haswell from Tasmania's Brightside Farm Sanctuary in the Huon Valley invited those attending the show to instead come to her farm and "cuddle cows".
A petition by animal activists to stop the event amassed more than 21,000 signatures but did little more than fan publicity.
Dark Mofo organisers were forced to cancel and reissue tickets after it was discovered some ticketholders planned to disrupt the event or deny others access.
Tickets, which were free, were redistributed to 1,000 people who are guaranteed entry, with another 1,000 on a wait list.
Days of rehearsals in lead-up to 'sacrificial ritual'
Creative director Leigh Carmichael said Nitsch had been rehearsing with local participants for most of the week.
"Our team has been working incredibly hard to ensure that 150.Action will run as smoothly as possible," he said.
Last night, a man dressed in a hessian sack staged a good-natured solo protest at Dark Park.
He mingled with the crowd offering to take the bull's place in the bloody performance.
To further make his point, he whipped himself with a rope and he made his way through the festival precinct.
Dark Mofo, in the tradition of its originator MONA, thrives on its reputation for festivals packed with the strange and bizarre, and the Nitsch performance will add to the growing list.
Last year, performance artist Mike Parr staged a popular event Asylum in a former mental health hospital at New Norfolk.
This year, his one-off Empty Ocean performance was not as warmly received.
About 300 people were ferried to Bruny Island at 1:00am to see 72 people aged 55 and over banging rocks together for an hour.
One audience member, who signed up for the experience after enjoying Parr's performance last year, was less than impressed.
Declining to be named, she said while the work might have appealed to some with a penchant for bizarre performance art, she felt the overwhelming response from the audience was negative.
"It was a quiet boat trip home. People were furious," she said.
"People were trying to leave but the attendants wouldn't allow it."
'I was disappointed it stopped'
Hobart resident Michael Topfer took part in Empty Ocean after responding to a social media post calling for people aged over 55 to get involved.
He said it seemed like a good way to take part in the Dark Mofo festivities.
Although Mr Topfer enjoyed the experience, he wondered if the audience did.
"It would have been quite eerie, I think, in the darkness in the open space," he said.
Mr Topfer said he had not heard any negative reactions to Empty Ocean and was disappointed when it ended.
"I was surprised when it stopped. I thought, Oh is that it? I thought we could've gone on for longer!" he said.
Dark Mofo winds up with the traditional nude swim marking the winter solstice next Wednesday.
The festival has been blessed with a mild start to winter, averaging temperatures of 15 degrees and no wind-chill factor, but the forecast for the swim is at least four degrees cooler.
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to go with the creative photo cards that Carrie puts together every year.
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We hope this online newsletter finds each and every one of you well. May your holidays be a time of happiness spent with family, loved ones, and happy memories.
Two special notes from the past year, an example of the
circle of life in a way. While we celebrated the new life of Kaelina at her
August baptism in Marble, Colorado, Carrie celebrated the amazing life of
her 102 year old grandfather who passed away the week before - may he rest
in well deserved peace.
Before you dive into our family news and events, I have
two things I would like to share.
Wishing you a happy and safe holiday season,
The Twizzlers
The Twizzlers
Ashley is our 19
year old University of Colorado sophmore. She had a successful first
year there, and in her second year, she has traded the dorm life for
an off campus apartment. In the photo to the right, she is proudly
standing by her front door. She has been dating Britton, who is also
a CU sophmore for nearly a year now, and they are quite smitten with
each other.
Ashley continued her summer lifeguarding job, but
made a few changes. She left our small local pool after 4 years there,
and worked exclusively at a bigger, private pool that she split time
with last summer. She also applied for a position as a swim team coach
and won that job as well. She even gave her brother several private
swim lessons which were very helpful to Tobey and a joy for Carrie
and I to watch as they interacted.
This fall at CU she is working part time as
an office assistant on campus, when she is not in classes. We enjoyed
having her here over Thanksgiving and she helped keep the family tradition
of making gingerbread cookies going strong by making the cookies with
her boyfriend Britton and then having him participate in decorating
them with us. We look forward to having her back for a few weeks for
the upcoming winter break.
Lastly, I will grudgingly admit that Ashley
won round #2 in the Father/Daughter Alumni College Bowl. She
did pay up for round #1 by wearing CSU clothing during the most recent
game, but I will be doing the same during next year's game.
Tobey is our precocious and precious
four and a half year old.
We've seen many changes and a
lot of growth, both physical and mental out of our little man this
past year. He has continued to thrive at Montessori school, even after
losing many of his best friends this fall to kindergarten and transfers
to other schools. Tobey will begin kindergarten himself next year.
He's reading on his own, which is a very exciting and fun to witness
as he gains confidence in trying more difficult books that his Grandma
Teach sends from her days as a teacher.
Tobey spent around 5 months doing Tae Kwon Do over
the summer and fall. He earned several belts during that time, and
participated in a tournament where he won his first trophy for participation.
He decided to "retire" right around Thanksgiving, but I'm
hoping he might pick it up again when he's a little older as he truly
seemed to enjoy it. Tobey also nearly learned how to swim thanks to
his big sisters awesome instruction and a week of swimming for hours
a day in our condo's pool when we were in Florida in August.
Tobey is very much looking forward to the holidays,
and it is contagious to witness his excitement for Santa to visit this
Weblog entries involving Tobey in the past year:
Boys Night Out
Day at the Museum
Auto Show - 3rd annual event
Happy 4th Birthday
Tae Kwon Do
Boys Night Out
Day at the Museum
Auto Show - 3rd annual event
Happy 4th Birthday
Tae Kwon Do
Twizzler is our 10 year old
chocolate labrador retriever.
We celebrated her momentous 10th birthday with ice
cream on a hot September evening. She's added some more grey under
her chin, and she's finally added a few extra pounds to her thin frame,
but she's aging as gracefully as one might hope. As long as she gets
her daily walk, she seems to be one happy dog.
pictures of Twizzler
pictures of Twizzler
2007 was another busy and exciting year for Carrie
and Alan.
In May we gathered with most of Carrie's family
in Niagra Falls to celebrate Celine's birthday. In August we
took a special trip to Cocoa Beach that coincided with a Space Shuttle
launch, and were graced with an in person viewing of the exciting,
flawless launch - no easy feat! Special thanks to Steve Tyler and his
family for taking us onsite at Kennedy Space Center!
Carrie continues to work at Catholic
Health Initiatives as a consultant, while I went thru
3 different jobs in the last 12 months - Strategic Computing, Thomson
Healthcare, and now Oppenheimer
Funds. Each job has been better than the previous, and in early
2008, if you have any Oppenhemer funds in your retirement portfolio,
you'll be able to directly see my work when you manage your account!
It's been a journey of ups and downs for both of us, but we are both
thankful to be employed in the turbulent IT field.
We've realized that we'll be staying
at our Englewood house of 10+ years for at least another 10-12 years,
so we've taken on some remodeling projects. We started with the upstairs
bathroom, and are planning to tackle the master bathroom early next
year, with the kitchen to follow. Carrie is also painting various rooms
to give them a new look, and is the driving force behind most of these
fun changes. When we are recreating, we enjoy playing video games with
Tobey, visiting Ashley at college, family movie time, attending
Denver Nuggets and Colorado
Rockies games, and setting up playdates
with Tobey's friends and parents.
Next year will be a few more "tens", following in
Twizzler's lead, as we celebrate our 10th wedding anniversary, and
ten years in business together with DecaTech
A few highlights and trips from the past year in
our family weblog:
Niagra Falls
shuttle launch
Niagra Falls
shuttle launch


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Participating in the coalition, Oakland Councilmember-at-Large Rebecca Kaplan. Kaplan sent a letter earlier this month denouncing relocating in-custody arraignments to Alameda Presiding Judge Morris Jacobson, who is spearheading the move of all Alameda County in-custody arraignments to the East County Hall of Justice in Dublin.
According to Kaplan, "Moving these cases to Dublin will cause significant hardship to the vast majority of defendants, and their families, whose cases do not originate in Dublin.
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The Public Defender's Office, which represents the majority of criminal defendants, has formed a coalition of local politicians, non-profits and activists to oppose the plan, which recently was announced by Judge Jacobson.
The Dublin courthouse, officially known as the East County Hall of Justice, originally was to host only South County arraignments, including those currently at the Hayward and Pleasanton courthouses.
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'Game of Thrones' Exclusive: English actor Jacob Anderson endured the pains of Grey Worm's sexy leather tunic
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In the days leading up to the conclusion of the eighth and final season of HBO's Game of Thrones on 20 May, we will be taking a look back at the show's four most fascinating supporting characters. Along with brief highlights that include their backstory, an iconic mic-drop moment and speculations on where they might be headed (read: dead), we'll be reminiscing with the outstanding actors who play them, in a Singapore-exclusive interview courtesy of HBO. Up next: the stoic Grey Worm played by English actor Jacob Anderson.
We first met Grey Worm in episode five of season three, after Daenerys scammed the Good Masters of Astapor by faux-trading her biggest dragon, Drogon, for the entire Unsullied Army. Upon Daenerys' orders, the Unsullied elected Grey Worm to be their commander soon thereafter.
Little is revealed about Grey Worm's life before his enslavement. What we do know is that he was taken away by the slave traders when he was just a baby in the Summer Islands.
Grey Worm's plotline has been largely defined by his steadfast loyalty to Daenerys. After all, she was the one who set him free with a new lease of life. Yet, soon enough, he developed feelings for Daenerys' trusted advisor, Missandei who was an enslaved translator at Astapor. They exchanged flirty glances during working hours by Daenerys and continued their romance with adorable Westeros English tuition lessons by candelight at night.
In season seven's episode two, however, they consumated their love for each other. Grey Worm's stoic, smileless persona gave way to one that was filled with passion and tenderness. Being an eunuch (castrated to serve a function) didn't matter much after all.
Iconic mic-drop moment
Grey Worm doesn't say much. Well, at least to everyone else besides Missandei. He repeats orders that have been laid out to him, ad libs a sentence here and there and flings about his deadly spear.
There was, however, a little bit of levity in season six's episode eight when Tyrion offers up some wine to Missandei and the fighter. Tyrion calls for some jokes and Missandei throws in a translator one. Grey Worm, on the other hand, simply drops a one-liner that causes Missandei and Tyrion to crack up. It's his rare smile after that makes this scene one of his most underrated.
Hopefully, by now, you're all caught up with episode five's epic showdown at King's Landing. If you haven't, well now you know Daenerys burnt the city to the ground and Cersei's reign crumbled like a Oreo cookie in warm milk.
Grey Worm, similarly, went a little mad like his queen. It all began with King's Landing's bells, which when rung, indicated surrender. Yet, at that moment, Daenerys had her eye on the Red Keep and the war became personal all of a sudden. As his queen wrecked fiery havoc from the sky, Grey Worm took her lead with his ground forces below, initiating the reckless slaughter of innocents.
There is no going back from here. Daenerys' seat on the Iron Throne might just be short-lived in the final sixth episode and we're predicting that Grey Worm will be going down with her. His allegiance has been rock-solid so it isn't likely that he'll serve anyone else, even Jon Snow. In fact, fans have been speculating of a battle between the incumbent King and Grey Worm. If that happens, Grey Worm will meet the same unfortunate fate as his decapitated lover.
How did the final season of Game of Thrones begin for your character?
Grey Worm starts off on a horse. We never see him on a horse.
Has he ever ridden a horse?
Actually, my first season, season three, I did all these horse riding lessons and then got to Morocco and I was having dinner one night with DB Weiss and he's like, "How are you finding it and stuff?" I was like, "It's great, been loving the horse riding. It's really fun." He's like, "Why are you doing horse riding?" I was like, "I don't know, it's your show." He's like, "You will never be on a horse because you're a foot soldier." So after all these years, it's quite nice to finally put that to use.
You must both have become very good at keeping secrets these last few years?
Everyone's got a really good poker face. The closest that I've got to telling anybody anything is that there is a sense with this season that worlds are starting to collide a little bit. There have been the occasional times where I've got home from Belfast and said to my wife, so and so did this or said this or this happened on set the other day and then she can insinuate from that. Also, this is actually a relatively spoiler-free show. You can't really spoil the show unless you go into every single detail. You could get the big points and the big moments, but without all the context, they don't have the same impact.
Anything you won't miss about making the show?
My costume is really beautifully designed but it is also not practically designed. It's visually and aesthetically beautiful, but you can't move in it. Obviously, that's hard when you're fighting and stuff. This year, I made peace with never wearing my costume again. I mean I'll be honest — I cried when I took it off. I've got all kinds of ulcers, chaff marks, cuts and stuff from this year, but when I took off my tunic — the leather bit of my costume — for the last time, I just burst into tears.
What practical skills will you take away from Game of Thrones?
I can fling a spear around pretty well. If someone said, "Right. Here's a spear, you've got to have a fight." I could probably do some damage.
Stream the final sixth episode of the eighth season on HBO GO (available on the App Store, Google Play, SingTel, StarHub, and Toggle) or watch it on HBO (Starhub TV Ch 601/Singtel TV Ch 420) on 20 May at 9am, with a same-day encore at 10pm, or catch it on HBO On Demand.


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"I thought, you know, you can go drive to the mountains and hike, or you can walk out your door and hike," said Silver Lake resident Dan Koeppel.
Koeppel started discovering staircases five years ago, and has since developed several urban hikes.
"You know, you can run or double-step it, actually," said Koeppel.
Starting point is usually the "Music Box" steps made famous by Laurel and Hardy.
"They have a famous movie where they're carrying a piano up this flight of stairs, and they never get it to the top because it keeps sliding down, and it's this famous slapstick thing," said Koeppel.
The shortest route includes sixteen staircases and takes just over two hours to hike.
"We start about 7:30. And we start and finish at a bakery, so people who wish to erase their walk can do that. We get to the Silver Lake reservoir. And you know, people who know the route, sometimes they get down here and they run a loop around the reservoir. So, you can sort of adjust the route to your fitness level or what you want to do," said Koeppel.
Then, it's off to what Dan calls the 'terrible trio.' It's a set of three different staircases that crosses two sets of streets. "And it's pretty tough," said Koeppel.
"[We] didn't quite make it up the second one that well the first time we did it, but we knock them out pretty well now," said Drew Wright.
"I think the best part is getting to know the neighborhood. People like go out in nature and are like, 'Oh the trees, the birds.' Well, you have the same thing here. You have the houses, the people, the dogs and cats, you know, and the birds, and the trees. It's just... it's fantastic," said Koeppel. "You get to learn that there's so much beauty right here in L.A."
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