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How to Use Creative Writing Prompts
The brain works like a computer. If you give it the right codes, it will do what you ask it to do. One of the best creative codes you can feed your brain is a well-worded question. The reason most of the creative writing prompts I come up with are questions is because questions are the fastest way to get you into a creative flow state. When you give yourself an open-ended question, your brain will spit out words like a jackpot slot machine spits out coins in an effort to provide the answer.
Let's say you wanted to use creative writing prompts to write a novel. Here's one way you might do it.
1. Start with a question related to what it is you want to write about. Go really general with it. For example, "What is the story I want to share?" or "What kind of characters do I want to follow around for a whole book?" or "What is the tale I've always wanted to tell?" Let yourself have free reign to give a lot of answers. Pick the one that makes you the most excited.
2. Start to populate your story with people and a setting. Try prompts like "What place do I want to explore more than anywhere else?" and "Who are some characters who would surprise me?" Keep devising and answering prompts until you feel happy with the people and places in your novel.
3. Create a plot outline for your novel using some general prompts related to the characters. "How should this character and this character meet?" or "Why are all these people coming together now?" or "What makes this day special for this character?" Create a general outline for what happens in each act or chapter using your responses.
4. Create one or multiple prompts to go along with each chapter. You can use the prompts to get you going just enough to start the chapter and to keep you writing when you lose your nerve. "Why does this character kidnap this character?" or "How did this character learn about the secret of the runes?" or "What would happen if this character found out about his cheating wife?" Once you have a prompt or two for each chapter, it's time to write your rough draft!
5. If you ever get stuck, try out some mind-jogging prompts like "If that's true, what else is true?" or "Why is she acting this way?" or "What would be the most exciting way for me to write my way out of this?" Keep pushing until the first draft is finished!
Creative writing prompts exist to give writers a little push into the deep end of the pool. According to some of my readers, even a single prompt can lead to a rich and entertaining yarn. If you need some prompts to get you started, feel free to take a look at some of my 1,000 prompt books!
About the Author
In honor of his new book, Cohen is hosting the "1,000 Prompts, 1,000 Dollars" Writing Contest on his website. Click the link to find out how to enter! Click the next link to check out the rest of Cohen's blog tour!
Bryan Cohen is an author, a creativity coach and an actor. His new book, 1,000 Creative Writing Prompts, Volume 2: More Ideas for Blogs, Scripts, Stories and More is now available on Amazon in digital and paperback format. His other books include 1,000 Creative Writing Prompts, The Post-College Guide to Happiness, and Ted Saves the World. He has published over 30 books, which have sold more than 20,000 copies in total. Connect with him on his website, Build Creative Writing Ideas, on Facebook or on Twitter.
Thanks, Lynne, for having me on the blog today!


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Andy and Michelle have the communication skills down pat. Especially when it comes to educating others about the sport of adventure racing. You can hear it in their voices and read it from their gestures – not only do they love going point to point, but they believe you'll love it too.
This past Sunday, Andy and Michelle, armed with a lean, visual presentation, spent some quality time with one of the Team's most valued sponsors – Spokes, Etc. Twenty or so Spokes, Etc employees huddled together with pizza and beverages after hours to hear what Andy and Michelle had to say.
While experts in all-things-bicycle, it turned out that many Spokes, Etc employees were not as familiar with the ins and outs adventure racing. Employees knew that mountain biking was a component of the sport, but didn't know the varied lengths of races or even the degree to which strategy impacts competition.
Andy and Michelle as well as other Team members provided insight and experiences. What's more, employees learned the needs of and gear favored by racers. Spokes, Etc wants to position itself as a retailer that is not only capable of outfitting new and existing adventure racers, but known by many for this capability.
It was discovered during the evening that several Spokes, Etc. employees had signed up for the Adrenaline Rush 12 hour adventure race hosted by Andy and Michelle's Adventure Addicts Racing company. Naturally this brought smiles to Andy and Michelle and to the Team, but it also encouraged other Spokes, Etc employees to consider racing in future adventure races.
Team Halfway There is committed to building and maintaining partnership with its sponsors and their stakeholders.

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Since last week I was getting a SMART error from my laptop. This means some sector of my drive has become bad and drive is going to fail in near future. Nice little warning means a big work. Recovery disks I made for this laptop was about four year old, I don't rely on them. So burnt a new set of recovery disks, backed up my data and set out to replace my Hard drive.
This is a HP Pavilion dm4 model, with i5 Dual core CPU. It is old, but I never faced much of a performance issue. The drive I had was 600GB. This time I purchased a 1TB drive. Idea was to put some version of Linux in dual boot mode. I use lot of Mukt (Free) software, most of these are port of Linux, so using them with Linux makes better sense. After some contemplation, I settled for Ubuntu. I had a disk of Ubuntu installer, but that was around two years old. I decided to download the latest version for Desktop, Ubuntu 14.10. Ubuntu comes in four major flavors:
Desktop : that comes with GUI and window manager
Server: that will setup a Linux Webserver but does not have GUI
Kylin: With Chinese support
Cloud: for building openstack cloud
Ubuntu disk images are available for free. Desktop version is around 1.5GB. It is better to use bittorrent to download such big files. There is no point in straining the central server and collecting the data from far away location. To download Ubuntu, I installed a bittorrent client and selected alternate download location. Let the download run for the night. In morning, I had the disk image waiting for me to be burnt into a fresh DVD.
Replacing the disk was 10 min job. Thanks to HP, all you need to do is to take out 2 screw and HDD is accessible. I knew, recovery will take time. I had to feed 6 disks one after another when computer will copy all the files. Manual at HP site says it will take 2 – 3 hours. I started the work at 11:00 AM on Saturday, expecting it to finish by 2:00PM. Anyway the work actually completed only at 8:00PM. To be fair, couple of times I went out and computer was waiting for disk change, but a increase in this factor of 3 was not expected.
Work done and with a factory fresh setting, I went to install install Ubuntu. First thing for this is to change boot setting to allow computer to boot from DVD. Next is to make some room for the new OS. So I started windows Disk Manager. Oh, it shows me 4 partition. I knew there will be a partition for recovery files. It was there, then there is a tiny 200 MB boot partition, well I grant that there it makes things safe, then there is the main partition nice 970GB of it, with around 70 GB occupied by Windows 7. There is another partition called HP tools. Which is not something I bargained for. Four primary partition is basically aimed to ensure that I can not install another OS over it. IBM hardware has this restriction of 4 primary partition. I take this as nothing but pure mischief. As it is I am now having second thought with HP products. HP has a policy of push advertisement. In the name of assistance it keeps bugging me to buy this or that. Now this restriction had my patience with HP to its limits. I scrapped dual boot idea and decided for all Linux machine.
Once the decision is made rest of the work becomes easy. Popped in the Linux DVD in drive and reboot the machine. Within minute the machine booted from DVD and asked for option to install. It was simple, install over entire drive. Next screens were name, password location etc. It asked me if I want to update the software, I selected yes. That's it, for about two hours softwares were installed and then I got a screen to log in.
Ubuntu comes with most required software pre-installed. Out-of-box you get full libre office suit. C++ compiler is part of core Linux. For programming a feature rich text editor is required. Gedit does the job to certain extent. But there is nothing to beat emacs. Emacs is not packaged with ubuntu. To install open Ubuntu software center, type emacs and click on install button. That's it. After few seconds emacs is installed. Here you go:
Biggest problem that one has to shift OS are the collection of programs that one builds. I also have a good number of Windows program that I can't leave without. Office and text editors taken care of, now I want to have a comfort. I do not want to search for replacement for each and every windows program. There are two ways to run Windows program within ubuntu. First and easiest is wine. No, it is not the drink. Wine in ubuntu stands for windows emulator. I use software center again and install wine. For my microprocessor programming, I use a program called picpgm. I don't know of any ubuntu alternative for it, nor do I care much. I run this one with wine. For this I select picpgm executable in file browser, right click and select run with wine program loader option. Thats it!
Other programs that I use frequently are password saver – keepassx; messenger – pidgin; SIP – ekiga; Voice recorder – Audacity; Photoeditor – gimp all of these are available with ubuntu. Some of these are preinstalled, rest I installed from software center. Ubuntu comes with screen capture tool, but I wanted a tool that will allow me to capture a part of it, like I am using it here. Shutter is the software of my choice. For typing in Bengali, Avro is again readily available. But Libre office language needs to be installed to use it. It takes some work, that took around 30min. That's it ! After about 4 Hrs, I am done with almost all functionality that I had in Windows.
There is one additional feature that's lacking in Windows, that the multiple desktop.
Some 8 Hrs of work later, I am back in business with all tools that I had earlier and some more. Now let us take a peek on my disk:
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NVIDIA Pushes Quadro To New Heights
NVIDIA Pushes Quadro To New Heights news post from TweakTown's online news computing and technology content pages.
Published Tue, Apr 25 2006 5:55 AM CDT | Updated Tue, Jun 16 2020 4:29 PM CDT
Today marks the launch of a new Quadro solution from NVIDIA, and quite an extreme new *Dual-GPU* solution at that. Dubbed the "NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2" card, it Includes 512MB GDDR3 per GPU, quad Dual-Link DVI-I connectors (the industry's first), a stereo connector, and is also SLI and G-Sync capable.
The official announcement has stacks of info on this new monster card, as does the product page too.
The official announcement has stacks of info on this new monster card, as does the product page too.
SANTA CLARA, CA-APRIL 24, 2006-NVIDIA Corporation (Nasdaq: NVDA), the worldwide leader in programmable graphics processor technologies, today announced the NVIDIA Quadro FX 4500 X2 graphics solution is the latest addition to the company's growing line of solutions for advanced visualization systems requiring scalable graphics performance. This solution joins the recently announced NVIDIA Quadro FX 5500 card with the NVIDIA Quadro SDI and G-Sync option cards-the most extensive line of products for this growing market segment.


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The deaf can do anything, including assist law enforcement! Little Ghost was found at just 3 months old with a lot of energy in Florida, and was scheduled to be euthanized after being labelled as "unadoptable". Lucky for us the Swamp Haven Humane Society searched high and low all over the country until they found […]Readmore
We could go on for hours about our deaf experts and Benjamin is no exception! Born Deaf, into a Deaf family, Benjamin grew up with sign language his first language. A graduate of Lasher High School, in Bloomfield Hills, MI, Benjamin worked in play productions for many years, culminating in co-directing Charlie and the Chocolate […]Readmore
Deaf people use a videophone more often than seeing each other in person? This is true. While the Deaf community is close knit, it is also spread nationwide. You may meet a friend at a Deaf retreat, a convention, or simply on vacation that you may not see again in person for a decade or […]Readmore
Deaf people should wear contrasting colors in order for people to see their signs? Not necessarily. In general, this rule applies to an interpreter, or a Deaf individual that will be giving a presentation to a large crowd. As you can guess, it is usually easier to see signs with a solid, contrasting background when […]Readmore
So far recent blogs have briefly highlighted the origins of deafness and touched on family dynamics. Yet, what about where most of us spend the bulk of our time? Work. For hearing people reading this, it is important to remember that deaf people can do anything anyone else can do, except hear. Which means, deaf […]Readmore
We at ASLdeafined would not presume to know the ins and outs of the family lives of those in the Deaf Community, as it is as varied as anyone's family structure and experience. Yet, we felt it important to note some of the potentially unique situations that present themselves for the deaf. For example, it […]Readmore
American Sign Language (ASL) would not exist if there were no need. Perhaps those of you outside the Deaf Community have sometimes wondered how people become deaf? Certainly there are a variety of conditions and situations that can lead to such things, but there are a few worth mentioning when answering that question. As you […]Readmore


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Oakwood Lodge sleeping up to 0 guests
At a GlancePrivate screened hot tub
Free WiFi
Indoor pool, sauna & gym
One dog welcome
Restaurant, bar & beer garden
Play & games areas Private marina/boat launch
Luxurious living space
David Bellamy Gold AwardAbout this Lodge
Luxury two bedroom Oakwood Lodge with private hot tub sits on the shores of Lake Windermere at White Cross Bay park, just off the A591 midway between Ambleside and Windermere. The lodge is immaculately appointed throughout, and is located in a pretty, peaceful wooded area of the park on a cul-de-sac. Perfect for families and couples, Oakwood Lodge is pet friendly (one well trained dog is welcome - £10 per dog). The sunken Jacuzzi hot tub on the outdoor deck is secluded with a screen.
Parking is adjacent just to the side, and guests have inclusive use of White Cross Bay's many leisure facilities during their stay including an outdoor play area, marina and boat launch facilities, sauna, gym and a multi-use games area. Free WiFi is available across the park, and additional facilities include a restaurant, beer garden, a park shop and a launderette.
Living Space
Living space is open plan with luxurious contemporary decor and furnishings. The main living area features two stylish leather sofas, a large wall mounted flat-screen TV and modern wall-mounted fire. Two sets of double patio doors open onto the spacious outdoor deck area with a hot tub, patio furniture and a slab for use in conjunction with a disposable barbecue.
The stunning high spec kitchen is fully fitted with a double oven and gas hob, a fridge, freezer, a microwave, dishwasher and essential kitchen accessories. All bed linen and towels are provided including one bath towel and one hand towel per guest. We also include all electric and gas in booking. A travel cot and high chair are available at no extra charge - guests will need to bring along their own cot bedding.
2 Bedrooms / 2 Bathrooms
The two bedrooms are a Master double with an en-suite shower and a twin bedroom. A second main family bathroom is also available.
White Cross Bay FacilitiesPrivate boat launch/ marina area
Indoor heated swimming pool, gym and sauna
Shop and Launderette
Free WiFi across the park
Children's play area and games - for football, tennis and basketball
All weather sports pitch
David Bellamy Gold Award for a commitment to the environment
Beer garden/ picnic area
Restaurant/ lounge bar/ takeaway
Watersports tuitionAround and About
The luxury lodge is set within beautiful 60 acre White Cross Bay park with stunning woodland and countryside alongside Lake Windermere. Bustling central Lake District locations including Ambleside, Bowness and Windermere are within easy reach. Spectacular walking in the Langdale area is right on your doorstep.
Short breaks are available from the beginning of March to mid January.
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One of the cool things about Atlanta is all the local playwrights, and the opportunity to perform their work with the playwright in the audience. That was the case with Evelyn In Purgatory by Topher Payne. Mr. Payne is a good friend of Becca Parker, the artistic director of the theatre, and he showed up for a matinee.
But I get ahead of myself.
Evelyn In Purgatory is the story of Evelyn Reid, a New York City school teacher who finds herself awaiting a disciplinary hearing with a bunch of other castoffs from the public school system. The play was staged by Live Arts Theatre, directed by Becca Parker and D Norris, and featuring (among others) me as Lila Wadkins, an erstwhile hippie-turned-art-teacher awaiting her own hearing for, ahem, insubordination.
I was a little apprehensive about doing another show at Live Arts after the hell that was Virginia Woolf, but this production suffered none of the setbacks and roadblocks that plagued that show. Thank the theatre gods for small mercies. (Incidentally, that production of Woolf has now entered local theatre lore. I can't even count how many actors/techies I've met since the show closed who, once they find out I was in it, come back with "Oooooooh! I heard about that…" But I digress.)
Evelyn's rehearsals ran smoothly and efficiently, direction and notes were clear and straightforward, and the directors were able to accommodate my conflicts because I was rehearsing and performing the Tapas festival at the same time. The best thing, though, is my character was a knitter. I spent the majority of my on-stage time with knitting needles in my hand. It was fabulous.
Once we opened, we had great audiences, and even sold out a couple of performances. We got this glowing review from a local director, and we were nominated for several awards.
Last Saturday was the Live Arts Theatre awards ceremony, also known as "The Livelys." Much to our surprise, we won! A lot! Five awards went to our production:
Best Supporting Actor: Rodney L. Johnson
Best Actress in a Leading Role: Cat Roche
Best Director: Becca Parker and D Norris
Best Ensemble: Evelyn in Purgatory
Favorite Production: Evelyn in Purgatory
All in all, a much better experience than my last at Live Arts. I'll go back there again. Assuming they'll have me.


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Barbara J. Hellenthal Associate Professor of the Practice
Research Interests:
Leader (2016-present) 175th anniversary survey of the Notre Dame campus woody flora. Sponsored by Notre Dame Campus Services. The flora was first documented by Fr. Peter Hebert, C.S.C., in 1966 and again in 1992 by me for the book "Trees, Shrubs and Vines on the University of Notre Dame Campus" published by the University of Notre Dame Press for the University's 150 th anniversary celebration. The current project so far has documented 14,610 trees and plantings including 8,966 new to the campus since 1993. The present Notre Dame flora includes 1,173 kinds of woody plants, 199 of which are new to the campus since the 1993 survey. The current survey will serve as the basis for an updated book on the campus flora and is providing a foundation for management of the campus landscape. The University's departments of Maintenance and Landscape Services are active participants in this project.
Collaborator (2014 - Present) in NSF-funded ongoing efforts that use natural history museum specimens to document the introduction and spread of exotic species through the Great Lakes Region. Notre Dame's Museum of Biodiversity and Greene-Nieuwland Herbarium is part of a network of herbaria and zoology museums from among the Great Lakes states and provinces of Canada that are documenting the occurrence of these species and tracking their introduction and spread by providing online access (idigbio.org and midwestherbaria.org) to individual specimen collection data and images for these organisms from their museums.
Collaborator (2011 - Present) in the Global Plants Initiative (formerly JSTOR Plant Science), a community of over 300 museums from 80 countries that are building a world-wide online database that features more than two million high resolution plant type specimen images and other foundational materials from the collections of hundreds of herbaria around the world. It is an essential resource for institutions supporting research and teaching in botany, ecology, and conservation studies. Through Global Plants, herbaria can share specimens, experts can determine and update naming structures, students can discover and learn about plants in context, and a record of plant life can be preserved for future generations. To date, the Notre Dame herbarium has submitted over 8,000 high-resolution images of historically important type, taken from herbarium specimens in our Greene-Nieuwland Herbarium.
- Museum of Biodiversity and Greene-Nieuwland Herbarium 2009-Present
- Curator, Greene-Nieuwland Herbarium 1984-2009
- Assistant Curator, Greene-Nieuwland Herbarium 1980-1984
- B.Sc., Horticulture, University of Minnesota-Twin Cities
Recent Papers:
- Elvin, Mark A., Andrew C. Sanders, Richard A. Burgess, and Barbara J. Hellenthal. 2014. Three new subspecies of Monardella (Lamiaceae) from southern California, U.S.A. Novon 23(4): 416-431.
- "Greene Herbarium GPI Data Conversion Project: Making Old Data Fit New Standards." Poster presented at: Global Plants Initiative 6th Annual Meeting, 7-11 January 2013, Smithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Panamá, Republic of Panamá.
- Hellenthal, Barbara J. 2013. Review of Shrubs and Woody Vines of Indiana and the Midwest: Identification, Wildlife Values, and Landscaping Use. The American Midland Naturalist 170(1):196-197.
- Reznicek, Anton A., Richard K. Rabeler, and Barbara J. Hellenthal. 2008. Sister M. Vincent De Paul and the typification of the name Polygonum commutatum forma ramosum McGivney (Convallariaceae). Michigan Botanist 47:63-66.
- Hellenthal, Barbara J., Thomas J. Schlereth, and Robert P. McIntosh. 1993. Trees, Shrubs and Vines on the University of Notre Dame Campus. University of Notre Dame Press. x+286+16 plates.


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Saturday, May 23, 2009
Three Memorial Day Giveaways!
Miss M has been after me to sponsor a contest/giveaway on our blog, but until we decide on all the specifics, I thought I would post this fun easy little contest. I have been eyeing these beautiful engraved tiles since seeing them on another blog a few months ago. Now, the artist is giving away THREE , yes three! Go here to enter the contest - you just have to leave a comment to be entered!
Go here for to win a $100 gift certificate for some of the cutest threads for wee ones I have ever seen!
And finally, just a fun giveaway full of one blogger's favorite things. (She too is a cupcake fan and you know we like cupcakes at my house!) See all the goodies and post a comment to win here.
Now I am off to get sweet smelling and primped for an anniversary dinner with the hubby! (I really need it too because we spent all morning getting the screened porch ready for the season.) If I can get the scanner to work, I might just post a picture of what we looked like 12 years ago - although the actual day is May 24th.
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One of the most significant environmental problems in the United States is indoor air pollutants, according to federal scientists. Believe it or not, your indoor air quality has just as much of an effect on you as the outdoor air quality does. The effects of the pollutants we find indoors can range from short term effects to long term effects. Your symptoms can range from mild-eye and throat irritation to severe-cancer and respiratory disease. If you are exposed to high levels of carbon monoxide, there's the risk of death.
Fortunately, rather than spending thousands of dollars on fancy machines and home improvements to try to keep your indoor air quality up to par, there's an even simpler solution-a house plant! You read that right. A house plant can help improve your indoor air quality to give you a healthier living environment. Check out this list!
Aloe Vera
Aloe Vera is one of the best plants you could keep in your bedroom. It's one of the most powerful plant air purifiers that exist. It's highly effective when it comes to clearing the air from benzene and formaldehyde. Not only that, but it's also great for absorbing CO2 levels that the darkness creates. You need to keep it in direct sunlight in order for it to perform the best. It's also ideal for soothing scars, burns, and inflammation.
Snake Plant
Also known as "Mother-in-Law's Tongue, this houseplant provides quite a bit of oxygen to indoor environments, especially at night. It can help to reduce eye irritation, headaches, respiratory symptoms, and the need for ventilation. These plants are also very resilient, so you can leave them for long periods of time without care.
The Eucalyptus plant has been used for centuries to cure many kinds of ailments. They are a tad hard to find for a houseplant, but if you do, the leaves of it can raise healthy fluids in the air passages of your body. The leaves are filled with tannins, which is what helps with this process. Just by breathing in the scent from this plant, it can help to lower congestion issues and keep colds at bay.
Areca Palm
The Areca palm is another common household plant. It helps filter the air around you and it can add moisture to the surrounding atmosphere. It also has the amazing ability to purify trichloroethylene, benzene, and formaldehyde. These plants like bright sunlight, but not too much as it can scorch the leaves. You should also not overwater them and they live better in moderate temperatures.
The Dracaena comes in an outstanding 40 different varieties, unfortunately, if you have cats or dogs, you cannot have this plant because it's toxic to them if eaten. On the plus side, if you don't have cats or dogs, this plant is ideal for removing benzene, formaldehyde, xylene, and trichloroethylene. The Corn Plant version of this is great for removing cigarette smoke from your home.
Boston Fern
This pretty fern is ideal for removing formaldehyde and xylene. It's best when used in a room that's relatively cool with high humidity and indirect light. It needs to stay moist to survive as well. Check it daily to see if it needs a drink and you should soak it once a month.
Peace Lily
These plants are much smaller than many of the other plants on the list, but don't let that fool you. These beautiful plants are great for cleaning the air and they're easy to grow. This plant removes ammonia, formaldehyde, benzene, and trichloroethylene. They do let off some pollen and a floral scent, so you may want to avoid having too many of them in one room.
The Ficus is quite a large plant. If grown indoors, they can reach 10 feet tall. This plant is very low maintenance, but it packs a punch when it comes to its air-cleaning abilities. It can remove trichloroethylene, formaldehyde, and benzene. These plants love the bright, indirect sunlight.
Garden Mum
NASA spent quite a bit of time researching the ability of these plants. These colorful flowers are very common in gardens and can be seen at almost every garden store in the world. They are great for clearing the air of benzene, formaldehyde, xylene, and ammonia. Once they reach full bloom, you can transport them outside if you would like.
English Ivy
The English Ivy is the number one best air purifying houseplant, according to NASA. In a 2005 experiment, the English Ivy removed 94% of airborne feces and a whopping 78% of mold in the air in just 12 hours. It also has the ability to improve allergy and asthma symptoms and it absorbs formaldehyde. These plants are easy to grow in moderate temperatures and medium sun exposure. These can be toxic if eaten by kids or pets.
This colorful plant can help filter benzene, which is commonly found in detergents, plastic, paint, and glues. These plants are also great for treating high blood pressure, headache, dizziness, swelling, fever, cold, type 2 diabetes, and even chest pain. These plants need a lot of sunlight to grow indoors, so make sure you place them in an area where there's the sun in the winter. Keep the soil damp at all times.
African Violets
These purple flowers have an array of benefits. Just looking at these plants can help stimulate adrenaline release and can increase the flow of oxygen to your brain. In turn, this helps you relax. These are very easy to care for and they like indirect sunlight.
Heart Leaf Philodendron
This climbing vine is excellent when it comes to removing formaldehyde from the home. These are very easy to care for although toxic to kids and pets. If you plan to keep this in your home, keep it out of reach of them.
Lady Palm Plant
This unique plant has the ability to get rid of all indoor air toxins in your home. It has also been very effective in getting rid of cancer-causing chemicals in the house, such as formaldehyde. This is a very toxic chemical and this plant can rid your home of it and help your lungs.
Bamboo Palm
Also known as the reed palm, this plant is rather small and loves shady indoor spaces. It also has the ability to grown small flowers and red berries. This plant filters out trichloroethylene and benzene. It's great for using around furniture that may off-gas formaldehyde. It grows to about 5-7 feet tall and loves humidity with bright, indirect light.
And there you have it, a list of 15 of the most effective plants for ridding your home of indoor air pollutants. These plants and flowers have the amazing ability to keep your home fresh and smelling great. You would not believe how many dangerous toxins are floating around the house. Just one of these plants can keep those toxins away and your lungs clean and clear. If you enjoyed this list, feel free to share it with your friends and family.


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Cris Carter is in his feelings after ESPN's Monday Night Countdown debuted a new lineup without him.
ESPN let Carter walk before the 2016 season began and introduced a whole new team with Steve Young, Randy Moss, Trent Dilfer, Matt Hasselbeck and Charles Woodson.
One of Carter's signature segments was "C'mon, Man," in which they replay the week's biggest NFL bloopers, and then Carter would deliver a rousing "C'mon, man!" at the end of each clip.
On Monday the new hosts moved on with the segment without him.
Carter then tweeted:
Only problem is, the whole bit, the whole "C'mon, man" shtick, is a complete ripoff of Ed Lover's "C'mon, Son," in which Lover would riff on the latest outrageous new clips and punctuate each segment with, "C'mon, son!"
Lover even addressed ESPN's skullduggery in an episode of "C'mon, Son."
I warn you, there is a lot of hip-hop language used in the video below.
In the vein of Ed Lover, I say this to Cris Carter: How you going to blow up doing another man's routine and then be mad that the station fired you and kept the bit that they stole?


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1 People shorten the official name
The official name of the United States is the United States of America. According to some people, the name America came from the shortening of the official name.
2 In reference to the new lands discovered
The newly discovered lands were given the name 'The Americas'. The United States used the name of the continent to refer to its new country.
3 South America gave up the name
Before The USA got its name, America, the name was used for south America by the Spaniards. The Spaniards then gave up the name, as they wanted to name the new lands after Columbus. Shortly, the name was used to refer to America the country.
4 The name was given by the British
According to one theory, the name emerged as the British called the ones who left to live on the new continent 'the Americans', as the continent was called America. See also how the united states was formed.
5 People were encouraged to call themselves Americans
According to one theory, when people landed on the new land they were encouraged by the US government to call themselves Americans so that they achieve a unique identity and differentiate themselves from the British people.
6 The US independence made the name formal
When the United States declared independence in 1776, the name 'The United States of America' was formally introduced, and as a result, the term Americans started to be used to describe inhabitants of the country.
7 The US was the first independent country in America
According to one theory, the fact that the United States became the first independent country in the new continent, America, helped it get that name first.
8 The word colonies had to be changed
When colonists landed in the new land they were called colonists. After the US independence, it became necessary to find another name to describe the US citizens.


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|The feet of Lily and Steve relaxing in the hammock after church.
Later, in the early evening, we all got to participate in a family history pagaent that was written/produced by Steve's mom. The setting was on the shaded deck, the stage was a half-world map of sorts outlined in painter's tape with place labels printed on paper and affixed to the approximate region coinciding with the outlined map. Those playing ancestors (most of the kids) were given their pristine name plates with speaking parts attached to the back. Those not on stage were the audience. Steve was an angel that brought the ancestors from place to place. Ancestors were "born" in a place, then they moved around, met their spouse, had children, moved around more, the children grew up, met their spouses, had families, ancestors perished (our actors played that part quite dramatically sometimes), etc.. Matt and Steve were narrators. There were also musical numbers interspersed played by me (flute), Tron (harmonica), Isaac (keyboard), Emilee (voice), and Kimmy and Bekah (guitar). At the end everyone sang their hearts out to the tune "We've All Got Daddy's Nose" from Saturday's Warrior. I loved the program. And with my love of all things family history, it was right up my alley!
|one of my favorite pics.
|Who are these children coming down? We've all got Daddy's Nose!
|The fam. I was trying to keep my eyes open for the photo, but it made me look ridiculous.
|I like this smile on me better than the one I pulled in the "pretty" family photo.
|Steve's sister, Doralee and her family
|Steve's sister, Beverli and family
|It's us!
|Steve's parents, Margaret and Art.
|Steve's sister, Elinn and her family
|Steve's brother, Matt
|Steve's sister, Laurel and her family
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CSotD: Hunkering down for the storm
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Wow! What a great panorama! Beautiful!
I have the same book, but mine doesn't have this in it...mine must be a newer 'revised' edition, darn it...
I'm guessing that's from the hardcover, probably the endpapers. My copy doesn't have it either. I really need to look for HC editions of both that and Songs of the Pogo one of these years.ReplyDelete
Yes, hardcover endpapers. My most treasured book as a kid. Songs of the Pogo hardcover also worth having, color and all, the endpapers being a pasteup of interior art, but cleverly done. Will show after Christmas.ReplyDelete


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Welcome to Chow Bella's Bites & Dishes, where Valley chefs and restaurateurs respond to a question New Times food critic Laura Hahnefeld has on her mind. Have a question you'd like to ask? E-mail email@example.com.
Last month, in the health section of U.S. News & World Report, Dr. David Katz, a specialist in internal and preventive medicine, made a case for eliminating the concept of "kid food" -- essentially foodstuffs that are marketed to children.
"Every species teaches its kids how to eat," says Dr. Katz. "Every species but ours. We have invented an entire industry devoted to feeding kids differently."
Does Dr. Katz's notion of ridding the country of kid food have a restaurant application as well? I asked a few Valley chefs and restaurateurs and this is what they had to say.
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Chef Jeff Pilditch, Bistro 24
Absolutely. Foods like mac 'n' cheese, chicken tenders, and ranch dressing by the gallon do not provide a diet I would recommend for any kid. As with anything, these foods are certainly okay in moderation; however, we should focus on encouraging our kids to eat healthy foods filled with the nutrients they need. Kid food is convenience food, and that's not a step in the right direction.
Greg LaPrad, Chef and Owner, Overland Trout, Sonoita
No, some things should remain as they are. Part of growing up is eating hot dogs, mac 'n' cheese, chicken nuggets, and SpaghettiOs. That said, once you're grown up, you should be required to try different vegetables and not be a super-picky eater.
Chef Chris Nicosia, Sassi
We shouldn't eliminate the idea of kid food, but we should adjust the offerings. Every kid's menu is the same: chicken tenders, pasta with butter, grilled cheese, hamburgers, etc. The kid's menu should reflect the theme of the restaurant. Having a kid's section on a menu serves two other purposes as well. First, it shows the parents that the restaurant is kid-friendly. Second, it lets the kids know they are important diners, too.
Chef Chris Knouse, The Wigwam
Absolutely not. Kids love stuff like chicken tenders and cheeseburgers. So do some adults.
Michael O'Dowd, Chef and Owner, Renegade by Mod
Yes, in terms of its verbiage. More like "young culinary choices." There are many adult selections that can easily be re-engineered to please the young ones. With child obesity on the rise, it's about the choices that kids make when their parents aren't around. The choices they will make are taught in our schools and families, and it will benefit their world in the long run if they are steered in the right healthy direction.
Gio Osso, Chef and Owner, Virtu
I don't think kid food should be eliminated, but I do think it's a matter of exposing our children to foods other than burger chains and processed garbage. Just because Dad wants some squab and Mom loves halibut cheeks doesn't mean they can't enjoy themselves due to having children. Children can love more than chicken fingers and fries.
Cory Lattuca, Corporate Chef, Grimaldi's Pizzeria
Absolutely. Kids are infinitely pliable -- they want what you want. If you never feed them "kids food" they won't even know it exists. I love the idea of my 2-year-old daughter eating a pesto pizza with artichoke hearts instead of chicken nuggets.
Guido Saccone, Chef and Partner, Cibo
I like the idea of kid-friendly food at a restaurant. Different choices that are more appealing to children are helpful while mom and dad enjoy a meal and a glass of wine. It's also important to have kids try different foods and explore new flavors. But maybe the time for trying new things is at home, not when you're out at a restaurant just trying to get your children to eat.
Chef Eric O'Neill, SmartKitchen.com
Absolutely. Kids' palates are essentially blank canvases. Assuming the child doesn't have any food allergies or health conditions, introduce as many flavors and ingredients as possible. It's the parents' responsibility to learn how to cook and provide to the best of their ability. I agree with kid-sized portions to help manage child obesity. If you cook good food, any age will like it.
Chef Gregory Wiener, Top of the Rock
Not until Americans embrace a healthier life style. We get some parents who want their children to eat healthy; however, you'd be amazed at the choices they make for their kids. We offer healthy options throughout our menu, and the pool menu doesn't offer chicken strips, but it's still one of our bestsellers. People want what's familiar. Most parents want to feed their children as cheaply as possible. That means offering small portions and prices. Battered chicken is cheaper than salmon with quinoa.
Aaron Eckburg, Owner, Go Lb. Salt
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Yes. What you make for the adults you should make for everyone. Some ingredients might be offered with more reserve, but nothing should be left off the table. Never cook down to a kid, you might be keeping them from their new favorite food and kids' tastes change on a dime. Kid food is an excuse to continue serving the same things over and over. That's not a choice, that's an absence of choice.
Chef Maurice Gordon, The Westin Phoenix Downtown
Kids should experience a variety of foods. If they are exposed to more foods, they will have less of a tendency to lean toward unhealthy foods or comfort foods such as pizza, chicken fingers, etc. Kids menus should be filled with items that are also featured on the regular menu, just in smaller portions for the kids.


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India-Africa Health Sciences Collaborative Platform
India and the African Union have signed an MoU to initiate and strengthen the cooperation in the health sector in a structured and organised manner by establishing the India-Africa health sciences collaborative platform.
Following the deliberations at the first India-Africa Health Sciences Meet in 2016, Indian Council of Medical Research (ICMR) had taken up the mandate to initiate and strengthen the cooperation in the health sector in a structured and organized manner by establishing an India-Africa Health Sciences Collaborative Platform (IAHSP). The MoU signed aims to formalise this partnership by establishing a framework.
The India-Africa Health Sciences Collaborative platform would focus on training and strengthening capacity of health professionals, researchers, regulators and industry staff, support research collaborations for developing preventive tools and improved diagnostics for diseases which are regional priorities in India and Africa.
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African Union
The African Union (AU) is a continental union consisting of 55 member states located in the continent of Africa. African Union was founded on 26 May 2001 in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia and launched on 9 July 2002 in South Africa. The African Union replaced the Organisation of African Unity (OAU), established on 25 May 1963.
The African Union was established for accelerating the process of integration in the continent to enable it to play its rightful role in the global economy while addressing multifaceted social, economic and political problems compounded as they are by certain negative aspects of globalisation. All UN member states based in Africa and on African waters are members of the African Union.
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Although designed for police and security professionals, the compact size and low cost of the Police Force Single Use Quick Cuffs makes it easy for civilians to keep with them to restrain an attacker who has been immobilized by either a stun gun or pepper spray. Unlike traditional single use plastic cuffs, you do not need to be concerned about the cuffs cutting into the suspects wrists. The cord forms two loops and will restrain an individual with just one simple move. Can also secure a suspect to the rail of an ambulance cot for safer transportation to the hospital. Impossible to pull apart or bite through. A cutting tool is required to remove. Single use cuffs allow the suspect to remain cuffed during the entire booking process and the arresting officer does not need to worry about getting his cuffs back. Several can be discreetly carried without any discomfort or excess weight. Ideal for undercover operations and for restraining multiple suspects. Covered under a year warranty.


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The wasteland has never looked better, no matter which platform you experience Mad Max on.
Posted By Ravi Sinha | On 15th, Sep. 2015 Under Article, Graphics Analysis
In the midst of Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain's release, Avalanche Software's Mad Max may have been slightly downplayed in terms of hype. While critical reception on the gameplay is a completely different matter altogether, it is worth noting that the visuals are certainly worth exploring the game for. The wasteland aesthetic has been captured brilliantly in Mad Max and you'll more than a few flashbacks to the blockbuster Mad Max: Fury Road. Now it's only a question of how well those visuals hold up in real world scenarios. Avalanche took to cancelling previous gen versions of the game to focus on PS4, Xbox One and PC. Did it pay off?
The PS4 and Xbox One versions both render at a 1920×1080 resolution with a 30 FPS frame rate. Both versions employ V sync and the overall frame rate is solid for the most part, save for a few drops on the PS4 version. These are fairly minor though and are few and far between for the most part. It's good that Avalanche chose to lock the game's frame rate instead of opting for a higher unlocked frame rate that would have just created an uneven experience on both consoles.
Screenshot comparison between PC followed by Xbox One followed by PS4.
The locked frame rate comes in even more handy when you consider the detail done on the game's engine which handles alpha and volumetric effects and excellent lighting with equal aplomb. Even with sandstorms hitting you and lightning bursting through the sky, the game's frame rate is stable.
It's worth noting that Avalanche also put in a lot of time making sure both the PS4 and Xbox One versions are similar across the board. Depth of field and motion blur look pretty much the same regardless of which console you play and this extends to the effects as well. Anisotropic filtering is in effect and it's decent, offering better image quality than the tri-linear filtering seen in many other games. However, it's hard to ignore just how similar both versions look. Even the draw distances are absolutely the same.
Texture models, cloth simulation and physics utilize a heavy amount of HDR and shadow casting, leading to realistic looking characters, especially during movement. There's again very little difference in these details between both console versions. The only real graphical issue noticed in Mad Max was shadow dithering. Just like Metal Gear Solid 5: The Phantom Pain you'll still notice shadow dithering, which essentially results in grainy looking shadows. High quality edges on shadows are missing on the console versions and it tends to stand out at times.
Mad Max: PS4 vs Xbox One vide comparison along with PC 4K and 1080p minimum frame rate benchmarks.
However, it's obvious from the outset that the PC version of Mad Max would be superior. Along with higher texture resolution compared to the console versions, the level of shadow quality is higher. Alpha effects and volumetrics, as seen in dust storms, tend to look similar across all versions. The console versions use the equivalent of the PC version's high settings and all three versions use custom post processing anti-aliasing which works well enough in removing rough edges and per pixel artefacts.
However, the less aggressive level of detail on the PC version along with better anisotropic filtering results in more detailed and betting looking visuals overall. And of course, there's also the fact that the PC version can run at 60 frames per second compared to the console versions' locked 30 FPS.
Though there are presets, the PC version's graphical options are manifold and diverse. Despite only one anti-aliasing option (assumed to be FXAA), you can customize the number of shadowed lights, parallax mapping on terrain, depth of field quality, volumetric light quality, heat haze, landscape debris, enable or disable V-sync, geometric detail, texture detail, motion blur, decals, soft particles, SSAO, fog/particle upsamping quality and more. You'll need the latest drivers to achieve this, namely Nvidia's 355.82 and AMD's 15.71 drivers so update today.
Mad Max's Graphic Settings and Options.
Using an Intel Core i7-5960X and 16 GB of RAM and a variety of GPUs, we benchmarked the game at 1920×1080 resolution and achieved the following frame rates:
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Overall, these are pretty solid frame rate scores, especially on the mid-range GPUs. For fun's sake, we then took to benchmarking at 3840×2160 resolution.
3840×2160 [minimum fps]:
The performance suggests that Mad Max is highly GPU bound but all the same, it's an excellently optimized PC port from Avalanche Software. Even if you decide to opt for a mix of high and medium settings at 1920×1080 resolution, you'll have no problem achieving a relatively stable 60 FPS frame rate on an average to above average GPU.
This means that the PC version is recommended above all. With its ability to hit 60 frames per second and featuring better usage of AF and LOD, not to mention the superb optimization that allows it to run on a variety of hardware, it's definitely our pick of the lot.
It's a toss-up between the Xbox One and PS4 versions, primarily because there isn't any real difference between them. If we were being picky, we'd choose the Xbox One version simply because its frame rate is slightly better at times. It isn't always the case as drops on the PC version are very few when they do emerge so you'll be satisfied no matter which version you pick.
On a side note though: If Avalanche has been this good about optimizing Mad Max on PC, how awesome will Just Cause 3? We'll have to wait to find out but thus far, things are looking great.
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Dell's Alienware PCs have historically divided opinions, and perhaps they always will. For many a PC gamer, Alienware rigs are eye-catching, powerful machines that cost a pretty penny, but for those who're well versed in self-building, they can be seen as overpriced and underpowered.
Both arguments have merit, and they can both be applied to one of Dell's latest creations; the Alienware Aurora R4. Introduced as a fourth-generation upgrade to the long-standing Aurora line, the new machine may look familiar, but it's under the hood that a lot of the new magic takes place. Whereas the previous-generation Aurora revolved around Intel's P67 Sandy Bridge chipset, the new R4 moves up a notch to X79 - more commonly known as Sandy Bridge Extreme.
Prices start from £1,499 for the base unit alone, and while that includes a liquid-cooled hexa-core Intel Core i7-3930K processor pre-overclocked to 3.9GHz, it'll only get you a comparatively-weak Radeon HD 6870 graphics card. Add more graphics power - say a Radeon HD 6950 or an NVIDIA GeForce GTX 580 - and you'll soon find your build costing nearer the £2,000 mark.
And there's scope well beyond that, too. Our complete review sample came equipped with the same Intel chip overclocked a touch further to 4.1GHz, 8GB of memory, a GeForce GTX 580 graphics card, a 256GB Samsung SSD (in addition to a 1TB hard disk), integrated Wi-Fi and Bluetooth, a multi-card reader, 23in Alienware AW2310 3D monitor and an Alienware keyboard and mouse. Total cost for said build? A lofty £3,000.
It's a mega-money configuration, but one that isn't without a good deal of charm. The standard Aurora chassis really looks the business, but it's the £70 ALX upgrade that helps the Alienware system stand out from the crowd. For those who appreciate eye candy, the ALX configuration includes a series of fins across the top of the chassis that Dell describes as an "Active Venting" system. The vents open and close when you boot or shut down, and do so in sync with a sudden burst of internal fan speed. Entirely superfluous? Of course, but we'd be lying if we said the effect didn't manage to induce wry smiles throughout the office.
The futuristic design makes the Aurora feel like a living, breathing machine, and there are subtle touches throughout that serve to add to the appeal. The Alien head on the front? Give that a gentle touch and the top half of the chassis' front face slides down on satisfyingly-smooth rails. Even the top vents have hidden functions. While the central blades are automated for effect, the front vent slides back to reveal an I/O panel that provides two USB 2.0 ports, a USB 3.0 port and a pair of audio jacks, and by lifting the vent furthest back, you release a side panel for easy access to the system's innards. The rearmost vent can be locked to prevent accidental openings, and here's the clever bit; the ALX chassis is fitted with battery-powered internal lighting that automatically activates when the side panel comes off.
Of course, on top of all that, there's also the customary AlienFX Lighting which consists of eight lighting zones that allow you to customise the chassis to your taste. There's an abundant number of colour combinations to choose from - as well as a selection of transition or strobe effects - and it's all easily managed by Dell's Command Center software suite. Illuminated PC chassis can come across as tacky, but that isn't the case here - we've seen some impressive-looking builds in recent years, but the Aurora R4, with its Active Venting system, is probably the pick of the bunch.
There's a lot to like in terms of exterior appeal, and what's arguably most impressive is that Dell crams all these features into a mid-tower frame that measures 426mm x 645mm x 250mm. It's by no means small, and a weight of at least 20kg cancels out any LAN-going aspirations, but the Aurora R4 is comfortably shorter than many other high-end gaming PCs on the market today.
Dell states that this is "without a doubt, the most advanced Alienware desktop to date," but can the internal components live up to the expectations set by the lush exterior?


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BUDGET 2001:1st payment made to Super prefunding
24 May 2001
1st payment made to partial prefunding of NZ Super
The Government has used the 2001 Budget to begin making contributions into the planned New Zealand Superannuation Fund.
"The initial contribution is for $600 million, the amount signalled in this year's Budget Policy Statement," Finance Minister Michael Cullen said.
The assumed transfers for the subsequent three years were $1.2 billion, $1.8 billion and $2.5 billion respectively.
This money would sit in the Debt Management Office, earmarked for the New Zealand Superannuation Fund. But the Fund itself, and the governance arrangements for it, would not be formally established until the New Zealand Superannuation Bill, now before the Finance and Expenditure Select Committee, was passed.
"Securing New Zealand Superannuation is vital as currently almost half of all superannuitants rely entirely on NZS as their sole source of income," Dr Cullen said.
"However it is important that New Zealanders also save privately if they want a higher standard of living than the NZS can provide.
"The Government will appoint a small task force of officials and savings industry representatives to report back before the end of this year on options to lift private savings."
This timetable would allow the task force to take into account the work of the Taxation Review Committee.
"We will attempt to get cross-party consensus on both the partial prefunding scheme and on the tax treatment of private superannuation schemes.
"But if we cannot get agreement to pass the necessary legislation in this Parliament, we will campaign actively for our own policies at the next elections and let the voters judge," Dr Cullen said.


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Fancy Something Different in a Fringe Show? - One4Review
24 Hour Improv Adventure
Monday, 13th August
The Noise Next Door, one of the Festival's cutting edge improv groups will be attempting a first at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. Straight after their show they will be setting out on a 24 hour improvised adventure around the City and the Festival. The parameters of their adventure day will be totally decided by the public through their suggestions online and in person as the guys work their way around Edinburgh from one task to the other.
As they improvise their way around the City and various venues of the Fringe they will ask for suggestions of what they should do next, where they should do it, the style they should perform it in. Their audience, fans and members of the public will be asked to come up with fun ideas of what they should be doing as they work their way around the mayhem of the Edinburgh Festival Fringe.
So whether they end up selling tickets at the Underbelly Box office in the manner of silent film stars or playing darts in someone's front room with their comedian chums, this adventure is bound to be one of the most off the wall, exciting and totally unique events ever to have been seen in the City.
So if you want to see five guys improvising their way around Edinburgh and the Fringe, join The Noise Next Door on Monday evening at 7.00pm outside Pleasance Above and let the Improv begin!
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Practical Aikido Seminar
There has been an association between Aikido of San Jose and Robert Koga sensei since the '90's at our old location in San Jose's Japantown. Koga sensei for years would teach his police tactics seminars in our building and I would invite him to teach an aikido class during his week of police instruction. He would usually say yes. And we have had earlier versions of this seminar at Aikido of San Jose at both its old and current locations.
I want to affirm that I find Robert Koga a true resource. I think it is fantastic that he has been able to teach police officers the techniques and principles of Aikido. I think it is fantastic also that someone has put in the care and time to see how these principles and techniques apply in situations outside of the dojo. We are currently in negotiations to have Koga sensei back for a follow up to the just completed seminar. More on that as we get dates and prices.
For those brave first 20 people who signed up and paid in advance, I would like to heartily thank you all. We got a great turn out of 40 people, but without those first 20, there would have been no seminar.
Having tried concepts from Koga sensei over the years, I would caution people who attended a well-presented seminar taught by a very skillful instructor who feel that they now know the concepts. To really be able to do the things Koga sensei teaches requires a very good grounding in more than learning about techniques. I asked Koga sensei to speak about this time with Koichi Tohei sensei. What he said was that whereas other people concentrated on learning the techniques he concentrated on learning what made the movements work. I thought his description given his background of judo and wrestling that aikido movements looked coreographed and impractical until Tohei sensei threw him and others and he could not feel how it was done. People these days probably forget the tremendous influence Tohei had in aikido's inception. He was chief instructor of world headquarters and was responsible for teaching the principles of energy and centering in aikido practice. His split with Hombu dojo in the early '70's has drastically altered the way aikido is practiced world-wide. Whereas some development in these areas comes from training in the techniques, just training in techniques leads to politics, rank consciousness,
and commercialization. Some of this happens anyway, but people often times just see aikido as something that is practiced in a dojo in a practice uniform, and the training becomes evaluated in terms of exericise, fighting skill, etc..... People may get better at training, at techniques, at being in better shape, but they themselves do not grow or transform.
I only saw Tohei sensei on one occasion, as a spectator in spring of 1970. He was god-like, with legs and arms resembling pillars. People would go flying as if by magic, yet you could sense the reality of what was there physically as well as energetically. And I'm sure Tohei sensei himself played a role in the split. But he represented something that mainstream aikido has moved away from and it is probably a very crucial piece of aikido's code.
I thought it was interesting that Koga sensei spent a month out of every year for awhile traveling with Tohei sensei, training and serving as an interpreter. So what he got was direct transmission, direct experience. In Shingu Tojima sensei through reading Tohei sensei's books introduced principles of ki to Aikido training. This was done, of course, when Hikitsuchi sensei was not present. Whereas Hikitsuchi sensei saw these principles in very spiritual terms very reminiscent of the founder, there is probably in importance in understanding the energy laws of things without the spiritual entanglement. We are reaching a time where science and mysticism seem to be coming together. So watching Tojima sensei teach energy classes was very interesting because they were taught in terms of movement and principle. For the record, I am also grateful for Hikitsuchi sensei's influence.
There is a youtube video available of the seminar. But I would recommend that you go to Koga sensei's website, www.kogainst.com where you can order videos of his approach that are far superior.


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Building an engaged workforce takes time and consistent effort. There is no magic bullet, but there is a general recipe for success, and it starts with the actions below:
Top management may have the company's mission, vision, and key performance indicators all figured out, and they may have even communicated specific marching orders to their top managers. But these goals need to trickle down to line managers and supervisors so they know what their departments need to contribute in order to achieve the larger goals. Great managers translate these high level goals to their employees, resulting in higher employee engagement.
Now the marching orders for the managers above need to become concrete action items for front-line employees. If they remain as lofty directives, such as "provide excellent customer service," or "improve quality," the average employee will have little idea of how to improve, or even how his or her performance stacks up. Feeling like you don't make an impact (or you're not sure if you do) is a sure path to disengagement.


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ReSTOR® Lens Implants for Cataract Surgery Patients in Sparta NJ and Newton NJ
The ReSTOR multifocal lens implant ( IOL ) is available for our patients in Sparta, Newton and throughout Sussex County. After a detailed evaluation with Dr. Liegner, this advanced lens implant may be chosen to replace your eye's clouded lens during cataract surgery. ReSTOR can also be used to treat presbyopia, or a difficulty focusing up close due to aging eyes.
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What is the ReSTOR Lens Implant?
ReSTOR is a multifocal lens implant option manufactured by AcrySof®. You may choose this implant option to replace your eye's cloudy lens during cataract eye surgery with Dr. Liegner. Some patients choose ReSTOR to help treat presbyopia, trouble focusing up close due to a hardening and lack of flexibility in the eye's natural lens.
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The ReSTOR implant employs technology similar to that used in microscopes and telescopes to improve image quality. Twelve tiny concentric circles work together to focus light for both near and distance vision. The result is a broader range of vision—near, far and at a distance—after cataract surgery.
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Patients who choose the ReSTOR lens gain a fuller, broader range of vision following cataract surgery. ReSTOR patients are able to hold reading materials at a more comfortable distance, and see improved clarity of vision at near and mid-range with minimal need for glasses.
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Here at Eye Care Northwest, we track and monitor our outcomes very closely, and our cataract results are no different. Following cataract eye surgery, our patients report and quantify their outcomes in the Lens Satisfaction Survey, reporting the amount of time they need to use glasses for certain tasks, if any.
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Anna's Journey – Travel Log – Part 3
Please let me know if you have more questions about the why, where and what of this 30-day, US Rail Pass, train trip that this senior citizen with cancer is striving to accomplish. I tried to answer all the questions in 'Part II' that I received from the readers who looked up my website: www.annarenault.com . Thanks. I was glad to hear from so many kind folks.
As September 1 popped up on my calendar, I truly felt like my planning days were running out. Fortunately I still have a few more weeks to look at all the dates and times I get on the train, get off the train, get a taxi or Uber, check in and out of motels, and do all the fun things I hope to do as I enjoy seeing the country.
Yes, I am both excited to go and scared that things won't go well. I've been told I am brave by some folks and crazy by others. I'll take both since I think I need to be both in order to think of doing this, jumping in with both feet and doing this while praying that the Lord carries me through all of it. I also admit that with all the weather crises that have been hitting the country – hurricane, tornadoes, floods, fires and so on, I've also been praying for good weather throughout my trip. I pray I don't come face-to-face with anything even close to Hurricane Harvey, but also that the train doesn't run into huge forest fires in the northwest or snow in the far north. I do know that it will be what it will be. I hope I'm ready for it.
In checking the temperature histories of my stop in Texas, I'll be expecting 85*F. On the flip side, however, the temps in Montana and North Dakota average about 60*F or lower during that same period of time. WOW~! How many clothes do I take!? Winter and summer in the same trip! Yikes! This is an added stumbling block in my efforts to pack as little as possible.
One of the last things on my check-off list was preparing my medications. Yes, as a patient on chemotherapy, that involves a couple of pills. Add to that my heart condition and I must add another four pills each day. With a couple other medical problems, I add a few more prescriptions and I begin to feel like I'm a walking pharmacy. However, I know from past experience that trying to cut down or skip this pill or that medication results in my body doing really weird, strange and deadly things. So, to insure I don't run into that problem, I've discussed all my medications with my primary care and then also with the pharmacist. I even asked about which pills can be packed in one bottle instead of two. Whew! I think I have all that sorted out and ready to go.
As I mark off the days to "D-Day" (a.k.a. Departure Day), I get a little more excited. I've been looking over the itinerary until it is burned into my brain – times, train names, accommodations, etc. I've tried walking myself through each day's activities to see if there is any possibility that I have forgotten something. I put my foot down and said that I will stop doing that daily walk-through as of Saturday, September 9, unless I find that I keep finding things I've forgotten or overlooked. For sure I need everyone to pray for me as I embark on this huge-bucket list item that perhaps should have been ignored. Time will tell!
Thanks for continuing to follow this Travel Log as I begin one of my last big planning tasks… trying on clothes to insure what fits and what I plan to wear where!
PS: Anna Renault does have a www.gofundme.com/Renault-Rail-FUNtasia page to help insure I accomplish this goal without selling my soul to the devil! Thanks for any support you care to provide. Or, feel free to buy one or more of my books from Amazon. Thanks again to all who visited my website (www.annarenault.com). Hugs…


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only blood samples, these researchers first developed a method to
assess how well the thymus functions. The thymus is involved in the
development of T-lymphocytes, an essential component of the immune
system. T-lymphocytes also happen to be HIV's preferred targets for
infection. The researchers then used this method to study blood samples
from patients that had been recently infected with HIV and found that,
already in the first months following the onset of infection, thymic
function is decreased. Such a decrease results in a lowered
T-lymphocyte production by the thymus.
These findings pave the way to the development of novel immunotherapies
of HIV-infected individuals. Such immunotherapies could be also
applicable to patients requiring bone marrow transplantation to cure
their cancer.
Source:CANVAC press release


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Saturday, February 28, 2015
It's Just an Umbrella Stroller
So, off we go. When we near Parkdale, Candy Girl says Baby Ruth's umbrella stroller broke, so lets stop by Sears first and get one so she can ride through the mall instead of walk. Sounds like a plan! We enter the store and go straight to the stroller and car seat section. She grabs a stroller and we go to check out. The very friendly and courteous male clerk asks if we need to free the stroller from its binding so we can use it. "Yes!" He produces a pair of scissors and tries to cut the 4 zip ties binding the stroller.
He has the plastic just 1/4 inch inside the tip of the scissor ends and it won't cut it. Then Candy Girl says "It's a shame Big Pete isn't here to whip out his pocket knife and cut these straps." So the kind clerk reaches in his pocket and pulls out a device with an (I kid you not!) inch and one quarter length blade and starts to try to "saw" through the plastic. I caution him not to cut himself. He seems so awkward with this knife. (All the men in my life carry a REAL Case knife with them wherever they roam.)
By now, MawMaw is thinking this poor guy don't know squat. Scissors' power is not near the tip, it's near the handles by the point of fulcrum. And if you want to cut something tough with a knife you don't saw it, you hold the thing down tight and yank that knife through it.
The good part is, the poor sweet boy laid the scissors on the counter when he dove into his pocket for the knife. So, MawMaw grabs up the scissors and she puts them into the zip ties deep (about 1" from the pivot end.) and snaps that puppy free. Then I go on to free the rest. The guy is amazed. I muttered something about being close to the fulcrum for more power.
To the young man's credit, he didn't shrink down and shirk his duties. He still snapped the wheels on the stroller for us. MawMaw added the little sunshade. And Mommie locked that puppy down so Baby Ruth could have her seat.
All I can say is "Thank you Jesus I married a redneck!" I could not tolerate living with a man who was that helpless.
The rest of the story, Candy Girl and I both found two bras each we thought we could live with in Sears. And got a very good bargain in the process: buy one get one half off.
So all is well that ends well. And we both appreciate our Pete's a little more for this adventure.
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If you want a job done and don't have a redneck man around get a woman. Good going MawMaw.ReplyDeleteReplies
Amen, sister. Thank you. I know more than any woman should after living with my Pete for 30+ years.Delete
Sounds like a fun shopping trip. I too am not fond of those bras for the reasons you mentioned :) Glad you did find some though that will work!ReplyDelete
I don't know what Candy Girl ended up choosing, but I went with two different Bali Ultimate Comfort styles. Today I made it from my house to church and back without ever having to pull the strap back on my shoulder. The real test will be 10+ hours in it tomorrow at work.Delete
Well, that was quite a bra-buying experience!ReplyDeleteReplies
And this was just the beginning of our day. We also did a Petco run for some aquarium supplies for Pete and then I had a list of things that had to come from my least favorite store, Walmart.Delete
Good job! My husband, yep a Texan thru and thru, always has a serious knife with him. I'm not allowed near it or any tools. That's okay. Glad it was a successful shopping trip. I do hope some chocolate or a treat was involved to keep up the strength.ReplyDeleteReplies
Then, no doubt, you have a mighty good man. And yes, we pulled into Sonic and I had a small order of onion rings to keep MawMaw going.Delete
The first thing that comes off when I get home at the end of my day is my bra. I agree with every single awful thing you said about them! If only they didn't make our "ladies" look so lovely sometimes! Looking forward to following you A-Z!ReplyDeleteReplies
I hear you loud and clear Brandy. When I get home in the evenings I do the same thing. And if I don't really go anywhere on the weekend, I never put one on. I think this year is going to be the best A to Z Challenge yet!Delete
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We recently worked with South West Training Provider Network (SWTPN) to produce four promotional videos, encouraging young people to consider going down the apprenticeship route; this was done by gathering testimonials by both employees and employers, who were seen discussing how it benefited them.


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An interview with Prince Elphin of Avalon
Today the unicorn interviews Prince Elphin of Avalon, who wrote the ballads for the Pendragon Legacy series.
U: Why did you decide to write verses to go in the chapter headings of these books?
E: In Avalon, we don't write down stories - we sing them instead. And if our magic is strong enough, then our stories show up as moving pictures in the enchanted crystal walls of my father's palace, which is a much better way of letting people know exactly what happened.
U: Ah yes, we have movies! But normally we employ actors to play the characters, so I suppose your magic is stronger. You make Rhianna sound very romantic in the ballads with your use of "damsel" and "maiden" though – what does she think of that?
A maiden lives in Avalon's hall
Her spirit purest of them all.
Brave of heart and hair aflame,
Mortal damsel with secret name.
Her spirit purest of them all.
Brave of heart and hair aflame,
Mortal damsel with secret name.
E: It embarrassed her when she first heard me singing about her, but then she laughed so that was all right. She's famous now whether she likes it or not, and her father's knights are always calling her "Damsel Rhianna" so it seemed right. Anyway, she is still a maiden in the stories or she wouldn't have been able to touch the Grail. (And I find her romantic... but don't tell her that, will you?)
U: She won't hear it from me! In "Sword of Light", you sing the whole Saxon camp to sleep so you can escape. Who taught you how to do that?
E: Ah, did you like that bit? My father, Lord Avallach, taught me. All Avalonians are born with extra fingers and the ability to play a magic harp, but we have to practice and some of us are better at it than others – it's a bit like humans being born with the ability to swim (which I can't do). Fortunately, Father also gave me a mist horse called Evenstar, who can trot across the surface of water, so I didn't have to swim to the world of men when I went there with Rhianna.
So brave Rhianna crossed water wide
With the Prince of Avalon at her side
On horses born of mist and myth
Shod in silver by a six-fingered smith.
With the Prince of Avalon at her side
On horses born of mist and myth
Shod in silver by a six-fingered smith.
U: Does having six fingers on each hand help?
E: Of course. That's why humans can't manage the magic, even if they're excellent harpists. I can't imagine only having five fingers, although Merlin isn't bad for someone born with human hands. He can make the pictures quite well if he concentrates, but then he's half Avalonian - did you know that?
The trees wept gold when Merlin brought
A dying king to the fairy court
A dying king to the fairy court
To sing of battles grave and fey
In the world of men where hope once lay.
U: Yes, Merlin is known as a powerful wizard in the world of men. Some people say you are Merlin's replacement in these books... King Arthur had Merlin to do magic for him; Rhianna has you. How do you like being compared to an old man?
E: Rhianna tells me I'm more handsome! But I suppose even Merlin was young once, though the knights say his ears used to stick out when he was a boy, and he grew his long beard to hide them. (It's a false rumour that I have pointy ears – the cover artist drew them that way to begin with, because someone told him I was a common elf, but my ears are actually quite small.)
U: My ears are pink. Did your ballad get edited at all?
E: Yes, it did. Damsel Goldhawk made me rewrite quite a few verses because they didn't rhyme very well. Rhymes are difficult, so I think the edits removed a bit of the magic, but I didn't mind reworking them for human ears. Besides, my editor has such a pretty name... I think she might even have some fairy blood. Being edited is a bit like having a bloodless duel with a friend - fun but hard work too.
At midwinter the fairy host did ride,
Souls of men to their saddles tied,
When brave Rhianna challenged their lord
To a bloodless duel for the sword.
Souls of men to their saddles tied,
When brave Rhianna challenged their lord
To a bloodless duel for the sword.
U: You've written three ballads now, one for each of the first three books. Will there be a ballad in the final book too?
E: "Grail of Stars" finishes Rhianna's story, so it wouldn't be complete without one, and I think I'm getting a bit better at the rhymes now. Here's the first verse:
Mist covered the land far and wide
When a squire drowned on lonely tide,
While a damsel dreamed to no avail
Searching for secrets of the missing Grail.
U: I can't wait to read it! So what's next?
E: Well, after dealing with Mordred and his witch-mother, we're taking a short holiday in Avalon to recover. But I still have my harp, so if you listen very carefully in the right places you might hear its music in the mist...
U: Thank you very much, Prince Elphin. I think I might join you in Avalon!
E: Unicorns are always welcome here.
The Pendragon Legacy, complete with Elphin's ballads:
GRAIL OF STARS (publishes in hardcover October 2013, preorder now!).


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When we enter the markets, we aren't just spectators of events that unfold right before our very eyes. We are first and foremost, participants in a non-ending battle arena. And there are no allies nor are there friends, there is only you and the beast that is the market. But not everyone knows this. Most of us are taught from the very beginning, the fundamentals of loving beautiful beasts. That if you love these big, unfailing and mystical beasts long enough, you will be rewarded.
Dahil may forever...
... sa friendzone.
For those of you who want to know how much that trader has lost, it's around 1.1M. I know tons of traders and investors who have lost more. I've read countless of letters like these. And if there's one truth that the market tells us about these stories, it's Learn before you Earn.
These losses don't become the dreadful numbers that they are overnight. They always start as a small, tolerable disease. And rather than finding a cure and dealing with it immediately, beginners let it run the course.
"Liit lang na paper loss to. Kaya pa."
Then one day, you find yourself paralyzed and in the verge of death. "I'd like to trade and learn. But it's too late for me to cut." So you accept your sorry position and leave everything to fate.
But it hasn't have to be this way.
Imagine for a second that traders are warriors. Do you think a warrior can fight effectively with a dreaded disease? Definitely not. The most they can do is spread the disease to the enemy - which is funny because this is what's happening to a lot of stock market communities. Damn. I've such a dark sense of humor.
Before one can learn how to fight properly, the disease must be stopped.
This is where the purge comes in. Purging isn't just selling everything in your bloody portfolio. It's also cleansing of the mind. Because trading isn't a physical game but a mental game. How can you move on if you are bringing a ton of emotional and mental baggage with you?
Selling everything in your portfolio ensures you have nothing left in the physical and absolutely nothing to worry about in the markets. It's a painful process but it is necessary.
And after clearing your portfolio, the next thing you'll have to deal with is bitterness. You know you were wrong. You were humbled by the markets and you paid the costly price of ignorance and falling prey to false gurus. But in order to move forward you will have to forgive yourself and accept where and what you currently have in the present. Forget about the losses you made. Face the markets once again as if it was your first day to see it.
From here, you are ready to learn how to fight. The only things you'll have to deal with are the bad habits you caught before you started purging - Listening to market gurus, rumors, tips, the reading of disclosures and news, and all your misconceptions of the markets and the fears from the scars you presently have.
Don't listen to those who can only talk. Don't fall for it again. For it is too easy to quote wisdom of old. Seek out people who can talk about winning and back them up by consistently showing you how they are made.
And how would you know if you are right this time around and what you're learning isn't another disease? Here's a simple acid test: If what you learned makes you money, that is truth. If it doesn't, consider it cancer.


text: Centrioles type the core from the centrosome in pet cells and work Epigallocatechin gallate as basal physiques that nucleate and anchor cilia in the plasma membrane. is necessary for centriole set up which the noticed defect in neuronal migration might derive from a defect in this process. Introduction Centrioles are evolutionarily conserved microtubule-based organelles that provide cells with diverse organization motility and sensory functions. Centrioles are the core components of the centrosome the main microtubule-organizing center in animal cells. Another critical function of centrioles is to serve as basal bodies that nucleate the formation of cilia. There are two broad classes of cilia: (1) motile cilia which move fluids over epithelial surfaces and provide the motive force for sperm; and (2) immotile primary cilia that have diverse roles in sensory perception including the detection of light in the vertebrate eye odorants in the nose and flow in the kidney nephron (Pazour and Witman 2003 Berbari et al. 2009 The Epigallocatechin gallate axoneme of all cilia is composed of nine outer doublet microtubules APOD extending directly from the microtubules of the basal body which anchors the cilium just beneath the plasma membrane. Defects in centrioles centrosomes and cilia can have serious phenotypic consequences for cells and organisms. For example defects in maintaining centriole/centrosome number lead to an increased frequency of aberrant chromosome segregation and genetic instability and can ultimately drive tumorigenesis (for reviews see Sluder and Nordberg 2004 Zyss and Gergely 2009 Importantly defects in centriole structure/function also impact cilia function. It has recently become appreciated that dysfunction of cilia leads to a set of human disease conditions referred to as ciliopathies including polycystic kidney disease hydrocephalus retinal degeneration and Bardet-Biedl syndrome (Quarmby and Parker 2005 Baker and Beales 2009 Thus there is an intimate relationship between centriole/basal body formation and proper cilia assembly and function. However little is known about this synergy and its implications in human disease. Despite their importance we know little from the mechanism of centriole duplication basal body system cilium and maturation initiation. This is partially due to the current Epigallocatechin gallate presence of just an individual centrosome and cilium generally in most cell types making certain experimental techniques (for instance biochemical characterization) challenging. Application of a number of experimental strategies that circumvent this problems for instance comparative genomic (Avidor-Reiss et al. 2004 Li et al. 2004 proteomic (Keller et al. 2005 Pazour et al. 2005 and gene manifestation evaluation (Ross et al. 2007 offers identified many conserved basal body and ciliary parts. We recently founded a mouse tracheal epithelial cell (MTEC) tradition program (Vladar and Stearns 2007 which gives a unique possibility to research centriole set up and ciliogenesis in mammalian cells that create a huge selection of centrioles during differentiation each one nucleating a motile cilium (Fig. S1 A). The cultured MTECs acquire cilia during the period of many days like the timing of ciliogenesis during airway advancement and tracheal epithelium reformation in vivo after harm (Vladar and Stearns 2007 To recognize new the different parts of the centriole/cilium set up pathway we've examined gene manifestation adjustments in differentiating MTECs and determined genes that Epigallocatechin gallate are particularly up-regulated through the first stages of differentiation when centrioles are shaped (unpublished data). Right here we concentrate on Cep120 (centrosomal proteins 120) which can be up-regulated around sevenfold through the first stages of centriole set up in MTECs. Three lines of proof suggest a job for Cep120 in centriole and/or centrosome function. Epigallocatechin gallate The proteins originally called Ccdc100 (coiled-coil site containing 100) was initially identified inside a proteomic display of purified human being centrosomes (Andersen et al. 2003 Xie et al Subsequently. (2007) demonstrated that Cep120 can be highly indicated in mouse mind and localizes to centrosomes in neural progenitor cells during neocortical advancement. They established that Cep120 interacts with changing acidic coiled-coil protein to regulate.


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Aronian takes sole lead
Aronian achieved second consecutive victory at the Nalchik Chess Grand Prix to take sole lead at the competition. The Armenian grandmaster and Olympic Champion has perfect score 2,0/2.
The other victory of the day was for Peter Svidler, who won a beautiful game against Ivanchuk. Svidler applied a novelty and created a very sharp game. Both sides had their chances, but Svidler used his resources well and Ivanchuk resigned under eminent white victory and clock pressure.
Here are the full results of round 2 of the Nalchik Grand Prix, pictures, games, and commentary by Sergey Shipov.
Live games and videos are available at the official site
Results Nalchik Grand Prix round 2
Aronian, Levon - Akopian, Vladimir 1-0
Svidler, Peter - Ivanchuk, Vassily 1-0
Eljanov, Pavel - Grischuk, Alexander ½-½
Kamsky, Gata - Bacrot, Etienne ½-½
Kasimdzhanov, Rustam - Karjakin, Sergey ½-½
Leko, Peter - Mamedyarov, Shak ½-½
Gelfand, Boris - Alekseev, Evgeny ½-½
This is without a doubt the best game of the round. A titanic struggle! The players' tasks surpassed human abilities, but for a long time both grandmasters produces the moves of the highest quality. The outcome of the game was decided by the clock. Svidler did everything a little bit quicker and more practical. Ivanchuk got into the horrible time trouble, blew his advantage, and fell down.
There were many interesting moments to point out. I will note Peter's daring novelty 13.g4!? and a number of exceptionally strong moves by Vassily, who managed to refute White's wing activity with the powerful central counterplay.
The deciding moment of the game was quite dramatic. Both players overlooked the 23…Qa4! resource, which could give Black an edge (therefore White had to put the pawn on g5 without taking on e6 first), and then Ivanchuk incorrectly rushed taking on f2. He could maintain the tension by 25…Qf8! After the text-move White came up with a fantastic resource – 27.gxh6!!, and Black had no checks to seriously bother the White's king.
Black's flag fell at the same time when Vassily resigned the game.
Black easily solved the opening problems. The 6.g3 variation of the Slav Defense, selected by the former world champion, is considered harmless, and this game did not shake the conclusion. By 7…c5! the Wijk aan Zee winner transposed the game into a Catalan-like structure, and initiated major simplifications. His energetic rook maneuvers (17…Rd5!, 20…Re5+!) forced the opponent to repeat the moves. The game ended in a friendly way without much trouble.
Pavel did not dare risking a large scale battle against an uncomfortable opponent. In the Meran Slav he allowed Grischuk to carry out the freeing с6-с5, and the subsequent simplifications clarified the following assessment: total equality. A just and fair draw.
The younger player of the Armenian Olympic team painfully squeezed a victory in the game against the elder one. Vladimir, in my opinion, played too passively.
In the Slav Defense the board was quickly crossed by the pawn chains, and the game entered the slow maneuvering stage.
I am not sure in Black's 12th move, which gave White freedom on the queenside. Perhaps Black should have maintained the tension.
Later in the game White methodically attacked Black's weakness on c6, while his opponent for some reason did not look for countermeasures. I think Black could try e6-e5 on 23rd or 26th move, in order to get some hopes of equalizing. However, Akopian played passive and was eventually smothered to death. Starting from the move 31 and till the end, Aronian played a perfect endgame and created a textbook example of converting the advantage.
This game is full of fine nuances. Evgeny tried to use an unusual opening move order in his favor. If he played 13…0-0, White could seize the control over the e4-square by 14.Rfe1!, obtaining a well-known position with an advantage. Black's 13…Ne4!? provoked immediate crisis. Boris accepted the challenge and stroke in the center. He managed to keep the enemy king in the center, but failed to create a dangerous attack, because of the exchange of the queens.
Having realized that he may end up in a worse ending, Gelfand sacrificed an exchange (25.Rxa7!), and it all started to look dire for Black. However, Alekseev cleverly returned the material (26…Rxe5!), which led to an easy draw.
Almost every game of the American grandmaster can be printed in an endgame manual. This time he played for the stronger side, but the game was nevertheless drawn.
In the Marshall Attack the players went for an old and well-explored line. A complex ending arose; Black's bishop pair almost compensated for White's extra pawn. The dispute does on for decades. One of the recent examples is Caruana-Sargissian, Merida 2008. In order to equalize, Black must advance the kingside pawns to create weaknesses in White's camp. However, Bacrot preferred his own way, which proved wrong. Unsuccessful maneuvers 25…Ra8 (better is 25…f6 or 25…g5) and 30…Bf8 (30…Kf8! is clearly better) allowed White activating his pieces. The threat of exchanging the dark-squared bishops forced Etienne to enter a difficult ending with opposite-colored bishops and a minimal pawn deficit.
However, the Frenchman managed to survive. Maybe White's game while the rooks were on the board can be improved. The bishop ending (after 46.Kxc3) was not rosy for Black either. White would win if he could obtain the connected passed pawns on f- and g-file, but Black skillfully defended against this possibility and held a draw on fine nuances.
Black made an important improvement in the Rauzer Sicilian – 14…Qc5! (earlier moves are 14…h5 and 14…Qa7), which allowed his to trade the queens, as the standard 15.Qd3 would lose a piece after 15…b4!
Still, White retained certain pressure in the endgame. Leko did everything he possibly could. His skillful maneuvers (16.Bh5!, 23.a4!) weakened the opponent's position, and then he even managed to break through in the center (26.d6!), but the drawing tendencies were too strong, and the opposite colored bishops didn't help White either. Mamedyarov defended accurately, and the draw is in order.