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A Doctor is a trainer class introduced in Generation V. They are young men wearing a doctor's uniform. They can heal your Pokémon fully after you defeat them and any time soon. Their female counterpart is a Nurse.
Sprites[edit | edit source]
|BW Battle Sprite
Trainers[edit | edit source]
- Jerry - Solosis Lv. 23
- Jules - Audino Lv. 65
- Wayne - Swadloon Lv. 29
- Hank - Duosion Lv. 34, Musharna Lv. 34
- Logan - Gothorita Lv. 43, Leavanny Lv. 43
Trivia[edit | edit source]
- Doctors are found in many places that don't seem to fit them.
- Doctors can only be challenged if you talk to them.
- Ash, Misty and Brock saw a Doctor once but however it was a human doctor not a pokémon doctor.
- They can use items like Nurses.
- Due to the fact they can only be battle you if you talk to them, they are commonly missed throughout the game.
- Some Doctors give you Max Revives if you defeat them.
- If the Doctors are beaten in Black and White, they can heal your pokemon in your party.
- There are more Doctors than Nurses in Black and White, for there are 5 Doctors in the game.
- The Doctor's hair looks very similar to Max's from the anime.


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Family Life
Ken Loach directs this moving documentary-style drama of 19-year-old Janice (Sandy Ratcliff), who begins to suffer from schizophrenia after having a traumatic abortion. Her family struggle and fail to find a cause for her behaviour, and to find a treatment that works - but both they and the medical experts with whom Janice comes into contact are unable or unwilling to recognise that a large part of her difficulties stem from her relationship with her parents.
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Not your everyday chicken and rice, once you tasted both cooked in freshly-squeezed orange juice you'll wonder why you never tried it like that before (at least, that's what my friends said when I did this dish for them!). When I was growing up mum regularly used to roast me chicken breasts with fresh orange, an idea she got from a recipe in a battered old Marguerite Patten book called 'Five hundred recipes for chicken dishes', and this is a great way to jazz up a very simple midweek supper.
Orange-baked chicken thighs with perfumed rice and nutty broccoli
Serves 2
2 large chicken thighs, bone-in and skin-on
40g butter
3 large oranges
½ a chicken stock cube (a good one please – Kallo Organic for preference)
5 cardamom pods
125g basmati rice
1 small head of broccoli
20g flaked almonds
1. Preheat the oven to 220°C. Pat the chicken dry with kitchen towel and place skin-side up in a small roasting dish.
2. Squeeze the juice from 1 orange and pour over the chicken into the roasting tin. Season the chicken generously with salt and pepper (particularly with pepper) and dot with half the butter. Bake for 30-40mins or until golden brown and cooked through.
3. Meanwhile, juice the remaining oranges and make up to 250ml with water. Bruise the cardamom pods with the flat of a knife. Place the rice in a medium saucepan, add the diluted juice, crumbled stock cube and cardamom pods and cover with a tight fitting lid. Separate the broccoli into florets and set both rice and broccoli to one side.
4. 20 mins before the chicken is done bring the rice to a boil on a medium heat, stir once with a fork, then re-cover and simmer on a low heat for 10-12 minutes until cooked through.
5. Bring a saucepan of salted water to the boil and cook the broccoli for 3-5 mins until tender. Drain the broccoli and return the empty pan to the heat. Add the flaked almonds and cook on a medium heat, shaking regularly, for 1-2 mins until golden. Add the butter, allow to melt, then add the broccoli and mix together.
6. Serve the baked chicken with the cooked rice (don't eat the cardamom pods), the broccoli, and the juices from the roasting dish spooned all over.


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Who am I?
How did I get my name?
What am I here for?
Why do I hate weapons?
What should I do?
I am the Rider
My elder sister gave me this name
She's the kindest person I know
My tribe people compare the calmness on her face to the night sky
And her glow is more beautiful than the mighty shinning stars
I am the Rider
My beloved people tell me I am here to save my tribe
My father believes I am the child of destiny
My mother thinks I will bring end to these riots
And save hundreds of lives
I am the Rider
I was 4 year old, when I saw people killing each other
I saw swords covered with my brothers' blood
And arrows piercing through their untouched souls
That day I promised I never pick up any weapon
As weapons bring only tears and loss
I am the Rider
I am very young
And I am afraid of killing
Life has been very kind to me
I have privileges that no one can afford
I have life that everyone dreams off
I don't want any of this to happen to me
But this is my reality
I can't shy away from my duty
My tribe expects me to rise up with a bold face
And fight hard to bring home justice
I owe my being to my beloved people
And I will do whatever in my power to support their wishes
Because I am the Rider
P.S. I never thought of writing something out of this draw. A good friend inspired me to bring it to life. And I am thrilled to achieve it. Listen to this brilliant piece of music to feel The Rider.


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The Christmas Tree is up and the SNOW is coming down. Time to come in, warm yourself and curl up with a book or do some writing.
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Also, keep in mind these exciting classes and activities we have coming up:
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Cost for either presentation is $32 and advanced registration is required. Bring a friend and you each get $2 off.
We're having our Winter Readings Salon the evening of Sat. Jan. 14. Watch the blog for details and drop us an email or Facebook message if you want to read your work. The event is FREE and open to all (ten years of age or older); refreshments will be served.
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"If Life Was Easy" Liner Notes
During a stop in Istanbul a few years ago, I fell in love with the sound of the baglama – a seven stringed instrument resembling a cross between a lute and a sitar. I had to buy one, of course, but my attempts at mastering it are pitiful compared the amazing Turkish masters. However, being a drone type of instrument it seemed to fit neatly in this track, which was initially inspired by an unknown African drone song I heard somewhere. When I played the unfinished track to Randall, he was inspired to sing over it and so we wrote the song over it together. Oddly enough, I heard a Turkish version of Smoke On The Water where the strings slide around the riff and so I incorporated that idea into the chorus section, thanks to Harvey Jones and his keyboards.
This groove appeared a few years ago and I made a demo but was never happy singing it. By the time I'd got the demo in the studio and added drums, guitar and organ, the song seemed to demand a tough, gravelly voice. I could think of no one better than Dan McCafferty. Since my early days, producing three Nazareth albums, we have kept in touch over the years and so I called my old friends. Pete and Dan liked the song and agreed to put their distinctive voices on it. It's a song of resignation at the break up of a relationship, tinged with regret, pain, guilt, and escape.
For me, the key to figure out what a song is about is usually suggested by the mood of the track. I had the instrumental idea floating around for some time and sensed that there was a good song there somewhere but it seemed elusive. I had almost given up on it when one, night, out of the blue, it appeared almost fully formed as I started thinking about the magic moment when two people fall hopelessly in love – something I know a little about. I had never envisioned a female singing it but I asked Gillian to have a go and the song came alive.
Here is the notion that, as individuals, we are usually so preoccupied with the mundane details of daily life that we can't relate or respond to events in the world around us. Musically, this started life as a completely different idea but after messing around with it, the Ska feel developed, giving me an excuse to play my Godin fretless bass in the style of the first music that touched my soul – skiffle, although this is far from a skiffle song.
Packed in shoeboxes, drawers, old suitcases and in piles on shelves, I have thousands of recordings of snippets of song ideas gathering dust – mostly because they're not that good. I came across this idea one day, I have no idea when I did it. Less than a minute long, it was me playing a very distorted Strat over a beat, but there were enough parts there to edit it into a complete arrangement. The lyrics turned it into an angry song directed at several targets, the main one being the legal imbroglio associated with a difficult divorce.
My girlfriend Myriam had a Spanish guitar hanging around her apartment and every time I stayed with her I would pick it up and idly pluck this sequence. Over time I began to realise that there was a song lurking there somewhere. The title came from something I was fond of saying at the time, if life were easy… everyone would be doing it! I changed 'were' to 'was' because it sounded better to my ears. I had intended to record a studio version but I played this demo to my mother Brenda a few months before she passed away and she loved it so much she had to hear it every day. So, in her memory, I decided to leave it untouched.
Randall heard my demo of this and felt he could add something to it. All I had was the chorus but he came up with the verses, he's such a naturally gifted writer. Even when we had finished it, I felt it lacked something and asked Don Airey if he would like to contribute. He tried several keyboards, which didn't quite fit, but when he played his Pianet, it all came together. Oz Noy's guitar solo was done in just one take as we recorded the track.
A headline caught my eye… water had been found on the moon. For fun, and on a whim, I wrote this silly song. I find myself writing stuff all the time and in fact threw about twenty songs out before I settled for the sixteen that are on this album. I almost threw this out as well but Peter Denenberg, my co-producer, sound engineer and faithful friend, convinced me to leave it in.
I had a title and a demo of the backing track but the song eluded me. I played it to Gillian one day and asked if she had any ideas. What she came up with blew me away. She wrote words and a melody that I would never have imagined. I took the demo to the studio and invited my friends in the Guilty Party to add what they felt like playing over it. I prefer let musicians find their own way rather than tell them what to do. As with Gillian's writing, they invariably come up with unexpected gems.
I discovered this long forgotten song, which I think I wrote about ten years ago, on an old cassette. It was almost like listening to somebody else's song when I heard it again. Since I couldn't find the original multi-track, I was limited to this mix, this raw demo, which is the way it has stayed. The thing that amazes me is that the lyrics uncannily predict the decade of uncertainty, pain and expense that lay ahead. I can't remember writing them but they certainly are prescient.
I'm not a keyboard player but I love to mess around with chords. The advantage about having no pressure to produce songs means that experimentation is the norm. This song started life very differently to the way it ended up. I asked Walther Gallay, the singer with Café Bertrand (our tour support for several French tours) to sing this because I liked the character in his voice. When he arrived at my place, I hadn't written any lyrics at all. After a long journey he was very tired and slept late, allowing me to figure something out. Sometimes pressure is a positive thing and the next morning I came up with the lyrics almost instantly – just before he walked in to sing them. Sim Jones, who plays violin in my daughter Gillian's band, plays the beautiful string arrangement.
It was during the making of Deep Purple's Bananas in Los Angeles that I bought the travel version of ProTools, called M-Powered. As I was investigating how it functioned, I came up with this simple chord sequence that gestated for many years before I finally wrote the song over it. Again, it is a demo that I left untouched; it is often the case that attempting to record a 'proper' version of a demo results in what may be a better recording but in the process, the charm that it once had is lost. The song is about the gaping space left behind after a break up.
We had fun recording this but the message of the song is disturbing. It is the notion that one person can own another, even to the extent of keeping them locked in captivity. Some relationships are like that. My good friend Joe Mennonna came up with the horn arrangement and Gillian brought a new dimension to the lyrics.
Old photographs tell nostalgic stories but what if you realise many years later that things were not what you thought they were? I tried to evoke the slowly dawning feeling that that you were deceived and betrayed by a lover from long ago. I asked Mickey Lee Soule (Ronnie James Dio's writing partner in Elf) to sing this for the same reason I asked him, in 1974, to sing on The Butterfly Ball – his personality-laden voice.
Sometimes I listen to this song and wonder where it came from. Sometimes songs appear as if they were always there, you just stumbled upon them. This is one such song. I actually can't remember writing it. Lyrically, it is a salutary lesson that what you put out comes back at you. One of the guitars I use on it is a Tin-Tone guitar, made by John Free in London, and constructed out of a chair leg and a biscuit tin.
With all the varied emotions that the last ten years or so have brought, touring with Deep Purple has been a constant joy, and this song attempts to show a typical day in the life on the road. A friend of a friend, Sahaj Ticotin, who had the high voice I was looking for, sings it. He recorded it in Los Angeles and sent to me in New York. These days of technological wonder makes things like this easy to achieve.
4 thoughts on ""If Life Was Easy" Liner Notes"
Martin Daniel wrote on 2017-01-22:
Hi Roger, greetings from Australia. Love this album, feel like a king is my pick of the songs,
Regards Martin↓
Michiel B. wrote on 2016-02-25:
There's a bit of The Beatles in 'The Car Won't Start'. Very nice & interesting song.↓
Youssef Reichdan wrote on 2011-10-15:
About the "Ghost of your Smile"; you´re totally wrong. She never ever betrayed you, not even in thought…↓
Debbie wrote on 2011-09-21:
Hi Rog, Thank you for sharing your music and thoughts with us. Baring ones heart in private can be hard enough at times, but for the world to see…. I love your honesty and passion and I thank you for trusting us with your heart. Please come back to Brisbane soon. Love you heaps, Debbie↓


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NOM becomes even more of a generalized anti-LGBT animus organization
Hiding their "concerns" behind the ridiculous idea that an executive order targeting workplace discrimination means people will be punished for simply opposing same-sex marriage, NOM, a group that was once narrowly focused on its one stated fight but, has moved even closer to admitting that its fight is against LGBT human beings ourselves:
National Organization for Marriage Expresses Concern Over New Executive Order, Calls on Congress to Protect People of Faith Against 'Reverse Discrimination'
"The fact is that non-discrimination rules like the order issued by President Obama can become a weapon used to punish and harass individuals and groups who support marriage as the union of one man and one woman." — Brian Brown, NOM president —
Washington, D.C. — The National Organization for Marriage (NOM) expressed concern over President Obama's signing today of a new executive order ostensibly aimed at preventing workplace discrimination against LGBT persons but that in reality could target Christians and other people of faith for reverse discrimination and harassing lawsuits. The executive order applies to all groups, including religious employers, who contract with the federal government.
"The fact is that non-discrimination rules like the order issued by President Obama can become a weapon used to punish and harass individuals and groups who support marriage as the union of one man and one woman," said Brian S. Brown, NOM's president. "As with the flawed ENDA (Employee Non-Discrimination Act) legislation that was rejected by Congress, President Obama's order has the great potential of putting employers in the position of standing up for their faith values or violating the new order. This will unnecessarily subject people of faith to harassing complaints and lawsuits."
Brown surmised that this executive order could lead to Christians and others with belief in marriage as the union of a man and a woman facing reprisal and even punishment simply for expressing their views in the workplace.
"All manner of frivolous lawsuits could result from an action like this, and that's a dangerous thing when the courts have already shown such a lack of restraint when it comes to the question of the definition of marriage," Brown maintained. "This is nothing more than an agenda to create a cultural narrative wherein the belief in marriage as the union of one man and one woman becomes the legal and social equivalent of bigotry or hate speech. It is the next step on a path we've already seen this administration proudly pursuing, a path toward a new thought-policing state where those who hold traditional values about marriage and family are to be marginalized."
Brown called on Congress to pass legislation overturning the new executive order and to revisit the issues of conscience protection and religious freedom for believers in traditional marriage. He urged citizens to contact their Senators and Representatives about these concerns. [NOM]
When it comes to situations where LGBT people might be treated just a little more decently, if you just understand that NOM will always be the "victim"—every time, in every situation, no matter the players or the target or the facts—then you'll have a good grasp on what their "protect marriage" fight is all about. It's always about them and their supposed woes, even though they exist for the sole purpose—FOR.THE.SOLE.PURPOSE.—of burdening us and our general welfare.


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By Keith Matheny
New rules for hydraulic fracturing -- or fracking -- oil and gas well drilling will increase information available to concerned residents and keep better track of water impacts, state and environmental officials said.
Fracking is a controversial drilling practice where water mixed with chemicals and sand is blasted underground through high-pressure injection, causing tiny fractures in mineral layers to release oil and natural gas. Proponents note the practice has been used safely for decades. Critics point to the potential for contaminated groundwater and other negative effects.
The state Department of Environmental Quality's fracking rules, revised for the first time since 2011, emphasize high-volume fracking, a newer type of drilling using much larger amounts of water. A well drilled by Encana Oil and Gas, in Kalkaska County's Excelsior Township in the fall of 2012 used more than 21 million gallons of water, according to industry group FracFocus. There are currently 10 producing high-volume fracking oil and gas wells in Michigan and 27 pending, active permits, DEQ records show.
"These new rules add changes to improve transparency and give some assurance that there is adequate monitoring of hydraulic fracturing," said Harold Fitch, chief of the DEQ Office of Oil, Gas and Minerals.
A component of the new rules requires baseline water well testing in surrounding areas before high-volume fracking operations -- a move welcomed by James Clift, policy director at the nonprofit Michigan Environmental Council.
"So if something problematic occurs, there's no disagreement on what caused it," he said.
Clift said he wished the baseline well testing applied to all fracking operations -- not just high-volume ones.
"I was in a town hall meeting last week in Scio Township outside of Ann Arbor with about 300 people in the meeting audience wanting that same testing here," he said, adding the fracking operation in question wasn't a high-volume one.
"The oil and gas developers don't like it because they are spending more. But instead of testing 10 wells, they could test one or two wells. They could scale it to the size of the operation."
The new fracking rules also require full disclosure of the types and volumes of chemicals being injected into the ground, via FracFocus.com, a nationwide chemical disclosure registry, Fitch said.
"FracFocus is kind of the state of the art for listing," he said. "It shows every well that's drilled."
A drawback, however, is that developers have up to 30 days after a fracking operation to post the chemicals used, Clift said.
"Some residents want to be proactive about testing their drinking wells, but without knowing which chemicals they are going to be using, it's a little trickier," he said.
Developers, in their permit applications, must disclose if they intend to do high-volume fracking and the particulars of what they plan, Fitch said. They also must inform the DEQ 48 hours before they start a high-volume fracking operation under the new rules, he said.
"That's just so our field staff, our inspectors, know what's going to be going on, and they may choose to be out there to witness it," Fitch said. "If we get inquiries about it, we'll be able to tell people what is going on."
High-volume fracking operations' water use and its impacts will be monitored with a state evaluation tool known as the Water Withdrawal Assessment Tool. Clift said there are "clearly some limitations" with the tool, and expressed a desire for more sophisticated pump testing and monitoring of nearby streams during high-volume fracking operations.
The new rule-making included consultation with the oil and gas industry and concerned environmental groups. Fitch said.
"The industry feels like they are doing an adequate job right now," he said. "They are not crazy about additional reporting requirements, but they recognize there's a call to provide the information people want."
Public outreach now includes easier-to-decipher weekly lists of permit applications on the DEQ website that include comment boxes for the public, Fitch said. The agency is also notifying township supervisors of applications coming up in their township, he said. "Oil and gas development isn't risk-free; there's always a risk of spills and mishaps," Fitch said. "But we've got a long, safe history of hydraulic fracturing in Michigan. We think these rules augment that, and give some additional assurance."
Clift acknowledged Michigan's solid record on fracking safety. "But you've got to acknowledge that it's only in recent years that the high-volume fracking has occurred," he said. "Therefore, the regulations need to keep up with the risks, and this is a step in the right direction."
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Peggy KuetheSenior Editor at Concordia Publishing House
For Peggy Kuethe, Christian leadership is all about keeping Christ at the core of all she does.
What does it look like to be a woman in a leadership role? How does Christian faith impact leadership? And what happens when you put the two together?
Peggy Kuethe is a Senior Editor at Concordia Publishing House in St. Louis, Missouri—where she has worked for 20 years. She has BA in English and Journalism from Illinois State University and an MA in English from Southern Illinois University. She has served on the WLI Board in the past and is now a WLI ambassador. She has been a presenter at previous WLI conferences and will be talking about "Christian Writing for Publication" at the Gifted to Influence Conference.
We asked Peggy a few questions about her job and her views on Christian Leadership:
What's the favorite part of your job?
I often tell people that I have the best job at CPH—I am privileged to do what I'm good at, where I want to do it, and with people I want to be with—all to the glory of God! (That's my favorite part.)
How would you define Christian leadership?
Christian leadership is most effective when Christ is at the core of what we do and when we use our gifts, talents, abilities, and interests with that uppermost in mind. Our Lord will guide us to serve where and how He wills. Sometimes that means stepping out of our comfort zone to take the help, speak up, get our hands dirty. And sometimes that means stepping back to let someone else take on those tasks. We can't all be in charge all the time. When we prayerfully consider what is asked of us and what is asked of others, we lead … even when we follow!
How do you bring your Christian values into your work?
The Christian workplace is like any other workplace in that we have daily work to do, and we bring our sinful human nature into every task. Sometimes, because it's a Christian workplace, Satan works overtime to thwart our mission and to separate us from God. What's wonderful about bringing Christian values into a Christian workplace is that we can openly point out when that happens and pray together and pray for one another. At CPH, our mission is clear and we know that every job and every task has a purpose.
Looking back, is there a time on your leadership journey where you perhaps felt uncertain about the future, but God had a bigger plan?
Prior to coming to CPH, I worked at a company where I did not fit in. At all. On my way home from work every day, I drove under an over pass where someone repeatedly sprayed graffiti. No matter how many times the state workers cleaned off the graffiti or painted over it, within a day or so it would be back. The graffiti was in the form of two words: Trust Jesus. I would see those words every evening, Monday through Friday, and pray, "Okay, Lord. I will. I'm not happy, but I trust You." It took four years, but eventually I was hired at CPH for my dream job. I drive the same way home, but the graffiti no longer appears. It could have been a coincidence, but I choose to believe that God used that anonymous graffiti artist to give me the assurance I needed. There is no question that that prior job prepared me for this one. I just had to trust for God's bigger plan for me.
How does working in a religious or secular setting change the way you lead as a Christian?
I am blessed to work in an organization that applies God's Word to every situation. When I'm called upon to lead, I follow that example with confidence.
Who are your biggest role models as a leader?
There are so many people, I don't even know where to begin!
Is there a passage in scripture that resonates with you as a Christian woman in leadership?
Give thanks in all circumstances; for this is the will of God in Christ Jesus for you. 1 Thessalonians 5:18
What most prepared you to be a Christian leader in the workplace?
Years and years ago, I was appointed to fill a vacant spot on our little Lutheran school's board for Christian day school. That one-year appointment turned into nine years of service, including six as our 150-year-old congregation's first female school board chair. You can imagine the countless opportunities I had to learn about teamwork, leadership, compromise, and mission. It was a beautiful lesson of faith that God will always provide.
What challenges do you face as a Christian leader in your workplace?
I am my own worst enemy, so the challenges I face are self-inflicted. When I pray first and act second, the result is always gratifying.
What is the most important piece of advice you would want to pass along to other Christian women in leadership?
Your local congregation is not only a good place to learn the mechanics and nuances of leadership, it might be precisely where the Lord is leading you to serve. We might not see the ripple effect of even the smallest role until later.
Peggy Kuethe is the Senior Editor of Women's Resources and Children's Books at Concordia Publishing House. Peggy has worked in the publishing industry since high school (if you count the yearbook and student newspaper, that is). In the years since, she has worked as a newspaper reporter, periodicals editor and writer, marketing copywriter, and book editor.


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Rick Batchelor is the CEO/owner of Qiigo, a company specializing in proven lead generation, reputation management and local listings strategies for franchises, national brands and multi-location businesses. Rick has been involved in Internet marketing since 1997 when he founded his first online business. He sold that business to a public company in 1999 and went on to found ZeeWise, a Franchise Management Software company. Rick then sold ZeeWise to a group of investors in 2007. Prior to co-founding ZeeWise, Rick worked for Arthur Andersen. No, he had nothing to do with Enron. 😉
Rick's focus on Internet Marketing developed during his early years at Arthur Anderson. He has relied on Internet Marketing to help him build each of the companies he has founded. Rick is able to combine his Internet Marketing knowledge and skills, with his deep understanding of franchisee needs, to deliver significant ROI for his clients.
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Normally I keep as far away from politics as possible … However … With all the mudslinging lately I would like to make some small observations. Hillery. Sure, she is a woman and EVENTUALLY we should have a woman in the white house, but not her. I don't trust her so NO, I would not vote for her. The thing is I would not want another politician in the white house. As for Trump, he makes mistakes. So what? He admits it! People say he takes pleasure in saying "you're fired" and targets women. First off they are siting a "REALITY SHOW" which is an oxymoron since the shows are geared towards this. They are SCRIPTED! I watched them and most of the women on there were clueless to start with. If it had been Evona Trump doing this no one would think twice! Come on people, if it doesn't work out there is something called Impeachment! USE IT! The only reason you didn't do it for the current Pres. is because he kept pulling the racist/bigot card when we wanted to get rid of him and we like little sheep cowed down to him. We hired him, and if he doesn't do the job, FIRE HIM!
Month: July 2016
Non profits? I don't think so.
I know a bit about what PBS gets for finding since I happen to know several people who work on their fundraising committees. I also know that they get a hefty chunk of change from the government. So when they say they are so poor that they can not offer the public free programing so they "have to charge a monthly fee" for older shows and shows that are free on regular TV then something is wrong. I hope others see this and band together to get rid of their "passport" program. It is not right that they should take advantage of their watchers when they should be getting enough money in their budget to take care of whatever they need. If they start charging, they are no longer a non-profit organization and no longer serve the needs of their viewers.


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News Briefsאדר ב 19, 5774 , 21/03/14
Putin Completes Annexation of Crimea
Russian President Vladimir Putin on Friday signed the final legal document which completes the annexation of the Crimean peninsula.
The document was signed at a ceremony in the Kremlin, during which it was determined that two administrative districts have been added to Russia: Crimea and the port city of Sevastopol.
(Arutz Sheva's North American Desk is keeping you updated until the start of Shabbat in New York. The time posted automatically on all Arutz Sheva articles, however, is Israeli time.)
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Mark Maybury, a vice president and chief technology officer at Mitre, has been named VP and chief security officer at the non-profit organization.
Maybury will also serve as director of the National Cybersecurity Federally Funded Research and Development Center that Mitre runs for the National Institute of Standards and Technology, Mitre said Friday.
He will oversee partnerships, outreach programs and other strategies that seek to improve Mitre's cybersecurity posture.
The three-decade cyber and computing industry veteran has served as chief scientist at the U.S. Air Force.
Maybury started his career at Mitre in 1990 as executive director and general manager of the firm's information technology division.
He is a member of the Homeland Security Science and Technology Advisory Committee, Air Force Scientific Advisory Board and the Defense Science Board.
Maybury is a holder of three patents and author of 10 computing books and numerous articles on cybersecurity.


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Marin County, California was a haven in the 1970's for every type of self-actualizing plan imaginable. There were many groups ready to help you honor your inner-child, face your demons and learn to build self-esteem. I was overwhelmed with choices but I was open to experimenting because of what one woman shared with me. It was a day of awakening.
Janet walked into my ceramic studio with an unpleasant look on her face. She had just come from a workshop for a psychology class required for nursing school. In a whispered tone she said, "Kay, you won't believe what I experienced today. I was with a group of 20 classmates sitting in a circle on the floor. We each wrote our deepest secret on a tiny piece of paper which we folded and dropped onto the middle of the rug. The pile of notes was mixed and then we each proceeded to read aloud another student's mystery."
I don't know what I expected, but it certainly wasn't what I heard. My jaw dropped as Janet recalled the event. "One after another as we took our turn reading the secrets aloud, the group was stunned. On each folded sheet were written the words, I HATE MYSELF. Mine was the only statement that was positive."
She and I stood there staring at each other in disbelief. We had no idea that self-loathing was so widespread. She then asked me, "Kay, do you hate yourself?"
I choked on my answer. "No, I don't hate myself."
"Well, how do you feel?" Janet replied.
I remember wanting so much to be able to say the words, "I love myself" but I couldn't. What came out was, "I like myself." LIKE, that was the best I could do. I respected myself, but no, the love wasn't there.
It is easy to see how we have become this way. As souls living in a society which is riddled with alcoholism and drug abuse, we haven't had much of a chance to survive with loving attitudes towards ourselves and others. We have been continuously abused mentally, physically, emotionally, sexually and spiritually for many years. Almost every one of us has had a life filled with lies, chaos, and neglect. The simple act of being held as a child, or being listened to when we spoke, never happened. I doubt that you were ever kissed or hugged or told how special you were. Many of us were bloodily beaten and/or verbally criticized. These stamps of negative behavior formed what we believe to be the truth about ourselves. "We must be BAD to deserve this punishment." It is indeed a challenge to turn this around, but, one step at time we can return to LOVE. LOVE is our natural birthright.
Our Higher Power is guiding us to open to understanding the Laws of the Universe: LOVE is the purest form of energy; LOVE is truth; LOVE is unconditional; LOVE is all there is. When we learn to love ourselves we naturally will love others and they will love us, for we are all a part of each other . . . we are one. For centuries we have perpetuated a fear-based reality. It is time now to choose the highest feeling of love we can imagine. One by one, two by two, onward and upward, we shall create love in our lives beginning with ourselves.
How do we reprogram our beliefs? Here are a few ideas that helped me on my road to healing. Open yourself to the possibilities without judging what I am about to share. These are in addition to the work I did in Al-Anon, in self-help groups and with therapists. These constructive practices became a part of my daily life:
- Find three photographs of yourself; one as a baby, one in your youth, and the third as an adult. Paste these on a pink board (the color of love.) The pictures are fine alone but it is okay to embellish the poster with hearts and/or other symbols which help you feel happy. Talk out loud, and/or mentally say the words, "I love you!" several times a day, while looking at the images. Even kiss the photos. Okay, I know some of you are croaking, LOL. Please, just trust and do it.
- Fill a tub with water and throw in Epson Salts. Soak in this hot bath for as long as you can. At first you'll be quite uncomfortable and probably won't last longer than 5 minutes, but, eventually you'll be able to relax for a long time. This will help release toxins from your body as you spend time with yourself.
- Repeat over and over, "I am whole, perfect, powerful, loving, strong, financially successful, harmonious, happy and healthy." This impresses your soul like a Tibetan prayer wheel.
- With this one, I know you will think I am a certified Wacko, but here goes . . .
Hug yourself; do it often, while saying the words, "I love you."
We are literally destroying ourselves, and consequently the world, with self-hatred. We spend most of our time searching for love. It escapes us, that we must love ourselves first. When we truly come from a place of self-love, our history will change. I can now say it, without reservation, "I love myself!" What about you?


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John's pie has two outlets, and they just started a new outlet in Sibu too. Click here to visit their Facebook page.
I used to be pie lover. When hungry and hectic, I would like to get a quick fix. I am a big fan of Jesters pie from Australia. Can't forget its juicy and tasty pies until to-date. The pastry is extremely crispy. However, when I came back to horn bill land (Sarawak), there was hardly find a place produced nice pie. Aloha bakery has nice pies but 'petty' in size and pricey. Now we have other option, John's Pie.
They have variety of pies and coffee is also available in their small cafe. Space is limited but cosy. If you are hungry and couldn't find any place for lunch after 2pm, keep John's pie in your list. Compared to Phoenix Complex in town, I personally prefer the location at Song Commercial Centre because it is easier to find a parking lot.
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I am currently learning Javascript, It's funny how many different ways there are to learn: tutorials, classes or just simply making something which is what I am doing currently.
Thursday, March 20, 2014
Udacity CS 101 versus Stanford's CS 101
I am currently learning Javascript, It's funny how many different ways there are to learn: tutorials, classes or just simply making something which is what I am doing currently.
Friday, March 7, 2014
Coding headaches are actually good.
At one time I actually had this idea that I would eventually outrun, this constant learning which can leave you slightly frustrated because you don't quite understand something, or a 'coding headache'.
Well here's the thing, after being hired for 8 months that feeling of always struggling to LEARN, LEARN, LEARN, MORE, MORE, MORE!!! has yet to leave and I now doubt it ever will, which is probably a good thing and not a bad thing after all. I am being to feel just a little more comfortable with being presented with something and not knowing it and then starting to try and figure it out.
This whole learning to code and hopefully one day be a top notched developer is a constant battle for more knowledge and understanding. I can't reveal the details, but all I CAN say is that I absolutely MUST start learning Javascript in the next 3 months no excuses because of some things going on. Another day another dollar, time moves on and in learning to code it's time to buckle down and study during lunches and at night when my 2 & 4 year old are in bed it's time to study some again. Then it's off to work to code and then the cycle repeats itself almost like an infinite loop, until either my head explodes or I am really good one day :-)
My one piece of advice to those who are trying to do like I did and teach themselves to code and then get hired, start getting used to not knowing something and try not to let it scare you. Instead do what I do now when walking through the office doors at work, be grateful and happy that no matter how stressful and swamped you feel, whether or not you get everything perfect, you will leave with more knowledge and information than when you walked through those doors that morning. Embrace it don't fear it, even when you screw up and get chewed out at work (and rightly so) for your mistake. Embrace it don't fear it, just one step closer to the goal of becoming a better developer.
My goal remains the same 4 years and 4 months from now, I want to be working as a senior developer somewhere. Laughable? Crazy? Maybe, I don't care I say make no small plans. Embrace it, don't fear it!
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Synonyms for puberty
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Puberty is produced by certain phenomena which occur in the sexual organs.
Puberty is the proper time for the appearance of menstruation.
Puberty is the most wonderful, the most significant period in a girl's life.
Another of the dances that is still kept up is the Puberty Dance.
Puberty is the proper time for the appearance of menstruation, one of the most important and sacred of her functions.
Puberty immediately succeeds childhood and attends us to the end of our days.
Puberty is a name given to the age at which a boy becomes capable of being a father.
Puberty, pū′bėr-ti, n. the age of full development: early manhood or womanhood: the period when a plant begins to flower.
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JONELL is world-wide leader in manufacturing the highest quality replacement filter elements for most manufacturers catering to the oil, gas, and petrochemical industries.
ZOK manufactures and distributes globally cleaning solutions for gas turbine compressors. Environmentally responsible water based products that helps maintain maximum output for any type of gas compressor. Cleaning with ZOK extends the time between major overhauls, increasing the availability and reliability of any compressor plus reducing through life costs.
SPINNER GmbH is a leading high-quality Telecom components and systems manufacturers which include connectors, cable assemblies, directional couplers and dividers, filters, combiners,..etc.
LS Cable is the largest supplier of feed lines for BTSs world-wide. The technology and reliability of its products have been recognized due to the mobile communications technologies recognized globally. LS Cable has sold its products in the global market and has
3M`s listed systems for passive fire protection are designed to help our customers efficiently construct safer buildings. 3M products are tested in a wide variety of systems that meet critical fire-rated installation requirements
KELTON® is an Independent, UKAS Accredited Company, specializing in Flow Measurement Consultancy and Software.
PowerBar is a patented range of busbar trunking that is utilised within building to deliver power to sub distribution units. It is an alternative to traditional cabling and provides the following advantages tangible benefits to the installer and client
SiirtecNigi is a leading and contracting company operating internationally in the field of sulphur recovery, acid gas removal, oil and gas processing and environmental clean up. The company has considerable experience in the design and supply of skid-mounted and modular packages and plant
Atlas Copco Gas and Process has developed a pronounced global presence in expansion turbine, AC MTC high-pressure expander units can handle pressures as high as 110 bar. We are capable of fulfilling a variety of custom specifications within this broad capacity range, as our expansion turbines provide precise, continuous control between 10% and 150% of design flow or "turbo-expander," technology.
Rockwell Automation is an independent, global company that develops, manufactures, and maintains fault-tolerant control systems, turbomachinery control products and automation control software for industries that demand high integrity critical control, fire and gas monitoring, and safety shutdown
EnDyn manufactures new replacement parts, known as PowerParts®, for Ajax® and Superior® Integral engines and compressors. From the AJAX EA-22 to the DPC-800 and DPC-2804-LE / Superior 6G-510 to the Model 40 Diesel and the 16SGTB Clean burn
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Preferred provider of high quality valve maintenance products worldwide. Val-Tex is assisting a major valve manufacturer or a utility in a small town, we take pride in helping our customers solve their valve maintenance problems
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Thymic Tumours- A retrospective review of a Rare Entity in the West of Ireland
Duaa Abu-Sinn, Charles E Connolly. Division of Anatomic Pathology, Departmetn of Histopathology, Galway University Hospital
Extramedullary haematopoiesis: a potential pitfall in lymph node staging of carcinoma
E Caffrey, C Brodie
Department of Histopathology, University Hospital Galway
Oral Mucosal Neuroma: a characteristic feature of Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2B
Sampada Gupta, Mary Toner, Michael Mc Dermott, Maureen O Sullivan, William Bourke, Leo Stassen.
Departments of Histopathology, Dublin Dental University Hospital, St. James Hospital and Our Lady's Hospital.
Adequacy and Accuracy of Salivary Gland Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology
Mutaz Mohammed Nur, Maurice Murphy
Waterford Regional Hospital
NPM-1 Mutated AML on Bone Marrow Biopsy Trephine Biopsy: Challenge of Diagnosis
H. McCarthy, C. Brodie
Department of Histopathology, Galway University Hospital
Human papillomavirus-related carcinoma with adenoid cystic-like features: Case report.
M Cotter1, E O'Regan1, B Loftus2.
1Department of Histopathology, St James's Hospital, Dublin 8.
2Department of Histopathology, The Adelaide and Meath Hospital incorporating the National Children's Hospital, Dublin 24.
Chronic lymphocytic leukaemia with Hodgkin transformation-a small prospective case series and literature review.
Brianán McGovern, Michael Jeffers, Richard Flavin.
St. James's Hospital, Dublin.
Congenital Abnormal Myelopoeisis/ Leukaemia in Identical Twins
Aoife McCarthy, Professor Andrew Green, Emma Doyle
Department of Histopathology, Rotunda Hospital, Parnell Square, Dublin 1
Trans- cervical resection of ectopic mediastinal parathyroid adenoma.
Mayooran Nithiananthan (1), KaimKhani T, S Curran(2), M Casey(2), D Quill (1)
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Ameloblastoma and Odontogenic Keratocyst Arising in Association with Basal Cell Naevus Syndrome
C Ryan1, 1SN Kalimuthu, D. Sleeman2, M Toner3, B Fitzgerald1,
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2 Cork University Dental School and Hospital.
3 Dublin Dental University Hospital.
Close to the bone…..
Dr Susanne B Schneider, University Hospital Galway, Professor Timothy O'Brien, UHG, Professor Michael O'Dwyer, UHG, Professor Charles E Connolly, Galway Clinic
If the Cap doesn't fit – what next to do ?
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Intent, Context, Barriers: The Keys to Marketing Persona Development
A content strategy requires a deep understanding of marketing personas. Use intent, context, and barriers in your persona development quest.
Writing is a lonesome occupation. You sit at a desk, confined to the corner of a quiet room; the door's shut, the air's still, the solitude is stifling. But the blank page demands an audience. The writing must be read. But as the words struggle across the page like a reluctant child dragged to the bath, you feel in that moment that you are fighting a lonely battle.
To be a strong writer and, by extension (at least for me), a strong content marketing strategist, you must not only tell your story, you must know to whom you are telling it. A story, a message, a communication must have an audience, and it is essential this audience be known and codified—but never crystallized.
In the world of marketing, we call these audiences personas. A marketing persona is a research-driven, interview-based profile of a business's common buyer types. It's not a single buyer but a profile of many buyers who all share common buying habits and traits.
A persona is the missing piece in your office. A persona, when done well, will sit with you at the desk, perhaps mounted to the wall behind your computer, smiling at you as if to say, "Hey, remember me?"
Without this persona development, you're banging your head on a keyboard, screaming into the empty void that is your blank Word doc—and the blinking cursor is the cruel reminder that without a defined audience, your content will not work.
To develop your personas, you need to understand your audience at a deep level. You need insight into your audience. And that insight is broken into three central components: intent, context, and barriers. In this post, I aim to define these core components so that you have the framework to develop personas for your business.
Intent — What Do They Want?
To understand the intent of your audience, you're looking for motivation. What motivates a person and what drives their intent? Intent can be distilled into two elements: needs and goals.
Needs are those surface-level desires. These are usually tangible things—or purchases—a person wants. A vacation planner needs a vacation package. They need a hotel, an airline ticket, accommodations, restaurant reservations, etc. Needs are what you can touch, taste, see, experience.
Goals, on the other hand, show what's going on below the surface. Goals are the subtext of needs. A vacation planner may need a vacation package for her family, but her goal is to create lasting memories, or to bring her family closer together, or to spend one last summer with her kids before they go off to college.
Needs influence decisions, yes, but goals are the true motivators of an audience.
In your deep-level persona development quest, you must be able to distinguish needs from goals. Of course a vacation planner is looking for the best package deals, and you and your competitors will certainly be able to come up with thrilling incentives. But if you can tap into the goals—the motivators—you can distinguish your brand from your competitors. You can tap into the subtext of your audience and demonstrate that you have true empathy for your audience.
Context — What and Where Are They?
You may know what a user needs and wants, but to distribute your content effectively, you must know the context of the consumer. You must know where they are both physically and mentally.
Physically, a user may be moving from desktop to mobile to tablet to Alexa/Google Home/(and soon HomePod). Consumers are omnichannel users, moving seamlessly from device to device, and they expect their experience to be uninterrupted.
Beyond device, you must know where they are in the world. What time are they at work versus at home? Do their shopping or research behaviors change based on location? What about traveling? In big cities, it's not uncommon for consumers to research brands while commuting on the bus. And even at home, devices are switching. Think with Google reports that "92% of YouTube viewers watch YouTube on a mobile device when they are at home."
Adapting your content and messaging for the best experience across multiple devices—creating a true omnichannel experience—is vital for effectively targeting your marketing personas.
But context is not just about where your audience is physically. You must understand where they are mentally too. I'm referring to the buying decision process of your users. This journey has many phases and many touch points and many micro-moments that you must understand to create content that resonates at the right moment for your audience.
The context of a top-of-funnel user is very different from one at the bottom of the funnel. At the top of the funnel, the vacation planner has a goal of bringing her family closer together, but she may not even be thinking about a vacation as the solution. Therefore, our job as marketers is to spark the idea that a vacation is a perfect opportunity to bring a family closer together—and our destination is ideal. By knowing where your audience is in their buyer journey, you can better understand the context of your audience's intent and how that intent changes or becomes more nuanced as the user moves down the path to purchase. These details are essential to a successful persona development process.
Barriers — What's Stopping Them?
Lastly, no marketing persona is complete without knowing the barriers to purchase. Unfortunately, marketing and selling are hard. Many buyers won't purchase from you, and that resistance stems from known and unknown barriers. During your persona development endeavor, uncovering those barriers—or friction points—is essential to painting the complete picture of your target audience.
Barriers at the simplest level are those blockers to purchase. It costs too much. It doesn't have everything I need. It's too far away. I'm more comfortable with the other company. But barriers don't have to be isolated to that final purchase decision. Barriers happen all along the buyer journey, and part of your research into the context of your buyers is to understand what are those barriers.
A barrier may be that the product or company research is convoluted or esoteric. If a product requires a lot of research up front, some people just don't have the capacity to wade through heaps of jargon not part of their day-to-day lives. They need the information simplified for them so they can fully understand the benefits and solutions.
Barriers can also be a lack of autonomy in purchasing. For instance, the vacation planner may need to get her entire family to agree on a destination. Or a B2B buyer may need to get approval from her boss or the board. Once you identify these barriers, you can begin to circumvent them with content and messaging strategies.
Dig Deeper with Persona Pain Points
Barriers don't have to be exclusive to the buying decision process. They can also be the pain points in the everyday lives of consumers. Lack of time is a common pain point. Staying ahead of the competition is another. Or fearing your teenage kids are slipping away from you might be that persona's pain point. These barriers are more fundamental to the persona. This is what keeps people up at night. These are the gnawing thoughts that are unlikely to ever go away completely, but your brand may relieve or soften them—even if just for a moment.
Barriers are all about conflict with the buyer. This is where brands can stand out as the champion of the consumer, overcoming the conflict and defeating those adversarial machinations plaguing consumers. When a brand can meet the needs and goals of a user by overcoming their barriers, that's when a consumer becomes a customer.
How to Capture the Intent, Context, and Barriers During Your Persona Development
You can start to put this picture of your marketing persona together by bringing in third-party research and data, looking into your website analytics for behavioral insights, and reviewing your databases for common user data. All this data is important to understand and to distill into meaningful insights. But it will only result in a faint sketch of your buyer. It lacks the details, the colors, and the shading to truly understand them at a deep level.
To get a complete picture, you must work directly with your buyers. Customer interviews are vital in this regard. Nothing will give you a better look into the mind of your customer than sitting across from them—asking questions or observing (ethnography). Doing so makes your buyers real. The questions you get and the answers you receive will unlock ideas you didn't even know you were looking for in the first place.
For instance, when Isaac Newton discovered the laws of gravity in the late 17th Century, we all were certain we knew everything we needed to know about how planets orbit the Sun—the Sun's massive size attracts a gravitational pull on all its planets. But when we applied these rules to the orbit of Mercury, the closest planet to the Sun, the math didn't explain the strange shift of the planet's orbit. It wasn't until Einstein's Theory of General Relativity more than two centuries later that we found our explanation: Gravity isn't a force on two objects; it's the result of the bending of space-time. And Mercury's close position to the Sun means its orbit is affected by the dramatic bend in space-time around the sun.
The point of this anecdote is simply that Einstein might never have understood how gravity works without Newton discovering gravity in the first place. By solving one problem, Newton exposed a larger one.
The same is true for your persona development customer research. Your interviews and observations are meant to understand intent, context, and barriers, but they should also shed light on more questions you never anticipated. Which is why personas should never be finished and crystallized.
With your deep-level buyer insights, you can feel less alone in your content marketing strategy. You will know to whom you're writing and why, and that should help the words spill across the page.


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• Full Color
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• 30 pages COLOR
• Publisher: BRIANEWING.com
• Language: English
I'm really proud to make available my small press book I produced for SDCC this year. These went rather quickly at Comic Con. I squirreled some away for the folks that couldn't attend. I'm really impressed with the printing on this. It's something I wanted to do for a few years now. So I'm happy I can now publish this.
Each spread has the original pencils and prelim art on one page while the final FULL COLOR art is on the facing page. This is the kind of book I'd want to buy. I am a nerd and love seeing an artist's work process. Hopefully you will too.
At the encouragement of a bunch of folks and a small grant from the Rocket Society, this new small press book was produced. 32 pages and full of color!
The last book I self-published was in 2006. (Hey I'm lazy!) This one collects selected works that I produced after my book Don't Hold Your Breath that came out in 2010. So it's a bunch stuff that isn't in DHYB.


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The DIY giant made the surprise move after long-term incumbents Hill & Knowlton and Red Consultancy both declined to repitch for the business. H&K held the corporate account for 19 years and Red Consultancy held the consumer account for 14 years.
Retail specialist Z PR will oversee all activities, including consumer, corporate and CSR. However, it is thought the public affairs part of the brief may yet remain with H&K.
B&Q head of external relations Jacqueline Caston said: 'We wanted a new approach and innovative thinking. Cost is obviously a factor too.'
The decision follows the appointment of Euan Sutherland as B&Q CEO a year ago. Sutherland previously headed Superdrug, for which Z PR similarly handles all PR activities.
The account team will be led by MD Zaria Pinchbeck. She said: 'We will be working to develop consumer and corporate campaigns that position B&Q as the market leader that it is.'


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Pre-race routine:
Our club graciously paid for our travel expenses to head down to Portland. I feel so completely lucky to be part of such a supportive team and running community. Anyway, we headed down to Portland mid day on Friday. I went and checked out the Forest Park Conservancy. It was beautiful!! Also went to the Audubon Sanctuary. After that I hit the brewery (mmm beer) then headed to the hotel with the team.
Event warmup:
Got to the park which was nestled along the Columbia River where the winds notoriously whip through. Today was no exception. On top of the already sub freezing temps, the winds were a steady 30+ mph with some higher gusts. I was shaking so bad a lady told me to get out of her cone of vision because my shaking was making her even colder than she already was. I seriously couldn't not control the shaking.
Kara Goucher was in front of me in line to pick up our registration. She said that she was feeling much better (post stress fracture) and was looking forward to getting some racing back under her belt. It was funny to hear her have to tell the registration lady "Goucher, Kara."
We all previewed the course and I sort of kind of started to warm up.
Post warm up we headed over to the start as a team. Kara was looking for someone to pace off of and I kindly bowed out of that one (LOL!) It was hilarious, I never thought I would be talking race strategy with an Olympic marathoner while I was taking off my pants (warm-ups.) One of the guys on our team came around and put orange war paint on our faces right before the start.
I was so effing cold. I was wearing my long sleeve under my singlet (which I NEVER DO.) Last minute I decided I couldn't stand it and was going to take it off but they were doing last call to the start box so I had to suck it up.
I lined up and they blew the starting horn, kind of unexpectedly. We all took off like a herd of horses. Wait, are horses grouped it herds? Gaggles? Shyte I don't know.
Anyway, we were off. The course was flat which is not really my strong suit. I was really hoping to be able to attack the course despite that. My plan was to take the first loop a little conservative and then progressively apply pressure. A small group of my teammates were about 3-4 seconds ahead. Because I was going to be conservative I decided not to close the gap. Big fucking mistake. The wind was so intense it was VERY difficult to run in. I hit the 1K mark and there was a girl slightly ahead of me. My coach yelled for me to close the gap and tuck in behind her. I did. We continued on but her pace seemed a touch slow so I waited to get out of the headwind when we rounded the corner (the wind turned to a cross wind at this point) and pulled out along side of her and made my move. This was executed well but it catapulted me in between two packs of runners. One pack about 15 seconds ahead of me (where my teammates were) and one about 15 behind me. Being solo in this kind of no-mans land in the wind is like a little frosty slice of hell. I tried to surge and catch the group in front but the headwind made it nearly impossible.
I entered the 3rd loop with a goal of catching the group. It was a long shot. I surged with desperation. I was STILL cold. Wasn't even breaking a sweat it was so cold out. I had no one to work with in the wind and my surges were very tiring. I was gaining some ground but not nearly quickly enough. I was watching my teammates working together, just killin' it in the wind and here I was, all alone. It was awful. We rounded the corner and into the shoot and I put the hammer down, against the wind and crossed the finish.
I might say this every time, but I have never been so happy to be done racing.
Now many of you have congratulated me, and thanks for that, LOL! But this wasn't a great race for me. I am so, SO proud of how my team did. We ended up winning the meet which is HUGE considering we came down to Portland, Nike country, and put up a big W in their backyard. But I am really disappointed in myself and my decision making. I recently got a 5K PR and have been practicing at a higher level so I think I may have come into this a little tired. But, as my coach says, there aren't peaks without valleys! As much as it sucks to feel this way after a race, it's a great opportunity to learn some things and put them into practice for the next races. This season has been a truly incredible learning experience.
Onward we go.
PS One big win for me was that my shoes neither came untied nor did the insole come out. In fact, no shoe issues at all. WIN!
What would you do differently?:
Hoping an actual taper for Nationals will give me the zip in my legs that I'm lacking. Also, decision making! I won't do THAT again!
Post race
Warm down:
More like warm-up description! Just ran the park for a really long time with my teammates.
What limited your ability to perform faster:
Poor decision making
Training through the long season of racing
Faster training paces that I'm not totally used to
Event comments:
(The 4th photo is Kara making her move to inevitably win the race. She's in pink)
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19 July, 2017
Organized Stalkers Around Me - July 18th, 2017
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16 July, 2017
Guesthouse Vukovic and home invasion on July 16th, 2017
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15 July, 2017
Satoshi in Podgorica and Yasunori in Skopje as the gang stalkers
And there would be someone called Yasunori in Skopje from Japan and he would be the Muslim terrorist engaged in the monitoring of any Japanese staying or passing Skopje area.
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Organized Stalkers Around Me - July 4th, 2017
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Organized Stalkers Around Me - July 9-14, 2017
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06 July, 2017
"Munchen 2012" book is under the way
I had problem making "German stalker list 2012" for sale and I'm finishing this one first to add the photos and video links in the book. Finally I can concentrate on the blogs and writings.
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Chieko Sasaki - Kleiner
I've heard about her involved with the Japanese protestant groups and being a Catholic from her marriage. She used to be living in Stuttgart area as a sculpter as her job. My past visit to her home when I visited the cloister was the chance when I learned that she met someone from Tamano city in Okayama prefecture. She was also involved in the communication with Swiss churches. I don't know how she has been involved in the Swiss churches. But I think the Voice to Skull mentioned me about the ex-city hall worker in Tamano prefecture is involved in the home address and ID thefts, so it could be the same person she might knew and helping the stalkers.
Since I have problem of Muslims stalking me, so I guess I jsut share anyone who might be related with the Muslims stalking me. My last visit to Bad Saulgau was in 2013 or something and I saw some Muslims behind of me.. So, I guess, it is better just share anyone involved in the harassment.
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04 July, 2017
Roof Top
This story is from one of the Japanese speaking V2K people and they watched the movie and saw it very scary.
It is about the theater village in Ohio and a male called Phill went missing. Aimy is another character to be described. Bill is also in. A crazy woman was found in the hospital and saw the gorilla image on the window.
I just gave some information as the set up of the story. The typing is half done. But that was a fun story to read. If the movie would be released in future, I can tell how I've got the right story from the future visiting people's fun materials
Ah, I forgot about the "UN One - the Highway" book. It's the next generation material for the UN which replace the current US position after the debit and the chaos to come. Creatures? The scary human and animal hide created animal monuments to come 1/3 of the people would be in hanger, and so on. And that's the new U in the US. But I debunked a bit on FB and it seems only the males to be start punishing the female officers who are more like the anti-Islam types. Then, there would be no more women to get the children while the males gone crazy and violent against women and children s the natural way of their own desires to be fulfilled.
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Hungarian government and Soka Gakkai University Students
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03 July, 2017
Organized Stalkers Around Me - July 3rd, 2017
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Organized Stalkers Around Me - July 2nd, 2017
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Mostly Cut+Paste from the original announcement: This September, the second run of GAME CURIOUS will take place at the Toronto Reference Library, featuring another lively mix of presentation, group discussion, socializing and of course PLAY!
While the program is open to just about anyone, it is especially aimed at self-described non-gamers or people who want to learn more about the medium but aren't sure where to start. There will also be a 6-week game-making component for select participants following the main program. Here are the details:
Saturdays 1-3 PM
Sept 13 - Oct 18 2014 (6 weeks)
Toronto Reference Library
(Browsery, Main Floor)
789 Yonge St. (Bloor-Yonge subway station)
Recommended for ages 16+
FREE! Drop-ins welcome.
GAME CURIOUS is a 6-week program exploring the untapped art of video games, for people who don't necessarily identify as "gamers". It's a no-pressure learning environment of discussion, discovery and play, with the opportunity to connect with local storytellers who love the medium. While the direction of the program will be participant-driven, games to be played and discussed will include everything from classics such as Mario and Zelda, to independent games about relationships, queer identity, political satire, work, life, and more. The program also aims to promote diversity within gaming culture by encouraging participants from a variety of backgrounds to engage with games in a way that is personally relevant to their own lives. All are welcome to apply, whether you're an artist, an activist, a parent, or haven't picked up a controller in years. It's like a book club… with buttons


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The Strawberry Patch
Awesome pictures. I especially like the last fern picture. What a beautiful form. It ought to be embroidered on the front of the royal tunic, or at least the royal undies. I've tried to grow Russian Irises. I think they must need a lot of light even though they're from Russia, which I think of as a fairly overcast country.
LOVE the fern!!!
These irises like moisture (Siberian irises I think they are)- I have one batch in the bog garden and one batch in the shallows of the pond.
These are all amazing...I especially love the ferns!
Those fern pictures make me want ferns. I'm not allowed to plant anything more this year though. Maybe next year. :)
Wonderful photos, and glad that MrSABLE has clarified the name of the iris...tsk!
Seeing these photos makes me realise I want/need a better camera. Thanks for sharing them!
You say Siberian; I say Russian. Thank you, Mr. Sable. I almost certainly underwatered them. They are the failure that turned me off gardening. I had no reconnaisance at the time that would lead me to believe they needed wet. Therefore it wasn't my fault. This makes me feel better
Beautiful photos! I especially love the curly fronds on the ferns.


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Adopting DevOps Practices in Quality Assurance
Merging the art and science of software development
Automated QA Testing at EA: Driven by Events
A discussion with Michael Donat, Jafar Husain, and Terry Coatta
Black Box Debugging
It's all about what takes place at the boundary of an application.
Code Spelunking:
Exploring Cavernous Code Bases
Code diving through unfamiliar source bases is something we do far more often than write new code from scratch--make sure you have the right gear for the job.
Debugging in an Asynchronous World
Hard-to-track bugs can emerge when you can't guarantee sequential execution. The right tools and the right techniques can help.
Fault Injection in Production
Making the case for resilience testing
Leaking Space
Eliminating memory hogs
Microsoft's Protocol Documentation Program:
Interoperability Testing at Scale
A Discussion with Nico Kicillof, Wolfgang Grieskamp and Bob Binder
Model-based Testing: Where Does It Stand?
MBT has positive effects on efficiency and effectiveness, even if it only partially fulfills high expectations.
MongoDB's JavaScript Fuzzer
The fuzzer is for those edge cases that your testing didn't catch.
Orchestrating an Automated Test Lab
Networking and the Internet are encouraging increasing levels of interaction and collaboration between people and their software. Whether users are playing games or composing legal documents, their applications need to manage the complex interleaving of actions from multiple machines over potentially unreliable connections. As an example, Silicon Chalk is a distributed application designed to enhance the in-class experience of instructors and students. Its distributed nature requires that we test with multiple machines. Manual testing is too tedious, expensive, and inconsistent to be effective. While automating our testing, however, we have found it very labor intensive to maintain a set of scripts describing each machine's portion of a given test.
Quality Assurance:
Much More than Testing
Quality assurance isn't just testing, or analysis, or wishful thinking. Although it can be boring, difficult, and tedious, QA is nonetheless essential.
Resilience Engineering: Learning to Embrace Failure
A discussion with Jesse Robbins, Kripa Krishnan, John Allspaw, and Tom Limoncelli
Sifting Through the Software Sandbox:
SCM Meets QA
Thanks to modern SCM (software configuration management) systems, when developers work on a codeline they leave behind a trail of clues that can reveal what parts of the code have been modified, when, how, and by whom. From the perspective of QA (quality assurance) and test engineers, is this all just "data," or is there useful information that can improve the test coverage and overall quality of a product?
Take a Freaking Measurement!
Have you ever worked with someone who is a complete jerk about measuring everything?
The Antifragile Organization
Embracing Failure to Improve Resilience and Maximize Availability
The Meaning of Maintenance
Software maintenance is more than just bug fixes.
The Reliability of Enterprise Applications
Understanding enterprise reliability
Too Darned Big to Test
The increasing size and complexity of software, coupled with concurrency and distributed systems, has made apparent the ineffectiveness of using only handcrafted tests. The misuse of code coverage and avoidance of random testing has exacerbated the problem. We must start again, beginning with good design (including dependency analysis), good static checking (including model property checking), and good unit testing (including good input selection). Code coverage can help select and prioritize tests to make you more efficient, as can the all-pairs technique for controlling the number of configurations.
Traipsing Through the QA Tools Desert
The Jeremiahs of the software world are out there lamenting, "Software is buggy and insecure!" Like the biblical prophet who bemoaned the wickedness of his people, these malcontents tell us we must repent and change our ways. But as someone involved in building commercial software, I'm thinking to myself, "I don't need to repent. I do care about software quality." Even so, I know that I have transgressed. I have shipped software that has bugs in it. Why did I do it? Why can't I ship perfect software all the time?
Uprooting Software Defects at the Source
Source code analysis is an emerging technology in the software industry that allows critical source code defects to be detected before a program runs.
Verification of Safety-critical Software
Avionics software safety certification is achieved through objective-based standards.
Weathering the Unexpected
Failures happen, and resilience drills help organizations prepare for them.


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- Current commissioner districts.
On May 25, the El Paso County commissioners voted unanimously to approve precinct remapping, also hearing a presentation from County Clerk and Recorder Chuck Broerman regarding district remapping. He gave three options for redrawn districts that keep pace with population growth, as is required by state law. The proposed changes, which could affect up to five precincts, are "very minor and technical in nature," according to Broerman.
But assembled activists begged to differ. Concerns included: a split of the Patty Jewett neighborhood, an awkward lumping of Monument into District 3, and a lack of robust public process. The presentation marked the beginning of a 30-day public comment period, during which the proposed maps can be amended before a final vote.
Deb Walker, head of the Citizens Project, said it was "disheartening" that the county failed to take public comment before districts were drawn, as the city recently did.
Others had stronger words, like "gerrymandering." El Paso County Democrats are concerned new boundaries might put the all-Republican board even further out of reach for progressive candidates.