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Gatorade and 3M say, stay hydrated during Monday's race!
As we head into Memorial Day weekend, our thoughts turn to Monday's BolderBOULDER 5K and that critical aspect of self-care that can make or break a race participant: hydration. Two corporate sponsors of the annual event would like to help you stay hydrated, and to that end they're bringing their products to the race course.
First off, 3M Clean Water Solutions has partnered with BolderBOULDER to provide filtered water to race participants at the start and finish lines as well as at all four aid stations. Because the race day water demand can reach about 6,000 gallons, bottled water simply isn't an option. So 3M is making their water filtration units available so that every hydration point along the route is stocked with clean, great-tasting water.
Secondly, Gatorade's Sports Science Institute reminds you that hydration isn't just about water:
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If you are a heavy sweater or if you finish workouts with your skin and clothes caked with white residue, you may be losing sodium at an increased level. Your diet should contain enough sodium to replace those losses. You can salt your food to taste; during training season and on race day, favor salted carbohydrate snacks and sports drinks over water to help replace the sodium lost in sweat.
Also, replacing lost fluid isn't just about drinking until you're not thirsty anymore. The key is preventing a loss of more than 1 to 2 percent of your body weight in fluids. If you get in the habit of weighing yourself before and after training, you'll learn how much fluid weight you're losing and how much you need to replace.
Gatorade's new G series, the G Natural and G2 Natural Thirst Quenchers, will be available to sample at the Gatorade tent at the 1400 block of Pearl Street during the SportsExhibit, May 29th and 30th. On the day of the race, visit their tent at Folsom Field.
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I remain as baffled as anyone by the results of the annual New England sports and media poll as presented by Channel Media and Market Research.
It discourages me to see how Boston sports fans apparently enjoy being trolled by their sports media. It really would interest me to see the demographics of the fans polled.
As Steve Buckley notes, the survey was especially hard on the Bruins.
I mentioned last week about the WBZ preseason telecasts. Watching other preseason telecasts around the league, it's striking to me how different the Patriots' broadcasts are. Most teams seem to hire an established NFL announcer and analyst for the preseason, the Patriots sort of used to do this when they used Don Criqui and Randy Cross – who weren't exactly at the top of their game.
I applaud the Patriots for trying something different. But when I see some of the other preseason broadcast teams, I realize the gap in quality.
All that said, the overwhelmingly negative atmosphere of Boston sports radio and television has made me appreciate guys like Steve Burton and Dan Roche more than I have in the past. They may be awkward at times, but I know I'm not going to be trolled, and that they're good people who enjoy what they're doing.
I can't believe I wrote that, but there it is.
By the way, they're on tonight:
The Red Sox must have the most gut-punch losses of any playoff contending team. It is astounding, it really is, yet there they sit, tied with the Blue Jays atop the AL East.
Imagine where they'd be with someone other than John Farrell as the manager. At least that's the hot take of this season. Some minor (and a few major) sports media members in town have made crucifying Farrell for every loss into a personal mantra.
Second-guessing the manager is a time-honored tradition, especially in Boston, but the constant criticism here by some sound more like efforts to establish hottake bona fides.
Speaking of hottakes, the half-hearted effort to generate some sort of quarterback controversy, or rift between Tom Brady and Bill Belichick and Jimmy Garoppolo are nonsensical. The alleged evidence being that Brady has been distant, grouchy, generally a little less genial than we're used to.
Why shouldn't he be? Isn't being pissed off and angry exactly how we want him to be right now? The guy just got railroaded by the NFL, suspended for a quarter of the season, while guys like Le'Veon Bell get their suspensions reduced, and serial wife beaters like Josh Brown can get suspended for just a game.
The Brown case is especially infuriating as the pious John Mara who apparently is one of the puppet masters behind Roger Goodell and the case against Brady, hypocritically brushed off the allegations against Brown because of not having sufficient evidence.


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If things continue down their current path, Amazon's affiliate program will eventually go extinct in the US. Late Wednesday, California joined the growing list of states attempting to collect sales tax from online retailers like Amazon in an effort to help close the state's vast budget deficit. Amazon, in typical fashion, has aggressively pushed back, warning its California-based affiliates that they'll have their revenue streams cut off as of September 30 if the law ends up being enacted. (Update: Amazon has informed its California affiliates that it's shutting down the program immediately and not waiting until September.)
California's new law, signed by Governor Jerry Brown on Wednesday, requires online retailers to collect sales tax even if they have no physical presence in the state. How does that work when federal law states they have to have a brick-and-mortar store to qualify? Like the many other states before it, California counts Amazon affiliates who reside in California as a "physical presence." So, if Joe Blow runs a personal blog with affiliate links to Amazon products (you know, to make a few bucks on the side), he is effectively "selling" Amazon products and making money from them via his home in California.
Because of this "physical presence" technicality, the state wants Amazon to begin collecting sales tax from California residents, and subsequently pay it back to the state.
Amazon's reaction has been predictable: the company sent a letter to its affiliates in the Golden State earlier in the day on Wednesday warning that the affiliate program may soon be cancelled there due to the impending state law. "We oppose this bill because it is unconstitutional and counterproductive. It is supported by big-box retailers, most of which are based outside California, that seek to harm the affiliate advertising programs of their competitors," Amazon wrote. "Similar legislation in other states has led to job and income losses, and little, if any, new tax revenue. We deeply regret that we must take this action."
The aforementioned "other states" include New York, Illinois, Rhode Island, and North Carolina, most of which have seen their own Amazon affiliate programs killed for exactly the same reason. (Edit: New York managed to keep its Amazon affiliate program, presumably because it's such a huge market.) And, as noted by The Tax Foundation, there are a handful of others—Arizona, Hawaii, Louisiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Mississippi, Missouri, New Mexico, Tennessee, Texas, and Vermont—that are considering passing similar "Amazon Tax" measures.
Not that the measures are necessarily helping much in terms of states collecting more tax revenue—Rhode Island General Treasurer Frank T. Caprio was recently quoted, saying, "The affiliate tax has hurt Rhode Island businesses and stifled their growth, as they've been shut out of some of the world's largest marketplaces, and should be repealed immediately." FatWallet, which itself acts as a giant affiliate to Amazon and Overstock, ended up moving from Illinois to Wisconsin over the Illinois "Amazon Tax."
California's—and other states'—laws don't just affect Amazon either, despite the "Amazon Tax" moniker. Plenty of other sites offer similar affiliate programs (Overstock.com and Drugstore.com, to name a few) and will either have to rework the way they do things with California residents or cancel their affiliate programs as well. eBay also claims to we worried about how the tax affects small businesses and individuals who are not actually involved with these large corporations. "We believe that putting a tax burden on small businesses and treating them the same as giant retailers is unfair," eBay senior director of government relations told Internet Retailer. "eBay is advocating a threshold that accurately defines a small business, so that the sellers that are getting started aren't held back from growing in across the US."


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Why Chicago Bears shoud start Josh McCown against Lions, sit Jay Cutler one more week
Jay Cutler is reportedly healthy enough from his groin injury to return Sunday against the Lions. The Chicago Bears should wait at least one more week before starting Cutler, and it's not because of the two reasons others are giving. At least not primarily so.
Many people, including the Chicago Tribune's David Haugh, say "what's the hurry" since backup Josh McCown has a 100 passer rating in two games of relief.
ESPN's Michael Wilbon writes that the Bears need to wait another week to be extra careful that Cutler is OK. Wilbon writes:
"The Bears, considering they still have to figure out what to do about Cutler long term, need him to play as many snaps as he can the remainder of the season. Signing a quarterback to a $100 million deal is only the most important decision a franchise can make."
The reason Cutler should sit another week is the exact reason Wilbon, who wants to stick with McCown for the first reason, would consider playing Cutler: Because they need to know as much about Cutler as possible before paying him $100 million to stay.
I have already written that McCown can help the Bears decide about Cutler. I agree with Wilbon that weather to pay Cutler top dollar for a long-term contract is the Bears single biggest upcoming decision. I've written that twice already.
But you can't decide Cutler's worth in a vacuum.
Often, a player can look better than he actually is if a team has an incompetent backup. See most Bears backups over the years.
But Josh McCown has certainly proven himself capable in the last two games.
Remember how the Cardinals couldn't afford to let Albert Pujols go? Well, they did, and Allen Craig has shown that NOT paying Albert Pujols $300 million -- or even $200 million -- was the best possible decision St. Louis could have made. (By the way, that includes NOT TRADING Pujols either, and letting him go for nothing but a draft pick (which turned into Michael Wacha) and keeping him for one last season which turned into a World Series title-winning season. As a Twins fan, I'd have loved to have seen Minnesota do the same with Johan Santana. Instead, the Twins traded him to the Mets before the 2008 season and missed the playoffs that year by losing to the White Sox in a one-game playoff; they certainly would have beaten out Chicago that year if they kept Santana, who led the NL in ERA that season.
Anyway, I want to see Josh McCown play three games for the Bears. Then have Cutler come back. If Cutler is no better than McCown, that doesn't mean Josh McCown is the Bears starting quarterback next year, but it SHOULD mean that the Bears shouldn't pay Cutler $100 million to stay.
The Ravens paid Joe Flacco $120 million for four great playoff games after winning the Super Bowl last year, even though he has proven to be a mediocre quarterback during the regular season. The result: The Ravens now have a 3-5 team with a $20 million year quarterback who is the No. 24-rated passer in the NFL.
How are the Bears supposed to decide whether it's worth paying Jay Cutler to run their offense when he is the only one they've seen running Marc Trestman's offense? Let's see them both give it a shot. Then we can decide whether to give Cutler what it will take to sign him or whether it's a better idea to say $15 million a year, draft a quarterback in the deepest QB draft in years (nine supposedly have first-round draft grades, and that's not even counting the one I would take, Eastern Illinois' Jimmy Garoppolo, who I'd take early in the second round or even late in the first if you can't trade down (or up) to early in the second.
But the only way to truly decide how much the Bears need Jay Cutler is to give both Cutler and a capable (but cheap) replacement an extended look.


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The GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe process is also known as GoogleToolbarNotifier and is a part of GoogleToolbarNotifier or, as the case may be, Weyerhaeuser Design Engine. This software is produced by Google (toolbar.google.com). An obsolete or defective version of GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe can cause problems for your computer that can range from slowness to error messages such as these:
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Frequently occurring are file sizes such as 39,408 bytes (83% of all these files) or, as the case may be, 68,856 bytes.
The producer of the file is registered with a certificate authority. This confirms the genuineness of the file. The file is no part of Microsoft Windows. Windows starts the process each time that the computer boots up (Registry: Run, DEFAULT\Run). It possesses a digital signature from Verisign.com, which should confirm its trustworthiness. This GoogleToolbarNotifier.exe process does not appear as a visible window, but only in Task Manager. For this reason, 31% of all experts consider this file to be a possible threat. The probability that it can cause harm is high.
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Bono to present Amnesty award to Suu Kyi in Dublin
DUBLIN – Bono will present Myanmar opposition leader Aung San Suu Kyi with Amnesty International's highest honor when she visits Dublin next month as part of her first international tour in 24 years, the U2 singer and other organizers of an Irish tribute concert announced Wednesday.
Suu Kyi is scheduled to visit Dublin on June 18, a day after collecting her Nobel Peace Prize in Oslo, Norway. Suu Kyi was awarded the Nobel in 1991, and Amnesty's Ambassador of Conscience award in 2009. She was unable to claim either award in person until now because she was under house arrest for 15 of the past 24 years and, even when free, afraid to leave Myanmar in case the country's military junta barred her return.
Bono devoted a series of U2's 2009 concerts to Suu Kyi, demanding her release from house arrest, and unveiled the Amnesty award at one Dublin concert that year. He said the June 18 event would be the first time he's ever met the 66-year-old pro-democracy activist.
"It's so rare to see grace trump military might, and when it happens we should make the most joyful noise we can," Bono said in a prepared statement. "Aung San Suu Kyi's grace and courage have tilted a wobbly world further in the direction of democracy. We all feel we know her, but it will be such a thrill to meet her in person."
Suu Kyi was elected to Parliament in Myanmar, also known as Burma, last month; took her seat May 2; and launched an international tour Tuesday starting in neighboring Thailand. She's also scheduled to address both houses of the British Parliament during her European tour next month.
She is expected to visit Dublin solely to be guest of honor at the concert, called Electric Burma.
Bill Shipsey, an Amnesty official organizing the concert, said others taking part would be actress Vanessa Redgrave, the Riverdance troupe, and folk-rock singer Damien Rice.
Bob Geldof, like Bono an Irish rocker-turned-humanitarian, also will be involved in the concert. Geldof praised Suu Kyi as a "heroine of dignity, integrity, courage and steely moral vigor (who) lost her freedom and her family in order to gain a nation. Ireland is ennobled by her visit."


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On this day in 1887, President Grover Cleveland signs the Dawes Severalty Act into law. The act split up reservations held communally by Native American tribes into smaller units and distributed these units to individuals within the tribe. Also called the General Allotment Act, the law changed the legal status of Native Americans from tribal members to individuals subject to federal laws and dissolved many tribal affiliations The Dawes Severalty/General Allotment Act constituted a huge blow to tribal sovereignty.
Cleveland's goal was to encourage Native Americans to integrate into American agrarian culture. Cleveland, who once said though the people support the government; the government should not support the people, led a socially reformist yet financially conservative government that did not believe in welfare handouts. He signed the act in a sincere but misguided attempt to improve the Native Americans' lives by incorporating them into white culture, rejecting earlier policies toward Native Americans that forced them to live on desolate reservations where it was difficult to make a living. However, his support of the Dawes Severalty Act actually did more damage than good.
Under the Dawes Act, the head of each Native American family received 160 acres in an effort to encourage Native Americans to take up farming, live in smaller family units that were considered more American and renounce tribal loyalties. The government held such lands in trust for 25 years, until the recipients could prove themselves self-sufficient farmers. Before the family could sell their allotment, they were required to get a certificate of competency. If the family did not succeed at farming, the land reverted back to the federal government for sale, usually to white settlers. The Dawes Act reduced Native American landholdings from 138 million acres in 1887 to 78 million in 1900 and continued the trend of white settlement on previously Native American-held land. In addition, the law created federally funded boarding schools designed to assimilate Native American children into white society. Family and cultural ties were practically destroyed by the now-notorious boarding schools, in which children were punished for speaking their native language or performing native rituals.
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PETALING JAYA: Boustead Holdings Bhd is unlikely be able to take on more debt to support its 82%-owned Boustead Naval Shipyard Sdn Bhd (BNS) in completing the Littoral Combat Ship (LCS) project, according to an investment analyst.
Boustead Holdings is a diversified conglomerate with core businesses in plantation, property and industrial, pharmaceutical, heavy industries as well as trading, finance and investment.
According to its annual report 2021, the group has over 16,000 employees across more than 80 listed and non-listed companies in Malaysia, Indonesia and the United Kingdom.
The Armed Forces Fund Board (Lembaga Tabung Angkatan Tentera or LTAT) is the conglomerate's majority shareholder and also, has a 10.38% stake in BNS.
The investment analyst pointed out that Boustead Holdings is currently heavily in debt with a net gearing ratio of 120% and net debt of RM6.6bil as at end-2021.
The analyst also noted that BNS which is the builder of the LCS project, has obtained syndicated loan facilities of RM4.9bil (reduced from an earlier RM5.57bil) which is fully drawn down to date.,
"These syndicated loan facilities are somewhat guaranteed by Boustead Holdings Bhd through their "letter of comfort" to the syndicated lenders or financiers. This means that Boustead Holdings would be required to meet the obligations of BNS, should it default," said the analyst.
"The problem herein lies that Boustead Holdings itself is badly in debt and there was talk in the market in the past year that the group is seeking to unlock some values of its assets to raise cash including the rumoured sale or lease of 57% owned Boustead Plantations Bhd," the analyst told StarBiz.
Also, if Boustead Holdings seeks to raise new funds or obtain fresh loan facilities, lenders would be apprehensive due to the group's stretched balance sheet.
"Boustead Holdings Bhd may even resort to obtaining some sort of bail out from LTAT. In fact, it may go as far as LTAT itself or the government that will need to provide some form of credit guarantee should Boustead Holdings seek to obtain facilities to complete the LCS project," said the analyst.
The analyst does not think it is reasonable to expect any bank or financial institutions to provide such credit, with so much scrutiny on the LCS project currently.
Meanwhile, it was reported recently that the Defence Ministry (Mindef) has proposed that LTAT take over BNS.
Mindef secretary-general Datuk Muez Abd Aziz was quoted in the Public Accounts Committee's (PAC) report as saying a special purpose vehicle (SPV) will be formed to house BNS.


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How many times have we made decisions in our lives based on what 'others think' of ourselves, what we are 'good at' and what we should do? In my experience, I took other's opinions as validations to my own beliefs and ideals, eventually only making decisions once I had gathered enough 'confirmations'/ validations to my own desires, wherein within the Art point itself, what others said about me and 'my artwork' mattered enough to make myself confident about making a decision in life to study art. This implies that I really only allowed myself to be driven by other's opinions about myself and what I wanted to do, but never fully only considering myself and taking into consideration all consequential outflows from this decision in practical terms: how am I going to live, how can I practically direct myself within this career, what are the odds to 'hit the jackpot' in the artworld? To place it shortly: I had fallen in love with art and I made a decision based on this attraction to it, trying to equate myself to that expression through believing that I could 'make it' – and the point here is not to digress if I am capable or not, but the starting point of the decisions in my life based on having others' 'backup' for me, just because of not being confident enough to make my own decisions and be self responsible about them.
Dreams of fame and fortune
So, here we go with a specific event wherein I was in an art gallery with 2 people – friend and ex-partner – and how the conversations that we would have while staring at other's works would fuel my ego and my decisions to think that 'this is it' and in that, build the idea of myself as 'an artist' based on opinions, judgments and my own daydreaming which would happen as I was listening to them and staring at other artists' works.
The following is an actual picture of that moment wherein I was daydreaming about the stuff that I'll disclose here:
Self Forgiveness Statements
Pattern: Making decisions based on what others think – Not being confident enough to support me in common sense to make my own decisions
I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to always had waited for other's opinions and judgments upon myself and 'what I should do with my life' in order to make sure that I was making the 'right choices,' without realizing that everything that others could point out would be based already on the idea, belief and self-creation process of 'who I want to be' – which implies that all the confirmations I would get from others toward myself and my desire to study art, would stem from the same complacency that is played out in relationships, wherein we support each other's decision without really supporting another to take into consideration that which is practical and best for all –
I forgive myself that I accepted and allowed myself to ever project blame onto others for having supported 'my mind fuck' when in fact, it was only me-myself that created such mindfuck in the first place, which implies that my desire to get confirmation/ validation upon my choice in life was only stemming from a desire to make myself 'sure' as 'who I am' as the ego that I was busy building as 'an artist,' which means that even if someone could digress from my decision, I would still have taken the road to study art, because I was only looking for the ego-validation as the decision I had already made, but only sought to be 'sure of' to give myself more confidence to actually make the decision to change my career and study visual arts.
I forgive myself that I accepted and allowed myself to step into a gallery with a predisposition to compare 'what I do' and 'what I would imagine myself doing' from the get go, wherein every time that I go to an art gallery, I access the immediate profile of 'me being an artist' and comparing myself to what I'm looking at – (read further in the entry Looking at Art–what is going on up there?)
I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to future project myself with having 'my artwork' on such gallery walls and delving into the imagination of what my friend suggested as in 'imagining my works hanging on those walls someday' – wherein I allowed myself to simply dream about it and never really consider the actual steps and work required to get there, as well as the starting point of such daydreaming desire being a yearning to be famous, to be recognized and to be 'praised' just like any other artist.
I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to listen to what others had to say in that moment wherein they assured 'you'll be a great artist someday' – which links to what my parents would say, becoming proud of me having to be this 'great professional' in whatever career I would choose, just because of the reputation I had built around myself as a 'good student' and being 'good at everything I would do' – which became like foam to elevate myself and my ego, without really taking into consideration the physical, practical reality of my decisions to get myself to such position.
I forgive myself that I accepted and allowed myself to get confidence within my 'living choices' to be and become an artist based on the props for my ego I would get from others in that moment wherein I would then delve into imagining my 'solo show,' believing that I could someday just get there by the magical wand of my own talents, which is basically daydreaming and using a desire as a way to make decision in life based on 'what I wanted to be' as a preference and infatuation, but never really considering the practicality of my decision in a world wherein Money must be made on a constant basis to live and survive.
I forgive myself that I accepted and allowed myself to fully delve into the desire and experience of imagining myself being an 'important artist' and famous, well known wherein this desire for fame and fortune stood as 'my dream to come true' that I thought I could attain by deciding to study arts and simply 'get it' because 'I was so good at it,' which proves how we can take other's opinions and judgments as a way to validate our own self-belief in means of 'fulfillment' based on separation from self.
I forgive myself that I accepted and allowed myself to already feel 'special' and 'important' whenever others would compare the works in that gallery to what I do and judging it as 'less than' what I do, which is how through comparing works by subjective opinions/ judgments, I came to build up my self-belief as being in fact 'better' than others and having 'all that is required' to be a great artist based on opinions/ judgments and my own desire to be special, which I used to validate my desire to be and become an artist.
I forgive myself that I accepted and allowed myself to go into my ego-mode and actually voice out that 'yes, the artworld needs some 'Marlen' in it' as a way to validate that I was in fact 'better' than others as a way to make myself feel like I was already a 'true artist' because others could recognize it as well –
I forgive myself that I accepted and allowed myself to, from these moments, feel More secure to make the decision to go to art school, because of what my friends would say about 'my art,' and deeming them as great judgments because they are 'cultured people' and 'well read' which meant that their opinions/ judgments were 'valid' in my mind-scheme of values, wherein if someone else had said, it would not have mattered that much – but because they 'knew of art' and would be validating my stuff = I felt like such validations were Real and 'truth' and 'meaningful' for me to take them into consideration and think that I should then be 'really' good at it
I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to look at works of art with a critical eye, wherein I am not here as myself breathing and embracing other's expression as self, but immediately compare myself and what I do to 'what others do,' accessing the value-mode of seeing myself as better/ worse than other's works, which is unacceptable because when existing in superiority, I would feel 'good' about my work- and when seeing myself as less/ worse than the artwork on the wall, I'd go into depression and self-deprecation.
I forgive myself that I accepted and allowed myself to take pride on what I do as 'my art' and whenever I compare it as being 'better than' others' works of art in specific galleries, building up this sense of trust and confidence which is not Self-Confidence and Self-Trust, but only validation of the ego through comparison, which is then nothing else but another value-game that I accepted and allowed myself to play as 'the rules' within the artworld.
I forgive myself that I accepted and allowed myself to go into daydreaming, fantasizing about myself being the one having that show in that art gallery, being proudly recognized and praised in my home town, going far away into me traveling around the world with my works – wherein I used this daydreaming to fuel the 'artist' personality, beginning to believe myself to be better than others and be special, which is how I initiated my career and taking pride based on others' judgments toward my work.
I forgive myself that I accepted and allowed myself to think and believe that I only had to get myself a license to 'be an artist' to be validated in the artworld, which is how I saw everything as 'very simple' to do without really taking into consideration all aspects and dimensions of my decision, but simply making a decision based on my daydreaming, others' opinions upon what I do and using that as a validation to be and become 'an artist.'
I forgive myself that I accepted and allowed myself to be driven by my desires to be famous wherein 'going to New York' to one day exhibit my work became like this Mecca for me, wherein I associated being able to one day present my work there as the ultimate lifetime achievement, believing that I could only be 'fulfilled' and consider myself as 'successful' if I could get to that place one day as a 'consummated artist,' not realizing that I was in fact just following my dreams and not really giving a fuck about the world, the actual system that we live in but falling into the trap of seeking my own desires and dreams while having only the 'intention' to do some 'good for the world' only once that I could get to such position, which is absolutely what any other charity works like: only giving a little of the 'greatness' achieved as money as fame/ fortune for the 'have nots' and feel better about myself within such future projection as in: following my dreams BUT also supporting the 'poor ones.' Which is absolutely, unacceptable – and
I forgive myself that I have accepted and allowed myself to access shame of myself as how I existed back then, because of the world system, this entire reality never having been a part of my plans and decisions in life, but only following what everyone else was busy doing: seeking to be successful in any 'field' of reality that they wanted to develop themselves in, just for the sake of personal interest/ personal development wherein an actual point of Self-Responsibility toward the world was Never considered as part of the plans, which is how I allow myself to let go of the regret that I've been holding on to with regards to this choice I made in my life based on my own desires, wants, needs and delusional dreams of grandeur that I actually followed until everything was clear enough for me: I had brainwashed myself and others to support my decision based on self-interest and the ego-praise that everyone in society supports – whereas when one stops following such 'dream,' one is seen as 'not successful' simply because the specialness and perpetuation of the ego is not 'here' any longer, which is placing a stop to the system of career-choices to enhance egos/ keeping the system in place, as I realize that standing for life in equality is not better or worse than, it's just a life-decision to take self-responsibility.
I forgive myself that I accepted and allowed myself to daydream about 'elite people' bowing down to my work which only gave me a sensation of power over those that I would perceive as 'more powerful' than me, due to all the money they have, which I took as a challenge to walk through, because of all the previous judgments I had held toward 'the elite' people and the artworld itself, wanting to prove to others that I could be 'praised by those with money' and in that, building a fortress around myself as my own ego.
I forgive myself that I accepted and allowed myself to make a decision about me being 'sure enough' to be an artist after all the daydreaming/ future projection with backchat in my mind, seeing myself as 'totally making it' according to what others would say about me/ my work as well, which made me confident enough to propose this to my parents and let them know that 'art was my REAL profession, and that I had to be/ become an artist no matter what.'
I forgive myself that I accepted and allowed myself to believe that I had a 'true passion to create,' without realizing that I was simply using the same lingo charged with feelings of grandeur toward art/ art creation and that I used this as a tool to convince myself, others and my parents specifically to support my decision to study art, letting them know that 'I cannot envision myself doing anything else in this world other than art,' which is a great fallacy and self manipulation to only follow my dreams of superiority, fame, fortune, money, recognition and grandeur that I sought.
I forgive myself that I accepted and allowed myself to convince myself to make life-decisions based on the desires stemming from myself as my ego, stemming from myself as the acceptance of a desire as a separation of who I am as one and equal wherein art became this 'idolized' field of reality that I wanted to be a part of, just because of how I programmed myself to see it as an elevated and 'evolved' human activity, how I deemed it as something special, a 'divine gift' to see the world in a 'different way,' and within this justifying that I had to drop out of literature and change my plans in life, following the 'big jackpot' in the artworld.
I forgive myself that I accepted and allowed myself to manipulate myself in the moment of doubting my decision by using a point of comparison to what I was studying then and saying 'I cannot see myself remaining studying literature' – which became a way to simply manipulate myself further into believing I was making the 'best decision ever' now that I had gathered others' perspectives upon who I am and my own life.
I forgive myself that I accepted and allowed myself to limit myself within the belief of 'my thing is to create' as an actual self-manipulation that I'd play out in order to talk-myself-into believing that I could only become an artist, I could 'only' be satisfied following these dreams, which became also a fear within me when going into the opposite point of 'not making it' and fearing the failure of myself within it – yet deliberately shoving such fear away because of the extent of the 'positive validations' I got from others and myself included to believe that: there was No way I could fail in this…
I realize how limited it is for us to only have to decide 'who/ what we are' as only a profession, instead of living the expansion of who and what we are as one and equals and in that, realizing that no matter what we do, as long as we are taking the whole into consideration: we will stand by the decision we take as life supports life and there is no 'wrong decision' within doing what's best for all.
Ideal Future 2003 (she still looked clueless and worried lol)
Self Corrective Statements:
When and as I see myself making decisions based on other's opinions about 'what I am good at' wherein only a self-belief as personality is considered, I stop and I breathe – I realize that I must direct myself in a way wherein Who I Am is no longer bound to a preference, a desire, an ideal of myself in my life but instead decide to direct my life in a way that I can ensure that the choice that I make will be in support of myself and all equally, taking a position in my world wherein I can actually dedicate my life to Life itself, supporting myself and others, which implies that I must establish my own equality and oneness so that there are no more desires existent within me to 'fulfill' in separation of what's best for all, but I ensure that I walk the decision to dedicate myself to life, and within this, whatever decision I take on in any particular field, the starting point of it will be very clear: life in equality as myself in all ways.
When and as I see myself doubting my own choice, I realize that in such allowance of becoming the doubt, I am diminishing myself to uncertainty that is existent only when a conflict of interests exists within me – which implies that I must clarify for myself first where such doubt stems from – what am I trying to protect? What and who am I manipulating to impose 'my way' as 'my choice,' instead of considering at all times what is best for all life – within this, I realize that any friction and conflict emerging from a decision based on common sense, must be specifically scrutinized to see where I am creating such conflict from self-interest, desires, wants and needs that I realize are always in the way of the consideration of what's best for all life.
When and as I see myself resorting to the memory of myself as 'an artist' to create an idea of not being 'satisfied' with my life, I stop and I breathe. I realize that such idea of self was created from the starting point of everything that I allowed myself to be only as my mind, which implies that 'who I am' here as a common sensical being will no longer be bound to a preference, an ideal or desire of 'who I want to be,' but instead realize that I am already here, walking the living decision to support myself as life, and within that, seeing that no 'dream' can ever be an actual self-directed decision as dreams are always only based on what the mind places in our 'heads' to continue existing in the limitation of personality, ego/ preference – thus, I 'remind' myself that This process implies letting go of my personal interests in the name of ALL as Equals wherein there is no need to only be 'one single thing' and diminishing myself to one single point, but instead, learn to expand myself in a way that I can verify I am in fact supporting myself and others, which will imply at all times the consideration of life in Equality and never more just a 'career' or 'profession' based on likes and dislikes and personal dreams.
When and as I see myself going into the hypothetical daydreaming activity of 'who I could have been if I have 'given it all' to my career' – I stop and I breathe. I realize that I have bound myself to such dreams and idealizations of my life based on the accumulation of desires linked to people's opinions about myself, my work/ my life, and that in no way I ever considered life in equality in such equation of 'career choice' – thus I see that everything that I have to 'let go of' was never in fact 'real' as myself, as it was only based on preferences and future projections that I in no way walked in an equal-and-one consideration of myself as life and all. Thus, I let go of the dream for the illusion that it always was.
When and as I see myself daydreaming about 'all that could have been' in relation to myself and the art career, I realize that such dreams were stemming from my desires to be famous, recognized and 'praised' as an ego that was formed when listening to others and my own backchat about myself being 'special' and 'unique,' which is the most basic form of ego-driven decisions that exist, therefore I realize that in order to walk my decision to life/ to live, I can no longer hold any dream as valuable within my decision. Once that I have made the decision to live, I ensure that any temptation as a daydreaming moment is an indication that I am not wanting to face a particular living-decision that requires my attention and focus to not deviate from the position of Self-Responsibility that I have decided to walk, thus I breathe and bring here the point that is leading me to 'desire escaping = desire my daydreams' due to how I had connected my career to a way to be evasive toward and of the world itself.
When and as I see myself basing people's opinions and judgments upon myself/ the world based on the idea/ belief and perception that I have of them as 'well-cultured' / knowledgeable/ intelligent beings, I stop and I breathe – I realize that this is me just perpetuating the same system of values that are in fact abusive toward the world system, maintaining specialness and hierarchies over the realization of life in equality. I stop wanting to remain within a special 'group of people' that can be considered as 'well cultured/ knowledgeable/ intellectual' as the people I used to hang out with and have relationships toward, as I see that none that has ever contributed to a world in Equality, nor is there any Real care and consideration to doing something that will create a real change in life, and our world. Thus I let go of the dream for the fallacy that it always was and the judgments/ opinions from others that it was backed up with.
When and as I see myself fearing not fulfilling the ideas/ beliefs and perceptions others had about me and my life/ future within the belief that I would get to be someone 'great' and 'extraordinary,' I stop and I breathe – I realize that all those expectations were only a heavy load for me to remain as the 'ever perfection' idea of myself that was backed up by people around me, wherein I then created this great expectation upon myself, falling into a disillusionment and even self-belittlement the moment that such high-expectations were not able to be fulfilled. Which is how and why I can now see that none of that was ever of any value as Life and what's best for all was in no way considered in such plans as 'my life' and 'who I want to be,' – thus I let go of the dreams for the fallacies that they are and entail.
When and as I see myself going back to the pattern of 'wanting to create only' I realize that this is mostly an evasive pattern that I used to seclude myself, forget about the world and everyone and essentially fuel my self-obsessions and desires without any common sense direction to my life and 'who I am'
Thus, the realization that I get from this is that I chose a career in order to fly away from the world, not having to face myself and the 'monetary system' because of seeing it as 'the bad guy' and 'the monster' that wanted to only suck us dry – deciding to instead make art as a 'noble way' to earn money, without ever even pondering that I could support myself to be the change that I wanted to see in the world instead of finding ways to evade it and run away from it. I make sure that the decisions that I take on as my life from here on are based on what is best for all, wherein all forms of desires are seen as the limited version of myself that I thought myself to be, that I created of myself as to limit my real capacity and ability to do that which I thought was impossible: create a change in this world, and this won't come only from me following a dream, but taking a position within the system wherein I can ensure that I am no longer controlled by desires and fears to be and become that which I will require to do and become in order to establish a world and reality wherein All can placidly decide what to do with their lives without having a need to 'have more' than others or 'survive' only, but really be supported from birth to death and in that, having a Real Choice to establish a common sensical living decision for oneself and all as equals.
Desteni Forum for Self Support
Equal Money System so that All can express and live the 'dreams' that we are currently only able to hold as an illusion due to MONEY being the main obstacle to be able to express/ live as equals to Life.
Day 75: Jesus had a Neat Trick with the Rich
- Sex as Positive-Energy Addiction: DAY 74
- The Mind's Multiplication Effect: DAY 75
Day 41: Design of Beliefs Self Commitment Statements
This is a continuation to the blogs:
- Day 38: Design of Beliefs
- Day 39: Design of Beliefs Self Forgiveness
- Day 40: Design of Beliefs Self Forgiveness continued..
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Ancient province of France, also called "Haute-Bourgogne" or "Comté de, Bourgogne"; now divided into the departments of Haute-Saône, Doubs, and Jura. There is little mention of Jews in Franche-Comté before the thirteenth century. Not until Philip Augustus drove them out of France at the end of the twelfth century, and at the time of the wars of Méranie, did they begin to settle there. They very soon attracted the suspicion of the clergy. Scarcely half a century after their arrival a new sect came into existence, called "Judaizing Christians" because they observed Saturday instead of Sunday and refused baptism. The general Council of Lyons (1245) took action against these heretics, and the Bishop of Besançon was asked to watch over the Jewish propaganda and to compel every Jew in his diocese to wear a badge. Twenty years later Pope Clement IV. addressed a bull to Jean de Chalon, the "Sire de Salins," who was almost incontestably master of the county of Burgundy, to excite his zeal against the Vaudois and against Judaizing Christians. The diocesan statutes contained clauses forbidding Christians to engage Jewish servants (especially nurses, because they taught children to hate the Christian religion). The clergy kept the Jews at a distance from ecclesiastical domains; for instance, the curé of Luxeuil changed the day of the hay market to Saturday to prevent the Jews from taking part in it.Favored by Nobility.
The nobles, however, made advances to them, partly, perhaps, because the Jews were an important source of revenue. Jean I. de Vergy, Sire of Champlitte and Autrey, took them under his special protection, gave them safe-conducts, and even released them from statute labor, from paying tolls, from the riding-tax, and from other imposts. Jean I. de Chalon-Arlay established a Jewish colony near his château in the village of Lombard, and there is still an ancient cemetery in this vicinity in which the skeletons are found face downward, and which tradition recognizes as the old Jewish cemetery. The members of each organized community paid an annual tax, varying from twenty to one hundred sols. Continually at strife with one another or with the King of France, or even with the Emperorof Germany, most of the nobles of Franche-Comté were in debt, and had need of Jewish money. About 1296, Jews furnished money to Chalon-Arlay and the Count of Montbéliard to support them in their struggle with Philip the Fair. At this time the material condition of the Jews appears to have been fairly prosperous. They had their open accounts at Vesoul, Besançon, Gray, Salins, etc. Many of the nobles had to place their domains in pawn with the Jews. Thus the market-town of Marnay, which belonged to the important family of Chalon, was given over to the Jews of Dole and Villars for five years. One rich Jew of Vesoul, Elias or Helyon, was the creditor of the greatest nobles of Franche-Comté. Vesoul was a center for money-changers, and must have contained a large contingent of Jews. A beautiful synagogue stood in the center of the town; it was still in existence in the sixteenth century, as was also the house of Helyon.Accusation of Well-Poisoning.
The general expulsion of Jews in 1306 does not appear to have affected those in Bourgogne, though their commerce received a blow from which it never recovered. But soon the Jews of Franche-Comté also were forced into exile; they and the lepers were accused of poisoning the wells. Their goods were confiscated. The house of Helyon was given by Queen Jeanne, wife of Philip the Tall, to a lady of her suite, who sold it at the death of the queen and built a chapel with the proceeds. Most of the exiles went to Besançon, at that time an imperial city, thus escaping the authority of the King of France. It is possible that a certain number were allowed to remain on relinquishing their claims to the debts due them. But the exiles soon returned to Franche-Comté. In 1331, at the death of Queen Jeanne, the county of Burgundy passed into the hands of Duke Eudes, but the queen's will caused dissatisfaction, and all the barons arose against him. He had need of the Jews, and recalled them. The account of expenditures in 1332-33 shows that their number was increased by thirty-two families. In 1348, however, the Black Death broke out. Gollut, the historian of the sixteenth century, states that the Jews of Franche-Comté shared the fate of the Jews in other countries and died under extreme torture. This is erroneous. Their oppressors were content with expelling them after having taken away their property. From October 28 to 30 they proceeded to arrest the Jews of the bailiwick of Amont (Haute-Saôte) and to take an inventory of their possessions; but the revenue department, which wished to refill its empty treasury, was disappointed. Certain Jews of Vesoul, Symon, Rubininer, and Hebrelin escaped, but were recaptured and imprisoned. Some of them were hidden away. Finally, after about one hundred days of imprisonment, everything that could be found was taken from them, and the ducal treasury received a net increase of 494 florins.
On Jan. 27, 1349, the Jews, furnished with a safe-conduct, were driven out of the county of Burgundy and escorted as far as Montbozon. A short time afterward the Jews of Doubs, Jura, and Montbéliard were ordered to leave within five months. It is doubtful whether this decree was ever executed, because in 1355 the Archbishop of Besançon renewed the ordinance against the employment of Christian servants. From this time on there is little mention of Jews. In 1360 Manasseh of Vesoul, who negotiated the return of the Jews to France at this time, settled in Paris, where he became steward to the king. In 1374 the Jews were driven out of Salins. On Nov. 21, 1384, Philip the Bold regulated the status of the Jews. He permitted fifty-two families to settle in the towns of his domain on payment of an entrance fee and an annual tax. He fixed the rate of interest; henceforth a Jew was to be believed on his oath, and the evidence of a single apostate was declared invalid. The chiefs of the Jews were called "masters of law"; the Jewish cemetery was separated from the others, and a noble of the court was instituted guardian of the Jews.
The general expulsion of the Jews from France in 1394 put an end to their presence in Franche-Comté. Israel Lévi has proved that a certain number of well-known rabbis lived in this province in the first half of the fourteenth century—for instance, Joseph b. Jacob Tournoy and Joseph de Musidan.
- J. Morey, Les Juifs en Franche-Comté au-XIVe Siècle, in R. E. J. vii. 1 et seq.;
- Israel Lévi, Un Recueil de Consultations Inédites, in ib. xliii. 237 et seq.


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The 5.56 SOST is the ammo currently being used by the USMC and other troops in the GWOT, it has not been available for the public to buy for very long so I, like a lot of other people have been curious about how it performs. The round was designed to have better terminal performance and accuracy from short barreled rifles with a muzzle velocity of 2925 fps from the 14.5 inch M4 barrel. The round is a OTM, this is important to remember as it is not the same as a hollow point. It does however, offer up better performance and is barrier blind. The bullet itself has a thick copper base and a lead front end with the usual open tip that results from the process of making the bullet. Also present are the rings seen around the bullet much like a barnes triple shock X. A lot of people assumed and still do that the SOST is a barnes solid copper TSX, but it is not.
After getting my hands on some of the ammo I decided to test it for accuracy first. Since the ammo is intended for combat weapons, I chose to use my Colt 6940 with milspec barrel with 1/7 twist. I did put a Leupold 18x target scope on the carbine though so i could get all the accuracy out of it I could. I fired 2 strings of 5 shots at 1 inch dots and one string of 10 shots of M855 to compare it to the common military load all at 100 yards. It was around 1100 AM , sunny with a 2 oclock 18 MPH wind.
Other then the normal 1st round flyer you usually get from hand cycling the action as opposed to letting the recoil operate and chamber the next few rounds, the ammo showed some great potential. The group on the left was a little worse due to my own bad trigger work and lost concentration on one shot, but still pretty good considering. Now I know some claim 5 shot groups tell nothing, but if you over lay to strings you get a pretty good idea and you keep barrel heat down and mirage off the barrel messing with the scope.
After shooting the groups I decided to test out how the round matched the trajectory of the M855 since that is one of the things the SOST round was meant to have in common with the green tip. Out to 300and 400 yards the SOST did match the BDC of my TA31F ACOG and zero of other scopes and Aimpoint RDS I had on hand zeroed for the green tip. Also when comparing the position of the groups in relation to the aiming points, you can see on paper that the zero held very close for both rounds.
Now, the real surprise for me, was how good the lot of M855 I shot turned out to be! Many gun board expurts and gun magazine expurtitions will gladly tell you how terrible green tip is in the accuracy department along with its many other flaws , makes it slightly more useful then tits on a boar hog. After getting the carbine hot after some drills using the SOST and playing around, I fired off 10 rounds fairly quickly with the Colt/18x combo. The results left me a little surprised, rarely have I seen green tip shot for accuracy with sand bags, a table and a target scope further then 50 yards. And I do not recall having seen any pictures of it doing as well in a true 100 distance group. I shot the green tip with all seriousness and the same concentrated effort I did with the SOST and the results were pleasing and a little surprising to me. I have never taken the green tip seriously enough for my own needs in the accuracy department so this will indeed lead to more testing of the M855 if for no other reason then to see if this was a fluke.
Now I do not mean to sound like I think green tip is crap, I have seen some good performance out of it at longer ranges on coyote size targets and even man sized targets. But on the other hand, I have seen some terrible accuracy from it too. Of course lots and different MGGs have as much to do with it as anything, not to metion the different shoots and the quality or lack of in the guns used.
Back to the SOST, I think its a pretty good round from what I can tell. It is not MK 262 or TAP 75 gr. But for general issue to everyone, it is an iprovement in my humble opinion. I have not shot anything living with it yet, but I will. Also, in the next few weeks I will test it though a few "barriers" like auto glass, wood, and wall paneling. Hopefully I will get to shoot through some auto doors as well. I would not use it in my own house if over shooting is a issue, but I would use it for anything else at this point if you can find enough for SHTF bulk storing. And you have the benefit of practicing/training with M855 and still being able to shoot the SOST without a zero change. At this point I can not say it is better then any MK 262 top load in accuracy, but it is not meant to be, but, it is better then M193 by a long ways and it shows the ability to shoot a lot better the M855 and even if it just matches it in accuracy you still have the benefits of better terminal performance and barrier penetration while still holding together to hit the target behind if power point presentations can be believed. Hopefully my future testing will offer at least a tiny sample to help prove or disprove the new round.


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Financial experts project $10.8M in red
BELVIDERE — Financial experts project the Belvidere School District will run a collective $10.8 million deficit through fiscal year 2019.
Greg Kubitz, senior financial adviser for PMA Financial Network Inc., said Monday that he anticipates the district will receive millions less in revenue because of a decline in general state aid.
That's because the district's enrollment figures, which help determine the state's level of financial help, are expected to decline by hundreds of students. He projects the number of students to drop from this fiscal year's districtwide count of 8,232 students to 7,680 in FY19.
Meanwhile, the state will likely prorate the amount owed to the school district by 85 percent.
School Board President Mike Rathbun said he does not anticipate having to cut back on the $81.5 million worth of expenses budgeted this fiscal year. State leaders may change the way general state aid is calculated, which could help districts like Belvidere that are seeing their class sizes shrink and property values decline so much as they get close to hitting tax caps.
"It's way too early to worry about enrollment (five years down the road)," he said, adding that those figures could easily change.
Monday's news comes on the heels of the decision to close Kishwaukee Elementary School and not renew 18 certified staff contracts. The school district was previously on track to deplete its reserves by 2017, so board members took action in March to cut $2.4 million from the budget.
Those cuts helped slow the financial bleeding.
The district would have been put on the state's financial watch list — also known as the state's highest risk category — by FY18 before the cuts were made, Kubitz said. The district would have been closely monitored by the Illinois State Board of Education to determine if the district qualifies for a Financial Oversight Panel.
Now, the district will remain on the state's financial review list through FY19, meaning that the district will receive a limited review by the Illinois State Board of Education. The district will be monitored for potential negative trends.
"You can see the impact of the change that has happened since last January," Kubitz said. "Now, a lot of those changes are obvious to the cuts that were made, and those were not easy for anybody."
Rathbun, who served on the School Board that voted to slash the budget, said board members did not need to make additional cuts last year.
"Last year's cuts were well-balanced. Not too much, not too little," he said.
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Upstate mom: Special needs son suspended for drawing bomb
GREENVILLE COUNTY, SC (WYFF) - An Upstate mom says she will meet with school and district officials Wednesday after her special needs son was suspended for drawing a picture of a cartoon bomb from a video game.
Amy Parham said her son, Rhett, is autistic and goes to Hillcrest Middle School.
Parham said Rhett drew a picture of a cartoon bomb from a video game he watches on YouTube called Bomberman 64. She said Rhett drew the picture at home and then took it to school and showed it to some older students.
She said one of those students told school officials about the drawing and Rhett was suspended.
Parham said when she got the call from the school about the incident she thought they were joking at first.
"I'm angry. I'm upset and I'm incredulous, honestly, that a child could come in and bring a drawing and that's somehow perceived as a threat -- especially someone with special needs who really doesn't filter information the same way that typical children do," Parham said.
Greenville County Schools spokesman said that any time a threatening comment is made the initial step is to suspend the student until the investigation is complete.
Parham said she is meeting with school and district officials on Wednesday.
"Even though zero tolerance is very important, it's very important to protect our children in our schools, but at the same time there has to be some way that we come back to the middle of the road this is just too far over into the ditch on the opposite side of where we need to be," Parham said.
The school district released a statement Tuesday saying, "It is important and necessary to thoroughly investigate any threat to student safety, including a student's intent. This is one of the most difficult judgments a school official must make. This investigation began when threatening comments were made, resulting in the responsible removal of the student from the school to ensure everyone's safety while the incident and intent were assessed.
"The school's administration responded appropriately to the severity of this incident, investigated it fully, and acted in accord with applicable laws, policies and procedures. The school administration has met and will continue to meet with the parents to resolve the matter.
"While parents may openly discuss a disciplinary action involving their child, we do not have that same right. As a result, complete information regarding a specific incident cannot be released to the general public."
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Bruins dominate Penguins, return to Boston with series lead
Boston 6, Pittsburgh 1
Boston strong indeed.
Brad Marchand scored twice during a four-goal first period and the Boston Bruins routed the Pittsburgh Penguins 6-1 in Game 2 of the Eastern Conference finals on Monday night.
David Krejci, Nathan Horton, Patrice Bergeron and Johnny Boychuk also scored for Boston, which hardly broke a sweat while going up 2-0 in the best-of-seven series. Tuukka Rask kept Sidney Crosby and the rest of the NHL's top offense in check once again, stopping 26 shots.
Game 3 is Wednesday night in Boston.
Brandon Sutter netted Pittsburgh's lone goal. Tomas Vokoun gave up three first-period goals on 12 shots before being replaced by Marc-Andre Fleury.
The move did little to blunt the momentum in what has quickly become a one-sided series. Boston held Pittsburgh's top-ranked power play scoreless for the second straight game, and the Bruins looked like the team marked as the Stanley Cup favorites, not the star-laden Penguins.
Boston insisted it was fortunate to escape Game 1 with a 3-0 victory, saying a couple of bounces could have changed the course of the game dramatically.
The Penguins blamed their choppy play, including a rare fight by Evgeni Malkin, on an eight-day layoff, stressing there was no need to panic.
Might be time to start now.
The last 16 teams to go up 2-0 in the conference finals have advanced to the Cup finals. The Penguins managed to escape a 2-0 hole against the Bruins in 1991 on their way to the franchise's first championship.
These days Mario Lemieux is relegated to watching from the owner's box. At the moment, the view isn't pretty.
Marchand took advantage of a sloppy play by Crosby to give Boston the lead just 28 seconds into the game. Crosby attempted to flip a bouncing puck back into Boston's zone. Marchand casually flipped it out of the air, then streaked in on Vokoun before putting a wrist shot over Vokoun's glove.
The Bruins - and Marchand - were just getting started.
Boston poured in two more goals to rattle the Stanley Cup favorites and end Vokoun's run through the postseason. Not that Vokoun had much help from the guys in front of him.
Kris Letang failed to clear the puck at the end of a Boston power play and Torey Krug kept it in and fired a slap shot at the net. Neither Vokoun, Letang or Paul Martin could grab it and Horton reached down and tapped it in between a sea of sticks to make it 2-0.
Krejci's eighth goal of the postseason pushed it to 3-0, though his shot was the easy part. Jaromir Jagr and Bergeron took care of the hard part, dismantling Pittsburgh's defense with a series of slick passes that left the NHL's leading playoff scorer all by his lonesome in front of the Pittsburgh net.
The score put an abrupt end to Vokoun's hot streak. The 36-year-old journeyman won six of his first seven starts after replacing a shaky Fleury in the opening series against the New York Islanders. He was hardly to blame for the loss in the opener against Boston, but Pittsburgh coach Dan Bylsma nodded at Fleury after Krejci's goal.
Fleury returned to a warm ovation and for a moment it gave Pittsburgh a jolt. Sutter snapped a wrist shot over Rask's stick with 34 seconds left in the first period and the Penguins appeared to have life.
Marchand quickly snuffed it out, rifling a shot over Fleury's outstretched glove to restore Boston's four-goal edge.
That was more than enough. Way more.
The Bruins allowed five goals in a game only three times all season. The Penguins never even came close to getting two as the NHL's highest-scoring team had trouble getting out of its own way. Players collided, tripped over themselves and seemed unable to generate any kind of momentum.
Of course, Boston had something to do with that. The Bruins squeezed away all the open ice Pittsburgh enjoyed while racing to the league's second-best record. Boston blocked shots, poke-checked and pushed the Penguins all over the ice.
The boos grew to a dull roar when Pittsburgh flubbed a second-period power play. They dissipated late, if only because so many left after Bergeron's goal made it 5-1 only 27 seconds into the third period. There's a chance it may be the last home game of the season. The Penguins need to win at least one of two in Boston to force a Game 5.
NOTES: Krejci's 20 points (eight goals, 12 assists) lead all scorers in the postseason ... Pittsburgh adjusted its lineup before the game, scratching D Mark Eaton and RW Tyler Kennedy in favor of D Deryk Engelland and C Joe Vitale.


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The Internet Storm Center (ISC) at SANS is raising the alarm on the issue with a yellow alert on the flaw. According to ISC handler Bojan Zdrnja, the development of automated scripts exploiting key based SSH authentication looks like a real threat to SSH servers around the world. In a blog post, Zdrnja argued that public keys generated on any Debian based machine between September 2006 and 13th of May 2008 are vulnerable.
"It is obvious that this is highly critical -- if you are running a Debian or Ubuntu system, and you are using keys for SSH authentication (ironically, that's something we've been recommending for a long time)," Zdrnja wrote. "In other words, those secure systems can be very easily brute forced."
Security researcher HD Moore, leaders of the Metasploit security effort has gone a step further, explaining in a public post how he was able to brute force 1024, 2048 and 4096-bit keys. The flaw itself exists in a Debian-specific version of the OpenSSL package, which generates the keys that are used in OpenSSH. Even though OpenSSL is widely used by other Linux distributions, it is not necessarily at risk according to Moore.
"The flaw in question was introduced by a Debian-specific patch," Moore told InternetNews.com. "This patch was not pushed upstream to the OpenSSL folks, so only distributions based on Debian have this issue."
"It's obviously a very significant issue being a remote exploit," Canonical CEO Mark Shuttleworth told InternetNews.com.
Shuttleworth added that folks who have applied the update are in a good position. Shuttleworth added that Ubuntu is very responsive on security and their primary focus is to be able to respond to any issue that may arise.
"We do have a substantial amount of pro-active security in the system," Shuttleworth explained. "Where we design the configuration of the system so services are isolated form one another. So a compromise in one service doesn't affect the rest of the system."
Moore noted that even systems that do not use the Debian software need to be audited in case any key is being used that was created on a Debian system. Tools and patches have been released by Debian and Ubuntu to fix the issue and identify any potentially vulnerable keys.
"Any SSH server that uses a host key generated by a flawed system is subject to traffic decryption and a man-in-the-middle attack would be invisible to the users," Moore explained in his post.
Though Moore was able to crack the keys, the brute force methods used require a certain degree of computing power. Moore noted in an FAQ about the keys that was able to brute force that he used a 31 Xeon core cluster clocked at 2.33 Ghz. Using that large cluster it took two hours to generate the 1024-bit and 2048-bit RSA keys for x86. Other more keys including 4096, 8192 and even 16384 bit keys could also all be generated as well given enough time.
Rohit Dhamankar Senior manager of security research at TippingPoint noted that its not uncommon to see a large volume of brute force attempts against servers. While OpenSSH is now being targeted brute force crackers also typically target Microsoft SQL servers as well trying to guess username and password combinations.
Dhamankar noted that time isn't the only defense a user might have. Intrusion Prevention Systems (IPS) can be set to deny IP addresses after a certain number of tries.


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Lee Phillips is an attorney
but don't hold that against him! He also happens to be one of the nation's
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The path that led Lee to become a nationally recognized speaker on asset protection and money making techniques using the law is a spell binding story
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From Financial Devastation to A Man on a Mission
Lee never dreamed of being an asset protection/tax lawyer, but life isn't what you expect.
At age 27, Lee spent five months in a university hospital intensive care unit, and he watched the legal system take everything he and his young family had.
It's this experience that drives him to share, from personal experience, the importance of asset protection, tax reduction and helping others avoid personal disasters.
You don't have to become a lawyer, but regardless of whether you are a
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When I first saw a Crocheted Mesh Scarf made by Jen on Ravelry I knew I had to duplicate it. I used her notes as a springboard to make mine, but I thought I'd post my version also.
I used worsted weight out of my stash, and I'm not even sure it was a full ball. I crocheted until I ran out of yarn, but thankfully it ended up being the perfect size for the look I wanted. Blocking is essential, as it will truly bring this piece into it's full potential. It will also increase the size of your piece, so don't worry if it seems too small.
Crocheted Mesh Scarf
Finished Measurements
16 1/2″ x 41″ (post-blocking and off the blocking board)
Paton's Classic Merino (3½ oz / 223 yds) 100% Merino Wool, 1 ball, (I used Dark Grey Mix)
Crochet Hook size H/8 – 5mm
Not important
Pattern Notes
The stitch used is the the Double Triple Crochet (dtc):
Yarn over hook 3 times, insert hook under top of the stitch, yarn over hook and draw it through that chain stitch only (5 loops now on hook), * yarn over hook and pull through 2 loops on hook; repeat from * 3 times more.
Chain 67 (multiple of 5 + 12 for foundational row)
Row 1: Skip 10 sts and double triple crochet into the next stitch.
*Chain 3, skip 3 sts, double triple crochet into next stitch. Repeat from * to end of row. Turn.
Row 2: Chain 7, dtc into top of following dtc. *Chain 3, skip 3 sts, dtc into the top of the next dtc. Repeat from * to last dtc on the previous row. At end of row, chain 2, skip 3 sts, and dtc into the 4th stitch. Turn
Repeat Row 2 until desired length. Mine was a total of 34 rows.
Weave in ends, and block. Tada!
Here's the link to this pattern on Ravelry:


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Watch this video. It's 6 minutes long, but at the end, the radio ends up working.
Watch this video. It's 6 minutes long, but at the end, the radio ends up working.
That makes sense. Hopefully it helps some people around here with antenna issues. Thanks for sharing.
Charles LaRocca
SiriusBuzz Founder
Consider antennas a disposable. Have extra. One time I week wacked the wire - tore it right in half. It's not like you can go down to the corner store and pick one up.
1) Take the head unit and hold tighly in one hand. With a leather punch or some similiar strong pointed object push outward softly on the copper outer contacts of the ANT connection. Basically just ever so slightly push the copper contacts outward slightly. This will allow them to make better contact with the base mount.
2) Take 2 strands of 18-22 gauge wire cut to 1/4" in length. Curve them both into a very slight "S" shape curve. Now take needle nose pliars and one at a time push the strands of wire into the hole in the head unit. What this will do is basically create a spring contact between the end of the ANT bore (hole in the head unit ) and the pin ANT contact of the base unit.
If you leave the unit installed this will last for several months. I have done it (2) times on my head unit and each time it has lasted about 6 months.
I am looking into replacing that small ANT connection if I can find the part but no success as of yet.
Dear Sirs,
I am new to this site so please forgive me if my etiquette is not correct. I have 5 Sirius Satelite receivers in various vehicles and homes and have had the same issue on 4 of them. I have tried all of the solutions that I have found online but only one solution have I found to be permanent and work on all 4 units. The issue that I have had on all 4 units and can be visually confirmed is that the physical solder joint between the ANT connection at the connector of the head unit and the internal PWB is cracked and causing intermittent connection depending on temperature and pressure. This issue has been reported on other sites and I have found that this crack is present on all 4 of my units. I have fixed one unit and it now works flawlessly. I will be fixing the others over the next few days. Just wanted to let others know that although this may not be the solution for every unit, for me it has been 4 out of 4.
OK. I have read tons of posts on this issue, and none of them offer a permanent fix, so I'm taking this bull by the horns. Many posts I have read indicate that this problem is caused by some very poor engineering in regards to how the antenna connects from the dock to the head unit (Onyx plus). I've had it with this error message constantly interrupting me, so here's what I plan to do: On IFixIt.com, I found a tool that allows you to open the Onyx case without damage. I am going to open the unit, and using a very small antenna cable, I'm going to solder directly to the antenna connections on the mother board, and run that outside the case. The end of that cable will have a connector allowing me to connect it directly to the antenna cable, bypassing the poorly engineered doc connector entirely. Once I have it done, I will post links to the parts, and instructions to complete it. One proviso - In order to do this fix, you will need to have a fine tipped soldering iron, good soldering skills and the ability to modify the case slightly to allow the cable to come out of it. I take no responsibility for what happens if for any reason doing this messes up your unit.
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Managing Director & Partner
Gabrielle Novacek is a core member Boston Consulting Group's Consumer and People & Organization practices and is the former leader of the Marketing, Sales & Pricing practice in North America. In addition, Gabrielle is currently serving as a fellow at the BCG Henderson Institute, where she is working to develop breakthrough solutions to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) in the workplace.
Since joining BCG in 2007, Gabrielle has worked extensively on topics relating to people strategy—organization and operating model design, new ways of working (including Agile@Scale), culture, the advancement of digital capabilities, and change management. While she works in numerous industries, she focuses on these topics in the consumer goods sector.
Gabrielle's work often sits at the intersection of people topics and large-scale strategic transformation. Her experiences include leading the go-to-market transformation for one of the world's largest food and beverage manufacturers, helping a Fortune 100 company transform its operating model, and realigning the organization of a global consumer packaged goods company against a set of new strategic ambitions. In addition, she has deep expertise in post-merger integration.
Prior to joining BCG, Gabrielle received her PhD with honors from the University of Chicago, where her academic research focused on the archaeology of the Middle East in the fourth millennium B.C. As an archaeologist, Gabrielle's field work took her to Egypt, Israel, Jordan, Syria, and Turkey.
How a survey quantifying the responses of more than 27,000 employees proves the business value of inclusion.
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By reshaping the way employees find challenging opportunities, new ITM programs are helping women grow their careers.
The US desperately needs workers. Workers desperately need help taking care of their children and (increasingly) their parents.
Pay, promotion, and benefits have been the traditional carrots for hiring, exciting, and retaining employees. But feeling safe, challenged, and valued at work can be even more important than a paycheck, says Gabi Novacek, a BCG Henderson Institute fellow researching diversity, equity, and inclusion on this episode of "The So What from BCG" podcast.
When money no longer buys happiness, companies must rethink their approach to diversity, equity, and inclusion (DEI).
The first 12 months at a new job are a critical time for LGBTQ+ people to present their authentic selves in the workplace. Those who don't come out professionally then are likely to remain closeted.
Gabrielle Novacek explains how a life-threatening medical diagnosis led to a powerful breakthrough in reimagining diversity, equity, and inclusion.
To take DEI to the next level, look beyond broad categories of race, gender, and sexual orientation to discover what truly shapes employees' experiences at work.
Despite efforts to promote equity, many employees say companies haven't done enough. Creating an equitable environment goes beyond hiring a diverse team—and benefits the entire company.
LGBTQ employees have changed, and companies need to upgrade their HR policies to match. The main challenge? Creating the right working environment.


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I can't say enough about the industry's youth programs and the opportunities they provide for our youth to develop and learn. I've heard it said thousands of times that the only thing wrong with our youth programs is the parents. There is probably a lot of truth in that statement, but parents are also the reason these programs survive and thrive.
Everyone who's been involved in a county fair can probably relate an embarrassing story; one where parents almost came to blows or lost perspective about what the programs are really intended to do. I'm a parent and, like any other parent, I love my kids and want the best for them. It's stressful to sit and watch your kids perform and compete. While I root for all kids to do well, I'll admit that I'm far more interested in my own kids.
It isn't about winning; after all, we knew before we ever walked into a show ring that even your best might not win you a ribbon. The idea is to maximize your performance and personal growth. Since becoming a parent, I've learned my new role is a lot harder than being the kid in the arena, show ring, playing field or on the stage. It's difficult – knowing how hard your kids have worked and how much they want to succeed – to watch it play out from the stands.
Most of the time those show moms and dads are providing love, support and coaching. They're often up early and sacrificing lots of mornings, evenings and weekends helping and hoping their children achieve their goals and aspirations. These parents are good people, who want their children to enjoy the thrills of victory and helping them through the stings of defeat.
Show parents sometimes get a bad rap. After all, we don't get angy about the new mama cow that chases the dog that came too close to her calf; we understand it is maternal instinct. Similarly, I think it's wise to steer clear of parents for at least 10 minutes after a heifer class; and maybe 30 minutes if it's a national show. If their heifer was a close second to the eventual champion, I'd give it seven days.
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I was told this week about an incident at our local county fair, where two dads almost came to blows. Both are great guys, and pillars of the community. I don't condone such behavior, but I also certainly understand how it happens.
I've had to make a couple of rules for myself as a horse show dad. I'll never complain about a judge in public or in front of the kids; however, I do allow myself to make a couple snide comments to my wife. When a child falls short and doesn't have the success he/she has worked so hard for, I'll let them know I'm not disappointed in them but rather for them. I know it is not about the victory or defeat, but what they've become and learned in pursuing that goal.
Never condone the inappropriate actions and words of a show parent right after their precious child is handed a defeat. But never forget that there's nothing harder or better than watching your kids chase their dreams.
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