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Robby Bell Gets Lost in the Forest with Ryan Abbatoye and Nathan Woods
THR Motorsports Monster Energy Kawasaki off-road racer Robby Bell shared with us a third-person story about he, Ryan Abbatoye and Nathan Woods getting lost in the forest during a mid-week ride in 2007 before a WORCS race in Olympia, Washington.
His heart was pounding mercilessly into his rib cage as he traveled down the highway. He was still six miles from home, his salvation, and suddenly Robby Bell found himself surrounded by a menacing biker gang, closing in around him to seal any escape routes. Ryan Abbatoye had run out of gas miles ago and Nathan Woods was nowhere to be seen, leaving Robby on his own, unknowing of this mobs intentions, hoping to see any signs of familiarity. Hed witnessed the sun travel nearly the distance of the sky since his adventure began and all he could think to himself at this moment was, I thought we were only going to be gone an hour!
The day began innocently enough as they awoke to the crisp northern air of Olympia, Washington, with a lackadaisical day ahead and nothing on the agenda but a leisurely trail ride through the Capitol Forest. Nathan, a truly stalwart individual with a very cool demeanor, sat waiting for Ryan and Robby to finish getting ready. As the two made there way up to him, Robby had to make a quick U-turn to pick up his tool pack. He responded to some playful banter with the phrase, Prepare for the worst! and they were finally off into the forest for a bit of fun. Robby had spent a couple days riding in the area and took them on a loop he was familiar with, twisting and turning through the trees of the Capitol Forest like a snake winding its way over the terrain. The loop was enjoyable but brief, and as they reached a fork in the trail, the right path heading back home, it was obvious to Ryan and Robby that Nathan hadnt had his fill. Lets check this trail out for a little ways, he said, and with Nathans words they turned left and headed deeper into the forest.
It was definitely an exciting trail, partially due to the terrain, but also the adventure of exploring the unknown. None of them had been this far into the forest before, but they were enjoying this escapade and gave little though to time or heading. The three later reached a clearing, perched high on a hill, allowing a full view of the forest. They sat there for a moment of shared silence, taking in a panoramic view of the 91,000-acre Capitol Forest; rolling hills blanketed in a thick, lush green with endless potential for new and unexplored trails. Ryan finally stated, Looks like an easy place to get lost. Nathan gave a slight chuckle, uttered, Nah, you can find your way, fired up his bike and took off in search of the next epic route.
The new paths were fun and enticing, but as their stomachs started to growl, each agreed that it was time to make their way back. The obvious choice was to turn around and retrace their steps out of the forest, but it seemed more fun, and easy enough, to make a loop back to camp so they wouldn't have to double back. Theyd been riding for quite some time and some of the trails started looking rather familiar but Nathan continued to lead the way, determined they would find the right trail that would lead them back to the campsite. Finally after arriving in the same area for what seemed like the fourth time, Nathan stopped and came up with a different strategy. Logging roads wound all throughout the forest and Nathan felt they could use those to help navigate their way. As he was explaining his logic, Ryan and Robby were giving him glances that looked very much like a couple of deer caught in some very bright headlights, and with those blank stares of agreement, the three re-mounted their machines and put Nathans plan into action.
It had been a couple hours and each road looked exactly the same with the wall of trees surrounding them, but they had to keep pushing, trying to find the right combination of roads that would lead them back to a trail they recognized. A slight bit of panic was setting in and Ryan finally came out with the words all three were fearful of, Were so lost. Adding to their dilemma was the fact that Ryans gas tank was smaller and he was running desperately low. If he ran out, theyd have to ditch the bike, have him ride double on one of the other bikes, then not only continue to find their way out, but, once they had managed to find a way out and get some gas, hope to find the way back into where theyd left the bike and retrieve it; and of course, there was always the option none of them wanted to think about: spending the night out in the wilderness. They all knew there was a lot riding on the next decision, but Nathan didnt even blink when he said, Lets try this way. And the other two followed closely behind.
They still had no idea where they were going, but at least they were pretty sure they hadn't tried this road yet, so, most likely, they werent heading in another circle, and they soon ran into a group of mountain bikers, which meant civilization must be near by. The group had a map that looked like a intricately drawn maze, but they were able to decipher that the campsite was over 10 miles away, which was actually almost double because of all of the twists and turns of the trails, so their only chance to get some gas was to continue in the direction they were headed, hope to come out at a nearby highway and pray there was a gas station not too far away. After thanking the group of mountain bikers and checking to see that Ryan was more or less running on fumes, the three started their bikes and took off yet again. These roads looked more burned in and it wasnt too long before they came to a paved road and a shred of hope swept over them.
They took a right and headed for the highway, but just then Ryans bike began to sputter and then abruptly died; it had finally run dry. Nathan and Robby took turns riding right next to Ryan and pushing him with their feet until their legs were on fire, then Ryan would jump off and push his bike a ways. For miles they continued in this vein, longing for a downhill to ease some of the stress of pushing Ryan's machine up the deserted highway. Finally, up in the distance, they could se a small gas station and yet more stress started to vanished from their heavily burdened shoulders. They pulled in, ready to fill up, but the gas station only took a specific gas card, no cash, and again it seemed the fates were conspiring against the three. Just then a man drove up in an old, beat-up work truck and Robby used what little money he carried in his tool pack to pay the guy to put some gas in their tanks hoping it would be enough to make it back. They still had 10 miles of highway to cover, and the worry of coming across a Highway Patrol, but home, and the end of what seemed like an endless day, was within reach.
They had just finished filling their bikes with gas when Nathan fired up and took off, wide open, not even a glance back to see if the others were following; apparently he was ready to be home. Robby rolled out onto the highway next, just ahead of Ryan, but soon found himself alone; since Ryan didnt know how far it was to the camp, he didnt want to use too much gas by blazing up the highway and risk running out once again. Robby rode nervously up the highway, dreading the thought of coming across a cop when he felt the rumble of a large group of Harley riders come up from behind him. They slowly started encircling him, blocking off any gaps; Robby had no idea of their intentions and started to plan an escape, but just then, one of the riders gave him a thumbs up. They had made themselves into a shield around him, giving him a roaring escort down the highway. His heart finally lifted and not long after he saw the campsite and all of the emotions of the day came pouring off of him. He gave the gang a quick salute as he peeled off the highway for home, shouted in the excitement of making it back and rode over to Nathan. Ryan came riding up a minute later, each of them in shock that they had actually made it back. The sun was just setting behind the trees on the horizon and it sunk in that they had spent over eight hours of the day lost in the forest. After a minute of silence, each of them soaking in the days events, Nathan finally came out with it, Same time tomorrow?
For more on Robby Bell, check out his site at http://www.robbybellracing.com/.


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Sometimes, I can still be a bit surprised by people who don't have a decent wristwatch. I know, it is a bit naïve probably, but when I have a proper hunch that someone makes some serious (or enough) money I can be amazed by the fact that they wear a 25 euro wristwatch. Not that I immediately link it to status, but simply because they probably can afford a nice watch.
Perhaps I am spoiled with the people around me, of which most have a very good taste in watches. However, I do have to admit that some of them probably got years of indoctrination by me :) For example, after a few years of living in a students' house, they all bought (or got) nice watches for themselves. Ranging from vintage Omega watches to Sinn, Chopard Happy Diamonds and Rolex watches. In general, I think that people my age (around 30) are more into watches than the same age group -let's say - 10 years ago, when the run on fine watches was already going on (since early 1990s). It probably also has something to do with clever marketing by the watch brands. When I browse through a random magazine that my girlfriend buys for example, I see big watch brands advertising for mechanical wrist watches for ladies. Watch advertisements are everywhere anyway, in all kinds of magazines, at events and some even have TV commercials. I don't remember that this was the case 10 years ago, at least not in this quantity.
I also think it is more common these days to have more than one watch as opposite to former years, where you just bought one decent watch that had a write-off period equal to the rest of your years to live. And although not every watch buyer shares the same interest in watches as the average WatchUseek visitor, it seems to be commonly accepted that you have more than one nice watch.
Anyway, to get back to the first paragraph of my rant, some people don't seem to care at all. No matter what amount of income they have. Some people drive cars of 100.000 euro but still wear a cheap plastic watch. Also from the perspective of durability I'd expect that more people wouldn't buy disposable watches anymore. Brands like IWC advertise like crazy about their green production facility in Schaffhausen. Living durable and being aware of our precious environment should be reason enough to buy a durable wristwatch, preferably one with a mechanical movement.
Perhaps my surprise also comes from seeing these people wear expensive suits and shoes and on their wrist sits a plastic wristwatch. That does not make any sense to me. A matter of interest you might say, but it repels me everytime I am confronted with such a sight.
One of the solutions I can think of, besides indoctrination on a personal level, is to spread links to interesting articles about watches or 'accidentally' leave a watchmagazine here and there.
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"Twilight" actor Bronson Pelletier has denied reports he was caught drunkenly urinating in public at the Los Angeles International Airport on Monday, insisting the incident "did not happen."
The Canadian star was allegedly removed from a plane at the terminal after airport police received a call about an unruly passenger, and he was ordered to wait for another flight later in the day as he was too intoxicated to fly.
Officers were subsequently called back to the scene after Pelletier was reportedly discovered relieving himself by the gate, prompting them to take him into custody for public intoxication.
The 25 year old admits he was escorted off the flight, but claims the media has it all wrong about the rest of the story. He alleges another passenger on the same flight plied him with drinks prior to boarding, and then caused trouble for him once on the aircraft.
He tells TMZ.com, "That (public urination) definitely did not happen… I'm not a big drinker myself to be honest…
"The same guy that bought me drinks was the guy who got me taken off the plane… that's it. No peeing. Peeing did not happen."
Pelletier is also fighting rumors he landed in trouble with the law for drug possession earlier this month, when police are said to have found illegal substances on his person at Gym Bar in West Hollywood.
He pleaded not guilty to two charges related to that incident last week and is due back before a judge on January 17, but Pelletier is protesting his innocence, saying, "That situation… did not happen."


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Remember The Antagonist? That brooding, emotionally fraught, and bestselling novel, full of masculine angst and late-night email sessions, that was shortlisted for the Giller Prize in 2011 and went on to garner near-unanimous accolades for its author, Lynn Coady?
Well, her newest book, the story collection Hellgoing (House of Anansi), has hit bookstores. And it's even better.
This new collection arrives more than a dozen years after Coady's first, Play the Monster Blind, from 2000. Its nine stories have been gathered from a time period nearly as long. But Coady says that Hellgoing is much more than a clearing house of whatever was sitting in her desk drawer.
"I'm always writing across the same themes," she says, pointing out that conformity, faith, and the impossibility of human relationships are often the glue that holds her work together. "But with short stories I'm doing something different than with novels. In some ways, they're coming from a much deeper place."
Coady says it's hard to talk about these seemingly ineffable moments of inspiration "without sounding really airy-fairy." But, basically, writing stories is instinctual: "You can catch a scent in the wind — an idea, or a concept — and follow it. You can delve into your subconscious and see what happens, in a way you just can't when you're writing a novel."
Such a scent fuels Mr. Hope. The most recently written story, it follows the uneasy relationship between one female student and the gruff vice-principal who thinks he's looking out for her best interests. We open on their first meeting, when Mr. Hope stands at the front of her Grade 1 classroom, next to a boy whose eye is literally dangling out of its socket, and uses him to gruesomely illustrate a lesson for the rest of the class: "This is what can happen … if you throw a rock in the schoolyard."
Incredibly, this tableau is plucked entirely from Coady's own childhood.
"When I talk about it, I think, 'Could that have happened?'" she says.
"Maybe it didn't even happen. Maybe it was a dream. Whether it happened or not, it's a memory I have. And it never left me."
Coady says that, despite not knowing for months on end where this story was going, she knew she had to be true to the impulse that got her writing it in the first place.
"I just have to trust that the story is going to shake out in such a way that's going to be palatable to readers," she says. "Because some of them don't end so well." (In the book's acknowledgments, Coady thanks her husband, as well as fellow author Marina Endicott, for help with the ending to Mr. Hope specifically.)
It's true that the new stories often return to Coady's tried and true subjects. Take This and Eat It, for instance, has a salty take on religious orthodoxy that's instantly recognizable to fans of her early work.
Clear Skies is about a writers' retreat where one woman tries to both outrun the notoriety of her teenage memoir, and to fit into whatever rigid expectations her students and fellow faculty have of her. And The Natural Elements finds one man continually frustrated by the rest of the world's failure to adhere to his moral code.
"It might as well be a religion (to him)," Coady says. "People are sinning against it all the time, and he's constantly feeling his own temptation."
But other stories show that Coady's perspective has shifted with time.
Opening story Wireless takes place in Atlantic Canada, as much of Coady's other work has — but this one is narrated by a complete outsider, a visiting magazine writer, as she struggles to decode the nuances of Newfoundland hospitality and seduction.
It's all part of the wider palette that Coady says comes with having lived all around the country. Take Hart, the lithe, West Coast musician/yogi from Body Condom.
"A character like Hart is not an Atlantic-Canadian character," Coady says.
"He could not be found on the East Coast. If he could, he would be a completely different kind of guy."
Hellgoing is a superb collection, end to end, and easily one of the best books I've read so far in 2013. But one of its standout stories, Dogs in Clothes, deserves extra credit for taking as its subject one of the unsung heroes of the publishing world: the publicist.
"The one thing I've always done as an author is talk to my publicists," Coady says. "Because they have all the best stories — and they have all the dirt on other, more famous and important writers. They're not supposed to talk about it, but sometimes you can get awesome little tidbits from them."
By the end of Coady's story, her protagonist has her own fair share of tidbits. Sam has been charged with ferrying a very famous male author around Toronto on a strict schedule; along the way she has to contend with editors, radio and television hosts, hot-sauce promoters, and inconveniently placed downtown fences. Meanwhile, she's all but chained to her smartphone, which buzzes constantly, "like some tiny panicked creature."
"I've only ever met one male publicist," Coady says. "They tend to be young women who are basically run off their feet. There's something caste-y about that. It's a certain kind of young woman: educated, and on her way up the ladder, but in the meantime we're going to use her as a dog's body."
Wait a minute: a dog's body? And the story's called Dogs in Clothes?
"Eh? Eh?" Coady teases. "Now you're putting it together."


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Your mind and spirit may be the most overlooked—and under appreciated—components of your well-being. But research has shown that nourishing them not only lowers stress, lifts mood and improves relationships but can also protect your health. "Mind, body and spirit are interdependent, so if you take care of your spirit, your body and mind will reap the rewards," says Linda Sapadin, Ph.D., a psychologist and author of It's About Time! The Six Styles of Procrastination (Penguin, 1997). "And if you nurture your body, your mind and spirit."
1. You don't breathe deeply.
It sounds simple, but studies show that taking deep breaths keeps you alert and relaxed. Make an effort to inhale and exhale for two to three counts each throughout the day.
2. You don't get enough sleep.
Sleep deprivation can leave you feeling jumpy, disoriented and unable to cope, says Rosalind Cartwright, Ph.D., director of the Sleep Disorder Center at Chicago's Rush Presbyterian Medical Center. She recommends that you lighten your mood before bed—by reading a humorous book, for example—since being cranky can lead to less- rejuvenating sleep.
3. You've banned chocolate.
"Chocolate stimulates mood-enhancing brain chemicals like serotonin," says Debra Waterhouse, author of Why Women Need Chocolate (Hyperion, 1995). The amount in just two Hershey's kisses will do the trick, she adds.
4. You neglect to exercise
Working out can significantly ease depression, according to a recent study from Duke University. To get the feel-good chemicals flowing, aim for 30 minutes of aerobic exercise three times a week.
5. You stay indoors all day
Lack of sunlight, even during summer, can leave you lethargic and depressed. Just 20 minutes is enough to brighten your outlook, so if you work inside, take a brisk walk outside at lunch.
6. You eat only fat-free food
"Bad" fats, like saturated fat, can lead to high cholesterol and heart damage. But "good fats," such as omega 3's, keep your memory sharp and your mood steady. Good sources include tuna, salmon, flaxseed oil, walnuts and beans.
7. You skimp on calories
Eating too little-less than 1,200 calories a day-can make you tired and irritable, says Kelley Brownell, Ph.D., director of the Yale Center for Eating and Weight Disorders. Eat a healthy, balanced diet of at least 1,500 calories to maintain energy.
8. You skip breakfast
A recent Canadian study found that having a morning meal of carbohydrates, protein and fat (such as bran cereal with one percent milk) enhances memory. If you're on the run, at least grab a meal-replacement bar.
9. You're still smoking
If the threat of lung damage hasn't convinced you to quit, a new study from the Kentucky Center for Reproductive Medicine discovered that chemicals in cigarettes may lower your libido-and less sex makes for an unhappy relationship. For help kicking the habit, go to quitnet.org.
10. You don't make time for sex
"It's believed that having sex stimulates the release of feel-good chemicals called endorphins," says Constance Ahrons, Ph.D., director of the Marriage and Family Therapy Program at the University of Southern California in TK. Plus, the intimacy it fosters is the glue that binds couples together. Make time by scheduling a "date" with your partner at least twice a week.
11. You have more than two alcoholic drinks a day
A new study found that women who drink excessively may suffer permanent memory damage. Alcohol also acts as a depressant, ultimately lowering your mood. Stick to one glass of wine at dinner.
12. You hate your job
The average American spends at least a third of her life working, so it's important to find a position that's challenging and fulfilling. If yours isn't, talk to your supervisor about how you can reshape your job responsibilities, or dust off your resume.
13. You regret not pursuing a childhood dream
Thoughts like "I should have played the guitar/been a sculptor/learned ballet" can lead to feelings of self-doubt. Instead of worrying about the opportunities you missed, enroll in a class or sign up for private lessons.
14. You rarely socialize with colleagues
You're not going to love every coworker, but having someone to chat with can make the day go by more quickly. Research shows that social support can prevent illness-and it can ease emotional stress, too.
15. You second-guess yourself
Over-analyzing can erode your self-image, says Ahrons. "Ignore the little voices of doubt in your head and take action before you change your mind," she advises. "Your first choice is often your best choice."
17. You are your career
It's easy to get so wrapped up in work that you neglect to foster hobbies and other interests—which not only leads to professional burnout but can make you just plain dull. Set aside a few hours a month for a book group or a sports league to add spark and dimension to your life.
18. You don't delegate
Doing everything yourself keeps your work-load-and your tension-unnecessarily high. If you tend to be a control freak, give small tasks to others until you're comfortable handing off larger projects
19. Your office is too loud
A recent study found that people who work in noisy environments have higher levels of stress and lose concentration faster than those in quiet settings. If you can't move your desk, wear earplugs or listen to white noise through headphones.
20. You don't take time off
Research shows that skipping vacations increases your risk of heart disease increases your risk of heart disease. Worried about your in box? Schedule a break a few months in advance and talk to your boss about delegating responsibilities while you're away.
21. You haven't learned from your parents
How mom and dad communicated is a good indicator of how you and your spouse will get along, says Ahrons. Their marriage was dysfunctional? Improve yours by avoiding similar behaviors-such as bickering over trivial matters.
22. When it comes to love, you ignore friends' advice
A recent Purdue University study found that women are particularly astute at predicting whether a friend's romance will last. "A friend will be able to see the negative aspects of a relationship that you may be overlooking," says study author Christopher Agnew, Ph.D.
23. You don't set aside "me" time
A recent study found that people with a packed social calendar were more likely to become ill. Try to take one night a week to give yourself a pedicure, try out a new recipe or pursue another hobby-it will help you unwind and stay healthy.
24. You always go solo
Being overly independent can lead to loneliness, which can cause depression. "Friends and family can support you in tough times," says Sapadin. "They can also offer different perspectives when you're trying to resolve a dilemma or navigate a major life change."
25. You're quick to criticize
"When we criticize others, we're often projecting our own insecurities," says Ahrons. We're also risking offending people. "Before you point out another person's shortcomings, consider whether you have the same ones and how you might change."
26. You're in an unhealthy relationship
Whether it's with a parent, partner or friend, a one-way relationship can be exhausting. Approach the other person and explain how you feel; if all else fails, consider breaking it off. (If you're in an abusive situation, seek help immediately at 800-799-SAFE).
27. You don't volunteer
A Cornell University study found that contributing your time or money increases feelings of self-worth and control over your life. To find a volunteering opportunity you'd enjoy, log on to volunteermatch.org.
28. You don't get along with your mother
Recent research shows that women who maintain good relationships with their mothers tend to have higher self-esteem and are less likely to suffer from eating disorders. If you have unresolved issues, sit down and talk. Then spend time together to renew your bond.
29. You're holding a grudge
Not forgiving another person causes great mental distress (and probably isn't hurting the other person at all). Discuss the offending incident with the person or people involved. Releasing bottled-up feelings will help you leave the past behind.
30. You never cry
Research has found that tears help flush stress-related chemicals that build up in your tear ducts when you're upset. If you feel the urge, find a quiet place and grab a Kleenex-it will calm and refresh you.
31. You ignore your blues
Left untreated, depression can raise your risk of heart disease and stroke, not to mention hurt your relationships and overall quality of life. If you haven't been able to shake persistent feelings of sadness, lethargy and/or hopelessness, talk to your doctor or call the National Institute of Mental Health Depression and Panic Disorder Hotline at 800-421-4211.
32. You don't know your family's mental health history
Like physical health, mental health problems are often genetic. Talk to your parents and grandparents to learn whether they suffered from conditions such as anxiety, schizophrenia or postpartum depression, says Sapadin. Then discuss your history with a doctor.
33. You're an Internet junkie
While the Web can be entertaining and informative, it eats up time you might otherwise spend with family and friends and leave you feeling isolated. A recent University of Michigan study showed that feeling isolated and lonely can lead to depression, so limit yourself to half an hour a day of recreational surfing.
34. Your place is a mess
"Being unhappy with your environment can make you feel weary and even defeated," says Celia Rocks, author of Organizing the Good Life (FOD Press, 2001). Reorganizing can be intimidating, so tackle one room—or even one drawer-at a time.
37. You often lose your temper…
Lashing out can actually make you more aggressive, according to a recent Iowa State study. When you start to get irritated, remove yourself from the situation until you've cooled off enough to deal with it calmly.
38. ...or you never express your anger
Research has shown that women who fail to constructively express negative feelings risk increasing their emotional distress and may even be more susceptible to eating disorders. If you're feeling wronged, tell the other person in a calm, nonconfrontational way.
39. You're overly stubborn
Learning to compromise can save you a lot of heartache. A time-tested rule: Choose your battles wisely. If something is truly important to you, stand by it; otherwise, let it go.
40. You think TV will rot your brain
A University of Pennsylvania study found that watching your favorite sitcom can lower stress. "Immersing yourself in a fictional world for half an hour can ease your anxiety," says study author Sophia Moskalenko, Ph.D.
41. The last journal you kept was in seventh grade
Recording your thoughts is a great way to work through frustration or sadness and figure out your feelings. If you don't have the time to write in the evening, keep a small notebook or a file on your computer to jot things down throughout the day.
42. You stopped pushing yourself to learn when you left school
Think of your brain as another muscle in your body—if you want to keep it strong, you've got to exercise it. Great ways to improve your concentration and problem-solving skills? Read the newspaper, do crossword puzzles and play games like chess.
43. You're obsessed with your weight
"Getting hung up on the numbers on your scale draws attention away from your body's many strengths and abilities," says Brownell. "In serious cases, it can lead to an eating disorder." Try not to weigh yourself more than once a week.
44. You often compare yourself with others.
No two people are alike, so measuring yourself against others may draw your attention to qualities you don't have rather than ones you do. Next time you find yourself sizing up someone else, consciously focus on your own strengths.
45. You're overly materialistic.
It's easy to think your identity is based on your possessions instead of on your personality and interests, " says Rocks. Break the habit by spending two weeks buying only necessities like food and toilet paper. You'll be surprised at how little you feel the sacrifice.
46. You are always optimistic.
Pessimism can work to your benefit, says Julie Norem, Ph.D., author of The Positive Power of Negative Thinking (Basic Books, 2001). You'll be better able to cope when something goes wrong if you've thought through the possibilities. Just don't dwell on them.
47. You think role models are just for teenagers.
Looking up to another person plants an image of achievement in your mind, which makes you more likely to attain it, says Laure Redmond, author of Feel Good Naked (Fair Winds Press, 2002).
48. You haven't embraced your "imperfections."
Instead of letting features like a not so straight nose or kinky hair undermine your confidence, think about how they make you unique. When you love the quirky things about yourself, chances are that other people will too.<
49. You worry about everything.
"Worrying saps your energy and leaves you feeling powerless, " says Lee S. Berk, Dr.P.H., director of clinical research at the Susan Samueli Center for Complementary and Alternative Medicine and an assistant professor family medicine at the University of California at Irvine, "If something is bothering.
50. You can't remember the last time you laughed
"A good chuckle can lower stress hormones and boost your immune system," says Berk.


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The 2016-17 TV season starts Sept. 19, and the Bear is hungry. He's also been doing some renovation.
The Renew/Cancel Index will still be here, but it will look and act a little different this season. We'll get to the new methodology in a moment, but first, the "look" part: No more smileys.
Emoji-based rankings will still exist, but the Bear has grown tired of looking at the crying faces and the overly happy ones. It's 2016 and the emoji game needs to step up. Fortunately, we have this:
Shows will be visually ranked by one (certain cancellation) to five (certain renewal) bears, because everyone knows the more bears you have, the more fun it is. The Dead Show Walking designation initiated last season, for shows whose orders are cut but are playing out the string, remains as well.
Now, onto the methodology: In the past, the index has been tied to the average same-day adults 18-49 rating of all scripted shows on a network. It worked well, but it had a few flaws as well, including no real baseline for Friday shows and the chance to be skewed by a couple of heavily over- or underperforming shows.
So, borrowing from sports analytics, the new Renew/Cancel Index can also be thought of as Ratings Above Replacement. Here's how it works.
The baseline
The Bear analyzed ratings for the handful of shows that were quickly canceled last season, those of the shows thrown on to replace them and those of the DSWs that were allowed to run out the clock. Collectively, they averaged a 0.7 rating, which seems to be about the threshold at which the Big 4 networks are willing to keep a low-rated show on for a while, rather than spend money and time trying to market another original series in its place.
That replacement-level 0.7 will now be the index against which shows are measured; their adults 18-49 rating will be the sum of a show's 18-49 rating minus 0.7. For example, "Grey's Anatomy" and its 2.22 rating last season would have had Renew/Cancel Index of 1.52; "Family Guy" and its 1.48 has an index of 0.78.
The higher above zero a show is, generally speaking, the safer it is. An index of 0.3 or less spelled doom for 23 of 29 such shows last season.
Friday shows
In the past, the index came with a caveat that Friday shows tend to get renewed with lower ratings than those on other nights of the week. That's true, but it was never previously quantified.
Friday scripted shows on ABC, CBS, FOX and NBC had ratings about 30 percent lower than the average of all scripted series. Going forward, then, they'll get a multiplier to determine their index number — (Rating*1.43)-0.7** — so they're on a level playing field with other nights.
(**This is a slight change from the initial formula. A few of you noted that if ratings on Friday are 30 percent lower than other nights, then the multiplier should be 1/0.7, or approximately 1.43, to put Friday shows on the same level.)
Adjustments for The CW
What about The CW? A 0.7 is above the network's same-day 18-49 average for last season, and its Friday shows didn't pull significantly lower ratings than some others. Further, the network has renewed virtually all of its scripted shows in each of the past two seasons.
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Kaeuper, Richard W. Chivalry and Violence in Medieval Europe, Oxford: NY, 1999.
Chivalry and Violence in Medieval Europe was written in 1999 by scholar Richard Kaeuper. What follows is a review of the book and its contributions to the thought regarding chivalry in society and chivalry's place in violence. While chivalry had long been a source of study for late medievalists (11th-13th centuries), our understanding has evolved a great deal from the conception of early historians—Kaeuper plays a significant role in this evolution.
Kaeuper's book treats chivalry as an inherently violent facet of the culture. This runs counter to the notion that the romanticized ideal was a means to civilize and restrict the violence of the era. His concern is with the social and political dynamics, in which chivalry played an ambivalent role, now as a protagonist for order or the Church, now as an antagonist playing havoc in society. He is searching for the complex ideals and practices of the knights themselves in the face Church or royal controls. One thing the book does not seek to do is provide a systematic social development and evolution of the idea of chivalry—or for that matter violence and reform. To this end, Kaeuper creates a triangular relationship of the clergie (clergy), chevalerie (knights), and royaute (royalty), which becomes the order for the opening of his book.
Chivalry and Violence is divided into four parts: Part One discusses the author's concerns and approaches, laying out the justification for his methodology and sources. This is a convincing approach focusing on a combination of chivalric literature, clerical admonishments or praises and legal documents to develop the social and political relationships he is seeking surrounding knightly conduct and independence in emerging societies and social orders. Parts Two and Three focus on the clergie and royaute, the two social checks on knightly exploits and ambitions, which alternately support or repress the knightly play of chivalry. The clergie expresses frustration with chivalry because of knightly vanity and pride, no less than loss of life and unchecked violence against fellow Christians. At the same time, it is itself powerless to enforce its laws regarding violence. Meanwhile the royaute, is seeking to gain the monopoly on violence within its realm, and is increasingly intolerant (especially in Capetian France) of violent behavior outside of its courts or consent. Part IV is designed as a thematic discourse on certain issues of concern, especially to a modern reader, looking at high medieval society. In other words, he is seeking answers to his questions about chivalry's effect on society and its place therein. These themes include the following: the importance and ambivalent effect of the idea of prowess (ch. 7); the central role of and behavior in war and violence for a knight's ideals (ch.8); the social dominance of knights in society (ch. 9); issues of gender and treatment of fellow men and of women (ch.10); popular literature and its influence with reforms (chs. 11-12); chivalric self-criticism and reform (ch.13).
Kaeuper's sources are first and foremost the popular literature of romantic chivalry. His own analysis of this type includes an acknowledgment that popular fiction represents both a mirror and a catalyst, capable of demonstrating a knight's desire for independence from authorities to pursue his own ideals and his own sense of piety, but nonetheless representing unattainable ideals that are perhaps limited to the written word as opposed to deeds. His use of clerical writings include those which decry violent behavior and the trappings of chivalry as well as those biographies of exemplary knights and leaders, which spell out (sometimes seemingly in contradiction) the ideals of the Church regarding licit and illicit violence. He also makes use of chronicles and the growing mass of legal documentation of these growing states and their court and appeal systems, which define the position of the royaute.
This approach to the sources was to try to determine the knight's ideas of chivalry as compared to Church's ideas of reform and the monarchies' building monopolies on control. His use of the romantic chivalric stories is both curious and sensible. They are curious on the one hand because they are fictitious representations of knighthood and society; fantasies, in fact. On the other hand, it can be demonstrated that the knights read them or listened to them (31) and furthermore their influence on non-fiction works demonstrates that the ideals were mainstream (31-32). Kaeuper makes a case that while the literature demonstrates tendencies to social criticism and reform and that the genre itself seems to point to a goal of ordered society, it also continues the glorification of violence. This seems to create a struggle between the knight and society: can his judgments in contributing to social order and peace be reliable.
Kaeuper writes a book that is thematically organized according to his pursuits, which is not inherently problematic, though it does produce some byproducts that may frustrate the reader. The first of these is that the reader will find it difficult to follow the chronology of the ideas. Something such as a timeline of his primary sources would greatly help the reader trace the greater contexts for his narrowed pursuit of social concerns. The second difficulty is the geography of his discussions. The majority of his popular literature is French and there is only a smaller amount of English literature in his section on the Plantagenets—arguably still French. He does not address whether this literature is unique to Capetian France and Anglo-Norman England or if it has been found in translation in other languages and regions. Had he defined his search as limited to that type of chivalry exemplified in Capetian France and Anglo-Norman England from the start it would be less confusing and not leave the reader wondering about the chivalric traditions from the rest of Europe.
When discussing the role of the clergy, Kaeuper brings up both the Peace and Truce of God movements and the Gregorian Reform, both of which seem to precede chivalric ideals significantly by his own reckoning. There is less discussion of the papal role in ideas of violence that coincides with chivalry in its prime, i.e. the Crusades. This is somewhat odd given that the evolution of crusade theology is certainly the starting point for the most advanced Church theology on licit violence and coercion at the time. Where, for example, does it fit in the violent movements against heretics? If he discusses 11th century Gregory VII, where is 12th century Bernard of Clairvaux—the man who condemned the vanity of the knights even as he helped establish the military orders—a perfect and prolific man for discussions on the seeming contradictions of the clergy?
This study does not account for the influence of chivalry on the clergy or ideas of licit violence other than to observe growing laxity on some of the trappings of knighthood (i.e. tournaments). This is perhaps beyond the scope of the book, but in setting up his triangular relationship ones expects a certain movement back and forth along the lines. Any struggle between the clergie and royaute is likewise absent.
Regarding his goal of pursuing the social and political dimensions of chivalry and violence, Kaeuper is mostly successful. He explains the world of the knight, from his ideas of salvation and violence to his expectations, both romantic and realistic, and his chafing under outside restrictions. Kaeuper gives an excellent summary of royal and religious reactions to the knight's behavior and ideals. Finally, Kaeuper considers the aspects of chivalry in the knight's society in Part IV. He does a masterful job, here, of including the social concerns of a modern audience without coloring his research in the shades of modern values, specifically pointing out at times that there is no need to pass judgment given the different values of the age he is studying.
I stand firm, however, that he sets up an expectation of relationships that he does not entirely fulfill. Knights and their chivalry surely had a greater impact on both clergie and royaute than he describes, eliciting something beyond merely the reactionary, especially given the fact that both the clergie and royaute were individuals coming out of the knightly class themselves—a point he does not fail to make. The expectation is made (see p. 36, and including the rest of the section under the heading "The Framework of Institutions and Ideas") that the reader will learn about the intellectual commerce trading between all three points of the triangle—clergie, chevalerie, and royaute—regarding violence and chivalry; instead, Kaeuper sets up an arrow of reactions from the clergie and royaute pointing to the chevalerie and its social concepts.
In his prologue, Kaeuper places his work in contrast to scholars who take the view of the romantic, seeing chivalry as a restraining hand in establishing peace and order in emergent civilizations. Chivalry is instead, for Kaeuper, that ambivalent source which can damage the development of peaceful societies as much as it might contribute. I, for one, find his placement in the historiography of violence and the Church as the more compelling contribution. Despite lacking certain developments I would prefer to see made along these lines, this study is valuable given its focus on lay ideals of violence and both the responses of the Church and monarchies. This book provides a very useful starting point in treating the perceptions of licit violence and violence in general by the laity which contribute usefully to the following discussions: crusader behavior, popular responses to the crusade, Church foundations of licit violence, crusader theology and the military orders. Crusade studies will benefit from a greater consideration of this evolved notion of chivalry and its ripples in society.
NOTE: Kaueper recently wrote a follow-up book: Holy Warriors: The Religious Ideology of Chivalry (The Middle Ages Series). This book addresses many of the holes I noticed in the first volume, including the crusades.


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I agree with Dawkins that what most "believers" really believe in is belief itself. Most are clinging rather desperately to that belief and know at least at some level that what they believe doesn't make any sense. Most of them don't really believe at all but are terrified of non-belief. It shows in their actions. If bishops really believed what they claim wouldn't they be more afraid to face god for permitting child rape to go on for decades than they are afraid of facing the public or criminal justice? Would "Christians" be more interested in shopping than missionary work if they believed what they claim they do on Sunday? Yes, there are some true believers, but a lot more are clinging to their "beliefs" for fear of the alternative. Then along comes someone who claims not to believe. Non-believers are like the child in the old story who actually says out loud that the emperor has no clothes. It threatens them and naturally we all lash out and things we are afraid of. Personal attacks are only natural. My personal favorite is "well, you have to believe in something!" Really? Because I don't believe in things that haven't been proven to me. I might accept them as the best explanation based on our current knowledge and understanding of a topic, but I don't "believe" in the sense they are using that word.
Is your point that thinking atheism is arrogant is an insult led by fear?
It's a combination of ignorance and projection. They think it's arrogant because atheists don't believe in their god. Meanwhile they think nothing of the fact that they disbelieve in the thousands of other gods atheists also disbelieve in, while proclaiming their own god exists (with no evidence) and insisting his rules apply to all.
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It's not in the language implementation itself (witch is mainly easy), but in some details that you can grab in current implementations. X3J13 doesn't give advice about. Examples are tested on CLisp.
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The star cast of 'Dhoondte Reh Jaaoge' includes Kunal Khemu, Sonu Sood, Soha Ali Khan, Paresh Rawal, Johny Lever, Deepal Shaw, Asrani, Razzak Khan and Avtar Gill. The film revolves around a con that Anand Pawar (Kunal Kemmu) and Raj Chopra (Paresh Rawal) are trying to pull off. Anand is an honest Chartered Accountant, who is now sick of being a looser in life and looks forward to making quick money. Raj, on the other hand, is a veteran film producer who is now left with no money to make films.
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