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Post subject: My creation - The Ultimate Truth.
The ultimate truth.
From behind the mind curtain.
Attempt to describe the ultimate truth makes reduction Her qualities, attributes, because She as itself is beyond any description and exists with no matter on the writer. The writer being aware of Truth can make many beautiful descriptions which gives Her nondescriptiones and it will be a part of the Ultimate Truth.
When after 50 years partners are still love each other does any beauties confession of love can describe theirs feeling? Yes, a partly and it?ll be a small piece. The rest is beyond all descriptions wonderful, this that sometimes it cannot be described doesn?t mean it not exist. Simply it is something much more greater, something what goes beyond ability of understanding or perception. Something what to be understand requires you to step out of your perception tool, step out of your mind. Because the mind is limited cannot understand Something that is unlimited. So our consciousness have to pull aside mind, make silent mind to experience self, to experience Divine I. For mind such a experience are gonna explain all questions about Ultimate Truth. It may take pieces of second, however in essence will contain everything and nothing, complete explanation by own experience with It.
I?m not going to write here about nature of truth because truth itself is subjective. Somebody believes in something and name it truth, someone else doesn?t believe and do not call it like that. This is not my main theme. Daily truth / no truth, would it be reasonable to call it like that, is subject of your free will, you can do with it whatever you want, believe in this what you feel like and accept anything as a real and truth or not. And very well, for that you have right, you may play with it as long as you want. Believe me or not but this is why you are here.
I?d like to write here about truth that exists and at the same time do not exist. Perhaps I?m crazy enough to write about this themes and describe them in this way, like I see and understand it.
This that I?m writing about truth that exists and not exists at the same time, I?d like to say about something what as in a daily life you may do not recognize, but it doesn?t mean this Phenomenon don?t exists, simply means it eludes your attention. So no matter if we say about it that it?s true or not this Phenomenon will be enjoyed in His being, without meaning on our reality view. I must say here that every human being is separated universe center. Based on how thinks or not, what understand or not, and what know or not creates own universe. Own reality view, daily truth which has no common with Ultimate truth, unless the theme of searching is Ultimate Truth. To easily reach the Ultimate Truth first you have to erase from your way daily truth. Other words saying from your consciousness you have to move a side daily duties, functioning like a every day.
"I am the Consciousness and everything else is my creation." ? Joachim M Werdin
This sentence already contains the essence, all truth, the ultimate truth on which we?re gonna consider. Ultimate truth coincides with initial truth. At the beginning there was a word and at the end will be a word. I believe still you may do not understand it, dear reader, but as you progress in reading more things you will understand, I believe.
Ultimate word as a beginning for Ultimate Truth, behind there?s only Truth.
All of this happens in your consciousness. Everything goes in you. You are the Consciousness and everything else is your creation. Word, any kind would it be, appears in your consciousness, in your mind. Thought appears in your consciousness, feelings, images etc. all of this is your creation, but it is not you. It is only your product.
Ultimate truth is the reason of word appeared in consciousness. Ultimate truth is pure, undisturbed Inner Consciousness. It is You as a passive observer of all your thoughts, emotions, feelings, imaginations, desires.
Imagine, you exist for so long that you even don?t remember for how long. Like it would be whole eternity, since always, just like that and that?s all, you are here and now, for so long time that even time got bored of you and disappeared.
Finally you have desired to experience your magnificence. You know that you are great, wonderful, merciful, you have all great abilities, qualities, attributes, you know that you have no limits but nothing more you know, only this how divine you are because only you exists. Willing to experience self you create opposite of yourself. Something what is exact reverse of you in every aspect. You create this to experience it and thanks to this find out who you are not and what is more important who you are. Yes, by the experiencing of your opposites you experience understanding of your self and who you are. Self-understanding by experiencing seems to be more deeper that just self-understanding.
Since centuries humans try to understand what is God. Appears a lot of descriptions with more or less clarity and if you would collect all greatest descriptions they will be not enough to describe Him totally. It?s impossible. It?s like to say how much is infinite number. Knowing that God is infinity in all aspects to understand Him we need to open up for infinity. Just like God knows Himself by experience we can also understand Him by experience Him on our self. Other words saying, dear reader, fuller you get know yourself dear God when you experience your self. Yes you in your essence are God, yes this greatest, having all hugest and infinity abilities, merciful and love. You are here, live and experience this life without being aware of your Divine. And it?s very good, experiences you are collecting are very intense, and that?s the point. Yes my dear friend, you?ve came here without shape, formless, as a Consciousness, God. You as a god have all abilities, possibilities, you can everything everywhere. You decided to play in experiences of self and nonself, experiences of what you are and what you are not, for better self-knowledge. To make your life play intense and real, true you forgot about your divine and limited you self by giving you mind, thoughts, faith, free will. Still you exist as a Divine Consciousness, but probably, what I don?t wish you, your consciousness is limited to a ?normal? state of daily functioning . there are places in World where daily mind activity / state of limited awareness beta sunk in constant thinking is not natural state. Yes because this what is all about. As many masters already have pointed, it?s about to break out from this state of constantly thinking mind. At the end there will be a word / thought and after everything and nothing appear. Ultimate truth unites with first reason. Your Divine, individual self will return to Itself. Basically It never went out, but just Consciousness narrowed and when decided to finish playing went back to primary formless. However wonderful descriptions if collect all together they won?t replace experience of This but they can be magnificent pointers. Great divine wise full is that God / You a long time ago decided to know yourself by experiencing. Fun in life keeps on going.
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Boeing 737-500
Learning by doing
Boeing 737-500
Apprentices at Lufthansa Technik get to know the aircraft inside out as they perform the necessary maintenance jobs on their very own aircraft. Lufthansa Magazin was on the spot when they ran a standard 30-day check on their Boeing 737
The apron at Frankfurt Airport, seven in the morning. Two trainees stand beside the hulk of a Boeing 737-500, their gaze fixed on a small lamp. In front of them, a humming box on wheels bearing the legend "Power. Anytime. Anywhere." This is the diesel generator that supplies the airplane with electricity. Sebastian Kraus and his colleague Christian Lühring, both trainees, are ensconced in the cockpit. "You almost feel like a pilot up here," says Lühring with a grin. Not that either of them will ever take a plane into the air themselves – once they have completed their training as aircraft mechanics, they will play a vital role in ensuring the technical reliability and safety of the Lufthansa fleet. But during the course of learning their trade, they also get to spend time in the cockpit. Sitting in the captain's seat on the left, Kraus flips a switch and speaks the words "Emergency lights on" into his headset. Outside the airplane – no lights come on. Silence reigns for a moment. The list price of the tiny, airworthy lamp and housing is 1648 dollars, even though it looks like something you could buy at a DIY store for 10 euros. The young men set about finding the fault. open up the lamp mounting on the fuselage, attach a measuring instrument to the contacts. The indicator pin leaps into action, which means there is a current. "Things don't look so bad," says one of the boys. Once the bulb is changed, the team can cross that item off their list: All lights on the airplane are working again.
Maintenance is a regular part of the Boeing 737's compulsory 30-day check. For training purposes, the inspection is condensed into just three calendar days. Also, it's anything but routine. The airplane came as something of a Christmas present, landing punctually in Frankfurt on December 23, 2011. Lufthansa Technik had ordered it especially for its training subsidiary, Lufthansa Technical Training (LTT). "Providing us with an aircraft of this class is a mark of LTT's high standard of quality and also a unique selling proposition of our company," says Martin Brandes, LTT training manager in Frankfurt. A team of training officers spent months devising a new training program, and apprentices have been working on an actual Boeing since the summer of 2012. All of them are training to be aircraft maintenance mechanics and avionics technicians, between 18 and 20, and at the end of their second year.
"It's hard to imagine a better way to dovetail theory and practise," says Brandes, explaining the great advantage of the new training plane. The Boeing has alreadey spent 42,172 hours in the air. Now the apprentices keep it in such good condition that it could go into regular operation for Lufthansa anytime. In the past, much of the work could only be taught in theory, on individual components or under massive time pressure during actual flight operations with no room for mistakes. Now the apprentices are still learning just as intensively, but with the opportunity to repeat all sequences and repairs under the personal supervision of their training officers.
"Having our own plane is something special," says Philipp Müller, one of the six here today, "I enjoy the work much more." The work on this shift: towing the plane out onto the apron, hoisting the APU up at the tail end of the plane, starting all of the systems in the cockpit, working on the engine, checking the hydraulics, and adjusting the rudder and the elevator. The young men form teams of two at the airplane. Their training officers watch their charges closely. They also teach them not only to trust their eyes and the instruments, but also to be aware of smells, to feel for loose fittings and to notice if air is escaping.
Step by step they work down the checklists, peer closely at everything, recording what's been done. They check the landing flaps and batteries, lubricate moving parts, pump up tires with non-flammable nitrogen. Is it just like in real life? "Yes, almost," says apprentice Müller, "but we have less responsibility than under real conditions in the hangar, so it's less stressful." His training officer, Matthias Knapp, adds, "The apprentices can afford to make mistakes here that would be really costly in the hangar." Everyone was a bit nervous to begin with, uncertain about how the new program would work. It's a big responsibility. "One wrong move and they could destroy the plane!" says a grinning Knapp for all to hear. His apprentices grin back. He already has a good gut feeling. "The confidence is there. They're all working pretty independently. Some tend to overshoot the mark a little, others need encouragement, it's all a question of personality," he explains, "but we are very pleased."

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In this blog, I'll explain how p-hacking will not lead to a peculiar prevalence of p-values just below .05 (e.g., in the 0.045-0.05 range) in the literature at large, but will instead lead to a difficult to identify increase in the Type 1 error rate across the 0.00-0.05 range. I re-analyze data by Masicampo & LaLande (2012), and try to provide a better model of the p-values they have observed through simulations in R (code below). I'd like to thank E.J. Masicampo and Daniel LaLande for sharing and allowing me to share their data, as well as their quick response to questions and a draft of this post. Thanks to Ryne Sherman for his p-hack code in R, to Nick Brown for asking me how M&L's article related to my previous blog post and for comments and suggestions on this post, and Tal Yarkoni for feedback on an earlier draft.
Masicampoand LaLande (2012; M&L) assessed the distribution of all 3627 p-values between 0.01 and 0.10 in 12 issues of the three journals. Exact p-values were calculated from t-tests and F-tests. The authors conclude "The number of p-values in the psychology literature that barely meet the criterion for statistical significance (i.e., that fall just below .05) is unusually large". "Specifically, the number of p-values between .045 and .050 was higher than that predicted based on the overall distribution of p."
There are four factors that determine the distribution of p-values:
1) the number of studies examining true effect and false effects
2) the power of the studies that examine true effects
3) the frequency of Type 1 error rates (and how they were inflated)
4) publication bias.
Due to publication bias, we should expect a substantial drop in the frequency with which p-values above .05 appear in the literature. True effects yield a right-skewed p-value distribution (the higher the power, the steeper the curve. e.g., Sellke, Bayarri, & Berger, 2001). When the null-hypothesis is true the p-curve is uniformly distributed, but when the Type 1 error rate is inflated due to flexibility in the data-analysis, the p-value distribution could become left-skewed below p-values of .05.
M&L model p-values based on a single exponential curve estimation procedure that provides the best fit of p-values between .01 and .10. This is not a valid approach because p-values above and below p=.05 do not lie on a continuous curve due to publication bias. It is therefore not surprising, nor indicative of a prevalence of p-values just below .05, that their single curve doesn't fit the data very well, nor that Chi-squared tests show the residuals (especially those just below .05) are not randomly distributed.
P-hacking does not create a peak in p-values just below .05. Actually, p-hacking does not even have to lead to a left-skewed p-value distribution. If you perform multiple independent tests in a study, the p-value distribution is uniform, as if you had performed 5 independent studies. The right skew emerges through dependencies in the data in a repeated testing procedure. For example, collecting data, performing a test, collecting additional data, and analyzing the old and additional data together.
Figure 1 (left pane) shows p-value distributions when H0 is true and researchers perform a test after 50 participants, and collect 10 additional participants for a maximum of 5 times, leading to a 15.4% Type 1 error rate, or (right pane) compare a single experimental condition to one of five possible control conditions, leading to a Type 1 error rate of 18.2%. Only 5000 out of 100000 studies should yield a p<.05, but we see an increase (above 500 for each of the 10 bins) across the range from .00 to .05.
Identifying a prevalence of Type 1 errors in a large heterogeneous set of studies is, regrettably, even more problematic due to the p-value distribution of true effects. In Figure 2 (left) we see a p-distribution of 100000 experiments with 50% power. Adding the 200000 experiments simulated above give the p-value distribution on the right. Even when only 1/3rd of the studies examines a true effect with a meager 51% power, it is already impossible to observe a strong left-skewed distribution.
Do frequencies of p-values just below p=.05 observed by M&L indicate extreme p-hacking in a field almost devoid of true effects? No. The striking illustration of the prevalence of p-values in Psychological Science just below .05 (Figure 3, right, from M&L) from the blind rater is not apparent in the data coded by the authors themselves (Figure 3, left, re-analysis based on the data kindly provided by M&L). It is unclear what has led to the difference in coding by the authors and the blind rater, but the frequencies between .03 and .05 look like random variation due to the relatively small number of observations.
There is also no evidence of a pre-valence of p-values just below .05 when analyzing all p-values collected by M&L. The authors find no peak when dividing the p-values in bins of .01, .005, or .0025, and there is only a slight increase in the .04875-.05 range. There should be a similar increase in the .0475-.04875 range, which is absent, and it is easier to explain this pattern by random variation than by p-hacking.
As an example of a modeling approach of the p-value distribution based on power, Type 1 error rates and p-hacking, and publication bias, I've simulated 11000 studies with 41% power, taking into account publication bias by removing half of the studies with a p>.05, and added 4500 studies examining no real effect with an inflated Type 1 error rate of 18.2% (using the example above where an experimental study is compared to one of 5 control conditions). The R-script is available below. I do not mean to imply these parameters (the relative number of studies examining true vs. non true effects, power, the effect of publication bias, and the inflated Type 1 error rate) are typical for psychology, or even the most likely values for these parameters. I only mean to illustrate that choosing values for these four parameters is able to quite accurately simulate the p-value distribution actually observed by M&L. The true parameters require further empirical investigation. One interesting difference between my model and the observed p-values is a slight increase of p-values just above .05 – perhaps some leniency by reviewers to tend to accept studies with p-values that are almost statistically significant.
Even though 839 of the 3877 simulated p-values are Type 1 errors (614 of which are only significant through p-hacking) there is no noticeable prevalence of p-values just below .05. It is clear that p-hacking can be a big problem even when it is difficult to observe. As such, the findings by M&L clearly indicate publication bias (a large drop in p-values >.05), but do not necessarily identify a surprising prevalence of p-values just below .05, when interpreted against a more realistic model of expected p-value distributions. Concluding that p-hacking is a problem by analyzing a large portion of the literature is practically impossible, unless there are a huge amount of studies that use extreme flexibility in the data analysis.
An alternative to attempting to point out p-hacking in the entire psychological literature is to identify left-skewed p-curves in small sets of more heterogeneous studies. Better yet, we should aim to control the Type 1 error rate for the findings reported in an article. Pre-registration and/or replication (e.g., Nosek & Lakens, 2014) are two approaches that can improve the reliability of findings.
You can download the data here (which E.J. Masicampo and Daniel LaLande gratiously allowed me to share). Store it at C:// and the code below will produce the left pane of Figure 3:
The R-code for the simulations in Figure 1 and 2 (Thanks to Ryne Sherman's p-hack script):
The R-code for the simulations in Figure 4:
You can download the data here (which E.J. Masicampo and Daniel LaLande gratiously allowed me to share). Store it at C:// and the code below will produce the left pane of Figure 3:
library(foreign) dataSPSS<-read.spss("C:/ML_QJEP2012_data.sav", to.data.frame=TRUE) hist(dataSPSS$PS, xaxt="n", breaks=20, main="P-values in Psychological Science from M&L", xlab=("Observed p-value")) axis(side = 1, at = c(0.01, 0.02, 0.03, 0.04, 0.05, 0.06, 0.07, 0.08, 0.09, 0.10)) abline(v=0.05, lwd=2)
The R-code for the simulations in Figure 1 and 2 (Thanks to Ryne Sherman's p-hack script):
The R-code for the simulations in Figure 4:
Masicampo, E. J., & Lalande, D. R. (2012). A peculiar prevalence of p-values just below. 05. The Quarterly Journal of Experimental Psychology, 65(11), 2271-2279.
Nosek, B. A., & Lakens, D. (2014). Registered reports: A method to increase the credibility of published results. Social Psychology, 43, 137-141. DOI: 10.1027/1864-9335/a000192.
Sellke, T., Bayarri, M. J., & Berger, J. O. (2001). Calibration of p-values for testing precise null hypotheses. The American Statistician, 55,62–71.


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The idea is that instead of giving yourself a gigantic dose of ultraviolet rays every two weeks in a tanning bed, you can gradually burn your skin with this unit that simulates sunlight. Either way, by age 60 you're sure to have that leathery cowboy-looking skin of trophy wives from the Hamptons to Malibu. On the plus side, shining that light on yourself is a great source of vitamin D, so there's that.
By the way, we've covered a shower 'n' tanning device from another manufacturer before, but none with pictures this provocative. Trying to keep our blog safe for work, apologies for that bit of Photoshoppage there, edited for American audiences under the watchful eye of The Man. Ahh, prior restraint, the worst kind of censorship.


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GULF OF MEXICO — New regulations that would have forced shrimpers in the bays and marshes of the Gulf of Mexico to install devices on their nets to save endangered sea turtles have been scrapped by federal officials.
The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration said it is withdrawing plans by its fisheries service to require "turtle excluder devices" for small fishing operations that trawl for shrimp in state waters.
NOAA said data collected over the summer showed the devices — which are escape hatches for sea turtles on nets — might not keep small turtles from being caught in the shallower waters that would have been subject to the requirement.
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The rules had been set to take effect by spring. Gulf of Mexico shrimpers had said the requirement could push them out of business. The change would have affected 2,600 fishermen, including an estimated 2,300 vessels in Louisiana.
Crabtree said federal officials would continue their research to help prevent turtle deaths.
"We're not abandoning this issue. There's just more work that needs to be done to get it right," he said.
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The Center for Biological Diversity, a national conservation group that sought the protections, criticized the decision to shelve the proposed federal rules, saying further delay will cause unnecessary turtle deaths.
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Turtle excluder devices have been required for larger shrimp vessels that work in federal waters for more than two decades, according to NOAA, but not in state waters, with shallower areas and smaller turtles.
Instead of the devices, fishermen in state waters are supposed to lift their nets out of the water every once in a while to help trapped turtles breathe and get out of nets. NOAA officials said they've had trouble with low compliance and difficulties in enforcement.
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Fishermen have long resisted moves to force the turtle-saving gear on the fleet. Shrimpers said there was little evidence that they were responsible for the spike in sea turtle deaths and said the cost of the new rules could destroy the industry.
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School districts want a Texas Supreme Court ruling and legislative action before the 2014-15 school year.
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"We look forward to putting on our case along with the other plaintiff coalitions. We intend to prove that the Legislature's massive funding cuts to public education, along with other factors, have deprived our districts of the resources needed to meet the standards the state itself has identified as the measure of a constitutionally adequate education," Trachtenberg said.
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Fans of the parody blog The Secret Diary of Steve Jobs have hope. Dan Lyons may not be finished with with everyone's favorite imaginary CEO, Fake Steve Jobs, after all. Earlier this month, Lyons announced the end to the parody blog, though not necessarily the character. "Fake Steve is not really going away," Lyons posted on the old web site. "He's just taking on a new form."
The new form is up, or at least the web site is. RealDan is live, posting on a range of topics covering personal technology, but where is Fake Steve? Unable to find the character, I went to the source.
Jade: Have you really stopped writing as FSJ, and if so why? Is it a typecasting thing like George Reeves in the old Superman TV show, in that the concern is you might end up mysteriously dead and played by Ben Affleck in a movie—a fate worse than death—or are you bored with FSJ, or is it something else entirely?
Dan Lyons: The truth is simply this. I began hearing a few months ago that Steve Jobs was very sick. I wasn't sure if these rumors were true or not. Then I saw how he looked at WWDC and it was like having the wind knocked out of me. I just couldn't carry on. I hope and pray that he's not sick. But for now I just can't carry on with the Fake Steve character. I loved writing Fake Steve. It's a lot of fun. I especially love interacting with the readers. I'm hoping I can keep doing that with my new blog. Also, since I'm no longer constrained by the conceit of pretending to be Steve, I can write about a wider range of subjects. But truth be told, I miss Fake Steve. I really do.
I have to admit I didn't see that coming, especially considering the biting satire of the parody blog, but it makes sense in a "comedy is tragedy plus time" sort of way (props to Carol Burnett). However, since the latest Apple conference call, there have been multiple reports that Steve Jobs is okay, so hopefully FSJ will live again.


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Zombie Fun Run: Also in Moab, Utah October 26th. This is not your average 5K run, you will need to survive in order to win. Satellite intel shows that the infestation has become more out of control than originally thought. Run, jump, climb, and evade at all costs. We don't know who you can trust. Check out the F.A.Q. page for more details on the event and remember to stay ALIVE. This promises to be the funnest 5k run that you will race in. Let the APOCALYPSE begin. Click for more information
Saturday, October 26
Free Comic Book Day Halloween Fest: 11:00am-6:00pm Celebrate Halloween Fest 2013 this year comic book style. Comics Plus will be hosting Free Comic Book Day as well as a food fundraising event for Dixie Care & Share On Saturday, October 26th. On this day, special Halloween comics will be given away FREE by Comics Plus, no purchase necessary. And while you are here, join in on the spirit of the event by dropping off non-perishable food items in our donation boxes for Dixie Care & Share. Halloween Fest will be a fun event for all ages. Funtime Inflatables will be here with a bounce house, Epic Adventures will have face painters and your favorite costumed super heroes. Maverik and YO2 Yogurt will be here with snacks, hot dogs, drinks and giveaways. Free Comics, Free Food, prizes and fun, bring out the whole family for our spooktacular event. Contact: David Roland Admission: FREE
October 26 – Nov 1
Thriller at Tuacahn: Click for times: If Odyssey Dance Theatre's "Thriller" isn't part of your yearly Halloween tradition, it should be. The spooky spectacular combines technical aspects of dance while paying homage to the stars of All Hallows' Eve. Throughout the two-hour program, "Thriller" highlights all the heroes of the season, including Frankenstein's monster and his bride, skeletons, mummies and werewolves. But among the ghouls, you'll find other unlikely heroes of Halloween, such as Bubbles the Clown and the "Giggle Girl," who sings and maniacally laughs her way through songs such as "I Saw Mommy Killing Santa Claus."
Monday, October 28
Fall Festival & Pumpkin Alley @ Tonaquint Nature Center: 5-7pm:Try your best at our dartless balloon pop game, cast your line into the Swampy Pond or see how many "bats" you can throw into the Witch's Brew. We will have multiple carnival games outside for kids to play for prizes. Zelda the Fortune Teller will be sharing secrets of the future all evening. You can also visit Dr. Jekyll and his mad laboratory. Kids can get their faces painted at the Black Cat Parlor ran by the gals from Hairitage before sitting down and making a fun holiday themed craft. Get your pre-decorated pumpkin to the Nature Center before 6:30 pm and be eligible for prizes. There are 4 different age categories. General Admission: FREE Crafts: $1 each Monster Boogers: 25 cents/bag
October 28th-29th
The Pumpkin Festival7:00pm-9:00pm: Professional Carved Pumpkins, Pumpkin Carving Hints and Tips, Wick'a Dee Witch, and more FREE With Farm Admission CLICK HERE for more information
Wednesday, October 30
Boo-Nanza @ Sand Hollow Aquatic Center 6:30-9pm: Join the spooky fun at the SHAC for haunted canoe rides, Halloween games and root beer floats. At 7:00 pm the lights will be dimmed for the evening's dive-in movie – "Hotel Transylvania " General Admission: $8/family
Thursday, October 31
Halloween Carnival @ SG Recreation Center 4:30-6:30pm: Attention Kids!! Get your costumes and start your trick-or-treating early. After playing all the Halloween games, take a turn in the bounce house or sit down and create a Halloween craft. You can bring your carved pumpkin to the event and enter our contest for prizes. All pumpkins must be submitted by 5:15pm; judging is at 5:30pm. You must be present to win. General Admission: FREE
Monster Mash …Annual Halloween Celebration! Time: 4pm – 7pm: Crafts-Center Court, Trick-or-Treating-through out mall: Red Cliffs Mall is hosting the annual Fall Family Festival featuring family-friendly activities. Bring your children to the mall for an afternoon of fun, including make-and-take crafts. The mall will also host the annual Trick-or-Treating for kids throught the center as well as free hot-dogs and refreshments from radio station Mix 103.1, hosted by DJ's Bryan & Cindy. Kids ages 2-12 are welcome and encouraged to wear costumes.
Need a costume?
Here are the best stocked and most unique Halloween Costume shops in St. George:
Spirit Halloween Superstore: (435) 674-3477 250 Red Cliffs Dr, St. George, UT 84790 in the Promenade across from the Zion Outlet Stores
Partyland: (435) 674-7655 Map 1930 West Sunset Boulevard, St. George, UT 84770 Mon-Sat 10:00 a.m. to 8:00 p.m.


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Kagamine Len is a Vocaloid developed by Crypton Future Media as part of the Character Vocal series, like fellow Vocaloids Hatsune Miku and Megurine Luka. According to Wataru Sasaki (Wat), he shares a soul with his female counterpart, Kagamine Rin, and both of their voices are provided by Japanese voice actress, singer, and stage actress Asami Shimoda. Their first design was created by KEI.
Some of Len's songs include "Gigantic O.T.N.," "Sentimental Android," Superhero," covers such as "The Lost One's Weeping" and "World Is Mine," and a number of duets with Rin such as "World Domination How-to," "Sincerity Nature: Drastic Measures of Ignorance," "The Straight-Faced Science Girl," "Electric Angel," "Children's War," and "Seasonal Feathers."
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Sports stars in need of forgiveness
In the past week, two scandals have made sports fan wonder again, should the personal indiscretions of athletes affect their athletic careers?
First there's Rick Pitino, the Catholic basketball coach of the University of Louisville who had an affair 6 years ago that resulted in an abortion.
Pitino has apologized for the affair, and according to this AP article in the New York Times, some Catholics in Louisville are OK with that. ''It is disappointing from a personal level, but at the same time that would be between him and God,'' Steve Sims of Owensboro, Kentucky said.
Meanwhile, others have called for him to be fired, including a group called Louisville Cardinals for Life. Certainly, it would be hard for him to totally wash his hands clean of the abortion, even if she made the final decision, and his contract says he can be terminated for "acts of moral depravity."
Depraved is how On Faith's Catholic blogger Anthony Stevens-Arroyo describes Michael Vick, who signed with the Philadelphia Eagles last week after completing 18 months in prison for dog-fighting. Vick expressed remorse on 60 Minutes on Sunday, though there is question of how sincere his responses were.
Stevens-Arroyo (an Eagles fan) says that Catholics have an obligation to forgive Vick--"that is, if he measures up to the post-confessional, post-prison stage of admitting his guilt and goes onto the Catholic provisions of 'firm purpose of amendment' and 'avoiding the near occasions of sin.'"
With both men, perhaps its best to withhold judgment and see how they act, but more interesting is how these two cases reflect on us.
How much do Vick's football skills or Pitino's won-loss record affect the amount of forgiveness fans muster up for them? Do we offer that same forgiveness to other adulterers and ex-convicts? Do we offer the same opportunities for others being released from jail to rebuild their lives?
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Kenji Kasen telling Claude to collect some protection money from various businesses across the city so the money can be entered into the casinos account.
|Kenji Kasen
|Protection money, Diablos
|Torrington, Staunton Island, Liberty City
|Smack Down
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|Deal Steal
Shima is a mission in Grand Theft Auto III, given to protagonist Claude by Yakuza co-leader Kenji Kasen from his casino in Torrington, Staunton Island, Liberty City.
Claude drops by the casino looking for more work from Kenji. Kenji tasks Claude to go and collect protection money ready for them in different locations.
Claude goes to the first location and collects the briefcase with no sweat. After that, he makes his way to the second location. He collects the briefcase, and kills the Diablo gang member waiting nearby, since he is shooting him.
He then goes to the third location; a bar in Belleville Park. The person inside says that he couldn't pay the money since some gang ransacked the place. They took everything. Because of this, Claude drives to the gang's location, Hepburn Heights in Portland. Claude then finds out it is the Diablos who ransacked the place. He kills every Diablo in sight, and collects the briefcase containing the money. He makes his way back to the casino.
Kenji Kasen: To be truly strong, it is important that you never show weakness. The business is fortunate enough to have our protection settle their accounts today. Go and collect the money immediately, so we can enter it into the casino accounts.
(Claude, in the third location)
Shop Owner: I can't pay you and I wouldn't pay you if I could! Some young gang just jacked out the place! They took everything! You guys are useless. What kind of Yakuza are you anyway...?
The monetary reward for this mission is $10,000. The mission Smack Down is unlocked.
Claude collecting the first briefcase of protection money in Bedford Point.
Claude killing a Diablos gangster to collect the second briefcase in Belleville Park.
Claude about to collect the third briefcase of protection money.
Claude about to deliver the protection money to Kenji's Casino.
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Crofty necesitaba un nuevo diseño de logotipo y lanzó un concurso de diseño en 99designs.
Un ganador ha sido elegido entre 107 diseños de 25 diseñadores freelance.
The Logo Nation
We have been known as The Trophy Center for the past 50 years - About 5 years ago we decided that we were going to start branding ourselves as Logo Nation - The reason for this - is that like all businesses ours has changed - the main issue is we don't do many "trophies" any more - and our name is The Trophy Center - We do much more like Plaques, Awards, Promotional Products, Screen Printing, Signs, Banners, Shirts, Embroidery ect.
Our target market is corporations and small businesses that need awards and promotional products - We want to have people think - Oh Logo Nation - they can put our logo on anything from a Banner, T-Shirt, Plaque, Coozies ect -
We want to remove ourselves from the soccer mom that comes in the shop with a $100 budget and she needs 44 trophies - we just cant pay the bills with those customers :)
New Logo should have a tag line that will say " Formerly The Trophy Center" that we can remove after a year or so -
Try to stay to a 2 or 3 color design
Have the website http://www.TheLogoNation.com
We want our logo to try to show that we can put a logo on anything - so maybe silhouettes of Plaques, Awards, Banner, Shirts Ect... * Not mandatory but a thought -
I have attached old logo - but remember we are trying to get the word and picture trophy out of our brand -
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Home > News & Events > Wayland Press Release Archives > 2004 News Releases > April 2004 > Family dedicates endowed scholarship to loved one
Family dedicates endowed scholarship to loved one
PLAINVIEW - The family of the late Marilyn Mansdoerfer gathered at Wayland Baptist University on Saturday to dedicate an endowed scholarship in her memory.
The scholarship will benefit junior or senior young ladies preparing for teaching careers in Christian schools, with primary consideration given to those planning to teach preschool.
Mrs. Mansdoerfer was born in Philadelphia, Pa. in 1935. As the wife of a minister, she traveled the country and lived in many states, but remained loyal to the east, especially the East Coast seashore.
She was an accomplished artist and enjoyed music as well. She sang in church choirs throughout her life and left her mark on many Sunday School rooms with a variety of painted murals.
The mother of four and grandmother of eight, Mrs. Mansdoerfer enrolled in college well into middle age in order to earn a degree in early childhood education. She then worked as a preschool teacher and led adult women in Bible studies for many years.
An endowed scholarship is created by donations which are invested through the Baptist Foundation of Texas. Scholarships are awarded off the interest of the account, leaving the corpus intact to continue bearing interest well into future centuries.
For information on endowments to Wayland Baptist University, contact Martha Cross, director of development, at 291-3427.


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Malibu Sea Cave
Malibu, California
McWay Falls Milky Way
Big Sur, California
Nikon D800E / Nikon 14-24 f/2.8
Sea Isle City, New Jersey
Malibu Milky Way
Night Watch
Live Endlessly
Strathmere, New Jersey
Stars streak and the Milky Way rises over the Atlantic Ocean.
Featured as the National Geographic Photo of the Day
Moon-lit Athabasca Falls
Jasper National Park, Alberta, Canada
Live Free
Avalon, New Jersey
Stars and the Milky Way streak over the Atlantic Ocean.
Seven Mile Milky Way
Avalon, New Jersey
The Milky Way rises over Atlantic and shines above Avalon dunes.
Endless Wonder
Judge's Shack, Island Beach State Park, New Jersey
Sleep Well My Friend
Seaside Heights, New Jersey
The Jet Star roller coaster sits in the Atlantic Ocean after the passing of Superstorm Sandy.
Featured in a two page Story Behind The Still by Digital Photographer Magazine.
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"Merry Christmas, X-Men..."
Chris Claremont-Dave Cockrum/Sam Grainger
Karen: This might be side-tracking a bit, but Doug, did you ever read John Byrne's X-Men: The Hidden Years? I know I bought the series for awhile but I honestly have no memory of it now! But it featured "untold" stories of the X-Men. Just curious what you might have thought of that.
Doug: I bought most of it, but it wasn't memorable creatively -- as you stated. I got irritated that he began to introduce major characters, like Storm, before they were introduced! How can you steal the thunder from one of the greatest runs of all time -- as you mentioned earlier, X-Men 94-140-something??
Karen: It's kind of funny, Cyclops makes a comment about how the new X-Men have been together almost a year - well, sure, in real-time, but in Marvel time, that means there's a lot of time in between adventures! I mean, we're only talking about GS X-Men 1, and issues 94-97. That's not a lot of adventures for a year.
Karen: Besides the Lee/Kirby cameo, we also see Nick Fury and the Contessa on the splash page, and if you look hard, you might notice a certain Latverian monarch ice skating at Rockefeller Center! I'm not certain, but I think Cockrum also drew himself and his wife (girlfriend?), Paty, on the lower right hand corner of the splash as well. Is it just me, or does Stan Lee's face in the second panel look like it might have been retouched or completely re-drawn by Marie Severin?
Doug: Now that you mention it, Stan's face looks very similar to the portrait that appeared in the house ads for Marvel's Pizzazz magazine -- right around this era. Marie Severin probably did most of that sort of artwork.
Karen: It was good to see Scott and Jean have some romantic time together. This was a couple that really hadn't been much of a couple before, with all of Scott's agonizing over his dangerous eye-beams. Claremont just sort of moved it right along.
Karen: I really liked the way Cockrum illustrated Jean using her powers. No more little dashed lines shooting out of her head! She actually looked formidable.
Doug: Which brings me to a question I kept asking myself over the course of these issues we are discussing (you'll excuse me if I make a few general comments that get ahead of ourselves). It's stated later that the Sentinels that appear in issues 98-99 are not the original and were duplicated with faulty matierals. That would explain how different members of the team just annihilate these robots. But I thought there were several occasions where our energy-wielding friends, from Cyke to Jean to Ororo seemed vastly powered up. Did you get that sense, Karen?
Karen: Well, Jean flat-out says she's more powerful than she was before, and I always thought Cyke was very powerful. Storm was the newcomer, but she was consistently portrayed as being perhaps the most powerful X-Man at that time. So it all worked for me.I enjoyed seeing Storm create a gigantic tornado with lightning bolts in the sky!
Karen: OK, I looked up that entry on Corbeau, and I have to admit, I had no idea he started out in The Incredible Hulk!I had always assumed his first appearance was in Avengers 103. Another little detail: his boat is named Dejah Thoris, the princess of Mars from Edgar Rice Burroughs' John Carter of Mars series.
Doug: After being captured, Banshee, Jean, Wolverine, and the Professor soon meet their captor -- Dr. Steven Lang. Lang had debuted in X-Men #96. Lang taunts the team, and Jean baits him into physically attacking her. This is not to "the Wolverine"'s liking (did you think it was weird that he kept referring to himself as "the"?), and Logan bursts his shackles, claws ready for action. A Sentinel pays the price, and Lang and his henchmen scatter. What is really interesting about this scene is that Logan is barechested; Banshee remarks shortly thereafter that he had no idea that the claws were a part of the body. The assumption was apparently made, as John Romita had originally intended, that the claws were affixed to Wolverine's gauntlets.
Karen: I recall when I first read this I was puzzled and intrigued by the technician's statement that he wasn't sure Wolverine was a mutant - "His readings are nothing like the others". In retrospect, I wonder if this comment was put in there because they were still planning to go with the idea that Wolverine was actually a real wolverine that the High Evolutionary had transformed into a man? It seems like an odd statement.
Karen: Of course, the real shock here was the claws coming out of his hands! Wow! That was definitely a curve ball.
Doug: So speaking of Wolverine's characterization, we are really getting a slow reveal from Claremont. We've seen the berserker rage, the gruff personality, and now we've seen that the claws come out of his arms. But the funniest thing is the panels where Jean is trying to tear her gown (remember, she and Scott had been out to dinner when all of this came down) and Wolverine just walks over and rips it up to her buttocks! Now we start to see Wolverine's brash sense of humor...
Karen: I think it may have been a matter of writer and artist warming up to the character. I know I've read that Cockrum really didn't care for Wolverine, his favorite was Nightcrawler. Of course, when Byrne came on to the title, his favorite was Wolverine, and we all know where that went.
Karen: The artwork for Banshee, Wolverine, and Jean's escape attempt was very dynamic. Although I've always wondered how someone Banshee was carrying wouldn't be knocked silly by all that damned screaming!


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Locating Your Model and Serial Numbers
The model and serial numbers are essential to find correct MTD® genuine factory replacement part numbers for your outdoor power equipment. Once you know these numbers, you can use either the illustrated parts look-up tool or the operator's manual download to easily search for the correct part numbers needed.
What should my model and serial number look like?
MTD's current (1997 and later) model and serial numbers are generally 11 characters in length. A character could be a number, dash or a letter. If 0 represented all numbers and/or dashes and X represented all letters, the model and serial numbers should appear as follows: 00XX000X000.
These are made of both letters and numbers, and typically look like this: 11AA111A111.
Where do I find the model and serial number tags?
Identification tags are located in areas unlikely to need replacement - even after years of use. For most of our power equipment, these tags are approximately 2" x 3" in size. They also have the MTD product's name, address and customer service phone number listed across the bottom.
Handheld equipment
For handheld equipment, the tag is usually white and approximately 1" x 1/2" in size. Handheld ID tags are normally on an aluminum portion of the engine, somewhat set into the unit to protect the label from wear. (A barcode will also be on this tag.)
Riding mowers
Riding mower tags are located on the underside of the seat.
Walk-behind mowers
For walk-behind mowers, this tag is found either on the deck or on the rear door of rear discharge units.
Tiller model and serial tags are generally on the tine housing.
Two-stage snow throwers
The model and serial tags for two-stage snow throwers are located on the bottom of the main gear housing, which is often called the belly pan.
Single-stage snow throwers
Single-stage snow thrower tags are next to the key and primer.
Other products
For other products like log splitters, chipper shredders and edgers, tags can be found on the frame or main housing.
How do I determine my product model number and/or serial number if the tag is missing or illegible?
If a product identification tag has been rendered illegible, or the numbers are not valid within our online support systems, it will be necessary to call in and speak directly with a Technical Support Agent for assistance in properly identifying these products.
Our Technical Support Department staff may be reached at 1-800-668-1238, Monday thru Friday from 8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. EST. The technicians there will ask you a number of questions while researching our historical manufacturing archives in an effort to determine the model number and manufacturing data of the product. This research can often be a daunting task and may even involve submission of photographs or measurement of particular parts that will identify a production series.
We cannot complete this identification process over the Internet because of its complex nature and the need for direct conversation while researching.
Once the model number and manufacturing data are properly identified, we suggest writing the number in the Owner's Manual so it is readily available. You could also write it on the product with an indelible marker or an engraving tool.


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Newcastle Knights take on Cronulla Sharks in Round 12 of the 2018 NRL season
CRONULLA moved ominously into the NRL top four - and Newcastle slipped four points behind the top eight - after a 48-10 hammering at Beanie For Brain Cancer Stadium on Sunday.
The emphatic victory was Cronulla's sixth in a row, and their seventh in as many games against the Knights, a streak dating back to 2015.
The two points lifted the Sharks above the Warriors to fourth on the NRL ladder, behind only joint leaders Penrith and St George Illawarra and level with South Sydney, who have superior for-and-against statistics.
. @cronulla_sharks coach Shane Flanagan with high praise for @NRLKnights' fullback Kalyn Ponga. #NRLKnightsSharkspic.twitter.com/lnOIcuXYp3— Newcastle Herald (@newcastleherald) May 27, 2018
Even without in-form prop Andrew Fifita, who was given the game off to rest a knee injury, the visitors dominated from the outset against a Newcastle team minus injured playmakers Mitchell Pearce (pectoral), Brock Lamb (fractured cheekbone), centre Tautau Moga (knee) and forward Jacob Saifiti (shoulder).
Cronulla led 22-6 at half-time to silence the 20,913-strong crowd, and the second half was virtually a training run.
Tries in the first 11 minutes by Newcastle-bound centre Jesse Ramien and winger Valentine Holmes gave the Sharks a flying start.
"I suppose the kid at right centre has signed with us for next year."@NRLKnights coach Nathan Brown was asked if he could find any positives out of today's 48-10 hammering. pic.twitter.com/Lm3bkJkCev— Newcastle Herald (@newcastleherald) May 27, 2018
A Jayden Brailey try in the 31st minute made it 16-0, but then Knights back-rower Lachlan Fitzgibbon responded with his sixth try of the season to give the home team a flicker of hope.
Any prospect of a revival was short-lived.
A minute before the break, fullback Josh Dugan scored to reassert Cronulla's superiority, then an Edrick Lee try four minutes after the resumption left the Knights facing a blowout scoreline.
Two further tries by Holmes - taking him to 12 in six games against Newcastle - Luke Lewis and Ramien inflated the margin.
After a promising start to the season that delivered five wins in the first eight rounds, the Knights have now slipped to four successive losses, including three on home turf.
They are now 11th, two wins behind eighth position.
Newcastle's cause was not helped by head knocks to fullback Kalyn Ponga and hooker Slade Griffin, who were both assessed before returning to the field.
Centre Nathan Ross was also replaced at half-time after struggling with a groin injury.
It capped an unhappy day for Ross, who was also put on report for an attempted trip.
The Knights play last-placed Parramatta at ANZ Stadium on Saturday and both sides desperately need to stop the rot.


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Brenner Children's pediatric emergency department has moved back to its original location. Learn more
In order to help protect patients, family members and health care workers from the spread of COVID-19, no visitors are allowed at any of Wake Forest Baptist Health's outpatient or inpatient facilities, except in certain situations.Learn moreMore COVID-19 Updates
Your baby has grown by leaps and bounds in this first year of life, and more than doubled his or her birth weight.
Babies' growth begins to slow as the first birthday approaches.
Your baby's weight, length, and head circumference have been measured since birth and plotted on a growth chart by your doctor. This is where you should start looking if you have questions about how your baby measures up.
When you review the growth chart with the doctor, make sure to compare your baby's growth with his or her own growth pattern, not with the growth of other babies. As long as your baby's growth is steady, there is probably no reason to worry.
If you are concerned your baby has slowed growth or a drop in weight, the doctor may ask these questions:
With all the concern about childhood obesity, parents may worry that their baby is gaining too much weight. A few babies and toddlers are overweight. For these children, professional advice from the baby's doctor can be useful.
Never withhold feedings, but pay attention to your baby's cues that he or she is full. Get down on the rug with your baby to encourage physical activity, making sure your little one has a safe space to move around in. Limit the amount of time spent in car seats, strollers, and playpens.
Make sure your baby's calories are coming from nutritious sources — like fruits, vegetables, and fortified cereals. Breast milk or formula should continue to be the main source of nourishment in the first year of life. At this age, 100% fruit juice can be introduced in a sippy cup (limited to 4 ounces, or 120 milliliters, or less a day), but juice is not a necessary food.
As a parent, one of the best things you can do for your baby is to eat well and be physically active yourself. Your baby has a better chance of growing up fit if good health habits are part of the family's way of life. Not only will you be a good role model, but you'll have the energy to really enjoy life with your child (and the stamina to chase after your little one).
For the remainder of this year and next year, expect that your baby's growth will slow down. As your little one becomes more and more mobile, it's likely that those rolls of baby fat will begin to fall away and be replaced by a longer, leaner silhouette.
Reviewed by: Mary L. Gavin, MD
Date reviewed: December 2014
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The dreaded drop-off.
As parents, we've all experienced it. Whether it's for work, a vacation or a night away, the drop-off is inevitable. Sooner or later, someone else is going to have to watch your child.
And while leaving your little loved one can result in a number of outcomes from them, the feeling for Mom and Dad is typically the same.
Blue. Somber. Sad.
In three-plus years of being a father, I've experienced at least a few of the drop-off debacles that can happen.
Drop-off scenario 1: Kicking and/or screaming, squeezing and crying.
You know, those moments where your little girl grabs onto your legs, holds on tight and looks up with big, welling eyes.
"I don't want you to go," she begs.
Ugh. If that doesn't pierce the heart, nothing will.
I've seen the kids who have attachment issues - and our 3-year-old, Grace, doesn't fall into that category. She's really good with going to day care and preschool and when babysitters come over for the evening. But every kid goes through those moments when they just want their mommy or daddy. I get that.
Those are drop-offs when, as a parent, you need to give your kid a good hug, trust they'll get over it and run. Go, quickly. Leave the problem for some other adult.
And although that's typically the best way to get out of the mess, who enjoys bailing on their child like that? It's a painfully tough feeling to leave your child in tears, and soon after being apart, all you want to do is go back and coddle them.
Drop-off scenario 2: Child has no idea what to do, where to go and is confused with what's going on.
Picture this - kid gets out of bed, messy hair, still half asleep and, unfortunately, only gets juice, not coffee, to wake up.
Parent is in a rush to get to work and still needs to drop daughter off at preschool.
A quick high-five and "Have a good day," and daughter gets ushered into classroom where 25 other little ones are scattered. (It's at this moment I'm reminded of the utmost respect I have for the patience and tolerance of preschool teachers.)
Daughter, though, slowly walks into the room and looks lost - even though she's been at the school for weeks. Imagine the narrative going on in her head. "Who to play with?" "What to play with?" "I'm hungry." "Where's my juice?"
As you leave your child in this state, get ready to feel remorse. That extra hug - the extra five minutes in the morning with your child go a long way to start the day off right.
Drop-off scenario 3: "I love you, daddy. Have a good day."
Self-explanatory and the hardest to deal with.
When your child is so perfect and happy during drop-off, you just don't want to leave them.
Those are the days, no matter how tough it is to go, you're reminded you're doing something right as a parent.
Luke Hagen is the managing editor of The Daily Republic in Mitchell, S.D., and father to 3-year-old Grace.


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If you watched the Hyundai Tournament of Champions on Maui, you witnessed the best golfers in the world challenged by the forces of Mother Nature. If it wasn't the pouring rain wreaking havoc on their psyches, it was the hurricane like winds blowing their golf balls off the greens. As we like to say here in Hawaii: "It's paradise, not heaven."
Tour players have the luxury of resetting on the range, locker room or hotel room when they are called off the course. We average golfers are stuck somewhere on the course. The best way to keep your round going when it is not is to stay organized and prepared for all conditions. I will give you some tips that will help the next time you have to stop, reset, and then play golf.
Usually when the wind is blowing so hard that you have to stop your round, you might want to evaluate if it is safe enough to continue. Golf courses will pull players off the course if they sense a risk to injury. Being whacked by tree limbs and other debris is no fun. But if you are one of those brave souls who want to continue on, here are some ideas:
1) Own a good windbreaker or rain-top: Pretty simple, but you'd be amazed how improper insulation results in loss of heat and saps you of body fuel. Make sure it's a little loose so you have room to swing. Dri Fit or Thermal Fit will cost around $50 to 80. It's the best investment you will make.
2) Swing Easy. Especially into the wind. Swinging hard increases the dynamic loft of the clubhead and causes to the ball to curve upward. Remember: "When it's breezy, swing easy."
3) Widen your base. Increasing the width of your stance will not only help stabilize you, but it will flatten your downward arc. That will help your ball trajectory to penetrate through the wind.
1) See #1 above
2) Always keep your grips dry. Did you notice how those caddies were always wiping their players' clubs? Too many amateurs grab the club out of our bag, hit the ball, and then complain that the club slipped. A good, wide umbrella and plenty of towels will save a lot of shots. So, stay organized.
On a mental note, resetting is not easy. During your down time, remain positive. Don't focus on the weather, but on your ability to hit it solid and to maintain a strong mental fortitude. As always, a positive approach will go a long way.
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A review of B.C. liquor regulations, and millennials overtaking the baby boomers as the single largest market sector in North America should make it an interesting year.
Anthony Gismondi: What will 2019 bring for the wine world?
Today we look ahead to the year in wine, and 2019 begins with a promised B.C. government inquiry into its highly questionable position as buyer, seller and regulator of the liquor market.
The challenge is that the market is so artificial and the field so tilted in the favour of government, it's difficult to believe anything useful will come out of yet another investigation, independent or not, unless the outcome is a complete reset. Don't hold your breath.
The constant manipulation of wine prices has beat down even the most seasoned of distributors, restaurateurs and consumers, leaving British Columbians to routinely pay far more for less than most of the rest of the country — or continent for that matter — when it comes to alcohol.
Interestingly, while we continue to debate how limiting and disruptive B.C. liquor regulations have become, it would appear the same flawed model is in place to sell and regulate cannabis.
Locally, the rush for vineyard land (and rising land prices) will continue across British Columbia, as the traditional supplies run out and producers stuck in warm climates begin to look north to protect their futures from rising temperatures. Areas never considered viable will be assessed in B.C., and on Vancouver Island and the Gulf Islands.
In concert with the land rush, the sale of small estate wineries operating with no exit plan will continue unabated as mid- and large size wineries look for opportunities to buy vineyard land already in production.
What I do like is a strong undercurrent of young people setting up shop with little or no money and lot of sweat equity across B.C.
Farming two or three hectares has become an excellent way to work your way into the business while affording yourself a massive education in winery ownership and the life of a grower vintner. It also offers the flexibility to do things a big winery could never hope to do.
Hence the growing collection of grower producers such as Anarchist Mountain, Rathjen, Emandare, Synchromesh, Bella, Sea Star, Bartier Bros, Fairview, Kanazawa, Maverick, Nichol, Little Farm and more, whose infiltration of the wine scene is strengthening it at every level.
As for what will we be drinking in 2019, the field is as wide open as it's been at any time in the history of modern wine.
From English sparkling wine to Uruguayan Albariño, to Pais from Chile and Gamay from Canada it's all in play but none will push Chardonnay and Cabernet Sauvignon off the table. Rosé will continue to rise and while most of it will be Provence inspired, the clear majority will originate anywhere but Provence, and bear little resemblance to the unique French pink.
The top writers, thinkers and producers in wine will continue to preach freshness, lower alcohol, less manipulation, fewer inputs and/or the less-is-more mantra. There will be endless talk about organic vs. biodynamic vs. conventional vs. sustainable vs. "natural" wine growing but little will change at retail, where price and packaging rules.
Heavily extracted reds with ever rising levels of residual sugar and single name, originless names will continue to dominate a market that prefers its wine like its coffee — awash in caramel and cream flavours.
Two decades down the revolution road, Riesling is still awaiting its moment in the sun with mainstream consumers. To that list we add some 2019 candidates: Cabernet Franc, Gamay, Chenin Blanc, Languedoc anything, sparkling, and any number of indigenous grapes from Europe and beyond. Will any be able to break through onto mainstream retail shelves? Only time will tell.
Throw in a major market shift with cocktail and craft beer drinking millennials overtaking the baby boomers as the single largest market sector in North America and it should be an interesting year for everyone in the wine business.
The good news is the origins of wine have been traced back 8000 years to Georgia, so it's likely to remain a beverage of considerable interest to earthlings for a little longer.
Weekend wine picks
Mission Hill Reserve Meritage 2016, Okanagan Valley
$25.99 | 90/100
The first Reserve meritage at Mission Hill mixes a larger proportion of Cabernet Franc (35 per cent) with 32 per cent Cabernet Sauvignon, 31 per cent Merlot, and two per cent Petit Verdot grown on two estates: one in Osoyoos, and one in Oliver. The attraction here is the elegance and texture of this wine. The red and black fruit is modestly spicy and juicy but it's the long, round, silky, palate and earthy, savoury Okanagan notes that make it especially attractive for the price. Well done.
Gray Monk Odyssey White Brut Méthode Classique 2016, Okanagan Valley
$21.79 | 89/100
This wine is consistently well made, and the combination of the bright 2016 vintage continues the string. This bubble is now razor sharp, with a wonderful freshness that runs from the front to the back of every sip. The mix is Riesling, Pinot Blanc and Chardonnay — a strange combination, yet it yields a bright green apple and lemon pith white, flecked with salty, lemon-soaked nuts. It's fizz for your favourite sushi. Excellent value.
Masroig Sola Fred Montsant 2017, Montsant, Cataluña, Spain
$19.99 | 89/100
The Masroig, or "red farm," co-op was established in Montsant, the "Holy Mountain" region surrounding Priorat, in 1918. This 100 per cent Samsó (Carignan) grown over clay and black slate is a delight to drink. It has all the floral, dried herbs and berries you could want in a red wine with moderate tannins that preview a medium-long finish. This is a wine drinker's wine that can pump up any week night dinner or step in and punch above its weight on the weekend. A workhorse red for barbecue meats.
Tiberio Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo 2017, Abruzzo, Italy
$22.99 | 90/100
Cerasuolo d'Abruzzo Tiberio is made from 100 per cent indigenous Montepulciano d'Abruzzo grapes. The old, original 50-year-old clones represent a direct link to the traditional style of Cerasuolo, albeit with a modern twist: freshness and cleanliness. The colour is medium-dark despite a mere 20 minutes of skin contact. The aromas and flavours are very pure and mostly cherry in nature, save for a citrus twang beneath. As light and refreshing as this is, the flavours are surprisingly concentrated. Serve chilled for best results.
Robert Mondavi Cabernet Franc Oakville 2015, Oakville, Napa Valley, California, United States
$49.99 | 92/100
Less and more is the story of Napa Valley Cabernet Franc: less tannin, less structure, more aromatics, more lush textures. This is extremely attractive on the nose and palate, with a whack of juicy black fruit and only a tug of tannins from the addition of 20 per cent Cabernet Sauvignon. The clusters were gently de-stemmed into traditional French oak tanks for a cold soak and fermentation/maceration that totalled 32 days. The new wine then ended up in new French oak to give it the finesse it deserves. Polished, serious and brooding, this would work with roasted meats now, but you could easily lay it away for a decade.
The Barefoot Contessa, Ina Garten has become an institution in cooking circles. And though she doesn't consider herself a "professional" cook, she has nonetheless penned a new cookbook chock full of pro tips. Cook Like a Pro will elevate your game and this classic roast duck is a perfect place to start.
Roast Duck Breast
4 8-oz Moulard duck breasts
Kosher salt and freshly ground black pepper
1 tbsp (15 mL) canola oil
2 tbsp (30 mL) unsalted butter
½ cup (125 mL) minced shallots
1½ tbsp (22 mL) good sherry wine vinegar
¾ cup (185 mL) ruby Port wine
½ cup (125 mL) chicken stock
½ cup (125 mL) dried cherries
¼ cup (60 mL) crème fraîche
1 tsp (5 mL) grated orange zest
¼ cup (60 mL) freshly squeezed orange juice
Wrap each duck breast in plastic wrap and pound them with a meat mallet until each breast is about 1 inch (2.5 cm) thick. Place duck on a plate, sprinkle both sides with a total of 4 tsp (20 mL) salt, cover with plastic wrap, and refrigerate for at least 6 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 F (175 C). Score the skin of the duck breasts with a sharp knife, making a cross-hatch pattern but not cutting down to the meat. In a large, heavy-bottomed, ovenproof skillet, heat oil over medium heat. Place duck breasts in the pan, skin side down. Cook uncovered over medium heat for 12 to 15 minutes, discarding the fat from the pan occasionally, until the skin is very brown. Turn the duck with tongs, place the skillet in the oven, and roast until the internal temperature of the duck is 120 degrees for rare. Remove from the oven, cover the pan tightly with aluminum foil, and allow the duck to rest for 10 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the sauce. Melt butter over medium-high heat in a medium saucepan. Add shallots and sauté for 2 minutes, until tender. Add vinegar and cook for one minute. Add Port, chicken stock, cherries, 1 tsp (5 mL) salt, and ½ tsp (2.5 mL) pepper, bring to a boil, lower heat, and simmer 15 minutes. Stir in crème fraîche, orange zest, and orange juice and keep warm over low heat.
Transfer the duck to a cutting board and slice diagonally, fanning the slices out on 4 dinner plates. Spoon the sauce generously on top, sprinkle with salt, and serve hot.
Serves 4
Wine match
Duck and Pinot Noir is one of those easy matches; don't fight it.
Blue Grouse Quill Pinot Noir 2016, Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, $25
Warm, peppery, red/black fruit with cherry, soya notes that should easily tackle the fat and flavours of duck. Winery direct, private wine shops.
Rocky Creek Pinot Noir 2016, Cowichan Valley, Vancouver Island, $30
Fresh, spicy, forest floor with cherry, plums and cedar that will counterbalance the rich flavours of this duck dish. Winery direct, private wine shops.
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With the Stargate movies shelved indefinitely it seems we will not see any more Stargate for some generations…Sadly no fourth Stargate series. But I don't think that means the end, it'll probably be rebooted maybe in a decade or two. Does that mean I'm going to stop protesting? NO! The Syfy channel and MGM will continue to face repercussions for their poor executive decisions in the canceling of Stargate Atlantis and their non-support of the SG1 & SGA movies.
A while ago Syfy made another HUGE mistake. Despite much fan resistance they cancelled the Battlestar Galactica prequel, Caprica. Tsk, tsk, tsk. What a horrible decision. Does the Syfy channel even have any science fiction shows left on there channel besides reruns? Seems like all they air on Syfy these days are crappy monster movies and smackdown wrestling. Um. Seriously? Join the Save Caprica facebook page for more on this matter.
Now I hear they're making another BSG prequel, Blood and Chrome? Pathetic. They can't just ax these shows replace them like that. Frankly I myself will be boycotting the new show, why not? I've already been boycotting the Syfy channel since its worst decision ever in 2008 August 20, the cancellation of Stargate Atlantis.
The Syfy channel really needs to be taken down. I think its way too late in the game for it to be reformed. Especially since its rebranding from Scifi to Syfy also in 2008. Its almost like they purposely put non-science fiction shows and crappy movies on their channel…I don't understand it. If they keep going in this destructive direction they are going to face consequences. I've already had my heart broken three times by their poor executive decisions:
1. the cancellation of Atlantis.
2. The permanent shelving of the Stargate movies
3. The cancellation of Caprica
Any much more of these horrendous decisions and Syfy will face much more than a simple multi-fandom uprising.
What do you think? How much longer do you think Syfy can keep this up? Let me know in the comments below!
P.S. IDK about you guys but don't the Syfy executives look a little EVIL to you?
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Google is featured in the new film "The Internship," a Hollywood comedy about jobless, tech-challenged 40-year-olds competing for a Google internship.
The Twentieth Century Fox film script was originally written by Vince Vaughn, who now stars in the vehicle, and the "Swingers" actor pitched the film to Google. "It was 'The Wizard of Oz,' or the 'Chocolate Factory,'" Vaughn, 42, told Bloomberg TV. "Such a different place to work at than what is considered a traditional work environment, with the nap pods and the access to food, and of course the intramural sports on campus and massages and all that kind of stuff."
While the majority of the film was shot at the Georgia Institute of Technology in Atlanta, film crews spent a few days filming at the Googleplex. Google's driverless cars or Google Glasses might appear in the film, according to director Shawn Levy. The film also features comedic actors Owen Wilson and Will Ferrell.
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Emboldened by years of "sobriety" checkpoints and a lackluster citizen response to serial violations of the Fourth Amendment, the Florida Highway Patrol will enforce expanded efforts at revenue enhancement this month.
"According to Public Affairs Office Sgt. Steve Gaskins, troopers will be looking for worn tires, bad brakes and lighting defects, in addition to driver's license laws," reports Hernando Today.
In the past, cops usually set-up checkpoints in the evening and the wee hours of the morning to flush out drivers who dared drink alcohol and drive. Over they years, the alcohol level permissible by the state fell to a point where half a beer will get a citizen-subject thrown in the hoosegow and indebted for years to the system and its revenue enhancement apparatus.
Now the revenue enhancement game in Florida has found a new crop of victims – folks driving cars not up to standards set by government or in violation of its byzantine documentation rules. It's a win-win situation for the state guaranteed to add millions of dollars to their depleted coffers to pay for an ever-expanding array of government programs and the generous pensions of a swollen class of retired bureaucrats.
Left unchecked, of course, the state will go to absurd lengths to expropriate more and more money from hapless victims. The truly sad part is the lack of outrage on the part of citizens who are treated like cash cows by government and are told they must surrender the Fourth Amendment at roadblocks manned by cops and – more and more frequently – military personnel.
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