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My friend Eileen made some really yummy cookies for me the other day. She is quite a baker! These Almond Butter Cookies remind me of both shortbread and sugar cookies…rich and buttery like shortbread and sweet with a chewy center and crispy edges like some sugar cookies I've had. Since they have almonds and almond butter in them, that makes them healthy too, right? 🙂 They would be perfect to serve at an afternoon tea. Or with a cup of coffee next time you take a little coffee break.
Hope you get a chance to try out Eileen's recipe!
Makes 2 dozen cookies
- 1/2 cup creamy-style almond butter (available at health food stores; some Wal-Marts also carry it)
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, softened
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup brown sugar, packed
- 1 egg
- 1 teaspoon almond extract or emulsion
- 1 1/4 cups unbleached flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 3/4 teaspoon baking soda
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/3 cup sliced or slivered almonds
In large bowl, blend almond butter and butter together, then add granulated sugar and brown sugar; blend well. Add egg and almond extract or emulsion, blending everything well; set aside.
In medium bowl, sift together flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt. Add these dry ingredients to almond butter mixture and blend everything well. Then fold in almonds, stirring to distribute evenly in batter.
Roll dough into balls the size of large walnuts. Place 3 inches apart on lightly sprayed or greased cookie sheet. Flatten balls of dough lightly with a spatula to about a 3/8″ thickness (or slightly less than 1/2″ thick). Bake at 375 degrees F for 10 to 12 minutes, until set but not hard.
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I bet they taste great warm out of the oven, too…maybe you'll have to munch on a few as you're transferring the cookies to the cooling rack! 🙂
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text: Job search in Nigeria is a herculean task as many graduates are roaming the streets searching for job while higher institution keep churning out fresh graduates yearly. A Nigerian lady identified as Adufemi searched and found a job but some conditions are attached to it before she can resume work. Adufemi took to social media to release screenshots of the chat she had with her prospective male employer. The unnamed man offered her a job but with a condition attached which is that she must be coming to his house every weekend to spend time with him. Read their chats below: Read more:


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Not ported to ppc64 yet.
mail me a ssh public key; you can have an account on a suitable box :)
*** Bug 239751 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***
As I commented in the above bug:
I think older versions of ghc have been built for ppc64
on debian and gentoo. Might need to do a multistage bootstrap...
Not sure if this bug should get some attention soon, I was just notified that we
now have broken build dependencies in development. python-vcpx (used by tailor)
depends on darcs.
Yup it would be good to have - unfortunately it is quite a lot of work.
I found ghc-6.4.2 for ppc64 in gentoo and just sent mail to glasgow-haskell list
and the PPC SIG people for input and help.
(In reply to comment #4)
> Not sure if this bug should get some attention soon, I was just notified that we
> now have broken build dependencies in development. python-vcpx (used by tailor)
> depends on darcs.
python-vcpx has runtime dependency on darcs
Yes, we're well aware of the problem.
Unfortunately bootstrapping ghc on ppc64 is non-trivial. :-/
I have started some work on it but it is currently stalled
(I hope to return to it soon again).
Forgot to update on my last attempt a while back, but unfortunately
it was not successful. I ran into some missing symbol problems
when I tried to bootstrap from a binary from gentoo IIRC.
http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/ticket/1346 discusses bootstrap issues with
We might find it easier to bootstrap on ppc64 than in the general case, because
we can run ppc32 binaries.
I followed the cross-compile instructions at
http://hackage.haskell.org/trac/ghc/wiki/Building/Porting to build ghc-6.61 in a
Fedora 7 mock root.
It doesn't seem to work correctly, though. The newly-built 'ghc-inplace'
compiler just gets stuck, with a zombie 'gcc' child, in select():
mock-chroot> ../compiler/ghc-inplace -v -optc-O -optc-Wall -optc-W
-optc-Wstrict-prototypes -optc-Wmissing-prototypes -optc-Wmissing-declarations
-optc-Winline -optc-Waggregate-return -optc-Wbad-function-cast
-optc-I../includes -optc-I. -optc-Iparallel -optc-DCOMPILING_RTS
-optc-fomit-frame-pointer -optc-DNOSMP -optc-fno-strict-aliasing -H16m -O
-optc-O2 -optc-DNOSMP -static -I. -#include HCIncludes.h -fvia-C -dcmm-lint
-c Adjustor.c -o Adjustor.o
Glasgow Haskell Compiler, Version 6.6.1, for Haskell 98, compiled by GHC version
Using package config file:
wired-in package base not found.
wired-in package rts mapped to rts-1.0
wired-in package haskell98 not found.
wired-in package template-haskell not found.
Hsc static flags: -funregisterised -static -static
Created temporary directory: /tmp/ghc27293_0
*** C Compiler:
gcc -x c Adjustor.c -o /tmp/ghc27293_0/ghc27293_0.s -v -S -Wimplicit -O
-D__GLASGOW_HASKELL__=606 -DNO_REGS -DUSE_MINIINTERPRETER -O -Wall -W
-Wstrict-prototypes -Wmissing-prototypes -Wmissing-declarations -Winline
-Waggregate-return -Wbad-function-cast -I../includes -I. -Iparallel
-DCOMPILING_RTS -fomit-frame-pointer -DNOSMP -fno-strict-aliasing -O2 -DNOSMP -I
. -I /builddir/build/BUILD/ghc-6.6.1/includes -fwrapv
Changing version to '9' as part of upcoming Fedora 9 GA.
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Unfortunately, I don't have cycles to do anything about this. Lowering priority.
Seems gentoo are still working on ppc64: http://bugs.gentoo.org/206643
This bug appears to have been reported against 'rawhide' during the Fedora 10 development cycle.
Changing version to '10'.
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Given that ppc is now a secondary arch as of F13 I propose to close this.
Of course if someone pushing the ppc arch wants to pick it up
we are happy to work with them but it is no longer a priority for
the Haskell SIG.
Jiri Skala has been working on this recently.
ghc-7.0.2-16.2.fc15 is built for dist-f15:
The ppc64 port has some restrictions though: no ghci so no TH
(template haskell) and no threaded rts.
Currently 5 library packages in fedora require TH.


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Aims and objective: Comparison of diagnostic accuracy of conventional radiography and orthopantomograph in detection of periapical lesion. Materials and Methods: The study groups comprised of 150 patients of either sex between age group of 20-60 year reported to the Department of Oral Medicine and Radiology. The determination of 'true pathology' was based on the results of the simultaneous interpretation of both the periapical and the panoramic radiographs in standard. Results: The intra-observer reliability analysis is done to measure the consistency in rating method of the observer. It was observed that with Kappa value in range of 0.6 to 0.8, the observation at two different time are significantly agreement. The detailed statistical analysis very clearly indicates that the rating given based on observation from periapical radiograph is better than the observation from panoramic radiograph. The Pearson's R coefficient, Spearman Correlation, Kappa value and Cronbach's Alpha values for periapical radiograph are 0.714, 0.696, 0.436 and 0.833 which are significantly higher than that obtained from observation of panoramic radiograph with values 0.541, 0.604, 0.375 and 0.702 within statistical significance level. The diagnostic accuracy was evaluated with ROC analysis technique. The graph generated by the ROC curve is used to calculate the area under the curve obtained from each imaging technique. The ROC curve and area under each respective plot clearly indicate that the periapical radiography technique is better in diagnosis of lesions. Conclusion: the periapical radiographs provides more accuracy in terms of diagnosing the periapical lesion, which provides better diagnostic values as compared to the panoramic images.


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So who are the 144 members of the House of Representatives, all Republican, who voted earlier this week to continue the federal government shut down and cause the United States of America to default on its obligations? And who elected them to office?
I live in a blue state. I am a Fellow in a progressive think tank (as well as being an investment banker, versed in the ways of Wall Street). I travel in the "Acela Corridor" between New York and Washington, where most folks think in a fairly similar political context.
When I get off in Union Station and walk up to Capitol Hill, I meet with many congressman and senators from time to time on business and political matters. I may be a Democrat, but I have great respect and admiration for many on the Republican side of the aisle (especially in the Senate) and find them to be thoughtful and responsible leaders.
Not so with the 144 naysayers.
Truth is, I don't know many of their lot. Paul Ryan, the former Republican candidate for Vice President is among them. Other names I recognize as being among those I see on television from time to time (one of them, Rep, Brady of Texas I even debated myself on Bloomberg television only days before the government shut down). But for the most part – as I imagine is the case for many in my region of the country – I don't know the rest of them from Adam. I am, I imagine, not likely to in the future.
So I got curious, where are the 144 from and who elected them to office. Here are the facts:
- It is not news that an overwhelming number of the naysayers are from the South. The Daily Kos published a piece on Friday, showing that over 56% of them are from the southern states, with the Midwest accounting for over 24%. Only 28 of the no votes came from the West and Northeast.
West: 20
Midwest: 35
Northeast: 8
South: 81
- The 144 no-voting congressmen were elected (in 2012) by just under 25.5 million U.S. voters.
- Those who elected this the 144 naysayers equal approximately 11.1% of all eligible voters in the U.S. and about 18.5% of all those who actually voted in the last congressional election.
- The 144 represent lopsided districts (heavily Republican) and were elected by an average of 63.4% of those voting in their constituencies. A handful of them ran unopposed in their last election, or nearly so.
Now, I am sure that many of the 144 are relatively conscientious public servants who don't deserve characterization as terrorists who hijacked the U.S. government and who nearly succeeded at kicking the federal government into deadbeat status. And I believe that some of those who voted no might not have done so if it was not clear that the bill passed in the house had sufficient republican votes to pass. Last minute vote changes seemed to indicate that several members voted no for political expediency, not wishing to encounter a more right-wing challenger in 2014.
But the fact remains that when the House leadership freed Republicans to vote their conscience, a sizable hard core voted emphatically for what is essentially anarchy – a closed government that would not be able to pay its bills.
That these members were elected by a small minority of voters and yet were able to wreak legislative havoc and demand the backing of their party's leadership for even the few weeks of this latest crisis, is not just a matter of constitutional and legislative procedure. Rather, it is a failure of their party's leadership in enabling a tyrannical rule by minority.
Thomas Jefferson, to a not-insignificant extent the father of the Jeffersonian/Jacksonian anti- government claque who begot (biblically and spiritually) a large number of the 25.5 million voters who gave us the 144 naysayers, somewhat ironically warned against the need to avoid a "tyranny of the majority" in his first inaugural address, saying "Though the will of the majority is in all cases to prevail, that will to be rightful must be reasonable;...the minority possess their equal rights, which equal law must protect, and to violate would be oppression."
The will of the minority, to be rightful, to be worthy of any respect at all, must also be reasonable. The majority must be protected from oppression by the opposite. That is the lesson that needs to be branded on the collective conscience of the Republican leadership in the House of Representatives.


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I should have come forward with this years ago…it's been my little secret for too long but now I'm breaking my silence and going public with the fact that Michael Jackson held my hand, too…
The incident took place at Universal Studios during the filming of the music video, Scream, featuring Michael and his sister, Janet. Not too long before this I had met Michael while working on the stage production and rehearsals for the Dangerous tour.
Both Mark Romanek, the director of Scream, and Tom Foden, the Production Designer, are uncompromising perfectionists. It's been a real pleasure to work with both of them on numerous projects. In the film business, working with people who maintain a vision is significantly better than working for those who lack the big picture. On this particular job I was working with the art department headed by Tom Foden. Other members of the art department included Dana Garman, Richard Berg, Jamie Vickers, Paulie Pietsch, Mark Brooks, to name a few.
The Scream video may be the most expensive music video ever made, I believe the total production/post production budget was somewhere near 8.3 million dollars. And I can tell you the art department budget took a good chunk of that, maybe half. The sets took up three full sized stages at Universal Studios in Los Angeles, with over a dozen sets placed on these three stages. Once shooting began, my role was the 'on-set dresser', basically the 'art department representative' who remains on set at all times as the 'face' of the art department. By the very nature of the position, the on-set dresser has close interaction with the talent while on the set.
This was a crazy big job, no doubt about it. Three stages, over a dozen sets, twenty shoot days.
On the first day of shooting we had a 7am call, except Michael was detained until mid-afternoon. Then hair and make-up, get him to the set and it's 4:30 pm before we roll. It became clear that we would be shooting nights for the next twenty or so days. It was also clear that Michael liked it this way…working at night, that is.
Finally, we get down to business. Michael makes his entrance and is met by Mark who explains the shot. The first footage we shoot with Michael is of him dancing on one of the many white floors seen throughout the video. Michael finds his position, about six feet from camera, does a couple of takes, then mentions how the floor (white vinyl linoleum) was feeling slick. I move in with my tools, a fine grade steel wool, rag and a spray bottle with the 'special sauce' and scruff up the floor a bit with the wool then step back. Mark comes out from behind the camera, looks at my handiwork then calls out for Tom before asking me if we lost the 'gloss'. I say no, give it a quick spray with the special sauce and it dries to a sparkle. When I get up from my kneeling position Michael is smiling at me and says, "I remember you from the tour rehearsal". I say, "That's right", and he asks me how my kids are doing, I say, "great, amazing."
And then everything is back to normal, Michal does his bit and we're off to a good start.
As predicted, crew call switched from 7am to 4pm, and we worked throughout each night until 4-6am.
In the final hours of the last night of shooting, we had moved to the 'zen' set. This was it, last day, last set, last series of shots. The art department had prepped the set with final touches before Michael was brought in to take his place on the zen podium in the center of the set. Michael surveyed the scene and commented on how beautiful the set looked. He was very relaxed and it was obvious he enjoyed sitting in the middle of this temporary temple.
When Mark called out for a piece of the ceiling to be trimmed, I grabbed a 12-step (ladder), scrambled to the top and began sawing. In an unfortunate moment the portable saw kicked back and amputated a third of my left ring finger. Without word, I reached in my back pocket for my rag, wrapped my finger with it and stepped down off the ladder and exited the set. I passed Tom on the way out and showed him what happened. Tom escorted me to the edge of the stage and I laid down on the concrete. It wasn't long before an entire film crew of towering bodies was in a half circle looking down at me. Union guys chewing gum. 3am. Right?
Suddenly the crowd parts and Michael appears and stands there for a moment, leaning over me, looking down. He looks at my left hand held in the air then he looks at me. Then just like that he is on his knees by my right side and he picks up my right hand and holds it in his. He looks me straight in the eye and tells me how sorry he was, he kept repeating how sorry he was, and then he had tears in his eyes and he held my hand until the ambulance came and took me away.
That next week, recovering at home, the gifts began arriving from Michael and Janet, tasteful and cool things like great soaps, a bathrobe, incense, a card. Anyway, that's my story. Michael Jackson held my hand, too.
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Two people were shot outside a Dover home Thursday night, police said.
A man and a woman were standing outside a house in the Manchester Square neighborhood, on Stevenson Drive, police said, when two men approached and fired shots at them at about 10:30 p.m.
Both victims were shot in the lower part of their bodies and taken to the hospital for non-life-threatening injuries, according to Dover police.
One of the suspects was wearing all black and the other wore a black-and-white jacket, police said.
Anyone with information is asked to call the Dover Police Department at (302) 736-7130.
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President Trump blatantly ignored a question from a reporter about his past attacks on members of the Bush family while speaking to the press at the G-20 summit meeting in Argentina today.
Trump has famously had a combative relationship with the Bush family, having called Jeb Bush, his rival for the Republican presidential nomination in 2016, "low energy" and criticized George W. Bush for his blunders in launching the war in Iraq.
Naturally, upon the death of the Bush family patriarch, questions about his past statements about the Bushes were bound to come up, but Trump simply pretended that the shouted question wasn't asked and immediately terminated his conversation with reporters upon hearing it.
REPORTER: Mr President, do you regret any of your comments about George H.W. Bush's family?
TRUMP: "… Thank you very much, everybody." pic.twitter.com/9EYVGXMSsb
— Aaron Rupar (@atrupar) December 1, 2018
The president has issued an official statement of condolence the death of former President George H. W. Bush, as well as sending out a tweet that was brimming with praise for his predecessor, quite an anomaly by typical Trump standards.
President George H.W. Bush led a long, successful and beautiful life. Whenever I was with him I saw his absolute joy for life and true pride in his family. His accomplishments were great from beginning to end. He was a truly wonderful man and will be missed by all!
— Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) December 1, 2018
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Trump also announced that he planned on attending the funeral for the 41st president, unlike the services for Bush's wife Barbara or the late Senator John McCain, both of whom died earlier this year.
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"For we are a nation of communities, of thousands and tens of thousands of ethnic, religious, social, business, labor union, neighborhood, regional and other organizations, all of them varied, voluntary and unique. This is America … a brilliant diversity spread like stars, like a thousand points of light in a broad and peaceful sky," George H. W. Bush declared, celebrating a diversity that is a virtual anathema to Trump.
Trump ridiculed the idea at one of his campaign rallies in 2016, saying:
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"The thousand points of light, what the hell was that by the way? Thousand points of light, what did that mean, does anyone know? I know one thing, Make America Great Again we understand. Putting America first, we understand. Thousand points of light, I never quite got that one. What the hell is that? Has anyone ever figured that one out? And it was put out by a Republican, wasn't it?"
Between the attack on his most famous rhetorical flourish and the disrespect show to his sons, George H. W. Bush's distaste for his latest successor was cemented. He revealed to author Mark Updegrove that he voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 election and called Trump "a blowhard."
"I don't like him," Bush is quoted as saying. "I don't know much about him, but I know he's a blowhard. And I'm not too excited about him being a leader."
"This guy doesn't know what it means to be president," he added.
At this point, with Special Counsel Robert Mueller's probe tightening the circle around his administration's misdeeds, Trump probably sees the upcoming days of news coverage of the late president's funeral as a welcome respite from the constant coverage of new revelations of the latest breakthroughs in the investigations or the latest indictments of his close confidants and employees.
No wonder he's acting like a normal president in his reactions to the death of a man for whom he obviously had no warm feelings. It helps himself to act this way right now, and himself is all he cares about.
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Les Voiles de Saint Tropez celebrated its 15-year existence with splendour and grand spectacle this year. The popular Mediterranean regatta was hosted by St. Tropez, a fantastic French Riviera yacht charter destination, from September 27 to October 5, 2014.
The wind and sea gods gifted them with some exceptional conditions offering 4,000 sailors from the world over, on some 300 Modern or Classic yachts, a packed week of racing, enjoyment and conviviality. And so the curtain falls this Sunday after a final moment shared between competitors with the traditional prize-giving for the 20 competing classes. There were some nice surprises amidst the list of winners, starting with the names of newcomers like Olympian, which triumphed among the gaffers and Dorade among the Marconis, as well as confirmation of the safe bets from their respect circuits, superyacht Magic Carpet3 among the Wallys and sailing yacht Robertissima III (ex Ran) among the large IRCs.
André Beaufils, President of the Société Nautique de Saint-Tropez: "Another edition draws to a close and every year we find ourselves starved of superlatives in our bid to translate the general satisfaction. We have just enjoyed a beautiful edition. Every year we try to improve what is perfectible with small, added touches, and we continue to find little elements to modify. The competitors were able to get out on the racecourse everyday so they are happy. Our partners are delighted. Their guests cannot stop singing their praises. All our teams, both on shore and on the water have done a remarkable job in a great atmosphere. I am a happy President. After each edition we have a debriefing and we decide on what needs to be improved. That has been the case this year with the renewing of two of our Race Committees. For the future, we are considering making some minor modifications to the race village, if only to adapt to the work of the harbour master's office, which will be in effect next year. The owners of the large classic boats are always appealing to us and we're looking for solutions to satisfy as many of them as we can. We're certainly going to address the balance between the number of traditional and modern yachts and we're reconsidering our categories so as to best respond to the desires of certain categories of boats. The very core of my satisfaction is rooted in the observation that all our volunteers work with such passion and good humour. Those who are at the venue make Les Voiles their own, anxious that everything runs smoothly. Everything is coloured by good humour."
A snapshot of Les Voiles 2014
'Grand Tradition' group
As its name suggests, this group gathers together today's largest classic craft and naturally it was dominated by the power of the immense charter yacht Elena of London (Herreshoff 2009) and her 1,300m2 sail area, ahead of superyacht Mariquita, the large gaff cutter by William Fife (1911) and the young centenarian charter yacht Moonbeam IV (1914).
Epoque Aurique A (Period Gaffer A) group
This year the category gathered together 14 sumptuous gaff-rig cutters, schooners or sloops, measuring 9 to 19 metres in length, half of which were over 100 years old. Up against the stalwarts of the podium in Saint Tropez, Nan of Fife (Fife 1896) and Bonafide (Sibbick 1899), it was newcomer Olympian, an American P Class from 1913, which triumphed supreme, leaving Chinook (Herreshoff 1916) to battle over the runners-up prizes with another surprise newcomer, Folly (Camper and Nicholson 1907) helmed in Saint Tropez by German Frers.
Epoque Aurique B (Period Gaffer B) group
A category placed under the glare of the spotlight this year by the awarding of the Rolex Trophy, this highly prestigious group is very coherent in terms of performance and is widely considered to be the ultimate expression of the classic spirit. The group's triumphs went to the oldest yachts in the entire Les Voiles' fleet. Launched in 1885, the gaff cutter Partridge honoured her fabulous creator, John Beavor Webb, by getting the better of the formidable yet dynamic 'small gaffers', Jap (Fife 1897) and Lulu (Rabot-Caillebotte 1897).
Marconi A group
Among those carrying triangular sails or Marconi rigs, a most splendid spectacle was offered up by one and all, both in terms of pure aesthetics and the sporting intensity of the races. The American 12 m JI Seven Seas of Porto (Crane 1935) showed herself to be a cut above the rest, utterly dominating every race. The pacy sloop Rowdy, (Herreshoff 1916) hadn't experienced such stiff competition for a long, long while. However, she managed to salvage something from the wreckage by securing second place ahead of another star of Les Voiles, the famous Marconi yawl designed by Olin Stephens, sailing yacht Manitou (1916).
Marconi B group
The Class Q designed by Paine (1930), Jour de Fête, entrusted to the expert hands of Pascal Oddo, triumphed during each of the three races validated in this group. Leonore, the other Q Class designed by Johann Anker, was unable to respond other than by keeping the Marconi sloop Sirius (Stephens 1930) astern of her to snatch second place.
Epoque Marconi C (Period Marconi C) group
This was another group, which was remarkably well balanced and gave rise to some delightful battles. Of these, it was the now legendary newcomer (Sparkman and Stephens 1930) Dorade yacht, helmed by her American owners Matt and Pam Brooks, which triumphed after a superb hand-to-hand combat with the no less legendary Skylark of 1937 (Olin Stephens) and Cholita (Potter 1937)
Epoque Marconi D (Period Marconi D) group
Smaller in size, the protagonists of this group from between the 1920 and 1950s raced entirely coherently. The May design Arrow from 1924 imposed ahead of the Cornu design Jalina (1946) and Sonda, a sublime 8m from 1951 designed by Gruer.
Classic Marconi A group
The large Italian Marconi sloop Il Moro di Venezia was embroiled in a fierce combat throughout the week but ultimately managed to resist the attacks of the formidable 12 m JI Sovereign skippered by the Bérenger brothers (Boyd 1963) and Ikra Boyd 1964). Eventually Philippe Monnet was able to get his 1956 Sparkman&Stephens design Lys onto the podium to conclude the achingly tight racing in this group.
Classic Marconi B group
The André Mauric design Marconi sloop Fantasque took the win ahead of Maria Giovanna (Stephens 1969) and Outlaw (Illingworth 1963)
J Class: Ranger supreme
Four J Class boats really were a feast for the eyes amongst amateurs and experts alike offshore of Pampelonne. These giants managed to complete 4 races and charter yacht Ranger, a beautiful replica by Jackson dating back to 2003, utterly outwitted her adversaries superyacht Velsheda (2nd) and Lionheart yacht.
15 m JI; The Lady Anne's revenge
Though the Annual Trophy for the 15 m JI was already in the hands of sailing yacht Mariska (Fife 1908) before Les Voiles even kicked off, the Britons on The Lady Anne (Fife 1912) made it a point of honour to conclude this fine year with victory in Saint Tropez. Mariska snatched second with one Pierre Antoine Morvan at the helm, ahead of Hispania (Fife 1909) and Tuiga.
"Vintage" 12 m JI
Four Vintage 12 m JIs were competing in their own race circuit at Saint Tropez. Wings (Nicholson 1937) secured the win with two victories of the three races run, ahead of Vanity V (Fife 1936) and Vim (Stephens 1939)
Tofinous and Code 0
They represent the classic spirit in its modern version and so it was that the Tofinous and Code 0s were able to race on the same race zone as the classic yachts, combining their carbon sails with the large cotton sails. It was the Tofinou 12 Camomille who bagged the win ahead of the other Tofinou 12 Milou and Aloha 2, François Bouy's Code 1.
Modern craft
Five groups from the IRC rule were this year accepted on the Modern round in Saint Tropez.
This category witnessed an absolute jewel of a battle between the impressive Maxi 72 prototypes, with Robertissima III (Judel Vrolijk 2009) taking victory and sailing yacht Jethou (JV 2012), just beaten to second place by luxury yacht My Song, the Nauta 84 designed by Reichel Pugh in 1999.
The X Yacht INXS RD by Philippe Frantz made a stunning comeback after a calamitous first day to rack up four race wins and dominate the densest and most homogenous group of the modern yachts. She was some three boat lengths ahead of Les Voiles' stalwart, James Blackmore aboard Music, the large Frers-design Swan, and the other Music, a Swiss Baltic 590.
Another newcomer to Les Voiles that really made her presence felt is the TP 52 Nanoq and her "all star" crew led by James Spithill, who secured victory thanks to a marvellous start to the week. Astern of her was the other TP 52 Gladiator skippered by Tony Langley, and Spirit of Malouen VI skippered by Sébastien Petit Huguenin.
Some of the greatest international builders can be found amongst this eminently competitive group. Adrien Follin and Give me Five were victorious by a narrow margin against Frédéric Bouillon and his Wallis. Michael Mueller on Pappes made it onto the third step of the podium.
It was a fine victory for the A35 Chenapan with 3 successes out of the 5 races validated, ahead of another A35, Tchin skippered by Jean Claude Bertrand and the Lago 950 Java Bleue, skippered by the lovely Jacky Maitre.
Equalling the record, some twelve Wallys graced Les Voiles in their dedicated round off Pampelonne. Magic Carpet3 took the win, though the grand slam eluded them after they lost their hold on victory in the third race to Magic Blue, which managed to secure second place overall ahead of the 94-foot superyacht Galma.
Rolex Trophy (1st Period Gaffer B yacht): Partridge
Edmond de Rothschild Trophy (1st Modern yacht over 16m): Robertissima III
BMW Trophy (Wally Class): Magic Carpet3
Town of Saint Tropez Cup (1st Modern yacht outright): Robertissima III
Yacht Club de France Trophy (YCF): Alcyon
Trophéminin (Women's Trophy) (1st female crew): No Limit
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BSD names new superintendent
Published 2:36 pm Tuesday, February 2, 2016
Murray "Ray" Carlock was named superintendent of the Brookhaven School District Tuesday afternoon, effective July 1.
Carlock currently serves as superintendent of the Franklin County School District, a position he has held for four years.
"As superintendent of education in Franklin County, a major accomplishment for me was working with the school board, faculty and community to raise the district accountability score from a "C" to a "B" rating," he said.
Carlock hopes to achieve a similar improvement in Brookhaven, which is currently at a "D" rating. To achieve this, he said the district will ensure that all teachers are growing students and that all students are growing, including both high and low achievers. He also believes a key to BSD's success is motivating and developing students through a variety of extracurricular and academic programs.
"There is no limitation to what Brookhaven School District can be," he said during a press conference.
At Franklin County, Carlock's philosophy centered on student achievement first no matter what. He plans to bring the same philosophy to BSD.
Carlock also said he looks forward to taking advantage of the resources BSD, such as having a curriculum specialist.
Carlock applied for the job after speaking with current Superintendent Ben Cox, who will retire at the end of June.
"He had nothing but glowing things to say about the district," he said.
Carlock was also motivated to apply because of the community support he has seen BSD receive over the years.
"The school itself and the things it does united the community in such a big way. These people become productive citizens," he said. "Parent involvement and community support makes all the difference."
Carlock earned a bachelor's degree in engineering at Mississippi State University, master's degree in public health and a specialist's degree in educational leadership from the University of Southern Mississippi.
"We had some good applicants, but you moved to the top," BSD Board of Trustees Chairman James Tillman said.
Although he has not followed a traditional route, Carlock has always been drawn to education.
"When I first went to college I was in line to be a teacher," he said. "But most of the boys from the county went into into engineering."
Carlock decided to pursue petroleum engineering, but after just a few years he decided to try teaching.
"I found something I loved," he said.
Carlock currently serves in the Mississippi Army National Guard as a lieutenant colonel at the medical command in Jackson. He is a veteran of Operation Iraqi Freedom and is a member of the American Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, Gideon's International, Lion's Club and Meadville Baptist Church, where he serves as a deacon.
He is married to Janet Calcote Carlock, and they have three children, Kane, Jace and Quin.
Carlock plans to move to the Brookhaven School District during the next few months.
Cox announced in November that he was leaving the position.
"I'm retiring," Cox said. "I had a wonderful time here in Brookhaven. I've thoroughly enjoyed working with the faculty, and the staff and the students, and I've especially enjoyed working with the school board. They're a wonderful group of people, and I could not ask for a better situation."
Before coming to Brookhaven, Cox served as North Pike superintendent for 14 years. He took over after a period of uncertainty at the position. Lisa Karmacharya, the superintendent before Cox, resigned in 2013. She faced heavy criticism by faculty and low performance in the Mississippi Public School Accountability rankings.
The sudden vacancy left the district without a superintendent. On June 9, 2013, two days after Karmacharya's departure, Stephanie Henderson was unanimously voted in as interim superintendent. Cox stepped in as permanent superintendent on Jan. 30, 2014.


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GameStop's meteoric rise has been the talk of the retail trading investment space. The Direxion Daily Retail Bull 3X ETF (RETL) rose 35% in Wednesday's trading session alone.
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According to a CNBC article, "Wall Street has been watching GameStop in awe as a band of Reddit-obsessed retail investors managed to push the stock up 1,500% in two weeks, squeezing out short selling hedge funds." A band of traders have been looking to short squeeze the other side of the trade by piling into GameStop stock.
"A wave of at-home traders found each other on the red-hot 'wallstreetbets' Reddit chat room, whose members have ballooned to over 3 million," the article added. "By motivating each other to keep piling into shares and call options, they coordinated a monstrous short squeeze in the brick-and-mortar video game retailer."
"Retail investors with the help of technology acting as a union in attacking is a new phenomenon," said Jim Paulsen, chief investment strategist at the Leuthold Group.
"You combine the power of technology, which allows you through Reddit postings to magnify your individual impact, with some use of leverage and very targeted bets, they can have a significant influence, particularly on areas of vulnerability because of the short positions," Paulsen said.
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Green Bay Packers and Detroit Lions will be facing each other today (September 20 2020, at 1:00 PM EST). This fixture will be held at KU Memorial with minimal fans. It will also be shown live on FS1 (US).
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Date and Time: September 20, 2020, 1:00 PM EST
Venue: Lambeau Stadium
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Green Bay Packers Preview
Aaron Rodgers showed his quality once again in this game. He threw an impressive 364 yards, and scored 4 touchdowns against the Vikings. He did not record one turnover and simply looked in charge of the game. Nobody expects less for Aaron Rodgers at this point, he always provides the right performances at the right times. He was also able to complete 32 of 44 passes. Davante Adams also had 156 yards and was another important factor in this win.
Detroit Lions Preview
The Lions fell victim to the Bears and lost 27-23. Matthew Stafford looked shakey in this game and didn't look quite as sharp as he usually does. He recorded an interception and a sack. Despite his 297 yards, the Lions struggled against a strong Bears offence. They will hope to turn things around against Green Bay, and get back to winning ways. They have a strong team, but sometimes it takes a while to get back into the swing of things. If you want to watch a battle between two of the best QB's in the league, make sure you tune into this game.


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I have the best dad. He takes time to rough house with me everyday. This is his favorite toy, Hermy. Dad has played with it so much that his hat has fallen off. He even asked Mom to try to fix it but she hasn't done it yet. She said Dad and I can play without the hat until she get to it. Em #em #emyorkie #yorkies #yorkshireterrier#thebellyoftheem
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Dennis O'Banion's sermon on "The Lord's return is a fact" is the first in a series of 5 sermons about the return of Jesus scheduled for the start of 2014. Dennis started with a general listing of scriptures about the return of Jesus and then focused on the parable of the ten virgins and the wedding feast. Dennis gave a description of the Jewish wedding feast of the time and explained the reason for the lamps the virgins had brought with them. The question of what the oil represents in our lives was answered and a notable quote is "No one can borrow another person's faith…you can't get into the Kingdom of God by living near a saved person"
Dennis used the following scriptures: Acts 1:6-7, 11, Matt 24:36-44, 2 Tim 3:2-4, Matt 25:1-13, James 4:14, Heb 2:3
Listen to audio of the sermon here -> 1-4-2014 sermon
Dennis is an Elder of the Conroe COG7 and is serving as the church administrator. He preaches upon request.


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Drone aids in arrest of alleged Zaxby's robber
Caddo deputies used a drone and K-9s to track down a man who robbed a restaurant at gunpoint over the weekend, according to Caddo Parish Sheriff's Office.
Deputies were dispatched to Zaxby's on North Market just before 10 p.m. Saturday after receiving a 911 call about an armed robbery in progress.
Deputy Maggie Boykin arrived within a minute of the call and saw the suspect run into the woods near the restaurant. Patrol deputies established a perimeter in the area and called for K-9 deputies, who found the suspect's clothing and other items in the woods.
A drone equipped with thermal imaging operated by the Bossier Sheriff's Office was used to further pinpoint the location of the suspect and guide Caddo K-9 Deputies Marcus Jeansonne/Chuck and Justin Dunn/Ace to the suspect's location. He was found hiding in a ravine filled with water.
Bryant Badie, 19, of West Monroe, was apprehended and booked into the Caddo Correctional Center for armed robbery.
Sheriff's Detective Keith Fox said Badie is accused of entering the restaurant and demanding money from the employees inside after producing a handgun. At least one customer was in the restaurant at the time. After receiving an undisclosed amount of cash, Badie fled. No one was injured.
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I used to love, love, love the annual CAD reseller/user conferences, be it Dassault Systemes, Autodesk, or PTC…
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Today is one of those nasty weather days where you just want to crawl back into bed and sleep until the darkness brightens and the temperature rises. I am not a fan of cold, drizzling rain. It dampers my Pollyanna spirit! Thankfully, the rain wasn't severe enough to spark deadly storms like the ones causing devastation in the Midwest, but it was still dreary just the same.
After a long day at work, I was more than ready to head home and spend some time relaxing with my kiddos, but I knew I had an evening meeting to attend across town. I had plenty of work to keep me busy, and as I pulled out papers for one of my many projects, I had an urge to check Facebook.
Now I know many of you might laugh, but I take these moments seriously because more often than not when I have one of "those feelings", I discover through the amazing venue of social media a need, a request for prayer, a timely question… and today was no exception!
My Facebook feed showed most recent posts and there, right at the top, was a request for prayer for a dear friend's wife who was admitted to the hospital today for breathing problems.
It was in that moment that I found my rainy day joy. 🙂
I stopped what I was doing. Said a prayer for healing, then packed up my project. My work here was done – I was needed elsewhere! I quickly drove to the local Dollar Tree and purchased a smiley faced balloon (yes, just like the one in Sunday's blog post) along with a small container and all the chocolate I could find. I was headed to the hospital to visit my friend.
Two floors up and a few feet down the hall, I knocked on the hospital door and was welcomed by the sweetest smile you've ever seen. Now, I haven't seen my friend, Cristie, in quite a bit of time, but all that distance was erased the moment our eyes met. Oh the joy!!
We spent the next hour catching up, trading stories and doing a LOT of laughing. Cristie has such a genuine spirit and she is so funny, I wasn't sure who was lifting up whom. Even as she was taking her breathing treatment, she was making jokes. "Listen to me… I sound like Darth Vader… Luke… I. Am. Your. Father." It was hysterical!
After a few photos to document our fun, it was time to head to my meeting. As I gave Cristie a final hug goodbye, I said a silent prayer for the joy in treasured friendships. What a way to brighten BOTH our days!
The next time you read about someone you know being in the hospital, think how wonderful it would be to carve out time in your busy day to spread a little joy with an unexpected visit. You might be surprised to find how happy it will make you, too!
Be blessed dear friends and don't let the rain keep you from blessing others! It's OK to get a little wet! 🙂
This entire weekend has been rainy. Dark. Dreary. Drizzle. Downpours. Depressing. Somehow the alliteration of my words echoes the dullness of the day. So… what better way to beat the doldrums… but to don my raincoat and drive out to perform a RAK! 🙂
As many of you know, several of my RAKs occur at grocery stores. Usually this is because I am ALWAYS grocery shopping. (Hey – I like to cook and I like to eat… it's a logical place to spend my time, lol!) Kroger, Martin's, Food Lion, Target, Walmart, Pole Green Produce… if you sell food, chances are I have visited your store a time or two!
Some people clip coupons; some people look for sale flyers… I'm a gal of convenience. If I need something and you're on my path from here to there, then I'll shop at your store. I like to stick with stores where I know the general layout (mainly because my time is precious and it's easier to run in and out if I know where something is located versus hunting the entire store for a box of rice noodles that can only be found down the Asian food aisle.)
There are times when grocery store chains try to reel me in as a repeat customer by offering special deals or perks. Kroger offers fuel points and sometimes if you purchase gift cards there you can earn up to 4x the price paid. Now that's a good deal! Food Lion is currently running a special where each week if you spend a certain amount of money you earn a ticket – 6 weeks of tickets can be redeemed for a "free holiday meal" (which is a $20 credit on your next food bill.) That's a good deal, too!
Well, as luck would have it, I earned three tickets, not six. Again, I shop for convenience, not for dedication. Instead of just throwing away the tickets which were useless to me, I decided to take this rainy weekend and bring a little sunshine to someone else's day.
I made a sign, explaining that the tickets were free to take, then I taped each ticket to the message along with my business card so those who received the RAK could visit this website and read the background story of their RAK. Then I drove to Food Lion and taped my sign and tickets to an outdoor display right outside the storefront doors.
I thought maybe someone might be collecting tickets, but missed one week, or maybe didn't spend enough money to earn a ticket. Whatever the reason, I hope the person (or people!) were blessed by this Random Act of Kindness. If you are reading this today and you were the lucky recipient, please comment below if you like to share the joy of paying it forward!
I hope you can find inspiration in even the darkest of days to bless someone else in fun, creative ways. Performing this RAK sure did bring a smile to my face! 🙂
Random Act of Kindness #8
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Have you ever spent time standing in the rain? How about being STUCK standing in the rain? In a line? Without an umbrella? Not the most pleasant of experiences for sure. Especially when you are doing this with children. Ugh!
On a recent trip to a local amusement park, this was the scenario. A thunderstorm had popped up, catching many guests by surprise. Actually, that's not really an accurate description. It was more like a torrential downpour from a monsoon that had swept over the entire park. My daughter and I tried to wait out the storm under a sheltered canopy, but there was no end in sight. Realizing the rides would be closed for quite a while (possibly for the rest of the evening), we made the decision to head home.
Apparently everyone else had the same idea. It took us almost 30 minutes just to make our way back to the entrance of the park. Luckily, we had umbrellas, so it was more of an inconvenience than anything else. As we stood in line, patiently waiting for our turn to board a tram to our car, I noticed a woman about my age standing near me, shivering, no umbrella, no jacket, no hat, just a thin t-shirt and shorts. She was DRENCHED! She literally had water dripping off her face, her purse, her clothes… and she wasn't alone. Two children, both young girls, stood close to her, also shivering in the wet rain.
There was no hesitation. Reaching over, I tapped her on her shoulder and simply handed her my umbrella. "Here. Take this. Stay dry". That's all I needed to say. She smiled, her eyes wide with appreciation, and replied, "Are you sure?"
Am I sure?!? The question seemed so absurd. Here I am with my daughter, two umbrellas for the two of us, and you are standing there with three bodies total and no umbrella. Yes. I AM SURE!! Even though she was already soaking wet, there was no need for her (and her children) to suffer more.
It was such a small act of kindness, I almost hesitated to write this post today. But you know what? No act of kindness is too small. You never know how much your thoughtfulness could impact another person. Whether it be an umbrella in a rainstorm, a thoughtful text to say Good Luck or even just a smile to a stranger… Small acts of kindness make a difference, too.
Be blessed my friends and pay it forward! Have a wonderful week! 🙂


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The diet between psychology and nutrition
The quarantine imposed by the coronavirus emergency forced us to stay at home, to do maybe less physical activity, or even none, and made us rediscover, in many cases, the pleasure of being in the kitchen.
All this has translated for some, but not so few, into an increase in weight. Now that the lockdown is coming to an end and the summer is beginning, losing the extra weight accumulated becomes important not so much for an aesthetic issue, although this is not to be underestimated, but also for a matter of health.
Talking about diets and dietary regimes is the job of doctors and nutritionists, but helping to find the right motivation to start a diet, and especially to continue it, is the task of the psychologist.
Very often, even if you start armed with the best of intentions and followed by a nutritionist, you cannot maintain a diet.
At this point you look for justifications, the diet is wrong, or it is too strict, the nutritionist has not hit my goal, the personal trainer does too difficult activities etc. We then begin to change the diet regime, replace the nutritionist with another, change the type of physical activity, but always without being able to be consistent and to get results. What we don't realize is that it's our own mental attitude, trying to blame others or circumstances, that prevents us from following a diet in a profitable way.
So, what can you do to get out of this spiral and achieve the desired result?
First of all, work on the mental attitude.
The wrong mental attitude is sabotaging, and no results can be achieved, and maintained over time, if we do not change it. It is normal during a diet to be assailed by negative thoughts; the important thing is that you are able to counterbalance them with as many positive thoughts that give you the right boost. Always remember that food goes beyond mere nutritional value, but brings with it psychological, social, and emotional values.
Find then the right personal motivation and, if the weight gain and therefore overeating was determined by an emotional component, act on it also, if necessary, with the help of a reference person such as a psychologist.
Add to this the need to acquire both a food awareness, which allows you to live with your diet in a peaceful way, and adequate strategies to cope with those moments when you would like to give up, thus increasing your resilience.
There are also small tricks that you can follow during a diet such as not doing the shopping on an empty stomach as hunger will push you to buy quickly consumable foods that will become a source of temptation once put in the fridge. Use small dishes, as once you have finished what you have in the dish you will need to get up to fill it again, so you will have a moment to reflect and not fill it.
Another thing you should never miss, especially if you are following a diet, is physical activity. To do physical activity, especially at the beginning, you need motivation and perseverance, but we will talk about this in a future article.
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For Kenyans, the change is the recent implementation of the VAT law. And Kenyans, have not taken it lightly.
The 16 percent tax has led to increase of key food items, like wheat, maize, bread and milk.
Moses Otieno has been selling fish and beef for the last 10 years at City Market in Nairobi. And as the new VAT law comes into place, he is also forced to follow suit and increase the cost of his products to manage his profit margins.
"Since they announced this Act, customers have started shying off," Otieno says, "For example a kilo of meat or fish which was going go for say Sh350 and you tell them it's Sh500, the customers feel like you are extorting money from them. Like a half of them have gone away."
"Some are complaining that they are taking their children back to school so they buy in small portions because of the tight budgets they have" he says during a spot check by Capital FM Business, "I used to sell 50 kilograms of meet everyday. Right now I find that by 1pm I have only sold only 10kgs."
Otieno, who resides in Maringo area in Makadara, says he may later decide either to stay in the business or not.
Winnie, who works at the Stanley Hotel in Nairobi, says what hurts her most is the high cost of milk.
"I have three children and I usually buy 6 packets of milk every day. Now, for Sh55, I don't know. I don't have an option because the kids have to take the milk," she says.
But from analytical point of view, Deloitte East Africa Tax leader Nikhil Hira says that the Act can have both the negative and positive impact.
First the new Act replaces an Act that was not well drafted and open to what he terms as abuse and it was important to replace it. This is because it had too many items that were zero rated or exempted hence denying the government enough revenue.
He adds that any tax law should be more clear, concise and unambiguous and our new Act goes a long way to achieve this.
"Currently VAT is not operating as it should and collections from the tax have struggled. This new Act should go some way to increasing revenue collections," he says.
But while the new Act is much better and should result in easier compliance and administration, he says, the problem comes with the number of items that have moved into the tax net.
"We appear to have moved from one extreme to the other. Not much attempt has been made at finding the middle ground," he noted, "The bigger worry is that it has happened on basic food commodities which are now mostly taxable at 16 percent resulting in increased prices at a time when the 'wananchi' are already struggling."
Hira says with this there are a number of sectors of the economy that are going to be hard hit – small scale farming, pharmaceutical manufacturing and tourism.
"We need much better legislation that is more in keeping with 21st century business practice. Like any new legislation there are areas of concern which will need to be ironed out to protect some industries and the people. This will probably happen over time," he concludes.
Kenyans also continue to express the view on social media.
One of the hash-tag on twitter is, #ThingsThatNeedMoreVAT and hear are some of the samples:
"@Thisguymyk, #ThingsThatNeedMoreVAT, I can already see the next milk ad ending like 'Drink milk responsibly!"
"@itssoulo, #ThingsThatNeedMoreVAT If you want to impress a chick, buy her a liter of Milk."
@SermonSayz #ThingsThatNeedMoreVAT, Gone are the days when we used to say, don't cry over spilled milk!!!!"


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Green Bay Packers safety Morgan Burnett said that he would not change a thing about his performance after being asked about sliding after his interception.
Earl Thomas Richard Sherman – Seattle Seahawks defensive backs expected to be healthy for Super Bowl
Seahawks beat Packers – Seattle Seahawks stun Green Bay Packers, 28-22, in overtime to reach Super Bowl
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The Green Bay Packers looked like they were well on their way to upsetting the Seattle Seahawks and heading to the Super Bowl as they led, 19-7, toward the end of the fourth quarter. However, they lost 28-22 in overtime.
Nobody would have expected a team to win after their quarterback threw four interceptions.
After Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson threw his fourth to Packers safety Morgan Burnett, Burnett made a mysterious decision to slide instead of attempting to return it and give the Packers better field position.
However, Burnett brushed off criticism of his questionable slide.
"I don't take back anything I did. It's easy to sit here after and say 'we should have did this, we should have did that.' If the outcome was different, we wouldn't even be talking about it," the Packers safety said to the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel.
The Packers offense proceeded to have a quick three-and-out before the Seahawks scored a momentum-changing touchdown. We will never know if Burnett running for it would have made a difference, but the criticism of him is sure to persist for a long time.


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"The Dunes": NEW type of aurora discovered, and the unexpected physics behind it
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Wed, 29 Jan 2020 19:50 UTC
Dune-shaped auroras form in a narrow altitude range 80 km to 120 km above Earth's surface. Turns out, this is an extremely hard-to-study layer of Earth's atmosphere. It's too high for weather balloons, and too low for rockets.
"Due to the difficulties in measuring atmospheric phenomena between 80 and 120 km, we sometimes call this region 'the ignorosphere'," says Minna Palmroth, Professor of Computational Space Physics at the University of Helsinki and the lead author of the study.
seeing Dunes for years without understanding what they were. A breakthrough came on Oct. 7, 2018, when multiple groups photographed the dunes from widely separated locations in Finland. Maxime Grandin, a postdoctoral researcher in Palmroth's team, analyzed the images, using triangulation techniques to decipher the Dune's geometry.
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atmospheric gravity wave that springs up from the surface below and gets caught in a thermal waveguide ~100 km high. When solar wind particles rain down on the bore, they illuminate its rippling structure.
The discovery of Dunes may allow researchers to study the ignorosphere as never before. Monitoring Dunes can reveal previously hidden waves and waveguides at the boundary between Earth and space. Aurora photographers, have you seen a Dune? Submit your photos here.
You can read more about the Dunes here and here.
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- Stunning iridescent clouds snapped above skies of Siberia's Belukha mountain
- Gigantic jet photographed piercing the sky in China
- Rare fogbow photographed on the Cardigan Bay coast, Wales
- Planetary wave supercharges extremely rare southern noctilucent clouds event
- Unique interaction in Earth's magnetosphere causes new type of auroras
- Light from Betelgeuse faintest ever recorded, temperature way down in just 4 months, yet star has 'swollen' by 9%
- Astronomers observe SIX galaxies undergo sudden, dramatic transitions into super-bright quasars
- 100 previously catalogued stars just vanished!
- Study of strange 'ghost' particles detected in Antarctic leaves physicists baffled
- Rarely-seen atmospheric gravity wave phenomenon captured by satellite over Australia
- Adapt 2030 Ice Age Report: Interview with Laura Knight-Jadczyk and Pierre Lescaudron
- Behind the Headlines: Earth changes in an electric universe: Is climate change really man-made?