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Gaspar Correia here on a personal post. Yes, I stole Zach's computer but he's busy playing Warhammer. It's called that but there are no hammers involved…so, whatever. Anyway, Larry Correia, the International Lord of Hate has been in the media a lot these days.
Wait, let me see if I can figure out this "link" thing…
Okay, so Larry, like me is Portuguese, a descendent of people who sailed the oceans in search of plunder. He's a writer and makes a living from making stuff up. Recently he said that the Hugo awards was corrupt because they put their own pet causes and politics above the actual quality of the works being judged. He was called a liar. So Larry used their system, nominated people that they'd never vote for and the Hugo people started throwing out bigoted hate filled rants against them, thus showing their tolerance.
I don't understand a lot of this modern world, but I don't think any time period would make sense of that.
So, let me set the record straight. I, Gaspar Correia will tell the true and factual account of the life of Larry Correia, International Lord of Hate.
Young Larry began his life like any other child. But when he was only one year old his parents took him on a vacation. They were flying to Peru when their plane went down. Young Larry was the sole survivor. At one year of age he crawled through the rain forest eating berries and bugs. As he grew older he learned to hunt and soon he began wrestling alligators for food. At the age of three he killed a boa-constrictor with his bare hands.
As he grew in strength and powers Larry also learned wisdom. At the age of twelve he discovered the hut of a ancient man. This wizened old man taught Larry to hone his hunting prowess into a living, lethal weapon. He taught him how to use deception with strength. He also taught him the power of the written word. From that day forward Larry had two simultaneous paths, that of the warrior and that of the writer. He would go on to combine these two paths into one steel sword of truth and justice.
When he was eighteen he hitch hiked to New York City where he lived on the streets, using his powers to patrol the streets and fight crime. He stalked through the tall buildings of the city, hunting for predators. After years of cleaning the streets of scum and vermin he caught the attention of a man that was the leader of a syndicate of super powered criminals. This League of Evil Villains sent their best assassins after Larry.
One by one Larry fought the LEV assassins in epic battles that sprawled across the city. Frustrated by their failures, the League of Evil Villains developed an anti-matter ray that would destroy the city and Larry with it. Larry's Coalition of Good Guy Writers found out about this nefarious plot and assaulted the Evil Tower in downtown New York and fought floor by floor up to the top.
Anna Komnene – Wait, Gaspar, the death ray was on top of a skyscrapper in New York?
Gaspar – Yeah, so?
Anna – Well, if its built in the middle of the city and its going to blow up the city…?
Gaspar – Oh. Yeah. I just remembered. The Evil Tower was staffed only by robot soldiers. The villains themselves were at their lake house in the Hamptons. So, the Coalition of Good Guy Writers forced their way to the top where a twenty foot tall cyborg with four arms ending in mono-molecular sharp blades waited for them.
The Coalition of Good Guy Writers attacked. Three of them died at the blades of the robots but they bought Larry an opening. He rushed forward, leapt in the air and with one mighty punch he smashed the cyborg in the eye. The metal beast staggered back and fell off the skyscrapper. Then the Coalition destroyed the death ray and saved the city.
Years later, on the trail of a phantom serial killer, he landed in Utah where he met a black haired super heroine. Together they stopped the murderous phantom and three weeks later they were married.
Larry then tried to lead a normal life in Utah. He tried to blend in but his warrior ways and superhuman strength always made him stand out.
But then one day trouble found him. A giant, evil moose monster attacked his home high up in the mountains. The enromous creature charged at his fortress and beat against the walls but couldn't break through. Larry had to act or his family would be killed. He shoved off the guise of normalcy and leapt off the roof and elbowed the giant monster on the head. The creature roared and swung at Larry. He caught the beast's claws with one hand and punched the Moose in the face. He punched and punched but nothing was affecting the giant moose.
The monster spewed poisonous bile out if its deformed mouth but Larry was immune to it.
Then Larry remembered something the wizened old man said. Long ago in his hut he told the young Larry that the written word had power beyond the physical.
So Larry took out his pen. He wrote down a quick story how the Moose had a secret weakness, a jewel on the tip of his nose. The jewel appeared, a bright red jewel right on the monster's nose.
Larry punched the jewel, shattered it and the moose fell down dead. Larry then mounted the Moose over the gate of his fortress and forever called his fortress "Yard Moose Mountain."
Olga – I like this story.
Gaspar – This is a true and accurate account of the life of Larry Correia. If anyone has any questions or doubts about Larry's life, just let them read this and all doubts shall vanish.
Zach – Zachary Hill here to add my two cents about Larry. When he's not battling monstrous moose he's one of the best people I've ever had the privilege of calling a friend. Larry is one of the most generous and genuine people I've ever met. Countless times I've seen him stop in his busy schedule to answer questions to aspiring writers at conventions and give them advice. He treats everyone he meets with respect. If there's one man who's recent fame hasn't gone to his head, It's Larry Freaking Correia. He's also one of the most honest. He'll tell you straight up what he thinks. That's a problem for some people. His writing is amazing but that's not why I count him as a friend. He's just a terrific human being. I've seen him defend liberals, communists, homosexuals, Muslims. To him it doesn't matter. For all those people saying that he's a horrible person, you know nothing about him. I'm proud to call him a friend.


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Title : Migrating Zephyr Enterprise Edition from Windows to Linux
Prerequisites :
1) System Requirements are met. Zephyr Enterprise Linux installed of the same version.
2) license.lic file. The same license can be used for both Zephyr Windows and Linux environments.
3) There will need to be a script run against the database to fix casing before the database will work with Linux. Get admin privileges to modify data.
**We recommend migration in Dev environment before trying in production.
Steps to Migrate :
Please follow the below instructions to migrate Zephyr Enterprise Edition from Windows to Linux
1) Take a full back up (including attachments) of the data on windows
2) Install the same version of Zephyr on Linux, this will create itcc and dversion database.
2B. backup the startup itcc and dversion data into sql files. (for reference)
3) Restore the Backup on Linux installation
4) Shutdown Zephyr server on Linux. To do this navigate to <Zephyr_Home>/bin and run the file stopZephyr.sh
5) Use script to rename 'QRTZ' tables, steps below.
The 'QRTZ' tables are necessary tables in the database for Zephyr usage. However, you can start the Zephyr server even without changing the names of the tables.The tables themselves control many background operations of the database. So, it is not suggested to use Zephyr until the table names have been changed.
- Connect to MySql database from terminal or any sql client.
- Use database itcc to run the below script.
>> use itcc;
>> RENAME TABLE qrtz_blob_triggers TO QRTZ_BLOB_TRIGGERS, qrtz_calendars TO QRTZ_CALENDARS, qrtz_cron_triggers TO QRTZ_CRON_TRIGGERS, qrtz_fired_triggers TO QRTZ_FIRED_TRIGGERS, qrtz_job_details TO QRTZ_JOB_DETAILS, qrtz_job_listeners TO QRTZ_JOB_LISTENERS, qrtz_locks TO QRTZ_LOCKS, qrtz_paused_trigger_grps TO QRTZ_PAUSED_TRIGGER_GRPS, qrtz_scheduler_state TO QRTZ_SCHEDULER_STATE, qrtz_simple_triggers TO QRTZ_SIMPLE_TRIGGERS, qrtz_triggers TO QRTZ_TRIGGERS, qrtz_trigger_listeners TO QRTZ_TRIGGER_LISTENERS;
- Shift the database to dversions and run the below script.
>> use dversion;
>> RENAME TABLE jackrabbit_thed_binval TO JACKRABBIT_THED_BINVAL, jackrabbit_thed_bundle TO JACKRABBIT_THED_BUNDLE, jackrabbit_thed_names TO JACKRABBIT_THED_NAMES, jackrabbit_thed_refs TO JACKRABBIT_THED_REFS, jackrabbit_version_binval TO JACKRABBIT_VERSION_BINVAL, jackrabbit_version_bundle TO JACKRABBIT_VERSION_BUNDLE, jackrabbit_version_names TO JACKRABBIT_VERSION_NAMES, jackrabbit_version_refs TO JACKRABBIT_VERSION_REFS;
6) Change hotback script path in DB. In Windows, the row 'backup.script.path' is set to '${ZEPHYR_HOME}/backup_restore/bin/hotBackup.bat'. Will need to change to shell script, steps below.
- Connect to MySql database from terminal or any sql client.
- Use database itcc to run the below script.
>> USE itcc ;
>> UPDATE preference_system SET value = '${ZEPHYR_HOME}/backup_restore/bin/hotBackup.sh' WHERE name = 'backup.script.path';
7) Update ZEPHYR_HOME in jdbc.properties in '${ZEPHYR_HOME}/WEB-INF/classes'
Steps :
- Navigate to Zephyr_Home for a default installation it will be /opt/Zephyr/tomcat/webapps/flex/WEB-INF/classes
- Edit jcbc.proeprties file form the loation
- Update the below parameters at the starting, they will have the windows path configured as below. Replace with current Linux path of the directories Zephyr and zephyrdata respectively.
ZEPHYR_HOME=C:/Program Files/Zephyr
ZEPHYR_DATA=C:/Program Files/Zephyr/zephyrdata
8) Start Zephyr
- Open apps, Department, Project dashboard and check you are able to access all options.
- Take a hot backup from UI and check if the backup is success, backup file is created under the directory <Zephyr_Home>/ftp/backup/hot
- Access test case history(to verify diversion is proper) and check the testcase version history.

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Brooks, the southernmost community in Fayette County, lies near the former site of a Creek Nation village and trading post. Although nothing specific is known of the community's Creek history, numerous Indian artifacts can still be found in its freshly tilled soil.
McIntosh Road, a principal town thoroughfare, follows the path used by the Creeks to travel from Coweta Town (now Columbus) and Whitesburg (on the Chattahoochee River at the present Carroll and Coweta County line) to Indian Springs, south of present-day Jackson, in Butts County.


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Wrote a Book of Kidding/Jokes for Joking Kids!
A joke book for children has been (co)-created!
You may read all about it by clicking here!
You may read all OF it by purchasing it after clicking there.
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Over the weekend, MSNBC invited the Center for American Progress' Aisha Moodie-Mills and the Human Rights Campaign's Rev. MacArthur Flournoy to discuss the intersection of the Civil Rights Movement and LGBT equality.
"I'm glad that we are talking about it as 'the' movement and not a bunch of disjointed allies," Moodie-Mills said at the top of the segment. "We are seeing a collective effort come together for the first time and that is huge. LGBT people are speaking at this march and they are not speaking on LGBT issues in their own bubble. They are speaking because LGBT issues are part of our civil rights agenda."
"Black people, Latino people, marginzalized people and many others understand what Aisha [said] and what is at stake [regarding LGBT rights]" said Rev. Flournoy. "This is about solidarity. No longer can we afford the luxury of living in silos."
It's an amazing conversation and they go on to discuss the legacy of civil rights leader Bayard Rustin and economic equality for the LGBT community. Rev. MacArthur Flournoy also discusses this in my latest for EBONY: "March on Washington 'Master Strategist' Bayard Rustin Finally Recognized".
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I went good will shopping today, found this christmas boutque #ggp 008 it has all the holly leafs cut out, A patter for the holly support and holly. but no directions. dose anybody have any ideas?
Welcome to the Quilting Board!
I went good will shopping today, found this christmas boutque #ggp 008 it has all the holly leafs cut out, A patter for the holly support and holly. but no directions. dose anybody have any ideas?
Scrapy quilts have more love in them.
Nope, but those are great holly leaf patterns. Make some kind of Christmas wall hanging and add the holly leaves.
I choose to give my life away for things that last forever
It looks like you assemble the top patterns in Light green x 6 Med Green x5 Dk Green x4 assemble them right sides together and turn right way out and stitch veins on the leaves. These completed units may then be placed onto/into the other pattern piece somehow. The markings/letters and numbers on the bottom pattern piece are corresponding with the colours and number of the the prepared leaves ie: L6 M4 L4 etc and D2 is at the top. There is a bow in the middle too I see. It must be a table centre or something. Just my humble opinion. Just a guess really. Let us know if you find out more.
Those are meant to be appliqued. There are literally hundreds of ways you could use them. For example, a holly wreath. (I would add red yoyos for the berries) Many patterns call for 2 or 3 leaves goind from a common point, again with yoyos at or near that point. I can't tell what the marks on the lower one mean, unless it is intended to be backing for a 3D leaf. (Sew right sides together, clip, make a cut in the middle of the backing piece, turn right side out, hand stitch the backing closed, attach to background by quilting along the vein lines . Again, add Yoyos at the base of the leaf.) Another way to do this is to make the backing from 2 pieces sewn on the center line, but with a gap in the seam through which the birthing can occur.
you could make a wreath applique out of them.
"From hence only infer that an Englishman, of all men, ought not to despise foreigners as such and I think the inference is just, since what they are today, we were yesterday, and tomorrow they will be like us"
Daniel De Foe -The True Englishman


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Private mortgage modifications outnumber HAMP 4 to 1 in September
Mortgage servicers modified 119,585 loans through private programs in September, more than four times the 27,840 done through the Treasury's Home Affordable Modification Program, according to the Hope Now alliance. Hope Now is an alliance of mortgage servicers, counseling agencies and nonprofit counselors. The 147,425 modifications through both private programs and HAMP is a 1.1% dip from a month ago. "While HAMP has provided a road map for other solutions, and is still the first line of defense for a delinquent homeowner, if the borrower is not eligible for a HAMP modification, a proprietary modification is able to fill the gap and offer a viable and sustainable solution to avoid foreclosure, enabling the borrower to stay in their home," said Faith Schwartz, senior adviser for Hope Now. Hope Now reported more than 3.2 million loans in delinquency by 60 days or more. Foreclosure starts reached 249,609 in September, up 2% from the previous month. Completed foreclosure sales increased 17% to 119,688 in September. According to Hope Now, servicers have completed 1.4 million mortgage modifications in 2010, and more than half, 53%, reduced principal and interest payments by 10% or more. HAMP isn't the only program being outperformed by comparable private programs. The 312 short sales and deeds-in-lieu completed through the Home Affordable Foreclosure Alternatives program is well short of the 117,000 Equator said has been initiated on its platform, a sign, said some market participants, that servicers are moving those government short sales into their own programs. Write to Jon Prior.


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Happy Sunday, and May The Fourth Be With You! Are you a Star Wars fan? Today's the day for you to celebrate! Are you doing anything special to mark Star Wars day? Dressing up as your favourite character maybe? Or just wishing this wonderful greeting to everyone you meet?
Here's a little art piece I created in Photoshop. I'm thinking of using Yoda as a full resolution printable – what's your favourite Star Wars quote?
Share in the comments below, and let me know what you're doing to mark Star Wars Day this year!


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"I am a life-long learner and my curiosity is fierce."
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"Nadie educa a nadie-nadie se educa a sí mismo- los hombres se educan entre si con la mediación del mundo.
- Paulo Freire
"To perform every action artfully is yoga."
-Swami Kripalu
"So much of my growth as not only a Spanish student, but as a person in general, is because of the experiences I have had in your class."
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As an educator, I have an opportunity to set learning conditions so that my students learn not only through gaining knowledge, but more importantly by experiencing life-changing moments. In my classes I strive, regardless of the subject, to challenge my students to question their assumptions and encourage new perspectives and ways of thinking.
My students take the lead in their learning by building and creating projects, searching for personal connections to the curriculum and engaging in the community. My classes are designed to encourage young people to serve others. When students are given these opportunities they are transformed.
Oliver Wendell Holmes said, "A mind that is stretched by a new experience can never go back to its old dimensions."


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Science has proven that snacking is good for you. A 5,000-subject National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey found that people who ate snacks in addition to three meals a day had higher levels of nutrients in their diets.
We all know that most people LOVE chocolate, and while milk chocolate isn't the best choice, dark chocolate or the raw version known as cacao is fantastic! Dark chocolate contains polyphenols and flavonoids which are two types of antioxidants shown to help prevent damage caused by cholesterol in arteries.
Studies have shown that consuming small amounts of nuts regularly has been linked to reduced risk of heart disease, and the antioxidants play a role in reducing oxidative stress as well as LDL cholesterol.
Coconuts are highly nutritious and rich in fiber, vitamins C, E, B1, B3, B5 and B6 and minerals including iron, selenium, sodium, calcium, magnesium and phosphorous. Unlike cow's milk, coconut milk is lactose free so can be used as a milk substitute by those with lactose intolerance. It is a popular choice with vegans and makes a great base for smoothies, milkshakes or as a dairy alternative in baking.
I have people ask me all the time what I recommend for snacks, as so many are tired of the standard answers of "eat a bowl of fruit, of have a handful of nuts." So the following recipe will provide you with the fruit and nuts along with many other beneficial items to fill you up, provide you with energy, antioxidants, fiber and protein. It helps boost your immune system and even satisfies your sweet tooth!
- 1 Cup Unsweetened Coconut, Soy or Almond Milk
- 1 Large Frozen Banana, cut into pieces
- 2 Tbsp Cacao Powder
- 2 Tbsp Chia Seeds
- 2 Tbsp Pure Raw Honey, or Stevia
- 3 Tsp Shredded Coconut (divided in half)
- 3 Tsp Slivered Almonds (divided in half)
- 2 Tsp. Cacao Nibs (divided in half)
- Add all the ingredients (minus half of the 3 divided ingredients) to a blender, and blend for 20 to 30 seconds.
- Pour into a bowl or glass, then top with remaining ingredients.
- You can refrigerate and allow to sit for an hour or longer if you want it thicker, or drink right away as a smoothie.


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As a lay sleeping I remember more Chicano books on the Korean War
I lay sleeping at night and memories of books I've read come to me like nightmares. As I said before, unlike Rolando Hinojosa's works, most works in the Chicano(a) Literature don't deal with being in Korea during the war, but deal with the home front.
The Korean War lingers in the backdrop of Tomas Rivera's ...y no se lo trago la tierra. Most of the work deals with the 1950s. Rivera would cease field work in 1956 to attend school full time. The war lingers as the main characters older brother is missing in action in Korea. In The Complete Works of Tomas Rivera, there is a story called "Eva and Daniel" which was originally suppose to be included in ...y no se lo trago la tierra. It has a story of a young couple. Eva has complications to her pregnancy and Daniel goes AWOL from his army training before he is sent to Korea, but by the time he arrives Eva had died.
Many Chicanos earned distinguished military records during the Korean War of the early 1950s. I should also mentioned, in the movie Giant, which Tino Villanueva, has so eloquently described in his Scene from the Movie Giant, has a Chicano who dies in Korea.
Jose Montoya is a Korean War veteran. He writes in Information: 20 Years of Joda (Chusma House):
"Los Chicanos en Korea
Se portaron con honor
Ganaron muchas medallas
Hasta liberty en Japon
Pero al volver al conton
derechito a la prision"
(Chicano acted wtih honor in Korea. They won many medals and took leaves in Japan. but when they returned home, they went straight to prison.")("Chicanos in Korea").
Arturo Islas also has Louie Mendoza in La Mollie and the King of Tears as a Korean War Verteran. Other Korean War accounts that people have sent me via email include Americo Paredes' The Hammon and the Beans.
"Salt and Pepper" is a short play by Jose Cruz Gonzalez. Here's a description: "Salt and his older brother, Andy, have lived with their irascible grandfather since their mother left to find fame as a singer when Salt was a baby. When his grandfather's constant criticism drives Andy join the Marines and is sent to fight in the Korean War, Salt is left as the sole assistant to his grandfather's failing produce delivery business. Although his first encounter with a tough, bookloving Latina girl named Pepper ends in a fight, the two soon become friends. In a challenging sequence of events, Salt discovers that his mother did not become a famous country singer as he's been told, that his grandfather cannot read, and that Andy has been killed. With Pepper's help, Salt helps his grandfather turn grief and shame into hope for the future."
The play can be found in an anthology of Gonzalez' plays published by the University of Texas Press in 2008: Nine Plays by José Cruz González: Magical Realism and Mature Themes in Theatre for Young Audiences (ISBN-10: 0292718551).
Small Press Spot Light: OBEMA
No not Obama. In researching Rolando Hinojosa's Korean Love Songs (see yesterday's post), I came across this press, OBEMA.
Remeber how in Pluma Fronteriza's interview with Carlos Morton (read our interview with Morton), Morton said, "There is a lot of interest in Chicano/Latino theater in Europe, perhaps more than in the U.S.A."
Well, scholars in Germany have paid much attention to Chicano(a) Literature. A good example is the book Partial autobiographies: Interviews with twenty Chicano poets (Erlanger Studien)(Palm & Enke 1985 ISBN-10: 3789601659) by Wolfgang Binder.
OBEMA stands for Osnabrunk Bilingual Editions of Marginalized Authors. OBEMA publishes a non-commercial series since 1989. It was founded by Hartmut Lutz (now Universit"t Greifswald). The series contains bilingual (English-German) writings by authors who have begun on the margins of the respective power cultures in their home countries.
They still continue to 'right' history. These writers include Native Americans and Native Canadians, Aborigial Australians, New Zealand Maori, Chicano/a, Pacific Islanders, Black Americans.
OBEMA's objectives are:
- to introduce the German reading public to the works of marginalized authors;
- to help generate a greater international awareness of intercultural relations and relatedness;
- to support the efforts of marginalized authors for recognition by giving international publicity;
- to help enlarge and enrich the established literary canon on grounds of ethnicity, class and/or gender.
Their publications of Chicano(a) authors include two Tejano authors: Hinojosa and Carmen Tafoya. Wow, out of all the writer and works in Chicano(a) Lit, they choose these. What an honor.
Vol. 6: Rolando Hinojosa: Korean Love Songs
Korean Love Songs is a short novel in free verse by one of the best known Chicano writers in the U.S. The "Klail City Death Trip" series of novels is a portrayal of the problematic Mexican-American history continued in the Korean war. 125pp., Ä 7,00
Korean Love Songs is a short novel in free verse by one of the best known Chicano writers in the U.S. The "Klail City Death Trip" series of novels is a portrayal of the problematic Mexican-American history continued in the Korean war. 125pp., Ä 7,00
Vol. 8: Carmen Tafolla: Sonnets to Human Beings
This first edition collects poems by one of the outstanding Chicana poets of today. Carmen Tafolla, who lives and writes in Texas, has published among other things several volumes of poetry and a book of feminist prose. The free-verse Sonnets are about Chicanos and Chicanas, Organ "Donors", Human Rights, schooling, birth, torture, Native Americans, and - above all - love. 104pp., Ä 10,00
This first edition collects poems by one of the outstanding Chicana poets of today. Carmen Tafolla, who lives and writes in Texas, has published among other things several volumes of poetry and a book of feminist prose. The free-verse Sonnets are about Chicanos and Chicanas, Organ "Donors", Human Rights, schooling, birth, torture, Native Americans, and - above all - love. 104pp., Ä 10,00
Other authors they've published include: Joseph Bruchac, Melba Joyce Boyd, Bobbi Sykes, Cathie Dunsford, Peter Blue Cloud, lance henson, Meiling Jinand, Gerald Vizenor, Howard Adams, Greg Young-Ing, Jeannette Armstrong, Beth Cuthand, Daniel David Moses, Rita Joe and Lenore Keeshig-Tobias; Maori writers Patricia Grace, Renee, Keri Hulme, Powhiri Rika-Heke, and Toi Te Rito Maihi; Aboriginal writers John Muk Muk Burke, Eva Johnson, and Dinah Garadji; Lorenzo Thomas, and Carol Lee Sanchez.
Check out their website at: http://www.lili.uni-osnabrueck.de/obema/
(Caribbean Archaeology and Ethnohistory)
Univerfsity of Alabama Press July 28, 2010 ISBN-10: 0817317023)
Reniel Rodriguez Ramos
The history of Puerto Rico has usually been envisioned as a sequence of colonizations-various indigenous peoples from Archaic through Taino were successively invaded, assimilated, or eliminated, followed by the Spanish entrada, which was then modified by African traditions and, since 1898, by the United States. The truth is more complex, but in many ways Puerto Rico remains one of the last colonies in the world.
This volume focuses on the successive indigenous cultures of Puerto Rico prior to 1493. Traditional studies of the cultures of indigenous peoples of the Caribbean have centered on ceramic studies, based on the archaeological model developed by Irving Rouse which has guided Caribbean archaeology for decades. Rodriguez Ramos departs from this methodology by implementing lithics as the primary unit for tracing the origins and developments of the indigenous peoples of Puerto Rico.
Analyzing the technological styles involved in the production of stone artifacts in the island through time, as well as the evaluation of an inventory of more than 500 radiocarbon dates recovered since Rouse's model emerged, the author presents a truly innovative study revealing alternative perspectives on Puerto Rico's pre-Colombian culture-historical sequence.
By applying a multiscalar design, he not only not only provides an analysis of the plural ways in which the precolonial peoples of the island interacted and negotiated their identities but also shows how the cultural landscapes of Puerto Rico, the Antilles, and the Greater Caribbean shaped and were shaped by mutually constituting processes through time.
(Yale University Publications in Anthropology)
The Yale Peabody Museum July 27, 2010 ISBN-10: 0913516163
Irving Rouse , Ricardo E. Alegria (Authors)
The Role of Faith-Based Organizations in HIV Prevention and Care in Central America
RAND Corporation; 1 edition July 16, 2010 ISBN-10: 0833049534)
Kathryn Pitkin Derose, David E. Kanouse, David P. Kennedy, Kavita Patel, Alice Taylor (Authors).
Describes the involvement of churches and other faith-based organizations (FBOs) in addressing the HIV/AIDS epidemic in Belize, Guatemala, and Honduras. The authors describe the range of FBO activities and discuss the facilitators and barriers to such involvement and possible ways that FBOs can increase their efforts, both independently and in collaboration with other organizations, such as government ministries of health.
(University of New Mexico Press July 16, 2010 ISBN-10: 0826346081)
Nell Farrell
When Nell Farrell traveled to Nicaragua in the fall of 2005 the Central American Free Trade Agreement (CAFTA) had recently been passed in the U.S. Congress and was still being debated by the Nicaraguan Asamblea Nacional. Farrell spent three months photographing and interviewing young working people who would be affected by the agreement and whose lives were already shaped by the low-wage global economy.
Focusing on workers in four regions--young women in the factories of Managua's Free Trade Zone, dairy farmers and cattlemen in the interior state of Matagalpa, laborers in the sugarcane fields of Chinandega, and indigenous lobster divers on the Miskito Coast--this project investigates how globalization, with all of its economic and cultural implications, comes to bear on the young generation of Nicaraguans who share a birthday with the revolution that attracted such intense foreign attention from the late 1970s to 1990.
The impact of CAFTA for distant countries like Nicaragua, particularly in light of the massive trade imbalance between those countries and the U.S., is often difficult for Americans to comprehend. Aiming to bridge that gap, Farrell weaves together interviews, intimate photographs, and her own observations to illustrate the relationship between Nicaraguan laborers, international politics, and global markets.
The impact of CAFTA for distant countries like Nicaragua, particularly in light of the massive trade imbalance between those countries and the U.S., is often difficult for Americans to comprehend. Aiming to bridge that gap, Farrell weaves together interviews, intimate photographs, and her own observations to illustrate the relationship between Nicaraguan laborers, international politics, and global markets.
Mora popular on children's book blogs
Several recent post of interest on Pat Mora's children's books. Kate's Bookery: A Blog for Children's Books has a small write up on Pat Mora's Gracias/Thanks. Read write up.
Hip Mama Jen posted a small review of Book Fiesta! Celebrate Children's Day/Book Day by Mora. Read more.
Ruben Salazar assassination
It is almost 40 years to the day (in August) the the killing of journalist and El Paso native Ruben Salazar. The LA Times had a recent article: "Healing wounds 40 years after Ruben Salazar's death" by Henry Tobar. "The Chicano journalist spent a lot of his career taking officialdom to task. Now some officials could help shed light on his mysterious death." Read more.
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Luis J. Rodriguez is blogging from London: "Later that day my friend Josephine Metcalf and I made our way to the Fulham neighborhood to speak at a youth center to a predominantly Afro-Caribbean audience. Parents, youth workers, teachers, organizers, and young people were in attendance, filling up the meeting space. The talk was highly engaged and the audience participation strong." READ MORE.
The link we share with you today is: Dossier Covert Ops. Dossier offers hundreds of declassified government documents and analysis of covert ops and propaganda campaigns worldwide. Something strange is happening... and we have the papers to prove it.
The hierba we share with you today is: Peppermint - drink this after you come home from your night out on the town and before bed. Assists with handovers and "beer headaches"
Your juarense calo lesson for today is: gusano (echar) - coquetear - to flirt
Stay tune for Lunes with Lalo tomorrow. If you didn't get his poem "From Us Chicano Kids" last week, the cake spelled "TOT F%$K" - to our teacher from us chicano kids.
Stay tune for Lunes with Lalo tomorrow. If you didn't get his poem "From Us Chicano Kids" last week, the cake spelled "TOT F%$K" - to our teacher from us chicano kids.


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Positive Phototropism: In a nutshell means this, if you put a plant in the closet, but leave the door open, the plant will grow towards the light.
In life we must bend towards that same light, doing the things that we enjoy. If we allow ourselves to get stuck in the same rut doing the same things, we will get bored and become stale.
I recently listened to a podcast on Ted Radio Hour, (TED) in this podcast it spoke about Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs. The list is rather basic, Food, Water, Shelter, are pretty much the bottom of the pyramid. As you get closer to the top you will find "Self actualization".
A short google of the term yields the following definition from Wiki Self-Actualization: "The term was later used by Abraham Maslow in his article, A Theory of Human Motivation, Maslow explicitly defines self–actualization to be "the desire for self-fulfillment, namely the tendency for him [the individual] to become actualized in what he is potentially."
But what does this all mean?
If all your basic needs are met, you can grow, as a person. Find your Light, no matter what it is, mine just happens to be Kayaking currently.


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Equally represented was the fantasy community with exhibits from a number of talented artists. Two of the stand out for me are shown below.
If there was anything that I disliked about the show it was the separation of fantasy and historical in two categories. I was told that this was done in the clubs ongoing effort to include all aspects of the figure painting community while still allowing the separate styles some autonomy in their displays and judging but I'm not sure how much that actually helped build camaraderie. This separation was also the case at World Expo and MFCA and I'm really troubled by the separation. Hopefully over time the two facets will feel comfortable enough to be exhibited together as one.
Mathieu Fontaine was one of two Canadian Masters whose work was on display. The two Chaos figures shown below were wonderfully painted and far more impressive than my lousy photos indicate.
I have known Rick Taylor for years as an amazing artist whose figures and flats have constantly wowed the crowds. His exhibit this year consisted of four 28mm figures in the "Painters" category and an amazing scratch/conversion of a Kabuki figure in the "Open" category. Too appreciate these pieces one truly needed to see both the front and back of each as can be seen in the photos below. I would have given anything to have been able to photograph these pieces with my set-up rather than by hand, to show the amazing patterns and designs. Hopefully you will get the idea from the pictures below.
If the photo above doesn't amaze you then there is something wrong with you. Remember, 28mm or around an inch and a half tall!!
Hopefully I will see you all at the MMSI show next year, Enjoy!


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Side view from the west of the Bagh Gumpha or Tiger Cave, Udayagiri
Photographer: Cornish, William Henry
Medium: Photographic print
Date: 1892
Photograph from the west of the Bagh Gumpha or Tiger Cave, Udayagiri, taken by William Henry Cornish in c.1892, from the Archaeological Survey of India Collections. In the twin hills of Khandgiri, or Khandagiri, and Udayagiri, near Bhubaneshwar in Orissa, there is a series of Jain cave temples called 'gumpha' locally, cut out of the sandstone. Most of them were excavated in the period of the Chedi kings in the 1st century BC. Cave12, or the Bagh Gumpha, is a small cave so called on account of the similarity of its shape with the head of a tiger with open jaws.


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Markets In Future Will Be Dealing With You Through Mobile Apps; Have You Updated Yourself?
Markets in Dubai and world over are all changing fast dynamically and are entering next levels when it comes to advancements. This has made almost everybody to think that what could be the next concept, device or technological trends that will be launch. Since long we are getting new inventions and with the passage of time the tempo and volume of inventions are all increasing too. This could be because of the positive gesture and welcoming approach that it is getting from the general public.
Earlier on, about few decades ago one a new trend used to be introduced, it had to go through a lot of criticism and mourning from the general public simply because people were used to the manual trends. Now the world has gone mobile and mobile app design Dubai industry has pointed this change in not time. They are working hard day and night to ensure that they make the use of mobile phone worth it. If you are part of an industry that can add the luxury and efficiency of apps then you may go for it as it will allow your clients and end user to enjoy all the products and services to the fullest with the help of a robust, user friendly and elite mobile app design Dubai markets focused. Get in touch with those who are creative and reliable, you cannot share your tasks with naive and unprofessional service providers as this will dent your market standing badly.
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B8: Parihaka Lyrics
Hey folks at long last here are the umpteenth-times-promised lyrics to the song most infamously known as Parihaka. This song came to me in a flash of inspiration as i went for my evening walk. by the time I was half way down the hill i had to run back home and write it all down before I forgot any. Many thanks to Nicola who spent about an hour spell checking it after I finally typed it up!
Aio tukua mai he ngakau mahaki ki ahau kia to tonu te rangimarie I roto e nga uauatanga me te kaha ki te whakatika I nga marotanga kia matou kia marama hoki ki nga rereketanga ake ake ake
Cold blood of women and children shed in the mud
Power-whores sweating liquor as they burst through the doors
These shores remember the cannonballs' roars
You gots to fight and I should know cos I'm white
to give service making other Pākehā people nervous
They never guessed Māori were born profoundly blessed
So come together keep Aotearoa tapu forever
Divided we fall remember all people are equal
hey yo
This one here's for Parihaka mutha fucka
Just give the land back it's not ours you don't understand that
It's just not sensible Māori and Pākehā are inseparable
to break that yo where's the Race Relations Act at
Language disputes about what the real treaty really said
Women bled, marae looking like Dawn of the Dead
in mass, humiliating kids in front of the class
Now he molests a young girl his hand under her bra
Law is about property look here at the cycle of poverty
hey yo
People are racist and still scared to face this
Spare the rod those missionaries didn't all work for God
In a song I'm trying to say let's right these wrongs
going fishing ten when I first started to listen
for minds or hearts or fear that tears us apart
to the destination so many sacred races are waiting
To my Pākehā brethren just one more little lesson
Culture gives don't be afraid to give back
hey yo
Aio tukua mai he ngakau mahaki ki ahau kia to tonu te rangimarie I roto e nga uauatanga me te kaha ki te whakatika I nga marotanga kia matou kia marama hoki ki nga rereketanga ake ake ake
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European Biophysics Journal, Jul 2016
Polysaccharides, the most abundant biopolymers, are required for a host of activities in lower organisms, animals, and plants. Their solution characterization is challenging due to their complex shape, heterogeneity, and size. Here, recently developed data analysis approaches were applied for traditional sedimentation equilibrium and velocity methods in order to investigate the molar mass distribution(s) of a subtype of polysaccharide, namely, mannans from four Candida spp. The molecular weight distributions of these mannans were studied using two recently developed equilibrium approaches: SEDFIT-MSTAR and MULTISIG, resulting in corroboratory distribution profiles. Additionally, sedimentation velocity data for all four mannans, analyzed using ls-g*(s) and Extended Fujita approaches, suggest that two of the fungal mannans (FM-1 and FM-3) have a unimodal distribution of molecular species whereas two others (FM-2 and FM-4) displayed bi-modal and broad distributions, respectively: this demonstrates considerable molecular heterogeneity in these polysaccharides, consistent with previous observations of mannans and polysaccharides in general. These methods not only have applications for the characterization of mannans but for other biopolymers such as polysaccharides, DNA, and proteins (including intrinsically disordered proteins).
This is a preview of a remote PDF: https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007%2Fs00249-016-1159-5.pdf
Richard B. Gillis, Gary G. Adams, David T. M. Besong, Eva Machová, Anna Ebringerová, Arthur J. Rowe, Stephen E. Harding, Trushar R. Patel. Application of novel analytical ultracentrifuge analysis to solutions of fungal mannans, European Biophysics Journal, 2017, 235-245, DOI: 10.1007/s00249-016-1159-5


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One of the biggest acts within metalcore All That Remains have been a band that saw a lot of success in the early 00's. Especially with their change of sound going from melodic death metal to metalcore on their third release The Fall of Ideals which featured some of the most known songs ever created in metalcore, Six and This Calling. I was 18 at the time and The Fall of Ideals is probably one of my most played albums of all time. All That Remains have been in a decline for a few years in my opinion but it's still with a lot of hope I decided to review Madness, the bands eight release.
The first song Safe House I'd listened to before as a single and I still find it being a weird song which I can never really get into. Even with it's flirting to their older more heavy sound. Madness however I think is a well written song with an All That Remains feel to it, granted more later ATR than early ATR but still a fine song which is an highlight on the album. Overall Madness got a new vibe to it and it takes me quite a few listens to get passed the new sound. It's definitely softer than their past releases but I knew that Phil Labonte had stated in interviews this album would challenge the listener. The song-writing is a real highlight on this album and goes over a lot of things that's happening in world today. However other than that I never really got into the Madness. Apart from the albums title track there isn't any song I feel like I want to go back to again.
Not even good song-writing could save this album. I am left with an average album that only makes me wondering where it all went wrong. Madness is in my opinion All That Remains worst album to date. Too soft, mainstream and I am still hoping for a great album from ATR to follow 2008's Overcome. I need some attitude, passion and heaviness. This might just be the nail in the coffin for me when it comes to All That Remains.
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Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/ATRhq
Label: Eleven Seven Music
For fans of: Trivium and Killswitch Engage
Favorite song: Madness
Score: 2/5


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The Chinese Laundry Room is owned and ran by chefs Peiran Gong and Tongtong Ren. The pair are bringing their rendition of Chinese family food and lesser known delicacies from their native China to North London. The restaurant which opened in November 2015 offers London's first all day Chinese breakfast/brunch alongside a separate dinner menu.
The Chinese Laundry reinvents our perception of Chinese cuisine. Peiran and Tongtong are paying homepage to dishes best remembered from their childhoods. Both were heavily involved in food from a young age; Peiran grew up in a coastal town in Northeast China and was taught by her father to fish and forage ingredients. Such lessons led to her firm understanding of the importance of fresh, locally sourced produce. Whilst Tongtong was taught traditional Chinese cooking skills by her parents. Combined with Tongtong's interest in preserving food via curing, smoking, pickling and fermenting methods, this has allowed the duo to create a menu using the best of British ingredients, while bringing originality to the London dining scene.


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Bank of England
Last month, a jury returned the first US convictions relating to the manipulation of the London Interbank Offered Rate (LIBOR), an international financial benchmark. British traders Anthony Allen and Anthony Conti were found guilty of fraud and conspiracy for tampering with LIBOR while working for Dutch bank Rabobank. Their verdict is the latest development in a scandal that has exposed rampant fraud at some of the world's largest banks and has revealed LIBOR's substantial shortcomings. Recently, UK regulatory authorities have implemented measures to reform LIBOR, but these efforts may not go far enough to ensure the integrity of the rate and the assets tied to it.
The Rise of LIBOR
In the mid 1980s, growing use of futures contracts and interest rate swaps by financial firms generated demand for a reliable benchmark interest rate. The British Bankers' Association (BBA) developed LIBOR in response. For nearly thirty years, the largest banks operating in London have submitted daily estimates for the interest rates other banks would charge them to borrow funds at different maturities. The BBA (and later the Intercontinental Exchange) averaged these submissions and published the LIBOR rates each day. Thus LIBOR essentially describes the average rate at which the world's largest banks can borrow funds in the interbank lending market.
Following its introduction, LIBOR was quickly adopted as a benchmark interest rate for use in financial instruments and variable rate debt. Today, it is one of the most influential interest rates in the world and is referenced by over $300 trillion worth of financial assets. This is not a surprising development. Because interbank lending rates are based on the health of the world's largest financial institutions, LIBOR essentially functions as a barometer for stability and "baseline risk" in financial markets. Payments on variable rate debt can thus be pegged to prevailing financial conditions by using LIBOR plus a spread percentage as the interest rate. However, this theory assumes that banks submit truthful and accurate estimates of their interbank borrowing costs for LIBOR calculations. The recent scandal has demonstrated that this is not always the case.
A Scandal Emerges
In mid 2008, regulators in the US and the UK began to uncover evidence that banks were manipulating LIBOR through fraudulent rate submissions. These allegations had serious implications for the world economy. If LIBOR did not accurately reflect average interbank borrowing costs, then hundreds of trillions of dollars worth of financial securities tied to LIBOR were improperly priced. Unfortunately, investigations revealed that this was in fact the case.
Barclays was the first bank to admit that it tampered with LIBOR by reporting false estimates of its interbank borrowing costs. Subsequent inquiries into other banks including RBS, UBS, and Deutsche Bank exposed similar manipulations. Worse yet, evidence has emerged that banks including JP Morgan, Citigroup, Barclays, RBS, and UBS conspired to tamper with foreign exchange markets as well as other interbank rates. Regulators have fined the offending firms and levied criminal charges against some of the traders involved. However, reforms are clearly needed to ensure that banks cannot pursue this kind of manipulation in the future.
In order to draft and implement proper reforms, regulators must ask: Why did the banks manipulate LIBOR in the first place? What motivated them to deceive investors and financial markets in this manner? Surprisingly, the answers to these questions are fairly simple. Prior to the financial crisis, LIBOR submissions were often manipulated to benefit the trading positions of the banks. These firms stood to gain or lose money depending on certain LIBOR rates, so borrowing cost estimates were frequently tailored to maximize profitability. Nonetheless, these actions had a very small effect on LIBOR and paled in comparison to the tampering that occurred during the financial crisis.
Following the collapse of Lehman Brothers in 2008, uncertainty and instability roiled financial markets. Investors began to seriously question the solvency of major financial institutions and were wary to lend to banks whose health was possibly compromised. Honest LIBOR submissions lend insight into a bank's credit risk, so many investors began to scrutinize individual LIBOR estimates for signs of financial weakness. This provided banks with an additional incentive to manipulate their interbank rate estimates. By submitting dishonestly low rates, banks could improve investor perception of their financial health and avoid harmful withdrawals of funds and credit. Barclays manipulated its submissions in this manner, and evidence suggests that other banks did the same. Thus these institutions flagrantly misinformed investors and jeopardized the integrity of financial markets.
Attempts at Reform
In an effort to address LIBOR's shortcomings and prevent future fraud, UK regulatory authorities have begun to draft and implement reforms to the LIBOR system. In 2012, the managing director of the Financial Services Authority, Martin Wheatley, conducted a review of LIBOR to guide this process and strengthen the reliability of LIBOR. In his report, Wheatley essentially argues that banks should still submit their own estimates of interbank borrowing costs, but that they should also be required to provide the transaction data on which these estimates are based. In addition, he contends that LIBOR should be administered not by the BBA, but by another private institution with fewer ties to the British banking industry. According to Wheatley, these reforms would restore investor confidence in LIBOR and encourage proper management of the rate in the future.
Per the Wheatley Review, the British government oversaw the transfer of LIBOR authority from the BBA to Intercontinental Exchange in February 2014. The American exchange operator has since proposed that participating banks submit relevant transaction data along with their LIBOR estimates. These reforms should improve LIBOR transparency and discourage future tampering. However, they fail to address another critical shortcoming of LIBOR: its dependence on the interbank lending market.
By definition, LIBOR is predicated on lending between large financial firms operating in London. Honest rate submissions should thus be supported primarily by data relating to interbank lending. However, transaction volume in this market is fairly low, so there are not much data on which to base these estimates. Human judgment is needed to supplement the data, and this necessarily invites subjectivity and inaccuracy. As such, LIBOR is not a completely reliable indicator of financial stability and credit risk. This is a fundamental issue with LIBOR that cannot be addressed by simple regulatory reforms.
The Case for Replacement
Considering LIBOR's significant drawbacks, we can make a case for not simply reforming the interest rate, but replacing it with a new benchmark. An ideal overnight benchmark rate would incorporate the risk-free rate of return and a premium for average systemic default risk, reflecting the "baseline" return demanded by investors who lend to the world's most stable financial institutions overnight. The market for interest rate swaps could be used to extrapolate a yield curve for this rate, from which longer term rates could be derived that incorporate the risk-free rate of return, the long term average default premium, a maturity premium, and inflation expectations. These rates would describe the risk of lending to the most stable financial institutions over different borrowing terms. An increase in systemic instability would prompt an increase in the average default premium, boosting the benchmark rates across the yield curve. As such, a lender could peg an interest rate on a variable rate asset to prevailing financial conditions by using the benchmark rate of the appropriate maturity as the floating component. A spread would simply be added to reflect premiums for liquidity and individual default risk, which are particular to the asset in question.
This benchmark could be constructed using large banks' short term costs of funds. A bank acquires funds primarily from deposits, share equity, and debt issuance, and it pays a return on each of these liabilities. These returns represent the bank's cost of acquiring funds. An overnight cost of funds rate could be calculated for the bank, and in theory this rate would incorporate the risk-free rate of return and a premium for the bank's overnight default risk. An average of these rates from banks currently submitting LIBOR estimates would provide a nearly ideal overnight benchmark rate, and a yield curve constructed from market swap rates would provide a set of benchmark rates for various maturities.
A benchmark rate calculated from banks' costs of funds has several advantages over LIBOR. Perhaps most significant is its complete dependency on financial figures. Banks maintain a wealth of data relating to their funding sources and costs of funds, so a benchmark rate calculated from these data would require no subjective human input. Thus the calculation would inherently deter tampering to the extent that the banks' financial records are legitimate. In addition, banks' costs of funds are determined entirely by market forces, not estimation by a small group of bank officials. A benchmark based on costs of funds would more accurately indicate the market's perception of financial stability and so would be a more suitable measure of baseline asset risk. As such, this proposed benchmark would outperform LIBOR while offering security against unlawful manipulation.
Nonetheless, introducing this new rate comes with its own set of drawbacks. Replacing LIBOR would require the revision of the $300 trillion dollars' worth of contracts that reference it. This would impose considerable costs on financial institutions and consumers. Additionally, it would be difficult to develop a standard, fair methodology for calculating firms' costs of funds. Policymakers and economists would have to devote considerable time and energy to develop an adequate new benchmark. However, these inconveniences are relatively minor in comparison to the advantages of implementing a new benchmark rate. Financial stability and investor confidence in financial markets would certainly benefit, encouraging long run economic growth.
If nothing else, the LIBOR rigging scandal has exposed the continuing need for regulatory reform in the US and Europe. Institutional misconduct on this scale undermines investor confidence in financial markets, acting as a drag on world economies. Regulators and policymakers have a responsibility to anticipate and dismantle these barriers to growth and recovery. If they do not confront the challenge of reform, contraction may revisit the world economy sooner than they think.
Todd Lensman is a freshman in the College of Arts & Sciences at Cornell University, majoring in Mathematics and Economics.
Image Attribution: "Bank of England" by Robert King, licensed under CC BY 2.0


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I ran a 5K on Saturday. As I am wont to do when in the company of a lot of people using their bodies (or, truth be told, anywhere people are standing, sitting, or moving in the slightest) I studied people's bodies.
(No, not like that.)
I watched how their bodies were working.
Before I continue, I need to say that this post might make some of you uncomfortable. Or upset. If the 2005 version of me had read this, I would have had a strong reaction.
Do me a favor? Read it, and instead of getting bound up in how you feel, ask yourself why you might be feeling that way. Observe your reactions because they might be telling you something.
Anyway – back to the race.
When I am out driving around in my car, I pay careful attention to folks I see running. (See above – I watch bodies.) I perform a mental census and keep track of how many people I see running who are actually strong enough to be out there running.
I did the same on Saturday.
The number I usually reach is around 33%.
That's right. By my judgment, only about a third of the people I see out running are really strong enough to be running.
Before I continue, I want to review two key principles of exercise science – progression and adaptation. (Remember, we already talked about specificity in this post?)
Quoting exercise physiologist Elizabeth Quinn:
The principle of progression implies that there is an optimal level of overload that should be achieved, and an optimal time frame for this overload to occur. A gradual and systematic increase of the workload over a period of time will result in improvements in fitness without risk of injury. If overload occurs too slowly, improvement is unlikely, but overload that is increased too rapidly may result in injury or muscle damage. For example, the weekend athlete who exercises vigorously only on weekends violates the principle of progression and most likely will not see obvious fitness gains.
And, again quoting Quinn:
Adaptation refers to the body's ability to adjust to increased or decreased physical demands.
As I like to tell my classes, when you train you can't just go from A to Z. You have to go through B, C, D, … you get the drill. If you try to skip from A to Z, you either end up not accomplishing your goal (best case scenario), injured (worst case), or both (worst, worst case.)
I would argue that a lot of people out running have skipped from A to Z. What are all those missing letters?
Here's my argument:
We sit at desks all day long. We drive in cars. We sit at dinner. We sit in front of the television. We park close to the store . We drive our kids to school.
We think of these activities as benign, but actually, they change the way our body is put together. Our pelvic musculature, our glutes, our abs and our backs – they are not being subjected to the demands that they were naturally designed to do. So they've waved the white flag. They've become flaccid, or flat, or whatever – anything but robust, vibrant and functional.
As a result, our overall health suffers. So what do we do?
Why, we run, of course! Isn't that the best way to "get in shape?"
Trouble is, that whole progression thing gets in the way. You can't take your weak, flat glutes that have forgotten how to walk all day, enter them in a 5K, and expect to a) improve your overall health or b) avoid injury.
The results are visually staggering. Watch a mass of people running and here's what you'll see:
- the shuffler, whose feet hardly come off the ground
- the wrap-arounder, who kicks one of her feet up and around
- the double wrap-arounder, who kicks both of his feet up and around
- the chin-jutter, whose head comes so far out over her body I want to cry in pain for her
- the sloucher, whose shoulders are rolled inward
- the twinkle toes, with feet beautifully pointed outward, in first position
and more!
So what do we do to counter our unnatural and weak gaits?
Well, we go buy expensive running shoes. Of course!
We go to one of the high-end running stores, have our stride analyzed, and shell out $100+ for a pair of shoes to "correct" our imbalance. Or our pronation. Or our supination.
Anything to make the knee pain go away. (Or back pain. Or hip pain.)
What we don't do, is honor the principle of progression. We don't dial back the running and begin to walk everywhere. We don't analyze our whole body alignment to see where we might be weak or out of sorts. We don't ensure that our glutes and cores are strong enough to walk before we start running.
I am as guilty as the next person and speak from experience. So the next time I address this, I'll talk a little about my own injuries (and stubbornness) and how rehab plus a walking regimen rescued me from years of chronic pain.


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Camping in Taiwan
I noticed this line of trailers as I was coming home from Panchiao (板橋), Taiwan today, crossing Huazhong Bridge (華中橋). I'd seen the sign before, but couldn't figure it out. There didn't seem to be any camping in the vicinity: http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick_cowsill/4240264842/
While my wife and daughter were busy fishing this afternoon in a place nearby, I strolled over to have a closer look. I was immediately greeted by Keven, the friendly fellow who is trying to get this off the ground. To rent a trailer, it'll run you NT$2,500 a night. Keven assures me that you can barbecue right there where they're parked. And there's a bicycle rental place nearby, just in case you want to ride the extensive river path-network that runs almost right by the front door.
I asked him where the trailers came from. He says they're manufactured in Taiwan, in a factory just outside of Taipei. I was wondering if they were also being exported, but he wasn't sure. He let me look inside a few, which appeared comfortable, with a Taiwanese aesthetic. He asked me how they're different in the US, but I couldn't really think of something right off the bat to tell him, so I said, "some of the US models have a two floors." From what I remember, camping with my friend's family in the Rocky Mountains or going to Disneyland with my grandparents, the versions back home had a lot more fake wood paneling. The bathrooms in the Taiwan models are much bigger and more comfortable and, once again, are very local in their decor, from the cylindric door knobs to the frosted glass walls. I'll post a shot or two of the interiors later on with a link: http://www.flickr.com/photos/patrick_cowsill/4804184289/. On a side note, I've decided not to put more than one picture on a post from now on.
I don't know if Keven can speak English. If you're interested and you don't speak Mandarin or Hoklo, I can find out. He had a friendly, intelligent face, so I am guessing he might be able to hold his own. As I am always interested in promoting my Wanhua (萬華), also known as Monga (艋舺), I'll give him a plug right now. He says it's been hard going; they've only been in business for three months and don't have enough advertising or media on their case. They're finding customers hard to come by. You can locate him right to the east of Huazhong Bridge (華中橋), up toward the river. Or you could even email him: email@example.com


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When you are looking for the perfect mattress, there are a lot of factors you need to put into consideration. These are especially more important in order to find the best mattress for heavy people. Some mattresses that would rank high with the average consumer would not be so good for heavier people.
Which thickness should I look for?
The thicker the mattress the more it is considered as one of the best mattresses for big people. Generally, any mattress that is thicker than 10 inches will be comfortable for overweight people. Thinner mattress will make overweight people feel "buried" against the supportive base of the mattress.
Which material is more appropriate for heavy people?
- Spring mattresses are less preferred by heavy people as they tend to move and sag with weight over time. They are also noisier to sleep on when you turn, especially if you are overweight. If you, however, prefer a spring mattress then you should go for one with a high coil count.
- A mattress made of latex will provide support and firmness. But latex tends to sink in with weight. That's why a latex mattress might not be the best mattress for fat people. Latex is also more expensive than other materials as it is generally more durable. It could be your best option if you prefer really firm mattresses.
- Memory foam offers enough support and plush that ensures a good night sleep. The memory foam takes the shape of the body providing pressure relief and extreme comfort. Memory foam that is enriched with gel beads will provide cool sleep as heavier people tend to get hotter while sleeping.
Are there any other points to consider?
Investing in a high quality mattress is crucial. The best mattress for obese people should be made of high quality materials. Some people choose mattresses that combine two materials together for maximum support and comfort. Heavier people should go for a mattress that has a good base support to be able to handle the weight.
Your sleeping position will also determine how to find the most suitable mattress. As back and stomach sleepers might use firmer mattresses that would be otherwise less comfortable for side sleepers. The best mattress for heavy side sleepers should provide comfortable body contouring with enough plush as mattresses tend to sink with weight. This could be especially less comfortable for heavy people as they might sink into the support base of the mattress.
In order to find the best mattress for a big guy, you need to spend some time doing a market research. Remember that you need to pay attention to the maximum weight indicated by the manufacturer as this may lengthen the life time of your mattress. A mattress that is made of high quality materials and comes with a warranty will be the best investment as you will probably use your mattress for years. The best mattress for heavy people might not be very easy to find, but it is out there.


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Put those dark elves back in their box and get your gonzo on! Riches, glory, and super-science await the bold and the clever in the deep places under the ground. This module describes the dinosaur- and wizard-infested future of the Earth, the city of Denethix, and the first level of the megadungeon that beckons from below: the Anomalous Subsurface Environment. This version prints using publisher-grade paper. If shipping outside the United States, you should order the version with standard-grade paper instead.
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Feb 25, 2013Dungeons are not new, megadungeons are not new. What Mr. Wetmore does with ASE is a complete subversion of the entire dungeon paradigm. It's a reskinning, a shot in the arm, of a tired trope and, as a result, it's new and just fantastic. The entire work is a delightful burst of gleeful creativity, at times maniacally so. The author's enthusiasm shines through. Highly recommended although I suspect that this may be enjoyed far more by experienced (and possibly jaded) gamers.
Jul 11, 2011Awesome! Amazing! Fantastic! What else can I say? Its a megadungeon and campaign setting in one. Describing it is tough; I'd call it a pulpy mashup of fantasy, science fiction, and post-apocalyptic although not necessarily in that order. I can't wait to run this for my players. I also can't wait for the next book. PS. I would love to see a separate campaign setting book which detailed more of the world at some point down the road.
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- Copyright
- Patrick Wetmore (Standard Copyright License)
- Publisher
- Henchman Abuse
- Published
- June 8, 2011
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 87
- Binding
- Perfect-bound Paperback
- Interior Ink
- Black & white
- Weight
- 0.71 lbs.
- Dimensions (inches)
- 8.5 wide x 11 tall
- Product ID
- 15881755
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Back before the housing market imploded, there was a beast that roamed the streets of suburban America. Its name was HELOC: the home equity line of credit.
When lenders thought home prices would never stop rising, they let homeowners take equity out of their home through a line of credit, which they could use it for all kinds of purchases. But since the crisis, HELOCs — a form of second mortgage — have been deep in hibernation. Now, they are slowly waking. And they're hungry.
HELOCs aren't anywhere near as prevalent as they were pre-crisis. But they were up 8 percent in the first quarter over last year, in part because banks are marketing HELOCs to homeowners again.
Home prices are rebounding and the credit market is loosening, but inventories are still low, says Steve Cook, the editor of Real Estate Economy Watch: "So I think one of the things we are seeing now is a lot of homeowners deciding to remodel because now they can."
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SUCCI, Your Student Association is proud to support and sponsor Athletics & Sports Teams at Confederation College. We offer competition opportunities in five Varsity sports and one sport team. SUCCI and Confederation College Athletics are members of and follow the same mission as the Ontario College Athletic Association (OCAA): contributing to the learning process by creating an environment which promotes academic success, provides a forum for personal development, compliments the educational experience, and enhances student life.
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The Faculty at Charleston Southern selected Dr. Amy Nolan as the recipient of the 2004 Excellence in Teaching Award.
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After school Dr. Nolan was employed by The Medical University of South Carolina. While at The Medical University of South Carolina she studied the effects an individuals diet on Breast Cancer.
Dr. Nolan enjoyed her work at The Medical University of South Carolina decided to come to work at Charleston Southern University to fulfill her desire to teach. Her teaching philosophy is to make her classes an open environment where students feel free to ask questions. She believes this makes her lectures more informative and flow smoothly. Dr. Nolans goals when preparing her lectures is to make each lecture as interesting and organized as possible. She likes to incorporate technology and small group critical thinking exercises into her classes. The people who influenced Dr. Nolans teaching style were the professors she had while she was a student at Charleston Southern University.
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Pictured: Fullbright Fellow and Women's Marathon winner, Maya Buchanan, celebrating with Flat Mallory. She finished the full Marathon three minutes after I finished the 1/2 Marathon. At least I didn't get lapped!
It took me thirty plus hours to get to Amman, Jordan from Detroit, Michigan with layovers in Amsterdam and Paris. I arrived in Amman one day before the Dead Sea Marathon. A friend of mine connected me to her cousin, Susan, and I went to dinner with her, her roommate, her mother, and co-worker that evening. Everything seems to have a purpose because Susan's roommate was running the Dead Sea 10 K the next day. She gave me a brochure and let me know that everything on the Dead Sea Marathon website was wrong including the start point. We had a good dinner and I called it an early night because I needed to be at the race registration around 5 am the next morning.
I did not get a good nights sleep before the race. I had ate something at the restaurant that didn't suit my system. I was up at least four different time before my alarm went off. Before I left the hostel, I downed a half a bottle of Pepto and hope that I would be fine during the race.
I was depending on the information on the website which included the fact that I could pick up my race number the day of the race. When I showed up to the information area, I was told that race number pick up had concluded the day before and I had to make arrangements for someone else to pick up my materials if I wasn't in the country. I told them what was on their website and they acknowledged that there was a lot of old information from previous years. The race director told me that I could run in the race but they didn't have any extra race numbers or timing chips. I didn't care as long as they were going to let me run.
We got bussed out to the starting point which was on the main highway from Amman to the Dead Sea. It is not the most scenic route until you get down into the water but it is an easy course because it is mainly a slow grade downhill the entire way. An hour into the race the sun began to get quite hot and I started to feel fatigued from the lack of sleep. I would of liked to been hitting on all cylinders that day because I could have easily had one of my best times but it all caught up to me near the end of the race. I mostly walked the last two miles of the 13.1 mile run. I finished at 2:27 which was disappointing but given my personal circumstances it was the best I could do.
Pictured: Me and my shining new "participation" medal showing Flat Mallory the Dead Sea.
I met a few runners at the "after race" festivities that were working for the UN. I joined them in a beer and we discussed their work and how long they had been in the Middle East. They invited me to lunch with a few of their friends at a restaurant that over looked the Dead Sea. The group was pretty diverse with six different countries represented during the meal. A few of them were working in areas that specializedin Iraq so it was interesting getting their opinions on the last few months and the recent plans announced by President Obama.
Pictured: Me crashing the lunch of a number of Jordan-based colleagues working for the UN. Great view of the Dead Sea and Israel.


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Content sharing has gone mobile and a large amount of people are interested in reading, learning and doing research over the Internet. Therefore, individuals, startups or other organizations have been using WordPress frequently to update their readers about the happenings over the globe.
WordPress has been released for almost several mobile platforms like iOS, Windows Phone and Android etcetera. We're going to review each of them in terms of their user experiences and what lack of ease we face during posting, approvals and much more.
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- Images from your device will be carrying geo-location data in posts.
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Will Grier will make his second start for the Gators as they open SEC play against Kentucky.
Florida head coach Jim McElwain has tabbed redshirt freshman quarterback Will Grier as his team's starter this Saturday's SEC play opener against Kentucky, the team announced Thursday.
Grier made his first career start against the East Carolina Pirates after splitting snaps with sophomore Treon Harris in the Gators' season-opening 61–13 win against New Mexico State. Grier went 10 for 17 passing for 151 yards, two touchdowns and an interception in last weekend's 31–24 victory over East Carolina.
In the Gators' season opener against Texas A&M, Grier was 16 of 18 for 166 yards and two touchdowns.
Coming out of high school in Davidson, N.C., Grier was rated a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, as well as the No. 46 overall player in the class of 2013.
He was named Mr. Football USA as a senior.
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HMRC's policy in respect of the VAT treatment of retained payments and deposits changed from 1 March 2019. This change relates to businesses that retain payments and deposits for goods and services which customers do not take up. HMRC previously let businesses treat these payments as outside the scope of VAT where the customer did not use the service or collect the goods in relation to which a deposit had been paid.
Following judgements of the Court of Justice of the European Union, HMRS's new policy is that VAT is due on all retained payments for unused services and uncollected goods. This change clarifies the VAT treatment on payments for goods and services where there is an unfulfilled supply.
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