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Yet another organization has formed to fight government-imposed technology mandates.
On Thursday, over 20 technology companies as well as taxpayer and consumer groups announced a new coalition, the Alliance for Digital Progress.
The group was founded on two basic principles, according to Fred McClure, president of the ADP:
"We support the protection of all forms of content," he said. "And secondly, we strongly oppose efforts by the government to design and mandate copy-protection technology. In other words, no tech mandates."
The group believes that no "one-size-fits-all" solution exists for piracy. Imposing mandates could also stifle innovation, it says.
Technology industry giants like Microsoft, Intel, Apple, Cisco and Hewlett-Packard are a part of the ADP, as are consumer organizations such as DigitalConsumer.org. The Business Software Alliance and the Computer Systems Policy Project are also participating.
The Recording Industry Association of America -- which, last week, joined with the BSA and CSPP in an agreement to oppose government-imposed technology mandates -- is not a part of the latest coalition.
A representative for the RIAA said the organization had no plans to join the alliance and had no comment on the announcement of its formation.
"We hope that the alliance will provide an opportunity for customers to be an active part of the debate," said McClure, adding that consumers can write to members of Congress through the ADP website.
Joe Kraus, co-founder of DigitalConsumer.org, an organization dedicated to protecting fair-use access to digital media, said that getting a large group of corporate interests together with consumer groups is significant.
He said the organization will benefit technology companies and consumers. But, he added, opposition to technology mandates is only one piece of the puzzle.
"We're completely in support of the ADP," Kraus said. "But at the same time, DigitalConsumer.org's agenda goes even further. We absolutely believe in the need for affirmative fair-use legislation."
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TechNet, a lobby group for the technology industry, said the coalition will make its side of the story visible.
"I think there's a real effort on the part of some people in the entertainment industry to restrict the use of music and videos more than has been the case in the past," said Rick White, CEO of TechNet. "They worry about this new technology and fear it will hurt their business."
White said the ADP would help make the point on behalf of consumers that the industry does not have to crack down on technology. Giving it a chance to succeed without a lot of restrictions will help the entertainment business grow in the long run, he said.
"The entertainment industry doesn't have anything to fear from the digital revolution," White said.
One of the more unlikely allies in the ADP is the 60 Plus Association, a senior advocacy group that usually focuses its attention on killing the death tax and breathing life into Social Security.
"The fit goes to us being free market, free enterprise and less government," said Ed Fulginiti, a spokesman for the organization.
In terms of technology, he said that it's still kind of a puzzle for many seniors.
"I can tell you our 60 Plus members struggle with information technology," Fulginiti said. "They are a demographic that is getting to the table a little bit late."


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With seven members and trunks full of equipment, the coed indie-punk group Los Campesinos! requires a fair chunk of time to set up and take down their stage, but last night at the Arts and Crafts showcase time was in short supply. I blame Jason Collettzzzzzzzzzzzzzzsorry, I tend to dose off when thinking about Jason Collettsince his sleepy set ran a little long.
Organizers were hounding Los Campesinos!, their set already heavily snipped, to wrap things up before they group had played a pair of their singles. but with just a few minutes on the clock, the band came up with a novel solution.
Their singer smiled when the guitarist whispered something into his ear. �Ohhh! Tom has an idea!� he grinned.
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FULLERTON, Calif. (AP) - A mentally ill and homeless man who died after a confrontation with Fullerton police had nearly 100 run-ins with officers in the years before his death.
The Orange County Register reports (http://bit.ly/RXvRf7) Kelly Thomas was the subject of 92 police reports between 1990 and his death last summer.
According to a criminal history compiled by the Orange County district attorney's office, Thomas was jailed for assault with a deadly weapon, after he attacked his grandfather with a fireplace poker.
He was arrested a total of 27 times, most often for low-level crimes like trespassing.
Attorneys defending three Fullerton officers charged in connection with his death say he is a troublemaker who refused police orders.
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Just because you're pregnant doesn't mean that you should stop exercising, but there are some general guidelines to follow as your pregnancy progesses. Exercise is an important component of a healthy pregnancy. Being overweight while pregnant can be a leading risk factor for complications for both mother and baby. Physical activity prepares the body for both the requirements of labor and delivery, as well as for the physical demands of caring for a newborn which involves a lot of carrying and bending over. The best rule of thumb, after checking with your doctor regarding exercise limitations, is to tune in to how your body feels.
Each pregnancy is so different that it is hard to anticipate what exercise will look like over the 10 months of pregnancy. I have friends who continued to lift very heavy barbells throughout pregnancy and others who were so ill they couldn't get off the couch. Even if you don't feel that fabulous while pregnant you can still do something physical like light walking, swimming or prental yoga, unless of course you have been prescribed bed rest. How you feel each time you workout is the best guide on what you are capable of doing that day whether pregnant or not.
The best time to begin a new workout routine is a few months prior to conceiving. Working out regularly can help achieve and maintain a healthy body weight, which is important for conception to occur. Exercise also prepares your body for the physical changes that happen, like carting around the necessary extra 25-35 pounds during pregnancy.
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Oftentimes, women feel fragile in the first trimester, especially those who are pregnant for the first time or who have had fertility issues. During the first trimester there are minimal adaptations to make from your previous exercise routine. Many doctors recommend keeping your heart rate below a certain number while exercising; this is also important for preventing the body from reaching too high of a body temperature which can be dangerous to a baby in utero. Keep an eye your perceived exertion when exercising. This means you should be able to comfortably maintain a conversation and not feel like you are overly short of breath while performing an activity. Be sure to inform your trainer or fitness instructor that you are pregnant so they have the information they need to best train you.
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TUCSON- As a desert dweller, Karen Bright sees her fair share of wildlife.
"I know there are animals that attack other animals," Bright says.
But Friday morning, she saw an attack in her own backyard that she will never forget. Bright says a group of coyotes attacked a fawn. "It was heartbreaking," Bright says. "It just wanted help, it wanted its mom."
Bright and a few of her neighbors called the Tucson Wildlife Center, but employees said they weren't authorized to remove the fawn, without permission from the Arizona Game and Fish Department.
So Bright called Game and Fish, thinking the department would stop by to get the fawn medical attention, or euthanize it to end its suffering.
But Game and Fish didn't show up until about six hours after the attack. The fawn was already dead. "We try to give the animal the benefit of the doubt," says Joe Sacco of AZ Game and Fish. "If it isn't in such a state where it's injured and going to die soon, then we'd like to give it the chance to leave and let nature take its course."
Sacco says in this case the fawn never would have survived.
He also says if Bright and her neighbors hadn't intervened by trying to scare the coyotes away, the fawn wouldn't have suffered for so long. "Had the coyotes been allowed to come back and finish it, then it would have been much quicker than waiting for a person to come in and intervene," Sacco says.
The Tucson Wildlife Center agrees, but Executive Director Lisa Bates issued this statement to News 4 Tucson: "We need a better solution when this happens. We need quick response and humane euthanasia if rehabilitation is not an option."
"I think it should have been given a chance," Bright says.
Now she can't help but wonder if the fawn could have had that chance, if she had taken matters into her own hands. "I just feel like more could have been done today to keep everybody safe and maybe save an animal," Bright says. "I think that's the bottom line."
Sacco ended up taking the fawn to the Tucson Wildlife Center. He says the meat may be used there to help rehabilitate other species.
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The title says it all. never again. Dry chicken over wet, wilted brown lettuce with mealy tomatoes. Cannot believe this place is still in business.
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I used to love having food delivered from this Pita Grill. I don'tknow why I did not listen to the other revews listed. It cost me $16.00 (with tip) to have dried out chicken with rice and some lettuce. No sauce on the side, oh yes a dried out pita. The flavors used to be so good now it is terrible. Stay away.
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The lamb was absolutely inedible. Hard, gristly, leathery, fatty, and who knows how old. Was also served to me lukewarm which has me concerned about bacteria and food safety. Beet salad tasted like wet cumin. Threw it all away after a few bites...what a waste of food and money.
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Been here before and it was just but thought I'd try again. This time I ordered a 'lamb gyro'. The description says chunks of marinated lamb. This sounded appealing because I dislike that fake greasy lamb sausage on the rotisserie. What I received was small bits and pieces of very low grade lamb in a tasteless marinade that was over grilled to the point of being leathery. I estimate that a 1/8-1/4 of the meat consisted of gristle that I had to spit into my napkin. Included with that were a few old, soggy tomatoes, some dried pieces of iceberg lettuce and a few pieces of tasteless pickled turnip. It was all covered in a very bland tahini sauce. This was served in a less than authentic small 'pocket' bread. How much for all of this? $9.75 and no sides were included. Do yourself a favor and skip this place. I know this sounds harsh but I genuinely feel that I was scammed.
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I thought the food here was supposed to be healthy. To my surprise the grilled chicken is actually marinated in mayo. For those who are trying to eat a low cal meal, this is pretty unacceptable.
Posted by Joan L. on 11/13/2011
I'm very surprised at the other reviews this place has. I ordered from here 2 nights ago, and the food was delicious. I had the lamb rice bowl; they were generous with the lamb, rice was perfectly cooked, arugula was fresh and had just enough feta. My boyfriend had the Tuscany chicken paninni and he couldn't get enough! The falafel balls were crispy. My boyfriend really liked their tahini in particular. With their 20% off special, what a great value. Will definitely be ordering from there quite often. Thanks!


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Gigantes del Cibao 8, Toros del Este 2 — A 7-run 7th inning by Los Gigantes included a 2-run homer and a 3-run homer, and it gave them all the firepower they would need. Former Indy Indian Tim Harikkala finished the 5th inning after Los Toros scored their runs, then loaded the bases with a double and two walks in the 6th, though another reliever was able to end the inning without a run scoring. Juan Perez pitched the 8th inning for Los Gigantes and struck out the side.
Leones de Ponce 7, Gigantes de Carolina 6 — 2B Benji Gonzalez singled and tripled for Los Gigantes, but Ponce pulled it out with 2 runs in the bottom of the 10th. Los Gigantes began the game with 3 runs in the top of the 1st. They added a run in the 6th on a single and Gonzalez's RBI triple. A double and a single gave them another run in the 7th. Los Leones scored one run in the 5th, then tied the score with 3 walks and a grand slam in the 7th. The game went into extra innings, but Carolina quickly scored a run in the top of the 10th with a single and a double. But in the bottom of the frame, Ponce had a runner reach base on an error, and a 2-run homer gave them the walk-off win. Gonzalez also singled in the 4th but was caught stealing.
Senadores de San Juan 8, Criollos de Caguas 2 — Another game with 3 runs scored in the top of the 1st, and Los Criollos were chasing Los Senadores for the rest of the game. Los Criollos scored their runs in the 7th, on a pair of doubles and an RBI single by 3B Ramon Vazquez. SS Luis Figueroa singled in the 4th, but was left on base.
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Criollos de Caguas 5, Gigantes de Carolina 2 — Los Criollos began the scoring with a fly out-RBI for 3B Ramon Vazquez after two singles. An RBI single gave them a run in the 3rd, and a 2-run homer made it 4-0 in the 5th. Los Criollos wrapped it up with a run in the top of the 7th, on two singles, a walk, and a throwing error. Carolina scratched out a run in both the 7th and 8th innings. SS Luis Figueroa singled and walked for Los Criollos, but did not score.
Leones de Ponce 7, Senadores de San Juan 2 — A 4-run inning in the top of the 8th gave Los Leones the win. San Juan out-hit Ponce, 10 – 9, but they couldn't bring the runners around, leaving 11 on base. RJ Rodriguez pitched the bottom of the 9th for Ponce, but gave up three consecutive singles to open the inning, which drove in one run. He struck out two, then loaded the bases with another single, then ended the inning with a grounder force out.
Aguilas de Zulia 7, Bravos de Margarita 4 — Los Bravos got the game started with 3 runs in the top of the 1st, on three singles and two throwing errors. But Los Aguilas scored a run in the bottom of the 1st, another in the 3rd, and took the lead with a 3-run homer in the 5th. They added a run on a double and a triple in the 6th, and their 7th run on a double, a hit batter, and a single in the 7th. Jhonathan Ramos came on in relief for Los Bravos after that run scored in the 7th, and he ended the inning with a ground out. Ramos came back out to begin the bottom of the 8th. The first batter of the inning reached on a fielding error, then Ramos gave up a single. A ground out and a line out followed, and then Ramos was relieved. Another ground out ended the inning without a run scoring.
Caribes de Anzoategui 6, Leones de Caracas 5 — This one took 13 innings to decide. Los Leones broke a 2-2 tie in the top of the 8th when C Carlos Maldonado started a rally with a single. He was replace by a pinch-runner, who scored on an RBI single. Los Caribes tied the score again with a 2-run homer in the bottom of the 9th, and the game went into extras. Neither team could get much going in the 10th or 11th, and though Los Caribes threatened in the bottom of the 12th, they still could not get a run across. Los Leones broke the tie in the top of the 13th. A double, an intentional walk, and a fielder's choice loaded the bases. A grounder to third was fired back to the plate, for a force out at home. Then LF Mike Ryan, who had already singled twice and walked three times in the game, grounded to second base. The runner going from first to second was out, but Ryan was able to beat out the throw to first, and a run scored. But Los Caribes were not done yet — a single and two walks loaded the bases in the bottom of the frame, and a line drive single into left field drove in two runs for the win. Jose Ascanio pitched a perfect inning in the bottom of the 8th for Caracas.
Homers For Milledge, Ryan, and Cruz
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Tigres de Aragua 5, Bravos de Margarita 4 — A double and a single in the top of the 10th gave Los Tigres the winning run. Los Tigres had started the scoring in the top of the 1st, on three singles, including an RBI single by LF Lastings Milledge. Los Bravos countered with a 3-run homer in the bottom of the 4th. Milledge tied the score with a solo home run in the top of the 6th. With Jean Machi on the mound for Margarita in the top of the 8th, a walk, a sacrifice bunt, and a wild pitch put a Tigres' batter on third base, and he scored on an RBI single. Machi came back to pitch a quick 1-2-3 inning in the top of the 9th. Los Bravos tied the score again in the bottom of the 9th on a solo homer. Los Tigres broke the tie in the top of the 10th, then held off Los Bravos in the bottom of the frame. Wil Ledezma pitched a perfect 6th inning for Los Tigres, then gave up a 2-out single in the 7th. C Raul Chavez and 1B Hector Gimenez picked that runner off first base to get Los Tigres out of the inning. Gimenez went 0-for-4 at the plate, and Chavez went 0-for-2. Miguel Perez came into the game as a late-inning defensive replacement behind the plate, but did not have a plate appearance.
Leones del Caracas 10, Caribes de Anzoategui 6 — Seven runs in the top of the 1st gave Los Leones an edge that Los Caribes could not overcome. Los Leones sent 11 batters to the plate in the 1st inning, and the first 6 batters reached base safely: single, single, walk, grand slam, single, single (by C Carlos Maldonado). After a pop out, LF Mike Ryan hit a 2-run homer, which was followed by a double, before the inning ended. Maldonado added another RBI single in the 2nd inning, and Caracas picked up another 2-run homer in the top of the 9th. Los Caribes scored in all but one of the first 6 innings, but four of those innings brought in just one run, not enough to catch up.
Ramos Works Out Of A Playoff Jam
Just a few winter league playoff games on Monday night.. The Mexican Pacific and Puerto Rican leagues were off tonight.
Gigantes del Cibao 6, Estrellas de Oriente 5 — The game began with a solo home run from the first batter of the game, plus another run in the top of the 1st for Los Estrellas. Los Gigantes tied the score with 2 runs in the bottom of the 2nd. Eight scoreless innings followed, until Los Estrellas scored 3 runs in the top of the 11th, all charged to Los Gigantes' Juan Perez, on one hit and 3 walks. Ronny Paulino pinch-hit in the inning but struck out. Perez was saved from being charged with the loss when Los Gigantes answered with 4 runs in the bottom of the 11th. One hit and 5 walks contributed to those 4 runs.
Leones del Caracas 8, Aguilas de Zulia 5 — These two teams combined for 29 hits, as Los Caracas cut short Los Aguilas' 9th inning rally and held on for the win. Caracas scored 3 runs in the bottom of the 1st, on a double, two singles, a hit batter, and a sacrifice fly. They added 3 more runs in the 3rd on three solo homers (not back-to-back), including one by C Carlos Maldonado. Solo homer number four came in the 5th inning. Maldonado drove in Los Leones' final run with an RBI double after a single in the 7th. Los Aguilas scored one run in the 5th and another in the 8th. They rallied in the top of the 9th with a pair of singles and a 3-run homer, plus a double, but that was all Caracas would allow.
Tigres de Aragua 4, Bravos de Margarita 1 — Los Tigres began the game with 3 runs in the top of the 1st, on two singles and three doubles. 1B Hector Gimenez drove in a run with his RBI single, and LF Lastings Milledge doubled. Los Tigres went on to record 11 hits. Milledge singled in the 4th, but was out at second when CF Jorge Cortes bounced into a double play. A single and a double added another run for Los Tigres in the 8th. Jhonathan Ramos pitched 2 innings for Los Bravos. In the 6th, he retired Los Tigres in order. Ramos began the top of the 7th with two ground outs (Gimenez and Milledge), then gave up a single to Cortes, another single, and hit C Raul Chavez with a pitch to load the bases. But he ended the inning with a pop out, leaving all three runners on base. Los Bravos were held to just 3 hits over the first 8 innings. Two of those hits came in the 4th, when Los Bravos loaded the bases on a hit batter, a walk, and a single. A sacrifice fly drove in their only run of the game. Another single loaded the bases again, but a strikeout ended the inning. Los Bravos threatened again in the bottom of the 9th, loading the bases again on 2 singles and an error. Los Tigres got out of the jam with a pop out in foul territory and a game-ending double play.
A Win For Machi
The Pirates' mini-camp begins tomorrow in Bradenton…. just 35 days until Spring Training begins, 81 days until major league opening day, and 87 days until the minor league opening day (not that anyone here is counting, of course….)
Meanwhile, the Caribbean leagues continue with their playoffs. The Mexican Pacific League will begin the semifinal round on Tuesday.
Caribes de Anzoategui 5, Leones del Caracas 4 — LF Mike Ryan singled in the bottom of the 1st for Los Leones, and a walk, another single, and an error gave Los Caribes 2 runs in that inning. They added a solo homer in the 5th, followed by a run on a single, two walks, and a sacrifice fly. Then Los Caribes roared back at Los Leones in the top of the 6th. A solo homer opened the inning, then a walk and a strikeout were followed by three singles and 2-RBI double, then a sacrifice fly, for 5 runs total. C Carlos Maldonado went 0-for-4 for Los Leones.
Bravos de Margarita 4, Aguilas de Zulia 3 — Jean Machi was credited with the win, as he was the pitcher of record when Los Bravos won the game with a walk-off single in the bottom of the 9th. Los Aguilas scored 3 runs in the top of the 4th, with a solo homer, and a 2-RBI single. Three singles gave Los Bravos their first run in the bottom of the 3rd. With two outs in the bottom of the 5th, three consecutive singles, a fielding error, and a balk brought in 2 more runs for Margarita to tie the score. Machi came on to pitch the 8th and 9th innings for Los Bravos. He faced just 6 batters, allowing a single, but then erasing that runner with a double play. The bottom of the 9th began with a single, then two bunts, one with a throwing error by the Aguilas' pitcher, put two runners in scoring position. An intentional walk loaded the bases, and an RBI single ended the game.
Criollos de Caguas 4, Senadores de San Juan 3 — Each team had a 3-run homer — Los Criollos' came in the 4th inning, and Los Senadores' came in the bottom of the 9th. The deciding run came in the top of the 6th by Los Criollos. A double, an intentional walk to 3B Ramon Vazquez, and an RBI single drove in the winning run. Vazquez walked twice in the game, while SS Luis Figueroa walked once, but neither had a hit.


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New Guidance
1: Pakistan: The Pakistanis have blocked the supply line from Karachi to
the Khyber pass. This is the main supply line supporting U.S. and NATO
forces in Pakistan. The road was blocked because of persistent U.S. air
attacks into Pakistani territory against the Taliban there. A number of
things to figure out. First, assume that the cut-off is permanent. At what
point do U.S. supplies in Afghanistan start to effect war fighting.
Second, what is the status of alternative routes through Russia and across
the Caspian. Finally and this is obviously the most important, how long
are the Pakistanis planning to keep this up, and will the U.S. change its
strategy to get them to change their policies.
* US and Astan are in talks with Haqqani network according to the
Guardian who say they are joining in talks now in order to secure
themselves a spot in the coming govt.
- http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/oct/06/us-afghan-government-contact-haqqani
* Pentagon official said US worried about some connections between ISI
folks and militants
* Pakistan/ISI are coercing the Taliban to attack and disrupt
Afghanistan according to a WSJ article -
* NATO spokesman says that the war effort in Astan is not being hurt by
the blockage at Torkham as per the other supply routes in to the
country, are expecting a resolution to the probs soon and encourage
cooperation with Pstan on the cross border militant issue to prevent a
reoccurrence of this problem -
* Supply routes blocked at Torkham for day 8
- http://www.geo.tv/10-7-2010/72521.htm
2: US: The United States has warned its citizens of that they should be
vigilant against terrorist attacks in Europe. How to be vigilant is not
explained. It is not clear that anyone is going to listen to this
warning. Something to consider: after nine years has the public grown so
inured to government warnings that what little value they once had is
* Pakistan's ambo to UK accused Obama of exageratting EU terror threat
for political reasons and some unnamed EU officials backed up that
claim. Publicly EU officials said the US confirmed the threat but
didnt provide a whole lot of details
* The European Union pressed the United States on Thursday to give more
details behind a Europe-wide travel alert issued over fears of
potential terror strikes.
* The Ministry of Foreign Affairs issued a low-level travel alert for
Sweden over concerns of possible terrorist attacks, a ministry
official said Thursday. The gray alert - the lowest on the ministry's
four-colour system - came after the Swedish Security Service changed
its five-scale terrorist attack threat from the second grade of "low
threat" to the third level of "elevated threat, " Thomas Chen,
director-general of the Bureau of Consular Affairs under the ministry,
said in a press briefing. - BBCMON
3: Venezuela: Hugo Chavez did not retain his 2/3 majority in Venezuela
when means that his power has diminished somewhat. Is this a road bump for
him or the beginning of his decline?
* Re-elected PSUV legislator Iris Varela stepped down from her position
at the PSUV chapter in Tachira state due to PSUV losses in the
* Electric generation in Venezuela from Jan.-Aug. is 6.16 percent less
than the same period in 2009, according to gov't statistics.
* Representatives from PDVSA and the China National Electronics Import
and Export Corporation met to discuss industrial security for several
key oil installations.
* University workers protested in Caracas to demand a promised wage
increase and unpaid benefits.
* Nora Negron, the head of state-run airline Conviasa, was replaced at
her post by Victor Eloy Delgado Monsalve.
4: Israel: The Israelis have resumed settlements but do not want the peace
talks with the Palestinians to end. It would be interesting to get a read
on what the Israel government is actually thinking. This might either be
an extraordinarily clever ploy whose meaning is not yet evident, or just
an incoherent policy. It would be nice to figure this out.
* The Israeli military said on Thursday it carried out an air strike in
the Gaza Strip against Palestinian militants planning an attack
against Israel.
* Sources in Hamas said they had thwarted an Israeli attempt to discover
the location of abducted soldier Gilad Shalit by placing a mole in the
military wing of the organization, according to the Egyptian newspaper
* A top Palestinian negotiator says the Palestinians have accepted a
U.S. proposal calling on Israel to extend a West Bank settlement
slowdown for another two months. Nabil Shaath says the Palestinians
accept such a limited extension provided the two sides can reach
agreement on the borders between Israel and a future Palestine in
those two months.
Existing Guidance
1. Tajikistan: There has been renewed fighting in Tajikistan, and the
implications of the prison break several weeks ago and reports of a
revival of Islamist militancy in Central Asia bear close watching. This
could prove significant not only for the Central Asian Stans but for
Russia, China and even the future of U.S. activities in Afghanistan.
2. Afghanistan: We are a short time away from the snows that will halt
most operations in Afghanistan and nearly a month away from U.S. midterm
elections. In fact, the timing is about the same. Are the Taliban
launching a series of focused attacks on targets of opportunity to
influence U.S. elections? Have the Afghan elections in any way changed the
3. The Caucasus: The Caucasus remain an area to watch. Russia is not the
only country showing an interest in the Caucasus, and at least on the
diplomatic level, the regional dynamics appear to be changing i? 1/2 and
with dynamism comes uncertainty. We need to be looking at it.
4. Iran: There is clearly significant tension among the Iranian elite, a
deep tension between the older clerics who came to power in 1979 and the
younger, non-clerical Islamists gathered around Iranian President Mahmoud
Ahmadinejad. In other words, this is not a challenge to the regime but a
fight within the regime we think. Wea**ve seen this infighting before. The
question now is whether we are moving toward a defining moment in this
1. China: There continue to be mixed signals in the relationship between
China and the United States, with the issue of Chinese currency policy
resurfacing. There is a certain political logic for an increase in U.S.
pressure against China as U.S. congressional elections near, but the Obama
administration appears to be taking a cautious approach on relations with
Beijing. It is time to take a closer look at U.S.-China relations and the
two countriesi? 1/2 policies toward one another to see if we are nearing a
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Wednesday, April 29, 2009
Terry Pratchett Videos on DVD :-)Two of you blogreaders from Germany, presumably to lazy to read (?), asked if there are any Terry Pratchett videos (on DVD), preferably with German sound tracks. Here are two that I have, I am not aware of any others, except for children's cartoons (which I can't seriously recommend to adults). Great fun! :-) Monday, April 27, 2009
The 80:20 rule, Pareto analysisBeen teaching some middle-managers* the 80/20 rule recently and showing them how to do Pareto analysis. Here are my notes, should they interest you.Initially, Italian economist Vilfredo Pareto observed that 80% of the land in Italy was owned by the richer 20% of the population. Business analyst Juran generalised it to read "80% of your sales come from 20% of your clients" and later Quality Managers adapted it as "about 80% of the effects come from 20% of the causes". Ferriss (author of 'The 4 hour work week' has a corollary tip for companies : "Fire the 20% customers who take up most of your time and cause 80% of the trouble" ;-) Let's do an exercise - problem-cause analysis - introducing the Pareto chart :- Assume that a company is trying to find out why some of its employees sometimes show up late**. They won't think to admit it is because motivation is lousy and the working climate is poor, so they ask 168 latecomers for their excuses and are told a number of reasons. These reasons are sorted by how often they come up and converted to percentages, then a cumulative percentage column is added, thus :- Next, these numbers are drawn on a so-called Pareto Chart. Causes are on the X-axis and percentages on the Y-axis (on the right here). A curved line is drawn through the cumulative percentages. the result looks like this and is the accepted method for displaying such problem-cause statistics. Now we can use the 80/20 rule. Look at where the cumulative curve (red line) crosses the 80% level. To the left are just 3 causes which cause 80% of the lateness; so with a minimum of effort, the company's personnel department can tackle these 3 causes (probably 4, because Weather influences Traffic and Public Transport). A memo sent to all employees saying that "Traffic will no longer be accepted as an excuse for lateness and that employees should start out 10 minutes earlier" will be unpopular but might help solve the problem. A cheap but nasty 'solution'. Consulting the bus timetable at the bus stop outside the business shows buses arrive hourly at 8 minutes past the hour. So changing the company's starting time from 9:00 to 9:15 should solve the Public Transport cause of the lateness problem. It would also ameliorate the Traffic cause without causing additional ill will :-) Similarly , if Child care really means driving them to school before coming in to work, then the later starting time might well solve this partial problem too and motivate employees better. Indeed, some of the minor cases of Overslept might be avoided too :-) And so, a company memo stating that "Working hours will be changed to 9:15 through 17:15 to better synchronise with public transport, let drivers avoid the rush hour and let parents bring their children to school" will motivate staff better, improve the working climate AND solve 80% - 90% of the lateness problem :-) And yes, a Pareto analysis by department may reveal where lousy managers are demotivating their staff. Some re-training for department bosses may be called for ;-) FWIW, Microsoft has noted that by fixing the top 20% of the most reported bugs, 80% percent of the errors and crashes would be eliminated. Minimum effort for maximal return, the lazy man's way to 'happy' customers ;-) Of course, the numbers don't have to be exactly 80/20. They could be 95:5 or 50:50. The Gini coefficient defines a measure of statistical dispersion, a measure of inequality of distribution. It is defined as a ratio with values between 0 and 1. So 50:50 has a Gini coefficient of 0 (zero inequality) and 95:5 has a Gini coefficient of 0.9 which is ((95-5)/100). It is good practice to state this number with your statistical distribution. Now go practice with your own Pareto chart problem-cause analyses :-) This blog entry is dedicated to the four horseman of the office apocalypse :-
BTW, some 'Quality Management' lessons are not accepted as well I would hope; Managers sadly often think TQM is just for the Indians and not for the Chiefs :-( Comments (1) Saturday, April 25, 2009
Spring is sprung ;-)
Hola! Hola! Spring is sprung! Friday, April 24, 2009
Good Books :-)Whilst in hospital recently for a couple of days and being deprived of internet access (sob!), I took the opportunity of catching up with my reading. On average - since I was 15 - I have read 3 books each week. Books - or should that be OOKs - by Terry Pratchett are my favourite, the photo below shows my complete collection thereof. My second favourite fiction author is Neil Gaiman, whose most recent book is shown on the left above. And the intersection set, a book written in collaboration by BOTH great authors, is fantastic (sic!) also, Good Omens; it's about the return of the Antichrist ;-) Comments(1)
Wednesday, April 22, 2009
Geocaching 107 : Travel BugsI 've talked about Geocaching - basically a GPS based treasure-hunt game - in previous posts. You look up cache coordinates on the internet, go for a drive/hike with your GPS to discover the cache, then log your find. But sometimes the cache contains a GeoCoin or a Travel Bug. These are intended to travel from cache to cache; the travel bugs usually have a declared purpose, either attached or documented via their reference number in an internet database. The one shown below I found in the woods at Wüstung Boclow. It originated from one of our soldiers in Afghanistan who did a tour of duty with the ISAF in Kunduz. So I 'grabbed' it, logged it, and released it in one of my own caches (MMIX-B). It's declared purpose is to visit 50 caches within Germany in the hope of being found by another ISAF soldier who did a tour of duty in Afghanistan. Then it wants to return to its owner's (Bettelmönch) home cache.Bon Voyage! I found the cache in a wood full of wild garlic (Bärlauch), as you can see in this photo. We made the mistake of picking some fresh leaves even though we didn't have a sealable plastic bag with us. You can't imagine how intensely the car smells now :-( Comments(3) joseph-a-nagy-jr (USA) writes : "Wild garlic? Lucky. The closest I get around me is wild onions." Juventas has written a great comment, telling me about an xkcd adventure :- "Hi there, There's only two sites I check every day: the blog belonging to toomanytribbles, and XKCD and it's geohashing wiki. I know you know of the first, what about the latter? Upon reading your blog, I thought I would suggest it. XKCD is self-described as "A webcomic of romance, sarcasm, math, and language". Geohashing was invented in a single comic last year, and turned into an international sport by it's readers. Germany also happens to be one of the most active nations. wiki.xkcd.com/geohashing Hope to see you there. :)"Thanks, Juventas, I hadn't heard about that, must give it a try and blog the results :-) Over on his geocaching blog, Holger Steinmeier has written (in German) about our attempts at combining motorcycling and geocaching hobbies. Funny tale, reflecting much of my experiences; just do drive-ins, avoid hiking and climbing in full leathers ;-) Monday, April 20, 2009
Pythagoras on a SphereBack in the old days of ancient Greece many people thought the Earth was flat (been reading too many Discworld® novels probably). And so we got Euclidean geometry on a plane. Indeed, Pythagoras proved that A2 + B2 = C2 for right-angled triangles only on planes; something we all learned in school. Here's my proof of Pythagoras' theorem :-) Now imagine if Pythagoras had known that the Earth is a ball, not a plane. What would his theorem look like for a spherical right triangle? Certainly not A2 + B2 = C2 ! First off, we need to define what we mean by a spherical triangle. A great circle on a sphere is any circle whose centre coincides with the centre of the sphere. Arcs of great circles are the shortest distance between two points on the surface. Long distance aircraft thus fly along arcs of great circles (ignoring the effects of winds), and ships sail along them too. There are four great circles in the sketch shown below. A spherical triangle is any 3-sided region enclosed by sides that are arcs of great circles. If one corner angle is a right angle, the triangle is a spherical right triangle. In a spherical right triangle, let C be the length of the side opposite the right angle (the hypoteneuse). Let A and B be the lengths of the other two sides. Let R denote the radius of the sphere (or Earth on our case). Then Pythagoras' Theorem on a sphere tells us that cosine(C/R) = cosine(A/R) * cosine(B/R). Now I won't bore you non-maths-geeks with my proof thereof and the maths-geeks can surely derive it themselves. Please note that as R goes to infinity the world gets flat and this equation devolves back to A2 + B2 = C2, as expected. So when someone asks you about Pythagoras' theorem, just tell them cosine(C/R) = cosine(A/R) * cosine(B/R), after all, A2 + B2 = C2 is just a special case ;-) Comments(3)
Charles Pergiel (USA) comments "As R goes to infinity, A/R, or anything over R, goes to zero. Cosine of zero is 1, so 1 = 1 * 1.
As you usually know what you are talking about, I am assuming that I am missing something ;-)"
Saturday, April 18, 2009
I, Q ;-)Back in 1934 Robert Ranke-Graves wrote a pseudo-autobiography of a Roman emperor entitled "I, Claudius". It is a good book and was a great TV series. I have also always thought that that would make a very impressive business card, "I, Claudius" ;-)So now that the UK's MI 5 - the British Secret Service - is looking for someone to head up their technology and science department, I think I shall apply for the job !!! Just think of the (necessarily anonymous) business card :- "I, Q." ;-) Comments(1)
Friday, April 17, 2009
Geocaching 106 : an Event CacheI 've talked about Geocaching - basically a GPS based treasure-hunt game - in previous posts. Intrinsically, it is a lonely hobby : you look up cache coordinates on the internet, go for a drive/hike with your GPS to discover the cache, then log your find. Looking at the logs, you may notice the same nicknames of other Geocachers repeatedly but can't put faces to the nicknames. So a so-called Event Cache is a welcome change ; it's basically just a get-together (in a pub) enabling you to meet other cachers. Coordinates (latitude, longitude, date and time) are published in the internet just like a regular cache. Recently I attended one in Detmold, about 40 miles north. About 50 attendees, all in a good mood. Attendees vary from absolute beginners at their first meet to acknowledged experts (like Splitti and Opa Theo). Splitti has found over 1270 caches and Opa Theo has found 1360 in just 18 months! Opa Theo focuses on being FTF (First To Find), 32 so far just this year! . . . Whilst there, I also announced an innovative type of Geocache which I have deposited in the woods near home. It is a CD-swap cache. Geocachers are asked to take a CD with them into the woods and swap it for the unknown CD hidden in the cache, listen to the CD at home/in the car and then log a note saying what they think of the music. A way of widening our musical horizons :-) Five visitors on the very first day, all hoping to be FTF. FTF honours went to the Miss Marple02. Here's the CD hide, now search! :-) I hid this cache in a creek, so beware of high water and flash floods after rain, it can get 6 feet deep. Wear waterproof shoes. As an added difficulty, GPSes lose accuracy under tree cover ; the circle of imprecision may go from 2 meters diameter to 20, so the area to search goes from 3 square meters to 314 or more (if not all flat) ! ;-) Thursday, April 16, 2009
Bankers' Pile :-(I find it very disturbing - to put it mildly - that the bankrupt Lehman's bank assets list includes 500,000 pounds of Yellow Cake. Man, that's enough to keep a civil reactor going for a year or to build a working nuclear bomb!WTF is a (bankrupt) bank doing stockpiling uranium ore? Can U235 trust a banker??? Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Haiku ;-)Marilyn Chambers died?She gave us all a hard time, But it's still too soon :-(
Haikus are simple Easter Monday, April 13, 2009
An Easter story ; The Pastor's Ass ;-)The pastor entered his donkey in a race and
it won. The pastor was so pleased with the donkey
that he entered it in the race the following week again, and it won again.
The Bishop was so upset with this kind of
publicity that he ordered the
pastor not to enter the donkey in another race. This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the pastor to get rid of the donkey. The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent. The local paper posted the following headline the next day: NUN HAS BEST ASS IN TOWN ;-) The bishop fainted. He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer. The next day the paper read: NUN SELLS ASS FOR $10 ;-)
This was too much for the bishop, so he
ordered the nun to buy back the donkey and
lead it to the plains where it could run wild. The bishop was buried the next day. The moral of the story is : being concerned about public opinion can bring you much grief and misery or even shorten your life. So be yourself and enjoy life. Stop worrying about everyone else's ass and you'll be a lot happier and live longer! Easter Sunday, April 12, 2009
Good Friday, April 10, 2009
Religion 101 This illusion (sic!) summarises most religions; details may differ ;-) Zen is when you can see both words at once, zealots can only see one at a time. And fanaticism is when you insist that this is a negative image, that I've inverted the 'colours' ;-) I do not need a god to be good, they are a superfluous fiction. If you want to do good, remember that two hands working achieve more than a thousand praying. Wednesday, April 8, 2009
Track daysAt our M/C club night I was asked about (German) race tracks which have track days open to the public, so you can try putting your motorcycle or car through its paces without endangering public roads. I promised to put together a list, so let me share it with you blogreaders too. Sorted by distance from us, they are :-
All the others are more than 3 hours riding time away, so not feasible for a day out. This list implies NOTHING about the quality of any training provided! I am not making any recommendations here, merely providing links for you to follow up yourselves. Here's my instruction page for the Nuerburgring. And here's a YouTube Ring video. Mixed sessions are awful; goddamn cars, even Porsches, are just rolling hindrances :-( Special Offer : Nathalie (Clichy, France) wrote :- "A l'occasion du 7èm BOL D'OR CLASSIC, qui se déroulera les 11 et 12 avril 2009 sur le Circuit de Nevers Magny Cours, nous avons décidé de proposer des séances de roulages aux clubs qui nous sont fidèles depuis la création de notre évènement le vendredi 10 avril. Vous pourrez si vous le souhaitez privatiser 1 ou 2 séances (maximum 53 pilotes par séance) pour les membres de votre club.....Le tarif par participant est de 75 euros TTC pour 2 séances de 30 minutes chacune. Seule condition de participation : être détenteur d'une licence FFM (NCA NCB NET) à présenter lors du retrait des tickets de roulage." So, if you ever wanted to race on the Magny Cours circuit, just give Nathalie a call (Ligne directe 01 41 40 31 28), add your local prefix for calling France as necessary. Monday, April 6, 2009
For you Lurkers :-)Lots of readers here (~1400 per day), but very few of you comment or write to me :-(So this photo is for you good folks :-) Delurkers (3) : also i think it is a great idea using different colours to differentiate between the english and german sections. i am an expat myself and have a (monthly or so) blog in both german and english just to keep my friends and family up to date with what i am doing. originally i come from gera in thueringen but now am living in sydney, for the same and best reason to live abroad, my wife. i just wanted to let you know that i really do appreciate the effort you put into your site - i will keep coming back and learning new things." Gerold Grund (Germany) wrote "I looked up your profile - Eunoia - as I hadn´t seen your log name before and that led me to your homepage. Well, I like it and enjoyed "scanning". I do under stand the English, only some maths is missing on my side from time to time, but nevertheless: Some nice ideas and some brain teasers here. So, happy hunting and enjoy your new hobby geocaching" Mike Erskine-Kellie (blogging at Sick Days) wrote "That is the best photo of me that I have seen in ages. No camera red eye! We're lurking... But loving your blog." ; Compliments get you everywhere! I presume you mean the Easter Sunday photo? ;-) Palm Sunday, April 5, 2009
Troublemaker ;-)Mark 11:7 ( New Hum"And Jesus rode Ass for a week in Jerusalem" ;-) Saturday, April 4, 2009
Geocaching 105 : Vandalism :-(Scarcely a month ago I placed a Geocache, MMIX-B, in a hedgerow along a hillpath visible from my house (and other parts of the village). Big mistake? A dozen geocachers found it, but now it seems that local children/teenies found it too (after turning over all stones along the path) and have stolen the cache :-(This , despite the label on the box clearly saying "Official Geocache, please leave it where you found it!" in both German and English :- ( Why can't they just leave us to our innocent pleasure? No respect for other people's property either. Most annoying. So I shall not replace it, the location now being known to them. Instead I will place a different cache in a less visible forest location, requiring a 2 mile hike into the woods and hiding it in difficult terrain. That should surely A) discourage the vandals somewhat, and B) give the dogs more exercise:-) Friday, April 3, 2009
Is your Organ hard ...... to play? Let me tell you, a Theremin is even more difficult!The theremin is an electronic musical instrument derived from a pre WW2 proximity fuse. Really! Theremins were used to generate that 'alien' space music in such early movies as "The Day the Earth Stood Still (1951 version)". A theremin has two antennae. You can vary the monophonic pitch by changing the distance of your hand from the vertical antenna on the right and vary the volume by changing the distance of your hand from the loop antenna on the left. This implies that you need to keep the rest of your body stiff and still to avoid changing the acoustics of the theremin and generating spurious notes. That having been said, there is even an expert woman who plays theremin by juggling her naked breasts around! It takes about 4 to 6 months to learn to play a melodic tune, but there are some real experts around. Here's Gnarls Barkley on YouTube, here's Carolina Eyck, and Clara Rockmore (1911-1998). Thomas Grillo also gives lessons on how to play the theremin :-) Wanna try to play a theremin? Theremin kits cost about $330 (plus shipping). If this is too expensive just to try out what is after all a very difficult instrument to play well, I point you to Cam Theremin in Hungary. CamTheremin is a freeware program simulating the Theremin with a PC and a web camera. Touch the sensor lines (drawn into your webcam's picture) to control pitch and volume of the generated sound. Go download his software and give it a try; you can't produce any worse howling than I do ;-) Wednesday, April 1, 2009
c/o the Astronauts@ISS ;-)H aving noticed a lack of wall decoration (posters, photos, etc) in the videos relayed from the ISS (International Space Station) and a seeming lack of sense of humour amongst those on board, I've sent NASA this photo of a metal sign which I took at non-smoker Frank's house sometime back in february ;-) The folks at NASA will probably think it's just an April Fools' Day gag, but wouldn't it be neat if the ISS astronauts DID print this out and stick it on an ISS wall today ;-) |
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Here are some terrific tips and tricks on how to encourage your partner to get healthy without hurting his feelings.
If you've noticed your partner putting on weight for some time now, it's understandable that the issue is constantly on your mind. And unfortunately, that might cause you to bring it up at an inopportune moment or in a less-than-optimal way. A better idea is to plan out how you would like to broach the subject and to prepare to do it in a calm and well-thought-out way. Express your concern for his well-being and that you're there to help however you can.
A good place to start the process is by making your household a healthier one — one where your partner is at less risk of eating poorly. Chances are, after the time you've been together, you know what his triggers are. Remove those unhealthy items from the house, and replace them with healthier alternatives. For example, toss the ice cream, and stock the fridge with fruity 0 per cent Greek yogourt. Your spouse may be a little skeptical of the changes at first, but some of the alternatives might quickly become healthy favourites. You can also look online or at your local library for such cookbooks as Joy Bauer's Slim & Scrumptious that will help you make healthier versions of the dishes your partner can't get enough of.
Weight loss is always easier to stick to when you have support. If your partner isn't used to exercising on his own, he will likely need your help to get the ball rolling. Start small by simply taking a 15-minute walk every day. Slowly increase your distance and intensity over time. Try to make it something he'll look forward to by exploring different paths and places together. If he expresses an interest in checking out a team sport or trying a class, encourage him to go for it.
Losing weight is not an easy thing to do by any means. It takes patience and determination. Your partner is likely to get down on himself, so be sure to shower him with honest encouragement whenever possible. Nagging will do more harm than good, as it will cause him to be even harder on himself and potentially return to the old habits he found comforting. Ensuring he feels valued for all his successes and hard work will be far more effective at getting him on the right track.
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Joe Gerth is a political reporter and columnist at the Louisville Courier-Journal, Kentucky's largest paper. The Louisville native and resident started at the paper as a clerk while still in college. Twenty-two years later, he's covering Kentucky's Democratic and Republican senate primaries, and readying for the general election match-up that's just around the corner.
That means Gerth has a front row seat to two of the country's most interesting and closest Senate primaries. The Democratic side features Louisvillian Jack Conway, the state's attorney general, facing off against Appalachian-born Daniel Mongiardo, the state's lieutenant governor, who fell less than 25,000 votes short of defeating now-retiring Senator Jim Bunning just six years ago. Much of the state's Republican establishment is backing secretary of state Trey Grayson, now facing a strong challenge from political newcomer Rand Paul, a ophthalmologist who is perhaps best known as being the son of Texas congressman Ron Paul, the libertarian hero. CJR spoke with Gerth last week. His edited and condensed thoughts are below.
1. On both sides, this is a very, very, ugly election, in which the candidates don't like one another personally. Republicans aren't used to this kind of primary in Kentucky, and there's a question of if they'll be able to pull together in the fall.
It's sharper attacks then usual. On the Democratic side, we've got charges of ethical lapses flying in both directions. Dan Mongiardo is claiming that Jack Conway has accepted money from utility interests and then gone easy on them, when he's supposed to be going to bat for Kentucky ratepayers when the utilities request rate increases. In the other direction, you've got Conway saying that Mongiarido has pocketed the $30,000 housing stipend he is paid by the state, and has used that to invest in real estate that he wants to develop into a subdivision. Recently Mongiardo was asked if he loses the primary is he going support Conway in the general election, and he would not say that he would. That's where we are here.
As in most of these things, the truth lies somewhere in the middle. On the issue of the rate hikes, what you've got is a situation where it doesn't look great for Conway. Mongiardo has claimed that he basically has decided these cases, but it's not like Conway can go out and hand out rulings that are beneficial for these utility companies. He is a player in the cases, but there's a professional division in the attorney general's office that does nothing but handle rate cases, and then the public service commission sits down and decides whether the settlement is good for ratepayers, bad for ratepayers, or acceptable for ratepayers. So there is a backstop.
And again, it doesn't look good, but there's nothing illegal about what Mongiardo has done with his stipend. Kentucky used to have a lieutenant governor's mansion. The cost of keeping that fully staffed was so great that a few years ago they took that away and just gave the stipend to help with living expenses and entrainment. It doesn't say where you have to use it, how you have to use it, or if it has to be devoted to housing or anything. It's just part of your salary package.
On the Republican side, Trey Grayson has accused Rand Paul of tax evasion and reported him to the IRS for it, and sent copies of the letter to newspapers. Paul recently said he's very angry about this, and has referred to Grayson as a "third-grade snitch."
Grayson may have Paul on this. What he has alleged is that his campaign has wrongly classified workers as independent contractors and therefore not paid withholding taxes. The CPAs I've talked to say that's kind of a tough stretch.
The interesting thing about this is that, even before the Republicans emerged as a power over the past twenty-five years or so, Kentucky always had a two party system before. But the two parties were actually just personality-based wings of the Democratic party that fought tooth and nail and then came together in November.


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A Fathers Confirmation comes later in life, Not while you are Man Building
As I stood in the lobby at the ice rink watching my son tie the skates of my grandson, my mind wandered back in time some 20 years earlier when I was doing the same exact thing for my son. I remember the early morning hockey games, many before the sunshine appeared for the day, a half-awake boy in the locker room trying to get dressed for the big game. Yes, this was my son, my pride and joy. Little did I know what I was doing at the time, I was just being a father.
As a father, you continue with this routine through his childhood, searching for moments to teach him things he needs to know in life. Did any of this make sense to him you think to yourself, will this be remembered?
Fast forward and now you have your answer, you see it happening before your eyes. My heart jumped for joy to hear my son tell his son,
"My dad did this for me when I was little like you."
Hearing these words affirmed my efforts as a father, there is no higher compliment a father can get than a statement like that from his son. Well, maybe one, be sure to tell your son you love him so he can pass that love on to his son as well.
Fathers, what I am saying is this, make sure you devote time to your son, teach godly values to them, and teach them to respect other things. In short, "Man Building", is that not our job as a father? After your son's journey through childhood, sit back and observe, especially once he has a son of his own.
It will be during this time that you will get confirmation, not while you are Man Building.
This scene made me proud of who I am and what I stand for in today's hard world. Did I teach and raise my son correctly?
This scene confirms that fact in the creation of a legacy of ice hockey, passed on for a third generation of Walker boys. I am not sure I will still be around to see the fourth generation, but in my heart, this special scene lives on.
Fathers, it is moments like this, that you should live for, to see your efforts in raising a son, and the transformation to them for raising a son of their own.
Darrell Walker
Proud Father 2013
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