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Bonjour, Monsieur Bot.
Learning code is hot. It's the new French. Parlez Vous Python? The New York Times asked recently as it announced the new trend among millenials. Young adults who used to take night courses in foreign languages, are now taking courses in Ruby, Python and JavaScript.
Three months into Codecademy's popular Code Year project, however, tech bloggers are starting to wonder why. What's the point? ponders Canadian novelist/software engineer Jon Evans in Tech Crunch. Few of these people will ever become proficient enough at it to become developers. And he's probably right.
The significant danger is that most of them will learn to parrot it, without really having a functional grasp of the fundamentals of computational thinking. Heck, Evans explains, there are people right now graduating from Computer Science courses, barely functional because their professors are forced to spend too much time teaching the remedial stuff they could and should be learning in middle school. Learning code part time, he argues is a little like learning French because you want to vacation in Paris. When you get there, you'll probably discover you can't even get through a conversation.
I'm not fluent in code, and I'm not sure I aspire to be. I just discovered by chance when I signed up for Code Year in January, that it was something I enjoyed learning. So for that reason, and because my 11 year son seems to also enjoy learning it too, I'm keeping it up.
I am, however, fluent in French. Not because I love the language (though it's hard not to love. Frustrating as it often is, it does grow on you). I live in Montreal. So, while I'm not equipped at this point to decide whether or not learning code is a waste of time, I'm confident pointing out some of the major differences between code and French.
French is harder. Much harder. It has rules for writing that are totally different from rules for spoken French. You can learn it at your mother's knee, and there will always be somebody who will be happy to tell you your French is not good enough. Believe me, in Paris, a bilingual Montrealer will always discover someone who will try to make her feel vaguely imbecile. And even in Montreal, La Presse describes Mad Men, Jessica Paré's French as cassé (broken).
Code is Math. And it's a lot more math than language.How easily you learn code is pretty much going to depend on a combination of grit and innate perceptual reasoning ability. How do you know if you have this? You could take a serious IQ test, or you can just ask yourself how much you liked math as a kid. If you did, you may be a good candidate for adult code learning. If you hated it, not so much. Yes, code has similarities to languages, in that there is a syntax, and each branch of code has different idioms. But believe me, this is math.You don't have to have taken calculus to understand it, but if you want to learn it in any depth you should be the kind of person who always did your algebra homework first.Code is Everywhere. In this way it is like a language. But it's not a foreign language. It runs your social network, guards you bank accounts, enables and prevents you from sharing music, film, information. And the more you learn about it, the more you will see it everywhere. The more attenuated you will be to learning facts like, two thirds of Wikipedia's most active editors are bots, or the fascinating and eccentric ways code is being used these days in the fine arts. Computer code is not likely to become a "foreign" language anytime soon. It is increasingly becoming one the dominant forms of communication in of our civilization.
That code is everywhere, might make it different from French, to you.
That makes it the same as French for me.
In my lifetime, I saw French become the official language of government, commerce and basically, life. I saw what happened to a generation of young unilingual Montrealers who couldn't even get a job working in a restaurant because they weren't functional in a language that what was really OBVIOUSLY, FOR A LONG TIME, the dominant language of the place they lived in. And even with good French, and a family that's lived here for generations, there are days when I still feel like an immigrant.
So, even if too many, or the wrong people are learning code, I still believe this is a good thing.
I mean hoe through code.
Hoeing is a great exercise.
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It does seem like a pretty cool time to be a programmer. I hope your husband checks out the link I included to what's happening in London with The New Aesthetic. There's some pretty creative stuff happening in the code community.
I'll lie and say I am a Salon Core guy.
Bribe border guards with apple pie.
I hope . . .
...I am skeptical of the notion that many people who start learning to code in their 30s or even 20s will ever really grok the fundamental abstract notions of software architecture and design.
I disagree with a lot of what Jon Evans says in his article, in particular the two points above. Imagine someone 20 or 30 years old who picks up a book about architecture, out of curiosity about various historical buildings in the area. No one says, "What's your purpose? How can you think that you'll really grasp the fundamentals of architecture and design, at your age?"
Evans summarizes his view, I think, in saying that coding is a means, not an end. But there's a different way to think about writing programs--it's currently the best way we know of to learn basic computing concepts. And those are actually worth learning, even for people who never touch a computer.
First, not every mathematician is a good candidate for writing software. It takes a certain type of individual to be expert at coding. The type of person that loves crossword puzzles or Sudoku puzzles comes to mind. Just as a crossword or Sudoku puzzle has to be exact for it to be considered 'correct', so does a software program. I have seen many otherwise brilliant people founder on that rocky shore whereby every component, every line, every variable must be syntatically perfect for the program to run/compile in the first place. Not so much with a foreign language. One can blow the syntax of a foreign language but still successfully convey that the house is on fire.
Syntax changes from language to language but logic does not. Learning the underlying logic to software is the most critical component for an aspiring programmer. Though the syntax may change the logic is always the same. By logic I mean learning how the computer 'thinks' first then applying the proper syntax for the language you are using to achieve an effective decision making process. If, else, and, or, not, while, until, for, foreach, etc.
Which brings us to algorithms. Two programmers write a program to do the same task. Both programs are syntatically correct. Both programs produce the required result. One program runs in 6 minutes. The other in 6 hours. The difference is the algorithm each programmer chose to handle the logic.
In today's world one must generally be multi-lingual software-wise to succeed. By that I mean if I build even a moderately complex web site I'll have to know some php, html, css, sql and javascript to pull it off. I can do the same task with python, perl, c#, c++ or java instead of the php as the underlying code driver for the site but the html, css and javascript would remain the same. If my server is a remote one I have to know how to make two computers talk to each other so there is the Apache, IIS, ssh, ssl, etc. for that as well.
Each code family has either a procedural or object based approach. Learning about classes, objects and methods can be as difficult as learning the language itself.
The best programmers I have met are professionals in other fields who have taught themselves to code so that they can get on within their chosen field. Think astronomers, physics majors, biologists, etc.
The most fun programming language I program in is Postscript, a page description language from Adobe Systems. Often I use another language such as perl or php to write the postscript code. Big fun, that.
I'm learning JavaScript, and finding OOP challenging, but satisfying. Much in the same way I find writing at a sophisticated level a sometimes frustrating, but often enriching challenge. You have to negotiate that fine line between being wordy and being necessarily complex. You have to have the kind of mind that can see big picture, but be extremely detail oriented when the time comes for that.
I think Jon Evans is underestimating how the skills that any committed professional learns during the course of a career can be transferred to coding.
Also, I think he's forgetting how different things were for people starting to learn now vs. people starting to learn in the 80s or 90s. There are entire libraries of code available for use. There are more and more sophisticated and effective tutorials available for free. I imagine the learning curve is way more exponential now than it used to be.
Obviously, you have to have the kind of brain that can grasp recursion, and other loopy concepts. But if you have that kind of brain, and enough determination, and a reason to learn, then I have no doubts it's worth the effort.
I had a chat with one of the guys at codecademy last week, and he told me that many of the people learning right now are journalists and librarians. I don't think these people are fools. People whose bread and butter is content really do need to have a reasonably sophisticated understanding of how digital culture works, or they're going to be spending their retirement working on content farms. And right now the pow wows between the publishers and the major libraries are becoming mighty tense. We are, or aren't, a few years from a Netflix of books, and who controls that is going to change the literary landscape in significant ways.
On the less serious end of the spectrum, it seems to me that programming seems to be going through a bit of a punk rock stage right now. After the stadium rock era of flashy multimedia websites, there's obviously a lot of three chord programming in apps and such. Much of it will suck, but every once in a while someone's going to hit a nifty, functional, simple piece of software out of the park. Hey, look at instagram.
So, it's a really fun time to take up coding, for amateur or professional reasons.
Thanks for dropping by. It's always great to get mentorship on this journey.
Maybe. But with me it is the other way around. I am able to take what I have learned from programming and apply that knowledge to enhance whatever else I am attempting to do, from playing a round of golf, to writing a poem or story or even how I go about preparing a meal.
What fascinates me is how closely a well structured program resembles a Shakespearean play, with one's main variables introduced at the start of the program as one would introduce the play's main characters in the first scenes of the first act, and other variables and characters created on an as needed basis as the plot of the play or intent of the program requires. Without being absurd about the analogy, I can extend it quite a ways between the two activities.


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As scheduled, Beren was set to face off against Dallas (Texas) Covenant School at 9 p.m. on Friday, after sundown to begin the Sabbath. Beren officials filed an official appeal of the game time with the TAPPS state office , but that motion was denied, sending Dallas Covenant on to the state title game without having to hit a single shot in the semifinal.
Beren wasn't quite able to reach that achievement, though no one can say the school didn't pull out all the stops trying to find a way to make it work. The team had already rescheduled two prior playoff games to keep its magical 23-win season alive, playing a first round game against Austin (Texas) Hill Country School at 8 p.m. on a Saturday evening (after Sabbath was officially over) and moving the start time of its third-round game from 7:30 p.m. to noon on Friday.
Victories in those matchups set up a shocking semifinal for Beren, a tiny Orthodox Jewish school of just 67 total students in Houston. At 23-5, the 2011-12 campaign finished as unquestionably the best in school history, even if students are now left feeling cheated out of a potential state title game appearance by devotion to the very faith they share.

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I wrote the following article in 1994 while working on my Masters degree. Although it is written in the lingo and jargon of a student trying to impress a professor for a grade, I still like it (hehe). In conjunction with writing this paper, we were required to make a presentation to our faculty and peers. The paper and presentation were the entire basis for our grade in this particular class.
Accountants are typically conservative and professional individuals. Our presentations were to be as professional as possible (board room setting, suits, big-business scenario…). I took a big chance with my presentation…and showed up in a T-shirt, shorts, and flip-flops to make my point. I held up a hammer and said that we as accountants were trying to cut wood with a tool that was not made to cut wood. That we were holding on to traditions and methods that needed to be changed and improved but we were too afraid to try new things.
(Just to let you know, my gamble paid off. I received an A for both my presentation and my paper.)
I believe that current accounting practices are based on methods and processes that are outdated. The double entry accounting system was designed to "account" for financial activity; not to predict it. It was to report to tax agencies and other organizations on financial status. Corporations and investors today attempt to use this data to predict the future…and although it can provide clues to the future, I believe it's a lot like driving a car while looking through the rear view mirror. You can't drive a car very well by using the past to predict the mountains, weather, and curves ahead. Why not use predictive data to predict the future? Why not look out the front window while driving the car? Better yet, why not reference a road map detailing the road ahead?
"Budgets," you say? Budgets? Don't make me laugh! I've worked for an Accounting Firm. I've worked for Corporations. I've seen how budgets work and how they can be manipulated. I've seen how they are often not based on sound financial data but rather a best guess…or worse, an optimistic projection by a management team trying to increase stock value. A budget is a complete subjective speculative unregulated financial document. Governmental/Nonprofit accounting (fund accounting) does a better job, but still could be improved on. The budget is a separate living entity…completely separate from the financial reports. BUT…..but what if it wasn't? I think it would have been impossible years ago, too much paperwork….but then years ago so was detailed job costing. Too often the costs far outweighed the benefits to produce such reports. Now, however, we have computers….and it is possible.
The past few years I have been thinking more in terms of personal finances, rather the corporate accounting. Programs like Quicken and Money are great for tracking when and where your money goes, but I am continually disappointed on the weak budget functions included in the software. The budget functions independently. The numbers are not intertwined with the core financial information. Imagine financial software that encompassed not only the past and present…but also the future. Your current financial status is on the middle of a line that goes behind and ahead of you. Every purchase you have made or might make today has an immediately visible impact on the future. Want to purchase that big screen TV, punch it in to your software and watch how your whole future is adjusted. The base mentality of the home finance packages is that the financial information ends at the present. They are working at making forecasting and budgeting easier and more accurate, but in my opinion, they fall short (and I have used the latest versions of Money and Quicken). They could be greatly improved upon…and one way to do that is by integrating more directly the future with the present and past. It could be easier, more accurate, and more useful.
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Triple-Entry Accounting Methods
Warren Henke
May 24, 1994
Triple-Entry Accounting
Accounting practices today are based on the double-entry method. There have been many proposals by various accountants to expand this into a triple-entry accounting system. Why should the accounting profession consider changing? This paper will discuss this question by looking at how the double-entry system has developed, and what weaknesses it possess that could be strengthen by incorporating a triple-entry method.
History of Double-Entry Accounting
There is evidence that even during the Mesopotamian era, a fairly complex accounting of possessions, purchases, and expenditures existed on tablets. Extensive accounting methods also existed in Greece since the fifth century B.C. The middle ages had developed a fairly advance system of accounting just before the introduction of double entry accounting. Accounting practices today are derived from these early systems.
There are many influences from the developers of early accounting that extend into our practices today. One of these practice is the avoidance of negative numbers.
Through the use of debits and credits, accountants avoid the use of negative numbers. There are several reasons for this, such as control and ease of use for accountants who did not have the benefits of computers and calculators. Perhaps, however, the initial introduction of the debit and credit was not linked to such reasons.
According to various mathematicians, it wasn't until the first century A.D. that negative numbers were even recognized. The Chinese became the first to use negative numbers by using red rods for positive numbers, and black rods for negative numbers. Evidence suggests that negative numbers appeared first in accounting rather than mathematics.
According to Yuji Ijiri, a advocate of triple-entry accounting, the avoidance of negative numbers and thus the development of the debit/credit is one reason the progression of the double-entry accounting did not develop into a triple-entry method, as will be discussed later.
Before the development of double-entry accounting, accountants relied on a chart of balance sheet accounts to record financial transactions. This creates a system that is very difficult to examine for accountability. Consider the extreme problems such a system would pose today. Companies would publish Balance sheets without Income Statements. There would be no way for investors to examine the changes in equity. The development of double-entry accounting opened the realm of accounting into a whole new world, and a whole new chart of accounts.
The practice of double-entry accounting has existed for Centuries. "The first to write on double-entry was probably Benedetto Cortrugli, [who] finished his book on the 25th of August, 1458." Accountants today use these same basic 500 year old techniques. Why haven't accountants experienced the industrial revolution in technology and ideas that has effected the rest of the world? Are these century old ideas so perfect and flawless that there is not a need for change? Perhaps the publications of hundreds of documents daily on financial laws, ideas, and theories by various private, regulatory, and governmental agencies signifies the flaws and weaknesses of these age old practices.
One flaw in current accounting practices is that financial statements attempt to predict the future though historical data. When double-entry was developed, it was the need for this historical data to account for the change in equity that sparked the progression of single-entry accounting into a double-entry system. The historical records of transactions are an important part of any entity, however, this method was developed for the purpose of accounting for transactions; not predicting them. Accountants today are attempting to use a very powerful and efficient tool for a purpose in which it was not designed. By attempting to alter this tool into completely different element, it has been damaged and the original purpose hampered. Accountants are trying to both drive nails and cut wood with a saw.
What then is the solution? Accountants surely must recognize many of the flaws in the current practices. Is it time for accounting to evolve into another form? What characteristics would this new form possess? What problems would it solve, and what new problems would it create? Primitive accounting developed from single to double entry, and there have been many proposals and ideas suggesting that it is now time to progress to triple-entry accounting.
Triple Entry Accounting
There are many ideas on a triple entry accounting system. Some computer software claims to use a triple or quintuple entry method. These software packages allow the user to record information about a transaction in numerous different fields. The software can track more than just an income and asset account in each transaction. Each transaction can also be assigned a region code, item number, salesman ID, or any other code needed to organize transactions. Although these packages do allow multiple entries past the double-entry, they are merely just repeating a double entry. Each of the different multiple entries relates back to one account, and they are not inter-related. This is basically an extensive double-entry job or customer costing accounting method.
Other accountants have proposed expanding the double-entry to include triple-entry for income tax purposes. This again is not a true triple-entry, but multiple double entries using a different chart of accounts. Many problems exist with this proposal, such as depreciation. After an in-depth examination of the income tax idea, it becomes easier to just keep two different sets of books.
Perhaps a simple analysis of the progression of accounting will answer the question of what the triple-entry method should accomplish. When it was important to merely track asset balances, single-entry accounting evolved. When accountability for assets became important, accountants developed the double-entry method. Today, accountants are trying to use historical data to predict the future. Why not use predictive data to predict the future? Historical data is relevant and important, and was developed for a meaningful purpose. Predictive data, however, is also important. Accounting does not just include where you are and where you've been, but also where your going. Is it time to evolve into a triple-entry method that will aid in predicting the future? Does the jump to triple-entry accounting complete the accounting cycle? One accountant who believes this is the next step is Yuji Ijiri, author of Momentum Accounting and Triple-Entry Bookkeeping.
A summary of what Yuji believes can be illustrated in the following analogy. The profits of a company are like a motor trip. Sometimes the car is driving forwards, sometimes backwards, and sometimes sitting still. The Balance sheet tells the precise location of the vehicle. The Income statement tells how fast the vehicle is traveling. The speed of the vehicle describes to investors information that can be used to estimate the future only as long as the vehicle travels the same speed. The question of whether the car is accelerating or decelerating can only be determined by using past information to estimate. What if the new triple-entry method allowed for the calculation of acceleration, or the momentum of the company, as Yuji defines it. Consider the relationship of the basic accounting equation:
Owners Equity = Assets – Liabilities
Yuji points out that owners equity, or capital accounts, are "in essence subaccounts of retained earnings, [and] are thus oriented toward describing the past." On the other side of the equation, the difference between assets and liabilities describe the present situation of the enterprise. Consider this modification of the above equation:
Present = Past
The present state of an entity is represented by past transactions. By extending the equation another step a representation of a triple accounting system as proposed by Yuji is defined:
Past = Present = Future
Under this equation, each of the three different aspects inter-related with each other aspect. Yuji modifies this equations to use the following terms:
Capital = Wealth = Budget
A common relation must exist between all three aspects of the equation, and the new accounts and reports created by the new category must indicate the current and future momentum of the entity. The development of these relationships and purposes becomes the impediment in developing the triple-entry system.
Triple-Entry Examples
The actual journal entries and methods to account for a triple-entry accounting system are very complex and would require an extensive writing. An overview how journal entries might be made and how financial statements might be effected will be presented. These methods are not flawless, and are presented to stimulate ideas and the development of such a system.
A new chart of accounts would be created through the creation of the triple-entry method. The debit/credit would either be discontinued, or a debit/credit/trebit method employed. The predictive side of the equation, the budget, would allow for a more accurate representation of future transactions. According to Yuji, accounting entities have a momentum of income producing abilities, meaning that the business has incurred events that generate the flow of future incomes. One example of this is rent collections. If a company rents out apartments, the inflow if revenue after the initial startup continues indefinitely. Another example is the hiring of a new employee. This puts into momentum the outflow of cash for an indefinite period. Yuji proposes a method of triple-entry accounting to account for such examples.
Actual journal entries proposed by Yuji are complicated. In fact, of the two publications by Yuji in a three year period, his proposed method of making journal entries changed.
By following the number trail, a basic understanding of how Yuji proposes this system can be seen. For more information about this method, Yuji has published several books on triple-entry accounting.
Financial Statements, as proposed by Yuji, would contain much more information that current statements. Because the triple-entry method incorporates the future into the statements, the momentum of the business is recorded in reference to future transactions. Yuji also incorporates the term "impulse accounting" in describing the relationship of changing momentum within a company.
The benefits of the triple entry financial statements over current financial statements is that they give the reader the numbers necessary to estimate future earnings based on present and future transactions, not historical data. Using the car analogy, these statements tell the reader how fast the car is going and how fast the car is accelerating or decelerating based on the road conditions ahead of the vehicle. The three aspects of accounting; present, past, and future, have all been integrated to give the complete financial picture.
The Budget accounts show exactly where the financial statements are or will be effected. They also show not only how fast the company is accelerating or decelerating, but also the difference in these numbers when compared to prior and future periods. This change in acceleration, or impulse as Yuji defines, shows how much the company is improving from period to period, and where the changes are occurring.
On the financial statement presented, Rental revenue is currently effecting income by $30/month. The impulse of $18/month in rental revenue this month explains an increase in the momentum of rental revenue this month by $18/month. For instance, a car accelerating at 12mph began accelerating at 30mph, an increase of 18mph.
These methods are complicated and not free from problems and errors. Yuji acknowledges that there are many fallacies in this procedure, but also points out may strengths. One of the obvious strengths in this method is the integration of future transactions into the financial statements. This enables investors to use predictive data to make predictions.
Drawbacks on this method include the complexity of the transactions, and the fact that an entire profession would have to adapt and modify a practice that is firmly engraved by generations practice. There are many other points that could be discussed on this proposal, and there are several books containing these arguments. This paper serves as an introduction to the triple-entry accounting method.
In conclusion, I believe that the current accounting policies are using a powerful double-entry accounting method improperly. I believe it was designed for recording past transactions for accountability reasons. Accountants today are trying to use historical data to predict the future. It is possible to develop a system that uses predictive data to predict the future, although a completely successful method has not yet been proposed. Accountants should keep these ideas in mind throughout their professions, and perhaps someday enough ideas will be gathered that will enable the development of such a system.
There are also other topics that we have discussed in the classroom that should be addressed when designing a new system, such as valuation. Accounting is much too complicated for a simple answer. By discussing new ideas and thoughts, more answers are given. Someday, we may have a more complete picture of the accounting cycle.
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Dressed in bold statement colours and vibrant atmosphere warmed by dark wood and clean lines, Green Mango tantalises the palate with delicious fresh sushi and Japanese cuisine. This modern sushi establishment is a popular haunt with locals and is often vibey and bustling. Diners can tickle the taste buds with delectable sushi and Japanese fare indoors or alfresco.
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text: Olympic soccer player Shannon Boxx's battle with lupusBy Jacque Wilson, CNNUpdated 9:32 AM ET, Thu August 16, 2012Midfielder Shannon Boxx, top, celebrates with teammates winning gold against Japan on August 9, 2012, in London.Story highlightsOlympic soccer midfielder Shannon Boxx has lupus, Sjogren's SyndromeBoxx helped the U.S. women's team win a gold medal against JapanHer autoimmune diseases cause joint pain, muscle soreness, fatigueMore than 4.3 million people tuned in to watch the U.S. women's soccer team beat Japan in a 2-1 victory in the gold medal Olympic game. Shannon Boxx was just happy to be on the field. After injuring her hamstring, Boxx was sidelined for the team's earlier game against Colombia. It was heartbreaking for the athlete to sit on the bench after all the health problems she had already battled during her journey to London.Boxx was diagnosed with lupus in 2007 when she was 30 years old. At the time she was playing for the U.S. National Team and had begun feeling extremely fatigued; regular training sessions left her with joint pain and muscle soreness.She went public with her lupus diagnosis in April 2012 and is now working with the Lupus Foundation of America to create awareness about this chronic autoimmune disease that affects 1.5 million people in the U.S.With lupus, Boxx's body produces auto-antibodies that attack and destroy healthy tissue because her immune system can't tell the difference. The auto-antibodies cause inflammation that leads to pain. Just WatchedPatient launches support group from dorm replayMore Videos ...Patient launches support group from dorm 02:46PLAY VIDEOSymptoms can flare up at any time, and although the disease is somewhat controlled with medication, it is a lifelong problem.We caught up with Boxx after the London Games to talk about her diagnosis and how she deals with it as an elite athlete. The following is an edited version of that interview:You have lupus, in addition to Sjogren's Syndrome -- another autoimmune disease. How do the two conditions affect you?Lupus is a chronic inflammatory disease that affects various parts of my body like my skin, my joints and various organs. (One symptom of lupus is the so-called "butterfly rash," across a person's cheeks and nose -- similar to the shape of a butterfly.)Sjogren's Syndrome is an autoimmune in which your body attacks your moisture-producing glands. I deal with fatigue and joint pain just like with lupus, but it also affects my skin, my eyes and my mouth. I have to regularly use eye drops, drink lots of water and get regular checkups for both my eyes and my teeth.Keeping my inflammation down throughout my body is my biggest concern.Lupus attacking my kidneys, Nick Cannon saysHow has having an autoimmune disease affected your job?As an elite athlete, it is my job to maintain a high fitness level, as well as sustain a strong mentality. Now add in a disease where my main symptoms are extreme fatigue and joint pain, and that standard becomes a little bit more difficult to maintain.I am very fortunate that I have finally found a medicine that helps control my symptoms, but a few years ago that wasn't the case.I remember in 2010 going to training sessions completely exhausted and my knees throbbing from all my joint pain. I remember willing myself through those training sessions and then getting home and lying on the couch the rest of the day. Mentally, I was exhausted because I was trying to figure out the right medicines to use; I was dealing with side effects from those medicines and I was keeping it a secret from my teammates. On the positive side, it has made me so much stronger as a person and as an athlete. I have the mentality that this disease is not going to beat me. I may have a bad day, but it won't stop me from trying again the next day. How do you control your symptoms?The medicine I am on now helps control the amount of "flare-ups" I may have, as well as control the amount of inflammation in my body. To help with joint pain, I wear compression pants to sleep in and I have also been able to tweak our lifting routine so that I don't have to put as much pressure on my joints. I do less Olympic lifts and more body-weight exercises. Fatigue is probably the hardest one to control because you don't know when it's going to hit you. The best solution for me is, if I start to feel more fatigued than normal, I will train lighter that day or even just take it off completely.Learning to live with lupusWhat do you eat on a regular basis? I don't have a specific diet. As much as I am training, my goal is to just make sure I'm getting enough food. I do my best to eat a balanced diet, but as of right now it isn't any different than the rest of my teammates.What advice do you have for our readers who are dealing with lupus and/or Sjogrens Syndrome?I understand that people with lupus and/or Sjogren's range from mild to severe and no two people are alike in their struggle with either of these diseases. I believe it's very important to have a support system -- friends, family, the Lupus foundation and the Sjogren's foundation -- that understands what you are going through. I think it's important that you have someone who understands that you can feel good a majority of the time but are there for you when a flare-up happens. I also believe it's important to stay active, whatever level of activity feels comfortable to you. I hope this is where I have inspired people. I haven't let this disease stop me from doing the sport that I love.You've just begun to talk publicly about your battles with autoimmune disease. Why did you decide to start sharing your story?I kept my story a secret for a long time because I didn't want anyone to use it against me in my profession. As I am nearing the tail end of my career, I have realized it is a lot more important to use my voice to help bring awareness to lupus and Sjogren's. It takes people an average of seven years to be diagnosed, and in that time period they could be doing more damage to their body. If I can help spread the word about what lupus or Sjogren's is and what the symptoms are, maybe I can help get people in to visit a doctor sooner. Dealing with an injury during the Olympics is something every athlete fears. How do you weigh the benefits of rest/recovery over pushing through the pain to help your team?Good question. All of these thoughts went through my head when I felt my hamstring go 15 minutes into my first game in the Olympics. In a matter of seconds, I had to weigh both options. Do I push through and maybe do more damage to my leg and maybe hurt the team in the process, 'cause I'm not 100% (and in the worst case scenario, be out for the rest of the tournament): or do I take myself out and give our team the chance with a healthy body in there? I chose the second, and even though it was hard sitting on the bench I knew I put the team first. I worked hard every day to get back as healthy as I could so I could be available if needed during the playoff rounds. It seems everything worked out in the end. My hamstring healed and I was able to start in the final game and help my team to an Olympic gold medal. 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The "vibrant" girlfriend of Oscar Pistorius, who was shot dead at his home, was a top model and "child of God" who was looking forward to Valentine's Day.
The relationship between Reeva Steenkamp, 30, and Pistorius - the Posh and Becks of South Africa - tragically ended on the day lovers celebrate, with the famous Olympian and Paralympian at the centre of a murder investigation.
In her own words on her Twitter biography, she describes herself as the following: "SA Model, Cover Girl, Tropika Island of Treasure Celeb Contestant, Law Graduate, Child of God."
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On February 1, she tweeted to Pistorius telling him he was "beautiful".
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Miss Steenkamp's former headmaster Greg Stokell told the South African Press Association she was popular and respected by all.
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"The St Dominic's Priory school community in Port Elizabeth is both shocked and saddened by Reeva Steenkamp's sudden and tragic death."
Mr Stokell said the model achieved recognition for her good academic results, her participation in hockey and swimming, and in her capacity as a house captain.
She graduated with a law degree at the Nelson Mandela Metropolitan University.
"From young, Reeva had the full support of her parents who encouraged her to maximise her strengths and abilities to achieve her dreams.
"She set high goals for herself in everything she did and she consistently converted opportunities into success," he said.
The school conveyed condolences to Miss Steenkamp's family.
"They are devastated by the loss of their daughter, but do not have any further comment," he said.
This weekend, Miss Steenkamp was set to star in South African reality television series Tropika Island Of Treasure, in which celebrities and ordinary people compete in remote, exotic locations in a variety of daily challenges.
On the show's website, a tribute to Steenkamp says: "We are deeply saddened and extend our condolences to Reeva's family and friends."
The website also carries a profile of the star, describing her as someone who "prefers to read a book on her off days".
It says Miss Steenkamp was born in Cape Town and moved to Port Elizabeth as a child where she continued her studies and graduated with a degree in law.
Named the first face of cosmetics giant Avon South Africa, according to the profile, she has since shot some of South Africa's leading campaigns and commercials, and was working on some "major projects".
The website says she was working on "smaller TV roles as well as a lead in a new reality TV show".
It continues: "Reeva has a passion for cars and cooking and prefers to read a book on her off days and spend quality time with friends and family."
On her instagram site Miss Steenkamp's last entry four days ago showed a cartoon female face being hit by a hand, and was accompanied by: "I woke up in a happy safe home this morning. Not everyone did. Speak out against the rape of individuals in SA. RIP Anene Booysen."
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Duff McKagan book title "It's So Easy (And Other Lies)"
Classic Gn'R – Steven, Duff, Axl, Slash & Izzy.
Duff McKagan's (VELVET REVOLVER, GUNS N' ROSES, DUFF MCKAGAN'S LOADED) much-anticipated autobiography, "It's So Easy (And Other Lies)", is scheduled to arrive on October 4 via Touchstone Fireside, a division of Simon & Schuster.
In a recent interview with Rolling Stone magazine, McKagan stated about the 304-page hardcover book, "It's not really my story, it's really not even my autobiography or memoir. I think that term is overused. It is a story of some shit that happened to me, but probably not the typical [things] what people might expect. It's not my story of GUNS N' ROSES or VELVET REVOLVER. All of those things are sort of in it, because they're things I bounced through as I was getting deeper and deeper into addiction and finding my way out. It was challenging going through some of these things that I hadn't thought about for a long time. And writing forces you to take your own part of your life, of what role you actually played — as opposed to the one you make up later on."
Based on the 40-page proposal that made the rounds of publishing houses in February 2010, McKagan's book will begin on the day in 1994 when his pancreas burst from alcohol abuse. It will recount his rise through the music scene, his fall into drug abuse and his recovery, which included two years of celibacy and a degree in finance from Seattle University.
A sample of Duff's writing which may, or may not, end up in the forthcoming book can be found at SeattleWeekly.com.
Duff's VELVET REVOLVER/GUNS N' ROSES bandmate Slash has published his own book, as has ex-GUNS drummer Steven Adler, who released his life story, "My Appetite for Destruction: Sex, and Drugs, and Guns N' Roses", in July 2010.
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"It was a little bit with the turnover in coaching and the fact they're under (NCAA) investigation again," Belles said. "And I think most importantly he just wanted to come back home. It wasn't because of playing time or anything like that. The only reason he wasn't starting the rest of the year was because he was injured or had something that was keeping him out.
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"They're getting a bulldozer," Belles said. "Not only that but a kid who can run block as well as pass protect. He's just one of those good athletes that plays an offensive line position. And he's got a mean streak to him. On the field, if something gets his fuse a little bit, he's a guy you don't want angry, especially if he knows what he's doing on the field.
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Due to a political stalemate, the estate tax expired at the beginning of this year and won't be renewed until the beginning of next year, meaning estates of people who die this year will escape the tax.
Here's a list of some famous and rich people who died this year.
George Steinbrenner, worth an estimated $1.15 billion, died at 80, saving his family heirs millions in taxes. Here, Steinbrenner celebrates winning the 1996 World Series against the Atlanta Braves with Yankees manager Joe Torre.
Dennis Hopper rose to fame behind hits like the 1969 classic "Easy Rider." He later was a regular in a slew of TV commercials.
Hopper died May 29, 2010, at 74.
Gary Coleman was best known for his role in the TV series "Diff'rent Strokes" where he charmed America with his now-iconic catchphrase "What you talkin' 'bout, Willis?"
He died at 42 from a brain hemorrhage, leaving what promises to be a protracted fight over what money he had left.


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Posted: Aug 19, 2010 10:59 AM by Russell Jones
Updated: Aug 19, 2010 3:43 PM
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Louisiana is one of 37 states that will share $1.8 billion to increase broadband services for state residents, according to an announcement this week by the Secretary of Commerce.
Louisiana will receive $9.1 million of that money, which was awarded to DOC Nexus Systems. It's the latest round of broadband grants from the $787 billion stimulus package signed into law last year, and is intended to expand high-speed Internet capabilities at hospitals, schools and libraries.
Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke said that not only would this help connect the 36-percent of Americans that don't have access to broadband Internet, it would also put many telecommunications workers in those areas back on the job.
"That is simply unacceptable, and dial-up does not cut it," Locke said during a conference call with reporters. "Expanding access to high-speed Internet is a 21st Century version of Roosevelt's rural electrification program or Eisenhower's Interstate Highway System."
Nexus Systems will use the money to build a network in seven parishes in the north central portion of Louisiana, connecting as many as 110 community institutions, 133,000 people and 1,800 businesses to broadband. Nexus projects the work will create 135 new jobs.


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SALISBURY – Have you noticed that your ride along I-85 seems to be taking a little longer these days? The state says there are three major projects going in Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, and Rowan Counties, and it's going to be that way for a while.
Joy on Facebook posted this around 9 this morning. 'OMG, there is no reason traffic should be like this everyday! Move along people.'
It's a typical comment from drivers who are finding delays on 85 between the Rowan County line to the north and Charlotte to the south.
One scheduled delay was absent on Wednesday. Weather stopped the bridge work that had been slowing traffic down every morning, near Highway 152 in southern Rowan, but it didn't take long to find an abundance of barriers, barrels, and brakelights.
"I drive from Charlotte to Cabarrus County everyday," said Willie Aldridge, a student at Rowan Cabarrus Community just of 85 and Highway 73. Students have to deal with traffic delays most everyday. "Early in the mornings it's good, late at night, rough."
"The interstate is an absolute mess, it's taken me up to two hours to get from Salisbury to Charlotte," added WBTV Traffic Reporter Katie Garner. "You can expect to see this everyday until 2014 because it's so bad, and I'm seeing double the accidents I see on any area of Charlotte."
Garner pointed out that while there is an increase in accidents, most are the fender bender variety since cars are traveling at a reduced rate of speed.
The main area for delays is an 8 mile stretch from Cabarrus into Mecklenburg, with a lane closure and lane shift near 485. Drivers tell us it has slowed the commute and disrupted local business, but the state says it's necessary in order to widen the lanes.
On Wednesday a representative with the NC Department of Transportation told WBTV that they understand the frustrations that drivers are facing, but say that it is necessary as the work is being done to improve the interstate.
Jen Thompson also reminded drivers that changes in travel lanes will sometimes change day to day.
"Drivers need to be alert to changing conditions," Thompson told WBTV. "And they really need to pay attention to the 55 mile an hour speed limit through the work zone. That's in place 24/7."


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CHOICE welcomes key aspects of the Senate Economics Committee report tabled in Parliament today but calls on government to take further steps to cut banking fees and improve customer service. In particular, the report overlooks recommendations in CHOICE's Better Banking report that we believe are crucial to aligning the banking sector with the legitimate needs and priorities of consumers. "There are places where the banks need to go further than this report, especially on ATM fees, the introduction of portable account numbers and improved customer service," says CHOICE Director of Campaigns and Communications, Christopher Zinn. "There also must be no retreat from the abolition of mortgage exit fees." However, we applaud the Committee's recommendation that banks be made to justify lending rate increases above the RBA rate with verifiable evidence that the extra increase was necessary. "CHOICE welcomes the Committee's call to prise open the 'big black box' of the banks' decision-making on interest rates," Mr Zinn says. "The 'Big Four' regularly protest they are only passing on the higher costs of borrowing from overseas. But as we've seen just this week, their profits are heading through the stratosphere, so let's apply some scrutiny and see if their arguments really hold water." CHOICE also supports the Committee's push to reduce the massive complexity around many financial products, and to increase requirements for clear, no-nonsense disclosure documents that will allow consumers to compare products. "The Committee's report reinforces some of the key reforms CHOICE has been calling for through our Better Banking Campaign, including through making switching banks easier, using the same model that operates in some European countries, and making lenders mortgage insurance far more flexible," said Zinn. CHOICE has worked closely with government, regulators and the industry itself in forging a new path for banking in Australia – one that puts customer service above bank profits and removes obstacles to fair play between banks and customers. The Committee's report addresses many of these issues and we commend the bulk of its recommendations, but further steps must be taken to ensure Australian consumers get the banking service they deserve and that the Australian banking sector should rightly deliver.
On Sunday 12 December 2010, Treasurer Wayne Swan announced the government's banking reform package.
CHOICE welcomes aspects of the package, including initiatives that would make it easier for consumers to switch financial institutions and measures that would help smaller lenders challenge the big four - two key moves which CHOICE has long argued would help drive competition in banking.
However CHOICE regards the Government's reforms as only the beginning of a longer process of wide-ranging reform. CHOICE calls on banks to show strong leadership in making sure reform initiatives are turned into effective action that makes a real difference to ordinary Australians.
CHOICE will keep the pressure on the Government, and you can too. Send an email to Treasurer Wayne Swan* to make sure he follows through on his promise to make switching banks easier.
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Dear Mr Swan,Thank you for listening to consumer concerns about the banking industry as you move forward with the Government's banking reform package. While I appreciate the plans are a good starting point for a much-needed shake up of the sector, I am concerned that measures to make it easier for consumers to switch banks may not happen anytime soon.I urge you to find more immediate steps to take the hassle out of switching. I support CHOICE proposals that consumers wanting to move to a new bank should only have to sign a single form at their new bank that guarantees the speedy transfer of all their direct debits and credits from their old bank.As one of the many whom you are encouraging to shop around to get a better bank deal, I implore you not to 'ditch the easier switch'.Kind regards,
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LAWRENCE -- Patricia Denning and her husband, Dale, were the life of the party.
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LAWRENCE -- Patricia Denning and her husband, Dale, were the life of the party.
Both doctors, they liked to dress up for an annual costume ball fundraiser, said Kathy Clausing-Willis, vice-president and chief development officer at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
"We have an annual breast cancer dance," Clausing-Willis said. "Every year, people would look forward to what type of costume they were going to wear.
"It was really something, much more than anyone else ever did."
Patricia Denning, 56, chief of staff at Watkins Memorial Health Center, was killed late Monday morning in Lawrence when she was struck by a train. Dale Denning is a 1974 graduate of Russell High School, while Patricia Denning grew up in Topeka. They were married 30 years, with three children.
"We're all mourning, devastated with her loss," Clausing-Willis said.
Clausing-Willis remembers the couple fondly.
"They loved to dance," she said. "They always participated when we had a dance competition."
Clausing-Willis remembered Patricia Denning as a determined person, doing what it takes to get the job done. When Patricia Denning served on the hospital's endowment board, there were improvements planned for the birthing center and in the nursing areas. That wasn't enough; Denning also wanted improvements for the surgical center. She made sure donations covered it, too.
"So, long story short, we now have a beautiful surgery center," Clausing-Willis said.
The couple also knew how to lead a balanced life, even as busy physicians.
"They were together all the time," Clausing-Willis said. "They were very happy, a role model as far as a family and a couple. They figured out how to balance their careers and being parents and being philanthropists.
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Trees can be identified by examination of several characteristics.
The following guide applies to the trees which are indigenous to the region extending from the Atlantic Ocean to the Rocky Mountains and from Canada to the northern boundaries of the southern states, together with a few well-known and naturalized foreign trees.[1]
The typical leaves of a species are to be found upon mature trees, not upon young ones. The leaflets of a compound leaf can be distinguished from simple leaves by the absence of leaf buds from the base of their stems.
To identify a tree check a characteristic and if it is present then examine the characteristics at the next level of indentation. For example, if the tree has simple leaves then see whether the leaves alternate along stem or leaves are opposite along stem.
This guide does not include the Conifers, which are cone-bearing seed plants with vascular tissue.
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Lufkin, Texas — From the confines of her dialysis chair, a Lufkin woman claimed Monday that she watched former Davita Dialysis nurse Kimberly Saenz draw up bleach from a cleaning pail into syringes and then inject it into two patient lines.
Linda Hall was the first witness to take the stand for the prosecution team of Clyde Herrington, Chris Tortorice and Layne Thompson during the first day of the 37-year-old Saenz's capital murder trial. She described for the 12-member jury how on the morning of April 28, 2008, she watched a "fidgety" Saenz looking around to see who might be watching as she injected the bleach into two patients — Marva Rhone and Carolyn Risinger. She said Saenz's actions first caught her attention because she put a bleach pail, normally kept on a counter top, on the floor.
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What have the Hot IQs been up to?
So, what have the Hot IQs been up to? The answer to that question will apparently be revealed on Friday, December 19, when the new video is premiered and the act's 7-inch is released at an all-ages show at the Bluebird with local-scene luminaries the Chain Gang of 1974, Young Coyotes and Team Firefox. You should be able to get all the info at the Hot IQs MySpace page. After the jump, you can preview the video, which includes some sweet crotch shots, mannequin makeout sessions and other assorted silliness. -- Cory Casciato