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Théoden, Aragorn noted, had probably had one cup more than he ought to have had, to judge by his excited—and rather excessive—volubility. That could be problematic, for as with any gathering of the high of any land, the celebration of Yuletide in Minas Tirith was as much merriment as it was maneuvering. There were marriages to make, alliances to forge, grievances to be dealt with, and if the formal sessions had ended, it meant only that the field of battle shifted somewhat. And in the social arena, he who could best manage his drink generally won the day.
Now, the young Prince of the Mark had a prodigious tolerance for beer–how could he not, given that the Rohirrim accounted it another sort of food?–and mead he knew to be wary of. But Dorwinion wine was another tale entirely, and Aragorn knew that Théoden had not any experience with it, or the lad would have been more careful. Thengel had not raised a fool, after all, but youthful exuberance and lack of experience were a potent combination that could overwhelm even stolid éothéodic common sense. At least the day's formal business is done, and it is growing late in any case, the Ranger thought, idly swirling the wine that remained in the bottom of his glass. And he wondered whether he might not be able to quietly steer Théoden out of the company, or at least into a circle of Éorlingas, where it would not matter so much what he said.
On the other hand, mayhap he knows as well that 'tis better to say little of consequence, for he has stayed clear of politics the last hour or so, Aragorn noted. For that matter, so also had Denethor, much to his wonderment. The Steward's son had even been seen to smile and mingle, and if the former was not wholly foreign to him, the latter certainly was uncommon, in Aragorn's experience. It had been an instructive evening in that respect, and he had to admire the other's sense of the occasion. He would not have credited Denethor with being so good an actor, given his usual demeanor and impatience with foolishness. But at the moment, Gondor's Captain-General seemed simply to be listening to the flow of literary conversation in the cluster of lords and ladies that had formed about him and Théoden....
"My father prefers the Imlis poets to the followers of Elandir," Théoden spoke into the lull that had followed a lively debate over the merits of the venerable Elandir. And he grinned, as he continued, "Naturally so, as their chief came out of Lossarnach, and a son should not presume to argue his father's taste. However, I must say that I have not yet found in Gondor's poets aught that vaunts them higher than the scops of the Mark."
"Indeed?" one of the young ladies asked, and Aragorn sought quickly for a name. Dían of Dol Amroth? Meldarien of Morthond? Something alliterative. I think Théoden may not be the only one who has had too much, he thought ruefully. Try though he might, he could not quite recall the name. Although, in fairness, the lass had said all of three words in the time he had been standing here listening, so perhaps he might be excused the lapse of memory. "Tell us of some of these scops, for I know little of them, your highness, other than that I hear almost a stuttering in them."
"Ah, but that is the form of our poetry–to repeat the sounds, rather than bend to find rhyme. As for the scops themselves, I could name you a dozen, my lady, but even the lowest of them in the meanest village has somewhat that I miss in the verses of Gondor. The... Ælric, hu secgeth mann 'swifthycge'?" the prince asked, which caused heads, including Denethor's, to turn towards him.
"Spontaneity?" Aragorn suggested after a moment's thought.
"Aye, that is the word. One reads Gondorian verse–it is written. Some of it has rhyme only for the eyes, but not the ears," Théoden explained. "That is never so in the Mark, for all such verses are learned through having heard them recited–they are made to be sung and said, for the joy of the sound of it." That inspired some discussion amongst the others, though Aragorn said nothing, only listened. And he was not alone in that. Denethor, too, remained silent, though there was that in his eyes that made Aragorn wonder what thoughts lay concealed behind that careful mask of polite interest. Whatever they were, they were not so absorbing that Ecthelion's son did not notice that he was being observed. Denethor cocked his head slightly, running a hand through his hair, brushing a few locks from his face, as he casually met Aragorn's gaze. Two pairs of grey eyes locked stares for a brief moment, and Denethor's narrowed slightly... and rather slyly, just ere he looked away. And perhaps it was that the hour was late for such discussions, and minds whirled; or perhaps wine had loosened other things than tongues, but Aragorn did not miss the gleam of pure mischief in Denethor's eyes that shone forth in that unguarded moment.
"Intriguing, Théoden," Denethor said smoothly, injecting himself into the conversation, which (naturally) drew all attention to him. "I fear my acquaintance with Rohirric poetry comes almost entirely through such verses as are recorded and kept in our libraries. Thorongil here has attempted to further my education when the occasion arises–" and here, Aragorn merely raised a brow, though he inclined his head, acknowledging the acknowledgment, all the while wondering at this tactic and hoping indeed that he was not about to be asked to perform "–but I fear that lack of time prevents serious study of the matter. Is the royal opinion yours as well, Thorongil, now that you have spent these past eight months among us?"
"I allow that there is that difference between the scop of Rohan and the poet of Gondor, although if spoken, the poetry of the latter is also beautiful. But the scop's art is suited to speech, certainly, and it cannot be reduced to marks on a page so readily," Aragorn replied. "The poem is in the speaking, and although some are quite set and are traditionally delivered only in one way, most are remade with each repetition, for each man speaks it differently."
"Genau," Théoden affirmed, falling back into his own tongue for a moment. "'Tis harder to be moved by a silent page. Would you not think so, my lord Denethor? What argument can you make on behalf of Gondor's poets?"
Which was precisely the question that Denethor had awaited, surely, as he assumed a thoughtful air. At length, he answered, "For myself, I confess that I have not the ear nor the eye for poetry, though I have studied it much, of course. Which is why I must speak instead in favor of the scops of the Mark." There was a murmur of surprise at this, and Denethor shrugged slightly, "'Tis true, for if what I have been told is so, then it gives me hope that I might one day understand the éothéodic art."
"What tale is that?" someone asked. And let it begin in earnest, Aragorn thought, wondering what had just been set irreversibly in motion. Nevertheless, despite a certain wary anticipation, he listened as eagerly as the rest, for he knew naught of this side of Denethor, and Ranger that he was, his interest in both tale and teller was piqued.
"When I was a youth, one of my swordmasters had family in Anórien, very close to the border, along the Mering, and he told me this tale. There is a town there, and it is a place where traders come sometimes from Rohan. This town, though, is a peculiar place—'tis renowned in the region for the queer custom of its merchants, who cry out their wares. But not as they do here: there is an art to it. One must be clever with one's words. So rather than say, "Cabbages here," a merchant of this town will say, "Cabbages the crate a crown"; or "Eleven eggs, an et," to mean a dozen eggs; or again, "Hie a hog home here" to sell a pig. There are a dozen variations, as many as the merchant can invent or has inherited. A most amusing custom, which has grown to be almost a code in itself, and an outsider is out of his element if he comes not prepared." Denethor paused then to take a sip of his wine, and he glanced once around the circle of listeners, seeming to test their attention. None were found wanting, however, and so he continued:
"There came one day a Rohirric peddler and his son to the town. The father was known, but the lad was young and new. And he was one of those unfortunate dullards who can stare slack-faced at naught but air, and so was good for little but labor. Yet that he did, if set a task and told how to do it; hence his father went to negotiate his prices, and to haggle, and he set his son to unlading their cart. This the boy did, though with much prompting, for he stopped often to stare vacantly at one thing or another, and his father was much frustrated by this. All day they worked, and the next day as well, and on the third day, they returned to Rohan. When next the man returned, the town was agape with wonder, for it was clear his fortunes had improved markedly. He had hired help now, a fine new tunic, and coin to spare. Naturally, all wished to know the source of his newfound wealth, and he replied proudly that his son was a poet. Incredible! all men said. The dull-eyed boy, a poet? How? What has he made?"
Another pause, and Denethor turned to gaze straight at Aragorn, who, familiar with the way of such stories, asked dutifully, "What had he made, my lord?"
"Let us see if I recall it all," Denethor replied, seeming to collect his thoughts. Then, clearly making a prodigious school boy's effort, began to recite:
"Mering Market merry meet
An ell of elderberries eat
beets the bunch, lamb for lunch
'queath a quid o' quail quick
kits for cousin
nails for nothing–
but a demark does a dozen
pails of peaches, lovely leeches
many meetings teach the tongue:
take the talk, with it walk
'til the tale and doing's done."
There was laughter around the circle by the time he was through, and Denethor raised a brow at Théoden as he asked mildly, "Have I said it all correctly?"
Théoden could not answer immediately, consumed with laughter along with the others, but at the question, he made an effort to control himself. "Where, my lord," he demanded after a moment, "did you learn that? 'Tis a bit of nearly nonsense rhyme that we teach our children so that they begin to learn the Common Tongue."
"I cannot attest to its effectiveness there, but I will say that if the story be true, then it speaks well of Rohirric, that it renders even a dullard boy poetical," Denethor replied. That garnered some more laughter, although Aragorn heard the uneasy note in some of the more sober voices. And indeed, he marveled at Denethor's audacity even in jest. But that he could not believe that the Steward's careful son would speak thus by accident, Aragorn would have thought that he must surely have misunderstood. But Denethor did not pause to answer the questions that arose in those whose wits were not wholly numbed by drink. Instead, raising his glass, he spoke a few words in Rohan's tongue, then excused himself from the group. And as Théoden's expression was now between puzzled and suspicious, it was to Aragorn that the others turned.
"What said he, Captain?" asked the young lady of Dol Amroth... or Morthond. Mayhap from Lebennin?
"'To the victors is victory given,'" he replied.
"And let the vanquished vaunt them," Théoden added, completing the toast. He gazed after Denethor, following his progress intently, while Aragorn held his breath. If the crown prince takes offense.... However, Théoden, after a moment, simply shook his head, and laughed good-naturedly once more. Then, raising his glass in salute, he said wryly: "Hoch, Ecthelionsson!"
Ælric, hu secgeth mann swifthycge?--Ælric, how does one say 'swift thought'? Admittedly, Aragorn gives a very free translation, but this is more because I don't know of a word for 'spontaneity' in OE than because of his inability to render faithfully. Nor did HF, though she gamely suggested the substitute. Also, 'Ælric' is the Rohirric name I've given Aragorn, since he seems to collect names that are appropriate to the people among whom he moves. So Denethor knows him as Thorongil, where Théoden knows him as Ælric.
Genau--There also isn't a handy OE term for "exactly" that I was aware of, so I borrowed it from German.
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American Noelle Pikus-Pace won Olympic silver in the women's skeleton event in Sochi on Friday.
The 31-year-old Utah native finished just behind Great Britain's Elizabeth Yarnold, who beat her by nearly a full second for gold. Coming in third for bronze was Russian Elena Nikitina.
Katie Uhlaender, a 29-year-old Vail, Colo., native, finished in fourth place, just four one-hundredths of a second away from winning bronze.
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|Spectral Transformations of the Laurent Biorthogonal Polynomials, II. Pastro Polynomials
We continue to study the simplest closure conditions for chains of spectral transformations of the Laurent biorthogonal polynomials ($\LBP$). It is shown that the 1-1-periodic $q$-closure condition leads to the $\LBP$ introduced by Pastro. We introduce classes of semi-classical and Laguerre-Hahn $\LBP$ associated to generic closure conditions of the chain of spectral transformations.
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Mini Quiches
Mini Quiche – the BEST & easiest quiche you'll ever make, in mini size. So creamy, rich, delicious with this fool-proof mini quiche recipe!!
Quiche is French pastry crust filled with savory egg custard made with cheese, eggs, ham, meat or vegetables. My co-worker introduced me to quiche many years ago and I have been hooked on quiche since. Quiche is something that I can eat on a daily basis, with some salad, and preferably with a serving of French onion soup. I simply adore the crumbly texture of the pastry crust and the rich, creamy, and utterly delicious filling.
If you eat out or buy from French bakeries, quiche can be quite big. That's why I love mini quiches—miniature quiche filled with the same ingredients albeit a much smaller size. The smaller package makes mini quiches a perfect party food that everyone can just pick up and savor as a finger food, anytime of the year!
Another bonus of being small, even the picky toddlers and eaters at your home can enjoy it. It's packed with lots of high-energy ingredients, but more importantly, they are absolutely appetizing and I am sure that the kids will enjoy it as much as an adults.
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looks delicious! =)
hmm. For parties. I'm not a party guy, and I certainly don't like the party life style. But when having guests over i think i would have made Chicken Satay skewers with cashew nut sauce (tastes equally good with cashews, but doesn't cause me any allergy), Yakitori skewers, Chicken Tikka skewers. anything that's easy to cook for many people.
Anything BBQ-able tend to be a preference to serve:)
Tom Kha Gai have also been a hit on cold winter days as it's easy to prepare for several people as it's boiled.
Love this! Can you make these in advance and re-heat them?
Yes, you can re-heat them but the pastry may not be as crispy/flaky.
Thanks for the response!:-)
This is so cute. I like that I can use a store-bought pastry crust and then just pour in the egg mixture. Cuts a lot of prep time.
Looks delicious! I will definitely try out this recipe :)
Wow, yummy!!!!
Tried this out yesterday with puff pastry – very tasty! Hits the right balance. Thanks for having such reliable recipes time after time.
Make this for a crowd. All love it including kids!
Any other alternative beside scallop?
Hi Bee,
1. What kind of milk should we use?
Low fat or full cream etc?
2. Which brand of ready rolled pastry did you use?
Can we find it at FairPrice, Singapore?
Only 1 egg for 12 regular size cupcakes? It doesn't seem like enough. I have made a similar recipe before, no crust to cut back on calories.
Very nice simple recipe…and definitely a crowd pleaser!


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On to the next round
Like it has been so many times this year, Linfield's defense was the star in its 27-24 win Saturday vs. Pacific Lutheran in the first round of the NCAA Division III playoffs.
The Wildcats forced five turnovers and held when they needed to most, and they move on to play at noon Saturday at home vs. North Central (Ill.) in the second round.
"I'm very proud of how our guys responded," Linfield coach Joseph Smith said, "and I loved how our defense played."
On a day when the Wildcats struggled on offense (Pacific Lutheran outgained Linfield 339-249), they needed the defense to hold strong. The Lutes had the ball for 11 more minutes than Linfield in the second half, but the 'Cats were able to do just enough.
"Today was a little frustrating on offense," said Linfield quarterback Mickey Inns, who threw for 210 yards. Inns was intercepted for the first time since Linfield's last game vs. the Lutes in September, and he didn't throw a touchdown pass for the first time this season. "But each side has the mentality that they're going to have to win the game, and the defense stepped up big time and took over that game."
Linfield's two biggest defensive stands came in the fourth quarter. The Lutes had cut Linfield's lead to 20-17 after a field goal by Jacob Schrader late in the third quarter. The Wildcats drove to the Lutes' 5-yard line, but Evan Peterson fumbled after catching a pass from Inns, and Pacific Lutheran recovered. On the Lutes' first play, Linfield linebacker Tyler Robitaille stepped in front of a Dalton Ritchey pass and walked into the end zone for the pick six.
"I was surprised," said Robitaille, who finished with six tackles including a forced fumble. "I just jumped it and ran it into the end zone."
The defense came up big on the Lutes' final drive of the game as well. Ritchey scored with 5:25 on a 13-yard run on fourth-and-inches to cut the lead to 27-24, and Pacific Lutheran's defense forced Linfield to punt, setting up one final possession. The Lutes took over at their own 22-yard line with 1:33 left in the game.
On the first play, Mike Maierhofer sacked Ritchey for a 13-yard loss. A couple plays later Ritchey hit Daniel Herr for 21 yards to the Linfield 41, but Brian Dundas sacked Ritchey again, and on fourth-and-16 Ritchey's pass was behind receiver Kyle Warner.
The Wildcats recovered three fumbles and Dominique Forrest also intercepted a Ritchey pass. Ritchey was sacked six times.
"The defensive line got great pressure on Ritchey," Forrest said. "It's been the same thing all year. The D line gets pressure and the quarterback makes some iffy throws. Props to those guys."
It took a while for Linfield's offense to find the end zone, but it did so twice in the second quarter. Kicker Josh Kay scored Linfield's first six points, kicking 47- and 42-yard field goals, but two Pacific Lutheran turnovers gave Linfield good field position, and Chad Coburn scored twice on short runs.
Linfield also struggled with turnovers, fumbling twice. Smith tried to take some of the credit for the offensive struggles, saying he handcuffed Inns a bit with his play calling, but the Lutes' pressure was more of a factor.
"That's a good defense with a lot of good athletes," Inns said. "I'm proud of the way we battled on offense. We just have to fix some ball security and poor decisions by me."
Notes: Ritchey threw for 284 yards and one touchdown for PLU. ... Warner caught 12 passes for 205 yards.
Next up
Linfield's next opponent, North Central of Illinois, beat Cal Lutheran 41-21 in Thousand Oaks, Calif. in the first round.
"It will be fun to play somebody new," Smith said. "I know that's something the whole team is excited for. It's hard to beat the same team twice."


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How about visiting an exhibition without knowing anything about the artists? No names. No information. No expectations. No anything. Just art.
Having hit the ground running, by the time the Absolut Little Sun bar opened its doors at around 2:30pm, there was a line of people looking to grab one of the signature cocktails, and escape the desert sun for the sanctuary of Little Sun.
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EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: "Ultimate Comics Spider-Man" #8
Courtesy of Marvel, CBR presents an exclusive preview of "Ultimate Comics Spider-Man" #8 by the creative team of Brian Michael Bendis and Sara Pichelli. The issue lands in stores March 7.
Pipeline - 2/28/2012
Augie has a crazy guess about Brian Michael Bendis' post-Avengers gig, a tip for scanning original art, a look back at Image Comics' tenth anniversary, a possible future for conventions and lots more!
5-STAR REVIEW: "Ultimate Comics Spider-Man" #7
James Hunt gives "Ultimate Comics Spider-Man" #7 5 stars calling the issue by Brian Michael Bendis and Chris Samnee "as enjoyable as it is brilliantly-crafted and an undisputable classic in the making."
EXCLUSIVE PREVIEW: "Avengers" #23
Marvel Comics has provided CBR with an exclusive preview of Brian Michael Bendis and Daniel Acuña's "Avengers" #23. Featuring a cover by Renato Guedes, the issue crashes into stores February 29.
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Chad Nevett gives "New Avengers" #21 4 stars, calling the story from Brian Michael Bendis and Mike Deodato "a smart and entertaining fight issue hot on the heels of a battle royale against Norman Osborn's Dark Avengers."
Axel-In-Charge - 2/17/2012
In another "Avengers Vs. X-Men" special, best-selling scribe Brian Michael Bendis joins Axel Alonso to discuss collaboration, crime fiction, Moon Knight, "The Ultron War" and more.
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Courtesy of Marvel, CBR presents exclusive advance looks at two of its February 15 releases: Brian Michael Bendis and Renato Guedes' "Avengers" #22 and Kieron Gillen and Greg Land's "Uncanny X-Men" #7!
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Bendis Prepares the Return of "Takio"
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Axel-In-Charge - 1/27/2012
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"Powers" creator Brian Michael Bendis brings an update to fans still hoping for the FX series to get off the ground. SPINOFF has the details.
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COMMENTARY TRACK: Bendis Incites a Revolution in "Scarlet" #5
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Bendis & Maleev's "Moon Knight" Ends with Issue #12
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Deodato's "New Avengers" Cover Reveals Iron Fist/Phoenix Connection
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Wolverine Torn Between Two Leaders in "New Avengers" #24 Cover Reveal
Marvel Comics pulls back the curtain on Mike Deodato's cover for April's "Avengers vs. X-Men" tie-in issue of "New Avengers" written by Brian Michael Bendis.
"Powers" Remains in Limbo as FX Ponders Reshoots
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Heroes Face Off in "Avengers Vs. X-Men" #1 Cover Reveal
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EXCL. PREVIEWS: "Avengers" #21, "Uncanny X-Men" #5
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Bendis and Simonson Team for "Avengers"
In Marvel's second press conference call of the week, Brian Michael Bendis and Walter Simonson were on hand to discuss a six-issue arc beginning in "Avengers" #25, part of the "Avengers vs. X-Men" crossover.
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Frank Cho Covers "Avengers Vs. X-Men" #0
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BBQ lemongrass wings recipe. Marinate chicken wings with lemongrass & Asian seasonings for the best BBQ wings ever. Easy and tastes so good.
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Great recipe, will try it in this week! Reminds me I forgot to sow my lemongrass seeds… Hint: if you cut the wings deep at the side of the bone (parallel to it) they will cook evenly, works well with big wings.
just one quick question, how do you grate a lemon grass? just a regular grater?
Great and easy recipe! We love wings and also love BBQ! We have all the ingredients except the most basic one: lemongrass!It's impossible to find it here in Athens(Greece). Can we substitute with lemon zest? How much do you think we should use?
Thank you for sharing!
Hi Rasa! Great recipe and I can't wait to try it. Thank you for being specific about how to prepare the lemon grass, i.e. microplaning. I have seen it at the farmers market but didn't quite know what to do with it! Do you have any tips about how to choose lemon grass at the market?
Yum! these wings look delicious and I love that it's super easy to make. How long would you recommend baking it for?
Love Asian food
It's amazing how much fragrance lemongrass and fish sauce bring! I make chicken drumsticks this way too. :-)
Totally yum, Bee!! I just grilled a lemongrass burger patties the other day. So delish :)
You make it easier for me with "what to cook for dinner tonight". Very thankful for your blog every time I'm stuck in a rut. This is yummy. Will make for family soon.
Oo yum! You just made me want the weekend to be now so I can pull out the BBQ and get these wings going!!
Ooo that's sounds very yum! One question though, why the use of both bashed and grated lemongrass?
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This recipe is delicious. I didn't have honey, so I used light maple syrup and it worked just as well. I baked my wings at 350 for 30 minutes and broiled for 2 minutes. The flavour is light but well balanced between sweet and savoury and very tender. Thanks for the recipe! I'll definitely be making these again!
Trying to click on the recipe and it says page not found.
will it be the same if using Lemongrass Powder?
Made this over weekend as a finger food for my husband while he was watching world cup. And, he loved it! It's so finger lickin' good!
What brand of fish sauce do you use or recommend?
Loved this recipe, really great asian twist that can complement many dipping sauces or just a squeeze of lime!
These wings are very delicious! The lemongrass gives a nice twist to the ordinary wings.
My whole family enjoyed them. Definitely a winner for any party or bbq.
Thanks for sharing the recipe!
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This article aims to showcase the strengths of various new WP8 Features and how we can use those for adding value to the Real World.
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People are becoming more and more aware about the need for taking care of their health due to the improper and stressful modern lifestyle. And Technology can help them in achieving their goal in easy and systematic manner.And as a result of which we have seen a lot of health related mobile apps booming in mobile market.
In this tutorial we will see how easily we can implement an application using new WP8 features that can help people stay fit .
Application Description & Features
Jogging(brisk walking/running) is one of the best exercise to maintain overall fitness. And equally important is to track our progress during our daily exercise, else we will not be able to realize if we are making a right progress and taking required efforts. User will start the application when he/she starts jogging.
Application Features:
These are the features of application for which the implementation methodologies are covered in this article.
- Track Exercise Results - This is done by calculating distance, time, speed and calorie burned during the jogging session. This will help user understand if he/she has achieved the daily goal.
- Voice Notification for every kilometer completed - User will be notified about this through voice functionality so that user is aware how much more he wants to run.
- Live Jogging Track Display - Using map control the app will draw the route he/she has taken during the exercise and the route will be updated regularly to give a real time track display.
- Background Processing - User can navigate away from app, say during a call or navigate to other application, and still the application will be able to monitor the exercise.
- Optional Music Feature - User can play music from within the app, this feature is provided due to the fact that many people like to listen to music while jogging for fun or for motivation (fast music).
Future Enhancements:
Following are some possible future enhancements which are explained briefly in the ending section, but currently out of scope of this article.
- Setting Targets
- Share results with NFC
- Heart Rate Monitor Integration & Safety Alerts
Project Setup
WP8 Features that will be utilized
The newly introduced WP8 features make the implementation of this app very easy. We will be using following features for the app development:
In your project, expand the Properties and double click WMAppManifest.xml. Choose the 'Capabilities' tab and check the following items:
Enable Background Processing
One of the key features of WP8 is Background processing for apps using Location API. We will see the details of its implementation aspects in later part of this article, but for now the below steps are required to make the app 'background processing enabled'.
In WMAppManifest.xml, overwrite DefaultTasks :
<DefaultTask Name="_default" NavigationPage="MainPage.xaml">
<ExecutionType Name="LocationTracking" />
In App.xaml, overwrite the shell:PhoneApplicationService element:
Launching="Application_Launching" Closing="Application_Closing"
Activated="Application_Activated" Deactivated="Application_Deactivated"
In App.xaml, add the RunningInBackground event handler and create a global static variable called RunningInBackground, that will help us track if the application is in foreground or background and do the processing accordingly :
private void Application_RunningInBackground(object sender,
RunningInBackgroundEventArgs args)
RunningInBackground = true;
private void Application_Activated(object sender, ActivatedEventArgs e)
RunningInBackground = false;
Project Structure
Now that we have seen the goal of the application, its functionality specs and WP8 feature usage in this application, its time to deep dive into the implementation section. Project consists of 3 pages:
- MainPage.xaml
- SettingsPage.xaml
- StartExercisePage.xaml
The tutorial will go page wise and explain what functionalities are performed in each page respectively and how those functionalities can be implemented. The focus is on how the WP8 specific features needs to be implemented to achieve the app functionalities, so the trivial and non-wp8 specific code is not touched in this tutorial.
This page is the app's start page and will provide quick information of the last exercise session, options to navigate to settings and to start the exercise function.
The user needs to enter the following information one time:
- Name (for personalized messages or status)
- Weight (needed for calorie calculation)
private void btnSaveSettings_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
private IsolatedStorageSettings userdata =
// Save user configuration
userdata["name"] = tbName.Text;
userdata.Add("name", tbName.Text);
userdata["weight"] = tbWeight.Text;
userdata.Add("weight ", tbWeight.Text);
MessageBox.Show("Settings Saved.");
This is the place where the core functionality of the application is situated. The moment the user clicks on the START button the calculation engine will start.
Some Important Variable Declarations
There are some class level variables which we will refer throughout the StartExercisePage.
Geolocator geolocator;
int distanceCounter = 0;
DateTime startTime;
double timeElapsed;
int thresholdVal = 5;
Queue<GeoCoordinate> toDrawCoordinates;
RouteQuery routeQuery = null;
GeocodeQuery geocodequery = null;
IsolatedStorageSettings userdata = IsolatedStorageSettings.ApplicationSettings;
The Map control will be used to show the Route that was traveled by the user during his exercise session.
The MediaElement control will provide an in-app option to play some music. Make sure LoadedBehavior is set to Manual to allow the user to control the Play, Pause, and Stop functions. In WP8, only one mediaElement control can play music at a time.
<maps:Map x:Name="displayMap" ZoomLevel="11"/>
<MediaElement Source="music\exerciseMusic.wmv" Name="mediaControl"
LoadedBehavior="Manual" />
Get user consent
An app using the location API needs to obtain user consent before making any use of location data. In this code section the app will ask the user if he/she is fine with letting the app use the location service if it is running for the first time. If the user selects yes then we continue with the next steps otherwise the App will exit. Irrespective of the decision taken by the user, it is saved in the application's IsolatedStorage.
If the user selected to allow the usage, then whenever the app runs it doesn't need to ask for user approva againl. If the user denied the permission he will be asked for it again upon launch.
public bool getConsentStatus()
if (IsolatedStorageSettings.ApplicationSettings.Contains("LocationConsent"))
// User has already made a decision, just retrieve that decision.
return Convert.ToBoolean(IsolatedStorageSettings.
MessageBoxResult result =
MessageBox.Show("You had chosen not to allow your phone's location.
Do you want to allow now?", "Location",
if (result == MessageBoxResult.OK)
IsolatedStorageSettings.ApplicationSettings["LocationConsent"] = true;
IsolatedStorageSettings.ApplicationSettings["LocationConsent"] = false;
return result == MessageBoxResult.OK;
MessageBoxResult result =
MessageBox.Show("This app accesses your phone's location. Is that ok?",
if (result == MessageBoxResult.OK)
IsolatedStorageSettings.ApplicationSettings["LocationConsent"] = true;
IsolatedStorageSettings.ApplicationSettings["LocationConsent"] = false;
return result == MessageBoxResult.OK;
Initialize Calculation Engine
Once we get the approval from the user or from Isolated Storage we can start the core calculation engine process.
- DesiredAccuracy - This property is set to High because we are going require as much accuracy as possible to get the precise distance covered by the user. Also we will be displaying the route taken by user on the map.There is a consideration that must be taken into account. It is power usage v/s the accuracy needed. The higher the accuracy the more power will be used. Our application needs the accuracy though and hence we have kept the property as High.
- MovementThreshold - Value(in meters) of this property triggers an event who's handler does some processing that is required on completion of the event. When the phone moves more than the movement threshold from the previous location this event will be triggered. We could have put a minimum possible value and that is 1 for the sake of accuracy. But instead we kept it 5 because, we want the UI to be updated at reasonable interval and in practical scenario a user wont be checking the app status every second, so its not a bad idea to delay the UI update after a few seconds instead of every second.
- PositionChanged - This is the event that is triggered once the MovementThreshold is reached every time. We will update the user exercise stats in the geolocator_PositionChanged event handler. We will look at calculation processing logic a bit later.
- Store the previousLocation to display in the HomePage.
private void btnStart_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
//Check user consent else exit.
if(getConsentStatus() == true)
geolocator = new Geolocator();
geolocator.DesiredAccuracy = PositionAccuracy.High;
geolocator.MovementThreshold = thresholdVal;
geolocator.PositionChanged += geolocator_PositionChanged;
//If all the previous functionality works fine then only enable stop button.
btnStop.IsEnabled = true;
//Store the location origin coordinates into cache for Status History in Home
userdata["previousLocation"] = geolocator.Coordinate.Latitude.ToString("0.00")
+ ":" + geolocator.Coordinate.Longitude.ToString("0.00");
MessageBox.Show("You have chosen not to use Location Service");
Core Engine Processing
Every time the threshold is passed the geolocator_PositionChanged will be triggered.
First perform all the below non-UI processing:
- Update Distance Covered : Add the thresholdVal which we have set to 5 meters. So for instance when the user starts jogging distanceCounter =0, and when covers his first 5 meters this module will add 5 to distanceCounter to calculate the distance covered by him. Distance will be in meters.
- Update Time Elapsed: timeElapsed variable will calculate the time elapsed since start of session. Time will be in minutes.
- Calorie Calculation: Call the calorie calculation module and update the current calorie burned during jogging.
- Voice Notification: If user completed another kilometer then notify the user through voice notification. If the music is playing then pause it first and then notify. After notification is completed resume the music.
Now comes an interesting and critical part of the app processing - location tracking in background and UI update. This is a new and very useful WP8 feature.
As our application is Background Enabled, it might be in background if user has navigated away from our app.
If the application is in Foreground, only then perform UI updates like: Distance, Time, Calorie Burned and Map Route. PositionChanged event handler cannot directly update UI elements, and hence we use BeginInvoke(Action) for updating UI controls.
If the application is in Background then do not perform any UI processing as it is of no use. Instead show a toast notification for every kilometer complete.
And there can be critical impacts of this kind of considerations. For example, our real time draw route gets impacted by it. In regular scenario if the app was always in foreground then we would have kept updating UI control - map for every coordinate changes tracked through PositionChanged event handler. But now that our application can be in background and when the app is in background we need to avoid the UI changes, the solution to this problem is that we kept storing the coordinated in a Queue data-structure - toDrawCoordinates. We keep adding map coordinates to toDrawCoordinates, so that when user resumes back to our application, route can be drawn on the Map for those coordinates that were not drawn on map control due to the fact that application was in background.
void geolocator_PositionChanged(Geolocator sender, PositionChangedEventArgs args)
double currentCal=0;
bool notifyFlag = false;
List<GeoCoordinate> drawCoordinates;
distanceCounter = distanceCounter + thresholdVal;
timeElapsed = DateTime.Now.Subtract(startTime).TotalMinutes;
currentCal = updateCalorieCalc(distanceCounter, timeElapsed, userdata["weight"]);
if(distanceCounter % 1000 == 0)
notifyFlag = true;
GeoCoordinate currentCoordinate = geolocator.Coordinate;
//Give a voice notification to user that one more km is covered.
// Pauses media if it is currently running.
bool flag = mediaControl.Playing;
//Voice Notify
SpeakText("Jogging Notification, You have covered " + distanceCounter / 1000 +
" Kilometer distance");
//Restart Music if it was paused
if (!App.RunningInBackground)
//If App is in foreground only then update the UI.
Dispatcher.BeginInvoke(() =>
txtDistanceCovered.text = distanceCounter;
txtCalorie = currentCal;
//Call the drawRoute Function only if Queue has more than 2 coordinates,
//This will avoid calling drawRoute on the first run of the event handler
if(toDrawCoordinates.Count > 2)
//Clear all coordinates and add the currentCoordinate which will
//act as start coordinate in next route mapping.
// If the app is running in background and then notify the user with a Toast
//for every Km completed.
Microsoft.Phone.Shell.ShellToast t =
new Microsoft.Phone.Shell.ShellToast();
t.Title = "Jogging Notification: ";
t.Content = "Distance Covered: "+ distanceCounter / 1000 + "Km";
t.NavigationUri = new Uri("/StartExercisePage.xaml", UriKind.Relative);
// Reset the flag
notifyFlag = false;
This is a generic function to convert Text to Voice Notification.
public async void SpeakText(string Text)
SpeechSynthesizer ss = new SpeechSynthesizer();
await ss.SpeakTextAsync(Text);
Calorie Calculation Technique
There are various techniques to calculate calories burned during a workout. Some of which can predict the same using just distance and weight of user. But this will not be much precise as the calculation will ignore the activity level and speed of workout which will affect how much calories have burned.
In the below technique we will consider following data points for calorie calculation:
- Distance (meters)
- Time (minutes)
- Speed, derived from above two factors (meters per minute)
- Activity level (as we are aware that activity is walk/running)
- Weight (Kg)
The most optimal calculation will require additional input i.e. Average Heart Rate of the user during the exercise period, but in spite of the absence of this data point, we can be able to predict a decently precise Calorie calculation using above technique.
Also in the later section I have covered additional Safety usage of Heart Rate Monitor integration with this application, but for now below are the steps for calorie calculation:
1. Calculate Speed: Use the distance and time elapsed data points.
2. Temporary Result: If speed <= 99.16 mpm (meters per minute) then use the following equation: (0.1 x speed) + (1.8 x speed x activity level) + 3.5 else (0.2 x speed) + (0.9 x speed x activity level) + 3.5
3. Calculate CPM [Calories Per Minute]: (Temporary Result * weight) / 200
4. Calculate Total Calories: CPM * time elapsed
public double updateCalorieCalc(int distance,int timeM, double weight)
double speed = distance/timeM;
double calExpPerMin, totalCalExp;
double temp;
if(speed <= 99.16)
temp = (0.1 * speed) + (1.8 * speed * 0.01) + 3.5;
temp = (0.2 * speed) + (0.9 * speed * 0.01) + 3.5;
calExpPerMin = (temp*weight) / 200;
totalCalExp = calExpPerMin * timeM;
return totalCalExp;
Draw a continuous route traveled by user during jogging
This function will keep drawing the route on map control till user don't stop exercise. To draw the route it will use the list of coordinates stored in drawCoordinates, which we have collected in the geolocator_PositionChanged event handler.
public void drawRoute(List<GeoCoordinate> drawCoordinates)
routeQuery = new RouteQuery();
routeQuery.Waypoints = toDrawCoordinates;
routeQuery.QueryCompleted += routeQuery _QueryCompleted;
void routeQuery _QueryCompleted(object sender, QueryCompletedEventArgs<Route> e)
if (e.Error == null)
Route drawRoute = e.Result;
MapRoute mapRoute = new MapRoute(drawRoute);
Stop Current Exercise Session
The above calculation engine will continue to calculate till user decides to stop the tracking by pressing the STOP button. On click of this button we will remove the geolocator_PositionChanged event handler and thus location tracking and calculation engine will stop. Then we will stop the music as well.
private void btnStop_Click(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e)
geolocator.StatusChanged -= geolocator_PositionChanged;
geolocator = null;
//To-do: Save the current data to Isolated Storage so that it can be shown
//on next run on MainPage
Future Enhancements
The core functionality and some additional feature are seen above. But there can be some interesting enhancements that can make this app even more useful and creative. Let us have a look at those possible enhancements.
Setting Targets
Option to set the a Target before starting the app, like today you want to reduce calories by 500 and the app will notify you through voice once you reach your goal.
People might be jogging with their friends, so not a bad idea to share each others results just by tapping. Healthy competition can motivate them to put more efforts for achieving their fitness goals.
Heart Rate Monitor Integration & Safety Alerts
Every person has a Resting Heart Rate(RHR) i.e. the heart rate under normal condition. During exercise our heart rate increases, but this increase ideally should not exceed a certain limit which is called as maximum heart rate(MHR). If one exceeds the max limit that can be dangerous and can cause cardiovascular problems.
One of various ways to calculate the approx. MHR is = 220 - your age.
Heart Rate Monitor Integration can help us detect if the heart rate of user is below safe levels (offcourse approximately) and the app can immediately give a Safety Alert through voice, display and vibration. This will be a very valuable add on to the application.
Apart from Safety Alert, this feature can also be used to calculate the Average Heart Rate during each session and those with serious goals like sportsperson and athletes can make use of this readings to judge their progress.
WP8 offers Bluetooth device connectivity and the current stack is 3.1, but WP8 is listed as 4.0 compatible. So when WP8 gets a stack upgrade to 4.0 and BLE(Bluetooth Low Energy) support we would be able to connect to various health devices like Heart Rate Monitor, ECG Monitor and so on.
The reason I choose the Heart Rate monitor integration is because its very small and easy for carrying along for a jogging session and can help us determine user safety using above information which is very easy to calculate and pro-actively give Safety Alerts.
The article intended to make you familiar with some features of WP8 like Location, Background processing, Maps and Music. The code in the tutorial will help you getting started but as you can easily notice there are things like Exception handling, best practices for background apps,etc. that you will need to take care of during development.
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