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The 2nd Annual Big Bite Bacon Fest last Saturday evening, July 5, at the San Diego County Fair provided over 4,000 guests and FOB's (Friends of Bacon) with a way to taste a lot of great bacon-based food items. The Fair's Del Mar Arena was full of the scent of sizzling bacon, roasted pork belly, bacon wrapped meatballs, grilled chicken legs wrapped in bacon and more tasty treats. There were even Bacon S'mores and bacon cupcakes. More than 40 local San Diego lagers and ales were sampled from breweries like Aztec, Ballast Point, Pizza Port and Victory Brew.
Ghost Scream Hot Sauce offered Spicy Caramel Popcorn while Farrell's Ice Cream Parlor offered a 'Hunka Hunka Burning Love Bacon Sundae' as a tribute to Elvis. Slater's 50/50 brought their signature cheeseburger with their patty of 50% ground bacon and 50% beef. Meanwhile, the San Diego Donut Bar had plenty of Maple Bacon Bars to enjoy. Big Mista's BBQ from Long Beach came down to bring their signature Pig Candy one of the most delicious bacon items ever created, to the event. Meat, Inc. brought their 'Moink Balls' and Dominic's at the Harbor had some delicious pork belly.
The highlight of the day was the Big Bite Bacon Fest live cooking competition. Three judges got to enjoy many fantastic dishes from each team. The teams consisted of one professional chef, one amateur chef and one child chef. The competition, hosted by San Diego radio station Star 94.1FM's Josh Lozano, was anxiously watched by the audiences as the chefs, who had 90 minutes to prepare and plate their dishes, presented them for judging.
A definite highlight was the Examiner.com's Edward Simon being chosen as one of the judges. "I was really impressed with the chefs in the competition, and especially the kid's chef competitors. If the kids had not brought their plates up to the judge's table themselves, I would have guessed that they were from professional chefs. The plating was attractive and the taste of all the kid's dishes was superb", said Edward.
Kiely Kuhlmann and Josh Rennick tied for the first place prize for Best Child's Chef. After a suspenseful coin toss, Kiely and her Bacon-Wrapped Roast Pork Tenderloin took the winner's spot and a prize of cooking classes from Sur La Table. The first place Best Amateur Chef went to Jullie Hull and her Maple French Toast Cupcake filled with Bone Marrow. Derek Jaeger, from The Cravory, impressed the judges with his sweet dish of Bacon Cornbread Cookie and Blackberry Pepper Jam.
The winning team, for first place in the Best Team category, was the trio Kiely Kuhlmann, Derek Jaeger, and Sammy Brooks. Derek and Sammy will now be taking their talents to the World Food Championship in Las Vegas. Their dish was both whimsical and incredibly delicious, with the plating attracting the eyes of the judges before they even got to taste the food.
For any anyone that missed the San Diego event, the Big Bite Bacon Fest will be coming to Long Beach next at the Queen Mary on Saturday, August 2nd. The Queen Mary, the site of many great food events in the last few years including the West Coast BBQ Classic and the Jack Daniel's Barrel Series Dinner, should be an excellent location to come feed your inner bacon craving. Information and event tickets are available at www.bigbiteevents.com.
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- Fireworks, food and fun at Long Beach's Queen Mary on the 4th of July
- Taste of the Nation Laguna Beach: food from celebrity chefs helps No Kid Hungry
- Crabill's and Seoulmate: Two great ways of celebrating National Hamburger Day
- Great BBQ was found at the Queen Mary's Third Annual West Coast BBQ Classic
- The El Camino Real's diner history can be found at the 101 Cafe in Oceanside


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We're down to eight, and it's getting exciting! While we're sad to see some of our favorites leave the competition, we're excited to be one step closer to knowing the Fat Quarterly readers' favorite fabric line of the year. After 795 votes, here are the final fabric lines advancing to the round of eight:
Far Far Away II by Heather Ross – 448 votes (56%)
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Modern Meadow by Joel Dewberry – 518 votes (65%)
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Former UCLA pole vault standout Anthony Curran enters his 33rd year at his alma mater, returning this season as the men's and women's volunteer jumps coach. Curran has become one of the premier vault coaches in the nation as he continues to produce All-American after All-American at UCLA. He has coached multiple Olympians, National Record Holders, and NCAA and Pac-10 Champions during his tenure at UCLA, a feat that has made UCLA a pole vaulting powerhouse. Curran also earned top honors in 2006 after being named the NCAA West Region Women's Jumps Coach of the Year.
In 2015, Mike Woepse closed out his stellar UCLA career by earning indoor All-American honors for the fourth time. Woepse finished seventh at the national meet. During the outdoor season, Elena Clarke finished her tenure at UCLA with a NCAA prelim appearance where she cleared a personal best 13-7 to rank 11th all-time in the UCLA annals.
In 2014 the tradition of excellence continued for Curran and the UCLA pole vaulters. Mike Woespe once again was named an All-American while Natasha Kolbo soared to new heights to earn All-American honors during the outdoor season. The pole vault crew continued to put together record breaking performances and personal bests. Woepse cleared a personal best 18-5.25 in the dual meet against USC to improve the third best vault in school history. Kolbo cleared a personal best 13-10.50 to rank seventh all-time while Elena Clarke hit a personal best of 13-6.25 to crack the UCLA top-10.
The UCLA vaulters continued their excellence in 2013. In his junior campaign Mike Woepse won the Pac-12 title with a vault of 17-11 and was an indoor All-American with a seventh place finish (18-0.50). Allison Koressel finished second overall at the Pac-12 championships with a 13-4.25 and placed fifth at the NCAA Indoor Championships. Her vault of 14-1.75 ranks fifth in the UCLA top-10.
in 2012, UCLA was ranked number one for combined pole vault programs in the country with the highest number of 17' and 18' foot male pole vaulters and the most 13' and 14' foot female pole vaulters. Sophomore Mike Woepse scored second at the NCAAs and went on to place sixth at the U.S. Olympic Trials recording a personal best of 18' 2 1/2. 17. Sophmore Natasha Kolbo and junior Allison Koressel vaulted 13'7" to rank in the top 10 all-time at UCLA. In addition, six men's vaulters and decathletes registered personal bests in the pole vault. The Bruins recorded personal bests as four of the women's team's six pole vaulters registered marks over 13'1. In the high jump, sophomore Alexis Walker jumped 5-10.75 and redshirt junior Dillon Stucky set a personal best of 50-9.25.
In the last 15 years, UCLA pole vaulters have scored more than "double" the points at NCAAs than any other program in the country including seven NCAA Champions and six Runner-up's. UCLA had two Bruins represented at the 2012 Olympics with vaulters Tori Pena and Yoo Kim. The Bruins also had four vaulters compete at the 2012 U.S. Olympic Trials in Megan Jamerson, Katy Viuf, Dustin Deleo and Mike Woepse.
In 2011, Curran coached Allison Koressel and Tori Anthony to equal marks of 13-7.25 during the outdoor season, a lifetime-best mark for Korressel. Those two, along with Liz Goodrich, competed at the NCAA Preliminary Round, but did not advance to NCAAs.
Curran also coached Greg Woepse to the Pac-10 crown in the pole vault, while Jonathan Clark was the runner-up finisher in the triple jumps Woepse's younger brother, Mike, competed at the NCAA Outdoor Championships, along with Clark, as both earned second-team All-American accolades. Clark also earned indoor All-American honors (2nd-team) at the NCAA Indoor meet in the triple jump. Three Bruin vaulters posted marks above 17-feet during the 2011 season.
Nine male athletes have earned pole vault All-American honors under Curran's tutelage - Dustin DeLeo (`08 indoor); Mike Landers (`06/'07-outdoor); Yoo Kim (`04-outdoor, `03-outdoor); Pat Luke (`03-outdoor); Brian McLaughlin (`00-indoor); Johnny Quinn (`08 outdoor); Scott Slover (`98-indoor/outdoor, `97-indoor, `96-indoor/outdoor); John Sommers (`94-indoor) and Greg Woepse (`11 outdoor), while eight women have earned the honor - Tori Peña (`10 outdoor); Katy Viuf (`10 outdoor); Tori Anthony (`08 indoor); Chelsea Johnson (`06-indoor/outdoor, `04-indoor/outdoor); Ingrid Kantola (`07 indoor and outdoor); Jackie Nguyen (`04-outdoor); Tracy O'Hara (`02-'99-both indoor and outdoor all four years at UCLA); and Erica Hoernig (`98-indoor).
O'Hara won three NCAA titles - 2002 and 2000 Outdoor and 2000 Indoor. Johnson was the 2006 Indoor champion and 2004 Outdoor champion, and set the NCAA Collegiate Pole Vault Record (15-1) in 2006.
Curran's athletes have won nine Pac-10 titles, four on the men's side and five on the women's side, while he has coached every woman on UCLA's all-time top-10 and nine of the men on the all-time chart.
In recent years, Curran has coached six Olympians - Okkert Brits (South Africa), Yoo Kim (South Korea), Canadians Dana Ellis and Stephanie McCann, and American Mel Mueller. Ellis is the current Canadian National Record Holder (14-7.25) and both her and Ellis were Canadian National Champions. Kim set a Korean National Record in 2004 with a mark of 18-4.50, a height which also ranks third all-time at UCLA.
Curran, was a four-year letterman and All-American from 1978-82. During his senior season, he won the Pac-10 title with an 18-2.50 vault, No. 4 in Bruin history. In '82, Curran also placed fourth in the NCAA. As a junior, he was second in the conference (18-0.50) and also placed second in the NCAA, his best collegiate finish. In 1981, he ranked sixth in the U.S. As a sophomore in 1980, he jumped 17-8.50 to again place second in the Pac-10 and was third at the NCAA Championship. During his freshman season, Curran placed second (17-3) at the conference level and fourth at the NCAA. Still active as a vaulter into the '90s, Curran cleared 18-8.50 (personal-best) in 1992 and that summer competed in the U.S. Olympic trials.
Curran, whose brother Tim was a Bruin vaulter in 1975-76, graduated from Crespi HS in Encino in 1978. During his senior prep season, he was the State champion (17-0.50, a CA State record at the time), and his 17-4.25 was a national prep record. As a junior, he vaulted 16-4, as a sophomore 15-9 and as a freshman in 1975, his best was 14-8.50.
Curran started his own track club, "No Limit Sport" in 1985. In 1989, he founded the Beach Pole Vault Association.
He has coached five elite women vaulters - 2000 Olympian Mel Mueller (15-1.75), No. 3 in the U. S.; Mary Sauer, ranked No. 10 in the World (15-3i), Canadian National Champion and Canadian National Record Holder Dana Ellis (14-8, 6th at the Athens Olympics), former Canadian National Champion Stephanie McCann (14-7.25, 10th at the Athens Olympics), Alexa Harz, fifth at the 2000 U. S. Olympic Trials (13-9.25) and O'Hara, who placed fifth at the U.S. Olympic Trials in 2004 (Personal-best 15-0 in 2005).
Curran began his own production company in 1995 and has produced seven surf movies sold worldwide. He also began the Curran Surf Camps in 1998, which he runs during the summer, in addition to holding two UCLA pole vault and track camps. In 2003, Curran, an avid musician, produced his first music CD. He wrote, arranged and performed all 13 songs.
Curran married Lisa Carlson in 1994, and they have five children - Sara, Tate and Marlow, Shaylee and Kai Lilly.


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Data and numbers don't lie, and when they are used correctly they can help an online marketing campaign grow rapidly and profitably. Each online marketing strategy has a goal of growing the revenue and profit, but what are some ways to measure and improve that return?
Not every online marketing campaign is going to be designed to go directly after the sale, but they are still developed to reach that end goal of revenue at some point. Some companies will push traffic to their e-commerce websites with the goal of those visitors making an immediate sale, while some have the goal of capturing the name and email address of the visitor in order to market to them multiple times in the future in order to convert them to a sale.
Regardless of what the specific goal is, the information provided by the following three data resources are some of the information we use here at Market Domination Media to help grow online marketing campaigns.:
Google Analytics: Google analytics provide information on each visitor that lands on a particular webpage, including their geo location, referral source, website navigation, and length of time spent on the site. While Google Analytics is the most popular option, there are other options available to those users that want to stay away from Google owned products.
This data helps to pinpoint problems with a website, as short visit length and low conversions would suggest that the website content and/or layout is not appealing to the consumer. Sometimes just a slight change in the layout or call-to-action can significantly improve the quality of the campaign.
Mobile traffic is increasing at a very rapid rate as seen on this infographic, and if mobile traffic isn't converting well it would be a good idea to dig deeper into the mobile optimization of the website. This is a segment of the marketing campaign that should be a priority as more and more consumers are performing searches and visiting websites on mobile devices.
Since there is already data to measure the new changes against it becomes a game of testing until the desired goals are reached. Even then, it still pays to continue to test and study the web analytics on a regular basis. There is always going to be room for improvement.
Google Analytics can also help improve other pieces of the online marketing campaign as well. The visitor location data can be applied to paid search campaigns in order to geo target specific areas that have proven to convert well in the past. If there are a noticeable amount of conversions originating from a specific area it would be a good idea to deploy a paid search campaign targeting that area.
Paid Search (PPC) Marketing: Paid search marketing campaigns can be either very expensive or very successful, depending on how the campaign data it utilized. Blindly throwing up ads and uploading keywords and hitting the "go" button will spell disaster, a depleted budget, and an unsuccessful campaign.
A successful paid search campaign requires learning to walk before sprinting.
It is a good idea to start small and test a variety of ads and remove the poor performers. Test variations of the titles as well as the ad body text. Concentrating on quality score also helps to lower the cost per click, so make sure that the ad copy, keywords, and website all have relevant information. Having just a few keywords per ad group provides very accurate data, and will quickly show what ads are winners and what ones should be trashed.
Once ads with high click through rates and a cost per click within the campaigns budget are identified the campaign spend can be increased. It is important to further evaluate and optimize the paid search campaign at all times. Leaving it to run on autopilot can be campaign suicide, so make sure to constantly nurture the campaign.
Email Marketing: Virtually every online marketing campaign aims to collect the consumers email address, allowing the business to directly market to them in the future or "touch" them at pre-determined intervals via an auto-responder service.
Services such as mailchimp provide their users with detailed information on each email message and broadcast that is sent out. Information such as when the customer was added to the list, if and when they opened the email, and when they clicked on URL's within the email body can all be easily seen.
Are they not clicking on the link(s) within the email? If not then there is an issue with the email copy and it is time to try something else. Are some emails receiving a low open rate? If so then change the frequency of delivery. Send them sooner and send them later to see how the open rate and engagement differs. This will help optimize the email campaign to deliver the highest open rates and click through rates, leading to increased conversions and revenue.
While Google Analytics, paid search marketing, and email marketing data might appear to be very simple information, they all prove to be very valuable to any online marketing campaign once they are broken down and analyzed correctly.


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Model, Meteorological Satellite, Seasat 1
Launched in June 1978, Seasat 1 was the first satellite designed to monitor and study the oceans globally. In addition to acquiring basic data, the satellite helped establish the requirements for an operational oceans monitoring system. Designed to operate for three years, a power malfunction ended the satellite's service after four months.
Seasat 1 carried a wide variety of data sensors, including a radar altimeter, synthetic aperture radar, and several types of radiometers. These instruments gathered information on ice fields, oil spills, ocean current patterns, wave forms, storm formations, rain cells, atmospheric wind speeds, and other meteorological phenomena.
The artifact is a 1/20 scale model of the spacecraft, transferred from Jet Propulsion Laboratory, California Institute of Technology, to the Museum in 1984.
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Published: Friday, February 8, 2013 at 12:39 a.m.
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DURHAM | Duke was a wounded team, both physically and mentally, the first time it played N.C. State a month ago. The roles were reversed Thursday when the rivals met again at Cameron Indoor Stadium.
Having successfully reinvented themselves in the wake of forward Ryan Kelly's injury and taking advantage of the absence of Wolfpack point guard Lorenzo Brown, the fourth-ranked Blue Devils burst out to a big early lead, then withstood a late rally on their way to a 98-85 victory against the Wolfpack in Durham.
Mason Plumlee had 30 points and Seth Curry had 26 while Quinn Cook added 21 to help avoid Duke's first season sweep at the hands of State since 1994-95.
With Plumlee doing his damage from close range and Curry red hot from 3-point range, the Blue Devils burst out to a 25-6 lead before the Wolfpack knew what hit it.
Duke (20-2, 7-2) ended up shooting 61 percent from the floor while making 10 of its first 17 3-pointers to roll up what turned out to be an insurmountable 21-point lead.
N.C. State senior Richard Howell led the way by scoring 15 of his team-leading 23 points in the second half.
State (16-7, 5-5) got as close as 93-85 in the final minute. But its rally was short-circuited when Howell was called for his fifth foul on an inadvertent elbow with 3:41 to play.
The loss was the third straight for the Wolfpack, the ACC's preseason favorite.
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We're loving the notion of celebrating our state pride by way of these Kris Nations State Pendant Necklaces ($42). At lease, those of us who aren't from Alabama or any of the other twenty or so states Nordstrom doesn't seem to have in stock. Both Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. made the cut, though - which is just unfair, given that they aren't actually states.
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Roger Hardy is a BBC Middle East analyst who has published a nicely compact book entitled, The Muslim Revolt: A Journey Through Political Islam (New York: Columbia University Press, 2010). What grabbed me were these sentences in the introduction, "…we should not reduce Muslim societies to one-dimensional caricatures. Nor should we reduce the long and complex relationship between Islam and the West to a mere saga of battles and bigotry." He intellectually prods readers with the question; "Does the notion of Islam and the West even have meaning in the age of rapid globalization?" This question is so large and strikes at the heart of how we as human beings cope with issues of identity, culture, and individuality.
But that is not the subject of Hardy's book; he takes readers into a delightful journey through the disagreements, arguments, and counter-points within the Muslim world and in the voices of Islamic thinkers in the Middle East, South Asia, and Europe. There is Hasan Hanafi, a philosophy professor at Cairo University, who was educated in the Sorbonne in Paris, and advocates an Islam of the left, or Islam as a liberation theology. He states, "Islamists think we are disguised secularists, and the secularists think we are disguised Islamists." Hardy's book and the voices in it, help readers understand complex phenomenon like hundreds of thousands of Sufis in Egypt allying themselves with leftist political parties in preparation to counter the Muslim Brotherhood in parliamentary elections scheduled for September 2011.
Hardy discusses Islamic attempts to impose a single form of Islam on other Muslims, such as al-Ghazali (1055-1111 CE), who in reaction to the Crusades, felt that pluralism, debate, and diversity among Muslims was risky in the face of an external enemy. Ghazali, in favor of a strong state, sacrificed Muslim diversity by closing the door of ijtihad (independent reasoning), which was only pried open, according to Hardy, in the nineteenth century by such individuals as Muhammad Abdu. A chapter explores the diverse voices within modern Islamist radicalism as well as in militancy that were produced in Egypt. It then focuses on Shiism and the diverse voices that offer powerful philosophic critiques of the interpretation of Ayatollah Khomeini's notion of what constitutes Islamic government. Readers will begin to appreciate it as a system that even Ayatollah's disagree with on various levels. The book also explores what the author calls the Iranian paradox; that at home the Islamic Republic has been deeply discredited, so it seeks refuge as a role model outside Iran through symbolism and the exportation of their ideology, much to the consternation of many Muslims, chief among these being the Sunni Arabs in the Gulf region.
The book continues with a discussion on Pakistan, Sudan, Algeria and Saudi Arabia. It ends with this paragraph, that I have chosen to paraphrase, "The triple challenge, then, is to understand Islam, Islamism, and jihadism in all their diversity….and on this basis craft a set of coordinated policies designed to foster a less hostile and more equitable relationship between the West and Islam." Hardy's is a refreshingly nuanced book, which untangles complexity and leaves the reader hungry for more.
Commander Aboul-Enein is Senior Advisor on Militant Islamist Ideology at DI/JITF-CT. He is author of "Militant Islamist Ideology: Understanding the Global Threat," published in 2010 by Naval Institute Press. Commander Aboul-Enein is Adjunct Islamic Studies Chair at the Industrial College of the Armed Forces, where he teaches an elective entitled, "Islam, Islamist Political Theory, and Militant Islamist Ideology: Understanding the Nuance." He wishes to thank Midshipman Elise Luers, USNR studying at the University of Mississippi for her edits and discussion of these books.


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SAFC TV subscribers can now access 10 minutes of extended highlights from the 1-1 draw with Liverpool.
Sunderland maintained their unbeaten start to the 2012-13 season by claiming a battling point against Brendan Rodgers' side.
Steven Fletcher gave the hosts a first-half lead with his third goal of the season before Luis Suarez levelled after the break.
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Here at Ford, we know our men wear many hats outside of modeling – whether they're making street art or music. For Z!NK Magazine's Men's issue, Ford Men's Marcus stepped behind the camera, directing fellow Ford models AJ, Cheyne, Lewis and Peter. Complete with styling by Damien Vaughan Shippee and Jennifer Stevens, the final product leaves us hoping that this is a hat we'll see Marcus don more often.
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There are lots of free and fun things to do with your family in the Denver area! This Saturday at 10 a.m., beginning and ending at Coors Field, the annual St Patrick's Day Parade follows a circular route through the heart of Denver. The route is lined with revelers who cheer on the floats, marching bands, pipe bands and dancers as the procession makes its way through the city. The parade includes numerous floats, clowns, pipe bands, high school marching bands, Irish step dancers and much, much more! It's a great activity for the entire family! Even children as young as one and two years old love the colors and music!
Go visit Boulder Ice Cream and see how they make some of their special, all natural and organic flavors, such as Island Coconut and Famous Sweet Cream, churning one Delicious small batch at a time. During the tour you get ice cream! What could be better?! Tours are by appointment only and children must be at least 5 years old to go on the tour.
Celestial Seasonings offer FREE tours every day (except major holidays), and in addition to seeing the world's most advanced tea production plant and their awesome peppermint room, you'll have the chance to enjoy the extensive display of original artwork in their gallery and enjoy free samples of all their tea flavors. Check their site for times and note children must be 5 years old to go on the factory tour.
The Colorado State Capital also offers free tours Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. Enter through the Colfax Ave entrance and the tours take approximately 45 minutes!
The National Renewable Energy Laboratory Visitors Center in Golden, Colorado, showcases technologies that can save energy, improve the environment and lower the cost of energy bills. Visitors of all ages can take a self-guided tour through the interactive exhibit hall and learn about energy from the sun, wind, biomass, and other sources of renewable energy. They also offer education programs for children, teens, and adults-free of charge. These programs provide a fun and engaging way to explore renewable energy and energy efficiency concepts and applications in an interactive environment. They are open Monday through Friday 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. and are closed most holidays. Check their site for schedules and special events!
The Tattered Cover Book Store in Denver and Highlands Ranch offer half hour story times during the week. Check their site for times!
Also, always check your local library for events. They always have story times for different ages, and even other family events!


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Sunday, January 27, 2013
This is a blog to my Spark Friends and Teammates. I remember when Sparkpeople started the goodie system. I wasn't sure what to do at that time! So, I was giving myself Spark Goodies. Then before I knew it, I was starting to receive goodies from others for various reasons. Then, I really understood the true purpose of Spark Goodies.
So, Friends & Teammate, I want you to know that you're really inspiring me in various ways! When I see someone indicating that their making progress, I will be sending them a goodie because I want them to know that they have a cheerleader! When I see a friend or a teammate losing weight, I'm giving them a goodie. When I see a friend or a teammate meeting their fitness goals or any other goals, I'm giving them a goodie! These special people are worth celebrating! No matter how big or small, you deserve a goodie or a huge compliment! I want you to know that you can do it.
Don't allow frustration to creep into your mind because you only lost 0.5 pounds. Keep pushing until that goal is met! When you're moving being active, you're still lapping those individuals who continue make excuses or stay on that couch! When you're taking care of your body through good nutrition, you're still doing better than those who continue to treat their bodies like wastebaskets. When you state that you're making progress, you're a go-getter! So, yes, you deserve a Spark Goodie!
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By avalon on Sep 23, 2007
It's been a while since I blogged about IPFilter. I've been attending to problems over the past few months in a fairly responsive manner. The one consistent message I get out of this is I need to do more testing. Sigh. Just developing code is much more fun :) Testing is for users ;) Of course if there are fewer features then there is also less to test and go wrong. A lot to be said for simplicity!
4.1.26 - Released 24 September 2007
- Fix build problem for Solaris prior to S10U4
4.1.25 - Released 20 September 2007
- stepping through structures with ioctls can lead to the wrong things being free'd and panics
- if a NAT entry (such as an rdr) is created but the packet ends up being blocked, tear down the NAT entry.
- fix fragment cache preventing keep state from functioning
- fix handling of \\ to indicate a continued line in .conf files
- include port ranges in the allowed input for ipf when using "port = ()"
- only advance TCP state for packets on the leading edgeof the window.
- using ipnat -l can lead to memory corruption in high stress situations
- track TCP sequence numbers with NAT so that it can do timeout advances correctly inline with state
- ICMP checksums for some redirect'd packets are not adjusted correctly.
- IPv6 address components need to be explicitly cast to a 32bit pointer boundary so that compilers don't try to access them as two 64bit pieces (no guarantee is made that an Ipv6 address is on a 64bit aligned address)
- filling up the ipauth packet queue can lead to no more packets being processed.
- locking used to deref a nat entry causes a significant performance hit
- m_pulldown isn't properly handled, leading to possible panics with ICMPv6 packets
- IPv6 fragment handling doesn't allow for "keep frag" to work
- build on Solaris10 Update4 with pfhooks in the kernel
- logging of Ipv6 packets with extension headers fix - Miroslaw Luc
4.1.24 - Released 8 July 2007
- patch from Stuart Remphrey to address recursive mutex lock with TCP state
- add hash table bucket stats display to ipnat -s
- give ASSERT some teeth for user compiles
- initialising ipf_global, ipf_frcache, ipf_mutex should all be done very early on
- do some caddr_t cleanup, where possible
- fr_ref no longer tracks the number of children rules in a group for head rules
- make sure all BCOPY\* have a value assigned to something
- fix possible use of icmp pointer after pullup makes it invalid
- resolve compile problems related to FreeBSD tree


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dear all, Let $H=Z_2 \wr Z_2 \wr...\wr Z_2$ ( r times), I need to know the structure of H as a matrix group. Thanks in advance
Since it came up in comments, I will give an answer about the group I believe was intended to be asked about. A monomial matrix is a matrix which has one non-zero entry in each row and one non-zero entry in each column. The monomial $n \times n$ matrices who non-zero entries are all $\pm 1$ form a group, which may be thought of as an abstract group as $Z_{2} \wr S_{n}.$ This matrix group has a normal elementary Abelian subgroup of order $2^{n}$ consisting of all its diagonal matrices. This group has many Sylow $2$-subgroups when $n >2,$ but they are all conjugate within it, so in particular are all isomorphic, and they all contain the normal subgroup consisting of all its diagonal matrices. I believe that the group which was intended to be asked about was such a Sylow $2$-subgroup in the case that $n = 2^{r-1}$.
You can obtain an embedding of $H$ into ${\rm GL}(2^r,\mathbb{Z})$ as follows:
Given a positive integer $m$, put $$ A_m \ := \ \left( \begin{array}{ll} 0 & 1_m \\\ 1_m & 0 \end{array} \right), $$ where $1_m$ denotes an $m \times m$ unit matrix. Further, given positive integers $m$ and $n$, let $$ B_{m,n} \ := \ \left( \begin{array}{ccc} A_m & & 0 \\\ & \ddots & \\\ 0 & & A_m \\\ \end{array} \right) \ \in \ {\rm GL}(2mn,\mathbb{Z}) $$ be the block diagonal matrix with $n$ blocks $A_m$ on the diagonal and 0 everywhere else. Now we have $H \cong \langle B_{1,2^{r-1}}, B_{2,2^{r-2}}, B_{4,2^{r-3}}, \dots, B_{2^{r-1},1} \rangle < {\rm GL}(2^r,\mathbb{Z})$.
Leonov, Yu.G.; Yasyns'kyj, V.V. On representation of multiple wreath products of groups ${\mathbb Z}_2$. Visn., Ser. Fiz.-Mat. Nauky, Kyiv. Univ. Im. Tarasa Shevchenka, No. 2, 14-17 (2007).
Summary from Zentralblatt: Representations of multiple wreath products of groups ${\mathbb Z}_2$ by unitriangular matrices over the 2-element field are investigated.


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First look: Air France B777-200ER business class
Published: 25/06/2014 - Filed under: Tried & Tested » Airlines » News » Tried & Tested » Tried & Tested » Airlines » Air France »
This was one of the first flights of the new business class cabin being retrofitted across the Air France long-haul fleet of B777 aircraft, both B777-200ER and B777-300ER (see news, February 4).
The new seat is being fitted across 44 of the B777 fleet, in both three-class — economy, premium economy and business — and four-class, with the addition of the new first class (see news, May 7).
In two years, when the seat has rolled out across the 44 aircraft in the B777 fleet, it will be installed on Air France's A380 and A330 fleet, but not the A340-300s, which will be retired.
Note that for the next two years, until the B777 retrofit is completed, Air France will be flying with four different types of business class in long-haul, only one of which is fully flat, the seat reviewed here. When the B777 fleet is completed, there will be three types, although this new bed will be on about 40 per cent of the long-haul fleet (2,102 seats).
I asked Alexandre de Juniac, the CEO of Air France/KLM, why it had taken so long to get a fully-flat bed on board. He gave two reasons. Firstly, because it is very expensive (€550 million to retrofit the 44 aircraft), and secondly because they wanted to get it right so it was the best in class.
Both good reasons, but with the roll-out of this seat it will be the summer of 2017 before this refit is finished.
I had arrived on a connecting flight from London Heathrow. To read that flight review, click here. This was flight AF0008 to New York, departing from Gate K41.
As there was plenty of time to kill, I went to the Air France business class lounge where the upper mezzanine level had been reserved for press. We then had interviews with Air France management and those responsible for the new seats (not just business, but also economy and premium economy).
As a result of these interviews, boarding was delayed and I walked onto the aircraft at about 1900. There was a welcoming committee.
Once on board, I hung my jacket on the waiting hanger with its label and then accepted a drink (some kind of juice smoothie with banana in it).
This was a B777-200ER aircraft in three classes seating a total of 280 passengers.
There are two business class cabins in a 1-2-1 configuration of A-EF-L. Rows 1-7 are in the front cabin, and rows 10-12 in the second.
Interestingly, this second cabin is removable — Air France intends to convert this into premium economy during the summer months when demand for business class is lower, then put the business class seating back at the end of the summer.
It claims this will be done in an overnight period, taking the aircraft out of service for only a short time. We'll see.
I should also point out that there are only two washrooms for the two cabins. The front cabin has one large washroom in the centre, and the other is on the starboard side.
There's a lot to like about this new seat, and perhaps the CEO has got a point about looking at what all the competitors have done and then improving on them, while adding a certain French touch. There are some good photos here on the Air France expo site
Yes, it's true it is the same basic Zodiac Aerospace seat as that being flown by Cathay Pacific and American Airlines, but as with those airlines, Air France has sought to customise the seat with designer Mark Collins of Design Investment and design/branding agency Brandimage. It's immediately obvious where some of the attention has gone.
To start with the footrest, this is much larger than on AA and Cathay. In fact, it almost looks like a mistake since your first thought is why would all that room be necessary.
But, of course, when sleeping, it makes a big difference being able to assume different positions. Here, you can sense the thought that has gone into the design, since an alcove space contains a bottle of water (already waiting at the seat) but also allows room for your knees if you are lying on that side. Turn over, and you have space towards the aisle.
The arm of the seat on the aisle-side goes up and down (it has to be lowered for take-off). When I slept I kept it up and didn't come close to feeling cramped in the space available.
All of this space also means it's a great seat for a long day flight, since there is plenty of room to spread out and work.
The IFE screen is large at 16-inches and pivots out from the body of the seat in front. As well as being touchscreen, and easily reached when the seat is in an upright position, there is a large touchscreen handset allowing you to watch one thing on the screen itself while having a different view on the handset.
Both of those screens are controlled using the handset, which is bigger than many — larger than that on Qatar Airways, for instance — but seems easy to use and quick in response.
I had no problems with the Panasonic IFE throughout the flight, which is saying something because I often do. Entertainment is available in 12 languages (French, English, Spanish, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese, Japanese, Korean, German, Italian, Dutch, Russian and Arabic).
While the inflight power did not work to first, when I mentioned this to the flight attendant it started working immediately (maybe a coincidence). The power point takes international plugs so no need for adaptors, although you need to pack these because, although the Air France lounge has an admirable array of power points by every seat, they are all Continental and so don't take UK or US plugs.
The table is ingeniously designed, sliding out from a larger side table (large enough for storing a laptop on when the food comes and you need somewhere to put it).
It folds out and is big enough to work on and still have room to place a drink. Also, you can lift yourself out of the seat and into the aisle without having to lift the meal tray, meaning there's a real sense of freedom and space.
The headphones are in a large locker to one side which you can be used for extra storage. It has some straps along one side for securing smaller objects, although I might be worried about leaving something in there. In addition, there is a small storage area for magazines.
The overhead lockers are large, but are set back from the aisle for the centre seats. I noticed one lady have to climb onto the seat to reach the handle as there are no foot steps in the side of the seat, such as I have seen in other models.
On the seat were a wrapped-up duvet and pillow, while the seat itself is in a dark upholstery with blue leather for the soft headrest and the arms of the chair. It's elegant, but it shows any threads from the duvet or napkins which make it soon seem dirtier than it is (see the photos later).
You can watch an Air France video of the seat here.
Also on the seat was a bag containing flight socks, slippers and a pair of covers for the noise-cancelling headphones with the instruction to slip them over the ear pieces before use. Obviously, this is for hygiene, but it was a little late by then because I'd already used them. I walked around the cabin and didn't see a single person with these fitted, so I imagine most passengers would discover this feature only when it was too late.
This bag came with a shoe bag folded inside, good for storing your shoes during the flight, and I put these under the ottoman seat in front.
Shortly after take-off, we also received the new amenity bag. This, apparently, is styled after the Air France Concorde bag and certainly is very stylish. Inside were ear plugs, toothbrush, toothpaste, mouthwash, comb, lip balm and shoe horn.
Above and below: Available in four different colours, the amenity bag will change its design every six months
I don't think there's a bad seat, but I'd avoid rows 1 and 7 in the front cabin because of proximity to the galleys, and also row 7 has only one window.
The window seats are all good, although row 12 has a slightly obscured view because of the engines.
And the window seats in row 11 are fine, but the overhead locker is partly taken with some trays so is slightly restricted for space.
Row 7 only has one window
A window seat in the rear cabin
We had a long taxi before take-off, but it gave me time to play with the IFE.
There are no cameras allowing for views from the outside of the aircraft, so instead I found appropriate music for testing the capability of the headphones and took off listening to Michael Jackson's Billie Jean.
This flight was a little different because we had the Air France/KLM CEO on board, as well as the head bar tender from The Ritz Paris, Colin Field, who encouraged us to try the cocktails he was preparing.
I was tempted, but had a lot of work to do, so asked if he could prepare a mocktail of some sort so I wouldn't make even more mistakes while writing this report. If not, I understood, and would have a Perrier.
In fact, the mocktail was very nice, with great lumps of ginger in it, refreshing and well-presented with some cocktail snacks.
Cocktail menu
Quite a lot about the food and drink now follows. We try and focus on this for reviews of day flights, and with this being Air France and the promise of emphasising the "unique DNA of the brand" (mentioned many times in chats with management), it seems worthwhile to spend some time on it.
The menu was as follows:
- L'amuse bouche
- Thai-style vegetables and shrimp
- Gourmet appetiser and seasonal salad
- Sauteed scallops with ras al-hanout spices, pearl pasta salad with edible flower petals, foie gras terrine, baby spinach (pictured below)
Main courses
- Pan-seared tenderloin of beef, béarnaise sauce, Maxime potatoes, buttered French green beans
- Fillet of cod, herb vinaigrette, creamy polenta with Italian cheese, sun-dried tomatoes and parsley, zucchini puree with nyora pepper
- Steamed chicken with honey and soy sauce (Regis Marcon)
- Camargue red rice: creamed zucchini, stewed eggplant with curry and shaved Paremsan cheese
- Petit chevre
- Camembert
- Pineapple-almond cake, mini chocolate lava cake, raspberry macaroon tartlet (these three come together in small portions)
- Sorbet and ice cream
- Ayala Brut Majeur Champagne
- Louis Jadot, Macon Villages 2011 or 2012 (white)
- Chateau La Tour de L'Eveque 2013, Cotes de Provence Rose
- Michel Chapoutier, Crozes-Hermitage Les Meysonniers 2010, Rhone (red)
- Chateau de Camensac, 2008, 5th Grand Cru Classe, Haut-Medoc, Bordeaux (red)
Starter: Sauteed scallops with ras al-hanout spices, pearl pasta salad with edible flower petals, foie gras terrine and baby spinach
Main course: Steamed chicken with honey and soy sauce
Specific meals can be pre-ordered before boarding (click here for details), while it is also possible to select an express meal of appetiser, cheese and dessert — a good idea.
I went for the special meal prepared from the menu of Regis Marcon, holder of three Michelin stars and winner of the 1995 Bocuse d'Or, whose "goal is to, quite simply, 'lay nature on your plate', with cuisine featuring mushrooms, green Puy lentils and meats from the Plateau area".
On this flight, his dish was Steamed chicken with honey and soy sauce.
"Steaming this white meat chicken, enhanced with honey and soy, brings a flavour and juiciness that bestows considerable length on the palate, baby vegetable julienne adds spring colour, while a delicate lemon sauce awakens your taste buds and perfectly complements the honey notes of the chicken."
After a description like that, almost any airline food will struggle to satisfy, but it was delicious and had a subtle flavour to it.
I then had the cheese, which was fine but served with more of the same bread and could have done with some kind of accompaniment.
After a dessert of crème brulee ice cream, I was ready to get some sleep.
I should point out that service was from the front of the main business cabin, which meant that even after the table had been laid, there was a considerable wait for the food to arrive (at least 20 minutes).
In addition, if all of this isn't enough, there's also a nibbles kitchen set up, very attractively, in the galley.
Galley nibbles kitchen
Lots of room: The seat is very comfortable for lying on, although it didn't look that way with the gaps in the cushions
It would be good to have an under blanket of some sort on this bed. Not all airlines offer it in business class, but I think it makes a difference, not least because it feels a little more hygienic if you are lying straight on the same cushion as hundreds of other passengers.
I didn't recline the arm of the seat, leaving it up to give me protection from the aisle. But there is so much room I wasn't bothered by any footfall coming through the cabin.
For those who like to watch something before they fall asleep, note that with the seat fullyreclined it's difficult to watch the entertainment. The IFE screen is fixed at one end (the pivot end) and so if your head goes a long way below the screen, the image on it is not good.
When you bring the seat back up, the padded seatbelt gets caught under it, although you'll only notice this when you try and put it back on.
- Apricot and chicken brochette with tomato tartlet, salmon club sandwich
- Organic yoghurt
- Apples, raisins, dried apricots and cranberries with citrus sauce
- I also had a couple of Illy espressos (decaffeinated)
SiteAdministrator - 25/06/2014 13:31
Forum thread for this is here
SiteAdministrator - 25/06/2014 13:53
Air France put out a press release today with some additional facts
The refurbishment described in the review above involves:
- Close to 10,000 Economy seats
- More than 1,100 Premium Economy seats (40% extra space)
- 2,102 new Business class seats
The new cabins will be available by the end of 2014 to Singapore, Jakarta, Tokyo-Haneda, Houston and Shanghai. Douala, Dubai and Sao Paulo will follow early 2015.
Air France says it is spending 700 million euros in new cabins, including 500 million for Air France and 200 million for KLM.
With the planned upgrading of both airlines' Airbus A330 and Air France's A380 over the next few years, the Air France-KLM Group will invest a total of more than one billion euros by 2017 in the upgrading of its products and services for its customers.
This summer, KLM is offering its new World Business Class on 22 Boeing 747. In September 2015, all of its Boeing 777-200 and 300 will offer this cabin.
Moreover, the Air France-KLM group will welcome 100 Boeing 787 in its fleet at the end of 2015 and the first Airbus A350 in 2018. The aircraft will be equipped with completely new cabins.
FFava22 - 26/06/2014 16:49
My Good!
Air France has made again the same mistake serving only one choise of white wine in Business Class. The only Airline in doing so. This limitation does not compensate in having one rosè. Why two choise of red and only one of white? It is crazy to understand as France is known to be the Wine Country! Let me to say this as an Italian.
hueyjudy - 27/06/2014 20:13
I've been wanting to fly AirFrance since I was a teenager. We are booked for February Seattle-CDG, and I hope we get a lovely cabin like this. Thanks so much for all the information.
SiteAdministrator - 14/07/2014 16:03
... and here are some relevant videos from Air France
The fitting-out of the aircraft
A tour of the cabins
WilsonCat - 24/06/2015 18:57
Any idea when CDG - TNR (Antananarivo) on 777-200 equipment will be upgraded?


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Thirteen years after President Gordon B. Hinckley announced the beginning of the Perpetual Education Fund, the program is thriving in this western African nation.
Hundreds of Ghanaians have benefitted from the Church's PEF loan program, which helps people lift themselves from the throes of poverty and discouragement through hard work, self-reliance and education.
Ghana's stable democracy, growing economy and a culture that puts an emphasis on education has made it fertile ground for the PEF success, said Mike Murray, vice chairman of the Perpetual Education Fund.
"In Ghana, you have a winning, triple combination of dynamics. The Church is growing rapidly and is attracting many young adults of strong faith and commitment who have a thirst for education. Ghana, as a country, is putting an emphasis on schools and education. And you have a relatively safe country with a strong rule of law and a steady democracy," Brother Murray explained.
"In terms of a report card of a country who has everything going for it, Ghana might get straight A's. We're extremely pleased with the adoption and usage of the PEF loan program in Ghana. We're also pleased with how the members who are using this program are repaying the loans. It's a win-win for everybody."
The Church's Perpetual Education Fund is designed to help needy, determined and worthy members of the Church around the world receive funds to pay for education and training, which prepare them for specific jobs or small-business opportunities in the communities in which they live.
It is modeled after the Perpetual Emigration Fund set up for the Church's early pioneers, and as loans are repaid, the money is recycled and made available to other members of the Church seeking to improve their livelihood. And, like the Perpetual Emigration Fund, the source of the funds comes from the donations of other members who desire to help those less fortunate than themselves.
Participants in the program are strengthened personally, both spiritually and temporally, and are also enabled to help their families and communities.
For Elder Robert C. Gay of the Seventy, chairman of the Perpetual Education Fund, Ghana has a special place in his heart. Elder Gay served as president of the Accra Ghana Mission from 2004 to 2007.
"The people of Ghana are some of the kindest and nicest people you'll find on the face of the Earth," Elder Gay said. "While my family had worked in other parts of Africa, we had never been to Ghana before we were called to go there as a mission president. In Ghana, we worked with and served people from all different regions and dialects on a daily basis. They blessed our lives in many ways, teaching us how to give when you have little, opening their homes and their hearts to us. It just was a wonderful, wonderful experience. Many Ghanaians have become family to us. The members there made our time there a joy. It became a great place of love and friendship."
The PEF program hadn't been established in Ghana when Elder Gay arrived in 2004.
"The PEF came to Ghana about midway through our mission. When it was announced, the principles underlying it were thoroughly taught, and members, especially returned missionaries, were carefully interviewed and prepared," said Elder Gay. "As PEF arrived, participants were fully taught and prepared to receive loans and to have a high level of integrity and responsibility in fulfilling their obligations.


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For the definition that follows, I'm curious to know if there's a known name (to enable a literature search relating to algorithms).
Definition. Given an integer $n$, the maximally square factorization consists of the integers $\{a,b\}$ such that $n=ab$ and the difference $|a-b|$ is minimized. Formally:
$$\{a,b\} = \arg \min_{\{x,y : x|n, y|n, xy=n\}} |x-y|.$$
For $n=16$, we get $\{a,b\}=\{4,4\}$.
For $n=1300$, we get $\{a,b\}=\{26,50\}$.
1) Does this concept have a name? Any closely related concepts are also of interest. Number theory is not my strength.
2) Is there some clever way for finding $\{a,b\}$ that doesn't require fully factorizing $n$ and taking the two integers closest to $\sqrt{n}$?


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Feb 1 kicks off Black Heritage Month, and Lifetime Television's premiere of The Gabby Douglas Story is an excellent commencement film for this year's commemoration of African-American history. The television biopic stars Imani Hakim, who brings personal nuance and depth to the teenage Olympian Gabby Douglas, and Regina King who artfully plays the resolutely supportive Natalie Hawkins, Gabby Douglas' mother.
For 20-year-old Imani, this is a crossover role on a number of levels. Imani first cut her acting teeth in comedy as "Tonya Rock" on the television series Everybody Hates Chris. But save for a few guest turns on procedural dramas like ER and CSI, and a supporting role in the movie Reign Over Me, she had yet to snag a meaty dramatic role—until now.
Pure timing and the help of a good friend is how Imani came to learn about casting for the movie. "I actually found out that they were looking for Gabby over Twitter. The casting director tweeted, 'Open Call in Atlanta and New York', so my friend—I guess he followed the casting director—he mentioned me in the reply tweet: 'I know the perfect Gabby Douglas! Thank me later.'"
If Imani has learned anything from being in the business, it's when to jump on an opportunity. "When I saw that, I called my manager up right away, and said, 'Why am I not auditioning for this role?!' Then I emailed my agent, and they got me in the next morning. I auditioned, then I got a call back, and then I ended up booking the role!"
Imani plays Gabby Douglas from ages 14-16, and had to film many of the gymnastics scenes. "I've never taken gymnastics, so that was a little scary. They originally wanted someone with gymnastics background and dance ability, and everyone in the audition lobby were doing flips and stretching, and I was just like, Okay, I'm an actress, that's what I can do!"
Imani more than held her own, partnering with acting veterans King and Brian Tee as Coach Liang Chow to recreate Gabby Douglas' critical developments and turning points in her young life, and her gymnastics career.
"I definitely studied her. As soon as I saw that tweet I looked her up and began to study her. After receiving the role I was able to communicate with Gabrielle and her mom—they were just a phone call or a text away if I had any questions. The director (Greg Champion) knew a lot about them as well, so he was able to help and answered a lot of my questions too. Ms. Regina was able to communicate with Ms. Natalie, so everyone was throwing out information, and we got it all together."
Having done the lion's share of her acting roles during her formative years, Imani acknowledged that she was not cognizant of her great casting fortune.
"Being on set I learned a lot with the comedy, watching Ms. Tachina [Arnold] and Mr. Terry [Crews] go back and forth. But I feel like I didn't appreciate it as much as a child, because it did come pretty fast for me, and that's not normal."
Imani gained a new appreciation of her craft, and of the unique opportunity to embody a still-living American icon.
"With the Gabby Douglas project, I worked my butt off, I appreciated every moment I spent on set, I really cherish and value that moment, and that experience, hopefully everyone can see that when they watch the movie that I worked very hard."
There are a number of parallels between Imani's young life and Gabby Douglas'. One of them is that both young women had a vision of who they wanted to be from an early age.
"I decided that I wanted to be an actress at the age of 7. This is something I've always known. I was a big fan of Raven Symone, when That's So Raven was out. I used to say, Oh my God, that should be my show!"
After some community theater roles in her hometown of Cleveland, Ohio, Imani's father entered her into a talent search. The talent scouts saw the 11-year-old Imani's potential, and invited her to L.A. for an open talent scout experience with talent agents, managers, and casting directors.
"So that was the one weekend we flew to L.A. to do a continuation of the talent scouting thing. After we met with the different managers and agents, they were all interested, so they said, 'Hey, come out here for pilot season.'"
Imani and her father packed up a van and came to Los Angeles, but ran into logistical and financial roadblocks.
"We couldn't make contact with any of those people once we got here. Then we ran out of money, and we were living out of our van, eating Vienna sausages for lunch, breakfast, dinner, and bathing in Starbucks bathrooms!"
Despite this difficulty, Imani was resolute in sticking to their plan. "When we were living in our van, my Dad said, 'You know, we can always go home if you want to.' I'm 11—I'm a little girl. But I was like, I miss my mom, and I miss all my friends at school, but I do not want to go home. I will live in my van for the rest of my life if I have to, as long as I get to achieve my goal."
This mirrors 14-year-old Gabby's determination to move to Iowa to train with Liang Chow, as well as her determination to make it to the 2012 London Olympics; despite the doubts of Marta Karolyi, the U.S. Gymnastics Team coordinator. Gabby beat the odds and went on to Olympic gold. And so did Imani.
Within a few months of their arrival in L.A., she was finally contacted by the talent search agency that had originally invited them to come out. This agency connected Imani with Carla Alexander, her current manager, then Imani soon landed the "Tonya Rock" role on Everybody Hates Chris.
"When people say, 'If you could do anything else, what would you do?' I would be an actress. That's something that I would do—I can't see myself doing anything else. I know it sounds really cliché to say, Oh, I just knew, but I did. We are all meant to do certain things in life, and I think this was a path I was meant to take. This is my dream, and I'm living my dream!"
Imani and Gabby also share another parallel: "I've been out in California without my parents since I was 15—that's a similarity that Gabrielle and I both have. That's why my manager and I are really close. She's like family to me."
Gabby moved away from her family in Virginia Beach, Va. to Iowa, and was welcomed into the home of the Travis and Missy Parton who sponsored her with room, board, and oversight while she trained with Chow.
In a Des Moines Patch article, Missy Parton referred to Gabby as their "fifth daughter. It's always been that way. I told Natalie from day one that I'd live and die for her and I'd sacrifice for her, give our time and our well-being to be sure she reaches her dream. And we've held true to that."
Also like Gabby Douglas, Imani attributes her success to being surrounded by a good team. "My dad really believed in me, because he saw something in me, so that was great. But everything else is having a great team, people who also believe in me, and push me."
As Imani makes the transition to adult actor, she looks forward to being pushed further and finding more diverse roles. "I just would like to be challenged. I want to push myself to the limit, and constantly challenge myself and grow as an artist. That's where I want to go. Explore different things, different characters, in film, and just everything!"
The Gabby Douglas Story airs on February 1 at 8:00 p.m. ET, 7:00 p.m. CT on Lifetime.


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Jean E. Helsper, 85 of Huntley died Wednesday after a lengthy illness. A visitation will be held Friday from 2 to 8 pm with a service at 7 pm at DeFiore Jorgensen Funeral Home Huntley. Burial will be in Abraham Lincoln National Cemetery.
Helsper was born August 27, 1925, in Chicago, Illinois the daughter of Walter J. and Maybelle (Duske) Ellis. She married Mathew Helsper Agust 8, 1945, and worked as a school secretary in the Schaumburg school district for many years. She is survived by her husband, three children, Sandra Helsper of Elgin; Gail (Rod) Rich of Tubac, AZ, and Thomas (Laura) Helsper of Elgin, and six grandchildren, Christine Johnson, Dan Leonhardt, Maggie Purtell, Matt Hills, Neil Helsper and Eric Helsper. She is also survived by her sisters, Betty Helsper and Ruth Ellis and her brother, Walter Ellis. She was preceded in death by her parents.
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text: BEFORE THE WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD OF THE STATE OF OREGON HEARINGS DIVISION Oregon Occupational Safety & Health Division ) Docket No: SH92149 Plaintiff, ) vs. ) ) Citation No. J851901792 NW HOUSING CONCEPTS ) Defendant ) OPINION AND ORDER This matter came on for hearing April 1 and was continued to June 24, 1993, when the hearing was held and the record was closed by the undersigned referee. The corporate employer was represented by Richard Meissner and the Department of Justice was represented by Attorney Kevin Shuba. Exhibits 1 through 8 plus 10 were admitted. Naegili reported the proceedings in April; Harris recorded themin June. STIPULATIONS Item No. 1-3 is withdrawn by the Department. Items Nos. 1-1, 1-2, 1-4, 1-7, 2-8 and 2-9 are resolved by employer's agreeing to pay $695 in settlement of all these violations. Employer understands that these violations will be of record. ISSUES The only issues to be litigated are items 1-5 and 1-6 of the citation. FINDINGS At the time and place in question, employer was a subcontractor on a residential housing project. Amongs the projects it was involved in was excavation and framing for certain foundation type work The method employer chose for protection of the excavation site against cave-ins was non-disturbance of native vegetation, placement of filter fabric and placement of concrete along some portions of the top of the excavation where it met the roadway. At the time and place in question no sloping and benching or shoring system was in evidence or in operation. No custom system had been designed or approved for use by a registered professional engineer. The system in use at the time of the OSHA inspection was not designed in accordance with the existing rules. Mr. Meissner, a corporate officer and part owner of the business, was working on site and designed such system as was in use; Mr. Meissner is not a registered professional engineer. At the time and place in question, no qualified person had performed appropriate evaluations to determine the adequacy and sufficiency of the protection against cave-ins. No shoring was in place; no sloping was in place. No soil evaluation was provided to the OSHA inspector at the time of the inspection which showed that at the time of the inspection, the soil was adequate to withstand the threat of cave-in. The soil was not sloped to the default ration of one and one-half to one. Employees had been working in the excavation in the recent past prior to the inspector's presence, as evidenced by the work that had been done, footprints, and tools in the excavation, and as confirmed by Mr. Meissner. The excavation was approximately seven feet deep and approximately 10 feet wide at its widest. At the time and place in question, daily inspections were not being performed by any individual familiar with the relevant standards to determine whether the protective system in place at the excavation met the requirements of the applicable rules. No warning signs were in place to advise persons to stay out of the excavation. The risk of a cave-in due to lack of inspections was in the low category and the likelihood of harm should a cave-in have occurred was in the serious category. OPINION AND CONCLUSIONS Citation Item 1-5 OAR 437-03-001 and 29 CFR 1926.652(a)(1) requires that employees in excavations be protected from cave-ins by a protective system designed in accordance with the specification set forth in the rule. That rule requires either an appropriate sloping and benching system or an appropriate shoring system. The shoring system could be designed based either on tabulated data or a protective system may be designed and approved by a registered professional engineer. In that case, a copy of the design must be maintained at the job site during construction of the system. The design in use at the site in question had no shoring system and had a purported sloping and benching system which did not conform to the requirements of the rule. There was no approved design by a registered professional engineer either. The slope provided did not conform with either option of Subsection (b) of Section 1926.652(b) in any of four possible ways, including that it did not meet the default slope specification of one an done half to one provided. Employer's position is that the undisturbed vegetation on the slope and the filter fabric (which was not pointed out to the compliance officer), covered noncontinuously with concrete, was an appropriate protective system, and that the excavation was safe. It was employer's position that even if all the soil on the slope were to slough into the excavation no one would be hurt. Employer argued that if he had removed the vegetation and not put in the concrete, which is what he believes OSHA requires, that the excavation would definitely wash out. Contrary to employer's understanding, the issue before me is not whether the system he provided was ultimately safe, but whether he provided was constructed in conformance with the applicable rules. Clearly, he did not. Employer urges the referee to read all of the exhibits carefully, particularly Exhibits 8 and 10, which he proposes are sufficient reports to support the method he employed. I have read those documents carefully. Exhibit 8 is a 1978 report on the general quality of the soil with respect to its suitability for construction of multi-unit structures. It is neither current nor does it specifically address the appropriateness of excavation cave-in protection at the time and place in question; the rules require far more specificity than is provided in that report. Additionally, employer points to Item No. 7 on Exhibit 8-2, which provides that temporary slopes may be cut near vertical to heights of 5 or 6 feet, and he estimates slopes which would be required at heights above that; this comment does not substitute for the specific requirements of the OSHA rules. Employer also points to Exhibit 10, which are various in place soil density tests performed in the time frame not too far before this inspection. I am not an expert in these matters and cannot interpret these test results. Even if I could, that does not cure the problem that these soil density tests in and of themselves do not meet the requirements of the rule. I conclude from all the evidence that, despite employer's proffered good faith, employer did not comply with the applicable safety rules and the citation should be affirmed. I accept the compliance officer's assessment of the danger rating and likely type of injury rating, and further conclude that all appropriate discounts were given and the fine was correctly calculated. Citation Item 1-6 OAR 437-03-001 and 29 CFR 1926.651(k)(1) requires that daily inspections of excavations, adjacent areas and protective systems be made by a person competent to determine whether there is a situation that could result in a cave-in, or an indication of failure of the protective system, hazardous atmosphere or other hazardous conditions. No individual performed such daily inspections, nor was any individual available who had suitable familiarity with the safety requirements to assess these things. I conclude the applicable rules were not complied with. I accept the assessment of the compliance officer with respect to the risk of injury and the harm that could have been caused had the system failed. Her reduction of penalties was appropriate, and the penalty calculation was correct. ORDER The stipulations of the parties are accepted as set forth on page 1 of this order. With respect to Items 1-5 and 1-6, the citation and penalties are affirmed. NOTICE TO ALL PARTIES: You are entitled to judicial review of this Order. Proceedings for review are to be instituted by filing a petition to the State Court Administrator, Record Section, 1163 State Street, Salem, Oregon 97310, within 60 days following the date this Order is entered and served as shown hereon. The procedure for such judicial review is prescribed by ORS 183.480 and ORS 183.482. Entered at Portland, Oregon on July 1, 1993 WORKERS' COMPENSATION BOARD By Gilah Tenenbaum Referee


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Today, July 30, Logitech G unveiled their newest mouse: the Logitech G402 Hyperion Fury Ultra-Fast FPS Gaming Mouse. So what's new in this mouse? For starters, the Hyperion fury features Logitech's Fusion Engine. According to Logitech, the engine is a sensor that can "reliably track over 500 inches per second."
It also features Logitech's Delta Zero technology - a sensor that can track with unrivaled accuracy. How accurate? According to Pate in the video above, it offers pin-point accuracy from the optical sensor. So irrespective of how slowly or quickly you move the mouse, the physical distance it travels will always correlate to the same amount of movement on screen.
The mouse also boasts eight programmable buttons that can be configured for complex macros or single keystrokes and four DPI settings that can be shifted on the fly. At first glance, this mouse looks just like the G502 Proteus Core. However, the real question is how does it feel in your hands, and how different does it move? Of course, the Proteus Core offered other features such as additional weights and surface calibration. Another question is how does a mouse, that is geared for FPS players, work for other gamers out there?
As usual, the mouse comes with the standard 2-year warranty - a feature that always seems to stand out for Logitech gear. You'll also need to download the Logitech Gaming Software in order to properly use the G402. The mouse is currently available for pre-order via the Logitech website for a price of $59.99.
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The NBA's First Day of 'Nuclear Winter'
Even though the NBA lockout had pushed back the start of the season, it still looked like we might get an 82-game schedule extended further into 2012. Had both sides come to a late-October/early-November agreement, fans would be following a shortened off-season much like the NFL's, watching dozens of free agents scramble to get signed and hoping their favorite players weren't too out of shape.
But yesterday, the NBA players' union rejected the league's final offer, shattering those dreams like so many old backboards.
Commissioner David Stern made good on his threat that this round of negotiation would be the last before the owners started playing hardball, while the players stuck to their guns, refusing to sign what they'd called a bad deal all along. And so, the union will disband, throwing the entire 2011-12 season into doubt.
The players will look to file an antitrust lawsuit against the league, though a preemptive countersuit alleging the lockout's legality has already been filed. Coming this late in the game, decertification means the lockout is effectively indefinite. We're going to see a lot of shuffling in the next few days, speculation over whether existing contracts could be voided (probably not) or whether more players will go overseas (hey, maybe). This is uncharted territory.
Now, we wait for someone to blink. "Bluff called, but the biggest bluffers – Billy Hunter and David Stern – are still fighting to hold onto power, to control this train careening down the side of a mountain," Yahoo's Adrian Wojnarowski writes. "There are owners and superstar players on the clock now, too. These are supposed to be the guardians of this game, and they'd best start acting on those responsibilities." Give this to Stern, the shrewdest official in all of sports — he's done a hell of a job pointing fingers at the players and their representation. The owners owe him more than a few beers for all the hard work.
Indeed, Stern was quick to counterattack after the union announced its intentions. The players brought this on themselves, he says; they were bent on self-destruction, and now we've entered the nuclear winter of our discontent.
By now, it's hard to muster up that much bile or anguish. Everyone's at fault for this one. "They will continue to blame and complain about each other," Ian Thomsen writes for Sports Illustrated. "But any person of reason, watching from afar, is going to recognize blame on both sides of the table."
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NFL fans, this is your life. Now that the season is halfway over, it's time to adjust expectations and accept your team as they are, even if it disappoints you. The Dream Team is a pipe dream; the Bills aren't the elite powerhouse they appeared to be through Week 3; the Colts are in this one for the long haul. Sometimes, that's just how it is. About the only thing that can change the picture is an untimely injury to one of a team's best players, forcing them to show whether they can hold steady or immediately fall into disarray.
Which is, of course, what happened yesterday en masse. The Eagles' Michael Vick may be hurt for their upcoming game against the Giants; Philly's season was probably already lost, but if they lose that one, it's really over. The Kansas Chiefs, actually still a playoff contender in the uber-weak AFC West, lost quarterback Matt Cassel to a hand injury, forcing them to turn to career journeyman Tyler Palko. (If nothing else, he wins the coolest name battle.) They've drawn the short, short end of the injury stick all year long, but this could the last straw.
"This is the fourth major injury the Chiefs have suffered, and each one has exposed a glaring lack of depth. Injuries happen to running backs, for instance, and when they do, prepared teams aren't turning to what's left of Thomas Jones before settling on a special-teams guy as the featured back," Sam Mellinger writes for the Kansas City Star. But the bitterest pill was reserved for the Houston Texans, sure to fall from the AFC's top spot now that All-Pro quarterback Matt Schaub is probably out for the year. True, the loss won't directly impact the Texans' league-leading defense, but starting Matt Leinart has never been said to help a bad situation. If he falls short, what will the Texans do? Someone's already overpaid for Carson Palmer, and any speculation over Br*tt F*vr* (we refuse to type his name) is for real insane. But when a Super Bowl looks attainable, down the hatch go the crazy pills.
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Nowadays, eulogies and condolences are dispensed online so quickly that the actual funeral feels like delayed grief rather than the quick process it's meant to be. A week ago, Smokin' Joe Frazier passed away from liver cancer; yesterday, a private service was held at Philadelphia's Enon Tabernacle Baptist Church, drawing thousands of friends, family members and well-wishers.
The guest list was a Who's Who of boxing royalty: promoter Don King and fighters Larry Holmes, Bernard Hopkins and long-time rival Muhammmad Ali attended, while Mike Tyson and actor Mickey Rourke sent taped messages of condolence. The Reverend Jesse Jackson delivered a cathartic eulogy, drawing attention to an apparent injustice: Philadelphia's tribute to the fictional Rocky Balboa rather than its real boxing hero. The unintentional slight will probably be quickly rectified, but a post-death memorial can only feel bittersweet.
"The finality that Smokin' Joe was gone hit many like one of Frazier's left hooks. It also highlighted the sad fact that there is nothing in the city of Philadelphia that commemorates the place as Frazier's home," Tim Smith writes for the Daily News. "There is no memorial. No statue. The City of Brotherly Love has no love for Smokin' Joe."
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Sweet 16 memories
With the state tournament tipping off in Rupp Arena on Wednesday afternoon, here are 10 memories that stand out for me from the Sweet 16. Five are Anderson County memories and five from just going to the tourney.
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Wednesday, March 16
10:30 a.m., Blood pressure check/Nurses Registry
10:30 a.m., Arnold Clark and friends
Noon, Potluck lunch
1:30 p.m., Grief support
1:30 p.m., Games/cards
Thursday, March 17
9 a.m., Exercise
10:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. AARP tax aid
Shopping and errands
6 p.m. yoga
Friday, March 18
10:30 a.m., Price is Right
11:15 a.m., St. Patrick's Day
11:30 a.m., Lunch
12:30 p.m., Movie
Monday, March 21
Harold and Ruby Akins of Bardstown celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary March 2.
They were married March 2, 1951 in Anderson County at the home of the Rev. Don W. Kruschurtz. They have lived in Bardstown since April, 1956.
He is retired from the US Post Office. She is retired from NuKote International. They are members of Bardstown United Methodist Church.
They have two daughters, Jacque Keith of Westchester, Ohio, and the Rev. Harriett Akins-Banman of Little Rock, Ark.
They have two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
J.W. and Thelma O. Whitaker celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary on Feb. 25.
They were married at the First Baptist Church in Lawrenceburg on Feb. 25, 1951.
Soon after their marriage, they moved to Lexington and lived there until 1968. They spent the rest of their working years in South Dayton, Fla.
J.W. worked in the automotive industry and Thelma worked at General Electric.
After they retired, they relocated to the St. Johns River and pursued their love of fishing, boating, flea markets and yard sales.
Wednesday, March 16
8 a.m. to noon, GED instruction and college preparation, Anderson Community Education building, 219 E. Woodford St.
Noon to 4 p.m., GED instruction and college preparation, Bluegrass Community and Technical College, U.S. 127 campus.
4:30 to 7:30 p.m., GED instruction and college preparation, Anderson Community Education building, 219 E. Woodford St.
6:30 to 8:30 p.m., English as a Second Language, Anderson Community Education building, 219 E. Woodford St.
City/county government
February 12, 1981
Bluegrass Ultra Transit Service (BUS) became available to all Anderson County residents.
Dale Wright filed as a candidate for his second term as county attorney.
Teresa Kincer, University of Kentucky sophomore, was selected as one of 19 members of the UK Tour Guide Corps. A business administration major and member of Alpha Gamma Delta sorority, Kincer is a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Bob Kincer.
Judge Donna Dutton heard the following cases during District Court proceedings Feb. 28.
Michael T. Jackson, hearing, operating on suspended/revoked operators license, operating motor vehicle under the influence – convert fines and costs to 30 days.
Darryl Wayne Wynne, hearing, operating motor vehicle under the influence, operating on suspended/revoked operators license – contempt of court, to serve ten days (credit time served), to serve five days for fines and costs or pay $328.
Dylan Reaves of Lawrenceburg performed the role of Gangster in "The Drowsy Chaperone," which was performed in February at Denison University's Ace Morgan Theater.
"The Drowsy Chaperone," a zany "musical within a comedy," has music and lyrics by Lisa Lambert and Greg Morrison and book by Bob Martin and Don McKellar, according to a news release.
The play pays homage to American musicals of the jazz age, examining the effect musicals have on the fans who adore them, organizers said.
Alissa Renee Vest of Lawrenceburg was included in this year's United States Achievement Academy yearbook.
Vest, 14, is an eighth-grader at Anderson County Middle School. She plays softball and was a member of the Kentucky Rockers team that played in the World Series last year.
Her science teacher, Jamie Young, nominated her for the recognition.
She is a daughter of Mark and Melissa Vest and sister of Mark Anthony Vest Jr.
Her grandparents are Nancy Dennis, Zeke Dennis and Thelma Vest, all of Lawrenceburg, and the late Billy Vest.
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Forecast discussion: Thanks to high pressure on Saturday, Boston received another day of bright sunshine mixed in with some high clouds. Unfortunately, the high will be moving off of North and into the Atlantic during the overnight. It will be replaced with a cold front that will begin to settle just over the region on Sunday, before moving to our south during the afternoon.
We will not see the first snowflakes until Sunday morning. Along the front moisture from the Great Lakes and Gulf of Mexico will provide us with light snow showers. Along the Cape and Islands, however, the precipitation may mix with or change over to rain. However, everyone returns to all snow showers by Sunday evening. For snowfall amounts, it appears the computer models agree that the boundary will stay further south than originally forecasted. So, the snow will not be staying as long as we thought on Monday. It appears that by the start of the evening commute, any snowfall will be just around the south coast. All precipitation will end by 7 p.m. with clearing skies before midnight. It looks like just 1-3 inches will fall in Boston, with 2-4 inches right along the Cape and Islands. From there, a strong Arctic front will bring colder air back over the region. To see a snowfall map, I'll take you to a local weather blog by simply clicking here.
Temperatures for the middle of the week will remain well below normal, especially for the first full week of March. However, we will see our winds shift to the south by Thursday. A weak disturbance may even create some isolated snow showers for a small period on Wednesday. By then, high pressure will bring nice weather for Thursday. By Friday, we will actually see temperatures reach 40 degrees. There is also the small chance a low pressure system riding along the east coast will being rain showers during the day, before changing to some snow showers. If not, a secondary low coming off the Great Lakes may provide us with some snow showers next Saturday evening.
72 hour forecast:
Tonight: Partly to mostly cloudy skies with a low of 27.
Sunday: Some flurries around 5 a.m., with light snow showers around 9 a.m. There will be a mix of rain and snow showers from 1 p.m. until 7 p.m. along the Cape and Islands. We will see a high of 34 with winds turning to the north-northwest at 5-8 mph.
Sunday night: All precipitation changes back to light snow by 7 p.m. with a low of 18. Winds will come from the northwest at 8-11 mph.
Monday: Light snow may taper off to flurries during the early morning. We return to light snow by mid-morning, and continue until the end of the afternoon. We will see a high of 24.
Monday night: Clearing skies by 10 p.m. and cold with a low of 9. I'm expecting 1-3 inches in Boston, with 2-4 inches along the Cape and Islands.
Tuesday: Mostly sunny with a high of 25.
Tuesday night: Partly to mostly cloudy and a low of 14.
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Wednesday: Partly to mostly sunny with possible snow showers from the morning to early afternoon. Highs 23-26, lows 9-12.
Thursday: Mostly sunny. Highs 30-33, lows 20-23.
Friday: Mostly sunny. Highs 38-41, lows 27-30.
Saturday: Mostly cloudy with possible snow showers by the evening. Highs 40-43, lows 29-32.