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Nora Lodge at Bukit Tinggi
Need a place to get away for the hustle and bustle of KL? Head over to Nora Lodge at Bukit Tinggi aka Berjaya Hills. We went up there on November 13, 2010. Located at the hillside of Bukit Tinggi, roughly about 3/4 way up, the place was lushly covered by greeneries for as far as your eyes can see.
That's the view of our chalet and the next photo is the view in front of the chalet. Karak Highway was visible a distance away.
A view from the entrance to the lodge and an inside view of our chalet. Ours came with a king size bed and a single bed. The 3 of us and my mom slept comfortably in there.
Another view of the inside. No air conditioning but you would not be needing it anyway. The rocking chair on the deck was a nice addition to the chalet. Imagine rocking yourself to the open view in front of you… Simply refreshing…
Pasha and Adam (face hidden) were enjoying themselves playing with the Congkak. Uwan and Mama Pasha at the recreational cum the eating area.
Isabelle and her hubby with Mama Pasha. They were the one who suggested this place. The food that we brought along with us. You can also get the lodge to cook simple dishes such as fried rice or fried noodles for RM 5.00 per person.
Pasha and Nora the friendly lodge owner and Papa Bear and Pasha and his addiction, Milo…
Isabelle's chalet. Adam (face hidden as usual) half naked and Pasha striking a pose on the deck.
In summary, the place is cool. The rental per day is affordable. It is only about 2 km to Colmar Tropicale and other attractions up there. The owner is friendly. You can call her, Nora at +60122015218 to make your booking. Price may very depending on season. You can also visit http://donmyzz-holidaysbt.blogspot.com/2009/02/nora-lodge-berjaya-hills-bukit-tinggi.html for more details.
To get there, drive to Karak Highway heading to Kuantan. Go past the Genting Sempah tunnel and drive until the exit to Bukit Tinggi or Berjaya Hills. Past the guard post, take the route on the right. Drive about 4 km and watch out for a small sign board on your right. It says Nora Lodge, Orchard Farm. It is quite small so watch your traveled distance. Once there, exit to the right and follow the dirt road to the end and turn left. Proceed downhill until you reach the gate and drive straight in.
It was worth it for us!


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Unbeaten Chiefs hold off banged-up Texans 17-16
By DAVE SKRETTA
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KANSAS CITY, Mo. — Jamaal Charles carried the Kansas City Chiefs to another victory.
His defense helped shoulder the load once again.
Charles ran for 86 yards and a touchdown, Alex Smith also ran for a score and the scrappy Chiefs held off the banged-up Houston Texans 17-16 on Sunday to remain unbeaten.
The Chiefs were forced to punt the ball to Houston with 1:46 left in the game.
But after Case Keenum threw an incompletion on first down, the young quarterback was stripped by linebacker Tamba Hali at his 2. Derrick Johnson recovered the fumble for the Chiefs.
Smith simply kneeled on it from there as time ran out, allowing Kansas City (7-0) to extend the second-best start in franchise history. The 2003 team began the season 9-0.
Meanwhile, the Texans are riding their first five-game skid since Nov. 6-Dec. 11, 2005.
Keenum, making his first NFL start in place of the injured Matt Schaub, threw for 271 yards and a touchdown for the Texans (2-5).
But he didn't get much help from his run game after Arian Foster left in the first quarter with a hamstring injury and did not return.
Ben Tate, who also briefly left with an injury, had just 50 yards rushing for Houston.
The Chiefs' defense, which led the NFL in scoring coming into the game, continually made big plays.
They held the Texans to a field goal after facing first-and-goal at the 1-yard line in the third quarter, and then kept turning Houston back on every series in the fourth quarter.
Charles finished with 123 yards from scrimmage, joining O.J. Simpson as the only players in NFL history with at least 100 yards from scrimmage and a touchdown in the first seven games of a season. Simpson did it in the first nine games of the 1975 season.
The Texans opened the scoring on Randy Bullock's 48-yard field goal, but the drive proved costly when Foster left for the locker room. When he emerged a short while later, he was wearing a gray sweatsuit and his afternoon was done.
The Chiefs answered with an 82-yard drive that was helped along by a roughing-the-passer penalty on Texans defensive end Jared Crick. Charles did most of the work on the drive, so it was only fitting that he plunged in from a yard to give Kansas City a 7-3 lead.
Keenum, clearly unperturbed by the crowd inside Arrowhead Stadium, calmly guided Houston back into the lead. He hit DeVier Posey for a 42-yard reception, and then found DeAndre Hopkins — who had run right past cornerback Sean Smith — for a 29-yard touchdown reception.
The Texans still led 10-7 when they pinned Kansas City at its 3-yard line midway through the second quarter. Smith proceeded to guide the Chiefs 97 yards in 15 plays — he was 8 of 8 for 75 yards on the drive — and used all but 56 seconds on the clock to regain the lead.
Smith scored on a 5-yard draw when he froze the defense on a fake handoff to nobody.
Bullock tacked on two more field goals for Houston, and Ryan Succop hit one for the Chiefs, who came within inches of extending their 17-16 lead early in the fourth quarter.
LANDOVER, Md. — Roy Helu's third touchdown, a 3-yard run with 45 seconds to play, lifted the Redskins.
Robert Griffin III completed 18 of 29 passes for 298 yards with two touchdowns and one interception for the Redskins (2-4), who have both of their wins against backup quarterbacks. This time it was Josh McCown, who entered in the second quarter after Jay Cutler left with a groin injury.
Griffin also ran 11 times for a season-high 84 yards against a defense depleted by injuries, but the breakout performance came from rookie tight end Jordan Reed, who caught nine passes for 134 yards and one touchdown.
INDIANAPOLIS — Andrew Luck threw for three touchdowns and ran for another Sunday night, outplaying predecessor Peyton Manning in a 39-33 victory over the previously unbeaten Denver Broncos.
The victory ended the Broncos' 17-game regular-season winning streak in the first game Manning played against his former team since being released in March 2012.
Manning finished 29 of 49 for 386 yards with three TDs and one interception. He was sacked four times and tried desperately to rally the Broncos late.
But the Colts (5-2) took advantage of his and Denver's uncharacteristic mistakes.
Luck converted an early fumble into a TD pass. Indy got nine points out of a second-quarter strip sack, and Luck scored on a 10-yard run in the third quarter, a drive helped by a series of defensive penalties. When the Broncos (6-1) finally had a chance to tie it, Manning was intercepted.
Indianapolis has not lost consecutive games under Luck.
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — Nick Folk kicked a 42-yard field goal with 5:07 left in overtime. Folk got a second chance after he missed a 56-yarder moments earlier. But Chris Jones was called for unsportsmanlike conduct for pushing a teammate forward to try to block the kick, a new NFL rule.
New York, given new life, ran the ball three times to set up Folk's winner.
Geno Smith threw a touchdown pass and ran for another score as the Jets (4-3) topped Tom Brady and the Patriots (5-2). New England tied it at 27 with 16 seconds left in regulation on Stephen Gostkowski's 44-yard field goal.
New England had defeated New York in six straight regular-season meetings, and saw its 12-game winning streak against the AFC East end.
PITTSBURGH — Shaun Suisham drilled a 42-yard field goal with no time remaining. Suisham's fourth field goal of the day pushed the Steelers (2-4) to their second straight win.
Ben Roethlisberger completed 17 of 23 passes for 160 yards and a touchdown. He hit Antonio Brown for a pair of big gains on Pittsburgh's final drive, putting Suisham well within range to win it. Running back Le'Veon Bell ran for a season-high 93 yards on 19 carries.
Joe Flacco passed for 215 yards and a touchdown, but couldn't stop the defending Super Bowl champions (3-4) from losing for the third time in their last four games.
GREEN BAY, Wis. — Aaron Rodgers guided an undermanned offense with 260 yards and three touchdowns, and Eddie Lacy ran for another score.
Lacy finished with 82 yards, while tight end Jermichael Finley had a 10-yard touchdown catch in the first quarter before leaving with a neck injury. The team said he had movement in his extremities.
Green Bay (4-2) won its third straight game.
Rodgers finished 25 for 36 in methodically carving up Cleveland (3-4) despite already being without two of his top targets in injured receivers James Jones and Randall Cobb.
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Colin Kaepernick threw for 199 yards and ran for 68 and a touchdown. The 49ers (5-2) won their fourth straight before heading to London for a game with winless Jacksonville by jumping out to a 17-0 halftime lead. Frank Gore also ran for a pair of 1-yard TDs as San Francisco cruised.
Tramaine Brock also intercepted a pass, Justin Smith had two of the 49ers' three sacks and Kassim Osgood recovered a muffed punt for a TD.
The Titans (3-4) lost their third straight even with Jake Locker starting after missing two games with a sprained right hip and knee. Locker threw for 326 yards with two TD passes in a fourth-quarter spurt that came up short.
DETROIT — Mike Nugent's 54-yard field goal as time expired lifted the Bengals. The AFC North-leading Bengals (5-2) won a game for the second straight week by the same score thanks to Nugent's right foot. He made an overtime kick to give Cincinnati a win after it blew a 14-point, fourth-quarter lead at Buffalo
The Lions (4-3) looked like they did enough to send the game to OT, but rookie Sam Martin shanked a punt just 28 yards to midfield in the final minute.
PHILADELPHIA — Tony Romo threw for 317 yards and one touchdown and the Cowboys overcame a sluggish start to take sole possession of first place in the NFC East.
Two teams that averaged a combined 58 points per game and allowed a combined 55 totaled 13 punts in a first half that ended with Dallas (4-3) leading 3-0. It was more two inept offenses than two dominant defenses.
The Eagles (3-4) have lost a franchise-worst nine straight games at home. Their last win at the Linc was over the New York Giants on Sept. 30, 2012.
ATLANTA — Matt Ryan threw for 273 yards and three touchdowns, including two to Jacquizz Rodgers, and the Falcons snapped their three-game losing streak.
Harry Douglas had seven receptions for a career-best 149 yards, including a 37-yard touchdown catch, for the Falcons (2-4). Douglas flourished as Ryan's No. 1 receiver with Julio Jones out for the season and Roddy White inactive for the first time in his nine-year career due to The Buccaneers (0-6) controlled the ball in the fourth quarter, but managed only two field goals by Rian Lindell.
MIAMI GARDENS, Fla. — Mario Williams forced a fumble when he sacked Ryan Tannehill with less than three minutes left, setting up the winning field goal. Dan Carpenter, released in August after five seasons with the Dolphins, beat his former team by making a 31-yarder with 33 seconds to go.
Rookie Nickell Robey returned an interception 19 yards for a touchdown on the third play of the game to help the Bills build an early 14-0 lead, but they had to rally after Brandon Gibson caught his second touchdown pass of the game to put Miami ahead.
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Cam Newton completed 15 of 17 passes for 204 yards and a touchdown in a heated game.
The Rams (3-4) lost their cool with several personal foul penalties — and then lost quarterback Sam Bradford to an apparent left knee injury late in the fourth quarter.
The extent of the injury was unknown and Bradford will undergo an MRI exam.
Bradford was running toward the sideline when he was pushed out of bounds by safety Mike Mitchell and came up holding his left knee. He was carted to the locker room.
Panthers quarterback Captain Munnerlyn intercepted Bradford on the game's first play and returned it 45 yards for a score. Bradford had a long TD pass called back on a penalty.
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — Philip Rivers threw for 285 yards and a touchdown, Ryan Mathews ran for 110 yards and a score, and the surging Chargers (4-3) showed little, if any, issues with a short week, a cross-country flight and an early start time. And they played nothing like a team looking ahead to its bye week.
Then again, the Jaguars have made everyone look good.
Jacksonville (0-7) has lost every game this season by double digits, becoming the first team since the 1984 Houston Oilers to garner that dubious distinction. The Oilers lost their first 10 games that season by at least 10 points.
Rivers completed his first 14 passes, picking apart Jacksonville's defense with short throws and clock-eating drives. He finished 22 of 26.
Mathews topped the century mark for the second consecutive week.
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Summer Wedding Hairstyles
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Effortless and free flowing are words that come to mind when we picture beautiful summer brides. If you plan to exchange nuptials in the summer months, forget structured updos and intricate, well placed tresses.! Try these two beautiful summer wedding hairstyles – your hair will match your beauty as you walk down the aisle to your groom.
Chignon hairstyles are a classic look for brides and this is a modern update inspired by Taylor Swift. Begin with textured hair – if your hair is long enough allow it to air dry in one or two large braids to result in soft waves or clip in a few wavy hair extensions for added length or volume. Separate a bit of hair for your bang then loosely gather your hair into a side bun with a metal free elastic band. Next, wind the ends around the ponytail loosely, securing with bobby pins as you go. If your hair is fine and the pins are not holding well, lightly spritz your hair with a bit of holding spray first and crisscross the bobby pins to help your hair stay in place. Sweep your bangs to the side, creating a large, messy pin-curl by rolling the ends around two or three of your fingers. Secure with a few hair pins. Finish the look with a bit of shine spray for the final polishing touch.
If your choice is to wear your hair down, try this beautiful waterfall braid hairstyle. Again begin with hair that has been air dried. Hair that has too much sleekness will not have the bulkiness needed to create a beautiful, thick braid as seen here. Starting near the front of your head on one side, grab about a one inch section of hair and separate into three pieces as you would for a traditional braid. Begin by intertwining the three pieces as you would for a regular French braid, but instead of continuing after the first wrap, drop the bottom section of hair and replace it by picking up a completely separate section of hair. With the new bottom piece, braid the second loop normally and then again drop the bottom piece. As you move along the braid, continually add more hair to the top piece of hair so the braid will drape around your head. Remember, loose is better so do not worry about the style being perfect or tight. One you braided nearly to the other side of your head, place two crisscrossed bobby pins to hold into place and add a flower for a bit of an added decoration. Curl the bottom of your hair with a curling wand for loose waves and you are finished.


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The podcast of this is excellent! Great story that is deserving of the nomination.
Ted Chiang's "Exhalation" now available for download. (Thanks, John!)
Ted Chiang's "Exhalation" now available for download. (Thanks, John!)
If you're a student journalist and want to attend HOPE XI, the Eleventh Hackers on Planet Earth conference (July 22-24, NYC) you can win free admission (and an interview with me!) by submitting an article about any of the topics come up at HOPE conferences! Get writing!
Earlier this month, I gave the afternoon keynote at the Internet Archive's Decentralized Web Summit, and my talk was about how the people who founded the web with the idea of having an open, decentralized system ended up building a system that is increasingly monopolized by a few companies — and how we can prevent the same things from happening next time.
Designer Art Donovan writes, "I'm always looking for new and unique inspiration for my lighting commissions and the latest, cutting edge scientific devices offer a boatload of great design inspiration. From the cool, new 'James Webb Space Telescope' to the myriad of complex details in the L.H.P.C. at Cern- it's a cornucopia of rich imagery."
Some truths are universal. For one, your phone will always run out of power when you most need it. For another, the charging cords that come packaged with your Apple device will fray, split, and rip faster than Usain Bolt in a game of tag.Instead, pick up a charging cord that anyone would have a tough […]
Some people say magic tricks are nerdy and best left to your 12-year-old asthmatic cousin. But others see value in perfecting the slight of hand and showmanship associated with a perfectly executed routine. We're firmly in the latter camp. And now, we're giving you the ability to put a few parlor tricks up your sleeve with the Penguin […]
Bluetooth speakers may be convenient to use, but many of them just aren't that powerful. Sure, it may be fine if you're seated in front of the speaker. But move across the room, and you may strain to hear what's coming from those tiny drivers.There's a reason why the G-BOOM Wireless Bluetooth Boombox (now $79.99 in the Boing […]
The podcast of this is excellent! Great story that is deserving of the nomination.
Ted Chiang's The Merchant and the Alchemist's Gate is also worth seeking out and giving a listen-to.
His writing is beautiful, evocative, and these two 'steam-punk' stories disguise a deep understanding of science.
Thanks for this and the previous link (s?), Cory.
Thanks for sharing this. I love Ted Chiang's stories.
Both Ted Chiang and the StarShipSofa are awesome.
The story deservedly WON.
All hail Ted Chiang!
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Version of Record online: 10 JUN 2010
DOI: 10.1111/j.1467-9213.2010.672.x
© 2010 The Author Journal compilation © 2010 The Editors of The Philosophical Quarterly
The Philosophical Quarterly
Volume 60, Issue 241, pages 851–858, October 2010
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Skow, B. (2010), DEEP METAPHYSICAL INDETERMINACY. The Philosophical Quarterly, 60: 851–858. doi: 10.1111/j.1467-9213.2010.672.x
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A recent theory of metaphysical indeterminacy says that metaphysical indeterminacy is multiple actuality: there is metaphysical indeterminacy when there are many 'complete precisifications of reality'. But it is possible for there to be metaphysical indeterminacy even when it is impossible to precisify reality completely. The orthodox interpretation of quantum mechanics illustrates this possibility. So this theory of metaphysical indeterminacy is not adequate.


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Lingerie that glows in the dark!
17th December 2009
An Australian company has developed lingerie that glows in the dark. I kid you not. Luminoglow have produced a seven piece Boudoir collection of bras, knickers and lingerie made from lace that will literally light up your bedroom! more
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On Venice's famed isle of Murano, glass masters keep alive the art of lampworking, handcrafting each of the beads for this stunning necklace over a hot flame. The magnificent 1.5" glass heart pendant is infused with gold & platinum and hangs from eighteen twisted strands of nearly 8000 red and silver glass seed beads for a beautiful drape, along with a single strand of white, red and faceted silver glass beads. Silver-plated findings. 20" long.
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Apollo Nida, husband of "Real Housewives of Atlanta" cast member Phaedra Parks, was sentenced by U.S. District Court Judge Charles A. Pannell, Jr. in an Atlanta courtroom on Tuesday, July 8, to eight years in prison. A hearing scheduled for July 17 will determine the restitution Nida will be required to pay victims of his crimes.
Nida pleaded guilty in May to charges that he stole millions of dollars from 50+ people over four years. A reported year-long investigation by the U.S. Secret Service led to his arrest. Nida obtained personal information from LexisNexis, Equifax and Microbilt databases via fake collection agencies he created, and was able to then find and collect tax refunds, retirement checks, unclaimed money, and even obtain fraudulent car loans on vehicles that did not exist after he set up fake auto dealerships.
"Today's sentencing exemplifies impartial justice regardless of economic class or perceived celebrity status," U.S. Secret Service Special Agent Reginald Moore said, reported CNN. "Nida's sentence should be an eye-opener for other like-minded criminals who scheme to steal victims' identities, defraud them and ignore the consequences of their actions."
Nida pleaded guilty after his co-conspirator, Gayla St. Julien, received a prison sentence of 61 months. She actually complained to agents about Nida, saying he "only paid her 'scraps'" compared to what he was making. She allowed agents to record their phone calls to help make a case against him.
This is not the first time for Nida behind bars. In fact, he served a five-year prison term for an auto title scheme before marrying RHOA reality star Phaedra Parks in 2009. And, before reaching the age of 24, Nida had been arrested for DUI and providing a false name to law enforcement, and he had had three probation revocations.
Nida, in fact, got off pretty easy, considering the judge could have chosen to throw the book at him and give him a max sentence of 30 years. Now 35, Nida must serve five years under parole supervision after he completes his eight years in a federal prison.


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It's official - they've abolished the mini free parking lot sandwiched between Blue Sky trail and Soderberg trailhead.
You now need to pay the $6 at either lot or risk a ticket along the roads that do not allow parking!
So here's the scoop. Its time to pay for that annual pass. You're local, and these trails are amazing. You can still park for free at Coyote Ridge and traverse your way onto Blue Sky trail and over to Horsetooth Mountain Park, though technically you are still supposed to pay to use the trails even if you don't park.
A season pass is $65 and works at Horsetooth Mountain Park, Soderberg trailhead, Blue Sky trailhead and along the water. So make use of your pass and hang out at the mini beach! Or go for a ride then scoot over to the beach to chill out afterwards. What an awesome way to end a mountain bike day!
The season pass works for only one car, a sticker that you place on your internal windshield on the passenger side. It works at all Larimer county parks.
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Casino Law to Regulate Online Gambling
Virtual casinos operating from Costa Rica will be regulated by this proposed law.
Thursday, October 15, 2009
The law regulates gambling done in the country, "independent on where the gambler is located".
Source: Nacion.com
Costa Rica to Apply New Taxes to Casinos
July 2009
A project sponsored by the government foresees a 2% raw income tax to casinos and electronic betting operations.
Nicaragua: Casino Law in December
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Costa Rica: New regulation for Casinos
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The Law Project that regulates bets, casinos and other gambling games was presented at the Congress.
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Women's Gymnastics Falls At Arkansas Quadrangular
Jan. 10, 2004
Fayetteville, Ark.- It was a disappointing beginning to the 2004 campaign for the UIC women's gymnastics team on Friday night, as the Flames fell to Arkansas, Minnesota, and West Virginia in the season-opening Arkansas Quadrangular at a jam-packed Barnhill Arena.
Finishing fourth out of four squads with a final team score of 189.550, UIC was downed by what Flames Co-Head Coach Peter Jansson called "too many small mental mistakes that led to big [point] deductions."
The host Lady Razorbacks, who scored their first-ever home victory and the school's best team performance on Friday, won the team title with an overall score of 195.575. No. 22-ranked Minnesota was not far behind with a tally of 194.675, while West Virginia finished third at 192.775.
Although the tough teams involved in the meet played a part in the fourth-place finish, Jansson felt most of the Flames' wounds were self-inflicted as a result of first-meet butterflies and mental errors.
"It definitely was not what we were hoping for," said Jansson. "The first-meet-of-the-year jitters definitely showed up."
While the team did not finish well as a whole, some individual bright spots were well-evident. Junior Jackie Jaworowicz turned in a strong all-around performance on Friday, her first collegiate meet as an all-arounder. Jaworowicz finished third overall in the all-around, leading the Flames with a score of 38.700.
Jaworowicz also led her team on the beam (9.725) and the floor exercise (9.775).
"Jackie had an outstanding beam routine," said Jansson, who believes Jaworowicz has the tools to be a tough all-arounder for his squad in future meets.
Junior Alyson Cacciatore and sophomore Veronique Meunier, both coming off of record-breaking seasons in 2003, turned in excellent performances on the uneven bars. Cacciatore led the team with a bars score of 9.825, followed by Meunier, who scored a 9.800.
Meunier also led the Flames with a spectacular vault, earning a 9.825.
Through the disappointment of the finish, Jansson believes the minor mistakes that cost his team on Friday can be easily corrected in time for their next meet, a home clash with the University of Illinois.
"We still know that the talent's there, and obviously we have to address those [mistakes] in the coming weeks and before our home meet against Illinois," said Jansson.
The Flames will return to action on Saturday, January 17th for their home opener, a special UIC Women's Gymnastics Alumni Homecoming meet against the Fighting Illini at 7 p.m. at the UIC Physical Education Building.


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When do you start troubleshooting a SQL Server 2005/2008 deadlocks and how? The alert is turned on SSMS via SQL Server performance condition alert, objects->SQLServer:Locks, Counter->Lock Waits/Sec, Instance:_Total, alert if counter: rises above value 3. Is this a proactive way of monitoring it? What is the acceptable value? I would highly apprecate your help. Thank you!!!
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You can use Event Notifications to get notified whenever a deadlock happens on the server:
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The first thing to do is look at the deadlock graph and see exactly what's going on. Then you can consider your options, which usually boil down to a) modify the application to standardize on an order of locking objects (e.g. if possible given the application logic, make a convention with your developers to always lock tables in alphabetical order) or b) see if you are really operating at the appropriate isolation level in each transaction.
I would go with automatic server side tracing of 2 main issues:
You will get trace files every day and you can monitor the action - see if some scheduled event is causing issues. You can see more details about profiling production in this question: Using SQL Profiler on a database that's in production.
Try setting traceflags, as desribed in this books online article: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms178104%28SQL.90%29.aspx
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Lean it down, it'll run cooler," long-time sprint car owner/mechanic Bob Dyer said as I struggled to figure out why my engine kept overheating. He'd already asked me what fuel pump I was running and what pill was in the bypass, so he knew my system was way off.
But lean an engine to cool it? That was opposite of everything several "experts" had told me.
Since grasping at straws wasn't working, I did what he told me. When I pulled in from the "B" main with the temperature gauge at a perfect 200 degrees F, I became a believer. But, when Dyer told me I really needed a high-speed bypass too, my head almost exploded. I was having enough trouble with one, let alone two!
Between Dyer, Sid Waterman of Waterman fuel pump fame and Lee Nelson at Ostrich Racing Engines, they finally convinced me that a high speed was necessary. They know that learning about weather conditions and my fuel system is as critical to going fast as gear and tire selection. Plus, it could save me money. How? Well, since I learned to manage the fuel system, I've never had a melted piston or an engine failure caused by too much or too little fuel.
If you boil it down, getting the fuel as close to right every race, every night, is fairly simple. Learn and work on the following rules, and you can do it.1) Know when the air changes2) Establish baseline settings3) Adjust the fuel accordingly4)Always change the high-speed bypass when you change the main pill5) Never use the bypasses to control engine temperature
Change In The Air Dyer knew I was way too rich, not just because he's been around these cars since the '50s, but he knew that the air was terrible. I thought, hot and humid, give it more fuel to cool it. He knew, hot and humid, give it less fuel because there is "less" air. Hot, humid air is thin air.
That one night convinced me I needed to keep track of the air. What I was experiencing, Nelson refers to as "fuel bind." "Fuel bind happens when the engine gets so much fuel that it can't burn it all in the cylinder," he says. "It washes down the cylinder walls, increasing friction, and creates a hydraulic effect that's hard on wristpins and bearings, and it will fatigue pistons causing them to break. The extra fuel gets pushed out the exhaust valve and ends up burning in the port. Anytime an engine is fighting against itself like that, it will build heat."
After watching Ken Hesmer, owner and mechanic for his son, Dave Hesmer, multi-time Knoxville 360 champ, track the air on a Computech RaceAir Weather Analyzer, I choked hard and paid the price for one myself. This little electronic marvel will set you back most of $600, but that's far less than it costs to fix one melted piston.
The Computech "box" pulls in outside air, measures temperature, humidity, air density, and barometric pressure, then combines them all into two numbers that will tell you where you are. One is a number people can understand, Density Altitude. The other is a number the Computech computer can understand, Air Density Ratio (ADR).
The first tells you what altitude the engine "thinks" it is at. For instance, central Iowa is actually about 1,200 feet above sea level. But, on many of those hot, humid, summer nights, the Density Altitude will indicate we're at 4,000 feet. You need a lot less fuel to run at 4,000 feet than at 1,200. Think of the ADR number as a correction factor the computer uses to tell you how much to change the system from your baseline settings.
Baseline Settings You need to first establish a base setting. The Computech, or any other gauge, can't tell you how much fuel your engine wants. All it can do is tell you how much to change from your baseline to keep performance equal when the air changes.
To find your engine's baseline, start with your engine builder's recommendations on pill size, high-speed pop-off pressure and pill, and learn to read spark plugs. Assuming everything is right in the cooling system, the temperature gauge can help, too.
Pull a couple of spark plugs and look for tiny flecks of silver on the white of the porcelain. Those specks are aluminum from the piston-a definite confirmation of a too lean condition. At that point, the driver probably felt the engine "popping" near the end of the straightaway. Raising the high-speed pop-off pressure will cure that. You can be lean without specks; they just tell you you're about to have some serious trouble.
I look for a plug that's just showing a light brown color on the porcelain and a heat, or color line, on the curve of the electrode. From the tip to the curve will be a lighter color than the base. If the lighter color runs around the curve and down toward the threads, you're too lean. If the color doesn't make it to the curve, you're too rich.
These are very basic techniques. I still take plugs to Nelson for an experienced "read." You should work with your engine builder to get a good, solid opinion.
Adjusting The MixI like to run my engine a bit on the rich side. A slightly rich engine makes more torque and lives. A lean engine makes more horsepower and, if you're not careful, dies an unpleasant death.
Let's say you plug the ADR number into Computech's computer. It tells you to install a #70 main bypass pill in place of your base, #64 pill. That'll bypass more fuel and lean the engine. You do it and the engine takes off fine, but gets lazy at the end of the straightaway and blubbers just as you roll into the turn. Or, if the opposite was the case, you change from a #70 to a #64, the car takes off fine again then, halfway down the straight, the engine begins popping and slowing down, but recovers once you burp the throttle or the resistance of turning lowers the engine rpm.
You forgot to change your high-speed to stay in tune with your main. Even though, in the first example, you leaned the main, the engine is still too rich on the top end. That's because by putting less restriction in the main line, (that bigger, #70 pill) you lowered the pressure in the entire fuel system by 6 to 9 pounds. The high-speed bypass you carefully set at, say, 65 pounds, never opened because the system pressure never got that high. What you needed to do was lower the high-speed's pop-off pressure accordingly.
In the second example you raised the system pressure by the same amount and caused the high-speed to open early, leaning the engine on the top end, even though you intended to richen things. I like Kinsler's diaphragm high-speed bypass, because you can simply loosen a lock nut and turn the adjusting screw 11/48 turn for every .002 inch of main pill size you change. When you went from that #64 pill to the #70, you needed to unscrew the Kinsler high speed 31/48 turn. If you go from a #70 down to a #64, tighten it 31/48 turn. If you use one of the can-type high speeds, take it out of the return line, open it up and subtract or add shims to lower or raise the pressure anywhere from 1 to 211/42 pounds for every .002 inch of pill size.
Waterman recommends changing the high-speed by 1 pound for every .002 inch of pill size. I've always used the 211/42 figure. You'll need to do some experimenting to find what works best for your engine. BR Motorsports carries a high-speed checker with a big, easy-to-read gauge that's awfully handy no matter what type of high speed you use.
High-Speed FlowIf the high speed is such a hassle, isn't there a way to get by without one? The answer is a simple, "no." Today's pumps, like the Waterman, put out so much fuel that you absolutely must bypass the excess. And the problem gets worse with every rpm the engine turns.
My Waterman 400 (a typical pump for a 360) puts out 2.9 gallons per minute at 6,000rpm. At 8,000rpm it is flowing 3.9 gallons per minute. A 360 might use around 2.1 gallons per minute in race conditions, at a wide-open place like Knoxville. The excess has to go somewhere. Without a high-speed bypass that opens somewhere in the second half of the straightaway, the fuel will simply force its way into the engine through the nozzles (refer back to the discussion on fuel bind).
Why not downsize the pump? Since fuel injectors don't have an accelerator pump to add extra fuel for the starts, according to Waterman, "You need a pump that will supply roughly double the amount of fuel required on the top end to have enough for the bottom end. At idle, the pump only puts out about 1 gallon per minute. That's barely enough to keep the engine running."
Another thing to consider is rpm. If you normally turn 7,500rpm with your high-speed set at, say, 65 pounds, and suddenly decide to gear the engine for 8,000rpm, you actually need to bypass more excess fuel. Remember, the problem gets worse with rpm. Again, we turn to Waterman for a tip: "Everything is based on percentages. If you go up 1 percent in rpm, you need to reduce the fuel by 1 percent, divided equally between the main and high-speed bypasses."
Never try to heat up an engine, or cool it down, with fuel. If you're only running 140 degrees on a cold night and the Computech tells you to richen the engine more, do it! Then, cover the radiator to build heat. I've seen blown engines caused by someone leaning them down to build heat. Check for head gasket problems, a worn water pump, a blocked radiator, a bad cap, or restricted lines if it runs too hot.
I certainly didn't develop these methods; I learned them from Dyer, Nelson and Waterman. You have access to experts at your track and your engine builder's shop, so use them! You'll save yourself some money and go a little faster, too.


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Meditation Technique for Pain Management
Pain Relief Meditation
Pain Management Technique
What was most amazing about the recent research which showed meditation reduced the intensity of pain by 40% and reduced the unpleasantness associated with pain by almost 60%, was that these benefits were attained with just 4 meditation sessions of 20 minutes each! That's really incredible. Normally much more consistent practice is needed and the benefits of meditation are procured over time, but here we find that after just a few practice session, meditation helped enormously with pain management and pain relief.
This study, on the powers of meditation for pain management, was conducted at the Wake Forest University School of Medicine, NC and published in the Journal of Neuroscience on April 6th. Even the researchers were amazed at the results.
How Meditation Helps with Pain Management:
Digging deeper into the study one finds that meditation was doing a whole lot of things in the body and brain, all at the same time, to help reduce the impact of pain. Brain scans were showing that areas of the brain associated with mental focus were more activated, while areas of the brain associated with the region where the pain was being applied were showing much less activity. So meditation was actually reducing the amount of pain by sensing less of it.
At the same time, those whose "focus areas" of the brain were most active, were reporting the least amount of perceived pain, so meditation was reducing the amount of perceived pain as well. All in all, it means that meditation was helping you feel less of the pain and at the same time helping you deal with the pain you were feeling better as well.
Meditation Technique for Pain Management:
So for those of you suffering from pain, chronic or otherwise, the question becomes, which meditation technique was giving such marvelous results? It was good old, simple mindfulness meditation. This is a meditation where you bring your focus to your breathing and then simply become a passive witness to what is taking place in the mind and body, without analyzing, judging, comparing, evaluation, etc. Just simply watching what is taking place and allowing it to pass, while maintaining your awareness on your breath or mantra. You can get details of this meditation technique in the following article:
In addition, the following articles also explain more aspects of Mindfulness Meditation and are definitely worth exploring if you find this technique interesting, or want to use for pain management…
Mindfulness Meditation for Beginners
How to Meditate by Yourself – Zazen Practice
Health Benefits of Mediation:
This is just one of the many health benefits that meditation bestows and you can read about other great benefits of meditation in the articles: Health Benefits of Meditation and Top 10 Profound Benefits of Meditation.
What is happening these days is that meditation is speaking to us. In fact it is shouting at us. These many benefits are just meditation's way of telling us that we ought to begin seriously practicing it. I almost prefer to say that all these benefits are the side affects of meditation, as it's real purpose is to reveal to us the True Nature of Reality and our True Selves. But, it does not matter why you meditate in my view, as long as you do. That is the most important thing. The rest will happen naturally.
If you meditate you will certainly enjoy all these many benefits, including meditation's power to help with pain management and pain relief, but most importantly you will move closer to discovering your Divine Nature and discovering the true non-dual nature of reality. If you don't meditate, then unfortunately you have wasted your opportunity and your life. Meditation is that important, so find a way to do it. It will then take care of everything else that needs taking care of.
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Holiday Tradition 2012
You may recall that last year we had our curmudgeonly pal Spud on a holiday tag or ornament.
In the spirit of tradition, we bring you the 2012 holiday tag. Click here to download.
Auntie Sarah took several tags to create this whimsical ornament. How will you use the 2012 holiday tag? I'm trying to come up with a project to combine both 2011 and 2012!
Happy holidays from the gang at Spud & Chloë!
Fall Harvest
Pattern: Acorn Hat
Designer: Susan B. Anderson
Size: 14 (16, 18, 20)"
Needles: Size 15 (10mm) 16″ circular needle, or size needed to obtain gauge
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Yarn: Spud & Chloë Outer, shown in Sandbox #7212 and Flannel #7201
On-the-Run pattern available in the Spud & Chloë Pattern Store here.
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CHLOE: a Cowl
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CHLOE: a C-O-W-L. Like a scarf only knit in a loop.
SPUD: Cowl – Shmowl…ZZZZZ
Well, Spud & Chloë Pals, do we have a treat for you. The Swell Cowl, a pattern by Melissa LaBarre is worked in three hanks of Spud & Chloë Outer. The sample shown uses Wave (7217) and is a nice bright pop of color in February.
It's always nice to have a new, cuddly knit right at the end of dreary winter.
You can download the free Swell Cowl, right here
Melissa is a talented designer that the whole gang admires a great deal. In fact, we think she's really interesting and have a lot more Melissa fun in store for you soon! I have this cowl on the needles in Sequoia (7205). I felt a tug to do a red project in February, I'll have pictures soon. The stitch pattern is fun and easy to memorize. The Swell Cowl is a nice project to come home to after a day at work. Just me, the squishy, soft Spud & Chloë Outer on my needles and a movie. To be perfectly honest, a cup of tea and a cat in my lap too. Life is good.
Have a Swell day my Spud & Chloë Pals.
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CHLOË: Wow Auntie Sarah! These Baby Pants are adorable! How did you think of such a clever idea?
AUNTIE SARAH Well Chloë, sometimes you just want to cover a diaper up. I like to make everything cute. I'd love to see all the fun ways people customize the Baby Pants: stripes, ruffles, bright colors. Babies are so much fun to design for!"
This is simple, straightforward knitting.
Next, you simply fold the pants and make three short seams.
And then your little person is rip-raring and ready to go.
I think this free pattern is perfect for babies on the go!
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The present church was built between 1746 and 1750 on a terrace overlooking lake Constance, the Cistercians of Salem having entrusted the work to Peter Thumb. The Rococo style is apparent in its architecture and the painted decoration of the aisle's ceiling, the dome over the chancel and the cupola over the apse. Pilgrims venerate an early-15C Virgin above the high altar.
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Is there a word that describes a parent whose child has died?
Along the lines of "orphan", "widow", and "widower", is there a single word for a parent who has lost a child (of any age)?
Is there a word that describes a parent whose child has died?
Along the lines of "orphan", "widow", and "widower", is there a single word for a parent who has lost a child (of any age)?
I don't think there's a single word on the order of orphan and widow/widower. I would say bereaved parents.
I'm a bereaved parent who wishes there was a term like orphan or widow to describe my status. Some say there is no such title because the death of a child is too awful to put into words. Some say that historically, a child dying was such a common event that it didn't merit a special word. Also, I've heard it said that the passing of a child doesn't affect the societal status of the surviving parent in the way that widow or orphan does.
I'm here to say that it's awful for me to think it's too awful an event to give name to. It happens everyday to countless parents like me, and I get no comfort from the denial. The other idea, that it's so commonplace that there's no need for a name, seems to diminish the monumental impact of the loss of a child. While it's true that children died more often in the past, it's no longer the case today, in the US anyway. I think our language needs to catch up.
As far as the notion of our status in society being unchanged, although we are not orphaned or widowed, we are forever marked. I think the word shadow, is a good descriptor. We are a shadow of our former selves, even as we move on. We will always have the shadow of our departed children. It has the familiar "dow" in it. I'm going to start using it, and hope that others will join me.
Picking at the Greek words involved:
The Latin for bereaved is detrudat (which I don't like), and parent is parens.
I think it would be handy for bereaved parents if on being asked whether they have any children, they could say:
instead of:
Much less painful.
The two-parent word could be tethligons.
This may well be a semantic gap - a concept for which there is no word. Not only for English, but even other languages.
Pakistani poet and writer Fatima Bhutto wrote in A Nation's Sorrow: Today, for us young citizens, Pakistan feels like a country empty of dreams (17 December, 2014)
I lost my son Andy in May 2010 to brain tumors. I am in community with a large group of women who were also caregivers but mostly to their husbands, so they are widows. I finally realized I am a 'mommow'. Andy's father would be a 'daddow'. Works for me. I know it doesn't have lovely etymology but neither does it take too much explaining. Peace, Sarah
Like the male (opposite) equivalent of "widow" is "widower", so should the logical opposite of "orphan" probably be "orphaner".
You could probably also use the word "griever", or even "bereaver", although they are more generic, so I like "orphaner" (and "orphaners") better.
One dictionary root origin for orphan:
Origin: 1425–75; late Middle English (noun) < Late Latin orphanus destitute, without parents < Greek orphanós bereaved; akin to Latin orbus bereaved
There is a word, a little obscure with the definition "if" used but has the meaning. I found it just by googling "BEREFT" as I thought it was the word with this meaning, but wasn't 100% sure.
bereft bɪˈrɛft/ adjective adjective: bereft
According to the New York Times, the term is "Vilomah." This means "against a natural order," she writes. "As in, the gray-haired should not bury those with black hair. As in our children should not precede us in death." http://parenting.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/06/08/describing-grief/
I say that we pick a term and stick with it. All of this making up terms by individual people will not hold up.
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Situated at the southern-most tip of Hainan Island of China, Sanya lies in the southern valley of the Wuzhi Mountain range. Sanya has a population of about 524,000 and covers an area of about 1,900 sq km with about 209 km of coastline with more than 19 harbors and more than 40 islands highlighted by natural beaches, fresh sea breezes and crystal-clear waters. Sanya is located at 18¡ã latitude and 108¡ã longitude and adjoins Tongzha County to the north, Baoting and Lingshui counties to the northeast, and Ledong County to the northwest.
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"Weird Al" Yankovic announced on Facebook Aug. 5 that his latest album, "Mandatory Fun," is now available in vinyl. The album sits at #3 on the Billboard 200 of Aug. 9, its second week on the chart and a week after it debuted at #1.
In addition to its spot on the Billboard 200, Yankovic holds several other places on the Billboard charts this week. "Mandatory Fun" is #2 on both the Digital Albums and Internet charts. The single from the album, "Word Crimes," is #36 on the Streaming Songs chart and #91 on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart. He's also #17 on the Artist 100 chart.
The #1 ranking of "Mandatory Fun" resulted in a number of TV appearances by "Weird Al," including one on "The Tom Green Show" where a clearly emotional Yankovic received the Billboard award for his achievement. In a newly published e-book called "Weird Al," he is interviewed by writer Mara Altman who found him quite down-to-earth.
The top-of-the-chart ranking for "Mandatory Fun" #1 was the first time a comedy album had hit the top of the Billboard charts since Allan Sherman did it not once but twice in 1963. His album "My Son, the Nut," which contained the hit single "Hello Mudduh, Hello Fadduh! (A Letter From Camp)," reached #1 on Aug. 31, but that was not the first time he'd had a top charting Billboard album that year. His album "My Son, the Celebrity" also did it on March 9.
Sherman's "Hello Muddah, Hello Faddah!," peaked with a three-week run at #2. It was edged out on Aug. 24, 1963 by Stevie Wonder's "Fingertips (Part II)" and The Angels' "My Boyfriend's Back" the following two weeks.
At the just concluded San Diego Comic Con, Shout Factory! announced it would be releasing his movie "UHF" on Blu-ray. The long out-of-print "The Compleat Al," only released on VHS up to this point, is also being released for the first time on DVD. Both will come in November, according to "Weird Al's" Facebook page.


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On Sunday, CBS News White House correspondent Mark Knoller said President Obama went to Ft. Belvoir for a round of golf with a group of White House aides. Meanwhile, Breitbart.com said, an Islamist militia has taken control of the now-abandoned U.S. embassy in Tripoli.
"Though its hot and muggy with a chance of thunderstorms, Pres Obama has arrived at Ft. Belvoir for a round of golf," Knoller tweeted. "90° feels like 96°." Knoller followed that message up with another tweet saying Obama's "foursome today includes 3 WH aides." He also noted that a photographer in the press pool noticed a bandage on Obama's left middle finger.
According to Reuters, militants are running wild in the outer annex of the embassy, but have not broken into the main complex. "Dozens" of militants -- some armed -- were seen in and around the embassy pool, Reuters added.
The embassy was evacuated on July 26, with personnel driven to Tunisia under armed guard. All sensitive material was either removed or destroyed at that time.
Nevertheless, Reuters said, a takeover of yet another embassy compound could "deliver another symbolic blow to Washington over its policy toward Libya" as western governments fear the nation could become another failed state. The issue is compounded by reports of a detached Obama playing golf.
"Libya now is collapsed into a failed state," Sen. John McCain, R-Ariz., told "Face the Nation" on Sunday. "That is what happens when you lead from behind." Twitchy said Obama was heavily criticized on Twitter.
"Visceral disgust watching video of cheering Islamists swimming in our embassy pool," tweeted Townhall's Guy Benson. "Our failed policy helped create a failed state."
"Neither heat, or rain, or #ISIS, or #Bordercrisis, etc.,will keep our laser focused POTUS from his scheduled rounds," another person said. Apparently, neither will attacks on U.S. embassies.
"So the story breaks about an embassy annex in Tripoli seized but #obama is on the links?" one person asked. "Leadership in action."
Moreover, the State Department doesn't seem too concerned about the action. According to Fox News, Deborah Jones, the U.S. Ambassador to Libya, the compound appears to be "safeguarded," not "ransacked."
The group that took the embassy, known as the Dawn of Libya, invited onlookers inside, Fox News said. According to reports, windows have been broken but equipment remains untouched.
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Museums in Howard County
African Art Museum
This expansive collection of African Art includes, masks, sculptured figures, textiles, basketry, jewelry, household items, and musical instruments.11711 East Market Place Maple Lawn, MD 20759301-490-6070Visit website »Email »View location »
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum
The oldest and most comprehensive historic American railroad collection in the U.S.901 West Pratt Street Baltimore, MD 21223410-752-2490Visit website »View location »
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad Museum: Ellicott City Station
The "Oldest Railroad Station in America" showcases and tells stories of the people who built and operated America's first railroad.2711 Maryland Avenue Ellicott City, MD 21043410-461-1945Visit website »View location »
Banneker Historical Park
This national landmark site was the farmstead of the original Banneker family. The 142-acre park is dedicated to preserving the legacy of Benjamin Banneker, the first African American Man of science.300 Oella Avenue Oella, MD 21228410-887-1081Visit website »View location »
Bob's BMW
The history of BMW motorcycles comes to life through this stunning collection of classic BMW's and Steib sidecars housed in the Vintage Museum.10720 Guilford Road Columbia/Jessup, MD 20794301-497-8949Visit website »View location »
Ellicott City Colored School Restored
A one-room schoolhouse building constructed in 1880 as the first public school for black children in Howard County and in use as a school until the early 1950's. Now houses a genealogical resource center and a museum chronicling the history of African Americans in Howard County.8683 Frederick Road Ellicott City, MD 21043410-313-5131Visit website »View location »
Ellicott City Firehouse Museum
Located in the County's first firehouse at the intersection of Main St. and Church Rd. in Historic Ellicott City, the Firehouse Museum houses a wide array of fire apparatus, model toys, and an impressive visual history of Howard County's Volunteer Fire Department. The firehouse was constructed by volunteers in 1889 and after 1923 used as a meeting hall, county office space, and library reading room before opening as a museum. Visit the Firehouse Museum Saturday and Sunday at 1-4 PM, April through December. Private and group tours are available year-round, weather permitting.3829 Church St. Ellicott City, MD 21043410-313-5131Visit website »View location »
Howard County Center for African American Culture
Learn about the history of African-Americans in Howard County though an exhaustive collection of fascinating artifacts and stories. The museum houses a collection of over 1,000 artifacts and murals representing African American life in rural Howard County in the early 1900s and memorabilia depicting images of African Americans over the last 200 years.5434 Vantage Point Road Columbia, MD 21044410-715-1921Visit website »View location »
Howard County Historical Society Museum
The Museum is home to hundreds of objects that tell the story of Howard County's history from before European settlement to recent events. From mills and businesses to homes, Native Americans to today's diverse population, the railroad to the automotive age, the HCHS Museum has something to explore. Now open Sundays through summer months. Fri-Sunday, 1-5.8328 Court Avenue Ellicott City, MD 21043410-480-3250Visit website »View location »
Howard County Living Farm Heritage Museum
Preserving the agricultural way of life through hands-on programs and displays.12985 Frederick Road West Friendship, MD 21794410-489-2345Visit website »View location »
Howard County Police Department Museum
A museum dedicated to the history of law enforcement in Howard County, Maryland.
April 1st—Sept 30th:
Fri—Sat, 11AM—6PM
Sun, 11AM—4PM
October 1st—March 31st:
Fri—Sun, 11AM—4PM
Group tours can be arranged by appointment8267 Main St Ellicott City, MD 21043Visit website »Email »
Patapsco Female Institute Historical Park
Features the stabilized ruin of one of the most famous schools for girls in 19th century America.3655 Church Lane Ellicott City, MD 21043410-313-5131Visit website »View location »
The Howard County Welcome Center
The Howard County Tourism and Promotion Welcome Center is now in a renovated space accessed directly from Main Street in the Ellicott City Historic District. Speak with knowledgeable staff members about highglights and attractions, enjoy a comfortable lounge area, explore brochures which offer countywide information, discover informational panels detailing the history of the Patapsco Valley, and more!8267 Main Street Ellicott City, MD 210431-800-288-TRIP (8747)Visit website »View location »
Thomas Isaac Log Cabin
An 18th-century living history site that was once a mill workers residence and AME Church.Corner of Main Street and Ellicott Mills Drive Ellicott City, MD 21043410-313-5131Visit website »View location »


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Basic Information
Full Name: Michelle Trisha Elric
Nickname(s)/Title(s): None
Gender: Female
Age: 16
Date of Birth: April 12th, 1921
Occupation: Works as an automail apprentice under her mother, Winry Elric. In the future, Michelle will take over Rockbell Automail.
» Michelle began schooling at age 5, attending a grammar school in Rush Valley. She was very studious yet unsociable, not easily connecting with others.
» Once Michelle finishes grammar school at age 12, she is enrolled in Preston Academy, a private high school in a neighboring town to Rush Valley named Silvermount. Michelle continues filling her schedule to the brim with studies, also continuing to isolate herself from her peers partly because of this.
» At age 16 she withdraws from school to focus her time solely on her automail apprenticeship with her mother.
Race/Ethnicity: 75% Amestrian; 25% Xerxenian
Zodiac: Aries
Xingese Zodiac: Rooster
Religion: None
Place of Birth: Resembool, Amestris
Current Residence: Rush Valley, Amestris
History of Residencies:
» Michelle was born in Resembool, Amestris. She lived in the Rockbell home with her parents, great-grandmother, Pinako, and her older brother, Aaron.
» Michelle moved with her parents and older brother to Rush Valley when she was three years old so that her mother could expand her automail business. She will remain here for the rest of her life.
Medical Info
Blood Type: A
Allergies: Peanuts
Mental Problems: None
Medical Problems: None
Notable Information: She first became allergic to peanuts at the age of 14.
Hair: Straight, gold hair that reaches down to her chest; thick. She most typically wears it down, however she will pull it back into a low bun when she is working on automail or if it's relatively hot out.
Eye Color: Gold
Skin Tone: Caucasian; a bit tanned from Xerxenian blood.
Height: 5'6"
Weight: 138lbs
Accessories: None. When working on automail, wears a blue bandana tied around her head and gloves.
Marks/Scars/Tattoos: Has small scars on her hands from working with sharp pieces of metal.
Make up/other: None
Body Type: Hourglass body type. She has a skinnier waist with average sized chest and hips. She's developed an athletic build, especially in her arms, from working out and heavy lifting while doing her job; also exercises regularly. Almost fully developed.
Style: Dresses casually and comfortably, usually preferring looser clothing. For work she is sure to wear appropriate clothing such as gloves and sturdy boots.
Michelle's always had an unappealing demeanor, usually not given much attention to by her peers because of it. She's quick-tempered and stubborn as well as blunt, so people often get the wrong idea of her, especially since Michelle doesn't seem to do much to reach out to others or convince them otherwise; her peers at times fuel Michelle's insecurities. Michelle's not good at expressing herself or using her words, but she cares deeply for those she loves—though she may not always show it. Family is something important to Michelle, being close to hers and spending most of her time at home surrounded by her siblings and parents.
Michelle is generally envious of others, starting from growing up with her older brother, Aaron. She feels she's not going to get as far as she wants to with her future, especially against her brother who seems naturally destined and confident for greatness; along with this she's isolated and poor tempered while Aaron is well-liked and charismatic. She began to view herself more negatively, continuing to see the better qualities in everyone else as she got older that she thought she herself didn't possess. However, Michelle's problems aren't as big as she thinks they are; she can be a bit of a drama queen and tends to focus on these negative things, finding it hard to find the positive things within herself. She becomes easily frustrated because of this, more so showing irritability rather than sadness, always wanting to seem strong and afraid of being weak.
Despite all of this, Michelle is hardworking and reliable, caring for others even if she's not good at letting them know it. She's modest in her work and abilities, always thinking there's room for improvement, and always thinking she can be better than she is now. She's willing to help others when she's needed, just wanting to be able to make herself someone people can be proud of—though she feels she still has a long way to go.
» Reliable
Michelle is someone who can be easily relied on, always keeping her word and making sure to return favors when others go out of her way for her. While she's someone who can be counted on, she's not one to just accept any favor asked of her.
» Modest
Michelle is very modest of her work and whatever she does. Even when she believes she's done well, she's good about keeping a level head about it. She still believes she always has a lot more to learn and more to improve on.
» Hard-working
Michelle's very studious and hardworking; she'd rather focus on her work than on relationships. Part of this comes from her love from what she does, the other coming from her envy and how she always wants to better herself and succeed.
» Open-Minded
She's open-minded when it comes to critique when it's given to her, not thinking highly of her own skills and therefore always thinking she can improve; however she is not one to reach out for help or ask for it herself, feeling she's a burden to others. She can get down about herself when hearing criticism, but is able to apply it despite any frustrations, wanting to always be better. She's also not one to quickly judge something or someone, partly because her bitter demeanor makes her easily misjudged.
» Considerate
She is considerate of other people's thoughts, opinions and feelings—even though other people may misinterpret it and think otherwise. She tries to be as honest as she can with people that she cares for and wants to help others, but she's not good with words or expressing herself, making her blunt and can come off as too harsh.
» Irritable
Michelle can be a rather irritable person, getting easily frustrated over little things, including things of herself; she's not always able to see the bigger picture and many things in general can get on her nerves. She was born naturally with a bad temperament, but it also can stem from her envy of others.
» Impatient
Michelle is someone who likes to get things done as quickly yet efficiently as possible; she isn't always careful or thinks things completely through. She doesn't like having her time wasted, also not liking to sit around waiting for something, becoming irritable if she does—even little things such as waiting for dinner or in line at a store.
» Blunt
Michelle speaks her mind and is very honest; sometimes she can come off as rude or insensitive, but she is only honest because she simply wants the best for the people she cares for. However, she's also one to put others in their place or tell people off if she becomes bothered by them, something she does due to her quick-temperedness and impulsiveness.
» Quick Tempered
She is set off easily, little things being able to push her buttons. She's one to go off on her siblings, especially her brother, Chris. When her temper is let out she often persists on arguing, and with her siblings, will even sometimes get physical. She lets her emotions often get the better of her, making her rather impulsive and stubborn at times; she can at times make irrational decisions because of it.
» Stubborn
Michelle tends to be quite stubborn, something that rubs off from her parents and her irritability. She often won't do things she doesn't want to do, or at least put up a fight before doing it; she's someone who generally likes doing things her own way.
» Unsociable
Michelle tends to avoid social situations; even when she was little she was never one to have many friends, never taking much effort to seek them out. She isolates herself at school, focusing on her studies. She has trouble expressing herself, her words coming off as sharp and her demeanor seeming bitter to others. Sometimes her unsocial behavior can affect her work since at times she's required to handle people who need automail repairs, though she does appear to have a few customers who are fond of her.
Bottles her emotions: Michelle is someone who contains certain emotions that she's feeling, mostly those of sadness and loneliness. She feels she must be seen as strong, so she does what she can not to appear weak. This can come partly from her stubbornness, but also because she doesn't feel she's worth anyone's burden. She isolates herself partly because she feels it's better to do things on her own, not wanting to involve others.
Lacks confidence: She has a major lack of confidence in what she does, not feeling as if she's good enough. She's rather envious of others, causing her to highlight the good in others and highlight the bad in herself. She fears that she will not be able to have success in what she does in the future compared to the great her mother has achieved.
Bad temperament: Michelle naturally has a poor temperament and can often get frustrated and irritated over little things. This can make her seem unappealing to her peers.
Envious: Michelle tends to be envious of others, especially of her older brother, Aaron, for his prodigy intelligence and social skills. She also easily sees things in others she wants yet doesn't have, causing her a sadness that she expresses through frustration.
Automail: Automail is Michelle's passion and what she hopes to end up doing with her life; she currently studies as an apprentice under her mother, Winry. She loves reading about and learning more about biology and automail mechanics, also reading up on knowledge of other mechanics in general, the subject fascinating to her.
Guitar: She began playing the guitar at the age of 13. She found one in the local dump as she was looking for scrap metal for crafting and brought it home, finding it intriguing. She is self-taught through books she's purchased, drawn to it as one of her only leisure activities, feeling relaxed when she plays; it's also one of the only ways she expresses her inner feelings. While she's no expert, she's become quite decent at it.
Music: Michelle was able to first find her liking for music at age 13 when she began picking up the guitar. She has a record player and a radio in her room, so she often times listens to music when she's reading or studying. Listening to music is something that relaxes her, seeing it as an escape from her negative feelings. Alternative music is a favorite genre of hers.
Food: Michelle has a large appetite and is always willing to try all kinds of foods, rarely finding a dislike for anything. She gets irritable and impatient while waiting for meals to be cooked, wanting to eat sooner rather than later. She particularly likes her mother's cooking, though she considers her brother, Aaron, her personal chef, much to his dismay.
Exercising: In her home, the expression "to train the mind, you must train the body" was embedded into her; despite not knowing alchemy, she found exercising to be refreshing, finding that belief to have truth to it. Doing things like taking runs and finding other ways to push herself tends to be a stress reliever for Michelle. She lets out a lot of her bottled emotions through exercise and feels good by the endorphins that it releases.
Reading: She most frequently reads textual or informational books rather than novels or stories. She finds enjoyment out of learning more and expanding her knowledge on certain subjects, especially anything involving mechanics.
Games: Being a very competitive person at heart, Michelle loves playing all kinds of games; whether it's cards, board games or athletic games, she likes them all and enjoys playing them and competing, usually with her family members.
Praise: Having little self-confidence and feeling as if she isn't good, praise is something that's very important to Michelle. While praise is something that Michelle seeks, she is always modest when she receives it, sometimes even feeling undeserving of it.
Sappy/Romantic Things: She simply does not have a taste for these things, especially hating public displays of affection and romantic novels and stories. She gets grossed out and irritated by these sorts of things, and is not impressed with acts of sappy romance.
Classical Music: Michelle finds classical music to be boring; it just simply isn't her taste, preferring a more rugged feeling to her music.
Fictional Literature: Preferring to read textual and factual books, Michelle has a dislike for fictional literature. She doesn't take enjoyment out of reading fictional books, and especially dislikes it when she needs to read them for school. She's disinterested in the ideas of fantasy or made up things.
Waiting: Being a very impatient person, Michelle has always hated waiting around, no matter what it's for. She'll get impatient and irritable when she needs to wait for anything.
Peppiness: Michelle can be irritated by people with too much energy or are too talkative, also stemming from her being unsocial, particularly disliking to interact with them. Peppiness is a pet peeve of hers, and she isn't afraid to become blunt when someone gets on her nerves.
Arrogance: Since Michelle is a very modest person, she has a strong dislike for arrogance. She hates it when people brag about the things that they've done and accomplished; it can even make her feel insecure about her own work. She especially hates it when her brother, Aaron, gets too arrogant, often trying to keep him in line when he may act as such.
Social Events: Michelle is a very unsocial person, so she feels uncomfortable at events or anything else that involves a lot of people. She tends to avoid them and will just keep to herself and leave when she can if she ever is at one.
Trains: She strongly dislikes riding on trains, not caring much for travel in general. She hated having to take the train in the morning to school before she withdrew. She gets impatient and doesn't like sitting still and being clustered with so many other people.
Tea: She simply doesn't have a taste for it; she prefers stronger things such as coffee.
Heights: She hates being in high up places, nervous of falling and uncomfortable from the sensation. If she's someplace that's too high up for her liking then she gets anxious and finds herself wanting nothing more than to go back down.
Failing: Michelle fears that she will not be successful in what she hopes to do with her future. This can come from her problems with her confidence, sometimes not even sure if she's suited to take over the automail shop—as if someone would be able to do much better. Also because of her social skills, she doesn't receive much support outside of her family.
Disappointing Others: Michelle has a fear of disappointing others—especially her family and those who she is close to. She's not sure if she'll ever excel at what she does, leading to her feeling as though she will end up disappointing her loved ones. Michelle is someone who is always trying to prove herself, and as such, she fears people ending up being disappointed in her.
Fireworks: The sudden and loud booms frighten her and make her jump. Things such as gunshots startle her as well, disliking loud noise in general.
» Working with automail
» Exercising
» Playing guitar
» Mechanic
» Guitar
» Cracks her knuckles and other joints
- Hopes to one day be able to successfully take over the Rockbell Automail business
»Physical: Good arm strength from heavy lifting at work; also has good endurance from going on jogs. She has great dexterity.
»Mental: She's not easily intimated; stands her ground. She also has a strong stomach.
»Physical: Poor core muscles; balance and stability
»Mental: Impatient and impulsive
Supernatural Ability: None
Favorite Food: Bacon
Favorite Color: Red
Favorite Season: Summer
Favorite Activity: Exercising
Favorite Animal: Crocodile
Favorite School Subject: Biology
Favorite Music Genre: Alternative
Favorite Time of Day: Afternoon
Father: Edward Elric
Mother: Winry Elric
Older Brother: Aaron Elric
Younger Brother: Christopher Elric
Younger Sister: Elizabeth Elric
Youngest Sister: Sophia Elric
Paternal Uncle: Alphonse Elric
Paternal Aunt (Marriage): May Elric
Cousin: Nathan Elric
Cousin: Jin Elric
Cousin: Alannah Elric
Maternal Grandfather: Urey Rockbell
Maternal Grandmother: Sara Rockbell
Paternal Grandfather: Van Hohenheim
Paternal Grandmother: Trisha Elric
Maternal Great-Grandmother: Pinako Rockbell
Maternal Great-Grandfather: Grant Rockbell
Pet(s): Maggie (Slovensky Cuvac)
Notable Facts
- She tends to be a disorganized person, though she considers it to be "organized chaos". She gets frustrated when people try to tidy her things, claiming she can't find anything anymore.
- She's an extremely heavy sleeper; she's also not a morning person, making her hard to get up.
- She always carries a small screwdriver and pocket knife on her.
- Michelle has a fairly good singing voice; she often times sings when she plays the guitar.
- Michelle's a terrible liar.
- A boy named Walter, or Walt, lives in Rush Valley and follows Michelle around when he sees her. He has a slight infatuation with her, but Michelle wants nothing to do with him. She always forgets his name and ends up calling him "Will".
- Michelle often times goes on jogs at night since it's too hot and crowded during the day.
- While Michelle's efficient in working with automail, she lacks the creativity to design her own, something that adds to her frustration and self-doubt.
- Becoming allergic to peanuts was a huge upset for Michelle since she had really loved peanut butter.
- While she doesn't like people touching her things, she especially doesn't like her guitar being touched.
- Her Japanese seiyuu would be Harumi Sakurai.
- Her English voice actress would be Anna Kendrick.
Michelle was born in Resembool, Amestris in April of 1921. With there being no clinics or hospitals nearby, she was delivered safely at home with the help of Pinako, her great grandmother. By the time that Michelle turned two, Pinako fell ill from her old age, and the reality began approaching that she would pass away. Pinako explained to Winry that she wanted her to expand herself to her fullest abilities, telling her she didn't have to stay in Risembool where there wasn't as much business as there was elsewhere. After her passing, Winry, Ed, Aaron and Michelle come to the decision to move to Rush Valley where Winry is already well-known and can be successful in her automail business. Ed and Winry continue to raise Aaron and Michelle in in their new home as Winry opens up her own shop attached to their house.
Michelle was always a quiet child when she was younger, not having many friends; she mostly would just play with her older brother, Aaron. She seemed disinterested in other children, more comfortable in her own home and focusing on her own thing. Even when she was younger, some of her stubborn personality and quick-temper could be seen, often showing frustrations; she would be scolded for talking back or for doing things such as pulling her brother's hair—though she would often claim he started it.
As Michelle grew up, Ed and Winry decided that they wanted to further expand their family; it was within the next few years that two more of her siblings were born. Her younger brother, Christopher, was born when she was four years old, and then a younger sister, Elizabeth, was born when she was seven. Michelle found herself always feeling closest to her oldest brother, Aaron, partly for being closest in age to him and often sharing responsibilities with him for taking care of their siblings. Aaron tends to be protective of Michelle; she's not too crazy about it and feels the need to prove herself and that she can be capable on her own—Aaron's acts of protectiveness can feed Michelle's insecurities. The two have always been competitive with each other and can bicker often. Despite this, they remain to be very close, spending a lot of free time in each other's company around the house.
Around the age of seven, Michelle found herself starting to take an interest in automail. Being surrounded by automail all the time, both in her own home and outside in the streets, her curiosity was natural for it. She found herself inspired by the work her mother did, and Winry was happy to teach her the basics. Michelle found herself helping Winry frequently in small ways, from organizing screws to cleaning counters. The more time she spent, the more her interest grew in automail, working with the metal feeling natural to her. Winry, wanting to continue her family business, decided to take Michelle on as her apprentice when she became a bit older. Since then, Michelle has worked with Winry, the two being close.
When Aaron started learning alchemy at the age of eight, Michelle would often watch him practice with Ed. Envious of the prodigy skill and attention he received from their father, she soon wanted to learn it herself, also being bit competitive with her brother.
Since she had interest in science, Ed began to teach her the basics. Michelle struggled with alchemy as she was learning it, and Ed noticed as well as that she was learning alchemy for the wrong reasons, thinking the two to be connected. He had a talk with her, understanding that she was trying hard, but that alchemy wasn't clicking for her, and that she was fooling herself into thinking she had a passion for it at all. He told her she didn't need alchemy to be an amazing person, and that working with automail was just as, if not more, incredible; that she helped people get back on their feet, that she could give them new life and hope. He pointed out that she had a lot of her mother in her, and that he couldn't be more proud of her—that as a human being, she was already amazing, and that she didn't need alchemy to be more than that. After this, Michelle decides to drop her alchemy training, shifting her focus entirely on automail and other mechanics, a new fire inside of her.
When she was 12, she found a puppy rummaging through the garbage outside their home. Noticing it as a stray, she snuck it into her room and fed it, determined to keep it as a sort of secret pet. Her parents very quickly discovered it and expressed they couldn't just take in a stray, despite Michelle's protests. Even still, the dog showed up to their house every day and did things such as following Michelle and Aaron home from the train station after school. Everyone grew more attached to the dog over time, and eventually it was decided by her parents that they'd keep it after all. Michelle was ecstatic, getting companionship out of the dog who she decided to name Maggie.
At the age of 13, Michelle found a guitar in a local dump while searching for scrap metal to be used for automail crafting. She was intrigued by the instrument, and upon noticing it had a broken string, she brought it home, deciding to make a replacement. After restoring the guitar, she felt an attachment to it, drawn to it. She began to dab into it, finding herself to like it; she began self-teaching herself with books and would find quiet places to practice. She found it to be relaxing, it being a break from her heavy workload. She also was able to express her inner negative feelings through playing as well. This sprouted a general interest in music, a record player and radio soon in her room, listening to music when she would work. She found herself to like the alternative genre, attracted to the usually deep and heavier themes that were more modern and not as well-liked at this time.
Michelle continues studying automail, wanting to be able to live up to the business she's a part of. She sometimes thinks this too big for her, dealing with insecurities of her abilities and skills, afraid of failing and not being able to have the same success as her mother and to uphold their name. Despite this, she still works towards her goal, even more afraid of stopping and losing any worth whatsoever; she merely does what she can and hopes for the best, her passion still remaining deep.