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Laying My Cards On The Table
Sunday, January 15, 2012
It's a new year and a way to start over with a clean slate. I'm going to start by laying my cards on the table. Here it goes:
One of the things holding me back is my own confidence - or lack of it. Why do I feel like, no matter what, I'm going to fail? Why do I feel like I'm not worthy?
I've had so many examples of me working and succeeding at my goals. For example, I have a great education. Thanks to my hard work, I was accepted at a great school on a full tuition scholarship. I was incredibly successful at my first job out of school I was a considered a high performer at previous positions. I've completed two marathons. I used to weigh 110 lbs (seriously!) But lately (as in the past five+ years), I feel like I'm just a failure. Why? Why do I feel this way?
I feel like this at work all the time. I feel like I'm going to fail. I look at my colleagues and I'm just as qualified as they are. But my boss yells at me. My colleagues get bonuses and promotions and I get yelled at. And the cycle continues.
And I feel like this emotional weight prevents me from losing the physical weight. I feel terrible, so I'm just physically exhausted so I don't exercise. I'm too tired to make myself some food so I grab the junk food and eat a lot of it. and then I feel bad for doing that. It's the emotional - the feeling like I'm a failure - that's holding me back. It's the chain tying me down.
It's time for me to break free. But I don't know how. And I don't know how to begin. If you're reading this and have some suggestions, please post them here.
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Thanks DukeFan and GermanIrisGirl! I appreciate your advice. I hadn't seen it till just now. I think you're both right. I'll try to follow your advice.
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I like the idea of consistency that GERMANIRISHGIRL mentioned above. Start small, though, to help shift your self-confidence in the right direction. Some suggestions:
1) Pick one thing to track for a week. Maybe it's just water that you track, or just fruits and veggies. Once you're ready, build on it.
2) Get a pedometer, and wear it consistently. Don't judge yourself, just track the numbers and look for ways to increase your daily steps. That's where tips like parking farther away from the store will help.
3) Work the SparkPoints page. It really is a good way to educate yourself, and earn points in the process. Right now I'm working toward the next trophy, hope to get it by the end of the year. It's not a monetary thing, but I hope it'll pay off in other ways down the road.
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Maybe try rewards for yourself. That helps me. The key is consistency. You need to find it, keep it, and don't let it go. Start at the top of the spark points page. I think they are somewhat in order of importance: track food, fitness minutes, goals, learn to cook, read (educate yourself), water, etc...EVERY DAY. Then reward yourself when you do it.
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HTC Explorer is a popular affordable smartphone. The phone has a bar shaped form factor and has a 3.2"capacitive touch screen. The phone runs on Android 2.3 Gingerbread OS and is powered by a 600MHz processor with 512MB RAM. The phone is reasonably small and handy with dimensions of 102.8 x 57.2 x 12.9 mm and weighs in at 108 grams. The phone is available in several colors such as Metallic Black, Metallic Navy, Active Black, Active Navy.
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The phone comes with a 3.15 MP camera with additional features such as geo-tagging and face detection.The phone lets you shoot videos at 480p resolution as well. The phone supports playback of popular audio formats such as MP3, eAAC+, WAV and WMA. The phone also supports playback of popular video formats such as XviD, MP4, H.264, H.263 and WMV.
HTC Explorer runs on quad band 2G networks as well as dual band 3G networks. You can connect to the internet using GPRS, EDGE and Wi-Fi. The phone also has Bluetooth 3.0 and micro USB v2.1 for meeting your other connectivity requirements.
Battery and Storage
The phone has a 1230 mAh standard Li-ion battery that can provide you ample talk time of up to 7 h 40 min in 2G networks and up to 7 h 33 min in 3G networks. The phone has 90MB internal memory, which can be expanded by up to 32GB.
Pros - good feel touch experience, Android latest version loaded can get all the features for lower budget
Cons - Poor camera quality and poor video clarity , no games installed, audio is good when connected the head set.
Pros - it is a little better than galaxy y in case of looks and functionality and even in case of the display till today from the day when I bought this phone I never faced a problem regarding hanging or anything I think its a good phone at a price of 7600 ruppees one can go for it
Cons - the backlogs of this phone are1-very poor battery backup2-its body is very delicate 3-it can get damaged very easily4-most important one is very worst camera quality5-its back cover is getting damaged day by day
Pros - Speed
Cons - Internal Memory
Nice phone,, cheapest in the range but still the best one
Pros - 1.It is very stylish phone2.it has the latest android version with htc sense3.it has very nice touch4.it can run very graphic intensive games like dead trigger5.it is very handy 6.it is 3G
Cons - 1.not good camera resolution 2.it has very less battery life
more pros than cons so i recommend to buy this phone
Pros - 1.High speed2.Touch is excellent3.Sound good when connected to headset
Cons - 1.Low camera quality2.Connection to network

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Can we have the same work ethic from everyone on THURSDAY NIGHT??? Another 60 min worth of good HOCKEY?
Production from SHANNY and HULL. Stevie had some good face offs, (not as well as we did against the NJ D's) DRAPER got some ASSISTS...MALTS SCORED! DATS an empty net. Good D and some nice offense.
Very good effort. Loved the focus on not putting the puck deep into the Preds zone, and how we kept trying to skat the puck in instead of dumping.
my only complaint is we're still not beating other teams to the puck in our ZONE, but we are clearing the puck from in front of the net on rebounds.
Maybe MAC is the KEY to FISCH's return as the BIG D MAN. After Mac's hit on Tootoo, despite the penalty (WHICH WE KILLED!) Tootoo tried to hit FISCH and he just laughed at him. It was great! Maybe other idots who think they can run over our players will think twice, now that MAC is back.
Does he look even more ripped then at the begining of the season???????
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Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Update 4 available on ULN
By Sergio-Oracle on Sep 09, 2009
Oracle Enterprise Linux 5 Update 4 has been added to Unbreakable Linux Network (ULN) Customers with Linux support from Oracle may download and install OEL 5.4 packages for i386 and x84_64 architectures. Itanium packages are coming soon. Also coming soon: OEL 5.4 on public-yum.oracle.com and installation media on edelivery.oracle.com/linux
As for the rumors that OEL is based on CentOS? Only in a universe where time flows backward. Hint: Centos 5.3 was announced on April 3rd, 2009 and OEL 5.3 was announced on January 28th, 2009, more than two months earlier. We have no relationship with CentOS and do not rely on them.
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The homeowners were crazy for white Eames rockers, so Voss started there as inspiration and added two linen sofas with simple silhouettes, onto which she piled an assortment of pillows—creating a "domino effect" of color and pattern based off the Chiang Mai Dragon print. Voss added a textured rug and pops of glass—a chartreuse accent lamp and a coffee table by Hinson from Donghia Showroom at Chicago Mart—to give sleek, soft lines that can visually disappear into the room.
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Completed his first season on the Broncos' roster ... played in 15 of 33 games averaging 5.9 mpg ... provided a spark off the bench in wins over Radford (12/16) and Sacred Heart (12/18) scoring his only points of the season (5) making his only FGA in each game ... scored his first points of the season making a 3FG in his only shot attempt vs. Radford ... made his only FGA for 2 points vs. Radford ... twice saw action in a season-best 6 straight games (12/5 to 12/22 and 2/6 to 2/27) ... played briefly in WCC tournament win vs. UOP (3/6) after not playing in regular season finale ... had 1 FGA vs. USF (2/15), his only attempt in his last 9 GP (22 team games) ... was a SCU team manager and practice player … played the 2011-12 season at Division II Hawaii-Hilo.
Played 4 min. in season opener missing both 3FGA with a reb. vs. Bethesda (11/8/13) ... 0-1 FG playing 4 min. in 1st action since season opener at CS Bakersfield (12/5) ... played 8 min. at Cal Poly (12/7) ... 9 min. with 1 reb. vs. La Sierra (12/14) ... scored 3 pts. making his 1st FG of the season (3FG) on his only attempt with 2 reb., 1 ast. and 1 stl. in season-most 12 min. vs. Radford (12/16) ... made his only FG for 2 pts. with 2 reb. and 1st blk. in 11 min. vs. Sacred Heart (12/18) ... had 1 reb. in 2 min. at UNLV (12/22) ... saw action for the first time in 9 games playing a season-high tying 12 min. with 2 reb. vs. BYU (1/18) ... had a stl. and 4 fouls in 8 min. at BYU (2/6) ... played 7 min. at San Diego seeing action in consecutive games for the first time since Dec. (2/8) ... 0-1 FG with 1 reb. in 3 min. vs. USF (2/15) ... played 2 min. vs. UOP (2/20) ... saw limited action with 1 reb. vs. St. Mary's (2/22) ... played limited min. at LMU (2/27) ... played briefly in WCC tournament win over UOP (3/6).
2012-13: Santa Clara men's basketball practice player.
Spent a year at The University of Hawaii at Hilo … played in 25 of 26 games averaging 2.1 ppg and 1.3 rpg ... scored a season-best 11 pts. on 4 of 8 FGs (3 of 5 3s) in 22 min. at Dixie St. (1/24/12) ... earned the dean's list with a 3.9 first semester and a 4.0 second semester.
2010-11: Was a manager with the Bronco men's basketball team.
Graduated from Aspen High School in 2010 … played for Steve Ketchum on the basketball court and Mike Sirko on the football field … in 2010 was a McDonald's All-American Nominee, Colorado Max Preps Player of the Year, 1st team all-state and Western Slope Conference Player of the Year … averaged 15.4 ppg, 3 apg, 3.8 rpg, 4 spg and 1.2 bpg his senior year … averaged 11.8 ppg, 1.6 apg, 4.5 rpg, 1.8 spg and .9 bpg his junior year … lead team to the best record in school history 26-1, 16-0 in conference, finishing 2nd in state his senior year … lead his high school to consecutive Elite 8's during the 2009 and '10 seasons and to back-to-back Western Slope Conference championships the same years … on the grid-iron, as a receiver, he averaged 44.1 yards per game and 24.81 yards per catch and scored 4 touchdowns … was named 2nd team all conference … member of the National Honor Society and participated for three years as a Mentor in the Buddy Program, helping underprivileged children from the community.
Son of Kurt and Joanne Papenfus … Dad is an E.R. doctor who went to Colorado State as an undergrad and Colorado-Boulder for med school … Mom is a home nurse … has a younger brother, Stephan, at University of Northern Colorado … Grandfather Art Papenfus, had a full-ride to play football at Marquette but turned it down to pursue a teaching career … working on launching a start up company which makes customizable shin guards… majoring in Marketing with a minor in Entrepreneurship and Economics.
Why Santa Clara?:
"I choose Santa Clara because of the outstanding business school and the opportunities in the business world that a Santa Clara degree creates. I also came because of the location within the Silicon Valley, which provides excellent networking opportunities at companies like Apple and Google. Also I was ready to get out of the snow and catch some rays. Besides the education, I felt like Santa Clara was my best chance to prove to everybody back home that I could become a D-1 basketball player. In 2011, I was offered a scholarship at the University of Hawaii, Hilo and took the chance to pursue my playing career and be an impact player. After a year, I realized that the quality of education, caliber of the basketball program, and the family of coaches and players that I left behind at Santa Clara was worth coming back to. I choose to return to pursue a better degree and my dream of becoming a Division I basketball player. "


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Addressing the subject of stress is pretty difficult because is such a huge subject matter. You know how it goes ..... you are sitting in the doctor's office and he/she begins the long list of tell tale questions that will help him/her determine your overall health. "Okay, so tell me, on a scale of 1 to10, 10 being the worst, how would you rate your overall level of stress?" Once you begin to think about it, and then try to articulate your thoughts, it just becomes bigger and bigger as you continue to think about it, thought by thought and incident upon incident, you have created in your mind this very stressful whirlwind! Why is it when you begin to think of stress, you begin to internalize only on the negative things in your life! Right? One by one…. you itemize….one by one….. you create your mental list and pretty soon your mind is rushing and overwhelmed with the horrible things in your life that cause you stress…. And then… to add to the list, you start to think of buzz words you have heard along life… "stress management", "stress relievers", "good stress", "bad stress"… and before you know it, you have piled lists upon list and now you are unable to even come up with a number between 1 and 10 and now it's ALL STRESSFUL!!!!!!!
Being fit, or fitness, isn't just about exercise. Although where stress is related, it certainly has tremendous positive impact and relief to mitigate the adverse effects of what stress does to our bodies. So, let's undo that awful list you just created. Take a deep long breath…. Aaahahhhhhh……. Another one…. aAAAAaaaahhhhhh….. very good.
It is key to know that stress is normal. Yep, you are normal – every last one of you! There are so many events that happen all around us – exteriorly – that our bodies are wired to react. The body is such a wonderful creation in that is designed to experience stress and react accordingly. However, without recognizing that just because we are designed to experience stress, we also have the means to fight it. Know that stress without relief results in tension and distress and ultimately poor health. Many health care professionals will attest that prolonged stress can contribute to symptoms of diseases and ultimately disease itself.
Did you know that 75% to 90% of all adults suffer from health effects stemming directly from stress?
Believe or not (believe it!) exercise is key to mitigating the physical adverse effects that stress can cause. Listen to this! Exercise actually burns away chemicals that cause stress. Vigorous exercise – the aerobic kind! – releases endorphins into the system. Endorphins are morphine-like hormones that are responsible for the feeling of elation – that 'high' runners get from running. Other chemicals like dopamine and serotonin are also released in the brain during exercise.
The benefits of exercise not only divert the adverse effects or damaging results of stress, but contributes greatly to overall well-being well into the thinking processes such that your responses to the external things in your life will not build up to an overwhelming list! The prescription is get outside, ride a bike, hike, play tennis, run up and down the bleachers – anything - in the wonderful Vitamin D sunshine and laugh til your belly is sore!
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Kick The Habit Social Marketing CampaignProgram: Tobacco Resistance&Control | Calendar
In 2010, the AH&MRC ran a pilot program called Kick the Habit, a tobacco cessation social marketing campaign within six communities in NSW.
This campaign included the development of films and other resources to increase awareness of smoking cessation options and reduce the prevalence of smoking in Aboriginal communities. From that Kick the Habit Phase 2 was initiated. 3 ACCHS within NSW nominated themselves to be involved with phase 2.
To create the films and resources a marketing company was engaged. They worked with the 3 services over 2 days to understand what social marketing was and to shoot the film. The campaign was launched in the 3 communities and on facebook during March.
Kick the Habit Phase 2 comprises of a short film of local Aboriginal role models. Within the film, role models tell their inspirational quit smoking stories. A film was made specifically for each community with the use of local role models and a state-wide compilation film was generated from each of the three community's films. Each of the communities also choose a number of additional resources which are also available to download.
The 3 target audiences
- Elders "It's never too late"
- Youth "Smoking ain't cool no more"
- Parents and kids "Do our kids proud!"
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I was looking for configuring Slackware to use ipv6 but all instruction I found speak about using an ipv6 tunnel that encapsulate ipv6 request into ipv4 packet and send them to an external router that extracts ipv6 request and sends a reply (or, at least, this is what I understood).
Is that necessary? Isn't there a way to configure a pure ipv6 system? If yes, could you please point me to a guide that clearly explain how to enable ipv6 without this trick?
I would like to configure my Slackware desktop at first, and then do the same with my Centos server.
EDIT: maybe I gave you too few information. Sorry. I'll write some more information thanks to the posted guide.
~$ test -f /proc/net/if_inet6 && echo "Running kernel is IPv6 ready"
Running kernel is IPv6 ready
So, it seems ipv6 is enabled in my kernel.
Some other output from ifconfig, route and /etc/resolv.conf content (with opendns):
~$ /sbin/ifconfig wlan0 | grep inet6
inet6 addr: fe80::21f:3bff:fe60:cc5b/64 Scope:Link
~$ /sbin/route -A inet6 | grep wlan0
fe80::/64 :: U 256 0 0 wlan0
ff00::/8 :: U 256 0 0 wlan0
~$ cat /etc/resolv.conf
nameserver 2620:0:ccc::2
nameserver 18.104.22.168
nameserver 188.8.131.52
But still, with ping6 I can only ping localhost (::1). Everything else is unreachable. Normal ping works fine.
That is why I was asking if I am obliged to use a tunnel.


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There are ten signs of general good health that do not require a diagnostic test. Those individuals who are keenly aware and in tune with their bodies will usually notice even the most subtle bodily changes. Although not all-inclusive, these signs are typically present in persons adhering to a healthy lifestyle of beneficial foods and plenty of exercise.
- There is no fatigue
- Deep and restful sleep
- Regular bowel movements (first one occurs within one hour of rising)
- Strong nails free of ridges and white spots
- No hair loss and hair is strong and shiny
- Clear eyes
- No joint discomfort
- Strong immunity to colds, flu and allergies
- No brain "fog"
Quite often, the human body will send out subtle signals that something is not quite right. Perhaps, a vitamin deficiency is causing fatigue or nightshade vegetables are causing aching joints. These signals could mean something minor or indicate a more serious condition. Keep a journal and make notes of changes and observations. Good notes can be an invaluable tool to assist a medical practitioner in correctly diagnosing and treating a developing health problem. There are several alternative medicine practitioners in the Greenville area including Dr. Ronald J. Grisanti and To the Point Acupuncture. Similar medical resources can be found in close proximity to Greenville.


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X-Fusion named title sponsor of MTB nationals
Colorado Springs, Colo. (May 23, 2006)—USA Cycling announced today X-Fusion as the title sponsor for its 2006 National Mountain Bike Championships this summer.
The 2006 USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships brought to you by X-Fusion is scheduled for July 13-16 in Sonoma, Calif. as part of the Infineon Technologies Cougar Mountain Classic and is expected to welcome approximately 1,500 competitive off-road cyclists from across the United States.
The USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships brought to you by X-Fusion represents the culmination of the domestic mountain bike season as over 150 national titles will be on the line in Sonoma across a wide spectrum of ages, abilities and disciplines.
X-Fusion's support of the event, along with a supplemental contribution from Infineon Raceway, also means a $25,000 prize purse is up for grabs in the 12 men's and women's pro events. Competitors in the pro ranks of the Cross Country, Short Track, Mountain Cross, Downhill, Marathon and Super D will compete for a $1,000 cash prize to compliment his or her stars and stripes jersey, gold medal and title of national champion. Additional cash prizes will be paid out five deep - $500, $250, $150, and $100 respectively. Furthermore, an added $1,000 bonus will be on the line for any pro rider that wins two national titles over the weekend.
X-Fusion will also provide suspension products for expert categories through a post-race lottery system amongst podium finishers. In total, three Cross Country and three Downhill suspension packages will be awarded. Additional X-Fusion branded apparel and soft goods will be awarded to amateur category participants.
"X-Fusion is proud to be part of the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships," commented Alex Wheeler, U.S. marketing manager for X-Fusion. "X-Fusion shares USA Cycling's commitment to raising the level of mountain bike competition in the United States and when the opportunity to sponsor the National Championships came along we saw it as a perfect fit. The fact that it is now being held in Sonoma as part of the Infineon Technologies Cougar Mountain Classic is a bonus for X-Fusion as a relative hometown event. Infineon Raceway is a fantastic venue and we expect the racing will be fast, furious and challenging. X-Fusion will also use the opportunity to debut its 2007 product line of high performance suspension products which includes our fully redesigned Vector Series coil shocks and our long awaited suspension fork line."
With the new qualification system underway for the 2008 Olympic Games, the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships brought to you by X-Fusion also plays an integral part in the number of start positions the United States will receive in the sport of mountain biking in Beijing. As a UCI-recognized national championship event, the winner of the men's and women's Cross Country disciplines receive 110 UCI points each – a figure that directly factors into the depth of the United States' presence at the 2008 Games.
"X-Fusion's support of USA Cycling's Mountain Bike National Championships provides a welcome enhancement to the event," commented Steve Johnson, chief executive officer of USA Cycling. "A prize list will further augment the level of competition and help to provide a more competitive atmosphere for athletes and spectators alike."
For more information on the USA Cycling Mountain Bike National Championships brought to you by X-Fusion, visit www.cmclassic.com.
For more information on X-Fusion, visit www.x-fusion-shox.com.
Event registration is currently available at www.sportsbaseonline.com.
About X-Fusion
X-Fusion is a global designer and manufacturer of world-class, high-performance suspension products. X-Fusion produces a complete line of rear shock models under the model names O2, Vector and Glyde utilizing technologies such as PowerValve damping and Dual Chamber air springs. X-Fusion distributes its products throughout North America, Europe and Asia. For more information, visit www.x-fusion-shox.com or contact Alex Wheeler, US Marketing Manager at 408-269-1588.
About USA Cycling
Recognized by the U.S. Olympic Committee and the Union Cycliste Internationale, USA Cycling promotes American cycling through its 54,000 members and 2,000 annual events. USA Cycling associations include the BMX Association (BMX), National Off-Road Bicycle Association (mountain bike), U.S. Cycling Federation (road/track), the National Collegiate Cycling Association and the U.S. Professional Racing Organization (professional men's road). For more information visit www.usacycling.org or contact, USA Cycling Director of Marketing and Communications, Andy Lee at 719-866-4867.
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In today's increasingly interconnected global economy, it's absolutely essential that business owners develop productive and rewarding relationships with both clients and colleagues. Although the idea of "networking" has revolutionized business strategies (and resulted in the creation of one of the most trendy business buzzwords of all time), many business owners still remain in the dark about how to effectively connect with others and develop a rewarding and highly effective social network.
We've compiled a few ideas that may help you discover new methods by which you can optimize your networking strategy and reap significant financial rewards in the process!
Strategy #1: It's About More Than Just A Business Card
It seems that an astonishing number of individuals are content to hand out their business cards to colleagues or customers at a networking event or conference and call it a day. Unfortunately, the business card is not the "end all to be all" tactic it may have been prior to the digital era.
Those who are invested in gaining the maximum possible return from their new connections are advised to engage in further communication with their new contacts. It can be as simple as a followup e-mail, or, for those who prefer to do business on a full stomach, a lunch date. These efforts will be rewarded with an increased likelihood of collaboration and synergy over time.
Strategy #2: Not Everyone Can Help You
Ever heard the expression, "pick and choose your battles?" In the world of professional networking, it's important to be able to determine who is capable of advancing your particular cause and who you believe would become a beneficial professional contact over time. Although it's always fun to meet new people and deploy thousands of business cards, it's highly likely that the vast majority of these efforts will be entirely wasted until you pick and choose the contacts you are making.
You don't have to set meetings with every person you meet in order to network properly. Decide who has similar business goals and a similar target niche as you, and spend your efforts wisely. Time is money, after all.
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There are several parts to this question. They are all in grey, so please bear with me.
I am required to show that the class $\large{p = \frac{M}{1+C_2e^{-at}}}$ is a solution to the Differential Equation $$\dot{p} = ap\begin{pmatrix}1-\frac{p}{M}\end{pmatrix} \,\,,M>0$$.
What I did was to convert this to a linear ODE with the substitution $g = \frac 1p$ and also yielding $\dot{g} = -\frac {\dot{p}} {p^2}$ and solving,
$$ \begin{align*} \dot{p} &= ap\begin{pmatrix}1-\frac{p}{M}\end{pmatrix} \\\frac{\dot{p}}{p^2} &= \frac a p-\frac a M \\-\dot{g} &= ag - \frac a M\tag{apply subst.} \\\dot{g} + ag &= \frac a M \end{align*} $$
Is this a valid substitution that can be applied to a non-linear DE?
Now this is an ODE, apply the integrating factor $e^{at}$ and solving,
$$ \begin{align*} \\\dot{g} (e^{at}) + g(ae^{at}) &= \frac a M e^{at} \\ge^{at} &= \frac{e^{at}}{M} + C_2 \\\frac 1 p &= \frac{1}{M} + C_2e^{-at} \\p &= \frac{M}{1 + C_2e^{-at}} \end{align*} $$
Is it okay to make the $M$ to be part of the $C_2$ since $C_2$ is an arbitrary constant anyways?
Assume the working thus far is okay. I have to substitue $p_0 = (0)$ and solve for $C_2$ to show the solution can be in the form $\large{p = \frac{M}{1+\frac{M-p_0}{p_0}e^{-at}}}$ so I solved for $C_2$ by:
$$ \begin{align*} p_0 &= p(0) \\&= \frac{M}{1+C_2} \\C_2 &= \frac M {p_0} -1 \\&= \frac{M-p_0}{p_0} \end{align*} $$
and with substitution,
$$ \begin{align*} \\p &= \frac{M}{1 + C_2e^{-at}} \\&= \frac{M}{1+\frac{M-p_0}{p_0}e^{-at}} \end{align*} $$
Again, is it a valid subsitution?
Finally, I am asked to plot the function $p$ for the cases
- $p_0 > M$
- $p_0 = M$
- $0<p_0<M$
How should I go about doing so?
- I am thinking the first one exponentially tends to 0
- The second one is just a horizontal line $p = K$
- The third one starts from a very small value and tends to $K$


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Taplow CC skipper Ed Pettman described being crowned Chilt- erns League Division 1 champions as a 'bit of an anti-climax'.
His side secured the title on Saturday after their trip to Chalfont St Giles was abandoned with the hosts on 42-0 from 10 overs.
Challengers Wraysbury's game at Wargrave was also washed out in the fifth over, leaving last season's champions 65 points behind Taplow with just two games to go.
Pettman said: "We would rather have played and won the league accordingly, so it was a bit of an anti-climax.
"But we're glad we won it as that was our aim from the start of the year.
"We were in a similar position last year but failed at the last hurdle, so this year the target was to win."
Taplow have won 11 and lost just one of their 16 games this season, racking up an impressive 366 points compared to Wraysbury's 301.
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"Us and Wraysbury have been by far the best and we've both managed more often than not to take 10 wickets every week," he said.
"We've got a relentless attack and it's not just our opening bowlers who have performed well, but also our numbers three, four and five.
"It's been a real team-effort and at least one person's stood up when it's mattered each game.
"I've got a couple of 40s but I'm probably the only player who hasn't put in some sort of match-winning performance."
With remaining home fixtures against Penn & Tylers Green on Saturday and Binfield the following week, Taplow now plan to give a number of fringe players some game-time, before concentrating on retaining their title next season.
"We don't want to make a mockery of the league but the two teams we're facing aren't really playing for anything, so we'll give a couple of youngsters a chance to contribute," said Pettman.
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I am using the main principle in the No S "diet" to keep myself on track. It is very straight forward and I look at it as a daily exercise in moderation.
Each weekday there are no:
Except you can look forward to having S's sometimes on S days-
Saturday, Sunday and special days (holidays, sick days)
I have been successful for two days so far. Although I am not following it exactly. If I get really hungry I will eat a piece of fruit and veggies, which he doesn't recommend, but I think is a good way to eat more fibre.
The system is all about concreting healthy habits of moderation and eliminating excess so that treats are treats again and you can bring more balance into your diet without making a judgment call on everything you eat. It doesn't deprive you because on the weekend you can treat yourself, and you are more likely to stick to it because it has no "forbidden" or complicated rules. The best think is there are no guilty pleasures, no "good foods" or "bad foods", just foods.
It works with exercise and it builds a foundation for you to learn about your eating choices and portion control since you know how much you need to eat in order to stay full until your next meal (without overdoing it and feeling sick). After a week of cleaner eating you're less likely to bulk up on the S's since you may notice they have an adverse effect when you overeat them. Besides you spend more time deciding what you would like to have most on the weekend and enjoy it more since you earned it and you doing overindulge in it all the time.
In this way I hope to enjoy food more (not deprive myself completely) and obsess over it less. And lose weight at a moderate pace. Using this diet may mean I will lose weight at a slow pace but I don't mind, since I am more likely to stick to it and maintain my changes over time.
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Your snacks may fade over time, as many have found after awhile. The most important reason cited for not eating even healthy food for snacks is that a person may then eat less lighter food like freggies at meals, reasoning that they had already gotten healthy stuff in, and this will defeat some of the built-in moderation. However, there is nothing to say you can't ease into the habits, and if you find that you still stay honest, so much the better.
I'm adding a thread on what I'm going to report now, but I thought I'd put it here, too, just for added support. A 1991 Gallup poll commissioned by American Health magazine found that weight losers who had lost at least 10% of their weight and kept it off for at least 3 years reported that the two most common strategies used where cutting out snacks and desserts, and cutting down overall. The least-used strategies were commercial weight loss groups, special foods, and diet books. Yay for No S.
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There's a lot going on for Captain Sharon Rador (Mary McDonnell) in Season 3 of "Major Crimes," now that the Phillip Stroh (Billy Burke) case has been put to rest, and Rusty (Graham Patrick Martin) no longer needs her to be his legal guardian. But Rusty has become such an integral part of Sharon's life that she doesn't want to be separated from him, so she decides to adopt him.
Of course, a monkey wrench needs to be thrown into the proceedings, so we will also meet Rusty's mother (Ever Carradine), who has been sentenced to a rehab facility for chronic alcoholism, and who will complicate matters between Sharon and Rusty. Rusty had been searching for his mother for a long time, so her return could make him rethink his relationship with Sharon.
Also on the personal side, Sharon has finally decided to divorce her husband Jackson, so we can expect a return visit from Tom Berenger. But when it comes to cases this season, there are going to be some gruesome ones, made more so by the fact that they feature childnre.
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Now that Rusty's case is behind him, what are Sharon's hopes for that relationship going forward?
Her hopes are for Rusty [to do well] going forward. What has become profoundly important to her is that the potential in this beautiful human being is allowed to flourish, and that he has the proper structure behind him in society to be able to endure life, celebrate life, and have opportunities in life, and that he doesn't wind up in a compromising position again. How that is going to manifest, I think is going to relate to their lifestyle, which I can't really say yet. She wants him to have every opportunity that she could possibly provide -- that she would provide for her own children and has.
Sharon is so positive she knows what to do when it comes to her job, but when it comes to Rusty, she seems to be on shaky ground?
The hardest part of being a mother is that you're never sure if your children are always going to be okay. You just don't know. There are some nights you can go to bed, you do your tallying, and go, "Okay, today was a good day," and you can get to sleep. Then, there's other days, where one little tiny emotional component of a family starts to veer in a certain direction, or your teenage son is on the phone and you hear something, and your whole system is on fire. You can't do anything about it most of the time but stand by and listen. That's where Sharon ends up with Rusty. That's completely different from how she can control what's going on at work. It's the difference between hard candy and Jello.
You didn't replace Kyra Sedwick in her role, but your character Sharon did replace Brenda as the leader of the Major Crimes unit. Are you more comfortable with it now in Season 3? And how has Sharon changed? She seems to be more shades of gray than black-and-white as she used to be.
Her job has changed. Her job is more gray. When you are internal affairs and your job is to police the police, two things happen: One is you can't be friends with the police, because then you are not doing your job. Two is the whole reason for that enforcement is to make sure no one has broken the law. She wasn't a detective. She wasn't in the gray area; she was in the black-and-white. So I don't perceive her as changing. I perceive it as a different job. So whoever she is, gets to expand into that different job. And because we found out something about her as a mother, she is expanding that way, too.
I think one of the things she is happy about is the growth of the relationships between her and the squad, because that was something she couldn't force. She had to be very careful and not ask them to like her because that would have boomeranged. She feels better about it because they have done a lot of work together now and there is trust.
I think you're right. The team resisted her at first, but now there seems to be acceptance.
They should have resisted her at first. She was the enemy. When someone who was your enemy is suddenly your boss, you would be crazy not to be careful around them.
Executive producer James Duff said that Season 3 is about expectations. What expectations do you think Sharon has?
I don't think she lives that way. I think she is much more about solving the problem at hand. I think she is thrilled that the whole Phillip Stroh thing is behind them, so if there are expectations, she looks forward to and expects a little less tension at home, a little more normalcy, while taking on all these new, really disturbing cases. We have some terrible, terrible cases this season that focus on children. That has been an interesting thing so far: To go deeper and deeper into what it is to be a maternal archetype in today's world, and face day in and out what is happening with the kids.
Tom Berenger is going to be back as Sharon's husband Jack this season. I heard she wants a divorce?
I cherish Sharon and Jack's relationship because I know Tom so well. We have worked together before. We have great trust, so there is no problem going in there. I am never afraid or worried about how to play [opposite him]. You just go fully. I think he is amazing.
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The Salvation Army, a United Way agency, seeks to help those in need. The Social Services program, which receives United Way funding, provides assistance with rent and utilities to help clients stay in their home or keep their utilities turned on. Each client is only eligible to use the service once a year. The assistance is designed to help those who have fallen behind on payments get caught up and back on track. Last year, 1,927 people benefited from this service.
"The Salvation Army Social Service Ministry seeks to meet human need in Christ's name, to alleviate human suffering and to promote wholeness by addressing the spiritual, social, emotional, psychological and physical well-being of those served," Major Michael Barnhouse of the Salvation Army said.
The Salvation Army also provides a safe haven for kids through the Red Shield Club which provides high quality after-school and summer care. The Red Shield Club receives financial support from the United Way. Last year, 80 children used this program.
The Red Shield Club has provided many kids an outlet to change in various ways. For instance, the program allows kids to improve their academic skills such as reading while reinforcing good choices. One young man who entered the Red Shield Club was trying to find his way in life and fit in. He started out focused on impressing those around him and becoming popular, but throughout his time in the program he matured and even began taking a leadership role among his peers.
In Bartlesville, the Salvation Army has a variety of other roles that make a positive impact in the community. The organization helps provide assistance to families in need throughout the year with food donations, a Thanksgiving meal and Christmas assistance. The Salvation Army is also there when a natural disaster occurs and can respond swiftly with a wide range of assistance programs.
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October 06, 2009 · 5 comments
James P.'s Last Rent Party
I can't remember the last time pre-WW2 jazz created such a buzz. But the Last Rent Party is the talk of the town. And the money went to a good cause: a headstone for the magisterial stride pianist and composer James P. Johnson. Tim Wilkins was on hand and reports below. T.G.
"James P.'s Last Rent Party" is what Michael "Spike" Wilner chose to call the marathon jam session he organized at Smalls, the underground club he runs in New York's Greenwich Village, to honor piano pioneer James P. Johnson on Sunday. Wilner assembled the nation's best stride professors, including Dick Hyman, Ethan Iverson, Ted Rosenthal and a half-dozen others, including the mighty "Terror of San Francisco," Mike Lipskin. This all-star team played for nearly nine hours so the James P. Johnson Foundation can buy a tombstone for the stride master's grave in Queens, which is, shockingly, unmarked.
"We tried to create a cutting-session atmosphere," Wilner told me before his set. "I'm just going to try to walk away with dignity!"
This may have been an incredible concentration of piano prowess in a tiny room, but it otherwise bore little resemblance to the rowdy Harlem rent parties where James P. earned his stripes. Thanks to Mayor Bloomberg's smoking ban, I even brought my sixteen-month-old daughter, Emma, who got hooked on stride's bouncing groove. There were plenty of piano sharpies on hand, studying every note, who ranged in age from their teens into their nineties: one or two could remember hearing James P. himself play in the forties.
While an atmosphere of mutual affection and bonhomie prevailed, there was still enough friendly tension in the air to keep the performers on their toes: during the first sets I sat next to Iverson, who listened intently, then snuck out around 4 p.m. and went around the corner to the Village Vanguard, where he borrowed the house piano to warm up.
Iverson's set was one of the marathon's many highlights: he played "Theme in Two Voices," a piece he discovered only days before in the archives of Rutgers University's Institute for Jazz Studies in Newark. He also played thoroughly deconstructed versions of Johnson's "Old-Fashioned Love" and "The Charleston."
Iverson extended Johnson's revolutionary use of cross-rhythms, which helped ragtime become jazz, by creating asymmetric note flows with his left hand. These groupings only occasionally coincided with recognizable snatches of melody he spun out with his right. He then bounced the melody into his left hand, setting up an uncommon counterpoint which slowly gathered steam as the voices converged: first, the familiar bounce of stride bass appeared, which he then locked into a celebratory, immediately recognizable explosion of The Charleston's main theme, which is perhaps the best-loved and remembered strain of the Jazz Age.
Some played Johnson's compositions, such as his notorious finger-buster "Carolina Shout," "Steeplechase Rag," "Jingles" and "You've Got To Be Modernistic," while others preferred their own compositions or those of Johnson's contemporaries and disciples, such as Luckey Roberts, Thomas "Fats" Waller and Duke Ellington. Interpretations ranged from the soulful (Aaron Diehl) to postmodern (Iverson), elegiac (Conal Fowkes), playful (Lipskin) and ultra-kinetic (Wilner). All displayed the virtuosity and skill associated with Johnson's style.
Hyman and Rosenthal closed out the evening with a breathtaking suite of four-hand arrangements, including a medley of hits from his 1923 Broadway show, Runnin' Wild, and Hyman's own lyrical interpretation of Johnson's "Liza."
The inspiration for this event came earlier this year when Scott Brown, James P.'s biographer, discovered the pianist was buried in an unmarked grave in the Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Maspeth, Queens. He brought this to the attention of members of New York's circle of hard-core stride enthusiasts, which includes Wilner, Terry Waldo and Ehud Asherie. They quickly enlisted the help of others, including Iverson, and set a plan in motion.
"Everyone was just amazed and shocked that an artist of that stature and magnitude would be completely forgotten," Wilner told me. "We were pretty much appalled." There is a kind of stride renaissance underway in New York, thanks largely to the efforts of younger pianists like Wilner and Waldo, who for several years hosted weekly "cutting sessions" at a sister club of Smalls, Fat Cat, on Sunday afternoons.
Brown also tracked down James P.'s grandson, Barry Glover. It turns out Glover had created a non-profit to honor James P.'s life and music, and donated a treasure trove of manuscripts to the IJS. He was delighted in the young pianists' interest, and invited them to not only raise money for a headstone, but also to help draw greater attention to James P.'s legacy. Together, they hatched the plan for Sunday night's "Rent Party," which Glover hopes will become an annual event for the Foundation.
"Keep Off The Grass!" is what Wilner jokingly suggested the tombstone should read, citing one of James P.'s best-known compositions. While the stone will most likely bear a more dignified inscription, it will hopefully serve as a small step towards wider appreciation of Johnson, whose innovations were essential to the emergence of jazz itself, and so deserve to be recognized beyond the inner circle of jazz pianists who have long acknowledged him as a founding master of their craft.
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// Oct 08, 2009 at 11:37 AM
Did anyone record this concert? I'm dying to hear it.
Andrew Barrett
// Oct 09, 2009 at 07:16 AM
Yeah, I'd love to hear it too! Say, if anyone took any video, they should put it on Youtube! I would love to have gone, but not only did I have prior commitments, but I'm on the other side of the country and couldn't afford to fly out in time. Please keep us all updated on how the tombstone is coming... we won't rest until it's resting- on top of the grave! By the way, great article! James P. Johnson was a big influence on Jimmy Blythe, the Chicago genius. Say, I think Jimmy needs a gravestone too...
Tim Wilkins
// Oct 10, 2009 at 01:33 AM
Good news - Smalls records all of their performances, and makes them available, with the artists' permission, on their website. It's not uploaded yet, but Spike assures me it will be soon. Check this link: http://www.smallsjazzclub.com/index.cfm?eventId=2142 as well as their audio archive, there's a lot of great stuff there. Enjoy!
hugh b ely
// Nov 05, 2009 at 09:00 PM
Isn't it odd, how one of the great musical geniuses(forgetting his prodigious left hand~~~ his technique~~~);as a composer, is ignored. Howz about dat Ol' Fashioned Lub?
// Nov 17, 2009 at 10:05 PM
jazz.com - da best. Keep it going! Thank you Truden


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Dr. Martens #FirstandForever storytelling campaign
I'm always on the lookout for storytelling stuff. On my walk home the other day I passed the downtown Portland Dr. Martens shoe store on Burnside. There was a sign in the window that read, "EVERYONE REMEMBERS THEIR FIRST TIME. TELL US ABOUT YOURS." Beside that was a QR code.
The ad was for their #FirstandForever campaign. At the Dr. Martens website, a video commercial features young, tattooed lovers being romantic. There's also a big yellow "share your story" button on the page. The premise is that customers can win merchandise by telling a digital story about their first pair of shoes or something related to the Dr. Martens lifestyle. Here's some copy from the site:
Your first love, your first festival or tales from your first proper bender - either way, it'll be a good trade. Keep your eyes on this page as we'll be regularly launching new competitions. Good luck.
I have mixed feelings about customer generated storytelling. Typically, fans gather around a topic organically. They build community by sharing authentic stories with each other. In this case, customers are brought together at the source of the product and the motivation for their storytelling is a free prize. Their tales may or may not be genuine. But who cares? While the work produced by DM's customers may very well be a veiled plea for a free pair of shoes, some of the stories are quite interesting. Below is an entry by Mary Henjes:
After seeing that, it can't be denied that customer story generation is a great way to get semi-organic commercials about a product out and onto the web. Inside of each story is a testimonial. It totally makes sense. It's cheap and effective. Some get elaborate like this good example. What company wouldn't want a blog post like that sitting on the Internet?


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I did find a 4 AA external battery cage for the YP-T8 on eBay. Just search for "Battery Extender / Charger for Samsung YP-T8 MP3 Player" and you will find it. I'm not endorsing this product but it does exist. For my purposes I feel it's far to bulky and cumbersome beside putting more stress on the USB port. Since I've purchased more of the YP-T8's off eBay for relatively cheap prices all the players I've purchased should last me for some time. Not a bad deal since the average price paid is roughly $23 with shipping. One was a dud but the merchant refunded my $
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Is Africa the Dark Continent when it comes to the advertising industry? On the contrary, says Alan Edgar, Regional Creative Director, Ogilvy Africa and one of regional judges for African and Middle Eastern categories at this year's Loeries. It's alive and vibrant, but in dire need of world-class tertiary training institutions to tap into that potential.
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Moroccan police on Tuesday, 17 September, arrested the editor of a popular news website for airing a video posted by Al-Qaeda in the Islamic Maghreb that incites "acts of terrorism" in the kingdom.
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Y&R is committed to having 20 agencies on the African continent by 2015. Leading the charge to achieve this is Yossi Schwartz, chairman of Y&R South Africa.
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More than 1 million fans illegally downloaded the first episode of Game of Thrones Season 3 this week, within 24 hours of its premiere.
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The illicit popularity of the show, based on George R.R. Martin's best-selling fantasy books, has wider implications for the future of TV. Wired.com writer Graeme McMillan tells NPR's Jacki Lyden how online piracy is shaping what we watch.
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"Currently if you want to stream HBO content online, you have to sign up for the cable channel. There was an online campaign called 'Take My Money, HBO' that was essentially, 'We'd love to stream the shows, we'd like to pay for this, but we don't want to sign up for a cable subscription. Can you offer something else?' And HBO has teased the option. Before, they've said, 'Maybe, if we can get the math correct,' but they've never really come out and said, 'This is something we're interested in.'
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Moms Demand Action applauded the restaurant chain "Jack in the Box" Friday after the company indicated that the "presence of guns inside a restaurant could create an uncomfortable situation for...guests and employees and lead to unintended consequences."
The campaign to pressure the popular eatery started after a local NBC affiliate in Dallas, Texas reported that an Open Carry Texas demonstration led to employees "lock[ing] themselves inside a freezer" according to an email from Sergeant Raymond Bush of the Fort Worth Police Department. The story received national attention and Shannon Watts of Moms Demand Action launched an aggressive campaign to pressure Jack in the Box and the Home Depot, where Open Carry Texas also rallied.
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The Ritz Cinema opened on 27th July 1936. It was designed by architect A.H. Jones and was originally planned by the independent owners of the Pavillion Cinema in the town. However, before it was completed it was taken over by the Union Cinemas Ltd. chain.
There is a decorative fin-sign over the entrance and the auditorium runs parallel to the street. The 1,000 seat capacity was all on a single floor. There were decorative grilles on each side of the 40 feet wide proscenium opening. The Ritz Cinema was equipped with a Compton 2Manual/4Rank organ which had an illuminated console located on a lift in the orchestra pit. It was opened by noted organist Reginald Foort. Union Cinemas were taken over by Associated British Cinemas(ABC) in October 1937.
The Ritz Cinema was taken over by Mecca Ltd. on 28th June 1965 and closed as a cinema on 17th July 1965. It was converted into a Mecca Bingo Club and remained in this use in later years as the Ritz Bingo Club, which closed in 2008.
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Amorebieta was sent off after picking up two yellow cards during Saturday's match against Manchester City. He will now miss Fulham's next match against Everton on March 30.
Amorebieta's absence will cause more issues for Fulham than it will for fantasy owners, as the Cottager defenders have not provided very much fantasy value while struggling all season.
February 3, 2014
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Amorebieta (knee) is back in training and could play Sunday against Manchester United, according to Phil Cadden of Westgate Sport.
It was believed that Amorebieta would be fit to face Southampton on Saturday, but his knee was not up to fitness to do so. He'll look to get back against a United team that continues to look for wins.
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Amorebieta (knee) was left out of Fulham's lineup for Saturday's match against Arsenal. The defender picked up the knee injury in training earlier in the week, The Mirror reports.
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December 12, 2013
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Amorebieta (hamstring) will have a late fitness test ahead of Saturday's Premier League match against Everton, according to Get West London.
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July 1, 2013
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Amorebiata agreed to a four-year contract with Fulham, the Premier League reports.
Amorebiata moves on from Athletic Bilbao of La Liga after making 250 appearances with the club over eight seasons.