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Monday, January 9, 2012
Crash and Burrrrrrrrrnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnnn
After about three weeks of wonderful energy, great mood, and high activity, sometime today I just crashed. I had zero energy and my mood was, well, not *down* but not the up it has been lately. I felt the shift; I think it's hormonal. I have always been super sensitive to the hormone changes in my monthly cycle, and looking at the calendar I think that's what it is. I am a bit irritable and feel kind of like I have early PMS. Today I wanted to do NOTHING. I had stuff planned to do, but only got to about half of it. I still biked my ten minutes, and worked on the dungeon filing and shredding papers for half an hour. I still got some laundry done, bathed and groomed the old dog, and cleaned the kitchen. I still managed to eat my Medifast meals on schedule.
Then I saw this recipe on a low carb forum I read: Revolution Rolls. They are a low carb bread substitute, and with a few tweaks in the recipe, a lot of people on Medifast use them as "buns" for burgers or sandwiches. They are made of eggs and light cream cheese and 2 rolls counts as 1/3 of my lean protein for the day as well as one condiment. I was in a mood anyway, so I decided to go ahead and try making them.
What I didn't count on was that they would trigger me. If you have an eating issue you know what I mean. Now this was not a physical trigger, because heck, it is just eggs and cream cheese and I eat those all the time without a problem. It was a mental trigger.
One recipe makes 6 rolls, so 3 servings. I was going to use them to put my Medifast sloppy joe on for lunch. Well that was pretty darn good! I liked it a lot! It fit into my plan for the day because I was going to have chicken sausage for dinner as the other 2/3 of my Lean, along with peppers, mushrooms, low carb marinara, and spaghetti squash.
Problem: the rolls would not leave me alone. They called to me. I thought, "oh heck, I will have one with coffee for 'dessert' and cut my Lean back a little." I decided to put a smear of light cream cheese on it. I sat down with that and my coffee, took a bite, and started having almost-flashbacks to eating bagels and cream cheese. I mean, it was like I was transported to another time and was eating bagels and cream cheese. It was sooooo good. I had another. I put the last 2 rolls in a baggie in the freezer. They screamed from the freezer and finally I just went and ate them. So the whole recipe = 3 eggs, 3 Tbsp light cream cheese. Not a *disaster* nutritionally, almost no carbs. I basically ate my whole Lean for the day plus condiments. But the way I reacted to those rolls took me of guard. I mean, I have written about food calling to me before, but I have not had that happen to me in WEEKS. I baked cookies and made fudge and cooked all kinds of yummy breads and potatoes and stuff over the holidays and none of it bothered me. In fact the rolls didn't bother me either until I started eating them. They were too much like past binge food. And it was crystal clear it was a mental thing, and was also related to my crashed energy and mood and the old habit of wanting to eat for comfort and distraction.
I went about my day and still ate my veggies for dinner. Everything else is on track. Too much light cream cheese is the only "off" thing about my eating today, but the trigger thing? That is what I have to really watch out for. I am not making those rolls again, at least until I am in maintenance, and even then I am not sure if they have a place in my diet. I think if I made them, I would make a half recipe just to be careful.
16 comments:
- Happy Fun Pants said...
What I love most is how you're paying attention to triggers, not just calories or carbs. You are doing great!!
- January 9, 2012 at 8:33 PM
- timothy said...
next time cut the recipe in half and as much as i hate wasting food when i feel that feeling comin on i DESTROY the offendor. squash em up and throw em away! glad you saw what was happening and next time you wont be caught off gaurd. i'm also happy you didn't let it destroy the rest of your day. xoxoxoxoxoxoxo
- January 9, 2012 at 9:53 PM
Those days happen to all of us. You handled it well! The main thing is not to dwell on it as any type of "failure", which it certainly was not! That kind of negative thinking gets me in way more trouble than actually eating something unplanned or slightly excessive. It was just a small deviation, so put it behind you and carry on.
- January 10, 2012 at 1:54 AM
I've had that whole mental trigger thing happen, too. It is the most bizarre feeling.
I have blogger friends who substitue almond flour for regular flour, thus staying low carb nd guten free. I cannot do it. My brain just gets the IDEA that it's having glutten, fat, and sugar and I'm off to the races.
You're right, while some food elements create a chemical reaction, this is an all brain event. The brain shoots out the chemicals all on its own just at the remembrance of the food.
How wonderful that the damage only = a little extra light cream cheese!
- January 10, 2012 at 2:16 AM
- carla said...
oh I have been there. felt that.
xo xo
- January 10, 2012 at 3:03 AM
Me four. Or is it five? But good on you Lyn for addressing the trigger and writing about it.
- January 10, 2012 at 3:23 AM
- Jaclyn said...
I applaud your ever-increasing self-awareness! That, I think, is what is *really* necessary for successful maintenance.
- January 10, 2012 at 4:16 AM
- barb said...
I think that your self awareness was key. I'm curious about the trigger and food that was technically "on program" vs. getting through the high carb holidays without triggers. I sometimes have more trouble with foods that are "okay" vs. foods in which I'm very careful about indulging. I can monitor my intake of cookies much more easily than my intake of almonds some days. And I know what you mean about the "transported" issue, there's something so soothing about a cup of coffee and a treat...
- January 10, 2012 at 4:51 AM
- lisa~sunshine said...
I went through this at Christmas.. Christmas this year landed at the WORST hormonal time for me.. I wish I had been smooth sailing but it wasn't.. Working on these hormonal mental triggers is what I need to do.. they set me back each month and i never feel like I"m making progress.. I think being able to stick and live through them.. is a challenge for most.. I'm hoping to figure out how to do it for myself..
I think you handled it VERY well..
- January 10, 2012 at 4:57 AM
- Sugar said...
it will get better!! hang in there!!
I tagged you!!
- January 10, 2012 at 8:16 AM
I notice that you write alot about success as getting things done. I can certainly relate! However, i wonder how much success there is in having time to reflect, and BE. For me, if i dont get this in, i am setting up for an EPISODE.
Many "plans" neglect the need to rest. reflect, meditate, whatever you call it. Being healthy is a whole body thing. Right? Mind Body Spirit.
- January 10, 2012 at 9:01 AM
- Lyn said...
Yes, you are right. I am pretty good about just 'being,' although I haven't thought to write about it. I generally sit down and chill with a cup of coffee or hot cocoa a couple times a day, even on busy days. I sort of need some down time each day especially since I hit 40! :)
- January 10, 2012 at 9:08 AM
- Kyle Gershman said...
When you make something that is meant for "you" and therefore healthy, on-plan, etc., I totally get how the call was strong. When it was the cookies and junk, the call wasn't there because they weren't meant for YOU.
I had a blog post that too much of a good thing, i.e. Sushi, was not a good thing...not because of the general health impact, but because of the same concern as yours...that by convincing myself that sushi was healthy, that I was still entitled to abuse it like any other junk food choice.
Your frustration is shared.
- January 10, 2012 at 12:09 PM
- JudyO said...
I hear ya' on the trigger thing! Some MF recipes I just CANNOT make, as I spiral off into some evil dieter cheat zone. Cool that you realized what was happening and corrected it in the moment.
- January 10, 2012 at 2:28 PM
- Kim said...
Boy do I understand story of my life that is why I kept regressing; you are not alone in your Crash and Burn..... However, I am glad you called a spade a spade and stopped it in its tracks.
- January 10, 2012 at 5:40 PM
- Lisa said...
Been there done that! :)
- January 11, 2012 at 6:55 AM

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The White House is warning parents their kids may be using cell phones and the Internet to do more than keep in touch with their friends.
Until now, most of the warnings surrounding teens and the Internet have been based on concern over sexual predators. But the federal government is urging parents to be aware of another potential danger.
According to the White House Office of National Drug Policy, America's teens are using technology such as text messaging and the Internet to facilitate their drug use. Deputy Director Scott Burns issued a statement Thursday encouraging parents to "e-monitor" their teens' online and cell phone use.
The White House quotes research finding nearly 90 percent of teenagers use the Internet, and nearly half of teens surveyed said their parents know very little or absolutely nothing about what they do on online. Additionally, more than half the teens surveyed carried their own cell phone.
Burns said he spent time with his own teenage daughter on the Internet and was "shocked" by the amount of material showing how to use drugs, make drugs, or buy drugs. Burns said some sites even show how to beat a drug test.
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SAN DIEGO - Chargers wide receiver Eddie Royal was taken off a practice field in an ambulance after landing hard on his back after making a catch in practice Saturday.
The team said he has a bruised lung and was being evaluated for a concussion.
The latest injury to the wide receiving corps was the scariest.
After landing hard, Royal walked to an adjoining field, where he dropped to the ground and began receiving treatment from the team's medical staff. It appeared he was given oxygen, and also that he spit up a small amount of blood.
A few teammates came over to check on him, including quarterback Philip Rivers and fellow wideout Robert Meachem.
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Rookie coach Mike McCoy came over and had a look before returning to the other field.
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The injury happened in the last team drill of the day.
"All you can do is pray for him, because we don't know," fellow wideout Robert Meachem said. "Unfortunately, it was a bad fall.
"It's always scary," Meachem said. "This game is a violent game. And in this game, injuries can come and go."
Meachem said all the receivers gathered after practice and said a prayer for Royal, Danario Alexander and Malcom Floyd.
Alexander is out for the season after tearing the anterior cruciate ligament in his right knee on Aug. 6. He had surgery Thursday. Floyd strained his right knee on Monday. Both were hurt after colliding with cornerback Shareece Wright.
"He landed hard," Rivers said about Royal "Hopefully, he's all right. Anytime you get carried off the field, it's not anything too, too minor. Hopefully, it's just a precaution. Hopefully, we'll get him back; most importantly get him feeling good and healthy."
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Lowell Focusing On Rehab, Not Rumors
According to a story filed Saturday night by Joe McDonald of ESPNBoston.com, the Detroit Tigers are interested in possibly trading for Mike Lowell as a replacement for injured third baseman Brandon Inge.
According to a July 16th report from Rob Bradford of WEEI.com, the Texas Rangers are still considering a deal for Lowell to give them a right-handed hitting compliment to Chris Davis at first base.
And according to Mike Lowell, he's not paying attention to the latest trade rumors.
"In my first few years in the big leagues I followed it very closely because I think you believe everything that anyone says," Lowell told me. "Right now, I don't pay too much attention to it because it doesn't change my plan. My focus is to feel good at the plate, and to be able to get back to the big leagues and contribute wherever I am. Do I think I can contribute more than what I've been used this year? Absolutely. If that entails being traded – like I said before, the beautiful thing about that is that I don't have a no-trade clause and I can't control where I go, so I literally choose not to worry about it. If it happens, it's probably going to be to a team that wants to use me and is probably in a pretty good pennant race. But I can honestly say that I really don't lose any sleep at night thinking about it."
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The Red Sox attempted to trade Lowell to Texas last December for catcher Max Ramirez but the deal fell through when the 36-year-old third baseman flunked his physical due to a torn ligament in his thumb.
Did that attempted trade scar his feelings for the Red Sox organization?
"I don't think so," Lowell said. "They are a business first and foremost. I think every major league team runs it like a business. Do I think some teams take the human element into account more than others? Sure – that's just the nature of who runs it and their personalities. The Red Sox had the ability to not only take on my salary but Adrian Beltre's salary and basically hope that they would get production out of one of the two guys and it's worked out for them. I think if we were talking about 26 or 27 other major league teams that's not even a question because most teams can't handle that financial hit. I understand the business aspect. I don't think I was too happy because I felt like in 2009 I played in pain or discomfort every single time I went out there, and I felt like my numbers were still respectable. But that's human nature. I would not have opposed being traded. Look how good Texas is doing – they're a great team and it looks like they have the potential to go deep into the playoffs."
Whether Lowell stays in Boston or gets dealt, he has no desire to be a role player – now or in the future.
"Absolutely not – I'll retire before I do that," Lowell said. "I realize that winning and being able to put up consistent numbers satisfies me. To be a bench guy I think you need to be one of two things – I think you either need to be really fast or have above-average power, because you can get away with hitting .230 or .240 if you hit 10 or 12 home runs in limited at-bats. I'm neither one, and if I'm on a team I want to be playing. I don't enjoy sitting and watching it. The role thing – once every 9 or 10 days – is not something that I look forward to or feel like I want to do."
Lowell has appeared in three games on his rehab stint with Pawtucket, going 5-for-14 (.357) with 3 doubles. He's expected to take Monday night off, before returning to action on Tuesday in Toledo.
"We have the next 4 or 5 days mapped out and I think with each at-bat I have been feeling better," Lowell said. "I hadn't seen live pitching in over a month so the ball tends to get on you pretty quickly. But once you realize the pace of live pitching and just get your foot down and get ready – I feel like my swing mechanically is pretty good, so it's just a matter of the adjustments that you have to make during the course of a game.
Technically it's a 20-day rehab stint, but Lowell says he expects to be activated by Boston this week. In the meantime, he's enjoying his brief return to the minors.
"I look back on my time in the minor leagues as very positive," Lowell said. "There's a big picture for these guys and it's not necessarily about winning and losing – the goal is to develop each player to see the highest level that he can get to. I don't think anyone says when they are eight years old that, 'I want to be a Triple-A player.' Everyone wants to be in the big leagues. So I enjoy the intensity and being around guys that are hungry. Even at the big league level, the guys that remain hungry are the guys that are successful year after year. It's fun to watch and I'm going to good places. In Pawtucket I got a tremendous response from the Red Sox fans there. When I played Triple-A it was here in Columbus, and my first Triple-A game was in Toledo so it brings back good memories."
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On Sunday, I witnessed something I had never seen before in professional baseball: A team singing "Happy Birthday" to its manager.
Prior to the game, I was sitting in the dugout with Torey Lovullo to tape a pre-game interview while the players were stretching in the outfield. Suddenly, all 30 guys approached (including the players who aren't on the active roster) and they formed a semi-circle around us before serenading their skipper.
"That was pretty spectacular," Lovullo said. "These players mean a lot to me and when they come out and return some of those feelings back to me it makes me feel pretty special. I was glad that they did that, but I told them, 'Hey, for a grand finale it would be nice to get a win.' That would be the perfect birthday present."
Unfortunately, it didn't work out that way for the 45-year-old manager as the Clippers beat the PawSox 5-4. Pawtucket will try to avoid a 4-game sweep in the final game of the series on Monday night at 7:05. I hope you'll join us for radio coverage beginning with the pre-game show at 6:50 on the PawSox radio network and pawsox.com.
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Mike Florio of PFT has posted some articles (and links to other articles) that ask some intriguing questions about the murder of Steve McNair. Certain information has still yet to be released by the Nashville Police Department, and the Nashville PD has had been having news conferences to 'debunk myths' about a case that they claim is closed--if the case is truly closed, why keep making all the effort to make the critics go away? Why has certain information (particularly the numerous text and cell phone calls between Kazemi and ex-con Gilliam) not been released? These are just a couple of questions.
Though a grand jury in Tennessee declined to reopen the case, the questions persist. I do not have enough knowledge to pass judgment on the Nashville PD or their investigation, but I do think that all information should be released, and all questions should be fully addressed and investigated. The families of Kazemi and McNair deserve to know the full truth, whatever that is.


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With increasing pressures on today's IT professionals to minimize resources while maintaining a high-performing infrastructure, virtualization has become a go-to option for a low-cost, power-saving solutions. In fact, CIO Insight recently reported that 70 percent of senior executives said virtualization had a significant impact on efficiency and cost savings for their organization. However, deciding what within your network infrastructure to virtualize, and how to actually do it, can be a challenge.
The freedom provided by virtualization is undeniable, but even in an environment less constricted by hardware, it is still critical to keep an eye on resources. The cost benefits of virtualization are neutralized if loads aren't correctly balanced across virtual machines and if applications are not optimized to run on them. Additionally, virtualization is not a catch-all. There are many different types of application workloads that are not a good fit for virtualization and should remain on dedicated servers.
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Pyramid Adventures - CD-i Review
>> Monday, February 19, 2007
Episode 1: Treasures of the Lost Pyramid. This hints at a series with more than just one game, but apparently developer Compact Disc Incorporated changed its mind during the years. When Philips developed the CD-i format together with other companies like Sony and Matsushita, I don't think they planned on taking the whole software publishing all by themselves. However, things changed a lot and in the end 95% of all games were published by Philips, with a few notable exceptions. One of them is Pyramid Adventures, a highly entertaining platform game for CD-i.
Developer: Compact Disc Incorporated
Publisher: Compact Disc Incorporated (Marketed by Philips)
Release: 1996
Genre: Platform game
Review date: February 2007
Required: Digital Video cartridge
Recommended: Gamepad
Extra: no multiplayer, age rating: >7
This game was worth a sequel, but Compact Disc Incorporated was not just a games developer. People who know CD-i will remember Compact Disc Incorporated also from Memory Works series. This was also published on CD-i in 1997, aimed at a professional educational market. The title including its sequels were transformed to CD-ROM as well. Nowadays, Compact Disc Incorporated is known by Memoryzine, and still is a company that is focussing on The Memory Works®, which offers Memory Training Programs designed for everyone seeking Memory Improvement.
Pyramid Adventures was not focussed as a normal game either, although it's a dedicated platform game just like Christmas Country and The Apprentice. In fact, this was not even a retail game. The main theme of this game is 'nutrition'. It was a sponsored project by the USA National Cancer Institute. Don't be fooled though, Pyramid Adventures main thing is just entertainment, and if you don't want to learn something about nutrition, you can still play a fun game.
I'm still a little confused about the copyright. I'm not aware of any other version than CD-i, but apparently the software was written in 1993. However, the manual is copyrighted in 1995, and the disc itself sais it's printed in 1996. I got my copy ten years later because in the ninetees it was not possible for me to get this USA import. Even more, I didn't even know its existence.
The music was written by Tony Trippi, somebody that will bring back memories by some of you. Tony Trippi was the same guy who was responsible for the soundtrack of Laser Lords, Zelda: The Wand of Gamelon, Mutant Rampage, Sargon Chess and Alice in Wonderland (All CD-i titles).
Let's have a look at the story of the game. The story is based on a childrens book, so basically this is a game license of a book, written by Jack Sughrue. It is about Dr. Olivia Pitt, a world famous archeologist.She and her nephew Dash Daniels discover an ancient and mysterious pyramid in the egyptian desert. Minutes after Professor Pitt and her nephew set foot inside the pyramid, the door rumbles shut behind them and the evil Pharaoh Antu captures here. It's up to Dash and his cat Mozart to discover Aunt Olivia's whereabouts and free her. They need her help to rid the Lost Pyramid of its awful 4000-year-old curse.
During the game, Dash gets advice and gifts from Tofu, God of Wisdom, and Yam, Goddess of Good Health, who appear mysteriously beside him. Your quest is to save Aunt Olivia and restore the healthy lifestyle of the pyramid by defeating Antu and his evil minions. Dash has entered the Lost Pyramid wearing his backpack and carrying his slingshot. The pack contains all the items Dash will need for a successful adventure. Some items you will earn (gold, extra lives), some you will pick up along the way if you are careful and observant (rich cakes for your slingshot or carrots). Some you willbe given (such as Yam's Pyramids of Life), some you will buy (like the bedroll from Atsap). As Dash you must examine everything, click on everything and try everything to learn everything about the Pyramid's strange secrets and creatures.
The Pyramid of Life helps you to understand the USDA Pyramid and what is necessary at each level to feed Sebek the Devourer and get safely through the Mummy Mazes. It also helps with feeding the sphynx, the Mummy and yourself well-rounded, healthy meals. Clicking on each area of the Pyramid will display the food group with a number of recommendations. This is in fact the educational part of the game, but very important to proceed in the game. That is, because dash has to eat and sleep during the game, and you have to take care of that. As you proceed through the stages of the Pyramid, you will also need to eat and sleep more often. When you go to the Vending Machine Pantry, you will need to buy food from the five food groups, avoiding those foods laden with fat, salt and sugars. The Sphynx won't be happy with those foods, neither will you. When you need to feed the sphynx, his chomping image will appear in the display.
However, this whole eating procedure is implemented in a fun way, and it is built as an objective system as we find nowadays in first person shooters, which I find very innovative. It is actually a platform game with objectives. Deep, clever, interesting. Then we have the Nutrition Action Arcade. It permits you to step out of the Pyramid and get into the Arcades. In one Arcade, the crocodilian Sebek the Devourer wants only food which is appropiate for the food-group level. You have to choose the appropiate food, pur it into your slingshot and feed him as he comes towards you. In another Arcade, the heads of mummies roll after you in a maze. You must rush to the blinking food before the mummies reach you.The Arcades are the way you can earn gold pieces. With the gold you can buy peripherals that will help you along the way in the Pyramid. A great alternative game element.
Throughout the game are wonderful pictures, stone carvings, ruined statues, islands, pits... Look at everything, cracks in the wall, tunnels, treasures...The game is filled with stuff like this, and it makes the levels very interesting. The primary focus is to make children and adults aware of positive effects of a healthy lifestyle. A good balance of proper nutrition, exercise and rest. The script for this multimedia nutrition education game was written by an elementary school teacher who was taught good health habits for over 20 years. The project received direction and funding from the National Cancer Institute of the USA.
Fun, yes it is. The game mechanics are on par with the high standard of platforming on CD-i. It's not as smooth as in The Apprentice, but right after this it goes into the top. Walk, jump, kill enemies a-la Super Mario, find doors and items. That's the whole story. And once in a while you'll get some side info about the fruit you just found, or why you got a certain objective (mostly about finding some healthy food instead of just snacks!)
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It's a pity this game is pretty rare on CD-i. It never got a lot of attention, probably because this was no normal retail game. But it is a very nice platform game equally fun and good as Christmas Country and The Apprentice. It's more difficult, you actually have to do something to proceed.
Graphics: 8
Nice they made good use of the extra memory of the DVC, which you can see in the smooth scrolling mechanism including background music and SFX. Nice, graphics are not high-res but fitting a cartoon style in 256 colours. Animation is also done very nice, with a touch of Goblins/Discworld over it (if you catch my drift).
Sound: 8
Excellent soundtrack by Tony Trippi, the same guy who was responsible for the audio at Spinnaker/Animation Magic. Varied, melodic, fun.
Playability: 7
Good, fast responsive controls. Nothing wrong with the controls, it plays well like a platformer should.
Value: 7
You'll be busy finding everything and reaching the end of the game for hours, but if you can stick to the end, I don't know. The downside of it all is that it can get a little repetitive and tedious after a while. It's fun for sure, but you have to everything a lot of times, over and over again.
Overall: 7 (not an average)
Similar games on CD-i:
The Apprentice, Christmas Country, Super Mario's Wacky Worlds


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Statistics are sometimes misleading.
Then again, they sometimes give you a pretty good idea of exactly what happened. Such was the case in South Johnston�s 55-10 win at North Lenoir Friday night.
LA GRANGE � Statistics are sometimes misleading.
Then again, they sometimes give you a pretty good idea of exactly what happened. Such was the case in South Johnston�s 55-10 win at North Lenoir Friday night.
The Hawks (1-7, 0-4 Eastern Carolina 3A) fumbled the ball four times in the first half, three of which were recovered by the Trojans. Factor in a couple of big returns, and South Johnston�s average offensive series started at the Hawks 41. When North Lenoir did manage to push the Trojans back, South Johnston responded with a 63-yard touchdown run and a 90-yard kickoff return, both from senior Quentin Williams (10 carries, 140 yards). The Trojans also scored on runs of 6, 4 and 1 yards and added a 17-yard first-half touchdown pass for good measure. Three of those scores came as a result of Hawks fumbles.
The second half was little better for North Lenoir, which dropped its 31st straight conference game dating back to the end of the 2006 season.
�We have got to learn how to execute,� NL coach Calvin Sutton said. �That�s not the way we play. To have a great week of practice and then come out here like this, it�s a nightmare.�
The Trojans got the scoring started on their first drive when the Hawks fumbled on the third play of the game. South Johnston recovered and scored on a 6-yard run from Melvin Benton four plays later.
The Hawks tied the game with 5:11 remaining in the first quarter on a 3-yard run by Marsharee Troy (10 carries, 33 yards).
That was the closest the Hawks got, as South Johnston closed the half on a 35-3 run. The lone bright spot for North Lenoir came on a 41-yard Caleb Baird field goal with 3:55 remaining in the half.
Unfortunately for North Lenoir, the Trojans (6-1, 3-0) responded with Williams� 90-yard kick return on the ensuing kickoff.
�We can�t do that and expect to win,� Sutton said of his team�s tendency to give up the big play.
The Trojans outgained North Lenoir 455-135 on the evening. Trojans quarterback Austin Raynor led his team�s offensive output with 185 yards on 8-of-10 passing and added 32 yards on the ground on eight carries. Melvin Benton added 92 yards on 19 carries.
The Hawks, who are off next week, were paced by sophomore Donyae Hopkins� 44 yards on eight carries and Cedrid Summers� 36 yards on five carries.


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The proliferation of end-use electrical and electronic loads in customer facilities — residential, commercial, and industrial — is not slowing down.
Despite economic pressures, utility customers are still securing new spaces and purchasing/connecting additional loads. Facilities that are now very lightly loaded or empty will eventually be reoccupied (using even newer electronic loads) and be placed back on the grid in the next few years. Increased competition in many business sectors will result in added load as well. Load growth will place older power quality problems back on the table for utility engineers, product designers, and facility engineers to deal with again. New power quality problems will surface as well. One of the traditional power quality problems that engineers have been dealing with for years is the effect of harmonics on utility power distribution systems and on the quality of voltage delivered to facilities.
Levels of harmonic voltages and currents have been showing an ever-increasing trend in the past few decades. Similar to the concept of voltage sags and surges, customers may or may not be the cause of their own voltage distortion problems. One problem site that was investigated in the recent past showed the harmonic voltage distortion (VTHD) at the point-of-common-coupling (PCC) was above the limit prescribed by the IEEE 519 (1992) by more than 4% at the feeder voltage used to power that facility. This facility did not use much non-linear load and was clearly a victim of high VTHD present on the utility power system. Another problem site investigation showed the same type of problem, but at a more complex level — VTHD higher than the IEEE 519 limit by as much as 3%, harmonic current distortion as high as 600%, and true power factor as low as 0.20 at the main feeder to the facility. In this case, the facility was heavily saturated with harmonic-rich non-linear loads, thus adding significantly to any distortion already present on the utility power system. Moreover, the business in this facility was industrial, scientific, and medical (ISM)-based. The customer's business activities could not tolerate these steady-state power quality problems.
The Figure illustrates an example of a voltage sine wave with a significant amount of harmonic distortion captured at the main utility feeder to a commercial facility. Notice that a lot of the distortion occurs at the maxima and minima of the waveform. This voltage waveform has about 12% distortion. Some of the pieces of electronic equipment in this facility that use electronic power supplies experienced power supply failures caused by this distortion.
The growing trend of high levels of harmonic voltage distortion at facility feeders will continue as a result of the anticipated increase in the penetration of newer harmonic-rich loads. Interestingly, a large percentage of the new loads are energy-efficient technologies, such as emerging electronic lighting and heating, ventilation, and air-conditioning (HVAC) technologies. New lighting technologies include electronic high-intensity discharge (EHID) lighting, electronic-based magnetic induction lighting (MIL), compact fluorescent lamps (CFLs), light-emitting diode (LEDs), and light-emitting plasma (LEP) systems. Many of the energy-efficiency HVAC technologies include systems designed for residential, commercial, and industrial facilities that use adjustable-speed drives and have little or no resistive load typically helpful in providing cancellation of harmonic currents generated by their non-linear load characteristics.
Other rapidly growing energy-efficient technologies include point-of-use on-demand water heating systems, Internet data center equipment, electric vehicle (EV) battery chargers, electronic LED signage and billboards, variable-frequency drive (VFD)-based appliances for home and commercial use, and consumer electronics products, including flat-screen televisions (FSTVs) — liquid crystal display televisions (LCDTVs), plasma-based televisions (PBTVs), LED-based televisions (LEDTVs), and other high-definition displays such as 3-D TVs, etc. Last but not least are the video gaming systems that use high-performance graphics cards requiring higher power levels and large computer power supplies that consume greater amounts of power every year. Inverters in distributed-energy resources (DERs), also known as renewable energy technologies or distributed-generation (DG) technologies (such as photovoltaic (PV) solar panel systems, microturbines, wind mills, fuel cells, and other energy-conversions systems) will be another growing source of harmonic injections in utility and facility power systems.
While end-use loads are the primary concern regarding the generation of harmonic currents (and thus harmonic voltages) in facilities, they will soon take competition from DERs. DERs are typically located on facility electrical systems and directly tied to utility power distribution systems. For example, commercial and industrial facilities are seeing a growing number of PV systems located on their rooftops to reduce their energy consumption. A PV system will use an inverter — an electronic system designed to invert DC power back to AC power — so the power harnessed from the sun can be injected back into the grid. Inverters will generate harmonic-rich currents that will impact the quality of voltage on the grid. Like VFDs, different model inverters use different types of harmonic filtering, so their harmonic current levels will be different among models. Facilities planning for any type of upgrade — whether it is related to end-use equipment as in the application of energy-efficient technologies or related to the use of renewable power — should carefully examine their quality of power beforehand. Examination of power quality at the facility level can be achieved by conducting a power quality audit on the facility. Utility customers should also keep an eye on their voltage distortion level at utility feeders to ensure that it does not cross the limits prescribed by IEEE 519 for their feeder voltage level and type of business. In some cases, a harmonic study may be needed to determine the harmonic voltage and current levels as well as true power factor at the PCC.
Keebler is a principal engineer and partner at KCE Engineering, LLC located in Knoxville, Tenn. He is an 18-year veteran of the Electric Power Research Institute (EPRI) in the Energy Utilization Group of the Power Delivery & Utilization sector. His work at EPRI also involved the development of new standards for ANSI, IEEE, IEC, NEMA, IESNA and CISPR as well as product standards for lighting, building PQ and EMC, including EMC standards on EMI filters; energy-efficiency and PQ standards for CFLs, HID, LED, and MIL. He can be reached at [email protected]. Check out his Power Quality Perspectives blog exclusively on www.ecmweb.com.


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Updated: May 10, 2010
Lena Horne was the first black performer to be signed to a long-term contract by a major Hollywood studio and went on to achieve international fame as a singer. She died in on May 9, 2010, at the age of 92.
Ms. Horne's voice was not particularly powerful, but it was extremely expressive. She reached her listeners emotionally by acting as well as singing the romantic standards like "The Man I Love" and "Moon River" that dominated her repertory. Ms. Horne might have become a major movie star, but she was born 50 years too early, and languished at MGM in the 1940s because of the color of her skin. She was stuffed into one "all-star" musical after another to sing a song or two that could easily be snipped from the movie when it played in the South, where the idea of an African-American performer in anything but a subservient role in a movie with an otherwise all-white cast was unthinkable.
"The only time I ever said a word to another actor who was white was Kathryn Grayson in a little segment of 'Show Boat' " included in "Till the Clouds Roll By" (1946), a movie about the life of Jerome Kern, Ms. Horne said in an interview in 1990. In that sequence she played Julie, a mulatto forced to flee the showboat because she has married a white man.
In 1947, when Ms. Horne herself married a white man - the prominent arranger, conductor and pianist Lennie Hayton, who was for many years both her musical director and MGM's - the marriage took place in France and was kept secret for three years.
In 1945 the critic and screenwriter Frank Nugent wrote in Liberty magazine that Ms. Horne was "the nation's top Negro entertainer." In addition to her MGM salary of $1,000 a week, she was earning $1,500 for every radio appearance and $6,500 a week when she played nightclubs. She was also popular with servicemen, white and black, during World War II, appearing more than a dozen times on the Army radio program "Command Performance."
Touring Army camps for the U.S.O., Ms. Horne was outspoken in her criticism of the way black soldiers were treated. "So the U.S.O. got mad," she recalled. "And they said, 'You're not going to be allowed to go anyplace anymore under our auspices.' So from then on I was labeled a bad little Red girl."
Ms. Horne later claimed that for this and other reasons, including her friendship with leftists like Paul Robeson and W.E.B. DuBois, she was blacklisted and "unable to do films or television for the next seven years" after her tenure with MGM ended in 1950.
But according to James Gavins Horne biography, Stormy Weather, she did she appear frequently on Your Show of Shows and other television shows in the 1950s, and in fact found more acceptance on television than almost any other black performer.
Although absent from the screen, she found success in nightclubs and on records. "Lena Horne at the Waldorf-Astoria," recorded during a well-received eight-week run in 1957, reached the Top 10 and became the best-selling album by a female singer in RCA Victor's history.
In the early 1960s Ms. Horne, always outspoken on the subject of civil rights, became increasingly active, participating in numerous marches and protests.
Her last movie role was in 1978 where she played Glinda the Good Witch in "The Wiz," the film version of the all-black Broadway musical based on "The Wizard of Oz." But she never stopped singing. She continued to record prolifically well into the 1990s, for RCA and other labels, notably United Artists and Blue Note. And she conquered Broadway in 1981 with a one-woman show, "Lena Horne: The Lady and Her Music," which ran for 14 months and won both rave reviews and a Tony Award.
Lena Calhoun Horne was born in Brooklyn on June 30, 1917. All four of her grandparents were industrious members of Brooklyn's black middle class. Her paternal grandparents, Edwin and Cora Horne, were early members of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, and in October 1919, at the age of 2, Lena was the cover girl for the organization's monthly bulletin.
By then the marriage of her parents, Edna and Teddy Horne, was in trouble. "She was spoiled and badly educated and he was fickle," Ms. Horne's daughter, Gail Lumet Buckley, wrote in her family history, "The Hornes." By 1920 Teddy had left his job with the New York Department of Labor and fled to Seattle, and Edna had fled to a life on the stage in Harlem. Ms. Horne was raised by her paternal grandparents until her mother took her back four years later.
When she was 16, her mother abruptly pulled her out of school to audition for the dance chorus at the Cotton Club, the famous Harlem nightclub where the customers were white, the barely dressed dancers were light-skinned blacks, Duke Ellington was the star of the show and the proprietors were gangsters. A year after joining the Cotton Club chorus she made her Broadway debut, performing a voodoo dance in the short-lived show "Dance With Your Gods" in 1934.
At 19, Ms. Horne married the first man she had ever dated, 28-year-old Louis Jones, and became a conventional middle-class Pittsburgh wife. Her daughter Gail was born in 1937 and a son, Teddy, in 1940. The marriage ended soon afterward. Ms. Horne kept Gail, but Mr. Jones refused to give up Teddy, although he did allow the boy long visits with his mother.
She had been singing at the Manhattan nightclub Café Society when the impresario Felix Young chose her to star at the Trocadero, a nightclub he was planning to open in Hollywood in the fall of 1941.
Since blacks were not allowed to live in Hollywood, "Felix Young, a white man, signed for the house as if he was going to rent it," Ms. Horne said. "When the neighbors found out, Humphrey Bogart, who lived right across the street from me, raised hell with them for passing around a petition to get rid of me." Bogart, she said, "sent word over to the house that if anybody bothered me, please let him know."
Roger Edens, the composer and musical arranger who had been Judy Garland's chief protector at MGM, had heard the elegant Ms. Horne sing at Café Society and also went to hear her at the Little Troc (the war had scaled Mr. Young's ambitions down to a small club with a gambling den on the second floor). He insisted that Arthur Freed, the producer of MGM's lavish musicals, listen to Ms. Horne sing. Then Freed insisted that Louis B. Mayer, who ran the studio, hear her, too. He did, and soon she had signed a seven-year contract with MGM.
The N.A.A.C.P. celebrated that contract as a weapon in its war to get better movie roles for black performers. Her father weighed in, too. In a 1997 PBS interview, she recalled: "My father said, 'I can get a maid for my daughter. I don't want her in the movies playing maids.' "
Looking back at the age of 80, Ms. Horne said: "My identity is very clear to me now. I am a black woman. I'm free. I no longer have to be a 'credit.' I don't have to be a symbol to anybody; I don't have to be a first to anybody. I don't have to be an imitation of a white woman that Hollywood sort of hoped I'd become. I'm me, and I'm like nobody else."


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Town: 5.6 L/100km
highway: 6.2 L/100km
- Electric Power Steering, Rack & Pinion
- Front suspension: MacPherson Gas Struts, Coil Springs, Stabilizer Bar
- Drivetrain: Front Wheel Drive, Vehicle Stability Control (VSC), Traction Control (TRAC)
- Engine: Hybrid System Net Power 200 HP, 2.5 Litre, 4-Cylinder, DOHC, 16-Valve, Variable Valve Timing with Intelligence (VVT-i), Electronic Throttle Control System with Intelligence (ETCS-i), Tier 2 Bin 3 Emission Rating, Hybrid Synergy Drive (HSD), Atkinson Cycle, EV Mode, ECO Mode
- Rear suspension: Independent, Dual Link, Coil Springs, Stabilizer Bar
- Transmission: Continuously Variable Transmission (CVT)
- Brakes: Power Assisted, Front Ventilated Disc Brakes, Solid Rear Disc Brakes, Electronically Controlled Brake System (ECB), Anti-lock Brake System (ABS), Brake Assist (BA), Electronic Brake Force Distribution (EBD), Integrated Regenerative Braking System
- Net HP: 200 hp (149 kW)
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Teton Wilderness
IntroductionThe United States Congress designated the Teton Wilderness (map) in 1964 and it now has a total of 584,706 acres. All of this wilderness is located in Wyoming and is managed by the Forest Service. The Teton Wilderness is bordered by the Washakie Wilderness to the east.
DescriptionThe state's second largest Wilderness area straddles the Continental Divide deep in the heart of Wyoming's Yellowstone Ecosystem. It is bordered on the north by Yellowstone National Park, on the east by Washakie Wilderness, on the west by Grand Teton National Park, and on the south by the Mt Leidy Highlands and Gros Ventre Wilderness. To the west of the Great Divide the land is dominated by timbered ridges, grassy slopes, and broad willow and sedge meadows with elevations from 7,000 feet to 9,675 feet. To the east of the Great Divide are high alpine plateaus broken by ridges and extensive mountain meadows with elevations from 8,000 feet to 12,165 feet (Younts Peak). On Two Ocean Pass, the famous Two Ocean Creek splits to send water to both the Atlantic and the Pacific Oceans. Within the Teton Wilderness the headwaters of the notable Yellowstone and Snake Rivers arise in alpine meadows of willow and sedge. You'll see evidence of the great fires from the summer of 1988 that burned here and in Yellowstone. In 1987 the highest elevation tornado ever recorded mowed a 20-mile-long, two-mile-wide swath through an area near Enos Lake. But in general, this area is vast, spectacular, and relatively unspoiled. Teton Wilderness ranks among this nation's best wildlife areas. Summer brings trumpeter swans, sandhill cranes, ducks, geese, falcons, and song birds. Grizzly bears, grey wolves, moose and elk wander across meadows. Golden and bald eagles, hawks, grouse, coyotes, beavers, martens, bobcats, porcupines, otters, and mink live here year-round. Approximately 450 miles of trails provide access to this popular area. About half of the visitors to this area come expressly to hunt and fish. Home to numerous large predators, Grizzly and Black Bears, Grey Wolves, and Mountain Lion, it is strongly recommend that all visitors take precautions and come prepared to recreate accordingly.
Planning to Visit the Teton Wilderness?
- Print a fact sheet
- General things to consider when visiting any wilderness
- Regulations
- Contact the Forest Service
- Visit the National Forest wilderness website
Leave No TraceHow to follow the seven standard Leave No Trace principles differs in different parts of the country (desert vs. Rocky Mountains). Click on any of the principles listed below to learn more about how they apply in the Teton Wilderness.
- Plan Ahead and Prepare
- Travel and Camp on Durable Surfaces
- Dispose of Waste Properly
- Leave What You Find
- Minimize Campfire Impacts
- Respect Wildlife
- Be Considerate of Other Visitors


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Woman to Woman sees a unique and timeless collaboration between three of the UK's most celebrated female Singer-Songwriters. Judie Tzuke, Beverley Craven and Julia Fordham will be taking to the stage together performing their classic hit singles and album tracks alongside their sensational band. At selected shows, they will also be joined by a 20 piece String Orchestra.
This unforgettable experience will be a chance to hear much loved songs including Stay With Me Till Dawn, Promise Me, Where Does The time Go, Welcome to the Cruise, Holding On, Happy Ever After and many more performed like never before.
Reflecting on the upcoming tour, the ladies said "We cannot wait to share a stage together, create beautiful vocal harmonies with each other and collaborate on some possible new material".
This is guaranteed to be a truly memorable and special concert.
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Thanks for your interest in the trips that Betty and I have enjoyed over the years. Clicking on a highlighted trip to the left will bring up a series of stories about that trip.
Currently 30 trips (300 chapters) are available. Many of these trips have been published before but we add them here for archival purposes. Betty died January 23, 2008. I don't know yet whether I will continue trips without her.
We have traveled the world and we have learned. This website is an attempt to share our adventures and our thoughts.
We will appreciate your comments.
In memorium
Robert R. "Bob" Van Leer, 81, of Gold Beach, died Friday, March 6, 2009, at Curry General Hospital in Gold Beach of complications from chronic lymphocytic leukemia.
He was a 52-year resident of Gold Beach. He moved to Gold Beach in 1956 when he and his wife, the late Betty Van Leer, purchased the Curry County Reporter.
The Van Leers published the Reporter for 41 years before passing it on to daughter and son-in-law Molly and Jim Walker, now of Salem.
He was born in St. Louis, Mo., Aug. 28, 1927.
Because of a lack of work during the Depression, his family moved to an unoccupied farmhouse on property owned by an uncle, and Mr. Van Leer started school in a one-room schoolhouse without the benefit of electricity or indoor plumbing at school or home. When he was in the second grade, the family moved back to St. Louis.
He enlisted in the U.S. Navy in 1945 at the age of 17. He was shipped to the Philippines and assigned to a landing ship, LSM 11. He was reassigned to a troop transport, U. S. Gilliam, APA 57, which was to be a target ship in atom bomb tests held at Bikini Atoll in the central Pacific in 1946, after which he was ordered home for discharge.
He attended Washington University in St. Louis and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree.
He then entered the University of Missouri Journalism School at Columbia, Mo. There he met Betty Lee Templeman of Cecilia, Ky. They were married Feb. 16, 1952, in Elizabethtown, Ky., and celebrated their 55th wedding anniversary in 2007.
Bob was a specialist in newspaper ad sales and worked for dailies in Evansville, Ind., Sterling, Ill., and Eureka, Calif., before buying the Reporter.
He was long active in professional and civic activities. He was president of the statewide Oregon Newspaper Publishers Association (ONPA), 1969-1970, and received the association's highest honor for a working journalist, the Amos E. Voorhies Award, in 1992. In July 2008, Bob was inducted into the Oregon Newspaper Hall of Fame, joining the others who are honored at Allen Hall at the University of Oregon. The award was presented by his son-in-law, Jim Walker, president of ONPA, 2007-2008, representing the Yamhill County News-Register in McMinnville.
He served on both elective and appointive civic boards over many years including Curry Health District, Gold Beach Port Commission, Curry County Fair Board, Port of Gold Beach Budget Committee, Gold Beach Rotary Club and Gold Beach Chamber of Commerce where he served as president, as well as others.
He is survived by four daughters and sons-in-law, Sherry and Scott Wills, Amy and Doug Bornemeier, Sally and Dave Shuey, all of Portland, and Molly and Jim Walker of Salem. He is also survived by six grandchildren and two granddaughters-in-law, Rob and Rebecca Johnson of Caledon, Ontario, Canada, and Chris and Emily Johnson of Medford (sons of Molly Walker); Jordan and Maya Shuey and Jon and Anna Bornemeier; three great-grandchildren, Travis and Caleb Johnson (sons of Chris Johnson), and Sadie Johnson (daughter of Rob Johnson); two sisters, June Pallardy and Ruth Chiodini, both of St. Louis.
Betty preceded Bob in death Jan. 23, 2008.
Bob and Betty traveled extensively, visiting every continent except Antarctica. Some of Bob's travel writings can be viewed at www.bobvanleer.com.
A memorial service will be at 2 p.m., Saturday, March 14, at Bethany Lutheran Church in Gold Beach. The Rev. Tim Brueckner will officiate.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Curry Health Foundation, P.O. Box 1274, Gold Beach, OR 97444 or the Oregon Newspapers Foundation, 7150 S.W. Hampton, Suite 111, Portland, OR 97223.


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RAPID CITY - A Rapid City man will be leading the effort to raise money for the South Dakota State Historical Society.
Michael Lewis has been named the president of the South Dakota Historical Society Foundation. The foundation is the nonprofit fundraising partner of the South Dakota State Historical Society. Both are headquartered at the Cultural Heritage Center in Pierre.
Lewis' emphasis will be on fund raising and public relations for the foundation.
Lewis previously worked for Citibank in South Dakota and US Bankcorp in Fargo, N.D. He is retired from the South Dakota National Guard/U.S. Army Reserve.
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Alonzo Chappel was an American painter best known for his portraits of the famous men of the Revolutionary and Civil Wars. According to the image shown here, this painting of Benjamin Franklin Butler was based on a "likeness from a recent photograph from life", although Chappel did take the liberty of adding a few details to make the portrait more interesting.
Johnson, Fry and Co. of New York copied Chappel's earlier original works and published them in 1862 in Evert A. Duyckinck's two-volume set, National Portrait Gallery of Eminent Americans. Steel-engraved with great skill, the portraits represent a precious art form rarely practiced today.
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Personnel policy, execution of board directives and improving customer service were on the minds of commissioners during the first workshop of the new year Jan. 7 at the United Bank lake house.
Commission chairman Doug Mangham and commissioners Don Collins, Parrish Swift and Roosevelt Willis met in the morning and were joined by commissioner Tommy Powers and county manager Steve Marro after lunch.
Marro agreed to send the same communications to commissioners as he does to department heads. He noted much of the work is turned over to county attorney Rob Morton, who performs it on a priority basis.
As county manager, Marro heads county personnel with the authority to hire and fire.
There was also concern about if employees have adequate training to perform their jobs.
"I for one don't know all the qualifications of the people who work here," Marro said.
Department heads have the authority to hire and fire their employees.
Finance technician Sean Townsend recently attended training to become a certified finance officer level one.
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"You're in charge of that budget," Willis replied.
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To aid the flow of information to citizens, commissioners asked Marro to post monthly financial reports and meeting minutes on the county website. Powers said commissioners voted to have the information posted.
"You're dumping more and more work on people who already have too much for a 40 hour week," Marro said.
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Sydney travellers can now track whether their bus service is running late, with the NSW government making real-time information on bus movements available to mobile app developers.
The latest versions of TripView, Arrivo Sydney and TripGo allow users to locate the nearest bus stop and ticket machine, predict when a bus is to arrive and see where a bus is on its route using GPS data from the Public Transport Information Priority System (PTIPS).
"Some of the apps will alert customers to the next bus arriving at the most convenient stop, give an estimated walk time, guide them directly to the street location, provide real-time alerts, live maps, and comparisons of similar transport options by cost, convenience and emissions," the Minister for Transport, Gladys Berejiklian, said in a statement.
About 8200 stops, more than 1900 buses and almost 1200 routes across the Sydney Bus Network can be tracked. The areas are the CBD, eastern suburbs, inner west, southern suburbs, north western suburbs, northern beaches and lower north shore. A Transport for NSW spokesperson told Computerworld Australia the service is expected to gradually expand to other parts of the state throughout next year.
TripView allows users to view times and locations for buses, including a full offline timetable viewer. Arrivo Sydney allows users to view bus departure and location information in real time, including information on nearby ticket machines, and users can tag trips to receive automatic alters when the bus is approaching the stop they need to get off at. TripGo allows users to map out the fastest, cheapest and most environmentally friendly way to get to their destination.
TripView is available on Android for $3.29 and iOS for $2.99, Arrivo Sydney is available on Android for $3 and TripGo is available on Android and iOS for free. There are also 'lite' versions of TripView and Arrivo Sydney that are free to download. The full version of TripView lets users save trips, view platform numbers for trains, organise trips into folders, avoid advertisements, and use alarms. The non-free version of Arrivo Sydney lets users save as many favourite routes and stops as they like and avoid advertisements.
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Dick Bavetta sets new officiating record.. (most missed calls?)7 02 2006
National Basketball Referees Association Press Release
Washington, D.C., February 7, 2006 – Thirty-one-year veteran NBA referee Dick Bavetta considers himself to be a fortunate man. He is 66 years old yet feels like a teenager. He has been healthy as a horse for his entire life, and he loves his job. And an important reflection of his good fortune will take place tomorrow as he surpasses Jake O'Donnell's legendary record of 2,134 officiated games. What makes Bavetta's record even more intriguing is that his 2,135 games will have been consecutive.
2,135 consecutive games. That is 31 straight years of being tough but fair; 31 years of running wind sprints every other night for 48 athletically demanding minutes. But toughness and a quick clip are nothing new to this former New Yorker.
Bavetta comes from a family of New York City police detectives. His dad worked as an NYPD lieutenant during the time of prohibition and the Great Depression, while Joe, his NYPD detective brother, worked during the days of the French Connection and Frank Serpico. Deviating a bit, Dick received a degree in finance from the New York Institute of Finance, but kept in step with the fast-paced New York scene as a Wall Street broker.
It was Joe – his older brother – who got Dick involved in refereeing. Although Joe was a police officer, he found time to be involved in basketball, his favorite sport. Joe learned that he could be around basketball much longer as an official than as a player and he wanted to pass that information on to Dick.
Wall Street had a basketball league in the late 1950's that played its games at the Downtown Athletic Club. This is where young, ambitious brokers would gather to release excess energy after work. One night, Joe refereed a game in which Dick was playing. After the game, Joe suggested that Dick stick around and officiate a few games. He did.
Joe's plan worked. His little brother enjoyed officiating so much that he began refereeing games in public and parochial high school leagues at night. In 1966, he began officiating in the semi-professional Eastern League. While with the Eastern League, he tried out for the NBA every year for nine years. Finally, in 1975, the NBA gave him the opportunity that would begin his legendary career.
Entering the NBA could be considered intimidating. Not so for Bavetta. He faced every altercation, dispute, or difficulty with grace and grit. During a game in New York he was breaking up a fight between Knicks center Patrick Ewing and Jalen Rose. Rose inadvertently punched Bavetta in the nose, breaking it. He finished refereeing the game and the next morning had his nose surgically repaired. The night after that, he was on the court maintaining his consecutive game streak.
Bavetta displayed his trademark toughness and control in an important late-season game in the 1980s between the rival Boston Celtics and Philadelphia 76ers. Celtics guard Dennis Johnson collided with Bavetta's crewmate Jack Madden, breaking Madden's leg. This meant that Bavetta, in an era of two-man crews, had to finish the game by himself, which he did. As the game continued, he actually ejected two of the greatest players ever, Larry Bird and Julius "Dr. J" Erving. After all, they were strangling each other.
Even though Bavetta remembers when throwback jerseys were just shirts, and gym shorts were actually that, it doesn't make him self-conscious about his age. He is proud to be a 66-year old referee. Because he has been running up and down basketball courts for the better part of half a century, one might think his body would begin to break down, especially his knees. His secret to good health is not as high-tech as some might think. He says that the key is consistent exercise (running eight miles a day), and five pairs of socks. Of course, he also has to buy a pair of shoes that is a half size too big. His colleagues rib him about the socks and the shoes, but the five-sock phenomenon pays its dividends every night when the trainers come in the locker room with ice baths, massage ointments, and knee braces. Bavetta simply points to his younger crew members and says, "that's for them younger fellas."
Is he ever going to retire? Only when it isn't fun anymore, which is unlikely. He maintains that records have nothing to do with it. Being around basketball makes him feel as though he's celebrating his 16th birthday every day. And Bavetta seems to find good fortune in everything he sees. His positive attitude is contagious.
However, if he ever does retire, he will have plenty to keep him busy. He is just as passionate with the charitable work that he does in the community as when he is on the basketball court. In 1986, he established the "Bavetta Scholarships," which offer to minority and underprivileged children parochial high school scholarships. He has volunteered with the Double H-Hole in the Woods Ranch, working with critically ill children with the HIV virus or cancer since 1992. He also works closely with the Juvenile Diabetes Foundation and serves as the Upstate New York Regional Director.
He regularly speaks at schools and youth groups as well. There are some crucial lessons he wants to pass along to the kids with whom he works – always show up, never give up, and show respect to others. These are all the tenets of a good referee.
According to Bavetta, it's not the guys in the boardrooms but the folks answering the front desk phones that make the real difference. When he talks to kids, he makes sure to tell them that although they may not be as big and strong as Shaq or as talented in basketball as Tim Duncan, they can do something good by showing gratitude for all their own unique gifts. They have to realize that someone is always looking up to them – even if it's a little brother, a niece, or a neighbor. He lets them know that their example matters.
Dick Bavetta has become the gold standard for basketball referees. Little did Joe Bavetta know 40 years ago the impact he was making on basketball when he invited his younger brother to stick around and officiate a few games. Dick certainly stayed around basketball longer as a referee than as a player. And although he may be nearing the end of his career – and only he knows when that will be – his influence will be around basketball for a long time to come.
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What a weekend this will be! Amazon has been wonderful to me today! I received two new, long awaited books delivered to my front door – no hassles, no bothers, no long lines, no gas guzzling, no red lights. Ah, the beauty of Amazon, my most faithful love. These days I order almost everything from Amazon, not just books. I have ordered light bulbs, shoes, a microphone (for the Skirted Roundtable) and even a new laptop! And if you just happen to need one – you can order a chandelier from Amazon. I'm not aware of anything you can't buy from this fantastic company. Alas, they make it too easy to spend money. They keep your credit card on file and you just have to hit –SEND – and it's delivered, usually the next day. Amazing. Just amazing. I had preordered these two books and had no idea when they would be released, so it was a complete and delightful surprise that they arrived just in time for this long weekend. And, at first glance, they are both winners. The first book is Rachel Ashwell's – the Queen of slipcovers, pink, turquoise, and crystal – her newest effort is Shabby Chic Interiors HERE. The cover is so beautiful, I could stare at it all day – the pink, the gilt, the settee, the crystal, the peonies. And there is Rachel, as always, looking ravishing in her favorite low waisted jeans. Oh, Rachel, it makes me sad to think about your current financial woes! How disappointing it all must be for you! Hopefully, this book will be a new start for her company, certainly she has no place to go but up at this point, it's all such an awful shame. The book certainly looks promising – perhaps her best effort since this one:
The Shabby Chic Home (HERE) is almost ten years old now (!) and it remains a favorite of mine. I love books that tell the story of one house – from its run down, unattractive beginnings to its perfectly furnished and remodeled finish. Both this book and the new one are certainly my kind of design books. If you have never read The Shabby Chic Home, it makes a perfect companion to Rachel's newest book, which is very similar: the story of her latest house – room by room, just like her fans like. The pictures in Shabby Chic Interiors - by Ashwell's favorite photographer Amy Neunsinger - are gorgeous and worth the price alone.
I don't want to ruin it for you, so I'll just show you a few vignette pictures from Rachel's newest book Shabby Chic Interiors. Here, the kitchen with its charming wall mounted faucet – I love this! Only Rachel can make washing dishes look romantic.
Pink, green, and blue- Rachel's palette.
Her bedroom is my favorite room in the new house, the curtains are a luscious silk taffeta in a very, very pale amethyst.
White marble and English styled faucet. Notice the old fashioned drain stopper - so Rachel.
Rachel has a wood cart just like the one in my office! She calls hers a shoe cart, I call mine a wine bottle cart. Who's right I wonder?
The other book Mr. Amazon Man delivered today was Kathryn Ireland's second, Creating a Home (HERE.) I wrote about this book a few months ago HERE when it was available for preorder only. But, it's out now and it looks beautiful! The photography is bright and bold – all of her newest fabrics look tempting. It's a book for me, that's for sure – the story of a dilapidated old ranch in Ojai California that Ireland takes under her wing and transforms into a fantasy country estate – although, in the end - she couldn't afford its rehab and had to sell. My favorite series of pictures are of Ireland, dressed in a ball gown, posed around the swimming pool with her three teenaged sons. Her middle son decides he is through with the photo shoot and the look on her face as she bribes him, scolds him, pleads with him is priceless! What those pictures say about the manipulation of the family members during those "fun" totally uncandid photographs speaks volumes. It made me think of all that Martha Stewart's daughter must have had to endure as a child – after all, Martha's husband bolted from that media storm as soon as he could.
Some of the pictures have been seen before in a few magazines, but the majority are new. I can't imagine how hard it must have been for Ireland to sell something she had poured her heart and soul into. She writes that she bought the ranch thinking she and her boys would live there fulltime – the only way she could truly afford it. Her boys resisted – they had no wish to move from Santa Monica - dashing all of Ireland's hopes and dreams.
The master bedroom suite, separated from the main house. I love how the three flooring surfaces come together here: tile, wood, and seagrass.
Both Ashwell's and Ireland's books are remarkable for this: they tell the story of two highly independent women, both from England, who came to America on a lark and penniless. But, through hard work and gritty determination, they both reinvented themselves and became international successes. Ireland and Ashwell share so much biographic history – it truly is uncanny. And what better weekend than Labor Day to celebrate what hard work and toil can bring to you – regardless of where you are from, and how little you have to start with. And though Ashwell is currently suffering through this economic downturn, I have no doubt that she will rise again, like a Phoenix. Hopefully, just like Ani DiFranco, another true American success story, says here:
Thirty-Two Flavors:
And god help you if you are an ugly girl
'Course too pretty is also your doom
Cuz everyone harbors a secret hatred
For the prettiest girl in the room
And god help you if you are a phoenix
And you dare to rise up from the ash
A thousand eyes will smolder with jealousy
While you are just flying past
From our house to yours - I hope you all have a safe and healthy Labor Day Weekend.


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Theresa "Trasey" Burns was born on 23 July 1864 in Kansas City, Jackson, Missouri, the fourth of five children born to Peter Dennis Burns and Mary Casey. She was christened at the Immaculate Conception Cathedral Parish in Kansas City on 31 July 1864. Peter Burns died sometime before 1870, and Theresa's mother remarried to a man named Louis Nero. The blended family is listed on the 1870 US census and the 1875 Kansas State census in Wyandotte County, Kansas.
When Theresa was about age 10 (around 1874), the family moved to Yankton County, Dakota Territory. (This would eventually be South Dakota, but the Dakotas would not become states for another 15 years.) Theresa married John Charles Slowey on 24 February 1886 at St. Kyran Catholic Church. By the time the 1900 census rolled around, the couple had 8 children. By the 1910 census, they added 4 more, but had lost two in infancy.
The couple purchased a farm shortly after they were married. The original farm was 189 acres, all on the north side of what is now Highway 46, in Mayfield Township. They later bought an additional 54 acres on the south side of the highway, in Walshtown Township, in about 1900. John was a grain farmer, and received help on his farm from son Clarence. Theresa was well known as a midwife and was much in demand at childbirth and also other sickness.
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