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Chapter One from Gabriel: Zero Point, the prequel to the Gabriel scifi trilogy
November, 2166
North American Federation Naval Station Newport, Rhode Island
"Which one is he?"
Vice Admiral Eriq Cafferty looked up from his flexscreen at the sound of his attaché's voice behind him and rubbed his eyes with one hand. The unforgiving steel bleachers he sat on played havoc with his lower back, and the squeaking of sneakers on the polished hardwood floor from the far side of the gym was starting to give him a headache. He twisted one hip, trying to get a bit of relief while at the same time politely facing his questioner.
His attaché, Lieutenant Commander Alejandra Basilio, was looking across the wide gymnasium at the sweat-drenched recruits crashing and banging into each other. Behind her sat a bald man in civilian clothes. His eyes were shut, most likely going over neuretics information. The two of them along with Cafferty had entered the gym a few minutes earlier and took a seat as far away from the action as they could to observe unseen.
It was ostensibly a pickup basketball game, but as they observed, fewer and fewer baskets were scored, while more and more grunts and curses were heard.
It was obvious to Cafferty that the young officer candidates were blowing off steam. Today marked the nine-week milestone in Officer Candidate School, and these six, five men and one woman, passed their Victory Runs the previous day. As of today, they were regarded as Candidate Officers, a position of some esteem and authority within the twelve-week long OCS class. According to Cafferty's flexscreen, all distinguished themselves in one way or another, and passed each and every one of the NAFN's toughest tests along the way. But only one had unanimously blown away the instructors with his mettle, determination, and intelligence. Not to mention scoring off the charts in raw skills, Cafferty thought. As best as they could be measured.
"The blond," he said to Basilio.
Basilio squinted. "Ah, sir, two of them are blond. At least I think so. They're all dripping with sweat," she said, wrinkling her nose.
Cafferty smiled. "The big one."
"Oh, the banger, not one of the bangees," she replied.
Cafferty slid his flexscreen closed and pointed with it. "Yes, banger." He waved the tube. "He's been giving the instructors a hell of a time keeping him challenged on the courses. I'm sure you've seen the results of…damn."
The flexscreen tube slipped from his grasp and clattered onto the metal bench in front of them, then bounced down through the bleachers, striking several more benches on the way down to the floor. The sound echoed off the walls, and the sneaker squeaking ceased.
Cafferty heard a low, "Oh shit," from the game, then a much louder, "Admiral on deck!"
The six on the court snapped to attention facing the bleachers as the basketball bounced lazily away, coming to rest near the far door. Cafferty let the silence linger for a few moments, thankful for the rest it gave his ears, then waved a hand.
"At ease, Candidate Officers," he called out. As one, the six went to sharp parade rest. He heard their low breathing sounds as each of them attempted to maintain a perfectly still composure while trying to catch up on oxygen. Tops in their class, he thought as he stared across the gym. These are the young men and women who will be leading us into the next decade, taking over for me and my generation's bad backs. He twisted his other hip and felt a small, satisfying crack.
He waited a few more moments, then said, "Candidate Officer Gabriel, report on the double."
A tall man snapped to attention, then jogged towards the two officers on the bleachers. Upon reaching them, he came to rigid attention again, staring at the wall above their heads.
"Officer Candidate, er, Candidate Officer Evan Gabriel, reporting, sir!" the young man said.
Cafferty chuckled. "Took me a while to get used to all the different names I was assigned during OCS as well." He looked back at the other five, who were still at parade rest, and saw several curious glances in his direction. He waved his hand again. "Back to the game, candidates."
The five looked at each other uneasily. Finally the lone woman in the group walked over to the basketball, picked it up, and threw it two-handed into the chest of one of the others. The game, or grunt-laced brawl, picked up where it had left off.
Cafferty folded his hands on his lap and turned his attention back to the young man in front of him. "Tell me, son. How does an additional title of Regimental Commander sound?"
One eyebrow rose almost imperceptibly on Gabriel, but his gaze never left the wall. "Quite an honor, sir!"
"An honor I understand you deserve based on what I've been told by your instructors. You'll be nominally in charge of several other candidates for the final three weeks of school. Is command something that interests you?"
"Absolutely, Admiral," he replied with a tiny nod. "It's why I applied to OCS."
Cafferty returned the nod. "And your friends out there," he said, glancing at the basketball game. "Can you command friends? Send them into battle? Send them to die?"
He saw Gabriel's jaw clench. Good, emotion, thought Cafferty. Can't have robots in the Navy.
"Sir, I don't have any friends," he replied, and Cafferty caught a minute change in the tenor of his voice.
Gabriel's file, the one Cafferty had pored over that morning on the flight in from Toronto, read like a Greek tragedy. Lost his mother to a rare form of untreatable cancer when he was only nine. Lost his father in an accident in the immediate aftermath of the Shanghai asteroid event when he was twelve. Lost his older brother when he had unexpectedly left Earth several months ago to pursue business on New Tokyo. He had no other immediate family, and he enlisted in the Navy, with the backing and help of his only other surviving relative, an uncle, a Navy man himself. He bounced around from one location to another, never staying in one place long enough to create any connections.
When Gabriel was a noncom serving in South Africa, he applied for Officer Candidate School. His commanding officer put in a glowing recommendation, part of which said that Gabriel would most likely be his commanding officer within a few years if he was granted entry.
What the file didn't technically say, but Cafferty easily understood, was that Gabriel was alone and had been most of his life. He put his heart and soul into the military, and his achievements and grades during the first three quarters of OCS showed it. Looking at the square-jawed young man standing in front of him, hazel eyes boring into the wall, Cafferty knew Gabriel had been meant for something greater than grunt work. He suspected the man was destined for an important future.
"You have three more weeks of OCS," said Cafferty. "After which time you will graduate to O-1, an Ensign, and be assigned to a North American Federation Navy regiment either on Earth or off-world. Do you have any preference as to where you'll be sent?"
"No, sir," Gabriel said immediately. "Happy to serve wherever I'm sent, sir."
"While we both know everyone has some type of preference, I appreciate your flexibility," said Cafferty with a small smile. "And that is the correct answer, of course."
"Admiral, if I may?" said Basilio, and Cafferty nodded.
"Mister Gabriel, what are your goals?" she asked.
Gabriel shoulders shifted. He blinked twice, but regained his composure. "Ma'am?"
"Your goals," Basilio repeated. "Why are you here?"
Gabriel opened his mouth to reply, then closed it. After a few moments, he answered, "I'm sorry, ma'am, I'm not sure what you mean." His eyes never left the wall behind the bleachers, but Cafferty saw a flicker of uncertainty in them.
Basilio leaned forward. "Why did you enlist in the Navy, Mister Gabriel?"
Gabriel cleared his throat. "I'm not entirely sure, ma'am. I… I had nothing else. And it's something…" He paused.
"Go on," said Cafferty.
Gabriel's lips twitched and he blinked deeply. "It's something I thought I'd be good at. And I feel I am good at it, ma'am. Sir."
Cafferty nodded slightly. "That you are, son. Seems as though you may have found your calling."
He turned to Basilio. "Anything else, Lieutenant Commander?"
She shook her head. "No, sir. That's all I wanted to hear."
Out of the corner of his eye, Cafferty caught Gabriel's gaze shift slightly to the man who sat two rows behind Basilio. Cafferty saw that the man had focused his eyes on Gabriel like targeting lasers.
"Never mind him," said Cafferty. "He's just an observer. From another department."
"Sorry, sir, I…" Gabriel began, only to be cut off by Cafferty's raised hand.
"No worries. Please," he said with a wave, "rejoin the game. If I recall from my OCS days many years ago, you've only got a few hours open today, then it's back to the grind." He stared into Gabriel's eyes. "But I'll be watching you, son. Following your progress. I think you have a great deal of potential, Mister Gabriel. Don't waste it."
Gabriel's posture tightened. "Aye aye, sir. Thank you, sir!" he snapped, then spun on one heel and jogged back to the court.
Cafferty watched him go, then grimaced as the pain in his back shot through his system once again. "What do you think, Alex?"
"I think it's an excellent class, Admiral," she replied. "And I think that Gabriel is obviously the standout. I also think…"
"I want him."
Cafferty turned at the sound of the voice behind him. The man in civilian clothes stood up and stepped down the rows of metal benches, his clanging footsteps competing with the sneaker squeaking from the far side of the gym.
"You can't have him, Pete. You know that," said Cafferty as the man reached the bottom of the bleachers. "At least not yet. He needs to get his feet wet first."
"Then get them wet, Eriq," replied the man. "Authorize an accelerated pay grade jump. Bump him to O-2 right away. I know you can do that."
Cafferty shook his head. "And he needs trial by fire. Isn't that what you're always asking for when you cherry-pick my finest?"
"Put him under fire," said the man as he glanced over his shoulder at the basketball game. "You know there's a shitstorm brewing in the Canary Islands. And you know you'll be sending people, regardless of the election results next week."
The man turned towards the rear door. "Give him a wartime command. Get him to O-3. Then give him to me." He walked out of the gymnasium without another word.
Cafferty watched the twin steel doors swing shut behind the man, then looked back towards the court. The six recruits were banging into each other, harder than before, as their time off wound down. He saw Gabriel posting up a heavier but shorter man, backing him down into the paint while dribbling. Just as he was about to turn and shoot, the young woman darted in and picked his pocket. She fired the ball back to the top of the circle where her teammate waited. His uncontested jump shot snapped the netting as it sailed through the basket. Gabriel's expression at the minor failure was pure disgust.
"Admiral, may I ask who that man was?"
Cafferty answered without turning from the game. "An old friend from Naval Special Warfare doing his own recruiting." He stood and stretched his back. "Every now and then he stops by to see a class. I suppose Gabriel caught his department's attention as well as ours."
"And you're okay with that?" Basilio asked as she stood up.
He smiled. "As long as it's only every now and then. Sometimes a young man or woman comes along that doesn't belong in the regular Navy. Someone meant for something bigger." He watched as the recruits played on, sweat soaking through their workout clothes, turning the gray fabric black. "And this time, it seems to be young Mister Gabriel."
The two officers stepped down the bleachers. Cafferty stooped to pick up his dropped flexscreen tube and grunted as his back pain flared up. Basilio quickly bent and retrieved it for him.
"Thanks, Alex," he said. "I'm not as young as I used to be."
"None of us are, sir."
Basilio walked towards the doors as Cafferty took one last look at the court. The bodies were crashing together once again. He heard a voice yell, "C'mon, big E, is that all you got?" He smiled and turned towards the door to follow Basilio out.
Good luck, Mister Gabriel.
GABRIEL: ZERO POINT is available for Kindle, Nook, iBooks, Kobo, and other devices.
More of my shorts available! Wait, stop…I mean short story. New scifi short released, INCURSION
You dirty minds… I've got a new scifi short story (not an actual pair of shorts) that just hit the various e-book platforms. It was a little idea I had rolling around in my mind for several weeks, finally sat down one day (taking up a valuable table at Barnes & Noble for many hours) and put it to paper.
Without further ado, INCURSION:
A young boy working on his village's plantation watches as alien craft scream overhead. His first emotion is excitement… until the technologically superior aliens start shooting. He has no choice but to grow up quickly, becoming one of his village's most trusted defenders.
Incursion is a short scifi story of a people defending themselves against an alien invasion, and shows what human nature may really mean. Approximately 3,200 words (13 printed pages).
I've got to go by e-book distributors' minimum pricing rules and the story is out for $.99, so I also have this available for free download as PDF. Otherwise:
Amazon Kindle • Barnes & Noble Nook • Apple iBooks
Would love to hear your feedback (and if you wanted to leave a few lines as an online review on the various e-book sites, I'd be forever in your debt…)
Gabriel: Zero Point is now in paperback (hey, why not?)
Just a quick post about another very cool delivery from the UPS guy (I really should start tipping him). Over the weekend, the first shipment* of the prequel novella to the Gabriel trilogy arrived, and even though it's obviously smaller (22k word count) than the others, the thrill was still as intense.
* Shipment implies I stock and sell thousands, but I couldn't think of another word…
Without further ado, my expensive photo shoot of GABRIEL: ZERO POINT:
I've got them listed at the low-low price of $5.99, and I convinced Amazon to allow free shipping on them. Well, convinced is probably a strong word. More like hoped. And they did, for Prime Members, plus they're part of that always-popular (and potentially confusing) 4 for 3 promo.
Jump over to Amazon to pick one up. Or two. Or a full case. I do need some new sneakers.
The new-cover paperbacks for the Gabriel trilogy are up and running (and I've got photos to prove it)
A few weeks back I made a change to the covers of the Gabriel series, going with a more block sans serif font in white as opposed to the original serif in yellow. I loved the new look, thought it was very eye catching and more scifi-like, so I wanted to spread the updated look to the paperbacks.
Mistake #1: Not being ready to make the changes all at once.
I have the full size cover as high-res PNG images for all four books, so I simply went in and changed the fonts, shifted things a bit, added some cool author blurbs from reviews, and uploaded all four. In a day, I received notifications from CreateSpace that the covers were ready for viewing. I had a busy day that day, so I took a peek, didn't like the way the layout looked (things had shifted too much to one side for one, to the other side for another, and so on), and put it aside until I had more time.
Mistake #2: Not realizing that by not approving the proof, or fixing the proof, the books were pulled from distro.
Yeah – didn't think about that. Over a week went by (busy day job projects) and I had it on my list of things to do, not knowing that the books weren't for sale anywhere. Not until someone messaged me that one of the books was selling for over $100 on Amazon (one of those pirate/scraper/reseller situations). I looked, and lo and behold none of the paperbacks were for sale properly. Panic. No, I'm not paying the rent with paperback sales, but I do get a decent amount each month, and missing an entire week most certainly cost me a few bucks.
A few hours of scrambling last week, measuring things down to the fraction of an inch, zooming in, zooming out, blah blah blah, and the images were uploaded. A day later, I approved the now-awesome looking proofs, and they're up for sale.
Last night, the first copies of the books were delivered. Well, not the FIRST – Rob Pruneda scored a copy of GR1 before my shipment came in, so he's officially the first to see it. I was second, and now you (collectively) are third:
And now for my shameless plug – the three individual titles are available from Amazon using these links:
- Gabriel's Redemption $10.79 (some Amazon discount, not sure why, but hey…)
- Gabriel's Return $12.99
- Gabriel's Revenge $12.99
For Gabriel's Journey (complete trilogy), it's only available from CreateSpace direct (larger 6″ x 9″ format, over 650 pages) at $24.99.
As for the mistake, a great quote I heard from a TED presentation I watched the other day:
"The path to success is paved with failures, so make sure your mistakes are good ones."
I think this qualifies as a good one, since I know I'll never repeat it…
Today launches Gabriel:Zero Point with special weekend pricing
The official day is officially here – the official launch day of Gabriel: Zero Point, the prequel novella to the Gabriel science fiction-adventure trilogy! Those of you who have read the series can find out more about how Gabriel came to be the man waking up in the seedy Jamaican hotel room at the beginning of Gabriel's Redemption, and those of you who haven't yet dipped your toes into the trilogy can start with a bite-sized story (22,000 words) to lead into the overall arc.
It wouldn't be a launch without a proper promotional price (and a hint of a very cool contest to come). But first – the story:
Zero Point is the true beginning of Evan Gabriel, and his story is just getting started.
I did mention special promotional pricing, right? For THIS WEEKEND ONLY (ending Sunday night the 15th), Zero Point will be less than a cup of coffee from a gas station. A whopping $.99 (£.77 for my friends across the pond). It's currently available for Kindle US, Kindle UK, Nook, and Smashwords for other platforms (Smashwords is notoriously slow for distributing to Sony, iBooks, Kobo, etc. so I knew it wouldn't be ready for today – Smashwords.com it is, sorry.)
Then watch this space Sunday night for an announcement of the Zero Point "spread the word" contest. I need all of my friends' help to get the word out about the new release, so I'll be giving away Amazon Gift Cards daily, plus a KINDLE FIRE or NOOK TABLET to one lucky winner at the end.
The super-secret project revealed – another addition to the Gabriel universe!
At long last, what you've all been waiting for (well, okay, what no one was really waiting for, I admit), I can reveal the super-secret writing project I've been working on the last month or so. And here we are:
Gabriel: Zero Point is a prequel novella (~22,000 words) that goes back to the man before the trilogy, and starts with his recruitment right out of Navy Officer Candidate School by NAVSOC (Naval Special Operations Command), shows how he gained some of his unusual "abilities", and gives more of a background of how he became who he was at the start of Gabriel's Redemption.
I had had many people ask (a) if I was done with Gabriel after the trilogy was complete, and (b) would I ever visit the person that wakes up in a seedy hotel room in Jamaica in Gabriel's Redemption's first scene to show how he got there. So the answers would be no, yes. Evan Gabriel has a backstory, and this is part of it. Not all, and who knows – I may go back one day in the future to explore more. But for right now, this will be the end of Gabriel writing. I've got several other ideas bouncing around in my head over the past year I really want to commit to paper, but I also wanted to say hello to Gabriel one more time.
Yesterday I polished off the first draft (writing 9,000 words in one day, mind you – I'm surprised my fingertips have any feeling this morning) and have been doing my initial edits today for mechanics, then tonight going through for content/plot/etc. Tomorrow (Monday the 2nd) Zero Point will hit the hands of my trusted beta readers (a great group of people who know Gabriel and the universe, and whose opinions I value greatly) with the hope I receive crits and suggestions by next weekend. If all goes well, Gabriel: Zero Point will hit the virtual shelves the following week.
A huge thanks to all my readers – without your support and enthusiasm, Zero Point wouldn't have ever gotten off the ground. I hope you enjoy this new one!
Excerpt from Gabriel's Revenge – Shuttle Launch to Mars
Gabriel had just cinched his straps when the Marcinko's engines ignited, pressing each of them back into their seats in the shuttle. He heard Olszewski mutter a curse from next to him. He looked over at the private with a raised eyebrow.
"Sorry, sir. I'm a ground pounder. I hate this shit. Necessary evil to get me where I need to go I guess, but doesn't mean I have to like it."
Gabriel turned back to the front of the shuttle. He stared past the pilot's helmet and out the viewport, where he could see a sliver of starry space. The ventral bay doors had begun to open.
He closed his eyes and linked his neuretics in to the Marcinko's battlecomp feed. He saw with some satisfaction the other five in his team all did the same. He knew some did it for the thrill of watching the battle unfold, some for the situational awareness. Whatever their reasons, he didn't blame them. It wasn't just a learning experience for him either. He wanted to see the enemy. And see them destroyed.
The specialist that had loaded them and their gear, Allen, was also their pilot. His hand flew over the switches mounted in front of him as he prepared the shuttle for launch.
"Sirs and ma'am, hold on," Allen called out. "The captain's got some rapid maneuvers planned, and we're getting spit out in the middle of them. Hope no one ate lunch yet."
"Keven?" It was Sowers's voice.
"Zip it," said Brevik. "Watch."
Gabriel kept his eyes closed and let his Mindseye show him the situation.
The Marcinko went to full power and arced down towards Mars. Gabriel felt his chest squeezed by the G-forces and tried to control his breathing as he saw multicolored stars behind his eyelids. After a few seconds the heavy acceleration eased and the stars cleared, leaving him more able to focus on the Mindseye feed.
The battlecomp tagged the blockade fighter with a red icon. The projected path of the Marcinko was just outside of its orbit, but Gabriel saw the flight path of the shuttle, once launched, went almost directly through the red icon. He remembered McTiernan's order to the tac officer to 'remove it from the equation', so he was not surprised when he heard the clank of the internal missile launcher falling into place in front of their shuttle.
The rotating launcher spat two Jayhawk missiles, then immediately swung back up to the ceiling of the docking bay. Another clank sounded throughout the cabin as the launch arm grabbed the shuttle and set it into position above the open ventral doors. The Marcinko began its release maneuver and Gabriel was pressed into his seat. With a loud hiss of hydraulics that could be heard even within the pressurized cabin, the shuttle fell from the docking bay, and he went weightless.
Gabriel's Mindseye painted a vivid image of the scene around them: the Marcinko peeling away from their position, the two Jayhawks going hypersonic in front of them, and the dusty orange globe below them. The serene image lasted only a split second before Allen fired the shuttle engines and initiated the descent.
The picket fighter never stood a chance. It was only using station-keeping thrusters and apparently not expecting an attack, especially one that came from a hole in space. The Jayhawks were on it before it even had an opportunity to light its engine.
"Hold on!" yelled Allen. Gabriel opened his eyes to look out past the pilot. The explosion of the fighter loomed ahead and grew quickly in size as the shuttle accelerated towards Mars. A sound like nails on metal decking rattled through the cabin as the debris from the explosion peppered the hull of the shuttle.
"We're clear!" The pilot turned to look over his shoulder. "Everyone A-OK?"
Gabriel saw Olszewski raise a thumb next to him, then heard a retching from Takahashi behind him. He ignored it — at this point he was used to it — and stared out of the pilot's viewport.
Ahead of them lay Mars. And Renay.


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POSTED BY Nick Kapur ON 5:07 am, January 19, 2008 - POSTED IN Diamond cuts
Rickey Henderson. Jackie Robinson. Ty Cobb. Tim Raines.
All would be great answers, but would you believe that the answer to this question might be Willie Wilson?
Yes, that Willie Wilson, who played outfield for the Kansas City Royals during the 70's and 80's, and was perhaps most famous for becoming one of the first active major league players to serve time in jail when he, along with Willie Aikens, Vida Blue, and Jerry Martin, served 81 days in a Texas jail in 1983 for attempting to buy cocaine.
Because Dan Fox has just written a fascinating article over at Baseball Prospectus which suggests that Wilson just may have been the greatest baserunner in the history of baseball.
By running the numbers on all play-by-play data going back to the 1956 season (thanks to the ongoing efforts of the Retrosheet folks), Fox was able to calculate how many runs players added to their team's total with their legs alone, by looking at all opportunities to increase the chance to score a run, including stealing bases, advancing on hits and flyballs, and getting extra bags on things like balks, past balls, and wild pitches.
By adding up the fractional increases in the runs their teams could be expected to score based on league averages whenever a player took an extra base (as well as the decrease when he got caught trying to advance), Fox was able to add up the total number of runs each player added to his teams' totals over the course of their career.
Only three players added over 100 runs with baserunning alone during the course of their careers. Two of them you have heard of – Rickey Henderson added 107.1 runs with his speed and Tim Raines tallied 102.5 runs. But in first place All-Time was Willie Wilson, with an almost superhuman 109.6 runs added by his legs alone over the course of his career. After these three, the dropoff was huge, with no other player adding even more than 80 runs in their career, and only three players ever adding at least 70 – Davey Lopes, Paul Molitor, and Vince Coleman. (The three worst baserunners of all time? Wade Boggs, Todd Zeile, and all-time goat Ted Simmons each subtracted a net total of around 50 runs over their careers with their poor baserunning).
Of course Willie Wilson did not have anywhere near the power of a Rickey Henderson, or the on-base percentage of Henderson or Raines (his career mark was an execrable .326), so he wasn't nearly as valuable a player as Henderson or Raines, but in terms of pure baserunning prowess, he has them slightly beaten. And given that Wilson only had 668 stolen bases (to Henderson's 1406 and Raines's 808), it is clear that he was also a transcendent baserunner when it came to taking the extra bag on balls in play.
Finally, lest one might be tempted to think that Wilson was only great because he played for 19 seasons and thus could pile up a high cumulative total of runs added, it is also worth noting that he also has the highest rate of runs added per chances to take an extra base, at an astonishing 8.3 runs added per 550 chances to take an extra base (Coleman was second at 6.8, and Mookie Wilson was third at 6.7 runs).
Of course, there are a couple of possible counter-arguments to the case for Wilson as the greatest baserunner ever. First, as Fox points out, stealing bases is discretionary, so players who played in eras where stolen bases were more common get an advantage. Thus Fox reran the numbers excluding stolen bases, and decided that since 1956 Chone Figgins is the greatest pure baserunner, having increased runs scored with his baserunning by an additional 35% over the average player during the course of his career.
The second objection, of course, is that Fox's data only uses major league play-by-play data since 1956, and thus excludes the careers of players like Ty Cobb, Jackie Robinson, and Cool Papa Bell.
This second argument is hard to counter, but the first objection can be done away with, as I feel like it's kind of silly to consider who the greatest baserunner of all time is without considering stealing bases at all, since almost everyone would consider stolen bases an important part of "baserunning." While it's true that present-day baserunners aren't allowed to steal anywhere near as often, and may actually be faster than previous ball players, we can hardly give them credit for being better baserunners, if they don't actually run the bases as much.
So looking at the numbers, I think it's probably fair to say that Wilson was the greatest pure baserunner in at least the last 50 years, if not necessarily of all time.

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The digital transformation of our industry includes information starting at the device level. FOUNDATION Fieldbus, an all-digital industrial field communication protocol, has enabled smart device information availability for the IIoT since the mid '90s. Recent enhancements to the technology now make getting that device information around the enterprise easier.
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Data and Network security play a critical role in wireless performance and reliability. WirelessHART and FDI technology facilitate a digital transformation to Industrial Internet of Things, Asset Management and real-time analytics for performance enhancements. With the growing scrutiny of security and manufacturing networks, it is important to understand the built-in security of WirelessHART and FDI.
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The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) evolution and revolution depends on access to and use of real-time, reliable and valuable information by the right people at the right time.
Join Ted Masters, President and CEO, FieldComm Group, and Joel Holmes, Principal Engineer Site Electrical Reliability for Monsanto, in a live webinar discussing the benefits and value of transitioning from a reactive to a predictive maintenance strategy. Ted will introduce his formula for IIoT success: Connect + Integrate = Value.
Joel Holmes of Monsanto, Muscatine, Iowa, will explain how they transitioned from reactive to predictive maintenance to improve operations and reduce costs through a digital transformation connecting to HART and FOUNDATION Fieldbus devices and integrating the information to deliver value to the enterprise.
|The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) evolution makes use of the information provided by your installed smart measurement devices. The value of this information depends on access to and use of real-time, reliable information, allowing smart choices to be made. Integrating the information so that effective action gets taken depends on a network infrastructure that breaks down traditional "silos of information". Most importantly, all of this valuable digital information can only make the user more effective if someone is listening for it!
John Rezabek, Process Control Specialist, Ashland, Inc., uses real-world examples of how big data and the IIoT, through the use of diagnostic data and alerts, can lend some useful insights, but human experience and actions are essential to improve operations and reduce costs. Greater access to data facilitates a digital transformation and starts with the information from FOUNDATION Fieldbus and HART devices integrated into the enterprise.
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The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) evolution is enabling a digital transformation by making use of the information sitting in your installed smart measurement devices. Digital Transformation means using digitally available information from existing instruments to improve safety, operations, and reliability. Plant floor to executive office real-time access is the key to value creation.
Ed Bullerdiek, Process Control Engineer, Marathon Petroleum Company, uses his experience on the Detroit Heavy Oil Upgrade Project (DHOUP) to explain how to maximize the diagnostic information in Foundation Fieldbus devices and gives the 9 steps for a successful project. Greater access to data facilitates a digital transformation starting with the information from FOUNDATION Fieldbus and HART devices.
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The Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) evolution is enabling a digital transformation by making use of the information sitting in your installed smart measurement devices. Industrial wireless continues to be a valuable, cost-effective solution for quickly adding more measurements to your systems. Contributing to the Digital Transformation of measurement data, wireless is being used for monitoring local and remote assets, safety, environmental and many different mobile and rotating measurements.
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Mike Magee needed a big effort in Saturday's international friendly with South Korea to keep alive his long shot bid to make the U.S. World Cup team.
But he didn't get it, failing to dress for the friendly because of what U.S. Soccer officials said was a case of food poisoning.
Magee, the reigning Major League Soccer most valuable player with the Chicago Fire, was battling a crowded field for a spot at forward. His call-up to the national team for this winter's training camp was his first in nine years. At 29, he was the oldest player in camp who had never played for the U.S. senior team.
He may have two more shots at an international cap before the World Cup roster is selected in May. The U.S. has a friendly scheduled in Ukraine on March 5, although Coach Juergen Klinsmann is likely to summon European-based American forwards such as Aron Johannsson and Jozy Altidore for that game.
The Americans are also in negotiations with Mexico for a friendly in Phoenix in April. Should that game be played, the team Klinsmann is likely to call up would be composed largely of domestic players like Magee.
Still, Saturday's scratch was a huge disappointment.
"Obviously, the most important day is tomorrow," Magee said before the national team's final practice Friday. "And I'm excited and a little nervous at the same time. More than anything, anxious just to get the game underway."
But Magee, who starred for the Galaxy at the StubHub Center before being traded to Chicago last May, also said just being in camp was a positive experience no matter what happens with the team for June's World Cup.
"No regrets," he said. "I've never had any regrets. I'm content with my ability and happy with my camp. No matter what happens, there's still a lot of work to do between now and June."


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The Office of Global Affairs offers a limited number of competitive, need-based scholarships ranging from $500-$2000 for participation in Intersession and Summer study abroad programs. Undergraduate and graduate US citizens, permanent residents, and international students are eligible to apply. Scholarship awards are applied in the form of a discount to the student's Bursar bill for the term in which study abroad takes place.
Students should apply concurrent with their study abroad application, using this form, so that the materials may be reviewed together. Materials will not be reviewed together if scholarship application is submitted after application round deadline. The scholarship application requests the following documentation in .PDF or .DOC format:
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- Have submitted a FAFSA to your home institution during the current academic year, if a US citizen
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- Accepted and enrolled for credit in an NYU Steinhardt short-term study abroad program
- Maintain good academic standing in respective NYU degree program
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- Receive any graduate-level fully funded fellowship or scholarship from NYU (including Steinhardt Fellows, Founders Fellows, and Research Assistants)
- Enroll in study abroad as a non-credit participant
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Please note, the Office of Global Affairs does not administer these funding opportunities. Please contact each organization directly.
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Welcome To My London Travel Blog
My London Travel Blog covers a wide range of content for Londoners and visitors looking for interesting things to do in this amazing city. I write about restaurants, shops and places to visit. If you want to explore London you'll find some interesting and original content to read in my London Travel Blog.
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What My London Travel Blog Covers
If you live in London or you are visiting the city, you might want to find out about the best places to visit, where to eat and which shops to seek out. Three of the Homegirl London blog sections I would recommend reading are Visits, Eats and Shops. You should also take a look at the Images gallery if you have time.
Visits: The Visits section covers a range of things to do in London, many of which are free. I love walking and exploring the city by foot so I include these routes in the blog. From Regent's Canal to the River Lea and Tottenham Marshes, you'll discover new places in London to explore. I also write about London parks and interesting attractions like a tour around Highgate Cemetery. View the Visits section here.
River Lea Walk
Eats: This section features all my favourite places to eat in London. You can find out about the best meze places, where to enjoy Dim Sum and where to eat a superb sourdough pizza. From breakfast, brunch, lunch, afternoon tea and dinner, my reviews tell you about the menu, the interiors and all the information you need to make up your own mind whether to book a reservation. View the Eats section here.
Shops: My blog also covers London shops which are mainly interior, furniture, home accessory and gift focused. I like to review independent stores where possible and show pictures of the interiors, products and exterior. View the Shops section here.
Images: This section is a gallery showcasing my photographs which include pictures of street art, architecture and more. View the Images section here.
Tags: If you want to explore certain areas in London you can find tags at the bottom of each post (article). I often add the area and postcode so if you click on a particular tag it will show you what else is in the vicinity.
London Travel Blog Social Media
I will often show additional pictures of places I have explored, restaurants I've eaten at and shops I have browsed on social media. My Pinterest Boards showcase photographs of things to do in my favourite London neighbourhoods. I hope you find something amazing to do in the city.


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THE BRENTWOOD SCHOOL PHYSICAL EDUCATION PROGRAM is DESIGNED TO OFFER EACH CHILD THE OPPORTUNITY TO GROW TO HIS OR HER FULLEST POTENTIAL.
As with cognitive, emotional, and social development, physical development is varied and the program is designed with this understanding foremost in mind. Students in grades Kindergarten through six participate in physical education classes four times each week, taught by a team of three teachers.
In the early grades, the focus is on motor development, especially as it relates to spatial awareness and locomotor movements. Students participate in various cooperative activities in addition to learning skills that emphasize hand and foot-eye coordination. In the middle grades, students learn more refined movement skills that lead to organized games and additional team-building activities. The program in grades four through six builds upon the solid foundation that the students developed earlier, encouraging them to gain even more confidence in using their bodies for athletic pursuits, be it in a competitive setting, for enjoyment, or fitness. Elements of the program are planned so as to balance the importance of life-long fitness with the playing of organized games and sports in addition to more complex team-building exercises.
Athletics Outside the Classroom
ALL TEAMS OPERATE ON A NO-CUT PHILOSOPHY SINCE THE GOAL OF THE PROGRAM IS TO PROVIDE EVERY CHILD WITH THE CHANCE TO PLAY ON AN ORGANIZED TEAM with an emphasis on skill development and sportsmanship.
Playing times are rotated equally to ensure that everyone has the opportunity to develop his or her talents, regardless of their initial level of skill development. In addition to regularly scheduled games with teams from the Coastal Canyon League and other schools, both the 6th Grade girls and boys participate in basketball tournaments each year. 6th Grade girls also take part in a volleyball tournament. The league also hosts an annual Track and Field meet for all 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade students who wish to participate.
The After-School Athletics program is open to all 4th, 5th, and 6th Grade students and includes:
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The Robertson Genealogy Exchange
Colonel Harlee's Notes on 12245 James Robertson
The will of [1224] Elijah Robertson..., dated 17 Feb 1797, names [12245] James [Robertson] last among the list of his five children. The third child named was "[12243] Sterling" who we know was born 2 Oct 1785. It is presumed that James was born between 1786 and 1796.
The next mention of this [12245] James Robertson found in the records is in a deed recorded in Will Book 1-2, p. 129, Clerk of Court, Davidson Co., Tenn., from "William Maclin, Sen."....conveying a negro to him. It was then customary to assign a slave to a child, the duty of the slave being to care for its young master. This conveyance was witnessed by a James Robertson, presumed to have been [1221] General James Robertson...and by John Childress...[married 12241] who was or later became husband of [1224] Elijah Robertson's daughter. The Sarah Robertson mentioned in the deed was mother of the grantee, [12245] James Robertson and widow of his father, [1224] Elijah Robertson.
[12245] James Robertson son of [1224] Elijah Robertson. A Deed of Gifts.
Inasmuch as no further record has been found of this [12245] James Robertson and as [1224] Elijah and Sarah (Maclin) Robertson's grandson reported that they had only two sons [122431 E. S. C. Robertson]..., it is presumed that the third son died young. He probably died shortly after 4 Jun 1798 when he was given the negro Charles and in Nashville, Tenn., where his widowed mother lived.
[Note by Tom Robertson: Colonel Harlee's assumption that 12245 James Robertson died young may or may not be accurate since it is based solely on a hearsay document produced in 1875, and further investigation is required before the assumption becomes a final conclusion.]
Source: William Curry Harlee, Kinfolks: A Genealogical and Biographical Record, 3 vols. (New Orleans: Searcy & Pfaff, 1935-37), 3: 2597.
Last updated: Monday, November 10, 2003
All original material Copyright ©2003 Tom Robertson. All rights reserved including those of electronic transmission and reproduction of the material in any format.


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Each year, PRIO's Director presents his own shortlist for the Nobel Peace Prize. The Director offers his opinion on the most likely laureates, based on his independent assessment. The PRIO Director's view on the most likely Nobel Peace Prize laureates is widely covered by international media, and it has been offered since 2002.
While PRIO's Director may be a relevant commentator on the issue, his shortlist does not confirm, nor formally endorse any candidate, and are not in any manner based on privileged access to the decision-making of the Norwegian Nobel Committee. Neither the Director, nor the Institute he leads, have any form of association with the Nobel Institute or the Norwegian Nobel Committee.
The Nobel Committee bases its decision on valid nominations received by the 1 February deadline. Anyone can be nominated, but only certain individuals, holding positions set forth in Alfred Nobel's testament, are in a position to nominate candidates. The Director of PRIO holds such a position, but refrains from making nominations given his active role as a commentator.
Henrik Syse, a highly valued PRIO researcher, was appointed member of the Norwegian Nobel Committee in December 2014. PRIO Director Henrik Urdal and Henrik Syse are committed to a watertight separation between them on all issues related to the Nobel Peace Prize. Mr. Syse is appointed to the Nobel Committee in a personal capacity, and will perform his committee duties – maintaining his archives and his IT-platform – in distinct separation from his work at PRIO. The Nobel Peace Prize is widely respected as the world's most important prize, not least thanks to the committee's ability to act independently and with integrity.
The PRIO Director's shortlist generates considerable international interest. The debate about what peace is, and how our understandings of what contributes to peace changes over time, is at the core of the institute's mission (see the Director's 'Why Speculate on the Nobel Peace Prize' blog post). This also includes opinions on possible laureates, and assessment of the criteria for the Nobel Peace Prize and the committee's work on the interpretation of those (for more on the latter, you may also have a look at nobelwill.org). In the PRIO Director's opinion, this can only serve to further strengthen the world's most prestigious prize.
The Peace Research Institute Oslo (PRIO) conducts research on the conditions for peaceful relations between states, groups and people.


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A month ago I posted this blog post with a challenge.
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Lord, Please remember me in your kingdom -- The Lord spoke to Paul in a vision. Do not be afraid, keep on speaking, and do not be silent. For I am with you (Acts 18:9).---Come Holy Spirit.


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Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2013 Training
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Course Outline
This Intermediate Microsoft Excel 2013 training class is meant for students who want to advance their skill set by learning to work with advanced formulas, lists, and illustrations. Students will also work with charts and advanced formatting including styles.
- Learn to use formulas and functions.
- Create and modify charts.
- Convert, sort, filter, and manage lists.
- Insert and modify illustrations in a worksheet.
- Learn to use conditional formatting and styles.
- Basic Excel 2013
- Advanced Formulas
- Using Named Ranges in Formulas
- Naming a Single Cell
- Naming a Range of Cells
- Naming Multiple Single Cells Quickly
- Using Formulas That Span Multiple Worksheets
- Using the IF Function
- Using the PMT Function
- Using the VLOOKUP Function
- Using the HLOOKUP Function
- Using the CONCATENATE Function
- Using the PROPER Function
- Using the LEFT and RIGHT Functions
- Using Date Functions
- Working with Lists
- Converting a List to a Table
- Removing Duplicates from a List
- Sorting Data in a List
- Filtering Data in a List
- Adding Subtotals to a List
- Grouping and Ungrouping Data in a List
- Working with Illustrations
- Working with Clip Art
- Using Shapes
- Working with SmartArt
- Visualizing Your Data
- Inserting Charts
- Editing Charts
- Advanced Formatting
- Applying Conditional Formatting
- Working with Styles
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A 16-year-old girl was killed Friday when she was struck by a Blue Line train on a street just south of downtown Los Angeles.
The accident raises the death toll to 61 on the light railway since it opened in 1990. The 22-mile line connecting downtown with Long Beach has many stretches that run among cars and pedestrians on busy streets. It has the worst fatal accident rate among light-rail lines in California and is among the deadliest railways in the nation, according to Federal Transit Administration statistics.
Witnesses told police the girl was in a crosswalk when she was hit about 7:30 a.m. by a southbound train near a station platform in the 700 block of East Washington Boulevard, said LAPD Sgt. Kevin Custard.
The witnesses said the girl, whose name was being withheld pending notification of her family, was crossing the street against a pedestrian red-light signal.
"She apparently was rushing across the street, even though she didn't have a signal to go," Custard said. "The train hit her and ran her over."
She was pronounced dead at the scene by Los Angeles Fire Department officials.
Full service on the Blue Line was stopped for about two hours, an MTA spokesman said.
The Blue Line carries about 62,000 riders daily, making it one of the busiest light-rail lines in the nation.


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Guide to Buying Rugs and Carpets in Turkey: Great looking Turkish rugs have been made for centuries. But there is a more sinister side to the story…Read More
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One of our brothers got married to a fantastic girl this past week! We all love Karlee and we are so glad that she is apart of our family! The wedding was beautiful and the reception was a whole lot of fun! My boys kept saying it was their favorite reception of all time!
Here is a picture of all us girls with Karlee. Isn't she so beautiful? She married our brother John. Larissa (on the left) married our brother James and is expecting their 2nd child in a few months! We are so glad that these two wonderful ladies are apart of our family! They add so much to our family!
|Larissa, Brittany, Brooke, Karlee, Briana, and Bridget
|Bridget, Briana, Brooke, and Brittany
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Want to play? ....lets see what beautiful bracelet collections we can all conjour up! Send me a photo of your wrist dripping in pretty bracelets by the 1st September OCTOBER (extension!) and I'll include them all in one big post with links back to your blogs. They can be handmade, shop-bought or both (etsy!), old, new, whatever you like. And if you already wear a pretty wristful take a picture and submit that!
Email your pic to me at cassie_lee [at] hotmail [dot] co [dot] uk with a litte bit of info about your collection and your blog link.
~ The more entries the more brilliant the final post will be, so try and get other people to join in! I'm going to put together a list to decent bracelet tutorials to help us out, so if you know of any good ones link me up :)
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We're developing a Community Ambassador Network (CAN) across South Somerset.
The NHS South Somerset Symphony programme is developing a new system for delivering health and social care in South Somerset. Symphony supports staff from different organisations such as Yeovil District Hospital, GP practices and Somerset County Council to work together; providing people with quicker and easier access to services and support.
The most successful services are those which are developed with an understanding of patient and public perspectives and experiences, and use that insight to inform and shape the type of service they provide. Vicky Sullivan, our Community Ambassador Coordinator, is developing a network of Community Ambassadors – community-minded members of the public, or representatives from community groups and services, to help us connect with a wide range of people and ensure their voices are heard.
If you have a passion for improving health and wellbeing, want to find out more about improving health and social care services and support, and share your knowledge, skills and experiences, this is a great opportunity for you.
Meet CA Jill, NHS Symphony Board attendee.
My name is Gill. I am married with 2 nearly grown up children and have lived in Somerset since 1998. During the 9 few years I have cared for my own mother and her elderly neighbours so I have had first-hand experience of the NHS as a patient and carer.
I have worked in the NHS and in education for most of my working life and I have always felt our health service is something to be proud of. It is obvious that although we would like it to be, the NHS is not sustainable in its current form. I would like to be part of initiating the changes that help its evolution to a system that can cope with the future demands. I believe it will also be important for us, the public, to review and embrace these changes. As a Community Ambassador I am hoping I can take an active part in linking the local NHS services with the local people that use it.
I was pleased to be invited to attend a Symphony programme board meeting last Thursday and found it interesting to see the positive discussion and actions it brought about between many different NHS and other providers. It is exciting to hear about the new initiatives been developed and initiated by the programme and as a CA I can represent the public view.
Meet CA Steve, Yeovil Wellbeing Alliance member.
Me and my family moved to Yeovil in 1994, with me continuing to serve in the RAF, and then commencing a career with Agustawestland.
On retiring from AgustaWestland, I decided to try and put a little bit back into society by undertaking volunteer work within at Yeovil District Hospital, which has been very successful and rewarding over the past few years. I would now like to pass on my experience and thoughts to a wider audience by undertaking the Community Ambassador role.
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Very solid course. Beautiful park. Worth playing.
I enjoyed this course today. This course has very nice long open fairways. Some holes were hard to find because of the setup of the fairways. It utilizes the land of the hole park and has 27 holes that will challenge.
Only a few things keep this from being a world class course of the highest caliber. It has lots of grassy fairways for rollers or grip and rip shots, and has an equal amount of technical holes. The pins are set among rocks and in tricky areas, the designer Kevin Rounds is a seasoned veteran of disc golf and played in Worlds himself a few times. The tee pads are coming along and the ambitious work crew is always making improvements, such as increasing it from 18 holes to 27. The only things keeping it from being world class are the fact that the land is flat so there aren't elevation changes, and the pins are DB-5 which is one step down from top level. However, an extra set of chains has been added to the basic DB-5 so there are 27 chains per pin now, which really puts them at pro level. A real pro disc golfer will love this course, and beginners will too.
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5 burgers worthy of a 21-bun salute
The hamburger is one of America's most versatile dishes.
Traditionally the centerpiece of summer back-yard dinners or the theme of casual dining spots, it adapts equally well to gourmet restaurants and fast-food chains (which seem to be popping up all over the place these days).
Also increasingly, grass-fed or -finished beef raised on small nearby farms is being used, widening the circle of burger mavens to include the socially responsible eater.
Such abundance naturally leads to a seemingly infinite diversity of opinions about The Great Burger Experience, yet there are a few qualities that most people agree on.
A burger can be well-done but must not be dry. It should have a crisp crust protecting a juicy interior. Seasonings need be little more than salt and pepper. And a burger should be a willing and able base for a spectrum of flavorful breads, fresh garnishes and delicious condiments.
I kept these criteria in mind while sleuthing around for Lexington's finest examples of the great hamburger.
Anonymously, I visited 13 restaurants where "gourmet" burgers are served. They are mostly small local businesses but include a few well-regarded franchises; they range from funky to upscale, with meat both mass-produced and hand-crafted, from unadorned to gussied-up.
Repeated back-to-back tastings of Lexington's best burgers were at times overwhelming, but rather than deadening the palate, that experience had the opposite effect: Comparison gets easier. Distinctions between "juicy" and "greasy" become clear. Sensitivity to quality sharpens.
All the burgers I tasted had something to offer — come on, how bad can a burger be? — but the tipping point for the ultimate became the imagination and care that brought everything together, including garnishes, condiments and bread.
In the end, the deal-breaker between good and excellent was: Which burgers were hardest to put down?
My five irresistibles had several similarities: a grilled bun (often with butter), outstanding ingredients, attention to detail and perfectly delicious meat.
Here they are, in no particular order. For details about each establishment, see the sidebar at right.
Jonathan at Gratz Park: The juicy delight at upscale Jonathan features local meat from Walnut Hall Grass Fed Beef Co., making the flavor richer and deeper. The burger itself was grilled to perfection. There is an insane creativity in the toppings, too, especially the rich, melted bourbon barrel ale beer cheese that played off the paper-thin red onion slices. And the bun was bread, not air.
Stella's Kentucky Deli: Funkier but equally tempting — and slammed at the lunchtime hour, so get there early — is Stella's Kentucky Deli. Its wonderful hamburgers also are sourced locally. I am partial to the Revro, which replaces red tomato with a slice of cornmeal-dusted, grilled green tomato and adds two small strips of tender, greaseless bacon.
Wines on Vine: Wine shop and bistro Wines on Vine excels in its simplicity with a sesame bun, good lettuce and tomato, and a juicy, judiciously salted half-pound chuck burger with a perfect exterior char and a tender interior. There is nothing fancy about this version, and that is its own pleasure.
Lynagh's Irish Pub and Grill: The O'Round at Lynagh's deserves its reputation as one of Lexington's best hamburgers. It was surprising to find fantastic tomatoes and knowledgeable service in this setting, not to mention sterling execution of a grilled sirloin burger. The provolone on top melded into the beef, making a seamless connection between the two.
Portofino: Finally, there was Portofino, where, given its Italian theme, I did not expect a great American classic ... but there you go. This was a perfect hamburger, with every detail attended to. The bun had a golden, buttery, toasty surface, the slice of balsamic-grilled onion was smoky and sweet, the tomato slice was bright red and garden-ripe, and the patty of ground sirloin was flawless in flavor and texture.


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The risks of war and peace
Who is exposed to the greater lethal risk: a member of the UK forces serving in Afghanistan, or an average patient spending the night in an English hospital? Of course the question can't be answered exactly: it all depends on who we mean and how we measure risk. But statistics can give us a ball-park figure that may be surprising.
Let's take Afghanistan first. Tragically, UK forces suffered 44 deaths in the 20 week period up to 21st February, with around 9,500 personnel serving each day. A 1-in-a-million chance of death is known as a micromort, and so that's an average of 33 micromorts every day for every serviceman and woman – that's around the risk of a motorbike ride from London to Manchester. Of course the word 'average' is crucial as front-line troops were exposed to considerably greater risk than this. They fully deserve our respect.
What about going into hospital? Each day in England around 135,000 people occupy a hospital bed and inevitably some of these die of their illness. But not all these deaths are unavoidable: in the year up to June 2009, 3735 deaths due to lapses in safety were reported to the National Patient Safety Agency, and the true number is suspected to be substantially higher. This is about 10 a day, which means an average risk of around 1 in 14,000, assuming few of these avoidable deaths happened to out-patients. So staying in hospital for a day exposes people, on average, to at least 70 micromorts. This is equivalent to the average risk of riding 420 miles on a motorbike, say between London and Edinburgh. The conclusion: hospitals are high-risk places.
It would be ridiculous and insensitive to say that staying in hospital is twice as dangerous as serving in Afghanistan - nobody chooses between the two options, these are different people in different circumstances, and averages have limited relevance. But getting an idea of the size of the risks is important even if it means making the sort of comparisons, say between taking ecstasy and going horse-riding, that got Professor Nutt into such trouble.
I will be talking about the risks we face in daily life at the Cheltenham Science Festival on Saturday. I will also be discussing the risks of decadent drugs with David Nutt.
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The Cato Corporation has reported sales of 56.7 million dollars for the four weeks ended August 4, 2018, up 1 percent, while the company said, same-store sales for the period were up 2 percent.
"Due to strong merchandise margins, as a result of much lower markdown sales versus last year, we expect the second quarter and year-to-date earnings to be significantly above 2017," said John Cato, Chairman, President, and Chief Executive Officer of the company in a statement, adding, "However, we expect the second half merchandise margins to be more in line with last year as markdown sales were not as significant in the second half of 2017."
The company's sales for the second quarter ended August 4, 2018 were 206.9 million dollars, up 1 percent from sales of 205 million dollars for the second quarter ended July 29, 2017. Second quarter same-store sales were up 4percent compared to the thirteen weeks ended August 5, 2017. Sales for the first half were 442.9 million dollars, flat to the prior year's first half sales of 442.7 million dollars, while same-store sales were up 1 percent compared to the twenty-six weeks ended August 5, 2017.
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The Oceanic Stradbroke Series boat and trailer packages provide keen anglers with a choice of hulls aimed at creating their ideal fishing platform.
Check out the many standard features that come with the Stardbroke Series of aluminium boats. Built for series fishing and available in five models ranging from 4.43M - 5.60M overall lengths.


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When a colleague gave my wife tickets for a prenatal concert this past Sunday morning at the Beijing Concert Hall, I thought it must be a joke. I know many parents take music appreciation seriously when it comes to parenting, but somehow a concert for children before they are even born struck me as taking the concept too far. Then again, who am I to turn up my nose at a pair of tickets with a RMB 1,160 price tag?
When we arrived at the concert hall and took our seats in the cozy auditorium, I couldn't help noticing the enormous screen being used for a backdrop; something I'm not accustomed to seeing at live performances of classical music. For some reason, most of the musical pieces were scores featured in various movies. And since these pieces had been featured in films, the producers of the concert decided to show scenes from the movies while the orchestra played. The only problem was that the soothing music being played to nurture a love of music and encourage the playing of classical instruments was paired with films like Pirates of the Caribbean, The Godfather, and True Lies. As inconceivable as it may sound, we listened to beautifully crafted music while watching scenes of pirates and the undead hacking at one another, mobsters shooting each other, and Arnold Schwarzenegger snuffing out terrorists while dancing the odd tango. Mothers in the audience could be seen covering the eyes of small children while no one seemed to consider the emotional (and hormonal responses) of an audience full of pregnant women trying to rectify the live performance with the unavoidable on-screen visuals。
Thankfully, the movie clips gave way to still photography in the second half of the concert. During the highlight of the show, a solo performance of a Vivaldi Violin Concerto in G Minor from The Four Seasons played on an accordion, even the guy controlling the visuals didn't know what to show. Yes, the orchestra had an accordion player and he sounded so good, it was as if a couple of tiny violinists were hiding inside the bellows of his instrument. I was so stunned that midway through his performance, I had to video his performance just to prove it was real.
All in all, the concert was a quintessentially unique Beijing experience that I hope they repeat. As near as we could tell, the twins loved the performance as Savvy could feel them both playing the air-violin and air-accordion inside the womb.
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Mobile gaming startup Qonqr set for Apple App Store launch
By Katharine Grayson, Minneapolis-St.Paul Business Journal
"Tech startup Qonqr will debut its mobile game on Apple Inc.'s app store by the end of the week.
The firm's app is a cross between Foursquare and the popular classic board game Risk. Players can release "nanobots" at geographic locations and battle against other teams of players for control over particular areas."


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Limewire FreewareReviewing: N/A | Rating:
First, there was Napster. Then, Kazaa. Now-a-days, it seems like Limewire is the big man on campus. For the few of you who haven't heard of it, Limwire is a file sharing program used to download movies, images, ebooks and most importantly: music. Their website makes the program sounds like a dream come true. No adware or spyware, fast connections, easy to use and free! Don't get to excited, though, because it's nothing like it sounds.
Let's start with the biggest problem. Many people (not all, and I'm unsure as to what exactly causes this) have gotten a worm packaged with limewire. This worm gets into your computer and places a hidden folder filled with pornography-centric files that multiply before your eyes. Deleting it doesn't help, as it just comes right back. It also disallows access to your task manager, and makes limewire start up as soon as your computer starts up, regardless of settings, and restarts the program whenever you shut it down.
Many have said that this worm is not from limewire itself, but from programs downloaded through limewire. However, after I had first noticed that I, to, had the worm and fixed the problem, I tried downloading limewire on a test computer (which was completely clean at the time). After downloading, installing and running limewire but NOT downloading any files through it, I found the same worm on that computer.
Aside from that, every other feature is pretty much just an annoyance. Limewire runs on the Gnutella network, which is horrid. Pretty much every search turns up a few .zip or .exe files with your search terms in it that are just masked malware. On top of that, searches are inconsistant. Two computers with the same settings, sitting right next to each other will at times turn up completely different results. Add that together with adds, and it asking you to upgrade to "Pro version" everytime you load up - and it's just not worth the trouble.
If you're looking for a smarter way to get your files, there's alot of other options to try. First, there's the widely popular iTunes. They charge for music, of course, but it's a great place to find free podcasts and music from up-and-coming bands. Next, there are programs like BitTorrent and Direct Connect, both which are great for downloading larger files (whole cds, movies, tv shows, book collections - you name it!). These programs may take much longer to download, but you can be sure that what you click is what you're getting. And if you want to be running a healthy computer, that's all that matters!


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It's that time of the week again...Give me 5 for Friday.
I wanted to go with something positive. So here are 5 things that I am grateful for TODAY:
1. My kids, my husband and I, and our family are all healthy.
2. There are still great people in the world! Most of my readers know that I LOVE Mary Tyler Mom and her blog. And most of you know that I shared Donna's Cancer Story every day in the month of September. Well, today is Donna's Remembery (the 3 year anniversary of her death). Over at Donna's Good Things, you can donate today and my friend Tripping While Standing Still has promised to run a mile for each dollar donated between 7 am today and 7 pm tomorrow. They have already raised over $2000.00!
You can donate here:
Any amount helps!
3. I am going to help my friend with those miles...and run my fat ass off as well!
4. I did great on Weight Watchers this week and lost an even 5 pounds as of yesterday morning ;)
5. I just had an awesome salad for lunch, it's FRIDAY, and payday!!! (okay, I put three things in #5...)
So what are you grateful for today?
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Give Me 5 for Friday: Things to be grateful for TODAY
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Friday, October 16, 2015
You are my sunshine
Fall is always a super busy time of year for us, and especially this year, as a new little one will be arriving in less than 4 weeks! (eek!)
Between planning a super cool Buzz Lightyear 3rd birthday party, minion costumes & putting finishing touches on my little Lachlan's nursery, my poor scrapbook has taken a back burner lately, but today I had a second wind & inspiration, so I whipped up a quick page inspired by a sketch at Sketch n Scrap blog.
Their October sketch was for 3 photos & just perfect for this page I had planned to do of my sweet Heath running through the sprinklers on a lazy summer afternoon this past summer.
Also, I mentioned on my Instagram last weekend (link to the left) that I super scored at a yard sale in our neighborhood and got tons of paper and embellishments for a tiny price, and this paper collection is from that score. I paired it with some embellishments and scrap paper from my old stash & this page came together super quickly! Always nice,especially since I'm feeling a little off track with how my scrapbook for the year is coming along... Will maternity leave help or hinder my progress!? We shall see!
Thanks for looking!
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I just adore that background paper! Nicely done! Thanks for joining us at Sketch N Scrap!ReplyDelete
precious layout! I love the papers and embellishments! thanks for sharing with us at Sketch N Scrap this month!ReplyDelete
Those photos are adorable and score on finding scrappy goodies at a yard sale! These new goodies look great with things from your stash! Good luck with your scrapping and a new baby in a few weeks. At least you'll have lots of fun baby pictures to scrap once life slows down a bit! Thanks for joining us this month at Sketch N Scrap!ReplyDelete
Such a cute layout!! Love your photos!! ! Thanks for joining us at Sketch N Scrap!! :)ReplyDelete
Lovely layout! Super cute photos! Thanks for joining us at Sketch N Scrap!ReplyDelete
Awesome layout! Love that title and adorable photos! Thanks for playing along with us at Sketch N Scrap! :)ReplyDelete
Adorable photos! Great take on the sketch, thanks for sharing with Sketch-N-ScrapReplyDelete
Super cute photos! a great layout and loved what you did inspired by the sketch! Thanks for joining us at Sketch N Scrap!ReplyDelete