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Just for Joel: a fundraiser to support Joel and his family as he undergoes treatment for AT/RT, a rare, aggressive, brain tumor.
I am obsessed with my Jawbone UP life-tracker. It's a nifty black rubber, silver-tipped bracelet that tracks, well, my life. It tells me how many steps I've taken in a day and how intense those steps were. It encourages me to set goals and reminders, buzzing me when I've been sitting on my butt for too long (45 minutes) or when it's time to take my vitamins or get ready for bed. It tracks my sleep, telling me how long it took to fall asleep, how many hours of deep versus light sleep I clocked and whether or not I woke up during the night. It gently buzzes me awake in the morning per my request, when I'm in an optimal light sleep mode.
I plug my Jawbone into my iPhone app first thing in the morning and marvel at my own data. There is my life, measured and graphed in pleasant hues of blue and spicy shades of orange. I love setting goals that I not only have an excellent chance of meeting, but even exceeding. In my mama world of carpools and checkout lines, having clear objectives helps me to keep my own health and habits in mind. I also happen to be a data geek, so measuring myself in terms of minutes, intensity and quality is right up my alley.
A few weeks ago, I groggily pulled myself out of bed to get to my early-morning, high-intensity step class. I plug in the Jawbone and see that I missed my sleep goal by over an hour (went to a party) and didn't quite make my daily steps goal the day before (too much time spent hauling kids from one activity to another). Not enough sleep plus minimal exercise make for a very sluggish morning. I'm determined to conquer my deficit.
I walk briskly into the gym, my tracker at the ready, psyched to find out how many steps I take during the class. I'm hustling to the doors of the studio checking my stats, when I realize there's quite a hullabaloo going on in the lobby. A long table is set up with several staffers in matching neon green shirts checking people in.
Then I see the sign on the easel about Joel, the young son of one of the gym trainers. Joel has AT/RT, a rare, fast growing brain tumor. Today's classes are part of the Just for Joel fundraiser to help offset the cost of Joel's treatment. Suddenly, everything changes. I join the line and make my donation.
I walk into that step class determined to give it all I've got for this little boy. For the entire hour, I send all my energy and positive thoughts to Joel and his family. I sweat more than I have in long time, hardly stopping for water breaks, not wanting to mess with the incredible energy and good karma I'm feeling inside and out.
At the end of the class I am red-faced and soaked. My heart is thumping and I can feel a soreness settling in my thighs. I breathe in deeply and towel off. I am energized but filled with sorrow. All I can think about is how much we all love our children and the unimaginable pain that comes when they are hurt or ill. I quietly give thanks for my family, my health and my children's health and to Joel and his family, too, for giving all of us the opportunity to support them.
When I sync up my Jawbone, it tells me I've taken 6,480 steps in 58 minutes. Thanks to Joel, I easily meet my daily goal that Saturday. I only hope that in some small way I can help him and his family reach theirs.
If you would like to help Joel and his family, you can make a donation through his page on YouCaring.com.
I'm participating in the 2014 A to Z Challenge during the month of April using the very broad theme of LOVE to carry me through the alphabet. Check out writing by other bloggers taking on the #atozchallenge at @AprilA2Z.


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bed bugs?!
Originally uploaded by grenade.
This photo by grenade on flickr shows the bed bug tags residents of Boston are given to put on discarded furniture.
It occurs to me that we should print and sell (not for profit) some similar tags, that those of us outside Boston could use until our localities get it together and legislate to stop the spread of this epidemic. Cafepress.com is too expensive ($2.45 a sticker!). If anyone knows of another source that will print stickers for us and send them out in batches of 15 or 30 ('cause I am thinking we could all plaster our garbage and recycling bags with them too), let me know. We could include a picture, a warning in English and Spanish, and a few instructions (and a link to the blog and yahoo group, perhaps, for more information).
Where I am, the trash is picked over thoroughly by some people in the neighborhood who must surely have bed bugs by now.
Hey, Mayor Bloomberg!
See this tag? It's what is helping residents of Boston reduce the spread of bed bugs. The photo was taken in November 2004, so this is something Boston has been doing for a very long time.
Can we get something like this going in New York City? And some legislation that says its illegal to remove the tag, or take the furniture?
Boston appears to be managing its epidemic better than New York. So is Lexington, KY, which puts us to shame.
Residents of any other cities want to weigh in on what's being done where you are?

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The beginnings of a "digital phenotype" of insomnia and other sleep disorder has been assembled by researchers from Boston Children's Hospital and Merck, using data from Twitter.
The study is one of the first to investigate relationships between social media use and sleep issues. Based on assessments of sentiments expressed in users' tweets it gives preliminary hints that patients with sleep disorders may be at greater risk of psychosocial issues.
Insomnia and other sleep issues affect between 50 and 70 million Americans. Apart from their impact on productivity, accidents and risky behaviors, chronic sleep disorders also contribute to diabetes, cardiovascular disease and depression.
Study co-leader John Brownstein, PhD, explained:
"Sleep deprivation and chronic sleep disorders are not well understood. We wanted to see if we could use new forms of online data, such as Twitter, to characterize the sleep disordered individual and possibly uncover new, previously-undescribed populations of patients suffering sleep problems."
Overcoming Survey Limitations
Population-level research on sleep disorders has typically relied on survey methods such as the Behavior Risk Factor Surveillance System. However, such methods are time- and resource intensive, expensive, suffer from long lag times before reporting and are not generalizable to the larger U.S. population.
Research based on social media data may help overcome these limitations. To support such research, Brownstein, along with co-leaders Jared Hawkins, David McIver, and their colleagues, sought to develop a "digital phenotype," or baseline profile of what a person suffering insomnia or other sleep disorders "looks" like on social media.
The research team used publically available anonymized data from Twitter to create a virtual cohort of 896 active Twitter users whose tweets contained sleep-related words (e.g., "can't sleep," "insomnia"), or hashtags (e.g., #cantsleep, #teamnosleep), or the names of common sleep aids or medications. They then compared data from that cohort to those of a second group of 934 users who did not tweet using sleep-related terms.
The team examined each user's:
- age
- total number of tweets
- total numbers of followers or people followed
- number of favorite tweets (that is, the number of tweets by others that the user had favorite)
- length of time on Twitter (that is, how long the user had had an active Twitter account)
- average number of tweets per day
- location
- time zone
The researchers also assessed the time of day and average sentiment–positive, neutral, negative–of each user's tweets.
Sleep-disordered Twitterers
The resulting profile of a Twitter user with sleep issues–compared to a Twitter user without–looked like this:
- have been active on Twitter for a relatively long time
- has fewer followers and follows fewer people
- posts few tweets per day on average
- more active on Twitter between 6:00 pm and 5:59 am
- more active on Twitter on weekends and early weekdays
- more likely to post tweets with negative sentiment
Taken together, the data suggest that Twitter users suffering from a sleep disorder are less active on Twitter on average but tweet more during traditional sleeping hours. The increase in negative sentiment in their tweets suggests that sleep-disordered users could be at an increased risk for psychosocial issues.
"These findings are preliminary and observational only, and need to be studied further," Brownstein cautioned. "But they suggest that social media can be a useful addition to our toolkit for studying the patient experience and behavioral epidemiology of sleep disorders."
David J McIver, Jared B Hawkins, Rumi Chunara, Arnaub K Chatterjee, Aman Bhandari, Timothy P Fitzgerald, Sachin H Jain, John S Brownstein.
Characterizing Sleep Issues Using Twitter.
Journal of Medical Internet Research, 2015; 17 (6): e140 DOI: 10.2196/jmir.4476
Photo: Thomas Hawk/flickr


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Meet Charlotte Lawrence
Say 'hello' to Charlotte Lawrence, a freak-force to be reckoned with! She's not only a total babe, she's also got the boldest vocals. She's modeled for major fashion brands, appearing in Vogue, Marie Claire and Teen Vogue. As a singer/songwriter, she's already crushed Spotify's Viral 50 Global Chart with the dopest cover. So yeah, it's Charlotte o'clock and we're fangirling for all the good reasons!
1. If you could spark a collab with anyone, who would it be?
Musically? My dream collaboration –although she's passed away– would be Amy Winehouse. Contemporary, I'd say Billie Eilish. She's 15 and she's the most incredible singer/song-writer, and she's like, one of my biggest inspirations.
2. What is freedom for you?
Freedom for me is being able to make the choices you wanna make and do the things you wanna do, with nobody stopping you.
3. F is for…?
F is for… Fendi, but for me, F is for… fun and freedom!


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TWGC 11 (265+lbs, D1): Sydney Qualifier - Round 2 PBP Commentary
Coming up we have a super heavyweight
Tycoon World Grappling Championship
rules bout between Sahastrahabu Prabal and Kajun Puno. Prabal comes to the cage accompanied by
. Puno has chosen
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199 cm
36 yrs
249 lbs
193 cm
27 yrs
232 lbs
This TWGC bout is 1 fifteen minute round in the super heavyweight division. Introducing today's competitors. In the red corner, competing out of Las Vegas, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Sahastrahabu Prabal! And in the blue corner, fighting out of Los Angeles, with a TWGC record of 2 wins and 2 losses; Kajun Puno!
The judges for this bout are Winston Howard, Hugh Johnson and Summer Carpenter.
The fighters bow as they face eachother in the middle of the mat and we are under way.
Prabal gets caught napping as Puno dives in and scores a takedown. Prabal manages to retain guard.
Score +2 for takedown into guard / half guard: Prabal (0) vs (2) Puno
Prabal has been talking about how he's improved his wrestling in the run up to the fight so let's see if that's enough to sway the balance.
Puno wants to pass the guard but Prabal is keeping the position.
Prabal escapes his hips to the side and looks to be working for an armbar. Puno gives him a little smile and shakes his head. No chance.
Prabal is throwing his legs up, looking for submissions. Puno is aware though and is defending well.
Puno wants to pass the guard but Prabal is keeping the position.
Prabal is looking for a guillotine. You can't force these things though and Puno defends well.
Puno must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.
Puno preventing the sweep.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Prabal is looking for a triangle but Puno pushes his legs off easily.
Puno tries to free his leg and advance position but Prabal is retaining full guard.
Prabal controlling Puno's posture.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Prabal is active off his back here, looking for submissions.
Puno stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Prabal swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Prabal is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Puno trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Puno wants to control from the top but Prabal keeps moving.
Prabal is looking for a triangle here but Puno uses the submission attempt to pass into side control.
Score +3 for passing guard: Prabal (0) vs (5) Puno
Puno is working for what looks like an arm triangle here. Prabal is trying to escape and Puno transitions quickly into an armbar! He's slapped it on tight and Prabal is forced to tap! Nice work there by Puno! Very nice indeed!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:58 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Kajun Puno!
Kajun Puno decided to thank the fans in attendance for making a great atmosphere. It seemed to go down pretty well.
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It was great to see a few local library managers in attendance along with councillors & council staff as well as Libraries Board member Ann Short & PLS staff. Library Manager Lindy made particular mention of her neighbouring libraries who had been so helpful to Burnside as they transitioned to the new system. This sense of camaraderie and professional support has been a hallmark of this project.
The mayor made specific reference to Burnside being the last metropolitan library to go live, saying that his natural scepticism led the council to hold back. However he was very positive about the benefits for Burnside residents, stating that he had found & reserved a book from another library which he'd been trying to find for ages.
With Burnside joining the consortium we can now say that all of metro Adelaide is on the system. In fact as we continue the roll out it is great to be able to colour in the map of councils across the State which are "on". The gaps are now the minority of the map, which is very encouraging for the PLS project team & indicates that over 90% of the State's population now have access to the system.
Below are some photos of the event, taken by Burnside's resident photographer.
|Mayor David Parkin & Library Manager Lindy Burford, with the Burnside cake!
Note David's sash "Going live 14 February". This had been stuck on the front door leading up until Friday
|Some of the happy & proud Burnside staff
|Cutting the cake - note the number of supervisors
|Burnside style - catering for the crowd
|And the trio who entertained the crowd before & after the formalities


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My task is to determine which ones of these datasets given in the picture are suitable for k-means. My script says that k-means usually performs well on concave structures, however the sizes of the obvious clusters of case 1 differ very strongly, which would indicate a possible bad performance of k-means, right?
So my pick here would be case 2, since the sizes of the 3 clusters are almost identical and the shapes are - however not concave - very dense and case 3 has a lot of noise, which k-means can't handle. Are my thoughts correct?
Note, that i don't actually know any values for the dataset, so it is supposed to be clear by looking at the picture if k-means is suitable


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This is a Crabcake from The Maryland Crabs! What is a Crabcake? Well, it's a very short snippet of something you need to know. It might be 5 minutes long..or it might be 20. In any event, enjoy your Maryland Crabcake!
This one is a little bit longer. I had the opportunity to attend a Ward 1 Aldermanic Debate sponsored by the Inner West Street Business Association on August 31st. The audio was grabbed from my portable recorder, so …. not the greatest. But here is what the three candidates for Alderman in Ward 1 have to say.
More Information:
- Alderman Joe Budge (D)
- Larry Claussen (R) NOTE: Claussen says his site should be up in a week.
- Elly Tierney (D)
Last month, we interviewed each candidate for Alderman and here are the links to their interviews. Larry Claussen never returned our phone calls or emails so an interview was not conducted.
Here is your link to all of the interviews!


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Looks like a car again...
01/01/10 18:40, by GTXgp, Categories: News
After giving the paint some time to cure, and getting past the holidays, I finally put the car back together: headlights, taillights, grilles, plates, etc. I also reused the Pontiac arrowhead from my G8 on the front bumper...which is a much nicer badge and free. The factory chrome badges were replaced with gunmetal badges from an '02+ SE that I found for $10 on eBay. Finally, the wheels were painted black.
The next step will be decals and accessories to go with the new theme.


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A bunch of artists have signed an open letter urging Radiohead to cancel its upcoming gig in Israel over its human rights abuses of Palestinians. Some heavyweight musicians have signed, including Thurston Moore, Roger Waters, Robert Wyatt (Soft Machine), Nick Seymour (Crowded House) and Tunde Adebimpe (TV on the Radio).
Several news outlets have been covering this story, The Independent to name one.
Related: We've written about artists navigating the Israel/Palestine conflict before.


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Cloverland, Houston
Cloverland is a neighborhood located on the south side of Houston, Texas, United States.
Cloverland was the home neighborhood for Lil Flip[1] and many other Houston rappers. In 2005, Cloverburger, a hamburger joint in the neighborhood located at 4515 Mowery Road, was the site of the T.I./Lil Flip altercation.[2]
Primary and secondary schools[edit]
Public schools[edit]
Cloverland is served by the Houston ISD.
Cloverland is zoned to:
- Law Elementary School for grades Kindergarten through 5
- Woodson K-8 School for grades 6 through 8
- Worthing High School for grades 9 through 12
Carnegie Vanguard High School an HISD 9-12 magnet, was located near Cloverland before it moved to the Fourth Ward.
KIPP: the Knowledge Is Power Program operates the KIPP Spirit College Preparatory School, a 5th Grade charter school, near Cloverland.
Postal services[edit]
The closest United States Postal Service post office is the Martin Luther King Post Office at 9444 Cullen Boulevard, 77051-9998.
Emergency services[edit]
Police services[edit]
The neighborhood is within the Houston Police Department's Southeast Patrol Division [1].
The Sunnyside Storefront Station, near Cloverland, is located at 3511 Reed Road [2].
Fire services[edit]
The Houston Fire Department Station 55 Sunnyside is near Cloverland at 11212 Cullen Boulevard at Selinski [3].
- ^ Caputo, Matt. "Lil Flip: Shamrocks & Shenanigans". AllHipHop.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-11. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
- ^ Lomax, John Nova (2005-04-07). "Where's the Beef? Right Here In H-Town". Houston Press. Archived from the original on 2006-12-16. Retrieved 2007-02-07.
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This blog was originally posted in January, 2011.
Blessed are the poor in spirit, for theirs is the kingdom of heaven. (Matthew 5:3, NIV)
Blessed are you who are poor, for yours is the kingdom of God. (Luke 6:20, New International Version)
The Beatitudes, as they are called, are found in Matthew 5:3-12 and again in Luke 6:20-23. The focus of Matthew and Luke are completely different, however. Luke focused on practical matters—hunger, poor, weeping, etc. Matthew focused on spiritual or moral qualities—poor in spirit, hunger and thirst after righteousness.
Matthew's and Luke's different interpretation of the Beatitudes doesn't mean that one man is right and the other man is wrong. Rather, it shows us that God is concerned with both our spiritual well-being and our physical well-being.
Dear Father, thank You that You love us so much that Your thoughts of us outnumber the grains of sand on the earth. Abba Father, thank You that You concern Yourself with our physical needs, including healing. Thank You for meeting us right where we are in our spiritual walk. Help us to always listen to You for Your leading and guidance. In the name of Jesus, Amen.


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Conor Doyle snatched from the Rapids by D.C. United — but why?
Conor Doyle was unceremoniously snatched away from the Rapids by cellar-dwelling D.C. United on Thursday, sending the 21-year-old Derby County forward to the East Coast in a six-month loan deal.
Doyle earlier this week entered the MLS lottery system after he signed a loan deal with the league from his home club Derby County in England.
He had been training with the Rapids for several weeks, during the offseason in England. And he said he prefers staying with Colorado.
"I hope to stay here," Doyle said Tuesday. "I'd like to play for Oscar (Pareja, Rapids coach)."
Doyle was with Colorado because of a long-standing relationship between the Rapids and Derby County (Rapids president Tim Hinchey was formerly a VP at Derby). And the Rams wanted Doyle to stay with the Rapids to gain experience before their season.
But MLS's labyrinthian allocation process got in the way. Doyle entered the league's lottery process and D.C. United grabbed him. Doyle would have had to clear the lottery, then fall to the Rapids in a waiver draft for him to play in Colorado. The Rapids lost their lottery position this season after using it on Charles Eloundou from Cameroon (even though he still hasn't set foot in the U.S.).
D.C. United knows that the Rapids want Doyle. And it's possible they picked him as leverage in a trade with Colorado.
But the Rapids are not likely to offer much. Colorado coach Oscar Pareja has said he wanted Doyle to fill a depth roll with the team, giving them another option at forward behind Edson Buddle and Deshorn Brown. What is Doyle's six-month loan worth to the Rapids? Maybe an MLS supplemental draft pick? Or some allocation money?
D.C. United's desire for Doyle seems odd. On one hand, D.C. is having a horrid year, especially offensively. The injured Dwayne De Rosario and oft-sub Lionard Pajoy lead the team in goals — with just two apiece. Doyle is certainly talented and his future is bright.
But Ben Olsen's team — dead last in MLS at 2-13-4 — is also in rebuilding mode. And using a roster spot on a six-month loan player seems shortsighted.
However, Steven Goff in the Washington Post reported that Doyle's loan to MLS includes a D.C. United option to buy out his contract by Dec. 1. Terms of that deal are already agreed to — D.C. United needs only to decide they want it. That purchase price was not revealed — it could be prohibitively expensive, depending on how serious Derby County is about keeping Doyle.
"This loan will allow us to take a close look at him with an eye on the future," D.C. United general manager Dave Kasper said in a release. But Derby County has given no indication they're looking to sell or transfer Doyle.
Could more moves be coming?


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American Megatrends, Inc.
This will not cover all the BIOS manufacturers out there, since there would probably not be enough space to do so. If your BIOS is made by a company other than the ones above, try to do a Google search for them. Also, this will cover the most beep codes as there are some specialized errors that have different beep patterns than the short consecutive patterns that are the most common.
1 Long Beep: Memory problem
1 Long, then 2 Short Beeps: Video error
1 Long, then 3 Short Beeps: Video error
Continuous Beeping: Memory or video problem
American Megatrends, Inc.
1 Beep: DRAM refresh failure
2 Beeps: Parity circuit failure
3 Beeps: Base 64K RAM failure
4 Beeps: System timer failure
5 Beeps: Processor failure
6 Beeps: Keyboard controller / gate A20 failure
7 Beeps: Virtual mode exception error
8 Beeps: Display memory read/write failure
9 Beeps: ROM BIOS checksum failure
10 Beeps: CMOS shutdown register read/write error
11 Beeps: Cache memory error
Continuous Beeping: Memory or video problem
Note: The Phoenix list is quite extensive and is divided into 2 categories: ≥4.0 and <4.0 (pre 1994).
<4.0 (pre 1994).
1-1-3 (02h): CMOS write/read test failure
1-1-4 (03h): BIOS ROM checksum failure
1-2-1 (04h): Programmable interval timer test failure
1-2-2 (05h): DMA initialization failure
1-2-3 (06h): DMA page register write/read test failure
1-3-1 (08h): RAM refresh verification failure
1-3-3 (0Ah): 1st 64K RAM chip or data line failure - multi-bit
1-3-4 (0Bh): 1st 64K RAM odd/even logic failure
1-4-1 (0Ch): 1st 64K RAM address line failure
1-4-2 (0Dh): 1st 64K RAM parity test in progress or failure
2-1-1 (10h): 1st 64K RAM chip or data line failure - bit 0
2-1-2 (11h): 1st 64K RAM chip or data line failure - bit 1
2-1-3 (12h): 1st 64K RAM chip or data line failure - bit 2
2-1-4 (13h): 1st 64K RAM chip or data line failure - bit 3
2-2-1 (14h): 1st 64K RAM chip or data line failure - bit 4
2-2-2 (15h): 1st 64K RAM chip or data line failure - bit 5
2-2-3 (16h): 1st 64K RAM chip or data line failure - bit 6
2-2-4 (17h): 1st 64K RAM chip or data line failure - bit 7
2-3-1 (18h): 1st 64K RAM chip or data line failure - bit 8
2-3-2 (19h): 1st 64K RAM chip or data line failure - bit 9
2-3-3 (1Ah): 1st 64K RAM chip or data line failure - bit A
2-3-4 (1Bh): 1st 64K RAM chip or data line failure - bit B
2-4-1 (1Ch): 1st 64K RAM chip or data line failure - bit C
2-4-2 (1Dh): 1st 64K RAM chip or data line failure - bit D
2-4-3 (1Eh): 1st 64K RAM chip or data line failure - bit E
2-4-4 (1Fh): 1st 64K RAM chip or data line failure - bit F
3-1-1 (20h): Master DMA register test failure
3-1-2 (21h): Slave DMA register test failure
3-1-3 (22h): Master interrupt mask register test failure
3-1-4 (23h): Slave interrupt mask register test failure
3-2-4 (27h): Keyboard controller test failure
3-3-4 (2Bh): Screen memory test failure
3-4-1 (2Ch): Screen initialization failure
3-4-2 (2Dh): Screen retrace test failure
4-2-1 (34h): Timer tick interrupt test failure
4-2-2 (35h): Shutdown test failure
4-2-3 (36h): Gate A20 failure
4-2-4 (37h): Unexpected interrupt in protected mode
4-3-1 (38h): RAM test failure above address 0FFFFh
4-3-3 (3Ah): Interval timer channel 2 test failure
4-3-4 (3Bh): Time-Of-Day clock test failure
4-4-1 (3Ch): Serial port test failure
4-4-2 (3Dh): Parallel port test failure
4-4-3 (3Eh): Math coprocessor test failure
1-1-1-3 (02h): Verify real mode
1-1-2-1 (04h): Get CPU type
1-1-2-3 (06h): Initialize system hardware
1-1-3-1 (08h): Initialize chipset registers with initial POST values
1-1-3-2 (09h): Set in POST flag
1-1-3-3 (0Ah): Initialize CPU registers
1-1-4-1 (0Ch): Initialize cache to initial POST values
1-1-4-3 (0Eh): Initialize I/O
1-2-1-1 (10h): Initialize Power Management
1-2-1-2 (11h): Load alternate registers with initial POST values
1-2-1-3 (12h): Jump to UserPatch0
1-2-2-1 (14h): Initialize keyboard controller
1-2-2-3 (16h): BIOS ROM checksum
1-2-3-1 (18h): 8254 timer initialization
1-2-3-3 (1Ah): 8237 DMA controller initialization
1-2-4-1 (1Ch): Reset Programmable Interrupt Controller
1-3-1-1 (20h): Test DRAM refresh
1-3-1-3 (22h): Test 8742 Keyboard Controller
1-3-2-1 (24h): Set ES segment register to 4 GB
1-3-3-1 (28h): Autosize DRAM
1-3-3-3 (2Ah): Clear 512K base RAM
1-3-4-1 (2Ch): Test 512 base address lines
1-3-4-3 (2Eh): Test 512K base memory
1-4-1-3 (32h): Test CPU bus-clock frequency
1-4-2-1 (34h): CMOS RAM read/write failure
1-4-2-4 (37h): Reinitialize the chipset
1-4-3-1 (38h): Shadow system BIOS ROM
1-4-3-2 (39h): Reinitialize the cache
1-4-3-3 (3Ah): Autosize cache
1-4-4-1 (3Ch): Configure advanced chipset registers
1-4-4-2 (3Dh): Load alternate registers with CMOS values
2-1-1-1 (40h): Set Initial CPU speed
2-1-1-3 (42h): Initialize interrupt vectors
2-1-2-1 (44h): Initialize BIOS interrupts
2-1-2-3 (46h): Check ROM copyright notice
2-1-2-4 (47h): Initialize manager for PCI Options ROMs
2-1-3-1 (48h): Check video configuration against CMOS
2-1-3-2 (49h): Initialize PCI bus and devices
2-1-3-3 (4Ah): Initialize all video adapters in system
2-1-4-1 (4Ch): Shadow video BIOS ROM
2-1-4-3 (4Eh): Display copyright notice
2-2-1-1 (50h): Display CPU type and speed
2-2-1-3 (52h): Test keyboard
2-2-2-1 (54h): Set key click if enabled
2-2-2-3 (56h): Enable keyboard
2-2-3-1 (58h): Test for unexpected interrupts
2-2-3-3 (5Ah): Display prompt "Press F2 to enter SETUP"
2-2-4-1 (5Ch): Test RAM between 512 and 640k
2-3-1-1 (60h): Test expanded memory
2-3-1-3 (62h): Test extended memory address lines
2-3-2-1 (64h): Jump to UserPatch1
2-3-2-3 (66h): Configure advanced cache registers
2-3-3-1 (68h): Enable external and CPU caches
2-3-3-2 (69h): Initialize SMI handler
2-3-3-3 (6Ah): Display external cache size
2-3-4-1 (6Ch): Display shadow message
2-3-4-3 (6Eh): Display non-disposable segments
2-4-1-1 (70h): Display error messages
2-4-1-3 (72h): Check for configuration errors
2-4-2-1 (74h): Test real-time clock
2-4-2-3 (76h): Check for keyboard errors
2-4-4-1 (7Ch): Set up hardware interrupts vectors
2-4-4-3 (7Eh): Test coprocessor if present
3-1-1-1 (80h): Disable onboard I/O ports
3-1-1-3 (82h): Detect and install external RS232 ports
3-1-2-1 (84h): Detect and install external parallel ports
3-1-2-3 (86h): Re-initialize onboard I/O ports
3-1-3-1 (88h): Initialize BIOS data area
3-1-3-3 (8Ah): Initialize extended BIOS data area
3-1-4-1 (8Ch): Initialize floppy controller
3-2-1-1 (90h): Initialize hard-disk controller
3-2-1-2 (91h): Initialize local-bus hard-disk controller
3-2-1-3 (92h): Jump to UserPatch2
3-2-2-1 (94h): Disable A20 address line
3-2-2-3 (96h): Clear huge ES segment register
3-2-3-1 (98h): Search for option ROMs
3-2-3-3 (9Ah): Shadow option ROMs
3-2-4-1 (9Ch): Set up Power Management
3-2-4-3 (9Eh): Enable hardware interrupts
3-3-1-1 (A0h): Set time of day
3-3-1-3 (A2h): Check key lock
3-3-3-1 (A8h): Erase F2 prompt
3-3-3-3 (AAh): Scan for F2 key stroke
3-3-4-1 (ACh): Enter SETUP
3-3-4-3 (AEh): Clear in-POST flag
3-4-1-1 (B0h): Check for errors
3-4-1-3 (B2h): POST done--prepare to boot operating system
3-4-2-1 (B4h): One beep
3-4-2-3 (B6h): Check password (optional)
3-4-3-1 (B8h): Clear global descriptor table
3-4-4-1 (BCh): Clear parity checkers
3-4-4-3 (BEh): Clear screen (optional)
3-4-4-4 (BFh): Check virus and backup reminders
4-1-1-1 (C0h): Try to boot with INT 19
4-2-1-1 (D0h): Interrupt handler error
4-2-1-3 (D2h): Unknown interrupt error
4-2-2-1 (D4h): Pending interrupt error
4-2-2-3 (D6h): Initialize option ROM error
4-2-3-1 (D8h): Shutdown error
4-2-3-3 (DAh): Extended Block Move
4-2-4-1 (DCh): Shutdown error
4-2-4-3 (DEh): Keyboard Controller Failure
4-3-1-3 (E2h): Initialize the chipset
4-3-1-4 (E3h): Initialize refresh counter
4-3-2-1 (E4h): Check for Forced Flash
4-3-2-2 (E5h): Check HW status of ROM
4-3-2-3 (E6h): BIOS ROM is OK
4-3-2-4 (E7h): Do a complete RAM test
4-3-3-1 (E8h): Do OEM initialization
4-3-3-2 (E9h): Initialize interrupt controller
4-3-3-3 (EAh): Read in bootstrap code
4-3-3-4 (EBh): Initialize all vectors
4-3-4-1 (ECh): Boot the Flash program
4-3-4-2 (EDh): Initialize the boot device
4-3-4-3 (EEh): Boot code was read OK
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I was reading the West Laurel list serve this morning and came across some good advice for all of us in Laurel. Here it is in its entirety.
I found the following note from Richard Dengler, Montpelier Rep to the
Police Citizens Advisory Committee, very interesting. This note is from
late July and posted on the Montpelier list serve to remind the
residents (again) that we often create crimes of opportunity – and,
while we do not really live in a dangerous area, we can often make it
easy for people with poor intentions to take advantage of us:
July 21 and 23 was a busy time for our perps that didn't get into 3 of
four attempts to get into our homes. The District 6 folks have 3 of the
possible 4 misguided youths under arrest and have increased the police
presence in the area. The first perp was apprehended (taken off the bus)
headed to Washington. I would like to pass on a comment made to me at
police station. While walking around the community the police patrols
noticed numerous garage doors open, exposing lots of stuff that could be
pawned, three expensive bicycles unattended in driveways, and 7 or 8
vehicles with open windows with various electronic gadgets lying on the
seats. Can you imagine the stories the perps that don't get caught tell
their friends about our community. One of the perps that got caught was
by his friends that this community is easy pickens, candy land. When
will we
Let's secure our community by taking away the obvious attractions, Keep
garage door closed and locked. Hide the electronics in your car, or take
them inside the house with you. Most of the B&E attempts happened
11:00AM and 1:00PM, so keep your eyes open so we can catch our unwelcome
visitors. Security is the job of the entire community.
The good news above is that the police were quick to apprehend the
culprits. However, i am guessing that they were youth and they probably
will be given very easy sentences that produce little consequence.
Tom on Straughn
Some great practical advice to us in West Laurel from our Montpelier neighbors.
The less honey available the less flys in the neighborhood.
I always try to take any electrical equipment in my house or leve it hidden in my car. I always lock my doors as well. Fortunaetley, my car has not been broken into or had something taken from it.


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Red Eyed Tree Frog, 40 x 32, by Rob Appell at Rob Appell Designs
The red eyed tree frog, which makes its home in tropical forests of Central America, is one of the most colorful creatures on earth (see below). Rob's quilt pattern captures the detail of the frog's bright red eyes.
|Red eyed tree frog, photo by Michael Caldwell for Discover Magazine
Red Wolf by Rob Appell at Rob Appell Designs
The red wolf once roamed throughout the Southeastern United States. The red wolf became extinct in the wild by 1980. Through a captive breeding program the animals are considered to be successfully breeding in the wild once again. The incredible detail in Rob's design shows the sharp eyes of this canine hunter.
|Red Wolf seen at HikeClimbSurfRun
Bengal Tiger, 41 x 41, by Rob Appell at Rob Appell Designs
Rob's Bengal Tiger quilt pattern is one of his most popular. At a finished size of 41 x 41", this tiger is larger than life!
|Bengal Tiger close up, wallpaper, at Scenic Reflections
Take a look at the photos of Rob's students showing their finished pieces ! You can see all the animals, birds and fish that are featured on the endangered species page at Rob's website. A portion of the proceeds from the sales of his Endangered Species patterns is donated to an endangered species charity. We were fortunate to have a chance to interview Rob about his quilts and his inspiration:
Quilt Inspiration: Did you always think you would be a textile designer and art quilter? Or, did this "career" take you by surprise?
Rob Appell: A total surprise. I have always loved to create art, but never knew much about textiles. I love to draw and thought of graphic design, but was afraid to connect a career to it. I did not want to lose my art and income due to stress. I moved home after a few years of traveling around, and started helping out around my Mom's quilt shop, The Cotton Ball in Morro Bay, CA. It took a few years for the quilt pox to catch, but I could not be happier today doing what I do.
Q.I. How and when did the idea come about for the Endangered Species Project?
Rob Appell: The idea was a group effort between Michael Miller Fabrics and myself and started back in March of 2009. I was challenged with creating a line of quilts that would be easy to do, and able to keep in the cycle much longer. My seascapes are more fabric specific, and when the fabrics ran out, the seascapes became harder to do. I chose Michael Miller's Fairy Frost line, it has close to a hundred different colors to choose from, and it will be around for along time. The other goal was to create a project line that allowed quilters to feel like they were "making a difference" through their love of quilting. Many of the Michael Miller Team and I hold the Endangered Animals close to our hearts. After a surf trip in Costa Rica, I was overwhelmed with the ideas and could not wait to get started.
Q.I. Your quilts include applique (e.g. Endangered Species), pieced designs (watercolor quilts), and combinations of the two methods. Do you have a favorite technique or style that you prefer to work in, or one just comes naturally to you?
Rob Appell: I really do enjoy the free motion machine quilting, so anything I can quilt on is a favorite. I do love to design through raw-edge appliqué using Heat 'n Bond lite (FYI Heat n' Bond is coming out with feather lite – and it is awesome) and I do not like to have to work too hard, so I create backgrounds as either pieced or a single color of fabric that lend to the design. On the Endangered Species, one of the Fairy Frost fabrics is the back ground and shows through where the appliqués are not placed. It makes the need for precision much less, which is a lead into my next answer too.
Q.I. You mentioned that your book includes advice on "taking life less seriously" and yet you are a very productive designer, which seems like a potential contradiction in real life. Can you explain your philosophy on life, and how you mesh your priorities?
Rob Appell: I love this question, and yes I am becoming a filthy liar (in that aspect). I work around the clock to be a good designer, Quilt Shop owner, Sewing machine technician and educator. I hardly rest, but I am trying not to let it make me panic. The life less seriously is more to the tune that my quilts are not perfect, my stitches are not even and my patterns do not have to be done with accuracy. What I pray is that I am able to be seen as a Blessing and Creative inspiration to all that I come in contact with. That I may uplift people with my smile, and help them achieve their creative goals. I want folks to not worry so much about all the little details in their work, and see the beautiful work that they are creating. I like to make people laugh, but the harder I work to support the animals the more changes I see needing be made in my own life.
Q.I.: What are your goals and aspirations for Rob Appell Designs... where would you like to be in 5 or 10 years?
Rob Appell: In five years, to be able to start slowing down the drive, and push for more patterns and be more involved in creating quilts that will be one of a kind. Also, I am just now taking over my Mom's shop and I would like to see it be able to run itself so that I may create more, and play more. I am blessed to have a very busy career today, but I have two children that need to go camping and swimming, play dolls and legos, and see the world.
In ten years, I will be getting ready to watch my oldest graduate from high school and learn to drive, I hope my Quilt shop and career will still be booming, but I want to live off the grid, and be able to do what I do from anywhere so that my family and I can benefit from my years of hard work. Plus, I will only be in my mid forties, which is comforting.
Q.I. Do you have some new projects and ideas on the near horizon, and can you tell us about them?
Rob Appell: Always! I have three more animals to create and I would love to start traveling with the whole line of quilts to places folks would not expect to see a quilt showing: Zoos, Animal Parks, Earth Day Festivals, raise money for more awareness, and promote using art to better our environment.


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I've had a lovely day at home today, enjoying the sunshine in the garden, sowing salad and herb seeds. I so love having a little outside space to potter around in.
When the sun goes in that's my cue to go back inside and start working on my little lace brooches for the next exhibition in July.
These ones I sold at my last show. I'm really pleased that people like them as they are my favourite things to make at the moment.


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SPOILER ALERT: This interview covers major plot points revealed in this week's "Invincible" #110 by Robert Kirkman and Ryan Ottley.
"Invincible" #110 was a big issue in more ways than one. Not only did Mark Grayson's longtime love interest -- and mother of his unborn child -- Atom Eve show him the door, but in the aftermath, Mark was subsequently beaten and raped by Anissa, one of the Viltrumites attempting to integrate into Earth's society, in the name of procreating new Viltrumites.
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In order to grant further context to the events of Image Comics/Skybound's "Invincible" #110, CBR News spoke with series creator Robert Kirkman, who discussed the challenge of portraying rape in a comic, the motivation behind the decision, the difficulty of writing a rape scene for the character and the discussion with artist Ryan Ottley that went into planning the execution of the issue.
CBR News: Robert, "Invincible" #110 was a pretty intense issue. Before getting deep into the book's plot, what was the motivation behind that decision, especially given the challenge of portraying rape in a comic?
Robert Kirkman: The events of this issue have been roughly planned since the Viltrumites set up shop on Earth. This was going to be the track that I went on with the character Anissa, and it's been in the planning stages for a while.
The biggest and most shocking event in the book is undoubtedly Anissa raping Mark. How did you decide this was the right direction in which to take the story?
It's definitely a hectic time in Mark's life, there's definitely a lot going on with Robot trying to take over the world, and I'm just trying to throw Mark Grayson -- the main character of this book -- into the worst possible situation he's ever been in so we can see where he comes out on the other side and whether he manages to retain his sanity in the process. We're really putting Mark through his paces.
Also, it's just another attempt to bring something that's a bad part of real life into a superhero world and analyze the ramifications of something like this happening to someone in superhero comics. It's a great medium to be able to deal with real-world issues against a fantastic backdrop that is completely unreal and see how those differences in the situation change how characters behave. It's really all about exploring Mark's character, and I can say it's a very hard scene to read, and it's meant to be that way. There will be far-reaching ramifications coming from this moment that will extend throughout the life of the book for years and years and years. It's definitely a huge turning point in Mark's life and it's something that's going to temper almost every scene with that guy moving forward. Issue #110 was a monumental issue as far as the run of the book goes.
IMAGE EXPO: "I is for Infectious: A Conversation with Robert Kirkman"
It was definitely a tough scene to read; was it also a tough scene to write?
Yeah, definitely. It's sort of walking the razor's edge to a certain extent. These kind of scenes can always come off too sensational or not respectful enough. It's very hard to write things like this in a respectful way. It's definitely hard to -- Ryan Ottley and I are very fond of Mark Grayson, believe it or not, and it is sometimes for the story to do things like this, but it's never really fun. It can be difficult at times to do things like this.
Female on male rape has been depicted in comics before -- Starman, Nightwing, Green Arrow all were victims of it, among others -- but never in a scene as graphic as the one in "Invincible" #110. What was the discussion like between you and Ryan Ottley when determining how to most appropriately depict the scene?
It was really just a matter of making sure the emotions are very present and the gravity of the scene is portrayed and the violence of the scene is accurately portrayed. We didn't want it to seem like your average superhero fight, we wanted it to seem a little more brutal than that. There were a lot of layers that had to be covered and there were definitely more than a few discussions between Ryan and me about exactly how to handle that scene. But I do need to say that this scene having more gravity, being a little more graphic and having a little more weight than you would necessarily get from a superhero comic is just a testament to the freedom you get when working at Image Comics. I think it's just important to note that when you sit down to read an Image Comic, you have to recognize that these are the creators in the driver's seat, really able to push the boundaries as little or as much as they want to. I really wholeheartedly feel that it leads to better stories when creative teams know that they have that freedom and that they can push those boundaries and they can get to the heart of things in an emotional, mature way if they wish.
When building the story, did you ever consider the possibility that readers might misinterpret its intent? This being the age of the Internet, there have already been a number of comments that Mark couldn't have been raped because he was -- to put it delicately -- 'able to perform.' How do you react to those types of comments?
I think that's -- I hate to say it, but it's just an ignorance about what the actual situation is. This is a thing that does happen in real life, and I think for that to be brought up is very unfortunate and very insensitive to the real situation that we're trying to depict here. But, you know, the Internet is the Internet and people are going to say things like that. I honestly don't pay attention.
In a broader sense, was there any concern about a scene like this being a trigger for readers that may have experienced a similar situation in their lives?
Sure, you always run the risk of doing that any time you depict any kind of heavy emotional [event]. People have bad breakups with their girlfriends and then they read that kind of stuff in comics. People lose family members and then they read a comic where someone loses a family member and everyone's always dealing with some kind of traumatic event. We basically live in the spaces between traumatic events, when it gets down to it. As long as you handle things tastefully and really do your research and try to make sure you're aware of certain situations and how people handle them and you do things as tastefully as possible, I think it could possibly help someone that's going through an event to see these kind of things. But I would never shy away from a story because I thought I might offend somebody or something like that. Then, I would never tell any story.
"Invincible" has always had a pretty high violence level, but it seems the tone of the book has gotten far more mature and dark in recent issues -- the series even dropped the f-bomb recently, which you addressed in this month's letters page. What does an event like this mean to the book as a whole in terms of tone?
Well, tone-wise -- and I think the question of tone is very important in every medium -- when you're doing a movie, "What's the tone of this movie?" and you can't break the tone of the movie. With a television show, it's the same thing. I think comics is a medium where you have the freedom -- and it may be the only medium where you can drastically alter the tone of your story on a whim. I think "Invincible" has been doing that from the beginning. It has, at times, been an all-ages book and then very early on in the run, there started being very violent deaths. Being able to do that juxtaposition of "Wait a minute, I didn't expect to see this," there are cliffhangers and then there are moments where you shouldn't be allowed to see certain scenes in the context of certain series. I think that feeling and that disruption to the readers' comfort zone really is something unique to comics, and I really like the fact that you can push boundaries like that. If you were sitting on the couch watching a television show that had never gone into an area story-wise and then it broke a rating or did something you couldn't see on television, I think that's a storytelling tool that's not available in other mediums, and I think it's a very valuable storytelling tool.
While this is an extremely dark period in Invincible's life, I'm not going to say that it's always going to be like this and I definitely don't think that it's changing the tone of the book for good. It's really just me trying to explore the imagined boundaries of this medium, push them as far as I can and see what happens.
RELATED: IMAGE EXPO: Keynote Announces New Series from Snyder, Morrison, Remender & More
Anissa's parting words to Mark indicate that this won't be the last time she tries this with Mark. For the next few issues and beyond, how will Mark deal not just with the psychological implications of the rape, but with the knowledge that it will happen again?
That's something that's going to be hanging over his head quite a bit in issues moving forward. I will say that there's a lot going on in the "Invincible" universe right now and he's not going to have a lot of time to make any preparations to prevent this in the future or really deal with it in any significant way. The fact that he is experiencing this barrage of very traumatic, very horrific things is by design, and I think where he comes out on the other side of this is going to be a very interesting place because this period of "Invincible's" history, more than any other group of issues in the book is really the most important to who this character is and what he's going to be moving forward. I think it's a really exciting time to be an "Invincible" reader and hopefully people are anticipating and looking forward to what we're going to do next. It's entirely possible that what we do may get a little worse from here. We'll see. I don't know if people are paying attention to the upcoming covers, but Mark is in for the toughest time of his life, so hold on to your hats.
Eve and Mark's relationship has always been a big part of "Invincible," but it seems as though Eve was deathly serious about putting a stop to it during "Invincible" #110. With Eve out of Invincible's life, will she still be a part of the series?
Well, yeah. She's carrying his child, so there's no chance of her not being a part of his life in some way, shape or form, and she's definitely a huge part of the series. We haven't seen the last of her by any stretch of the definition. She's definitely going to be a huge part of the series moving forward, and I think the events with Anissa in this issue are definitely going to -- in very real ways -- affect his relationship with Eve and how we deal with the events of his rape will certainly play into what his continuing relationship with Eve is.
All of this is in addition to the machinations Robot has in place and that will kick off in "Invincible" #111 -- and as the solicit notes, that's three #1s for the price of 1.
[Laughs] We have been leading up to it with some pretty monumental issues. It may not end up being as jarring as some people might have thought it would be.
How is #111 a new start for the series, if at all?
It's definitely Mark entering into a new and dangerous world. We have had quite a heavy lead-in with issues #108, #109 and #110, but starting with #111, it's definitely an all-bets-are-off, much more dangerous world than he's seen thus far in the series. It is a new beginning for the series in a lot of different ways. I'm not really going to go into it because I don't want to spoil things, but it's definitely a huge transition for the life of the series that will lead to some very different, very cool, very engaging stories with the characters.
Winding down, "Invincible" has been around for 10 years and changed quite a bit in its time on the stands. As the series has developed, how has your vision for "Invincible" changed?
Honestly, the vision hasn't changed at all. It's really every single thing I've ever liked about every superhero comic boiled down into a one-stop shop version of a superhero universe. The fact that superhero comics over the many decades that they've been published have covered so many different stories and so many different sub-genres really shows the range of different stories you can tell with a superhero comic. "Invincible" has always been an attempt to put all that kind of stuff into one series. I think that's why it's such an evolving series. I am kind of doing what I do with "The Walking Dead" in a superhero comic. "The Walking Dead" is about characters living through traumatic experiences and being changed by those experiences, seeing that evolution in their character over a long period of time as they live their lives, and you could say the same of "Invincible." It's a very bizarre superhero world as opposed to a very bizarre zombie-infested world.
Seeing characters change over time really appeals to me. Growing up a comic book fan and watching these character grow and evolve over decades and decades has really led to me being energized by the fact that in comics, you start a series with character A, and by the end of the series it's still character A, but he's completely unrecognizable. Being able to tell long-form stories over that period of time and really get to have the readers go on that journey with those characters and have their lives evolve and change as people's lives do over long periods of time as they're experiencing this fictional world is really just a magical form of entertainment, if I can sound corny for a little bit. It's just a lot of fun to do.
"Invincible" #110 is on sale now from Image Comics/Skybound.


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After 5 years, undefeated American boxer Floyd Mayweather Jr. has finally decided to fight Filipino boxing icon Manny Pacquiao on May 2, 2015.
|Image from Twitter
Although he verbally agreed to face Pacquiao in the ring, Mayweather has set a condition: he should be taking a much bigger purse. Meaning, if he will earn over $100 million, Pacquiao will probably get around $40 million or even less.
"You lost twice and now you're coming back begging for the same money?" Mayweather reportedly asked. "That's not gonna happen."
Following his win over Chris Algeiri in November, Pacquiao has reportedly been telling some members of media that he wants Mayweather to be his next opponent. His promoter, Bob Arum, has been in talks with CBS Corp. chairman Les Moonves about the proposed fight.
CBS operates Showtime, which has Mayweather under contract for two more fights in 2015, according to the AP report.


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How often does this happen to you? You open up the photo gallery on your phone, only to discover a whole series of selfies taken by your child. Or maybe the images are petsies or toysies.
Chances are that at some point in their life, your digital natives will take a picture and share it with the world. They see all those attractive images on social media or websites and want to duplicate the effect. On our vacation last week, my daughters spent lots of time trying to get cool shots of nature to share on Instagram and Facebook. I was thrilled that they were experimenting and got even more homeschool-momishly excited when they asked if they could learn more about photography.
So, I did what I always do when my kids want to learn something new….I looked online for a course. I started with my usual first stop (Udemy) and <BOOM!> there it was – Photography 4 Kids. I read the reviews, checked out the course contents and watched the preview lessons. I knew my girls would love the weekly photo adventures, so I signed us up.
Then I got a great idea. Wouldn't it be fun to do the Photography 4 Kids course with other families? We could all do the weekly photo adventures, then share our photos. The kids could review each other's photos. I could even share digital projects that the kids could create with their photos. And then I realized "Hey, I'm not limited to my local friends. This could all happen online through a private group."
So, my friend, I introduce to you the Techie Homeschool Photography Club. Here's the scoop….
- Register your family for the Techie Homeschool Photography Club.
- Sign up for the Photography 4 Kids course on Udemy
- Each week, you'll log into the Techie Homeschool Photography Club to discover a new photo adventure. You'll watch the video lesson from Photography 4 Kids and complete the adventure.
- Kids will upload their photos from the week to the group and give each other feedback (I'll give some instruction on how to share valuable feedback)
- I'll share tutorials for projects the kids can make with their photos using webtools. They will learn about photo-editing, graphic design and video creation.
- We'll all connect with other homeschool families .
Watch this live video replay to see inside the Techie Homeschool Photography Club.
Want to join the Techie Homeschool Photography Club? Just think about all our kids will get out of this….photography skills, graphic design instruction, supervised social media interaction, online collaboration experience and relationships with other homeschoolers.
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Buying Twitter Followers
It's a little bit unbelievable that some bloggers buy their Twitter followers. And, I will be very quick to point out that the example I am thinking of isn't a beauty blogger. Until I checked Google, I didn't actually think such a thing was possible, but it is.. you can buy 1K followers for $12, or, 10K for £200.
So, it's funny initially to think that someone would be so desperate to improve their follower figures that they'd pay money for some anonymous eggs (because that's a dead giveaway.. lots of followers with no profile picture) just so they can stats-brag. It's like trying to buy friends… or paying someone to sit with you at lunchtime, as @thesundaygirl pointed out on Twitter. But, what isn't so amusing is that these false stats will be bandied around to boost perceived status and impress anyone (notably brands and PRs) who'll listen to just the raw figures quoted. And, ultimately, it's a lie. If you've paid for followers, they don't engage, they don't tweet and they're literally a static follow that brings nothing whatsoever to the profile – they are just shells. The blogger's 'value' isn't increased and brands or PRs may find themselves engaging with someone who is absolutely not what their figures might suggest they are. It's lying, and it's wrong. And, in my view, it is also fraudulent.
If ever there was a reason for alarm bells, it is this false 'advertising' and profile building made from hollow bricks, and folks, if you don't thoroughly check who you're working with, mind those eggs, because they're absolutely rotten.
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I totally agree with this post. I recently got asked for a second interview for a social media manager job for a firm…I questionned them about their 'followers' which looked wrong (high number, no interaction) and my worst suspicions were confirmed when they told me the were happy to 'throw money at things to make them happen'. I declined the second interview. Buying followers is cheating. End of.
I just cant believe that there are people out there that would stoop so low in terms of desperation to do this not to mention to have this cash to just throw away. I for one cant see any sense in accomplishment knowing that every single one of those 'eggs' doesn't care what you have to say or do. I would rather have 10 followers who I can tweet, engage with regular than a million faceless eggs sitting there for stat purposes!
Just adding in some Twitter reactions to this post:
Jssccaa 10:14pm via Twitter for iPhone
@britbeautyblog like you say, baffling why anyone wastes their cash. Good post.
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@britbeautyblog no that would be a bit sad
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DeryaneTadd 10:14pm via Twitter for iPhone
@britbeautyblog what's the point? Needs to be a genuine interest surely?
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ReallyRee 10:14pm via Tweet Button
This is what I was saying about buying twitter followers earlier Via @britbeautyblog goo.gl/QxeCT
Jssccaa 10:12pm via Twitter for iPhone
"@britbeautyblog: Buying Twitter followers… would ya? Could ya? ow.ly/bC6s8" it's v obvious to us when we check for these things!
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@britbeautyblog what if you are really lonely? Lol!
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indulgein_me 10:11pm via Web
@britbeautyblog Why would ya?? We only have 505 and its been bloody hard work getting them but definitely wouldn't buy them! xx
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Hell no + kinda sad – RT
@britbeautyblog Buying Twitter followers… would ya? Could ya? ow.ly/bC6s8
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"@britbeautyblog: Buying Twitter followers… would ya? Could ya? ow.ly/bC6s8">>>>Thats shocking! I wouldn't
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milliepaw 10:17pm via Web
@ReallyRee @britbeautyblog Jesus! that is ridiculous, almost as bad as buying votes on facebook comps.
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@britbeautyblog CRIKEY :-/ The things people do :-/
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@britbeautyblog me neither! Seems pointless to me. #bizarre
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@SundayGirlBlog @britbeautyblog do people actually do that?
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@milliepaw @britbeautyblog people do that? omjeeesuz
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MrStuCampbell 10:18pm via Twitter for iPhone
@britbeautyblog desperate
When I first joined twitter I was followed by companies who provide that service. Its kinda sad that people feel the need for that.
Its important to keep in mind that
there are more bloggers out there who are honest than the few that are getting away with this 'false advertisement'
But if PR companies are concerned with false bloggers then perhaps they should focus some of there attention on bloggers who have a smaller readership.
I have come across so many blog that are fantastic and to the highest standard of blogs which have 1000's following them for what ever reason they are being over looked.
I only say this in light of your post on the fake blogger. I understand that that PR companies have a job to do and may sell more from a larger readership base, but it's not like they will lose sales by giving small bloggers a product to review every now and then its not going to damage sales and with the right labels used it could bring in thousands of views
Initially I thought it was just sad to buy followers and then I realised that it is far more sinister than it actually appears. Having looked at it a bit more, it isn't about appearing less lonely than you are, or not wanting the shame of having less friends than everyone else. This is a bit more like fraud. It is really about tricking brands and PR companies into paying more than they should, whether it is actual fees, or free treats, or VIP invitations.
Usually this kind of thing wouldn't bother me, but I genuinely feel for the people/PRs/brands/genuine followers/colleagues that are cheated, duped and defrauded, because quite frankly it's a con.
Shame on them. And don't think we are so stupid not to notice the tweetless eggs. As if!
I total agree with you. I got some comments from twitter and blog about this. I don't think it's a good idea. I was kinda annoyed when i got such messages
How sad! A lot of start up companies or struggling musicians do this too! I wonder who has the time to sit there and create all these fake profiles!
I read this, laughed, then read it real and laughed even more. That is completely wrong, that is too extreme. I agree that PR's should really focus on lower followed bloggers, and hlp with buliding up base. x
Buy follower is actually pretty popular in the Chinese version of Twitter called Weibo, and beside the "zombie fans", who are no more than a count, they also have a commenting services, just to make people appear really popular and well-responded.
I have seen one "net idol" who finally got popular enough after years of net-working (involving posting her pictures in various forum using different disguises…for the past 4-5years or so), when she got a major magazine to tweet about her, suddenly hundreds of comment (most don't make any sense)poured right in…at the exact same minute. Anyway, how can they NOT tell there is something fishy going on?
Oh dear, this post makes me very sad.
I don't actually know what benefits buying follows has? Maybe I'm being a bit dim! Do people seriously waste money buying followers? What happened to networking and talking to people with similar interests, surely this is a better way of attracting followers?
you are basically just wasting your money 😛 haha
Buying followers ultimately is pointless. If someone has a particularly high number of followers, a good PR will look at their account, their interaction and WHO those followers are before deciding how kosher.
Personally I block suspect profiles(allergic to clothing, empty, repetitive, ONLY tweet links etc)and the like following me as I'd rather have real followers than a higher (but in reality false) follower count.
Be aware of them if you automatically follow back as often that is the other trick to grow followers – follow 1,000 accounts in a day and a percentage will automatically follow back.
This is a real issue, but as a victim of this myself, I felt like I should say that people don't always realise that's what they're doing. A colleague of mine recently paid a Marketing company a smallish sum of money 100 pounds I think, to promote a new product.
The company they chose claimed to 'get your product seen' using 'up to f=date marketing techniques'. Their thought was if it didn't work it wasn't too much money wasted and if it did then great, they really needed a boost.
The next day they had 1000s of 'eggs' which made all their time spent talking to people on Twitter and networking just look shoddy and contrived. But what to do? You can't remove them, you'd have to cancel the account and lose all the 'real' followers.
There are more people being duped than PR companies, some off those with egg followers are victims too.


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Consider the following sentence:
The house that Jack built, which is a British nursery rhyme, is a 'cumulative' tale.
There are two relative clauses:
- that Jack built
- which is a British nursery rhyme
The first of these is a defining relative clause, while the second is a non-defining relative clause.
On the SFL model, the defining relative clause is embedded as Qualifier in a nominal group, while a non-defining relative clause is a ranking clause within a clause complex. In the example above, the non-defining relative interrupts the clause on which it is dependent, and is termed 'enclosed'.
The distinction between the clauses is indicated by the following notation:
The house [[that Jack built]] <<which is a British nursery rhyme>> is a 'cumulative' tale.
Let's take a trinocular perspective on these types of relative clauses.
The view from above (the meaning being realised by the wording):
In terms of the logical semantic relations between the relative clause and the item it modifies, both types involve hypotactic elaboration.
The relation is hypotactic because each relative clause is dependent on the item that it modifies:
- [[that Jack built]] is dependent on the house
- <<which is a British nursery rhyme>> is dependent on the house [[that Jack built]]
The relation is elaborating because each relative clause expands the item it modifies by further specifying or describing it:
- [[that Jack built]] further specifies/describes the house
- <<which is a British nursery rhyme>> further specifies/describes the house [[that Jack built]]
Hypotactic elaboration is what the two types of relative clause have in common. But they also significantly differ in meaning. A defining relative clause specifies a particular subset of a general class, whereas a non-defining relative clause 'adds a further characterisation of something that is taken to be already fully specific' (Halliday & Matthiessen 2004: 400).
The view from below (how the wording is realised):
In terms of intonational realisation, the two types of relative clause differ markedly.
In the unmarked case — unless there are textual pressures for doing otherwise — the defining relative clause is realised within the same tone group realising the nominal group in which it functions as embedded Qualifier. That is, both are packaged as a single unit of information. So, in the above example:
- the house and [[that Jack built]] are realised within the same tone group.
On the other hand, in the unmarked case, non-defining relative clauses are realised by their own separate tone group. That is, the relative clause and the item that it modifies are each packaged as distinct units of information. So, in the above example:
- the house [[that Jack built]] and <<which is a British nursery rhyme>> are each realised as distinct tone groups, thereby construing them as distinct units of information.
The view from roundabout (systemic relations at the level of wording):
In terms of systemic possibilities, the two type of relational clause differ markedly. This is a consequence of defining relative clauses being embedded as Qualifiers in nominal groups, and non-defining being ranking clauses in their own right.
Dependent elaborating clauses, of which non-defining relative clauses are a type, can be given thematic prominence in a clause nexus. A non-finite agnate (see Halliday & Matthiessen 2004: 404) of the example above is the following:
- A British nursery rhyme, the house that Jack built is a 'cumulative' tale.
(If you don't understand how this clause is agnate with the original, see http://thoughts-that-cross-my-mind.blogspot.com.au/2013/09/michl-odonnell-on-non-defining-relative.html)
However, as embedded clauses, defining relative clauses are not given thematic prominence in a clause. For example, we do not say:
- Jack built, the house, which is a British nursery rhyme, is a 'cumulative' tale.
Moreover, the lexicogrammatical domain which is elaborated by a non-defining relative clause may be a whole clause or any of its constituents, as Halliday & Matthiessen (2004: 400) point out, whereas the domain elaborated by a defining relative clause is restricted to a nominal group.
In summary, taking a trinocular vision demonstrates that defining and non-defining relative clauses share common logical semantic features, but differ markedly in every other respect.
As Halliday (2008: 6) has pointed out:
The boundaries of any grammatical category are likely to be fuzzy […] — such indeterminacy is a general property of the grammar. The grammarian attempts to define each category as accurately as possible, looking at it from three different angles: its systemic environment (contrast with other term or terms in the system, and the relationship of that system to other systems); its meaning (proportionality in semantic terms), and it form. In other words, the grammarian adopts a "trinocular" perspective on the stratal hierarchy so that every category is viewed "from round about", "from above" and "from below". And since the views from these different angles often conflict, assigning instances to a particular category involves some degree of compromise, where criteria will depend on the purposes of the description.


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$150 million campaign announced for Houston Zoo
The Houston Zoo is celebrating its 100th anniversary in 2022, and to celebrate that, has launched a $150 million centennial fundraising campaign, called Keeping Our World Wild.
The campaign features plans for several new multi-species habitats, the first of which are already under construction.
"This is one of the most important days in the history of the zoo. Today we are announcing the Houston Zoo's greatest leap forward since we became a nonprofit 16 years ago," Lee Ehmke, Houston Zoo president and CEO said.
Phase one of the campaign, called the Heart of the Zoo, celebrates the biodiversity of Texas and will feature a Texas Wetlands habitat featuring alligators, bald eagles, whooping cranes, turtles and waterfowl.
Cypress Circle Café will also be transformed into a signature gathering place, and the orangutan and bear habitats will be enhanced. This is all projected to be completed by 2019.
"As you can hear by all of the noises, we have already begun on this project. The Heart of the Zoo and the Texas Wetlands projects are under construction as we speak," Ehmke said.
"This is an exciting day for the Zoo, but this is an exciting day for the city itself. We always talk about how we market and we grow this city, the quality of life of the city. The epicenter is right here at the Houston Zoo," Mayor Sylvester Turner said.
Turner continued, "I love the fact that phase one of the campaign is about preserving Texas wetlands. Children of all ages can learn about local species. As the most ethnically diverse city, Houston will see itself reflected in the animal world right here in our own back yard."
Ehmke noted that, while the centennial isn't quite here yet, the zoo has celebrated plenty of other milestones along the way. In the 1920s, the zoo was founded with only one animal, a bison named Earl. After decades operating as a city park department, they were able to spin off as a private nonprofit organization in partnership with the city.
"And look at where we are now," Ehmke said. "Being able to raise funds directly from the community has allowed us to invest more than $150 million in improvements to the zoo since 2002."
Ehmke continued, "Our new work emphasizes naturalistic designs, and invites our guests to join us in our saving wildlife mission."
Keeping Our World Wild is one part of a larger 20-year master plan, which will develop the zoo into zones that highlight wildlife and ecosystems found locally and around the world.
"Each zone will tell stories that will connect our guests to what they can do to help save animals in the wild," Ehmke said.
A new logo was also unveiled. Ehmke noted that the logo was both reflective of the past, and symbolic of their newly refined mission statement going forward, which is "The Houston Zoo connects communities with animals, inspiring action to save wildlife."
The second phase of the campaign will be Pantanal: Trail of the Jaguar. This area will explore the tropical wetlands of Brazil. This area will feature jaguars, monkeys, giant river otters, capybaras, birds and tapirs. There will also be a shaded animal encounter hacienda for informal presentations with ambassador animals and staff. This will be completed in 2020.
The third phase is Ancient Relatives Phase I, to be completed in 2021. This will showcase the zoo's bird conservation work. There will be a reimagined bird garden with interactive bird feeding opportunities for guests, and a new avian conservation center. A new incubation and rearing room will allow for behind-the-scenes experiences.
The last phase is Galapagos Islands, North Entry and Reflections. There will be a Galapagos exhibit featuring sea lions, sharks, giant tortoises and other species. A new arrival plaza will welcome guests. There will also be a new Reflections event hall and terrace, and a new casual café. The historic reflection pool and garden area will be enhanced. This will be completed by 2022.
"So how do you make these dreams reality? We have been working pretty quietly behind the scenes with our closest supporters and board members. They have had an amazing response," Ehmke said.
Ekmke announced that the John P. McGovern Foundation gifted $50 million for the campaign, the largest gift the zoo has ever received.
"I cannot thank you enough for your generosity to the zoo and to the city of Houston," Ehmke said to Mrs. McGoven, who was in the audience.
Ehmke noted that $50 million was a great start, but help was still needed to keep making progress in the campaign.
"We all grew up coming here. It is amazing how much it has grown. It's not just the beautiful habitats and the lovely guest experiences, but also the change in our purpose and focusing on our commitment to protect wildlife. There is still a whole lot more to do though, to bring our zoo to the next level," Houston Zoo campaign co-chair Cullen Geiselman said.
Co-chair Joe Cleary noted that so far, thanks to donations, there has currently been $102 million raised for the campaign.
"$5 million is earmarked for conservation efforts around the world, and Chevron just announced a $1.8 million grant as well," Cleary said.
For more information about the centennial campaign, visit www.HoustonZoo.org/future.


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Run the Race (PG)
SynopsisIn "Run the Race", two desperate brothers sacrifice today for a better tomorrow. Reeling from his mother's death and his father's abandonment, Zach, an All-State athlete, finds glory on the football field, working to earn a college scholarship and the brothers' ticket out of town. When a devastating injury puts Zach - and his dreams- on the sidelines, David laces up his track cleats to salvage their future and point Zach toward hope.
February 22nd, 2019
CastTanner Stine
Kristoffer Polaha
Evan Hofer
Kelsey Reinhardt
Mario Van Peebles