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Concert, auction to help with Bramble rehab trip
A fundraiser to benefit former Siegel football player Baylor Bramble will be held Dec. 8 at Siegel High.
Concert, auction to help with Bramble rehab trip A fundraiser to benefit former Siegel football player Baylor Bramble will be held Dec. 8 at Siegel High. Check out this story on dnj.com: https://www.dnj.com/story/sports/high-school/2017/11/22/siegel-high-school-a-night-among-stars-help-fund-rehab-trip-baylor-bramble-football-brain-injury/887304001/
Cecil Joyce, USA TODAY NETWORK - Tennessee Published 4:23 p.m. CT Nov. 22, 2017
Siegel linebacker Dalton Frantz and Coach Greg Wyant discuss seeing Baylor Bramble at their season opener.
Baylor Bramble, surrounded by his family, was among the Siegel High School seniors that graduated at Murphy Center, on Friday, May 19, 2017. (L to R) Macy Bramble, David Bramble, Baylor Bramble, Christy Bramble and Brady Bramble. (Photo: HELEN COMER/DNJ)Buy Photo
Former Siegel football player Baylor Bramble continues to progress and continues to rehab.
And the Murfreesboro community continues to show support and help raise money.
The latest fundraiser has been put together with the hopes of sending Bramble to a special facility in Chicago that would enhance his rehabilitation. Bramble suffered a severe head injury during a game against Warren County on Oct. 23, 2015,
More: Baylor Bramble honored as Siegel visits Warren County
"A Night Among the Stars" will be held at Siegel High School on Dec. 8, with 100 percent of the proceeds going to help fund Bramble's visits to the Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in Chicago.
The highlights of the night will be a silent auction and private concert.
Baylor Bramble (Photo: Jim Davis)
The event was the brainchild of Murfreesboro realtor Kristi Miracle Miller, who is a friend and real estate agent for the Brambles.
"I approached the Brambles to see if anyone was interested in helping me put it together," Miller said. "We have a great group of country music writers and silent auction items.
More: Baylor Bramble hospitalized following seizure
"We found out last week Baylor was accepted to be evaluated at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab in February. The timing was perfect. I thought, 'We have to do everything we can to get things moving.' One hundred percent of ticket sales, everything goes to Baylor's care. Any amount of sponsor money not used goes to Baylor as well."
The care Baylor needs is not available locally. The money needed to pay for the extensive care and rehab at Shirley Ryan AbilityLab is estimated at $155-$165 for 15 minutes.
Baylor Bramble participates in team's senior night
"To the best of our knowledge, there's no greater place to give him care and therapy in the country," said Baylor's father, David Bramble. "What they offer is amazing."
To make matters worse, Miller said the Brambles are out more than $100,000 that would have come from selling a house inherited by Baylor's mother, Christy Bramble, and her sister after their father died soon after Baylor's accident.
More: Baylor Bramble attends first Siegel game since suffering brain injury
A Sumner County lawyer, Andy Allman, was arrested in Davidson County earlier this year and charged with property theft in that case and was also being investigated in numerous other cases. He was handling the estate for the Brambles.
Miller, who handled the sale of the East Nashville home, said Allman did not give the money to the Brambles.
"(The Brambles) asked me to list the grandfather's house," Miller said. "I was able to maximize the sale in East Nashville, a trending area. The estate would have netted $230,000. $115,000 each (for Christy Bramble and her sister). The estate attorney, Andy Allman, stole it all."
The Brambles are unlikely to get the money back from the house sale, Miller said.
Baylor Bramble
Siegel junior Baylor Bramble sustained a serious head injury during Friday night's football game at Warren County. Jim Davis/DNJ Correspondent
Baylor Bramble visits the sideline to watch his Siegel teammates take on Ravenwood for their season opener at Siegel High School on Thursday. George Walker IV, George Walker IV / The Tennessean
Baylor Bramble and his family at Siegel's senior night, Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. File / Tom Beckwith / For The DNJ
Coach Greg Wyant talks to Baylor Bramble and his family Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. TOM BECKWITH
Baylor Bramble and his family at Siegel's senior night, Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. TOM BECKWITH
Siegel players talk to Baylor Bramble during night Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. TOM BECKWITH
Siegel High student Baylor Bramble came home Thursday after being in different hospitals for six months following a traumatic brain injury. Submitted
Siegel High School football players carry Baylor Bramble's jersey to the field. Bramble sustained a severe head trauma during the season. Tom Beckwith / For The DNJ
Stars were painted on the Blackman football field at the 22nd yard line to remember Mason Loupe, a Siegel football player who died this football season. Stars also were painted on the 33rd yard line to remember Baylor Bramble, who was severely injured during a football game. Helen Comer / DNJ
Nick Mobley of Northside Baptist Church in Murfreesboro leads players from Siegel and Coffee County high schools as well as cheerleaders and other team support in prayer for Baylor Bramble, who sustained a head injury. Tom Beckwith/DNJ
Titans marketing coordinator Toks Sokoya presented Baylor Bramble's siblings, Macy and Brady, a Titans jersey and a signed mini-helmet Tuesday. Submitted
Siegel High School senior Michael Tewell prays for teammate Baylor Bramble after the start of Friday night's game with Coffee County. Players from both teams met in the middle of the field to pray for Bramble, who remains hospitalized at Vanderbilt University Medical Center with a brain injury. Tom Beckwith/DNJ
Players from both Siegel and Coffee County high schools as well as referees, cheerleaders, coaches and others gathered on the field of Friday night's game in Murfreesboro to pray for injured Siegel junior Baylor Bramble. Tom Beckwith/DNJ
Murfreesboro native Tim James, who has written numerous country hits such as the No. 1 Toby Keith song "My List," was quick to volunteer his services for the fundraiser, collecting a couple of his industry buddies to help.
"I don't know the family, but when I was called (by Miller) and asked to do this, I said, 'Absolutely,'" James said. "I was glad to do anything to help."
Joining James for the concert will be Rivers Rutherford, who has written numerous No. 1 songs, including Brooks & Dunn's "Ain't Nothing 'bout You," and Danny Myrick.
"Between the three of us, we've had 20 No. 1 songs," James said. "We're going to sing our songs and tell some stories that inspired the songs. It should be entertaining."
Siegel High football player Baylor Bramble attended the school's prom April 8. (Photo: Tom Beckwith/For The DNJ)
David Bramble is humbled by the continued support from the community.
"We so appreciate the folks who have reached out," Bramble said. "You see so much bad in the world, but we're in a place where you get to see a lot of good."
Baylor continues to progress, including at times being able to move his arms and legs.
"The way it goes, he'll have a really good week and then some down time," Bramble said. "He's making progress. He's worked so hard. More than anything, we just ask that people continue to pray for him. That's our greatest request."
Siegel players talk to Baylor Bramble during night Friday, Oct. 21, 2016. (Photo: TOM BECKWITH)
The event will take place at Siegel's auditorium. A silent auction with appetizers will be from 6-7 p.m. The private concert will be held from 7-9 p.m.
Ticket prices are $25 each.
The event is being sponsored by John Jones Real Estate Company, The Miracle Group at Parks Realty and South Central Bank.
"We want to sell out (600 tickets), and if we do that, that's $15,000 just for ticket sales," Miller said.
For those who can't attend donations are also being accepted. Go to https://www.eventbrite.com/e/a-night-among-the-stars-for-baylor-bramble-tickets-38134266618.
Reach Cecil Joyce at cjoyce@dnj.com or 615-278-5168 and on Twitter @Cecil_Joyce.


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Msgr. Pozzo
In a recent interview granted to Nouvelles de France at the Vatican, the Pope's spokesman for Tradition said some words which might profitably feed the curiosity of our readers, clarifying once again the stakes of the traditionalist struggle.
NDF: Do you know if the Pope is happy with the application of the Motu Proprio?
read the answer >
Msgr. Pozzo stealthily eludes any controversies but his silences speaks volumes, as extensive as the report Una Voce gave to the Vatican (www.fiuv.org)
Msgr. Pozzo: "It is necessary, and a duty, to recuperate the principle of unity of the Liturgy, which precisely justifies the existence of two forms, both legitimate, which can never be placed in opposition or alternative. The extraordinary form is not a return to the past, and must not be understood as a critique of the liturgical reform wanted by Vatican II. Likewise, the ordinary form is not a rupture with the past, but its development at least under certain aspects."
read the question and full answer >
Msgr. Pozzo is advancing a few theses:
a) The extraordinary form of the Mass is not a critique of Vatican II.
He is here faithfully echoing Pope Benedict XVI, who has entirely departed from the barrage Pope Paul VI leveled against the traditional Mass: "Now, if we allow the Mass of St. Pius V to the SSPX, everything we have gained by the Vatican Council will be ruined."1 Paul VI clearly saw a contradiction between the old Mass and the new Council. Does Pope Benedict understand the spirit of the new liturgy better than the Pope who produced it?
b) The two forms of the Mass can never be placed in opposition.
As the Pope teaches that there are not two Churches (the pre and post-conciliar Churches) but one, he also affirms that there are not two Masses (the ordinary and extraordinary rites) but one. For him, the principle of this liturgical unity (which unites the two forms) needs to be recovered. Is this wishful thinking or is there a foundation for such principle of unity? If yes, where is it?
Cardinal Koch thinks otherwise. On May 14, he stated that "in the long term, we cannot stop at a co-existence between the ordinary form and the extraordinary form the Roman rite, but in the future the Church naturally will once again need a common rite…"
Moreover, if Msgr. Pozzo rejects any opposition, Cardinal Koch makes no bones about their differences: "There have been problems, and the need to revisit Vatican II's teachings in liturgy and strengthen certain elements, including the Christological and sacrificial dimensions of the Mass." Now, when he refers to "certain elements" of the Mass including the real Presence and the sacrificial aspect of the Mass, is Cardinal Koch referring only to secondary concepts or to something belonging to the very heart and soul of the Mass?
NDF: "The faithful who ask for the celebration of the forma extraordinaria must not in any way support or belong to groups which show themselves to be against the validity or legitimacy of the Holy Mass or the Sacraments celebrated in the forma ordinaria or against the Roman Pontiff as Supreme Pastor of the Universal Church." (Instruction Universae Ecclesiae, n. 19). Does this remark refer to the SSPX?
Msgr. Pozzo distinguishes the normative Novus Ordo Missae of 1969, the perfect liturgical expression of Vatican II, from the later liturgical applications characterized by doctrinal ambiguity and deformations, abuses and desacralizations, causing the "crumbling of the liturgy".
He seems to ignore that the New Mass itself establishes a model for an evolving liturgy, allowing for exceptions, diverse canons, etc. The legislation itself (open to question) is filled with imprecision and permissions for long periods of time, which allowed the liturgy to enter into a period of change, inventions, varieties, in brief, of chaos.2
This was exactly what Bugnini, the creator of the New Mass, had in mind:
In our era, a cultural, religious, social and human evolution is taking place such that one no longer wants to keep the things of the past. And that is why it seemed to us necessary to make a rite that is better adapted to the mentality of the modern world."3
Annibale Bugnini,
Creator of the New Mass
It has been said that "in important matters authentic tradition consists not in restoring what others have done, but in rediscovering the spirit that brought those things into existence and that would do other, completely different things at other times."4
We must strip from our Catholic prayers and from the Catholic liturgy everything which can be the shadow of a stumbling block for our separated brethren, that is, for the Protestants."5
Msgr. Pozzo makes a clear distinction regarding the concept of "Tradition". It means either the proper defenders of the integrity of doctrine and liturgy, or an ideological concept, opposing Vatican II to what came before Vatican II. Msgr. Pozzo implicitly agrees with the following theses:
a) There is no opposition between Vatican II and pre-Vatican II teaching.
This is not quite what Benedict XVI explains in his famous discourse on the hermeneutic of continuity:
The French Revolution:
which implemented the
principles of Freemasonry:
"Equality, Liberty, Fraternity"
The Syllabus of 1864 is pure opposition! But Vatican II's Gaudium et Spes brings about a counter-syllabus. The Council wished to effect the adaptation of the truths of the Church to the thought of the Age of Enlightenment and of the French Revolution of 1789, because the latter accepts in principle the absolute rights of freedom. So, in the mind of the Pope, the Council intended to accomplish "the synthesis of fidelity and dynamic… It is precisely in this combination of continuity and discontinuity at different levels that the very nature of true reform consists…6
b) The concept of Tradition is flexible.
How can we explain the Pope's viewpoint? Only by understanding his concept of Tradition: "Tradition is not the transmission of things or words, a collection of dead things. Tradition is the living river that links us to the origins, the living river in which the origins are ever present, the great river that leads us to the gates of eternity."7 He had expressed it more bluntly in his earlier years: "Both the Catholic and Protestant interpretation of Christianity have meaning each in its own way; they are true in their historical moment... Truth becomes a function of time... fidelity to yesterday's truth consists precisely in abandoning it, in assimilating it into today's truth."8 "The truth is whatever serves progress, that is, whatever serves the logic of history."9
"The True Notion
of Tradition"
c) Such a flexible concept of Tradition is legitimated by the notion of a "living Tradition".
The Pope understands continuity in the sense of relativism by which one could overcome contradictions by employing the principle that the teachings of the Church are expressed in a historical context.
The discourse of the Pope is coherent, yet contrary to Church's teaching. Living contrasts with posthumous. It refers to the subject and the act of the magisterium: the teachers and the act of teaching disciples. It does not refer to the object of the magisterium (the teaching matter or doctrine). Now, objective Tradition (i.e., dogmas and revealed truths of the Church) is not living but unchangeable. The preaching can become more accurate but the dogma does not change. There is progress, not in the dogma, but in the understanding of the dogma by the faithful who are better protected against the assaults of error. What evolution there is can bear only on the mode of belief and not on the object of belief. This is the ambiguity of the "Living Tradition" of the modernists who use it to render dogma itself perpetually evolving with age and circumstances.
Msgr. Pozzo. "The doctrinal deviations and liturgical deformations which took place after the close of the Second Vatican Council have no objective foundation in the conciliar documents taken in the whole of Catholic doctrine."
Msgr. Pozzo just quoted the Pope speaking of the "crumbling of the liturgy." He is well aware that most Catholics today deny the Real Presence and the existence of Hell, etc. Rome is well aware of the dimensions of the crisis. The effects are jumping out at their face; the hurricane is of cosmic dimensions.
NDF: It does not seem conceivable that a call into question of the Second Vatican Council may happen. Therefore, where do these discussions might lead? To a better understanding of this?
Msgr. Pozzo: "They concern a clarification of points that detail the exact meaning of the teaching of the Council… The objective is to show that we must interpret the Council in the continuity of the Tradition of the Church."
read the full answer >
For Msgr. Pozzo, Vatican II is not open to discussion. The Roman commission would love to have the SSPX's thinkers clarify things and help it to bridge the gap between pre-Vatican II doctrine and Vatican II's teaching.
Yet, on the part of the SSPX, the only reason to discuss doctrine at Rome is to open the eyes of the authorities to the inner contradictions of Vatican II's teaching. Bishop de Galarreta explained this at the beginning of the doctrinal discussions:
…[it] has been clearly agreed upon, the only common and possible criterion of these discussions is the anterior Magisterium. This is a conditio sine qua non (necessary condition) for these discussions...
Bishop Alfonso de Galarreta
It seems clear that the Roman side at times is speechless and tries to include the conciliar teaching as valuable magisterial data. To which we reply: do not bring Vatican II's teaching into the solution: it is part of the problem! What we need to find out is whether or not the pre-Vatican II teaching compared to the Vatican II teaching enjoys the 'hermeneutic of continuity' of Benedict XVI. This and only this could validate the last Council.10
This is the real Roman dilemma: can we discuss a doctrine without submitting it to scrutiny from the outside, to measure it against a yard stick? How can we discuss the value of the conciliar teaching except by comparing it to Tradition, i.e., to the 20 centuries of Church teachings found in our Catholic Encyclopedias, Enchiridion and Denzinger?
The Roman authorities realize the difficulty of reconciling Vatican II's doctrines with the Church of the past. To remedy this, not only do they cast aspersion against those who warn about the danger, but they change the concept of Tradition so as to pretend that all is wonderful and unchanged under the Roman sky, surrounded by a moribund Church. It is like a policeman inquiring about an explosion, laying his hands on the persons who cried "Fire!" and starting a philosophical discussion to show that this explosion was not caused by fire, but a breeze. Meanwhile no one investigates who or what sparked the explosion!
NDF: Do you think that today still, the teaching of the Council has not been properly applied?
Msgr. Pozzo. "On the whole, unfortunately I think it is so… There are complex situations in which we find out that the teaching of the Council is not yet understood…"
By now, Msgr Pozzo is getting into deep waters. Vatican II was allegedly a pastoral and non-dogmatic council so that the message and the spirit of the Church could be made clear to everybody. Yet, in fact, after 40 years, "on the whole", the teaching of the Council has not been applied? The question deserves being asked: is this due to the incapacity of the authorities or rather to the lack of clarity of the trumpet sounding the cry to arms?
Frs. Rahner and Ratzinger (right)
at the Second Vatican Council
Among those who were present at the Council, was there Professor Ratzinger, an active theologian and behind much of the Vatican II spirit and renewal? What was Cardinal Ratzinger doing as the doctrinal bulldog of the faith under John Paul II, the Pope of change and of open rupture with the past? How come no one seems to have raised his voice before all the heresies, errors, and wrong interpretations of Vatican II during these forty long years of eclipse of the true Council? And if no one has been able to clarify and put in practice the true Council until now, how can one, out of the blue, say that he has the true spirit and the power to implement it?
According to Msgr. Pozzo, some have an ideological concept which is deformed because it rejects that "the second Vatican Council is part of Tradition" … "Some still practice a hermeneutic of discontinuity with Tradition" (i.e., mostly Vatican II teaching).
Msgr. Pozzo signifies two things which, to him, are evident:
a) Vatican II is a Council in line with Tradition.
The "ecumenical" Second Vatican Council, unlike all others, did not work at clarifying theological problems so as to maintain the purity of doctrine against heretics. It was aimed at pleasing heretics, whatever the doctrinal price to pay. Not quite the same, is it? The term "ecumenical" has radically changed.
Only with an abundance of ambiguities and behind-the-scenes maneuvering did they succeed in passing off to the Council Fathers the identity of contraries: God is the end of the universe and man is the end of the universe (Gaudium et Spes); error has no rights yet all sects are allowed to proliferate with papal approval (Dignitatis Humanae); the Church of Jesus Christ is only the Catholic Church and is not only the Catholic Church (subsistit in of Lumen Gentium); truth in matters of religion is the Catholic Faith alone and it is not the Catholic Faith alone (Unitatis Redintegratio); the grace of Jesus Christ is received exclusively through the Catholic Church and it is not received exclusively through her (Unitatis Redintegratio). So it is that the Council was only able to implement the incoherent charter of ecumenism by sacrificing the principles of reason and the Faith. Vatican II is contradiction, not Tradition!
b) Vatican II is part of the universal magisterium and enjoys infallibility.
It may come as a surprise that the same neo-modernist theologians who, on the eve of the Council, detested the universal ordinary magisterium, should today be its greatest advocates and invoke its authority at the drop of a hat. But that was before the storming of the Bastille! Henceforth the "fundamentalists" have been chained and scorned as leprous, which has created de facto a universal modernist consensus.
The revolutionaries can therefore have a field day celebrating the universal ordinary magisterium of Vatican II. But can the universal magisterium contradict itself and remain infallible? Are we facing an insoluble dilemma? On the contrary, the solution is very simple. Universality in the context of magisterium does not signify mere unanimity in space but also in time, according to the Canon of Lerins: "quod semper et ubique"—always and everywhere. Take the character of perpetuity away from infallibility and nothing remains to prevent the Church from falling prisoner to an ideological mass movement, imposing its errors by means of a pressure group.11
This is precisely what occurred at Vatican II. The objective and eloquent history of the Council, The Rhine Flows into the Tiber by Ralph Wiltgen, gives proof enough of this coup d'etat.
Msgr. Pozzo: "…there are certain SSPX objections that do make sense, because there has been an interpretation of rupture…
…The essential point [of the discussions] is of a doctrinal nature. In order to reach a true reconciliation, it is necessary to pass over certain doctrinal problems that are at the basis of the current fracture…"
Msgr. Pozzo knows full well that the SSPX holds to the doctrine of Pius XII—to say nothing of what came before—and that we believe that the post-Vatican II mainstream teaching contradicts it. If the doctrines are distinct to the point of constituting a "fracture", should we not ask ourselves who is in the right? Is it Pius XII following 20 centuries of faith or a 50 year old "Conciliar Church?"12 If one is right, the other is necessarily wrong.
"The Mass of All Time has never been abrogated." It took about 40 years to discover—or rather to uncover—this truth. The Mass of St. Pius V is finally vindicated. Likewise, it took about the same time to signify that the SSPX was not the schismatic sect the liberals pretended it was and to take away the mortal blow of excommunication from its leaders. Will it take another 40 years to come to grip with a dispassionate study of Vatican II, facing the judgment of the timeless Tradition of the Church?
Pope St. Pius V
If the time is not ripe to question Vatican II, it is not ripe either for true answers to serious problems, problems never seen before in the heart of Catholic priests and laymen, living in perpetual contradiction: "An intention to remain faithful to two councils [Vatican I and Vatican II] which differ so clearly the one from the other is quite simply untenable. The Council presented Catholics with a problem so unusual that they only managed to sidestep it by a certain blindness and surrender of reason."13
This is why Bishop Fellay's comment on the Roman discussions is quite subdued: "What does Rome propose to do with us now? ...the crisis of the Church has certainly not ended. What is our fate in this crisis? I believe that, at some level, the Good Lord linked us with this crisis, because we are working for the restoration of the Church."14
1 Jean Guitton, Paul VI secret, in The Mass of All Time (Angelus Press), p. 263.
2 Itinéraires, article of R. Dulac #140, p. 50.
3 The Mass of All Time, p. 233.
4 A. Bugnini, The Reform of the Liturgy (Liturgical Press, 1990), p. 44.
5 Printed in the March 19, 1965 L'Osservatore Romano and The Mass of All Time, p. 228.
6 Discourse 12/22/2005
7 http://www.beginningcatholic.com/catholic-tradition.html Catechesis on Catholic Tradition, April 2006. Also, Benedict XVI: Jesus, the Apostles, and the Early Church (Ignatius Press: 2007), pg. 28.
8 Principles of Catholic Theology, Building Stones for a Fundamental Theology, p. 16 (Ignatius Press, 1987).
9 Ibid. p. 17.
10 http://www.dici.org/en/news/bishop-de-galarreta%E2%80%99s-comments-of-december-19-2009/
11 One Hundred Years of Modernism, p.275, Angelus Press MO, 2006.
12 A phrase coined by Msgr. Benigni before Archbishop Lefebvre.
13 Daniel Olivier, Les Deux Visages du Pretre (Fayard, 1971), p.106.
14 Interview in Gabon, June 2011.

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Apparently, you're not supposed to call it "baby weight" if it's been longer than a year after you've given birth -- tell THAT to my thighs and my three-year old daughter.
Kourtney Kardashian has managed to shed 30 of the 45 pounds she gained while pregnant with Penelope, and look more fabulous than ever, which makes us both proud of her and a liiiitle bit jealous. She and her babies are gorgeous enough as it is, and frankly we didn't mind seeing her with a few extra pounds. But Kourtney Kardashian wasn't having any of that -- she's back and more beautiful than ever.
How'd she lose those pesky baby pounds? What'd she snack on to get her rockin' bod back? The answer may surprise you. Or, at the very least, make you wonder how to pronounce it.
Kourt explains that while she was breastfeeding her son Mason, she totally craved sweets, so she snacked on a box of one of the most delicious types of cookies EVER -- Nilla Wafers. During her second pregnancy with baby Penelope, she decided to kick that nasty (delicious) cookie habit, so she wouldn't gain so much weight.
When Kourt was asked how she lost the baby weight, she claims, "When I'm here around the house, I just eat healthy."
So what's she's traded in her delicious cookies for? Another delicious yet far more nutritious treat: edamame. Steamed soybeans are one of nature's most delicious foods and one of my personal favs. They're extremely good for you, although half the people I know loathe eating them, which baffles me.
Apparently edamame was all it took for Kourt to lose those thirty pounds.
We have to say, we're thrilled it worked for her, but sorta jealous.
See, when I had my last baby, I did the same thing -- opted for edamame rather than the cookies or cupcakes I so desperately craved, shoving the soybeans down my gullet like it was my job or something.
Now, I wasn't eating 20 pounds of edamame a day or anything, it's just that the edamame didn't have the same effect on me as it did Kourt Kardashian. At the very least, it tasted good, even if it did go directly onto my thighs.
Despite our jealousy, we're thrilled that Kourtney shed those 30 pounds and is looking hotter than ever.
Have you tried edamame? Do you like it?


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Are you searching for robot kits for kids? If so, you'll be pleased to know that we've researched the top options that are available and reviewed them below.
We've taken care of the hard part – all you need to do is have a read through the best choices in this post and decide on the one that you think your child would have the most fun with.
A buying guide section is also available at the end to provide you with additional information.
This LEGO Robot Coding Kit comes with a total of 840 pieces, which is plenty to keep your kids engaged for a while. With so many pieces available, children are able to use their creative thinking and problem-solving skills to assemble the kit.
During the process, their hand-eye coordination and motor skills are able to improve greatly. Once it has been put together, kids are left with a motor, move hub, and a color and distance sensor. In addition to this, there's a Bluetooth feature available too.
This allows you to easily connect the kit to Bluetooth enables devices and download the app for some fun features to play around with. We also liked how this set can be used to make 5 different models.
The color and distance sensors available with this one make it a lot of fun to play with. Building the kit is awesome for your child's motor skills and coordination.
The Think Gizmos Build Your Own Robot Toys for Kids features a range of 237 pieces for kids to assemble. This is an effective way to develop their hand-eye coordination and motor skills. Not to mention, their problem-solving and creative thinking skills are given the chance to improve too.
The kit comes with a remote control which kids can use to move the robot around after they've assembled it. There are 4 different robots available for kids to build. So, once they've built and played with one for long enough, they can disassemble it and make another one.
Each robot toy takes anywhere between 30 minutes and 2 hours to construct. This is an excellent way to improve your child's patience, as well as their ability to focus for longer. Children feel a great sense of accomplishment after completing and playing with each toy.
With 4 different toys available to build, kids are able to remain engaged and focused for a while with this set. Their creative thinking, motor skills, and hand-eye coordination abilities are all able to improve.
This Tinkering Labs Electric Motors Catalyst STEM Kit comes with a total of over 50 parts. Therefore, children are able to be occupied for some time while constructing it. During the process, their hand-eye coordination and motor skills are able to improve.
We were impressed with how there are instructions that kids can use to build a wide range of different robot toys. So, you can feel confident in knowing that they'll be able to use this kit for a while to come.
They can use it to build robot toy cars by adding other LEGO pieces and motor parts. As a result, the kit encourages them to be super imaginative, which is great for their creative thinking skills.
Kids have a blast building the various robot toys available in this set. It inspires them to be more creative and develops their coordination and motor skills.
The Botley The Coding Robot Activity Set by Learning Resources comes with a range of 77 pieces for kids to use and construct their toy. As a result, their hand-eye coordination and motor skills are able to improve. Furthermore, children are able to put their problem-solving skills to the test as well.
The kit comes with detachable robot arms, as well as 40 coding cards. Therefore, it's an awesome set for helping your kids to learn about the basics of coding from a young age. It's highly educational and cognitively stimulating.
We were impressed with how the toy comes with smart logic technology built-in. This enables it to detect objects as well as tackle obstacle courses.
This is an excellent kit that teaches kids about coding, while also developing their motor skills and problem-solving abilities.
This Educational Solar Robot kit comes with an incredible 14-in-1 feature. Kids are able to use the set to create up to 14 different robot toys, which keeps them entertained for hours on end. It encourages them to be more creative and helps to develop their hand-eye coordination and motor skills.
As kids are building the different toys available, they're given the opportunity to learn more about how solar energy works. So, it's a highly educational set, that's also exciting. The solar power function is awesome as it enables the toy to function without requiring batteries or being recharged.
It also comes with a feature that enables it to work in water and on the land. There are toys that can crawl or walk on land, and there are others that can float in the water.
Children are able to learn more about solar energy due to the hands-on approach that this set involves. Their hand-eye coordination and motor skills are also able to develop.
The Thames & Kosmos Robotics Smart Machines Science Kit allows kids to build a total of 8 different robot toys. Therefore, you can feel confident in knowing that your children will have a blast using the set for a while. Building the different toys is excellent for developing your child's motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
It can be connected to a smartphone where you can use the app to program the robot to control what you want it to do. This is something that kids have a blast with. It's also great for teaching them the basics of how programming works.
The instructional manual that's available is super easy for kids to follow and use on their own. This is a result of the colors and illustrations that are available.
This is an awesome set for helping kids to learn about programming, while also developing their motor skills and coordination.
The Meccano Erector Set Robot for Kids comes with a range of 291 parts and takes around 1-3 hours to build. As a result, you can expect your kids to use their motor skills and problem-solving abilities to complete constructing this one. It features a couple of hand tools, a decal sheet, and instructions.
During the building process, kids are given a challenge, which is great for stimulating their cognitive thinking abilities, as well as their creative thinking skills. Children feel a great sense of achievement when they complete building this one.
They also love to involve other people to help out. Therefore, it can be great for improving their social skills and abilities to work in teams. There are different programmable modes available, which include things like attack mode and guard mode, which are a lot of fun to play with.
This kit is more difficult for kids to build, which means that they're likely to need some help. As a result, their social skills and teamwork abilities are able to improve.
The 4M Table Top Robot provides kids with a hands-on approach to learning about how robotics work. They have a blast constructing the robot toy – it also develops their hand-eye coordination and motor skills.
Once the toy has been assembled, it can be activated to move around on its own. We were impressed with how it can detect objects that are blocking its path and move out of the way. It can also perform a range of tricks which are fun to watch.
Children have a ton of fun with this toy and it inspires them to be more imaginative and improve their creative thinking skills. They love involving other people to help build the toy and play with it afterward too, which is awesome for their social skills.
This is an educational set that teaches kids about robotics, while also enabling them to have fun and develop their motor skills and coordination.
This LEGO Mindstorms EV3 Robot Kit features a total of 60 pieces, which provides kids with plenty of parts to remain busy with assembling for hours. It's a great way for them to develop their motor skills and hand-eye coordination. We liked how it comes with touch, color, and IR sensors as it provides kids with a lot to observe.
There's also a remote control available that enables kids to control the robot. They can make it move around, talk, shoot targets, and grab things. We were impressed with how it has a range of 17 different possibilities for children to play with. Therefore, you can eb sure that they'll be entertained for a long time.
Kids are also given the opportunity to learn about coding. This is because the toy is controlled via a programmer, which children can use by downloading the app. So, it's fun and educational!
This is an awesome kit that kids have a blast building and playing with for hours. It's excellent for teaching them about programming in an exciting way.
This UBTECH Builderbots Kit Interactive Building Block Set features a range of 357 pieces which have a snap-together function. Therefore, kids are able to easily put all of the pieces together while developing their motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
When the robot toy has been assembled, it has an LED light, infrared sensor, and 4 robotic servo motors. Kids have a blast controlling the robot by programming it and watching how it reacts.
This is an awesome way to teach kids about the basics of programming. They can program the robot toy to pick things up and move around obstacles that are blocking its path. This encourages children to play and think with more creativity.
Kids have been loving using this kit to learn about programming while also having a lot of fun in the process.
This Robo Explorer Robot Toy by LEGO has a fantastic 3-in-1 feature. Therefore, kids are able to have a blast building and playing with 3 different robots in this one set. They can make exciting toys, such as a robot dog that comes with a jet-pack that lights up.
We found this set to be an effective way to help kids develop their ability to be more imaginative, which is great for their creative thinking skills. Furthermore, we were impressed with how interactive the toys are.
Their eyes can light up and their bodies can move around freely. As a result, kids feel encouraged to play with it for hours and have a lot of fun.
Kids have a lot of fun playing with the different robots available in this single kit. It helps them to think more creatively and have a blast.
The Makeblock Starter Robot Kit comes with 2-in-1, which enables kids to build and play with different toys. Children are given the choice to build either a 3-wheeled robot car, or a robot tank. So, when they've built and played with one, they can move onto the other.
It's a great way to develop their hand-eye coordination and motor skills. Furthermore, they're encouraged to play with the toys in more imaginative ways, which is awesome for their creative thinking skills.
We also liked how it comes with a graphical programming system which can be used on laptops and computers. It provides kids with the opportunity to learn about programming in an exciting way.
This is a fantastic set that helps kids to think more creatively and learn about how programming works.
This ELEGOO UNO Project Upgraded Smart Robot Car Kit is a fantastic set for beginners. It provides kids with a hands-on approach to learning how to code and discover more about electronics. Therefore, it's highly educational.
We also liked how it encourages children to build things and develop their hand-eye coordination and motor skills. Not to mention, their creative thinking abilities are improved during the process too.
There are 24 different module parts available. These are what the toy uses to perform various functions, such as moving around obstacles. You can also download an app for kids to use and control the robot with.
Children have a lot of fun playing with this kit and learning about programming, while also improving their creative thinking skills.
The Design & Drill Robot by Educational Insights is a fantastic choice for younger kids. This is because it comes with a range of pieces that can be easily snapped together. Children can then use the colored bolt pieces and safe screwdriver to drill them in.
We found this to be a remarkably fun experience for kids that helps them to develop their motor skills and hand-eye coordination. It's also effective at improving their problem-solving abilities.
The kit also comes with a range of stickers. Kids have a blast using this stickers to decorate their robot toy, which is awesome for their creative thinking skills. The tools that are available with this kit are great for peaking your child's interest in engineering.
Younger kids have a lot of fun playing with this set and developing crucial skills, such as their motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
This STEM Toy Making Set comes with a total of 4 models in one. Therefore, kids are provided with plenty to play with and be entertained for hours. Each one of the toys takes between 30 minutes and 2 hours to construct. The building process is excellent for your child's motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
The instructions that are included are available in color and have diagrams to make it easier for kids to construct the toys. As a result, they're able to play with the toys independently.
Building these sets also teaches kids about how to focus for longer periods of time. Their ability to follow instructions and think logically is improved. Not to mention, these toys encourage children to think more creatively.
This is a fantastic set that enables kids to spend hours on end building the various toys and developing their ability to think more creatively.
The Thames & Kosmos Remote Control Machines set provides children with the opportunity to build up to 10 different models with one kit. Therefore, you can feel confident in knowing that your kids will be able to play with this set for a while.
Constructing all of these different models is excellent for your child's motor skills and hand-eye coordination. It also encourages them to play with more imagination, which is great for their creative thinking skills.
There are 3 motors available which can be used in the different vehicle and machine toys. So, kids are able to experiment with how they use these motors depending on the toy that they've made.
Children are able to be occupied for hours on end when playing with this set because of how it includes 10 different models in one.
The ZOOB BuilderZ ZOOB Bot set is a fantastic beginners set for kids. It introduces them to robots and teaches them about electronics in an exciting way. It comes with a total of 49 pieces which kids can use to assemble and develop their motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
These pieces include 2 wheels, a ZOOB piece that lights up, a 2-wheeled motor, 4 tires, and more. Therefore, there are a lot of parts for kids to assemble and be engaged for hours. It's awesome for improving their ability to focus.
We also liked how it features a pull-back motor feature. Children have a lot of fun pulling the robot toy backwards and watching how it moves off forwards. It's a great way to improve their ability to play and think more creatively.
We liked how this robot toy kit enables children to develop their motor skills and coordination, while also learning more about electronics.
Now that you have a better understanding of what the top build your own robot sets have to offer, you can begin narrowing down your search to finding the one that you think will suit your child the best.
If you still aren't feeling 100% certain on which one to pick, you'll want to have a read through this buying guide section. We've included information on the different types of kits available, the various brands, as well as which ones we recommend for kids and teens.
After reading through the robot making kits above, you will have noticed that there are a variety of different kinds available. If you were interested to learn more about the different types, take a look below.
There are a few kits that are specifically made for beginners. We recommend these sets to younger kids or those who have no experience with building or robot toys. They are designed as a way to introduce kids to these kits.
Therefore, the instructions are generally easy to follow and they aren't too difficult to assemble.
The advanced kits are the ones that tend to have more pieces or a wider range of models available to build in one set. They provide kids with more to do, which means that they are more challenging.
These ones may be best for kids who want to play with the set in groups or who are slightly older. With more pieces available to construct, kid are able to put their problem-solving skills to the test.
We've included a number of programmable kits in this review because of how educational they are. Children have a lot of fun building and playing with the sets, which encourages them to want to learn more about how programming works.
They're able to program their robot toys to do different things. Therefore, it's a very hands-on approach to learning that kids have a lot of fun with.
Remote control robot toys for kids are a lot of fun as they enable them to build and control their toys. It's highly interactive and allows kids to have fun controlling their toy for hours on end.
There are a number of top brands that manufacture robot toys that we have mentioned in this review. If you wanted to learn a little bit more about each of these companies, take a quick look at the section below.
STEM Robotics is focused on helping kids to learn more while playing with their toys. STEM stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Therefore, the toys that they make are awesome for educating kids on these topics, while also ensuring that they have fun doing so.
As a result, they feel more encouraged to continue to learn.
Makeblock are another great brand that creates toys for kids that are both incredibly fun and educational. They were founded in 2013 and have been implemented in schools as a way of providing kid with a deeper understanding of education and technology.
Lego is a very well-known brand that is known for manufacturing high-quality toy sets, and their robotic sets are no different.
Their sets come with a range of pieces that require kids to use their hand-eye coordination and motor skills to assemble. We also like how the Lego sets encourage children to play and think with more creativity.
Learning Resources is a brand that has been around since 1994 and they make high-quality toys that help children to learn and have fun. Their toys are often used in schools due to how effective they are at helping children to learn.
They understand how to combine fun and education, and that's why their toys are so effective for kids.
Educational Insights is another brand, just like Learning Resources, that understands how powerful their toys can be at helping kids to learn by making them exciting. The playful nature that they implement into all of their toys makes the learning experience a lot more enjoyable for kids.
We also like how their toy range inspires children to play with more imagination and develop their creative thinking skills.
Depending on the age of the person that you're looking to buy a robot set for, there are some things to consider. To learn more about how to select the best kit based on the age range of the child who you're buying it for, take a look below.
When it comes to finding a kit for kids ages 5 – 12, we recommend one like the Learning Resources Botley the Coding Robot Activity Set.
These kinds of sets are great for kids as they come with enough pieces to still be a challenge, without being too overwhelming and difficult. Something that has educational value to it would also be a great idea for kids.
The 14-in-1 Educational Solar Robot is a fantastic option for teenagers due to the fact that they're able to make up to 14 different models in one set.
So, sets that are more difficult and provide more to do are best for teenagers. It keeps them more engaged and challenges them enough to learn new things.
So, that wraps up our review on the best build a robot kits that are currently available. Be sure to read through the main features of each item, as well as the pros, cons, age recommendation, and what makes each one stand out.
That's what will provide you with the best idea of whether or not you think it would be the best choice for your child. Our buying guide section also ensures that you have more information to help you feel completely confident about your final decision.


Suspenseful chronicle of the 12 days in December 1941 that would define the perimeters of the global conflagration.
Mawdsley (Professorial Research Fellow/Univ. of Glasgow; World War II: A New History, 2009, etc.) embarks on the action from the first day and never lets up in this crisp, chronological study—from the Japanese Imperial Conference's ratification of war on Dec. 1 against the United States, Britain and the Netherlands, setting in motion the Southern Operation invasion, to Germany's declaration of war on the U.S. on the 11th. In between, Hitler's lightning thrust into the Soviet Union was now mired in mud and the approaching winter. In Libya, the British under General Ritchie were driving General Rommel and his Italian allies back from securing the supply port at Tobruk. Yet the essential crisis at this moment was gathering steam in Southeast Asia and the Pacific islands, with the launch of the Japanese invasion convoy on Dec. 4, which struck Malaya and southern Thailand, Singapore, Pearl Harbor, Wake, Guam, the Philippines and Hong Kong. Mawdsley has an excellent grip on the behind-the-scenes political and diplomatic scurrying among London, Washington, Berlin and Tokyo, much of it desperate and, to readers in hindsight, smugly blinkered, as Japan's hostile intentions were not hidden and the Allies had broken the Japanese encryption in 1940. Crucial code warnings received by U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Harold Stark were not delivered to the Pacific commanders in time. Pearl Harbor brought America into the war, bolstering Britain and turning the tide. Hitler announced in a Dec. 12 speech his resolve to "clear the table" of the Jews; a week later he had taken direct command of the German Army.
A rigorous, sharp survey of this decisive moment in the war.


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Pokemon Go Will Soon Stop Working on Older Android Devices
Brandy Berthelson
Here's what you need to know.
Update (06/17/2020): The Niantic Support Twitter account announced that this update has been pushed to a later date, but a new date wasn't given.
Trainers, at the beginning of August 2020, an update to Pokemon Go will remove support for 32-bit Android devices, meaning players with those devices will no longer be able to play the game.
If you have a 64-bit Android device, or an iOS device (like an iPhone), you won't be affected by this change and don't need to do anything to continue playing the game.
In a news post, Niantic, the developer of Pokemon Go, provided a few examples of the devices that will be affected by this update:
"Samsung Galaxy S4, S5, Note 3, J3
Sony Xperia Z2, Z3
Motorola Moto G (1st generation)
Many Android devices released before 2015"
If you need to find out whether your device will be affected, this guide on How-To Geek can help you out.
In its news post, Niantic provided more information about why this change is being made:
"By removing support for 32-bit Android devices, we will be able to streamline our development process and focus resources on supporting newer operating systems and technologies."
If you will be affected by this change and plan to upgrade to a newer Android or iOS device in order to continue playing Pokemon Go, make sure you know the login details for the account you use to play the game so that you can access your account on your new device!
Brandy Berthelson has been writing about video games and technology since 2006, with her work appearing on sites including AOL Games, Digital Spy, and Adweek's Social Pro Daily. When she's not gaming, Brandy enjoys crafting, baking, and traveling with her husband.
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How could self-driving cars change motoring?
Autonomous vehicles have great potential if it completely rules the driver out of the equation - especially if it is Homer Simpson...
By Rob Banino
Published: 30th June, 2017 at 00:00
It seems like The Simpsons has been on television almost as long as we've been driving on the roads – which means Homer has plenty of example as to why driverless cars might not be such a bad thing…
Some cars already have 'parking assistance' that allows the vehicle to manoeuvre itself into tight spots (like this). But they require the driver to be there 'just in case'. If a driverless vehicle could be trusted to park itself, it could drop you off at your destination and find a space on its own. Hopefully it would make a better choice than Homer.
It's likely that anyone operating a vehicle, autonomous or not, will still require some sort of training in order to do so. But the arrival of autonomous vehicles is expected to result in changes to the Highway Code and possibly the skills taught while a new driver is learning. Maybe in this situation Homer is a little too enthusiastic to learn the law…
If a car can take you anywhere without you having to drive, why do we need taxi drivers? Uber has stated that its plan is to eventually operate an autonomous fleet. So while it may be goodbye to awkward conversations with drivers, there may also be considerable job losses, a sentiment Homer seems none too happy about.
If autonomous vehicles reach a point where the controls can be entirely handed over to the car, there'd be no need to stay awake during the journey. You could simply get in, buckle up and nod off, although we can't imagine the law would look too fondly on it, especially in Homer's sate.
You're visiting a city and you want to see the sights. Would you rather get on a tour bus, or hop in a car and let it ferry you from one destination to the next? While it might be fun to jump on an open-top bus, there's always the threat of rain spoiling the trip – or students.
Road haulage
Goods reach us aboard vans or lorries, but drivers can only be at the wheel for a specific number of hours each day. Autonomous vehicles could make long trips without rest stops. Faster journeys and greater fuel efficiency equals lower costs, but potentially another career in jeopardy. Who knows, maybe Homer and Bart discovered it's already here…?
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New AAHOA president and CEO gets to work
From advocacy to training, the association has much to do, he said
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New AAHOA President and CEO Cecil Staton answered Asian Hospitality's questions on how he is adjusting to his new job, what the American dream looks like for the next generation of hoteliers, the increasing role of women in the organization and the industry as well as several other topics.
IT'S BEEN A little more than a month now since educator and former Georgia legislator Cecil Staton was picked to be AAHOA's next president and CEO. His selection came after a 10 months search for a replacement for former President and CEO Chip Rogers after he left for a new position with the American Hotel & Lodging Association.
AAHOA members face a number of issues going into the new year and Staton took time to talk to Asian Hospitality about some of them. Below are his responses to questions on finding the American dream, the rise of women in the industry and the legacy he seeks to maintain.
AH: How have your first few days on the job been?
Staton: AAHOA represents over 19,300 members, employs nearly 40 professionals and has offices in Atlanta and Washington, D.C., so there is a lot to absorb. My first few weeks here have been great. I've gotten to know the officers, the board of directors and the professional staff, and I've begun speaking with more members and some of our partners. This association attracts remarkably dynamic people, both as members, partners and employees, and I am enjoying meeting as many of them as I can.
AH: You've said you were attracted to the position at AAHOA because it represents a compelling version of the American dream. How do you think that dream is changing for the new generation of Indian American hoteliers who are now taking the reins? How should AAHOA change to help them?
Staton: I think that for the next generation of hoteliers, the foundational concept of the American Dream remains unchanged. Hoteliers still want a path to build their businesses through hard work and good business acumen without significant regulatory burdens or arbitrary taxes and fees inhibiting growth. AAHOA continues to help all hoteliers build their businesses through our extensive educational offerings, networking opportunities and political engagement.
AH: Women are playing an increasingly important role in AAHOA and in the hospitality industry in general. How do you plan to work with Chairwoman Jagruti Panwala to encourage further participation by women in the association?
Staton: Women hoteliers are a significant part of AAHOA's membership and AAHOA continues to offer educational and networking opportunities geared towards empowering women to take a more pronounced role in the industry. Whether it is brand development days, our Women Hoteliers Conference or education sessions at our convention and regional conferences, we want to make sure that the unique perspectives of women hoteliers can be appreciated and elevated in our industry. I hope that Jagruti serving as chairwoman and our other female board members will inspire other women hoteliers to seek out leadership roles in AAHOA and inspire decisionmakers in our industry to seek out more female candidates for leadership positions.
AH: What are some of the most important trends in the hospitality industry for which you would like to help AAHOA members prepare?
Staton: While many hoteliers are more prepared for changes to our economy than they were during the financial crisis in 2008, the potential for a slowdown got us thinking of ways we could help hoteliers weather it. AAHOA offers numerous educational resources on financial management and revenue management and optimization and our professional development team is working with industry experts to create new and exclusive content in these areas. We are also assisting members in navigating the ever-changing brand landscape. The hospitality industry saw more than 100 new brands rolled out in the past few years. To help hoteliers make sense of this, AAHOA's brand development days are an excellent opportunity for hoteliers to meet with brand executives and learn about what it takes to develop a branded property. We also offer numerous educational resources to help hoteliers enhance their understanding of franchise agreements and take advantage of brand resources.
AH: How is technology changing the hospitality industry, and do you have plans for new educational programs AAHOA can offer to help members incorporate that new technology into their businesses?
Staton: Technological advances are impacting the hospitality industry on many fronts. Whether they are guest-facing, such as check-in kiosks or mobile apps, back of the house, such as software for optimizing logistics, scheduling, etc., or disrupters such as OTAs or STR platforms, AAHOA is committed to ensuring that hoteliers have the resources to understand how these innovations impact their businesses and where opportunities to capitalize on them exist. We work to bring hoteliers and vendor partners together to network and learn about new technologies that are changing the shape of the industry. AAHOA's educational team identifies new trends that may impact hoteliers, their employees and guests and creates webinars and education sessions to help them understand and adapt to new technologies. We will be rolling out our education sessions for the AAHOA 2020 Convention and Trade Show in Orlando, Florida, in the coming weeks, and we are constantly holding new webinars and trainings available exclusively to AAHOA members through MyAAHOA.com. Our current library has more than 400 educational webinars and sessions and I look forward to what our team will develop next.
AH: You've said your legislative experience can benefit AAHOA's advocacy efforts. Coming in fresh, are there any changes you'd like to make to how that advocacy is undertaken? The association has two major legislative summits, is there more that can be done on a day to day basis?
Staton: I would love to see more AAHOA members offer back of the house tours to their state and federal elected officials. I think it is especially important to extend invitations to elected officials who may not yet share our deep appreciation for the role small business owners play in our economy or who hold an incomplete understanding of how a business works. There is much to be gained from the constructive conversations that these tours and meetings inspire.
We have a robust federal affairs team, and I look forward to our continued engagement with Congress and the White House. That said, the policies that state and local governments craft can have a more profound effect on hotels, especially when it comes to issues like property taxes, occupancy taxes, wages, zoning, and short-term rentals. That's why we are expanding our state and local government affairs department and initiatives to help hoteliers inform the legislative process at that level.
AH: How important are partnerships with other organizations like AHLA and state and regional hospitality associations? Are there new relationships you would like AAHOA pursue?
Staton: AAHOA shares concerns with many likeminded associations in many issue areas and a good working relationship with them is invaluable to constructive outcomes. When we work together on an issue, such as human trafficking prevention, and present a united front, we can be most impactful in reaching all facets of the hospitality industry, influencing lawmakers, and informing policy solutions. We are always looking for partners who can help America's small business owners as well as those with whom we can work to use our members' unique perspectives to inform and advance the discussions that are key to establishing and maintaining pro-growth policies.
AH: You seem to have a lot in common with your predecessor, Chip Rogers. You both served in the Georgia legislature at the same time and you both have roots in the publishing industry. How well do you know each other? Did he encourage you to apply for the position in AAHOA, and if so what elements of his legacy do you think are most important to continue?
Staton: Chip and I worked together in the Georgia Senate and I respect the work that he did at AAHOA to move the association forward. He tapped into the unrealized potential of AAHOA's membership to be an important voice in policy discussions. During his tenure, AAHOA built a government affairs department that allowed hoteliers to share their perspectives and small business experience with policymakers. Expanding AAHOA's advocacy initiatives is a top priority for me. Every hotelier should make advocacy a part of their business plan, and AAHOA is here to help them do just that. I was pleased to have Chip's support during the hiring process, and I look forward to working with him and our partners at AHLA.
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Today's podcast was developed by six-year-old Erinn Parsons, who is a huge fan of Thanksgiving. Now that Halloween is behind us, it's never too early for Thanksgiving talk. Hopefully this podcast inspires you to get ready for the month of gratitude.
Listen to Nov. 2 - Erinn preps for Thanksgiving month now.


We are at the halfway mark!
Are you doing something every day to step outside of your creative comfort zone?
Are you challenging yourself to try something new?
Remember, don't hold back. Put your all into your creativity. Expand beyond as many perceived limitations as you can. Find new ways to do things. Discover things about yourself and your creativity.
You never know if something is uncomfortable until you try it. Don't be afraid to give it a try to see. Then take a step back to look what comes from it. It may not be as uncomfortable as you think it will be. The product of that creativity may just be amazing.
Don't make excuses. Make magic!
We are seven days into the challenge.
Are you stepping outside of your comfort zone and trying something new with your creativity?
Are you trying things that you were/are afraid to try?
Make sure that you are silencing your inner critic. This is an exercise in tackling your fears and trying something new. You don't have to share the product of this exercise with anyone if you don't want to.
Take a deep breath and let go of the finished product. Let go of any hangups that you may have when it comes to creativity.


Backing up or running a backup, is the result of the copying and archiving data so it may be used later to restore the original after a data loss event for example.
Recover data after its loss, deletion or even corruption.
Recover data from the past (depending on the data retention policy).
Backups, alone, aren't a complete disaster recovery plan. Because not all backup systems are able to restore the data.


Latina Community College Leaders and the Role Cultural Intelligence Plays in Their Leadership: El líderazgo inteligente de administradoras Latinas.
Purpose: The purpose of this phenomenological study was to discover and describe how Latina community college administrators utilize the four elements of Cultural Intelligence (CQ) to provide leadership in their organizations.
Methodology: The phenomenological qualitative approach was used to describe the utilization of cultural intelligence of ten Latina community college administrators to provide effective leadership in their organizations. The researcher conducted in-depth interviews to gain insight into participants' leadership behaviors outlined in the study's purpose. An examination of the data collected revealed patterns and themes.
Findings: Examination of study participants' interviews resulted in ten themes and 411 frequencies among the four elements of Cultural Intelligence. Twelve key findings were discovered based on the frequency of mentions made by the study participants.
Conclusions: The 12 key findings were summarized as four conclusions, one for each Cultural Intelligence element. Latina leaders in this study stressed the importance of knowing your purpose; remembering your personal story and being empathetic; honoring and respecting everyone; asking questions; learning from one another; becoming advocates of change; helping to pave the way for others; checking themselves regularly; knowing your audience and adapting accordingly; practicing self-awareness; and remaining student-centered.
Recommendations: Further research examining the role that cultural intelligence (CQ) plays in Latina leadership within community colleges could provide insight into the positive aspects of culture that possibly influence Latina leadership effectiveness.
Avila, Patricia, "Latina Community College Leaders and the Role Cultural Intelligence Plays in Their Leadership: El líderazgo inteligente de administradoras Latinas." (2018). Dissertations. 166.


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US – Software firm DataXu has launched Open AI for Ads, an initiative aimed at improving marketing outcomes using artificial intelligence.
According to the company, the initiative will allow users of DataXu's demand-side platform (DSP) to improve campaign performance using artificial intelligence and proprietary data sets.
The solution can be powered by third-party data sets, and by custom first-party insights developed by analytics teams within agencies or brands.
The first algorithm to be included in the initiative uses data from Oracle Data Cloud. The collaboration uses DataXu's distributed computing pipeline to allow users to 'plug' their consumer research into a decision system.
Michael K. Baker, chief executive and co-founder, Dataxu, said the initiative allows advertising teams to "easily codify the insights in their data", to create a "powerful, proprietary programmatic buying solution".


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The History Of Plumbing: Where It All Began
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The First Sewer
Although modern plumbing, drains and sewer systems all seem to be new inventions, in fact most of the devices used in our homes, shops and businesses actually started out many hundreds of years ago. The original drainage system started about four thousand years ago, in Crete.
The location was Knossos, in the great Minoan Palace, where enormous stone sewers carried away waste from no less than four drain systems. The Palace drains were linked to the sewer using terracotta pipes, carrying water under the floor in a similar way to underfloor heating today.
The water was used for faucets, fountains, and pools. While the majority of people in Knossos would not have made use of these facilities, for those in power there was every luxury when it came to flowing water. There was even a modern-style flushing toilet. The West would not see similarly sophisticated flushing toilets until the end of the 18th century.
Urban Plan Sewers
The Romans were also prolific sewer-builders, and in fact our name for sewer work, plumbing, comes from the Latin term Plumbum, or lead. This is because much of the Roman sewer system was made from lead piping. The term came to be associated not just with the specific lead pipes that were being used, but with any type of pipework which carried water to and from a building.
Unlike in Knossos, where plumbing was only for the very top tier of society, the Romans developed a more communal sewer system, based on the Roman bathhouse principle where a lot of people used the same water. Public baths and barracks were heavily dependent upon good plumbing to ensure that the pools and washing areas were constantly filled. This was not a small amount of water by any means, as Caracalla's baths were built on a 28-acre location, but was still not large enough to rival the rise of Diocletian's baths.
Within this area, there would be several different pools, some cool, and some hot, all of which would need to be regularly cleaned and filled with fresh water. Even at home, the Romans were not without plumbed water. A large city such as Rome had more than 850 private baths, and even a smallish town such as Pompeii had taps in the majority of homes.
Perhaps the most impressive piece of water-conduit work practiced by the Romans was the aqueduct.
While people are familiar with the ruins of external aqueducts, these are only a fraction of the real amount, with more than 200 miles of conduit built to carry water to cities. External aqueducts barely amount to 30 miles of this extensive system. These aqueducts could carry large amounts of water each day, and not only forced water downhill using gravity, but also could drive water uphill with siphons. In some areas, there were tanks that were used to briefly hold the water, letting gravel and dirt sink to the bottom and ensuring that the water was fresh and clean. This was the ideal solution to the problem of transporting enough water to satisfy the city's demands.
Stephen Turner is the Director for an Essex based Plumbing company- Aquatek Domestic and Commercial Plumbing Heating Ltd. Over the years, Stephen has taken a keen interest in the history of his trade and jumps at any opportunity to pass on his knowledge.
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I installed Windows 8 Consumer Preview today and tested it out on my MacBook Pro via Parallels. If you own Parallels you can easily do the same by creating a new machine in the Parallels wizard. It includes the Windows 8 Consumer Preview as one of the optional operating systems.
After using the consumer preview of Microsoft's new operating system, I decided that it really needs some work before I'd willingly upgrade. Based on how things went last time around with the public betas of Windows 7, I'm not going to hold my breath. We likely won't see much change in the final version coming later this year.
With hope, I offer 8 things that Microsoft needs to fix in Windows 8.
The new Metro UI scrolls horizontally. The more apps you load the longer it takes to get from the first to the last tile. If you use a trackpad on a notebook, then swipe horizontally and your screen moves to show apps to the right.
I hate trackpads so I plug in a mouse with a scroll wheel. It scrolls vertically. The Metro UI will scroll horizontally while I scroll my wheel vertically, but it feels wrong.
To access the recently run programs you can use the old favorite – ALT+TAB or WIN+TAB. But using your mouse or the trackpad you can move the cursor up to the upper left or lower left corners. Thumbnails of running apps or the start screen pop up.
I kept moving my cursor over the popup to click it in order to switch to that app or the Start screen. When you pull the cursor away from the corner the popup disappears. It drove me nuts till I figured out you don't actually click the popup but in the corner. That's counterintuitive!
Either push the popup all the way to the corner or let me click the icon. I still can't get used to this strange behavior.
I thought Microsoft would learn from the mistakes of the Windows 95/98/XP/ME/Vista/7 Start menu. You have to click a bunch of times to turn off your system. I hoped that with a complete redesign, they'd change this and let me click once or twice at the most to power off my system. Instead, you have to click four times to shut it down using your mouse or touchpad.
Apple doesn't let anyone install a third-party browser in iOS as the default browser. You can't add extensions or plugins to Safari either. It drives me nuts.
To grab market share away from Apple, Microsoft decided to let you add extensions to the Metro UI version of IE, right? WRONG! And you can't install Chrome or Firefox on the Windows RT version at this point.
How stupid! Microsoft could solve an annoying iOS problem and thus potentially entice users over to their tablets. Missed opportunity!
Right now there are few Metro UI apps. I understand its early. The fact that you can download any non-MS created apps is a good sign. My problem is the whole Desktop v. Metro UI interface inconsistency.
The Desktop, seen above, gives you a legacy interace that runs old apps not compatible with the Metro UI, in other words all of my software. We're caught in a trap. Developers won't upgrade their apps to Metro UI until they know plenty of users will pay and users won't move to Windows 8 till they can get their apps to run well in it.
You can run legacy apps just fine, but it will feel like you're moving to another interface. It reminds me of running Windows on a Mac. I hate when I need to switch to run the one or two Windows applications I can't get on my Mac.
Microsoft took a gamble with this UI switch. I just wish they offered a better way to run older apps.
Give users the option to set the Desktop interface as default. This would solve the above problem for business or power users. It delays the move to the Metro UI, but until the Metro UI matures these kinds of users will delay buying Windows 8.
Windows ReTweet? Run-Time or Really Terrible?
Microsoft named their tablet version of Windows 8. They will call it Windows RT. What does the RT stand for? If anyone knows they aren't telling us. It's a terrible name. Why not Windows 8 for the desktop or laptop and another name for the Windows tablet version, like Windows 8T or Windows Tablet. I like Windows Metro.
There's an underlying issue behind most of these problems. Windows 8 look like they designed it for tablets. Microsoft wants one interface for all devices, but that's foolish. Tablets behave different than laptops. Phones are another thing. Why can't we have an interface designed with each tool in mind? Why must they all look exactly alike. Apple's going down this stupid road too with the convergence of OS X and iOS. I don't think either one will work well.
What would you change with Windows 8?


My wife and I went out last night. We grabbed sushi and then went to the Red Sox game. It was a beautiful time to hit the ballpark (see above photo). Warm, slight breeze, and already a playoff-vibe among the high-energy crowd, as the Sox and the Rays compete to lead the division.
It was such a fun, relaxing and peaceful evening. With a large family and the daily obligations of life, we have a lot going on. So, it's nice to be able to chill out as a couple and just chat.
We spoke about books we're reading, chatted about the children, and expressed hopes and fears. I'm doing something new in my marriage: rather than hiding my concerns and fears, for fearing of "not being strong," I'm actually communicating what I feel. In other words, I'm risking being vulnerable.
And, I have to say, it has added a new dimension to our marriage. I've learned that my wife actually very much wants to hear about what I'm really thinking, and that she doesn't expect me to be that stoic and emotionless rock of strength. This has led to more deep, meaningful and honest exchanges.
So, it was a fun Date Night. Thank you, my bride. I love you!


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potential application to a wide range of biological data.
 Abbas Kazemipour, Ji Liu, Min Wu , Patrick Kanold and Behtash Babadi, "Fast and Stable Signal Deconvolution via Compressible State-Space Models", IEEE SigPort, 2016. [Online]. Available: http://sigport.org/1438. Accessed: Apr. 24, 2019.