I play BJ now and then and just wonder how some of you real gamblers support your gaming so to speak. For example I recently had some luck (skills ;)) and made 7 times the money I started with. But playing some more I soon was down to just had doubled my bet and I thought I would stop there. So I got curious how some more players keep there banking of their gambling? Is there a specific amount of money you bet each month, day, week? Do you really keep track of your wins and losses? Is anyone actually winning in the long run just playing a game as BJ?
Juman: Unfortunately there is no "magic" point in time to go home. You will never know when you will win or lose and how long those winning/losing streaks will last. Unless you count cards of course, then you will have a better idea.
There is only one bit of advice I can give you and other basic strategy players. Limit the number of units you bet. Break your bankroll up into as large of chunks as possible. The reason why is that the more units you bet the less likely you will walk out a winner. This has to do with the laws of statistics, if you only bet one unit your chance of winning is about 50-50, if you break your bankroll up into a hundred units and bet those over a long period of time the house will grind out its advantage over you and you will have a much lesser chance of walking out a winner.
So, the ideal betting unit for the Basic Strategy player is: 1. That's right, the best betting strategy for the Basic Strategy player is to take their entire bankroll and plop it on the table on one bet.
You don't have to bet your entire bankroll in one shot, but just minimize the number of units you bet as much as you can. Don't bet the table minimum for instance.
For card counters the opposite is true. Card counters want to grind out their advantage over the house as much as possible, and not expose themselves to risk. So, card counters might break their bankrolls up into units of 1,000 or more.
juman- I am not sure if you doubled your buy in or your bet, 7 times ? If you were on a $10 table and doubled your bet, 7 times you are up $70. If your buy in is $100 and you doubled that 7 times, you are up $700. I think most players tend to over bet their bankroll.
O.K. you won some $$, now when to quit ? Good question, but it will be different amounts, for different players. What do "you" what to walk out of the casino with ? Say your buy in is $200 and you win $400.($10 units) You hate to quit, you have been on a good roll. What do you do ?
Two schools of thought here.
Raise your bets or lower them.
Take the $400 you are up and raise your stakes.($25 units) Go for the bigger win. Or Lock up $200, plus your $200 buy in. Use 1/2 the profits ($200) and you now play for smaller stakes, to see if the run continues. By playing with smaller stakes($5) you will stay in the game longer and get more action. You are also not as likely to go on "tilt" and give it all back. If you lose the $200, call it a night and walk away with a $200 win. (If a $200 win is enough for you.) You still need the disipline to stop, even when you want to keep playing.
Here's what I do (playing $10 tables with a $10, $15, $20, #25 progression).
I buy in for $200. Actually I actually buy only $100 initially but with idea I won't hesitate to reach into my pocket for another $100.
If I lose the $200, it ain't my night.
If I start winning, then I go up in $100 increments. In other words, if I get up $100, then the worst I'm going to do is lose $100. If I get up $200, then I'll quit if I get back down to even. If I get up $300, then I'll quit if get back down to just $100 up.
It seems to work pretty well, giving you a limit on how much you can lose without really putting a cap on how much you can win.
I've been told many times on this board that $200 isn't enough of a buy-in for a $10 table, but it works fine for me.
I also did start tracking last August and I highly recommend it. It's been a good run since then. In 18 tirps, I'm $850 up over that span. I know for a fact if I'd started the previous August, I would have been well in the hole for a similar period. That's the breaks.
I believe $200 is ample buy-in on a $10 table. It is not sufficient bankroll, if that is what is really meant. Regarding quit points, I think Fred Renzey also touched on this in his latest book.
We're getting off subject a little here. But basically when I say "Buy in" I mean for one session of blackjack, even if it involves jumping around from table to table. Bankroll, I guess, would mean total money brought for, say, a weekend in Las Vegas, which would be for several "Sessions."
One quick point. If you set a low win goal and stop, when you reach it. It will be easier to reach, BUT that is the MOST, that you will win.
... And another thing, Midnite, I assume most of here are recreational blackjack players. You go to the casino, you go to play blackjack. So if you set your win goal low, you could hit a real hot streak right off the bat and hit it within a matter of minutes. Then what are you supposed to do? Go home? Dang it, I don't get to go that often, so when i do I want to play Blackjack. That's why I like to put the limit on the loss side -- and keep it moving upward when your chips are rising. On the other hand, not sticking to a strict loss limit is where people can get in trouble.
Right, you are SH. One of the Vegas shows, on the travel channel, said that the average players gambling bankroll was $500. I think Joe six-packs idea is, just to see how long he can make it last. He hopes that he will win, but he doesn't really think he will. So he drinks all the free booze he can and over eats at the buffets, to get "even". Some of them will win. Inspite of that they do and not becasue of what they do.
You hate to quit, you have been on a good roll. What do you do ? Two schools of thought here. Raise your bets or lower them.
Midnite - One question. Whose school of thought is it to lower your bet?? Sounds like one of your 'voodoo blackjack' authors to me :wink: If you are playing an up as you win postitive progression, why would you play a down as you win bankroll?
Well, I knew that you and most of the others, already knew that, but perhaps some of the newbies, hadn't thought of it. Pardon me for being obvious.
I don't have strong opinion one way or the other about raising your initial bet if you get hot and are playing witih "their" money. But I don't do it. There's a reason I play the $10 tables -- it's called "comfort zone." Get out of that zone and I've found it's a different game.
I'd like to relate the adage about "the gambler's share".
Any time you win 1/3 of your bankroll, thats is what used to be called a gambler's share. In the case of a "typical" roll of $500, that amounts to $167. Lets call it $150 or $175 for $25 units (6 or 7).
The other half of that adage, is that 1/3 of the 'roll is all that you're willing to risk.
Along the lines of the thread, Ace-5 no. I keep playin the same limits (usually 1-2-4, or 1-2-4-6 depending on bankroll). But I still quit when I triple, unless I'm hot at that time.
Progression, yes. I double when I double the bank, but try to leave when I triple. I don't raise the bet to triple, I leave. For the most part the pile of chips would be quite enough to sustain the next few trips.
Walking in with $300 and exiting with $900 for 10-20-30-30 play (or $750 in $2250 out for 25-50-75-75 !). But I have been known to quit the low session with $900 and change tables/venue to play the high session.
If I lose 12 units (the maximum 5-loss string) on the $25 base, I'm still up $300 for the trip, and "took a shot" at a big payday. I am strict about losing the 12 units, in order to protect the overall doubling of my initial bankroll. I follow the same winning rules of doubling when I double the bank and leave if I then triple. I have had a few of the big days... in with $300 out with $2200+. And a couple more where I get to $1500+ , fall back to $1500, and I leave.
Here again, we've got to define Bank Roll. If it's your stake for, say, a weekend trip, then I guess you're figuring on dividing BRinto three sessions. If you're talking about the money you bring to the table for one session, then why not just bring BR/3 and keep the temptation away.
In either case, I don't see the point in putting a limit on how much you can win. That's why I prefer the sliding scale I mentioned above.
SH- Here is the way I define Bankroll.
Grif'- Once again, I will be stating the obvious here. Lets say you are up a couple of hundred, there are only three choices.
Number three, would not be the best choice for most players. Nor would most even consider it, but there are a few players that a small win, (any win) is a big deal.
Story: A guy I worked with, nice kid, but not much money. He took $200 to the casino and caught a run early. The started with $5 bets, then went to $10. He was up $200 in about 20 minutes. If he could have won $50, he would have been happy... He said he thought about leaving, but he had just spent almost 3 hours on the road to get there and wanted to play more than 20 minutes. He went to $15 bets and the tide turned. He not only lost the $200 he was up, he tapped out. He said he felt stupid and was depressed. He is not stupid. He is very sharp and a computer whizz. He just didn't understand the swings in BJ. For "him", the getting ahead and then lowering his bets, would have been a good idea.
One common thread, that some of the top gamblers talked about was, lowering their bets when losing. No, they never lower their bets when winning.
I had a PM last night asking me what "Voodoo Blackjack" was, and since there are some examples posted above I will answer that here.
First of all, I don't think you will find that term in any BJ glosseries :wink: It was a term a group of us who were using advantage play in the '80's used for the multitude of 'get rich quick' books and schemes that were touting various methods and ideas to make money at BJ without counting; predicting dealer's hole card and deviating from BS, setting 'artificial' win goals, regression methods, and a ton of money management 'miracle plans' (like lowering your bet when winning listed above), etc., etc, etc.
The term has disappeared (heck, most of my ol' fart playin' friends are 'daid' or not playing much anymore), but unfortunately the hucksters are still out there.......and peddling the same old stuff. ..... And people are still buying it, .......and then spreading it on forums like this.
reality. Is it a simple matter of the way you think? ............Perplexing!
Ray - Yes, I think you are right saying "It is a simple matter of the way you think". I am going to generalize to keep this short, but the 'voodoo players' I have come across over the years shared some common traits/thinking.
- Inability to grasp, understand, and/or accept the mathematical aspects of blackjack (or any form of gambling)..... In my opinion you do not need to be an 'ace' in math, but you must be able to understand the laws of probablility, odds, statistics, etc.
- Inability to play blackjack using a counting method, so they look for "an easier way".
- The absurb belief that their own ideas and methods are better than counting, and they turn to the voodoo authors for collaboration.
Note (in response to a PM): I do not consider progressions as a form of voodoo blackjack like many people do (i.e. the other BJ site). In fact, I think conservative progressions are the only way to play if you do not want to count and are willing to accept the fact you have a negative EV.
adopt BR and risk management ideas that SAGE posted and give'em hell.
You want overcome the neg. EV, but you will improve your chance to win.
I understand the math involved. I'm not going to count. That it way too much like work for something I consider a recreational activity. I like to socialize when I play BJ. If I had been counting, I surely couldn't have cut up with the batchelorette party I shared a table with in Vegas last month.
That said, the simple progression I play keeps it interesting for me. I don't really think it "beats the game", but it usually doesn't hurt either.
And you do need some sort of money management at the table. The stupidest things I see at the table are people who just shove money out on a "hunch" or out of frustration.


What is peer-to-peer solar energy trading? How is it regulated? What is Blockchain? Does it make economic sense? This guide provides an overview of all that you need to know.
Peer-to-peer solar energy is a logical development in the new economy which see things such as housing (AirBnB), cars (CarNextDoor) and loans go from person to person rather than a large commercial enterprise to consumer.
1. Can users choose their energy source or destination?
A new idea is that electricity is a commodity. For example, an electron is an electron regardless of its source (coal, solar) and its ability to power devices at home. People can choose how they use it and who they do business with.
Consumers can do this because the NEM (National Electricity Market) is a wholesale electricity market. Generators sell electricity and retailers buy it to on-sell to consumers. Therefore, it's highly competitive. It's an efficient way of maintaining relatively competitive electricity prices in the wholesale market. The financial market sits alongside the NEM. It involves retailers and generators making deals to buy and sell electricity.
In other words: who wants to be a passive consumer subject to market rules? As new technologies emerge, householders identify potential sellers or buyers. This is already happening. Think of sites like Gumtree and eBay where users trade with others on their own terms.
There are other benefits to the market and banking and lending are changing too. There is p2p lending via such companies as Ratesetter. This is the practice of lending money to individuals or businesses through online services that match lenders with borrowers.
2. Can you set the terms for peer-to-peer solar energy?
For a program to fit the definition of 'peer-to-peer solar energy', users setting their own terms is the main benefit. The most important one is price. Consumers set their price limit for no more than 20c/kWh from any source.
In this case, any producer may choose to sell electricity at that rate, or less. However, users will have to fall back to higher rates if there are no sellers.
For effective p2p solar electricity trading, those taking part agree on when and how much electricity they deliver. These agreements may be for one-off, instant transactions or longer-term agreements made over weeks, months or even years.
3. Are you treated differently because you are smaller – or bigger?
In p2p energy trading, the size as a generator or consumer is not important. To be on the National Electricity Market, households must have a generator no smaller than 5 megawatts – about 5,000x 5kW solar systems. Obviously, this is out of the question for the average home owner.
However, in p2p trading, everyone from a 1.5kW solar system homeowner or the biggest coal-fired power plant can engage in peer-to-peer solar energy depending on which software or technology is used to participate in the market, e.g. Reposit Power.
4. What is Blockchain? How does it relate to p2p?
Blockchain allows digital information to be shared but not copied. Think of it like thousands of shared spreadsheets. Originally devised for the crytocurrency Bitcoin, the information is public so no one can hack it.
Many contracts for power or gas can get complicated. Traders call each other, send emails, or use an instant messenger. This is a time-consuming process. With Blockchain technologies users just place a bid on the blockchain and let sellers turn it into a trade. Or vice versa. Basically, Blockchain is more efficient and transparent.
While the idea of a Blockchain is old, its use to regulate energy in Australia is relatively new. Companies such as AGL and startups such as Power Ledger have invested in the technology to varying degrees with limited releases or little backing.
With the rise of distributed energy resources (DERs) more and more consumers are becoming "prosumers". They produce their own electricity, sell it and store it using battery technology. This reduces congestion on distribution lines and helps promote the balance of energy.
A smart grid helps a prosumer. It cleverly brings users together to create a streamlined energy delivery system. It uses innovative products and services with intelligent monitoring, control, communication and self-healing technologies. Without this form of grid, peer-to-peer trading cannot work well.
A report by Roy, Bruce and MacGill (2016) found that peer-to-peer solar energy trading has considerable promise to generate benefits for both customers with solar PV systems and customers.
A number of trials and projects on p2p energy trading have been carried out in recent years. Some of them focus on business models and platform for energy markets acting similarly to the supplier's role in the electricity sector. Others are targeted at the local control and ICT systems for microgrids.
Hooking solar and batteries up to this system creates a Virtual Power Plant (or VPP). This means that when there is a grid power shortage, you can supply the energy to companies for a premium.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency (ARENA) is supporting a new pilot trial for power-trading between neighbours. It uses blockchain to help households and business to trade or share power with one another. AGL Energy Limited (AGL) is leading the project to evaluate a virtual trial at Melbourne homes. It mixes solar panels, batteries to store electricity, and 'smart' air conditioning.
AGL and ARENA are using Blockchain technology to allow households and businesses to trade or share locally generated power with each other. The trials are in Melbourne, reports the NewEconomy site.
The virtual trial will mix batteries, solar panels and 'smart' air conditioning at Melbourne homes to see where the best value in peer-to-peer energy markets lie. They will also look at how blockchain technology works best in the process.
The Australian Renewable Energy Agency is providing $120,000 to support the $293,800 virtual trial. It will see how peer-to-peer solar energy trading might affect markets, and how the market could be further developed.
What is currently being offered?
Funded by ARENA, the deX will create an open marketplace for the value of energy generated by solar panels and stored in batteries.
This is traded between consumers, businesses, communities and network utilities. Basically, deX will allow households and businesses to generate renewable energy to reduce their demand on the grid by using technologies like battery storage during peak times.
A different approach is provided by German battery system maker Sonnen. It is revolutionizing the electricity delivery model.
SonnenFlat combines all the benefits and opportunities associated with distributed battery storage e.g. solar self-consumption, energy self-sufficiency, p2p. It uses smart software to bring solutions to both households and the different parts of the electricity sector.
The program relies on controlling energy from its customers to create a virtual plant, a real alternative to the grid.
To conclude, as new technologies emerge, customers can find more ways to free themselves from utility rising prices and gain access new ways to save. Solar customers and battery storage customers are best positioned to be leading this new digital era revolution by embracing peer-to-peer solar energy trading.


Beat the drought! Make your own Artificial Topiary Tree! No water required!
I had never considered making an artificial topiary tree until I was asked to make one and handed a whole file of paper scraps to do it. In my early days of papercrafting, I hadn't seen such a 3-d paper craft project before, but I was willing to give it a go. I think the results speak for themselves.
Would you like to know how I made the little tree shown below?
not to mention my living room, bedroom and closets!"
A box of pearl-headed or decorative pins, though plain ones would do. I just like the look of the pearl ones. You could dress them up further by threading a sequin on each one or covering the heads with rhinestones.
A Styrofoam ball to suit your purposes.
Circle paper punches in at least two sizes that will allow you to punch out two colours and layer them as illustrated. I also used a small flower punch and layered that on top of the circles.
A length of wooden doweling for the stem.
A terracotta flower pot or similar, and sand or rocks/gravel/something heavy to fill it with. It needs to be in balance with the size of Styrofoam Ball you choose. If it is too small, the project will tip over. If it is too large, your finished tree may look a little forlorn and insignificant. Use your artist's eye to decide on sizes.
Some wrapping paper, designer series paper, fabric, foil or card stock to cover the flower pot.
Your artificial topiary tree is basically finished now. You can keep adding embellishments to it till you are happy with it. I added some butterfly cut outs fixed on coiled florist's wire to the 'stem'. Sometimes I add smaller gems or buttons or sequins to any small gaps on the ball as well.
I hope you will let me know if you make one of these trees by telling me about it using the form below. I would love to know how you used your artificial topiary tree idea!


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There are numerous wonderful artists in Nigeria, and it's so saddening that we've lost many of them in the past while others are growing stronger in their field.
In this article, we will be looking at seven Nigerian comedians and comediennes that we've missed in the past two decades because they have died:
1. Lukuluku Bantashi:
2. Afolabi Afolayan, a.k.a. Jaguar:
3. Mufutau Oladokun, a.k.a. Alaran:
4. Tajudeen Akanbi, a.k.a. Koledowo:
5. Moladun Kenkelewu:
6. Moses Olaiya:
7. Babatunde Omidina, a.k.a. Babasuwe:
During his lifetime, Lukuluku was a Nigerian comedian known for his clownish roles in Yoruba films.
He was known for films like Yemi My Lover, Ti Oluwa Nile, Yemi In The Moon, and others. Lukuluku died in 1995 after a brief illness.
He was known for his hilarious scenes in his TV series during the 80s and 90s. It was noted that Jaguar stands out among his peers with his greying hair and local costumes.
Jaguar died in the year 2000 at the age of 55.
He was a Nigerian comedian who was known for his unique comedic role in his Yoruba-speaking movies. It was noted that Alaran fell sick in the early part of 2003 and it was recorded that he died in 2003.
Koledowo was known as a talented Nigerian comedian who was very popular in the 90s. He was known for his hilarious roles in Ajileye films such as Koto Aye, Koto Orun, Eran Iya Osogbo, and others.
Koledowo died in 2008.
Moredun Kenkelewu is a Nigerian comedienne who rose to prominence during the late 90s. She was the wife of the comedian, Babasuwe. She died in 2009 after suffering from hypertension.
He is known for his stage name, Baba Sala. He is one of the pioneers of Nigerian comedy. He has been acting since the early 60s. His movie, titled "Orun Moru," which he produced in 1982, was a masterpiece.
He died in 2018.
Babasuwe is no doubt the doyen of Nigerian comedy due to his comic role in movies. He began his career in the 70s, and he was known for his performances in the TV series of the 80s titled "Erin Keke" and several home videos.
He died in 2021 after a protracted ailment that lasted for years.
May their souls rest in peace.
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Q: Teleport a mob to an armor stand when it gets too far from it I have an armor stand called 'Slime' and I need to teleport a slime called 'KingSlime' to it when it gets 5 blocks away. I tried this with the command:
/execute @e[type=ArmorStand,name=Slime] ~ ~ ~ /execute @e[type=Slime,name=KingSlime,rm=5] ~ ~ ~ /tp 62 5 18

A: The /tp command requires a target. You can remove the second /execute and move the selector into /tp instead:
/execute @e[type=ArmorStand,name=Slime] ~ ~ ~ /tp @e[type=Slime,name=KingSlime,rm=5] 62 5 18

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Q: What statistical tests allow for a comparison of the "roughness" of discrete functions? I have a data set of the revenues of 10 different large companies from the years 2000 through 2019. Here they are all plotted in one graph. The y-axis has a unit of billions of Euros:

What I found interesting about this, is that the company with the brown revenue plot seems to have a very stable growth pattern. (This is the line with the least revenues in 2019; it consistently appears at the bottom from 2004 onwards.) In other words, the discrete function that maps the years to their corresponding revenues seems to be the least "rough" for the company with the brown colour.
We can formalize this idea of roughness by defining it as follows: for a vector $x$ containing the y-coordinates of the time series, the roughness $R$ is defined as
R = sd(diff(x))/abs(mean(diff(x))).

Here, sd denotes the standard deviation, diff comprises the vector of differences of the consecutive values of $x$, abs is the absolute value and the mean is the average.
Question: are there any statistical tests that allow one to compare the roughness of discrete functions with one another, and to conclude that one (set of) function(s) is indeed less or more rough than another (set of) function(s) ?

A: One standard measure of roughness is volatility. This arises from transforming each series $X_t$ into $\log(X_t)-\log(X_{t-1})$, and taking the standard deviations of the results.
(Ordinarily the standard deviations $\sigma$ need to be annualized. So if we start with daily stock prices from years with $252$ trading days, the volatility is $\sqrt{252}\sigma$; if we start with quarterly revenue data, the volatility is $2\sigma$. For the data here, we don't need to annualize, but the data may be too small for significance.)
Now we can interpret the question

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*Are two time series significantly different in roughness, as measured by volatility?

as

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*Are the standard deviations of the transformed series significantly different?

or equivalently

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*Are the variances of the transformed series significantly different?

We can answer this with an $F$-test, if the distribution of log-returns can be assumed normal, or with some of the other tests discussed at the same Wikipedia article.
As a side note: that lowest revenue line on the graph certainly looks less volatile than the others. Perhaps that company's revenue comes from long-term sales contracts, e.g. contracts signed in 2015 which determined a good amount of revenue for 2015-2019. In that case its revenue would look like an averaged version of the patterns from similar companies with shorter sales contracts.


Infomania, defined by the Oxford dictionary as "the compulsive desire to check or accumulate news and information, typically via mobile phone or computer." "I was recently described, to my face, as a 'modern digital junkie.' This diagnosis was given to me, half in jest, by Dr. Dimitrios Tsivrikos, consumer psychologist at University College London, when I described my symptoms to him. After spending my workday tapping, swiping and emailing, I come home and — despite my exhaustion and twitching eyes — I want to consume more online. But I'm not even absorbing the articles, tweets and posts that I peruse. I'm just skipping from page to page, jumping from link to link."
"For many of us, this becomes a self-perpetuating cycle. We know our attention span is limited, but even if our phone doesn't buzz with a text, we self-interrupt. We check email one more time. We look at our Twitter or Instagram feed. We don't resist clicking on that link. It could be funny! Or contain life-changing information! Or at least provide conversation material for that holiday party tonight! We are inadvertently training our minds to seek digital interaction with little deeper intellectual payoff."
shut up. no I'm not. even if I am I'm not.
I hate things like this, that is the deliberate blurring between variable human experience and pathology. "mania" "junkie" Let's just leave room for people to do things, even things that may not be making them happy, without turning it into something that can get you a diagnosis and treatment.
Reading this on one of 14 Chrome tabs.
Let's just leave room for people to do things, even things that may not be making them happy, without turning it into something that can get you a diagnosis and treatment.
I mean, sure. But for a lot of folks it's behavior that's making them horribly unhappy.
I read the World Book straight off the shelf when I was a kid. I am going to die trying to drink from the firehose of Internet information.
I find the best way to break this cycle is to go somewhere that wifi is either unavailable or very expensive.
When I was a kid I had nightmares about running out of books to read. When I was in 8th grade, I had to start using the high school's library because I'd read every book at the junior high library already.
The Internet might be the most magical information delivery system I've ever encountered, and I'm only half-ashamed to admit how much I love it.
But I'll admit to worrying about too much screen time; I also worry about kids learning to use tablets in preschool.
Ok. Then they probably have another diagnosis. If we need a new diagnosis every time there's a change to the means with which people can make themselves unhappy, then our nosology is broken.
Oh, and I had this dream the other night -- I don't usually talk about my dreams, I promise, but this was the kind that makes you feel guilty when you wake up.
It was a Twitter feed, full of avatars and usernames that I didn't recognize. Every word was legible, every sentence was correct, and yet I could read none of it. It simply rolled past, and past, and past . . .
One of the reasons I have a book goal is to redirect this impulse toward FOMO information-wise to something that requires a longer attention span.
One of my friends recently downgraded to a non-smart phone and I'm a little jealous.
I want it sometimes, because it's useful to be able to look things up when I'm out and about. But I miss reading books like I used to.
Remember that kickstarter for the phone that somehow connected to your smartphone but did nothing but make and receive calls? I want that, except for text, because no one makes calls anymore. With emoji and group texts and the ability to at least receive images. But no social media, no browser.
I have always been an hypermnesiac, information junkie, always. The web for info? Great stuff. Constant back and forth? Texts ping, ping, ping-not so much. A toast to the more efficient world mind, world data mine, not so much.
> But I miss reading books like I used to.
Don't y'all realise... you've already broken your attention spans. You can't ever go back.
I've always classified it as an addiction to novelty. It's always been there, we all just have larger firehoses now.
just quitting Twitter got me my book reading time back. I read primarily on an iPad via Kindle, iBooks, and other ereader apps, so the temptation to check FB is still there. But since FB has less concentrated witticisms, it's easier to control the twitch.
I have found my pre-digital concentration skill remains available. I have no idea how this might affect, say, kids. They won't necessarily have the experience of shifting their consciousness fully into a book, free of online shiny distraction. I would guess it works like TV, where families that left the tube on all the time produced fewer high-concentration readers.
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Yeah I was like this before - it just takes much longer to read everything available now.
Also I absolutely absorb all that information. It's just... not that useful most of the time.
Anybody else noticed that the frequently cited 189819-letter length of the IUPAC name for titin is wrong, and should actually be 239356 for the canonical isoform or at most 249936 for isoform 12?
Infomania sounds like it requires you are getting informed. That's why I only watch cat videos and pratfalls. I am preventing meeting the criteria by making sure my consumed media is making me dumber.
Also I absolutely absorb all that information.
How would you know if you hadn't?
This keeps me up at night, both doing that thing, and worrying about how I do that thing too much. Sometimes simultaneously!
My fingers have the command+L, start typing MetaFilter, press enter to autocomplete routine down-pat. I have tried go to netflix.com and ended up on MeFi.
It's just... not that useful most of the time.
I got a wifi only e-ink Nook right before they stopped selling them so that I would read and not surf. It helped but did not cure. I also like the 30 day expiration on unread things on Pinboard. If it took that long for me to read it, I didn't need to read it.
Did they say this when books were first available to the general public?
They've said it ever since Socrates said that the written word would rot your brain and corrode your soul like eating too many Twinkies.
I'm just a digital junkie searching for enlightenment.
I charge my phone in the kitchen. All I know is, when I'm traveling and charge it in a hotel room next to the bed, I sleep a lot worse.
I also have had a non-zero number of people express incredulity about the fact that I charge my phone in the kitchen, and then they almost always follow it up with "I wish I could do that." It's a little disturbing, actually.
Anyone else end up here hoping for Current TV's InfoMania?
I have to wonder if this is really a new phenomenon or if today's infomaniac is someone who in the past, would have always had the television or the radio on. We've been tethering ourselves to mass media for generations, now, and being cut off from it, for even a little bit, makes most people feel uneasy and isolated (even if they're really not that isolated).
I mean, it goes back even farther than the 20th century: cf. Thoreau mocking avid newspaper readers.
I already basically said it but - as a kid I was constantly reading newspapers, magazines and books, getting in trouble for sneaking them in places I wasn't supposed to. Now I mostly read stuff on a screen and the only problem with that is that it has become possible to read stuff on a screen literally all day and never run out of material. Audio and video are secondary sources of information to me - too slow to convey the same text - but I'm sure other people are like this for those media.
Yeah, after 15 years as a small business owner (got my first cell phone on year 2) & 7 years as a salaried manager expected to pick up 24/7, I simply cannot go to sleep unless my phone is within hand's reach, although I do turn the ringer off when I turn the light off, now.
Gosh all those people who can't go anywhere without a newspaper tucked under their arm... They'll pull it out at the breakfast table, in a diner at lunch time, on the train... even in the presence of a lady. And have you seen how many of those people are also wasting their time with that daily crossword puzzle!
Whether or not society as a whole adjusts to new velocities of the latest horseless carriages or sheer volume of media inundation, there are going to be individuals who either can't tolerate the acceleration or aren't privileged enough to have the same access.
Dismissing concerns in jokey hurf-durf historical analogies seems myopic.
I simplified down to just pornomania.
I'm late to the thread, but this is all thoroughly eponysterical for me.
More seriously, having my device(s) by the bedside shatters my sleep into a million little glowing fragments. They sleep in the other room now. I agree that diagnosing ordinary life habits as "addictions" can be an irritating exaggeration, but always-on screens are as bad for my rest as alcohol and late-night caffeine, which makes this a moderately damaging behavior at the very least.
Well, when you consider people have a natural desire to seek novelty with the fact things like dark patterns exist and most websites are designed to provide patterns of user interactions that are designed using fairly sophisticated psychological principles to encourage repeat clicking and novelty seeking behavior, it really shouldn't be a surprise to anyone you get people developing a compulsive habit for it. Why we're all so damn convinced the basic principles of behaviorism only apply to all the other kinds of animals, but not to the kind of animal we are, I don't think I'll ever be able to understand. It seems to be one of those blind spots that never goes away, no matter how often you shine a bright spotlight on it.
If this kind of behavior is a problem for you (not saying it should be or is for everyone, but I've certainly found my internet use to be unhealthy at times), there are ways to reduce the infomania. I'm sure it's shown up on the green before but SelfControl, an OS X application that comprehensively blocks access to any URLs the user specifies (up to 24 hours by default, longer if you want). Whenever I find myself getting into the familiar pattern of obsessive checking with a new website I add it to my block list...though I still do compulsively type in URLs (or at least the first letters) once in a while (ok...like a few times a day).
I love Metafilter, it's changed my life for the better in so many ways, but it's definitely on the blocklist.
I also set a restriction on my iPhone to block Safari (pretty easy to defeat, I just have to navigate through the settings and enter a password, but enough of a barrier that I don't just randomly check Metafilter).
Alright. Been browsing SelfControl free for the past two hours. I've been setting Self Control for a day long block for a while but this post has inspired me to go back to the 1 month block. See you in February.
I leave my phone in the living room, never take into my bedroom or bathroom. This is especially after the phone came on in the night, the light woke me up and the camera was on, and click, it took a picture. It only rings, for calls and makes a text noise, I get few texts, less than 3-4 per week. No other notifications, location turned off, nothing synched. I read all I want to for now, a lot. At least I don't work on a computer.
I could have written this comment exactly, even the detail of the World Book encyclopedias, Year Books and Childcraft companion set (a late 60s edition which had dark green and off-white spines).
I had this malaise pretty bad but I managed to break out (being at risk of failing out of grad school will do that to ya). It was more of an avoidant, procrastinatory thing at that time. When I was younger I would read the newspaper cover to cover (back when the SF Chronicle was not a shadow of its former self) though. These days I'm able to pick out only the most interesting articles to read, and check in on my various internet scenes every few days.
We've noticed this behaviour in ourselves because we noticed it with the teenager first. Now the rule is that phones and tablets go on the charger in the study, with no media devices in bedrooms at night. My kid was a voracious reader before school demanded smart devices, and we're retraining him to use books for both pleasure and research.


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So you want to lose weight? It's not rocket science. Just add more fruits and vegetables to your diet, right?
It's not so simple, according to researchers at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB). They say simply increasing consumption of fruits and vegetables does not aid in weight loss if other eating habits remain the same.
Researchers conducted a meta-analysis, a review of data collected in earlier clinical trials, of seven previous studies. In total, they analyzed data about over 1,200 individuals who participated in randomized, controlled trials to explore the weight loss effects of increasing fruit and vegetable intake.
The included trials were categorized two ways: studies in which fruits and vegetables were provided, and studies in which participants were encouraged to eat more fruits and vegetables.
Because body fat measurements were not included in all the studies, the focus of the analysis remained on weight change. In analyzing the data, researchers found that none of the seven studies reviewed indicated that eating more fruits and vegetables led to weight loss.
However, they did find that eating more fruit did not increase the risk of weight gain, either, good news for those looking to get more vitamins and fiber in their diet.
Researchers concluded that simply recommending increased fruit and vegetable consumption to treat or prevent obesity, without clearly recommending that one reduce their intake of other foods, is baseless.
"In public health, we want to send positive and encouraging messages and telling people to eat more fruits and vegetables seems far more positive and encouraging than just saying 'eat less.' Unfortunately, it seems that if we just get people to eat more fruits and vegetables without also taking explicit steps to reduce total food intake, lower weights are not achieved," noted senior author David B. Allison, Ph.D., associate dean for science in the UAB School of Public Health.
The results of this study come down to semantics. By changing "to lose weight, eat more fruits and vegetables" to "to lose weight, eat more fruits and vegetables instead of junk," the age-old advice becomes accurate!
If you're looking to lose weight, a great way to do it is by displacing some of the unhealthy foods on your plate with in-season, fresh produce – from ripe heirloom tomatoes and crunchy cucumbers to cool watermelon, sweet & tart berries and juicy peaches.
Our bodies were designed to eat plenty of vegetables. In fact, a recent study suggests that primitive man consumed many more vegetables than scientists once thought. While these Neanderthals certainly ate a lot of meat, we now know they consumed lots of veggies, too.
In case you need another reason to up your fruit and vegetable intake, new research indicates that consuming a plant-based diet results in a more sustainable environment and reduces greenhouse gas emissions, while also improving longevity. Basically, by eating green, you're being green, too.
Finally, science shows that if you want your kids to eat more veggies right along with you, you need start exposing them "early and often" to these nutritious foods. Like you, they might be reluctant to try these new foods, but they'll eat a little more each time and may eventually grow to love broccoli and peas!
In the end, eating more fruits and vegetables can help you lose weight, if you do it right by replacing, not just adding!


Our reaction to these kinds of things can be really telling. Here's this woman, who lived with "Chief Wahoo" her whole life, and because it wasn't clear that it was offensive to her then, it shouldn't be offensive now. It made me try to think of times that I've learned that I've been doing something wrong for a long time, and how I react to it. In some cases, it's an embarrassing error and I fix it to avoid future embarrassment (and I'm grateful to whomever corrected me). There's a great episode of This American Life called "A little bit of knowledge" about things like this. Act two talks about all kinds of things that people grew up thinking, then learned how wrong they were later in life. Like thinking that animal crossing signs were "zing" signs (mistakenly thinking that "Xing" was a word, not short for "crossing"). My own examples include thinking that "asterix" was pronounced "astricks" and not realizing I was wrong until my mid twenties when I pondered out loud, with a better educated friend, what the plural of a word like that would be. There are others, but I don't feel the need to pile on myself right now, I'll leave that to others.
So how does this related to "Chief Wahoo"? It made me think about what our responses to these things tell us about ourselves. There are lots of calculations to be made, and one may be deciding that whoever is now declaring something to be racist is wrong. If somebody told me that using my water bottle was a racist statement because of the color of the rubber coating on the bottle (mine is black, not that it matters), I would almost certainly reject that and keep using my water bottle without thinking much about it. But what if that person then showed me all kinds of stuff from the internet about hate groups using black rubber-coated water bottles as symbols of their hate groups, and promoting them as code for belonging to one of those groups. That forces a new calculation. The decision to that may be to resist the rebranding of black rubber-coated water bottles by the hate groups, as a show of resistance. Although I can't be sure, that may be my instinctual response. I say this based on my teenage years, and I may have grown up a bit since then, but in high school, my response to neo nazi groups that had taken over the skinhead movement (which did not come from racist/nazi origins) was to become an anti-nazi skinhead. In hindsight, it seems silly to me, and I was often confronted by people calling me a nazi, but found pleasure in explaining to them that there were different kinds of skinheads, and that we were the "real" ones. Seems even more silly as I write it out, but it does make me wonder if my gut would tell me to keep using that water bottle and making sure that the hate group couldn't take it. But, the more reasonable action might be to stop using the black rubber coated water bottle, and get a new one in a different color that isn't associated with a hate group.
But what does it say if we hear the arguments for why something is racist, can see clearly that we didn't realize the connection before, and make no changes to our behavior? How much of that is because we, in our own racism, don't care about the feelings of those who are offended by whatever we're talking about (a logo, a word, a water bottle)?
What about the word "gypped" that's used to talk about being taken advantage of or ripped off? Many of us used this word at some point, without realizing that it's an ethnic slur against Romani people (Gypsies). I don't think it's fair to make a judgement about somebody's intention or level of empathy/sympathy for using the word without knowing the origins, but is it fair to make a judgement about somebody who continues to use the word, with no regret (e.g., not a slip of the tongue, out of habit, that's quickly retracted) after being informed that it's a racial slur? In the same way, is it fair to make a judgement about somebody's racism if they continue to wear a racist logo after it's explained to them that it's racist? I don't know the answer to these things, but I do know that I haven't used "Gypped" since learning about its origins, I now properly pronounce "asterisk" (and "asterisks"), and I don't shave my head and wear doc martin boots and a bomber jacket anymore. I'm not giving up my water bottle just yet though. In fact, I'm going to fill it up and have a drink right now.


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Why is there so much medical misinformation in The Huffington Post?
By terrasig on July 14, 2010.
Today, I refer you to an excellent post by Peter A. Lipson, MD, at the blog, Science-Based Medicine, entitled, "HuffPo blogger claims skin cancer is conspiracy."
The post focuses on an article by someone who contends that the link between sunlight and skin cancer is a conspiracy by dermatologists and the cosmetic dermatology industry. Dr. Lipson's highly insightful analysis about the "interview" process and how doctors must act these days on behalf of their patients concludes:
This article shows a misunderstanding of journalistic ethics, medical ethics, and medical science. It's a disaster. And it's no surprise that it's in the Huffington Post.
While this is a medicine story, my question relates to why an organization with a lot of great frontpage news so frequently posts medical articles that are wrong and, sometimes, downright dangerous.
Read the article first, then read Dr. Lipson's analysis.
Disclosure: I am an occasional contributor to Science-Based Medicine but, like all contributors there, receive no compensation.
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I have to admit itâs one thing that has been other pestering my mind too. Perhaps a simple lack of editorial judgement?
By Grant (not verified) on 15 Jul 2010 #permalink
It's not all that surprising. HuffPo was created as a liberal reaction to a conservative/authoritarian political environment. There's a large subset of the population which doesn't distinguish between the scientific "this is the way the Universe is and your opinion isn't going to change that" and the authoritarian "this is the way the world works, and we don't care what you think."
One of the persistent stereotypes used against liberals is that they want to make the world all fluffy bunnies and rainbows without a thought in their heads for whether their plans will work [1]. HuffPo isn't immune to that kind of thing in the political sphere, but in the current environment they can find plenty to do without going to complete reality disconnect.
Medicine? Apparently someone let go of Ariana's tether to reality. It's really not a political thing at all: the Association of American Physicians and Surgeons does the same from the Right [2].
[1] Personally I don't see why conservatives get away without being called on being just as disconnected from reality. IMHO it's a characteristic of the Ruling Class: they make reality, after all.
[2] Again, IMHO, it's a sort of epistemological narcissism.
By D. C. Sessions (not verified) on 15 Jul 2010 #permalink
I don't know the answer to the question, but whenever I read a questionable medical article in the Huffington Post, I always go right to PalMD the next day and inevitably, he's got the truth posted for me.
By k8 (not verified) on 15 Jul 2010 #permalink
What a great contrast.
Yes, vitamin D deficiency is of concern, but it is relatively easy to get it from fortified foods or supplements. The latter would certainly seem to be amenable to HuffPo's worldview, so what's the problem?
I am also entertained by the graph showing a decreasing rate of melanoma from 1975 on... in other words, about the time we got some effective sunscreens and dermatology began pushing them.
By Pascale (not verified) on 15 Jul 2010 #permalink
I stopped reading HuffPo after the woo got too much to handle. Switched over to AlterNet.com, which had a similar forum but no Chopra/Ullman/McCarthy. Or so I thought. Mercola just had an aspartame-is-a-government-conspiracy rant on there, which was just as bad as anything found on the HuffPo. I'm hoping, with the number of comments (and a much less strict moderation policy) that were disappointed in the site, this sort of claptrap will end.
But still, it seems to be a blight amongst liberal circles (which makes friendship with a lot of liberals I know somewhat strained at times). I wish I understood it, but I think D.C. @2 has it close - "There's a large subset of the population which doesn't distinguish between the scientific "this is the way the Universe is and your opinion isn't going to change that" and the authoritarian "this is the way the world works, and we don't care what you think.""
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Overlanding Turkmenistan - what to expect
Turkmenistan has some of the remotest scenery on Earth. Most of the country is covered by the inhospitable Karakum Desert. The indigenous people are the Turkmen who mainly live outside the urban centres, many of whom still live a nomadic or semi-nomadic way of life. The rural Turkmen are a hospitable people whose culture and way of life has altered little in hundreds of years.
In the unique capital of Ashgabat there are many beautiful marble palaces and gleaming golden domes. It is a strange modern city that has been extensively rebuilt in the years since independence, and its futuristic and outrageous public buildings are an extraordinary sight! Little is now left of the original Russian Imperial city that was destroyed by a massive earthquake in the 1940s.
The Darvasa Gas Crater
One unusual attraction is the famous Darvasa Gas Crater, lying deep in the deserts of Turkmenistan. Initially the result of an industrial accident by Soviet gas prospectors, it is a huge burning crater that has been on fire for decades by being kept alight by the natural gas in the ground. It's a bewildering and mesmerising sight, especially after dark!
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Kunye Urgench
Watch some of the amazing journeys from this country.
Uzbekistan & Turkmen Explorer Ashgabat - Tashkent
Through Uzbekistan, Turkmenistan
Reverse this route
Georgia & Turkmen Discovery Ashgabat - Tbilisi
Through Turkmenistan, Georgia + 1 more
Splendours of Persia Ashgabat - Tehran
Through Turkmenistan, Iran
Western Silk Route Ashgabat - Istanbul
Through Azerbaijan, Turkmenistan + 2 more
Ottoman & Persian Explorer Ashgabat - Istanbul
Through Turkey, Iran + 1 more
The Caucasus, the Stans & Samarkand Tashkent - Tbilisi
Through Azerbaijan, Georgia + 2 more
Central Silk Route Ashgabat - Bishkek
Through Kyrgyzstan, Turkmenistan + 1 more
AKY
Tehran, Tashkent & Turkmen Tashkent - Tehran
Through Iran, Turkmenistan + 1 more
Ottoman & Persian Wonders Ashgabat - Istanbul
IIAN
Darvaza is a tiny settlement in the Karakum Desert of Turkmenistan, which is the location of one of the world's more unusual highlights - the flaming Darvasa Gas Crater, sometimes dramatically called 'The Door to Hell'. The crater formed as a result of an industrial accident - Soviet oil prospectors started drilling in 1971 expecting to find oil, and when only gas was found underneath the ground collapsed to form the crater. Worried about the gas released into the air, they deliberately set the crater on fire to burn off the excess, expecting this to only last a few weeks - however the natural gas supply turned out to be much more plentiful, and it's been burning away ever since!
The crater is truly a breathtaking sight, especially at night - it's about the size of a football pitch and ablaze with fire, truly looking like the entrance to the underworld!
Ashgabat is a unique modern city that has been extensively rebuilt since the country gained independence in 1991. Little is left of the original Russian Imperial city as most of it was destroyed in a massive earthquake in 1948, and today the city centre is a bizarre mix of futuristic and outrageous public buildings that are an extraordinary sight - these include many ornate marble buildings and extravagant golden statues of the president.
Ashgabat's Sunday Market is famous along the whole Silk Road - this wonderful market stretches for hundreds of acres into the desert. Carpets, camels, clothes, pigs, jewellery, goats, cars, chickens, hats and ex-Soviet military paraphernalia are readily available.
Kunye Urgench is one of Turkmenistan's most important historic sites, and was once a major city along the Silk Road. Situated on the shores of the Amu Daria River, the area has been settled since the 5th-Century BCE and came to prominence under the rule of the Persian Khwarezem Empire in the 11th-Century CE. The city managed to flourish even after Genghis Khan's invasion of 1221, only being finally destroyed and abandoned after an attack by the warlord Timur in 1373.
Timur did a very thorough job in demolishing the city, there are still plenty of old ruined buildings from the 11th-14th centuries dotted around, including a mosque, mausoleum and the towering 60-metre-high Kutlug-Timur minaret, the highest in Central Asia.


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Sunny, 50* and Clear, No wind [Yea].. Water Temperatures 49* up lake, 46* mid lake.
All of my bunks on my trailer had rotted so Tony and I got some pressure treated wood and carpet, made the bunks and headed to the lake to drop the boat in the water while we replaced the bunks. The lake was dead calm as we worked on the trailer, unlike most of the previous week. It took us about 45 minutes to complete our project. We must have both been thinking the same thing, we threw our tools back in the truck, picked up some extra jackets out of the truck and jumped in the boat. It was 2:30 giving us time to catch bait and fish for a couple hours. It took us about an hour to catch bait leaving us enough time to try two spots. We set out our spread of boards and pulled about a mile stretch of humps and flats. We took 8 or 10 hits but boated only 2 keeper Stripers. The sky was getting cloudy so we decided to make a move to pull boards over very shallow waters hoping the fish would take advantage of the low light conditions of the evening. I put the outer most boards right up on the bank and had been working a bank when I noticed a jon boat trolling nearby us get hung up in about 8 feet of water. As he backed up to retrieve his rig I told Tony this guy has to been an idiot trolling in such shallow water. After he got this bait back in the boat they ran their boat using the big motor 80 yards in front of us and proceeded to do doughnuts in front of us casting umbrella rigs around them as they ran their motor????? I am working a 500 yard bank, no other boats around, this guy has to pull directly in front of me in 6 to 8 foot of water next to the bank and spook any fish that might be there!!! I wanted to ask him did he intentionally want to ruin the last 30 minutes of my day by cutting in front of us spooking the fish or was he just a plain idiot but he didn't give me a chance. Just when I walked up to the front of my boat to yell at him [his motor still running] he took off, ran across the lake and cut off other fisherman working the other bank. Needless to say he did ruin the best time of the evening not only for us but the other fisherman also. We reluctantly emptied the baitwell and got our lines in. A beautiful nice calm evening was not completely upset by this discourteous boater, we had caught a dozen Stripers and had a nice stringer of fish.
Sunny and COLD, Water temperature 45* and Clear.
Here are a few recent pictures...The top picture is a net full of bait. My Lowrance was "lit up" from top to bottom when I threw the net. The net was so heavy I needed help just getting the net up. It is full of Gizzards and a few crappie. The next picture is of some nice Stripers we caught last week that I forgot to post. The picture on the Lowrance is of a pod of Stripers working a flat. They would not come up and hit boards so I turned around, put out 6 downlines and caught them. The bottom picture is Herring caught in my throw net. Click on the picture for a better view.
Sunny and Pleasant, Water Temperature 46* and Clear.
Brian and Eric wanted to get out this morning for a couple hours and catch a few Stripers for the game this evening. Eric is holding dinner for 10. Good Eating Tonight!
Cloudy and Cold, Water temperature 45* and Clear.
We caught bait before daylight and went fishing. I had a couple places to try this morning but there was a boat nearby one of the flats so we hit the other. I explained the "do's and don'ts, put some baits in the water and proceeded to catch Stripers. The fish seemed somewhat lethargic at times this morning but I assured the guys that when we hit a school things could change real quick. Less than 10 minutes after making that comment we hooked up to 8 Stripers, all at once. Well if the guys were cold before they surely warmed up quick trying to get as many fish in the boat as they could. I didn't touch a rod, I let them reel everything in, and they did exceptionally well, boating 7 of the 8 Stripers. We worked the area for a little while longer but the fish had moved on. We ended up limiting out by 10 am and got off the water early enough for Bobby to drive back to Md. before the Super Bowl weekend traffic got heavy. Picture is very poor quality, had to take it with my cell phone, my batteries were dead in my camera! The phone did not do the fish justice, there were 3 very nice fish out of the group of 12.
I was sitting at home watching the news this morning waiting for the weather to come on. On Good Morning America they showed a picture of the US and this "Historical Storm" that was encompassing the continent. Our forecast was to only get rain and wind for this area but a lot of the states were getting pounded with bad weather. With a storm of this magnitude rolling in I wanted to slip out this afternoon and see if the fish would bite so I called a friend Tony and asked him if he wanted to go. His response was "Hell Ya'', so we left my house at 11:30 and headed for the lake. We put in at High Point, caught bait and hit a flat downlake. After pulling it for 15 minutes catching a Bass and only 1 Striper I knew we had to move so we got the baits in and ran across the lake to hit another flat that use to produce nice fish this time of the year but had been letting me down lately. We saw fish on my Lowrance and caught a few punks and a couple keepers but we both thought it was about to break loose. I boated a 8 pounder then next thing we knew boards started skipping across the surface. For the next hour we had at least 2 or 3 fish on at a time, sometimes we could not get to a fish for 3 or 4 minutes because we had our hands full baiting rods and releasing fish. We kept the first 7 keepers and released the rest till Tony caught a really nice one that he wanted to keep. We had just experienced the major feed before the storm hit us, we were ecstatic with our experience and were eager to get off the water before it started pouring. We emptied the bait tank, left biting fish and headed back to the dock. We hit the water around lunch time and were back at the dock taking pictures as the rain started to fall. We caught about 30 Stripers, most of which came in an hour time frame.
A good formula for success...Happy Herring , 15 lines in the water covering a 100 yard swath and a friend who enjoys fishing as much as I do.


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Reborn as a totally average girl as a reward from god, she braves the dangers of a fantasy world!
Maevis von Austin is the forth child of the Austin family. Her three older brothers followed the house's tradition of becoming knights, an occupation Maevis also aspires to.
But her family is opposed to this, so Maevis left her home, left behind her family name and set out to become a knight.
Pauline is the daughter of a middle class merchant in charge of the Beckett trading company.
Since her mother is only a lover, she is seen as a nuisance by her family. Due to her talent at Healing Magic she was sent to the Hunter Training School in order to be able to better serve any noble or influential person she will be gifted too.
Rena is a skilled magician well versed in Attack Magic and is known as "Rena the Red".
Her temperament is as fiery as her hair.
She has no family and this seems to be a sore point to her.
The thrid daughter of a Baron, Marcella's life was set to be that of trophy wife or lover for an influential merchant or noble.
Adel's intervention unlocked her ability to use Attack Magic which opened the path for Marcella to choose her own future.
She is a fellow student of Adel in Ekland Academy.
Monika is the daughter of a merchant family and a childhoodfriend of Marcella.
Adel helped her to raise her ability to use Magic which raised her status by quite a bit.
Orianna is a commoner who got into Ekland Academy on a scholarship. Marcella took care of her when she didn't know what to do at first.
Adel helped her unlock her Magic, although in her case it is very limited.
The fifth son of a Baron.
He aspires to be a knight. Almost outdone by Adel in the entrance examination, he has challenged her every month for more than a year in order to overcome her.
He is a fellow student of Adel in Ekland Academy.


The holidays are almost here! It's time to prepare your shopping list with these five hot tech gifts that your family and friends will love.
Time is ticking. There's only a month until Christmas, and you haven't even started your shopping. Yikes! What do you give your brother who lives three hours away? Or, your father whom you see every Sunday for dinner but haven't a clue what he wants for Christmas? If you have a big family you need to buy for this holiday season, instead of thinking outside the box and trying to find that perfect gift, why not give them a tech gift? Virtually everyone loves technology. Heck, even our pets are in on smart technology! With Black Friday and Cyber Monday almost here, it's time to check out these five holiday tech gifts that will be a sure surprise for your family and loved ones.
Whether you're young or old, this phone is a great holiday gift for a loved one. Tip: Before you wrap up the phone, download the app SURE Universal remote app as a surprise.
Giving a new laptop as a gift is a great idea for your child who's going to college or your brother who landed his first real job. The HP Spectre Laptop comes with a 13.3″ Full HD display, 8 GB RAM and a 256 GB SSD drive with Windows 10 installed. With a sleek design and two-tone finish, this laptop is one of the best looking ones on the market. Make sure to check it out when you're holiday shopping for gifts.
The end of the year usually gets people to take action to become healthier. New Year goals are mostly about losing weight, so why not get a head start before everyone else? The Fitbit is the perfect gadget for a work-out enthusiast or just about anyone important in your life. If the person you're giving the gift to isn't already into keeping fit, the Fitbit might just be the thing that gets them motivated. This lightweight gadget is an activity tracker. It can track your steps, create new food plans and even find your Fitbit friends. You can track your running, exercising, sleeping, and calories. Anyone who gets this gift will be happy and excited to use it.
This is the ultimate hands-free video watching system around. This table or desk mount device swivels so you can watch your shows from anywhere – even lying in bed while looking up. The AboveTEK Gooseneck Tablet Arm is universally compatible with smartphones and tablets, which makes this a great gift for just about anyone in your family. Get the best TV viewing angle with this adjustable and swivable mounting device.
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Christmas is closer than you think so don't wait until the last minute to find gifts for your family and friends. From the Pixel to the Fitbit – to AboveTEK's swivable arm – any of these gadgets would make great gift ideas for the person who already seems to have everything. Oh, and one last thing. Let's say you're totally in love with our SURE Universal Remote but your friend or family member is an iPhone junkie. Why not gift them the Broadlink WiFi to IR Converter and send them over to the App Store to download our recently released iOS version of the SURE Universal Remote. Over to you – tell us what gadget you're asking Santa for this Christmas!


Weigh or lightly spoon flours into dry measuring cups; level with a knife. Combine flours, baking soda, and next 5 ingredients (through nutmeg) in a medium bowl; stir with a whisk.
Place sugar, 1/4 cup butter, and honey in a bowl; beat with a mixer at medium speed until well blended. Add eggs, 1 at a time, beating well after each addition. Beat in oil. Add flour mixture and applesauce alternately to sugar mixture, beginning and ending with flour mixture.
Spoon batter into a 12-cup Bundt pan coated with cooking spray, spreading evenly.
Bake at 350° for 55 minutes or until a wooden pick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool completely in pan on a wire rack. Remove from pan.
Combine brown sugar, half-and-half, and 2 tablespoons butter in a small saucepan. Bring to a boil over medium-low heat; cook 1 minute. Remove from heat; add vanilla. Cool 1 minute; add powdered sugar, stirring with a whisk until smooth. Spoon glaze over cake.


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Once a person with substance use disorder or behavioral or mental health issues decides to enter treatment, family members often feel a sense of relief. They've been spinning around in a circle, not knowing what to do. Now the unknown is becoming the reality. There's a path forward. However, in most families, new issues and questions arise between the decision to enter treatment and their loved one walking through the door of the treatment center. Here are answers to four questions family members often have before their loved one enters treatment.
What different types of treatment are available?
Residential treatment. Patients are immersed in a live-in community of people with similar struggles, in a campus environment or in some cases a group of houses in a neighborhood.
Inpatient treatment. For insurance purposes, this is a hospital or in cases of acute mental illness, a locked facility.
Regular outpatient treatment. This might take place in the evening after work, on weekends or with limited scheduling during the day.
They have varying levels of structure, clinical programming, intensity, time commitment and of course, cost. In addition, treatment centers will often have a specialization such as trauma-informed care, 12-step focus, religious affiliation, demographic focus such as LGBTQ, or many other differentiators. It's important for a family to understand the particulars of the treatment center they're considering to make sure it's the right fit for their loved one.
How are we going to pay for treatment?
The short answer: it depends. All treatment centers have different payment structures. Many treatment centers take insurance. Some only take so-called "private pay," where the total cost is self-funded. Others take government supported programs such as Medicare. When considering a treatment program for a loved one, finding the best match between their needs and the modality and focus of the treatment center program ensures the best opportunity for long-term recovery.
Thinking about treatment from a return on investment perspective, getting professional guidance on the best treatment options can save the family money in the long run. A behavioral health consultancy can help guide the family toward the right treatment option that fits available resources for their loved one. A good consultant will have up-to-date working knowledge on the types of insurance and payment accepted by the treatment centers they recommend and any scholarship or assistance programs available. Be wary of any consultant who accepts referral fees from providers, as this can cloud objectivity.
What if we can't afford the treatment center we want to send our loved one to?
Families sometimes struggle with the idea of knowing about facilities that would be a good clinical match but they can't afford to send their loved one there. A good behavioral health consultant will act as a bridge for the family to piece together other resources so that whatever treatment option they choose is a healing, impactful experience for the whole family. That might mean taking advantage of other community resources such as church, support groups such as Al-Anon, or other behavioral health options offered by their insurance.
How should I talk to my loved one about the experience they're going to be having?
Going into treatment is a high-stress experience and people usually feel a lot of apprehension. Individuals who've never been to treatment before have no idea what's going to happen when they begin. Even when someone has been to treatment, there's a lot of unpredictability and unknowns. Most family members can't speak with knowledge and authority on what the experience is going to be like, so it's important that they don't try to make predictions or give advice.
It's also important for family members to be aware of what they're saying in terms of encouragement. Telling someone that everything's going to be okay is an oversimplification. Treatment can be a very challenging experience. Instead, family members should simply be present and acknowledge that their loved one is facing a lot of scary unknowns, and let them know how courageous they are for taking this potentially life-changing step.
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Home » Lifestyle » Charlie Puth, Meghan Trainor, Julia Michaels & More to Perform at Elvis Duran's 'Stay at Home' Ball
Charlie Puth, Meghan Trainor, Julia Michaels & More to Perform at Elvis Duran's 'Stay at Home' Ball
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If you're missing fabulous concerts like the lineup at the annual Jingle Ball or the iHeart Music Awards, Z-100 radio host Elvis Duran is offering the next best thing: a streaming concert featuring artists like Charlie Puth, Meghan Trainor and Julie Michaels on Friday night, all in the name of charity.
On April 24 at 8 p.m. EST, Duran will be hosting his favorite singers for a streaming "Stay at Home Ball," which will be streaming for free on his YouTube Channel.
Other featured guests include Kesha, Alessia Cara, Lewis Capaldi, Jason Derulo and Thomas Rhett. The event will benefit the Project C.U.R.E foundation, which is responsible for sending emergency medical supplies to hundreds of facilities across the country.
"We have some special moments in the show Friday night that I'm proud of," said Steven Levine, the president of Marketing and artists relations at the Elvis Duran Group, who put the event together. "You'll get to sing along with some of your favorite artists and experience a special connection with them."
Levine added, "We'll also introduce fans to some new artists that I believe will be on everyone's playlist by the weekend! We're grateful to out music friends who put their heart and soul into these inspiring performances, and all for an incredible cause."
To watch the show, go to https://www.youtube.com/elvisduranshow
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What we see here on the walls is a set of magnificent drawings which partly describe two different interior spaces. The familiar space is Nel's studio, which is also his home, housing his extensive collection of Southern African, Oceanic and Asian artefacts. Some of these objects make an appearance in the drawings themselves; they play the part of accompanying presences, moving freely in and out of the picture space. There are other presences too, suggested by weightless thought forms, a motif of floating transparent shapes hovering mysteriously.
The second space belongs to the circular structures of the 17th - 19th Century Observatories he has visited in his role as resident artist for the COSMOS Project. Helsinki's historic Observatory designed by Carl Engel in the 1830's is the inspiration for the new space to emerge in these works. Ascending stairways or steps lead to the observation platform from where the night skies are studied. There are sculpturally shaped trap doors, with props to keep them open, old wooden floors, and in the upper section we can glimpse the stars shimmering from a richly pigmented sky.