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Evidence for physiological seed dormancy cycling in the woody shrub Asterolasia buxifolia and its ecological significance in fire-prone systems
Dormancy cycling is a key mechanism that contributes to the maintenance of long-term persistent soil seed banks, but has not been recorded in long-lived woody shrub species from fire-prone environments. Such species rely on seed banks and dormancy break as important processes for post-fire recruitment and recovery. We used germination experiments with smoke treatments on fresh seeds and those buried for 1��year (retrieved in spring) and 1.5��years (retrieved the following late autumn) to investigate whether Asterolasia buxifolia, a shrub from fire-prone south-eastern Australia with physiologically dormant seeds, exhibited dormancy cycling. All seeds had an obligation for winter seasonal temperatures and smoke to promote germination, even after ageing in the soil. A high proportion of germination was recorded from fresh seeds. but germination after the first retrieval was significantly lower, despite high seed viability. After the second retrieval, germination returned to the initial level. This indicates a pattern of annual dormancy cycling; one of the few observations, to our knowledge, for a perennial species. Additionally, A.��buxifolia���s winter temperature and smoke requirements did not change over time, highlighting the potential for seeds to remain conditionally dormant (i.e. restricted to a narrow range of germination conditions) for long periods. For physiologically dormant species, such as A.��buxifolia, we conclude that dormancy cycling is an important driver of successful regeneration, allowing seed bank persistence, sometimes for decades, during fire-free periods unsuitable for successful recruitment, while ensuring that a large proportion of seeds are available for recruitment when a fire occurs.
Plant Biology Journal
Collette, J. C., & Ooi, M. K. J. (2020). Evidence for physiological seed dormancy cycling in the woody shrub Asterolasia buxifolia and its ecological significance in fire-prone systems. Plant Biology, 22(4), 745-749. doi:10.1111/plb.13105
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You can download DataNucleus in many ways, but the simplest is to download the distribution zip appropriate to your datastore. You can do this from SourceForge DataNucleus download page. When you open the zip you will find DataNucleus jars in the lib directory, and dependency jars in the deps directory.
JDO relies on the classes that you want to persist implementing PersistenceCapable . You could write your classes manually to do this but this would be laborious. Alternatively you can use a post-processing step to compilation that "enhances" your compiled classes, adding on the necessary extra methods to make them PersistenceCapable . There are several ways to do this, most notably at post-compile, or at runtime. We use the post-compile step in this tutorial. DataNucleus JDO provides its own byte-code enhancer for instrumenting/enhancing your classes ( datanucleus-enhancer ) and this is included in the DataNucleus AccessPlatform zip file prerequisite.
The file datanucleus.properties provides a series of properties defining the location of the datastore, and operation of the persistence process. Like this.
In the above simple tutorial we showed how to employ JDO and persist objects to an RDBMS. Obviously this just scratches the surface of what you can do, and to use JDO requires minimal work from the user. In this second part we show some further things that you are likely to want to do.
In the above simple tutorial we didn't look at controlling the schema generated for these classes. Now let's pay more attention to this part by defining XML Metadata for the schema.
With JDO you have various options as far as where this XML MetaData files is placed in the file structure, and whether they refer to a single class, or multiple classes in a package. With the above example, we have both classes specified in the same file package-hsql.orm , in the package these classes are in, since we want to persist to HSQL.


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Hyundai Motor Group Appoints Albert Biermann As Head of Vehicle Test & High Performance Development
Hyundai Motor Group appoints Albert Biermann as
Head of Vehicle Test & High Performance Development
• Biermann's last role was as Vice President Engineering at BMW M Automobiles, responsible for dynamics of acclaimed road and race cars
• Takes on responsibility for new high performance vehicles and technologies
• Appointment is part of a drive to develop Hyundai and Kia vehicles that lead their segments for rewarding driving dynamics
December 22, 2014 - Hyundai Motor Group has appointed Albert Biermann as its new Head of Vehicle Test & High Performance Development.
Based at the company's R&D Center in Namyang, Korea, Mr. Biermann will lead the development of new high performance Hyundai and Kia models, as well as oversee engineering projects relating to ride and handling, safety, reliability, and the mitigation of NVH (noise, vibration and harshness).
His appointment will accelerate the roll-out of new high-performance vehicles and technologies, as well as help to improve the dynamic capabilities of cars across the range. The company intends to become a technical leader in ride and handling, producing vehicles that lead their respective segments for driver engagement. Hyundai Motor's involvement in the World Rally Championship (WRC) should also benefit, thanks to increased sharing of performance technologies and insights between engineering programmes for the road and rally stage.
Mr. Biermann, 57 years old, joins Hyundai Motor Group from 1 April 2015 and brings over 30 years of experience in the development of high-performance vehicles, most recently in his current role as Vice President Engineering BMW M Automobiles and BMW Individual at BMW M GmbH, Germany, a position he has held since 2008. He first joined BMW in 1983 and has played a key part in honing the performance and dynamics of some of the marque's most acclaimed road and race cars.
Biermann said, "I couldn't be more excited to join Hyundai Motor Group. It is a company I have watched closely as it has taken on its key competitors and quickly established a strong customer base in Europe. 2015 is a key year for the brand with the launch of many all-new models and the start of its second season in WRC, so I am really looking forward to the challenge."
Woong Chul Yang, Vice Chairman of Hyundai Motor Company and Head of Hyundai-Kia R&D Center, added, "This is a senior engineering appointment and an important part of our effort to further optimize the dynamics of our vehicles, providing even greater rewards for keen drivers. Mr. Biermann has unrivalled credentials in this field and his expertise and experience will help us bring forward the development of new Hyundai and Kia cars that are great to drive, as well as speed the transfer of innovative technologies and insights between our road-car and motorsport engineering teams."
Earlier in 2014 Hyundai Motor opened its brand new European Test Centre at the Nürburgring in Germany, allowing the company to test more effectively and accurately the reliability and drivability of new vehicles.
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Established in 1967, Hyundai Motor Company is committed to becoming a lifetime partner in automobiles and beyond. The company, which leads the Hyundai Motor Group, an innovative business structure capable of circulating resources from molten iron to finished cars, offers top-quality best-sellers such as Elantra, Sonata and Genesis. Hyundai Motor has eight manufacturing bases and seven design & technical centers worldwide and in 2013, sold 4.73 million vehicles globally. With almost 100,000 employees worldwide, Hyundai Motor continues to enhance its product line-up with localized models and strives to strengthen its leadership in clean technology, starting with the world's first mass-produced hydrogen-powered vehicle, ix35 Fuel Cell.
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Attention Baby Boomers: Although you're technically approaching the age when people typical start thinking of retiring from the work world, that doesn't mean you can't be a valuable and productive part of a company or business. Or perhaps you've already officially retired and have decided that you'd like to re-enter the workforce in some capacity, either due to financial need or simply to keep busy and add new value to your daily routine. Baby Boomers have been traditionally characterized as a hard-working, roll up your sleeves, "can do" generation, so it stands to reason that they'd want to stay active and continue contributing to the world. If this sounds like you, and you'd like to re-enter the job market and kick off a successful job search, then keep reading!
Whatever the case may be, those of you who are looking to re-enter the job market may discover that the job search game has changed drastically in recent years—everything from rapid technological advancement to the shifting ways businesses hire to meet their staffing needs has contributed to this evolution. But that doesn't mean you should give up your goal of finding meaningful employment at this stage of your life, or submit to frustration because of how different everything is now.
The truth is, as a Baby Boomer you have a lot to offer the professional world, including experience, finely-honed skills, and a lifetime of valuable wisdom, and it makes sense that you'd want to share it with the next generation of workers. In addition, your skills set obviously presents a positive value proposition for the companies who recognize their strength and value. But in order for you to connect to the perfect job that will allow you to best leverage your background and abilities and make positive and meaningful contributions in the workplace, you first need to get past the job search hurdle. Consider using the following strategies and advice to help you get there.
Some Baby Boomers who are looking to enter the workforce may initially feel the urge to somehow "mask" their ages when applying for jobs—scrubbing out or obscuring key dates on a resume is a common approach. Not only is this a short-sighted approach (unless you plan to go to interviews in disguise), but also, why hide the decades of valuable work and life experience you've acquired? Instead, wear your age as a badge of accomplishment and sing its praises during the job search process.
Also, establishing your ability and willingness to be flexible and learn new things—a common concern regarding older workers—is a good way to offset any initial hiring trepidation. Use your cover letters and resumes as opportunities to convince hiring personnel that your age is an asset, not a liability, and that a company that hires you will stand to benefit from everything you bring to the table. It's also an opportunity to showcase your confidence and honesty, which savvy companies will recognize and appreciate.
Just as you probably had to learn how to use new equipment and technology during your prior lifetime of work experience, you're going to have to get comfortable with using the new tools of job searching. You may have quickly realized this after opening your local newspaper and searching for the now nonexistent want ads section: job searching has almost exclusively moved to the digital realm. You'll need to leverage online tools if you want to make the most of your time and find a great new job. Sure, you can also do things the old-fashioned way—some businesses still put help wanted signs in their windows and may appreciate an inquiry from someone who stops in to say hello looking for some honest work—but most jobs these days are found online.
But this notion shouldn't fill you with dread. Many of today's online job search tools have been designed to make job searching easier, not harder. If you're comfortable with the basics of using a computer (going online and sending emails), then do a quick search and check out the most popular career networking and job search sites in your area and field of interest. If you're less comfortable online, seek out the help of a friend or family member. Your local library is a great resource if you're in need of some guidance. Trust us, after polishing up your resume, exploring the ins and outs of online job searching and applying is a worthy investment of your time.
A great thing about having decades of work experience under your belt is that you probably have a small galaxy of contacts you can leverage if you're looking to get back into the work world. A great early step when planning a job search is to think about your years of work experience. Make a list of people whom you can contact regarding possible employment opportunities. Even if a contact isn't aware of a job offer in their immediate orbit, they may know someone they can connect you to in or adjacent to your desired field. Just reach out as much as possible and see how your network and possibilities can quickly grow. And don't get discouraged if every contact doesn't lead to a job offer—just stay resilient and determined. Consider your time networking as just one tool in your well-rounded job search toolkit.
If you're an older job seeker who's looking to jump back into the job market, invest some time in learning the new rules and tools to job searching and set yourself up for success. Good luck!
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LINCOLN AVENUE "ROAD DIET" BEGINS 21 FEBRUARY 2015; San Jose's Willow Glen neighborhood trials its "complete streets" project
The nation's tenth largest city, San Jose, is putting more consideration into traffic calming and "sharable streets," whereby safe and green spaces will be created for multiple modes of travel. It's a trend that has already caught on in many cities across the United States. San Francisco and New York have already forged ahead as leaders in this kind of urban planning and street design; whereas, it's been a slow introduction in San Jose. But, the self-proclaimed capital of Silicon Valley — also the third largest city in the state — will trial a lane reduction, or "road diet," at another one of its more popular thoroughfares. This time it's in the popular Willow Glen neighborhood. Lincoln Avenue is next in line to pilot a lane reduction project, along with just a handful of other streets in this city that have already gone through permanent redesign.
Lincoln Avenue road diet meeting, 12 February 2015
Willow Glen Elementary School, Lincoln Avenue road diet meeting, 12 February 2015
A public meeting that occurred at Willow Glen Elementary School as of Thursday 12 February 2015 announced that Lincoln Avenue's experimental road diet will be installed as of Saturday 21st to 28th February of year 2015, with plans to trial run it from about March 1st into May.
The road diet trial will be implemented at Lincoln Avenue, running its course from the intersections of Minnesota Avenue to Willow Street. Temporary water-based stripes will paint the road diet's design across the avenue. Lincoln Avenue currently includes four lanes altogether, divided in half by a yellow line for opposing traffic.
As of the weekend of February 21st, it will be reduced to two lanes: one going north and the other south. At the center of the Avenue, there will also be a lane dedicated for turning. This center-turn lane can also be used for emergency vehicles. Additionally new to the design, there will be bicycle lanes added at each side of the avenue, north and south.
Bicyclist should now have a 5-foot wide lane on each side of the road; as well as that drivers will have that added space to maneuver into parallel parking spaces. Indeed, curbside parking will remain at the avenue and should not be hampered.
This road diet plan would support the city's year 2040 transportation goals; i.e., as outlined in the Envision San José 2040 General Plan.
But, The road diet is also part of a greater initiative for safe, livable or "complete streets" in the neighborhood, an idea advocated by neighborhood residents and stakeholders for some time. Such ideas not only relate to traffic calming; but, sharable streets for people of all ages and abilities, modes of transportation and so on. Neighborhood advocates have been working for years to make Lincoln Avenue safe for travel by use of walking, bicycling, driving automobiles, riding public transportation, as well as delivering goods.
If all goes well, there will be a final implementation with a re-paving of the avenue as of October 2015.
According to Hans Larsen, Director of Department of Transportation (DOT), the avenue will be due for re-paving at that time, anyways. Plus, the city has recently increased its budget from $20 million to $55 million, in order to increase road conditions. That comes from a grant and development fees.
The first week of the road diet trial will include active monitoring, followed by a meeting with the Road Diet Working Group as of 6th March. That monitoring will continue through the month, including a study in early April, as well as hot-spot analysis further out along the timeline.
The department of transportation shall be doing data collection and monitoring, which will allow before and after comparisons at over forty neighborhood locations. Considerations will be made for traffic speed and volume; corridor travel time; congestion studies at signalized intersections; as well as active monitoring of operations at special places, like Willow Glen Elementary School (at the corner of Lincoln & Minnesota Avenues).
There are also miscellaneous concerns like signal timing adjustments, so as to give a 20% green time reduction for northbound morning commutes on Lincoln Avenue, such as from the Curtner to Pine Avenues stretch.
Since Lincoln Avenue's trial area is from Minnesota Avenue to Willow Street, there will be what's regarded as "transition areas" going north from Willow to Paula Streets, as well as south from Minnesota to Nevada Avenue. Signs are to be installed, in order to prepare for what's coming ahead.
Between now and then, there will be a community meeting that's expected as of June 11th, once again to get public feedback after the test run and review. If necessary, a city council action may occur in August.
Other road diets in the City of San Jose have been part of the "Envision 2040" urban plan. Over the last few years, the city's Department of Transportation (DOT) has implemented other sharable streets and lane reduction projects. They include a grid of downtown San Jose streets like Almaden Boulevard, plus 3rd, 4th, 10th and 11th Streets running parallel; then intersecting with San Fernando, St. James and Julian Streets (perpendicularly). Others that have been completed are the Hedding Street/Ocala Street bike lane project, as well as the Technology Drive area. (The city's more comprehensive Bike Plan 2020 Annual Report can be seen here).
The community meeting for this February was managed by Willow Glen Neighborhood Association (WGNA). Chris Roth, known as WGNA's current President, introduced Tom Trudell of Willow Glen Business Association (WGBA). Trudell is also chairman of the recently formed Road Diet Working Group. Additionally appearing before the crowd were Willow Glen's District 6 Councilmember, Pierluigi Oliverio; plus San Jose's Director of Department of Transportation (DOT), Hans Larsen.
The Lincoln Avenue Road diet project actually began as early year 2009, under the direction of Stakeholders for a Safe Green Village, when Richard Zappelli was both chairman of that group, as well as President of WGNA and a liaison to WGBA.
Coming into Stakeholders SGV were two members from WGBA, two from WGNA and one from Silicon Valley Bicycle Coalition. Later on, additional members were added: San Jose's Deputy Fire Chief; Deputy Police Chief; Willow Glen's Community Center Manager and so on. Committee members made an initiative for Lincoln Avenue's traffic calming.
Stakeholders for a Safe Green Village (SGV) is no longer part of the managing triumvirate of the Lincoln Avenue road diet project, as is Richard Zappelli is no longer President of WGNA (he termed-out in May 2014).
Stakeholders SGV had continued to work with WGBA on the Lincoln Avenue road diet up to October 14, 2014, when the Road Diet Work Group was formed. [CLARIFICATION, 25 February 2015, per Richard Zappelli]
However, position papers (or written statements/opinion papers), have been received by the Road Diet Work Group (RDWG) from Stakeholders SGV [those papers are dated: 20 November 2014; and 21 December 2014]. Richard Zappelli is not a member of the RDWG, but is a consultant thereof; that's as he remains chairman of Stakeholders SGV.
The trial project is now scheduled to be carried out; but, the triumvirate that now controls the agenda received some criticism from the public at attendance.
Among many things, several persons said that the promotion and outreach for the February meeting was both inadequate and untimely. Complaints were made that this lack of outreach was not allowing for input from outer neighborhoods beyond the immediate area of concern.
Several persons were unnerved that none of the panelists would answer with appropriate information about traffic studies around Highway 87 and Interstate-280, such as with the well-known commuter back-up and congestion.
Moreover, there was no estimate for cars from the Lincoln and Curtner Avenues inflow.
Residents are largely referring to second phase development around the Communications Hill Project, as well as others in the Almaden neighborhoods, as traffic leads onto Lincoln Avenue from Almaden Expressway. These additional developments, and the environmental impact, are expected to make things worse for Willow Glen, which is a crossover to downtown San Jose and still further points beyond.
De Anza Post will follow with yet another story, reporting about the proceedings at the last February 12th town meeting, which was held at Willow Glen Elementary. Plus, there will be more details or related matters with regards to the road diet's history, management and business affairs.
Previous coverage by de·Anza Post, of the Lincoln Avenue road diet and bicycle projects, can be found here.
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I'm partly kidding about the jealous part. It's no secret that in many people's eyes, Notch is living the dream, but his struggles with depression and disillusionment are also well known. Minecraft had grown well beyond Notch's ability to run, maintain or even enjoy it.
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Missing: Russell Bovit
Russell Bovit disappeared in May 1986. He was last seen at his home on the Last Resort Farm in Walden, Vermont, by two friends on May 6. He was reported missing on May 11 after his car was found abandoned. Police suspected foul play early in the investigation, though there were few reported clues found. Police and private investigators followed leads that they hoped would close the case, but Russell has never been located.
Russell, whose nickname is Russ, was a part-time student at Lyndon State College. His father, Robert, bought the Last Resort Farm, where Russell lived, in 1980. He had sold his portion of the farm to a co-owner earlier in 1986. Russell was planning to attend the University of Vermont in the fall, and was considering purchasing property in Stowe. He did not show up to a meeting to discuss the purchase on May 7, which was the first sign something was wrong.
Russell's car, a light blue 1974 Renault, was found on a back road near Cole's Pond, about four miles from his home. There was blood in the trunk and on the passenger side of the car. Russell's wallet was found during a search of his house. The sheets had been taken from his bed, and there was blood on the mattress, which had been flipped over, seemingly in an attempt to hide the blood. The blood found in both locations belonged to the same person.
Robert Bovit hired private investigators to search for his son. He placed ads in local newspapers requesting information about his son and offering a $50,000 reward, but no one responded. A year after the disappearance, a state police detective said the police had no substantial leads. "We still do get little bits of information here and there, and we check them all out. But it doesn't look like very good news," he said.
Garth Drew, a convicted murderer, claimed to be responsible for Russ's disappearance. He told authorities he had put Russ's body in a trailer, then dumped the trailer in Lake Willoughby. The lake was searched, but no clues were found. Private investigators believed Russ had been murdered by a man who died three months after the disappearance. In 2004, Robert Bovit said he thought this theory was correct and that the murder was related to marijuana. No one has been convicted of any crimes associated with Russ's disappearance.
At the time of his disappearance, Russell was 30 years old. He was about 6 feet tall and weighed approximately 160 pounds. He had brown, greying hair and blue eyes, and may have had a mustache.
Anyone with information about Russell's disappearance should contact the Vermont State Police:
(802) 222-4680. Tips can be submitted anonymously at vsp.vermont.gov/tipsubmit, or by texting VTIPS to 274637 (CRIMES).
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And if you look at what excites you and then you look down the road, your record on those particular transactions is far superior to everything else, but the mistake I'd say 98 percent of money managers and individuals make is they feel like they got to be playing in a bunch of stuff. And if you really see it, put all your eggs in one basket and then watch the basket very carefully.


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FILE- In this Aug. 14, 2018, file photo workers stock the shelves at a Home Depot store in Passaic, N.J. Home Depot Inc. reports financial results Tuesday, Feb. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Ted Shaffrey, File)
Bad weather, real estate market chill Home Depot's sales
ATLANTA (AP) — Strains in the nation's housing sector, coupled with nasty weather across the U.S., took their toll on Home Depot's sales in the last few months of 2018.
And more disconcerting news about the state of the U.S. housing market could make for a challenging 2019 for the home-improvement giant.
In the fourth quarter, Home Depot Inc. fell short on profit, revenue and same-stores sales as rising real estate prices cast a chill over U.S. home sales.
And the weather was terrible.
"It was cold, it was snowy, and perhaps worst of all, it was wet," CEO Craig Menear told analysts after the release of the Atlanta-based company's results. "Wet weather delays projects, and this was evidenced in our sales performance in the quarter."
The company does not expect its comparable-store sales growth, a key gauge of health in the retail industry, will be as strong this year as it was in 2018.
Home Depot's stock was down about 2 percent Tuesday as more bearish news about the U.S. housing market came in: The number of homes being built in December plunged to the lowest level in more than two years, the Commerce Department reported, a possible sign that builders anticipate fewer new homes will be sold this year.
"A material slowdown in the housing market - where both sales and prices have been under pressure for some time — has stymied demand for home improvement products," wrote Neil Saunders, managing director of GlobalData Retail. "In our view, this has likely affected the momentum of growth at Home Depot."
Housing starts fell 11.2 percent in December from the previous month to a seasonally adjusted annual rate 1.08 million. It's the slowest pace of construction since September 2016.
Supply stores like Home Depot can often thrive when new home sales dip because people will buy existing homes, rather than new.
However, the National Association of Realtors said last week that sales of those homes dropped 1.2 percent in January to their worst pace in more than three years, signaling that the weakness in the U.S. housing market may be more broad.
Would-be homebuyers are increasingly priced out of the market as years of climbing prices and slim housing inventories put ownership out of reach for many Americans.
Those declines can ripple out to companies that sell materials like Home Depot and its rival, Lowe's, whose stock slid in tandem with Home Depot on Tuesday. Lowe's Cos. reports earnings on Wednesday
Home Depot executives, however, pointed to upbeat statistics for the home-improvement industry including American's rising equity in their homes and the age of U.S. homes.
Chief Financial Officer Carol Tome noted that 52 percent of homes are older than 40 years. "We know that spend for homes that are 40 years and older is 30 percent greater than spend on homes less than 10 years," she told analysts on the company call.
For the three months ended Feb. 3, Home Depot earned $2.34 billion, or $2.09 per share, for the three months ended Feb. 3. That's far short of the per-share earnings of $2.22 Wall Street was looking for, according to a survey by FactSet, though an extra week in the period helped push profit and sales higher.
A year ago the home improvement retailer earned $1.78 billion, or $1.52 per share.
The current quarter was also nicked by a one-time charge or 16 cents per share.
Revenue climbed to $26.49 billion, from $23.88 billion, with the extra week adding approximately $1.7 billion in sales. But that that too, was short of forecasts.
Sales at stores open at least a year rose 3.2 percent, also missing Wall Street projections of a 4.5 percent bump. In the U.S., same-store sales increased 3.7 percent.
Comparable-store sales are a key indicator of a retailer's health because it excludes volatility from stores that were recently opened or closed.
Its profit guidance for 2019 issued Tuesday was for $10.03 per share, which is also below Wall Street projections for $10.26.
The company announced Tuesday that it is raising its quarterly dividend 32 percent to $1.36 per share. It also forecast strong sales growth of about 3.3 percent and announced a $15 billion stock buyback program.
Home Depot has been steady in delivering outsized profits and revenue quarter after quarter and Menear said the company is eying comparable sales growth of 5.0 percent in fiscal 2019. That's better than the 4.3 percent increase that Wall Street analysts had been expecting, but it's not as strong as the 5.2 percent increase seen in 2018.
Industry analysts like Saunders are still impressed with the way Home Depot has operated in a worsening housing environment.
"Home Depot's comparable sales increases actually look even more respectable - in essence, they show the company is able to pull other levers to secure growth, even as economic fundamentals weaken," Saunders said.
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Hell no Leno
Boston's NBC affiliate WHDH has declared that it won't broadcast Jay Leno in primetime this fall, choosing instead to show a 10 o'clock local newscast. Ed Ansin, who owns the station's parent company, told the Boston Globe, "We don't think the Leno show is going to be effective in primetime. It will be detrimental to our 11 o'clock (newscast). It will be very adverse to our finances." Meanwhile, NBC has countered with "you will run Leno or else," threatening to strip WHDH of their network affiliation.
One wonders, if WHDH got away with their plan, would other affiliates follow suit? If so, it could easily turn into a disaster for NBC, so we're not surprised the network is taking a hard line with the station. Variety reports that NBC outlets are "nervously wait[ing] to see how NBC's primetime Leno series evolves and ultimately impacts their business... The Peacock affils have been conducting a study to see how viewers actually watch 'The Tonight Show' -- and how there might be ways to produce and schedule Leno's new show in order to help out affiliates. NBC has also put a task force in place to work with the stations on the launch."
A commenter on the Huffington Post asserts that this isn't the first time Ansin has stirred up trouble with NBC. "When his Miami station WSVN (then WCKT) was an NBC affiliate, the network castigated the station for covering network commercials to run locally originated spots (increased revenue). Carson even called out the station on-air during a 'Tonight Show' telecast."
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LOL @ Leno and NBC. But this affiliate should just do what hes told by the big corporation, since hes a part of the NBC family anyway and that should be reason enough to follow suit.
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Why did Australia's giant marsupials go extinct?
Duration: 7min 1sec
Broadcast: Thu 20 May 2010, 12:00am
Published: Thu 20 May 2010, 12:00am
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Dawn in the outback. It's a primeval landscape, the land that time forgot.
Dr Paul Willis
There's an old Buddhist saying that everything changes, and that even goes for the timeless scrub of North Western New South Wales.
I'm travelling to a place where the fossils speak of ancient inhabitants and new human arrivals. It's perhaps the most important fossil site in the whole country and it's called Cuddie Springs.
Dr Judith Field
There's very few places in the whole of Australia where you get, you know, layer upon layer upon layer of different events where bones of animals have accumulated.
Judith Field has been excavating Cuddie Springs for nearly 20 years, uncovering the best information we've got about what happened when the giant lumbering beasts of the past, known as megafauna, came into contact with a newly arrived predator — humans.
One of the special things about Cuddie Springs is that it gives us a slice through time. Most other fossil deposits across the country are single points in the past, a little window on what's happened at a particular point in time. Whereas here we've got layer upon layer upon layer, over 900,000 years of pre-history. And that allows us to ask some really complicated questions.
What exactly happened to the giant wombats, killer kangaroos, monstrous geese and other weird creatures that made up the megafauna has been a continuing source of debate. One school of thought is that the arrival of the Aboriginals sealed their fate, simply hunting them into extinction in a very short period of time, the so-called Blitzkrieg hypothesis. But other researchers, including Judith, are not so sure.
There just isn't enough evidence to be able to attribute a blame to either humans or climate change or some sort of ecological disaster that led these things to extinction.
As Judith has dug down into the layers, she's travelled back in time.
Under this plastic is the 28,000 year level.
So we're sitting on 28,000 years?
You can see there's stone tools, lots of charcoal and the bones. Under our feet represents a period about 36 or 40,000 years and we have the complete bones of a range of giant extinct animals.
And at the bottom of the pit is a 400,000 year old menagerie.
We're looking at most of the giant extinct kangaroos. We're seeing at least two species of crocodiles. The marsupial lion. The diprotodont, you name it just about we've found it in that level.
There are breaks in this record but the important bit is a period starting around 36 thousand years ago up to a layer some 27 thousand years old. That's where Judith has found fossils and artefacts showing that humans and megafauna existed side by side.
The challenge for this study has been to try and establish the links between the humans and the megafauna.
Back at the University of Sydney, the thousands of fossils and artefacts are all stored in individual boxes in what's known as the Bone Room. That's where I caught up with Bundoo, one of the indigenous volunteers who's worked alongside Judith for many years.
Okay it's a really impressive specimen. Bundoo but how long did it actually take you to dig out?
Chris Boney
It took me three and a half weeks to dig it out. It wasn't very easy. I was upside down for three and a half weeks.
And you've actually got a personal connection to the Cuddie Springs site?
Yes me own great, great grandmother used to roam the Cuddie Spring area. We want to find out that if our great ancestors and people who used to roam Cuddie Spring area, did they hunt these animal, did they survive off these animals, did they actually cook them?
Tell you what, some of these guys are big buggers, how do you think you'd go up against one of them with a spear?
Well I would try and run fast as I can to get away from these animals.
Still in the Bone Room and Judith reveals some of the crown jewels of Cuddie Springs connecting humans and megafauna.
What we're looking at here are the bones of a Genyornis newtoni.
And if memory serves me right Genyornis is an overgrown goose. So this is a really big goose?
Yes it's extraordinarily big and meaty. This bone has been dated on sediments to around about thirty six thousand years.
What else were you finding at that level?
These pieces of stone that have been modified by humans. What has really been very exciting and interesting was the presence of grinding stones, these have been used for grinding grass seeds.
And how old are they?
Thirty thousand years old. So nearly twenty thousand years older than any similar discovery anywhere else in the world.
Judith and her colleagues have amassed thousands of pieces in a complex puzzle.
What Cuddie shows us is it is likely that humans and megafauna co-existed for a long period of time. If you wiped Cuddie off the database of sites tomorrow you'd have no evidence from anywhere on the continent that humans and megafauna co-existed.
So the existence of Cuddie Springs is bad news for the supporters of the megafaunal Blitzkreig hypothesis but a clear picture of what actually happened to these creatures is yet to emerge. And further investigations will not be conducted. Funding for Judith's research has come to an end. The fossils and artefacts are to be taken to the Australian Museum and the excavations at Cuddie Springs are to be filled in, perhaps for the last time.
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Sarcophagus mask
Culture: Canaanite
Period: 1400 to 1300 BCE
Material: Terracotta
Dimensions: Height 35 cm
Price: 5,500 euros
Provenance: Private collection of B. A. Paris, France.
Condition: No restoration has been carried out.
The discovery of anthropoid pottery coffins with Egyptian-looking appearances in excavations throughout Israel has generated a great deal of scholarly attention. The coffins, cylindrical and of considerable size, were produced using the coiling technique. Their upper parts are fitted with a lid exhibiting a human face and arms in a variety of styles. The lid was cut from the coffin before it had completely dried, allowing it to fit the coffin perfectly. Through the opening that was created, the body of the deceased, along with funerary gifts, was inserted. Some of the lids and coffins still bear traces of paint: the face was painted white, the lips or cheeks red, and the eyes black or yellow. Each of the differently designed lids exhibits at least a few of the following features: a wig, a lotus flower on the forehead, eyes, eyebrows, a nose, a mouth, a chin, an "Osiris" beard, cheeks, ears, arms, and hands. These details were achieved by the application of additional clay to the smooth lid or by marking. A protrusion at the lower part of the coffin usually represents feet; it is reasonable to assume that this also made it possible to stand the coffin upright during production. In rare cases, realistic feet are depicted.
To date, 130 complete and fragmentary anthropoid coffins have been found within the borders of Canaan: For example, in archeological excavations at Deir el-Balah (south of Gaza), only four tombs containing such coffins were unearthed. Besides these, 33 coffins and an additional 11 lids are to be found in the Israel Museum Collection (most originally in the Dayan Collection and presumably from Deir el-Balah). A coffin in the collection of the Hecht Museum, Haifa, and lids in the Bible Land Museum, Jerusalem, all probably came from the Deir el-Balah excavation. It is customary to divide the coffins into two main types: The first type includes coffins in which the head and shoulders are clearly delineated, similar to the wooden and stone sarcophagi discovered in Egypt. The second type consists of cylindrical coffins, in which the head and shoulders are not delimitated. The lids are also divided into two types: the naturalistic type, with clearly marked outlines around the face and the so-called grotesque type, less detailed and more exaggerated, almost to the point of caricature. At Beth Shean, the naturalistic type is found more than at the other sites., whereas at Deir el-Balah, most of the lids belong to the grotesque type. At any event, it appears that the images depicted on the lids were not meant to be individual portraits of the deceased. Rather, they were the idealized depiction of the face of a person made in distinct styles which individualize them.
Through recent archaeological excavation five coffins have been discovered in situ, but only one of them has been found to have only one body inside (Tel Shadud), while the others, found at Deir el-Balah, have contained more than one deceased, and in both cases remains of animals have also been found inside, such as fish, cattle and pigs, as provisions for the deceased in the other world.
The funerary goods found in the recently excavated tombs include Canaanite pottery, pottery in Egyptian style and pottery imported from Egypt, Cyprus or Greece, luxury goods, such as alabaster vessels, bronzes, glass vases, jewellery in gold or carnelian, beetle forms, amulets and various figures found inside the sarcophagi or outside them. Some of these objects had been imported directly from Egypt, while others are reproductions made in Canaan.
There is no doubt that the anthropomorphic sarcophagi found in the Canaan region are the result of cultural contact with Egypt at the end of the Bronze Age, given the resemblance both with the anthropomorphic sarcophagi and the funerary goods which are found inside and outside of the same tomb. However, it is difficult to specify to whom these belong, their cultural identity. Different theories suggest they may be of Egyptians who have gone to the zone, or Philistines or others. The practices of the Egyptian administrators on the frontier between Canaan and Ancient Egypt would seem to have led to the adoption or assimilation of these by the elite Canaanite population.
-	Pharaoh in Canaan: The Untold Story. The Israel Museum. Jerusalem. 2016. pág. 96 - 100.
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Gradually beat the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients just until combined, making sure dry ingredients are thoroughly incorporated.
Spread the thick batter evenly into the prepared pan.
Combine the remaining sugar and cinnamon in a small bowl and sprinkle evenly over the top of the batter.
Bake for 25 minutes, or until surface springs back when gently pressed. Remove from oven and cool for one hour.
Combine the ingredients until smooth. Drizzle over the blondies before cutting into squares. Store blondies in an airtight container.


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What I will do to protect Nigeria's democracy – Obasanjo
by Ceejay in News
Former President Olusegun Obasanjo, on Thursday vowed to do "everything humanly possible" to save Nigeria's democracy.
Obasanjo made the declaration during the launch of "Politics as Dashed Hopes in Nigeria", written by Auwala Anwar, his former Special Assistant on Federal Capital Territory Administration, FCTA, in Abuja.
The former president also stressed that the world was watching how Nigeria will handle the forthcoming elections.
Obasanjo stated that he was happy most Nigerians are "rising up to their duties and responsibilities in guidance of our democracy."
He said: "If we cherish democracy, we will all guard and protect our democracy. And that I believe is the main purpose of the book.
"I am in despair; our hope lies in democracy and good governance as one of the hallmarks of free fair and credible election.
"As for me, I will do everything humanly possible to safeguard democracy, with good governance for Nigeria and for all Nigerians.
"Remember that if you stand aloof when evil is being perpetrated, you become an accomplice in the perpetuation of the evil."


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Official Blog From Critically Acclaimed Author and Musician Lee (Mirabai) Harrington
Welcome to my oft-neglected but well-intended blog page. Topics range from books, music, publishing, Buddhism, Kundalini yoga, Amma, kirtan, life, love, dogs and my obsession with Pete Townshend.
The Cure for the WInter Blues (Canine style)
In my dogless years, I suffered from depression during the winter months. Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD) they call it, but for me, it was more ISMICGOOB. (I'm So Miserable I Can't Get Out of Bed). I won't go details about my emotional state or describe the dire thoughts and feelings that whirlpooled around my sun-deprived mind. Let's just say that during the winter of 2003, I was a mess. My beloved dog Wallace had died, I had divorced my husband and all I loved most about life—including the sun—had receded. Winter nights in the Northeast can be 14 to 16 hours long. But it seemed like 24.
One particularly dark night in January, the police actually showed up at the door of my lovely but secluded house in Woodstock, N.Y. My former husband had called them, because he hadn't heard from me in days, and he was worried. (Even though we had parted—he still sensed these things.) I remember how terrified I was to be awakened by pounding on my front door; how disorienting it was to see flashlights beaming into my bedroom window. I remember thinking, If Wallace were here, he would have barked.
Dogs sense our emotional states even better than husbands (or ex-husbands). Wallace would have let me know that the men outside the window were no threat. That even though it was dark and bitter and miserably cold and winter, we were safe.
Anyway, that was then, this is now. I have Chloe now.
After that odd but enlightening (no pun intended) incident with ISMICGOOB, I consulted a doctor—a pioneer in integrative medicine—who prescribed vitamin D; rhodiola; structured yogic breathing to stimulate the pineal gland and produce serotonin; and a high-grade, futuristic and a $500 light box. He also prescribed the usual: rest, exercise, laughter, companionship and so forth.
In other words, he prescribed a dog.
Shortly before the winter of 2004 descended like a dark curtain—in fact, only before Daylight Savings ended, I adopted Chloe. Now, I don't mean to imply that I adopted her because of the forthcoming winter—I had begun the process in August—but I was grateful for the timing. The universe sometimes gives us what we need, when we need it.
We lived, then, in New York City, which has its own particular version of winter. After the first half hour, the snow isn't beautiful. It's just this inconvenient thing you have to slog through to get some place you wish you didn't have to go. Then, giant snowplows driven by angry New Yorkers scrape the snow violently into piles (scraping the side of your car along with it). The "snow boulders" just sit there for months, in great unattractive heaps the color of dung. With some piss-yellow thrown in (courtesy of men and dogs).
The cold in the city is more biting, more aggressive, somehow. City wind knows how to turn corners, fly up your skirt and speed through intersections as if trying to beat the red lights. And then there's our source of heat: steam radiators that clang at night, as though some ghoul were hiding under your floorboards, banging a wrench against your pipes.
For dogs, the NYC version of winter includes all of the above, plus paw pain from chemicals spread on the sidewalks and the indignity of being forced to wear clothes, such as plaid Burberry lumberjackets and little canvas booties with "anti-slide" soles.
Don't get me wrong. I love New York. And dogs love anything. But New York in winter? Not recommended by SAD doctors.
So we moved back to the Catskills, to Woodstock. Back to the garden, as the song goes, back to the land of peace and love. And light and space and air. One of the first things we did after unpacking was visit a local park called The Comeau Property, 76 idyllic acres of meadows, woods, streams, swimming holes and grassy fields. Chloe had plenty of land to roam on our own six-acre property, but I wanted her to make new friends. I wanted new friends, too; people with SAD should avoid isolation.
Thus, we met Greg, a way-cool musician and conceptual artist in his 50s, and his handsome Setter, Rainbow. (It was love at first sight for the Rainbow and Chloe; they have now been engaged for seven years, but have yet to set a date). Next we met Lilly, a witty photographer and her dog Sparky—a Pointer mix who had the air and expression of Nietzsche. The three of us humans not only had dogs in common: it turned out that we were all recent transplants to Woodstock. Greg and his family, up until then, had lived full-time in NYC, and Lilly came from Miami by way of Los Angeles. All three of us were also prone to SAD and facing our first Woodstock winter with trepidation. But, we had our prescriptions and we had our dogs.
Prescription 1: Avoid isolation. In the winter, those of us with SAD mostly want to hibernate. We want to hide in our emotional cocoons of lethargy and also in our literal cocoons of heavy down jackets with giant puffy hoods, which we zip from head-to-toe and cinch tightly around our faces. Nothing shows except a nose, which is always red and runny from the cold.
Dogs, on the other hand, expand in winter. We've all witnessed this. They get friskier, more energetic. They tend to bounce around more, run in circles at every occasion (a ringing doorbell! A trip to the mailbox!) and exhibit new hidden talents for leaps and pirouettes. As the temperatures drop, their coats thicken and their pupils shrink to focused pinpoints, which somehow makes them look more alert, and feral.
At Comeau, our dogs seemed overjoyed with the new weather and their new pack. I loved to watch their ecstatic, bright-eyed faces as they ran through the white fields, and the way they seemed to smile as they leapt through the high drifts in buoyant, dolphin arcs. I loved the way they threw their bodies into the snow and shimmied on their backs, pushing themselves upside-down through the drifts, only to leap to their feet again and shake it all off. Rainbow saw any dog on his or her back as fair game, and took the opportunity to get in a playful nip on the neck, rump or leg. I loved the way they would dive, twist, and nip, exhausting themselves with their clever dog maneuvers, and how they would pause from play, just slightly, to scoop some snow—powdery and pure—into their mouths for quick refreshment. Chloe always seemed rejuvenated by her "snow snack," as we called it, like a hearty Russian explorer clearing her head with a shot of ice-cold vodka. Snow, I realized, was like a drug to dogs. A puppy upper.
Something else I found endearing was that Chloe was the least athletic among her new country-dog pals. Rainbow could clear six-foot fences and outrun snowplows, and Sparky—thick in the middle—could take a hit like a seasoned defensive lineman. Chloe, however, walked around puddles and, when she ran with the boys, was always a few yards behind, her ears flopping behind her as she ran with cure girly determination.
She didn't mind being at the bottom of the hierarchy. She was just happy to have friends. She always trotted back to us with a smile on her face, as if to say: See, I'm hanging out with the cool guys. That smile warmed our hearts. This was much better than hanging out isolated at home with a SAD woman.
Prescription 2: Sunlight. For those of us with SAD, doctors prescribe at least 40 minutes each day in front of a light box or in direct sunlight. When our pack gathered at Comeau in the mornings, we always stood in the open field, in the sunshine. As the weeks passed, our positions shifted slightly so that we could get as much exposure and vitamin D as possible. We seemed much more aware of time after winter solstice, because we gained a full two minutes of sunshine every day. I loved the way the low, slanted light sieved through the bare trees in the morning. The sun seemed put in extra effort, just for us.
The dogs seemed to be putting in extra effort, too. If our conversations started to veer toward the negative some mornings (it's cold, it's dark, we have no mental or physical energy, Woodstock has no decent coffee), the dogs would increase the intensity of their play. They'd position themselves right in front of us and take turns spinning, biting, chasing, pouncing and wrastling. (I know wrastling is not an actual word, but it should be). Usually, Chloe was on the bottom of the play-pile, pushing the male dogs off with her hind legs. As she twisted her body to the right to get in a defensive leg-nip, Rainbow would leap over her head, Sparky, as if choreographed, would circle around them and then swoop in for another chomp on her neck. It was kind of like a canine Cirque du Soleil. After several minutes of dramatic play, they'd pause, gulp some snow and then smile at us, as though expecting applause. Which they always got.
Prescription 3: Laugh. On weekends, Greg's wife Mindy joined us, along with their seven-year-old son, Clayton. Clayton was the instigator of many a dog game. In fact, he played as exuberantly as the dogs: he'd dive, tackle, roll, and had no problem falling face-first into the snow. He would insist that we bury him neck-deep in the higher drifts so that the dogs could play "find the avalanche victim." Clayton insisted on riding his toboggan down the hill by himself, so the dogs could follow along, like a great team of bodyguards, and pig-pile on him en masse at the bottom of the hill. Once, Clayton somehow wrangled Rainbow onto the toboggan, wrapping his legs around the dog to keep him in place. Rainbow looked positively miserable, his tail curled underneath him as we pushed them down the hill, but still, he submitted because he loved his family. Dogs will do anything for love.
Prescription 4: Establish a routine. We met at the park at 8:28 AM exactly. Greg had to drop Clayton off at his school bus at 8:17, and it took him 11 minutes to reach Comeau. This meant I had to leave my house at 8:21, and also that around 6, Chloe would be at the door with her nose pressed to the crack, tail wagging, dancing up and down with excitement. Our small foyer was narrow, and it was it difficult to open the door with an exuberant, 60-pound dancing dog trying to wedge her way through. Her enthusiasm made me smile. And smiling is a nice way to start a day.
It took me seven minutes to drive to Comeau, and in those seven minutes I always tuned in to Writer's Almanac on NPR. I loved listening to Garrison Keillor recite poetry in his smooth, soothing voice. (Poetry: another wonderful antidote to SAD.) Meanwhile, in the back seat, Chloe would be pressing her body forward with a serious and focused look on her face, as if she alone was responsible for guiding us.
When we arrived, Chloe leaped [LEAPT?] out of the car and ran in circles, looking for her friends. Lilly, Greg and I usually arrived at the same time. Lilly drove a Jeep. Greg drove an old but elegant Mercedes wagon, which, being a Mercedes, ran quietly. But if Greg was late, we could hear Rainbow yowling in excitement from a quarter-mile away. Rainbow, the most vocal of our dogs, greeted Sparky with a chummy grunt and a body slam; his girlfriend Chloe got a more emotional "a-woo-woo-woo." Chloe—not much of a barker—whimpered in a cute, coquettish way, and Sparky would just do a little leap and then stand calmly by Lilly again. Sparky kept his real thoughts to himself.
After this brief canine greeting, the dogs greeted the humans with kisses, tail wags, crotch-poking and figure eights. Then, led by Rainbow, they tore off into the fields, bounding through the snow. Next, we humans would walk to our spot in the sunshine, drink our coffee, complain about the cold, absorb our daily dose of vitamin D. After the prescribed 40 minutes of sunshine, we would start the official walk.
Prescription 5: Spend time in nature. Comeau is a large park, but the hiking trails are modest. It would take a dogless person probably 20 minutes to walk them. Our pack liked to amble, so it would take us 45. We liked to pause and point out the beauty of ice clinging to pine needles, we liked to stop and listen to the sound of water flowing intrepidly beneath the frozen surface of the Mill Stream. And, of course, we liked to watch the dogs: blazing their own trails through the snow, chasing the squirrels who chittered at us from the trees, or—glory of glories—finding deer poop to roll in (Rainbow ) or eat (Sparky) or both (Chloe). Somehow, Chloe's rolling offense seemed less gross in winter, because I could quickly wipe it off with a handful of snow.
Seeing beauty is also important for a person with SAD—or anyone, really. And while winter beauty can be lonely and stark, it is a beauty that points forward somehow. With the trees bare, we could see the mountains beyond and the steeples of white churches, and soothing curls of smoke rising from chimneys. There is something about being able to see through the distances, especially in winter, which reminds us that there is always a beyond.
Plus, we had three bird dogs, the sort of dogs who always roamed far ahead of us and pointed at things worth seeing: bright red berries on the holly bushes. Chickadees and cardinals. Our dogs were our rangers, our trail guides. I liked following their paw prints in the fresh snow. It felt as if we were doing something entirely original and new.
The trail led us straight back to the parking lot, where we would say goodbye for the day. It took a lot of coaxing and bribing and promises of bacon to lure the dogs back into our respective cars (Chloe usually wanted to go home with Rainbow). But they always gave in, knowing that they were going home to hearty breakfasts and warm fires.
Prescription 6: Take care of your body. On the way home, I stopped at Sunfrost Café for carrot juice with a shot of wheatgrass. The juice rejuvenated me in a way that, I suppose, Chloe's gulps of snow rejuvenated her. There was a sense of freshness, of eating something clean.
Then we'd go home. In the foyer, I'd remove my boots and Chloe would shake off the final flakes of snow. I loved the way she smelled—it wasn't so much the smell of wet dog as the smell of cold. Of winter at its best. After Chloe had licked the final chunks of ice off her leg feathers and from between her toes, both of us would go upstairs, where I'd light a fire and brew a cup of tea. As soon as I latched the door to the woodstove, Chloe would curl herself up on the hearth.
Prescription 7: Rest. The hearth—that's the best thing about winter. The center, the source of warmth, the fire element, our own personal sun. Whenever I see a dog lying by a hearth, I have the sense that life is exactly as it should be. That winter is a time to be home.
Prescription 8: Practice gratitude. Some days, the mornings at Comeau were the only sane hours I had that winter. But those hours accumulated and built upon themselves, as did the vitamin D in my body from the sunshine; the number of times I laughed at the dogs' antics; and the number of great, deep breaths I took in that pure mountain air. Slowly but surely, I found my frame of mind shifting from, excuse the pun, SAD to glad.
Zen master Shunryu Suzuki-roshi once wrote: "If you can just appreciate each thing, one by one, then you will have pure gratitude. Even though you observe just one flower, that one flower includes everything." Dogs seem to instinctively know this.
I remember that during one particularly grim winter, before I had dogs, I had to work very hard to find things to appreciate. (Such a statement might sound obnoxious, but this is the state of mind of a person in the throes of SAD.) I have always loved stars—their calming presence, their cool, serene beauty—but that winter, not even stars made me happy because, well, because of SAD. The fact that I could not even appreciate stars made me feel even worse. Then, I decided to be grateful that other people appreciated stars. And that one shift in perception and attitude lifted everything up again.
The winter night sky in the Catskills is beautiful beyond description, with stars plentiful and bright and acute. When I step outside at night and look up and out, I feel as though I am seeing all of eternity. And I realize I never would have experienced this feeling if I didn't have a dog. Because, believe me, I would not be outside in below-zero weather for any other reason.
In the mornings, I am the one who has to coax Chloe inside after our walks. But at night, it is she who rushes back to the house first. Now, even on the darkest, longest winter nights, I feel as if I could stand underneath that starry sky forever. It reminds me that there is no such thing as sadness. Just an infinite number of worlds, working in harmony. "Look," I say to Chloe, pointing up. "Sirius. The dog star. That's you!" She wags her tail, and her breath forms a cloud in the air, which seems like a loving answer. And we go inside. Where it is happy and warm.
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Six Down, Three to Go?
For those of you who wanted Control-Alt-Delete with the coaching staff, you may be getting your wish. Rumors were circulating last night, but today it appears official – According to Howie Stalwick, Wulff has released at least six of the nine existing assistants. Yarno, Burtnett, Walker, Long, Walkosky and Peterson are all gone. As has been heavily speculated before, Broussard stays on as RB coach as part of the new regime. There are also two other potential coaches that will be retained in Rosenbach and Levenseller.
Who knows with Rosey. It's no secret he wants to be a head coach, and with Todd Sturdy coming to coordinate the offense and also coach QB's, it's not really clear what his role would be. In fact, it does seem rather odd that they would attempt to retain him.
Rosey's been a polarizing figure the last few years among the fans. But I have to admit that I've never really had a problem with the guy, at least with his coaching. I thought he did a good job of introducing new wrinkles to the tired old one-back offense that we've been running since 1987. Notice how much shotgun we ran this year? And how many times we actually ran out of it? We started to turn into a hybrid one-back this year in very subtle ways. And, even Brinkhater loves to point out how genius the 2003 Holiday Bowl offense was that night in San Diego. Several times Kegel would be in the shotgun, and we ran J-Smooth out of that alignment several times. The trick play on the TD where Kegel motioned out of the backfield like a receiver, and the direct snap to Smith? GREAT call that led to a TD. Texas just hadn't seen us run much shotgun coming into that game, and especially running out of it was something that they weren't prepared for.
And I still remember an interview Kegel gave in 2003 about Rosey, and how great a change it was from the previous regime. Remember, Rosey got Heisman votes in 1988 as a QB in this one-back offense. He's been there, done it, and that carries weight with players. Moreso than just being the son of the coach or whatever.
But it's also been told to us here that Rosey hasn't been real happy the last few years. I think the fan criticism has worn him down, and he's heard it all. In fact, one story is that Rosey used to walk up the stadium stairs before kickoff to get to the coaches box, right through the crowd. I remember noticing it the first time at the New Mexico game in 2003, where he and a couple of others walked right up through the crowd before kickoff. But around 2005, with all the Brink-Swogger controversy, that practice ended. Rosey heard more and more calls of "you f-ing idiot!" and garbage like that as he would make his way up the stairs, so he started to go up to the press box another way. Maybe a change of scenery would be good and he can get a fresh start somewhere else, ultimately leading to a head job.
The real wonder is Levenseller. I want to personally stump for that guy. I really and truly hope that they do the right thing and keep him around. Levy has given everything he has to the program since 1992. Not only one of the best players in WSU history, but he's openly regarded by many as one of the top WR coaches around. Jack Thompson on KJR Monday night called him one of the best WR coaches in the country and the best he's been around. That's saying something. Our WR's have been pretty special of late. Jason Hill obviously, the biggest TD maker in school history. Brandon Gibson was a 3-star recruit from Puyallup that a lot of schools missed on, and he's blossomed into a first-team All-Pac-10 pick who set receiving records this year and has a fantastic future on the next level. Bumpus never had top-shelf speed, but is tough as hell with excellent hands. Even Charles Dillon, banged up all season, had a productive senior year. Plus, it's not just about catches and yards with Levy's guys. They ALL block on running plays. It's a requirement when you are a one-back offense that your WR's also block and not pull Randy Moss-type disinterest when the ball isn't coming your way, and they do the dirty work as well.
Whatever happens, Levy, WSU Football Blog salutes your years of faithful service and we are all hoping that you return to the Palouse! Do the right thing coach Wulff, and keep this man.
Finally, potential recruiting news. Cougfan has the FREE STORY today of center Jonathan Solomon out of Lawndale, CA. He favors WSU and UW, with "Dad favoring WSU, Mom favoring UW. I probably agree with my Dad more, but we'll see what happens after I take my trips." He'll be at WSU on 1/11, and at UW on 1/18. He's got a lot of schools in the mix, including Oregon, Boise State, BC, Oregon State, and Virginia among others. All have offered. He's a sharp kid too, 3.5 GPA and 1490 SAT. One thing that stands out here is that he mentions that Trent Miles of UW is the guy who's been recruiting him. Well, Trent Miles is no longer with UW, as he accepted the head coaching position at Indiana State University last week. We'll see if that matters in a month or so.
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Exco Technologies Ltd. (XTC-T) reported sales of $131.4-million in the fourth quarter, down from $163-million a year earlier.
Earnings per share came in at 18 cents compared to 25 cents a year ago.
Analysts were expecting revenue of $146-million and earnings of 25 cents per share in the most recent quarter.
"Exco experienced a challenging quarter in both of its business segments," said CEO Brian Robbins. "While our financial results this quarter are clearly disappointing, we do not believe they are indicative of our future potential."
Leonovus Inc. (LTV-X) reported third-quarter revenue of $9,000, which it says was payment for the company's first proof of concept sale for the Leonovus 3.0 software.
Its net operating loss was $261,000 compared to a net operating loss of $38,000 for the same time last year.
Hive Blockchain Technologies Ltd. (HIVE-X), the cryptocurrency mining firm, reported second-quarter revenue of $170,819 (U.S.) versus nil last year. Its net loss was $20.3-million or 20 cents per share compared to a loss of $177,210 or a penny per share a year earlier.
ABcann Global Corp. (ABCN-T) reported third-quarter revenue of $176,975 compared to $188,910 in the prior-year period.
Its net loss was $3.7-million or 4 cents compared to a loss of $1.2-million or 2 cents last year.
Golden Leaf Holdings Ltd. (GLH-CN) reported third-quarter revenue of $3.1-million (U.S.) as compared to $2.4-million for the same three-month period in 2016.
Its net loss was $3.2-million or a penny per share, compared with $2.3-million or a penny per share a year ago.
Axion Ventures Inc. (AXV-T) reported revenue of $121.5-million for the third quarter, an increase of $118.7-million over the prior year period.
"The increase compared to the prior year period was the result of an accounting change from a reverse acquisition company to an investment company effective Sept. 30, 2017," it stated.
Income was $117.2-million compared to a net loss of $900,000 last year.
Glance Technologies Inc. (GET-CN) says it's planning to acquire the blockchain and cryptocurrency platform Blockimpact from Ztudium Ltd. for $1.1-million (U.S.)
The company said 80 per cent of the price will be paid upon closing of the acquisition and the rest when the integration of Blockimpact with the Glance Pay mobile payment platform is completed. Glance said it has paid Ztudium $100,000 towards the purchase price.
Glance said intends to use the Blockimpact cryptocurrency platform to speed up the creation of its rewards-based cryptocurrency.
"We are selling the Ztudium Blockimpact platform at a significant discount to what we believe is its true value because we are extremely excited about the opportunity to apply our team and technology to the Glance Pay rewards cryptocurrency," says Dinis Guarda, a blockchain influencer who founded the company for sale.
Maricann Group Inc. (MARI-CN) says it has a non-binding letter of intent with the Alliance of Beverage Licensees (ABLE BC), the advocacy organization representing B.C.'s private liquor industry, to supply product to its members.
"We are pleased to partner with Maricann as a supplier of adult-use recreational cannabis for our retail members," said Jeff Guignard, executive director of ABLE BC. "We believe British Columbians will be extremely discerning cannabis consumers, so we are excited to work with a producer who has the capacity and commitment to deliver a consistent supply of high-quality cannabis products."
As part of the agreement, ABLE BC will provide Maricann with distribution channels for its recreational products. "This will ensure ABLE's more than 1,000 members consisting of private liquor stores, neighbourhood pubs, bars/nightclubs and hotel liquor licensees have access to Maricann's stable of established premium cannabis products," the company stated.
ICC International Cannabis Corp. (ICC-X) reported a loss of $1.1-million or a penny per share in the third quarter. That compared to a loss of $152,384 a year earlier. Analysts were expecting a loss of 2 cents per share in the most recent quarter.
Revenue was $146,977 versus nil a year earlier. "The increase was attributable to the commencement of sales in the company's recreational cannabis segment," it stated.
WeedMD Inc. (WMD-X), which started selling medical cannabis products in May, recorded revenues of $356,479 third quarter versus nil a year ago. Its net loss was $557,807 versus $318,663 last year.
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We're just about to come home after a busy and highly productive weekend in Antigua. Not only did we have a two day Relationship Photography Workshop but we shot a destination wedding as well (One Shot coming to our wedding blog itsgoodtorelate.com soon). Before we leave though, we thought it would be good to post a few images from the workshop. We will do a full post on the workshop sometime soon.


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