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the antidote to the emptiness of existence
How little i know
All the Shah's Men: An American Coup and the Roots of Middle East Terror by Stephen Kinzer is a book i first read a few years ago and again re-read last year. It's the only book i read on the events that led to the overthrow of Mohammad Mossaddegh in 1953 and the establishment of Mohammad Reza Pahlavi as the absolute ruler of Iran until the Islamic Revolution of 1979.
If you had asked me what happened it would have been very clear in my head. The American and British were instrumental in the 1953 events and Obama's recent acknowledgment of the part played by the USA in the coup re-affirmed my belief. I should say, re-affirmed my belief in my own knowledge.
Yet it only took an article in the last Foreign Affairs issue, with the title What Really Happened in Iran, to cast doubt on the things i know. The author claims that the CIA and MI6 did play a part but that it was the Iranians and disaffection with Mossaddegh's reign that led to his overthrow.
While reading the article i kept thinking "no, no that's not how it happened." But how i do know?
I'm basing all my arguments on a single book written by a journalist. Should i be comforted that it is critically acclaimed book? My absolute certainty about what happened is now simply "probably". How do i fix that? Doing my own research is not a realistic option. By reading more books? How do i decide which books to read?
It made me realise how little i know about so many things i'm so sure about and it comes after reading this post I'm Just Realising How Stupid We Are.
I've learned that there's a strong correlation between knowledge and humility.
People who spend 10 minutes on Google studying monetary policy think they have it all figured out, while people with Ph.D.s and decades of experience throw up their hands in frustration. The more you study economics, the more you realize how little we know about it.
Posted by Costas Taliadoros on June 23, 2014 in Antidote, Books
Tags: all the shah's men, CIA, History, iran, mossaddegh, stephen kinzer
Board games in 2014 (half year update)
The World Cup has taken over most of my free time. Watching it and also discussing it. I'm running a World Cup tournament and with (almost) daily updates it's been a good change. Not complaining. Especially when the football is good.
What this means is that board games have taken a back seat for the time being. But the first half of 2014 has been a great year. My weekly core group has been meeting regularly and we have added another enthousiastic gamer to our group.
The Cyprus Board Gamers have also been doing fantastic. The meetings are now a weekly thing and they've been regular for the most part. We also organised a Table Top Day event to celebrate the hobby of board games which turned out to be a great success. One of my highlights of the year. Brilliant!
Last but definitely not least i've started playing with my family. Specifically, my sister and her daughters (6+ and 3+) and it's been great. We've played Flash Point, Zooloretto and Forbidden Desert. To actively do something together where we are all participating. Doing stuff with my family has been a challenge for me and i hope board games will help. Maybe future posts will cover this.
What's been bad in 2014?
From December 2013 and until May of this year i went on a buying frenzy. Board game after board game. Unfortunately i have a consumption addiction. I had it with books, video games, comics and now board games. It's not about the game, it's about the excitement of the buy. Something i've been trying to work on with mixed results. For example i'm very good with my books now as i'm almost at the point where i only buy a book at the time i'm going to read it. My collection of unread books has fallen dramatically.
Board games have been a disaster. Especially since there is only so much time available to play them. My time and other people's time is limited and it does not always coincide. I expect that at least around 20 or so games i currently own will be traded or sold away. And i'm not just talking of the games i have already played….. Like i said it was not about the games but about the buying.
But enough of this.
What about the games? I'm only going to mention the games that are at the top of my list.
Games with > 10 plays
1. Archipelago – definitely the highlight of the year and a strong candidate for my favourite game of all time. It has everything i love in board games. Theme. Player interaction. Manageable uncertainty. An uncertainty which keeps everyone engaged until the end because you don't know for sure who is winning. It tells a story. A story which the players create and not scenario based.
2. Robinson Crusoe – I hate the rulebook. I hate the FAQs. I hate the vagueness of the cards. But i love this game. Oh, I love it. By far and away the best solitaire game i've played so far. Chopping wood, making a pot or building a roof in order to protect yourself from the weather. These are menial tasks that have me at the edge of my seat. A game that leaves me (together with Archipelago but for different reasons) emotionally exhausted. I never thought feeling so alone and helpless while playing a board game would be so good.
3. Suburbia – Possibly my favourite engine building game. In general i dislike engine building games but this has proved to be the exception. Easy to teach. Accessible and clear rules. Plays fast and enjoyable to the end.
Games with < 10 plays
I'm finding it difficult to come up with a game i loved and have played < 10 times this year. This is something i noticed when i was doing my ratings adjustments on BGG (another post to cover this). Sure, there are games that i've quite enjoyed playing such as Firenze and Spyrium but they are not at that level for me yet. Maybe with more plays this can change.
I think if i had to choose one it would have to be Libertalia, a game i only managed to play once during the Table Top Day event. It's a game that has stayed with me ever since that one time. Ironically, it was a game which i thought i would dislike after reading and watching reviews. It was a reminder to me that i should be more open minded and give games a chance or two before making my mind up.
2014 has been great. My plans for the remaining of the year? Play more and have more fun with fewer purchases.
Posted by Costas Taliadoros on June 18, 2014 in Board games
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While walking on the Downtown walkway during my lunch break, my coworker and I came across something we've never seen before on Main Street...a giant connect Four!
So because we're adults we had to play a couple rounds! It's a giant Connect Four game after all. But why was it there? I took to Facebook and checked out the Downtown Evansville Facebook page, and according to them the Connect Four game is going to be moving about downtown, and we can expect to see some other giant outdoor games pop up around downtown as well!
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Gold's Gym International (GGI) continues to add new fitness facilities in growing San Antonio areas. The company has recently announced plans to open two new gyms, totaling 103,000 square feet of space that will be added to the 20 locations it already operates in the Alamo City.
Gold's Gym International continues to add new fitness facilities in growing San Antonio areas. The company recently announced plans to open two new gyms, totaling 103,000 square feet of space, adding to the 20 locations it already operates in the Alamo City.
The Venice, Calif.-based firm broke ground on a 54,000-square-foot facility at the Legacy Trails shopping center late last year and expects to open it for business later this summer. The gym will feature more than 15,000 square feet of outdoor space, including a lap and wellness pool and a basketball court.
The second facility, which the company expects to open for business at the beginning of the next year, will be located at the southeast corner of Loop 1604 and Culebra, also on the far West Side, according to the San Antonio Business Journal. The 49,000-square-foot Culebra location will also feature premium outdoor exercise space, including a 5,500-square-foot swimming pool, according to a company statement. Construction will start early this summer.
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By footballtarget on 31/05/2012 31 May,2012
Lack of motivation and tiredness are the main opponents of the Spain at the Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine.Their best scorer David Villa is ruled out due to injury,like Carlos Puyol also.Recent conflicts between their defenders Pique and Ramos,does not go on Spain hand,as Spain suffer from the defenders deficit..
Spain´s road to Euro 2012
Spain on the Euro 2012 in Poland and Ukraine qualifyed as the first placed team in the final qualifying group, where in duels with the Czech Republic, Scotland, Lithuania and Liechtenstein won the maximum 24 points from eight games with a goal difference 26:6.
Spain is the only team along Germany that on the way to Euro enrolled victories in all the meetings. Liechtenstein was defeated with 4:0 and 6:0, Lithuania twice by 3:1,Scotland with 3:2 and 3:1 , and the Czech Republic with 2:1 and 2-0.
The best scorer of the team in the qualifications was David Villa with seven goals. His closest companions were David Silva with four goals and Fernando Llorente with three goals.
Spain previous performances at European Championships
Spain won the title at its first continental championship 1964th when they were hosts .In the finals they beat the USSR with 2-1.The second time the same happened 2008 in Austria and Switzerland where they come as the World Cup champions.During the time in Austria and Switzerland Spain remained unbeaten and there they introduce the new style of football,called tika-taka.In the final match with Germany Fernando Torres was the only scorer.
Coach : Vincente Del Bosque
61-year old Del Bosque was a longtime player of Real Madrid, for whom he played from 1970. to 1984. year. 1973rd he announced the end of his career, and 14 years later began his coaching career by leading the second team of Real Madrid. 1996th he for the short time led Real Madrid, and 1999th finally he got the right opportunity, remaining at the helm of Real Madrid for four years, while winning two league titles and two Champions league titles .
In the 2004 – 2005 season he led Besiktas and 2008th years after the Euro 2008,he got a chance to lead the national team of Spain. He had a very difficult task because the Spain a few months earlier won the Euro, but this has not discouraged him, and he with a great generation led by Xavi, Iniesta, Villa, Casillas won the World Cup in South Africa.
Until now, SDel Bosque led Spain in 51 game, and had a score of 43 wins, two draws and only six defeats. In qualifying for the European Championships Spain achieved a maximum 24 points along with eight wins.
Team star
In Del Bosque´s team where are playing Fabregas, Iniesta, Xavi, Casillas is difficult to choose a star and yet, the title we gave to City´s midfielder David Silva who had a great season in the Premier league bringing Manchester City to the sensational titles (highlights,recap).
Silva to Man City title contribute with eight goals and 17 assists. 26-year old attacking midfielder began his career in the jersey of Celta and continued it at Mestalla (Valencia)where, since 2004. – 2010 he played a total of 155 games in all competitions ,where he add 29 goals and 40 assists.
In the summer 2010. year he moved to Manchester City for 28 million euros, becoming one of the most respected midfielders on the England. In the meantime, he played 102 games for City, enrolling 14 goals and 37 assists. For the national team Silva debuted 2006th year,and until now he has played 55 games and scored 15 goals.
What to expect from Spain on Euro 2012
Spaniards will play in the Euro 4-2-3-1 formation, and on the lawn it should look like this: Casillas – Alba, Pique, Ramos, Arberloa – Alonso, Busquets – Silva, Xavi / Fabregas, Iniesta – Llorente.
Great team full of stars that can genuinely solve any game alone,while on the bench are waiting more football stars like,Torres, Cazorla, Martines, Fabregas, Navas and Mata.
As the weakest link some will mention the defense, where will not be Barcelona´s captain Carles Puyol, but there is no doubt that Ramos will cover it just fine.
Spaniards are the current European and World champions, and thus one of the main favorites, and one can only ask the question of motivation and fatigue.
The absence of David Villa, their best attacker however they will feel, but there is also great Llorente and awakened Fernando Torres.
Spain Euro fixtures,group C
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18 June – Croatia (Gdansk)
Spain list for Euro 2012:
Goalkeepers: Casillas (Real Madrid), Valdes (Barcelona), Reina (Liverpool)
Defense: Alba (Valencia), Albiol, Arbeloa, Ramos (all Real Madrid), Juanfran (Atletico Madrid), Pique (Barcelona), Martinez (Athletic Bilbao)
Midfielders: Xavi, Andres Iniesta, Busquets, Fabregas (all Barcelona), Alonso (Real Madrid), Silva (Manchester City), Cazorla (Villarreal), Navas (Sevilla), Mata (Chelsea)
Forwards: Llorente (Athletic Bilbao), Torres (Chelsea), Negredo (Sevilla), Pedro (Barcelona)
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Are you on offense or defense?
I think that's a question you should ask yourself regularly in all of the key areas of your life.
This is one of the most important 'life' and 'business' lessons I've had regarding the entrepreneurial mindset from my last couple of laps around the sun.
You should ALWAYS BE ON OFFENSE.
Let me try to be clear about what I mean by 'always be on offense'.
Every fan of American football knows that 'prevent defense' doesn't work.
It's SO PAINFUL to watch a team throw away a victory because they decide to try to play it safe, allowing the other team to take advantage and steal a win.
You know someone – everyone knows someone – that is very clearly playing this sort of 'prevent defense' in all areas of their life.
They talk themselves out of pursuing their passions because it's not the practical thing to do.
They stay in the job that isn't fulfilling because it pays well and looks good on the resume.
They stay in the marriage that isn't working because they are afraid of being alone, or what a divorce looks like to their friends and family.
Now, I'm sure that's not you…right?
When I took a hard look at myself a couple of years ago, I realized that I was playing defense in some critical areas of my life, and my guess is that you are too.
Unless you are being very proactive and deliberate about this concept, the reality is that almost everyone is (at least for a period of time) playing defense in at least one important area of their life.
If you are honest with yourself right now, I'll bet you'll find that to be true.
I regularly evaluate how I'm doing in each of these areas by giving them a score of 1-10, and then clarifying what I need to do to improve in each area.
I'm NOT suggesting that you have to be reckless in any area of your life…that you have to 'leap without a parachute' just to prove that you are a risk-taking daredevil of any sort.
I AM saying that you should be deliberate and proactive and plan to win in all of the key areas of your life…not just hope for success or growth.
I AM saying that you should have incredibly high expectations and not settle in all of the key areas of your life…not just accept what's been given to you.
Making an investment in your own psychology is always positive ROI.
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Cricket Australia faces David Warner's hand-wringing decision after Mitchell Marsh pulled out of the one-day captaincy race
James BrienOctober 11, 2022
Australia's search for a new limited overs captain hasn't gotten any easier since Mitchell Marsh has ruled himself out of the job.
Marsh, who is viewed as one of the top contenders to succeed Aaron Finch following his retirement from one-day cricket, says he would rather focus on his personal game than take on the leadership role.
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That leaves star batter David Warner perhaps as the front runner, although to do so would require Cricket Australia (CA) to lift his leadership ban imposed after the 2018 ball-tampering scandal.
Finch will consider his T20 future after the upcoming World Cup, but should CA decide they want a captain for both codes, he may have to relinquish the role.
When asked Tuesday morning if he would raise his hand for the one-day captaincy role, Marsh said the role wasn't for him.
Mitchell Marsh would rather focus on his own game than become Australia's one-day captain. Recognition: AAP
"To be honest, I'm probably out of the race," he said.
"I had to get the body right for this World Cup. The World Cup is such an exciting prospect for all of us that I'm just not on my toes about things like that (captain) at the moment.
"Cricket Australia has a decision to make after the World Cup…I really didn't think of that."
While Marsh balked at a firm endorsement from Warner, he acknowledged the 35-year-old could bring a lot to the job.
"He's a great leader in our group," Marsh said.
"As far as all decisions go, I'm definitely avoiding all those conversations. But he's a great man in the squad."
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Galactica 1980 Episode Guide
Created by Elliott Bucholz in 1988
Reformatted for the WWW by Mark Heiman in May 1994
Re-edited and updated by John Larocque on January 1, 1995
Last revised: April 1, 2000
This document is ©2000, John Larocque. All rights reserved.
The technical information for this compilation is taken from the original episodes of the series. Additional cast information was taken from Starlog's Photo Guidebook of TV Episode Guides, Vol. I, Epi-Log magazine, and other sources.
Cdr. Adama: Lorne Greene
Capt. Troy: Kent McCord
Lt. Dillon: Barry Van Dyke
Jamie Hamilton: Robyn Douglass
Dr. Zee (pilot): Robbie Rist
Dr. Zee: Patrick Stuart
Col. Boomer: Herbert Jefferson, Jr.
Mr. Brooks: Fred Holliday
Superscout: Mike Brick
Superscout: Jeff Cotler
Superscout: Nicholas Davies
Superscout: Ronnie Densford
Superscout: Georgi Irene
Superscout: Tracy Justrich
Superscout: David Larson
Superscout (Moonstone): Eric Larson
Superscout (Starla): Michelle Larson
Superscout: Jerry Supiran
Superscout: Eric Taslitz
Created by: Glen A. Larson
Executive Producer: Glen A. Larson
Supervising Producer: David J. O'Connell
Co-producers: Jeff Freilich, Ben Kadish
Assistant Producers: David G. Phinney, Tim King
Story Editors: Chris Bunch, Allan Cole, Robert W. Gilmer
Music Score: Stu Phillips
Theme: Glen A. Larson
Directors of Photography: Ben Colman, Mario DiLeo
Set Directors: Morrie Hoffman, Jennifer Polito-Puma
Casting by: Phil Benjamin
Sound: James F. Rogers, Earl Crain, Jr.
Unit Production Manager: John C. Chulay
Sound Effects Editor: Samuel Reynolds
Music Editor: Herbert D. Woods
Costume: Jean-Pierre Dorleac
Costume Supervisor: Mark Peterson
Titles and Optical Effects: Universal Title
Miniatures and Special Effects Photography: Universal Hartland
Galactica Discovers Earth
Airdate: Part 1 - January 27, 1980, Part 2 - February 3, 1980, Part 3 - February 10, 1980
Written by: Glen A. Larson
Directed by: Sidney Hayers
Guest cast: Richard Lynch (Xavier), Robert Reed (Prof. Mortinson), Christopher Stone (Maj. Stockwell), Sharon Acker (Secretary), Richard Eastham (Gen. Cushing), Albert Paulsen, Louis Turenne, Michael Strong, Pamela Susan Shoop (Ms. Carlyle), Vernon Weddle (1st Cop), David Moses (2nd Cop), Brion James (Willy (biker)), Mickey Jones (Donzo), Duncan Mackenzie (1st Pilot (part 1)), Bruce Douglas (2nd Pilot), Eddie Firestone (Derelict), Frank Downing (1st Guard), Don Maxwell (2nd Guard), Ted Gehring (Sheriff), Curt Lowens (German commander), James R. Parkes (Walt Griffin (father)), Bruce Wright (Aide), Adam Starr (Willy Griffin (boy)), Missy Francis (Little girl), Todd Martin (3rd German), John Zenda (Cop), Erik Holland (2nd German officer), Eric Forst (1st German officer), Hank Brandt (Colonel), Duncan Mackenzie (3rd Guard (part 3)), Jonathan Williams (2nd Guard), Paul Brown (4th Guard), Ray Duke (Newspaper boy), Doug Hale (Air Force Major), Billy Jacoby (Tucker)
At last, the Galactica finds the planet Earth! It's the year 1980 A.D., and their hopes are dashed when they find that the planet does not have the technology to help defeat the Cylons. In fact, the Earth is bad off as it is. The Galactica leaves Earth, so that the Cylons following do not find it, but send down Capt. Troy (formerly Boxey, Adama's grandson) and Lt. Dillon to contact Prof. Mortinson, a man they feel can help them to advance Earth's technology quick enough to be of help. There is trouble, in the form of Xavier, one of the Council of Twelve who feels that the Galacticans should upgrade Earth by travelling into the past and introducing modern devices (Dr. Zee has developed a time-travel device and a cloaking device, both outfitted into Vipers). He goes to Nazi Germany, not caring about the consequences, and Troy and Dillon, joined by reporter Jamie Hamilton of Earth, follow him. They undo his damage, but lose Xavier somewhere in time. Adama goes ahead with is plan to slowly upgrade Earth, Prof. Mortinson is told that someday he will meet them again, and Jamies joins the Colonial fleet.
The Super Scouts
Airdate: Part 1 - March 16, 1980, Part 2 - March 23, 1980
Directed by: Vince Edwards (Part 1), Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. (Part 2)
Guest cast: Allan Miller (Col. Sydell), George Deloy (Dr. Spencer), John Quade (Sheriff Ellsworth), Mike Kellin (Stockton), Michael Swan (Collins), Carlene Watkins (Nurse Valerie), Caroline Smith, Jack Ging, Helen Page Camp (Saleslady), Simon Scott (Captain), Ken Scott (Co-pilot)
The Cylons launch a surprise attack on the fleet, doing considerable damage. Troy and Dillon take the children of the fleet down to Earth to protect them. With Jamie's help, they disguise themselves as scouts, but they get into some trouble, such as when Dillon tries to change his gold cubits in for American currency, and accidentally robs a bank. With the police after them, the group camp out in the woods. However, some of the children become ill from drinking polluted water from a chemical plant, and there is a problem with the Colonists' bizarre anatomies. The children are saved, however, and the plant is closed down.
Spaceball
Airdate: March 30, 1980
Written by: Frank Lupo, Jeff Freilich, Glen A. Larson
Directed by: Barry Crane
Guest cast: Allan Miller (Col. Sydell), Jeremy Brett (Xavier), Paul Koslo (Billy), Bert Rosario (Hal)
Xavier returns, and gets rid of Troy and Dillon by sending them into space in a sabotaged Viper. They are busy repairing the ship while Xavier tries to kidnap the kids and hold them for ransom. Meanwhile, Jamie has taken the children to a baseball camp for underprivileged kids where she is doing a story. This of course results in them playing a game with their super-powers, saving the camp from being closed down. Troy and Dillon return in time to foil Xavier, but he escapes again.
The Night The Cylons Landed
Airdate: Part 1 - April 13, 1980, Part 2 - April 20, 1980
Directed by: Sigmund Neufeld, Jr. (Part 1), Barry Crane (Part 2)
Guest cast: Wolfman Jack (Wolfman Jack), Peter Mark Richman (Col. Briggs), William Daniels (Norman), Lara Parker (Shirley), Marj Dusay (Mildrid), Val Bisoglio (Arnie), Bernie Hamilton (Cop), Heather Young (Star), Roger Davis (Andromus), Sheila de Windt (Stewardess), Rene Levant (1st Officer), Ed Griffith (2nd Officer), Jed Mills (Cabbie (part 1)), Timothy O'Hagan (Karon), Rex Cutter (Centuri), Robert Lunny (Britton), Ken Lynch (Grover), Arthur Batanides (Cabbie (part 2)), John Finnegan (Oficer in trauma room), Herb Vigram (Pop), John Widlock (Chuck), Dan Ferrone (Police Sergeant), Alexander Petala (1st tough), Cosie Costa (2nd Tough), Tony Miratti (3rd tough), Louis Sardo (4th tough), Paul Tuerpe (Fireman), Chip Lucia (M.C.)
The Cylon Empire has built a new type of Cylon, a humanoid android. One of them, Andromus, along with a centurian, crashland on Earth. Troy and Dillon attempt to catch them, but the Cylons are picked up by a group of people on their way to a Halloween party. The Cylons learn that the party is associated with a New York radio station, and seek to take control of the station to send a message to a nearby Cylon Base ship that they have found Earth. The Cylons attempt to over the radio station (where Wolfman Jack is the D.J.). Troy and Dillon are slowed in their attempt to stop them when they have to save a child in a penthouse fire started by the Cylons. They save the child and stop the Cylons.
Space Croppers
Airdate: April 27, 1980
Written by: Robert L. McCullough
Directed by: Daniel Haller
Guest cast: Dana Elcar (John Steadman), Ana Alicia (Gloria Alonzo), Anna Navarro (Louise Alonzo), Bill Cort (Tren), Bill McKinney (Barrett), Ned Romero (Hector Alonzo), Booth Colman (Rogers), Joaquin Garay III (Chris Alonzo), Andy Jarrell (Maze), Phil Levien (Dante), Dennis Haysbert (The Creature), John Dancona (Foley), Gordon Haight (Deacon), Stefan Haves (Channon), Lance Mugleston (Pilot)
The Cylons again attack the fleet, taking out the Agroships. With their food supply destroyed, Troy and Dillon enter a partnership with Hector Alonzo, a farmer being threatened by a powerful and prejudiced land baron, John Steadman. The Galacticans bring down Dr. Zee's anti-grav ship, and Steadman spots this and calls in the police. The Galacticans hide the evidence of their presence, put Steadman out of business, and get their food.
The Return Of Starbuck
Airdate: May 4, 1980
Directed by: Ron Satlof
Guest cast: Dirk Benedict (Lt. Starbuck), Judith Chapman (Angela), Rex Cutter (Cyrus ("Cy")), Elllen Gurkin (Girl on bridge), Gary Owens (voice of Cyrus ("Cy"))
At last, the fate of Starbuck is revealed. Prof. Zee was revealed in the premiere to be a mutant and a child genius. He has a dream about Starbuck, which he relates to Adama, who knows the story to be true.
Fourteen years earlier, while in a battle, Starbuck's Viper was gravely damaged, and Boomer watched him wildly fly towards a planet. The fleet could not go back for him, since the Cylons were on their tail. Starbuck crashed onto the barren planet, his ship all but destroyed. There he finds the remains of a Cylon fighter, of which one Cylon he is able to fix. He does this out of loneliness. Cy, as he names him, first wishes to kill Starbuck, because he is a human, but soon learns that they need each other, and they become friends (to both of their surprise). Then a mysterious pregnant woman appears, and Starbuck does his all to care for her, which makes Cy jealous. However, Cy helps Starbuck build a tiny ship out of the remains of both their ships, and after the woman gives birth, launches the baby into space, the mysterious woman is gone. It was surmised that she was from another dimension. Soon after, a Cylon patrol lands on the planet, and when they find Starbuck they attempt to kill him. However, Cy gives his life to save Starbuck, killing two of the Cylons before the third guns him down. Starbuck finishes off the third Cylon, but Cy is too far gone to be fixed. Starbuck is left alone again.
Adama reveals to Zee that he had come to the fleet in a small ship, and his identity is revealed.


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Q: Load balancing of ADFS 2.0. How many users does stand-alone server support? I want to figure out how many users can ADFS 2.0 stand-alone server support. I mean load of the server. My customers said that it supports just 100 users (seems strange for a server and so simple operations) and they have 700 users at the same time.
So he recomended to have a federation farm instead of stand-alone server. But I prefere to check first.
So, can you share info about load limitations of stand-alon SSO server VS server farms?
Any docs, articles with numbers, experts ideas or so on...

A: We have standalone servers that support WAY more than 100 users - easily over 1000.
Not sure what the upper limit is?
A farm is only going to help if you have a load balancer in front of them

A: I also found an article about this problem.
The auther writes that they use 2 ADFS servers for 10 000 users.
And there is a calculator to get number of servers depending on the load and users

A: There is no such restriction and it solely depends on how often users login to your system.
We have few deployments of the adfs, one of them supports like 50000 users and only TWO servers are enough. I even suspect one would do however this is, as always, not a good idea to have just one server (at least two servers = failover, you wouldn't want the whole environment to be inaccessible just because your login server just died).
The idea would be then to start with two servers and monitor the infrastructure. Add other instances only when necessary.

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1408 captured my attention precisely because John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson were involved, and I'm happy to say I was not disappointed.
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I'm a skeptic when it comes to Stephen King movies. For every great movie like The Shining, Dolores Claiborne, and The Shawshank Redemption, there are many more duds with King's name attached. 1408 captured my attention precisely because John Cusack and Samuel L. Jackson were involved, and I'm happy to say I was not disappointed.
Mike Enslin (John Cusack) is a has-been paranormal writer who spends his nights in off-the-beaten-path hotels looking for signs of ghosts and ghouls. Hotel rooms, as Enslin states, are naturally creepy places. You have no idea how many people have gotten sick or died in each of the beds. Worse, stories of paranormal activities bring in more guests, so hotel owners embellish stories of ghost sightings, weird noises, fake photographs, and murder/suicides to get a high rating on Enslin's 10 Skull Scale of the scariest places in America.
Enslin took up campy horror writing after the loss of a loved one shook his faith in God. He'd like nothing more than to find evidence of an afterlife, so he meticulously explores rumored hauntings with EMF readers and infrared equipment. Despite this, he's never found evidence of life after death and his experiences have made him cynical, though they are the only way he knows of dealing with and running from his past.
One day, Enslin receives a mysterious postcard warning him not to stay in room 1408 of the Dolphin Hotel in New York City. A search through old newspaper records uncovers over 20 mysterious suicides so he makes 1408 his next hotel room stay, though returning to New York opens old emotional wounds.
Actually booking room 1408 proves more challenging than Enslin imaged, adding to its mystique. When Enslin arrives, Gerald Olin (Samuel L. Jackson) does all he can to convince Enslin not to stay. The exchange between these two is superb as Olin pulls a detailed history of the 56 deaths (natural and suicides) and other accidents that occurred in the room. Of the more bizarre, a man drowned himself in his chicken soup and a maid got locked in the bathroom for about ten minutes and blinded herself. He warns that no one has lasted longer than an hour in the room and he implores Enslin to reconsider because he does not want to clean up the mess. He even tries to bribe Enslin to change his mind with fine liquor and sports tickets, but Enslin adamantly declares he will stay in that room. Finally, Olin concedes defeat and offers Enslin the key.
What follows is a stream of bizarre occurrences that may or may not be a trip through Enslin's consciousness. The clock radio plays the eerie song "We've Only Just Begun" by The Carpenters and begins a 60-minute countdown to Enslin's impending doom. Enslin must deal with bizarre manifestations of people leaping to their deaths, phantom attackers, bleeding walls, a cheery phone operator who offers him "express checkout" – a noose by his bed, and a broken thermostat that acts as a sauna one minute but drops to below freezing the next. Enslin's real terror comes from his tortured psyche where visions of his deceased father and his estranged wife and daughter come back to haunt him.
Though there are some minor missteps in the plot in the last third of the movie (Enslin screaming threats into his refrigerator at Olin is laughable and his "dream within a dream" sequence is cliche), Cusack gives a phenomenal performance with great facial expressions and candid attempts at logically explain away his experiences. We want to believe this may just be a bad dream, that Olin drugged him, or that somehow, this isn't real. Whatever it is, and the movie leaves us hanging somewhere in between real and imagined, it's disturbing.
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In the past 10 years a growing number of countries have established or began establishing a primary dealer system. This paper discusses the role of primary dealers, as well as theoretical, operational, and technical issues related to the establishment of a primary dealer system, in the overall management of public debt for countries that may be considering taking this step. Drawing on a 2001 survey of country practices, the paper discusses the rationale, costs and benefits, and key prerequisites, as well as selection criteria, obligations, and privileges of a primary dealer system. It also attempts to determine the conditions under which a primary dealer system would make a positive contribution to the functioning and development of the government securities market.


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New OWASP Top 10 includes Apache Struts-type vulns, XXE and poor logging
The latest draft version of the list, a replacement for the draft that caused such pushback earlier this year, includes three new categories of security flaws.
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The latest draft of the Open Web Application Security Project's list of Top 10 software vulnerabilities, a replacement for the draft that caused such pushback earlier this year, includes three new categories of security flaws.
The three new vulnerability categories are:
XML External Entity (XXE), the kind of vulnerability that powered the Billion Laughs attack
Insecure Deserialization, like the Apache Struts vulnerability that was left unpatched at Equifax, enabling the massive data breach there over the summer
Insufficient logging and monitoring
The new categories were derived from more than 40 vulnerability datasets submitted in response to an OWASP data call; and from 515 responses to a questionnaire emailed to members of the security community.
The top two on the canonical list — injection vulnerabilities, like those found in SQL databases and broken authentication and session management — remain unchanged from the last version, published in 2013.
Sensitive data exposure moves up from sixth to third, and cross site scripting (XSS) falls from third to seventh.
Two vulnerabilities — insecure direct object references (fourth) and missing function level access control (seventh) — have been merged into broken access control (fifth).
Another two have fallen off the top ten altogether:
Cross-site request forgery, eighth in 2013, is only present in fewer than 5 percent of the new data set the authors collected. It fell to thirteeth.
Unvalidated redirects and forwards was tenth in 2013, but was detected in less than 1 percent of the new data set. It fell to twenty-fifth.
The draft replaces one that provoked a firestorm of protest when it was issued in May, with people accusing the authors of nepotism and corruption on social media. Those authors subsequently resigned and handed the update task to a new team.
The list was first released in 2003 and has been updated roughly every three or four years.
OWASP Top Ten, existing (2013) and proposed (2017).
The list is the most downloaded document on their website, the organization says.
Car hackers discover vulnerabilities that could let them hijack millions of vehicles
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Louisiana's Democratic governor forced into runoff
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards' quest for a second term as the Deep South's only Democratic governor will stretch over another month, as voters denied him an outright primary win Saturday and sent him to a runoff election.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks at his election night watch party in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019.
Louisiana Republican gubernatorial candidate Eddie Rispone speaks at President Donald Trump's campaign rally in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. Trump introduced both Rispone and Republican gubernatorial candidate Ralph Abraham on the eve of the Louisiana election, urging the crowd to vote for either to unseat incumbent Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards.
Gov. John Bel Edwards acknowledges his supporters as he comes out onstage for a debate with Eddie Rispone and Republican Rep. Ralph Abraham in Baton Rouge, La. Edwards is battling to hold onto the Democrats' only governorship in the Deep South. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP, Pool, File)
From left, Eddie Rispone, Gov. John Bel Edwards and Republican Rep. Ralph Abraham participate in the first televised gubernatorial debate in Baton Rouge, La. Two main candidates are vying against Edwards on the ballot: Abraham, a third-term congressman and doctor from rural northeast Louisiana, and Rispone, a Baton Rouge businessman and longtime political donor who is largely self-financing his first bid for office. (Bill Feig/The Advocate via AP, Pool, File)
Gubernatorial candidates, from left, U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham, Eddie Rispone, and Gov. John Bel Edwards, face each other in the second debate, hosted by Louisiana Public Broadcasting, on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2019, at Angelle Hall on the campus of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette in Lafayette, La. (Brad Bowie /The Daily Advertiser via AP)
President Donald Trump greets Louisiana Republican gubernatorial candidates Ralph Abraham right, and Eddie Rispone at Trump's campaign rally in Lake Charles, La., Friday, Oct. 11, 2019. Trump introduced both on the eve of the Louisiana election, urging the crowd to vote for either to unseat incumbent Democrat Gov. John Bel Edwards.
Election poll worker Annette Chambliss, right, assists Carolyn Johnson with signing the roster before voting at Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 in Baton Rouge, La. Gov. John Bel Edwards is fighting to hang on to a rare Democratic governorship in Deep South Trump territory, as a national GOP offensive seeks to force him into a runoff. Republicans are trying to hold Edwards under the 50% that he needs Saturday to avoid another election on Nov. 16. (Michael Dunlap/The Advocate via AP)
Ashia Ward, 21, exits a polling station after voting for the first time at Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 in Baton Rouge, La. Gov. John Bel Edwards is fighting to hang on to a rare Democratic governorship in Deep South Trump territory, as a national GOP offensive seeks to force him into a runoff. Republicans are trying to hold Edwards under the 50% that he needs Saturday to avoid another election on Nov. 16. (Michael Dunlap/The Advocate via AP)
Veronica Mucker, right, leads a line of residents waiting to cast their ballots at Sherwood Middle Academic Magnet School on Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019 in Baton Rouge, La. Gov. John Bel Edwards is fighting to hang on to a rare Democratic governorship in Deep South Trump territory, as a national GOP offensive seeks to force him into a runoff. Republicans are trying to hold Edwards under the 50% that he needs Saturday to avoid another election on Nov. 16. (Michael Dunlap/The Advocate via AP)
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards and his wife, Donna, hold hands in prayer during his election night watch party in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards prepares to speaks at his election night watch party in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019.
Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards, center, prepares to leave after speaks at his election night watch party in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019.
Donna Edwards, left, reacts as her husband Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks at his election night watch party in Baton Rouge, La., Saturday, Oct. 12, 2019.
The incumbent's inability to top 50% of the vote in the six-candidate field raised questions about his reelection chances against a national Republican offensive that includes President Donald Trump. Trump made a last-minute appeal to Louisiana's voters to reject Edwards.
Edwards will compete in the Nov. 16 runoff against Eddie Rispone, a Baton Rouge businessman and longtime GOP political donor making his first bid for public office. Rispone largely self-financed his campaign, capturing second place after outspending fellow Republican contender U.S. Rep. Ralph Abraham 5-to-1.
"We've got a little more work to do," Edwards told supporters Saturday night. He added: "My fellow Louisianans, we are not going backward. That is exactly what Eddie Rispone would have us do. He wants to put us right back on the path that led us into the ditch."
Rispone said Abraham called to congratulate him and offer his support. "With your prayers, we're going to win. This is just the first step," Rispone told cheering supporters. "We're going to turn this state around."
Five Republican statewide elected officials on the ballot won reelection: Lt. Gov. Billy Nungesser, Attorney General Jeff Landry, Treasurer John Schroder, Agriculture Commissioner Mike Strain and Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon. Republican Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin was forced into a runoff.
Trump took credit for keeping Edwards from an outright victory, saying in a tweet that Edwards "has done a poor job. NOW HE IS IN A RUNOFF WITH A GREAT REPUBLICAN, @EddieRispone. Thank you Louisiana!" He claimed Edwards' support fell "after I explained what a bad job the Governor was doing."
National Republicans bombarded Louisiana with advertising and get-out-the-vote events to keep Edwards below 50%, with Trump making a last-minute, in-person appeal to Louisiana's voters. Three other lesser-known contenders also ran.
The Republican anti-Edwards onslaught is expected to intensify. "Prepare yourselves," Edwards told his supporters. "Over the next five weeks, the partisan forces in Washington, D.C., are going to pull out all the stops."
Republicans are seeking to prove that Edwards' longshot victory in 2015 was a fluke, aided by a flawed GOP opponent, David Vitter, who was hobbled by a prostitution scandal. Democrats want an Edwards reelection win to show they can compete in a state Trump won by 20 points.
But the 53-year-old Edwards isn't exactly a Democrat in the national mold. The West Point graduate and former Army Ranger opposes gun restrictions, talks of working well with the Trump administration and calls the U.S. House Democrats' impeachment inquiry a distraction to governing in Washington. He signed one of the nation's strictest abortion bans.
Edwards sought to make the election a referendum on his performance. He contrasted three recent years of budget surpluses with the deficit-riddled terms of his predecessor, Republican Bobby Jindal. Edwards and the majority-GOP state Legislature passed a tax deal that stabilized state finances and allowed for new investments in public colleges and the first statewide teacher raise in a decade.
He expanded Medicaid, adding nearly a half-million new people to government-financed health care and lowering the state's uninsured rate below the national average. A bipartisan criminal sentencing law rewrite he championed ended Louisiana's tenure as the nation's top jailer.
Barbara Bacot, a retired state employee, said she voted for Edwards. "He has done a very good job in the teeth of opposition from people who should know better. You can't lower taxes and run a good state," she said at her Baton Rouge polling place.
Republicans said Edwards raised taxes too high, stifling economic development and chasing people from Louisiana. The GOP contenders said the Medicaid expansion was rife with abuse, wasting millions of taxpayer dollars, and they sought to tie Edwards to national Democratic leaders.
Rispone, 70, founder of a Baton Rouge industrial contracting company, presented himself in the mold of Trump, describing himself as a conservative outsider who would upend the traditional political system of Baton Rouge.
"We need a CEO, someone with serious business experience," Rispone told supporters. "Both sides of the aisle have failed you. It's time to do something different." He pledged to hold a state constitutional convention to rewrite provisions dealing with the budget and taxes, state employee protections and education, though he provided few specifics. He promised to cut taxes, though it was unclear how he would balance the budget with less money even as he talked of new spending on early childhood education and roadwork.
Voter Barbie Edwards said she supported Rispone because "he's a good businessman. He'd be a good businessman for the state like Trump is for the country." Rispone ran a nontraditional campaign, with less parade-going and handshaking. The multimillionaire instead focused on digital and TV advertising, pouring $11 million of his own money into the race.
The effort successfully drowned out advertising by Abraham, a doctor and farmer in his third term in Congress.
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Texas A&M Softball starts the 2020 season
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Posted: Mon 4:43 PM, Jan 13, 2020 |
COLLEGE STATION - The 2020 Texas A&M softball season is officially underway, holding their first practice Monday, and their first game is less than a month away.
The Aggies finished 28-27 last season and lost in the NCAA Regionals to 9th ranked Texas.
Head Coach Jo Evans says she liked the development of their team towards the end of last year and is optimistic they can continue to build off that in the preseason. Evans says they'll have a lot of youth in their lineup this season, so this time of preparation is critical before their first game in February.
"I think a big thing is just our power numbers. Offensively, we need to be driving the ball in the gaps, hitting some more balls out of the yard, so I think our power numbers and production definitely have been a focus and something we need to increase," said Evans. "Defensively, I think we got better and better as the year went on. We're going to have some youngsters in our lineup, so just making sure they're comfortable. Then pitching wise, I did think by the end of the year we worked into a rotation, but it was just thin. This year we've got more depth on the mound," Evans added.
Senior outfielder Kelbi Fortenberry says she plans to step up into a bigger leadership role this year to help the team.
"Just to be a better leader. Just to be more vocal. I'm already loud, everyone will probably tell you I'm the loudest one all the time. To be louder and to get this team's confidence because we're very young. We have a lot of freshman and transfers that have never played in the SEC. We need to get them comfortable and prove to everyone that thinks we're going to get the last seed in the SEC wrong," exclaimed Fortenberry.
Texas A&M will host the Aggie Classic starting February 7th. The Aggies will play both UT Arlington and Abilene Christian.
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Health Vol.3 No.6 , June 2011
Assessment of strategic management practice ofmalaria control in the dangme west district, GhanaArticle submitted to the west african college of nursing for the award of a fellow
Author(s) Adelaide Maria Ansah Ofei
Strategic management (SM) practice was as-sessed in all HCFs both in the public and private and some chemical shops within the Dangme West district using semi-structured question-naires. In-depth interviews were carried out with healthcare managers in their clinical setting. The study utilized both qualitative and quantitative methods in describing the SM practice. Healthcare managers were using all the elements of SM in the management of malaria but these were not holistically coordinated. Present were short ranged informal planning based on the objectives of NMCP and day-to-day operation of the HCFs especially with Ghana Health Service facilities. Due to homogenous nature of Dangme West district, management of culture wasn't given much attention by healthcare managers though healthcare providers were acutely aware of its importance to quality service delivery. Competition was woefully absent in the healthcare environment. No formal structure has been created for the management of malaria control activities with the exception of the involvement of Community Based agents. The district was widely implementing all the strategies of the NMCP with favourable outcomes.
Assessment; Strategic Management; Practice; Malaria Control; Dangme West
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Genève (AFP) – L'OMS a averti mercredi que le monde créait des conditions toxiques pour l'émergence de nouvelles variantes de Covid-19 comme Omicron, puis leur propagation dans le monde entier.

L'Organisation mondiale de la santé a déclaré que la combinaison d'une faible couverture vaccinale à travers la planète, associée à de très faibles tests pour suivre le virus, était un terreau fertile.
The United Nations health agency has stressed that measures to stop the globally dominant Delta variant will also hamper Omicron.
The worrying new variant has rocked countries around the world.
"We need to use the tools we already have to prevent transmission and save Delta's lives. And if we do, we will also prevent transmission and save lives of Omicron, "WHO Director-General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus told a press conference.
"But if countries and individuals don't do what they need to do to stop the transmission of Delta, they won't stop Omicron either.
"Globally, we have a toxic mix of low immunization coverage and very poor testing – a recipe for replicating and amplifying variants.
"This is why we continue to urge countries to (…) ensure equitable access to vaccines, tests and treatment around the world. "
Omicron in 23 countries
Omicron was first reported to the WHO in South Africa on November 24, while the first known laboratory-confirmed case was identified from a sample taken on November 9.
The Netherlands said on Tuesday it had found the variant in two samples taken on November 19 and 23, one having recently visited southern Africa and the other having no travel history.
Maria Van Kerkhove, WHO technical officer for Covid-19, said the timelines around the first Omicron detections could change as there was a backlog of case sequencing which occurred in November.
Tedros said the WHO took the emergence of Omicron "extremely seriously", but added that the mutation "should come as no surprise to us. This is what viruses do.
"And that's what this virus will continue to do, as long as we allow it to continue to spread." "
Tedros said Omicron has a presence in at least 23 countries – and that number is expected to grow.
Van Kerkhove said the WHO was not yet aware of any deaths associated with Omicron.
Transmissibility studies
The WHO has said it could take several weeks to complete Omicron's studies to see if there are any changes in transmissibility, severity or implications for Covid vaccines, tests and treatments.
"We expect to have more information about the transmission in a few days: not necessarily in weeks, but in days," Van Kerkhove said.
Several countries have imposed travel bans on flights from South Africa, which Van Kerkhove said makes it difficult to send samples from the country, even if they were willing to share them.
Van Kerkhove said: "We will come out of this pandemic, but every day decisions have to be made about whether or not we are getting closer to the end of this pandemic or whether we are taking action to prolong it. "
Michael Ryan, WHO's director of emergencies, said now was not the time for governments to transfer responsibility for managing the pandemic to their citizens.
"We are certainly dealing with a crisis now: this crisis is in Europe, and it is caused by the Delta variant," he said.
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Then continue to work in each sc around until the square begins to fold in on itself forming a 'hot pad'. (It will look like a bag or pouch by now).This will be about 10 rows for the chunky/bulky yarn. On one end I chain 6 to form a loop to hang it with. This is completely optional. Then when the edges meet together nicely without puckering or pulling...I simply whipstitch the edge together and Voila! you have a potholder!
Potholder/Hotpad with WW yarn & G/H hook.
1- sc in 2nd ch from hook and each ch across (35), working on the opposite side of the ch (do not increase in the corner) sc in each ch. do not join. (70 total sc).
Then repeat as for the Bulky/chunky pattern. Do the same for the loop and assembly.


CHOBE: History was made this past Saturday, when Africa�s first game drive electric vehicle (EV) was unveiled at Chobe Game Lodge.
A South African company called Freedom Won has cleverly converted the vehicle from fuel to electric powered. Instead of using the normal diesel or petrol fuels, the EV is fitted with electric motor and batteries, which are charged after the vehicle travels an average distance of 100km.
The Land Rover Defender 130, now called "Freedom 3" (because it was the third vehicle at Freedom Won to be converted to electric, in August 2014) was the pioneer game drive EV. Another EV, Freedom 5, will be launched in February 2015. Freedom Won has also delivered a game viewing boat dubbed Freedom 4. It was converted in September 2014. Speaking at the unveiling ceremony, Chobe Game Lodge general manager, Johan Bruwer, said the introduction of electric vehicles and boats was in line with their sustainable eco-tourism strategy, which had led them to partner with Freedom Won. He added that they would convert 10 vehicles and six more boats in the near future.
Chobe Holdings Limited chief executive officer Jonathan Gibson narrated the "dream" that he said had started over a decade ago.
"One of my many dreams has been for us to have electric game vehicles and boats. We even built the concept of electric boats into the Chobe National Park Management Plan. The electric game drive vehicle is remarkable... It is non-polluting. From an energy perspective, it is incredibly cost effective to operate," he said.
Organisation board member Thilo Naicker, applauded the strides made by Chobe Game Lodge as a "leader and trendsetter in eco-tourism initiatives". She stated that Chobe Game Lodge was one of the facilities that had piloted the Eco-tourism Standards, and continued to develop responsible tourism initiatives like investing in pioneering an electric vehicle. Naicker described the unveiling of the electric vehicles as an opportunity to showcase best practice initiatives achieved by Chobe Game Lodge as well as Botswana as a preferred sustainable tourism destination.
Chobe District Commissioner, Dr. Temba Mmusi, thanked the Lodge for its selflessness in promoting sustainable eco-tourism in the region. He said the partnership between Chobe Game Lodge and Freedom Won had a bigger window of opportunity available for extension into government projects and programmes.
Freedom Won co-owner, Antony English noted that his company was delighted to be part of the history makers in the green technology. He also added that had it not been for the media some people would still be battling with prototype concepts.
English disclosed that it had cost R370,000 (P303,000) to convert a single Land Rover, and R260,000 (P213,000) to convert a single boat. He said Freedom Won charged R250,000 (P205,000) for a smaller vehicle. Chobe Game Lodge, which is owned by Botswana Stock Exchange listed Chobe Holdings, is a certified eco-tourism facility. In 2012 the lodge was awarded the highest eco-tourism Level recognised in Botswana.


Well I suppose it was only a matter of time before my 2 blogs conjoined but I didn't think it would happen in the same week I started them both. I'm writing here about my health and in the other about gardening and here they come together in a post about how my gardening is good for my health. It makes sense I suppose since it's so much of my life. Perhaps the two most crucial factors in my existence except for my partner and our relationship. My relations with Gardening go back to my childhood tho so do my illnesses, some of the most significant ones that is. I've had Asthma since I was born. Literally. They put me in an incubator at birth so I could breathe and gave me medicine from the get go. And I can look back and see how the Bipolar Disorder has affected my whole life, from the time I was a small child even. So here they come together in a post that will tell you a bit about how it's worked for me to garden so long and so faithfully, and not so faithfully and how that's impacted me.
In many meditation classes they teach you that a very important part of learning to meditate is learning to "ground" as they call it. It means being able to connect with the earth and put your energy in synch with that of the planet we live on. Out of which our bodies are made. It's not just a metaphorical expression. It's a literal one for me. Grounding for me is literally putting my hands in the soil and getting dirt all over them. It's diving into the realm of earthworms and compost and the decay of organisms and the regeneration that comes out of that mix. It's a primal instinct to stick our hands in the dirt and mothers are always fighting their children to keep them from getting dirty. But I'd say that there have been enough studies to show that we're depriving our children of something instinctive when we keep them out of the dirt. It's been focused on bacteria that may help us keep our bodies free of disease but I think it's more than that. It's the primal connection we're missing out on and keeping our children from experiencing.
I've put my hands in the dirt for as long as I can remember. Before I was actually gardening I was building in the dirt and making waterways where I could play with the runoff of the water as it flowed over the soil in patterns I loved. At some point I started to work with my mom and dad in the garden and help maintain it. I learned to plant and prune and to weed and hoe and all those other things we hate when we're kids but I didn't hate them. Well maybe the weeding I did some. But I loved the gardening and started landscaping at an early age, something I'd develop into a profession as I grew older and went to college and studied Ornamental Horticulture and Landscape Design. I worked in Nurseries and had my own businesses for well over 20 years making gardens for other people, including my parents where I could experiment and play with my ideas. I did this in my work too of course but I got paid for that and had to accede to the wishes of my clients. I wanted to do my own thing of course and I often was able to even in business.
My story takes a different turn in my late 20s when I started having migraines and was in agony too much of the time and couldn't work as I had before. I'd gotten a job building logging roads in the high sierra to survive and that was bad for me who had always valued planting trees, not cutting them down. It went against my souls' journey and it messed me up. I was involved in a serious auto accident that crunched my spine and began a period of disability that continues to this day. I kept landscaping tho I had to hire workers to do things I couldn't do myself. But I still did it. I even moved back to the mountains in Washington where I was living and tried to homestead in the hills. I tried to create a garden with not enough water and too hard a soil to work and eventually I had a breakdown and my back gave out on me for good. I never again was able to work commercial landscaping. That was in 1988. Since then I've had to work jobs that were indoors and kept me away from the gardens I loved. I couldn't have access to green ever in the apt. I lived in in the city and I began to get more ill. In 1995 I had a severe breakdown and was diagnosed with the Bipolar Disorder that has plagued me my whole life. Finally I had an answer but it was a curse as well.
Over the next few years I lived alone and in an apt. with no way to garden. I was too disabled even to work a small community garden that was only a 10 x 10 plot of land in the neighborhood. I was sick and failing badly. I couldn't touch the soil and even tho I went for walks in the neighborhood it wasn't the same as gardening. This went on for several years until I met my current partner and in time moved into a home with him and had a chance to garden again. Here I've created my garden again. Here I have my Botanical Garden that allows me to collect the plants I love and to put my hands into the soil whenever I feel the need and to ground myself and get back to the earth in a real way and live fully and completely again.
I'm not cured or anything, I probably never will be, don't think that. I still suffer a lot and I'm in pain all the time, Especially when I garden. But it's so good for me that I do it anyway and it keeps me alive and strong and as healthy as I can be. I have to ask for help when I need it but I do and I find it with my partner and friends. You can read about this aspect of my life in my other blog: Gardening in Greenwood, and I'll continue this story there. But this will give you a sketch of my life as a gardener and why it's so important for me to dig in the dirt and heal myself with the planet we live on. It's a real thing and getting dirty is essential to us all if we want to live good lives and be healthy. So do it. Get dirty and feel the soil in your hands and let it heal you. That's all I can say for now.


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