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IdeaConnection Interview with Ann Weimer Baumgardner, author of Pretend You're Normal: But Only When Absolutely Necessary
By Vern Burkhardt
Take the principles of the business world and apply them to the home. Or take the principles of the home and apply them to business. For the past ten years, Ann Weimer Baumgardner has been teaching mothers of preschoolers to do exactly that.
Vern Burkhardt (VB): You are a molecular geneticist, taught biology and worked for Procter & Gamble, which I understand was in research and development. You say you were developing new ideas for diapers. How long were you at Procter & Gamble and would you tell us about their product development processes at the time you were there?
Ann Weimer Baumgardner:
I was at Procter & Gamble for three years in molecular genetics. I call that period of my life "Cooking with Radiation." I basically followed scientific "recipes" using radioactive and cancer-causing ingredients that could kill me.
Then I switched to products research for three years in the diaper division. A good scientist must do field work. In our case, that meant following babies. You had to have good knees to work in the diaper division. We crawled around on the floor watching as they wiggled and toddled around the room. We measured how well our products were fitting and how they were holding up to the heavy liquid load we kept adding.
VB: In reference to Cindy Rabe's term "Zero-Gravity Thinkers", you commented to me "How wonderful to know there's a name for this condition and that it's not terminal. I worked for Procter & Gamble in the old days when they didn't know what to do with someone like me." Did the people you worked with see you as a problem, as not fitting in, rather than as someone who could offer a fresh and interesting perspective? How did you cope?
I enjoyed the people I worked with, and we all got along beautifully. My trouble was that twenty years ago, they didn't have a way to channel ideas that came from outside divisions. Now they do and even permit non-employees to send ideas.
I'm the kind of person who calls the PT Cruiser manufacturers to say, "You should change your door handles. Elderly, disabled people, and children have weak thumbs and can't get the door to open!" Many companies aren't set up to take information in from the public and miss a lot of important feedback.
Procter & Gamble put me in one area and wanted me to have only diaper ideas. The way I coped was to come in early with a friend from another division and brainstorm each other's problems for thirty minutes while we ate donuts. She helped me with my product design problems and I helped her write her concepts. Basically we did each other's homework, which may not make sense in high school, but makes perfect sense in business.
VB: No doubt you added an interesting and useful perspective as a member of an innovation group or team. What dynamic did you add and contribute – when you could?
I really liked writing concepts. Before a company goes to the trouble of designing a product, they first want to see if people will buy it. It's like the first cut at a commercial. I enjoyed the challenge of trying to explain something technical in an easy-to-understand way. Sitting behind the glass, watching the focus group, I learned a lot about communication and enjoyed that special connection between writer and reader.
VB: What innovations in diapers were you involved in?
I worked on one I've not seen on the market and probably never will, but I'm not sure if I'm allowed to talk about it. It was something so complicated it will probably end up in a James Bond movie some day.
VB: It seems diapers would be a commodity needing little further research and development, and only a few varieties and sizes. Yet the marketplace is full of a range of options. Is this not a product where the ultimate differentiator would be price rather than choice?
That question works in every sector – toilet paper, shampoos, spaghetti sauce. We Americans have gone crazy on a million variations of everything. That said no one does paper products and knows liquid storage like Procter & Gamble. If one day I'm the one sitting in wetness every day, I want Attends®.
VB: You call yourself an inventor. Would you tell us about that aspect of your life?
My "inventions" are often born out of the ashes of misery. No matter what the temperature is outside, my mother always seems to be too cold, and my father too warm. I like to think I saved their marriage by designing sheets I cut in half and re-sewed with "flannel florals" on one side and "cool cotton plaid" on the other. Mom said it was debatable as to whether these could be credited with saving their marriage since she was always quick to yank her foot back if it happened to wander onto Dad's cool side.
Lately I've been playing with an idea for a kitchen table that could wind down to coffee table height. With the right chairs, our kitchen nook could then double as a cozy tearoom so people could sit and keep me company.
I hate doing jobs by myself and sometimes it's not an invention at all, but an application of an already existing invention that pulls me through. I hate unloading the dishwasher and so I call my sister to keep me company. I bought both of us headsets so we can have our hands free. We have been known to iron clothes outside while supervising children, getting a tan, and talking on the phone. That's why headsets and orange extension cords were invented, right?
VB: You comment that as a daydreamer you "spend at least thirty minutes a day doing absolutely everything." What do you mean by "absolutely everything?"
I've been amusing myself with this game since I was little. Back then I saved the world a lot. I'd bring about world peace with terrific speeches that would actually make me cry. I've been everything from a high school biology teacher to president of the United States to a pharmaceutical sales representative. I've danced with Ellen and have produced sitcoms.
It's crazy how daydreaming can create a "confidence buzz" that can actually last into your "real" day.
VB: You say you think in pictures and use pictures to remember things. Does thinking in pictures make you more creative, and could you give an example or two of how it works?
I don't know if thinking in pictures makes me more creative. It's just the way I've adapted to not being smart enough to simply remember the stuff on its own. Perhaps that's what creativity is all about – overcoming disability. And honestly, who among us doesn't have a disability or two or eight?
I'm great with metaphors and can use a football field as the "cellular playing field" to describe the various processes of cell division, but in regular life, thinking in pictures can be confusing.
VB: You talk about the "wisdom of a full stop." What is that wisdom?
If you get goose bumps while shaving your legs, you should stop.
I'm from the "clean your plate generation." We were taught to place a high importance on completion, but there's also great wisdom in stopping and finishing later.
In my experience, creativity comes with marinating and cross-pollinating activities. Solutions often don't appear until you've moved on to another activity or have boosted your confidence by stopping a war somewhere.
Certainly there's benefit from pushing through and completing tasks, but I can tell you from experience, you can't make ideas come when you're cold or feeling bad about yourself.
VB: You say we should be proud of our scars. Why?
Scars are what make us interesting. They're the "show" part of "show and tell" – our badge for making it through some trauma.
I invented a game I called "Scar Search." A group of friends played it in the car on the way to a concert. We gave 10 points for the impressiveness of the scar and 10 points for the story. It's amazing what we learned about each other. I got 10 points for my story about falling backwards onto an open dishwasher lid and sitting squarely on a paring knife. Ten points for the story, but a zero for the scar since I refused to show it.
VB: What led you to become a writer—a humorist?
Living among funny people taught me how to see the humor in almost any situation.
As for the writing part, my husband encouraged me to take a writing class, which provided the all-important deadlines that get me to the page. Even though we only have one child, I'm not good about taking pictures, fighting with scissors and glue or remembering when her baby teeth fell out.
Humor writing is my way of recording life for later. I keep thinking I'm finished, that I've written my last, and then something else funny happens and I find myself at the computer again.
VB: Pretend You're Normal was one of seven Finalists in the humor category of the National Indie Excellence Book Awards for 2007. What do you mean by "pretend you're normal?" What is normal?
Normal is doing it the regular way – without drawing attention or getting noticed. Weddings, funerals, and graduations were all occasions where we were reminded before entering, "Pretend you're normal." Dad also used to say it to us as a fake admonishment when he was actually proud of us for standing out and taking a chance.
VB: Are you ever successful at pretending you're normal? And why would you try?
Yes, I can "strike the pose," I just can't hold it for long periods of time. Being a member of the Parents Teachers Association, or being a room mother and playing Halloween bingo for the ten thousandth time is a slow death for me. I served my time as a "traditional" room mother with some moms from my daughter Emily's first grade class. It was horrible; crafts with glue guns and days spent cutting out pumpkins. I vowed never again! Then Emily's second grade teacher called to say she was in desperate need of a room mother. I hated to think of those poor motherless second graders, and I struck a deal. I told her I'd be happy to help, but there'd be no homemade cookies to ice – I'd buy a bag of Oreos and bring a gallon of milk. No crafts with glitter, but I'd write a narrator-driven play for the class to perform. I told her that if she wanted to continue looking for a traditional room mother that was OK. She took me up on my offer and continued searching for a traditional room mother, but later called to see if I'd write a play for the class. I decided not to feel bad about it. I had stayed true to myself and so had she. We came out with a nice compromise.
VB: What would make it "absolutely necessary" to pretend you're normal?
I'm the mother of a teenager. Need I say more? I find I'm "pretending I'm normal" a lot more than I used to for our daughter's sake.
I can play the part of a normal mother, business worker or wedding guest out of respect for the other person, but when I'm in an environment that allows for different ways of thinking – that's when I'm happiest.
After a three-day seminar at an Erma Bombeck Writer's Workshop filled with five hundred overly extroverted extroverts, I became sickened by our annoying extrovertish behaviors and swore I'd convert to introversion. The Erma Bombeck thing is good for me to remember because we extroverts can get a little "Robin Williamsy" and monopolize conversations.
It's good to stay true to who you are, but I like to keep one eye open to see how others are being impacted.
VB: When we first communicated with each other you said "I have so much I'd like to share with people outside of Ohio, but have not found a way to make my voice carry that far…about creative innovations in the home." What do you mean by "creative innovations in the home?"
These innovations aren't a new kind of lawn mower or fancy toaster. The innovations I'm talking about come in the way you train yourself to think about problems. Let me give you some examples. A shaggy yard is a problem everyone has to face. Of course our grass grew just as fast as everyone else's, but when I was growing up, my dad hosted lawn-mowing races with neighbor kids lined up in relays. The yard didn't look that great when we were finished, but at least the grass was shorter which is after all, the main goal. Folding laundry and keeping track of children are other common problems. Dad got my sister and me to fold laundry by pretending we were tigers in the zoo. He put us in a corner behind the fireplace screen where we nestled in a bed of warm laundry in our "cage." While he tended the fire in the fireplace, made hot dogs, and watched football, we sorted socks waiting for Dad to throw bits of hot dog into our pen for us to scramble after. Raising our own daughter in Cincinnati, I had a different technique for getting our laundry folded; we called it prison. I had preschoolers ringing our doorbell asking if they could play prison again – in essence, begging for a chance to fold our clean laundry. As warden, all you had to do is growl and chase them every so often or turn on the alarm system and suddenly folding laundry became a treat.
VB: You grew up in Alliance, Ohio – a city with a population of about 24,000. What was the best and worst about growing up in Alliance?
My neighborhood was absolutely the best part of growing up in Alliance. Almost every kid on Crestview Avenue learned to ride the unicycle. We'd chalk obstacle courses on the blacktopped street to ride and roller skate through. In the summer we turned our garage into a place for visiting – complete with carpeting, a couch, porch swing and even a fireplace mantle to make the garage look more homey. Every evening neighbors stopped by to swing and chat. As a result, we had lots of close family friends.
The worst of Alliance is that it's not a very pretty town – very strip-mallish.
VB: Would you talk about the "Annual Mid-west Furnace Tournament," and why you and your family still play it? Is it to save money or is the reason even known?
I don't think it's about money; it's just tradition. This is one of those events that will never completely die out in the Mid-West. It's like a fall sport to see how long you can go without turning on your furnace. I've never known anyone to make it all the way to Thanksgiving, but we've had years when we've gotten close.
VB: You had the benefit of growing up in a family in which fun was valued. Did the emphasis on having fun make you a more confident and creative person?
It's not that we ARE more confident, capable or creative, it's that we THINK we are. It's all in the way we decide to tell the story.
My eighty-year-old uncle made a mistake and took his blood pressure medicine twice one day. He happened to be helping my cousin Jerry put a roof on a barn when he suddenly fainted. My cousin was afraid to leave his dad to go for help, so Jerry carefully cinched the loose fabric around Uncle Bob's coveralls and nailed all the way around him – essentially nailing Uncle Bob through his clothes to the roof. We tell this story with great pride at Jerry's ingenuity, other families would tell it belittling Uncle Bob for taking too much medicine. Both stories are accurate; we just prefer to feel good rather than bad.
VB: When referring to your mother you say "You want to draw her close and protect her from her passion – the thing you most love about her and most fear." Would you talk about what you mean?
My mother is a screamer. She screams lovely peals of joy when she's happy, she screams when she opens a present, she screams as a stack of mail begins to slide off the table, and she screams if you almost hit a mailbox. She can get a little passionate if you accidentally pull the whole Christmas tree over. I love mom's passion, it's what makes the world more fun, but it also scares me a little – to be so open with emotions.
VB: A number of authors I have interviewed have lamented the negative effects of the educational system in which children are exposed to a lot of rules and right and wrong, true or false answers. You talk about the "nose to the chalkboard," writing lines and detentions in school as punishments for non-conformity. Were your teachers successful is stifling you or any of your classmates' enthusiasm for learning and originality? Why do teachers do it?
I hate true or false tests. I'm always afraid my memory will kick in some day with "The other planets really do rotate around the earth. It's not the sun. I read it somewhere."
In the higher grades, there was room for a creative twist to a project here and there, but elementary school was a lot about crowd control. Did it stifle us? In some ways having a "system" to thumb your nose at can make you more creative and determined. The punishments were never so horrible that if something really good came to mind they would keep us from trying it.
Rather than instilling creativity through oppression, I'm all about Montessori. I work as the Marketing Director for The New School Montessori in Cincinnati, and am now aware of the support a creative environment can have for the kids, parents and me.
VB: You say we shouldn't be afraid to make new rules and break old paradigms with our children. Such as letting them sleep in clean clothes for the next day if they hate getting dressed in the morning. Or who says you have to bathe just before bed rather than in the morning? Does it surprise you that many people don't use creativity to deal with these types of challenges and, instead, often do things that cause undue stress in their lives?
No, it doesn't surprise me. We're all conditioned to go about the details of our life without thinking.
Just a few years ago my husband and I laughed when we realized we'd been making our bed for our mothers who live hundreds of miles away. Neither of us cares if it's made or not. Those first thirteen years of our marriage are lost to us, but just think of all the unmade beds we have in our future.
That's why I like kids so much because they ask that all important question, "Why?" When Emily was five, she asked if she could sleep in her closet instead of her bed. My mind went immediately to "No," but I made myself ask "Why not?" I called the fire department and they thought it was safe, so I cut a foam mattress to fit, and she slept there for about six months. If she's getting her rest, she's safe, and it's not impacting anyone else negatively – then, OK let's do it!
VB: Your approach to making parenting fun has its roots in the way your parents found ways to have fun, and to say "yes" rather than "no." Do you have evidence, or observe, that children are more well-adjusted and successful as adults when exposed to that type of parenting?
My parents did say "yes" a lot, but it wasn't the kind of yes where we were allowed to do whatever we wanted. There were definite rules. We had strict bedtimes, we were expected to be polite, to clean the house, and help with chores. There were consequences when we failed to complete our tasks. The "yes" was about how we chose to do the thing they were making us do. My dad would often say "Is this going to be work or is this going to be fun?" You begin to realize that having fun is an attitude not an activity.
To answer your question, I think that kind of "yes" with structure under it makes for healthy and creative children. Kids are a mess if you don't have consistent structure as the base.
VB: Is your advice that we enable kids to have fun also applicable to teenagers and young adults needing to earn a living?
Fun that doesn't negatively impact others is always the order of the day in my book. It doesn't matter if you're three or forty three. To get through Organic Chemistry in college, I put a fresh stick of gum every five pages to keep me going through that terribly stale subject matter. I hid Snickers bars behind certain books in the library for my friends.
My husband came to work one day and his office cube was filled to the top with packing peanuts. We make work out to be this serious thing when really I see it more as just the structure that gives our life shape and form so we can play around the edges. I approach all work with the question, "How can we make this more fun?"
VB: What other tips do you have for ensuring we raise healthy, confident and capable kids?
Buy them crutches for Christmas. Real stuff is always more fun to play with than toys. Crutches in the nearly "Tiny Tim size" are guaranteed to make your kid the most popular child on the block. If you buy an old wheel chair for the neighborhood you'll achieve God status. Teach your kids to do things before they're "ready" by the world's standards. My dad bought the safest mowers on the market and had us pushing them when we were young enough to think it was fun. Dad showed us how to walk safely on the roof and how to use power tools. Since we were on the young side, the rule was that he had to be with us, but basically he trained us how to do all of his jobs and, as a result, my sister and I are pretty good carpenters.
Teaching kids do "real" stuff and somewhat "dangerous" stuff alongside you lets them know you trust them. Allow for failure. The grass doesn't have to look perfect.
VB: You recommend using the unexpected to generate humor, like a clown does. Does that imply we should all become more clown-like?
Don't go out and buy a red nose and a VW bug. All you have to do is surprise your kids. The next time you yell at them, say exactly the same thing you'd always say, but do it in a British accent or with your tongue stuck to the roof of your mouth. Eating a meal of mashed potatoes, applesauce and spaghetti without silverware becomes an adventure. Do it when Grandma and Grandpa are visiting and it'll be burned into everyone's memory forever. My dad hosted a church breakfast of green eggs and ham and had live bunnies in cages as the centerpiece instead of the usual candle. He was never asked to make another choir breakfast, but was loved and remembered by all the kids of the church.
VB: Are you concerned about your seventeen-year-old daughter's future? If so, what concerns you?
I should be afraid for her well-being related to pollution, economic turmoil, and H1N1 flu, but I'm more concerned about who she'll pick to spend the rest of her life with. That choice sets the tone for so much. I hope they'll be happy and, most important, will still want to hang out with their parents.
VB: What will be the title of your next book and what will it be about?
I think I would call it "Pretend You're Normal Too." I want to encourage people to think about their own stories. That's why I included writing prompts that go along with each of my vignettes to get people remembering, telling or writing their own stories.
VB: You are quoted as saying you imagine being on the Oprah Show. If you were on her show, and had sixty seconds to promote Pretend You're Normal or any of your ideas, what would you say?
I'd tell Oprah's audience to pretend they're normal, but only when absolutely necessary. We all need to act "regular" sometimes, but we don't want to forget how to play – no matter how old we are. I clean the bathrooms to Christmas music because it's harder to be hateful when you're scrubbing the toilet with Andy Williams and the Little Drummer Boy.
We need to loosen up about things that don't matter. Maybe hanging a swing in the kitchen makes sense. It keeps a kid from being underfoot, yet he's in a place where you can see what he's up to and can interact. While you cook, let a kid take apart the basement doorknob and put it back together.
Keep the rules that make sense to you, but relax the ones that are just convention – not safety or courtesy driven.
Always ask yourself, "How can we make this more fun?"
VB: What other messages do you want to give to our IdeaConnection readers?
Make time for daydreaming. Do it in the grocery store line, while you're driving a car, or stuck at a wedding. It's the best way to live large on a budget.
Ann Weimer Baumgardner – a molecular geneticist, creative thinker, author, humorist, a person who is proud of her roots and of being a parent, and from time to time pretends she's normal.
Vern, Enjoyed reading your interview with Ann Baumgardner. Wanted to suggest an interview with Lois Holzman, director, East Side Institute, who has spearheaded all kinds of innovative programs using play and performance. She's convener of a "Performing the World," an interdisciplinary event in NYC in Oct. Latest book: Vygotsky at Work and Play (Routledge 2009).
-J. Wootten
Thank you for your lively and thought-provoking interview. I'd appreciate if you were to interview Baumgardner about handling common parenting problems. You could discuss how to make children taste stuff they reject outright, spend more time on a subject they dislike, tidy their room and so on.
Best regards and a very Happy Christmas.
- M. Karimi, Tehran, Iran
I am pleased that your article highlighted an interview with Ann Baumgardner. I am an educational consultant serving English language learners in Illinois and been recommending her book in my workshops on writing for teachers. It is a good mentor text to help teachers focus on the moments in life, rather than broad "My Vacation" topics. I also give it as a gift to friends who are experiencing a difficult illness or family crisis.
- J. Gordon
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Astronomy Now - A deep look back in cosmic time courtesy of Hubble | Astro What?
Over 10 straight days during Christmas 1995, the Hubble Space Telescope focused on a small region of the sky in Ursa Major and collected 324 images over more than 100 hours that were combined to reveal a jaw-dropping treasure trove of more than 3,000 galaxies, an iconic image known as the Hubble Deep Field North. Subsequent observing sessions peered even deeper into the cosmos, capturing ever more comprehensive views of infant galaxies forming in the wake of the Big Bang.
The eXtreme Deep Field, of XDF, combined 10 years of Hubble photos covering a patch of sky near the center of the Hubble Ultra Deep Field, a small region of space in the constellation Fornax that was imaged by Hubble in 2003 and 2004. The XDF, originally released in 2012, is even more sensitive, featuring about 5,500 galaxies within its smaller field of view. The faintest galaxies detected are one-ten-billionth as bright as what the human eye can see.
Here is a labeled view that identifies several key supernovas and some of the most distant (high z) galaxies observed to that point.


Making Music Should Be An Adventure!
Sylvia's philosophy for making great records starts and ends with having fun. Her strategy is to build extra time into each project to allow for experimentation. That is where the magic really happens. Like the photo below of Sylvia recording songer / songwriter Sarah Brendel a half-mile underground in an abandoned salt mine in Germany. Are you ready?
Sylvia recently recorded in an enormous nuclear cooling tower at the SATSOP Nuclear Power Plant with Seattle noise band Thunderpussy. The results were electric!
You never know what might happen in the studio.... Sylvia's book invites you to exercise your imagination!
Don't settle for someone else's creativity, Sylvia will challenge you to reach farther, with stories and technique from the masters!
While recording with producer Ross Robinson at Sylvia's RadioStar Studios, the members of the band Norma Jean had a contest to see who could eat 5 pounds of animal crackers. The prize was a Gibson Les Paul. As the photo illustrates, the guitar remained unclaimed. See more about the story on Norma Jean's session page.
SM: Wire this Sero drive-in movie speaker up backwards and it makes a very interesting microphone!
SM: A must for any studio. Red definitely sounds the best.
SM: This strange vintage mic, marketed by Fender, has an adjustable spring reverb built right inside!
Henrietta the chicken gives the performance of her life during the Anti-product sessions. Unfortunately it was her last performance, as later that night she was kidnapped by a raccoon from Sylvia's ranch, never to be seen again.
Oh, the stories this mic could tell!
Born before WWII in Germany, this bottle mic is still one of the most desirable mics on earth.
SM: The crazy melted kick drum actually contains two chambers and is played with a double kick pedal.
It Ain't Easy Bein' A Drummer!
Session drummer David Watts shows his war wounds after 2 heavy days of tracking with RedOak.
SM: This guitar was on the wall at the legendary Indigo Ranch Studios in Malibu for many many years. It was a sacrificial guitar for the Machines Of Loving Grace sessions. Singer Scott painted it, we wired it up and threw it off a cliff while it screamed feedback (and we recorded it). This mangled mess is what remained when we pulled it back up off the cliff.
The recording didn't make it to the finished album, but made for a great studio story!
Who says you can't use a guitar as a microphone? The very live lipstick pickups on this old Danelectro 12-string make an interesting microphone. Tune all the strings open to a chord in the song and set the guitar right in front of the kick drum. The strings resonate in an otherwordly pulsing drone. Add distortion pedals to taste!
SM: The the secret weapon to explosive drum sounds. This old thing I found in a garage in Pasadena. Old Western Electric broadcast compressor. It sounds old and broken and that's the way I like it.
SM: Okay, it is not actually a robot-head, it is a mic made by Electro-Voice.


Today, Chief Counsel Joshua Prince testified before the Judiciary and Legislative Investigations Committee of the Baltimore City Council in relation to its proposed ordinance: Weapons – Prohibiting Handguns Near Places of Public Assembly. As our viewers are aware, Chief Counsel Prince previously filed a letter in opposition to the ordinance.
You can download a copy of his testimony here.
If you oppose this proposed ordinance, it is imperative that you immediately contact the members of the Baltimore City Council and let them know of your opposition and your concern over the constitutionality of this proposal.


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South Africa's journey to the Rugby World Cup is off to a shaky start with 19 players unable to train at the Springboks' opening training camp in Johannesburg.
An additional five players only took part in some of the activity in a sign of the physical nature of Super Rugby this season. Already without skipper Jean de Villiers, who suffered a serious knee injury against Wales late last year, the Springboks will also be keeping a close eye on Patrick Lambie and Willie le Roux who have also been sidelined this season.
Springboks coach Heyneke Meyer was putting on a brave face however, saying he expected a large number of players to be feeling the effects of Super Rugby and thus invited such a large contingent to the training camp in Johannesburg.
"Our commitment has always been not to risk any injured players at our training camps and looking at the history of these camps, we've not had any players pick up injuries at our camps," Meyer said.
"We receive weekly feedback on all players from the franchise medical teams and we've always enjoyed a very good working relationship with them. We knew from the outset that a large number of players would not be able to train, which is why we decided to invite a big group to this camp, as well as our camp later this month in Cape Town.
"Injuries are part of the game and one of our main aims in the last few years has been to create depth in every position. By inviting a decent number of players, we're exposing them to the Springbok culture and ethos."
The South African Rugby Union has an "understanding" with its five Super Rugby franchises that Springboks players will be rested through the season and that no individual will feature in five consecutive matches. That could help explain the size of the squad, although Meyer said each player attending the camp was very much in contention for a World Cup spot.
"I truly believe there is not one player we invited to these camps who is not good enough to play for South Africa," he said. "In putting together this squad, we took into consideration the situation with injured players, but also rewarded Vodacom Super Rugby form. Camps such as these also give us an opportunity to work with players, to tell them where they stand and where they can improve to become even better players."


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Роберт Ван де Валле (,  года, Остенде, Бельгия) — бельгийский дзюдоист, олимпийский чемпион 1980 года, многократный призёр чемпионатов мира, трёхкратный победитель и многократный призёр чемпионатов Европы, трёхкратный чемпион Бельгии. Первый в истории дзюдоист, принявший участие в пяти Олимпиадах (1976—1992). Самый титулованный бельгийский дзюдоист. Обладатель 8 дана дзюдо.

Биография
Начал заниматься дзюдо в середине 1960-х годов. В 1970 году, в 16-летнем возрасте, стал чемпионом Бельгии среди кадетов до 18 лет в среднем весе, на следующий год повторил успех в абсолютной категории и занял третье место на чемпионате Европы среди кадетов. В 1972 году вернулся с «серебром» с двух международных турниров среди взрослых: Dutch Open и British Open. Был призван в армию и в 1973 году на чемпионате мира среди военнослужащих завоевал золотую медаль в весе до 93 килограммов и серебряную в абсолютной категории. В 1974 году победил на турнире Dutch Open, был вторым на чемпионате мира среди юниоров, третьим на турнире German Open и стал чемпионом турнира Spanish Open (среди юниоров). В 1975 году ничем не отличился. 1976 год начал с победы на чемпионате Бельгии в абсолютной категории, занял третье и первое места на международных предолимпийских турнирах соответственно в Вене и Барселоне, и стал вице-чемпионом Европы. Таким образом он обеспечил себе участие на Олимпийских играх 1976 года

В категории до 93 кг боролись 32 дзюдоиста. Борец, победивший во всех схватках группы выходил в полуфинал, где встречался с борцом из другой группы, вышедшим в полуфинал по результатам «утешительных» схваток. В «утешительных» схватках встречались те борцы, которые проиграли победителю группы: так, проигравший борец «Б» в первой схватке борцу «А», во второй схватке (при условии, что борец «А» свою вторую схватку выиграл) боролся с проигравшим борцу «А», и если выигрывал, то продолжал участвовать в турнире до тех пор, пока борец «А» не проигрывал, и если борец «А» выходил в полуфинал, то борец «Б» также выходил в полуфинал. Таким образом, исключалась возможность того, что в первых схватках выбывали сильные борцы.

В предварительном раунде Роберт ван де Валле победил оппонента передней подножкой, проведённой на юко. В 1/16 на третьей минуте попался на удушающий приём (предплечьями со стороны головы без захвата одежды противника). Его победитель Лоренц Дитмар в следующей встрече проиграл, и таким образом Ван де Валле из соревнований выбыл.

В 1977 году вновь победил на чемпионате Бельгии, завоевал «серебро» на чемпионате Европы в категории до 95 килограммов и «бронзу» в абсолютной категории, также остался третьим на турнире German Open. В 1978 году был третьим на Tournoi de Paris, вторым на Dutch Open, стал чемпионом British Open и чемпионом Бельгии. На чемпионате Европы остался третьим. В 1979 году снова был третьим на Tournoi de Paris, снова  завоевал «серебро» и «бронзу» на чемпионате Европы в категории до 95 килограммов и в абсолютной категории, на предолимпийской Спартакиаде в Москве был вторым, на чемпионате мира был только пятым в абсолютной категории, но завоевал второе место в категории до 95 килограммов. В 1980 году победил на турнире Dutch Open и стал, наконец, чемпионом Европы в абсолютной категории (в категории до 95 килограммов остался третьим)

Перед Олимпийскими играми 1980 года был одним из фаворитом в категории до 95 килограммов. . В категории боролись 23 спортсмена, регламент был прежним.

Роберт ван де Валле уверенно продвигался к финалу, победив всех противников. В финале он встречался с советским борцом Тенгизом Хубулури. Тенгиз Хубулри, которому до этого   Ван де Валле в финалах проиграл на чемпионатах Мира и Европы был его основным соперником.Вся встреча получилась вязкой и закончилась без оценок в основное время. В дополнительное время Тенгиз Хубулури попытался провести о-гурума (вариант подхвата под обе ноги). Однако бельгийский борец был готов к этому, и провёл контрприём усиро-госи в падении, с захватом бедра снаружи. Приём немедленно был оценён в иппон, но тут же судья отменил решение, и оценил приём лишь в кока, чего хватило Ван де Валле для победы.

На Олимпийских играх в Москве принял также участие в соревнованиях в абсолютной категории. В соревнованиях приняли участие 21 спортсмен. Роберт ван де Валле проиграл в первой же встрече и выбыл из соревнований.

В 1981 году Роберт ван де Валле был третьим на турнире в Тбилиси, третьим на чемпионате Европы в категории до 95 килограммов (в абсолютной только пятым), вторым на чемпионате мира в категории до 95 килограммов и третьим там же в абсолютной категории. В 1982 году не выступал. В 1983 году победил на турнирах British Open и Dutch Open, был третьим на чемпионате Европы в абсолютной категории и вторым до 95 килограммов, на чемпионате мира в Москве в этих категориях завоевал две бронзовые медали, на турнире US Open Colorado Springs первенствовал в категории до 95 килограммов и был третьим в абсолюте. В 1984 году был вторым на турнире в Тбилиси, первым на турнире в Венгрии Hungaria Cup, завоевал серебряную медаль чемпионата Европы в категории до 95 килограммов и бронзовую в абсолютной категории.

Выступал на Олимпийских играх 1984 года. В категории до 95 килограммов боролись 22 спортсмена. Проигравшие в каждой группе в четвертьфинале встречались между собой в утешительных схватках, двое победивших встречались с проигравшими в полуфинале в схватках за третье место. В первой же встрече бельгийский борец был побеждён соперником, который провёл сото-макикоми (бросок с захватом руки под плечо) на оценку ваза ари, и из соревнований выбыл.

Осенью 1984 года Роберт ван де Валле победил на турнирах Belgian Open и Scandinavian Open. В 1985 году он стал двукратными чемпионом Европы, занял второе место на ASKO World Tournament, вновь победил на турнире Belgian Open. На чемпионате мира 1985 года остался только третьим. В 1986 году снова стал чемпионом Европы, победителем турниров Tournoi de Paris, Matsumae Cup, Hungaria Cup и US Open Colorado Spring и завоевал вторые места на турнире в Тбилиси и Кубке Дзигоро Кано. В 1987 году первенствовал на турнирах German Open и Scottish Open, на чемпионате Европы остался третьим. В 1988 году победил на турнирах British Open и Czech Cup, и снова довольствовался бронзовой медалью чемпионата Европы.

Выступал на Олимпийских играх 1988 года. В его категории боролись 21 спортсмен. В первых двух встречах чисто победил корейского и советского дзюдоистов, но в третьей встрече неожиданно проиграл малоизвестному немецкому борцу. В утешительной схватке и схватке за третье место также без проблем чисто справился с соперниками и получил бронзовую медаль.

В 1989 году выиграл ASKO World Tournament и последний раз выступил на чемпионате мира, оставшись на третьем месте и так и не стал чемпионом мира за всю свою продолжительную карьеру. В 1991 году занял третье место на командном чемпионате Европы. В 1992 году занял второе место на турнире класса «А» в Будапеште и третье место на Кубке Чехии.

Выступал на Олимпийских играх 1992 года. В его категории боролись 34 спортсмена. 38-летний дзюдоист сумел дойти до 7 места, остановившись в шаге от бронзовой медали Олимпийских игр.

После Олимпийских игр оставил активную карьеру. Ещё в 1985 году Роберт ван де Валле организовал центр подготовки, рассчитанный в основном на спортсменов, где проводится комплексная психическая и физическая подготовка в целях достижения высоких результатов, и на настоящее время Роберт ван де Валле продолжает руководство этим центром.

В 2004 году был главой делегации Бельгии на Олимпийских играх в Афинах.

Примечания

Ссылки

Чемпионы Бельгии по дзюдо
Олимпийские чемпионы от Бельгии
Олимпийские чемпионы по дзюдо
Чемпионы летних Олимпийских игр 1980 года
Бронзовые призёры летних Олимпийских игр 1988 года
Дзюдоисты на летних Олимпийских играх 1976 года
Дзюдоисты на летних Олимпийских играх 1980 года
Дзюдоисты на летних Олимпийских играх 1984 года
Дзюдоисты на летних Олимпийских играх 1988 года
Дзюдоисты на летних Олимпийских играх 1992 года

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Business Secretary Vince Cable has announced the most comprehensive reforms of the framework for directors' remuneration in a decade.
"At a time when the global economy remains fragile, it is neither sustainable nor justifiable to see directors' pay rising at 10 per cent a year, while the performance of listed companies lags behind and many employees are having their pay cut or frozen.
The government's reforms will provide shareholders with new powers to hold companies to account, while making it easier to understand what directors are earning and how it links to company performance.
The government will introduce the reforms through amendments to the Enterprise and Regulatory Reform Bill, which is currently before Parliament.
Revised, simplified regulations setting out how companies must report directors' pay will be published at the same time. There will be a chance to comment on these regulations before they become law.
The government intends all these reforms to be enacted by October 2013.


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Lagos Biennial II: How to Build a Lagoon with Just a Bottle of Wine?
in Art
From October 26 to November 30, The Àkéte Art Foundation will present the second edition of Lagos Biennialthemed 'How to Build a Lagoon with a Bottle of Wine'.Curated by Antawan I. Byrd, Tosin Oshinowo and Oyinda Fakeye, this edition encompasses exhibitions, performances, publishing projects, and public programmes.
"The three curators come from diverse backgrounds with a wealth of international experience across the fields of contemporary art, architecture, and design," states Folakunle Oshun, the biennial's founding director. "All three curators have strong ties to the Lagosian arts and culture sector. Oshinowo is currently based in Lagos and is a lead architect at cmDesign Atelier (cmD+A). Through her architectural and design practice, she has established herself as an innovative thinker and leading authority on the city's built environment. Meanwhile Byrd, an assistant curator of photography at the Art Institute of Chicago, and Fakeye, an experiential art curator, have both worked in Lagos during pivotal points of transition in the city's contemporary art sector. Both have also been involved in projects at the Centre for Contemporary Art, Lagos and have worked consistently with some of the city's leading artists and institutions. I'm excited that the three curators have decided to focus on the intersections of art, architecture, and urbanism for the 2019 edition. Through this focus, the second edition of the biennial is poised to engage pertinent socioeconomic and political issues stemming from the astonishing shifts in the city's spatial elaboration over the past two decades. I'm really looking forward to seeing what they develop," Oshun notes.
How To Build a Lagoon with Just a Bottle of Wine?
The title is adapted from the poem, "A Song For Lagos" by the Nigerian writer Akeem Lasisi. During the kick-off event, the curators framed the title as a provocation for artists and the public to meditate on the history and present makeup of city's built environment. For the curators, the title conjures the impossible or herculean, which speaks to the city's "can-do" spirit in the face of seemingly insurmountable social, political, and economic obstacles.
The forthcoming biennial will take the city of Lagos as its epicenter and point of departure for a broader investigation on how contemporary artists, designers, and other creatives, are responding to the challenges and possibilities of environments today.
Lagos Biennial will open up conversations and invite reflection on environments across group and solo exhibitions, installations, and public programmes.
www.lagos-biennial.org
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If you've got a big media library to manage and you want to get it on multiple screens, Plex is one of the best ways to do it. The Android app has been updating at a breakneck pace recently, and today there's yet another version bump. It comes with various layout improvements and some tweaks to Android TV functionality.
Here's the full changelog for v4.4.
[Mobile] 'Jump to letter' fast scroll for library sections.
[TV layout] Plex Home support for managed users and fast user switching.
[TV layout] Add 'recommend' action to channel videos.
[TV] Slideshows now go back to the first photo after they're complete, making it easier for them to be played again.
[Android TV] Add 'Watch later' and 'Recommended' content to the home screen.
[Android TV] Add support for channels.
Fix some memory leaks (which mainly affected the Android TV app).
Improve user experience when selected server becomes unreachable.
Exclude servers on the local network from the location menu if they're part of a different Plex Home.
Add advanced video preference to override recommended H264 maximum level.
Small tweaks to the 'Already paid?' dialog to make it clearer and more concise.
Don't show 'Sync' option if current user not allowed to sync by the Home admin.
Fix crash when scrolling through movie extras after the device has been rotated.
Fix crash at the end of the in-app purchase flow.
Ensure that we continue to show audio player position, even when paused.
Update music transcoder to use the latest and greatest.
Ensure that Android TV interface isn't launched on devices that don't support it.
[TV layout] Fix issue with remote control menu button not showing options menu.
[TV layout] Make sure home screen sections are correctly populated when the app launches.
[Android TV] Fix navigation on artist details screen.
[Android TV] Improve the way we deal with long titles in alert dialogs.
[Android TV] Resolve issue when seeking video and player controls used to jump position.
[Android TV] Show poster instead of episode thumb for home screen recommended items.
[Android TV] Fix background artwork being cleared during navigation.
[Android TV] Fix bug where local servers weren't discovered if user wasn't signed in.
[Android TV] Make sure focus behaves correctly in movie preplay when there are no extras.
So this is mostly an Android TV update, but the fast scrolling on mobile is nice for large libraries. The addition of channel support could be really cool for Android TV. These are essentially like Roku channels, but not quite as numerous. There are options like Spotify, Google Play Music, Disney, NBC Sports, and some less reputable third-party feeds.
Plex is free to use with the local server client on your NAS or PC, but some premium features require a Plex Pass subscription (eg. offline sync).


With an open view this house / villa (villa) of 145 m² (about 1559 ft²), built in 1960, on 2 levels, with a land size of 320 m² (about 0,08 acres) contains 8 rooms including 3 bedrooms, 1 bathroom, 2 shower rooms and 3 toilets. It is equipped with a balcony, with a garage and with a parking lot. Heating : individual gaz.


Again, I wish I had time to write up an article on this; but I don't. I hope to find time in the future to study the issues more and write more on it.
Some very substantive programs that Dr. White has been doing lately. Also the one on the gospel of Mark, inerrancy, and Mike Licona's perspective. See links at my apologetics and agape link.


Hello everyone! I can't believe that we are starting a new week again! We had a great weekend at Keystone watching Nick race! What a fun atmosphere and the weather was awesome! I even hiked a few places to see him come down the mountain. It was hard hiking as it was VERY steep but worth it to get a few great action shots! Sunday I decided that I didn't need to hike - lol! My legs are still feeling it! He finished 15th again which is just excellent! He loves it!
Today's card was one that I did for the shoebox club that I am in. It is super easy and I thought the colors were refreshing!
Super simple! And guess what??? I got a notice that I am this week's featured stamped at Splitcoast Stampers!! I am so excited about that! What an honor! Thanks for stopping by and have a super day!


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Les corbetes de la classe Skjold (skjold vol dir "escut" en noruec) són una classe de sis grans llanxes ràpides llança-míssils, ràpides i amb capacitats furtives, en servei amb la Marina Reial de Noruega. Les embarcacions van ser classificades com a MTBs ("Motor Torpedo Boat", o llanxes torpederes) però, des del 2009, la Marina Reial de Noruega les descriu com a corbetes (korvett) perquè la seva capacitat marinera ("seaworthiness") és comparable a la de les corbetes, i també perquè no porten torpedes. Foren construïdes a les drassanes Umoe Mandal. Amb una velocitat màxima de 60 nusos (110 km/h), les corbetes de la classe Skjold foren les naus de combat més ràpides en serveu en el moment de la seva introducció.

Desenvolupament i producció
Les naus de la classe Skjold començaren amb el desenvolupament del "Projecte SMP 6081" de la Marina Reial de Noruega, i la primera versió de preproducció fou encarregada el 30 d'agost de 1996. El primer vaixell de la seva classe, el P960, fou botat el 22 de setembre de 1998 i comissionat pel servei el 17 d'abril de 1999. El Llibre Blanc de Defensa del 2001, elaborat pel Parlament de Noruega, recomanà construir cinc embarcacions addicionals, i així fou acordat el 2002. Les sis unitats de la classe Skjold reemplaçaren les catorze patrulleres anteriors, de la classe Hauk.

Disseny
Les Skjold són embarcacions d'efecte de superfície, construïdes amb materials mixtos de fibra de vidre/carboni. La seva flotabilitat es veu augmentada navegant pel compartiment amb de faldó inflat amb ventilador entre els dos bucs rígids de tipus catamarà. Això proveeix d'una solució alternativa al buc planador/buc en "V": el coixí d'aire redueix l'impacte de les ones a altes velocitats, tot presentant un perfil de poca resistència sobre la línia de l'aigua.

Per assegurar les capacitats furtives, s'empraren cobertures anecoiques i materials absorbents de radar (RAM) sobre les estructures de càrrega de grans parts de la nau. Aquesta estratègia portà a un estalvi de pes significatiu, comparada amb la tècnica convencional d'aplicar revestiment RAM a les superfícies externes. El perfil de la nau té una aparença polièdrica, sense estructures en angle recte i poques orientacions de panells reflectants. Les portes i escotilles són nivellades amb les superfícies, i les finestres són també a nivell sense braçola, i són ensems equipades amb pantalles reflectores de radar. Els vaixells disposen de protecció addicional amb el sistema de sensors i esquers MASS, fabricat per Rheinmetall.

El disseny final fou canviat, comparat amb lSkjold prototip, el qual fou també reconstruït amb les noves especificacions. Més notablement, les naus empren quatre turbines de gas combinades, muntades en un disseny lleuger. Les turbines de gas més petites, de 2.000 kW, són emprades per la navegació a velocitat de creuer. Per la velocitat d'esprintada, una segona turbina més gran és combinada per una potència total de 6.000 kW, cap als sengles hidrojets dels eixos. La coberta de proa fou enfortida per acomodar l'addició d'una peça de 76 mm Otobreda de tir ràpid.

El material del buc fou produït amb un mètode diferent per millorar la resistència i minimitzar la vulnerabilitat al foc. Es feren alguns canvis al pont, incloent-hi una actualització a sis consoles de sistemes de control d'armes.

US Navy
La U.S. Navy i la U.S. Coast Guard van expressar interés en el disseny i arrendaren el P960 pel període d'un any, des del 2001 fins al 2002. Durant aquest temps fou operat per una dotació noruega de 14 homes, a la Base Naval Amfíba de Little Creek.

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Enllaços externs

 Skjold Class Missile Fast Patrol Boats, Norway ; Naval-Technology.com
 Umoe Mandal Skjold classe corvette - video - NavyRecognition.com
 Lazauskas, Leo (2008) Performance characteristics of a 260t displacement SES. Dept. Applied Mathematics Report, The University of Adelaide.

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Q: Postgresql - Apply a group by across multiple columns on a very large table I'm working with a very large table (~425 million rows, ~800 columns, ~750GB on disk) that looks like (4 columns included here):
 id  | c1 |   c2   |   c3   | c4
-----+----+--------+--------+----
 101 | t  | green  | small  | 10
 102 | t  | green  | small  | 11
 103 | f  | red    | medium | 12
 104 | f  | yellow | medium | 13
 105 | t  | blue   | medium | 14
 106 | t  | green  | large  | 14

What I'm trying to do is group the ids together by each unique value across each column. The output would look like:
colname | value  | ids
----------------------
c1      | t      | 101, 102, 105, 106
c1      | f      | 103, 104
c2      | green  | 101, 102, 106
c2      | red    | 103
c2      | yellow | 104
c2      | blue   | 105
c3      | small  | 101, 102
...

Each column will have between 2-15 distinct values, so there would be very many ids in each grouping given that there are a total of ~425 million ids. What I have decided to do is chunk up the ids into groups of a specific size and then keep track of the chunks, which would look like this (just showing column c1):
colname | value  | chunk | ids
------------------------------
c1      | t      | 1     | {101, 102, ...}
c1      | t      | 2     | {205, 206, ...}
c1      | t      | 3     | {331, 332, ...}
c1      | f      | 1     | {103, 104, ...}
...

The problem I'm facing is that I don't know how to retrieve these results across multiple columns at once. For a single column, this SQL would provide the above table:
select 'c1' as colname, tmp.c1 as value, tmp.chunk, array_agg(tmp.id) as ids
from (
  select id, c1, (row_number() over (partition by c1) - 1) / ARRAY_SIZE + 1 as chunk
  from my_large_table
) as tmp
group by (tmp.c2, tmp.chunk)

What I'm concerned about is having to run this query ~800 times (however many columns there are), each time reading ~425 million rows. I know that grouping sets provide a way of grouping by multiple different sets at the same time, meaning we can read the table once and have all of the results we're looking for, but I don't know how to do this in a way that 1) incorporates the chunking behavior and 2) keeps the relevant colname in the result set, which would be required for each grouping set in all of the grouping sets we are considering.
Additional context: ordering is unimportant for ids, columns, values and chunks in the desired final result set.
Any help would be much appreciated, thanks.

A: You can express this in one query by using a lateral join:
select colname, colval,
       ceil(seqnum::numeric / array_size) as chunk,
       array_agg(id)
from (select v.colname, v.colval, t.id,
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OMG, it's that time! Let's take the Wayback — or really the Not All That Far Just Three Months Back — Machine out for a spin and look at some favorites from the last 90-ish days! In typical Quarterly Retrospective fashion, these are things that I tried and loooooooved, and continued to love after days/weeks/months of use. OOOOO, WHAT COULD THEY BE?
Okay I just got the Looxi shadows a week or two ago, but I'm seriously loving them. The green/blue-violet "Omega" in particular is just smashing, and all four are really fun (and relatively unusual) colors. I'm definitely getting best results using a primer, but that's to be expected for most shadows on my oily skin.
I fully expected to haaaaate the Armani Lip Maestro in 400 Red. "UGH, what even is the point of a liquid lipstick if it's not an insanely long-wearing matte?!" But this feels plush, creamy, amazing, and is a beautiful glossy texture but HECK OF pigmented, so the wear is surprisingly great.
Yep, finally got on the Asian-brand Sunscreen Bandwagon via Biore Watery Essence. Yeah, it's got some alcohol in it, which I'm not crazy about (in theory) … but it's got a lot of other great stuff too, and xtreem UVA/UVB protection, it smells nice, it's got a lovely non-greasy texture, and it doesn't break out my stupid fussy skin. HUZZAH, I am convinced! Are there better ones? Maybe! But I'm pleased with this stuff, and at about $22 for a two-pack on Amazon, they're also way less expensive than my Malin + Goetz.
The day I commit to using one facial cleanser for more than six months is the day the world stops turning. Is it because there're just SO MANY to try? Is it because I secretly (or not-so-secretly) loathe washing my face, and feel that I'm more inclined to do so (or at least do so less resentfully) if I've got something new and relatively exciting? Who knows, but if I HAD to commit to one forever, it might well be Vanicream. Crazy cheap at about $9/8oz on Amazon and also probably at your local drugstore next to the (boooo, yuck) Cetaphil and CeraVe, it's super effective at removing oil/grime/makeup, yet it's crazy gentle — low-key surfactants, no breakout-inducing fatty acids my skin hates, nothing at ALL irritating (to me, anyway). Is it exciting? Nah. But it's legit EXCELLENT, and one that I'll probably always have in rotation.
Shea Moisture's Sacha Inchi conditioner made my "OMG YES FOREVER" list a long time ago — and the matching shampoo has now joined it. Love the "fancy soap" scent, love the gentle surfactants (no SLS/SLeS here!), love all the great oils and conditioning agents, love how effective it is at lathering and removing the absurd amounts of hairspray I use on this brutalized mop. As a bonus, its absurdly low price (compared to my previous faves from Aveda and R+Co) of (currently) $9.34/13oz on Amazon means buying something I legit love without cringing at the price tag. RARE.
Which, spkg of Shea Moisture, I kinda hated the African Black Soap shampoo … a lot. But in an effort to repurpose it and avoid waste, I discovered that it makes FANTASTIC body wash! That ingredients list of "mostly oils and plant butters, wait what are surfactants?" made it a freaking disaster for my hair, but on skin it's magnificent — especially dry winter skin. I won't buy this as shampoo again, but there's a very strong likelihood I'll pick up another bottle around November/December to help keep the weather-induced dry-itchies at bay. (I'm still spiking it with my own essential oils to tame that overly-sweet-creamy fragrance, tho.) And at about $10/13oz at Amazon or CVS etc, it's still less than a lot of designated "shower gel" products.
HOW 'BOUT YOU? Any finds from the last few months — here or in your own stash! — that've joined the ranks of Super Faves? Discuss!


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Hellam Township's Dalton Hengst was playing for one of the country's top soccer clubs when the running bug bit him.
In the seventh grade, Dalton Hengst wanted to play soccer and run.
"I was still playing for one of the best (club) soccer teams in the country," Hengst said during a December interview. From his parents' perspective, "Why would I want to switch my focus when I could go to college for soccer?"
But after enough pestering, his parents let him pursue both sports in eighth grade.
He grew up with soccer, played on teams like PA Classics, Baltimore Bays and Baltimore Celtic. And at Celtic, his play opened the door for a chance to attend McDonogh School, a five-day-a-week boarding school, in Maryland. Celtic coach Brandon Quaranta, who accepted the head job at McDonogh in 2014, asked if Hengst would consider attending McDonogh.
"I told him no, I'm going to stay at Eastern and run for them," Hengst said.
But when an opportunity to participate in both sports at McDonogh opened up, Hengst made the move. He started for both varsity teams. And looking back, Dalton's father, Eric Hengst, said one of the biggest advantages was Dalton wouldn't walk on the team as the best runner. He was a clear No. 2.
Even so, the two-sport fall schedule was demanding. He was practicing or playing soccer games Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays. Then he was training or racing with the cross country team Tuesdays and Thursdays.
"On paper that looked fine, then as the season progressed and a couple invitationals and cross country meets had to be rescheduled, there were some conflicts," McDonogh distance running coach Jeff Sanborn said. "There was no replacement for our No. 2 man in cross country."
Only after Hengst won the national championship in the mile at the end of his freshman season did he make the full-time move to cross country and track.
Hengst remembers having a family conversation where they had to answer the question: "You're the best in your grade in the country at running the mile. Are you the best in your grade at soccer?"
He loved soccer, but he was even better at running.
After placing 21st in the Footlocker Cross Country National Championships in December, Hengst noted: "This basically makes quitting soccer worth it."
Yet, he remains loyal to where he grew up.
"Right now, honestly, I think I'm under one of the best coaches in the country at McDonogh, but at the same time I can't give all the credit to McDonogh. Running is an individual sport, and I get my drive from my parents. That's how I was raised.
"I'm sure the Eastern coach could have gotten me just as far, but McDonogh helped me get to where I am today."


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Train driver involved in eight suicides haunted by stepping on body parts on track
Train driver Dave Goodwin, 63, shares the horrifying things he has witnessed and the effect it has had on him and his family
Katie TimmsReporter
A train driver has told how witnessing eight suicides in his career has haunted him his entire life.
Dave Goodwin proudly followed his father's footsteps and started working on the railways in 1974.
But more than 40 years later the job has left him a broken man, haunted by what he has seen.
He told Devon Live about the horrifying things he has witnessed and the effect it has had on him and his family.
As part of World Mental Health Day he is urging those with suicidal thoughts to get help as their actions can have lasting impacts on others too.
Dave Goodwin is haunted by the eight suicides he has been involved in (Image: Plymouth Herald / SWNS.com)
This is his story. It may prove disturbing reading for some.
Dave says each incident has been left etched in his mind. He cannot sleep in the dark for suffering flashbacks.
On a really tough day, he will drink 10 pints and smoke 60 cigarettes as he tries to numb the pain.
He recounts the first time someone jumped in front of his train, when he worked in Manchester in the late 1980s when a man stepped out onto the tracks.
Today, 30 years later, he still remembers the young man's name, and the cries of his relatives in the coroner's court room.
The 63-year-old said: "I saw this lad hanging out in the bushes, I slowed my train down as the signal was on red, and the signal changed and I started to move into the platform.
"All of a sudden he came out like a spring. I saw his fingers open up and I thought 'what the bloody hell is he doing?' All of a sudden he just appeared out in front of me.
"I just lost him because of the bushes and he just come out in front and he was waving and smiling at me.
"He wouldn't move, he just wouldn't move."
Dave pulled the safety lever, which drivers call 'the dead man', and braced himself. He put his fingers in his ears and looked down as he tried to avoid witnessing the inevitable impact.
But he pulled his fingers out of his ears too quickly and that day he heard sounds that would haunt him decades later.
"I felt as if somebody had poured a load of water all over me, I was really drenched, soaking wet," he said.
Dave followed his father's footsteps and started working on the railways in 1974 (Image: Dave Goodwin)
When Dave returned to the station, he was told he would have to continue driving because there wasn't a relief driver available.
After returning the train to Manchester Piccadilly, he was sent home in a taxi.
A manager from the station told him the young man was still alive and was going to be charged with trespassing, but by 7.30am the next morning two police officers arrived at his door.
He said: "This was the first suicide. I still remember the officers saying 'about that lad you ran over last night on the train, he's died'.
"It stays with you and it will stay with me forever."
Dave carried on driving trains for another nine years, and in that time was involved in another seven incidents.
In 1997, Dave was advised to leave his career for the sake of his mental health after he stepped on human remains when he was getting out of his train cab, which pushed him over the edge.
He went looking for help and got himself admitted to a psychiatric unit, where he was kept in for six weeks diagnosed with severe chronic PTSD. He was given anti-depressants, which he still takes today.
The incidents tore Dave's family life apart. When he hears of rail suicides in the news, his sympathies lie with the driver, and their families.
"It's a shame for the driver, it's a shame for his family," he said.
"If he's got kids, his kids will see the difference in him, his wife will.
"When you're married like I was - I'm divorced now - it's a big impact on your family, on the train driver's family. It doesn't just affect the driver.
"It alters your attitude, your behaviour. It's frightening and you don't know what is happening to yourself.
"It can cause a lot of rows, they don't know what is going on with you until you see a doctor.
"Then you get told that you've got severe chronic PTSD, and that makes you feel terrible all because someone was selfish doing that - they shouldn't do it.
"I know that times are desperate, desperate people do that, but there is help out there, please talk to someone."
Dave's life has been irrevocably changed (Image: Plymouth Herald / SWNS.com)
On an average night, Dave will get around one or two hours sleep.
He says he started drinking to try and make himself pass out - to blank out the memories that keep flooding back.
"It makes you a bag of nerves," he said.
"If the phone rings, I'm jumpy. Someone comes at the back of me and taps me on the shoulder, I jump.
"This is what it does to you."
One incident that sticks in Dave's mind is a young man who he reported on the tracks. A few days later he discovered his decapitated body in the same spot.
He said: "I remember once, I was bringing the last train into Altrincham and it was dark, and I saw the silhouette of a person and I could see him with his shoulders hunched up.
"I slammed my breaks on, I shouted 'are you trying to kill yourself you daft bleeding idiot?'.
"I reported that and I believed that he got picked up and put away for 48-hours under mental health. They released him and when I came back to work after a couple days sick, I was bringing the first train back to Altrincham.
"I found his body. He was still dressed the same, but he had no head. It was horrible."
Dave said he cannot help but feel guilty about the incidents on the tracks, even when people tell him there was nothing he could have done.
He said: "It's relieving when the coroner turns around and he says to you 'no blame on the driver'. The first lad they found a note in his back pocket, and he did intend to take his own life.
"It was just a relief to hear the coroner say 'no blame on the driver'.
"When somebody steps out in front of you, you can't stop it, when you're driving at 125mph, it takes around a mile to stop. It's something I've got to live with, there's guilt there.
"The point is, they use trains and they don't give a damn about the driver at the front and what it does to them. They're using that train as an instrument to kill themselves, it's so wrong.
"That poor driver is going to work and he wants to do his job and he wants to come home like the way he left in the morning. Come home and be happy. He doesn't want to come down dull, morbid, upset. He doesn't want any of that."
He is now urging desperate people to seek help, before it's too late.
He said: "I did think that they're selfish, but it's not fair - it's someone who is in desperate need, and they are desperate people.
"The help is out there, it is there for you. Go and talk to a GP they'll put you in touch with a counsellor.
"It's not stupid to say, if you've got bad thoughts and you're thinking of ending your life, there's someone there to talk to, think of your families, what it does to the driver.
"Life is precious, you've only got one life and you've got to live it. Don't mess with trains."
Most people who are thinking of taking their own life have shown warning signs beforehand.
These can include becoming depressed, showing sudden changes in behaviour, talking about wanting to die and feelings of hopelessness.
These feelings do improve and can be treated.
If you are concerned about someone, or need help yourself, please contact the Samaritans on 116 123.
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We caught up with Emmy-nominated makeup artist Tarra Day (Breaking Bad, Temple Grandin, Into the West) to talk about her work on the Netflix series Godless created by Scott Frank and starring Jeff Daniels. Tarra dishes on the Wild West, the "no makeup" look and the famed LA makeup store where she got her start.
How did you come to work on Godless?
How did you approach the no makeup design for this series set in 1880?
With Westerns, it's about attention to detail…things you might not notice as far as makeup goes. I've been fortunate to have done quite a few Westerns. It's a genre I've really immersed myself in and love doing, so I've had a lot of history with it. Our goal is to keep the audience in that time, so the important part of the makeup is to make sure nothing takes you out of it. It's creating a palette that is natural, organic, and authentic to the time period, and then going in with the details. We created pigment to match every dirt of every town in Godless. It was a lot of texture and layering.
What did you use for the dirt?
We used a product called Dirt Works. We would mix the colors to match the dirt. I actually threw in some Ben Nye Banana because we needed to have some yellow. I have an entire bin of dirt labeled for every town from Alice's Ranch to La Belle to Creed.
What was the prep like on Godless?
We got the Griffin Gang six weeks before shooting because they had to go to Cowboy Camp. It was really important to executive producer Scott Frank that we be involved from the beginning. He made sure we had access to actors prior because we needed to take time to create the characters. We did dental casts on them and created vacuum forms that we hand-painted. And we did this all in-house. We would keep testing until we got to the point where we really liked their look. We actually shot one of our actors and decided he needed more. So Geordie and I reshaped his facial hair, darkened his hair, gave him some glasses and rolling papers, and all of a sudden he became this different person.
If I could work with Scott Frank for the rest of my life, I would be happy. He's just an exceptional human. His writing is incredible. I have to give him so much respect for allowing us our process and trusting us to bring it to life. He didn't know us. He'd never worked with us. Pretty much after the first couple of meetings, he realized we did grasp what he wanted so he would just let Geordie and I go. He is a big advocate of prep; prep is allowing us to go through the testing cycle and creation cycle so once you get to shooting you've really wrapped your head around all of it. You're prepared so you can come to the table being 100% ready. That's rare.
What was important in terms of achieving the look for the females on this series?Doing a Western also comes down to skincare especially because you're in the elements. I would send Michelle Dockery (Alice) to get a facial every four weeks. For all the girls in La Belle, skincare was our primary foundation for everything, and then to make sure we mixed colors that suited each individual. Blending and application to make sure you didn't see any line between skin and skin tone. A lot of moisturizing tints instead of heavy foundation…I'm a big advocate of less is more. Most of the shows I end up doing are not a lot of heavy makeup looks. The light-handedness is really important. And making sure to use eyelash tint instead of mascara.
Key products you couldn't have worked without?
Skin Illustrator palettes—we couldn't survive without those and Dirt Works pigments. We had to have Rhonda Allison sunscreen on-hand constantly. We couldn't live without Roxanne Rizzo Bronze Glow. We started everyone with that sunkissed look, especially the riders. That was their base and then we would texturize on top of that. Doing a Western is all about texture—layering and texture really help sell that look. And the dirty nails. All those little details where you put dirt under the fingernails and dirt when you're texturizing and stippling the face.
Where do you like to shop for makeup and supplies?
My core peeps are in LA—Nigels and Frends. Nigel and I started together at Cinema Secrets, which was my first job in Los Angeles. Thanks to Maurice Stein who took me under his wing. His family was my family. I worked there for two to three years while I was getting my start. I had never planned on being a makeup artist, but by happenstance I decided I should look into this. I met Harry Blake who was Johnny Carson's makeup artist for years. Harry told me about Maurice. I was living in Carlsbad, California at the time and drove up to meet Maurice. He said, "I have a line called Woochie and it's almost Halloween. Do you want to work for me?" I packed up my bags and moved to LA. I just plugged away and the doors kept opening, and I kept stepping through them.
Where did you look to for reference when designing the makeup for this series?I have a home in Santa Fe. I'm based out of L.A. but I'm from New Mexico and in Santa Fe quite a bit. So even as I was growing up there were a lot of books from that time period. I've probably got 50-60 reference books. I'm a little old school, I like a paper feel but there's so much information on the internet, so we would also pull pictures.
How large was your makeup team on Godless?
We had about 15 artists on a daily basis—30 between makeup and hair. There were four trailers for makeup and hair and an entire background city. The cast was about 400 people including doubles, stunt doubles. Some days 50-55 people come through the main trailer.
How closely do you work with the hair and wardrobe department?
It's a collaborative effort. We worked very closely with Betsy Heimann, our costume designer. Between her, Geordie and I, and executive producer Scott Frank, it was like we couldn't do one thing without the other. If you don't have the correct costume or hair or makeup, something can stand out and take you out of the moment. Betsy, Geordie and I went on to another project together which was really great.
How did you ensure continuity when you're shooting 6 episodes in one day?
That is the challenge. It's actually given me an education on how to do that. Cross-boarding is not episodic shooting where you have the luxury of continuity being per episode. Basically, we were shooting a six-hour movie. The continuity book was our bible. You have to really wrap your head around the breakdowns of each character. For example, when Jeff Daniels is with Jack O'Connell's character when he's a boy, we had to take the grey out of Jeff's beard and smooth his skin a bit, and let go of texture so he could look younger. Then we'd shoot him in the years forward and take it all out, and give him texture, and then go back to when he was younger again. It keeps you on your toes.
Anything you'd like to add about your experience on Godless?
I'm grateful this came into my lap. I feel very fortunate that I've had a lot of great shows and I feel lucky that I have been able to be a part of Godless. I like being a part of telling a story and I couldn't be more proud of it. It took a lot of people to make this happen. I couldn't be more grateful for Geordie and Betsy Heinman, and our whole team we put together. You don't do this by yourself, that's for sure. I couldn't have done it without my people. I'm going to treasure it for a long, long time.
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Obituary for James John Falletta
James John Falletta
August 24, 1938 – February 11, 2022
Jim went to the 19th Hole in the sky after a short battle with Cancer.
Retired from International Harvester/J.I. Case after 33 years, Jim leaves behind Helen Yvonne (Bonnie), his wife of 63 years, children Lynn (Stephen), Roy (Elisa) and Donna (Dave). Also mourning Jim's departure are his grandchildren Ryan, Jessica (Graeme), Madison, Maxwell and Justin and greatgrandchildren Tegan and Benjamin. This marks the end of a wonderful and full life of Baseball (Dairy League), Bowling (Sherwood and Mountain Lanes) and especially Golf. Southern Pines Golf and Country Club was the second home for Jim and Helen where they spent the last 40 plus summers together. At the family's request, there will be no service at this time.
Hit 'em long and keep it in the short grass Jimmy!
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So apparently something went wrong with yesterday's post, causing it to appear much later than usual. Apologies!
Walked into another figurative wall at school today. I'm doing a study more or less focussed around software, yet there's barely any shred of support for non-Windows systems. They rarely ever get covered in setup manuals, some of the software used is Windows-only, and the teachers know nothing about it either. I'm genuinely surprised to find things in this state, because I always thought Unix systems were the primary developer platforms.
I understand they want to support Windows, because let's face it, that's what most of the students will already be using. But to simply ignore those running arguably more developer-friendly systems? Kind of a meh move in my book. But hey, I'm a minority, so there's really no use in complaining, right?
Luckily there's someone running Linux in our project group, so we're trying to get Unix-compatible tooling set up for the coming few months. It won't be as pretty as the Windows applications, but we don't need that anyway. We're elite hackers, after all.
Something something mainframe something trace digital fingerprints.
Think of it this way; you can go on to become a teacher of Linux and Unix. You can fill the gap that you're seeing there.


The Minnesota Golden Gophers men's basketball team wears the school colors of maroon and gold and play their games out of Williams Arena in Minneapolis, Minnesota. When the Big Ten was established in 1905, the Minnesota Gophers already had a basketball program and won the first two conference titles. The Gophers men's basketball team were very successful in their early years. Gopher Basketball tickets sell quickly!
In modern times, the Gophers moved from the Kenwood Armory in downtown Minneapolis to the University of Minnesota Field House, later Williams Arena, in 1928. Williams Arena was named after Henry L. Williams, the former Minnesota Golden Gophers football coach in 1950. The arena originally could only sell 9,500 Minnesota Gophers men's basketball tickets, but in 1950, it was remodeled and expanded, making way for a capacity of 18,025. Williams Arena is known as one of the only arenas to have a raised court, in which players must climb stairs to an elevated playing surface.
The University of Minnesota Golden Gophers have a great chance in defending their home court Williams Arena this season. Golden Gophers men's basketball tickets are a special experience for anyone who has ever played high school basketball; the Williams Arena crowd brings one back to the old-school. "The Barn" is always filled with a raucous student section consequently titled "The Barnyard." Get some Golden Gophers men's basketball tickets and help pack The Barn! Purchase your Gopher Basketball tickets today!


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2000 QS124 (asteroide 32358) é um asteroide da cintura principal. Possui uma excentricidade de 0.07144430 e uma inclinação de 18.04598º.

Este asteroide foi descoberto no dia 29 de agosto de 2000 por LINEAR em Socorro.

Ver também

 Lista de asteroides
 Asteroide da cintura principal

Ligações externas

Asteroides da cintura principal
Objetos astronômicos descobertos em 2000