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Baseball Hall of Famer John Smoltz on the Benefits of Playing Multiple Sports
Speaking at an MLB event at the Field of Dreams movie location, the newly elected Hall-of-Famer weighed in on the importance of playing multiple sports year round, rather than focusing solely on a single sport like baseball all year round.
"People think you have to play year around to be able to eventually play professional baseball or basketball or football. That's simply not true," Smoltz said. "I love where I grew up (Lansing, Mich.). Seasonal changes meant seasonal sports. I played three of them. The opportunity to get outside and play sports is one of the greatest things kids have.
"I know there are a lot of distractions, a lot of technology," Smoltz said. "But playing year around, in places like the South and the West, is just not as advantageous as people think. The history of injuries, all the things that go on, that's why places like here and Michigan and the Midwest, getting the opportunity to play seasonal sports and be athletic is something that ... parents, you just don't understand how much time your children have.
"As a player who grew up and loves sports, who got a chance to play multiple sports, and that's the reason I was able to play baseball as long as I did (21 years). It's the reason, for the most part, that I stayed as healthy as I did. I didn't consume myself with one sport."
If there's one thing Smoltz knows, its longevity. Smoltz pitched in the majors for 21 seasons with the Braves, Red Sox and Cardinals.
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This article contains exerpts originally published on May 28 at bit.ly/1TluCPR
To Shout or Not to Shout?
It was awkward when I realized my own husband was sideline-shouter. It was nothing disparaging, mind you, just random things like "Yeah, cross to the middle," and "Get it get it, woo!"
There are few things that embarrass me, for this for some reason, did. I tried to gently broach the subject by asking: "Umm, do you think it's confusing for the girls when they are hearing from lots of different adults?" I really tried to sound innocuous.
"No, I'm just encouraging her; she likes it."
According to our daughter, she does.
But the issue with our young athlete, like so many kids who participate in rec soccer leagues, is that while she appreciates encouraging cheers, I also think
the finer mechanics of the game are unfamiliar and she gets easily distracted.
Wow. I do sound like a prude.
But imagine how distracting it would be to have these same kinds of well-meaning parents encourage kids from the back of classrooms during math lessons:
"Hey, great job! Algebra's hard, but you had that first step! Just remember you have to multiply before you divide, buddy. Good try, woo-hoo!"
I asked the coach if the parents' sideline yelling bothered her.
"Only if they tell them something different than I am."
On the third time I hassled my husband about it, he became eerily quiet; punishing me with pretend indifference.
Am I just a jerk, as his hurt silence suggests? Am I withholding cheers simply because, understanding the game little more than my 10-year-old, I don't know what to shout? Perhaps I've just done way too many in-depth stories about parental participation in kids' sports.
Let me tell you, if there's anyone who takes youth sports more seriously than involved parents, it's child psychologists. Granted, their main concern is abusive yelling (which is supposed to be addressed when parents sign the code of conduct forms at the beginning of the season).
"A new study found that ego defensiveness, one of the triggers that ignites
road rage, also kicks off parental 'sideline rage,'" according to Science Daily, "…that a parent with a control-oriented personality is more likely to react to that trigger by becoming angry and aggressive."
Oh brother, that's just not at all what I was looking for. Here's something a little more benign from Psychology Today:
"Never instruct your child from the sidelines. You may be telling her one thing, while the coach is advising her differently. Your intervention can easily confuse her, diminish her ability to perform and undermine the coach's authority,"
Right!? But then in the same article, the author says this:
"Act as your child's cheering squad. When you stand on the sidelines, your child should read encouragement and love in your face."
Now I'm feeling defensive for my husband; for all the shouters! We are supposed to "cheer" by showing encouragement and love in our faces? Our kids will be so distracted trying to read our loving expressions, they'll get pummeled!
In Canada, Ireland, and Australia, some clubs have banned parents from yelling criticism or praise. The "Silent Sidelines" movement has signs and logos. (Seriously, couldn't they have sprung for more than a creepy clip art ghost head?)
Quiet sidelines are a goal for some teams in the U.S., too. For instance, when St. Louis Cardinals Manager Mike Matheny coached his son's youth baseball team, he set strict guidelines:
"We encouraged (parents) to play with their kids at home…take their kids to go get some ice cream after a game, even when we lost," Matheny told NPR in an interview this Spring, "But mostly, during the game, do whatever you could just to take yourself out of the picture. The kids don't necessarily need you to be yelling words of encouragement… they interview collegiate, high school and even lower-level athletes: 'What do you want your parents to do at the game?' And the overwhelming answer is 'absolutely nothing.'"
When I shared this quote with my husband, he was incredulous. "Well, it will be really quiet when I'm not there AT ALL. If I'm getting up at 7am on a Saturday and freezing my butt off, I want to be able to cheer."
Then I was the silent one. Nothing kills a post-victory celebration like parents giving each other the silent treatment after yelling about the merits of yelling.
So now I'm working to interpret unsolicited verbal feedback as excitement and joy, because at the innocent beginning of sports participation, that's the real goal, right?
Letting go of Safety-obsession
"Twenty years from now you will be more disappointed by the things you didn't do than by the ones you did. So throw off the bowlines, sail away from the safe harbor. Catch the winds in your sails. Explore. Dream. Discover."
Everybody loves this quote. You can find it on maritime sales websites and outdoorsy magazines. (It's usually credited to Mark Twain, but was discovered by scholars to have nothing to do with Twain, and likely written by H. Jackson Browne in the 1990's. The author, not the musician. But I DIGRESS)
We LONG for our kids to sail on that theoretical boat, but not without a waterproof navigation system, a helmet, and a GPS tracker. You see, two essential goals of modern parenting are fundamentally juxtaposed. For us to be successful parents, we must help our children create their own enlightened, strong, successful personalities; to take risks and learn to fail with grace. BUT! We also want to keep them from social and physical harm. And from the point that buckle them into their first tiny five-point restraint car seat, we sincerely believe we can.
The clash is incredibly evident in the way parents interact with organized sports. OF COURSE we want the social and physical benefits of team play including friendships and problem solving and exercise. But what if they get hurt? There are injuries inherent in any impact sport, but nothing gets more media attention than football, because of the fear of concussions (basketball is the second leading concussion-causing sport)
However, even though (USA Today) an estimated 1.35 million kids are injured playing sports each year, only about 164,000 of them suffer a concussion. Considering 35 million children play organized sports each year, just .005% of young athletes are injuring their heads.
Yet a well-publicized statistic from a recent NBC news report asserts that since 2005, "the concussion for high school athletes has more than doubled."
So which of these two seemingly opposing trends do we trust? If you accept the research findings of author and "Free-Range Parenting" advocate Lenore Skenazy, it's the scariest one.
"Parents in the past 20-25 years indulge in 'extravagant worry'…inflating remote possibilities into looming threats that we think we have to watch out for," she writes.
The current safety device under debate is an impact sensor in children's football helmets. While the NFL so far isn't willing to test them, a handful of high school and recreational sports programs are piloting the sensors, which adhere inside the helmets and communicate via handheld device with athletic trainers on the sideline (you know parents will figure out a way to hijack the signal onto their own phones).
The devices cost between $75-$125.00, and sensors light up when an athlete takes a hit to the head at 80G or more. The player checks in with the coach or trainer before being put back in the game.
One school administrator who opposes the use of sensors asserts that opponents could use the sensors to manipulate results: "... targeting a specific player not to injure, but to remove him from the game from a strategic standpoint."
As I read more about helmet sensors, most articles pointed to a conspiracy by powerhouse manufacturer Riddell to keep the monopoly on helmets. But, hey, this is a blog, not a Dateline NBC episode, so I'm just wrapping this up.
Grown-ups ruin playing. We get involved, and we put our adult-influenced, liability-focused rationale and need for control rationale all over young athletes who are trying to belong and have fun. Give it back to the kids. Let them sail away from the safe harbor. It's cool if you want to still be able to see the boat, but trust them to get out there.
Seasonal Affective Dissorder and Children
Even for the most Nordic-minded—those who LOVE skiing, snowshoeing or hunting trips—the struggle of starting and ending our (school and work) days in the dark can range from drudgery… to depression.
Once the Autumnal Equinox and the loss of Daylight Savings Time cuts our daylight hours nearly in half, it's no surprise a large majority of us do our own version of hibernating; we are slower (who can speed walk in Sorels?) quieter, more tired, and particularly during holidays, likely to slip into egg nog and pie-sourced semi-consciousness.
Fighting this slothy, often potentially gloomy "new normal" requires encouragement; new ideas and vital routines.
Yet, about six percent of people around the feel trapped by this sense of emotional and physical lethargy.
People who suffer from Seasonal Affective Disorder (SAD), are depressed by the lack of daylight; their bodies are programmed to be sleepy and withdrawn. And more than one million of those people grappling with SAD are children.
According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, SAD is linked to the hormone melatonin, which affects the body's sleep-wake cycle. "And when there is less daylight, melatonin production increases" which makes us more tired.
The main distinction of children who suffer from SAD is that their weight gain, lack of energy and concentration are only seasonal. Kids who are positive, active and engaged during the sunnier months but whose moods and activity levels tank as the days get shorter may be falling into a SAD cycle.
The recommended treatment for people with SAD is light therapy, which helps regulate melatonin levels. And while the affect of exercise on melatonin levels is nominal, there is a proven benefit of exercise on depression!
Even Harvard Medical School concurs. In a 2011 study, researchers showed "Aerobic exercise is the key for your head, just as it is for your heart. It has a unique capacity to exhilarate and relax, to provide stimulation and calm, to counter depression and dissipate stress," they report. And, "exercise and sports also provide opportunities to enjoy some solitude or to make friends and build networks. The mental benefits of aerobic exercise have a neurochemical basis. Exercise reduces levels of the body's stress hormones, such as adrenaline and cortisol. It also stimulates the production of endorphins, the body's natural painkillers and mood elevators."
But you knew that, right?
Even in the absence of a game or a scrimmage, being out sledding, ice skating or trudging through the snow can also be an emotional, non-medical treatment for kids suffering from SAD.
So if your kids are bummed about having to stay inside, give them opportunities to leave the house, and participate in play they're not responsible for generating (Who has the energy for THAT) And if the lethargy and sadness still seem to be getting the best of your kids, research SAD further, and know that it will pass as the days get longer!
Youth Football: Certain Benefits Outweigh Possible Risks
Early in October, Detroit Lions cornerback Rashean Mathis told a local sports reporter he doesn't want his now two-year-old toddler to play pro football. You know, later.
"He doesn't have to play any sport, as far as I'm concerned," Mathis told the Detroit Free Press. "But if he does get into it, football will be the last thing I introduce him to."
Why? Because it's physically "taxing" he says, and, like all NFL dads, he knows the potential damage caused by the repeated concussions inherent to such a high-contact (professional!) game.
However, Mathis's fear being transferred to standard parents of standard children playing a standard youth league football team is fairly ridiculous. It's like not allowing your grade schooler to pursue engineering because of the stiff competition among honor students at MIT.
And yet, recent coverage of former NFL players' concussion complications is reportedly affecting the choices parent make about their children's participation in youth sports.
Since 2008, participation in youth football has dropped more than five percent, and soccer seven percent.
It's a consumer trend based on such unfounded fears, that neurologists at top hospitals have begun advocating for youth football.
"If somebody says 'I like playing (football or soccer), but my mother and father are worried that I am going to get a concussion so therefore I'm going to chose not to play,' – that's a tragedy," asserts a child neurologist at Children's National Medical Center.
That's because, like so many choices we make to protect our children, he says there is a balance between potential risks and benefits.
He and other colleagues maintain that the risk of inactivity is a far more urgent issue that the far-off potential risk of high-level participation football. But, seriously, it doesn't take a brain surgeon (Get it? They are neurologists! That cliché was made for this discussion!) to realize that the impact of a possible injury is uncertain, while the benefits of playing YOUTH football (not NFL football, but YOUTH football) are certain:
Mental: Children learn the values of delayed gratification, overcoming obstacles, preparation and hard work, controlling emotions, overcoming fear and even pain, and the experience of one-on-one and group competition.
Physical:Improved health and weight control, lower diabetes risk. Most youth teams require 20 hours of conditioning—including running and stretching—with no pads and no contact. (And guess what they CANT play on the field? X-Box and Netflix!)
Academic: Players (aka students) particularly in football, learn the value of discipline, and as I've pointed out in previous blogs, the benefit of focus and concentration, and confidence which reflects on academic performance.
Social/professional: Commitment also extends to relationships with other people, and eventually with bosses and co-workers. Good sportsmanship is also a lifelong value: Learning to win and lose with graciousness, and be part of a team, and have something greater than oneself.
There are also very strong parent support groups in youth football, as well as a sports wide effort to teach preventive strategies that cut down on injuries. Here's an example of a great resource: http://www.momsteam.com/health-safety/concussion-safety (sources: www.Livestrong.com, www.winningyouthfootball.com)
Easing Homework Stress
My fourth grader doesn't understand why letters suddenly represent "unknown quantities" on her math worksheets, she doesn't remember the difference between median, mode, range and mean, and when she feels stuck during homework, she freezes. She's a despondent deer in headlights, or a captured bank robber in the glow of a policeman's flashlight. Pick your own dorky metaphor. When I can my child to speak, she admits that she feels like she will "never be smart" like the other kids in class.
To make matters worse, if she turns in incomplete work, my daughter will be penalized by losing 50 of her classroom "dollars" and will not be able to shop in the "Friday Store." This may sound silly to an adult mind, but to a nine year old, this is all a very big deal. One of these scenarios occurred 15 minutes before school was starting. So, naturally, I finished her homework, doing my best to replicate her handwriting.
I'm certain my "solution" is nowhere on the countless lists of "tips to help your kids with homework."
I've read them all.
If you're like me (I also don't remember the difference between median and mode. And I JUST looked it up before finishing my nine-year-old's homework. Don't be like me) consulting any type of parenting website or magazine can turn out being less-than helpful. In the stock images that accompany "simple tips," for homework help, children and parents are smilingly working together in clean, organized spaces. No one is in the fetal position, crying or pulling at their hair because they don't know why "Common Core" has come up with all new math vocabulary. (And that's just the parents…)
Truly, does the following homework help suggestion from "wiki-how" strike you as a tad condescending?
"Pump Yourself Up: Sometimes it's hard to settle down and do homework because you've been sitting in class all day and need to burn off some excess energy. Do some jumping jacks or sit-ups, run a mile, or just dance around like crazy in your room. It'll get the adrenaline going, and you'll feel like homework is just a little hurdle to jump over."
Sounds fun, unless, like my daughter your child gets frustrated beyond the point of being open to work or movement; much less crazy dancing.
So how can parents help?
First, know your kid. Be in open communication with the teacher about the workload and whether or not your children seem to be working at a comfortable pace. Here are a few other tips I paraphrased from both the wiki-how page.
Set fixed hours. There should be a set schedule for homework, and make the special study area free from clutter and distractions. It might be a good idea to set up a bulletin board (or at least a white board.)
Make a List, Check It Twice: Create a priority list that starts with what's due soonest as number one. Rate assignments based on how long you think they'll take, which ones seem like the hardest, or by subject. Being organized is a foreign concept to grade schoolers, and they will be thankful the earlier they learn to do it.
Take a Break: Encourage 15-minute breaks for breathing outside, eating a snack, calling a friend or listening to music loud on headphones.
Get It Over With: Encourage your child to complete a project as soon as possible, (if time allows) and to imagine how it's going to feel when it's complete. You're free! You can play basketball! You can ride your bike!
Multiply with Music: Studies have shown that the part of the brain that is used to solve mathematical problems is stimulated by classical music. So crank up the Mozart when you're multiplying fractions!
Reward Yourself: Encourage kids to make deals/create small rewards with themselves. i.e. "If I finish this paper a day early, I'll buy that new DVD I've wanted," or "When I finish 20 math problems, I get to watch the game on TV tonight."
Getting out of the house and being physical might be just the release they need. An hour of indoor tennis, basketball and volleyball may be the perfect antidote to schoolwork overwhelm. Let them group play, camaraderie and success.
Students + Team Sports= Better Grades
Every flipping Fall I miss the deadlines for sports team signups. (It's logical, really, because I miss spring signup for summer swim lessons, too) When it is still 90 degrees, I think it's cruel to not only make us buy school supplies, but also register for soccer and football. But, yeah, sorry, LATE registration started JULY 25. What the--?
Part of why I wait so long to think about fall sports isn't just that I'm putting off the end of summer, but that I'm cheap (or poor). Before I fork over hundreds of dollars to put my children onto any kind of team, I really need to be assured I'm going to get something out of it. I mean, like, I want to know that perhaps parenting will be easier, somehow, if they learn a fabulous life skill. Or if the coach will MAKE them do homework so I don't have to bargain and threaten?
And I've found quite a bit of assurance, actually. Team sports not only build social skills and goal-setting. It turns out involvement—ANY involvement, not just star players and athletes (good news because my kids are, at best, merely "athletic")--in team sports has big impacts on academic performance.
A 2013 study by the University of South Carolina and Pennsylvania State University surveyed 9,700 high school students aged 14-18, who spread across all races, communities and socioeconomic groups.
The study looked for correlations between students' after-school activities and their school success, including the likelihood of moving on to higher education.
The researchers found team sports, more than academic and vocational clubs, and performing arts societies, have "a consistent and significant effect on students' grades across all schools." Specifically, they found team sports are "significantly related to higher GPA's" and "a higher likelihood of completing high school."
Also, a totally over-achieving doctor who heads the Division of Adolescent and School Health for the Centers for Disease Control (CDC) reviewed 50 studies that examined "the effect of school-based physical activity on academic performance and discovered that half of the studies showed positive associations and virtually none of the research demonstrated any negative impact" Dr. Howell Wechsler even found studies that proved short spans of physical activity help increase the length and intensity of concentration.
Short spans? Like camps and classes? Sweet! You can still register for volleyball, basketball and tennis through Skyhawks. Those classes and clinics start in October. When it is actually Fall.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2330445/Why-team-sports-really-improve-grades-Link-self-esteem-better-performance-classroom.html#ixzz3BBg1lHQS
www.cdc.gov, http://www.livestrong.com/article/506980-do-sports-help-improve-grades/
Baseball Hall of Famer John Smoltz on the Benefits of Playing Multiple Sports To Shout or Not to Shout? Letting go of Safety-obsession Seasonal Affective Dissorder and Children Youth Football: Certain Benefits Outweigh Possible Risks Easing Homework Stress Students + Team Sports= Better Grades All News


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package org.cyclops.cyclopscore.helper;

import com.google.common.collect.Sets;
import net.minecraft.advancements.Advancement;
import net.minecraft.advancements.CriteriaTriggers;
import net.minecraft.advancements.CriterionTrigger;
import net.minecraft.client.Minecraft;
import net.minecraft.client.multiplayer.ClientAdvancements;
import net.minecraft.resources.ResourceLocation;
import net.minecraft.server.ServerAdvancementManager;
import net.minecraft.server.level.ServerPlayer;
import net.minecraft.world.entity.player.Player;
import net.minecraftforge.api.distmarker.Dist;
import net.minecraftforge.server.ServerLifecycleHooks;
import org.cyclops.cyclopscore.CyclopsCore;
import org.cyclops.cyclopscore.network.packet.RequestPlayerAdvancementUnlockedPacket;

import java.util.Set;

/**
 * Helpers related to advancements
 * @author rubensworks
 */
public class AdvancementHelpers {

    public static final Set<ResourceLocation> ACHIEVED_ADVANCEMENTS = Sets.newHashSet();

    public static boolean hasAdvancementUnlocked(Player player, Advancement advancement) {
        return player instanceof ServerPlayer
                && ((ServerPlayer) player).server.getPlayerList()
                .getPlayerAdvancements((ServerPlayer) player).getOrStartProgress(advancement).isDone();
    }

    public static boolean hasAdvancementUnlocked(Player player, ResourceLocation advancementId) {
        return ACHIEVED_ADVANCEMENTS.contains(advancementId);
    }

    public static void requestAdvancementUnlockInfo(ResourceLocation advancementId) {
        CyclopsCore._instance.getPacketHandler().sendToServer(new RequestPlayerAdvancementUnlockedPacket(advancementId.toString()));
    }

    public static Advancement getAdvancement(Dist dist, ResourceLocation resourceLocation) {
        if (dist.isClient()) {
            return getAdvancementManagerClient().getAdvancements().get(resourceLocation);
        }
        return getAdvancementManagerServer().getAdvancement(resourceLocation);
    }

    public static ServerAdvancementManager getAdvancementManagerServer() {
        return ServerLifecycleHooks.getCurrentServer().getAdvancements();
    }

    public static ClientAdvancements getAdvancementManagerClient() {
        return Minecraft.getInstance().player.connection.getAdvancements();
    }

    public static <T extends CriterionTrigger<?>> T registerCriteriaTrigger(T criterion) {
        return CriteriaTriggers.register(criterion);
    }

}

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Q: Firestore always make 3 api calls with one taking 60 secondes Each time I'm making a request using the Firestore library, there are 3 API calls made. One of them is taking to 60 seconds every time. I receive the data after some milliseconds, but in the network tab, I see a pending call that seems to be doing nothing.
Here's my code
import "firebase/firestore";
import firebase from "firebase/app";

const getData = () => {
  firebase
    .firestore()
    .collection("myCollection")
    .get();
}

Each time I call getData(), 3 API calls are made. Here's the network tab:

The request URL of the second call is:
https://firestore.googleapis.com/google.firestore.v1.Firestore/Listen/channel?database=projects/my-project/databases/(default)
How can I avoid the 60s call?

A: To avoid the 60s calls, I ended up calling the REST API directly without using the client library. Here's the documentation to follow to be able to make a request: Use the Cloud Firestore REST API and Cloud Firestore API

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Minnesota PCAs who worked Monday – on MLK Day – received holiday pay for the first time, thanks to a new provision in their union contract with the state.
A day later, home care workers received more good news. The Minnesota Court of Appeals ruled against a group seeking to roll back holiday pay and other gains workers and their clients have made through collective bargaining by decertifying their union.
Corey Van Denburgh, a home care worker from Anoka, said he was relieved the court decision would preserve advances made since workers organized in 2014.
It was the latest legal setback for MNPCA, an anti-union group that petitioned the state Bureau of Mediation Services in December 2016 for a decertification election. But MNPCA fell far short of collecting signatures from 30 percent of home care workers represented by the union – the threshold necessary to trigger a vote, according to state law.
When the BMS rejected its decertification petition, MNPCA sued. In Tuesday's ruling, a panel of three Appeals Court judges upheld the BMS's decision.
Still, it's unlikely to be the last legal Hail Mary for the well-funded MNPCA, which has ties to right-wing legal funds and shadowy think tanks like the Center of the American Experiment. MNPCA has been pestering home care workers' union, SEIU Healthcare Minnesota, with lawsuits since before workers voted to organize.
"As home care workers and people who receive home care services, we resolved to never let these extremist attacks stop us from making progress for the people of Minnesota, nearly every one of which will need home care services at some point in our lives," he said.
It is so wonderful to see the word "UNION" again after all these years. The argument that large companies could not afford to let the workers have a union was always wondered about. Thanks to the Union Stewards for fighting for the people. It needs to come back to the west coast workers for the people.


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Midget, Youth & Older - V. I . A . A .
Midget athletes are 14 and 15 year old, Youth athletes are 16 and 17 years old, Junior athletes are 18 and 19 years old, and athletes in the Senior category are 20 to 34 years old.
The major Championships for these categories are all at the BC Track and Field Jamboree usually held in July. BC sends a team of 15 Midget athletes and 25 Youth athletes to the Canadian Legion Track and Field Camp (effectively a Canadian Youth and Juvenile Championship). Youth athletes can try out to qualify for the Canadian team sent to the World Youth Championships. Other meets that are of interest to athletes in these groups are the various Canadian Championships, the Western Canada Summer Games, and the Canada Summer Games.
Athletes concentrate on a small number of events (unless they are training for the multievents).
They have individualized programs depending on the events they wish to train for and their long term goals.


Marshall Taylor is a Ph.D. candidate in the Department of Sociology at the University of Notre Dame, where he is also an affiliate in the Center for the Study of Social Movements (CSSM) and former coordinating editor for the American Sociological Review. In Fall 2019, he will begin as an Assistant Professor in the Department of Sociology at New Mexico State University.
Taylor, Marshall A. (Forthcoming) "Simulating the Central Limit Theorem." Stata Journal.
Wood, Michael, Dustin S. Stoltz, Justin Van Ness, and Marshall A. Taylor. Forthcoming. "Schemas and Frames." Sociological Theory.
Stoltz, Dustin S. and Marshall A. Taylor. 2017. "Paying with Change: The Purposeful Enunciation of Material Culture." Poetics.
Lizardo, Omar, Robert Mowry, Brandon Sepulvado, Dustin S. Stoltz, Marshall A. Taylor, Justin Van Ness, and Michael Wood. 2016. "What are Dual Process Models? Implications for Cultural Analysis in Sociology." Sociological Theory34(4):287-310.
Grier, Tiffanie, Carol Rambo, and Marshall A. Taylor. 2014. "'What Are You?': Racial Ambiguity, Stigma, and the Racial Formation Project." Deviant Behavior 35(12): 1006-1022.
Taylor, Marshall A. and Carol Rambo. 2013. "White Shame, White Pride: Emotional Cultures, Feeling Rules, and Emotion Exemplars in White Supremacist Movement Music." International Journal of Crime, Criminal Justice, and Law8(1-2):107-134.
Taylor, Marshall A. 2016. "Can Cultural Sociology be an Interscience?" American Sociological Association Culture Section Newsletter 28(3):8, 24.


Maruti Suzuki India has updated the Alto K10 in India with a host of new safety features, which will come as standard fitment. According to the company BSE (Bombay Stock Exchange) filing, the company has equipped the car with offerings like - ABS with EBD, driver-side airbag, reverse parking sensor, speed alert, and driver and co-driver seatbelt reminder, all as standard. As for the Alto 800, we reached out to Maruti and the company has said that "as of now only the K10 gets the additional safety features". However, we do believe the Alto 800 is next in line to receive these updates.
As a result of the update, prices of the Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 have also been hiked by up to around ? 25,000. The new prices for the Maruti Suzuki Alto K10 start at ? 3.65 lakh, going up to ? 4.44 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The price of the updated Alto K10 in other parts of India will start at ? 3.75 lakh going up to ? 4.54 lakh (ex-showroom). The new prices are effective from April 11, 2019. The updates have been made as part of the new "AIS-145 Safety Norms" that came into effect from April 2019, which requires all cars sold to offer the aforementioned safety features as standard.
The Alto K10 is not the first Maruti Suzuki model to get these features as standard. Almost all models in the company's line, from the new-gen Wagon R and above, comes with these safety features as standard. In fact, last month the company even updated its Eeco van with similar safety features, baring the airbag which was added only on select variants. Prices of the Eeco were hiked in the range of ? 400 to ? 23,000 (ex-showroom, Delhi). Other carmakers like Ford and Mahindra have also been updating their models with more standardised safety features.


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Joshua Henry Jones Jr. (? - December 14, 1955) was a composer, poet, and novelist. He was photographed in 1923. His poem "To a Skull" was included in James Weldon Johnson's 1922 book The Book of American Negro Poetry. Robert Thomas Kerlin included him in his 1923 poetry anthology Negro Poets and Their Poems.

Early life
He was born in Orangeburg, South Carolina and grew up in South Carolina. His father was a bishop in the A.M.E. church.

Career
His poems were published, including one collection called "Poems of the Four Seas". He also wrote the novel By Sanction of Law about a marriage between an African American man and a Caucasian woman. It was published in 1924 by B. J. Brimmer Company in Boston. It was loosely based on his own experiences. It was banned from the Boston Public Library system. In 1923, he wrote the words for Boston's official hymn, "Dear Old Boston".

He studied at Ohio State University and Yale University. He graduated from Brown University. He married his college sweetheart, a sculptor and Canadian immigrant. They had two children. He was referred to as Boston's poet laureate.

He wrote about Boston Common in Our Boston. Some of his poems addressed World War I.

Books

Poetry
The Heart of the World (1919)
Poems of the Four Seas (1921)

Novels
By Sanction of Law (1924), dedicated to his father and Boston mayor James M. Curley

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A new Gallup poll reveals that 57 percent of Democratic voters and those leaning Democrat have a favorable view of Socialism, whereas only 47 percent have a positive view of Capitalism. This helps to explain why, according to the New York Times, membership in the Democratic Socialists of America (DSA) has grown sevenfold to 35,000 over the last two years. Moreover, the 2016 presidential candidacy of Bernie Sanders is believed to have encouraged other Socialists to run for office, including Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez for Congress, and Cynthia Nixon for Governor of New York State.
The new popularity of Socialism has not occurred by accident, nor by a groundswell of belief inspired by independent thought. Rather, it has been planned and promoted by a cadre of true believers. Their activities and goals are expressed in the 2016 DSA document called Resistance Rising: Socialist Strategy in the Age of Political Revolution.
The strongest appeal of the message is to young people who have been taught and encouraged to blame specific groups, notably conservative white "privileged" men, including not just those living among us and generally in charge of our country and culture, but also those long departed, notably the Founding Fathers.
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Medical astrology is a specialized branch of Vedic astrology. It is an extraordinary predictive and counseling tool. A horoscope indicates good bad or indifferent traits and physical, emotional or spiritual characteristics of the native as per the karmic flow. A chart is only the representation of one's Karmic implications in one's life through planetary influences. The medical astrology helps in understanding well in advance where the human chain is the weakest in the physical body and why. An astute astrologer will be able to diagnose disease and the diseased body part merely by analysis of the horoscope. He should be able to tell the susceptibility or the resistance which a native has for a particular disease. He may be able to tell the period of onset/ recovery from the disease and can also suggest the remedial measures to reduce its severity without any side effect. Once this is known, it will be easier for medicos to quickly arrive at the cause and place of diseased body part and the treatment to which the patient will respond.
The diseases are generally indicated by the malefic influences of plants. House signs and Nakshtras where in the planets are placed indicate tendencies, susceptibility, resistance and potential of various ailments in the body. When these potential will manifest depends upon the dasha periods and transit of planets. The numbers of diseases which a native may have to encounter are numerous. However this book touches upon 112 diseases with the help of 102 illustrative charts. The last (16th) Chapter of this book is devoted to common astrological remedies with a new Karmic and practical point of view to propitiate evil planets causing ailments.
The author is a mining engineer from "Indian School of Mines now known as IIT Dhanbad. He has put in 28 years of service in the army as an engineers' officer. He is a Jyotish Acharya from Bhartiya vidya Bhavan . For a long time, he has been pursuing astrological studies as keen students. His researches reflect his analytical approach to go into the details as an engineer and then he put them across frankly as an Army officer.
The author has earlier written many books (List on front inner cover Pafe) which have been received well by the astrological fraternity.
Over the past few decades, people's interest in disease free good health has grown exponentially. As per world Health Organization, "Health is a state of complete physical, mental & social well being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity". The term disease consists of two syllables -dis & ease; meaning thereby a state of negation of normal comfort of life. The word Swasthya (health) is also made up of two syllables-swa & sthit. When a person is Sthit in Swaor Atma, he is healthy. ayurveda considers a person healthy, if is Mansic and Atmic Sthiti put together called Swasthiti is sound & cheerful. It is rightly said, "Pehla Sukha Nirogi Kaya" i.e. the first and foremost happiness in life is to be free from disease. We are all concerned about our health and vitality, which is the foundation of every/anything else that we attempt in life. Medical astrology or astrology of disease is one of the very important specialties of astrology propounded by our sages of yore for centuries combining Vedic astrology and the medicine/other remedial measures.
Astrology has been used for medical purposes since the time of the chaldean priest-physicians of 2000-1000 BC, and was used by those who founded and inspired our modern medicine of today. "A physician without knowledge of astrology cannot rightly call himself a physician." Hypocrites, Father of Medicine (460-377 BC). "The study of the natural would by which to attain the knowledge to heal, extends as high as the stars," and "Treatment without the use of astrology is like a lamp without oil." said Nicholas Culpeper (1616-1654), famous English herbalist, astrologer and medical practitioner." Anything born in the moment of time carries the quality of that moment," opined Carl Jung (1875-1971), famous Swiss psychologist and astrologer.
For over 3000 years, the ancients blended the wisdom of the earth (the herbs) and the heavens (through the astrology) to promote healing and a natural state of balance, as they recognized the interconnectedness of nature. It demonstrates in a profound way, how everything; health, people, signs, planets, herbs etc. are all interconnected. Just like planets and signs, herbs contain elements found in nature; so does the human body. The body contains all of the four elements found in nature: Fire, Earth, Air and water, and incorporates their energetic qualities. Good health is represented by all four elements being in harmony; while poor health comes from imbalance indicated by the placements of certain planets in our natal chart or in a chart calculated at the time of illness. A chart analysis can indicate that a person may have an excess of or deficiency in a certain element and a person may suffer from the body and emotional sensitivities associated with signs. So a medical astrologer would know which organ or body system requires treatment. Since ancient times, herbs were the treatment of choice. Plants, like people, are part of the cosmic drama. They were selected to help with a medical condition based n the pants' association with some of the four natural elements and with a planet or sign, which determined their healing virtues.
Vedic astrology is based on laws of nature, which express the unity within the diversity of life with great precision and compassion. It is the study of the subtle energies emanating from the sky upon humans, animals, plants and the Earth itself. These energies influence the human body and mind at all levels. Human ailments can be linked to the outcome of the gravitational pulls exerted by the planets through their rotation and revolution with respect to one another. Vedic astrology and Ayurveda(Vedic medicine) are closely related designed to harmonize ourselves with the nature and the greater universe of consciousness. This correlation shows how psycho-physical and planetary forces reflect each other in our makeup including their disease causing potential.
Medical astrology is as dependable as any other medical science. As a modern medical practitioner uses his stethoscope, an astrologer uses the horoscope. If the doctor uses his clinical diagnose based on pathological, physiological and radiological tests, rhe astrologer uses the holistic synthesis of houses, sign, Nakshatras, planets and dasha and transit to arrive at his diagnose. In cases of doubt, the doctors resort to microscopic studies and the astrologer study the relevant divisional charts. The doctors treat the patients only after the symptoms of disease make their appearance and advance many theories about the appearance of disease. Many a time they say that the patient has come late or at a much advance stage of disease and simply put the patient on a permanent regimen of medicine and diet. Although it is a known fact that all allopathic medicines have some degree of adverse side-effects and /or after some time lose their effectiveness on the patient. It is here that an astute astrologer, through his knowledge o medical astrology, takes a lead over modern medical practitioner. He will be able to diagnose disease and the diseased body part merely by analysis of the horoscope. He should be able to tell the susceptibility or the resistance which a native has for a particular disease. The surprising thing is that by study of dasha & transit he may be able to tell the period of onset and recovery from the disease. He can also suggest the remedial measures to reduce the severity of the disease without any side effects. But it does no deal exhaustively with nature of disease and necessary surgery. The medical astrology should be considered as a complementary/ supplementary tool but never as a rival to modern medical science. The medical astrology has a great role play n preventing/diagnosing disease.
Many a time it has been experienced that even in cases of surgeries/ operations, where allopath has a definite edge, the auspicious Mahurat as suggested by the astrologer proved beneficial to both the patient and the doctor in giving relief/glory. If Ayurveda and Allopathy can be mixed to lead to medical courses, why not mix the Medicine and astrology also to help the early and accurate diagnosis of diseases.
Medical astrology is an extraordinary predictive and counseling tool. There are many wonderful stories whin an astute astrologer has pinpointed specific ailment and its duration & severity with uncanny accuracy. Our soul is a "Karmic being" as opposed to merely a human personality. It carries our Karmic propensities called Samskaars from one life to another just like it's DNA. Just as the physical body has its genet code, each soul has its Karmic code. Note how two children in the same family can share the same genetic pattern and yet have defferent lives & characters based on their respective Karmic code. Astrology is a science of Karma and of time. There is nothing in our birth chart that does not have Karmic implications on one or the other level of our life/ nature. We live in an ecological age and must recognize that Earth, on which we live, is not just a material formation but has a definite organic field possessing a self-regulating awareness and receiving comic impulses and vibration from other stares & planets.
We must adapt to nature's environment and law, if we are to survive as a healthy and lasting species. In addition to all living and innate beings, there are varied cosmic beings and powers ruling over different layers of existence from subatomic to supragalactic realms. All these form the Kaal purush or cosmic person of Vedic thoughts influencing astrology and medical astrology in particular. The medical astrology helps in understanding well in advance where the hun=man chain is the weakest in the physical body and why. Once this is known, it will be easier for medicos to quickly arrive at the cause and place of diseased body part and the treatment to which the patent will respond. They will thus be better equipped to decide on the type of treatment/ medicine. The mind has a great control over physical body. A happy mind subdues many physical problems. Happiness can be enhanced by stopping unnecessary worries. Excessive worries affect/disturb hormone secreting glands resulting in many physical/ psychological ailments. In such cases, treatment of relevant gland would prove beneficial.
Medical astrology is as relevant today as it was during ancient times and can be used for preventive or curative purposes. Our state of health reflects our interaction with our environment, which on the level of subtle and cosmic forces indicates planetary influences, astrology works on holist philosophy, as it addresses the human organism in relation to the grater whole of the solar planetary system in which it operates. The diseases are generally indicated by the malefic indluences of lplanets which cause imbalance in the three Doshas or biological humors- Vata, Pitta & Kapha. Then there are some diseases which results from "Displacement". This displacement or separation is caused by separatist planets- Sun, Saturn, Rahu and the 12th lord. Such diseases includes hernia, loss of pregnancy, slip disc, sterilization etc. houses, signs and Nakshtras wherein the planets are placed indicate tendencies, susceptibility, resistance and potential of various ailments in the body. When these potential will manifest is dependent upon the time which can be ascertained by dasha periods and transit of planets. Normally chronic health problems are indicated by Ascendant, Sun, Moon, 6th& 8th hours and the signs, planets and Nakshtras associated with them. A strong and well placed Sun confers vitality, strong will, positive energy and body resistance against ailments; while Mars and Jupiter in similar situation bestows early & speedy recuperation and sound health. It is desirable that an intending practitioner of medical astrology should also have sufficient knowledge of disease or medical science or has help of a good medico; preferably he should be a medical man himself. For this reason, I am thankful for taking help of my son, Dr Sanjeev Singhal, who has an experience of over two decades of medicine/ surgery. I have also taken liberal help of internet/ Wikepedia to understand many aspects of disease from medical point of view.
The numbers of diseases which a native may have to encounter are numbers of diseases which a native may have to encounter are numerous and it is almost impossible to bring them in the domain of any book. I have tried to cover a large number of prominent and life threatening diseases. These have generally been covered under various astrological houses representing them. There could be a difference of opinion about a disease falling in a particular house or the other. I feel, so long it has been covered, it should not matter. In addition I have considered some of the prominent ailments causing serious problems/ death to natives under a different chapter "Kings of Maladies". The first two chapters of the book contain basic/ fundamental principles'/rules' governing medical astrology and the last chapter is devoted to common astrological remedies with a new Karmic and practical point of view to propitiating evil planets causing ailments. The book has thus been covered under 16 chapters. The diseases have been explained with the help of 102 illustrative charts and nine tables. While discussing cassis of drowning and of fire, instead of charts of a native, I have purposely not discussed the aspect of longevity as it is a very vast subject and cannot be summarized in a chapter. The readers who are desirous to go through it, may refer my book "Longevity; A Vedic Approach". In Indian context, most of the people do not want to relate their names with the diseases. Therefore in most of the cases of Indian natives, the names of the chart holders have been changed to keep their identity hidden. However the astrological data have been kept authentic.
In preparation of the present work, the author does not claim originality. In fact I have borrowed the ideas, principles and explanations given in many classics and by some of the great astrologers, it is not possible to name all of them. However, I am indebted to the encouragement and blessings of Justice SN Kapoor, Shri AB Shukla and my teachers. It is also difficult to identify which ideas arose from whom, but the final form has an identity of its own. I have not the least intention to offend any astrologer or the native of the illustrated charts. However, inadvertently, if it has occurred, I offer my unconditional apology. I realize my personal limitations and alone am responsible for any shortcomings, which may come to light.
I am thankful to Mr. Narendra Sagar for his suggestions and extra efforts to get it published on Priority. I am also thankful to my son Dr Sanjeev Singhal and friend Mr. Krishna Kumar for valuable suggestions/ assistance at various stage of the work. I can never forget the contribution and inspiration of my ever enthusiastic granddaughters- Monil & Ishita Singhal, who have encouraged and helped me in computer/ internet related works for my astrological pursuits. I do hope this effort would be of interest and use to all those who find the subject engrossing. I would fail in my duties, if I do not show my gratitude towards those who have appreciated my earlier works.


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Roadworks make it bloomin' noisy as I lock up the bike right outside Wine Rack. Whoops, no, the offy's gone off, and in has marched Caffe Nero. Local press reports claim that Nero, in characteristically tyrannical fashion, haven't applied for the correct "change of use" planning permission, not unlike events at Felixstowe. That'd be Nero, the emperor who ordered the killing of his own mother.
The folks inside couldn't give two hoots for all that brouhaha: they're here for a quick chat on a comfy seat over a nice latte. Thanks to the spending review, the trainee baristas are in charge, hesitantly blending frappes and nervously toasting paninis. One of them takes the money for my Quattro Stagioni orange & passion fruit -- posh Oasis -- and offers to magically reheat my Tuscan bean soup. Which, er, is tastily satisfying with the companion slab of bread.
Despite Herr Rene's presence, we don't lay down our beach towel quick enough and so are relegated to the workmen's dark wooden tables & chairs to the rear. While our German friend tucks into not one but two sarnies, poor Andy nibbles on his cheese straw. I hear there's are espresso houses in Florence and Siena which have, on the wall, large black and white photos of 1950s Woodbridge.
Who knows how but my Nero loyalty card has miraculously acquired the full nine stamps, even without buying the in-store copy of The Times. That'll be a gratis grande white Americano, grazie. May as well put that money saved towards a chocolate twist. Lovely, not had one of those calorific treats in yonks. Will the planners kick out this plush new centre of caffeinated convenience? Too late!
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I like pancakes and waffles once in a while, and biscuits and other baked items. What I don't like is the time it takes to get out all the ingredients, mix it up, and clean flour from every surface after I'm done. Thankfully, I've found an easier way. Here's my basic recipe.
NOTE: This is not a gluten free recipe so we're not able to offer such alternatives.
Mix all of the ingredients together, cutting the fat in with a pastry cutter. You can store this in the freezer to keep it fresh. I keep mine in a gallon jar since I use it all the time.
Pancakes or waffles: Mix 2 cups of mix with 2 eggs and ⅔ cup milk. Mix just until ingredients are blended. Batter will be lumpy. I add a few tablespoons of sweetener to mine. If batter looks too thick, you can add a tablespoon of milk at a time until you're satisfied with the consistency.
Biscuits: Mix 2 cups of mix with 1 egg and ½ cup of milk. Mix together until a soft dough forms. Turn out onto a floured board and roll to ½ inch thick. Cut biscuits out and place on an ungreased baking pan. Bake for about 12 minutes or until the tops are light brown. To make drop biscuits, add a bit more milk so the dough is sticky. Drop on a greased or lined baking pan and proceed as above.
Cobbler: Place fruit filling in a greased pan. Make the drop biscuit recipe above, adding 2 tablespoons of organic cane sugar or other natural sweetener. Drop in blobs on top of fruit and bake for about 30 minutes. Test the fruit for doneness and be sure the cobbler topping is golden brown.
While the above recipe can certainly be used for muffins (with a few additions), I've come up with a muffin recipe that you can add anything to to make any type of muffin you like.
Mix all the dry ingredients together and store in a jar in the freezer. Remove from freezer the night before and add wet ingredients and your additions in the morning. Mix thoroughly, but don't over-blend. Batter should be lumpy. Fill muffin papers ⅔ full and bake for 14-18 minutes at 350°. Depending on the additions used, muffins may need a few more minutes of baking time.
Don't be afraid to experiment with these. I've used oat flour, rice flour (with varying success), and even quinoa flour.
What are some other ways you could use this "make ahead" baking mix?
I have been interested in making my own bread. Would this mix be appropriate for that? Thanks!!
I made chocolate chip muffins and they have a strong bitter aftertaste, but otherwise tasty. I was also wondering if the baking soda measurement should be in teaspoons.
I tried to re-read carefully to make sure I didn't miss it, but approximately how many muffins does this make? I am aware that this really depends on the size of your muffin tins/what you put in them, mine normally get filled with 1/4 of batter to meet the "two thirds full" instruction you see in recipes,and I think it would depend on how much they are going to rise too, but do you have a guess?
Just made blueberry muffins using your muffin mix, but they taste quite salty. Wondering if the baking soda measurement should be teaspoons rather than tablespoons?
Whoah! Back the truck up here.
Are you telling me that I can use coconut oil instead of crisco in my homemade bisquik?? Whoah! Totally gonna try this. I always have this mix on hand for waffles and biscuits! Try adding grated cheese to buttermilk biscuits. Yum!
What is the oven temperature for the biscuits?
In seeing the comments, I just want to set the record straight on palm oil. There is indeed controversy about palm oil. In large amounts, like any other oil, it can be bad for the body, particularly the digestive system. However, a May 22, 2012 article in Time magazine states that palm oil contains tocopherols, vitamin E, that are powerful antioxidants. All of the oil palms have this, especially red palm oil. Dr OZ reiterates this and adds to it saying that it's one of the most nutritious oils known to man. And like olive and coconut oil, it can help pull fat out of the system if used in cooking.
The other part of the controversy is the ethical issue. Yes, there is a large amount of palm oil that is not ethically harvested, and is helping to destroy the rain forest. However, there are companies that only use sustainably harvested palm oil. One of those is Spectrum Foods. I have used their products for years and will continue to do so knowing this. There is a link to this product in the Baking Mix recipe.
These are great recipes to help save time from making single batches every time someone wants a baked treat. I noticed palm oil as a suggestion in the pancake mix. Like all your oils, be sure it's sustainably harvested.


The adventure starts in what I think is the most confusing part of being in The City, the Subway!
Consulted the map more than a few times and I had a map with me during our trip!
According to my mom, any "ad" type of Metro Subway card is rare because they rarely do this. I wonder how much The Gap paid for this.
Each of the North and South Pools are nearly an acre in size. These are also the largest man-made waterfalls in North Ameriica.
Carved on the edge of the pools are each of the almost 3,000 names of those that perished in both the North and South Towers of the World Trade Center in September 11, 2001.
This garden/park was so peaceful.
This is one of the seven parts of the new plans for the World Trade Center. I only got to look at the plans but it seems as if it will now be turned into a complex with the North and South pools at the very center.
My attire! Finally got to wear my discounted purple J.Crew sweater, Xhilaration jeggings and boots together! The belt, checkered scarf and slouchy bag are all my mom's.
Just some interesting people I saw there!
These guys are English! I heard them speaking as they passed.
These cute, color/outfit-coordinated grannies were planning their next destination.
Ninja shot of these ladies with interesting pant colors! I want to know where they bought theirs! I want a pair or two as well!
This is the Survivor Tree. When the towers fell, this tree still continued to stand.
I love the texture of the older buildings.
A fountain in City Hall park.
Not quite sure if this is City Hall or the Courthouse.
Poor cranky kid. I'm not sure he appreciates the tour.
The walkway going towards Brooklyn bridge is currently in construction. On the wooden and steel walls around it are messages and stickers and names. So cute.
Unique bikes going to and fro the bridge!
Some couple lock/padlocks on the bridge! I know that people do this in Korea and in Paris so it was quite a surprise to discover these!
Guess where we decided to have lunch?
Yep, you guessed it! We walked all the way to Chinatown!
Good 'ol Chinese food combinations!
There were so many choices! I was lucky with how yummy mine were! But everything looked great!
We took a subway ride from Chinatown to Columbus Circle had to walk almost 20 blocks to the American Museum of History! Needless to say, we were exhausted.
Tribute to Teddy Roosevelt! This is also the museum where Night at the Museum supposedly took place!
The iconic yellow schoolbus passing through. It was dismissal time when we got there.
Marine wildlife! These are all in actual size! Pretty interesting!
This is a cross section of the Sequoia, the largest tree in the world! Interestingly enough, this is not the oldest tree (around 1,300 years old). A cross section of a 1,500 pine tree was next to it and it was 1/100th the size of the sequoia.
Actual totem poles at the Native American section. These wood carvings are so interesting!
One of the most interesting animals in the African mammals display: the Greater Kudu! The Lesser Kudu looks similar but a fraction smaller in its adult stage.
Interesting creatures at the Tertiary Age displays! This is called the Irish Elk, an ancestor of the moose.
An ancestor of the armadillo, an inspiration for early armor.
I've come to realize that if you look up the Tertiary Age or the Age of Mammals (especially the Moropus--ancestor of the horse and rhino), these creatures terrify me! Imagine living among them! They're huge!
We were exhausted! Our feet really hurt and we were glad we would be staying in the next day! It was a great day for learning and walking!


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Konchalovsky Vysotskaya about: "Julia says you're a stranger to me"
The relatives of the spouse of the Director considers children. Andrei Konchalovsky is sure that his wife says is absolutely correct. This position is Julia Vysotskaya creates between them a necessary tension and gives a powerful energy. That is why the Creator of the movie is interesting next to the actress.
August 20, one of the most successful Directors of Russian cinema, Andrei Konchalovsky was 80 years old. In honor of the anniversary of the famous master of the First channel showed a documentary film "gravity Field of Andrei Konchalovsky", which talked not only about the merits and works of the Creator of the movie, but also about his personal life.
For more than twenty years Andrew S. is happily married to actress and TV presenter Yulia Vysotskaya. Despite the difference in age of spouses is 36 years, their relationship can be considered an example to follow. In the film he admitted that his wife keeps him on his toes with his statements.
"Julia says you're a stranger to me. My children – they're mine, and you may or may not be, – said Andrey Konchalovsky. – That's right. Mom can't choose your children, and husbands and wives come and go. And there is the correct voltage, and due to the fact that we are both Leos, there are also powerful collaborative energy."
Julia remembered the moment of meeting her future husband. The actress admitted that there is no awkwardness because of the age difference then she is not experienced.
"The first time we sat down and at each other looked, and I immediately told him, "you," admitted Vysotskaya. – There was no awkwardness, it was not overcome, it was not arrogance. I think it is not my merit that I was able to be liberated".
In turn, Andrei Konchalovsky considers your age the key to their happy and harmonious relationship. The Director says that in forty years it was unbearable and could easily go from sweetheart. Andrey Konchalovsky has told, how survived the tragedy with her daughter Masha
"I was a completely different person. I was only interested in what is over the horizon, and didn't cost me anything to collect the suitcase and go. Julia was really lucky that she met me already middle-aged man. The age difference is important in bad and good way at the same time", – says Andrey Konchalovsky.
According to Yulia Vysotskaya, twenty years ago was young and frivolous, and absolutely no thought about the prospects of meeting with a famous Director. That, of course, only contributed to the development of their relationship.
"If I realize what I'm going to run, he would have felt it and left. Men are afraid women looking for prospects," – said Julia.
Meanwhile, she became an actress of one of Director Andrei Konchalovsky. However, he is confident that the avatar would take place as a singer and without him.
"No one shoots and no invites, only because I am. But it is nonsense to think that without me she would not make a career", – said Andrey.
Olga Rapunzel hinted at pregnancy
Pregnant Yelena Isinbayeva no longer hide rounded stomach


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Reviewsday: Eeny Meeny by M.J. Arlidge
Sam is asleep. I could kill him now. His face is turned from me – it wouldn't be hard. Would he stir if I moved? Try and stop me? Or would he just be glad that this nightmare is over?
There's a lot to be said for a gripping opening. There's a lot more to be said for an opening that sets the pace for the whole novel to come. Eeny Meeny gripped me by the throat, and has not let go long after I've turned the last page.
This is M J Arlidge's debut novel, the start of the DI Helen Grace series, and it is a heart-stopper. Grace herself is a fantastically powerful female lead character, reminiscent of Lisbeth Salander from The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo, whose strength and resilience are a direct result of her damaged past. In fact, each character has their flaws and wounds completely bared to the reader, and we get to watch as they learn to cope or are crushed by what life brings.
But really, it's the plot that will keep you coming back for more. A sadistic killer is kidnapping victims two-by-two, imprisoning them together with a gun, and these simple instructions: to survive, kill your partner. And after holding out for a few days, with no food and no hope of escape, that gun sure does start to look enticing…
Full of thrills and twists to satisfy even the most demanding crime fiction audience, Eeny Meeny will keep you hooked to the very last page. I found myself hungrily falling for all of the tiny clues left behind, guessing which way the story was going to twist next, only to have him throw something completely new and unexpected in my path.
His second novel, Pop Goes the Weasel, is currently taunting me from my bookshelf. I'll let you all know how it goes…
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The same rendering is used for pelicans/zebras and traffic islands. This gives arguably undue prominence to islands. It would be preferable to distinguish between the formal crossings (pelican/zebra) and islands, perhaps using a white circle for crossing=island.


Witnesses say they've noticed trains moving through the area at higher speeds than usual.
(TALBOT, OR) - A northbound Portland & Western Railroad train carrying logs derailed Wednesday afternoon at a crossing on Marlatt Rd. just north of Talbot.
Jefferson Rural Fire Protection District (JRFPD) was dispatched at 5:02 p.m. to respond to the incident after neighbors noticed the accident. They discovered the road completely blocked by spilled logs near the 1300 block of Marlatt Rd.
A total of eight cars derailed, with several of them completely overturning onto the road and along the track.
There were only two people on the train--the conductor and the engineer--and neither were hurt. No cars were stopped at the crossing at the time of the accident, so no other injuries have been reported.
Crews were waiting for nearby power lines to be shut down so they could begin the clean-up, which is expected to take until at least Friday.