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La sfortuna, detta anche scalogna o sventura, è la sorte avversa e si pone come il contrario della fortuna. Chi distribuisce tanta sfortuna viene detto iettatore. Essa consiste in tutti quegli eventi negativi che accadono ad una persona ma che non sono imputabili a colpe dello sfortunato.

Nel folklore popolare spesso la sfortuna é vista come un influsso malevolo che può essere scatenato da determinati eventi oppure direzionato intenzionalmente o meno verso qualcuno sotto forma di malocchio o fattura.

La superstizione
La superstizione è l'insieme di tutte quelle pratiche da eseguire o evitare in modo da avvicinare la fortuna e di conseguenza allontanare la sfortuna.

Esse consistono nell'utilizzo di amuleti portafortuna, esecuzione di gesti scaramantici in caso di eventi considerati poco fortunati (toccarsi i testicoli al passaggio di un'ambulanza o fare il gesto delle corna). Ci sono inoltre molte azioni da evitare per non attirare la sfortuna e anche numeri e animali considerati sfortunati.

Tutte le pratiche legate alla scaramanzia sono ritenute agli occhi della scienza e delle religioni ufficiali frutto di errore e d'ignoranza, di convinzioni infondate e credenze sorpassate.

Lo sfortunato
La figura dello sfortunato è molto sfruttata nel cinema e nella letteratura, soprattutto di genere comico. Esempi dello sfortunato cronico sono il ragioniere Ugo Fantozzi, impersonato da Paolo Villaggio, e Paperino. In queste opere, quando non viene esplicitato, come nei due esempi citati, si tenta di instaurare nello spettatore o lettore il dubbio che la sfortuna sia una caratteristica intrinseca al personaggio e che sia contagiosa nei confronti di chi gli sta vicino, come per i cosiddetti iettatori. Nonostante siano state date esaurienti spiegazioni sul perché alcuni eventi vengano considerati nefasti (vedi paragrafo seguente), continuano a esservi persone superstiziose, come pure persone che, pur non proclamandosi superstiziose, preferiscono evitare certi comportamenti, sostenendo che in ogni caso sia meglio non sfidare la sorte e quindi, di fatto, ammettendo di credere nella superstizione.

Lo iettatore

Il termine jella, iella deriva dall'arcaismo iettare, gettare sotto forma di polvere il proprio risentimento verso una persona, affinché sia colta da maleficio e patisca fortuna avversa. Colui che lancia il maleficio è detto dunque iettatore (ma nel linguaggio parlato viene spesso chiamato menagramo)

Va detto che, a discapito del nome, solitamente lo iettatore non ha controllo sulla sua "aura" sfortunata e quindi contagia chi gli sta intorno involontariamente (a differenza di chi, intenzionalmente, lancia una fattura o malocchio) e questo può causare l'isolamento sociale del malcapitato.

La fama di iettatore può nascere per scherno e per gioco, ma spesso attorno ad esso può scaturire un'aneddotica di episodi nefasti, privi di fonte e di riscontri, ma che possono accompagnare questa vittima involontaria per parte della sua vita. Un soggetto con tale reputazione può essere riverito per scaramanzia ma spesso emarginato.

Sia la tradizione popolare sia la letteratura, valga per tutti l'esempio di Georges Dumas nell'opera Le surnaturel et les dieux d'après les maladies mentales misero a fuoco la figura dello iettatore descrivendolo come un essere magro, leggermente curvo, pallido, arcigno, solitario, taciturno, dal naso ricurvo, con occhi grandi e sporgenti, e sopracciglia folte e unite.

Sfortuna in psicologia
La sfortuna potrebbe anche essere considerata un particolare atteggiamento dei soggetti, ovvero uno stato mentale e/o comportamenti quali valutazioni superficiali, scarsa attenzione per l'ambiente circostante, errata percezione di fenomeni, o un modus operandi inadeguato per una certa circostanza, tali da aumentare la probabilità che un evento negativo si verifichi.

Ad esempio, passare sotto una scala non porta sfortuna di per sé, ma rispetto al passare lontano da essa, aumenta la possibilità che qualche oggetto cada in testa allo "sfortunato" passante, specialmente se è distratto.

Lista di "porta-sfortuna"
 In vari paesi, soprattutto di tradizione anglosassone, si dice che porti sfortuna il venerdì 13 (perché venerdì è il giorno in cui fu crocifisso Gesù); in altri il venerdì 17, o il martedì 13 (Spagna, Grecia, Sudamerica);
 L'associazione numerologica negativa del numero 13 si attribuisce tradizionalmente al numero dei partecipanti all'Ultima Cena, da cui sarebbe scaturita la consuetudine di evitare banchetti di tredici persone, pena la morte entro breve del tredicesimo invitato. Nel lussuoso Hotel Savoy di Londra, il problema viene ovviato ponendo una busta tra i convitati o addirittura includendo un gatto. Un'altra teoria vuole invece che un venerdì 13 del 1307 Filippo il Bello diede ordine di sterminare i cavalieri templari per impadronirsi delle loro ricchezze: da allora la nomea riguardo a questo numero. Nella Cabala il numero viene dai tempi antichi associato con la morte, al punto che appare nella sinistra carta dei Tarocchi, raffigurante uno scheletro armato di falce, non sempre con valenza infausta, talvolta presagio di cambiamenti.
 Anche riguardo all'origine del 17 sfortunato sussistono diverse tesi: una delle più diffuse, per quanto ormai rifiutata dalla maggior parte degli studiosi, riconduce la credenza al latino in quanto il numero 17 si scrive XVII, che anagrammato diventa VIXI (ho vissuto, quindi "sono morto"); un'altra ipotesi sostiene che l'origine risalga ad una delle più gravi sconfitte dell'esercito romano: la battaglia della Foresta di Teutoburgo nell'anno 9 d.C., in quell'infausta occasione furono annientate tre intere legioni (la XVII, la XVIII e la XIX), episodio che creò un enorme turbamento a Roma e la cui eco rimase a lungo nel mondo romano, infatti gli imperatori che si susseguirono nei secoli decisero di non battezzare più altre legioni con il nome delle tre annientate a Teutoburgo. La sfortuna del 17 potrebbe essere di origine biblica: nella Genesi (7,11) è indicato che il Diluvio Universale ebbe inizio il 17 del 2º mese nell'anno seicentesimo della vita di Noè.
 In Cina, il quattro è considerato un numero sfortunato perché il numero quattro, che si scrive 四, ha circa la stessa pronuncia dell'ideogramma usato per rappresentare la morte (死). In Giappone è la stessa cosa, pur con una pronuncia diversa dal cinese.
 Si dice che rompere uno specchio porti sette anni di disgrazie: già prima dell'invenzione dello specchio si riteneva che ogni superficie riflettente fosse dotata di proprietà magiche. L'uomo preistorico che vedeva la propria immagine riflessa nell'acqua di un lago o di uno stagno poteva pensare che si trattasse di un altro sé stesso. Di conseguenza, qualunque disturbo arrecato al riflesso poteva significare un pericolo per la propria salute. La credenza si rinforzò con l'arrivo degli specchi: qui, vedendo la propria immagine distorta e spezzata nei frammenti di uno specchio rotto, diventava anche più facile credere a possibili conseguenze negative. Furono gli antichi Romani a decretarne la nomea dato che tramite uno specchio si potesse osservare quello che avveniva lontano dal loro Impero. Poiché uno specchio rotto significava che la salute era stata spezzata, si concluse che sarebbero stati necessari sette anni prima di tornare sani come prima. Inoltre lo specchio era un oggetto molto prezioso, pertanto la sua rottura avrebbe comportato una grande spesa per poterlo sostituire. Fonti da citare riporterebbero la notizia di sanzioni pecuniarie vigenti nella Repubblica Veneziana, a carico del proprietario che lo rompeva, in quanto il prezioso strato argenteo doveva venir recuperato ad opera delle fonderie.
 È considerato sfortunato anche far cadere il sale o il recipiente che lo contiene, pure nel caso in cui questa caduta non ne comporta lo spargimento sul tavolo o per terra; questo perché in antichità il sale era una merce rara e preziosa (il termine "salario" deriva anche da una forma di pagamento in sale presso l'antica Roma) e sprecarlo gettandolo per terra era considerato di cattivo auspicio. Tuttavia, la sfortuna si ritiene scongiurata gettandone un pizzico dietro le spalle. Inoltre i cristalli di sale sono paragonabili a minuscoli sferoidi, quindi poggiare un piede al di sopra di essi comporta uno scivolamento con possibile caduta.
 Anche gettare l'olio viene considerato un evento sfortunato, principalmente per il valore economico, poi perché è molto scivoloso e, come detto prima con il sale, può provocare cadute. Per ovviare alla sfortuna si dice di buttarci sopra del sale, ma questo è più un atto pratico in quanto i cristalli di sale assorbono l'olio rendendolo una poltiglia facilmente recuperabile.
 Aprire un ombrello in casa è considerato un cattivo presagio, perché indicherebbe che il tetto lasci passare la pioggia, simboleggiando una casa ridotta in miseria. Un'altra interpretazione è dovuta al fatto che una volta, se c'era un moribondo in casa, entrava un prete a portare il viatico, al di sotto di un ombrello aperto in segno di rispetto per il pane eucaristico. Aprire un ombrello in casa evocava perciò un evento simile e la possibile morte di un congiunto.
 Si ritiene che appoggiare un cappello sul letto possa portare un lutto in famiglia.

 Il colore viola è considerato tabù per molti artisti perché nel medioevo, nel periodo della Quaresima, durante il quale i sacerdoti indossano paramenti viola, erano vietati gli spettacoli teatrali: attori e saltimbanchi erano quindi costretti a un'inattività forzata. Nonostante tale motivazione sia decaduta e sia sconosciuta alla maggior parte degli artisti moderni, ancora oggi il viola viene volutamente evitato, ad esempio da alcuni cantanti durante le loro esibizioni, e soprattutto in televisione, se non come una sorta di provocazione contro chi crede nelle superstizioni. In passato il Teatro Regio di Torino ha visto molti grandi interpreti, tra cui Luciano Pavarotti, rinunciare a esibirsi, per via del suo soffitto viola.
 Uno dei più tipici eventi sfortunati è rappresentato dal gatto nero che attraversa la strada. Nel medioevo, i gatti neri erano associati al diavolo e ai sortilegi, tanto che bastava possedere un gatto nero per poter essere accusati di stregoneria e quindi condannati al rogo.
 Il passare sotto una scala è considerato di cattivo auspicio. Il timore risalirebbe al Medioevo: appoggiata alle mura la scala formava un triangolo, simbolo inviolabile della Trinità. L'elemento della scala, tuttavia, appare in quasi tutte le religioni: nell'antico Egitto, Orus era detto anche "dio della scala" per il sostegno che dava ai defunti in cammino verso "l'eterna luce". Nella Bibbia la scala sognata da Giacobbe porta in cielo: Maometto parlò di una scalinata lungo la quale le anime dei giusti salgono verso Allah. Partendo da questi significati, si sarebbe arrivati a credere che passare sotto (anziché sopra) la scala attirasse l'ira divina. Secondo un'altra spiegazione, l'origine di questa superstizione sarebbe invece più militare: i difensori dei castelli medioevali erano infatti soliti versare olio o pece bollente sugli assedianti che si accingevano ad arrampicarsi sulle scale. Più prosaicamente passare sotto una scala potrebbe aver assunto lo status di gesto sfortunato in quanto azione di per sé pericolosa a causa della possibile caduta di oggetti contundenti utilizzati da persone al lavoro sulla scala stessa;
 Gli anni bisestili sono considerati sfortunati, come recita il proverbio: Anno bisesto, anno funesto.
 Altri eventi considerati sfortunati sono:
 Cominciare qualcosa di martedì o venerdì. Si può trattare di una costruzione di una casa, di un viaggio oppure di un qualsiasi progetto concreto o di vita. Il detto di riferimento è "Né di Venere né di Marte, non si sposa non si parte, né si dà principio all'arte". Una spiegazione plausibile può venire dal fatto che Marte fosse il Dio della guerra e Venere della femminilità, lussuriosa e ingannatrice.

 Avere tatuaggi in numero pari. Di solito se se ne vuole aggiungere uno si fa anche un puntino di inchiostro in una parte non visibile. La superstizione pare provenga dall'usanza dei marinai al loro primo incarico di farsi un tatuaggio ad ogni porto (Uno al porto "di casa", uno al porto di arrivo, uno di nuovo al porto di casa), ed averne solo due significava quindi essere in luoghi lontani da casa o comunque non aver potuto terminare per cause avverse il rientro verso i propri cari.

Riti ed oggetti apotropaici

Per la superstizione popolare, la sfortuna non è mai casuale, bensì "attirata" dallo sfortunato a causa di comportamenti errati, irrispettosi o superbi che vengono perciò puniti dalla divinità o "inviata" da nemici ed invidiosi. Le culture umane hanno sviluppato numerosi oggetti e riti o gesti apotropaici, cioè atti ad allontanare gli influssi maligni, detti anche riti scaramantici.
 Fare il gesto delle corna stendendo indice e mignolo e flettendo invece le altre dita. Si suppone derivi dall'uso delle donne romane di porsi un anello amuleto nell'indice e uno nel mignolo, d'onde verosimilmente ne sarebbe venuto l'uso di scongiurare la iettatura stendendo codeste due dita e chiudendo le altre
 Toccarsi i testicoli. Già in epoche antiche esistono testimonianze di tale pratica in diversi testi classici, in greco: «Τρέσ καί τέτταρεσ σφαíρα  λαβών, πάντα κακά φεύγονται» (toccando tre o quattro volte i testicoli, tutte le sventure svaniscono) ed in latino: «Terque quaterque testiculis tactis, pilo detracto et sublato omnis fascinatio iactata est» (dopo aver toccato tre o quattro volte i testicoli, strappato e lanciato in aria un pelo, ogni malocchio è allontanato). Si ritiene che la "forza vitale" dei testicoli possa allontanare gli influssi maligni. È da ricollegarsi al culto di Priapo ed all'uso già diffusissimo in epoca romana di amuleti di forma fallica per allontanare la sfortuna sia da portare indosso che da apporre all'ingresso delle abitazioni.
 il possesso di un amuleto a forma di corno. È la sua forma che ne ha fatto, sin dall'epoca neolitica, e ne fa ancora oggi, simbolo della virilità, della fertilità e, dal momento che per gli animali che posseggono corna queste sono un'arma, anche della forza. Significati, questi, ancora più evidenti nella cornucopia, il corno colmo dei doni della terra. Evidente, quindi, come il portare con sé un corno rappresenti un modo per propiziarsi quelle virtù e quei beni. La simbologia del corno è diffusa in tutte le civiltà e culture, da quella ebraica e cristiana, a quella sumera, a quella indù e cinese, a quella degli sciamani (stregoni) siberiani.
 Amuleti da porre a protezione dell'abitazione:
 Maschere grottesche poste su architravi e dalle facciate dei palazzi. Le maschere apotropaiche, utilizzate e conosciute ad ogni latitudine, sono uno dei rari retaggi pagani che sopravvivono ancora oggi, all'interno dei nostri contesti urbani moderni. Nel nostro territorio sono presenti ovunque,da nord a sud, nelle antiche masserie di campagna,nei piccoli borghi, come nelle piazze, nelle fontane e nei palazzi più o meno centrali delle grandi città. Le maschere dovevano essere mostruose, in grado di spaventare gli spiriti maligni e tenerli distanti dall'abitazione, il modello più diffuso rappresenta solitamente un volto demoniaco distorto in una smorfia con la lingua ben esposta. Tra i simboli apotropaici ricorrenti, collocati nei punti di accesso delle case come porte e balconi, si riportano anche il leone e la conchiglia, di cui il primo rappresenta la potenza, forse riferito anche alla stirpe della famiglia, e la seconda invece evoca l'accoglienza. Anche Eolo, il Dio del vento, viene spesso posizionato davanti alle porte per soffiare via, con la sua potenza, le brutte negatività.
 Teschi animali, spesso di bovini
 Usanza abbastanza diffusa era quella di inchiodare gli uccelli, preferibilmente notturni, sugli stipi delle porte, rito anche questo molto antico di origine romana, citata nelle "Metamorfosi" di Apuleio (…) "li prendono e li inchiodano alle porte perché con la loro morte atroce facciano penitenza delle disgrazie che il loro volo infausto reca alle famiglie".
 Qualora una di queste forze negative (streghe, folletti, spiriti errabondi) fosse riuscita ad oltrepassare la soglia, era necessario preparare altri "ostacoli" apotropaici quali: scope con le setole rivolte verso l'alto, corde con numerosi nodi intrecciati, coltelli con la lama rivolta in giù. La presenza malvagia risultava costretta a contare minuziosamente i fili della scopa o sciogliere nodi, impiegando così tutta la notte, tempo a loro disposizione per la possibile esplicazione dell'influsso malefico; mentre lo spirito veniva "tagliato" dal coltello, riconfermando la sua importanza nella strumentazione magico - folklorica.
 In Albania è usanza appendere pelouche, fantocci o bambole, detti dordolec, sulle case in costruzione per attirare su di essi il malocchio degli invidiosi fungendo come una sorta di "parafulmine" della sfortuna che così eviterà di colpire la casa ed i futuri abitanti
 Il possesso di un ferro di cavallo, molto spesso applicato sopra l'ingresso di casa per allontanare streghe ed influssi demoniaci. Si fa risalire alla leggenda di San Dunstano che avendo imprigionato il demonio con una sorta di ferro di cavallo per liberarlo strappò al maligno la promessa di non entrare mai più in un luogo dove ci fosse un ferro di cavallo. Da qui deriva anche l'uso di "toccare ferro" e l'utilizzo di chiodi come amuleto.
 Nella tradizione nordica anziché "toccare ferro" si utilizza la locuzione "toccare legno". L'origine dell'usanza può essere ricondotta alla sacralità di origine celtica degli alberi e degli spiriti che in essi abiterebbero. Va ricordato in proposito che il nome del legno in tutte le lingue celtiche è omonimo di scienza, di sapere, e gli alberi, specialmente la betulla, il melo, il tasso, sono presenti in tutta la simbologia della vita e della morte. La bacchetta di nocciolo è generalmente usata in magia per fare incantesimi e per combattere il male.
 Gettare un pizzico di sale dietro la schiena come gesto per allontanare la sfortuna attirata rovesciandolo.
 Toccare tre volte la gobba di un uomo gobbo.

Note

Bibliografia
 Andrea Malossini Superstizioni italiane 2013 (vedi voce "Diciassette" pp. 4–7)

Voci correlate
 Superstizione
 Apotropaico
 Folclore
 Tetrafobia
 Triscaidecafobia

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MINNEAPOLIS – OCTOBER 11: Carl Pavano #48 of the Minnesota Twins delivers the ball against the New York Yankees in Game Three of the ALDS during the 2009 MLB Playoffs at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome on October 11, 2009 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
By Troy E. Renck | trenck@denverpost.com | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: November 29, 2010 at 12:41 pm | UPDATED: May 5, 2016 at 7:45 am
The Rockies have holes to fill and available money to spend. With several contracts coming off the books — Brad Hawpe's, Clint Barmes' and Jeff Francis', among others — Colorado is in position to make an aggressive play for free-agent pitcher Carl Pavano.
It presents an interesting question: Would the Rockies be better off with Pavano on a three-year deal while losing a draft pick?
Pavano, 34, went 17-11 with a 3.75 ERA this year for the Twins. He's a Type-A free agent who would cost the Rockies a draft pick if signed.
The Rockies have been keeping tabs on several pitchers, most recently former Cy Young Award winner Brandon Webb.
Stults, Pagnozzi added
With the possibility that De La Rosa and Francis could leave — Francis has received calls from the Brewers, Astros and Pirates — the Rockies acquired left-handed starter Eric Stults on Monday. Stults, 31, is 8-10 with a 4.84 ERA in his career. The former Dodger pitched last season in Japan. He will compete for a job in the spring.
Matt Pagnozzi, meanwhile, adds depth at catcher and will have a shot to land the backup job there.
Reliever Octavio Dotel will reject salary arbitration today. That means the Rockies will get draft picks if he signs elsewhere.
Troy E. Renck: 303-954-1301 or trenck@denverpost.com
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By: David Roza
Behind the Black House is a garden enclosed by a clipped lilac hedge. Built in 1903, the garden later supplied cut flowers for Woodlawn's afternoon teas. PHOTO BY DAVID ROZA
American history fans need look no further than Ellsworth's Woodlawn Museum to get their fix. The heart of the estate, which covers 180 acres, is The Black House, built by Col. John Black between 1824 and 1827.
Flowing fields surround the Federal-style brick mansion constructed during the river city's booming lumber trade in the early 19th century. The house is full of furnishings and decorations that trace the history of the United States from the Puritan settlers to the Roaring '20s.
"Woodlawn is a treasure trove, certainly in Maine if not in New England" said Joshua Torrance, the museum's executive director.
The American Revolution is built into the house's architecture. The bricks in its walls and chimneys were imported from Philadelphia, where the Declaration of Independence was written and where the U.S. Constitution was signed. The marble in its nine fireplaces was quarried in Valley Forge, where George Washington's army kindled the resolve to win the Revolutionary War during the winter of 1777.
Portraits of Revolutionary War generals Henry Knox, David Cobb and George Washington flank the Black House's spiral staircase, below portraits of Marianne Black, George Nixon Black Jr.'s sister, and Francis Wood Black, Colonel Black's second wife.
PHOTO BY DAVID ROZA
Though the revolutionary theme probably was not intended, the last Black family member to live in the house, George Nixon Black Jr., was quite the patriot. Along the walls of the house's spiral staircase, Black hung up portraits of George Washington, Washington's chief artillery officer Henry Knox and Black's great-grandfather-in-law, Gen. David Cobb.
"Nixon was very proud of his heritage," said Phyllis Young, the museum's marketing and development coordinator.
The house's library, named The Cobb Room, has a 1672 copy of "The Laws and Liberties of Massachusetts," which was one of the first constitutions in America (Maine was once a part of Massachusetts, so the laws applied here, too).
As the Black family's wealth expanded with the lumber industry, they began to travel the world and — as any wealthy Victorian-era family would do —they brought quite a few treasures back with them.
"One of these days I'm going to count the number of animals in this house," Young said. It will be a daunting task. First, there are the actual animals — or parts of animals — scattered throughout the house. A preserved peacock from the 1930s stands in one corner of the Blacks' office, eyeing Col. John Black's business records and inkwells. Peacocks roaming the grounds added an exotic flair to the house, but the non-native birds had a hard time surviving the Maine winters.
Better prepared were the elk, whose massive antlers hang above the portraits on the staircase wall. But there are still more animals in sculptures and paintings. In the parlor sits an Italian lamp holder that features sculptures of owls, rams and a serpent. A bull sits in a Buddhist tapestry, one that Nixon probably brought back from East Asia following the growth of trade there in the late 19th century.
One of the Blacks' many inkwells. "One of these days I'm going to count the number of animals in this house," Phyllis Young, the museum's marketing and development coordinator, pledged.
From the Caribbean to Asia, Nixon's collecting habits reflect the economic and imperial ambitions of the rest of the country. But the Blacks had a habit of spreading their wealth through donations to art studios in Boston, the horticulture program at Harvard University, and by donating the building that is now the Ellsworth Public Library to the city of Ellsworth.
The house "really connects local people to their roots," Young said.
Not that the Blacks lacked comfort. "Downton Abbey" fans will recognize the ceiling-mounted system of ropes and bells that summoned servants to the different rooms of the house. One of the Blacks' most extravagant purchases was the bed in Col. Black's room.
"They called it the 'Best Bed' because it was the best bed they could find in Boston," Torrance said.
The 189-year-old bed still has its 21-piece silk curtain, its original mattress and the invoice and instructions from the upholsterer on how to put it all together. All that makes it one of the best documented historic bedsteads in the country. The bed also is the best example of what George Nixon Black Jr. wanted the house to look like when he left it to the Hancock County Trustees of Public Reservations in 1928.
"In my mind, it almost feels like Nixon's downtown and he said, 'Go into the house, I'll be up in a few minutes,'" Young said. "It really presents a family and how they lived in this house."
Woodlawn Museum
Where: Black House Drive (off Route 172), Ellsworth
Hours (June-Sept.): 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday, 1 to 4 p.m. Sundays.
How much: $10 per adult, $3 per child
Contact: 667-8671, www.woodlawnmuseum.com
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David grew up in Washington County, Maryland, has reported in Washington County, Oregon, and now covers news in Hancock County and Washington County, Maine for The American and Out & About.


This fall I ran the Marine Corps Marathon, all over again. My first time was in 2006; I was 45 and it was my first marathon. It was painful and difficult and I swore I would never ever run that far again until I turned 70. And then seven years later after a few broken hearts, being fired, being dropped by my homeowner's insurance, hitting a deer with my car, getting a blood clot, and a bunch of other seemingly end-of-the-world events there I was at 52 doing it all over again. And I do realize that 52 is not 70.
I say I did it all over again, but that is not true. It was the same event, but the race was completely different for me this time. Let me explain.
Before you ask, no I did not beat Oprah's time. I admire her greatly, but honestly I had forgotten that she ran it until I saw the sign during my race. And frankly she is not the bar by which I measure my success.
No, my success is measured against myself! This time I was 45 pounds lighter and I believe that eliminated the chafing that I experienced the first time. I had one tiny spot this time which does not compare to the sores I had on my inner thighs years ago.
I had much better gear. I will not even say that I spent more money, I was simply better educated and chose my attire more for function than for looks. I did not wear anything new; everything that touched my skin on race day had been on my body for many long runs previously. Well everything except my gloves; I bought new gloves because the night before the race after leaving my old ones in the restaurant. Hey, there are worse things I could have done!
I trusted my training and had the least amount of race anxiety ever. I'd run several 15+ milers outside, whereas when I trained for my first marathon I did a lot of my long mileage on a treadmill watching movies in a gym. I logged in many, many hours of yoga. In fact I had a yoga instructor meet us after our long runs and lead us through a thirty minute yin class to completely stretch us out, making for a swifter recovery. I also reunited my love affair with my foam roller and even became friends with ice baths.
I looked at the race for what it was-a race. My results were not signs of anything except my running. Going faster or slower was not going to create world peace, start any world wars, or get me promoted. This race was a celebration of my desire, dedication, and diligence. Don't get me wrong, it is a huge accomplishment and the medal is freaking awesome. But attaching too much stuff to it causes anxiety and hinders the process, at least in my opinion.
After my first race I could barely walk afterwards and my recovery seemed to take a very long time. This time I was able to walk in heels without pain the day after. I even ran a couple of days after–and that is true progress.
My goal the last time was simply to finish before dark standing up; I had a much different goal this time. I did not meet my goal time, but I ran better than the first time. When I approached the aid stations there was still food and water. The last time they ran out of everything before I got there. Again, true progress.
I am not claiming to be fast, I am claiming to be a finisher and that was the ultimate goal. And now there is a tiny voice inside me whispering that I should do it again before I turn 70. Hey, anything can happen between now and then.
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Congrats on the finish! What's great about running is that you can measure your progress by comparing the current you to the past. And it looks like you've made some huge progress!
Thank you. I have come a long way and it was fun to realize it.
I love your qualitative markers of progress rather than quantitative ones. You always have such a great perspective and such joy for the sport and it always makes me happy to read about your shenanigans 😉 Congrats! I say do another at 53!
Thank you for your kind words. I love writing from where I am instead of where I think people want me to be.
What a great story. I too ran the MCM. McM was my 3rd marathon. I trained with Salty for 2 previous races. This time I trained on my own combined with triathlon team. Salty taught me many tips that got me to a strong place for the race. My words to myself on race day were,"I belong and I am strong." If bob Greene had been running with us we would have beaten her time. I took the time to pee in the woods or I would have beaten her, lol. The MCM taught me that all things are possible with a great support system! Congrats on your race.
Thank you. It was my third marathon as well. You are right about Bob Greene. Congrats on your race as well.
Awww! Pam!!! So glad you had a great race! You definitely earned it!!!
So great! I was discussing with a friend at the weekend how we gauge the success of our races other than the overwhelming time goal pressure. I think seeing how far you've come as a runner is a pretty great place to start with that!


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Please see the documentation on linting for details on what linters are supported and which settings to use.

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Analgesics, reducing inflammation, preventing recurrence of episodes, restoring proper function and strength to the back, among others are the focus of most low back pain treatment methods.
The application of ice or heat packs/compresses as a method of low back pain treatment has never been scientifically proven. Even so, it remains the most common quick fix for low back pain. Following trauma, patients apply these compresses to the affected area to help reduce pain and inflammation and allow greater mobility.
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After 2-3 days, apply heat compress for brief periods. This will help relax the muscles and improve blood flow.
This form of lower back pain treatment should only be done for a period of one to two days at most. In a study conducted by Finnish scientists in 1996, it was found that persons who continued their activities without bed rest after an episode of low back pain appeared to have better flexibility than those who stayed in bed for a week. Several studies seem to correlate these findings as they observed that too much bed rest may make back pain worse or cause other complications, such as depression, decreased muscle tone, and blood clots in the legs.
This one way to keep active even while recovering from back pain. This low back pain treatment method will not only speed up recovery for low back pain but will also help strengthen back and abdominal muscles. For a list of gentle exercises that will help you keep your muscles moving and flexible without exerting too much strain, consult your doctor or therapist.
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Exploring New Frontiers in Evangelical History (Divining Lives: History, Biography, and the Conflict of Interpretations)
Speaker(s): Brendan Pietsch, Bruce Hindmarsh, David Hempton, David Jones, George Marsden, Kate Bowler, Mark Noll, Roger Lundin
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A number of prominent evangelical historians gave papers on new directions for historical exploration within the Evangelical past.
Divining Lives: History, Biography, and the Conflict of Interpretations by Roger Lundin (Wheaton College)
Putting Hymnody to Use for the History of Evangelicalism by Mark Noll
So Much Idolized by Some, and Railed at by Others': George Whitefield and Evangelical History by David Jones (Aberystwyth University)
Theologically Conservative Christianity and Moral Progress by George Marsden (Notre Dame)
Wesley Agonistes and the Calvinist Sublime: The Spiritual Ideals of the Early Evangelicals by Bruce Hindmarsh (Regent College)
Dispensational Modernism and the Scofield Reference Bible by Brendan Pietsch (PhD cand., Duke University)
Blessed Assurance: Faith and the American Prosperity Movement by Kate Bowler (PhD cand., Duke University)
The Religion of the Heart and the Rise of Global Christianity by David Hempton (Harvard Divinity School)
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Brendan Pietsch is an Assistant Professor of Religious Studies at Nazarbayev University. His research is on nineteenth-century American Protestant fundamentalists, and the way they constructed confidence in religious ideas by embracing scientific rhetoric and technological methods.
Bruce Hindmarsh is the James M. Houston Professor of Spiritual Theology at Regent College. He also serves as the President of the American Society of Church History. He is author of John Newton and the English Evangelical Tradition: Between the Conversion of Wesley and Wilberforce and The Evangelical Conversion Narrative, and his articles have appeared in Church History and the Journal of Ecclesiastical History.
David Hempton is Dean of the Faculty of Divinity, Alonzo L. McDonald Family Professor of Evangelical Theological Studies, and John Lord O'Brian Professor of Divinity at Harvard Divinity School. He is author of several books, including The Church in the Long Eighteenth Century, Methodism: Empire of the Spirit, and Methodism and Politics in British Society, 1750-1850.
David Ceri Jones is a lecturer for the History Department at Aberystwyth University. He is author (with Boyd S. Schlenther and Eryn M. White) of The Elect Methodists: Calvinistic Methodism in England and Wales, 1735u20111811, as well as editor of Evangelicalism and Fundamentalism in the United Kingdom during the Twentieth Century (with David Bebbington) and Engaging with Martyn Lloyd-Jones: the Life and Legacy of "the Doctor" (with Andrew Atherstone).
George Marsden is Professor Emeritus of History at the University of Notre Dame. He is author of many books, including Fundamentalism and American Culture, Jonathan Edwards: A Life, and Understanding Fundamentalism and Evangelicalism.
Kate Bowler is Assistant Professor of the History of Christianity at Duke Divinity School. Her first book, Blessed: A History of the American Prosperity Gospel, traces the rise of Christian belief in divine promises of health, wealth, and happiness. Other works on the prosperity gospel include "Blessed Bodies: Healing within the African-American Faith Movement" in Global Pentecostal and Charismatic Healing and 'From Far and Wide: The Canadian Faith Movement' in Church & Faith Trends, February 2010.
Mark A. Noll is Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, as well as co-founder of the Institute of American Evangelicals at Wheaton College. He is author of many books, including Protestantism: A Very Short Introduction, The Scandal of the Evangelical Mind, A History of Christianity in the United States and Canada, and Is the Reformation Over?: An Evangelical Assessment of Contemporary Roman Catholicism.
Roger Lundin was the author of The Culture of Interpretation: Christian Faith and the Postmodern World, Emily Dickinson and the Art of Belief, and The Promise of Hermeneutics (with Anthony C. Thiselton and Clarence Walhout). He passed away November 2015. He was posthumously honored with the Conference on Christianity and Literature's Lifetime Achievement Award in 2017.
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Rally is a digital health platform that gives consumers the support and tools they need to better manage their health and well-being. The gateway to Rally is the Health Survey, which uses industry standards, research, and best practices to give consumers a measure of their overall health. Rally's clinical and user experience teams designed the survey to cover all areas of health and engage consumers in a fun and compelling way, resulting in a 90 percent completion rate.
Based on the consumer's self-reported and digitally captured data, Rally provides multiple layers of engagement through personalized recommendations, rewards, coaching, tools, community, and content that promote healthy lifestyle behaviors. As a result of Rally's intuitive interface and personalization capabilities, its engagement rate is 10 times the industry standard.
"We believe the key to changing behavior lies in personalization. We are focused on delivering the right tools, the right experience, and the right information at the right time to our end users," says Grant Verstandig, Rally Health's founder and chief executive officer. "Our intuitive and easy-to-use interface offers an engaging user experience that will help manage risk, reduce health care costs, and reward users living a healthy lifestyle."
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Rally Health is led by seasoned health care experts, award-winning game and user experience designers, and software developers. It partners with the industry's leading employers and payers who recognize the need and demand for digital health solutions to improve the health and well-being of their employees and members.
Today, the company is a primary provider of digital wellness solutions for UnitedHealth Group and continues to expand its consumer base through relationships with institutions like Health Alliance Medical Plans and highly visible employer groups, providing platform access to millions of members. Currently, more than 5 million people have access to Rally.
"Wellness is only a starting point when it comes to the potential impact of digital health," said David Ko, president and chief operating officer of Rally Health, formerly of Yahoo! and Zynga. "Our vision for Rally Health is to create a digital suite of tools that actively engages consumers throughout their entire health care experience — whether it's chatting with a coach online at work or taking a mobile health assessment while sitting at the doctor's office. Rally meets the consumer where they are."
In 2015, Rally Health will continue to develop more solutions to create a unified health experience that addresses the entire health continuum. The company will also expand its partnerships and offerings both within the U.S. and internationally.
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Rally Health, Inc. helps people take an active role in their health care. We use clinical data, customized recommendations, and continual rewards to help users make positive lifestyle choices and navigate every touch point in the health care continuum. With offices in Washington, D.C., San Francisco, and Chicago, Rally Health features an executive team that has been working to transform the industry since 2010. For more information, go to http://www.RallyHealth.com.
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Rally Health, Inc., a leading developer of data-driven solutions for consumer health engagement, announced the launch of its flagship product, RallySM.


Elena Gkavela was born in 1979 in Belgrade. She studied painting at the School of Fine Arts in Vienna (Universitat fur angewandte Kunst Wien). Since 2004 she lives in Athens.
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Dictatorships and Double Standards
I'm hoping in the coming days to do a longer blog on the stories about employers instructing employees how to vote, forcing employees to attend rallies for Romney, etc. In the meantime, Gordon Lafer has one of the best pieces yet on this story. He makes the point, which came as news to me, that the Bush Administration repeatedly condemned elections in other countries where because in part bosses there were doing the exact same thing they're doing here.
The Bush Administration, for instance, rejected Ukrainian elections as illegitimate, in part because international observers found that managers of state-owned enterprises had "instructed their subordinates to vote for [the ruling party]."
One step beyond even the Kochs is GOP mega-donor Bob Murray, who required employees at an Ohio coal mine to attend a Romney campaign event. The resulting photo-op could have been at home in the old East Germany – candidate standing before a crowd of miners, replete with banner reading "Coal Country Stands With Mitt," with no notice that miners were attending under the direction of their boss, forced to give up a day's pay in order to serve as human props. Again, we routinely condemn such charades when carried out by foreigners. The Bush Administration criticized Armenia's elections, for instance, after observers reported that "factory workers … were instructed to attend the incumbent's rallies." But what we reject for Armenians and Ukrainians, the business lobbies now want to institute at home.
He also responds to a claim I often hear—including on this blog—that since employers can't really know how an employee votes, employers can't be said to be intimidating or coercing employees.
An employee whose boss tells them hot to vote may still ignore this advice in the privacy of a voting booth. What they won't do, however, is display a button or bumper sticker, write a letter to the editor, or be seen attending a rally of the opposing party. This strikes at the very heart of democracy. Elections are only "free and fair" if voters are free to speak out, write in, and publicly support the candidate of their choice, without fear for their livelihoods.
What sets democratic elections apart from the sham votes of authoritarian regimes is not secret ballots – after all, even Saddam Hussein had secret ballots – but the ability of all voters to participate in what the Supreme Court termed "uninhibited, robust and wide-open debate" without fear of retaliation.
Update (October 26, 4 pm)
Gordon sends me a followup email:
You mentioned in your post about my article that even people on your blog wonder why it's a problem for bosses to tell workers how to vote, since you still have the secret ballot. I noticed similar comments on the The Hill site where the piece went up — even "why shouldn't employers tell their employees what they think the impact of certain policies will be?" and "don't they have a moral obligation to do that"? I got similar questions yesterday afternoon in a radio interview about the Milwaukee manufacturer emailing his employees that they'll lose their pension funds if Obama is reelected.
One of the things this makes me think about is this: If I as a professor told my students who to vote for, and even if I gave good reasons — the Republicans are going to de-fund higher education and destroy the economy, your future will be bleak, Social Security will be destroyed if you vote for them, things I actually believe are true and you could say I had a moral obligation to pass on to my students — if I told people who to vote for based on that, I'd be subject to ethics charges for abuse of power. Because then any student who disagrees, who wants to wear a Romney button or submit a class paper that argues for GOP policy, they'd have to worry about how this would affect their grade. Certainly, I think that if Wisconsin school teachers, for instance, went into class and told their students that Governor Walker is destroying the school system and destroying their chances of getting a middle class job when they graduate — they'd be accused of abusing their authority as teachers, and "politicizing the classroom." But the power teachers and professors have over students — giving grades and writing letters of recommendations — is much less than what bosses have over employees.
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Dear Corey I am reminded of a proud moment in my recent life. I was visiting Madrid when then Secretary Rice turned up to meet with her Spanish Socialist colleague, Miguel Moratinos. At the usual joint press conference she said she had to declare that the US was distressed because Moratinos had visited Castro without speaking out publicly for the political prisoners in Cuba. I wrote a reader's letter to El Pais, declaring my extreme pride in the US defense of civil and human rights, and adding that on accou8nt of age, I could not recall the name of the US Secreary of State who had visited Franco and publicly called upon him to release the prisoners then in Spanish jails…..a couple of our embassy officers phoned to express their thanks and the maitre d at the Palace personally served my breakfast Best Norman
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Docked a day's pay? They must not be unionized. (btw, what is the unionized rate for miners in the US?)
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"… the ability of all voters to participate in what the Supreme Court termed "uninhibited, robust and wide-open debate" without fear of retaliation." Sums it up perfectly!
Glenn October 25, 2012 at 4:40 pm | #
Moratinos had visited Castro without speaking out publicly to Secretary Rice for the political prisoners in Guantanamo, Cuba.


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How to Transfer Funds Between Bank Accounts Using Quickbooks
Want to transfer funds from one bank account to another bank account? If so, you'll need to record this transfer so that it doesn't interfere with your business's accounting records. Using Quickbooks Online, you can easily record bank transfers such as this. The cloud-based version of Intuit's popular accounting software supports bank transfers. It even has a special feature, known as the "Transfer Funds" feature, to simplify this process. For instructions on how to transfer funds between two bank accounts using Quickbooks Online, keep reading.
Start by launching Quickbooks Online and logging in to your account. Once logged in, click the (+) icon at the top of the screen, followed by Other > Transfer. You should now see a "Transfer Funds From" menu, which you can click to select your bank from the drop-down list. Be sure to choose the bank from which the funds are coming. Do not select the bank to where the funds are going.
Quickbooks Online should also present you with a menu for "Transfer Funds To." Click this menu and choose the bank account to which the funds are going. Of course, you'll only see bank accounts here that have already been added to your account. If you want to transfer funds from or to a bank account that isn't connected with your Quickbooks Online account, you must go back and add the bank account to Quickbooks Online first. Only then will you be able to record the transfer using this method.
There are a few more steps left to record a transfer between two bank accounts using Quickbooks. After selecting your bank accounts, you must enter the dollar amount that you'd like to transfer between these two accounts in the "Transfer Amount" field. After double-checking this amount to ensure it's correct, enter the date of the transfer and click "Save and close." Upon closing this window, Quickbooks Online will record the transfer.
An alternative solution is to use a check. You can transfer funds between bank accounts using a check. When writing a check to transfer funds, however, you should include the bank account from which the funds are coming at the top of the check, and include the bank account to where the funds are going at the bottom in the "Account" line.


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What do I wear to my portrait session?!
This is a common question and a good one. My first recommendation is to wear something you feel amazing in! If you feel great, you'll feel more comfortable in front of the camera.
Then, consider where the session takes place. Do you want to harmonize with the environment or stand out? If we'll be in nature, you could choose colours that balance well like blues, greens and browns. If you'd like to stand out, try bolder shades. (But avoid neons since they create colour cast issues!*) Consider texture and layers in your outfit. Chunky knits, thin lace, crisp cotton. Have fun with it!
For multi-person sessions, complement each other – don't match! (And compliment each other too 😉 ) Choose outfits that work well together rather than putting everyone in the same outfit.
If you want to get really into planning your outfit – where are you displaying your finished art? Are you creating a canvas for your living room, or art for your office? Consider your decor style and plan your outfit and location to suit your style.
What do I do if my skin breaks out?!
My retouching practice is less is more – I don't want to hide or obscure your wonderful self! But if you have a sudden blemish sneak up on you we can talk about minimizing it.
*The colour from the clothing can reflect back on your skin.


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Volunteer Spotlight – Blaize Shiebler
News / By Valentina Doukeris
Blaize Shiebler is a third-year student at Ohio State University. She started volunteering with Conversations to Remember in December 2020, and continues to participate in weekly calls as a senior volunteer today.
Blaize got her start with Conversations to Remember because she was looking for an opportunity to volunteer that was also COVID-friendly. "I actually got referred from a friend in one of my student organizations here at Ohio State," Blaize said.
Over the past year, Blaize has taken part in 5 weekly calls with different seniors. She said another volunteer, Sydney, has been in all of them with her. Despite the physical distance between them, the result of volunteering on the same Conversations to Remember calls fostered a close friendship between the two.
Thus far, her favorite memory from volunteering with Conversations to Remember was on a call with Sydney and a senior citizen who "was like a grandma to us." Blaize said this senior loved to chat, gossip and get to know what was going on in her and Sydney's lives. She even gave them fashion advice. "One of my favorite calls was right before me and Sydney had like, a formal kind of date that we both happened to have at the same time," Blaize said, "we had a bunch of options for dresses and stuff, so the whole call, we were just talking about what dress we should wear and what we should do with our hair and makeup."
Blaize formed a close relationship with this resident, saying that their interactions felt akin to how family interacts. But it wasn't always so straightforward. As Blaize said, "the first call was a little uncomfortable." Adapting to the video call model can take some time, as volunteers need to learn to share experiences without always getting an enthusiastic response. However, learning to share details about yourself can lead to relationships forming more quickly, such as what happened with Sydney and Blaize, and their resident.
Blaize says the biggest impact she has noticed Conversations to Remember having on senior citizens is that volunteers are "a very stable presence in their life." Despite distance barriers, student volunteers are able to make a positive difference in seniors' lives. Blaize said, "I think just being a consistent presence in someone's life kind of has untold impacts."
Blaize encourages other students to consider volunteering as well, even if they're unsure about their ability to hold conversations with seniors. She said, "even if you're a little unsure about yourself or you're not the most outspoken person, it's a skill, so you can learn it, and it's completely worth it."
"I've been here a year," Blaize said, "and there's not a single day that I regret signing up."


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May we all give as few fucks as these kids interrupting their dad's BBC interview
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Yesterday, South Korean president Park Geun-hye was impeached on corruption charges, the first time a leader had been removed from office in the country under such circumstances. Enter Robert Kelly, associate professor of political science at Pusan International University and proud father of (at least) two. As an expert on politics based in South Korea, this was Kelly's moment to shine in a televised interview with BBC News about what the impeachment could mean for the region. His kids, however, had other plans.
In the video, first a little girl in a yellow sweater comes bouncing into the room, arms swinging, and walks right up to the camera. Kelly takes that in stride, but is visibly less pleased when his younger child wanders in in a bouncy chair, followed swiftly by a horrified woman who grabs them and escorts them out of the room, knocking books off of a table in her haste to get the fuck out of there. We're guessing that little girl is in some serious time out right now, but hopefully Kelly doesn't hold it against her. After all, someday you'll all have a good laugh about this. Someday.
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The fixable problems facing the Miami Heat and Boston Celtics early this NBA season
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It has been 100 days since the Miami Heat beat the Boston Celtics in Game 6 of the 2020 Eastern Conference finals inside the NBA's bubble at the Walt Disney World resort.
Both teams entered the 2020-21 season with aspirations of getting at least that far again, but as they meet Wednesday for the first time this season (7:30 p.m. ET on ESPN and the ESPN app), they both are still rounding into form.
The Celtics are 5-3, thanks almost solely to the stellar play of Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown, who both look like surefire All-Stars this season. Miami, meanwhile, enters Wednesday's game at 3-3, and has had one of the league's worst offenses.
Despite the up-and-down start, both teams can take solace in the fact that the season is just two weeks old. ESPN's BPI still projects both the Celtics and Heat to finish in the top five of the Eastern Conference, right where they were a season ago. However, if the early returns mean anything, both teams remain very much a work in progress.
Jayson Tatum leads all scorers with 40 points as the Celtics defeat the Raptors 126-114.
With Gordon Hayward now in Charlotte, having left Boston as a free agent, and Kemba Walker laid up as he continues to strengthen his ailing left knee, the Celtics look a lot different than they did at the start of last season. With that has come some growing pains.
"This is what I anticipated," Celtics coach Brad Stevens said Saturday. "We've got a lot of questions to answer. There's a lot of new, a lot of people playing new roles, new responsibilities, [and there's] new pressures that come with that."
With Walker sidelined, Boston entered the season needing someone to pick up the scoring slack behind the team's star young wing tandem.
So far, no one has.
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While Brown (26.9 points per game) and Tatum (26.3) are off to strong starts, Marcus Smart (12.6) is the only other player on the team averaging over 10 points per game. Boston's current preferred starting lineup — Smart, Brown, Tatum, Daniel Theis and Tristan Thompson — has been outscored by over 16 points per 100 possessions in 74 minutes, per NBA.com's stats page, by far the worst of any lineup that has played that many minutes this season.
It has predictably struggled offensively (101.9 points per 100 possessions) while providing none of the defensive heft (118 points per 100 possessions) it was designed for.
"I was hopeful that lineup would be very good defensively," Stevens said. "I'm still hopeful of that."
The Celtics haven't been able to turn to their bench for instant offense, either. Veteran backup point guard Jeff Teague has started the season hot from 3-point range (7-for-12, though he's taken only seven since going 4-for-5 in Boston's opener) but is shooting an abysmal 9-for-36 on 2s and now has a sprained ankle. Young center Robert Williams III is shooting 75% from the field, which also happens to be the same percentage of his 28 shots that have come at the rim. Rookie Payton Pritchard has proven his draft report to be correct as a quality long-range shooter, but his inexperience as a creator has led to him being used most frequently alongside Teague, playing off the ball.
Still, Pritchard's play, including his 23 points and eight assists in 32 minutes off the bench in Monday's emphatic victory over the Toronto Raptors, has become a critical factor for a Boston team that still isn't whole.
"They're missing an All-Star point guard," said one scout, "and a rather thin bench has gotten thinner and even more unproven."
Some of these issues will be alleviated when Walker returns, though his timeline remains uncertain. Until then, the Celtics find themselves relying on superlative performances from both Brown and Tatum every game to have enough scoring to win, a burden that will only grow heavier as this compacted season wears on.
Tatum, who made his first All-Star appearance a year ago, is shooting over 40% from beyond the arc and has established himself as Boston's go-to player in the clutch. He already has two go-ahead baskets in the final three seconds of games this season, after making one over his first three NBA seasons combined.
Brown, meanwhile, has established himself as an early-season favorite for Most Improved Player. He is shooting 58.1% from the field — fourth best in the league among players taking at least 10 shots per game — and a career-high 42.9 percent from 3, all while fully embracing the much larger load that's been placed upon his shoulders because of Walker's injury and Hayward's departure.
Nevertheless, Brown knows it's not enough to do that for eight games — at least not if Brown wants to return to the conference finals for the fourth time in his five-year career.
"It's not about if you can do it once, it's what you can do over and over and over again," Brown said. "It's about being consistent, so, keep continuing to make the effort. Continuing to adjust is going to be key for us. I think we'll be fine down the line."
Avery Bradley eases up a pass to Bam Adebayo, who finishes with a two-handed jam.
The Heat heard throughout the NBA's restart last season how their organizational culture made them the perfect team for the bubble, and they proved that talk right by reaching the NBA Finals for the first time since LeBron James left six years ago.
But as the 2020-21 season began with teams back in home markets, many around the league wondered if Miami would ride its momentum or prove to be just a bubble fluke.
"I thought it was a situational overachievement," said another scout. "They were not that good. Butler played out of his mind, Herro played out of his mind, they were all kumbaya, but they were not quite that good. I thought they maximized whatever they were going to maximize."
So far, however, the Heat's problems have been less about where they're playing and more about who they're putting on the court.
The loss of Jae Crowder — who signed a three-year deal with the Phoenix Suns — has been noticeable. Crowder connected on 56% of his 3s in the seeding games and 40% in the first two rounds of the playoffs, allowing Miami to effectively space the floor around Adebayo inside.
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The Heat have tried to fill that hole with Maurice Harkless (who is attempting less than one 3-pointer per game this season, and making just 25%), Meyers Leonard (who played just 31 minutes in the 2020 playoffs after starting 49 regular-season games) and Andre Iguodala (who at 37 years old is shooting a career-low 30% from the field, and has missed all five shots he's taken inside the 3-point arc).
Things finally began to click Monday in a blowout win over Oklahoma City when the Heat turned to Kelly Olynyk, who posted 19 points and eight rebounds. While the Thunder rank as one of the league's worst teams, it still marked a vast improvement over what Miami was getting previously at the power forward spot.
And the Heat, who currently rank 26th in the NBA in offensive efficiency, need all the production they can get.
"The way we execute and the way our offense flows and makes reads, it does take a little bit of time," Heat coach Erik Spoelstra said. "We're not just running a spread pick-and-roll with Jimmy [Butler] every single time. … With a short turnaround, I anticipated there would be an adjustment. I hope there's not a long adjustment with this."
Butler, meanwhile, has been banged up to start the season, missing two games and a large part of a third with a sprained ankle, and is averaging only 10.8 points per game. Still, several scouts and executives said they had no worries about Butler returning to form, pointing to his injury and heavy workload in the bubble as obvious reasons behind his slow start.
The Big Face Coffee proprietor thrived in the postseason playing alongside Goran Dragic, who has returned to a bench role after starting during most of the 2020 playoffs. Currently Miami is starting second-year guard Tyler Herro next to Duncan Robinson in the backcourt to get a sense of how effective that tandem can be long-term. Dragic is playing less than 24 minutes a night off the bench, but as he showed in last season's playoffs, the 34-year-old is capable of carrying a heavier load when Miami needs him to.
For now, while the season remains young, the Heat will continue to experiment.
"I think you're seeing throughout the league, even with teams that brought back the majority of their players … the first month of the season, you're trying to figure it out," Iguodala said. "I think we're just working through it, trying to be smart about it. We've got a lot of depth, so a lot of moving parts, depending on the game."
There have been some successes. Miami has immediately put rookie big man Precious Achiuwa into its rotation, slotting him in as Adebayo's backup. He's shooting 64% from the field on a steady diet of shots at the rim, a role similar to the one Montrezl Harrell parlayed into Sixth Man of the Year honors for the LA Clippers last season. And, on Miami's first offensive play of the season, Herro and Adebayo ran a pick-and-roll that finished off with an Adebayo dunk, a chemistry that they've continued to show over Miami's first few games.
"We're not going to figure this out in two days," Adebayo said last week. "Coach is doing the best job he can to figure the lineup out, but also make sure our offense is flowing and is doing what it's supposed to do. We're going to be all right."
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The Squirrel Next Door: Happy Valentimes Day!!!
Happy Love Day all!!!! Not only is it Valentines Day, but its also my last day of being 18! Wahoo! Anyways, here's what I wore this gorgeous lovey dovey day.
And now for the part of the blog post where I share some cute Valentine lovies from across the web. All photos can be found via my pinterest. But um, yeah. Here's an adorable vintage valentine...any knitter like myself would love it!
Here's this cute valentine's tutorial from Elsie! She is always the best!
Why is everyone I'm following on pinterest pinning things of this nature?! Its like they know what's happening in my life!
Another blogger fav, Meredith, shared this red velvet doughnut recipe this week. What a perfect idea for a valentine's breakfast!
So I found this website which is pretty much the black market for cheap adorable clothing. And I stumbled across this little cutie. Now this is what I wish I was wearing on Valentine's Day!
And a little love song for your pleasure! Did you know that this EP (which launched the band) was a Valentine's present that Michael Angelakos made for his girlfriend. Thank goodness for Valentine's day then, or else we wouldn't have Passion Pit!
Yeah, I know this whole post may be a little sappy, but that's what this day is about! Am I right? Yes, yes I am.


What are the best online stores to purchase laser pointers from? As we are focusing on legal, 5mW or less laser pointers, we are not looking at some excellent suppliers which focus on higher power lasers.
LaserGlow is a high-end source of lasers of all powers, with an excellent reputation and great customer service.
Optotronics, also a high end source, caters to the enthusiast and professional market, but has only a small number of 5mW pointers. Excellent customer service as well.
Atlasnova is the best source for cost-effective, good quality presentation laser pointers. It is a small company, but with a long track record and excellent feedback in the user community.
Wicked Lasers is a big supplier of high-end gadget lasers: high power, high performance, high cost. There are sometimes mentions of quality issues, in terms of underpowered lasers and DOAs.
DealExtreme is an interesting and unusual store: residing offshore in Asia, it offers good customer service, in general free, fairly fast (6-8 days) shipping to the US, and an enormous assortment of inexpensive laser pointers (and other gear as well). The do a fairly good job at electing higher quality items, although it is important to read customer reviews prior to purchase.
The LEDShoppe, based in Hong Kong, is a similar setup as DealExtreme above, with good customer service as well. One big downside is that there are no user reviews, which makes it much harder to identify reliable items.
Amazon, as usual, has a wide range of laser pointers. Be aware, however, that many of the pointers offered for sale here are of poor quality. On the other hand, several of the suppliers and OEMs listed above are also available on Amazon.
Tomorrow, we will publish our review summary... So come back soon!


SkillsIQ is seeking to better understand the skills needs of a range of stakeholders and industries in relation to consumer engagement via online and social media. A draft Case for Change has been released for comment, providing an overview of the consultations to date and the proposed changes for modernising Training Package products in context to online and social media engagement skills.
For those wishing to review the document and provide feedback, click here for more details.


Nintendo Direct is coming back with another broadcast, which is scheduled to air tomorrow February 14 @ 6am PT/9am PT/2pm GMT. Nintendo does not plan to have a Japanese broadcast due to time frame. Nintendo of America will discussing upcoming Wii U and 3DS games. Nintendo of Europe will only be discussing 3DS games. What do you hope to see?
Keep checking out the Gaminrealm.com to see whats revealed at tomorrows broadcast.


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Q: virtual console id changes after display power cycle I am building a raspberry pi powered display. The display is a 5inch led display connected by hdmi to the rpi which is running the current linux lite version. The monitor powers up when a pir detects motion in the room, the display stays live for 5mins then powers off. When active the display will cycle through a set of images.
So I am powering up and down the console when a pir sensor detects movement in the room using..
tvservice -p

and...
tvservice -o

This all works very well. However following a display power cycle I have found that the virtual console id changes, and the command to display an image fails. So for instance this command to show this image, works once, but not following another display power cycle.
sudo fbi -ad --noverbose /dev/fb0  -T 1  /home/pi/images/flowers.png

And I have to change it to
sudo fbi -ad --noverbose /dev/fb0  -T 2  /home/pi/images/flowers.png

to get the image to display.
Can you suggest a simple way to rectify this?
Thanks

A: So I discovered that its easiest to use the vcgencmd command for controlling screen power. This always powers up and restarts the desktop state correctly.