Special Containment Procedures: Any accounts that fit the description of an encounter with SCP-3901 are to be investigated by field agents immediately. Civilians targeted by SCP-3901 will need to be debriefed, undergo Procedure Zara-22, and be amnestitized before being released. Capture of SCP-3901 using standard anti-intangant acquisition methods is Priority-Delta. SCP-3901 has yet to be recorded on digital video or photographed, but its voice has been captured on audio during observations.
Research Outpost-3901 is to be situated near proximity of SCP-3901's grave site under the guise of an isolated family farmhouse. Continuous seismic and audio monitoring of SCP-3901's grave site is required until permanent containment is possible. Any new bodies detected underground at the site will need to be exhumed from SCP-3901's coffin.
Description: Based on eyewitness accounts, SCP-3901 is an entity that takes on the appearance of a mummified human female corpse with long hair and wearing only a men's dress shirt. It is theorized that SCP-3901 is sapient but frequently suffers from acute memory loss based on its behavior.
SCP-3901 displays a selection process of targeting single male individuals who regularly sleep alone. SCP-3901 will then regularly manifest within the bedroom and enter the target's bed. Once in the bed, SCP-3901 will typically lay in a supine position or a fetal position facing the target, in some cases embracing the target from behind in a seemingly affectionate manner. SCP-3901 always exercises caution in not waking the target, but has been reported to touch the target's face gently in rare instances. SCP-3901 will usually vanish once the target wakes.
The purpose of this behavior is largely unknown, but has generally not resulted in hostility towards the target unless SCP-3901 reacts extremely negatively toward Procedure Zara-22. Typically, this behavior will continue for about a month before SCP-3901 begins to actively communicate with the target. Most of these conversations tend to be one-sided, with any responses towards SCP-3901 being seemingly ignored. Below are a few selected responses from SCP-3901 that were recorded during observation sessions conducted by field researchers.
"Do you think of us; of me?"
"I have never felt this way."
"I was so lonely… so cold… but you are warm next to me."
"I can stay here forever."
"I'm scared to lose this; are you scared too?"
Photograph on file for SCP-3901, circa 1973.
Addendum-3901-001: SCP-3901 is believed to be an entity previously known as Ms. Rachel Parks. According to local police reports, Ms. Parks was reported missing after a hiking trip and likely died shortly thereafter in September, 1973 from exposure. The partially naked corpse was discovered the following spring, though it was badly decayed making identification difficult. Afterwards the body was transported back to her family in Kansas, USA to be buried in its current location.
Interviews with family and friends of Ms. Parks stated that she had an ongoing conflict with her roommate at the time, over an estranged boyfriend. Foul play was ruled out by the detective supervising the case when it closed after the examination of the body.
Addendum-3901-002: Procedure Zara-22 is a protocol that has had limited success in field trials but is the only known method that has been able to deter SCP-3901's interest from a victim. Field agents administering Procedure Zara-22 are to have a 4x6 photograph of Ms. Valerie Jameson, Ms. Parks roommate at the time, displayed somewhere in plain sight of the affected bedroom.
In 78% of cases, SCP-3901 immediately departed upon viewing the photo. 22% have invoked a passive-aggressive conversation from SCP-3901 itself with a small percentage resulting into eventual hostile aggression against the victim where they are suddenly transferred under SCP-3901's grave site. Should hostile aggression be suspected, agents are given permission to intervene and attempt to extract the victim to prevent an incident.
"She will never love you like I do."
"Will you even miss me?"
"I will make you love me."
"You will thank me for this."
"This is for the best."
"I'm not giving up on us."
"I won't have this baby… not without you."


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Turns out investigators have had some questions for Hope Hicks! And Keith Schiller too!
If the Southern District of New York wasn't investigating Trump for obstruction of justice before, we bet it is now!
Superlawyer Rudy Giuliani Is Ready To Confess. Again.
That's the sound of a thousand lawyers banging their heads on the wall.
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Blue Star Museums is a collaboration among the National Endowment for the Arts, Blue Star Families, the Department of Defense, and more than 1,600 museums across America. The program runs from Memorial Day, May 28, 2012 through Labor Day, September 3, 2012. The free admission program is available to active-duty military and their family members (military ID holder and up to five family members). Active duty military include Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines, Coast Guard, and active duty National Guard and active duty Reserve members.
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Talking Points Memo and Intelligent Tracking Prevention
I've been fascinated by the discussion about Apple's new anti-3rd party cookie moves, especially in Mac OS X High Sierra and in iOS 11. The digital advertising companies are freaking out of course, but I don't have much sympathy for their position.
The biggest advertising organizations say Apple will "sabotage" the current economic model of the internet with plans to integrate cookie-blocking technology into the new version of Safari.
Six trade groups—the Interactive Advertising Bureau, American Advertising Federation, the Association of National Advertisers, the 4A's and two others—say they're "deeply concerned" with Apple's plans to release a version of the internet browser that overrides and replaces user cookie preferences with a set of Apple-controlled standards. The feature, which is called "Intelligent Tracking Prevention," limits how advertisers and websites can track users across the internet by putting in place a 24-hour limit on ad retargeting.
(click here to continue reading Every Major Advertising Group Is Blasting Apple for Blocking Cookies in the Safari Browser – Adweek.)
Apple answered:
Apple responded to that criticism this afternoon by fully explaining what they are doing for the consumer and standing up for themselves.
"Apple believes that people have a right to privacy – Safari was the first browser to block third party cookies by default and Intelligent Tracking Prevention is a more advanced method for protecting user privacy," Apple said in a statement provided to The Loop.
"Ad tracking technology has become so pervasive that it is possible for ad tracking companies to recreate the majority of a person's web browsing history. This information is collected without permission and is used for ad re-targeting, which is how ads follow people around the Internet. The new Intelligent Tracking Prevention feature detects and eliminates cookies and other data used for this cross-site tracking, which means it helps keep a person's browsing private. The feature does not block ads or interfere with legitimate tracking on the sites that people actually click on and visit. Cookies for sites that you interact with function as designed, and ads placed by web publishers will appear normally," the company said.
(click here to continue reading Apple responds to ad group's criticism of Safari cookie blocking.)
Josh Marshall, the publisher of the long-time political blog, Talking Points Memo, has some thoughts about Intelligent Tracking Prevention, and thinks, in general, it will be good for sites like his.
Here's where it gets especially interesting to any publisher. We rely on tracking in as much as tracking is now pervasive on the ads running on basically every website, including TPM. But really tracking has been a disaster for publishers, especially premium publishers.
Here's why.
I'll use TPM as an example. But it's only for the purposes of illustration. The same applies to countless other publications, particularly quality publications as opposed to content farms. TPM has an affluent, highly educated, generally progressive audience. They also tend to be political influencers. Our readers also have a strong brand affinity with TPM. Our core audience visits day after day. All of those attributes make our audience very desirable for many advertisers. So great, even though we're small, advertisers want access to that kind of audience. So we can command good rates.
Tracking has shifted that equation dramatically. (And again, TPM is just here as illustration. This is an industry-wide phenomenon.) Let's say we take the whole core TPM audience, this set number of people. They have these attributes I mentioned above. Tracking now allows the ad tech industry to follow those people around the web and advertise to them where they choose. So an advertiser can identify "TPM Readers" and then advertise to them at other sites that aren't TPM. Or they can find a group that has the attributes that I describe above and track them around the web regardless of which site they're on. You don't have any reason to care about that. But we care about it a lot because it basically takes from us any market power we have. Tracking means almost all publishers are being disintermediated in this way. This is one big reason the platforms and the data vendors are scarfing up all the new revenue.
So in many ways, disruptions in tracking are good for publishers. Actually basically in all ways it's good. In this way, we have a vaguely common interest with Apple since we see our business future as tied to paid services, memberships, etc. Apple does too. In practice, the little players have the least ability and resources to protect themselves during periods of market chaos. But in theory at least, if Apple's self-interest led it to disrupt the cookie architecture and wreak havoc in Google's business model, that would likely be good for publishers.
(click here to continue reading What's Apple Up To? – Talking Points Memo.)
A visit to TPM.com this morning brought up sixteen 3rd-party cookies as reported by Ghostery. Cookies from Amazon, Google, Facebook, as well as sites I'd never heard of, like Adsnative, Krux Digital, RevContent and others. /shrug…
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Paris-Brest-Paris 2019. Part 1
Muswell Hill Peloton's squad of five for the 19th Paris-Brest-Paris:
Long Tom (steel Condor Fratello), Old Grey Socks (alu Giant 0), SavilleRowAlex (steel Casati), Bubbles (titanium Kinesis Gran Fondo ) and The Wattmeister (titanium Omega Axis).
Plan A:
Stage 1. 21.00 p.m start on Sunday night….ride 521 kms to Carhaix by midnight on Monday.
Stage 2. 06.00 a.m start from Carhaix on Tuesday morning….ride 348 kms to Tinteniac by midnight on Tuesday.
Stage 3. 07.00 start from Tinteniac on Wednesday morning….ride 305 kms to Dreux by 23.30 p.m on Wednesday
Stage 4. Depart Dreux after long sleep ….ride 45 kms to finish by 15.00 p.m.
At the very least, it always helps to have a Plan B.
Our ride began at 21.00 on Sunday 18th August. We were in the very last wave of 90 hour riders. The weather had improved massively over the course of the day, resulting in balmy, windless conditions for the start of our odyssey.
As we shuffled up to the official timing mat, everyone availed themselves of the opportunity to use one of the abundant portaloos except for The Wattmeister, who refused to break his golden rule…no pisses on rides of under 1400kms.
We set off….a micro plan was to avoid going on the front too soon, take a tow, save energy, recover whilst riding….and so on.
Within 100 metres, Tom and Alex were the fireball at the head of the comet of red tail lights…..chatting away at 38kms per hour, fifty riders in tow, expending energy like it was an infinite resource.
The comet sped down the D983, through Faverolles, Nogent-le-Roi, Chateauneuf-en-Thymerais before going off orbit and missing the left turn to Senonches….thank you five Garmins and one routesheet.
The Wattmeister's bladder was at bursting point.
The hills of the Perche arrived, split the field into prisms of light and threw a cloak of muted endeavour over its participants on the approach to Mortgane's refuelling stop at 120 kms.
Team MHP used their 20 minutes efficiently, and, at about 02.00 a.m we set off for the first proper control at Villaines la Juhel 100 kms distant, (221 kms). My word, the descent from Mortagne was quick….and very cold. Skirting Mamers, we set off into an overwhelming darkness through Courgains and Dangeul before the bracket of Bubbles's super duper Edelux dynamo front light decided to snap in Beaumont sur Sarthe.
Unable to be fixed, it was strapped up and the reserve light put into operation.
Beyond Fresnay, the road climbs a ridge up into the 'Alpes Mancelles', on this night affording magnificent views of a multitude of red lights streaming towards Villaines, a town which takes the riders of PBP into its very heart.
We arrived at 07.00 a.m, parked our bikes, fulfilled our needs and pressed on to Fougeres 85 kms to the West. A nagging little headwind began to develop. Bubbles was sleepy tired and our progress was slowed as we trundled along the lumpy D113 to Loupfougeres and Hardanges with a long climb up and over to the crossroads at Le Ribay.
We stopped for a quick caffeine fix in Lassay-les-Chateaux and searched for a peloton in which to hide from the nasty wind. Alas, one was not to be found, but we managed to team up with a Swedish trio through Ambrieres, Gorron and Lavare which helped to give us all a bit of much needed cover.
Suddenly, with about 15kms to ride to Fougeres, Bubbles kicked into life with a strong attack….LongTom's reply was immediate, and OldGreySocks, SavilleRowAlex and The Wattmeister were forced to chase (too) hard to get back into the group….this pattern continued all the way into the outskirts of Fougeres where a happily revitalised Bubbles careered down the D706 from Le Croix aux Morts for all the world like she was in The Tour de France with a stage win at her mercy.
At this point, Plan A was within reach, albeit that we had endured a slower than expected stage from Villaines to Fougeres due to tiredness and the headwind.
The Wattmeister's bladder ached.
PBP 2019. Part 2
The stage from Fougeres to Tinteniac is 'only' 54 kms. The first passage along the Boulevarde de Bliche is quite lumpy, and the riders' resolve is tested by having to pass a Macdonalds after about 6 kms. Had there been a KFC, it is quite likely that The Wattmeister would have cracked and dived into a bucket of assorted legs and wings, never to be seen again.
At Romagné we hitched a lift with a couple of strong young French riders who made a good fist of carving a way through the strengthening headwind. It was tough going for an hour and a half as we dealt with this and mounting fatigue.
In the village of Feins, we were swamped by a rampaging peloton from Club Loudeac who provided the perfect cover for the remaining 17 kms into Tinteniac. They marauded down the D20, picking up stray riders until the group numbered around one hundred. The road was chock full of cyclists as we passed through the crossroads at La Basse-Foret and negotiated the last few kilometres to our next mandatory stop.
Tinteniac control at 3 p.m on Monday was rammed with randonneurs. The temperature had soared too. It was a fair walk from where the bikes were parked to the brevet card control room. We did our best, but it is all too easy to give up precious minutes without even picking up food and drink.
Our plan was to get supplies from the Carrefour supermarket at the top of the hill in Becherel. We teamed up with a couple of Italian riders along the straight flat road to La Baussaine and then made good progress to the hilltop village before peeling off near the summit.
The supermarket was cool and quiet, We shopped efficiently, but it was soon apparent that when we stopped, LongTom was quickly afflicted by sleepy tiredness….so we pushed on along the rollercoaster D220 to Medreac, Quedillac and bustling St. Meen le Grand. To this point, progress had been fairly good, but both Bubbles and Tom badly needed some shuteye so they crashed out in the Town square for twenty minutes or so while OldGreySocks and The Wattmeister played a competitive game of I Spy.
As the duo slept, many solid looking groups passed through, but when we departed, the sparsity of other riders was suddenly all too apparent. As the sun dipped towards the horizon, we pressed on through Illifaut, Meneac and La Trinité-Porhoet while the first riders at the head of the field were making their way back from Brest.
Despite our best efforts, by the time we arrived at Loudeac at 9 p.m, this 95 kms stage had taken six hours, about 90 minutes longer than planned. The fine art of saving time had temporarily eluded us. Our well drilled team hit back with a brief turnaround in chaotic Loudeac, and decided to seek sustenance at Saint Martin-des-Prés, some 29 very hilly kms up the road to Carhaix.
None of us could have imagined how cold this stage would be. As we climbed and descended to Merleac, the mercury plummeted…The Wattmeister's Garmin registered 3 degrees on the D53 at Uzel.
Sustenance and a blazing brazier were available in the shape of coffee, hot dog and soup at the wonderful impromptu marquee in Saint Martin-des-Pré. We were sufficiently fortified to brace ourselves for the 50 kms ride to Carhaix.
A series of narrow, dark lanes took us to the 'secret' control at St. Nicholas du Pelem, a checkpoint implemented to deter riders from opting to use the main road. We were now deep into the ride, deep into our reserves and looking forward to our sleep stop in Carhaix-Plougeur at 521 kms. It was bitterly cold and although we made steady progress along the smoothly tarmacked D720 to Plouvenez, we need a fillip, something to energise us for the last 25 kms.
This appeared in the form of a swift stream of riders who passed us on the D49 to Saint Lubin. Unspoken, but thinking alike, we found the extra turn of speed to latch on to the tail of this particular shimmying bunch of red lights and fluorescent jackets . Adjusting well to the increased speed, Bubbles, Tom and Alex moved through the peloton to take better positions while The Wattmeister dreamt of stopping for a pee, and OldGreySocks slipped into the alpha wolf station at the back of the pack.
We hurtled through the blackness, illuminated by a mixture of powerful battery and dynamo lights. After Mael Carhaix, it was plain that we were in a race. Various riders attacked off the front and 'on fire' Bubbles bridged across every time….dragging the rest of her team along.
With about 2 kms to go a lone rider put in a super kick on a nasty little incline which dispatched everyone except The Wattmeister and OldGreySocks….old men will suffer anything not to miss a moment's sleep….and the trio rode into the control just ahead of the bunch.
We controlled efficiently at 02.30 a.m, about 2 hours later than expected, but still had to find our accommodation at the campsite in Carhaix, which is situated at the bottom of a dark, cold and spooky lane. Finally, after food and a debrief we slept at around 04.00 a.m.
A significant time buffer had been accrued. The cost would be a much truncated first night's sleep. Plan A was still on for Alex and Tom, but Plan B was about to be activated for Bubbles, OldGreySocks and The Wattmeister.
Despite an all too brief sleep at the campsite in Carhaix, 5 hours off the bike and the chance to have a shower and change into clean kit breathed new life into the crack(ed) MHP squad. Powered by Helen Budd's magical chicken and barley stew, we set off a couple of hours later than planned at 08.15 a.m on Tuesday morning.
At this point we had what sounds like a very slender 30 minutes time buffer, but this would quickly grow as we kept moving.
Plan A was to ride 348 kms out to Brest and back to Tinteniac (869kms) by 01.00 a.m .
Plan B would be to ride 272 kms back to Loudeac (783kms) by 11 p.m for a longer sleep.
As boxer Mike Tyson once said, "everyone has a plan until they are punched on the nose."
There followed a gentle 34 kms climb up to Roc Trevezel, a Breton moorland with 360 degree views over the surrounding countryside. It was cold and misty, but the sun promised to warm the endless procession of tired randonneurs now making their way to Brest.
We assumed a nice tempo for about thirty minutes before the combined engines of LongTom and SavilleRowAlex proceeded to catch and pass most riders, creating a fast group with The Wattmeister hanging on stubbornly in their slipstream
The increased tempo was too much for Bubbles at this early hour, and OldGreySocks accompanied her up the gorgeous wooded road to Huelgoat. Our tyres strummed a background beat on the smooth surface whilst the click, click, click of changing gears confirmed that we were climbing to the highest point of the whole ride.
At La Feuillée, we turned right onto the D974, a wide fast road. The climb continued with Tom and Alex setting a furious pace. The group was becoming smaller and by the time we reached the top and started the descent, there were just two and a half riders….Tom, Alex and half a Wattmeister.
Up and over
The boys sped off to Sizun in a frenzy. They obviously had plenty of surplus energy after the previous day's plod. Sizun is a great place to take a break …a fine stopping point both on the way to Brest, and on the way back from Brest. Full of cafés, bakeries, supermarkets, shady marquees….a place to linger and assess.
It was at this point that the decision was made to cut Alex and Tom free from the group. They still had plenty of time and the speed in their legs to fulfill the goals set by Plan A. And so off they galloped to Brest.
About twenty minutes later, Bubbles and OldGreySocks arrived in Sizun. Eating croissants and drinking coffee in the sun, we were now a sub-team of three. And so we hooked onto a decent group who towed us ever westward towards Brest at a nice clip. We crossed the bridge in a light shower….the only one of the whole ride, but Bubbles's elation was muted when she realised we still had 7 kms to ride to the control including a nasty climb up to the centre.
On arriving at the halfway control there was a feeling of relief mixed with trepidation knowing what was yet to come. We saw Tom and Alex departing for the second 600 kms. Having 90 minutes in hand, we effected a swift turnaround to capitalise on the morning's time gains.
The organisers wisely create a different route back to Carhaix via Sizun in order that outgoing and returning riders do not get confused or, indeed, blinded by each other's front lights. This return route contains long draggy hills which coupled with a niggling cross wind conspire suck the energy out of tired legs.
Thus, we plodded on to Landerneau and up over the climb of Le Queff before Bubbles slipped into overdrive on the descent to Sizun. However, after another splendid few minutes of respite in this lovely town, we slipped back into first gear on the climb up to Roc Trevezel. Strava shows that we took 25 extra minutes to complete this stretch compare to the 2015 edition.
The D974 to Carhaix from the top is a cracking bit of road, could only be improved if you took away the hills, but we had our moments before Bubbles could take the pain no more.
"Put sudocream on it" suggested The Wattmeister (Level 3 in Sudocream Application Technique)
"Use crushed kiwi fruit" added OldGreySocks.
"It's not my bum" whispered Bubbles.
"Well, what is it then?" asked the two sextogenerians in unison.
"It's my ……." mouthed Bubbles.
"What's a …….? " asked OldGreySocks.
"I'll google it" said The Wattmeister helpfully.
The ensuing silence was deafening.
We rushed off to the nearest pharmacy. The two elderly baroudeurs clearly in shock and in need of smelling salts. Bubbles was left by the roadside.
After an interminable stop at the pharmacy we continued to the control at Carhaix, determined to be in and out as quickly as possible. In and Out
Having achieved this, we sought a café in Mael Carhaix which is traditionally open 24 hours a day during the event. Situated on a quiet square next to the church, it provided us with the chance to neck some coffee and coke and to swallow a couple of pizzas…whole.
Things were going OK…from Mael, we should reach Loudeac around 11 p.m and manage to get about 6 hours off the bike including 4 hours sleep.
It was at this point that our situation took a turn for the worse. It was a truly lovely evening whilst the sun stayed above the horizon. We pedalled over higher ground adjacent to fields of wheat guarded by thick hedgerows…..sometimes the views offered a glimpse of distant hilltop villages marked by a church steeple here and there.
When the sun went down we were hit by cold air. It seemed to slow us down disproportionately, and Bubbles felt extremely sleepy. The precious minutes that we had built up began to disappear. The route took us up and down some very steep pitches in the darkness, with the descents being particularly chilling in more than one sense.
We arrived in Trevé, just 7 kms from Loudeac in the midst of a mini-crisis. Bubbles was desperate for sleep and would have booked a hotel room in the café where we had established a temporary base, but there were no vacancies. She talked about quitting, but the words tumbled out due to tiredness. After a confidence boosting chat and soothing word from OldGreySocks, a catnap and coffee, we continued steadily to Loudeac….arriving at 01.22 a.m…..this leg had taken 7 and a half hours…fully 3 and a half hours more than in 2015.
Finding chairs and floorspace in the well lit canteen was not too much of a problem, and the three of us fell into a deep slumber before hitting the road again at 05.00 a.m…..at this point we would be one hour out of time.
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At some stage during the qualifying series, but before the actual event, Team MHP met regularly to discuss important details like ride tactics, sleep stops, hydration and nutrition….but really the purpose of these meetings was to allow The Wattmeister to drone on about past PBPs he had ridden and to accept free drinks when offered.
One evening, thoughtful LongTom cut to the chase and asked, "who is in charge of the Pearl Handled Revolver?"
A moment's silence. This was a euphemism for….what happens if one of us slow the others down so they miss the 90 hour time cut-off?
"That will never happen!", decreed The Wattmeister, "you are all so strong!"
"But, what if….?" persisted Tom…."what if The Wattmeister slows us down?
Well, at the village of Trevé at approximately half past midnight on Tuesday 20th August, Team MHP passed their first Pearl Handled Revolver test. Bubbles had looked down the barrel and said "NO".
After a remarkably comfortable two hour sleep along the length of four chairs, and in OldGreySocks' case, the linoleum floor, the trio departed Loudeac at precisely 05.00 a.m, faced with a 314 kms ride to the control at Mortagne-au-Perche. The first few kilometres would be crucial as it was still bitterly cold, and we were faced with a rolling course.
There was no need to worry ourselves….Bubbles set off with renewed energy through La Cheze making easy work of the steady climb out of the village. We did not see too many riders all the way to Menéac, but as dawn broke, a couple of lads came flying by on the long downhill stretch on the D305 and D66 to Illifaut. It seemed rude not to join in as somehow we had juice in our legs.
At the crossroads in Illifaut, the townspeople had erected a couple of marquees, and the local bakery was supplying croissants, pain aux chocolats and hot coffee. We took a break to enjoy this incredible heartwarming hospitality. Our progress for these first 30 kms had been impressive and now, we found the perfect group to tag along with for the second 30 kms of this leg. They were quick on the flat, but nice and steady on the hills…..we knocked out this section in about an hour.
As we entered Médréac another catnap was necessary, but being in the group had bought us the time to indulge another break. After 20 minutes, we were back on the road. The sun began to warm the air, and we only had to ride 22 kms to the control and a change of kit at Tinteniac…..where Tom and Alex had spent a rather more comfortable night than us.
A super fast group of Austrians sped past us….Yes! No! Yes!…we kicked hard and jumped on the back of them…it had looked impossible, but the power nap gave us back some punch. They smashed on down the D220 with even the hint of a tailwind…and then tackled the long climb up to Becherel…..the pace was quite fierce, but we hung on and joined them down the other side and all the way back to Tinteniac. Even with a couple of breaks, this leg had only taken a respectable 4 and a half hours to cover, a wonderful riposte to the troubles of the previous night.
We now had 60 minutes in hand.
A scrub down, kit change and some more fine stew from Helen and Sinclair put us back on the road to Fougeres, 54 kms away. The vibe was good….so good that The Wattmeister did his first turn on the front for 300 kms. We caught a couple of Spanish riders and shared the load with them through Dingé, Feins, Sens de Bretagne and all the way to Fougeres. It wasn't quick, but rather a good ride at steady recovery pace which delivered us to the control with 75 minutes in hand.
Fougeres was hot. We needed food and plenty of drink….this required a brief nap to allow a semblance of digestion before hitting the road again. Now, in previous editions, this has been a happy hunting ground for The Wattmeister…this year was to be different. Bubbles had been fatigued by her fantastic morning effort, so we made sedate progress back towards Gorron, stopping at Paul's famous creperie in La Tanniere for free coffee and pancakes.
Seated in the shade, it was agreed that we would ride our own pace for a bit, as the route was pretty much a straight road for the next 40 kms. OldGreySocks found a fast group and headed off into the distance. The Wattmeister found another slightly disorganised group and set off in pursuit and Bubbles continued at her own pace.
In the picturesque riverside village of Ambrieres les Vallées, about 30 kms out from the next control at Villaines La Juhel, everyone has their house or garage open for tired riders to take a nap, grab some food or drink or just to stop and chat. The Wattmeister took off his shoes on the village green and a thousand blades of grass died.
Soon enough, the resolute figure of Bubbles appeared, she needed a quick nap and we had built up enough time to allow 10 or 15 minutes. While she slept, The Wattmeister went to use the public loo…..as he entered a young lady was leaving.
"It's unisex", she said, "are you The Wattmeister? You're a legend!"
"Yes, I think so….but I'm not a legend….Are you Jane Dennyson? You're a legend"
"No, I'm not a legend, but Rory says you are….and that's good enough for me!" she insisted.
"Come and meet Bubbles"…..and the rest is history.
Jane and Bubbles hit it off. They rode together almost all the way back to Villaines at touring pace, chatting away, oblivious to the passing kilometres. Meanwhile, The Wattmeister stopped at every roadside stall, availing himself of fresh produce, coffee, crisps, cold drinks, sweets, and so on ….by the time we reached Villaines, he could only manage one main course in the canteen….plus a dessert.
At Villaines, the riders receive an absolutely tremendous welcome….crowds of spectators cheering, a master of ceremonies announcing riders' frame numbers over a public address system….a very humbling bu exhilarating experience.
We were reunited with OldGreySocks who had been forced to remedy a mechanical issue in the service tent and we now had two hours in hand.
Departing lovely Villaines bathed in the golden glow of the evening light, we had 85 kms to ride before our next sleep stop….and could have expected to arrive there by 01.00 a.m but our expectations had already been shattered on this ride, and the spectre of tiredness still dictated our schedule.
After 20 kms there was a roadside party going on at Saint Paul-le-Gaultier. The villagers were seated around long trestle tables, and the owner of the café were handing out coffee and cake to randonneurs…we HAD to stop.
Darkness fell quickly, Bubbles pulled an Englishman from Texas with A VERY LOUD VOICE……OldGreySocks and The Wattmeister dropped off the back…eardrums battered by his questions…."where do you come from?"……"UK"……"oh, whereabouts in UK?"…"London"…."oh, great….which part of London"…."Muswell Hill"….."never heard of it,what's your postcode?" Sorry dude, we were a bit grumpy tired.
OldGreySocks needed a streetlight. We found one miraculously at La Hotterie. He unloaded his saddlebag….dumped the contents on the floor and said,
"right, let's go".
You need a sleep mate. We found a nice bit of gravel away from the miraculous streetlight and The Wattmeister promised to wake his compadre up in twenty minutes.
About half an hour later, OldGreySocks shook The Wattmeister from his coma. It wasn't supposed to be like this. We set off in pursuit of the long gone Bubbles….The Wattmeister turned back for his rainjacket which he thought was laying on the gravel but which in fact adorned his body. It would be an hour or so before he saw OGS again.
Resigned to being last man on the road. The Wattmeister stalked a french couple who whispered sweet nothings to each other in the night air before St-Remy-du-Val,
…."trop vite cherie…..trop loin cherie…regarde, la lune cherie"…it was beautiful to eavesdrop on their affectionate chirping as they led us towards Mamers.
In Mamers, Velo club Saosnois were dishing out hot soup, coffee and cake to fortify riders for the last 24 kms push to Mamers. Unbeknownst to us, Bubbles was just around the corner praying to meet up again with Jane, and Jane was around another corner hoping to pal up with Bubbles….well, this is the magic of PBP….their paths crossed at a time when they both needed it.
Meanwhile, although The Wattmeister got a lively lead out from a couple of English guys, OldGreySocks hit a rich vein of form and ripped up the newly resurfaced road to Mortagne clocking in a couple of minutes behind Bubbles who had misplaced her bike, and a couple of minutes in front of TW who had misplaced his brain.
Despite dawdling a bit, we were now 2 and a half hours to the good….time that was about to be forfeited to sleep.
PBP 2019. Part 5.
Thursday 22nd August. The final stretch.
The distance from Mortagne to the finish in Rambouillet, via the penultimate control at Dreux, is 122 kms. The decision was made to sleep for a mere 90 minutes in order to leave at 05.00 a.m, which would allow us 10 hours to complete the course.
Our group had to finish by 15.00 p.m.
LongTom and SavilleRowAlex had arrived in Mortagne at about 20.30 p.m, fully six hours in front of Bubbles, OldGreySocks and The Wattmeister. Consequently they both had a very good rest before setting off an half an hour before the slowcoaches at 04.30 a.m. Their plan was to wait for us in Dreux and we would all ride together to Rambouillet.
Helen woke us up at the agreed time, fixed coffee and made sure we ate something before setting off into the bitter cold blackness to tackle the Perche whose stiff hills are the source of many tributaries of the River Seine.
At this point, the ride looked in the bag, a stone cold (very apt) certainty, assured, guaranteed, all the synonyms you can muster.
After about one kilometre, on a dark, ripping descent, OldGreySocks suddenly became alarmed as his bike started to shimmy uncontrollably. A frightening phenomenon. Under another miraculously placed streetlight, we checked the bike over as the minutes ticked by. A diagnosis could not be found, so OGS continued gingerly down the hill, thankfully with no further occurrence.
The undulating 19 kms to Longny-au-Perche proved a tough test at this stage of the game, but we left the steepest hills behind at La Barbiniere, turned towards Senonches, and meandered along a plateau framed by golden cornfields. The sky turned a pastel shade of pink in advance of a majestic sunrise, and somehow, this display of natural beauty made every little hardship seem worth the effort.
Approaching Neuilly-sur-Eure at 30 kms into the stage, Bubbles was overcome with sleepiness. Our saviour appeared in the form of SAS Boulangerie Touffet, whose proprietor had a kerbside trestle table heavily laden with freshly baked pizzas and pain aux chocolats.
Here is what happened. There was one solitary chair inside the bakery. Bubbles collapsed into it. The proprietor's wife quickly and kindly covered her with a blanket as it was still very chilly. Bubbles slept for about fifteen minutes, mouth open and snoring like a combine harvester.
While she slept, to the amazement of the baker, OGS and TW demolished half a dozen pizzas and enjoyed a couple of cups of coffee from the adjacent Bar Tabac.
When Bubbles awoke, still slightly dazed, but not as dazed as those who witnessed her snoring, she was served coffee and cake by her two elderly carers, and once again we set off towards Dreux. Thank you so much SAS Boulangerie Touffet for your amazing food and the kindness and respect you showed to us.
There were still 50 kms to cycle to the control, but we plodded along dreamily for an hour or so before joining up and sharing the workload with a nice group of riders until the village of Blévy where everyone decided to shed layers of clothing as the temperature climbed. For some riders this can be a tricky process after so little sleep.
What would normally take two minutes can last up to ten. The Wattmeister was befuddled by the concepts of 'left' and 'right', and 'front' and 'back', and the workings of a zip seemed the domain of an astrophysicist….but eventually he managed to strip off the unnecessary garments and don replacement lightweight kit so that it wasn't inside out and upside down.
As this feat took so long, there was some distance on the road between him and the remnants of Team MHP. Salvation came in the shape of a mature looking Belgian rider towing a group of younger riders at a conservative 40 kms ph. The Wattmeister did what he does best…wheelsucked for his life. The Belgian was a powerhouse and flew along the narrow flat D20 to Crécy, where Bubbles and OldGreySocks joined the party.
For the next 10kms, the Belgian Rocket rattled along merrily with a whole host of riders high on adrenaline turning the pedals in his wake until we rolled into the control at Dreux…..thank you Belgian Boss.
Our time advantage now stood at 80 minutes. This presented an opportunity to supplement the four pizzas consumed at Neuilly with Omelette, Boeuf Bourguignon and Pommes de Terres Dauphinoises…all on the same plate.
It didn't touch the sides.
Tom and Alex were sunbathing around the corner outside Dreux's impressive station. The boys could have finished hours ago but chose to escort us back to La Bergerie in Rambouillet. We had about 4 hours to complete the remaining 45 kms. Alex sat himself on the front of the group tapping out a lovely tempo for the final run-in.
The mood in camp was light, happy, chatty…. liberated as we were from the burden of doubt. The trials and tribulations of Trevé on Tuesday night were a distant memory. The weather was nigh on perfect as we weaved our way through the endless fields of corn before crossing the outward route at Faverolles and dropping down to the Forest of Rambouillet.
Soon enough the cheers of hundreds of smiling spectators signalled the end of the ride as we passed under the Arrivé banner and crossed the timing mat in La Bergerie…..we had two hours to spare.
This had been a wonderful team effort. Managing a group of five individuals with different rhythms would always be a challenge on an adventure like this. However, we never had a cross word, and both Plan A and Plan B, which had been discussed in depth before the ride, were successfully deployed.
It was a privilege to have undertaken the ride with such resolute, reliable, capable and fun friends. On the ride, during the qualifiers, and whilst organising the mundane minutiae of travel and accommodation logistics, we all supported one another without question, and no doubt we will get more sleep on our return in 2023.
Thanks go to Helen and Sinclair who drove the Wattmobile out to Carhaix and back to Tinteniac and Mortagne to pitch tents, cook for us and listen to our travails in the depth of might.
The bikes were in great shape. Bubbles' dynamo light bracket snapped after 150 kms. We did not have one single puncture. There were no other significant problems apart from OGS's temporary bike shimmy after Mortagne.
After a celebratory meal in the huge marquee washed down by a couple of well earned beers, we adjourned to our headquarters in the glamorous surroundings of the long term campervan parking area and ordered more pizzas. Food never tasted so good.
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I have been searching how to fill missing data with 0. I have combinations of regions, markets, and provider types that have data for each month.
Sometimes, there is a combination that does not have any submissions for a certain month. When that is the case there is no row in the source data with that combination.
Therefore, when I am creating my line graphs and forecasting future submissions there are too many missing values. The missing values need to be zero.
I have read about using ZN() and Lookup() to make this happen but I have not had any success. When I use these to create a table calculation it says I cannot forecast with a table calculation. All of the examples I have seen use these functions in conjunction with a table display. I am trying to create line graphs of the data by month and compute any missing data rows to 0.
I have considered modifying the data at the source, but there is about 4 years of monthly data, 4 different regions, roughly 8-15 markets per region and three different provider types for each region/market combination. That would be a LOT of combinations to check and update. Also, since this is forecasting, we do not want to have to manually add rows in the future. It should all be automatic. So we would have to use a stored procedure to create a temp table with all of these combinations and then perform a join... the stored proc would take an awful long time to run which wouldn't be efficient.
Workbook attached is fake data and on a much smaller scale than the actual data. There are actually 5+ regions, and 20+ markets and 3 years of historical data.
I have created a sample data set to illustrate my issue.
The Provider Type Bot typically has far fewer submissions and often none at all. I want to capture when it has none as a 0 so that my forecast still displays. Since there are so many different combinations (6 Regions + 20 Markets + 3 Provider Types + 12 months in a year + 3 years of data) and the data will be continuously added to and forecasted on, modifying the data at the source to include NULL rows for the combinations that do not exist would be a lengthy process that would require manual modification as months progressed. Actual data source is upward of 500,000 rows.
Yes you have reaffirmed my question. When padding data with 0 I can no longer forecast. Is there any way around this?
I believe you would benefit from a technique called "data scaffolding" in Tableau, I have posted a link below to a blog post that describes this technique in depth.
The basics are that you create a table of only your dimensions you want to use in the chart. So for your issue, you would create a workbook that has the Provider Type, and every date in the data for each provider type. This method significantly reduces the work you would have to do on the data as you mentioned so many different elements, but you still have to build the data file with every date for every dimension.
There are several ways you can do this in a reporting tool or in tableau prep but essentially you just need each dimension value combination you want data for.
Bring that workbook in as a second data source, then using the fields from the scaffold data source, pull the dimensions into your visualization.
in your secondary or scaffold data source, then use that in your visual.
I have attached an example workbook using the workbook you posted.
Here is a link to the blog post, hope this helps.
Thanks! This sounds promising. I will give it a shot on Monday. As for the data scaffolding table, is there A technology I could use to make this dynamic? As the year progresses we get data for more months, I want to avoid having to edit my data scaffolding table to have more dates. I would like to make it dynamic by saying create this table using dates from X to Today().
Thanks again, I'll let you know how it works next week!
Hi, yes, you can definitely add the export of the scaffold as part of your automated update process. What software are you using to pull your data? Or are you connecting directly through Tableau?
Also - is there anyway to provide the workbook you attached so I can open in version 10.5?
if you are connecting directly to the data, you can pull a table with the dimensions you want to scaffold as 1 table, create a link column which would be just the number 1, then pull a separate table with all dates in the data, also create a link column which is just 1, then join them on the link column to create the final scaffold table. This would apply every date in the data to every dimension you want. Then join the scaffold table to your data set and everything should be dynamic.
This worked for me! I haven't yet tried the dynamic scaffolding table, I am currently using a hard coded one with dates from the beginning of my data to January 2019, but it sounds simple enough to implement. Thanks for this solution, so glad I was able to provide a forecast without having to insert "fake" rows to manipulate the data directly in the source table.
Glad to hear Alison! If you think this answered your question please mark as answered. Thanks again and good luck!


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Palais des Thés est une entreprise française indépendante de thé, fondée à Paris en 1986 par François-Xavier Delmas. La marque assure vendre aujourd'hui 600 tonnes de thés par an grâce, entre autres, à son réseau d'approvisionnement à la source et affichait un chiffre d'affaires de 63,3 M€ sur l'année 2020. En 2021, Palais des Thés compte 84 boutiques à travers le monde où sont vendus plus de 250 thés et infusions, ainsi qu'une sélection de créations parfumées.

Histoire

Création
En 1986, Julien Spiess réunit 45 amateurs de thé pour fonder une société anonyme : chaque personne doit contribuer à hauteur d'au moins  et le capital social de l'entreprise atteint au total . Sa volonté est de fournir du thé en vrac au lieu du thé en sachet, de moins bonne qualité, qui constitue à l'époque  du marché français du thé.

La même année, une première boutique, baptisée Le Palais, ouvre dans le [blog], près du jardin du Luxembourg. Une seconde ouvrira un an plus tard, en 1988, dans le 14ème arrondissement[source non vérifiable].

Développement
En 1990, François-Xavier Delmas, actionnaire depuis l'origine de Palais des Thés, reprend  des parts de ses associés alors que l'entreprise traverse une grave crise de gestion[source primaire].

C'est lors de l'inauguration de la boutique Palais des Thés à Tokyo en 1991 que François-Xavier Delmas profite de son voyage pour visiter des plantations de thés. Il décide de s'approvisionner à la source, en rencontrant des fermiers et en visitant leurs jardins de thé à travers le monde. Palais des Thés devient, à l'époque, la seule maison de thé française à importer les thés directement d'Asie sans passer par Hambourg, qui est le haut lieu du commerce du thé à l'échelle européenne.

Expansion
A la fin des années 90, Mathias Minet rejoint l'entreprise. Il propose notamment de repenser la présentation des thés en boutique : un « libre-service » est créé dans la boutique du 64 rue Vieille-du-Temple à Paris . En 1997, Palais des Thés réalise 7,3 millions de francs de chiffre d'affaires et entame son expansion, notamment à l'international avec des ouvertures de boutiques à New York et Lisbonne ou encore Tel Aviv.

En 1999, Palais des Thés ouvre son site de commerce en ligne : les ventes en ligne représentent 18 % du chiffre d'affaires[blog] de la marque en 2021. Des chiffres qui s'expliquent notamment par les confinements liés à la pandémie de Covid-19, lesquels ont impacté positivement la consommation de boissons chaudes[source non vérifiable].

Chiffre d'affaires et marché du thé en France
En 2022, Palais des Thés possède 84 boutiques[blog] franchisées et en propre, et a réalisé un chiffre d'affaires de 63,3 M€ en 2020.

En 2021, Palais des Thés est considéré comme un des leaders du marché français du thé aux côtés de Compagnie Coloniale, Mariage Frères, Betjeman & Barton avec qui ils partagent 20% des ventes avec une croissance affichée de 10% par an.

Activité
Plus de 250 thés et infusions sont disponibles en permanence ainsi qu'une sélection de variétés saisonnières et de créations parfumées imaginées par Mathias Minet, directeur général délégué et créateur des thés parfumés de Palais des Thés. La maison propose également à la vente tous les accessoires relatifs à la préparation et à la dégustation du thé : théières, tasses, accessoires de dégustation.

Depuis 2002, Palais des Thés propose des références bio aussi bien de thés d'origine que de thés parfumés, d'infusions ou de grands crus. En 2018, la gamme bio s'étend à 41 références soit 20% de l'offre. L'entreprise a pour ambition de rendre son offre 100% bio d'ici 2026.

Importation
Palais des Thé importe essentiellement des thés de grands pays producteurs comme la Chine, l'Inde, le Japon et le Kenya. Mais aussi de terres plus confidentielles comme le Malawi, la Géorgie  ou récemment le Pérou.

Collaborations avec le monde culturel
Palais des Thés collabore régulièrement avec des institutions culturelles.

2012 : création du Thé Guimet pour l'exposition « Le thé, histoire d'une boisson millénaire » au musée Guimet

2014 : création du Thé Hokusai pour l'exposition Hokusai au Grand Palais

2017 : création du Thé Gauguin pour l'exposition Gauguin au Grand Palais

2019 : création des thés du Louvre pour le musée

2022 : création des infusions du Louvre pour le musée

Distribution
En 2021, Palais des Thés compte 84 boutiques à travers le monde : 65 en France (dont 32 en franchise), 19 à l'étranger et deux filiales aux États-Unis et en Russie.[blog]

En 2018, pour proposer en vrac ses références de thés issues de l'agriculture biologique, Palais des Thés a obtenu la certification bio, accordée par Ecocert, pour l'ensemble de son parc de boutiques, en propre et franchisés, en France et en Belgique. En effet, cette certification assure la conformité des pratiques de manipulation du thé bio en vrac par rapport à la réglementation européenne sur le bio qui ne concerne que les produits pré-conditionnés.[Le n° d'agrément Ecorcet, ça serait mieux]

Parmi ses clients, Palais des Thés fournit notamment Air France et la Compagnie du Ponant, mais aussi des hôtels et restaurants de luxe comme Le Maybourne Riviera à Roquebrune-Cap-Martin, le Negresco à Nice, ou encore les palaces du Crillon, du Lutetia et du Bristol à Paris.

Publications

 Le Guide de dégustation de l'amateur de thé, de François-Xavier Delmas, Mathias Minet et Christine Barbaste, Les Éditions du Chêne, 2007.
 Tea Sommelier - Le thé en 160 leçons illustrées, de François-Xavier Delmas et Mathias Minet, 2016
 Chercheur de thé - de la découverte à l'initiation, de François-Xavier Delmas, Editions de la Martinière, 2020,

Notes et références

Maison de thé
Entreprise fondée en 1986
Entreprise du secteur de l'alimentation ayant son siège en France
Entreprise ayant son siège à Paris
Thé en France

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Serena Williams Wins Most Grand Slam Matches
What a win.
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It's already a well-known fact that tennis superstar Serena Williams is a boss, but now she's got another accolade to add to her long list of achievements.
During the U.S. Open this past weekend, Serena Williams became the winningest Grand Slam player in tennis history, with 308 total Grand Slam match wins. Serena surpassed the previous overall leading scorer, Roger Federer, and leading female scorer, Martina Navratilova, who had 307 and 306 match wins respectively.
However, Serena has her eye on an even bigger prize. If she wins the tournament, Serena would have 23 career Grand Slam titles, surpassing Steffi Graf's number at 22 and being only one Grand Slam away from record holder and tennis legend Margaret Court, who has 24.
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It's Homecoming, and we're not going to let a virus stop us from having fun! This year's week-long virtual events include a trivia competition, scavenger hunt, talent show and spirit day. And don't forget to hop in your car at 8 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, for a drive-in movie! The Halloween classic "Hocus Pocus," will be screened in Lot 24 (Perkins Stadium lot).
WHY I TEACH Glenn Hayes
Glenn Hayes, a professor of music at UW-Whitewater who is also Director of Bands, talks about what makes teaching rewarding — from the classroom to Lambeau Field to Carnegie Hall.
"I am so fortunate, I am so blessed, to be able to live in this world and on this campus and work with these incredible people and have it all done through music. It's just the best thing in the world."
Pop-up antigen testing sites on campus
Pop-up testing sites are available on campus this week and next week. Walk-ins and scheduled appointments are both welcome. Testing is free and flu shots will be offered for $15.
10:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 20, Williams Center Kachel Fieldhouse
11 a.m. to 5 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, Fricker Hall room 51
11 a.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 27, Esker Hall room 119
2 to 9 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 28, Wells East lobby (Jitters)
Kudos to Jeffrey Pohorski, videographer at University Marketing and Communications, whose visual poetry will be on display at the virtual Midwest Video Poetry Festival next month. Pohorski's video, "I Was An Ocean Away," a UMC profile of poet and professor Marilyn Annucci, a professor of languages and literatures at UW-Whitewater, was one of 36 videos chosen for the festival from more than 1,600 submissions. The videos will be available to view for 48 hours during the festival on Nov. 19 and 20 at https://www.youtube.com/c/ArtLitLab.
Kudos to Hannah Keziah C. Agustin, a double major in film studies and English, whose paper, "Tech in Color: A Critical Analysis of the Portrayal of People of Color in HBO's Silicon Valley and the Disproportionate Racial Makeup of the Tech Industry," recently won the Pat Browne Undergraduate Paper Award in the annual Midwest Popular Culture Association/American Culture Association (PCA/ACA). The undergraduate paper competition recognizes the best paper presented by an undergraduate in the Midwest PCA/ACA conference each year.
Fall 2020 Virtual Hawk Career Fair
The Fall Hawk Career Fair takes place virtually on Handshake every Tuesday throughout the month of October from 2-6 p.m. Each fair day will focus on specific majors.
DIY Dry Erase Board Workshop
At 6:30 p.m., Tuesday, Oct. 20, Roberta's Art Gallery is hosting a free Facebook Live DIY Dry Erase Boards Workshop. If you have already signed up, make sure to stop by Roberta's Art Gallery during normal business hours to pick up your craft kit!
Haunted! Flute and Friends
Join Cristina Ballatori, associate professor of music, for an evening of spooky chamber music for flute! Ballitori, playing flute, will be joined by Kevin Chance, piano, and more.
Career speaker JJ DiGeronimo
In these uncertain times, we all need to be doing more to help our future selves survive and thrive. Check out this unique opportunity at 7 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 21, as JJ DiGeronimo introduces ideas and strategies that will help you make that impact!
Street Scenes exhibit coming to a close
This Saturday, Oct. 24, is the last day to view Roberta's Art Gallery's Street Scenes Exhibit by Ryan Tuck. This exhibit of city life can be viewed both in person or online, so make sure to check it out before it's too late.
Weekend Happenings
Free-Time Friday in Warhawk Alley
10 a.m. to 4 p.m., Friday, Oct. 23
Warhawk Alley
UC Movie: "A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood"
Oct. 21-25
Summers Auditorium
Glow Bowl
6-10 p.m., Oct. 23-24
4-9 p.m., Sunday, Oct. 25
Halloween Ghouls Scavenger Hunt
Downtown Whitewater
Mammoth Hike
Throughout the month of October
Ice Age Trail, Whitewater
Info Services lost and found
Have you lost or found an item in the University Center? Information Services has a contactless lost and found box for items found in the University Center for you to drop off items, or you can visit the front desk to claim lost items.
Counseling sessions available for Warhawks
Winther Counseling Services provides individual and group counseling to UW-Whitewater students as well as community members. Our supervised counselors-in-training are available for in-person sessions (following university COVID-19 safety guidelines) in Winther Hall, 3004. Telebehavioral health counseling is an option as well. Please call 472-2842 to schedule an intake screening with one of our counselors.
Laptop rentals available
Forgot your laptop at home? No problem! You can check out a laptop for FREE at the UC Information Services Desk! Laptops are available for up to eight hours to use in the University Center and come with all of the Adobe programs including Creative Cloud, Photoshop, and Lightroom.
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Notes for Faculty and Staff
Million Step Challenge update
Thank you to everyone who participated in the Million Step Challenge! Because of you, at the end of the second quarter, UW-Whitewater was at the top of the leaderboard! Wrapping up the challenge on Oct. 9, for the third month in a row, Team Travis L was the leading team for UW-Whitewater. Congratulations!
Benefits Enrollment Assistance Session
Open enrollment for benefits closes on Friday, Oct. 23. If you have questions or need assistance, you're in luck! From 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m., Friday, Oct. 23, an assistance session will be held at the Community Engagement Center. Please contact Aubrey Maciosek from the human resources department at 262-472-1024 or benefits@uww.edu.
United Way Giving Campaign
The UW-Whitewater 2020 United Way Workplace Giving Campaign is now underway. United Way works with local programs and organizations to support the health, education and financial stability of every person in our communities. If you're able to donate, there are two options:
Donate via payroll deduction, cash, or by check.
Donate via credit or debit card.
Fire Awareness Scavenger Hunt
Although our normal annual fall drills are postponed due to COVID-19, National Fire Prevention Week is still being recognized. In order to promote the significant safety importance of the week — and to add a little "flare" — the UW-Whitewater Police Department will hold a scavenger hunt decoder challenge. Join and participate for the chance to win a prize!


Neither the nominee nor the nominator are required to be MWC members. MWC Members, Board Members, and Committee Members are also invited to nominate.
For each nomination, please send the name of the person nominated, the category of nomination (category information listed below), and why you believe the nominee deserves the award (limited to one 8 ½ x 11" single-spaced page, please).
Eligibility is restricted to residents of the six-county area of Rock Island, Henry, and Mercer in Illinois, and Scott, Clinton, and Muscatine in Iowa. Nominations may be emailed to mwc@midwestwritingcenter.org, or mailed to: MWC, c/o RIPL, 401 19th St., Rock Island, IL 62101.
MWC's Board of Directors choose the winners at their regular April meeting each year. Award winners and their nominators are notified in early May and are strongly encouraged to attend MWC's annual meeting in late May to be recognized and receive the award.
This award will recognize an individual who advocates for and/or volunteers to promote writing, reading, and/or the literary arts in the community.
This award will recognize an educator of early learners/preschoolers through secondary school and beyond who excels at teaching writing in their professional capacity.
This award will recognize someone who realized a literary arts achievement during 2018, whether publication, award-recipient, best-seller designation, or other achievement related to the literary arts. The winner is not required to be a writer, but can fill other roles such as performer, musician, or other related artist.
Please contact Ryan Collins at (309) 732-7330 if you have any questions. Thanks very much, and we look forward to reading your nominations.
The Outstanding Literary Arts Citizen Award recognizes an individual who advocates and/or volunteers to promote writing, reading, and/or the literary arts in the community. This year's winner is Steve Lackey.
The Outstanding Literary Arts Educator Award recognizes an educator of early learners/preschoolers through secondary school and beyond who excels at teaching writing in their professional capacity. This year's winner is Chris Britton.
The Outstanding Literary Artist Award recognizes someone who realized a literary arts achievement in 2017, whether publication, award-recipient, best-seller designation, or other achievement related to the literary arts. The winner is not required to be a writer, but can fill other roles such as performer, musician, or other related artist. This year's winner is Aubrey Barnes.
Congratulations to the nominees and the winners for their outstanding contributions to the literary arts in our community!


I had heard several people say Design for Community by Derek Powazek is a great book and was published well "before it's time." As someone who works on several sites that I very much think of as community sites, I picked it up and gave it a read. Published in 2001, the book is just over 13 years old now. Ancient history for a typical tech book. It is a tech book in that it talks about specific websites and specific technologies, and those things do feel ancient (the screenshots are hilarious). But as a design book (and kind of an anthropology book), it has aged quite gracefully.
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She is bad to the bone. I like her already. *sits ready to see her kill* Hey if she is killing bad guys does this make her a good guy cause I will cheer for her.
Every time someone tries bringing that up in the Schlock Mercenary webcomic the counter-response is 'my enemy's enemy nothing more'. Your enemy's enemies are at best possible allies and at worst just more enemies for you.
RED ALERT! RED ALERT! The weapon's safety has been disabled! I repeat. The weapon's safety has been disabled! Bend over and kiss your asses goodbye.
To quote Little John in," Disney's Robin Hood"(with an add on of my own, What a main event this is,going to be.
Sorry buddy, but you're in for the fight of your life.
Nice choice of music, Charvale.
It was either that, or "Monster" by Skillet.
Once I'm done relaxing and getting my cool restored, I'll look it up.
Had a bit of a difference of opinion with my keyboard.
The S#%$ is about to hit the fan.
Man, I think I'll watch this from waaay over there!
Really agile… yep, picking a lock behind her neck.
Really magical… that green glow does NOT bode well for these hapless minions!
Really mad… Check, Check and triplecheck!
twenty dollars says those guys get limbs ripped off and beaten to death with them.
Such a pretty little A-bomb……..
Once you pull the pin out of Mr. Grenade, he is no longer your friend.
So much death is coming, she's finally off the leash and sees everyone who shows up as just more fun to have ripping people apart. She's going to terminator her way through the place until she runs up against someone able to handle her or at least give her reason to run off.
Naked lady with bloody mouth, giggling, standing over corpse of boss in a pool of his own blood. Let's go poke at her with swords and stuff!
Nevon is already proving to be one of the most interesting characters to come out of this comic, and she's barely even started!
If nothing else, she will prove to be a detriment to the Cabal, and a possible means of getting Cleo out of the picture. At worst, she will have designs on Hero and a jealous hatred for Evon. Let us see where this leads!
One thought that springs to mind, though, is that we haven't seen what's become of Venir. Now that Legune's dead, the monsters have no master. Perhaps Nevon will take them for her own?
I'm hoping she puts a serious crimp on the Cabal, cause they are a deserving bunch to get their @$$es kicked. XD As for Cleo if you give someone enough rope they will hang themselves in time. Especially with her affair with that traitor comes to light.
Run you nameless morons, RUN! Don't you know when your about to be used as assistance to show off a huge array of ultra violence.
As much as I'd like seeing her rip apart the Cabal, she's gonna be more trouble than she's worth for Hero and Evon… unless in the massively unlikely event that she only wants revenge against them and goes off to live a retired, quiet life after it all.
Why do I think that she should be named "Ivy Mike"?????
The safety devices have been removed.
Not that we feel sorry for them.
They are after all, minions of of lords with rather hard to hide questionable morals.
Question is, how far will this hosing go?
Hopefully straight to Sevarian's throne.
Chop the snake where it's the most deadliest, you've won the fight.
This is not going to end well for the thugs. Well when does anything end well for the thugs?
Not a lock yet made that she can't pick.


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Kali. Z. Fasteau new CD: "Animal Grace" with Louis Moholo, Bobby Few & others on Flying Note (FNCD 9014)
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FLYING NOTE Records proudly announces the release of Animal Grace (FNCD 9014).
"Live in Harlem" was recorded at Big Apple Jazzspace on a warm Sunday, June 17, 2007. The synchronicity of Kali's duets with the great South African drummer Louis Moholo-Moholo is amazing. The last time they had played together was in the 70s with Don Rafael Garrett and others in Amsterdam. This spontaneous music shines with abundant energy and momentum flowing freely from these 2 Piscean musicians. Louis' smooth and inventive play with time perfectly complements Kali's contouring sleek waves of sound. Here Kali. Z. plays mizmar, piano harp & keys, nai flute, voice, violin and soprano sax.
"Live in the Alps" was recorded at the Uncool Festival of Jazz, Improvised Planetary and Cosmo Music at La Prese, Switzerland in a lovely outdoor setting by a mountain lake, on May 6, 2005. This splendid concert displays the excellent talents of Kali's longtime collaborator, pianist Bobby Few, plus spirited drummer Steve McCraven and bassist Wayne Dockery, both mainstays of Archie Shepp's Europe-based bands. Here Kali. Z. plays soprano sax, nai flute, voice, & drum set.
"Part of New York's original free-jazz scene, Kali's music is fierce...pure and constant rapture." —The New York Times
"Fasteau plays with agility and grace, with precision and freedom, with driving force and haunting beauty." —Signal to Noise
Kali. Z. Fasteau is from a musical family, playing piano, cello, flute, and voice since early childhood in Paris and New York. Her piano teacher for 8 years was Olga Heifetz, She startedimprovising at age 14. She received postgrad degrees studying the music of Asia, Africa, 20th Century Europe and Jazz. Then she traveled for more than 14 years, living in 18 countries: India (1981-83), Turkey (1976-77), Nepal, Morocco, Senegal, Congo, Italy, Holland, France, Denmark, Belgium, Switzerland, Finland, Haiti, Zimbabwe, Niger, Mali, Yugoslavia, Germany, Greece, and America, performing in many music festivals and concerts, national radio and TV, film soundtracks, and university programs. Kali's recording and performing associates include: Donald Rafael Garrett, Kidd Jordan, Archie Shepp, Beaver Harris, Rashied Ali, William Parker, Oliver Lake, Sirone, Joseph Jarman, Joe McPhee, Hamid Drake, Bobby Few, Muhammad Ali, Noah Howard, Sabir Mateen, Roy Campbell and many others. Kali Z. led her ensemble playing her original compositions at New York's Town Hall, Lincoln Center and Guggenheim Museum, Museum of Modern Art in Paris, Museum Theatre in Madras, India, Boston Center for the Arts, Vision Festival, Kerava Jazz Festival, JVC Festival, Harare International Arts Festival (Zimbabwe), Pisa Jazz Festival, Istanbul Jazz Festival, Livorno Jazz Festival, and hundreds of others worldwide.
Louis Moholo-Moholo comes from a musical family in South Africa, and is self-taught. In 1962, he won the first prize for drums at the Johannesburg Jazz Festival. He was an original member of the Blue Notes and the Brotherhood of Breath, historic South African bands that included Johnny Mbizo Dyani, Mongezi Feza, Dudu Pukwana and Chris McGregor. After moving to London in 1964, he collaborated with Harry Miller, Kenny Wheeler, Evan Parker, Mike Osborne, Irene Schweitzer,and many others. In the 1990s he brought a band back to South Africa, and recorded the experience as Freedom Tour. He has also performed with Kidd Jordan, William Parker, Kali. Z. Fasteau, Marilyn Crispell, Frode Gerstadt, and others. He is a member of the Dedication Orchestra and the London Improvisers Orchestra.
Bobby Few hails from Cleveland, Ohio where he studied classical piano for 12 years. His father introduced him to the music of Illinois Jacquet, Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonius Monk, Charlie Parker, Jimmy Saunders, and Erroll Garner. Bobby learned boogie-woogie, and listened closely to his neighbor Art Tatum. He played jazz concerts at school, where he and his friends spearheaded its contentious integration in 1950. In Cleveland he played with Joe Alexander, Bill Hardman, Carl Fields, Richard Mitchell, Lawrence "Jacktown" Jackson, Gene Jordan, Raymond Farris, Cevera Jeffries, childhood friend Albert Ayler, Jackie McLean, Roland Kirk, Brook Benton, Booker Ervin, Bobby's cousin Bob Cunningham, and LeRoy Williams. In 1969, Bobby expatriated to Paris with Frank Wright, Muhammad Ali, Alan Silva, Noah Howard and Arthur Jones, touring widely. He also played with Steve Lacy and others, and as a soloist. He recorded 54 albums with artists including Albert Ayler, Archie Shepp, Frank Wright, Booker Ervin. Steve Lacy, and Kali. Z. Fasteau.
Wayne Dockery is from a musical family of eight children in Camden, New Jersey. He studied classical voice at Glassboro State College, and began playing jazz bass in Philadelphia nightclubs. After a 2-year stint in the army, Dockery moved to New York in 1966. He has played with Freddie Hubbard, Sonny Fortune, George Benson, Stan Getz, Art Blakey, Elvin Jones, Stanley Turrentine, Hal Galper and Junior Cook. In 1990 he moved to Paris, where he played with James Moody, Benny Golson, and Clark Terry, Wayne tours regularly with Archie Shepp.
Steve McCraven started playing drums in school bands at age 8 in Palo Alto, California. At 10, he moved to New Haven, CT and attended Jimmy Stavris Drum School. He studied at Berklee College of Music with Alan Dawson, and went on to U.of Massachusetts where he studied with Max Roach and Archie Shepp. Steve toured Europe with Marion Brown in 1977, and recorded on Marion's album "La Placita." Expatriating to Paris in 1978, he studied with Philly Jo Jones, Kenny Clarke, Oliver Johnson and George Brown. Since 1988 Steve has been Archie Shepp's drummer. He also works with David Murray and Piotr Wojtasik. Steve played with Sam Rivers for 10 years, as well as with Yusef Lateef, Mal Waldron, Harold Ashby, Freddy Hubbard, Hank Crawford, Charles Tolliver, David 'Fathead' Newman, Sugar Blue, Horace Parlan, Calvin Newborn, Michael Gregory, James Moody, Pee Wee Ellis, Benny Golson, Arthur Blythe, Michel Graillier, Jalal (Last Poets), Kirk Lightsey, Walter Bishop, Jr., Billy Harper, and others. Steve recorded 7 CDs as a leader.
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At a time when Husker fans were longing for a 'winner', the Nebraska Husker Volleyball team did not disappoint in their run for the 2015 National Championship. Entering the season with low expectations didn't stop the program from setting the lofty goal of winning its 4th National Championship – and this one would be in front of its home-state crowd at Omaha's CenturyLink Arena. NET Sports was there to capture all of the electric moments as the Huskers battled their former Big 12 conference rival Texas Longhorns, in front of a record-setting attendance.
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The annual Venga! indoor climbing competition, will be held at Crimper's Climbing Gym, 100 Central Ave., Christiansburg, Saturday, Oct. 13.
All levels of competition—recreational to expert—will be held at this USA Climbing Collegiate and USA Climbing Bouldering sanctioned event, said John H. Johnson, Crimper's CEO. USA Climbing is the national governing body for competitive climbing in the United States. Climbers need not be members of USA Climbing to compete at the Crimper's Venga!, but competitors who are members of USA Climbing can earn points for the international events.
Youth climbers, 8 years to 18 years of age, will compete from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. and adults will compete from 2 p.m. to 9 p.m.
It is a Redpoint style competition, Johnson said. Climbers may work on the bouldering routes as many times as they wish in order to "send" the routes. Each bouldering problem has a point value and the top three scores will be counted for the final scores.
Crimper's Climbing Gym is the place to learn, practice, train, and perform the sport of indoor climbing. Indoor climbing builds physical strength and agility, while increasing mental fortitude and focus. Climbing, which has been growing in popularity, will be included in the Olympic games in 2020.
Crimper's has several types of climbing styles: a 16 ft. tall bouldering area equipped with 16 in. padded flooring; a 23 ft. top-rope section with 7 top-rope stations and 3 auto-belays stations; and a 30 ft. lead climbing section.


Remove the French rack of veal from the fridge around an hour before you are ready to start. Remove any sinew and clean the ribs thoroughly. Remove the tiny pieces of bone in between the ribs on the back to make it easier to slice later. Preheat the oven to 80 degrees Celsius (top/bottom heat). Season both sides of the rack with pepper and start it off by frying it briefly in the hot oil, then place in the middle of the oven to cook for a further two hours.
For the sweet potato gratin: peel the potatoes and cut them into slices of approx. two millimetres in thickness. Peel the garlic and cut it in half lengthways. Rub the garlic around the inside of an oven-proof dish and then grease the dish. Finely grate the Parmesan cheese. Bring the fresh cream to the boil and add the sliced potato, then cook for a further minute, stirring continuously. Pour the mixture into the oven-proof dish and spread it evenly before sprinkling with Parmesan cheese. Bake for approximately 20 minutes in a preheated oven at 175 degrees Celsius. Make sure that it doesn't burn on top; it may be necessary to cover with aluminium foil towards the end of the cooking time. Wash the broccoli and cut off the florets, make a cross at the base of each stem and then boil until al dente. Transfer into an ice bath and then drain. Add the butter to the stock and simmer to reduce by half then heat the broccoli in it, stirring several times.
The veal is 'medium-well' done as soon as the meat reaches a core temperature of 62 degrees Celsius. Wrap it in aluminium foil and leave to rest for a few minutes. Then slice the meat and serve on warm plates alongside the potato gratin and broccoli.


Fate 10 Mar 1918 - Sunk by a mine in the Dover Barrage at 51.00N, 01.19E. 35 dead (all hands lost).
There was little doubt about the fate of UB 58 as some of her logs floated to the surface and were recovered by the Royal Navy. Divers in recent years have located the wreck - the wreck was actually located in 1918 but not identified at the time. The site has erroneously been linked to UB 54 and UB 108.


1.How successful have the squads been in previous seasons?
Comp: Last year Vixens were University National Champions for the 2nd time at Level 3. This was the biggest university cheerleading competition in Europe! And we are hoping to defend this title against next year.
Dance: Three years ago the squad won a world big to compete in the National Dance Association (NDA) National Championship in Florida. Since then, every year the team has placed within the top three at each competition they have attended with the last years' team becoming national champions.
2. Can you please describe the competitions?
Both the competition and dance teams compete 3 times a year in Birmingham, Nottingham and Guildford at both national and regional levels. When asked about competitions, both the competition and dance coaches agreed that they are the highlight of the season.
Comp: The atmosphere of the arena is buzzing as all the universities show off what they have been working on all season…When we begin to perform, the whole team has so much fun.
1.What is the most rewarding aspect of being on Game Day?
Game day: One of the most rewarding parts is…having our hard work pay off when we nail a performance. The sense of achievement you feel as a stunt group and a team is amazing.
2. Can you describe the atmosphere of the American football games?
1.How often do you train?
Comp: We train twice a week and have occasional weekend camps for choreography…Training is a good way to destress from uni and gives you a couple of hours a week to take your mind off work.
Dance: We train once a week for 3 hours but as the competitions draw closer we have camps that last approximately 5 hours. These camps are intense rehearsal sessions that help us to prepare for the competitions… Alongside our hard work, a lot of the time is spent laughing and catching up with each other.
Game Day: We train twice a week: Wednesdays from 2:30-5pm and Sundays 9-1 with usually a game afterwards. A usual session can range from nailing new stunts, practicing our sassy dance sections or drilling jumps.
2. Any taster / try out information?
Comp: There will be 2 taster sessions on 4th October and 6th October. Try-outs will be on Sunday, 9th October.
Dance: There will be 2 taster sessions on 3rd October and 5th October. Try-outs will be on Sunday, 9th October.
Game day: Girls are invited to go to the competition tasters. The first game day session will be on 12th October, and there will be some relaxed try outs on 16th October which assess commitment rather than skill.
All teams have emphasized that no prior cheerleading experience is required!


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can you do the Aerolineas Argentina´s livery? pleaseee?
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Three-year old Lifa has become a cherished and celebrated part of the Ten Thousand Homes family. Abandoned by his mother at 7-months old, Lifa was left under the care of a family from Mbonisweni by his biological father. Staff member, Kacy Chaffin began building a relationship with Lifa in March 2010 when she stayed with this family for a community home stay as a DTS participant. Through consistent love, we have seen Lifa transformed from a silent, withdrawn child to a little boy overflowing with life.
Today, Lifa's biological father, who was orphaned at a very young age, has come back into his life. Pastor Sthembiso and TTH staff are building a relationship with him that communicates his worth and the power of loving as a family. We are watching a story of God's full-circle redemption in His orphaned and vulnerable children and are honored to be a part of it.


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After having breakfast we had a discussion about the connection of religion to the conflict in Israel. As it is known Israel is a sacred place for all three religions: Islam, Judaism and Christianity. Each religion is trying to control the land by his own. For some it was hard to talk about it because they felt they don't have enough information about it. Some were against the idea and they said that the conflict is not about religion but about power, controlling land, politics and economy. Afterwards the big group was divided into the small family groups to discuss and share about the role of religion in each participant's life. Each group discussed it privately as for our group (Desmond Tutu) the talk was very interesting and inspiring. Every member of our group had enough space to share his own believes and at the end we came to the conclusion that we all believe in an almighty power that religion represent different ways to praise it and they all complete each other and do not oppose. Furthermore religion itself doesn't cause conflicts but some people use it to achieve personal agendas which causes conflicts between human beings. Through the discussion an interesting idea was arouse: the idea of leaving religion aside and each individual takes responsibility to create his own faith. After that we were divided into country groups and shared the thoughts and ideas we talked about in the different family groups. Then we shared the conclusions with the big group.
After lunch the kitchen group cleaned and were helped by other participants. We then got a chance to travel by foot to the beach in Akko. It was a long walk. When we arrived at the beach we settled down and most people got a chance to swim while others relaxed on the beach. The water was cool. Others remained behind at the house and took care of the ones that were not feeling well. The walk back was also long and most people rushed in order to shower and pack before we could leave back to the Bustan(back home). Some used the hose pipe outside. It was also a time to have a snack while waiting for others to get ready. The place was put back in order. Tables, chairs, eating utensils. The bus was then packed and the trip back 'home' began.
On the bus we were singing, enjoying Israel's landscape, sleeping or talking. While we arrived again at the garden and unpacking the stuff from the bus it felt like coming home. Which might seem strange because we were sleeping in a house the days before and now came back to live under the wide sky. But it already feels like the place where we belong as the rainbow family in Israel.
While some people were playing cards, the kitchen group started to prepare dinner. We were happy to get food, even though the South-Africans had to except that we were returning to vegetarian food again. As the evening program Rolf invited Ido, Amiram's nephew, who works as a psychologist and group therapist, to talk about our emotions. Starting with talking about missing our mums and their worries about us, we came to more difficult topics like racism and the current situations in the different home countries. Since we share peaceful life here it is hard to understand why it is so difficult to take steps towards one another in our daily life. One of our conclusions was that people participating in the rainbow project use to be quite open-minded. Our experience makes this ability grow. So when we will be returning home we can take that with us to see things from a different point of view. Since it was Ido's birthday we finished our session with singing "Happy Birthday" in five different languages. The evening went on with chilling, playing cards, listening and dancing to music and talks until we fell asleep under our "home tree".
All in all, it was a great learning experience and adventure. Learning about the 'other' person and what motivates and influences them in an intimate and safe environment was worthwhile. Experiences like these are needed to remind each one of us of the real world that continues just outside our rainbow family of peace. We continue to be united for peace in Isreal.