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Q: How to find average difference in mysql? Consider a table employee storing the details of the employee.
ssn : social security number of the employee
address : storing the address of the employee

Looking at the address field in the employee table, you would notice that all the employees reside in "Fondren, Houston, TX". Consider the integer in the address field as house number. Consider the distance between the two houses as the difference in the house numbers, so the distance between house number 2 and 38 is 36 units. Write a query to determine the average distance between the house of the employee with ssn = '123456789' and the other employees' houses. Print the answer to two decimal places. Make sure that the answer is formatted with a comma like x,xxx.xx .
Can someone please help me solving this problem?
I do not want to use a SQL function.
The query I have made is:
SELECT
    avg(
    abs(CAST(address AS UNSIGNED) -
    SELECT CAST(address AS UNSIGNED) from test.test where ssn = 1234)
    ) as average from test.test;

A: Assuming you don't want to include the distance from the employee's house to their own house, you need to compute the average excluding that. One way to do that is by CROSS JOINing a table of the numbers of employee houses not including the employee of interest, and a table of the number of the employee of interest's house. You can then compute the SUM of the absolute differences and divide that by the row count to get the average. You can then use FORMAT to get the output in the desired format:
SELECT FORMAT(SUM(ABS(oth - emp)) / COUNT(oth), 2) AS average
FROM (
      SELECT CAST(address AS SIGNED) AS oth
      FROM test
      WHERE ssn != '123456789'
     ) t
CROSS JOIN (
      SELECT CAST(address AS SIGNED) AS emp
      FROM test
      WHERE ssn = '123456789'
     ) t2

Demo on SQLFiddle

A: SELECT format (avg(abs(substring_index(address, ' ', 1)-(SELECT
    substring_index(address, ' ', 1)
    FROM employee
    WHERE ssn = '123456789'
))), 2)
FROM employee
WHERE ssn != '123456789';

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Stephen J. Markman, Chief Justice Brian K. Zahra Bridget M. McCormack David F. Viviano Richard H. Bernstein Kurtis T. Wilder Elizabeth T. Clement, Justices.
On October 12, 2017, the Court heard oral argument on the application for leave to appeal the April 5, 2016 judgment of the Court of Appeals. On order of the Court, the application is again considered, and it is DENIED, because we are not persuaded that the questions presented should be reviewed by this Court.
Renisha McBride, the deceased, was shot and killed by defendant in the middle of the night on defendant's porch. In hindsight, it appears likely that she was seeking some aid after being involved in a nearby car accident a few hours earlier. Defendant, unfortunately, was unaware of these facts. Instead, understanding only that his home was under assault from one or more unknown individuals outside, he chose to meet the apparent threat at his front door.
Despite the tragic nature of this case, defendant was entitled to a fair trial with all the protections guaranteed to him by law. In my judgment, however, defendant was deprived of a critical protection at trial. This deprivation prejudiced the outcome, for which the only remedy is a new trial. Accordingly, I respectfully dissent from this Court's order denying leave to appeal.
Defendant lived alone in Dearborn Heights, close to the border of Detroit. He was aware that his neighborhood had recently suffered from an increase in crime. For instance, one of his neighbors had to display a handgun for protection against apparent drug users. In addition, defendant's vehicle had been vandalized a few weeks before the shooting at issue. As a result of this increase, defendant converted a hunting shotgun that he owned into a shotgun that was better suited for home defense by installing a pistol grip. His home had three doors-at the front, side, and back of the home. All doors were kept locked, including the screen door protecting the front door.
The deceased crashed her car in Detroit (near Dearborn Heights) at about 1:00 a.m. on November 2, 2013. Witnesses indicated that the deceased seemed "out of it, " and she declined to wait for an ambulance. Instead, she walked away from the scene. It is not clear what the deceased did between about 1:30 a.m. and 4:30 a.m., nor is it clear why she appeared at defendant's home. In any event, at about 4:30 a.m., defendant was awakened by a loud banging.
Defendant testified that the banging started at the side door and then moved to the front door. Defendant looked out of the front-door peephole and saw a figure leaving the porch. The banging then resumed at the side door, increasing in intensity. Defendant said that he feared that the person or persons were trying to enter his home and that the side door was being "attacked." He then obtained a baseball bat and went into the kitchen. The banging again resumed at the front door; this time, it sounded like metal hitting the door. Defendant decided to obtain his shotgun from the bedroom closet. By that point, the banging had again moved to the side door; defendant believed that it sounded like the person or persons were trying to kick in the door. When the banging at the side door stopped, defendant went to the front door to investigate, fearing that "they" were attempting to break into his home. He believed that if the person or persons outside saw him at the front door holding a gun, the person or persons might run away. By then, according to defendant, the front-door peephole was cracked and unusable from the pounding on the door.
Defendant testified that he unlocked the front door, opened it a few inches, and saw that the screen from the screen door was damaged or out of place. He then opened the front door completely, at which point someone suddenly rushed toward the door. Defendant explained that he immediately discharged his shotgun while assertedly fearing for his life, apparently with the screen door still closed, and the deceased was killed at close range. Experts later opined that she was two to eight feet away from the shotgun when it was discharged, but more likely at the short end of that range. Defendant said that it was only after he discharged the shotgun that he realized the person was a woman. He called the police at 4:42 a.m., stating that he had "just shot somebody on my front porch with a shotgun banging on my door."
The trial court provided two self-defense instructions to the jury, CJI2d 7.15 and CJI2d 7.16, each of which is consistent with the Self-Defense Act, MCL 780.971 et seq. However, the trial court refused defense counsel's requests to also give CJI2d 7.16a.Relevant to this case, CJI2d 7.16a would have instructed the jury that if an individual is "in the process of breaking and entering, " and the homeowner honestly and reasonably believes that fact, then the jury should presume that the homeowner has an honest and reasonable belief of imminent death or great bodily harm. See MCL 780.951(1). The trial court reasoned that CJI2d 7.16a was inapplicable because "there is no evidence that [the deceased] was either breaking or entering."
Ultimately, the jury found defendant guilty as charged of second-degree murder, MCL 750.317, statutory manslaughter, MCL 750.329, and possession of a firearm during the commission of a felony, MCL 750.227b. The Court of Appeals affirmed his convictions, People v Wafer, unpublished per curiam opinion of the Court of Appeals, issued April 5, 2016 (Docket No. 324018), and we directed the Clerk to schedule oral argument on the application, People v Wafer, 500 Mich. 930 (2017).
This Court reviews de novo claims of instructional error. People v Dupree, 486 Mich. 693, 702 (2010).
"At common law, a claim of self-defense, which 'is founded upon necessity, real or apparent, ' may be raised by a nonaggressor as a legal justification for an otherwise intentional homicide." People v Riddle, 467 Mich. 116, 126 (2002), quoting 40 Am Jur 2d, Homicide, § 138, p 609. "[T]he killing of another person in self-defense is justifiable homicide only if the defendant honestly and reasonably believes his life is in imminent danger or that there is a threat of serious bodily harm and that it is necessary to exercise deadly force to prevent such harm to himself." Riddle, 467 Mich. at 127. "[O]nce the defendant satisfies the initial burden of production, the prosecution bears the burden of disproving the common law defense of self-defense beyond a reasonable doubt." People v Reese, 491 Mich. 127, 155 (2012) (quotation marks and citation omitted; alteration in original).
As a general rule under the common law, a person exercising his right of self-defense is "bound, if possible, to get out of his adversary's way, and has no right to stand up and resist if he can safely retreat or escape." Pond v People, 8 Mich. 150, 176 (1860). However, under the castle doctrine, "[i]t is universally accepted that retreat is not a factor in determining whether a defensive killing was necessary when it occurred in the accused's dwelling[.]" Riddle, 467 Mich. at 134. "The rule has been defended as arising from 'an instinctive feeling that a home is sacred, and that it is improper to require a man to submit to pursuit from room to room in his own house.' " Id., quoting People v Godsey, 54 Mich.App. 316, 319 (1974) (citations and quotation marks omitted).
MCL 780.972 is consistent with the common law of self-defense to the extent that it allows a person to use deadly force in self-defense when (1) the person honestly and reasonably believes that there is a threat of imminent death or great bodily harm to himself, and (2) the person honestly and reasonably believes that the use of deadly force is necessary to prevent such an outcome.
Thus, MCL 780.951(1) essentially provides that, when the evidence shows that both subdivisions (a) and (b) have been satisfied, the defendant is entitled to a rebuttable presumption that he possesses an honest and reasonable belief of imminent death or great bodily harm. The trial court here, despite repeated requests from defense counsel, refused to instruct the jury concerning MCL 780.951 by providing the jury CJI2d 7.16a. Its refusal to do so is dominantly at issue in this appeal. Put simply, defendant was entitled to such an instruction if the evidence supported both MCL 780.951(1)(a) and (1)(b). See People v Rodriguez, 463 Mich. 466, 472 (2000) ("[W]hen a jury instruction is requested on any theories or defenses and is supported by evidence, it must be given to the jury by the trial judge.") (quotation marks and citation omitted); People v Kolanek, 491 Mich. 382, 411-412 (2012) ("[I]f a defendant produces sufficient evidence of the elements of the defense, then the question whether the defendant has asserted a valid defense is for the jury to decide.").


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448 Beacon
448 Beacon (2019)
Lot 55′ x 150′ (8,250 sf)
448 Beacon is located on the NW corner of Beacon and Hereford, with 428 Beacon, a vacant lot, to the east, across Hereford, 450 Beacon to the west, and 435 Beacon to the south, across Beacon.
448 Beacon was designed by Andrews and Jaques, architects, and built in 1889-1890 by B. D. Whitcomb & Co., builders, as the home of Robert Chamblet Hooper and his wife, Helen Angier (Ames) Hooper.
Helen Hooper's father, Frederick Lothrop Ames, purchased the land for 448 Beacon on March 1, 1888, from William G. Saltonstall, who had purchased the land from the Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation on February 10, 1886. Frederick and Rebecca Caroline (Blair) Ames lived at 306 Dartmouth.
The original lot had a frontage of 56 feet, and on May 16, 1888, Frederick Ames sold the western one foot to William Simes, who owned the adjoining property. On the same day, they entered into a party wall agreement with respect to any wall that would be built on the boundary between 448 Beacon and 450 Beacon. William Simes combined the one foot strip with his land and, on December 13, 1889, sold Frederick Ames the 26 foot wide lot where 450 Beacon later would be built.
Click here for an index to the deeds for 448 Beacon, and click here for further information on the land on the north side of Beacon, including the Storrow Memorial Embankment on the Esplanade.
Although the land was owned by Frederick Ames, Robert Hooper is shown as the owner on the original building permit application for 448 Beacon, dated March 27, 1889, and on the final building inspection report, dated December 20, 1890 (bound with the report, located in the Boston Public Library's Arts Department, is a faded and water-damaged blueprint of the first floor plan).
By the 1890-1891 winter season, 448 Beacon had been completed and Robert and Helen Hooper had made it their home. Their only child, Helen, was born there in March of 1891. They had lived at 40 Hereford during the previous season. They also maintained a home in Manchester.
448 Beacon (ca. 1919), courtesy of the Bostonian Society
Robert Chamblet Hooper was treasurer and later president of the Constitution Wharf Company. A noted dog fancier, he was owner of "Judge" (also known as "Hooper's Judge"). credited as the ancestor of the Boston Terrier breed.
On May 13, 1891, after 448 Beacon was completed, Frederick Ames sold the lot at 450 Beacon to Annie Hardon (Burr) Farlow, the wife of Dr. John Woodford Farlow. They lived at 234 Clarendon. The deed included a provision, intended to preserve the view from 448 Beacon, specifying that no building could be built on the property at 450 Beacon any further north than a line 100 feet 8 inches north of Beacon (other than the usual outbuildings, including stables, the height of which could be no more than 15 feet). The deed also provided that, if the building at 448 Beacon was extended further north, then the building at 450 Beacon could be extended up to an equivalent amount.
Frederick Ames died in September of 1893, and on December 27, 1893, Helen (Ames) Hooper purchased 448 Beacon from his estate.
Helen Hooper died in February of 1907, and Robert Hooper died in August of 1908. Their daughter, Helen, continued to live at 448 Beacon. By 1910, she had been joined by a companion, Susan Blake (Hall) Horton, the widow of Nathaniel (Nathan) G. Horton. She previously had lived in Milton.
The original land transfer deeds from the Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation included restrictions with respect to the nature and dimensions of buildings that could be erected on the land. The deeds for the land at 448-458 Beacon did not include any restrictions limiting what could be built at the rear of the property, but the deeds for the remainder of the block did, specifying that "no buildings other than the usual outbuildings including stables of not more than one story in height shall before January 1, 1910, be erected on said parcel northerly of a line parallel with and ninety feet north from the northerly line of Beacon Street." On August 2, 1909, all of the owners of the property on the north side of Beacon between Hereford and Massachusetts Avenue (other than the Mt. Vernon Church) entered into an agreement to "continue for twenty years longer [to December 31, 1929] the existing freedom from irregular building and obstruction of view which they now enjoy from the rear portion of their houses." The owners of 448-458 Beacon joined in that agreement, accepting the same rear yard limitation on their property as applied to the properties further west, with the provisos that existing structures that did not comply did not need to be modified and that the agreement did not "affect or impair" any existing agreement between the property owners.
Helen Hooper married in April of 1911 to Lathrop Brown; after their marriage, they lived in New York City. Lathrop Brown was a real estate dealer in New York and was elected to Congress in 1913, serving one term. He had been Franklin Delano Roosevelt's best man at his wedding to Eleanor Roosevelt in 1905.
Susan Horton probably moved from 448 Beacon after Helen Hooper's marriage. By the 1913-1914 winter season, she was living at 315 Dartmouth as a companion to T. Jefferson Coolidge.
448 Beacon was not listed in the 1912 and 1913 Blue Books.
On September 20, 1912, 448 Beacon was acquired from Helen (Hooper) Brown by real estate dealer William P. Natale.
The property subsequently changed hands and on May 2, 1913, it was purchased by Mabel De Carteret (Hunt) Slater, the widow of textile mill owner Horatio Nelson Slater. She also maintained a home, The Knolls, in Webster, where the Slater Mills were located, in Bar Harbor, and in the Readville district of Milton, at Pine Bank. Prior to Horatio Slater's death in August of 1899, they had maintained their Boston residence at 17 Gloucester.
Their four children – Esther Slater, Horatio Nelson Slater, Ray Slater, and William Morris Hunt Slater – lived with her.
Between about 1904 and 1912, she had engaged in a prolonged and ultimately successful legal effort to prevent the sale of the Slater Mills in Webster by the trustees of her husband's estate, seeking to preserve them under family control for the benefit of her children. She appears not to have maintained a home in Boston during this period.
Mabel Slater was the daughter of noted artist William Morris Hunt. She was an inventor, filing various patents with the proceeds to go to charity. In 1904, she patented a method of obtaining ice-cooled water from a spigot installed into an ice-box refrigerator, and in 1914, a gauge to show how much ice was left without having to open the ice-box. She also invented a sleeping bag that doubled as a garment, said to have been used in World War I.
In July of 1913, she applied for (and subsequently received) permission to construct a ballroom addition at the rear of 448 Beacon, designed by architects Bigelow and Wadsworth. Plans for the addition are included in the City of Boston Blueprints Collection in the Boston Public Library's Arts Department (reference BIN L-22).
The rear addition for the ballroom would appear to have conflicted with the 1909 agreement prohibiting new rear yard construction. However, either no neighbor objected or it was concluded that the addition was permitted by the language referring to possible future extension of 448 Beacon included in Frederick Ames's 1891 agreement with Annie Farlow when he sold her the land at 450 Beacon.
On December 9, 1913, Mabel Slater bought the vacant lot at 428 Beacon on the northeast corner of Beacon and Hereford, across Hereford from 448 Beacon. She sold it three years later, on October 23, 1916, to Marie (Griffin) Dennett. wife of Carl Pullen Dennett. According to an October 29, 1916, "Table Gossip" item in the Boston Globe, she "purchased it with the intention of developing it into an Italian garden" that "might enhance the attractiveness of her residence," but "never carried out her idea." The Dennetts lived at 250 Beacon and also never developed the lot.
Postcard from Mabel Hunt Slater to Cardinal William Henry O'Connell ca. 1917, with the message "A favorite corner at 448 Beacon St. leading into music room. Does it not suggest Italy?"; courtesy of the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston Archives
On February 19, 1914, Mabel Slater inaugurated her recently completed ballroom with a ball to present her daughter, Ray, into society, in what the Boston Globe's article the next day described as "both a 'housewarming' and a coming out party" that "dedicated to hospitality one of the most beautiful homes in the Back Bay." The article described the new ballroom, which Mrs. Slater called a "Rittersaale," as a "Gothic apartment" with a "wide dado of renaissance carving surrounding the walls," noting "there are Gothic niches in which are placed ancient carved madonnas and from a tower-like skylight a large Gothic lantern set with stained glass is suspended by heavy chains. Marvelous tapestries hang on the walls and the floor is parqueted in a handsome, though simple, design. The balcony overlooks the ballroom and this, too, is Gothic in its appointments. It is lighted by stained-glass windows and is approached from the main house by stairs carpeted with red velvet."
The Boston Globe article also noted that, "throughout the house the fittings are of classical interest," and included a "Chinese room filled with lacquered ware and fitted cabinets …and a wonderful fireplace of iridescent tiles with ancient Chinese ornaments on its face," a "woman's dressing room opening from the outer hall that is panelled with Flemish carvings and hung with rose-colored curtains," a "large central hall fitted up in the style of an Italian garden with twisted marble columns and marble benches," and "a broad, winding staircase that that leads to beautiful apartments above, among which are breakfast and dining rooms, a Flemish room, a library, and a drawing room."
In April of 1915, Esther Slater married Benjamin Sumner Welles, who had graduated from Harvard in 1914. Esther Slater's brother, Nelson, was his best man, with whom he had traveled to Africa in 1914 on a big game expedition. Nelson Slater sent back lions, monkeys, a baboon, and a bear as donations to the Franklin Park zoo.
Sumner Welles joined the US diplomatic service and, after his marriage to Esther Slater, they lived in Tokyo and then at various other locations where he was posted. They divorced in 1923. He later became a foreign policy advisor to Franklin Delano Roosevelt and served as Under Secretary of State from 1937 to 1943.
In January of 1916, William Morris Hunt Slater died of pneumonia while attending St. Paul's School in Concord, New Hampshire. In his memory, in December of 1916, Mabel Slater donated her home in Webster for use by a newly-formed boys and girls club.
On January 1, 1917, Mabel Slater hosted a New Year's party in the ballroom at 448 Beacon for 167 children of poor families receiving aid from the Salvation Army. Among the features of the party was a visit by her white baboon, which, according to the January 2, 1917, Boston Globe article on the party, "Mrs. Slater had brought in from her estate in Readville for the amusement of her young guests."
The baboon probably was among the animals brought back from Africa by Nelson Slater. He had continued his interest in wild animals, and on March 31, 1916, the New York Times reported that he had "caused something of a stir" in the lobby of the St. Regis Hotel "when he entered leading a lion cub by a rope." He had purchased the cub from the Central Park zoo and planned to donate it to the Franklin Park zoo. The article noted "Mr. Slater has a particular fondness for animals, and on trips to Africa he had obtained cubs and taken them to Boston, keeping them as pets until they got too big, when he presented them to the Boston Menagerie."
In 1916, Nelson Slater joined the American Field Service as an ambulance driver in France. He subsequently enlisted in the Naval Reserve, and then served as a flight instructor and test pilot for the Navy, serving until December of 1918. He returned to Boston and lived at 448 Beacon with his mother and his sister, Ray.
On November 10, 1917, an intruder entered 448 Beacon through a rear door on Back Street which, according to a November 11, 1917, Boston Globe article, was "always left open under strict orders from Mrs. Slater, in order that destitute and hungry persons may find their way to the kitchen for food." He went searching for Mrs. Slater, and shot and killed Mrs. Slater's butler, Emil Knab, who had sought to stop him. He subsequently fled and was caught by the police.
Mabel Slater and her unmarried children continued to live at 448 Beacon during the 1918-1919 winter season, but moved thereafter to New York City. She continued to maintain her homes in Readville and Bar Harbor. Ray Slater married in April of 1919 to Dr. James B. Murphy, a physician and pathologist, and H. Nelson Slater married in December of 1921 to Martha Byers Lyon.
During the 1919-1920 winter season, 448 Beacon was the home of Grant Walker and his wife, Mabel (Shaw) Walker. They previously had lived at 330 Beacon.
Grant Walker was an investor in and director of various textile mills and related businesses.
He died in April of 1920. After his death, Mabel Walker moved back to 330 Beacon.
448 Beacon was not listed in the 1921 Blue Book.
On August 24, 1921, 448 Beacon was purchased from Mabel Slater by the Boston Masonic Club. It had been formed in September of 1919 and had leased 200 Commonwealth as its clubhouse in 1920. On September 10, 1921, about 1,500 members met at 200 Commonwealth and marched in a parade to 448 Beacon for the informal opening of new clubhouse.
On May 1, 1924, the Boston Masonic Club changed its name to the Square and Compass Club.
The Club converted the former ballroom into an auditorium, and in June of 1924, it applied for permission to use the roof as an area to serve "light refreshments" at 28 tables with 4 persons per table. According to a July 19, 1924, Boston Globe article, several abutters brought suit to stop the project, arguing that it violated the 1909 agreement designed to protect their unobstructed view of the Charles River Embankment. The suit either was unsuccessful or was settled, and the roof addition was constructed by October of 1924.
448 Beacon (ca. 1942), photograph by Bainbridge Bunting, courtesy of The Gleason Partnership
On October 1, 1930, the Square and Compass Club issued mortgage bonds to finance its operations. On December 11, 1933, the trustees under the bond indenture foreclosed on the mortgage and took possession of the property for the benefit of the bond holders.
In December of 1934, the trustees applied for (and subsequently received) permission to convert the property from a club to a club with the privilege of serving alcoholic beverages to members. The application appears to have been made in anticipation of the sale of the property.
On January 12, 1935, 448 Beacon was purchased from the trustees by 448 Beacon Street, Inc., which operated it as the Fox and Hounds Club, a private dining club.
A February 13, 1935, Boston Globe article reported the new club's opening, noting that "the entire building .. has been completely done over to add to the wonderful fixings and wood carved stairway." "A feature of the second floor will be a full length bar facing the Charles River, with plate glass affording a panorama of the activities on the water. Dining rooms, pool room and other separate private function rooms will occupy the second and third stories of the building. A beautiful new entrance and reception room will welcome guests."
The Club was initially operated by James R.McManus. By 1939, however, it was owned by Edward I. Davis. He and his wife, Anna R. (Bravman) Davis, lived in Mattapan and later in Newton.
In August of 1939, 448 Beacon Street, Inc., applied for (and subsequently received) permission to construct an addition 13 feet x 19 feet x 9 feet high to the "banquet hall" (probably Mrs. Slater's ballroom, which the Square and Compass Club had converted into an auditorium).
In October of 1943, 448 Beacon Street, Inc., applied for permission to convert the property from a private club into a public restaurant. The application was denied and, although the applicant's appeal was granted by the Board of Appeal, the permit was abandoned, probably because of concerns about egress and other fire safety issues.
In December of 1945, Edward Davis's wife, Anna (Bravman) Davis, acquired the empty lot at 428 Beacon. It probably was used for parking for the Club.
During the mid-1940s, the Club added fire escapes and other improvements, and in October of 1948, 448 Beacon Street, Inc., again applied for permission to convert the property into a restaurant that would occupy three floors and the basement. This time when the application was denied, the Board of Appeal dismissed the applicant's appeal.
On April 11, 1949, 448 Beacon was purchased from 448 Beacon Street, Inc. (Edward I. Davis, treasurer) by George Irwin Rohrbough and his wife, Martha Fraser (Waugh) Rohrbough. He was president of Chandler School for Women, a secretarial school, and purchased 448 Beacon for use as a school building. Chandler School previously had been located at 245 Marlborough. The Rohrboughs lived in Cambridge.
In conjunction with the sale, 448 Beacon Street, Inc., applied for (and subsequently received) permission to convert the property from a club into a school. In August of 1949, George and Martha Rohrbough filed an affidavit with the Building Department assuring that students would not be permitted on the fifth floor of the property, presumably because of limited egress from that floor.
During the 1950s and 1960s, George Rohrbough and Chandler School also acquired 452 Beacon, 420–422–424–426 Beacon, and the vacant lot at 428 Beacon. They sold 420-422-424-426 Beacon and the vacant lot at 428 Beacon in August of 1971 to the New England College of Optometry, and retained 448 Beacon and 452 Beacon.
On June 15, 1971, the Chandler School purchased 448 Beacon and 452 Beacon from George and Martha Rohrbough. He retired as president of the school in 1972.
On June 20, 1975, the Shawmut Community Bank foreclosed its mortgages on 448 Beacon and 452 Beacon and took possession of the properties.
On December 19, 1975, 448 Beacon was purchased from the Shawmut Community Bank by the Church of Scientology. In November of 1975, in anticipation of the sale, the bank had applied for (and subsequently received) permission to convert the property from a school into a place of worship.
On June 17, 2013, the Church entered into an easement agreement with the New England College of Optometry (owners of the vacant lot at 428 Beacon) with respect to the use of Hereford Street between Beacon and Back Streets (that portion of Hereford being a private way). The agreement specified the exclusive right of the owners of 448 Beacon to park vehicles on the western side of the street and the exclusive right of the owners of 428 Beacon to park vehicles on the eastern side of the street (in the late 19th Century, when it developed its land on the north side of Beacon, the Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation retained the land between 448 Beacon and 428 Beacon as a privately owned extension of Hereford Street, 40 feet in width; the City of Boston did not designate the extension as a public street and when the Boston and Roxbury Mill Corporation ceased to exist, the property was subject to common law principles regarding abandoned property (codified in 1971 in the derelict fee statute) and the western half of the private way became the property of the owners 448 Beacon and the eastern half became the property of the owners of 428 Beacon).
On August 20, 2013, 448 Beacon was purchased from the Church of Scientology by the 448 Beacon LLC. In November of 2013, it applied for (and subsequently received) permission to convert the property from a place of worship into a multi-unit residential building (the number of units not being specified).
On July 27, 2016, the 448 Beacon LLC converted the property into six condominium units, The Hooper Mansion Condominium.

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The Daily Sweat: Can the Warriors keep rolling through Luka Doncic and Mavericks?
Frank Schwab
The past two seasons weren't kind to the Golden State Warriors.
They struggled badly through injuries in 2019-20, going 15-50. They were OK last season but lost in the play-in tournament to the Los Angeles Lakers. The glory days seemed to be over.
Then this season started and the Warriors became the best team in the NBA. The Warriors take their NBA-best 29-7 record to Dallas for a game on ESPN against the Mavericks. The Warriors are 6.5-point favorites at BetMGM.
Golden State's revival is reflected in the BetMGM future odds. The Warriors have the second-best odds to win the NBA championship behind the star-filled Brooklyn Nets. The Nets are +250 to win it all and the Warriors are +450. Steph Curry is the favorite to win NBA MVP at +120 odds.
Curry is having a great season and he's the headline for the Warriors' big season. But he has a lot of help. Draymond Green isn't scoring much but he's doing everything else, especially on defense. The Warriors are known for starting the 3-point revolution across basketball, but they're the best defensive team in the NBA this season.
The Warriors hit big in the draft on Jordan Poole, who is averaging 18.1 points per game. Andrew Wiggins has been playing perhaps the best ball of his career and is averaging 19.1 points per game. The Warriors are really deep and all the pieces seem to fit perfectly. It's a testament to Steve Kerr's coaching. And to think, five-time All-Star Klay Thompson is expected to return from injury Sunday.
The Mavericks aren't bad, especially now that Luka Doncic is back from the COVID-19 protocols. They have won three in a row. Perhaps it's tempting to take them getting plenty of points as a home underdog, especially on a night in which Mavs legend Dirk Nowitzki will have his number retired. But do you want to fade the Warriors right now?
Stephen Curry of the Golden State Warriors is the favorite to win NBA MVP. (Photo by Alex Goodlett/Getty Images)
Here's the first look at the sports betting slate for Wednesday:
What else is on the NBA slate?
There are 11 games in the NBA, including two more top teams in the West in the second game of ESPN's doubleheader. The Utah Jazz play at the Denver Nuggets, with the Jazz as 4.5-point favorites. The Jazz and Nets are tied for the NBA's best road record at 13-3 this season. Utah's excellent play on the road makes them an even stronger contender to make a deep playoff run.
Perhaps the most fun game on the slate is the Atlanta Hawks at Sacramento Kings. The Kings, who played the Los Angeles Lakers tough on Tuesday night before taking a late loss, are 1.5-point favorites. Hawks star Trae Young is coming off a career-high 56 points on Monday. This game has the highest total on the board at 229.5.
How about college basketball?
With conference play in full swing, we're getting some fun matchups most nights in the college game. Alabama at Florida is probably the highlight of the schedule, with the Gators as 1.5-point favorites. The SEC could have the best title race in college basketball this season and we'll see plenty of good games between the top teams.
Overall there are six games involving top-25 teams. The only game with two top-25 teams is No. 11 Iowa State hosting No. 25 Texas Tech. Iowa State is a 2.5-point favorite.
What's the best bet?
Always look first to the home team in college basketball. That's what I'll be doing with Iowa State. Texas Tech has been very good, especially on defense, but Iowa State has been a big surprise and Hilton Coliseum is always a great home-court advantage.
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Pavel Trnka (27. července 1976, Plzeň, Československo) je bývalý český hokejový obránce.

Hráčská kariéra

Prvenství
 Debut v NHL - 5. listopadu 1997 (Mighty Ducks of Anaheim proti Tampa Bay Lightning)
 První asistence v NHL - 18. listopadu 1997 (San Jose Sharks proti Mighty Ducks of Anaheim)
 První gól v NHL - 1. ledna 1998 (Washington Capitals proti Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, brankáři Olaf Kölzig)

Klubová statistika

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| 1992–93
| HC Škoda Plzeň
| ČHL-20
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1993–94
| HC Škoda Plzeň
| ČHL
| 11 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 12
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| 1994–95
| HC Interconnex Plzeň
| ČHL
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0
| — || — || — || — || —
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1994–95
| Poldi SONP Kladno
| ČHL
| 28 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 24
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| 1995–96
| Baltimore Bandits
| AHL
| 69 || 2 || 6 || 8 || 44
| 6 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1996–97
| Baltimore Bandits
| AHL
| 69 || 6 || 14 || 20 || 86
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 2
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| 1997–98
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
| NHL
| 48 || 3 || 4 || 7 || 40
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1997–98
| Cincinnati Mighty Ducks
| AHL
| 23 || 3 || 5 || 8 || 28
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| 1998–99
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
| NHL
| 63 || 0 || 4 || 4 || 60
| 4 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2
|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 1999–00
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
| NHL
| 57 || 2 || 15 || 17 || 34
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| 2000–01
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
| NHL
| 59 || 1 || 7 || 8 || 42
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2001–02
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
| NHL
| 71 || 2 || 11 || 13 || 66
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| 2002–03
| Mighty Ducks of Anaheim
| NHL
| 24 || 3 || 6 || 9 || 6
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2002–03
| Florida Panthers
| NHL
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| 2003–04
| Florida Panthers
| NHL
| 67 || 3 || 13 || 16 || 51
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2004–05
| HC Lasselsberger Plzeň
| ČHL
| 47 || 7 || 10 || 17 || 103
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| 2005–06
| HC Lasselsberger Plzeň
| ČHL
| 38 || 8 || 6 || 14 || 40
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2005–06
| Leksands IF
| SEL
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| 2006–07
| HC Lasselsberger Plzeň
| ČHL
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| 2006–07
| Malmö Redhawks
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| 2007–08
| HC Vítkovice Steel
| ČHL
| 48 || 1 || 3 || 4 || 70
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|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0"
| 2008–09
| HC Vítkovice Steel
| ČHL
| 31 || 1 || 8 || 9 || 20
| 7 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 10
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| 2009–10
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| 46 || 1 || 6 || 7 || 42
| 16 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 16
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| 2010–11
| HC Vítkovice Steel
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| 49 || 2 || 7 || 9 || 48
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| 2011–12
| HC Vítkovice Steel
| ČHL
| 34 || 0 || 5 || 5 || 16
| 3 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 4
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"| Celkem v ČHL
! 366 !! 23 !! 52 !! 75 !! 437
! 41 !! 0 !! 10 !! 10 !! 56
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="3"| Celkem v NHL
! 411 !! 14 !! 63 !! 77 !! 323
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Reprezentace

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| 1994
| Česko 18
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| 1995
| Česko 20
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| 2003
| Česko
| MS
| 5 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 6
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4"| Juniorská kariéra celkově
! 12 !! 0 !! 1 !! 1 !! 14
|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! colspan="4"| Seniorská kariéra celkově
! 5 !! 1 !! 0 !! 1 !! 6
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Externí odkazy

Čeští lední hokejisté
Čeští hokejoví reprezentanti
Hráči Anaheim Ducks
Hráči Florida Panthers
Narození v roce 1976
Narození 27. července
Narození v Plzni
Žijící lidé
Muži
Hráči draftovaní Anahaimem Ducks


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A Conversation With Best Selling Thriller Writer Dani Amore (Dan Ames)
Dani Amore [also known as Dan Ames] is now a sensation among the Kindle owners who loves fast-paced thrillers; her books have been consistently among Top 20 best sellers on Amazon website and her last novel, The Killing League
, is already at #6 spot within the Police Procedural Category. What comes next is a conversation with the author about The Killing League and her current projects.
The idea of The Killing League is so bizarre. How did you come up with it?
I've always been interested in the psychology of competition. What people are willing to do to win. I've seen some crazy stuff in Corporate America – people selling their souls for relatively inconsequential success. Anyway, I paired that with my interest in serial killers. What motivates them, etc. And when I read that most of them are very competitive, especially with other serial killers, the idea for the book was born. I just had to figure out how someone could orchestrate the competition. Once I had that, I was off to the races.
Most of the "good" characters in your books seem to have a reckless attraction to confronting their fears, right?
I think most people have a love/hate relationship with their fears. They feel good about facing them, but at the same time, they can't wait to look away. It's what makes life interesting.
How did you do the research for the novel?
Well, I've had a lifelong fascination with serial killers, so I've read just about every book there is on the subject. I'm also fascinated with psychology, which is another lifelong passion. It's why I write – I get to do what I love.
What was challenging about it?
The toughest part was keeping a breakneck pace and still giving the characters enough flesh to make them real. It was definitely a balancing act. I needed enough killers to make a real competition, but I also didn't want to overwhelm the reader.
Where Do You write?
I have a spare bedroom set up as my office. An old kitchen table is my desk. The only thing modern is my laptop, and a killer sound system with a huge subwoofer. When I really need to let the demons run wild, I crank up that bad boy and the house shakes.
Who's your favorite writer?
Honestly, I have a ton of them. But Thomas Perry is the writer who made me want to be a writer, so I have to give him the nod. Sleeping Dogs
is an unbelievable book.
Give us a writing tip.
You have to do the thing you cannot do.
I'm contributing a short story to an anthology that will be out this summer. I'm also nearing completion of the second Mary Cooper mystery, which I've titled MURDER WITH SARCASTIC INTENT.
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Great interview. I have Death by Sarcasm on my Kindle and am looking forward to reading it! 🙂
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Anna Karenina: the book vs. the movie
I've recently read Tolstoy's Anna Karenina and subsequently watched Joe Wright's 2012 movie adaptation. Since I'm no literary expert I'm not going to delve into the significance and enormity of the novel here, almost everything what can be has been written about it already anyway. So I'm going to use a very un-original and brief consensus: I liked it.
What I do want to write about instead is the way the filmmakers chose to condense this complex and multilayered story into a two-hour movie. When adapting a book to film, one has to decide whether the goal is a straightforward re-telling of the narrative or a re-imagination of the story with the help of visual and cinematic effects. Joe Wright went with the second option and decided to direct a movie which creates the unorthodox illusion of stage play with the usage of elaborate theatrical sets. Now although the critics more-or-less liked the approach, many have said the he chose style over substance, but in this case I want to defend him. Prior to watching the movie I intentionally avoided any information about the production since I can't stand the littlest of spoilers, therefore I did not know what to expect. At first I was taken aback a little by the visuals, but as the story went on and the director's intention became clear I became convinced that he chose the right way, or I might say the only way. What I mean is if you must make another adaptation of Anna Karenina (which the studio was obviously compelled to do so) in 2012, you have to put a little twist on it to make it unique. To create an adaptation with a digestible length you have to cut several storylines and leave out whole characters anyway, which in turn will lead to the spoiling of the overall effect. It is always unfortunate because fans will almost certainly will not like it, their expectations are too high anyway, and experience shows us that if a well known and beloved novel receives an adaptation the best review the filmmakers could hope for is something in the vicinity of "yeah, it's beautiful to watch, but it is inferior to its classic literary counterpart". That is why I feel that the direction in this case was justified, because it turned a simple adaptation into something more, something unusual and something which employed successfully the unique tools at its disposal.
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Taking care of your oral health should be a top priority for everyone. Not only does it allow you to step out with a movie star smile, but it can also be the key to you finding out about other health issues that you may be dealing with. However, as much as you may want to see the dentist, you might be worried about the cost. It can be difficult to find budget-friendly dental care, especially if you don't have insurance. Use this information to learn more about what you can do to find an affordable dentist as soon as possible.
That first thing you should do when you're on the hunt for affordable dental care is go to a local dental school. There, you'll find dental students who can administer a wide variety of services that won't break the bank.
Understand that students in a dental school need the experience that comes from working with the public. Not only does this allow them to put into practice the theories that they've spent years learning about, it also prepares them for dealing with different kinds of patients. There are some people who are a bit scared to go to the dentist. When dental students encounter these types of patients, they can begin to learn how to alleviate their fears so they can help clients maintain their smiles.
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On May 14, 2014, Dan will be leading a field trip at Sugarloaf Mountain to catch both a sunset and moon rise.
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[2005/01/26] Design Paper Published in PNAS
Design Paper Published in PNAS 01/26/2005
Can scientific progress be made from a design perspective? The Intelligent Design movement says so, but critics say ID has no place in science, which by definition must be naturalistic; judges rule that alternatives to Darwinian evolution are forbidden in public schools. The rationale is that anything else assumes God, and is therefore religiously motivated. Then how do we interpret a paper in PNAS this week,1 that is chock full of design language?
A team of Japanese and American biologists, from Caltech and University of California and elsewhere, describe the heat shock response in the cell. They not only compare this biological system to good engineering, but treat the engineering paradigm as a proper approach to the study of cellular systems: in fact, they say, "Viewed from this perspective, heat shock itself constitutes an integral functional module. Such a characterization of functional modules is extremely useful, because it provides an inventory list of cellular processes. An analogy would be a list of machines and their function in a factory." For more design language, look at the abstract:
Molecular biology studies the cause-and-effect relationships among microscopic processes initiated by individual molecules within a cell and observes their macroscopic phenotypic effects on cells and organisms. These studies provide a wealth of information about the underlying networks and pathways responsible for the basic functionality and robustness of biological systems. At the same time, these studies create exciting opportunities for the development of quantitative and predictive models that connect the mechanism to its phenotype then examine various modular structures and the range of their dynamical behavior. The use of such models enables a deeper understanding of the design principles underlying biological organization and makes their reverse engineering and manipulation both possible and tractable. The heat shock response presents an interesting mechanism where such an endeavor is possible. Using a model of heat shock, we extract the design motifs in the system and justify their existence in terms of various performance objectives. We also offer a modular decomposition that parallels that of traditional engineering control architectures. (Emphasis added in all quotes.)
The paper is filled with design words: engineering, robustness, feedback loops, feed-forward loops, modularity, performance, functional criteria, and the like – all but the buzzphrase "intelligent design." For example, "Biology and engineering share many similarities at the system level, including the use of complexity to achieve robustness and performance rather than for minimal functionality."
The only mention2 of biological evolution is a passing reference in the final discussion that, in the surrounding design language, seems almost irrelevant: "The formulation of such a problem aside, the physical implementation of any of its solutions seems to have been evolutionarily solved by using a number of recurring motifs..." How it was solved, and who solved it, is left unexplained. Instead, the authors seem enthusiastic that a design-theoretic approach, viewing cellular mechanisms the way a computer scientist would reverse-engineer software, can be a fruitful avenue for research:
However, to understand the operational principles of a certain machine, to repair it, or to optimize its performance, it is often necessary to consider a modular decomposition of the machine itself. Such a decomposition does not necessarily require stripping the machine down to the component level but rather identifying its submodules with their predefined functionalities. A particularly successful such modular decomposition has been extensively used in the field of control and dynamical systems, where components of a system are classified in terms of their role with respect to the regulation objective. Similar decompositions exist in computer science, for example, because modularity is a basic principle of good programming.
The authors make no mention of a Programmer, or state their personal beliefs about origins. But that, again, supports a principle stated frequently in the intelligent design literature: the identity of the designer is not the issue. Design detection is a purely scientific question, and the design-theoretic approach is a fruitful avenue of research.
1El-Samad, Kurata, Doyle, Gross and Khammash, "Surviving heat shock: Control strategies for robustness and performance," Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA, 10.1073/pnas.0403510102, published online before print January 24, 2005.
2The only other possible allusion states, "Indeed, in higher level languages, a complicated programming task is usually divided into a set of modules, subroutines, or objects, with simple well defined interfaces. This results in flexible and robust programs, whose modules can be designed almost separately and, as such, are more easily evolvable." However, being in the context of computer program design, the statement implies guided evolution – i.e., upgrading – by intelligent design, not evolution by an undirected or Darwinian process.
Big Science went ballistic when Stephen Meyer published an ID paper in a minor journal, claiming it was a mistake to let such material pass peer review. Well, ID scientists should print this paper and wave it in the face of Eugenie Scott and Ken Miller and all the other Darwin Party hacks who claim ID is illegitimate in science. Here again – and this is one of many examples we have reported – ID is not only detectable in biological phenomena, but ID itself is the most fruitful approach to doing science. This is abundantly evident in this paper, written by authors completely outside the "intelligent design movement" and published in a leading secular journal. Most likely unintentionally, they have underscored what the ID movement has been saying all along: regardless of one's religious beliefs (or lack of them), a reasonable inquirer into a phenomenon can detect design, and the design approach is productive for science. It's the same approach used by Faraday, Mendel, Kepler, Carver and most of the other great scientists of history. Only the Darwin Party welfare bums have a problem with it.
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After a relaxing morning with our Dubai hosts -Shernaz and family, we all went together to Aiyappanji's apartment in Deira to attend Sai Baba's Noon Arati. Mohanji knew that Solenki Maharaj, Chief Priest of Shirdi, is in Dubai and will be doing the Arati himself. He insisted that Mohanji comes as well. This was a great joy and great honor – whenever we visited Shirdi, we experienced many loving leelas of Baba through his beautiful instrument, the humble Solenki Maharaj. I was so happy to see him again.
The sincerity and purity of Aiyappanji impressed me as well. He has devoted his entire apartment to Baba – his selflessness is amazing. Mohanji and him know each other for many years and were recalling how Baba initially connected them (and so many other people) in His unique ways. I tried saying 'thank you' to Ayappenji for the lovely lunch, but he was smiling telling me that it's not allowed. So sweet.
After all the high energy experiences, we were pretty much ready for the BTW scheduled to take place at Dr. Manjari's and Devang's apartment in Bur Dubai. We came a bit early because a few people wanted private consultation with Mohanji. The moment we all rejoiced in was when Dr. Manjari, a few minutes after our arrival, brought little Kavya into the room and handed her over into Mohanji's arms.
The familiar stare happened again – she was clearly glued to the brightness of Mohanji's third eye and looked so beautifully dazed. The same thing happened when she first met Mohanji a few months ago.
Later on in the evening, Manjari brought Kavya again, and, sure enough, the stare without blinking was on from the moment she came near to Mohanji.
Since there were altogether 6 of us initiated into Shaktipat present, I knew that, regardless of the number of people, Shaktipat won't be a problem. Since I could take my time with each individual, I went very deep with the experience of giving Shaktipat and felt it was so amazingly intense. I could even feel their heart beat!
Indeed, this Arati was experienced so deeply because that is our path – Siddha path of non-doing, path of perfect surrender, shraddha and saburi… Bade Baba (Bhagawan Nithyananda of Ganeshpuri) was very similar to Shirdi Baba – a great Siddha and avadhoota (Mohanji's connection with Bade Baba was explained in detail in the 'Ganeshpuri trip' post on this blog).
At one point during Q&A, Mohanji invited our guest and sincere Shirdi Sai devotee, Professor Muralidhar, to explain more about his gigantic Seva task of setting up a Shirdi Sai Baba temple at Bellary in India. Since he was on visit to Dubai, seeking funds for the temple construction, it was through the Grace of Baba and his instruments (Manoaj, Pradeep) that he joined us for meditation. He spoke about his TANGIBLE inner experiences with Shirdi Sai Baba and how he mustered the courage to assume responsibility for this huge project with zero funds. His sincerity was touching.
One person said that, during BTW, he could clearly see the light gushing out of Mohanji's Agnya chakra in three different colors. That light had a special effect on him. Lilly said that she could clearly see gentle green light emanating from Mohanji and healing all present at all the levels – physical, emotional, mental, spiritual. She experienced the effect of that healing.
In all the excitement, I forgot to announce the Grand Cross meditation which was to happen the next evening. Later on I understood why this slipped my mind – the turnout was so big that people could not fit into the venue. Another confirmation that I am not the doer and all, indeed, happens for a reason.
Account of the Grand Cross Meditation follows soon.
BTW in Germany – the Hamburg and Munich 'double pack' of bliss!
The main reason for travelling to Hamburg was to conduct the BTW meditation there. I did not decide and plan it in the conventional way. I rather felt a strong pull to do it, and it happened through me.
dogs playfully chasing each other, birds singing, butterflies dancing, duck-parents patiently feeding their demanding ducklings – Hamburg seemed nothing but a huge, peaceful yet vibrant, majestic garden. Far away from current crisis and catastrophies.
BTW meditation in the evening was really special. We met at a meditator's apartment which happened to be a roof-top apartment – close to heaven :-). The fact that it was a "ladies only BTW" made me grin. It just happened that no man attended! All women.
BTW meditation/Shaktipat gave each one of them exactly what was needed – the right dosage of energy to allow a shift without overwhelming them. A long sequence of joy-filled silence followed after the last note of Power of Purity vanished in the background, while we were all being kissed by the golden evening sunlight.
I really can not decribe the beauty of what we experienced. There are no words for it. What I can say though is that we had the most delightful spectrum of reports from the meditators ranging from "inner sparkles, tingling, energising buzz" to "entering deep inner peace and serenity" as well as feeling "wide-awake and crystal clear clarity", "formlessness and eternal space", being "much more aligned, upright and adjusted", "blessings for bankers and politicians" (!), "heart widening and complete melting into love" and "feeling touched by the divine" (where just a smile and soft tears of recognition could express the inexpressible) .
In the Q&A session the group was thrilled to hear that what we received during the meditation is something that will last. That this was not just an "esoteric feel-good-shower that will have vaporised by the end of the week", but a precious gift that will even unfold more of its grace in the days and weeks to come. The ladies who attended the first BTW session with Mohanji in April confirmed my statement nodding their heads, smiling knowingly.
Only a quick note after tonight's meditation, which we just finished and which leaves me speechless looking back. I never felt Mohanji's presence more clearly than tonight. Light and heat rushed with such power through me during Shaktipat, from head to toe – incredible! I also felt Mohanji right next to me. It was somehow tangible that he stood close to me and placed a ball of love and light into my hand! I felt it and saw it on my inner canvas.
Deeply touched, I could not hold back the tears – they welled up silently. The meditation room felt so spacious, so bright, so peaceful and loving. Out of this world. And we continued to bless family, friends, places, people, cities, countries….
Mohanji, thank you so much.
One journalist was supposed to join us for BTW, but in the end couldn't make it – it was the plan of the Masters that only those who were coming regularly join us for this special mediation.
Mohanji spoke briefly before the meditation (which was unusual) and at that time itself I was already sensing a high energy and thus felt the pull to go within, away from the senses. At one point I felt a jolt as I heard Mohanji telling me "Let's start. Today we'll do the 360 Degrees meditation" – I was so happy to hear that because that meant we'll have much more time to bathe in this energy!
Dr. Deepali and I both conducted Shaktipat after Mohanji. I could feel that my awareness was much more sharper this time – I had very clear sensations about each recipient of Shaktipat.
After fulfilling my 'Shaktipat dharma' :-), I blissfully floated back to my seat and then….. it all happened. Something most unexpected followed the Shaktipat I received from Dr. Deepali. I was suddenly catapulted through Sahasrara, at a very high speed!
I was like a fountain of Light endlessly bursting/flowing upward, moving at a very high speed.
At one point I wondered how far I will go… But there was no fear, just awe and wonder.
I received a deep understanding, a sort of revelation, about one living Master, and numerous insights which I would prefer not to share at this point.
All this subsided after the meditation and all I felt was Mohanji's mighty presence and immense love. I recognized the familiar 'tickle' on my Sahasrara, his 'trademark' :-), followed by a surge of energy that always makes me beautifully immobile and still like a stone.
"Biba, you were out of this world. As I touched your crown chakra, I saw golden bright flame sharply coming out through your Shushumna with a tremendous force. It was like a fire cracker… bhuinala. This went on for some time.
After Dr. Deepali and I got to 'share the notes' I was amazed to see that we both saw/sensed EXACTLY THE SAME about each individual present while giving them Shaktipat. I felt overwhelming Love towards her and remembered how, when I did Shaktipat to her, I felt that both of us were dissolving and, for some time, we were One – I completely lost the sense of time and boundary.
"Moushami was amazing. She gave me a big surprise. She was completely settled in her experience. I saw her expanding consciousness and saw her becoming like a bright sadhwi.
While giving Shaktipat to Sudeep, I felt that he is a little baby – I held and held him 'in my arms' :-), couldn't get enough of it as I felt sooooo much of motherly love. And Dr. Deepali's experience: "Sudeep, you were an innocent child.. crawling in a big house. I realised that it was Krishna consciousness. I saw you merging with that consciousness.
And Mohanish – so strange, but there was only blankness, no memory of what was happening during Shaktipat I gave him. He was just completely blank… Dr. Deepali: "And Mohanish, he was just blank/empty. A complete 'being' state".
While still 'digesting' this experience, I spoke to Mohanji about it later on that evening, and he told me something that touched me even more: "Your aura was golden. During that meditation, I allowed you to experience my consciousness fully, to see what I see. You were ready to withstand the energy due to consistent practice of BTW and a high level of surrender. This is our path – no rules and patterns, it is the depth of surrender that matters the most".
Pradeep said that he felt a strong pull to come for BTW knowing it was Buddha Poornima – he managed to get out of the office in the very last moment and was only 5 min. late. He said: "On the way to meditation, my body started heating up suddenly, like fire – I simply had to rush to take 3 glasses of chilled water to calm down. I reached Focus Direct office just as the Omkaar and initial breath-work was going on. As soon as the meditation CD started, I felt the immense heat & my 3rd eye started throbbing strongly. I could feel very, very strong presence of Mohanji. All 15 of us present flowed within this amazing energy field.
– Lily was deeply grateful for this experience of deep cleansing. She could feel that all her stress and heaviness were gone. Rajeev said the same thing.
– Sarita also underwent intense cleansing and felt very strong heat & thirst. I could feel that while giving her Shaktipat, so I asked Amrita to give her a glass of water as soon as the meditation was over.
– Shernaz said that while I was giving her Shaktipat, she went into an amazing trance state which was indescribable.
– Abdul Reham, Saasha, Inez, Rekha & all the rest of them felt very strong & high energy presence and could not really express it all in words.
The most amazing thing is that each and every one felt that Mohanji was seated at the place where I was sitting (in front of the table/Baba moorthy). I was simply amazed! So what I felt when I said earlier that "I could feel Mohanji's Soul in my body" was witnessed by others as well.
I instantly dissolved into the meditation and was somewhere far away when I received Shernaz's light touch on my Sahasrara – I felt warm and went back flying into outer space (can't remember any of the experiences) to be brought back to body consciousness with the second Shaktipat.
After some time, I was surprised to receive a third Shaktipat, but this time, I felt for sure Mohanji's touch on my forehead. As I concentrated on my third eye, I saw something amazing – little Ammu's smiling face! I saw her giving me Shaktipat herself! This was the first time I received direct blessings from her.
After the meditation, when I opened my eyes, I thought Mohanji was seated at the helm, near his picture placed on the table. It was only when the light was put on that I saw it was actually Pradeep Sukhrani's smiling face :-). Amazing!
The loving energies filled my heart – my spirit was so content and at peace to just BE.
What happened last Friday was truly profound. When the meditation CD started, I sensed a strong Divine energy that filled up the room instantly. It was so beautiful to just bathe in it – I just wanted to remain in meditation. I barely mustered the willpower to stand up and perform Shaktipat, but was glad I did so. The energy flow from my right hand was immense and I knew for sure that higher Masters were pouring their Love through me – it was such an honor to be Their instrument. After finishing the Shaktipats, I happily sat down as my 3rd eye was throbbing a lot. When Pradeep gave me Shaktipat, I felt clearly Mohanji was standing in front of me and touching my Sahasrara.
When the meditation ended, Pradeep asked everyone for their experiences. I was in a trance state and could not make out what everyone spoke. Sometimes I wish these meditations can go on for a much, much longer time….
Thank you friends for reading this long report – it is after midnight, but I felt I should take the time to share all of this with you and thus do all that is humanly possible to honor this experience.
I'm sending you my undivided love in its purest form.


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Q: Get the value of a select option in Angular i have this user.model.ts, Ihave a list of users that I can edit by clicking on a button that filters the user's data and puts it in a modal of bootstrap, with the [ngModel] in select tag i can get the country of my user but when i change the country and submit the form I receive the current country but not its id, it should be noted that when I use [value] in the option it does not show me the current country, how can i get the value and not the name? Thanks.
in user.component.ts
updateUser(formActualizarTeam) {
  console.log(this.user);
}

in user.model.ts
export class UserModel{
 name: string;
 idCountry: number;
}

in user.component.html
<form
  #formUpdate="ngForm"
  (ngSubmit)="updateUser(formUpdate)">

<select
   id="country"
   name="idCountry"
   class="form-control"
   [(ngModel)]="user.idCountry">
   <option *ngFor="let c of countries">{{ c.name }}</option>
</select>

</form>

A: You need bind [value] to idCountry , also to set default value the selected value should match some option value :
<select
   id="country"
   name="idCountry"
   class="form-control"
   [(ngModel)]="user.idCountry">
   <option *ngFor="let c of countries" [value]="c?.idCountry">{{ c?.name }}</option>
</select>

Also to load the default value there are two option:
component.ts
ngOnInit(){
this.user['idCountry'] =  this.countries[0]['id']; //  set this after country data is loaded
}

OR
this.user['idCountry'] = '';

component.html
<select
   id="country"
   name="idCountry"
   class="form-control"
   [(ngModel)]="user.idCountry">
   <option value="" [disabled]="true"> Select country</option> // set some placeholder
   <option *ngFor="let c of countries" [value]="c?.idCountry">{{ c?.name }}</option>
</select>

A: I think you need to use the [value] attribute to match the options to select ngModel
then the code will be (if you have  idCountry in countries array)
<select id="country" name="idCountry" class="form-control [(ngModel)]="user.idCountry">
   <option *ngFor='let c of countries' [value]='c.idCountry'>{{ c.name }}</option>
</select>

A: You can get selected value by using (change) event.
In your html:
<select (change)="onChange($event)"
   id="country"
   name="idCountry"
   class="form-control">
   <option *ngFor="let c of countries">{{ c.name }}</option>
</select>

In you .ts:
onChange(e: any) {
    console.log(e.target.value);
}

A: You have to set [value] for your option tag like below  [value]="c.idCountry"
<form
  #formUpdate="ngForm"
  (ngSubmit)="updateUser(formUpdate)">

<select
   id="country"
   name="idCountry"
   class="form-control"
   [(ngModel)]="user.idCountry">
   <option *ngFor="let c of countries" [value]="c.idCountry">{{ c.name }}</option>
</select>

</form>

you will get value now try priting it
updateUser(ngform){
    console.log(ngform.form.value)
  }


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The 22nd edition of Sultan Azlan Shah Cup men's international invitational field hockey tournament will get underway at Stadium Azlan Shah hockey stadium in Ipoh on 9th March. This tournament is usually held in May, but because Ipoh will also host the 2013 Asia Cup, probably some time in August, the Azlan Shah Cup has to be pushed forward.
This 2013 tournament will only see six teams playing; defending champions New Zealand, Asian Champions Trophy winners Pakistan, Australia, India, Korea and host, Malaysia. Great Britain and last year's runners-up Argentina, are unable to make it this year due to a tight European hockey calendar.
Results are added soon after the games are played.
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Located less than a 5 minute walk from the park in the village of Westham. Run by Christine & Claude Horeau who focus on a very straight forward approach, offering a Mediterranean coastal style of simple, open flame grilled cooking, taking the freshest fish of the day straight to the table. The restaurant itself is small, intimate and welcoming, with a large conservatory used for welcome drinks in the summer, leading into a courtyard garden where you can enjoy alfresco dining. There is also a private room suitable for any occasion, with an open fire. It can seat up to 35 persons comfortably and with menus to suit any budget.


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SND AWARDS NEWSPAPERS FOR DESIGN
E&P Staff February 24, 2000
By: Staff reports
Germany, Mexico Have Best-Designed Papers
The Society of Newspaper Design (SND) recently announced winners for its 21st
Annual 'Best of Newspaper Design' competition that was held at Syracuse
University's S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications in early February.
Three newspapers were named as the 'World's Best-Designed Newspapers' including
Die Zeit of Hamburg, Germany, for the 175,000 circulation and above category;
Die Woche, Hamburg, for 50,000 to 174,999 circulation; and Mural of Zapopan,
Mexico, for 49,000 circulation and below.
In 20 other categories, seven gold medals were awarded. The Boston Globe won
three of them while the other four went to the Detroit Free Press , The
Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Wash., The News & Observer in Raleigh, N.C., and
Clarin in Buenos Aires.
The judges also awarded 62 silver medals, 820 awards of excellence, and four special
recognition awards.
For this year's competition, a record 14,136 entries were submitted in all
categories. For more on the newspaper design awards, visit the Society for Newspaper
Design site (http://www.snd.org/contests/21winners.html).
(c) Copyright 2000, Editor & Publisher
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Grimes puts out her latest video for the song Kill V Maim, and it is what you would expect. Much like the video for "Genesis", Kill V Maim has the same glossy, Mad Max meets female dancers vibe going on, but this time it has a bit more of a Japanese art feeling to it. Quite a departure from her earlier videos, but not in a bad way. Let us know your thoughts.


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Q: Xcode and flutter compiler error: reading from wrong directory I am getting this error and my app will not compile.   The problem is that I had to upgrade macos to be able to compile apps on newer iOS versions, and in doing so I copied my project over from my mojave machine to my catalina one.   The directory users/mojave no longer exists, and it needs to be replaced with users/catalina
I have searched the app for any reference of mojave anywhere, and replaced it all with catalina.   I have rebooted macos, and it still fails, looking for this old directory.
How do I find and change these references?   I am not able to find anything online, possibly because I don't really know how to phrase this question.

A: So this is another one of those occasions where the error doesn't really indicate what is wrong here.
The problem was that "pods setup" had not been run, so it had not initialised.
The reason for this is that when I ran "pod setup" it does literally nothing.
Researching this issue online, it seems an issue since cocoapods 1.8.0, and the dev team said that they had hotfixed this issue and it would be available from version 1.8.1
Well, this was version 1.8.4 and it is still broken with exactly the same issue.
The fix was to uninstall it completely:
sudo gem uninstall cocoapods
And then install version 1.7.5:
sudo gemo install cocoapods --version 1.7.5
From here, with the older version installed that actually works, "pod setup" runs fine, pods is initialised and the app no longer looks in the incorrect folders.
Hope this helps someone.


When someone asks for suggestions on getting started in Paganism or polytheism, one of the first things I recommend is to begin a devotional practice. It was Step 3 of last week's 4 Steps to a Deeper Pagan Practice, but the 2+ paragraphs were just enough to give a beginner an idea of what's involved. In this post I want to go into a little more detail.
If you're coming from a Protestant or an atheist background, some of these practices may strike you as odd. The Pagan and polytheist movements need a book to help beginners recognize and challenge the unstated assumptions in our wider society and to form a strong Pagan foundation, but as of right now that book doesn't exist. One is in the works, but there is no timeline for its publication. When I know more I'll be the first to let you know.
There is a good book on developing a devotional practice: Devotional Polytheism by Galina Krasskova. Though it is written from a Heathen perspective, the practices it teaches are suitable for most polytheist traditions – devotional "tech" transfers well.
The second issue is that there is so much in the book – virtually every polytheist devotional practice in existence is listed and described. Used as a reference, this is wonderful. Used as a guide, it can lead a beginner to think "do I have to do all that?" and feeling overwhelmed.
Trying to do too much too soon is a recipe for failure. Instead, pick one or two things, learn to do them well, make a habit of doing them regularly, then add additional practices as you're ready for them. Trust me – the Gods will let you know when They want something more.
While Devotional Polytheism is an excellent reference, it's not scripture and neither it nor any other book is necessary to start a devotional practice. What is necessary to start is to start. So get started.
Choose a deity. Usually this is easier than it sounds. Most times when someone asks me about starting a devotional practice, Someone is already in their life and encouraging them to begin. If there's more than one, you may be able to honor Them together, or you may need to honor Them separately, particularly if They are associated with different ethnic and cultural traditions. Or you may choose to start with one and add others later. Again, start small and don't overcommit.
If there's no God in your life at all, then pick Someone. Pick Someone whose stories intrigue you, whose values match your own, or whose virtues would be helpful in your life. As with our human relationships, our relationships with the Gods can be initiated by either party.
Create an altar. An altar is many things: a place for prayer and meditation, a place for offerings, a mystical center. An altar isn't the same thing as a shrine, the main difference being that a shrine is a mostly static place of honor while an altar is an active sacred space where work is done.
Find a space you can dedicate to this purpose. I use a piece of finished plywood on top of a filing cabinet. Others use dresser tops, bookshelves, or cabinets (which can be closed to prevent questions from religiously troublesome visitors). A few have purpose-built furniture or outdoor altars. While humans have a long and noble tradition of creating beautiful religious structures, don't let the desire for something perfect stop you from creating something useful right now.
What goes on the altar? A representation of the Gods and the items necessary to honor Them. For me, that's statues, candles, and incense. Don't forget to leave working space for offerings. If you don't have a statue, if you can't afford one, or if can't find one that strikes you as right, find another representation of the Gods: a picture, a candle, a stone – pretty much anything that helps you connect to Them.
Pray. Speak to the Gods. Ancient prayers are good. So are contemporary prayers written by priests and devotees. So are your own words that express the yearnings of your heart. Calling Them by names, titles, and epithets is good, but remember – They know They're Gods. You're the one who needs to be reminded.
Express your admiration and devotion. Give thanks where appropriate. Ask for what you want… but consider Who you're speaking to. Is your request something important or something trivial? And remember the principle of reciprocity: if you expect to receive, you should expect to give.
Be careful what you offer. If you say "I'll do whatever you want me to do" They may take you up on it in ways you never considered. My experience has been that the Gods are mostly (but not always) lenient with beginners, but much more strict with those of us who should know better.
Pray respectfully and pray mindfully, but pray.
Meditate. If prayer is speaking to the Gods, meditation is listening for the Gods. Many Pagans learn meditation from Buddhists and the practices they teach are helpful. But emptying your mind is not the aim of polytheist prayer… except to the extent that shutting down the "monkey mind" is helpful in hearing the often-faint voices of the Gods.
Listen… but do not expect to hear with your physical ears. Listen for things popping into your head you had no way of knowing. Look for "coincidences" stacking up. Pay attention to your dreams.
How do you separate the voices of the Gods from your own inner self? At first, that's hard to do – we aren't taught how to listen for the Gods as children. Does something tell you what you want to hear? Does it tell you everything is OK just as it is? Does it play on your fears? Does it tell you things would be great if other people would just stop screwing things up? That's probably you doing the talking.
But if it challenges you to embody the virtues of the Gods, if it pushes you to take on work you know needs to be done, if it calls you to rethink your whole way of looking at the world? That's probably one or more deities.
For a practice that is part prayer and part meditation, see this post on Pagan Contemplative Prayer by Yvonne Aburrow.
Make offerings. The world runs on reciprocity: "I give so that you may give." This is true in our relationships with humans and it's just as true in our relationships with the Gods. Do the Gods really need our offerings? I don't know. I do know that offerings have been a part of devotion at least since the beginnings of organized religion, a tradition that continues to this day even in Christian churches, both liberal and conservative. Perhaps more importantly, I know the Gods have asked for offerings.
Food and drink are the most common offerings, but sometimes other things are requested or required. Offerings can be formal or informal, so long as they're offered reverently. And remember: a libation without a prayer is just a spilled drink.
Study. If a person is important to us we want to learn all we can about them. That there is a whole industry built up around the lives of celebrities confirms this point and makes a sad statement about the priorities of our culture. If a God is important to you, learn all you can about Them. Read Their stories, talk to Their priests about their experiences, read mainstream scholarship about the people who first worshipped Them and how they lived. If you're able, visit sites sacred to Them.
This is easier for some than for others, but there is something out there for almost every deity known to humanity. Look for it, study it, and let it teach you more about Them.
Do devotional reading. Study brings facts. Devotional reading brings experience and wisdom. Read a poem dedicated to your chosen deity. Sing a song to Them. Read a story of someone's intimate experience of Them. There are several devotional anthologies available, including this one to the Horned Gods. There are more devotional blogs and websites than I can count. The approach and the quality of the writing varies widely, but with a bit of digging you can find something appropriate for you.
Read about Them and let what you read help you to hear Them when They speak to you.
Review and refine. Start small – pick one or two of these practices. After you've done it diligently for a couple of weeks, add something else. At regular intervals (maybe every other week at first, then once a month, then once a quarter) review your practice. How's it going? What's working well? What's hard and needs more effort? What's just not working and needs to be dropped or changed? Make adjustments as necessary.
Mainly, listen. Devotion brings us into closer communion with the Gods. As your practice grows and matures, They will usually let you know what needs to happen next. Sometimes it's something so simple you wonder why it's important. Do it anyway. Sometimes it's something so difficult you wonder how you can ever do it. Do it anyway. Sometimes you don't hear anything. Keep practicing anyway – divine relationships grow at their own pace.
For another take on devotional practice, see this post by Druid, Witch, and Celtic Reconstructionist Morgan Daimler. It's dedicated to one Goddess, but the techniques are applicable to most any deity.
There is no substitute for a consistent, reverent, devotional practice. May all your offerings be accepted, and may you grow deeper in your devotion to the Gods.


Cooking is not something I enjoy doing – especially when I am tired after a day of working with children. Often I force myself to enter the kitchen to begin preparing vegetables because I know that a homecooked meal is good for my family. I try to think of different foods to cook but often my mind remains blank. I cook for three other people besides myself and, as a result, I need to try and please all palates.
This week, however, I have been given a break. My husband has not been feeling well and is therefore working from home. As he does not have to spend time travelling, he has decided to gift me with his cooking. I am loving it! When I get home, I am able to relax and not think about what is in the fridge. Instead I am able to put my feet up and even read a little. Bliss!
This week I am grateful for the change in my evening routine. I am grateful for the break from cooking, and for the tastes that my husband is creating in the kitchen.
That sounds wonderful. 🙂 I love to cook, but it is such a luxury to have someone else do it every now and then so I am always grateful when my husband decides to take over in the kitchen (as he did last weekend).
And then next week you'll be grateful that your husband is feeling well again! (but miss his cooking 🙂 ) Funny how things happen sometimes , Colline. I've never been a natural cook but it's a necessity in our house as my husband doesn't. It's been wet and miserable here all day and I haven't been out, but have the makings of our evening meal in the fridge. I'd just reached over to look at a hearty bean soup recipe pulled from a magazine the other day when I clicked onto your post. 🙂 Enjoy your supper!
I love making soup – and eating it. Your comment has made me realize I haven't made lentil soup for a while. Definitely the first dish I will make when I get back to cooking!
My husband has gone to be with the Lord now, but when he was alive, he loved to cook. And he was very good at it. I enjoyed cooking and was a good cook myself (although I don't cook much these days just for myself), but he taught me how to cook a couple of dishes that I wasn't good at before we were married. He especially liked to roast our turkeys and cook leg of lamb and roasts. And he always basted all meats done in the oven with Pepsi.
Sounds like he was a treasure in the kitchen Sandra. Roasts have always been difficult for me – I have only recently got the roast chicken perfect.
Lovely. I don't mind cooking, but believe me, there are days that I am just not keen on it.
I understand completely! Someitmes the inspiration is just not there.
Colline, you are fortunate to have a husband who cooks. I made sure all of my sons could cook, so they could take their turn in the kitchen from time to time.
Yes I am. And that he does not mind giving me a break every now and then.
I agree. For me cooking is more enjoyable when I am on a break from work. I go back to recipes I enjoy but that take a long time to make. I browse through cookbooks and shop for ingredients. And I don't dream of relaxing while standing in the kitchen.


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Top Gun Companies Refusing Sales To States With Strict Gun Laws
Top gun companies in the United States are fighting back against strict gun control laws. Six of the most popular American gun companies have released statements that make it clear they will not sell to states that enact tougher gun laws, according to Gunsaveslife.com.
LaRue Tactical, Olympic Arms, Extreme Firepower Inc., Templar Custom, York Arms, and Cheaper Than Dirt have all put out various statements with the same message: New York's new gun laws, considered the toughest in the country, will have repercussions.
These gun makers say that they will not sell to New York state agencies. Going forward, the companies have indicated they will not sell to any other agencies in states that enact new and more stringent gun regulations. The top gun companies seemed to be working in unison with one another, but Templar Custom was the most strident of the group.
Breitbart.com showed Templar Custom's statement, which read almost as a manifesto saying:
"We will not sell arms to agents of the state of New York that hold themselves to be 'more equal' than their citizens.
"As long as the legislators of New York think they have the power to limit the rights of their citizens, in defiance of the Constitution, we at Templar will not sell them firearms to enforce their edicts.
"Templar Custom is announcing that the State of New York, any Law Enforcement Departments, Law Enforcement Officers, First Responders within the State of New York, or any New York State government entity or employee will no longer be served as customers."
While the decision to not sell to state agencies in states with gun laws, these companies disagree with is being heralded by some as heroic, the exact impact won't be seen for quite a while.
The New York Gun Ban is turning into a Gun Embargo!!! This no sale to New York list is growing!!! #Gun #2nd #TCOT fb.me/wWzWovAs
— SOTUD.com (@SOTUDcom) February 15, 2013
Top gun companies like Sig Sauer, Smith and Wesson, and Glock haven't joined in. If they did, would this "embargo" really start affect larger state governments?


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Cedar Point Feared The Worst Before Start of ACE Con
While it was once believed that California might someday break off into the Pacific Ocean, ARN&R has learned that that theory was feared to be an imminent reality for the peninsula that holds Cedar Point Amusement Park/Resort. Park officials called in civil engineers fearing that the worst might have come true.
The added weight on the peninsula during the recent ACE conference was a concern for park officials for some time. The resort and amusement park feared finding itself on an island in Lake Erie instead of being accessible by a narrow swath of land. During winter meetings, park officials had engineers look into the possibility. However, officials discovered serious concerns even before the first ACEr arrived.
Days before the convention, hundreds of 18-wheel refrigerated trailer trucks, used as temporary warehouses to house the additional food required to feed the attendees, made their way onto the peninsula to park for the event. The trucks alone added thousands of pounds of food to the peninsula.
"Your typical ACE member pounds down half-a-dozen chili dogs, four pounds of fries, two funnel cakes and a gallon of soda in an average meal," according to Carole Sanderson, president of ACE. "For the parks and their suppliers it's a difficult scenario, not to mention the possible geographical catastrophes."
Cedar Point estimates that food sales increased ten-fold during the conference, a logistics nightmare for the park.
"No park has the warehouse capacity to store that much food," said Jaris Colman, director of food services for Cedar Point. "Its been a huge problem for our suppliers too, who operated around the clock for weeks to get the required food to the park on-time."
"The weight of a quarter million dogs, half million pounds of fries and fifty tractor trailers full of chili takes its toll on the causeway and peninsula," said Colman. "At first we were simply concerned about the additional weight of the attendees, but the food alone came close to making our worst nightmare a reality."
While the park denies it, ARN&R has learned that land movement began to occur at least a week prior to the event. Off the record, one Cedar Point official admitted that the park flew in a crew from Southern California's famed CalTech to measure for seismic activity.
Sudden cracks in the causeway, a sink hole in the parking lot and flooding of The Breakers basement were just early indications of the possible troubles to come. Officials denied an inside report that the already-sinking Magnum XL-200 lost an additional 10 feet in the last week prior to the convention.
"By the time the ACE members arrived, we were afraid that Magnum might be an underground attraction," said a night shift security supervisor at the park. "We were all warned and an evacuation plan was in order should the causeway sink during the con."
Park officials banned any additional food trucks from crossing the causeway and requested a police presence to control any problems had they run out of chili dogs. ARN&R has been unable to confirm that Sandusky police used firehoses and rubber bullets on hordes of ACErs demanding additional cobbler.
"I can understand how things might get out of hand when the park ran out of dessert," said Sandusky police chief Daryl Gates. "I had to deal with the problems two years ago when the police officers rioted after the local Dunkin Donuts ran out of doughnuts. Lack of food makes people do things they wouldn't normally do."
Despite the park's fears, a complete collapse of the park into the lake was narrowly averted through the creative and extensive use of underwater scaffolding and bracing, with enormous steel girders being drilled directly into bedrock below the water. The efforts were barely noticed by the attendees, except for one enthusiast who promptly wrote Thrillride! with "confirmation" of a B&M underwater launched coaster for 2006.
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