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What is StepScape?

This site is working towards showing every published Tasmanian day walk on a single map.

StepScape is a work in progress, currently showing 1,903 of an estimated 3,000 published bushwalks in Tasmania.

This site is a list of walks, not a walking guide. Before undertaking any walk, consult the references provided.

Most of the references made every attempt at accuracy but did not guarantee it. Some are books that are now out of print, so information that was once accurate may not remain so. Changes may include:

  • Land becoming private or reserved
  • Tracks being damaged or rehabilitated
  • Road access being blocked
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Every pin on the map represents a car park with at least one known walk. Click on the pins for information. Or, click on the Filter tab above to only show the walks that interest you.

Every walk includes a References section listing the books, brochures or websites that mention it. Consult those sources for more information.

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The StepScape website was created by Cowirrie, a small software development company in Launceston. We take information and present it so it is accessible and useful to people. Our other work includes the SepiaScape guides to historic Tasmania and the PBPhonics app for basic English literacy practice.

We have also taken some of these walks ourselves, and written comprehensive walk reports about them.

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Ben Lomond Campsite

Nearest Road:Ben Lomond Rd
Nearest Town:Launceston
Locality:North East
Latitude:S 41° 30′ 8″
Longitude:E 147° 36′ 50″
Elevation:1,000 m
Fee:Parks Pass
Management:National Park
Road Surface:Unsealed
Car Park:Good unsealed
Toilet Accessibility:No access
Picnic Table:No table
Comment:Camp site below the snowline. Provides a break before tackling Jacobs Ladder, and a nice picnic spot in the trees,

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Ben Lomond Low Campsite walk

This site is a list of walks, not a walking guide. Before undertaking any walk, consult the references below.

For additional information about safe walking in Tasmania, go to the StepScape tab.

Type:Retrace route
One-way distance:20 m
Return distance:40 m
Comment:A pleasant place to walk in wildflower season. The little hump to NE of toilet block has views over the trees.

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Oakwood Healthcare Inc. has received a $5 million gift to support women’s health services programs and equipment at the four-hospital system.

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Rethinking Social Exclusion: The End of the Social. By Simon Winlow & Steve Hall. 2013. Sage. P/b £25.99, H/b £79.

The objective of this book by Simon Winlow and Steve Hall is to offer a fundamental and critically informed assessment of one of the most prominent themes in the social sciences, namely social exclusion. The term social exclusion has over time become a catchall shorthand cited by many but critically engaged with by few. It has become a ubiquitous term much bandied about with scant regard for its true epistemological meaning and seems to be de rigueur in utterances from academics, researchers, politicians, advocacy groups, campaigners and columnists all of whom appear to lament its extent, have varying understandings of what it is, and diverse opinions on how it should be remedied. It crops up with regularity in official press statements on social policies, and it’s also an old reliable - explaining why disadvantaged estates need regeneration, why we must address anti-social behaviour, initiate youth diversion programmes, impose welfare to work schemes and social welfare reforms.

This book offers a refreshing, robust, and thought-provoking re-think of social exclusion in a critical treatment which delves deep into the fundamental meanings and epistemology of the concept in the context of a globally rampant neo-liberalism where ideologues wage a relentless campaign against any semblance of regulation, accountability, or mildly redistributive welfare policies. It is also framed in the context where politics has largely become the handmaiden of the corporations – most recently witnessed in the appointment of the former Prime Minister of Luxemburg, Jean Claude Junker, to the post of President of the European Commission.

Each chapter addresses themes which pivot around the central topic of social exclusion. The first two chapters, after the introduction, provide a critical overview of the European and US discourses. The discussion suggests that while no one actually condones the existence and extent of social exclusion, and scholars and researchers have devised quite sophisticated and nuanced insights into the phenomenon to produce evidence-based social policy research to inform interventions on how best to alleviate it, it is not for the academy to advocate socio-economic change at a structural level to actually eliminate it. Pragmatic evidence-based interventions and reforms from within are the limit of ambitions of many left-liberal social scientists and policy researchers. Advocating wholesale change can be bad for promotional and career prospects!

In the US the discourse has been framed by the enduring myths of freedom and individualism which invariably mean limiting the mandate of the state on individual liberties and keeping taxes low - which needless to say will appeal to the wealthy but are of little use if one can’t pay for food, rent or health care. Social exclusion is primarily understood à la Charles Murray as consequence of an over-generous welfare state leading to individuals rationally opting out of the world of work and onto welfare and in the process undermining the work ethic and promoting other social ills such as the growth of lone parenthood, the demise of the nuclear family etc. The solution, so the logic goes, is to pull the welfare rug out from beneath the underclass so a life on welfare is no longer an option, and expand the prisons to permanently warehouse workshy young males, which is apparently both a profitable investment and a politically palatable use of ‘hard-earned’ tax dollars.

These discussions are followed by chapters on how social exclusion is repositioned in a financialised global economy where mega-wealth is no longer linked to tangible production but is derived from speculative gambling in a giant casino rigged so that gains are private but losses are socialised, as in the crash of 2008. The priority is to drive down wages, restrict the legal protections of low earners, and minimise the tax obligations on wealth, on the pretext that these are the only effective way to stimulate economic growth. To legitimise these strategies which are patently counter to the interests of citizens, working and non-working, the political establishment must be harnessed and incorporated. Thus, in an era of post–politics, ideology becomes recast as pragmatism and blind faith in the market is “common sense”, leaving mainstream political parties trying to differentiate themselves from one another by quibbling over trivia and personality politics, which in turn form the staple diet of a house-trained and corporate-controlled media.

Of particular concern is the thesis on the reserve army of consumers. Constant insecurity in a race to the bottom for low-paid workers with minimal legal protection is matched by a ‘reserve army of consumers’ whereby everyone from the wealthiest to the poorest is incorporated into the non-places of shopping centres, retail parks and online shopping. If one thinks that poor people don’t have the same desires and obsessions with consumer capitalism as the rest of the population, and that they spend their time debating new forms of oppositional politics in run down estates, then think again. According to Winlow and Hall, this is wishful thinking mostly indulged in by left-liberal academics, and their point resonates. When this reviewer surveyed teenagers in a disadvantaged part of Cork city about what facility they most wanted to see in their area, the response was not a youth café but a Starbucks outlet, not a sports facility but a shopping centre, replete with all the big brand labels.

Maybe this is the uncomfortable truth that liberals would prefer was left unsaid, but as the authors point out why should poor communities be any more resistant to the relentless barrage of marketing and consumerism’s intoxicating symbolic power and fantasy than anyone else? Lack of money is no guarantee of immunity. The analysis of the transformation of labour and commodification and appropriation of everyday forms of communication through digital platforms is particularly incisive. How many users of online platforms and digital devices reflect on the precariat trapped in call centres and obliged to smile down the phone at angry, aggressive and often equally insecure customers? Think about it. In a labour market imbued by transience and insecurity you can be a customer today and a “customer relationship manager” tomorrow. How many digital platform users realise that every “like” is an act of free labour driving the revenues of the Facebook corporation let alone think about the implications for meaningful relationships with real people?

Such are the types of questions raised in this book, and they are disturbing and profound. This is an uncompromising, and in places bleak, book that puts the concept of social exclusion on a new plane of understanding. It challenges the reader to consider whether we are facing the end of the social as a space of human existence. Anyone who wants a new understanding of social exclusion, who is concerned with the impact of social disintegration on people and communities, and is committed to the struggle for a just society, should read it.

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Food prices pull India's WPI inflation lower

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New Delhi : A massive contraction in food prices dragged India's annual rate of inflation based on wholesale prices to record low levels of 0.90 per cent in June, official data showed on Friday.

According to data from the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, the wholesale price index (WPI), with the revised base year of 2011-12, decelerated further in June to 0.90 per cent from 2.17 per cent in May as food prices eased.

"The annual rate of inflation, based on monthly WPI, stood at 0.90 per cent (provisional) for June 2017 (over June 2016) as compared to 2.17 per cent (provisional) for the previous month and (-) 0.09 per cent during the corresponding month of the previous year," the Ministry said.

"Build up inflation rate in the financial year so far was (-) 0.44 per cent compared to a build up rate of 3.71 per cent in the corresponding period of the previous year."

The wholesale prices had decelerated in May to 2.17 per cent from 3.85 per cent reported for April. However, the WPI in June 2016 declined to (-) 0.09 per cent.

The base year of the current WPI, which was revised in June from 2004-05 to 2011-12, does not include indirect taxes, thus, decreasing volatility in inflation at wholesale level.

On a year-on-year (YoY) basis, expenses on primary articles, which constitute 22.62 per cent of the WPI's total weightage, declined by (-) 3.86 per cent as compared to a rise of 5.68 per cent during the same month a year ago.

The prices of food articles slipped by (-)3.47 per cent during the month under review.The wholesale inflation rate for onion was lower year-on-year by (-) 9.47 per cent, while that for potatoes plunged by (-) 47.32 per cent.

Overall, vegetable prices in June declined by (-) 21.16 per cent, against a rise of 18.62 per cent in the same month a year ago.As per the data, on YoY basis wheat became expensive by (-) 0.29 per cent, protein-based food items such as eggs, meat and fish became dearer by 1.92 per cent.


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First time you sold some of your DnD books--for whatever reason?  I sold my copy of Return to the Temple of Elemental Evil on eBay several years ago.

I rarely use modules and it was going for crazy money.  Part of me regrets it though, as I have developed a keen interest in the Temple, but instead of the module collecting dust on a book shelf, I was able to pay off some bills.
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ASC201 Equine Breeding Management (8)

This subject applies information from previous reproduction subjects, with a particular emphasis on practical horse breeding management.  Topics covered include: breeding techniques and facilities, stallion fertility and management, mare fertility and management to maximise breeding efficiency, management of the non-pregnant, pregnant, foaling and post-partum mare as well as management of the neonatal foal and developing young horse. This subject gives students realistic scenarios and allows them to make stud management decisions based on their understanding of the subject material.

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  • be able to apply knowledge of stallion behaviour and reproductive anatomy and physiology to describe and assess the management of stallions to achieve maximum reproductive efficiency;
  • be able to apply knowledge of equine reproductive anatomy and physiology to illustrate appropriate management of non-pregnant mares to achieve maximum reproductive efficiency, including the interpretation of ultrasound images of the mare reproductive tract;
  • be able to explain the diagnostic tools and management of common reproductive disorders in mares and stallions;
  • be able to analyse and discuss the management of pregnant and foaling mares; and
  • be able to appraise the management of foals from birth to yearling age, including prevention and management of common disorders of foals, limb deformities and general health care.

The subject will cover the following topics:
  • Equine breeding systems
  • Facility design in a horse stud environment
  • Stallion breeding soundness evaluation, infertility, general stallion management
  • Management of non-pregnant mares to achieve pregnancy, addressing seasonality, teasing, manipulation of the oestrous cycle, decisions on timing of breeding
  • The use of ultrasound in mare management
  • Causes, diagnostic tools and management of common reproductive disorders in mares and stallions
  • Management of pregnant mares, including general health care and management of foaling mares, foals and young horses
  • Reproductive systems of the stallion and mare

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This subject contains a compulsory 3 day residential school. The Residential School will allow online students to engage with practical content and provide opportunity for discussion of previously delivered lecture material within a practical and industry context. Practical classes will be undertaken in equine teasing, ultrasound demonstration, including ultrasounding a late pregnant mare, colostrum testing, perineal scrubbing and faecal egg counts.

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Travel to and accommodation is required for distance education students attending the compulsory residential school at a CSU campus. Online students will be required to attend a Residential School which may incur travel and accommodation costs. Closed-in stout leather shoes or boots must be worn when working with horses. Clean overalls with long sleeves are compulsory for this subject. When working with horses it is a requirement that all students wear an Australian Standards approved hard hat AS 3838. You may also use helmets considered acceptable by Equestrian Australia – these include NZ 3838, ARB HS 2012, ASTM F1163, PAS 015 and VG01.040.

The information contained in the 2018 CSU Handbook was accurate at the date of publication: 23 February 2018. The University reserves the right to vary the information at any time without notice.


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Central Washington University’s football team was picked second in the conference in the preseason coaches poll, released Monday by the Great Northwest Athletic Conference.
Defending-champion Azusa Pacific (10-2, 9-1 GNAC) finished first, and the Wildcats, who received 28 of the 36 votes, placed one point higher than Western Oregon University. Azusa Pacific’s one loss last season was at home against Central.
Humboldt State, Simon Fraser, Dixie State and South Dakota School of Mines and Technology rounded out the list. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their teams.

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Suspect arrested over Lebanese mosque bombings

BEIRUT – Lebanese security forces arrested a suspect on Saturday in connection with the devastating double bombing the day before that killed at least 47 people in the northern city of Tripoli, the state news agency said.

The National News Agency identified the suspect as Sheik Ahmad al-Ghareeb, and said police took him into custody at his home in the Miniyeh region outside Tripoli. It said al-Ghareeb, who has ties to a Sunni organization that enjoys good relations with Lebanon's powerful Shiite Hezbollah militant group, appears in surveillance video at the site of one of the explosions.

The coordinated explosions Friday outside two mosques in Tripoli, a predominantly Sunni city, raised already simmering sectarian tensions in fragile Lebanon, heightening fears the country could be slipping into a cycle of revenge attacks between its Sunni and Shiite communities. For many Lebanese, the bombings also were seen as the latest evidence that Syria's bloody civil war – with its dark sectarian overtones – is increasingly drawing in its smaller neighbor.

Lebanese police officials said Saturday that 47 people were killed and more than 500 wounded in the attack. Some 300 people were still in the hospital a day after the attack, 65 of them in critical condition, the officials said, speaking on condition of anonymity in line with regulations.

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The explosions were clearly intended to cause maximum civilian casualties as they struck at midday Friday outside the Taqwa and Salam mosques, which are known to be filled with worshippers at that time on the Muslim day of prayer.

Local television stations aired footage of the frantic first moments following the explosions: bodies scattered beside burning cars, charred victims trapped in smoking vehicles, bloodied casualties emerging from thick, black smoke and people shouting and screaming as they rushed victims away.

While there has been no claim of responsibility for the attacks, many here link them to the civil war next door in Syria, where a Sunni-led insurgency is fighting to oust a regime dominated by President Bashar Assad's Alawite sect, an offshoot of Shiite Islam.

Hezbollah has openly declared its guerrillas are fighting alongside Assad's forces against the Syrian rebels, who enjoy both sympathy and support from many in Lebanon's Sunni community.

Hezbollah's overt role in the Syrian civil war has sent sectarian tensions soaring in Lebanon, and street clashes have erupted on numerous occasions in recent months. Preachers at both of the mosques targeted Friday are virulent critics of both Hezbollah and Assad.

Recently, small-scale clashes have taken a turn toward Iraq-style car bombings. Just over a week ago, a car bomb targeted an overwhelmingly Shiite district south of Beirut controlled by Hezbollah, killing 27 people.

Associated Press writer Bilal Hussein contributed to this report from Tripoli, Lebanon.

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Dreaming of Belgium

The other day, we ventured back over to the nearby town of Occoquan for some lunch and holiday shopping. We decided to eat at the Cock and Bowl 50% because of the name and 50% because of the menu. The best way to describe this place would be a hipster Belgium restaurant. And it was just as amazing as that sounds. There were guys with dreadlocks and slouchy t-shirts with dude's faces on them who I am not cool enough to recognize serving mussels, giant pretzels, beers, waffles, and just straight up delicious stuff. It was pretty great. Also, the beer menu was about three times bigger than the food menu. So yeah, we loved it.

We got to talking while we were there about how Mike had actually applied for and got through the first rounds for a job in Brussels. It would have been a hassle to upend our lives and move to a foreign country with the dogs, but how amazing would that have been? Just look at the place...

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When dreaming about moving to Brussels if Mike got the job, I searched Venere to look at hotels and rentals and just check out the dreamboats I found on this website.

This little dream has this for the view:

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This one is called The Opera Residence and check out the grounds:

I mean...come on! These are things dreams are made of. Add that to waffles and beer, and yeah. I'm moving in.

Obviously, Mike didn't get the job, but maybe one day when we're older and have no pets, we'll be able to pick up and move somewhere dreamy like Belgium. We both have jobs we technically could do remotely, so who knows? A girl can dream (of waffles).

Have you ever dreamed of moving to a foreign city?

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Blackhawks forward Tommy Wingels almost hit the nail on the head Friday after practice when he said, "At this pace, we're probably not a playoff team."

After Saturday's wretched display against the Islanders in which the Hawks allowed 4 goals and 26 shots in the first 25 minutes of an embarrassing 7-3 loss, we can safely amend Wingels' statement to:

At this pace, the Hawks are definitely not a playoff team.

Coach Joel Quenneville's team did everything wrong and then some by taking too many penalties, playing awful, careless defense in their own zone and creating far too few scoring chances against a team that has one of the worst goalies in the league.

"Time's ticking here and we know that the urgency has to be there," said Duncan Keith. "We can sit here and talk all we want and say things, but it's got to come down to us doing it in the game. I'm responsible in that too."

The Hawks (22-18-6) are now 5-5-1 since Corey Crawford went on injured reserve with an upper-body injury. New York was 3-7-0 in its last 10 games and hadn't won at the United Center in almost nine years.

"It was a game we had to win and disappointing in a lot of ways," Quenneville said.

Was it ever.

Patrick Kane opened the scoring with the first of his 2 goals just 61 seconds in, but the Islanders took advantage of a host of errors and grabbed a 4-1 lead at 1:25 of the second period with their second power-play goal.

The Hawks were within 4-2 when Erik Gustafsson scored his first NHL goal late in the second period, but a bad misplay by Anton Forsberg led to a Brock Nelson tally at 1:52 of the third. After Kane once again gave the Hawks life by scoring at 4:58, Anders Lee beat the just-inserted Jeff Glass on a breakaway to give New York a 6-3 lead and that was that.

Jan Rutta was on the ice for 6 of New York's goals and defense partner Gustav Forsling was on for 4. By far the worst gaffe came late in the first period when Forsling could have stood his ground to block a Ryan Pulock shot but inexplicably moved out of the way. He ended up screening Forsberg and the shot whistled into the net to give New York a 3-1 lead.

Said Quenneville: "They had a tough night. Both of them."

Rutta and Forsling were the Hawks' best D pair for much of the season, but both have seen their games regress of late.

"If you get scored on almost every shift, it's hard no matter what you're looking at," Rutta said. "I feel like I'm getting some unlucky bounces and it kind of shakes up your confidence a little bit. Just got to keep working hard and turn the season around."

As Keith said, though, time is ticking. While it's true Forsling, Rutta, Ryan Hartman (no goals last eight games) and Alex DeBrincat (2 goals last 17) have hit rough patches, the veterans need to show much more urgency as well.

Keith hasn't scored in 60 games if you include the postseason. Brent Seabrook has 2 goals all year. Jonathan Toews and Brandon Saad have been quiet lately. Tommy Wingels and Lance Bouma seem to have disappeared.

And the goaltending is being exposed. Badly.

Quenneville thinks the answer is to remember that this game is supposed to be fun. Go out and have some.

"Every game is a fresh game," he said. "Hey, you're playing hockey -- a game you're looking to enjoy. Play hard, play with a purpose and learn as you go along. In the position we're in right now, go and play all out and the right way. And have fun doing that."

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Woman hid thousands of children in coffins – when she was caught, the nasty truth was revealed

Irena Sendler was born in Warsaw, Poland on February 15, 1910.

Her father taught her many things, but one lesson in particular stayed with her for her entire life: always help the needy.

When Irena was only 7 years old, her father died of typhus. But the years she spent with him would come to have an enormous influence on her.

When she grew up, Irena followed in the footsteps of her father, who was a doctor, and became a nurse.

Later, she became employed as a social worker in the Warsaw Social Welfare Department, where she helped distribute food and clothing to families in need.

At that time, Jews living in many parts of Europe were being persecuted. But even though Irena was a devout Catholic, she refused to give in to prejudice. She helped several Jewish families, just like she helped everyone else.

During the Second World War, the Nazis created the Warsaw Ghetto to intern Jewish families.

It was the largest Jewish ghetto established by the Nazis, and at its peak, around 400,000 Jews were imprisoned within its walls.

Life in the ghetto was characterized by overcrowding, hunger, instability, and disease.

Irena, who was concerned with the appalling living conditions, decided to get involved.

She joined Zegota, an underground resistance organization in German-occupied Poland that worked to save Jews. Irena realized that she needed to do something — even if it that meant risking her own life.

Together with her colleagues, Irena started secretly helping Jewish children escape from the ghetto.

Irena visited many Jewish homes and families, but many mothers refused to surrender their children to a stranger, even if that stranger was well-intentioned and had a plan to free their children. But staying meant certain death, either by being murdered inside its walls or by deportation to concentration camps.

Since Nazi surveillance of the ghetto was extensive, Irena was forced to find creative ways to hide the children and smuggle them out.

One method was to pretend that the children were seriously ill and bring them to hospitals outside the ghetto. But as the surveillance increased, Irena had to hide the children in suitcases, garbage bags, and even coffins.

One rescue involved a baby named Eluzina. Irena hid her in a wooden box that was supposed to contain bricks.

The girl, just 5 months old, was brought to safety. And the only thing she had with her was a small silver spoon that her mother had hidden in her clothes.

More than 2,500 children were saved in this way. Irena kept a record of all the children she brought to safety, and the list was hidden in cans in a neighbor’s garden.

Irena’s plan went perfectly until one day, everything came crashing down on her. The Nazis discovered what she was doing and arrested her.

Irena was sent to prison, where she was tortured by the Gestapo and had both of her arms broken. But despite the pain and torture, she refused to give up any information about the children or their families.

Eventually, the Nazis sentenced her to death.

But fate had other plans for Irena.

Some of Irena’s aides managed to bribe a soldier in the prison so she could escape.

From that day until her death many years later, Irena lived under a false identity. But she never stopped helping others.

“My hatred of the German occupiers was stronger than my fear. In addition, my father had taught me that if you see a man drowning, you must try to save him even if you cannot swim. At that time, it was Poland that was drowning,” Irena said in an interview with the Swedish newspaper Sydsvenskan.

When the war ended, Irena handed over the records of all the children she rescued to a rescue organization that helped reunite Jewish families.

Later in life, Irena got married and had three children. She lived a happy life, knowing that she had done the right thing.

“The reason why I rescued children was because of the way I grew up. I was brought up to believe that a person must be rescued when drowning, regardless of religion and nationality,” says Irena.

After working so hard to help others throughout her life, Irena died at the age of 98.

In many ways, she was a forgotten hero and few people knew of her amazing work.

In 1964, Irena Sendler received the Israeli honorary title of “Polish Righteous among the Nations,” and in 1997, she was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize.

The prize, however, went to environmental activist and former vice president of the United States, Al Gore.

Irena didn’t hold a grudge and instead chose to pay tribute to others.

“I did not do it alone. We were about 20 to 25 people,” she explained.

However, some people have never forgotten her contribution.

“Now both the children and grandchildren of those I rescued come and see me,” Irena said in the interview.

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High demand for applied statisticians in the world

There has been a huge demand for Applied Statisticians in the world, specially in developed countries like the USA and Sri Lanka too should follow this trend said, Prof.Sarath Peiris, Fellow of the Institute of Applied Statistics Sri Lanka (IASSL), Professor in Applied Statistics and Head of the Mathematics Department of the Engineering Faculty of the Moratuwa University.

“The availability of massive quantities of data coupled with enormous increase in computation power for relatively low cost has led to the creation of a whole new activity called, “data mining, data science, big data analysis”.

“I think that the data revolution has been started.These data sets are complex and need to discover their hidden properties.”

Some statisticians have stated that ‘the sexy job in future’ will be the Applied Statistician and data analysis and communicate the results going to be an important skill in the next few decades.

“Applied Statisticians should be excited and need to play an important role in such data. Statistical techniques are not data mining explicity, but they were being used long before the term data mining, data science were coined to apply to business applications.”

“From the users' perspective, it will be faced with a conscious choice when solving a “data mining” problem as to whether to attack it with statistical data mining methods or other data mining techniques.”

“Almost all methods used in data mining, data science, big data analysis are related to methods developed in statistics. Therefore applied statisticians have a major role to play in data science or big data analysis.”

Peiris stressed that computer science experts cannot handle those data without the guidance of applied statisticians.

“Due to the electronic world, billions of transactions are carried out daily in many organisations and such data are accumulating in very large data bases under data structures. How to handle data, which pattern can be found in data, what do they mean for others, how can data be looked at,

what methods can be used, are the main expectations from applied statisticians.”

“In Sri Lanka data science, data mining, are dominated by computer science experts, but my idea is that it is not a good trend. The applied statisticians must get involved in these problems.”

Most government departments, private organisations and agencies hire applied statisticians to evaluate population, demographic and economic measurements. Many other environmental, scientific and agricultural agencies hire applied statisticians for similar type of work in their

respective fields. In Sri Lanka almost all the government departments should have a statistical unit with an experienced applied statistician. All government hospitals should recruit an applied statistician.

The United Nations has now declared 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) by replacing 8 Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) from January 2016. The 17 SDGs have 169 targets to be achieved by 2030.

“We do not have sufficient data or a proper mechanism to collect the necessary data and as a result there will be plenty of data gaps in computation such as targets.Thus Applied Statisticians should be excited and ready to play an important role in developing new SDGs.”

Demand areas

Commenting on some of the demand areas for Applied Statisticians he pointed out that big data can arise in all fields and from a big data analysis point of view applied statisticians are required in almost all fields.

“Nevertheless, statistics are an essential part in medical science and it provides generalisation for the public to better understand their risks for different diseases. Applied statisticians in the pharmaceutical companies are the key players in drug development procedure in the developed

countries such as the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) procedure is totally handled by applied statisticians.”

“However, in Sri Lanka such statistical procedures are not practiced even though we produce some drugs.”

There are massive data in the Department of Census and Statistics (DCS), which have not been utilised effectively.

“I suggest once again that DCS should establish a Statistical Research unit with experienced Applied Statisticians. The Applied Statisticians can produce marvellous information from such data which should correctly conveyed to the decision makers.”

What is statistics?
In this world, everything is relative and nothing is absolute, but varying. No phenomenon can be explained perfectly. Statistics is the only subject which teaches us how to deal the variability in a scientificmanner.
That is why statistics has been included as a course module/s in all degree programs in universities. The two important entities in statistics are population and sample. The statistics are generated from a sample which is drawn from a particular population.
“For example, mean time to recover from a drug. These statistics generated from a sample have wealth of information. I would say those statistics are ‘valuable and beautiful’.”
IASSL set up to support statisticians
In 1999 fifteen statisticians including myself formed the Association of Applied Statistics Sri Lanka. (IASSL) The first meeting was held in the PGIA, University of Peradeniya. This has been incorporated by an Act of Parliament. “We have about 400 members now”.
IASSL, the only professional organisation committed to promote and to assist the advancement of statistics for the furtherance of research,planning, development, education and training in Sri Lanka was set up.
This was followed up with an ‘Award of Fellowship’ in 2012 and the first fellowship was awarded went to Prof. R O Thattil, Emeritus Professor in Biometry at the University of Peradeniya.
Since then another three fellowships were awarded. The selected nominee must have an established reputation; published papers, significant contribution to Applied Statistics and the IASSL.
Asked how he could help engineering students to learn statistical skills he said that teaching statistics is a challenging task.
“It is much easier to teach theory of statistics to engineering students as they have a good mathematical background. The challenge is to statistical concepts and use of statistics to solve problems. I use various examples depending on the applications in particularly the engineering applications and explain the statistical interpretation.”
Students are advised about statistical thinking on how to learn about the client’s problem and how to meet the client’s requirements and interests. Students are advised to write a concise summary on the analysis without dominating technical details so that conclusions can be understood without statistical knowledge.
“Furthermore, we have initiated statistical advisory services for the university community.”
Steps to popularise Applied Statistics
Most of the non-statisticians can easily handle statistical software because software has made so easy to use. But without a clear idea on the statistical concept the outputs generated from software cannot be interpreted. To understand the concept correctly you need to understand the
theories in statistics in a simple manner, but study and proof of theorems is not required. Furthermore, there are many non-statistics graduates who want to enhance their knowledge in applied statistics.
In order to fill this gap, I have started a Post Graduate Diploma and Master of Science in Business Statistics in 2010 in the University of Moratuwa. This course is open for any graduates who have done some statistics courses. “We teach statistics theory and practicals at the same
time and the students have more opportunities to analyse real data using statistical software. Furthermore, I used to conduct various training courses on data analysis from time to time at the IASSL”.
Advice for applied statisticians
If one wants to be Applied Statistician they should be able to (i) understand theoretical aspect in statistics, (ii) understand statistical concepts correctly, (iii) look at data and its quality extensively , (iv) formulate the statistical problems, (iv) analyse data using correct statistical methods and (iv) summarise the findings in an effective manner.
Prof. Sarath Peiris and old boy of Egodauyana Maha Vidyalaya and Moratu Maha Vidyalaya, Moratuwa and graduated in 1979 from the University of Colombo and later became a Statistician at the Coconut Research Institute (CRI), Lunuwila in 1980 and later became the Principal Statistician and Head of the Biometry Division. Later he joined the Faculty of Engineering, University of Moratuwa and became the Professor in Applied Statistics in 2009. (SS)

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Pasting in various emails I’ve received. Please keep everyone in your prayers.

Rudy called me this morning. They are all OK. Red Cross is supposed to get them out this morning. Thank God. I don’t think they have a real picture of what’s going on in the city. I told them to be careful because serious looting and pandemonium.

I have been trying for days to get a hold of Julie J. in New Orleans. She and her family have been trapped at the Ritz on Canal Street. I was able to get through to the hotel last night but because of obvious power issues, they couldn’t put me through to her room without a room number. I left a message for her that was to be put on a large bulletin board in the lobby of the hotel.
I received a very distressing phone call from Julie tonight. Sadly, I was with a client and missed her call. Jules sounded absolutely terrified. Her voice was shaky and I could tell she was under a huge amount of stress and had extreme anxiety. She and her family were still trapped at the hotel. Most of the employees had been evacuated. She said there were about 100 people left in the hotel and that they were trying to stick together for safety reasons. She said they tried to leave today but couldn’t. They are trying to get a bus, but that has been nearly impossible. Julie said her car is there at the hotel but the concern with that is the crime is unbelievable. She said if they take her car they would need to have a police escort out of town because the looters/criminals are carjacking EVERYONE in a car trying to get out of the city. I can’t imagine the horror. She said it is very, very hot and that she’s been sitting around with her shirt off. She is exhausted. At the end of her message she told me she loved me. I truly think she thinks they might not make it out of there.

Ironically, Rudy is a concierge at the Ritz and almost stayed there. Whenever and however they get him and his parents to Houston he’ll be OK because his sister lives there, but who knows how long that will take especially because of the renegade busses and people shooting at the military helicopters trying to land.

I know people are feeling desperate but what the hell? Guns scare me so much and knowing that gangs of armed men are running around NOLA like they own it is horrifying.

I’m at work again today and have a class tonight but already had a mini-breakdown here. Only thing to stop me from crying was the phone–hearing from Jeremy H who is en route to Minnesota, Kristi who is in Shreveport, and the email from Sarah in Oakdale, LA.

Taking tomorrow-Tuesday off and hope to have a better outlook on things then. Will keep updating the blog too. Til then.

P.S. Thanks to all who have left comments and to Clancy’s post with some good links to info.

UPDATE: Spoke to Lara G today and she’s ok in St. Francisville. The movie starts filming again next week and she has the hotel room through then but isn’t sure where she will go after that. All of the theatre folk seem to have made it to Houston, but we’re still worried about those we can’t get in touch with that stayed in the city.

Leaving work in a few minutes but wanted to keep track of this link for future reference, especially since it is right up JW’s alley.

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  1. I have a friend in Jackson, MS and talked to her on the phone earlier today. I was worried about her, especially because they live in a mobile home. She and her family are fine (just got their power turned back on), but they can’t go to work, and really can’t go anywhere actually for fear that they’ll be stranded somewhere if they run out of gas. They have plenty of groceries, and my friend said they’re not going anywhere if they can avoid it.

  2. Hey Daisy
    Roy and I are fine, we are thinking of coming to Orlando to live for a while, Karen Hebert, is going to be there and knows people to help us get jobs. We’ll keep you updated. I
    Im sure your parents are fine, the phones are just rediculous right now, if you want to talk to us you can get in touch with us…
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De Wildt Cheetah Lodge

A few kilometers down the road from the Ann van Dyk Cheetah Centre
is this wonderful establishment...
The De Wildt Cheetah Lodge.
We got there in the late afternoon, as the sun was lighting the stonework
Time to turn back the time.

The entrance...most welcoming with a tea and coffee station.
Usually the first thing that a weary traveler looks for.

These steps lead to the accommodation upstairs.
The  floor might need some "attention" and the carpet on the stairs is due for a change.
But that is part of the charm of this Farm Lodge.
Old style accommodation and hospitality,
that is not often available to guests anymore.

Our room.
Plain and simple.
No TV or Wi-Fi, but are either REALLY necessary?
It was great just to relax and read a book.
And for me, no internet meant that I did not have to "work"!

There seemed to be a ghost in our room.
Actually it was just me, trying out a new technique.
The door at the far end leads to a bathroom...with a shower.
I was told that a room refurbishment is on the cards for later this year.
It will be painting and soft furnishings first to standardize the rooms.
Currently each room is themed, and that will remain.

There is a mezzanine lounge,
which allows this view of the dining room/lounge downstairs

More spotted decor that you can shake a stick at.
Cheetah spots are all around.

There is a separate breakfast area in a room adjacent to this.

A quiet nook to read a book or just sit and contemplate life

And, although we found no cats,
these two Border Collies kept us entertained.

Sunset over the valley.
The Lodge is situated at the foot of the Magalies mountain range.
And that means that Hartebeespoort Dam cannot be seen.
The view is to the north and the platinum mines.

Almost full moon.

From the outside,
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A home made candle-light dinner.
A wonderful lasagna with lots of steamed green veg.
And a homemade Melktert for dessert.
It was gone by the time I decided that I needed a photograph

Outside the small conference centre.

Still some colour in the garden

Early morning light on a fern leaf

A small chapel on the property is great for intimate weddings,
or just to spend some time in quiet contemplation

My wife relaxing,post breakfast.

If you read the comments, you will realize that guests love staying here.
Not pretentious, it is what is is and that is what makes Cheetah Lodge,
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I have to say I appreciated

Your recent Christmas letter

Since you’ve left the Eastern Shore

Your life couldn’t be much better

We got the photo of your big new house

and your shiny luxury car

Your son just passed the bar exam

Your girl’s a movie star

We read all about your big business deal

And your four-week tour of Spain

Your high-priced view from the sidelines

Are the best seats at the game

So I decided to write you back

It’s better late than never

To catch you up on news back home

With an Eastern Shore Christmas letter

We’re trying hard and scraping by

Life can be tough out here

Wages are low and crime is up

But at least we have cold beer

Bubba had a big year afield

He killed a 12-point buck

He plowed it over on Seaside Road

With his old Ford pickup truck

George got caught stealing from Wal-Mart

But it pains me so to say

Because it has 400 security cameras

It was his very own picture day

Daisey is a fine student

And while her bookwork may be sound

She’s been winning all the fights she can

Out on the school playground

We did take a big summer trip

We wanted to do it right

We made it clear to Pocomoke

And came back home that night

It was sad when we lost our cat

We knew she wasn’t well

She died up under the porch

And we found her by the smell

We decided to splurge on healthcare

It was something we had to do

We hadn’t been to the dentist

Since 1982

Here on the Shore, we’re doing fine

We’re moving right along

But you boasting about your high life

Makes us think we’re doing wrong

Back here in your hometown

We don’t like to make a fuss

We’re more interesting in helping others

Than writing big-shot letters about us

So save a stamp next Christmas

When you brag about your year.

And take your fancy note to me

And stick it in your ear.

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The Black Shield of Falworth **** (1954, Tony Curtis, Janet Leigh, David Farrar, Barbara Rush, Herbert Marshall, Ian Keith, Rhys Williams, Dan O’Herlihy, Torin Thatcher) – Classic Movie Review 4540

Though Tony Curtis had only just become a star two years earlier with Son of Ali Baba), this 1954 movie from his absolute prime is already his 20th film. It is an engagingly merry jape, in which he heads a starry cast as the dashingly handsome young Myles Falworth of Crisby Dale, who is in love with the lovely Lady Ann of Mackworth (Janet Leigh). It is the second of five films husband and wife Curtis and Leigh appeared in together.

David Farrar plays the villain, the wicked Earl of Alban, who leads a plot against English King Henry IV (Ian Keith), in this jolly, rousing Ye Olde Englishe swashbuckling romantic adventure.

The nimble, on-target acting, Rudolph Maté’s fleet-footed direction, Irving Glassberg’s thrilling Technicolor widescreen cinematography and exciting action scenes are four compelling reasons to watch. They easily make up for Oscar Brodney’s rather bland screenplay (based on Howard Pyle’s novel Men of Iron) with its silly romantic sequences, some hilariously tongue-twisting dialogue and caricatures instead of rounded characters.

On the acting front, Herbert Marshall is especially fine as the Earl of Mackworth, while Keith and Dan O’Herlihy score strongly too as Henry IV and his son Prince Hal. Also in the cast are Barbara Rush as Myles’s sister Meg, Rhys Williams as Myles’s and Meg’s guardian Diccon Bowman, Torin Thatcher as Sir James, Craig Hill, Patrick O’Neal, Leo Britt and Claud Allister.

Curtis recalled: ‘Another crazy story about knights in armour and damsels in distress, but it was the first and last one I did with Janet. It was also Universal’s first film in CinemaScope.’

The score is composed by Hans J Salter.

The second of Curtis and Leigh’s five films together, it is preceded by Houdini (1953) and followed by The Vikings (1958), The Perfect Furlough (1958) and Who Was That Lady (1960).

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Saturday, December 15, 2012

A little Distraction…?

     Many of us are probably still glued to the news after what happened and could use a little distraction. I am still trying to come to grips with the shooting that took place yesterday in Newtown, Ct.  I was brought to tears like so many of you I’m sure. Just last school year, I was teaching 2nd grade at an Elementary school; the thought of this happening to any of them is unfathomable. Yet, it did happen. in. Newtown. I am at a loss for words and can lean only on my belief in prayers and its power to heal…
     This beautiful home is actually located in New England and was designed by the talented Lynne Scalo who coincidentally  is a Connecticut based designer. “Design is a very personal process that evolves by really getting to know how a person lives and wants to live.’’ says Scalo. Her design of this New England home infuses modern with traditional effortlessly. Enjoy…

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Squeeze your loved ones, love them, and have a weekend filled with laughter and joy. Personally, I am going to try and avoid the news, spend quality time with my boys and count my blessings! XX

  1. Precious friend and colleague in the art of teaching,

    I just had the most darling second grade class the other day that I taught for two days in a row. All I wanted to do last night was to run to them, many who took a quick liking to me and vice-versa, and just hug them.

    Today, I wondered if I should post a blog on the wonder and magic of Christmas, but you are so right about continuing on. We must go on to show the love of God in all circumstances, and to rejoice in the beauty of each other. Thank you for this GORGEOUS distraction today; I love all the photos, but that THIRD PHOTO is a marvelous combination of golds and silvers that exude such class. I HAD TO PIN IT!!
    Much love Stacy to you and the boys, Anita

  2. A lovely and thoughtful post Stacey, and like you I'm hugging my loved ones a bit more today.
    Maureen xx

  3. It's such a reminder for all of us how precious life is no matter whether you have 5 year olds or a 21 year old like me.I called to tell her how much I love and adore her.

    This designers style is scrumptuous thanks for sharing.

  4. Beautiful post Stacey, I am still shocked at the news, it's been broadcast here lots and also in the papers... It's just so sad and tragic.

  5. It's still hard to get my head around what has happened it's absolutely unthinkable. My hopes and prayers go out to all those lives that have been touched.

  6. Good evening gorgeous!

    Yes, squeeze those boys tightly and never let go....oh how I just pray for peace in this WORLD! Thank you so much for coming over tonight. Anita

  7. i was an elementary school teacher too! - i couldn't imagine! - not for a moment!

    PS - i don't think there's anything about this house i don't like! - *dreaming*

  8. Hi Stacey,
    I must admit I gave my 'big boys' a hug when I heard this terrible news.
    Love to you and yours,
    Liz x
    Ps - the house looks wonderful. Thanks for sharing

  9. You had me at that tufted sofa. My thoughts are with those families.

    Chic 'n Cheap Living

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 Texture can be categorized as either tactile or visual. Tactile texture relates to the actual feeling of a surface – smooth, rough, soft, hard, etc.  and visual texture is our perception of what a texture might feel like. Texture is a great way to add depth and interest to an interior. Today's post highlights some great examples of adding texture when decorating by using faux throws-so furry and cozy...

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  1. Oh lovely - and just what i need on these cold Winter nights in England. Very inspiring Stacey - I can feel the cosiness of the textures from here - very Hygge! x

  2. I do like the texture/interest that the fur adds, Stacey.
    And it looks so cozy and warm for the middle of winter.
    Have a wonderful evening.

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Tuesday, November 13, 2012

Too Much of a Good Thing

Life as an after has begun.  It's going to take some time to get accustomed to this new phase.  I admit I hopped on the scale this morning and hoped to see a smaller number.  When you've been trying to lose weight almost your entire life, the idea of trying to maintain is a bit foreign.  And I have a bit of anxiety that I will make a mistake and I will "lose" goal somehow.  I know it doesn't work that way so I think this is all part of the adjustment.  As far as the number is concerned, I'm not going to increase my eating to maintain 145, I plan to just keep eating like I eat and see what happens.  But doing that and not being invested in seeing ever-smaller numbers on the scale is going to be my challenge.  Those weekly losses are a huge reward and now that I'm not actively trying to get those I have to find another way.  I don't think I can underestimate what a shift this is going to be for me.  At the same time I need to remember that really, nothing much has changed.  I wasn't following a plan that I will now stop following because I hit my goal weight.  Just keep doing what you're doing Michelle, this isn't rocket science.

As far as my diet and exercise goes - and I hope you know when I use the word "diet" I mean food intake, not diet diet - things are going ok.  I had a major learning episode on Saturday night.  I went to a friend's house for dinner.  I was starving when I got there.  She had sliced bread (the dense yummy kind with nuts and dried fruit) and cheese to spread on it.  Also there were almonds, and olives.  I ate at least 6 slices of bread with cheese and lord knows how many almonds and olives.  And I drank a few glasses of champagne.  My friend Joan reminded me to "save a little room for dinner" but that didn't slow me down.  By the time we sat down for dinner I probably could have not eaten another bite and I would have been fine.  But I went on to eat Chicken Coq au Vin and scalloped potatoes.  And I had another glass of champagne.  I felt so full my stomach hurt.  I mean it really hurt.  I laid down on the couch to give myself some breathing room.  I'd really overdone it.  I drank a bunch of water hoping to flush my stomach or something.  But here's the worst part...I went on to eat desert!

People.  My stomach hurt so bad that I had lie down and I still ate desert.  What was I thinking?  So after desert things went from bad to worse.  Now I was actually having these stabbing pains in my stomach and I started to feel nauseous.  I'd eaten so much I made myself sick.  I knew I was going to throw up, I had to.  I was in pain and nauseous and I knew I'd blown it.   My friends were very understanding about it, telling me that I just can't eat the way I used to and to just take care of myself.  I was feeling like an idiot, a freak, someone that gorges themselves on food to the point of being sick.  Who does that?

But as I like to say, a mistake is worthless unless you learn from it.  And I learned a thing or two - or at least had some previously learned lessons reinforced.  First, I can't eat with wild abandon just because I'm not concerned about calorie intake.  My body has physical limitations.  Second, don't show up to a dinner party starving.  I knew I was hungry in the late afternoon and I did have a banana but that wasn't enough.  Third, listen when your friends try and give you helpful advice.  Fourth, when you already feel sick and have to lie down because you've eaten too much, DON'T EAT ANY MORE!!  Duh, right?  I will say I felt a lot better after I threw up but I don't want to go through that again.  Not my idea of a fun night.  Plus, I had to listen to a few jokes at my expense.  That's what friends are for :)

I was in bed by 11:30pm and got a good night sleep.  Sunday I woke up ready to face the world.  I really wanted to run outside since all my weekly runs have been on the treadmill.  I got the all-clear from Miguel to run to the gym and then run home.  I did a loop route and ran the 3.1 miles to the gym in 28:35 - Woot!  I did chest/triceps/core and then ran the 2.3 miles home in 23 minutes.  The run home was a challenge but I pushed on through.  I saw a friend of Miguel's on the way home and he rolled down his window, "Want a ride?"  I told him no, that I'd finish the run home, "I wasn't going to give you one anyway".  Funny!  By the time I got home I'd been exercising for 1 hour, 34 minutes.  Longer than a sprint triathlon!  I was high on endorphins, I felt on top of the world.  I had everyone give me high-fives and made the kids tell me "good job mommy".  It was great.

Late that afternoon I met a photographer friend to do a photo swap.  I took pictures of her family and she took pictures of me for a blog makeover I'm planning.  She's the real deal, a professional photographer with a great camera.  I can't wait to see the pictures!  But I had her snap a couple with my camera so I would have something to show off while I wait for the real ones.  So here's a sneak peek.

Running on the beach.  Yes, that's my life :)
How fun, right?  When I scheduled this I had no idea I would be at my goal weight.  For me, this turned out to be my official after photo shoot.  And Michelle, the photographer, made me feel so good.  She kept telling me how good I looked and to just relax.  I was worrying about the fat on my arms and the love handles and she kept squashing those concerns like little gnats.  Thanks so much Michelle!  I couldn't have asked for a better time.  I will have more pictures later and can't wait to replace that 4+ year old blog header.

Yesterday was a holiday for me.  I took the kids to the park and then grocery shopping.  I've been doing really well with the weekly menu planning.  I can't tell you how much less stressful dinnertime is now that I have a plan.  There's still stress with trying to get it on the table in under 30 minutes with two ankle biters attacking me but that's a different kind of stress.  I cooked Italian chicken and peppers in the pressure cooker, and we had rice and green beans with it. Yum!  But I didn't get to the gym.  My other Michelle friend had offered to watch the kids but Marek fell asleep (his napping is no longer routine) and it just didn't work out.  So as soon as Miguel walked in the door I walked out.

3.2 ounces = 3+ servings.  Or one, if you're me.
I did 25 minutes on the upright bike followed by back/biceps/core.  I'm still fighting to get even three neutral grip pull-ups so who knows when I will be able to get up to four.  I had a good workout and headed back home.  Unfortunately the kids had eaten when I got there but I still got to sit down and enjoy my meal.  Instead of rice I had some leftover quinoa with my chicken.  Very healthy meal.  But a couple hours later I was still hungry and started to nibble on some dark chocolate with sea salt and almonds (aka Crack) that my friend Reina had so graciously gifted me ("eat the whole thing, your head is getting too big for your body" - yes, she said that).  In an effort to not eat the whole thing I had a small bowl of cereal.  But it didn't help.  I kept going back to the chocolate until it was gone.  And you know what?  I'm ok with that.  I'll just have to be mindful of what I eat the rest of the week to keep things in balance.  And that's something I can do.  And dammit, that was some seriously, incredibly good chocolate.  Thanks Reina, I thoroughly enjoyed that.  And please don't gift me another one of those for a year no matter how big my head gets!

That's all I got peeps. Thank you for all the congratulations, on here and on my Facebook page, about getting to goal.   I felt the love and it felt good.

  1. Congratulations Michelle! I read your goal post with tears in my eyes but was unable to send a comment from my iPhone for some reason. I have been reading your blog since before you got pregnant. You are a such an inspiration. And wow do you look fabulous. I am about 12 pounds from my WW goal weight. I have drawn so much strength and motivation from bloggers like yourself. Thanks for sharing. Enjoy all of your successes and those still to come.

    1. thanks so much. I can't believe you've been following me for that long - so cool! 12 pounds is so close and so far. take your time, you'll get there eventually. thanks again for the support!

  2. I am a fairly new reader and have enjoyed your posts. I made it to my WW goal March/2011 (65 pounds gone!), but didn't learn how to maintain it properly. I promptly put 15 pounds back on (you know, to give me something to do) and am now working to take it off again. I should be back at goal in the next 2 months and I will follow your maintenance postings to help me along the way. Congrats again!!!

    1. Great job! You are so smart to come back rather than put the 65+ pounds (and possibly more) back on! I've come to believe the maintenance phase might be the real challenge in all this. Looking forward to seeing how it goes for me :)

  3. Great job Michelle, you look absolutely amazing!

    1. Thanks Robert! So great chatting with you. Let's meet up maybe in the spring.

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