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I’ve been doubly blessed to receive two awards recently and I’m so thrilled to pass them along to some other fabulous blogs I’ve found. First, let me take a moment to thank the lovely ladies who honored me with the awards.

That fabulous Girl with the Curlz and I bonded over our love of all things plates and paper! And besides that, curly haired girls must stick together! She gave me the Honest Scrap Award which I must admit, I’ve been coveting ever since I started my blog! There’s something about that little orange square and now I can say that I was the recipient of it!

I’m passing this award on to the following fantastic blogs! You really should check them out if you haven’t already!

1. Bea @ The Girly Tomboy

2. Bella Michelle @ Southern Somedays

3. Southern Champagne Wishes

4. Peachy Keen

5. Jules @ Chic & Pink

Next is an award from a wonderful new blog I’ve just begun following, Flip Flops & Pearls. Its author is a wonderful lady who believes in always giving people compliments…well I sure feel complimented by her since she’s given me the Fabulous Sugar Doll Blogger Award! Thanks so much for thinking of me!

I’m giving this award to these precious and sweet blogs…I advise you to make their acquaintance if you haven’t already!

1. Summer Wind

2. Molly @ Sugar & Spice

3. Southern Cinderella

4. Little Miss Can’t be Wrong @ How I met your Father

5. LeeLee @ DaisyLee

The requirements of each award is to list 10 things about myself, but I’m going to combine them so you don’t have to read 20 things. In no particular order…

DSC00910 1. I love anything with my name and/or initials on it

2. Pickles are one of my favorite foods and I eat them straight out of the jar without shame!

3. When I was little, I got my head stuck in my Me-me’s kitchen cabinet and had to be cut free with a saw

4. I just scored an amazing silver tea set at a rummage sale for $10

5. I brush my teeth with warm water

6. My tomato plants look pitiful and have no tomatoes on them…boo

7. I have always slept on a satin pillow

8. I have more than one best friend

9. I love pink wine and drink it like an old lady over ice!

10. I usually buy earrings from each city I visit so I’ll have a tiny something that makes me think of that particular trip. The coolest ones are from Rome.

Hope everybody is having a terrific Tuesday (Chews-day as I pronounce it…for which I am endlessly mocked!)


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This week I’ve helped facilitate another Celebrate Oklahoma Voices digital storytelling workshop in Oklahoma City. This workshop is the first one for COV where we’ve used MacBook laptops running Windows XP via Parallels for all participants. This is a great lab configuration, since it lets participants choose their platform: Either WinXP or Mac OS X. Also, it permits demos of software features on the Mac side many participants have never seen before. Today, for example, when some participants wanted royalty free background music for their digital stories, I shared a 5 minute demo of “Magic Garageband.” Then they were able to “hide” WinXP on their own computers and run Garageband to give this a try themselves. We couldn’t have done this if we were running WinXP on a non-Macintosh platform. (I have other links and resources related to digital music making with Garageband, M-Audio Session for Windows, and other programs on the wiki page “Digital Music Creation: Engage, Inspire, Have Fun!”)

I’ve used Parallels for several years to run Windows, so I am fairly familiar with it, and overall everything has gone great with this Macbook lab setup. We did run into a problem yesterday and today, however, with unexplained static when we recorded and played back audio in Audacity running in WinXP.

I discovered the Parallels forum post “Poor quality recorded audio” from February 2008 today in troubleshooting this. Apparently this is an audio driver issue with Parallels. The post thankfully includes a workaround which did work for us, but it’s a bit of a pain since it requires that the Platronics USB headset we’re using be plugged into the computer BEFORE we boot up / start the virtual WinXP machine. If the USB headset gets unplugged, then it apparently requires a restart of WinXP to get the headset/mic recognized and working again by Parallels/WinXP. Yuk. This could be resolved by running WinXP via Boot Camp, but I think the benefits of virtualization still make the Parallels solution better.

Here is the workaround we used which worked to resolve this USB static problem.

After shutting down the WinXP virtual machine on the MacBook, under the EDIT menu we chose to alter the Parellels machine settings. On the SOUND settings, we changed the default input device to the USB headset. This screenshot shows the settings for the presentation computer, which still used the default audio OUTPUT settings so computer audio could be heard over the rooms’ speakers. For participant laptops, however, BOTH the input and output settings have to be set to “C-MEDIA USB HEADPHONE SET.” That is the correct driver for the Platronics Headset which is included in participants’ “digital backpacks.”

Setting USB input device in Parallels Virtual Machine Settings

We also verified that the Platronics headset was NOT selected as the audio input or output device in the Macbook’s OSX system preferences pane.

With this configuration, after booting into WinXP and running Audacity either “Soundmapper” or the “Intel Integrated Audio” driver could be selected for audio input and output. The Platronics headset recorded beautifully without any static, and other recorded audio (with the Olympus WS-110 digital recorders also included in participant’s “digital backpacks) similarly played back flawlessly without static problems.

Audio settings in Audacity

We’re not sure at this point if we are going to need “snapshots” saved with the Platronics headset as the default audio input and output devices, and another one with default audio as the settings.

Parallels Snapshots

It appears that if the Platronics USB headset is NOT available/plugged-in, the Parallels virtual machine will “default to default.” I wish (of course) this bug wasn’t present and WinXP running on Parallels would just recognize and use the USB microphone in Audacity without any static or problems. At least we were able to figure out a workaround for this problem. If anyone has other suggestions for what we can do to address this I’d love to hear them. This appears to be a USB audio driver problem with Parallels, which hopefully will be addressed/fixed in a future update.

I purchased a copy of VMware Fusion several months ago, but have not yet installed and configured it to run WinXP. I may try this over the holiday break. I’ve been told by others (including Miguel Guhlin) that VMware Fusion is faster than Parallels and also more flexible when you’re taking a laptop between different locations with different IP settings– it doesn’t require a complete reboot of the WinXP virtual machine to get a new IP address in a different location. I’m interested to see if that is the case. I don’t like to run WinXP except when I absolutely have to, but when I do have to it’s great to be able to run it on my Mac. 🙂

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  1. Brian says:

    Have you tried Crossover instead of Parallels? Was originally developed by gamers to play pc games on their mac.

  2. Wesley Fryer says:

    I haven’t tried Crossover but would like to know how it compares, Brian. I am going to do a new install of WinXP over the holidays with VMWare Fusion since I already own that software. I’d like to see a blog post or article by someone who does a side by side comparison of Parallels, VMWare Fusion, Crossover, and other options that are out there. Anyone have a link to something like that?

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Reasons Your Driver’s License Can Be Suspended

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Driving without a license is illegal in the United States as well as anywhere in the world. Once revoked, it will restrict you from going to places you want to go. A suspended license may keep you from going to work or school or performing daily tasks. In this article, we will cite several reasons your license can be suspended.

  1. You have accumulated too many driving points

Each state has a certain point system that assigns points to minor and major traffic offenses. When you have reached a certain number of points within a set period of time, you could end up driving without a license.

  1. Repeated Offenses

Another reason your license can be suspended is when you commit the same violation multiple times already. In some states, for example, your license can be revoked if you commit a certain number of reckless driving offenses within a given period of time. Depending on your state, you could be dubbed as a “habitual offender” after reaching a certain number of convictions.

  1. You have been charged with a serious offense

While this may vary from one state to another, some serious offense will merit an immediate revocation of your license. These offenses may include DUI, DWI, felonies involving a motor vehicle, vehicular manslaughter, and others.

  1. Inaccurate Driving Record

Inaccuracies in your driving record may include the following:

  • A higher number of accumulated points than you actually have
  • Traffic tickets that you won or the judge dropped because of your completion of traffic school
  • DUI convictions that you won or which you got an acquittal verdict
  1. You have no insurance

If you were caught without insurance or at least a certificate of insurance, your license can be suspended.

  1. A Simple Case of You Forgot

Maybe you are aware that you are supposed to pay a fine or attend traffic school but you simply forgot.

When your driver’s license has been suspended, you may be required to do the following:

  • Stop driving for a certain period of time
  • Enroll in a defensive driving course or traffic school
  • Obtain SR-22 from your insurance carrier
  • Settle the reinstatement fee

The best way to keep your license to be revoked is to be a responsible driver and follow traffic rules and regulations.

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Irish Stars — Borders

This is the layout I originally came up with in Electric Quilt.  Nothing too creative, but I thought it would show off the tropical looking batik I’m using where the lighter green is in the drawing.

What I have so far, ready for borders:

I like the above quilt, except for the size.  All our beds are queens, and I need quite a bit more width to make this quilt a usable size for us.  Normally, I would have just made it 7 blocks by 7 blocks, and that would make a nice square quilt that’s perfect on a queen.

Normally.  This quilt is anything but normal.  I decided to use Vicki Welsh’s/Judy Laquidara’s January Color Palette in a spur-of-the-moment decision, standing in a quilt shop, looking at the most luscious batik in perfect tropical blues and greens.  I pulled out my phone, brought up Judy’s blog, and picked out the other fabrics by comparing them to the photo on my phone.  I chose quantities for each fabric out of thin air, as I had no idea what I would be making.  Then I went back home, fabrics in hand, ready to create something with those predetermined fabric amounts/colors.

Making more blocks is out of the question as I don’t have enough of a couple of the fabrics.  I’ve been back to the shop, and they are gone-gone-gone.

At this point, I’m really glad I bought Judy Laquidara’s book, 60 Pieced Quilt BordersI’ve been playing around with a couple of borders I thought would work, and I settled on Judy’s Border Option #58, and reworked it just a tad to fit my quilt.  Really and truly, if you haven’t picked up this book, it should be on your shelf.  It’s a great reference book with 60 borders.  Judy also explains how to make the borders work on any quilt.  Oh, and there are also 15 really nice quilt patterns!

My quilt is going to be HUGE, measuring 100 x 105.  It will be a queen bedspread size.  A pretty big project for an impulse!  The star/Irish chain area of the quilt will cover the top of the bed, with all the borders becoming the drop on the sides and end.

I guess I better get busy!

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Unfortunately, summer is about to end in roughly two weeks.  Cadet Davis has received a new-and-improved position as a writing instructor and I have eight months to complete a thesis and graduate.  Accordingly, I don’t expect that we will be able to keep up the frenetic pace throughout the year.  We will probably scale back to several thousand words of posts and 1 webcomic each week.

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The molecular structures of four synthetic estrogens

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Synthetic Estrogens 101

What you should know about the synthetic form of estrogen.

by Nicole Telfer, Science Content Producer Reviewed by Maegan Boutot, Former Science Writer for Clue
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Hormones are so much more interesting than what we’re taught in health class. ?So we’ve created a guide to aaaall of the hormones. Here's everything you need to know about estrogen, progesterone, androgens, progestins, synthetic estrogen, and sex hormone binding globulin (SHBG).?

Top things to know:

  • Synthetic estrogens are used in both hormonal birth control and in treatments for menopause symptoms

  • The purpose of estrogen in combined hormonal birth control is to make bleeding predictable. Without the estrogen, progestin-only methods can cause unpredictable changes in menstrual bleeding

  • Synthetic estrogen containing contraceptives may cause positive and negative side effects, including: breast tenderness, bloating, nausea, acne changes, changes in bleeding pattern, changes in cholesterol levels, and changes in risk to some diseases and cancers

First of all: what is estrogen?

You may have heard of the hormone estrogen before—it’s a pretty big deal.

Hormones are chemical messengers that facilitate communication between cells around your entire body. Think of estrogen as a key, and estrogen receptors as a lock—together they make certain body systems work. There are many different types of estrogen, and the word represents a whole family of similarly shaped molecular compounds.?

In our bodies, estrogens help control different processes—including puberty, the menstrual cycle, conception, and pregnancy.?

Scientists have been able to harness and manufacture chemical hormones, including synthetic estrogens, that bind and influence estrogen receptors across the body, allowing us to alter and control aspects of our reproductive health.?

What is the difference between the natural estrogen in my body and estrogen in medication?

Estrogens produced within your body are called endogenous estrogens, while estrogens that are administered as a medication are often called exogenous estrogen or synthetic estrogen (if it is pharmacologically made or altered).?

Synthetic estrogens differ from endogenous estrogen slightly in chemical structure. These slight differences cause them to be absorbed, metabolized (broken down), and excreted differently by the body. They also activate estrogen receptors differently.?

Estradiol is the body’s most active form of natural estrogen. This is the type of estrogen that drives the menstrual cycle, and binds the most strongly with estrogen receptors (1).

Why does synthetic estrogen cause side effects??

Side effects from taking any hormonal contraceptives can be attributed to the hormone levels of a contraceptive being different from the person’s naturally produced hormone levels.?

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Side effects of synthetic estrogen

Since combined hormonal contraceptives are always given as a combination of both estrogen and progestin, it can be difficult to determine which component (and which relative dose and combination) is responsible for each side effect.?

Combined hormonal contraceptives and synthetic estrogens can cause positive and negative side effects, including:?

  • Changes in breast tenderness and cystic changes (2,3)

  • Fluid retention/bloating (2)

  • Nausea (2,3)

  • Decrease in acne (3)

  • Unscheduled bleeding, increased or decreased bleeding, and bleeding pattern disruption (3,4)

  • Changes in cholesterol levels (2)?

  • Increased risk of cardiovascular disease (3)

  • Increases in blood clot risk (5,6)

  • Slight increased risk of breast cancer (7-10) and cervical cancer (7,10-12)

  • Slight decreased risk of endometrial (10,13,14) and ovarian cancer (10,15,16)

The side effects—both negative and positive—can depend on the amount of estrogen, the type of progestin, and individual level factors.

Synthetic estrogen in menopause and perimenopause therapies can cause the following side effects:

  • Increases in bone mineral density in post-menopausal women (2)

  • If taken without progestins, increased risk of endometrial cancer* (17)

  • Increased risk of blood clots and stroke, though non-oral forms may be less of a risk (18)

  • Small increased risk of heart attack (18)

  • Small increased risk of breast cancer (18)

  • Small increased risk of gall bladder disease (18)

*People who have had a hysterectomy can be prescribed estrogen-only medications, since they can’t develop endometrial cancer (17).?

What are the types of synthetic estrogen—and why should I know about them??

Synthetic estrogens are most commonly used in hormonal contraceptives and as part of hormone therapy for people during menopause to mitigate unwanted side effects.?

Estrogens in hormonal birth control

Estrogens are used in combination with progestins, in combined hormonal contraceptives, like the pill, the patch, and the ring. But the hormone that prevents pregnancy is actually progestin—it does this by suppressing ovulation and inhibiting the secretion of stretchy, fertile mucus (19,20).?

The purpose of estrogen in combined hormonal birth control is to make bleeding predictable (20). Progestin-only methods can cause changes in menstrual bleeding (3,21). So essentially, synthetic estrogens are added to these types of contraceptives to make your “withdrawal bleed” look more like a “normal period”.?

In the United States, the most common type of synthetic estrogen used in combined hormonal contraceptives is ethinylestradiol (2).?

When taken by mouth, ethinylestradiol is very bioavailable—this means that the medication can be absorbed into the body to more readily produce a desired effect. Less ethinylestradiol is needed than exogenous estradiol (also known as 17β-estradiol) to produce similar effects in the body (2,22).

Estradiol valerate (E2V)

This type of synthetic estrogen is newer on the market and only available in a handful of oral contraceptives.?

Once estradiol valerate is taken by mouth, it is altered by enzymes in the gut. This process changes it into the “natural” form of estrogen, estradiol (23).

Formulas containing estradiol valerate are combined with a strong progestin and have only two days of placebo pills (24). People taking these contraceptives experience less menstrual blood loss than those who are not taking hormonal medication. For this reason, estradiol valerate may also be used to treat heavy menstrual bleeding (25,26).?

Estradiol: natural estrogen?

Estradiol available in a medicinal format has the same hormonal structure as the estradiol found in your body. It is sometimes known by its more scientific name as 17β-estradiol.?

Some companies and researchers are interested in developing birth control formulas that use this naturally occurring estrogen. One reason for developing these products is based on a theory that naturally occurring estrogen will produce fewer side effects, including decreasing blood clot risk (27). However, this has not yet been proven—further studies are still needed.?

The main reason why estradiol is difficult to use in a contraceptive formula is that when taken orally, estradiol is not very bioavailable. This means that the body does absorb it particularly well.

One reason for this is that the majority of oral estradiol is broken down very quickly by the liver before it even reaches the bloodstream (2,28). Once it has been broken down it cannot have its intended effect.?

That being said, some manufacturers are experimenting with doses and formulas that do work for contraception. In the past, multiple attempts have been made to create contraceptives with oral estradiol. They have failed—not because of their contraceptive abilities—but because of users’ low tolerance due to recurrent bleeding (23).?

There are currently no 17β-estradiol containing hormonal contraceptives available in the United States, but there are a few formulations available in other countries (27).?

Estrogen used for treating menopause and perimenopause symptoms

Medications containing estrogen are sometimes prescribed for people experiencing symptoms related to perimenopause and menopause, such as hot flashes, vaginal dryness, or night sweats (17,18).?

Types of exogenous estrogens used for menopausal hormone therapy include:

  • Ethinylestradiol

  • 17β-estradiol

  • conjugated equine estrogen. Conjugated equine estrogen is made from the urine of pregnant horses, and contains multiple different types of weak estrogens (17).?

Not everyone going through menopause and perimenopause uses menopausal hormone therapy. These treatments are often available in many forms, depending on the treatment goal. These forms include: pills, patches, gels, sprays, or creams (3,18). Speak to your healthcare provider to determine if menopausal hormone therapy is right for you.?

Progestins are also sometimes used as part of menopausal hormone therapy, as a counterbalance for estrogens. Estrogens stimulate the endometrium (the lining of the uterus) to grow into a thick layer (1). Since this layer is usually shed during one’s period, the endometrium of those who have reached menopause and do not experience periods, can potentially be stimulated to grow continuously. By adding progestins into a formula, the endometrium is prevented from building up too much, which is a risk factor for endometrial cancer (17). If a person has already had a hysterectomy, meaning that they no longer have a uterus, then they can take estrogen therapy without progestins (18).?

Which estrogen is in my particular birth control or medication?

The table below lists the possible types of synthetic estrogen that are available in each birth control in the U.S. Check the medically active ingredients on your birth control package to determine which type of estrogen you are taking.?

Type of estrogen available in different forms of combined hormonal contraceptives in the United States

Choosing to use (or discontinue) hormonal contraceptives or menopause therapy, with or without synthetic estrogen, is an important and personal choice for every person. Talk to your healthcare provider to help decide what the best option is for you.

Every person is unique, with different goals and risk factors. Don’t be afraid to try another type of pill or another birth control method altogether if your first attempt leaves you unsatisfied.?

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A straightforward, no-nonsense PAT tester with memory
Apollo 400 offers fast electrical safety testing with straightforward data entry using the intuitive QWERTY keypad. A comprehensive range of electrical safety tests ensure compliance with the IET 4th Edition Code of Practice, whilst remote data transfer and USB download makes data management easy and efficient.

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Sunday, January 12, 2014

Hitch N Post Cafe - Livingston

Just My Rating and a Few Notes (For Now):

The brisket is great - Excellent smoke, well rendered fat. Ribs were pretty good as well, not as flavorful. The sausage was storebought and the lowpoint.

2017 Update: My most recent visit found a very different product than I had grown accustomed to early on. I hope this is not the new normal...

Address: 1880 FM 350 S, Livingston, TX 77351
Hours: Tuesday – Wednesday: 10:30AM – 3PM; Thursday – Saturday: 10:30AM – 7:00PM

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*All Grades Are Based Solely on the Quality of Texas BBQ Offered at the Joint. We Aren't Looking for Burgers or Catfish!

My Grading Scale:

A = This is some of the finest BBQ you'll find anywhere. It is worth a roadtrip in itself along with any required wait.
B = This is very good BBQ, even if it is over an hour away, consider making the drive.
C = This is just average BBQ but it's worth a stop in a pinch.
D = This is a poor example of Texas BBQ. Even if it's the only place around, skip it. Apologize to any non-Texans that have eaten here.
F = This is not only a bad Texas BBQ, it is probably not suitable for human consumption.

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Sunday, August 25, 2013

Jane Austen, Game Theorist | guest review from Lex Keating

Today's guest post comes from Lex Keating, who wanted to stop by and talk about the recently released Jane Austen, Game Theorist. This book has made a few waves, including an article in Slate from Adelle Waldman, whose debut will be covered later in AIA!Click through to see what Lex had to say about this interesting look at Austen, and keep an eye out for more from Lex, as she's going to be taking over our next Friday Face Off!
Jane Austen, Game Theorist by Michael Suk-Young Chwe
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Published April 21st 2013 by Princeton University Press
Game theory--the study of how people make choices while interacting with others--is one of the most popular technical approaches in social science today. But as Michael Chwe reveals in his insightful new book, Jane Austen explored game theory's core ideas in her six novels roughly two hundred years ago. "Jane Austen, Game Theorist" shows how this beloved writer theorized choice and preferences, prized strategic thinking, argued that jointly strategizing with a partner is the surest foundation for intimacy, and analyzed why superiors are often strategically clueless about inferiors. With a diverse range of literature and folktales, this book illustrates the wide relevance of game theory and how, fundamentally, we are all strategic thinkers.

Although game theory's mathematical development began in the Cold War 1950s, Chwe finds that game theory has earlier subversive historical roots in Austen's novels and in "folk game theory" traditions, including African American folktales. Chwe makes the case that these literary forebears are game theory's true scientific predecessors. He considers how Austen in particular analyzed "cluelessness"--the conspicuous absence of strategic thinking--and how her sharp observations apply to a variety of situations, including U.S. military blunders in Iraq and Vietnam.

"Jane Austen, Game Theorist" brings together the study of literature and social science in an original and surprising way.

When I first came across this bit of news, I couldn't believe it. Why would a statistical theorist like Michael Chwe delve into the glorious verbal wonder of Austen? Didn't he know she was an unparalleled genius at story craft and character development? Who was this professor, to think he could disassemble my beloved literary mother and repackage her as numbers and graphs?

Technically, it's the sort of thing we're supposed to do for scholarly papers. So in some ways, this was like a trip down memory lane, to read all the cross-referenced notations and quotes that I hadn't seen since my own school days. Book lovers and literature students are seldom as liberal with random numbers or charts, but the affection for the subject remains intense and sweet. If a little weird.

But, there are probably people in this world who find it odd that I voluntarily reread at least two Austen titles per year. So let's take that with a grain of salt.

As someone with no game theory background, I appreciated Chwe's step-by-step explanation of the concepts at work in game theory. He put a lot of time and thought into how to translate his forest of decision trees into real-life and literary examples. (The examples from reality were explained in the least detail, and an entire chapter was devoted to folklore and civil rights. The latter, I suspect, is a frequent rabbit trail of Chwe's.) And the intense awe in which he holds Austen as a strategist and student of human nature endeared me where his numerical interpretation of entire conversations might have turned me off.

If you are someone who doesn't care to learn the process of thought involved in game theory, if you are someone who just wants to skip to the Jane-love, chapter five is where you want to jump into the book. The earlier chapters put his discussion of the books in context for game theory, and after this point the books are discussed first as examples of Austen's stratagems and later as an overarching framework of her principles. But Chwe also does an interesting thing with the books themselves, ordering them by the lessons of game theory that are taught or applied within the book. According to his ranking, Pride and Prejudice comes first as fewest-lessons-learned and Emma comes last as most-lessons-learned. The internal order of the other books was interesting, also, because his assessments of characters like Anne Elliot or Fanny Price were independent of factors like the author's personal circumstances or experience in story-telling—which are normally high-ranking considerations in literary discussions of Austen.

Yes, Chwe said it. Elizabeth and Darcy learn very little about strategy. According to this author, they enter the arena with their game theories fully developed, merely exercising their skills for the reader's benefit. Not precisely untrue, just vaguely heretical in his easy dismissal of a favorite love story.

The game theory dissection had its interesting points, too. Chwe found four points he thought Austen consistently preached for her protagonists, and five fallacies commonly found in strategy losers, his genuinely “clueless” anti-examples. He picked these out in detail in the chapters dedicated to individual precepts, but lovers of Austen should form their own opinions based on personal application.
1. A strategic partnership, wherein two people join forces to manipulate a third, is the best way to secure a marriage. (Two words: Lady Catherine.)
2. Every person is composed of multiple “selves,” which must be managed properly to achieve goals—such as marriage. (Fanny Price from the 1997 film version of Mansfield Park best exemplifies this.)
3. A change in preferences can drastically affect goals and outcomes. (Emma Woodhouse's willingness to rethink her single status after she finds herself jealous over Mr. Knightley.)
4. Love is not passive, but requires active cooperation and decision-making based on the object of one's affection. (Anne Elliot can pine over Captain Wentworth all she likes, but she'll have to speak up if she wants him back.)
1. Cluelessness can result from a lack of natural ability. (Which Chwe sometimes equates with autism.)
2. Cluelessness can result from social distance. (An unfamiliarity with the other person's mindset.)
3. Cluelessness can result from excessive self-reference. (Narcissists, beware!)
4. Cluelessness can result from status differences. (This argument applies specifically to snobs, who consider themselves superior to others and therefore do not consider the thoughts or feelings of others.)
5. Cluelessness occasionally works, because strategy isn't everything. (Jane and Bingley forevah.)
All in all, this is a much more scholarly endeavor than a “popular” read. And there were nowhere near as many graphs as I expected (these faded away after the first few chapters). It is always nice to see the genius of Jane praised for what it's worth, though I did feel the timeless empathy of her work was a little undermined by the search for manipulative schemes within the text. As much as I appreciated the game theory education, Chwe's point can be summed up in one of my favorite lines from the text: “Regardless of whether Austen intends to impart game theory in her novels, it is up to the reader to receive it.”

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  1. Thanks for this. When I saw the title I wondered if it was just another book trying to hang off Austen's popularity, but it sounds like there is quite a bit more to it.

  2. Glad there's a step-by-step explanation of game theory, otherwise it would probably go right over my head. This one does sound unique in the Austenesque genre.

  3. Literary criticism by way of mathematical theory....iiiiinteresting....

  4. I have a feeling that while I would find this interesting because its a different way of dissecting Jane Austen's novels, I would take forever to find the interest to read it straight through. Maybe if I heard it at a conference....

    Thanks for sharing your thoughts.

  5. Sorry, you lost me after game theory....It sounds like math to me. Thanks for reading it though. I would have forever wondered what game theory had to do with Jane Austen. Now, I don't have to.

  6. This book sounds absolutely fascinating and now I want it. Thanks for introducing me!

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02 July 2019

Royal Emerald Brides

Royal brides often wear tiaras set with diamonds and pearls for their wedding day, but some of the more adventurous royal ladies have chosen tiaras set with colorful stones. Today, we've got a look at royal brides who wore emeralds in their wedding tiaras.

Princess Victoria Melita's Diamond and Emerald Tiara

When Princess Victoria Melita of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha married her first cousin, Grand Duke Ernst of Hesse and by Rhine, in 1894, she wore a tiara set with large emeralds for the festivities. The sparkler was a gift from her parents, the Duke and Duchess of Saxe-Coburg and Gotha, and was part of a suite that also included a pearl and emerald necklace and an emerald bracelet. The marriage was not a success, ending in divorce in 1901, but Victoria Melita kept her wedding emeralds even as she embarked on a second set of nuptials with another of her first cousins, Grand Duke Kirill Vladimirovich of Russia. (Read more about the tiara here!)

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Queen Soraya's Emerald Sunburst Tiara

For her 1951 wedding to the Shah of Iran, Soraya Esfandiary-Bakhtiary wore an enormous Christian Dior gown and a Juliet cap encrusted with gems. For the reception that followed, she swapped out the cap for a modern parure of diamond and emerald jewels, including a tiara with a sunburst design. When she failed to provide the Shah with children, however, the marriage ended. Soraya left the country, but her emeralds stayed behind, where they were worn by other family members -- including the Shah's next wife, Farah. (More on the tiara over here!)

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Princess Sofia's Palmette Tiara

To provide her new daughter-in-law, Sofia Hellqvist, with a suitable wedding tiara, Queen Silvia of Sweden had one of her diamond and emerald necklaces reworked in Thailand. The result was a diamond palmette tiara with emerald toppers. Sofia wore the tiara with emeralds to marry Prince Carl Philip in 2015, but in later appearances, she revealed that the tiara could also be worn with pearls, or with no topper stones at all. Thrillingly, it was also doubly convertible, able to be worn in a more open halo setting. (More on the tiara here!)

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The Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg Emerald Tiara

This grand diamond and emerald sparkler has been with the Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg for generations, and in June 2017, it came out of the vaults for a family wedding. Sophie of Löwenstein-Wertheim-Freudenberg chose the tiara, which features distinctive emerald cabochon drops, for her wedding to Constantine Fugger von Babenhausen, in Wertheim. (More on the tiara here!)

The Greville Emerald Kokoshnik

The most famous emerald wedding tiara in recent royal memory is undoubtedly the grand Greville Emerald Kokoshnik, worn by Princess Eugenie of York for her 2018 wedding to Jack Brooksbank. The tiara hadn't seen the light of day for decades; it was bequeathed to the Queen Mum by Mrs. Greville in the 1940s, but it hadn't been worn in public by a royal until Eugenie emerged in the tiara in October. (Learn more about it over here!)

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CMLL FSE #113 (10/05)

taped 09/28, aired 10/05

There’s nothing to the Tony/Loco feud except random Guy A and random Guy B feud for 3 weeks, have a hair match. Tony winning clean here was a clear sign of what the end result was going to be; Loco has to win unless he’s leaving.

And the main event was pretty pathetic. A six minute match, really? Why is this even on my TV?

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10/15 AAA TV Lineup (SLP)

bumped to note AAA is confirming this as an actual taping, and the Pena show is a week later. Plus, the main event has been cleared up a little bit.

AAA TV (WED) 10/15 Auditorio Miguel Barragan [El Sol de SLP, AAA]
1) Argenis, Billy Boy, el Ángel vs Rio Bravo, Tiger Cota, Tito Santana II
2) El Alebrije, Gato Eveready, Pimpinela Escarlata vs Decnnis, El Brazo, Escorpion Negro Jr.
3) Joe Lider & Nicho el Millionario vs Jack Evans & Teddy Hart
4) Chris Stone & El Elegido vs Pirata Morgan & Pirata Morgan Jr.
5) Electro Shock, Kenzo Suzuki, Konnan vs Aerostar, La Parka Jr., Súper Fly
6) Chessman & Mesias vs Cibernetico & Zorro [Relevos Increíbles]

I like to take the main event is an admission that all they’ve done for the last couple of years is put the same handful of guys on top, and cycling them thru as many combinations as possible without including anyone new. (And they don’t plan on changing any time soon.)

There’s no possible way that semimain can be good for the Air Force. They may even win, but I don’t see that rudo side selling for anything they do.

Elegido lost this tag match with Alebrije as a partner, so we’ll get to see if Chris Stone is better. Very odd to see Chris booked for a show and Alan not.

Nice to see the tag team champions again in a tag match without putting their titles on the line. I would presume they lose again, but that’s as good a sport for the DXM run in as anywhere. Would it be too surprising if the titles ended up on Rocky and Alex next, with Jack and Teddy totally skipped over?

They’ve actually not run that opener, as much as it seems like it. One time, they had Babe Rap instead of Angel, one time they had Super Fly instead of Argenis. This is just 99% the same.

Original post: The article says this is a taping, and it looks like a taping, but I don’t recall about hearing about this show before now. This would mean they’d be taping in SLP, have a day off, and then do the Pena show in Veracruz, which is on the other side of Mexico City. When they’ve done Friday/Sunday tapings in the past, they’re usually a lot closer to each other.

Maybe this is for a local TV show? I need more info before I add it to the TV taping list, and AAA will confirm/deny this next time they put out lineups.

10/12 Arena Coliseo Results

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CMLL (SUN) 10/12 Arena Coliseo
1) Molotov & Trueno b Inquisidor & Semental
2) Dark Angel, Princesa Blanca, Sahori b Hiroka, Princesa Sujei, Rosa Negra
3) Euforia, Nosferatu, Satánico b Fabián el Gitano, Leono, Stuka Jr.
4) La Máscara, Máximo, Mictlan b Mr. Águila, Olímpico, Terrible
5) Dos Caras Jr., Héctor Garza, Volador Jr. b Black Warrior, Rey Bucanero, Último Guerrero

Volador subbed for Alex. Rey won the first fall with a low blow on Hector, and Hector pinned him in the second (moonsault) and third (small package.) Hector wants a shot at Rey’s title. Rey has the CMLL Light Heavyweight Title, I guess I need to point that out.

Perhaps Rey won’t be teaming with the Villanos after all.

Mictlan was Grey Shadow’s sub here again. Rudos could not function as a team and lost. Perros turned on Olimpico.

Even the report suggests the Infernales were more favored than the tecnico team.

This was dark Angel’s return to the ring, and she looked fine. Probably wrestled good too. If CMLL really has gone anti-foreigners and pro-long time local workers (like Marcela, Amapola, and Lady Apache), Sarah’s never ever going to win a title, is she? Sad. Maybe they’ll just keep on going on their own pocket universe and everything will be okay.

Is Semental part of Ola de Laguneros? Is Angel de Oro? Will this angle go on long enough that it’ll force me to learn how to spell tha right without running to Google for spell checking? So many questions.

NWA Lightweight Tournament details

You ever open 50 windows, go thru them, write up a post, and then realize you forgot one of the windows? Happens all the time.

Jazzo posted a Reforma interview with Black Spider, who gave more details about the NWA Lightweight Tournament. 12 wrestlers, and show on November 1st (so a quick turn around between NWA Mexico shows, or not on a NWA Mexico show.) Black Spider lists names, though it sounds like a preliminary list

* Skayde
* Skayde Jr.
* Zenky
* Angus
* Turbo
* Black Thunder
* Trauma I
* Hermano Muerte II
* Eragon

That’s 9. All are NWA Mexico school trainees.

CMLL booking change?

Here is the Cesar @ box y lucha post I think everyone was talking about over the weekend, re: Lizmark/Corelone fight and the Lagurenos taking over being as much real as angle. I tend not to believe a lot of what I’m reading on boards right now – the previous unrest plus the jumps gives a lot of space for people to float unsubstantiated rumors – but this does seem pretty solid.

The story goes, Ultimo Guerrero and others (generally from his home region) are angry about the way things have been going in CMLL lately (crowd, people unhappy with how they’re being used or not being used at all) and forced a change in the CMLL booking office. This was mirrored in the big angle on Friday night and also the reason none of that angle made sense given what had been going on previously.

There’s a lot more interesting posts in that thread (at least the first page; not as much as it goes on.) A couple posts down, Cesar mentions the Ultimo Guerrero led faction wants to the company to focus on using CMLL wrestler, rather than putting foreign wrestler and independent guys (Park? Wagner?) on top and not getting anything out of it. I’m sure the jumps were part of this happening; surely people are bitter that they or their friends could’ve had Alex or Shadow’s spot and wouldn’t have left (because they don’t have the safety net of going back to the US.)

Negro Casas is mentioned as one being on the out on the power struggle, which would imply he was one pushing for the international/independent guys. That would also seem to mean to me that he and Rocky are indeed going to be teaming on that NJPW tour, which is totally weird.

Speaking about those jumps: Alex Koslov explains his jump on his mySpace page. Rocky Romero talks about never liking the Grey Shadow gimmick. AAA says DGMex is neither tecnico or rudo. Which means they’re rudo. updated with subs for Alex Koslov. Valiente is in the semifinal on Tuesday, Volador Jr. is in his place on Friday.

10/13: GDL, Campeons de la Lucha Libre, lineup

CMLL (SUN) 10/12 Arena Coliseo Guadalajara
4) Blue Panther & Sagrado b Ephesto & Mephisto [Torneo Corona, quarterfinal]
5) Damián 666 & Texano Jr. b La Sombra & Metalik [Torneo Corona, quarterfinal]
6) La Sombra & Metalik b Ephesto & Mephisto [Torneo Corona, semifinal]
7) Marco Corelone b Lizmark Jr.

Marco took it in two falls. Lizmark got DQed in the first for excessive violence, Corelone won the second with his feet on the ropes.

Dragon Rojo Jr. says Los Campeones de la Lucha Libre is a tribute not just to him, but to all Mexican wrestling. Satanico, Olimpico, Maximo, Hijo de Faraon and La Mascara are mentioned as attending the premiere over the weekend. Do Lagurernos not stick together when it comes to movie watching? El Manana relates Eddie Chan and Lili Chan meeting Dragon Rojo Jr. for the first time, just the Friday before the show.

Al Filo del Ring talks to Oriental about his career. He says he’s talking to NOAH. Since she’s wrestling again, Oriental would also like the bring Esther Moreno back to AAA to help counter the Apaches. In her interview, Esther talks about coming back to win her first world championship, challenging Amapola to a match but not ruling out going to AAA.

Martha Villalobos, during her collection of items for hurricane victims, talked about her career with Notimex. She plans on retiring “esta proxima” due to issues with her knees. Martha says foreigners, ladders and tables are killing AAA and putting the end to the real sport. Villaobos talks about the wacky hardcore matches she’s seen in Japan and thinks the worst of that is coming to Mexico next.

SoloLuchas has interviews with Xochitl Hamada and La Roca. No, no that one, the indy luchador. There’s also a profile of Los Espantos.

Aerostar, signing autographs.

AAA CANTU (MON) 10/13 Arena Caminos Nuevo Laredo [RFC]
1) Black Fenix, Principe Diamante, Street Boy vs Black Mamba, Oscuridad, Violento
2) Rio Bravo, Tiger Cota, Tito Santana II vs Babe Rap, Billy Boy, Pimpinela Escarlata
3) Hombre Sin Miedo, Laredo Kid, Silver King vs Antifaz del Norte, Joe Lider, X-Fly
4) Alan Stone & Alex Koslov vs Chessman & Zorro

Alex is on the road immediately. X-Fly lives! That’s the Laredo Kid return match. Antifaz seems to be in and out AAA on a weekly basis, maybe he’s just here as a local.

indy (THU) 10/16 Arena Olimpico Laguna de Gomez Palacio [el siglo de torreon]
1) Aguila Negra & New Warriro vs Camorra & Detector Jr.
2) Calaquita & Mini Maximo vs Pentagoncito & Ricky Estrada
3) Sexy Libre & Sexy Piscis vs Dulce Paola & Sexy Francis
4) Angel de Oro, Hijo del Fantasma, Sagrado vs Epsnto V, Guerrero Inca, Último Guerrero

This is the first 54th anniversary show for the building, which opened on October 28, 1954. They plan on running more anniversary celebrations on the 23rd and the 30th. Javier Dipp is quoted here – is he the building’s promoter?

FILL (SUN) 10/19 Arena Coliseo Monterrey [RFC]
1) Red Flamer vs Red Rebeld, Corazon Adicto, Angel Negro, Black Diamond, Panterita Ring II, Justiciero, Pedro Najavas [cage, mask, hair]
2) Latin Heart & Sexy King vs Criminal & Dr. Tormenta
3) Golden Boy, Huracan Ramirez Jr., Sangre Chicana vs Pancho Tequila, Rey Demonio Jr., Simbolo [FILL TRIOS]
4) Hator vs Sangre Chicana [FILL MIDDLE]
5) Intocable, Juventud Guerrera, Toscano vs Aventurero, Ghefar, Sergio Romo Jr.

Hator’s listed as the current champ. No current champ is listed in the trios match; last time I have a record for this titles, it was Casanova, Humberto Garza Jr., and Principe Franky. Juvi’s girlfriend Lizzy Valentin is referee in his match.

Luchaworld has Robert on 04/22/06 CMLL, 04/29/08 CMLL, and04/07/06 AAA.


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Sunday, September 18, 2011

Back To Normal

As I write this weeks blog entry title, I can't help but laugh knowing that our "normal" is most people's chaos. After what seemed like an eternity, Rod is finally home for good and our life is slowly returning to its chaotic normal state. We are now busy playing catch up in all the areas that we were unable to divide and conquer. Rod and I have always been a team and we seem to move mountains when we are together, but divided for any amount of time and we are like two lost sheep.

In Rod's absence it didn't take me long to realize that running two automotive shops was not in my forte. While we were all very thankful that he was able to be with Dad through the last couple of months, I missed having my other half. Dad had the last of his chemo and radiation treatments a couple of weeks ago and came through like a real trooper. I think that he was the pillar of hope for the other patients under going treatment. Now all we can do is wait to see if he gets a clean bill of health when he returns to the doctor in about a month.

 Mom & Dad On Their Wedding Day

It's hard to believe that in approximately three weeks we will be back in Ecuador to pick out the finishing touches for the house. After that the holidays will be back upon us and we will be back in Houston for Thanksgiving and Christmas. Rod's sister Phyllis will be coming in from the U.K. this year to spend the holidays with the family, so we are looking forward to a really special holiday season.

Mom has been in California the last three weeks helping her sister recover from hip surgery. Bob stayed behind to work on organizing for the move to Ecuador only to be confronted with the wild fires that were raging out of control in East Texas. Thankfully the fires were contained before they reached the town that my Mother and Bob live in, but with the drought continuing, the threat is ever present. Mother Nature seems to be on a roll this year, between the tornadoes we experienced this past summer and now the wild fires it seems this has been the year so many have been put to the test.

This week's entry promises to be an easier read than the last entry I wrote. As Rod says, I lost him after  the first paragraph. Sorry if I bored everyone to death, but I felt it was my duty to try and help save some unsuspecting soul from the grief I went through and am still going through with my stolen laptop.

Our Ecuador house is finally becoming the polished gem that we knew it could be. I have to admit there were times we thought we had purchased little more than a lump of coal that would prove to be the albatross around our neck, but the last couple of months have reaffirmed our faith. The house has literally begun to transform before our eyes.

 View From The Garden Towards The Back Of The House On Top Is The Terrace With The Glass Roof, Below That Is The Patio Off Of The Main Kitchen And Below That Is The Bottom Floor Patio That Leads Into The Garden.

Carlos sends us pictures religiously each day and  we wait anxiously for them to arrive in our in box as if we were little children waiting for Santa to come down the chimney with a pack full of gifts. Instead of the dread we once felt when the email server alerted us to confirm a large message download, we now confirm the download without a second thought. As with any project, not everything is perfect, but considering the fact we are doing the majority of this remodel from another country, I have to say that it is now going incredibly smooth. It seems we have finally found an architect that shares our vision and Carlos steers our ship strong and steady.

Building The Back Garden Wall. The Niches Will Contain Our Collection Of Saints We have Yet To Acquire

A View Of The Back Garden Wall From The Patio Off Of The Main Kitchen

Since Rod left Ecuador, we have brought in a couple of more carpenters to work on the doors and windows. There is so much woodwork to be stripped and stained. Some of the doors and windows are being rebuilt as the original ones were beyond repair. The cabinet maker has started the bathroom cabinets, the iron worker has completed some of the railings for the patios and the master carpenter has been working on the spiral staircase. The workers have been busy plastering the walls and preparing them to be sanded and finished. The cement base has been poured for the floors and we will soon be laying the brick and wood to finish our floors.

 Readying The Walls For Plaster. Some Of The Wood Windows, Doors And Wainscoting That Have Been Stripped

Laying The Cement Foundation For The Floors

Our Beautiful Iron Railing On The Top Terrace

Looking Up Towards The Chapel From The 2nd Story

Can You Tell I Love Our Railing

As smoothly as things have been going lately I can't help but be a little nervous at the thought of seeing the house for the first time since all of these changes have taken place. There is always a nagging thought in the back of my mind....  will I like the stone walls? will there be outlets where there are supposed to be? will the rooms look small? and on and on.

Our Newly Stripped Altar In The Chapel

In the meantime Rod has been busy doing what he does best, and that is finding a bargain. The ebay king has been purchasing sinks, plumbing fixtures and lighting fixtures for the Ecuador house and in the process saving us thousands of dollars. He has purchased so much at this point we are wondering if there will be any room for clothing in our suitcases after we stuff all of our buys into our luggage to bring with us this next trip. Hopefully customs will not give us any trouble this time. We had a tense moment last trip when we brought all of the electrical plugs and receptacles down for the electrician. The customs agent was very curious to know why we had so many electrical items in our suitcase, I'm quite sure they thought we were setting up a business.

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As Planned Parenthood Spending Brawl Rages On, Dems See an Edge

The political clash over budget legislation that would strip Planned Parenthood of federal funding isn’t going away any time soon and Democrats, including the Obama administration, seem fine with that for now.

Undercover videos that showed Planned Parenthood officials discussing the prices for fetal body parts and tissue, as well as grisly footage inside of one of the organization’s clinics where abortions are performed, have dominated Washington all week.

Related: Planned Parenthood Funding Fight Over Aborted Tissue Sale Roils Washington

Rather than shy away from a decisive fight over one of the most hot-button social issues in the country, Democrats have embraced the challenge, seeing it as another opportunity to paint the GOP as too extreme to govern.

The minority party launched similar accusations last month during the debate over an amendment to a major Interior Department spending bill allowing the Confederate flag to be displayed in certain federal cemeteries and park gift shops.

Still, some in the GOP are looking forward to the fight. The Washington Post reported that anti-abortion group behind the videos believes they have changed the national conversation. Politically, The Post wrote, “At the Friday conference in Illinois, Planned Parenthood was discussed as an issue that could win over black voters and millennials.”

That same day, White House press secretary Josh Earnest removed all doubt about what action President Obama would take should any spending bill that eliminates the $528 million in government dollars Planned Parenthood receives wound up on his desk.

Related: Senate Republicans aim divert Planned Parenthood funds in abortion dispute

“What we have indicated in the past continues to be true today, that we have routinely opposed the inclusion of ideologically-driven riders in the budget process,” Earnest told reporters during a briefing.

“And certainly a rider that would on a wholesale basis defund Planned Parenthood, which is the proposal of some Republicans in the House, is certainly something that would draw a presidential veto,” he added.

A day earlier Earnest had stopped short of issuing a veto threat for such legislation.

The Senate is expected to vote Monday on a standalone measure by Sen. Joni Ernst (R-IA) that would end federal funding for the agency, which has been a GOP political target for years.

The bill is unlikely to overcome Democratic objections, let alone a presidential veto.

That has not discouraged social conservatives and Tea Party stalwarts in the House and Senate, including Sen. Ted Cruz (R-TX), a 2016 presidential contender, from urging GOP leaders to do everything in their power to pass legislation to defund Planned Parenthood.

Related: Republicans seek probe of abortion rules after Planned Parenthood videos

Top congressional Democrats, like Sen. Chuck Schumer (NY) and others, have seized on the stiffening Republican strategy to accuse Republicans of courting another government shutdown.

“They would shut down government rather than fund Planned Parenthood,” House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi (D-CA) said during a Capitol Hill press conference. “So again, this is about women's health.”

Democrats could use the ongoing scuffle as another piece of leverage to get the GOP back to the budget negotiating table to try to hammer out a compromise that would raise spending caps for the entire federal government, not just the Pentagon, as laid out the Republican budget.

For the time being, Planned Parenthood funding is sure to remain a hot topic.

The issue is likely to be debated among Republican presidential candidates who have demonstrated a gift for heated rhetoric when they take the stage for their inaugural debate.


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Tuesday, November 15, 2016

Los Angeles – The Internet Baseball Writers Association of America (IBWAA) announced the winners in its rookie category Monday, with the Los Angeles Dodgers’ Corey Seager winning the 2016 IBWAA National League Rookie of the Year award, and Michael Fulmer, of the Detroit Tigers, being selected as the 2016 IBWAA American League Rookie winner.
Seager received 173 first-place votes (97.74%) and 875 points while being named on all 177 ballots. Others receiving first-place votes include Trevor Story (2) and Trea Turner (1).
Fulmer received 101 first-place votes (57.39%) and 662 points while being named on 156 of 176 ballots (88.14%). Others receiving first-place votes include Gary Sanchez (58), Nomar Mazara (7) and Tyler Naquin (5).
Election results are as follows:
NL Rookie:
1st Place:                  Corey Seager, Los Angeles Dodgers – 875 points
2nd Place:
Trea Turner, Washington Nationals – 255
3rd Place :
Trevor Story, Colorado Rockies – 159
AL Rookie:
1st Place:                  Michael Fulmer, Detroit Tigers – 662 points
2nd Place:
Gary Sanchez, New York Yankees – 543
3rd Place
:                  Tyler Naquin, Cleveland Indians – 162
Ballot tabulations by Brian Wittig & Associates, using the Borda Method.
The IBWAA was established July 4, 2009 to organize and promote the growing online baseball media, and to serve as a digital alternative to the Baseball Writers’ Association of America (BBWAA). Voting for full season awards takes place in September of each year, with selections being announced in November. The IBWAA also holds a Hall of Fame election in December of each year, with results being announced the following January.
Among approximately 460 others, IBWAA members include Jim Bowden, Jim Caple, Schoenfield and Mark A. Simon of ESPN.com; Tim Brown, Yahoo! Sports; Craig Calcaterra, NBC Sports Hardball Talk; Bill Chuck, GammonsDaily.com; Derrick Goold, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Jon Heyman, Today’s Knuckleball; Danny Knobler, Bleacher Report; Kevin Kennedy; Kostya Kennedy, Sports Illustrated; Will Leitch, Sports on Earth; Bruce Markusen, Hardball Times; Ross Newhan; Dayn Perry and Matt Snyder, CBSSports.com; Tom Hoffarth and J.P. Hoornstra Los Angeles Daily News; Pedro Moura, Los Angeles Times; Tracy Ringolsby, MLB.com; Ken Rosenthal, FoxSports.com; Eno Sarris, FanGraphs and Jesse Spector, Sporting News.
Association membership is open to any and all Internet baseball writers, with a lifetime fee of $75. Discounts for groups and scholarships are available. Members must be 18 years of age to apply.
For more information please visit www.ibwaa.com.

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Sunday, March 30, 2014

Baby Dreams: Crocheting like Crazy

I thought I would share part of why I have been such a bad blogess lately. It would seem that since hearing the words, "It's a girl" I picked up my crochet hooks and have not put them down yet. Hearing my cousin who is due 10 weeks after I am is also having a girl, has only reinforced this idea.
In the last few weeks I have created item after item for both my baby girl and my new baby girl cousin. Here is a sampling of the ones I have finished. This isn't counting ones that are started but not done.

I will begin with the rainbow blanket I made her, which I just finished last night. Like the earlier one I made which I then reworked to make bigger and gave Bug, it uses granny square patterning.
Next is a pink and grey and blue dress and hat set that I made her. It is very ruffly. Again like all my work this was done with no pattern. I simply saw a picture of a cute dress and decided to try it.

Next up is a pink and brown monkey blankie I made her. It is also done using a granny square pattern.

Last but not least is a sundress set I made for her in yellow and green with a matching set of slippers and headband. I am currently working on the same set for my cousin in pink and lavender.

So there you have it... why I have been such a bad blogess. I will try to write more now that hopefully spring is coming and my garden will be going in soon.

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Lambs work hard but fall to Moors

FT: Spennymoor Town 1    0 Tamworth

27 January 2018

After the encouraging 1-1 draw at home to Brackley, boss Andy Morrell took his squad to The Brewery Field for the first ever time in The Lambs history to face their back to back promotion chasing 5th placed hosts.
With Morley suffering a dead leg, Lane came into the starting eleven and Tamworth got the game underway, kicking up the Moors slope which put the one previously at The Lamb to shame!

Tamworth started brightly and inside the first minute Kotwica sent a corner in which keeper Porter took and the home side countered through Anderson who fired a freekick at Stevens.
A good Lambs move on 5 saw Turner free down the left, and his ball to Kotwica was helped onto Shaw who shot wide of the mark from 12 yards.
Johnson hit a shot at Stevens on 7 and a long cross pitch ball to Hall beat the Lambs offside down the right who pulled it back to Ranshaw who in turn struck it over the bar from a central position. Burns, Shaw and Taylor all linked a couple of minutes later but the end result took a deflection out for a corner on the left which came to nothing.
Shaw spotted an opening for a shot on 21 but his effort rose over the bar and from that Spennymoor pushed down the hill threading the ball through for (Greg) Taylor to place into the near top corner from the left of the box past Stevens. (0-1, 25 mins)
The Lambs then survived a close call within a minute or so of the restart as the ball was struck onto the far post by Anderson and rebounded past the left hand upright and was cleared.
Henry was booked for a pull on Taylor on the half way line on 31 and the same player was involved a minute later glancing a header from a right sided corner.
A Lambs flagkick on 34 was taken by Porter and Spennymoor proceeded to burst down the hill with Hall crossing from the right but Lane threw himself in the way of the final shot and was happy to concede a corner.
Hall also had the final action of the half striking a low shot which was blocked, then cleared before the whistle blew after 1 minute of added time.

HT: Spennymoor Town 1    0 Tamworth

Morrell made a double change before the second half got underway and coupled with the change in slope gradient it allowed The Lambs to exert pressure on the home side for the opening 10 minutes of the half.
Knights, Reid and Kotwica all got themselves involved with the latter curling his effort over the bar from 18 yards. After riding the early second half pressure Spennymoor tried to turn the screw and Jones put himself in the way of Taylor’s strike at Stevens.
A deep freekick from Ramshaw whizzed past the far post on 58 and he was on the end of a defence splitting pass from Anderson which Shaw had to be in his mettle to clear.
Spennymoor turned defence into attack around the 68th minute after a Taylor cross into the Spennymoor box but the next move saw what looked like an equaliser from Shaw ruled out after the linesman spotted it had deflected off a fellow teammate in an offside position and gone past Porter into the bottom right of the goal.
Knights and Shaw continued to work hard to get the ball into the final third and both tried but failed to hit the target with efforts on goal.
With 15 minutes remaining Coulson replaced Kotwica up front and immediately worked to force a corner on the right.
However, from the flagkick Town broke up the field and Ramshaw struck the base of the left hand post with a shot from 18 yards and Jones had to throw himself in front of the ball when the home side continued to attack.
A floated right sided cross onto the head of Johnson looked like it would double Spennymoor’s lead on 85 but Stevens pulled off a superb one handed save to deny him.
There was one last chance for Shaw to test Porter deep into added time but his 95th minute low shot was straight at the keeper and the home side celebrated a narrow victory.

Tamworth Team:

Stevens, Burns, Lane, Shaw T., Jones (c.), Kettle, Powell (Reid HT), Verma, Taylor, Turner (Knights HT), Kotwica (Coulson 75)
Subs: Hayden, Shaw C

YC: (none)

Spennymoor Town Team:

Porter, Dixon, Mason, Ramshaw, Tait, Curtis, Hall, Henry, Taylor, Anderson (Chandler 74), Johnson (Fewster 90)
Subs: Griffiths, Bland, Chantler

YC: Henry 31, Mason 90

Attendance: 832

Referee: MR. D. Underwood

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This or That: Mint vs. Radiant Orchid

Today I thought it would be fun to take a peek at a couple of palettes that I created a while back. Why would I want to do this, you ask? Well, it's no secret that I'm drawn to bold and beautiful color palettes. But when faced with the decision on what colors to use for an upcoming project, I'm just like you guys in that I am sometimes overwhelmed by the possibilities. Because let's face it, there really are so many pretty palettes to choose from!

So the question is: should I go for a this vintage inspired mint palette with gorgeous glittery details? Or should I go with more of a berry toned palette full of romantic details and overly feminine touches? It's no secret that mint has been on my mind here lately. But that's not the only color that I've been crushing on! Pantone's Color of the Year, Radiant Orchid, has also found it's way into this heart of mine.

Because I don't know about you, but I've always been pretty passionate about purple tones. Looking for a romantic color palette for your upcoming wedding or party? Why not try mixing shades of purple with shades of pink? Elegant, beautiful and absolutely unique, these are the sort of colors I love to see paired together. And I'm hoping you can see why?

So what do you think? Would you consider using a romantic palette like this? Or are you finding yourself more drawn to this marvelous mint shade? Right now I'm sort of leaning towards mint. But ask me tomorrow and I bet that I'll say that I'm leaning towards Radiant Orchid. Decisions, decisions... So tell me... which palette you would choose? Vintage inspired mint? Or Romantic Radiant Orchid?

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The record derives from WCSP (in review) (data supplied on ) which does not establish this name either as an accepted name or as a synonym with original publication details: Notizbl. Bot. Gart. Berlin-Dahlem 14: 114 1938.

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This name is unresolved.

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The purpose of this leadership track is to identify some of the practical administrative efforts necessary to run your prayer ministry.  Most of these concepts are not unique to the house of prayer but would be helpful for getting any sort of ministry started.  It’s been my experience that many of those who the Lord is calling to build His house are pioneers who have never had to form a ministry before and don’t have anywhere to identify the proper steps to take.  When we started off I certainly had zero experience to these simple steps; not even enough exposure to them to know that these where things I was supposed to do.  Now that we’ve been helping ministries launch for some years we’ve found the details of this session to be invaluable for many.

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    Default Eastern Oklahoma-Buffalo's BBQ, Sperry, OK

    Buffalo's BBQ in Sperry ok is no more than a trailer that sells Q, but is some of the best BBQ you will find in eastern Oklahoma.

    Owner Donnie Teel is a world famous competition BBQ chef.

    Though he doesn't cook competition style ?BBQ for sale daily (as he says,"cuz you couldn't afford it"), what he does put out is just quite simply the qunitessential BBQ of Oklahoma at its best.

    Brisket, sausage, ribs, bologna, beans, slaw, you name it, it is top shelf.

    Show up on a Wednesday and treat yourself to hickory smoked prime rib as well.

    If you are visiting Tulsa and are a BBQ aficionado, do not miss Buffalo's BBQ.

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    Give me a call tomorrow. I will prolly pass on the prime ( I have to stay awake the rest of the day), but I could sure eat a rib or two.

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    Big fella with sandy blond-gray hair. Got a belly that rivals mine at least.

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 Instead of handing down edicts that make you feel inadequate, The Sustainable-Enough Garden tells the story of an amateur weekend gardener’s circuitous path toward creating a sustainable ornamental garden. Follow Rebecca as she tries out new techniques, seeks out information, and weighs gardening decisions, trying to do the right thing for the earth without breaking the bank or quitting her day job. Her real-life experiences will help you choose your own way of gardening sustainably.

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Episode 16 – The New Proposal for an AGI POTUS Emperor and unbiased news…

In this edition, the top news starts with:  In breaking news, you can now have AI remove the bias from the news. All you have to do is read the news three different times to get a totally unbiased viewpoint.  This sort of optimization by AI, that really triples the amount of work you must do as a human to consume data, is all part of the plan…

Microsoft hopes they are making progress on a new type of supercomputer that, if it works, could outpace everyone else in the market. While looking to be the biggest provider of Qubits in the world, they have yet to actually produce one.

In a great move to distract all the open source people so they can plot in the background, Microsoft has released the file manager from windows 3.0 source code on GitHub.  Quadrillions of lines of unmaintainable code, from an OS so old as to be digitally ancient, now being open source is sure to be super helpful and while we are figuring that out, Microsoft AGI will have more time to take over the world before anyone notices…

With high end, AR finally sneaking its way into the background with HoloLens and Magic Leap, an up and coming company is trying to beat them out with an open source platform that has a wider field of vision, albeit being a bit more clunky.  While not terribly relevant to the market per se, the wider field of vision and open source nature puts pressure on the top billion-dollar bets which will evolve into the consumer AR space as that develops.  Don’t expect to find a CES consumer level release that will end up in Best Buy for a few more years though.

Solar is now the cheapest form of electricity; the main issue now is storage and that’s just a matter of battery prices coming down which boils down to large volume production.  Further, one company is looking at using a blockchain based resource management system; which may just be the beginning of the end for traditional power companies.

You think Facebook and Cambridge Analytical are acting like big brother…  as it turns out, both of those guys are just amateurs compared to the real pros like
AT&T or Comcast or a no-name company like Verizon…

…and when it comes to your data, there are hundreds of confirmed apps on the iPhone that harvest your data… and let’s not forget the big data brokers.

There is a great post on the TNW about replacing the United States’ president with an AI, giving serious consideration to our new machine overlord’s benevolence.

Ads return to Bing, featuring Deloitte; IBM Watson still tops Google ads.

Congratulations to Facebook for making it to the top of Google Trends but probably not for reasons they would like.

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Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Tempeh Bacon, Tomato, Lettuce, and Avocado Sandwiches TTLA

Whole Foods created a sandwich that became a viral sensation -- the Tempeh Bacon, Tomato, Lettuce, and Avocado or TTLA, which is, of course, a spin on the BLT--bacon, lettuce and tomato. Lightlife makes the best tempeh bacon I've ever had. It is smoky, salty, and delicious. I may have just eaten out of the package at one time.

Lightlife recently contacted me and asked if I would make my own version. I'd be happy to! This sandwich is one of my go-to's, so how can I spin this to make it different?

I started with the bread. Instead of using ciabatta, I went with a hearty sandwich bread from Alvarado Street Bakery--the sprouted whole wheat. I toasted it lightly, then added some Organic Vegenaise to one side, fried the tempeh bacon or "Fakin' Bacon" as they call it, and layered it on the bread, then topped it with lettuce, heirloom tomatoes, and avocado. Lastly, to give it a kick, I put Jeff's Naturals sliced golden Greek Peperoncini on top.

It was exploding with flavor! All of these ingredients really make for an irresistible sandwich that you don't even want to put down. I gobbled it up in just a few minutes and wanted more.

Seriously, you have to try this. Lightlife has won the fakin' bacon contest for sure with a delicious product seasoned just right.

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We might not be able to run Richmond parkrun together at the moment but we’re certainly not going to miss out on our post-run coffee!

Here are some images of our Pembroke Athletica running group who still ‘meet up’ on Saturday mornings for coffee and an in depth discussion of our running week. (Only part of that last sentence is true).

We miss you all so much and naturally we are looking forward to the first post-lockdown parkrun. Getting together on Saturdays really helps during these difficult times, as do the other various virtual activities such as quiz night and our active WhatsApp group. Can’t wait for our 26.2 challenge on London Marathon Sunday. We’re pleased that someone knows what’s happening there!

Thank you all for being there and once again a special thank you to PA’s representative on the frontline – Dr Julie Forsyth. Your hard work allows the rest of us to have hope for meeting up again in the not too distant future. x


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Vientiane, the capital city of the Lao PDR, hosted the 32nd meeting of energy ministers for Association of South-east Asian Nations (ASEAN) on September 23-24. THPC was proud to support the Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines in organising the meeting, known as AMEM 32. In total, THPC donated US$21,000 towards this successful event.

Lao Prime Minister Thongsing Thammavong opened the meeting on September 23, emphasising the importance of energy cooperation and power integration in Asean, and the potential of hydropower as a clean, non-polluting and renewable energy source.AMEMsmall

Over the two days the Asean members and their cooperation partners reaffirmed their commitment to cooperation in the areas of energy security, oil and natural gas markets, renewable energy, and better energy efficiency and conservation.

Laos was recognised during the meeting as a leader in regional cooperation and interconnections for exported electricity. The country already has 23 interconnections with Thailand, seven for the power trade with Vietnam, four with China and two with Cambodia. At the side of the meeting Laos also held discussions with Singapore for an arrangement to supply 100 MW of power to the island state through the grids of Thailand and Malaysia.

Another initiative under discussion was the possibility of a grid-to-grid power purchase agreement with Thailand to bring about greater reliability with lower costs and improve Laos's ability to sell excess energy and capacity during the rainy season.

The Lao Ministry of Energy and Mines also agreed to set up an energy cooperation working group with Vietnam to promote connections between the two countries.

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