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PagerDuty allows businesses to receive an alert anytime something anomalous—i.e. out of the ordinary or concerning—takes place within systems. With a wide range of native integrations and an API that can be used to extend functionality to just about any tool or environment, all backed by rich customizations, PagerDuty can be used to protect almost any application or system from intrusions or downtime.

Some of the systems with the highest potential for abuse include the Linux production environments that many businesses use to build their critical applications.

When an issue is discovered on a Linux system, someone has to address it. Generally the only information available is whatever has been stored in a log file somewhere or log management system. This means, for companies using PagerDuty to manage incident response, they will have to execute multiple manual steps in order to open the ticket, find this relevant information, track their fix, and complete the resolution.

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With Cmd’s integration to PagerDuty, an alert generated from within Cmd can be automatically converted to a PagerDuty ticket. All available context and information associated with the alert is tied to the ticket, so the responder has the information they need right at their fingertips. As they conduct their work, Cmd records the work they do in easy-to-navigate logs. Additionally, that audit trail can be associated with a ticket for easy tracking post-resolution.

PagerDuty and Cmd make for a powerful team when it comes to speeding up resolution of potential or actual security incidents within Linux production environments.

With Cmd and PagerDuty integrated, the typical process looks like this:

  • Something anomalous takes place in a Linux production environment
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Cmd and PagerDuty let teams:

  • Correlate incident context into a single source of truth
  • Speed up incident resolution
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Companies using Cmd’s PagerDuty integration can also take advantage of other features, such as alerting, reporting, and cloud compliance & auditing management.

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The construction industry isn’t always the “early bird” when it comes to digital transformation. That’s why the trailblazers of construction technology see huge benefits when they adopt the latest tech.

But before you set out on your digital transformation journey, it’s important to create a solid plan. You can’t change everything at once, so strategizing is important for ensuring a smooth transition that makes a positive impact on operations.

As a starting point, here are three questions to help you identify your firm’s most pressing issues and find the best technological solutions. Let’s dive in.

What technological challenges are you currently facing?

Technology is a great enabler, but it can also become a roadblock if it’s out of date or isn’t tailored to match your specific needs.

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1. Collaboration

While there are thousands of tools on the market to help teams communicate better, some add complexity instead of streamlining collaboration. Take a good look at the tools your team is using to manage projects. For example, email is an easy and inexpensive way to communicate, but it’s not great for managing complex projects. Your construction management team should be able to collaborate quickly and easily without having to wade through long email threads.

2. Siloed Data

Look at how your various software applications store data and communicate with one another. If your firm uses multiple apps for different operational tasks, you may have data siloes. When individual apps aren’t integrated, or connected to a single database, individual app data becomes isolated. This can result in conflicting data, duplicate information and extra data entry work.

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Because cybercriminals can use your vendors to gain access to your network, it’s important to develop strong security protocols and identify all points of entry. Make sure that you evaluate the security strength of your vendors and know exactly how they will respond in the event of a breach.

What new technology exists to counteract these challenges?

Sorting through the many technological solutions out there can be a nightmare. Here are some tips for narrowing down your options:

1. Look for construction-specific software.

Many project management, ERP and financial software is multi-purpose. These options may seem great on the surface, but one-size-fits-all software can cause a lot of headaches. By choosing technology developed specifically for the construction industry, you’ll be able to access functions that are tailored to your needs.

2. Choose applications that can be updated regularly.

Not only does outdated technology cause delays and inefficiencies, it can also be a huge security risk. Whatever software you choose, make sure the developers are releasing updates on a regular basis. Regular software updates will keep applications safe, secure and running smoothly.

3. Check to see if new technology can be integrated easily — or better yet, consider a unified solution.

Before you purchase a new app, make sure that you’ll be able to integrate it with your other software solutions. You might also want to consider a unified software solution. Unified software has apps for multiple operations all connected to a single database. Going with a unified system makes IT simpler and more secure, and improves the connection between field and office.

How much time could you save with the best construction apps?

When software declines slowly, inefficiencies can be hard to notice. It’s important to get granular and figure out just how much time you’re wasting on time-consuming processes. By figuring out the cost savings of embracing new technology, you can help prove the ROI of a new solution to other team members or higher-ups.

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Note: I wrote this a few months ago – late winter, early spring. I sat on it for weeks and worked it a bit in June. Not sure why I’ve not posted it until now…

For the past several weeks, my flight has departed from or returned to the international terminal of the Atlanta airport. This, despite the fact that I was only traveling to and from Cleveland, of all places. Each week I have been struck – overcome really – by the abundance of soldiers in this terminal, dressed in their telltale camouflage. They’re men and sometimes women of all colors, sizes, ages. Sometimes on phones, sometimes on computers, sometimes deplaning from parts unknown, but oftentimes sitting. Waiting.

Today, however, I was struck by you.

Now for sure you are not the first female soldier I’ve ever seen. You are not the first black soldier I’ve ever seen. You are not the first black woman soldier I’ve ever seen. But today you captured my attention. Or more accurately, my heart.

As soon as I entered the concourse bathroom, I noticed you – slight, brown skin, dark hair slicked back in a ponytail. You looked eerily like me. Not babyishly young like some of the boys seem to look. Not particularly old like a career soldier on the verge of retirement perhaps; but about my age, maybe a little younger, a tad slimmer. You were going through your toiletries. It seemed you were unpacking. Repacking. Shifting. Transferring things from one pouch to another. Organizing perhaps. I don’t know, but I was moved.

She is me, I thought.

I felt my heart bursting with the overwhelming desire to embrace you. It was as if I were a vessel and Goddess wanted to send you a message of love.

I resisted it at first and headed to a stall. Yet I rushed, hoping you’d still be there when I finished, even though I really didn’t know if I had the courage to approach you. When I emerged, I washed my hands slowly, decidedly shy, stalling for time as other women entered the bathroom.

This is so silly, I said to myself, heart racing, belly full of butterflies. It’s just a hug.

You, still arranging. Me, hanging back, primping in the mirror a few paces to your right. Breath, shallow. Feet, cement blocks. I silently hurried the other women along. I didn’t want to sound crazy, I guess, to them or to you. The voice, the feeling, the knowingness – urged me, You have to do this.

I applied more burgundy lip gloss. Retied the matching scarf at my neck. Pulled my black dress straight. Gathering courage. Passing time.

Finally, coast clear, deep inhale, I approached you.

Excuse me?

You turned to me, face and heart open. Curious. My words tumbled out, a hurried explanation, an apology, I just have the urge to give you a hug. The words barely free of my lips, you threw your arms around me. And we shared a moment. Spirit embodied in flesh. Life to life. Heart to heart.

Throats tight, eyes swimming, we echoed words of thanks to each other. And then, you pulled away, barely above a whisper, You’re about to make me cry in this bathroom. You shook your head, eyes down, turned away. More organizing, packing, shifting.

As soon as I saw you, I had the urge to hug you. I couldn’t leave this bathroom without doing it. My parting words a confession, tossed out gracelessly over my shoulder. And I left, plodding down the terminal corridor, choking back tears, heart full, exhale.

I replayed the moment again and again along my walk to the escalator. I hoped you knew that all I felt in that moment was love. All I wanted for you in that moment was love.

Not fear. Not shame. Not worry. Not doubt. None of those things a person normally feels. I just wanted you to know…love.

That moment we shared was a moment of revolution.
Because loving a stranger is a revolutionary act.
Loving a soldier is a revolutionary act.
Loving my sister is a revolutionary act.
Loving myself is a revolutionary act.
I saw me, in you, and I loved us both.

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  4. @ Wendy – Thank you!
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Troops Repel Boko Haram, Kill 2 Senior Commanders – Army

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Troops of Operation Lafia Dole have killed two senior Boko Haram commanders and several other insurgents at Darul Jamel on the fringes of Sambisa forest in Borno, the army said.
Sani Usman, Acting Director, Army Public Relations, said in a statement that the troops successfully repelled an attempted attack on their location.
“The terrorists attempted to storm the troops’ location, but paid dearly,” he said.
“Prior to the attack, the troops of the same unit on routine patrol earlier cleared an ambush staged by elements of the suspected remnants of the terrorists desperate for food, near Banki Junction.

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”It is equally believed that the attack and ambush might not be unconnected to the fact that the terrorists were desperately targeting over 890 rescued herdsmen with their 5000 livestock being held captives by terrorists along Nigerian borders with Cameroon,” Mr. Usman said.
He said items recovered from the insurgents included one Light Machine Gun (LMG) with Registration number 56M-1101229 and one AK-47 rifle magazine.
Others, he said, were Rocket Propelled Grenade (RPG) bomb, one top cover of an AK-47 rifle, 395 rounds of 7.62mm (NATO) ammunition and 15 rounds of 5.5mm by .45 ammunition.

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Microstructure characterization and bulk properties of disordered two-phase media

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91 Scopus citations

A general formalism is developed to statistically characterize the microstructure of porous and other composite media composed of inclusions (particles) distributed throughout a matrix phase (which, in the case of porous media, is the void phase). This is accomplished by introducing a new and general n-point distribution function Hn and by deriving two series representations of it in terms of the probability density functions that characterize the configuration of particles; quantities that, in principle, are known for the ensemble under consideration. In the special case of an equilibrium ensemble, these two equivalent but topologically different series for the Hn are generalizations of the Kirkwood-Salsburg and Mayer hierarchies of liquid-state theory for a special mixture of particles described in the text. This methodology provides a means of calculating any class of correlation functions that have arisen in rigorous bounds on transport properties (e.g., conductivity and fluid permeability) and mechanical properties (e.g., elastic moduli) for nontrivial models of two-phase disordered media. Asymptotic and bounding properties of the general function Hn are described. To illustrate the use of the formalism, some new results are presented for the Hn and it is shown how such information is employed to compute bounds on bulk properties for models of fully penetrable (i.e., randomly centered) spheres, totally impenetrable spheres, and spheres distributed with arbitrary degree of impenetrability. Among other results, bounds are computed on the fluid permeability, for assemblages of impenetrable as well as penetrable spheres, with heretofore unattained accuracy.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)843-873
Number of pages31
JournalJournal of Statistical Physics
Issue number5-6
StatePublished - Dec 1 1986
Externally publishedYes

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Statistical and Nonlinear Physics
  • Mathematical Physics

  • Disordered media
  • Kirkwood-Salsburg equations
  • Mayer equations
  • composite and porous materials
  • effective conductivity
  • elastic moduli
  • fluid permeability
  • liquids
  • microstructure
  • n-point distribution functions
  • scaled-particle theory

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Spread of two linked social norms on complex interaction networks

Mayuko Nakamaru, Simon Asher Levin

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In this paper, we study the spread of social norms, such as rules and customs that are components of human cultures. We consider the spread of two social norms, which are linked through individual behaviors. Spreading social norms depend not only on the social network structure, but also on the learning system. We consider four social network structures: (1) complete mixing, in which each individual interacts with the others at random, (2) lattice, in which each individual interacts with its neighbors with some probability and with the others at random, (3) power-law network, in which a few influential people have more social contacts than the others, and (4) random graph network, in which the number of contacts follows a Poisson distribution. Using the lattice model, we also investigate the effect of the small-world phenomenon on the dynamics of social norms. In our models, each individual learns a social norm by trial and error (individual learning) and also imitates the other's social norm (social learning). We investigate how social network structure and learning systems affect the spread of two linked social norms. Our main results are: (1) Social learning does not lead to coexistence of social norms. Individual learning produces coexistence, and the dynamics of coexistence depend on which social norms are learned individually. (2) Social norms spread fastest in the power-law network model, followed by the random graph model, the complete mixing model, the two-dimensional lattice model and the one-dimensional lattice. (3) We see a "small world effect" in the one-dimensional model, but not in two dimensions.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)57-64
Number of pages8
JournalJournal of Theoretical Biology
Issue number1
StatePublished - Sep 7 2004

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  • Modeling and Simulation
  • Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology(all)
  • Immunology and Microbiology(all)
  • Agricultural and Biological Sciences(all)
  • Applied Mathematics

  • Individual learning
  • Lattice model
  • Power-law network
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  • Social learning
  • Social network
  • Social norm

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Rhode Island gets second commitment in two days, scores NYC native Hassan Martin

New Rhode Island coach Dan Hurley is on a roll this weekend, continuing to fill his 2013 recruiting class with talent that he’ll be bringing to Kingston.

First it was E.C. Matthews, the Top-100 guard from Michigan, and now Hassan Martin, a 6-6 forward from New York City, Zach Braziller of the New York Post first reported.

Martin is an athletic, powerful mid-major forward who is a solid rebounder and can run the floor. He chose Rhode Island over St. Joseph’s and Providence.

Hurley made Martin a priority on the recruiting trail this summer, reportedly attending nearly all of his games during the live period with his team, New Heights NYC.

Rhode Island finished 7-24 last season, including 4-12 in the A-10. Coach Jim Baron was fired at the end of the season, opening the door for Hurley’s move from Wagner.

For Hurley, who missed out on guards Josh Brown and Hallice Cooke, two seniors who play for Hurley’s father at St. Anthony HS (N.J.), the commitments of Martin and Matthews set the Rams on course for a strong 2013 class.

Rhode Island will need success like this on the recruiting trail, especially considering Hurley will now be recruiting against two more nationally prominent coaches in the A-10: Brad Stevens at Butler and Shaka Smart at VCU.

Daniel Martin is a writer and editor at JohnnyJungle.com, covering St. John’s. You can find him on Twitter:@DanielJMartin_


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A Colyford Railway Child
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It all began in 1954 when I was born at Rose Bank, Colyford - the house next door to what was then a milking parlour but is now the annexe to the left of ‘Yeomans Acre’ which in those days was still a working farm supplying milk to the village. Rose Bank belonged to my maternal Grandparents, Frank and Mabel Marchant and because housing was hard to come by in the ‘fifties my parents, my sister and I lived with my grandparents at Rose Bank until I was six years old. My Grandfather was Mayor of Colyford 1959/60.

My earliest recollections of the village were not so much the sights, but the sounds to be heard, particularly in the early mornings. First was a dull ‘thud-thud-thud-thud’ coming from nearby which I soon discovered was the sound made by the milking machine at Mr Loud’s farm next door. His herdsman was happy to allow a small boy to watch him go about his work and so often in the morning I’d be lifted over the fence from where I’d make my way through the farmyard to join him in the milking parlour, where I happily watched everything that was going on and learned many things about work on the farm.

The second, and far more mysterious noise though was a loud metallic clanking that echoed across the valley soon after 7.00am each weekday morning. That, I was told, was the morning goods train from Exeter making its way down to Seaton. It could be seen from our back window which looked out across Mr Loud’s fields to the railway and the rest of the valley beyond. This was, of course, when what is now Orchard Close, located behind Rose Bank, was still an orchard. The clanking noise was made by the rather tired railway engine from Exeter which was bigger and noisier than the one from the small engine shed at Seaton which worked the rest of the trains that passed by, largely unnoticed, several times a day. My curiosity aroused, I persuaded my Grandfather (himself interested in railways) to take me to have a closer look at the trains, and so began regular visits to the little station that I came to know so well.

Colyford Station
By way of background, Colyford station opened with the branch line to Seaton on 16th March 1868 and consisted of a single platform around 180 feet long with a brick cottage for the level crossing keeper as well as small wooden buildings for the booking office and waiting room. A cast iron urinal was also provided alongside the booking office and at some later date a small concrete hut was provided behind the station, alongside the ‘White Hart’ wall, for oil lamps and their fuel to be safely kept, the station never benefitting from the provision of a mains electricity supply throughout its 98 year existence. By the late nineteen-fifties the cottage and wooden buildings had all gone, replaced by an anonymous concrete hut adjacent to the level crossing which served as both booking office and waiting room, although the urinal and lamp hut remained (indeed both are still there in 2019 now surrounded by undergrowth, the urinal looking rather lost in mid-air since the demolition of the railway platform which once stood in front of it).

On entering the station by passing through a wooden gate from the road beside the gated level crossing (alongside a concrete wall, part of which is also still there in 2019) the first thing I remember passing was a large green platform barrow parked by the gate and used to transport heavy items of luggage and parcels up and down the platform. The next thing I recall was thinking how long the platform seemed, the illusion being partly created no doubt by the perfectly straight and very white line painted along its edge. The platform itself was tidy and well swept with redundant tyres, painted white and containing flowers, appearing every few yards along its length. On the other side of the track was a colourful and well-tended flower garden fronted by white painted bricks set into the ground at a 45-degree angle to give a ‘saw tooth’ effect. Just over half way down the platform was the gent’s urinal, then still serving its intended purpose. What I remember most about that was the smell – strangely not as unpleasant as one might think, possibly because of whatever was used to clean it (like everything else on the station, it was well looked after), but a smell I have never encountered anywhere else since, although I remember it to this day.

We next entered the rather plain but functional concrete hut with metal window frames which served as booking office and waiting room and I was introduced to the Porter/Crossing Keeper, a very pleasant and smartly dressed young man with whom my Grandfather was well acquainted being a regular user of the railway. The hut itself measured no more than twenty feet by ten feet and had a single door into the waiting room, which had a green wooden bench attached to the wall on two sides with a collection of posters and timetables above. Across the middle of the building was a hardboard partition, the partition having a small ticket window and door giving access to the tiny office behind. In practice the ticket window was rarely used because the door, except on cold winter days, was nearly always left open and so what few tickets were sold were passed directly through that. The room had another smell all of its own, but one I later came to discover was common to many railway buildings of the time and one which the preserved railway movement has never quite managed to recreate –  a unique mixture of lamp oil, coal smoke from the stove, polish and a hint of mustiness. Again, nothing like as unpleasant as it sounds.
On peering into the office I saw a rack of cardboard tickets, a tall bench with a cash drawer and ticket dating machine, a large black old-fashioned telephone giving access to the internal railway ‘bus line’ and, most importantly of all, a coal stove in the far corner – the only means of cooking or heating. In the office there was also a bell which repeated the coded messages the signalmen at Seaton and Seaton Junction exchanged, and by this means the Crossing Keeper at Colyford was able to tell when a train left either station (two bells meaning ‘train entering section’) and, with experience, be able to calculate exactly when he needed to open the level crossing gates for the next train to pass. In practice, because lineside vegetation was carefully managed in those days and accordingly, unlike today, there were virtually no trees within the railway boundary it was possible to see the steam of a train leaving Seaton and also to see along the line for some distance towards Colyton. As well as passengers the station dealt with parcels, although larger items had to be handled by the goods office at Colyton where there were two sidings for goods wagons (in those days of course almost everything one purchased was either sourced locally or came by train for local delivery).

Single Ticket Seaton to Colyford
Soon after our arrival the bell in the background rang twice with a clear ‘ting-ting’ to indicate the departure of a train from Seaton Junction, and around five minutes later the Crossing Keeper (his official title ‘Leading Porter’) suddenly left his little office, walked briskly to the end of the platform adjacent to the level crossing and went down the ramp and across the line to the two levers that locked and unlocked the level crossing gates and pedestrian wicket gates. After unlocking the gates, he then waited for a gap in the traffic (in those pre-motorway days the road through Colyford was still the A35, a main artery to the west) before opening by hand each of the two heavy white gates just as the train came into view from the Colyton direction. He then quickly returned to the platform to collect tickets or deal with any passengers or parcels requiring his attention (as was all too usual by then, there were none!). The train itself consisted of two elderly green carriages with a compartment for the driver in the front and the even more elderly ex- London and South Western Railway tank engine, built during the reign of Queen Victoria, at the back of the train where the fireman worked alone on the downhill journey to Seaton. On the return journey the engine led - this ‘push-pull’ arrangement saving time by removing the need for the engine to keep running round to the other end of its train at each end of the line. As quickly as it had arrived the train left for Seaton and the Crossing Keeper returned to open the level crossing gates to road traffic before locking them and returning to his office and peace and quiet, having once more played his small part in the theatre that was the day to day running of the traditional railway. All this was done around thirty times a day (up to 15 trains each way) making it a surprisingly busy piece of railway.

Between trains though, the Crossing Keepers (there were two, working early and late shifts, changing over at around 2.00pm each day) had little to occupy their time, hence the well-kept gardens and hanging baskets (maintained largely at their own  expense) and the vegetable patch behind the concrete hut which they maintained as an allotment in their own time (officially at least). Colyford’s last Station Master had departed in the nineteen-twenties so the men worked without direct supervision other from the occasional visit from the Seaton Station Master. It was a charming, well ordered and often unhurried way of life which had barely changed in nearly a hundred years, although unbeknown to anyone at the time the winds of change were very much in the air. For the time being though, even though the local population had largely ceased using its railway (for local journeys the bus from outside Mr Pritchard’s Post Office was cheaper and more convenient, and for long journeys many chose to get a lift to Axminster from where they could get a main line train without having to carry luggage over the long footbridge at Seaton Junction) most still had much affection for it, and it was quite easy to believe that the little tank engine, already over sixty years old, and its two coaches would carry on puffing up and down the valley for ever.  How wrong we all were.

A few weeks after my first visit to the station Mr Loud’s herdsman invited me after milking one morning to come with him to walk the cows out to grazing, an offer which I was happy to accept. The field to which they were taken was on the other side of the railway next to the river and was accessed by way of a farm crossing over the line which was guarded by two white gates. I remember being very concerned in case a train came and ran the cows over, but he had a good knowledge of the timetable and anyway in those days there was very good visibility of the crossing for trains approaching from each direction and so I need not have worried. The gates are still there in 2019, and can just about be made out in the undergrowth from passing trams, but it must be many years since any cattle passed that way!
Over the next year or two I persuaded my Grandfather to take me to the station on many more occasions, and I learned much more about the little branch line. The tank engine from Seaton engine shed had inevitably become ‘Thomas’ because I had, in the meantime, been given an early copy of the Rev. Audrey’s now famous book ‘Thomas the Tank Engine’. Occasional trips to Seaton to watch the goods wagons being shunted, or to Seaton Junction to watch the ‘Atlantic Coast Express’ thunder through were also eagerly anticipated. The Junction, quite a big station, was where milk from the area was transferred from churns to railway tank wagons for the journey to London, and was a very busy place in those days - heaven on earth for a small boy interested in trains.

Colyford Level Crossing
To me, Colyford station was a friendly and welcoming place where there was always something interesting to look at, and the atmosphere one of calmness and predictably......in short, everything seemed ‘all right’ about the place. Coupled to that the station was, largely because of its floral displays and in spite of its lowly status, regularly winning ‘Best Kept Station’ awards which were proudly displayed in the waiting room. Furthermore, the small band of men who maintained the track and lineside along the branch line were winning ‘Prize Length’ competitions for their efforts. The line had emerged from the second world war in a pretty overgrown and run-down state, but since then the track through Colyford had been re-laid with modern concrete-sleepers and the gang had worked exceptionally hard thereafter to ensure that it was as tidy and well looked after as any length of railway anywhere, (fortunately plenty of photographic evidence survives to pay testament to their efforts).

I soon noticed was that twice a day on weekdays a train ran with three instead of two carriages and had the engine at the front instead of the back when going from Seaton Junction to Seaton. The third carriage, longer and newer that the other two was, I discovered, the daily carriage from Seaton to and from London which was attached or detached from a main line train, with some complicated shunting involved, at Seaton Junction and again at Templecombe. Hard to imagine now, but until 1962 one could board a railway carriage at Colyford at 10.05am on each weekday, find a seat, enjoy some refreshment from the buffet car, and alight from that same carriage at London Waterloo some four hours later. Not particularly fast (although in 2019 the same journey by bus and train still takes around three hours and twenty minutes) or efficient, but a comfortable, enjoyable and –dare I say it – far more civilized way to travel in those less hurried days when a long train journey was something to be enjoyed for its own worth, not just something to be tolerated for as short a time as possible. The return through carriage from London stopped at Colyford mid-afternoon on its way to spend the night at Seaton before returning to the capital the next day.

When it came to actually travelling on the branch line train, although the carriages were quite elderly, they were very, very, comfortable being ‘retired’ main line ones with side corridors and spacious six seat compartments with deep, well sprung seats, wood panelled walls and pictures of places served by the railway to add interest. At the ends of one carriage was a curious ‘half’ compartments with seats down just one side. This had been a toilet when the carriages had been in main line service, but since toilets weren’t needed for short branch line journeys the door was removed, the porcelain seat replaced with an upholstered one, and the frosted window replaced by clear glass. Probably the busiest times for the branch line train involving Colyford station were the occasions during the summer when the holiday camp at Seaton organised ‘rambles’ for its guests which ended at Colyford. I well remember seeing dozens, maybe hundreds, of people walking down Swan Hill past our house on their way to the station to get the lunch time train back to Seaton and, if they were quick enough, perhaps some refreshment at the ‘White Hart’ first! (I’m quite sure that the ‘mystery’ photograph of the White Hart depicted in Roy Chapple’s excellent 2005 book on the history of Colyford and now, I think, appearing on the village website, is of one such event).
If the day to day running of the quiet branch line was theatre though, Summer Saturdays and Bank Holidays were the command performance when the whole thing burst into life in spectacular style and up to 15,000 passengers would pass through the doors of Seaton station during the month of August alone. Seaton was, in the nineteen-fifties, very much a ‘bucket-and-spade’ resort and the railway had, since the nineteen-thirties, done much to promote it as a destination for both holidaymakers and day trippers. Notably it had invested heavily in a new station there which was able to accommodate the lengthiest excursion trains, wisely recognising that Seaton station was, unlike its neighbours at Sidmouth and Lyme Regis, but a short walk from the beach and also home to a popular holiday camp. The result of all this was that on Summer Saturdays a second engine was drafted in from Exeter to help cope with the vastly increased traffic which included at least three trains conveying several through carriages from London, one even with a buffet car, for excited families travelling to the holiday camp. Similarly, bank holidays saw up to three excursion trains, each up to ten carriages long and in later years pulled by main line express engines, make their way down the valley to Seaton, where crowds of several hundred day trippers from places like Taunton and Yeovil were able to enjoy a day on the beach.

It was all great fun to watch, but became largely lost to me in 1960 when my father moved to a new job and we went to live in Somerset. My Grandfather though kept me fully informed as to what was going on at Colyford station, where things carried on much as before in the time-honoured fashion until the beginning of 1963, when dark clouds began to gather. Firstly, organisational changes saw the local lines transferred from the Southern to the Western Region of British Railways. This was like a dagger to the heart of ‘old school’ railwayman who started their careers pre-nationalisation with the old Southern Railway, for which they still retained great affection (some still referred to their employer as “the Company”), and for whom anything ‘western’ represented their old competitor in the west country - the ‘Great Western’.

Train at Seaton Station
The first I knew of all this was in May of 1963 when my Grandfather telephoned to tell me that the old tank engines and carriages that had worked the branch line for decades had gone, to be replaced by engines and carriages of Great Western origin – newer but worn out and prone to breaking down with depressing regularity – they were in reality no more than ‘cast-offs’ provided by the new management and long overdue a visit to the workshops for overhaul. The ‘new’ trains were, understandably, very unpopular with their crews.  Shortly afterwards the daily through carriage to London ceased to run although at least the summer Saturday through trains continued that year, but they were to be the last.  By now Dr Beeching had arrived from ICI to become Chairman of British Railways and he quickly concluded that maintaining hundreds of railway carriages to sit in sidings all year waiting to go to places like Seaton on a few Saturdays in summer made no business sense any more than, indeed, did keeping open branch lines that only made a money on those same few days of the year. His report, published in June of 1963, predictably had the branch line to Seaton (as well as those to Sidmouth and Lyme Regis) listed for closure. The end was now in sight, but it was not as much what was done, but the way it was done, that upset many local people, with traffic on the lines being actively discouraged through poor connections and highly questionable accounting methods being used to strengthen the case for eventual closure.

As a nine-year-old I didn’t really understand much of this but was devastated when my grandfather telephoned in November of 1963 to tell me that the steam trains to Seaton had been replaced by.... diesels! Shortly afterwards, to make matters worse, the goods trains stopped running to Colyton and Seaton and Colyton became an unstaffed halt. Thereafter the afternoon shift Crossing Keeper from Colyford had to go there each afternoon to light the oil lamps on the platform, which were later extinguished by the Guard of the last train of the day who also attended to the level crossing gates at Colyford whilst the Keeper was away attending to his extra duties. During the winter of 1963/64 the two car diesel trains were more than enough to cope with the meagre traffic still on offer, but throughout the summer of 1964 holidaymakers heading for Seaton found themselves having to change trains at Seaton Junction into a grossly overloaded diesel rather than being able to travel in through trains. The result was that many of them simply chose holidays at places easier to reach the following year, and Seaton’s popularity as a ‘bucket and spade’ resort began to diminish.

The only good news I was to receive that year and into 1965 was that of the occasional return of steam trains to take the place of broken down or unavailable diesels, but none of these visits lasted more than a few days and anyway the infrastructure for dealing with steam engines was quickly disappearing from the area. The last steam train to visit the Seaton branch line was a railway enthusiast’s special in March of 1965 – probably also the last train to go through Colyford ‘non-stop’ (at up to 50mph – the maximum speed allowed on the line). The closure of the Signal Box and removal of all the sidings at Seaton in May of 1965 effectively put an end to hopes of a steam engine going there anyway because it would no longer have been possible to run the engine round its train for the return journey. When the signal box closed a telephone was installed on the platform at Seaton station so that the Guards of departing trains could telephone the Crossing Keeper at Colyford before leaving, there no longer being the signal box bells to warn him of the approach of trains.

Train at Colyford Station
As 1965 wore on my Grandparents too left Colyford to be nearer us in Somerset and so I lost my source of news about the railway. I therefore set about persuading my parents that, at the age of eleven, I was finally old enough to purchase a day return ticket to travel to Seaton and Colyford by myself, which I duly did a couple of times before the end of the year. In those more innocent times it was still not unusual for children to travel ‘unattended’ and friendly railway staff were always quite happy to keep one eye on a young lad who was interested in trains. I found Colyton and Seaton stations beginning to look a bit run down, with weeds growing from the platforms and from where the sidings had once been, but Colyford station was as well tended as ever. After walking up to the village to say hello to my Grandfather’s great friends Mr Parr, Len Davey at the garage and Mr Pritchard at the Post Office I went back to the station where I was made welcome, and even allowed to operate the level crossing gates! Happy days, but all far too brief. The branch line’s heyday was now well and truly over, and in September the Ministry of Transport issued the closure notice that everyone had been expecting but dreading, to take effect the following March subject to improvements being made to the local bus services. These ‘improvements’ included the provision of (as it turned out, wholly inadequate in the first season at least) extra buses from Axminster station to Seaton on summer Saturdays. I made one or two more journeys to Colyford as 1965 wore on (on one occasion being treated to a ride in the cab of the diesel train) but by now there was no mistaking the fact that the end was in sight. The looks on the faces of railwaymen facing redundancy, many being the second or third generation of their families to work on the railway, said it all.
Colyford station was at least fortunate in that it unlike some, such as Colyton, it never suffered the indignity of being downgraded to a Halt and remained fully staffed (and proudly displaying its ‘Best Kept Station’ awards) right up until the day it closed by virtue of a Porter/Crossing Keeper having to be present to open and close the level crossing gates. Latterly employed to undertake these duties as well as sell tickets and forward any parcels over two shifts each day were Cyril Welch and Ken Enticott, both career railwaymen who kept the gardens well-tended and the station clean and well cared for until the very last day (some wondered why, but pride in ‘their’ station was the simple answer) ensuring that it escaped the air of dereliction that surrounded the neighbouring stations at Seaton and Colyton and, indeed, much of the railway network by the mid nineteen-sixties. From memory I think Cyril retired when the railway closed, but Ken, to whom it fell to chain and padlock the gates across the railway for good, having watched the red tail lamp of the last train slowly disappear into the darkness at 7.25pm on 5th March 1966, initially found further railway employment at Axminster.

The last day itself was a lamentably muted affair. As well as many locals making a nostalgic last trip, the neighbouring branch lines to Lyme Regis and Sidmouth had large crowds of railway enthusiasts descend on them to witness the ‘last rites’ but the crowds overlooked Seaton – the longer and much more famous sixty mile ‘Somerset and Dorset’ closed on the same day and, still being steam worked, was a far bigger draw for the enthusiasts. As well as that, the locals at Seaton saw nothing to celebrate and so most stayed away. I was one of the few who did go to Seaton (I still have my ticket) but to further my disappointment I wasn’t allowed to operate the level crossing “In case there’s someone important about”. The last train carried just a handful of passengers.

Thus, Colyford’s railway history, and the way of life that went with it, ended after 98 years more with a whimper than with a bang, and the next few months saw the rails become rusty and the previously award-winning station become derelict and heavily vandalised. The once carefully tended track, gardens and embankments, the pride of generations of railwaymen, became overgrown until the whole place was an eyesore that the village decided it could well do without.

To add to the air of dereliction the rusty track was removed early in 1968, with the platform and booking office later bulldozed into a heap at the Seaton end on the other side of the track (where they remain to this day, now covered in vegetation). The story didn’t quite end there though – one young man born in Colyford was left with a lifelong interest in railways, and then there was the arrival of a tram Company from Eastbourne in the early nineteen-seventies – but that’s someone else’s story......................


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When composing layout sheets in Batch Plotting, you have the option to place four different types of maps:

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Each of these map types are unique in terms of their definitions, however they all share common parameters. A map extent definition used to identify the geographic footprint of each map, and a named legend definition used to identify the map content and the symbology of the map features. The Overview and Index maps contain graphics that are determined dynamically and added to the named legend during processing.

Due to the dynamic nature of this process, it is recommended that each map placed in the layout sheet use a different named legend. The content of these named legends can be the same, but the names of the named legends should be unique. When Batch Plotting composes layout sheets, it creates temporary map windows using the named legends specified for each map type. If these sheets are exported as GeoMedia Layout Sheets (.gls), and then re-imported into the Layout Window, a new Map Window will be created for each map found in the layout sheet, using the originating named legend to define the content. If there are duplicate named legends used within a composition, it is likely that the map frames will contain the same information, matching the duplicate named legends.


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The last 2 leagues I’ve played in started 3 WRs, 2 RBs, 1 TE and 1 flex (W, R, T). Is there a formula you’d use to adjust rankings for this kind of roster? The law of supply of demand makes it clear that WRs will gain in value in this type of league and I want to value them properly when I draft.

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Become aware of reactions, judgements, and perceptions.

Before we begin this mindful meditation, find a comfortable resting position, either lying on the floor or in a crossed leg seated position.

1. Position yourself. Close your eyes and notice the feeling of your body at rest. Also, notice the contact between your body and the floor beneath you. Adjust your body in symmetry and rock back and forth and side to side to find a comfortable resting position. Begin to bring awareness to any muscles that are tense and release them. If you are laying down, tilt your pelvis to lessen the space between your low back and the floor. Roll your shoulders back and tuck your shoulder blades under. If you are seated, keep your head aligned by imagining a string attached to the top of your head pulling it up towards the ceiling. You may be more comfortable sitting on a pillow or a folded blanket.

2. Muscle awareness. Beginning with your toes, notice any stiffness, or pain in your feet. Move up your low leg, knees, upper legs. Continue to work upwards imagining and “checking in” with each body part. When you feel an area of tension, release it into the ground. Visualize the energy traveling out of your body into the floor. When you reach your head, notice the muscles in your face. Imagine a soft feather gently caressing your forehead and cheeks.

3. Breathe. Take in a slow deep breath and release. Breathe in deeply again this time in through your nose fully expanding the belly, and exhale through the mouth. Allow your belly to expand fully again as you take in another deep breath and slowly exhale through your mouth. Focus now on the rhythm of your resting breath. Notice the way it sounds like an ocean wave as it enters and leaves your body. Allow the breath in to equal the breath out.

Stay present to whatever sensations you feel and notice that some sensations are enjoyable, and some are not.

4. Bring awareness to feelings and sensations. Expand your awareness to all the senses. Can you hear any sounds, or can you smell anything in your environment? If you notice any unpleasantries in your environment, acknowledge them and then shift your awareness again to your breath and your belly. Notice your facial muscles again if you’ve experienced any unpleasant thoughts about your environment or sensations.

5. Release judgements, negative emotions and quiet your inner critic. We practice meditation and mindfulness; we do not perfect it. Negative thoughts and unpleasant feelings are not inherently bad. We must allow ourselves to experience them and sit quietly in them in order to process them. This is not a time for problem solving, however. This is a time to become aware of the thoughts and feelings we dislike and allow them to become fleeting. Allow any negative thoughts to leave your mind as you begin to shift your focus. Remember your pleasant thoughts and feelings of relaxation and carry these with you throughout your day.

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What have you composed for? Or what medium do you work around?
web, Choir, Orchestra, Small Ensemble, Big Ensemble, Songs
What is your favorite genre or style of music?
classical -- multiple styles within that genre
Is music your main income source?
No - Not Yet
Where do you live?
Colorado Springs, CO (USA)
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I was a software engineer for 14 years and hold an MS in Computer Information Systems and a BA in English Literature. I have been writing songs and/or singing in choruses off and on since age 10. I started writing serious classical music in earnest around April 2006, and love to share music and ideas with other composers. I also love to sing and am a classically trained soprano. For my music work, I use Finale with Garritan Personal Orchestra -- these changed my musical life! Other interests include reading and writing poetry, painting, contemplative practice, cooking for friends, other cultures, good stories, good wine, and good conversation. :-)

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More Music at my main music site....

Posted on July 12, 2007 at 12:20pm 1 Comment

Hi everyone,

I have put some of my music up on this site for your convenience, but if you could listen to it on "soundclick", my main site ( ), I'd appreciate it. There you can stream all songs by chart or by composer, and hey, it helps my rating, which is always nice because being on the charts gets more people to hear one's music.

Equipment and Systems

Posted on June 27, 2007 at 4:32am 0 Comments

System 1 (composition):

  • Finale 2006 running on windows XP on a Dell computer
  • 250 GB backup, CD-ROM and DVD/CD read-write drive, DSL internet connection
  • Garritan Personal Orchestra (as bundled with Finale)

System 2 (digital audio recording):

  • ProTools running on windows XP…

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At 2:41pm on October 28, 2009, Leoncio Lara Bon said…
Wonderfull music! I enjoyed listening to In The Lions Mouth!!

Hope to hear more of your music soon!

At 1:22am on September 4, 2009, Kelly Dowhower said…
I really think Symphony #1 is great!

Fantastic writing!
At 5:23am on April 3, 2009, marv cripps said…
Hi Karen

I really enjoyed listening.
At 11:55am on January 29, 2009, Doug Lauber said…
I love Psalm 62, its sense of balance, the angelic dance of ascension.
At 7:30am on December 19, 2008, Fernando said…
Nice works
At 8:13am on November 28, 2008, Mike said…
Wonderful scores. All of them.
At 12:47pm on September 5, 2007, Stephen Doheny said…
Hi Karen
Yes me again :-)
Ok I have your link up and running, let me know what you think
At 9:50am on September 5, 2007, Stephen Doheny said…
Hi Karen!
Yes you can use my website,
Thanks and I will get your posted. I tried this morning, but the hosting company was having issues.
At 5:39am on September 5, 2007, Stephen Doheny said…
Hi Karen!
OK I will listen to the other movements I have not gotten that far yet. Like you, I also tend to write tender legato type of music.
Yes I do write my own, but then when I need a piano solo for church, thats when I re-write the solo for orchestra, so usually the orchestra stuff is made up while the piano arrangement is already given.
IF you look at my Video... that was recent...and I had to compose music for video directed and created by Zennor Alexander. So thats an example of my dense originallity :-)
For sequencing I use Cubase SX3, for notation I use Sibelius 5.
At 3:19pm on September 4, 2007, Stephen Doheny said…
Hi Karen!
Hey thanks so much for joining me!
Yes EWQL is East West Quantum Leap Symphonic Orchestra software I use to compose. Most of this you heard in my demos.
What I meant my soft creative scores, so far what I have listened to, they are very passive & creative. :-)
I am glad that you would like to be a link on my website! I will post it shortly. You can go to and click on the link Musician Friends. It will link back to your soundclick page.
Stay in touch my dear!

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Watching the Convocation

Seminary Convocation Tells The Good News

Dr. Dale Meyer, President of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, presented a convocation on May 17th about the immediate and long-term future of the Seminary.  The event was webcast live.  Congregations Matter will have a link to the video here as soon as it is available on the Seminary website.

The event was inspirational and informative.  Sharing the podium with faculty leaders, the webcast made a strong case for supporting both of our seminaries.

In response to questions from pastors who participated in an “I Love the Sem” event, faculty and staff leaders outlined the commitment to a congregational focus for the seminary.  In particular, four “good news” themes emerged that should give our Synod hope.

Student Finances and Flexible Coursework

First, there has been a positive change in the amount of tuition residential students actually pay.  While the vast majority of our St. Louis seminarians can attend tuition free, of those who pay anything the average is less than $3,000 tuition annually.  Praise God for people who support the seminary financially.

Next, Meyer and faculty leaders announced the implementation of the first revamp to Masters of Divinity (M.Div.) curriculum since 1958.  With a focus on flexibility, the new curriculum will prepare pastors for a changing ministry to a changing culture.  At the same time, the curriculum will still remain faithful to the classical seminary training that leads young pastors to rightly divide law and Gospel to their flocks.

World Focus and a Secure Future

The convocation also addressed the significant increase in international student training and the growth of the LCMS as a vital partner of the international Confessional Lutheran movement.  Key to the seminary’s leadership is world-class research facilities that the major renovation of the library, now underway, will offer.

Finally, Meyer announced the success of the $180 million dollar “Generations” campaign for endowing seminary education and the new campus master plan that will be presented to the Synod Board of Directors.

Strong Seminaries = Strong Congregations

Synod needs strong seminaries for our future:  strong adminstrative leaders, strong faculties, strong relationships, strong curriculum, strong support and strong finances.  Only then will seminaries train congregationally-focused pastors who serve their congregations with God’s plan in mind…

 “…to equip His people for works of service, so that the body of Christ may be built up until we all reach unity in the faith and in the knowledge of the Son of God and become mature, attaining to the whole measure of the fullness of Christ.”  Ephesians 4:12-13 (NIV)

Congregations Matter© is glad for Dr. Meyer’s leadership.  He and the faculty and staff have worked hard to make a great seminary greater.

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Home News Africa Egypt’s gas shortages to delay $2.2b Petrochemical Project

Egypt’s gas shortages to delay $2.2b Petrochemical Project

A $2.2 billion fertilizer complex located in Damietta, Egypt is among the petrochemical projects set to experience delays owing to gas shortages. The delay is due to the fact that these projects rely on natural gas.

The announcement comes amidst persistent efforts by the government to beat gas shortages that have locked the country. Many oil and gas fields were shut following protests by groups with interests, since the ouster of former Prime Minister Mohamed Morsi.

A $408 million polystyrene complex located in Alexandria’s Damietta port will also be part of the projects launched, and which will face delays. The Minister of Petroleum, Mr. Sherif Ismail announced that a $2.2 billion fertilizer complex was also affected. This complex was planned to produce a total of 200, 000 tons per annum (tpa).

“The country is suffering from a shortage in gas supplies, which has affected completion of some petrochemical projects, on which work had already started.” Ismail said, adding that they relied on gas. Meanwhile, the country has turned to projects that use of naphtha.

Western Desert’s $1.6 billion ethylene and derivatives project will also go slow owing to the gas shortages. This, together with the polystyrene complex, will now go to the testing phase in the first quarter of 2015. The minister said they were expected to undergo this stage during the first half of 2014.

A complex at Suez Gulf Industrial Zone, planned for production of benzene, propylene and polyethylene, will also be expected to consume a $2 billion of the exchequer. The petrochemical project was earlier on launched by the of the General Authority for the Northwestern Suez Gulf Economic Zone.

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Sticky Caramel Pecan Babka

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The Day 5 post of the 12 Days of Christmas series is getting up a little bit later in the day/night for various reasons. I didn’t get off work until later in the evening today, and we’re actually in the process of moving to a new place this week. It’s pretty hectic on my end, but in between work, packing our stuff and moving it to our new place, trying to get my Christmas shopping finished and everything else I’m still gonna try my  hardest to get my remaining posts up in a timely fashion.

Knock on wood I can pull it off.

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How many people out there have a family tradition of eating a breakfast on Christmas morning? I know plenty of people that do; they wake up early for the kids, open up their presents, then sit down to a breakfast of cinnamon rolls, breakfasts casserole, omelettes or something else like that.

We don’t. We never really have actually.

In my family, me and my sisters did always wake up early, then wake up the adults early so we could open our presents. We were blessed kids. My grandpa- I mean, “Santa Claus”- always made sure that that process took a pretty long while. By the time we finished, my mom and grandma would give us something small to eat like some toast or fruit while they started cooking for Christmas dinner.

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However, if your family IS one of the ones who like to eat a hearty Christmas breakfast in addition to a hearty Christmas dinner, then needless to say I think that today’s post would be of HUGE interest to you.

Hold onto your butts.

I’m about to blow that old Aunt Margaret’s Christmas morning cinnamon roll recipe that you’ve been eating for years clear outta the water. You’ll forget what you ever saw in that breakfast casserole, frittata or whatever. This Christmas, I predict that you Christmas Breakfast/Brunch eaters will be consuming something else.

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Say hello to my little friend, y’all.

And yes. It tastes every bit as delicious as it looks.

(…that’s what she said.)

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I’ve wanted to make babka for a really long time. A REALLY long time. I think it’s the swirls that got my attention in the beginning- those lovely swirls in the dough have been calling my name, just daring me to pull them off.

A special recipe like this calls for a special occasion, and the 12 Days of Christmas sure counts in my book. For you guys, I think you should put it into consideration for your Christmas breakfast/brunch.

I know I don’t have to “sell you” on it. But I will anyway.

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First off, she’s just GORGEOUS, isn’t she? Before you even slice into it, you can see the lovely swirled braid of the dough across the top. You guys may not be able to tell but the overlap of brown and gold across the top is actually a crunchy caramelized sugary crumble that bubbles up and crystallizes on top and forms a gooey sticky goo on the bottom. On the inside is a beautiful swirl of a pecan dark brown sugar filling.

In all seriousness, this has to go up there with one of the best recipes I’ve ever baked. I don’t say that lightly.  It really is.

You want my advice? Bake this baby up the night before Christmas. Then, serve up thick, buttery  toasted slices of it to your family. OR, even better: make French Toast out of it.

They may just forget all about the actual presents underneath the tree and just ask for this recipe instead.

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Day 1: Springerle Cookies

Day 2: Speculaas Cookies

Day 3: Gingerbread Caramel Crunch

Day 4: Cranberry Pumpkin Gingerbread

Day 5: Sticky Caramel Pecan Babka

Sticky Caramel Pecan Babka

Recipe Courtesy of The Kitchn

  • 3/4 cup water
  • 1 tablespoon active dry yeast
  • 3/4 cup whole milk
  • 4 large eggs
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons salt
  • 1 1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 6 1/4 – 6 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 12 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened to room temperature

For sticky filling:

  • 2 1/4 cups pecans
  • 3/4 cups butter (salted)
  • 1 1/2 cups packed dark brown sugar
  • 3 teaspoons cinnamon

For the egg wash:

  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 tablespoon whole milk or cream

Combine the water and the yeast in the bowl of a stand mixer, and let stand until the yeast is dissolved. Add the milk, eggs, yolk, sugar, salt, and vanilla extract, and whisk until the yolks are completely combined. Add 6 1/4 cups of flour and stir with a stiff spatula until a shaggy, floury dough is formed.

Using a dough hook, knead on medium-low speed until the dough comes together and is no longer floury, about 5 minutes. With the mixer still running, begin adding the butter in 1-tablespoon blobs. Mix until one blob is just barely incorporated before adding the next blob.

When all the butter has been added, continue kneading for another 5 minutes until the dough is silky, elastic, and quite jiggly. This won’t form a ball like regular dough — it should bunch around the dough hook and clear the sides of the dough hook, but will still be attached in a sticky dough mass to the bottom of the bowl. Add the extra 1/4 cup of flour as needed if the dough is sticking to the sides of the bowl.

Transfer the dough to your largest mixing bowl. Cover and let rise for 1 to 1 1/2 hours, until doubled in bulk. Transfer to the fridge and chill for at least an hour or up to 3 days. (This makes the dough easier to roll out in the next step; I recommend letting the dough chill overnight.)

When you’re ready to shape the loaves, prepare the filling before you take the dough out of the fridge. Heat the oven to 350°F and toast the pecans until they’re a few shades darker and very fragrant, about 10 minutes. Transfer the hot pecans to a cutting board and chop them finely while still warm. Keep chopping until no piece is larger than a grain of barley. You can also do this in a food processor — process the nuts in pulses and be careful of over-processing (which will turn the nuts into nut butter!).

In a medium bowl, mash together the softened butter, brown sugar, and cinnamon for the filling with a fork or a spoon, then work in the nuts. Keep mashing and mixing until the nuts are evenly distributed and you have formed a crumbly paste. Set this near your work surface.

Line three 8×4-inch loaf pans with long rectangles of parchment, so that the parchment hangs over the sides of the pan. Grease the pans thoroughly with non-stick spray. (If you only have two pans, bake two loaves and leave the third piece of dough in the fridge to shape and bake later.)

Remove the dough from the fridge. Sprinkle your work surface generously with flour and scrape the dough out on top. Pat the dough into a log and then use a bench scraper or sharp knife to cut it into 3 equal pieces (mine were about 21 ounces each, if you feel like weighing).

Sprinkle the work surface with a little more flour, then set one of the pieces of dough on top. Use the palms of your hands to press it into a rough rectangle shape. Rub a little flour into a rolling pin and roll the dough out into a thin rectangle, roughly 10 inches wide and 12 or more inches long (the thinner you roll, the more layers you’ll make).

Scatter a generous cup of the filling over the surface of the dough, then use the back of a spoon to spread and press the filling into an even layer. Leave about an inch of clear border at the top.

Starting with the short end closest to you, carefully roll the dough into a log. If any filling falls out, just tuck it back in. If the dough sticks to the counter, use a bench scraper to gently pry it up. When done rolling, pinch the dough to seal it closed. Dip a very sharp knife in water and gently, but swiftly, slice the log down its entire length, creating two halves with lots of layers.

To form the babka loaves, turn the halves so that the layers are facing up. Press the two halves together at the top, then twist the halves around each other, creating a spiral. Press the halves together again at the bottom. Flour your hands and lift the loaf into the loaf pan. If the loaf is a little too long for the pan, just smoosh it a little on either end to make it fit — any gaps will be filled in by the rising dough.

Repeat with the other loaves. Cover the shaped loaves and let them rise on the counter until puffy and just starting to dome over the tops of the pans, 1 to 1 1/2 hours.

 About a half hour before baking (when the loaves are puffy but not yet domed), preheat the oven to 350°F.

When the loaves have risen, whisk the yolk and the milk together to make the egg wash and gently brush it all over the surface of the loaves. Transfer the loaves to the oven and slide a baking sheet underneath to catch any syrupy drips. Bake 45 to 55 minutes — cover the loaves with foil in the last 10 to 15 minutes if the edges look like they might be starting to burn. The loaves are done when deep glossy brown and a skewer inserted in the middle comes out clean of any dough (sticky goo is ok, though!). If you want to check the temperature, the loaves should be around 200°F in the middle.

Let the loaves cool in the pan for about 20 minutes to firm up — however, don’t let them sit for much longer or the caramel will harden and it can be hard to get the loaves out of the pan.

Run a butter knife around the edges of the loaf to release it from the pan, and use the edges of the parchment to gently lift the loaf from the pan. Place them on a cooling rack and slide the parchment out from underneath.

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by Cydney Posner

In a case decided unanimously today, Salman v. United States, SCOTUS upheld the Ninth Circuit affirmation of Bassam Salman’s conviction for insider trading, “adher[ing] to Dirks, which easily resolves the narrow issue presented here.”

In this case, Salman received  valuable trading tips from a friend and extended family member (Michael), who had received the information from Maher, an M&A healthcare investment banker who was Michael’s brother and Salman’s brother-in-law. Salman then traded on the information, ultimately realizing over $1.5 million. During the trial, Maher, who had pleaded guilty, testified that “he shared inside information with his brother to benefit him and with the expectation that his brother would trade on it.”  Michael, who had also pleaded guilty, “testified that he told Salman that the information was coming from Maher.” Salman was convicted of securities fraud and conspiracy to commit securities fraud, but appealed his case to the Ninth Circuit.

SideBar: Here’s a quote from the opinion about the facts of the case, which I found sadly enlightening in providing insight into how the corruption of insider trading crept into the lives of people who, I would guess, were probably not initially contemplating it:  After Maher began his job at the bank,

“he began discussing aspects of his job with Michael. At first he relied on Michael’s chemistry background to help him grasp scientific concepts relevant to his new job. Then, while their father was battling cancer, the brothers discussed companies that dealt with innovative cancer treatment and pain management techniques. Michael began to trade on the information Maher shared with him. At first, Maher was unaware of his brother’s trading activity, but eventually he began to suspect that it was taking place.

“Ultimately, Maher began to assist Michael’s trading by sharing inside information with his brother about pending mergers and acquisitions. Maher sometimes used code words to communicate corporate information to his brother. Other times, he shared inside information about deals he was not working on in order to avoid detection…. Without his younger brother’s knowledge, Michael fed the information to others — including Salman, Michael’s friend and Maher’s brother-in-law.”

While Salman’s appeal was pending, the Second Circuit, in United States v. Newman,  reversed two insider trading convictions, concluding that, while Dirks allows a personal benefit to be inferred from a gift of confidential information to a trading relative or friend, that inference “‘is impermissible in the absence of proof of a meaningfully close personal relationship that generates an exchange that is objective, consequential, and represents at least a potential gain of a pecuniary or similarly valuable nature.’” (Notably, the court found that the traders were several steps removed from the insiders and also  “found that ‘there was no evidence that either [of the traders] was aware of the source of the inside information.’”) Relying on Newman, Salman then contended on appeal that his conviction should be reversed, arguing that, because the tipper Maher did not receive money or property in exchange for the tips, he did not personally benefit from them, and thus Salman could not be held liable as a tippee. The Ninth Circuit disagreed, holding that, under Dirks, the jury could properly infer that the tipper Maher “breached a duty because he made a ‘gift of confidential information to a trading relative.’”

SCOTUS granted cert. to resolve the conflict between the circuits. Salman argued again, among other things, that the gift of inside information would not suffice as a “personal benefit” to establish insider trading “unless the tipper’s goal in disclosing inside information is to obtain money, property, or something of tangible value.” In contrast, the U.S. took the position that “a tipper personally benefits whenever the tipper discloses confidential trading information for a noncorporate purpose,” and, as result, “a gift of confidential information to anyone, not just a ‘trading relative or friend,’ is enough to prove securities fraud.” Neither of those positions was adopted by the Court.

As noted above, citing Dirks v. SEC, SCOTUS agreed with the Ninth Circuit. In Dirks, SCOTUS explained that liability for insider trading by a tippee depends on “whether the tipper breached a fiduciary duty by disclosing the information. A tipper breaches such a fiduciary duty, [the Court] held, when the tipper discloses the inside information for a personal benefit.” Further, the Court held,  “‘[t]he elements of fiduciary duty and exploitation of nonpublic information also exist when an insider makes a gift of confidential information to a trading relative or friend.’…. In such cases, ‘[t]he tip and trade resemble trading by the insider followed by a gift of the profits to the recipient.’” Similarly, in Salman, the Court maintained that making “a gift of inside information to a relative like Michael is little different from trading on the information, obtaining the profits, and doling them out to the trading relative. The tipper benefits either way. The facts of this case illustrate the point: In one of their tipper-tippee interactions, Michael asked Maher for a favor, declined Maher’s offer of money, and instead requested and received lucrative trading information.”

As the Court reasoned:

“Our discussion of gift giving resolves this case. Maher, the tipper, provided inside information to a close relative, his brother Michael. Dirks makes clear that a tipper breaches a fiduciary duty by making a gift of confidential information to ‘a trading relative,’ and that rule is sufficient to resolve the case at hand. As Salman’s counsel acknowledged at oral argument, Maher would have breached his duty had he personally traded on the information here himself then given the proceeds as a gift to his brother…. It is obvious that Maher would personally benefit in that situation. But Maher effectively achieved the same result by disclosing the information to Michael, and allowing him to trade on it. Dirks appropriately prohibits that approach, as well…. Dirks specifies that when a tipper gives inside information to ‘a trading relative or friend,’ the jury can infer that the tipper meant to provide the equivalent of a cash gift. In such situations, the tipper benefits personally because giving a gift of trading information is the same thing as trading by the tipper followed by a gift of the proceeds. Here, by disclosing confidential information as a gift to his brother with the expectation that he would trade on it, Maher breached his duty of trust and confidence to [the bank] and its clients—a duty Salman acquired, and breached himself, by trading on the information with full knowledge that it had been improperly disclosed.”

Salman’s conduct, the Court concluded “is in the heartland of Dirks’s rule concerning gifts. It remains the case that ‘[d]etermining whether an insider personally benefits from a particular disclosure, a question of fact, will not always be easy for courts.’…. But there is no need for us to address those difficult cases today, because this case involves ‘precisely the ‘gift of confidential information to a trading relative’ that Dirks envisioned.’”

SideBar: Although SCOTUS disagreed with the Second Circuit’s interpretation of Dirks,  which required that a personal benefit involve a “potential gain of a pecuniary or similarly valuable nature,” the Court noted that the Newman decision also relied on the absence of “evidence that the defendants knew the information they traded on came from insiders or that the insiders received a personal benefit in exchange for the tips…. This case does not implicate those issues.”

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    Bike Talk — 110 BCD

    Everything you need to know about 110 and 130 BCD Cranksets

    Everything you need to know about 110 and 130 BCD Cranksets

    What is BCD?

    BCD stands for Bolt Circle Diameter. It is the distance from side to side of a circle that goes directly through each bolt hole in a crankset. If you're looking at the hole in a crankset, imagine a circle that went directly through the center of each hole overlayed on the crankset. The diameter of that circle is the BCD. When you see a measurement like 110 or 130 BCD, that means that diameter is 110 or 130 millimeters, respectively.

    What is the biggest chainring I can put on a 110 BCD or 130 BCD crankset?

    To some degree, the sky is the limit. The issue with adding large chainrings to a smaller 110 BCD crank is that the large chainrings can flex. Or, if they don't flex, you'll have a huge penalty in weight. There are some niche manufacturers that make 54 tooth chainrings for cranksets, but you'll pay a premium for them.

    What is the smallest chainring set I can put on a 130BCD crank?

    38 tooth. The smallest inner chainring I've been able to find is a 38 tooth. Anything smaller and you, the chainring teeth will run into the chainring bolts.

    How do I find my crankset or chainring's BCD?

    The easiest way, of course, is to look on any chainrings or inside the stamping of a crank arm for a marking. The image below shows how it could be marked.

    BCD Markings

    If you cannot find labels/markings, there are alternative methods. See the table below for measurements for popular BCDs. If you have a vintage or niche bike, it potentially won't be listed.

     Adjacent hole to BCD conversion Chart

    BCD in MM Smallest
    Between adjacent holes
    Number of Bolts Applicable
    146 44 103.2 4 Bolt Cranksets
    145 44 102.5 4 Bolt Cranksets
    120 36 84.9 4 Bolt Cranksets
    112 34 79.2 4 Bolt Cranksets
    110 uneven 34 63.6/90.6 4 Bolt Cranksets
    110 uneven 34 64.8/89.3 4 Bolt Cranksets
    104 30 73.5 4 Bolt Cranksets
    102 32 72.1 4 Bolt Cranksets
    151 44 88.8 5 Bolt Cranksets
    144 41 84.6 5 Bolt Cranksets
    135 39 79.4 5 Bolt Cranksets
    130 38 76.4 5 Bolt Cranksets
    110, 112 34 64.7, 65.2 5 Bolt Cranksets
    110 33 64.7 5 Bolt Cranksets
    102 32 60 5 Bolt Cranksets
    100 31; 36 58.7 5 Bolt Cranksets
    90 30 52.9 5 Bolt Cranksets

    What about Chainring Bolts? How big are they and what are they made out of?

    Chainring bolts are 10 mm.

    The fancy folks use Titanium Chainring Bolts because reasons. Usually it's weight. You might shave a gram or two by swapping these out, but the cost efficiency is negligible. The more cost-conscious cyclists use steel or aluminum bolts.

    Should I get a 110 BCD Crankset or 130 BCD Crankset?

    In my opinion, that depends on the max tooth of your rear cassette. I have a 2015 Cannondale Supersix with SRAM Red 11 Speed and a 53/39 crankset with 11-28 rear cassette, and sometimes I wish I had more gearing. Why don't I get a larger cassette? Well, a short cage derailleur will max you out at 28 teeth on the rear cog. So max rear cassette size is a HUGE factor in deciding whether or not to go compact or standard.

    What kind of hills max out a 53/39 and 11-28 cassette?

    This is a climb I regularly did in Vietnam and wished I had a smaller crankset or bigger rear cassette:

    I weigh about 160 pounds and could do 280 watts up the climb. To keep my cadence reasonable, I would have to go all out, and how far I could go in any given day would be limited by the fact that I was over-exerting myself to overcome my lack of gearing.