PASADENA — Once again, the Flintridge Prep and Mayfield girls’ soccer teams had to wait around for a while before they finally took the field against each other.
Tuesday's match between the teams was delayed for half an hour because a Pasadena City College softball game occupied a third of the field at Robinson Park.
The teams’ first match earlier this season had to be rescheduled because of a similar conflict at the Glendale Sports Complex and was played on Saturday with the teams tying.
This time around, Prep prevailed with a 2-0 Prep League victory over Mayfield.
Neither side felt the delay impacted play.
The win improves the Rebels to 13-2-4 overall and 5-2-2 in league. Mayfield falls to 8-5-3 overall and 5-3-2. Flintridge Prep has one match remaining, a contest against Westridge on Thursday, with a point needed to break a second-place tie in league. Playoff seedings are announced on Monday.
Flintridge senior Kaitlyn Kelleher said that her team was focused on finishing second once Pasadena Poly had wrapped up the top spot.
With his team having played its fourth match in five days, Rebels Coach Esteban Chavez fears his team is fatigued. He said he won't hold any practices until Monday.
The first goal came in the 25th minute. Flintridge's Abby Letts threw the ball in, approximately 25 yards from the goal. Whitney Cohen flicked the ball off her head directly into the path of a streaking Kelleher, who connected on a header for 1-0 lead.
The Rebels' Katherine Pinney scored an unassisted goal in the 46th minute for the 2-0 advantage.
While Mayfield has not found success against Flintridge Prep in recent memory, coach Chris Howe said that this is the first time in 10 years that the team has had a winning record in league.
“We've been able to adjust to certain situations,” Howe said. “We've been able to change our formation a lot.
Kelleher for one is looking forward to the days without practice her coach promised leading up to the playoffs.
“I think we are a strong team, so we're saying we're not fatigued and we're fighting through, but I think definitely having practice off tomorrow, and having the weekend off will be a nice time to recuperate and get ready for the playoffs,” Kelleher said.


Bad news for walls, telephone poles, and other solid objects — the new Volvo XC90 looks like it can crush you into oblivion.
This is the IIHS’ small overlap crash test. They introduced the test last year and got some amazingly bad test results. Why? Well, as Mazda explained after the horrifying video of its CX-9 crumpling against an offset barrier, they had designed their car to pass all the tests of its time. The small overlap test was introduced after the CX-9 was designed, so the CX-9 wasn’t built to withstand its kind of impact.
This is like teaching to the test, only with cars.
While Mazda (and others) got caught out by the small overlap test, Volvo had the opportunity to come prepared with their new XC90. As you can see, it monstered the test, keeping the humans isolated from the incident.


The recent article on Bendectin (''Controversial Drug Makes a Comeback,'' Sept. 26) touches on the larger issue of scientific evidence in the public eye.
Some medical products never proven to be toxic, like Bendectin and silicone breast implants, have involved billions in settlements. We trust our peers to respond on the basis of scientific evidence, and yet huge suits against Bendectin were won without any scientific proof before being overturned on appeal.


Traverse City Mayor Michael Estes has been lodged at the Grand Traverse County Jail after police say he was caught drinking and driving.
According to the Traverse City Police Department, an officer observed a vehicle crossing the center line and proceeding to drive in a designated bike lane on East Eighth Street near Woodmere Avenue around 9 o’clock last night.
Officers stopped the vehicle near the intersection of East Eight Street and Rose Street. Their investigation revealed that the operator of that vehicle was intoxicated and arrested. A subsequent breath test revealed a blood alcohol content of .12.
The Grand Traverse County Prosecutor’s Office has confirmed to MI News 26 that the man arrested was Traverse City Mayor Michael Estes. According to police, this was Estes’ first offense.


BIG IMPROVEMENTS Pupils during a visit from the Bishop of Wakefield after the school was refurbished.
A primary school that was told it needed to improve has now been rated “good” by the education watchdog.
When Ofsted inspectors visited Headfield Church of England Voluntary Controlled Junior School in Thornhill Lees two years ago they found problems with teaching and reported that pupils were not making enough progress.
But a new report published this week showed that significant improvements had been made and the school now fell within the “good” category in all the areas assessed.
Headteacher Louise Warner said: “We’re very, very pleased. There has been so much time and effort put in my staff and children.
She said the new rating represented a team effort and praised the work of former headteacher Geoff Smith, who retired at the end of last school year.
“Pupils very much enjoy school. The clubs, their experiences with trips, visitors, residential visits, information and communication technology, French, reading and sport are all particular favourites. Pupils say they want to learn new skills to help them in later life.
“Pupils’ behaviour is good and attitudes to learning are positive.
The report listed three aspects that the school needed to improve.
It said not all the teachers identified the gaps in children’s learning, pupils speaking English as a second language did not always have enough time to practice speaking and listening before completing writing task and some marking was not consistent across all subjects.


Homemade fruit or veggie pops on a stick, inspired by SolPops.
Portland, Oregon is not known for its hot, humid weather, unlike the sticky heat we get over here in the Middle East, yet it is home to a new summer treat – the SolPop.
This is one of the healthiest alternatives to ice-cream and sugar-packed Popsicles since it is made mainly from fruit and natural juices.
Finally something you can give your children without feeling guilty about sugar content and chemical colouring. Read on for recipes.
The idea of SolPop began in May 2008 when Aaron Harmon, his wife Danielle Koppel and their friend Noah Cable started testing out different flavours and combinations of fruits to see what worked best. They now have almost 40 different flavours including sweet and tart, savoury, coconut-based and “wellness pops” to counteract the rainy weather.
Made from different fruit, vegetables and herbs, all of which are organic, these pops take the name SOL meaning Sustainable, Organic and Local. “Sol” is also the Spanish word for sun, referring to the brightness of the Latin-American sun. These SolPops bring some of that brightness to Portland with their great natural flavours.
The principle is a light refreshing summer treat, where there is only a limited amount of sugar added in the form of cane sugar, agave and fruit cider making this dessert essentially fruit on a stick. If you are not in the Portland area, however, you should try making your own healthy fruit Popsicle.
5. Pour this mixture into moulds and put it in the freezer.
So here you have a treat you can make for yourself based on anything you have around, from watermelon (which is packed with nutrients), to mint and other herbs which have their own benefits. Play around with the ingredients and find your favourite flavour for summer.
I like the idea of using veggies in a popsicle also. Carrots and beets could be nice. Or a vichyoisse pop.


Do not go west, young man – but avoid pretty much everywhere else too. The slump in US house prices has officially gone nationwide, according to the latest Standard & Poor’s/Case-Shiller index. In April, all 20 of the cities tracked posted a year-on-year decline for the first time ever. Western cities, such as Las Vegas and Los Angeles, as well as Florida’s Miami, continued to lead the pack downwards.
Optimists, however, see two reasonably hopeful signs. First, the rate of decline has slowed, with April’s monthly drop in the index of 1.4 per cent comparing relatively well with March’s 2.2 per cent fall. Second, eight cities actually managed a monthly gain.
On closer examination, such hope dissipates. Case-Shiller’s data are rolling averages, so April’s numbers will reflect prices agreed in February and March – when mortgage rates had eased. Since April, rates have climbed steadily and terms have tightened, so May’s reading could see the rate of decline accelerate again.
The regional story is also less inspiring. Of the eight cities that recorded a monthly increase, half had not enjoyed the dramatic run-up in prices seen elsewhere anyway – Cleveland’s index, for example, peaked with a gain of a mere 23 per cent against Miami’s 181 per cent. Similarly, four of the eight cities were among the last to peak, having hit highs within the past 12 months (the index as a whole peaked in July 2006).
Bostonians perhaps have reason to cheer, as their city was the first to peak way back in September 2005 and saw a slight gain in April’s reading. But Charlotte, where prices only hit their highs last August, should brace for more pain, especially given its reliance on the financial sector. On a macro-level, the economic news remains discouraging, with consumer confidence hitting a 16-year low yesterday. Those homebuyers looking for the floor should be wary of the roof caving in on them.


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The media coverage in the Western press went into fever pitch over this story, but no Western journalist actually investigated the story and reported it. Not one. It all emanated from a press release.
Woman arrested with daughter in Dubai over drinking wine is released gloated the Guardian’s headline. This story was written by one of their journalists and ‘agencies.’ In other words, The Guardian didn’t do anything except hash together their version of a press release without declaring who the ‘agency’ was. And they certainly didn’t check the facts.
The day earlier The Guardian reported Woman held in Dubai with daughter after drinking wine on flight and that the Swedish dentist says she was detained and had her passport confiscated after having one glass of wine after it was offered by the airline’s own cabin crew.
Perhaps Ellie Holman, 44, who arrived on an Emirates flight from London Gatwick on July 13 should have checked her passport which had expired 3 days earlier. One has to question why did the officials at Gatwick did not notice or that the computerised check-in system failed.
Missing from all these MSM reports is the fact that Ms Holman was, in fact, also curiously carrying an Iranian passport. When she produced that, the official at Dubai airport, quite rightly pointed out that she needed to pay for a short 96-hour visa as she had not got one. Many countries use these short visas to allow for transfer times in the airport and short breaks for long-haul flights. Ms Holman had neither a valid passport nor a visa. She was not legally allowed entry. The official offered a way out. Ms Holman got angry because her planned 5-day visit had to be shortened in order to comply with the rules.
According to a statement issued by the airport, Ms Holman “refused angrily to the additional payment fees that the process would require and proceeded to verbally insult the immigration officer and take photos of the officer via her phone”.
Again, it should be pointed out that in most airports people are not allowed to take photos at border control, border crossings or check-in areas for security reasons. These rules exist in all British airports for instance. In Britain, Holman would have been sent straight back to the country of origin at the expense of the airline.
It should also be pointed out that it is against the law to be publicly abusive in the UAE. Anyone who has lived and worked in the UAE knows this is the one thing that residents really do like. There is almost no such things as violence, thuggery, theft, drunkenness, swearing in public or vandalism – because the penalty is a few weeks in prison and deportation.
Ms Holman initially told the British media that her detention related to having a glass of wine on her flight to Dubai, which is not an offence nor a reason for her detention. And it never has been. People arriving in Dubai or Abu Dhabi will not be arrested for having a drink on an inbound flight. If you are visibly drunk and abusive at an airport, then maybe you’ll be arrested. But then you would be anywhere in the world.
Two other parts to this story are wrong as well.
Holman was not detained for three days. She was apparently detained for less than 24 hours and then allowed to stay with friends whilst the authorities sorted out Holman’s situation.
The paper claimed Holman was made to clean toilets and then claimed they were denied access to toilets and that she didn’t realise it was illegal to drink alcohol heading to Dubai. None of these claims seem to be true. It is not illegal for Westerners to drink alcohol in Dubai.
You may choose not to believe that – after all – the Dubai authorities would say that.
However, one should not be confused with the central character in this case – that of ‘Detained in Dubai.’ Whilst not disputing that this organisation has indeed assisted some Westerners to get out of trouble – in this case, they are misleading the public.
Detained in Dubai (DID) are described in all of the MSM as an NGO or ‘non-governmental-organisation. An NGO is officially defined as: a non-profit organization that operates independently of any government, typically one whose purpose is to address a social or political issue. Not a single journalist has checked this fact out.
Just to start, DID are located in London. They are registered as a limited company. It was incorporated only in March – 2018.
In 2017, Detained in Dubai was dissolved via a compulsory strike-off. The strike-off is a notice of intent to strike the company name off the Companies House register. This may be because the company has been dissolved. However, a compulsory strike-off action was threatened by Companies House and then discontinued in both 2016 and in 2015. There could very well be legitimate reasons for this, we do not know.
They are not a registered charity in the UK. They are not registered on the NGO sector website. They are not registered as an NGO based in the United Kingdom.
Stirling, born in Florida, America is described by Wikipedia as having attended Australia’s Bond Law School. This is inaccurate. The university, which was only granted that status in 1989 is called simply Bond University. It, like many, does not specialise particularly in law as a subject and we cannot find Rahda Stirling as having achieved any academic qualifications in the subject of law. That does not say she has none, just that we have not dug deep enough yet to find any.
The Solicitors Regulation Authority in Britain does not list Stirling as a qualified practising member of the law community.
“He has not got a practising certificate at this time and has not had one since 2014, which means he cannot act as a solicitor carrying out any of the six reserved legal activities.” the Solicitors Regulation Authority (SRA) spokesman said.
There is an interesting story HERE about Haigh, who was himself deported from the UAE for embezzlement, amongst other things. How true they are, is for you to decide as they were published in the press in the UAE.
Another partner in the firm is Shahid Bolsen, also not legally qualified from what we can ascertain, has a background in political science, economics, and journalism and “plays a key role in managing the mainstream and social media campaigns for Detained in Dubai” – according to the DID website.
It is important to note that the Swedish dentist, living in Britain, with an out of date EU passport but with an in-date Iranian passport and no visa – took her partner’s surname as if married – is not actually married. You can imagine any border control official anywhere in the world being somewhat suspicious of an individual presenting themselves as such. And let’s not forget, to complicate matters, the UAE is not friends with Iran – quite the opposite.
It is also important to note that Ellie Holman has complained publicly that the cost of her three-day detainment in Dubai was around £30,000. In fact, she describes this as all of her and her ‘husbands’ savings. No other firm has been referenced in this story and only Detained in Dubai has been named as representing her, one can only assume where their savings went.
Finally, we are not defaming the work of Detained in Dubai – and quite sure it does good work. But it is not an NGO as we have been misled to believe, is a for-profit limited company, not a charity and does not provide legal services because it, nor the people who work there are not qualified to do so.
This story was probably created in order to stir up a media frenzy to put pressure on the authorities in Dubai when it probably wasn’t required in the first place – for money. Many of the claims made by the MSM in this story are indeed, not true at all.


Sponsored by Bob Gordon’s Formula Sports, the 17th annual Skoch Cup Intermountain/Northern Division Masters alpine races are back on Baldy for three days Friday through Sunday, Jan. 17-19.
The Skoch Cup features super giant slalom, giant slalom and slalom racing for those 18-and-under.
Advance registration is available at skiracereg.com, or from 7:30-9 a.m. on race day at Warm Springs Lodge. More than 60 racers have already registered, organizers said.
Sun Valley’s stop on the U.S. Ski and Snowboard Association (USSA) Intermountain Masters 2013-14 circuit kicks off with two SG runs Friday on Warm Springs.
They are set for 10:15 a.m. and noon. Cost is $40 before Jan. 16 at 6 p.m., or $50 after. The SG awards and social hour will occur at 3 p.m. at Apple’s Bar & Grill, followed by a potluck dinner.
Friday’s super giant slalom, now called the Timmons Memorial, has been named in memory of Gene Timmons.
The well-known Intermountain Masters ski racer died March 15, 2012 at 67. A member of the Weber State University ski team, Timmons became a Vietnam War aviator for the U.S. military and had a long career as a commercial pilot.
Skoch Cup technical races on Warm Springs begin Saturday with a two-run giant slalom Saturday starting at 10 a.m. Saturday’s 6 p.m. awards party will take place at Carol’s Dollar Mountain Lodge.
The slalom is Sunday at 10 a.m. to wrap up the weekend. Awards occur after the second run at Warm Springs.
As always, the Sun Valley Ski Club is helping organize the weekend race series.
In fact, Kirstin Kozlowski of the ski club said that Sun Valley has recently been named as the host site of the 2015 USSA Masters Nationals racing series—a prestigious event last held here in 2010.
Next on the SVSC calendar is the Leif’s Combined Race Feb. 8 followed by a club GS on Feb. 16. Visit sunvalleyski.com for details about the Baldy Cup Series of SVSC races in 2014.
Miles Fink-Debray and Jena Greaser were the overall winners of the Bradford Cup giant slalom race staged Tuesday, Jan. 7 along Arc Park run located on the Warm Springs side of Baldy.
Placing second in a 27-racer field were John Campbell and Kristen Jarvis, with third places claimed by Kirstin Kozlowski and John Reagle.
The Bradford family stages the race each year in memory of the late Robert Adams Bradford, during Sun Valley Ski Club Reunion Week.
1—Jena Greaser 17.13 (1-F1). 2—Kristen Jarvis (1-F6) 20.91. 3—Kirstin Kozlowski (1-F5) 20.93. 4—Katherine Welch (2-F1) 22.34. 5—Meri Stratton (1-F9) 23.51. 6—Dorey Cheney (1-F7) 25.81. 6—Allison Goodwin (2-F7) 25.93. 7—Ginny Reed (1-F12) 26.64. 8—Lynne Nicholson (1-F10) 27.47.
1—Miles Fink-Debray (1-M1) 15.30. 2—John Campbell (1-M6) 16.46. 3—John Reagle (1-M8) 17.18. 4—Tom Shanklin (1-M7) 17.99. 5—Bob Sarchett (1-M9) 18.21. 6—Royal McClure (2-M9) 18.37. 7—Jeff Sogard (3-M9) 19.52. 7—Dan Prefontaine (2-M7) 19.52. 9—Steve Slivinski (1-M10) 20.07. 10—Greg Scott (3-M7) 20.23. 11—Jim Ruscitto (4-M9) 20.83. 12—Carl Fullman (1-M11) 21.28. 13—Al Auseklis (1-M12) 21.58. 14—Herb Nolan (2-M12) 21.59. 15—Ned Lumpkin (2-M10) 21.78. 16—Frank Ward (3-M10) 21.96. 17—Jackson Allred (2-M8) 22.56. 18—Drury Cooper (3-M12) 24.00. 19—Robert Bradford (5-M9) 25.84.


John McCain, prisoner of cash.
How GOP fat cats will bring a Republican maverick to heel.
Everybody knows that John McCain has been trailing Barack Obama in fundraising. McCain raised a mere $120 million to Obama’s $287 million through May of this year (the most recent data that are available). Even Hillary Clinton, who lost, raised nearly twice as much as McCain during this period. I’d been assuming that the Obama-McCain fundraising gap was attributable to Obama’s phenomenal success at harvesting small contributions online; fully 45 percent of Obama’s contributions came in increments of $200 or less, compared to only 24 percent of McCain’s. But on closer inspection, Obama proves no slouch when it comes to raising bigger contributions, either; through May, he received about twice as many contributions as McCain at the maximum allowable level of $4,600. This included a period of four months when it was pretty clear that McCain was going to be the Republican nominee and three months when there was no possibility of doubt on this question. McCain’s money problem, then, would appear to extend well beyond his inability to match Obama’s appeal to the little guy. He can’t match Obama’s appeal to the fat cats, either.
The fattest of Republican cats are the “bundlers” (i.e., high-end fundraisers) that the Bush presidential campaigns of 2000 and 2004 dubbed Pioneers and Rangers. To be a Pioneer, you had to raise $100,000; to be a Ranger, $200,000. Most Pioneers and Rangers were either top corporate officials or corporate lobbyists, which meant that however fond they might have been of Dubya as an individual, their real interest was in promoting corporate interests by installing a tame Republican in the White House. The Washington Post identified 246 such fundraisers in the 2000 election cycle; four years later, the group had more than doubled in size to 548, according to the Boston Globe. In corralling these people, Bush fils had the advantage in 2000 of a core group of wealthy Bush family loyalists, to which was added, in 2004, the even greater advantage of incumbency. But Dubya’s fundraising success wasn’t just a matter of dumb luck. His campaign cultivated and supervised these Pioneers and Rangers with fanatical attention to detail, assigning, for instance, a four-digit tracking number to each bundler. In 2004 Dirk Van Dongen, president of the National Association of Wholesaler-Distributors, called it “the most impressive, organized, focused and disciplined fundraising operation I have ever been involved in.” Future historians may well judge the establishment and maintenance of this money machine the only meaningful accomplishment of Dubya’s two-term presidency.
In the July 1 Boston Globe, Brian C. Mooney reports that this group of rich Republicans, whose dedication Bush fanned to a white heat, feels decidedly lukewarm toward McCain. Granted, the turnover rate among top-tier bundlers can be high. Even rich people must struggle to scare up this much money; only about half the original team from 2000 re-upped in 2004. Jack Abramoff is no longer available because he’s in prison, serving a five-year term for committing fraud. Ken Lay is no longer available because he dropped dead while awaiting sentencing for committing fraud. But forget bundling. According to Mooney, fewer than half of the 2004 Pioneers and Rangers have bothered even to contribute their own money to McCain. Nearly one-third have yet to contribute to any candidate. Of the 43 percent who did contribute to McCain, 58 percent covered their bets by contributing also to other candidates, and 38 percent held off until after McCain was the putative nominee. This constitutes concrete evidence that the Republican base still hasn’t warmed to McCain.
For McCain, this isn’t all bad news. After all, it suggests that at least one well-informed constituency takes seriously McCain’s claim to be a maverick. As Brian Rogers, a McCain spokesman, told the Globe, “It appears you’ve proved that John McCain isn’t Bush’s third term after all.” The problem is that it’s the wrong constituency. To independents and conservative Democrats, McCain needs to come across as a maverick. To the base, he needs to come across as a conformist. In the end, the great majority of Bush’s Pioneers and Rangers will probably donate money to McCain because they have nowhere else to go. But the longer they make McCain wait, the more McCain will have to ingratiate them by dancing further and further to the right, which is exactly what he’s been doing. In that sense, McCain isn’t a maverick at all. By playing hard-to-get, the corporate ruling class has taken McCain hostage. The ransom won’t be small.


This is the first regular installment of a bi-weekly review of CDs, performances, news and events that cross my path or strike my fancy. Enjoy!
Cadillac Moon rocked the house at Cornelia Street Cafe last night in a return engagement. The eight-piece blues and soul combo squeezes onto (and spills off of) the tiny stage like they were born to it. Plenty of bands do the blues, soul and R&B thing, but few combine such a high level of professionalism with such infectious enthusiasm, and even fewer can write such good original material in that style. (A few well-chosen covers, like Van Morrison’s “Cleaning Windows,” fit right in to their mostly original set.) If you’re in the New York/Long Island area, go see Cadillac Moon. I’d recommend them to Charles and Camilla, in fact. If they booked them for their wedding, they’d have such a good time they could forget all about their sourpuss Queen and those annoying paparazzi!
lonely streets and lost loves. It’s a sketchy, demo-tape-quality recording, but if these seven songs were fleshed out with a band, they might fit somewhere between early Rolling Stones (think “Play with Fire”) and Velvet Underground, with a dash of the gloomier side of British punk. The lyrics have a wry Bukowskian grittiness combined with a heart-on-sleeve urban folk sensibility. Even a funny song like “Goth Girls Turn Me On” betrays some not very repressed anger, while “The Ballad of the Kirsten Dunst Tennis Ball” is much more touching than the offbeat title might suggest. (Readers of “The Duke’s” blog and his contributions to Blogcritics will be familiar with his good-natured obsession with the actress).
The overall effect is noirish and biting, showing a fast-developing talent. And it proves that the current ability of “anybody” to get affordable, digital home recording equipment and make a “professional-sounding” CD isn’t all it’s cracked up to be. A guy and a guitar can make a home recording every bit as affecting as someone using ProTools, effects, and a hard drive the size of Saturn. It’s about talent and spirit, not toys. Aaron McMullan’s got the first two, and that Kirsten Dunst tennis ball makes three.
This is a pleasant enough acoustic R&B album, but it doesn’t do justice to Kierstin Gray‘s live show. On stage Gray is assured and smooth, with strong vocals and acoustic guitar riffing. But the CD, which is mostly guitar and voice, sounds like it has a case of “studio freeze,” where the artist is nervous and hyperconscious of getting things perfect at the expense of soul. And Gray does have a deep, warm soulfulness. It’s evident in her live performance, and will be evident, I predict, in her forthcoming recordings. On stage, backed by her excellent drummer and bassist, she reminds one a little of Bonnie Raitt (vocally), Tracy Chapman (the vibe), even the Doobie Brothers (the satiny grooves). The band’s fusion of folk and funk, built around Gray’s rock-solid acoustic guitar work, has both restrained fire and suave panache. My recommendation: see Kierstin Gray live if you can, and keep an eye out for her forthcoming recordings.


Cheerful, colorful, and clean, Anny’s looks like the flagship store of a future chain. They will put almost anything and everything on a burger (pastrami!), but we kept things simple. A crusty, kaiser-style roll surrounds a patty that drips grease but still comes across a bit like lean sirloin — maybe it’s the chew, or maybe it’s the steak-y taste. There’s a solidity to the beef, as opposed to a grind. It’s not bad, just different. The bacon hits a sweet high note, but the cheese doesn’t even play second fiddle. Lettuce and tomato reminded me of In-N-Out, but Anny’s has more of ’em.


60 seconds of pitching and the CBC judges were sold - daana is the winner of CBC’s Media Pitch event at Startupfest 2016.
Sixty seconds of pitching and the CBC judges were sold — daana is the winner of CBC's Media Pitch event at Startupfest 2016.
This year it was Bhaskar Goswami who blew the judges away, pitching a website that connects people to free wellness classes happening near them.
The site lists classes like meditation, chanting, yoga and self-defense.
After attending a class, people receive an email asking if they'd like to give some money to daana to pay the teachers of future classes.
"They contribute whatever they want anonymously to keep the classes going," said Goswami. "So the whole thing is a give-it-forward economy."
Goswami said he was inspired to start the platform after decades of yoga and meditation.
"It's given me so much, and my question is 'Why me, why not everybody?'" he said.
Goswami and co-founder Caroline Goyer dream of daana going global, and would like to see the pay-it-forward model spread to other kinds of classes and services.
You can check out daana's Montreal classes here.


Al eyes are on Motorola right now with the impending release of their first Google-influenced smartphone. As details for this smartphone leak, it looks like it will rely on unique features instead of raw hardware to set it apart from the rest of the Android-powered pack. We know the phone is coming soon, and now we know a little bit of what that looks like under the hood.
While it’s not entirely accurate to say that specs don’t matter, it is absolutely true that right now a smartphone lives or dies by the unique features that are able to be offered. Whether it is the iOS ecosystem, the Ultrapixel camera with BoomSound, or the GS4’s user level control of battery and storage capacity, it’s the features offered by a phone that are causing buyers to take notice. Motorola’s upcoming smartphone has the benefit of being built collaboratively with Google engineers and product managers who have been hands-on with the evolution of Android so far. They’ve done their research and think the Moto X is the way to go.
According to Twitter power-leaker EVLeaks the Moto X will sport a 1.7GHz Snapdragon S4 Pro with 2GB of RAM and a 720p display. If this sounds like previous generation hardware, that’s because it is. A dual-core processor with a 720p display makes the Moto X an easy target for gearheads who stand at the ready with benchmark apps in hand to see how this phone stacks up to the competition.
These specs are a little confusing given CEO Dennis Woodside’s comment about the phone having two processors to take care of the power consumption issue. It seems unlikely that he was just teasing that the phone would be dual-core, but that’s certainly possible.
There’s also, apparently, 16GB of internal storage, with no mention of removable storage or a 32GB model. Toss a 10MP rear shooter and a 2MP front-facing camera in what has been rumored to be a 4.3-inch frame, and you’ve got a rough idea of what the Moto X is going to look like on paper.
Based on the statements made by Motorola so far, the Moto X is looking to deliver a phone that fits well in the hand, has great battery life, and contains some unique sensors to offer contextual features that no one else is offering right now. If this hardware profile is accurate, Motorola would be in a great position to offer great battery life, and a 4.3-inch phone would be pretty much exactly how most people describe a good one hand phone. The ability to know when you’re driving, or a continued focus towards Google Now style phone automation on a mostly vanilla Android experience would be pretty much exactly what we’d expect from Motorola right now.
If Motorola was able to release this phone, manufactured in the US, on every carrier, at a price that dramatically undercuts the current generation of superphones, the Moto X is absolutely something worth keeping an eye on. Motorola plans to officially announce this phone before the end of Summer, with an on shelf date shortly after.


A DEBT-RIDDEN north-east banker who embezzled more than £36,000 from elderly family friends has been jailed.
Alison Allan was sentenced to 16 months for stealing from two pensioners who trusted her implicitly.
Aberdeen Sheriff Court heard the 57-year-old – who targeted the couple over two years – committed the “nasty” crime to pay off mounting credit card debts. She believed it would be a “short-term solution” to her money problems.
However, once she started to take the cash, the situation began to spiral out of control.
Yesterday, Sheriff Graham Buchanan told the shamed former Clydesdale Bank worker that there was no other option for him than to send her to jail.
He said he had to send a message to the public that crimes that were a “gross breach of trust” would almost certainly result in a custodial sentence.
The court heard previously that Allan’s victims, Dorothea Buschman and William Smith, were her close friends and would normally ask her to deal with their accounts.
After Allan first appeared in court and admitted the offence, Mrs Buschman, who knew Allan’s mother, said she was uneasy at the thought of the banker being sent to jail.
She said: “I feel horrible at the idea that she may go to prison – especially on behalf of her mother.
Allan, of The Cottar House, Mains of Drumtochty, Auchenblae, embezzled the cash between March 23, 2011, and February 19, 2013.
On March 27 last year, Mrs Buschman visited the bank in Ann Street, Stonehaven, to withdraw some money.
As Allan was not at work, another member of staff served the 90-year-old.
The court heard the customer informed the teller that she had not received any bank statements for several months.
It was then discovered that Mrs Buschman’s address had been changed to the bank in Stonehaven without her knowledge.
After Mrs Buschman was given access to her backdated statements, she noticed a number of withdrawals had been made for which she was not responsible.
She then contacted the bank manager and initial checks showed that most of the unexplained transactions had occurred around closing time using Allan’s unique identification number. Eight randomly selected CCTV clips were then chosen and they showed Allan had been alone at the counter each time the transactions were made.
A bank fraud investigator established that the unauthorised withdrawals from Mrs Buschman’s account amounted to £30,405.
Checks were made on accounts held by Mr Smith, Mrs Buschman’s late partner. It was discovered that Allan had also targeted him. About £6,000 was embezzled from his account.
The court heard previously that Allan had admitted “misappropriating” the funds from the accounts under questioning by her boss.
And when asked for an explanation, she said she had several outstanding credit cards and loans.
The bank repaid all the money and Allan was dismissed on April 19 last year.
Sentencing Allan yesterday, Sheriff Buchanan said only custody would be an “appropriate punishment” given the “gross breach of trust”.
He said: “Of course, people who work in banks handling money must be entirely trustworthy and it has been pointed out in this case, what you did here over a period of almost two years amounts to a gross breach of trust.


New rules for setting rates on car, home and other insurance policies in California will result in higher premiums for businesses and individuals, a consumer advocate charged Wednesday.
The regulations adopted Tuesday by the state Department of Insurance "are an outrageous giveaway to the insurance industry," Harvey Rosenfield, founder of Consumer Watchdog, said in a letter to Insurance Commissioner Steve Poizner.
Rosenfield, author of Proposition 103, the 1988 ballot measure that overhauled California's insurance regulations, said the rules would weaken the state's ability to mandate lower rates, such as the 15.9%, $250-million cut Poizner recently ordered in Allstate's auto insurance premiums.
That charge was denied by Poizner's office, which said the Republican commissioner has lowered Californians' insurance premiums by more than $1 billion since taking office in January 2007.
"Mr. Rosenfield is obviously very passionate about this issue," Deputy Insurance Commissioner Byron Tucker said. "The commissioner shares that passion with him, but in this particular case, Mr. Rosenfield is flat-out wrong."
The new regulations make changes in the formulas used to set rates for several types of insurance, although not for workers' compensation or healthcare policies. In particular, the rules give insurers more flexibility in using estimates of future losses when making a case for a rate increase -- a change Rosenfield said would allow insurance companies to "game the regulatory system."
The rules were adopted on an emergency basis with little opportunity for public comment. They must be approved by the state Office of Administrative Law to go into effect.
The expedited approval process was necessary so that the rules could be in place as auto insurers try to meet a July 14 deadline for drawing up new rate plans, Tucker said. The department has said in the past that the existing rules were confusing insurers.
The insurance industry applauded the changes pertaining to future-loss calculations. However, the industry wants rate requests to be judged on an individual company's financial situation rather than on statewide industry averages, said Sam Sorich, president of the Assn. of California Insurance Cos.
"The existing regulations are so constraining that they don't allow an individual company to show its case" for a rate change, Sorich said.


Asked about this anecdote, shortstop Errol Robinson — one of those freshmen who will be in the lineup when Ole Miss opens the College World Series against Virginia on Sunday (7 p.m., ESPN2) — smiles a kind of sheepish grin, like a kid who has been caught running by the pool.
The 2014 Ole Miss freshmen class did not care much for the natural order of things.
This, the upperclassmen discovered, meant that when even the guys who used to go “early” to the batting cages showed up, the freshmen were already hitting.
“Sometimes it gets annoying just because the older guys have been here so long, it’s ‘OK, wait your turn,’” senior co-captain Austin Anderson said.
It was coach Mike Bianco who relayed the story and used it as an example of not only the kind of impact the freshmen have made on this season but also the togetherness of this roster. Because while Anderson may find it occasionally bothersome that the cage is not ready for him when he is ready for it, he and the other upperclassmen have let it happen.
The foundation of Ole Miss (46-19) is undoubtedly its veteran pieces: the first five hitters in the order are all juniors and seniors, plus a senior hitting No. 8 and a junior that is part of the platoon at right field/No. 7 in the lineup.
But Robinson has played shortstop in 63 of 65 games so far this season, and is hitting .299 with a .379 on-base percentage. J.B. Woodman’s bat (.308 average, .442 slugging) got him into the lineup as a designated hitter and his defense has allowed him to play right field. And while Brantley Bell has slid out of the picture, Colby Bortles has come on really strong in the postseason — and dismissed entirely the notion that he is just the younger brother of Blake, NFL quarterback.
It’s entirely possible, maybe even probable, that when Bianco makes up his lineup card on Sunday freshmen will be hitting No. 6, 7 and 9. But it’s not scary at all to him, because those kids have earned the right to be a part of this run.
All this playing time will be helpful in 2015, when a changing of the guard is likely. Anderson, catcher Will Allen and second baseman Preston Overbey all graduate, and center fielder Auston Bousfield (fifth round) and left fielder Braxton Lee (12th) both could turn pro once the season is over.
Bortles and Bell are both likely to find everyday playing time, and Robinson and Woodman will move up to the top half of the order.
April 20, 2019, 6:50 p.m.


RLX Technologies' System 600ex Chassis, priced at $2,400, holds up to 10 of the company's server blades, and has high-speed connections and redundant power supplies.
What's the big deal about blade servers? Think small: in the size of the servers, in the number of cables and wires cluttering up the back of a rack, in the time required for setup and management, and'in some cases at least'in the amount of power consumed.
At the simplest level, blade servers are complete servers on a single card that plug into a rackmount chassis. They're hot-swappable'just slide them into the chassis and they're up and running in seconds. Hundreds of blades can fit into a very small space.
mouse switch, there's quite a bundle of cables, spare network interface cards, power sources and other paraphernalia to manage.
Blade servers promise to correct these problems, but will they deliver the goods?
A couple of new companies such as RLX Technologies Inc. and Egenera Inc., and some well-heeled computer manufacturers such as Dell Computer Corp., Hewlett-Packard Co., IBM Corp. and Sun Microsystems Inc., think they will.
Blade servers are cost-effective because they eliminate many of the complications of rackmount designs and pack a lot of computing power into small spaces. You need less technical expertise than with other servers, and they help eliminate the annoying cable clutter behind server racks.
There are different blade server designs'from dense, low-voltage models to high-performance, low-density versions. There also are a couple of proprietary, rack-optimized designs with some'though not all'of the features of blade servers.
The term blade server typically refers to a proprietary chassis that can hold a number of hot-swappable blades that act as independent servers. For example, IBM's eServer BladeCenter is a 7U chassis that can hold up to 14 server blades for a total of up to 84 high-end servers in the rack.
What makes the blade server so efficient is that the chassis generally holds common components such as power supplies, fans, CD drives, Ethernet and Fibre Channel switches and system ports, all of which can be shared by the blades.
The server blades are smaller units that slide into the chassis' blade bay. As miniservers, they typically have one or two processors with associated RAM, one or two disk drives for storage and all the other components of servers'except for the common components built into the chassis.
Option blades, which may or may not come with a particular system, are generally shared by the server blades and provide additional features such as controllers for external I/O, or disk arrays or additional power supplies. Sun Microsystems' Sun Fire SSL Proxy Blade integrates accelerated Secure Sockets Layer encryption and decryption into the Sun Fire Blade platform.
Blade servers use a fairly wide range of processors, from low-cost Pentium IIIs to high-performance Intel Xeons running at 2 GHz or faster. You should work closely with the vendor to determine which architecture and processors will be most efficient.
Blades with single, low-end processors can save users money on up-front costs and electrical bills if their workloads don't require lots of horsepower, such as for edge-of-network service like load balancing, firewalls or print and file serving, according to IBM.
For large, enterprise-class workloads, choose blade systems with high-end, dual chip sets'quads aren't yet generally available, though Hewlett-Packard just released the ProLiant BL40p series, too late for inclusion in the accompanying chart on Page 46. Prices for the quad systems range from $8,238 for a 1.5-GHz system to $18,268 for a 2-GHz system.
By most measurements, blade servers stack up well against other server architectures. Consider the following categories.
Scalability. Scaling a typical blade server generally involves little more than sliding a new blade into an open bay on the chassis. Via management software, the system configures it to the network, and boots from its own disk or from a network storage device. You can scale a blade server up or down without touching power, networking, serial or I/O cables.
Versatility. Advanced designs support a mix of blades with different types and speeds of processors. Enterprise workloads can be consolidated in one chassis, without the need for rackmount 1U servers and standalone servers to perform different functions.
High availability. Like conventional rackmount servers, blade servers include plenty of high-availability features such as redundant or hot-swappable components. But they take it a step further because the blades themselves can be hot-swapped. The more advanced servers can be designed so that there is no single point of failure.
Cost. Blade servers share power units, cabling, switches and other key components, resulting in lower initial and ongoing costs than other servers have. They generally use less power per CPU than standard servers, and can be running within minutes, saving technicians' time. They also require about half the floor space of rackmount servers.
To date, only a handful of manufacturers are shipping blade servers; it's difficult to make honest product comparisons or assess the potential success or failure of the new form factor. Manufacturers also have adopted different nomenclatures and widely different designs for their products.
Blade servers are proprietary, so you can't just stick one manufacturer's blade into another's chassis and make it work.
Check on how well a server's management software consolidates information from other network components.


Actress Nicole Kidman gently addressed criticism of her new film Grace of Monaco on the opening day of the Cannes Film Festival.
“I feel sad because I think that the film has no malice toward the family or particularly towards Grace or Rainier,” said Kidman, who stars in the film’s titular role.
The controversy over the biopic film, which started more than a year ago, involves the question of how a specific period of French-American cultural history is portrayed on the big screen.
Set in the 1960s, Grace of Monaco features as a central storyline France’s attempt to annex Monaco and claim its tax revenue. Monaco’s Prince Rainier III, who ascended the throne in 1949, played a key role in the resolution of the crisis, creation of a revised constitution, and restoration of Monaco’s national parliament.
Prince Rainier III married American actress Grace Kelly in 1956. Their children constitute Monaco’s reining Grimaldi family: Caroline, Princess of Hanover; Albert II, Prince of Monaco; and Princess Stéphanie of Monaco.
To further complicate matters, the film’s US distributor, Harvey Weinstein has been involved in an ongoing dispute with its French director Olivier Dahan.
Weinstein cut his own version and now wants a renegotiation of the agreed-upon rights fee with the film’s financier to mitigate the additional costs Weinstein Company has incurred.
Later, disputes intensified, this time over the film’s rollout. In January Weinstein called off the film’s March release, dashing the French filmmakers’ hopes that it would pave the way for a successful European release later in the Spring. Shortly thereafter, Weinstein further angered by the news that Cannes would open with the French version.


The warm temperatures and rainfall Wednesday gave way to high water across Knox County. Beckley Road, between Ohio 13 and Bryant Road, was closed early this morning as high water overtook the roadway. The snowfall and low temperatures lead to area schools starting with a delay.


In a bid to get someone, anyone, in the foreseeable future to clean up the toxic brew of methane and benzene percolating beneath hundreds of homes, the city of Carson declared a local emergency this week in its Carousel subdivision and pleaded for help.
A bunch of residents in the Los Angeles County city have already filed a class-action lawsuit against Shell Oil Co. for covering up crude-oil reservoir tanks with a thin layer of dirt—instead of cleaning up the area—after closing a 50-acre facility in 1966 and selling the property for residential development. But the lack of recognition by government authorities or Shell that a health hazard exists prompted city officials to escalate their effort.
The 4-0 vote by the city council asks Governor Jerry Brown, Attorney General Kamala Harris and state environmental agencies to demand an immediate cleanup.
The underground toxic stew wasn’t discovered until 2008 when testing of a nearby manufacturing plant led back to the Carousel neighborhood. Testing immediately turned up high concentrations of benzene (a recognized carcinogen) and methane (a gas that poses a fire and explosion hazard).
The Los Angeles Regional Water Quality Control Board is overseeing the cleanup process, which at this point mostly consists of making plans to determine the extent of the problem. The board ordered Shell to clean up the site more than two years ago, but those efforts have mostly consisted of a pilot program to dig up some yards for testing.
No actual cleanup is expected to begin before 2014, and 2015 seems like a more likely target by the powers that be. Shell representatives have said if much of a fuss is raised, it could delay a startup even longer.
In the meantime, residents have been warned not to eat any vegetables or fruit from trees on their property, and limit their contact with the soil in general.
Children, presumably, have been properly warned about getting too close to nature.


Corruption in Russia’s military has quadrupled to 7 billion rubles ($109.8 million) last year, the top federal military prosecutor said on Thursday.
Russia ranks among the world’s most corrupt countries in international ratings, with corruption-related crimes costing an estimated $2.5 billion in damages between 2014 and 2017. Observers have said that anti-graft campaigns under President Vladimir Putin’s rule have brought little progress.
“The crimes in this category aren’t going down, and the damage caused has increased fourfold [since 2017] to exceed 7 billion rubles,” the state-run TASS news agency quoted Chief Military Prosecutor Valery Petrov as saying.
Speaking at the annual board meeting of the chief military prosecutor's office, Petrov identified corruption as “the root cause of most problems in the rule of law,” calling on nationwide efforts to crack down on violations.
More than 2,800 Russian military officials were brought to justice for corruption in 2018, he said.
The chief military prosecutor’s office oversees more than 7,000 state contracts valued at 1.7 trillion rubles, Interfax quoted him as saying.


Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health, sharing a moment with the team captains from the corporate companies in this year's Jamaica Moves Corporate Challenge.
Jamaica Moves, an initiative by the Ministry of Health, has partnered with Running Events Jamaica to stage the inaugural Welcome to Kingston 5K.
Set to take place along the corridors of the Kingston waterfront on July 8, the 5K will conclude the five-race Jamaica Moves Corporate Challenge circuit.
The circuit, which kicked off in April, targets private- and public-sector companies through a friendly performance-based competition. The challenge, being done using the Running Events Jamaica calendar, encourages these companies to enter up to five 5K/10K race events.
During the launch of the Welcome to Kingston 5k, Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton, in commenting on the success of the Jamaica Moves Campaign and the 2018 Corporate Challenge Circuit, said, "This national campaign, to a larger extent, delivers emotional appeal to our Jamaicans and is geared towards stimulating action and acceptance of what we really need to work towards. It has generated national recognition, and we have the responsibility as a ministry and as Jamaicans to make this campaign a staple and legacy as we continue to institutionalise the concept of health and wellness."
He continued, "The partnership with Running Events is the perfect synergy as they have cemented themselves as the premier race-management company. This year, we have 19 corporate companies who are leading the charge and demonstrating on a national level that the health of their employees is of utmost importance. Furthermore, they are realising that healthier employees actually increase their bottom line."
The Jamaica Moves Get Moving Corporate Challenge has become increasingly important in light of a 2011 study by the World Bank titled Public Policy and the Challenge of Chronic Non Communicable Diseases that estimated that an individual suffering from any NCD spends approximately one third of household per-capita expenditure on healthcare services and the purchase of pharmaceutical drugs.
Alfred 'Frano' Francis, managing director of Running Events Jamaica Ltd, said, "The 5K will feature the undiscovered beauty of downtown Kingston, coupled with the fastest 5K course available in the Corporate Challenge and an enthusiastic Running Events and Jamaica Moves team execution. The race will include runners and walkers, whose donations are $1,500 per person, and cyclists in teams of six, $20,000."
Proceeds from the Welcome to Kingston 5K will go towards the summer youth educational and art programmes at Liberty Hall and will provide blood pressure machines for clinics in the downtown Kingston area.
- At the end of the Jamaica Moves Corporate Challenge, companies and staff with the most points will be awarded.
- The awards include Company Spirit, Male and Female Champion.
- Organisation performance will be calculated based on the amount of points their members have accumulated.
- The organisation that has accumulated the most points will be declared the Circuit II Jamaica Moves Get Moving Corporate Challenge Champion.
- Rainforest Seafoods, National Baking Company, Wisynco, Advanced Integrated Systems and FLOW round off the top five companies in the challenge after three races.
- The other companies in the circuit are the Ministry of Health, Restaurants of Jamaica (ROJ), Victoria Mutual Building Society, National Health Fund, Jamaica Broilers, Sagicor Group, Jamaica Private Power Company, Jamaica Police Co-op Credit Union Limited, Myers, Fletcher and Gordon, Jamaica Vacations Company, CB Group, Stewart's Automotive Group, Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority, Derrimon Trading Company.
- Jamaica Moves is the country's coordinated national response to the increased incidences of NCDs, such as diabetes, hypertension and certain cancers.
- Through education, engagement and the building of supportive environments, the programme hopes to reduce NCDs by 25 per cent by the year 2025.
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It looked so easy on Pinterest – as most Pinterest projects do.
The only hard part was picking just one. I was hooked – line and sinker.
Suddenly my bathroom mirror was lacking. It looked naked. Definitely in need of a frame.
I picked a fairly simple concept consisting of four wooden planks to flank the edges of the glass. When it comes to home projects, I excel at planning. My husband helps with execution. It was time to reel him in.
He proved a fairly simple catch. He likes projects, especially when they involve wood and power tools – not necessarily in that order.
Before beginning, we stood in the bathroom, gazing at the mirror. There was a metal trim piece running along the bottom of the glass, which helped affix the mirror to the wall, so we had to leave it in place. The trim protruded outward, providing a bump for our project to work around – literally.
We were stumped by the bump. I suggested routing a groove in the backside of the wood, but my husband rejected that idea in favor of shims, which are thin wooden pieces used to bridge the gap between the wood and the wall and keep the boards from leaning cattywampus.
Now it was time to get to work. I watched as my husband cut the wood. He watched as I spray painted it. Together we waited for the paint to dry.
The beautiful Pinterest frame attached to the mirror using adhesive-backed Velcro. We stuck the rough side of our Velcro to the mirror and the soft side to the wood. Easy, peasy.
When we attached the first plank to the mirror and stood back to admire our work we saw the problem immediately. The strips of Velcro were clearly visible, creating an appearance nothing short of tacky.
My husband looked at me. I looked at him. Piece by piece we began removing the extremely powerful adhesive-backed Velcro from the wood and mirror.
After much pulling and prodding of the sticky stuff, we were adhesive-free. While peeling Velcro, my husband had devised a plan for screwing the frame into place. That came next and went without a hitch.
Except for the screws, which were even more visible than the Velcro had been. We put putty in the screw indentations to create an even surface. Then we needed to paint to disguise the putty.
Trouble is we used spray paint (outside) before we assembled the planks into the frame (inside). I didn’t think spray painting in our bathroom was a good idea. For once my husband agreed with me.
The frame was a matte black. How complicated could matching it be? In a word: extremely, tremendously, incredibly and considerably. The flat black craft paint we used to cover the screws was flatter than the matte black spray paint already on the boards, making the screws as obvious unwanted Velcro.
We had no choice. We had to use the spray paint.
But don’t go there just yet. I’m not foolish enough to use spray paint in the bathroom. I came up with a solution more creative (and foolish) than that.
I went outside with the paint and a small plastic disposable cup. I directed the nozzle into the cup and sprayed like an angry skunk. I kept at it until I had a small amount of black paint accumulated in the bottom of the cup. Then I went inside and brushed it on over the screws. One, by one – eight in all; the paint covered nicely. I was putting the final touches on the eighth screw when the spray paint ate through the plastic and the bottom of the cup fell off onto the white counter, dispersing black paint onto both it and the sink.
I grabbed a nearby towel and tried to contain the flowing black liquid. My husband ran to get rags. The paint on the surfaces dried instantaneously. We tried countertop cleaner, rubbing alcohol and nail polish remover but still the black remained. Finally, I grabbed a white eraser sponge and you know what? Those things really are magic. The black disappeared and our project was complete.
Almost. Next weekend we’re going to tackle the mirror in the other bathroom. It’s going to be Pinterest perfect.


Bletchley Park was the secret home to Britain's top codebreakers during World War II. These wireless telegraphy huts were used by people like Alan Turing to crack the Nazi army's coded messages, such as those sent by the famous Enigma machine which Hitler believed was unbreakable.
Bletchley Park is now home to the new National Museum of Computing, which features a rebuild of the world's first electronic codebreaking computer - Colossus.
This is the rebuilt Colossus Mk II computer at Bletchley Park's National Museum of Computing.
The original Colossus machine was built using more than 1,500 valves by Post Office engineer Tommy Flowers to speed up the breaking of German codes - in particular that of the Lorenz cipher.
The very existence of Colossus was kept secret as its success relied on the German's not knowing that the code could be broken.
At the end of the war destruction of most of the Colossus machines was ordered because of the secrecy around the machines, while the blueprints were burnt in a furnace – although contrary to popular belief it was not Winston Churchill who ordered the Colossus machines to be dismantled..
The machine pictured here was painstakingly rebuilt over 14 years by computer expert and former spy Tony Sale, who collected valves from decommissioned BT exchanges.
The Lorenz machine pictured here had 12 pinwheels and each message sent by it was enciphered using a different starting position for each wheel.
Codebreakers at Bletchley Park found the code was not completely random and that the correct wheel starting positions could be found by analysing the messages at high speed.
Colossus' main task was discovering the pin patterns for all 12 wheels. It could then be used to work out the starting wheel settings for the enciphered messages.
This is the radio receiver that was used to capture radio signals transmitting enciphered Lorenz messages.
The enciphered messages from the radio signals were then punched onto paper tape using this machine.
The paper tape was fed onto these wheels (pictured) on the Colossus machine and read at a rate of 5,000 characters per second. The paper travelled round the wheels at 30 miles per hour.
This cipher text had to be repeatedly scanned at high speed by Colossus, which then analysed it for variations that would reveal the 12 starting settings used by the Lorenz machine to encrypt that message.
Colossus took about six hours to work out the wheel start positions used by the Lorenz machine and this then enabled the Bletchley Park codebreakers to decipher the messages sent by Hitler's generals.
This is the final piece in the process and the deciphered clear text Lorenz messages would be printed off from this machine.
For exclusive behind the scenes footage at Bletchley Park, take a look at this video. Computer expert and former spy, Tony Sale, demonstrates the mighty codebreaker Colossus - WWII's top secret weapon.


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E. Lucille Farley of Merritt Island, FL, formerly of Daniels, WV, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2019.
She was born at Coal City, WV to her late parents, Fred and Ada Ryan.
Mrs. Farley was a member of Grace Baptist Church in Daniels and retired from the telephone company with more than 37 years of service.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Lacy L. Farley; by two brothers, Herb and Raymond Ryan, and a sister, Norma Jean Ryan Keffer.
Left to cherish her memories are two daughters, Beverly Farley Wallace and LaLane Farley Hayworth; seven grandchildren, three great grandchildren; a brother, Wayne Ryan and his wife, Yvonne; two sisters, Dorothy Smith and Deanna Farmer and her husband, Ray; and a host of nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be conducted at Rose and Quesenberry Peace Chapel in Beckley on Saturday, April 13, 2019 at 3 PM with Pastor Andy Davis officiating. Burial will follow at the Thompson Cemetery at Coal City, WV. Friends may visit with the family from 1 PM until service time on Saturday at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Avery Johnson, Jeff Smith, Steven Browning, Ryan Hayworth, Brett Hayworth and Jeremy Wallace.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Grace Baptist Church, P.O. Box 409, Daniels, WV. 25832, or to Hospice of Southern WV, P.O. Box 1472, Beckley, WV. 25802 in memory of Lucille Farley.
I've never met a more compassionate and loving person than Lucille. I am glad to have worked with her and to observe how she dedicated herself to her job and fellow employees. She was the same in life and we need more people to set such an example. Her smile and laughter would light her face and spread to those around her. God Bless and Comfort her family and friends in the days ahead. She will be missed always!
Lucille was so precious to us. She always had a loving smile. We look forward to seeing her in heaven. Our love and prayers to the family.
So very sorry for the loss of a precious loved one. May God bring pease and comfort in your time of sorrow.
I have so many memories from this sweet lady that I will forever cherish. Prayers for the family. We will miss her and love you all dearly.
Mrs. Farley was one of my absolute favorite mail customers. She was precious to me. I have missed her over the past several months and will continue to miss her... My sincerest condolences to the family.


No felony charges for St. Paul attorney who fatally struck jogger on Mississippi River Blvd.
The St. Paul attorney who struck and killed a jogger in St. Paul last winter will not face felony charges.
The decision comes after the Hennepin County attorney’s office reviewed evidence in the case against Peter Berge and determined the 61-year-old was not under the influence of drugs or alcohol at the time of the collision, nor was he on his cellphone, the office reported Wednesday morning.
As such, Hennepin County Attorney Mike Freeman found Berge’s conduct not to be grossly negligent and declined to file felony charges.
Prosecutors relied on witness statements and accident reconstruction to make their decision, the office reported.
Their analysis estimated that Berge was driving just over 30 mph at the time of the collision and that he drifted into oncoming traffic several times before shifting back into the correct lane, authorities say.
The speed limit on the roadway is 25 mph.
A massive tumor was discovered on Berge’s brain two days after he fatally struck Scott Spoo at Mississippi River Boulevard and Dayton Avenue about 4:40 p.m. Feb. 22, 2017, authorities say.
Spoo, 35, of St. Paul, died about an hour after the crash at Hennepin County Medical Center. He was a 3M senior product development engineer in the stationery and office supplies division, and an avid runner and bicyclist.
Police arrested Berge on suspicion of criminal vehicle operation shortly after his sport-utility vehicle collided with Spoo in the crosswalk.
Police said Spoo was not wearing headphones or earbuds when he was struck, and officers suspected Berge of being under the influence because he failed balance tests. They also said at the time that there was reason to believe he might have been on his cellphone.
A search of Berge’s cellphone records has subsequently revealed that he had not been on his phone since 4:26 p.m. that day, according to the Hennepin County attorney’s office.
Berge has been a lawyer in Minnesota for more than 30 years, and was among the financial contributors to Ramsey County attorney John Choi’s past campaigns.
As such, the case was referred to Hennepin County to review for possible charges to avoid any potential conflict of interest.
Reached at his home, Berge deferred any comments on the charging decision to his attorney, Charles Hawkins.
Speaking on his behalf, Hawkins said he and Berge were “very appreciative” of Freeman’s decision.
“We are just appreciative for the time and the effort that the Hennepin County attorney’s office gave in reviewing the case and their willingness to hear our side of things before they made their decision,” Hawkins said.
He added that he provided medical records about Berge’s cancer diagnosis to the authorities.
Berge’s brain tumor affects his vision, Hawkins said, and therefore prevented Berge from seeing Spoo in the crosswalk that day.
He declined to get into the specifics of Berge’s prognosis but said the combination of the diagnosis and his involvement in the fatal collision have been “extremely traumatic” for the longtime attorney.
The Spoo family’s civil attorney, Jay Urban, said that while he understands the high burden of proof needed to pursue felony charges, he and the Spoo family still believe Berge’s conduct was grossly negligent.
“While I can tell you as a lawyer I understand the (charging) decision, on a personal level the family is disappointed that you can kill somebody with your automobile and at least for now escape consequences,” Urban said.
He added that he and his team have pursued their own investigation into the accident as they prepare to file a civil lawsuit in the case.
That should be filed after the St. Paul city attorney’s office reviews the case for any possible misdemeanor-level charges, Urban said.
This last year has been exceptionally hard for the Spoo family as they endured a year of many firsts without Scott Spoo present, according to Holly Spoo, his sister.
The outpouring of support she and her family have received from loved ones has helped, she added.
Bike rides in his honor have taken place, for example, and trail fix-it stations and benches installed to help remember him, she said.
“So just those different things, and people reaching out and keeping in touch, has been helpful,” she said.
She declined to comment about Wednesday’s charging decision.


The Island's top scorer the past two seasons and a co-winner of the Jaques Award this year along with SIA's Clare Mitchell, the three-time Advance All Star signed an athletic scholarship with the University of Albany of the Division I America East Conference. Conroy scored 23.9 points per game as a senior.
The two-time Advance All Star, who helped guide the Warriors to the PSAL city semifinals, will play for La Salle University of Philadelphia, a member of the Division I Atlantic-10 Conference. The versatile Brown bounced back from an injury-plagued junior year to average 13.5 ppg as a senior while playing multiple positions.
The three-time Advance All Star had a memorable senior year, reaching 2,000 points and 1,000 rebounds for her varsity career and fueling the Tigers' drive to a second straight Class A State Federation championship, averaging 19.6 ppg along the way. She'll be taking her game to the next level at Hillsdale College, a Division II program in Michigan that competes in the Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletics Conference.
The two-time Advance All Star continued to be a rebounding machine for the Pirates this season, when she also averaged 14.5 ppg. The power forward will play for Staten Island head coach Christie Tomasino at Concordia College in Bronxville, N.Y. The Division II program competes in the Central Atlantic Collegiate Conference.
Corbett, who averaged 6.7 ppg and was arguably the top defensive guard on the Island, helped the Tigers win a second straight Class A State Federation crown. She'll join Tottenville's Jackie Ciccotto at Division II Concordia College, where she'll also play with Nicole Nicholson, a former Advance All Star out of Moore Catholic.
The Notre Dame Academy point guard and floor general will play at York College in Pa. The Division III program competes in the Capital Athletic Conference. Ferris averaged 12.5 ppg as a senior for the Gators.
The Gators power forward will bring her inside scoring touch (9.0 ppg as a senior) and rebounding skills to Drew University, a Division III program in Madison, N.J. Frederick will join former Staten Island Academy guard Lisa Cappiello on the team that competes in the Eastern College Athletic Conference.
The forward, who scored 8.0 ppg and displayed tremendous versatility for the city semifinalist Warriors, will played at Monroe Community College, a Division II program in Rochester, N.Y., that competes in the National Junior College Athletic Association.
The senior forward, who had a solid playoff run for the Vikings, was one of the best defenders on the Island along with a consistent rebounder. Robisky will stay local, playing ball in the fall for the College of Staten Island, a Division III program in the CUNYAC.
A sturdy ball-handler and defender for a Sea team that reached the CHSAA State semifinals, Livote will be playing Division III ball in the CUNYAC for John Jay.
The Falcons' slick ball-handler will be headed to play for FDU-Madison of the Division III Middle Atlantic Conference in New Jersey.
The Falcons' quick point guard, who missed this past season with a knee injury, will be taking her talents upstate to Oswego of the Division III SUNYAC.
The consistent Vojka (7.2 ppg as a senior) will be joining St. Joseph by-the-Sea's Brianna Robisky at the College of Staten Island of the Division III CUNYAC.
The Dragons' power forward, one of the top rebounders on the Island, will play college ball at the Division III level for St. Joseph's of Brooklyn, a member of the Skyline Conference.
New Dorp's quick and pesky guard, who averaged 9.7 ppg as a senior, will play this fall for the College of Mount St. Vincent of the Division III Skyline Conference.


Pressure increased on the Government yesterday to keep a Treaty clause under its partial asset sales plans after 60 iwi leaders gave Prime Minister John Key a clear message that he was courting trouble if he tried to scrap it.
And despite the Prime Minister's assurances of a solution to satisfy all sides, National's governing partner - the Maori Party - again warned that it was an issue that could spell the end of the Maori Party's agreement with National.
Maori Party co-leader Pita Sharples said the Prime Minister had underestimated the depth of feeling in Maoridom about Section 9 - the Treaty clause of the State Owned Enterprises Act.
"I've put my job on the line. I'm prepared to say that if the Treaty is blocked out, then there will be quite a lot of disruption between Maori and the Government. There will be an uprising and we may be part of that uprising. We go back [to Maori people] and if they say stay, we stay, if they say walk then we walk away."
He said that decision would be made by the Maori electorates and the iwi leaders, who yesterday took an unequivocal stance against any watering down of Section 9 when Mr Key, Finance Minister Bill English, and other ministers had their meeting yesterday.
Although Section 9 will remain in the SOEs Act, the Government is consulting over whether it should be extended to mixed-ownership-model companies and has said a more specific clause is more likely.
When Mr English told the iwi leaders Section 9 would stay but not stay in the same form, there was a loud "no" from many in the room.
Many leaders spoke against it - Ngapuhi runanga chairman Sonny Tau was scathing about the proposal of a different, more specific clause and the consultation process with Maori. He said the Maori Party had looked after National in Opposition, but when a Treaty issue arose "you abandon us".
Dr Sharples said the iwi leaders' stance would be a "wake-up call" for Mr Key.
The Government had been in talks with Maori for three years about fresh water rights, yet wanted to sell companies that were based on water.
"If there's not some link back to the Treaty on that, that makes a mockery of the talks that have been held."
He said a different clause was a possibility, but it would depend what it was.
Mr Key maintained a general Treaty clause, such as Section 9, could not work with the mixed-ownership model but a more specific clause was an option.
Such a clause could cover the exact rights which would be protected, or simply make it clear that the obligation was solely on the Crown - and not on the private shareholders or the company itself.
After meeting the leaders, Mr English said he was not surprised by the reaction.
"It's because 20 years ago it's [Section 9] the way Maori were able to stop the Crown from selling land and assets on which they have a claim. All those issues have been largely dealt with."
He said a final decision would be made after the consultation process. Submissions for that end on February 22.
The New Zealand Maori Council is lodging court action to stop asset sales, but the move is not supported by some iwi leaders.
Maori Council president Sir Graham Latimer said action was needed because Maori claims to a customary interest in water should first be determined by the Waitangi Tribunal and the courts.
However, four heavy hitters in Maoridom - Ngati Tuwharetoa's paramount chief Tumu te Heuheu, Ngapuhi's Sonny Tau, Tainui's Tuku Morgan and Haami Piripi - told the Herald the council didn't speak for their respective iwi.
* The State Owned Enterprises Act 1986 enabled the transfer of Crown assets and liabilities to new state-owned enterprises.
* Clause 9 of the act said: "Nothing in this law shall permit the Crown to act in a manner that is inconsistent with the principles of the Treaty of Waitangi," but the principles were not defined.
* On the strength of Clause 9, the NZ Maori Council challenged the disposal of assets, known as the Lands case.
* The Court of Appeal in its judgment on June 29, 1987 declared the transfer of assets to be unlawful because it did not have any system to determine if the transfer was inconsistent with the principle of the treaty.
* The Court of Appeal decision [of Lord Cooke] established the principle of "partnership" and his judgment began by saying: "This case is perhaps as important for the future of our country as any that has come before a NZ Court."
* As a result of the Lands case, the SOE legislation was amended to include clauses 27 A to D protecting Maori interests in land transferred to SOEs by the Crown.


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Darth Maul's epic, double-sided lightsaber fight with Obi-Wan Kenobi (Ewan McGregor) and Qui Gon Jinn (Liam Neeson) was arguably one of the best moments of the Star Wars prequels. Last seen plummeting into oblivion after being sliced in half by Obi-Wan, the Sith Lord was thought to be dead. But Darth Maul managed to survive. Consumed by vengeance, the ultimate rematch occurs in the fourth season of Star Wars: The Clone Wars, out on Blu-ray and DVD this week.
Check out exclusive concept art of the new Darth Maul with his robotic legs, courtesy of Lucasfilm Ltd. -- plus designs from the ultimate confrontation with Obi-Wan!


OTTAWA (Reuters) - Canada expanded sanctions against the Venezuelan government of President Nicolas Maduro on Monday, according to a statement from Foreign Minister Chrystia Freeland, targeting an additional 43 people close to the disputed leader.
While the statement did not give names, it said they were “high ranking officials of the Maduro regime, regional governors and/or directly implicated in activities undermining democratic institutions”.
Canada had already sanctioned 70 others.
Freeland will attend a meeting on Monday in Santiago of Lima Group countries, a regional block that supports Venezuela’s opposition leader, Juan Guaido, as interim president until a new round of elections can be held.
The latest meeting of the Lima group is being held after more than three million Venezuelans have fled hyperinflation, food and medicine shortages and political crisis.
Although most Western nations, including the United States, have recognized Guaido as interim head of state, Russia, China and Cuba have stood by Maduro.


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For the best cheats and codes for Dynasty Warriors 5 for PS2, check out this page on MyCheats.
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A look into the underpinnings of an unlikely sequel reveals the value of Luigi's spin-offs.
In my quest to learn if Boll really does make unapologetically awful films, I treated myself to two of his most famous movies, Postal and BloodRayne. BloodRayne is arguably his most successful video game adaptation, with two sequels and another reportedly in the works. Postal is probably his most well-known movie. I was hoping to get ahold of Alone in the Dark, one of the most egregious examples of how bad his movies can be, but I failed to find it and also very easily convinced myself against looking very hard. It's most famous for featuring a scene where a character who was recently killed on-screen gets up and exits the set. I am really upset that I missed out on that one scene. With BloodRayne and Postal, however, I did get to see a few things I never thought I would see, nor did I ever think I wanted to.
The Mother series' extraterrestrials go a long way in giving the games a unique atmosphere.
Bummed by how uneven Gearbox's new shooter turned out to be? Soothe your pain with its best predecessors.
Ok, I have nothing snarky to say about this image. The prospect of exploring a world that looks like this excites me to no end. Our first peek at The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt shows something that should be pretty damn amazing, and I can't wait to get my hands on it. For a ton of additional Witcher 3 info, check out the newest issue of Game Informer.
What lies ahead for Nintendo's space adventure?
Why the leap in technology over the past decade has turned one gamer off certain series.


torched bus Torched bus that left six people dead and others injured.
Police yesterday arrested five people in connection with the deadly petrol bomb attack on a bus carrying a group of mineworkers in Burgersfort, Limpopo, on Monday night.
The attack resulted in six peope being burned beyond recognition, while dozens suffered severe burn wounds.
Brigadier Motlafela Mojapelo said the group, aged between 21 and 30, were arrested in different locations in operations over the last two days.
"The five suspects will appear in Mecklenburg Magistrate's Court [today] on six counts of murder, malicious damage to property and attempted murder," said Mojapelo.
Six people burnt beyond recognition after what seemed like a petrol bomb‚ was thrown at the bus by unknown suspects.
The six victims, including two women, were burnt beyond recognition after the fiery attack on the bus. Up to 28 were injured.
Around 50 mineworkers were on board at the time, around 8pm.
".... When the bus stopped at Driekop, two unknown suspects got in and set it alight, using a highly flammable liquid.
"They then jumped out, leaving behind the bus already engulfed in huge flames," Mojapelo said.
Meanwhile, the process of identifying the deceased six has commenced.


Can NYC still afford a 24-hour subway system?
The Metropolitan Transportation Authority board is expected to approve the agency’s 2010 budget Wednesday, which cuts several subway lines, dozens of bus routes and reduces the number of trains and buses late at night and on weekends. Future budget cuts seem inevitable, given the state of the economy.
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The MTA has a bloated payroll. Both political appointee employment agency and union payroll. Why do MTA employee not contribute to their health insiurance and retirment at the same rates private employees do?
Yes, the MTA certainly can afford it. Get rid of some of the higher up lying bastards and they’ll have all the money they need.
If you want to see what economic damage looks like, just try stopping the subways at night. Everything from night life, to custodial maintenance, to traders dealing with European markets, to students traveling in from outer boroughs. Think crowding of rush hour is bad now? Add those off-peak riders to it and see what happens. No way, Jose.
On one hand, they can not afford it because they don’t take in enough tax revenue.
On the other hand, they can not afford not to keep the subways running 24 hours.
Stop trying to get public services for free, raise taxes and stop running deficits.
CUT THE UNION PAYROLL!!! These clowns are overpaid and overbenefitted!
I would hate to see it happen to the City that never Sleeps. But, as businesses curtail their hours,it is conceiveable train schedules @ nite could be altered.
it was my thought just now too!
I wonder where they dream these questions from.
I wonder if they hired some of the flunkies from Acorn.
you talk just like an Obama man.
No wonder things are really twisted around in the city.
Twenty-four hour train service, or night buses, as in London, would both do well. Before cutting service, however, the first matter of business is to charge fees on the East River bridges and the Staten Island ferry.
So many New Yorkers’ work day is at night. How are they to get to work?


Try not to drool on your smartphone as you browse Comodo's Instagram visual menu.
Comodo in New York City is serving a heaping side of Instagram along with its swordfish ceviche, seared duck breast, and poblano pepper pasta. The restaurant has decided to embrace all the Instagram users who snap pictures of their food after it's delivered to the table.
Comodo's Instagram menu is gathered together under the #comodomenu hashtag. Currently, 55 user-submitted photos pop up showing the dishes in various lighting conditions. Seeing the photos may help sway your dining decision one way or another. Comodo is expecting customers to make their menu decisions based on dish recommendations from their Instagram friends or from the sheer visual power of the food.
Diners are encouraged to add to the Instagram collection and share comments about the food. Few restaurants put photos on their menus, so this is a clever way to share the visuals without cluttering up the menu itself.
Most of the photos look pretty darn appetizing, though a few oddballs have snuck in under the hashtag. There's a photo of a lone banana and a mirror shot of some guy. Hopefully, Comodo's competition won't try to hijack the hashtag with photos from Waffle House or McDonald's.


The beautiful community of Sadsbury Park includes jogging trails, a pool and cabana and tot lot which are ready to enjoy now.. Located in heart of Chester County, Sadsbury Park is close to Rte 30 and a short commute to Lancaster or West Chester. This friendly and inviting neighborhood with quiet tree-lined streets is the perfect place to call home!


“Your babies are likely to be born blind, deaf, or with brain bleeds or worse if they are born right now,” the perinatal specialist told my husband and me after I was admitted to the hospital for preterm labor with our triplets at just 23 weeks gestation. I unmistakably heard God in that moment yell “NO!” inside my head and kindly asked the doctor to leave my room. The doctor was doing his job, but it was time for my God to do His job — protecting the lives of our unborn children. When you’re pregnant with triplets, the question is not if your babies are going to be premature but how premature they will be. Thousands were praying for us, a reality show was covering our story of three miscarriages followed by becoming pregnant with triplets, and we had seen God moment by moment reassure and comfort us. I had felt God carry me every step of the way, and I knew He wasn’t going to suddenly stop. Faithful He had been and faithful He would be.
Fifty days of confinement to a hospital bed, while being let out once a week for 20-minute wheelchair ride dates with my husband, turned what I thought would be unbearable into one of the sweetest times in our lives. Not knowing what the future held, we held on to one other, and God held onto us. While fear threatened our faith, the opportunity of seeing the God fight for our family was an experience I wouldn’t trade for the world. God heard our prayers, and our babies were delivered by emergency c-section at 30 weeks and 4 days. We were so excited to meet our newborn triplets and so glad this season was over, or so we thought.
There is nothing quite like not being able to hold your newborn child. Seeing the baby or babies, in my case, you have loved for the past 7 months whisked away by strangers followed by being told what you can and can’t do for your own infants by doctors and nurses is hard and honestly, it’s unnatural. I remember bawling when I found out a well-meaning nurse had given our baby girl a pacifier before I had been able to. This may seem like an odd thing to be upset about, but so much is taken from you as a parent of a preemie that you cherish anything and everything that you are able to do for your baby.
Almost instantly, false guilt, real guilt, mom guilt, shame, fear, anxiety, and isolation flooded in like a tidal wave. Where was the spiritual closeness I had felt while on bedrest? Where was this great NICU comradery I had read about online? I didn’t feel spiritual. I felt terrified. I felt alone. After sleepless days, I would finally fall asleep out of exhaustion in their hospital room, only to be awakened up by alarms signaling their heartrates were dangerously low and even witnessing one of our sons resuscitated. Motherhood was not supposed to be this way.
All of what we experienced pales in comparison to my friends who never took their premature babies home. This is the reality for 1 million new moms a year and for many of my moms of multiples friends. It is a heartbreak I cannot fathom.
According to the World Health Organization, an estimated 15 million babies are born too early every year. That is more than 1 in 10 babies. Approximately 1 million children die each year due to complications of preterm birth. Globally, prematurity is the leading cause of death in children under the age of 5 years.
New studies are showing that NICU parents are exhibiting signs of PTSD — similar to those of soldiers in war — as a result of the constant exposure to death, sirens, illness, uncertainty, and fearful situations.
Many parents are caught in the confusing pull of rejoicing in the birth of their new child or children, while mourning the loss of another child or mourning the loss of a normal birth and parenting experience.
For people wanting to help: There is so much loss in being a parent of a premature baby. Remember that no matter how put together a new mom seems, this is the hardest season of her life. She needs your encouragement, she needs your prayers, she needs to hear that you remember her. With the pressure for a dad to be the pillar of strength for the family little room is left for him to express his fears and sadness. Moms usually get permission to feel; dads usually don’t get that permission from society. One of the most practical ways our church family helped us was by taking care of our lawn for the months we lived in the hospital. We were extremely blessed!
While premature birth is usually viewed as an undesirable medical emergency, how comforting to know no baby is born a second before God has ordained them to be born! Psalm 139:16 affirms, “Your eyes saw my unformed body; all the days ordained for me were written in your book before one of them came to be.” Going from “Your babies probably won’t make it” to “Your babies are going home today” was a joyful and confusing journey. The biggest lesson I learned during this time was the incredible comfort we have in knowing nothing surprises God. Our babies’ low birth weights, medical complications, my emergency c-section, and even the week of gestation our children were born were all sifted through God’s perfect plan for our lives.
Almost a year later, I’m figuring out how to do this important time in our life justice, while moving on and enjoying a normal life — whatever a normal life with 1-year-old triplets is supposed to look like!