A worksheet had 4.0 problems on it. If a teacher had 9.0 worksheets to grade and had already graded 5.0 of them, how many more problems does she have to grade? Answer:

CME/MOC credits will be offered for most of the courses listed above. Credit is awarded at the rate of 1.0 credits for every hour a learner spends obtaining new knowledge (i.e. one full, 8-hour day equals 8.0 credits; two full 8-hour days equals 16.0 credits). Look for detailed information on the course information page.

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What is better than a simple, no bake recipe ? You tell me.
I looove tiramisu. Like crazy. But I don’t really make it often just because I don’t really think about it. This time I did and I am happy. My version was a little bit too sweet so I corrected the recipe down below. I know you can find unsweeted whipped cream out there but here, it is not even existing. So my cream was rich and sweet but it was such a delight.
We made them the night before and ate some for breakfast (what?), that is a good start to your day, trust me.
Beat the egg yolks with the sugar. When the sugar has dissolved, add the mascarpone and vanilla extract. Mix until you have a smooth cream. Add your whipped cream and gently mix with a spatula.
Dip your speculoos in coffee and crumble it in the glass, top with a layer of cream. Repeat until you’re done. Put in the fridge for a minimum of 4 hours before eating it.

1. Planting trees and ensuring water facility at public places.
2. Distribute food in blind schools and leprosy patient homes.
3. Use Incense and incense stick at home.
4. Donate raw gram pulse in temple for six days.
5. On your daughter’s marriage give her two portions of gold which she should keep all her life or if she is married give her these which she should preserve.

Women who develop preeclampsia in earlier pregnancy are more likely than women without the condition to have thickening of the left heart muscle one month after delivery.
The heart muscle changes were more severe among women who developed preeclampsia before 34 weeks of pregnancy.
In another study, telehealth monitoring shows promise to reduce hospital readmissions in women who develop hypertension immediately after having a baby.
SAN FRANCISCO, Sept. 14, 2017 – Women who develop preeclampsia earlier in pregnancy are more likely to have thickening in their heart’s left ventricle one month after delivery. The changes were more severe among women who developed the condition early – before the 34th week of pregnancy, according to research presented today at the American Heart Association (AHA) Council on Hypertension, AHA Council on Kidney in Cardiovascular Disease, American Society of Hypertension Joint Scientific Sessions 2017, in San Francisco.
Preeclampsia is a dangerous elevation in blood pressure that occurs in the second half of pregnancy. Women with preeclampsia often have an abnormal amount of protein in the urine. According to the National Institutes of Health, the exact number of women who develop preeclampsia is not known, but it’s estimated at 2 percent to 8 percent of all pregnancies globally and about 3.4 percent in the United States.
Colussi and colleagues studied the heart structure and function of 65 women one month postpartum. The women did not have high blood pressure before becoming pregnant, but developed preeclampsia during pregnancy. Thirty-seven percent of those women had early-onset preeclampsia. For comparison, they also included in the study 16 hypertensive non-pregnant, 6 healthy pregnant and 30 non-pregnant women.
Compared to normal pregnant and nonpregnant women, women with preeclampsia had an increased risk of left ventricular hypertrophy. This occurs when the heart’s left pumping chamber thickens, which makes it more difficult for the heart to pump efficiently.
Women with preeclampsia also were more likely to have changes to the left ventricle resulting in diastolic dysfunction, which compromises the heart’s ability to relax and fill with blood.
Women with the early-onset form of preeclampsia developed more severe left ventricular changes, much like those commonly seen in chronic hypertensive patients at elevated risk of cardiovascular disorders.
Among preeclamptic women, those with the late-onset form had higher blood pressure levels, averaging 136/91 mm Hg, than those with early-onset, at 125/87 mm Hg. A possible explanation, according to Colussi, could be that patients with early-onset preeclampsia recovered earlier than those with late-onset form after delivery.
The findings highlight that pregnant women with preeclampsia and their doctors should be aware of elevated cardiovascular risks that can occur after delivery.
More research is needed with additional patients to validate these results, as well as help explain why the heart changes are more likely to occur, he said.
In another study on preeclampsia presented at the scientific meeting (Abstract 34), researchers evaluated a telehealth monitoring and treatment intervention, delivered to women with or at risk of developing severe postpartum high blood pressure. Early results suggest the approach is feasable, patients accept it and it’s a promising strategy for reducing hospital readmissions and complications from postpartum hypertension.
Co-authors with Colussi are Cristiana Catena, M.D., Ph.D.; Lorenza Driul, M.D.; Francesca Pezzutto, M.D.; Valentina Fagotto, M.D.; and Leonardo Alberto Sechi , M.D. Author disclosures are on the manuscript. The PierSilverio Nassimbeni Foundation funded Dr. Colussi’s study.
Co-authors on the telemonitoring study are Kara K. Hoppe, Julie B. Zella, Nicole A. Thomas, Heather M. Johnson.

TPH Intern Sarah Lewis gives us an inside look to her experience attending an amazing opportunity — the Royal Veterinary College Pre-Vet Summer Program in London, England. This week, she shares her journey finding, applying and traveling for the program.
All teenagers–and even some adults–face the pressing question, what do I want to be when I grow up? While some individuals are quite certain what career path they would like to pursue, others are not. Luckily, I have always had my eyes set on an equine related career ever since my first days as a horse crazy little girl. Initially, I was convinced I would become a thoroughbred jockey; however, I quickly outgrew the size restrictions for a jockey and had to decide on an alternate ambition. Fortunately, I received some insight after my first two years of high school as I developed a fascination for science and medicine. So, I thought to myself: What better way to combine my two interests of science and horses then to become an equine veterinarian?
I began to seek out opportunities to immerse myself in the veterinarian profession and gain first-hand experience treating animals. I volunteered at a local small animal clinic and enjoyed the hands-on experience. Unfortunately, the city where I live does not offer accessible opportunities to work with an equine veterinarian, so I slowly began to look for horse related vet opportunities further from home. I heard about the popularity of American high school students attending pre-college summer programs and I was rather intrigued. In Canada, summer pre-college programs are not common or as publicized. I did some research and came across plenty of veterinary related pre-college summer programs. One in particular fascinated me, the Pre-Veterinary Summer School program at the Royal Veterinary College (RVC) in London, England. The program was exactly what I was looking for: a comprehensive veterinary experience at a world-renowned institution, the opportunity to go abroad, and had a reasonable time commitment, only two-weeks from late July to early August. The program seemed long enough to get a taste of what veterinary medicine and school offers, but not too long that I would be missing my horse–or my family–at home.
50 students from 19 different countries attended the RVC’s Pre-Vet Summer School.
The RVC Pre-Vet summer school application was competitive; over 200 high school and university students applied from all over the world for only 50 available spots. After convincing my parents, I applied and to my excitement was graciously accepted. I was impressed with how well the staff from RVC prepared me for the program as an international student. They ensured all of my questions were answered promptly and that I obtained the necessary visa and paperwork. Their excellent communication made it particularly easy and less stressful for my parents as I prepared to venture to England for two weeks.
You could say I received royal treatment when I arrived at the airport in London. I was greeted by the RVC liaison and joined the other international summer students on a coach bus that drove us to the RVC Hawkshead campus. The Royal Veterinary College has two campuses; one is located in Camden in central London and the other, Hawkshead, is located in the countryside, a short train ride north of London. The summer school is hosted at the Hawkshead campus.
My roommates and I (from left to right): Emily Harrison (UK), Sarah Lam (Hong Kong), Charlotte Foo (Singapore) myself (Canada), and Stephanie Lai (Hong Kong) on our very last night at the Summer School, which was a formal night with lots of dancing!
On our arrival to Hawkshead, I was amazed by the size of the campus and animal hospital. We stayed in the residence townhouse buildings on site. Each house hosted five students and one RVC student ambassador who was our group leader and mentor. In my house, I stayed with two girls from Hong Kong, one from Singapore, and one from the United Kingdom. It was nice to have the opportunity to stay in the school residence to get a taste of what university residency life is like.
Stay tuned next week for part II to hear all about what Sarah learned and experienced in her time at the Royal Veterinary College!

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This was the final Indy Yearbook put out by Carl Hungness in 1997. Since 1973 he put out quality books on Indy but his disagreement with the Speedway finally killed the Indy Yearbook series.
1997 was the first year for the new IRL cars so some problems came with the new cars. All in all it was a good beginning for IRL cars with Arie Luyendyk winning his second Indy 500.
Stories include Miniature art by artist John Rogers; Racing publications on the market; new IRL engines; Nicole Osborne's aluminum models; Will Stryker metal master; Troy Ruttman bio; riding mechanics at Indy; the bricks of Indy; interview with Leo Mehl; Team Cheever. Plus the normal stories on the race, practice, box scores and starting line-up.

Love will certainly be on the brain this month. From July 4-31 Venus will move through Gemini, proving that communication and mental connections are a must have in any romance.
Mars enters Leo on July 20, where he remains until September 5. In addition, a New Moon occurs on July 23 in the same sign. Leo is all about falling in love in the most grandiose, open-hearted way. Now, you'll have the motivation AND the opportunity to experience the very best summer romance potential. Don't waste it!

Martha sees bananas are on sale. Bananas are usually 3 dollars per bunch, but they are 1 dollar today. Martha wants 3 bunches of bananas because she is going to make banana bread. This would normally cost Martha 9 dollars, but today it costs Martha 3 dollars. Martha saved 6 dollars.
Martha also needs 2 bags of flour and 2 bags of sugar. Flour costs 3 dollars per 5-pound bag. Sugar costs 4 dollars per 5-pound bag. It costs 6 dollars for the flour and 8 dollars for the sugar. Together, they cost 14 dollars.
In total, Martha spends 3 dollars on 3 bunches of bananas, 6 dollars on 2 bags of flour, and 8 dollars on 2 bags of sugar. Martha pays 17 dollars for 7 items.
Paul and Sandra go to a steak restaurant. The steaks are 2 dollars per ounce. A 12-ounce steak is 24 dollars. Paul and Sandra both want a 12-ounce steak. They pay 48 dollars for both steaks. Sandra puts 60 dollars on the table, leaving the 12 dollars in change as a tip for their waiter.
On the way home, they need to get gasoline for Paul’s car. Gas costs 3 dollars a gallon. He needs to get 15 gallons of gasoline. Paul must 45 dollars at the gas station. Paul pays 50 dollars and he gets 5 dollars of change back in change from the cashier.
How much did Martha save on bananas by getting them while they were on sale?
How many items did Martha buy at the supermarket?
How much was the tip that Sandra left for the waiter?
How many gallons of gasoline did Paul need?

It all started with four couples in a living room. Both in 1980 in Baltimore, Maryland and again in 2007 in Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania, God moved in the hearts of His people to form a new expression of His love — a place and a family called Grace Fellowship Church.
For over 30 years, Grace Fellowship Church has been a movement of God impacting thousands of people’s lives with the Good News of Jesus Christ. What began as a seed in Baltimore way back in 1980 has developed into an army of devoted followers of Christ, committed to joining Jesus in transforming the world — one life at a time.
The Shrewsbury story begins something like this. After 12 years as a pastor at Grace Fellowship Church in Timonium, Maryland, Jeff Smith and his wife Tracy were led of God to begin an expression of Grace Fellowship Church in Shrewsbury, Pennsylvania. They envisioned a movement of God’s grace that would reach the lost and heal the wounded throughout Southern York County. They envisioned an army of people who’s lives had been radically transformed by the love and power of Jesus Christ. They envisioned a growing and vibrant fellowship of those who wanted to be used by God to reach others with the Gospel of Grace.
Jeff and Tracy and their three children were joined by three other families; the Franz’s, the Schreiber’s and the McElvoys’s in forming the first Shrewsbury “House Church”. The families dreamed together about the future of a Grace Fellowship Church in Southern York County.
With the blessing of the elders and congregation of Grace Fellowship Church Timonium, Jeff and Tracy cast a vision for this exciting new adventure, and 80 people initially signed up to support them in prayer and organizational matters. The team grew over the year of preparation into 120 people on eight teams working toward the grand opening of Grace Fellowship Church Shrewsbury in the gym of the Shrewsbury Elementary School. On October 14, 2007, there were 289 adults and 65 children in attendance on opening day, and lives began being transformed.
In December of 2007, Kelly Willie joined the Grace Shrewsbury team as Director of Worship Arts. Kelly’s giftedness and the teams which God developed through her leadership brought the Sunday morning experience to a whole new level of worship and Kingdom engagement. The word of this new movement in Shrewsbury began to quickly spread and in short time the congregation outgrew the elementary school facility. New house churches were being born, more and more people were coming to Christ and the Children’s Ministry was “bursting at the seams”.
Once again Pastor Jeff cast a vision – this time to move to a more permanent location where more people could be reached for the cause of Christ. A capital campaign began on May 2, 2008 and the congregation prayed that the Lord would provide the vacant K-mart “on the hill” as the perfect location for the church’s next and permanent location. By the grace of God, and with the assistance of Grace Fellowship Church Timonium, the lease was signed, the building was renovated and our first service “on the hill” was held on October 11, 2009. There were 487 adults, 153 children and 61 youth in attendance on the first Sunday in the new building.
In 2010, local governance was established with a Grace Fellowship Church Shrewsbury elder board and church over-seers, a broader vision for the Youth Ministry was birthed with the arrival of a new Youth Director, and in 2011 a new Director of Operations joined into a continued effort to move Grace Fellowship Shrewsbury to independent status for greater community impact.
At this time, there are over 2,000 people who call Grace Fellowship Church Shrewsbury their church home. With over 250 people in small groups, over 500 people involved in ministry and more and more being added daily to our number, by God’s Grace, Grace Fellowship Church Shrewsbury is recognized as one of the fastest growing churches in America – growing for God’s Glory to make famous the Name of Jesus!

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This week, we are doing the week of code. Our website of choice is CodeCombat.com.
We made user names and signed in class. You can play at home. By the end of the week, you need to have finished the entire set of dungeon levels.
Here are the five equations due Monday for systems of equations.
First question: You max out your credit card spending $1200. If you have an interest rate of 19%, and do not pay anything, how much will you owe after 6 months?
Second Question. You won $2,000,000 in the lottery. You have to decide where to put your money. Wells Fargo gives you 2% compounded monthly where as Chase gives you 3% compounded every two months. Where should you go if you expect to keep your money there for 5 years?
Homework for Int 1, do #1-3. Click on it if you need it bigger.
Most of you, the user name and password is the same as your school computer. Or, just look below. If you click on them, they get pretty big.
Int 1 Math: You turned in the assignments from the past week, Magic math, section 1.3 questions, and section 1.4 questions. The last two things are from the website. Skills: We found all possible sums of single digit numbers, serving our goal of memorizing the addition tables. We also played a new game at www.mathplayground.com/logic_sum/points.html. 3D Design: We are working on understanding the 3D printers, blueprints, and more to make our first thing the Nameplate. Remember you have to finish the articles and answer the questions and pass the safety test before you can print.
Watch the videos below. Make sure you write down everything I write down, mostly. Then try the poroblem sets. Do the problems on seperate sheets of paper, and SHOW ALL YOUR WORK. Not every answer works out to be a whole number. If it is not a whole number, leave it as a fraction please. If you finish these before the end of Friday, you can go on mangahigh.com and try the teacher challenge. If you forgot your password, they are in a blue packet on the computer cart.
These are YouTube videos, and according to the new SDUSD policy, they should not be blocked. If they are, please click the link under the notes titles..
Homeroom - Fill out the form in the manilla folder. Always bring your ID, lanyard, and planner to school.
Integrated 1 - Bring your A game and your syllabus and tardy policy signed.
3D Printing - Bring your syllabus and tardy policy signed tomorrow.
Below is DATA to use for the Paper Airplane project, if your class needs more.
Periods 6,7: Finish page 64 and 65 about exponents, multiplying, dividing, and negatives.
Period 3: Scientific notation. Finish the page if you did not in class.
All Classes: POW. See the POW page for the question and another template to print out.
Period 4: Finish the area worksheet given in class.
Period 4: Workbook page 154?
All Classes: Today we did the citizenship rubric online. If you did not do it, go to the link above and submit a citizenship rubric for the 10 week grading period. You have until tonight.
Periods 3,5,6,7: Finish the area and perimeter worksheet. Tomorrow, we will start with circles.
Period 6,7: Finish page D-75 for homework. The backside is extra credit, estimating square roots.
Period 3: Most of you finished the Pythagorean Word problems worksheet, but if you didn't bring them back complete on Monday.
All Classes: The grades are current, up to date, and have all the extra credit in on them. If there is a mistake with homework, please make sure you see me.
All Classes: We did a notebook quiz. If you got a poor grade, you can always redo it. You have to remind me, because I will forget. Retakes are done during the warm-up time in class.
Period 4: Homework is to finish the angle worksheet, finding the missing angles. Please label ALL missing angles.
All Classes: We are continuing with the testing. Periods 3,4 and 5 finished today. Periods 6 and 7 will finish tomorrow.
This week, most classes will be doing online testing through Illuminate.
8th Grade: There are two tests, both count as extra credit. Do as well as you can to help boost your grade.
7th Grade: There is one test, but it is also extra credit.
All classes: No homework, we took tests in our respective classes. Check your grades. Periods 5,7 are lagging due to population, but the rest of you should see all your grades in. If you have a 0 for homework but you did it, tell me and I will change it.
Periods 3,5: We did a practice test. All homework for the last two weeks is due on Thursday/Friday.
Period 4: We finished the work from Monday and got stamps, then worked on a practice test. The real test will be done on Friday. Calculators allowed, no notes.
Homework for periods 3,5,6,7: Do 10 problems from the practice 6-3 worksheet.
Period 4: Finish finding percents for the circle graphs. I will give you a little time tomorrow to finish them.
All Periods: Problem of the Week. See the POW page for template and another copy of the problems.
If 3 people can paint 2 fences in 4 days, how long will it take 2 people to paint 1 fence?
Periods 3,5,6,7: We took a test on Functions. If you were at the elective fair, your test will be the day you come back.
Period 4: We learned IS/OF for solving percents, and you got a worksheet to finish.
Period 3: WE are reviewing for the functions (chapter 6) test on monday.
Periods 3,5,6,7: We went on Mangahigh and tried finishing Algebra Meltdown.
Period 4: Finish the T-charts for finding percents using 10%.
Period 5,6,7: Bring back the partner work on identifying parts of functions. Very little math, mostly common sense.
Period 6,7: Finish the function worksheet, the backside substituting in.
Period 3: Bring back the identifying functions worksheet.
All classes: Substitute. Bring the worksheet back tomorrow for a stamp on Wednesday.
Periods 3,5: Finish the function worksheet from class, about identifying functions.
All Periods: We took out the new laptops, and played with them. Homework for most classes will start tomorrow.
Period 4: Finish the unit rate worksheet, use a calculator if needed.
Period 6,7: We started pages 91-93 in your workbook. Tomorrow there is a sub, and you can continue working on those things in class.
Period 3,5: Homework is workbook pages 91-93.
Period 4: Homework is to bring back the unit rate graphing assignment if you did not give it to me today.
Period 3,5: We learned how to quickly graph equations. There is a page of equations you need to finish graphing.
Period 6,7: We learned how to use the slope and y-intercept to get and equation. We did page 154.
Period 4: We started learning what a unit rate is. Just bring the unit rate worksheet back tomorrow for homework.
Period 4: We learned about inequalities and your homework is to make a poster about a situation that can be described with an inequality. Below are the notes we did on Tuesday.
Period 5: We learned about slope and y-intercept. Did page 154.
Period 6,7: We learned what slope was. See the post from 2 days ago to see the notes.
Period 6,7: We did not meet, there was a field trip.
Period 3: We learned how to find the equation using slope and y-intercept. We did page 154.
No homework. There is a sub. The work is due when you come back.
Period 3,5: We learned about slope and started finding it for some lines. See me for the worksheet.
Periods 3,5,6,7: Graph the following.
Period 4: Finish the 2 step equation worksheet.

WHEN YOU'RE OUT AT THE GROCERY STORE OR EATING OUT AT A RESTAURANT BE SURE TO LOOK OUT FOR THESE FOODS AND AVOID THESE INGREDIENTS.
The number one food to avoid that helps reduce your risk of cancer sugar. Start anywhere in your diet... the sodas, the fruit intake whether canned or fresh, the juices, candies, monster drinks, desserts, smoothies, etc. Reducing the sugar allows for the body to heal and repair itself in a much more optimal way. Your body and mind will thank you!

The Zodiac Killer appeared to cease his murderous rampage by 1970, yet there were four murders, one abduction and a missing woman (likely murdered), all along one particular route, that of Interstate 5 and Interstate 80, that directly spans South Bird Road, the area of Kathleen Johns abduction, to the area where Donna Lass went missing from Stateline, Nevada on September 6th 1970, having finished her shift that day at the Sahara Tahoe Hotel. There were three murders in Sacramento.
Judith Hakari was a nurse at Sutter Hospital, who disappeared heading back to the Markston Apartments on March 7th 1970. Her body was later discovered by Ponderosa Way in Weimar, forty two miles along Interstate 80.
Nancy Bennallack was murdered on October 25th 1970 in her apartment, just a stone's throw from where Judith Hakari lived, near Glendale Lane.
Carol Beth Hilburn was murdered on November 14th 1970, last seen on Del Paso Boulevard and found on Ascot and 4th Street. These two areas are bisected by Interstate 80.
Sandwiched in between these murders were the two abductions of Donna Lass and Kathleen Johns.
If we look at the relevant areas off Interstate 5 and Interstate 80, then we notice certain key features.
The site of Kathleen Johns abduction and where her vehicle was discovered burnt out is only 1 mile or 2 minutes traveling time from Interstate 5. The residence of Judith Hakari and the area her body was discovered, not only were situated alongside Interstate 80, but Ponderosa Way is only 2 miles or 5 minutes from Interstate 80, and the Markston Apartments only 4 miles or 8 minutes from Interstate 80. Regarding Carol Beth Hilburn, Del Paso Boulevard is only 2.2 miles or 5 minutes traveling time to Interstate 80, and Ascot and 4th Street only 3 miles or 7 minutes from Interstate 80.
Interstate 80 continues on to Lake Tahoe, near the area where Donna Lass went missing on September 6th 1970.
Six and a half months after her disappearance, the Pines card was mailed to the San Francisco Chronicle, purportedly from the Zodiac Killer. The search for Donna Lass was badly affected by the inclement weather in the months after her disappearance, highlighted by Police Chief Ray Lauritzen from the outset "We don't know where we're going to begin. There's a four or five foot pack of snow out there and it's still snowing heavily."
The Pines Card made reference to the snow, but in a sinister way inferred Donna Lass may be buried under it, hence the phrase 'around in the snow' being placed at ground level and pasted upside down. In a newspaper article it stated the site depicted on the Pines Card was from an advertisement published the previous Sunday by several newspapers. It was an artist's rendition of houses among the trees at a project at Incline Village, near Clair Tappaan Lodge, Norden, California, the address of which happens to be 19940 Donner Pass Road. Whether this name and that of the missing woman is a coincidence is unknown. But again, Clair Tappaan Lodge is situated right alongside Interstate 80, only 2.3 miles or 4 minutes by car, suggesting somebody traveling this route would likely have been familiar with this area and may well, as the 'Pines Card' suggested, held clues to a burial site.
On December 27th 1974, a Christmas card was mailed to Mary Pilker, Donna Lass' sister, portraying trees covered in snow. Once opened it revealed a message that was part of the card itself - 'Holiday Greetings and Best Wishes for a Happy New Year', followed by the handwriting "Best Wishes, St Donna & Guardian of the Pines."
Here is the card and here is the street view in winter from Donner Pass Road, outside Clair Tappaan Lodge.
On the 'Pines Card' mailed on March 22nd 1971, text on the card read;  'Sierra Club'  'Sought Victim 12'  'Peek through the pines'  'pass Lake Tahoe areas'  'around in the snow' (pasted upside down).
If we were reading hidden clues from this correspondence and searching for a possible burial site, then we have to follow it's directions from the last sighting of Donna Lass, at the Sahara Tahoe Hotel and Casino, and head towards the Clair Tappaan Lodge and the Sierra Club.
California State Route 89 skirts the western shores of Lake Tahoe towards Truckee, California and passes many 'Lake Tahoe Areas' en route. It finally joins Interstate 80 only 1.5 miles or 3 minutes from Donner Memorial State Park, in memory of the ill fated Donner Party.
Again, whether this was Zodiac's intention to direct us to a 'Donner Memorial', using a play on words, is sheer speculation.
But this area and the site of Clair Tappaan Lodge would certainly lend weight to the phrase 'Peek through the pines', as the lodge is literally yards from Donner Pass Road.
This brings us to the disappearance and ultimate murder of Phyllis O'Brien Carson on October 27th 1970, a significant Zodiac date, that of the Halloween Card.
Interstate 5 bisects French Camp and Yettner Road, and it can be seen here on Google Maps, how close both locations are to the main thoroughfare. Both less than half a mile. Almost as though the killer in all the above circumstances is simply passing by these areas, via a main highway, he has traveled many times, possibly as a result of his profession.
to subject his victim to what appeared to be an aimless drive around the countryside of Tracy, CA, after which she escaped to a nearby field. Where the abductor was ultimately heading may never be known, but Tracy CA, San Joaquin County is a mere 15 to 20 minute drive from Yettner Road and only 15 miles due west from Manteca CA, so a familiarity with the area remains plausible. This now takes us back to the military connection.
Running right by NASA Crows Landing is Interstate 5, which then intersects with Highway 132 only 24 miles north. A journey of 22 minutes by car. In fact, Interstate 5 joins Highway 132, the route Kathleen Johns fatefully took that night, only 1.3 miles shy of where she was abducted and ultimately where her car was found burnt out, near Bird Road.
'McClellan Air Force Base (1935–2001) is a former United States Air Force base located in the North Highlands area of Sacramento County, 7 miles (11 km) northeast of Sacramento, California.
NAS Fallon in Nevada was originally built in 1942 as part of a defensive network to repel a feared Japanese invasion of the west coast. It was soon taken over by the Navy for training use and has been used as such ever since with the exception of the period of 1946 to 1951, during which it was used by the Bureau of Indian Affairs. During the years prior to 1972, the base was known as Naval Auxiliary Air Station and was heavily used during the Vietnam War by various squadrons that rotated through the base before deploying to carriers headed for Vietnam.' Taken from Wikipedia.
These military connections run from Patterson in Stanislaus County to the east of Lake Tahoe.
NAS Fallon is located just south of Interstate 80.
If the Zodiac was responsible for the Modesto abduction of Kathleen Johns and the disappearance of Donna Lass, are these subtle hints enough to convince us, to him as the responsible. These two areas span 160 miles. The question being, did the Zodiac Killer travel from the Bay Area (if he lived there), to simply commit his crimes and return, or was he likely stationed at any one of these military bases that punctuated Interstate 5 and Interstate 80. His profession may have involved him traveling between these bases, either as a member of the military, a supplier to the military or an independent contractor, nevertheless a profession that created perpetual mobility throughout areas of California.
Interstate 80 and Interstate 5 may have played a role to certain serial killers, but was the Zodiac Killer one of them.
Great article! Packed with interesting info.
In regards to Donna Lass and the Pines Card. There are some interesting connections to Darlene Ferrin & Jim Phillips.
1.) Darlene and Jim Phillips ( a Z suspect) worked at Harrah's in Lake Tahoe, which is about 2 block from where Lass worked and was last seen.
2.) There are 3 Lake Tahoe address in Darlene & Jim's address book. One is The Sugar Bowl Ski Resort (629 Sugar Bowl Rd, Norden,). This is right by the Clair Tappaan Lodge, you would in fact have to pass the Clair Tappaan Lodge to get there.
3.) Perhaps worth mentioning that Louisa & Art Suennen are listed at Sumac Ln, Sacramento, CA.
Also worth noting that Forest Pines Condominiums (800 Southwood Blvd, Incline Village, NV) the place depicted in the Pines Card is not all that near near Clair Tappaan Lodge. As far as I can tell Clair Tappaan Lodge only connection to Donna Lass is that is where a suspected grave marker was found. A convincing case was actually made that the suspected "grave marker" was actually a YMCA summer camp thingy.
The Jim Phillips connection and address in Darlene's book, especially the ski resort, as there is a ski resort that was searched by detectives. This was reported in the Tahoe Daily Tribune.
"Lass’ body has never been found. But last November, checking out tips in Hines’ report, South Shore investigators and FBI agents used a ground penetration machine to look for her remains at Donner Ski Ranch at Donner Summit.
Authorities spent all day taking core samples from the ground and using special equipment provided by the FBI. They found nothing."
This Donner Ski Ranch, is only 1 mile from the Clair Tappaan Lodge, so whether there was misreporting on the exact site of the stone configuration, or several sites were examined is debatable.
Personally I am still unsure on the validity of Donna Lass' supposed sunglasses being unearthed, despite reports suggesting this.
"In 1976, Mr. Otto Fredericks, the retired Postmaster of Norden, CA, was hiking just past Claire Tappan Lodge (very near Norden) when he discovered a circle of wood on the side of the path that was 14 feet in diameter. On the inside there was a square arrangement of wood and in the center of that, a triangle with a cross, composed of 13 stones."
The Donner Ski Ranch is obviously just past Clair Tappaan Lodge, so this may possibly be the exact location searched.
The YMCA connection is likely the answer, however it may of been observed by Zodiac (possibly). The first correspondence mailed by Zodiac (if indeed it's genuine) was the 13 hole postcard, containing a crucifix, specifically highlighted in red, suggesting it had significance. Strange therefore that a stone crucifix ended up being identified. Cheers Phillips66.
Hmmm interesting that both ski resorts are the same distance from the Clair Tappaan Lodge. The 13 stones and cross are an intriguing connection to the 13 hole punch card.
Yes it's hard to put any stock the sunglasses, unless they were something unusual that could be easily identified. Sounds more like wishful thinking.
Your highway connection is quite interesting. Until I started following your site I thought Z probably only killed the confirmed victims, now I am leaning towards the idea that there are hell of a lot more down there.
I have gone to the area of Clair Tappaan lodge a few times. I did find a few places that were holes where I believe a body could be hidden. They were off of the main trail among the pine trees. These holes were extremely deep and covered by heavy wooden planks. They are about 3 x 3 feet wide and I could hear running water beneath the thick wooden planks. It would have been difficult I think to carry a body there,but not if the person was alive and made to walk up that hill then killed and buried there. Or carried by two men?
I had not heard about Phyliss O'Brian Carson. She could be one of Zodiac's victims for sure, but he would have had to send his Oct 27th letter a few hours before giving her a ride. That letter has a 6pm stamp on it and Phyliss was at the bar after that time. Did he write the letter then go looking for a victim? Most of Z's letters were sent after the fact, but he did like to change things up,so I guess he could have sent a letter then look for a victim.Too bad that the people in that bar didn't offer any help in describing the guy she left with.Some times people are willing to talk years later.
The Phyliss O'Brian Carson murder is unlikely a Zodiac crime and the Halloween Card date was mainly for context of timeline. Many people believe the Halloween Card to be a threat towards Paul Avery. The 13 eyes being his victims and the 'Peek a boo you are doomed' and 14, the new threat, so I suppose whether the postcard was mailed prior to the Phyliss O'Brian Carson murder is irrelevant if we believe the postcard only as a threat of a fourteenth victim.
The date of her murder is probably coincidental, as the Zodiac mailed so much correspondence, it's not too difficult to find correlations. There were however a lot of murders in 1970 tied closely to this route of the I-5 and I-80, almost like the killer or killers was murdering on the fly, similar to trucker murders, where the serial killer attacks people en route. Far easier back in the 1970's, when tools such as tachographs and GPS systems were not available in tracking lorry drivers.
Clair Tappaan lodge and Donner Pass is an amazing connection, considering the victims name, and the area provides the perfect isolation to conceal a body that is unlikely ever to be found. I don't know what you think Sandy on the Donna Lass disappearance, but it is my guess she was likely killed on the same day as her abduction, so any burial site was likely pre-selected and pre-dug.
Another thing Sandy is the Pines Card, thought by some to be Zodiac correspondence. The Little List letter was withheld from publication until October 12th 1970, when it featured alongside the 13 Hole Postcard, also claiming 13 victims, which was mailed the week before. This obviously may explain why the Zodiac totaled 13 victims twice.
But since Donna Lass was abducted and disappeared on September 6th 1970, his 13 Hole postcard should have claimed 14 victims (Little List =13+1). However the Halloween Card was either claiming 14 victims or threatening 14. In essence he wasn't claiming the Donna Lass by October 5th 1970, only belatedly with the Pines Card. His totals I know shouldn't be taken too seriously, but there is also the very slim possibility Donna Lass was abducted on September 6th 1970 and still alive on October 5th 1970, when the Pace postcard was mailed, so the victim count didn't rise.. After all he did bring up slaves in his correspondence. The question is, did he ever carry this out, turning literal into factual. I doubt it, but it's not impossible. If she was murdered subsequent to October 5th 1970, the Halloween Card comes into play for the Lass disappearance. The problem here mind is determining which correspondences are genuine Zodiac material.
Good points Richard. The peek through the pines card showed" sought victim 12", that to me is saying someone who" was "victim 12" had" been sought. Does that mean he had to hunt for that victim whoever that was? For a long time I thought Donna was number 12 , but perhaps she was the 13th? Looking at Graysmiths victim list not counting any victims in southern Ca. or the ones that survived.I have Betty Lou ,David,Darlene,Cecelia,PaulStine,ElaineDavis,Leona Roberts,Cosette Ellison,Patricia King,Judith Hakari,Toni Anstey,Eva Blau ,Donna Lass number 13. And the Halloween letter threat to Paul Avery to be his victim number 14.If Eva Blau was victim 12 and he hunted her, that would make sense to me. Eva was from Oakland but went to collage in Santa Rosa, her father who lived in Oakland owned the company where my RH suspect worked. Pretty good coincidence if you ask me? Yet it is just my speculation.
Regarding the 'Sought victim 12' Sandy, how about this.
If Zodiac was responsible for the five murders in the Bay Area and then Donna Lass on September 6th 1970, he may have a connection to her from the Letterman General Hospital, in Presidio Park.
Let us assume Zodiac had Donna earmarked as a victim after the 'My Name is...letter' on April 20th 1970, a letter that claimed 10 victims. Then she moved to South Lake Tahoe on June 6th 1970. In this period he had claimed victim 11, but just as Donna was to be killed she left on June 6th. He now couldn't claim her as victim 12, so he continued his murders, ultimately claiming victim 12 by the Button Letter on June 26th 1970, but obviously not Donna Lass, as she had ruined his plans by moving. He eventually travels to Lake Tahoe and completes the abduction and murder. So his claims of 'sought victim 12' in relation to Donna Lass would have been correct.
Zodiac's victim count of 10 on April 20th, and 12 by June 26th, is exactly bisected by the date Donna Lass left for South Lake Tahoe. This suggests that 'sought victim 12' would have been correct, had the Zodiac likely known or at the very least targeted her while she worked at the Letterman. Putting Kane aside, there could be a strong connection between Zodiac and Donna. Had the Zodiac attempted to date her, but she 'brushed him off', just like the Cheri Jo Bates confession letter claims, so much so, he travelled to Tahoe to seek his revenge.
What you say could be true, all we can do is speculate.
Zodiac could have known Donna from Letterman or was her neighbor in SF. She lived at a few places in S.F.As far as brush offs, I think when he wrote saying Cheri Jo brushed him off. I believe that was a ruse to make LE think her killer was her age when he was probably about 10 yrs older. I don't think Zodiac's ego would let him admit to anyone ever brushing him off if in fact that happened.He could have had a mother like Edward Kemper's who made him feel inferior. Something made Zodiac hate women , I think it could have been his mother. Could his mother have been a nurse? There have been many unsolved murders of nurses.
Great site. I note, "Interstate 80 continues on to Lake Tahoe..." is incorrect, 80 goes to Truckee where you need to take 89 or 267 to Lake Tahoe, but North Shore, not Stateline. Going from the Bay Area to Stateline, you take 80 to Sacramento then 50.
Bruce N. 80 would be the way to get to Norden and Clair Tappaan Lodge.The hole punch in the upper right corner of the card sent by Zodiac, indicates north east to me ,which would be where I found the holes on the right side of the trail at the lodge. Too steep to carry a body, but could have made her walk at gun point? Or if there were two as I believe, then they could have carried her to that area.

One of the most powerful ways of getting the best ideas from brainstorming and sparking creativity is to start with the right question.
The opposite is also true – you can spin your wheels, and kill ideation by asking the wrong question.
Too often, brainstorming meetings get stuck in a rut. They either cycling over the same ideas, go off on a tangent that ends up miles from your business, or is simply uninspired and flat. Most often, it’s because we started with the wrong question – one that is either closed-ended, suggests a solution, or is too wide open.
One of the most persistent fallacies of creativity is that to be creative, we need to remove the boundaries and that brainstorming needs to be wide-open. The reality is that we need some boundaries and direction to have our best ideas. With no guideposts, or no starting point, we have nothing with which to associate, and nothing to challenge our thinking and take it in a new direction. In the absence of boundaries, we either rehash the familiar, or come up with ideas that are so far off the charts that they have no applicability to the market at hand. No doubt you’ve witnessed both.
So what is the right question?
The right question is focused, and at the same time, open-ended. Many of our best ideas come from the intersection of two, seemingly opposed ideas, or in the new application of an existing product. The right question is focused enough to give our creative minds a jumping-off point, but open-ended enough to not suggest a solution.
How would our business change if people could share what they are doing with our product on social media?
In what ways could they engage with other friends using our product through Facebook, twitter, and LinkedIn using our product?
What if Facebook was the only way you could interface with our product. What would that look like?
What works about these questions – they focus the team on how customers might actually use the product with social media, and how it might enhance the product experience. The questions are directed towards the intersection of the product and social media, and at the same time, open enough as to not suggest an answer.
What could we do with Facebook?
What’s wrong with this question? It’s at once too wide open, and too focused on technology. With no jumping off point, and nothing for our brains to pattern-make with, you’ll get two types of responses – the same-old-same-old ideas that your competitors are using, or ideas that are focused purely on the technology, such as the Facebook API, that may or may not have a real-world value to your customers.
How do we get people to “Like” us on Facebook?
While this might be a perfectly legitimate tactical question, when it comes to brainstorming product ideas, this is a closed-ended question disguised as an open-ended question. It suggests that “Liking” on Facebook is the right answer to how people want to engage with your product on Facebook. The ideas you that will flow from this question will be far from revolutionary. They will be purely tactical solutions on how to motivate people to press Like on Facebook or integrate with the Like feature.
What would our customers want to be doing with our product while on driving to a meeting, or waiting in an airport lounge?
What if we know the precise location of all of our customers through their smart phone? What would that tell us about them, and how could we improve what we offer them and improve our relationship with them?
What works about these questions is that they get the team into the mindset of the customer, thinking about how they would actually use the product in their context. They can envision themselves in the customer’s shoes, waiting for a delayed flight in an airport lounge, and pulling out their smartphones to pass the time. It gets the team away from the technology for technology’s sake, and focused on customer value. At the same time it’s open enough to bring out creative solutions.
How do we tap into the incredible growth in mobile?
This question focuses on a broad market opportunity, and so the ideas you will get will be broad and mostly irrelevant. Again, without a jumping off point, you will get every idea from creating a new smartphone, to building games, to virtual snow-globes. This is simply a high-level question that should lead you to more detailed brainstorming and idea making.
What should our product look like on a tablet?
This question will have the team focused on things like the form factor itself, like the screen size. In the early, fuzzy stages of ideation, the team will spin their wheels on things like button size and fonts – things that are largely irrelevant until you actually start prototyping and building the product – after you’ve decided what you’re going to build and why.
Productive brainstorming requires preparation and forethought. For every hour you’ll spend brainstorming, you need to spend at least an hour preparing the environment, the tools, and the right questions you’ll need to get the best ideas flowing from the team.
If you’re not happy with where your brainstorming is going, and the results you’re getting, change the question.
I just finished reading a fantastic book called The Accidental Creative by Todd Henry, and it made me realize that the stimuli around you, and where you derive inspiration can have a huge impact on your creative output and the quality of your ideas.
In the book, Todd mentions a famous stunt by Derren Brown, the “psychological illusionist”. Derren invited two ad execs to his office. After a long taxi ride, he gave them 30 minutes to come up with a poster for a chain of taxidermy stores, including a name and tagline. In the middle of the boardroom table was a sealed envelope they were to open later, after they had presented their ideas. The ad execs came up with a business name “Animal Heaven”, and their poster featured a bear playing the lyre and the tagline “The Best Place for Dead Animals”. When they opened the envelope, it contained Derren’s ideas – a nearly identical poster, with a very similar illustration and tagline.
Is Darren psychic? He later revealed the method behind the stunt. The taxi ride to the office subtly featured several of the items that showed up in the poster – a lyre, a poster with the phrase “The Best Place for Dead Animals”, and a trip past the London Zoo, all of which made subconscious impressions on the ad execs.
Very few ideas, even breakthrough ideas, are truly unique. They are the product of the world and stimuli around us. Many of the wildly successful products that we think of as breakthroughs are existing inventions applied to a different use (Post-it Notes), or better-designed versions of existing products (the iPod and iPhone). We are what we consume, and our brains are pattern makers – putting ideas together and making connections to form new ideas. Just like food, you can be more deliberate about putting quality stimuli in our brains, and toning down the junk-food. If you surround yourself with high-quality stimuli, you’ll have high-quality ideas.
Build an advisory board: Often my best ideas come from conversations, and more often, my mediocre ideas get honed into something better after lunch with a friend. Surround yourself with people from different backgrounds and professions, and meet regularly and deliberately to talk about big ideas, what you’re reading, and what inspires you lately.
Get out of the office: If you’re always in the same office, hanging out with the same people, chances are you’re recycling the same ideas over and over. Go work at a coffee shop for the morning, or go to the gym at lunch. You never know who you will meet, and you’ll be surprised about the ideas and energy that surfaces from simply being somewhere different.
Take a field trip to a museum: Go see something beautiful. Surround yourself with creativity.
Watch a documentary: Give the reality TV a break for the evening and watch a documentary.
Get your news from someplace different: If you normally read the Chicago Tribune, read the London Times instead. If you read the Economist, pick up a copy of Rolling Stone. Read trade magazines from a completely different industry.
Give email a break: You need to give yourself the focused time and space to generate new ideas, and ideas aren’t going to come from plowing through your email. We’re paid to create new value, not have an empty inbox. Set times through the day to answer your email, and set focused time in your week purely for idea generation.
These are just a few ideas. I’d love to hear yours – add them to the comment stream! Where do you derive your quality inspiration?
Does that mean no more junk food? To be creative, do we have to give up People magazine and American Idol? It’s ok to have a little junk food now and then, but make quality stimuli the staple of your diet, and be mindful and deliberate about your sources of inspiration, and you’ll increase both the quantity and quality of your ideas.

Marcus Node bits: Let's talk about Koa for a while, shall we?
Marcus Node bits: Let's talk about Koa for a while, shall we?
Marcus Node bits: Let's talk about Koa for a while, shall we?
Ok, let's talk about KoaJs. Why? Well, it's new and shiny. But that's not it. And it's tiny and stays out of your way. But that's not it. It's created by the awesome crew behind ExpressJs (and others). But that's not it. It teaches me about new things. And really strange things. Like generators for example. But that's not it. No. The Reason I really wanted to get your really important fact that we would like to hold on to in the rest of the text attention is something different altogether. This has to Stop.
Ok, let's talk about KoaJs. Why?
Well, it's new and shiny. But that's not it.
And it's tiny and stays out of your way. But that's not it.
It's created by the awesome crew behind ExpressJs (and others). But that's not it.
It teaches me about new things. And really strange things. Like generators for example. But that's not it.
Ok, let's talk about KoaJs. Why?
Well, it's new and shiny. But that's not it.
And it's tiny and stays out of your way. But that's not it.
It's created by the awesome crew behind ExpressJs (and others). But that's not it.
It teaches me about new things. And really strange things. Like generators for example. But that's not it.
That said, I love the way that Node puts scalability first. To do that we have (?) to provide promises and callbacks. Or do we?
What if I said that you didn't? You could do without callbacks and promises altogether. What if KoaJs...?
Writing the code like you understand it.
I hope to be able to explain to you how it works and get your journey to be a bit smoother than mine. In this post I just want us to get up and running. And that's not as easy as one would first think.... The goal today is to be able to run a few examples.
There's two parts to installing Koa; updating Node to the required version and installing Koa.
Most blog posts about Koa (and the KoaJs.com site itself) says something like: "Koa needs Node 0.11.9 or higher to run". "Well thank you. I'm a newbie at these things. How do I do that then?" was something i asked myself.
Btw, this require that you have Node installed. If not you can go to www.nodejs.org and hit the Install button to get it on your system.
The first thing I thought was "If I'll update my Node installation to something bleeding edge... will the rest of my things work?" Luckily there's a little nice tool that helps you with this. It's called Node Version Manager, or nvm for short.
Not only does this tool make it super easy to install new versions of Node but also you can easily switch between versions, when you need to "head back to safety".
This command pulls in the install.sh script form that url and executes it. There's a number of things going on in the script, setting path-variables etc. When it's done, and you have restarted the terminal (?), you will have a couple of new commands at your disposal. You can see them all by running "nvm help".
If that doesn't work out for you make sure to read the ReadMe (hmmm wonder why it's called that :)) on the nvm github site. There's a couple of manual tricks, adding stuff to the bashrc (whatever that is) for example, that I needed to do to get this to work on one of my vm's.
We have now only installed a version and it's also set as our current version. If you go "nvm current" you will see the version you are currently using. Or have "loaded" if you want to.
Will list the versions you have installed on your system, as well as mark the one you are running in green. For the rest of this article make sure that you have run "nvm use 0.11.9" or higher than that.
That was the first part, preparing the way for installing Koa. Thankfully that is much easier. It's really just a normal npm package. Let's be good programmers and set this up properly. Create a new directory and call it KoaFirstStumblingSteps or something that describes what we are doing. cd into that directory and then run "npm init" to get some nice wizardry help to create the package.json.
When that is done you can go "npm install koa --save" to install koa in your directory and save the reference in the package.json.
Alright. You should have seen quite a lot of things coming down with that last command. I'll come back to that, but it has to do with Koa believing very hard in modularity and composability. Or "it's made from a lot of small Legos (c)", if you're a parent like me.
I wanted to do something just a little more than a hello world and yet not complicated at all. For this we need the "koa-route" middleware. No, it's not included in Koa. Yes, middleware in Koa are tiny, so you end up including many of them.
Install with "npm install koa-route --save" and we are ready to run.
The routes calls out to a couple of functions. Note anything strange? Yes, the asterisk should be there. It's a generator function the next post is about that.
Exactly! I don't want to type that every time either... Better enter it into the package.json, under scripts, and use nodemon so that we don't need to restart our server manually on every change we make.
This is the scripts-node of my package.json.
Ah, it is you! My old friend!
This ends this first little post on Koa. I'm planning to write another one to try to explain yield and generators. If for none other so for myself. And then use more of Koa's features in some more sites. The goal of this post was merely to get us off the ground.
http://tamas.io/replacing-express-with-koa/ - that showed me Node Version Manager. Thank you!
And of course http://www.koajs.com and especially the exemplary documentation.
My code is in those gists listed above or here in a repo.
Let's talk about yield and generators, shall we?
Marcus Node Bits: Let's flex Koa Js, shall we?

We often wonder at the marvel of the human brain. The mystery of how it works, its ability to contain lots of information and run so many of our body functions involuntarily. Yet we often forget that despite our advances in science and worldly knowledge, our brain is also dumb. We know the risk of dying in a plane crash is virtually zero yet yet our brain puts some of us (including me) into a state of heightened anxiety while we fly 6 miles above the earth. Our brain goes into survival mode and no amount of facts or science will calm it.
Fortunately for most people the primitive part of our brain that clicks into survival mode doesn’t need to protect us from the threat of been eaten by lions or attacked by a fellow caveman. But yet it stills acts as strong as it did back in the cave people’s time. Put people nowadays into a scenario where they have to public speak or perform publicly and many of the general public will either run a mile or fall into survival mode. And while survival mode isn’t picking up a stick to hit the audience or co performer with, it is a mindset that strives to ensure that the individual looks good, comes out on top and we don’t really care how others fare in the process.
Marshall and Nancy, the team behind Zenprov, often say that we are taught things in improv but often we don’t really know what it means or how to do it. Making others look good, is a principle of improv we are taught. Yet I often find that performers interpret that to mean that I can make you look good by being good myself or assume it means that by accepting everything you say and do through the power of Yes And, then we are living up to that principle. However I believe that there is so much more to it than that.
The PIT is a fabulous space that offers such wonderful variety in improv as well as a great bar. While attending a night of One Act Improv shows, I was invited up to perform in the finale piece. Now while I am regular performer that doesn’t mean I don’t get nervous. I had the butterflies while waiting for the act to start. Now while I was nervous, I was also ridiculously excited, its improv after all. However I did consider the thought that none of my co-stars knew me, nor had met me before. It made me wonder what they were thinking at that moment. I wondered how they would react when I first spoke in my Irish accent.
Needless to say the performance went really well and I was grateful to have the opportunity to perform alongside some talented players. What I was even further appreciate for, was their total acceptance of me on stage both in performance and presence. In many ways, I was their “+1”, yet at the same time I was treated in the same fashion as any other regular performer there. It was magical. The experience went on to inspire my own “Neil+1” performances later in the month.
Neil+1 as a show provides me as an improviser the huge challenge of improvising alongside a random audience member who has never seen Improv previously. There is no safety net, no scene saving tag outs, no one to fall back on to catch a breath. While that might seem daunting, its also why I love the format. To me, the audience member is the safety net and is there fall back on when I need that support. I view that audience member as an equal. Sure he or she might be a complete amateur, but as long as a I remember that and accept that, then we can start building something together. A mistake would be to assume that I have to do all the work.
I was delighted to have the opportunity to perform Neil+1 in San Francisco in the wonderful Un-Scripted Theatre. I was the final show on a Friday night, and having watched the wonderful Lombard Street Experiment and Wachaa, I knew the standards at the theatre were very high. Again those fish of water nerves and childish excitement crept in. I had no idea how a Californian would react to me or the format. The audience member randomly selected, Matt, was a university professor and it was his first time to see live improv. He was quite engaging and a wonderful +1. He pushed me as performer just as much as I pushed him as a +1! The experience became quite emotional as we examined aspects of life that often we don’t get to publicly express in a way we want to. I was very taken aback by how much Matt embraced the experience and I was privileged to share in his experience.
Next stop was a revisit to Impro Fest UK in the West End of London. The venue once again was a fabulous theatre, the Tristan Bates and both Dave and Martyn made for wonderful hosts. Now while the UK is more familiar stomping ground for me, I did have the added challenge of having Katy Schutte in the audience. Katy is with The Maydays as well as having many other projects and she has influenced me with her teachings and performances. So naturally I didn’t want to want to let her down on the night!
My +1 this time was Mike, a German student studying in London. Mike was at the show with his girlfriend and neither had seen live improv before. Again Mike was a joy to perform with. As the show went on, his confidence grew and he really immersed himself in the show both mentally and physically. (The audience gasp as Mike first rose from his chair on stage was a joy to behold!) Again taking from my experience in New York, I pushed the boundaries even further diving deeper into Mike’s alternate life on stage so we can could see how his character would react and the pay off was marvellous. Afer the show, Mike girlfriend (whose name escapes me) commented on how part of the scenario on stage is something they had discussed in their personal life and she got a kick out of watching it unravel on stage.
I walked away from those shows with a new view of what I can achieve as a performer and the potential of how deep the show can go. The potential of improv as a performing art is limitless. Embrace fear, embrace failure, embrace change, embrace others. And have fun.
Special thanks to The PIT, Un-Scripted Theater Company, Impro Fest UK, Clay Robeson, Dave Bourne, Martyn Hill, Matt and Mike!

Sourdough starters are a big like pets; think of your starter the same way you would your beloved cat or dog. They require care, and love. So, what do you do when you go on holiday? Well, you can’t just leave your pet to starve for two weeks now, can you? Maybe you have a friend who can look after it whilst you’re away? Or, and this is where sourdough is different, you can temporarily put it into hibernation!
In this post, I am going to cover three basic methods for storing sourdough in times when you cannot feed it regularly and/or don’t plan to make many loaves. I’ll also explain which is my preferred method and why.
This method only really works if you plan on being away for no more than a week. Any longer, and you risk breeding mould!
Most starters are kept at a hydration of 80-100% and what this means is that the ratio of water to flour is between 0.8:1 and 1:1. My sourdough is kept at 100% which means, when I feed it, I feed equal parts flour to water and I have done since it was first made.
The lower the hydration (i.e. the less water you add when you feed) the longer it will take the yeast to eat before needing another feeding. I have tried different ‘low hydrations’ to see what is the optimal amount to bring the starter down to for a week and it seems that if you bring the starter down to a 50% hydration (i.e. a 1:2 ratio) and keep it in fridge for the week, your starter should be happy (albeit a tad hungry) when you return. I usually feed 80g flour and water so for this method I would feed 80g flour but only 40g water.
When you arrive home, you need to bring the hydration level back to its original state. If you fed 80g flour and 40g water before you left, you now need to do the opposite: feed 40g flour and 80g water.
It should be noted that this really is only a short-term solution. It’s also my least favourite method, as it means messing with the starter’s hydration level.
With that in mind, here’s my method two.
This is probably the quickest of the three methods.
After feeding the sourdough, leave it out for an hour or so. Then, and this is really important, tip it into a freezer bag and put it into the freezer! Simple as that!
The reason I suggest using a freezer bag and not just freezing your tub or jar is that I usually clean my jar between feeds and with the freezer bag, you can just snip the corner of the bag and squeeze the defrosted starter into your clean jar.
When you come home, take the starter out of the freezer and defrost in the refrigerator over night.
Next is the final method I’m going to cover and the one I use the most.
About a week before you’re about to go on holiday, feed your starter as normal. An hour or so after you’ve fed it, spread three or four tablespoons of starter onto a lined baking sheet and place somewhere dry. An airing cupboard or larder is a good choice but anywhere dry where flies are less likely to be will wok, as the starter is going to be sat out for a few days.
You’ll notice that, as time goes on, the starter will start to dry and turn white and crispy. It will take a number of days to fully dry out but be patient. Once all of the starter has dried out, break it up until flakes and store in a jar or Tupperware until you want to use it again. This is a pretty good ‘long-term’ method of storing sourdough and you can keep your starter in this suspended state for several months.
Taking 40g of dried starter and mix it with 40g of lukewarm water.
Once the starter flakes have dissolved, add 40g of water and 40g of flour.
The next day, add another 40g of water and 40g of flour (don’t discard any of your starter).
Repeat feeding at least one more day. After day 3, the starter should be bubbling and ready to use. You can then go back to your regular feeding schedule.
And that’s it! If in doubt, I would always recommend Method 3. It is the most fool-proof method of the three and the one that I have had the best success rate with. It really is worth the bit of extra work.

Activision: 'Guitar Hero III' nets $115 in first week's sales. Just kidding.
The third iteration of the hit guitar-oriented video game actually hauled in $115 million during its first week on the market.
I got a hilarious e-mail this morning from video game giant Activision touting the tremendous sales of the latest iteration of its hit franchise, Guitar Hero.
The subject line of the e-mail began, "Guitar Hero III: Legends of Rock earns $115 in first week."
After I got through blinking a few times to make sure I was reading it right--I was--I looked into the body of the e-mail and saw that, yes, the company had left out a rather meaningful word: "million."
So, no, Guitar Hero III didn't sell two copies in its first week. It actually did rather spectacularly, netting the highest opening-week sales for any game in Activision's history, with a total of $115 million in revenues.
That's not bad, though it does pale slightly in comparison to the opening day sales of $170 million for Halo 3, a statistic that Microsoft touted as the single-biggest opening day in entertainment history.
Whatever. It's pretty clear that Guitar Hero III did pretty well, and kudos to Activision, RedOctane--the Activision-owned studio that published the game--and Neversoft, the developers, for that.
I interviewed Dusty Welch, RedOctane's head of publishing today, and the Q&A will be posted within a few days. Please stay tuned for some interesting reading about Welch's thoughts on Guitar Hero's heritage, its future, its place in the market, and lots more.
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If 6 engines consume 24 metric tonnes of coal, when each is working 8 hours day, how much coal will be required for 9 engines, each running 13hours a day, it being given that 2 engines of former type consume as much as 3 engines of latter type ?
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Out of sixty students, there are 14 who are taking Economics and 29 who are taking Calculus. What is the probability that a randomly chosen student from this group is taking only the Calculus class ?
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In the movie "Groundhog Day," every morning started with Bill Murray's clock radio playing what song?
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