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Majestic Full Moonrise over reflective waters captured with dramatic intensity and sublime imagery ... also capturing the magic of a clear starry night and the coming of Dawn.
A selection of New Zealand Nature sounds - Native birds, nature walks, waterfalls, trickling streams, lapping lakes, rainstorms, thermal and volcanic sounds, water, ocean & dolphin song
Conquering your Mountains
Cleaning your Crystal Cave
NZ Native Birds A Magic forest walk following a trickling stream to a forest lake passing Native Birds along the way. Sit deep in the forest and let the natural forest voices speak to you.
Secret places of beauty & peace. Inspiring instrumental music for Relaxation and meditation which helps you create your own secret garden, a place of beauty and peace where you will find rest and quiet whenever you wish to look within. | http://altered-states.net/phpfileserver/store/store_sample05.php?page=2&maincat_id=11&subcat_id=13 | 2013-05-18T10:12:54 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
As a caregiver, it's easy to become emotionally empty and exhausted, despite the privileges and rewards of caring for a family member or a friend. Signs of caregiver overload are very common. Do yourself and your loved one a favor by being proactive and giving yourself a checkup in this area to see how you're doing. And remember that it's imperative, not just nice, to give yourself a break periodically.
With that in mind and as the holidays approach, your birthday nears, or you just need a pick-me-up, here are eight gifts you can give yourself:
- Schedule a Massage:
Aahhhh. Just the word sounds relaxing. If you're constantly on the go, arrange a therapeutic massage for yourself. It can work wonders on your muscles and your mind.
- Laughter:
Go ahead, laugh. Did you know that laughter can make you healthier? About.com's stress guide Elizabeth Scott outlines several benefits of laughter.
- Permission to Share the Load:
Contrary to what you may have told yourself, you don't have to do it all alone. Whether you are in this role out of choice, obligation, necessity or a combination of all three, support and resources are available to help you. Consider allowing others to assist you from time to time.
- A Good Book:
When's the last time you read a book for enjoyment? Can't remember? While it's very helpful to read about Alzheimer's disease if you're caring for a loved one with dementia, you might also choose one book to borrow from the library or to purchase that's completely off-topic and fun. If you're not sure where to start, ask around for suggestions from people who know you and the type of books you enjoy. Reading a great book can be a luxurious, inexpensive therapy at times.
- A Brisk Walk:
Okay, I know that may sound less than exciting, but the benefits of walking are many. Physical exercise has been associated with a decreased risk for developing Alzheimer's disease, and it also releases endorphins which are great for decreasing stress and rebooting your patience level with your loved one. Caring for someone with dementia or another illness is a wonderful privilege, but it can also be challenging, especially if your loved one exhibits some difficult behaviors. Provide yourself with the gift of an active, healthy body.
- A Physical Check-Up:
Again, perhaps not the gift with the most bells and whistles, but a very important one. If you're like many caregivers, you may be pretty occupied with the care of your loved one. When's the last time you had a routine preventative doctor's visit? If it's been awhile, go ahead and make that appointment. Identifying health concerns when they're minor ensures early treatment and can prevent other medical complications. This allows you to hopefully remain healthy so you can continue to care for your family member.
- Music:
While there are many benefits from music for people with dementia, you don't have to have Alzheimer's disease to reap the rewards. Music has many positive effects ranging from from stress relief to intellectual stimulation. Whether you choose to purchase the latest recording from your favorite artist or decide to learn to play a new musical instrument, music is a powerful gift.
- Peace of Mind:
Hard to find at times, peace of mind for caregivers is invaluable. One way to help you get there is to ensure you've addressed some legal and financial matters that people with dementia might encounter. This includes a living will, power of attorney for healthcare decisions, knowledge of how paying for long-term care works if it's ever needed, familiarity with in-home options like home healthcare, and identifying and deciding potential end of life decisions.
While some of these topics may be difficult to work through, the knowledge that you have a plan in place that's in accordance with your loved one's wishes can go a long way toward easing your mind and your heart. | http://alzheimers.about.com/od/copingstressandburnout/a/For-The-Caregiver-Gifts-To-Give-Yourself.htm | 2013-05-18T10:53:29 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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So this is the trailer for Valve’s Portal 2. I cannot wait for this game!!! I mean it’s from Valve, one of the best game developers out there. And it’s Portal 2. Portal, despite all the “The Cake is a Lie” stuff people were throwing around, it was an amazing game. I was one of those people throwing around “The Cake is a Lie”, but that’s beside the point.
The game comes out in April sometime, and in fact you can pre-order on Amazon right now. I am seriously considering it. I will be buying this game eventually this year, hopefully before June, so maybe I will pre-order. Also the trailer, is typical Valve. Funny and awesome. I think I should do a second run through of Portal just to get ready for this game. Now if only Valve would release the next game in the Half Life series, everything would be peachy. Yes I just used peachy. It’s an awesome word, so don’t judge me!
Here’s your quote of the day, or well more of a song excerpt:
There’re some delight in ale and wine,
and some in girls with ankles fine
but my delight, yes, always mine,
is to dance with Jak o’ the Shadows.
-Dance with the Jak o’ the Shadows (Wheel of Time) | http://amarill.tumblr.com/post/3289647275/so-this-is-the-trailer-for-valves-portal-2-i | 2013-05-18T11:01:37 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Amarok 2.4.2 Beta 1 "Nightshade" Released
This has been a busy spring and early summer in Amarok-land. Developers met up in Randa, Switzerland and sprinted with a lot of other KDE teams, including KDE Multimedia. Besides lots of good times, much coding progress and bugfixing was done too. You will immediately notice a new streamlined look, and some nice background graphics. The other big change is in dynamic playlists.One we have been waiting for: drag and drop on Collections, to copy or move within Local Music, and also directly from the Playlist. We also got patches for various bugs and wishes: one can now configure the names of Podcast episodes, thanks to Sandeep Raghuraman, and automatic scrolling in the Lyrics applet is possible, thanks to Jan Gerrit Marker. Good news for classical music listeners, you now have the option to scrobble the composer as artist in Last.fm, thanks to Nicholas Wilson.
We also have an updated dynamic playlist which should be easier to understand. Some of the functionality changes are: New AlbumPlay example playlist, a Quiz-play bias that will pick a song that starts with the same character the last one ended with, preventing duplicate tracks.
And of course we have quite a few bug-fixes, and changes under the skin. The changelog below gives a fairly complete overview of the changes in this beta release. Please help us test it and get it ready for prime-time.
Join us and rediscover your music!
Changelog for Version 2.4.2 Beta 1
Features
- Made Amarok compile with the Clang LLVM frontend.
- Enable drag and drop on collections to copy/move within Local Music and directly from the playlist. (BR 223400)
- Added KNotify scripting interface. (BR 260750)
- Make podcast episodes download filename configurable. Patch by Sandeep Raghuraman. (BR 155075)
- Automatic scrolling in lyrics applet (Thanks to Jan Gerrit Marker)
- Option to scrobble composer as artist to Last.fm (Thanks to Nicholas Wilson)
- Option to hide the OSD if another window is taking the full screen
Changes
- Again write back ratings only if option is selected.
- Moved the queue-editor action to the main menu under playlist to save space. Queue editor now has a shortcut: Meta+U.
- Removed the redo action from the playlist toolbar to make it less wide.
- Made some playlist toolbar actions collapse into a menu button for use on small screens.
- Removed the statusbar. Moved progress info & messages to the Media Sources dock.
- Removed the preview button and checkbox from the organize collection dialog.
- General user interface cleanup (addition of browser widget backgrounds, etc.)
- Removed the add button in the context toolbar. Applet explorer is opened on config.
- Easier to understand Dynamic playlists
- Made Amarok depend ffmpeg-0.6 or newer.
- Use KImageCache if possible (kdelibs 4.5.0 and later), which should reduce the number of cache-related crashes.
Bugfixes
- Don't let the album applet freeze Amarok for ages on track change. (BR260810, BR277021)
- Fixed cover fetching from Google Images. (BR 275265)
- Fixed a crash in the equalizer dialog when selecting "Off".
- Fix finalization of track copy process to media device collections. (BR238912) Patch by Tommaso Falchi Delitala.
- Fixed crash on MusicBrainz search. (BR 274956)
- Avoid crash in ContextView when accessing Plasma::Applet::view(). (BR 258741)
- Fixed playlist tooltip getting too tall for multiline comments. (BR 256038)
- Made equalizer keywords (dB,kHz,...) translatable. (BR 263572)
- Made equalizer preset names translatable. (BR 263596)
- Fixed runtime error reporting of scripts. (BR 207409)
- Fixed "Happy" moodbar theme. (BR 264432)
- Fixed crash for invalid scripts trying to be stopped by the manager. (BR 268917)
- Fixed collection menu items ordering. (BR 207007)
- Fixed top level podcast location setting. (BR 263736)
- Fixed double-clicking in collection using left-handed mouse setting. (BR 272360) | http://amarok.kde.org/es/node/825 | 2013-05-18T10:41:53 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Amazing Charts is regularly enhanced and improved based on what our clients tell us they need. Subscribers to Guardian Angel Support & Maintenance get all our program updates and upgrades and access to our beta versions before they are officially launched.
Subscribers to Guardian Angel Support & Maintenance receive regular and automatic updates of our full Multum medication database, pharmacy databases, billing databases (including ICD, CPT, and HCPCS), Health Maintenance databases (USPSTF, CDC), and others.
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The Amazing Charts EHR system contains a robust and built-in ePrescribing module that includes drug-drug and drug-allergy interaction checking, the ability to both print and transmit prescriptions electronically (via Surescripts), and electronic prescription renewal features.
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Subscribers to Guardian Angel Support & Maintenance do not have to pay annual interface charges for interfaces that otherwise are charged annually. These include laboratory, radiology, hardware, and other interfaces to third party products. | http://amazingcharts.com/services/guardian-angel-support/ | 2013-05-18T11:02:00 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Motion-picture industry - History of Business in the U.S.
Definition: Enterprises that plan, finance, produce, distribute, and exhibit motion pictures
Significance: The motion-picture industry, part of the greater entertainment industry, employs vast numbers of people in the creation and distribution of its products. The industry has spawned many other businesses and services, some related to the production of films and others related to their marketing and sales.
Nickelodeons (storefront movie theaters) were a popular entertainment for the working classes beginning in 1906. With increased urbanization due to the increase in factories in the cities, attendance grew steadily to the point where large movie theaters were built in place of the nickelodeons. Early studios, such as the New York Motion Picture Company, Mack Sennett’s Keystone Studios, and American Mutoscope and Biograph, eventually made way for the five major studios of the first half of the century, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer (MGM; begun as Loew’s in 1910), Paramount (1916), Warner Bros. (1923), FOX (1915), and RKO (1928).
The American film industry was able to become the leader in releasing and distributing films during the early 1920’s thanks in part to World War I and the fact that the United States did not suffer the extensive physical damage and disruption that Europe did. Soon, the major studios were building their own large theaters in which to show their films.
The Studio Era
By the 1920’s, there were eight significant studios in the American motion-picture industry. In addition to the five major studios, three smaller studios (Universal, Columbia, and United Artists) were also producing and distributing films. Because of various scandals and fears of increased government regulation, a regulatory group was formed, the Motion Picture Producers and Distributors of America (MPPDA). The group, which later evolved into the Motion Picture Association of America (MPAA), hired former postmaster Will Hays to create a code of conduct for films. The Hays Code was released in 1930 but not really put into effect until 1934. The code remained in effect until 1966 and was replaced by the MPAA ratings system in 1968.
The theaters that the studios owned beginning during the 1920’s played a major role in their success. In addition to each studio running only its own films in its own theaters, the studios had a practice of “block booking” with independently owned theaters; this practice required theaters to book all of a studio’s current film titles on offer in order to exhibit any of them. So, if a theater wanted the latest hit film from Paramount, it had to also book the studio’s three B-pictures as well. Block booking ensured that even the smaller pictures would make money for their studios. The practice had an added benefit: If a theater was fully booked with the films of one studio, it was impossible for it to book films from other studios.
In 1928, when Warner Bros. introduced modern sound films with the release of the Jazz Singer, the other studios realized they too would need to convert to sound. However, equipping both their film equipment and movie theaters to accommodate sound films was a major expense, and the film studios took on a lot of debt. Going to the movies had become an important part of most Americans’ lives, and in 1929, over 100 million people bought tickets to see films, making it the industry’s best year to that point.
The Great Depression did not hit the film industry hard during its first couple of years. However, by 1934, ticket sales were down by about 40 million annual sales, and the studios were feeling the pinch from the conversion to sound. Approximately onethird of the movie theaters in the United States closed during the Depression. The ones that remained open lured viewers by slashing ticket prices, having giveaways, and—most popularly—through “bank nights,” when a ticket holder would win money through a drawing. Despite the Depression, the 1930’s were seen as the golden era of the studio system, with major successes such as Gone with the Wind (1939) making use of new technologies such as Technicolor. It was also seen as the era when the studio system was at its most efficient, with stars and technicians under long contracts and many films being produced cheaply.
In 1938, the three smaller studios sued the five major studios for violating the Sherman Antitrust Act of 1890 through their use of block booking and ownership of theaters. This lawsuit took ten years to make it through the court system, but its final ruling had a major impact on the industry. In the meantime, World War II helped bring movie ticket sales out of their slump, as people were beginning to do better financially.
Post World War II to the Late 1970’s
The end of World War II brought about a series of changes for the film industry, particularly for the major studios. The small studios won their antitrust suit. Studio-owned theaters and block booking were declared illegal. No longer able to count on the revenue fromthese practices, the studios began cutting costs by releasing actors and technical staff from their contracts. The anticommunist “red scare” and blacklist led to a further loss of talent in Hollywood, as well as smearing the industry’s public image when it could least afford it. The industry was faced with trying to win people back into downtown theaters, despite the growing popularity of television, with its increasingly suburban audience.
During the 1950’s, drive-in theaters’ ticket sales increased, but all other movie ticket sales went down. Studios tried to bring moviegoers back with big, all-star film spectacles such as Ben-Hur (1959), but for the most part it did not work. In 1957, RKO, one of the original major studios, went out of business. During this same period, other studios such as Warner Bros., MGM, and Universal diversifed into television and music recording. During the 1970’s, major corporations began taking over film companies, such as Paramount, Warner Bros., and MGM, and studios sold off the big lots where they had previously shot their films.
The Blockbuster Era
With the release and major successes of Jaws in 1975 and of Star Wars and its toy merchandising in 1977, film studios began to realize the potential of blockbuster films with sequels, increased marketing, and related merchandising. Merchandising, such as toys for fast-food children’s meals, tie-in books, action figures, and even clothing became a requisite part of every blockbuster film release. Film studios had produced blockbusters and event pictures before, but instead of emphasizing the star power of the cast, studios began to pour money into marketing budgets and tie-ins. As film historian Joel Finler notes, “What big companies are now selling are not so much blockbuster movies as brands or franchises.” The marketing and advertising budgets for films have only increased over time, with more money being spent on advertising than ever before. During the late twentieth century, advertising budgets increased more than film production budgets.
During the 1980’s, Disney began to become a bigger player in the motion-picture industry, just as MGM and United Artists were declining. Foreign investment in film studios was also becoming a trend, with Rupert Murdoch buyingTwentieth Century-Fox and Japanese companies Sony and Matsushita buying Columbia and Tri-Star, andMCAand Universal, respectively. During the late 1980’s and early 1990’s, many film companies either changed hands or merged with larger companies (Warner Bros. merged with Time, for example). At the same time, many smaller film companies that had made a dent in the film industry, such as Orion, were going out of business. During the period from 1985 to 1995, Disney was the only major studio to avoid a takeover or merger.
Top Ten Highest Grossing Films Within the United States
Source: Internet Movie Database, October, 2008
New Revenue Streams and Outsourcing
Merchandising and ticket sales came to account for only a portion of film companies’ revenues. During the 1980’s, the advent of the videocassette recorder (VCR), cable television, IMAX theaters, and pay-per-view channels gave film companies new ways to extend the revenue life of their films. With the arrival of the digital versatile disc (DVD) during the 1990’s, with its ability to contain extra features and commentary, the studios were able to realize new profits from their extensive film libraries by rereleasing classic films on DVD. The importance of film libraries can be highlighted by Ted Turner’s purchase of MGM’s movie library in 1986 for over $1 billion. Sales of films to foreign markets also became a major revenue stream. The viewing of films over the Internet is a potential new source of revenue (as well as of piracy).
In 1994, the latest major studio arrived with the creation of DreamWorks SKG. However, during the 1990’s fewer films were made by major studios than in previous decades. Many films, while financed in part by major studios, are produced primarily by subsidiaries, such as Miramax, a subsidiary of Disney. This sharing of the work in making a film has become a new way for the major studios to hedge their bets when creating a film. By partnering with a smaller company (which usually handles the film production while the major studio handles the marketing and distribution), the studio is able to share any risks as well as profit with its partner.
In a move reminiscent of block booking, in the past couple of decades, film companies—with the cooperation of the cinema multiplexes that began cropping up during the 1970’s—have begun saturation booking, in which a film opens on three thousand screens or more. These saturation bookings tend to occur during times of peak movie ticket sales, such as summer or the Thanksgiving holiday. By filling multiple screens at each location, blockbusters reinforce their status as a destination or event film, while preventing smaller films fromsharing the same theater.
Further Reading
Acheson, Keith, and Christopher J. Maule. “Understanding Hollywood’s Organization and Continuing Success.” In An Economic History of Film, edited by John Sedgwick and Michael Pokorny. London: Routledge, 2005. Compares the Hollywood studio system to those of England and Europe, accounting for its initial and continued successes.
Bergman, Andrew. We’re in the Money: Depression America and Its Films. New York: Harper, 1971. Focuses on films and the film industry during the Great Depression. Good coverage of “bank nights” and other attempts to get people into movie theaters.
Casper, Drew. Postwar Hollywood, 1946-1962. Malden, Mass.: Blackwell, 2007. Section 2 of the book, “Business,” provides a good overview of the fallout from the Paramount antitrust lawsuit.
Dickenson, Ben. Hollywood’s New Radicalism. New York: I. B. Tauris, 2006. Looks at Hollywood during the transition from the twentieth to twentyfirst centuries, mainly froma liberal perspective.
Finler, Joel W. The Hollywood Story. 3d ed. New York: Wallflower Press, 2003. Includes an opening chapter on Hollywood finance; each section on a major studio includes financial details as well. This is the book to read for a concise historical overview of motion-picture industry finances.
Mintz, Steven, and Randy Roberts. Hollywood’s America: United States History Through Its Films. St. James, N.Y.: Brandywine Press, 1999. Provides analysis of early studio practices, as well as good primary source material related to film finances, such as the SupremeCourt’s 1948 opinion on the antitrust case and a 1907 review of nickelodeons from Harpers.
See also: American Society of Composers, Authors, and Publishers; copyright law; Walt Disney; Films with business themes; Howard Hughes; Music industry; Photographic equipment industry; Radio broadcasting industry; Television broadcasting industry; Video rental industry. | http://american-business.org/2614-motion-picture-industry.html | 2013-05-18T10:41:32 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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I took your recommendation and read it all.
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I truly appreciate writers like Grasso. There's probably a word for that type of writing. He includes his own thinking in what he is writing in a way that shows you who he is as well as a way that enlightens you.
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I think the idea of cutting off the Founding of America sometime around 1789 or so is a mistake. There was a lot of unfolding going on and for a long time. The inception isn't the end of the process. In fact, America is still being created and we are part of the Founding Process.
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Thanks for posting this blog, Brad.
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BYW, Raven brought a bit of humor to the other thread even though she was a little brusk.
Thanks, Pinky. I plan on reading his book. He seems like an interesting guy and I also love his prose.
Christians called the deists and free enquirers "infidels,>
According to Webster's dictionary, an infidel was someone who denied inerrancy. Unitarians believed in inerrancy, and the supernatural, just ask Joseph Story.
Unitarians believed in inerrancy, and the supernatural, just ask Joseph Story.
Oy, dude. This is where you're losing me. "Supernatural," sure. Miracles. And even Jefferson talks about "supernatural interference," by God, presumably.
Inerrancy, I don't think you can support that, and I personally don't want any part of that discussion. You're on your own on that one and I think it's a bridge way too far. Even if the Bible is inerrant, as you apparently believe, my own studies don't support your contention here that a majority of the Founders shared your belief. Perhaps they did, but I think it can't be proved to anyone's satisfaction.
Sorry, mate.
I did think you had an excellent counterargument that anyone claiming Alexander Hamilton as a "theistic rationalist" at any time in his life without proof in his own words was quite effective, though.
It's interesting what you might achieve by placing the burden of proof where it belongs. Word up.
Perhaps they did, but I think it can't be proved to anyone's satisfaction.>
That's the ultimate question, Tom. Someone should title a post about it. I thought this blog is about what the framers believed, not about Biblical Theology. I don't what to squabble about theology. Other people on this blog bring it up; I never bring it up, I respond to it.
Am I on here to prove something is or isn't true? Is that where this blog has gone? It's surely where Rowe has gone. How is anyone supposed to prove anything without their own words affirming it? I can't guess you're eight feet tall, with white hair. Let's take this down to normal practical life.
If I tell you I am a dad because I have a daughter, do I have to show you my daughter for you to believe that I have a daughter?
Where am I going wrong on this analogy and theory that I see happening?
If someone calls himself a Christian, am I supposed to say, "no you're not!" You have to tell me in writing what you think on this, this, and this first!
Dude, it's impossible. No one should be able to judge like that.
If someone says their a Christian, we should believe them, until they show us otherwise. Hamilton never showed us otherwise.
Now, for the majority, if they are all, or most, going to church, and taking communion, and calling themselves Christians, how can you say they aren't orthodox Christians, if you don't have their words to question it?
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I really get a kick out of some of what is posted here in the name of academic excellence. I DID like to see Brad's blog which quotes Professor Christopher Grasso.
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That persons who openly claim they are NOT Christians speak on behalf of Christianity is an oxymoron to me. Jesus, himself who is called, The Christ, explains that the relationship one has with God is personal and mediated by no person.
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And Hamilton never got around to joining a Church. And studies from that era show the overwhelmimg majority of the population were unchurched. And many of the FFs involved with those orthodox churches like GW avoided communion and turned their backs on the Lord's Supper. And ministers themselves in those orthodox churches denied the infallibility of the Bibe and the Trinity..>
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Thanks for the props, I'll take it. I'm just not that judgmental to label someone without evidence.
And studies from that era show the overwhelmimg majority of the population were unchurched.>
I'd like to see those studies. Something tells me because of the lack of church buildings, there were many home churches. It's something to look into.
And many of the FFs involved with those orthodox churches like GW avoided communion and turned their backs on the Lord's Supper.>
Here's another study I'd like to see. It sounds informative.
And ministers themselves in those orthodox churches denied the infallibility of the Bibe and the Trinity.>
Here's another study, if there is one, would be very informative.
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It seems that there is more doctrine on what it takes to be a Christian than any other subject.
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Brad, this was an excellent post, and I regret I didn't give it the consideration it deserved,
Instead, I popped in about a comment that I considered off the track, and ended up taking this thread further off track.
Mea culpa.
We're a bit past the Founding era here, but I observe again the crosscurrents in American piety that Eric Alan Isaacson and I discussed recently: As the year 1800 arrived, the urban and educated elite trended toward unitarianism and a thinning-out of doctrine, but on the burgeoning frontier, revivalism, faith-based religion, grew exponentially.
And so, Stiles had one perception, and Tocqueville got completely another.
Hey, Phil, thanks for that. Cheers, mate. | http://americancreation.blogspot.com/2009/01/skepticism-and-american-faith-from.html | 2013-05-18T11:01:31 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Three Steps to Hitting a Fade
April 5th, 2012 by Tyler Pringle
- Place your club on the ground pointing at your target, and another pointing to the left. Align your club face square to the target, and point your feet left. Then swing along the plane of your feet.
With The Masters kicking off at Augusta National today, we thought we would cover one of the most important shots to play in order to be successful there- the high fade. The greens at Augusta tend to play extremely firm and fast, so bringing the ball in high and landing it soft is critical to keeping the ball on the green and getting it close to the hole.
The reason this shot is perfect for Augusta is it tends fly a bit higher and with a bit more backspin than your standard straight shot. This means it will not roll out as much once it lands, keeping the ball on the proper tier of the course’s many multi-level putting surfaces.
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Remington Calls Out NBC Televison
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I have two Model 870 shotguns. I’ve never had an issue with either of them. At one time I owned a Model 1100. Never had any issues with that one either.
I would suggest that Remington and other firearms manufacturers get together and form a freedom network tv channel dedicated to our cause….the cause of true freedom. NBC, ABC,CBS, Fox and the rest of the big networks have big agenda money backing them….why not allign together with alot of the other firearm manu’s to get our message out. So people have a choice to listen to our side!!
Went to respedtremington.tv and heard these two “plaintiffs” had to say. I also saw the “film” about Remington rifles safety issues. I believe anti-Constitutuonals are at it again. Making a mountain out of a grain of sand. I do not want to demean the loss of life – for any reason, but to exploit it is lower than low. Strict adherence to “Keep the muzzle pointing in a safe direction an do not point at anything you do not want to destroy.” will do more than anything else.
I firmly believe that Remington should hit NBC and New York right where it hurts. Pull their manufacturing plants out of the unfriendly eastern states and bring them to the most gun-friendly state in the nation – Utah!!! Home of Browning and one of the largest number of gun owners. Remington, please come to Utah!
I would suggest if you have a well used 11-48 or 870 that you take a close look at your trigger sear and hammer contact surfaces to be really sure your gun is safe. My 11-48 is well used and the contact surfaces showed considerable wear – enough that the sear could be jiggled with a ballpoint pen and the hammer would release with the safety set!!
If your gun is ‘well used” as you put it then there is every reason to expect the surfaaces to show “considerable wear.” This isn’t a problem with the gun or Remington’s fault as parts won’t last forever. It is your responsibility to be sure that your firearm is kept in good condition which includes checking various wear parts which I see that you have done as you know that they are worn. NBC makes everything out to be the guns fault or the manufacturers fault. It states in every owners manual that I have ever read that the responsibilty of maintaining the proper working condition or any gun is the owners (purchasers) responsibility so I think that your statement while a good warning for other owners that have “well used” shotguns it isn’t the fault, or responsibility of Remington to maintain your firearm for you.
These are the same people that will be crying for protection from gun owners when the crap hits the fan.
In this day and age it is highly unlikely of a gun accidentally discharging without HUMAN intervention.
Also, like everything else, parts wear over time and abuse.
I personally stopped watching NBC after I heard this story the first time. I now watch Scott Pelley instead of Brian Williams and occasisionally I will watch Diane Sawyer. The only thing I watch on NBC now is “Castle.” When all gun owners stop watching their ridiculous news casts and it affects their advertising revenue, maybe they will get the message. | http://americanhandgunner.com/remington-calls-out-nbc-televison/ | 2013-05-18T11:01:56 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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I have been irregular with my period since I started having intercourse at the age of 18 (33 1/2 yrs old now). I have never been pregnant, but have invested in ALOT of pregnancy test throughout the years because of my irregular period. I have never in all my experience came across a positive reading. Last night, I took a test when I got home from work, just because I have been feeling a little weird and wasn't sure whether it was PMS symptoms or if I was pregnant and it came out positive. I got excited, happy and even called my best friend and brother. I then waited a little while longer and did another one just to be sure, but nothing was read in the test, so I went to the store and bought another pack, different brand, not the same one, because I had purchased the last one of the positive reading brand, which was a CVS brand one. I went home and took another and it said negative. I took another one this morning and it again said negative. I called and made an appointment for an ASAP walk-in today at 3:45pm. My girlfriend told me her daughter-in-law took about 8 to 10 home pregnancy tests and they were giving her both positive and negative readings because it was early in the pregnancy when she was testing and today she is 6 months pregnant. I know I won't know for sure until I see the doctor today, but was wondering if this is a normal experience with women? This has never happened to me and I can tell you I have taken over a hundred of those tests and have never got a positive reading. If I am, I am happy about it, no doubt, but it would be a bummer if I wasn't but yet got a positive reading. | http://americanpregnancy.org/forums/showthread.php?389213-Could-I-be-pregnant&p=1058758715 | 2013-05-18T10:43:42 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Liberal intolerance on full display as Rush Limbaugh faces death threats
Those oh-so-tolerant liberals are in full throat and are being exposed as the hypocrites many of them are as they call–or hope–for the death of Rush Limbaugh over his ‘slut’ comment.
Here is some of what is being said about Rush Limbaugh:
”Execute Rush, now!” states one; “Don’t just drop sponsorship someone kill this pig now please!!!!,”
I think karma got a death grip on breitbart, I think his passing is inspirational. Hopefully rush will die next,” reads another message directed at Limbaugh. Meanwhile, in comments posted at the L.A. Times Facebook wall, still undeleted as this article is written, readers state that it “would be nice to see that fat douche taken down but I’m not holding my breath”; “crossing fingers for a huge heart attack
Oh yeah, Rush. If I ever see you out somewhere (which I probably won’t since I hang out in places where non-whites are allowed), I’m going to punch you in the throat
“I want you [sic] blood … coming to Florida – gonna pay you a visit my friend you love to pick on people get ready fatso.”
“I hope someone murders rush and I hope it hurts,” wrote another individual.
And there is more, just go to the above linked article to read more of the screenshots taken from Rush Limbaugh’s Facebook page if you haven’t already seen enough.
I am assuming, of course, that these people are legitimately upset at Rush Limbaugh for his degrading comment and are not simply upset with him for partisan reasons. I assume that these same people also called for the death of Bill Maher when he repeatedly called Sarah Palin a ‘twat’ and a ‘cunt.’
To his credit–although he probably did it because he is also belatedly beginning to feel the heat–Bill Maher kinda-sorta came to Rush Limbaugh’s defense:
Hate to defend #RushLimbaugh but he apologized, liberals looking bad not accepting. Also hate intimidation by sponsor pullout
Rush Limbaugh screwed up big time last week and it wasn’t just because of his comment; it was because he laughed and joked about it for two or three days afterward and only became remorseful when sponsors began to pull out of his radio show. He fell for the trap Democrats set before the Republicans; the contraception issue has always been a diversionary tactic designed to take the focus off of Barack Obama’s failed policies and Rush Limbaugh should have been smart enough to see through this. Perhaps it is time for him to untie the half of his brain he keeps tied behind his back, but none of this justifies the threat or the hope of violence or death that Rush Limbaugh has faced since his remarkably stupid comments.
But perhaps the Democrats are beginning to overplay their hand and it could come back to haunt them because people are beginning to see the double standard here: First we had liberal Kirsten Powers call out Bill Maher and liberal hypocrisy in general, and now Bill Maher, of all people, is calling for a dialing down of the rhetoric.
The tide may be turning here and maybe soon we will be able to get back onto the important issues facing the future of this nation, including Barack Obama’s failed policies and his desire to try more of the same in light of his failings.
One would expect no less from the ignorant and intolerant left. The vitriolic verbiage is a sign that those who engage in this sort of behavior are unable to frame cognizent arguments either pro or con – on any issue. We might even go so far as to say that maybe there is a lack of mental acuity on their part.
You will note I am, unlike those on the left, being politically correct in my assessment of their mental abilities when I really wanted to offer that many on the left are just plain retarded….WM
Yes, instead of debating they simply go into attack mode because it is easier.
The opprobrious liberals do seem a bit pompous with their ignorant rhetoric.
It seems you want everyone to think you are intelligent by your large vocabulary…however your lack of intelligence shows when you chose to use the word retarded. Maybe you should re-read your first sentence..specifically the word ignorant. Only ignorant people would call a group “retarded”…Maybe someday the GOP will grow up and learn that name calling is something that we do in elementary school. I also have to laugh that you are tooting your own horn for being politically correct. Maybe you should educate yourself on what that means.
Maybe the left will grow up and Bill Maher will also realize that name calling is something that is done in elementary school as well.
Maher is only looking for more attention so he can keep the buzz going.
That could very well be the case, I hadn’t thought of that.
I have heard justification of such statements from liberals under the guise of “being intolerant toward intolerance”. “Being intolerant toward intolerance” makes someone self-hating, and they are just projecting the hatred they have of themselves.
Oh, come on, “intolerance toward intolerance” is simply a self-serving justification of censorship.
Rush realized his mistake and got spanked. Nobody’s taking him off the air, and the good Lord willing, he’s not having any heart attacks.
Boortz this morning called for Limbaugh to pull a “Master’s Defense.” When the Master’s Gold Tournament, a few years back, was the object of an advertising boycott, they manned up and cancelled all advertising for the tournament entirely. Rush should cancel all advertising on his program for some period of time – he and Clearchannel (?) are wealthy and can afford to put on a few weeks of free Rush.
Take good care and have a pleasant evening . . . and may God bless us all!
TGY
That would be interesting and might help to show he is sincere. Personally I don’t think he was sincere because he was laughing about it for days. Maybe he realized he was wrong from the beginning and was just digging in, my I doubt it. It seems to me that he only apologized because of pressure from his sponsors.
I think that some times hosts of different programs think they are above being taken down. Maybe he realized that a bit too late. I don’t care what political party they are from, they need to own up to doing wrong. Look what all the problems this has caused and for what? It has taken away from the real problems at hand and the MSM has sure picked up and run with it. At least he DID apologize, unlike alot of them, but it was too late to make a difference. We really need for this to be THE main issue at hand, don’t we? What the media should be focusing on they don’t, but something as ignorant as this, they can’t get enough. It only shows how far the media has fallen from being the icons they once were. You would almost think they are on the level of the Enquirer, or one of those rags and they may just be a step below that by now. Stupid and a waste of our time, that is what this is.
You are right, at least Rush apologized, when Maher was asked about his comments he repeated them and yet he doesn’t feel the pressure or receive the hate filled mail that Limbaugh does.
I am trying to move on from this subject, but something happens that seems to drag me back in. Hopefully I can move on from this tonight.
This I agree with The media, whoever side you are on, are failing us. They are depending on us staying ignorant, and not seeking out the truth. In most cases if we choose to hear two sides we will get some place in the middle. Money is made I`m thinking from American`s fighting over foolish things and not shining the light on our major problems.
Yes, we are being purposely distracted by the media and many people simply do not know how dire the situation is in this country right now.
Here’s an idea…why doesn’t Rush’s supporters counter the these boycotts with their own boycotts against the sponsors who pulled their sponsorship from Limbaugh’s show. There are still more of us than there are of them. And we will actually follow through.
I read a story that Carbonite pulled its sponsorship of the show and the next day their stocks tumbled. Don’t know if it was a coincidence or not, but that might be a legitimate option for people who are upset.
Before all of this went down with Rush, it had been reported that he had a package delivered to his home. Apparently he has his own x-ray machine, and it was questionable and called the police. If this had happened to any of the Liberal Loonies it would have been a headline maker. Just saying.
It’s the forces of tolerance and diversity at work yet again.
Seriously though, they always manage to expose themselves in the end,
They just cannot help themselves, can they?
Rush called a Libber a SLUT, and Rush gains tons of new fans…
Rush called a Libber a SLUT, and Rush is hated by the Left…
I didn’t know the left could hate Rush any more than they do, maybe I need to write a couple of posts and call Sandra Fluke a slut, or call Debbie Was-A-Man Schultz an ugly piece of garbage…
Ya never know, maybe the libbers will hate ME more as I garner a bigger readers base…
The bigger you are, the more they will hate you.
Yawn, yawn. They say this and they say that. Like this kind of hyperbole only exists on one side of the debate. I’m sorry, people from all sides of the politcal debate are capable of using illiberal language, why assume this is some particular flaw of just one side?
Where I tend to agree is that to proclaim liberal values and then act in illeberal ways is very hypocritical, but again, that is like showing that many of those who take conservative views on immigration have fallen into using illegal immigrants as a work-force to save money. It opens them up to a charge of hypocrisy, but doesn’t prove that their views on immigration are wrong. | http://americaswatchtower.com/2012/03/07/liberal-intolerance-on-full-display-as-rush-limbaugh-faces-death-threats/ | 2013-05-18T10:53:20 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
My sisters are coming for dinner tonight. And sleeping over. In my world, sisters are A Very Good Thing.
On the menu? Something that counts as comfort food for Northern Californians. Especially when one of them was a vegetarian for a rather long time. Oh, said vegetarian wasn’t me. I’m very fond of meat. Even bacon. But I love braising. The smell is as nice as the taste. Especially when sisters are in the house.
Braised Cinnamon Tofu
From A Spoonful of Ginger, Nina Simonds
(all silly commentary is of course mine)
1 teaspoon safflower or corn oil (I always use more. Can’t help myself.)
Seasonings
6 whole scallions, ends trimmed, smashed lightly with the flat side of a knife and cut into 1 1/2 inch sections (this recipe has no finicky chopping requirements. I like that.)
6 garlic cloves, smashed lightly with the flat side of a knife and sliced thinly
4 slices fresh ginger, about the size of a quarter, smashed lightly with the flat side of a knife
1 teaspoon hot chile paste (you can probably use crushed chile pepper instead. If you can find it.)
2 sticks cinnamon
1 teaspoon anise seed (I imagine you can also use a couple of star anise pods)
Other
1/2 cup soy sauce
6 cups water
2 pounds firm tofu, cut into 1-inch cubes
1 pound spinach, stems trimmed, rinsed, and drained
3 tablespoons minced scallion greens
1. Heat a large pot or casserole over medium-high heat, add the oil, heat until hot, about 30 seconds, and add the Seasonings. Stir-fry until fragrant, about 15 seconds, then add the soy sauce and water. Heat until boiling, add the tofu, and boil again. Reduce the heat to low, cover, and simmer, skimming the surface to remove impurities and fat (although, how much fat is going to be present given that it’s tofu?). Cook for 1 hour, until the tofu is drenched (don’t you love the word drenched?) with the flavors of the braising mixture. Remove the ginger slices and cinnamon and discard.
2. Add the spinach clump by clump to the tofu (I am so going to use to pre-washed spinach, a great modern invention) and heat until boiling. Ladle the mixture into serving bowls, sprinkle scallion greens on top, and serve.
If this sounds good to you, go buy the cookbook. It’s incredible. I promise. Also, have a wonderful weekend. For that, I can make no promises. But I will make wishes.
*And nobody gave me anything nor do I make any money from purchases. Not that I am against free enterprise, I just don’t know how.
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I also live in a world where sisters are a very good thing. But we haven't done dinner-and-a-sleepover for ages, if ever, and I'm thinking that's too bad. Perhaps I should follow your lead . . .
Have a wonderful time in your sister-filled, cinnamon-smelling home this weekend!
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This sounds wonderful. I wonder if I'd go to vegan Hell if I made it with lean pork loin instead?
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Jan – I am laughing out loud. It's based on a recipe for Cinnamon Beef…and mf thanks for the good wishes. I'm off to the market. Clean sheets are in the dryer.
8:39 am
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Oh this looks awesome. I have been bored to death with tofu lately so I am bookmarking this recipe for sure! Thanks.
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this all sounds so heavenly- is there anything better than sister-time and haute-comfort food?!
have so much fun with your sissies tonight- I'm jealous!
xoox
kHm
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Have a wonderful, wonderful weekend.
-Then tell us all about it.
Laura
7:43 pm
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Hope you have a most wonderful weekend with your sisters!
7:57 pm
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I have no sisters and no taste for Tofu but I hope you enjoy both! The braised cinnamon with beef sounds good.
7:32 am
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Sisters are wonderful, but I must note, the Cinnamon Tofu WAS NOT VERY GOOD….Beef is much better.
7:33 am
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Oh, and my brother came too, after all, which was also a VERY GOOD THING.
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I have one sister that is "a good thing" and one that isn't but that's an old story I hate remembering. The recipe sounds very interesting but I'm an anti-tofu person so maybe I'll try the beef version.
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L, saw this jacket and thought of you:
Berkshire Jacket from Sundance:
2:54 pm
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Recipe sounds great
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It sounds delicious to me…, just made a curry tofu this weekend. I haven't eaten meat for years. I love seafood though and the smell of barbecue and grilled sausages -go figure!
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Hope you had a wonderful weekend. No sisters for me but I have a cousin who makes a pretty good substitute.
Darla
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This sounds so good. I would love to smell it cooking. Lucky that you are close to your sisters….
Hope you had a Great Time!
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You have sisters? Lucky. *sigh* All I have is one brother and we don't even like each other. I envy you. Hope you had a wonderful time; and that recipe sounds awesome.:)
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Ooooh…! I'll have to try that, since I am one of those pesky vegetarians. :)
-maria
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Sooooo….what can you substitute for the tofu?!
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Sisters are one of the very best things in the world in my book!
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Sounds delicious. I'm a fan of all things with spinach, yum! When I was younger I would dream of a sister, you are a lucky lady!
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I wish I had a sister. That way Mom could nag someone else besides me.
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Braised tofu. Really! I'da never guessed :) But I agree on the braising: warm, fall-like, and comforting. Nothing better when you can hear the faint sounds of footballs cheers in the distance… | http://amidprivilege.com/2009/10/saturday-morning-at-833am-2/ | 2013-05-18T10:31:27 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Document - Albania: Stop forced evictions of Roma in Albania
UA: 32/12 Index: EUR 11/001/2012 Albania Date: 1 February 2012
URGENT ACTION
STOP FORCED EVICTIONS OF ROMA IN ALBANIA
Nine homeless Romani families temporarily settled by the Albanian authorities in tents on private land have been threatened with imminent forced eviction . No adequate alternative housing has been offered to these families.
The families are among some 40 Romani families who left the informal settlement near the railway station in Albania's capital, Tirana, where they were living in February 2011, after a series of attacks by men from outside the settlement. The authorities offered them temporary accommodation in tents at Babrru, on the outskirts of Tirana, pending resettlement in former military barracks, once they had been renovated. The other families refused this offer mainly on health and safety grounds. Though the government maintains that the site provides all necessary conditions for normal living, Amnesty International believes that they do not meet criteria for adequate housing, as set out in international law. The owner of the land on which the families' tents are pitched reportedly plans to evict them, due to a dispute over unpaid rent with the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, which is responsible for the families' accommodation and welfare. The Ministry is reportedly considering moving these families to the barracks site, even though this would also fail to meet international standards for adequate housing, as the necessary reconstruction work has not yet started. Night temperatures in Albania are around 0 degrees Celsius at this time of year
Under international law, evictions may be carried out only as a last resort, once other alternatives have been explored in genuine consultation with the affected communities. The authorities then have a duty to provide them with adequate notice. The authorities must ensure that no families are made homeless or vulnerable to the violation of other human rights as a consequence of eviction. This includes providing them with legal remedies, including provision of compensation for the destruction of their homes, possessions and loss of income.
Please write immediately in English or your own language , urging the authorities to:
prevent the imminent forced eviction of the Romani families living in Babrru;
provide without further delay, immediate access to adequate housing for these families;
identify in consultation with all affected families, all feasible alternatives to eviction, put in place procedural and legal safeguards and, if evictions are unavoidable, develop a comprehensive relocation and compensation plan for all affected communities which complies with requirements under international human rights standards;
provide the necessary financial and other resources for the renovation of the military barracks or other permanent housing, and by closely monitoring progress in ensuring that this permanent housing is made ready in line with international standards on adequate housing, while keeping the families fully informed and updated on progress.
P LEASE SEND APPEALS BEFORE 14 MARCH 2012 TO :
Deputy Minister of Labour, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities
Filloreta Kodra
Ministër i Punës, Cështjeve Sociale dhe Shanseve te Barabarta
Rruga e Kavajës
Tirana, Albania
Salutation: Dear Deputy Minister
Mayor of Tirana
Z.Lulzim Basha
Blvd. Dëshmorët e Kombit, Tirana, Albania
Salutation: Dear Mr Basha
Copies to:
Prime Minister
Prof. Dr. Sali Berisha
Kryetari i Këshillit të Ministrave
Bulevardi “Dëshmorët e Kombit” Nr. 1 1000 Tirana, Albania Email: kryeministri@km.gov.al
Also send copies to diplomatic representatives accredited to your country. Please insert local diplomatic addresses below:
Name Address 1 Address 2 Address 3 Fax Fax number Email Email address Salutation Salutation
Please check with your section office if sending appeals after the above date.
URGENT ACTION
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ADditional Information
Forced evictions, whereby people are removed involuntarily from their homes without legal protection or the assurance of alternative accommodation, are a gross violation of a range of human rights.
As a state party to the International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights (ICESCR), the government of Albania is legally obliged to respect, protect, and progressively fulfil the right to adequate housing, guaranteed in Article 11(1) of the ICESCR. This includes the duty to ensure "security of tenure which guarantees legal protection against forced eviction, harassment and other threats." The government has legal obligations to protect its citizens from forced evictions, especially when such evictions would make them homeless.
Further, Albanian has undertaken to fulfil the objectives of the "Decade of Roma Inclusion 2005-2015", an initiative of 12 European countries to improve the socio-economic status of Romani communities, and has adopted an (Albanian) National Strategy "For the improvement of the living conditions of the Roma minority".
Name: Nine Romani families
Gender m/f: Both
UA: 32/12 Index: EUR 11/001/2012 Issue Date: 1 February 2012
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Karen and I have just returned from a short visit to Paris (France, not Texas). I have been there twice before, but until Karen told me there was a canal that ran through the middle of the city, I was oblivious to its existence. Thanks to the internet we were able to rent an apartment just a couple of blocks from the Canal Saint-Martin.
Our plan was to hang out in the neighborhood and pretend we lived there. We would sit at cafes and drink coffee, and we would stroll along the canal, as these Parisians are doing:
The canal was constructed between 1802 and 1825, by order of Napoleon I, to bring fresh water to Paris and for the transport of goods. It runs 4.5 kilometers from the Bassin de la Villette to the Port de l’Arsenal just off the Seine River. Nine locks raise or lower boats a total of 27 meters.
This barge in the Bassin de la Villette flew the Dutch flag:
There are three movable bridges that cross the canal. Two are swing bridges, and one is a vertical lift bridge. This is part of the lifting mechanism:
Two companies run tours along the canal, and there was no way we were not going to take a canal-boat trip. Here is one of the boats that Paris Canal operates. This is the company we used.
This bridge is confused. It says, “Rise up!” but it doesn’t rise.
It swings!
Here is a boat from the other company, Canauxrama, with just a few tourists. (It was a cold, rainy day.)
As soon as the gate goes up, the waiting traffic takes off:
The canal is still used for commercial traffic. Here a barge passes through the Parc de la Villette (the starting point for our boat trip) and approaches the junction with the Canal Saint-Denis:
This sign is at the first lock on the Canal Saint-Martin: 4.5 kilometers to the Seine.
Despite the weather, Karen was very happy to be descending the canal:
Inside the first lock:
Eight of the nine locks on the canal are double locks where you pass directly from one lock into the next:
Just below the Bassin de la Villette the canal passes through a short tunnel. The “1825″ carved into the rock is the year the canal opened:
Here we both are, happy to be on a boat, in a lock, in Paris:
About half of the canal runs through a tunnel. Only this first section has artificial lighting. The rest of the tunnel is dark, except for openings every block or so to allow light and air in.
At the end of the two-kilometer-long tunnel we exited into the Port de l’Arsenal, just below the Bastille:
This marina is home to a variety of boats, one much more colorful than the others:
And there’s this Dutch canal boat:
At the end of the canal, two means of transportation cross. The Seine is visible just beyond the last lock: | http://amovablebridge.wordpress.com/2012/05/06/paris-the-canal-saint-martin/?like=1&_wpnonce=13170383b7 | 2013-05-18T11:02:17 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
This is Part 1:
Titles in this series are copublished with International Press, Cambridge, MA.
Readership
Graduate students, research mathematicians, and physicists interested in manifolds and cell complexes.
Table of Contents | http://ams.org/bookstore?fn=20&arg1=amsipseries&ikey=AMSIP-2-1 | 2013-05-18T10:22:23 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
The Coming Shifts and California Prediction, given 9/11
The morning of Sept. 11th, 2011 I received a prophetic vision at approximately 7 a.m. (MST), the same time of day and exactly 10 years to the day of the events now known as 9/11. I am going to share this vision with you and end with the significant confirmations that followed.
It all began at an extraordinary underwater lake where I believe my vibration level was being prepared to receive the communications that follow. It was a pristine environment unknown to all but a very few, underneath another body of water that seemed like somewhere in the United States. From this hidden location I was then taken to a scene in the near future. It was an urban location where I met a race of extra-terrestrial beings who had the appearance of humans on earth, only a bit small. These beings communicated to me a number of things. First, they explained that soon they would be living among us on this planet and would be inter-mingled with earth humans. Our races would mix.
The vision continued, and at this point I was able to gain a number of insights without anything needing to be explained to me. I believe that I was brought into a vibration level where I was able to access greater knowing.
One understanding was about the people who I had seen perish. I understood that the earth is on the path of advancement and no one who tries to interfere will succeed, even if it means they have to leave the planet via the loss of their physical body. No individual will be allowed to stop or otherwise deter the changes that are coming. This is apparently what these particular individuals had intended to do: essentially attempt to carry out ulterior agendas that were not in accordance with what is making its’ way to earth energetically.
What is coming is also something I was able to assimilate. The advancement we are already now experiencing and will continue to experience at an accelerating pace means advancement on every level. No level left behind. We are reaching a level of “evolution” that means we will love each other, take care of each other, possess new abilities and a heightened experience of peace and well being, plus the technology to accomplish it all. We cannot imagine the level of sophistication and bliss on the way, but we will be able to!!! This is all part of a new vibration .
The feeling I had from these beings who are helping to usher our planet in to this coming time is a kindness the depth of which I have rarely experienced on this earth. It does remind me, however, of something familiar, something my soul recognizes and that is intrinsic to who I am: something before birth.
Next, I got a glimpse of some kind of record of events in future. A list. Not like predictions, but like a record of history, only future. I could not see what was written and for some reason it did not seem important to me at the time. Funny, because prediction is my occupation here on earth! Nonetheless, as the communications were ending and I was returning to my more or less regular state, the following words came strong and clear:
“Thirty thousand souls will languish at Laguna Beach.” It is either within the next year (1 year from Sept. 11, 2011) or it is sometime in 2012. I got the message of “next year,” not being able to discern from the two time lines mentioned. My feeling is that it will be somewhere between Jan. 2012 and Sept. 2012.
I am sorry to have to say this and realize it will not be pleasing to many. It was given to me. I have the responsibility to let it be known. I trust it will help the people who need it.
⢹ ⢸ ⢫ ⣖
The following confirmations occurred regarding the above vision:
- The vision occurred on the morning of the 10-year anniversary of 9-11. From what I can deduce, it actually occurred at the same time as the crashes occurred.
- Of all mornings, it happened to be the morning that my pre-taped predictions for the coming age were being aired on the radio. I woke to my interview with Allan Hutner, Transitions Radio 98.1 out of Santa Fe, NM. Directly following the interview, my own pre-taped weekly forecast, “Oracle Speak” came blasting out of the stereo. The forecast was derived from the Queen of Clubs (Queen of Vision.) Not more than a couple of hours after receiving the vision, I listened to my own voice telling myself, “Pay attention to your dreams and learn to look beyond your current reality. Use the power represented to envision what is possible.”
- As I sat at the computer writing the vision down, my husband and mother-in-law called frantically from the kitchen window where a large hawk perched not more than six feet from our kitchen sink. We watched this marvelous creature at close range for probably 2 or 3 minutes before it flew off, leaving 2 feathers as a gift. In indigenous cultures, hawks are messengers from the invisible Spirit realm, bringers of vision and psychic knowing.
BE WELL.
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Suzanne Marques Likes Mattress Dancing
Hot damn, this is the extremely sexy and leggy Suzanne Marques of FOX's Good Day LA doing a segment for a remote "glamourous campground". I'd like to take her out to the "remote glamorous campground" and do some mattress mambo all weekend long.
Suzanne is liking the bed (click for the MQs),
Screencaps courtesy of 3finger at the Wide World of Women forum.
3 comments:
That just filled my fantasy of seeing her in bed………… aaaahhhhh Thanks
I would love to be in that bed with her, fucking her while she wears those black high heel pumps!
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These 1,875 photographs chronicle.
Our Museum's companion exhibit, Pioneers to the Past: American Archaeologists in the Middle East 1919-20, is open to the public from January 12 through August 29, 2010.
This photographic exhibit is the third major installment of the Oriental Institute's on-line Photographic Archives. It joins PERSEPOLIS AND ANCIENT IRAN: CATALOG OF EXPEDITION PHOTOGRAPHS (967 Photographs from the Oriental Institute's expedition to Iran in the 1930s) and THE 1905-1907 BREASTED EXPEDITIONS TO EGYPT AND THE SUDAN: A PHOTOGRAPHIC STUDY (1055 Photographs from Breasted's travels in Nubia during the years 1905-1907.
For a complete and up to date list of all of the ca. two hundred and seventy volumes of Oriental Institute publications available online see AWOL - The Ancient World Online - 2: The Oriental Institute Electronic Publications Initiative.
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Isabella Black
Kirsten took over the role of Belle when she was aged from 5 to 15 practically overnight. At first the jump in age was a little hard to take, but Kirsten has made Belle a very likeable teenage girl. Kirsten was born on April 8, 1984 and has blonde hair and blue eyes.
Deidre Hall, Kyle Lowder, Storms, and Drake Hogestyn as the Black family
Visit Kirsten's official website. | http://andiemc91.tripod.com/ShawnBelle/id2.html | 2013-05-18T11:02:43 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Magazine Lists March 29 Date For PS Vita Gundam
Flying get sources who've managed to pick up this month's Gemaga ahead of its street date are reporting that the magazine lists a March 29 release date for Gundam Seed Battle Destiny, the first PlayStation Vita game based off the Gundam license. The magazine apparently lists a ¥5,980 price point.
These types of dates usually debut in Weekly Famitsu's release calendar, so there's the possibility that this is a misprint. If it's real, expect Namco Bandai to make an announcement either today or early next week.
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First Southern National Bank
Rating: 4.7 (27) Cost: Free Downloads: 1,000 - 5,000
First Southern National Bank’s Mobile Banking App allows you to manage your accounts from your mobile device quickly and securely – anytime you’d like.
Install.
Andrew - 1969-12-31
Great app! I'm going to miss pulling up the website on my phone... Ha! Yea right! This makes it faster and easier to do so. Ps. my iPad feels left out
Anthony - 1969-12-31
I really didn't expect this app from my satisfying smaller bank...I stumbled on it recently and just wanted to say thanks for developing!! Awesome | http://android-apps.com/applications/finance/first-southern-national-bank/ | 2013-05-18T10:15:02 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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Just hours before Google is set to take Hong Kong by storm and bring us the latest information on Ice Cream Sandwich and the Samsung Galaxy Nexus, a place-holder page has gone up on Samsung.com that gives some insight on how availability of the Nexus might play out.
Found by simply searching for “Galaxy Nexus” on Samsung’s website, the listing that comes up shows not only the backside of the Galaxy Nexus, but mentions Verizon. The exact wording is “Sign up to get the latest on the Galaxy Nexus from Verizon.” Granted, it doesn’t say “only from Verizon,” but we’re still hearing that the Nexus will indeed see a short exclusivity period on Big Red here in the US.
A GSM version of the device that will work with both T-Mobile and AT&T has been spotted at the FCC, but it may not be available for a couple months while Verizon takes its turn in the spotlight. | http://androidandme.com/2011/10/devices/leaked-samsung-galaxy-nexus-page-points-towards-verizon-exclusivity/comment-page-1/ | 2013-05-18T10:54:34 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Curious what’s in the pipeline for HTC next year? In addition to launching the Tegra 3-powered Edge, it appears HTC is also working on the Ville – their first smartphone with Qualcomm’s upcoming Snapdragon S4 processor. The latest info comes from Jonathan Geller of BGR who doesn’t exactly have the best track record with recent rumors, but he seems pretty confident in his source and the specs line up with what we expect for Q1 2012.
Jonathan reports that HTC will announce the Ville at Mobile World Congress in February and he expects the device to go on sale in April. That’s around the same time we expect the HTC Edge to debut, so it will be interesting to see these two devices go head to head. As many of you already know, Tegra 3 is the first mobile quad-core processor and Snapdragon S4 is the first dual-core processor at 28 nm.
Based on the rumored specs, which device looks more appealing to you? The HTC Edge or the HTC Ville? | http://androidandme.com/2011/11/devices/htc-ville-coming-next-year-with-android-4-0-sense-4-0-and-snapdragon-s4/ | 2013-05-18T10:53:28 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
We have been admirers of hand-crafted Japanese Tokoname teapots for years. In fact, we featured a stylish black Tokoname teapot on the cover of our book, The Story of Tea. We had so many queries about that teapot after our book came out that we contacted the tea maker and ordered a quantity of these gorgeous vessels to sell.
Now, four years later, that teapot is no longer being made. So we re-kindled contacts we made in Tokoname during a brief visit there a few years back and placed an order for a special selection of stunning hand-made teapots. We asked to be sent photographs of works by master Tokoname potters and boy, did our man in Japan deliver! It was difficult for us to decide on which teapots to purchase, but we settled on a selection of stunning choices.
All of these teapots are unique, beautiful and desireable. Each vessel represents the vison of the clay artist, and we decided to mix it up in our selection of color, shape, texture and technique. We are thrilled to offer these functional works of art to our tea enthusiast customers and teawares collectors.
Tokoname has been a center of ceramic production since the 12th century and is, along with the kilns at Seto, Shigaraki, Echizen, Tanba,and Bizen, one of the oldest pottery production sites in Japan. Fortunately for those of us who are clay collectors, many pottery artisans in Tokoname have been honing their skills from a young age, and are now the clay masters. Their teapots are sought after worldwide for many desirable features, such as balance in pouring; skillfully tailored, pleasing shapes; thin-walled sides; highly polished, fine, smooth surfaces or lightly textured, matte finishes; elegant aesthetics, and complete, precise functionality.
Tokoname teapots are made in a variety of shapes and utilize many techniques that are the result of both hand skills and tool work. These teapots are categorized as yakishime – high-fired unglazed stoneware. Tokoname teapots are made from an iron-rich clay, and are very fine in texture. The clay allows the teapot and the tea to interact in a positive way. Many tea connoisseurs believe that unglazed clay sweetens the tea or adds a little minerality or backbone to the flavor of the tea – and those who use these teapots (and Yixing teapots for Chinese oolongs and Pu-erh, and hand-crafted Korean teapots, too ) know what I mean.
In Japan, these stylish teapots are used to steep Japanese green teas, which are long in length and have characteristic thin, needle-like leaves. Japanese green teas are quite different in size and appearance from Chinese green teas, and the best ones are steeped and drunk in small quantities. Accordingly, these teapots may be smaller than what many black tea drinkers may be accustomed to, but they are perfectly sized for steeping Japanese ( or Chinese or Korean ) green teas.
Most Tokoname teapots are kyusu-style teapots, which means that they are constructed with one handle on the side of the teapot. Occasionally western-style handles are placed on these teapots, and these are referred to as ushirode-kyusu-style. If the handle is placed so that it arcs above the opening of the teapot then that is a dobin-style teapot.
Unlike lifeless factory made teapots, these little hand-made teapots are works of art with personality. Each teapot reflects the vision of the artist who made it, and each is as functional as it is beautiful. Any one of these teapots will enhance your tea steeping and tea drinking pleasure.
We requested that all of our teapots have a clay infuser ( not stainless steel or mesh ) built into the spout of the teapot to catch the tea leaves before they exit the teapot. These infusers come in two styles: a flattish sasame strainer or ball-strainer, depending on the preference of the potter.
Please visit our website: for more teapots and more details about these fantastic Tokoname teapots.
The most amazing packaging of all time !
All of our teapots arrived in perfect condition. The person who packed our order did a meticulous job and was extraordinary careful. As we unpacked the boxes, we discovered that custom-fit cardboard ‘chests’ had been constructed for each grouping of 4-6 teapots. Each ‘chest’ was custom-sized and also lined with bubble wrap. All in all, the outer boxes contained 6 of these ‘chests.’ And each teapot was packed in a cardboard box of paulowina wood box. (This is in direct opposition to shipments of Chinese ceramics, in which each piece is wrapped in bubble wrap and all are tossed into a previously used box. I am sure a dose of ‘hope for the best’ goes in there, too!).
I so appreciate it when special items are carefully wrapped, and when the person packing and handling them treats them with the respect that they deserve. | http://aneducatedpalate.wordpress.com/2011/12/ | 2013-05-18T10:52:37 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Head over to Laura’s for Menu Plan Monday. M-elle of La Cocina de Michelle is hosting the Gluten Free Menu Swap this week. She has picked quinoa for the theme ingredient. Quinoa (besides being a nutrition powerhouse) is a life saver for the busy family. It cooks up quickly for those busy school nights, make a fabulous tabouli, and I love it in any pilaf.
Wednesday I will be posting photos of what my kids brought for their school lunches last week. Hopefully it will give some ideas on what to pack for a gluten and dairy free lunch if you are stuck for ideas. I may continue to post lunches periodically if there is an interest in it, such as a monthly “lunch round up” of any that were particularly yummy and well received by the kiddos…
Last Friday for Gluten Free-zer Friday I adapted the September 2009 breakfast and lunch portion of Once a Month Mom’s menu to gluten and dairy free. This Friday the dinner recipes will be posted. It may be something I continue each month if there is a need for it. Please let me know if it is helpful in the comments so I know if it is something I should continue. Thank you!
Monday: orthodontist apt./prep for upcoming class/make dinner for tomorrow
Salmon Sweet Potato Cakes, salad, apple wedges
Tuesday: Piano lessons (bring a portable dinner)/Mom volunteer in school library/teach gluten and dairy free bread class
crunchy chicken bites, grapes,carrot sticks
Wednesday: bake banana muffins (double recipe – freeze most for breakfasts) dance class/youth group/mom drama meeting
spaghetti with garden veggies and meatballs, salad and French bread (all gluten free)
Thursday: possible harvest potatoes (may to Wednesday)/soccer practice/back to school night at the middle school/bake gluten free roll up bread for lunches
hamburgers, salad, sliced tomatoes from the garden
Friday: clean one garden bed (top dress with compost, etc) plant more hardy greens/big guy leaves for Order of the Arrow weekend
Stir fry (the kind will be determined by my garden and what needs to be cooked up in the freezer) over quinoa
I say, bring on the recipes!
You’re so sweet! The dinners are up now.
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Day 1 of the 2013 Standing Committee meeting
Day 1 of the 2013 Standing Committee meeting
As Archbishop Justin Welby prepares for his inauguration in Canterbury today, the 85 million members of the Anglican Communion are being invited to pray for him and his ministry.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Archbishop Justin Welby, is to be represented by the Archbishop of York, Dr John Sentamu, at the inauguration of the ministry of Pope Francis as Bishop of Rome.
Archbishop of Canterbury Justin Welby has said that in his new role he, with the rest of the Anglican Communion, is faced with “a challenge for the imagination.”
The future of Anglican-Roman Catholic relations is, in part, down to who will succeed Pope Benedict, according to the Archbishop of Canterbury’s representative to the Holy See
A Zambian priest has called on Christians in Africa to fight corrupt practices that are "soiling the fabric" of too many African countries.
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams, is urging people to go and ‘join the human race’ this Christmas and become agents of transformation and renewal.
The Anglican Communion News Service has always been the digital half of package that aimed to deliver the best stories of Anglican life and ministry. The other half was Anglican World magazine..
The Archbishop of Canterbury, Dr Rowan Williams has spoken about the ‘state of the Communion’ in the official magazine of the Anglican Communion, relaunched at the recent Anglican Consultative Council meeting in New Zealand.
Statements from around the Anglican Communion on the appointment of the Rt Revd Justin Welby as the 105th Archbishop of Canterbury | http://anglicancommunion.org/ministry/secretariat/news/index.cfm | 2013-05-18T10:11:51 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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Current issues
Coal seam gas-Discussion Paper
The coal seam gas industry has become the focus of an increasingly polarised debate in recent years, raising issues with environmental, social, political, economic and pastoral implications. The Diocesan SRC has recently completed a discussion paper that provides a brief economic and political context for discussion of CSG issues, as well as an overview of issues central to the debate. The paper is intended to be a first contribution to an ongoing conversation, which will include a range of activity on this and related issues in the year to come. Download the Coal Seam Gas Discussion Paper here
Sustainable Population Australia
Sustainable Population Australia (SPA) was formed in 1988 by people who felt that the issue of population numbers was overlooked, or regarded as too contentious, by many of those striving to preserve Australia's ecological heritage. Click here. Click here
Climate Change
World Council of Churches
The WCC and climate change. Click here
CLIMATE CHANGE
ARRCC-Who we are.
- See more at ARRCC website | http://angligreen.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&view=article&id=5&Itemid=6 | 2013-05-18T10:52:54 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
A bitch’s re-cap of Scooter B.’s Address to the Masses - The Knave and his music…
8 o’clock in the evening…a hush descended over the Bitch Squad living area. All eyes turned to the television set to see Scooter B. at a podium. After an awkward as hell cue (someone didn’t anticipate the intensity of the countdown to live television) Scooter B. took the stage.
And I am telling you
I'm not going!
You're the only war I've ever known.
There's no way I can ever go,
No, no, no, no way,
No, no, no, no way
I'm facing my legacy having lost you.
I'm not governing without you.
Don't you want to be free?
I'm stayin',
I'm stayin',
And you, and you, you're gonna stabilize your asses for me!
Ooh, you're stabilizing for me!
And I am telling you
We’re not going,
Even though the rough times are showing.
There's just no way, There's no way.
We're part of the same war on terror
We're part of the same flawed policy implementation
We both share the same ramifications
We both have the same low approval ratings
And time and time we have so much to loose
No, no, no,
No, no, no,
I'm not wakin' up tomorrow mornin'
And findin' that there's no viable democracy standing as a shining example in the region.
Iraq, there's no way,
No, no, no, no way I'm going to loose you.
I'm not going to loose you
You see, there's just no way,
There's no way.
Tear down the infrastructure
Yell, scream and shout.
You can say what you want,
We’re not walkin' out.
Stop all the oil revenues
Push, strike, and kill.
I'm not gonna leave you,
There's no way I will.
And I am telling you
You're the only war I’ve ever known
There's no way I can ever, ever go,
No, no, no, no way,
No, no, no, no way I'm going to loose you
Oh, I'm not going to loose you.
We’re not going to loose you.
Here’s an increase in troops
I'm stayin',
I'm stayin',
And you, and you,
You're gonna embrace freedom!
Oh, hey, you're gonna embrace democracy!
Yes, ah, ooh, ooh, chill the fuck out
Ooh, ooh, ooh, stabilize motherfukers!!
Lawd, my legacy!
Oh Gawd, my legacy!
For the sake of my legacy!
Y’all are going to pull your shit together for meeeeeeeeeeeee!
And the church said fubar…
And the church said fubar…
14 comments:
Wow! You got it, word for word.
Beautiful summary. Please call the stephanie miller show and sing it on air. They would be so impressed!!!
I don't say (or do) this too often these days but...ROTFLMBAO! This was great!
exactly.
if only he would have done it in a sequined shift dress with a beehive weave...
ROTFLMBAO indeed!
Shall we call you Jennifer Bitchaday? Excellent!
yes, indeed, once again you've nailed it...superb...
Sharkie!
A tour de force!
As the previous poster said ROTFLMBAO!
Patricia Nelson
Womanist Power Authority
KFAI Radio, Minneapolis/St.Paul
Oh lawd! I'm guessing he didn't get spontaneous applause for this the way J-Hud did in the theaters.
Bitch, I didn't know Bebe Moore Campbell had died until somebody sent me your Dreamgirls link. Thanks, Bitch. This is my new favorite read.
I just love Penn Jillette's podcast (which also involves references to Ninja spider monkeys) related to Scooter's address.
Spider Monkey Post
That was clearly fabulous. I salute you.
you are brilliant
Girl I havent laughed so hard since dick in a box. That was priceless!
"oooh stabilize mother fuckers!.."
*tears in eyes*
--Ayodele
From one self-proclaimed black bitch to another- bravo! Your political commentary is not only hilarious, but apt as hell. Too bad nobody's giving out Golden Globes for "Most Incompetent Leader of the Free World." Dubya doing Effie would be a shoo-in. | http://angryblackbitch.blogspot.com/2007/01/re-cap-in-song.html?showComment=1168755360000 | 2013-05-18T10:22:24 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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This species ranges throughout most of the southern United States from New England to Florida to beyond the Rocky Mountains. ("The North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service", 1998; Grissell, 2007)
This wasp is found in temperate habitats across the southern half of the United States. A basic requirement is soil with grubs. Large populations of this species are associated with large populations of Cotinus nitida, the green June beetle, for example. They are often found in fields, meadows, or lawns where grubs are abundant and easily found. ("The North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service", 1998). (Grissell, 2007; Malinoski, 1990)
Eggs hatch on grubs paralyzed by their mother. The larva feeds on the grub for about a week and then spins a cocoon. The wasp likely overwinters in this pupal state and emerges as an adult after approximately 3 weeks. (Brandenberg and Basker, 2000; Grissell, 2007; Robinson, 1943)
Both sexes of Scolia dubia are reported to perform mating dances. These dances consist of flying inches above the ground in figure eight patterns. Little additional information is known regarding mating systems for this species. (Grissell, 2007)
Scolia dubia breeds once yearly between April and November, depending on geographic location. Once fertilized, the female begins searching for a host to lay her egg upon. She locates a grub by burrowing through the soil using her mandibles and spiny legs. When she finds a host she will sting it in the neck, paralyzing it. She will then implant her egg on the third segment of the grub. When the larva hatches about a week later it will use the grub as a fresh food supply. A larva completes metamorphosis and emerges above ground as an adult after approximately 3 weeks. (Barratt, 2003; Robinson, 1943)
Females provide a food source and a nest to nourish and protect their young during development. The female lays the fertilized egg in or on a grub shortly after mating. Females will dig underground tunnels to reach suitable grub hosts. Females will construct a cell surrounding the grub to serve as a space for her larvae to grow and develop after hatching. Sometimes before laying her egg, the female drags the grub deeper in the soil. After initial fertilization, males provide no parental care. ("The North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service", 1998; Barratt, 2003; Brandenberg and Basker, 2000; Flanders and Cobb, 2000; Grissell, 2007)
Once the larvae hatch from cocoons, the wasps only live for one season. Blue-winged wasps are in their adult phase for just 4 to 5 months. (Barratt, 2003)
These wasps often aggregate in groups. Male wasps can be found flying low to the ground in groups of about a dozen. This species is diurnal and is only active above ground during the summer months, with peak activity occurring in mid- to late summer. Blue-winged wasps only live and breed for one season. They are a parasitic species that lays eggs on a paralyzed, grub host that is later consumed by the developing larvae. (Grissell, 2007)
Information on the home range of this wasp was unavailable. ("The North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service", 1998)
Scolia dubia has compound eyes and antennae which are used to perceive the environment. They recognize opposite sex because of slight sexual dimorphism in antennae length, and possibly through the use of pheromones. This species uses a courtship dance consisting of flying in a figure eight pattern to communicate with and attract mates. (Barratt, 2003; Gordh and Headrick, 2001)
Scolia dubia larvae are born on green June beetle (Cotinis nitida) and Japanese beetle grubs (Popillia japonica). Females paralyze a grub which serves as the primary food source for developing larvae. Adults feed on flower nectar. ("The North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service", 1998; Borror and White, 1970)
Scolia dubia is prey to birds and predatory insects. Its means of defense as an adult is its sting, which can be handled by experienced predators. Coloration, specifically the yellow abdomen spots, may serve as a warning of the wasps' ability to sting. (Borror and White, 1970)
Scolia dubia is parasitic upon larvae of beetle grubs including those of green June beetles and Japanese beetles. These two beetle species can cause considerable damage to plants in their ecosystems, and thus Scolia dubia help to keep populations under control and ecosystems healthy. These wasps have been introduced as biological control against Japanese beetles in areas where beetle populations were too abundant. Scolia dubia also consume nectar as adults, and thus may serve as a pollinator for flower species it feeds upon. (Grissell, 2007)
This species can be an indication of grub infestation and can also be used as a control method of a beetle grub infestation. Scolia dubia populations have been introduced as biological control for some species of white grubs. They also may aid slightly in the pollination of wild flowers. ("The North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service", 1998; Borror and White, 1970; Grissell, 2007)
Scolia dubia rarely stings people and is not aggressive unless provoked. (Brandenberg and Basker, 2000)
Scolia dubia is common and abundant in its wide geographical range. This abundance likely makes this species of least concern to many conservation initiatives. ("The North Carolina Agricultural Extension Service", 1998; Malinoski, 1990)
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The respondent was convicted of a violation of section 11581, 3 Comp. Laws, which reads as follows:
"Every person who shall wilfully and maliciously kill, maim, or disfigure any horses, cattle, or other beasts of another, or shall wilfully and maliciously administer poison to any such horses, cattle or other beasts, or expose any poisonous substance with intent that the same should be taken or swallowed by them, or who shall wilfully and maliciously destroy or injure the personal property of another, by any means not particularly mentioned or described in this chapter, shall be punished by imprisonment in the State prison not more than five years, or by fine not exceeding one thousand dollars, and imprisonment in the county jail not more than one year."
The particular offense charged against the respondent was that, at the time and place alleged, he feloniously, maliciously, and wilfully did maim one bay mare, the property of one Silas Elsifor. It was claimed that the act was committed by respondent by putting a strap around the animal's tongue and pulling upon it with both hands and with his full strength, accompanying the act with the remark that he would make the mare draw or he would kill her; and that the animal was so badly injured that she had to be killed. There was no evidence of any malice toward the owner of the horse, and it appeared that respondent ill treated and misused the animal because he became angry at it for refusing to work. The respondent was convicted by the jury of the offense charged, and he has brought the case here on exceptions before sentence.
Counsel for respondent in his brief makes but two contentions raised by the assignments of error, as follows:
"It is submitted, first, that the court at the close of the testimony, because there was no evidence of malice toward the owner of the animal, and because it conclusively appeared from the evidence that the respondent committed the acts charged because he became enraged at the animal for refusing to do its work, should have directed a verdict for the defendant; and, second, that the court, upon the answers to the two special questions submitted to and answered by the jury, should have granted the motion of defendant, and set aside the general verdict of guilty and entered a verdict of not guilty and ordered the discharge of the respondent."
He further says:
"Assignments 14 to 20, in one form or another, all relate to the question of whether or not malice toward the owner of the animal was an essential ingredient of the crime charged. These assignments will be considered together, and for the reason that we think that a decision upon this point will dispose of the case, we will consider them first: (1) Is malice toward the owner of the animal an essential ingredient of the crime charged? The jury having found that the respondent did not commit the acts charged against him, because of any malice or ill will that he had against Mr. Elsifor, the owner of the animal, it became and was the duty of the circuit judge to have directed a verdict of not guilty, and to have ordered the discharge of the respondent."
The above and foregoing quotations in the language of counsel for respondent disclose the only points that he urges as ground of reversal. In fact, upon the oral argument he confined himself to the first point. He makes no claim that the court erred in its charge to the jury, and no error is assigned for this reason except assignment 19, because the court charged that:
"In order to convict the defendant of the crime charged, it is not necessary to establish any express malice against the owner of the horse, Mr. Elsifor. The defendant may, if you find the circumstances justify it, and the law as I shall otherwise instruct you, the defendant may be convicted of the crime charged even though he entertained no ill feeling or malice against Mr. Elsifor, except what the law may imply from the injury to the property of Mr. Elsifor."
It is urged by counsel for the respondent that the instant case is governed by the case of People v. Minney, 155 Mich. 534 (119 N.W. 918). In that case the respondent was charged under the same statute with mutilating a horse by cutting off its tongue. That the decision in the Minney Case may not be misunderstood, it requires a careful examination. Such examination will disclose that the case was not reversed upon the question whether malice towards the owner of the animal was an essential ingredient of the crime charged, but upon the testimony of a detective of a claimed confession of the commission of a similar offense by respondent, and over four pages of the decision are devoted to the discussion of that question. Justice GRANT distinctly states that:
"It was not shown that respondent had any motive for the commission of the crime. He had no ill will against Mr. Murphy (the owner), had done some work for him about two years before, and they had had no intercourse since. * * * The act itself is one of those which, when proven, conclusively establishes the malicious intent if committed by a sane person. * * * If the evidence established the fact that the respondent committed the deed, he would escape conviction only by a further finding by the jury that he was irresponsible by reason of insanity."
Coming to the discussion of the question involved in the instant case, at the bottom of page 540 of 155 Mich. (119 N.W. 921), attention is called to the error assigned upon the instruction of the court that "it is not necessary that there be malice towards the owner of the animal in a case like this." Justice GRANT then says:
express malice, but that the malice required may be shown by the character of, and the circumstances surrounding, the crime" -- citing authorities.
He then quotes from Mr. East as follows:
opinion then proceeds to state that the question under this statute had not before arisen in this State, but that it had arisen upon two other statutes involving malicious injury to property. Section 9275 of Howell (which was repealed in 1891 [Act No. 23, Pub. Acts 1891]) is then quoted in full. We quote the remainder of the opinion on page 542 of 155 Mich. (119 N.W. 921):
"In People v. Petheram, 64 Mich. 252 [31 N.W. 188], [40 N.W. 240]. The malice required under the statute now under consideration is not different from the malice required by the statute in the above cases. To sustain the contention on behalf of the respondent in this case would be to overrule those two cases. They have stood unchallenged for many years, and we see no occasion now to overrule them. See, also, State v. Boies [68 Kan. 167, 74 Pac. 630, 1 Am. & Eng. Ann. Cas. 491], and Brown v. State [26 Ohio St. 176].
"In view of a new trial we may say that the court should instruct the jury that malice is an essential ingredient of the crime."
An examination of People v. Petheram, supra, will show that the question was fully discussed and the distinction between malicious mischief and these statutory offenses is pointed out, and Justice MORSE said on pages 265 and 266 of 64 Mich. (31 N.W. 194):
"Malice is best defined, in my opinion, as 'a wicked intent to do an injury'; and it is not necessary that the malice be directed against any particular person; it may be deduced from an intent generally to injure.
"It is a general rule, governing the law of malice, that when a man commits an act, unaccompanied by any circumstances justifying its commission, the law presumes that he has acted advisedly, and with an intent to produce the consequences which have ensued."
In People v. Burkhardt, supra, the respondent was charged with a violation of section 11584, 3 Comp. Laws, for maliciously injuring a building of another, and it appeared that there was no reason to believe that respondent had any malice toward the owner of the building; and the trial court was requested to charge that no evidence of malice had been given, and that the jury must acquit. This request was refused. This court held that the case was ruled by People v. Petheram, supra, and that, from the act itself, there was evidence from which the jury could infer malice, and the conviction was affirmed.
It will thus be seen that in People v. Minney it was held that the malice required under the statute now under consideration is not different from the malice required by the statutes in the two cases above cited; and that to sustain the contention on behalf of the respondent in that case would be to overrule those two cases, which this court declined to do. We think that the last headnote to the Minney Case is misleading, and that this court did not decide the malice toward the owner or custodian of the animal is an essential element of the crime. It is true that Justice GRANT said that the weight of authority, both in England and the United States, was to that effect, yet, by reason of the previous decisions of this court referred to, that rule was not sanctioned, but that it was true that malice is an essential ingredient of the crime, but not necessarily malice toward the owner or custodian. We have carefully considered the cases cited because of the earnest contention of respondent's counsel that an application of the doctrine of the Minney Case would result in an acquittal of respondent.
It appears from this record that the respondent, at the time of the offense charged, was a man of mature years; that he was sane; that he did in fact maim the animal; that he maimed it so badly that it was found necessary to shoot it; that he was urged at the time by a person present not to commit the acts that he did commit; that he refused to desist, and declared that, if necessary, he would kill the animal.
The trial court, among other things, charged the jury as follows:
"Before you convict the respondent of the crime with which he is charged in the information, you must find from the evidence that the deed was done wilfully and maliciously, and I charge you that malice is an essential ingredient of the crime, but, as I have already stated to you, malice may be inferred by you from the facts and circumstances surrounding the commission of the offense. If you find from the evidence in this case that the respondent Tessmer had the intent to do the act charged against him in the information unlawfully, it makes no difference whether it be from spite or revenge or hope of gain and profit; malice may be presumed from that conduct. That perhaps is a repetition of what I have already said. It is a general rule governing the law of malice that when a man commits an act unaccompanied by any circumstances excusing or justifying him in such act, the law presumes that he acted with the intent to produce the results that follow his act. The statute upon which this information is based does not require malice to be shown towards the owner or his business or property, but the malice required to be shown is the general malice of the law of crime, and the acts proven and the evidence proven and the evidence produced may furnish that presumption of malice. The acts need not be inspired by any particular wantonness, cruelty, or revenge against the owner of the property to furnish that presumption of malice. On the part of the defendant I give you these:
"'Before you can convict the defendant of the crime charged, you must find from the evidence that by his wrongful act he not only deprived the horse of the use of its tongue, but you must also find from the evidence adduced here upon the trial and beyond a reasonable doubt that, at the time he committed the acts that resulted in the loss of the use of the tongue to the horse, he (the defendant) intended that what he did would have that effect, for, unless the defendant intended by what he did to the horse to deprive it of the use of its tongue, then in that case he is not guilty of the offense charged, and your verdict must be for the defendant.'"
2. The other ground upon which counsel for respondent asks for a reversal is stated as follows:
"The court upon the answers to the two special questions submitted to, and answered by, the jury should have granted the motion of defendant, and set aside the general verdict of guilty, and entered a verdict of not guilty, and ordered the discharge of the defendant."
Those questions were as follows:
(1) Did the defendant commit the acts charged because of the malice or ill will that he had at the time against Mr. Elsifor, the owner of the horse? Answered: No.
(2) Did the defendant misuse and illtreat the horse because he became angry at it for refusing to do its work? Answered: Yes.
Not only were the questions and answers not controlling of the general verdict, in our view of the case, but this court has held, on at least two occasions, that the statute (section 10237, 3 Comp. Laws), authorizing answers to particular questions to control a general verdict, does not apply to the trial of criminal cases, and that any limitation upon the right of the jury to find a general verdict in criminal cases is against the policy of the law. People v. Marion, 29 Mich. 31-40; People v. Roat, 117 Mich. 578-582 (76 N.W. 91). The trial court might have refused to submit the questions. Having submitted them, the answers were immaterial and not controlling in any view of the case.
We find no error in the record, the conviction of the respondent is affirmed, and the trial court is directed to proceed to judgment upon the verdict. | http://animallaw.info/cases/causmi137nw214.htm | 2013-05-18T10:12:19 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Posted by Anita (West Nottingham, Pennsylvania, United States) on 12 October 2008 in Plant & Nature.
The Cosmos in my garden have been especially plentiful and beautiful this year. Although I have some good images of them, I have yet to capture to my satisfaction the qualities that take my breath away.
Taken inside with window light, macro lens.
Konica Minolta MAXXUM 5D 1/3 second F/9.0 ISO 100 100 mm
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Wow I would like to see an image that will take your breathe away as this one does mine. Fantastic shot Anita and great post processing
12 Oct 2008 6:39am
In this "studio portrait" I like the colours: the yellow of the flower core against the magenta of his petals and the way the green stems stand out of red background.
12 Oct 2008 10:08am
Outrageously wonderful . .
12 Oct 2008 12:45pm
Don't you just love the 100 mm lens! I think it is my favorite. This cosmos is posed in such a graceful manner. I love the small little leaf in the lower right hand corner. And the detail you have captured in the blossom -- wonderful. A bold, but fun, choice to use the bright background. Gives the image a "graphic" look IMO.
12 Oct 2008 1:36pm
Amazingly vibrant and very beautiful image. The red and magenta look wonderful together.This is a lovely image, very well thought out and captured. I like the little 'bub'. Great composition , excellent detail.Well done.
12 Oct 2008 3:32pm
fantastic, great work done here Anita well done.
12 Oct 2008 6:31pm
A gorgeous composition!
13 Oct 2008 12:14am
Very striking image with that background.
13 Oct 2008 5:03am
WOW, very vibrant and striking, Anita.
13 Oct 2008 10:43am
great and different work!
13 Oct 2008 10:54am
You are certainly brave, Anita. I never would have tried that but it WORKS!
13 Oct 2008 11:21am
WOW! Fantastic color. Very creative. Love it!!!
13 Oct 2008 7:31pm
I just found your photoblog Anita. What a lucky day. Your photos are very good. I'll have to get better.
I will add you to my blogroll. Thank you.
16 Oct 2008 8:56pm
Excellent contrast with the colors here.
19 Oct 2008 12:48am
@Doug: I'm glad you like it. The colors are a bit unusual, but, I like them also.
Beautiful - as always Anita!
Lorie
24 Oct 2008 1:13am
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The general organization of the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis (Figure 1) has been appreciated for almost half a century. However, many recently described new concepts have significant implications for the understanding of the pathophysiologic characteristics, diagnosis, and treatment of the Cushing syndrome.
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Neural pathways into the paraventricular nucleus of the hypothalamus can be classified as “stress” inputs (for example, hypoglycemia) directly and through the hippocampus and daily rhythm input (circadian rhythm). These inputs result in an activation of parvocellular neurons that release corticotrophin-releasing factor ( ) and arginine vasopressin ( ) into the capillary plexus of the median eminence, which forms long portal veins. These drain into the anterior pituitary, where CRH and AVP influence the corticotrophs to increase release of adrenocorticotrophic hormone ( ). The hormone enters the systemic circulation and stimulates the adrenal cortex to increase cortisol production. Cortisol exerts its biological effects through the glucocorticoid receptor and appears in the saliva and the urine. The hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal axis loop is completed through glucocorticoid-negative feedback exerted at the anterior pituitary, hypothalamus, and hippocampus. Diagnostic tests associated with each physiologic process are shown in pink. CBG = corticosteroid-binding globulin; CS = Cushing syndrome.
The large protein proopiomelanocortin (POMC) is produced by transcription and translation of the POMC gene. Adrenocorticotropic hormone is then produced by posttranslational processing. Note that other products of POMC can be produced (for example, γ-lipotropic hormone [ ], -terminal POMC fragment [ ], and melanocyte-stimulating hormone [ ]). Ectopic ACTH-secreting tumors can perform the same processing but often produce large amounts of precursors (particularly pro-ACTH). Modified from Findling JW, Raff H. Ectopic ACTH. In: Mazzaferri EL, Samaan NA, eds. Endocrine Tumors. Cambridge, MA: Blackwell Scientific; 1993:554-66, with permission from Blackwell Science Ltd. .
The effect of cortisol on the mineralocorticoid receptor (for example, in the kidney) is prevented by metabolism to inactive cortisone by the enzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 ( β ). Cortisone can be reactivated to cortisol by the enzyme 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1 ( β ). When cortisol level is very high (as in the Cushing syndrome), not all of the excess cortisol can be inactivated to cortisone, and the effects of mineralocorticoid excess (for example, hypertension and hypokalemia) can occur. Modified from Seckl JR, Walker BR. Minireview: 11β-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 1—a tissue-specific amplifier of glucocorticoid action. Endocrinology. 2001;142 :1371-6, with permission from The Endocrine Society . CNS = central nervous system.
Measurement of late-night (11:00 p.m.) salivary cortisol level and measurement of 24-hour urine free cortisol level are the initial diagnostic tests of choice. The low-dose dexamethasone suppression test must be used with caution with a stringent cutoff for serum cortisol level. If results are consistently abnormal, the Cushing syndrome is established. If the results of screening tests are equivocal, a dexamethasone–corticotropin-releasing hormone ( ) test can be performed. The physiologic principles exploited by each test are shown in pink.
Once the diagnosis is established (see Figure 4), measurement of a suppressed plasma level of adrenocorticotropic hormone ( ) identifies ACTH-independent (adrenal) Cushing syndrome. Adrenal computed tomography ( ) is then performed, and a more detailed analysis is needed to differentiate among the subtypes of adrenal Cushing syndrome. The most challenging problem is the differential diagnosis of ACTH-dependent Cushing syndrome. The high-dose dexamethasone suppression test is no longer recommended. If the results of magnetic resonance imaging ( ) of the pituitary are clearly abnormal, referral to a neurosurgeon is appropriate. If not, bilateral petrosal sinus sampling with administration of corticotropin-releasing hormone ( ) is performed. This method reliably distinguishes pituitary Cushing disease from occult ectopic ACTH syndrome. * For a more thorough discussion, see. | http://annals.org/article.aspx?articleid=716486 | 2013-05-18T10:43:07 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Pets: New study could lead to treatment for those with cat allergies
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Clinicians note that cat allergies are among one of the top of the list when it comes to their patient's reactions. If not having close contact with an animal could solve the problem, that would be simple. Unfortunately, what triggers the allergic reaction is the protein in the cat's dander (dried flakes of skin), saliva and urine in those who are hypersensitive it.
I find that my own sensitivity level (yes, a pet sitter with cat allergies!) varies from pet to pet, so I think that it's safe to say that not all felines are created equal in their biochemistry.
That being said, a loved one who has unmanageable allergies of this sort can complicate things for families: ramping up housekeeping efforts (click here for my previous piece on that) and medication can only go so far.
Sometimes, the hard decision to relinquish the beloved animal to another good home or a shelter is the only choice. In fact, it's one of the most common reasons that people cite for parting ways with their cat.
Mark Larché, professor of medicine at the Michael G. DeGroote School of Medicine and Canada Research Chair in Allergy and Immune Tolerance, presented results of the second phase of a clinical trial at the annual meeting of the American Academy of Allergy, Asthma and Immunology this past week.
During the trial, 202 participants were given the treatment or a placebo over a period of three months. Fifty of the original patients returned in 24 months to be checked for symptoms while exposed to feline allergens.
The patients who had taken four doses of the treatment maintained a marked reduction in symptoms throughout their exposure to cat allergens over a four day period.
"Sustaining such a substantial improvement in patients' allergy symptoms two years after the start of the study is remarkable," remarked Larché.
"Achieving this with a short course of just four doses is even more impressive. These results suggest that the therapy has the potential to revolutionize treatment for cat allergy patients."
Could this mean that more cats could keep their loving homes? We can only hope.
The third phase of the study is slated to begin and if all goes well, the treatment could be available on the market in two years. | http://annarbor.com/pets/cats-feline-allergy-dander-saliva-treatment-vaccine-reaction-humans/?cmpid=mlive-@mlive-living-a2 | 2013-05-18T10:41:48 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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Hurricane Recipe.
Ingredients & Measurements:
- 1 oz. Vodka
- 1/4 oz. Grenadine Syrup
- 1 oz. Gin
- 1/2 oz. Rum
- 1 oz. Amaretto Almond Liqueur
- 1 oz. Triple Sec
- Grapefruit Juice
- Pineapple Juice
Instructions:
Pour all but the juices, in order listed, into a glass 3/4th filled with ice. Fill with equal parts of grapefruit and pineapple juice, serve, and enjoy.
Neapolitan Martini Jello Shot Recipe.
What you need:
- 1/4 cup Chocolate Ice Cream (Melted)
- 1/4 cup Chocolate Liqueur
- 3/4 cup Vodka
- 3/4 cup Water
- 1/4 cup Vanilla Ice Cream (Melted)
- 1/4 cup Vanilla Liqueur
- 1/4 cup Strawberry Ice Cream (Melted)
- 1/4 cup Strawberry Schnapps
- 3 enveloped unflavored gelatin
How to make them:
In a medium saucepan over low heat, combine the chocolate ice cream, chocolate liqueur, 1/4 cup vodka, and 1/4 cup water. Add one envelope unflavored gelatin, stirring constantly until fully dissolved, about 4 minutes. Pour into an 8 by 4-inch loaf pan and chill until set, about 1 hour.
In a medium saucepan over low heat, combine the vanilla ice cream, vanilla liqueur, 1/4 cup vodka, and 1/4 cup water. Add one envelope unflavored gelatin, stirring constantly until fully dissolved, about 4 minutes. Remove from heat. Cool slightly. Pour the slightly cooled mixture over the chocolate layer and chill until set, about 30 minutes.
Repeat this process with the strawberry ice cream, strawberry schnapps, remaining 1/4 cup vodka, 1/4 cup water, and envelope of gelatin. Heating for 4 minutes, stirring until dissolved, then pouring it over the vanilla layer once cooled. Chill until set completely.
To serve, cut into 1 by 1-inch squares. | http://annieelainey.tumblr.com/tagged/drink | 2013-05-18T10:21:17 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Gov.-elect Robert Bentley today named four more people to his new administration, filling the positions of legal adviser, policy director, director of communications and legislative director.
Bentley has dipped into Tuscaloosa’s legal circle for two key members of his new administration that begins at noon on Monday. He previously named Tuscaloosa County Presiding Circuit Judge Charles Malone as his chief of staff and today named Tuscaloosa attorney R. Cooper Shattuck as his legal adviser.
Read the full story from The Gadsden Times. | http://annistonstar.com/pages/full_story/push?blog-entry-Bentley+names+more+administration+members%20&id=10992578 | 2013-05-18T10:23:22 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
How does the Alabama High School Athletic Association Class 2A quarterfinals feel? Like it’s been a while?
Well, it has — like, since 2006 — and this team that wasn’t supposed to get anywhere got there again.
“We went into this season with everybody on our backs telling us that we weren’t going to be that good and we were just getting the team ready for the upcoming years, like a rebuilding year,” senior quarterback Zach Barron said. “The seniors and I took it to heart.”
Woodland (8-4) will play host to undefeated and third-ranked Tanner tonight. This comes a week after Woodland upset previously unbeaten and second-ranked Fyffe.
Not bad for an unranked team with nary a vote in the Alabama Sports Writers Association’s final poll, and not bad for a team that wasn’t supposed to do that well.
The Bobcats are relishing in everyone’s surprise.
“It means a lot to us,” running back Michael Howard said. “We were under a lot of pressure.”
Not that those who used the ugly “R” word in preseason were haters. Biggest among Woodland’s graduation losses was quarterback Trey Fetner, who signed with South Alabama.
That’s not all the Bobcats lost from a team that lost to Reeltown in the second round of the 2010 playoffs.
“I lost three linemen, quarterback, tailback, the wide receiver, the ‘Z’ receiver and the ‘X’ receiver,” Woodland coach Larry Strain said. “We lost eight off our offense from last year.”
The Bobcats suffered another blow in spring when sophomore John Wes Adcock, who was expected to compete for Fetner’s old job and likely would have had a role in Woodland’s offense regardless, sustained a season-ending knee injury.
Adcock had game experience, having helped Woodland to beat Wellborn in the 2010 regular-season finale after Fetner and Barron, then the backup, went down with injuries.
“In spring, Zach was my one quarterback, and John Wes was my two,” Strain said. “It was going to allow me to do a whole lot of different things, having two quarterbacks. It really changed my offense.”
With Adcock out of the picture, Strain had Barron, a senior, followed by not-so-ready options for a backup. Because of that, Strain couldn’t use his quarterback as before for fear of getting Barron hurt.
“John Wes was the type of kid that can run the option probably a little more,” Strain said. “We probably would have allowed him to run the ball more. He’s a bigger kid than what Zach is.
“We wouldn’t have been as careful about the quarterback runs and quarterback traps out of the gun if we had both of them.”
Barron has done quite well, completing 93 of 164 passes for 1,419 yards and 16 touchdowns. He has also rushed for 368 yards and 10 scores, but Strain estimates that Barron has 40-50 fewer carries than Fetner had this time a year ago.
Barron said he understands the situation but wishes it could be different.
“I’m kind of mad about that,” he said. “I love running the ball.”
But what Woodland lacked in quarterbacking depth it made up for in running backs, and a quality newcomer helped. Michael Howard transferred from Clay County when his mom, a fifth-grade teacher in the Woodland system, moved closer to her job to save on gasoline.
Howard made quite an impact, rushing for 1,570 yards and 19 touchdowns.
Strain adjusted to use his depth at running back.
“We went back to a lot of stuff that we went to in ’06,” he said. “We’re getting in the double-wing more, and we’re getting in some type of two-back set in the gun, and it’s helped us tremendously.
“Before, we were in the one-back set, and there’s only so many plays you can run with one back and the quarterback. Now, you’ve got a chance to fake it to one back, and a little more deception is involved in our backfield.”
For all of the answers Strain could find in how to use his personnel, he still had to solve Class 2A, Region 5 and it’s ceiling of Lineville and Reeltown. There’s also Randolph County and LaFayette.
Those four plus Woodland were expected to fight for the four playoff berths, and a Randolph County forfeit because of an ineligible player sent Woodland into the final week of region play in a three-way tie with LaFayette and Randolph County for third.
The Bobcats beat Randolph County 31-28, and Ranburne beat LaFayette.
“On that same night, we didn’t know until after that game that Ranburne ended up beating LaFayette, so that ended up putting us in, regardless,” Strain said. “That night, we thought whoever loses is out.”
Once in, Woodland benefitted from playing a strong region. The Bobcats opened the playoffs with a 41-23 victory over Colbert Heights then upset Fyffe 27-21.
Woodland still needs two victories to return to the Super Six for the first time since 2006, but then no one predicted the Bobcats to get this far.
“That’s one thing I told our kids,” Strain said.
“We always talk about ’04 and ’06, playing in the state championship game. I think it (this season) is more satisfying to us because our kids have made great strides during the course of the season as far as improvement.
“This has been something that’s been really unexpected. We were fighting for our lives, to be honest, just to make the playoffs.”
Joe Medley is The Star’s sports columnist. He can be reached at 256-235-3576 or jmedley@annistonstar.com. Follow on Twitter @jmedley_star. | http://annistonstar.com/view/full_story/16478287/article-With-determined-seniors--Bobcats-making-deep-run-in-playoffs | 2013-05-18T10:23:17 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
My religious friends and family fear for my soul—not because of anything I’ve done, but because on questionnaires asking for religious affiliation, I mark “none.” In the Christian view, belief in the God of the Bible is essential to salvation.
To faith, Mormons add works. Receiving Church ordinances and keeping commandments are both essential in order to make it back into God’s presence and receive all the blessings of eternal life. Catholics, as I understand, must be baptized and receive the last rites to gain access to Heaven. Evangelical Protestants must confess Jesus as their personal savior. Non-believers are out.
Probably few contemporary Christians believe in the hell of Dante and Milton who depicted Satan and his minions torturing sinners in fire and brimstone. Still, I suspect that in the minds of most Christians, Hell is a permanent place of misery. Only true believers who have repented of their sins will be allowed into Heaven and reunited with loved ones.
If God had made perfectly clear which humanly-flawed religion has divine approval, I could see some justification in condemning those who can’t jump on the bandwagon. As it is, I don’t buy Alma’s argument to Korihor in the Book of Mormon. Alma claims that the testimony of the prophets in the scriptures and the wonders of the earth and order of the planets prove the existence of God. Alma fails to acknowledge that scriptures are sometimes contradictory, and that the creation of the earth has plausible explanations beyond a divine creator.
If I were God, I would judge people by how they live, not by what they believe. I can’t believe in a God who is a worse person than I am.
Ann, I just love your posts. I can’t imagine your family fearing for your soul. It must eat some of them up on the inside to see you so happy outside of the church structure. Keep up the wonderful postings.
Matt
Thanks for your kind words. My family members have their religious views and I have mine, but we get along pretty well. | http://annmjohnson.wordpress.com/2013/01/06/god-and-the-nones/ | 2013-05-18T10:40:48 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
I’m going to tell you how to shop on Friday. Start at the corner of Front and Liberty facing diagonal. Aquarium supplies are to the right, the yoga studio is behind you, the jail is straight ahead. You can’t get that kind of balance at the mall.
Walk to Fillin’ Station and get coffee.
The 410 Project. Buy art, see artists.
Once Read Second Hand Bookstore and Exchange. Buy books, look at old magazines, pet the cat.
Sun Moon Yoga Studios. Just walk in there and Mona will sanctify you. Even if you’re cold and broken and can’t forward-fold.
Mystic Emporium. Tarot, crystals, numbers, everything, no bullshit, best incense selection in town. Readings by appointment. Call Sally: 507-388-9913. No, I’m serious. Call her. She does parties.
Keep walking.
Now you’re at Tonn’s Cambodian. Now you have everything you need.
Now you have coffee, now you have art, now you have walked close to the jail but not inside it. Now you’ve touched a brittle Rolling Stone. Now you have felt Mona’s hands tuck a blanket around your feet and press your shoulders down into the ground. Now you have bought a multi-pack of Nag Champa and been told you’ll make it through the year. With these things in your pockets and Steely Dan in your hearts, go forth into the holiday season.
Ann don’t stop doin’ what you do! Even made me think twice about Steely Dan.
Beautiful mashup! This makes me long for the streets of Mankato again. | http://annrosenquistfee.wordpress.com/2011/11/20/black-friday-a-front-streetsteely-dan-mashup/ | 2013-05-18T10:52:45 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Have you done that QDOS thing yet? A few people have mentioned it. It calculates your online presence. Initially, all you can do is enter your name and postcode and it gives you a score. This’ll likely be a few hundred…which looks a bit rubbish when you can see 50 Cent there at the top of the board with a score of more than 10,000.
But when you apply to register – and are accepted - you build your profile by adding details around your online presence, so any URLs, blogs, Flickr pages etc etc, and your score increases. Your presence is split into four elements: Popularity, Impact, Activity and Individuality.
I added my details and my score went up to 4,420, which found me sandwiched between Seb Coe and Demi Moore. I haven’t decided whether I’m happy with that or not (though I’ve heard he goes like the clappers for four minutes and then it’s all over). A few more points would’ve seen me stuck between Catherine Zeta Jones and Terry Wogan which, frankly, is even more confusing.
But I still wasn’t happy.
And then it struck me. When you enter your URLs and blogs and that there’s no check on whether they’re really yours or not. So I added a few more…like google.com, microsoft.com, scobelizer.com, bbc.co.uk. Before you know it, I’m at 9,839 points, in 12th place overall and just behind P Diddy!
And I feel great.
So in return for sharing my entire online profile (inc shopping habits etc) and my postal address, they provide me with an essentially meaningless and pointless number. The clever chaps then presumably get to spam me bandy, making a fortune selling my information to the highest bidder…? Watch your direct mail go through the roof. Or rather letterbox.
Or have I completely missed the point?
Exactly!
Which is why I gave them your address. Hurrah!
hehe that’s funny
How long before some PR agency starts selling a service to increase your QDOS?
What a pile of pants. What does post-code have to do with it? I live in a digital village! | http://anotherflaminblog.wordpress.com/2007/12/07/ego-boost/ | 2013-05-18T10:52:45 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
It’s no surprise that the latest version of the USDA Dietary Guidelines continues to urge Americans to eat less sugar. That’s a given with “sugar” generally being extra calories without any nutritional contribution and our high obesity rates. I think the biggest push should be to dramatically reduce our intake of sweetened beverages which don’t even seem to register in our brains and bodies as “consumed calories.” Talk about empty calories!
It looks like we have another great reason to eat less sugar this year. Sugar prices are predicted to go up for European manufacturers due to bad weather, speculative hedging on supplies and stockpiling across the world. I’m guessing the sugar market in the U.S. may go through something similar. That means prices will probably go up for you and me at the supermarket when buying products containing sugar. Yet another reason to think twice before buying processed food.
Suggestion: Save money by baking your own muffins, cakes and cookies. This way you can use less sugar (you can usually cut the sugar by a third from the original recipe), switch to using at least half whole-wheat flour, and switch to using smarter cooking fats (like canola oil).
Think of it as a relaxing activity that you can do in the evening. In addition to your health, your wallet may be better for it!
This answer should not be considered medical advice...
This answer should not be considered medical advice and should not take the place of a doctor’s visit. Please see the bottom of the page for more information or visit our Terms and Conditions. | http://answers.webmd.com/answers/1198015/what-are-the-benefits-of-eating | 2013-05-18T10:12:07 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Stop counting calories.
Really, just stop.
I don’t care if you want fat loss.
Or muscle gain.
Throw the calculator away.
And carb cycling?
Easy. Beyond easy.
So easy that it makes me want to write easy six more times so you realize just how easy carb cycling is.
Easy. Easy. Easy. Easy. Easy.
What follows is a simple nutrition plan that’s adjustable for any goal and can even be optimized for an awesome lifestyle.
And I’m not even going to tease you about oatmeal volcanoes. That’s what pictures are for.
Keep your eyeballs in their sockets, please.
Current flavor of fasting
Lately, I’ve fielded a lot of questions about my “diet.” (I hate that word.) It’s a tough thing to tackle because, all things considered, it’s ever-changing.
My latest fiasco was the Warrior Diet — or whatever freakish mutation I made of it.
It was great.
Except for when it was bad.
And bad it was at times.
That’s why I’m going back to old reliable — the plan that’s gotten me the most results with the least hassle. It borrows from Martin Berkhan’s Leangains, so it’s a mutation of intermittent fasting.
So before I slop that on you, here’s why I succumbed to what society sees as short-lived starvation.
Benefits of intermittent fasting
I’m a big believer in starting with why.
It’s been over a year since I converted to intermittent fasting. But the question remains: why intentionally not eat and live in hunger?
Few ask this question before picking up the glass of Kool-Aid. The answer surely isn’t because intermittent fasting is the only pathway to results. People use methods in stark contrast to intermittent fasting and still get big, strong, and ripped. Precision Nutrition is a prime example of using methods opposite of intermittent fasting.
And from a broad perspective, intermittent fasting is rather logical.
Martin Berkhan’s Leangains condenses a day’s worth of calories into three bigger meals. Ori Hofmekler’s Warrior Diet combines a day’s worth of calories into one big meal. Brad Pilon’s Eat Stop Eat (in the name of honesty, this is an affiliate link, but it’s a damn worthy one as it’s a fantastic resource) cuts out calories from a few meals that would otherwise be consumed. John Romaniello’s Feast Fast cuts out an entire day’s worth of calories.
It seems thermodynamics – calories in versus calories out – is winning.
…Or is it?
Intermittent fasting and body composition
Now, I’m far from a diet expert. There are plenty of websites dedicated to fasting. My two favorite are run by Martin Berkhan and Brad Pilon. So if you want specifics, go to them. This is just an overview.
Considering the forefathers of intermittent fasting are jacked and ripped, it sure is compelling for body recomposition.
But there may be more than thermodynamics to thank for this, like fasting boosting growth hormone, as explained by Brad Pilon. And Martin Berkhan surely isn’t lacking client testimonials.
Then there are anecdotes from the majority of fitness folk. Since writing about IF, many people have told me fasting was a key ingredient in getting them the leanest they’ve ever been.
There are a few hiccups here though. For instance, Martin Berkhan also recommends carbohydrate cycling. This undoubtedly has an effect on body composition. (I can personally attest to this.) And people may simply be eating less after switching to intermittent fasting since cramming six meals worth of calories into three is challenging at first.
But we can at least say intermittent fasting isn’t a negative in the body composition column.
Intermittent fasting and lifestyle
Psychologically, it’s reassuring to know that hunger isn’t going to melt our muscles like the Wicked Witch of the West under a bucket of water.
This is reason enough to give fasting a go as a beeping watch alarm every three hours in reminder of “meal time” isn’t a fun way of living.
It’s also nice knowing some food in the stomach and feeling “good” isn’t going to be “bad.”
Intermittent fasting and cognittion
There’s a group of people that theorize creativity skyrockets during times of hunger.
Hell, even Scott Adams – illustrator of famed comic, Dilbert – has his own take on breakfast and creativity. Starving may not be such a bad thing for the artist.
The rationale for this is that primitive man needed to be creative in times of hunger to find food.
So when you open your fridge and find nothing but scraps, you’re more apt to concoct a conglomeration of ingredients that don’t really make sense. A banana, celery, and bleu cheese omelette? Whatever.
So…what should I choose?
Great. Fasting is pretty cool. And good for us. But most fasting data is non-specific to the methods used. A fast is simply a prolonged period of time without food. What separates 16 from 20 from 24 from 40 hour fasts?
I’m not sure anyone knows. One or two weekly 24 hours fasts may be “enough,” as Brad Pilon suggests. Try many fasting lengths. You’ll understand and appreciate your body a lot more.
The plans below are mutations of Leangains (16/8 scheme) and Eat Stop Eat (24 hour fasts) because, from my experience, they are the easiest and “healthiest” from a mental perspective. Obsessing about eating every three hours is just as askew as dragging through hunger in countdown to the next meal.
Disclaimer of experience
Before I get to the meat, I want to remind you of just how much work went into this. This article is more than three days worth of writing and editing 3,000 words. This is years of experimentation.
Below is the progression of my diet.
- 6 meals per day – Summer 2006
- 4 meals per day – Summer 2010
- 4 meals, 2 snacks per day – Fall 2010
- 2 meals per day – Winter 2011 (broken foot)
- 2 meals per day, Leangains with Feast Fast Method – Fall 2011
- 2 meals per day, Leangains with Eat Stop Eat – Winter 2012
- 1 meal per day, Warrior Diet experiments – Spring 2012
So this has been curating for years. And that’s how most of my knowledge blossoms: through years of trials, tribulations, and failures.
Here’s the story from the most relevant starting point.
Broken foot, can’t cookK
In 2011, I began intermittent fasting. My diet was simple and based on advice passed down from a bodybuilder friend: center your diet around eating one pound of meat, six eggs, and three protein shakes every day. So, I did.
Because of my foot, and being unable to cook, I got used to eating two meals per day. And after healing, I kept this pattern. The first meal was at noon. The second, at dinner time or later in the day.
In late 2011, I started carb cycling. Carb cycling, for whatever reason, seemed like one of those uber complex things that wasn’t worth the effort. But that’s not true at all. And it’s well worth the effort.
Pictured above: Three chicken breasts, peppers, six eggs with cheese, 1500 calories worth of oatmeal volcano, three scoops worth of protein lava pudding (all volcanoes have lava, duh), cottage cheese (not pictured) was also down the hatch. And if you look in the top right hand corner, you can see part of my gamorrean guard mug. Awesome. (By the way, this was a Warrior Diet escapade.)
My greatest gains
The greatest gains of my life came from intermittent fasting, eating two meals per day, using “complicated” carb cycling, training on an empty stomach, and with a 12PM-8PM feeding window. The “complicated” carb cycling technique shakes out like this: On hardcore training days, down more starchy and simple carbs. On off days, down more vegetables and fats. That’s about it.
And this template, that’s been curating for over a year, is easily adjustable for muscle gain, fat loss, maintenance, and lifestyle. So there’s a template below for each. All are simple, but the key is being able to eat enough. Again, I have a deeper stomach than most so I can take down 1,000 – 2,000 calories in one sitting.
If two meals are overwhelming, break things down into three or four meals. Just center each meal around protein.
Start with the cruise control template. All variations stem from it, and it’s the method I use most frequently.
1) Cruise control template
No matter the goal, start with the cruise control template. This is my “money” template that just “works” for living life and slow cooking progress.
This is the ideal template for a “clean bulk,” or what I like to call “living life and training without obsession.”
The basic tenant of the cruise control template is getting at least one pound of meat, six eggs, and three protein shakes down every day. If you eat chicken, this shakes out to damn near 200 grams of protein and 1,200 calories. Fattier cuts of meat will obviously yield more calories, but chicken — being one of the leanest meats — represents the minimum caloric yield.
But that’s all of the calculations needed. Eat those three things, and you know you’re probably getting “enough” protein, which is most important. Everything else falls under the experimental umbrella.
Adjust the quantities based on how your body responds. It might take a few months to hone in on things, but everyone’s metabolic rate is different. That’s just the reality. I’m not about quick fixes either. You’re going to have to experiment.
From here we can add the complicated carb cycling principles: more starchy and simple carbs on hardcore training days, more leafy, cruciferous, exotic vegetables, and fats on off days.
Examples of starchy and simple carbs: oats, rice, potatoes, fruits
Examples of vegetables and fats: cheeses, nuts, broccoli, cauliflower, avocado, carrots, spinach, kale, lettuce, peppers, eggplant, etc…
Examples of lean meat: chicken, turkey
Examples of fattier meat: red meat, pork
Good editions on either day: cottage cheese
Personally, I almost always stick with oats because they are cheap. And I’m a little bit in love with my oatmeal volcanoes. I usually down cottage cheese on a daily basis too, even though it isn’t one of the three staples.
Neutrals, exclusives, and tweeners
I like thinking in terms of three categories: neutrals, tweeners, and exclusives. Neutral foods are lean meats, wholesome vegetables, plain protein powder — essentially pure protein and fiber. Neutral foods are good any time, any place, and with any meal.
Exclusives are foods that, when carb cycling, need to stay on their designated days. So nuts, being mostly fat, should be secluded to low carb days. Potatoes and oats, being mostly carbs, should be secluded to high carb days.
Tweeners are foods that teeter on neutral. Eggs are a great example of a tweener. There’s some fat, but not a whole lot. Cottage cheese is another example. So tweeners have a home, but they can float neutral as no day completely excludes one specific macro-nutrient.
High carbohydrate days (2-4 days per week)
High carbohydrate days have two distinct meals, with the first being post-workout. The post workout meal is flooded with complex and simple carbohydrates. Fat is kept to a minimum.
I like eating 0.5 – 0.25 pounds of the meat (usually chicken or lean turkey) and all three protein scoops at this meal (works well in the volcano). The simple and complex carbs add up to 1,000 – 1,500 calories.
The second meal is kept low carbohydrate and consists of the eggs, some vegetables, the rest of the meat, and any other neutral food.
12-2PM – Post Workout Meal
Lean Meats, complex and simple carbs, protein powder
6-8PM – Second Meal
Lean meats, cottage cheese, eggs, vegetables
If you work out later in the day, flip the meals.
All carbohydrates are shuttled to the immediate post workout window. With carb back loading gaining popularity, this is soon to be “outdated,” but it’s worked well for me for months — and years prior for a lot of folk.
If you train more than four days per week, think about picking the 2-4 days that you want to optimize — from a growth and recovery standpoint — and keep them high carb. Other training days will fall under a low carb days.
Low carbohydrate days (3-4 days per week)
Low carbohydrate days are rather simple.
Just be careful that you’re not overdoing it on the calories.
As crazy as it sounds, it’s easier to go overboard because nuts, avocado, and all of the fats add quick calories.
12PM-2PM – First Meal
Fattier meat, eggs, vegetables, cheeses, protein powder, nuts, etc…
6-8PM – Second Meal
Fattier meat, eggs, vegetables, cheeses, protein powder, nuts, etc…
Low carbohydrate days are for days you don’t train to build muscle. So if you just have a light retainer workout or are completely “off,” it’s a low carb day.
2) The muscle gain template
Remember, everything branches from the cruise control template. The muscle gaining template has one major swap, and that’s making the second meal on the high carbohydrate day mirror of the first.
On the cruise control template, carbohydrates are condensed to post workout. Not anymore. The muscle gaining template can be summed up with this: keep everything on their respective days. No tweeners allowed.
High carbohydrate days (2-4 days per week)
Fat, as a whole, is kept as a minimum, even to the point of dropping eggs.
12-2PM – Post Workout Meal
Lean Meats, complex and simple carbs, protein powder, any neutral food
6-8PM – Second Meal
Lean Meats, complex and simple carbs, protein powder, any neutral food
Low carbohydrate days (3-4 days per week)
For those that truly are looking to pack on the mass, go with 12 eggs on the low carbohydrate days.
12PM – First Meal
Fattier meat, eggs, vegetables, cheeses, protein powder, nuts, etc…
6-8PM – Second Meal
Fattier meat, eggs, vegetables, cheeses, protein powder, nuts, etc…
3) The fat loss template
Some people save money pennies at a time. They avoid morning coffee, thinking the $2.00 is a worthy savings.
Meanwhile, they bend over and take late fees and high interest rates — that exceed thousands of dollars — willingly.
Same goes for fat loss. Some stop eating the extra slice of toast, cutting out 100 calories every day — saving a whopping (sarcasm) 700 calories every week.
I prefer going for the juggular, Eat Stop Eat style. The basis behind Eat Stop Eat is fasting for 24 hours once or twice per week, which means cutting out one meal on each of the 24 hour fasting days. And since we only eat twice per day, cutting one meal means saving 1,000+ calories. Do that twice in one week, and you’re looking at +2,000.
But don’t screw it up by doubling the one meal you will eat.
On two of your low carbohydrate days, eat one normal sized meal. I recommend going with anything in the neutral category, as that cuts calories down further.
Don’t worry too much about the 24 hour part. Just eat one meal. The most convenient time is 3-4PM as anything earlier makes hunger late at night discomforting, and anything later makes the day miserable.
On this plan, high carbohydrate days stay the same per the cruise control template, as the post workout carbohydrates help maintain — and perhaps build — muscle.
High carbohydrate days (2-4 days per week)
See Cruise Control template for details.
12-2PM – Post Workout Meal
Lean Meats, complex and simple carbs, protein powder
6-8PM – Second Meal
Lean meats, cottage cheese, eggs, vegetables
Low carbohydrate days (1-2 days per week)
See Cruise Control template for details.
12-2PM – First Meal
Fattier meat, eggs, vegetables, cheeses, protein powder, nuts, etc…
6-8PM – Second Meal
Fattier meat, eggs, vegetables, cheeses, protein powder, nuts, etc…
One meal days (2 days per week)
3-5PM – Only Meal
Lean protein, protein powder, eggs, vegetables, anything neutral
4) The lifestyle template
While experimenting with the Warrior Diet, I got used a certain lifestyle freedom — kind of a lack of obsession. On previous diets, the tone for the day was “set” after the first meal.
On the Cruise Control template, for example, you down 1,500 calories. Psychologically, this locks me in on my second meal. So if friends call and want to cook out, I’m hand cuffed. Stay high carb? Or go ace on some ribs and burgers?
And that’s the biggest hang up with carb cycling, and “strict” dieting in general — it limits your lifestyle and lends itself to mild obsession.
I wanted to get away from this. And we can by making the first meal “neutral,” meaning the second meal can go any direction.
For instance, the other day I worked, lifted, trained my cousin, had two softball games. Normally, this screams high carbohydrate. But on the lifestyle template, I was afforded freedom.
I got home late and I didn’t want to destroy myself with a huge meal, so I poured a glass of wine, cooked some eggs, and coasted into the night. (I never drink wine during the week.)
So this is ideal for people that are prone to have less control over dinner or simply want more selection. Find out your parents are cooking an awesome dinner? Sweet, crash the party and eat everything. Want to eat a food that’s a little less “clean?” You’re likely fine as long as you know how to control portions. (I don’t.)
You can keep all of the carbohydrate cycling principles too if you wanted. Just make the meal later at night reflect the direction you want to go.
Lifestyle days
12PM – First Meal
Neutral foods – lean meat, vegetables, protein powder, etc…
6-8PM – Second Meal
Wherever your heart takes you
….breathe
Ultimately, diet is just like training. The best plans are the one that fit both your lifestyle and psychology.
This is just another one thrown out into the world, and the one that works for me.
Dare I say, two meals per day for twice the gains?
Maybe.
But the first step is one pound of meat, six eggs, and three scoops of protein. That takes precedence over the fasting and “specifics.” (Part of me wonders about the validity of the specifics anyway.)
But, stick to the base, and you will find your way.
How do you eat? What’s your go-to diet? Drop some comments below and share the article if you found it useful.
ive slowly realized 2 meals is a bit better for me too – i get far too ravenous at night and far too full. i love the warrior diet but i would really really love to see your specific plan!!!
I just discovered your site, I was happy to see that there are huge over eaters out there. I’ve been IF for the last few weeks, but after reading your article I have a better understanding on how to eat . My question is: could you give a rough example of the portion sizes on the low carb days? Your 1000-1500 cal of carbs for high carb meals really made it easy, having all the scoops of whey in that meal was amazing too lol
Hrmm, lets see….
Could be two fistfuls of meat, six eggs, two large handfuls of veggies, and one small handful of nuts?
That make it a bit clearer?
Almost.. I know you say to not count calories but should I aim for around 1000 call per meal? For example I’m doing 300g T-bone steak, 3 eggs, veggies, somenuts and cheese. I just need a estimation so I don’t go overboard and try to fill up myself up with too much fat
I’m not going to be able to say how much food you can tolerate. If you’re worried about going overboard, start small and then work your way up. Fill up on veggies if you want to feel full. Multiply your body weight by 12. That will give you a good estimation of how many calories you need. Then split that into your meals.
I like the article but would be interested in a solid plan. I was a 6 meals a day eat,ER for awhile and I saw great progress, but I hate having to schedule my life around meals. Despite seeming healthy I think it leads to an imbalanced life obsessing over food/meals. I agree with you 100% about finding something that fits your life and philosophy.
Nice Post,
I also base my diet around intermittent fasting. The freedom is incredible when compared to eating 6 times a day. I also find it more useful when trying to stay away from food when going out as it’s much easier to say “I don’t want any, I’m dieting” than it is to try to find a way to squeeze in some food that is usually not a good part of the diet. And if it is your only meal, you can go all out
I’ve personally have done Eat Stop Eat, Warrior Diet, and Renegade Diet (which is pretty much like all fasting methods in one plan). I have to admit, the warrior diet for me is real hard, I love food too much for that haha.
Eat Stop Eat is my favorite and the Renegade Diet was another one I enjoyed, which ironically made a future return to the warrior diet much easier. No idea why but I’m not complaining.
I, like you, feel that I do my best with two big meals a day. The only hard thing about this stuff at least for me is the fact that I’m a vegetarian but as long as I don’t go crazy with the fasting and eat my heart out after my workouts, it’s all good.
My best fat loss results came from Eat Stop Eat and EDT for training. I did it for 6 weeks and it was awesome. I got to eat TONS of pasta and rice and trained only 3 times a week but burned fat like if it was nothing and built some muscle. It only worked for 6 weeks as I started to get hungrier on my “off” days from fasting but it was still great haha
Now I eat twice a day and I feel perfect.
I think everyone should try out all the different fasting methods like you did as each one is a little different in its own way and eventually just changes your whole way of thinking about food.
I would be interested in checking out your plan.
Good post (y)
Since you mentioned you’re a vegetarian, can you please share how you manage adequate protein intake while limiting your carb intake? I’m going through a “veggie only” period right now and I’m confused on what to eat!
Were you trying to build muscle or cut some fat with this diet?
Great stuff, man. Very well laid out and explained.
Awesome, easy-to-follow templates. That’s my style for sure.
Thanks Nia! Really appreciate you stopping by to read and comment.
Hi can you drink milk on any of the days?
Dairy is one of those things that’s entirely individual. Some people can drink it no problemo. Others can’t. I’d say if you’re used to drinking it, it’ll be fine as long as it fits within the ranges. I fair better with yogurt.
Any advice to someone who wants to go more plant based? Just substitute beans for the sources of protein?
Sorry Jeremy, don’t have any experience.
Do you have a recipe/instructions for making the oatmeal volcano.?
Actually shot and am editing a video right now.
This is great.
That is all.
Appreciate it.
Love this article. I hated the though of constant food intake calculations and would never want to be a slave to all that shit.
That was the inspiration for sure.
Intermittent Fasting, Lean Gains style. 2 Big meals a day, mostly higher fat-lower carb (just cause I like fatty stuff more hah). Very similar to the plan you laid out here though – I eat a 1lb of meat a day, 12 eggs a day, and no protein powder(don’t have any).
Nice. Can’t go wrong there.
Awesome stuff. Lifestyle freedom from your next meal is incredibly enlightening. Also, I read your first draft before you took it down and this is markedly better.
Thanks Jeff. Yeah, I had to re-do it. It was all over the place.
Hey Anthony, great article. Seems to be relatively simple when you put it like that. Just to clarify though. I train around 8.30-9pm at night and want to build muscle. Keeping in line with these principles could I have two meals pre-workout (bulk of calories) and then one post being a shake of some variety? I am fine to fast to around 1-2pm each day and so could eat my last meal at 9-10pm. Would that make sense?
I’d go two pre-workout meals, each consisting of about 25% total calories. Post workout meal being largest. I would think anything bigger would hurt your performance. That’s preference though.
Cheers. Thanks Anthony.
Welcomes.
Sorry Martin, but I think Anthony explains IF with greater clarity. For someone confused about specifics and new to intermittent fasting, you provide a host of options to chose from and an easily understood rationale as well. I showed someone (let’s just call them an average American who thinks Lean Cuisine is healthy eating) this article with the photos of the food and they went, “Ew, I hate weird food”. Isn’t it amazing that the average American doesn’t even recognize real food anymore? Keep up the great work.
Hah! Oats, chicken, vegetables.
Totally weird.
Oh my god!
This article is excellent…I have bookmarked it, and I am sure that i will refer to it again and again, and take notes as well…too too good. Anthony, you have outdone yourself.
I have read Eat Stop Eat, Leangains and the renegade…you stand out in the sense that you have laid out all the practical steps in a spartan 3000 word essay…fell swoop.
The website looks sharper too…good job…I notice that you have different subscription for skinny fats, 5 day freak athlete course etc. Do I need to sign up again?
Lovely stuff…please keep it coming…this content is gold.
Rajat – should be blasted out. No need to sign up again. Thanks for the kind words as always.
And I’m not sure about the chicken. I don’t know how it’s prepared. Nothing wrong with the skin on a low carb day if it’s prepared properly.
As far as what it looks like, I’d say you’re safe around three large breasts perhaps. But then again, the sizes of those vary as well.
Anthony,
I had a question with chicken. I get my chicken grilled from a restaurant nearby. It is a little oily on the outside. Should I just throw away the skin and eat the meat below?
What does 1 pound of chicken look like? My folks are vegan, and i grew up as a vegan. it is only from a few months that I eat meat. So, I am a little foggy
nice article and very easy to comprehend, good job. wanted to get your thoughts on something… i have tried IF before and it fits me quite well. actually i dont struggle at all and prefer to fast and be productive early in the day and eat larger meals at night. its just over the last year or so my acticity level has increased alot. i train in the AM, train others at around noon then go train kids for soccer in the late afternoon then have basketball practice or games in the evening. all this with the intention of building muscle and getting stronger. i know IF has its benefits but should just keep it in the shelves for now till the time is right? thanks!
Diego, if you’re maintaining your energy, there shouldn’t be an issue. From reading the literature, I’ve found that as long as you’re getting your calories in — some way or another — and the size of your meals aren’t bothering you (ie: uncomfortable digestion, feeling overly full), you’ll be good.
great post anthony. loving the cruise control template. i also find that eating fewer meals work best for me. however with irregular schedules it is hard to go strictly with the 16/8 method.for feast fast method, is it okay to have a high carb day before the feast day?since the point of the feast day is to increase leptin levels but wouldnt the high carb day prior to that disturb the production of leptin?thanks
You bring up a valid point that perhaps John Romaniello may be better qualified to answer. But to give you mine, I usually stick to a lower intake the day before and after if I feast. In fact, these days it’s one meal (ESE) before – feast (not really a feast though, just minor indulgence) – one meal day after (ESE). Works well. Not as daunting and making huge gains.
Excellent article…
do you recommend any supplements? I currently take curcumin/turmeric and fish oil. would it be okay to take these during the times of fasting or does that take away the benefits…
Thanks
I’d save fish oil for the feeding window.
Supplements: whey, creatine, fish oil, vitamin d.
I guess fish oil just on los carbs days?
You can do both, pending dosage. You can still take some fat in on high carb days, especially if it’s something like fish oil.
Thanks for the great article! I’ve been doing some form of LG/IF/Warrior for about 2 months now. Strength is up, inches are down a bit, and weight is static. I needed to tweek myself to more of a cutting phase for fat loss, and I’ll give your recommendations a try as it regards rest-days (I’m already doing the 24 hour fasts here and there as I only do 1 large feast around 9-10pm at night).
p.s. – lol, at the comment above me about “ew, weird food” from the friend… omg… feta cheese and olives? Oats, meat, eggs. THIS IS REAL FOOD AMERICA!
Thanks for joining the comment fun! And kudos to your Warrior shenanigans. I couldn’t handle it.
Quick, tiny error in your article (and I point this out, because I could see thing article being circulated widely as it is informative and well written).
“Psychologically, it’s reassuring to know that hunger isn’t going to melt our muscles like the Wizard of Oz under a bucket of water.”
…probably should be…
“Psychologically, it’s reassuring to know that hunger isn’t going to melt our muscles like the Wicked Witch of the West under a bucket of water.”
-or-
“Psychologically, it’s reassuring to know that hunger isn’t going to melt our muscles like the witch from the Wizard of Oz under a bucket of water.”
Yeah. Hahaha. Thanks a bunch. One of those brain farts.
Hi, this is great writing! thank you for having this website.
I’m trying to lose 10 – 15 lbs., I’m a almost 40 year old woman!
Which do you recommend? Leangains or Eat Stop Eat? I don’t have trouble fasting, I actually like it now that I have tried both in the last two weeks, I yet to see any results maily because I have not stuck with any of them yet, I’m just trying to figure out which one I should go for and test full force, please advise ( I also do strenth training 3 times per week for about 35-45 minutes).
You could very well do both. But ESE is more fat loss oriented since you’re cutting calories.
Great article, Anthony. Simply great!
I’ve been mixing 3-meals and 2-meals days, also with some cheat days followed by 30+ hours fast. Since my goal is to get upper body mass and lose belly fat, I will now switch to 2-meals days. I will also occasionally use the lifestyle days strategy to save the quality of my social life.
One question for you – what is your rough estimation of calories intake (%) in the first meal vs. the second meal (not in the lifestyle protocol)?
Is it around 60:40?
Hrm…let me think…
If I’m on cruise control, probably closer to 70-30 or 60-40.
Muscle gain, 50-50.
Anthony -
For those of us who like to have our cake and eat it too, would you recommend incorporating dessert into the latter meal so as to avoid the present possibility that dessert might morph into a third meal ?
Not quite sure what you mean here, Dale. Like, just eating too much dessert and having it turn into one huge meal?
I don’t really eat dessert outside of my one day of mini-indulgence, so I can’t help that much. I’d say keep a tight leash and put it wherever is best so that you won’t gorge.
Can you please tell me the recipe for the oatmeal volcano, it looks amazing!!!!
Video being shot.
I cannot understand why should I be in a calorie surplus on the training day and deficite on the rest day. For example, last night I had a feast day. Today I am full of energy because of my leptin high levels. I don’t need food. I am going to be active all day long and have a tough workout. Tonight I will have one small meal. And tomorrow when I need rest and food to recover I will eat all day long. That way, on the training day I will be in a huge deficite, and on the rest day I will maintain. So this is a miny cycle. An active day with very litlle food, and rest day with plenty of food. IF is all about this, no food when we are active, and plenty of food when we rest. That way we can combine leangain, ESE, feast days and normal days with breakfast. The minus of leangain’s and worrior’s protocols is that they are shedulled.
Well if you’re talking about the fat loss template, it’s all a wash. Deficit on rest day or training day, what’s most important is the deficit.
But you’re comparing a feast day with a regular day. Feasts will affect hormones differently than just regular meals.
From personal experience, I like eating more on training days because it helps my recovery more than doing so on rest days. Training and then sleeping without much food (even if it was eaten in a feast the day prior) will likely make me sore and stiff when I wake up.
But, again, this only applies to the fat loss template as low-carb doesn’t mean caloric deficit.
That makes sense to me Anthony
Another great article Anthony – maybe your best. Well done on making the thorny issue of nutrition plain and simple.
I know you don’t calorie count, but you weigh about 200lbs right and you’re only eating 2000 – 3000 calories or so per day (looking roughly at what you’re eating, I could be way off)? That in itself is food for thought.
I second whoever else said it though, you’ve absolutely got to hit us with a recipes article – that oatmeal volcano front and centre!
The overall intake varies Rory. But i’d say closer to 3000 most days. Low carb days with the fattier meats, nuts, and whatnot add up. But there are certainly days where I eat lower. I’m a big fan of nutrient autoregulation. So the quantity of my food will vary depending on how I feel.
For instance, I’ll throw in muscle building nutrition one day and fat loss the next if I want to. So nothing is ever set in stone for me. But that’s only because I’m at the point where all I’m concerned about is consistency over the long term. Not eight weeks.
Ah nice, thank you. I’m taking a long view too, to be honest. I’d like to get my body fat down from the 12 or so % it is now (with different measurements I’m either 12 or 13) to more like 8% but then cruise along with that while gaining muscle. Reading that back it’s probably what 90% of people want, but it’s my aim anyway.
Sent a few friends on links to this and they all agree with me – it’s a great article. I was one of the few who read the original draft before you yanked it, and this is miles better. Nice one for doing that.
Thanks Rory. The original had to be yanked. Clarity and uni directional focus is much better. I was all over the place, haha!
Anthony this is your best one yet! Loved it!
Thanks Jimmy!
Great post Anthony – a lot of my own sentiments are represented here.
. Not to mention your supplement choices! Great stuff mate.
You also seem to be channelling my own experiences with meal patterns dating back to 2006
Thanks Clint. Big fan of everything you got going on too.
Is this a good plan for women as well who aren’t looking to gain muscle, but rather want to maintain a lean and feminine physique?
You can cut the portions down. But basing a diet around protein never hurt anyone
*I think you intended to write “Wicked Witch of Oz under a bucket of water.”
Good article. I enjoy doing a mixture of Leangains during the week sprinkled with occasional Eat Stop Eat style days to help cancel out my weekend indiscretions.
Yes. Yes, I did. Thanks haha. Yeah, that’s the idea. Good strategy.
Anthony,
I have only discovered IF in the last 6 months. Whilst I had previously got good results with the 6 meals a day plan, I have found that IF gets me the results, much, much quicker. As an example over the last month I have used the 16 hour fast with 8 hour eating window approach and have seen my body fat drop by 2%, all the while not feeling like I have been missing out on food. On your advice, I’m going to start cycling my carbs to see what more improvements I can make to my body.
Interesting. Thanks for chiming in Niko. Another one of those empirical testimonies about IF.
Hi Anthony.
I just re-read the article for the 9th time. What is the rationale behind trace amounts of fat on the high carb day of the muscle building template. I understand that low fat post workout may be beneficial, but the rest of the day??
If higher levels of insulin are floating around you’re more prone to store things.
hmm, food for thought.
thought 1) Post workout is when my body is most responsive to an excess influx of carbs. Popular training wisdom says that this tails off in about 4-6 hours (I am sure this is broscience).. So I can have a carb ladden meal at 12 pm and a fattier dinner at night.
thought 2) The above is your cruise control template. Obviously muscle gain is helped along with an extra influx of complex carbs.
thought 3) When the hell will I stop overanalyzing, stfu and start doing?
1) It’s possible. But I don’t see why. Carbohydrate cycling as a whole is a theory of shuttling nutrients. With more insulin present, different things are happening and less protein overall needs consumed because it’s better worked with. I just wouldn’t want to mix the signals.
2) Not really. Six eggs isn’t hugely high in fat, and that’s about all of the fat on the PM meal.
3) Beats me, but you should.
Hi Anthony, I got a question..
Many experts recommend a serving of whey protein 30 min pre-workout. How important is it if my primary goal is body recomp with emphasis on muscle gain? Is training fasted better for muscle gain (the HGH response being the logic) or is it better to have a serving of whey preworkout to so that some aminoacids are floating around?
If you’re looking to absolutely maximize your gains, I’d say it’s a good thing. It will jump start protein synthesis. Most people recommend BCAAs though because they are the least likely to disrupt HGH response. But most HGH response is blunted by carbohydrates and fats.
Having said that, I don’t do it. But I’m not exactly the poster boy for maximizing gains in a shorter time. I’m about the long term.
Well, that and I’d rather save my whey for my oatmeal volcanoes… (truth).
I would agree with you. I am also here for the long term. But I also recognise that this period of 18-25 years are where my body is at its peak. Thus, I do not want to waste a single workout, or have a sub optimum workout
…however trainingwise, I am here for ever. There is SO much to explore.
…(apart from an awesome lemon cheesecake:)
“Well, that and I’d rather save my whey for my oatmeal volcanoes… (truth).”
Amen…protein pudding is now a staple…I do not even miss desert. Crazy huh! I downloaded this ebook called 51 protein powder recipes from prograde, and made this awesome chocolate brownie which I had with mashed frozen bananas (it attains the consistency of ice cream) and more protein pudding…I think I may never need commercial deserts again
Thanks for taking the time out to reply, Anthony.
The only way to waste a workout is to not show up OR show up when your body isn’t ready only to get hurt and hinder your training for the weeks and months to come.
Welcomes.
How low are the low carb days? I’m a vegetarian, so I find it hard to go low carb unless I drink loads of protein shakes….
Also, surely your body needs equally high calories on off days to recover?
It depends. Low carbohydrate days, for me at least, usually have carbs coming from vegetables. That’s all.
And about recovery on off days, not necessarily. I’ve found getting good sleep to be a bigger factor. You have to consider that if you’re loading up on calories the day of your training, that will help too. But just how “low” your off days go depends on your ultimate goal (muscle gain, fat loss, etc.). And then that goal will be the determinant of whether the performance hit is worth it.
So would the fat loss template be best for a skinny fat like me who just wants to loose the extra baggage (lean down) around the waist before moving on to the “Clean Bulk” plan for muscle gains?
Most likely, Bill.
Great, great article, Anthony! Carb cycling really seamed like rocket science, but I’ll definetly reshape my diet after reading this. How do you feel about weight gainers on high carb days? The one I’m taking is 625 calories 25g protein126,5g carbs and 2g of fat.
One more question: you said “The answer surely isn’t because intermittent fasting is the only pathway to results. People use methods in stark contrast to intermittent fasting and still get big, strong, and ripped.”
But do you think, as a former member of the Brohirrim, that for the skinny fat in particular, it IS the only way to go? I finally got my new diet with carb cycling down on paper, but I’m postponing the actual start, because I really don’t want to fail again…
The leangains method really seems to work fine, but I still can’t grasp on how I’ll be able o eat as much as I need to in so few meals (2-4)..
Do you think by just doing carbs cycle and eating the regular 6 meals a day I’ll see some change? I rember reading another article regarding skinny fats on kelly baggett’s site, in which he stated that the simple act of calorie cycling would change body’s hormonal response…
I think fasting/carb cycling works best. Did for me.
But if you go back and check out my journey, you can see I leaned down and gained some muscle in 06-07 with the standard six meals per day gig.
I think it comes down to nutrient autoregulation moreso than anything else. But that’s just me.
So if I wanted to do a serious fat loss cut, would an 18/6 fasting window work? I like to do fasted cardio workouts and weight lifting workouts with BCAA’s so that’s why the 24 hour fast wouldn’t work for me. I would still do a pretty strict carb cycle as well.
16/8 can work well for fat loss. 24 Hour fasts aren’t necessary, even though they can be helpful.
On the muscle gaining template, how much fat is to much? On the low carbs day I keep carbs below 100. Is it a good measure for fat as well?
What is your position about milk?
On high carb days, I like keeping fats below 0.5 grams per pound of BW.
Milk is OK if you can tolerate it. I find most people to feel “better” without it, but “most people” isn’t everyone.
Hi Anthony
I really enjoyed this, and am currently looking to improve my diet to lose some fat.
I wanted to seek some clarification, where you say…
“Adjust the quantities based on how your body responds. It might take a few months to hone in on things, but everyone’s metabolic rate is different. That’s just the reality. I’m not about quick fixes either. You’re going to have to experiment.”
… do you have any advice on how to hone in/ experiment? i.e. once I start getting down at least one pound of meat, six eggs, and three protein shakes down every day how do I then know if it’s working?
Cheers
Dan
You simply see how the body responds in a week or two to a consistent food intake. If you lose or gain weight, then you either eat more or less depending on your goals. So start with a CONSISTENT amount of food day in and day out to set that baseline.
Cool, thanks!
I ended up rereading this via the link from your recent Skinny Fat success story post, and I was curious about the extended fast days for fat loss, specifically: Do you not care about macros if you fast for 20 hours? I’ve taken to doing this out of convenience but while I tried to get as much protein as possible, I’ve also taken to doing it when I know I’ll be eating out somewhere and I don’t want to always chose a lean protein source. Afterwards, I feel like I am racing to get more protein in before bed, since I am in a deficit on the other rest days. Do I really need to bother and just not worry about it so much if my protein needs are met on most other days? The context is that I always lose way too much muscle when cutting even when I try to take it slow.
I don’t care about macros. I’ll just have one meal with my “normal” protein amount in that meal.
Hey Anthony. Amazing templates! I bookmarked this for my new IF diet. The only thing is that I eat at school at 12pm, and workout at 3pm. I wanted to wait till Post workout to eat, but I would be on a 20 hour fast before I ate, unless I had a window of 4-10 or 12pm. I was wondering if it is THAT important to train on an empty stomach. Also, if I had to eat something at 12pm, what should I eat out of my first meal? The protein? Carbs? Or half of everything? Thanks.
Hmm. Tricky situation. If I were you I’d have a small lunch. Perhaps lean protein and a few veggies. Just *something* in your stomach. No starchy carbs. Train. Then post workout, have your carb dense meal (probably dinner time). Have a second meal after that if you couldn’t fit in the calories.
Thanks Anthony. Love your articles. I will eat .25 pounds of protein and some veggies to break my fast. One more question: On Low-carb days, if I am eating red meat, 1 pound is pretty caloric. Does 1 pound of RED meat, 6 eggs, 3 scoops of whey, and healthy fats add up to 3000? It seems like it might go over. Thanks.
Hi Anthony
do you not eat at all between the 1/2 meals that you eat per day on this plan?
do you take any forms of supplements pre or post workout as well or are all your nutrient needs covered if your taking in sufficient protein, fruit, veg and carbs?
thanks
I don’t eat at all.
I take creatine. 5 grams on training days.
Nutrients come from varying fruits, veggie, and meat sources.
This article helps. So, thank you. I currently follow Martin’s IFing (been 2 weeks so far) with a 14/10 window. I haven’t noticed any difference in FL but, It works for me mentally & I am faily new to it based on the guidelines – more protein/carb cycling. However, I’ve lived the no breakfast life most of my life. So, it came easy to me. Right now, I’m on a FL path (more than 65lbs to lose) and am always afraid to eat more than calories allowed. I do calorie count but, I personally want to get away from it so, I can eat/live normally (meaning, protein high/carb cycle) without having to worry about numbers. Although, i don’t feel confident that I can lose the pounds without counting.
You mentioned – “first step is one pound of meat, six eggs, and three scoops of protein” – That is LOT of food and if I eat that much it is pretty much my daily calorie intake
. How in the world can I add other stuff – veggies, carbs, fruits – in my diet if I eat that much. I am not an athlete but, an everyday average woman who has a 100% sedentary job (& has a ton of weight/fat to lose). How would you advice to someone like me?? I strength train 3x per week and do LISS 2x per week. Any suggestions or recommendations will be appreciated. Oh I workout in the evening. Thank you!
Ah, yes, women are a different animal. This was written for a male.
Here goes: half the meat and egg recommendations.
3 eggs, 0.5 pounds of meat.
You might even be able to half the protein one too, but I’d opt for two.
This will still deliver a decent amount of protein.
Anthony, Thank you so much for replying. I calculated the protein amount you recommended for me and it comes up to be roughly 115 g per day. I had set mine for 125-130 g per day….which is close enough. I definitely have to fight to keep my protein up that high. With feeding window being 10 hours on average…it gets tough at times. But, I will definitely try to keep it up. I guess if I stop counting calories I can keep the protein up. Since IFing, I’ve been basically doing 2 meals and 1 shake before bed.
I have another Q – for protein shakes, do you recommend shakes with milk or water? I usually drink 2% lactose free milk – only with shakes & little with coffee. But, I can do either skim or water if that is considered better?
Oh one more, do you think potato (white or sweet) is a good PWO carb?
Thank you for your help
I think that potatoes are one of the best carb sources on training days if you put forth a meaningful effort.
And as far as shakes go, I’m not a big fan of milk. Some people, however, can tolerate it. Makes me gassy and whatnot and dairy as a whole tends to derail fat loss in a lot of people. This is individual though.
How can I do this if I am doing cardio as well. I dont do it for fat loss but conditioning. 4 spin classes a week (tues, thurs x2 and Sundays). I guess they are my off days right? Thanks and Regards
Tim, I think we talked about this over e-mail. Thanks for the reply.
Excellent article Anthony, thanks. The information here is really helpful. I lost 60lbs about a year ago, down from 240 to 180, but I still have some stubborn body fat that needs to go. I’ve been lifting for a few months now, and I’ve seen some gains, but I really want to get my diet sorted properly to lose the flab and get lean! I’m building it roughly against your fat loss template, but I have a couple of questions.
Firstly, on my high carb days, I’m still getting quite a lot of fat from the milk I use with my oats and the eggs. Is it worth cutting them out? Or perhaps just the milk? Secondly, should I be avoiding carbs completely on low carb days? I know certain diets push minimal carb intake. Would I benefit from avoiding them entirely on my days off?
Many thanks again!
I’d ditch milk completely. Some people can eat milk and get lean. Others can’t. If you have a gut, there’s a good chance you can’t.
Eggs are iffy. For those that want to carb cycle more precisely, I recommend substituting 1 to 1.5 cups of low fat cottage cheese in place of eggs on training days.
Carbs on training days should be leafy, cruciferous veggies. Spinach, broccoli, cauliflower, etc…
Hey Anthony,
I stumbled upon your site the other day and have been catching up on archived articles.? Are you risking storing some of those carbs as fat if ingested all at once? I’m a big eater like you, and would have no problem putting down the 300 g of carbs on top of my lean meat in one sitting.
I have carb intake in two meals on the gaining template so you could eat MORE. Not to break carb intake in half and eat them in each meal.
Ie: Regular — 300 g PWO
Gain — 250g PWO, 200 g later in day…
Not many people can tank 300 in one sitting, let alone 450 g.
Good read. Quick question: Your principle is based around 1lb lean meat, 6 eggs, 3 protein shakes. Your guidance for a one meal day is one normal sized meal. Are you trying to hit a protein level in this meal?
Hmm…I’m a little confused. If you’re eating two times per day your meal prolly will be a bit “more” than “normal.”
Split those three things across your day and you’ll hit the requirement. Two meals. Three. Four. Don’t matter.
Two meals per day here too!
With tasty high glucose cheat snack in between
Fits my macros so who cares
I agree leangains is easy and effective, I started eating more and started losing more fat. After being on very low calorie ketogenic diet that was super hard psychologically and stalling on fat loss
Cool stuff, Aaron. Yeah, a low carb diet is tough to sustain for some.
First, I absolutely love your writings.
On diet, what if it were simpler still? I did classic Leangains. It worked. But I always knew that its success was far more about food quality–over time–and food quantity (calories)–over time. Why? because I knew many who did not do Leangains yet looked just as good as any of them, likely because they ate qualitatively and quantitatively “well”–OVER TIME. A version of your well-named, “cruise-control”.
So I ditched special PWO meals, ditched nutrient partitioning. I ate what I would have eaten in a week, but just averaged over each day. I also went to a more normal 12-hour fast. Should I work a bit harder on one day I allow myself a bit more. No surprises: it works. Good news is that it does not involve much thought.
As to training, I am now inclined to the higher volume/higher frequency, less systemic mutilation approaches. To no surprise I hurt less and look better.
Good stuff, Louis. Thanks for the reply.
you spelled the word EXLUCUSIVES wrong.
Only (in)human…
Thanks!
Holy shit man! This article is awesome. I’m on day 5 of IF and I am loving it! I feel awesome and my workouts are explosive. I am doing 2 meas a day a. I have a long way to go at 6′ 3″ and 320 lbs but I am down from 387lbs so the journey is.moving along anyway. Thanks again man! Very cool site.
Appreciate it man. Keep on trucking.
hey Anthony bro.. I have some doubts, because let’s say I begin my workout on 8:30 am and end it near 10:00 am so I would be still 2 hours far from feeding period.. am I allowed to take right there my first protein shake since it is post-workout?? and in any case, when do I have to take my protein shakes exactly? another question: can i switch my workouts hours between days? I mean does it alter in any way if i train half week on mornings and the rest of it on afternoons?
thanks in advance.!
You can train whenever you’d like.
As for the protein, take it whenever you want. I usually make protein pudding and eat it as a meal (look back into the archives for the recipe). If you finish your workout before the feeding period, you have two options: sip on a protein drink until you eat or have a small meal with a piece of fruit and a chicken breast or something.
great.!! thx for replying bro..
I’ll start my fasting this week.!
Wait a minute – 1 pound of meat, 6 eggs and 3 protein shakes PER DAY? Given my shakes are 25g protein per shake, altogether that works out to around 230g of protein per day. I’m a 159 lb. guy looking to add bulk (obviously) but also lean up. Is that not a lot more protein than I could possibly need to build? My usual caloric needs top out around 2,000/day anyway. I see a serious danger for over-consumption, here, for me. What do you think?
I think you need to reconsider your goals — what are you going to do? Lean out? Or bulk up?
As for it being more protein, it might be. But these are just general recommendations for the world to check out. You can feel free to adjust them based upon what you feel you need. Won’t be “dangerous” unless you have any underlying kidney issues.
Hi Anthony, could you help me structure my eating schedule.. I am tied up at work from 9am-5pm on weekdays, and the earliest I get to the gym is 6pm. My workouts usually last anywhere between 45-60 mins. My problem would be getting all my meals in before I go to sleep, which is usually at 11 or 12, how should I go about this issue? My main goal is to bulk as clean as possible, and I’d like to try out the Cruise Control version.
Depends on how much food you can tolerate in one sitting. If it were me, I’d have a noon-time meal of eggs, chicken, and veggies. Post workout meal at night with the rest of the fixins’ to hit caloric needs on certain days.
This only works if you can stomach the food volume though, so that’s something I need to know.
According to “How much protein” by Brad Pilon, we don’t need so much protein.
Why you persist on eating that much protein? As far as Brad says: 60-120g is enough.
I eat it because I like eating it. And when you don’t eat it you have to compensate with another food. Protein has a great sparing effect when it comes to turning into fat. So you can “overeat” it without much issue.
So you can eat a lot and get full.
But even more so, if you want to teeter on the minimum amount, you’ll probably get minimal results. Your choice. In my opinion, I’m spending time in the gym and dedicating my life to this stuff. If I’m going to do the damn thing, I’m going to do the damn thing. I’m not going to err on the light side because it doesn’t make sense to me. I’m not going to try to cut corners.
thx for answer. I though that if i meet the minimum requirement going over wont get me anywhere. I am not trying cut corners, just save money if i dont need that much protein. I have been on lean gains for over 1 year. I started with 260G of carbs and 175 of protein and fat around 40g on workout days and 60g on non working out days. I progressed with lifts, but i cannot get ripped. I can see my top abs but lower abs are always hidden. I tried diet breaks and I tried to lower carbs to 200g, now I am at 150g and I still cannot get rid of the that little extra fat to get lean. I cannot understand what could be wrong as I must be on deficit but my body is stucked with weigh in between 172-180.
Maybe you’re not eating enough protein
Losing fat there is the hardest place to lose, no doubt. You have to do everything right — especially if you don’t have uber genetics. I’d have to see your entire training and diet scheme though. Might also have to incorporate some fasted low intensity cardio too. That tends to help, as does some other training methods.
thx man, I will force it to be more.
I love your site and your progress.
After I have read How much Protein by BP, I just could not justify overeating the protein, but maybe this is wrong. I am eating now between 600-1000g of meat a day since I have read your post, which should give me enough protein. I will leave the carbs at 150g for now and see what happens. I workout either 2 or 3 times a week.
1 Deads and chinups
2 One leg squats or lunges and shoulder press
(I dropped squats as I always injure myself (my muscles in head freak out and they get tight) and recovery is too long, so I decided to concentrate on Deads, I also do Hill Sprints once a week)
3 Bench and dips
all above are weighed
I am 6.1 and 179 pounds , 37 years old
my stats now are:
Dead 7×275 (there was time when I hit 305 but I started to work on form and it went little down)
Chin 35+body weight x 5
Incline Bench Press Dumbbells 65×11 (I tend to go for more reps as when i was doing heavier i had issues with going to start position, so now i slowly progress by doing more reps and then adding weight until I reach 10-12 reps)
Dips – 45+body weight x 4
Dumbbell Shoulder press – 50 x 9 (same as with bench , i go to 10-12
, before my max was 60 x 4 but i had same pain as with squats so I work on perfect form and reps first and slowly try to progress)
1 leg squats with assistance, lunges and hill sprints I do for legs.
I also play basketball 1 or 2 a week.
Carbs only on working out days, so 2 or 3 times a week.
Do you cycle calories at all? Maybe you’re in a constant deficit. People with that stubborn body fat often go severely low on calories and their body never responds well — hormones go to poop. Maybe you need to jack up carbs on training days and lower them on off days. This will help recovery for strength training too. More strength wouldn’t hurt your cause. Neither would some hardcore gymnastics abdominal work.
yes I do carb cycle, on training days I eat carbs and on non training days I don’t eat carbs at all unless there is some minimal amount in some food I eat (max 20-40g) I keep protein constant and fat around 80 on non training days and 40 on training days. I just though that if I am at constant weight it would mean I am not on deficit as I am not loosing that’s why I started to play with my carb days and started to go down from 280 to 150. Do you think that I could be on deficit and my body just got used to one weight? Few years ago, I tried to eat more and I was immediately gaining fat.
I said CALORIE cycle, not CARB cycle.
Not sure what is the difference. I though If i lower carbs then automatically calories go down. Am i missing something? Your world or wisdom would be welcomed here.
Well technically with carb cycling, fats also increase and decrease depending on the day. Ie: high carb day = low fat day. Low carb day = higher fat day.
So calories can stay even, but macro breakdown differs.
So, what do you recommend? Count calories instead of macros and cycle?
I personally recommend cycling calories AND carbs AND protein at times. But my scheme is soon-to-be released
Hi Anthony,
Fantasic article!
I am very intested in moving from the six meals per day “standard” to something along the lines of the cruise control/muscle gain template. I train during the evening (6pm) so am thinking my feeding windows would be between 12pm – 2pm and 7pm – 9pm? I would also like to understand if it is ok to have a morning coffee with milk?
Your feeding window isn’t really two separate times. You’d just have to meals under the feeding window. A lunch and then a dinner.
Most times you want to avoid milk and coffee. It’s not a great combo since coffee’s “power” usually is negated with milk.
Hi Anthony,
Thanks for your quick response, the support you demonstrate is fantastic… and motivating!
I may have missed something as I am a little confused with the response, there are no feeding windows? Just one big lunch and one big dinner yeah?
I also have another question – you mentioned in one of your other nutrition articles that maintenance is roughly = body weight in pounds x 16, so in the case of myself that 172 x 16 = 2752 calories. you also mention If you are happy with your body fat and want to gain you have to times by 1.1 or 1.2 on training days and times by .08 or 0.9 on non training days (roughly). So using that logic if I was to start the cruise control/muscle gain template would it look a little like this?
Training days:
Lunch = 1513 calories
Dinner = 1513 calories
Total calories: 3027 (maintenance x 1.1)
Non training days:
Lunch = 1100 calories
Dinner = 1100 calories
Total calories = 2220 (maintenance x .08)
????
Thanks again for the support.
Those old articles are old. I don’t agree totally with them anymore. Here’s some suggestions –
If you’re happy with your body fat start at BW x 12-14 on off days. 15-17 on training days.
After a few weeks if you don’t notice any change, bump calories up on training days. After a few weeks if nothing happens, bump them up on off days.
Then from there go solely training days.
As for the meal times, I personally go with a 4ish hour feeding window. So I use windows but I’m not quite so sure you’d have to.
Err carbs.
Mostly i want to say thanks for this article, I’ve taken a more serious stance to my training lately and this article will help me get the food I need, the lifestyle option suits my life well. specificaly “high carb day = low fat day. Low carb day = higher fat day” will be helpfull to reach my goals i think.
So again, thank you very much!
I do however have one question though(im new to thinking about nutrition), in general how much carbs would “high carb” be? (somehow ive always had prob with getting them carbs.)
Also, would it be fine to add in a couple of fruits along the day seperate from the meals(in the morning mostly)?
Thanks for your awesome articles!
As for “high carb” that’s totally dependent on what you normally eat and if you carb cycle. A lot of my coaching students are around 300ish on training days though to give you an idea.
As for fruits, that depends on if you want to be strict IF or not.
Aright thanks! (you’re a quick with the answers, cheers for that).
One additional question came up as I read through more articles here and elsewhere and i was wondering what your take is on training multiple times/day?
More specificly Weights + Muay Thai.
Would it be better to try and schedule these on my weight-off-days?
No you can do both on the same day. It gets tricky with nutrition and making sure one doesn’t interfere with the others, but it can be done. The problem with doing them on an off day is recovery. If the practices are intense you’re going to run yourself into the ground at first. Eventually your body might adapt though.
Hello! I just read this post, and in general your page has been very helpful and motivating. I just had one doubt, though, with schedule. Currently I am studying and I have classes (non-stop) from 8.30 am to 1.00 or 2.00 pm. I live in a student house with a roomate so all my workouts I do them in a gym (even bodyweight ones, the gym has an excellent room, very big and empty, with mirrors, where I do this workout) just to have more “privacy”. The problem is that I have to be there before 4.00 pm because of a limitation in my membership. Right now I’m following a plan of 3 workout days (Mon., Wed., and Fri.). I would like to know which kind of schedule would you recommend me to follow with this meal plan…
(Also if you have any recommendations for increasing my protein intake as a vegetarian).
All the best to you! This site is really cool and helpful.
If you can sustain your hunger and energy, train right after classes, eat dinner at 4PMish, and then anything else to fill in your caloric needs until you sleep.
Sounds awesome, I have but one hang-up: What about Breakfast??
What about it?
If you’re asking what to eat, you don’t eat breakfast.
Anthony, have you worked with vegetarians at all?
Nope.
Great read, easy to follow and all makes sense. Too many ‘diets’ you read have loads of variables and other stuff that’s just a put off before you really start reading it. This is simpler and easy to follow, thanks!
Couple of questions:
1. I like to workout early, like between 9 – 10AM, so is it still cool to haven first meal between 12 – 2? People just always say you should eat 30 mins to an hour after a WO, so it’s cool to scrap that?
2. I’m kinda in a tricky sitch as I have a terrific mum (best in the world) who prepares all my meals for me. Whenever I propose I’ll start doing my own plans like this or cook my own meals she’s not very open to the idea because she doesn’t want to change how she does things for the family, and says the clean up will be too tedious. I tell her I’m happy to take care of that stuff but she still isn’t keen.
Anyway so I’m kinda stuck when it comes to cooking stuff for myself and may find it hard to cook up red meat or vegetables and things. So, is it ok if I bought red meats like shaved ham, or shaved roast beef, that kinda stuff (like from supermarkets), or are we strictly talking steaks, fully cooked beef/lamb, etc?
Thanks Anthony, love your site.
1. You need something quick to digest PWO so that you can restock liver glycogen. Fruit, whey, or BCAAs will do the trick.
2. Lunch meat is generally not all that good.
This might help:
I inspired that article way back when I was having some trouble introducing new things with my family.
Hiya Anthony,
Firstly, this is by far the most easy to understand post on IF so cheers for that. I’m doing leangains which is a no brainer but wanted to add a day or two of ESE in there. What wasn’t clear is when you start and end your 24 hour fast? Is it 3pm-3pm? 6-6? I know it can be different for everyone but what window of time has worked best for you?
Check out my “how to start intermittent fasting” post. It basically depends on when you train and when it’s convenient for you.
Days:
Workout – Mon, Wed, Fri
Eat Food – Mon, Wed, Fri, Sun
Water/Tea Fast – Tue, Thu, Sat
I just wanted to know you’re experience on not counting calories on fasts like ESE. I’m just worried I might overeat on the days I do eat Food, and go over my calories even though I’m fasting 3 days a week. Is this possible? Even thought I’m 6000 calorie deficit.
Also I never understood how ESE days worked. When I fast, I won’t eat the entire day, then will eat the next day. So Tuesday no food, Wednesday Food. Yet with ESE you eat everyday?
Anything is possible. Don’t know what to tell you there other than a 6000kcal deficit is huge. If you’re pigging out on your eating days though, anything can happen. Just because you don’t count calories doesn’t mean you don’t know a roundabout amount of food you’re eating.
ESE is a 24 hour fast. If you stop eating at 5PM one day, 24 hours later is 5PM the next. So if you stop eating at 5PM one day you start again at 5PM next. Key is just to eat a regular sized meal and not make up for calories.
First off, I am glad I came around to this website. Makes carb cycling so easy a cave man can do it!
Question: On the fat-loss template in regards to the once a meal days, do you still get the same amount of protein in that one meal as other days (i.e. 3 scoops protein, 6 eggs, 1 pound meat) or would that be less as well?
Thanks in advance. This diet truly ends all diets.
-Matt
You don’t have to jam all of the protein in, a few days of a lower protein intake won’t hurt.
Anthony,
What do you think of potatoes? They ok to eat? I eat paleo and have cut them out but miss / crave them.
See my post called, “Does the type of carbohydrate matter.”
They’re fine.
Wow! I did not believe 1 meal per day really works. I am used to believing that 6 meals per day would be the best and the most effective diet plan for all levels of body building, may it be professional, novice, intermediate..etc. ( This seems to be outdated, I don’t know, really..
)
but seeing you in great shape with on meal per day experiments. I’m really excited to try it!
I have been working out for almost 1 year and a half now (MWF) and I’ve been following and studying post-workout and pre-workout diets with out anyone to guide me.
its just like self research. ALL OF THEM ARE CALORIE CALCULATIONS! which is a pain in the neck.
anyway, Question:
Is it okay if you do the 1 meal per day for 1 year? should it be really post workout or pre-workout? I’m guessing its most-probably post-workout meal?
I apologize if this question was already asked. I cant seem to read and browse all of the comments!
Thanks for the post man, No calculations and numbers what so ever. excited to try it!
Fiel
Do the one meal per day as long as you can do the one meal per day. Don’t commit long term, just try it out.
The meal should be post workout.
What are your thoughts on things like Carb Backloading and Intermittent Feast where they push all carbs to night regardless of when you lift? Granted CBL is pushes for a late in the day workout.
I like Nate Miyaki’s Intermittent Feasting. See my most recent blog post.
Great article. Great read. Very consistant information and your methods deliver.
Personally, I am always cutting. Even when I’m not intending to and am planning lean-gains. On my off days, I tend to perform intermittant fasting for 48 hours each week. I go on, pretty much nothing but water and tea.
On my work out days, which are 2-3 days a week for two hours a day or less. I have one meal a day of boiled broccolli (salt, pepper and chilled tahini sauce), around 500 grams which comes out to 200 calories, 33.2 grams of carbs and about 15 grams of protein. I’ll usually have about 3 tablespoons of Peanut butter (90 cals each) throughout the rest of the day and I’m good. I feel light as a feather and strong enough to lift rocks.
I feel much more satisfied with a “life ‘meal’ plan” that I can live with. Even if I can’t be 180 lbs of all muscle with a 1/2% of body fat. I am currently 155 lbs down from 240 lbs and at 5’11″.
While, for a man, that is pretty light. I feel comfortable being closer to 140 lbs.
I was hoping for your opinion on this Anthony.
I don’t agree with it. It’s not something I’d do. It doesn’t support my goals.
But it’s not about me.
If it works for you and you enjoy it, good things.
Hey bro thanks for all the info. Ive started IF about 2 weeks ago and already feel the difference. Question is that Im trying to get my woman to try it out since its more convenient to eat this way based on her schedule. I know its different for women then it is for men. She needs to loose some weight and lean out. What would a womans diet look like or do you have a link to where you have an outline for this? Thanks and keep up the great work.
There are some people that say IF isn’t as suited for women, but, as usual, there’s always two sides. Some women use it with great results.
But I don’t have anywhere to point you, sorry. I’d just google “intermittent fasting women.”
Hi everyone! I’m in need of some advice….
I have been IFing for the past few months and LOVING it. I’ve always struggled with dieting and have had a love-hate relationship with food, but I believe those days are finally over! I am female, 23 years old, and probably around 124 lbs.
I have been playing around with some different fasting styles, mainly sticking with the 16/8 lean gains, but I have been incorporating some 24 hour fasts on days when I will not be training as hard. Overall, I’m feeling very flexible with fasting lengths, anywhere from 16-24 hrs.
However, my diet and training has made it pretty difficult to figure out what days I should be having as my ‘higher’ carb days, vs. lower, etc. I am a strict vegetarian (no dairy, but eat eggs), and I am training for a half-marathon, but also crossfit 3-4x a week. Help!
With my diet it is hard to ‘low’ carb, and my focus is more on my running, as opposed to lifting heavy. I use crossfit to help improve my strength and running performance. At this point I really only take one day off, and 1-2 days a week are strictly only runs, no crossfit.
Overall, I am very confused and unsure of what my macros should be… Any ideas or suggestions anyone??
Honestly, I wouldn’t do CrossFit. It’s good that you’re into it, but you’d likely just benefit from the strength in general — and you don’t need CrossFit for that. You’re going to get your marathon skills running, not from CrossFit.
If you are doing CrossFit, you need to include carbs on those days — most of their training will zap your glycogen reserves and will need some care.
Running days are more fat as a primary nutrient, so you wouldn’t need to carb-fest.
This whole framework depends on what you want though — physique or performance. What’s your true goal? Is the marathon just a fun thing that to assist your physique or what?
Great article.
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Hey Anthony!
Great article.
I done IF at the end of a 6 month 6 meal a day carb cycling cut, only done the IF for 9 days and noticed a difference. I lost 2 stone in order to get my abs out but lost too much muscle!
Ive put a stone back on since then with a bit of fat coz lets say it was a pretty dirty bulk being during the festive season and all.
I started fasting today but wasnt sure what variation i was going to do so i googled it and landed here , so decided i’ll go for the 2 meal a day approach.
I dont work out untill around 6pm and i think i would struggle to get all my carbs in one meal post workout. Would it work to have just chicken , eggs , veg around 12 then two smaller meals post workout to split the carbs?
Thanks in advance
Gary.
Sure. Give it a try.
Hi Anthony!
Great article by the way.
I´m quite a noobie to this kind of schedule (used to the 4-6 meals a day), so I have some quick questions:
1- Do I need to start with the Cruise Control or can I just go on with the Muscle Gain template if that´s my purpose?
2- It says that you have 2 big meals, the first as a post-workout, meaning you go training with an empty stomach. Doesn´t it affect your energy during working out (lifting less intense, etc.)?
3- You convinced me of starting out with Tricking (got my kip-up already ^^), and that´s why I want to reschedule my whole planing. Used to lift weights 4 times a week, I realized that maybe lifting was not my main aim. Sure I want to get a little bigger and stronger, but just more as a complement to tricking. So here is the question, how do you organize yourself to do both things? 3 days lifting/3 days tricking? Tricking same days as lifting..? What about the meals? Do you trick at days off, or at high carb days?
Sorry for my english, it seems not as difficult to read thoughts written in english as to express them for a non native speaker.
Keep up the good work man!
1- You can do whatever suits your needs best.
2- Depends on when you work out. Most people, when they get used to hunger, are more focused and energized in a fasted state. Your energy comes from what you eat the day before in most circumstances anyway.
3- This would require me to write a book, and is what a lot of people struggle with. If you need personal help, it would be more of a personal programming gig. You can email me if this is something you’re interested in. Simply too long to write about, and I apologize.
This is brilliant. Just discovered leangains and the 16/8 really suits me but the macros seem a bit daunting. This article put my mind at ease. I’m currently trying to do a cut as I’ve suffered as a skinny fat for years and this bothers me more than my muscles so trying to start from a ‘lean base’.
Regarding your fat loss section I don’t know if I could do one meal a day. So I’m gonna try 3 meal/day with:
Training – high carbs/low fat
Rest – low carbs/high fat
I was just wondering if your 6 eggs a day could still work on training days because that’s like 45g of fat. I love eggs though so I like the idea of it.
Also, since looking at my maintenance calories I’ve realised that my previous ‘diet’ was decent but I was undereating. Any tips on bumping my carbs and protein up without feeling really full at each meal? May seem like a stupid question but it just seems like too much food! Even with the 3 meal split.
Cheers. And again, great article!
I like food. So it’s never “too much.” Can’t help you there.
As for 45g of fat being “too much,” that depends on how much you weigh and all of that fun stuff. If you eat 3000 calories, 45 g isn’t big. 2000…bigger.
Get it?
Ah yeah. Makes total sense. If I go by the leangains ratios I’m on 2300 training and 1350 rested so 6 eggs on rested days may be a little much. Think I’m just gonna see how I get on and try and adjust it if it’s not really working.
Thanks for your response anyway! And again, great article.
Yuppers. Experimentation is good.
Oh, I meant to ask what your opinion on whey and casein shakes is. I have no problem eating ridiculous amounts of meat, it’s just so expensive to eat that much protein (aiming for 140g a day; I’m 160lbs, about 18% BF). So to try and keep costs down I bought some whey and casein isolates. I don’t really want it to be a long term thing but in terms of cost it’s much easier to just have one of each a day.
I recommend the three scoops of whey, so I realize the cost effectiveness. I’d still eat the meat though. I mean, one pound of chicken is usually around $2 or something. Can even find it less so in bulk.
But I wouldn’t totally forego meat.
Ignore the last comment! ‘…and 3 protein shakes a day’.
Damn my sequential answering of questions.
wounder if you could tell me what to do if i cant afford any protein powder would be appreciated
If you can’t afford protein powder, how can you afford food? The former is insanely LESS expensive.
Got 3 kids and the 30 or 40 pounds it costs is always spoken for lol
Well I’m just saying that whey is the cheapest protein source you can buy.
Let me know if u can get it cheep anywhere dude
I buy from True Nutrition.
Hi,
You said you would say easy 6 more times, but it was only 5..!
Good eyeballs.
LOVE THIS PLAN! It’s similar to how I already eat, but helped me modify my plan. It took me years to understand (and train my mind) how to eat well. The 5-6 meals a day never worked for me. It made me think about food far too often and left me craving everything. This method is simple and easier to make it a lifestyle rather than a ‘diet’. Thanks for sharing!
‘Sall about chaos. Thanks Mona.
Is this 6 whole eggs? Would Cholesterol be a concern if I exercise (3 day lifting split and slow cardio 2-3 days a week). If so I can stop separating so many damn eggs!
Whole eggs. The idea of dietary cholesterol eggs (especially from eggs) increasing serum cholesterol is rather mythical. I suggest you do your own research as to why.
So for the past week i have been fasting at least 22 hours and only eating at night after my workout. My one big meal cant be more than 1500 calories. On the weekend i am trying to eat either only one meal or do at least an 18hr fast. I got on the scale today and it seems like i gained 3lbs. I dont know what i could possibly be doing wrong. I relatively eat clean paleo except for some sweet potato fries or wine during the week. On weekend i definitely have cheat meals and alcohol.
If your weekend habits are bad enough, they could be derailing progress. But before you do anything else, try to get a better estimate on hat you eat. I don’t know what eating clean means, it’s an ambiguous term that says nothing about QUANTITY. I don’t know how much wine you drink. I don’t know how much you eat, period. So calculate that FOR REAL, and don’t just make it an estimate.
Second, what’s your “training?”
Anthony, Wow! Great article! Came across you though finding leangains but this seems so much more detailed as what to exactly do! I’ve been following a intermittent fasting lifestyle for some time now… But I’m constantly looking for better ideas to increase performance(crossfit), save time on cooking(work long hours), and most of all save money(organic is expensive)… I started out breaking the bank on organic grass fed everything and soon money just ran out… I’m curious your thoughts on this specifically? It just gets hard to buy organic/grass fed meat especially at 1 pound a day! You also suggest 3 scoops of protein a day, do you have a specific brand of protein you use or suggest? I’ve gone through everything from the top of the line grass fed undenatured whey’s, to the cheaper whey’s, and often wondered does any of this organic stuff even freaking matter? So there goes my first post here, hope it wasn’t too long!! I’ve really enjoyed reading through your blog!
Welcomes.
you list Brad Pilon as someone you follow… What do you think about what he’s got to say about protein intake?
I think that his protein recommendations are better served for those that want to be on the conservative side or retain muscle mass. I’d rather just do the damn thing and take the protein. I’d honestly eat the food anyway. I love meat and eggs, so it’s no bones by me.
What would you do food, diet, and most of all cooking/prepping your meals with a extremly busy work schedule… On top of the extremly busy work schedule you’ve also gotta make time for the training side of things… So for me most nights I don’t get home from the gym until 7/730… So there I am, long freaking day, worn out from work, working out and staring the kitchen and cooking dinner and the next days lunch in the face… This is what I struggle with the most… One of the biggest things that turned me onto this intermittment fasting thing was the fact you’d only have to worry about eating twice a day… But I still struggle with finding easy things to cook in a timly manner and also be creative enough to make the meals enjoyable so I’m not tempted to head down the old path of eating out, especially for lunch… Dinner is obviously much easier than lunch, which I have to get ready the night before, pack up, and bring to work…. I work 6 days a week, so I’m not home much… Ideas for planning and food prep to help someone that struggles with lack of time would be greatly appreicated….
I’d forgo lunch, save for portable foods. Hard boiled eggs. Veggies. Fruits.
I’d make training sessions 1-2 movements. Hit it and get home.
I’d cook the same way I do now, which is super easy. Foreman grill for meat, eggs, lightly lemon sautee of veggies. Rice in a pot. Or taters in the oven.
Requires minimal effort.
When do you drink your protein shakes? You say 3 a day right? 1-1/2 during lunch, 1-1/2 after workout or during dinner? How long do you let hard boiled eggs sit in the fridge before you finish them off? how long will they stay fresh?
I don’t drink my protein shakes. I eat them. Search for my whey protein pudding post.
Hard boiled eggs – I don’t eat them hard boiled. Freshness? No clue. Google is your friend.
Anthony, so my simple brain is crystal clear here… lol…
training days
lunch: 6 eggs or .5 pounds lean meat(cottage cheese?), veggies, 200 grams of carbs
dinner pwo: 1 pound of lean meat(cottage cheese?), 3 scoops of protein, veggies, 250 grams of carbs
non traning days
lunch: 6 eggs or .5 pounds of fattier cut of meat(cottage cheese?), veggies, carbs or not? how much?
dinner: 1 pound of fattier cut of meat(cottage cheese), 3 scoops of protein, veggies, carbs or not? how much?
not counting the cottage cheese, curious when you fit that in, thats well over 200 grams of protein a day? would you split your scoops of protein up, or is it just your preference to have them all at night? obviously your intake of protein is different than mine, i’d like to stay around 185, so i’d adjust accordingly…
have you tried bulletproof coffee with grass fed butter, mct oil, and coconut oil? noticed your video of adding whey protein to your coffee? would that be considered breaking the fast?
Training day, core food + starchy carbs.
Rest day, core food + non-starchy carbs.
That’s all you need to know.
I only eat one meal per day, and I like my coffee black, so, no. I don’t really use the whey trick, I did back when I first started fasting. Technically anything “breaks” the fast.
Ok! Hey I thought you were eating twice a day now? You said warrior diet didn’t work well for you? All the example diets you listed, showed to feedings a day?
People change.
Hi Anthony, I’m what you would call skinny fat. I’m female 23 y.o 5’7 115lbs and I want to loose excess fat on my inner thighs/ butt area and just get lean in general. Is this method a good start?
I’ve been eating low carb/ gluten free for 2 years and I recently gained 10 lbs in 2 months. I noticed it might be the addition of excess olive oil/ avocado in my salads and eating a lot of baked Brussels sprouts drenched in olive oil. I also cut down on my usual gym routine, as I started waking up at 6 am for work and getting so exhausted I’d just come home instead of gym or I’d goon the elliptical but this hasn’t helped me loose fat.
So last week I started doing Hiit on the treadmill for 20 min (60 sec at 4.5 light jog and 60 sec at 9 full on sprinting like a bear is chasing me) then the next day, I do heavy weights ( 120 lb squat – on a machine though, I haven’t learned how to squat with a bar yet) and some 15-30 min elliptical after.
I also have a different schedule in April, I’ll be able to wake up at 10 am instead, would this help ? Id be less groggy. Maybe the weight gain was a hormonal thing as well?
Would this gym routine and trying IF work for me? Which plan should I follow to see the results I want and not get discouraged. I want to get rid of my lumpy butt and upper thighs. Help? Thanks so much
And since I’m a female what would you recommend for intake?
My advice generally only applies to those that strength train with free weights, so you’d have to alter this is you weren’t doing such.
Hi again. Sorry to bother, but I was wondering , does chewing sugar free gum like trident cinnamon affect my fast period? Say if I were to feel hungry and pop a few pieces before my first meal and then after the fast? What are your thoughts?
There’s some evidence that the sugar alcohol does have some kind of effect, but it would be low on the list of things to worry about. In other words, your gum shouldn’t be a limiting factor.
Hey Anthony. Was overhead pressing the other day and felt that annoying shoulder pain forcing me to stop. Probably trying to be over eager as have just started out and things were going well. Anyway. I’m resting it, trying to get full ROM back and gonna then do some cuff work.
My question is twofold:
1) what should I do about my ‘training’ day macros/calories if I’m not really lifting all that much?
2) any suggestions on training around this while I’m trying to rest my shoulder? (I know this is a diet post so sorry about that).
Thanks.
1) Less food, basically.
2) Do anything that doesn’t hurt the shoulder. I don’t make amends for localized injuries. You can still do a bunch of other exercises, and even find pain free pressing exercises. Do them. All while working on the problem that’s preventing you from overhead pressing. Don’t detrain. Retrain.
hi,
i have just started to train my muscles, previously i was lean throughout my life,but by consuming junk and fast foods i became fattier.
then, i started dieting ( may be i didnt understand how to diet so may be i went completely wrong about it) i did cardio most of the time and eleminates every kind of “oil” in my meals. i also skipped potatoes,sugar,cheese and fast foods. i became lean eventually and i got my six packs.
my problem is, after loosing fat from my body my face looks very skinny and small and starved where as my body is getting muscular day by day due to high proteing intakes. on a whole i dont look good due to a smaller face and muscular body.
kindly just help to maintain some fat on my face or tell me any jaw excercise to maintain a face which is propotional to my body. or recommend me a diet that i can follow to make my face propotional to my body without destroying my abs.
thankyou.
Your face will grow in proportion to your body fat and body weight levels. No exercise will help.
Anthony,
So you’ve now moved closer to the warrior diet as far as your daily eating patterne?
Me and my girlfriend are going to give this a try now as well… Question I have, when it comes to females, how does fasting or eating this way affect them or their hormones… Her doctor was stead fast against fasting for women in particular…
Also curious how fasting or eating this way for longer than normal periods of time affects testosterone in men? Any thoughts on this? Thanks!
Some women prosper. Others, not so much. I wanna say it depends on your initial condition, but I’m sure not many people know for sure. Also depends on if you’re trying to have kids, etc…
Yeah, I basically run with Warrior Chaos, per outlined in the Chaos Bulk.
Anthony!!! Dope ass article and so well written! I lift and do HIIT every week, but the 6 meals/day is getting tiresome. So, I’m going to give IF a try starting tomorrow! My question is I take 1 scoop of casein prior to going to bed and I plan on eating during 12noon-8PM–so, when should I consume that scoop of casein? Thanks and great job again on this article!
Eat it whenever you want from 12-8. You’re probably eating it pre-bed because you think your muscles will waste away. They wont.
Thanks Anthony! Much appreciated for the response.
Great information.
I’ve read Eat Stop Eat, the leangains website and a lot of people using these approaches.
One of the most interesting sources was this:
About a competing powerlifter combining Eat Stop Eat and Leangains resulting in fat loss and muscle gain!
What is your experience regarding fat loss and muscle gain at the same time?
It can happen. More so if you have lots of fat to lose. Definitely the “toughest” dietary operation. But possible indeed.
Hi Anthony!!
Great article man!!
Im planning on starting this eating 2pm-10pm, strength train mon/tue/thur/fri in the evening, HIIT at 1pm mon/thur and 30min power walk tue/fri, wed will be rest day. How does that sound for IF, was thinking of getting all carbs in after the evening training session??
Also on a Saturday night i may take a cheat meal (burger and fries) and couple of beers or wine, would this be ok and is it worth me doing some HIIT or a circuit Saturday afternoon just to offset the cheat meal slightly??
Cheers dude, thanks for the site its a great help!!
A moderate cheat meal should be fine, so long as you don’t gorge yourself.
Everything else looks decent. Certainly on the right track. Although I’d, perhaps, venture to power walk on the OFF days. Just me though. I don’t enjoy doing any fat loss dominated activity on a day that I’ll be carbing up or anything like that.
Ah ok, so maybe use wed/sat/sun as active recovery days in a sense and get some walking in!!
Cool man thanks so much for the reply!
Sorry mate i forgot to ask how much oats do you have weight wise??
Cheers dude!
I don’t weigh food, so I couldn’t tell ya. Whatever fits in the bowl I used.
Haha thats good enough for me!!
Cheers mate your a legend!!
Thanks man.
Hi Anthony,
How would you schedule your 2 meals (ESE) if you lift in the morning from 6:00 to 7 am?
I consider non-starchy veggies “free” foods, and thin skinned berries (among some other fruits) “free” foods. I’d probably snack on those as hunger necessitated until I had a big PM dinner.
Now you got me curious, Anthony. Which fruits and veggies are we talking about here?
Thin skinned berries = free. Fruit otherwise, 1-2 pieces.
Fantastic article! Just have a few questions.
1. Is this template still what you use in terms of your current diet?
2. Also, I was wondering, (maybe I didn’t check the blog carefully enough) if you used that exact fat loss template after you intentionally splurged and gained like 20 pounds in a few short days.
3. If I was interested in the mass gain template, could I have the first meal consist of lean protein and carbs, and taper down the carb intake for the second meal, but include more fat?
4. Dont worry, no more questions. Thanks, love your work!
1. I use stuff inside of The Chaos Bulk a little bit more. Similar, but not quite.
2. Again, Fractal Fat Loss guide inside of The Chaos Bulk.
3. Maybe. There are many ways to go about things depending on what you enjoy and what’s suited to your lifestyle. I only eat one meal per day these days.
4. Thanks.
For post workout im thinking of having 200g oats, 10 eggwhites, handfull berries, apple, 3 scoop protein, small glass almond milk and water, blend and drink!! Also a 3 whole egg ommlette!! Meat and veggies will be consumed in 2 other meals in the 8 hours!! Does this sound ok to you??
Also coconut oil in my 2 cups of morning coffee or just straight black!!
Cheers dude!!
Uh, beats me, just give it a go and see if it works. Everyone has a different metabolic rate. You didn’t even mention your goals, height, weight, body fat level, etc…so just go for it and adjust.
I drink coffee black.
Made protein pudding today with vanilla protein YUM! Just what I needed to shake things up. Trying the oatmeal volcano tomorrow–is it sad that I am excited about it?
Anyway I am so glad I found your article, I have been IFing for awhile and then I came across ESE. I have been trying to figure out the best way to utilize both so thanks for the great info!
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Jeremy R. Davis
I’m a native of Savannah in the Georgia Low Country - a place rich in history, culture, and natural beauty - and my parents exposed me to anthropology long before I understood what the discipline was. It’s not surprising, then, that I felt drawn to study archaeology at this southern university. My interest in Southeastern Indians specifically was greatly enhanced by my undergraduate studies at the University of Georgia where I completed a double major in History and Anthropology in 2004. Every day of my summer before graduation was spent volunteering at the Berry site, a Catawba Indian town in the North Carolina foothills where conquistador Juan Pardo established one of several forts in the 1560s. This, my first field experience in archaeology, only encouraged me further.
I wanted to gain more practical experience before attending graduate school, so after graduation I joined Brockington Cultural Resources Consultants in Atlanta as an archaeological field technician. The next fourteen months were chock full of Phase III projects in and around Georgia: a large Late Mississippian/Contact period town on the upper Savannah River, a Late Archaic shell midden on the South Carolina coast, a Civil War cannonball, cannon, and ironclad factory in downtown Savannah, and an early 20th century stoneware kiln outside Augusta to name a few. Phase Is and IIs took me further afield: Mississippi, Tennessee, Kentucky, Illinois, Missouri, Kansas. These varied projects introduced me to a range of field methods in addition to a smattering of Southeastern material culture.
I returned to the classroom once again in the fall of 2006, this time at the University of Alabama. With the direction of my advisor, Dr. John Blitz, my Master’s research involved comparing the distribution of certain lithic crafting residues and finished products between three late Moundville period hamlets. These data yielded insights into the nature of Moundville's economy during the period of the polity's decline from regional political preeminence. It was my great honor to be awarded 1st Place in the SEAC Student Paper Competition in 2008 for a paper based on this research.
The department has provided me with multiple opportunities for field work. I’ve served as teaching assistant for four departmental fall field schools beginning in 2007. Additionally, my summer of 2008 was spent in the hills of eastern Cuba at Chorro de Maíta (under Brooke Persons and Jim Knight), a late prehistoric/early historic Taino civic-ceremonial center and one of the island nation’s major tourist draws. I also acted as a staff archaeologist on the Graveline Mound Archaeological Project, summer 2010 (with Lauren Downs and John Blitz), one of the last surviving Late-Middle Woodland platform mounds on the Mississippi Gulf Coast. In the fall of 2010, I directed field school excavations at Asphalt Plant Mound (1Tu50), an early Mississippian platform mound located less than half of a mile from the monumental arrangement at Moundville Archaeological Park.
I will soon begin doctoral field work in Moundville's plaza, investigating several subsurface anomalies recently brought to light by magnetometer and ground penetrating radar surveys (courtesy Drs. John Blitz and Chet Walker). My primary research interests include economy, ritual, identity, experimental archaeology, iconography, and the American Southeast. I spend my free time with my wife and dogs at our home in Northport. With optimism and enthusiasm, I am very much looking forward to the future.
Contact Mr. Davis at: jrdavis1@crimson.ua.edu
Office: 27 ten Hoor Hall - Archaeology Lab
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FORT WORTH, Texas — Brad Keselowski believes he can win the Sprint Cup Series title. And it's not just people who wear the Penske Racing blue in the garage who think he can overcome his two-point deficit over the final three Chase races.
Yes, Jimmie Johnson has five Sprint Cup Series championship trophies at his home. But even though he has the experience of winning titles and performing nearly flawless on the way to winning them, drivers know the reality of racing.
The reality is anything can happen — such as what happened last week when Denny Hamlin had a master control switch fall apart. The reality is that Keselowski has five victories this year and has shown the ability to win races on both fuel strategy and shear strength.
So the pulse in the garage has Johnson as the favorite but Keselowski a strong challenger.
"Brad has put a good fight," said four-time Cup champion Jeff Gordon, who also has an ownership stake in Johnson's car. "If you're putting money down on it, it's hard to go against that No. 48 team. They're just so rock-solid at so many different tracks.
"They've won five championships so it's not like they're nervous. … Brad (is) going for it, basically for the first time, but you know what? They've done a great job. So, it's not just a hands-down one's got it in the bag."
If both Johnson and Keselowski have trouble over the next three races, Clint Bowyer (26 points behind) and Kasey Kahne (29 points behind) could get back into the thick of the race.
Bowyer said Johnson is the favorite because of his history. But Johnson's history also includes not too much success with manipulating fuel mileage. All three of the upcoming racetracks — Texas on Sunday followed by Phoenix and Homestead — have had races where fuel mileage played a pivotal role.
Both Texas and Homestead are 1.5-mile tracks while Phoenix, repaved last year, is a fast but predominately flat 1-mile track.
"It could come down to the last lap, Jimmie runs out of gas and you win the championship," Bowyer said. "There's just so many crazy things that could still happen. We still have a short track with Phoenix.
"We still have these mile-and-a-halves that have been coming down to fuel mileage. That can play a huge role in a championship and the way things play out."
It took Johnson a few years of competing for titles before his string of five consecutive titles from 2006-10, and history shows that typically drivers come close and lose a title before winning one. Then again, nearly every pit call made by Keselowski and crew chief Paul Wolfe has paid off well this year — giving a sense around that team that a 2012 championship is their destiny.
"If I was a betting man, I would bet on the 48," said Martin Truex Jr., who is seventh in the standings. "It's the bet that chances are is going to pay. Keselowski has done good. No doubt. They're in it, but, man, I'm pretty sure he found Jimmie Johnson's (good-luck) horseshoe from a couple of years ago.
"The 48 is so consistent. Fast. Qualifying, practice, race, they do everything really well. … But the 2 (of Keselowski) has been really impressive. Paul Wolfe has been just ridiculous on pit road."
Johnson teammate Dale Earnhardt Jr. looks at both drivers as capable of winning the championship but said it would take a team to "do some miraculous stuff to be able to beat" Johnson.
He doesn't say that just because Johnson is his Hendrick Motorsports teammate. He knows there's a good reason why Johnson sat on the pole on his way to winning last week at Martinsville Speedway and sits on the pole again for Sunday's race at Texas.
"Winning five championships in a row isn't done by accident or by luck," Earnhardt said. "I think (Johnson) has got the entire package as far as not only is he one of the best drivers in the series, but he has got possibly one of the smartest minds on his pit box in (crew chief) Chad (Knaus) controlling the entire team."
Keselowski drove for two years in Nationwide for Earnhardt's JR Motorsports before signing a Cup deal with Penske. Now 28, Keselowski is in his third full season of Cup racing and driving a Dodge, which announced during the summer it would not return in 2013. Keselowski starts eighth on the grid Sunday.
"When he got in the Penske stuff, he has not done anything but move forward," Earnhardt said. "I think we kind of forget just how far along that program has come. To be competitive in a Dodge no less, in a manufacturer that has signed its papers leaving the sport, it's impressive.
"He is going to be able to race for a very long time, and for all intents and purposes he should be able to compete like this for years and really enjoy a great career."
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With its last visit to Mackay Stadium surely fresh in its mind, Boise State heads to Nevada with plenty at stake again.
Seeking a 12th victory in 13 matchups against the Wolf Pack, the No. 25 Broncos aim for a share of the Mountain West championship Saturday as both schools conclude their regular-season schedules.
Boise State (9-2, 6-1) had taken 10 straight from Nevada by an average of 29.0 points before falling 34-31 in overtime Nov. 26, 2010, ending the then-No. 3 Broncos' hopes of playing in a BCS bowl game. While Boise State got a bit of revenge with last season's 30-10 home win, it's looking for more - and a piece of its first Mountain West title since joining the conference last season.
"If I had my preference, I wish it was wrapped up and it didn't come down to this," said coach Chris Petersen, seeking his fifth league title in seven seasons. "But I think it's good for the programs, I think it's good for college football and I think it will be a hard fought game."
The Broncos come out of their bye after posting back-to-back victories, winning 49-14 at Hawaii on Nov. 10 before beating Colorado State 42-14 the following weekend. Joe Southwick completed 17 of 20 passes for 216 yards and two touchdowns against the Rams while D.J. Harper carried the ball 10 times for 107 yards and two scores.
"Just getting better. Watching a lot of film, analyzing the heck out of myself from each game," Southwick said of improving throughout the year. "I definitely see improvement from week to week...I feel like I'm getting better each week, and that's comforting. I know the offense is just going to keep getting better and better."
Boise State is averaging 30.7 points, a far cry from last season's mark of 44.2. The Broncos' defense is giving up 14.4 points per game to rank fifth in the country, but could be in for a tough test in trying to contain Stefphon Jefferson.
The junior running back, sixth in the BCS with 1,564 rushing yards, needs 169 to set the school's single-season record and 148 to break the Mountain West mark.
"They always have good running backs, and I think that comes with the pistol offense," Petersen said. "(Jefferson has) been in the program for a while now and has a great feel for finding creases, it's a difficult offense to defend, it really is."
The Wolf Pack (7-4, 4-3) had dropped three in a row before bouncing back Nov. 17 with a 31-24 win at New Mexico. Cody Fajardo threw three TD passes and ran for a career-best 186 yards while Jefferson rushed for 128 and scored his 20th rushing TD of the season.
"We have a lot of streaks at Nevada. We are excited to have broken the streak," said coach Chris Ault, whose team has gone 5-1 on the road and just 2-3 at home. "It is interesting isn't it? I think there are combinations and the mental aspect and stuff of those three losses at home still burn a fire. We need to figure it out."
The Wolf Pack last suffered four home losses in 2000.
While Nevada has accepted an invitation to the New Mexico Bowl, Boise State's postseason plans have yet to be decided. The Broncos, though, are trying to stay focused on the task at hand.
"The bowl game aside, I don't think that matters to us at this point, we're trying to play Nevada and have a chance to win part of the conference championship and that's really important to us," Petersen said. "It's always that fine balance where you want the kids to feel that sense of urgency, but not so much that they're not putting their best foot forward."
Since losing at Nevada, Boise State has won all six of its conference road games by an average of 27.2 points. | http://aol.sportingnews.com/ncaa-football/preview/201212010039/boise-state-broncos--nevada-wolf-pack | 2013-05-18T10:41:20 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
.Source: Winnipeg Free Press
Peluso hurt hist hand while fighting Washington's Aaron Volpatti on March 2. He has no fantasy impact so this is more of an FYI than anything else.Source: Gary Lawless on Twitter
Peluso was hurt while fighting Washington's Aaron Volpatti on Saturday. He's expected to miss a significant amount of time.Source: Ken Wiebe on Twitter
Peluso was hurt while fighting Washington's Aaron Volpatti. Peluso left the contest and isn't expected to return.Source: Ken Wiebe on Twitter
The helpers were his first NHL points. Peluso dropped the gloves for his first big-league fight on Saturday versus New Jersey's Krys Barch to give him nine penalty minutes in three contests this campaign.Source: Winnipeg Free Press | http://aol.sportingnews.com/nhl/player/4606/anthony-peluso | 2013-05-18T10:31:55 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Update: On June 8, 2012, CMS released a final decision memorandum on coverage for Transcutaneous Electrical Nerve Stimulation (TENS) for Chronic Low Back Pain. CMS ruled that TENS is not reasonable and necessary for the treatment of Chronic Low Back Pain under Social Security Act §1862(a)(1)(A), and will be covered (subject to certain criteria) only to support additional research and evidence development.
The Therapeutic and Technology Assessment Subcommittee of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) published a report in 2010 finding transcutaneous electrical nerve stimulation (TENS) ineffective for chronic low back pain. TENS units are usually small, portable, battery-operated devices that apply an electrical current to the skin to relieve pain. Stimulation parameters such as pulse width, pulse frequency, wave pattern, frequency, and intensity are varied in both clinical usage and the research literature. These parameters are often determined for individual patients by a trial-and-error method that requires several sessions of skilled therapy.
Due to this report, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) is conducting a national coverage analysis on the use of TENS for the treatment of chronic low back pain. This analysis consists of reviewing evidence relating to the health outcomes attributable to the use of TENS in home settings, and clinical studies falling under the Coverage with Evidence Development paradigm. CMS is conducting this analysis to see if a national coverage determination (NCD) is warranted for TENS under Social Security Act sections 1862(a)(1)(A) and 1862(a)(1)(E).
CMS intends to complete its NCA by June 2012, and an NCD (if any) will be released by March 2012.
The impact of this NCA on occupational therapists—particularly hand therapists—will be determined by the specific language of any resulting NCD. AOTA will continue to follow this matter and review NCDs as they are issued by CMS. Please e-mail rrpd@aota.org with any questions or concerns. | http://aota.org/News/AdvocacyNews/TENS-Analysis.aspx | 2013-05-18T10:32:07 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Prepare a large bowl or pan of ice water.
To make the Truffles: In the top of a double boiler, heat the chocolate, cream, and butter over simmering water, stirring until smooth. Stir in the framboise.
Transfer to a small container and let cool.
Cover and refrigerate until cold and firm, about 1 hour.
Scoop out ½-teaspoon portions and drop them onto an aluminum foil-lined baking sheet. Cover and refrigerate until ready to use.
In a bowl, whisk together ½ cup of the half-and-half, the sugar, cornstarch, and salt.
In a small saucepan, bring the remaining ¼ cups half-and-half just to a boil over medium heat. Whisk in the sugar mixture and boil until thickened, about 2 to 3 minutes.
Let cool to 110°F on a candy thermometer, Place the white chocolate in a heatproof bowl and pour the hot half-and-half over it. Stir until the chocolate is melted.
Place the bowl in the ice bath and stir the mixture occasionally until it cools to room temperature. Stir in the cream and vanilla, cover, and refrigerate until thoroughly chilled, about 3 hours.
Freeze in an ice cream maker according to the manufacturer’s instructions.
When the ice cream is almost frozen, spoon in the framboise, if desired, and churn until blended in, about 1 minute more, Add the chocolate truffles and churn until blended in, about 15 seconds more.
Transfer to a container, cover, and freeze until firm, about 2 hours.
Nutritional Information
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Overview
The Raging Dead is a real time strategy game with zombie infection simulation. Zombies have appeared in the city looking to infect the entire population, and it’s up to you to stop the spread of zombies. Hundreds of intelligent items are on screen at once with zombies actively pursuing humans, and humans pursuing safety, the entire time smart enough to avoid items in the landscape like buildings, and such.
For each level you’re presented with a city landscape, and there are blue dots – humans, and red dots – zombies. As you begin there are few zombies to begin with, but as you continue there are more and more red dots at the start of a level. To protect the city you have a machine gun and bombs, and you fire by tapping looking down upon the city with an aerial view.
Features
22 levels are included with increasing numbers of red dots to contend with to start. Your two weapons are gun which is for precise killing of one and bomb to destroy larger areas that can kill zombies and humans. Both weapons can be upgraded three ways and three times each, which are power, reload speed, and number of clips.
Each level is graded A-D depending on the number of humans saved, the percentage of the city saved, and the amount of cash earned. There are 10 local achievements/medals.
The Good
The Raging Dead is a unique game for the iPhone, and definitely changes up the typical zombie game. Rather than being on the ground shooting zombies one by one with no hope to control the spread. You’re instead up above seeing the whole picture, and attempting to stop the zombies in their tracks as quickly as possible.
The best part is that the game never plays the same in that the landscapes change, and so does the layout of zombies. Also the zombies attack randomly, not always going after the closest humans, and sometimes grouping together. The humans also crowd together actively running towards edges and corners to survive. It’s the intelligent AI that really makes the game.
It may seem simple with just red and blue dots running around with your goal to destroy all the red dots. It’s much more complex as the red dots quickly manifest as they take over the blue dots. You have to hit the zombies early, otherwise the game gets out of hand quickly as the red dots multiple faster than you can kill them.
Not only that, but your goal is to save 100 % of the population, and as many humans as possible. The grading system is very harsh, so even 100% doesn’t guarantee an A, and any ranking system can always help with replayabiltiy.
Deciding to use the bomb or the gun is a tough decision as a bomb is much more effective, but risks killing humans in its wake as well as destroy part of the city. The gun on the other hand is easy for precision, but many times you will be overwhelmed by the number of red dots to go one by one. You will need to find a balance, and upgrade your weapons accordingly.
The upgrade system of the weapons is essential to success later on. Each level begins with more red dots so you will need multiple bombs with quick reload time, and more power to stop the infestation.
The artwork of the each of the aerial cityscapes is extremely well detailed. Then when you drop a bomb there is a deluxe explosion, and the building deterioratex appropriately. As the level continues the bomb blasts continue to smoke, and there are the smushed red dots.
A great action soundtrack is included which fits with the survival theme. Then there are great blasts and gun fire. The controls are super easy as you just tap where you want to fire your weapon.
The Bad
Only 22 levels are included which feel a little cheap for a game that costs $2.99, just based on what else you can get for $0.99. The game goes by relatively quickly, and there are no online highs scores or achievements just the local awards and level rankings. Also there are a few cityscapes, but not 22 different ones, and not even 10 different ones.
Another problem is that there are only two weapon types which also limits varaibility. Though the intelligent AI of the system helps variability, every level does come down to blasting red dots, and that mechanic never changes.
The Verdict
Overall the attempt at realistic zombie infestation simulation is a unique idea that is executed nicely. It’s a different gaming experience that is fun, and you will need quick reaction time. The production values are really well done too.
The game is relatively short, and seems to fly by with not much replayability. For $2.99 it’s worth it, but its shortness keeps it from being more highly recommended. | http://appadvice.com/appnn/2010/01/review-the-raging-dead-zombie-infestation-simulation | 2013-05-18T10:23:05 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Date: Friday, May 24th, 2013
Time: 8:00 pm
Duration: 1 hour, 30 minutes
Location: Concert Hall
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Contact: Lawrence Burnett, x4351
Music, Vocal & Choral Music
Students, Faculty, Staff, Alumni, General Public, Families, Prospective Students, New Students | http://apps.carleton.edu/curricular/musc/events/?event_id=859101&date=2013-05-24 | 2013-05-18T10:32:12 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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This real time, live flight tracker tracks scheduled airline flights departing from or arriving at airports in the United States and Canada. The logo is a link to the main flight tracker where you can track flights over all other world regions.Categories: Travel | http://apps.conduit.com/Publisher-Apps/Air-Travel-Center/2944889?lang=en | 2013-05-18T11:02:06 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Artemis is finally available for Android!. Bear this in mind when comparing Artemis to your camera/lens combination..
Thanks,
-Chemical Wedding Team-
Recent changes:
-Fix custom camera bugs.
-Fix various stability issues and crashes.
-Add auto focus before photo capture as default for all picture taking. This feature can be disabled in settings.
-Added initial tablet / honeycomb 3.0+ support with hardware acceleration support. Still in active development.
-If the application is not performing as you expect please email us at android@chemicalwedding.tv and we will try to resolve your issues for our next release. Thanks.
Chemical Wedding Team
Content rating: Low Maturity | http://apps.photographybay.com/apps/artemis-directors-viewfinder-1 | 2013-05-18T10:41:06 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
DOE Webinar January 18: The L Prize-Winning Energy Efficient Light Bulb—What to Expect in 2012
January 13,.
In August, 2011, DOE named Philips Lighting North America as the first winner of the L Prize competition in the 60-watt replacement bulb category, one of the most widely used lighting types. Philips developed a highly efficient LED product to meet the rigorous requirements of the L Prize competition—ensuring that performance, quality, lifetime, cost, and availability met expectations for widespread adoption and mass manufacturing.
The winning Philips product excelled through rigorous short-term and long-term performance testing carried out by independent laboratories and field assessments conducted with utilities and other partners. and Energy Savers pages. | http://apps1.eere.energy.gov/news/m/progress_alerts.cfm?pa_id=662 | 2013-05-18T10:21:36 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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As a student, Jacqueline (Spelts) Roth ’02 participated in a mission trip to Kenya through the Office of World Missions and Empowering Lives International. While on this trip, she met a boy who would change her life. Shadrack, then 10 years old, constantly hovered around the team and eventually connected with Roth in particular. Though she has not seen him in person since she left Kenya, she has continued to keep in touch with, pray for, and sponsor him financially.
Specifically, Roth has been praying that God would provide a way for Shadrack to study at APU. “His life has been anything but easy. As a child, he and his mother and sisters were homeless and lived as squatters on a railroad track. His mother passed away in 2003 from HIV/AIDS, leaving him and his sisters orphaned. He persevered through it all and now his dream is to attend APU,” said Roth.
Nine years later, God has answered these prayers. Shadrack has been accepted to Azusa Pacific University and is slated to begin classes in fall 2010. He hopes to earn a bachelor’s degree in international business and use what he learns at APU to make a difference in his hometown and his entire country. In the essay that earned him APU’s Haggard International Scholarship, a $5,000 renewable award given for outstanding academics, he writes, “The program requirements are an incredible opportunity for me to grow and develop my Christian leadership skills as well as strengthen my faith in Christ. I would also gain the confidence and the ability to impact others’ lives in my own country with the knowledge and experience I have received.”
However, even with the scholarship from APU, Shadrack still needs a way to pay the rest of his tuition costs. So Roth has made it her goal to find the money needed to ensure that he obtains the education he desires and deserves. Together with her husband Federico ’00, and Stacie Champine ’02, M.A. ’06, director of the Office of Student Success, Roth has dedicated many hours to telling Shadrack’s story to everyone she meets. She has also partnered with David and Allison Tarus, a local pastor and his wife who adopted Shadrack when his mother died.
If you would like to help Shadrack and other students like him, you may contribute to APU's East Africa Scholarship Fund. For more information, please contact the Office of University Advancement at (626) 815-5333 or development@apu.edu. | http://apu.edu/articles/15706/ | 2013-05-18T10:22:00 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
In what is overwhelmingly being described as a “rare” or “never thought I’d see it in my lifetime” move, SCOTUS yesterday effectively overruled lower courts’ incorrect interpretations of Belton v. New York in Arizona v. Gant and restricted the ability of police to search vehicles without reservation.
In an delightfully oddly split 5-4 decision, Justice Stevens (penning the majority) wrote that police could no longer search the interior of a car after the suspect had been secured. The rationale given by Courts (perhaps stemming from an inartful explanation in Belton itself) prior to Gant was that officer safety demanded that they be able to search the interior of a car – the so-called “wingspan”, once a lawful arrest had been made.
Stevens’ majority debunked that:
We do not agree with the contention in JUSTICE ALITO’s dissent (hereinafter dissent) that consideration of police reliance interests requires a different result. Although itappears that the State’s reading of Belton has been widelytaughtthat all individuals share in having their constitutional rights fully protected. If it is clear that a practice is unlawful, individuals’ interest in its discontinuance clearly outweighs any law enforcement “entitlement” to its persistence.
… decision is also a great primer on search incident to arrest law (and Bennett’s post does a nice job of recapping the history of it). Notable, however, is another holding within this decision: that police will always be entitled to search the interior of a vehicle if the evidence of the instant offense might be discovered within it. Obviously, this would not apply to traffic violations.
Scalia’s concurrence is also rather notable and packs a lot of punch in a few short pages. Here is a choice quote:
I believe that this standard fails to provide the needed guidance to arresting officers and also leaves much roomfor manipulation, inviting officers to leave the scene unse-cured (at least where dangerous suspects are not involved) in order to conduct a vehicle search. In my view we shouldsimply abandon the Belton-Thornton charade of officer safety and overrule those cases. I would hold that a vehi-cle search incident to arrest is ipso facto “reasonable” only Cite as: 556 U. S. ____ (2009) 3 SCALIA, J., concurring when the object of the search is evidence of the crime forwhich the arrest was made, or of another crime that the officer has probable cause to believe occurred.
As always, he concludes with a bang:degree of certainty I think desirable in this field; but the former opens the field to what I think are plainly uncon-stitutional searches—which is the greater evil. I therefore join the opinion of the Court.
For the CT reader, I decided to look up whether our Supreme Court had adopted Belton. My limited, preliminary research left me a little confused, so if you know the answer, leave a comment. Our Supreme Court first confronted Belton in State v. Badgett, 200 Conn. 412 (1986), in which they refused to extend Belton to permit law enforcement to conduct searches of vehicles willy-nilly.
We refuse, however, to extend the “fiction” that the passenger compartment is always within reach of the arrestee; New York v. Belton, supra, 467 (Brennan, J., dissenting); to circumstances, as here, where the defendant is no longer at the scene of the arrest when the warrantless search was undertaken. It is undisputed that in this case the defendant was strapped and handcuffed in the police cruiser leaving the scene when the heroin was discovered by officer Kiernan. Because Belton does no more than apply Chimel to a “particular and problematic” context, and “in no way alters the fundamental principles established in the Chimel case . . .”; id., 460 n.3; we hold that the right of a police officer to search the vehicle ceases the instant the arrestee departs the scene because the arrestee’s removal forecloses any possibility that he could reach for an article within the vehicle.
This is close to Gant, but not quite. In Badgett, the emphasis was on whether the defendant was on the scene as opposed to secured and unable to access the interior.
But it gets murkier. In States v. Dukes, 209 Conn. 98 (1988), the Court wrote this:
With reference to the legitimacy of the search of the defendant’s vehicle, we conclude that it was proper. There is no need for us in this case to decide what authority the officer would have had under our constitution to search the vehicle for contraband when the only provocation for that was a traffic violation. This is so because once the officer had searched the defendant incident to a lawful arrest and found contraband, he then had probable cause to search the vehicle as he had grounds of the probable guilt of the defendant of a “crime,” as defined under General Statutes § 53a-24. New York v. Belton, supra. The discovery of the contraband in the defendant’s pockets, coupled with all the officer knew at that point, including the fact that he was now presented with a misdemeanant and not a mere traffic violator, gave him probable cause to search the vehicle for contraband. Black’s Law Dictionary defines “contraband” as “any property which is unlawful to produce or possess.” See United States v. Williams, 533 F. Sup. 448, 450 (E.D. Pa. 1982). We point out here that the officer’s ability to search the vehicle is not to be justified as any continuation of his authority to conduct a pat-down search specifically for weapons in order to protect himself, but is justified on the ground that the escalation of the defendant’s involvement had now risen from that of a mere traffic violation to probable guilt of a “crime” as our statutes define that term. Despite the fact that one does not enjoy the same expectation of privacy as to the interior of his motor vehicle as one does in the interior of one’s home, nevertheless, “[t]he word ‘automobile’ is not a talisman in whose presence the Fourth Amendment fades away and disappears.” Coolidge v. New Hampshire, 403 U.S. 443, 461, 91 S. Ct. 2022, 29 L. Ed. 2d 564, reh. denied, 404 U.S. 874, 92 S. Ct. 26, 30 L. Ed. 2d 120 (1971). The same applies to an “automobile” under article first, § 7, of the constitution of Connecticut. The exception to the warrant requirement in an automobile search demands that the searching officer have probable cause to believe that the vehicle contains contraband. Carroll v. United States, 267 U.S. 132, 153-54, 45 S. Ct. 280, 69 L. Ed. 543 (1925); State v. Badgett, supra, 429. So does article first, § 7, of our constitution. We believe that this officer had, as we have outlined, objective facts upon which could be based a finding of probable cause to search the defendant’s vehicle for contraband. Accordingly, the motion to suppress was correctly denied by the trial court.
You tell me what that means. (There’s more, but it’s late. I’ll update later.) If you’re interested, see State v. Wilkins, 240 Conn. 489 (1997), specifically the end of the majority decision and all of Berdon’s dissent.
Belton was a bad decision. From my (admittedly hazy)memory from law school, Belton could be justified on the fact that the order of the restraint and search shouldn’t matter, i.e., that cops could of course search an area within the wingspan before putting the cuffs on the person. But that is just so counterfactual. Cops aren’t going to dilly dally and search the wingspan before securing the person. Once the restraint is effected, the officer safety rationale is done.
And one thing Scalia did not mention. Bad state court decisions in Fourth Amendment cases don’t have any check. The suppression question cannot be raised in federal habeas. Thus, in the workaday word, the “artificial narrowing” vice clear rules is more of a problem than it otherwise would be.
I wrote a post on the meaning of Gant’s new test.:
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ArcGIS for Desktop Student Trial Copy
ArcGIS for Desktop 10.1 with extensions is now available for download. Before you download and install a copy of the software on your personal computer, please follow these instructions. Please note that your installation will time out 365 days following the installation date of the software.
Disclaimers:
- Installing and authorizing ArcGIS software may take a few hours.
- ArcGIS is a windows-based product.
- We give out ONE authorization code per student only!
Step 1. ArcGIS 10.1 software cannot be installed on a computer that has a previous version of ArcGIS Desktop or ArcGIS Server installed; if necessary, uninstall previous versions of ArcGIS Desktop.
Step 2. Obtain an authorization code by emailing maplib@brocku.ca using your BROCK EMAIL account or visit the Brock University Map Library in Mackenzie Chown Complex, C306 to request a code.
Please include:
- Name
- Class/Course Code
- Your department
- Your Brock student ID number
Step 3. Visit and login with your Global Esri Account or sign-up for your account if you don’t already have one.
Step 4. Read and familiarize yourself with “ArcGIS Desktop Installation Guide”. Then, download the software by clicking on the Download button for ArcGIS for Desktop.
Step 5. Run the downloaded .exe file to extract the associated installation files noting the storage location on your computer.
Step 6. Using "MY COMPUTER" double-click setup.exe to begin the installation process OR continue through the autorun setup wizard for ArcGIS for Desktop.
Step 7. After installation is complete you will see the ArcGIS ADMINISTRATOR Wizard. Select Advanced (ArcInfo) Single Use and click Authorize Now.
Step 8. Continue through the authorization wizard to activate your student copy of ArcGIS for Desktop.
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Shazi: Ascended Master Saida Khatoon – Rivers of Light burst Forward
Further Reading: Signpost to the Source
02-Nov-2012
Hello Son,
Rivers of Light burst Forward
The planet is reaching its goal, singularity where the past, present and future will be one. This transformational change is happening in you too as rivers of light burst forward into you.
The sadness will be no more, cleanse still continues and the ignorant awakens to truth, which for some will be difficult to bear.
The hearty amongst you all will be relieved and you will feel invigorated as the pressures of the mind is no more. Understanding will be replaced and the whispers of truth will increase and finally you will submit to them.
In the beginning there will be confusement as truth will be difficult to bear and what you knew of the past will be false. As this transition gathers pace learning will take place and your spirit guides will gather you to a forefront of wisdom, ending anarchy of the mind.
When the connection is lost it will return as long as you remain focused to the light. This strengthens daily depending on the minutes or hours you remain in focus.
Like a conditioned athlete who has trained well for the race.
Accept what you are and believe in yourself, do not let past thoughts ruin the best of you. It was only a learning curve that was necessary to get to this point, which you all have reached.
Listen and listen again to guidance that resonates within your inner heart and intellect, be you and understand. The focus will come so trust in you and keep trusting until the gap is no more.
Then enter the eternal truth of the ‘word’ of God, and then you will understand. Many words will continue and will continue to be written to guide and tune into the source of you.
There are no confusing words to a settling of understanding from the lower third dimensional densities to fifth.
Your mother; the light flow in you embrace and receive them in gratitude to the Lord.
Message from Ascended Master Saida Khatoon Channelled by Shazi
About Wes AnnacI am a channeler, Lightworker and blogger and I wish you ease along your path. :)
Posted on November 2, 2012, in Channeled Messages, Divine Assistance, Friends and tagged Shazi. Bookmark the permalink. 1 Comment.
Thank you. A very beautiful, intoxicating message….
LOVE,
MIchael | http://aquariusparadigm.com/2012/11/02/shazi-ascended-master-saida-khatoon-rivers-of-light-burst-forward/ | 2013-05-18T11:02:21 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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It is the only project clearly connects to urban fabric. Good choice. I don't like stadiums with track and field and soccer pitch. It distances the 12th player (the fans) from the game only works for Olympics and other events.. A real hidden strategic problem.
However, I want 2020 Olympic Games to go to Istanbul. It is about time...
A few more interior renderings of Zaha Hadid's entry (via Bustler):
(Images courtesy of Japan Sport Council)
Tokyo Olympic 2020??
These images are quite spectacular! The exterior reminds me of some beautiful animal skull that Georgia O'Keefe would have painted. I hope the street level view of this building is as sympathetic as these images.
within walking distance of my office. nice area. olympics would be cool here too, but hopefully this stadium makes sense without them coming. looking forward to seeing it go up. so far the only hadid buildings in tokyo have been furniture and installations.
I do not like hadids work at all, but her style seems to work well with stadiums for some reason. | http://archinect.com/news/article/61446872/zaha-hadid-wins-japan-national-stadium-design-competition | 2013-05-18T10:14:04 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Captured 14 times between Apr 29, 2009 and Jan 18, 2013
Subject: advocacy, activism, and responses to persecution--non-governmental organizations, armed conflict and persecution--torture, civil and political rights--elections and electoral activities, civil and political rights--freedom of religion, civil and political rights--freedom of assembly, civil and political rights--freedom of the press, laws, justice, and judicial proceedings--judicial reform, civil and political rights--gay / lesbian / bisexual / transgender / queer rights, civil and political rights--democratization
Creator: Helsinki Association for Human Rights
Publisher: Helsinki Association for Human Rights
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Language: Armenian; English; Russian
Coverage: Asia--Armenia, Eurasia
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Collector: UT Libraries
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ARCHIVE: SOGE targets
Government departments will continue to report their performance against the Sustainable Operations on the Government Estate (SOGE) targets for 2009/10 and 2010/11.
The Government will completes its review of its greening Government targets for operations and estate, including waste targets, in December 2010, and will then publish its goals and milestones beyond 2010/11.
The SOGE targets were introduced in June 2006, replacing those in the Framework for Sustainable Development on the Government Estate, originally published between 2002 and 2004.
The complete list of operational targets can be viewed below or alternatively you can download the targets (PDF 36 KB)
Footnotes
1 Departments have stated that it may prove difficult to capture the number of visitors - Departments are therefore encouraged to provide an estimate and give qualitative evidence of how those figures impact usage.
2 This will be a one off assessment for the first year of occupancy.
3 Those Departments which have signed up to the Carbon Trust’s Energy Efficiency Programme would be viewed as having fulfilled this requirement.
4 In conjunction with BREEAM guidance - Departments to define what a new build and major refurbishment is for their own estate. An appropriate environmental assessment process such as BREEAM or an equivalent (e.g. CEEQUAL, DREAM etc.) appropriate to the size, nature and impact of the project must be carried out on all projects. Where BREEAM is used, all new projects are to achieve an “excellent” rating and all refurbishment projects are to achieve at least “very good” rating, unless site constraints or project objectives mean that this requirement conflicts with the obligation to achieve value for money. Where an alternative environmental assessment methodology is used, projects should seek to achieve equivalent ratings.
5The scheme is already collecting data on a Government building by building basis – consideration will need to be given how the new targets’ data should be collected to avoid duplication of effort.
6This does not mean departments must replace their existing EMS. Departments can decide whether to implement an accredited certified EMS for their whole estate, or in selected buildings only.
Updated: 9 November 2010 | http://archive.defra.gov.uk/sustainable/government/gov/estates/targets.htm | 2013-05-18T10:20:31 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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The Battle for Moria: 2.5.5
By: Jonathan “Berephon” Rudder
This change has been a long time coming. In response to overwhelming feedback, Volume I of the Epic was revisited to add solo options for previously group-only content; this opened the main story of LOTRO to the entire player base, rather than the small segment that actually completed it before. Now we come to Volume II: The Mines of Moria.
With this coming update, we are finally releasing the long-desired revamp of the Volume II Epic Story. This Dev Diary will focus on a small but significant portion of that revamp: the conversion of the Vol. II, Book 5, Chapter 5 Battle Instances into fully-scalable Skirmishes.
Why make these skirmishes?
Well, the simple answer is that it was the most logical solution for these instances. The Battle system was pretty much a precursor of the Skirmish system, but wasn’t scalable. With the introduction of LOTRO's Skirmish system, it just seemed logical that we should convert the Battles. (No, there is no current plan to convert the Angmar Battles or the Battle of Lothlórien at this time.)
Scalability
Skirmishes, of course, are both level and group scalable, fulfilling the differing needs of the characters involved. If someone wants to run the Skirmishes in a full 6-man or even 12-man format, great! However, players can also opt to play these chapters solo, duo, or in a small fellowship.
The Epic Story at this point is a Challenge Level of 59. However, because the quests can be taken at 55, the Skirmishes will be playable at level 55 and can currently scale to level 65.
Repeatability
The Moria battles were always repeatable through the Sage quests, but as Skirmishes, they will unlock into the Instance Join panel after completing Vol II, Book 5, Chapter 5. Consequently, they will be removed from the Sage of Moria. A few people have asked me why I didn’t leave the old battles on the Sage and the answer is simple – they would not have worked appropriately. The NPCs and Barricades would randomly scale between levels 1-80 … resulting in some very quick failures in most cases.
On the bright side, anyone who has already completed 2.5.5 (meaning that they have completed and turned in the primary wrapper quest) will have all three Skirmishes already unlocked! Completing each individual wrapper (including turning the quests in) prior to the release of the update will result in that particular quest counting towards the Chapter 5 quest, as well as unlocking that specific Skirmish. However, if you complete the instance, but don’t turn in the wrapper, you'll have to do the Skirmish version to complete the quest.
The Skirmishes
Each of the new 2.5.5 Skirmishes takes place in the same space as the original Battle, so these should feel familiar to those who have completed the Battles. One difference is that instead of running the Skirmishes in whatever order you want as part of the Epic, you will now run the Battle of the Deep-way first, the Battle of the Way of Smiths second, and the Battle of the Twenty-first Hall last. Each one becomes increasingly more complex, though none are particularly difficult on Tier 1.
The Battle of the Deep-way
The story for this Skirmish remains fundamentally unchanged from the Battle; the major change is in the mechanic. This Skirmish is fairly similar to the Gondamon Skirmish, only you have two starting control points, rather than three. The first four assaults randomly jump between the two control points, with the final wave assaulting the central camp, forcing you to keep moving. The final assault comes at the central camp, followed by a boss fight.
The Battle of the Way of Smiths
Like the Battle of the Deep-way, the story for this Skirmish remains fundamentally unchanged. This Skirmish, however, keeps you on the move even more. Every two waves of the first two assaults randomly spawn near one of the three forges. The final assault takes place on the Supervisor’s Platform, followed by the boss fight in the Entrance Hall.
The Battle of the Twenty-first Hall
After much deliberation, we decided this one needed to maintain the idea of retreating before the enemy, since we want to make it clear that this expedition is not the one that eventually succeeds in ousting the Orcs from Moria (which happens, if I recall correctly, two years after The Lord of the Rings.) The Iron Garrison is, in fact, doomed to fail in the end.
At any rate, this Skirmish starts off with sequential assaults at the three barricades leading into the main section of the Iron Garrison’s camp in the Twenty-first Hall. After these, you retreat into the Northern Hallway (the hall headed towards Jazargund) where you will defend against enemy waves randomly attacking the northern and southern ends of the hallway. The final assault takes place during the boss fight in the Chamber of Mazarbûl.
Rewards
So, with these Battles being converted to Skirmishes, will we see new rewards? Yes and no. There will be a new Moria Campaign Token, but the rewards themselves will be familiar to those who have run the Sage of Moria quests. Basically, the barter list from the Sage of Moria is being added to the Skirmish vendors with the Moria Campaign Token. Some of these items will be new to solo and small fellowship players, such as the armour barter items. The items will also remain on the Sage’s profile.
In Closing
So there you have it: Vol. II, Book 5, Chapter 5 is being converted to Skirmish mode. The rest of the group content in the Vol. II Epic is also receiving soloable options in various forms. With this revamp, the entire Epic will be open to everyone, as it was originally intended to be. | http://archive.lotro.com/component/content/article/1079-update-2-the-battle-for-moria-255-developer-diary | 2013-05-18T10:42:16 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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* The Very Secret Diary of Arvedui Last-king
With love to Cassandra Claire
Day One
Unhappy. Witch-king came over uninvited; didn't want to play board games. Decided to leave, should have brought more snacks.
Day Ten
Cold. Should have brought long underwear. Only company is whining Dúnadan. Maybe Dwarf-mines have cable?
Day Fourteen
Very bored. Palantíri couldn't get signal in Dwarf-mines. Snack supply drastically thin. Might go watch the ice skating championships these Northerners keep raving about.
Day Thirty
New Years Day; Disenfranchised. Círdan hasn't come to visit me yet even though I keep writing. Ice skating not as boring as I first thought. Ice beds colder than I thought.
Day Ninety
Haven't heard from Círdan in months. He couldn't even bother to come find me himself? Palantíri ominously silent; northern lights must be muddling their signal, tin foil antenna woefully ineffective.
Day Ninety One
Ship finally arrived. Ice Skaters think I should stay with them; very worried. Maybe Palantíri will get a better signal on the ship? | http://archive.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdiaries/1614-update-5-instance-finder-developer-diary/186-book-13-crafting-the-content-of-forochel | 2013-05-18T10:53:37 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Minstrel Changes - Isengard
Minstrels
When I first mentioned the changes that I was considering for the Minstrel there was, with reason, a large outpouring of concern and question about the changes. More pointedly, however, many players wanted to know why we were making changes to the Minstrel in the first place. I hope, through this diary, to allay those concerns and questions enough to allow for a gentle transition to the new methods employed by the Minstrel. If nothing else, I hope that this diary explains the reasons for the changes and provides a roadmap for the future of the class.
Medium Armour – Super Important
Minstrels will no longer be able to wear medium armour. The trait allowing Minstrels to wear medium armour is being replaced with something that is equally valuable. It is important to note that any medium armour that is bound and that the Minstrel is wearing when the Isengard expansion goes live will become light armour.
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Minstrels are based around performance and music. The terminology of the Minstrel’s skills has always been closely tied to the musical terms, though they are inconsistent in many cases. This remains true, but the reliance on musical terminology has been expanded somewhat. I am calling this out because it has a measure of relevance as you read more. | http://archive.lotro.com/gameinfo/devdiaries/1822-update-6-developer-diary-instance-finder/1436-lessor-disengard-journal-du-developpeur-gardien-des-runes/1609-update-5-entwickler-runde/1388-rise-of-isengard-minstrel-developer-diary- | 2013-05-18T10:45:02 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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Author: Atlanta Constitution
Keywords: Atlanta Constitution; 1914; Leo Frank; Mary Phagan; Newt Lee; Atlanta; Georgia
Year: 1914
Language: English
Collection: opensource
Notes: Atlanta Constitution, March 9, 1914
Atlanta Constitution issue Monday March 9 1914 issue 10 pages. 17 Questions and answers by Leo Frank about the case against him.
Three Major Atlanta Dailies: The Atlanta Constitution, The Atlanta Journal, The Atlanta Georgian (Hearst's Tabloid Yellow Journalism), The most relevant issues center around. The Atlanta Georgian newspaper covering the Leo Frank Case from April though August, 1913.
3. The Atlanta Journal (pending)
Leo Frank confirms he might have been in the bathroom at the time Monteen Stover said his office was empty: See the Atlanta Constitution, Monday, March 9, 1914, Leo Frank Jailhouse Interview
Leo Frank Admission that Amounted to a Murder Trial Confession August 18, 1913
Leo Frank reveals he may have "unconsciously" gone to the bathroom in the metal room to counter Monteen Stover's testimony that he was not in his inner or outer office from 12:05 to 12:10 PM on April 26, 1913. anti-Semitism obsessed tabloid controversy.
2. and you can see what was left out.' a Jury of 12 men and Judge Leonard S.. The Atlanta Georgian newspaper covering the Leo Frank Case from April though August, 1913.
7. The Atlanta Journal (pending): Watson's Magazine, January 1915, Watson's Magazine, March 1915; Watson's Magazine, August 1915, Watson's Magazine, September 1915, and Watson's Magazine, October of 1915. (Available here on). lawyer.
These five 1915 works are absolutely required reading for anyone interested in the Leo M. Frank Case. Tom Watson's magazine publications surged from 30,000 to 100,000 copies, when it was announced he would be writing on the Leo Frank case. These magazines are extremely rare and very Newspaper
9. The Tom E. Watson Digital Papers Archive, the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill:
There are Leo Frank supporters posing as neutral reviewers who do not want you to read Tom Watson's five 1915 magazine works on the Leo Frank trial, read them and find out why! They are the controversial forbidden fruit of truth revealing one of the biggest secrets of the Leo M. Frank case that has been buried and censored for more than 100 years.
Be sure to also read Watson's Jeffersonian Newspapers on the Leo M. Frank case.
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10. Notes on the Case of Leo M. Frank, By Tom W. Brown, Emery University, Atlanta, Georgia, 1982.
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Bradley Kuhn is one of the founding team members of the Software Freedom Law Center, and a longtime advocate for the cause of Free Software. Many consider him one of the most influential voices in the worldwide FLOSS community. Kuhn, formerly the executive director of the Free Software Foundation, took some time recently to catch us up on his latest work.
Lc: Are you fulfilled in these roles that are, at least in some part, executive?
BK: I've grown into executive work, somewhat by fire, and got a liking for it. With the support and training of the Board of Directors of the FSF at the time (in particular Henri Poole and Eben), I was able to acclimate myself to the position and I eventually became pretty good at management and executive work. One of my happiest moments was when I was addressing a concern an employee had about FSF policy, and we stayed late and worked it out, and at the end of it, he said: "You know, I've been thinking for the last hour, bkuhn is an awesome boss." That was probably my proudest moment as a manager. I was glad to make the FSF a good place to work where people could help the Free Software community in their day jobs rather than merely as volunteers. I think Peter Brown has done an excellent job continuing that tradition that I started.
But the important thing to understand about me is that often, what I actually work on and my current title or job description are but a means to an end. My lifelong goal is to help build a world where people are treated fairly and justly, and in particular, I've chosen to focus on one specific part of that: to help make a world where all users have the inalienable right and freedom to copy, share and modify the software that they use. I do whatever is asked of me at any given time to help advance that primary goal. Anything else I do are merely discardable tactics.
When I was at the FSF, the Movement needed me to be a good manager, fundraiser, public speaker, and executive, so I learned how to do those things well. At the Conservancy, the Movement again requires that I be a good executive, administrator and organizational coordinator, so I transitioned my FSF experience for that. At the SFLC, the Movement requires a translator between hacker-ese and lawyer-ese, who helps the lawyers understand the FLOSS community, and who teaches the FLOSS community how to value and use good legal advice, so I do that, too.
The details of what I do all day are not constant; I do what the Movement needs from me right now. I go to bed each night satisfied if I feel I've done everything I can that day to advance the cause of software freedom, and I have trouble getting to sleep if I feel I've failed some way in that goal. What's fulfilling is knowing that I've made a positive impact on the cause of software freedom, not whether or not I got to work on what interested me most. The latter seems selfish to me, and I try to avoid it.
Lc: Do you still get to just be a hacker?
BK: The other half of my SFLC role is Technology Director; I'm the executive in charge of all software and technological decisions from an operational perspective. In the for-profit world, this would be called the CTO. I firmly believe that FLOSS nonprofits should "eat our own dog food" and use FLOSS for all our operations. The Technology Director part of my role helps make it possible for SFLC to use only FLOSS in our operations.
After seven years in nonprofit management, I've got a real and clear sense of what FLOSS is needed to make a nonprofit run, technologically speaking. I give a few hours a week to this problem, and I'm mentoring a few Google Summer of Code projects through the Conservancy to help build some software that I think nonprofits need. Everyone keeps reinventing the wheel for nonprofit management software, and I'd like to help in the creation of a system that can last and serve the needs of more than just one organization.
Also in this vein, I served as the project manager and co-designer (with Orion Montoya) of the system called stet that was used to collect comments on the GPLv3 drafts (deployed at). We've had interest from multiple US Congressional offices about using stet for participatory government via public legislative comment. Sadly, no funding is coming from the federal government at the moment for it, and stet doesn't run easily "out of the box" (which is what Congressional staffers are looking for), but it's clear there is ongoing interest in this type of interactive network software. Stet also has the unique distinction of being the only software in history to be meta-licensed -- that is, it was used as a tool in the production of its own license. It helped produce the AGPLv3, and stet was the first software to be officially released under the AGPLv3.
By the way, while I continue to believe the AGPLv3 is a major and essential component for the freedom of network services, it's not a panacea for this problem and there are other issues to consider. Lots of users now rely heavily on network services that don't contain any FLOSS code anyway (they are written from scratch by the network service company). Such systems are the equivalent of large proprietary operating systems, and have the same exact threat that RMS identified back in the 1980s. In fact, it's actually worse because not only is your software completely controlled by someone else, but your data often is as well. I urge users to avoid using network services that lock up their data and their software with someone else.
Finally, I also end up doing any of the harder-core sysadmin things around the office at SFLC. We don't have any sysadmin team here, so I sometimes have to get my hands dirty just like the old days. Good nonprofits are that way -- everyone pitches in to do what needs to be done. We leave strict hierarchy for the for-profit and military types.
Oh, and I suppose I should mention my hobby (of sorts) since it now relates tangentially to FLOSS development. I've been an avid poker player for even longer than I've been into software freedom. Lately I've merged my FLOSS interest and my poker interest by helping Loic Dachary, a dear friend of mine, who has been working for the last few years on a system called pokersource. I've mostly been doing some grunt work for the project when I'm too tired to do anything else at the end of the day -- writing test coverage for the poker-network code. (Writing tests is great TV-watching work, for those who are looking for a way to contribute to FLOSS while watching their favorite shows.) It's not glorious hacking, but I'm glad to be learning some Python and Twisted. (Twisted is, in an amusing link-up to my day job, a member of the Conservancy!)
Lc: What do you see yourself doing over the next several years?
BK: I'm going to work on whatever I perceive as the most urgent need for the advancement of software freedom. It's hard to know what that will be several years from now. I'm doing what I'm doing now because there aren't enough providers of organizational infrastructure for FLOSS projects, so my work at Conservancy is serving an urgent need. The FLOSS community has legal questions that need answers, and both the legal and FLOSS communities need better communication between them, so SFLC is serving an urgent need. Network services are the biggest threat to the freedom of users today, so the FSF Network Services committee and AGPLv3 are urgent needs. And few people are working on good FLOSS software for nonprofit management, so writing or improving such software is an urgent need.
If all of these needs get filled or solved in the next several years, I can imagine I'll be looking to see where I can put my talents to work for whatever seems most urgent for software freedom. Beyond that, I plan to remain agile and open-minded about what I do.
I suppose the only part that I'm pretty strongly decided on is this: I believe that the most positive and central impact for software freedom happens in the nonprofit, not the for-profit, space. Ultimately, all for-profit entities are going to favor their bottom line over the advancement of software freedom. Therefore, I doubt that I could ever work a full-time job again in the for-profit computer industry; I've considered "selling out" a few times and never been able to go through with it. I'm pretty sure that I'm a 501(c)(3) guy, through and through. Our Movement (and our society in general) needs all types of people, so I'm glad that there are FLOSS business people out there. It's just not who I am.
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Di Pia Facta Vident
Daegaer
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Making their way in imperial Rome, four young men with unusual powers aim for a better position in life.
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Thank you to Puddingcat for beta-reading! The title is a quote from Ovid, "The gods see virtuous deeds" (Fasti, II.117)
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Rome, Sesithacus decided, smelled even worse after rain. It did not wash away the stench of so many people living in one spot, rather it just made the entire city smell of damp wool and wet dogs on top of everything else.
"Is there no rain in Germania?" Februus asked in amusement when he complained.
"Of course there's rain," Sesithacus said, forcing his way along the narrow street thronged with people. "But there aren't so many people who eat nothing but beans and olive oil." He grimaced as he was shoved by a workman passiing by and stepped into a muddy puddle that proved to be mostly dog shit churned up by others' feet. "It's cleaner rain," he said, wondering if he could make one of their employer Silvius' slaves clean his sandal. He valued them, he thought, surely he would not begrudge one of his slaves making sure his exotic bodyguards didn't smell of shit? "And in Germania I would not have been up since before it was light, seeking out foreign plants to buy for a foreign priest's spells. My cloak is soaked, and it can only get wetter – it's going to rain again, just look at those clouds."
"It doesn't rain at all in Hibernia," Februus said cheerfully. "The sun shines every day, the wind is always warm and the women willing, the songbirds do not start their warbling until a man has had a chance to sleep his fill and the rivers run with gold. It was such a relief when the whole land went to war. I was half-mad with the boredom."
"You are wholly mad now," Sesithacus muttered, and turned with relief up the street that led to Silvius' house. He shoved a final few people out of the way and banged on the door until the doorkeeper let them in. "Good morning," he added as they passed the house's steward, who eyed them suspiciously as he always did.
"Boo," Februus said, and laughed as the man retreated a half step.
Sesithacus grinned. He had made it his mission to force the man to acknowledge them every day. The man looked gloomier and more than ever like he suffered from perpetual indigestion. "He's still astonished his master allows barbarians in his house," he said quietly to Februus. "There's something more he is worried about –"
"Don't take it to heart," Februus said, as if cheering up a small boy with a skinned knee, distracting him as he tried to hear the thoughts the steward had covered over with his disapproval of barbarians. "You can gut him soon enough."
Sesithacus kept the smile on his face and didn't shudder. Februus didn't joke about such things. "Come on," he said, "let's give Caratacus his shopping." He led the way to the small room they shared, and was annoyed to find only Sanagi, kneeling upon the ground, seeming to look through the wall.
"Where is Caratacus?" Sesithacus asked. "I have the things he wanted." He rolled his eyes as Sanagi said nothing. "Where is he?" he asked, louder than before. Sanagi looked up at him slowly and without blinking, as if seeing him from a thousand miles away.
"The courtyard," he said.
"What are you doing?" Februus asked, shoving past Sesithacus and dropping his sodden cloak onto his mattress.
"Waiting," Sanagi said, his eyes still fixed on Sesithacus' face
"For what?" Sesithacus said, already regretting it.
"I have finished now," Sanagi said, and rose smoothly to his feet. "Come."
"I don't do what you tell me," Sesithacus snapped. His eye was drawn to something bright Februus was admiring. "What's that?"
"I saw a ring I liked in the market," Februus said idly. "I got it while you were arguing over the price of Caratacus' plants." He held it up. "What do you think?"
Sesithacus kept his face as blank as he could. The ring was still on a finger. "Madman," he said, not forcefully enough to make Februus do more than laugh at him.
"Come," Sanagi said again. "Or stay in his company. I want to see the fish."
He walked out of the room and away. Sesithacus gritted his teeth and followed. They found Caratacus sitting in the family's private courtyard, a fold of his cloak thrown over his head to protect himself from the drizzle that had started up again. Sanagi walked straight past him and stopped at the edge of the ornamental pond, staring down into it with the intensity with which Sesithacus had found him staring at nothing.
"You'll make yourself sick, sitting in the rain," Sesithacus said and sighed. When had he come to sound like a scolding mother? "Move over." He sat on the bench beside Caratacus and held out the bag. "I have your magic herbs. I haggled for hours in the rain. Februus cut off someone's finger. The slaves here still hate us. When can we find a place that will suit us all?"
"Soon," Caratacus said, reaching out without looking to take the bag. "I have told our noble employer that the gods will favour his family greatly if he passes a message from me to his recent illustrious guest." He blinked and squinted at Sanagi, who was now leaning precariously far over the pond at an angle Sesithacus considered impossible. "Don't fall in!" Caratacus called.
"You asked Silvius to pass on a message to the Emperor," Sesithacus said. "And you think he'll speak well of a half-blind Briton to the man who rules so much of the world, do you?"
"Yes," Caratacus said calmly. "The gods are behind us, Sesithacus." He sighed. "If they would but send me something I could use. All they have shown me is the death of his daughter. Useless!" He stretched his legs out before him. "Thank you for buying these. We should go in, before you worry too much that I will catch another fever."
"Wait," Sesithacus said. "You've seen the death of Nero's daughter?"
"I cannot use that, we'd be arrested for conspiring to bring about the death of one of the Imperial family," Caratacus said. He grinned suddenly, the humour wiping away the marks of exhaustion on his face. "When in truth we conspire to kill them all!"
"Shh! Have the gods robbed you of sense?" Sesithacus hissed. "What if someone hears you?"
"The only one in hearing range is Sanagi," Caratacus said cheerfully. "And are the rest of us not told daily that our Latin is incomprehensible?"
"Are you bringing about her death?" Sesithacus said, looking askance at the bag of herbs he had so recently bought. He was no priest, he thought, to know their powers and uses. He was not to blame in this. "The child is only a baby, Caratacus."
"Don't fear," Caratacus said. "It is the gods who strike Nero thus, not me." He smirked. "You are grown so soft here that you mourn one Roman child, Sesithacus?" He looked up at the sky, seeming not to care as the drizzle turned a little sharper, the water darkening his hair and moustache. "Did you not tell me the steward thinks you Germans are fearsome creatures, more given to the eating of babies than fearing for them?"
"That man's a fool. It's just -" Sesithacus started. He remembered how it had been to feel the pleasure of the Romans when the news of the girl's birth had been announced, a spot of brightness in the cold days of the start of the year. "Babies die so easily, I know, but -" He looked away. If his life had gone as he wished he would have been married over a year ago, he thought, and might have a child much the age of Nero's daughter. He thought of his own mother weeping when his younger brother died, coughing his life away, and thought how he would feel to see the death of his own child. "What is Sanagi doing?" he said roughly, staring fixedly at the pond, where Sanagi was now dropping handfuls of earth and pebbles into the water. "Stupid boy."
"Oh, Sesithacus," Caratacus said gently. "Don't weep for her; the gods are taking her before she knows how the world mistreats the weak. Don't weep for her parents either." He put a kind hand on Sesithacus' shoulder. "These Romans aren't like us," he said. "They don't have real feelings. Do you know, Silvius' daughter had her bastard this morning? He asked me if it would be a fortunate thing to raise it quietly, out of the city. I said it would be luckier to throw it into a pit. He thanked me. The Greek slaves are the only ones who ask about his daughter's welfare. That's what Roman feelings are, so dry your eyes." He stood up. "It's starting to rain in earnest. We should go indoors." He strolled to the pond. "What are you doing, Sanagi?"
"Making islands," Sanagi said. "But they're going to sink." He glared down at the water. "I grow tired of this place. When will your gods be ready? I will bring destruction down for you. I will pluck the Romans up and cast them down."
"Soon enough," Caratacus said. "For now, let's go in."
He led the boy away as Sesithacus sat in the strengthening rain, scrubbing his hands over his face as if he could wash away Caratacus' words. At last he heaved himself up and walked the few steps to the pond, looking down numbly at Sanagi's work, a miniature line of islands stretching in a curve down the centre of the water. One by one they sank under the weight of the raindrops and were gone. Give me a sign, Sesithacus thought. Any sign that anything Caratacus says about his vengeance will come to pass.
The next morning a great heron came down and ate all the fish in the pond, one by one.
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Air That I Breathe
Tarlan
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Billy screamed at Alan to go, to get away before the other pteranodons spotted him.
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For the LJ alan_billy community 100-500 word AIR challenge
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Billy screamed at Alan to go, to get away before the other pteranodons spotted him. He knew it was too late for himself, twisting in mid-air as the pterandon tried to lift him like a rabbit hooked by an eagle. He landed hard, breath knocked out of him, the blow softened only by a shallow cushion of racing water. Sharp pain struck at him over and over and he threw up an arm even as he tried to suck life giving air into his abused lungs. Everything was muffled for a moment by the water closing over his head as the river ran deeper, the weight of the pteranodon on his back pushing him under. His lungs were burning and he fought the reflex to breathe even as he fought the scream of pain building at the back of his throat.
He surfaced momentarily, greedily dragging in a single deep breath before the water closed over him once more, hearing human voices raised in fear, every sense sharpened by acute stabbing pain along his shoulder, his ribs, his thigh; hearing Alan's voice fading as his tormentors harried him against the increasing flow of the river. They abandoned him with a screech as Billy slammed hard into something man-made and with the last of his reasoning, he understood the significance and took a gulp of air, diving into the raging depths and dragged under the perimeter fence by the force of the water.
Billy was never certain how long he tumbled within the current, towed under and then sent back up, dragging in precious air just when he thought he was drowning. The sudden free fall, stomach flipping, caught his abused body by surprise as he sailed through the water-misted air only to plunge deeply into a pool below.
He drifted for hours, arms wrapped around a fallen bough, barely listening to the chitter of the compies as they scented his blood, racing along the bank close by but finding no easy means of reaching the fresh meal drifting past. Instead he thought of Alan; of blue eyes sparkling with new discoveries, of weather beaten lines from days digging in the desert, of laughter lines and a careful, almost smug smile, of his dismay when modern technology scorned him. He thought of all the reasons why he had never told Alan that he loved him, wanting to avoid the cliche of teacher and student, wanting to complete his doctorate and meet Alan as an equal.
It all seemed so pointless now as he waited for some creature with no aversion to water to scent the blood in the water and attack, to finish off what the pteranodons had started. He jumped as something smacked into his face, fingers almost losing their hold on the bough as he scrabbled for the beaten hat; Alan's hat.
What if he was dead?
Billy sobbed as he crushed the hat against his body gulping down air and wondering how he could ever breathe without him.
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> We discussed on the IRC channel today. One of the things that came up
> was which major problem area we should try to tackle, that is, which
> setting are we focusing on?
All! :)
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> ) Corporate desktop
> ) Home user/End-user
These are pretty similar in the end, I think.
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> ) Embedded systems
The only way to currently do this is to make an image on a full system and
move it to the embedded system. For a true Embedded Gentoo, we need a way to
fetch ebuilds on demand and not have a local portage tree.
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> We realise that we don't have enough manpower to solve everything, so
> we should probably start by picking a somewhat suitably sized problem and
> attacking it.
Corporate/Home are similar enough to attack at the same time. Embedded isn't
really for -desktop, but for -embedded. =p
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> Examples of "suitably sized problems" may be
> ) Printing for home users
CUPS/KDE == easy printing already
> ) Deployment of Gentoo on 50+ identical desktops
InGen handles this easilly once complete.
> ) Proper plug'n'play support for USB devices
USB mouse works fine. USB networking does not, though.
> ) Nicer package upgrade and installation
> - I want a directory of packages that the user can peruse before
> installing.
A website with links to portage://packagename would work better, I think....
> In that directory, I want for each package:
> - a screenshot
....especially if we include screenshots.
> - a long and thorough description, including license, deps
> - a link to the package's home page
> - a link to the package's currently open bugs, who's the
> maintainer
This would *require* that it be on a webpage =p
> - suggested accompanying packages
Overall, I think the Portage tree should become a cache before much of this is
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IN THE FINAL minutes of Aiea's 35-14 loss to Punahou on Saturday, Lofa Liilii took on yet another task.
The junior had already racked up impressive all-purpose statistics despite the eventual loss. But when quarterback Kali Kuia went down with a shoulder injury, it was Liilii's time to take snaps.
It certainly wasn't by choice. Aiea's backup signal-caller was unavailable due to academic probation. Another backup, sophomore Keenan Naole, took a few snaps in the second half. But Liilii, the dynamic receiver, was inserted at quarterback for Aiea's final drive.
What he demonstrated in just a handful of plays is enough to make opposing defensive coordinators in the Oahu Interscholastic Association Red West gasp.
On his first play, fourth and 2 from the Aiea 15-yard line, he turned a quarterback draw into a 24-yard gain. A few plays later, on fourth and 6, Liilii found James Buchanan for a 12-yard gain to the Punahou 45.
Then Liilii dropped back and heaved a bullet that was as tight a spiral as any at Aloha Stadium that night. Buchanan, a junior-varsity call-up, made a spectacular diving catch at the 6-yard line.
Pretty good stuff for a player who hadn't practiced the position until the day before the game.
A Punahou sack and an incompletion on the game's final play meant Liilii's stint at quarterback did nothing to change the final score. However, Aiea offensive coordinator Amosa Amosa would not rule out the possibility of Liilii moving to quarterback next season.
Josh Blakemore and Liilii gave Aiea one of the top wide receiver combos in the state this season. With the ascension of Buchanan -- one of the top receivers in last year's top summer pass league -- in the late season, Aiea will have three potentially outstanding targets.
If Liilii, who returned a kickoff 97 yards for a touchdown against Punahou, moves to quarterback, the left-handed slinger could immediately become one of the most feared playmakers in the league.
Should he make the move, Liilii already has lofty ideals of what good quarterbacking is about. He saw it in Kuia, and he saw it in Punahou's Brett Kan. "Punahou is awesome. They're very much better than I expected. Their quarterback does his reads," Liilii said.
For the record, Liilii ran six times for 32 yards, completed three of his four pass attempts for 56 yards, caught seven passes for 89 yards, and returned two punts for 9 yards and two kickoffs for 145 yards.
It still wasn't enough to overcome five turnovers by his team. "What they showed us is what we were expecting," Amosa said. "We tried to go to our screens. They're a big part of the package."
Punahou's speed and teamwork defensively continue to make a mark on the state's top teams.
Aiea coach Wendell Say is hoping the experience of reaching the semifinals isn't lost on his younger players. "We can hold our heads high. We played hard," the longtime mentor and counselor said. "But if we want to make a longer run, we have to prepare, starting now, in the weight room and in the library."
Twelve Na Alii didn't suit up for the Punahou game, including three key contributors. Also, senior linebacker Kapena Fonseca was out with a knee injury.
A solid foundation: He was there when the program was born and raised it up right.
Sam Papali'i was the right person for the job when Kealakehe's new football program moved up to varsity in 2000. After five years, there is talk that the veteran coach has decided to return to the college ranks.
Athletic director Mike Hernandez did not return calls from the Star-Bulletin yesterday.
Papali'i's son, Max, graduates this year, which makes the timing right for the coach. Papali'i is a stern taskmaster whose tough outer core belied a compassion for kids. Those qualities made him the perfect coach for the rising Kealakehe program, which qualified for the Division I state tournament this season.
The Waveriders lost a close one, 21-14, to Waianae over the weekend in the opening round.
Jumping in: Punahou junior wide receiver Miah Ostrowski is having an outstanding season on the gridiron. Meanwhile, the Punahou basketball team is well into its preseason routine without Ostrowski, their all-state guard.
"I took a shot in the gym yesterday. It was an air ball," Ostrowski admitted. He more than made up for it with his performance against Aiea, with eight receptions for 100 yards, including two touchdowns.
Hurricane heading South: Kapolei swimmer Meredith Egloria has signed a letter of intent to attend Northern Arizona University.
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Montana (Great Falls to be exact) used to be my home a long, long time ago it seems but I still miss the place. I have several friends in Missoula but none of them bike so it is nice to see all of the trails available when I finally do take that trip out there with the bike. How much do you charge for guided tours, I figure by the time I make it out there you will be an expert on all the trails.. ;-)
Breaking away from Alaska is not easy - but it's usually the right thing to do. Alaska is a place for end-of-roaders and people who are either running or hiding! It's too bad because Alaska is great in a lot of ways - it just pretty obviously wasn't good for you. All of your Alaska posts were dreary, depressive, and maudlin, and now it sound as if you are actually more upbeat. Good on you for joining the real world again.
My wife, Emily, and I will be passing through Missoula on the 29th on the way to the CTR. She commented that she'd like to meet you (and have you rub some of your mojo on her Siren), so, do you think you may have a few minutes some time during the day?
cheers
scott
"I don't have to be homesick, if I'm home."
Poetry
My dad gave me one piece of advise that I have used my whole life. When it is time to make a decision, gather as much information as you can in the time alloted, make your decision and don't look back. I have always felt spending time looking back is not very productive versus looking forward and making it better.
You can only change the future!
It sounds like a wonderful place to live. I'm so happy for you!
Jill, I have to agree with Anon 902. There is a whole different tone to your blog posts since you arrived in MT.
Hey, take it easy on Alaska, folks! Just because it was a dead-end for Jill doesn't mean everyone here is in a dead-end job and depressed. I've lived in the great state of Alaska for almost 40 years, have an amazing job, a loving family and a wide group of good friends, and have so many outdoor adventures on my to do list I know I'll never finish them all. I'm happy for Jill, but give me Alaska any day.
Yeah, take it easy on Alaska! Ha ha. I by no means want to get involved in an "Alaska versus Outside" argument (these kinds of discussions happen all the time in Alaska, and I think they're more than a little bit silly.) In all honesty, I have a hard time not picturing myself returning to Alaska someday, although I try to keep my mind open to all possibilities. Which is why I'm in Montana in the first place. It would have been easy for me to say "Alaska is the only place for me." And it would have felt true; however, it would have precluded my opportunity to discover Missoula, Montana, which has been great so far.
However, I think you're confusing my "Wow I'm excited for my new space" for, "Wow, she's finally happy." Happiness isn't a permanent state of being, it's a fluctuating state, like sleepiness or hunger, that can never be satiated by one thing, and really can never be satiated. It's something we all keep feeding, and this act of feeding it is what we call life.
The more general sense of happiness actually means "to be content with one's life." And I've felt this way for all of my life. Sure, I have moments of sadness and malaise, which I tend to write about because writing is cathartic. It's why I keep this blog. I like to write about all facets of my life.
That said, if you thought my blog was downbeat before, you probably should really stop reading it before this summer heat really gets under my skin. While I was living in Utah, every mid-August or so I used to come down with a two-week span of lethargy and general hopelessness. It wasn't until I moved to Alaska that I recognized this condition as seasonal affective disorder. ;-)
Oh Jill...those 'dog days of August' will be spent in Banff and on the trails of the Trans Rockies...so just about when you're going to come down with the 'two week span of lethargy and hopelessness'...you'll be packing up the car for your 'escape'...~
We have the bear magnet in common. I've never seen a real black bear, being from northern Indiana, until I moved down here to Tennessee. We all my friends here went hiking with me they decided I was the reason for all the sitings. And I'm still not as found of heat as I am of cold.
Wow Jill,
I go to work for awhile and boom, things have changed. For the better I may like to add. I like what I see so far.
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165 comments:
I've been following since late 2006 when the desire to move to Alaska began to fully form in my mind. As a road cyclist I found myself googling "cycling" + "alaska". After visiting Homer in summer of 2007 I found myself with an even greater reason to read the blog weekly.
Found your blog via AKspokes which is now AlaskaBikeHub. Been reading via RSS since.
Hi, found you through "fat cyclist" back in 2009, while being stuck in a chair for 3 months, learning for my final exam ever (after 4 years of residency in small animals internal medicine) - I was desperate for movement and the outside and your blog provided that in a way. Thanks!
I found your blog after meeting you in Hawaii while you were helping Geoff for the HURT 100. It was great to meet you and then last year I remember passing you and Beat in the dark on a HURT loop during the race. Your blog is one of my favorites because you not only like to write, but you like to include a few photos to add to the details.
Hey Jill - awesome stuff going on with you lately. I've been reading your blog at least weekly since 2005/6 or somewhere in there, which would make it pretty much 80 percent of my total recreational reading, which is terrible, but on the other hand, your writing is great, and your adventures entertaining, so I suppose we read what we enjoy, regardless of if it turns up in the New Yorker or on blogger.com - I predict great things. You are so freakin' inspiring!
I'm not sure how I originally found your site, but it was after Ghost Trails was published and you were living in Homer. I promptly went back and read every post from the beginning. I've really enjoyed following your journey and am encouraged by the epic adventures that you undertake.
Funny coincidence that you are headed to Tahoe, I just flew out on Wednesday after spending a week with family. I can guarantee you that you'll find snow :) I wanted to do some mountain biking at Tahoe, but it sounded like most of the trails were still closed due to snow. I had to be content with some rides near Reno.
Tomorrow, for a change of pace, I'll be doing a supported tour near Coorg in Karnataka, India. No snow here!
Hi, been reading since around the time you got your Pugsley I think, so late 2007/early 2008? At first it was just to see the pics of the snowbikes and the scenery, but got sucked in by the stories.
That anonymous comment above is me (bazzargh). Office firewall crashed just as I posted, seems to have lost my identity as a result.
Been coming here since at least Susitna in 2006, possibly earlier. Think I came via Fatty. Bought your first book, will by your next and probably any more that you write.
I found your site via Fat Cyclist a couple of years ago. I always enjoy reading your posts about what your up to. It interesting and inspiring. I've already bought the Kindle version of the new book and have been immersed in it for a couple of days now. It's good stuff!
I started reading it about 3 years ago, found it through gwadzilla.
Hi Jill, I have been following this blog since November 2005 and enjoy every minute of it - I learned about your blog from Geoff and it is great reading. I have followed all of your adventures (some good and some not so good). You are an inspiring writer and an awesome person. So glad that you have found someone to share all of your adventures with.
Can't wait to read your new book - I bet it will have me glued to it just like Ghost Trails did.
Best of luck with the new publication and will be anxious to continue reading this blog for years to come.
Love,
Sharon
I think I've read your blog pretty much since 2005/2006. I don't remember exactly how I found it, must have had something to do with a search for Alaska, as I visited there in 2005. Have really enjoyed reading all your adventures, and look forward to reading more.
Lise
I was bicycling through all the seasons and living in Quebec, I stumbled upon your blog while just googling "winter bicycling", I think back in 2006. Your writing and photography is captivating and resonated with me so I stuck around!
People should change over six years? I should look into that...
Hi Jill! I found your blog from both Fat Cyclist and Team Dicky, maybe in 2009? I'm a cyclist too and I love reading your stuff. It's helped me keep focus on just pedaling on not stressing about gear or experience! Thanks for your perspective.
Sadly, I only found you a couple of months ago. After getting into blogging (and improving my fitness) a bit over 2 years ago, I started following some of the adventures of a couple of the UK ultra-runner / mtb type folks, and I'm pretty sure I stumbled across you from there - always fascinated at the journey that ends with you guys completing the feats you do!
Inspirational and interesting stuff!
Sue
I looked up your blog after reading your short write up in the Adventure Cyclist magazine when you started working there and have been hooked ever since.
Loved your first book, and started reading the second (ebook) two days ago as I couldn't wait for the hard copy.
Absolutely captivating - should finish it tonight.
Totally came across your blog like 2 years ago when i got into endurance cycling in montana. Started reading your journals about the tour divide because I heard about the crazy race that went through my town (butte) every time I chatted with people out riding, and have been a dedicated and inspired reader ever since!
I found your blog 4 years ago - I am very poor at time frames. I believe I followed a link from another blog and have loved your posts ever since.
Thanks for sharing so much and being so open. Even if I don't win I am going to buy the book and keep it with Ghost Trails.
Have a great weekend
I've been here since your "Ode To Pugsley" post.
Needless to say, ya got me with that one!! ;)
Peace
I've been enjoying your adventures since March of this year. I finally got my wife into riding, so as we set up our own blog I searched for women riders out there to help inspire her to push through the initial frustrations of tackling mountain biking... and here we are
I've been reading your blog for three or four years... not even sure how I found it, but the amazing pics of Alaska and stories of your snow bike adventures got me hooked.
Thanks for sharing all your stories with us!
Couldn't remember for the life of me when and how I ended up here. Look back through the blog archive and found an entry where you did a guest post for Fat Cyclist back on Nov 20, 2008. I am pretty sure that was it and I have been a faithful reader ever since.
Found you through Fatty. 2, maybe 3 years ago. Still here obviously. And still reading Fatty too. D.
Have been following since mid-2008. Someone (Team Dicky??) on mtbreview commented about your exploits.
I would guess I've been reading your blog for just about two years now. Don't remember how I found it either (wow - and it was only two years ago!), but I really enjoy your writing, the photos and your perspectives. I bicycle and run also (on a much smaller scale than you do), have spent time in Southeast AK and CA, and have subscribed to Adventure Cycling for years, so was initially attracted to your thoughts on outdoor exercise. Over time though, I realize I read your posts because I really enjoy your overall energy and enthusiasm for life. Thanks for the great reading!
PS Thanks too for changing your font recently! It was hard to read there for a little while ;)
a long time ago (2008?) when you still called it Up in Alaska and followed you since. It must have been Fatty of Bike Snob that mentioned you.
great work!
I first started reading during your 2006 Susitna. I found it because I was reading on other blogs about someone named Jill who was racing this crazy race in Alaska. It would later inspire me to buy a Pugsley and race the Arrowhead 135...Minnnesota's version of the Susitna..
I found your blog during your Tour Divide race - I was following John Nobile's race and since you and he rode together for a while, I got interested in your progress as well, and continued on to read about all the the other crazy - surhuman? - things you have been doing. Some call that vicarious living...
I came upon your blog in 2009 after reading this post over at Fatty's blog:
Been a fan/reader since then.
Regarding your bike training/race running wish, there may be hope. This weekend I met a guy on a big organized tour who rides a bareback bike, as in it has no saddle (top tube actually runs from the headset to the rear axle directly to the chainstay). By standing all the time, he is able to get in "about 70%" of his training for marathons. Oh, and he claimed to ride ~9,000 miles a year on his bareback.
It's been years, not sure exactly but I believe Kent Peterson had linked to your blog so I took a look and just never looked away. My wife and I always talk about your adventures! Crazy fun and one of the cyclists that has inspired me to ride farther.
I first came across your blog when it was mentioned on the VeloNews website when you were training for your successful Iditabike. Was that 2008? I've really enjoyed the outdoor photography and the quest for new challenges and adventures. I can relate.
Hey Jill, I found your blog thru Fatty and I've been addicted ever since. I think it was about two years ago but I've gone back and read some of your old posts to catch up. Keep writing and I'll keep reading!!! Love every minute of it.
I have probably been reading up about your adventures for about 3 years now. If I recall correctly, I think I came upon it by searching something about biking in Alaska. Anyway, I have enjoyed the great photos and narrative. I'm 60 years old living my dreams through others sometimes.
I started reading your blog when you were in Homer and working in the cement box. I love reading about your journeys.
I've been following you blog for a few years after hearing you on NPR.
"hurty-foot recovery plan" I like that:) Avoid plantar fasciitis at all costs. Mine has nagged me off and on for years and was one of the reasons I took up cycling.
I plan to start running again next week. I used to run and coach distance and I really do miss it.
You inspired me to try winter riding on a Pugsley and I thank you very much for that. Now, you've inspired me to start up my running once again, but I'm not sure if I'll thank you yet;) We'll see how it turns out.
The new book sounds fantastic! I can hardly wait to read it.
Wow - I don't know how long I've been following your blog, but it was from Fatcyclist - Gosh, I don't even know how I found him. I remember reading of your Tour Divide - thinking I'd never be able to do that. I do ride, but only on my flat Arizona streets and canals - I really need to get out of town..
Discovered you via Fat Cyclist, maybe in 2008 or 2009? Not sure. Very excited about your new book!
Winter/Spring 2011 - via link from another blog. Love your writing!
I found you through Fat Cyclist about a year and a half ago I'd guess and now check in every day.
I went back and read most all of your old posts and ordered Ghost Trails right away. Stayed up all night reading the day I got it until there was no more. Thoroughly enjoyed it.
You are I are about the same age but our lives are drastically different. I have 2 small children and a 40 hour per week desk job, so my freedom to pursue all sorts of adventures is limited, but I live vicariously through yours and continue to plan for my own adventures when the time is right.
Can't wait for the new book!
I started reading, I think, in 2006. Hilljunkie told me about your site. Bought the first book and even vacationed once in Alaska, which was probably somewhat inspired by you. Thanks for writing.
I think it was 3 years ago when I came across your blog by a link from a link to a link...
It's been great fun reading ever since.!
I've been reading for over a year now. Now sure how I found your blog...somebody's twitter link? Random blog surfing? I always enjoy reading your adventures and seeing your pictures.
I've been reading for about two years. Used to live in Fairbanks (just one year) and was thinking about Alaska so I hit Google. As I bike, the combo on your blog was an instant hit.
Good luck with the book!
Holy crap! Mention "free" anything and the commenters come out of the wood work.
I came across your blog in January or February of 2007, unsure which, after a random search of cycling blogs. Your honest revelations of Susitna and compelling photos had me hooked immediately. Thank you for providing us with ample inspiration to chase down our adventures. Looking forward to reading the new book!
I am saying four or five years - my friend had a link to your blog - yet had never read your blog himself - I turned my wife Stephanie who works for Olympus onto your blog and the rest is history - you and Fatty are only blogs I read religiously - ride/run on
I found your blog because google reader suggested I might like it, and they were right! This was back when you were still in Alaska but about to move away. You write really well and make me want to go out and do something outside that might even scare me a bit. It makes sitting at my desk all day a little more bearable.
I stumbled across your blog through Fatty a couple of years ago and have remained a frequent visitor. It has been entertaining to read about the ups, downs, moves, transitions and the crashes. Thanks for sharing!
PS If I win, can you give away a Nook version as I currently live (and work) in China? :)
I'll exempt myself from the giveaway for obvious reasons, but I found your blog in the spring of 2007 as my family was planning a cruise to Alaska -- I was googling all things Alaska and you popped up. Since I was already a blog addict and your writing style was right up my alley (despite the fact that I haven't ridden a bike in years), I was immediately hooked. :)
I stumbled across it when you were living in Juneau and discovering snow biking I think - and I had moved to Canada, and was thinking that biking on snow didn't sound so crazy anymore.
Fatty mentioned you at some point guessing 2006 and I have read ever since. Have a great day.
Oh, and my photo on here is me in front of that waterfall near the Mendenhall Glacier..the cruise was amazing! We've even trod some of the same ground, because we took that tram up the mountain in Juneau and hiked up around that area.
Found your blog in 2008 when I was researching Pugsley's. After I found your blog I was almost convinced you were a friend of mine (Brit) who had a similar life story, but that you changed some personal details to remain anonymous.
Looking forward to the second book.
mikE
I started following your blog several years ago after completing a thru-hike on the Appalachian Trail. I found your blog thru the Fat Cyclist blog and I read your post every week. Congrats on your new book. Happy Trails,
Sue & Knucklehead
I started reading your blog maybe 2 years ago after a friend repeatedly shared some of your posts from her RSS feed. I spent many hot hours one summer reading your snowbiking archives. It was glorious! Thank you for sharing so much of your life with us.
Pretty sure I clicked on a link from Fat Cyclist 2-3 years ago. I've really enjoyed reading your blog. Keep up the good work!
I've been reading faithfully since 2007. I heard about you on NPR before your first Iditarod biking trip. I actually heard about Fat Cyclist through you! Read the Kindle edition of the book, but would love to pass on the paperback and see any photos!!
Hi Jill, I found your blog through Fat Cyclist. I love your stories and photos. I look forward to your posts!
Hey Jill - - I'm another reader who first stumbled upon your blog via the Fat Cyclist in 2009 and have been reading ever since. I think you are an incredibly inspiring athlete and I was planning on buying your book (so I don't need to win a copy, if you pull my name).
Not sure how long I've been following, a while now. I probably noticed your blog after we became friends on facebook. My husband and I have both been eager followers since!
I have been reading your blog for about 3 years or so. I first found out about it from the Fat Cyclist. I have found it very interesting how you have evolved as an athlete and as a person. Keep it up!
mtb w
I'm somewhat neurotic when it comes to blog reading, so the path here was long, tiresome, and blah blah blah. In early 2009 I insisted on reading Bike Snob NYC from beginning to end, and he (at some point) linked to Fat Cyclist. So then I read Fat Cyclist from beginning to end, and he linked to you. And then I read THIS from beginning to end (finally catching up at the end of the Great Divide) and have been here ever since.
Even though I'm a NYC bicycle-commuter, I can appreciate/dream about the great outdoors. Must be nice..
I discovered your blog through Kent Peterson, a local tour divide participant (single speed), excellent writer and bike enthusiast. I check both blogs daily and enjoy reading about your adventures. Keep up the good work and looking forward to reading your latest book.
I found your blog around 2006 when I was Googling "mountain biking in Juneau Alaska". I live here and had recently purchased a bike (the first since I was a kid) with the goal of getting healthier and losing some weight. Your writing and adventures in my own back yard inspired me to actual get on the bike and ride and to see my hometown of 30 years through someone much more adventuresomes eyes. Thanks for that. I still read the blog regularly and continue to ride at least a couple days a week.
Thanks for letting us live vicariously through your adventures AND inspiring me to get off my fat...couch and ride.
AKMando
First read your blog during a brief, boring stretch at a state office job. You were just getting ready to leave on your first Iditabike and someone in the Juneau Freewheelers mentioned your blog in a Yahoo Group message to the club. Been reading it off and on ever since. Random luck that I checked in today!
I first found your blog sometime around 2008, and have been hooked ever since. I found it through references on Fatty's blog.
I came to your blog from Fatty's blog when you were preparing to do your first Iditarod and have been following your adventures ever since. I am inspired by your spirit of adventure and am looking forward to reading your book.
I'm not sure how I ended up here (through Banff Trail Trash maybe?) but it was in early 2010 when you were still living and hiking in Juneau. I didn't get really hooked until you book popped up in my recommended reads on Amazon around Christmas - I read it, loved it, then proceeded to read through your *entire* blog over a couple of months. It helped me cope with some illness and depression.
As a link from Geoff's blog when he linked to you for Sustina report. 2007.
Simply in awe of your mastery of the written word, at how your words transport your readers along for every ride, jog, and slog up the coldest Alaskan peak and, more currently, every descent into the California canyons. Stumbled upon your blog, circa 2007, though a fellow Alaskan's blog, Ed P., whose blog was fantastic too- loved learning about the scientific explanations behind the Alaskan topography and the peculiarities of water, like formation of hoar frost!
Thanks for sharing your writing, which easily provided entertainment and vicarious living through my bedtime reading of your blogs! Best to you always!
I'm still here. Been here since '05. I don't remember how our blogs crossed paths. I'm always rootin' for you.
Hi Jill,
Found you through fatty about four years ago, and I check in almost daily. Love your adventures and your telling of them.
It's been about two years, found the blog after seeing it nominated for an award for photography.
Been following since 2008. Came across it from a link on Fatty's blog. Don't put me in the running for the book because I've already got it on my kindle. Love the blog. Have you thought about being a guest on bicycleradio.com? They do a podcast on Tuesday nights. I think listeners would be interested in your book. I'm enjoying your book by the way.
Linked in from Fatty's blog in 2009 (don't ask me how I got there, but it was around the same time). Love the contrast in style between the two (shh, I prefer yours).
Hi Jill,
I discovered you after reading a nice review of your Ghost Trails book on
Cheers,
Dave
I discovered your blog shortly after you moved to Montana. I enjoy reading your posts so much, especially since you've been into ultrarunning.
Tam
I came across your blog while hunting for touring bicycles. I have jealously followed your blog for the last year and read though the earlier post.
I started reading your blog sometime in 2007. I was looking for Alaskan blogs and bloggers. I am not a cyclist but find your blog really inspiring. It makes me want to challenge myself.
I've been reading since I found out I worked two cubicles away from a crazy winter biker who loved riding in the rain, snow, slain, hoar frost and whatever else Southeast Alaska had to throw at her. Even after her departure from sleepy Juneau, I check it weekly to make sure she's still doing all the crazy things I would expect. Keep it up Jill! (I'm sure you don't miss the perpetual soggy sneakers)
After spectating the Leadville 100 in 2005, I stumbled onto the Fat Cyclist. From his site I ventured over here. I'd have to say I've been reading on a regular basis since winter 05/06, but this is my first comment. As a part time adventurer, I enjoy reading about your exploits.
I've been following your blog since um, not sure really! it was still "Up in AK" back when I found it, and I was researching fatbikes (aren't pugs grand?)...loved the pics, attitude, and exploits and have been reading every since!
Well, Jill, I can’t quite remember when I came across this blog or how, but it was probably sometime around 2006. It was my first experience with blogging and prompted me to start my own in 2007. So thanks for the intro. I actually just ordered your second book (congrats, by the way) yesterday from Lulu and I have to thank you for introducing me to them too. I combined shipping with your book and my first – it’s my first copy – I’ve never even seen it! Just a bunch of years of poetry that I can’t hardly recommend but still will be nice to have it all bound up in book form on my shelf. So I guess you don’t have to enter me in the raffle, although it would be cool to get a signed copy. One of these days I’m still hoping to reach the 50K level though so maybe then I’ll find you at a race and you can sign my copies then. You’ve helped a lot of people along their paths. Thanks, really, a lot…
Psyched to read your new book, I'm sure it will be inspiring. So cool that you are self-publishing and helping other adventure writers do the same. I might be one in the near future!
I found your blog when you were just moving to Homer. i'm not sure how but most probably through Fat Cyclist. I have been reading every post for many years, it's my favorite blog. Very well written and the pictures are amazing.
El animal
I've been reading your blog since summer 2007. My boyfriend recommended it (I think he found it through fat cyclist).
Hi Jill,
I found your blog in September of 2007. I remember the date because I had just started a Master's degree program and instead of reading my homework, I spent my evenings reading the archive.
I found it on accident. I was looking for something else related to Alaska (can't remember what), came across your blog, read a few entries and moved on. But then discovered I couldn't get your writing out of my head so I bookmarked the site and have been checking it daily since.
Thanks for sharing your adventures!
I found the blog about 4 months ago when my mother (who also follows your blog) let me know about the Susitina 100 and that I had to read your blog entries on the race. I've been following since. I love to read cycling adventures.
Is that eastbound hwy 92, just past Skyline Blvd?
It's been a couple of years since I encountered your blog. I don't recall how I came across it, but the beautiful pictures, and adventure write-ups, kept me coming back.
Congrats on the book.
I can't wait to read the new book! I first started reading your blog a few months before you moved to Anchorage. It doesn't seem like it was that long ago but reading about your training and races has really motivated me and helped me challenge myself more with my own training. Thank you!
I love bikes and great story tellers. A friend of mine rode his bike from here (Durango, Co) to Costa Rica and he would post his blog everytime he was able to find an internet connection and I couldn't wait for each installment of the story. After his trip I googled for more bike stories and found your blog on, which I noticed has not been updated in a while. Keep pedaling.
Neil
Kent Peterson and Fatty pointed the way to your blog. I stayed for the writing and photography. I enjoy the diversion and confess to swearing now and then at your freedom to travel. I especially enjoyed the year it seemed like you were climbing a mountain every day in Juneau because I was on a similar streak and wondered how you any energy left to go to work.
First started to read the blog when you started the Tour Divide race. Can't remember who mentioned it, but obviously I became enthralled.
I heard about your blog from the blog of a cyclist/photographer in DC whom I met once when I lived there - totally don't remember his name now. I started reading right around the time of your first Iditarod, and I was completely drawn in not only by your account of that race but by all your training logs and pictures. I now live in Chicago and find your winter riding stories endlessly inspirational. I have a 19 mile r/t commute to work and I'm planning my first century ride for hopefully later this month. Anyway, I'm a big fan, and I'm excited your new book!
- Shana
I saw a link to your blog in a post on an Ohio mtb forum regarding building snow bikes, probably about 4 years ago. Thought it sounded interesting and have been reading ever since. Loved Ghost Trails; can't wait to read your latest!
I created my blog in June 2006 and your blog was one of Google's recommendations. I've been following along ever since.
I first found your blog a year and a half ago during my many forays into online bicycling adventure and dreaming of eventually making my own adventure in the real world. I was struck by your narratives and your photos, which have brought me back regularly since.
I was in Afghanistan in 06, missing the winter riding back home in Winnipeg. I googled winter and biking or something like that and there you were. Reading your blog helped pass the downtimes when I needed to escape reality. I did a cruise to Alaska with my wife a couple of years later and had an awesome day trailrunning around Juneau. Thanks! Keep writing!
Jill, I probably started following your blog in 2007-ish, or whenever it was you got Pugsley and were seriously training (Ididarod??)... I had found about about Surly Pugsleys from Icebike, then stumbled upon your blog, and have been quietly following ever since! - Rachel from Bend
It was probably about a year ago I found your blog..... I read every entry.... There wasn't much getting done at work that week....
Hi,
I think I found your blog while pregnant with my kiddo 3 y ago (he's 2.5) yearning for ak and long rambling adventures on foot... maybe linked through another blog from a runner girl (sealegs)... i can't quite remember... i just know it was about the same time i figured out the "favorites" button on the computer (i'm slow with tech stuff) cuz it's my first in line fav button. :) my "long rambling adventures" are shorter now tho i still find time for a 50k and shorter race here and there... but i look fwd to introducing the kiddo to the lifestyle more and more. thanks for writing. i'd love a copy of your book... especially because i love to hold a book in my hands, dog ear the pages, and see it on a shelf waiting to be perused again.... or starting up a conversation with someone who sees it sitting there, too. i lived in ak awhile back... and it continues to be a part of me tho I'm not living there now... and so do the people, the trails, the mtns, and the weather.
cheers and best wishes on your continued adventures--all aspects.
kristin z
oregon
About 10 months ago, from the Fat Cyclist blog (I was doing research for my highschool graduation project on endurance cycling). You ended up motivating me to complete my first century, and sign up for a cross-America ride (I leave next Thursday, eep).
Sorry if this seems like I'm sucking up to you for a free book; sure, I'd love to win it, but I doubt this comment would (or should) sway you much. But i've never really gotten up the courage to comment on your blog, so I figure this is as good a time as any.
Good luck with your hurty foot, I hope it heals up soon.
- Rebecca G, from NJ
I started reading this blog around the time of the Tour Divide. I have enjoyed reading the evolution of Jill over the past couple of years.
Jill: Discovered your blog via a link from hilljunkie in 2008...found your writing and imagery of Juneau immediately compelling. Really enjoyed Ghost Trails & am reading Be Brave along with the current Tour Divide...
I've enjoyed your writing and your pictures for a while. A fellow cyclist forwarded a link to me sometime back when you were living in Juneau way before you developed an interest in hiking the mountains surrounding you. I'm looking forward to your next book.
I've enjoyed following your blog for four or five years. I think you had some coverage on NPR around then.
Your posts are inspiring, entertaining and very well written. Keep it up.
I started bike commuting in Ottawa in 2006 and so started reading a bunch of bike blogs. I think I found yours in 2007, but I don't remember where I found the link. I've been a regular reader since then. I loved the new ebook. :)
I found your blog last July when I was laying in the hospital after a bike wreck. I think I found Fatty's first (probably b/c I spent a LOT of time playing on my iphone while watching TDF - what timing to end up stuck someplace with cable!). I checked out most of his blogroll and I stuck with yours.
According to your archives, I have been reading your blog since early 2007. I was living outside at the time, and looking for any little bit of 'Alaska porn' to sustain me until I could move north again. I stared reading for the pictures of Juneau (my favorite set being your mountain binge), and I will stay for the writing. I will continue to follow you no matter where you live.
Found through Fatty, I think - went back and read every post from the beginning, and have been a regular ever since. Much vicarious enjoyment and admiration!
Found through a friend who organized a century ride around Lake Tahoe in 2008. He posted his favorite bicycling blogs and I've stuck with it since then. Great blog!
You will have to thank Elden for having you as a guest talking about snow biking. Been reading ever since. Love your work. Count me in for a signed copy of the new book. Can't wait to read it after faithfully cheering for a blue dot on a computer screen for 24 days, you certainly didn't disappoint.
I am pretty sure that I found your blog from the Alaskaultrasport website, I think there was a link to "Jill's story" which pointed me to your blog.
I really like to read about other people's race experiences, it gives me a good taste of the fun that I quite enjoyed. I am currently on hiatus from racing while my children are young, but I am planning to do the Nome race in '17.
Doug
I found your blog after finding love cycling at the age of 47. You inspire me to keep on going, not to give up, even though I am such a newbie. I've always been fearful, but I am shedding that past. Thank you for showing me a new journey!
I found your blog back in 2007 when i was setting up a blogger blog for my international travels. Your blog was in the special section on the dashboard of blogger that profiles different blogs.
Now from all your inspiration and after 4 years of international travel, I am heading back to the US to travel on a bike and going to make it a lifestyle.
Thank you Jill!
I think I've been around since the beginning (I'd have guessed more than six years), before any of the big rides or big runs. It's been fascinating and inspiring to see how you've evolved in your riding, writing, photography and running. I don't know how many times I've found myself riding into a headwind and thinking, wonder what Jill's doing today? Thanks for keeping at it!
I've been following at least for a couple years? I found your blog after listening to an NPR interview about the iditarod trail.
I've only been reading your blog a few months. Because I'm a woman into the outside, I'm always looking for blogs by other women. I also live about 10 min. from you and was surprised to see my neighborhood in your pics before you changed your location from Montana. Thanks for all your inspiration.
I think I first came across your blog around 2008 following a series of links from other blogs starting with a cycling friend in New England. I love the pictures.
Jill, I've been reading your blog for several months, but darned if I can remember what led me to it. I'd love a copy of your new book to review for BellaOnline.
november 2009. can't for the life of me figure out how i came across it, maybe from another bicycling or running blog.
really enjoy reading your blog, keep up the excellent work!
I've been following your evolution for about 5 years, as a snow biker, tourist, ultra cyclist, and now endurance runner. I don't recall how I stumbled on your blog, but have really enjoyed it. The $64,000 question is, "What next?" I have enjoyed your trip every step of the way. Thanks for the window to your life.
Martyuma
I can't remember when or how I fisrt started reading your blog. Maybe around the time you wrote about the frostbite incident. Funny story though - I was telling my friend about you, "there is the blog I read..." and how I thought you were totally kick ass. Then the conversation evoloves from one endurance sport to the next, being running (my friend is an ultrarunner) and 20 minutes after I metion you, he mentions Geoff Roes. I was like wait - the girl I was just talking about is his ex!
Came across your blog maybe 2009 via FatCyclist....been a fan ever since. Thanks for writing!
I started reading your blog quite faithfully sometime in 2005. I moved to AK about the same time you did, I think...June 2005 for me...and ran a search on Alaskan Blogs because I wanted to learn more about blogging! Found yours first thing and got hooked then. Thanks for all the great reading; it remains the best blog I've read ever since then! I'm still up here, by the way. And I've seen you in the flesh at the start of the ITI! By the way, I think Mama Roes deserves a free book, somehow! Congratulations on your latest!
I can't remember how I came across your blog. I think it was in late 2007 or so. At the time that I started following, there weren't too many other followers, maybe 30 some. Its some strange addiction that I've remembered to check back almost everyday for 4 years. Thanks for keeping me entertained!
I had recently been following the Big Ring Circus back in 2005, a blog based in Tallahassee, Fl that you occasionally visit, and that Blogger (Juancho) turned his readers on to this crazy bike chic in AK. Been reading both of you ever since.
I've been reading your blog since 2009. I've enjoyed your photos and stories. I just took up running two years ago, so I'm enjoying your running tales. Keep up the good work!
I first heard you on your NPR commentaries. Caught my attention since I used to live in SE and now live in Fairbanks.
Tom M.
Fairbanks
I first heard about your blog from another adventure-oriented blog written by a woman. I don't recall which one, but you were in the blogroll. That was maybe two years ago? Maybe a bit less? Not sure, but I love reading what you write!
I have been reading for quite a while, 4 or 5 years I think. I got hooked after following a link from the Fat Cyclist. I hope you keep it up for a long time to come!
Found you via Dave Chenault who kept on referring to you on Twitter and his blog! Must have been about last year autumn that I subscribed, and have been a silent reader since.
Hi Jill, I've been following your blog for a couple of years now. A fellow cyclist and photography friend sent me your link when I started talking about making a trip to Alaska. I'll be happy to leave hotter then hell Florida for my first trip to Alaska on Friday. Yippee!I've downloaded "Be Brave" to my ipad and look forward to reading it on the plane.Love, love,love your post!
This is a fun one today...to sit and think back of when I first found you 'Up in Alaska.' I was in Atlanta, and was terribly, terribly homesick for Alaska. I was googling around in blogs for "Alaska" and yours came up first. I immediately connected to your style of writing, georgous Alaska pictures and your love of the outdoors. Funny, I know the exact day - 9.18.2007 - because I stole your old miles/temp format and started my own blog that day! You inspired me to get outside again and rediscover the outdoors (I didn't know I could love the outdoors outside of Alaska!), take pictures and write about it all. Thanks for being there all these years! ;-)
And... for the record I found Fatty through your blog! So Jill came first in my book!
Hello- found it in october 2009 while Tour Divide dreaming and got hooked. Love the fact there are other girls out there living it too :-)
Found your blog in 2007 searching for info on winter cycling. You inspired me to do some long distance cycling
Hi!
Love your blog...found it 3 years a go while researching Nunuvut and Alaska blogs and was living on a remote Scottish island at the time so had more time to read blogs....but I still follow your adventures with envy!
fiona
ps. I read Ghost Trails (delivered by post to the island of Iona on Scotland -- where the postman wouold bring the mail in the house and hand it to us while we were eating lunch!) After I read your book I sent it down to a friend in England.
I am eagerly awaiting your next book!!
I found your blog on June 16th, 2011, probably through Fatty's blog. Since then I have read Ghost Trails and I'm almost finished with the pdf version of be brave, be strong (so you can omit me from the giveaway). Both books have been so incredibly inspiring, and I've become obsessed with the idea of training for the Tour Divide. Your writing is just beautiful, and your attitude towards life is one that many people can aspire to! I'll be diving in the blog archives when I'm done with the books, for sure...
Take care of that foot. I've had PF for over 1.5 years and had to quit running and take up biking (maybe a blessing in disguise, but still, you don't want PF!!!)
I was mistaken! I apparently found your blog through Kent's bike blog on June 7th. Yeah, I'm not *that* fast a reader... Thanks, browser history.
I am a principal at a school for the deaf. I became interested in your blog over a year ago. Years ago, in 1991, I almost acccpted a job teaching at the Paul Banks school in Homer. I was telling my children about my almost move to Homer and was doing an online search about Homer. Somehow, the search lead to your blog. I am not a cyclist or runner, however your writing does provide a glimpse of a life vastly different from mine in a way that gives me a tiny glimpse of what my life could have been like to experience the beauty of Alaska. Students at my school are amazed at the dedication and endurance that comes from what you do.
KaAnn V.
I have been reading for several years now, and found you through Fatty, who I found through Skibikejunkie. I have loved reading ever since. I grew up south of Missoula, and have family there. It was fun to read about your adventures there.
probably 3 years ago while reading someone Else's Alaska blog who had you as a link...can't remember who though!...
Hi Jill, I am not sure how I found your blog (possibly from the Surly Blog?) but I do know it was Nov/Dec of 2008. It may have been a link to your new book that brought me to your blog then, but I do remember that I did order an autographed copy of your new book from you as soon as I found your blog. I am looking forward to ordering an autographed copy of your newest book when it is available from you! Thanks,
Ace
I started reading your blog after Leslie on her Banff Trail Trash Blog mentioned hosting you before you started the Divide Ride.
Hi, Jill! I found you on another blogger's blogroll several years ago. Don't remember which one though.
Hi Jill.. I believe I started reading in the middle of 2007. I honestly can't remember what led me to your blog. It was probably linked from another blog? Fat Cyclist maybe? I had only been cycling myself for just over a year and was inspired by your words and pictures. Plus, you showed a lot of confidence in the cold! I am a wimp even though I live in a cold northern Michigan. My extremities do not allow me to pursue all that I wish I could outdoors! brr! :) I took some time off from blog hopping about a year ago. Then, my parents visited Alaska last August.. they brought me back a necklace that was made locally in Homer. I thought of your blog & have been following your latest endeavors ever since. I might even start running again. eek.
I found your blog about the time you did the Iditarod the first time, and have been following you ever since. I don't even recall how it was I found you.
We actually live in Sandy, and I was surprised when I first learned you were from here originally.
I got here through Geoff's blog after his first win of the 50 mile race in Alaska. I got to his blog through an ADN article regarding his record-breaking effort. I've been hooked ever since.
Yo Jill...just back from the Alaska cruise vacation...(I took the tram up to Mt Roberts, but didn't have the time for the summit hike...sadly, it was a short day in-port).
I found your blog when Fatty first referenced you a few years back (you were still up in Juneau). You were still with Jeff, and I got a signed copy of Ghost Trails even! I will surely be ordering a copy of your new book (even if I WERE to win a copy, I'd still prob get a copy for my brother).
And speaking of Fatty, I know you have a ton on your plate, but he has just started a new mission with World Bicycle Relief (buys bikes for kids in remote places of the world where they need them). ANYBODY can join his team and all miles you run, jog, mt bike, rd bike and prety much ANY other exercise you can think of are accepted...and you get "Kudos" for uploading data (they accept Garmin, or you can manually enter your miles/time/etc). Then SRAM will donate .0015 cents per Kudo, buying the bikes. It's FREE for us...except for our time. You and Beat should join! (and tell your friends!) See Fatty's post from yesterday for the links and info.
Oh, and if somebody (or many somebodies) already mentioned the Fatty/WBR thing, I apologize)...my first day back from the Vac and I have a TON of stuff to do, and don't have time right now to read all the comments like I usually do)
Late to the comment party but don't care about the free book. Glad to pay. Found you when Kent Peterson posted about you on his blog, Kent's Bike Blog. Mostly fascinating reading including the moves and the running stuff.
Cheers, Gene in Tacoma
To clarify the note about Kent's Bike Blog, I'm referring to the FIRST time Kent posted about you (whenever that was).
Gene
I'm probably too late to win a book, but that's OK... I'll be buying one! But anyway...I started reading your blog during your Tour Divide ride, and I've been reading ever since. Keep it up, Jill!
I don't need a book because I've already gotten them :) but I've been reading your blog ever since Blogger made you a "Blogger of Note" or whatever it was called way back in, oh I don't know, maybe 2005? I happened to stumble upon their highlighted blogs one day and it was the day yours was up. I've been a faithful follower ever since!
Hi Jill, Yes, you still have followers from way back when. I stumbled across your blog a number of years ago. Your posts about your first Iditarod race drew me in. I went back to the beginning of your blogs then and read them through like a book. I sometimes fall behind when things get busy here, but always go back to where I left off and catch up. I really enjoy your posts and they motivate me to ride more. I enjoyed your first book and just ordered the second - can't wait to read it.
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PINE BLUFF, AR - 2 to 3 weeks, weather permitting. It will last 24 hours each day. Once the outside southbound lane is complete, work will switch to the inside southbound lane.
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One Winning Ticket of Mega Millions $200M Jackpot
By: Newsroom Solutions
Updated: October 19, 2009
One jackpot-winning ticket purchased in Virginia had the winning numbers in Friday night's drawing.
Those numbers were, 10, 13, 18, 33, 51 and the Mega Ball was 43.
The estimated jackpot for the next drawing on Tuesday night is 12-million dollars.
Mega Millions is played in 12 states. Next year, Arkansas will join the Mega Millions lottery.
On October 31st, the state begins selling Powerball tickets.
Tomorrow, four new instant (scratch-off) tickets will be added. | http://arkansasmatters.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=264101 | 2013-05-18T10:44:09 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [
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Obsessive Compulsive Disorder May Come From Gene
By: Melissa Hayes, KARK 4 News
Updated: August 22, 2007
A study into one thing shines light
on another: the cause of obsessive compulsive disorder…something more than two
million Americans suffer from.
The study involved mice, bred without a specific gene.
Researchers say one of the mice suffered from compulsive grooming.
When researchers implanted the gene back into the mice, they were able to prevent the symptoms.
They also stopped anxious behavior with antidepressants.
Researchers say these findings could lead to new genetic targets for drugs. | http://arkansasmatters.com/fulltext/?nxd_id=58911 | 2013-05-18T10:24:16 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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On Jan. 8, the Combined Maritime Forces (CMF) in Bahrain created Combined Task Force 151, a multinational counterpiracy naval force of more than 20 nations. Previously, coalition efforts against piracy included ships and aircraft from CTF-150, which was established at the outset of Operation Enduring Freedom to conduct of Maritime Security Operations (MSO) in the Gulf of Aden, the Gulf of Oman, the Arabian Sea, Red Sea and the Indian Ocean.
“Some navies in [CTF-150] did not have the authority to conduct counter-piracy missions,” CMF commander Vice Adm. William Gortney said. “The establishment of CTF-151 will allow those nations to operate under the auspices of CTF-150, while allowing other nations to join CTF-151 to support our goal of deterring, disrupting and eventually bringing to justice the maritime criminals involved in piracy events.”
These patrols have had some success. During the fall of 2008 the U.S., Russia, Britain and India separately thwarted multiple piracy attacks. On Christmas day, the German frigate FDS Karlsruhe, one of the four vessels patrolling with the EU, assisted a 65,000-ton Egyptian bulk carrier in fighting off a pirate attack. In January, EU naval forces intercepted an attempted pirate attack against the Greek-flagged crude oil tanker Kriti as it was sailing in the Gulf of Aden, and on Jan. 13, a helicopter from a Russian frigate disrupted an attempted piracy hijacking of the container ship Nedlloyd Barentsz. The Russian helicopter opened fire on the pirates as the container ship fled. The pace of piracy attacks slowed in January, but that may be due more to the onset of the monsoon season that restricts pirates to the shores than the increasing naval presence.
Merchant shipping firms are taking additional steps to protect vessels and crews. Many slower vessels with lower freeboard, such as heavily laden tankers, are avoiding the area altogether, choosing instead to make the longer trip around the Cape of Good Hope. After the supertanker Sirius Star was seized in November, Denmark’s A.P. Moller-Maersk decided to divert some of its 50 oil tankers around the cape instead of using the more convenient route through the Suez Canal in order to steer clear of the Gulf of Aden. Norway’s Frontline, which carries much of the oil from the Middle East to world markets, is considering doing the same, and the additional cost amounts to $1 million per transit. Diverting vessels around South Africa may not make them safer, and the trip increases both the cost of shipping and the time of transit, driving up the price of manufactured goods and commodities. The global shipping industry is especially vulnerable now, dealing with the attacks at the same time that it faces volatile fuel costs, plummeting freight rates, containership surpluses and increased insurance premiums for transits through the pirate-infested western Indian Ocean.
Some vessels, such as retail banks, are increasing passive and nonlethal security measures to foil armed robberies. Instead of using dye packs and silent alarms, ships are ringing lifelines with concertina wire, employing fire hoses to repel boarders, running underway with bright lights to increase visibility and spot trouble earlier, and they are entering convoy protection, when it is available. One nonlethal system, the Long-Range Acoustic Device (LRAD), already is on board some commercial vessels. The system can clearly broadcast at uncomfortably high levels of volume prerecorded warnings in Somali or Arabic, and a new model of LRAD contains laser dazzlers to temporarily confuse attackers. Another system, known as the Active Denial System (ADS) or “pain ray,” emits a directional high-powered, 6-foot wide millimeter-wave beam of energy that creates an unbearable sensation of burning on the skin. Vessels are employing navigational tactics as well, including, for higher-speed vessels, evasive rudder steering to throw up a larger wake in the path of inbound piracy speedboats. Mariners and some naval officials express some concern that a more robust defense or greater resistance on the part of merchant ships might lead to more aggressive tactics by pirates. Private defense contractor Blackwater has deployed a security escort ship that includes a helicopter to the Gulf of Aden. The primary benefit of such an asset, however, is using the helicopter for over-the-horizon scouting to avoid trouble, not to pick a firefight.
But more than one-third of attempted ship hijackings in the Gulf of Aden are successful, illustrating that passive defense and patrols by naval forces have been unable to deter or disrupt many attacks. Moreover, once pirates successfully board and hijack a ship, they take the crew hostage and threaten to sink the vessel, limiting options by on-scene warship commanders to rescue the crew and free the ship. Incredibly, 300 seafarers and dozens of ships still are being held for ransom by pirates in the area of Harardhere, Somalia, a situation reminiscent of an earlier era. Confronting criminal acts at sea in an area that stretches 2,000 miles, however, poses significant logistical, operational and political challenges that require us to work smarter, not harder. This means that although there have been calls for expanded naval patrols in the western Indian Ocean, these efforts only will be effective if we change the way we address the problem.
Partnership and action
The key to solving contemporary Somali piracy builds on the efforts of the U.S., partner nations and international institutions to make the seas safer. In January 2006, the destroyer USS Winston S. Churchill thwarted an attack against the bulk carrier M/V Delta Ranger, which was fired on off the coast of Somalia by pirates wielding AK47s and rocket-propelled grenade launchers. Disrupting the attack, the warship took 10 pirates and freed 16 Indian captives. Eventually, the pirates were transferred to Mombasa, Kenya, and later convicted in court and sentenced to seven years’ confinement. This was a noteworthy example of effective maritime constabulary action, and it was the first major anti-piracy operation by the U.S. Navy in 150 years. After the Churchill interdiction, Navy lawyers in the Pentagon conducted a review of maritime and international law and policy, and proposed drafting a new national policy to articulate U.S. interests in combating maritime piracy. The result was a comprehensive policy governing diplomatic and legal action to fight piracy that was signed by the president in summer 2007. The top national goals in the policy include deterrence of piracy through maritime force presence, merchant ship vulnerability assessments, holding pirates accountable through criminal prosecution, preservation of freedom of the seas and a renewed commitment to work with other nations. Perhaps most importantly, the policy emphasized collaborative strategies by maritime and regional states, working in conjunction with the civil maritime sector, to prevent piracy attacks. Annexed to the National Strategy for Maritime Security (NSMS), the policy was used as a basis for the December 2008 National Security Council (NSC) strategy on combating piracy off the Horn of Africa, which sets forth three goals. First, the U.S. seeks to prevent pirate attacks by encouraging merchant ships to update their ship security plans and use the established Maritime Security Patrol Area (MPSA) set up by CMF. Second, the U.S. supports creation of a regional counterpiracy coordination center, an objective that is near fruition. Finally, the U.S. seeks to ensure those who commit acts of piracy are held accountable through negotiation of agreements to formalize custody, extradition and prosecution.
In addition to testing the nation’s resolve in dealing with transnational maritime criminal organizations, the U.S. effort against piracy is the first real test of the Cooperative Strategy for 21st Century Seapower, released by the sea services more than one year ago. The strategy emphasizes that no single country can secure the maritime domain, and it places a premium on multilateral action. The goal of the new maritime strategy is to leverage the benefits of working together and capitalize on international law and institutions to facilitate closer collaboration among states. The Global Maritime Partnership, or figurative “1,000-ship navy,” embodies these principles in an interagency application, bringing the Coast Guard and the Department of State into the effort. Admirals from Ghana, India, Indonesia, Japan, the Netherlands and Norway, among others, have recognized the potential value of the concept for increasing effective international cooperation. Recently, U.S. Chief of Naval Operations Adm. Gary Roughead re-emphasized the importance of international collaboration in his 2009 guidance, and piracy repression is a fertile area for increased collaboration. So far, however, international cooperation for counterpiracy has unfolded in an ad hoc fashion. New bilateral and regional treaties and a global mandate from the U.N. Security Council are untangling the diplomatic and logistical knots. The essential element for multilateral cooperation is ensuring all the players agree upon a common rule set, which is why international law and law of the sea have become the principal force multipliers in the new fight against piracy.
The problem of PUCs
The main problem maritime powers now face with piracy is not a lack of operational resources to counter the threat, but what to do with the perpetrators when they are caught. Once pirates are detained and become so-called “persons under control” (PUCs), there are few good options. Additionally, what should be done with victims and witnesses, some of whom may be injured? Determining which state should prosecute pirates detained at sea is particularly vexing. It is typical of the vessels attacked by Somali pirates that the ship is registered in one state, such as Malta, owned by a corporation located in another state, such as the United Arab Emirates, and operated by a crew composed of nationals of several additional states, such as the Philippines and Pakistan. Furthermore, the vessel is likely to be transporting either containerized cargo or bulk commodities owned by companies in yet another country, such as the Sirius Star, which was registered in Liberia but owned by Aramco, a Saudi corporation. Moreover, a piracy attack may have been interrupted by a warship from yet another state, all of which have different tactics and distinct rules of engagement., and international agreements can standardize and speed up the process.
Depending on the circumstances, there are a variety of legal rationales that could support a compliant or noncompliant boarding of a hijacked vessel or pirate ship. During armed conflict, merchant vessels may be boarded under the belligerent right of visit and search to determine the neutral character of the goods on board, but that rule of naval warfare does not apply to maritime piracy. In peacetime, boarding a vessel by the naval forces of a state other than the state of registry may be conducted with the consent of the flag state under articles 92 and 94 of the Law of the Sea Convention. The U.S. recognizes that the master of the vessel also may provide consent to a boarding of his vessel. Under article 51 of the U.N. charter and customary international law, all nations may exercise of the right of individual or collective self-defense against a vessel committing a hostile act or demonstrating hostile intent. Naval forces also may board merchant vessels under the right of approach and visit pursuant to article 110 of the Law of the Sea if there are reasonable grounds to suspect the vessel is engaged in piracy. In some cases, the extension of port state control measures may be used by the port state authorities to board a vessel that has declared a nearby port. The Security Council may authorize all states to take action against piracy under chapter VII of the U.N. charter, providing yet another potential authority for boarding pirate vessels.
Collaboration, not kinetics
Collaboration and regional partnering, not armed force, is the long-term solution to piracy. Maritime piracy is a violation of international law and a universal crime that imposes a duty on all states to take action. The Law of the Sea Convention, the constitution for the world’s oceans, is the essential framework for peacetime maritime security cooperation, and it defines piracy as an illegal act of violence or detention committed for private ends. Maritime piracy is distinguished from maritime terrorism, which is committed for political ends, and efforts to combine the two are not productive. Developing the international law and domestic legal capacities necessary to defeat piracy begins at the International Maritime Organization (IMO) in London. Situated on the Thames, the IMO is the specialized U.N. agency for maritime matters and has 167 member states. Because the organization is a technical rather than a political body, and since it operates under consensus decision-making rules, the IMO has served as an effective, no-nonsense venue for making shipping safer and more secure.
Addressing the problem of piracy off the coast of Somalia in November 2007, the IMO adopted Resolution A.1002(25), which called on regional states in east Africa to conclude a treaty to prevent, deter and suppress piracy. Also at the prompting of the secretary-general of the IMO, in 2008 the Security Council turned its attention toward combating piracy and adopted four key resolutions under chapter VII of the U.N. charter, authorizing “all necessary measures.” The Security Council resolutions promote enhanced counterpiracy collaboration among nations, strengthening operational capabilities, removal of piracy sanctuaries in Somalia and support for increased criminal prosecution. Beginning with Resolution 1816 on June 2, the Security Council faced the issue of defeating piracy emanating from a fragile or failed state. For years, pirates in the Horn of Africa eluded capture at sea by fleeing into the jurisdictional protection of Somalia’s 12-nautical mile territorial sea. Resolution 1816 authorized naval forces entry into Somali’s territorial waters to pursue pirates. Since its adoption, the resolution has been extended to permit operations on the land territory of Somalia. The resolution also emphasized cooperation for logistics and prosecution by calling on states to collectively determine jurisdiction in the investigation and prosecution of persons committing acts of piracy off the coast of Somalia. Finally, the resolution also encouraged states to increase and coordinate their efforts to deter acts of piracy in conjunction with the Transitional Federal Government of Somalia, a ruling authority inside the fractured state. Since Somalia has no maritime law enforcement capability, the resolution also called on states, the IMO and other international organizations to build a partnership to develop coastal security forces.
Next, the Security Council adopted Resolution 1838, expressing its grave concern over the proliferation of acts of piracy and armed robbery at sea against vessels off the coast of Somalia, and the threat it poses to the delivery of World Food Program shipments to Somalia. The resolution called upon states to take part in actively fighting piracy by deploying naval vessels and aircraft to the Gulf of Aden and surrounding water. The Security Council also reaffirmed that the Law of the Sea Convention embodies the rules applicable to countering piracy and armed robbery at sea. Security Council Resolution 1846 of Dec. 2 broadened the international political support and legal capabilities to combat piracy off the Somali coast. The resolution suggests states consider application of the 1988 Convention on the Suppression of Unlawful Acts against the Safety of Maritime Navigation (SUA) to facilitate the extradition and prosecution of pirates. The SUA Convention arose from the 1985 hijacking of the Achille Lauro cruise ship by four heavily armed terrorists from the Palestinian Liberation Organization. After seizing control of the Italian-flagged vessel, the terrorists murdered a disabled American passenger, pushing his wheelchair into the sea. At the time, most states lacked adequate criminal statutes to prosecute vessel hijacking. To fill this void, the IMO brought together member states to develop a maritime criminal law treaty, and SUA emerged from the process. The treaty entered into force in 1992 and has 149 state parties. States that seek to prosecute maritime piracy but do not have current national laws proscribing the crime, such as Japan and Spain, still might be able to prosecute some crimes such as ship hijacking, under legislation implementing SUA. Denmark, Oman and other states have suggested that developing standard rules for arrest, detention and criminal prosecution of pirates is the most pressing issue for suppressing piracy. In most cases, Resolution 1846 and SUA provide a firm legal basis for doing so, and states should ensure their domestic authorities are consistent with the resolution and treaty.
Two weeks later, the Security Council adopted Resolution 1851, authorizing states to take action against piracy safe havens on the shore in Somalia. The authority is likely to be cautiously implemented, however, since major land operations in the country could be perilous. The resolution also invited the states with maritime forces in the area and the regional states to conclude “shiprider” agreements or arrangements so that local law enforcement officials could embark on board foreign warships patrolling the area. The regional countries are particularly important in this regard because they are ideally situated to conclude the endgame — conducting a criminal investigations and criminal trials.
In addition to the four Security Council resolutions, there are three additional breakthroughs in maritime diplomacy that have set the stage for more effectively addressing the threat of Somali piracy. First, the U.K. signed a counterpiracy cooperation agreement with Kenya in December, agreeing to transfer captured pirates to Mombasa for prosecution. The U.S. and Kenya concluded a similar arrangement on Jan. 29. These agreements will facilitate the handling of PUCs and will benefit the naval forces patrolling the area by ensuring that pirates obtained during counterpiracy operations are quickly removed from warships, freeing the vessel for follow-on tasking. Second, Resolution 1851 encouraged establishment of a multinational Contact Group on Somali Piracy (CGSP), and the inaugural meeting for the group was held at the U.N. on Jan.14. More than 20 countries, as well as observers from the EU, NATO and the African Union, participated in the discussions. The CGSP formed several working groups to develop collective action against different aspects of the effort against Somali piracy. These groups divided functional lines, with the U.K. leading a group focused on naval operations and information-sharing; another group led by Denmark reviewed the judicial framework and issues associated with PUCs; the U.S. led discussion on strengthening industry awareness and capabilities; and a final group led by Egypt focused on strategic communications and public information. Most importantly, many representatives at the CGSP acknowledged the need for an east African counterpiracy coordination center (CPCC), and Yemen, Djibouti and Kenya each offered to host the center. Third, at an IMO-sponsored meeting in Djibouti on Jan. 29, agreement was reached on a regional arrangement to fight piracy. Based on text that was developed at a previous IMO meeting in Dar Es Salaam, Tanzania, eight coastal states situated on the Gulf of Aden, the Red Sea and the western Indian Ocean, plus Ethiopia, concluded the Djibouti code of conduct to combat acts of piracy against ships, fulfilling the request made by the IMO assembly in 1002(25). The agreement is based on the 16-nation counterpiracy treaty, Regional Cooperation Agreement on Combating Piracy and Armed Robbery against Ships in Asia (ReCAAP), which has been remarkably successful in reducing the number of piracy attacks in East Asia. Just as ReCAAP was the first Asian agreement dedicated to counterpiracy, the Djibouti code of conduct is the first regional agreement between Arab and African countries to address maritime piracy.
The momentum from these global, regional and bilateral diplomatic successes should be maintained. Each development is complementary and promising, but more can be done. Now that there is agreement to share actionable information, cooperate to dismantle maritime criminal gangs and bring their members to criminal trial, the maritime and regional states and largest shipping nations such as Panama and Liberia should ratify the agreements and take the next steps to implement them.
First, the CPCC should be designed to serve as a fusion point for real-time coordination for dealing with PUCs. In the U.S., the interagency community resolves difficult national-level maritime issues pursuant to a maritime operational threat response (MOTR) plan that facilitates rapid and real-time communication among the State and Defense departments and the Coast Guard. Each agency is required to operate continuously a tactical watch center that can make agency decisions arising from time-sensitive maritime diplomatic issues. The MOTR process is used to quickly form administration positions and courses of action on the full range of maritime exigencies, including interdiction of foreign drug trafficking fast boats and interception of migrants at sea. We need an international MOTR that maintains 24-hour communications among the maritime states patrolling offshore, the major flag states and the regional states so that partner nations may quickly coordinate issues regarding on-scene interdiction of vessels hijacked by pirates and pirate “mother ships,” and resolve more deliberative questions regarding PUC disposition and logistics.
Second, the maritime states should increase efforts for maritime security capacity-building in the states of the Horn of Africa in order to forge tighter maritime security partnerships with strong regional partners. The states of east Africa are in desperate need of capacity-building assistance to actually implement the Security Council resolutions and new treaties. For example, Kenya has stepped out on many occasions to prosecute PUCs, but it requires greater support. The recently concluded counterpiracy arrangements with the U.K. and U.S. can serve as models for similar bilateral agreements with other maritime states patrolling the area. But the states in the Horn of Africa require development assistance to be able to more effectively implement their new commitments. Not only do the states in the region lack resources for building naval and coast guard force structure and training maritime law enforcement officers, but they also are in need of greater assistance for developing a mature judicial criminal justice system. The states have insufficient numbers of lawyers and judges, and they sometimes lack essential equipment such as computers and printers.
The Global Train and Equip program under section 1206 of the U.S. National Defense Authorization Act of 2006 is used by the State and Defense departments to methodically assess how to increase the capability of partner nations to solve local problems before they require outside intervention. The program leverages Defense Department funds to train and equip regional forces, mitigating the risk that small problems such as piracy will grow into larger security issues.
One way for the U.S. to develop greater maritime security capacity throughout the Horn of Africa would be to broaden and fully fund Global Train and Equip. About one-third of the program focuses on strengthening maritime security support to regional countries and includes development of coastal surveillance infrastructure, patrol boats and maritime interdiction capabilities. In 2007, for example, Djibouti was awarded $8 million for such purposes. Last year, there were $800 million in requirements, but only $300 million of these were funded. Much like the G-8 has pooled resources to fund Cooperative Threat Reduction for nonproliferation, the major maritime powers should develop and fund a shared and coherent program of maritime security capacity building based upon the Global Train and Equip model. Contributions toward this endeavor can pay off for everyone. In Asia, for example, ReCAAP operates a technologically advanced Information Sharing Center (ISC) in Singapore that serves as secure communications center to coordinate effective multinational operational responses to maritime piracy among member states. But the ISC would not have been possible without generous sponsorship support provided by Japan, and a CPCC for east Africa will not be possible without support from outside the region.
Third, following Kenya’s example, regional states should make a greater commitment to accepting PUCs, either temporarily or permanently, and to prosecuting pirates in criminal court. In the past, some pirates were captured, only to be released for lack of a regional country willing to prosecute them. Such action undermines the credibility of the international community and encourages more piracy. For example, the Danish warship on patrol has successfully disrupted numerous piracy attacks, but the media has tended to focus on the one instance they had to release 10 captured suspects because of an inability to prosecute. Toward this end, regional states should conduct a national review of their counterpiracy laws and policies to ensure they can serve a constructive role in the region. Furthermore, the states of east Africa have an opportunity to capitalize on the establishment of a CPCC to broadly develop a more effective maritime security cooperation network in the region. Regional states will be more willing and capable of enforcing the maritime rule of law in their neighborhood if they develop the legal architecture and operational capabilities to deal with piracy — patrol craft and communications systems are needed, as are more lawyers, courtrooms and confinement facilities.
International law has become the most effective force multiplier for developing maritime security, and nowhere is this more evident than in the waters off the Horn of Africa. Naval air and sea operational missions conducted by the world’s most capable maritime powers have been unable to arrest Somali piracy because they cannot prosecute the endgame. Piracy flourishes at the seams of globalization because legal jurisdiction is unclear, the costs and time for states to conduct diplomatic transactions are too great, and pirates are able to exploit the inherent isolation of individual vessels and nations. Somalia is a failed state, and the pirates are more powerful than the ruling government. Regional governments have underdeveloped maritime security forces and judicial systems, and suffer from a severe lack of operational, logistical and administrative resources. We need to better connect the capabilities and sea power of the maritime states with the regional expertise, local networks and self-interest of the east African states. In this setting, international law is more important than adding another warship to the equation. In order to “operationalize” the U.N. mandates and international agreements, the CGSP should agree to establish a CPCC at their next meeting in March. The CPCC can serve as the hub for a comprehensive network of states that includes an international MOTR process; command, control and communications for linking major maritime powers, flag states and regional partners; and to coordinate requirements for assistance from outside the region. An international MOTR process would create a network of interested states that could begin to coordinate in real time, working effectively across legal and jurisdictional lines of demarcation to bring collective action against this threat. These initiatives will enhance the capabilities of the states in east Africa to exercise maritime constabulary authority in their own neighborhood, and with that, we will all be better off. | http://armedforcesjournal.com/2009/02/3928962/ | 2013-05-18T10:31:05 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
I am at work and it is busy so this is going to be tough but I am going to try to listen to and report on Scott Pioli’s interview in real time. That means you need to refresh this post often once the interview starts at 9:15 (CST). The newest updates will be at the bottom. Stay tuned.
* Jones is in KC visiting the Chiefs today according to Pioli. Pioli says it is TJ’s first visit.
*Has no idea if the team will reach last year’s salary floor. The team doesn’t set any specific numbers. Says there is sometimes too much focus on things like that. Spending money doesn’t always equate into improving your football team. The Chiefs will be active in free agency.
*Pioli says he would not have taken the job if he thought there were going to be any financial restrictions on player aquisitions.
* The Chiefs decided to go younger and going younger generally brings with it a lower player.
*Scott says big names don’t always equal good players. Mentions Orlando Pace going to Chicago last year and being a bust.
*Scott asks Nick to give him the names of players who were successful big name free agent picups from last year. Nick comes up with one name but I missed it.
*Scott mentions Chris Chambers as a player who made an impact but wasn’t aquired through free agency. His point is that there are plenty of ways to improve the team, FA being just one of them.
*Nick mentions his new priotities. tries to get Scott to go position by position on a 1-10 scale. Pioli dodges it.
*Pioli will not go position by position. Chiefs have a lot of needs and need a lot of players to improve.
Interview is over. No real useful information other than the fact that Thomas Jones is in KC today. We were told his visit was yesterday but then we never heard anything. Now we KNOW that he is in KC today. Keep it here to AA and if he is signed, we will have it for you. | http://arrowheadaddict.com/2010/03/09/scott-pioli-on-610-sportslive-updates/ | 2013-05-18T11:03:44 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Acer and ASUS, the two largest netbook OEMs, are not going to launch more Menlow-based netbooks, allowing their current N270 and N280-based models to carry the day until Intel's Pine Trail platform makes its debut early next year.
The
new platform will bring higher performance, lower power consumption,
simplified board layouts enabling smaller boards, and higher cost. Not
as clear is how NVIDIA's Ion platform will fare in a world where
Intel's onboard GPU is sitting inside every Atom die. The largest OEMs, though, have apparently decided that they like what they see, and, rather than pushing new N270 models until the old chip's March 2010 end-of-life for mobile applications, are waiting until Pine Trail enters the channel to introduce a batch of new models. In the mean time, a slew of new thin-and-light CULV notebooks will launch. Netbook advertising budgets are being slashed, and Acer's dual-boot Android/Windows XP netbook is being delayed on weak demand.
These changes are signs that the netbook market is reconfiguring itself to accommodate sales that appear to be leveling off at about 25% of the global notebook market. The proliferation of new models and new vendors will slow as well, and will resume a more typical pattern of waiting for new platforms from silicon vendors for major new launches.
Further clarifying the N270 to N450 transition, a source at an Embedded Systems developer informs Ars that, true to their word, Intel will continue to offer N270 for embedded applications until at least 2015 even though mobile shipments will be cut off next year. This is not atypical; the ancient 80386 processor was available for embedded applications until September 2007.
Update: Intel ombudsman Mooley Eden has announced that "Pine
Trail is on schedule. You can quote me on that... The three chip
solution down to two chip solution [is] coming this year." It appears
that the DigiTimes report of a delay may have been incorrect. | http://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2009/07/netbook-titans-holding-new-models-until-pine-trail/ | 2013-05-18T10:46:05 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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In an unusually public conflict, two business groups are battling over rival plans how to apply a state fee that will raise $3.3 million by 1996 for environmental regulation.
At issue is a bill -- backed by the state Department of the Environment -- making its way through the General Assembly that would dramatically increase the cost of permits that allow companies to emit air pollutants. While the total collected by the state would remain the same under an alternative plan, the stakes for each of the companies affected amount to tens of thousands of dollars. | http://articles.baltimoresun.com/1993-03-30/business/1993089139_1_maryland-department-maryland-chamber-chamber-of-commerce | 2013-05-18T10:24:43 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Recent inspections have found "advanced deterioration" of the pier foundations of the Maryland Transportation Authority's two bridges over the Susquehanna River on Interstate 95 and U.S. 40 - forcing the agency to put repairs to the supporting structures on a fast track.
Dennis Simpson, the authority's capital planning director, said the deterioration poses no immediate danger. "It's safe. We need to do the work to keep it safe," he said. "If it was a situation where the bridge couldn't stay open, we would have closed the bridge. We do need to correct it." | http://articles.baltimoresun.com/2009-09-30/news/0909290073_1_memorial-bridge-two-bridges-river-bridge | 2013-05-18T10:27:01 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Have a lamp that doesn't work? Before you throw it away, consider fixing it.
Bob Sowders, who repairs lamps, says if a lamp won't turn on, try a new bulb. Table lamps will have a longer life if the bulb used is the correct wattage. Lamps often say not to use bulbs with more than 60 watts to reduce the amount of heat a higher wattage bulb produces. Less heat makes for safer operation, he says. Some of the newer florescent bulbs also are made to work in table lamps and are cool burning.
If you replace the bulb and the lamp still won't work, turn the lamp off, unplug it and test it on another wall socket. If the lamp still won't work, it is likely the lamp socket needs repair.
Sowders says before attempting any repair work, don't forget to unplug the lamp.
After removing the shade, you'll see the socket into which the bulb is placed. The socket may have a brass cover, and sometimes the cover has a place where the word "press" is written. Press on that area of the brass cover, sometimes called the shell, with your thumb and remove it, exposing the socket. | http://articles.centralkynews.com/2006-03-20/news/24886286_1_table-lamps-lamp-socket-bulb | 2013-05-18T10:22:20 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Analyst K.C. Joyner caught the attention of Chicago Bears fans in 2009 after he examined Jay Cutler's knack for risk-taking and compared him to Rex Grossman.
Cutler went on to throw 26 interceptions that season, the second-most in franchise history.
Joyner, who has a website called The Football Scientist, has compiled an analysis of running backs that Bears fans won’t have any problems with: Joyner's research showed that Matt Forte was as productive and valuable last season as the Minnesota Vikings' Adrian Peterson, considered by many to be the NFL's best running back. | http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2011-07-20/sports/chi-analyst-bears-forte-stacks-up-evenly-with-vikings-peterson-20110720_1_bears-forte-vikings-peterson-chicago-bears | 2013-05-18T10:17:24 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Overview
-- U.S. workforce management company Kronos expanded its first-lien
credit facility to help fund a dividend to shareholders. The company also
extended its first- and second-lien credit facilities.
-- We are assigning a 'B' rating to the extended and incremental
first-lien bank facilities and a 'CCC+' rating to the extended second-lien
facility.
-- The 'B' corporate credit rating remains unchanged.
-- The stable outlook reflects our expectation that the company will
reduce debt only modestly over the coming year following the increase.
Rating Action
On June 25, 2012, Standard & Poor's Ratings Services assigned Chelmsford,
Mass.-based Kronos Inc.'s extended and incremental first-lien credit
facilities its 'B' bank loan rating and a recovery rating of '3'. The '3'
recovery rating indicates expectations for meaningful (50%-70%) recovery of
principal in the event of payment default. | http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-06-25/news/sns-rt-urgentwna9939-20120625_1_corporate-credit-rating-text-s-p-kronos | 2013-05-18T11:04:46 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
Robert Easter took over as the University of Illinois' 19th president Monday, a beginning that many hope will bring an end to a rocky period at the state's flagship public university.
Easter, 64, agreed to serve in the top job for at least two years following the brief presidency of Michael Hogan, who resigned in March after a faculty mutiny and a scandal involving his chief of staff. Easter recounted Monday how alumni at a recent event repeatedly told him they want to feel good about their alma mater. | http://articles.chicagotribune.com/2012-07-02/news/ct-met-president-easter-begins-20120703_1_university-system-top-job-michael-hogan | 2013-05-18T10:26:23 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
The seeds of "Girls Weekend" were planted a year ago, when Val invited the gang to come down to Loreto. The running joke is that I came for a visit and left with a house. One year later, and a new girl-gang is scheduled to arrive Thursday.
The house, as I had dreamed, is becoming a perfect retreat for family and friends. Steve and our son, Cooper, drove down last week with a load of supplies for the fems, which included special wines and munchies.
I think the delivery was merely an excuse for a dude road trip and some hang time. When they picked me up at the airport, they were ice chest deep in cervezas, had organized the water toys and attended to the needs of an ailing pup. | http://articles.coastlinepilot.com/2006-10-20/news/cpt-muse20_1_step-mexican-plane | 2013-05-18T10:41:18 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
“Thanks for the Memory” served as an appropriate theme for the July 16 dinner meeting of the Somerset Post Office’s retired and former employees.
Nearly 40 percent of the 35 living retirees attended the group’s summer gathering as well as former employees and spouses. The event was held at Kings Family Restaurant in Somerset. The longest time retirees in attendance included Fred M. Harned, Dalton G. Shaulis and Clair C. Walker, all whom retired in 1985, and Arthur L. Brown, who retired in 1986. Six other longer retirees, who retired between 1972 and 1984, were unable to attend. A.J. Lephart of Somerset retired nearly 37 years ago after completing duties as a rural carrier.
As a specialty for the summer event, the life of Bob Hope was remembered as well as the issuance of the commemorate 44 cents stamp honoring the late actor and comedian. The first class-stamp as well as a special pictorial cancellation containing a facsimile signature and caricature sketch of the long-time entertainer was dedicated May 29 at special ceremonies aboard the USS Midway in San Diego. | http://articles.dailyamerican.com/2009-07-24/lifestyle/26296426_1_postal-workers-postal-employees-sectional-center | 2013-05-18T10:22:16 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
JAMES CITY — — James City County Supervisor Jim Kennedy handed the chairman's gavel to Mary Jones on Monday after the board of supervisors elected Jones chair for 2011.
During the board's annual organizational meeting, members elected Jones — the Berkeley supervisor and last year's board vice chair — to be their leader through December. | http://articles.dailypress.com/2011-01-04/news/dp-nws-jcc-new-board-chairman-20110104_1 | 2013-05-18T11:02:33 | CC-MAIN-2013-20 | 1368696382261 | [] |
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