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As Mark's Daily Apple and the Primal community have grown in popularity, I hear a lot of stuff bandied about. Some of it is positive, some negative, and that's to be expected. You can't please everyone – I would probably be surprised if no one ever criticized me. However, I've noticed that for whatever reason, some people have a skewed perception of my opinion on certain issues. Maybe it's my fault for not being more clear. Maybe they just haven't plumbed the depths of MDA [1] (I don't blame them; it's got some deep archives) to find the truth, instead going on what someone else told them. But whatever the reason, I have an obligation to set the record straight. I don't want people getting the wrong idea about me or my ideas.
In this post, I'm going to describe five common misinterpretations about me and then explain where I truly stand. You may still disagree with me. That's cool. At least then you'll be able to criticize me for what I actually said or wrote.
So, what are some things people assume about me that are wrong?
That I support unlimited calories, endless grams of fat, and constant relentless gorging.
To my knowledge, I've never claimed that calories don't matter (cue frantic searching of MDA archives [1]). On the contrary, I've held that while calories are the ultimate arbiters of weight management, the beauty of a Primal eating plan is that obsessively counting, tabulating, graphing, and monitoring calorie intake often becomes unnecessary. You're eating nutrient-dense and calorie-sparse plants [2], nutrient-dense animals (and their fat [3]), and nutrient-dense and calorie-dense starchy plants (when desired/required), and you just need less food than before. You're sated, you enjoy the food, you're sufficiently nourished, and so you don't eat as much. You're not telling yourself not to eat X amount of calories; you just don't get hungry for all those extra calories and so it's not an issue that requires conscious thought. Some people may even find counting counterproductive to weight loss if the counting intrudes on their enjoyment of normal life and becomes a significant source of stress.
If you somehow find the will and desire to gorge endlessly on multiple thousands of calories of coconut oil and butter and red palm oil and mac nuts and grass-fed beef and wild-caught salmon, you can and likely will gain weight (and fat). All I'm saying is this: why would you ever want to? Calories do matter, though. I've always said that.
That I hate carbs in any form.
The reality is that I view carbs as an elective source of calories to be divvied out according to training volume, performance goals, and individual variation in tolerance/desire. If you're regularly engaging in lots of anaerobic activity (HIIT, sprinting, heavy lifting [4], mid-to-high intensity endurance training, sports like soccer, basketball, football), you should probably eat more carbs to the tune of 100 extra grams per hour of anaerobic output [5]. If you're just doing lots of walking, lifting once or twice a week, and throwing in a sprint session every now and then, you'll probably be fine underneath the Primal carb curve [6]. I gear my recommendations toward regular folks getting regular, but not excessive or elite level, amounts of activity – the people who juggle work, family, sleep, and leisure with exercise. That's me, that's most of you, but it's not everyone. If I come off as a carb basher, it's only because I assume that most people aren't doing the kind of activity that warrants carb-loading.
I am a big proponent of eating a macronutrient that works for you and your lifestyle and your needs, whatever those look like. I'm also a big proponent of gorging on in-season berries [7] to the point of stomach upset (not really, but kinda). My point is that I don't hate any and all carbs.
That I hate gyms.
I talk a lot about the benefits of being outside in nature, particularly being active outside in nature. I often suggest that people go for hikes on a weekly basis, preferably with family members (both hominidae and canid). I discuss spiritual encounters in nature [8], wherein people experience what seem like "mystical" states of mind simply by leaving city limits and rubbing up against some trees and greenery. I've explained how exercising outdoors is not only more effective, but also more sustainable [9] – people are more likely to stick with an exercise plan when they do it outdoors. What wins?
Trail running through a forest of redwoods with the brilliant morning sun shimmering through the canopy overhead or jogging on a treadmill while watching close captioned American Idol?
Sprints on a beach [10] (complete with adjacent natural sea salt cold dip wave pool) or sprints on a track?
Stand up paddle boarding on blue-green seas or, well, there isn't really a gym equivalent to that one, is there?
I'll always choose to workout outside if I can. Of course, I live in Malibu, where winter is when surfers wear hooded sweatshirts with their shorts and sandals, so I have the luxury of exercising outdoors year round. Many people do not. Perhaps my perspective is skewed.
That said, I like gyms. I work out in a gym on a regular basis. And bulky, oddly shaped natural objects like rocks and logs are fun to pick up and put down, and you can get really strong using them, but barbells, weight vests, kettlebells, and other manmade fitness tools are arguably better for building pure, raw strength. You know what? Make like Arnold and lug a barbell and some weights out to the forest and get the best of both worlds.
That I hate any and all forms of cardio.
One of my earliest and most popular posts was my tirade against chronic cardio [11], or the kind of extended mid-to-high intensity endurance training that made me sick, broke down my body, required me to eat an inflammatory diet laden with cheap refined carbs, destroyed my social life, and sapped my will to live. My terrible experience with high-level endurance training helped me find a more sustainable, more Primal path. It got me where I am today, basically. It was the impetus for my search for something better. I guess you could say I'm not a big fan.
I've become known for that stance on chronic cardio, but many people assume that distaste extends to all cardio. They assume I roll my eyes at people who ride their bikes to work, who run a 5k every now and then, who use the rower at the gym, who go hiking with heavy rucksacks, who swim laps. I don't hate all cardio, though. I mean, how many times have you gotten annoyed with how often I tell people to walk, hike, and otherwise move around at a slow pace? That's "cardio." I fully support all forms of movement that result in improved health and happiness. I've mentioned before that my characterization of an activity as chronic cardio is more qualitative than quantitative [12]. Rather than hewing to some objective standard, it often comes down to your subjective response. For me, running more than five miles or so becomes a race, even if I'm the only one around. I stop enjoying the run and start to focus on how fast I'm going, how far I've gone, and how much I can push it. I get sucked in to the competitive tunnel.
I'm not even against running the occasional marathon, if you truly enjoy it and it improves your quality of life. But training for marathons round the clock? Logging 15-20 miles a day? I can't in good conscience recommend that people do that in the pursuit of good health. Do it to say you can. Do it because you love it. But don't do it to live forever.
That I romanticize the hunter-gatherer existence.
I don't romanticize anything (except, perhaps, grass-fed meat). I simply acknowledge the reality of our situation: humans, as a species, have evolved under various selective pressures and environments, and by studying those pressures and environments, we can learn about what lifestyle interventions might work for us, today, in the here and now. Moreover, we undoubtedly did not encounter 10-hour workdays consisting solely of sitting on our duffs [13], penned in by cubicle walls [14], isolated from our fellow humans (except by choice). We did not eat sugar [15], seed oil [16], and grain [17] slurries out of colorful boxes and plastic packaging. It is a simple fact that some things about our modern existence are screwy and ridiculous, and when we spend our days sitting down, completely isolated from nature, from other humans (in the flesh), from edible plants and animals in their original packaging (absent some fur, perhaps), problems arise.
Our hunter-gatherer ancestors spent most of their lives outdoors. One wonders if perhaps spending time outdoors is therefore "normal" for our physiology and we should do it more often. Sure enough, recent scientific evidence shows that being outdoors confers numerous health benefits upon humans [18]. Health benefits that we can verify with actual biomarkers.
Our hunter-gatherer ancestors got a decent amount of sunlight (being outdoors), depending on where in the world they lived. One wonders if perhaps sun exposure provides any benefit to modern humans. Sure enough, evidence suggests that vitamin D (which humans make from sun exposure) performs many physiological tasks [19], like immune modulation and bone calcium resorption, vital to our health. (Also, sunny days tend to make people happy, which counts for a lot.)
Our hunter-gatherer ancestors experienced high infant mortality. High infant mortality is not very good for human health.
Our hunter-gatherer ancestors did not have access to modern medical technology. Modern medical technology is good for human health.
Do I think we can gain valuable insight about what makes us tick and what works today by examining the ancestral environment? Yes, absolutely.
Am I happy to live in the 21st century where babies generally survive and people can hold all the world's knowledge (and then some) in the palm of their hands and casually implore lightning to do their bidding with a flick of a switch? Heck yes.
To say that certain selective pressures helped determine the physiology of modern humans and that we can glean helpful and relevant lessons from studying (or even speculating about) said pressures is not to say that everything was perfect back then and we need to return to that perfect Edenic (that wasn't) lifestyle. It's just saying what it says. Nothing more.
What other misconceptions about me and my message have you seen out there? Lemme know in the comment section! Thanks for reading, folks.


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Should Robots Get Rights?
from the be-kind-to-skynet deptI've written before about robots when someone imagines them rising to the level of cognition. Usually these stories are filled with luddite fear of the coming robot apocalypse. This time, however, let's take a quick trip down a robotic philosophical rabbit hole.
Computerworld has a story questioning whether or not the robots that will be increasingly life-like and ubiquitous in our lives will attain the kind of rights we afford animals.
Imagine that Apple will develop a walking, smiling and talking version of your iPhone. It has arms and legs. Its eye cameras recognize you. It will drive your car (and engage in Bullitt-like races with Google's driverless car), do your grocery shopping, fix dinner and discuss the day's news.
But will Apple or a proxy group acting on behalf of the robot industry go further? Much further. Will it argue that these cognitive or social robots deserve rights of their own not unlike the protections extended to pets?If you're like me, your gut reaction may have been something along the lines of: of course not, idiot. But the article actually raised some interesting questions, based on a paper by MIT researcher Kate Darling.
The Kantian philosophical argument for preventing cruelty to animals is that our actions towards non-humans reflect our morality — if we treat animals in inhumane ways, we become inhumane persons. This logically extends to the treatment of robotic companions. Granting them protection may encourage us and our children to behave in a way that we generally regard as morally correct, or at least in a way that makes our cohabitation more agreeable or efficient.Now, this, to me, makes a bit of sense save for one detail. Yes, our values are reflected in the way we treat some animals, but there seems to be a vast difference between organic life and cognitive devices. Robots, afterall, are not life, or at least not organic life. They are simulations of life. This is, of course, where the rabbit hole begins to deepen as we have to confront some tough philosophical questions. How do you define life? If at some level we're all just different forms of energy, is the capacity to think and reason enough to warrant protection from harm? Can a robot be a friend, in the traditional sense of the word?
But, putting aside those questions for a moment and assuming robots do attain some form of rights and protection in the future, this little tidbit from the article made me raise my eyebrows.
Apple will patent every little nuance the robot is capable of. We know this from its patent lawsuits. If the robot has eyebrows, Apple may file a patent claiming rights to "a robotic device that can raise an eyebrow as a method for expressing skepticism."Here's where we may find commonality with our metallic brethren. With the expanded allowance for patenting genes, it becomes all the more likely that the same codes that manufacture our humanity could indeed be patented in the way that a robots manufactured "humanity" would be. If robotics progresses to produce something along the lines of EDI, the very things that make her "human" enough to be worthy of rights will be locked up in an increasingly complicated patent system. And, with our courts falling on the side of gene patents for humans, we've virtually ensured that all of that robotic humanity will indeed be patentable.
On the other hand, what happens if future courts rule that human genes cannot be patented? And then what happens if we do indeed define some kind of rights structure for our robotic "friends"? Do those rights open up the possibility that robotic "genes" should not then be patented?

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The PS Vita TV Shows Sony's Commitment to its Ecosystem
Sony's gaming division has been on a roll lately. The strategy, development, and marketing behind the PlayStation 4 have allowed the company to position the device as the early favorite to dominate the console hardware space. The company has even found a degree of success in positioning its struggling Vita handheld as the go-to device for indie gaming and securing niche Japanese support.
The PS Vita TV is evidence that the company plans to continue supporting the Vita and that it understands the importance of creating a thriving ecosystem for its platforms and services. The Vita TV improves Sony's ability to continue competing with Nintendo in the handheld space and to combat the moves Apple is looking to make in the gaming space with Apple TV.
New strategies, changing markets, and sticking it out
When Sony first announced that its Vita handheld would launch at $250, matching the then-current price of Nintendo's 3DS, many speculated that Sony had the opportunity to further the market share gains it had made with the PSP. Of course, that was before the new realities of a mobile-driven handheld sector were fully apparent.
Since then, the 3DS has gone on to enjoy considerable strength on the back of high quality Nintendo software, while the technologically-superior Vita has struggled to find an audience outside of Japan. The 3DS has received the majority of Nintendo's attention and development resources, while Sony's best studios have remained focused on the PlayStation 3 and its soon-to-be-released successor. The feature set of the Vita TV might allow the broader platform to succeed without the attention of top tier studios.
Little box, big potential
The PS Vita TV will launch in Japan this year, with an expected 2014 release in European and North American territories. It will carry a price point of approximately $99, or $149 for a unit that includes a Dual Shock 3 controller and an 8GB memory card. The box will allow users to play Vita software that doesn't require touch-pad support, in addition to a wealth of other games from the PlayStation family.
The PS Vita TV also has substantial streaming functions and will expand the capabilities of Sony's PlayStation 4. The Vita TV can wirelessly connect to a PlayStation 4 to stream games and other content, effectively enabling users to add PlayStation 4 functionality to another television in the house for only $99.
Perhaps most exciting is that the PS Vita TV will support Sony's Gaikai streaming service, which will launch in 2014 with a library of PlayStation 3 games. The Vita TV allows Sony to extend the PlayStation 3's relevance, breathe life into the Vita platform, make the PS4 a more capable beast, and branch into new territories.
Taking a bite out of Apple
Sony Computer Entertainment CEO Andrew House has already stated that the device is being positioned to break into the Chinese market in 2014, and the device's release schedule makes it obvious that Japan is a priority. The Vita TV also has major strategic potential in Western territories.
For years, there have been rumblings about Apple carving a bigger slice of the gaming pie with the Apple TV. That big push has yet to happen, but that doesn't mean it's not coming. The company has already reshaped the handheld gaming sector and it has an apparent interest in dominating the home entertainment space.
Unfortunately for Apple, the company's aversion to buttons means that its gaming potential is limited. There are only so many genres that can be adequately represented with a touchscreen interface. Apple will likely need to bundle a dedicated controller with the Apple TV if it hopes to make its set-top box a disruptive force in gaming.
Still, there is no room for arguing that Sony is in a better position than Apple from a holistic standpoint. Apple reported $6.9 billion in profit the previous quarter and is set to announce its latest results on Oct. 28. Like Nintendo, Sony's outlook is complicated by the effects of yen fluctuations. Both companies stand to benefit from a weak yen, but it is also true that the importance of mobile manufacturing and the locations in which it takes place are complicating the traditional formulas for determining the impact of currency strength. Sony's CEO Kazuo Hirai recently pointed to falling emerging market currencies as a major concern for the company. As PlayStation sales have declined, the company relied on weak yen windfalls and smartphone gains for its posted $35 million first quarter profits. Nintendo has also been aided by Japan's Abenomics, posting an $88 million profit despite declining sales.
Building ecosystem and brand
The PS Vita TV isn't perfect. The device may find itself burdened by its use of Sony's expensive proprietary memory cards, or even negative associations with the Vita brand.
That said, the device does not exist in isolation, and its presence on the market makes PlayStation stronger. Whether or not the PS Vita TV lives up to its considerable potential remains to be seen, but the device indicates that there is sound vision behind the PlayStation brand.
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I recently returned from a week-long stay in Keystone, Colorado. I was there with a small group of physicians gathered to restore their voice to the practice of medicine.
How I got there was through a series of events I can only call synchronicity.
What I felt was a profound feeling of "coming home".
I showed up as all of me, in full color. My role was to listen deeply and expansively, and I chose to record what I heard in visual form.
It was as if everything I practiced was serving me in my service to this gathering. Each morning I woke early and rode my rented bike along the many trails around Keystone. I listened to the Snake River winding its way through the trees. I inhaled with awe each time I arrived at the vista of Lake Dillon. I clawed my way up a steep hill only to be rewarded with the jackpot of a stunning view of Breckenridge and beyond.
I had learned from these past few years of practicing self-care that these morning steps were my fuel for being present and thinking creatively. I knew what to do - even in an environment away from my familiar surroundings at home - because I had practiced them into new habits. I had my biking clothes, I was comfortable riding, and all I had to do was explore new roads and read new maps.
I also had my daily sketching and art journaling practice in place, something I started only within the last two years. I have experimented with many different formats and media, and I am comfortable drawing outside. On this trip, I brought a small Moleskine Japanese album with accordion pages. It fit in my small travel purse or pocket, and I carried a pouch with pen, markers, and water brushes.
On my morning rides, I often sketched a scene quickly in ink, filling in color later in the day or in the evening. I noticed what I noticed. I took note of the stories I wanted to tell. And by the time I got home, there were three or four panels that needed coloring, which I completed within a few days.
New experiences, new people, new places -- all of these fuel my creativity and keep me inspired.
I am grateful for the daily practices I cultivate at home, so I am well-prepared to stay open when I'm on the road.
For a frame-by-frame caption story of my Keystone travel journal, see my post here.
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Since Friday's shooting at Sandy Hook Elementary, sales of body armor for children have been booming. And you can't really blame parents.
Amendment II is a company that makes lightweight body armor for obviously, military and police. But six months ago, in reaction to the flux of school shootings we've needlessly seen in this country, they've moved into a new area of the market—Avengers- and Disney Princess- themed backpacks for young kids and a SwissGear for teens. The innocent-looking $300 knapsacks are fitted with the company's carbon nanotubes to fend off bullets. And sales are at an all-time high. While Amendment II won't give out specifics, since the horrible tragedy in Newtown, it's basically sold three times what usually does in a month in less than a week.
Amendment II isn't the only one selling these adorable, protective backpacks. Another company called BulletBlocker offers pink floral satchels with product descriptions that say it was specifically "designed as a tool for school safety following the shootings at Columbine and Virginia Tech." And there are a handful of others that sell similar products.
Backpacks made from the same material worn by our military personel when they fight terrorists intended to protect kids specifically from being gunned down in their own school? You've got to be fucking kidding me. That sounds crazy. But so do school shootings. Yet somehow they've become the norm. I don't really feel safe anymore, and I'm not even a parent. I can't imagine what it's like to send a child out to school every day, given recent events. Something has to change.
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In order to get money fast without a bank account, we'll look at some of the more common ways to borrow cash without having any bank statements and the lenders who provide loans that don't require bank accounts, along with their pros and cons.
If you know anything about traditional pawn shops, you should know that it is a way to get cash by using your own valuables as pawns. People who own several pieces of luxury items may wish to use them as collateral to get pawn loans with no credit check since pawnbrokers generally do not turn away customers with bad credit as their business risk is already secured by clients putting down collateral.
You can get a short term loan without a checking account or if you like, pawn loans typically have a longer repayment period so you could also request for a 6 months installment loans and pay back monthly. Payment can be made by making cash payments directly to the pawnbrokers so you do not need a bank account to get a loan.
If you do not own a bank account, chances are your credit history could be poor or you are unemployed and this will limit your options in getting payday loans with no bank checking account needed because your employment status is critical when you need to get a payday loan without a job.
Therefore, if you are unemployed, have bad credit and no bank account, it is extremely hard for you to borrow money today without a bank account. Having to seek unconventional ways to get cash will also make you vulnerable to predatory lenders or scammers.
As such, it bears reminding that if you need money but can't a loan anywhere, having a bank account will open up more credit options and hence it is important that you try to get one asap. Credit unions have simplified opening of bank savings account with no minimum deposit or balance requirement and you should visit a local credit union to inquire further.
Putting your financials right usually begins with a small savings account. Organize your budget properly today and you would reap the benefits of saving for a rainy day instead of looking for a fast loan without a bank account futilely.


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With state budgets tight and demand for a college education at a high point, public universities across the country are increasingly turning to the private sector to build and finance on-campus dormitories.
Even before the recession, states found that companies that specialize in student housing could build residence halls more rapidly and cheaply than universities could. They can ease the burden of being a landlord. And perhaps most important, these partnerships free capital for facilities like classrooms and laboratories.
But as bad economic times make these arrangements even more appealing, the new efforts raise questions about how private ownership of dorms will affect student life and costs in years to come.
Public universities that have entered into or are considering such partnerships include the University of California, Irvine; Arizona State; Portland State; the University of Kentucky; and Montclair State in New Jersey, which in the fall opened the Heights, a two-tower complex with 2,000 beds and a 24,000-square-foot food court that officials say is the largest residence hall complex in the state.
Private colleges and universities have been slower to embrace the concept as they have traditionally financed their student housing with endowments, philanthropy and student fees. Private colleges are less attractive to private developers because they tend to be smaller, so their housing needs are less extensive.Continue reading the main story
Although proponents of private partnerships point to lower costs for construction and operation, those savings are not necessarily passed on to students. A room at the Heights, for example, costs about $1,000 more a semester than a room in Montclair State's other dorms.
"These things are often sold as savings, but they don't often result in savings," said Edward P. St. John, an education professor at the University of Michigan and an editor of "Privatization and Public Universities," published in 2006.
Montclair State officials point to additional amenities available at the Heights and its mint condition as reasons for the premium price tag. A committee of university officials and employees of Capstone Development Partners, the builder, will determine the cost each year.
Capstone developed the Heights, enlisting the Provident Resources Group, a nonprofit organization, to finance the $211 million project with tax-exempt bonds issued by the New Jersey Economic Development Authority. Capstone will manage it for the next 40 years or until the bonds are paid off and the title reverts to the university. The university will retain authority over student conduct within.
Montclair State previously financed its capital projects with tax-exempt municipal bonds. But after a decade of ambitious construction projects, the university had a lot of debt. The New Jersey Economic Stimulus Act of 2009 gave it the authority to enter into a partnership with a private firm.
"We needed to provide housing for our students, and we needed to find a way to do it," said Susan A. Cole, the president of Montclair State.
Private developers have long had an interest in student housing. As student populations surged in the decades after World War II, universities quickly built out their own campuses, and builders responded with inexpensive, bare-bones low-rise and garden apartments.
In the recent real estate boom, luxury apartments sprang up near campuses around the country, enticing students with amenities like gyms and spas. Now, with dorms aging and money tight, universities are inviting private developers to build on the quads.
"It doesn't matter how large an institution you are," said William C. Bayless Jr., the chief executive of American Campus Communities, a student housing real estate investment trust. "You should look at the most cost-effective way to develop student housing to save your capital dollars for other projects."
Portland State University in Oregon is building a 16-story residence hall in a public-private partnership with American Campus Communities. When the $90 million mixed-use building, called University Pointe, opens in August, it will be the first privately developed student housing project in the university's history. American Campus Communities will own and manage University Pointe for up to 85 years before it reverts to the university.
"This is a watershed moment for us," said Monica Rimai, the vice president for finance and administration at Portland State. "What are the implications for our status as a public institution?"
The long-term impacts for institutions are not yet fully known. Increasingly, private companies are investing their own money in these deals, an option that is attractive to universities that lack capital and want to avoid debt financing altogether. These agreements often include greater control over the properties and lengthy land leases, in which the university leases the land to the private company.
Over the course of a century, the quality of the housing could deteriorate. The shareholders of a REIT may press for greater returns, perhaps leading to cost cuts and rate increases that affect the quality of student life.
"If you're a school and suddenly you have a private developer come on campus and they mess up and don't perform, that's a huge risk for the school," said Alexander D. Goldfarb, a senior REIT analyst at Sandler O'Neill and Partners.
Boise State University in Idaho recently called off a private equity deal with American Campus Communities to build a 900-bed dorm, partly because of worries about signing an 85-year deal.
James Maguire, the university architect at Boise State, said: "The board began to say, 'Who knows what the university may need to use its land for in that kind of a time frame?' It limits your options in the future." Ultimately, the university decided to finance a smaller, 350-bed dorm on its own with municipal bonds.
Montclair State's problem was that the university, with more than 18,000 undergraduate and graduate students, about 4,300 of whom live on campus, simply could not provide enough housing. A year ago, students lived in triple rooms, student lounges and hotels in nearby Clifton along the busy Route 3 highway. With few affordable rentals in this suburban area, many students commuted.
"We couldn't tell our students from South Jersey to commute," Dr. Cole said. "They're closer to Maryland and Delaware and they could get housing there."
The Heights complex, perched on a quarry site on Montclair State's Spanish colonial-style campus, is light and airy with large student lounges, quiet study rooms and a basement clubhouse. Rooms are spacious with private baths. Many have views of the New York skyline.
"A lot of people will consider living on campus because of it," said Arriel Miles, 21, a senior who lives at the Heights.
Ms. Miles, now a resident assistant, commuted 35 minutes from Rahway her first two years. She said if the Heights had been an option, she might have pressed her mother to let her live on campus sooner.
Now, in what could be one of the largest private campus housing transactions to date, the University of Kentucky is considering handing over all of its student housing, 5,100 beds, to Education Realty Trust, a REIT. As part of the deal, Education Realty would demolish most of the existing buildings to make way for 9,000 new beds in what amounts to $500 million in new construction.
"This is their core business," Angela S. Martin, the treasurer of the University of Kentucky, said of Education Realty Trust. "They can build it cheaper. They can build it faster and they can operate it leaner than we can. This is not the university's core business."Continue reading the main story


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The biblical account of Nebuchadnezzar reveals a king who moves between the extremes of subjecting himself and his empire to God and declaring himself lord of the known world. It seems his self-adulation would escalate to a pinnacle, and then he would be smacked down and realize that there was only one true God.
The biblical account of Nebuchadnezzar reveals a king who moves between the extremes of subjecting himself and his empire to God and declaring himself lord of the known world. It seems his self-adulation would escalate to a pinnacle, and then he would be smacked down and realize that there was only one true God.
One such incident puts the king in the presence of a divine being. In Daniel 3, Shadrach, Meshach and Abednego find themselves at the center of Nebuchadnezzar's rage. The three sons of the nation of Israel refuse to pay homage to an image of gold that was 90 feet tall. The king brings the trio in for questioning, and they declare their faithfulness to the God of Israel. Further incensed, he has them cast into a fiery furnace. They are protected by what Nebuchadnezzar describes as "the son of God," and emerge unscathed without even the smell of fire on their clothes.
The king is stunned. He has a dramatic change of heart, and declares that no one speak against the God of Israel upon pain of death.
Of Nebuchadnezzar's multiple encounters with the divine, his experience in Daniel 4 might be the most memorable in terms of uniqueness. The king has a dream about an immense tree, which Daniel interprets to mean that Nebuchadnezzar will go insane for seven years because of his pride. The vision is fulfilled as one day Nebuchadnezzar reflects on Babylon as a testimony to his own "glorious majesty," and immediately loses his sanity. He spends the next seven years living like a wild animal and eating "grass like oxen." When his sanity is restored, the king again acknowledges God's sovereignty over all who dwell on the earth.
Reflecting on Nebuchadnezzar's spiritual changes, I was often perplexed by his inability to be permanently moved by the close encounters with God's miraculous hand. Having seen the very laws of nature defied, how could he fall back on his own pride?
However, these thoughts were checked with a very simple self-assessment: I noticed that I frequently responded to blessings in my life with an increased sense of self-sufficiency. Something as benign as the successful repair of a household item would leave me in an independent mindset of doing things on my own. In like manner, material gains led to steps away from dependency on God.
My convictions were amplified when I considered that Nebuchadnezzar was the head of a world superpower. His distractions were not those of a member of the public, but all the beauty, power and indulgences available from the known world of his day. How could he not drift into a spirit of self-admiration? In his position, I would probably cave in to such thoughts in a matter of hours, not years.
The disappointment I harbored for a Babylonian king was transformed to empathy. There was a Nebuchadnezzar in me, and it was time to repent.
Robert Mann is managing editor of eChristianNews.com and can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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MONTREAL, Oct. 13 (UPI) -- Rene Bourque scored his second and third goals of the season Thursday in carrying the Calgary Flames to a 4-1 victory over Montreal.
It was the first victory for the Flames in three tries this year and it came in the franchise-record 263rd career win for goaltender Miikka Kiprusoff. He allowed a goal to Andrei Kostitsyn 1:47 into the contest and then shut the door the rest of the way.
Kiprusoff, who is in his 11th NHL season and eighth with the Flames, made 35 saves.
Bourque tied it at 7:15 into the first on the power play and Niklas Hagman put Calgary in front for good with a power-play goal that came with 8:22 to go in the opening stanza.
David Moss scored in the first period and Bourque put a wrist shot past Carey Price in the second. Price stopped 17 shots in what was Montreal's home opener.
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In the appliance world, the KitchenAid 5 Speed blender is known for having a lot of power and capabilities.
You may be inclined to wonder how different blenders can be from one another, but you might be surprised. KitchenAid make their kitchen items to do what you need them to do and take a lot of abuse, and their blender stands up to this tradition.
One thing that people mention about the Kitchen Aid 5 Speed blender is that it can make just about any blended recipe they need. It can easily make dips such as salsa, blend icy drinks, or be used for making soups. It has all the power that any of these require. It also has a pulse option that you can use on any speed if you want to put a little more power into the process.
Using the blender is very easy due to the clearly labeled buttons. There are enough buttons to let you get the job done, but not so many that using it gets confusing.
The motor on this Kitchenaid ultra power blender has 0.9 horsepower, which means it can take on just about anything you put in it. Many users have reported it easily churning up ice, peanut butter, and other hard or sticky substances. Some people reported cheaper blenders breaking when the same ingredients were put into them.
One reason this blender can handle many different foods is that the motor adjusts to whatever it is straining against. This makes it last longer than other blenders that treat all ingredients the same.
Something else people like is that the blender is made of metal parts. This helps it to last a lot longer than those made with a lot of plastic.
There is also special cord storage on the bottom of the blender base. This makes storage easier since you don't have to deal with wrapping the cord around the base or putting a tie on it.
If you need to blend a large amount of food or liquid at a time, the large jar on the KitchenAid 5 Speed blender will be a great advantage. It holds 56 ounces of ingredients, and it's made of a durable polycarbonate material. On top of this, it has a soft grip handle to make lifting and holding it easier.
This blender comes in a wide variety of colors, making it easy to find the right one to match any kitchen. Red and black are the most popular and below are just a few of the colors available.
A common complaint that is made about the Kitchen Aid 5 Speed blender is that it is heavy. At nearly 12 pounds, it does land on the heavier end of the spectrum. While its heavy-duty construction is a perk for many people, the weight is a problem for others.
One of the most common mechanical complaints people have is the base of the jar leaking a bit. Unfortunately, this is not uncommon for blenders in general. Since many of these complaints were made, the company has redesigned the jar, so this problem may have been remedied.
Something else people mention is the higher than average price tag that comes on this item. While the price does reflect the quality of the blender, it can make some people by-pass this blender in favor of cheaper, less reliable models.


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In search of a little enlightenment this weekend? The Historical Figures Foundation presents the first Carnevale Ventura, a two-day event featuring Renaissance-era costumes, al fresco refreshments and a lecture by the master of the historical model, George Stuart. Beginning on Saturday, Feb. 9, 10 a.m., in downtown Ventura's Mission Park, visitors will be treated to a free Renaissance-style faire that will include a costume contest, lively performers and re-enactors, and six "themed" rooms.
The Italian Renaissance encompassed a period spanning from the fourteenth into the sixteenth centuries, inspiring countless innovations in science, art and education. According to Leroy Becker, chairman of the Ventura Carnevale Commission, this Carnevale was largely-inspired by the mythology surrounding the notorious Borgia family. "We wanted to do something in this style and it just clicked, especially with two Borgia series on television. We decided to home in on that period and specialize in the Renaissance." The Borgia family, which produced two popes through very questionable means from the late 1400s to the 1500s, still intrigues observers in the 21st century. This year, the House of Borgia takes center stage as raconteur George Stuart will present his newest historical monologue, "The Despicable Borgias," at The Clocktower Inn on Saturday at 1:30 p.m.
George Stuart, working from his studio in Ojai over the last 50 years, is renowned for his scale models of hundreds of historical figures, many of which are on permanent display in the Museum of Ventura County. Four scale re-creations of important members of the House of Borgia, including Rodrigo Borgia (later Pope Alexander VI) and notorious poisoner Lucretia Borgia, will complement Stuart's lecture. Carnevale re-enactors of the Borgias, donning full regalia, will be in attendance to refute some of Stuart's (and history's) more severe allegations, turning the event into something of a full-scale dialogue.
Saturday evening will conclude with the Masquerade Ball, also at the Clocktower Inn, from 7:30-11:30 p.m., a family-friendly event where Renaissance duds are mandatory as participants are automatically entered into a costume contest. Tickets are available in advance online and at the door. Chairman Leroy Becker is excited about the cavalcade of delights, and hopes that attendees will enjoy the three-part Carnevale.
"Audiences will be able to see quite a few very authentic costumes and have a little fun learning history and the Renaissance, which, I think, was the most exciting period in human history," he said.
Admission to the Renaissance Faire (not to be confused with "Ren Fairs," which usually include humongous turkey legs and lots of chain mail) is free of charge and open to the public from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 9; and 11 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Sunday, Feb. 10. The lecture "The Despicable Borgias" is $10 if purchased online and $15 at the door at The Clocktower Inn on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. and is expected to reach capacity early. The Masquerade Ball, also at the Clocktower Inn, begins at 7:30 p.m. on Saturday and is expected to conclude at 11:30 p.m. Tickets are $40 online and $50 at the door with proceeds going to the nonprofit Historical Figures Foundation.
For tickets and more information about Carnevale Ventura, please visit www.carnevaleventura.org and www.galleryhistoricalfigures.com.


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GIMME SHELTER- When the leaves fall: Choose composting over bagging
Q: It's almost that time again. So what's the best way to deal with the fall leaves on my lawn? Don't they hurt the grass? And what about composting versus bagging?
A: While it's beautiful to see the leaves beginning to turn, it also reminds us of the ugly task of cleaning them up when they fall. While some choose to bag their leaves, lining them up neatly on the sidewalk for the City leaf collectors, others choose to make valuable compost. While it's true that leaves can hurt your lawn, especially if you have a heavy leaf drop, it's also true that leaf compost is like organic gold for your gardens and flowerbeds.
A common mistake people make is waiting until all their leaves have dropped before they remove any. When they finally begin to rake, they find that large patches of their grass have died. This is because the thick, often wet layers of leaves suffocate the grass. Although it can be a lot of work, it's a good idea to rake your leaves periodically throughout the fall.
You can also run your mower over your leaves and grind them up. This adds organic matter to your lawn, but you have to do this frequently, especially if you have a heavy leaf drop.
Composting leaves is a great idea. It doesn't cost anything, and what you get is invaluable. In fact, composted leaves can be better than fertilizer, because the micro-nutrients in leaves feed the organisms in soil that make it ideal for growing plants. All you need is a makeshift bin to pile the leaves in.
If you just pile your leaves and leave them, it usually takes between 12 and 18 months for the pile to become usable compost. However, if you turn the pile over frequently or grind the contents and use a compost accelerator-– a bacteria and fungus culture that expedites the organic breakdown— you can have useable compost in as little as six weeks.
Properly composted, your leaf drop this fall can make the perfect fertilizer for your garden and flowerbeds next spring.


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"There's no excuse for it," said the retired economist, who has no previous criminal record. "There's no rationale. There's no justification."
Moments later, Circuit Court Judge Terrence McGann sentenced Young to nine years in prison, describing the apologies as inconsistent with claims two months ago during trial that Young had acted in self-defense during the altercation in Silver Spring.
"Mr. Young, you terrorized the post office patrons in broad daylight," McGann said.
The victim — a 59-year-old civil engineer who had gone to the post office to mail two envelopes — survived two puncture wounds to the chest and one to the back, prosecutors said.
Young was sentenced for one count of first-degree assault and one count of attempted manslaughter. The former Labor Department employee is a throat cancer survivor with an artificial hip and will have to serve at least half of his sentence before being eligible for parole. "Based on what you said today," McGann told Young at the end of the hearing Monday, "I think you're man enough to serve it."
Described as "bizarre" and "an enigma" during the hearing, the case was indeed strange from the beginning.
At 2:18 p.m. July 26, police were called to a reported stabbing at the post office along New Hampshire Avenue in the Colesville section of Silver Spring. They found the victim in a bloodstained shirt and quickly tracked down Young in his tan Toyota Corolla. An officer asked Young about blood on his arm.
"I was fighting with a guy. He cut the line, and I said something to him. We started tussling," Young told the officer, according to police arrest records. Young said he had tried to defend himself. "Maybe I should have just stayed home. I'm too old for this stuff," Young added, according to the records.
Police charged him with attempted second-degree murder, first-degree assault, second-degree assault and two counts of carrying a concealed dangerous weapon. He was tried in March.
Prosecutors called the victim to the witness stand. He testified that he had gone to the post office, spoken to an employee at the counter, mailed two Priority Mail envelopes and headed back to his car. Then he decided he wanted to use overnight mail and returned to the counter. The victim said the clerk retrieved his envelopes and allowed him to change shipping options.
Then the victim, who is 5-foot-9, tried to walk out again. This time, he ran into a man five inches taller in the vestibule area. "You think you're smart, you cut in line," the man told him, pulling a four-inch butterfly-style knife from his pocket and attacking him, according to the victim's testimony and prosecutors.
The victim said he and the man started fighting over the knife, with the victim eventually wresting control of it. A postal employee approached Young and pepper-sprayed him. In court on Monday, McGann commended the worker for responding.
During the trial, Young testified that he was acting in self-defense, even climbing out of the witness stand to demonstrate his actions. Jurors reached a verdict that was short of the original charge of attempted second-degree murder, but they convicted him of attempted manslaughter and first-degree assault.
McGann told Young on Monday that he didn't believe the self-defense claim. If Young had been trying to protect himself, McGann, said, "You wouldn't be jabbing, you wouldn't be stabbing into a chest area of an unarmed man."
Young's attorney, Gary Courtois, asked McGann for leniency, saying Young had never before been in trouble, had recorded a distinguished career, is active in his church and is a family man. Young also has health issues — he has had two back operations and needs a feeding tube because of past cancer treatments, Courtois said.
But Assistant State's Attorney John Lalos urged McGann to concentrate on the stabbing. "Mr. Young lost it," Lalos said. "We can't have that."
Before he was sentenced, Young told family members, some of whom were in court, that he was sorry. "I want to apologize to my family for embarrassing them and bringing shame to the family," Young said.
"I'd like to apologize to God and His Son, Jesus Christ, who is my Lord and my Savior," Young also said. He added later: "I claim to be a Christian, but I certainly did not behave like a Christian behaves."


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|August 11, 2012, 11:40 AM
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requesting input:training program?
I am new to shooting and my primary interest is self defense and home protection. My handgun is a GP100 four inch barrel in .357. The trigger is light enough in double action to allow clean smooth trigger pulls.
At this point, I have fired about 1000 rounds and I am consistently hitting groups of four inches at ten yards. This is offhand, single action, and one careful shot at a time. My goal is to hit groups in the 4-5 inch range at 25 yards in quick succession.
My question is what would you recommend that I learn and practice and in what order to get me there the quickest and with the least ammo expended.
I am a range member at my local club and I can get to the range about once a week. As a range member ammo and targets are my only cost.
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Best thing to do is find a good instructor to help you. No amount of writing from us could equal a few hours with that instructor.
If that is not available, all I can say is concentrate on stance, grip, sight picture, breath control, trigger squeeze, follow through (the most often overlooked part).
Shoot slowly, not more than 50 shots at one session, or at least take a break of ten minutes each hour you are at the range. More often if you are the least bit tired. Practice, practice, practice, concentrating on all those factors. Look for flinching. Very important. Have someone watch you shoot. Have him tell you what he thinks of your technique. But be careful -- many want to be perceived as experts so they will give eroneous advice without either of you realizing it.
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|August 11, 2012, 11:57 AM
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Dry fire, concentrating on your trigger control.
A laser sight on a pistol/revolver is one of the best tools made for dry firing. Get to where that red dot doesn't jump around and then go to the range for live fire.
Out side of that, without watching you shoot, I can't say much.
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|August 11, 2012, 12:20 PM
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Another trick is to have someone you trust load the gun for you... with fewer rounds (and in random loading) than a full cylinder, and hand to you.
Shoot like you normally would and have the trusted friend watch you, or better yet, video tape it for your own review.
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I taught my daughter to shoot with this method using a 1911 and dummy rounds. She can chew the 10 ring out of a B-8 target at 25yds all day long... which is more than I can say for myself these days.
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Practice, practice, practice.
Some skills just take time. But it sounds like you're deep in the right direction! Seek advice from any source you can get it from. Whether it be advice on stance, reaction, training simulations, or how to sweat, everyone's input can be useful (even of you determine that they're telling you what NOT to do).
My personal advice, I'll coin a US Army phrase: train as you fight. Meaning, try to simulate a home defense situation as much as possible.
Obviously, you don't want to put a bunch of bullet holes in the Sheetrock at your house, so the guy's laser suggestion is a good one. Practice timing yourself from getting out of bed all the way to taking a defensive position. Learn how long it takes to get your firearm from your safe, and know that if you just woke up, you may be groggy, have poor vision, etc. That's why repetition is important: it allows your instincts/muscle memory to take over when confusion/disorientation occurs.
Like I said, you're headed in the right direction already. Professional advice from police instructors is great, especially of you can get some personal time with them for free. If not for free, it's probably worth the time and money anyway.
Good luck, and stay armed!
|August 11, 2012, 12:50 PM
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The purpose of instruction is to teach you what to practice and how.
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|August 11, 2012, 01:57 PM
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Make sure your marksmanship fundamentals are strong, before trying to go fast. The only thing worse than fast misses are slow misses!
One good drill for fundamentals is the 5 and 1 drill. Do 5 dry fire shots, focusing on your fundamentals, then take 1 live fire shot doing the same. No time limit, and go for "perfect" shots. Repeat this cycle at least 5 times. It can get mentally fatiguing.
Once you get the accuracy you want, or better, start moving to a quicker pace. Challenge yourself to shoot as fast as you can, while still maintaining your desired accuracy.
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Vision, like other biological attributes, is shaped by evolution through environmental pressures and demands, and even closely-related species that are in other ways very similar might respond to their particular environments by interpreting the visual world slightly differently, using photoreceptors that are attuned to particular wavelengths of light. By studying a special group of closely-related fish species inhabiting the Great Lakes of Africa, researchers have uncovered clues to understanding how the components of color vision can undergo change over a relatively short period of evolutionary time.
The work is reported by James K. Bowmaker of University College London, Karen L. Carleton of the University of New Hampshire, and their colleagues.
Cichlid fish of the East African Rift Lakes are renowned for their diversity: Owing to migrations of ancestor species out of Lake Tanganyika and into other lakes, such as Lake Malawi, it has been estimated that hundreds of new cichlid species have arisen in these lakes in the last 100,000 years. Thanks to the relatively recent colonization by these fish of different ecological niches, as well as the prominent role of nuptual coloring in the mating preferences of these species, the cichlids offer a unique opportunity to study how color vision can undergo change in rapidly evolving species. For example, because color plays a significant role in mate choice, differences in color vision could greatly influence and even drive cichlid speciation.
In the new work, the researchers performed physiological and molecular genetic analyses of color vision in cichlid fish from Lake Malawi and demonstrated that differences in color vision between closely related species arise from individual species' using different subsets of distinct visual pigments. The scientists showed that although an unexpectedly large group of these visual pigments are available to all the species, each expresses the pigments selectively, and in an individual way, resulting in differences in how the visual world is sensed.
The researchers identified a total of seven "cone" (color-sensing) visual pigments underlying color vision in these cichlids. They have measured the sensitivities of the cones to different wavelengths of light and isolated the seven genes that give rise to the pigment proteins. The seven cone types have maximum sensitivities ranging from the red end of the spectrum right through to the ultraviolet--light outside the range of human sensitivity. The researchers showed that in order to tune its color vision, each cichlid species primarily expresses three of the seven cone pigment genes encoded by their genomes.
It is not clear why such closely related cichlid species have evolved such different visual sensitivities, but the sensitivities most likely relate to such selective forces as foraging specializations and subtle differences in the underwater light environment. Evolutionary comparison of pigment genes suggests that other groups of fish may use a similar strategy for shaping their color vision.
The researchers included Juliet W.L. Parry, Aba Carboo, David M. Hunt, and James K. Bowmaker of University College in London, United Kingdom; Karen L. Carleton and Tyrone Spady of the University of New Hampshire, Durham, New Hampshire. This work was supported by the Leverhulme Trust and by the National Science Foundation.
Parry et al.: "Mix and match colour vision: tuning spectral sensitivity by differential opsin gene expression in Lake Malawi cichlids." Publishing in Current Biology, Vol. 15, pages 1734-1739, October 11, 2005. DOI 10.1016/j.cub.2005.08.010 www.current-biology.com