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Held on March 20 at the Hotel Pennsylvania in New York City, the Seventh Annual LEDucation conference, presented by The Designers Lighting Forum of New York (DLFNY), attracted more than 3,000 designers, engineers, educators, contractors, students, and manufacturers. Offering attendees the chance to learn more about solid-state light sources, standards, and controls, the meeting featured an exhibit area with more than 150 manufacturers and distributors displaying their products and services. Additionally, five seminars (highlighted below) were offered throughout the day.
In the "LED – Next Generation Luminaires (NGL)" session, the U.S. Department of Energy (DOE), the Illuminating Engineering Society of North America (IESNA), and the International Association of Lighting Designers (IALD) jointly announced the results of the 2013 Next Generation Luminaires (NGL) Solid-State Lighting (SSL) Design Competition for indoor products. In introductory remarks, DOE solid-state lighting program manager James Brodrick noted that "awards by the NGL judges, who address performance issues, such as dimming, flicker, and reliability along with other benchmarks, is not given lightly."
Barbara Horton, principal, HLB Lighting Design, described how the 11 judges, meeting in Arlington Heights, Ill., examined the products for color quality, light distribution, glare control, appearance, energy efficiency, and serviceability, as well as photometric analyses and other documentation.Complete documentation, including luminaire and component specification sheets, LM-79 test reports, luminaire maintenance projections, and warranties on 99 products were reviewed. Horton also observed that the 2013 winners have significant color improvement compared to previous years — and that efficacy is also continuously rising. For example, the products this year averaged 75 lpw, compared to 37 lpw in 2008.
Ruth Taylor, project manager, Pacific Northwest National Laboratory, Richland, Wash., presented the 28 products receiving the designation as "Recognized" and three of those products received the additional designation as "Best in Class." Four others, not listed in the recognized category, were classified as "Notable" for their color temperature adjusting capabilities.
In the"Zhaga Standard – LRD Engine Specification & Dimming Standards" session, Greg Balluccio, director of LED business development, Leviton Mfg. Co., Melville, N.Y., described the Zhaga Consortium, an international industry organization that develops standards for the physical, electrical, thermal, and photometric parameters of LED light sources/modules. The goal of the group is to reduce both unnecessary cost and risk in selecting luminaires, as the technology improves and evolves. In addition, manufacturers can offer more choices in CRI, CCT, color stability, lumen levels, lifetime, etc., while making it easier for the luminaires to be serviced, repaired, and upgraded.
An LED light engine is the combination of an LED module and its associated electronic control gear (driver). Users should be able to buy the same type of luminaire years later, knowing that an upgraded and reliable light engine will be available on the market. In general, the goal of Zhaga is to help solid-state luminaire makers reduce costs and remove inconsistent performance in the supply chain.
Founded in February 2010 and made up of more than 200 members, the association is presently creating seven documents called "Books" that define the interface specifications.
Lindsay Stefans, project manager, Philips Lighting, explained some of the efforts underway to make phase-cut dimmers more compatible with LED sources. One effort is the NEMA Standard for SSL 7A-2012, Phase Cut Dimming for Solid State Lighting. A lack of consensus regarding off-state current is delaying the finalization of Part A of this document. The claim that LED lighting products are dimmable is often contracted by experiences in the field, especially with phase-cut dimmers, which are designed to work with incandescent lamps and thus may have compatibility problems with LED drivers.
In the "Anatomy of a Project – The Use of LEDs for Interior & Exterior"session, Janet Lennox Moyen and C. Brooke Sibler, Jan & Brooke, Luminae, described the selection of LED equipment at a time when both the chips/modules and the luminaires are under constant development. While recognizing that standards are lagging at present, the designers note that important considerations for any lighting project include: payback analysis, photometric data, fixture flexibility, thermal management, color stability, and range of fixture selection. Additionally, while lumen output information on individual LED sources is available, candlepower information is not. Therefore, direct comparison is not possible, and visual inspection is the only true metric.
Designers want to be able to specify drivers that provide smooth dimming and consistent color and brightness. Future driver products should be able to integrate with all types of solid-state lighting applications and communicate with a variety of lighting control systems.
In the "Controlling LED Lighting" session, Craig Fox, ETC Architectural and Jesse Lowenstein, iGussinin Lighting USA, discussed the basic components of an LED system: the controller, driver, and lamp module fixture. They also described the methods used for dimming, such as: 0 to10 V analog; Digital Addressable Lighting Interface (DALI) open standard protocol, which sends data packets over a bus network; and the DMX protocol, the theatrical lighting standard, which is also used for architectural spaces. They also recognized that the governmental laws and regulations regarding lighting control should also be adaptive to users' health needs and comfort factors.
In the "Can LEDs Make Code Compliance Easier?" session, Michael W. Mehl, director, Lighting Department, Jaros, Baum & Bolles, New York, and Marty Salzberg, senior associate, Cline Bettridge Bernstein Lighting Design, New York, noted that the basis for energy code requirements is the Energy Conservation and Production Act (amended by EPAct 1992), which calls for each state to adopt/develop various codes/standards to meet these requirements. In U.S. code history, the two models are: the International Energy Conservation Code IECC -2001 Residential and Commercial Code and the ANSI/ASHRAE/IESNA Standard 90.1, "Energy Standard for Buildings Except Low-Rise Residential Buildings," (ASHRAE 90.1). A state can adopt either one of the documents, or it can develop one of its own. The best known individual state code is California Title 24.
The U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) is seeking more compatibility between the two documents in the future, while looking forward to increasing the energy efficiency requirements, especially as LED products grain greater efficacy.
The NY State Energy Conservation Construction Code (ECCC) is a version of the IECC, but it allows use of ASHRAE 90.1 as an alternative compliance path for a commercial project. All trades on a specific construction project must use the same code — either the IECC of NY State or ASHRAE 90.1.C. The speakers also mentioned that New York City has its own Energy Conservation Code, which is incorporated into the New York City Building Code. In addition, specific lighting requirements are found in the city's local laws.
The ASHRAE 90.1-2010 version of the standard is 18% more efficient that the 2007 version, since the lighting requirements include daylighting control and skylights, expanded occupancy sensor control, exterior after-hours lighting control, parking garage daylight and after-hours control, stairwell control (unoccupied 50% reduction), control incentives for advanced controls, receptacle 50% auto shut-off control, and functional testing (commissioning). The DOE requires states to report on a compliance path for the 2010 version by October 2013. These more stringent requirements most likely are a step toward regulations that mandate net-zero building design.


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Political Science, Economics Students Headed to Europeby Howard W. Hewitt • February 15, 2005 Share:
Wabash political science and economics students will soon travel to Europe to study the European Union.
As part of Wabash College's Spring Break Immersion Trips, students will join Political Science Professor Melissa Butler and Economics Professor Kealoha 'Kay' Widdows to study the policies and structure of the European Union. The students have been formulating research topics to be investigated during the trip.
"Students do intensive coursework on the institutions, politics, economic issues, and policies of the E.U. before spring break," Widdows explained.
The trip will give students the opportunity to visit the political institutions of the E.U. The first portion of the trip will take place in Brussels, Belgium, where the group will visit the Commission, the European Council, the European Parliament, and meet with the U.S. Mission to the EU, as well as EU Parliament members.
"This year we're going to Strasbourg, where the European Parliament sits in plenary session, and Brussels, the home of most of the institutions of the E.U.," Widdows said. "We meet with representatives for each of the major players as well as the U.S. We'll also meet alumni such as Brandon Mitchener to get a feel for the kinds of interest groups who participate in the political process through lobbying."
Mitchener '87 has worked as a journalist for the International Herald Tribune and the Wall Street Journal. While working for the WSJ he was a correspondent covering the European Union. He's now employed by APCO Europe, a consulting and management firm in Brussels.
"Students who have gone on the trip in the past have commented they get a great feel for the heterogeneity of Europe and thus the sheer scope of the problem of European integration and the development of a European identity," Widdows said. "They also get to sit in on some parts of the decision-making process; they have a sense of what's immediately relevant for Europe today and precisely how policy gets made."
Students keep journals of their experiences during the trip. The materials will contribute to research papers students will complete during the post-trip portion of the course.
Naturally, part of the Immersion Trip experience is time to explore.
"Since the Wabash students are let loose at night to socialize, they get a great opportunity to meet European young people and talk about the E.U. and the U.S. in the world today," Widdows said. "It's a wonderful expansion of their angle of vision on themselves and the world."
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CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – UMBC freshman forward Sara Tarbert (Delta, Pa./Kennard-Dale) earned her fourth America East Rookie of the Week honors, as announced by the league office on Monday.
Tarbert led the Retrievers in scoring at 18.5 points per game, while adding 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists in all 80 minutes of action in a 1-1 week for the black and gold. UMBC shot 55.0 percent from the floor in the pair of contests, including 53.8 percent shooting from Tarbert.
The rookie helped the Retrievers give Albany all it could handle on Tuesday, knocking down 10-of-11 shots, including a perfect three-for-three from beyond the arc, en route to 23 points in a 56-46 loss to the league front-runner Great Danes. Tarbert registered 14 points, five rebounds and five assists in Sunday's 77-62 victory versus Vermont that snapped an 11-game skid for the Retrievers, extending her double-digit scoring streak to nine games, including three 20-point efforts.
Tarbert ties Michelle Kurowski (2008-09) for the most Rookie of the Week honors for a UMBC freshman.


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The Thomas Situation
TAMPA — Blue Jays manager John Gibbons doesn't worry about his players' contracts or what is or is not included in them. As far as Gibbons is concerned, he's responsible for the daily lineup card and general manager J.P. Ricciardi can handle the paperwork.
"That's his department. I don't get involved in that contract stuff. I don't want to know about any of that stuff," Gibbons said.
When it comes to veteran slugger Frank Thomas' situation, though, Gibbons may have to start taking contract issues into consideration this year. When asked if he wanted to know how many plate appearances Thomas needed to kick in a guaranteed $10 million salary for 2009, Gibbons laughed and replied, "No."
Well, the Big Hurt needs just 376 plate appearances this year to secure that double-digit salary for '09. His contract included a vesting option for the $10 mil that kicks in if Thomas reaches 1,000 PAs between 2007-08. He had 624 PAs last year — his first with the Jays.
If Thomas has another slow start to the season, the Blue Jays may want to consider how close they want him to come to guaranteeing a third year in Toronto. Now, we're kind of getting ahead of ourselves here by even bringing the topic up, but it is something to at least keep in the back of our minds.
Gibbons isn't too worried about it right now.
"First of all, we expect him to hit," Gibbons said on Saturday. "That's the thing. I can't comment on it other than that. He's here to be our DH."
Gibbons wasn't shy about saying that Thomas hasn't had a good spring, though.
"No, he hasn't," Gibbons said. "His timing is off and he's a little off-balance at the plate, but from everything I've understood, from talking to other people, too, he never really has. Spring Training has never been his thing."
This spring, he's managed a .088 average, .118 slugging and .088 on-base for the Jays. Last season, Thomas hit .217 in the season's first 55 games, but he turned it on over the final 100, batting .308 over that span and winding up with a .277 mark with 26 homers and 95 RBIs when it was all said and done.
"We expect him to be in there every day producing. That's all I can bank on," Gibbons said.
This isn't really much of a story at this point, considering it's still Spring Training and we have yet to see what kind of start Thomas has in the season. Now, if Thomas' offense is struggling come May, that's when this plate appearances/$10 million 2009 salary thing will be more of an issue.
Hey, an injury could even stop Thomas from reaching that 376 figure — who knows? Maybe we should just take it from Hurt himself. He's had slow starts throughout his career, so this spring slump is really nothing new. A slow April wouldn't be anything unfamiliar, either.
Even with all the slow starts, he's still a .300 career hitter.
"Things will take off," Thomas said recently. "Me? I'm not going to worry about anything, because I'm more of a timing guy. Once my timing is set, I'm set for the rest of the year. That's just the way I am. It just takes time to get going, but once it gets going it stays. It's been like that my whole career."
ON ANOTHER NOTE: Game here in Tampa today was canceled due to rain. Awh, maaaaan, now I HAVE to leave the ballpark and sit around and watch college basketball. Randy Wells had a solid, though brief, outing. Gibbons said the righty will probably pitch again on Monday. The relievers that didn't get into today's game — John Parrish, Mike Gosling, Shawn Camp — will have to get their work in a Minors game tomorrow. McGowan's line today: 6 IP, 3 H, 2 R, 1 ER, 8 K, 1 BB vs. Triple-A Lehigh Valley (Phillies).
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Wow, that definetly didn't answer any of those questions about Randy Wells.
He was good through that first inning but oh well.
I say next game, leave out Camp , just let Wells and Parrish throw the first 6 innings. Gosling can throw 2 then whatever with the 9th.
This last bullpen spot fight is kind of entertaining.
Just when the Bluejays break out offensively with the Yanks, it just had to rain. Randy Wells had it going too.


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2 Days of Gas Ballooning, Germany to Czech & back, September 2004
This balloon flight was made in a hydrogen-filled gas balloon. Janet and I launched at 9AM from Bitterfeld, Germany with the intention of flying for ~3 days in a big arc to Italy. Things started off great, down the Elbe River and right over Dresden, but we experienced radio problems. After crossing into the Czech Republic, we decided it was unsafe to fly through the night with questionable radio communication, so we landed at sunset just north of Prague. Instead of deflating the balloon as per a normal landing, we vented no gas. Once the gas cooled enough and the balloon got 'heavy', we moved it to an opening in the forest and tied it to a tree. We then walked to the nearest village and found a hotel room, with dinner and pilsner! The night was calm and frosty, so the next morning we were in no hurry, as the gas needed time to heat up in order to lift us again. At 1PM it was buoyant, so we took off, leveling out at the top of the inversion layer at 6000', where the winds took us north, back into Germany. At sunset we landed, deflated and packed up the balloon. Some very nice people helped us and then got us a room for the night. The next day we took a train to Dresden, where we got a look at what we had flown over, then another train to Bitterfeld. Once there, we drove all the way back to the first landing point at Tuhan to retrieve the equipment we left there before the second day of flying. Next we picked up the balloon from the final landing point before returning once again to Bitterfeld. It was great to get two beautiful flights from one fill, and to fly without a retrieve crew.Read More
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UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Penn State will open its 117th season of men's basketball Friday at the Bryce Jordan Center with a 7 p.m. tip vs. Saint Francis (PA). The game can be seen on BTN.com and heard live on the Penn State Sports Network with Brian Tripp and Dick Jerardi calling the action.
The Nov. 9 season tipoff will mark the earliest in the history of Nittany Lion basketball, bettering the Nov. 12 season start dates of the last two seasons. All Penn State freshmen students will be admitted free to the game and it will be an ever-popular Dollar Dog Night. Penn State has won its last seven season openers dating to the 2005 season and is 86-30 all-time in season opening games, 76-10 in home season openers. The Nittany Lions and Red Flash will be meeting for the first time since 2007. Penn State owns an 8-2 series lead and has won the last four meetings.
The Red Flash will begin their first season under head coach Rob Krimmel, a State College native. Krimmel's brother, Ken, played basketball at Penn State from 1998-2002 and his father Bob, currently the Athletic Director at Saint Francis, had a 32-year career in the Penn State Athletic Department first as the head women's swimming and diving coach (1981-98) and then as an Assistant Athletic Director (1998-2005). His mother, Sharon, also had a 35-year career in the Penn State Department of Kinesiology.
Preseason All-Big Ten guard Tim Frazier (Houston, Texas) enters his senior campaign 30 points shy of becoming the 30th 1,000-point scorer in Nittany Lion history and 157 assists shy of breaking the Penn State career assist mark of 600. He is the Big Ten's top returner in scoring and assists after posting 18.8 points and 6.2 assists per game as a junior.
PENN STATE (0-0; 0-0 Big Ten) vs. SAINT FRANCIS (0-0; 0-0 NEC)
FRIDAY, NOV. 9, 2012 at 7 P.M. (ET)
TELEVISION: BTN.com: Jeff Lowe (p-by-p), Justin Rocke (analyst), Sophia Perri (sideline)
RADIO: Penn State Sports Network: Local (1450 AM); Brian Tripp (p-by-p) & Dick Jerardi (analyst)
PENN STATE: Patrick Chambers - 12-20 (2nd at PSU); 54-48 (4th Overall)
ST. FRANCIS: Rob Krimmel - 0-0 (1st year); same overall
Penn State will head to the Puerto Rico Tip-Off and a first round game with No. 6 N.C. State on Thursday, Nov. 15. The teams last met in 2000 with the Wolfpack winning 84-76 in Raleigh. N.C. State holds a 15-3 series lead, but the Lions have won 2 of the last three meetings, including a 74-72 win in the 2000 NIT third place game in Madison Square Garden.
Penn State will open its 117th season of men's basketball on Friday, Nov. 9 vs. Saint Francis. It will be the first meeting between the schools since 2007. Penn State owns an 8-2 lead in the series and has won the last four meetings. Saint Francis' last win in the series came in overtime, 68-63, in 1978 in State College. Penn State has won its last seven season openers, dating to 2005. The November 9 start marks the earliest start ever to a Penn State basketball season, bettering the Nov. 12 start the previous two years. In 1992-93, Penn State's first season in the Big Ten, the Lions opened on Dec. 1.
Penn State will embark on its 117th season of playing basketball in the 2012-13 campaign, having begun play in 1897 with a pair of contests vs. Bucknell, which returns to the schedule this year for the first time since 2006. Penn State has made 12 post-season appearances in the last 24 years (4 NCAA, 8 NIT) and a total of 19 (9 NCAA, 10 NIT) overall. Since 2009, Penn State has won the program's first national tournament title (2009 NIT), made the program's first appearance in the Big Ten Tournament Championship game (2011) and played in the NCAA Tournament (2011).
Penn State will once again admit all Penn State freshmen students free to Friday's season opening game vs. Saint Francis (PA). The 7:00 p.m. tip at the Jordan Center will also be a Dollar Dog Night. All students attending the game can also enter to win an iPad.
Penn State has won its last seven season openers dating to 2005. The last loss in a season opener came vs. Illinois State (92-73) at the 2004 Black Coaches Association Classic in Milwaukee. Penn State's last season opening loss at home came to Georgetown (79-78) in 2003. The Lions opened with a 70-55 victory over Hartford in coach Patrick Chambers first season, marking the first season-opening win of his career after a pair of losses at Boston University in season openers. Penn State is 86-30 overall in season openers and 76-10 in home season openers.
Penn State went 8-5 in non-conference games last year, including a neutral court loss to No. 2 Kentucky (85-47) in the Hall of Fame Tip-Off Tournament and three losses by seven points or less, including home losses to Mississippi (72-70) and Lafayette (61-57) and a road loss at Duquesne (66-59). The Lions won at Boston College (62-54) in the ACC/Big Ten Challenge and defeated eventual NCAA Tournament participant South Florida (53-49) on a neutral floor in the HOF Tournament.
Saint Francis head coach Rob Krimmel is in his first season leading the Red Flash program and 13th on the coaching staff. He is a 1996 graduate of State College Area High School before going on to play for Saint Francis. His father, Bob, is in his eighth year as the Athletic Director at Saint Francis after a 32-year career in Penn State Athletics that included a 17-year tenure as the head coach of the women's swimming and diving team (1981-98) and seven years serving as Assistant Athletic Director (1998-2005). Bob is also a former Penn State swimmer who graduated from Penn State in 1973 and earned his masters from the University in 1974. His wife and Rob's mother, Sharon, was a member of Penn State's department of kinesiology for 35 years. Rob's brother, Ken, played basketball for Penn State (1998-2002) and graduated from Penn State in 2002.
Saint Francis posted an 85-38 win over Penn State Altoona in exhibition action. The Red Flash shot 30-60 (50 percent) from the field, led by sophomore guard Ollie Jackson (6-3) who dropped 15 points. Senior guard Anthony Ervin (6-3) is the top returning scorer from last season having posted 11.2 ppg. The Red Flash posted a 6-23 record last year (5-13 NEC) and are picked near the bottom of the NEC in their first season under new head coach Rob Krimmel, who is in his 13th season with the program but first leading it. Ervin is among four returning starters from last year's team. The Red Flash will also benefit from the return of 5-11 junior guard Umar Shannon who was a second-team All-NEC pick as a sophomore but tore his ACL in the first game of the 2011-12 campaign. SFU graduated its leading scorer and rebounder from last season, forward Scott Eatherton (14.0/7.0).
Senior guard Tim Frazier was named to the Preseason All-Big Ten team by conference media voters. Frazier, the lone returning first-team All-Big Ten selection from last year, was joined on the preseason team by Ohio State's Aaron Craft and Deshaun Thomas, Michigan's Trey Burke and Indiana's Cody Zeller who was also named the preseason Player of the Year.
Tim Frazier was one of 30 Division I men's basketball players selected as candidates for the 2012-13 Senior CLASS Award presented to a senior student-athlete with notable achievements in four areas of excellence - community, classroom, character and competition. The award will be trimmed to 10 finalists midway through the season with the winner announced at the 2013 NCAA Final Four in Atlanta.
Tim Frazier enters his senior campaign with 970 points, needing just 30 to become the 30th 1,000-point scorer in Penn State history. He is on pace to finish his career among the top five Nittany Lion history in scoring, assists and steals. He needs 157 assists to eclipse the career record of 600 set by Freddie Barnes in 1992.
Single game tickets for men's basketball are available by calling 1-800-NITTANY or by visiting GoPSUsports.com/tickets or Ticketmaster. Single-game tickets for Nittany Lion games are $24 for lower bowl seats between the baselines, $18 for the lower bowl behind the baskets and upper level between the baselines and $15 for upper level behind the basket seats for adults and seniors. Youth tickets (18 and under) are $10, while Penn State student tickets (University Park or branch campus) are $5.
For all the latest information, notes, pictures and related links on Penn State basketball follow Associate Athletic Communications Director Brian Siegrist on Twitter (@PSUSTRETCH) and check GoPSUsports.com. The Nittany Lions are also on Facebook at www.facebook.com/pennstatebasketball.


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The Sims 2 Monopoly Board has an international setting. To build for this neighborhood, you'll need to OPEN THIS LINK to see the parameters for each lot.
The residence lot sizes must be 2x2, 2x3, or 3x2. The hotel lot size is 5x5.
There are a few empty lots on the board, which can be used as templates, if you like, or simply use completely flat lots in the sizes shown above. use the chart (linked above) for the predominant colors in your lots.
After the yellow lots, the hotels get very pricey. I would suggest staying to nor more than three stories tall, using lots of expensive wall and floor textures, and adding things like the most expensive lighting options, lots of plants, etc., rather than building huge towers that become pretty much unmanageable unless you have a super computer.
Nobody has built anything for the Community Chest or Chance lots yet. These lots could be businesses or any other type of community lot...they're just entertainment places. They must be completely flat 5x5 lots.
If you're still building in and playing TS2, how about helping to complete our Monopoly Board?
NOTE: If you don't build ON the Monopoly Board, please use a LUSH world to build in. The few lots that were built in desert worlds throw everything into a a weird-looking, partly lush and partly desert setting when playing them.


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MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — With 2013 right around the corner, people are starting to think about their resolutions. A popular one is always getting in shape.
That said: It's the perfect time of year to ask: Is it better to eat before or after your workout?
"I usually eat a little bit or otherwise I get a little passy-outy," said one exerciser at Lifetime Fitness.
According to Life Time Fitness certified nutritionist Nick Rivard, it's better not to eat much before you work out.
"Ideally, you [should] exercise in a fasted state, but I'd only recommend that first thing in the morning," he said.
He added: "We can tap into our fat stores much more efficiently. If you eat a bunch of carbohydrates right before you work out, you're going to be using those for fuel, as opposed to weaning off the body."
He recommends eating nothing within two hours of working out if you choose to exercise later in the day.
"Unless it's a more intense workout, then you need carbs for fuel," Rivard said.
The nutrition literature on the before meal is mixed. The Mayo Clinic suggests a small snack of carbs and protein an hour before exercising.
Katie Sutherland, of Higher Power Training, says there are tons of opinions on the topic.
Her is advise is: "Listen to your body and do what feels right."
As for the after meal, there's plenty of agreement. Rivard says your body needs to repair and restore itself right away.
"Right after [eating] would be ideal, because your body is primed to take up all those nutrients in the muscles you've used," he said.
He recommends a protein/vegetable mixture within two hours after a workout.
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September 25, 2013
W.S. Badger Company Voluntarily Recalls Select Lots of Daily SPF 30 Kids & Baby Sunscreen Lotions
The Missouri Department of Health and Senior Services received information regarding the recall of W.S. Badger Company 4-ounce SPF 30 Baby Sunscreen Lotion and one lot of its 4-ounce SPF 30 Kids Sunscreen Lotion (lot # 3164A) due to microbial contamination. The products were tested and found to be contaminated with Pseudomonas aeruginosa, Candida parapsilosis and Acremonium fungi. No adverse reactions have been reported in connection with these products. Both sunscreens are sold in the USA & Canada online and at major retailers as well as independent food co-ops and pharmacies. This product can be identified by matching the UPC with the Lot code, which can be found on the top front of the tube crimp. The affected lots include the following:
- SPF 30 Baby Sunscreen Lotion 4oz (UPC: 634084490091&634084490114) Lot #'s 3024A, 3057B, 3063A, 3063B, 3132A, 3133A
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Lee Enterprises Appoints VP of Publishing
Bill Masterson Jr., publisher of The Times Media Co. of Northwest Indiana and a group publisher for Lee Enterprises, Inc., has been promoted to vice president of publishing.
In his new role, he will continue as publisher in Northwest Indiana and will join three other publishing vice presidents who oversee Lee's print and digital operations in more than 50 markets across 23 states. He succeeds Michael R. Gulledge, who has taken leadership of Lee's companywide sales and marketing initiatives.
"Bill exudes enthusiasm, energy and innovation, and he leads convincingly by example," said Mary Junck, Lee chairman and chief executive officer. "He embodies our company's core values of advancing strong local news coverage, delivering indispensable value for customers and providing meaningful community leadership. Also, publishers throughout our company have benefited from sales and audience programs he and his teams have developed."
Masterson joined Lee in 2000 as publisher of the Rapid City Journal in South Dakota. He advanced to publisher in Northwest Indiana in 2006 and became a group publisher in 2011, also overseeing Lee operations in Kentucky, South Carolina and South Dakota.
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He has held the title of publisher for nearly 25 years, first named to that position at age 27 as publisher of the Black Hills Pioneer in Spearfish, S.D. He began his newspaper career as a carrier for the Daily Oklahoman in Oklahoma City, where in 1976 he was selected as Parade magazine's Young Columbus Carrier of the Year and was awarded the key to the city of Lawton, Okla.
During his time as publisher of the Rapid City Journal, the newspaper received a Lee President's Award for news coverage, and in 2004 he was individually honored with a Lee President's Award for Innovation for his efforts to sell political advertising. Among many community and industry activities in Rapid City, he served on the board of directors for the South Dakota Newspaper Association for seven years and was president in 2002.


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The Foucault Reader
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Michel Foucault was one of the most influential thinkers in the contemporary world, someone whose work has affected the teaching of half a dozen disciplines ranging from literary criticism to the history of criminology. But of his many books, not one offers a satisfactory introduction to the entire complex body of his work. The Foucault Reader was commissioned precisely to serve that purpose.
The Reader contains selections from each area of Foucault's work as well as a wealth of previously unpublished writings, including important material written especially for this volume, the preface to the long-awaited second volume of The History of Sexuality, and interviews with Foucault himself, in the course of which he discussed his philosophy at first hand and with unprecedented candor.
This philosophy comprises an astonishing intellectual enterprise: a minute and ongoing investigation of the nature of power in society. Foucault's analyses of this power as it manifests itself in society, schools, hospitals, factories, homes, families, and other forms of organized society are brought together in The Foucault Reader to create an overview of this theme and of the broad social and political vision that underlies it.
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Hello all,
i m quite new in java,i like to write a JAVA program which show locations of geographical coordinates i.e. longitude and latitude in square shape,i have list(.csv formate) of coordinate positions with e.g. with three different type let say!
detector_C(longitude,latitude) etc.
list of above mention coordinate is look like this,
Now my aim is to catch the locations of detectors A,B,C with with their longitude and latitude values and then show these location A,B,C in square box as per user input,i.e. when user enter the longitude & latitude value then my java program should show that particular longitude/latitude in square box.HTML Code:Detectors Longitude Latitude Detector_A 5.123.818 67.754.407 Detector_A 5.120.653 67.896.657 Detector_A 5.266.537 67.765.512 Detector_B 5.120.656 67.765.317 Detector_B 5.120.667 677.656.10 Detector_B 5.120.676 67.765.512 Detector_C 5.120.698 67.765.589 Detector_C 5.120.654 67.765.592 Detector_C 5.120.659 67.765.533
I know how to code empty square shape in simple java as simple it is....see code.
class Square //Square of stars { public static void main(String[] args) { String tenStars="**********"; String oneStar="*"; int count=0; System.out.println(tenStars); count++; while(count<=8) { System.out.println(oneStar+" "+oneStar); count++; } System.out.print(tenStars); } }
But how i can make this square shape in action to catch the detectors data i.e. longitude and latitude positions as per user input requeirments e.g. user enter the location,
Longitude = 5.120.659 and Latitude = 67.765.533 (just an example values,
then program should show that position of longi & lati in square shape as output.
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Celine Dion + Ne-Yo Inspire Hope in 'Incredible' Videoby Maggie Malach | PopCrush
Celine Dion and Ne-Yo proved to be an amazing — if not unexpected — pair in their 'Incredible' duet. Seven months after the song appeared on Celine's 'Loved Me Back to Life' album, the video has been released.
The visual mirrors the duet in that it begins by showing each singer crooning his or her part of the verse in separate locations. However, when Celine and Ne-Yo combine their incredible (no pun intended) vocals for the chorus, the two are captured together in a sweeping aerial shot.
Of course, the video is interspersed with awestruck images as well. A giraffe wandering through a city, street performers inspiring each other, teammates boosting morale. The juxtaposed scenes are as unexpected as the collaboration itself.
However, Celine and Ne-Yo have unbeatable chemistry. Celine's famous powerhouse vocals blend perfectly with Ne-Yo's silky-smooth tone. Ne-Yo clearly looks amazed to be singing alongside the legends. (How cute is his starstruck grin toward the end of the video?)
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The UW Oshkosh environmental studies program is designed not just to teach you but to empower you to enter graduate school, pursue the career you want and to become a responsible and effective citizen in the community. However, especially because it is a broad, interdisciplinary program, the program does not function as a complete vocational training. It is up to you to take the extra steps to prepare yourself to get into the graduate school and career you want.
Seven Key Aspects of Preparing for Life After UW Oshkosh
- Completing an ES major gives you a breadth of knowledge about the environment, an ability to analyze the interdisciplinary character of environmental issues, and the liberal arts skills of critical thinking, clear writing, and research. It is aimed at producing citizens who can comprehend the full range of the scientific, social, and values dimensions of an environmental issue, apply critical thinking, and communicate effectively.
- Good grades not only can enable you to get into a graduate program, they can be the difference in getting the job you want and they may start you out with higher pay.
- Find out all you can about those different careers and graduate programs. Be sure to learn the qualifications that are usually expected. Don't wait till you are a senior; read about environmental careers and look at current job listings early in your studies.
- Find out what skills you need to achieve your goals and how you can gain them. Consider the possibilities of gaining skills in co-curricular and off campus activities.
- Find out what experiences make best sense for you field. And then go get them!
- The ES program, in conjunction with Career Services, provides you with a format for developing these skills.
- The ES program provides you with ample resources to search for jobs and graduate programs.
What the Environmental Studies Program Offers
- A rigorous academic program that can enable you to pursue graduate studies.
- An emphasis on careers in addition to its liberal arts education.
- A substantial webpage on environmental careers.
- An extensive webpage on environmental graduate programs.
- Training in resumes, cover letters, and interviews.
- Special programs on careers and graduate schools.
- Information on opportunities for learning skills and gaining experience.
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France 6-16 Wales, Six Nations, Stade de France
Wales stop the rot in Paris
February 9, 2013
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Wales snapped an eight-Test losing streak with a hard-earned 16-6 victory over France at the Stade de France in Paris.
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The game appeared to be ambling towards a draw after rival goalkickers Frederic Michalak and Leigh Halfpenny each kicked two penalties, but Wales wing George North touched down seven minutes from time after gathering fly-half Dan Biggar's kick to propel his side to their first win in Paris since 2005.
Halfpenny kicked the touchline conversion and then slotted another penalty as Wales ended their run of eight successive defeats and left pre-tournament favourites France still without a point in this season's competition.
Reigning champions Wales were without injured captain Sam Warburton as they aimed to revive their RBS 6 Nations campaign at Stade de France.
Ryan Jones skippered Wales in the absence of Warburton, who was sidelined with a shoulder problem, while flanker Justin Tipuric and hooker Richard Hibbard were also called up following last Saturday's 30-22 home defeat against Ireland.
France, beaten by Italy in Rome six days ago, showed two changes from that game, with juggernaut centre Mathieu Bastareaud handed a start and Toulon lock Jocelino Suta replacing an injured Pascal Pape.
Wales centre Jamie Roberts, meanwhile, won his 50th cap, as the visitors targeted only a fourth victory in Paris since 1975.
Wales made a bright opening, with scrum-half Mike Phillips and No.8 Toby Faletau both running strongly inside the French 22 as Les Bleus found themselves in sustained defensive mode.
After a nightmare first 20 minutes against Ireland, Wales appeared far more cohesive and organised than a week ago, and France only got out of their own half when referee George Clancy awarded them a penalty that Frederic Michalak rifled into touch.
But France did not require a second invitation to move ahead as Michalak accepted their first scoring chance with a 45 metre penalty that left Wales trailing 3-0.
The visitors, though, responded in determined fashion, returning to within sight of France's line before a short-range Halfpenny penalty equalised Michalak's strike.
France pieced together some attacking phases inside the Wales half, with wing Benjamin Fall and centre Maxime Mermoz prominent, but Wales impressively kept their defensive shape to thwart any danger.
Fly-half Dan Biggar mixed his game well for the visitors, kicking cleverly behind the French defence when Wales had possession, but France looked more of a try-scoring threat, either via Mermoz's guile or Bastareaud's power.
Bath prop Paul James went on for a bloodied Gethin Jenkins as half-time approached, and a 3-3 scoreline reflected an opening 40 minutes high on endeavour but low on quality.
Defences continued to dominate as the clock ticked down, with both teams lacking an attacking thrust in the opposition's 22.
But Biggar then kicked superbly behind the French defence, and wing George North caught the ball before diving over in the corner.
Halfpenny kicked the touchline conversion, and Wales' run of sight successive defeats was at an end as they beat France for the first time in Paris since 2005, with Halfpenny's late penalty sealing the deal.
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Excelsior College accepts student payments in the form of cash, check, MasterCard, Visa, AMEX, and Discover.
When checks are returned from a bank unpaid, or a charge back notice is received from a credit card company, it is the policy of the Bursar's Office to collect the delinquent payments. The Assistant Bursar handles charge backs. A Student Accounting Specialist handles returned checks.
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Our bank forwards to the Bursar's Office all unpaid (returned) checks received on the Excelsior College account. The Bursar's Office notifies the student in writing, about the unpaid check. A 30-day time period is allowed for a student to replace a returned check. A hold is placed on the student's account and all services are suspended during this time period.
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Students whose payment plans have failed will have a "FS_PMT_PLN – Fiscal Hold – Payment Plan Block" flag placed on their account. This flag will not allow new payment plans to be set up. When the payment plan balance has been met, this block can be removed. The Bursars Office reserves the right to keep the block in place for those students that have had more than one payment plan failure.
Students that are withdrawn from the Nelnet payment plan for the Multi-Source Fee will be withdrawn from Excelsior College with a code of WF. Their account will be adjusted to waive two thirds of the total enrollment fee, if the student has not received an evaluation. Students receiving an evaluation will have 30 days to pay the entire balance in full. If payment in full is not received within 3 months of their withdrawal, their account will be turned over to a collection agency.
Students that are withdrawn from the Nelnet payment plan for the Student Service Annual Fee (SSAF) will be withdrawn from the College with a code of WP. They will have 30 days to pay the entire balance due for the SSAF. Students who fail to pay the balance due for the SSAF within 30 days, will have 3 months from the date of their withdrawal to pay the balance due for the SSAF, plus the current Reactivation Fee. If the three month time frame is not met, the student will forfeit whatever payments they have made toward the SSAF, and will be required to re-enroll.
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Wednesday's final games for the freestyle double wraps up with some great sporting action that only the PKRA can deliver. Although the wind was light, the competitors never failed to give the crowd a spectacular show and another great event for the record books drew to an exciting close.
The sun showed up during the final day of the freestyle competition warming the air to about 26° Celsius. The mandatory riders meeting commenced right on schedule but the start was delayed by 25 minutes due to light winds so race director Olaf Van Tol postponed the starting heat to 2:25 pm. The athletes had to go out on their 10 to 12-meter kites. Although the wind started to build slowly during the start of the heats, it never really picked up momentum as it had during the past few days especially during the start of the competition last Sunday. The average wind speed during the day ranged between 18 and 25 knots.
The men's heats opened up the day's events alternating with the women's until the final women's heat was run. The competition was then down to the last three men's heats when Van Tol decided to alternate between a heat and a 10-minute break, which is exactly the time of one heat (7 minutes) plus the transition (3 minutes) to allow the finalists a break before going right back on the water. The first break came after heat #34 between Aaron Hadlow (Flexifoil, GBR) and Youri Zoon (Slingshot, NED) and the second one between Hadlow and Kevin Langeree (Naish, NED) in heat #35.
Freestyle Finals Highlights
Heat #30 opened up today's games with Aussie rider Andy Yates (Slingshot) continuing to improve his standings in the Tour, edging out Spanish Alex Pastor (Naish) with a combination of power moves and better regular and switch tricks. The Australian kiteboarder won with a unanimous 5-0 decision. In the same heat, Cesar Portas (North, ESP) kept the hopes alive for the hometown crowd beating Alberto Rondina (Cabrinha, ITA) with a variety of moves with grabs for extra technical difficulty score. The Spanish ace then met Yates in the next heat, winning with his signature switch moves and a higher technical difficulty score with a front mobe 5. Continuing his charge towards the top of the competition ladder, Portas defeated Reno Romeu (North, BRA) in the next heat with yet another high technical difficulty score. Portas landed a front mobe 5, regular and switch slim/back to blind air pass, and indy 313. Romeu stomped a regular and switch slim, mobe 5 and kgb but were not enough for a win.
Slightly beaten up with riding in consecutive heats, Portas lost to the UK's pride and top-ranked Aaron Hadlow who was on fire and keen to win the top podium spot. Hadlow easily beat Portas with a higher technical difficulty score, more speed, more power and more trick variation.
In the fight for 3rd place, Hadlow narrowly inched Zoon going into the last and final heat with a 3-2 win against the Dutch rider. Hadlow landed a regular and switch slim/hasselhoff, blind judge with air pass, front mobe to blind, double s-bend to blind, mobe 5, shifty 360 and a kiteloop 360 against Portas' regular and switch slim, blind judge, kgb, 313, mobe, kiteloop 360 and late pass mobe.
The final heat was yet again another classic battle between Hadlow and Langeree. In the 35th heat, Hadlow managed to stay on top with a higher technical difficulty score plus some switch moves. In the repeat final, Hadlow sealed his victory with a 3-2 judges' decision and took home the top prize. Hadlow was on his A-game in the final heats. Riding with his 9-meter Hadlow Pro kite, he landed a front mobe, blind judge with aerial handle pass, s-bend to blind air pass, double s-bend to blind, front mobe to blind, regular and switch hasselhoff, back to blind air pass, non-inverted slimchance, mobe, shifty 360 and kiteloop 360. Langeree was also on top of his game, landing a front mobe, s-bend to blind with air pass, blind judge with aerial handle pass, front mobe 5, 313, slim, mobe, late pass mobe, a double back mobe and a kiteloop 360. It was a very tight call for all the judges as both athletes are top-caliber kiteboard riders but in the end, there can only be one champion. Birthday celebrant Kevin Langeree hopefully made a wish on his birthday cake that Germany will be better for him.
In the women's events, Germany's Susi Mai (Cabrinha) lost to Spain's Angela Peral (North) in the 16th heat which started a sort of "challengers' losses". Peral faced the well-rested Karolina Winkowska (Naish, POL) in the 17th heat and lost with just a raley to blind to her record. Winkowska then went on to challenge Joanna Litwin (Nobile, POL) in the 18th heat and also lost. Litwin landed a blind judge, 313 and slim against Winkowska's lone blind judge. The Naish rider crashed a few of her bigger moves while the Nobile rider landed all of her tricks. Litwin moved on to challenge Bruna Kajiya (Flexifoil, BRA) for the top podium spot but like any other challengers before her, she also lost the heat, putting her in second place overall. Kajiya opened up the heat with a blind judge, moving on to land an s-bend to blind, 313, back to blind air pass and a switch raley to blind. Litwin's blind judge, s-bend to blind and a higher kite 313 moves lost with lower technical difficulty score and variation.
After the heats, an awards ceremony was held on the beach and the event wrapped up at 5:00 pm. The Kiteloop competition will be held tomorrow starting at 1:00 pm after the 12:30 riders meeting.
The Fuerteventura PKRA Kiteboarding Grand Slam 2009 is organized and presented by Pro Center Rene Egli in cooperation with Playas de Jandia Fuerteventura, the Tourism Council of Fuerteventura, Gobierno de Canarias, Hotel Melia Gorriones, Tropical, Cabrinha and Neilpryde.
ExtremeElements.TV is the official media partner of the PKRA Kiteboarding Grand Slam 2009 which is sanctioned by the International Kiteboarding Association. Next Tour stop is St. Peter-Ording, Germany which will start on July 25 and will run until August 2 for the Palmolive for Men Kitesurf World Cup 2009.
Official PKRA Freestyle Results (Fuerteventura):
1. Aaron Hadlow (Flexifoil, GBR)
2. Kevin Langeree (Naish, NED)
3. Youri Zoon (Slingshot, NED)
1. Bruna Kajiya (Flexifoil, BRA)
2. Joanna Litwin (Nobile, POL)
3. Karolina Winkowska (Naish, POL)


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A Mexican official's daughter has caused a scandal by sending inspectors to shut down a restaurant that didn't give her the table she wanted.
It is the latest of several cases of seeming arrogance by the wealthy and well-connected that have caused anger recently in a country with deep class divisions.
Many people say string-pulling and influence-wielding are all too common in Mexico, where arguments with politicians' relatives often end with the threatening phrase: "You don't know who you're messing with." The difference now is that with social media, such incidents go viral and force immediate reaction.
"As a society, we are fed up with, disgusted with this," said the writer Guadalupe Loaeza. "This is an attitude of the past; it doesn't fit with the times."
The government has now launched an investigation into the incident over the weekend at the Maximo Bistrot in Mexico City's trendy Roma Norte neighbourhood.
Andrea Benítez, the daughter of the federal attorney general for consumer protection, went to the restaurant and apparently didn't get the table she wanted or had been promised. Just hours after the incident, inspectors showed up with official "suspended" signs to punish the restaurant.
Her father, Humberto Benítez Treviño, issued a statement apologising for "the inappropriate behaviour of my daughter Andrea". While he didn't explicitly say his daughter sent the inspectors to the restaurant, his apology implied she did.
"She exaggerated the situation and the officials of the attorney general's office for consumer protection, which I head, overreacted because it was my daughter," he wrote. "Immediately upon hearing of the situation, I ordered the raid [on the restaurant] suspended, to avoid any excesses."
The economy department, which oversees Benítez Treviño's office, said the president, Enrique Peña Nieto, had ordered the federal comptroller's office to open an investigation into the case.
The restaurant was able to open for business on Sunday, and Benítez Treviño's office said the inspectors had suspended only two of the bistro's permits: one governing reservations and one covering liquor sales, because volume contents of bottles were not appropriately listed.
Peña Nieto has to be particularly careful about such incidents since his Institutional Revolutionary party, which regained power last year after 12 years out of the presidency, had become infamous during its 1929-2000 rule for breeding an extended clan of arrogant, inexplicably wealthy politicians known as the "Revolutionary Family".
Peña Nieto's own daughter Paulina was involved in an embarrassing incident in late 2011. Reacting to social media critiques of her father, the teenager retweeted a comment that described people gloating over his gaffes as "the bunch of idiots who form part of the proletariat and only criticise those they envy".
Peña Nieto quickly apologised on his own Twitter account, and the daughter later wrote: "I apologise with all my heart … I recognise what I did was wrong and I am sorry."
In 2012, the daughter of the head of Mexico's oil workers union, Carlos Romero Deschamps, posted Facebook photos of her trips to Europe aboard private jets and yachts. The photos showed her designer handbags and her three bulldogs sleeping in luxury hotel rooms.
While somewhat more muted, politicians' families continued to pull strings under the conservative National Action party, which governed from 2000 to 2012.
"It never went away. If we recall, there were incidents like this under National Action," said José Antonio Crespo, a historian at the Centre for Economic Research and Teaching in Mexico City, referring to government contracts handed out to the sons of the former first lady Martha Sahagun in the early 2000s. "There is nepotism and political privilege in all the political parties."
Loaeza said she was confident the times were changing, in part because social media were capable of focusing a huge amount of attention, instantly, on such bad behaviour.
In the latest case, diners at the restaurant photographed the inspectors' raid and posted comments on social media sites. Andrea Benítez found herself a trending topic on Twitter with her own hashtag and thousands of negative tweets.
"Just look at Peña Nieto's daughters, and what a low profile they keep. They're not out in public any more," Loaeza noted. "Mexican society is not going to put up with this any more. Now people complain, now it becomes a scandal."


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Today, I had the privilege of attending two sessions in the corporate fitness and wellness track. The first was "Fit Business Solutions: Enhancing Current Wellness Program" and was given by Susan Liebenow with L&T Fitness, and Robyn VanDerLuit and Cheryl Ridall with Club One. I actually stumbled into this one by accident, as I thought 194a was the same as 194b (duh), but I'm glad I did. With obesity rates rising, health insurance costs skyrocketing and the economy not doing so great, it was good to hear about ways (and by that, I mean what fitness professionals are doing) that companies can invest in fitness as a way to keep their employees healthy and productive. By showing company executives directly how fitness programs can help their bottom line, fitness professionals have a huge market that they can tap. It's a win-win.
However, the presentation stressed that in order for a corporate fitness program to work, it must be supported, show measurable results (lower rates of absenteeism along with improved health markers) and have a culture that supports it. One example that Sue gave was a club that created "energy breaks" for its employees to work out. "Energy breaks." How brilliant of a name is that? Corporate fitness centers should also go beyond the individual employee and target families, Sue said, because many health care costs come from dependants. Finally, corporate fitness programs can't be one-size-fits all. Robyn and Cheryl suggested starting a variety of programs with different goals that are customized to the level of exerciser. That seems like a no-brainer, but I'm amazed by the number of clubs who don't personalize their programs.
The second seminar I sat in on today was titled "Unique Concepts in Wellness Education within a Corporate Environment" by corporate wellness consultant Paul Christopher. Paul was a great speaker and led an informative and interactive session. As a semi-pro volleyball player, it was obvious that the practices what he preaches, too. Paul shared with the group of attendees current research that shows that incentives help people to lose weight in a corporate fitness environment. Incentives include cash, added vacation time and health insurance refunds. (Sure does sound good to me!) He also included the eye-opening fact that 80 percent of a company's health care costs usually are caused by only 20 percent of its insured.
In order to get that 20 percent at a healthy weight, eating right and exercising, Paul said that they have to be educated on health. By using the three basic principles for creative teaching—maximize every possible learning pathway (audibly, visually and tacitly), simplifying and allowing people to experience the product/exercise/information, he says that fitness professionals can change lives and improve their company's bottom line and ROI. What was fun to see was how Paul used all of those teaching principles in his presentation. And it worked; I learned a lot!


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Acharnae, the largest Attic *deme. (The figure of 3,000 hoplites at Thuc. 2. 20. 4, cf. 21. 3, may be too high; 1,200 is likelier and a possible emendation; another is that πολῖται should be read for ὁπλῖται, 'citizens' not 'hoplites'). It lay around Menidi in the NW corner of the Attic plain, near the pass from the Thriasian plain along which *Archidamus II and the Spartans marched in 431
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A Fairfax County grand jury handed down indictments Monday against Jason Edward Lee, 23, of Ocala, Fla., for the murder of Richard Gluckstern, 46, of the Fairfax Corner area.
Lee was indicted on four counts: one count of first-degree murder, two counts of grand larceny and one count of credit card theft, according to the indictment.
On Tuesday, June 14, Gluckstern's mother called Fairfax County Police to check on her son's welfare, according to police reports. Police subsequently visited Gluckstern's home in the 12100 block of Elm Forest Way, near the Fairfax County Government Center. Police found Gluckstern dead in his apartment of apparent asphyxiation.
Police are still investigating the time of death, said Lt. Rich Perez of the Fairfax County Police Department, but the indictment places the time frame of the crimes as Saturday, June 11. There was no evidence of a break-in or forced entry, said Perez, and the police are considering the possibility that Lee and Gluckstern knew each other.
Del Ward, a close friend of Gluckstern's and a co-worker at Freddie Mac, said that police told him that Gluckstern and Lee had met at a county fair. Ward said that in the weeks before his death, Gluckstern had been "trying to be less introverted and more involved," and may have become friends with Lee against his better judgment.
Co-workers at Freddie Mac described Gluckstern as "a delightful human being."
"He had friends of all persuasions," said Ward. "He would always hear everyone's point of view, and understand their point of view."
"We work at the computer help desk at Freddie Mac," said Maia Sowell, another co-worker of Gluckstern's at Freddie Mac. "We work very closely, sharing information with one another all day long … Richard was very quick to help you. He would jump out of his chair and come over to help you with a smile. He never blew you off."
Ward agreed. "If you didn't know the answer, he would find the answer for you."
Sowell and Ward both described Gluckstern's quick wit and a penchant for one-liners and word puns.
"The newest little phrase that he coined was 'good grape juice,' instead of 'good gracious,'" said Sowell. "This the type of person who he was."
"He made a point to say 'good morning' to everyone," said coworker Denice Woodruff. "He was the type of person you wish the world had more of, it would make it a better place to be."
Funereal services for Gluckstern took place on Thursday, June 16.
On Monday, June 13, Marion County, Fla., deputies arrested Lee for violating his probation on burglary and grand theft charges, according to the police report. Lee had checked into a hotel in Marion County where he had stayed before, said Susan Lavoti of the Marion County Sheriff's office. The hotel clerk called the police after going online and seeing that Lee had an outstanding probation warrant, Lavoti said.
"When we picked [Lee] up, we found personal items of Mr. Gluckstern's on him and did a welfare check in Fairfax County," said Lavoti. "At that point, we turned the case over to police there."
Besides the murder, the indictment also charges Lee with stealing Gluckstern's Compaq laptop and Visa credit card and taking and driving Gluckstern's 1994 Honda. The laptop was registered to Freddie Mac, where Gluckstern had worked.
"If Lee does not fight the extradition, he will go to trial in Virginia," said Officer Shelley Broderick of the Fairfax County Police Department. "If he is found guilty in Virginia, whatever sentence he gets he will serve here." After that sentence is served, and if the Florida district attorney so chooses, Lee will face his separate charges there, said Lavoti.
Lee is in custody in Florida for violating his probation. The Fairfax County Commonwealth's Attorney Office will start the extradition process to bring Lee back to Virginia, where he will stand trial on the murder, larceny and credit card theft charges.


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20-two candidates met a Monday deadline to file paperwork for a spot on the ballot in the special election to succeed former U.S. Rep. Jesse Jackson Jr.The field of 17 Democrats and five Republicans still could be winnowed, however, as campaigns try to knock opponents off what would be a crowded Feb. 26 primary ballot in the 2nd Congressional District.
Among the final filers was former one-term U.S. Rep. Debbie Halvorson of Crete, who was easily defeated by Jackson in last year's Democratic primary.
Halvorson and Joyce Washington, a management consultant who lost a 2002 primary bid for lieutenant governor and a U.S. Senate primary two years later, were among five Democrats who filed their petitions within an hour of the deadline.
The Illinois State Board of Elections will hold a lottery Tuesday to determine which of those five will get the last spot on the Democratic primary ballot. Another lottery Tuesday will determine which of the first five filers will appear atop the Democratic ballot.
On the Republican side, Lenny McAllister of Maywood, a former conservative radio host, will appear atop the GOP ballot, barring a petition challenge. Also among the Republicans running is Eric Wallace of Flossmoor, who is involved with the African American Republican Council of Illinois.
The South Side and south suburban congressional district is heavily Democratic.
The special primary elections and the April 9 special general election were called after Jackson stepped down from Congress in November after 17 years amid federal ethics investigations and a diagnosis of bipolar depression.
SEE ALSO: Congressman Jesse Jackson Jr. Resigns
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Tyson Gay beat Usain Bolt today in the 100m at the IAAF Track and Field Diamond League in Stockholm. It was Bolt's first loss in two years. I'm sure the headlines for this will be extremely tasteful.
Keeping a streak alive, let's break this down, Aural Secs-style, shall we? Let's let Glenn and the rest of the Misfits illustrate Tyson Gay's speed through their classic jam "Where Eagles Dare."


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Dear Gary Larson: Your Kids Go Out At Night; Let Them Be
from the letting-go deptA whole bunch of you sent over this note from Gary Larson, which gently asks fans of The Far Side to stop posting his comics online:
On the one hand, I confess to finding it quite flattering that some of my fans have created web sites displaying and / or distributing my work on the Internet. And, on the other, I'm struggling to find the words that convincingly but sensitively persuade these Far Side enthusiasts to "cease and desist" before they have to read these words from some lawyer.I actually believe this statement is an old one (a quick search shows it popping up many years ago as well -- at least going back to 2005), so I'm not sure why it's suddenly being submitted by multiple people, but I'm guessing it was recently mentioned on a big site (Reddit, maybe?). Either way, assuming Larson still feels this way (and if he doesn't, someone please let me know!), it's still worth discussing. The fact that there does not appear to be any official source for Far Side strips online, at least suggests that Larson and his publisher still feel this way. It appears this "letter" is sent out with each takedown notice that his publisher sends out.
What impact this unauthorized use has had (and is having) in tangible terms is, naturally, of great concern to my publishers and therefore to me -- but it's not the focus of this letter. My effort here is to try and speak to the intangible impact, the emotional cost to me, personally, of seeing my work collected, digitized, and offered up in cyberspace beyond my control.
While some of the submissions bashed Larson, the letter is actually pretty reserved and calm. Unlike some complaints like this, he does not talk about "stealing" or complain about how he can't eat because of this. While I think he (and his publisher) are greatly overestimating how this might have any sort of "negative" impact on them, he's not going off the rails and attacking people. Instead, he (as many content creators have done over time), talks about it from an emotional level, comparing his works to his children:
So, in a nutshell (probably an unfortunate choice of words for me), I only ask that this respect be returned, and the way for anyone to do that is to please, please refrain from putting The Far Side out on the Internet. These cartoons are my "children," of sorts, and like a parent, I'm concerned about where they go at night without telling me. And, seeing them at someone's web site is like getting the call at 2:00 a.m. that goes, "Uh, Dad, you're not going to like this much, but guess where I am.Of course, part of being a parent is (at a certain point) recognizing that your children have grown up and don't need to tell you where they are. They do go out at night, and you should respect that, and recognize that they might not really be in trouble. I'd argue that this is a case where that's absolutely true.
If you look back at the massive success of The Far Side, it would not be crazy to suggest that a not insignificant portion was due to the fact that many, many, many people cut out or copied Far Side comics, and posted them on their refrigerators or office walls or wherever it was they shared comics. For years, I used to have a "God at his computer" (with a giant "smite" button) Far Side (from a page-a-day calendar from sometime in the 90s) taped to my computer. Of course, those were all cases of Larson's "children" going out at night as well.
In fact, I'd argue that the lack of old Far Side comics being allowed online these days is actually doing much more harm to The Far Side franchise and Larson's reputation, than if he simply left them on. It takes The Far Side out of the discussion. Meanwhile, we've seen how new webcomics, like xkcd take the exact opposite approach. xkcd doesn't just put all its comics online, or not complain about people sharing them on other sites, but with each and every comic, it gives you the embed code so that you can embed it via a hotlink. And, rather than hurting xkcd creator Randall Munroe, it seems to have massively increased his possibility. And even though all the comics are for free, xkcd books are still in high demand, and Munroe makes pretty good money selling prints of each strip, despite all of that.
Or, if you don't consider Munroe/xkcd a peer because his comics come from a different era/world, how about Scott Adams, with Dilbert, which at times has had a similar reputation as The Far Side, and also owes a great debt to people sharing copies of its comics on their office walls. And, just like Larson and The Far Side, Adams has to deal with a publisher/syndication company that wants to sell his books. And, yet, the Dilbert website has a full archive of all Dilbert comics for free, with a nice search engine. It also makes it easy for anyone to share and embed the strips on their website if they want to do that (for free). On top of that, not so long ago, they created a nice feature that makes it ridiculously easy to license any Dilbert strip for all sorts of uses, with a couple of clicks and a simple price. And, it doesn't sound like any of this has "harmed" Dilbert's ability to earn money. In fact, it has done quite the opposite.
So, while I don't know for sure why this is suddenly getting attention, it seems like it's time for Gary Larson and Creators Syndicate to maybe reconsider their position. The children have grown up. You don't need to protect them any more. You can set them free and watch as they do wonderful things that make you proud.
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Feb 7, 2014 USDA Affirms its Decision to Maintain the Light Brown Apple Moth as a Quarantine Pest
We are notifying the public of our decision to maintain our classification of the light brown apple moth (LBAM, Epiphyas postvittana [Walker]) as a quarantine pest. In making this decision, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service (APHIS) evaluated the possibility of and impact from reclassifying LBAM from an actionable, quarantine-significant pest to a nonactionable, non-quarantine pest. By maintaining a regulatory program for LBAM, APHIS is seeking to minimize the further spread of the moth in the United States and maintain foreign trade markets for our producers. This decision is based on our evaluation of data submitted by the two petitioners seeking the reclassification of LBAM, our analysis of other scientific data,
and comments received from the public in response to our previous notice announcing the
availability of our revised draft response to those petitions.
USDA is an equal opportunity provider and employer. To file a complaint of discrimination, write: USDA, Office of the Assistant Secretary for Civil Rights, Office of Adjudication, 1400 Independence Ave., SW, Washington, DC 20250-9410 or call (866) 632-9992 (Toll-free Customer Service), (800) 877-8339 (Local or Federal relay), (866) 377-8642 (Relay voice users).


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Every so often, a groundbreaking product comes along that has the potential to transform an entire industry. The Convia programmable building platform, introduced by Chicago-headquartered Convia/a Herman Miller Co., may be one such innovation. Launched in November 2006, the next-generation system is a modular, programmable infrastructure for power and data that offers plug-and-play connections for any interior light, electrical device, or control — almost any location within a commercial space without the need for hardwiring of devices or switches.
"One of the biggest issues in commercial environments and for developers is the cost of 'tenant churn' — that is, the turnover of space from one tenant to another or the change of space for an existing tenant as it grows or contracts," says John Knott, president and CEO of the Noisette Co., a North Charleston, S.C.- based developer of sustainable communities that recently installed one of the systems in its 11,000-square-foot office. "Convia solves this problem by creating a framework infrastructure — either horizontal or vertical — that deploys our control, communications, and power technologies in a shielded, integrated system that allows us to basically move anything, anywhere."
Convia's nucleus is its low-voltage communication network and protocol, which the company says allow unlimited interconnectivity between the number of lights controlled by a single switch. The system also features modular plug assemblies that carry 120V or 277V power as well as the ability to transmit data-over-power lines. In the open-grid version, plug-and-play power is distributed every 10 inches along the product's grid. All devices can be hung from the grid and are fully programmable — allowing trained and untrained users alike to install, upgrade, or relocate any electrical device. Associations between switches, sensors, and lights are done in minutes via a secure, remote-control two-button wand employing infrared technology.
"Instead of having to manually rewire lights, you point the wand at the switch and click it to change which lights are in use," explains Knott, whose company also deployed the system in a tenant space leased by McMillan, Smith and Partners in North Charleston. "You can even change lighting patterns or preprogram an environment such as a conference room or classroom. At McMillan, Smith, and Partners, we deployed the vertical system, where walls were hung from the infrastructure with power moving through them. The product creates a high-tech, contemporary, 21st century environment."
In development for five years, the product's major design considerations were to provide flexibility in electrical systems as well as energy management, according to Convia's President Randy Storch. "With this system, users can measure any electrical event that occurs in a space," Storch says. "When someone flips a switch, you know which lights are on, how long they have been burning, and at what dimming level they are operating. This lets our customers calculate how to benchmark a truly efficient electrical system."
A study commissioned by the company and performed by the Weidt Group, Minnetonka, Minn., supports this claim, concluding that an average office building using Convia programmable infrastructure would realize 6% to 30% in annual energy savings as compared to the current energy standard for buildings (ASHRAE standard 90.1-2004). The study also revealed that the product offers the ability to recoup a further 20% to 60% energy savings that are otherwise lost when implemented with traditional electric systems.
Since the launch of the device, commercial offices and retail spaces are proving to be fertile market segments for Convia, according to Storch. "We're also seeing a need for this kind of flexibility in education facilities," he adds. "And we're starting to look into the health care industry as well."
Made of 100% reusable components, the product is available in either an open-ceiling grid or a plenum-rated system for use in conjunction with traditional finished ceilings incorporating air-handling systems. Designed for closed or drop ceilings, the plenum-rated system is compatible with HVAC systems.
According to the company, the programmable infrastructure is comparably priced to conventional pipe and wire with junction boxes. "However, the product offers a number of other systems, including lighting control, audio/video control, and energy management," Storch says. "So far, no one else takes an integrated approach to all of these pieces."
For more information, visit www.convia.com.


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Vineyard Vines was started by two brothers who spent every summer on Martha's Vineyard, where they developed a love of all things related to those carefree days. Tired of the rat race, they gave up their desk jobs in Manhattan and started selling ties so they didn't have to wear them. Today, the Vineyard Vines line has expanded to include clothing and accessories for men, women and kids.


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Saturday, January 20, 2018 2:00 pm to 4:30 pm
Stop by the Bluford Library every Saturday for a variety of board games, card games, and strategy and adventure games. Look through our board game collection, and suggest new games for us to get! Staff will be on hand to help you learn the rules and organize matches.


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We are closing this site
We will be closing this Arrest Blair website on 31 January 2019.
We welcome your nominations for organisations to receive the remaining funds (a total of £10,599.89 which may be shared between successful nominees).
This is in line with the terms set out below, that after five years have elapsed since the last attempt to arrest Tony Blair (which took place on 17th January 2014), the remainder of the fund will be donated to one or more organisations campaigning for international justice.
Please send nominations for organisations via our Contact Us page.
The purpose of this site
This site offers a reward to people attempting a peaceful citizen's arrest of the former British prime minister, Tony Blair, for crimes against peace. Anyone attempting an arrest which meets the rules laid down here will be entitled to one quarter of the money collected at the time of his or her application.
Money donated to this site will be used for no other purpose than to pay bounties for attempts to arrest Tony Blair. All the costs of administering this site will be paid by the site's founder.*
The intention is to encourage repeated attempts to arrest the former prime minister. We have four purposes:
– To remind people that justice has not yet been done.
– To show Mr Blair that, despite his requests for people to "move on" from Iraq, the mass murder he committed will not be forgotten.
– To put pressure on the authorities of the United Kingdom and the countries he travels through to prosecute him for a crime against peace, or to deliver him for prosecution to the International Criminal Court.
– To discourage other people from repeating his crime.
We have no interest in people's motivation, as long as they follow the rules laid down by this site. If they try to arrest Mr Blair because they care about the people he has killed, so much the better. But if they do it only for the money, that is fine too, and we will have encouraged an attempt which would not otherwise have taken place.
The higher the bounty, the more people are likely to try to arrest Mr Blair. Please remember that the account will remain open, regardless of how many have already claimed a reward, so new donations will continue to encourage have-a-go heroes.
If you are giving money to this fund, please be aware that, in the interests of transparency, we cannot accept any donation of £1000 or greater unless the giver is happy for their identity to be made public. This is a principle we feel should apply to all organisations that engage in public advocacy.
If, beyond 31st December 2010, a bounty is claimed when the total fund has fallen below £500, the successful claimant will take the whole pot, which we will then seek to replenish. The fund will remain open until Mr Blair is officially prosecuted. If it still contains money after his prosecution or after five years have elapsed since the last attempt to arrest him, the remainder will be donated to one or more organisations campaigning for international justice, or used to pursue other people responsible for the Iraq war. You will be welcome to nominate recipients.
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Sue E i jus saw that you did FET 2nd time around. Did you go for a natural or medicated cycle? I am a bit confused abpout which way to go at the moment. DR has suggested natural as i am regular and it is DH who is the fertility factor. What was your experience with FET, sorry oif this is a bit personal but am feeling a little lost as the ICSI process was so dictated and natural is a tad more wishy washy
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RICHMOND, Va. – VCU Women's Soccer sophomore midfielder Cristin Granados will have some extra plans this weekend.
Granados is headed to Rochester, N.Y. to meet up with the Costa Rican National Team, which is playing the United States in a friendly on Saturday, Sept. 1 at 7 p.m. NBC Sports Network will be airing the match.
The U.S. squad, which won the gold medal in last month's London Olympics, is expected to play all of its regulars.
The Cartago, Costa Rica native has earned eight international caps over the past two years as a member of Costa Rica's Women's National Team. She played a significant role during Costa Rica's run in the CONCACAF Women's World Cup Qualifying tournament in 2010. Granados has also played in the prestigious National Division I in Costa Rica, claiming the league scoring title in 2009 and 2010.
Granados, in her sophomore season with the Rams, was named Colonial Athletic Association Rookie of the Year in 2011 after tying for the team lead with six goals. Through four matches this season, she has tallied a goal and an assist.


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