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Cito plays weatherman
BOSTON — Running behind here. Funny how that always seems to happen when A: I've been off for a few days (I guess I need time to get back into game shape) and B: There's a rain delay.
You would think rain delays would make life easier on us scribes — maybe we'd be able to bring you the news sooner with all the "down" time. Turns out, it tends to make for a more relaxed atmosphere and makes our time down on the field before the game drag beyond when it normally would.
But, no excuses. I'll get back to the normal routine from here on out.
Prior to the game, it was cloudy, but not raining. When Jays manager Cito Gaston came out around 4:45 to meet with the media, he had this to say:
"I don't think we're going to get a chance to hit. I think about 5:00 or so it should start raining and it's going to be off and on all night."
Well, what do ya know? As Cito went on with the interview, and the clock ticked beyond 5, it started to rain and then rain harder and harder and then the tarp came out. This game didn't get going until 7:46 p.m. (a very lengthy rendition of the Star Spangled Banner added on a minute or two) and it's now in the third with a steady rain still falling.
But, as Cito also said:
"I don't think any of us would like to see back-to-back doubleheaders."
Therein lies the issue. This game probably wouldn't be played tonight in the current conditions, but for the fact that Toronto and Boston engage in a double dip tomorrow. A rainout tonight would've likely meant another double on Sunday. They'll do all they can to get five in tonight to make this official.
No big news from pregame. Rios is swinging a hot bat. Cito doesn't see why Snider can't make the Opening Day squad next year. And Ryan and Downs could use a day off or two, but Cito plans on sticking with his best guys while the club is still on this run, so those two will continue to see their innings, if needed.
Now, for your belated "pregame" lineups:
Today's lineups:
TORONTO (79-67) at BOSTON (85-60)
at 7:46 p.m. ET at Fenway Park
Marco Scutaro, 2B
Brad Wilkerson, LF
Alex Rios, RF
Vernon Wells, CF
Lyle Overbay, 1B
Kevin Mench, DH
Rod Barajas, C
Scott Rolen, 3B
John McDonald, SS
PITCHING: LHP David Purcey (3-5, 5.23)
Coco Crisp, CF
Dustin Pedroia, 2B
David Ortiz, DH
Kevin Youkilis, 1B
Jason Bay, LF
Mike Lowell, 3B
Mark Kotsay, RF
Jed Lowrie, SS
Kevin Cash, C
PITCHING: RHP Tim Wakefield (8-10, 4.11)
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There are 6 games postponed due to rain yet this game is being played , its a travesty and a farce . Players slipping on the field , batters falling in the batter's box, they are risking injury to all the players in this game and its irresponsible .
The mlb said they had to play this game before the mlb doesn't want back to back double headers or something.
When a guy like Wakefield hasn't given up a walk through 8 innings, you know he has got something going for him. Lets hope they can put something together in this last inning…
MLB cares not for the only Canadian team this game should not have been played Wakefields knukleball will dance a lot more in the rain.The Jays can't win the wildcard it was just a dream.
I have to admit that I was kinda disappointed when I saw that Mench and Wilkerson were playing and not Snider and Lind..In the end, it was just a game played under horrible conditions, and it played to Bostons advantage as they had a knuckleballer pitching..hopefully the Jays can take the next three and gain some ground in the Wild Card chase!
I'm not surprised Cito kept Snider and Lind on the bench for Wakefiled. A knuckler can seriously screw up a young hitters swing, so I think that was the right decision.
I think we just got the short end of the draw on this one. Conditions were horrible leading to Wakefield's knuckler being harder to hit and yet no one wanted to pospone the game and play double headers back to back.
However, if we take the next 3 and the 3 here with Boston, we still have a shot, albeit a more difficult one each day.
you can't blame it all on the rain,boston hit,and the jays didn't.wakefield is the best knuckleballer in the last 10 years,which he was ours to watch him more,i love the knuckleball.anyone know of any minor-leaguers coming up that hrow it?
Hey guys the Sox have put a jinx on us they did the same thing to the Rays the call them the DEVILRAYS DEVILRAYS DEVILRAYS. And us the DEVILJAYS DEVILJAYS DEVILJAYS.Now you have to say it three times,So let's give it back to them,The only way to break the jinx is to say the DEVILSOX DEVILSOX DEVILSOX.NOW YOU HAVE TO SAY IT EVERY TIME YOU USE THERE NAME.did you all hear me.
Two dumb base running mistakes in a row.A triple of the green monster give me a break.Now lets kick some but against the DEVILSOX DEVILSOX DEVILSOX LET'S GO CLAP CLAP CLAP.
Now we can see what the right lineup can do.GO JAYS,CLAP CLAP CLAP.WE NEED SUPPORT HERE.
Lets beat the DEVILSOX DEVILSOX DEVILSOX.


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Is Gold Set to Benefit from Obama's Re-Election?
After months of record costing political rhetoric and spin, the election hype can now start to wane. On Tuesday, the Electoral College re-elected President Barack Obama for another four years. In the final days and hours leading up to the main event, much has been discussed about the effects the presidential race conclusion will have on various investments and sectors of the economy. However, how will the election and longer-term trends impact precious metals?
According to research done by The Real Asset Company, a gold bullion storage firm, the price of gold performs well under either political party, but has typically climbed higher under Democrats. Since Richard Nixon, the president that cut the final link to a gold standard and ended the trading of gold at a fixed price of $35 an ounce, gold has surged nearly 360 percent over the terms of Democrats. In comparison, the precious metal has jumped 121 percent over the terms of Republicans.
A recent note from HSBC also suggests a correlation between Democratic control of the White House and Congress, and higher gold prices. The bank explains, "The heaviest Democratic majorities in 1975-1979 coincide with a powerful and prolonged rally in gold prices from below $200 per ounce to more than $800 per ounce. In the early 1980s, Democratic majorities were reduced and gold prices eased. Gold declined, however, from 1983 to January 1985, a period when the Democrat majority increased. Gold also moved higher from January 1985 to October 1987, a period when Democrats lost seats but still held a majority," according to Mineweb.
Under President Obama's first term, gold reached its highest nominal price in history at approximately $1,920 an ounce. This was a lofty level for gold, but it was still below the inflation-adjusted record of $2,300 achieved under Jimmy Carter. However, with Obama being chosen for a second term, history suggests that it may not be too long before gold breaks this record as well. The Real Asset Company points out that gold often performs even better during a president's second term, regardless of the party. George Bush Jr. takes the cake with an 89 percent surge in gold prices during his second term, compared to a 25 percent increase in his first term. Ronald Reagan and Bill Clinton both saw gold prices decline in their first terms, but the precious metal rebounded in their second terms with gains of 28 percent and 5 percent, respectively.
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Gold is currently below its historic nominal high, but it is still sitting on impressive gains since Obama first took office. Between January 2009 and Election Day 2012, gold prices have doubled. If the precious metal duplicates anywhere near this success for Obama's second term, investors will be looking at gold prices above $3,000. This may seem crazy or unlikely to some, but $1,000 gold prices were barely a thought back when it was trading at $250 an ounce just a decade ago. Silver has also enjoyed a meteoric rise over Obama's first term, with its price nearly tripling. In fact, silver is the best performing major financial asset in the market over the past four years, with gold coming in second.
Although it is interesting to view financial markets in terms of political parties, investors should not ignore that many factors besides the sitting president influence the price of precious metals. Democrats remain in control of the White House and the Senate, Republicans keep the House, but Ben Bernanke is still in charge of the printing press. The Federal Reserve Chairman has presided over the central bank as its balance sheet has grown to more than a record-breaking $2.8 trillion, thanks to numerous quantitative easing programs. The latest measure, referred to as QE-to-infinity-and-beyond, purchases $40 billion in agency mortgage-backed securities each month, for an unlimited amount of time. If the Fed continues this QE program, along with its Operation Twist program unsterilized, its balance sheet could hit $4 trillion or even $5 trillion within two years.
While some believed a Romney victory would have led to a more hawkish Federal Reserve, this was unlikely considering the current financial environment. Central banks all over the world are engaged in currency devaluation methods against each other. Over the last four years, quantitative easing by the U.S., Britain, Europe and Japan central banks have injected $6 trillion of currency into the financial system, and they are showing no signs of slowing down.
In addition quantitative easing programs, precious metals are set to benefit from negative real interest rates, investment and central bank demand, and the need to reduce counter-party risk in a financial system swamped with uncertainty and debt. These factors are not only stronger than the party residing in the White House, but could last longer than the next four years.
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Topic Page: Dentition
kind, number, and arrangement of the teeth of humans and other animals. During the course of evolution, teeth were derived from bony body scales similar to the placoid scales on the skin of modern sharks. Tooth structures such as those found in humans are restricted to certain vertebrates, i.e., most fish, mammals, and reptiles, and some amphibians. The teeth of sharks, which are primitive vertebrates, consist of simple conelike structures, sometimes with serrated edges and sometimes flattened for crushing shelled prey. In many lower vertebrates the individual teeth are replaced throughout the animal's life; old tooth loss and new tooth growth follow wavelike patterns down the length of jaw and affect alternate teeth at any one time, so that half the teeth in a region are always functional. Fish and reptiles that have teeth have homodont dentition; that is, all teeth are identical. The mammals have heterodont dentition, or teeth of different basic types, including incisors for nipping or cutting, canines for piercing, and premolars and molars for shearing and grinding. Carnivorous animals have relatively small incisors, used for grasping rather than for cutting; long and strong canines; and relatively thin, sharp premolars and molars, used for severing muscle and other tissues. Herbivorous animals have well-developed incisors, used to cut grass and other vegetation; canines that are either smaller than those of carnivores or absent altogether; and broad, flat premolars and molars for grinding food. In some herbivores, the upper canines are absent, so they cut vegetation by the combined action of the tongue and lower incisors. Omnivorous animals such as man have less specialized dentition. Only part of the dentition of mammals is usually replaced; however, the incisors of rodents grow out at the base as fast as they wear down at the tip. Teeth, the hardest structures in the body, have been well preserved as fossils and have played an important role for paleontologists and physical anthropologists in the study of human evolution.
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Inequalities and Structural Transformation in Tanzania
This article describes the various domains in which inequality manifests itself in Tanzania. It outlines the key drivers of inequalities as including wide income gaps, unemployment and a collusion between political and businesses elites that creates political capture and patronage, thus fueling corruption and diverting resources from essential services. The article points out a correlation between access to education and income inequality, and highlights the fact that, despite marginal reduction in poverty, inequality is on the rise.
Inequality in Uganda: Issues for discussion and further research
For the past two decades the degree of inequality in Uganda has been variable, mostly on the increase. By 2009, the country's richest 10 percent earned 2.3 times more than the poorest 40 percent. While some progress may have been made in reducing income poverty during this same period, existing figures mask a lot of poverty dynamics and characteristics. With a very low poverty line an erroneous picture is given on the extent of deprivation. Second, the distribution of consumption in Uganda is very flat, implying that many households that are presumed to have 'escaped' poverty have a very high level of vulnerability.
Impact of Macroeconomic, Institutional and Structural Factors on Inequality in South Africa
Income inequality especially remains high in South Africa. This article investigates the impact of macro-economic, institutional and structural factors on inequality across the nine provinces of South Africa. Using a panel data econometric technique, the determinants/ drivers of inequalities are estimated. The rate of openness (globalization) of an economy, the level of financial inclusion, the status of physical infrastructure, governance indicators, and socioeconomic and institutional factors are explored as explanatory variables. The article concludes with a presentation of the challenges and policy options required to address social and economic inequalities in South Africa.
Inequalities in the Context of Structural Transformation: The case of Senegal
This article analyzes the key domains of inequalities in Senegal. It underscores the high level of gender disparity in the distribution of unemployment that disproportionately affects women. A relatively efficient education system is nevertheless undermined by large geographically defined access differentials. In terms of infrastructure, the capital Dakar enjoys better access to transportation, schools and health facilities in comparison with rural and other urban zones. Agriculture and informal trade are crucial for reducing youth unemployment
Structural Transformation and Inequality: Evidence from Nigeria
This article highlights that the persistent high levels of poverty and inequality are being mainly propelled by the structure of the Nigerian economy and the inability of annual public expenditure, despite its large size, to guarantee improved access to functional facilities and social services. It also illustrates how the emerging structural transformation, led by the services sector, needs to be consolidated and properly managed in order to promote sustainable development, including the eradication of poverty and the reduction of inequality.
The Fading Developmental State: Growing inequality in Mauritius
The small multi-ethnic island state of Mauritius has made great strides and embraced the notion of equal opportunity for all, although this has not always been translated in practice. This article
argues that, while the first wave of structural transformation contributed to economic growth and employment opportunities for citizens, development has not been equitable, especially with respect to Mauritians of African origin. The quest for a second wave of sustainable transformation may not be easy and the country needs to rethink its model of development and ensure that the latter is infused with ethical and human centred governance.
Political Drivers of Inequality in Kenya
This article highlights the nature, domains and responses to inequalities in Kenya in the context of the current socio-economic and political transformational processes shaping the country's destiny. It describes the character and drivers of inequalities and analyses the political, policy, programmatic and constitutional measures that have been instituted to address them. It also highlights lessons learnt and challenges in addressing inequalities while sketching their possible resolution.
Inclusive Growth and Inequalities in the Context of Structural Transformation: Evidence from Ethiopia
Ethiopia's structural change has yielded impressive economic growth. With various forms of inequalities weakening the poverty reducing impact of this growth, there is increasing pressure for equitable and shared growth. This article investigates the forms of inequalities in Ethiopia and offers possible remedies. It shows that urban inequality remains higher than rural inequality, despite a slight narrowing because of favourable pricing for agricultural commodities and a large-scale social safety net programme. Key to addressing inequality is: sustaining the social protection intervention; providing decent jobs; enhancing opportunity; and fair representation.
Nature and Dynamics of Inequalities in Ghana
This article analyzes forms, structure, drivers and Implications of inequalities in Ghana; examines its political economy and suggests remedial policy options and challenges. Regarding economic inequalities, it shows that despite a general reduction in the incidence of income poverty, its depth has increased: with a wider income distribution gap between the poorest and richest households; marked disparities between the well-endowed South and the impoverished North; and a gendered bias in the distribution of wealth assets. Overall, the non-diversified nature of Ghana's recent rapid growth has not boosted employment or reduced inequalities.
Inequality in sub-Saharan Africa
This paper reviews recent research on income and non-income inequalities within countries in sub-Saharan Africa. It concentrates on research conducted by national and regional institutions and by international agencies in the region. Research on income inequality in Africa is a recent phenomenon. Most studies began in the early 1990s, with the increased availability of household budget surveys for countries in the region. The advent of PRSPs and MDGs, which moved the debate towards issues of pro-poor growth, also required discussion on the nature and trends of income inequality. Another reason was the lessons coming from a number of countries that although growth may be necessary, it was not sufficient to reduce poverty.


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Our kitchen got TORN UP!
And now some pictures of what the kitchen looked like when we got home…
This is where the sink and dishwasher used to be. Well the dishwasher is still there, but you know what I mean. The subway tiling there is nasty!
No more stove, working counter-space or anything.
The fridge used to be where the broom is now standing. We couldn't get over the fact that the floor was completely out and leveled in just one day. The space looks so BIG with nothing in there…
You can't tell from this picture, but the floor is LEVEL!!! Amazing!
They put this plastic up in the doorway into the hallway. I had to take a picture of it because it has a zipper down the middle, so you can get in and out of the kitchen and the plastic stays in tact.
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I love all the remodel updates, soo cool.
It's coming along so nicely – can't wait to see the finished product!


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High Hopes Muted
First, Doc came here to pitch in the postseason, raising hopes in 2010. Last December, Cliff returned, raising high hopes higher than ever in Phillies history. Expectations were a strong starting rotation, the best in club history, would lead to a return trip to the World Series.
A year ago, the Phillies led the majors in wins for the first time. This year, a second straight time with a club-record 102 wins. Each year the postseason ended with the enemy celebrating on our turf, not a pleasant sight or feeling.
Doc was masterful on Friday night. Two batters into the game and he was behind, 1-0. That one run pinned a loss on him. It was the seventh time the Phillies have been shut out in the postseason.
During the season, the pitching rotation lived up to its billing. The offense was consistent in one area, the area of inconsistency. Piling up crooked numbers quickly could happen but more often, the lumber slumbered.
Three hits and no runs was the offense on Friday night. After scoring 11 runs in Game 1 (10 in three innings), the offense went into a deep hibernation very early in the off-season. Bears wait until December.
Give the Cardinals credit. They had better at-bats, played better defense and pitched better. Of the four Phillies starters, only Doc lasted longer than six innings. Cliff had a 4-0 lead in Game 2 and couldn't hold it, a rarity. In a short series, that is hard to overcome.
In the last five regular-season meetings between the two teams, St. Louis won four. In a five-game series that counted even more, they won three.
Sorry, Harry, but High Hopes has been muted.
(Going forward, will blog every Tuesday and Thursday, unless developments occur that warrant more blogs. Last month, Phillies Insider ranked 15th. Thanks for checking in and hope you do so during the off-season. Cheers.)
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Well no fan likes to see there team lose like our phingtins did and a lot of speculation on next year and Howards Injury! How's this for a answer Jim Thome for a feel good story will fill in nice for Howard and a left-handed bat coming off the Bench when he comes Back!!lot of money freed up with Raul Oswalt Lidge Blanton Gload Leaving Resign Madson &Rollins give chooch a nice raise Platoon Mayberry &Brown and the good times Keep Rolling!!


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MHS football
SJHS volleyball
by Scott Boyle
The Lady Buckaroo volleyball team completed another successful week, going 6-1 and dominating at the Parowan Tournament.
The Ladies started the week off with a three game sweep of the Green River Pirates, 25-23, 25-15, 25-16.
Then the girls made the long trip to Parowan where they shut out Parowan, 25-20, 25-20, Manila 25-12, 25-16, American Leadership twice, 25-20, 25-20 and 25-18, 25-21 and Altamont 25-11, 25-14.
Their only loss on the weekend was a return match against Manila, where the Ladies lost 26-24 and 25-14, leaving the Bucks with a 9-3 record on the year and ranked number three in 1A behind St. Joes and Rich.
Football news
The Buckaroo football team fell to 1-3 overall after a 35-28 loss to the Kanab Cowboys.
The Cowboys dropped down from 2A ranks to 1A this year. Monticello started fast however, when an alert Shane Christensen pounced on a Kanab fumble on the first offensive play of the game at the Kanab 35 yard line.
The Bucks quickly moved down the field and scored in six plays behind junior Cole Eldredge, who blasted his way to 22 yards in two plays, including the 13-yard TD burst up the middle.
After Austin Maloy added the extra point, the Bucks led 7-0 less than two minutes into the game.
Kanab got right back into the game with an 80-yard return on the kickoff, which they quickly turned to a TD on a 20-yard touchdown pass.
Kanab kept the pressure on the Bucks defensively and then scored on their next two possessions offensively to take a 21-7 lead.
First, they scored on a double pass that went 31 yards and then on an 89-yard scamper by the Cowboy quarterback.
Austin Maloy got the Bucks going again with a 44-yard carry to the Kanab four yard line and then added the touchdown from there and it was 21-14. After a Kanab fumble, the Bucks scored again on a six yard TD run by Maloy. The try for two failed and Kanab stayed ahead, 21-20.
Officials played a big part in the game, particularly affecting Kanab before halftime.
The yellow flags were flying with both teams earning six penalites in the first half. One play raised the ire of the Cowboy faithful just before half.
With the ball on their own five, the Bucks fumbled the ball in the endzone. QB McKade Maloy picked up the ball and was immediately smothered by the Kanab defense.
After a moment's hesitation and the Kanab faithfull signaling touchdown, the referees also made the touchdown sign.
But soon the officials were huddling and before you knew it, the touchdown was taken off the board and Monticello had the ball on the ten-yard line.
Inadvertent whistle was the call, though it wasn't clear how the Bucks ended up with the ball on the 10-yard line, instead of the five, where the play began.
More flags in the second half slowed both offenses down, but Kanab was able to add two more touchdowns to get their 14th win over the Bucks against just two Buckaroos wins over Kanab.
Late in the fourth quarter, the Bucks mounted an 80 yard drive for a TD that included a 37-yard fake punt pass from Austin Maloy to Parker Lewis and a one-yard TD run by Hunter Bowring, playing in place of an injured Austin Wilcox.
Unofficially, Bowring picked up 78 yards rushing on 17 carries, Austin Maloy had 120 yards on 19 carries and Cole Eldredge had 93 yards on 12 carries.
The Bucks rushed for 310 yards on the game, but couldn't get the passing game going, completing only four of 22 passes for 68 yards. The two teams meet again in Kanab the last week of the season.
Cross country
The Buckaroo harriers ran all the way to Provo for the annual 2013 BYU Autumn Classic, a 27-team affair with hundreds of runners.
The boys team for coach Jeff Hunt placed 18th, the only 1A school and beating all the 2A schools except for North Summit.
Easton Nielson was the first Buckaroo runner, finishing in 17:45 to take 45th out of 206 runners.
Tyler Bird was 89th, Jens Brewer 103rd, and Sheldon Black 106th to round out the Buckaroo scorers. Tanner Eardley (126) and Everett Hatch (139) also ran for Monticello.
The Lady Buckaroo runners were led by junior Bailey Goodwine, who placed 77 out of 175 runners. Freshman Kendall Harris was 141st, and juniors Cambria Welch and Ashley Hoggard were 164th and 165th.


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GUEST POST: "Is the IDPA a Trojan Horse?" by Sarah Burstein (Associate Professor, University of Oklahoma College of Law)
I'd like to thank Chuck [Ed. who has added some hyperlinks to this post, and, incidentally, wants to thank our esteemed guest in return] for inviting me to comment on S. 3523, the Innovative Design Protection Act of 2012 ("IDPA"). The IDPA is the latest in a string of recent attempts to amend Title 17 of the U.S. Code to provide greater protection for fashion designs. (For LOF's coverage of the last attempt, see here, here and here).
The IDPA would amend the Vessel Hull Design Protection Act ("VHDPA") (Pub. L. No. 105-304, codified at 17 U.S.C. § 1301 et seq.). Specifically, the IDPA would allow designers of certain designs for "article[s] of apparel" to prevent copying of those designs for three years.
Frankly, I have a lot of concerns about the IDPA. But the worst part of the IDPA might be what it doesn't change in the VHDPA—namely, the VHDPA's express preservation of overlapping trademark claims.
The VHDPA provides that: "Nothing in this chapter shall annul or limit . . . any right under the trademark laws or any right protected against unfair competition." 17 U.S.C. § 1330(2). Nothing in the IDPA changes this provision. And, of course, "the trademark laws" of the United States allow a plaintiff to claim that a product design constitutes protectable "trade dress"—i.e., that the product design itself is acting as (and, therefore, should be protected as) a trademark. Thus, the IDPA would allow a designer to claim both IDPA protection and trade dress rights in the exact same design.
Why is this a problem? First of all, trade dress law is a mess. It's bloated, incoherent and long-untethered from the consumer confusion rationale that is supposed to undergird trademark law. Second, there is no time limit on trade dress protection—once established, it can (potentially) last forever. Third, because trade dress cases are expensive to litigate, even ridiculously weak claims can have significant anti-competitive effects. For just one example of how bad things have gotten, check out this complaint, in which BCBG claims that it owns trade dress rights in, essentially, the idea of a bandage dress.
It's supposed to be difficult to get trade dress protection for product designs. For example, the party claiming protection is supposed prove that the design has acquired "secondary meaning"—i.e., that consumers view the design primarily as an indicator of source. In theory, this is a difficult burden. But in practice, it's distressingly easy for plaintiffs to satisfy the tests that are supposed to evaluate secondary meaning.
Under these tests, one important factor is whether or not the plaintiff's use of the claimed trade dress has been "exclusive." The IDPA would give designers three years of artificial exclusivity, making it easier for them to claim that their designs have developed secondary meaning.
This isn't just idle speculation. Design patents also give their owners a short period of artificial exclusivity. And plaintiffs frequently claim trade dress rights in the designs covered by expired—or soon-to-expire—design patents. Unfortunately, courts have allowed these types of claims. (Here's one example.) There's no reason to think that parties would refrain from making similar claims after the expiration of IDPA rights.
In this respect, the IDPA is something of a Trojan Horse—hiding an increased potential for perpetual protection beneath a veneer of short-term protection.
To be clear, I'm not accusing any of the IDPA's drafters or supporters of acting in bad faith; I don't know if they intend, or even anticipate, these trademark consequences. But the problem is still very real.
Of course, some might argue that overlapping protection is not a problem because trade dress law has a different purpose than copyright law—namely, to prevent consumer confusion. But let's be honest: no one asserts product design trade dress claims because they are worried that consumers might be confused. They do it because they want to prevent copying.
The bottom line is this: if, as proponents of the IDPA (and its predecessors) have suggested, what designers really need is three years' worth of copyright-like protection, then they should be willing to give up potential trade dress claims. Unless and until they are willing to do so, the IDPA (and bills like it) should be rejected.
[Like everything on LAW OF FASHION, this post is for entertainment and informational purposes only, and does not constitute legal advice or create an attorney-client relationship among any individuals or entities. Any views expressed in this post or at the linked web pages are those of the relevant writer(s) on a particular date, and should not necessarily be attributed to Charles Colman, his law firm, or its agents or clients. Neither the writer of this post nor LAW OF FASHION (or any person or entity associated with it) can or will warrant the thoroughness or accuracy of the content here or at the cited sources.]


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Strong, healthy relationships are a powerful weapon against stress: They give us emotional support, keep us grounded, and remind us of what's really important in life. But finding -- and keeping -- them can be a challenge in itself. These tips can help you cultivate positive relationships and improve (or get rid of) negative ones.
Research has long suggested that having friends benefits both sexes. But women, especially, lean on their pals as a way to cope when the going gets tough. Forming close female bonds, then, is important to your health. If you're not happy with yours, make a move to improve them.
It's extremely common for bickering and squabbles to occur among friends. If you're the one that your pals always run to to listen to their problems -- or to mediate fights between them -- you may need to push pause and put the focus back on you.
Your friends want a confidante, a sympathetic ear, a sage dispenser of advice -- but this can put you in an awkward position. Before you do anything, you need to make a mental commitment to staying true to yourself and getting what you need.
You can see it now: your combative Aunt Barb cornering you at a family get-together, your squinty-eyed sister-in-law calling your personal life into question over dessert. Families come in all shapes and sizes, but they rarely come without the (at least) occasional feuds.
Whether you see your family members every day or once a year, chances are high that your interactions won't always go smoothly. But if you can change the way you navigate these interactions, you'll set yourself up for a more positive experience.
If you struggle with shyness when you're with groups of people, it can be hard to make new friends and enjoy social situations.
The next time you're hanging out with friends, ask yourself, "What would I be doing if I were not shy?" Imagine how your body would feel -- relaxed, alert, light? Choose one action to take, perhaps hugging goodbye, making a joke, or even just smiling. Let your desire for connection help you conquor this fear.
Looking for true love can be stressful, especially if you feel the pressure of friends, family, and society to find someone -- anyone -- before time runs out. But how can you get what you want from your relationships if you don't even know what you really need?
In his book "Elemental Love Styles," relationship counselor Craig Martin outlines a simple way to determine what you should look for in a partner. Take our quiz to discover your relationship type and approach your love life in a new way.


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Opinion: The NSA Doesn't Care What You Did Last Summer
Wonder Land columnist Dan Henninger on the difference between the NSA surveillance programs and the IRS political audits. Photo: Associated Press
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I he is the president understated ... the level of discomfort out there about ... big brother ... my ... thinking it's understating an area that was a pew of a poll that came out in January nineteen fifty three percent of Americans for the first time a majority feel the federal government has a direct ... threat ... to their freedom and our right as this is before or the Ira scandal in all the second of January ... the percentage of over fifty percent ... and of this isn't just concerns about big government this is a direct threat to freedom and love and rights ... which I think is that it's really quite astonishing now ... why is this happening you've got the president you're struggling to convince the American people that they can be trusted with this NSA surveillance program ... in my column ... I note that this is the same president who saw IR as in twenty ten ... was conducting these over the top lot it's again so long list of groups most in the ruins of tea party that that form spontaneously ... participate in politics than many of them were put out of business by the federal government ... so for starters I think that's a big reason why people do not trust the Obama administration ... says more than that is it is to be on the scandals sensing that the regulatory stained feet the onerous taxes in some of our ... big cities like the ones that were were were sitting in right now ... I think a couple of things it's kind of a perfect storm of anxiety Mary ... we're talking about this because of the NSA surveillance program the idea that you have this on a misguided big brother ... and I think that is of the peace with the sort of as I say anxieties people feel about big data the fact that your smartphone your PC can be monitored is monitored by the ... you know by some of these companies who then sell some this information ... to marketers and so we all know that's going on we don't necessarily like it ... was part of the new world that we're suddenly living in and I think ... the Obama idea that the government should get bigger and more benevolent with more regulation ... is ... reaching a kind of breaking point with people on these points of Hall much stock ... should they have looking over their shoulder whether it's the private sector and all these digital technologies for the government won't mind Americans have been uncomfortable with what the government is doing in the past they've just for the guys out so ... I argue that the friendliness scenarios here for a big change ... next year in the congressional actions ... he I think it could feed into that Mary I think if you are a Democrat then you agree with Obama that we should have more government that there's kind of an early warning here that he should step back and maybe try to ... top up modify deposition a little bit because I think perhaps President Obama has overstuffed I don't think the Democrats are ever going to ... say the word for smaller ... than that but I think the hide his idea that it's all good all big and all the noble and I think is running into a wall of opposition to the US the implementation of Obamacare going to play into this because well it's going to start in a couple of months ... it's part of it because the impact of implementation is proving to be so difficult ... and I think a sort of obvious less of that Mary is that ... in this program was so big and so complex that it cannot easily be implemented if at all ... and ... you know people take the kind of obvious lesson away from that it's too big it's too complicated and you have a finite space for a column in the news paper in the print edition ... on it but one thing he didn't address is how to fix this anxiety knew ... what needs to happen here do we need to see it as role at the IRS this error Calder need to step down ... the wet ... oh well maybe the so the wrong solution I think we do need to know more transparency and probably vehemence a nice talk little bit more about this general Alexander said in his testimony the plots that they have thwarted using this technology ... to combat to be on our as many of these a lot it's that the conduct of these groups they were trying to conduct politics ... if we're going to work our way through this controversial piece of technology and so we're going to need to talk about because of all feeds into politics eventually someone wants to pass a law ... unless you are free to participate in politics of work in Iran in the process we're going to run into problems the Wonderland Columnist Dan Henninger thanks very much


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Campfire Tales - Snap #515
It's summertime. Nothing better than going to the woods, setting up your tent... and at nightfall, it's time to tell scary stories. On the next Snap Judgment, from PRX and NPR, we proudly present "Campfire Tales."
The Djinn Inside
The Djinn Inside
An Islamic summer camp in Northern Michigan is turned upside down when a young man becomes possessed by Djinn.
Producer: Anthony Briones
Sound Design: Stephanie Foo
Haunted Hacienda
Rita found a gorgeous place to stay for dirt cheap. Problem was, she didn't much care for her roommate.
Produced by Rita Daniels.
Old Pictures
Nicole Selken found the perfect room in a Victorian house to rent. When she first walked in, the house was empty except for some old photos of past owners. She didn't know how well she'd get to know them.
Producer: Stephanie Foo
When one woman decides to rebuild an old home, she finds that it is currently occupied.
Producer: Rita Daniels
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The Exorcism
Alan worked at a mental hospital in the midwest. He asked to be transferred to the acute ward, which housed some of the most psychotic people in the area.
His request was approved . . .
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AMC's "Mad Men" and Showtime's "Homeland" (last year's winner) are no-brainers for repeat mentions when the 2013 Primetime Emmy Awards nominations are announced Thursday. But it would be grand if a few less obvious candidates and fresh faces were to win some Emmy love.
"Bates Motel," "The Americans," CBS' "The Good Wife" and "Breaking Bad" should be in the mix. While some fans believe "Downton Abbey" deserves a nod, the writing wasn't as sharp as the period set decor. "Boardwalk Empire" is eligible but better picks would be "Justified," which more consistently hits high notes overall, and the fantasy epic "Game of Thrones," which has successfully transcended the genre to become a mass-appeal hit. Longer-shot possibilities include "Nashville" and "The Newsroom," but they don't belong in the same tier as, say, "Breaking Bad."
Emmy voters are often suckers for movie stars on the small screen, and this year that means Kevin Spacey and Kevin Bacon could nab nominations, for "House of Cards" and "The Following," respectively. Spacey is more deserving. Meanwhile we'll watch for Netflix to make some noise as its original series "House of Cards" and "Arrested Development" elbow into the race.
On the comedy side, ABC's "Modern Family" will defend its title as three-time winner. I'd like to see "Girls," "The Big Bang Theory," "Louie" and that neglected favorite, "Episodes," win nominations. "30 Rock" and "Veep" are possible contenders, both coming off uneven seasons. "Arrested Development," despite its rabid fan base, didn't live up to expectations; Fox's "New Girl" wouldn't be my choice but it's a long shot, same for NBC's "Parks and Recreation," an acquired taste.
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The Dirty Secret of Black Friday 'Discounts'
How Retailers Concoct 'Bargains' for the Holidays and Beyond
When shoppers head out in search of Black Friday bargains this week, they won't just be going to the mall, they'll be witnessing retail theater.
Stores will be pulling out the stops on deep discounts aimed at drawing customers into stores. But retail-industry veterans acknowledge that, in many cases, those bargains will be a carefully engineered illusion.


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This is that time of year (or twice a year, I guess I should say), when a lot of eager, well-meaning but somewhat out-of-their-league Ubuntu users get crazy and start installing the beta of the next release.
I have two things to say to that, and in no way am I trying to be rude or demeaning.
First, if you have to ask how stable or safe it is, you probably shouldn't be using it. It's still development software, possibly buggy, and likely to cause problems for you. Unless you're prepared to tackle anything that might come your way, you should probably wait until the release candidate, and possibly later.
Don't pin your expectations on beta software, please. It looks like fun and it probably is, but breakage happens. I've been there. And it can be frustrating if you don't have the know-how to resurrect your machine when it turns crashtastic. I've been there too.
This is where someone always says, "Well it works fine for me and I've been using it since Tribe 2!" or something like that. Okay, sure. Maybe it has worked perfectly for you. But reassuring someone less experienced than you that beta software is safe to use is … a little foolhardy. You might be creating problems for someone who isn't prepared to solve them, by telling them "things are fine" on a unique installation.
And this is also where someone usually says, "Well, I'm going to try it because I need the patches that are included in kernel 220.127.116.11, that support my Raybotec 802.11w wireless firewire transponderizer-plus-blender attachment." Okay, sure. Maybe that's something you'd rather not live without, and for that I support you.
But in that case (and this is the second thing I have to say), is a periodic release really what you're after? Arch has been using the latest kernel for weeks, if not months now. Crux uses whatever kernel you tell it, no matter how new or old. And if you're capable of riding the software development wave, why rely on beta software with future product support, when you could be using rolling release software that's current, fresh and improved on a daily basis?
Again, I don't want to be rude by insinuating that you can't handle beta software, or that you should wait around sucking your thumb while things get fixed. I'm arguing for prudence as the better part of valor, and waiting until the cake is baked before you start eating it. 🙂


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The triplets' Baby Surprise Jackets are now all washed, blocked, and ready to go. I tried to do a little embroidery on the girl's jacket, but it looked positively horrible -- garter stitch is just not conducive to this kind of embellishment. I came up with this simple solution instead:
Those are just a couple of buttons from my collection of odds and ends, sewn to the back of the neck. The jackets now all look the same (more or less) from the front, but the buttons will provide a little extra hint to anyone dressing the kids should they miss the button placement on the front.
Since finishing my Salish Sea Socks, I've been working on what may be the brightest socks ever.
Most of my knitting time last night was on the sleeve for The Big Gray Tube (tm). I'm hoping to finish it tonight; only 4 1/2 inches to go!
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Jessica Ennis given freedom of Sheffield
Olympic gold medallist Jessica Ennis has been officially granted the freedom of her home city of Sheffield.
The 27-year-old heptathlete was honoured at a ceremony on Wednesday hosted by Lord Mayor John Campbell.
She was watched by family, friends and civic dignitaries as she signed the scroll granting her the honour.
Ennis said: "To become a freeman of Sheffield is the biggest civic honour anyone can get and I'm so proud to receive it."
She joins other sporting heroes including fellow athlete Lord Coe and cricketer Michael Vaughan as Sheffield freemen.
Ennis said: "Winning the Olympics in Britain has exceeded everything I could have ever wished for and the reception I have received from my home city has been unbelievable.
"I have to say a big thank you to the people of Sheffield who have believed in me and backed me over the years."
'Amazing sportswoman'
Mr Campbell said: "Becoming a freeman of Sheffield is the highest civic honour we can display and Jessica truly deserves it.
"Jessica is an amazing sportswoman, with incredible success and worldwide appeal.
"For this alone she is worthy of receiving the freedom of the city, but let's not forget the other things she does in Sheffield.
"A patron of two charities that mean so much to the people of Sheffield - the Children's Hospital and Weston Park charities. Her support helps them raise so much for their causes."
Ennis, who was born in Sheffield, went to school and university in the city and continues to live and train there.
Earlier this month, the city council decided the Don Valley Stadium, where Ennis trained, was to be demolished as part of cost-saving measures.


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The Scarred Side wrote:TFDutchman wrote:You know it's taken me this long to notice something about this statue? Harley's tattoos are not painted. I was dusting my statue lightly, holding it under a light, when I noticed a shine to her tattoo. It is in actual fact a film applied to the statue and not actually painted on. Not immediately noticeable though unless you're looking for it.
I should be getting Joker soon so expect a review for him soon.
I honestly expected the Tattoos to not be hand Painted at all it just seems like too much work and not worth it to screw it up. Are they Like Decals?
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When looking at a 1920s or '30s classic Duesenberg, most people just love the design and style. Their mind is filled with visions of grace, grandeur and the Great Gatsby. They say, "What fun it would be to own and drive a motor car like that." Unfortunately, the realities of owning and driving a classic or antique motor car eliminate most people from ever bothering to purchase one.
The cost factor is not really the major deterrent. Although very rare classic motor cars can cost several millions of dollars, you can find nice classics in the $70,000 to $150,000 price range. But for most people, classic cars are still totally impractical. The lack of readily available parts and service is a major drawback. The lack of modern safety equipment is another problem. And let's face it, the old classics are not very comfortable to drive or ride in. Thus was born the neo-classic motor car (neo=new), the best of the old and the new together in one grand motor car: a match made in heaven. A classic car you can enjoy driving not just looking at.
The new ZIMMER® Golden Spirit is the finest neo-classic motor car ever manufactured. The exterior design is pure classic grandeur right out of the Great Gatsby era, handmade to the highest quality possible.
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British business minister Vince Cable said Britain could fall back into recession for a third time since the 2008 financial crisis but expected the economy to stagger on with minimal growth.
In an interview published on Sunday, Cable, one of the most senior ministers in the coalition's junior Liberal Democrats, said Britain could also face a Japanese-style stagnant "lost decade".
"There is a real worry about (that), a real risk of that," he said. Asked if the economy was heading for a 'triple-dip recession', after falling twice into negative growth since the financial crisis, he said: "There is certainly a risk."
"I always try not to get drawn into forecasting arguments (but) there is clearly a risk. The most likely outcome is that we continue to bump along the bottom," he added in an Observer newspaper interview.
(Read More: Why a UK Downgrade Wouldn't Be a Big Deal)
Conservative finance Minister George Osborne announced new official forecasts on Wednesday that slashed expected growth to 1.2 percent in 2013 and 2 percent in 2014, with the economy seen shrinking this year by 0.1 percent.
Cable, a former economist who is responsible for Britain's industrial policy, has long said Britain's economy is starved of demand, but supports the coalition's austerity program aimed at slashing its budget deficit.
The government hopes that loose monetary policy and record low interest rates will nurture a private sector recovery, but Cable said he hoped the Bank of England's new governor Mark Carney would come up with fresh ways to assist the economy when he takes up the post next summer.
"We have got to have a very expansionary monetary policy, which we have had until quite recently, but I sense the Bank of England is running out of steam, or perhaps motivation. A lot depends on this new governor," he said.


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Rebels from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant last week seized several Iraqi cities
Qatar's foreign minister has blamed the "narrow" Shi'ite sectarianism of Iraqi Prime Minister Nuri al-Maliki's government for the lightning offensive made by militant Sunni insurgents that now threatens to dismember Iraq.
Rebels from the Islamic State of Iraq and the Levant (ISIL) last week seized several Iraqi cities, including Mosul, the country's second largest, triggering alarm among Maliki's Shi'ite supporters in Iran and in the West.
Khaled al-Attiyah's comments, among the strongest from any of Iraq's Sunni Gulf Arab neighbours since the militants' advance began, will further strain Qatar's poor relations with Baghdad, which has long accused Doha of backing the insurgents.
The militants' gains have followed "negative factors building up over a period of years", Qatar-based broadcaster Al Jazeera quoted Attiyah as telling an international conference in Bolivia on Sunday.
"(Baghdad has been) pursuing policies based on narrow factional interests, adopting marginalization and exclusion, ignoring peaceful sit-ins, dispersing them by force, using violence against them and describing opponents as terrorists," said Attiyah.
Sunni Muslims, who dominated Shi'ite-majority Iraq until the ousting of Saddam Hussein in the US invasion of 2003, have long complained of marginalisation and persecution under Maliki's Shi'ite-dominated government.
Iraq's Sunni Vice-President Tareq al-Hashemi fled Baghdad in 2011 after the authorities issued a warrant for his arrest on terrorism charges.
Iraqi government forces also carried out repeated deadly raids on anti-government sit-ins which began in 2012 across the mostly Sunni western province of Anbar.
Qatar, Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states strongly denied accusations in March by Maliki that they were funding the Sunni insurgency in Iraq.
That's funny...there's probably some good reasons for the ISIS advance, tied to money and a few awkward questions about where it comes from.


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FSF News
Defective by Design delivers iPad anti-DRM petition with 5,000 signatures to Jobs -- more coming
The first 5,000 names have been printed on a four-foot tall "tablet" and shipped to Cupertino. Defective by Design will send a new tablet for every 5,000 signatures.
Free Software Foundation files new objection to amended Google Book Search settlement
iPad is iBad for freedom
With new tablet device, Apple's Steve Jobs pushes unprecedented extension of DRM to a new class of general purpose computers
FSF announces LibrePlanet 2010 free software community conference: March 19-21
FSF works with PayPal to the benefit of the free software community
The Free Software Foundation thanks PayPal for responding to its concerns and making its terms more free software friendly.
Why is free software important to you? Submit your response to our new video campaign!
At the Women in Free Software Summit and the Boston celebration of Software Freedom Day 2009, the FSF kicked off a new video testimonial campaign. See how it went, and help support the campaign by submitting a video response to these questions!
Breaking the dependency on proprietary software: A call to nonprofits to refuse Microsoft Windows 7
"sinking money and time into proprietary software is inconsistent with the core values of freedom and progress."
FSF files brief in Bilski case calling on the Supreme Court to eliminate software patents
FSF announces new bounty program, offering "GNU Bucks" for finding nonfree works in free distributions
Sugar Labs and FSF announce joint efforts to promote learning platform for children
Sugar Labs and Free Software Foundation Celebrate Software Freedom Day, Announce Joint Efforts to Promote the Sugar Learning Platform for Children Worldwide
Turtles all the way down to the source code: FSF's Boston Software Freedom Day event to feature Walter Bender
Submit your nominations for the 2009 Free Software Awards
FSF updates list of free GNU/Linux distributions, adding Kongoni and announcing the Trisquel 3.0 release
Free Software Foundation files objection to Google Book Search settlement
Windows7sins: FSF launches campaign against Windows 7 and proprietary software
Windows7Sins.org: Free Software Foundation launches public awareness campaign against Microsoft and proprietary software
Free Software Foundation will host a mini-summit on Women in Free Software
The Free Software Foundation will host a mini-summit on Women in Free Software to discuss how the free software community can cultivate and increase participation by women in free software's development and activism communities.
Coalition launches petition demanding that Amazon drop DRM from the Kindle
Amazon's CEO Jeff Bezos apologizes for Kindle ebook deletion. Free Software Foundation calls upon Amazon to free the ebook reader.
Microsoft's Empty Promise
Last week, Microsoft extended the terms of their Community Promise to implementations of the ECMA 334 and 335 standards. You might think this means it's safe to write your software in C#. However, this promise is full of loopholes, and it's nowhere near enough to make C# safe.
Why free software shouldn't depend on Mono or C#
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Gaining Mass with P90X®By Steve Edwards
"Don't want to look small!" —Lou Ferrigno in Pumping Iron
Guys have a thing for mass. It's hard to explain, really, but boys seem to grow up wanting nothing more than to be big. Guys want speedboats and trucks, and they want to look like the Hulk®, regardless of what their wives may think of green skin. If this sounds like you, here's the article you've been looking for: customizing P90X for mass.
Even if mass is your only goal, make sure to read the other articles in the series on customizing the X. (See Related Articles at the end of this article.) The principles discussed in these articles will be put to use here. To look like the Hulk, you don't need to be a physicist who's accidentally exposed to gamma rays, but you do need to consider science as we know it, particularly the question, "What is mass?"
What is mass?
Because many of our Success Stories, not to mention Tony, aren't exactly skinny, we must begin by defining mass—something most of you are looking for more of. Physics-related talk about inertia, gravity, and force aside, as we're using the term here, mass simply means size. As in the root of the word massive. A program targeting mass is concerned with one thing: muscle growth (from here on in referred to as hypertrophy), and a lot of it.
In a training cycle for mass, we should target hypertrophy even at the expense of other fitness goals. P90X is not a system designed for mass. It's designed for overall fitness, which means that ultimate gains in targeted areas, like speed, strength, flexibility, and muscle growth, are compromised to provide a program that improves all your body's physical energy systems during one 90-day effort. We feel that this is the preferred training system, because it addresses the big picture. But if your picture is quite literally being bigger, you'll need to read on.
You've read about the capacity for improvement throughout this series, so here's where I tell you to do a round of P90X as it's designed before embarking on a mass-specific program. It's healthier, sure, but it's more than that. Training all of your body's energy systems until they're running efficiently increases your body's ability to do, well, anything. And "anything" includes looking like Lou Ferrigno. Once you've done a round of the X and aced your Fit Test, the foundation has been laid. You're ready to start gettin' big.
Tony loves the word specificity. He often uses it when referring to exercise movements, but we're going to use it to refer to the equipment you'll need. With mass as your goal, you'd better acquire specific resistance equipment. The simplest form is weights; however, mass can also be created by using other forms of tension, like resistance bands. The bottom line is that if mass is your goal, you'll need to have more weight available than you've been using. Body weight and plyometric movements can be used effectively for strength training, but strength and hypertrophy are not synonymous. To make hypertrophic gains, you're going to need to find ways to make your body fail at a given number of repetitions. You'll want an array of weights and bands, and some extra devices like ankle and wrist weights, or a weight vest, to add resistance to all the movements you're doing.
The difference between size and strength
As we touched on last time (see "Sore, Hungry, and Slow: 3 Signs That Show Your Program Is Working" in the Related Articles section below), hypertrophy training simply increases the size of the muscle. Strength training increases the efficiency of the muscle. Large muscles have a greater capacity for strength. Absolute strength is the ability of the muscle to use all of its muscle cells for movement. People in sports dependent on strength-to-weight ratios target high muscular efficiency in their training, whereas those in sheer size-dependent sports will focus more on hypertrophy. Most sports are somewhat dependent on both size and strength, which are ideally improved during different cycles of training.
The periodizational concepts that have been discussed in previous articles need to be explained here before a mass schedule is created. Remember that a standard schedule would look similar to this:
Foundation phase (Power 90® or what you did pre-X) + block 1 + transition/recovery + block 2 + transition/recovery + block 3 + recovery = peak (final Fit Test)
The difference here is that we're going to structure an entire training cycle based only on hypertrophy. This means we won't be setting up a peak phase. Over a long period of time, you'll want to teach your muscles how to function more efficiently. We'll get to this at the end.
For now, we'll just say that there's still a periodizational approach to consider. You'll still adapt, gain, and plateau over time, so we'll need a structure to keep this happening. But the structure will be dependent simply on rep schemes (the number of repetitions that you target to bring you to failure) and progressive overload. The blocks of our 90-day schedule will each target a different number of repetitions, which you'll want to aim for to induce failure. But because we're not changing the schedule much, and thus creating less Muscle Confusion™, we won't need such frequent recovery phases.
Progressive overload
Hypertrophy is all about creating progressive overload. To create muscle growth, you must keep stimulating the muscles during each workout. This requires that you add weight as necessary to create failure at similar points in time. (We use reps as a reference point but the actual measure is force over a given amount of time.)
The more we can focus on hypertrophy, the more muscle we'll gain. Since we only have so much energy to expend, this means we should spend less time working on other areas. This is where you'll see the biggest differences from the traditional P90X schedules. When you're not training for hypertrophy, your entire focus should be on preparing your body to create more hypertrophy. Therefore, the P90X mass schedule will have a lot of active recovery and flexibility work and very little intense cardio. This means we'll spend more time recovering during each training block and taking fewer periods focused solely on recovery.
Putting it all together
Before we get to the schedule, here are some general things to consider. The first is pacing. Instead of following the kids in the videos, target your rep scheme (and push pause when necessary). Do each set to failure, or as close as you can get, without exceeding your targeted number of reps by more than a couple. If you lack enough weight to induce failure, try slowing down the movements so that you're holding your contraction long enough that you're fighting the pump. The force over time equation only works if you're pumped silly. With this in mind, do not use the pause button simply to increase the time between exercises. You want to be pumped through the entire workout. No pump = no growth.
A good way to choose the resistance for each movement is to use enough so that you can only do the lower number of your targeted rep scheme. Once you can do the higher number, it's time to increase the resistance.
Do your repetitions slowly and with control. Speed is for power, not size. Focus on perfect form and only add weight when you can do each rep with great form.
When you're done, you're done. You don't need to finish an entire workout if you're struggling. Once you lose the ability to move the weight or do the move in strict form, stop the workout. Any further training would only create more breakdown than you could recover from and increase your risk of injury.
Your diet
You won't be burning as many calories as you would during the Classic schedule of the X. If you eat the same amount, you may gain more mass, but you'll also gain more body fat. This might or might not be acceptable, so pay attention and adjust your diet as necessary. If you want mass, then you need to eat enough for your body to put on weight.
Block 1, phase 1
Weeks 1 through 3
- Day 1: Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
- Day 2: Cardio X, Ab Ripper X
- Day 3: Legs & Back
- Day 4: X Stretch; Ab Ripper X or Abs/Core Plus (from P90X® Plus)
- Day 5: Back & Biceps
- Day 6: Yoga X
- Day 7: Off
Targeted number of reps: 8 to 12 (focus on 10 to 12)
Block 1, phase 2
Weeks 4 through 6
- Day 1: Chest & Back
- Day 2: Cardio X, Ab Ripper X
- Day 3: Shoulders & Arms
- Day 4: X Stretch; Ab Ripper X or Abs/Core Plus
- Day 5: Legs & Back
- Day 6: Yoga X
- Day 7: Off
Targeted number of reps: 8 to 12 (focus on 8 to 10)
Recovery Block
Week 7
- Day 1: X Stretch
- Day 2: Yoga X
- Day 3: Core Synergistics
- Day 4: Kenpo X
- Day 5: Yoga X
- Day 6: X Stretch
- Day 7: Off
Block 2, phase 1
Weeks 8 and 9
- Day 1: Chest, Shoulders & Triceps
- Day 2: Cardio X, Ab Ripper X
- Day 3: Legs & Back
- Day 4: X Stretch; Ab Ripper X or Abs/Core Plus
- Day 5: Back & Biceps
- Day 6: Yoga X
- Day 7: Off
- Day 8: Chest & Back
- Day 9: Cardio X, Ab Ripper X
- Day 10: Shoulders & Arms
- Day 11: X Stretch; Ab Ripper X or Abs/Core Plus
- Day 12: Legs & Back
- Day 13: Yoga X
- Day 14: Off
Targeted number of reps: 6 to 10
Block 2, phase 2
Weeks 10 and 11
Same schedule as weeks 8 and 9
Targeted number of reps: 4 to 8
Block 2, phase 3
Week 12
Same schedule as weeks 8 and 9
Targeted number of reps: 4 to 6
Final note: This is an entire cycle of training based only on hypertrophy. To have an athletically efficient physique, you should do other training cycles that target different goals. Even if your only goal is hypertrophy, training these other systems properly will improve your body's physical systems and increase your capacity for muscle growth, as well as the speed at which you can add or shed muscle and fat. So while you can tweak and reuse this basic structure over and over, it will also benefit you to get back to basics and do P90X Classic from time to time.
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Seafood Done SmartBy Andrew Rice
My wife and I fight about fish.
Other couples may fight over the remote control, about whose in-laws will get a holiday visit, or about who left the toilet seat up (again). We don't, but sometimes we do fight about the relative merits of mariculture (fish farming) vs. wild-caught fish. My wife recoils at the thought of eating farm-raised Atlantic salmon as if it were pen-raised veal. I'm troubled by the overfishing of wild stocks of fish all over the world. At other times, we squabble about whether we should let our son eat yellowfin tuna, which we all love, but which also contains high levels of mercury.
Our various struggles are just a microcosm of the larger debates about eating fish. The fact is, there's no one easy answer when it comes to picking fish that is healthy, environmentally sustainable, affordable, and delicious. But don't worry; with a little research, it's possible to find the right fish to grace your dinner table. Here are some tips.
Fish fat: fabulous for you!
There wouldn't be much point in eating fish if it were bad for us. To begin with, seafood is a great source of protein, generally low in fat and reasonably low in cholesterol. But it has other benefits too. The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), which runs America's national marine sanctuaries, says research has shown that eating seafood may reduce our risk for a number of unhealthy conditions, including stroke, hypertension, and heart disease.
Why is it seafood that has these benefits rather than, say, a giant cheeseburger? Because seafood is rich in certain polyunsaturated fatty acids commonly known as omega-3 fatty acids whereas the cheeseburger is just rich in fat. Not all fish are made equally when it comes to their omega-3 content. The best are cold-water fish, like wild salmon, albacore tuna, mackerel, and herring. Studies by the Washington State Department of Fisheries have found that wild and farmed salmon both have roughly the same amounts of omega-3s per portion. Sardines and other small fish are also excellent sources.
Malevolent mercury
Of course, the flip side of the health equation is the concern about levels of methylmercury in fish. This heavy trace metal is the fallout of industrial pollution of the atmosphere, largely from the burning of coal, and has been linked to brain damage and birth defects. All fish contain some mercury, but the health benefits of most fish species generally outweigh the downside. The best rule of thumb is to avoid large fish that live a long time, as they accumulate the most mercury in their flesh. The EPA advises that consumers avoid shark, swordfish, and king mackerel. Smaller fish like sardines, anchovies, and herring tend to have the lowest mercury levels, as do shellfish like shrimp, lobster, and scallops. Larger fish like halibut, tuna, and salmon have higher levels but not dangerously so, unless you eat them in very large quantities.
To keep your mercury levels in the safe zone, the Natural Resources Defense Council advises eating unlimited quantities of low-mercury species like tilapia, anchovies, catfish, and freshwater trout. You should limit your intake of moderate-mercury species like halibut, lobster, and mahi-mahi to less than six servings per month. Eat no more than three servings per month of high-mercury species like tuna, albacore, and sea bass. And, as mentioned earlier, entirely avoid species like shark, swordfish, and king mackerel.
Is seafood safe for kids?
The verdict on whether or not to feed my 9-year-old son the yellowfin tuna sushi he loves so much (aka maguro, at your local sushi joint) turned out to be a hung jury. According to the Natural Resources Defense Council Web page about mercury levels in fish, both children under 6 years of age and pregnant women should avoid high-mercury species entirely. According to the NRDC, at 9, my son can safely eat tuna, albacore, and other varieties in the high-mercury category, but he should limit his intake to less than 1 ounce of tuna per 12 pounds of body weight per week (in his case, about 6 ounces per week), which is a pretty good portion of sushi.
If you think you or your loved ones might already be suffering from elevated mercury levels, the Sierra Club offers mercury testing for $20.00 per person. You simply download and print out the brochure here, fill it out, and mail it in to the address provided with a sample of hair cut according to the instructions. They'll test it and mail the results back to you in about a month.
The impact on our oceans
Finally, there are a lot of valid concerns about the environmental impact of our fish-eating habits, whether it's the depletion of wild tuna stocks by industrial fishing fleets or the localized pollution caused by pens of farm-raised salmon. Even more complicated, a fish that's okay to eat from one ocean or area, like California halibut, might be overfished or endangered in another, like Atlantic halibut.
The best single resource I've found for navigating the environmental questions around any species of fish or shellfish is the Monterey Bay Aquarium's Seafood Watch Web site and downloadable buyer's guide. A PDF of the guide, customized for various regions, is available at http://www.montereybayaquarium.org/cr/cr_seafoodwatch/download.aspx.
I also downloaded the Seafood Watch app from the iTunes® store, which is great for checking whether or not you should buy that delicious-looking monkfish fillet on sale at your favorite grocery store. (The answer? No, because it's caught by trawlers that also catch endangered sea turtles.)
A short list of common species that are both mercury safe and environmentally sustainable includes domestically farmed freshwater fish like tilapia, catfish, and trout; wild-caught Alaskan salmon; Pacific halibut; sardines; and mahi-mahi.
Maybe now my wife and I can start fighting about something really important, like who's going to clean up after our seafood dinner.
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Takeout Tips and TrapsBy Joe Wilkes
In a perfect world, we'd all be able to spend each morning browsing the farmers' market for the ideal seasonal produce, then spend the afternoon making a nutritious meal that would bring a tear to Martha Stewart's eye with its flawless presentation. But in reality, sometimes you don't even have time to make do with what's in the fridge. You might even have to resort to what's hanging on your doorknob or stuck in your windshield wiper, the scourge of diets everywhere: the delivery menu.
Ah, the delivery menu. A full meal (or more) brought to your door in 30 minutes or less. No cooking. No cleaning. It's like going to a fine restaurant—in your underpants. A dream come true. But it can be a nightmare for your figure if you succumb to some of the common pitfalls of deliverable cuisine. Here are some things to keep in mind so you can order your dinner in without having to let your pants out.
What to watch out for
- Good things come in small packages. Unfortunately, most delivery food comes in large packages. It's rare that you can get someone to bring you one or two slices of pizza. You usually get the whole pie. And Chinese and Thai food come in those top-heavy tapered white boxes, so while it may seem you've only eaten half a container, you've actually gone through most of it. Before you dig into your freshly arrived repast, get a plate from your kitchen. (Come on, someone else cooked the dinner, you can wash one plate!) Put a serving on your plate and put the rest in the refrigerator for another time. By removing the extra food, you'll significantly reduce the chance that you'll power-eat your way through two or three meals' worth of calories straight out of the container.
- Don't eat the "minimum." One problem with delivery, especially for single people, is that there's usually a $10.00 or $12.00 minimum. If the entrée you order doesn't meet the minimum delivery cost, don't be lured into loading up your order with fatty appetizers or extra desserts just to ensure free delivery. Instead, order two individual-sized entrées and put one in the fridge for tomorrow's lunch or dinner. You'll save money on the delivery fee, plus that's two nights in a row you don't have to cook. You win!
- Watch your sides. Your diet's already in trouble since you have to order a banquet's worth of food just to get the delivery guy to show up at your door. Don't get talked into the add-ons like egg rolls, breadsticks, or chicken wings. Don't let a craving, a zealous phone order-taker, or just plain habit talk you into indulging in these unnecessary extras. Your pizza's already going to run you roughly 300 calories a slice (and do you honestly expect to stop at just one?); do you really want to add 300 calories' worth of wings to that?
- Read the fine print. The best thing about Chinese, Thai, and other ethnic menus is that since the dish is in a foreign tongue, they usually have to add a couple of sentences about what's in the item and how it's prepared. Look for words and phrases like "steamed," "boiled," "all white meat," etc. Stay away from words like "fried," "crispy," "cheese-filled," "creamy," etc. Also, some menus include heart icons next to the healthier items—keep an eye out for those!
- Spice it up. If you can take the heat, sprinkle some hot peppers on your pizza or order your food extra spicy! While some claims that spicy food will boost your metabolism are overexaggerated, there are some other benefits to eating the hot stuff. First off, peppers and curries add a lot of flavor without adding sodium, so pick dishes that emphasize spice over salt. Secondly, if your mouth is on fire, you might be encouraged to drink more water to cool you off. In addition to its myriad other benefits, water will help keep you feeling full, which helps a lot with portion control. (Avoid drinking high-calorie sodas, beers, or Thai iced tea [200 calories a serving] to put out the fire, though.)
What to order
Most of the restaurants that deliver are local eateries, not national chains, so we can't give you specific nutritional information for all of them, but here are some tips for good things to order and bad things to avoid for three of the most popular categories of restaurant.
- Get steamed. Order steamed rice, not fried, and go with brown rice if they have it—it has extra fiber.
- Veg out. Look for the dishes that are mostly vegetables and are steamed rather than fried. If you order dishes like beef and broccoli, ask them for extra broccoli.
- Soup it up. Egg-drop, wonton, and hot-and-sour soups are good low-cal, low-fat options (although they usually have plenty of sodium, so no extra soy sauce!). Fill up on some soup and put away half your entrée for later.
- Grease: not the word. Stay away from deep-fried dishes like egg rolls, crispy orange chicken, General Tso's chicken, sweet-and-sour pork, etc.
- Lay off the sauce. Watch out for sauces made with corn syrup or oil. Request low sauce or no sauce. An order of kung pao chicken seems healthy but it's sautéed in enough oil that it can have up to 76 grams of fat—more than an entire day's worth. If possible, ask how it's prepared.
- Pass up the salt. Ask for low-salt options. Don't use the full-sodium soy sauce packets that come with your meal. Instead, invest in your own bottle of low-sodium soy sauce. Also, make sure your restaurant is one of the many that no longer use monosodium glutamate (MSG) in their dishes.
- Switch it up. For dinner combos, see if you can substitute healthier options for the normal items. For example, at my Panda Express®, they'll give me an extra serving of steamed vegetables instead of the side of starchy chow mein or fried rice that it typically comes with.
- The future is bright, and light! A fortune cookie has only 30 calories and no fat, and potentially brings good news or a daily affirmation—treat yourself!
- Don't pick up that phone. It's hard to find healthy pizza and it's far better to make your own. If delivery's the only option, however, read on . . .
- More veggies. Load up on veggie toppings like peppers, onions, mushrooms, tomatoes, fresh garlic, jalapeños, etc.
- Less fat and/or less cheese. Ask for low-fat cheese, or ask them to use half the cheese.
- Defeat the meat. Try to stay away from fatty meat toppings like pepperoni, meatballs, and sausage. Instead, try leaner options like Canadian bacon, chicken, or shrimp.
- Bust the crust. Not all pizzas are created equal, and neither are their crusts. Most pizza chains list nutrition info on their Web sites, so make sure you take a look before ordering to ensure the smartest choice.
- Lighten up. Many of the same tips for Chinese food apply to Thai food as well. Try to get steamed brown rice and lots of vegetables and stay away from heavy sauces and high-sodium dishes.
- Don't get saucy. Satay is a good option, but try not to use too much of the peanut dipping sauce, if any; that's where your calories will start to add up.
- Don't go (coco)nuts. Watch the coconut milk. It's delicious, but usually extremely fattening. Try to look for dishes flavored with ginger, citrus, curry, or chilies instead. Or ask if they can prepare your dish with low-fat coconut milk.
- Hold the milk. Thai restaurants offer a lot of delicious low-fat soups that you can fill up on. They also have some soups that are high in fat because of coconut milk. Try and order soups that don't include it. And as with all soups, keep an eye on the sodium.
- Green and lean. Thai cuisine includes many salads that are a meal in themselves, such as Yum Nuah (beef salad) or Pla Goong (grilled shrimp salad). Many of these have simple lime juice dressings that are low in fat. But, as with American salads, caveat emptor, and ask the restaurant what's in the dressing.
- Go fish (or tofu). Check out the fish and tofu options. Even more than their Chinese counterparts, Thai restaurants have lots of dishes that feature seafood and tofu. And if you don't care for either, the Thai spices might just help you overcome your aversion.
So while it's unlikely you'll lose much weight on a takeout diet, there are still a lot of ways you can minimize the damage. But if you're still afraid that takeout temptation will take out your resolve, try filling that "30 minutes or less" with a quick P90X or P90X+® workout like Ab Ripper X or Abs/Core Plus while you're waiting for your food to arrive. Then you can enjoy that Szechwan chicken with a side of virtuousness.
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Recipe: Parmesan Fish Fillets
Here's a light, high-protein dish that's super-easy to prepare and will work with almost any kind of fish that's in season. And most of the ingredients are things you might already have in your pantry. Fast, delicious, and nutritious!
- 1 lb. white fish fillets (cod, flounder, turbot, sole, etc.)
- 1/2 tsp. dried basil
- 1/2 tsp. lemon pepper
- 1/4 tsp. garlic powder
- Salt (to taste; optional)
- 1/4 cup low-fat Parmesan cheese
- 2 tsp. minced fresh parsley
- 1/8 tsp. paprika
Preheat a large nonstick skillet. Wash fish fillets and pat dry. In a small bowl, combine basil, lemon pepper, garlic powder, and salt (if using). Sprinkle onto both sides of fish and cook for 5 minutes, turning once. Sprinkle fillets with cheese, parsley, and paprika, and cover pan. Cook for another 5 minutes or until fish flakes easily with a fork. Serve immediately. Makes 4 servings.
Preparation Time: 5 minutes
Cooking Time: 10 minutes
Nutritional Information (per serving):
Calories Protein Fiber Carbs Fat Total Saturated Fat 181 26 g <1 g 1 g 6 g 4 g
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Abortion-rights groups absent on fetal pain laws
When new limits on abortions are proposed, abortion-rights groups usually go all out to stop them.
So why haven't they gone all out against state fetal-pain laws, enacted in nine states since early 2010?
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These laws ban abortion after 20 weeks, based on the controversial assertion that the fetus can then experience pain. They're handing victories to anti-abortion groups, and so far there's only one major challenge from an abortion-rights group: in Arizona, where the 9th Circuit Court early this month temporarily blocked the state law.
Similar fetal pain laws are on the books in seven other states, and a ninth law, in Georgia, takes effect Jan. 1. But unlike the numerous legal challenges to state laws on "partial-birth abortion", there hasn't been a massive national mobilization to challenge the fetal-pain laws, which clash head on with Roe v. Wade, the law of the land since 1973.
Roe bars states from limiting abortions before viability — which is after 20 weeks. In addition, most of the state statutes' exceptions to protect the health of the woman are much narrower than in Roe.
Most of the fetal-pain state laws do not make exceptions for a severe fetal abnormality, which tests may not detect until after the 20th week of pregnancy.
The Arizona challenge has been brought by three male OB-GYNs who perform abortions — two of whom say they will only do so in "particular situations" which involve the women's health or when the fetus has a severe or lethal abnormality.
The Supreme Court, of course, is split on abortion rights — four on each side, and in the middle Justice Anthony Kennedy, who has backed post- Roe restrictions in one major case and rejected them in another.
And if Mitt Romney wins the presidency, it's possible that he could appoint one or more anti-abortion justices.
Asked if the abortion-rights community would be nervous about the outcome of the case if it were to travel to the Supreme Court, Donna Crane, policy director for NARAL Pro-Choice America, chose her words carefully: "There's no question that this Supreme Court as remade by George Bush is very hostile to reproductive rights."
The push for fetal-pain laws started in Congress nearly a decade ago, but attempts to enact national legislation stalled. More recently, a narrower House bill sponsored by Rep. Trent Franks (R-Ariz.) that would apply the fetal-pain restrictions to Washington, D.C., failed.
Lacking a pathway to a national law, activists turned to the states.
Besides Arizona, they've enacted legislation in Alabama, Idaho, Indiana, Kansas, Louisiana, Nebraska, Okalahoma and Georgia.


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