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What do Harley Davidson motorcycles, Dean guitars and southern metal have in common? It's all part of Ride For Dime, a two-day bike rally in honor of the fallen guitarslinger Darrell "Dimebag" Abbott, a Texas legend whose band Pantera helped to establish southern metal as the brutal force that it is.
Starting at the Rail Club in Fort Worth on Friday, August 16, and ending at Trees in Dallas on Saturday, August 17, the event offers a slew of pulse-pounding bands, including Hellbound, a Pantera tribute band; Texas Hippie Coalition, a red dirt metal band; and Dixie Witch, a Texas-based hard rock trio. Two other bands will also be making their first appearance: Generator and Bang Leaf. Drowning Pool headlines at the Rail Club, and Shadows Fall headlines at Trees.
"Just found out by the grace of God or Dimebag or whomever it is keeping an eye on this Ride for Dime thing, it's only going to be 94 degrees on Saturday and partly sunny," says Rob Eichelberger, one of the key orchestrators behind the event.
For those of you who've yet to be baptized in Dimebag's music, Pantera was one of the '90s most influential heavy metal bands. "Cowboys From Hell," "Mouth for War" and "Walk" are just some of the many tracks that still dominate radio stations today.
In early 2000, Dimebag and his brother Vinnie's new band Damageplan was quickly following in Pantera's footsteps with hits such as "Fuck You," "Newfound Power" and "Moment of Truth" before a crazed "fan" charged the stage at a concert in Ohio and murdered the Texas guitarslinger during the band's first song of the night, ending the band's new-found power.
Eichelberger met Dimebag and Vinnie when they were in elementary school. Later, Eichelberger was dating former Pantera singer Terry Glaze's sister Shelly. "She was working at a skating rink called Big Wheels where I worked," he says. Like many Arlington kids in those days, the couple watched the band practice and attended their shows at small venues.
"I remember going to see them at Graham Central Station. They had such a pissed off bunch of parents because they played 'Shout at the Devil,'" a song that parents thought conjured Ol' Black Tom himself. "I swear, they were definitely ready for the arena before they were finished with the clubs. They had the big fire flashes. It was a huge production show for a local band."
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After Dime's murder in 2004, Eichelberger posted on Damageplan.net forum: "We ought to put together a memorial ride like they do for Stevie Ray Vaughn." Dan McNew, the future president of Ride for Dime, agreed and replied, "I'd rent a bike for an event like that."
A few months later, McNew and Eichelberger are riding with a few dozen other bikes in honor of their fallen friend. "Halfway through, 17 were left," explains Eichelberger, "and only two of them finished the ride; the rest of us stayed at bars along the way."
Since that first year, Ride For Dime chapters have expanded all over the country, raising money for the Little Kids Rock foundation. "We want to make sure we keep instruments in kids' hands," Eichelberger says. "We're trying to put together a scholarship fund in the name of Darrell Abbot called the 'Ride For Dime Scholarship.'" The people behind Ride For Dime hope to fund small scholarships that purchase books for kids. "As the Ride For Dime Scholarship grows, we're hoping to offer full-ride scholarships and have Darrell putting some kids through school."
But there are doubters of the Dime. "Man, I'm going to tell you," Eichelberger says. "A lot of people think we do Ride For Dime because we want Pantera and Dimebag Darrell to live on. But, man, anybody who knows anything about Dime and his music knows it doesn't need our help at all." No, it doesn't. The Dime's music is a force of its own.
"What we try to do. We try to let people know what kind of person Dime was. I've been doing this for nine years, and I've never heard a bad story about him."
Nor will you ever hear one. Dimebag was not only a brilliant guitarslinger but also a gentle outlaw, a man whose heart was the size of Texas. One legendary story that follows the Dime claims that he was signing records at a guitar store when a young fan told him that he had guitar in layaway as a Christmas gift. Dime paid for the guitar and said, "Don't wait for Christmas, lil' dude. Start now." Guitar legend Eddie Van Halen of Van Halen fame was so moved by Dime's talent and heart that the he buried his prized yellow Bumblebee Charvel Hybrid VH2 guitar with the fallen Texas guitarslinger.
"It's because of all the people who still have that love or fascination is the reason the Ride for Dime keeps growing," explains Eichelberger. "Darrell's been gone for 9 years, and the charity is getting bigger not smaller. That's really unusual when it comes to anybody who passes. We want to make sure the man whom Dimebag Darrell Abbot was is not forgotten."
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But never fear true believers - Texas will never forget its fallen sons (or daughters, for that matter).
This year's 9th annual ride will begin at Longhorn Harley Davidson, a store whose large parking lot of bikes and more bikes offers the perfect launching point, in Grand Prairie at 5:00 p.m. and will take 55 minutes, give or take a few minutes, as the parade passes Dime and Rita's house and the cemetery gates where Dime's body rests.


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Application Process for Missouri Residency
Applications for Missouri residency status are accepted each semester. You must provide documentation proving your residency in Missouri for the 12 consecutive months immediately prior to the semester you plan to apply.
Each petition is reviewed individually on its own merits. If the petition is not approved, you will have the option to appeal the decision.
There is a non-refundable processing fee to apply for Missouri residency. This will be added to your student account when you submit your application.
Once you have been granted Missouri residency, you must maintain continuous enrollment for the Fall and Spring semesters. Should you not attend school for one of these semesters, you will be required to re-establish your eligibility in order to pay MIssouri resident fees.
Petitioning periods
You may apply for residency beginning the first day of classes of the semester that you wish to be considered a Missouri resident. Please see the petitioning packet for the semester deadline.
Once the application deadline for a semester has passed, the petitioning period for that semester is also over and no changes can be made to your residency status.
Application Process
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- Submit required documents to the front desk in 125 Jesse Hall
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We cannot make copies or return any documents to you. All documents submitted become the property of MU. Once your file is complete, you will receive an email notifying you of the decision.
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If your bill has been paid in full for the semester in which you applied residency, the Cashier's Office will reassess your tuition and fees. If there is any overpayment after all other charges have been covered, the payment will be returned to the student.. You should be able to see the change on your myZou Student Services Center seven to 10 business days after receiving your approval email from the Residency Department.
If your parents have access to view your bill electronically, they will be able to see your status change after the Cashier's Office runs the bill for the following billing period. This takes place generally around the 20 to 25 of each month.
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a personal space to muse about my days because I have never been able to maintain a journal
Monday, October 25, 2010
It has been SO busy!
I have been so busy I'm not sure what I've been doing! A week ago I sat down and sewed for the first time in forever. I hate to admit it-but last December I was asked to angel a Halloween package for a lady who had been stiffed twice on Halloween swaps. I agreed right away, then stuff happened and we all know what that means. Anyway, I felt guilty that I hadn't gotten it together, so I made the apron and put together a sweet package of fun Halloween stuff. I combined a few patterns to get the look I wanted, and the best part-the black material has little green bats that glow in the dark! I just love the look of the tiered layers in the back.
So, it went out to Canada last week and I hope she enjoys it. Next on my list is Lillian's smock type apron for her shaking experiment. She needs to keep the fine dust off. Then, hopefully, I will make up my mind about what to sew for holiday aprons. Lou has been really good about not saying anything about the mountains of material that are growing in the dining room, but it isn't fair to him to continue piling with no end in sight.
I probably should babble on about other things, but I'm getting tired and still need to set up coffee and get clothes ready for work tomorrow. Maybe I can be better about writing in the future-or maybe not-
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34th Red Bull Infantry Division
Unit Information
The Rosemount-based 34th Red Bull Infantry Division provides training and readiness oversight for ten National Guard brigades with a total of more than 23,000 Soldiers across Minnesota and eight other states. In Minnesota, the 34ID includes the 1st Armored Brigade Combat Team, 34th Expeditionary Combat Aviation Brigade, 84th Troop Command and the 347th Regional Support Group.
2019 Objectives
In 2019, the division headquarters will continue its mission as part of Operation Spartan Shield, returning home in the early fall.
2018 Accomplishments
The Red Bulls spent 2018 preparing for a deployment to Kuwait where the division headquarters is providing command and control of Task Force Spartan, which protects U.S. national interests through presence and partnership in the U.S. Central Command area of operation.
In addition to ensuring individual readiness, the division conducted several command post exercises at Camp Ripley in early 2018 to prepare its staff for a division warfighter exercise.
In April, the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division Band underwent an organizational readiness evaluation, earning a success rating in mission performance and mission support.
In June, the division participated in a warfighter exercise at Camp Atterbury, Indiana, that validated the systems they use and tested their abilities to maneuver assets in battle. The exercise required the transport of large numbers of troops and equipment, using 89 railcars, 280 tractor-trailers and nearly 50 buses.
Throughout the rest of the summer the Red Bulls continued their focus on individual and collective training to ensure the unit was operationally functional and Soldiers were mission-ready. The division completed Regionally Aligned Forces training at Camp Ripley, which is designed to train and assess Soldiers prior to deployment to the Middle East on basic soldiering skills and provide familiarization of cultural and religious norms. Completing this training at Camp Ripley helped to minimize the time the Soldiers had to spend away from their families for mobilization training.
In all, Soldiers from the 34th Infantry Division served between 45-50 training days in 2018 prior to mobilization in order to ensure the division was fully trained and ready for deployment.
On Sept. 20, families, friends and the local community honored the Soldiers of the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division during a deployment ceremony at the historic Roy Wilkins Auditorium in St. Paul. Volunteers from Serving our Troops prepared and served a steak dinner for the Soldiers and their families.
The more than 600 Soldiers then departed for Fort Hood, Texas, where they spent time conducting additional training before deploying to Camp Arifjan, Kuwait. The division assumed responsibility for mission command and control of Task Force Spartan from the Pennsylvania National Guard's 28th Infantry Division during a transfer of authority ceremony, Nov. 12. They are currently responsible for command and control of nearly 10,000 Soldiers from subordinate brigades conducting theater security operations in the Middle East.
In October, the Minnesota National Guard broke ground on a new headquarters building for the 34th Infantry Division, which will be located on existing property at the Arden Hills Army Training Site. The $40 million, 135,000 sq. ft. building is expected to be completed in about two years and will house Soldiers from several units making up the division headquarters.
The Red Bull Insignia
The symbol of the 34th Infantry Division features a steer skull imposed on the shape of an olla, a Mexican cooking pot. The insignia is a nod to the harsh training conditions at Camp Cody, New Mexico in 1917 while the Red Bulls were preparing to deploy for Europe. The motto of the 34th Infantry Division is "Attack! Attack! Attack!" The war cry characterizes the nature of the Division's combat operations in World War Two.
History of the 34th Red Bull Infantry Division
When the division was formed at Camp Cody, New Mexico in 1917 it was composed of soldiers primarily from the mid-western states of Iowa, Minnesota, Nebraska, North Dakota, and South Dakota. Ranks were quickly filled by draftees from across the country in preparation for WW1. The 34th Infantry Division of today has expanded to include units from Idaho, Montana, Wisconsin, and Wyoming.
The 34th Sandstorm Infantry Division trained for more than a year in the New Mexican desert in preparation for the Great War in Europe. Infantry and artillery units deployed to France and served honorably. Minnesota's 151st Field Artillery and Iowa's 168th Infantry Regiment earned six battle streamers while serving under the 42nd Rainbow Division.
The Sandstorm Division became known as the Red Bull Division during WW2. The 34th was the first US division in Europe and the first to fire artillery against the Germans. The US Army Rangers were formed from largely from Red Bulls at this time and their commander, Capt. William Darby, was a Red Bull. The 34th learned how to fight in the African Campaign and pushed the Germans up the Italian boot in the longest combat tour in the war.
The continuous 100-year lineage of the 34th Infantry Division includes the Cold War period when the men of the 34th Division traded their Red Bull patch for the Viking patch of the 47th Infantry Division. Former Red Bull units were joined by other mid-western units and served at Camp Rucker Alabama as a training division during the Korean War.
These Viking units became Red Bull units once again in 1991. Since 9/11, the 34th Infantry Division has served in most major conflicts including numerous combat deployments and humanitarian missions to Afghanistan, Bosnia/Herzegovina, Egypt, Honduras, and Iraq. The Red Bull 1st Brigade Combat Team served a 22-month tour, the longest National Guard tour in Iraq. Units of the 34th Infantry Division have also served their hometown communities for 100 years in cases of fire, flood, search, and rescue.
- Division Headquarters and Headquarters Battalion
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text: When has the fleece ever been acceptable, you might ask. Forever associated with men who've given up on clothing (and, possibly, life). So can there be a return for the fabric? To be safe, we'll venture towards a 'no' for the fabric, but there is hope at least in the styling of fleece jackets, especially when it's created by Esquire favourite, Albam (£109). Just try not to use it as a gateway to a new fleece collection. www.albamclothing.com


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Gerilla 3D
Architecture of virtual space – this may be the most accurate definition for our profile. Buildings, spaces and objects in 3D format, either in an almost photorealistic approach, or on the contrary, in such a presentation, or from such a point of view that would not be possible when dealing with real objects and spaces. Our challenge is to realize your ideas, visions and dreams from any resources we have. Paper-based sketches, photos or unfinished plans – we can work with everything.
Ask us to make the impossible true – and that won't mean more than a few days extra work. Test our knowledge: inner or outer spaces; moving images or captures; everyday objects or development plans for half a city – we are more than happy to accept the challenge; however; there's one thing you have to know: we won't provide you with anything less but the best quality possible.


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In Finland One Piece has been out in manga form since 2005. It is published by Sangatsu Manga which is a company in Bonnier group. When One Piece manga first came out in Finland, new volumes hit the stores once a month on the last Friday of every month. Later when volumes were closing in on the Japanese releases they started to bring a new volume out six times a year. There has not yet been a One Piece anime out in Finland in any form at the moment.
One Piece is the second best-selling manga in Finland (the first being Dragon Ball, which is also published by Sangatsu Manga), but One Piece is catching up fast with the help of re-releases of the earlier volumes.
One Piece is translated straight from Japanese to Finnish by Antti Valkama, but with earlier episodes he was assisted by Heikki Valkama. Translations are said to be faithful to the original release, and by the request of readers they have decided to keep the original sound effects with translations in Finnish in a small font above them. Also, a number of names have been translated to help the readers understand their meaning more.
Differences in Finnish VersionEdit
- Devil Fruits are called Pirunmarja's (means Devils Berries)
- Nyaban Brothers Sham and Buchi became Kissalan Pojat, Siam and Laikku (Kissala is Finnish surname, "kissa" means cat, Kissalan pojat is slang term for police in finland, Siam comes from Siamese and Laikku means "blotch").
- Attack names were changed significantly (Zoro's Great Buddha Cut into Sikarileikkuri (Cigar Cutter)), were slightly changed (such as Zoro's Hawk Wave into Hyökyaalto (Tidal Wave)), translated (Franky's Weapons Left into Ase Vasen) or remained the same (most of the Sanji's attacks, except Anti-Manner Kick Course and Party Table Kick Course).
- Chew became Pusi (the sound that comes from a kiss).
- Hatchan became Musti (means ink, an abbreviation of the Finnish word for octopus, mustekala).
- Okama Kenpo is changed into Hintsukungfu.
- All of the fighting styles that were called "Kenpo" were changed into "Kung Fu".
- Okamas are called Homppeli's (homosexual in Finnish).
- Whitebeard, Blackbeard, and Brownbeard became Valkoparta, Mustaparta and Ruskoparta, respectively (literal translations).
- Franky says Supervoimat instead of hentai (double meaning word that means "super powers", including a joke about Frankys being pervert, Su(pervo)imat, that means pervert).
- Sogeking became Ampunaamio (a mix of two words, ampuja (shooter) and naamio (mask)).
- Camie also ends everyone's names with a "-li" instead of "-chin".
- Saldeath become A. Pina (apina means monkey in Finnish).
- Akainu speaks East-Finlands brogue.
- http://www.sangatsumanga.fi
- Finnish One Piece Volumes 1-74


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Four cousins commiserate their single status—Lex the Jock, Trish the Flirt, Venus the Cactus, and Jennifer the Oddball. The only Christians in their large extended family, they vow to fight the stigma of the infamous family title, Oldest Single Female Cousin. But they have very different ideas about not acting as desperate as they feel about their bleak love lives. Who knew God would have His own plans of true love for each of them?
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PCI needs to address virtualization, experts say
The standard for protecting cardholder data doesn't account for virtualized servers, which some say opens the door to audit problems
The PCI Data Security Standard is often described as prescriptive, but some security experts are concerned about its lack of virtualization-specific guidance.
An updated version of the standard released in October clarified a number of issues, but Randall Gamby, an analyst at Burton Group, noted in a Dec. 1 report that it continues to overlook virtualized environments.
"The PCI DSS still doesn't officially recognize virtualized servers, even though they are being used today in many data centers," he wrote. "This means that no acceptable requirements exist for QSAs (Qualified Security Assessors) to audit these technologies for compliance, so QSAs must use their own judgment to determine whether organizations that implement virtualized servers meet the PCI requirements."
In a phone interview, Gamby said a general problem with the standard is that it leaves room for interpretation by QSAs, creating the risk that an organization might be deemed non-compliant by a QSA, even if they followed the rules; virtualization compounds this problem.
"We as analysts struggle to figure out what security is in the virtualized world, let alone someone with an audit attestation responsibility trying to figure out what that really means, especially when it comes to PCI," he said.
Christofer Hoff, a chief security architect at Unisys Corp. and a frequent speaker on virtualization security, wrote about the need for the PCI Security Standards Council to address the challenges associated with virtualization and PCI compliance on his blog, Rational Survivability.
"The PCI Security Standards Council doesn't even have a SIG [special interest group] for virtualization and yet we see the crushing onslaught of virtualization with no guidance and this tidal wave has been rushing at us for at least 3-5 years," he wrote in his Rational Survivability blog.
Hoff applauded the recent addition of VMware to the PCI Security Standards Council (SSC), calling it a wise move. VMware announced Nov. 12 that it was joining the PCI SSC and would provide feedback to help develop PCI DSS so that VMware customers can become compliant.
Gamby was encouraged by the addition of VMware to the council, but added that members simply pay $2,000 to join. VMware is just one of 500 participating organizations plus the five card brands, which have the biggest voice in the standard, he said.
"It's a whisper in a corner, but there has been pent-up demand for them to address virtualized services, so it's encouraging," he said.
Asked through a spokesperson if there is a timeline for updating PCI DSS with virtualization-specific guidelines and whether there is a plan to form a virtualization SIG, Troy Leach, PCI SSC technical director, responded via email.
"Virtualization is an important issue to our members. We are seeing a rise in the use of virtual servers in the marketplace and by our participating organizations. As a result, the council is evaluating various options for the New Year to address more formally, with our participating organizations, how virtualization applies to the current requirements of the PCI Data Security Standard and where we take the DSS in the future," he said.
"The council tries to maintain a technology-neutral approach and address specifically the risk associated with the cardholder data environment," he added. "The council is currently evaluating, in partnership with our participating organizations and assessor community, whether the current requirements of version 1.2 of the PCI Data Security Standard mitigate emerging threats and vulnerabilities related to virtual components. The council hopes to provide clarity on the topic in the upcoming year."
Hoff, in a phone interview, said PCI DSS is very broad, so he understands why the council needs to be careful in making changes to it. Still, the business impact of a technology that's seeing such growth must be addressed sooner rather than later, he said.
He's been frustrated by the council's lack of response to forming a virtualization SIG, something he and others had been offering help with. In October, Hoff got a short response from the PCI SCC saying there was no such SIG, and no firm plans to form one. The council earlier this year formed two SIGs; one addresses the security of credit card data prior to authorizing a transaction, and the other focuses on wireless transmission of credit card information.
Diana Kelley, founder and partner at consulting firm Security Curve, said the biggest concern with virtualization and PCI is the "one function per server" in Requirement 2.2.1.
"Some PCI auditors feel this means no virtualization if there are multiple functions running on the same hardware. Other auditors read the intent of the requirement to mean per server 'instance', so virtual servers are acceptable as long as they are function restricted," she said in an email.
Kelley believes if virtual servers are properly protected according to PCI rules, such as single function per instance, access control and monitoring, "they could be part of a compliant CDE [cardholder data environment] and that it's not a big issue." However, problems could arise if virtualization is used as a de-facto scope/zoning argument, she said.
"For example, if there are CDE and non-CDE virtual servers on the same hardware and the merchant/retailer argues that the virtualization alone provides adequate zoning and separation, there would still need to be firewalling -- as per PCI -- in place to separate the virtual servers into zones and proper monitoring on the hardware and virtual switching to ensure traffic isn't passing inappropriately from one server instance to another," she explained.


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Maggie Gyllenhaal & Peter Sarsgaard: NYC Stroll with Gloria Ray
Maggie Gyllenhaal and hubby Peter Sarsgaard enjoy the beautiful weather on Saturday (May 5) in New York City.
The 34-year-old actress walked and talked, while Peter, 41, carried their daughter, Gloria Ray, who was born last month.
PHOTOS: Check out the latest pics of Maggie Gyllenhaal
Maggie's new film Hysteria, which co-stars Hugh Dancy, hits theaters across the country on May 18.
Hysteria is a romantic period piece set in London in the late 19th century and is based on the surprising truth of how Mortimer Granville (Dancy) came up with the world's first electromechanical vibrator in the name of medical science.


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When you sell your next house, have you thought about financing it yourself?
Most times when I suggest this, people look at me like I just grew a third eye. But really – if you haven't considered what seller financing can do to your bottom line, you're leaving money on the table when you sell. You should say YES to seller financing, and I'll explain why.
Sell Your House With Financing Even If You Owe Money On It
First thing I usually hear is – "How can I sell the house with seller financing? I have a mortgage! I have to pay the bank off, right?"
Well yes and no. You can create a new mortgage for your buyer subject to the underlying existing loan – in most cases. It's not illegal – although the bank technically doesn't like that, and has language in the loan saying that they don't want you to do that. It's called the 'due on sale' clause.
But – you have to remember it's your house, and you get to decide how you want to do things, not them. You can use an all-inclusive trust deed also known as a wraparound mortgage. In fact, I've included a snapshot of its description by a well-known title company, Old Republic, so you can be sure that your local title company can help you finalize the deal.
Tip 1: Seller Carryback Financing For Better Returns
So if you own a property you want to sell for $100,000 – just to use a nice round number, I'll show you how it might work. Let's say you owe $60,000 to the bank. With seller carryback financing, you can sell your house for $110,000 because it's worth more with financing. While you don't have to, I suggest you consider doing it with two loans in order to create the highest value to you. You'll have $60,000 on the first mortgage held by your bank, and with a down payment of $20,000, you carry a second mortgage for $30,000 for 15 years at 8%.
Boom – you've just put $20k in your pocket, which is probably close to what you were going to get to begin with, minus closing costs and agent fees. AND you'll get $286.70 every month for the next 15 years according to my mortgage calculator, unless your buyer sells first. And he probably will, because most people own their properties for an average of 7 years.
Tip 2: Let An Attorney Help You With The Paperwork
Your first mortgage will get paid down every month of course, and your agreement will stipulate that if your buyer fails to pay, you'll take the house back and sell it to somebody else. A good real estate attorney can easily draw that up for you. It's totally worth the money too.
An extra bonus is that you can sell that payment stream of $286.70 in whole or in part to a note investor like myself, so you can pocket your money sooner if you like. Now that's a whole other subject here and on my company's website because I buy notes and help others to do the same. You can take that money and use that monthly payment to cover house expenses, or a car loan, or put it in your Roth IRA after taxes.
Tip 3: Defer Capital Gains Taxes
And by the way if you sell your property by financing it, you'll avoid paying a big capital gains tax. You'll pay it in smaller chunks over time, which is much better. Believe me – I've written some big checks to Uncle Sam and it's not particularly fun.
So how do you do this safely, and securely? You don't want to end up with a MESS on your hands. Well – let me help you with that. I'll email you my free FREE REPORT on the 10 Steps To Smart and Safe Seller Financing. If you do just a couple of the 10 things on the list, you'll earn thousands of dollars more than you would otherwise. Keep it on hand when you want to sell, and follow the steps to put more money in your pocket.
And then call me when you want to sell your note – and I'll show you how to cash out and get a lump sum.


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Project Description
The Government of Ontario owns various land parcels throughout the West Don Lands in Toronto. As agent for the province, the Ontario Realty Corporation (ORC) – subsequently Infrastructure Ontario (IO) – manages these assets on behalf of the Ministry of Public Infrastructure Renewal (PIR).
It was determined that portions of these lands would be redeveloped, including housing and parkland as part of the revitalization of Toronto's waterfront. This would also involve the construction of a flood protection landform, a large earth berm along the west side of the Don River. The work was undertaken by ORC in cooperation with the Toronto Waterfront Revitalization Corporation (TWRC), City of Toronto and the Toronto Regional Conservation Authority (TRCA).
The flood protection landform (FPL) was required to prevent the potential flooding of 210 hectares of City Land including the West Don Lands. The FPL will provide a flood barrier along the west side of the Don River from Queen Street south to the Railway lands. The south and east portions of the landform are being developed as parkland.
LEA was retained as part of a larger consulting group, to carry out preliminary and detailed design, design drawings, contract documents and construction supervision for new and realigned roads, Bayview Avenue and River Street over the landform and into the development area, along with street lighting, the structural tie-in of the landform to the King Street/ Queen Street viaduct, and various other peripheral consulting services.
The requirements of many different stakeholders needed to be satisfied and incorporated into the designs, along with the sustainability guidelines of TWRC.
LEA was involved in the preliminary design of "Woonerfs" (City Laneways) for the areas either side of River Street extension. This was an example of the City's early use of this innovative pedestrian-friendly access laneway system first used in Europe.
In addition to street lighting, LEA designed the traffic signals for various intersections in the new street system along with the design of the intersections themselves. Part of the intersection design involved the investigation of pedestrian scramble zones and cyclist dwell areas.
LEA also prepared the design of a pedestrian ramp from the River Street extension area, up to the elevated section of Eastern Avenue over the Don River, to replace an existing pedestrian facility which conflicted with River Street Extension. This new pedestrian ramp was required to be positioned West Don Lands Infrastructure Development so as to leave room for a future bus only down-ramp off elevated Eastern Avenue, to Bayview Avenue extension. LEA prepared the necessary functional designs for this bus ramp and negotiated approvals-in-principle with the relevant City departments.
On the closing of the existing Bayview Avenue, the secure route for Toronto Hydro to bring in replacement transformers to large City sub-stations in an emergency was not able to be maintained. LEA designed a temporary roadway adequate to support the transformer loads, and with a vertical and horizontal alignment compatible with the required heavy equipment. This roadway – when implemented – ensured the security of power supply to Toronto's downtown core.
LEA also completed a structural survey of the piers of the elevated section of Eastern Avenue which were scheduled to be buried within the flood protection landform.
Remedial measures were proposed to correct any cracking and other deficiencies, along with a system to isolate the piers from the landform and ensure their continued flexure as originally designed. A new drainage system was designed for the partially buried piers.
As part of the Risk Assessment/ Risk Management (RA/RM) plan for the West Don Lands it was determined that contaminated materials encountered on the site would generally be buried in accordance with MOE Guidelines. Retaining these materials on the site became a concern if they were to surround any utilities and services beneath the roadways, which could require maintenance in the future. The RA/RM plan determined guidelines for back fill trench widths and depths surrounding utilities and services which would require back fill meeting MOE Table 3 guidelines or better (cleaner material). LEA was requested to complete a series of road cross-sections which would interpret the guidelines and define for the Contractor (and – in future – by means of the as-built drawings, City maintenance staff) the width and depth of these special materials to surround all services and utilities beneath the roads.
More recently, LEA prepared traffic management plans for the staging of traffic control in the King Street/ Queen Street tie-in area to the north-end of the site, to ensure continuity of traffic service when the link road between Bayview Avenue and River Street is closed, and sections of the new Bayview Avenue Extension are opened to traffic.
This project commenced in 2005 and continued until completion in 2015, in time for the Toronto hosting of the Pan Am Games.


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The Royal Western Yacht Club are delighted to announce the relaunch of the Two Handed Transatlantic Race, which will start on Sunday 3rd June 2012 from Plymouth and finish in Newport, Rhode Island. The race, also sometimes known as TWOSTAR, will be open to boats between 27 and 60 ft and there will also be a separate class for Class 40's. [ Source – Press Release ]
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Creative Sparks Winter Issue
I am a proud member of the Znet Shows design team. This means that, from time to time, I receive some of their beads which I must then use to create original pieces which may or may not be used in their ezine, Creative Spark.
Znet Shows is a wholesale website that has some really beautiful cultured sea glass which I LOVE to work with. When they sent me beads for the winter issue, I was so happy with the colors and the styles! THEN I read the enclosed and realized the theme I had to work with was ICY. ICY! and sea glass which makes me think of sunny beaches, not snow and ice. What the heck were they thinking?
I was stumped for a while but one day just got out all my beads and started letting my brain do some mental doodling. Actually, the colors they sent and the frosty look of sea glass was perfect for the wintery theme.
I'd like you all to go take a look at the winter issue of Creative Spark! There are some very talented artists who are use other types of beads from Znet Shows so you can get an idea of what else they offer at their site. There are earring tutorials and there is a great article about Yoga for Beaders. To see this issue, you can go to this link. Enjoy it. Share it with your friends!
I didn't use all my beads this time. These beautiful little starfish are going to be perfect for some summer barefoot bracelets! And there are so many more colors! I WANT!
and, I need some of these pretty little shells also though there are so many different colors I can't decide which.
and I have a strand of these beautiful sea blue chips! (Znet calls them pebbles, very apropos). I see earrings and a bracelet happening!
and I absolutely must buy some of these delightful fishbone beads. They will make perfect daggers for a Halloween design I want to make later this year.
A huge thanks to Hope Smithereen whose hard work is evident in this beautiful issue and to Bill Zhang of Znet shows who is kind and generous and easy to talk to and also runs Graphic Stock.
Pretty Palettes Challenge
Every month, Erin Prais-Hinz posts a color palette for Halcraft. Just so you know, you can find the beads at Micheals Craft stores. Erin always has a great blog about the color palette of the month and everyone is invited to play along, creating something with beads from that palette. This month, the January Pretty Palettes Challenge was to be in colors that matched Pantone's color of the year, Marsala. This was her photo.
I've always got some beads around from Micheals and just happened to have some dusty pink and some wine colored ones. I also had an old fashioned bonnet focal and some little tea party charms that I had been wanting to use some way, some how. So I got out some alcohol inks, colored the bonnet focal, put some tiny garnet beads with the pink and wine beads, made a bit of beaded chain with the garnets and wire This is what I came up with.
Garden Party Necklace
I know, Erin, I probably should have taken a photo of the beads from Micheals before I used them. I did, however, keep the SKU numbers for two of the bead strands. YAY for me!
garnets 10120993
dusty pink 10401972
Gemstones: 9 Essentials
There are so many stones to choose from, it's hard to narrow down the field to a few that are MUST HAVES for every pagan, well actually every person could benefit from these. I've tried to choose just 9, a magical 3X3 number that every witch should have. If I had to limit myself to just a few, these are the stones I would have.
Amethyst: In addition to its usual well known uses, this stone is a powerful psychic tool, will protect you from black magic and will aid in second sight, intuition, and insight.
Malachite is probably the most powerful of all the "eye stones" which were prized in ancient societies to protect against the evil eye. Malachite is said to enhance visionary powers and to stimulate all types of personal power. It wards off negative vibrations and is said to warn an owner of impending danger by breaking. It promotes inner peace and hope and offers protection and inner security.
Moonstone: A very sensitive stone whose powers increase with the moon. It helps promote love, not just romantic love, but love of friends and family and love for humanity because it opens your heart to experience love. It lends you strength when you are emotionally overextended. It inspires self confidence. It is a great stone for people who carry around a burden of buried anger.
Carnelian is a must, not only because of its other properties, but because it is a stone which will clean the negative energies away from other stones. Carnelian can motivate you and give you energy to turn your ideas and dreams into form. It's a stone of success and can give you physical power.
Lapis throughout history has been associated with wisdom and love and is a stimulant for psychic abilities. It strengthens your body and mind. It will stimulate your inner vision and enhance your wisdom, insight and good judgment.
This stone is a must because not only is it grounding and good for protection, obsidian acts like a screen to keep all negativity surrounding you at bay. Never exchange your own piece with another person or accept a stone that someone else has worn. It bonds to a person and should stay with its original owner.
This one is a given. Everyone knows you need clear quartz crystals, not only as a communication aid, but because it drains off any blocked areas that keep your dreams from coming true. It helps you use your own inner resources and potential and get ride of self blocks. It's a wonderful energy conductor.
A stone that helps you find love, first self love because you cannot love someone else unless you first love your own inner person. Not only does it help enhance your outer beauty but it helps get rid of negative energy from the past.
Tiger's eye is a great stone that helps you think clearly and helps you make right decisions. it helps yous ee what you are getting into before you take steps forward. It helps with clear thinking, good judgment and protection. Couldn't ask for more.
So there they are. If you have these gems, you pretty much have all angles covered.
Challenge of Music
Erin Prais-Hintz of Tesori Trovati has come up with yet another unusual challenge for us. She has done this in part to create awareness for an increedible organization Music & Memories. These folks supply Alzheimers patients with Ipods and playlists. Patients show improved memory function and interactive skills after listening to their favorite tunes. If you visit their webpage, you will see an incredile video featuring a man who barely spoke at all yet after listening to a tape of his old time favorite tunes perked up and chattered away with others.
Music plays such an integral part in our lives. Tunes we hum or sing along with brighten our days. Music can take us back to a happier time, to some crazy memories, it can soothe us when we are sad and calm us when we are angry.
Here's what we had to do for Erin's challenge: Pick a song, one from another year that evokes a memory. Use that song to inspire us to create a piece of jewelry.
I chose a song that came out in 1977, written by the talented Stevie Wonder. It's a song about music and how it plays such a part in our lives. When this song was popular, I had met Ben and Justin's father and we fell in crazy loco love. We both loved music and loved to dance. When we danced, we were like that couple in Dirty Dancing, eye to eye, in sync, fancy steps. Once, when we went out to dinner, my first time out in cool clothes since Justin had been born, we danced to this song. You know those old corny movies when the cute couple dances and everyone else clears the dance floor then breaks out in applause? That happened to us. That's the way it was with us. We would dance in the kitchen, the living room and out on the sidewalk if one of "our songs" came on. And people loved us!
Here's the song
Here's the lyrics, just in case you didn't get them. ( Sir Duke, by Stevie Wonder).
Music is a world within itself
With a language we all understand
With an equal opportunity
For all to sing, dance and clap their hands
But just because a record has a groove
Don't make it in the groove
But you can tell right away at letter A
When the people start to move
They can feel it all over
They can feel it all over people
They can feel it all over
They can feel it all over people
Did you feel it? It's happy, it's young, its alive with LIFE!
Here's my bracelet. It's orange and peach and creamy white, young vibrant and happy colors. The chain and the music notes are gold because gold is rich and warm. The little charm is one I got from Tealwater Designs in the Art Charm Exchange. My bracelet is not original or trendy but it has LOTS of beads that will click and shoosh with a percussive sound when I wear it and give a beat to my day as I work or play.
I'm going to keep this bracelet and not put it in the shop. But, Erin is going to have an auction after this blog hop, to benefit Music and Memories Organization. So, I wanted to make something to put in the auction. I made these little earrings, a variation on the art charm I made and my own design so here we go. I'll let you know when the auction is held so anyone interested can support this organization.
If you want to see what others have made, check out Erin's blog.
Monday Mojo Challenge
Oh, I do love the jewelry challenges! And Heather Powers of Humblebeads has tossed out a really good one. This is a major Mojo Challenge and last 10 weeks! Wow! And a huge challenge it is! Any of you beaders or jewelry makers who might want to get in on it, this is week one and I think you can still sign up.
Our first week's task is to JOIN a CHALLENGE! No problem for me. Heather, I'm assuming you did not mean just join the Mojo Challenge so here are my other challenges.
Earrings Everyday Blog has a monthly challenge. Using art as inspiration, we will make a pair of earrings every month. But, I am already IN this challenge so that may not count.
And, I am already in Erin Prias-Hintz's Music & Memory Challenge coming up this week so that may not count either.
What to do, what to do?
Lucky for me, Lesley Watt of the Gossiping Goddess blog and Thea Two jewelry and Caroline of Blueberri Beads opened up a challenge just yesterday! Woot Woot! I'm IN. PLUS! I've got a chance to win some awesome beads made by these ladies! Woot woot!!! Beading friends! Jump in this one! The beads are fabulous, fantastic and spring colors! Wow! And Smitten beads is adding some bright and colorful sari silk!
Now, when am I going to find time to do all this work? Stand back ladies, there's beading to be done!!!
Divination: Tarot and Tea Leaves
Not all pagans are readers. Not everyone is interested in foreseeing future events nor is every pagan adept at reading.
Just because you can do one type of reading, does not mean you can do all types of readings.
When I bought my first deck of tarot cards, I only half believed that they would "work". I read through the book, well sort of……. I read about the different suits and I read about the Major Arcana then studied a little bit about individual cards. At the commune one day, over coffee, I was talking to my 3 closest friends and of course they wanted a reading. We all thought it was quite a lark and I laid out the cards for my friend Kay. She and her husband Will were quite the perfect couple with two adorable children and the unofficial leaders of the group effort. I laid out the cards then laughed right out loud. "Kay, this is the craziest thing! These cards say you are thinking of leaving Will. You will meet a guy with blonde hair and blue eyes and though it will take some thought, you will probably leave. My reading ceased to be hilarious. She looked at me with soulful eyes and told me "I've already met him. His name is Mack and I've been seeing him for two weeks". After the shock wore off, I realized that knowing the future can lead to unwanted intimacy. I would rather not have known my friend's secret. After all, they were both my friends and I felt bad keeping such a secret from Will.
. I knew right then that this was not a parlor game, but some way to tap in to a universal consciousness and pick up information just floating around in the Universe. How it happens is beyond me. I've tried different decks. I've seen online "classes" and deep interpretations of the meanings of each card. Still, though I know basic things, I am not a student of Tarot meanings. How the information comes to me remains a mystery. Somehow, I quiet my mind and shuffle then lay down the cards. I do not ask leading questions, I do not do a long study of the layout. I simply say what flashes through my mind and I speak.
When I was reading frequently, I could tell if trouble was coming: problems for the reader, by the way the cards shuffled. If it was a struggle, the cards did not want to fall together easily, there would be information the person did not want to hear. If they shuffled easily and smoothly, it would be a "good" reading. Once, my hands shook so badly when shuffling that I refused to do the reading. I found out why later. When my son was missing, I went to another reader whom I trusted completely. She laid out the cards and told me he was alive and gave me hope. I looked at her layout and knew he was dead.
Only twice have I doubted myself since that first reading. Once, a friend brought me an acquaintance of hers. I had never seen this woman before. I could tell she was from a rather affluent family and she presented herself as a person as one of those sugar sweet girls who would do no wrong. . When I laid out her cards I was appalled. How could I say this to her? She was such a "nice" girl! I took a deep breath and said "It seems here that you are pregnant". She started to cry. I then told her that she was not sure who was the father, it could be one of two men. She cried harder. Then, gaining confidence that it was a true reading, I told her that the man she wished were the father was most likely not the one and she would have hard decisions to make. I was right on, all the way.
The only other time, I did a reading for a very very skeptical friend. He was seeing two ladies and both had had hysterectomies. When a "BIRTH" came up in the reading, he laughed and taunted me. Three weeks later, he called to tell me that one of the women had called him and she knew not how, but was presenting symptoms of pregnancy and wanted to talk to him. He laughed no more. And I never doubted myself again.
There are so many ways to try divination: tarot, palm reading, scrying, candle flames and tea leaves are most common.
I've never been able to do any others. I tried crystal gazing and scrying with minimal success. They seemed to be better for meditation than for readings. Tea leaves are way beyond me. In fact, I see nothing when I look into the bottom of the teacup. Perhaps I do not spend enough time contemplating while I drink the tea. Perhaps it is because I am a more visual person and color and form speak to me more than contemplation. I would love to hear from other readers and how they think their intuition comes to them.
Tea leaf readings fascinate me. I found a lady through PBP who does really good readings. You should check out Alverdine's blog here. Every month, she does a "Cup of the Month" reading and posts the picture of the cup and her interpretation online. Next month, her cup of the month will be my reading. It's supposed to be anonymous but I do not mind letting anyone know that the reading is mine. With her permission, I am posting a picture of my "cup" here. You should check back next month for my reading and see how she interpreted my leaves. You may want to get a reading of your own.
Okay: here is my cup.
Now, when I look at this, no matter how hard I try, I really see nothing but tea leaves. Well, if truth be told, there might be a giant hand over there on the right, trying to scoop up a pile of something. I can only wish it would be CASH! LOL Or, if I look a little harder, maybe on the right is a giant, not like the Jolly Green Giant but maybe like the Iron Giant (I watch a lot of little kids movies) and maybe he has an erect phallus like Kokopelli. Well, you can see where MY mind goes trailing off to. Believe me, I have seen Alverdine's interpretation and it in no way resembles my own. Tell me what YOU see. And be sure and check with her next month to see what she read for me. Once you read it, you will wonder why you did not see what she saw. You will also be amazed that she got so much out of the dregs of a cup of hot tea.
To sum up, if you are trying to decide which divination method to use, I do not believe it is possible to just say "OH, I am going to learn to read tarot cards"……..or tea leaves, or whatever method looks cool to you. You will have to experiment and see what resonates with you, what vibrates. Then, do what comes naturally.
New Ventures
I'll be changing my blogging practices this year, not all of the posts will be about my jewelry and/or family and not all will be long with lots of photos. I'll still do some blog hops and I'll still log what I'm working on. BUT, I'm going to join some other bloggers and have a bit of fun and just maybe open up some creative and spiritual avenues inside my head, or revisit them anyhow.
I've done a few blog hops with Eris Prais-Hintz of Treasures Found. She has invited us to participate in 30 Word Thursdays. Here's how it works. I post a photo that I have taken and underneath describe the feelings said photo evokes using only 30 words. I've seen Erin's efforts and your description becomes a sort of tonal poem. Breaking a description down to 30 words only isn't easy. I'm not sure how consistent I will be with this. I am a sporadic picture taker at best but for now, I have a backlog of pictures from last summer to get me started.
My next venture. I'm joining the Pagan Blog Project. Over 226 bloggers are participating so far and it looks like a great way to deepen my spiritual feelings. Each week, we will be given a letter and using that letter we will take one word that has particular meaning in pagan paths and focus upon our feelings. We will all post on Fridays (YES! I KNOW it's the day after 30 Word Thursday, but I think I can keep up if I don't get too wordy) A lot of my practices are based heavily on Native American teachings and Celtic lore so I expect I'll be focusing on those aspects. That said, I'm going to start out with last Friday's letter , A. I'm too late to join the group posting but I don't want to leave out one letter.
AIR: I could get verbose and go on and on about the attributes of the element of air: It's associated with the East, creativity, blah blah but that is not how I want to write. I want to explore what this element means to me. It's such a sacred element. All the tribes of our earth depend upon air to sustain life, the Two Leggeds, The Four Leggeds, The Winged Ones, The Standing People (trees), and so on. Only the Stone People do not depend upon air for Life. Air is therefore sacred. With this thinking we should be very aware of what pollutants we put into the sacred Air of our Earth.
Our breath is air and also sacred. Breathing deeply and correctly is so important for health and for meditation and maintaining Beauty and Balance. Thinking thus, we should be extremely conscious of how we pollute our breath with smoking and heavy perfumes. (As I was thinking along these lines, I had extreme guilt about smoking).
Our words are our breath and therefore sacred and we should be very cautious about how our words can pollute our lives and those of others. I thought about the news this week, all those chemicals released into that beautiful river. I talked with others about this terrible event, thousands of people unable to drink water or even wash their clothes because no one seemed to know for certain how dangerous this chemical could be. I heard many statements…..words tossed out.
Did your words quickly condemn the company that allowed the escape of dangerous chemicals?
Did your word praise the companies like Pepsi, who donated water to thousands?
Or did you go the "extra mile"? Did your words give thoughts to all the wild creatures and livestock and water creatures and birds who would have no warning to not drink tainted water and voice a prayer to the god/goddess/creator that these creatures be safe and that someone in a better position that you would be able to help them?
One of the reasons I love being pagan……….there are no easy answers, no black and white, no commandments, only the stricture to "harm none", therefore I must take responsibility for my own actions and think about how they AND my words will spill out into the Universe and effect others.
I'm looking forward to meeting some new people through the Pagan Blog Project and 30 Word Thursday. Maybe some of the great photographers whose blogs I follow will join in for 30 Word Thursday! Oh, and since most pagans are into stone lore, I can sure blog about stone jewelry if I get stuck for a topic., LOL.
Blessed Be
Gifts and a Giveaway
Back by popular demand is Miss Crabby Patti who is my guest blogger today. (Crabby Patti's 68 strands of beads donated by verious charitable souls including grandmas and grandpas)
Hi! It's me again.
I"m a busy girl so I will get right to the point. My Mimi wants me to be sure and tell you that handmade presents are the best presents! So give the big companies a raspberry and support small businesses!
My cousins went to Mimi's house to make presents. They made magnets for kids and purse charms for ladies. They used the little resin caps. Next week they are going to make fingerprint magnets for the grandmothers refrigerators. I'm going to do it too. And we are making dog treats too. I hope those boys made me some beads. I don't have nearly enough.
These are for the purse charms and key rings.
Okay, that's enough about boys
Lets talk about BEADS!!!!
Last week, my Mimi had a blog hop and promised to give away some beads to another lady who makes jewelry and some earrings to someone who just stopped by to visit. I got to pick the names out of a huge big fishbowl!
PRISKA:! Send my Mimi your address ans she will mail them out next week! This is what they look like.
I GOT TO PICK ANOTHER NAME. THIS BEAD LADY WHO LEFT A COMMENT GETS THESE SPECIAL BEADS FROM THE GEM SHOW. MIMI SAYS THEY ARE CALLED DRAGON'S VEIN. They are really tiny geodes and if you don't want to string them like this, you can crack them open and inside are little crystals and you can wire wrap them like that instead.
AND HERE IS THE NAME i PICKED OUT!
Okay, I"m done now. I've got places to go and people to hug. I'll be back.
Oh, I almost forgot. Here is a link to my Mimi's store if you want to shop around. AND, she says she is having a Pin it to
Win it next week on her Facebook page so look for Strega Jewellry and "like" her page and watch for the pinit thing.


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Optimum Running Weight
While weight can be a touchy subject in any conversation, it plays a critical factor in running. Optimum running weight consequently has stirred debate in running circles for years, chiefly over a primary question: What exactly is an optimum running weight? Coaches and dietitians alike rate weight--and more specifically excess body fat--as a key factor behind running performance. In short, the less excess body fat, the better your running performance.
Frequent running burns fat and promotes weight loss, but the optimum weight for a runner depends on height. The Stillman Table is one proven formula for figuring out height-weight ratio. For a non-active man, the formula allocates 110 lbs. for the first 5 feet of height and 5.5 lbs. for every inch thereafter. For a non-active woman, the formula allocates 100 lbs. for the first 5 feet and 5 lbs. for every inch above.
Assuming a male is 6 feet tall and weighs 176 lbs. and a female is 5 feet, 6 inches tall and weighs 130 lbs., the Stillman Table speculates on optimum weight for certain running categories. Sprinters should be 2.5 percent lighter (about 4 lbs.); hurdlers should be 6 percent lighter (about 9 lbs.); middle distance runners should be 12 percent lighter (about 19 lbs.); and long distance runners should be about 15 percent lighter (about 25.5 lbs.). There are exceptions to the rule; however, a staggering percentage of world-class runners weigh at least 10 percent less than average, lending credence to the Stillman Table and the theory that less body fat improves running performance.
For a runner who falls into the non-active category as defined by the Stillman Table, a good initial goal is to reduce your body weight by 10 percent, writes Frank Horwill on the website Peak Performance. Achieving this goal depends on a number of factors, not least of which are calorie intake and how long the runs are. Humans require 2,500 calories per day on average, reports Horwill; a steady, daily 10-mile run will burn 1,000 calories that need to be replaced. If a runner consumes 5,000 calories a day, he will actually gain weight in spite of those 10-mile runs. One approach for distance runners suggests aiming for a body weight 20 percent below average relative to height and limiting fat intake to 35 g per day, adds Horwill.
Diversifying Runs
One rule of thumb posits that every extra pound of non-productive body fat decreases running performance by 1 percent, writes Rick Morris in RunningPlanet.com. That said, there are a number of methods a runner can use to achieve optimum running weight. Diversifying the length and types of runs you do throughout the week can effectively shave off the pounds.
Extending your weekly long run is a good place to start, adds Morris. Most runners burn up to 120 calories per mile. Lengthening your weekly long run by just 3 miles can add up to 400 more burned calories. Similarly, adding a mid-week long run can also help you reach an ideal running weight. For instance, a distance runner who includes a mid-week 12-mile run will burn up to 1,500 calories weekly. Hills are also an important venue for burning fat. Uphill running burns more calories than running on a level surface and simultaneously builds metabolically active leg muscles--and a higher metabolism means greater fat-burning potential.
Strength Training
Strength training can be an important corollary to a typical running regimen, as well as an asset in reaching optimum running weight. Like hill-running, time spent in the gym can build metabolically active muscles that consequently lead to a higher metabolism. Upper and lower body strength exercises can also improve running performance.
Dietary Tweaking
Key shifts in diet are necessary. Avoiding simple carbohydrates is one such shift, but include sufficient complex carbohydrates, as they are essential to runners since they provide nutrient content that delivers energy during a run.
Portion size is another critical factor. For eating at home, prepare a portion size that won't tempt you to overeat. At a restaurant, you may have to consciously stop eating after a certain amount as portion sizes may not conform to dietary recommendations. Eating slowly can help alleviate this quandary by allowing your hunger to catch up with your consumption.
Finally, eliminating certain beverages can be important in achieving optimum running weight. Carbonated drinks are a primary culprit; most 12-ounce cans contain up to 200 calories. Carbonated drinks account for a significant percentage of adult caloric intake. Scratching such beverages from the diet can make a big difference in pursuing an ideal running weight.
- men running image by David Levinson from Fotolia.com


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Personally Identifiable Information:
The Site is primarily a business to business web site. Hence you can use the Site only after disclosing who you are or revealing required personally identifiable information about yourself (and the business entity you represent) and after the same has been validated by our internal approval process. Personally identifiable information means any information that may be used to identify you as an individual or a company, including, but not restricted to, a first, last or business name; office, billing or other physical address; an e-mail address; phone number or other contact information; and a credit card number and expiration date. When submitting personally identifiable information to us, you represent to us that the information is true, accurate and current in all respects, and you are automatically giving us your unconditional consent to the collection, storage, use and disclosure of your personal information as set forth in this Privacy Policy. You shall be responsible to forthwith inform us of change in your personal information as provided by you to us.
At various locations on the Site, such as when you contact us, register to use the Site, log-in to a password protected area, place an online order or make a purchase through the Site, we may request or provide you with the option to supply us with certain personally identifiable information. As part of creating an account on the Site, you may also be requested to provide questions and secret answers, which we use to help verify your identity and assist in resetting your password. If you do not want your personally identifiable information collected, please do not submit it to us. Please keep in mind that if you do not submit personally identifiable information that is requested of you, you may be unable to access certain locations and features on the Site. When you provide us with personally identifiable information, we may use that information to better understand your needs and for the purpose of operating and improving the Site and our service offerings, programs and your user experience. We may also use that information to contact you, for example, to answer a question or respond to a comment you have submitted.
Whenever you provide Rosyblue with personally identifiable information, Rosyblue may use this information to send out communications to you about itself and its products and services, including but not restricted to information of new promotions, surveys, contests, sweepstakes or product or service updates. Rosyblue may also use your personally identifiable information to improve and customize the Web Site's content, layout, products and services.
Additionally, if you contact one of our diamond and jewelry offices (and provide personally identifiable information to the office) or submit a request or inquiry through our Web Site, Rosyblue will use your personally identifiable information to respond to your request or inquiry and to update you with any other information that we believe may be of your interest.
Whenever you place an order with Rosyblue, we may use your personally identifiable information to confirm your order, to help prevent and detect abuse or fraud, respond to your requests or inquiries and update you with any other necessary information regarding your order that we think would be helpful or interesting to you.
Children's Personal Information:
The Site is intended for adult users eighteen (18) years of age or over only. Rosyblue does not knowingly collect or maintain personal information from children under the age of thirteen (13) or send them requests for personal information. If Rosyblue learns that personally identifiable information of persons under thirteen (13) years of age has been collected on the Site, Rosyblue will take the appropriate steps to delete that information.
Non-Personally Identifiable Information
In some cases, when you visit the Site, we may also collect information that is non-personally identifiable information or technical information that, by itself, cannot be used to identify or contact you. Examples of this type of information include the type of Internet browser or computer operating system you use, demographic information (e.g., your age, gender or zip code), the date and time you visited the Site, the pages you accessed, the name of the web site from which you linked to the Site, country or residence and other anonymous data. We also may ask for additional information which you have the option not to provide. We may use non-personally identifiable information to analyze trends, to gather broad demographic information for aggregate use and for marketing and promotional purposes. Non-personally identifiable information is not linked to any personally identifiable information. In order to improve the Site, we reserve the right to use or disclose non-personal information in any way we see fit.
Third-party service providers and web sites:
We may share your personally identifiable information with third party partners, agents, representatives and contractors (including but not restricted to, shipping & forwarding companies, webhosting companies, credit card processing companies, logistics companies, jewelers, assemblers, data analysis firms, affiliates, third party consulting or marketing firms and e-mail service providers). These third parties only receive your personally identifiable information from Rosyblue if such information is needed to provide their services, and they are not authorized to use any personally identifiable information for any other purpose(s) other than the purpose(s) set forth by Rosyblue. However, we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other web sites or third parties. We provide third-parties with your personally identifiable information only to the extent necessary to complete the requested service, product or transaction.
In addition, the Site may contain links to other web sites and to third party service providers. When you use certain features or functions of the Site, your Internet browser may automatically be directed and opened to a third party web site and/or your information may be furnished to a third party service provider for processing and storage. Please be aware that unless explicitly stated on the Site, we are not responsible for the privacy practices of other web sites or third party service providers. We encourage you to be aware when you leave the Site and to read the privacy statements of other web sites, including every web site that collects personally identifiable information. This Privacy Policy applies solely to information collected by the Site and does not cover information collected elsewhere.
For Rosyblue's internal use:
We may review your personally identifiable information for accuracy and errors/ omissions (if any) but are not obliged to do so. Your personally identifiable information may be used to conduct internal research on Site-users' interests, behavior, demographics, and also for better understanding and improvement of effectiveness, performance and usability of the Site and our promotional programs. Further, we may use this information internally to improve the Web Site content, product offerings and marketing and promotional initiatives.
Legal Compliance and Fraud Protection:
Without limitation of any other provisions of this Privacy Policy, we may collect and share any information, including personal information, at our sole discretion, to comply with all applicable laws, regulations, legal process or governmental requests, or in order to investigate, prevent or take action regarding illegal activities, suspected fraud, situations involving potential threats to the physical safety of any person or as otherwise required by law. This includes exchanging information with other companies and organizations for fraud protection and credit risk reduction. We reserve the right to release information contained within our access logs concerning any user of the Site when that user is in violation of our Terms of Use or other published guidelines or partakes (or is reasonably suspected of partaking) in any illegal activity. We also reserve the right to report any suspected illegal activity to law enforcement for investigation or prosecution. Except as described in this Privacy Policy, we will not disclose your personal information outside of Rosyblue without your consent.
Customer Feedback/Referrals:
If at any time you provide feedback to Rosyblue or participate in any promotional activities, we may post your feedback/responses on the Web Site. All such feedback/responses shall on submission by you become the sole property of Rosyblue and we shall be entitled to use it in any manner whatsoever. However, we will remove your personal information contained in the feedback/response from our Web Site if you send a request via e-mail to firstname.lastname@example.com. If you refer one of our products to your business associate, or when you e-mail a product to your business associate, through our Web Site, you and your business associate's names and e-mail addresses will be required to ensure that your business associate knows that you have requested Rosyblue to send them the e-mail. In connection with such a referral, you and your business associate's e-mail addresses will only be used for this purpose unless permission is otherwise granted.
Transfer of Information:
Information collected on this Web Site may be stored and processed in any country in which Rosyblue or its agents maintain facilities and by using this Web Site, you authorize Rosyblue to make any such transfer of your personal and non-personal information for storage and processing outside of your country. As part of any merger, sale of company assets or acquisition, as well as in the event of insolvency, bankruptcy or receivership, personal and non-personal information may be transferred as one of the business assets of Rosyblue. You grant your express consent for Rosyblue's transfer of your personal and non-personal information in any such business transaction. If local laws applicable to you require you to provide express consent in a particular form for a transfer as contemplated herein, at the request of Rosyblue, you shall provide the same at no cost to Rosyblue.
Data collection tools:
In addition to the information specified above, Rosyblue may collect information about your use of the Site through electronic communications protocols and cookies. As with most web sites you visit, Rosyblue may automatically receive personal information from you as part of the communication connection itself, which often consists of network routing information (where you came from), equipment information (Internet browser type) and date and time. Rosyblue may also use cookies, embedded URLs and embedded pixels to capture additional information.
IP Address
Rosyblue collects and you consent to the collection of your IP address whenever you visit the Web Site, to help diagnose performance of its servers, administer and tune the operation of the Web Site, gather demographic information for aggregate use, and track the date, duration of each session within the Web Site, analyze trends, and track traffic patterns. Your IP address may also be used in combination with your personally identifiable information for credit card fraud protection and risk reduction.
Electronic Communications Protocols and Cookies
Rosyblue may collect and you consent to the collection of non-personally identifiable information through cookies, web logs, web beacons (also known as action tags) and other monitoring tools. This non-personally identifiable information may be used for better understanding and improving the usability, performance and effectiveness of the Web Site and marketing initiatives. We may share or transfer non-personally identifiable information with or to our affiliates, licensees and partners. Where authorized by us, third parties may use cookies, Rosyblue's web log files, web beacons and other monitoring technologies to compile, aggregate statistics on Rosyblue's behalf.
"Cookies" are pieces of data or text files that are sent by a web server that are saved by your internet browser and stored on your computer. Use of cookies is industry standard and information contained in cookies will enhance your experience on the Site. Cookies are used to analyze web page flow, evaluate promotions, deliver you a personalized shopping experience, track visits from our partners/affiliates and allow the use of our shopping cart. Cookies contain information that can later be read by a web server in the domain that issued the cookie to you. Rosyblue does not use cookies to collect or store any personal information, but they may be tied to the personal information you knowingly choose to provide to us.
We may use two types of cookies - session cookies and persistent cookies - to enable us to collect aggregate information on the usage patterns of the Site, such as what areas of the Site are visited most often, so that we can tailor the Site to user preferences. Session cookies exist only for as long as your Internet browser remains open. When the session ends, the Internet browser is closed and the cookies go away. Persistent cookies, in contrast, last from visit to visit. Persistent cookies are saved on a visitor's computer by the Internet browser and do not go away when you exit your Internet browser.
You have control over cookies. Most Internet browsers can be set to refuse to accept cookies, although this may affect your Internet experience, including your use of the Site. You can also erase cookies that are already on your computer, block all cookies or receive a warning before a cookie is stored. Please refer to your Internet browser instructions or "help" screen to learn more about these functions. If you choose to have your Internet browser refuse cookies, the Site may not function properly for you.
Embedded Pixels/ Web Beacons
The Web Site's pages may also contain embedded electronic images or pixel technologies, commonly referred to as web beacons. These web beacons allow Rosyblue to track the number of users who have visited the Web Site's pages and may also be used to assist in delivering cookies on the Web Site. In addition, we may also include beacons in our e-mail messages in order to track whether the message has been opened or acted upon.
Embedded URLs
Rosyblue may also use a tracking technique that employs embedded URLs to allow use of the Site without cookies. Embedded URLs allow limited information to follow you as you navigate the Site, but is not associated with personal information and is not used beyond the session.
Third Party Advertising and Content Delivery
Rosyblue may also use third-party advertising or content delivery companies to serve ads or images on the Web Site. These third-parties may use web beacons to save a cookie on your computer. This allows the third party to recognize your computer each time you visit the Web Site or e-mails, and to compile anonymous information.
Rosyblue is committed to the protection of the personal information that you share with us. We utilize a combination of security technologies, procedures and organizational measures to help protect your personal information from unauthorized access, use or disclosure. Whenever we transfer sensitive personal information over the internet, we protect it using Secure Sockets Layer (SSL) encryption technology. Certain personally identifiable information that you submit to us may, however, not be encrypted during transmission, and with respect to such information Rosyblue restricts access to such information to those employees who need access to the information in order to do their jobs. Encryption technology makes it difficult for your credit card information to be intercepted or stolen while being transmitted. However, it is not possible to guarantee the security or integrity of information disclosed online because no data transmission over the Internet is completely secure.
If a password is used to help protect your accounts and personal information, it is your responsibility to keep your password confidential. If you are sharing a computer with anyone, we suggest you log out before leaving the Site in order to protect subsequent users from gaining access to your information.
We urge you to take every precaution to protect your personal data when you are on the Internet. Because no physical or electronic security is impenetrable, you recognize the inherent risk in the use of internet or such other data storage and transmission networks in collection, storage, access and transfer of information. By using the Site or e-mailing information to us, you agree to assume all risk in connection with the information sent to us or collected by us when using the Site.
Pursuant to California Civil Code Section 1798.83, a California resident who has provided personal information to a business with whom he/she has established a business relationship has the right to request from that business information about whether the business has disclosed personal information to any third parties for the third parties' direct marketing purposes. In general, if the business has made such a disclosure of personal information, the business is required to provide a list of all third parties to whom such personal information was disclosed in the preceding calendar year, as well as a list of the categories of personal information that were disclosed, upon receipt of a request by a California resident. However, under the law, a business is not required to provide the above-described lists if the business adopts and discloses to the public (in its privacy policy) a policy of not disclosing personal information to third parties for their direct marketing purposes unless the customer first affirmatively agrees to the disclosure, as long as the business maintains and discloses this policy. Rather, the business may comply with the law by notifying the customer of his or her right to prevent disclosure of personal information and providing a cost free means to exercise that right.
How To Contact Us
If you have any questions or suggestions regarding this Privacy Policy, or if you have submitted personally identifiable information through the Site and would like access to such information or to have that information corrected, please send an e-mail to your relationship manager at Rosyblue or the Rosyblue customer service department at firstname.lastname@example.com .or send a written request to:
Changing your information
If you would like to revise any of the personal information that you have provided to Rosyblue while registering or using the Web Site, please send an e-mail to your relationship manager at Rosyblue or to our customer service department at email@example.com and we will correct or update it after due verifications.
We want to communicate with you only if you wish to hear from us. There may be times when you will have the opportunity to subscribe to an e-mail list or electronic newsletter that will send information about the Site. You have the ability to change your preferences and opt-out of receiving such communications. To opt-out of receiving communications from Rosyblue: (1) select "unsubscribe" on our subscription status page and enter the requested information; (2) make your request by contacting your relationship manager at Rosyblue or by sending an e-mail to our customer service department at firstname.lastname@example.com.; (3) Click the "unsubscribe" link which is included at the bottom of our e-mail communications and hit send; or (4) Contact us via the e-mail address that is specified in the e-mail communication. If you are contacting us by e-mail to unsubscribe, please insert "UNSUBSCRIBE" in the e-mail subject line and the body. If you unsubscribe, we will process your request as soon as reasonably practicable, but in no event longer than ten days.
Governing Law and Jurisdiction
All matters relating to this Privacy Policy and your access to, and use of, the Site shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the laws of India, applicable to agreements made and to be entirely performed within India, without resort to its conflict of law provisions. You agree that the Courts of Mumbai alone and no other courts shall have the jurisdiction to entertain and try any action at law or in equity arising out of or relating to this Privacy Policy and/or the Site, which shall be filed only in the courts located in India and you hereby irrevocably and unconditionally consent and submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of such courts over any suit, action or proceeding arising out of this Privacy Policy and/or your use of the Site.