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hi bill sorry not been on here much! im doing good thanks! thanks for stopping by my page! new job is going good now, have a permanent route taking teenagers with special needs to and from school each day, have 6 students ages between 14 and 19, and now im starting to enjoy it, had little kids before and i was finding it a bit stressful, also its a nice route first thing in the morning, straight out along the sea front, and now the weather has picked up somewhat, blue skies and warm sunny mornings, its a joy to go out to work at last! my girls are doing good, one is starting to do all her exams and looking forward to her prom, the other is just keeping on with school life, exams are a few years down the line for her. Hope all is well with you and yours, take care and be safe! Kimmee :)
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Students from Green River High School were able to witness the dramatic affects of a mock driving Under the influence accident, Every 15 Minutes program. Students participated in the scenario as drivers and passengers in the vehicles. The students were made to look like real accident victims, with the assistance of the Emery High drama students. The scenario began in front of the school, in which two vehicles were involved in a collision. Fire, police and EMS were summoned to the accident scene. The emergency responders rendered aid to the victims of the accident. One of the victims of the accident was deceased, she was covered with a blanket. Emergency responders continued to work with the other accident victims, extracting them from the vehicles for transport in the ambulances. One of the victims was serious enough that she had to be transported by a medical helicopter. After the victims were removed from the scene Steven Furner from Fausett Mortuary, attended to the deceased student. Cassi Mecham, mock victim, was placed in a body bag and put in the hearse for transport to the mortuary. The deceased victims' parents, Allyson and Trevor Mecham were at the scene and could be seen grieving for their daughter as emergency workers consoled them. The DUI suspect was questioned and given Field Sobriety Tests by UHP Trooper, Drew Olson. The suspect failed the FSTs and was given a Portable Breath Test, which he also failed. The suspect was placed in handcuffs, placed in the trooper's car and transported to the UHP office, where he was booked for DUI. Later in the day, a mock trial was held for the suspect and a funeral was held for the deceased student.
The program was called "Every 15 Minutes" and involved the partnership of the Governing Youth Council, Green River High, Emery County Sheriff's Office and the Castleview Hospital. The program was named because every 15 minutes across the United States there is an impaired driver caused or related death. Every five minutes an impaired driver causes an injury.
After the mock car accident the students returned to class. As the day progressed, every 15 minutes a student was taken out of class to represent the one life lost every 15 minutes. An assembly took place at the school later that day and the "dead" students all sat together on the stage. The stage was set for the trial of the mock defendant Landon Fluckey who was the driver of the vehicle. Judge Steven Stream participated along with defense attorney, David Allred and Mark Tanner, prosecutor.
Judge Stream reminded the students of the seriousness of a crime of this nature. It can change lives forever with just one bad decision. He reminded the students that going to court is very serious. Judge Stream talked about the process that someone goes through when a family member or friend drinks and drives and the effects on not just the person involved but the whole family, friends and community.
Sheri Vetere, the secretary at Green River High shared the story of her sons best friend in Randolph and how he was killed by his girlfriend while driving drunk and how her life is very messed up now. It has affected not only his family, but her family and the motocross family. They all participated in motocross together and it has really been a big upset to them.
Emery County Sheriff Greg Funk talked not only about the effects on people, but he also spoke about going to a home several years ago to inform the parents that they had lost a child and how he will never get the look on the mom's face out of his memory and how it affected him and the community.
Attorney Tanner said the defendant operated the vehicle in a negligent manner and should be found guilty. The defense attorney Allred said the field sobriety results should be thrown out because the defendant was injured at the time the test was administered. The witness didn't really see what happened so the defendant should be found not guilty.
Judge Stream had the final say in the matter, saying the breath alcohol test proved the driver was impaired and therefore guilty of criminal vehicular homicide. He sentenced the defendant to serve 0-5 in the Utah State Prison.
The program concluded with Lorie Huntington from the Governing Youth Council giving some statistics of young drivers. She said three people under age 21 die each day from alcohol related accidents. There are 100,000 deaths annually that are alcohol related and in one half of all traffic accidents, alcohol is involved.
This event was organized by Lorie Huntington from the Governing youth council along with Shaun Bell from the Drug Task Force. Special thanks to Emery County Sheriff's Office, Green River fire department and EMTs, Life Flight, ETV, Judge Stream, Mayor Brady, Cheer coalition, highway patrol, S&S wrecking, Mark Tanner, David Allred, Kathy at Ray's Tavern, Karen Smith, teachers and students from Green River High.

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Work, play, fashion, economic class, religious faith, even politics—all these aspects of American life and more are woven into clothing. The Museum cares for one of the nation's foremost collections of men's, women's, and children's garments and accessories—from wedding gowns and military uniforms to Halloween costumes and bathing suits.
The collections include work uniforms, academic gowns, clothing of presidents and first ladies, T-shirts bearing protest slogans, and a clean-room "bunny suit" from a manufacturer of computer microchips. Beyond garments, the collections encompass jewelry, handbags, hair dryers, dress forms, hatboxes, suitcases, salesmen's samples, and thousands of fashion prints, photographs, and original illustrations. The more than 30,000 artifacts here represent the changing appearance of Americans from the 1700s to the present day.
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- This spur, worn over a riding boot, was made in Mexico in the mid-1800s. Rubbed against the animal's side, spurs are one of the instruments that riders use to direct horses. The spikes on this spur are set on a small wheel called a rowel, making this a rowel spur. Horses and good riding equipment, such as spurs, saddles, stirrups, and leather coverings, played a fundamental role in the European conquest, exploration, and settlement of wide areas of North America. Much of the technique and craftsmanship of riding culture that was found in the American West among both Native Americans and later U.S. settlers was introduced by the Spanish in Mexico within the first century of colonization (1500s). During this period, huge herds of cattle and sheep (both newly introduced species, like horses) flooded the dry grasslands of northern Mexico and were tended by men who would later be called vaqueros—cowboys. The ranching culture that they developed, as well as the ecological destruction that grazing produced, stretched from Texas to California. This economy of raising livestock on the open range was embraced by settlers coming overland from the American East along routes like the Santa Fe, Old Spanish, and Gila trails. To this day, ranching remains a vital economic and cultural force in both the American West and northern Mexico.
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- Currently not on view
- Date made
- 1840 - 1860
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- catalog number
- 4841
- accession number
- 2007.0144
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Is that guy really dead ....since we didn't see his body I'm not so sure.
Is that guy really dead ....since we didn't see his body I'm not so sure.
Fire type
What chakra type are you?
Wouldn't be surprised if that guy's still alive.
I wonder what Aizen will do.
the person who said something about ichigo's multiple natures possibly being why they cant steal his bankai might be right..
a) hes human
b/c) he has both shinigami AND hollow powers. Granted he channels his hollow powers through his shinigami ones
d) ichigo's bankai, unlike a lot of the other shinigami's, is more worn by ichigo than anything.
its through that unique combonation that he seems to always rise to the occasion and trounce pretty much every bad guy he comes across eventually. And its also possibly why the quincy's bankai stealing medals don't seem to work on him (and only have been able to grab little pieces of his bankai-form uniform)
come fight my brute here
Engaging in hella hyperbole I see. The Hogy is not the Infinity Gauntlet or anything, it does not possess that sort of power & to this point, seems limited by the imagination & will of it's wielder. It's not invincible & neither is Aizen, it was simply beyond the current cast of characters to completely destroy, which isn't even remotely the same thing.
"For I being a poor man, have only my dreams & I have spread them beneath your feet. Tread carefully, for you tread upon my dreams."
you have to wonder what uryuu will do because he is a quincy and fight is gonna inevitably break out in karakura town... its a sticky situation because i feel that ishida's father is still angry with shinigami ........
however great ep i wanna see the difference he'll make in soul society because he sure can't take them all on at once and how about if the quincy then try and use all 5 of themselves and just focus on sealing ichigo's bankai?
and i wonder what would happen if you release your bankai when vanderich aren't around and then that suddenly appear do you think they'll be able to seal it or because its already activated won't be possible?
He Who Speaks Without An Attentive Ear Is Mute.
Originally Posted by halaros536
shut up you weakling!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! you are just angry because i didnt let you became my SERVANT!!!!!! but icould not accept that because you are too weak to be my servant sorry
^I believe it would still be possible because in this chapter Opie tried to do it just to make sure that Ichigo's bankai can't be stolen, right?.. If there was no way to steal it after it's been activated...why did he bother at all?
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Skip to comments.Richard Collins dies at 98; onetime blacklisted screenwriter
Posted on 02/15/2013 10:17:46 AM PST by EveningStar
Richard Collins, a screenwriter during the McCarthy era who was blacklisted for several years before he cooperated with the Communist-hunting House Un-American Activities Committee, died Thursday in Ventura.
The onetime Communist Party member was 98 and the last of the group of left-leaning writers and directors known as the Hollywood 19, 10 of whom went to prison for refusing to name names before the committee.
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yeah, that's a shame that a commie dedicated to an ideology that desired the destruction of our country.........rip...whatever.
Last of the 19, but definitely not the last.
He lived to see one of his fellow travelers reach the presidency. Must have died happy.
At least the LA Times acknowledges that he was a communist. That is a huge step forward for liberals.
The issue of the day back then was the "horrible" question asked by HUAC: "Are you now, or were you ever, a member of the communist party?" Legitimate responses were "Yes," "No," and to plead the fifth amendment. Simple perjury was hardly an option as the FBI had infiltrated the communist party and knew the answer before the question was asked. Liberals have made heroes of those who refused to answer the question.
Senator Joe McCarthy remains a hero of mine, having been old enough to recall the hearings well. Being branded a McCarthyite is an honor. It's likewise with being called a gun nut, racist, homophobe or intolerant. The left uses those terms of derision against Christian Conservatives who want to restore traditional American values that made our country truly great.
Yes, indeed. The artichoke people bent on taking over the human race might be likened to the Communists, and the protagonist trying to sound the alarm was played by an actor named McCarthy--Kevin McCarthy.
The comments on the LAT story indicate that communism and communist sympathizers are alive and well in Los Angeles.
McCarthy never investigated Hollywood.
The article is interesting. He had been a party member, and then left as he was disillusioned with the kind of Stalinist mind-control members were subjected to.
He first refused to name communists because he thought it unseemly (which got him blacklisted) but then later named them. He said he thought it silly to take the 5th, which implied he was a communist, when in fact he had left the party.
In Hollywood of the day, either way you were cooked. If you refused to name names, your friends blacklisted you. If you named them, you were a traitor.
Since communists killed something like a hundred million people it makes sense that there should be a price to pay for supporting such monsters. And it stands to reason that people who support mass murder aren't going to be nice to people who turn on them.
Now he's a good communist.
I don't ever recall "Invasion" being seen as anything other than a parable about the COMMUNIST ERA. The loss of individuality against one's will, the group mindset of those replaced, etc.
Only now are they rewriting Hollyweird's own history to say it was really about McCarthy?
fester in peace, commie.
McCarthy served in the Senate. He was not involved directly with HUAC; that was the House
The propaganda and brain wash has been so great that few people I know.. even know what a "COMMUNIST" (( IS ))..
Even communists have been documented to have murdered multi-millions of people in various countrys in the last century.. mostly by their fellow citizens.. AND made billions more miserable..
Most have no idea that communists are socialists and that socialism is driven by democracy.. Democracy is the political disease that causes socialism.. and that communism, socialism and democracy are a lie, a boondoggle..
Democracy is a nasty word.. a heinous concept..
NO democracy has even been or ever will be democratic..
Democracy is a HOLY word to the brain washed.. an idol..
Democracy is "the UNICORN" to the Utopians.. i.e. democrats..
Americas problem NOW is the Republic being INFECTED with the concept of democracy.. Yes; DISEASED.. contaminated with.. sickened.. America MUST BE CURED of democracy..
Democracy is a lie, a scam.. bait and switch.. a boondoggle..
AN elite ALWAYS runs any political system no matter the name it is called..
Democracy is a mask for something very nasty.. THEFT on a MASSIVE scale..
Lots of people who have worked in the film business have had periods of unemployment. The work is sporadic. It sounds better to say that you were "blacklisted" rather than unemployed. I take all of those "blacklisted in Hollywood" stories with a grain of salt.
I was hoping somebody would chime in with that little truth nugget on McCarthy. Simpleton writers use the Senator's name as a pejorative for something they either don't know the first thing about or choose to obfuscate. Thanks for putting that comment in the thread!
Only now are they rewriting Hollyweirds own history to say it was really about McCarthy?
Just as the lefties are now interpreting George Orwell's classic anti-Communist novels Animal Farm and 1984 as actually being about corporate capitalism.
Ding ding ding! Joseph McCarthy was a SENATOR. It would have been hard for him to conduct the HUAC (HOUSE Unamerican Activities Committee) hearings. He chaired the Army-McCarthty investigations, which were limited to the Armed Forces.
That's correct. My comment was a jumping off point to reference to the entire era when commies were being ferreted out from all of their spider holes, the military, government and Hollyweird. Because of Senator McCarthy's fearless attack on America's enemies, that timespan of the 1950s bears his name. The term McCarthyism, of course, has become a pejorative when used by leftists but is high praise indeed for those of us who love our country.
I'll add that one f the last "good" Democrats was Martin Dies, Jr. of Texas whose "Dies Committee" ultimately became the HUAC. He also opposed the New Deal of the evil Franklin Diablo [sic] Roosevelt. Dies' district, the Texas 2nd, is now represented by a good Christian Conservative and a fine gentlemen (in every sense of that word), Ted Poe, shown appropriately to the RIGHT of Dies, below:
So I consider it noteworthy that there is a new series on TV about communist spies in the US. It is on the FX channel, a channel that I'd never heard of before. The series is called "The Americans," and is shown on Wednesday nights. I saw the pilot and the next episode and it is really good.
Two communist agents are assigned to come to America, marry, start a family, and spy. It is interesting that their children are truly American. The son sees an American astronaut as a hero. The parents gently try to discourage this.
These two agents are treated somewhat sympathetically. However, their bad actions are on complete display. They kill, kidnap, have sex to get gain trust, etc. The wife is played by Keri Russell. She formerly starred in the popular series "Felicity."
My wife and I have been watching "The Americans" and we like it.
"onetime balcklisted", in other words, onetime worshipper of murderer of millions Stalin, is such a badge of honor!
And someone correct me if I'm wrong, but Congress didn't "blacklist" anyone in Hollywood, either. They didn't have that kind of power.
The "blacklist" was Hollywood's doing.
Studio heads didn't want open Commies making/writing movies, so THEY "blacklisted" writers and actors that would make the studios look like sympathizers.
about 20yrs ago, some of the original black listed people were on a talk radio show....and they described how horribly they were treated....but they did actually admit that they were communists and wanted to destroy our country and our democracy....
a turd is a turd...
At this point, a liberal would make a comment line "Oh. So you think every liberal is a commie." No, I do not.
However, their are more than a few points of intersection. I've taken a few samples from CPUSA.org. When Kerry ran against Bush, they gave 10 reasons to vote against Bush. When Obama ran against McCain, they were ecstatic that their man might become President. (He did).
I knew a Chicago Democrat from an earlier generation. I witnessed him smile with his lips and and eyes as he mentioned "Uncle Joe" (Stalin). It was a transcendent moment for him, as though he were extremely devout and was contemplating Jesus Christ. No commie, just a Democrat.
I could go on, and on, and on with examples.
Prayers for a misguided soul.
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by BendtheBar 07-05-2012, 10:08 PM
Written by Christian Finn, TheFactsAboutFitness.Com
Despite the popularity of moderate intensity aerobic exercise, the majority of research shows that it has a minor effect on the rate of weekly fat loss. This is despite organisations such as the American Council on Exercise claiming that up to three pounds of fat loss per week is a realistic target. However, there are studies indicating that aerobic exercise encourages healthier eating patterns - more physically active people are less likely to eat foods with a high fat content. Individuals including physical activity as part of a weight loss strategy are also far more likely to keep in shape than those who rely on dieting alone.
Aerobic exercise defined
January is a busy time for most exercise centres. Most clubs seem full of enthusiastic newcomers keen to remove the excess fat they managed to accumulate during the festive season. The countless number of treadmills, rowing machines and steppers that adorn most gyms are usually in constant demand, based on the claim that moderate aerobic exercise will speed up fat loss.
A typical program normally consists of steady state aerobic exercise (such as cycling or walking) at 70-80% of maximum heart rate. This type of workout can last anywhere between 20 and 60 minutes, depending on the fitness level of he individual (Utter et al., 1998). Although most people begin these programmes with the intention of sticking with them, the reality is often very different. After six months, half of those who begin an exercise programme will have given up (Leith, 1992), deciding they simply don't have the time to train regularly (Dishman, 1991).
Why most people give up on exercise
You and I know there are usually two reasons behind any decision - the real reason, and the one that sounds good! Individuals claiming that "they don't have the time" are often hiding the fact that their expectations were not met. Simply put, they were not making the kind of progress they were promised. The time and effort being invested in the exercise programme were not matched by any kind of tangible benefit. In other words, exercise did not produce a measurable change that was significant enough to justify the amount of effort being put in.
On an intellectual level, most people are aware that exercise can play an important role in enhancing longevity, reducing the risk of disease, and improving quality of life. However, any good salesperson will tell you that we don't make our decisions based on intellectual reasoning. We base them on emotion. Most of us exercise because, at a very basic level, we simply want to look and feel better. We exercise because it appeals to our sense of vanity and pride. We want to feel good about ourselves.
The problem comes when there is a conflict between what you expect from an exercise programme, and what you actually get. One of the keys to making sure exercise becomes a habit is to establish precisely what results you can expect from moderate aerobic exercise. And that's where the trouble lies. It's common for many individuals starting an exercise programme to expect to lose around two pounds of fat each week. Even the American Council on Exercise suggests that up to three pounds of fat loss per week is an achievable goal. But is this a realistic target? Can an aerobic exercise programme really produce such rapid changes in body composition?
Aerobic exercise has a small effect on the rate of fat loss
Some answers come from a recent review of several hundred weight loss studies, conducted by Dr Wayne Miller and colleagues at The George Washington University Medical Centre (Miller et al.,1997). The team examined 493 studies carried out between 1969 and 1994. Miller and his associates wanted to determine whether the addition of aerobic exercise to a restricted calorie diet accelerated weight loss. Twenty-five years of weight loss research showed that diet and aerobic exercise provides only a very marginal benefit (in terms of weight loss) when compared to diet alone.
TABLE 1. Average weight loss over a 15-week period
Method Weight Loss
Aerobic exercise 3.3kg (7.3lb)
Restricted calorie diet 7.8kg (17.2lb)
Exercise and diet 9kg (19.8lb)
This is not the only research to cast doubt over the effectiveness of moderate aerobic exercise. A study completed at Appalachian State University also showed little effect on body composition over a 12-week period (Utter et al 1998).
The research team assigned a group of 91 obese women to one of four groups. Group one followed a restricted calorie diet (1,200 - 1,300 calories per day), group two performed moderate aerobic exercise for 45 minutes, five days each week, while a third group combined the exercise and diet programme. The fourth group acted as controls.
TABLE 2. Fat loss following a 12-week programme of diet and exercise
Method Weight Loss
Aerobic exercise 1.3kg (2.9lb)
Restricted calorie diet 6.8kg (15lb)
Exercise and diet 7.2kg (15.8lb)
"Moderate exercise training," says Alan Utter, the researcher leading the study, "has a minor, nonsignificant effect on fat mass."
Despite the popular support for aerobic training, it does not appear to significantly accelerate fat loss, even when combined with a low calorie diet. When performed without restricting calories, moderate aerobic exercise has only a very small effect on body fat levels.
Why moderate aerobic exercise is so ineffective
This isn't surprising when you consider how many calories are contained in a pound of fat. Each pound of fat contains the equivalent of approximately 3,555 calories (McArdle et al., 1991).
The most fundamental aspect of any fat loss programme is to create a caloric deficit - to expend more calories than are consumed. Unfortunately, moderate aerobic exercise has only a moderate caloric requirement - around 187 calories per session (Utter et al., 1998). Based on this estimate, it could take up to 19 moderate aerobic workouts to lose just 0.45kg (1lb) of fat.
This might come as a surprise to those of you using the calorie counters on exercise machines to monitor energy expenditure during a workout. Unfortunately, these digital readouts are not always accurate. The most reliable way to assess energy expenditure during exercise is to measure oxygen consumption. Each litre of oxygen that you consume generates approximately five calories of energy. For example, if you were to exercise for 30 minutes and consume 30 litres of oxygen, you would have expended approximately 150 calories (five calories x 30 litres). Without directly measuring oxygen consumption, it's difficult to establish an accurate estimate of energy expenditure during a workout.
A second factor affecting the reliability of calorie counters is the difference between net and gross energy expenditure. Gross energy expenditure refers to the energy cost of exercise plus the metabolic rate. Net energy expenditure refers to just the energy cost of exercise. Calorie counters often display gross energy expenditure - so they don't accurately represent the additional energy that is used during exercise. In fact, during a 45 minute workout, net and gross energy expenditure can differ by almost 30% (Utter et al., 1998). The moral? Don't always believe what the machine tells you.
Another popular misconception is the idea that aerobic exercise increases caloric expenditure AFTER a bout of exercise, thus making a further contribution to fat loss. Unfortunately this is not always the case. Excess post-exercise oxygen consumption (the name given to the increase in caloric expenditure following a workout) is more likely to occur after high intensity exercise. Moderate aerobic exercise has very little effect on post-exercise metabolic rate (Sjodin et al., 1996). Furthermore, when an increase in physical activity results in a caloric deficit (as would occur with diet and exercise), there is evidence to show that the metabolic rate does not rise at all (Sjodin et al., 1996).
Does this mean that aerobic exercise is a waste of time? Definitely not.
Aerobic exercise reduces the risk of gaining weight
There is a good deal of evidence to suggest that aerobic exercise can help to prevent the regain in weight that is often seen following a period of dieting (Buemann and Tremblay, 1996). It can be extremely difficult to adhere to the kind of low calorie diet needed to maintain weight loss. As a result, many individuals soon return to their original weight.
Moderate aerobic exercise has been shown to play a vital role in sustaining a healthy body weight. The National Weight Control registry contains a listing of subjects who have lost at least 13.6kg (30lb) of body weight, and kept it off for at least 12 months. Although the individuals on the register used a number of different strategies to reduce body fat, there was one thing they had in common; a commitment to regular exercise. They regularly expended at least 1,306 calories through physical exercise each week (McGuire et al., 1998). Scientists from George Washington University also found that regular exercise helps to maintain higher levels of weekly fat loss 12 months after starting a diet (Miller et al., 1997).
Aerobic exercise promotes healthier patterns of eating
Physical activity as part of a fat loss strategy also appears to encourage healthier eating patterns. Individuals who exercise frequently may perceive food as 'activity fuel', and place greater importance on the quality of their diet. Californian researchers have identified a direct relationship between physical activity and various markers of dietary quality (Johnson et al., 1998). They found that physical activity was associated with healthy eating habits, such as eating fruit and vegetables. More physically active individuals were also less likely to eat foods with a high fat content. "There is a consistent pattern of findings," the researchers concluded, "indicating that more physically active young adults have more healthful diets."
Moderate intensity aerobic exercise may also reduce fat under the skin to a greater extent than diet alone. Fat in the body is stored in three main areas - under the skin, surrounding the internal organs, and between muscle cells. Fat stored under the skin (known as subcutaneous tissue) is one of the main reasons many people decide to lose weight. It's the fat you can pinch; around the waist, arms or hips. Japanese scientists have discovered that a moderate aerobic exercise programme can reduce subcutaneous tissue to a greater extent than diet alone (Abe et al., 1997). In contrast, diets appear to have a greater effect on the fat that surrounds the internal organs (known as visceral fat).
The bottom line
Moderate aerobic exercise does have a role to play in reducing body fat. However, it's important to be clear precisely what to expect from a programme of this type. On a weekly basis, you can expect an additional fat loss amounting to between 0.11kg (0.2lb) (Utter et al., 1998) and 0.22kg (0.5lb) (Miller et al., 1997), depending on the frequency and duration of the exercise.
Although this might not seem like a great deal, it's important to remember that moderate aerobic exercise is a key factor in preventing weight regain following a restricted calorie diet. The majority of research shows that individuals including physical activity as part of a weight loss strategy are far more likely to keep in shape than those who rely on dieting alone.
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Posted on 10/17/2012 8:54:37 AM PDT by redtetrahedron
If you want more time to get your message out in debates, its good to be a Democrat.
According to the CNN debate clock, President Obama spoke at greater length than Mitt Romney during both debates, as did Vice President Biden during his debate with Paul Ryan...
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The Republicans need to insist on objective moderators, not these shills for the BO regime.
One chance in eight.
Did anyone expect anything different. A liberal communists monitor and a communists King. Nothing new here.
I can't understand for the life of me why Repubs keep playing the game with the likes of CNN, NPR etc...
It is surprising how many people feel that this is an us against them sporting contest when in reality we are voting on our future as a country and we are all in the same boat. If it sinks, we all sink together.
He has trashed the entire LSM leaving them like a gang-banged woman.
Why is there not more questions about the bizzare comment that Obama made about gas prices and that the economy was
near collapse and that is the reason.. That is a pretty bold statement that it was near collapse. It may have been a bad situation... but collapse? really?
Isn't Obama a millionaire himself?
Wasn't his biggest donor Bank of America?
In politics, there are no coincidences........FDR (Attributed)
These were not typical "undecided" voter questions that were asked last night. The "afraid you would be like George Bush" and the women's studies undecided voter questions were pretty obvious.
How scripted were the questions? Did Crowley give the questions to Obama in advance? Why did she shut down Romney and give Obama more time?
" The Republicans need to insist on objective moderators"
And whose fault is it ? Why did the RNC agree to left wing moderators, like Crowley?
Call your House Rep, or Senator.
I think it was Ben Franklin that said, 'best remain silent and be thought of a fool. Then to open your mouth and remove all doubt.
Romney should give the babbling idiot the whole 90 minutes next time. Just hand him a shovel and say please defend the Last 4 years to the American People.
She must have overlooked the one to Obama that read "I am afraid you are like Karl Marx......'
Probably got messy with pizza grease or smeared with a Ho ho.
two doesn't show a trend but 3 does.
There's a reason republicans are called "the Stupid Party"...
This is going to sound sexist, but it has occurred to me that both cakcle and smirk Biden and little barry bastard boy have had to hide behind a woman's skirt in these debates to even try and break even in a debate! And what a mass to hide behind Candy Crowdly gives little barry!
Bizarre coincidence is meant to convey the cynicism in which the Democrats control the debate process. The moderators are all for the most part members of the msm, demonstrate the most extreme prejudice and antipathy towards Republican candidates and get away with it. Why does the GOP alllow this to happen. I just don't get it.
Of course it is no coincidence.
Rule 3: Four out of five consecutive points fall beyond the 1σ limit (in zone B or beyond), on the same side of the centerline
There is no future in having these phony "debates" for the amusement of the Democrat media and so the Democrat moderators can try to sink the Republican nominee's chances to win the election. Apparently, the senile RNC has a death wish.
Insanity is doing the same thing over and over and expecting a different result.
If the word count ever gets jpublished, I'll bet that despite 3 extra minutes for Obama, he is found to have uttered fewer words. The uhs, ahs, grunts, and long pauses from Obama were agonizing last night. He'd interrupt Romney, Candy would give him the floor and then there would be dead silence from him. I wished that Romney would just jump in and finish his previous point. But, Romney was raised to be a gentleman, and Obama was raised to be a Communist.
These questions could be structured better. For example,the question about how will you control AK47s would go to Romney, but Obama would answer the mirror of that, something like, "what are you planning to do to protect our second amendment?".
lets go over last night.
A debate in NY, long island and a crowd taken from that area, Crowley a lefty hack from CNN who picks the qestions and does hte time and can but in.
That is like Mark Levin doing a debate , down in rural SC and picking the questions and butting in when he wants.
I said 4 years ago that if the GOP had better stand up to the media and tey did not and still won't.
They always back down to the media, to the homostapo and social issues
These questions could be structured better. For example,the question about how will you control AK47s would go to Romney, but Obama would answer the mirror of that, something like, "what are you planning to do to protect our second amendment?".
not just that.
Why not more of a mention about obama not answering the question that his energy sec states it is not their job to bring prices down.
How Michelle obama was clapping when Crowley came to her husbands defense.
How oabma lied about drilling.
How obama invests in China.
There is a whole host of issues which need to be covered.
I think it is worse than indicated. 0bummer and Candy kept interrupting Mitt. I think they counted that until 0bummer started answering.
Guess who will always back down?
We all should make a fuss about the bias moderators.
Excellent, but guess what? It will continue. Thank goodness there was baseball on at that time.
Jim Lehrer (Liberal PBS)
Tom Brokaw (Liberal NBC/General Electric)
Bob Scheiffer (Dan Rather's CBS)
(VP Debate) Gwen Ifill (Wrote glowing Book on Obama)
Jim Lehrer (Liberal PBS)
Candy Crowley (Communist News Network)
Bob Scheiffer (Dan Rather's CBS)
(VP Debate) Martha Raddatz (ABC w/George Stephanopoulos)
Anyone see a pattern here? All "undecided" townhall people somehow amazingly always seem eager to assist the Democrat with their "questions".
And yet, the Stupid Party agrees to the debate format year after year.
The mainstream media is in the bag for the President, but thats no surprise.
The surprise is that despite the best efforts of the shills at ABC, CBS, NBC, NY Times, Et al, it isnt working this time round and it hasnt worked a number of times in the past either. There is a general knowledge that the mainstream press is liberally slanted, and that sense has been there for some time despite the Liberal presses best efforts to ignore it. Nixon, Reagan, Bush None of them would have been elected if it were the mainstream press making the call, and they have usually called it wrong each time a Conservative has been elected.
The American electorate is much smarter and more reasoned than the mainstream press gives them credit for, and the internet and alternative news outlets are the likely reason. Conservative slanted Fox News usually has double or triple the amount of viewers that liberally biased news outlets get, and news sites like RealClearPolitics are actually very unbiased sources of information, offering opinions from all sides of the spectrum and it is frequented by intelligent voters from all perspectives.
If you look at the last three Democrats to get elected Presidentially Carter, Clinton and Obama, you might suspect that it was the Liberal press that helped them out and to a small degree thats true But the reality is this. McCain, Dole, Bush 1 and Ford were all very weak Republican candidates. Romney is not a weak candidate and that scares the heck out of the Democrats and their buddies in the media. His chances for being elected are really quite good, because in the end, Americans can figure out the weak from the strong and Obama is very weak in comparison to Romney.
The press did their darnedest to make Romney look weak, but that first debate washed away that falsehood and when the American electorate has the choice between a strong Conservative and a weak Liberal, they always choose the Conservative.
3 debates...
They get to pick one mod (instead of the three they pick now),
the Repubs get to pick one mod (Mark Levin would be the offset for "Candy"),
and one drawn out of a hat of equal numbers of mods put into the hat by both campaigns.
Three do show a trend. That's always been a rule. Unless you are talking about something else.
What about the Biden/Ryan debate? Does the time that Biden ran his mouth interrupting Ryan when Ryan was speaking count as Ryan's time?
For a symmetric data set (One where negative and positive numbers are possible) the rules are:
In no case do three or fewer points trigger an out of control alarm until you get beyond 2σ.
Three points define a plane to a mathematician, or a line to an engineer, but don't quite suffice for a trend under Western Electric control chart rules.
That being said, I start to watch a process very closely when three consecutive points are on the same area...
You HAVE to give the black man more time or else you'rrrrrrrrRRRRRRRRRRRACIST!!!!!!
Why aren't Republicans demanding equal time?
> Democrats Get More Time in All Three Debates
How are negative minutes a possibility? Only positive are possible.
How are negative minutes a possibility? Only positive are possible.
You really think so? I know many here would disagree with that, myself included.
Good Excellent question!
Depends on how you define it.
What we are really interested in here isn't the absolute number of minutes each candidate gets in debates. That would get very complicated very quickly given differing over all lengths of the debates and times spent asking questions and covering procedural matters.
Easiest to compare and determine biases by tracking percentages of time democrat vs republican.
Set the scale at democrat time-republican time. With a perfectly balanced debate time, the times would be equal: d-r=0.
Democrat bias>0, Republican bias<0.
Now your chart can be symmetric.
We both agree it isn't, we're quibbling about the degree and objective verifiability of the bias.
One can always hope someone, somewhere will think "Hey this guy knows control charts, maybe we can hire him..."
Second time is coincidence.
Third time is enemy action.
..................... Auric Goldfinger
Easy answer. The GOP is out of ideas and besides who wants to listen to them anyways. Much better to hear the Democrats that tell us all the stuff we actually want to hear.
Ambassador Bolton was just on FoxNews. He asked Kelly what was the name of the Lincoln/Douglas debate moderator. It was a trick question. There wasn't one.
He suggested they didn't need to have one.
They agree what topics to address before the event. They each get time to say what they want. Other parameters could be agree to as well.
Then, 3, 2, 1, debate...
Not a bad idea. Perhaps we should get twenty years of only Conservative moderators first... to even things out.
That is true if you assume you are starting with an unbiased coin/event etc. If you know there will likely be a bias in the outcome then its a safe bet you don't need more events.
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My family genetics did not lend itself to smooth, clear, beautiful skin. Consequently as a teenager I suffered from severe acne. Unfortunately there was not an understanding of, nor treatments that were successful back in the age of the dinosaurs which was when I was a teenager. I have vivid memories of my mother taking me to our family MD where I was told to wash my face with soap and water two or three times a day (during school lunch. Yeah, right!), stay away from French fries (double yeah, right!) and don't eat any chocolate (triple, yeah, right!) OK, now this man had my attention and a diet of no chocolate or Frenchfries was not an acceptable cure for acne as far as I was concerned at 14 years of age.
Little did I know that the future would hold that I was right and he was wrong! It was not until I sought help from a dermatologist for my own teenage children that I learned how far research had advanced into the treatment of skin disorders. Gone was the admonition to stay away from chocolate and French fries and here to stay was the admonition to be sure that our bodies had proper nutrition and were healthy. Healthy bodies equaled healthy skin. Lots of topical applications became available to my children that helped with healthy skin; face washes, creams, body wash etc. But the best of the best was an oral prescription called accutane. The drug, which was not without its side effects, had an amazing effect on producing beautiful, clear skin.
That was the prelude to my understanding of our body's protective layer. I am so grateful for an awesome doctor who disseminated information along with treating the disorders. Had it not been for his ability to communicate with his patients, I might not have recognized my skin cancer. His concern was not just for his patients (my children) but for the entire family that existed beyond the teenagers that he was treating.
Through the information I received from him and his office staff I became concerned when a spot appeared under my left eye that was like an enlarged pore that oozed at times. It would heal as a flat scar that was quite firm to touch but would open often as I washed my face. I watched this for about a month and then called for an appointment. It was not a surprise to me when his examination rendered the verdict of skin cancer; Basal cell carcinoma. I knew from the information he had given me previously that this was not a "scary" type of cancer and yet left untreated could be dangerous still.
Basal cell carcinoma is the most common type of skin cancer. It usually occurs on areas of the skin that are exposed to the sun often (I'd never worn a hat in my whole life). This cancer often appears as a small raised bump that has a smooth, pearly appearance or another type will appear, as mine did, as a scar that is flat and firm to the touch. Basal cell cancer can spread to the tissue around it but does not usually spread to other parts of the body.
It was about this same period of time that my Father began having treatment for Squamous cell carcinoma on his lips. This type of skin cancer occurs on areas of the skin that are exposed to a lot of sun such as ears, lower lip, and the back of the hands. Dad's cancer appeared as a firm red bump but became quite scaly and would bleed. This type of tumor can spread to nearby lymph nodes and needs to be treated quickly.
Dad has through the last few years had reoccurring bouts of Squamous cell cancer on different areas of his lip. He is an avid golfer at age 84 and spends half his week on the course (perhaps that is an exaggeration). His exposure to the sun and the consequent skin cancer has prompted him to load on the lip balm en mass when he golfs. He always wears a hat.
There are several treatments for nonmelanoma skin cancer. My cancer was extracted by simple excision: The tumor is cut from the skin along with some of the normal skin around it. My doctor was not only a dermatologist but also a plastic surgeon and there is very little evidence of this excision. Treatment is decided on by the stage of the cancer.
Dad's cancer was treated by cryosurgery; A treatment that uses an instrument to freeze and destroy abnormalities. My second tumor was removed by electrodesiccaton and curettage: the tumor is cut from the skin with a spoon shaped tool and then a needle-like electrode is used to treat the area with an electric current that destroys the cells and stops the bleeding.
My visits to Dr. "P" are consistent because it is likely that tumors will reoccur. He has advised me that yearly check-ups are vital and that self examination is essential. Dad's visits to his doctor are much more frequent because Squamous cell carcinoma can spread more quickly.
"Although these two types of skin cancer are the most malignancies, they account for less than 0.1 percent of patient deaths due to cancer. Both of these cancer are more likely to occur in individuals of light complexion who have had significant exposure to sunlight." (NCI, cancer.gov)
The following risk factors are taken from the National Cancer Institutes web page for your information:
Being exposed to a lot of natural or artificial sunlight; Having a fair complexion (blond or red hair, fair skin, green or blue eyes, history of freckling); Having scars or burns on the skin; Being exposed to arsenic; Having chronic skin inflammation or skin ulcers; Being treated with radiation; Taking immunosuppressive drugs (for example, after an organ transplant); Having actinic keratosis.
My doctor recommends that I wear sun protection in the form of sunscreen with a SPF of 35 or greater, long sleeves, and a hat when venturing out on our fishing excursions; stay away from tanning beds, and have regular check ups.
How times have changed in the last 45 years. So much has been learned about skin cancer. Not only is nonmelanoma cancer treatable with a high rate of success but is often times preventable by the choices that we make. I've decided that my "tan" from a bottle is the safest way to go for me�of course until someone does a study and finds something terrible in "the bottle." At which time, I guess I'll just have to stay fair!
Being a cancer survivor is a relative term. I watched as my Mother's cancer went from her lungs, to her breast, to other vital organs, and finally to her brain. I mourn the lack of correct diagnosis earlier in her life. Her cancer was much more traumatic for me than my own cancer because it meant her life was taken. However, I would not want my lack of understanding or my lack of self-care to leave my family without a mother and a grandmother.
My plea would be for all people to become knowledgeable of the warning signs of cancer. Don't ignore or put off going to a physician early enough for proper diagnosis. Be healthy, eat right, get moving; join MECCA bike club!!!. Have regular check ups with your doctor even if there isn't a history of cancer in your family. Life is too precious and too short to not take care of ourselves and those we love.


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I've been in solo practice for 19 years. I'm getting ready to do my first female-to-male (FTM) chest wall contouring. [Yes, I told the patient he was my first FTM though not my first mastectomy.]
I recalled having seen the fifth referenced article below and used it's bibliography to find other articles which gave me nice tips on the "male" chest. Here is the algorithm I scanned in from the fifth article.
In the normal female mastectomy, the inframammary fold is maintained. In the FTM chest-wall contouring mastectomy it is not. In the 5th article, it is explicitly pointed out: "The inframammary fold is always released, and this is an especially important maneuver for patients with large breasts." Also,
Regardless of the technique chosen, we feel it is extremely important to preserve all of the subcutaneous fat when dissecting the glandular tissue from the flaps. This ensures thick flaps that produce a pleasing contour and do not subsequently become tethered to the chest wall. For the same reason, we preserve the pectoralis fascia and definitely do not perform liposuction at the anterior aspect of the breast. However, the judicious use of liposuction can occasionally be indicated laterally or to attain better symmetry at the end of the procedure.
Information on the male nipple gathered from the 4th reference below:
Measurements on the configuration of the nipple-areola complex revealed that 91 percent of the complexes were oval and only 7 percent were round.
Describing the localization of the nipple-areola complex on the thorax by various measurements, the average distance from sternal notch to nipple was 20 cm. The average horizontal distance from the midsternal line to the nipple was 11 cm and the average distance from the sternal notch to the xiphoid was 20 cm. (photo scanned in from 2nd article below)
Our results concerning the localization of the nipple with respect to the intercostal space showed that most of them were located in the fourth or the fifth intercostal space.
Our findings in a European population showed a slightly smaller nipple-areola complex, with a mean diameter of 23 mm for round complexes and 27:20 mm for an oval complex.
Marking tips for the concentric circle technique from the 2nd referenced article:
The vertical excess of skin is determined by comparing the distance ("ground" distance, not "air" distance) from the inframammary crease to a horizontal line 4 inches below the middle of the clavicle. This measurement is made over the fullest portion of the breast, and it is compared with the corresponding vertical distance measured over the sternum. The difference between these measurements, added to the diameter of the areola, determines the vertical height of the larger (outside) "circle."
The horizontal excess of skin is determined by comparing the "ground" distance from the lateral border of the sternum to the anterior axillary line over the fullest portion of the breast with the corresponding horizontal distance at the level of the inframammary crease. The difference between these measurements, added to the diameter of the areola, equals the horizontal width of the larger (outside) "circle."
The smaller (inside) circle is the periphery of the areola. The larger "circle" is placed concentrically outside the areolar circle.
If he allows, I'll let you know how it all turns out as he heals.
1. Chest-wall Contouring in Female-to-Male Transsexuals: Basic Considerations and Review of the Literature; Plastic. Reconstr. Surg. 96(2):386-391, August 1995; Hage, J. J. and Bloem, J. J.
2. Concentric circle Operation for Massive Gynecomastia to Excise the Redundant Skin; Plast. Recontr. Surg. 63(3):350-354, March 1979.; Davidson, B. A.
3. Transareolar Incision for Gynecomastia; Plast. Reconstr Surg. 38(5):414-419, November 1966; Pitanguy, I.
4. Configuration and Localization of the Nipple-areola Complex in Man; Plast. Reconstr. Surg 108(7):1947-1952, December 2001.; Beer, Gertrude M.; Budi, Srecko; Seifert, Burkhardt; Morgenthaler, Werner; Infanger, Manfred; Meyer, Viktor E.
5. Chest-Wall Contouring Surgery in Female-to-Male Transsexuals: A New Algorithm; Plast. Reconstr. Surg 121(3):849-859, March 2008; Monstrey, Stan; Selvaggi, Gennaro; Ceulemans, Peter; Van Landuyt, Koen; Bowman, Cameron; Blondeel, Phillip; Hamdi, Moustapha; De Cuypere, Griet


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The thing that puzzles me about Harribel is that Kubo didn't show reminiscence for her opposed to Stark,Barragan,Grimmjow,Nnoitra....
The thing that puzzles me about Harribel is that Kubo didn't show reminiscence for her opposed to Stark,Barragan,Grimmjow,Nnoitra....
Take a good look at that slash,
It also looks likes he is breaking up
Here too
Unless he evolved
I think Stark is dead.
Thats TK style for yo asses, like he doesnt show what happened with Grimmjow afterwards. Like he didnt show how Kensei got defeated by WW after going bankai. Like he doesnt show which of the Espada are VL/Adjuchas nor going into depth that the smaller/more humanoid a hollow, the more powerful (VL) he/she is, yet Yammi is a big ass gorilla and espada 0 (self proclaimed or not)
Perhaps Kubo is setting up for the return of some "good" hollows... Nel, Grimmjow, Halibel and Stark. Could be possible.
Simply put yammy was probably the last one Aizen recruited. Yet I dont think this means Yammy is acutally more powerful then the others (even if he is #0). I still say Yammy ressurecting under the dome makes me question his level of power compared to his commrades that are numbered 1-4.
Genuinely speaking having flashbacks of ones life symbolizes their last moments. Hence why I do not think Stark is coming back, and the same goes for Baraggan who was obviously defeated as we saw him be turned to nothing but a crown from his own attack. Harribel could have survived Aizens attack since she was merely just sent plummeting to the ground after what we assume is vital wound.
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they are both dead... and as for the 3rd espada she is dead for sure, there is no aizen would have known if she wasn't dead
yeah i dont think there dead cuz there where other espada that where dead with out a doubt so y would not show them die when he did the others. of course i dont see how they play in the rest of the story so i think there alive but it would not sadden me to much if there dead
Harribel and Starrk are dead . . . it doesnt make sense if they come back . . . !!!


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By C.J. MCMANUSSun Advocate reporter
Automobile related tragedies continue to rock the Castle Valley as yet another local resident has been killed by a moving vehicle.
Just before 9 p.m. on Aug. 8 a passenger car struck two pedestrians as they attempted to cross a Green River roadway. The man was killed while his wife sustained serious injuries.
This incident marks the Castle County's third automobile related death in as many days and sixth roadway related fatality in 10 days.
According to Utah Highway Patrol information, at 8:53 p.m. on Aug. 8, a white 2002 Ford Taurus was traveling eastbound on S.R. 19 at the intersection of Clark Street in Green River when an automobile/pedestrian crash occurred.
The Taurus, driven by Liesa C. Metcalf, 32, of Saratoga Springs, struck the two walkers as they were crossing the street in a southbound direction, killing 53-year-old Ramchandra N. Panchal of Green River and seriously injuring his wife, 50-year-old Rashmiben Panchal.
The UHP reported that following the incident, Rashmiben was flown via helicopter to St. Mary's Hospital and Regional Medical Center in Grand Junction, Colo. for treatment. Neither Metcalf, nor her 11-year-old passenger were injured during the incident.
According to officials, it is unknown at this time whether the couple was in the crosswalk when the crash occurred. The crash is still under investigation.
However, UHP officials have stated that neither speed nor impairment were contributing factors to the incident.


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Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Into the Archives
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Tuesday, October 20, 2015
"What a Loving and Beautiful World" Brings Digital Art to Radcliffe
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Tuesday, October 20, 2015
For Gallery Visitors, a Chance to Be One with the Art
Harvard Gazette
Monday, October 19, 2015
"Punk Ballerina" Karole Armitage Discusses Dance and Art
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Monday, October 19, 2015
Historians Discuss Digitization of Blackwell Family Archives
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Wednesday, October 14, 2015
Illuminating the Connections between Science and Poetry
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Wednesday, October 7, 2015
History as Mosh Pit
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Tuesday, October 6, 2015
Today's discoveries in DNA technology are as exciting as another era's moon missions, opening avenues of scientific inquiry and invigorating even longstanding fields. Scientists traded ideas on the past and future of DNA, including the possibility of de-extinction, at Radcliffe's annual science symposium.
Faculty and Students Talk DNA Research at Radcliffe Symposium
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Monday, October 5, 2015
The one-day science symposium focused on recent advances in understanding ancient and modern DNA and discussions of possible application for future research.
South African Activist Calls for African Women to "Weave New Narratives"
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Written by Miami Today on February 18, 2010
Thursday 2/18
Flamenco Festival Miami returns for a third year, this time spotlighting flamenco's new generation of artists. In this last performance, Compañía María Pagés performs. María Pagés is the recipient of a National Dance Award, Spain's highest honor for dance, and is a leader in the development of modern flamenco. 8 p.m. Adrienne Arsht Center for the Performing Arts, 1300 Biscayne Blvd., Miami. Tickets $35-$95. Details: (305) 949-6722 or www.arshtcenter.org.


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Publication "Basic figures on the EU" Spring 2012
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Eurostat collects data from national statistical institutes; the statistics are harmonised according to Europe-wide methodologies. Data are, therefore, genuinely comparable across the whole of the EU.
Eurostat's website: http://ec.europa.eu/eurostat provides free access to EU statistics, and is also available in German and French.
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Mat Dalton, archaeologist
This season at Amara West, a team of workmen from Ernetta Island and myself will set out to answer some of the intriguing questions raised by last years' excavations of the unusual house E13.7.
While most houses so far excavated at Amara are axial – that is, a series of rooms laid out in a row with only one or two entrances to each – E13.7 is radial. The house, a neighbour to the palatial Residence of the Deputy of Kush (the most important position in the Egyptian administration of Upper Nubia), has a large central room (E13.7.3) and no less than five separate doorways leading from it, not to mention a black and white painted wall decoration motif that is so far unique at the site.
Where do these doorways lead? How large was the complete house, and what kind of activities took place within it? Why was it so completely demolished and built over by much smaller houses?
Trying to answer these questions will be quite an undertaking; a lot of later overlying buildings and deposits will have to be examined first. In the south a new 'street' – the size of a narrow lane to those of us freshly arrived from London – was even built over the top of the house after it was demolished. An extra challenge (well known to my colleagues Shadia Abdu Rabo and Charlie Vallance from the 2011 excavation season) is caused by the pits dug in more recent times to extract material from the old walls to make new mudbricks.
Mudbrick walls are perfect trench supports, keeping sand out of our excavation areas. With these mined away in the south of our excavation area, we have had to engage in a running battle with the endless loose sand threatening to overwhelm the trench. Sandbag walls engineered yesterday by workman Gazafi Mohammed Ahmed are currently keeping the sand at bay.
Similar structures (though usually built of mudbrick or recycled stone) are also found in the doorways of ancient houses, where they would have stopped windblown sand and rising street dirt from creeping inside. A helpful reminder of how the problems faced by Amara West's ancient inhabitants and its modern excavators are sometimes not so very different…
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Don't Say the Words
Races: athletes in China, candidates in the U.S. My mind races ahead to the month of Ramadan, which begins in September.
Upcoming guest James Prosek — fisherman, writer, artist — insists that some species should be left nameless. Let nature be mysterious. I agree with that when it comes to my own quiet spiritual/religious practice, of which the thirty-day marathon of daily fasting is a public part.
It's hard to wake up before sunrise, try to eat something, sneak in a few more hours of sleep, then go through the day without food, water, or a full night's sleep. I'm already a clumsy space-case on most days; then, it only gets worse. For thirty days I strive for grace but battle irritability. I reach for understanding but collide with doubt. I pray for a compassionate heart but am too hungry to be unselfish. That's when the meaning behind this marathon, this race, shines.
I know, too, that the Muslim world struggles the same way. I'm not talking about Asia or Africa. I'm talking about my parents in their empty nest fretting about their unmarried 31-year-old son. I'm talking about my little sister who just moved by herself to Toronto. I'm talking about the bounce of my grandmother's laughing belly. I'm talking about family I have here and the eagerness of my cousin's kids to earn holy Brownie points. And in this small world of mine, we are exhausted by the political talk about the larger Muslim world, salt in a wound — a wounded body that once soared like a gymnast.
Krista just last week interviewed dapper expert Vali Nasr. It's a great interview about the political situation in the Middle East. We planned to broadcast this program in September, in the lead-up to the November election… and in the middle of Ramadan. Something about that felt off to me, like a program about the Catholic sexual abuse scandal on Christmas.
(photo: Trent Gilliss)
So I explained that to the rest of the gang, trying not to get caught up in the emotion of naming something I prefer to keep nameless. I'm a radio producer, supposedly professional, but some things hit close to home and push you away from objectivity.
All other times of the year, we have our daily toils and the evils in the news. But not in Ramadan. Ramadan is a time of self-perfection and moral beauty. Ramadan is something to protect, for all the discombobulation I feel at 4 a.m., when sleep makes sense but fasting doesn't. And even though I don't know how to say all this out loud, I hoped to have said enough when we huddled to discuss my concerns about the air date.
Part of me felt unreasonable trying to mess with the production schedule, but I'm grateful to the others on staff for understanding my concerns. We pushed the broadcast date of that Vali Nasr show by three weeks, to October.
And, hopefully, we'll be able to put together a true Ramadan show next year.