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Rickon Stark is the youngest son of Eddard Stark and Catelyn Stark and lives with his family in Winterfell until the Fall of Winterfell. Rickon adopted the direwolf Shaggydog and they have forged a strong connection. He is now travelling with the wildling, Osha after being separated from his brother, Bran, Hodor, Meera and Jojen Reed. He is six when the series begins.
Rickon is the fifth child and youngest son of Lady Catelyn and Lord Eddard Stark. Eddard is the head of House Stark and Lord Paramount of the North. The North is one of the constituent regions of the Seven Kingdoms and House Stark is one of the Great Houses of the realm. House Stark rule the region from their seat of Winterfell and Eddard also holds the title Lord of Winterfell. He is also the Warden of the North to King Robert Baratheon.
Rickon was born and raised at Winterfell. He has two older brothers Robb and Bran and two older sisters Sansa and Arya. He also has an older bastard half-brother of Jon Snow. He is named for his grandfather, Rickard, who died eleven years before Rickon was born. He is six when the TV series begins.
Rickon is six years old when the series begins. His brothers find a litter of direwolves in the Wolfswood and bring them back to Winterfell: Rickon adopts one of the wolves and names it Shaggydog. He receives the visiting King Robert Baratheon with his family at Winterfell, standing close to his mother. His father accepts King Robert's offer to serve as the Hand of the King. Rickon's brother Bran is found severely injured at the base of a disused tower. Eddard travels south to the capital King's Landing, taking Arya and Sansa with him. Catelyn initially remains with Bran. She protects him from an assassination attempt and then discovers evidence implicating House Lannister in his injuries. She follows Eddard south to warn him in secret. Rickon's oldest brother Robb is left in charge of Winterfell.
King Robert dies following a hunting accident. His son Joffrey Baratheon claims the throne. Eddard challenges his legitimacy and is arrested for treason. Robb decides to ride against King Joffrey and wants to bid his younger brothers goodbye but Rickon is nowhere to be found. Afterwards Bran tries to reassure Rickon that Robb will return but Rickon is adamant that he'll never see Robb again.
Rickon sees his father in the crypts below Winterfell in a dream. He goes down to the crypts with Shaggydog to look for him. He meets his brother Bran who also had a dream about his father being there. When Bran emerges from the crypts Maester Luwin tells him that their father has been killed.
In the great hall of Winterfell, Prince Bran Stark holds court for his people. He remains the acting Lord of Winterfell and wears a gorget embossed with the direwolf of House Stark about his neck while the House Tully pin fastens his doublet. Meanwhile, Rickon sat beside his older brother, shelling nuts loudly with a rock. A shepherd reports being unable to tend to his flock with his three sons fighting in the south. He reassures Bran of the loyalty of his sons but says that there are growing numbers of wolves in the north and that he cannot protect his sheep from them alone. Bran offers to assign two orphans from Winterfell's outlying Winterstown to aid him if he will give them room and board. The shepherd gratefully accepts, saying that his wife always wanted more children. When the shepherd leaves Bran tells Rickon to stop. Having seen everyone Bran tells Maester Luwin that he is going to go for a ride before dark and calls for Hodor.
Ser Rodrik Cassel enters the Great Hall calling for Bran. He reports that Torrhen's Square is under siege. Luwin is shocked, remarking that Torrhen's Square is just 14 leagues away and wonders how the Lannisters have reached so far north. The two brothers' Free Folk servant Osha listens intently as she lights candles at the back of the room. Ser Rodrik speculates that it could be a raiding party led by the Mountain or a group of sellswords. Bran says that they must help their bannermen. Rodrik nods agreement and says that even with most of their forces fighting for Robb he can gather 200 decent men. Luwin wonders if Rodrik needs to take so many and Bran cautions that they must protect their bannermen if they expect their bannermen to protect them. Rodrik smiles at the boy's wisdom and Bran orders him to leave as soon as he has his men. Rodrik confidently says that it will not take long because southerners do not do well in their territory.
The attack is a feint orchestrated by Theon Greyjoy to lure away the garrison of Winterfell. He seizes the poorly defended castle and forces Bran to surrender to him by threatening the people. Rickon is distraught when Theon publicly executes Rodrik. Osha manages to free Bran and Rickon and leads them out of the castle. They reach the shepherd's farm in the Winterstown. Rickon remembers that Bran sent Billy and Jack there and wants to approach them for food. Bran is cautious about putting them in danger if they are tracked. Bran's concern proves valid when Theon later reaches the farm but cannot find Bran or Rickon. He brutalizes the shepherd and then returns to Winterfell with the charred corpses of two boys, claiming that they are Bran and Rickon.[8] The escapees actually back tracked through the stream and are hiding in the crypts at Winterfell. The bodies were the orphans from the farm. Rickon is described as being aged six by Yara Greyjoy when she learns of their deaths.
A Bolton force led by Roose's bastard son Ramsay Snow besieges Winterfell, trapping Theon's meager Ironborn garrison. The Ironborn turn on Theon and accept Robb Stark's offer to spare their lives in return for surrendering. However, the House Bolton forces flay the Ironborn alive and sack Winterfell. Following the Sack of Winterfell, Rickon and his companions emerge from the crypt to discover Winterfell in ruins. They also find a dying Maester Luwin resting under the willow tree. While Bran and Rickon offer to bring medicine to treat Luwin's wounds, he declines their offer and tells them to gather all of their warm clothing and travel north to Castle Black where they would be safe with their half-brother Jon Snow. At Luwin's own request, Osha euthanizes the elderly maester. Rickon then travels north, accompanied by his older brother Bran, their guardian Osha, Hodor, and their two direwolves.
Following the Fall of Winterfell, Rickon along with Bran, Osha, Hodor, and the direwolves Summer and Shaggydog travelled north towards Castle Black, the headquarters of the Night's Watch. During the journey, the group encountered Jojen Reed and his sister Meera Reed. During the first encounter between the two parties, Rickon and Hodor were out hunting, leaving Bran and Osha behind to guard the camp. The siblings were members of House Reed, a vassal house of House Stark, and had been searching for Bran and Rickon so that they can protect them. His older brother Bran also experienced strange dreams of seeing the world through the eyes of his wolf Summer. Bran would later learn from Jogen that he was a Warg and had the ability to enter the minds of animals and control their actions. On one occasion, Rickon was present when Jojen descended into a fit due to the exertions of his vision.
Later, Rickon and his companions reached The Gift, a region south of the Wall which was considered to be beyond the borders of the Seven Kingdoms. The Gift had been gifted to the Night's Watch thousands of years ago by Brandon the Builder, from which the Watch draws support for its material needs. While the region was fertile, it was uninhabited due to frequent Wildling attacks which had forced the Smallfolk to migrate south over the centuries. When his brother Bran raised this controversial issue which troubled Osha due to her Wildling ancestry, Rickon added that he had heard tales about the Wildlings drinking blood.
Rickon and his companions took shelter at an abandoned mill to escape a thunderstorm. Later, the group noticed a band of Wildlings chasing down a Northman. During the ensuing incident, Bran used his Warg powers to Warg through Summer and Shaggydog and fight off the Wildlings. This party of Wildlings included Rickon's half-brother Jon Snow, who earlier had been taken captive by the Free Folk. Using his Warg abilities, Bran helped Snow to escape from his captors and return to the Night's Watch.
Following the events of that night, Bran arranged for Osha to bring Rickon to the holdfast of Greatjon Umber, the Lord of Last Hearth and the head of House Umber. Lord Umber was a loyal ally of the Starks. This arrangement also suited Osha because she was unwilling to travel to the north with Bran and company due to the threat of the White Walkers. While Rickon was upset to be separated from his brother and expressed his desire to accompany him on his journey, he realized it was for his own good and ultimately cooperated with Bran and Osha. If something bad happened to Bran, Rickon knew that he would be the next in line to lead House Stark. During their journey to Greatjon Umber, Rickon and Osha were accompanied by the former's direwolf Shaggydog. Meanwhile, his older brother, Bran, and the remaining members of the party continued on their journey to the Wall.
Rickon and Osha, though having reached Last Hearth, are betrayed by Smalljon Umber after the Greatjon's passing, and brought before Lord Ramsay Bolton in order to form an alliance against Jon Snow and the Wildlings. After seeing Shaggydog's decapitated head as proof of the boy's identity, Ramsay sarcastically welcomes Rickon home. Jon later receives a letter from Ramsay that says Ramsay has Rickon in his dungeon.
Rickon, hands tied, is brought forward by Ramsay as the Bolton and Stark armies face each other on the battlefield. Rickon lowers his head as Ramsay raises a dagger, but he only cuts the ropes. Ramsay tells the boy to run to his brother.
Rickon begins to walk but looks back to see Ramsay taunting him and starts running. Jon knowing what Ramsay is plotting begins riding towards Rickon who keeps running is nearly hit as arrows land dangerously close.
Just as Rickon reaches his brother he is struck by an arrow and groans before dying. This in turn provokes Jon and his army into attacking the Bolton forces while Rickon's body is hit with another volley of arrows.
After the battle, his corpse is brought to Winterfell and Jon orders him to be buried in the crypts next to their father.
Rickon was the youngest of the Stark children. He and Bran escape the sack of Winterfell, and after the group learned that Castle Black might be under attack, Bran sent Rickon and Osha to last Hearth for safekeeping. When Smalljon Umber became lord of Last Hearth, he turned them over to Ramsay Bolton and murdered direwolf, Shaggydog. Ramsay killed Rickon, inciting the Battle of the Bastards.


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The Obama administration is currently in talks with the three big automakers — General Motors, Ford and Chrysler — about future fuel efficiency standards, and it looks like the President's team is calling for an average of 56.2 miles per gallon mandate by 2025. After a failed attempt at climate change legislation, the Obama administration has focused their efforts on more specific ways to reduce our national carbon emissions. While some automotive representatives are dragging their feet saying this mandate would increase the cost of vehicles in the US too much, companies like General Motors — who built the 93 mpg Chevy Volt — say they're primed for the challenge.
Going into the talks the government announced they would be aiming for a 2025 average mpg mandate of somewhere between 47 and 62 mpg, and although the talks have just started the administration seems set on reaching the higher end of that range. "We continue to work closely with a broad range of stakeholders to develop an important standard that will save families money and keep the jobs of the future here," White House spokesman Clark Stevens said in a statement. "A final decision has not been made, and as we have made clear we plan to propose a standard in September."
Based upon current estimates the adminstration says that the new mandate would raise the price of an average car by somewhere between $2,100 to $2,600. As General Motors noted in a statement, it is likely that the technology available today will become cheaper and more widely available before 2025, making that price differential come down. "When you put those things in for the first time, they may be more expensive," Mark Reuss, General Motor's North American president, told the Washington Post. "But this is a volume and scale industry. What was very expensive in the past is no longer very expensive."
In a written statement, Ford Motor Company — who's recent lobbying expenditures pushed heavily on an electric vehicle tax break — said that it, "supports increasing fuel economy requirements with one national program that is data driven and factors in the impact … on jobs, the economy, consumers and safety." Due to the fact that these talks are still in their early stages, we are hesitant to say this, but it looks like we all might be on the same page here. Higher fuel efficiency standards could mean great things for the US ecomony and our emissions quotas.
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In summer months, kotopoulo (chicken) kokkinisto makes for a much lighter dish than beef or lamb cooked in tomato. And more often than not, a main dish of just vegetables cooked this way graces our dinner table when the warm summer weather calls for lighter fare.
Here I combined some chicken thighs (a flavorful and, more importantly, cost-effective option) with some fresh green beans and added some Hungarian paprika and cayenne pepper for a little heat.
Pikantiko Kotopoulo me Fassolakia--Spiced Chicken with Green Beans
1/4 cup olive oil
Heat olive oil in a large pot over medium high heat. Season chicken with some salt and pepper and add to the pot. Brown well on both sides then throw in the onion and garlic. Shake the pot to combine, then add the plain paprika, Hungarian paprika and cayenne pepper. Add the tomatoes to the pot along with some salt and pepper; bring to a boil, cover then lower heat to a simmer and cook chicken about 25 minutes or so. (Add some water or a bit of chicken or vegetable stock to the pot if necessary.)


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Nick "Pooch" Poohachoff. Photo: Russell Kaczmar
The winter is off to an awesome start in So Cal too. Big Bear has had back to back snowstorms and received over 3 feet of snow since the first week of December. Bear Mountain is claiming "most snow in a single snow storm in 35 years."
With this in mind, Chris Bradshaw & crew immediately took advantage of the abundance of snow and took it to the streets of the Big Bear area.
Peep the slideshow below to see the evidence…
Thanks to Russell Kaczmar for the photo gallery!


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The ruling Pillars of Truth Party secured the most seats in the October 2011 parliamentary elections. The Kiribati government continued throughout the year to seek access to overseas settlements for citizens threatened by rising sea levels, as well as more foreign assistance with training and employment for its people.
Kiribati gained independence from Britain in 1979. The country consists of 33 atolls scattered across nearly 1.5 million square miles of the central Pacific Ocean, as well as Banaba Island in the western Pacific.
Chinese military ambitions in the Pacific and competing offers of development assistance from China and Taiwan have been major issues in Kiribati politics. President Teburoro Tito's refusal to release details about a 15-year land lease to China for a satellite-tracking facility led to the collapse of his government in 2003. Opposition leader Anote Tong, who was elected president in 2004, immediately terminated the Chinese lease and restored diplomatic ties with Taiwan. Tong won a second four-year term in the 2007 presidential election. In the August 2007 parliamentary elections, independents took 19 seats, followed by Tong's Pillars of Truth Party (BTK) with 18 seats and Tito's Protect the Maneaba party with 7 seats.
Tong has vigorously called for international attention to the growing threats Kiribati faces from rising sea levels and dwindling fresh-water supplies. He has warned that relocation of the entire population might be necessary if ongoing climate change makes inundation inevitable. New Zealand has pledged to accept environmental refugees from Kiribati, and some have already moved there. In March 2011, Tong declared that more coastal villages need resettlement because the sea walls are no longer sufficient to protect them, and that those who move overseas need resettlement assistance.
The government is the main employer in Kiribati, and many residents practice subsistence agriculture. The economy depends considerably on interest from a trust fund built on royalties from phosphate mining, overseas worker remittances, and foreign assistance. In 2011, New Zealand committed $23 million to help Kiribati develop its fishing industry, while Australia announced a Seasonal Worker Program to begin in July 2012 open to horticulture workers from many Pacific Islands, including Kiribati.
Parliamentary elections took place in 2011 over two rounds, on October 21 and 28. Thirty incumbents were reelected; the ruling BTK won 15 seats, with the opposition Karikirakean Tei-Kiribati (KTK) and Maurin Kiribati (MKP) parties taking 10 seats and 3 seats, respectively. Independents won the remaining seats. In November, Parliament nominated three candidates for the upcoming presidential elections, including the BTK's Tong, Tetaua Taitai of the KTK, and Rimeta Beniamina of the MKP. Although the elections were initially scheduled for December 30, they were postponed until January 2012 to avoid low voter turnout during the holiday season.
Kiribati is an electoral democracy. The president is popularly elected in a two-step process whereby Parliament nominates candidates from its own ranks and voters then choose one to be president. Forty-four representatives are popularly elected to the unicameral House of Parliament for four-year terms. The attorney general holds a seat ex officio, and the Rabi Island Council nominates one additional member. (Although Rabi Island is part of Fiji, many of its residents were originally from Kiribati's Banaba Island; British authorities forced them to move to Rabi when phosphate mining made Banaba uninhabitable.) The president, vested with executive authority by the constitution, is limited to three four-year terms.
Political parties are loosely organized and generally lack fixed ideologies or formal platforms. Geography, tribal ties, and personal loyalties influence political affiliations.
Official corruption and abuse are serious problems. The number of Chinese-owned businesses has sharply increased in recent years, raising concerns over possible corruption in granting immigration status to Chinese investors and other legal wrongdoing in overseeing foreign investments. Kiribati was ranked 95 out of 183 countries surveyed in Transparency International's 2011 Corruption Perceptions Index.
Freedom of speech is generally respected. There are two weekly newspapers: the state-owned Te Uekara and the privately owned Kiribati Newstar, and churches publish newsletters and periodicals. There are two radio stations and one television channel, all owned by the state. Internet access is limited outside the capital due to costs—the highest in the Pacific—and lack of infrastructure.
There have been no reports of religious oppression or restrictions on academic freedom. The expansion of access to and quality of education at all levels, however, is seriously restricted by a lack of resources. Secondary education is not available on all islands, and there is a shortage of qualified teachers.
Freedoms of assembly and association are generally respected. A number of nongovernmental organizations are involved in development assistance, education, health, and advocacy for women and children. Workers have the right to organize unions, strike, and bargain collectively, though only about 10 percent of the workforce is unionized. The largest union, the Kiribati Trade Union Congress, has approximately 2,500 members.
The judicial system is modeled on English common law and provides adequate due process rights. There is a high court, a court of appeal, and magistrates' courts; final appeals go to the Privy Council in London. The president makes all judicial appointments. Traditional customs permit corporal punishment. Councils on some outer islands are used to adjudicate petty theft and other minor offenses.
A 260-person police force performs law enforcement and paramilitary functions. Kiribati has no military; Australia and New Zealand provide defense assistance under bilateral agreements.
Citizens enjoy freedom of movement, though village councils have used exile as a punishment.
Discrimination against women is common in the traditional, male-dominated culture. Sexual harassment is illegal and not reported to be widespread. Spousal abuse and other forms of violence against women and children are often associated with alcohol abuse. In response to growing domestic and international criticism for the low level of female participation in politics, the government selected 30 women to receive parliamentary training in advance of the October 2011 elections; four women won seats in Parliament in the elections.


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NASHVILLE, Tenn. – Whenever you can get a chance to play a sport with your country's best and against the world's best, you jump at the opportunity.
That is exactly what Lipscomb women's soccer defender Carlotta Fennefoss did.
The freshman from Oslo, Norway, has played in eight games for her home country's national team including the recently completed Union of European Football Associations (UEFA) European Under-19 Championships.
Fennefoss completed the first two weeks of preseason training with the Lady Bisons before jumping on a plane bound for Wales to compete in the tournament in August and early September.
Although Norway didn't have the success that was hoped for in the tournament, Fennefoss does have a 5-3-0 record when suiting up for the Norwegians.
In the opening game of the championships Norway fell 5-0 to Germany. It was the only game Fennefoss has not started since joining the team.
"I only played in the second half," Fennefoss said. "All of the goals came in the first half. It was kind of a shock to us but it got better in the second half."
Playing against Finland in the second game, Norway fell 1-0 in a tightly contested game.
"We should have won that game," Fennefoss said. "We had the ball most of the time with a lot of chances. They had one counterattack and that was their goal.
"The Finnish coach even said they got really lucky."
In the third and final game in the group stage, Norway played against rival Sweden.
"Sweden is called our big brother," Fennefoss said. "They had reign over us. So everything they do, we always come later according to them. To win against Sweden is a goal but we want to crush Sweden."
Fennefoss and the Norwegian squad did just that in a 5-0 victory.
"It was great," Fennefoss said. "If they would have won, they would have made the World Championships. Since we won, they didn't."
When asked how she became involved with the national team, Fennefoss grinned and just said it was a coincidence.
"They were going to play Sweden in a friendly game and one of the girls couldn't go," Fennefoss said. "My coach had talked to the national team coach about me and they just randomly called me and said 'hey, one girl said she couldn't come, do you have the opportunity to come'?"
It was a phone call she almost didn't take.
"I was home sick and it was a random number," Fennefoss said. "I didn't want to take it. When I did answer it, and he asked, I answered with, yes, of course!"
She started the first game after having a strong training session, played in two friendly games and has been on the national team for just over a year now.
It wasn't long before the national team became a reality that Fennefoss started thinking about coming to the United States to earn an education and play soccer collegiately.
"I made a promotional video and coach O'Brien was actually the first person to respond to the video," Fennefoss said. "I talked to other universities as well. I did a lot of research and with talking to coach O'Brien, I made my decision. This was all before I was on the national team."
The first time Fennefoss stepped foot on campus was to begin fall training for the Lady Bisons.
"The first impressions I had here were great," Fennefoss said. "The team is so great. Everyone really helped me get settled in."
As far as the differences in the way soccer is played, she said the training is different but with two systems that are similar she was able to quickly adapt.
"The training is really professional here," Fennefoss said. "In game situations with the national team, I am really focused on the defensive work. Here, I can be more creative than I would on the national team.
"In Norway I have to follow really strict guidelines. Here, we have guidelines too, but you get to know the people and adjust to how everyone plays."
The value that Carlotta has brought to the team has been immeasurable according to O'Brien.
"She has come in as a freshman and plays like a junior or senior," O'Brien said. "She is a seasoned defender with great pace and understanding. There is not a striker that we have played against that has really taken advantage of her youth because of her maturity in the game."
O'Brien credits her maturity to the vast experience she has received because she has played against top-level competition.
"I think coming from a strong Scandinavian country and a great national team set up along with having experience with the U19 and U20 national team, she has played against some of the best strikers in Europe," O'Brien said.
A couple of moments that Fennefoss, who speaks four different languages, has had since coming to the US is speaking in the wrong language. Fennefoss can also speak in German, English and Spanish.
"When playing in a game and you want to say something, I talk in Norwegian," Fennefoss said. "People ask what I am saying. I forget when I want to say something in the moment and it comes out Norwegian."
She missed the first four games of the year due to the European Championships but has started every game and played nearly every minute since rejoining the Lady Bisons on the defensive line. She has helped Lipscomb to two shutouts since her return.
O'Brien has high praise for Carlotta as the season has continued.
"Her transition here has been seamless," O'Brien said. "She has stepped right in and has been phenomenal. We wouldn't be as competitive as we have been without her.
"She brings a professionalism and work ethic to our culture."


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MONKTON — Eastern philosophy and spiritual healing may be foreign concepts to most, but they have been the central practice for many years at the ToDo Institute in Monkton.
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BRISTOL — Rainy weather on July 26 threatened the success of this year's Three Day Stampede, Bristol's annual major event to raise money to support the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, but the rain cleared up for the start of Friday's lawn sale and stayed clear through the weekend, allowing organizers to raise more than $100,000 to fight the disease.
Organizer Bonita Bedard said that amount was on par with 2011, and she was thrilled with this year's turnout, despite the worries about the weather.
ADDISON COUNTY — Nearly one year after tropical storm Irene hit the state of Vermont local residents are still recovering from the damage. Disaster relief funds and volunteer efforts have dramatically improved conditions, but Irene's aftermath is still a problem for many Vermonters and those working to help them.
VERGENNES — Efforts to increase awareness of climate change have taken to the open road. A group of young environmentalists are biking through the state, acting as partners with the organization Climate Summer, a program aimed at connecting with local leaders to address issues pertaining to efficient energy sources.
Climate Summer is a internship program for college-age students run by Better Future Project, a nonprofit organization founded in January 2011 that promotes leadership development and heads initiatives in environmental issues.
MIDDLEBURY — The Middlebury Panthers and Vergennes Champs both wrapped up the regular season Tuesday night as they look forward to the Champlain Valley Swim League Championships, which will be held in Vergennes this Friday and Saturday.
Visiting Winooski swim team fell to Middlebury, 358 to 78. Highlights of the night included Nora Wootten, Isabel Rosenberg, Brianna Foley, Thomas Denton, Burke Weeks and Nick Merrill winning three races a piece for the Panthers.
MIDDLEBURY — A little piece of Hollywood is coming to Ilsley Public Library in Middlebury.
On July 26 at 6 p.m., Academy Award-nominated film producer Douglas Biklen will be appearing alongside the documentary film "Wretches and Jabberers." The film follows two Vermonters living with autism as they travel to advocate for disability rights. This film is among others, including the Academy Award-nominated "Autism is a World," that Biklen has produced on the topic of autism awareness.
A New York Times opinion piece entitled "The 'Busy' Trap" by Tim Kreider has put the American work ethic under a microscope as of late.
The article has been re-blogged countless times all over the Internet and has created a conversation all surrounding the word a word we use almost every day — busy. Kreider reflects on the overwhelming numbers of people, including children, claiming to be too hard working and comments on the congratulatory reactions that we often receive for being "crazy busy."
ADDISON — Snake Mountain was host to many unfamiliar visitors on Monday afternoon. Two dozen foreign and American students hiked up the mountain's slope, many students of whom had a mere 48 hours earlier been on the other side of the Pacific Ocean en-route to a three-week study-trip to Vermont.
These 25 high school students traveled thousands of miles to participate in the nonprofit, educational program Green Across the Pacific.
ADDISON COUNTY — The end of June brought to a close the e-Vermont Community Broadband Project, a venture that for the past two years has distributed grants to Vermont towns for digital tools and training to use the Internet to create jobs and spur innovation in schools.
But as the project wraps up, Vermont communities have begun sharing stories on how they can maintain and build wireless Internet access despite the loss of e-Vermont.
MIDDLEBURY — Vermont women artists take center stage at the Jackson Gallery in the Middlebury Town Hall Theater this Friday. Starting at 7 p.m., the Middlebury Studio School will be presenting its third installment in the series of artist talks. The event will follow the Middlebury Arts Walk, which begins at 5 p.m. and features art on display at around 30 downtown venues.
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Thursday, June 4, 2009Labels: Brick Wall, Family Stories, My Genealogy Research
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- sheriese.ramsey said...
Ok, I read your page and I have some of the same people in my family tree. Except some of my info. is different.
This is what I have:
Mary Anne Henderson married Marion Thomas Ramsey
Mary Anne Henderson was born 1818 in South Carolina, and died 1908 in Bienville Par, La. She was the daughter of Jesse Henderson and Jane "Jincy" Harrleson.
Marion Thomas Ramsey was born 1813 in South Carolina, and died 1899 in Castor, La. Bienville Parish. He was buried in Ridge Cem., Castor, La., Bienville Parish. He was the son of Thomas Ramsey.
Children of Mary Anne Henderson and Marion Thomas Ramsey are:
Jesse Henderson Ramsey
Martha F. Ramsey
Mary E. Ramsey
William Franklin Ramsey
Sarah Jane Ramsey
Amelia Ann Ramsey
Daniel J. Ramsey
Mariah L. Ramsey
Nancy E. Ramsey
Margaret Elizabeth Ramsey
AS YOU SEE SOME OF THE PEOPLE MATCH. I hope that I was able to help you some. If you want to talk some more you can look me up on www.facebook.com my name is Sheriese Ramsey
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Features and Design
The Infinity IMS is basically composed of two main components, the "junction box," where all the wiring connections are made, and the dash mounted "control head." The control head is used to select sources, as well as control often-adjusted functions such as volume, balance, fader, and tone settings. But, the Infinity IMS is much more than a simple connection device with a control knob. Featuring no less than seven separate inputs, the IMS is fully capable of integrating your personal music player, a navigation device, a Bluetooth cell phone, a head unit, and a game console all at once! The control head measures about 4 x 2 x 1 inches in size and it's designed to be dash mounted, as it will be accessed frequently to select inputs and adjust your overall volume, sub level, balance, fader and tone settings. It also gets used to place hands-free calls, or control audio streaming from a Bluetooth enabled phone. The junction box is a bit larger, (approx 6 x 2 x 2.8 inches in size) but still small enough to easily hide under a dash or bury in any console.The inputs are designed for each specific type of device, so optimum performance is ensured regardless if you're connecting an iPod Shuffle, Garmin Nuvi, or an Playstation3.
Input 1 is a 3.5mm stereo jack, and it has priority over all other inputs. When a signal is present on Input 1, the Infinity IMS will automatically switch to this input, and then return to the previous input when the signal ceases. This is very handy for products like navigation devices, so the spoken directions are sent automatically through the audio system.
Input 2 works in a similar fashion, and has priority over all other inputs except input 1. This input has Bluetooth wireless connectivity or a 2.5mm stereo jack, and allows hands-free operation of your cell phone. The Infinity IMS also comes with a microphone and surface mount holder for hands-free phone operation, so everything you need is included. When using the Bluetooth hands-free functionality, you can also use the voice dialing function if your phone is so equipped.
Inputs 3 and 4 are conventional 3.5mm stereo jacks for the connection of devices like personal music players, CD players, etc. Someone at Infinity was doing their homework, because these inputs have the higher input sensitivity needed to allow the low output voltages of handheld players to drive the Infinity IMS to its full capability. Although the IMS does not actually control any of the players you connect to it, there is a thoughtfully supplied USB charging port to allow charging of the connected device.
Input 5 is a pair of RCA inputs, designed to make connecting an aftermarket head unit simple and straightforward, and because output levels of head units are all over the map these days, there is also a thoughtfully provided input sensitivity switch. The high sensitivity setting works great for head units with up to about 2 volts of output, and the low sensitivity position is for higher output voltage units.
Input 6 consists of 6 pairs of wires, for interfacing speaker level outputs from the OEM radio or amplifier. Additionally, these inputs can be used to blend bandwidth limited signals together to provide a full range output signal. There are separate level settings for high, mid and low frequency inputs, so you can adjust the system to get the blended signal as flat as possible.
The seventh and final input is a 3.5mm stereo jack on the front panel of the Control Head, which is very convenient for temporary connections, like games or simply for quick access to listening to a friend's tunes.
The output side of the Infinity IMS provides 5 RCA output jacks for front, rear, and subwoofer outputs. All of the outputs are full range, so your amplifiers will provide the appropriate crossover settings. In addition to the RCA outputs, an RJ45 connector duplicates the audio out signal for use with the Infinity Reference Series of amplifiers. The cable used is standard Cat5 twisted pair, for maximum signal transfer and noise avoidance.
The control head is made up of an easy to read 2.25-inch LCD display, 4 four control buttons for telephone and Bluetooth music playback, and a master control knob. The menus are very basic, and simple to navigate. You select the input, and you can choose a name for the source (Radio, Game, iPod, etc.) from an internal list. A separate subwoofer level adjustment lets you easily dial in the right amount of output from your woofer system. You can adjust the volume for each source separately, and the Infinity IMS will remember the last volume setting for each source. Tone, Balance, and Fader adjustments are applied to all sources. If you are streaming music from your Bluetooth phone, there are control head buttons for Play, Pause, and Skip Ahead and Back.
Using the Infinity IMS is pretty straightforward. You simply select the input you want, and the volume. Bluetooth connection is automatic once you pair your phone the first time, and even if you turn off the IMS during a call, you won't drop the call, it will simply be transferred to your phone. It should be noted that only one phone at a time can be wirelessly paired with the Infinity IMS. If you are connecting an additional phone via an A2DP dongle to the input jack, the Bluetooth paired phone connection will always have priority.
On The Bench
From an audio perspective, the Infinity IMS is a serious performer. With a maximum output voltage of 8.8 volts, and a measured output impedance of a respectable 270 ohms, the IMS is a great choice to drive your amplifiers. It's also quite quiet, I measured the signal to noise ratio at better than -81dBA. The frequency response is within -3dB of flat from 10Hz to 20kHz, and stereo separation is good too, at better than 56dB. The tone controls are designed to be useful, and to work well with compressed music sources.
ConclusionThe Infinity IMS is a pretty well designed piece of audio gear. It sounds good, and is completely devoid of clicks and pops when changing sources. As much as I like it, it's not perfect however. Yes, you have to mount and use the control head, it may not have as many whistles and bells as a few other interfaces, and it does not control an iPod or display any information from an external source. But, it's just about the only product I can think of that will work in virtually any vehicle, with any peripheral device, and with both OEM and aftermarket radios! Moreover, that "common sense" functionality combined with Infinity's experience in producing high performance audio may just make the Infinity IMS one of the most popular integration solutions well worth consideration.


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Erik Mettala has joined Battelle Memorial Institute as cyber chief scientist in its National Security Global Business Unit.
In this new role, Mettala will be responsible for Battelle's cyber technology research and development efforts, according to an April 28 company announcement.
Those efforts include strategic planning, managing current government and internal R&D projects, and increasing the research and market effects of Battelle's cyber-related business in the defense, intelligence and homeland security sectors.
Mettala, who retired as a lieutenant colonel after 22 years in the Army, has more than 35 years of R&D experience with government agencies, including the Defense Department's Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency and the U.S. Army Communications and Electronics Command.
He also has worked for companies, including Microelectronics and Computer Technology Corp., Elagent Corp., and Network Associates Labs, known now as McAfee Research.
At DARPA, Mettala served as program manager in the Office of the Deputy Director and as office director of the Software and Intelligent Systems Technology Office.
He also managed eight R&D programs at DARPA, including Internetworking Protocols and Robotics, and he represented the agency in key federal planning efforts, including the Next Generation Internet Program, the Office of the Secretary of Defense Joint Robotics Program and the Federal High Performance Computing and Communications Program.
Mettala holds a doctorate in industrial and management systems engineering from Pennsylvania State University and master of science degrees in management science and computer science from Texas A&M University and Central Texas University.
Battelle, of Columbus, Ohio, ranks No. 22 on Washington Technology's 2010 Top 100 list of the largest federal government contractors.
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helpeth, where can I download a freeware programme to protect me from demented hackers, and people who can boot my puter and permanently disable it?
try this firewall from agnitum i find it to be better than most www.agnitum.com it is easy to configure and u can update it hope this helps
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Also there are a few other tools you can use try going to http://www.lavasoftusa.com/ and get their program to scan for spyware programs, but first I'd so to http://security2.norton.com/ssc/home...QCKMRKRFPECDME and do a scan of your hard drive for any known virus and backdoor program. Norton also has removal tools for a specific virus. Take these steps and you are on your way to securing your box.
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What's up with the 'courier' anyways? Are you trying to change your font or something?
I wish to express my gratitude to the people of Italy. Thank you for inventing pizza.
Thanx PaleMoon and yes Guus I was trying to change the font colour but it didn't work. I am new here
Try reading the F.A.Q.
Gawd, I hate 'visually enhanced' text...
also i suggest a trojan scanner,
lol Guus thanx!
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"http://security2.norton.com/ssc/hom...MQCKMRKRFPECDME and do a scan of your hard drive for any known virus and backdoor program. Norton also has removal tools for a specific virus. Take these steps and you are on your way to securing your box."
->you can use that security analyzer, but be forewarned: it will undoubtdely advise that your systems are " AT RISK " if you aren't using THEIR product. After all, they are a business. I would suggest using that analyzer, AND search for OTHERS (either on an engine or better yet within AntiOnline Forum). You may want to use more than one, to get a sort of 'average' of your overall exposure.
->I don't know what OS you are using, but you can also search within the forum for general options on how to configure your computer for better overall security as a BASIS to which freeware can ADD some security. (For instance, disabling file sharing and whatnot, and setting account policies.)
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What goes into planning a wedding? It isn't just a simple task. No it's packed with all sorts of things. Try and make it simple. Just have a ceremony with two people and just go out to dinner afterwards. That's what my sister did years ago when she got married. I like that kind of simple.
Weddings. What do they involve?
Guest list; how many people are you going to have there?
Dress; what kind of dress are you looking for and how much is that baby going to cost?
Flowers; what kind of flowers are you going to have. Where are they going to be placed?
Colors; are you going to have a set color or colors for the wedding?
Theme; what kind of theme are you going with?
Grooms outfit; what is the groom going to wear?
Place; where is the wedding going to be? Where is the reception going to be held?
Cake; what kind of cake are you going to have?
Food; what types of foods are you going to serve at the reception?
Wedding party; who is going to be the brides maids, maid of honor, flower girl, ring bearer, best man?
Seating; where is everyone going to sit during the ceremony as well as the reception?
Rings; what rings are you going to get for each other?
Invitations; are you sending out invitations? What are they going to look like?
Center pieces; what are you having on the table for your guests to look at?
Shoes; what shoes are you going to wear?
Jewelry; are you going to have earrings, a necklace, bracelet, rings?
Nails; are you going to go get your nails done?
Make up/hair; who are you going to have do your hair and make up for your big day?
Of course I know I'm missing a few things but you get the gist. You have to make a list then run around like a mad woman trying to get everything done. You start doing things ahead of time thinking it's all going to get together on time but sometimes that doesn't happen. I think if I tried to plan a wedding I'd be stressed beyond belief and I stress out easily. Watching someone go through these steps of putting a wedding together is scaring me right out of it.


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The California Supreme Court on Wednesday refused to get into the spanking debate.
In a brief order, the state's high court let stand a San Jose appeals court ruling last year that found using a wooden spoon for a spanking that seriously bruises a child is not necessarily child abuse.
The justices, in their weekly closed-door conference, declined to hear an appeal of the ruling from the Santa Clara County Department of Social Services. Justice Kathryn Mickle Werdegar was the only member of the court who voted to hear the case.
The 6th District Court of Appeal last October ruled that a South Bay mother should not have been reported for child abuse for trying to resolve disciplinary issues with her 12-year-old daughter by spanking her so hard with a wooden spoon it left bruises.
County social services officials had reported the mother to the state Department of Justice to be included in its child abuse database, but the mother appealed. The appeals court determined that there was nothing in the factual record to suggest the mother intended to cause any physical harm, or inflict bruising.
"We cannot say that the use of a wooden spoon to administer a spanking necessarily exceeds the bounds of reasonable parental discipline," Justice Conrad Rushing wrote for the unanimous panel.
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City of North Tonawanda Mayor Robert G. Ortt announced Wednesday he will seek a second term as mayor of the City of North Tonawanda.
"When I ran for mayor in 2009, it was my intent to do three things: reduce the size of city government while increasing its efficiency; rebuild our city's aging streets and infrastructure; and restore accountability and pride in our city and city government," he said. "There is no doubt in my mind that we have achieved all three of these things. Still, there is more work that needs to be done, and I will ask the good people of North Tonawanda for their confidence and support for a second term as their mayor."
"I have always looked at this job as a four-year position," Ortt said. "I never thought of it in terms of getting re-elected. I wanted to tackle the challenges that I felt were facing our city and have a positive impact. During my first term, we have seen an unprecedented period of economic expansion and growth over the past three years. From new business coming in, to existing companies that are expanding operations, our pro-growth, pro-business policies have yielded positive results.
"Even after four strong years, though, there are still challenges that face our city. We will continue to look at ways to decrease the cost of city government by sharing services and better utilizing taxpayer dollars. We must address our declining housing stock, as well as continue to repair our streets and infrastructure. I look forward to addressing these issues and others, working alongside our Common Council for the betterment of all of our residents."
Ortt pointed to several accomplishments in his first term, including:
•Economic development projects, including the Remington Lofts, the Remington Tavern & Seafood Exchange and Walmart. Renovations are also taking place at the long-vacant Gratwick Riverside Marina, which will include a new waterfront restaurant, Lumberjack's Patio Grill.
•The transfer of the emergency dispatch function to Niagara County, saving NT taxpayers $1.7 million over five years.
•Negotiating union contracts that will save taxpayer dollars by limiting pay increases and increasing employee contributions toward health care.
•Hiring the first new Public Works superintendent in 32 years, and putting in place a three-year plan to improve city streets and roads.
•A decrease of 17 percent in the size of the city workforce, saving an estimated $2.3 million in salaries.
•Several veterans' initiatives designed to promote and recognize their service and sacrifice. These included working with Gold Star mother Sally Urban on the Hometown Heroes Project and working with Homes for Our Troops to build a home in NT for disabled Marine Cpl. Paul Schaus, who lost both legs in Afghanistan.
Ortt solicited and received a piece of steel from the wreckage of the World Trade Center and will be erecting a memorial to the victims and heroes of 9/11.
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The Association Free Lutheran Bible School Concert Choir will present a music concert at St. Peter's Lutheran Church, 6167 Walmore Road, Sanborn, at 7 p.m. Tuesday, April 9. It is free and open to the public.
The 39-member mixed choir from Minneapolis tours annually, and has traveled across the U.S., three times to Norway, and twice to Central Europe. This year, the tour heads to the northeastern U.S.
The repertoire of the choir is eclectic in style, is primarily a cappella, and includes sacred classics, hymn arrangements and energetic spirituals. AFLBS dean, Pastor Joel Rolf, will give a greeting at each concert.


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Who's watching you? And are you okay with that?
Yet, casinos have been using public surveillance for years and quite effectively. Why are they able to monitor the public and yet security staff in other places (such as at the George Washington Bridge) cannot? I think the problem is less with the video cameras and more with not having enough security staff to rotate. Fatigued human attention span is a mute point, if there are enough staff members to do the job.
I read yesterday that there are over 4 million cameras installed throughout the UK. With a population of only 50-60 million, that's a lot of cameras. Many say that although they have reduced crime rates in city centers, all they have done is push the crime out into the suburbs.
Hey Max,
That's an interesting point. One has to wonder if would-be thieves and mischief makers would simply move to where they feel they're not being surveilled.
Has anyone done a study on this?
There have been lots of studies in the UK and this one seems to be quite comprehensive.... http://www.homeoffice.gov.uk/rds/pdfs2/hors252.pdf
Five of the towns from the study were in North America.


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Our trip to France was a bit convoluted-
- SFO-Chicago (Flight/United)
- Chicago-Munich (Flight/United)
- Munich-Lyon (Flight/Lufthansa)
followed by
- Lyon-Avignon (SNCF train)
- Avignon-hotel (Rental car)
This is nothing new to me; long (seemingly-endless) travel "days" without sleep have become the norm. I don't look forward to them, but you get past them and somehow the brain-numbing ordeal seems to set your clock to local time a lot faster; I feel 100% adjusted the day after arrival. The experience isn't enjoyable but it's a means to an end. And in the end, everything worked out as planned, but I gotta say, the second leg's plane, an aging 767 that seemed older than UA's Rhapsody in Blue corporate theme song, was close to disgusting in Coach.
Loose panels over the emergency exit door, worn & torn wall-mounted pouch for United's magazine and safety materials, and the carpet? I think United salvaged the stuff we threw out last year when we redid our floors! Thin, torn in places, and the only thing holding it together was likely the dirt. Even the overhead bins were an issue; this had the old style that don't allow you to place your luggage in front-to-back, so space is drastically reduced by people having to place their rollaboards sideways.
There have been a number of recent changes to United's elite flyer programs, making it seem that they only really care about a small number of customers who buy high-priced last-minute fares for business trips. I sure hope they don't run out of space up front for them, because anybody sitting in the cheap seats of this particular plane wouldn't think the airline thought much of them.
In general, I've thought that United had been doing a pretty decent job, recovering from their bankruptcy a few years past, and the various problems that came with their merger with Continental. But if they're still letting a piece of equipment like this one fly the friendly skies, clearly having been in need of substantial renovation for a number of years, you just gotta wonder.
But they did get me to Munich, on time, and without hassle. Something that would have been a challenge for them just a couple years ago.
Lufthansa? Oh my goodness, how much more apologetic, in an amazingly-sincere way, could you get over the fact that you were going to be leaving 4-5 minutes late due to delays getting baggage loaded? And then again at the end of the flight. The pilot's German accent caused us to think he said 45 minutes, which made sense; who would be apologizing for 4 or 5? Nice clean plane too.
The photos and descriptions of United's 767 were sent to United via their website form. Read on for the surprising result.
Part 2- United Responds
Mr. Jacoubowsky,
Thank you for contacting United Airlines. I regret learning about your disappointment with the appearance of the cabin aboard flight 655 11July13. In efforts to provide you with a seamless travel experience, United expects our staff to maintain the aircrafts to ensure the cabins are safe and comfortable.
The comfort of our passengers is a primary focus for us, and I truly regret you were disappointed in our service. Each aircraft adheres to a rigorous maintenance schedule to help ensure our customers enjoy safe and comfortable travel. I will include your comments in our monthly Customer Care report. The report will be reviewed by our Technical Operations Team. I am confident necessary repairs will be made.
Please be assured your comments have been reported to the members of senior management team as well, for internal review. As a goodwill gesture I have added thirtyfive hundred bonus miles. to your MileagePlus account.
We appreciate your business and look forward to welcoming you on board a future United Airlines flight.
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It takes only a quick visit to Dee Assael's Tabata class to realize that the form of high-intensity, interval training she teaches is not for the faint of heart.
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"It's caught on like wildfire," says Assael, who, after reading about Tabata a year ago, incorporated it into her exercise boot camps and then broke it out into a class of its own. "People are always looking for the next new thing to try. They get bored easily. But Tabata is never boring. And it allows you to get a lot of work done
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Tabata has been around since the mid-1990s. Japanese scientist Izumi Tabata developed the protocol while working with his country's Olympic speed skaters. He discovered that athletes using a rotation of short bursts of maximum effort, followed by abbreviated periods of rest, could achieve better fat-burning, endurance-building results than with longer, less-intense workouts. (Think: an hour on an elliptical at a moderate speed.)
Cassandra Threatt, 48, of Martinez, is a firm believer, proudly saying that she has dropped two dress sizes since starting Assael's classes in June.
"I've done various workouts for years, but (Tabata) has done more to boost my metabolism," she says. "And I can really tell the difference. I've tightened up parts of my body that I couldn't before."
Though purists insist that a true Tabata workout entails only cardiovascular exercise (no biceps curls, please), its basic principles have been adapted to a number of different exercise routines. But no matter what form it takes, the two keys to a successful workout are timing and intensity.
Basically, the idea is to cycle 20 seconds of maximum-effort cardio activity with 10 seconds of rest, and repeat as many times as you want or can. Usually it's recommended to stick with eight cycles, producing a workout of four minutes in total. The Tabata protocol can be applied to any kind of activity that is intense enough for an individual's purposes. With running, for example, it would be 20 seconds of sprinting as fast as you possibly can and 10 seconds of rest, repeated eight times.
Lance Miller, a general partner and trainer with CrossFit San Jose, incorporates a version of Tabata training into his sessions. The effectiveness of such a workout, he says, is determined by how long a person can maintain the intensity.
"You constantly push yourself as hard as you can," he says. "You put the pedal to the metal 'til you tank out."
what makes Tabata "the most intense way you can work out," according to Maximus Lewin, owner of CrossFit East Bay in Oakland, who points out that its benefits that go beyond the aerobic and anaerobic enhancements devotees experience.
"The workouts are short, so there is less wear and tear on your body," he says. "You don't have as much pounding on the knees and joints."
Moreover, the duration of a typical Tabata workout is a huge selling point in this rapid-paced era of jam-packed schedules. Assael's Tabata classes, for example, last only 25 minutes, including warm up and cool-down.
But as with any new workout routine, someone just jumping off the couch to embrace Tabata needs to proceed with caution.
"Because it doesn't take much time, you might be fooled into thinking it's relatively easy," Lewin says. "Even a sedentary person can get up and do a quick, 20-second set of squats and think, 'Wow, this is a breeze.' But keep doing that -- at full-speed -- and you'll soon be dragging."
That's precisely why newcomers need to take things at their own pace before building up to those manic speeds.
"Tabata was originally designed to make very fit and fast athletes even more fit and faster," Miller says. "If you're just starting out, you should track your progress to see what's working and how you feel. Eventually, you want to get to the point where you're putting out the same effort in Set 8 as you did in Sets 1 and 2. But until then, you need to listen to your body. It will tell you when to put on the brakes."
Just in case some bodies are slow to speak up, Assael keeps a vomit bucket constantly at the ready during her three Tabata classes a week. No one has had to use it yet, "but we've had a few come real close," she says.
Hoping to avoid that bit of ignominy is Steve Beall, one of Assael's faithful students. The 43-year-old Walnut Creek resident has been doing Tabata since March. Like a lot of people, he struggled in the early going; in the time since, he's lost weight and gained more energy and endurance. He now calls the Tabata the highlight of his day.
"I just push myself until I can't," he says. "It's extremely challenging, but in a good way."
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Tabata Basics
Experts say Tabata should be used as part of a well-rounded regimen that includes cardiovascular, strength and flexibility workouts. A basic Tabata is 20 seconds as fast and intense as you can go, then 10 seconds of rest. Repeat eight times. A few tips:
- A Tabata interval can be performed with many exercises, including cycling, running, jumping rope and treadmill work. Start with one that is most comfortable for you.
- Allow time for a warm-up and cool-down. Never start by immediately putting the pedal to the metal.
- Don't count the seconds in your head; rely on a good timer. This will allow you to put your full focus on the exercise. Tabata apps are available for smartphones.
- Track your progress. The ultimate goal is to be as fast in Set 8 as Set 1. If you experience soreness for more than a day or so, stop and consult a physician.


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