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Thomas Matthew "Tom" DeLonge, Jr. (born December 13, 1975) is an American rock musician. He has been the guitarist and singer in many popular bands, most famous being Blink 182. Tom also did a side project with Travis Barker called Box Car Racer. In 2005 Tom started the band Angels and Airwaves.Early on his career, DeLonge is known to use Fender Stratocasters. The Fender Stratocaster is an electric guitar. The Stratocaster's sleek, contoured body shape differed from the flat, slab-like design of the Telecaster. It is one of the most popularly copied electric guitar shapes. Fender Guitars worked with DeLonge in late 1999 to create the Tom DeLonge Stratocaster (signature guitar) which consisted of a solid alder body fitted with a single Seymour Duncan Invader Bridge pickup. It was controlled by a lone volume knob adding to its simple design. Its neck was made of solid maple with a rosewood fretboard. The necks included a large 1970s "CBS" headstock. The Fender signatures stratocaster are still being used by DeLonge for recording songs by either of his bands. This guitar is perfect for alternative and pop punk.
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"Avatar iTunes Extras Special Edition" will be available on iTunes beginning Tuesday, December 20. Twentieth Century Fox and Lightstorm Entertainment said in a press release on Friday that the new edition will feature "first-of-its-kind interactive features."
"Avatar" is currently available for preorder on iTunes at a price of $19.99 for the high-definition copy, and $14.99 for standard-definition. The new special features will let movie watchers "deconstruct some of the most memorable scenes to reveal how James Cameron applied special effects to create the breathtaking world of Pandora."
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Action is a game genre that makes you use your physical abilities at the highest level including the coordination of eyes and hands as well as the reaction rate. As a rule, the main character of such games must complete levels, search for some objects, avoid obstacles and fight against enemies in all possible ways. Thus, the action of such games is very dynamic which requires a top level of concentration and reaction to different events. Usually, action genre games are first person games.
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6 The coverage of the survey was the same as the scope except that the following populations were not enumerated for operational reasons:
7 The estimates in this publication relate to persons covered by the survey. In the LFS, coverage rules are applied which aim to ensure that each child is associated with only one dwelling, and hence have only one chance of selection in the survey. See Labour Force, Australia (cat. no. 6202.0) for more details.
8 Information was collected from any responsible adult in the household who was asked to respond on behalf of the children in the household. In each selected household, information on cultural, sporting and selected recreational activities was sought for a maximum of three children. The response rate for the survey was approximately 96%. In total, fully responding records were collected about the activities of 7,300 children living in the selected households. In households with four or more children aged 5-14 years, three children were randomly selected for the survey. For the additional children in these households only selected demographic information was collected.
9 Data were collected on children's cultural and sporting activities undertaken outside of school hours over a 12 month period. Data on the frequency of participation relates to the 12 months before interview, while data on the number of hours of participation refers to the last two weeks of school (the most recent two school weeks prior to the interview, including weekends and public holidays). School weeks are weeks during the school term (i.e. not school holidays) including weekends and public holidays. Data were also collected on children's participation in selected recreational activities during the last two weeks of school.
10 In a small number of households where a child was not living with a parent, information on the country of birth of parent and employment status of parent was collected for the person aged 15 years or over living in the household who was most closely related to the child.
11 All interviews were conducted using computer assisted interviewing (CAI) over a two week period during April 2012.
12 Supplementary surveys are not always conducted using the full LFS sample. Since August 1994 the sample for supplementary surveys has been restricted to no more than seven eighths of the LFS sample.
13 Weighting is the process of adjusting results from a sample survey to infer results for the total population. To do this a 'weight' is allocated to each enumerated person. The weight is a value which indicates how many persons in the population are represented by the sample person. The first step in calculating weights for each unit is to assign an initial weight, which is the inverse of the probability of the unit being selected in the survey. For example, if the probability of a person being selected in the survey was 1 in 300, then the person would have an initial weight of 300 (that is, they represent 300 people).
14 The initial weights are then calibrated to align with independent estimates of the population, referred to as benchmarks. The population included in the benchmarks is the survey scope. This calibration process ensures that the weighted data conform to the independently estimated distribution of the population described by the benchmarks rather than to the distribution within the sample itself. Calibration to population benchmarks helps to compensate for over or under-enumeration of particular categories of persons which may occur due to either the random nature of sampling or non-response.
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16 Survey estimates of counts of persons are obtained by summing the weights of persons with the characteristic of interest.
17 All sample surveys are subject to error which can be broadly categorised as either sampling error or non-sampling error.
18 Sampling error is the difference between the published estimates, derived from a sample of children, and the value that would have been produced if all children in scope for the survey had been included. For more information refer to the Technical Note.
19 Non-sampling error may occur in any collection, whether it is based on a sample or a full count such as a census. Sources of non-sampling error include non-response, errors in reporting by respondents or recording answers by interviewers, and errors in coding and processing data. Every effort was made to reduce the non-sampling error by careful design and testing of the questionnaire, training and supervision of interviewers, follow-up of respondents, and extensive editing and quality control procedures at all stages of data processing.
20 Information recorded in this survey is essentially 'reported' by respondents and hence may differ from that which might be obtained from other sources or via other methodologies. This factor should be considered when interpreting the estimates in this publication.
21 The Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities Survey was previously conducted in 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2009 as supplements to the Labour Force Survey. Computer assisted telephone interviewing was introduced during 2003 and while information was collected using a paper form for the majority of households in 2003, computer assisted interviewing was used for all survey interviews in the 2006, 2009 and 2012 surveys. This change in the methodology is not expected to impact on the comparability of the data between the surveys.
22 Changes between the 2000, 2003 and 2006 surveys are described in 'Comparability with previous ABS surveys' of the Explanatory Notes in Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, April 2006 (cat. no. 4901.0). Changes between the 2006 and 2009 surveys are described in 'Comparability with previous ABS surveys' of the Explanatory Notes in Children's Participation in Cultural and Leisure Activities, April 2009 (cat. no. 4901.0). Changes between the 2009 and 2012 surveys are described below.
23 Data collected about information technology have changed between each iteration of this survey. In 2009 data were collected on children's personal safety and security in using mobile phones and the Internet as well as whether a child uses a mobile phone for contacting family or friends more. This information was not collected in 2012, and instead data on specific devices used to access the internet at home were collected.
24 For the 2012 survey data on organised art and craft were collected separately to recreational art and craft. In previous surveys, participation in art and craft activities were collected together, with no separation between the type of participation. As art and craft has been split into two different categories for 2012, no time series comparisons with previous versions of this survey should be made. For further information on recreational art and craft and organised art and craft see the Glossary.
25 For 2012, data collected for participation in cultural activities have changed. Data were not collected on the number of times a child participated in playing a musical instrument, singing, dancing, or drama in the last 12 months. Instead, information on participation in organised art and craft activities was included.
26 The scope of sports included in the 2012 survey has changed from previous years, with the focus now on organised sports. Physical activities that are not sports, such as jogging for exercise and gym workouts, are now excluded.
27 Numerous sports have had changes to their definitions compared with previous survey iterations, including: Australian Rules football; Gymnastics; Indoor soccer; Martial arts; Athletics, track and field; and Touch football. The combined total categories 'Other organised sport', 'At least one organised sport' and 'Organised sports and/or dancing' are therefore different in 2012 compared with previous years, and time series comparisons should not be made. For further information see the Glossary.
28 Country of birth data are classified according to the Standard Australian Classification of Countries (SACC), Second Edition, 2008 (cat. no. 1269.0).
29 Summary results from this survey, compiled separately for each state and territory, will be available in a Datacube (spreadsheet form) from the ABS website www.abs.gov.au or on request to the ABS.
30 Special tabulations are available on request. Subject to confidentiality and sampling variability constraints, tabulations can be produced from the survey incorporating data items, populations and geographic areas selected to meet individual requirements. These can be provided in printed or electronic form.
31 ABS publications draw extensively on information provided freely by individuals, businesses, governments and other organisations. Their continued cooperation is very much appreciated, without it, the wide range of statistics published by the ABS would not be available. Information received by the ABS is treated in strict confidence as required by the Census and Statistics Act 1905.
32 The ABS plans to conduct this survey again in April 2015.
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Monday, November 9
Celebrating San Diego Beer Week by Cooking with Beer!
It's a great week to be in San Diego. Yesterday the Chargers beat the Giants in dramatic fashion; today is going to be sunny and 72; and all week long we're celebrating our first-ever San Diego Beer Week, which runs from Friday, November 6th through Sunday, November 15th.
You know San Diego for its pristine beaches and delicious fish tacos, but did you know we were recently named the country's top beer city, beating out the perennial favorite, Portland, OR? Yup. There are an amazing 33 San Diego breweries creating hand-crafted beers, and that's not including all the folks who brew their own at home.
So to celebrate our thriving craft beer community, there will be over 200 beer-centric events taking place across the county. From beer and chocolate pairings to meet-the-brewer events, there's something for everyone. So whether you live in San Diego or are just visiting between now and the 15th, check out San Diego Beer Week's schedule of events. You won't be disappointed.
As a San Diegan and a beer lover, I want to do my part. So this week I'll be sharing some recipes that feature beer. It won't be easy for me (or Jeff), but the blog must come first.
Today's recipe for Dill and Beer Quick Bread is adapted from an original posted on NPR's Kitchen Window, by personal chef and friend, Kevin Weeks, of the blog Seriously Good. Kevin also co-founded the blog A Year in Bread, so it's safe to say he knows a thing or two about making good bread. And trust me, this bread is seriously good and seriously easy. It tastes like rye bread but with more complexity thanks to the dill and beer. If you'd like less rye flavor and more dill, then just reduce the amount of caraway seeds and increase the dill. I indicated my slight adaptations in parentheses. As Kevin says, this bread is terrific for sopping up juices in stews, but it's also wonderful simply toasted with a smear of butter. Oh, and Jeff wants me to tell you that it makes one "kick-ass good breakfast sandwich" with eggs, cheddar, and bacon. So, there you have it.
Dill and Beer Quick Bread
Makes 1 loaf
Print recipe only here.
3 cups all-purpose flour (I used half ap and half whole wheat)
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 teaspoon salt
3 tablespoons sugar (my addition)
2 teaspoons mustard seeds
1 tablespoon caraway seeds
1/4 cup freshly chopped dill
1 (12 ounce) bottle porter beer
1. Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Cook an 8X4 loaf pan with cooking spray.
2. In a large bowl stir together all ingredients and spoon into the pan. Bake for 50-60 minutes, or until the top is golden brown and a toothpick inserted into the center comes out clean. Cool on a rack for 10 minutes before removing from pan.
Here are more Food Blogga recipes that taste great with a cold beer:
Turkey Burger with Apples, Gruyere, and Sage Mayo
Pork Tenderloin Sandwich
Spinach, Nutmeg, and Ricotta Pie
Fennel Sausage and Rapini Pizza
Here are more great beer bread recipes to try:
Beyond Easy Dill and Cheddar Beer Bread recipe at Farmgirl Fare
Homemade Bubby Beer Bread recipe at Zesty Cook
Finnish Rye Beer Bread recipe at Green Gourmet Giraffe
Guinness Bread with Molasses recipe from Hank Shaw posted at Simply Recipes
16 comments:
- Melanie said...
Oh my, this bread looks fabulous! However, my husband claims cooking with beer is a waste of beer. Thus, I admire you and Jeff for putting the blog ahead of your personal beer consumption! Enjoy beer week!
- November 9, 2009 at 12:01 PM
- Kara said...
Great minds think alike. I'm about to throw together a loaf of beer bread to go with our chili tonight for Monday Night Football - can't wait to try your recipe.
- November 9, 2009 at 12:52 PM
- T.W. Barritt at Culinary Types said...
Beer bread was one of the first breads I ever baked - but dill and beer is a magical combination!
- November 9, 2009 at 1:17 PM
- Abby said...
Jeff read my mind - dill and bread screams out for cheddar!
- November 9, 2009 at 2:54 PM
- mission table said...
Nice bread you have! I always love food that has beer in it because the taste changes in a very wonderful manner! Very delish!
- November 9, 2009 at 5:38 PM
- Johanna GGG said...
it is just the weather for a nice cold beer for beer weeks - and for dinner -piece of that wonderful sounding beer bread with some chilli non carne made with beer! And for dessert beeramisu (I haven't tasted it but on local 'masterchef' television series one of the chefs did tiramisu with beer!)
- November 10, 2009 at 3:14 AM
- The Teachaer Cooks said...
I have never made beer bread before. I am making some soup for Thursday and will have to try this. Sorry to say that I can't make this for my students. Could easily get fired. Thanks
- November 10, 2009 at 4:43 AM
- Kevin said...
Thanks for the link!
- November 10, 2009 at 8:13 AM
- Simply...Gluten-free said...
great post. now that they make gluten fee beer i can start cooking with beer too!
- November 10, 2009 at 8:45 AM
- Soma said...
Making a beer bread has been in my mind for such a long time. How lovely it looks.
- November 10, 2009 at 12:07 PM
- The Runaway Spoon said...
I love cooking with beer, and beer bread is such an easy thing to do. I'll have to try the dill recipe. One of the most popular posts on my site has been Belgian Beef and Beer Stew!
- November 10, 2009 at 2:10 PM
I always associate beer bread with St Patricks Day. But why not eat it any time? Thanks for the inspiration to make a batch!
- November 12, 2009 at 8:21 AM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
melanie-I can understand why he thinks that, but maybe he just needs to be convinced by a few killer recipes.
kara-That's what we had last Monday night!
tw-It's so easy, isn't it?
abby-It certainly does!
missiontable-It's subtle but delicious.
johanna-Beeramisu? I freaking love that!
theteachercooks-Yeah, I'd definitely not make this for the kiddies. :)
kevin-You're so welcome. Thanks for the great bread!
simplygf-I hope you give it a try.
soma-Now is the perfect time for it!
runawayspoon-I'll have to check out your recipe b/c that's on my list of winter dishes to make.
anonymous-Sure. Why not enjoy it any time?
- November 13, 2009 at 7:03 PM
- Pauline said...
Can you use any kind of beer? What about Tecate?
- November 25, 2009 at 4:32 PM
- Susan from Food Blogga said...
pauline-Kevin specified a porter, which is a darker beer than Tecate. Honestly, though, I don't think it would make a big enough difference to worry much about. If you do try it with a lighter beer, please let me know how it turns out!
- November 25, 2009 at 6:00 PM
- judaic said...
Yeah, 30th street in north park (San Diego) is really coming up. It's not just beer either - wine bars and great food are the other reasons for this areas success. It all works!
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Extruded fish feed machine / fish feed equipment is widely used for producing variety materials into high-grade aquatic feed pellets for fish, catfish, shrimps, crab etc. The final products have unique shape and good taste, high nutrition and smooth textures. For feeds of fish and shrimp, the floating time in water can be adjusted by the extrusion degree adjustment. This dry type floating fish feed machine is an ideal for small and medium fish farm holders or feed processing plant.
Most of pet food pellet inculding animal protein and plant protein, Plant protein adopts corn flour,rice flour,single screw extruder machine,soybean flour,peanut cake powder…..Animal peotein adopt meat meal, shrimp meal,crab meal, sleeve-fish meal ,bone power,fresh meat paste,chicken paste and so on….you can add other ingredient according to the local fish live require.……...........
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ABC. This extruder equipment adopts the auto-controlling speed feeding tool to produce the feed material evenly.
ABC. animal feed food processing line is adopted which can improve the feed expansion rate and pellets floating time.
ABC. High temperature and high pressure cooking process can kill the salmonellosis and bacterial infections and also makes the pellets easily to digest.
4. The cutting knife adopts the frequency controlling speed in order to change the material size.
5. The floating time can be controlled by the puffing degree adjustment.
6. Auto-temperature control system makes the temperature controlling more direct viewing and the parameter more precise.
Mixer → Screw conveyor → Extruder → Conveyor → Oven → Cooling → Packaging
This animal food processing line can be used to produce pet food pellets, the pellets size can be from ABC.0mm to 9.0mm by adjusting the extruder dies, and this machine can produce different shaper pet food,such as A heart.Bone type, triangle.Small fish ..if you want produce different shaper just change moulder.
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Men are notoriously hard to buy for. Not any more! No matter what he's into we've found the perfect gifts for men he most definitely won't be donating to Oxfam!
It's no urban myth that we tend to dread looking for that perfect present for the men in our lives, so we've put together our handy guide to the dos and don'ts to bear in mind when buying gifts for men.
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Do try and give him something he wouldn't buy himself
When buying gifts for men experience gifts, or luxurious treats that he might not fork out for himself are always a good idea. Let's face it, it'll hardly be on top of his list to run out and book helicopter flying lessons for himself!.
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His favourite book or album in a specialised format (an anniversary edition or vinyl) always make a great gift for him, and he'll appreciate that you put thought and care in giving him something he'll always remember.
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You are cordially invited to witness the hilarious true story of one couple's long march to the altar. Best known for his cover illustrations for The New Yorker and for the critically-acclaimed graphic novel Shortcomings, Adrian Tomine now opens the pages of his private sketchbook to reveal a witty, intimate account of the heady months prior to getting married. Through a series of comic vignettes, Tomine captures the amusing, taxing, and often absurd process of planning a wedding, as well as the peculiar characters and situations that he and his fiancée encounter along the way. Filled with incisive humor, keen observations, and unabashed tenderness, Scenes from an Impending Marriage is a sweet-natured document of the little moments leading up to the big day.


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SINCE GARY PLAYER TURNED 75 on Monday, I thought I should share a story about the Hall of Famer and one of the Big Three along with Arnold Palmer and Jack Nicklaus.
The problem is, I don't have a Gary Player story. I haven't met golf's first globetrotter. I have seen him play on a few occasions. Author friend John Coyne had a terrific Player story, though. He told it to me when we attended the 2008 Masters and watched Player walk up one of Augusta's fairways.
It's 1969. You're traveling through South Africa and decide to pick up the phone book and find the listing for Gary Player. There it is. You call and the South African golf great and five-time major winner (at that time) invites you over for tea. No kidding, that's how it happened.
Here's the story in John's words:
I interviewed Gary years ago at his home in South Africa when I was visiting all the countries I hadn't seen when I was with the Peace Corps. Gary invited me to his farm for tea one Sunday afternoon.Player later said his views about apartheid began to change as he traveled the world. Nonetheless, many assumed that he supported the system. He had said so in his book in the mid 1960s.
His father was there, a retired mine worker, as well as his step-mother. Gary's wife was playing in a golf tournament. She, too, was a fine player, a South African women's champ.
Gary had designed his ranch home so that each room was a collection of items he had picked up from around the world. For example, he had a Western Room full of saddles, horse gear, and wild west paintings from America. There was a Spanish Room, as well as an Asia Room.
In the doorways of his kids' rooms he had a bar installed so that his boys (Vivienne and Gary have six children) could do one or two chin-ups entering and leaving their bedrooms. It is not for nothing that Gary is nicknamed Mr. Fitness. (He is also called the Black Knight for his history of always wearing black when playing tournaments.)
Gary was a poor kid who lost his mother when he was 8 or so, and started to play golf at 14 when his father took out a loan to buy him a set of golf clubs that he could play with. His father worked in the gold mines of South Africa. Gary had a brother who is a famous environmentalist.
Gary only finished secondary school and then turned pro. His father wrote a letter to Bobby Jones more than 50 years ago asking him to invite young Gary to the Masters, saying how great his son was, and it worked!
When I visited Gary back in 1969, he kept talking about the "winds of change" coming to South Africa as he led me around the farm and introduced me to his African workers, all of whom he knew by name. I was there, of course, during the apartheid years. It took over 20 years before apartheid finally ended in South Africa.
At the 1969 PGA Championship in Dayton, Ohio, someone threw water in Player's face. At the 1971 U.S. Open at Merion, he received death threats. That same year, Player invited Lee Elder to play in the South African PGA Championship in Johannesburg. It was the first integrated golf tournament in South Africa's history.
In 2004, Charlie Sifford, the first black man inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame, asked Player to handle the introduction. In his speech, Sifford called Player "my man forever." A product of a racist system, it seems to me that Player had a genuine conversion.
Gary Player was inducted into the World Golf Hall of Fame in 1974. He has 165 professional wins, including 24 PGA Tour victories and nine majors.
−The Armchair Golfer
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Filed under: Culture and Society | Tags: mcdonalds, smurf, smurfs
There are times when I come walking through a room and notice a new plastic figurine (mainly because I step on it or kick it), and I know instantly that it is the toy from a McDonald's Happy Meal. Like a lot of other people I know, I probably eat less McDonald's now than ever before, but I can still spot a Happy Meal toy, and the most recent one has me puzzled.
Here's Panicky Smurf…
No, I'm not making that up. It's written on his foot, in a rather elegant (for a Smurf) script.
Panicky is one of 105 known Smurfs. It is rumored that there are others, but they are no longer in SAG and have been excised from both Wikipedia and IMDB. In other words, there are only 105 Smurfs.
The thing that has me so puzzled is this: how did Panicky Smurf land a role as one of the 16 Collectible Smurfs from McDonalds, a plastic ambassador for the new Smurf movie?
Let's just start with the foundation of this situation – the Happy Meal – that evergreen promotional tool that always needs a new gimmick, a new way to charge a toll on those who would ride the pop culture super-highway. The Smurf movie is a big hit; kids love it. They beg mom and dad to take them for a Happy Meal so they can get their own Smurf. And whamo, the Happy Meal delivers again.
(Let me just step aside here for a moment and throw out a disclaimer – Don't take this as a criticism of McDonalds and their ilk. If anyone deserves blame, it is we parents who foolishly accept the illogical premise that the only way to get Junior to shut up about the Smurfs is to buy him a Happy Meal. I bet I could order one from Zappos, and it'd be here before I finish this sentence, and it would come with a Starbucks Gift Card that would exceed the cost of the Smurf itself, and I could have chosen from all 105 Smurfs, customized my Smurf's get up, and posted it all to Facebook in less than two minutes. We live in the future, yet we accept a stupid economic premise without question. Anyway, we also deserve blame for not standing up to kids who use pestering as means of acquiring what they want. We're all guilty at times, but I believe a default position of NO for acquiring new toys is good for a person's character. It's also the only way to have any sort of feng shui in your joint.)
Back to the curiosity du jour – evil or not, the Happy Meal has to operate within an ever more strict set of guidelines. Most of them flow from fear of litigation. The legal teams for big companies have a lot to say about what gets printed on boxes, published online and in literature, and made out of plastic and painted blue. Don't break a law, overstate a point, or offend anyone. I'm guessing they have a checklist they use to review new stuff – it has to be organic, cage-free, free range, and without lead, nitrites, and BPA at the very least. And then you'd assume that the political correctness whiners would weigh in. So, for the life of me, how did PANICKY SMURF make it through?
I mean, it's a Happy Meal! With all of their environmentally-conscious and health conscious PR, how could this slip through? What's happy about a Smurf who would normally be whiling away the years in bliss but for his panicky disposition? Not that Panicky doesn't deserve our sympathy and encouragement…he does. But are there really not 16 other Smurfs who would perhaps more appropriately reflect the values and feelings normally associated with the Happy Meal?
If you've got a few minutes to kill, go read all of the Smurfs and their descriptions off Wikipedia. It's awesome.
You'll immediately notice famous and beloved Smurfs such as (descriptions directly from Wikipedia):
- Vanity Smurf – Vanity Smurf is the epitome of a Narcissist. He has a flower in his hat, and he often holds a hand mirror, staring into his own reflection, which he kisses often. In the Hanna Barbera cartoon series, Vanity speaks in an effeminate voice.
- Natural Smurf – Originally a full grown Smurf known as Natural Smurf, he had his age reversed, becoming a Smurfling, and then went by "Nat". He wears light brown overalls, a straw hat, and goes barefoot. Nat can talk to animals and loves all things related to nature and the environment.
- Alchemist Smurf – A Smurf with an unusual interest in doing his own chemical and magical experiments.
- Finance Smurf – Finance Smurf is notable in Smurf comics for introducing the currency to his peers, after being fascinated by its use in the human world. It was abandoned after a while since using currency created poverty and corruption among them.
Now these are some upbeat Smurfs. How could Panicky – bless his little blue heart – get picked over these standouts? The media would eat each of these up in turn. Can't you just see Natural Smurf in a Levis ad? And Vanity Smurf hanging with Paris Hilton on TMZ. And Finance Smurf carousing with the Donald. This all makes sense. This all fits with how shit works these days. And there are plenty of other Smurfs who are ready to go. Blue bloods, one after the other, literally. But Panicky? It doesn't add up…unless…
McDonalds is having an attack of conscience.
Maybe it's just a sign of the times that even the Happy Meal needs to take it down a notch from time to time. Maybe it's time to put crassness aside and look around. Take a good hard look and recognize that there are Panicky Smurfs everywhere, and they deserve to be in a Happy Meal just as much as Pretentious Smurf (who lives on the Upper East Side) and King Smurf (who lives on an island in the Bahamas). Not everyone can have the carefree life of Lazy Smurf (He spends almost all his time sleeping, either in his bed, a hammock, on the grass, or anywhere, anytime, day or night.)
I guess that's it. This is just a subtle way for McDonalds to let us know they care about all of us. Well, I for one would just like to stand up and say "Bravo! McD…"
But wait…if this is for real, seems like they'd have chosen Dabbler Smurf:
- Dabbler is the most introverted and sentimental Smurf. He is constantly tormented by an inherent sadness, which stems from the inability of his friends and family to understand him. Dabbler's life is a never-ending quest for love and to be understood. In what appears to be a positive turn, Dabbler eventually becomes Doctor Smurf when Papa Smurf leaves the village to visit Homnibus. Sadly, it comes to light that Dabbler has started dabbling in heroin, which he obtains as Doctor Smurf. He finally dies of an overdose, with a painting of his redemption only half-finished by his side.
I guess I'm still confused.
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If you want to be a really good communicator, you have to be good at engineering the sequence of the content you're delivering. This is also true in charades – since acting something out and trying to get someone else to guess it is a very raw form of communication – a caveman-esque form, if you will. In any case, I got roped into playing Cranium recently, which has a charades aspect to it. If you (or anyone else) ask me to play a board game, I will say no. If you ask me again, I will probably say no again. If you keep pestering me, I will either spit my drink on you or say yes. You never know. This past weekend, I said yes because it was obvious that my board game-loving wife had her heart set on playing. So we cozied up with two other couples and started drawing, acting, humming, deliberating, and rolling.
One question in our game was an "all-play" charades kind of question. The clue was person. So an actor from each team had to get his/her partner to guess the name of this person – Jackie Chan. I was the actor on our team. Someone yelled GO! and we started. The first thing I did was pull my eyes into a squint to resemble the eyes of an Asian person. Then, I started doing a bunch of awesome karate moves. Bam! In about 5 seconds, my wife guessed correctly and we were victorious. Then, the inevitable post-question discussions ensued.
Amidst the laughter at how silly we looked – standard fare for games like this – there were accusations of racism, which made me lol. Since when does identifying something by one of its most recognizable qualities amount to racism? Since the word racism has completely lost its meaning, I guess. Aaaanyway….
Turns out, my friend Mike was doing almost exactly the same thing. However, he sequenced the information differently. He started with semi-awesome karate moves, and then moved on to indicate the Asian eyes thing. That's what messed him up.
By starting with the eyes, I was using the biggest demographic that would lead to Jackie Chan – race. Then, once I had that established, I got more specific by indicating what the person of that race is most known for. It was either going to be Bruce Lee or Jackie Chan. (I don't know that my wife could have gone much deeper on Asian martial arts guys.) The idea was to go from general to specific. The human brain works like that, so if you want to communicate successfully with one, it's something to keep in mind.
The alternative – starting with what the person is known for – becomes a problem when you think that doing karate moves could indicate a lot of things – it could be Jackie Chan, Elvis, David Lee Roth, etc. Without a clear idea of what the initial part of the act was communicating, the Asian eyes bit just created confusion. And loss.
Perhaps one of the most common causes of miscommunication is a mismatch with respect to context – one person thinks you're talking about one topic; the other thinks something else. Avoiding those types of issues is simply a matter of providing context first. In other words, what are we talking about? After that, we can move to what is it we're saying about it.
Normally, successful communication moves people forward. It's how business gets done and human connections get formed. When you're playing Cranium, it just means you get to roll. Yawn.
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This article about how rice cereal may lead to childhood obesity came across my radar today. Even though it's a few months old, I couldn't resist using it as an example of how we really have to maintain a skeptical point of view in our modern society. The experts really are so often full of shit, and the fear industry (aka, the media) is all too happy to peddle their inanity. Here's a quote to get us warmed up…
Doctor Alan Greene says that because white rice cereal is the number one source of calories from solid foods in a baby's first year he believes it conditions children to prefer sugary processed foods.
Makes sense, right? Or does it…
First of all, I think it's safe to say that most babies do the rice cereal thing at some point. So, if rice cereal is the culprit, then why aren't more kids obese? Sure, lots are, and the number is getting bigger every year, but we're talking about causation here. If you have 100 babies who eat rice cereal and rice cereal leads to childhood obesity, then somewhere close to 100 should turn out to be obese. The reality today is that more like 20 would end up being obese. According to the CDC,
The prevalence of obesity among children aged 6 to 11 years increased from 6.5% in 1980 to 19.6% in 2008.
Beyond the logical disconnect between what they say may be happening and what actually is happening is the underlying premise that a kid's preference for one thing or the other impacts whether he or she becomes obese. This is the part that steams me to no end. WHO'S IN CHARGE AROUND HERE???? I could give a shit what my kid prefers as far as food is concerned. I'm the boss. Or rather, my wife is the boss when it comes to nutrition. Kids are like dogs – they eat what you give them. If you see a fat dog, there is only one reason – his owner feeds him too much or he is fed crap. Same with kids. So whether the rice cereal causes babies to prefer sugary processed foods is completely irrelevant if you're on your game as a parent. Feed them healthy food and obesity will never threaten.
Lastly, I'd just like to point out that Lewis and Clark bribed hostile indian tribes with sugar cubes as they traveled through dangerous territories in their search for the waterway to the west coast. I'm guessing the indians didn't have rice cereal, but lo and behold, they developed a quick preference for sugary (er uh, sugar) foods. My point is that you can deprive a baby of sugary, processed foods as long as you want, but the moment that first hit of birthday cake crosses those lips, junior will be hooked. The question from there is what will you do about it?
Will you let junior decide what junior eats? Or will you tower over him as he cowers in your shadow and say, "I'm in charge. You eat what I give you or you starve." From my perspective, the childhood obesity situation is simply due to the fact that most parents are more interested in being their kid's best buddy than they are in raising healthy, well adjusted children.
(And lest I forget the standard counter-argument about food these days – that poor people can't afford to eat healthy foods – let me just point out that they can definitely afford to eat less of unhealthy foods.)
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I had an absurd premonition earlier this evening. I sensed that my bitch was going to do something great with her life. Immediately, as this absurd thought brightened my big screen, I thought back to Owen Meany. Owen knew he was destined for something big. No one else did. But Daisy, our supremely gentle standard poodle, doesn't know. In fact, she has no idea.
Daisy is a mid-pack kind of dog. She's six. We got her from a shelter 18 months ago. She was second choice addition to our family, losing out to another child (high fives all around on that). It was clear from the start that she is a timid animal. We've wondered so many times whether this is her nature or whether someone mistreated her at some point. In any case, she's not, shall we say, assertive. Not the kind of dog with a destiny.
But somehow she has one. I know it now. I don't know why. I mean, it's crazy, right? What could she possibly do that would distinguish her. The obvious Hollywood option would be that she is thrust into an unlikely situation where one of my children is in mortal danger (probably from a human predator of some sort). She'll suddenly become this ferocious animal, saving my boy and striking down the evil assailant. But no. That just doesn't seem right.
It's unlikely on many levels, not the least of which is that Daisy's current packmate and fellow poodle bestie is Kaya, our 20-month old uber-alpha puppy . A more apt name for Kaya (had we known she'd turn out like this) is Kato, after Inspector Clouseau's sidekick in The Pink Panther series. She stalks Daisy and then pounces with stealth whenever the impulse hits her. It's playful harassment – puppy stuff – and Daisy is like a mother with infinite patience. Kaya loves her and looks up to her, even as she dominates her at every turn.
No, Daisy isn't destined for violent vindication. So what is it? I really have no fucking idea. I just think it's cool that I have somehow viscerally concluded that she is meant for something big. Her stock is up in the household, even though it makes no sense. That happens a lot. Just not to me.
UPDATE: Jan 2013. In a crazy turn of events, we ended up having to separate Daisy and Kaya. They just couldn't get along. The stress of the relationship had Daisy engaging in destructive and unhealthy behaviors that simply had to be addressed. After a lot of agony, we decided that we would find another home for Daisy. (Kaya was still a puppy, and we just couldn't bear the thought of being only a few years away from losing another dog.) So I placed an ad on Craigslist offering a free standard poodle to a good home. I received lots of inquiries, but one jumped out as the obvious choice.
A family with a special needs daughter was looking for a dog to be her companion. They needed a gentle, well-trained, hypoallergenic dog that would be able to immediately adapt to their environment. Moreover, they lived on an acre of land and had a vet in the family. Even more, the mother had grown up with poodles, so she was dying to have one in their home. Long story short – I delivered Daisy to this family – with tears aplenty all around – and drove away wondering if I had done the right thing.
I checked in with the mother 2-3 times a week for about a month. She told me her daughter was completely in love with Daisy, and that it was clear that the feeling was mutual. Daisy had no behavior issues at all. She seemed completely at ease with the situation from the very beginning.
A few months have gone by now. Things have only gotten better. Daisy lays all day in the palette the little girl made for the two of them to sleep together, waiting for her to return from school. She then is glued to her side until bedtime. The little girl even sleeps with her arm on Daisy. The mother tells me the little girl has "come out of her shell" so much since Daisy joined their family. "Like a miracle."
Though we miss her terribly, I have no doubt that we did the right thing in finding her another family. We rescued her, but turned out to be only a halfway house in her journey to a real and permanent home. And when I think back to when I wrote this, I had no idea that the halfway tongue-in-cheek post I wrote would turn out to be so true. Life is beautiful sometimes.
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I just happened upon this great post over at Tim Ferriss' blog. You know I'm all about looking inward and working with what we have. This is a guest article written by Ryan Holiday, someone heretofore new to me, and it drills directly into something that underlies everything in this blog – we really do need to take the time to understand who we are and what we want if we stand any chance at all of finding sustained peace and happiness.
A quote…
Montaigne once used the analogy of a man with a bow and arrow to illustrate the importance of meditation and analysis. You have to know what you're aiming for before it is even worth bothering with the process of preparing the bow, nocking the arrow and letting go. Our projects, he said, "go astray because they are not addressed to a target." The idea is that an intimate knowledge of ourselves makes it possible (and easier!) to know what we need to do on a daily basis. He advised us to meditate on our lives in general, in order to properly arrange our day to day actions.
Good stuff. Helps to remind us to focus on what matters. Thanks to Ryan and Tim for that.
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He's my alter ego. The guy I become if I've been drinking too much, have my filter switched to off, am in a friendly environment, and am bent on cracking myself up. Finally, he has a way to express himself to a larger audience. He's right, ya know.
Filed under: Economics, Politics | Tags: bailouts, banking, bankrupt, banks, too big to fail
I try not to get too political these days, since I find that I usually end up in the middle of some holy war between ideologues. However, this financial reform thing is too big a deal to leave alone. As usual, the political class has misplaced blame – whether purposefully or not – for why we are where we are, which means the solutions they are advocating have exactly zero chance of helping. Allow me to offer an alternative.
First, a little backstory. Those who know me know that I am a libertarian-minded guy. So, back in 2008, when Bush was in bailout mode, many were shocked that I was in favor of what he was proposing. How could a free market proponent go along with massive Uncle Sam bailouts of financial institutions that had clearly been making foolish decisions for quite some time? Wouldn't the libertarian position be to let them fail and let the market adjust? Yes, that's what the free market position would be…in a vacuum. The reality, however, was that bailouts were the only option.
My reasoning was (and is) less about the reality of "too big to fail" than it is about perception . In 2008, had some major banks gone belly-up, we would have had a major crisis in consumer confidence, which could have pushed us right off an economic cliff. In those days, no one had ever considered the possibility that an organization as massive and influential as AIG might go bankrupt. So, we were faced with the possibility of runs on banks and all of the panic and chaos that would accompany them. But that was then, and what have we learned? Nada.
The notion of "too big to fail" is a financial "mulligan," something you get maybe once in a generation, when you get caught with a general public that is too ignorant to ride out a blip in a financial cycle. The fact is that, on its face, there is no size institution that is too big to fail. The only question is what happens when they fail. But no one is talking about this at all. The default assumption is that "too big to fail" is a legitimate concept. Consider the following. Apparently, there are only three real options in the financial reform debate. As this article in the Washington Post explains it, they are:
- No bailouts. Easy. If a financial institution fails, it ends up in bankruptcy court, and the chips fall where they may. Aside from the fact that most companies will not believe that there really won't be bailouts, the real concern is the panic that could come from massive failures – the "too big to fail" problem. This is the fallacy I'm addressing here, so I'll come back to it.
- Limit the size of financial institutions. Don't let them get big enough to be too big to fail. The problems with this are numerous, but the bottom line is that it's hard to define size in a meaningful way, and sometimes size is critical to global competitiveness. So that one is off the table, too.
- Finally, we have the Chris Dodd solution – creating a new power base in the federal government that allows the executive branch to take corrective action with troubled financial institutions. In principal, this works as an alternative to bankruptcy, but in reality, this is yet another power grab by the politicians.
So there you have it. Our three options. I'm a little disturbed that our immensely innovative and creative policy-makers can't come up with anything better than these three options, but it really doesn't matter. Our solution is here. It's number 1, despite the fact that it is rejected out of hand by most everyone these days.
But wait! Number 1? Aren't we back to 2008, where we're balancing libertarian principles against unacceptable realities? No, because we're not IN THE CRISIS. We have the benefit of looking forward. We can examine what would happen if the top 10 financial institutions became insolvent, and we can educate the general public as to how things would play out. The free market really is capable of dealing with the failure of any size institution. People just need to understand what is happening under the hood. This, to me, is THE issue here.
The most important thing to know is that, even in 2008, in the midst of massive bank failures, there were banks that were doing fine. Wells Fargo just sat back and watched as the other big players imploded. And then they came along and picked up the pieces – getting massive assets for pennies on the dollar. That was a good thing, one that should have been shouted from the roof tops. It illuminated one of the most important aspects of the financial world – it really is a zero-sum game. When someone wins, someone else has to lose, and vice versa.
The point is that just because a big bank or two loses, there's no need to run to the other banks to empty bank accounts and stuff everything in mattresses until the crisis passes (as if that's even possible). Indeed, the ONLY real concern in 2008 was that the general public would freak out and come to eventually realize that the total amount of cash in our society is a small fraction of what is actually on the books. The whole bailout deal was really about maintaining the public's ignorance about how the financial world really works. And back then, with all that was happening, it made sense. Now it doesn't. Now we can pull back the veil and let people know a) how banks really do business and b) what happens when the big ones fail. Is that really so hard?
Evidently it is. The government is fired up to educate us about getting involved in the community, but it never crosses the bureaucratic mind that some PSAs about the ins and outs of the financial industry might be of value. Of course not. What we need is more government. Unfortunately, where government intervention always causes problems is in distorting the market signals that individuals use to make decisions. When management knows that the bank will be dissolved if it makes really bad decisions, they will err on the side of caution when it comes to creating investment instruments and/or loaning capital. Conversely, if a consumer knows that any bank will be bailed out, he or she has no incentive to bank with strong financial institutions with a reputation for stability.
Yet again, we see our politicians asking for the power to do the impossible. They want the power to make decisions for financial institutions, when they have neither the information nor the expertise to do this as well as the managers of those institutions. Oh, how the arrogance astounds. The solution, which has been validated time and time again throughout history, all over the world, is to let the markets adjudicate the winners and losers. And what is it that keeps a free market running smoothly? An educated and informed population. We just need to take on the problem of public ignorance. Ironically, it is that very same public ignorance that will ultimately pave the way for this massive expansion in government power, so I'm not holding my breath.


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Colony collapse disorder (CCD), the mysterious phenomenon characterized by adult bees abandoning the hive, may be due in part to an undiscovered microbe, but the malady "is going to be with us for awhile," Extension apiculturist Eric Mussen predicted at the recent "Bee Informed" reception at the Citizen Hotel Historic Ballroom, Sacramento.
The event, a benefit for the Häagen-Dazs Honey Bee Haven at the Harry H. Laidlaw Jr. Honey Bee Research Facility at the University of California, Davis, raised $600 for the bee garden, a half-acre bee-friendly garden planted next to the facility.
Featuring desserts and drinks made with honey, along with honey tasting, the Bee Informed event "buzzed with happy guests," said coordinator Elaine Baker, pastry chef at the Citizen Hotel/Grange Restaurant. "It was gratifying to see so many people interested in honey bees and how we can help and protect them," Baker said.
Area beekeepers offered the guests a taste of honey, and also honey for sale.
Mussen, a noted honey bee authority and member of the UC Davis Department of Entomology faculty since 1976, updated the crowd about colony collapse disorder and talked about the health of honey bees.
"The news media wrongfully reports that 33 percent to 35 percent of our nation's honey bees are dying of CCD," he said.
"Thirty-three to 35 percent is the average; only 25 percent of beekeepers have reported CCD in their colonies. Some lost 40, 80 or 100 percent of their hives due to CCD. So CCD is not killing 33 percent of our bees."
Mussen said that declining bee populations are not new. Beginning in the late 1800s, bee journals reported major colony losses every 10 to 15 years, he said. "The worst years were 1963, 1964 and 1965."
"And," Mussen said, "we've actually have had CCD since 2004. It was brought to the attention of the news media in the winter of 2006-2007). "And we're going to have CCD for awhile, too."
CCD may be due to a multitude of factors that weaken the colony, he said. These include diseases, parasites, pesticides, malnutrition and stress. "There may be a new virus we haven't found yet."
Mussen also talked about what bees do.
"Bees must regulate the temperature and humidity of the hives, keeping the hive around 94 degrees for the brood," Mussen said. In hot weather, the bees suspend their collection of nectar, pollen and propolis and just collect water, needed to cool the hive.
"Bees can use up to one gallon of water a day during the hot weather and use this for evaporative cooling," he said. If it's too hot in the hive, the wax will melt and the brood will die.
Mussen said baby bees grow rapidly. "In six days, a baby bee will weigh 1,000 times as much as it did when it hatched. That's like an 8-pound baby weighing 4 tons in six days."
During the spring and the rapid build-up period in the hive, a queen bee can lay 2,000 eggs a day, but later, this drops to about 1,000 a day, Mussen said. "Workers live only six weeks, so they have to be replaced to keep the colony from dying out. About 1,000 foragers die each day — mostly in the field. They just wear out."
With CCD, "the brood is not being fed and, the hive is not being kept at the proper temperature. What we have are adult bees gone, but usually the queen bee left with dying brood but plenty of food storage."
Pollination challenges for growers?
Next spring, Mussen said, could be a challenge for California's almond growers. "Several years ago we had 700,000 acres of almonds in the state but now we have about 740,000 acres and growing. We need two hives to pollinate each acre. That's way over a million colonies of bees we need."
Mussen told the attendees that they can do their part in helping the bees stay healthy by planting bee-friendly plants, especially plants that bees can forage on in the late summer and fall when food is scarce. It's important to provide water, such as in a birdbath. "Otherwise, bees will go for water in the dog dish or wet laundry hanging on the line," he said.
He cautioned them against using pesticides in the garden.
Another way to help the bees "is to become a beekeeper," he said. "If you start keeping bees for a year or two, you're probably going to enjoy it and stay at it."
Many beekeeping organizations sponsor beekeeping courses, and the veterans will take you under their wing, Mussen said.
Mussen teaches intermediate courses to the Sacramento Area Beekeepers' Association and does research.
Turning to honey—which pastry chef Elaine Baker called "magical"—Mussen said this year's honey crop is better than normal, and he said he is "optimistic" that honey bee health may be better this winter than the winter before.
When asked about Africanized bees, he said beekeepers in southern California must be careful that they don't collect Africanized bee swarms. The bees may look fine at first, but can get very defensive, he said.
The farthest county north where they've been found is Madera County. "Beekeepers believe they're in Fresno County, but officially only Tulare County is considered 'colonized'."
Mussen pointed out that Africanized drones can mate with European queens and the colonies may become aggressive. A microchrondial (DNA) test is used to classify honey bees in California as Africanized.
Speaker Stephen "Steve" Covey of the Covey Family Apiary keeps bees in Lake County and the San Francisco Bay Area. "I have honey running through my veins; we have four generations of beekeepers in our family," he said. He kept bees in his youth, and beekeeping — including collecting swarms — helped pay his way through college.
Beekeeping is timeless," he said. "It's a mind set, a frame of mind. It's connecting with the earth and helping the overall cause of protecting pollinators. It's learning about the science of bees and the natural mystery of bees."
To keep bees, you need space, time, money and understanding of bees, he said. Covey, a full-time landscape architect who considers beekeeping a personal passion rather than a money-making venture, said that most years he doesn't break even but "it's a great hobby."
"How do you start?" he asked. He advocated purchasing a beginning beekeeping book, planting a bee garden, joining a beekeeping organization and attending bee conferences. "I'm still asking questions," he said. "You learn things like not opening the hives in the middle of winter. It's like learning to drive."
If you want to set up beekeeping in your backyard, it's important to know the city, county and state regulations, Covey said. "And talk to your neighbors before you do it."
"Honey is an excellent bribe, especially if you can do it regularly," quipped a fellow beekeeper.
For the "Bee Informed" event, pastry chef Baker prepared mini-desserts made with honey, obtained from area beekeepers. Also served were drinks laced with honey.
"It was a great success," Baker said. "Fantastic speakers, terrific vendors, delicious cocktails and desserts, not to mention all the beautiful honey."


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here is a quick and simple 5 day workout routine if you are not sure where to start or would like to try something else. Obviously you can add more weights to fit your need.
Not too bad and seems fairly comprehensive although a few things niggle me:
* Some of the exercises, weights and/or reps seem very ambitious for someone just starting out. Sure people can adjust them but showing them stuff that's not pitched at typical beginners' level can be a bit off-putting. (20 diamond push-ups would be too tough for most beginners; same with 10 x 60lb skull crushers. I think triceps must be the demo guy's favourite muscle to train! 10 x 135lb incline bench presses? and compare this with the same weight and reps for squats and a ligher weight for deadlifts? We have enough upper-body freaks who don't train their legs without expecting them to bench as much as they squat and deadlift less!)
* Over emphasis on triceps isolation exercises yet none targeting the abdominals or the hip flexors.
* Some typos, mis-labeling: 'tricept' for 'triceps' and 'scull' for 'skull' from memory. Lateral raises are side raises and what are labelled as lateral raises are front raises.
* I wouldn't recommend upright rows to anyone whose shoulder health I know nothing about. Shoulder impingement is a very, very common issue and there are safer exercises that don't put the shoulder in such a vulnerable position. At least the shrugging didn't include a shoulder roll!
* The guy is tending to elevate his shoulders when doing the butterflies and the side raises; the guy doing the bench presses is protracting his shoulders. Again not good for shoulder health and not a good demonstration for a beginner to follow. I appreciate there's not time to explain these finer points and there are not verbal explanations but this is all the more reason for the visual demos to be done with good form. The shoulders should be held 'packed' (depressed and retracted) throughout these exercises.
Last edited by John Rippon; 04-10-2017 at 01:05 PM.
Yeah it is an exercise routine which is better than nothing, but personally I don't care for it. There are so many machines these days it can be confusing as to what to do. A person would be better served doing a 4 day a week split or a 3 day a week full body workout. IMHO most body parts should be hit at least twice a week. I'm old school, free weights are far superior in my opinion.
When you're out of shape, starting a new fitness routine can be hard. Expectancy and ability to tackle day-to-day activities with ease, but it will also improve your overall.
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There are such a significant [URL="https://www.writingessay.co.uk/"]UK Essay Help[/URL] number of machines nowadays it can befuddle in the matter of what to do. A man would be better off doing a 4 day seven days split or a 3 day seven days full body exercise. IMHO most body parts ought to be hit no less than twice per week. I'm old fashioned, free weights are far unrivaled as I would like to think.
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