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Saturday, March 27, 2010
Fast Track To Black Belt
This question comes from our society. We eat fast food and drive fast cars. We have replaced phone conversations with instant messaging, email and texting. We abbreviate the English language. There are accelerated degree programs to speed up our education. In business, we want our products shipped faster and immediate answers to our questions. The Internet provides instant access to news, personal accounts, shopping and friends.
Should there be an accelerated black belt program? I think not. I am sure we could speed up the physical requirements. There have been many brown belts who knew the required material for black since 3rd kyu. I have witnessed children learning kata after practicing only a handful of times. On the flip side, I have seen people struggle to remember patterns. Everyone is different.
There is more to karate than the patterns and the physical requirements. An important element is the fundamental understanding of movement. It takes time and study to make the connections. Kata is the beginning and there is much to discover.
On a personal note...I was a three year black belt. I was in the dojo a lot and knew the physical requirements. I understood base level bunkai. But if I must confess...it took me another year to feel comfortable wearing the belt. Plain and simple...it took time. It would not have mattered if I logged more training time or learned more kata.
The phone calls will be made and the question will be asked. Is there an accelerated black belt program? If the person is looking for a fast black belt it makes me wonder why they want lessons.
I simply respond...."No".
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- Anonymous said...
Hi Michelle,
As a business person, that is a hard question to answer. I, like you, have noticed that people learn at different rates. Some styles don't have much beef to the 1st degree black belt but that was not the case with our flavor of kenpo. 240 techniques, 17 kata, basics and oh yes - you have to be able to fight your way out of a paper bag.
Without digressing to a discussion of stylistic differences - I can say we used to "allow" the students to "try" and speed up the progress from 3 - 4 years to about 2 years by purchasing an accelerated program that consisted of 2 private lessons a week instead of 1 private a week. That cost double and we cautioned the student that they would have to focus if they expected to make it.
Very few people including me were ever able to get the traditional black belt in kenpo in 2 years.
Getting back to how you answer the question... you might want to allow the student to make the choice if they are highly motivated (and willing to put in the time and pay extra?)?
At least that is how we dealt with such students. :)
- March 27, 2010 at 2:38 PM
- BSM said...
The only way an accelerated program would work is if the student trained more than two or three times per week.
I'm pretty sure when Chuck Norris was stationed in Korea, he achieved black belt in about a year -- though he did fail his first test. The classes were longer than 50 minutes and the frequency was more than 3X a week.
I'm a 3 year black belt in tae kwon do. Given the access I had to the dojang, instruction times, and a full-time job, I'm happy I did it in three. In our group 1st dan takes 2-4 years depending on the person.
- March 28, 2010 at 8:15 AM
- Narda said...
I suspect that what most people want to learn, and what they need to learn, are two different things. That superficial motivations change over time.
In the case of the 'advanced BB' question, my reply would be 'depends entirely on you.' ;)
- March 28, 2010 at 8:58 AM
- Geeklet said...
I think we should list "patience" as a requirement. >:-)
Patience with ourselves, patience with our instructors, patience with our fellow students, patience with not having something given to us immediately a-la McDonalds and patience just with the passage of time.
It takes 4 years to earn a bachelors degree - some people can manage it in about 3. Most can't - some even take 4.5.
To become even a little bit good at anything takes time. And patience! Why should achieving black belt be any different?
- March 28, 2010 at 8:13 PM
- Felicia said...
Five to six years is about average in USA Goju. I did it in four and a half but I was taking three classes a week (2 hours each) - and I still felt like it wasn't quite enough. Like you, Michele, I think it's totally individual, but I can't quite see opening a conversation about the training environment with "How fast can I get to black belt?" Makes me think that for the person asking, the end result - that shiny new black belt - is more important than the journey, which isn't even what martial arts is about.
Good for you, Michele, for just saying "No," LOL...
- March 29, 2010 at 11:13 AM
Perhaps you should ask them why they want the black belt in the first place: from their answer you might learn whether they need it for self-defense, whether they want to do well in tournaments or they just want status. When it's the latter I'd suggest a black belt can be bought quite cheaply at a local sporting goods store and for mere minutes of their time. If they're smart they'll realize the belt itself means nothing but it's the skill-level that counts, if they don't than you probably wouldn't want them as students anyway. If they're interested in self-defense you can explain the skills they'll be learning will be useful for self-defense almost from the start and it generally doesn't take much time to learn to block or avoid a basic kick or punch and retaliate (basic self-defense can be taught in months given proper motivation, a sound plan and some good equipment) and the great majority of people don't know squat about fighting anyway so not panicking will usually be enough. When they want to do well in competition you can explain you don't need to be a black belt to be able to compete and that there are enough opportunities for everyone once the basics are learned. I wouldn't say 'no' right away: although I certainly understand your motivation it might scare away people who do mean well (assuming they're not the lazy, instant gratification kind) but they're just rather naive or totally uneducated on the subject. Clearly you don't want to sell out and grant belts to just anyone but you don't want to scare off those who may have it in them to become good students (most people in the martial arts evolve from pure goal orientation, 'I want that get that belt or learn that technique', to training because it's fun and fulfilling) but who just ask the wrong questions out of ignorance. If they persist I'd tell them to take a hike but you owe to those who are willing to listen a chance to experience training for themselves. If after a year they think they haven't made enough progress then it's their choice whether to quit or not.
As to the question of accelerated learning: it is very true that the more you train the more you'll learn and the quicker you'll get to test for black belt but there should never be a guarantee. If you're good enough you pass, if you're not you fail and have to train harder: it's that simple. It's like attending college: it's not because you have paid your tuition or attended all the classes you're guaranteed to pass. If you're smart enough and know the material you'll pass, if you don't they'll fail you. People have different talents and some learn quicker than others, I'm sure there are some people who can actually manage to get to the skill level required for black belt in just one year, just like there are those who are able to learn to play the piano in mere months or learn a foreign language in a similar amount of time. Should those individuals be denied the opportunity to prove they're worthy? As long as a proper standard is maintained I don't see why they shouldn't be given the chance to test.
My answer would be on average 3 to 4 years (I'm assuming that's the mean for most schools), depending on aptitude, regular attendance and motivation. If asked if there is a special program to accelerate this I'd say hard work and extra training (whether on your own or through extra classes). Surely you can be curt or retort with a koan but people won't understand and insight into the art and eastern culture only comes with years of training and personal interest.
PS: I've got nothing against paid private lessons, as long as you treat them just the same as the other students and the requirements for grading remain the same. Some people really think because they spend a lot of money on something they're automatically entitled to the reward (regardless of their skill or persistence) and some teachers actually go along with this because of financial gain.
- March 30, 2010 at 10:21 AM
If you award black belts, why shouldn't a perspective "paying" student enquire how long it will take to earn one?
"How long does it take to get a black belt? Is there a fast track to black belt?"
If they're going to have to pay to sit grade exams, don't they have a right to know the minimum time it will take to earn a black belt? And don't they have a right to know how many hours (or weeks) on average it takes to earn one, based on a mode, median or mean average of previous students who have earned black belts at the club?
Also, I can't see why you would have any difficulty in creating an accelerated programme. Some people want that. Anyone who trains at my uncle's judo club would be training at an accelerated pace. In judo the average length of time to get a black belt in a decent judo club is 3 years but in my uncle's club its 2 years. They train extremely hard and its a very competitive environment. His motto is: gold, silver, bronze, or c**t. The club is not for everybody. I used to train there when my Dad was head coach - I hated it, but my brothers and cousins loved it, they all got their blacks belts there at 15. I gave up judo after I got my yellow belt but I would probably have enjoyed it a lot more at a less competitive club. Not everybody wants the same thing from a martial art club.
- March 31, 2010 at 3:06 PM
- Michele said...
Thank you for your comments. Our recommended guideline for black belt is four years training two to three times per week. Training intensifies during the six-month period before testing. Most students test for black between 3 ½ and 4 ½ years. Our program is karate and kobudo. For black belt, there are 8 weapon kata (bo, tunfa, sai, nunchaku) and 10 open hand kata in addition to basics, self-defense, combinations and sparring. The students test for shodan rank in kata and kobudo. It is after the time guideline was discussed that the question about a Fast Track was asked.
Anon: Thank you for sharing a business perspective. My husband and I have a small dojo in addition to full time employment. How long it takes to earn a black belt does depend on the student. As you pointed out, it sometimes takes longer than expected.
BSM: I was a three-year black belt and a four-year nidan. It took that extra year until I felt comfortable. After my nidan test, there were members of the testing board that commented on my improvement during that year. It was not a physical improvement but rather an increased confidence.
Narda: Good answer.
Geeklet: We will have to talk to Mr. A about that!:) My tai chi instructor told me it would take ten years before a student could use tai chi for self-defense.
Felicia: Thanks. "How fast" was the focus of the conversation.
Zara: Thanks for adding to the discussion. My answer was not an immediate "No". It was after the recommended guidelines were discussed. Many factors outside of our control affect time. The Federation we belong to holds two formal testing a year. When a student starts and when the formal testing falls can adjust a timeline up to six months. I say "No" because more likely than not it takes longer than the student expects.
Stephiblog: Absolutely…a potential student has the right to inquire about time. I appreciate your comments and I re-read my initial paragraph. My post incorrectly suggests that I am completely against the question of time. I invite all callers to visit so I can spend time discussing our program. Lately callers have been more interested in "how fast", "how soon" or "how quick" than inquiring about the recommended timeline. The focus was on the end rather than the process in between.
"Not everyone wants the same thing from a martial arts club"…so true
- March 31, 2010 at 5:09 PM
- Unknown said...
There is a martial arts parable about this. Actually there are 2 of them!
The first one goes like this :
A prospective student is going from dojo to dojo asking the masters how long it takes to get a black belt in their art. He comes into one dojo and asks the master how long, and the master replies "5 years". The prospect then asks "What if I work twice as hard?". To which the master replies "then it will take you 10"
The other one starts out the same way, and when the student asks the master how long it takes in his art, the master reaches into a cabinent and takes out a belt, and bestows it upon the prospect with full honour and ceremony. He then makes a few motions and several of his senior students scurry out onto the mats and start looking all surly. The master then looks to the new shodan and says "now we invite you to defend your newly-won title".
- April 19, 2010 at 6:54 PM
- Di Ling said...
I once heard (I don't know where) a great answer to the question "how long does it take to get a black belt?" Just tell them the truth, 4-5 business days, faster if they're willing to pay for express shipping.
- April 19, 2010 at 11:16 PM
- Michele said...
Bushidoka: Thank you for visiting and sharing the parables.
Chuck: I'll have to remember that one! Thank you for commenting.
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Defensive end Will Smith had a huge interception in the Saints' dominant 45-14 win over the Arizona Cardinals last Saturday. Silencing the analysts who thought both teams would score almost every time they had the ball, the defense played a huge role in the Saints advancing to within a game of the Super Bowl for the second time in four years.
Smith talked about how the Saints turned a high-flying offense led by quarterback Kurt Warner into a frustrated group that scored seven points after the first play of the game.
Could you tell early on that you guys were the fresher team?
Yeah, definitely. Our tempo of practice was a lot faster than it had been the previous weeks. Just the couple of days we got off, everybody that was injured was able to get back healthy and get their legs back and get ready to go. Now we have a couple more days off, but everybody will be watching film, preparing and getting ready to go back to work.
How much did it bother the defense that the national perception was whichever team had the ball last would win?
We took that as a challenge. Any time somebody tells you that they are going to score 30 or 40 points on the defense, thats really bad. I dont think any defense in the NFL wants to give up that many points, let alone 14 points. We went out there and tried to do our best to prevent them from scoring.
How much of a difference was it having a healthy Jabari Greer at cornerback?
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After Arizonas long touchdown run on the first play, how much concern was there defensively?
I wont say it was a concern. Everybody wanted to turn their game up a little bit more. There was more of a sense of urgency after that play. We were mad at ourselves that we didnt fit it the right way. He made a good play, but it shouldnt have been that big of a play. We picked up the urgency.
When do you feel like you had that offense under control?
We felt as if we had a good grip on the offense after the first quarter. We only had eight plays defensively. We knew that whatever we were doing, we had to keep doing it and keep them off balance and keep them turning over the ball and get our offense the ball. Our offense started really fast and played well.
You guy were more physical on their offense than they were to your offense. Did you notice that?
Yeah, I noticed that. I think they were a little tired and a little banged up. They were flying around last week and were a little worn down. We were the fresher team today. That played a big part.
Was the early fumble that Darren Sharper recovered the biggest play of the game?
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How much did you guys take the last three or four weeks personally as people started digging out you and pointing out the reasons you wouldnt be playing deep into the playoffs?
We didnt really worry about that, what all the experts say. We play the game, so we ultimately control what happens on the game. What somebody says on TV doesnt really mean anything unless it comes true, so its almost like casino gambling. They dont know whats going to happen, and we dont know whats going to happen, but we control it.
If you had some chips to lay down, would you put it on the Saints next week?
I wouldnt say that. Im not going to even entertain that.
How much does it mean to be playing the NFC Championship Game at home?
It means a lot. Its huge. Just to be able to go to the Super Bowl and be home, its huge. Im glad we got this opportunity to do something that no other Saints team has done before to play an NFC Championship Game at home.
Were you worried there would be some repercussions for your early scuffle on special teams (Smith got in a shoving match that drew offsetting personal foul penalties)?
When you play, you dont worry about the fines. You dont worry about any of that. Im the one that got hit. I dont know how I got the penalty, but it is what it is. Thats part of the game. Youve got to live with it.
Could you sense the Arizona offense getting frustrated as the game went along?
Yeah, they were getting frustrated. The receivers were getting frustrated, and so was the offensive line because they were used to doing certain things at such a tempo that they couldnt do it against us. They definitely got frustrated toward the end of the game.
On two consecutive first-half series, In the first half, Warner checked down to receivers on plays that had no chance to get a first down. Is that when you started feeling you had them?
Yeah because he doesnt do that. He was nervous of committing more turnovers because they had committed a couple early. That was our goal going into the game, to make him uncomfortable.
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National Science Foundation and NBC Learn Launch "Chemistry Now" Video Series
Videos celebrate International Year of Chemistry; available cost-free to students, teachers and fans of chemistry
January 24, 2011
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In celebration of the International Year of Chemistry, the National Science Foundation (NSF) and NBC Learn, the educational arm of NBC News, have teamed up to launch "Chemistry Now," a weekly online video series that uncovers and explains the science of common physical objects in our world and the changes they undergo every day. The series also looks at the lives and work of scientists on the frontiers of 21st century chemistry.
"Chemistry Now" consists of 32 learning packages that aim to break down the chemistry behind things such as cheeseburgers and chocolate or soap and plastics. A new topic will be explored each week starting in January and running through May. The series will then resume in the fall of 2011 to keep pace with the academic school year.
Made especially for students and teachers to explore chemistry in and beyond the classroom, the online videos are matched with lesson plans from the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA) and are available cost-free on NBC Learn and NSF's Science360 websites and on the NSTA blog.
Weekly content includes original video stories that illustrate real-world applications of chemistry; current events and archival news stories related to chemistry; original source documents and images from the Chemical Heritage Foundation; articles from the archives and current publications of Scientific American; and content-coordinated lesson plans for middle and high school students, produced by national curriculum specialists at NSTA.
In addition, the "Chemistry Now" series will profile NSF-sponsored scientists who are hard at work on the next generation of chemistry breakthroughs.
"The International Year of Chemistry is an excellent opportunity to reach out to the public and convey to them the ways in which chemistry is involved in their lives each and every day," said Matthew Platz, director of NSF's Division of Chemistry. "We are especially excited about the opportunity that this collaboration gives us to reach out to large numbers of intelligent, energetic young people who might not have imagined that they could be contributing members of this thrilling, dynamic field."
"Chemistry Now" builds on a number of other collaborations between NBC Learn and NSF in their partnership to advance the understanding of and interest in science, technology, engineering and math. As part of the partnership, NBC Learn oversees all production of the learning packages and contributes original video, as well as historic news coverage, documentary materials and current news broadcasts from NBC News.
"Today's students thrive on the opportunity to learn from real life examples of what they are studying in school," said Soraya Gage, executive producer of NBC Learn. "Using unique and engaging storytelling, NBC News can help break down barriers to understanding complicated scientific concepts."
"'Chemistry Now' provides a fantastic opportunity for teachers to supplement classroom learning by using video and lesson plans that are supported with rich, accessible pedagogy," said Francis Eberle, executive director of NSTA. "We are delighted to contribute to the project, and we know chemistry educators will find the packages useful."
Previous NSF/NBC Learn partner projects include: "The Science of the Winter Olympics" and "The Science of NFL Football."
From "'Mirror' Molecule: Carvone," an original NSF and NBC Learn video for Chemistry Now.
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The new approach, known as cognitive bias modification (CBM), has been developed by researchers involved in a world-leading study at The University of Western Australia.
Led by Winthrop Professor Colin MacLeod, from UWA's Elizabeth Rutherford Memorial Centre for the Advancement of Research on Emotion (CARE), the team has already published studies that show how CBM works for anxiety and addictions.
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Professor MacLeod also plans to investigate CBM's potential contribution to the prevention and remediation of depression in rural and remote areas of Western Australia, with a particular focus on how computer-delivered and smartphone-based CBM techniques can enhance the emotional health of fly-in fly-out workers. FIFO staff often work in isolated regions with limited access to traditional mental health services.
In addition, the Romanian Complex Exploratory Research Project program has awarded Professor MacLeod almost $2 million funding to lead three teams of Transylvanian researchers in a longitudinal study of anxiety and depression in adolescents. The study will combine CBM techniques with genetic and developmental approaches.
CARE has succeeded in attracting funding for several international collaborations. They include postdoctoral research fellow Dr Patrick Clarke and PhD student Ben Grafton, who will carry out collaborative work on CBM with colleagues at Oxford University and postdoctoral research fellow Lies Notebaert, funded by the Australian Bushfire CRC, whose work on CBM will involve collaboration with partners at Ghent University in Belgium.
Professor MacLeod has also won funding to support collaborative CBM research with colleagues at Harvard University where UWA PhD student Dan Rudaizky is currently working with Professor Rich McNally to evaluate a new iPhone app developed by CARE to produce beneficial cognitive change.
"We are delighted our researchers are committed to ensuring their internationally influential work also delivers practical benefits to the Western Australian community," Professor MacLeod said.
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Weeks before Apple unveiled the iPhone 4S, Samsung said it would sue the living daylights out of the Cupertino company over "wireless technology related patents" in South Korea. Turns out Samsung was just puffing its chest up. It now says it's not suing Apple.
The Chosunilbo reports that a Samsung executive who wished to remain anonymous said suing Apple and potentially blocking the iPhone 4S from being sold in South Korea would be too damaging to the brand's image.
The executive said, "We concluded that we should engage in legal battles with Apple only in the global market, but not in order to gain more market share in Korea."
Read that carefully again: only in the global market — meaning Samsung is still going to spend the big bucks and sue Apple everywhere that's not called South Korea.
Apple and Samsung are currently locked in patent infringement lawsuits in France and Italy over "wireless telecommunications technology, specifically Wideband Code Division Multiple Access (WCDMA) standards for 3G mobile headsets."
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/ Tuesday, April 19, 2011 / 4 Comments / Appetizers and Snacks , Breads and Bakes , Dessert
Bittersweet Chocolate Chips With Dulce De Leche Matzos Crunch
Bittersweet Chocolate Chips With Dulce De Leche Matzos Crunch
2 Pcs (16 x 17 inches) Matzos (I used Yehuda Matzos) or water crackers
1 Tbsp Unsalted Butter, melted
100 g Bittersweet Chocolate Chips
10 to 12 Tbsp Homemade Dulce de Leche, warmed
Toasted Almond
Baking Sheet, lined with parchment paper
Preheat oven to 375˚F.
Place the matzos on a baking sheet and brush the top with melted butter. Bake in the oven for about 7 to 8 minutes, or until the matzos is slightly darker at the edges and toasted.
Remove the matzos from the oven and scattered with chocolate chips. Return to the oven and bake for another 2 minutes, or until the chocolate has melted. Spread the melted chocolate chips over the matzos surface with an offset spatula, or with the back of a spoon. Transfer the matzos on a rack and leave it to cool and then refrigerate it until the chocolate is set.
Spread a layer Dulce de Leche on top of the chocolate. Sprinkle with toasted slivered almonds, and chilled for about 1 hour. Cut the matzos into desired size.
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- AnonymousApril 19, 2011 at 6:12 PM
This is definitely up my alley, and I'm glad you used Yehuda's matzoh. It's my family favorite brand.ReplyDelete
you've done it again...that looks wicked good!ReplyDelete
That looks so good. I would love to try this.ReplyDelete
@Anonymous: Thanks for the comment. Yehuda's matzo is my favorite too. I wish it's cheaper, but I guess it's worth to splurge once a year for a good product.ReplyDelete
@Dmarie: Thanks dear :-)
@Joy: You should give a go! Try water crackers if matzo is not available.
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text: We hadn't been in Australia for 24 hours when we encountered yet another unexpected charge. By Janet Bodnar, Editor-at-Large August 6, 2012 The trouble with writing about personal finance is that you're never on vacation—especially when you're on vacation. Readers may recall that when I wrote about our "pesky fees" cover story, I noted that Qantas had charged my husband and me $20 each to choose seats for our upcoming trip to Australia to visit our son. The annoyances didn't end there. We had been told that on international flights we could each check two bags free. But when we checked in at United Airlines for the first leg of our trip, from Washington, D.C., to Los Angeles, we learned that the airline had recently changed its policy and would allow only one free checked bag each. Under United's new policy, it would have cost us a whopping $70 to check a third small suitcase. We carried the bag on and checked it free in L.A. with Qantas—which also redeemed itself by not charging us for pillows.We had gone to the trouble of getting a credit card that didn't tack on a currency-conversion fee. But we hadn't been in Australia for 24 hours when we encountered yet another unexpected charge. When we booked a city tour of Sydney, the agent charged a 3% credit card fee and gave us a choice of paying $133 in Australian dollars or $145 in U.S. dollars—"so you'll know exactly what you're being charged," she said. Chalk it up to jet lag, inattention or a reluctance to play the currency market, but we chose the U.S. dollar option—and instantly regretted it. At the time, the exchange rate was about $1.04 U.S. to $1 Australian, and it got better as our trip went on. So it would have paid to take our chances with Aussie dollars. My husband calls the extra few bucks we paid "tuition" because we learned from our mistake. Sponsored Content One thing that came as a financial shock was the high price of food: as much as $4.50 for a Coke, $21.50 for a hamburger at the small restaurant in our hotel, $15.50 for a club sandwich at a beach café. It was tough to find anything on a lunch menu for less than $15—$13.80 for fish and chips was a real bargain—or a dinner entrée for less than $20. No worries, as the Aussies are fond of saying. We instantly fell into our son's habit of scouting out daily bar-food specials: $10 pasta night, $12.50 steak night and, our favorite, $5 happy-hour drinks at a café on the Sydney Harbour quay. Our best deal: a $3.95 meatball sub at Subway. Tipping was another sticky wicket. According to our guidebook, tips weren't expected or required, and that made sense when we were ordering at the bar. But on those occasions when we had table service, American habits (and guilt) died hard, and we sometimes left a tip of about 10%. When we took a guided tour outside the city, we were the only ones who slipped the driver some cash. The French exchange student who served us at a café was pleasantly surprised when we left him the change. Advertisement I couldn't help smiling one day when I overheard a young American woman on a ferry telling her visiting family that all of her ATM charges were rebated by her bank (as were ours with Charles Schwab Bank). Smart girl, I thought, and I hoped she had read about it in Kiplinger's. Best of Kip In this issue we bring you three special reports that are uniquely Kiplinger: -- our annual listing of mutual fund winners, plus performance stats on 353 funds; -- our cover story, in which we offer solutions to financial problems that drive you crazy; Advertisement -- and our choices for the best cities for every age. Not just pretty postcards, these cities offer job opportunities and a reasonable cost of living. Lunch for less than $15? No worries. This article first appeared in Kiplinger's Personal Finance magazine. For more help with your personal finances and investments, please subscribe to the magazine. It might be the best investment you ever make.


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The beer had a very sour rancid flavor that overwhelms all other flavors. The beer was also cloudy with a fine white haze. My uninfected beer tends to be very clear. Also this flavor increases with time so after about a week and a half the beer is so bad it is impossible to drink more than a couple of sips.Since I don't have a microscope I am guessing this is acetobacter. Am I incorrect in this guess?I thought of the bung thung also so I threw them out and ordered new ones.
FWIW, I had a small phenolic infection in my brewery about 8 months ago. I did not chance wasting any more beer and threw out all of my plastic stuff and started again.
Quote from: AmandaK on June 07, 2013, 01:30:14 PMFWIW, I had a small phenolic infection in my brewery about 8 months ago. I did not chance wasting any more beer and threw out all of my plastic stuff and started again....usually cheaper than a 5-gallon extract batch that might otherwise go down the drain.
The beer is sours during the fermentation. All in all I have had 7 sour batches out of about seventy batches.All my hoses are high temp silicon and all the fittings are stainless camlocks. The wort goes from the boil kettle to a march pump then a blichmann ferminator. After that straight to the glass carboy. I add 60 seconds of Oxygen at 1 cfm thru a stainless 5 micron air stone. After that I pitch the yeast, cap the car boy with a bung, and agitate it for 60 seconds. I then place the air lock and fill it with everclear and put it in the chest freezer.I identified some discoloration in my carboy bungs. Looked like a mold discoloration. I am leaning toward the carboy bungs being the case of the infection.
Closure!!!This is for AmandaK. I brewed three batches of beer (Irish red, Blonde, and California Common) using the exact methodology I described earlier; but, with new bungs and airlocks. AND NO INFECTION. Never underestimate Occam's razor.


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Various educational and scientific apps, some for children, most for everybody: xSortLab 1.1 Triangle Solver v1.1 PentiuMath Simulator Lunar Eclipse Bullfrog Math Bullfrog Chem Fizio Inigo Gets Out Inigo Takes a...
Fractal Explorer
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Fractal Lab Kit generates fractals via IFS.
The most important new addition in V3.6 is the use of molecular structures for data entry. gNMR will now import structure files from a number of chemistry drawing packages, and let you enter data by clicking on atoms of the structure. There is a...
MacAstronomica is an easy-to-use, feature-packed sky map generator. It lets you see the stars, Moon and planets from any point on Earth, at any time. It also lets you see galaxies, nebulas, shooting stars, the Milky Way and much more! You can print...
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Star Student: Aiming for the Olympics
Piedmont High senior Kevin Shum is training for the 2018 games.
Jay Adeff
Piedmont High School senior Kevin Shum found his sweet spot—and his skates—at a birthday party in Oakland. Kevin's mother dropped six-year-old Kevin and his older brother off at the party at Oakland Ice Center. One decade and thousands of falls later, Kevin is the 2015 U.S. Junior Men's Silver Medalist, and a member of Team USA.
He is also on the Piedmont Honor Society, a 2013 National Merit Scholar, a 2014 AP Scholar, and co-founder of his school's Technology Club. And when he's not volunteering at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco or working as an assistant skating coach, Kevin is hiking near Lake Temescal or dabbling in photography.
Diablo met with Kevin over a post-practice hot chocolate at Oakland's Bittersweet Café to talk about his double axle jump, visiting Japan, and the 2018 winter Olympics.
Q: How did your skating career start?
A: My older brother and I took classes together through Oakland Ice Center's Learn to Skate program. He was the first to do lessons. I'd skate up to the coach and peek around and see what they were doing. She saw I was interested and offered to teach me.
Q: What is one of your proudest moments as a skater?
A: The first time I landed my double axle--I was probably 11 years old. Some skaters get it in a week; it took me two-and-a-half years. I almost wanted to quit the sport because I couldn't get that jump, no matter how hard I tried. Now it's one of my more comfortable and easy jumps.
Q: What music do you like to skate to?
A: I usually spend an afternoon on my computer with my headphones in, browsing different albums. Not all music fits. It needs a slow section in the middle, to have the right tempo, and be suitable in a rink environment--which is a lot larger than a room--so the music needs to resonate. I listen to a bunch of tracks until something clicks. But for my warm up, I prefer silence. I like hearing the edges and the sound that my blades make on the ice.
Q: What has been one of the highlights of your career?
A: Going to my first international competition, and the first time the announcers said "representing the United States of America." It was a new thing for me, representing something bigger than myself.
Q: Where is the best place you've traveled?
A: Japan is a really fun place to compete. The fans are great and they're really supportive. I enjoy being in a different culture, immersing myself with different people, and getting to eat and try new things.
Q: Do you have any role models?
A: Brian Boitano ['84 Olympic champ], I think he's from the Bay Area. He's not only a great skater, but he's also a good role model off the ice—friendly and outgoing. He helps the younger skaters and has supported me in the past.
Q: Do you see a future in skating?
A: I hope to continue as long as I can. I was injured in 2012 and off the ice for a year and half, so I know how risky the sport can be. The lifespan isn't very long, but I'll try to experience as much as I can for as long as I can. I don't think I could ever leave the sport entirely. After I'm done competing, I think I'll stick around the skating scene as a technical specialist, part-time coach, or something like that.
Q: What are your plans for the future?
A: I want to go to college. I'm interested in computer science. If I have the chance to compete at the Olympics in 2018, that would be a really big achievement.


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In 2013, Peyton and Eli Manning announced to the world that you could get football on your phone.
The quarterback brothers rapped through the streets of New Orleans, making fun of Alexander Graham Bell with reckless abandon.
In 2014, the brothers have returned, promising a fantasy football fantasy.
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Disease is an abnormal condition affecting the body of an organism. It is often construed to be a medical condition associated with specific symptoms and signs. It may be caused by external factors, such as infectious disease, or it may be caused by internal dysfunctions, such as autoimmune diseases. In humans, "disease" is often used more broadly to refer to any condition that causes pain, dysfunction, distress, social problems, and/or death to the person afflicted, or similar problems for those in contact with the person. In this broader sense, it sometimes includes injuries, disabilities, disorders, syndromes, infections, isolated symptoms, deviant behaviors, and atypical variations of structure and function, while in other contexts and for other purposes these may be considered distinguishable categories. Diseases usually affect people not only physically, but also emotionally, as contracting and living with many diseases can alter one's perspective on life, and their personality.
- Two out of three child deaths in Africa and South-east Asia are due to just six diseases – tuberculosis, malaria, HIV/AIDS, measles, pneumonia and diarrhoea.
- Clive Gifford (2009). Poverty. Evans Brothers. p. 11. ISBN 978-0-237-53720-3.
- [Diseases] crucify the soul of man, attenuate our bodies, dry them, wither them, shrivel them up like old apples, make them as so many anatomies.
- Robert Burton, The Anatomy of Melancholy (1621), Part I, scene 2. Memb. 3. Subsect. 10.
- A bodily disease which we look upon as whole and entire within itself, may, after all, be but a symptom of some ailment in the spiritual part.
- Nathaniel Hawthorne, The Scarlet Letter (1850), Chapter X.
- The horseman on the white horse was clad in a showy and barbarous attire. [...] While his horse continued galloping, he was bending his bow in order to spread pestilence abroad. At his back swung the brass quiver filled with poisoned arrows, containing the germs of all diseases.
- Vicente Blasco Ibáñez, The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse (1916), (ch V).
- As man, perhaps, the moment of his breath,
Receives the lurking principle of death,
The young disease, that must subdue at length,
Grows with his growth, and strengthens with his strength.
- Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man (1733-34), Epistle II, line 133.
- But just disease to luxury succeeds,
And ev'ry death its own avenger breeds.
- Alexander Pope, An Essay on Man (1733-34), Epistle III, line 165.
- It may also strike you, my readers, as quite shocking when I tell you that there is no such thing, basically, as disease. There are instead only processes. What you think of disease is instead the result of an exaggeration or overextension of perfectly normal body processes. You are not attacked by viruses, for instance, for all kinds of viruses exist normally in the body. There are no KILLER viruses, then but viruses that go beyond their usual bounds.
- Jane Roberts, The Way Toward Health, p. 71.
- O, he's a limb, that has but a disease;
Mortal, to cut it off; to cure it, easy.
- William Shakespeare, Coriolanus (c. 1607-08), Act III, scene 1, line 296.
- Diseases desperate grown,
By desperate appliance are reliev'd,
Or not at all.
- William Shakespeare, Hamlet (1600-02), Act IV, scene 3, line 9.
- This apoplexy is, as I take it, a kind of lethargy, an't please your lordship; a kind of sleeping in the blood, a whoreson tingling.
- William Shakespeare, Henry IV, Part II (c. 1597-99), Act I, scene 2, line 125.
- Before the curing of a strong disease,
Even in the instant of repair and health,
The fit is strongest; evils that take leave,
On their departure most of all show evil.
- William Shakespeare, King John (1598), Act III, scene 4, line 112.
- I'll forbear;
And am fallen out with my more headier will,
To take the indispos'd and sickly fit
For the sound man.
- William Shakespeare, King Lear (1608), Act II, scene 4, line 110.
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- Quotes reported in Hoyt's New Cyclopedia Of Practical Quotations (1922), p. 196.
- The remedy is worse than the disease.
- Francis Bacon, Of Seditions. Duke of Buckingham, speech in House of Lords, 1675. John Dryden, Juvenal, Satire XVI, line 31. Alain-René Lesage, Gil Blas (1715-1735), Book XII, Chapter VIII. Thomas Middleton, Family of Love (1602-07), Act V, scene 3.
- Apoplexie, and Lethargie,
As forlorn hope, assault the enemy.
- Guillaume de Salluste Du Bartas, Divine Weekes and Workes, Second Week. First Day, Part III. The Furies.
- Disease is an experience of mortal mind. It is fear made manifest on the body. Divine Science takes away this physical sense of discord, just as it removes a sense of moral or mental inharmony.
- Mary Baker Eddy, Science and Health, Chapter XIV. 20.
- That dire disease, whose ruthless power
Withers the beauty's transient flower.
- Oliver Goldsmith, Double Transformation, line 75.
- Against diseases here the strongest fence,
Is the defensive vertue, abstinence.
- Robert Herrick, Abstinence.
- Extreme remedies are very appropriate for extreme diseases.
- Hippocrates, Aphorisms, 6.
- D'ogni pianta palesa l'aspetto
Il difetto, che il tronco nasconde
Per le fronde, dal frutto, o dal fior.
- The canker which the trunk conceals is revealed by the leaves, the fruit, or the flower.
- Metastasio, Giuseppe Riconosciuto I.
- Aëre non certo corpora languor habet.
- Sickness seizes the body from bad ventilation.
- Ovid, Ars Amatoria, II, 310.
- Vitiant artus ægræ contagia mentis.
- Diseases of the mind impair the bodily powers.
- Ovid, Tristium, III, 8, 25.
- Utque in corporibus, sic in imperio, gravissimus est morbus qui a capite diffunditur.
- And as in men's bodies, so in government, that disease is most serious which proceeds from the head.
- Pliny the Younger, Epistles, Book IV. 22. Seneca the Younger, De Clementia, Book II. 2.
- Graviora quædam sunt remedia periculis.
- Some remedies are worse than the disease.
- Syrus, Maxims, 301.


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Business is underway, and you've hired some help. You'll need to take care of employees by making sure that the right tax forms are complete.
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Employers who need help with general wage reporting information can call the Social Security Administration's Employer Reporting Service Center at 800-772-6270. For answers to more technical questions, employer service liaison officers are available around the country by calling 800-772-6270.
Other Services
Each year, employers must send Copy A of each employee's Form W-2, Wage and Tax Statement, with one Form W-3,Transmittal of Wage and Tax Statement, to the Social Security Administration by the last day of February (or last day of March if they file electronically) to report the wages and taxes of their employees for the previous calendar year.
Complete wage reporting information and all publications needed to meet their wage reporting responsibilities are now online on the Social Security Online website, Employer W-2 Filing Instructions and Information page.
Employers and their authorized representatives can now file W-2 reports over the Internet. There are three electronic filing methods available through Social Security's Business Services website:
W-2 Online – You can complete up to 20 Forms W-2 on your computer, electronically submit them to SSA, and print copies suitable for distribution to your employees. This option is ideal for businesses with 20 or fewer employees or for individuals with household employees.
W-2C Online – This service is similar to W-2 Online except it allows you to complete up to 20 Forms W-2C, Corrected Wage and Tax Statements. This service can be used regardless of which service you used to submit the original W-2 to SSA.
Upload a Wage Report – You can upload a wage report file formatted according to Social Security's Wage Reporting (Forms W-2), specifications.
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To get started simply go to the Social Security Business Services Online website. You will need to follow instructions to register for a Personal Identification Number (PIN) and password. A PIN will be provided immediately after you complete the registration process. A password will be mailed in approximately two weeks. To begin using the site, select "Login" and enter your PIN and password.
Third-party preparers need to register only one time in their firm's name. December is the preferred month to register. Social Security usually begins accepting electronic submissions the second week in January.
You can get more information on filing W-2s online in the Business Services Online Handbook by visiting the Social Security Online website.
Verifying Employee Names and Social Security Numbers
The name and SSN listed on each W-2 must match the name and SSN on the employee's Social Security card. This match ensures that the earnings of each worker are properly recorded to their lifetime earnings record. The earnings record is the basis for determining Social Security benefit eligibility and benefit amount.
SSA has developed a free Employee Verification Service (EVS) that will match your record of employee names and SSNs with SSA's records so they can be corrected before you submit your W-2s to SSA. Fewer than 50 names – contact your nearest Social Security office. You can locate the address by visiting the Social Security Online website, or by calling 800-772-1213.
More than 50 names – This option is ideal for employers who want to verify their entire payroll database. You must register for this service. For details visit the SSA's website, Employer W-2 Filing Business Services Online Information and Instructions and Information – Social Security Number Verification page.
SSA/IRS Reporter – This a quarterly newsletter for employers prepared by the Social Security Administration and the Internal Revenue Service. Locate issues of the SSA/IRS Reporter on IRS.gov.
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It takes a lot of people to explore the ocean — at any particular moment E/V Nautilus can host up to 31 members of the science team and 17 ship's crew, all contributing in various ways to the scientific efforts of the Corps of Exploration.
No one is expendable — without pilots, cooks, navigators, mates, data loggers, engineers, and many more, the ship couldn't function. You don't have to have a Ph.D. to sail on Nautilus — just a passion for science and discovery.


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Kim Kardashian's allegedly filing for divorce today after just 72 days of marriage to Kris Humphries. (That means she made almost $10,000 for every hour she was married.) {TMZ}
Dumpster diving is apparently the newest hipster trend. If you get your hipster trends from the Post. {Gawker}
Cameron Diaz was a stripper for Halloween. {PopSugar}
Lindsay Lohan got some new teeth. {HuffPo}
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Several weeks ago, I was looking through a copy of The Compleat Mother. (I'd surprisingly never read the magazine before, but a childbirth educator friend of mine shared a copy with me because she'd had an article printed in it. Great magazine!) Anyway, Ava started looking at it with me and we came upon a cartoon of sorts – see below – with the message "JUST SAY NO."
Ava: "What is that?"
Me: "A woman having her baby in a hospital 'bed.'"
Ava: "Why?"
Me: (thinking to myself – Good question!) "Because some doctors want women to be in that position to have their babies."
Ava: "She should be squatting down."
Me: "Yes, she should be."
Ava: "But, sorry, she has a seatbelt on."
Yes, it is sorry indeed. Sorry that this woman has to be lying on her back, with an IV in and a fetal monitor strapped on, and with her legs/feet up in the air in the most unnatural birthing position possible (except for maybe standing on one's head) for the convenience of the medical profession to have a baby.
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Metal Dangle Bronze Gypsy Earrings Moon Star
Great funky and fashionable boho earrings in a gypsy earrings style with a bronze colouring.
Made from thin metal, in a bronze colour, these gypsy earrings are still light enough to be very comfortable and yet be very fashionable as well.
Some have plastic acrylic faceted focal beads to add that bit of bling and colour.
So many different fashion jewellery earrings styles available in our store Spoil Me Silly Jewellery and at dirt cheap prices.
These gypsy bronze Earrings Moon Star have a hang from the ear lobe of approximately 4 to around 6cm.
Please make sure all jewellery is securely done up when wearing, especially mouth jewellery and body piercings. Check mouth jewellery is done up every few hours.
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