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Kansas Announce Special New York Show, Plan New Music
Kansas have announced a special show at the Beacon Theatre in New York on Dec. 14 that will find the group, for the first time, performing its classic albums Leftoverture and Point of Know Return back to back for one night only.
"The Beacon, as I think any of my peers will tell you, that's a very special show," drummer Phil Ehart, a founding member of the group, tells UCR. "We've all played there, but we've played there at different times or with other bands. Going in with Kansas by ourselves and doing Leftoverture and Point of Know Return in their entirety back to back is kind of throwing the dice. It really is. Nothing's ever guaranteed. But we knew when the offer came to do the show that we had to make it special."
After opening with an acoustic set of fan favorites from other albums in the Kansas catalog, the group will launch into performing the two classic '70s albums. "It's going to run a couple of hours," Ehart says. "So it's going to be a lengthy show." Tickets for the concert go on sale Friday. You can find ticket information and VIP packages at the band's website.
Kansas first began playing the Leftoverture album in its entirety in the fall of 2016, not long after they released The Prelude Implicit, their first studio album in more than 15 years. At the time, what was planned to be about a dozen shows in selected markets quickly swelled to more than 80 dates. They followed those shows with a lengthy trek celebrating the 40th anniversary of Point of Know Return, playing that album in full.
Ehart says that performing both albums over the past few years added some new perspective. "I guess one thing that we had forgotten about, and our fans reminded us, is how big those albums were and how popular those albums were," he says. "We never take 'em for granted, but when you just kind of pick three or four songs off of each album and play those over and over and over again, over the years, you kind of forget about the rest of the songs that were on there and really, how much impact both of those albums had on the band, as well as our fans at that particular time. Those two albums really shot us into a headlining situation we hadn't experienced before."
More than 40 years on, band members, both past and present, have demonstrated an uncanny ability to navigate the complexities of the music on Leftoverture and Point of Know Return. Ehart admits the material presents challenges.
"There were a lot of songs that were chores, believe me. That was the kind of band that we were," Ehart laughs. "We had some long songs and some shorter songs and some songs in between. The songs on Point of Know Return, they're daunting at times. But to work them up was even more daunting, because it was just kind of, Okay, how is this going to go together and how are we going to do this?"
A track like "The Spider," from Point, was an "oddity," he says now. "Because it's just so upside down time signature-wise and drum beats and everything," he explains. "But once it all worked itself out, it makes sense and it makes sense now. All of the songs were all kinds of head-scratchers, trying to figure out what they meant and what the lyrics were about and who it was about and what this meant or what this meant and why are we dust in the wind?"
The two albums delivered a huge dosage of much-needed success at a time when label head Don Kirshner had been warning the band that if things didn't change, it would be dropped. Monster hits like "Carry on Wayward Son," a late entry during the Leftoverture songwriting process, and "Dust in the Wind," alongside future fan favorites like "Point of Know Return," "Portrait (He Knew)," "The Wall," "Magnum Opus" and others, helped to secure the band's future. Both albums have sold a combined total of more than 12 million copies.
The group will be on tour this summer with a steady schedule of shows. But first they'll enter the studio next month to start recording the follow-up to The Prelude Implicit.
"The material is fantastic and we're very excited about it -- we're much more of a band this time," Ehart says. The group's lineup now includes singer and keyboardist Ronnie Platt, who joined in 2014, and guitarist Zak Rizvi. Both made their recorded debut with Kansas on The Prelude Implicit. Also on board are original founding guitarist Richard Williams, bassist and singer Billy Greer, violinist and guitarist David Ragsdale and keyboardist Tom Brislin, who joined in 2018.
"Before, we were just kind of getting together and [asking], 'Can we even sound like Kansas'?" Ehart recalls. "'What is it going to sound like?' We were very happy with the last album and we think that this one will even be better."
Ehart says he'll oversee the sessions, sharing the production duties with Williams and Rizvi, who's been writing the majority of the material, along with contributions from the rest of the band. "We've got at least a couple of epic tracks, and in a way, they're all pretty epic, listening to what has been written so far," he says. "So, not letting the cat out of the bag, there's definitely some longer, more epic tracks coming."
He says after some dates in July, the band will head back into the studio in August to complete work on the LP. "It won't come out for another year, once it's done," he notes. "Because we still have to mix it and everything. We'll probably be done near the end of this year and then it will come out in 2020, probably in the summertime of 2020."
All this activity may open the door to Kansas performing other albums in full in the future. "We don't know what yet, but it seems to be a good idea," Ehart explains.
"It needs to make sense. You don't want the albums to be too obscure, Because after the next couple of albums, it gets a little obscure as to sales and people being aware of which album is which. These two albums were both our biggest albums ever, other than our best-of album. Our best-of album has sold just as much as these albums have. So maybe that's a possibility: The Best of Kansas in its entirety. I don't know. We'll see. That's been knocked around. As I've said before, it's a good problem to have."


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I'm Michel Martin and this is TELL ME MORE from NPR News. They say it takes a village to raise a child, but maybe you just need a few moms and dads in your corner. Every week, we check in with a diverse group of parents for their common sense and savvy advice. We are going to continue talking about the George Zimmerman verdict. And we noted earlier that because the verdict came in on a Saturday night, many parents watched the news with their children and found themselves grappling immediately with their own feelings, as well as those of their children.
So we've asked a diverse group of parents - many of them are regulars - to let us listen to some of the conversations they've been having. With us now are three of our regular parenting contributors. Glenn Ivey is a former state's attorney in suburban Maryland, a practicing attorney and a dad of six, which includes five boys. Jolene Ivey is a Maryland state lawmaker. She's the cofounder of a parenting support group. She's one of our regular contributors and also the wife of Glenn Ivey. Leslie Morgan Steiner is author, most recently of "Crazy Love" and "Mommy Wars," and she's a mom of three, including a teenage boy. Also with us, Kristen Howerton. Her blog is called "Rage Against the Minivan," and she's a mom of four, two boys and two girls, and her two sons are both of color. Welcome to you all. Thank you both so much for speaking with us. Thank you all so much for speaking with us.
GLENN IVEY: Thank you.
JOLENE IVEY: Thank you, Michel.
LESLIE MORGAN STEINER: Thank you.
KRISTEN HOWERTON: Yeah.
MARTIN: Glenn, I'm going to start with you. Did you talk to the boys about this?
G. IVEY: Oh, yeah, you know, I think you got, there are five of them, so you get different reactions from different boys. But they tended to not be shocked by the verdict. You know, Alex, my oldest, in particular, was like, you know, dad, come on, you know, you really thought an all-white jury in Florida was going to come back with a conviction? And...
MARTIN: Did you? As a former prosecutor, did you?
G. IVEY: I kind of hoped that there would at least be a conviction on manslaughter. I thought there was enough evidence. I've handled cases like that here and in D.C. and in Maryland, and you know, they can go either way, but I thought there was enough there for this case.
MARTIN: I just want to mention that one member of the jury - five members of the jury were white and the sixth, I believe, either biracial or of Latina heritage, not sure how she self-identifies. Jolene, what about you? Did you have feelings that you had to grapple with about this? And how did you talk about it with the boys?
J. IVEY: You know, it was just so awful. We all felt so bad, just sick to my stomach, woke up with a headache the next day. It's just been really, really difficult for our family. I can only imagine what it's like for Trayvon's parents, you know, who know him and love him. And for us, you know, it's more theoretical, but we look at our own children. And we've already had to teach them how to behave with police officers, you know, to be extra polite, to be extra deferential, in order to keep themselves safe from the police.
Well, what are we supposed to teach them about the rest of the world? And when they encounter other white people who might be fearful of them just because they're a black teenage boy, OK, how are they supposed to behave? Are they supposed to, again, be extra deferential just to keep that other person feeling comfortable so that they don't end up getting killed? I mean, that's what our 20-year-old seems to think. And he says it makes him sad. But he wasn't surprised at all by the verdict either.
MARTIN: Leslie, what about you? I know you have, if you don't mind my mentioning, you have a 16-year-old. Did this come up?
STEINER: Yes, my 16-year-old son is an avid basketball player. And he was at basketball team camp this weekend. And I had a real heavy heart talking to him about it. He wasn't surprised, but he said that hearing the verdict on Saturday night was like when you play a game and give it your all and you're down ten points the whole time. You think you're going to lose, but when you hear the final buzzer, you still feel that bitter disappointment.
MARTIN: Did you feel - I know, Leslie, you have an interesting kind of story here, because your family, you're white, your family is white, but your son has also played on a number of sports teams that are very integrated. And in some cases, he's been the only white kid on the team in a couple of cases. And I just, you know, wonder, do you think that this is on his mind because of those experiences or because of where you live? Because there are a lot of people who are tweeting and saying, I just don't get it, I don't understand. I mean, they're sad because a child is dead, but they don't understand why people think race is a part of it. And I'm just wondering...
STEINER: Oh, no, he totally gets it. And I don't know if he would get it if he hadn't been so immersed in the basketball teams that he's played on. And he's been not just the only white player on the team, but for many, many years, probably the better part of the decade, been the only white player in the gym. And so he's been a minority and he's seen this culture. And I think it's been really eye-opening for him and for us. And I think the hardest thing that we talked about regarding Trayvon was that the complex reality that this would never happen to my son because he has blonde hair and white skin.
You know, when he found out about the verdict, he was walking into the lobby of the team camp dorm to get Twizzlers out of the vending machine wearing a gray hoodie, and he still knows that he's never going to be targeted by the police or a vigilante just because he's white. And he, I think he has a very profound sense that that's wrong and that's not the kind of country he wants to live in.
MARTIN: Kristen Howerton, I hope you don't mind my mentioning that you are white but your two sons are both black. You tweeted, quote, today brings heaviness that is oppressive, still processing how to best prepare them and still angry I have to, end quote. I want to mention here again, your boys are young, the oldest of the young ones are ripe, it's just eight, right. But what thoughts do you have now?
HOWERTON: Yeah, I mean, definitely there's a huge heaviness. You know, when I heard the verdict, I felt like the wind had been knocked out of me. And, you know, I think that it dealt a heavy blow for our black youth. I think it spoke a message that said that, you know, there is not justice for this kind of thing. And I will say, I was heartened to see in the protests last night that the crowds were very diverse. And, you know, we've been, my husband and I have really been processing at what point do we talk with our boys. We've not talked to them about it yet. They're six and eight. They're still pretty young. They're still in that stage of kind of concrete operational thinking. But certainly, when we do talk to them about that, you know, I'm hopeful that the people who are outraged and protesting will help them understand that this doesn't reflect everyone in America.
MARTIN: If you're just joining us, our parents are here. We're talking about the Zimmerman trial verdict. I'm joined by Kristen Howerton - that's who was speaking just now - Leslie Morgan Steiner, Jolene Ivey and Glenn Ivey. You know, a lot of people have been talking about the talk, you know, Glenn Ivey, that many African-American parents, parents of color and Latino parents, too, have with their sons, in particular, but also, you know, with their daughters about - and Jolene was just talking about this - how to behave in a way to minimize suspicion. I wonder, is that even quaint?
I mean, Jolene, you heard Jolene grappling with this. I mean, what talk do I have, since this was not a person of law enforcement, this was not a person acting under code of law. Clearly he felt that he had a right to pursue the teenager. Is there another talk that you think you should have at this point?
G. IVEY: Frankly, I wouldn't know what to say, because these situations - I actually had one of these myself when I was 18. And, you know, it was a group of us, a basketball team. We're coming out from a party, and a guy comes out of his house with a gun and confronts us with it and says, one of you all hit my car. And I said - I was the captain of team, so I spoke up, you know - we're just coming out of the party. We couldn't have hit your car, 'cause we're just leaving now. And that just seemed to make him angrier. And I think one of us would have been shot that night but for the fact that his wife came out to the porch and called to him and sort of talked him down. And, you know, those are dynamic situations.
You don't know who you're dealing with. You don't know why they're mad at you sometimes. And because you don't know them, you don't know how to talk them through it. So it's not like a cop where there's a process. You know, if I say this, yes sir, for example, you know, it backs him down a little bit. If I keep my hands where he can see them, he comes down a little bit. If I give him only what he asked for when he asked for it, he comes down a little bit. But in this kind of a scenario, it's hard to know. And the George Zimmerman one, you know, based on what we've heard, I don't know that you could say, well, instead of doing this, Trayvon Martin should have done that. I just don't know what it would be.
MARTIN: One commentator, Charles Blow, who's a columnist for the New York Times wrote, well, you know, when Trayvon Martin was on the phone with his friend, Rachel Jeantel, he indicated that she said, run, 'cause this person is following you, and you are frightened, run. And then we've all been told, well, don't run...
G. IVEY: Right....
MARTIN: ...And so what Charles Blow said...
G. IVEY: ...'Cause you can't outrun a bullet.
MARTIN: Yeah, well, at what speed can I tell my children to walk so that they will not be deemed suspicious.
G. IVEY: It's just hard to know. I mean, if, you know, if you stay and confront him, you know, we know what happened with that. If you run, does that help? If you try to talk him out of it? It's hard to know. So it's, you know, I think this is one where you just have to trust your kids and their instincts in the moment, because these are dynamic situations, and they have to be, you know, they're going to have to improvise sometimes.
MARTIN: I have to ask about the question of the entire. I mean, Leslie raised this question. I mean, she said that, you know, her son realizes he can walk around in a hoodie and some sweats and people aren't going to deem him suspicious. But what about that? I mean, that is one of the issues people raised in the beginning of this. They say, well, you know what, if you don't want to arouse suspicion, don't act in a way that causes other people to feel that way. And you can understand how disgusting that might feel to some people that say, why do I have to dress to alleviate your suspicions?
But the fact is that, you know, African-Americans have been engaging in what my colleague Michele Norris called sartorial activism for some time now, being clear, being sure to dress in a way that will be as conservative as possible. Jolene, what about that? Is that a valid point to make to your kids, that you need to dress a certain way, wear the, you know, the golf shirt and the khakis at all times?
J. IVEY: If I can just keep them with a belt on and their pants up above the crack, I'm happy, and that's really my goal. Our oldest son is, has been on job interviews lately. And we saw him yesterday, he has a nice fresh haircut. And I complimented him, and he said, yeah, I really thought that if I'm going to be looking for a job then I really have to come correct. And so, you know, I appreciate that he knows that already as a young person. But I think your clothes are important, but they shouldn't make you a target of violence. And I don't think a hoodie will qualify as something I would tell my kids do not wear, because heck, poor Trayvon was out in a cool, rainy night. It was February. It was the end of February.
Even in Florida, that can be chilly. And the rain, of course, he's going to put his hood on. And I would never have told my kids, but you can't wear that. The only thing I would tell them to do is keep their pants up and keep the belt around. These days, that would be my only thing I would demand.
MARTIN: Kristen, have you started any of this talk at all? And I'm guessing that this is new to you, not having been raised in this milieu. But you do teach diversity. That is something that you teach and think about. I mean, have you started the talk, even though your boys are young, and what kind of talks have you had?
HOWERTON: Oh, absolutely we've started the talk, and it's always, you know, trying to navigate what's developmentally appropriate at each stage. But we've actually, we've had lots of talks about racism and prejudice and that kind of thing. And, you know, I think it's a developing conversation, kind of like sexuality with kids. I think it's, you know, it's just a required thing. And yes, it is somewhat new to me, just because I'm white. I didn't grow up in that.
And so as a white parent, you know, I really do look to other black parents to help me figure this out. And, you know, I'm constantly reading and asking questions, and, you know, my hope also is that, in addition to the talk that my husband and I can have with them, that we have strong black men in their lives who can also steer them and encourage them, as well.
MARTIN: There are people who feel that, you know, that we, the collective we, are all making too much of this. There are people, I know that people have said to you, Kristen, why don't you just raise them to be human beings? What do you say to them?
HOWERTON: Well, you know, that's a lovely idea. I mean, wow, that would be great, but we don't live in that world. And, you know, Trayvon, I think if there's any redemption from this awful tragedy, I hope it's that people can stop having those notions and people can wake up and realize that our black youth, our young black men are being stereotyped in ways that can be life or death. So, you know, when people say that to me, I feel that they are lacking in empathy, and I feel that they are refusing to listen to the experiences of others.
MARTIN: Leslie Morgan Steiner, you wrote that one NPR listener, Angel, tweeted that she watched the verdict with her son, who is white, and she wrote that he cried and said, I hate that I won the cosmic lottery and I can't share. What do you say about that? Your son has now noticed these things. Your family, you, your family, you've all noticed these things. What now? What do you do with that?
STEINER: Well, I don't think that we as a country are making too much of this. I think that we should be making a lot of it, because it's a story, to me, about what it's like to be an African- American teenager in the U.S. today, and it's not a pretty story. And we all should be talking about it. And I think that, you know, as a white mom, it never occurred to me to talk to my children about how to dress when they're out on the street, except to look OK, but not, you know, not to be afraid of the police or afraid of a vigilante.
And I think what would I ask anybody who's listening, who is a parent and who's never even thought to have a conversation about race with their kids or about the police to stop and think, how fair is that? And what have you or your kid done to have this unearned privilege? And what we can we all do together to make our country more fair? Because it's going to be better for everybody if this type of tragedy never happens again.
MARTIN: Jolene, what would you hope would result from this?
J. IVEY: I would hope that my children would be able to stop assuming that the worst is going to happen. I really hope that they're going to be able to grow up, and at least we, Glenn and I, were hopeful and optimistic, maybe, that Zimmerman would be found guilty of something. And instead, our kids looked at us like we're crazy, and say, why would you think that's going to happen?
So I think it's so sad that our children, who I would like to think are growing up in a world that's going to make them more optimistic, instead their experiences have made them more pessimistic than we are.
MARTIN: Glenn, what about you? What would you hope would happen as a result from this?
G. IVEY: You know, it's hard to say without sounding naive, I think, a little bit. You know, you hope it turns from, you know, maybe a moment into a movement, that there's some sort of ongoing effort that builds up into raising these issues politically and socially and culturally in a way that they can be addressed.
But, you know, the reality is these types of shootings have been taking place day after day, year after year, for decades in the United States. And, you know, this one achieved a level of visibility that the vast majority don't. But it's hard for me to sit here and tell this audience or my children, for that matter, I think it's, you know, going to change in the near future.
MARTIN: You've dedicated your life to the law.
G. IVEY: Yeah.
MARTIN: Does this make you question that dedication?
G. IVEY: No, I mean, I think it's a challenge that, you know, you try to do what you can to deal with it. And, you know, you hope that you'll have a chance as a lawyer to do something with it. But we all, whether you're a lawyer or not, I think, can have, you know, look to find ways to address this and do what you can.
MARTIN: Glenn Ivey is an attorney and father of six. Jolene Ivey is a Maryland state lawmaker and cofounder of a parenting support group. And Glenn and Jolene are husband and wife. Leslie Morgan Steiner is author of "Crazy Love" and "Mommy Wars." She's a mom of three. She was with us from New Hampshire Public Radio in Concord, New Hampshire. Kristen Howerton blogs at "Rage Against the Minivan." She's a mom of four. She was with us from Irvine, California. I thank you all so much for speaking with us today.
STEINER: Thanks, Michel.
G. IVEY: Thank you.
J. IVEY: Thank you.
HOWERTON: Thank you, Michel.
MARTIN: And that's our program for today. I'm Michel Martin, and you've been listening to TELL ME MORE from NPR News. Let's talk more tomorrow. Transcript provided by NPR, Copyright NPR.


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An intercommunicator is * always associated with two process groups: one "local" process * group, containing the process that initiates an MPI operation * (e.g., the sender in a @c send operation), and one "remote" process * group, containing the process that is the target of the MPI * operation. * * While intercommunicators have essentially the same point-to-point * operations as intracommunicators (the latter communicate only * within a single process group), all communication with * intercommunicators occurs between the processes in the local group * and the processes in the remote group; communication within a group * must use a different (intra-)communicator. * */ class BOOST_MPI_DECL intercommunicator : public communicator { private: friend class communicator; /** * INTERNAL ONLY * * Construct an intercommunicator given a shared pointer to the * underlying MPI_Comm. 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Post-Leocal litigation: pruning back overly-expansive definitions of "aggravated felony"
Immigration and criminal defense lawyers share a common frustration with government interpretations of "aggravated felony" that extend far beyond what can reasonably meet that description. In immigration proceedings, the government often asserts stale convictions for relatively minor crimes as "aggravated felonies," which disqualifies otherwise eligible aliens from a wide array of benefits. In the context of criminal prosecutions for illegal reentry after deportation, prior minor crimes – when labeled "aggravated felonies" – call for major increases in guideline sentences or harsher treatment under fast track programs.
The good news is that the Supreme Court in Leocal unanimously rejected the "aggravated felony" classification for driving while intoxicated. Beyond the core holding, Leocal's reasoning will help cut back the over-expansive definitions of aggravated felony that have infested the case law.
Since Leocal, immigration attorneys from a number of national organizations have indicated an interest in coordinating with federal defenders in narrowing the scope of "aggravated felony." For example, Manny Vargas of the Immigrant Defense Project has made available a great website with resources summarizing issues and case law relevant to review of the validity of prior deportations and the labeling of prior convictions, and this alert calling for collaboration on specific aggravated felony issues. Manny and others such as Dan Kesselbrenner of the National Lawyers Guild's National Immigration Project , Lucas Guttentag of the ACLU's Immigrant Rights Project (405 14th Street, Suite 300, Oakland, California, 510-625-2010) and Mary Meg McCarthy of the Midwest Immigrant and Human Rights Center (email@example.com) will consider consultation and amicus support on issues of common concern. And we should continue to coordinate with our local immigration bars, who are usually networked through the American Immigration Lawyers Association. Leocal provides us with an important opening for coordinated litigation in which prior negative precedent has been superseded by the intervening reasoning of Leocal.
But let's get to the basics. The term "aggravated felony" is only found in the immigration statutes, where it is defined in 8 U.S.C. § 1101(a)(43). This definitional section has evolved from its original 1988 form – which listed only murder, drug trafficking, and weapons trafficking – to its present form – which includes twenty-six sections and subsections that reference fifty other sections of the United States Code. As extensive as it is, the government has pushed and pushed to extend "aggravated felony" to minor offenses such as drug possession and misdemeanors. Then along came Leocal.
The Supreme Court granted certiorari to resolve a conflict among the Circuits regarding the treatment of drunk driving resulting in injury under the immigration statutes. The definition of "aggravated felony" includes "crimes of violence," so the question was whether drunk driving constituted a crime of violence. The unanimous Court held the offense was not a crime of violence and therefore was not an aggravated felony.
Leocal provides a great wedge into previous precedent that over-expanded the scope of "aggravated felony." Two areas come immediately to mind as including precedent that should not survive Leocal: 1) the conflicted case law (previously blogged here and here) regarding simple drug possession as constituting drug trafficking, thereby becoming an "aggravated felony;" and 2) the contradictory approach of calling certain types of misdemeanors "aggravated felonies."
Two aspects of Leocal's reasoning provide advocates with bases for arguing that precedent must be re-examined in light of Leocal. First, the Court looked to the term being defined itself to aid in construction. The Court found that "crime of violence" did not "naturally" and by its "ordinary meaning" encompass driving while intoxicated. Similarly, "possession" does not ordinarily and naturally mean "trafficking"; "misdemeanor" does not ordinarily and naturally mean "felony."
Second, Leocal's footnote 8 states that there can only be one statutory meaning for § 1101(a)(43) terms, not differing definitions in the criminal and non-criminal contexts. The rule of lenity applies to any ambiguity, regardless of whether the term is construed in the civil or criminal context. The Court later in the Term again emphasized that statutes have a single meaning in Clark v. Martinez, where Court held that the same words in the indefinite detention statute could not mean one thing for deportable aliens and another for inadmissible aliens. At the very least, Leocal and Martinez should bring an end to the Alice-In-Wonderland construction that simple possession constitutes "drug trafficking" in criminal but not in administrative proceedings.
Following Leocal's footnote 8, favorable administrative law decisions should be applied in the criminal context. For example, the Ninth Circuit's recent administrative holding that the California sex-with-a-minor statute is not categorically a "crime of violence," and therefore is not an "aggravated felony," means that such convictions do not trigger enhancements under U.S.S.G. § 2L1.2 (Valencia v. Gonzales). To stay up to date on immigration law developments, Kathy Brady has a useful website for the Immigrant Legal Resource Center and also recommends the Norton Tooby website.
Federal defenders and Criminal Justice Act panel attorneys should be working closer with the civil immigration bar to assure that "aggravated felony" issues are spotted and properly litigated. Federal criminal defense lawyers can benefit from expertise and support from the civil side, just as the civil side benefits from cases, such as Palacios-Suarez, litigated by federal defenders. And it's a two-way street on amicus support: the National Association of Federal Defenders amicus committee (chaired by Paul Rashkind, Fran Pratt, and Henry Bemporad) has agreed to provide support for certiorari on the possession-as-aggravated-felony issue being litgated in the adminstrative law context.
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Along with the announcement of Apple's third-generation iPad on March 7, the tablet is getting a wireless upgrade with Bluetooth 4.0 Smart Ready connectivity. Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) announced the availability of Smart Ready technology for the new version of the Apple tablet, bringing new possibilities for remote-monitoring medical applications.
Made up of 14,000 member companies, Bluetooth SIG is a nonprofit trade association that publishes the Bluetooth specifications and manages the qualification program for the technology.
Apple's iPhone 4S and Motorola's Droid Razr are among the smartphones that feature Bluetooth Smart Ready connectivity, which the SIG introduced in the fall of 2011.
The new iPad is the first tablet to support Bluetooth Smart Ready technology. The current iPad 2 connects to Bluetooth 2.1 medical devices but will be unable to connect with new Bluetooth Smart Ready devices, Michael Foley executive director of Bluetooth SIG, told eWEEK.
An obvious difference in connecting Bluetooth devices to the iPad compared with the iPhone 4S is the tablet's larger HD display, which will allow doctors and patients to get a crisp view of medical readings and trends in data, said Foley.
"You can chart your heart rate," said Foley. "Being able to look at graphs over time on the iPad I think will be really cool."
Smart Ready technology features the low-energy technology and increased battery efficiency of Bluetooth 4.0.
The latest Bluetooth spec will allow consumer devices such as keyboards and mice to connect to the iPad first, but industrial medical devices will soon launch on the market that will connect patients and doctors using any type of Bluetooth device (4.0 or earlier).
"The initial wave has been consumer devices," said Foley. "The more industrial-strength devices in hospitals and doctors' offices are for the most part still on their way."
Patients will transmit vital data from glucometers, fitness sensors or heart-rate monitors to the iPad using Bluetooth. The Apple tablet then transmits the data to cloud health platforms such as Qualcomm's new 2net service or Microsoft's HealthVault using a WiFi, 3G or 4G connection.
In addition, Bluetooth medical devices are used to care for the elderly and monitor chronic conditions such as diabetes.
With medical data traveling from the Bluetooth device to the cloud by way of the iPad, caregivers and family can monitor and provide feedback, said Foley.
Smart Ready devices allow people to track their heart rate, distance, speed and elevation during a workout. Meanwhile, diabetics can connect their glucometer to mobile apps on the iPad to keep track of their blood glucose numbers.
Bluetooth SIG expects to expand the Smart Ready platforms to Windows 8 and Android tablets this year. Regarding adding Smart Ready to Android tablets, Foley said, "The Bluetooth software is out there, and people could do it, but to my knowledge nobody has done that yet."
Smart Ready peripherals incorporate military-grade 128-bit encryption, which could help keep medical information more secure during data transfer.
"Somebody can't eavesdrop and see your vital signs or whatever information is being transmitted to hospitals and doctors offices," said Foley.
Despite doctors enthusiastically using the iPad, it remains to be seen if software vendors will optimize clinical applications in time for the latest version of the tablet. In a Jan. 31 report, called "Point of Care Computing for Physicians 2012," the Spyglass Consulting Group found that software vendors have yet to invest in the software innovation necessary for the iPad to make a strong impact on care delivery.
As far as connecting medical devices on third-generation iPads, Bluetooth's Smart Ready technology holds promise for interoperability, suggested Gregg Malkary, managing director of Spyglass Consulting Group. "Bluetooth in the past was a nightmare," Malkary told eWEEK. The technology is now becoming more "seamless" and "consumer-friendly," he added.
Consumers will be able to buy Bluetooth medical devices at pharmacies and connect them to their iPad, said Malkary.
To read the original eWeek article, click here: New iPad Gets Bluetooth Tune-up for Health Care


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It's hard to say just when the word "hero" went bankrupt. But in the aftermath of 9/11, America became, to its own mind, a nation of heroes. We spread the word around like butter on toast. It has become cultural pabulum, a national panacea, a psychological commonplace. Children are now encouraged by well-meaning adults to grow up to become their own heroes, as if that wouldn't make them insufferable. And yet in a nation that is sick with celebrity, the word "hero" works in strange ways. We fear the elitism of the word, and so we democratize it, bestowing it everywhere, without really understanding what we're doing. In the past few years, our overuse of the word has trivialized the notion of duty and diminished the idea of professionalism. We say the word "hero" so much that we must be very afraid, as if a world full of heroes felt safer or at least more interesting. Somehow our lives suddenly seem to require heroism to sustain them. It's the password in an insecure world, the mantra we use against the dullness of ordinary life.
The men in these photographs are soldiers who were wounded in Iraq. Two of them were wounded in firefights. One was delivering ice. Another walked off into the desert on a bathroom break and stepped on a mine. One was wounded while blowing up a munitions dump. Two of the soldiers who look the least damaged are blind, far more damaged than the camera can record. Whatever they may feel about their condition now, these men tend to sum up our involvement in Iraq in simple, blunt phrases. Like this, from a double amputee: "The reasons for going to war were bogus, but we were right to go in there. Saddam was a bad guy."
No one has the right to say that these men are not heroes. But I also suspect that few people understand the contemporary hollowness of that word better than they do. Private Jessica Lynch is only the most recent in a long line of soldiers throughout history to dismiss the word. To a soldier coming home from war, the word "hero" looks surprisingly like a gesture of incomprehension, especially in our time when the word is on everyone's lips. It measures the appalling gap between civilians and soldiers, the inexplicable difference between peace and war.
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18 {comments}:
- Sarah Jordan said...
I love them too! I'd wear them with a beige dress if I had one :)
- March 31, 2011 at 6:23 PM
- Monique said...
I love them but am a bit confused by the uplifted toe section???
- March 31, 2011 at 6:25 PM
- elizabeth said...
They are darling!! They would be cute with so many things!! kahki, white, pale blue, red, denim... i love them!
- March 31, 2011 at 6:47 PM
- Life as I know it said...
- March 31, 2011 at 7:05 PM
- KJ@letsgoflyakite said...
I can totally see you in these. They are darling.
- March 31, 2011 at 8:01 PM
- mommy Orkid Belle said...
I love them too and they are fun and cute. You will look good in these fun shoes.:)
Adin B - March 31, 2011 at 8:31 PM
- JStacie said...
Stinkin' Awesome!
- March 31, 2011 at 9:43 PM
- Carina said...
For a broke college student, I have a slightly ridiculous amount of IR shoes; they're not rigidly upturned, it's just a little curve at the toe. Your foot is held pretty naturally. Or as naturally as heels will ever be! They just look dramatic, usually super comfortable.
@Kathleen I think they're awesome! I always find loud shoes are great for days when I'm feeling a bit lazy about putting an outfit together, but I don't want to look boring either. - March 31, 2011 at 11:02 PM
- Shannon said...
Garden Party shoes. Lovely.
- March 31, 2011 at 11:03 PM
- ~Crystal~ said...
Those are awesome! If I had a good outfit to pair them with (which would probably cost a small fortune) I would totally get them! You have good taste.
- April 1, 2011 at 12:44 AM
- Lora Oliver said...
Cuffed capris with a white tank and red cardi would be perfection! LOVE these shoes.
- April 1, 2011 at 1:21 AM
oh no you're not crazy...
Theses shoes are marvelous...
I'm looking for turquese pair but not so much lovely !!!
with a white dress or with turquese or...
a lot of possibility - April 1, 2011 at 1:54 AM
- magdamagda said...
oh yes they are crazy fun!
- April 1, 2011 at 2:58 AM
- Lady Abigail said...
I wore a purple flocked version of these on my wedding day! Love them!
- April 1, 2011 at 6:17 AM
- JuliaS said...
I LOVE THOSE!!!!!! <3 I think they would look wonderful with a solid red dress - I can even picture it in my head . . . :)
- April 1, 2011 at 10:58 AM
- ASHLEY said...
Very cute! They remind me of these: http://www.modcloth.com/Womens/Shoes/Heels/-Garden-Gate-Park-Heel
- April 1, 2011 at 11:38 AM
- Rebecca said...
If loving these shoes is wrong, I don't want to be right. I'm going to stalk e-bay until someone lists them. :)
- October 3, 2011 at 10:51 AM
- Simply Deluscious said...
Wow, these are gorgeous.....you wouldn't be the only one wanting to wear them.....love your blog.
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'There was a tall man sitting next me, and he dressed in grey, and after the Mass I asked him where he came from. "From Tir-na-nOg," says he. "And where is that?" I asked him. "It's not far from you," he said; "it's near the place where you live."- Mrs Sheridan, in Lady Augusta Gregory's Visions and Beliefs in the West of Ireland,
What we see and what we imagine has one connected life, but it is only when we enter into dialogue with the otherworld that we understand that. It is 'not far from us.' Seers and visionaries perceive that the spiritual and emotional meaning of life is not found just on one shore of reality but is brought to us by the tides originating on the further shore, by way of dream and impressions that we today tend to neglect as irrational promptings of no account.
What if we were to live as if that dialogue were the truest thing we ever did? As a hunter examines the grass for the track of the deer, as a lover looks for response in the face of the beloved, so we too need to search the hinterland of that further shore with imagination and intelligence.
For the people of the ancient Celtic world, seership opened windows into the otherworld, awakening the essence of true vision and wisdom which was known by the poets as the gléfiosa or 'the bright knowledge.'
Seership connects the two sides of reality: both the physical world which is perceptible by our everyday senses, as well as the invisible, unmanifest world which we perceive with our inner senses. When seers go seeking, they expand their consciousness to perceive the wider reality of the whole, able to sense from the movement or location of animals the coming of a dangerous event or when a sickness augurs death.
The primordial condition of the human soul is based upon metaphors of perception: the symbologies of this primal language of the soul are received by the inner senses and conveyed primarily through the images and metaphors of storytelling, song and poetry. When viewing a landscape, the seer sees not just the hills or rivers but a living world in which the sound of the waters, the wind through the trees and the movements of animals are meaningful. Each place has its own memories where certain teachings or stories may be remembered. A land-feature has power to reconnect the physical and unseen sides of reality, becoming a threshold where past, present and future fuse into a single focus for knowing and understanding.
Some people are born with the 'second sight' which, in Gaelic is called an da shealleadh, literally meaning 'the two seeings.' Possessors of the second sight perceive not only the physical semblance of a person or event but also its spiritual aspect as well. In an age which welcomes all kinds of signs and wonders, it should be remembered that the second sight was and still is not a welcome gift, for it comes unbidden and can seldom be ignored or removed, only 'tuned down.'
Seers were pragmatically sought out to find lost people or animals that had strayed, to discover news of far-travelling relatives or those who went into battle in an age with no instant means of communication. The interpretive skills of the seer might be welcome in times of need or very unwelcome indeed when the seer's seeing brought inconvenient truths to the surface.
Methods of Celtic seership and vision have been my study for many years, both from written sources as well as from oral transmission and personal practice. With many students worldwide, I've explored how these methods can work today. Seership is an inborn gift but vision is a skill that can be re-awoken within us by patient observation and faithful practice, by stillness, and the absence of stimulus or interruption. By slowing down, carrying a question patiently within our hearts, we can consider the evidences of our heightened senses and the verifications of our dreams. This book offers a short study of Seership and has its own pointers to the development of vision.
CELTIC VISIONS: Seership, Omens and Dreams of the Otherworld. Watkins, 2012.
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One of the more recent features to emerge with on bike power meters has been the reporting of something called "Power Balance". It's meant to provide an indicator of the split in power production between your left and right legs - an indicator of asymmetry in power output. It's a pretty simplistic indicator of what's going on with pedalling forces, and masks over much detail. It's also not all that clear whether it's of much value.
How's your power balance? |
So if your Power Balance is reporting as 46%-54%, then it's reasonable to assume that means 46% of the total power output is coming from your left leg and 54% from your right leg. Except that maybe it's not.
So then, what is it really measuring?
Is it important/useful?
And is the L-R power balance data accurate?
What is Power Balance actually measuring?
You see, while some of the more popular ANT+ power meters are each reporting a power balance number, there isn't a standard as to what power balance actually means, and these meters are not reporting the same thing.
There are two main types of power balance data reported (there's actually more but I'm going to leave those others out for now), and which of these a power meter reports depends on where and how the forces are measured. I've decided to give each a name, it's possible others have already done the same and used a different name and quite possibly there are better ways to distinguish between each type. It's also possible I'm wrong with some details, and I'll be (happily) corrected if that's the case.
The issue comes about primarily because different power meters measure the forces at different points along the drivetrain, somewhere along the transmission from the pedals to the rear tyre. The dividing line is whether the measurement is done upstream or downstream of the spindle or bottom bracket connecting the left and ride side crank arms. Upstream means measurement of the forces applied to each crank arm, or to each pedal (or even cleats or shoes), and downstream means measurement of the forces applied to the crank spider, or chainrings, chain, rear cogs, rear hub, wheel or tyre.
You see, the downstream measurement locations cannot distinguish from which crank arm the force is being applied, whereas measurement done upstream on each crank arm or at each pedal can make that distinction (but they must measure both sides independently to do that). Downstream measurement of power balance is therefore split based on a crank's rotational location whereas upstream measurement of power balance is based on which side of the bike the forces have been applied.
1. Downstream power balance
This version of power balance is calculated from the power applied during the time when one or the other crankarm is forward of the bottom bracket, irrespective of which leg or crank arm is applying the forces. In other words, the left side power balance is the net contribution to power from both legs while the left hand side crank arm is forward of the bottom bracket, expressed as a percentage of the total power. Right side power balance of course must then be the same for when the right crank arm is forward of the bottom bracket.
This is the power balance values the Quarq and Power2Max reports, and also what the Computrainer, Wattbike and SRM systems report via their own data systems.
2. Upstream power balance
This version of power balance is calculated from the power applied to either crank arm for the entire pedal stroke. This version of left side power balance is then the net power applied by the left leg only to the left crank arm for the entire pedal stroke. And of course the same applies to the right side.
This is what Garmin Vector, MEP, Axis Cranks etc report.
1. and 2. are not therefore, measuring the same thing, and nor is one necessarily better than the other in its current simplistic guise.
As an excellent demonstration of the differences, Ray on his DC Rainmaker blog did a test showing the live power balance numbers reported from a Quarq (a downstream device) and the Garmin Vectors (an upstream device). Here's a link to the youtube video:
It's quite obvious how much difference exists between these two versions of power balance. That also assumes of course that each was accurately reporting their version of left and right side data. I'll get to that later.
There is a little more to understand with these data, for instance because the cranks are a connected system, then what happens on one side is affected by what's going on with the other. So while we may see net torque and power reported from each each side (be it the upstream of downstream version of power balance), it is still masking what's actually going on. As yet, data streams with sufficient frequency are not available via ANT+ since it's constrained by transmission of data packets at 4Hz. To do that requires alternative means, which is what SRM's torque analysis, Wattbike and some other solutions provide.
Is power balance data important/useful?
In short, we really don't know. I think there will be times when such data may prove to be somewhat helpful, perhaps in assessing things like bike fits, but one needs to be careful with any assumption that achieving symmetry is the objective. It's not. Better performance is the objective.
And then we also need to learn how to interpret the difference between upstream and downstream power balance data.
So let me start by stating something already very well established in scientific study of pedalling.
Asymmetry in power production is normal and everyone will have a different L-R power balance. It's also well established that asymmetry is also variable and will vary with:
- power output, absolute and/or relative
- cadence (or torque)
- fatigue
- and likely a few other factors such as bicycle position, seated v standing and so on
Asymmetry in bicycle ergometer pedalling
The influence of pedaling rate on bilateral asymmetry in cycling
Bilateral pedaling asymmetry during a simulated 40-km cycling time-trial
On the bilateral asymmetry during running and cycling - a review considering leg preference
Assessment of bilateral asymmetry in cycling using a commercial instrumented crank system and instrumented pedals
Age-Related Differences in Bilateral Asymmetry in Cycling Performance
Analysis of the pedaling biomechanics of master's cyclists: A preliminary study
Interlimb asymmetry in persons with and without an anterior cruciate ligament deficiency during stationary cycling
External work bilateral symmetry during incremental cycling exercise
There are others that go back to the 1970s but quick link abstracts are not available. This is not a scientific review, but you get the idea.
So, for instance, it's pretty common to see a different power balance at different power outputs as well as at the same power output but at different times during a ride.
So now that you have a power balance number and a trace of how that balance varies during your rides, what now? I mean we all have such asymmetries, some of us more than others, and yet it doesn't always appear to be a significant impediment to performance improvement, certainly not in my own case of a sizeable acquired pedalling asymmetry as shown in this item, but perhaps I'm the exception and not the rule.
Some asymmetries we might be able to address, and some we might not. Of those that we can, should we be concerned with them? Like I said, I'll leave that question open for others to address but it is my view that we should really only be concerned with those that will demonstrably lead to an improvement in performance, and I'd consider a reduction in potenital for injuries as an improvement (not that I am in any way implying there's an established causal link between power asymmetry and injury).
So far we really have no strong evidence either way to know whether this infomation provides us with any actionable intelligence. And so we progress instead with anecdote, personal experience and experimentation, belief, and all the biases and lack of controls that go with it. Anecdata if you will. Over time I'm sure better information will arise as more research is conducted into pedalling biomechanics.
For now, I'd put power balance data into the category of a curiosity, of limited practical value until some better research is conducted into its use and validity.
Another factor to consider is accuracy of the left-right power data. Don't just assume your shiny new Vectors are accurately reporting power balance or that your Computrainer spin scan data is correct either.
As yet, there really hasn't been much in the way of an assessment of the accuracy of left - right power data, nor for that matter any investigation of the accuracy of many power meter devices in the scientific literature for quite a long time. Please direct me to any if I've missed them.
Downstream power balance data
I would say that the downstream power balance data from a Quarq, Power2Max etc is quite likely to be about as accurate as the total power reported. This is because the same set of strain gauges are used to measure and parse the forces, and all that's required is a means to establish the crank's postion each revolution. Even so, this could use verification, and something as simple as checking the variance in left and right side static torque measurements can provide some decent clues.
Nevertheless, we also know that some ANT+ head units and meters often suffer this tendency to falsely repeat 2-3 seconds of power values when you stop pedalling, and these ghost power readings can readily result in quite sizeable discrepencies in overall power accuracy. Are such false power readings also affecting power balance calculations? If you tend to stop pedalling on one side more than the other, it may well be that such power ghost data is mostly attributed to that one side. I really don't know.
Upstream Power Balance data
The left-right upstream power balance data from a Garmin Vector could well be brilliant or it could conceivably be out by some margin. The other day I saw someone post on Facebook some ride data from their new Vectors. Nearly three hours of solid riding with a 61%-39% L-R power balance, and they were inclined to actually believe it. Knowing the rider, I know his asymmetry is not even close that level.
We already know from DC Rainmaker's blog review the accuracy of the Garmin Vector is affected by how tightly the pedals have been installed. This is summarised in this chart showing how the Vectors Ray was testing reported power relative to other power meters when they were installed into the cranks with different tightness:
Vector's accuracy as a function of how tightly the pedals are installed into the crank arms. Chart from DC Rainmaker's blog |
Given the total variance in reported power for both pedals can be of the order of around 10% depending on how tightly the pedals were installed, then I can readily imagine a large bias error in reported pedal balance would be very easy to create if each pedal is tightened differently.
Indeed it's quite possible a bias error already exists even if both pedals are installed to specification, simply because you have two separate measurement devices, each with its own error range.
So, even if you consider power balance data is of value, you'll need a means to verify its accuracy, as well as understand the difference between upstream and downstream power balance, lest you make poor decisions about a training or positional intervention.
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Every time you roll your shopping cart into the supermarket, you're making a decision that goes far beyond whether you're going to have pork or pierogies for dinner. You're actually choosing between being a victim and a victor. What you put in your cart goes a long way toward determining whether you'll be compromised by diabetes or start controlling and eventually even beating it.
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Research proves that making a few key changes to your diet such as eating more produce, fewer refined carbohydrates, plenty of lean protein, and more 'good' fat'helps improve blood-sugar control and cuts the risk of diabetes-related complications. Don't make the mistake of thinking that one or two or even five foods on this list will transform you. You need most of them, yes, even the flaxseed, because together they represent a new approach to eating, a lifestyle rather than just a diet.
1. Apples
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Eat them whole and unpeeled for the greatest benefit, or make a quick 'baked' apple. After washing and chopping one apple, put it in a bowl with a dusting of cinnamon and microwave until soft (about 4 minutes). Enjoy with yogourt and oat bran sprinkles for a nutritious dessert, or serve over oatmeal for breakfast.
2. Avocado
Rich, creamy, and packed with beneficial monounsaturated fat, avocado slows digestion and helps keep blood sugar from spiking after a meal. A diet high in good fats may even help reverse insulin resistance, which translates to steadier blood sugar long-term. Try putting mashed avocado on sandwiches instead of mayonnaise or on bread instead of butter. To keep what's left over from turning brown, spritz the flesh with cooking spray or coat with lemon juice and wrap in plastic.
3. Barley
Choosing this grain instead of white rice can reduce the rise in blood sugar after a meal by almost 70 per cent'and keep your blood sugar lower and steadier for hours. That's because the soluble fibre and other compounds in barley dramatically slow the digestion and absorption of the carbohydrate. Even brown rice can't compare. Add barley to soups, serve it as a side dish, or make it the basis for a stir-fry or casserole. Pearled, hulled, or quick-cooking varieties are all crackling good choices.
4. Beans
When menu planning, think 'bean cuisine' at least twice a week. The soluble fibre in all types of beans (from chickpeas to kidney beans to even edamame) puts a lid on high blood sugar. And because they're rich in protein, beans can stand in for meat in main dishes. Just watch the sodium content. Always rinse canned beans before using. To save time cooking beans, invest in a pressure cooker. Soaked beans are tender in just 10 to 15 minutes.
5. Beef
Yes, beef is a diabetes-friendly food, as long as you choose the leanest cuts and keep portions to one-fourth your plate. Getting enough protein at mealtime keeps you feeling full and satisfied. Plus, it helps maintain muscle mass when you're losing weight, so your metabolism stays high. The skinniest beef cuts are eye of round, inside round, ground round, tenderloin, sirloin, flank steak, and filet mignon. To lean up other cuts, put them in the freezer for 20 minutes. This hardens the meat so it's easier to slice off the fat. Lean cuts can be tenderized and made more flavourful by marinating in any mixture that contains vinegar, wine, or citrus juice. The acid softens them up.
6. Berries
Think of them as nature's M&Ms: sweet, convenient, colourful, and satisfying. Berries are full of fibre and antioxidants. The red and blue varieties also contain natural plant compounds called anthocyanins. Scientists believe these may help lower blood sugar by boosting insulin production. Put some in an easy-to-grab location or freeze a handful to suck on or use as ice cubes.
7. Broccoli
Hey, don't make that face. Broccoli is filling, fibrous, and full of antioxidants (including a day's worth of vitamin C in one serving). It's also rich in chromium, which plays an important role in long-term blood sugar control. If you don't already love it, either 'hide' it in soups, pasta dishes, and casseroles, or sauté it with garlic, soy sauce, and mustard, or dark sesame oil (or any combination thereof) for a taste you'll fall for.
8. Carrots
Don't believe what you hear about carrots rapidly raising blood sugar. While the type of sugar they contain is transformed into blood sugar quickly, the amount of sugar in carrots is extremely low. That's good news because carrots are one of nature's richest sources of beta-carotene, which is linked to a lower risk of diabetes and better blood-sugar control. Sick of raw sticks? Make some 'fries' by slicing carrots into thin strips, scattering on a baking sheet, and flavouring with olive oil, salt and pepper. Roast at 400°F (200°C) for 40 minutes. Who needs McDonald's?
9. Poultry
These meats can be high-fat disasters or perfectly healthy fare. It all depends on the cut and how it's prepared. Breast meat, whether ground or whole, is always lower in fat than dark meat such as thighs and drumsticks. Never eat the skin because of its high saturated fat content, and when buying ground turkey, make sure the package says ground turkey breast. Otherwise, you may as well be eating hamburger. And need we remind you, the Colonel is not your friend. (Why are you eating anything that comes in a bucket anyway?) If you stick to these rules, you'll enjoy a nice, low-calorie dose of sustaining protein. No time to cook? Pick up a rotisserie chicken.
10. Eggs
Eggs are another excellent, inexpensive source of high-quality protein'so high, in fact, that egg protein is the gold standard nutritionists use to rank all other proteins. An egg or two won't raise your cholesterol, and will keep you feeling full and satisfied for hours afterward. Such a magic food deserves a little sleight of hand in its preparation. To flip an egg, spritz the skillet with cooking spray, wait for the egg white to bubble and, in one continuous motion, slide the pan quickly toward you and then forward with a slight upward flick of the wrist. Bow to your guests.
11. Fish
The single deadliest complications of diabetes is heart disease, and eating fish just once a week can reduce your risk by 40 per cent, according to a Harvard School of Public Health study. The fatty acids in fish reduce inflammation in the body'a major contributor to coronary disease, as well as insulin resistance and diabetes. And unless you're pregnant, don't worry too much about potential chemical contaminants. An exhaustive review of the scientific literature on fish and human health by Harvard researchers led to the conclusion that eating it far outweighs any accompanying risks.
12. Flaxseed
No, this is not something you fill the bird feeders with come winter. Rather, these shiny brown seeds hit the diabetes trifecta: They're rich in protein, fibre, and good fats similar to the kind found in fish. They're also a source of magnesium, a mineral that's key to blood-sugar control because it helps cells use insulin. Ground flaxseed spoils quickly, so buy whole seeds in bulk, keep in the fridge, and grind as needed. Sprinkle on cereal, yogourt, or ice cream or blend into meat loaf, meatballs, burgers, pancakes, and breads. It works in just about anything'including bird feeders.
13. Milk and yogurt
Both are rich in protein and calcium, which studies show may help people lose weight. And diets that include plenty of dairy may fight insulin resistance, a core problem behind diabetes. Go low-fat or fat-free, though. If you don't like the taste of skim milk, try 1 percent. It's a little thicker and creamier than skim. Likewise, reduced-fat Greek-style yogurt tends to taste richer than its Canadian counterparts because of how it's made. Drizzle with honey and imagine you're on the Mediterranean.
14. Nuts
Because of their high fibre and protein content, nuts are 'slow burning' foods that are friendly to blood sugar. And even though they contain a lot of fat, it's that healthful monounsaturated kind again. Roasting really brings out the flavour of nuts and makes them a great addition to fall soups and entrées. Just spread shelled nuts on a cooking sheet and bake at 300°F (150°C) for 7 to 10 minutes.
15. Seeds
Like nuts, seeds of all types pumpkin, sunflower, sesame are filled with good fats, protein, and fibre that work together to keep blood sugar low and stave off heart disease. They're also a natural source of cholesterol-lowering sterols, the same compounds added to some cholesterol-lowering margarines. Fill an empty Altoids mint tin with your favourite unsalted seeds and stash it in your purse or pocket in case of snack emergencies. Or tell the waiter to hold the croutons on your Caesar and substitute pumpkin or sunflower seeds instead.
16. Oatmeal
Ever wonder why oatmeal is so good for you? It's because it's loaded with soluble fibre which, when mixed with water, forms a paste. Just as it sticks to your bowl, it also forms a gummy barrier between the digestive enzymes in your stomach and the starch molecules in your meal. So it takes longer for your body to convert the carbs you've eaten into blood sugar. Don't like oatmeal in the morning? Buy oat flour and use it as a thickener in autumn stews, casseroles, and soups. Or add ground oatmeal (not the instant kind) to muffin, pancake, or waffle batters. You won't even know it's there.
17. Olive Oil
This stuff is liquid gold. In fact, it contains an anti-inflammatory component so strong that researchers liken it to aspirin. This may be one reason why people who follow a Mediterranean diet'a traditional way of eating that emphasizes olive oil along with produce, whole grains, and lean meat'have such low rates of heart disease and diabetes, both of which are linked with inflammation. Unlike butter, the good fat in olive oil won't increase insulin resistance and may even help reverse it. A touch of olive oil also slows digestion, so your meal is less likely to spike your glucose. Dribble it on salads, baked potatoes, pasta, just about anything.
18. Peanut Butter
One study found that eating peanut butter dampens the appetite for up to 2 hours longer than a low-fibre, high-carb snack, making this childhood favourite a grown-up weight-loss ally. The monounsaturated fats in PB also help control blood sugar. Looking for a new way to enjoy it? Try raw or steamed veggies with this peanut dip: Bring 2/3 cup water to boil in a saucepan, stir in 1/3 cup creamy PB, 1 clove minced garlic, 2 teaspoons fresh-grated ginger, 2 medium chopped scallions, 2 tablespoons of brown sugar, 2 tablespoons of soy sauce, and a dash of chili powder. Simmer 2 minutes, remove from heat, and stir in 1 tablespoon of lemon juice. Wait until it cools, then start dipping!
19. Whole-Grain Bread
Eating white bread is practically like eating table sugar when it comes to raising blood sugar. So if you eat a lot of it (and this includes bagels), simply switching to whole grain may improve your sensitivity to insulin. In one study of nearly 1,000 men and women, the higher their intake of whole grains, the greater their insulin sensitivity and blood-sugar stability. Don't mistake any old brown bread, or even multigrain, for whole grain. If it doesn't have the word 'whole' in the first ingredient, don't buy it. And look for the coarsest bread you can find; the coarseness will slow digestion.
20. Sweet Potatoes
Choose a baked sweet potato instead of a baked white potato, and your blood sugar will rise about 30 percent less. Sweet potatoes are packed with nutrients and disease-fighting fibre, almost 40 percent of which is the soluble kind that lowers cholesterol and slows digestion. They're also extra rich in carotenoids, orange and yellow pigments that play a role in helping the body respond to insulin. Plus, they're full of the natural plant compound chlorogenic acid, which may help reduce insulin resistance.


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