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You noticed that your pants were getting a little snug, but didn't think much of it. When you could barely button your favorite skirt, you forced yourself onto a scale and discovered you'd gained eight pounds. But why? You haven't changed your eating or exercise habits.
Chances are you overlooked some of the most common weight-gain culprits. Frequent dining out, nighttime snacks in front of the television and even your fondness for coffee can all cause a slow-but-steady weight gain. Once you identify and combat these "hidden" fat traps, you'll find it easier to shed pounds and maintain a healthy weight.
Loss of Muscle
Getting older is one of the most frequently overlooked reasons for gaining weight, says Sheah Rarback, R.D., a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association based in Miami. "You're more susceptible to weight gain with every passing decade because your metabolism slows and you lose muscle mass," says Rarback. "What that means is you can't eat the same way you did when you were twenty. If you do, you'll gain weight."
The solution: Strength training helps build muscle mass and combat this effect of aging, says personal trainer Brad Schoenfeld, author of Look Great at Any Age. "Generally speaking, a pound of muscle burns about fifty calories a day," he says. "So if you add a pound of muscle, you'll increase your metabolic rate by about that much." Adding muscle keeps your bones strong as well.
Late-Night Snacking
If you spend most evenings curled up on the couch watching TV, chances are you snack, too. And those snacks can add up to hundreds or even thousands of calories. Eating in front of the set distracts you from how much you're consuming, causing you to eat even more. Studies also show that women eat less when they concentrate on their food. "If you sit in front of the TV every night and eat, then every time the TV comes on you'll have the urge to eat," warns Jackie Berning, R.D., an assistant professor of nutrition at the University of Colorado in Colorado Springs.
The solution: Women tend to undereat during the day, so they overeat at night, says Berning. Make sure you eat enough at mealtimes so you're not hungry for a snack after dinner. Most importantly, turn off the TV whenever you eat.
Plentiful Portions
Americans' waistlines have been growing along with portion sizes. Even snack foods are growing increasingly larger. But the battle can be won. Leah Ingram of New Hope, Pennsylvania, has kept 17 pounds off for more than a year and a half just by controlling her portions. "I have peanut butter on toast every morning for breakfast. Before I lost weight, I slopped peanut butter on the toast," says Leah. "But now I measure out a tablespoon and make it last. Eyeballing doesn't work because it's too easy to add more, and suddenly your pants are tight."
The solution: "Have the treat but control the portion," says Rarback. "Even if it's a snack food, such as chips or peanuts, put a small portion on a plate. If you're reaching into the bag, you don't realize how much you're eating." You can also buy individual snack bags at the grocery store or make your own portion-size snacks using sandwich bags.
Make Meals Better
Restaurant Reliance
If you eat out frequently it's almost impossible not to overeat. In fact, a study found that restaurant portions of foods like hamburgers and French fries are two to five times larger than they should be. "There's a mentality that says, 'If I'm going to pay for it, I'm going to eat it,'" says Berning. "And we're paying for it with the high incidence of obesity in this country." We also tend to think of eating out as special, so we choose fattier foods. "It's easy to think, 'I don't have to prepare it and therefore I'm going to treat myself,'" says Berning.
The solution: In addition to restricting the number of meals you allow yourself to eat out, implementing portion control is extremely important. Eat only half of your meal, and leave the rest or take it home in a doggie bag. If you don't like leftovers, ask your dinner partner if he or she would like to split a meal.
Skipping Breakfast
A lot of busy women skip breakfast and live off coffee during the morning hours. This not only affects your waistline, but also your performance and mood. Studies show that breakfast eaters are more alert and retain information more easily than breakfast skippers, plus they're less likely to be depressed.
Missing this critical morning meal can also lead to overeating later in the day. "People think if they skipped breakfast they deserve to snack or to eat more at lunch," says Joan Carter, R.D., a spokeswoman for the American Dietetic Association based in Houston. "Once you're starving, all bets are off in terms of eating sensibly." One study showed that 78 percent of people who lost more than 30 pounds and kept it off ate breakfast every morning.
The solution: Always make time for this essential meal, even if it's just a banana and yogurt eaten on the run.
Kitchen Crew
Do you nibble as you cook? Finish the fries off your kids' plates? "Some moms tend to finish the family's dinners, whether it's the last crust of pizza or the last few bites of pasta," says Carter. You can easily consume 200 or 300 calories without even noticing it.
The solution: If you've fallen into this habit, remind yourself that it's OK to throw food away. Serve your kids smaller portions or save the leftovers for the next day.
Loaded Drinks
Five years ago, you probably just had regular coffee in the morning. If you've switched to a latte or mocha, have you accounted for the additional calories? "Even bottled drinks that say 'health' or 'vitality' or 'energy' can be loaded with calories," says Rarback. "Juices are a source of good nutrients, but some have the same amount of calories as soda does."
The solution: You don't have to give up your favorite drinks. Just make sure you're aware of the calories consumed since they can add on the pounds. Also, drink plenty of water. If you're thirsty, that should be your first choice.
When Snacks Attack
Packaged Foods
How many of your meals and snacks come in plastic? The more packaged foods you eat, the more likely you are to be consuming empty calories that add pounds. "People don't eat enough unprocessed foods," says Carter. "Generally, the less processed the food, the higher the fiber content." More fiber means your stomach stays full, and you feel satisfied for a longer period of time.
The solution: Opt for fruits, vegetables and whole grains instead of packaged, processed foods. "Foods that are less processed, such as dense whole-grain breads, salads, broccoli and other vegetables, force you to be more aware of what you're eating," says Carter.
Snack, Snack, Snack
Having a snack is not inherently bad. It can serve as a bridge between meals and help you maintain your energy level throughout the day. But if you're constantly putting food in your mouth, most likely you're going to gain weight.
The solution: Recognize the reason for your snacking. It may be because you're bored or thirsty. "I tell people to drink a lot of water throughout the day in order to maintain hydration. Most people snack less when they do this," says Berning. To become more aware of how much you're snacking, keep a food journal. You may be surprised at what you are actually eating. Karen Preston, 45, of Portland, Oregon, a customer-service representative, lost 184 pounds over three years and four months. She kept a food journal to record her eating and exercise and continues to keep one today.
Losing weight is hard enough, but keeping it off can be an ongoing battle, especially as you get older. Although you don't have to diet for the rest of your life, you do need to pay attention to your eating and exercise habits.
The solution: Weigh yourself once a week or notice how your clothes fit to keep track of where you are. Even after you're done with the strict diet, it's still important to pay attention to what you're eating and to remain physically active. Karen bought a diamond and ruby ring to celebrate her weight loss, and she wears it to keep herself motivated and on track. "I only wear the ring if I'm at my goal weight or below," she explains. "A visual reminder really helps me stay on target."
5 Diet Busters
While there are hundreds of lowfat, reduced-calorie and "lite" versions of your favorite foods available, not all of them are good for you. Watch out for these hidden fat-trap foods that can derail even the most dedicated dieter's progress:
Coffee drinks
A 16-ounce Starbucks Coffee Frappuccino has 270 calories. Toss in a scone and you've just had 770 calories for breakfast!
Ground turkey
You may use this in recipes thinking it's leaner than ground beef, but 95-percent-lean ground beef can actually have less fat and calories than ground turkey. Check the nutrition label on the package before you buy.
Lowfat cheese
Some versions have half the calories and fat of regular versions, but it's easy to go overboard. If you use lowfat cheese, it's not an excuse to eat twice as much.
Energy bars
There are dozens to choose from, many of which are enriched with beneficial vitamins and minerals, but they're still high in calories. For instance, a Balance Gold bar has 200 calories. When you need a quick energy boost, choose a piece of fruit instead.
Salad bars
A salad can be a dieter's best weapon if you stick to fresh vegetables and go easy on the dressing. But watch the prepared salads and toppings like cheese, ham, bacon bits and sunflower seeds, all of which are high in calories.


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When winter finally ends in Chicago and I start wearing shorts and skirts I am always struck by how pale my legs or arms are. Plus I have lots of prominent veins and capillaries on my legs that I really need to have professionally taken care of sooner than later, but in the meantime I am just trying to mask some of this unattractive feature. This summer I decided that I should give Jergens Natural Glow for the body another try since now they had come out with a version with SPF 20. I thought – perfect I'll get my sun protection and a little color all at once.
I don't want to look deeply tan or even medium dark – I just want a warmth to my skin instead of looking pasty white. Of course, I knew that my skin should be exfoliated before application and that I should rub the lotion really well into my skin in order for the color, which appears after a few days, to look natural. After reading the directions I realized I also needed to let the lotion dry thoroughly before I could get dressed. This was difficult for me since I am always late and in a hurry in the morning, but because I didn't want to get stains on my clothes I sucked it up and stood around my bathroom in my underwear and bra until I felt like the lotion was dry. The lotion has, in my opinion, a strong scent which to me smells like artificial coconuts. It isn't my favorite smell, but I can live with it.
When I began using Jergens about two months ago, and even though I rubbed it in very well, it did not look good. I had orange streaks on my feet, dark patches on my knees and elbows, and my hands were ghostly white since I wash them so much the self-tanner didn't stay on them. I tried to exfoliate the dark patches so that they looked more normal and gave up. I just decided that stop using the lotion and live with my pale skin since I was so self-conscious about the results.
Less than a week ago I figured that I should just use up the self-tanner instead of chucking it. And this time – wow! great results! No streaks this time, no ghostly white hands, and no dark elbows and knees. The problem is I can't figure out what I did differently this time from the time before. Really. Why did I get so-so, even bad results two months ago and nice, natural looking results this past week? I wish I knew why.
I just finished the bottle this morning, and I don't know if I am going to buy another one. The smell bugs me, and I am afraid that my good results now were a fluke instead of what is going to go on all the time.
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The Franconian Mountain Path combines three of the region's uplands – the Franconian Forest, Fichtel Mountains and Franconian Switzerland – to create one magnificent hiking trail.
Franconian Switzerland is not only the land of 1,000 caves, it is also the land of 1,000 rock formations. Bizarre sandstone formations wow hikers on this route. We hike through beautiful forests and lush meadows in the Franconian Forest – no wonder this forest is known as the green crown of Bavaria!
The highest mountains on the Franconian Mountain Path – the Schneeberg and Ochsenkopf, both with a height of more than 1,000 metres – are in the Fichtel Mountains near the Czech border.
The source of the White Main headstream lies on the Ochsenkopf. It runs through Bayreuth and into the Main, which flows through Würzburg and Frankfurt.
This is the Franconian Mountain Path: three upland regions coming together to form a gigantic 428 kilometre hiking trail.
Manuel Andrack, editor, presenter, author and hiking blogger:
"A detour to Bayreuth is a must. And not just for the Festspielhaus, Wagner's Festival Theatre. The range of regional and international craft beers in the Liebesbier restaurant and brewery is sensational. Cheers to Franconia!"
At a glance: Franconian Mountain Path
Starts: Blankenstein
Ends: Hersbruck
Length: 425 km
Number of stages: 25
Altitude variation: lowest point 344 m, highest point 1,041 m
Terrain: 43% unmade, 17% asphalt, 40% other, e.g. farm tracks
Certified quality hiking trail
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John Alexander McCrae (1872-1918)
Lieutenant Colonel John Alexander McCrae (November 30, 1872 – January 28, 1918) was a Canadian poet, physician, author, artist and soldier during World War I and a surgeon during the Second Battle of Ypres. He is best known for writing the famous war memorial poem "In Flanders Fields".
Born in Guelph, Ontario, on November 30, 1872, John McCrae was the second son of Lieutenant-Colonel David McCrae and Janet Simpson Eckford McCrae. He had a sister, Geills, and a brother, Tom. John studied medicine at university, graduating in 1898 from University of Toronto Medical School.
With encouragement from his father, John always had a keen interest in the military, and when the South African War broke out in 1899, he felt a duty to fight. He sailed to Africa in December that year with the Canadian Field Artillery. He resigned in 1904 after being made Major and would not be involved in military dealings until 1914.
Within three weeks of the outbreak of the First World War , almost 50,000 Canadians had rushed to volunteer, including McCrae who was appointed brigade-surgeon to the First Brigade of the Canadian Field Artillery with the rank of Major and second-in-command. Just before his departure, he wrote to a friend:
It is a terrible state of affairs, and I am going because I think every bachelor, especially if he has experience of war, ought to go. I am really rather afraid, but more afraid to stay at home with my conscience. (Prescott. In Flanders Fields: The Story of John McCrae, p. 77)
It is thought that McCrae began the draft for his famous poem 'In Flanders Fields' on the evening of the 2nd May, 1915 in the second week of fighting during the Second Battle of Ypres. Earlier that day, his good friend, Lt Alexis Helmer was killed by shell fire and McCrae asked to conduct the burial service owing to the chaplain being called away on duty elsewhere. It is believed that after the service, during the evening of the 2nd May, 1915 he sat down and began the draft of one of the most iconic war poems ever.
In Flanders Fields was first published in England's Punch magazine in December 1915. Within months, this poem came to symbolize the sacrifices of all who were fighting in the First World War. Today, the poem continues to be a part of Remembrance Day ceremonies in Canada, Britain and other countries throughout the world.
In Flanders Fields (John McCrae, 1915)
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.
On January 28, 1918, while still commanding No 3 Canadian General Hospital (McGill) at Boulogne, McCrae died of pneumonia. He was buried the following day in the Commonwealth War Graves Commission section of Wimereux Cemetery, just a couple of kilometres up the coast from Boulogne, with full military honours. McCrae's gravestone is placed flat, as are all the others in the section, because of the unstable sandy soil.
Met heel veel respect voor de gesneuvelden die voor onze vrijheid het leven hebben gelaten.
Hoogachtend groeten.
A great Canadian, my all who have fallen in battle rest in heavenly peace.


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On Feast of Corpus Christi, Pope Emphasizes Importance of Adoration
Following open-air Mass, the Holy Father led traditional Eucharistic procession June 7.
Pope Benedict XVI says the Second Vatican Council did not reject Eucharistic adoration outside of Mass, including the Corpus Christi procession that he led June 7 Rome.
"One unilateral interpretation of the Second Vatican Council has penalized this dimension, restricting in practice the Eucharist to the moment of celebration," the Pope said during his homily for the feast of Corpus Christi.
"In this case, the accentuation placed on the celebration of the Eucharist acted to the detriment of adoration as an act of faith and prayer addressed to the Lord Jesus, truly present in the Sacrament of the Altar," he stated.
Pope Benedict offered an open-air Mass in the piazza outside his cathedral, the Basilica of St. John Lateran. The feast of Corpus Christi commemorates the real presence of Christ's body and blood in the Eucharist and has been celebrated universally since 1264.
The Pope told the large outdoor congregation that the way Eucharistic adoration was de-emphasized in the Church was "influenced by a certain secularizing mentality of the 1960s and '70s," and this had "repercussions for the spiritual life of the faithful."
He proposed that limiting one's relationship with the "Eucharistic Jesus" solely to the moment of the Mass risked "emptying his presence in the rest of existential time and space," including in our daily lives.
The Pope explained that there is no contradiction or conflict between Christ worshipped in the Mass and Christ adored outside the sacred liturgy, since "communion and contemplation cannot be separated; they go together."
"In order to truly communicate with another person, I have to know him. I need to know how to remain in silence near him, to listen to him, to look upon him with love," he said.
"True love and true friendship," he continued, "live always in this reciprocity of gazes, of intense eloquent silences, full of respect and of veneration, so that the encounter is lived profoundly, in a personal and not superficial way."
Indeed, he proposed that Eucharistic adoration prepares the hearts of both priests and laypeople for a more fruitful encounter with Christ in the holy Mass. "In the moment of adoration, we are all on the same level, on bended knee before the Sacrament of Love," he said.
Following tradition, the papal liturgy was followed by a Corpus Christi procession, led by the Pope towards the nearby Basilica of St. Mary Major. With the sun setting, tens of thousands of pilgrims carried candles and lanterns as they sang Eucharistic hymns and filed in procession behind the Eucharist in the monstrance, carried aloft on the decorated papal float. The evening concluded with Benediction outside the basilica, which Pope Benedict led.


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Factors influencing performance Satisfaction with services Performance summary
In 2010–11, the department successfully delivered its outcome: advisory and administrative support services to enable the Senate and senators to fulfil their representative and legislative duties. In particular, the department:
This overview of performance in 2010–11 summarises the key factors, events and trends that influenced the department's progress towards its outcome; the degree of satisfaction expressed by senators and others who used the department's services; and the department's results against key performance indicators.
The following chapters in the 'Report on performance' cover the role and performance of each of the department's five offices in more detail. The department's financial performance in 2010–11 is detailed in the 'Financial statements' chapter and the summary of resources tables in appendix 1.
Demand for the department's services is substantially driven by the requirements of senators, the Senate chamber and committees. Each year, significant factors include:
The number of sitting days in 2010–11 decreased significantly to 37, from 52 in 2009–10. The total does not reflect one 'hidden' day (25 March 2011) on which the Senate sat as a continuation of the previous sitting day.
Although 2010–11 was an election year and although there were significantly fewer sitting days, demand for most services was on a par with 2009–10. As in previous years, the workload was characterised by:
The department applied a range of strategies to address these factors and maintain consistent high levels of performance, including:
Demand for the department's research and education services was also similar to that in 2009–10. The programs delivered by the Parliamentary Education Office continued to operate at near capacity. Some success was achieved in encouraging schools to schedule their visits outside peak times.
The department works with the other parliamentary departments—in particular, the Department of Parliamentary Services—to deliver its full range of support services to the chamber, committees, senators and departmental staff and to ensure that the interests of the Department of the Senate are represented in the development and implementation of parliament-wide policies and projects.
The principal medium for formally evaluating the services of the department is the biennial survey of senators' satisfaction. The latest survey was conducted between February and May 2011 and generally revealed high levels of satisfaction among senators, both with specific services and with the department's services overall.
Much of the department's work involves direct contact with senators and their staff. This presents an ongoing opportunity to receive informal feedback about services. Across the department, this feedback was positive in 2010–11. In the small number of cases where questions or complaints about services were received, they were handled promptly and generally resolved.
Senators' comments about the department and its performance, made during chamber proceedings, including comments made at the conclusion of senators' terms or when a committee's report is tabled or debated, are another form of evaluation. In 2010–11, senators were again positive in their comments on the performance of departmental staff and committee secretariats, in particular. Informal feedback from witnesses also indicated satisfaction with their dealings with secretariat staff.
The department's performance in achieving its outcome is assessed using indicators for quality, timeliness, quantity and price, as defined in the portfolio budget statements.
The performance summary in table 1 shows the department's performance against its targets over the past three reporting periods. Each office's report on performance begins with a similar table, setting out the performance of that office against its targets for 2010–11.
Feedback from the President, Deputy President, committee chairs, committee members and other senators indicated high levels of satisfaction with the quality and timeliness of advice and the achievement of key tasks.
The department's biennial survey of senators, the main formal feedback mechanism, was conducted in the first half of 2011. The results confirmed high levels of satisfaction with the quality and timeliness of support.
All advices, documents and publications were of a high standard.
Feedback from the President, Deputy President, committee chairs, committee members and other senators indicated high levels of satisfaction with the quality and timeliness of advice and the achievement of key tasks, consistent with the results of the 2009 senators' survey.
The department's biennial survey of senators, the main formal feedback mechanism, was conducted in the first quarter of 2009. The results confirmed high levels of satisfaction with the quality and timeliness of support.
Indicator: 65 sitting days
Result: 37 sitting daysa
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Result: 52 sitting daysa
Indicator: 65 sitting days
Result: 56 sitting daysa
Estimated: $21.5 million
Result: $21.3 million
Estimated: $21.0 million
Result: $21.4 millionc
Estimated: $20.6 million
Result: $22.3 millionc
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Evolution Hoax
Jaffar Sadiq (a.s) narrates: People will set about seeking (a savior) everywhere. Failing to find one in anybody else, they will flock to him (the Mahdi).
(Biharul Anwar, vol. 52, p. 326)
The blessed Baqr (a.s) told Aban ibn Taglib: The Imamate is a monument come down to us from the Messenger of Allah... The Mahdi is one of us and will protect the faith in the End Times.
(Ithbatul Hudat, vol. 2, p. 559)


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Successful showcase at AISTech 2016
Fives presented its multi-expertise offer at the AISTech show, steel's premier annual technology event, which took place on May 16-19, 2016 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA.
Fives develops a radical new design for skin-pass mills
For high quality finishing, a skin-pass mill is essential to remove the yield-point elongation effect and greatly improve the strip-surface roughness and flatness.
Fives' eco-design presentation at the Indian steel industry conference
Fives participated at the conference "Survival Strategies & Cost Effective Technologies for Indian Steel Industry" organized by Steel & Metallurgy magazine on April 27, 2016 in Kolkata, India.
Fives presented its thermal offer at Tube Düsseldorf 2016
The exhibition "Tube and wire" in Düsseldorf, the world's most important trade fair for tubes and the tube processing industry, gathered more than 2,600 exhibition companies and 69,500 visitors from more than 130 countries during April 4-8, 2016 in Germany.
Fives shines with its electrolytic degreasing section for a new line at Guangxi Steel
Guangxi Iron & Steel Group Co., part of WISCO group, and Fives have successfully processed the first hot coil on a new continuous annealing line (CAL) on March 15, 2016 for the new 10 million ton plant in Fangchenggang, located in the Guangxi Zhuang autonomous region of China. Fives...
First hot coil on the continuous annealing line built by Fives at Guangxi Steel
Guangxi Iron & Steel Group Co., part of WISCO group, and Fives have successfully processed the first hot coil on a new continuous annealing line (CAL) on March 15, 2016 for the new 10 million ton plant in Fangchenggang, at the southern coastal region of China.
Fives' new reheating furnace for SteelAsia in the Philippines to increase steel rebar output
Philippine's' SteelAsia Manufacturing Corp. (SteelAsia), one of the world's largest rebar manufacturing companies, entrusted Fives with a contract for a new reheating furnace at its Meycauayan Works in the Philippines.
The first hot coil at Baosteel Zhanjiang steel plant
On February 29, 2016, the first hot coil was successfully produced on the continuous annealing line of Baosteel Zhanjiang steel plant in the southeastern Guangdong province of China.
New burners for annealing and galvanizing lines to recover waste process gases
Fives developed a wide range of AdvanTek® WRT burners for annealing and galvanizing lines to reduce pollutant emissions and improve energy efficiency.


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This month, Forbes' Zack O'Malley Greenburg released his book Empire State of Mind: How Jay-Z Went From Street Corner To Corner Office. The biography of Shawn Carter looks at Jay's personal and business relationships, through comprehsive archival interviews and new and rare insights from the likes of mentor Jaz-O, paternal hustler DeHaven, Dame Dash, MC Serch, DJ Clark Kent, Branson and others.
The staff of HipHopDX thought we knew a lot about Jay-Z, but in the interest of supporting Hip Hop literacy, we thought we would share 10 things about Jay-Z from Empire State of Mind.
1. Jay-Z maintains that his name comes from a childhood family nickname of "jazzy," not the popular belief that it was taken to match mentor Jaz-O's name, or the J and Z train lines that stop at the Marcy station in Brooklyn.
2. Sauce Money, often mistakenly considered a Roc-A-Fella Records artist, was a collaborator suggested by DJ Clark Kent to try and get demo recognition. Additionally, Sauce was managed by then-NBA star Dennis Scott. Jay and Sauce would appear together on Big Daddy Kane's Daddy's Home album, a time in Jay's career that Empire State of Mind sheds new light on.
3. Jay-Z would have likely been murdered during a 1994 shooting – if the assailants gun did not jam. Both DeHaven and Jaz-O, Jay's then-musical and street guides, recall the event. One of them alludes to 'making that problem go away' too.
4. During his Def Jam presidency, Jay-Z helped collaborators The Roots clear a Radiohead sample, just hours before the clearance had to be made. Jay accomplished this through his direct relationship with the British band.
5. Jay-Z never forgets. The book interviews producer A Kid Called Roots, who's known for his work with artists ranging from Memphis Bleek to Sha Stimuli. AKCR provides an anecdote claiming that during a Japanese performance, Jay recognized the Roc-affiliated producer in the crowd, and invited him to the stage for his then-hit, "Do My…"
6. Champagne wishes. Although it's never formally said, Empire State of Mind suggests a number of interesting things about Jay-Z's switch from musically-endorsing Cristal to Ace of Spades. The chapter includes revelations that longtime friend, collaborator and mid-'00s Island Def Jam executive Jermaine Dupri had a business relationship with the same people responsible for Ace of Spades, although Jay-Z has always maintained that there are no business ties to Armand De Brignac, Ace of Spades' producer.
7. Jay-Z invested in Carol's Daughter, a cosmetics line. While we hear about various Jay backings, this one slipped under the Hip Hop radar.
8. Jason Kidd was the first person that suggested to Jay-Z that he explore New Jersey Nets ownership. Count it.
9. MC Serch of 3rd Bass fame was responsible for making "the Jay-Z Jeep" nearly happening. An artistic contemporary of Jay's, Serch presented the idea to both sides, although it never happened – a deal and series of events that the book delves into.
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I am trying to measure IgG secretion of cells in culture. I need to take samples every 2 days during an 8-day period. I am wondering if I could collect the samples and freez them untill the end of the culture and then measure them all at once? Thank you!
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Can I use frozen culture supernatant for ELISA
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Hola, Yes you can, at the time to do an ELISA, you collect all the store samples, and commercial controls to follow a purification or a cellular production. The problem would be that the samples would be degradated, but freezing isn´t the case excep in some repeated freezing and tawing process. Buena suerte


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Hitman Absolution: Square scraps online pass, now free to all
Hitman: Absolution review code came bundled with an online pass code for use with the game's new Contracts mode. If you didn't have a code you'd have to pay to use it. But now publisher Square-Enix has scrapped the need for a pass, making it free to all. Find out why below.
The game isn't out until tomorrow, but Square had second thoughts about charging people for online play. Over on the Hitman: Absolution blog, IO Interactive stated, "We'd actually planned to have this mode accessible via a code in the game's box, but we really want to make it available to anybody that plays the game – so we want to take a new approach."
Indeed, VG247's review copy did come with an online pass inside the box, but Square-Enix has explained that while copies of the game will still have a code, that they should be ignored. Players can instead download the Contracts update for free via their respective online marketplaces.
The blog post added, "If you're in North America you'll see the mode automatically appear in the game menu. If you're elsewhere, you can redeem the code inside the box, or you can simply select the BUY CONTRACTS PASS option. From there, head to the store where CONTRACTS will be free to access."
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As a kid, I knew one thing about Hanukkah: it included latkes and doughnuts and Christmas didn't. This made me more than a little sad that my family didn't celebrate the holiday. In my opinion, even the best Christmas cookie can't compete with a latke or doughnut fresh from the fryer.
Thankfully my mom's friend Judy provided all the laktes and doughnuts I could eat. This year I asked for her doughnut recipe—I didn't want to spend another holiday season jelly doughnut-less.
The doughnuts Judy made were jelly doughnut bites. "They're not doughnut holes because I don't make the full-size doughnut!" Judy told me after I asked for her "doughnut hole" recipe. (When I mentioned that jelly doughnuts don't actually have a hole, Judy laughed at me.) Thinking it might be a family tradition, I asked why she made doughnut "bites" and not full-size doughnuts. Did her mom make doughnut bites?
Her reply showed Judy's no-nonsense nature: "Tradition? No! My mother made regular doughnuts. Bites are just easier. I got the idea from Dunkin Donuts' Munchkins. They were new at the time and my kids loved 'em."
After I worked with the recipe, I understood what she meant about bites being easier. The recipe makes a soft dough. Not so soft that it's hard to fry but soft enough that rolling it out into large doughnuts might present a challenge. The size of the doughnuts isn't the only place Judy sidestepped tradition. Her doughnut bites are cake doughnuts—yes, cake jelly doughnuts—instead of traditional yeast-raised doughnuts.
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I'm actually writing this almost a month later (28 June) trying to sum up my three years of living in this country, and I'm virtually speechless.
I really don't know how to say how I'm feeling right now. Looking back at last year's post, I admit that my feelings are pretty much the same as what I said before.
Lately though, I've been going out drinking socially a bit more with like-minded associates, which has given me more of feeling of belonging, whereas previously I felt like a high school outsider looking in.
Also too, I've been attending a few parties which have been enjoyable, so I think things have gotten better. How long can I sustain this? I have no idea.
When the ride's over, I can hopefully say I haven't had too many regrets.
Monday, 31 May 2010
3 Years In A Fishbowl
I'm actually writing this almost a month later (28 June) trying to sum up my three years of living in this country, and I'm virtually speechless.
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Thursday, 20 May 2010
Chara at H & M
I hinted at it last post. Finally I have gotten to see Chara live in concert.
What I like about her is that she has that "Cyndi Lauper, Macy Gray, Bjork" vibe that makes her stand out from all the rest.
She's 40-something, but she looked great. Dressed like a banshee, fully in control of the about 500 or so Japanese crowd that filled the Shibuya H & M store. I was happy to hear "70% - Yuugure No Uta". It's one of my favourites of hers, but I was a little disappointed she didn't sing "Call Me", that turned me onto her music in the first place.
She has a fairly quiet voice, so at times I felt I couldn't hear the full nuances of her gentle voice, but when it was a little softer she sounded as good as she does on record.
The photo nazis were out in force, but I managed to take a few snaps of the occasion.
The event was for "Fashion Against Aids", so there was an abundant supply of condoms to push the cause, as well as a 25% discount on all the clothing for the night. I bought a nice blue and white striped shirt and some cargo pants.
What made it great and a hindrance to good judgement, was that the night was sponsored by Suntory, so getting a lot of Highballs and Cocktails made the buying decisions a little hazy.
If you're "lucky" you might see me on Mtv Japan. A comedian interviewed me. I don't know how well it went, but I mentioned that I'd like to play guitar in her band. That'd be great.
The night came to an abrupt end when after all the finger food and drinks we were in dire need of a bathroom. Looks like H & M didn't have any facilities so we had to rush to Bunkamura to relieve ourselves.
Great night though. Thanks Chara!
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Friday, 14 May 2010
Issey Miyake Trapezoid Watch
I first saw this Issey Miyake "Trapezoid" watch a few years ago at the MoMA store in Omotosando. At 45,150 yen, I thought it was priced quite a lot higher than my budget. Lucky then, that Yahoo Auctions has come to the rescue!
I was a bit worried when the seller didn't communicate when he received my payment, or when he was going to send the watch. From auction's end to today when I finally got it, it has been a week. When I bought the concert tickets it only took two days.
I'm really happy with the watch. Apart from a few minor scratches on the metal band, it looks new. Very classy indeed. Another one to add to the collection, but one that I'll be proud to wear out and about.
Thursday, 13 May 2010
John Mayer In Tokyo
We went to the Lawson Loppi machine to find out that John Mayer tickets were sold out.
Other guys have told me to wait outside the venue to find scalpers to buy them, but an easier way is Yahoo Auctions. Usually I'd be paranoid about being ripped off by counterfeit sales but with Yahoo's feedback system it looked like these were legit.
Using my own UFJ ATM guide, I managed to do the bank transfer myself for the first time. Talk about liberation.
I paid a small premium over the normal ticket price, but we did manage to get 7th row from the front. It wasn't in the centre but I could see all the performers quite easily. There was seating for the arena ticket holders. As soon as the band fired up with " Waiting For The World To Change", everyone decided to stand up. Still, my view wasn't compromised.
The set was chosen well, although I would've like to have heard, "Bigger Than My Body", "Heart Of Life", and maybe a few songs off "Room For Squares". He interspersed Fleetwood Mac's "Dreams" with one of his own songs, and played Petty's "Free Falling" as well. Personally I prefer the original. I like his version of Hendrix's "Bold As Love" though, but unfortunately we didn't get to hear it.
He changed guitars every song. It was funny to see him play a Minnie Mouse telecaster for "Perfectly Lonely". He's got great tone from his rig. Fender Strats aren't my favourite guitar, but I really like the sound he has. The whole mix was well-balanced, and he has great players backing him up.
JCB Hall in Suidobashi was the perfect venue to watch the show. Not only being close to home, it's not too big a show as to being in a stadium. I'm really glad I went. It's inspired me a little bit to work on my own stuff more.
I want to see more live music too. Next week I've got a special invite to another live event. Fill you in about that soon.
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Thursday, 6 May 2010
Tickle Me Miku
It's been a while that I hadn't gone to Nakano so seeing that I had an extra day off before the Golden Week holidays sadly come to a close, I thought it'd be better than staying home.
I'm glad I went. Lots of nice toys to
buy, see.
I almost bought a Tickle Me Elmo off Yahoo Auctions. I'm glad I didn't. They had quite a few here. I took a while deciding to get it. I also saw a bit out of sight, a Miku Hatsune figurine doll that was only 525 yen 'cause it was out of the box so I picked that up as well.
Here's a few more of Miku for your um, viewing pleasure.
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Wednesday, 5 May 2010
Lucie Rie at National Art Center
When she said she wanted to go to a pottery exhibition I wasn't too enthused to say the least.
The National Art Center is situated in Roppongi. It's an interesting building.Lucie Rie's work is actually pretty good. They played a doco showing how she created her pots which brought to mind the Unchained Melody part in "Ghost" for some reason.
We were thinking to get tickets to Regina Spektor's concert at Billboard Live but the box office was closed.
We tried some more bagels at Junoesque Bagel in Tokyo Midtown. To me it tasted just about the same as Bagel & Bagel, not bad, but not great.It looks like the closest to what we had in New York is Maruichi Bagel. Number one indeed, so far.
We also went to the Ricoh building in Ginza for a small Alex Prager photo exhibition. It was free and also gave me an opportunity to take a Ginza scene from above.While we were in Ginza we picked up some anpan from Kimuraya. Since I haven't been working at the Ginza school for quite a while I really missed them.
After that we went to nearby Yurakucho for some Red Tiger restaurant Chinese food.
Tuesday, 4 May 2010
Oku-Tama Hiking
I'd like to have gone somewhere outside Japan for Golden Week but they hike the prices up so much it doesn't seem worth it. I thought we'd be staying home but today we got off our asses and went to Okutama.
It's about a two hour ride on the Chuo and Ome lines from Shinjuku. From Oku-Tama it's necessary to catch a 500 yen bus to the lake.
From the floating bridge, we did a 2.5km walk around the lake which took about an hour. At the end there's this nice place to chill and have a picnic. It would be a fantastic camping spot if there wasn't that "No Camping" sign.
We wanted to do the 12km walk around the lake but by the time we would have arrived back to the bus it would've finished for the day so we just went back the way we came.
The bus back was packed with people. It was like a peak hour Yamanote on a bus. They still let more and more people on. My wrist was sore from holding tightly to keep my balance.
Usually we'd go to Takao, but I think this was a nice deviation. The nearby Mt Mitake might be a nice place to go next time.
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Monday, 3 May 2010
Rooftop Balcony
I've lived in this Tokyo apartment for about two and a half years and I never knew there was a rooftop balcony!
I think the landlord recently opened it during the repainting. Funny that I never ventured past the second floor of my room. This would be a great place for a Summer party but I can see it as a fail for two reasons - 1) no railing and 2) foreigners on a roof drinking? I'm sure the police would show up in no time.
Still, it's been a nice place to drink a beer and watch the sunsets. Good thinking time.


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- Honda will develop a strong and robust corporate structure to buffer the company from exchange rate fluctuations and other changes in the business climate by increasing the self-sufficiency and autonomy of each regional operation and by improving quality, cost and delivery in our parts sourcing efforts.
- Honda will further enhance its sales and service by focusing on its customers. Our highest priority is customer satisfaction.
- Honda will strengthen its R&D efforts by looking more than 10 years into the future. Honda's goal is to continuously provide advanced products to our customers.
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<Motorcycle Business>
2004 Worldwide Sales Forecast: 10.7 million units (up 23% from 2003)
Annual production in India reached 3.1 million units, while the annual production capacity in Indonesia will expand to 3 million units when a third plant becomes operational. In China, both Sundiro Honda's Tianjin plant and Wuyang-Honda's Guangzhou plant will be replaced by more advanced plants by the beginning of 2005 and spring 2006, respectively. In addition, a Shanghai branch of Honda Motor (China) Investment Co., Ltd., which functions as the regional headquarters, will begin operations in the spring of 2005. The Shanghai branch will promote further localization and work to strengthen our motorcycle business in China in conjunction with the modernized manufacturing facilities.
ATV production in North America will be consolidated at the South Carolina plant, while production of models such as the TRX450R will be transferred from Ohio to the Kumamoto plant in Japan, in order to further strengthen Japan's function as the global hub in supporting expansion of overseas operations. The Forza model manufactured in Kumamoto has been well received due to its advanced S-Matic transmission and other features, and it became the industry's best selling motorcycle in 2004 (excluding 50cc models). The end of a ban on tandem riding on highways and the introduction of a license for automatic transmission models in Japan will have a positive impact on the sales of Honda's large scooter line-up which includes the Forza, Silver Wing, PS250, Fusion, and Foresight.
2005 Worldwide Motorcycle Sales Plan: 12.5 million units (up 17% from the previous year's plan)
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In the fall of 2005, the Civic, with annual sales of more than 500,000 units worldwide, will undergo a full model change. Honda's automobile business has advanced in step with the Civic. The Civic is now manufactured in Japan, North America, South America, Europe and Asia. Civic is a truly global car and will be produced in all six regions of Honda's global operations when China begins Civic production in 2006. The Civic is a key model for Honda and will continue to drive Honda's automobile business forward with its next full model change.
Automobile Production:
Based on Honda's commitment to "build products close to the customer," we have proactively pursued the localization of production. In the last three years, overseas auto production increased by more than 500,000 units. In order to strengthen our corporate structure to enable us to deal flexibly with currency exchange rate fluctuations and changes in the economic environment of each country, Honda will promote local production of engines and key drivetrain components, which require a high level of precision manufacturing.
Honda will invest a total of US$270 million dollars in the U.S. for powertrain production.
- In Georgia, Honda will establish an automatic transmission plant with an annual production capacity of 300,000 units.
- In Alabama, production of crank shafts and connecting rods will be added.
- In Ohio, local production of high precision transmission gears will begin - the first time for it to be done in the U.S.
With the increased capacity at Guangzhou Honda's second plant, which is now under construction, the expanded capacity at Dongfeng Honda in Wuhan, and the capacity at the newly built export plant, Honda's total annual production capacity in China will be doubled from the current 270,000 units to 530,000 units by the latter half of 2006. To support these expansions, Honda Engineering China will begin operation of a new facility to produce dies and conduct tests for mass production technologies in the fall of 2005.
By the end of 2005, casting and machining of diesel engines will be transferred from Honda Engineering to the Suzuka plant to increase mass production capability.
In each region, Honda will increase its exchange rate toughness and achieve qualitative improvements in quality, cost and the delivery competitiveness of parts by accelerating the localization of the production of powertrain components and manufacturing support functions.
Automobile - Japan:
2004 Domestic Sales Forecast: 740,000 units (up 1% from 2003)
In the spring of 2005, Honda will introduce a new model that offers new values in the small wagon segment. Teamed with the all-new Civic, Honda will strengthen its product lineup. E-dealer systems, now installed at all dealers, will fully conform to the Automobile Recycling Law at the beginning of 2005. This system enables Honda dealers to provide consistent service nationwide from the first price estimate to auto inspection and maintenance. Honda will fully utilize such IT systems to further improve its sales and service to achieve a 2005 sales goal of 770,000 units. Further, Honda is committed to put even greater focus on our customers and maximize the lifetime satisfaction of the cumulative 8.8 million Honda owners.
Automobile - North America:
2004 U.S. Sales Forecast: 1, 376,000 units (up approximately 2% from 2003)
In the spring of 2005, Honda will begin sales of the "Ridgeline" - Honda's proposal for a next generation light truck. Civic, with annual sales of approximately 300,000 units in the U.S., will undergo a full model change in 2005 as well. Combined with these new models, Honda will enhance its product lineup to meet a wide range of customer needs-from passenger cars to light trucks.
The U.S. sales plan for 2005 is set at 1.45 million units based on our plan to launch new products with excellent fuel efficiency and environmental performance and to reach full capacity on the second production line in Alabama. In addition, a new Acura SUV will be launched at our Ohio plant in 2006.
Honda will strengthen the foundation of its automobile business in North America by enhancing its product lineup and by strengthening its production operations.
Automobile - Europe:
2004 European Sales Forecast: 253,000 units (up 16% from 2003)
Total automobile production at the Swindon, UK, plant is expected to exceed 190,000 units in 2004. All-time records are expected both for production and sales.
Sales of the Accord Diesel, introduced at the beginning of this year, has reached 20,000 units, which has helped increase total Accord sales in 2004 to 50,000 units, compared to 35,000 units in 2003. Looking ahead, Honda will launch the CR-V Diesel at the beginning of 2005, aiming to double sales of the vehicle. Further, the FR-V Diesel will be launched by the summer of 2005. By introducing these diesel models in segments with a high ratio of diesel sales, Honda will be better able to meet customer needs. The European sales plan for 2005 is set at 275,000 units.
The all-new Civic, Honda's mainstay model in Europe, will become the fourth model to be equipped with Honda's high-performance diesel when it undergoes a full change-over in early 2006.
In order to meet growing demand in Europe created by our enhanced diesel product lineup, Honda will dedicate the entire CR-V production capacity of the UK plant to meeting demand in the European market. At the same time, Honda has decided to begin local production of the CR-V at one of its plants in Ohio, to replace the supply from the UK, starting with the next generation CR-V.
Automobile - China:
The Chinese market is currently experiencing a temporary slow down; however, the mid-to-long term growth potential of the China auto market is still favorable and the market is expected to increase in size by 10 to 15% per year. China is moving into a truly competitive era and Honda has been working to establish a strong brand presence that clearly differentiates it from the competition in the areas of sales, service, and products. As a result, we have successfully established a business where demand always exceeds supply. Honda will continue to grow its business in China by introducing an all-new Odyssey in 2005 and all-new Civic in 2006 and by further strengthening our sales channels.
Automobile - Asia Oceania:
2004 sales are expected to exceed previous year sales in most countries in the Asia Oceania region including Korea, where sales through Honda dealerships began this year. Total sales in the Asia Oceania region for 2004 will reach 275,000 units - a 36% increase from the previous year. In India, the annual production capacity will be expanded to 50,000 units from the current 30,000 units. Production capacity also will be expanded in Indonesia, from the current 40,000 units to 50,000 units, as sales of the Fit have been strong since its introduction this year. The total Asia Oceania sales plan for 2005 is 310,000 units.
Honda's total worldwide automobile sales for 2004 are expected to reach 3.16 million units (up 9% from 2003), with sales of 3.4 million units (up 8% from 2004) planned for 2005.
<Power Product Business>
2004 Worldwide Sales Forecast: 5.5 million units (up 10% from 2003)
- New engine series
Honda's proprietary electronic control technologies will be utilized to build a cleaner next-generation general-purpose engine with improved ease of use, high fuel efficiency, and low noise. This new engine will be introduced in 2005.
- Cogeneration system
Domestic sales of Honda's cogeneration systems showed a major increase in 2004, exceeding 9,000 units versus sales of 3,300 units in 2003. Honda's cogeneration systems now provide electricity and heated water to more than 10,000 homes. Also, our cogeneration system was awarded the 2004 Prize for Natural Gas Industry Innovation in Germany. To take advantage of growing interest in our cogeneration system overseas, Honda plans to expand sales by promoting sales in overseas markets.
- New plant for production of general-purpose engines in Kumamoto
Honda's new general-purpose engine plant, with an annual production capacity of 1.25 million units, will begin production in Kumamoto next month. Production of general-purpose engines in Japan will be consolidated in this new plant to further improve production efficiency.
The worldwide sales plan for power products is set at 6 million units (up 9% from this year).
It is important to allocate adequate resources to our long-term research in order to continuously develop unique Honda technologies. At Honda, we strive to "advance scientific technologies which are innovative and unique," and pursue development in areas including humanoid robotics, aviation, advanced materials and electronics. Advanced technologies in the areas of electronics and materials are essential to today's automobile development. Honda believes that highly sophisticated and unique technologies such as control systems, image processing, sensory recognition, and aerodynamics, which we cultivate in our ASIMO and HondaJet R&D activities, will be a source of our competitive advantage in areas such as automobile development.
Honda just announced new technologies for ASIMO. Our new technologies increased response speed four times and enables ASIMO to quickly evaluate its environment and respond nimbly. We have also achieved human-like running with ASIMO, which is another step forward in our aim for ASIMO be useful in an office environment. We will continue to advance humanoid robotics and ASIMO.
- Aviation Business
Honda established a joint venture with GE this year, which is a step toward the commercialization of our turbofan engine. GE-Honda is currently in talks with several air frame manufacturers as potential customers.
- Fuel Cell
Honda positions the fuel cell as a power source for the future. In the U.S., a Honda FC Stack-equipped FCX was certified for commercial use in July, and the lease agreement of two units to the state of New York was signed in November 2004. The FCX also was certified in Japan this month, and a lease contract was concluded with the Hokkaido Government.
Looking more than 10 years into the future, Honda seeks to continue to be the industry's technology leader by developing technologies with free, independent thinking and creative ingenuity.
<Environment & Safety>
Honda's goal is not to simply comply with regulations, but to pass on the joy of mobility to future generations. Honda proactively develops and introduces environmental and safety technologies. With the objective of realizing safety for everyone, we consider safety for everyone on the road, including drivers, pedestrians, other vehicles and motorcycles.
- Motorcycles
Following completion of our goal to introduce four-stroke engines to all models (except specialized models), Honda has decided to equip even more environmentally-friendly programmed fuel injection (PGM-FI) to all newly launched scooters in Japan by the end of 2007, and to most motorcycles worldwide by the end of 2010.
In the area of safety, Honda will equip all new 250cc class or larger touring and sports motorcycles and large scooters with an advanced "combined brake system," incorporating a conventional brake with an anti-lock brake system by end 2007. And by 2010, all Honda motorcycles 250cc class or larger, except off-road models, will be equipped with this type of brake.
- Automobiles
In Japan, all Honda automobiles now comply with the 2005 emission regulations. Eleven models are certified as "4☆ (75% below 2005 emissions standard)" low emission vehicles and 16 models are certified as "3☆ (50% below 2005 emissions standard)" low emission vehicles. The unit percentage of "4☆" and "3☆" low emission vehicles totals 82% of all Honda vehicles, an industry leading penetration level.
In the area of safety, the Odyssey, Elysion, and Edix have already been certified as complying with the "pedestrian head protection standard" which will be implemented in Japan as of September 2005.
In the U.S., the Accord Hybrid, equipped with a V6 hybrid engine went on sale this month. This vehicle employs our Variable Cylinder Management system which improves fuel efficiency and reduces greenhouse gas emissions. The Accord Hybrid is Honda's third hybrid vehicle following introduction of the Insight and Civic Hybrid.
As for safety, anti-lock brake systems will become standard equipment for all Honda and Acura vehicles in the U.S. and Canada by the end of 2006, while front side airbags and side curtain airbags will be standard equipment on virtually all Honda and Acura vehicles. In addition, we have begun installing side curtain airbags and roll-over sensors as standard equipment on all light truck models.
Based on ASV-2, announced in 2000, Honda began introducing safety technologies such as a lane-keeping assist control, our Collision Mitigation Brake System, and intelligent night vision in our mass production vehicles. Next year, we will reveal ASV-3, which features even more advanced safety technologies.
Honda's mission is to be the leader in safety and environmental technologies, always looking one step ahead.
<Motor Sports>
- World Outdoor Trials Championship: In 2004, Takahisa Fujinami became the first Japanese to win the championship title. The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology of Japan honored Fujinami with the Sports Contributors Award.
- MTB Down Hill: RN01 won the JCF Japan Series and NORBA Series in the US.
- World Grand Prix:Honda won the 125cc and 250cc classes. In MotoGP, Honda won the Constructor's Championship, but finished second in the Rider's Championship. Honda begins the 2005 race season from the position of having to catch the leading rider. We will do our best to regain that title.
- IndyCar:Honda won 14 of 16 races and the "triple crown" of driver, manufacturer, and rookie driver championships.
- F1:Honda made great progress to finish in 2nd place for the Constructors title, compared to 5th place the previous year. Honda plans to make a 45% capital investment in B·A·R With this new relationship, Honda will challenge for the World Championship.
Just as our racing activities are filled with behind the scene challenges and various successes and failures before we reach the spotlight on top of the podium, our operations in each region will be tested in today's challenging environment and this will necessitate total commitment all the way down to the production of parts and to the strengthening of our global operations.
To this end, Honda is pursuing initiatives to revisit our origins as a company, to strengthen the core points that make Honda unique in each area, and to strengthen our initiative, technology and quality to become the number one company in providing "joy to our customers."
What we mean by "strengthening the core points that make Honda unique" is that each individual associate advances and solves issues and problems based on the viewpoint that only those at the spot can possess, and that each associate proactively moves forward on their own initiative. In this way, Honda will represent the combined power of all individual associates who work to make their own dreams come true.


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I know I said I wouldn't post again, but any excuse to avoid going outside on this beautiful Spring afternoon.
I realized while rereading my Movember posts from last year, plus a post from earlier this year, that my posts on depression were kind of, well, depressing.
So, where is the good news?
Here's some around people understanding depression and more importantly with that understanding facilitating recovery.
Manager that didn't understand
When I wrote the post about Depression in the Workplace it was with vivid memories of a manager that while professionally-supportive didn't understand the long term nature of mental illness.
In my case, my wife suffering with mental illness and myself being dragged into depression, it was a difficult time for everyone, a situation that we were going to need a while to recover from.
This included frustration at me missing a couple of hours each week or fortnight to visit a shrink, let alone me coming in occasionally late or rushing out early.
Likewise although my manager was aware of my situation, he never shared my situation with my coworkers or other managers, leaving them to form their own ideas about my erratic behavior.
In the end I was a bee's dick from termination (maybe closer… I called for a last minute stay of termination) and my team mates were very disillusioned and felt I was letting them down at every test.
New Managers
For over a year now I have had not one but two new managers. The senior manager has been around for a long time and I know he was aware of my bad performance, but not my situation prior to becoming my manager.
The 1st getting to know you meeting I had with each of the managers, I explained my battles with mental illness, my ex-wife's battles and my determination to stay well and perform at a high level.
I really had no idea how good these managers were until my ex-wife's attempted suicide that I mentioned briefly in Better Off without me.
The Monday morning after my wife's attempt, I sent a text message to my boss informing him of the lost weekend of work (which was an issue as we were on a tight time frame and this put us back a week), as well as the events with my ex-wife.
Moments after I arrived in the office my manager took me into a meeting room and told me to go home and sort things out – taking as long as I needed. Once I explained that my ex had been hospitalized and I preferred to continue working until the moment I needed to leave without notice, he accepted this.
He did one more thing, which was to gauge how I felt about letting the whole team aware of the basic situation. Of course I was happy for him to share as much a he needed.
About an hour later I was summoned to another meeting room, this time by the more senior manager. He also told me to go home, and not come back until I was ready. Likewise once I explained my intentions, he gave me leave to come and go as I needed.
As for the lost week of work – it was irrelevant. Any time… any time I had to choose between work and family, I was to choose family with their direct approval.
Each day I was asked how I was, how Odin was, how my ex was, even how my ex's partner was coping (a lot of my energy early on went to supporting my ex's partner as the experience left him reeling and depressed).
About a week after the suicide attempt, my senior manager called to me to his desk to review a list of symptoms on his PC. After reading the symptoms and confirming my ex experienced all but one, he told me to grab a meeting room and call my ex's psychiatrist.
You see my ex-wife had been misdiagnosed with depression years ago and thus ha been receiving the wrong treatment. With my boss' assistance, I was able to assist her doctor in finding the correct treatment.
Coworker support
As I mentioned earlier, nothing was hidden from my coworkers and they were aware that I had the full support of two levels (actually it was 3 levels as the department head was also aware and supportive) of the organization.
I could talk freely with them, they could talk freely with me. We discussed progress, they never once said a thing, nor even a raised eyebrow, if I arrived late, or left early.
Clock watcher
Have you ever hand a clock watching manager?
My last couple have been clock watchers. My current one is a horror, as he is normally at work about 7.30am, so he knows.
I officially start at 8:30am, but apart from 3, maybe 4 days this year I haven't been in before 9, with 9:30 probably being the average.
I've only seen him tap his watch 3, maybe 4 times this year – those were the days I was on time, quickly followed by a cheeky smirk.
Of course I gave something in exchange. What I gave was the offer to work outside of office hours, whenever required. By this I mean at 6pm if someone called. At 3am if someone called from London.
My workplace gave me, continues to give me, nearly 12 months down the track, the flexibility I require to maintain my and my family's mental health. In return I give them the flexibility to operate on two hemispheres.
So my performance review results are in.
Two years ago I was bottom of the rung, being prepped for termination. Within the afore mentioned bee's dick of losing my job, and to be honest, that would have been the last straw for me.
This year I received the highest performance result possible. Something neither of my bosses have seen before. My senior manager stroked my performance outcome while they gave me the news.
This was a great result for me.
This was a great result for them.
This was a great result for our team.
It was a result achieved by me while dealing with all the dramas that surround mental illness.
This is evidence that being open and accepting about mental illness in a workplace can have excellent results.
The difference.
There are a few key differences this time around.
For one thing I have been a lot more vocal in the last couple of years about mental illness. I haven't hid anything. So rather than leaving my coworkers wondering why I am erratic, I have worked with them so that we can perform better as a team.
Then there are my managers. My previous manager is an excellent person, but one that lacked the understanding of my current managers.
One of them has a sibling with disabilities. The sibling has had the disabilities all their life, thus my manager is accustomed to the idea that some illnesses are long term. Adjustments need to be made, but life can still continue with appropriate support.
The other, the senior manager, just happens to be married to a psychiatrist. Fortunately for my ex, my boss's wife specializes in the illness my ex suffers from. This is why this manager knew what to show me on the web. This is why he understands that this won't be fixed overnight.
They understand.
They aren't afraid to talk about it.
It's not taboo… It's just another facet of the human condition we call life.
It's not over, it's the beginning, a supported beginning.
So I am well, mentally, physically and I am maintaining my employment.
Odin is well and can discuss the illness that mummy has in her head, that mummy sees doctors for to help her become well. He plays games where he puts the pieces of a patients mind back together in the right places, just as the doctors are with his mummy.
His mummy is well. Occasionally she hits a wall, but she's also prepared to call for help, whether it's me or Lifeline.
She knows now that she has lost years of her life, her marriage and several jobs due to mental illness.
What is important is she knows she didn't lose this things because of who she is, but rather from a condition that went untreated.
Now she is receiving treatment, as hard as it is at times, she now has a future and a million reasons to live.
Her friends are supportive.
Her family is supportive
Her workplace is supportive.
There is no need for shame and secrets as mental illness is as normal as a broken arm.
Please support Movember in donation, word or deed.
It is a worthy cause, we are all worthy causes.
Mo'mer and Out!
If you are in the U.K. and want to support a local, how about Now Gamer Dave from Now Gamer?
Now we just have to talk Fuubaar and Fulguralis into the hairy upper lip!
Not that I would ever dissuade you from supporting me!
My MoGnovemberaggedon…
- Shave and a Haircut: Movember
- Just in case you thought I wasn't serious
- Depression in the family: Movember
- Youth gone wild: Movember
- Married with child and depressed: Movember
- Depression in the workplace: Movember
- Talking about it saves lives: Movember
- Better Off without me
- Aware People are Supportive People: Movember
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A side of Patsy
Charlie 'The Singing Waitress' serves classic country music with your breakfast or lunch
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Charlie "The Singing Waitress" Jennings, shares a laugh with customer Allen Teter of Macon at the Maple City Family Restaurant. A waitress for 30 years, Charlie added a new service when she began singing through a wireless headset microphone while she tends to tables at the restaurant located on Highway 63 in Macon.
Travelers who happen into the Maple City Family Restaurant in Macon could assume they've found a typical small-town diner. Judging by the menu and the décor, they'd be right. The difference, though, takes the form of an energetic strawberry-blonde waitress wearing a headset microphone.
At first glance, customers might think Charlie Jennings is talking to motorists in the drive-through, but this restaurant only offers sit-down dining. By the time their eggs arrive, they'll be aware of country music being broadcast over a sound system. If they lift their gaze from their omelets, they'll see that although the music is pre-recorded, the vocals are performed live.
"Some people don't know that it's me until I get close to them and then it's like, 'Wow!'" says Charlie, who sings to karaoke tracks while waiting on tables. "We have a lot of customers who come in here who have never been serenaded before at all. They really think that's neat."
Charlie "The Singing Waitress" has dished up a side of Patsy Cline or a helping of Crystal Gayle with the day's special entrée for about five years. For the past two years, she's worked at this small diner on Highway 63. Previously, the Macon Electric Cooperative member sang and served meals at a restaurant in Brookfield.
Charlie, whose real name is Jeretta, works at the restaurant every Sunday through Wednesday, serving breakfast and lunch from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m. A waitress for 30 of her 45 years, Charlie works efficiently, moving quickly from table to table and returning to the kitchen often to ensure that customers' meals are served fresh and hot. As she clears dirty dishes and fills coffee cups, she jokes with regulars she now considers friends.
From time to time, though, Charlie pauses by the large speaker that sits in the corner across from the cash register. She glances at a handwritten play list and drops a CD into a boom box before returning to her rounds. She reaches down to the little black box she wears along her apron and flips a switch, turning on her wireless microphone just as the sound of steel guitars fills the air.
Charlie sings while sweeping the floor.
Charlie smiles with just a hint of self-awareness as she begins to accompany the music in an appropriately twangy voice. At times she is in her own world, singing as she runs a carpet sweeper between tables and chairs. Other times she works the room, making eye contact and directing the lyrics to individual customers.
No matter what her approach, the music never strays far from its Nashville roots. With a repertoire that includes "Crazy," "Coal Miner's Daughter," "Who's Cheating Who" and "18 Wheels and a Dozen Roses," there is no doubt what kind of music Charlie enjoys.
"Only country," she says. "I love Patsy (Cline). Loretta Lynn. Those are my two favorites, really. There's not many Tammy Wynettes I can do, because she sings higher than I do."
Ironically, Charlie studied violin — as opposed to fiddle — as a child growing up in Kansas City, Kan. She learned to sing in choir. "Of course, none of my teachers thought I was good enough for solos," she says.
Charlie can recall only one customer who objected to her restaurant singing, though.
"I did have one couple. Oh, it was probably last month. They got mad," Charlie says. They were going to leave. They were like, 'We did not come in here for this!'"
Fortunately, most diners enjoy the unexpected service of a singing waitress. Many, in fact, say they visit as much for the entertainment as the meals.
"She's the reason we come. Well, not the only reason — the food's good, too — but we come here because we love to listen to her, and a lot of other people do, too," says Sally Watts, who ate lunch at the Maple City Family Restaurant recently.
A tip jar allows allows customers who sit in other waitresses' sections to express their appreciation.
Watts is president of the Macon County Historical Society and enlists Charlie to perform at society events. "She's wonderful. She's delightful. She's just great," Watts says. "She's just got personality all over the place."
Michelle Zeciri, who operates the Maple City, says the idea of a singing waitress was new to her, but the unusual waitress has brought additional customers to the diner.
"It's been really good," Michelle says. "All the locals know what days she works. People from Brookfield, where she's worked before, they'll drive just to come and see her and listen to her sing. She's getting known around."
Charlie says her singing definitely helps her tips, believing that customers are more generous because they enjoy the entertainment she provides. A small tip jar next to the cash register allows customers who sit in other waitresses' sections to express their appreciation as well.
When not waiting tables, Charlie lives on an 80-acre farm near Bevier, where she raises miniature horses with her husband, Mike. For vacations, the couple rides a Honda Gold Wing motorcycle on cross-country journeys. As her reputation as The Singing Waitress has grown, Charlie has expanded to venues beyond the restaurant. She has performed at the Bevier Homecoming each of the past three years and has been seen twice on a Columbia TV station's morning variety show. This year, Charlie competed in the Colgate Country Showdown at the Lake of the Ozarks.
Although she enjoys the opportunity to perform for audiences in and around mid-Missouri, she has no delusions of her waitress gig leading to a career on stage. While it's possible that some big-shot Nashville producer would happen into the Maple City Family Restaurant and discover her, she doesn't expect it.
"I have no intention of that happening," she says. "If it does, that would be great, but I doubt it will, and that's OK with me."
The Maple City Family Restaurant is located at 409 N. Missouri St. (Highway 63) in Macon. Charlie works from 7 a.m. until 2 p.m., Sunday through Wednesday. For more information, call 660-395-9969. To book Charlie for an event, call 660-385-3825.


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Amsterdam, The Netherlands Hogrefe Uitgevers
Founded in 2007
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About us
We work for Dutch psychologists, psychiatrists and psychotherapists who use our tools in their daily work. Our portfolio includes tests and questionnaires, to be used as a basis for diagnosing, for supporting personnel selection decisions and as a starting point for treatment. We publish books on the newest developments and treatments in psychology to help therapists and psychologists to stay up to date. The team providing this is proud to be in publishing, having an eye for quality and a feel for the market. We like to work with our authors to develop new products that have a positive impact for our clients and the people they work for.
Core Products and Activities
We publish a range of tests and questionnaires for the clinical, occupational and educational markets. Well-known products in the Netherlands are the SON-R nonverbal tests, the ADOS, the BRIEF and the NEO-PI-3. We also have a book program of more than 100 books on related topics and organise training courses and seminars.
The company was founded in 2007 and has gained a position in the Dutch test and book market quickly. Nowadays we run the company with 10 people from our office in an old characteristic building in the scenic centre of Amsterdam.
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Award winning photographer Tracy Grabowski has been photographing Tracey Bell for over 25 years. As a student, Grabowski's photographs of Bell were published in Photo Life magazine. She won Kodak's Top Portfolio Award for the pictures she took of Tracey Bell impersonating Marilyn Monroe on the beach in Mexico.
Since then, Tracy Grabowski has received more than a dozen other awards including The Best Fashion Image Award and the Master of Photographic Arts Award from the Professional Photographers of Canada Association. Her images have been featured in multiple magazines, newspapers, books and advertisements. Tracy produces commercial, fashion, modeling, wedding and portraiture images. She has been running her studio in Edmonton since 1995.


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Pear Valley 2009 Grenache - 3 Pack
$49.99 + $5 shipping
CONDITION: Red
PRODUCT: 3 2009 Pear Valley Grenache
CT link above
Lab Rat report:
What an honor to be chosen! By virtue of dating the golden ticket holder, I was able to swipe his bottle and share it with 4 women. I sent out an email in the morning relaying my troubles: I had to write a report about some free wine. While I felt confident that I could handle this task on my own, I worried that finishing the entire bottle in one sitting would have made the report brief (wine is good – buy some). Everyone was to arrive at 6.
The wine arrived mid-day in perfect condition. Grenache. Not a wine that I've had a lot of. Actually, my only recollection was Kent Rasmussen's 2009 Esoterica grenache rose. That might be nice. To the internets to find suggested pairings! I settled on a selection of salami and crackers to start, followed by a spinach salad with heirloom tomatoes and bacon. Mains were pasta with Italian sausage, peppers, zucchini, mushrooms and onions and a roasted tomato sauce made from the same heirloom tomatoes. I grabbed some brownie bites for dessert.
5:50 – running a bit behind. Pull out Esoterica. Plate salami and cheese.
6:10 – Everyone arrives. Explain that Esoterica is the same grape made in a different style. E. is nervous about the tasting. "I don't know all the words."
"It's okay. You're not writing the report. You just have to tell me what you think."
E.: "Okay. I can do that. I do like this. This is really good."
6:45 – Dinner's ready. Rinse the glasses and open the golden bottle.
I think it's a bit understated on its fruit. Maybe I should have decanted it.
G. "You know, it reminds me of a vino noble from Italy"
J. "Whoa, that smells of a lot of alchol."
I look at the bottle. It says 14.8% by volume.
E. "Does it smell smoky to anyone else?"
It's pleasant, but it needs a bit of time.
We start digging to food and continue catching up.
E. "No, it smells chocolaty. Like a good dark chocolate."
C. "Yea, it's definitely opened up more now."
J. "I think this is a strong cheeky number. Just how I like them – a little spicy and steeped in liquour."
G. "It's like your favorite alcoholic friend."
J. "Who is wearing a fruity perfume."
The wine is smooth. I don't have the most sophisticated tongue, but there's a bit of wood. Some chocolate tones and subtle fruit flavors. It goes really well with the meats and tomatoes. Decanting would improve this, and I hope one of the other Lab Rats had the foresight to do this.
E. "Is body a word? Is that a real term?"
It is, and this wine falls in the medium-body. It won't smack you over the head like some of the zins. It's not outshining the meal or the conversation. It's a supporting but loved member of the cast.
Interrupting a discussion on King George 1, 2, and 3:
G. "You know it's a bit sweet."
C. "Really? Sweet?"
G. "Well, not like cloying sweet, but a very pleasant flavor. I think that as this has opened, the wood disappeared leaving chocolate and smoke. There's a nice savory aftertaste."
There is. I can't put my finger on the flavor, but it's light and enjoyable.
C. "We have to try this with chocolate. I tried a merlot once and the flavors really exploded."
I didn't think that this wine was set up for chocolate, and it wasn't. It's not bad, but neither flavor was improved.
Our verdict: Delicious. Easy to drink and paired well with meats. I think this will be a great wine as we move into fall with stews and hearty meat dishes. Definitely serve with bacon.
9% Aglianico! Does that make it taste of pears?
Yes, Italian pears.
Mmm pears…
Richard I tried this bottle last night and you were the first person that came to mind. This is a Burgundy lover's Grenache. Real finesse and fruit purity found with each sip. Lovely wine.
I found out I was a Lab Rat the day before the Grenache was to arrive. I was not going to be home that day so I had to drive to FedEx to pick it up. I opened the package at home and uncorked the bottle of 2009 Pear Valley Grenache. The cork smelled like strawberry. I poured a little into a wine glass and smelled the wine…it smelled like red wine and oak. I tasted the wine. It was so acidic that it burned my mouth and tongue. I let the glass sit for about an hour and a half, sipping along the way and waiting for the acid to recede. It was horrible, too acidic to drink. It was late so I re-corked the bottle, put it in the fridge and decided to try it again Thursday night.
A friend and I made dinner…grilled Portobello mushrooms with cherry tomatoes and Havarti dill cheese; Tagliolini pasta with arugula pesto; antipasto salad of olives, tomatoes, avocado, and mozzarella; and sliced baguettes to dip into olive oil and balsamic vinegar.
We tried the again cool first then at room temperature. It was amazing, considering the way it tasted the evening before. The color was garnet-y (Pantone 202C, to be exact.) The Grenache appeared watery and clear. It smelled of vanilla and plum. The initial taste was soft, watery, and dry. With food this impression changed to soft, creamy and dry. The acid was still present but not as overpowering as the previous night. The middle phase was vanilla, oak (maybe just the suggestion of oak) and kind of earthy. The final phase ended with a short-lived alcohol wave that turned into a light bodied, acidic, fruity taste.
Overall this is a non-complex wine that probably would make great sangria. I am glad that I didn't toss it the first time I tasted it. It needs a long time to decant. It is more acidic than I like. The alcohol content is high (14.8%) and needs food to temper it. I got a headache both nights I drank it, with and without food. I am glad that I went to get the Grenache the same day it was delivered, as I would not have liked it at all if I had only one night to drink it. That said, I cannot wait for my Gazzi pinot noir!!!
We are drunk. Wait… the woot-off lights are gone. What is going on
The woot off is over. This was the last offering for the grenache woot off
<-Smiling! My work is done here.
After I pack this last rat, I will be done! Hurray! I kept up! sort of! This is a big accomplishment for me :happy:
Woot-off Rats? BRING IT ON, WD!
It can't be over, I still have unallocated funding for the final hour…
Pretty extensive write up here that comments on the 09 Grenache, just a touch of Syrah.
We continued on to the '09 Grenache which was delightfully fruity. James says that, due to the light color, he will add 2-5% of Syrah to the wine prior to bottling to give it a deeper, more attractive hue.
Sadly we do not get a. a special rat emblem, and dont get any quality post recognitions, since a lot of us just had to send stuff to cesare
I cry because tonight we drank the last bottle of the D'Ontspille. I smile because the Gazzi Chard turned out to be quite good, despite reports to the contrary. I laugh because I have a case and a half of Pinot Noir from Scott and Kent on the way, among other treats. I guffaw because it's the weekend and we can sleep in.
Needless to say, to echo what
Thank you, Woot!
And you've done so wonderfully. You are greatly appreciated.
Indeed, A Big Toast to You!
Thank you… mit entirely Burgundy from the rats
. I'd say more Côtes de Rhône, but the thought was kind!
Thanks guys! It's nothing. Just trying to help out a little. Started with helping Corrado and then I ended up taking over…