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Not long ago, expecting to get sub five second blasts to 60mph in a 4-door sedan were almost unheard of. Sure, lots of high-end exotics could perform at that level; however, on the home front from the big three, those types of vehicles were few and far between. They were usually one-off vehicles that paraded the show scene and rarely saw any sort of daily driving let alone ever produced from the factory. Those types of cars required a slew of modifications that left the platform barely drivable and out of the question for commuting on a regular basis.
We're happy to report that with the help of Callaway, those times are gone. With the unveiling of the 2014 Chevrolet SS sedan just recently, aftermarket heroes like Callaway have taken note and we look forward to the idea of carrying lots of people and their stuff, quickly. Callaway, most known for its specialty vehicles including the Callaway Twin Turbo Corvette (GM PRO B2K), have now officially announced the plans for the already potent, naturally-aspirated 6.2 liter powered 2014 Chevrolet SS.
With a powerful plan of upgrades available, Callaway's 2014 Chevrolet SS SC570 sedan will add onto the current 415hp platform. In its arsenal will be the addition of a liquid-to-air intercooled roots-style, Eaton TVS2300 supercharger with upgraded fuel injectors among others. Also supplied in the SC570 package is a low restriction exhaust system and a boat load of exterior and interior bits to illustrate this is no factory sedan.
All said and done, this sedan is estimated to clip 60mph in 4.5 seconds. And with 570 hp at 6,400 rpm and an equally impressive 535 lb-ft of twist at 4,000 rpm the quarter mile is eaten up in mid-12 second passes at 110mph.
As with any Callaway car, power is not all you'll get. A sophisticated traction control and sport-tuned suspension will make the handling on the car much more responsive. Brembo brakes will increase the stopping power. What's most important is the car's perfect street manners. The SS fuel mileage is practically unchanged from stock with 15 mpg city/23 mpg highway.
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- 6.2 liter (378 cu.in.) cast aluminum block and heads
- Eaton Roots-style TVS2300 supercharger
- Liquid-to-air intercooler, integral to high-flow intake manifold base
- Increased flow rate fuel injectors
- 10.7:1 Compression Ratio
- 570 hp
- 535 lb-ft of torque
- 6-speed automatic transmission
- Sophisticated traction control
- Sport-tuned suspension
- Brembo brakes
- Low restriction exhaust systems
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A Cub Scout pack in Maryland may lose its charter if it maintains a policy welcoming gay families and members, a Scout official said Friday, raising once more a controversial issue that has roiled the Boy Scouts of America in recent years.
Pack 442 of Cloverly, Md., is conducting a poll of its members on its website about whether to retain its non-discrimination policy, which reads: "Pack 442 WILL NOT discriminate against any individual or family based on race, religion, national origin, ability, or sexual orientation."
The members have until Friday 8 p.m., to decide if they will keep the policy and possibly not be rechartered, or if they will remove it and return to a "don't ask, don't tell" policy welcoming all families, according to a statement on the pack's website.
Les Baron, Scout Executive of the National Capital Area Council, or NCAC, to which the pack belongs, confirmed that the pack could lose its charter if it maintains the policy, which he noted was against the Boy Scouts' longstanding ban on openly gay Scouts or leaders.
"Hopefully we don't get to that point. We are working with the pack to try to work out our differences," he told NBC News. "The policy of the Boy Scouts are what they are and my job is to not bring into (it) my own personal feelings, and all I am trying to do is maintain the quality and integrity of the Boy Scouts of America and its policies."
The pack said it must submit the chartering application by Saturday. At that point, Baron said, the council would then have to make a decision on the charter bid and would take the non-discrimination statement into account. He said the time to make a decision varied.
On the pack's website, a statement said the council "contacted us a few weeks ago pressuring us to remove our statement, we attempted to negotiate a rewording of the statement that would represent a compromise on the matter, but ultimately NCAC leadership felt only removal of the statement would be acceptable." The pack's committee chair did not immediately respond to an email seeking comment.
The policy was voted on by member families and "overwhelmingly approved" last August, according to the pack website, which also noted that its chartering organization supported the decision. The matter was discussed in detail with district leaders and the council from August through October 2012.
"As was stated above, it was only recently that NCAC contacted us saying they would no longer 'allow' this statement to be posted," the website said.
The pack committee was split on the way forward, prompting the poll, according to the pack website.
"Some of the leaders feel the principle of non-discrimination is too precious to allow BSA to dictate that we abandon our local policy. Others feel that we should acquiesce to removal of the policy statement and return to a 'don't ask, don't tell' policy," the website said.
Baron confirmed that he learned of the policy a few months ago. "The only reason that we do this program is try to provide quality opportunities and experiences for young people. It's not about political issues and I'm sorry that it's come down to that."
A national BSA spokesman, Deron Smith, said the private organization "has policies that all councils and local units agree to follow."
"In this instance, this pack will need to evaluate if they agree to the annual chartered organization agreement," he wrote in an email to NBC News, adding that he wasn't aware of any special deadline given to the unit to make the decision. Baron said he was not aware of any deadline.
The Boy Scouts reaffirmed its ban on gays and lesbians in 2012 following a two-year confidential review.
After the Boy Scouts reaffirmed its policy banning gays, dozens of Eagle Scouts said in online postings that they had returned their medals, badges or membership cards in protest. But many other Eagle Scouts said they agreed with the policy. Since then, Smith has said there were no plans to revisit the membership guidelines.
Activist groups stepped up their campaign to end the policy after Ryan Andresen, an 18-year-old California teen, was denied the Eagle rank late last year because he is gay, and following the dismissal of Jennifer Tyrrell last April from her post as den leader of her son's Tiger Cub pack in Bridgeport, Ohio, because she is a lesbian.
A number of troops have said they don't follow the policy, and some companies and charities have said they would not contribute to the Boy Scouts because of the ban.

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Merino Kids
Merino Kids Go Go Sleeping Bag - Standard Weight - Flint Stripe
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About MeThe Merino Kids Standard Weight Go Go Sleeping Bag in Flint Stripe is an international award-winning baby sleep bag which is designed with the safety and comfort of your baby in mind. It is specifically for babies and toddlers and uses only 100% natural fibres - 100% superfine merino wool on the inside & 100% GOTS certified organic cotton outer.
The natural ability of superfine merino wool allows skin to breathe and regulates body temperature year-round, so baby won't overheat or wake up cold - perfect for all seasons and environments.
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- Perfect for all seasons and environments, keeping your child warm in the cold and cool in the heat
- Designed for room temperatures between 18 and 27c, tog range: 0.5 to 1.8
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There's a FREE download (no annoying registration required) at www.htmlgrid.com
that provides a Visual Studio style environment for building databound websites.
It provides ASP, PHP and .NET (beta 1) output.
Some features:
DATABOUND GRIDS (with client side events and validation and vendor independent
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Boeing 787 makes emergency landing in New Orleans
A United Airlines flight en route to Newark from Houston Tuesday morning was forced to make an emergency landing in New Orleans because of a mechanical issue with the plane, a brand-new 787 Dreamliner.
United, which received its first Dreamliner from Boeing in September, confirmed the diversion of Flight 1146 to New Orleans and said in a statement that it "will work with Boeing to review the diversion and determine the cause."
The 219-seat Dreamliner was carrying 174 passengers and 10 crew members, the carrier said.
"The Boeing 787 aircraft landed safely and without incident," United said in a statement. "We are re-accommodating the customers on a different aircraft to Newark."
Chicago-based United's largest hub airport is Bush Intercontinental after its 2010 merger with Houston-based Continental Airlines.
Craig Bloodworth, who was on the flight, told the Chronicle via Twitter that "emergency trucks greeted us on the runway."
At about 11 a.m. after the diversion, Bloodworth tweeted, "Bragged to my kids about flying to #NYC on #United #Dreamliner, boasted about upgrade. Flight diverted to NOLA for mechanical issue. #nofun."


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International Day of Happiness 2020
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The United Nations International Day of Happiness recognises the relevance of happiness and wellbeing as universal goals and aspirations in the lives of human beings around the world, and the importance of their recognition in public policy objectives. See the United Nations website for further information. Here on the Better Internet for Kids (BIK) portal, we'll be looking at the positives of being online, being kind to others, and general wellbeing in the online environment in support of the day. Come back nearer the time to read more. And if you're marking the day in some way linked to the Better Internet for Kids agenda, why not share an article with us - see our content contribution guidelines, or get in touch for more information.


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the errors im getting...package Components; import javax.swing.*; import java.awt.*; import java.awt.event.*; public class JVideos extends JPanel implements ActionListener { JLabel explainSelector = new JLabel("Please use the drop down menu\nto select a movie to rent."); public JVideos() { String[] movieStrings = {"Reservoir Dogs", "Memento", "Oldboy", "Inglorious Bastards", "Snatch", "Slumdog Millionaire", "District 9", "Ip Man", "Gran Torino", "The Matrix"}; JComboBox movieChoice = new JComboBox(movieStrings); JPanel panel = new JPanel(); JLabel greenBox = new JLabel("Welcome to Greenbox"); movieChoice.setSelectedIndex(0); movieChoice.addActionListener(this); panel.add(greenBox); panel.add(explainSelector); panel.add(movieChoice); this.add(panel); setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE); setLayout(new FlowLayout()); } public void main(String[] args) { JVideos aFrame = new JVideos(); final int WIDTH = 400; final int HEIGHT = 600; aFrame.setSize(WIDTH, HEIGHT); aFrame.setVisible(true); } }
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2.What else would I need so that my I can have a GUI output with that information in it?
The panel parts Im not sure if I need, I just pulled it from another example hoping that it would work, before I had simply added those label using
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if those lines work any better or would help to clean up the code to make it easier to work with I would like to switch back to that.
I have the listener in there so that I can later give the user further information once they select a film they would like to rent. I'll try to figure out how to create an event after they have selected a movie, any help there would also be much appreciated.


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UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN River Falls
The first class of 2012-13 Falcon Scholars gather near South Hall with Chancellor Dean Van Galen and Arlin and Marilyn Albrecht. The Albrechts (UWRF alums) have established the Albrecht Challenge as a matching fund for gifts to Falcon Scholars as part of the Rising to Distinction campaign.
The Falcon Scholars scholarship program brings with it the ability to enrich learning for UWRF students, to raise the academic standards among undergraduates; and to support engagement and excellence among faculty and staff.
Falcon Scholars have access to the Student, Staff, and Faculty Interaction Space in 139 Hagestad Hall open Monday-Friday from 8 a.m.-4:30 p.m. There is comfortable furniture, tables, a tv, student computers, and an overall inviting atmosphere where you can relax, study, plan and enjoy the company of other Falcon Scholars. There is also a small fridge, microwave, hot water kettle, and Keurig coffee maker available for student use. The office does not provide K-cups; however, some tea, hot cocoa, sugar, sweetener, and powdered creamer are on hand. Stop by and check it out!
If you have any compliments, suggestions, information, or concerns about the Falcon Scholars Program, please let us know using this process.
If you need to report any of the following concerns, visit our Report It! website: sexual assault, violence or discrimination; bias or hate incidents; or general student concerns.


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1.8 mL E-C Vial, Glass Amb, 8-425 Cap, R
These economically priced sample vials are conveniently packed in two shrink-wrapped packs of 100 vials. This packaging reduces contamination from corrugated material found in traditional packaging. The amber vials are manufactured from Wheaton 320 amber glass that conforms to USP Type I requirements to protect light-sensitive samples. Black phenolic screw caps are packaged separately and inserted in the box with the vials. It is suggested to use 14B rubber lined caps for aqueous samples and PTFE faced 14B rubber lined caps for organic samples. Replacement caps can be purchased separately.
- Economically priced
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12ct Kate Aspen Tea for Two Teapot Tea Infuser
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The Seven Kingdoms is the name given to the realm that controls most of the continent of Westeros and numerous offshore islands, ruled by the King of the Andals and the First Men from the Red Keep in the city of King's Landing. Its name dates back to the time prior to the War of Conquest, during which seven independent kingdoms existed in the continent. The realm actually consists of nine distinct regions, the remaining two being formally established after the Conquest.
- See also War of Conquest
When Aegon the Conqueror embarked on the conquest of the continent from his seat on Dragonstone he had to contend with seven independent realms. These were:
- Kingdom of the North, ruled by House Stark of Winterfell
- Kingdom of the Mountain and the Vale, ruled by House Arryn of the Eyrie
- Kingdom of the Isles and Rivers, ruled by House Hoare of castle Harrenhal. Formed when the Iron Islands conquered the Riverlands.
- Kingdom of the Rock, ruled by House Lannister of Casterly Rock
- Kingdom of the Stormlands, ruled by House Durrandon of Storm's End
- Kingdom of the Reach, ruled by House Gardener of Highgarden
- Dorne, ruled by House Martell of Sunspear.
With the aid of his dragons, Aegon managed to conquer all of the kingdoms, except Dorne, which would submit to the Iron Throne a century later. Houses Stark, Lannister and Arryn, which bent the knee to Aegon, were allowed to maintain their domains, no longer as Kings but as Lords Paramount of their respective regions - the North, the Westerlands and the Vale - and Wardens, subject to the authority of the King.
With House Hoare eliminated, the kingdom ruled by Harren the Black was divided, with the people of the Iron Islands choosing House Greyjoy as their rulers, the lands surrounding the Trident awarded to House Tully as Lords Paramount of the Riverlands, and the lords of the lands surrounding the new capital of King's Landing as direct vassals to the Iron Throne.
House Gardener was also obliterated when King Mern IX perished at the Field of Fire. Mern's steward, Harlen Tyrell, surrendered Highgarden and the Reach to the Targaryen conqueror and was thus appointed Lord of Highgarden and Warden of the South.
House Durrendon was extinguished in the male line when King Argilac was killed by Orys Baratheon in battle. As a reward for his loyalty, Orys was granted Argilac's domain, as well as his daughter. Thus House Baratheon, Lords Paramount of the Stormlands was created.
The only one of the Seven Kingdoms not conquered was Dorne in the far south, whose lords learned from the mistakes of the other kings and refused to meet Aegon and his dragons in open battle. Dorne retained their independence for almost two more centuries before joining the realm through a dual marriage with the Targaryens .
Despite civil wars, rebellions and the death of the last of the dragons, the Targaryens remained at the government of the Seven Kingdoms for over 280 years until the actions of the Mad King, Aerys II, triggered the civil war known as Robert's Rebellion. At the end of this civil war, Aerys II and most of his family were slain and his surviving children fled into exile in the Free Cities. Robert Baratheon took the throne ruled for seventeen years,[1] beginning a new dynasty whose rule is now challenged.
- See "Feudalism"
The Seven Kingdoms is an absolute monarchy ruled by a King, who bears the titles of "King of the Andals and the First Men", "Lord of the Seven Kingdoms", and "Protector of the Realm". The second most powerful position is that of the Hand of the King, an appointed Lord who serves as the King's topmost advisor and, in his absence, holds court and may even sit on the Iron Throne. If the King is a minor and, thus, unfit to properly rule, the government falls in the hands of an appointed Regent, who may be the Hand, the Queen Dowager or another Lord selected for the task.
Aiding the King and the Hand in the capital is the Small Council, a chamber of Lords that advise the King and/or the Hand in matters such as economy, intelligence or law. The permanent small council positions are:
- The Master of Laws,
- The Master of Coin,
- The Master of Ships,
- The Master of Whisperers, and
- The Grand Maester.
The council may co-opt other lords on to the council, though they will operate 'without portfolio' -- as it were.
Beneath both the King, the Hand, and the Small Council -- but still enjoying a great degree of autonomy -- are the rulers of each region, some of which also hold the title of Wardens and/or Lords Paramount. These are:
- The Lord Paramount of the North and Warden of the North, title currently held by the Lord of the Dreadfort, the head of House Bolton . Rules over the North, including Bear Island, Skagos and Skane.
- The Lord of the Iron Islands, title traditionally held by the Lord Reaper of Pyke, the head of House Greyjoy . Rules over the Iron Islands
- The Lord Paramount of the Riverlands, title traditionally held by the Lord of Riverrun, the head of House Tully . Rules over the Riverlands.
- The Lord Paramount of the Vale and Warden of the East, title traditionally held by the Lord of the Eyrie, the head of House Arryn. Rules over the Vale of Arryn and the Three Sisters.
- The Lord Paramount of the Westerlands and Warden of the West, title traditionally held by the Lord of Casterly Rock, the head of House Lannister . Rules over the Westerlands.
- The Lord Paramount of the Reach and Warden of the South, title traditionally held by the Lord of Highgarden, the head of House Tyrell. Rules over the Reach, including the Shield Islands and the Arbor.
- The Lord Paramount of the Stormlands, title traditionally held by the Lord of Storm's End, the head of House Baratheon. Rules over the Stormlands, including the island of Tarth.
- The Prince of Dorne, title historically held by the Lord of Sunspear, the head of House Martell .
As mentioned above, the Lords of the Crownlands are sworn directly to the Iron Throne, the only exception being the Lords of the Narrow Sea, who rule over the islands of Blackwater Bay, such as Claw Isle. For historical reasons, these Lords are sworn to Dragonstone, owing their fealty to whoever holds the island fortress (traditionally, the heir to the Iron Throne).
Below the rulers of each constituent region lie their vassals: lords and landed knights, who rule in the name of their liege lords and are sworn to answer their summons when the need arises. These lords may have, in turn, their own petty lords and sworn knights ruling over portions of their own lands.
- See "Laws and Customs"
In the Seven Kingdoms, justice is administered by the King and/or lords. Penalties for crimes may include scourging, mutilation, castration, or imprisonment. South of the Neck, where Andal culture is prevalent, punishments are carried out by headsmen, executioners - like the King's Justice in the capital - or knights carrying out the will of their lords. In the North, however, where the way of the First Men are prevalent, it is expected for lords to carry out sentences personally.
Treason and rebellion may be punished in several ways, such as hanging or beheading, but also by exile or being stripped of lands and titles - which may also extend to the entire family of the one attainted. In the case of nobles, the taking of a close family member, such as a son or daughter, as hostage for the noble's good behavior is also commonplace.
Slavery or slave trading is also forbidden, and punishable by death. Thieving and smuggling are usually punished by mutilation, while rapists are subject to castration. Bearing steel against a liege lord or refusing to answer a liege lord's summons is also considered a capital offense.
Suspects of crimes are judged by lords or by the King himself. Parties may invoke a trial by combat to prove the justice of their positions. Both parties may fight themselves or name a champion to represent them. The victorious party is held to have been judged to be right by the Seven.
Any criminal, however, may join the Night's Watch to avoid punishment. Those who choose to "take the black" are beyond the reach of law, even a King's edict, as long as they swear the oath to the serve the Watch until death. The punishment for desertion, just like in the case of treason, is death.
Economy and Currency
- See Currency
- "Under the Targaryen dynasty, Westeros prospered. Gone were the petty wars of Seven Kingdoms, and the endless thirst for minor glories that drove them. The Westerlands enriched the realm, the North guarded it, and the Reach and Riverlands fed it."
- ―Margaery Tyrell
Monetary transactions in the Seven Kingdoms use a form of minted coin currency known as the Gold Dragon, and its various denominations, such as the Silver Stag and Copper Penny.
The feudal society of the Seven Kingdoms has a primarily agrarian economy. Surplus food supports the populations of the five major cities and the various large towns. The five major cities are, in decreasing order of size: King's Landing, Oldtown, Lannisport, Gulltown, and White Harbor.
The Reach and the Riverlands are the two main breadbasket regions, which have such fertile and productive farmland that they not only meet their local needs but can export foodstuffs to the other kingdoms. The Reach is also a major wine-producing region, and in particular, contains the Arbor, a large island off the southern coast of Westeros which is the main wine-producing hub for the entire realm.
The Crownlands are more or less lumped in with the Riverlands in this regard, as they were created only three centuries ago when the Aegon I Targaryen carved them out from disputed regions of the eastern Riverlands which neighboring kingdoms were fighting over. The Crownlands are not explicitly said to export food, but rather, are needed to deal with the large food demands of the capital city, as King's Landing is the largest city on the continent.
The Reach and the Riverlands feed the realm, but the Westerlands enrich it. The largest goldmines in Westeros are located in the Westerlands, and indeed, most of the precious metal mines in the Seven Kingdoms are concentrated there. Conversely, the mountainous but metal-rich Westerlands are not as fertile as other regions, so they trade gold and precious metals to more fertile regions such as the Reach and the Riverlands in exchange for their surplus food.
The North has few exports and a small population, but its main contribution to the overall economy of the realm is considered to be security. The North is buffer that stands between the southern kingdoms and raiding wildling bands which might try to invade the rich lands of southern Westeros from Beyond the Wall. As a cold region, it also possesses animals with heavy furs which are not present in warmer regions to the south, and shepherds produce heavy wools.
Dorne remained independent for a full two centuries after the Targaryen Conquest, and only came under the authority of the Iron Throne one hundred years ago through peaceful marriage-alliance. Thus it is not quite as interconnected through trade as the other kingdoms are. Moreover, due to the imposing Red Mountains at the base of the Dorne peninsula, and the forbidding deserts of central Dorne, overland transport to and from Dorne is fairly difficult, so there are no major roads linking it to the other kingdoms. However, a considerable amount of trade still occurs by sea, as well as some land-based trade using caravans across the desert. The dry deserts of Dorne might not produce large quantities of food to export, however, the irrigated river-valleys allow for a fair amount of agriculture. Because Dorne is so climatically and ecologically different from the rest of Westeros, exotic crops grow there which don't grow in the rest of the continent, particularly citrus fruits and olives, as well as spices (both grown locally and obtained from the nearby Free Cities). The lemons for Sansa Stark's prized lemon-cakes originate in Dorne. Because so many exotic foodstuffs are available, Dornish wine is very flavorful and different from the wines of the Reach. Noblemen across the Seven Kingdoms who claim a refined palate enjoy the exotic taste of sour Dornish red wine. Thus while Dorne doesn't produce much in the way of basic foodstuffs, it does produce many exotic luxury foods (i.e. citrus fruits) which are not produced anywhere else in the realm - which means that Dorne still conducts brisk trade with the rest of the Seven Kingdoms in exchange for its unique products.
Not much has been said about the economic capacities of the Stormlands and the Vale of Arryn. Parts of the Stormlands are fertile enough, such as the coastal regions and the northern half around Storm's End. Otherwise, the Stormlands are the most heavily forested region in southern Westeros, containing two of the three major forests in the realm, the Rainwood and the Kingswood (the Kingswood spills over into the Crownlands). The third major forest is the Wolfswood in the North, but even the North cannot claim such a dense concentration of forests as the Stormlands. It stands to reason that the Stormlands can produce a fairly large amount of timber (compared to the deserts of Dorne), but otherwise, it is not one of the wealthier kingdoms. The Vale, while fairly mountainous, does not possess the precious metal reserves that the Westerlands have. However, many of the well-watered valleys of the mountains are actually quite fertile, and the Vale can produce a sufficient amount of food to support its population, without having to heavily rely on imported food. This contributes to the Vale's frequent tactic of choosing isolationism in times of political turmoil, closing the mountain passes that connect to the rest of the realm. While the Westerlands might find it difficult to feed its population if cut off from food imports, the Vale can survive reasonably well without imports.
Last and least, the Iron Islands are a dead weight carried by the other kingdoms. Lightly populated, infertile rocks, it is no wonder why their population turned to a lifestyle of piracy and raiding. They are swept by fierce, cold storm winds from the seas, with poor soil and hardly any natural resources. The few poor crop fields that are present have their rocky soil plowed by thralls, men captured in raids and forced into servitude, as they usually cannot even afford draft animals. The one natural resource the Iron Islands actually possess are, of course, iron mines - but they only have modest yields at best, and more often, meager yields only produced after backbreaking labor by thralls in the mines. Thus they aren't even a particularly important center of iron production in the Seven Kingdoms as a whole. The seas around the islands, however, are abundant with fish, thus most of their local economy is based on subsistence fishing. The Targaryen kings forbid the ironborn to raid in the Seven Kingdoms themselves anymore, but they continue to raid foreign merchant vessels and shores, which provides at least some influx of wealth and thralls.
The Seven Kingdoms are also conduct vigorous foreign trade, particularly with the nearby Free Cities, across the Narrow Sea in Essos. Trade products from the Seven Kingdoms can find their way even further east, and wine merchants as far east as the markets of the Dothraki city of Vaes Dothrak can be seen selling Arbor gold wine from the Reach. The trade networks the Seven Kingdoms are part of extend even to Qarth in the distant east: House Lannister of the Westerlands is noted as being one of the largest customers of the silk merchants' guild in Qarth. Spices and various other exotic products also find their way to the Seven Kingdoms through the international trade network. Because slavery is illegal in the Seven Kingdoms, however, and abhorred by every major religion in Westeros, they do not take part in the international slave trade.
- See "Military forces of the Seven Kingdoms" and "Armament"
The Seven Kingdoms does not possess a large standing military force, as do some of the Free Cities (although the creation of a Royal Army has been proposed, it has not yet been enacted on). Instead, it operates on the principal of a feudal levy: each lord raises a military force from his vassals on behalf of his or her own superior lord. This hierarchy extends up to the King on the Iron Throne. The regions of Westeros vary considerably in population and wealth, dramatically affecting the number and quality of the soldiers that can be raised. Some regions, most notably the Iron Islands, the North and Dorne, also specialize in different forms of fighting and combat than the norm, which stems from the Andals' chivalric and knightly tradition.
Military forces in the Seven Kingdoms can broadly be divided into several categories: cavalry, foot, and missile troops. Cavalry can consist of skirmishers, scouts and heavy cavalry (mostly knights in the Andal parts of Westeros). Footsoldiers range from well-trained and well-armored pikemen to farmers effectively armed with sticks. Missile troops can either be archers or crossbowmen. The Dornish vary from this norm by employing large formations of spearmen. The ironborn prefer to raid and fight from the sea, so tend towards lighter infantry and fast-moving forces. They have few horses and prefer not to engage in massed combat inland, where their limited numbers tend to be a weakness.
The Seven Kingdoms do possess several small standing military forces. The Night's Watch is the largest and most famous, whilst the Kingsguard is the smallest, consisting of just seven elite knights sworn to protect the king and his family. Each of the major cities also employs a City Watch to keep the peace and help defend the cities in times of war. Each lord also usually has a household guard, varying from perhaps a handful for minor lords to a dozens or hundreds for the great lords.
The Seven Kingdoms also employ a large number of naval forces, most notably the Royal Fleet and the Iron Fleet of the ironborn. Many houses based on the coast also employ a few ships for scaring off raiders or smugglers. Dorne and the North are notable for not possessing large fleets at all. Warships in the Seven Kingdoms tend to mostly be galleys and skiffs, but the ironborn are notable for their large fleets of longships, which they sometimes use for coastal raiding.
- See "Laws and Customs"
The culture and customs of the Seven Kingdoms are heavily influenced by the dominant ethnicity in each of its constituent regions. Four major cultural groups or regions can be distinguished.
The influence of the Andal culture is stronger in "the south", namely in the Vale, Riverlands, Westerlands, the Reach, the Stormlands, the Crownlands, and some parts of Dorne.. It is in these regions where the tradition of knighthood is more prevalent.
The Northmen, meanwhile, continue to practice the customs and culture of the First Men. For example, whereas in the south the execution of criminals is carried out by headsmen and executioners, in the North tradition holds that "he who passes the sentence should swing the sword".
Despite being blood of both the Andals and the First Men, the people of the Iron Islands developed their own cultural identity. With strong ties to the sea, the Ironborn culture is centered around activities such as piracy and raiding. They believe they have the right to seize by force what they consider necessary - "paying the "iron price".
The Dornishmen, for their part, also retain their own cultural identity, heavily influenced by their intermingling with the Rhoynar people of Essos. Dornishmen practice equal primogeniture and have a reputation for sexual licentiousness.
- See "Religion"
The people of Westeros follow several different faiths, of which by far the most dominant is the Faith of the Seven, with the Old Gods being the second most widespread. The relations between the different religions in Westeros settled into a grudging co-existence many centuries ago.
The Old Gods of the Forest
The old nature gods worshiped by the Children of the Forest and later the First Men. Still worshiped by the people of the North and a few isolated people, particularly ancient noble houses, in the south of Westeros. The old gods are numerous and nameless. Prayers and offerings are made to the old gods in front of heart trees, great weirwood trees with faces carved into the bark. A tenet of the faith is that the old gods only have power where the heart tree faces can see, and since the destruction of most of the heart trees in the south they have no power there.
The Faith of the Seven
The Faith of the Seven was brought to Westeros by the Andals. The Faith contends there is one god consisting of seven separate aspects: the Mother, the Father, the Warrior, the Smith, the Maiden, the Crone and the Stranger. People worship the Seven in seven-sided churches called septs and are led in worship by priests and priestesses known as "septons" and "septa". The Faith is not only a belief system but also an institution led by the High Septon from the Great Sept of Baelor in King's Landing. The Faith is traditionally intolerant of other religions but has mellowed due to the forced coexistence with the worshipers of the old gods.
The Drowned God
The Iron Islands, separated from the mainland, possesses its own local religion which is not practiced anywhere else in Westeros. The ironborn worship a harsh deity known as the Drowned God, a deity which favors and allegedly rewards those who undertake reaving, war, and plunder in his name, and whose enemy is the Storm God. The most fanatical worshipers of the Drowned God are "drowned" in salt water and, if worthy, are then revived by the Drowned God's priests. Both in number of adherents and range, the local worship of the Drowned God is much smaller than either the Old Gods or the Faith of the Seven, to the point that when people on the mainland take oaths, they often swear "by the Old Gods [of the Forest] and the New [the Seven]" without mention of the Drowned God.
The Lord of Light
The Lord of Light is a god popular in Essos who is little-known in Westeros. According to its clergy, the red priests, the Lord of Light is the guardian of humanity against darkness, cold and death. He is a merciless god who often demands harsh sacrifices of his followers, but also rewards his true followers with power and life. The Lord of Light has failed to gain a foothold in Westeros in the past thousands of years, and is considered a "foreign religion" from the eastern continent. Still, travelers and migrants from the eastern continent who are currently living in Westeros, often in the major cities like King's Landing, may be encountered in Westeros who worship the Lord of Light. Due to Stannis Baratheon's recent conversion to the Lord of Light religion, many of his followers from Dragonstone island and other islands of the Crownlands lying in Blackwater Bay have also converted to the worship of the Lord of Light.


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Residents up and down the East Coast affected by Superstorm Sandy can at least breathe easy on one front: banking.
Most banks have told customers who were impacted by Sandy that they will waive fees through at least Wednesday.
Citigroup (C), Bank of America (BAC) and TD Bank (TD), said they'll waive overdraft fees on deposit accounts and late fees on all loans, as well as fees incurred from using other banks' ATM machines through Wednesday. Capital One (COF) said it would likely waive certain fees for affected customer and said it was telling people to reach out to the bank directly.
PNC (PNC) said it will automatically waive overdraft fees, but customers must call the bank to get late fees on consumer and business loans refunded.
Wells Fargo (WFC) said it plans to waive fees through Thursday and JPMorgan Chase (JPM) plans to give customers until Friday to get their accounts up to date. American Express (AXP) also said it would help customers rework payment schedules if they have been affected by the storm.
TD Bank took the extra step of allowing customers to withdraw certificates of deposit without a penalty and said it will expedite delivery of credit and debit cards, and will also instantly issue debit cards for customers in any of its locations.
Related: Markets to reopen Wednesday
Meanwhile, most bank branches in affected areas were still shut down Tuesday. PNC said its branches from Maryland to Manhattan remained closed, and branches as far inland as Northern Ohio were also forced to close their doors Tuesday.
Bank of America's branches remained closed in New York's five boroughs and the surrounding areas, as well as in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia and Maryland. The bank reopened branches Tuesday in upstate New York, Maine, and New Hampshire. Some Bank of America branches in Massachusetts, Rhode Island and parts of Virginia also began reopening Tuesday, while others remained closed.
JPMorgan said it will begin reopening branches in the Northeast on Wednesday.
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Erika Riggs | Zillow Blog | December 31, 2012 | link
'Tis the season for end of the year lists: best books, best movies, best newsmakers. But it wouldn't be the end of 2012 without another significant list: the most-viewed homes on Zillow. From luxury mansions in Miami and Beverly Hills to a home once owned by the Osbournes, here are the properties that garnered the most clicks, starting with No. 10.
10. Mary Kay's Pink Home
8915 Douglas Ave, Dallas TX
For sale: $2.799 million
The former home of the founder of Mary Kay Cosmetics is exactly the color you would expect: a soft shade of light pink. Mary Kay Ash's mansion was designed in 1984 and served as the businesswoman's home and headquarters in Dallas. She sold the home in 2000 in her efforts to downsize. Watch the video tour.
9. Sunset Boulevard Mansion
901 N Alpine Dr, Beverly Hills CA
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The home may have garnered views for its spectacular size — 28,000 square feet — and its previous $29.9 million price tag, but even more interesting is the history of the home's location. The house sits on a lot that once held a home owned by Sheikh Mohammed al-Fassi, an in-law of the Saudi Arabian royal family. He painted his house bright green and decorated the grounds with statues painted in flesh colors. In 1980 the home burned down, and the property was split into two lots, one of which was recently for sale as an unfinished mansion.
8. Million Dollar Room in Atlanta
490 W Paces Ferry Rd NW, Atlanta GA
For sale: $19.90 million
A spot on television can get a home quite a bit of fame. This Atlanta house was recently featured on HGTV's "Million Dollar Rooms" for its pool courtyard. Designed to be an outdoor retreat, the pool area features beautiful marble mosaics, fountains and spas as well as a full outdoor kitchen and dining area. The rest of the house isn't too shabby, either. Measuring a whopping 40,000 square feet, the property includes seven full kitchens, two gyms, hair and nail salon, wellness center, cigar room and theater.
7. Christina Aguliera's Home
513 Doheny Rd, Beverly Hills CA
For sale: $13.5 million
It could be that "The Voice" host and singer Christina Aguilera owns this home. It could also be that the Osbournes once owned the Beverly Hills estate. Or, it could be the quite eclectic decor that reels people in. Whatever the reason, the Mediterranean-style manse garnered enough visits to put it at No. 7 on the list. The home is currently for sale — listed for $13.5 million since March 2011.
6. Encino Cliff Home
17070 Encino Verde Pl, Encino CA
For sale: $3.98 million
No. 6 on the most-viewed list is the kind of home most people dream of living in. Perched on a 5-acre, cliffside lot in Encino, the house is filled with luxury touches. The home begins with an enormous grand entry with black crystal chandelier and includes a gourmet kitchen with high-end appliances, enormous living room with a 20-foot wall of windows and a master suite with steam shower, dry sauna and whirlpool bath.
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4 E 80th St, New York NY
For sale: $90 million
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CALGARY — Canada's food inspection agency temporarily suspended XL Foods' licence to operate a meat processing plant in Brooks late Thursday because it had failed to correct problems that led to tainted beef ending up on grocery shelves and restaurant tables across the continent.
The Canadian Food Inspection Agency's decision came as the U.S expanded its recall of beef from XL Foods Inc. to 30 states and questions about the slowness of authorities to react to evidence of a food safety crisis were raised on both sides of the border.
The agency said in a release that information provide by the company on Sept. 26 and gathered through inspector oversight showed the company — one of the country's largest meat packers — had not corrected deficiencies identified during a recent on-site review.
Until the problems are fixed and management presents acceptable plans to fix longer-term issues, the food inspection agency said the plant will not be allowed to resume operations.
"All products currently at this plant are under CFIA detention and control," said the release, "and will only be released after being tested for E. coli 0157:H7."
More than 2,200 workers are employed at the Brooks facility, but the plant has operated only intermittently since the U.S. ban meant XL Foods no longer had a market for approximately half its product.
There have been no layoffs as yet, but a source in Brooks said that on Thursday afternoon staff were sent home early because of a "major plumbing issue" and told to listen to the radio next week for word on when they should return to work.
Company spokesman Morton Paulsen was unavailable for comment.
With the capacity of approximately 4,800 head a day, the plant is one of the largest in Canada and the economic lifeblood of the southeastern Alberta city, which has a population of 13,700.
Brooks Mayor Martin Shields said he's praying the suspension is lifted as soon as possible.
"Anytime there is a work stoppage, you're concerned because it's obviously the largest employer," Shields said.
"It would have a significant economic impact if it was closed for an extended length of time."
While no outbreaks of poisonings have been reported yet by American officials, the province's health authority revealed that another patient in Calgary has fallen ill from the potentially fatal bacteria, bringing to nine the number of cases that may be linked to contaminated product from XL Foods.
Grocery stores as far away as Puerto Rico are being asked to pull from their shelves ground beef that was among a reported 404,000 kilograms of trim shipped from the Brooks facility to a dozen American processors in recent weeks.
Most of the tainted meat being recalled — including an estimated 907,000 kilograms distributed in Canada — was slaughtered on Aug. 23 and processed further at the Brooks plant on four days that followed.
A shipment intercepted at the border by U.S. inspectors in Sweetgrass, Mont., on Aug. 30 yielded a positive test result for E. coli 0157: H7 three days later that was promptly reported to their Canadian counterparts.
At a secondary processing facility in Calgary on Sept. 4, staff with the Canadian Food Inspection Agency had another positive test.
Federal Agriculture Minister Gerry Ritz told the Herald earlier this week that on "that very day they rounded up every bit of beef from that particular bar-code lot, not one ounce of that ever saw the wholesale or retail market in Canada."
But Ritz has not responded to questions since about why all of the product slaughtered on that one day was not immediately quarantined for further testing.
In the House of Commons, the opposition parties hammered the agriculture minister for waiting another 12 days to issue a health alert, by which point the offending product was on store shelves and restaurant plates around the continent.
CFIA inspectors didn't show up at the plant to review the situation until Sept. 13, a day after U.S authorities had informed them they had intercepted two more tainted shipments at the border and had decided to ban exports from XL indefinitely.
"American inspectors caught that contaminated meat, not Canadian inspectors," New Democrat critic Malcolm Allen said. "That is a failure on the government's part."
Deflecting criticism the government has gutted the CFIA's budget, Ritz said the XL plant has 46 inspection staff, 20 per cent more than three years ago.
"We are continuing to work with CFIA, holding its feet to the fire to make sure these recalls are done in a timely way," Ritz replied.
CFIA spokesman Tim O'Connor said agency staff were unaware there was other product slaughtered on the same day that might be tainted until after inspectors began their in-depth review at the XL plant on Sept. 13.
South of the border, advocacy group Food and Water Watch is criticizing the U.S. Department of Agriculture for waiting 17 days after the first positive test before alerting consumers there to the potential health risk.
In the wake of the recalls, the Safe Food Coalition has demanded the USDA halt a pilot project that allows fresh meat to enter the U.S. without being inspected at the border.
There was no additional clarity Thursday about four Edmonton cases of poisoning that prompted a recall of Kirkland strip loins sold at a Costco outlet in that city's northeast.
CFIA has said the offending steaks came from XL Foods or another unidentified plant. Alberta Health Services has supplied the agency with a genetic imprint of the E. coli strain found in both the stools of the patients and some uneaten steak, but CFIA has not said whether it has a match with the bacteria found in the contaminated meat shipments from the XL plant.
It was purchased by Edmonton-based XL Foods Inc. and Nillson Brothers Inc. in 2009 from the American giant Tyson Foods for a reported price of $107 million.


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Tooth loss or an extraction can leave behind an empty socket in the bone and an indentation in the gum line. Without teeth to stimulate the jawbone and keep it strong and healthy, the bone will continue to recede. This process can affect both the aesthetics of your smile and your ability to receive restorations. If you are interested in dental implants or traditional dentures, your doctor may recommend a ridge augmentation to fortify the bone. However, as this is a surgical procedure, you must be healthy enough for treatment. You should have a strong immune system and healthy circulatory system to ensure a complete recovery. Chronic conditions, such as an autoimmune disease or diabetes, may affect your eligibility for treatment. It is important to discuss your medical history with your dentist or oral surgeon.
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Ridge augmentation is always performed using local anesthetic, but many dentists provide deeper sedation for your comfort. Nitrous oxide, oral conscious sedation, and intravenous (IV) medications are all safe and reliable options.
During the procedure, your practitioner can clean the tooth socket and place the chosen grafting material. Small titanium screws will anchor the new tissue in place, stabilizing the graft until it has fused with the alveolar ridge. The incision will then be closed using sutures.
There are multiple options when it comes to grafting material. Your doctor may use your own tissue (known as an autograft), which is typically harvested in a separate surgery from the hard palate or underside of your chin. The advantage of this method is that it eliminates the risk for allergic reaction. Alternatively, you may choose donor tissue (allograft) or animal tissue (xenograft). These methods do not require a second procedure, but they do pose a higher risk for complications. Your doctor may also use biocompatible synthetic material, which is especially helpful if you do not have sufficient tissue elsewhere in your mouth.
It is becoming increasingly common for dentists to perform guided bone regeneration (GBR) in conjunction with ridge augmentation. This technique involves placing a growth membrane over the tooth socket or grafting site. This material will stimulate healing, encourage new bone growth, and help the graft to integrate with your jaw. It will also help to hold the healing blood clot in place, preventing a painful dry socket.
After ridge augmentation, it is important to rest and avoid strenuous activities. It is common to experience mild to moderate discomfort for a week or two, as well as swelling, bruising, and inflammation. You can minimize side effects by taking anti-inflammatories as instructed. Ice packs will also help keep swelling down. It is also important to refrain from spitting or using a straw for the first 24 to 48 hours, as this can dislodge the blood clot. In most cases, you will also need to eat a soft diet for several days, gradually adding in new foods as your gums start to heal. You should avoid very spicy, crunchy, or hard foods for several weeks so as not to disrupt healing.
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Thirty percent of web development projects will fail, will be delivered late and/or over budget. Failure is costly, not just in terms of dollars spent, but in lost opportunity and reputation. Twenty one percent (21%) of projects will fail to meet the stakeholder requirements. The Aberdeen Group takes these statistics even further, reporting 50% failure rates with offshore developers. Why will nearly 1 in 3 web projects fail and what can be done to increase your odds of success?
To understand how to succeed, it is important to dive-deeper and explore why projects fail. The New Bamboo study referenced three factors of project failure:
The Aberdeen Group reported:
- 76% of companies said that vendor management effort and costs were much higher than expected
- 30% reported ongoing issues with outsourcer management processes (e.g., inadequate governance and conflict resolution procedures)
- 51% reported that outsourcer was not performing to expectations
Gloomy outcome for most projects, or so it would seem. However, you can tilt the outcome to success at a much higher rate by starting your project with a strong foundation, a clear plan and strategy and concise and detailed requirements. Entrepreneurs, we have found, are ideas people. They think great thoughts and yet have trouble detailing their vision to their development partners. They talk past each other, with an assumption that they both understand each other. The best development firms will probe and ask questions until they fully understand the project - alas most do not. This is an issue with both on and offshore development companies, we have found.
Before you solicit a development partner, make sure your vision, budget and timeline are in realistic. And once you have a partner selected, be sure there is complete understanding of the project details, goals, budget and timeline. We have experienced with business owners that had grand visions and low unrealistic budgets. And we have met business owners with their project idea written on a napkin, not fully thought through. We have met many business owners that told us of their bad experiences with project development - and we often see the root cause was well before the first line of code was written.
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It's always a little embarrassing when a car's ad overshadows the car it's selling. I saw this the other day and almost immediately forgot the car it was trying to sell. The people in the ad, though, were memorable.
Hyundai has launched the redesigned Santa Fe crossover to do battle with yawn-inducing rivals like the Ford Edge and Toyota Venza. And that's fine, because people who buy cars like these want easy-to-find LATCH connectors and wipe-down seats and extra space for venti skinny half-caf whatevers.
That's not what Hyundai thinks in this rather ridiculous act showing a rather irresponsible dad. Or perhaps the coolest dad that lets his kids pig out on ice cream and go to Coachella and mountain biking, followed by the oft-used phrase, "Don't tell mom." You know if he were really a cool dad, he wouldn't be driving a Santa Fe.
It can't be this hard to sell two-row crossovers to people who would've appeared on that show Wife Swap. What was wrong with telling people about the size of the cupholders or how easy it is to put on a DVD in the back to silence kids?
Hyundai knows it has a deeply uncool car that's going to be the must-have accessory outside of Target. Now they're giving it to a dad so crazy I wouldn't let my imaginary kids near him. If you're the sort of high-adventure parent, let's face it, you're buying something with locking diffs. And it's not like you need a big car because you suddenly have a child's seat to put in. No dice, ad men.


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Dandruff isn't the biggest concern for the Pippert brothers.
Thirty-two-year-old Jonathan Pippert and is 27-year-old brother, Jared, of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, were arrested last Sunday after they got into a fight over a bottle of shampoo.
It may be hard to believe, but these two adult brothers live at home with their mother, which is where the battle was waged.
In a dispute that proves siblings can indeed act like Will Ferrell and John C. Reilly in 'Step Brothers,' both men claim the fight started when Jonathan walked into his brother's bedroom and took a bottle of shampoo while Jared was in bed. Each claimed the other went after him, forcing him to protect himself.
By the time police were called to the scene, Jonathan was on the front lawn cursing at his mother. Both he and Jared had various cuts on the upper part of their bodies.
Jonathan is now looking at two years in jail because of other crimes, while Jared could spend 90 days in the slammer. All because of shampoo.
Who knew good hygiene could have such an impact on your criminal record? It just goes to show these brothers aren't Head & Shoulders above their peers.


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In Living Your Life in Stereo, the author has combined a daily devotional and motivational book in one comprehensive manual. The principles contained in this book are practical and easy to follow. Read the ninety thresholds, try them out and discover for yourself how easy life becomes when you know how to live it. The principles of work-place wisdom will give you a better understanding of how you can maximize your participation in the workplace.
In this book the author has covered a mixture of aspects of daily living, addressing everything from easy to complex life issues and giving sound yet applicable solutions. This is the work of a man who has spent the past 25 years addressing various groups of people from different walks of life. Living Your Life in Stereo is non-academic, easy to read book recommended for everyone.


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The Singular Delights of 'Foodie Yoga'
Normally, this post would have been written by Gawker night editor Adrian Chen. However, after reading this article on 'foodie yoga' he hung himself with his MacBook's power cord. Please welcome our guest columnist, foodie yoga enthusiast Samuel Lewis
Hi, Gawker! First off, please forgive all my lower back and inner thigh sweat. I just got done with a four-hour Birkam Yoga marathon to benefit Haiti, and boy is my hridaya akasha tired. (Sorry, little yoga humor there!) Anyway, I think you'll find I have an interesting insider's perspective on this whole foodie yoga phenomenon: See, Times reporter Julia Moskin actually spent a lot of time at my yoga studio, Exhale Spa on Madison Ave., for her 2,000 word piece in today's paper about people who eat fancy food during or shortly after doing yoga.
I still remember the day she wandered into our foodie yoga class with her reporter's notebook. Here is how Moskin described the scene in her excellent article:
The words of Ziggy Marley's "Love Is My Religion" floated over 30 people lying on yoga mats in a steamy, dim loft above Madison Avenue on Friday. All had signed up for a strange new hybrid of physical activity: first an hour of vigorous, sweaty yoga, then a multicourse dinner of pasta, red wine and chocolate. As soon as the lights went up, dinner was served on the floor: an (almost) seamless transition designed to allow the yogis to taste, smell and digest in a heightened state of awareness.
It was one of the best sessions yet, since everyone tried extra hard not to fart in front of the journalist. One quibble: Julia forgot to put in her article that we each paid $75 to be there. I only mention it because people should be aware that foodie yoga is as affordable as it is centering. Think about it: I got a full hour of yoga and a delicious vegan dinner for almost $10 dollars less than it costs to buy twelve MRE's for Haitian earthquake victims. (Please text "Help Haiti" or something to some number. Every dollar counts.)
Of course, foodie yoga not only about food and yoga. It's also about our AWESOME foodie yoga instructor, David Romanelli. (Or "Yogi Dave" to those of us who have paid the extra $10 fee which allows us to call him that.) He totally just gets the deep yoga-food connection, as he demonstrated in the article:
Mr. Romanelli says he eats meat when he knows its source (and sometimes when he doesn't). Bacon, he said, is a yogic teaching tool, providing an opportunity to contemplate principles of attraction and revulsion, desire and self-denial, and why we are so attracted to things we know to be unhealthy.
Food is a great opportunity for contemplation, just like yoga. Example: Right now, I am contemplating why I'm eating this 900 Calorie Starbucks cinnamon swirl coffeecake from less than twelve minutes after downing an entire plate of bacon during foodie yoga class. Is it because I desire it? Who knows, really! Just like in yoga, there are no easy answers in the world of food.
But some mean Yoga Nazis just don't get the connection. Sure, Eve Grubler might be the director of training at the famous Dharma Yoga, but she really needs a good Agnisar kriya to cleanse that stick out of her ass:
"A pure yogic diet is one that is only calming: no garlic, onions or chili peppers, nothing heavy or oily," said Ms. Grubler. "Steamed vegetables, salads and fresh juices are really the ideal.
Welcome to the real world, Grubler: What I don't think you understand is that even people who do yoga every weekday only have enough willpower to do one or two things that are good for us each day. And if I do yoga—which I do do every weekday—that's one. And if that yoga is a benefit for Haiti, that's two. (Sometimes I get held up at the office and I miss yoga. But when that happens I feel so bad about it that it counts as one Good Thing.) So, come on, lady: Let a guy eat a freaking panini once in a while, K?
In conclusion, foodie yoga is perfect for someone who loves food as much as they love yoga, or for someone who hates both less than the prospect of eating another silent dinner at home with their horrible spouse. But don't take my word for it! Yogi Dave wanted me to personally extend a special offer to every Gawker reader so you can see for yourself. Just bring in a non-perishable food item for Haitian earthquake survivors (canned beets, Rice-A-Roni, taco seasoning, etc.) you'll get $3 off your first Foodie Yoga session. See you at the yoga studio... and save room for dessert!


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Michigan Tech Nabs Top-10 Finish in SAE Baja Wisconsin
Michigan Technological University's Baja Enterprise team excelled in the 2012 SAE Baja Wisconsin, finishing in the top 10.
"We were eighth overall, fifth in the US, and the top team among the six Michigan schools competing," said the team's advisor, Brett Hamlin, assistant chair of engineering fundamentals.
Ninety-five colleges and universities from six nations fielded vehicles in the June 7-10 event, which was hosted by the University of Wisconsin-Madison in Burlington, Wis., at the MGA Research Facility, the former testing grounds of now-defunct American Motors. Michigan Tech finished sixth in the Baja's mud bog competition.
"Imagine a 60-foot-long concrete trough that's two feet deep in gooey mud," Hamlin said. "AMC used to make Jeeps, and that's where they would drive their vehicles, down a ramp, into this trough, and out the other side."
In this Society of Automotive Engineers collegiate design competition, engineering students design and build an off-road vehicle that will survive the punishment of rough terrain and water. SAE student members compete against one another to have their design accepted for manufacture by a fictitious firm. All vehicles are powered by a 10-horse Intek Model 20 engine donated by Briggs & Stratton.
"We've been pretty successful the last few years, and this year in particular it was a really good team effort," Hamlin said. "Everyone worked together toward the success of the University, not just the success of any single person's design."
The team ranked 11th in cost, which prompted officials to take a closer look. "When vehicles appear to be high quality and inexpensive, officials often flag them and look at ever single item" to assure that they really are a great value, he said. "Our students had all the paperwork to prove it, every single receipt, so we had a successful audit."
The team posted strong scores in all phases of the competition against a tough field. "This year's competition was at a very high level," Hamlin said. "In the past, it was obvious from the beginning who the top 10 or 15 teams would be. This year, almost everyone looked like a winner. The Canadians were just incredible."
What's next? The students hope to compete for the Iron Team Award in 2013, given to the team that finishes best overall in the three SAE Baja contests. "We won that last time we competed, but you have to travel all over the country to the three events, so it's very expensive," said Hamlin.
The winner of SAE Baja Wisconsin was Universite Laval, of Quebec City, Quebec. The second- through seventh-place finishers were Oregon State University, Cornell University, Ecole De Technologie Superieure of Montreal, Ohio Northern University, Queens University of Kingston, Ontario, and the State University of New York at Buffalo.
Members of the Baja Enterprise team are Amanda Beam, Kyle Broetzmann, Garret Brondyke, Kyle Cooper, Robert Cooper, Grant Cox, Joseph DeHaan, Devan Faust, Andrew Glaeser, Joshua Hages, Zachary Halverson, Trevor Hanson, Kyle Kestila, Aaron King, Jon Knutson, Evan Kobman, Nathan Koetsier, Zach Peck, Matthew Rebandt, Scott Rhudy, Cory Sarago, Bret Schulte, Tyson Shink, Richard Stevens, Eric VanDrie, Nathan Wilder, Bethanie Wojey, David Woller and Alexander Yosick.
Michigan Technological University is a public research university, home to more than 7,000 students from 54 countries. Founded in 1885, the University offers more than 120 undergraduate and graduate degree programs in science and technology, engineering, forestry, business and economics, health professions, humanities, mathematics, and social sciences. Our campus in Michigan's Upper Peninsula overlooks the Keweenaw Waterway and is just a few miles from Lake Superior.


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