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News round-up: new Sony H100, new Adobe DNG spec, new Eye-fi flagship, iPhone 5 flare, dpreview NextGen, AT&T Galaxy camera, etc
We had a mini burst of newsy posts, so this is a good time to recap the happenings of the last few days:
+ new quietly announced camera: Sony Cybershot H100 superzoom (16mp 1/2.x" CCD, 21x stabilized, etc)
+ AT&T will offer an HSPA+ 4G version of the Samsung Galaxy Android superzoom camera
+ EyeFi announces new flagship 16GB Class 10 Pro X2 card
+ Adobe news: Adobe has new DNG specification that includes Lossy DNG RAW files. Adobe also released versions x.2 of Lightroom, Camera Raw, and DNG Converter.
+ dpreview goes live with Next Generation forums
+ iPhone 5 users discover lens flare and Deep Purple (not the band)
+ discount alert: Sigma DP1x down to $350 at Amazon by Amazon itself
Part II of the Catch-up-a-thon will happen tomorrow (Monday) covering the various reviews, previews, hands-on reports, samples, and fluffings.


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Hands-On Review of the Motorola Xoom Tablet
The new Motorola XOOM tablet is now available and has a few features that the "other" tablet doesn't. Rich Demuro puts it to the test with a hands-on demo of the dual cameras, HD touchscreen, flash video and the new Android Honeycomb operating system.
After spending a few days with the Xoom, here are my impressions:
The hardware is amazing, and exactly what you need to a do a lot of cool things, but the software just isn't there yet on two levels - Honeycomb and apps. Honeycomb - the Android tablet software made by Google - is somewhat confusing, and I was often trying to figure out how to do things, like share a story I was reading on the NY Times app. Since there are no dedicated hardware buttons (except for a power button) you aren't sure how to get back to square one. On the iPad, you can always "escape" out of what you are doing by pressing the Home button. Since everything is on screen, and hardly any on-screen touch buttons are labeled, you sort of have to guess what the button will do and once you press it it's done.
Apps are severely lacking right now. According to the Android Market, there are only 16 tablet-specific apps, including CNN, Angry Birds and the Flixster Movie App. Many Android apps written for phones will work on the tablet, but they might not look pretty, and I wasn't able to open the USA Today app - it just kept crashing when I pressed the icon. Without apps, it's tough to love this device because what you can do on it is severely limited to surfing the web, video chatting and email.
You are fully covered in the hardware department. The HD screen is beautiful and there are two cameras so you can snap pictures and also video chat, which is one of my favorite features. There's ample memory built in (32 GB) and the fast processor makes for a snappy experience. The only odd thing I found is that the tablet is best held in landscape mode, which runs counter to the fact that most books and magazines are seen best in portrait mode. Also it is important to mention that Flash does not come installed with the Xoom as of now, but an update will be available in the spring this year that will include Flash. I really enjoyed having the 3G Internet built in, as I never even had to connect the tablet to my WiFi network.
It's really not fair to compare the Xoom to the current iPad. iPad has a huge head start on apps, but the hardware is lacking comparatively speaking. Of course, Apple is set to announce it's new iPad 2 this week so we're assuming it will be hand in hand spec-wise with the Xoom. Two things still have to happen with the Xoom for it to be a really formidable competitor - the price needs to come down a bit ($600 with a 2-year contract) and developers need to release Android tablet-specific apps.Copyright © 2014, Hartford Courant

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As talks continued between the NHL and NHLPA Wednesday night (and into Thursday morning), the biggest news that emerged from the negotiations was that the NHLPA's midnight deadline to file a disclaimer of interest came and went with no activity occurring. In fact the NHLPA made no mention to the NHL of that possibility in last night's meetings.
"The parties moved closer together on some issues. There is still a ways to go if an agreement can be reached," NHLPA executive director Donald Fehr told media at the NHL's New York offices. "If you have a river to cross, you got to either build a bridge or do something else."
Wednesday marked the third straight day of face-to-face negotiations and counter proposals in New York City. NHL commissioner Gary Bettman confirmed they will meet again Thursday morning, the 110th day of the lockout, and for a second straight day a mediator will be involved.
"I'm not going to get into the details," Bettman said. "We are apart on a number of issues. But as long as the process continues, I am hopeful."
Progress has been made in this week's negotiations, with both the NHL and NHLPA making concessions in an effort to salvage a 48-game season. However, a lot of work is left to be done. Remaining hot-button issues include pensions and the 2013-14 salary cap.
"The pension plan is a very complicated issue, with a number of variables and a number of issues that have to be addressed by people who carry the title of actuary or pension lawyer," Bettman said. "That's something that we understand is important to players."
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Bimatoprost ophthalmic solution has been reported to cause changes to pigmented tissues. The most frequently reported changes have been increased pigmentation of the iris, periorbital tissue (eyelid) and eyelashes. Pigmentation is expected to increase as long as bimatoprost is administered. The pigmentation change is due to increased melanin content in the melanocytes rather than to an increase in the number of melanocytes. After discontinuation of bimatoprost, pigmentation of the iris is likely to be permanent, while pigmentation of the periorbital tissue and eyelash changes have been reported to be reversible in some patients. Patients who receive treatment should be informed of the possibility of increased pigmentation. The long term effects of increased pigmentation are not known.
Iris color change may not be noticeable for several months to years. Typically, the brown pigmentation around the pupil spreads concentrically towards the periphery of the iris and the entire iris or parts of the iris become more brownish. Neither nevi nor freckles of the iris appear to be affected by treatment. While treatment with LUMIGAN® 0.01% and 0.03% (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution) can be continued in patients who develop noticeably increased iris pigmentation, these patients should be examined regularly [see PATIENT INFORMATION].
Eyelash Changes
LUMIGAN® 0.01% and 0.03% may gradually change eyelashes and vellus hair in the treated eye. These changes include increased length, thickness, and number of lashes. Eyelash changes are usually reversible upon discontinuation of treatment.
Intraocular Inflammation
LUMIGAN® 0.01% and 0.03% should be used with caution in patients with active intraocular inflammation (e.g., uveitis) because the inflammation may be exacerbated.
Macular Edema
Macular edema, including cystoid macular edema, has been reported during treatment with bimatoprost ophthalmic solution. LUMIGAN® 0.01% and 0.03% should be used with caution in aphakic patients, in pseudophakic patients with a torn posterior lens capsule, or in patients with known risk factors for macular edema.
Angle-closure, Inflammatory or Neovascular Glaucoma
LUMIGAN® 0.01% and 0.03% has not been evaluated for the treatment of angle-closure, inflammatory or neovascular glaucoma.
Bacterial Keratitis
There have been reports of bacterial keratitis associated with the use of multiple-dose containers of topical ophthalmic products. These containers had been inadvertently contaminated by patients who, in most cases, had a concurrent corneal disease or a disruption of the ocular epithelial surface [see PATIENT INFORMATION].
Use with Contact Lenses
Contact lenses should be removed prior to instillation of LUMIGAN® 0.01% and 0.03% and may be reinserted 15 minutes following its administration.
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Carcinogenesis, Mutagenesis, Impairment of Fertility
Bimatoprost was not carcinogenic in either mice or rats when administered by oral gavage at doses of up to 2 mg/kg/day and 1 mg/kg/day respectively (at least 192 and 291 times the recommended human exposure based on blood AUC levels respectively) for 104 weeks.
Bimatoprost was not mutagenic or clastogenic in the Ames test, in the mouse lymphoma test, or in the in vivo mouse micronucleus tests.
Bimatoprost did not impair fertility in male or female rats up to doses of 0.6 mg/kg/day (at least 103 times the recommended human exposure based on blood AUC levels).
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Teratogenic effects: In embryo/fetal developmental studies in pregnant mice and rats, abortion was observed at oral doses of bimatoprost which achieved at least 33 or 97 times, respectively, the maximum intended human exposure based on blood AUC levels.
At doses at least 41 times the maximum intended human exposure based on blood AUC levels, the gestation length was reduced in the dams, the incidence of dead fetuses, late resorptions, peri- and postnatal pup mortality was increased, and pup body weights were reduced.
There are no adequate and well-controlled studies of LUMIGAN® 0.01% and 0.03% (bimatoprost ophthalmic solution) administration in pregnant women. Because animal reproductive studies are not always predictive of human response LUMIGAN® should be administered during pregnancy only if the potential benefit justifies the potential risk to the fetus.
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Top 7 Typhoons that hit the Philippines in 2011
Below are the top 10 Typhoons which hit the Philippines in 2011. This is arranged according to the total reported casualties.
Name: Sendong
Storm Signal: #2
Average Wind Speed: 65 km/hr
Major Affected Area(s): Cagayan de Oro - Misamis Provinces, Southern Leyte, Bohol, Southern Cebu, Southern Negros, Siquijor Island, Surigao del Norte including Siargao Island, Surigao Del Sur, Dinagat Province, Agusan Provinces, Davao del Norte, Davao Oriental, Samal Island, Lanao Provinces,Zamboanga Provinces, North Cotabato, Compostela Valley, Bukidnon, Camiguin, Maguindanao
Total Reported Casualties: 1,453 and hundreds of people missing
Damage to Property: Php 1,105,356,000.00 in infrastructure and Php 276,652,527.00 in agriculture
Name: Pedring
Storm Signal: #3
Average Wind Speed: 110kph
Major Affected Area(s): Caloocan, Quezon City, Valenzuela City, La Union, Pangasinan, Cagayan, Isabela, Nueva Vizcaya, Bataan, Bulacan, Nueva Ecija, Pampanga, Zambales, Batangas, Rizal, Occidental Mindoro, Palawan, Camarines Sur, Catanduanes, Ifugao, Benguet
Total Reported Casualties: 83 dead, 91 injured, 20 missing
Damage to Property: Php 12,786,537,329.91 in agriculture and Php 2,177,951,972.81 in infrastructure
Name: Juaning
Storm Signal: #2
Average Wind Speed: 85kph
Major Affected Area(s): Nueva Ecija, Cavite, Quezon, Marinduque, Albay, Catanduanes, Camarines Sur, Camarines Norte, Masbate, Sorsogon, Iloilo, Siquijor, Leyte, Las Piñas City, Ifugao, Benguet, Apayao
Total Reported Casualties: 75 dead, 53 injured, 9 missing
Damage to Property: About PhP 1,486,585,400.00 in infrastructure, Php 627,256,967.79 in agriculture, and Php 580,289,488.00 worth of school buildings
Name: Mina
Storm Signal: #4
Average Wind Speed: > 185kph
Major Affected Area(s): Pangasinan, Ilocos Sur, Ilocos Norte, La Union, Zambales, Bulacan, Catanduanes, Iloilo, Zamboanga del Sur, Baguio City, Benguet, Abra, Mt. Province, Quezon City
Total Reported Casualties: 35 dead, 37 injured, 8 missing
Damage to Property: PhP 1,222,680,896.39 in agriculture and Php 234,634.077.00 in infrastructure
Name: Bebeng
Storm Signal: #2
Average Wind Speed: 55 km/hr
Major Affected Area(s): Aurora, Isabela, Quirino, Nueva Vizcaya, Ifugao, Mt. Province, Kalinga, Cagayan
Total Reported Casualties: 33 dead, 9 injured, 2 missing
Damage to Property: About 1,370,404,821.61 – P237.868 million in agriculture and P1.132 billion in infrastructure
Name: Quiel
Storm Signal: #2
Average Wind Speed: 60-90 kph
Major Affected Area(s): Ilocos Sur, Pangasinan, Cagayan, Tarlac, Bataan, Benguet
Total Reported Casualties: 18 dead, 12 injured, 7 missing
Damage to Property: Php 115,075,527.81 in infrastructure
Name: Ramon
Storm Signal: #1
Average Wind Speed: 55kph
Major Affected Area(s): Oriental Mindoro, Romblon, Iloilo, Capiz, Cebu
Total Reported Casualties: 10 dead, 6 injured, 1 missing
Damage to Property: NDRRMC has not issued official statement
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Am I Dealing With A Feral or Stray Cat?The Animal Rescue Site
You've noticed that ever since spring has sprung, you have seen an increase in felines frolicking in your neighborhood. It could be that your neighborhood is where the "cool cats wanna be", but in reality the increase of cats in your neighborhood could be due to the fact that cats mate in the winter, leading to kitten season in the spring.
But before you try to befriend and take all these new and possibly lost kitties to the animal shelter, keep in mind that not all of them are homeless and some may be feral. It's important to know the difference and how you should interact with them, or if it's just a good idea to let them be.
First things first, feral and stray cats are both domestic animals, however, instead of being lost or abandoned house pets, feral cats have not been socialized amongst humans. Feral cats have become dependent on themselves, and though they create bonds with other cats in family groups called colonies, they are not accustomed to human contact.
Cats become socialized when they interact with people and are held, spoken to, and played with from an early age. Since feral cats do not get this interaction, one should be wary, because feral cats have grown to become apprehensive of humans and may be happier living on the streets than in our homes.
Secondly, feral cats are capable of finding their own food and shelter. They like being outdoors, and are least likely to want to become a house pet. However, kittens who are born to feral cats are still capable of becoming house pets if they are socialized at an early age and adopted into a home.
As for stray cats, over time they too can become feral as their contact with humans dwindle. But unlike a cat who was born into the feral lifestyle, stray cats have the ability to become house pets once again. By slowly re-introducing them to your home after living outdoors it may take awhile for them to acclimate especially when they have been away from humans for a good amount of time.
The Stray Cat Handbook explains, "A stray cat is a domestic cat that has been abandoned or has 'strayed' from home and becomes lost. Stray [cats] were once pets and they can usually be successfully rescued and placed in homes."
Despite these tips, it still can be difficult to determine what type of outdoor cat is feral or a stray. But you should start your sleuthing by observing cats on their own outdoors. Here is a guideline that can help you decipher what type of cat you're dealing with:
|Human Interaction
|Familiar with human contact, stray cats may be timid at first but will approach people, houses, porches, or cars.
|Most feral cats will not appraoch you and will likely find a hiding place to avoid contact with people.
|Cat Interaction
|Like feral cats who fend for themselves, when it comes to other cats, stray cats will tend to live alone and not be part of a group (i.e. colony).
|Feral cats will associate themselves with other cats and find unity within a colony.
|Body language
|Stray cats will walk around like your average housecat. Walking with its tail up is a sign of friendliness. Like people, they will make eye contact, look at you, or blink.
|Feral cats will be more reclusive, not make eye contact, and will crawl, crouch, stay low to the ground, and protect their bodies with their tails.
|Strays will strut their stuff primarily during the daytime.
|Just like their wild cousins, feral cats will revert back to their feline instincts and travel by night. You may catch a glimpse of them during the day, but they are likely to be nocturnal.
|Physical Features
|Just like how we'd feel if we were lost in an unknown area without familiar resources, strays will tend to look dirty and disheveled.
|The outdoors have become the way of life for ferals, so they will have learned how to keep a clean, well-kept coat.


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There are a number of possible approaches to the challenges of rising utilization and rising costs:
1. Controlling utilization—the supply. In theory, healthcare costs can be reduced through "managing utilization"-to get a handle on, reduce, or eliminate the inappropriate use of healthcare services. But, it's a tough process. Expectations are high, and the consequences dire. Deprived of the ability to control costs through utilization management, some employers are cutting their healthcare expenditures by dropping employee health insurance. The consequence: the cost of caring for these uninsured employees shifts to other government payers or private payers.
2. Promoting prevention—the demand. By reducing the demand for healthcare, the existing supply of health resources is more available to those in need. We see prevention efforts in a lot of areas:
a. Public health. E.g., Intermountain supports programs to enhance access to mental health services, increase seat-belt use, and increase immunization rates.
b. Between doctor and patient. E.g., physicians and care managers help chronically ill patients manage their diseases and maintain or improve their health status.
c. Between health plan and member. The relationship between a health plan and the population of its members can be a valuable platform to promote health and encourage prevention.
d. Research laboratories. Eventually, medical science may allow caregivers to prevent the onset of disease even before symptoms occur, through new diagnostic techniques and therapies. Breakthroughs in genetic testing and interventions are very promising.
3. Increasing productivity. By sharing best medical practices and finding the best ways to provide care, we have increased productivity even as we improve the quality of the care we provide.


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1-26-12 Inter-Committee Minutes
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Before the meeting commenced, the owner of the Deer Pile and City O' City set forth the basic principles governing the usage of the space:
1. Doors to the Deer Pile open 15 minutes before beginning time of events, and close 15 minutes after ending time. (This means Occupy Denver has it from 5:15 – 9:15, until at least March 1st. If still on good terms, we can continue to use the space.)
2. Doors cannot be propped open (we are however free to let people in, post a sign with a phone number to call if you need let in, etc), and OD is responsible for the place while using it.
3. Please leave it the way we found it.
4. Please make reasonable efforts to inform others of #'s 1-3.
5. Deer Pile exists in part to supply a need for space for people to use; if said people have other needs, particularly of the food/drink variety, please support the Deer Pile by patronizing City O' City.
Committees/Working Groups represented:
Declaration of Purpose drafting group
Legislative Working Group
Pamphlet/Communications working group
Resource Development
Medic Committee
Social Media
Drums/Noise/Music working group
Security Team
Occupy DU
Building Working Group
Website Working Group
Food Coalition
Veterans Working Group
Question: What's the difference between 24/7 and the Row?
24/7 committee formed to maintain needs of Occupiers- food, warmth, etc. "The Row" describes the people who sleep there. 24/7 is open to anybody- you don't have to be an Occupier.
Education: Community Activism: An Allied Resistance series
Sunday, 11:00 pm: Civic Center Park- Facilitation Training
Non-Violence: Now meeting Thursdays, right before this meeting. Also planning on bringing food to Occupiers
Short summary of Occupy Obama visit: for a good eight hours, had 10-25 people there, had tents, signs, etc- people going in and out all day long. A great experience was had by all. The event was livestreamed. OD was mentioned in the Denver Post.
Next Why I Occupy: Johnny 5 from Flobots has agreed to do a show for us. We have two dates in February for the Merc Cafe; if it can't come together then, we have some dates in March. Should be a good time, and a fundraising opportunity!
Gardening Committee is working on getting resources- if anybody has some, talk to them!
Legislative Working group needs people- has a lot of exciting projects going on, 3:30 PM, Fridays, at the Library
Food Coalition still needs a place to cook food. Does anybody know of any resources- food banks, refrigerated space, etc?
Suggestion: Post this on Needs and Requests part of the website. Just need to produce the text of what you need.
Flyering groups- a couple of them being worked on currently. Need to be in touch.
Agenda Items
Committee Digests
The Admin Committee, whose job is to help committees communicate with one another, wants to put Committee Digests together to help with this. The digests have a space for what your committee has accomplished, what it's working on, what it needs help with, etc. However, not everybody completes them. Admin wants to know: What do people think of these? How come some haven't been returning them?
The subsequent discussion addressed a number of issues that are separate but related from the question of what people think of the digests and why some are more consistent than others in returning them.
It was suggested that Admin send regular "We need your digest!" reminder emails, rather than just sending out the one call for digests and leaving it at that.
It was also suggested that if each committee has its own web page, perhaps that would obviate the need for the digests- and in this spirit, Paul remarked that he's putting together some software to facilitate inter-committee communication.
The weekly pamphlet, which contains "The Cheese" in the middle, is intended to update folks on committee activity, however it's currently hard to get updates, because they're having trouble getting the digests. The question was asked whether or not the committee working on the pamphlet should remain in existence, and this topic was added to the agenda.
It transitioned into a broader issue of Admin's basic ability to function. Currently, Admin Committee members are elected, however after being elected, many of them do not continue to consistently function in an Admin capacity. There was general agreement that it would be a good idea to restructure Admin so that it's easier to get on, and to rename it Information Logistics.
After a temperature check, it was decided to table the Pamphlet issue.
Committee meeting times
When do we meet, are we overlapping, and how do we keep each other informed of meetings?
The various committees and working groups present announced when and where they meet:
Outreach: Mondays, 7:00, Back Hall Social Club on 23rd and Clay
Food: Tuesdays, 3:00, City O' City
Vets: Tuesdays, 5:30, library (second floor)
Education: Mondays, 5:00, meet at Civic Center Park and move to the 4th floor of library. This might be changing.
GA Procedures: Kind of started meeting Wednesdays, 7:00 pm, scattered locations.
Legislative: Fridays, 3:30, 2nd or 4th floor of library
Tactics: Mondays, 5:30, Civic Center Park to library (same time/place as Events)
Peace/Non-Violence: Thursdays, 5:30, Deer Pile (informal)
Garden/Growing: Sundays, 1:00 pm, Civic Center Park
Legal: Doesn't meet regularly- but we're going to discuss that shortly.
Security: Most people live on the row. Meet whenever they're all together.
24/7: Looking to get a regular weekly meeting time- it's contingent on getting new people involved.
Finance: No regular meeting
Pamphlet Communications: Hang out on Saturdays to get the pamphlet printed by Sunday.
Healing/Health: Doesn't have a solid meeting time.
Press/Communications: No regular meeting times, no interest/need- sometimes there's a meeting for a specific reason, as needed.
Admin: No regular time, that's part of the problem.
Foreclosures: A working group that's a coalition with CPC, meeting bi-weekly, Saturdays, 4:00 pm, 1029 Santa Fe; various subcommittees meet weekly.
After the announcements, it was noted that Events, Tactics, and Education overlap. It was determined that this isn't much of a problem- whether or not Events/Tactics overlap in function, Events is nevertheless in the process of dividing into smaller groups. Also, if it is a problem, one could just go to whichever meeting they go to and ask to change the meeting time. There is also some unavoidably in overlap, since Tuesday is a GA night, Thursday is the inter-committee meeting night, and Saturdays have a GA and usually an event.
However, it was also agreed that meeting time should be posted publically. Web is going to put a calendar up on the website.
Committee Specific pages on website:
Web expressed a willingness to do whatever OD as a group wanted to do. If multiple committees can edit their own sites, this reduces the burden on Web. The only issue is, it's more difficult to stay on message with more people.
There was general agreement that it would be a good idea for Committees to be responsible for their own pages, although it would also be a good idea to have a couple safety mechanisms in place to prevent highly objectionable content- so, we could establish some standards by which Web could remove content if necessary, and also Word Press already has multiple levels of permission.
It's going to be important to distinguish between individual committee pages, and the main page, for which content must pass through GA. At a minimum, pages should have basic information on what the committee is, contact info, meeting times, etc.
Web suggested that, for accountability purposes, one committee could appoint somebody to be in charge of the web page. Web also agreed that there should be a template so that the format is somewhat consistent. When asked if the committees were willing to do this, there were many twinkles.
This could also minimize the need for Information Logistics and the Pamphlet.
Web decided to set up a special meeting to facilitate this.
Financing/allocating specific funds for committees and procedures thereof
Finance: Finance is in shambles- there is almost nobody left, including people who have access to our accounts. What about earmarking money for specific committees? Immediately allocating it? That's a lot of financial responsibility on specific committees, meaning that we should have a specific financial point person on each committee.
In the case that certain people want to donate to specific things (bonds, food, etc), they have a right to know that their donation is going to the right place. One way to do this is to have a centralized account from which specific expenditures could be earmarked.
This led to the issue of proper accounting practices- as an organization inevitably becomes more complex, there is an inevitable need for a separation of finances. This is how non-profits do it. Unfortunately, nobody with concrete accounting experience was present, although Legislative did agree to do some research on what Finance could legally do.
Further, as we dwindle in resources, perhaps we should be merging some of these committees, and even put out an add in Craig's list- we need volunteers!
Quick Announcements:
There are going to be efforts to make Security a more viable part of OD.
Occupy DU just had second GA- pretty good footing. If you want to come to DU, you should- meetings are Monday at noon, Thursday at 4:30 between Sturm/ Sturm College of Law.
Tabled for next week:
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I've been recently reading several research reports about something I hear all the time and questions I get a lot regarding fat loss and one thing I hear a lot is "I'm eating so good and I've cut my calories down and I'm not losing any more weight I don't know what else to do" Yes! It's a plateau and it's frustrating and the answer I have for you is going to sound crazy but it works.
You see it's impossible to cut down on calories for too long and still lose weight, much less fat loss, which are two different things. You can lose weight but still be fat, why? because you haven't gained lean muscle and you have probably restricted your calories way too much that your body is just not going to let you starve yourself and get away with it, at least not for long.
Your body needs fuel and that comes from the food you eat and its calories, of course you want calories from the right foods and you don't want to restrict your calories too much for too long, I usually recommend to my clients no less than 1200 a day. But you also have to take your current size, the bigger you are the more your body will need to function during the day. A good resource to use is myfitnesspal.com this will give you a starting point. It has also been proven that there's a better success rate when you journal your food. Everything you put into your mouth counts, there's a saying "if you bite it, you write it." Every little bit is calories.
So now you have your daily calorie intake you need to be exercising right? But on those days you need to be increasing your calories in order for your body to have enough energy to get through the workout, recover and repair. So you need to be sure to fuel your body before and immediately after. You want to build lean muscle so your metabolism will increase and burn even more calories even while at rest, so don't worry those extra calories are going to get burned up and you'll preserve your lean muscle.
So what's next? Well with restricted calorie intake it's hard to not crave your favorite foods right? We all have those days we want something yummy that is not so healthy, even I have them, sometimes more than I would likeJ So what is the answer? Incorporate "Cheat Days" yes it's ok to eat that cheese burger and pizza or hot wings, many of you have seen me do it. Sounds crazy but it is true and important for many reasons one be our sanity and being able to stick with this new lifestyle.
So really how does this work to your advantage? I am pretty sure you want to know because if you love food the way I do you don't want to be deprived at parties or when you go out with family and friends because you are on a "diet" I hate that word, because that usually translates to something temporary and weight loss is not something you want to be temporary, right? We want it off and to stay that way. It should be a lifestyle goal to maintain. Fad diets just don't work, I don't care what people say, check back with them in about a year and see how it's going. I bet they will say something like "I lost 25 pounds but things got crazy and I don't know what happened, but it worked for me". No not really right it was only temporary.
In order to understand how cheat meals help, you need to understand how your metabolism works. Again the things I suggest are never diets, they are a new way of living, something you should get used to doing on a regular daily basis. You will still be able to enjoy foods you love and maybe even more because you will have control over your choices. But you will need discipline and commitment in order to succeed. It's not only about moderation, but what foods you eat together and when, timing makes a difference between just a little weight loss or a LOT!!
So here are some tricks I have learned from so many great articles written by very well respected nutritionists and trainers alike. When you do a "diet" that restricts your calorie intake way too low and for too long you are actually doing yourself more harm than good. As I mentioned your body needs a certain amount of calories to just function, to breath, pump your heart, moving around and keeping your body warm. So when you restrict more calories than your body needs, you will lose weight, at first, but you will also begin to have less energy, probably get headaches and just feel awful. What's happening is your body is thinking you are starving yourself, which you are, so it will go into survival mode and slow down your metabolism, slow down fat burning and increase fat storing hormones, and that's the problem.
One of the major players in fat burning is the hormone leptin, I love these guys but they are tricky, they are abundant when you eat high calories and tell your body to burn fat. But when you restrict your calories too much and for too long you go into survival mode and the leptin decreases and tells your body its starving and needs to hold on to the fat survive.
Leptin is regulated by your calorie intake, high calorie intake means high leptin levels, low calorie intake means low levels of leptin, which means slow metabolism and fat burning, something you don't want right?
So what do we do about this? We know that to lose weight we need to decrease calories to a safe level and eat the right calories as well, but we also need to keep those leptin levels high so we will continue to burn fat. But wait I just said you need to eat lots of calories, Ahhhhh!!… just doesn't seem possible…but it is! Why because it takes about a week for the leptin levels to decrease and only about 24 hours to increase the levels, thus the "Cheat Meal".
One really good example of how to do this is the 21 Day Belly Blast meal plan. You start with a detox, which yes is very low calorie on the first three days but not long enough to do any harm, then you start eating more healthy food , still somewhat low calorie so your leptin levels are starting to decrease but enough time to see a big dip in your weight. Then it tapers off a bit but then comes your cheat day. I really have to tell my clients go out eat whatever you want and don't feel guilty, enjoy it, they often don't want to but again it's important for fat loss. You are doing your body good, I promise. So now those leptin levels go up and you'll be burning fat again, just what you wantedJ
So now you know you can have your cake and eat it tooJ Go out eat that cheese burger, pizza or tacos because you can enjoy the foods you love you'll just have to learn to schedule your cheat days and eat healthy on the other days. You can do this, so far the 21 Day Belly Blast program has helped many of my clients to lose those extra pounds and see results a lot faster than other programs.
So next time someone tells you about some quick fix crazy diet, think twice about it and research it because if it's something temporary without a long term sustainable plan then don't do it, if it sounds crazy it probably is. But the 21 Day Program is one that you can maintain and that will help you lose that unwanted fat.
So remember you can lose weight if you do it correctly it's not just about lowering calories it's about the way you lower calories and adding in foods you love at least once a week. Enjoy!
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You know, we keep thinking that at some point, people are going to get tired of this whole "BarCampLA" thing. Apparently that point hasn't come yet. *phew!*
This past weekend, about 220 of you joined us at the AOL offices in Beverly Hills for the fifth BarCamp in Los Angeles. We talked about WordPress, hacking, the Internet Backbone, Computers that may/will take over the world, Ninjas, Zombies, and sandwiches. We played fake guitars (and real ones). We danced with inflatable robots. We rickrolled each other. We ate, we laughed, we talked, and hopefully, we learned some cool stuff in the process.
One of the best feelings I get at these events is when I've poked my head into the room to give a 5 minute time warning, and I get a dozen people shooing me away. That happened more than a few times this past weekend, and I can think of no better validation that we're doing something right here. So thanks, everyone, for showing up, sharing what you know, and soaking up the knowledge and ideas of your peers. It's always amazing to see what people bring to this.
Ok, enough with the sap, let's start thanking people.
Travis Savo and Marie Maxey, our in-house hosts from AOL went above and beyond the call of HALP!. When we decided to abandon our potential downtown LA venue because of complications from the LA Marathon (it would have been ugly, folks), Mike Macadaan from AOL answered the call and got this space arranged in under a week. Since Mike couldn't join us for the weekend, Travis and Marie, veteran BarCampers, volunteered to be our hosts. We couldn't ask for two nicer people in the world, and much of the credit for the event running as smoothly as it did goes to these guys. Thanks again!
Geoff Emery (Dude, what's your url?) also jumped into the fray of organizing this time by handling all of our food arrangements, catering orders, etc. If you enjoyed eating, you should thank this man. We did! (Thanks!)
James Cooper was there before I was on Saturday and already had half the chairs moved into rooms. Much, much thanks. We'll work on that hat, ok?
Jane Lee once again swooped in and picked up the monster load of Saturday's lunch and the lion's share of the sodas. The necessary Saturday morning Costco run is one of the biggest logistics "can't be in two places at once" problems, and twice in a row now, Jane has made that a non-issue. Thank you!
Chris Darbro ensured we all had coffee. Both days. Deserves a medal in some cultures, but isn't coffee its own reward? (thanks, good sir!)
Eric Hammond – Somewhere a few weeks back, I just started getting a flood of people interested in giving us money to do this. It turns out, Eric sent them our way. Funding these things is always one of the hardest parts. (It's a what-camp? Bar-what?) I don't know what you did, man, but thanks! It worked!
Chef JoAnna continues to guide our fooding, even when the catering orders come in looking a little too small to feed the mob outside the kitchen. That woman can wield a knife better than I hope to in a hundred years. Thank you!
A shout-out to the incomparable C.Nelson for bringing you the SMS and flickr projection walls (written on-site!) and the DJ/sound gear. Mucho entertainment. Props to Substandard!
Big thanks to Woody Pewitt, Andy Sternberg, and Mr. Michael Lambie for the kegs, without which, Rock Band would have been better performed and far less popular.
And to Vaughn Hannon, Michael Dorausch, Bronwyn Lewis, and Chris Gagne for just being darn helpful with a bunch of various things. If I've forgotten you, please ping me. No slights intended, all help greatly appreciated, and no notes taken (by me).
And finally, there's this "Jason" character I keep hearing about. Dude… It doesn't feel right to thank you here, because this is equal sweat, blood, and lolcats. (ok, the LOLcats are *all* Cosper. Actually, if it was spontaneous and glinting of awesome, it was almost surely Cosper) But holyFSM, we did it. Again! BarCampLA-5 was sustained awesome, and I'm so glad we're on the same team. (psst, folks, the Scoops Ice Cream on Sunday? That was ALL Jason – go mob him with your thanks).
But wait, there's more!
A Giant thanks to all of you. You make this event happen!
AOL – Again, thank you! You guys really came through for us last minute, and it was fantastic.
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I am totally going to cheat right now and just post in the slideshow of all photos from the camp here:
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I'll put up some personal faves soon. Go check out the main page of BarCampLA-5 for links to talk notes, PPTs, audio, video, etc. And add your's if you've got 'em!
Looking Forward
Yes, we'll be doing another one of these. Yes, we're open to new faces getting involved (and old ones taking on bigger roles. We've already started some great discussions on the google group about that and also started a Suggestions Page while the ideas are fresh. Lots of good points there already.
Ok, As the pig says, That's All, Folks. This community continues to impress me as it grows. Tag your photos, keep up the conversation, go out and learn more cool stuff to share, and we'll see you for the next time.


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Frank sighed. "I don't really know how to say this, but Bob said something about you that…"
"Are you serious?" He giggled looking up at me in a questioning manner.
"Um, yeah?" I made a face.
"You look so stupid right now." He laughed. I looked down at the floor embarrassed. "But it's a good thought you would actually give up sleep to entertain me." He smiled.
"I just felt bad." I bit my lip and glanced up at him then quickly averted my eyes back down to the carpet. I held my head down in embarrassment.
"I don't know where that came from but Alicia would do that sometimes. She never worked and she always ignored me saying she was tired after doing the dishes. And whenever I'm tired after work she always convinces me to spend time with her." He sighed and sat on the bed. I suddenly felt worse than I had before. I sat next to him and smiled.
"We can do something you're interested in. What do you want to do?" I asked looking over and waiting for him to answer.
"No, you don't have to. If you're really tired you can sleep. I know how you feel." He nodded. "You're fucking tired and then I come and make you feel bad and then you have to waste your sleep time to hang with me and make me happy." He smiled and patted my thigh.
"I'm not really that tired anymore." He looked over and frowned. "Honest. Now that you made me think my brain is awake and alert and it would now take me hours just to fall asleep." I half smiled and looked down at the ground.
"Sorry." He giggled.
"Nah, it's okay. Now, what do you want to do?" I asked again.
"Um, well I need to play some sort of video game. But you don't have any device to play on." He laughed. I stood up and went out to the living room to grab my wallet and phone and head out to a store. Michael followed me with a look of utter confusion.
"Let's go and buy some game device. I have a couple thousand I have saved up for emergencies but I don't think an emergency is really going to happen any time soon so I can replace the money when I get my check." I smiled and went out the door and waited for Michael to appear outside before I locked the door and headed to get my Nova from around the corner. Michael followed and gave me directions to a good store to buy games.
After an hour of shopping Michael had convinced me to buy a Wii and an X-Box 360. And I bought some really cool games. Like Guitar Hero World Tour with the whole set. Including the drum set, guitar and microphone. Then I also bought Halo and Star Wars games for the X-Box, and Mario Cart for the Wii.
Michel helped me drag all the stuff up to my apartment and he set up the whole deal. And he taught me how to play all the games. "We should invite the guys over, dude." I suggested. He nodded but didn't take his eyes off the TV screen. I just rolled my eyes and grabbed his phone calling all the guys. They all said that they would be here in half an hour tops. Boys and video games.
There was a knock at the door and I got up to answer it. It was the guys. "Hey!" I stepped aside to let them all in. They each gave me a hug and then took a seat in the living room watching Michael kill aliens in Halo. And I noticed Bob was sort of acting weird. He hesitated to hug me and didn't look me in the eye when I said hi. I just shrugged it off and smiled for everyone.
"Do you have any snacks?" Frank asked.
"Yeah! C'mere," I motioned for Frank to follow me into the kitchen. Once we had some privacy I asked, "Is Bob okay?" He looked at me in that of worry.
"He.." Frank stumbled with his words. "Bob…" Frank sighed. "I don't really know how to say this, but Bob said something about you that…" Frank looked like he was going to pass out.
"Dude, if he doesn't want you to tell me then don't tell me. I don't want you to get in trouble with a man that could easily snap you in half." I smiled.
"No, it's not that. He's just really embarrassed about the kiss the other night." Frank finally sputtered out.
"Oh, tell him he doesn't have to be. It was great." I smiled.
"And Bob also told me that he liked you." Liked? He use to like me? I was confused. "He really likes you, and not in a friend way. But more than a friend." Frank looked away as his face began to change from peach to pink.
"Oh," I didn't know what to say. No one has ever told me something like that before. I didn't know how to react. "Um…" I giggled. "This is weird." I smiled and laughed. Frank just laughed too.
"But he really does like you. He likes you more than his ex. And he liked her a lot." Frank smiled and rubbed my arm.
"Um, should I talk to him or something?" I asked getting a little nervous about what I was going to say.
"I don't know. But the question is, do you like Bob the same way?" He asked and I looked down.
"I don't know." I honestly didn't know. This was all too weird for me. There was something when he kissed me, but I just thought I was being stupid that any guy would like me that way. "Maybe." I shrugged.
"Well, I think that you make sure you do like him before you say anything. Because if you're not sure then you'll just end up breaking his heart and it would be really awkward when we hang." Frank smiled. He was very smart. This was great advice.
"Thanks." I smiled and hugged him. I felt all fuzzy and warm. I haven't shown any affection like this to people forever. "Now let's get these snacks." I smiled and we went back to getting some snacks out on the table.
"Bye, guys." I smiled as the guys left after playing video games for hours on end. It's already midnight and I still have work tomorrow. "Michael, I think I'm just gonna go straight to bed. Night." I said and left to my room where I quickly changed into my pajamas and got under the cold covers. Then I heard Michael come into the room. "Yeah?" I sat up.
"I was just wondering…" He rubbed the back of his neck as he was standing in the doorway.
"Yeah, it's okay." I already knew what he was going to ask. He just smiled and went to change into his boxers and come to bed with me. Once back he squeezed under the covers and laid his warm body next to mine. He smiled and wrapped his arm around me.
"Thank you." He whispered.
"For what?" I asked. He was thanking me for something I'm not aware of. What did I do? He's the one who has been helping me.
"For everything. Being my friend, and letting me help you. Thank you for letting me stay because I'm too much of a sissy to sleep alone." He laughed. I just giggled and nodded.
"And thank you for being my friend and helping me. Whenever you need me just call and I'll help." I smiled and laid my head on his bare chest listening to his heartbeat again. It was so steady and beautiful. Soon I drifted off to sleep that wouldn't last long.
In a dark room that had moonlight pouring in from the little window. I was hiding from the monsters under my bed. I'm 27 and me being afraid of the dark is not good. Now the thick grey clouds clouded over the pale moon shading the moonlight that was coming in. I crawled over to the corner and brought my knees up to my chest. I was hyperventilating. There was a loud thud on my front door. I knew who it was and didn't want to answer for fear he might kill me. "Phoenix! Open the fucking door!" More banging at the front door. "I know you're in there! OPEN THE DOOR!!!" He yelled. I was too scared to even breathe at the moment. I just sat there in the corner crying.
More banging on the door and soon I heard it bust down. I cried harder and I was breathing again. Hard and rapid. My beating heart was the only thing I heard in the room. Then silent footsteps on the carpet were heard near. I buried my face in between my knees and cried. My warm tears streamed down my legs and onto the carpet only to be absorbed instantly. "Phoenix." I heard him whisper. What does he want with me? I didn't do anything wrong. I heard my bedroom door open and light dripped in from the hall. The light hit me directly. I closed my eyes then opened them with my head still between my knees. Beams of light flashed through cracks in my legs. I shut my eyes and opened them again.
The shadow moved closer in on me. "Phoenix," He said softly. I looked up and saw him. "You are coming. Let's go." He gripped my arm and pulled me up. He led me down the hall. I wanted to scream, but it was like there was something stuck in my throat that prevented any words to come up. After half way down the stairs the lump in my throat cleared and I found my voice deep within me.
"NO!" I ripped my arm from his grip.
"You are mine." He reached for me but I ran. "Come here!" He chased after me. I ran up stairs and headed to the balcony. I circled around the wrap around balcony and ran back in the house running down the stairs.
Tripping on my own foot I stumbled down the stairs and hit the bottom stair with a big thud. I stopped and laid flat on my back. My neck was in serious pain and my head was pulsing. I groaned and opened my eyes. My vision was blurred by my blood all I saw was red and silhouettes. I rubbed at my eyes and soon most of the blood was rubbed out. I could see light from the hall upstairs, but he was nowhere in sight. My heart was racing and I couldn't move my leg. "You're father made a very hard decision the day you were born." I heard him say from afar. "You either died or were given life, but on one condition." I saw his shadow come down the stairs. I groaned and grabbed my head. "You were to be mine when you turned 21. But he hid you from me so well I didn't know what I should do." He continued down the stairs and his voice closer. "At the time I was very stupid to believe you died in a car crash your dad made up. But now that you are alive and well you belong to me now." He stopped at me and towered above my tattered body. "You're dad was foolish to hide me from you. Very unwise to take back a promise on a vampire." He smiled. I held my head and tried to catch my breath.. "I was young and still new to this world. I mourned you and slipped into a bad state. I needed you, and now I have you. Even though you were supposedly dead I felt you all around me. I waited 21 years and waited for your beauty to grace me, and when I found out you were still alive I promised to find you and kill your weak family." He stroked my cheek and tangled his fingers in my hair. "Let's live." Was all he said before slowly lifting my head and licking my neck then biting down. I felt the blood seeping from the puncture wounds.
He began to suck the life from me. Then he pulled away unwillingly and mixed his blood with mine. It stung as I felt his blood spread through my veins. I screamed out in pain. I heard my scream echo though out the house.
I spring up in the bed covered in sweat and breathing heavily. Michael's arm fell to his side. He was still asleep undisturbed. I laid back down and hugged my knees to my chest now laying on my side. I distanced herself from Michael. I didn't want to be touched. I cried and cried. I just hoped Michael didn't hear.
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The defense is a shambles. Pete Carroll better come up with second-half adjustments.
Monthly Archives: October 2009
Oregon 24, USC 17
USC's defense is officially lost as Jeremiah Masoli runs rampant on several plays and then throws a 13-yard TD to Jamere Holland (yes, that Jamere Holland).
USC 17, Oregon 17
The Trojans march right back and score with Damian Williams' 16-yard reception the big play. Williams then catches a 6-yard TD.
Oregon 17, USC 10
USC's defense is still in a funk as it could not tackle tailback LaMichael James, who had a 33 yard run and an 11 yard run. Andre Crenshaw scores on a 1-yard run with 8:39 left in the second quarter.
USC 10, Oregon 10
That fumble leads to a TD as Matt Barkley throws a 20-yard pass to Damian Williams and a 3-yard TD pass to Ronald Johnson to tie the game.
That sore topic this week becomes relevant early as Malcolm Smith strips the ball from Jeff Maehl and Will Harris recoveres. USC forced its 18th fumble and recovered its seventh.
Hands Team
Does USC miss Anthony McCoy? Blake Ayles dropped a pass over the middle on third-and-13 from the Trojans' 25.
Oregon 10, USC 3
The Ducks go no-huddle and QB Jeremiah Masoli makes some clutch passes and runs as they go 3 for 3 on third-down conversions. Masoli scores on a 3-yard run.
USC 3, Oregon 3
Thanks to that kickoff return, the Ducks tie the game on Morgan Flint's 32-yard FG.
Special Teams!
USC's kickoff team is struggling again, allowing a 77-yard return on the Ducks' first possession.


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Swanshurst School
Brook Lane
West Midlands
Phone:0121 4642400
Headteacher: Mrs Elaine Kenney
1760 pupils, Girls
|Unique Reference Number
|Local Authority
|Inspection number
|Inspection dates
|24–25 September 2008
|Reporting inspector
|Gwendoline Coates HMI
This inspection of the school was carried out under section 5 of the Education Act 2005.
|Type of school
|School category
|Age range of pupils
|Gender of pupils
|Number on roll
|School (total)
|Sixth form
|Appropriate authority
|The governing body
|Phillip Thickett
|Elaine Kenney
|Date of previous school inspection
|18 January 2006
|School address
|Brook Lane
|Birmingham B13 0TW
|Telephone number
|0121 4642400
|Fax number
|0121 4642401
|Age group
|Inspection dates
|24–25 September 2008
|Inspection number
© Crown copyright 2008
Website: ofsted.gov.uk
The inspection was carried out by one of her Majesty's Inspectors and four Additional Inspectors.
Swanshurst School is a very large school for girls with a very small number of boys in the sixth form. Over 70% of its students are from minority ethnic groups. The largest ethnic group is Pakistani, which accounts for approximately 44% of students, followed by White British forming approximately 27%. Other ethnic groups each form no more than 6% of the school population. Over half of all students speak English as an additional language and in the sixth form this increases to two thirds. Many students live in challenging socio-economic areas and the percentage of students eligible for free school meals is double the national average. The percentage of students with learning difficulties and/or disabilities is below the national average. Swanshurst School achieved training school status in 1999 and specialist science college status in 2003.
|Grade 1
|Grade 2
|Grade 3
|Grade 4
Overall effectiveness of the school
Grade: 2
Swanshurst is a good school. Despite its size, it maintains a real sense of community. Students enjoy their time at the school and this is evident from their good attendance, the above average standards they attain at GCSE and the good progress they make. The school provides a healthy and secure learning environment for students, and parents are confident that their children are safe and very well supported. As one parent noted, it is 'a well organised, well disciplined and caring school'. Students are provided with good opportunities to make positive contributions to the school and wider community. For example, within the school they act as peer mentors, and at an international level they have collected money for the victims of the Pakistani earthquake. The school's success in gaining international school status in 2008 and its links with a school in South Africa also show how it tries to promote community cohesion, not only on a local basis but also on a global basis. Students' economic well-being is developed well through the good focus on literacy and numeracy, their work experience in Year 11 and work shadowing in the sixth form, and the general emphasis on developing their confidence and self-esteem.
The headteacher sets high expectations and is instrumental in driving the school forward. As one parent noted, 'The school is run by an able, talented and well informed headteacher. Teachers reflect her inspiring headship in their devotion to teaching and care for the children in the school. The management of such a large school is a tribute to the skills of the headteacher.'
As a result of declining standards and achievement in 2006 and 2007, a well focused strategy to improve the quality of provision for students has been implemented. This has resulted in improvements to the quality of teaching and learning and an improved curriculum to match the needs of all students, although the level of challenge in lessons is not yet consistently high. Excellent care, guidance and support now ensure that students' progress is rigorously monitored, underachievement is identified promptly and appropriate intervention strategies are put in place speedily. The result of this intense focus on improvement has been a substantial rise in students' attainment, such that in 2008, the school's data suggest that students have attained better results at all key stages than in any previous year. The impact of the school's strategies to improve students' achievement and standards demonstrates that the school has good capacity to sustain, and make further, improvements.
The school's specialist science college status is having a positive impact on the school and its partners, including local primary schools and other secondary schools as well as the local community. This, together with the impact of training school status, is also having a strong impact on the professional development of teachers within Swanshurst and its partners and thus on teaching and learning.
Effectiveness of the sixth form
Grade: 2
Students enjoy and appreciate sixth form life. Following the last inspection, the school carried out an in-depth review of provision, and areas for improvement were identified beyond those raised in the last inspection report. The changes made have strengthened leadership and management and the curriculum, and have led to significant improvements in students' achievements. Attendance is now good, and the systems in place to monitor the progress of individual students and provide additional support are major factors in improving achievement.
Students join the sixth form with below average standards. Careful guidance and a well structured induction programme ensure that they follow courses appropriate to their interests and aptitudes. Consequently students enjoy their courses and good teaching helps them to achieve well. Attainment in examinations is in line with national averages. In the last two years there has been a marked improvement in the proportion of students achieving the higher grades in AS and A-level courses and there is a rising trend in the results from vocational courses. The very small number of boys in the sixth form make good progress and their achievement is in line with that of the girls.
Students speak warmly of the outstanding guidance they receive from adults, both for their personal and academic development. They particularly value the support given through regular mentoring sessions and the fact that they are well known to their teachers. The school's provision helps students to develop into mature and confident young people who are good role models for younger pupils. Links with another local school broaden curriculum choice and links with universities are used well in supporting students to make appropriate choices for further and higher education. Students relish the opportunities they have to contribute to whole school life, for example, as mentors for younger pupils or leading charity events. These activities, together with opportunities beyond the school, such as an engineering project with a large local commercial organisation, help to develop students' leadership skills and prepare them successfully for their future economic well-being.
Achievement and standards
Grade: 2
Students start the school in Year 7 with slightly below average attainment, make good progress during their time at the school and reach standards in GCSE examinations that are above national averages. According to the school's own data, results for 2008 indicate that students' attainment has risen substantially across all key stages. In tests at the end of Year 9, there have been gains in all three core subjects of English, mathematics and science. There has been a marked improvement in the percentage of students gaining five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, from 61% in 2007 to 72% in 2008. The percentage of students gaining five or more GCSEs at grades A* to C, including English and mathematics, has also improved and is now above the national average. The school's inclusive approach ensures that students of all abilities and ethnic backgrounds, as well as those with learning difficulties and/or disabilities, achieve well.
Personal development and well-being
Grade: 2
The spiritual, moral, social and cultural development of students is good. They enter into mature, thoughtful discussions in class and have very positive relationships with both their peers and their teachers. These relationships, which are a strength of the school, help to ensure that there is a strong sense of community, and consequently instances of bullying are rare and students feel safe. Both in lessons and around the school, the behaviour of students is good. They have positive attitudes to learning and enjoy lessons, and this helps them to make good progress. Occasionally, some students are allowed to be too passive in lessons, which restricts their participation and learning. Attendance is above average and has improved significantly in the sixth form. The school has a Healthy Schools award which reflects the commitment given to providing healthy meals and physical education in lessons as well as in extra-curricular activities. Students take responsibility for their own safety in practical lessons and are aware of the impact of their actions on the safety of others. Students have an effective voice through the school council system and are able to raise issues and resolve problems important to the student body, for example sheltered areas for lunch and the introduction of extra-curricular activities requested by students. They participate well in the community, for example by working with local primary schools as part of the school's specialist status and by raising funds for charity.
Quality of provision
Teaching and learning
Grade: 2
Most lessons are of high quality and are structured particularly well. These strengths have been developed through an extensive professional development strategy involving coaching and research-based models for teaching and learning which the school has adopted, as well as the performance management process. Here the school's role as training school has had a positive impact. Lesson objectives are shared systematically with students and generally progress towards them is evaluated; students are aware of their targets and most know what they need to do to improve. A small amount of teaching is insufficiently challenging, but in most cases it is challenging and students progress well in response. For example, in an English lesson, students worked at a range of demanding tasks, suitably supported by collaborative working and carefully constructed resource materials; in a geography lesson, the teacher displayed excellent subject knowledge and effortless classroom management skills, making use of a range of activities that engaged students and provided a high level of challenge. There are many good opportunities for independent learning where students manage their time well, support each other in their understanding and give mutual encouragement. Good relationships and behaviour support risk-taking and many teachers inspire confidence with their enthusiasm and subject expertise, as in a dance lesson where students spoke of the 'buzz' they received from the class.
Curriculum and other activities
Grade: 2
The school has recently introduced improved planning for matching curricular routes even more closely to students' aptitudes and abilities. This has partly been enabled by strong developments in vocational and applied courses for students aged 14 to 19 which are leading to better achievement. A carefully focused plan is in place to ensure the sustainability of these developments. For students aged 11, a transition project has been developed to bridge the primary and secondary phase. Students are finding this exciting and engaging, but the impact on achievement is yet to be established. Further, personalised learning is supported through catch-up programmes in Year 7 for students who failed to meet nationally expected standards in primary school, and is also developing through the school's virtual learning environment, the E-Zone. Students speak enthusiastically of the wealth of extra-curricular and study support opportunities that are available to them, most recently Bollywood dancing. Large numbers attend the school's homework club, particularly in Years 7 to 10.
Care, guidance and support
Grade: 1
Strong and effective relationships are an outstanding feature of the school and enable staff to know students well and ensure that individuals are able to reach their potential. Many parents of Year 7 students commented on how welcoming the school is and how easily their daughters had settled into this very large school. Excellent systems have been designed and implemented to ensure that the academic and pastoral progress of each student is very effectively monitored and reviewed. The integrated nature of these systems has resulted in improved progress and attainment at the end of Key Stage 4 for all students. Impressively, these systems allow staff, students and parents electronic access to essential data and information, so parents, for example, are able to access information about their child's attendance and progress via a secure website. As one parent noted, 'The school's website is easy to use and clear.' The school has robust procedures in place to ensure that students are safeguarded and that their health and safety are secured. They utilise a wide range of internal and external resources to support students experiencing behavioural difficulties and as a result, in the last academic year the number of students excluded from this very large school of over 1,700 students was zero. Provision for developing students' work-related skills is good, with access to enterprise activities across the curriculum, work experience and support for those whose literacy and numeracy skills require further improvement.
Leadership and management
Grade: 2
In this very large school, the direction given by the headteacher is excellent. The commitment and support provided by the restructured and enlarged leadership team are helping her to drive school improvement. The improved leadership at middle manager level is ensuring that the excellent monitoring system is implemented effectively across the school. Core subject leaders are fully accountable for performance in their areas and are trained well to identify underachievement and underperformance.
While excellent monitoring systems are in place to track students' progress and to intervene as appropriate, systems for monitoring and evaluating access to, and the impact of, extra-curricular activities, enterprise education and work-related learning and the impact of some highly individualised curricular routes are still being refined.
Managers at all levels have a very thorough knowledge of school strengths and weaknesses and highly effective review and evaluation processes are in place, including subject self-evaluation. Supported by the setting of challenging targets, this has led to an impressive and successful strategy to raise achievement and standards that is holistic, rather than fragmented.
The very good professional development opportunities have ensured that teachers at all levels are enabled to actively use the tracking system to support students' progress. In addition, and as a result of its training school status, many teachers have mentoring and coaching skills that allow them to support colleagues both within and between curricular areas.
An inclusive and cohesive learning environment has been created in this very large and ethnically diverse school as a result of the positive way in which equality of opportunity and community cohesion are promoted. Governors are highly committed to the school and play a valuable role as critical partners. The school deploys its resources very effectively to ensure that the learning environment for students is welcoming and there is good value for money. All safeguarding requirements are in place.
|Any complaints about the inspection or the report should be made following the procedures set out in the guidance 'Complaining about inspections', which is available from Ofsted's website: ofsted.gov.uk.
|Key to judgements: grade 1 is outstanding, grade 2 good, grade 3 satisfactory, and grade 4 inadequate.
|School Overall
|How effective,efficient and inclusive is the provision of education,integrated care and any extended services in meeting the needs of learners?
|Effective steps have been taken to promote improvement since the last inspection
|How well does the school work in partnership with others to promote learners' well-being?
|The capacity to make any necessary improvements
|How well do learners achieve?
|The standards¹ reached by learners
|How well learners make progress, taking account of any significant variations between groups of learners
|How well learners with learning difficulties and/or disabilities make progress
|How good are the overall personal development and well-being of the learners?
|The extent of learners' spiritual, moral, social and cultural development
|The extent to which learners adopt healthy lifestyles
|The extent to which learners adopt safe practices
|The extent to which learners enjoy their education
|The attendance of learners
|The behaviour of learners
|The extent to which learners make a positive contribution to the community
|How well learners develop workplace and other skills that will contribute to their future economic well-being
|How effective are teaching and learning in meeting the full range of learners' needs?
|How well do the curriculum and other activities meet the range of needs and interests of learners?
|How well are learners cared for, guided and supported?
|How effective are leadership and management in raising achievement and supporting all learners?
|How effectively leaders and managers at all levels set clear direction leading to improvement and promote high quality of care and education
|How effectively leaders and managers use challenging targets to raise standards
|The effectiveness of the school's self-evaluation
|How well equality of opportunity is promoted and discrimination eliminated
|How well does the school contribute to community cohesion?
|How effectively and efficiently resources, including staff, are deployed to achieve value for money
|The extent to which governors and other supervisory boards discharge their responsibilities
|Do procedures for safeguarding learners meet current government requirements?
|Does this school require special measures?
|Does this school require a notice to improve?
Dear Students
Inspection of Swanshurst School, Birmingham, West Midlands B13 0TW
Thank you very much for the enthusiastic, charming and sometimes humorous way you responded to the inspectors during our recent visit to your school.
As so many of you told us, Swanshurst is a good school. You enjoy your time at Swanshurst, feel very committed to it and gain many opportunities to broaden your experience as a result of attending it. We judged that you felt safe at school and were being encouraged to live healthy lifestyles. The fact that no one has been excluded, and that bullying is a rare occurrence that is dealt with severely, is very encouraging. We know you make positive contributions to the community, whether in school, in the local community or on a more global scale in terms of your work for the victims of the recent Pakistani earthquake. The school does much to improve your future economic well-being, in terms of work experience and improved levels of confidence and leadership skills.
We note that results at all key stages improved substantially in 2008. This is the result of improvements that have been made to teaching and learning, to the curriculum that is offered to you, and of course to your own hardwork. The headteacher, with the help of her senior and middle management teams and all the teachers and staff of the school, have implemented processes and systems to ensure that all of you are well supported. This applies to the main school and the sixth form. We know that there are excellent monitoring systems in place to ensure that if you are making less progress than expected, the school will be able to identify this and introduce strategies that will help you to get back on track.
In spite of the evident improvements, some teaching is not yet of the highest quality, so we have asked the school to ensure that in all lessons you are sufficiently challenged so that you make good progress. To help with this, we ask you to continue to attend school regularly, to continue to behave well and to work as hard as you can.
Best wishes
Gwen Coates Her Majesty's Inspector


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We always say buck the Froncos, but this time Broncos fans are actually saying it themselves. In the past few days, some outraged Broncos fan has launched the site Keep Jay Fire McDaniels. The site dubs Josh McDaniels "McDevil," and demands that he be fired.
On February 28, 2009 Josh McDaniels sealed his fate in Denver before ever coaching a game. McDaniels was actively trying to trade our best player, and the face of the Denver Broncos for a mediocre QB that wasn't good enough to start at USC over Matt Leinart. Yes, the Matt Leinart that rides the pine in AZ. As if this wasn't enough, McDaniels (along with Brian Xanders) is rumored to have offered our first round pick as well to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. To recap, that's a first round pick and the face of the franchise in exchange for a backup QB. Cutler is rightfully upset about this and we are too. Please leave your comments below letting Josh McDaniels know how you feel about his attempt to sabatoge our team and franchise.
That's some serious hateration on Matt Cassel (are you so angry that you can't even write dude's name?). Who cares. We're very happy with our quarterback, coaching staff and front office included. The Broncos cannot boast the same claim. At least our QB doesn't look like the third Manning brother with a more severe case of cerebral palsy. Ahem, Jay Cutler.
I still say this is far and away the single best thing about the Cassel trade. I love that it has nearly caused a Broncos Nation civil war. I guess that sometimes I like seeing the Broncos suffer even more than I like seeing our Chiefs succeed. Missouri loves company, I suppose.
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Rajeev Chawla
Managing Director, Karnatka State Cooperative Marketing Federation, India
Focus: Civil Service
Topics: Extending services to insecure or remote areas, Corruption in the Civil Service, Computerization of Records, One-Stop Shops
Keywords: training, technical assistance, recruitment, one-stop shops, corruption, computerization, capacity building
Interviewer(s): David Hausman
Country of Reform: India
Location: Bangalore, India
Date: Tue Jun 8 2010
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Rajeev Chawla Interview
Full Profile
At the time of this interview, Rajeev Chawla was the managing director of the Karnataka State Cooperative Marketing Federation in India. From 2003 to 2007 he held the position of Special Secretary of Bhoomi, the government's largest and highly successfully e-governance project, digitizing and computerizing access to rural land records. He won a number of national and international awards for the project. Chawla designed and began implementation of the project as joint secretary of revenue for the State of Karnataka, a position he held from 1998 to 2003. Chawla was also commissioner of service, settlement, and land records from 2008 to 2010. He was a member of the Indian Administrative Service for over two decades. Chawla earned a bachelor's degree in electrical engineering from the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur, in 1984.


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|Hint: I'm the fat one, though less then than I realized.
I've been fat since I was ten years old — shortly after my dad died, and to this day I'd link changes in my personality to the sudden weight gain. You know what else I blame? Genetics, those filthy bastards. I come from a lineage of hearty, voluptuous, heavy women. In fact, I look just like most of the women on my father's side of the family. So there.


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Kids can create their own rubber band finery by simply repeating the loop knot shown below and adding beads. Wear it with a dress, jeans -- or even quadruple-wrapped around a wrist or ankle as a bracelet or anklet.
Use a loop knot to attach 2 rubber bands.
Add a bead, or several, to the second band. If you like, tie spacer knots between the beads. Leave enough space at the end to attach the next band. Repeat steps 1 and 2 until the belt is the length you want.
To create a clasp, thread the large bead onto the last band on one end and knot it to secure. Leave the loop for decoration or cut it off. On the other end, thread a small bead onto the last band and knot it so that you have a loop that fits securely over the big bead.


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"The man with him is Perry Van Shrike, a.k.a Gay Perry. Honest-to-god Private Eye. Consults in Film, TV. Just Incorporated. He's Big Time. Also, he's gay."
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Top 100 Movies - Kiss Kiss Bang Bang (2005, dir. Shane Black)
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Thought the recipe was great. Didn't have cornstarch so I used flour instead, you may need additional flour though. Made with a side of green beans and mashed potatoes. Delicious!!
Tilapia with Sherry-Mushroom Sauce
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Nutritional Information
Amount per serving
- Calories: 355
- Calories from fat: 12%
- Fat: 4.7g
- Saturated fat: 1.1g
- Monounsaturated fat: 1.6g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 1.7g
- Protein: 31.1g
- Carbohydrate: 47.3g
- Fiber: 1g
- Cholesterol: 75mg
- Iron: 1mg
- Sodium: 481mg
- Calcium: 26mg
- 1/4 teaspoon salt, divided
- 1 1/2 pounds tilapia fillets
- 1 tablespoon butter or stick margarine, divided
- 4 cups thinly sliced mushrooms
- 1/8 teaspoon black pepper
- 2 tablespoons dry sherry
- 2/3 cup fat-free, less-sodium chicken broth
- 1/4 cup fat-free milk
- 1 teaspoon cornstarch
- Sprinkle 1/8 teaspoon salt over the fillets. Melt 1 1/2 teaspoons butter in a large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add fillets, and sauté 4 minutes on each side or until fish flakes easily when tested with a fork. Remove fillets from skillet, and keep warm.
- Melt 1 1/2 teaspoons butter in skillet. Add 1/8 teaspoon salt, mushroom slices, and pepper; sauté for 4 minutes or until golden. Add sherry, and cook for 30 seconds, stirring constantly.
- Combine broth, milk, and cornstarch, and stir with a whisk. Add broth mixture to skillet, and bring to a boil, stirring constantly. Reduce heat to medium, and cook 1 minute. Spoon sauce over fish.
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Tilapia with Sherry-Mushroom Sauce Recipe at a Glance
- COURSE: Main Dishes
- CONVENIENCE: Quick/Easy
- CUISINE: American
- MAIN INGREDIENT: Fish
- OCCASION: Spring, Summer
- PUBLICATION: Cooking Light
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