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Heated Debate...How much muscle mass
So here's the debate...and it's heated.
I stated on another forum that it is possible for a newb to gain 3 to 5 pounds of muscle the first 2 week of training, if they are using a proper bulking protocol, and being trained correctly. Another trainer said that he had never seen this in all the years he'd been training. My point is this...if you take a noob, have him eat 5000-6000 calories a day for 2 weeks, he will gain 7-10 pounds or so over 2 weeks. Research reveals that short term bulking can yield a 60-70% weight gain of muscle. Of course, this can't happen indefinitely... But the debate is heated...what say you? |
Let me change this to...what's the most amount of muscle you believe you've gained in one month?
At any point...natural.... |
Post noob stage, the most I have gained is at the rate of 1lb/week for 5 weeks (again, there was quite a bit of fat gain). At that time I was eating the most I ever ate in my life (including almost a gallon of milk a day), and was using a low volume program - Randall Strossen's 20-rep squat program in fact. |
well, during my first three months, i trained with the shittiest program imaginable and packed on 15ibs probably 60-80% muscle, and once i switched to a proper bulking diet and somewhat proper lifting routine for the first two years gains of ten pounds weren't uncommon. now i have to admit also, that i used a few special techniques for those phases, i would go on diets and lots of cardio for about two weeks and lose about 2-5ibs, and then would ramp my calories back up to well over 6k a day, also i would eat a shit ton of fats during these periods and it did allow for some impressive gains.
I really don't know the answer to this. I would say I'm currently recomping several pounds a month right now.
I do not recommend this protocol as an ongoing experiment, because - obviously - gains do slow down and you start to add more fat them muscle with each 2 week bulk. But I do believe that if you are going to bulk, and are in your first 2 years of lifting, that 2 week cycles are viable options when you want to minimize fat. And I do believe that if I took a beginner, had him eat 5000+ calories for 2 weeks, had him lift correctly, that he would add 3-4 pounds of muscle in 2 weeks. And some would gain 5+. This is a rate of 1.5 to 2.0 pounds per week. Casey Butt lists the average mass potential for first year lifters around 0.3 pounds per week. I personally would love to train some beginners and see just how fast we could maximize muscle gains with 2 week heavy bulking periods. I don't want this to downgrade into a debate over clean versus dirty bulking. But I do firmly believe that, based on research, the fastest way to maximize natural gains is via heavy eating for 2 week spurts while training. In the "12 day study"... BiomedExperts: Changes in macronutrient balance during over- and underfeeding assessed by 12-d continuous whole-body calorimetry. ...researchers found that a 12 day bulk resulted in a 4.38 lean muscle mass gain and a 2 pound fat mass gain. The amazing aspect of the study…participants did not perform any form of resistance training. In the "Rochester study"... Hormonal response to overfeeding -- Forbes et al. 49 (4): 608 -- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition ...Results revealed a significant boost in anabolic drive. Participants experienced rocketing levels of insulin, testosterone, and IGF-1, and experienced a significant increase in muscle mass. As in the "12 Day Study", resistance training was not involved. In the "Short Term study"... Short-term, mixed-diet overfeeding in man: no evid... [Am J Physiol. 1985] - PubMed result ...following a 13 day caloric maintenance period, 5 male subjects ate bulking diets for a 9 days period. During this time, subjects gained an average of 7.04 pounds. 3.1 pounds of this gain was muscle mass. (Please note that this bulk followed a maintenance period, and not a cut) |
This sounds good in theory and the science backs it up but has it been field tested?
It might turn out to be unpractical or it just doesn't work out quite as well as expected.I'm not sure really but something could go wrong with it.It is like HIIT versus steady state cardio; HIIT burns more fat on paper and it is faster too but it is more CNS intensive and might effect the weight lifting sessions. I do think it would work though but it would be hard to prove it would be better or works because it hasn't been carried out in the gym by people(I think).While the other bulking methods have been. |
I really wish I had about 20 subjects I could train and run my own experiment with. It's so hard to get accurate feedback on anything in the muscle building realm because so few lifters actually own a skinfold caliper. Most rely on unreliable online bodyfat calculators. |
BTW, I did bring up these three studies to Casey Butt in my interview. here's how it went down:
Steve Shaw: On to the next controversial issue... diet. I'm sure that you're aware of the study regarding sumo wrestlers, revealing that they have an incredible amount of muscle mass despite not lifting weights. There are also numerous studies which reveal that the human body appears to be very anabolic when over-eating in short-term durations. BiomedExperts: Changes in macronutrient balance during over- and underfeeding assessed by 12-d continuous whole-body calorimetry. Hormonal response to overfeeding -- Forbes et al. 49 (4): 608 -- American Journal of Clinical Nutrition Short-term, mixed-diet overfeeding in man: no evid... [Am J Physiol. 1985] - PubMed result What is your take on these studies, how much of a factor is diet in the gaining of muscle mass, and how would you recommend a typical hardgainer eat if they have a difficult time adding any weight? And to throw in another question: is dirty bulking "evil", as some make it seem? Casey Butt: I think all experienced bodybuilders have observed the phenomenon of rapid gains during short periods of overfeeding, particularly when people go on vacation or end a long low-calorie diet. However, the key thing to keep in mind here is the time frame over which the body reacts 'favorably' to the increase in calories. Very simply, the body exists in essentially two states: energy surplus or energy deficit. In an energy deficit the body will decrease its expression of enzymes responsible for fat storage (lipoprotein lipase, etc), while increasing fat release from adipose cells. This is to provide the body with the energy it needs to maintain metabolism under a calorie deficit (after all, the major purpose of body fat is to provide a source of stored energy). At the same time, in the absence of high insulin levels in response to blood glucose, insulin receptors will uncover on the surface of muscle cells, increasing insulin sensitivity - with little glucose and protein available, the muscle cell will increase it's efficiency of uptake and utilization of these now very much in demand substances. Likewise, growth hormone, IGF-1 and testosterone levels, all of which increase metabolism and lean body mass, decrease when dietary calories are low. Under these conditions the body has become a very efficient machine at releasing and burning fat from the fat cells and shuttling glucose and nutrients preferentially into the muscle cells (I'm simplifying the situation by neglecting the over-riding needs of the major organs, nervous system, etc). In a calorie surplus, however, the body will go into a storage mode. In the presence of constantly high insulin, insulin receptors on the surface of muscle cells will "retract" into the cell membrane and become less "sensitive" to the presence of insulin ("insulin resistance"). High levels of fatty acids and glucose in the bloodstream will cause fat cells to up regulate enzymes responsible for fat production and storage. You are now a fat storing machine. The key to the preferential deposition of lean body mass, as shown in the above studies during over-eating, lies in the short term nature of the response. Insulin sensitivity and fat storage enzyme activities don't suddenly change dramatically in a few hours or overnight. If the body reacted that quickly to changing environments it would bang back and forth constantly in a never-ending oscillation of metabolically costly adaptations. Evolution isn't that stupid (or perhaps it was but those species never lived that long) and so the adaption to sudden over- or under-eating takes time. In one of the studies you mentioned (G. Forbes, M. Brown, S. Welle, and L. Underwood, "Hormonal response to overfeeding", Am J Clin Nutr, 1989; 49: 608-11) it was found that elevated testosterone, IGF-1 and insulin levels in response to over-eating all peaked at around 14 days and began to decline thereafter. Perhaps even more importantly, in the presence of high blood sugar and insulin levels fat cells start to increase insulin transporter expression at about two weeks, and that also corresponds with the time it takes for muscle cells to start exhibiting insulin resistance - after a few weeks of over-eating things are starting to go sour. So, as you can see, the happy situation of preferentially putting on muscle just because you're eating like a pig simply can't last - if it did, formerly obese people would be cleaning up in bodybuilding competitions, but it just doesn't work that way. I over-ate for 18 years and it didn't do anything for me. As I mentioned earlier, bodybuilders often experience quick "rebound" muscle gains when they start eating "normally" again after a long cutting period. In such a circumstance they're coming out of a situation where their muscles are very insulin sensitive and their fat cells are metabolically "geared" to release fat, not store it, and so gains come fast and relatively easily for as long as that situation lasts. A person can experience something similar, though to a lesser degree, by simply over-eating for a few weeks after a period of eating maintenance level calories. However, like I said, you've only got a few weeks to play and then you must pay. If a bodybuilder wants to exploit the anabolic effects of over-eating then I suggest they do it for two weeks or so and then either go on a cut or eat maintenance calorie levels for at least an equal period of time. As for "dirty bulking" I'd have to say that it's basic macro-nutrients that are most important - calories, carbs, proteins and fats - so "quality" is secondary to "quantity" in this instance. Having said that, it is a known fact that certain dietary components influence testosterone levels and, therefore, could be expected to affect the results of a "bulk". To maximize testosterone levels I'd recommend 30-35% of daily calories from fats with 2/3rds of those being saturated. I'd avoid partially hydrogenated vegetable oils (trans fats) under any circumstances. I'd also recommend at least daily meals of red meat and eggs for the cholesterol, which is crucial to testosterone production in natural athletes. I wouldn't go overboard with protein as excessively high protein intakes decrease testosterone levels. As for carbs, I can't think that it would matter much as to whether "fast" or "slow", "clean" or "dirty" carbs were consumed because with such a high calorie intake, insulin levels would be elevated practically all of the time anyway. The only significant adjustments I'd make as a long-term eating plan for a natural trainee, other than lowering the calories back down to a sustainable level, would be to limit quick-digesting carbs to breakfast and immediately after training. I'd also try to take in a quick-digesting protein at those times as well. At practically all other times, slow carbs and proteins are the way to go. |
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"It is our understanding one of the witnesses (of the disturbance) pointed these two out as responsible for the altercation," said Johnson. "That's when one of the officers made this traffic stop. There were two individuals in the car. Both of them had some type of encounter with a police officer, and the officer fired, hitting one suspect one time. It was a fatal shot."
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Powerful and Purposeful Teaching and Learning in Elementary School Social Studies
The advancement of "liberty and justice for all," as envisioned by our country's founders, requires that citizens have the knowledge, attitudes and values to both guard and endorse the principles of a constitutional democracy. Beginning to build this knowledge at an early age involves educators who are well grounded in social studies educational practice. Social studies at the elementary level should provide students with purposeful and meaningful learning experiences that are challenging, of high quality, and developmentally appropriate.
The marginalization of social studies education at the elementary level has been documented repeatedly.1 According to a report by the Center on Education Policy, since the enactment of the "No Child Left Behind" federal education policy (NCLB), 44 percent of districts surveyed have reduced time for social studies. That percentage rose to 51 percent in districts with "failing schools."2 Denying students the opportunity to build social studies vocabulary and background knowledge can lead to lower literacy levels and, ironically, increases the achievement gap.3 In many states, reading and math test scores become the sole measurement of learning. Even when social studies is included in high-stakes testing, both novice and veteran teachers tailor their teaching to the content requirements of the test, rather than to meaningful learning of core concepts.4 As a result of educational practices steeped in the "teach to test" phenomenon, teaching and learning are reduced to that which is necessary for students to do well on state tests rather than providing a well-rounded program to ready students for life as active citizens in the twenty-first century.5
If the young learners of this nation are to become effective participants in a democratic society, then social studies must be an essential part of the curriculum in each of the elementary years. In a world that demands independent and cooperative problem solving to address complex social, economic, ethical, and personal concerns, core social studies content is as basic for success as reading, writing, and computing. Knowledge, skills, and attitudes necessary for informed and thoughtful participation in society require a systematically developed elementary program focused on concepts from the four core social studies disciplines: civics, economics, geography and history. When elementary students experience learning through a strong social studies program, they acquire a critical foundation for life-long participation as citizens.
Both America and the world are rapidly changing, creating a far more multiethnic, multiracial, multi-lingual, multi-religious and multicultural context for elementary education. Thus, elementary educators must be prepared to value and to serve a far more diverse group of young learners and families than at any time in the past. Social studies must be a vital part of the elementary curriculum in order to prepare children to understand and participate effectively in an increasingly complex world.
Our global community owes children opportunities to explore the variety and complexity of human experience through a dynamic and meaningful education. By grounding children in democratic principles and immersing them in age-appropriate democratic strategies, they will acquire the foundational skills that prepare them to participate respectfully and intelligently in a nation and world marked by globalization, interdependence, human diversity, and societal change.
Purpose of Elementary Social Studies:
The purpose of elementary school social studies is to enable students to understand, participate in, and make informed decisions about their world. Social studies content allows young learners to explain relationships with other people, to institutions, and to the environment, and equips them with knowledge and understanding of the past. It provides them with skills for productive problem solving and decision making as well as for assessing issues and making thoughtful value judgments. Above all, it integrates these skills and understandings into a framework for responsible citizen participation locally, nationally, and globally. The teaching and learning processes within social studies are uniquely organized to develop these capacities, beginning with the youngest learners in our schools.
The "expanding horizons" curriculum model of self, family, community, state, and nation is insufficient for today's young learners. Elementary social studies should include civic engagement, as well as knowledge from the core content areas of civics, economics, geography, and history. Skills that enhance critical thinking, socio-emotional development, interpersonal interactions, and information literacy are more meaningful and useful when developed within the context of social studies. The infusion of technology into elementary social studies also prepares students as active and responsible citizens in the 21st century.6
Position on Powerful and Purposeful Elementary Social Studies
Teaching and learning in the elementary classroom should be meaningful, integrative, value-based, challenging, and active.7 These qualities of powerful social studies learning are foundational to the development of children's knowledge, skills, and dispositions as participating citizens.
A. Meaningful
In order for social studies instruction to be meaningful, teachers must understand and meet the needs of their students. Teachers should capitalize on the diversity and natural interests of their students in the world around them.8 By building on students' skills and experiences, teachers can design learning events that challenge students to make meaningful connections and expand their knowledge and viewpoints.
In social studies, as in any knowledge domain, learners benefit from having a variety of ways to understand a given concept. Increasingly, elementary teachers have students of diverse backgrounds and differing abilities in their classes, and must differentiate instruction in order to better meet individual needs. Successful elementary teachers possess both a command of the subject matter and the ability to engage students in the learning process through a variety of instructional methodologies.
The elementary social studies curriculum is more than a collection of enjoyable experiences. A piecemeal approach to social studies programming can result in a disconnected conglomeration of activities and teaching methods that lack focus, coherence, and comprehensiveness. A focus on food, fun, families, festivals, flags, and films is not an effective framework for social studies learning. Meaningful teaching requires reflective planning, instruction, and assessment.
B. Integrative
Social studies is integrative by nature. Powerful social studies teaching crosses disciplinary boundaries to address topics in ways that promote social understanding and civic efficacy. It also integrates knowledge, skills, and dispositions with authentic action.9 When children pursue a project or investigation, they encounter many problems and questions based in civics, economics, geography, and history. With teacher guidance, children can actively explore both the processes and concepts of social studies while simultaneously exploring other content areas.
Effective practice does not limit social studies to one specified period or time of day. Rather, elementary teachers can help children develop social studies knowledge throughout the day and across the curriculum. Children's everyday activities and routines can be used to introduce and develop important civic ideas. Integrating social studies throughout the day eases competition for time in an increasingly crowded curriculum. With a strong interdisciplinary curriculum, teachers find ways to promote children's competence in social sciences, literacy, mathematics, and other subjects within integrated learning experiences. Learning experiences reach across subject-matter boundaries, e.g., integrating history and geography as well as civics and language arts. NCSS annually publishes an annotated bibliography, Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People,10 which helps teachers build literacy connections to social studies topics.
As valuable as integration is within elementary curriculum, it is not an end in itself. Teachers should ensure that the social studies experiences woven throughout the curriculum follow logical sequences, allow for depth and focus, and help young learners move forward in their acquisition of knowledge and skills. The curriculum should not become, in the pursuit of integration, a grab bag of random social studies experiences that are related marginally to a theme or project. Rather, concepts should be developed to assure coherence and meaning.
The development and implementation of purposeful and powerful integrative social studies is dependent on teachers who have been given the time and resources necessary to engage in the decision making process essential to thoughtful planning. This will allow for a better selection of content, resources, activities, and assessments for the classroom.
C. Value-Based
Elementary learners do not become responsible, participating citizens automatically. They need frequent opportunities to make daily decisions about democratic concepts and principles that are respectful of the dignity and rights of individuals and the common good. They need to participate in learning experiences that involve core values of democracy, including freedom of speech and thought, equality of opportunity, justice, and diversity. This learning transcends the simplistic "character virtues" approach to values education in elementary schools. Thoughtful and deliberate classroom engagement related to controversial or ethical issues provides opportunities for elementary children to practice critical thinking skills while examining multiple perspectives.11 Elementary teachers should create opportunities for students to discuss values, engage in real-world problem solving and make reasoned decisions.
D. Challenging
Challenging elementary school social studies can pave the way for life-long learning and active citizenship. Students should be provided with opportunities for in-depth investigation of a few concepts that challenge and engage them rather than superficial treatment of many topics that can create student apathy. Challenging social studies instruction includes debates, discussions, projects, and simulations that require application of critical thinking skills. Instead of simply reading and answering questions, elementary students should be taught to question, evaluate, and challenge informational sources. Teachers should ask children the kinds of questions that stimulate decision making, problem solving, and issue analysis.
E. Active
In effective social studies programs, elementary teachers use a variety of approaches, strategies, and materials to support children's interests and abilities. As new information or skills are presented, teachers facilitate discourse and students consider new ideas and assimilate multiple perspectives. Processes such as problem solving, debates, simulations, project-based learning, and role-playing are active strategies that can lead to new opportunities for student discovery and engagement. Teachers decide when to take the lead during instruction and when to support the students' leadership in learning. They guide learning rather than dictate.
Recommendations for Implementing Powerful and Purposeful Elementary Social Studies
Effective elementary social studies instruction requires continuous support for student learning. Teachers need adequate preparation and professional development, daily instructional time, ample resources, and assistance at the local, state, and national levels.
A. Enhance the effectiveness of elementary teacher preparation and continuing professional development
If the status of elementary social studies education is to improve, then the education of teachers who have the responsibility for teaching those children will be a critical factor. Elementary teachers need sufficient content knowledge in the core disciplines and processes of social studies, skill in using a variety of teaching and assessment strategies, and the ability to locate, evaluate, and use appropriate resources. Examples of active learning projects that are rich in content and exciting for children are published in the NCSS journal, Social Studies and the Young Learner.12 Teachers also need to understand the characteristics and abilities of young children and how to differentiate social studies content and skills for diverse learners. Elementary teachers also need the ability to integrate social studies with other curricular areas.
As essential as all of this is, social studies can be brought to life only when teachers themselves have positive attitudes about social studies. If teachers understand the importance of social studies in the early years, they are more likely to transfer their enthusiasm for social studies to their students.
Ongoing professional development is also necessary for teachers to develop and monitor the curriculum. Resources are needed to support teachers' involvement in professional conferences, college courses, summer institutes, and visits to educational sites. Effective professional development should model the kind of flexible, interactive teaching styles and instructional strategies that work well with children.
B. Devote time and resources to instruct elementary students in social studies
A specific daily block of time should be allocated for elementary social studies equivalent to that provided for other core content.13 To support effective teaching and learning, social studies enriched classrooms require a wide array of materials for young children to explore and manipulate. Equity requires that all programs have these resources, including visual images of diverse people and materials representing multiple perspectives. Twenty-first century skills and technologies should be utilized to further enhance student learning.14
C. Collaborate on developing well-aligned systems of appropriate high-quality standards, curriculum, and assessment
In an era of accountability, developing quality elementary social studies curriculum and assessments requires collaboration among multiple stakeholders including teachers, school districts, professional organizations, and government education agencies. Effective standards-setting efforts involve coupling elementary social studies standards with opportunities for children to learn in developmentally appropriate ways, not just with expectations for their performance. Both formative assessment that enhances student learning and summative assessment of student learning should align with curriculum and standards.
D. Advocate for quality social studies education at local, state, and national levels
Elementary teachers must be explicit in advocating for social studies inside and outside of the classroom or school. Teachers need opportunities to be involved in the decisions that determine what is taught in social studies, how social studies is taught, and what resources will be used. They should be encouraged to participate in local, state, and national discussions on the future of elementary social studies education.
Success in the twenty-first century requires the ability to make decisions both independently and collectively. These abilities are not innate; they must be taught. The social studies are as basic for success as reading, writing, math, and science. If the young learners of this nation are to become effective participants in a democratic society, social studies must be an essential part of the elementary curriculum. State and district policies must provide the time, resources, and professional development necessary to support exemplary elementary social studies education. The democratic tradition of this country deserves an equal place in the elementary classroom. The founders of this country would expect nothing less.
1. Tina Heafner and Eric Groce, "Advocating for Social Studies: Documenting the Decline and Doing Something about It." Social Education, 71, no. 5 (2007): 255.
2. Jennifer McMurren, Choices, Changes, and Challenges: Curriculum and Instruction in the NCLB Era (Washington, D.C.: Center on Education Policy, 2007): 1, 7.
3. Craig D. Jerald, The Hidden Costs of Curriculum Narrowing (Washington, D.C.: Center for Comprehensive School Reform and Improvement, 2006): 2
4. S.G. Grant, "High-Stakes Testing: How Are Social Studies Teachers Responding?" Social Education, 71, no. 5 (2007): 250-254.
5. Monty Neill, "Low Expectations and Less Learning: The Problem with No Child Left Behind," Social Education, 67, no. 5 (2003): 281-284; Tina L. Heafner, Katherine A. O'Connor, Eric C. Groce, Sandra Byrd, Amy J. Good, Sandra Oldendorf, Jeff Passe, and Tracy Rock, "A Case for Advocacy: Becoming AGENTS for Change" Social Studies and the Young Learner, 20, no. 1 (2007): 26-27.
6. Linda Bennett and Michael J. Berson, eds., Digital Age:Technology-Based K-12 Lesson Plans for Social Studies (Silver Spring, MD: National Council for the Social Studies. 2007); Michael J. Berson and Ilene R. Berson. "Developing Thoughtful 'Cybercitizens,'" Social Studies and the Young Learner, 16, no. 4 (2004): 5-8.
7. NCSS Task Force on Standards for Teaching and Learning in the Social Studies, "A Vision of Powerful Teaching and Learning in the Social Studies: Building Social Understanding and Civic Efficacy" (1992, revised 2008). Accessible at http://www.socialstudies.org/positions/powerful
8. Linda Bennett, "Motivation: Connecting Each Student with the World," Social Studies and the Young Learner , 19 3 (2007): 4-6.
9. Jere Brophy and Janet Alleman, "A Reconceptualized Rationale for Elementary Social Studies," Theory and Research in Social Education 34, no.4 (2006): 428-454; Janet Alleman, Jere Brophy, and Barbara Knighton, "How a Primary Teacher Protects the Coherence of her Social Studies Lessons," Social Studies and the Young Learner 21, no. 2 (2008): 28-31; and Jere Brophy, Janet Alleman, and Barbara Knighton, Inside the Social Studies Classroom (New York: Routledge, 2009).
10. National Council for the Social Studies, Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People, an annual supplement to the May-June issue of Social Education. See www.socialstudies.org/notable
11. NCSS Task Force on Revitalizing Citizenship Education, "Creating Effective Citizens" (2001), accessible at www.socialstudies.org/positions/effectivecitizens; Jeff Passe, "A Counter-Intuitive Strategy: Reduce Student Stress by Teaching Current Events," Social Studies and the Young Learner 20, no. 3 (2008): 27-31.
12. Social Studies and the Young Learner is published four times each year and is a member benefit of National Council for the Social Studies. See www.socialstudies.org/ssyl
13. National Council for the Social Studies,"Position Statement on Curriculum Guidelines for Social Studies Teaching and Learning" (2008). Accessible at www.socialstudies.org/positions/curriculumguidelines
14. Partnership for 21st Century Skills,The 21st Century Skills and Social Studies Map (2008). Accessible at http://www.21stcenturyskills.org
This position statement was prepared by the Task Force on Early Childhood/Elementary Studies and members of the NCSS Board of Directors, and was approved by the NCSS Board of Directors in June 2009.
Task Force on Early Childhood/Elementary Studies: Ilene Berson, Linda Bennett, and Dorothy Dobson.
(C) Copyright 2009 National Council for the Social Studies. All rights reserved.


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Annie won while Eddie was sick
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BAFTAs. Anne Hathaway won Best Supporting Actress. As I wrote after the SAG Awards -- click here for a refresher -- Annie's acceptance speeches always start out great. Even before she spoke last night she was great. In a gorgeous Burberry dress and her short hair combed forward, stepping up to receive her trophy but acknowledging Sally Field on the way, and hugging George Clooney, and then talking about how stupid she was for almost not hugging George Clooney… All of that, all of that is great. Full Story
Annie in pink in Paris
No. Not this time. The colour is gorgeous, yes. But the fit. Look at the chest area -- it's deflating. And of course, you know how I feel about the material. No matter how beautiful the design, the material doesn't hold up. This material, sateen or satin, it makes everything messy. Full Story
Who are your friends?
One of my favourite celebrity questions. And also... Do they have friends? In this case, specifically, I'm wondering about Anne Hathaway's friends. Here's an item that just appeared on PEOPLE.com about what Annie said to her "friends" after winning the SAG the other night: With a drink in her hand, Hathaway told friends that her engagement ring from husband Adam Shulman is her "prized possession" and that her wedding band "isn't bad either," an onlooker tells PEOPLE. Full Story
Annie's speech problem
Anne Hathaway's speeches always start out good. Remember the Globes? And her tribute to Sally Field? That was good. Last night too. Last night she started out strong. She talked about her SAG membership, she expressed her love for her community. And if she had stopped there, we'd be cool. Full Story
Worst Globes Letdown: Anne Hathaway
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I don't know why it has to be so hard. Anne Hathaway started the night off so strong: white dress, as is often her wont, cute hair, and the key to everything – Amy and Tina on her side with a joke early on. For a girl like me, someone who tries to like Anne Hathaway very much, and often feels like she gets a bad rap for being earnest, instead of the insufferable most people paint her as, there starts to be a little bit of hope. Full Story
Emily & Annie
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Prada reunion! Feels like it's been a long time since these two were photographed together. Remember when they presented at the Oscars, side by side? Emily was still engaged to Michael Buble back then! And Annie was still with that sketchy thief! Sh-t, that was 6 years ago... And here they are, Emily Blunt and Anne Hathaway, last night at Critics' Choice, both with new partners now, and both married, both on the awards show circuit -- next up: the Golden Globes on Sunday. Full Story
Sally challenges Annie
Anne Hathaway is considered the favourite to win the Best Supporting Actress Oscar by most experts. But you know this is a tight season. The tightest it's been in a long time. And, well, here comes a formidable challenger... Sally Field was at the Palm Springs Film Festival this weekend to accept the Career Achievement Award and she gave the most memorable speech of the night in front of an audience that included many, MANY Academy members living in the area who would be very happy to vote for her. Full Story
What if Gwyneth could come?
Gwyneth Paltrow spent NYE in New York with her family as Coldplay performed in Brooklyn with Jay-Z -- more on this in a minute. G, as you know, is a Valentino favourite. As is Anne Hathaway and Madonna too. M and Annie were invited by Valentino to spend NYE in Gstaad, Switzerland -- see photos from Twitter taken at the party. Full Story
Two movies Mimi won't be seeing
When Mimi was pregnant with twins, it was bleak. It was also bleak when she couldn't find any butterfly snowflake false eyelashes. Mimi's favourite word to describe any emotion less than ecstasy is "bleak". Generally Mimi tries to avoid the bleak, and her life is structured so that she generally doesn't have to encounter it, unless it's beyond her control, like dembabies who tortured her so in utero. Full Story
Annie and her underwear
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I'm not posting the pictures. It's really not all that interesting to me. And, frankly, the suggestion that she did it on purpose for her Oscar campaign is... really dumb. How could that possibly, possibly be part of an Oscar campaign strategy...? Why would seeing pap shots of Anne Hathaway's pussy convince those old fart Academy members in Palm Springs -- who picked Crash over Brokeback, REMEMBER??? -- to vote for her? If, that is, they actually voted themselves. Full Story
Let's fight about Annie's dress
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Some of you love it. Thank you for your emails. More of you can't believe it. And hate it. So we're fighting. Because I am all over it. Not for me, and I would never, but I think that might be part of the problem. That when we dress-judge (a verb, which, has anyone ever used this term before because if not I'm claiming it!) we can't remove ourselves from the situation. Full Story


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Boyd "Bub" Hyder has helped the county with his preservation of a ridge line in apple country.
His action will help preserve the scenic views in the Edneyville/Fruitland area while protecting plant and wildlife habitat and water quality.
Hyder donated a conservation easement on 95 acres of land on Wethero Mountain to the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy. This is the second time he has donated an easement on mountain land.
Two years ago he donated a conservation easement to protect 180 acres on the south side of the mountain top from development. His latest donation, this time on the north side, brings the total protected acreage on the mountain to 275 acres.
Conservation easements are permanent deed restrictions which limit a property's development potential while reducing its tax value. The land conservancy can tailor easements to fit the needs of landowners, allowing for some building or for logging or grazing. But the easement Hyder placed on the 95 acres ensures the land will remain in a natural state.
The property contains three different Southern Appalachian forest types and four areas of rock outcroppings with elevations rising to about 3,000 feet. It is visible to most of Edneyville and Fruitland. His donation protects that view for all who live or visit there.
Because the property is in the Clear Creek watershed, preserving the land protects water quality in county streams.
Hyder's actions may seem out of character for a businessman and trucking company owner who has developed a good deal of the land along Four Seasons Boulevard. But Hyder recognizes that the reach of development can be limited and should be.
"I've developed some in town," he acknowledged, "and that's where I like to see it developed."
That's a good way of looking at it. To be sure, some development will continue to spread beyond the urbanized core of Hendersonville. But it will enhance the overall value, economic health and appeal of the county if more ridge lines can be saved.
There is a perception that natives want to develop land while newcomers want to preserve it. Like most stereotypes, that one is simplistic and false, as Hyder's action shows.
Forgoing development qualifies landowners for a federal income tax deduction and a state income tax credit and can reduce estate taxes.
The public gains from Hyder's act, too.
Preserving scenic views and natural resources are worth whatever tax benefits Hyder gains. By donating the easements, Hyder has performed a valuable service for his neighbors and for the rest of the county.


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Aug 10, 2011
The price of a Big Mac is now $17.19 in Zurich
Just a quick thought on a ridiculously volatile day:
One of the things that people pick up on very quickly as they travel are how different price levels are around the world. I've been to roughly 100 countries, and I still find it amazing how much variance there is among things like food, property, and entertainment prices.
There are certain places– Cambodia, Ecuador, Tanzania– that are so jaw-droppingly cheap that it almost seems unreal. And you wonder how these people could possibly ever survive if they came to your country.
Well, the United States has just joined this proud cadre banana republics… at least if you're from Switzerland.
You see, the Swiss franc is one of the few currencies that have given investors some sense of comfort recently; Switzerland inspires confidence and stability, and the worse things get in the United States and Europe, the more investors pull their money out of the dollar and euro, and park it in the Swiss franc.
It's all about supply and demand. Increased demand for the Swiss franc coupled with expanded supply of dollars and euros has caused the franc to surge over the last weeks and months. It wasn't too long ago that it would take 1.20 francs to buy a US dollar. Now it takes $1.40 to buy a single franc.
I can think of a lot of words to describe the performance of the US dollar. Farce. Joke. Lunacy. Embarrassment. Disgusting. But it's more clearly summed up like this: the price of a Big Mac Meal is in Zurich is now so high (at $17.19) that a minimum wage employee in Minneapolis, Minnesota, would have to work for nearly 4-hours in order to afford it.
This is what stability looks like to Ben Bernanke.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) -- After Jonathan Quick put Los Angeles on the brink of its first NHL title with yet another shutout, the Kings' unbeatable goalie wore pretty much the same placid expression he sports after exhibition wins in September. Almost nothing bothers Quick, including nearly all of the New Jersey Devils' 72 shots in the Stanley Cup finals. Nothing affects his poise in the crease or his focus on the next victory -- and that's the only goal remaining for the Kings near the end of a playoff run with few equals in NHL history. "We're just trying to win one game here, that's all we're trying to do," Quick said. If they do, he'll get to drink from the Stanley Cup. Maybe that will put a smile on this goalie's face. Quick made 22 saves in his third shutout of the postseason, Anze Kopitar and Justin Williams each had a goal and an assist, and the eighth-seeded Kings beat New Jersey 4-0 Monday night to take a 3-0 series lead in front of a sold-out arena daring to believe in the end of a 45-year championship drought. Alec Martinez scored the opening goal several minutes after Los Angeles killed a key 5-on-3 disadvantage. Jeff Carter and Williams added late power-play goals for the Kings, who improved to an astonishing 15-2 in the postseason. Only the 1988 Edmonton Oilers can compare with their 16-2 run to the Cup. The Kings can match them with a win in Game 4 on Wednesday night. "I don't think we're too surprised," said Kings defenseman Drew Doughty, who has scored in every game of the finals. "We know we have a great team in here. Before this game, it easily could have been 2-0 for them. It is a tight series, but at the same time, we are really confident with the team we have in here." And with good reason: Los Angeles has jumped to a 3-0 lead in its fourth straight series -- a feat never accomplished in NHL history before these seemingly charmed Kings steamrolled every opponent in their path. Yet there's not much excitement yet among the Kings, who realize the folly of celebrating anything that isn't the Cup. Captain Dustin Brown didn't pick up the Campbell Bowl after winning Los Angeles' second conference title, and nobody was touching any speculation about the Cup. "We're obviously not going to be stone-faced if we do something we've been waiting our whole lives for," Williams said. "We're going to keep pushing forward. We're a focused group right now. We're not going to let anything get in our way. We certainly don't want to get back on that plane." Martin Brodeur stopped 17 shots, but the Devils couldn't beat the impenetrable Quick, who has allowed just 24 goals in 17 playoff games, or his penalty-killers, who turned aside six power plays -- none bigger than a 60-second kill during 5-on-3 play late in the first period that left the Kings' fans standing and roaring. "I think the (penalty-kill) was the difference in the game," Quick said. The relative youngster in black has outplayed the 40-year-old Brodeur, and New Jersey must accomplish just the fourth comeback from an 0-3 series deficit in NHL playoff history to win its fourth title. "It's not the best situation," Brodeur said. "It's probably the worst situation you could be in -- no, it is the worst situation you could be in. But we believe in ourselves. We're going to compete as hard as we can, and the result will be there one way or another. ... We're just facing a team right now that's doing everything right." The Devils had never lost three straight Stanley Cup finals games in the franchise's five appearances. New Jersey hadn't lost three straight games this season since late February. New Jersey has been pretty good in the finals, but nothing has been able to slow these Kings, who seem destined to become the first No. 8 seed to win the Stanley Cup. "We felt like the way we were playing, we were going to get one, but it just didn't happen," Devils captain Zach Parise said. "It's frustrating when everyone has been playing well, and we find ourselves down three-nothing." The Kings could celebrate their first title at home, but their only speed bump in this dynamic postseason has been Game 4. They're 10-0 on the road in the postseason, but failed to close out Vancouver and Phoenix at home in Game 4s. No team has won the Cup with a sweep since Detroit wiped out Washington in the 1998 finals. 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BRIGHTON, Mass -- Life as an emergency practice goalie can be pretty rough.
Take, for instance, Mass State Trooper Keith Segee, who has suited up a couple of times for the Boston Bruins this season during times of need, and did exactly that during Wednesday's optional practice for the Black and Gold.
Segee got caught with a Zdeno Chara cranked slap shot right in the family jewels, and then had to walk…er, crawl it off like any normal human being would after getting bombed by a guy that can shoot it 108-mph.
"He's got the hardest shot of anybody I've ever seen," said Segee, with a smile. "I had to take two or three laps around the rink after that one and skate it off."
Give Chara credit for moving right over to Segee and giving him a tap on the backside for skating it off, and risking life, limb and perhaps a lot more to stop a few pucks for the Black and Gold.
Segee played at Revere High and Salem State College before joining the Mass State Police, and got the emergency gig through Bruins goalie coach Bob Essensa when Boston needed a practice goalie at the end of last week in Tuukka Rask's absence.
Let's hope Segee is okay at this point, or the Bruins captain could be looking at a few more moving violations in his future.
Wednesday, March 29: Oilers back in the playoffs
Wednesday, March 29: Oilers back in the playoffs
Here are all the links from around the hockey world, and what I'm reading while gearing up for the last couple of weeks.
*The Edmonton Oilers will return to the Stanley Cup playoffs this season as it looks like Canada will be well-represented once again after last year's absence.
*Let's meet the man behind the push to bring the NHL to China, and introduce the game to billions of people.
*Eric Staal is enjoying his second act with the Minnesota Wild, and even better he's totally flourishing there as well.
*Let's hear it for the US Women's team that stuck to their guns and got an unprecedented deal with USA Hockey that will allow them to focus on winning for the next four years.
*PHT writer and FOH (Friend of Haggs) Jason Brough has Steve Stamkos "really close" to a return for the Tampa Bay Lightning, in a concerning development for the Boston Bruins' playoff hopes.
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Swing yer partner: The Ripple Rockets Square Dance club do-si-doed and boot stomped up a storm as it hosted its annual Blast Off Weekend Friday through Saturday. Approximately 200 dancers took to the floor at the Quinsam Hall. The event kicked off with workshops, followed by round dancing and the ever-entertaining dancing in squares. Dancers came from across the Island as well as Powell River. Next year marks the 60th anniversary of the Ripple Rockets Square Dance club.
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Theme song band this week, plz? | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:03pm
Listener John:
Here we go again! | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:04pm
i believe it was, in fact, going creepy-crawlie... | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:05pm
Listener John:
It was "creepy crawling," but I don't want to think about it anymore now . . . | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:05pm
Bad Ronald:
I got my Lady Gaga costume complete with bed bugs, creepy crawly night indeed, Yeah! | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:06pm
http://video.yahoo.com/watch/4295579/11540924 | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:11pm
From CharlieMason.com, Linda Kasabian's testimony: Q: What is a creepy-crawling mission? A: A creepy-crawling mission is where you creepy-crawl into people's houses and you take things which actually belong to you in the beginning, because it actually belongs to everybody. I remember one specific instance where the girls made Charlie a long, black cape, and one of the girls was fitting it to him, and he sort of said, "Now when I go creepy-crawling, people won't see me because they will think I am a bush or a tree." | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:15pm
Procrastination. Obviously. | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:22pm
The X-Ray app already exists. They advertise it during Degrassi on The N. | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:22pm
International Bathroom Club app. | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:25pm
There's an app for finding public bathrooms too | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:26pm
mike noble:
someone needs to port the andy breckman zingatron to the android marketplace! | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:29pm
By "not a bad idea," you mean it is horrible | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:29pm
Andymatic Zingatron:
from cnet.com: Andymatic Zingatron - 0 total downloads 0 last week | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:29pm
Listener John:
If I understand what Andy meant by his "Jewdar" app, I would comment that the app would come up with a lot of false positives. | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:30pm
No Laurie, the IBC is not for public bathrooms. It was created by 7SD listeners in 2006. | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:33pm
mike noble:
what about an app that automatically photoshops ken's face onto pictures? | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:35pm
mike noble:
wouldn't the phone make a noise if say, you jumped the last 2 steps on your stairs? | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:37pm
mike noble:
how bout an r2-d2 scream for a falling phone? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gQCWV4vuzGo | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:38pm
ios currently turns off the accelerometer when the screen is off. | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:41pm
How about a lady gaga app? | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:43pm
mike noble:
schwastika | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:44pm
mike noble:
manson originally had a cross or X on his forehead, then later extended it to a swastika. | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:45pm
hail helloween | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:57pm
I'm sure it could be done. | |
Wed. 10/27/10 6:59pm
For decades they've been able to do a differential white blood cell count based on the appearance of the stained cells. Jewish noses for sure. | |
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