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BRISTOL, Tenn. – King Women's Volleyball has added two strong pieces to its front line for the 2013-14 season. Head Coach Chris Toomey has announced the signing of a pair of Kingsport natives as part of next year's freshman class.
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Sarah Collins will join the Lady Tornado after completing an incredible senior season at Sullivan South High School (Kingsport, Tenn.). In 2012, Collins and the Rebels stormed all the way to the Tennessee AAA State Tournament where they placed third overall. En route to their state tournament appearance, Sullivan South captured Sectional, Regional, and a Big 8 Conference championship behind an undefeated conference record.
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In her last two seasons with the Rebels, she was named to the Honorable Mention All-Big 8 Team and was twice named to the All-Conference Academic Team (2011, 2012). Collins was named to the Principal's Honor Roll all four years of her high school career (2009, '10, '11, '12) and was named a 4.0 Distinguished Junior in 2012.
On the club level, Collins was a member of the Kingsport Volleyball Club.
Toomey on Collins: "Sarah will be coming to our program with great training from both her high school and club teams. Sarah is an intense competitor who has a commanding, physical presence at the net. Her strong work ethic, passion for the game, and aggressive play will allow her to make significant contributions to our front line. She will certainly fill our needed depth in the middle blocker position. I am thrilled to add such a talented player, committed student, and strong leader to our team."
Kingsport, Tenn. | Dobyns-Bennett H.S.
Ashton Beckner will bring with her to King a much decorated career at Dobyns-Bennett High School. As a senior, Beckner helped the Indians to the Regional Tournament where she was selected as an All-Region honoree in 2012. In her final two years at DBHS, she was named to the Big 8 All-Tournament Team and earned All-Conference First Team honors.
As a freshman in 2009, Beckner was part of a Tennessee State Championship team and followed that by earning State runner-up honors in 2010. In 2011, the Indians went to the District 1-AAA tournament and were runners-up.
On the academic side, Beckner is a two-time Academic All-Conference selection (2011, 2012) and was named a Tennessee/Virginia Scholar. She is also a member of the DBHS Beta Club and the National Honors Society.
Beckner also played her club volleyball with the Kingsport Volleyball Club with fellow signee Sarah Collins.
Toomey on Beckner: "Ashton is a tremendous athlete and dynamic player. She comes from strong high school and club programs, so she knows how to win. She has great leaping ability and lots of energy on the court. I believe she will be able to contribute in several different positions on the front row. From the moment that Ashton visited King, it was clear that she was a great fit for our program, so I am so excited that it is official and she will be in a King uniform next season."


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With the 54th selection overall in the second round of the 2005 First-Year Player Draft, the Minnesota Twins select SS Paul Kelly (Flower Mound HS). He was originally projected to be drafted in the first round.
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The Most Unusual Alternate History Novels Ever Published
Tired of alternate history books where the Axis won World War II, or the South won the Civil War? Luckily for you, there are a ton of allohistories that pick more obscure and interesting points of divergence. Here are 15 alt-history books (or series) that break the mold.


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mrbear666 wrote:looking good mr captfit.......getting strong now too! i used to love cooking, but cant be bothered now all i cook is rice, potatoes and if im feeling very adventurous some curry powder in my baked beans
what are you captfit a vegan or vegetarian? are the traditional foods/ways of cooking where you come from pretty healthy?
I am a Lacto-vegetarian . I do use Milk and milk products in my diet but nothing else .
Well here in India cooking is okay , the food is highly oil based although we do include lot of lentils and vegetables but its mainly cooked in Oil .
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By Alistair Barr
(Reuters) - Same-day delivery, one of the hottest e-commerce trends, is too expensive for most U.S. consumers, raising the risk that this could become another online shopping fad that goes cold, according to a survey released on Tuesday.
The Boston Consulting Group recently asked 1,500 U.S. consumers what would get them to shop more online and only 9 percent cited same-day delivery. Almost three-quarters of respondents said free delivery would do the trick, while half of those surveyed said lower prices.
Consumers said they would pay $7.50, on average, to get a $50 online purchase delivered on the same day, the survey found. That is lower than the fees charged by most retailers and e-commerce companies now providing these services, the consulting firm noted.
Same-day delivery has become the latest retail battleground, with Wal-Mart Stores Inc, eBay Inc and several other companies chasing Amazon.com Inc, which has been offering the service on selected items in certain cities since 2009.
Google Inc is preparing to launch a competitor to Amazon's wildly popular Prime shipping subscription service and will offer same-day delivery from bricks-and-mortar stores, TechCrunch reported on Tuesday.
Shutl, a startup backed by United Parcel Service, has offered same-day delivery in the UK for three years and will be launching the service in the United States in a few weeks.
The U.S. Postal Service and FedEx Corp have each recently started same-day delivery in select U.S. areas.
But these players may find little room to make money because same-day delivery is destined to be a niche service, Boston Consulting's survey concluded.
"The demand for this service and the willingness to pay do not match the cost of providing it," said Rob Souza, a partner at The Boston Consulting Group, who worked on the survey and has advised companies on same-day delivery.
"We're pretty skeptical about the ability of a standalone business to make money from this," added Vladimir Lukic, a principal at the consulting firm, who also worked on the survey.
Urban shoppers aged 18 to 34 with household income over $150,000 a year - known as affluent millennials - are more interested in same-day delivery, but this group accounts for only 2 percent of the market, according to the consulting firm's report.
Consumers said they would only use same-day delivery in certain circumstances, like when they needed to buy a last-minute gift or could not get to a physical store, the survey found.
Retailers should only offer same-day delivery for a select number of products that are small, light and carry high margins, such as electronics, office supplies and apparel, the report said. But even for these items, consumers do not usually want to pay extra to have them shipped swiftly.
All this means same-day delivery will be a niche service that retailers offer to build customer loyalty, or keep up with rivals, Souza explained.
"It will never work by itself. It won't serve all of your customers because some won't need the speed or convenience," said Tom Allason, CEO and founder of Shutl.
"The limitations of this model are that distances have to be short," he added, noting that Shutl's service in the UK specializes in delivering online orders within 10 miles or less from physical retail stores.
Allason is betting, however, that once consumers get used to reliable same-day delivery, they will use it more and eventually come to expect it.
Shutl aims to make same-day delivery cost effective by using existing courier firms that already transport documents, medical packages and other items around cities. Shutl's e-commerce packages can be included in the existing delivery routes of these couriers, keeping costs down, Allason explained.
(Reporting by Alistair Barr; editing by Phil Berlowitz, G Crosse)


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The world is suffering from many problems: poverty, war, ecological disasters, racism, and so on. But if enough people join forces to build another world, together we will succeed.
We are a group of people engaged in the struggle for a better world. Together, we are building an organization dedicated to global revolution, called the International Organization for a Participatory Society (IOPS). For more about us, watch our introductory video, scroll through our slideshow and read more here: About IOPS.
We seek to win a new participatory society based on solidarity, equity/justice, diversity, self-management, and ecological stewardship, through:
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IOPS flexibly explores and organizes around a long-term vision of the broad features of a participatory society that centrally addresses:
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To give every member a proportional say in decisions affecting them (self-management), we are organizing in a bottom-up structure, aiming to become a federation of local, regional and national branches.
Local chapters are self-managing and have proportional say in regional, national and international issues.
Read our structure and program statement.
Currently, we are in a building-up stage. In due time we will take
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Enology (Associate in Science)
Enology is a program for students who want to work in the winemaking industry. The program includes the scientific principles and production practices of winemaking and winery operation. Career opportunities include specialized work in various aspects or stages of the winemaking process as well as winery management, marketing, or ownership. Note: students must be at least 21 years old and carry an age verification document at all times while in the program.


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After two months of relentless criticism about the troubled rollout of the new federal health care law, Saturday marks the day when President Barack Obama pledged that the flawed website, HealthCare.gov, would be fixed.
White House officials say they expect that vow to be fulfilled, at least for the vast majority of Americans who need to access the website to sign up for health insurance. But anything less than success Saturday probably will be a crippling blow in a second term where Obama faces many tough political challenges, from budget battles to negotiations over Iran's nuclear program.
The HealthCare.gov rollout disaster has sapped the president's popularity, sending his approval rating in recent opinion polls to its lowest level ever. That gives the relaunch of the website an importance that goes beyond the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, which already was considered the president's signature domestic achievement.
Hundreds of employees from about a dozen companies have been working around the clock since late October to make hardware and software changes to the website before the administration's self-imposed Nov. 30 deadline.
They expect the site to be able to handle 50,000 simultaneous users and 800,000 daily visitors. If too many people try to access the website at the same time, some will be put in a queue to wait until the volume has decreased.
"We think we have the capacity to handle the demand," said Jeffrey Zients, an administration official who served as the acting director of the Office of Management and Budget and is overseeing the site repair efforts. "That said, there could be moments in the middle of the day . . . where capacity goes beyond that current user level, at which point there will be a customer-friendly queuing system which would notify you when to come back to the site and sort of be first in line."
Zients said that when he agreed to manage the improvement to HealthCare.gov he realized the site was fixable but that it needed a fresh set of eyes, additional expertise and what he calls "private-sector speed" and "ruthless prioritization."
The Obama administration chose Optum QSSI, a company that had built one of the pieces of HealthCare.gov, to oversee the repair of the website, much as a general contractor would.
The White House invited select reporters to hear about some of the behind-the-scenes efforts from several consultants earlier this week, though it didn't provide access to the worksites.
A command center – dubbed the Exchange Operation Center – was set up in Columbia, Md., to monitor the website and respond to problems 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
At all times, a team of about 25 people from multiple companies with contracts to work on the site monitors 15 large screens, assessing everything from current traffic on the website to the number of people who are trying to use a certain function.
"All these people are here because they bring a certain expertise to the table that helps us troubleshoot and react to any incident that may occur on the website real time," said Bikram Bakshi, the president and CEO of QSSI.
Each morning and each evening, the team has a "war room call" to discuss the last 12 hours of site performance, based on screen grabs of the data.
"Anything in there that isn't what we want it to be we would call attention to and make sure that somebody is following up on it," said Mikey Dickerson, who's on unpaid leave from Google to help with HealthCare.gov.
A second team has been working to upgrade hardware, including databases, servers, computing power and network switches. A third team, in Tysons Corner, Va., is focused on fixing the software bugs on key areas of the site, including applications, plan comparisons and enrollment.
White House officials say that more than 300 software improvements and a slew of hardware upgrades have improved the site's ability to handle complex transactions. Pages load faster and the per-page frequency of system timeouts and failures has shrunk.
Anecdotal reports suggest that the site is much improved from its launch Oct. 1, when many users found they couldn't register and those who could found it impossible to compare plans. As a result, only 26,000 people enrolled through the federal site in the first month, when officials had expected 500,000.
After two months of trouble, officials say they expect that 4 out of 5 users will be able to compare, apply for and enroll in new health coverage in December. A surge in signups is expected by Dec. 23, the last day to enroll in coverage that starts Jan. 1.
News of improved access to the federal website, which serves residents of the 36 states that declined to set up their own health insurance marketplaces, also is expected to lead to more people signing up in the 14 states that operate their own websites. Though those sites performed far better, officials in those states have said that many people didn't try to sign up because they didn't realize that the federal website and the state sites were separate.
Not everything that federal officials initially had hoped the website could do will be available Saturday, however. On Wednesday, the government delayed for at least a year small businesses' ability to go online to compare policies for their employees, and there's no word on when a Spanish-language version of HealthCare.gov will be available.
Other problems will no doubt arise.
"The nature of software is one of continuous improvement," said Steven VanRoekel, whom Obama appointed to be the chief information officer of the United States serving as an administrator of the electronic parts of the federal government. "The nature of software in general is that you do incremental updates, patches, fixes."


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[Constitution, Jefferson's Manual, and the Rules of the House of Representatives, 115th Congress] [115th Congress] [House Document 114-192] [Jeffersons Manual of ParliamentaryPractice] [Pages 307-309] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov] * * * * * sec. xlix--journals
|Sec. 578. Obsolete provisions as to entry of motions in the journal.
|If a question is interrupted by a vote to adjourn, or to proceed to the orders of the day, the original question is never printed in the journal, it never having been a vote, nor introductory to any vote; but when suppressed by the previous question, the first question must be stated, in order to introduce and make intelligible the second. 2 Hats., 83.
|Sec. 579. Journal entries of questions postponed or laid on the table.
|So also when a question is postponed, adjourned, or laid on the table, the original question, though not yet a vote, must be expressed in the journals, because it makes part of the vote of postponement, adjourning, or laying it on the table.
|Sec. 580. Entry of amendments in the Journal.
|Where amendments are made to a question, those amendments are not printed in the journals, separated from the question; but only the question as finally agreed to by the House. The rule of entering in the journals only what the House has agreed to, is founded in great prudence and good sense, as there may be many questions proposed which it may be improper to publish to the world in the form in which they are made. 2 Hats., 85.
|Sec. 581. Entry of votes in journal of the House of Commons.
|The first order for printing the votes of the House of Commons was October 30, 1685. 1 Chandler, 387.
|Sec. 582. The Journal as an official record.
|Some judges have been of opinion that the journals of the House of Commons are no records, but only remembrances. But this is not law. Hob., 110, 111; Lex. Parl., 114, 115; Jour. H. C., Mar. 17, 1592; Hale, Parl., 105. For the Lords in their House have power of judicature, the Commons in their House have power of judicature, and both Houses together have power of judicature; and the book of the Clerk of the House of Commons is a record, as is affirmed by act of Parl., 6 H. 8, c. 16; 4 Inst., 23, 24; and every member of the House of Commons hath a judicial place. 4 Inst., 15. As records they are open to every person, and a printed vote of either House is sufficient ground for the other to notice it. Either may appoint a committee to inspect the journals of the other, and report what has been done by the other in any particular case. 2 Hats., 261; 3 Hats., 27-30. Every member has a right to see the journals and to take and publish votes from them. Being a record, every one may see and publish them. 6 Grey, 118, 119.
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|On information of a misentry or omission of an entry in the journal, a committee may be appointed to examine and rectify it, and report it to the House. 2 Hats., 194, 195.


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Aaron and Ashley Walker, Kinsley, announce the birth of a son, Duelley Roger, at 8:03 p.m. June 26, 2013, at Pratt Regional Medical Center. He weighed 6 pounds, 13 ounces and was 19 1/2 inches long.
Allie, age 2, welcomes her brother.
Grandparents are Roger and Annette Burkhart, Spearville, and Terry and Sandy Walker, Lenexa.


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Feds: Search engine bride was tax evading prostitute
Ask Jeeves for 'A Touch of Brazil'
The wife of Ask.com co-founder David Warthen is facing felony charges after allegedly failing to pay taxes on more than $133,000 she earned as a high-priced interstate prostitute.
Federal court papers filed on Tuesday accuse Cristina Warthen - nee Cristina Schultz - of operating "an escort business, in which she exchanged sexual acts for money." According to the San Jose Mercury News, Schultz's life as a purported hooker was first revealed several years ago when the feds searched her Oakland home and found more $61,000 in cash.
Since then, she married David Warthen, who helped found Ask.com - nee Ask Jeeves - in 1996. Lawyers have claimed that the IT entrepreneur gave Schultz all that cash before they wed - for "vacations, wedding and/or honeymoon."
According to court papers, Cristina Schultz advertised her escort services from a website called TouchofBrazil.net, which included pricing, travel schedules, erotic photos of herself, and information on paid memberships to the site. Under the stage name "Brazil," the documents say, she traveled to cities across the country to meet with clients, including Atlanta, Chicago, Dallas, New York, and Washington, D.C.
All this allegedly occurred in 2003, after she had graduated from Stanford Law School. Courts papers say she grossed $133,717 that year from her escort business and did not have additional sources of revenue.
Schultz's lawyer told the Mercury News in 2006 that it was easier for the feds to target her for tax fraud than prostitution. But he was sure to say "We never conceded she was an escort." ®


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LIMA (Reuters) - Telefonica SA said on Tuesday it transferred about half of the shares of its Peruvian unit to its Latin American holding company in an internal deal worth $1.5 billion.
The move is part of a broader plan, which the Spanish telephony giant said this month it was considering, to list up to 15 percent of the firm that groups together its Latin American assets from a dozen countries.
The potential listing of the company, called Telefonica Latinoamerica Holding SL, could generate cash to pay down $7.8 billion in debt.
The Peruvian unit's shares rose 10 percent to 2.3 soles in heavy volume.
Telefonica's emerging market assets now often outperform its units in mature markets in sluggish Europe.
($1=2.56 soles)
(Additional reporting by Marco Aquino; Editing by Peter Galloway, Andrew Hay and David Gregorio)


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Neutropenia is the bone marrow's inability to produce enough neutrophils, a type of white blood cell that helps to fight infections.
Neutropenia may be:
- Acquired—Develops after medical treatment or specific drugs; may appear suddenly or develop over time
- Congenital—Present at birth
Neutropenia can be caused by destruction or using up white blood cells and/or by the failure of bone marrow to make enough white blood cells.
With congenital neutropenia, these problems are caused by a genetic defect.
With acquired neutropenia, these problems may be caused by:
- Infections by virus, bacteria, or parasite
- Underlying inflammatory condition
- Chemotherapy
- Drugs—used in medical treatment or recreational use
- Autoimmune disease—your immune systems attacks your own tissue such as white blood cells
- Damage to bone marrow usually by chemicals, radiation, or cancers
- Certain toxins
- Poor nutrition—particularly low protein intake
Risk Factors
Factors that increase your chance of developing neutropenia include:
- Undergoing chemotherapy treatment for cancer
- Taking certain medications, including some antithyroid medication, antidepressants, antihistamines, and anticonvulsants
- Infection, especially viruses
- Exposure to certain chemical toxins or radiation
- Autoimmune diseases
- Enlargement of the spleen
- Vitamin B-12 or folate deficiency
- Leukemia or myelodysplastic syndromes
- Aplastic anemia or other diseases of the bone marrow
- Family history of certain genetic diseases
Neutropenia does not result in symptoms. However, it can result in infection, which may have the following symptoms:
- Rapid onset of fever and chills
- Weakness
- Sore throat
- Yellow skin color known as jaundice
- Mouth sores
- Bleeding gums
- Mild infections of skin, mouth, and nose
- Poor weight gain in children
You will be asked about your symptoms and medical history. You will be asked about recent infections, medical treatments, and medications. A physical exam will be done.
Your bodily fluids and tissues may be tested. This can be done with:
- Blood tests
- Bone marrow test
- Urine tests
Treatment will be based on the cause and severity of your neutropenia. Options include the following:
Medication for Infections Treatment
Antiviral, antibiotic, and antifungal medication may be needed to:
- Treat an infection that could be causing neutropenia
- Treat an infection that resulted from neutropenia
- Prevent an infection in people at high risk—this may include people with cancer or immune disorders
White Blood Cell-stimulating Factors
Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor (G-CSF) or granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) encourages the body to make more white blood cells.
Removal of Causative Agent
When possible, the toxin or drug that is causing the problems will be removed.
You will be monitored if you are taking medication or having medical treatment that could lead to neutropenia. You may be given white blood cell stimulating medications before having treatments. This may prevent neutropenia.
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The word "detoxification" is a natural health term in the public domain that specifies the body's innate process of removing or altering metabolic wastes and acquired toxins so that the body can perform its life processes unencumbered by detrimental elements and disruptive molecules.
Dumpsters in Your Body
Along the way to various exit portals, the body has a choice to drop toxins off at a storage depot if its innate wisdom determines that it cannot properly dispose of the "toxic burden" at that time. A handy place for the body to "lay its burden down" is in the fat cells, as well as the collagen (extracellular matrix). For example, if the body's chief detoxification organ — the liver — does not have enough nutrients (methyl molecules, sulfur-bearing amino acids, antioxidants and enzymes) available, then toxins may be stored in the adipose (fat) cells pending future ability to complete the task. Adipose storage is one reason why the fat cells enlarge and water-infiltrates the surrounding extracellular matrix. The body uses the lymph fluid to protect itself from the inflammation associated with the stored toxins.
Inflammation: The Real Price of Toxins
What causes the inflammation? The answer is "toxins," for the most part – including wastes from pathogens, allergic reactions, heavy metals/chemicals, food additives and cosmetics. Dutifully, the immune system addresses toxins with free radicals that cause collateral damage to cell membranes. The resulting cell fragments alarm the immune system and incite an automatic, chronic inflammatory response.
The root cause of the disease dilemma is the body's protective use of inflammation. The inflammation that causes autoimmune and chronic-degenerative diseases stems from molecules that the body does not want, but struggles to get rid of — particularly if a person's diet and intestinal microbiome contribute even more inflammation from refined sugar, genetically-modified foods, altered probiotic colonies. Couple the onslaught of toxins with a dearth of protective nutrients and voila! – The recipe for a personal toxic waste disaster.
Further, the lack of the body's chief antioxidant, glutathione, and other antioxidants can allow the mitochondria to engage in a perpetual cycle of free radical destruction. This vicious cycle inhibits proper ATP production (low energy), and also damages chromosomes, thus is directly linked to unleashing diseases from within the body.
Detoxification is chiefly a nutritional issue. If you have the nutrients, the body will use them to detoxify itself. This is also why unrestricted access to nutritional supplements such as anti-oxidants is a basic human right and a solution to the economy-busting healthcare dilemma. Supplements help counter the onslaught of cellular damage of living in the 21st Century.
The Best Way To Detoxify
It's always best to work with the body's own systems. This is really the essence of natural health — working with the body rather than inflicting chemical demands on the body.
Here is a sequential plan to BUILD the body nutritionally so it can detoxify itself.
- Support the liver with phytonutrients (organic fruit/vegetables, herbs). Build liver function nutritionally and the liver will detoxify the body according to the innate processes.
- Assist the body to remove toxins from the storage depots (fat cells and extracellular matrix) by increasing its overall nutritional health (organic fruit/vegetables, and herbs) using superfoods such as chlorella and chelating herbs.
- Support the intracellular processes (methylation, ATP production, free-radical quenching, telomere repair, membrane fluidity, etc.) nutritionally for optimal health. This phase is cutting edge and there are marvelous supplements to help cellular health and healing.
Today, more than ever, we all need good detoxification programs that nourish the body, so the body is unshackled to do what it does best — adapt, survive and maintain its cells in optimal health.
The detox programs from the 20th Century are well and good, but they are not helping people in the 21st Century like they used to. The world has changed. In the past, toxins were stored in the fat cells and could more easily be removed when the body was able. For example, it was expected that the body would handle the toxic mercury in vaccinations. But today, the children's intestinal microbiomes are deranged by antibiotics and less-than-optimal maternal seeding. Their blood/brain barriers are weakened and mercury can more easily enter the brain and contribute to autistic-spectrum disease. Some intestinal bacterial species methylate mercury from dental fillings and increase mercury's toxicity tenfold.
Assault On The King
Today, there is direct damage occurring inside the cells. Rampant cellular inflammation inhibits the body's ability to detoxify itself because inflamed cell membranes lack fluidity. They resist nutrient induction, as well as toxin egress. Lack of phytonutrients in the diet means that the mitochondrial production of ATP causes both inflammation and damaged DNA due to free radical processes.
This is why a 21st Century detoxification program is necessary. The game has changed from the extracellular matrix to the intracellular life processes. In chess terms, 20th Century toxin assaults were fielded by pawns. In the 21st Century, the assaults are directly impacting the king. (Fortunately, there are herbal/nutritional solutions that address the three phases of detoxification:
- Build the liver, cleanse the bowel;
- Cleanse the extracellular matrix; and
- Cleanse and restore the cellular functions — fluid membranes, adequate antioxidants, methylation support and boost ATP production.
Once the intracellular function is healthy and working, the body can more easily focus on removing toxins and heavy metals from the brain and/or deeper tissues. This can be accomplished by increasing glutathione (the body's premier antioxidant nutrient).
Everyone Needs to Detoxify
Even vegetarians and organic foods devotees must detoxify! In testing hundreds of natural health aficionado's urinary malondialdehyde — a marker for cell membrane inflammation — most score in the "rapid aging, cell membrane inflammation" range. Today, there are so many ways the body is being damaged — nuclear radiation; air, food, and water quality; prescription medication side effects; vaccinations; amalgam dental fillings; household products and plastics; genetically-modified non-foods, etc.— so even natural health practitioners must detoxify and require the advantages of a 21st Century solution.
Detoxification must be done right to be effective in the 21st Century. Poor health, symptoms and diseases predominate our global culture. The practice of assisted detoxification is more important than ever before. And more than ever before, the body needs help — nutritional support that enhances the body's innate processes — to detoxify the new challenges to its established life processes.
Detoxification sets the stage for the body to heal itself.
Dr. Jack Tips is a clinician, author of 16 books and a licensed clinical nutritionist in New York. He is known internationally for his insights on solving thyroid dysfunction. You can view a free video presentation called The Hidden Diagnosis at www.NaturalHealthInsights.TV/video. More of his insights and free download articles are posted at www.OpenBookHealth.com.


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LANSING, Mich. (AP) — New Michigan laws are in effect to deter poaching of antlered bucks and hunters who trespass on private land.
The state now has a progressive penalty system for poaching deer, with higher fines if antlered deer have more points. Illegally killing a 10-point buck brings $7,000 in restitution plus fines and court costs.
Poachers also will lose their hunting privileges for a longer period of time. Poachers who kill an antlered buck could lose their license for six years total and 11 years for subsequent offenses.
Under another new law, landowners can recover $750 or actual property damages from people who trespass to hunt or engage in other recreational activity. That's triple the old civil damages.
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Generally, an out-of-court statement is hearsay if the parties care about whether or not the statement is true. For the purposes of the rule, it does not matter whether the statement was oral or written. Generally speaking, hearsay cannot be used as evidence at trial.
For example, suppose that a witness stopped at the scene of a car crash. At the crash site, an injured driver stumbled up to her and said "Martians caused the accident!" Because of the hearsay rule, the statement cannot be used as evidence that Martians caused the accident. It could, however, be used as evidence that the injured driver was capable of speech after the crash. The rule would also bar the testimony if the injured driver scribbled his message on a scrap of paper and handed it to the witness.
In general, the hearsay rule is motivated by a belief that hearsay is unreliable. There are exceptions to the rule for for particularly reliable statements, and where allowing the evidence advances public policy goals. For example, under Rule 801(d) of the Federal Rules of Evidence, a witness's prior inconsistent statements are not hearsay, due to the public policy goal of avoiding perjury. Similarly, Rule 803(6) of the Federal Rules of Evidence makes an exception to the hearsay rule for business records, because businesses have incentives to keep accurate records.
Although hearsay rules differ by jurisdiction, many state hearsay rules are modeled on the Federal Rules of Evidence, which contains about 30 exceptions and exclusions to the hearsay rule. See state civil procedure rules; Federal Rules of Evidence.
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How will regulatory bodies address printable organs, medical devices, guns, and aircraft? What are the implications for patent and copyright law?
"The Legal Dimension of 3d Printing," a symposium presented by the Hastings Law Journal, is set to address these questions and more on Friday, February 21, 8am to 5pm, at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law.
The symposium will open with a welcome by UC Hastings Provost & Academic Dean Elizabeth Hillman, followed by a presentation on the "State of the Technology" by UC Hastings' Charles Belle, Executive Director of the Institute for Innovation Law, and Research Director for the Privacy and Technology Project.
Two panels will address "Regulating 3d Printing: How to Impose Limits on the Theoretically Limitless" and "Keeping Guns Off the Streets by Keeping Them Out of Printers," plus a keynote address by Mark Lemley, director of the Stanford University program in Law, Science & Technology.
Panel I: Regulating 3d Printing: How to Impose Limits on the Theoretically Limitless
Moderator: Reuel Schiller, Professor of Law, University of California Hastings College of the Law
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Moderator: Brian Pascal, Research Fellow, UC Hastings Privacy and Technology Project
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Uruguay's Luis Suarez reacts after clashing with Italy's Giorgio Chiellini during their 2014 World Cup Group D soccer match at the Dunas arena in Natal June 24, 2014. (REUTERS/Tony Gentile)
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Apparently biting a fellow human -- for the third time -- isn't considered too harsh of a crime.
In the days after embattled Uruguayan striker Luis Suarez bit Italy's Giorgio Chiellini, multiple people have come out in support of the serial biter.
First, it was Uruguayan teammate Diego Lugano, who called FIFA's decision to ban Suarez for four months "inhumane."
Now, the president of Uruguay has waded into the debate, telling a local camera crew that FIFA "are a bunch of old sons of b------' for banning Suarez.
In saying that, isn't it his country's top player who's acting most dog-like?
And it's not just people inside the Uruguayan federation coming out in support of the Liverpool striker.
Argentinean legend Maradona continues to go on the offensive, this time skewering well-known names like Pele and Franz Beckenbauer for supporting FIFA's lengthy ban on Suarez.
Earlier in the tournament, Maradona also took a shot at Argentina's FA chief after he called the World Cup winner a bad luck charm.
"These two (Pele and Beckenbauer) come out, crawl out of a museum to talk and make stupid comments because they're both insane, at the end of the day, they're just two nutters," he said, according to Spanish news outlet Marca.
"I looked back today at some of the stupid comments made by Pele and Beckenbauer saying that they agreed with FIFA. Of course, how on earth can they not agree with FIFA when that's who pays them? It's embarrassing."
Unsurprisingly, Maradona left out the part about himself being treated for a plethora of substance abuse issues and nearly killing himself due to suspected cocaine overdose.
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Papers, papers and still more papers. When can I destroy these documents?
There are no hard and fast rules in this area. The following offers some general guidance to carefully consider when determining any destruction of documents.
Against the urge to purge, remember that maintaining documents and records is often essential if a tax audit by the IRS, state or local taxing authority occurs. Be aware that it is the burden of the taxpayer to provide sufficient proof and support for any tax position taken on a tax return. Prematurely disposing of relevant documentation and proof supporting a tax deduction or tax position could have a disastrous tax impact.
Tax rules offer some guidance as to minimum document retention periods. It is imperative to keep records such as receipts, canceled checks, and other documents that support an item of income or a deduction, or a credit appearing on a return until the statute of limitations expires for that return. Here are some of the key statute of limitation rules for federal tax returns:
- For most returns the statute of limitations is 3 years from the date you filed the return. However, the following are some very important exceptions to this 3 year statute of limitation.
- There is no period of limitations to assess tax when a return is fraudulent or when no return is filed.
- If income that you should have reported is not reported, and it is more than 25% of the gross income shown on the return, the time to assess is 6 years from when the return is filed.
- For filing a claim for credit or refund, the period to make the claim generally is 3 years from the date the original return was filed, or 2 years from the date the tax was paid, whichever is later.
- For filing a claim for a loss from worthless securities the time to make the claim is 7 years from the date the return was due.
- If you are an employer, you must keep all of your employment tax records for at least 4 years after the tax becomes due or is paid, whichever is later.
Additionally, it is often imperative to check state and local statute of limitation rules before destroying files and records.
Keep in mind that documents may need to be retained and preserved for legal reasons other than taxation, such as, insurance claims or facilitating the transfer of assets in the case of deceased family member. Documents like death certificates, estate tax closing letters should be kept indefinitely.
For more detailed guidance on how long to keep specific documents and other document retention considerations and safeguards, please read my article Record Retention For Individuals .
For more detailed guidelines for record retention rules and other protective housekeeping measures for businesses see Record Retention Guidance For Business: A Conservative and Basic Approach.
A discussion with your tax attorney and tax accountant may be a prudent and conservative course of action before destroying any documents or files.


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AICPA Submits Statement to Senate Committee In Support of Federal Employees' Attendance at Conferences
January 30, 2014
On January 14, the Senate Homeland Security and Government Affairs Committee held a hearing to "examine conference and travel spending across the federal government." In his opening statement, Chairman Tom Carper (D-Del.) stated, "When properly planned and managed, conferences serve as a legitimate and often times necessary purpose of fostering collaboration and partnerships between government employees, state regulators, academia and industry."
Following the 2012 General Services Administration (GSA) conference scandal, there has been significant Congressional scrutiny regarding the validity of government-sponsored conferences and the use of taxpayer dollars for federal employees to travel to and attend them. Officials from the Office of Management and Budget, GSA, and the Departments of Justice and Treasury testified. They noted the changes in procedures regarding spending for, approval of, and transparency disclosures since the OMB promulgated guidance in May 2012. Conferences and meetings held by outside organizations, such as the American Institute of CPAs (AICPA), have also inadvertently been included in proposed measures to curb inappropriate federal spending.
During the hearing, both Democratic and Republican Senators remarked on the need for more information to determine the benefits of federal attendance at conferences and federal travel.
In a statement submitted for the hearing record, AICPA President and CEO Barry Melancon, CPA, CGMA, pointed out that "the AICPA invites members of Congress and federal officials – political appointees and career federal employees – to participate because of their expertise regarding the current status of laws and regulations affecting the work performed by the accounting profession, as auditors of public company financial statements, preparers of tax returns and providers of other services."
Further, Melancon emphasizes the importance of federal attendance at professional conferences and meetings and the benefits derived by both government and private sector attendees. "The AICPA believes that the exchange of information that occurs between regulators and CPAs – whether federal officials are speakers or participants at conferences – has significant positive benefits creating transparency and understanding of the government's regulatory impact on business and the public at large," he said.
Committee Ranking Member Tom Coburn (R-Okla.) expressed concern that "once a spotlight is no longer shining" on the issue, there is a question of whether government agencies will go back to spending improperly on conferences and travel or whether legislation is needed to ensure that the Administration's actions are required permanently.
While neither supporting nor opposing legislation, Melancon said, "The AICPA is concerned that any actions that unduly limit federal government officials from attending meetings and conferences, such as those held by the AICPA, will have a significant negative impact on government. Federal employees who are themselves professional CPAs, lawyers, doctors, and scientists should be encouraged to maintain their licenses and technical expertise to ensure they fulfill their duties competently and effectively."


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Calf's Liver with Fire-Roasted Pepper Sauce
Makes 4 servings
Even people who usually don't care for liver are going to love this! The liver itself should be a beautiful golden brown color, and the sauce is punctuated with colorful and delicious fire roasted bell peppers. You can use all one color of bell pepper, bu
Find this recipe and more in Chef Paul Prudhomme's Always Cooking!.
2 tablespoons + 1 teaspoon Chef Paul Prudhomme's Meat Magic®
1 teaspoon dry mustard
4 (6 to 8-ounce) slices fresh calf's liver, about ¼ inch thick
1¼ cups all-purpose flour, in all
4 tablespoons vegetable oil, in all
2 cups beef stock
1 medium size onion, fire-roasted and chopped (See Note)
½ red bell pepper, fire-roasted and chopped (See Note)
½ yellow bell pepper, fire-roasted and chopped (See Note)
½ green bell pepper, fire-roasted and chopped (See Note)
1 head garlic, fire-roasted and finely chopped (See Note)
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Combine the first four ingredients in a small bowl to make the Seasoning Mix.
Trim off any fatty pieces and tubular-shaped ducts from the liver. Sprinkle 1 teaspoon of the Seasoning Mix evenly on each liver and gently pat it in.
Combine 1 cup of the flour with 1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon of the Seasoning Mix and place in a shallow pan.
In a 12-inch cast-iron skillet, heat 2 tablespoons of the vegetable oil until very hot, about 4 minutes. Dredge the meat, 1 or 2 slices at a time, in the seasoned flour, gently shake off any excess, and transfer to the frying pan. Fry the liver, turning once, until it is a rich golden or light nut-brown, about 3 minutes. Remove the liver slices from the skillet as they are cooked and keep warm while you fry the remaining slices.
After all the liver is cooked, add the remaining 2 tablespoons vegetable oil and the remaining ¼ cup flour to the same skillet and cook, whisking constantly, until the roux is a rich red-brown color, about 8 minutes. Stir in the stock, the remaining Seasoning Mix, and the fire-roasted vegetables. Bring just to a boil, whisking constantly, then reduce the heat to medium and simmer, whisking every 4 to 5 minutes, until the sauce is thick and smooth, about 15 minutes.
To serve, drizzle each slice of liver with some of the sauce and pass the remainder separately.
Note: To fire-roast the vegetables: If you have a gas stove, simply place them right on the burner, in a high flame, and roast, turning with tongs, until the outer skin is charred all the way around. If your stove is electric, you can roast in a preheated 500°F oven. Plunge the roasted vegetables into ice water to stop the cooking, then rub off the black, charred skin under running water. It should slip right off, but if there are stubborn spots, just remove them with a sharp knife.
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Out walking my dog just now, I witnessed a man spreading a whole can of Ajax across the sidewalk in front of 454 Prospect Place (south side, mid-block between Classon and Grand).Does he have a problem with dog walkers who don't pick up after their pooches on his property? Just curious.At first I thought he was preparing to scrub the sidewalk or something, but as we crossed to the other side to avoid it, he gestured to me while explaining to a passerby that "dogs should be walked in the street" or at least near the curb, not directly in front of the property line. I stopped for a second while he ranted on to this girl who'd perhaps had confronted him about it.
While I was out on my lunch break, I noticed that dog poop is AM New York's front page story today: http://www.amny.com/news/nyc-dog-poop-where-are-the-dirtiest-streets-1.8909995
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How smart is Jennifer Aniston? Her role as an investor in Living Proof haircare means she gets tons of super-luxe blowouts (for work, of course) and lots of quality time with her BFF Chris McMillan. And we have an exclusive behind-the-scenes look at photos from her most recent shoot for the brand's ad campaign for PHD Shampoo and Conditioner, as well as some hair scoop from her longtime stylist McMillan — including whether she's adjusted to her recent short cut. (After all, she did add extensions recently.)
Since McMillan was there for the big chop, who better to dish on how it went down? "Jen cut her hair because she wanted a change. It was a spur of the moment decision but she's really happy with it," he says. And as for her initial reaction ("The minute I cut my hair I want it back. Always. It's a guarantee. I'm trying really hard to love this one," she told Elle UK) he says she's totally digging it now. "It's common to be unsure about a major hair change right after it happens. You look in the mirror for a week or so and forget you look different! It was definitely an adjustment but she loves it."
So what was with those extensions we saw a few weeks ago? "The extensions were just for a project she was working on!" he says. "She only had them for a few days while shooting."
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For the photoshoot, Aniston is still sporting her old haircut, giving it the full wind-machine/model treatment. She looks fab, but seeing the old cut makes us realize how much we're into the new cut — it's a fun, fresher look for the actress, so we're glad to hear that she's now loving it short.
And though we're not quite prepared to assign deeper meaning to Aniston's bob, McMillan says that a haircut does say a lot about a person. "A haircut often conveys someone's personality," he shares. "If they just get a trim regularly then they are often consistent, have found a style that works with them and sticks to it. For someone who gets dramatically different cuts every time, they are often more spontaneous and like to try new things. However, none of this is true in Hollywood where hair, like clothing and make-up, changes for roles, particular special events or just to create a new look!"
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There has been an upsurge in the demand for ICT solutions in the Electronics Industry that provide stability, accuracy and efficiency. The small and medium scale enterprises have acquired the need to utilize affordable ICT solutions. Anahata has made a foray into the Electronics Industry to provide affordable applications for the smaller businesses in the industry.
Anahata offers a variety of ICT solutions in Perth. As a certified Oracle and MYOB developer partner, Anahata employs superior technologies to deliver the best ICT solutions for its clients. This includes on-site assessment by the firm's business analysts to enhance workflow. Consequently, Anahata provides tailor-made ICT solutions for each and every client that it deals with that are appropriate for the business operation's goals and objectives.
The firm has succeeded in revamping the business solutions of its clients by providing ICT solutions that are the right fit for all of its clients. Anahata also offers a three month warranty featuring a testing phase. Clients are able to make requests for enhancements and report any defects that may arise during the development stage. Anahata provides customer support 24/7 throughout the year via email and telephone. Anahata also provides on-site training for the client's staff.
For more information regarding the customized ICT solutions that Anahata has on offer, visit the official company website at http://www.anahata-it.com.au.
About Anahata Technologies Pty Ltd
Founded in Perth, Western Australia in 2010 by Pablo Rodriguez Pina, Anahata Technologies Pty Ltd is an Australian privately owned software development company specializing in the analysis, design, implementation and support of cost-effective, custom built software applications.
Anahata's preferred delivery approach is an iterative, agile, customer centric software development process where business analysts and developers work with the customers to gather requirements and an understanding of the current business processes, and to design and deliver a software solution that not only meets the business's needs, but also is desgiend to improve business productivity.
During development, a continuous integration process allows customers to test the application regularly as it is being built. Upon implementation, customer's staff are trained on the usage of the new system.
A key target for software developed by Anahata is quality. Quality is achieved by leveraging agile processes and tools, where customers can engage in the development process to define the scope of development iterations, tasks and prioritize goals.
Web based and manual code review processes along with comprehensive unit tests and integration testing ensure that delivered projects meet quality expectations of the customer.
Anahata offers its customers a 3 month warranty and support period where users can have unlimited phone or email consultation. Customers can access an online task and issue management system to log requests for enhancements (RFEs) or report any defects encountered during the testing or production stages. Anahata seeks to be the most customer centric of all Perth software companies.
Anahata's preferred technological choice is to deliver cross-platform solutions based on open standards and open source technology that ensure stability, compatibility, and security over a long application lifespan. This enables a reduction in upfront and ongoing licensing fees.
Anahata is an Oracle Certified Partner and delivers custom software solutions based on Oracle Technology, such as Java, Java Enterprise Edition, MySQL or Oracle Database. The Perth software company is a also certified MYOB developer partner providing Custom Software solutions that can integrate seamlessly with any MYOB software package such as MYOB AccountRight desktop or MYOB AccountRight Live (cloud).
Anahata partners with a number of local companies to deliver integrated turn key solutions including hosting, infrastructure, barcode printing, mobility and RFID scanning amongst other technologies.
As a cross-platform software vendor, Anahata can deliver solutions for the Mac platform and integrate with existing Mac Applications. The Perth software company is experienced in developing Patient Record Management Systems running on the Mac Platform and integrating with medical applications such as Genie.
Anahata is also experienced in embedded device development using cross platform technologies to deliver embedded applications that run on low resources devices such as Intel Atom or ARM processors. These embedded devices can connect to external sensors via CAN, USB, ethernet or similar. An example of embedded development is a mining vehicle activity monitoring application for a local mining company.
Once a project has been delivered, Anahata works with its customers to promote the developed solution or the customer's business in general on the digital media providing services such as search engine optimization, content writing or email marketing.
Anahata Technologies in Victoria, Australia
In May 2013, founder and director Pablo Rodriguez Pina appointed Joana Lopez Castrillo as Regional Manager for Victoria and started offering software development and consultancy services to medium and large companies based in Victoria as well as the local Victorian governments and universities.
Anahata Technologies India Pty Ltd
In 2013, director Pablo Rodriguez Pina established the fully owned subsidiary Anahata Technologies India Pvt Ltd aimed at providing software development and database development services.
In November 2013, Pudattu Vijay Simha, a senior software engineer and employee of Anahata Technologies Pty Ltd was was appointed director of Anahata Technologies India Pvt Ltd to manage operations in India. Anahata Technologies India Pvt Ltd is based in the city of Hyderabad state of Andrah Pradesh.
Anahata Technologies India Pvt Ltd specialises in Oracle Java development and offers software development and custom software development services to companies worldwide.
Anahata Technologies India Pvt Ltd provides business process outsourcing services to companies worldwide helping a wide range of businesses (from small family owned businesses to universities or global companies) reduce business process costs.
Anahata Technologies in Europe
Since 2013, Anahata Technologies offers services to any country within the European Union and has presence in Spain and Croatia.
In November 2013, founders and directors Pablo Rodriguez Pina appointed Goran Lochert, a Senior Software engineer and employee of the custom software company as Europe Regional Manager to manage projects for customers based in Europe.
For more information about Anahata, visit our website or type or Perth software development companies in your favourite search engine.
Anahata Technologies Pty Ltd And Thermal Building Inspections Pty Ltd
Since 2013, Anahata is the official software developer of Building Inspections Perth company Thermal Building Inspections.
In close collaboration with Thermal Building Inspections staff members, Anahata and Thermal Building Inspections have developed a tailored made Business Management System also known as TBI BMS which allows TBI staff members to quote, book, and produce foto featured reports and Building Integrity certificates within the application.
The system is a cloud based solution developed on Java EE 7 with a desktop (JavaFX 8) frontend deployed via Java Web Start allowing staff members to login either from within TBI office as well as remotely. Via Java Web Start, version upgrades are rolled out in a way transparent to the user.
The system, developed with technologies such as GlassFish v4, Eclipselink, Context And Depency Injection, Enterprise Java Beans and a number of in-house Anahata libraries ships with a cloud based document management system which allows users to upload photos asynchronously, view inspection photo thumbnails or access generated Building Inspection Reports and Building Inspection Certificates.
TBI BMS uses Docmosis, a document generation library for java which allows users to edit email and document templates using LibreOffice and can produce documents in a number of formats such as Word, Libre Office, PDF or HTML.
The BMS comes with an error detection toolkit which monitors application logs for application errors and reports errors on the server or the client to Anahata's engineers.
Thermal Building Inspections is a Perth based Pre-Purchase Building and Termite Inspection specialist. Using the latest Infrared Inspection technology, the Building Inspection Perth team can assess any current or past Termite activity. Thermal Building Inspections offers a wide range of Building Inspection services for both residential and commercial premises in Perth. Inspections are offered at highly competitive prices and all Inspection packages are conducted in a single visit.
Thermal Building Inspections can also conduct Pest Inspections utilizing the latest Thermal Imaging Technology. All Inspections are conducted in accordance with Australian Standards AS4349.3/AS3660 General Timber Pest Inspection. Pest damage is not always obvious and may require a specific diagnosis as to whether there is any Pest activity. A non-invasive Thermal Pest Inspection gives you peace of mind that you're not going to be sharing your home with any unwanted housemates before purchasing your next property. Potential residential and commercial customers can view more details about the service on TBI's web site or by searching termite inspections perth or pest inspections perth


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Porny's wedding mission
Why does Porny hate the gym? Well, I can't say I love the gym. The gym isn't the funnest place ever. For Porny though, the gym sucks extra hard because, essentially, this is a lazy person with a lazy mind. If she had it her way, she'd sit on the couch and fart all day. Porny probably also isn't into the gym because it appears that her golddigger isn't going with her. Why bother? He has that sh-t locked up already. He can let his gut grow.
Porny on the other hand wants to tighten up for the wedding. As noted last week, she's signed on with Gwyneth Paltrow's trainer and business partner Tracy Anderson to help her remodel her body. Here she is yesterday looking tired after a workout. So Tracy's busting her ass? That's good. It's not a workout unless your ass is busted.
The problem with Porny though is motivation. Me too. I can look ahead to an event and stay on track. Sometimes though, when the event is over, I experience a let-down. Right now, Porny's all over it because she needs to look good in the photos. After all, Daddy Joe has likely already signed the magazine deal. After that? I'm going to say that Tracy Anderson will see her a lot less often.
You can stop reading here if you're not into the non-gossip.
Thank you for the enormous response yesterday to the Colin Farrell/trainer post. Click here if you missed it. I am very honoured that so many of you took the time to write and to share your fitness experiences. We are taking a few more days to gather and sort through your messages to see how best to respond in a way that addresses unique concerns but covers a wide range of questions. It's Spring, right? Maybe we can do this together before the Summer?
In the meantime, Hayley, my trainer, been all over my blackberry, every day with what's expected of me while I'm here in LA. Yesterday was a serious cardio session. Today it's a circuit. If you're interested, I've attached the programme below which is based on 6 minutes of strength followed by 3 minutes of running:
Circuit 1
20 push-ups
20 bent over rows each side
20 bicep curls
20 tricep push-ups
60 seconds of punching with 3 or 5 lb weights in each hand (pretend you're boxing!)
Then run at 6.5 for 3 minutes
Circuit 2
20 walking lunges
20 hamstring curls
20 side leg lifts
20 squats
60 second wall sit
Then run at 7.0 for 3 minutes
Circuit 3
60 seconds front plank
20 full sit-ups
20 seconds bicycle abs
20 "e-centric sit-ups" – quick up, slow all the way down
20 weighted woodchops with a lunge
Then run at 7.5 for 3 minutes
Repeat all circuits and all runs
If an hour is not over by the time the circuits have been completed, do 15 jump squats followed by 12 push-ups twice, then an incline power walk at 9% at 4.0. Stretch.
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When my kids were toddlers, I was told to make note of how they acted because it would be coming back to me in the form of teenagers. I figured if I could handle it once, I could do it again. The only problem with that is trying to tell a boy who is now taller than I am to go sit in time out. But… still, we persevere. Thinking surely it will get better in a year or so.
And yet, a dear friend of mine tells me the problem is that my children don't have brains. No, really. Apparently, the pre-frontal cortex of the teenage brain is itty bitty. Okay, undeveloped, at least. The National Institute of Mental Health calls it a work in progress. If you don't know what the front of your brain controls, think higher level decision making, social behavior, judgement. That explains the mood swings, over reactions, and the slaps to the forehead followed by "Doh!" whenever something profoundly stupid is done.
And here I am encouraging my brainless boy to finish up his first lessons so he can go get his driver's permit. What am I thinking? What are we thinking as a society? Let's give underdeveloped brains the keys to a 2,000 plus pound vehicle with the ability to travel at 80 plus miles per hour.
Case in point: I delivered a meal to a new family out in the 'burbs last evening. The sweet little girl was "throwing" a soccer ball to her dad in the front yard. She would pick it up, toddle over to him and hurl it right at his feet. She was so cute. Now, flash forward 15 years and there was a sweet little daddy's girl driving a car stuffed full of more girls sitting on each others laps and weaving in and out of traffic. I saw them coming up behind me on the highway as I headed home. I thought "Wow. Please God, protect them." And then I saw the oversized pickup truck jammed full of boys swerving in and out of traffic, trying to catch the car full of girls. Once they passed me I watched brake lights ahead of me as other motorists tried to avoid getting hit. Maybe what I should pray is, "Please God, give them brains. Now!"
The problem is that the prefrontal cortex area of the brain doesn't fully develop until the mid-20s. There is nothing quick about that. But it does explain my friends who tell me to just wait until my kids go off to college. That is where they will realize how much they love and miss me and will turn into normal human beings. Yeah, because that's when their brain is finally done cooking.
But, until then, it just makes me more aware of how diligent we must be as parents (or adults who work with youth) to help teens filter and understand their choices and the consequences of those choices. It's not nagging if they really can't get it the first five times we say it. It's repetitive reinforcement. And if that reinforcement comes with a bribe, oops, reward, then all the better. The HowStuffWorks folks over at Discovery have explained that when offered rewards, teenagers display stronger responses than children or adults.It can be a bad thing if those rewards are drugs or alcohol that the teen seeks out for him or herself. But, I'm sure we parents and adults can be more creative than that.
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Ally and certain affiliates to continue zero percent consumer financing and dealer floorplan financing for automotive products
BREA, Calif. — American Suzuki Motor Corporation ("ASMC" or "the Company"), today announced that it has received Bankruptcy Court approval of its agreement with Ally Financial Inc. and certain of its affiliates ("Ally"), including American Suzuki Financial Services Company, to assume certain agreements with Ally that support Ally's provision of automotive dealer floorplan financing and retail financing programs, including zero percent for qualified buyers of Suzuki automobiles. The agreement will help ensure that ASMC's automotive dealers and consumers have continued access to wholesale and retail financing for Suzuki automobiles.
As previously announced, all automobile warranties will continue to be fully honored, in accordance with their terms, and parts and service will continue to be provided to consumers through ASMC's continued service and parts dealer network.
Also, on November 7, 2012, ASMC obtained authority to continue its financing relationships with GE Capital's Retail Finance and Commercial Distribution Finance businesses, which provide motorcycle and ATV consumer financing programs, as well as motorcycle, ATV and marine dealer inventory financing, respectively. By Court approval of these motions, dealers and consumers of Suzuki products will continue to have access to wholesale and retail financing in the same manner as before the Company's November 5, 2012, chapter 11 filing. The Court also approved the continuation of existing agreements with Sheffield Financial for consumer financing for motorcycle and ATV products.
ASMC has begun working within its current U.S. Automotive dealer network to help structure a smooth transition from new automobile sales to exclusively parts and service operations. ASMC intends to market and sell its remaining U.S. automobile inventory through its automotive dealer network, many of whom have expressed interest in continuing to order and receive shipments of Suzuki automobiles as long as they remain available. Through and after the restructuring, all warranties will be fully honored and automobile parts and services will be provided to consumers through the dealer network.
ASMC announced on November 5, 2012, that it plans to realign its business to focus on the long-term growth of its Motorcycles/ATV and Marine divisions and to wind down and discontinue new automobile sales in the continental U.S., following a thorough review of its current position and future opportunities in the U.S. automotive market. ASMC determined that the best path to achieve this realignment in an efficient and orderly manner was to restructure its operations under chapter 11. The case was filed in the United States Bankruptcy Court, Central District of California in Santa Ana.
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Now that Thanksgiving is over in the states, our minds are instantly programmed to think "shop shop SHOP!" It's pretty annoying eh? Well let me try to help with just one suggestion for a gift this year: a watch. A watch? Yeah, I mean regardless of the fact that we all get the time from our cellphones these days, it hasn't lost it's popularity as a statement accessory. Designer Agni Tilla struggled to find interesting, affordable watches for her everyday wardrobe, so she founded May28th last year. Each of the limited edition watches are named after a time, like one of my favorites, 08:14AM. Besides the fact that there is guaranteed to be one for everyone's tastes, they are perfectly gift-priced at $39 with free shipping....yeaaaah boi!
Time will tell
Labels: accessories, gifts, watch
4 comments:
- Zulkhairi Zulkiflee said...
This is mental. No pun intended!
- November 27, 2011 at 2:38 AM
- A La Mode said...
Arghhh, the lemons!!
- November 27, 2011 at 3:56 AM
- Laura said...
I went to the site, wow there are some AMAZING designs! one of them pretty nearly matched the dress I am wearing right now!
- November 28, 2011 at 12:36 AM
- Sóley said...
those are some sickass platforms....
- December 8, 2011 at 7:44 AM
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State police: Man unable to escape submerged truck in Bayou Lafourche
State police: Man unable to escape submerged truck in Bayou Lafourche
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Louisiana State Police says a Cut Off man died when his vehicle became submerged in Bayou Lafourche.
Police say 35-year-old Cesar Franco was traveling south on La. 308 near the Galliano Bridge when his truck left the road and entered the bayou at about 1 a.m. Sunday.
Franco was not wearing a seat belt, and he was unable to escape the vehicle, police say.
He was pronounced dead at the scene, according to police.
Investigating troopers say impairment may be a factor in the crash, and toxicology tests are pending.
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