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_ At 12:30 p.m. ET Wednesday Jodi Arias will testify about why she killed her ex-boyfriend, Travis Alexander, in self-defense. Watch Arias' testimony live on In Session on truTV and HLN. _
Arias' testimony will pick back up Wednesday where she left off Tuesday describing the moments just before Alexander attacked her on June 4, 2008, forcing her to kill him in self-defense.
Tuesday was Arias' seventh day on the witness stand. She described a mercurial boyfriend who would fly off the handle at the slightest misstep by Arias. During one text message exchange, she said that Alexander told her things would get "real bad for her," and threatened her with some sort of punishment.
Read more: Jodi Arias' trial: The tragic road trip
In Session live-blogged Arias' testimony Tuesday. Read below for minute-by-minute updates from her testimony Tuesday (best read from the bottom up):
6:30 p.m. ET: The court has recessed for the day. In Session's live blog will pick back up when testimony continues at 12:30 p.m. ET:
6:29 p.m. ET: Arias said she used Alexander's camera to take pictures of him in his master bedroom.
6:28 p.m. ET: Alexander was proud of his body, so Arias offered to take pictures of him in his bedroom.
6:26 p.m. ET: Arias is talking about how Alexander had a trip booked to Cancun in June 2008, and she was not invited to go with him. Alexander was also working out a lot to lose weight for his trip to the beach.
6:22 p.m. ET: Defense attorney Nurmi is asking Arias whether she wanted to end the trip on a positive note. Arias agreed, saying she wanted to leave with him not angry and with her not crying.
6:20 p.m. ET: Arias said after she cleaned herself, she went back into Alexander's office, and they decided to go back to his bedroom to take more pictures. The attorneys are at a sidebar with the judge.
6:19 p.m. ET: A phone just went off in the courtroom. It was silenced fairly quickly.
6:18 p.m. ET: Arias said Alexander told her to go clean herself up after he was done having sex with her. Arias said this made her feel a little used, but she did not dwell on that.
6:16 p.m. ET: Arias said she hoped the sex would help them avoid another fight.
6:15 p.m. ET: Eventually, Alexander and Arias had sex while she was bent over the desk. He ejaculated on Arias' lower back.
6:13 p.m. ET: Arias said she wanted to have sex with Alexander at the time, because it was better than him being mad. She said she felt that he had an erection as he pulled her pants down.
6:11 p.m. ET: Alexander began to press his groin up against Arias' butt as she was bent over the desk.
6:09 p.m. ET: Arias said she did not tell Alexander to stop, because she did not want make him even more mad.
6:07 p.m. ET: Arias said Alexander grabbed her, spun her around and bent her over his desk. Nurmi showed a picture of the desk to the jury.
6:04 p.m. ET: Alexander threw one of the CDs that didn't work.
6:03 p.m. ET: Arias said Alexander became more and more mad about the CDs that wouldn't work.
5:59 p.m. ET : Alexander became enraged when some of the CDs wouldn't work.
5:56 p.m. ET: Around 2 p.m., Arias began to pack up her rental car to leave. She went back in to his house to hang out for a few minutes and to give him some CDs.
5:53 p.m. ET: After having sex, Arias and Alexander watched their sex video then deleted it. Arias said she then took a shower, and then got dressed to continue her road trip to Utah.
5:50 p.m. ET: Arias said Alexander also filmed a video of them having sex on June 4, 2008.
5:49 p.m. ET: From our producer in the courtroom:
As Defense attorney displays sexual explicit photos of Arias and Alexander, jurors are watching Arias' reaction for the most part. Alexander's sisters have been lowering their heads, as though anticipating photos of their dead brother, they look up when it's clear the photo is not of Alexander.
5:46 p.m. ET:
5:45 p.m. ET: On prior occasions, Arias told Alexander she didn't want to take sexual pictures, but on June 4, 2008, she did not object to his requests. Arias said he seemed thrilled while they were taking the explicit photos.
5:43 p.m. ET: Arias said Alexander suggested all of the sexual poses she made in the photos that are being displayed for the jury. Alexander allegedly directed her what to do and how to pose.
5:42 p.m. ET: Defense attorney Nurmi points out that Arias has no pubic hair in one of the photos. Arias said she removed it at Alexander's request.
5:40 p.m. ET: Arias is having trouble looking at sexually explicit photos of herself. She is choking back tears as the photos are displayed for the jury.
5:39 p.m. ET: Arias is crying as she looks at sexually explicit photos of herself in braids from June 4, 2008. Alexander told her he liked the braids, because it was hot.
5:37 p.m. ET: Arias said Alexander placed the knife somewhere in his bedroom or his bathroom. At some point, Arias said they took sexual pictures, and had vaginal sex.
5:35 p.m. ET: Alexander performed oral sex upon Arias while she was tied up, and she asked him to stop because his beard was scratching her. Arias said she slipped her hands out of the rope so she was not bound to the bed anymore. Before he tied her up, Alexander measured the rope and cut the rope with a kitchen knife.
5:32 p.m. ET: Arias said it is tough for her to talk to about her sexual encounters with Alexander on June 4, 2008, because it was the day she allegedly killed him in self-defense.
5:29 p.m. ET: During this sexual encounter, Alexander was dressed in his Mormon temple garments, and she was naked. Arias said her legs were not bound, but her hands were tied to the bed. The attorneys are at a sidebar with the judge.
5:28 p.m. ET: Arias said she had sex with Alexander a couple times on June 4, 2008, the same day he died. She is describing how Alexander tied her up with rope for one of their sexual encounters.
5:24 p.m. ET: Defense attorney Nurmi just showed the jury a couple pictures of Alexander's office and his punching bag.
5:21 p.m. ET: Arias is back on the stand.
5:00 p.m. ET: The court has recessed for 20 minutes. The live blog will pick back up at 5:20 p.m. ET, when testimony resumes.
4:59 p.m. ET: Arias said she knew she was going to Mesa, Arizona, to have sex with Alexander.
4:58 p.m. ET: Arias said she woke up around 12:30 p.m. the next day, and Alexander woke up about 30 minutes later. They engaged in sex after Alexander woke up.
"I laid there for awhile with Napolean [his dog]. Travis sleeping, snoring very lightly. Then he woke up around 1 o'clock and we got up at that point," said Arias.
4:57 p.m. ET: Arias said she slept in Alexander's bed with him the night of June 3, 2008.
"After we went in the bedroom I think I asked if his roommates were home because it's an indication of how quiet or how loud we have to be," said Arias.
4:56 p.m. ET:
4:55 p.m. ET: Alexander told her that he wanted to have sex that night.
4:53 p.m. ET: Arias said Alexander showed her a new punching bag he had recently purchased. Arias said she was a little apprehensive about how Alexander was punching the bag, but she shrugged it off, because he had been in a good mood.
4:50 p.m. ET: Defense attorney Nurmi asked, "Would you describe this kiss as a romantic kiss?" "Definitely romantic," replied Arias.
4:49 p.m. ET: When Alexander noticed that she was there he got up off his chair and walked up to her and showed her some affection. "He had a big smile on his face and he kissed me on the lips," said Arias.
4:48 p.m. ET: Alexander was watching music videos on his laptop in his office when she arrived at his house. Arias emphasized that she was not armed -- no gun or knife -- when she arrived at his house.
"He had his back to me and he was on his laptop watching music videos or something on YouTube," said Arias. "I thought he looked cute sitting there at the computer and he was watching really dumb videos … so, I just stood at the doorway looking at him for a minute."
4:45 p.m. ET: Arias said she used a side entrance to Alexander's home and went out and got her luggage from the car.
4:43 p.m. ET: When Arias arrived at Alexander's home it was around 4 a.m., and she parked her car in his driveway.
"It was still dark but it was early morning. Maybe around 4ish," said Arias. "I parked it in the same spot I always parked when I went to his house -- which was the center spot in the driveway."
4:42 p.m. ET: Arias left Pasadena, California, and drove to Mesa, Arizona. She said she had to stop for gas twice along the way.
4:40 p.m. ET: Defense attorney Nurmi asks Arias again if she had a gun or a knife with her when she headed for Mesa, Arizona in June 2008. She replied that she did not have those items with her.
4:38 p.m. ET:"He had been very sweet. He had been guilting me. Kinda making me feel bad that I was taking this big trip and wasn't coming to see him. And we had been trying to hook up and he kept being busy," said Arias.
4:37 p.m. ET: Defense attorney Nurmi is asking Arias why she did not go to Utah to see Burns, as she planned. Arias is explaining how Alexander talked her into changing her plans to visit him in Mesa, Arizona.
4:35 p.m. ET: At some point on her trip, some skaters seemed to be messing with Arias' rental car. This may be her explanation of why her license plate was upset down.
4:31 p.m. ET: Arias said she tried to visit Darryl's sister, but couldn't reach her on the phone. She considered going to San Diego but decided it was too far.
4:29 p.m. ET: Arias said at the time she was in Monterey she had no intention of visiting Alexander in Mesa, Arizona. After Monterey, Arias said she headed for Salinas, California.
4:27 p.m. ET: Defense attorney Nurmi is asking about Arias' stop at her ex-boyfriend Darryl Brewer's house in Monterey the morning of June 3, 2008. Arias said she borrowed two gas cans from Brewer, because she wanted to save money by buying cheaper gas in Nevada and Utah.
"Gas in Yreka at that time was 4.78 a gallon…it was very expensive. All gas in California is a little bit more expensive because they have stricter regulations. So, going to Nevada and Utah would have been cheaper. So, I wanted to fill it up," said Arias.
4:25 p.m. ET: Arias is explaining deposits she made at Washington Mutual branch in Monterey during her road trip in June 2008. Arias' every move on this road trip is mapped in this HLNTV story: Jodi Arias' trial: The tragic road trip.
4:21 p.m. ET: Defense attorney Nurmi presented this picture to the jury to show them what Arias' hair looked like in June 2008.
4:18 p.m. ET: Arias said she rented a white Ford Focus on June 2, 2008, and took off for Monterey, California. She said she did not have any weapons with her.
4:13 p.m. ET:
4:12 p.m. ET: Arias said she did not want the red car that the rental place offered her, because she has always been told to not drive red cars, because they get pulled over more often. The rental car agent testified earlier in the trial that Arias told him that she wanted a car that would blend in better, a white car.
4:10 p.m. ET: Arias is explaining why she rented a car for her June 2008 road trip. She said she wanted to rent a more economical car that had the proper road maintenance.
4:07 p.m. ET: Defense attorney Kirk Nurmi has moved on to Arias' road trip in early June 2008. Arias said her plan was to go to Monterey, California, and then San Diego. After that she planned to cut through Nevada to West Jordan, Utah, to see Ryan Burns.
4:05 p.m. ET: Arias said she did not steal the gun, and she could have taken it at any point if she wanted.
4:03 p.m. ET: Arias said her grandparents' home was burglarized on May 28, 2008. A .25 caliber handgun was stolen from their home, the same caliber gun that was used to shot Alexander in the head.
4:01 p.m. ET: Defense attorney Nurmi is asking Arias about how she made plans to see Ryan Burns in early June 2008. Burns lived just outside Salt Lake City at the time. This is the beginning of Arias' testimony about her tragic road trip that included allegedly killing Alexander in self-defense.
Read more: Jodi Arias' trial: The tragic road trip
3:56 p.m. ET: Arias said Alexander was not happy that she kept pushing him to get professional help for his what she alleges was his sexual feelings toward children.
3:54 p.m. ET: In another text message, Alexander also called Arias a sociopath and said she was the worst thing that has ever happened to him.
3:51 p.m. ET: In one message Alexander called her a "pure whore."
3:48 p.m. ET: During the argument, Alexander called Arias a variety of sexually degrading names. She said these texts are example of his wrath, and made her shake with anxiety.
3:47 p.m. ET: Arias said the conversation from May 25 turned into another fight, because she suggested Alexander get professional mental health, because of what she described as his sexual attraction to children.
3:44 p.m. ET: Defense attorney Nurmi has moved on to a text conversation from May 25.
3:43 p.m. ET: Arias said these nice emails made her feel good. She also said Alexander still scared her despite the fact she lived more than 1,000 miles away from him in California.
3:41 p.m. ET: Alexander texted Arias and told her she looked beautiful in all of her pics. He also told her in another text that she was "smokin hot."
3:38 p.m. ET: The attorneys are at a sidebar with the judge.
3:35 p.m. ET: Defense attorney Kirk Numri is asking Arias to review records of text messages from May 2008.
3:31 p.m. ET: Arias is back on the stand, and the jury is walking in to the courtroom.
2:00 p.m. ET: Judge Sherry Stephens has recessed court for lunch. The live blog will pick back up at 3:30 p.m. ET when testimony continues.
1:59 p.m. ET: Alexander eventually said he was sorry too, and told her he loved her.
1:56 p.m. ET: Arias apologized to Alexander after he sent those angry text messages to her.
1:53 p.m. ET: Alexander sent Arias a text message that said this other man should have sex with her in the woods. This apparently referenced a sexual fantasy that Alexander wanted to act out with Arias.
1:49 p.m. ET: After Arias accidently sent Alexander a text message, she said she freaked out, becoming afraid because he would get angry.
1:47 p.m. ET: Arias said she did not know why Alexander got mad if she was going to date another man, because he was seeing another woman. The attorneys are are at a sidebar with the judge.
1:43 p.m. ET:
1:41 p.m. ET: Alexander eventually apologized to Arias for getting mad at her for not sending him pictures of his dog. He even complimented her about being pretty.
1:38 p.m. ET:
1:37 p.m. ET: Arias said Alexander wanted photos Arias took of his dog so he could create a Facebook page for the animal. Again, when Arias didn't drop what she was doing to help him he became angry.
"He was trying to start a Facebook page for his dog. And I took pictures for Napolean and he wanted those pictures so he could have pictures on the Facebook page for Napolean," said Arias.
Alexander texted, "Sounds like a clever story for not doing it. Kinda funny everything went fine with 500 pics but mine and it all goes to hell. Very fishy. Just forget it. I know how you operate."
1:34 p.m. ET:
1:32 p.m. ET: Alexander wanted her to do him a favor that had to do with some photos, and he needed the file size of the photos shrunk. Arias said Alexander got mad when she didn't drop everything and do what he asked.
1:29 p.m. ET:
1:28 p.m. ET:
1:26 p.m. ET: Defense attorney Nurmi is asking Arias about how she would shake when Alexander would get angry.
1:24 p.m. ET: Arias said she was suicidal when she was living in Mesa, and she felt better when she arrived in California in 2008. She said it was like breathing "oxygen."
1:22 p.m. ET: Alexander sent Arias this text message in April 2008:
"Bitter feelings brewing in me towards you. I'm sick of having days ruined by you. If it keeps up, I fear I'll have a genuine dislike for you. I'm asking you before it gets to that, to stop doing it, before I start seeking revenge," wrote Alexander.
1:20 p.m. ET: Arias apologized to Alexander during this April 2008 conversation to get him to calm down.
1:18 p.m. ET:
1:14 p.m. ET: The attorneys are at a sidebar with the judge.
1:13 p.m. ET: In one message from April 2008, Alexander tells Arias to not contact him. Alexander also told her things would get "real bad for her," and threatens her with some sort of punishment.
1:05 p.m. ET: The attorneys are at a sidebar with the judge.
1:04 p.m. ET: Defense attorney Nurmi is walking Arias through text messages from the day Arias moved back home to California in April 2008 to get away from Alexander's alleged abuse. Arias was living in Mesa, Arizona, where Alexander owned a home.
1:01 p.m. ET: Arias' mother has arrived, and is now sitting in the gallery.
12:57 p.m. ET:
12:56 p.m. ET: The attorneys are at a sidebar with the judge.
12:54 p.m. ET: Defense attorney Nurmi is moving on to a conversation from April 7, 2008.
12:53 p.m. ET: In one text message, Alexander tells Arias she should leave him alone if she is tired of him. Alexander also told her that he didn't want to ever get another text message from her unless Arias apologized to him for having to take on her never-ending problems.
12:50 p.m. ET: Arias said her apology to Alexander did not end their fight on March 30, 2008.
12:48 p.m. ET: The attorneys are at a sidebar with the judge.
12:47 p.m. ET: Arias said during the conversation, she felt bullied, and was intimidated by Alexander.
12:45 p.m. ET: During the March 30 text conversation, Arias apologized to Alexander and told him to have a great day. Arias said she apologized, because she wanted to end the fighting between the two.
12:39 p.m. ET: The attorneys are at a sidebar with the judge.
12:38 p.m. ET: They are now discussing a text message conversation from March 30, 2008. Alexander died June 4, 2008.
12:36 p.m. ET: Arias said Alexander preferred that her vagina be hairless.
12:35 p.m: Arias is back on the stand. Defense attorney Kirk Nurmi is asking Arias about some text messages she exchanged with Alexander shortly before his death.
READ MORE: Arias' steamy text messages take center stage
Arias' testimony ended last week with her describing how she still loved Alexander a month before she killed him, but he wouldn't publicly acknowledge their friendship.
Arias also described how Alexander was a bully at times, saying, "Sometimes, I would do something to piss him off, and he would send more mean text messages or e-mails or chatting."
Read more: What really killed Alexander?Alexander's rage would allegedly make Arias visibly shake at times. "It was like my nerves, kind of like a Chihuahua shakes, they just kind of tremble a little bit," said Arias.


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Cool. I hope my post didn't offend anyone or look like I was questioning Biz's endurance and dedication or the awesomeness of his latest. This thread has been amazing.
....... Does anyone want me to ask John more questions about the Dry malt product or another Malt product?Norma
Ask John where the nearest MM is, and what his opinion is about the crust/texture/flavor/sweetness in relation to the product he represents.
The experiment using Peters MM#5 formulation with the Brer Rabbit Mild Flavored Molasses and Wildflower Honey went well today. The dough ball sat out for 4 ½ hrs to warm-up. The dough ball looked about the same color as MM dough balls, and opened well. The dough could be tossed and twirled. The pie baked well, and did have good oven spring and also a moist crumb rim. The color of the crumb also looked good to me.Steve, my taste testers, and I thought this attempt at a MM clone was really good.
I dont know if John sends me a Dry malt product sample to try if that will help this thread or not. Does anyone want me to ask John more questions about the Dry malt product or another Malt product?
Norma,Your latest MM clone pizza looks very good. But can you tell us how close a replica it was to a real MM pizza? And how did the latest pizza compare with other MM clone pizzas you have made?Peter
Norma,As between sucrose (table sugar), honey, molasses, brown sugar, and malt extract, the malt extract is the least sweet (if sucrose is 100 on a scale, malt extract is about 65). So, increasing the amount of malt extract and reducing the amount of molasses to get a 50/50 mix should mean less sweetness, not more. I'd be surprised that the new malt product that John at Malt Products wants to send to you changes that outcome. I believe the closest MM unit to John if he is in New Jersey is the new MM unit that you went to in DC.Peter
Do you advise any other changes to the formula for another attempt? All these clone MM doughs fascinate me in that the dough doesnt seem to ferment much when left at room temperature for awhile. I wonder what causes that.


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Soulforce, based in Abilene and headed by the Rev. Cindi Love, confronts religious-based discrimination. The Equality Ride, which began in 2006, stops on college campuses across the country that openly discriminate against LGBT students, faculty and staff.
This year, 17 students are participating in the cross-country bus tour that began in Philadelphia on Feb. 26 and will end in San Francisco on May 2.
On Monday, the group left Minneapolis where they visited North Central University. They are headed to Oklahoma where they will stop at Southern Nazarene University in Oklahoma City and Oral Roberts University in Tulsa. From Oklahoma, the ride heads to New Orleans before arriving in Texas.
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bthylafh wrote:LCD panels don't flicker like CRTs do. I can see 60 Hz flicker; I can even see the difference between 75 Hz and 85 Hz. Anything under 85 gives me a headache, especially when the tube is displaying something bright and/or contrasty.
I'm glad that we've gotten rid of almost all of our CRTs at work because of this.
I can see 60 Hz flickering too, I'm just not bothered by any refresh rate that's between 60 and 85. Progressive 50 Hz or funny things like that start to get really weary on my eyes, but then again, I don't use stuff like that, just checked them out on the monitor for the sake of experience.
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Baez, Cubs rally to top Japan's Classic squad
By Carrie Muskat / MLB.com
MESA, Ariz. -- Team Japan surprised some of the Cubs with their power but in the end, Chicago shortstop Javier Baez stole the show.
Baez hit a pair of home runs, including a walk-off two-run shot in the ninth, to power the Cubs to a 7-5 victory over Team Japan in an exhibition game Friday.
With the game tied at 5, Christian Villanueva doubled to lead off the ninth against Takeru Imamura. Baez then launched the first pitch he saw over the left-field fence for the winner.
Sho Nakata and Hayato Sakamoto each hit two-run home runs in Japan's chance to prep for the World Baseball Classic's Championship Round.
The two-time defending Classic champions, Japan will head to San Francisco for the semifinals, awaiting the No. 2 seed to emerge from a group of three teams comprised of the Dominican Republic, the United States and Puerto Rico.
Cubs pitcher Kyuji Fujikawa, who pitched for Team Japan in the 2006 and '09 World Baseball Classics, took out the lineup card and exchanged it with Japan's Shinnosuke Abe. It was a loud game during Japan's at-bats, as fan Ken Koshio of Phoenix kept it lively with his drums, whistles and noisemakers.
"This is the Japanese way of cheering," Koshio said.
"It's like playing in Cleveland," Cubs outfielder David DeJesus said of the drum beating.
Baez walked with one out in the Chicago first, Welington Castillo doubled and Alfonso Soriano hit a sacrifice fly against Japan starter Tetsuya Utsumi. Dave Sappelt then hit an RBI double to go ahead, 2-0. Josh Vitters added a RBI single before shortstop Sakamoto made a leaping grab of Jorge Soler's line drive to end the inning.
With one out and one on in the Japan second, Nakata launched a 2-1 pitch from Cubs starter Travis Wood to left to close the gap to 3-2 in favor of the Cubs. Abe tied the game with one out in the third, hitting a one-out RBI double to drive in Kazuo Matsui, who reached on a throwing error by Baez. Sakamoto followed with his home run to left-center off a 1-0 pitch from Wood.
"They had good swings, good approaches and I've never seen them before so it was interesting to try to figure them out as I try to figure me out," Wood said. "I'm trying to work on things I'm trying to fine tune for the season and go from there."
Baez hit his third spring home run with two outs in the Chicago seventh, and the Cubs tied the game in the eighth. Sappelt singled, advanced on a sacrifice and one out later, scored on Daniel Vogelbach's single. Vogelbach was thrown out at home trying to score the go-ahead run on Alberto Gonzalez's single.
Wood wasn't sure what to expect.
"Some of them had some nice power, as you could see," the left-hander said. "It was an interesting experience to go out and play against them. They're fundamentally sound and play good ball. That's all there is to it."
DeJesus went 1-for-3 with a double in the exhibition.
"It was cool to play against them," he said. "You can see the talent they have. They have some quick bats on that team. Throw anything in, you miss in, and they turn on it pretty good. It was great to see Woody have to pitch to get these guys out. Their pitchers, it was pretty cool to face them, because they didn't just come at you. They're going to work away, work in, work back up -- they worked all the planes of the batter's box."
For Soriano, the exhibition gave him a chance to revisit with his former infield coach, Nobuhiro Takashiro, who is on the Team Japan staff. Soriano played for Hiroshima from 1995-97 before joining the Yankees in 1999, and was a shortstop then.
"The hard work I did in Japan made me a better player now," Soriano said. "I'm glad to see him again. It reminds me of my time in Japan. I have a lot of memories, good times."
Takashiro did not speak Spanish but was able to communicate with the then 19-year-old Soriano. How did they talk?
"My little Japanese that I learned," Soriano said.
Although he's rooting for his native Dominican Republic, Soriano predicted Japan will do well in the Classic.
"I haven't seen the team play yet, but the way they practice, the way they play the game, I don't have to see the team," Soriano said. "They're a very good team. I don't have to see them to know that team is very good."
Good enough to beat the Dominican Republic squad?
"The Dominicans have a power team," Soriano said. "Japan does the little things right."
His pick?
"Dominican," he said, smiling.
Up next: The Cubs play the second of three straight days of split-squad games on Saturday. Half the team will be in Las Vegas to play the Rangers. Opening Day starter Jeff Samardzija will start that game. Hisanori Takahashi will start on Saturday at HoHoKam Stadium when the other half of the Cubs play host to the Royals. Anthony Rizzo was expected back in the Cubs lineup Saturday in Mesa after playing for Team Italy in the World Baseball Classic. Both games begin at 3:05 p.m. CT and can be seen on MLB.TV.
Carrie Muskat is a reporter for MLB.com. She writes a blog, Muskat Ramblings, and you can follow her on Twitter @CarrieMuskat. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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>Health and Nutrition>Eating before you run
What do you guys eat for lunch if you're planning to run at around 3:00 (in the afternoon)?
12-week layoff
Greek yogurt, string cheese, banana, water at around 1. Small snack (fun size candy bar) about 2, before running at 4.
Latent Runner
To be perfectly honest, whatever I want, a black bean and steak burrito, a salad, a curry buffet, a can of sardines, a bacon/mushroom/blue cheese burger, you name it, I eat it.
Fat old man PRs:
Same thing I eat for lunch if I'm not running at 3:00 in the afternoon.
I would eat a normal lunch as long as it wasn't too heavy like mexican food.
some call me Tim
Anything, so long as it's 90 minutes before I run. If not, I eat nothing until I get back. No problem unless I plan to run over 10 miles, which I never do in that situation because I don't have the time.
I knew my guts weren't perfect, but hanging around with runners made me realize the sheer volume of people with princess guts.
running metalhead
I eat normally.
We lunch at 12:00 here in Holland, so that I would have time enough even for a hard or long run.
I don't care about eating if I have to do a recovery run, eve if it's a medium or long one below 10-15 miles even if I only have an hour between lunch or dinner and running.I am able to do this since I learned that I was gluten intolerant. Earlier I had a lot of GI issues. Now I even tried eating chocolate, ice cream and curry without a single problem... well I'm somewhat slower, that's all.
For serious long runs, hard intervals and the like I do not eat at all and I do them if possible in the morning.
When I run I feel like a swallow
Because you are free like a bird?
Nope, because of all the flies I eat.
don't eat donuts before a long run.
Regular lunch before afternoon run. Only takes a couple of hours for it to digest.
Nothing before a morning run.
Get off my porch
Donut sandwich with eggs and bacon.
Know thyself.
I will do everything I can to avoid an afternoon run.
Well at least someone here is making relevance to the subject. - S.J.
He-he, I do everything I can do to avoid morning runs.
I swim, bike or run for lunch, then have a light meal or protein shake. I then swim, bike or run about 4 pm.
The pain that hurts the worse is the imagined pain. One of the most difficult arts of racing is learning to ignore the imagined pain and just live with the present pain (which is always bearable.) - Jeff
2014 Goals:
Stay healthy
Enjoy life
How long are you going to run? 3-5 miles, eat whatever you want. 5-8 miles, eat a light lunch & have a light snack afterward. 8+ miles have some easily digestible carbs and a snack afterward. I would go for PB on toast or some cereal.
Live Free & Run
Depends on the run. If its anything under 10 miles, I eat normally. 10+ then I generally have a liter carb lunch (ate carb-rich food a day or two before) like a protein shake/bar or steak or something alike.
I don't have a gentle stomach so I can eat just about anything before a run.
1-Mile - 6:18 on 4-4-2015
5K - 21:48 on 10-31-2015
10K - 47:57 on 10-24-2015
HM - 1:52:36 on 3-25-2017
FULL - 4:41:12 on 1-11-2015
Upcoming Races
Tanger Outlet 5K
Disney World 19.3 Challenge
Race the Runways 10K


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|2012-04-04, 04:08
|Link #861
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Wonderland.
Age: 25
Actually, no matter how we look at it (whether AIM is energy or mass, whether it's dense or not) AIM Burst's feats or its existence itself contradicts at some point with that fundamental law. The only alternative to explain that is to assume that just like Dark Matter, AIM doesn't follow the law of conservation ... therefore every single esper somehow bypass too.
|2012-04-04, 05:00
|Link #862
Join Date: Nov 2010
Location: Dai Korai Teikoku
In Indexverse, we already have mana which is used in magic, although it's not noticable using precise measurements. Following this logic, we can assume that AIM is an alternate form of energy which is generated from whatever source. Now, where that AIM comes from hasn't been explained yet, but just as mana just exists, we should assume AIM just exists. The manipulation of mana/AIM does sort of follow the law of conservation.
|2012-04-04, 05:54
|Link #863
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
I have a theory that can somehow link all supernatural manifestations.
"Those with talent" are people capable of altering/breaking/ignoring the laws of physics to certain extent, brought through some sort of personal reality that they impose into the world, whether they are Gemstones, Saints or any other "abnormal" humans.
So, "those without talent", jealous of the special powers, sought ways to imitate them and found that every person has a small potential to change reality but only a few have enough potential to actually create the change. So instead of trying to use power of their own, "those without talent" constructed magic as a way of joining and channeling the potential of several people to compensate for the weakness. Furthermore, they realized that the easiest way to do this is through the reconstruction of stories that are already in the mind of those people whose potential the magician intends to borrow. And so magic was born. A technique with a wider range of application that what "those with talent" had since it's not limited to the specializations of a single person.
Then Aleister, with the guidance of Aiwass, found a different way of "acquiring talent". This would be by altering the brain of normal person so that their personal reality is limited and focused into a single "law breaking" effect, specializing further their normal potential, and thus compensating power by sacrificing flexibility (which would be why dual skill is impossible in artificial espers.)
So... what do you guys think?
|2012-04-04, 06:38
|Link #864
神の金槌 (ユダ=マーテル)
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Cainta, Rizal, Philippines
So that is why Magic in the ToAruVerse usually fall under the Rule of Symbolism, right?
Say, how do you think would magic based on the legend of Ehud-ben-Gera look like? Would it be the ability of a proto-ninja?
|2012-04-04, 07:07
|Link #865
Toji Affairs Secretary
Join Date: May 2009
Location: the Philippines
Ehub-ben-Gera is simply a Badass Normal. It wasn't known how he was influenced by God, and all he did was trick King Elgon of the Moabites and many others into perpetrating his assassination.
|2012-04-04, 07:21
|Link #866
神の金槌 (ユダ=マーテル)
Join Date: Mar 2011
Location: Cainta, Rizal, Philippines
Hmm... I thought his legend could be incorporated as magic, though. Oh well.
Say, Moses was one of the earliest wielders of the Holy Right, yes?
EDIT: And... Who was the first Saint, Nimrod or Samson?
|2012-04-04, 08:45
|Link #868
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Wonderland.
Age: 25
|2012-04-04, 10:24
|Link #869
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
But, let suppose that the "talent" is the capacity of using some sort of fundamental energy to bring the personal reality into the world. This fundamental energy is within every living being and in the world itself, so Magicians can use the gathered talent/potential to refine their own life energy or the energy around them, and this refined energy is what they call Mana.
AIM might then be result of Espers subconsciously and constantly refining the energy around them (they don't use their own energy) to bring their personal reality... So I guess under this scheme, the Espers would also be using Mana, without needing to know what it is, or even being aware of it's existence.
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|2012-04-04, 11:04
|Link #870
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Wonderland.
Age: 25
|2012-04-04, 11:44
|Link #871
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
Espers deal badly with magic because their body is attuned to use their own personal reality only. What I'm trying to say is that under this theory they could safely use magic as long as the effect was the exact same as what their personal reality dictates. Of course, using such magic would be redundant and pointless.
|2012-04-05, 02:53
|Link #872
Join Date: May 2011
Location: Wonderland.
Age: 25
No one ever said it must be "religious belief", just having faith in anything : like buying a random urban legend is enough to refine spiritual energy (Shopping mall), or believing that a miracle can happen (Komoe-sensei), or just admitting the existence of another set of rules (Accelerator, Kuroyoru) ; and the instant they perform an action involving the use of that refined energy (even if they aren't aware of it themselves) ... they're doomed.
And it's not faith and personal reality only ... Magic and Psychic powers themselves are basically the same as well, yet it still a bad idea to combine them
|2012-04-05, 04:13
|Link #873
Senior Member
Join Date: Mar 2011
The reason the Espers get the backlash might not be due to an incompatibility of systems but that their minds and bodies only allow them to perform a small subset of spells...
Or perhaps it's not their bodies' fault, but their AIM. According to this crack induced theory the AIM is constantly refining energy to feed the Esper's powers. If an Esper tried refining energy for a different purpose then the AIM's and the spell's refining processes would get in each other ways and result in failing both processes, hence the increased backlash (it would be similar to failing 2 spells at the same time.)
Hmm.. I'm starting to think about a different theory, but I'll leave that for another time.
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|2012-04-06, 10:49
|Link #879
Pillager of Twilight
Join Date: Nov 2006
Location: Rivers In the Desert
Age: 29
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Location: Temperate Tree Fruit and Vegetable ResearchTitle: Interaction of acetic acid and phenylacetaldehyde as attractants for trapping pest species of moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae) Author
|Landolt, Peter
|Toth, Miklos
|Meagher, Robert - Rob
|Szarukan, Istvan
Submitted to: Pest Management Science
Publication Type: Peer Reviewed Journal
Publication Acceptance Date: 6/18/2012
Publication Date: 4/10/2013
Publication URL: http://handle.nal.usda.gov/10113/56394
Citation: Landolt, P.J., Toth, M., Meagher Jr, R.L., Szarukan, I. 2013. Interaction of acetic acid and phenylacetaldehyde as attractants for trapping pest species of moths (Lepidoptera: Noctuidae). Pest Management Science. 69:245-249. Interpretive Summary: New methods and approaches are needed to control noctuid moths that are pests of vegetable crops. Chemical attractants are used in traps to determining the presence and abundance of an insect pest and can also be used in association with a pesticide to attract and then kill pests, thereby reducing reproduction and populations. Researchers at the USDA-ARS laboratory in Wapato, Washington, working with researchers at USDA-ARS Gainesville and the Hungarian Academy of Science, are seeking novel and more powerful moth feeding attractants from the chemistry of moth attraction to flowers, and the chemistry of moth attraction to fermented sweet baits. They determined that the microbial-produced chemical acetic acid enhances the attraction of the alfalfa looper and an armyworm to the floral scent chemical phenylacetaldehydethe. This information provides a new blend of chemicals that can be used to attract pest moths, and also suggests that additional lures may be developed from considering and evaluating combinations of flower chemicals and microbial fermentation chemicals.
Technical Abstract: Phenylacetaldehyde is a flower volatile and attractant for many nectar-seeking moths. Acetic acid is a microbial fermentation product that is present in insect sweet baits. It is weakly attractive to some moths and other insects, but can be additive or synergistic with other compounds to make more powerful insect lures. Acetic acid and phenylacetaldehyde presented together in traps made a stronger lure than either chemical alone, for moths of the alfalfa looper, Autographa californica (Speyer), and the armyworm, Spodoptera albula (Walker). However, this combination of chemicals reduced captures of the cabbage looper moth Trichoplusia ni (Hubner), the silver Y moth Autographa gamma (L.), MacDunnoughia confusa (Stephens), and the soybean looper moth Chrysodeixis includens (Walker), compared to phenylacetaldehyde alone. These results indicate both positive and negative interactions of acetic acide, a sugar fermentation odor cue, and phenylacetaldehyde, a floral scent cue, in eliciting orientation responses of moths. This research provides a new 2-component lure for the alfalfa looper and for the armyworm S.albula, for potential use in pest management.


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Like Will.i.am, the Democrats need to scream and shout that they have beaten the Republicans, who have no more fight (or votes) to win another election campaign. Lets be proud of our accomplishments.
Abortion: We can abort any baby even at the partial-delivery stage. We decide what we want to do to our own babies.
Taxes: We achieved a level where more than 50 percent dont have to pay taxes and high tax rates will saddle the rich (who deserve it anyway). Make them work and get extra degrees while we can sit and watch them die young.
Poor: We now give free housing, food, phones, health care and money to the unemployed and have kept people living at that level to ensure we get at least 50 percent of votes, like a built-in guarantee.
Illegals: Give them all free benefits without paying taxes to shore up more votes and have the rich pay for it. Amazing how this works.
Anti-traditional marriage: Who says man-woman is the only way. Same-sex marriage is our first step to break this old tradition, and next will be polygamy and bestiality. This will get us benefits for friends, relatives and animals. Plus, the corporations will be forced to accept this.
No God: Obama was so close to getting this on the 2012 Democrat platform. This fairy tale of a God has got to end, and well get there. I mean, Jesus rising from the dead? Really?
Guns: Why dont citizens just trust the government and give all guns away. Well protect everyone. Dont believe scare tactics about evil regimes who take away guns also taking away freedoms. Obama wont do that.
Environment: The Earth has never warmed like it has now. We need to tax the rich and corporations so governments can cool our temperatures.
Overall, individual freedom is overrated, and individuals need governance to control evil desires. What a great feeling to squash the freedom-elite group and now ensure government makes the decisions now and not the citizens. Hillary in 2016 and 2020.
Mike Cabot


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It's T-minus two days and counting 'til the big Jubilee, Tupperware's national sales conference held each year in Orlando, and Dixie Longate is frantically bedazzling the front of her gingham dress so that she sparkles when she's invited onstage for her yearly sales recognition. After all, this is the classic food storage company's version of the Academy Awards, and Dixie is one of its brightest stars. Even though she's not number 1 in traditional party sales this year -- largely due to Dixie's traveling the country in her new one-woman show -- she still plans on racking up the awards. Being number 1 at anything has been a dream of Dixie's since she started selling Tupperware brand products in 2001, and last year she was living that dream.
"Tupperware is a great company to work for," exclaims Dixie through her lovable, slightly slurred Alabama drawl. "It's nice that they recognize even somebody with a checkered past like myself. There I was last year, standing on the big stage with a shiny tiara, a bunch of roses, and a pearl necklace, while thousands of people cheered and shouted nice things. I felt like a Disney princess."
Advocate.com:So how did you become the number 1 Tupperware salesperson in the country?Dixie Longate: By selling buttloads of bowls. You know, I started doing Tupperware parties all over L.A. and Orange County, and let me tell you, those O.C. housewives know how to have a good time. Anyone who thinks those hookers are conservative has never thrown down in Anaheim Hills on a Friday night with a margarita machine and a table filled with plastic bowls. But I started selling and worked my way up the ranks, from consultant to manager to director -- that's a real big deal at Tupperware -- and challenged myself to break my own record every year. And last year I made it to number 1, by selling almost a quarter of a million dollars worth of Tupperware in a single year.
What do you anticipate your rank to be at the awards this year?Oh, I think I'll be somewhere in the top 10. People haven't been buying as much of my plastic crap since I've been on tour with my show.
But your show's called Dixie's Tupperware Party. Don't you sell Tupperware onstage?Sure. But I don't know if it's the crappy-ass economy or if people don't get that they can really buy Tupperware brand products at my performance, even though I hand out catalogs and order forms, and talk about it being just like a real Tupperware party; I can't make it any plainer than I do. I just think people are stupid. I had a pretty good year, but nothing compared to last year.
The economy has affected a lot of businesses.I guess. What I have noticed is that the types of products that people are buying have changed. With folks trying to stretch their food dollars and not eating out as much, the cooking, storage, and microwave products have been selling like hotcakes -- I always thought that was a stupid saying. That's like that saying "drunk as a skunk." What the hell does that even mean? It should be "drunk as my neighbor, Georgia Jean." Now that gal can drink even a troop of boy scouts under the table!
So what's a Dixie Longate Tupperware party like?It's a hoot! We're having so much fun you don't even have to have a blood alcohol level above .02 to want to buy crap at the end of the party. Most people think of Tupperware parties as boring and stale, but my parties, well... imagine a bunch of sorority sisters leaving the kids at home in order to practice rimming bowls and opening wine bottles with my #1254 corkscrew, and trying my Squeeze-it Decorator, item #828, that has more uses in the bedroom than in the kitchen. True story. But like I say, this ain't your momma's Tupperware party.
But how did you go from doing parties in people's homes to doing it onstage?I have to give a ton of credit to my good friend Tom Caruso. He's a director in New York, and after coming to a couple of my parties he thought millions of people would want to hear me talk about creative food storage solutions onstage. He helped me turn my little parties into a show and we took it to New York as part of the International Fringe Festival in 2004. It got a lot of attention there, and that led to an off-Broadway run at the Ars Nova Theatre in Midtown Manhattan in 2007, which launched it into a national tour.
What's the difference between your home parties and your show?Well, the show is sort of like having me host a Tupperware party in your home, but in a much bigger living room, with a bunch more folks 'round you that you don't know -- at least not at the beginning. But everyone gets a name tag and a catalog, and there are games and prizes and raffles. I talk about myself and where I come from, and my kids and ex-husbands, and prison, and hopefully you'll learn a bit about yourself and a few other people as well.
I can't believe I've been on the road with the show for a year already, and we're still going strong. That just shows you that when times are tough, people just really want to go out, forget their troubles, and laugh their asses off.
So what were you doing before you started selling Tupperware?Well, that depends on who on the parole board you talk to. I've had a couple run-ins with the law, nothing major. I've never been indicted for any of the big things, just a lot of little things that mess you up. Lord, if Winona Ryder can get off for stealing $5,000 worth of scarves from Saks, I don't know why I got sent to the big house for jackin' a Slurpee machine from the 7-Eleven for my kids. But anyway, when I got out of prison the last time, my parole officer suggested that I get some sort of a job so I could legally provide for my family. After a couple of false starts I found Tupperware, and I've been riding those plastic pieces to the top ever since.
That's an inspiring story for anyone experiencing hard times and looking to make a change.My show's message is all about personal empowerment and personal responsibility. As someone with very little education, I was always being told I'd never amount to anything, so it's pretty amazing to be where I am today. I've earned more money, traveled more places, and had so much more fun working for Tupperware than I ever could working some nine-to-five job. Nothing against Dolly Parton, bless her heart. Sure I've had my ups and downs, but that's life, hooker. I'm living proof that if you set your mind to something, you can achieve it. And living in such a great country, even with the state of things right now, there are still plenty of opportunities to make your life better, as long as you get off your butt and put in the effort. Otherwise, shut up and get out of my way. I ain't got time to hear you whine; I got plastic bowls to sell.
Wow, you're a spitfire. Audiences must have a blast at your show.Not everybody. I've had one or two people take one look at me, fold their arms, and shut down without giving me a chance. I could be selling little slices of heaven and they wouldn't want none of it, know what I mean? I just don't get that; it makes me want to beat people in the face. As I see it, no one is so above their raising that they shouldn't give someone else a chance. Just 'cause some six-and-a-half-foot tall -- I'm counting my hair -- redheaded Southern she-devil gets in your face and starts smiling and hollering doesn't mean you have to be all uppity. In one city there was a woman who had never even seen the show determine that I violated some obscenity laws and got the city attorney to try to shut me down. Well, let me tell you, when he came to see the performance for himself he laughed his friggin' ass off, and told all his "mature" friends to come see me. Sorry, can I say friggin'?
So what is your favorite piece of Tupperware?There's so many it's hard to pick. I love my can opener, item #1289; it's sweeter than poop on a stick if you ask me. My Jell-O shot caddy, item #787, has made me the most popular mom on the block. And the E-series corkscrew, item #1254, just lives in my car; so handy when you get stuck in traffic.
And with everyone going green, is Tupperware good for the environment?Of course it is, because unlike all those other disposable plastics, you don't throw away Tupperware; it lasts forever. Your grandmother probably still has her Tupperware from when she was a young bride, and if you're lucky, you'll get it when she dies. Plus there is a lifetime warranty, so if something happens to your Tupperware, you can get it replaced for free -- not if you set it on the stove and melt it like a stupid jackass -- but if it cracks, chips, peels, or breaks, your local Tupperware rep will take care of replacing it for you.
Have you done a lot of Tupperware parties for the gays?I've done one or two, but surprisingly, although the homosecticles always smell real good and dress so nice, they don't buy as much of my plastic crap as I would like. But they're fun to party with. It's strange, gay men are so into name brands, but a lot of times they'll lift their noses at Tupperware, thinking it's not sophisticated enough. Tupperware has been in business for 60-plus years, and is still going strong. They're constantly reinventing themselves, like that Madonna. Let me tell you something, I challenge anyone to find a product as amazingly technicological that has withstood the test of time, and comes with a lifetime warranty. Prada wouldn't do that with your shoes.
What about lesbians? They seem like they'd want to be prepared for any food storage emergency.Well, my parole officer was one, and this gal who was my bunkmate in prison. I've had a couple of lesbian Tupperware parties, and let me tell you, aside from the "no men" thing, which is a little confusing to me, they have been lots of fun. Word on the street is that they don't use much of it in the kitchen. Obviously, we have a lot of stuff designed for food storage and preparations, but you can use it in any room of the house. I have a collection of modular mates, item #164, that I store under the bed, filled with accessories that get my no-no patch all excited and start the weekends jumpin'.
Are you still residing in Mobile, Ala.?I packed up my trailer and hit the road when I started the tour. It's sitting in Florida right now and I'm just praying to Jesus that it don't blow away in one of them hurrycanes that they get down there. But I've been all over the country on this tour and it doesn't look like it's going to be ending anytime soon. As a matter of fact, after the Jubilee I'm heading to Scotland, which is somewhere not in America, for the month of August to take the show internationally for the first time. I don't even know if they got food in Scotland, so the whole thing might go badly, but I'm excited anyway.
Any plans after that?Well, I'm lucky enough to be performing on one of those Atlantis gay cruises, which is how I found out about homosecticles in the first place. I've done 26 of them now. I feel like a nun when I go on them, though; all those men and none of 'em wants to shoot his cruise missile into my bomb shelter, if you know what I mean. But it's nice to see how the other half live, and by "other half" I mean the people that the Bible makes such a fuss about, along with shrimp and pork. I guess the Bible writers never knew how much crazy fun the gays can be. And I love me some BBQ pork ribs and shrimp cocktail just as much as the next good Christian.
I'm sure since you spent some time in California, you're familiar with the gay marriage issue. Any thoughts on that?As someone who was born and raised in Mobile, Ala., we're just a little more conservative. Meaning, we'll smile and say nice things to your face and damn you to hell when you walk away; it's part of our endearing Southern charm. But at the end of the day, I really can't understand for one second why people are workin' so hard to destroy the little bit of love people seem to have left for one another in this world. If a consenting adult wants to get crazy in the bedroom with a midget, a dog, a jar of peanut butter, a trampoline, and a 40th-anniversary collector's DVD of The Sound of Music, well, that's between them and the dog… and the midget, 'cause I'm sure he's going to be holding the camcorder. If I can do it, you should be able to. It just don't make sense to me, but then again, neither did the ThighMaster.
Well, thank you, Dixie. How can our readers find out where they can see Dixie's Tupperware Party?Go to my website, DixieLongate.com, and that'll tell you when my show is coming to a trailer park near you. Or if you need food storage right away, just buy crap securely right through the website. Either way, you'll feel like you have a little piece of me every time you open your Tupperware and say, "Dang, this still tastes good!"


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Jonathan Bailor '05 Authors The Calorie Myth
January 5, 2014
Jonathan Bailor, a 2005 graduate of DePauw University, is the author of The Calorie Myth: How to Eat More, Exercise Less, Lose Weight, and Live Better. The publisher, HarperCollins, calls it a "revolutionary diet book that explains how cutting-edge science supports a radically different approach to weight loss, offering evidence that calories do not matter."
The synopsis of the title adds, "Bailor shows that the key to long-term weight-loss is not the number of calories consumed but rather what kinds of calories. Some foods are used to repair tissue, boost brain power, and fuel our metabolism -- while others are stored as fat. The human body has a set point -- the weight it naturally 'wants' to be -- that is regulated by hormones."
"The Calorie Myth does an excellent job of exposing the fundamental myths about obesity and weight loss that are keeping Americans sick," says Mark Hyman, M.D., author of The Blood Sugar Solution. "By explaining the link between our hormones and our metabolism, Jonathan Bailor offers readers a powerful set of tools for creating lifelong health."
Adds Sara Gottfried, M.D., author of The Hormone Cure, "Jonathan Bailor cuts through the noise and tells it to us straight: the food we eat impacts our biology in the most fundamental yet fixable ways. Our hormones regulate weight loss, and what we eat impacts how they function. Calories? Not the issue."
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You can also use "accendere il fuoco." In the present tense, it would be
(Io) accendo il fuoco - I light/make the fire
(Tu) accendi il fuoco - You light/make the fire
(Lui) accende il fuoco - He lights/makes the fire
(Lei) accende il fuoco - She lights/makes the fire
If you want it in the past tense, it gets a LOT trickier, as Italian has a million past tenses. Note that the pronouns are in ( ) because you don't need the definition of 'Io (I)' 'Tu (you)' because the ending of the verb tells the listener who did the action.
And, for good measure, if you want to use 'fare il fuoco' in the present tense, it's
Faccio il fuoco (I make the fire)
Fai... (You...)
Fa... (He or she...)
Facciamo... (We...)
Fate (You (plural)...)
Fanno (They...)
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We've been a proponent of some sort of recreational water feature for our city, an idea that recently picked up some steam with initial plans for a splash pad at City Park through the concerted efforts of the city of Russellville and the Junior Auxiliary. Our hope was that this would be a precursor to bigger plans in the future, but those plans may have hit a snag with the Clarksville vote. Or did they?
Does the proposed aquatic center in Johnson County preclude our longer-range hopes of having our own center? Maybe, but not necessarily.
In our minds, there was more to the center than just a water park designed to bring day-trippers to our area. It is a quality of life issue for our current and future residents.
Like the Clarksville plan, we envisioned an indoor pool for public use that could also accommodate our area swim teams for year-round use. That alone could stand on its own in a community our size. If we consider the population of Pope and Yell counties at 80,000, such a project could be easily sustained. After all, 62 percent of voters supported the Clarksville center while 38 percent opposed. There is strong support for aquatic facilities in the Arkansas River Valley.
More momentum is needed for the idea to catch on. Until then, let's hope the splash pad can come to fruition and allow us to test the waters.


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Bloom Energy closing manufacturing operation in California
Original post made by Ken, Birdland, on Aug 23, 2013
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a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Aug 23, 2013 at 6:59 pm
Who is Bloom Energy?
a resident of Bonde Ranch
on Aug 23, 2013 at 8:45 pm
Bloom Energy is a company which is a recipient of $595,000,000 worth of green energy Obama dollars similar to Solyndra. They currently employ about a 1,000 people in Santa Clara. The equipment they make converts natural gas into electricity cheaply but apparently not to cheaply otherwise with energy as expensive as it is they would not be in dire straights. I just think at this point it is almost impossible to manufacture in California and be profitable. I would not call them real companies but Google, Facebook, Twitter, et al are the only ones who can do well in this state until the roof falls in and people realize that Yahoo, Google, et al are not real companies and will collapse.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Aug 23, 2013 at 9:49 pm
Long ago the high-tech manufacturers learned that lesson. Intel has built is fabs in OR, AZ, NM, and overseas, ditto for other chip companies and hardware manufacturers. Kudos to CA government for setting the bar high and demanding health, environmental, and social regulations, but at some point it just becomes too expensive to do business here. That point has passed for much of CA's manufacturing base and is getting worse, not better.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Aug 23, 2013 at 10:02 pm
Obviously California needs to roll back its environmental regulations, eliminate taxes on corporations, make it even more difficult for the poor to collect food stamps, have a standard across the board income tax which makes poor people and their kids pay their fair share, eliminate minimum wage -- all so that companies like Bloom can stay and make their profits. Right.
Far more companies moved into California this past year than left. But some states are willing to do whatever it takes to entice corporations to their state. Heck, some, like Texas, are willing to become China.
So, the Dow is above 15,000. Where's all the trickle down jobs? Oh, that's right, the wealthy have decided to extend their parasitical nature by buying up California houses they don't need -- over 1/2 of all houses sold this past quarter were paid for in cash -- and then rent them out at a profit. Jobs created from the job creators (what a joke, that descriptor) = zero. Profits from rents, to then be turned into more profits = mucho, mucho bucks.
And there are those who crap their pants because a couple of companies want to move to Delaware, or China? The ignorance is staggering.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Aug 23, 2013 at 11:44 pm
Bloom, almost $600 BILLION??really ? YOU typed 595,000,000. ?? I do wish Obama would check things out better before toss out all our tax dollars!!
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Aug 24, 2013 at 12:08 am
Bloom, I only wish it were so. Companies are not moving into CA, as your post states. Manufacturing in particular has been moving out of the state for quite a number of years. Between 2001 and 2012, 600,000 manufacturing jobs, or 33% of the total, moved out of state. High-tech and software are doing well, but when product manufacturing is ramped up, it's done elsewhere.
Let me ask you this. Are you yourself willing to work at a loss? To spend your time and effort, and have less at the end of the day than what you started with? I think not. Then neither should you expect a company to do the same.
I'll go a step further. You are free to work at a loss if you choose. But to pay your rent and buy groceries, you'll need support from the government, and I for one am not willing to support you through my taxes while you figure out basic economics.
a resident of Birdland
on Aug 24, 2013 at 10:24 am
$595,000,000 is not 600 billion. The poster is correct but that's still a lot of your money flushed again
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Aug 24, 2013 at 10:56 am
Like I say, Bloom Doomers are funny. After all, what's three or four zeros when the Titanic is sinking beneath a great tsunami?
I'm curious, however. Does anyone have any documented evidence about Bloom, its current plans, and why it is moving -- if indeed it is (Is It?)?
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Aug 24, 2013 at 1:30 pm
Found an article online that said the Delaware ratepayers are going to subsidize them.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Aug 24, 2013 at 4:59 pm
Bloom said:
" I would not call them real companies but Google, Facebook, Twitter, "
Sounds like someone is a little bitter maybe? Don't like it that some of your neighbors made a bit of money on stock options? Would you add Oracle, and Salesforce, and Workday to your list or "not real companies"? What about Apple? They seem to be doing okay. Seems like SAP has been doing a lot of hiring right across 580 from us. Is SAP a real company? I think you may also want to look at Tesla. As I recall, just a year or two ago, certain people were saying that Tesla was a joke, and that there would be no demand for their cars. What kind of "real companies" do you want in California? Coal mine operators? What is a "real" company?
I'm not saying California's business and regulatory environment is anywhere near optimal or shouldn't be fixed, but to say that "real" companies can't succeed in California is obviously ridiculous.
a resident of Bonde Ranch
on Aug 24, 2013 at 7:20 pm
John I think they might have a point. Afterall how does Facebook and Google make money? Advertising selling information? I have no idea but seems a bit like a house of cards to me. What are the tangible assets? Apple on the other hand does have some physical assets although everything is made in China.
Regarding Bloom, they announced early this week about the move to Delaware. They said very simply that even with incentives in California they aren't competitive and are running out of cash pure and simple. By the way, watch that huge campus being built by Google outside of Austin, Texas. I would be at some time they will move out of the state or maybe leave a small presence here like Bloom will.
a resident of Bonde Ranch
on Aug 24, 2013 at 7:22 pm
By the way I work at Tesla and everyday we go to work we are in fear of our jobs. We are also not making money but rather burning through it in big chunks. Additionally, we also "own" the environmental cleanup of the site and everything since 1962. We are not doing well at all.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Aug 24, 2013 at 8:13 pm
Welcome to the world. Most of us fear for our jobs.
If you really work at Tesla, and think they "aren't doing well at all", I recommend you look for other work (maybe Google, though the interviews won't be easy).
Have you tried a Chromebook?
a resident of another community
on Aug 25, 2013 at 10:57 am
According to Bloom:
"We did not make an announcement regarding manufacturing and don't have any such operations in Pleasanton."
To the original poster -- what is the source of your information?
Eric Wesoff
Greentech Media
a resident of Birdland
on Aug 25, 2013 at 11:17 am
Eric they do not have an operation in Pleasanton not sure where that came from. Announcement late last week internally and started with the laying off of the Vp of Mfg, Gm of Mfg, CIO, and various other Mfg individuals. In the future skeleton crew with left Santa Clara, R&D etc. all major operations in Delaware.
a resident of Another Pleasanton neighborhood
on Aug 25, 2013 at 8:31 pm
I read they were setting up operations in China.
I assumed it was because there might be more 'buyers'. Chinese are building a number of nuclear power plants, insuring abundance and affordability of power.
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The day in December when he was introduced as Southern's new football coach, Dawson Odums promised to make anybody "within a tank of gas" the focus of the program's recruiting efforts.
Odums made good on the commitment in putting together his first recruiting class.
Seventeen of the 26 newcomers whom Southern celebrated Wednesday are prospects who will not be leaving Louisiana to continue their football careers. Fifteen of the in-state signees hail from high schools in Louisiana, and two others are Division I transfers.
"We knocked on every door of every high school in the state of Louisiana and tried to draw some of the best talent here to Southern," Odums said. "I feel like we've got a great backyard that plays football. We don't have to go outside the state to get a whole lot of talent."
Southern signed only three Louisiana products last year after signing six the year before.
The list of homegrown talent is headlined by Salmen receiver Chuck Baker, who spent much of 2012 as an LSU commitment and is listed by ESPN as the nation's No. 205 prospect.
Baker scored a 21 on the ACT and carries a 2.0 grade-point average, Salmen coach Jerry Leonard said last month, so he should have no issue becoming academically qualified. He fills a void left by Charles Hawkins and Michael Berry, top playmakers who were seniors last year.
"We put a lot of work into it," Odums said. "We did our due diligence, and we were happy that he signed with us. It was great to see one of the top payers in the nation choose Southern. It goes to show you that, if you work hard, you can find some of those guys if you recruit them the right way."
The list of 27 signees includes three prospects who have enrolled in classes: LSU transfer Corey White, South Alabama transfer Dionte McDuffy and Blake Monroe, a Maryland native who played at Jireh Prep in North Carolina last season.
White was a Capitol High standout who signed with LSU in 2011 as a four-star prospect. McDuffy starred at Evangel.
But the majority of the class will arrive in the fall and, most likely, provide depth to a Southern team that has eight starters returning on both sides of the ball.
"We wanted to get some depth," Odums said. "We feel like we have a good team coming back and that we really just needed to plug some holes."
Odums said the Jaguars may look to add more transfers during the spring and summer.
Even though he had yet to earn the everyday nod, Odums, who served the final nine games of 2012 as Southern's interim coach, continued to represent the program on the recruiting trail during the few weeks after the season ended. By the time the interim label was removed, Odums said he and his staff had visited 200 high schools across the state.
One school in the River Parishes proved especially fruitful. West St. John had four players sign with Southern: running back Kylum Favorite, defensive back Justin Bethancourt and linebackers Javen Toney and Dontre Turner.
Favorite, Bethancourt and Toney committed to SU after visiting in mid-January. Turner was on the same recruiting trip, but he remained undecided until this week. Turner earned all-state honors as a senior after making 107 tackles, recording seven sacks and forcing five fumbles.
The three from WSJ follow Southern quarterback Dray Joseph, a star at the Edgard school before signing with Southern after the 2009 season. They also follow WSJ coach Robert Valdez, who played center at Southern in the mid-1990s.
"I just told them to go where they felt comfortable," Valdez said. "I wish them the best of luck, and look forward to watching them play on Saturdays."
Odums & Co. did not begin and end their recruiting close to home. They went to Indiana for lineman Skyler Prol and Minnesota for Francis Kennah. They brought aboard Cedric McLoud of Western Arizona Community College and Collis Walker from Dallas.
But Odums said taking care of business locally was a must.
"Anywhere we could get within a tank of gas, we were going to try and get there," Odums said. "We wanted to reclaim the state of Louisiana, try to find some kids in the state and rebuild the traditions here Southern has always had."
One player Southern signed did not require a drip of gas.
Southern Lab quarterback Deonte Shorts chose to play his college football across the street rather than leave home and play for Grambling. He will have to sit behind Joseph early, but Odums believes a year to watch and learn will help Shorts develop.
"The need for him to play right away is not there, so he can learn our system and fully grow," Odums said. "When it's time for him to take over, he'll know that he's prepared for it."
Shorts was the District 7-1A MVP last fall after passing for 2,315 yards and rushing for 675.


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My uncle is a long time local who moved to Tenn. Whenever he comes in town i make sure i have plenty of time to take him out. This past week Thursday-Saturday looked to be the best days.
12/29- Took another person out with us, his son-in-law, never really been offshore before
We ran out to the pride in hopes of playing around with some ajs. We get there and the ajs are all over. Uncle throws out a soft plastic and gets hooked up. He saw that it wasnt a aj as it was really silver. We think it a bonita some no big deal. He then gets it close and sees thisDSCN2060.jpg
About a 20 lb blackfin AWESOME.....i have never seen one caught so it was really cool being caught on my boat. My uncle had also never seen one so it was his first. Pretty cool feeling.
We fished the pride for a couple more hours and saw some more tuna but never got another one.
We did get some ajs. Some on topwater and some on pins on the bottom. Here is the biggest of the ajs
We moved to the pipe in about 85ft of water hoping to get some mangos and red grouper. We got a ton of rudder and lesser ajs. We had a hard time getting bait down. We managed to get some nice mangos 18" and 20" and a keeper red grouper. Of course we got many of the big gags everyone is talking about.
12/30- We tried to go back out to the pride but it was way to rough. We stopped at the pipe but got nothing really going. Went in closer and ended up with a nice king. Only his second king. Caught lots of shorts but nothing to write about
12-31- This was the best weather day. We had another newbie on the boat, my wife's dad. With flatt seas we headed out to the pride but only stayed for a short time as it was full of boats. We ended up with 4 ajs before we left. All freelined baits. We headed to another wreck that i had only been to once. This wreck was in 100ft and we got more ajs. We then went to the pipe again to try and get dinner. We had action but not the kind we wanted. Short reds, gags, and small scamps. No mangos but we only fished in for a little while as i had dinner plans to get back for.
Overall it was again a great time with my uncle. He will be back in march and we plan to do it again.


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SAN JOSE, Costa Rica -- The LA Galaxy needed just a point on the road against Cartaginés to qualify for the CONCACAF Champions League quarterfinals, but an explosive offensive display in the first half ensured all three.
Jack McBean, Chandler Hoffman and Laurent Courtois all scored in the opening 30 minutes as LA dominated the Costa Rican side en route to a 3-0 victory. McBean's finish allowed him to tie Robbie Keane for the most goals by an LA player in the CCL while Hoffman's goal was the first of his professional career.
LA wrap up the CONCACAF Champions League group stage on Oct. 24 when they take on Isidro Metapán in El Salvador. The match will determine where LA are seeded in the CCL quarterfinal stage.


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"Meetings are an addictive, highly self-indulgent activity that corporations and other large organizations habitually engage in only because they cannot masturbate"
"The country is governed for the richest, for the corporations, the bankers, the land speculators, and for the exploiters of labor"
"It's hard for corporations to understand that creativity is not just about succeeding. It's about experimenting and discovering."
"To expose a 4.2 trillion dollar ripoff of the American people by the stockholders of the 1000 largest corporations over the last one-hundred years will be a tall order of business."
"The great corporations of this country were not founded by ordinary people. They were founded by people with extraordinary intelligence, ambition, and aggressiveness."
"One aspect of modern life which has gone far to stifle men is the rapid growth of tremendous corporations. Enormous spiritual sacrifices are made in the transformation of shopkeepers into employees. . . . The disappearance of free enterprise has led to a submergence of the individual in the impersonal corporation in much the same manner as he has been submerged in the state in other lands."
"There can never be any excuse for sacrificing our children's futures to keep corporate tax loopholes and tax giveaways to millionaires. If we can't put our children first, who can we put first? If we can't put our kids first, what does it say about our nation?"
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Photographer's Note
A Khmer schoolgirl on her way to/from school cycling on the grounds of Wat Ek Phnom.
Wat Ek Phnom is an Angkor-type temple ruin, about 15 km north west of Battambang. It's typically included in one of those great tuktuk daytrips you can make in and around Battambang.
The trip runs along lovely small rivers flanked by trees and small villages. On the grounds of Wat Ek Phnom itself, you encounter a giant Buddha statue, a small school and a modern temple, part of which you see in the background here. The ancient ruins lie in the back of the domain.
"Good Morning, Little Schoolgirl"
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dkmurphys (71130) 2014-02-08 3:37
Hi Benny,
Charming scene. I like the image of this schoolgirl riding her basket red bike. Simple and beautiful street scene.
Have a good weekend.
icesurfer (574) 2014-02-08 4:30
Hello Benny,
Another beautiful capture of daily life in Cambodia. The bright colours of the bicycle really catch the viewer's attention together with the curious but intense look on the girl's face.
The temple behind makes the perfect background to the composition.
Maybe it is just an effect of the image shrinking, but did the camera AF choose to focus on the basket and not on the girl? Maybe it is just my eyes, and in any case it is a wonderful portrait of life in that amazing country.
ktanska (31199) 2014-02-08 4:43
Hi Benny,
Excellent tightly framed portrait of this girl on daily activities. Red cycle with a red basket is quite picturesque too. And the background looks amazing.
serp2000 (46528) 2014-02-08 6:37
Hi, Benny,
Excellent portrait of the Khmer girl, so impressive and serious face. She reminds me her peers from Laos.
I see the Wat on the background. Well done.
Best wishes,
wolf38 (30) 2014-02-09 20:51
Hello Benny. A great and spontaneous shot. In the narrow picture frame is to see only what is truly important. I like the photo.
Best rgds, Wolfgang
annjackman (21903) 2014-02-14 6:55
Hello Benny,
This was well caught with a well chosen exposure keeping the girl sharp and throwing the BG out of focus. I love the spontaneity of the shot - a really charming image.
Kind Regards, Ann
divail (8334) 2014-04-22 19:07
Bonsoir Benny,
Cette petite écolière à bicyclette est vraiment très mignonne. La composition est réussie, avec une belle profondeur de champ, et des couleurs vives et attrayantes. Vous avez réussi à capter son regard, cela ajoute à l'attrait de la photo.
Bonne semaine,
Photo Information
- Copyright: Benny Verbercht (BennyV) (23423)
- Genre: Places
- Medium: Color
- Date Taken: 2013-07-22
- Categories: Daily Life
- Camera: Nikon D40, Tamron AF18-200mm 3,5-6,3 XR Di II E 6
- Exposure: f/6.0, 1/500 seconds
- More Photo Info: view
- Photo Version: Original Version
- Travelogue: Cambodia 2013
- Date Submitted: 2014-02-08 1:28


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TC: What is on your pedal board? BRETT: It's fairly simple. I use a effects to access certain parts of a song versus layering effects throughout the entire song. So I'll do a clean dry amp sound and then I'll throw in the delay. Or I use a whammy pedal at times or tremolos.They are always pretty popular on my pedal board.
TC: So you got your basic sound and you'll accent from there? BRETT: Except for maybe I'm not a rhythm player that's using a big delay to a play rhythm parts like The Edge from U2 would do it. I usually tend to keep my rhythm somewhat dry and then I'll throw in a delay for a little lead accent part.
TC: What inspired you when you first started playing guitar, what were your influences? BRETT: You know I grew up in the seventies and I grew up in small town in Tennessee so there was the influence of Elvis Presley right down the street. Tina Turner came from my area, so I was listening to a lot of blues and soul music.
As I grew older I became a huge fan of Van Halen. Eddie Van Halen is probably, is definitely one of the greatest guitar players ever. His use of effects always amazed me; his use of delay and flanger! He knew how to to dial things in just right. When I use the effects I tend to gravitate towards people like Eddie Van Halen or Brian May of Queen and The Edge from U2. The fact that they always knew how to dial it in just right the way that it's not excessive, and where you not washing out your guitar sound but lets the instrument and the strings shine through along with the amp.
TC: What excited you when we approached you with the suggestion to make TonePrints? BRETT: I've always loved TC Electronic stuff, they always made great stuff, great pedals, great rack stuff and effects. As soon as you called me about it, I said: I'm there! I was very intrigued by how you can store your own settings.
TC: Have you ever dialed in a sound with a pedal and based a song on that sound? BRETT: Absolutely! You know there's numerous songs, sometimes you're just messing around with a pedal or goofing with sound and the next thing you know the riff comes off that.了解更多 Brett Scallions