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For relaxation and restoration, all yoga poses are not created equal. Inversions -- any pose that gets your heart or feet above your head -- have an "amazing capacity to enliven your body, mind, and spirit," says Stan Woodman, yoga teacher trainer and co-owner of Kaia Yoga in Greenwich, Connecticut. They may even strengthen your disease-fighting capabilities by improving the flow of lymphatic fluid. "The lymphatic system, which transports immune cells and clears waste throughout the body, can become stagnant when we sit too long," says Cathy Wong, N.D., author of "The Inside-Out Diet." While any exercise will help move lymph along, yoga experts swear by the power of inversions. These poses also help blood from the lower body travel back to the heart effortlessly -- giving that perpetually on-call muscle a break. Mentally, emotionally, and psychologically, they change your perspective, and build confidence.
One of the oldest yoga texts -- the "Upanishads" -- says, "One, who practices headstand three hours daily, conquers time." As in, never dies. And even if you can't hold a headstand for one minute (let alone three hours), you can reap the benefits of challenging gravity by doing gentler inversions, Woodman says. Give the following poses a try and watch your outlook -- and your health -- turn around.
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We've handpicked a few inversions to heal what ails you. Note, however, that inversions are not recommended if you have high blood pressure, heart conditions, or glaucoma, or if you're pregnant, says Wong. Always try to get instruction directly from a yoga teacher.
Supported Shoulder Stand into Plow
Try It When You've got an upset stomach, constipation, bloating, or gas
Why Releases tight hip flexor muscles, which can constrict the digestive organs. Calms the nervous system and relieves stress.
How to Do It Lie on your back with knees bent into chest. Lift your hips and place hands on the lower back with fingers pointing up, resting hips on hands. Straighten legs until your toes are over your eyes. Hold one minute. Remain here or continue to Plow. To get into Plow, bring legs over your head until toes rest on the floor. Press thighs up toward the ceiling and gently bring your hips back over your shoulders. Hold one minute.
Legs Up the Wall
Try It When You can't sleep
Why Calms the nervous system, quiets the mind, and releases tension from the feet, backs of the legs, spine, shoulders, and neck. (This is the inversion most recommended for pregnant women.)
How to Do It Sit on the floor with your right hip and shoulder close to a wall. Lie down on your left side, then roll on to your back and extend legs straight up to rest on the wall. Place arms on the floor at your sides with palms up. Use a folded blanket under your hips for added lift and a slightly more intense inversion. Relax here for up to 10 minutes.
Legs Resting on Chair
Try It When You've been sitting all day -- at your desk, in a car, or on a crowded flight
Why Boosts the flow of blood from the feet to the heart and quiets the mind. Also frees the hips and lower back, which bear the brunt of too much sitting.
How to Do It Lie on your back and place your lower legs on a chair, stool, or low table so your shins are parallel to the floor. Lay your arms on the floor alongside you with palms facing up. Close your eyes and rest for up to 10 minutes.
How to Prep for Headstand
It's known as the King of All Poses because it tones your entire body, nourishes your abdominal organs, and boosts your immunity. But most of us need to work our way up gradually. The three poses below will prepare you well.
Dolphin Plank
What It Does Improves shoulder and core strength
How to Do It Start on hands and knees. Place forearms on the floor and walk feet back until head, shoulders, and hips are in one even line. Align shoulders over elbows and look down at your hands so your neck stays long. (When you can hold any of these poses for 10 breaths, you're ready for the next step.)
L-Shaped Headstand
What It Does Builds confidence in the pose
How to Do It Start on hands and knees with toes touching a wall. Clasp hands and use forearms for support as you put the crown of your head on the floor. Straighten legs, lift hips, and put one foot on the wall at hip height, then follow with the other. Hold for 10 breaths.
Egg-Shaped Headstand
What It Does Allows you to practice balancing on your head
How to Do It Interlace fingers and put the crown of your head on the floor, cradled in clasped palms. Lift hips and walk toes toward your head, then slowly lift one leg at a time, keeping knees bent into your chest. Hold for up to 10 breaths.
What It Does Strengthens core, back, legs, and arms, and calms the nervous system.
How to Do It Once you can balance comfortably in egg-shaped headstand, extend your legs. Most of your weight should be on your forearms and not on your head. Hold for a few breaths and work your way up to three minutes in this position. Come down by bending knees into chest, then lowering one foot at a time to the floor.


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|Really cool tampers
Perhaps the most iconic image of the working barista is the tamper in hand. Barista techniques have centered around this tool for a long time.
I like to discuss techniques and develop standards, here are my thoughts on this one:
Tamping pressure is not an a good way to adjust espresso flow rate. Contrary to popular belief, the difference in flow resistance caused by lighter or harder tamping is negligible. Furthermore, tamping pressure is relieved as water saturates the coffee grounds.
Barista's folklore typically teaches to aim between 30 and 50 pounds of tamping. Often measured on a bathroom scale during trainings. 30 to 50 pounds of force, measured over the total surface of the coffee, would result in 7-12 pounds per square inch (psi).
This force is easily overwhelmed by the water pressure from the group head.
For example, if the grouphead is dispensing 9 bar:
9 bar = 130.5psi
And a 58mm (2.28in) espresso basket has a surface area of 4.08 square inches, or:
It follows then that:
(130.5psi)x(4.08in^2) = 533.7psi
That's much more than a barista's 7.5-12psi.
All that combined with the risk of repetitive stress injury leads me to conclude that a lighter tamping technique is both more consistent and safer.
The primary goal of tamping is consistency. Other advantages include; keeping the grouphead cleaner and reducing waste (less channeling).
I propose that a smooth even tamping technique is more productive then a forceful and level one. Further, it has been my observation that attempting to correct an unlevel tamp causes more problems than it solves.
Push it in there, pull it out, brew and serve.

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9 months on from this post and I finally get some time to enhance my Coupling Facility reporting. If you recall I mentioned OA37826 , which provides new SMF 74 Subtype 4 data and fields in the RMF Coupling Facility Activity report - in support of enhancements in CFLEVEL 18. [1] I also mentioned that my 74–4 code needed reworking to properly support the Remote Coupling Facility Section... [More]
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Retiring Sen. Dorgan Was Mad about Trade
When Sen. Byron Dorgan, D-ND, announced this week that he would not be running for re-election in November, he explained that he wanted to pursue other interests such as teaching and writing more books.
As a senator, Dorgan opposed almost all efforts to liberalize trade unless it involved Cuba or the re-importation of price-controlled drugs. He holds the distinction of being the second most frequently mentioned politician (behind only Barack Obama) in my Cato book, Mad about Trade, something that I'm sure the senator would consider a badge of honor.
Here is my critical but eminently fair review of his 2006 book, Take This Job and Ship It: How Corporate Greed and Brain-Dead Politics Are Selling Out America.


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4 Scams That Prey on Your Patriotism
By Sid Kirchheimer , July 02, 2014 11:38 AM
Happy birthday, America! Time for fireworks, barbecues and flag-waving.
But know that fraudsters also have their own reason to celebrate: On July 4 (and every other day), your patriotism helps them in some of the nation's biggest scams - especially but not exclusively when targeting those of retirement age.
"Despite the stereotype, there is not a lot of data to indicate that seniors are any more trusting than anyone else," says Stacey Wood, a neuropsychologist at Scripps College in Claremont, Calif., who investigates how age influences the risk of being scammed. "But they tend to be more patriotic - and that plays into increased vulnerability in scams that play on these emotions."
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Sweepstakes and lottery scams. By now, you should know that those mailed letters promising an unexpected jackpot aren't worth the paper they're printed on. The 'gotcha' is in providing the requested upfront payment for taxes, insurance or other fees to "collect" a prize that never arrives.
So what helps explain why so many folks still fall victim? Notice what's often printed on the envelope: images of American flags, eagles and even a familiar "Don't tamper with under federal penalty" notice to suggest these letters are "from" the U.S. Postal Service. Such patriotic symbols are purposely used by scammers to increase the odds that recipients will open the envelope and take the bait.
In one study, Arizona State University researchers learned that even though a majority of older recipients of such mailings believed they were suspicious, if not certainly fraudulent, nearly half still responded to the offer inside. Among reasons they cited were the all-American envelope markings and "their trust in the U.S. government," according to lead researcher William Arnold. (Meanwhile, this trust also helps fraudsters collect personal information for identity theft when posing as representatives of the IRS, Medicare, the FBI and other federal agencies in phone calls, emails and front-door visits.)
Charity scams. Although the most lucrative charity cons now involve fake charities that spring up following a natural disaster, those alleging to benefit disabled military veterans and active-duty personnel remain a popular hot-button hoax. (Others include phony charities purporting to aid sick children, police and firefighters.)
So beware: Historically, military-related charity scams tend to increase around July 4, along with Memorial Day and Veterans Day. Before donating - especially when contacted by telephone - know how to check out a charity's legitimacy.
Romance scams . In another way to capitalize on our respect for the military, sweetheart swindlers often pose as soldiers or officers on online dating websites and chat rooms. After weeks of cyber sweet talk, romance scammers (who often steal photos, and sometimes names, of legitimate military personnel to make their lies more convincing) inevitably ask for money - typically via wire transfer - claiming some type of financial crisis or personal emergency.
According to the U.S. Army, victims are most often women between 30 and 55 years old. The average per-victim loss exceeds $10,000, but historically, older women have lost the most. In 2012, the FBI reports, American women in their 50s and older were swindled of at least $34 million in romance scams - more than any other age group.
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Online greeting card scams. As with other holidays, Independence Day is prime time to receive fraudulent online greeting cards that unleash malware to give cybercrooks remote access to your files, online banking accounts and passwords for possible identity theft, or enlist your computer as a spam-sending "botnet."
In the past, malware-infecting e-cards distributed around July 4 touted patriotic-themed subject lines including "American Pride on the 4 th," "Celebrate Your Nation" and "America the Beautiful." So beware of such teasers - and know this: Whenever you receive an email promising an electronic greeting card, don't click on embedded links - especially if the sender is an unnamed "friend" or "fellow patriot." Even if you do recognize the sender's name, realize that legitimate e-cards will have a confirmation code, which you can enter at the card company's website to read the card.
For information about other scams, sign up for the Fraud Watch Network . You'll receive email alerts with tips and resources to help you spot and avoid identity theft and fraud, and gain access to a network of experts, law enforcement and people in your community who will keep you up to date on the latest scams in your area.
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The legal war between Samsung and Apple is going really well and they're both behaving like civil, reasonable adults. Ha, no, not really. Apple just threw a tantrum because they were ordered to tell Samsung a bunch of secrets that could potentially help Samsung keep their products on the shelves.
On Thursday, a judge ordered Apple to hand over information about their patent deal with HTC to Samsung. Samsung wants to see the patent agreement between HTC and Apple because it could potentially help their defense in Apple's crusade to get most of Samsung's biggest products taken off store shelves. The Verge's Bryan Bishop explained it best:
If so, the company argues, Apple's request that infringing Samsung products be removed from the market falls apart, because Apple was happy to "forego exclusivity in exchange for money" — and in this instance, Apple is already receiving money in the form of a hefty $1.049 billion verdict.
So, most likely in response to that judge's ruling, Apple added a bunch of new products to the never-ending list of Samsung things they want taken off store shelves for infringing on their patents. The new list includes the following:
- Samsung's Galaxy S III running the latest Android software (which recently passed the iPhone in global dominance)
- Samsung's Galaxy Note 2
- Samsung's Galaxy Tab 8.9 Wifi
- Samsung's Galaxy Tab 2 10.1
- Samsung's Rugby Pro
- Samsung's Galaxy S III Mini
This is just another chapter in the totally mature, totally civil legal battle between the two companies. It will get uglier before it's resolved, we can promise you that.
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Prom 47: Brahms – A German Requiem
Live from the Royal Albert Hall, London
Marin Alsop conducts the Choir and Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in Brahms's monumental and sombre German Requiem.
The piece is framed by works that illuminate Brahms's relationship with Robert Schumann and his widow, Clara. Brahms's Tragic Overture opens the concert and is followed by Schumann's Symphony No. 4 in D minor.
This work particularly caused contention between Clara Schumann and Brahms. Upon his death, Clara published the Symphony as part of her husband's complete works in a revised version, but Brahms decided afterwards to promote the original draft of the Symphony, acting directly against Clara's wishes.
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Starting today, you can help name a Gentoo penguin chick at SeaWorld Orlando! Cast your vote for your favorite name on the SeaWorld Orlando Facebook page.
Since November 30, SeaWorld Orlando has experienced a penguin chick boom. Fifteen penguin chicks have hatched at their new exhibit, Antarctica, Empire of the Penguin, which features four different species of penguin: king, Adelie, Gentoo, and rockhopper.
From SeaWorld Orlando:
Although currently ranging in size from 6 inches to 21 inches, the king chick, the largest penguin at SeaWorld's Antarctica will grow to be as tall as 2.5 ft. and its smallest, the rock hopper will grow to be approximately 12 inches tall.
Learn more at SeaWorld's website.


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The HSB is a small, simple hook up board that is used as an headset extension for your PS360+.
Mount the HSB inside your arcade stick and use your headset with easy access from the outside..
No changes needs to be done on the PS360+ to make it work.
Network extension with front panel connector.
PS2 Cable for PCB 360+.
Xbox 360, PS3 (with PS2 BC), Xbox, Dreamcast, PSX and PC support, smart-detection for all supported systems.
USB Bootloader for firmware updates.
Headset jack for Xbox LIVE. 2.5mm audio jack and JST connector to choose from, JST connector compatible with SE and TE headset cables).
Optional Headset Detection disable solder jumper for headset jack extension cable use.
Player LED support for Xbox 360, PS3 and Dreamcast (on-board and external, cable NOT included). Optional on-board LED disable solder jumper.
USB "B" and RJ-45 jack with optional use of JST connectors (JST-cables NOT included).
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Mayor's Office
The City Parks and Recreation Department will begin work next week on converting three inoperable fountains on Centennial Mall to lawn areas. Two of the fountains are between "P" and "Q" streets and the third is the north fountain between "K" and L" streets. The fountains have not been in operation for two years due to deteriorating structural and electrical conditions. The south fountain on the "K" to "L" block will continue to operate.
A major renovation is planned for Centennial Mall, which extends from the State Capitol seven blocks north on what would be 15th Street to the UN-L City Campus. The renovation would create durable accessible walkways along with expanded lawn and landscape areas and updated fountains.
The City has committed $3 million to assist in funding essential improvements to Centennial Mall. The project includes new landscaping and green spaces and addresses safety and accessibility issues. The City is seeking other financial partners including the State of Nebraska and private donors.
Centennial Mall was built in 1967 to commemorate the State's centennial and is part of the City Parks system. More information is available at NECentennialMall.org.


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TODAY'S Republicans are very good at tending the fire of Ronald Reagan's memory but not nearly as good at learning from his successes. They slavishly adhere to the economic program that Reagan developed to meet the challenges of the late 1970s and early 1980s, ignoring the fact that he largely overcame those challenges, and now we have new ones. It's because Republicans have not moved on from that time that Senators Marco Rubio and Rand Paul, in their responses to the State of the Union address last week, offered so few new ideas.
When Reagan cut rates for everyone, the top tax rate was 70 percent and the income tax was the biggest tax most people paid. Now neither of those things is true: For most of the last decade the top rate has been 35 percent, and the payroll tax is larger than the income tax for most people. Yet Republicans have treated the income tax as the same impediment to economic growth and middle-class millstone that it was in Reagan's day. House Republicans have repeatedly voted to bring the top rate down still further, to 25 percent.
A Republican Party attentive to today's problems rather than yesterday's would work to lighten the burden of the payroll tax, not just the income tax. An expanded child tax credit that offset the burden of both taxes would be the kind of broad-based middle-class tax relief that Reagan delivered. Republicans should make room for this idea in their budgets, even if it means giving up on the idea of a 25 percent top tax rate.
When Reagan took office, he could have confidence in John F. Kennedy's conviction that a rising tide would lift all boats. In more recent years, though, economic growth hasn't always raised wages for most people. The rising cost of health insurance has eaten up raises. Controlling the cost of health care has to be a bigger part of the Republican agenda now that it's a bigger portion of the economy. An important first step would be to change the existing tax break for health insurance so that people would be able to pocket the savings if they chose cheaper plans.
Conservative views of monetary policy are also stuck in the late 1970s. From 1979 to 1981, inflation hit double digits three years in a row. Tighter money was the answer. To judge from the rhetoric of most Republican politicians, you would think we were again suffering from galloping inflation. The average annual inflation rate over the last five years has been just 2 percent. You would have to go back a long time to find the last period of similarly low inflation. Today nominal spending — the total amount of dollars circulating in the economy both for consumption and investment — has fallen well below its path before the financial crisis and the recession. That's the reverse of the pattern of the late 1970s.
Trying to boost economic growth through looser money is usually a mistake, as Reaganites rightly argued. They were right, too, to think that the Federal Reserve should make its actions predictable by adhering to a rule rather than improvising depending on its assessment of current conditions. The best way to put those impulses into practice is to require the Fed to stabilize the growth of nominal spending. That rule would allow looser money only when nominal spending is depressed. Keeping nominal spending on track is more or less what the Fed did from 1984 through 2007, a period that Republicans sometimes call the Reagan boom (since they see Bill Clinton as having largely kept his policies) and that economists generally call the Great Moderation. Relatively stable nominal spending growth promoted relatively stable economic growth, and it can again.
The Republican economic program of the 1980s also fought against government-imposed restrictions on economic activity: decontrolling energy prices, for example. Today we should target different restrictions. Software patents have become a source of unproductive litigation that entrenches large tech companies and inhibits creativity. Republicans shouldn't support those patents. Economic growth has to trump corporate executives' campaign donations.
Conservatives should retain their skepticism about government intervention, the preference for letting markets direct economic resources and the zeal for ending government-created barriers to economic growth that they inherited from Reagan. In his first Inaugural Address, Reagan famously said that "government is not the solution to our problem; government is the problem." The less famous yet crucial beginning of that sentence was "in our present crisis." The question is whether conservatism revives by attending to today's conditions, or becomes something withered and dead.


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MILLEDGEVILLE, Ga. – Junior Shanteona Keys (Roswell, Ga.) of the Georgia College women's basketball team (12-3, 5-3 PBC) took home the Bobcat Athlete of the Week award for the second time in as many weeks, this time with two outstanding performances against Peach Belt Conference (PBC) foes.
Keys began the week by notching 29 points in an overtime-road loss at the University of North Georgia, and then followed that with a career-high 33 points in a win against GRU Augusta. She added 15 rebounds, four assists, and three steals to go along with her 62 points in a pair of games that left the Bobcats at 5-3 in the PBC and 12-3 overall.
Keys notched one of the best shooting weeks of her career, going 24-of-37 from the floor, 9-of-12 from the three-point line, and did not miss a free throw in either game. She is currently ranked 10th in the PBC in points-per-game with 14.7 and is just seven points away from the Bobcats' No. 13 all-time spot.
The Georgia College women's basketball team will be back in action Wednesday, Jan. 22 when they host USC Aiken at 5:30 p.m.
The Georgia College Department of Athletics, two-time winners of the PBC Commissioner's Cup, sponsors 11 varsity athletic programs at the NCAA Division II level. As a Division II program, Bobcat Athletics prides itself on balancing the life of the student-athlete, evidenced by the teams' multiple appearances in post-season competition as well as documented academic success and community-service involvement. Sign up at @GCBobcats on Twitter and Facebook for up-to-the-minute reports, and visit www.GCBobcats.com for more information, and to nominate your favorite former Bobcats and Colonials to the GC Athletics Hall of Fame.


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Jewelry designer Vera Balyura is not your average girl. Her inspiringly quirky jewelry line VeraMeat is loved by the celebrity cool crowd, like Alexa Chung and Clemence Poesy. She describes her personal style as being "pangolin watching a golden cat chase bats at night." And, she's so inspired by her surroundings that she makes jewelry so that she can carry it around with her. Her unique pieces are wildly creative--from the "Dino Eating Fried Chicken Ring" to the "Zombie Queen" necklace, we can't get enough of VeraMeat.
Just by looking at all of your unique pieces, we can tell that there's a story behind every piece you create. Take us through the creative process, from start to finish.
Often times I'll be researching artists like Oliver Sachs or Tim Burton then be inspired to carve out a pretty scissor hand or spine necklace to wear. Or I'll be walking my dog Fred and be inspired to immortalize her on my finger forever.
How have your life experiences affected your jewelry making?
I've always loved seeing sculpture work and fine art, but wanted to carry around that feeling of seeing something so inspiring with me. So, I try to do that through jewelry for other people and myself.
How would you describe your personal style?
Pangolin watching a golden cat chase bats at night!
What is the most interesting (or peculiar) concept for a piece that you've thought of?
I like that question… maybe the Hip Shark Eating A Headless Zombie Tina Turner while she hits it over the head with a bone. The arm that's missing my two headed trex necklace is eating it.
We know of a few celebrities who love your pieces. Have you ever been surprised to find out who is a fan of your work? Well, Alexa Chung, Nora Zehetner, and Tennessee from The Like stopped into my East Willage boutique with Clemence Poesy. They said they were already fans, bought some VeraMeat and didn't ask for a celebrity discount which I thought was amazing as they where so down to earth.
Who are some of your personal favorite jewelry designers? Since I started my company as a fun hobby, I haven't spent time with many. Mostly I get inspired by artists like Matt Furie, Allyson Mellberg, Sto, Amber Jean Young and Kelie Bowman. Bands like St. Vincent, TV on the Radio, who have actually come by my east village boutique! Amber has an art show up here right now. So, I've had the privilege of meeting them after loving their work for so long.
What is the most extreme thing you've ever done?
I've snowboarded a lot of black diamond grade mountains that are pure ice. I've lived in New York City for over 10 years and moved here at 14 years old, which I'd say is extreme!
What's your favorite late-night bite?
Hmm, I love this bar restaurant called Vera's in the east village. They have a salmon & arugula salad plus steak with kale I love!
Are you a sweet or savory gal? If sweet, what's your dessert of choice?
I love ice cream and any meat made gluten free plus free range. Though green tea, lavender, rose & any cool strange flavored dish catches my eye.
Where are your favorite places to hang out in NY and/or LA?
I love the Museum of Jurassic Technology in LA & the Neue Gallery in NY. And of course, 9th St., where my shop is in the East Village.
If I weren't a jewelry designer, I would be a __________.
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Tips for Using the Food Label
Most packaged foods have a Nutrition Facts label. Here are some tips for reading the label and making smart food choices:
Check servings and calories. Look at the serving size and how many servings
you are actually eating.
Make your calories count. Look at the calories on the label and compare them with
the nutrients they offer.
Eat less sugar. Foods with added sugars may provide calories, but few essential
nutrients. So, look for foods and beverages low in added sugars. Read the ingredient
list, and make sure added sugars are not one of the first few ingredients.
Know your fats. Look for foods low in saturated and trans fats, and cholesterol, to
help reduce the risk of heart disease. Most of the fats you eat should be polyunsaturated
and monounsaturated fats, such as those in fish, nuts, and vegetable oils.
Reduce sodium (salt); increase potassium. Research shows that eating less than
2,300 milligrams of sodium (about 1 tsp of salt) per day may reduce the risk of high
blood pressure. Older adults tend to be salt-sensitive. If you are older adult or salt-sensitive,
aim to eat no more than 1,500 milligrams of sodium each day—the equivalent
of about 3/4 teaspoon. To meet the daily potassium recommendation of at least
4,700 milligrams, consume fruits and vegetables, and fat-free and low-fat milk
products that are sources of potassium including: sweet potatoes, beet greens, white
potatoes, white beans, plain yogurt, prune juice, and bananas. These counteract some
of sodium's effects on blood pressure.
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Cindy Morgan
Best known as "Lacey Underall" in Caddyshack (1980), and "Yori" in TRON (1982), Cindy Morgan was born Cynthia Ann Cichorski on September 29 in Chicago, Ill, not far from Wrigley Field. The daughter of a Polish factory worker and German mother, Cindy attended 12 years of Catholic school and was the first in her family to attend college.
While studying communications at Northern Illinois University, Cindy spun records on the radio. A commercial station in town wanted her to report the news for them as well, and so a slight deception was needed. She used the name Cindy Morgan, taken from a story Cindy read about Morgan le Fay, when she was twelve years old.
After graduation, Cindy gave all the latest meteorological news on a TV station in Rockford, Ill. She also kept her hand in radio by working the graveyard shift at a local rock station. Then she returned to Chicago and deejayed on WSDM (now WLUP). During a labor dispute at the station, she literally quit on the air and walked out with a record still spinning on the turntable.
She found employment at auto shows for Fiat, which took her to both coasts. Cindy moved to Los Angeles in 1978, and became the Irish Spring girl. While she did TV commercials, she studied acting, and was rewarded with her first screen role in "Caddyshack", playing the role of "Lacey Underall", an over-amorous ingénue.
Trivia: Was accepted to the Illinois Institute of Technology, with an interest in Mechanical Engineering. But four years in Mother Theodore Guerin High School for Girls (now Guerin Prep) caused Cindy to re-think attending a primarily male college, and she earned degrees in Communications and English at Northern Illinois University.
She used the name Cindy Morgan, taken from a story Cindy read about Morgan le Fay (half-sister of King Arthur) when she was twelve years old.
Is legally blind. In the famous diving scene in Caddyshack (1980), she had to climb the diving board ladder and walk to the end with virtually no idea of where she was on the board.
Currently living in Florida and writing a book about her experiences during the making of Caddyshack (1980).
Personal Quotes: To be a good producer, one needs to be able to eat lunch, and make ill-informed decisions.
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A buyer's guide to treadmills
When you buy a treadmill or running machine there are several aspects to take into account, your budget and the targets you have set yourself. Once you are sure about these two points, you have to bear in mind the following specifications and technical features:
- 1) Dimensions of the treadmill.
- 2) Size of the running surface area.
- 3) Maximum user weight.
- 4) Motor power, speed and the possibility of incline.
- 5) Console and training programmes.
1) Dimensions of the treadmill
The size of the treadmill refers to the space it takes up, fundamental if there is not much space at home. Currently there are a great variety of folding models which can be folded and stored away easily after use.
2) Size of the running surface area
The running surface area is the part of the treadmill on which you run (length x width). If space isn't a problem, we recommend you go for the treadmill with the largest surface area as a few centimetres can make all the difference for your comfort and running pleasure.
3) Maximum user weight
The maximum user weight is directly related to the power required from the motor. The heavier the user is, the harder the motor has to work and so the more powerful the motor should be. Make sure there is a good margin between your weight and the maximum supported weight in order to guarantee optimum performance for your workout.
4) Motor power, speed and the possibility of incline
Motor: The motor is the most important part of the treadmill. It defines its resistance and durability. Choosing the model with the right power of motor will depend on your training targets. Treadmills for home or semi-professional use have a built in DC motor while treadmills for professional use have an AC motor. The type of motor affects the time you can spend working on the treadmill without a break.
The power of the motor, measured in horsepower (HP), is given in continuous mode or for peaks. Power in continuous mode is the power which the motor can maintain constantly during a workout session, and peak mode tells you the maximum power the motor can reach at any given moment, but which cannot be maintained constantly during the workout. So the peak power will always be higher but it is the power in continuous mode which will really determine the robustness and the real capacity of the treadmill.
Speed: A maximum speed of 12 Km/h is enough for moderate and regular training. However, if you want to train harder and more regularly, we recommend you make sure the treadmill can reach a speed of between 16 and 20 km/h, as otherwise you will quickly reach its speed capacity and the machine won't be able to give you that higher level of workout which you need to keep improving.
Incline: Setting the incline of the treadmill can be done manually or electronically. Most treadmills have an incline of between 10% and 12%, although this could increase to between 8% and 15%. The incline is an important feature as it enables you to simulate races with gentle or steeper slopes and to test your times, speed and stamina at a particular gradient of slope.
5) Console and training programmes
The console controls all the functions which change the type and the intensity of the workout.
The screen shows basic indicators such as speed, incline, time, calories and pace. Depending on the price the treadmills offers different technological and comfort features.
The integrated training programmes are automatically activated following a pre-set target (burning calories, strength training, stamina or speed, etc). Depending on the model you choose, the treadmill could have between 8 and 100 different programmes to carry out personalised and varied training sessions.
6) Technological Extras:
Another standout feature which is becoming more and more important when buying a treadmill is the possibility of doing interactive workouts. Many manufacturers are already integrating systems which synchronise with different iOS devices (iPod, iPad or iPhone) as well as with Android (Tablets and Smartphones) to offer, through specific Apps, workouts which are more fun, more visually stimulating and more motivating than training on conventional treadmills.


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Nothing smells better (or more like the holidays...) than Ginger Spice Cookies baking in the oven. When we had friends over for dinner over Thanksgiving weekend, I served a couple of these mini cookies with Salted Caramel Gelato. I like serving cookies and ice cream for a dinner party because it is casual, and not to mention easy. It isn't an over the top, overly rich, dramatic dessert that sends everyone over the limit, but it is a sort of comfort food dessert that everyone loves.
Our friends that came for dinner texted Mike last night for the recipe, so I thought I'd share this morning! The recipe is based on the Barefoot Contessa's Ultimate Ginger Cookie recipe, but with a few adjustments.
Ginger Spice Cookies
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 cup brown sugar
1/4 cup vegetable oil
1/3 cup unsulfured molasses
1 egg
sugar, for rolling the cookies
In the bowl of an electric mixer beat the brown sugar, oil, and molasses on medium speed for 5 minutes. Add the egg, and beat for 1 minute. With the mixer still on low, slowly add flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, and salt and mix on medium speed for 2 minutes.
Make small balls (1 inch in diameter) with very small ice cream scoop or with a spoon. Roll them into a ball with your hands, then press both sides of each cookie in granulated sugar and place them on the sheet pans. Bake at 350 for 6-8 minutes. They should look soft when they come out of the oven.


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Want to get a jump on the new year? We're helping you with that in this round of the Android apps of the week. Get yourself in gear with a calendar app, a 5K training tool, and more.
Agenda Calendar: So your New Year's resolution is to get organised? That starts with your agenda. Combine all your calendars into one minimalist format where you can use gestures to flip back and forth from monthly, weekly, daily, or specific event views. Set up is basic—if you already are using Android calendars, it will slurp up your schedules from there. £1.23
Bloons TD5: Can animals be bested by inanimate objects? Find out in the new version of this tower defense game, where your team of cute monkeys has to pop the balloons in the level before it can advance. £1.80
Zombies, Run! 5K Training: You might not be able to run a 5K on your own, but you could if you were being chased by the undead. This app aims to get you from couch potato to race ready in just eight weeks. With the help of zombies of course. £0.69
It's a Small World: Don't visit Disney World without hitting It's a Small World. The song might stick in your head forever, but it's a classic. A classic that you can now memorialize through your Android phone's wallpaper. £0.61
Antiques Roadshow Play-along: Antiques Roadshow is kind of a guilty pleasure. You watch regular folks find out the crap from their basement is actually worth a fortune and conversely that their family heirlooms aren't worth beans. Weigh in with your own guesses while competing with other views in the value of items in the show's new companion app. Free
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Billy Budd, ENO
Helen Wallace reviews a stark production of Britten's opera
Photo: Henrietta Butler
Strip away the powdered wigs, gold buttons and all the picturesque paraphernalia of an 18th-century man-o'-war from Billy Budd, and you're left with the stark reality of the Indomitable: this is a maritime killing machine incarcerating conscripts. David Alden's uncompromising new production for ENO is brutal. The setting is 20th-century, the costumes suggesting the navy of a totalitarian state, the choreography rigorously militaristic. We never move above deck and feel the sea breeze, but remain locked in a claustrophobic hold; even Captain Vere's cabin transforms into a monstrous cannon. But, as in his sometimes shocking recent Peter Grimes, this brutality is not imposed: the press-gang, the flogging, the spying and an atmosphere charged with paranoia are all there in Herman Melville's original story.
Conductor Edward Gardner, once again, is star of the show: his orchestra seethes with a dangerous energy. He scours out the score for all its high-tensile menace, grinding harmonic ambivalence, its sawn-off chords, moments of glistening splendour and its restless rhythmic undertow. Just as Alden finds the universal in Britten, so Gardner has the ability to place this music in context. He brought a Stravinskian bark to the muster scene, and revealed Britten's indebtedness to Bartók's Bluebeard's Castle in the extraordinary 'cabin' sequence of chords. In fact, it's hard to drag ones ears away from these compelling voices in the pit, who convey the opera's narrative with such searing commitment that the soloists – almost - pale beside them.
Photo: Henrietta Butler
Tenor Kim Begley's portly, likeable Captain Vere dressed in Gadaffi gold and white seems somewhat out of place. While his radiant tenor carries him through to the troubled end, there's something bland in his manner which jars: we get no sense of the visionary strategist, 'Starry Vere'. He's certainly no match for bass Matthew Rose's superb, moon-faced Claggart, who rises up from his hell-hole in black leather, lustrous-voiced and brooding.
Alden clearly wants more lust in his confessional scene, in which he fondles Billy's neckerchief, but he seems less than convinced, and manages to turn its climax into hammy melodrama (these 5 minutes struck me as entirely superfluous here). Dansker (bass Gwynne Howell), the Novice (tenor Nicky Spence), Donald (baritone Duncan Rock) all enliven the action, and baritone Benedict Nelson, playing Billy, brings radiant, open-faced optimism on to the stage, despite an underpowered vocal performance. While his final scene is touching, his voice lacked the colours, the resonance needed.
Last word must go to the vast male chorus who gave the whole production back its humanity. Alden might have frightened the horses in London, but this dystopian vision will have chilling resonance in its next two locations, Berlin and Moscow.
'Billy Budd' is on at ENO until 8 July.
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Chester, Pa. – Philadelphia Union midfielder Keon Daniel has been called up to the Trinidad & Tobago National Team for two friendly matches in March against the national teams of Belize and Peru.
Daniel and his team will take on Belize March 22 in Trinidad and Tobago before traveling to Peru to take on the Peruvian national squad March 26.
The 26-year-old midfielder will depart for international duty March 18 – two days after the Union's home match versus New England Revolution – and return March 27. He will miss the club's international friendly against Club Universidad Nacional, A.C. (Pumas).
Daniel has made 52 appearances and scored 13 goals for Trinidad and Tobago since making his debut in 2007. In the opening round of the Caribbean Cup last October, he netted a first half hat trick in T&T's 10-0 trouncing of Anguilla and a goal in their 4-1 win over French Guyana. He also played 82 minutes in a 1-0 win against St. Kitts and Nevis.
Daniel's call up comes after two consecutive starts for the Union, with the midfielder providing an assist during the 2013 season-opening game against Sporting KC on March 2.


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NEW YORK, May 26 (UPI) -- New York police may have difficulty corroborating the confession of a man who says he killed 6-year-old Etan Patz more than 30 years ago, legal analysts say.
The suspect, Pedro Hernandez, was arrested this week after a relative reported he had talked of killing a boy. He was being held in a hospital on suicide watch.
When Etan disappeared on his way to the school bus stop in 1979, Hernandez was an 18-year-old stock clerk in a store near the boy's home.
"A confession in and of itself is not legally sustainable for a conviction; it needs to be corroborated," CBS Senior Correspondent John Miller said. "How often did he make these statements? To how many family members? What exactly did he say, and over how many years? Are there people who worked in the store with him back then who remember on this day 'I remember he disappeared for half an hour and when he came back I said, 'Where were you' and he said X'?"
Hernandez has a history of mental illness, and family members say he has been known to hallucinate. Miller said the lack of a motive and Hernandez's apparently crime-free life since 1979 may be problematic for prosecutors.
In his confession, Hernandez said he lured Etan to the basement of the store where he worked with a soda, killed him and then dumped the body in the trash.


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The St. George Area Parade of Homes is presented by the Southern Utah Home Builders Association (SUHBA). SUHBA is a trade association representing building industry businesses throughout Washington, Kane and San Juan Counties of Southern Utah. Our members play a vital role in the construction industry. Our mission is to build communities. Our tools are education, communication, participation and advocacy.
Homes are open daily from 10 am to 7 pm throughout Washington County, Utah (closes at 5 pm on February 23rd). Plan to attend and see why the St. George Area Parade of Homes is one of the most popular Parades in the country – over 28,600 people attended last year! For more information, contact the Southern Utah Home Builders Association at 435-674-1400.
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- In a small bowl, whisk together the egg, salt, and pepper. Place tofu in the bowl and swirl around to coat with egg mixture.
- In a resealable plastic bag, combine the breadcrumbs, flour, and sesame seeds. Transfer tofu into plastic bag and gently toss to coat.
- Heat 2 teaspoons of the oil in a wok or large nonstick skillet over medium-high heat. Add tofu and cook until golden, 1-2 minutes per side. Transfer to a plate and cover with foil to keep warm.
- Add the remaining oil to the wok and then add the onion and garlic. Stir-fry for 1-2 minutes. Add the mushrooms, scallions, and bell pepper, and cook for another 2-3 minutes. (Reduce heat if the onions start to brown.) Stir in the soy sauce and water.


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'Mr. Irrelevant' Lonnie Ballentine could prove title wrong
Sometimes it pays to be last.
Jadeveon Clowney will always own bragging rights as the first overall selection by the Houston Texans in this draft. But the former South Carolina defensive end won't receive a trophy or be showered with a parade and other festivities July 8-12 in Newport Beach, Calif.
Former Memphis strong safety Lonnie Ballentine is "Mr. Irrelevant,'' 2014. The last pick in the seven-round draft that concluded Saturday is a winner in one sense already – during "Irrelevant Week'' in Newport Beach, he'll be honored with that parade along with "The Lowsman Trophy,'' a Heisman spoof depicting a player fumbling a football.
DAY 3:Every pick analyzed
WATCH:Michael Sam's emotional draft moment
Despite his dubious distinction Ballentine has every chance to emulate the most relevant "Mr. Irrelevant'' -- Kansas City Chiefs kicker Ryan Succop, the 256th selection of the 2009 draft who embraced his afterthought status by making a name along with some money for himself.
"I'm about to hop on a plane and I knew the end of the draft was getting close -- so I peaked my head into a little restaurant here in Charlotte, saw the last pick, 'Mr. Irrelevant' and it brought back some pretty awesome memories,'' Succop told USA TODAY Sports on Saturday. "I was ecstatic when I got the call from Kansas City saying they were going to take me with the last pick.
"I tried to embrace that whole (Irrelevant) week and really take it for what it was. Some of the stuff is a little bit embarrassing and you might have to have a little bit of thick skin."
Succop made the most of that last draft chance by morphing from "Mr. Irrelevant'' to "Mr. Consistent.''
At the end of the 2011 season, Succop was rewarded with a five-year contract extension worth $14 million, which included $2 million guaranteed.
DRAFT:Where the undrafted free agents landed
ANALYSIS:Sam faces tough road to making Rams' roster
Succop has hit all 160 career extra points and converted 81% (119 of 147) of his field goal attempts since being selected by then Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli. The former University of South Carolina product eclipsed Chiefs Hall of Famer Jan Stenerud for most field goals by a rookie and scored more points (104) than any other rookie.
Irrelevant week founder Paul Salata, a former 10th-round draft pick and receiver for the San Francisco 49ers and Baltimore Colts from 1949 to 1950, knew what it was like to be overlooked.
He began the award in 1976 to send a message to the last pick in each draft – that it is an honor to be drafted anytime.
"It was a great week, you meet a lot of great people like Paul and his daughter, Melanie Salata Fitch, his daughter,'' Succop said. "To go to the parade, to Disneyland and the NFL Network, they make you feel important for a week. It's a pretty cool deal.
"It gave me a chance to pursue my lifelong dream. Being Mr. Irrelevant is something I'll never forget.''
As Succop said so well, "I always feel bad for the guy who is picked next to last because he missed by one and doesn't get anything.''
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Keep in mind that I'm ignorant to the way these things work so if it's not possible for a technical reason then I wouldn't know. So yeah, the question, is it possible? 768kbps up is just too slow for me when I upload a lot of gaming HD videos on youtube. For 1080p at 8,100 kbps (cut down from 13,500 bitrate which yube doesn't even process it would seem) I get a file size of 900MB. I tracked the upload speed several times and I get up 300MB in 1 hour. Some can't even do that so I'm really not complaining I just want to go faster. Anyway, so a 900MB file takes 3 hours. If you're uploading a playthrough it takes a couple weeks. Sure cutting the bitrate to 5,000 and dimensions to 1280 x 720 will save 1 hour but it's still a long time. Okay I'm rambling here.
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Whether you can get more speed than you have today depends upon two things.
1). Does Verizon have the Central Office Capacity upstream.
2). How good (or bad) is the copper pair that connects you to the Central Office.
Item 1 there really isn't anyway to know about.
Item 2 you can establish by looking at your Tranceiver Statistics. You can get them by connecting to your Modem/Router (http://192.168.1.1 ) and loging in as the administrator. If you post those stats, there are people here who can tell you exactly what your copper pair should be capable of. The quality of the pair is a fuction of both the age of the cabling, and the wireline distance between you and the Central Office.
If your line can support a higher data rate, and Verizon has the backhaul capacity in the Central Office, Verizon will be very happy to sell you faster service.
If the pair is good enough, you might be able to actually get 7+ mbps on the downlink, but that generally requires a pretty short copper pair (under a mile), and cabling that isn't a lot older than you are.
The ultimate solution to this problem is to hope that FiOS is coming to you neighborhood soon. FiOS speeds leave DSL in the dust.
I click on that link but I don't know what username and password they are looking for. The one for this site doesn't work so I'm at a roadbllock.
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I click on that link but I don't know what username and password they are looking for. The one for this site doesn't work so I'm at a roadbllock.
Should you be asked for a login, try the following:
Your Verizon Username and Password
Admin/serial number.
By serial number, I do not mean type in the words serial number. I mean find and enter in the serial number that is found on the bottom of the router.
If you are the original poster (OP) and your issue is solved, please remember to click the "Solution?" button so that others can more easily find it. If anyone has been helpful to you, please show your appreciation by clicking the "Kudos" button.
11-13-2011 04:47 PM - edited 11-13-2011 04:48 PM
Okay I was able to log-in now. I found the link for my Transciever Statistics. My current connection is 4-7 mbps.
Transceiver Statistics
Transciever Revision: 18.104.22.168
Vendor ID Code: 4
Line Mode: ADSL2+Mode
Data Path: Interleaved
Transciever Information | Downstream Path | Upstream Path
DSL Speed (Kbits/Sec) 7658 863
Margin (dB) 12.5 13.0
Line Attenuation (dB) 40.5 20.5
Transmit Power (dBm) 19.4 12.0
11-13-2011 06:03 PM - edited 11-13-2011 06:06 PM
It looks like you're already at the max stable speed set Verizon will provision your line for. They could probably add FastPath which will improve your in-game latency (should cut it by 20ms), but that might be treading some rough waters from that point. So honestly, unless you can get FiOS you would have to look into getting a Cable package with higher upload or stick with what you have, throtting back the upload speed far enough to allow for gaming and internet usage. Oh, and YouTube does process videos at 20,000kbps. I upload videos of that size all the time, perhaps with even higher bitrates and I do it on 384kbps upload. Sure, a day and a half+ per video, but they finish eventually
11-13-2011 07:08 PM - edited 11-13-2011 07:11 PM
A day and a half would drive me crazy. Even with resumable uploads i'd be worried the vid would fail uploading half way through. Or my modem messing up. Also, you're right. I got the suggested upload bitrate but they do go much higher.
But even if I got faster upload I think I'd still stay on the path I am on now which is making a conscience effort to make smaller size files. I really just upload mostly for myself and boredom but I know other people might watch them and reading these forums for the last couple of days it seems like a lot of people have slow connections so making smaller vids might be helpful to some potential viewers. Anyway I just want to get up vids faster. They still haven't made Fios available in my area otherwise I would've been all over that 25/25 plan. Is it possible to maybe have to seperate services? Keep my dsl and get cable (if they have at leat 2mbps up)? That seems pointless thinking about it. I don't know I guess I could just simply make worst quality vids with lower file sizes and work with what I got until something better comes along. Thanks for the answers everyone.
Note: My original post was supposed to be more along the lines of; is it possible for them to sell upgrades to download and upload speed separately?
Believe me, the day and a half uploads do drive me nuts at times. I'm usually uploading at a time where I want to play games AND someone else in the house wants to do video chatting. The video chats eat up most of my upload already, so we easily have issues with upload saturation, lag, and uploads that take longer (over the day and a half mark) than they should. The last major vacation I took, I brought back enough videos and photos to make me have uploads running for over two weeks to YouTube. A few of the videos timed out which was a problem with the plain HTML uploader, but that was a terrible two weeks for gaming.
You can always get both a DSL and a Cable connection in your house. How you wish to set it up is up to you. You can use a Dual WAN router to run a load balancing setup, prioritizing certain types of traffic to a specific connection or simply loading down one line while pushing Internet traffic through another. If you're going to use the Cable connection exclusively for uploading, I guess it wouldn't hurt to designate a PC to be connected to that Cable connection and simply load your video files onto that PC for upload. Like I said, it's up to how you wish to do it.
11-19-2011 08:13 PM - edited 11-19-2011 08:15 PM
A couple days ago I upgraded to the 7.1 - 15 mbps plan. It gives you 1mbps upload of which I get around .90. Which gets up about 35-100 more MB in a hour which is a big difference. I just ordered TWC 30 mbps Down 5 Up wideband a couple days ago. Installs on the 22nd. I think I got a promotion to get it for $30 (down from $50) monthly for 1 year. Either way right now I'll keep both and use dsl for my other pc or for downloading things on the consoles. After a month I'll choose which I want to keep.
Sounds good. Glad to see you're getting the upper end of the upload too for the package on the DSL. Wideband should serve nicely for the upload, though be aware Time Warner is having some issues with the higher upload speeds on their Motorola DOCSIS 3 modems. Running the upload at 5Mbps for a duration causes the modems to reboot. Their Ubee modems aren't giving those issues, but figured I'd point it out for you.


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The Denver Cutthroats are still feeling the effects of losing some of their best players to the American Hockey League. The best example Saturday was the team's inability to generate offense 5-on-5 in a 4-3 loss to the Arizona Sundogs at the Denver Coliseum.
The Cutthroats power play was clicking though as the team started 3-for-6 and finished up at 3-for-8. However, a short-handed goal by Sundogs forward Paul McIlveen tied the game in the second period and proved costly.
The Sundogs took the lead early in the third period on an acrobatic goal by Matt McCready and held off the Cutthroats' best efforts late in the game to preserve the win. The Sundogs were aided by a late hooking penalty called on Cutthroats defenseman Aaron MacKenzie, who went to the box with 26 seconds remaining and Denver applying pressure with goalie Kent Patterson on the bench.


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Murder and assault charges were filed Tuesday against a Colorado transient accused of deliberately driving down the crowded Venice Beach boardwalk in Los Angeles, killing an Italian honeymooner and injuring 16 other pedestrians.
Nathan Louis Campbell, 38, pleaded not guilty and was ordered held on $1.48 million bail. He is to return to court Sept. 4.
Besides one count of murder, he was charged with 16 counts of assault with a deadly weapon and 17 counts of hit and run. He surrendered Saturday night, two hours after a 2008 black Dodge Avenger skirted barriers and mowed down pedestrians on the famous Pacific walkway about 6:30 p.m. PT.
Witnesses estimated that the car was traveling at up to 60 mph and that the driver appeared to be targeting people.
Police have not revealed a possible motive for the assault.
Alice Gruppioni, a 32-year-old newlywed from Bologna, Italy, died from head and neck trauma. Her husband suffered cuts and bruises. By Monday afternoon, all of the injured were out of the hospital.
Authorities said Campbell has a long history of homelessness, minor crimes and drug and alcohol abuse.
He has no fixed address in California, where police say he had arrived recently after buying the Dodge in Colorado about a month ago. He is unemployed and apparently was sleeping in his car.
Records cited by the Los Angeles Times and NBC Los Angeles show that Campbell also had addresses in Florida and Georgia, and that he had been arrested several times over the past 11 years. He pleaded guilty to public drunkenness in nearby Santa Monica, Calif., in 2002, and six years later in Panama City Beach, Fla., he pleaded guilty to reckless driving with alcohol.
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I've started to notice something strange (and its not just that funny smell coming from the Mod board). It seems that certain very lucky people seem to be on the recieving end of a whole lotta spam. I've never recieved a single piece of spam on my most recent account, and have recieved maybe one or two pieces _ever_.
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Jessica Bennett is gender editor at The New York Times and has recently led an exciting multi-media project releasing on the International Day of the Girl Child (11 October), "This is 18". It shows what life looks like for girls turning 18 in 2018 around the world, captured through photographs,
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"This is a critical time for the girls of our world. It is a time for the protection and assertion of rights, a time to listen hard and speak louder, no matter how difficult; to call out the continuing imbalances of power; to band together and take a stand on the changes that must happen so that girls and women are heard and their experiences are taken seriously. It is a time to act, together with men and boys, on the issues that will determine a lived equality for all, central to which is the ending of violence against women and girls."
Fifteen-year-old Eno Ekanem was among 80 girls from 34 African countries who attended the first Coding Camp in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia on 24 August 2018. The camp marked the launch the African Girls Can CODE Initiative, a joint programme of the African Union Commission, UN Women and the International Telecommunication Union.
More than 80 girls from 34 African countries attended the first Coding Camp in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia for 10 days in August 2018. The camp served to launch the African Girls Can CODE Initiative, a joint programme of the African Union Commission (AUC), UN Women Ethiopia and the International Telecommunication Union (ITU).
Early-marriage is a long-standing traditional practice within the Ashkali, Roma and Egyptian communities in Kosovo. Thanks to the campaign conducted by the Network of Roma, Ashkali and Egyptian Women Organizations of Kosovo (NRAEWOK) – a project under the EU–UN Women regional programme, 'Implementing Norms, Changing Minds' – these communities are learning about the detrimental effects of early-marriage and the restrictions it imposes on girls' prospects of a decent life, as well as the mechanisms for preventing the potential for violence against women.
In recent years, women athletes in what have traditionally been known as "male sports," like soccer, have gained more recognition in Mexico. Initiatives such as the creation of the MX Female League for women soccer players (2017) has facilitated this progress, but also, because women in Mexico are beginning to demand equal conditions and pay in the world of sport.
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The Government of Zambia, the Government of Canada, UNICEF, UNFPA and UN Women convened a United Nations General Assembly High Level side event to advocate for accelerating the Common African Position (CAP) on Ending Child Marriage.
Thanks to growing implementation of a law passed last year, child marriage may soon be a relic of Malawi's past, and on the eve of the International Day of the Girl Child, UN Women Goodwill Ambassador Emma Watson visited the country to celebrate the achievements of UN Women, the Malawian Government, local chiefs and girls who have returned to school after having their marriages annulled.
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We're in a dimly lit shebeen (pub) in
sharing beer from a communal cup and the conversation is getting heated.
We're discussing President Jacob Zuma's house refurbishment using more than 200 million rand of state funds -- a move being investigated by the country's anti-corruption watchdog.
"Pah, he lives there in his own Hollywood, and we have nothing," spits a drinker while whacking his fly swatter furiously against the bench we're sitting on, lashing one unfortunate drinker.
It's just another afternoon in Africa's most famous township -- a hotbed for political dissent since its creation in 1903 as part of the forced resettlement of black workers from Johannesburg.
Soweto is now a relatively safe -- and fascinating -- place to visit.
courtesy Joburg Tourism
Soweto, now incorporated into wider Joburg, is a generally safe and culturally rich place to visit that's gone through substantial regeneration in the past few years.
We're seeing it by bicycle, a far more direct way to appreciate the street life than from behind the windows of a tour bus.
Our guide is local man Tshepo Mokone, from Lebo's Soweto Backpackers.
The roads are good, although be warned: Soweto has hills -- but they're a great place to catch the views including of the new Soccer City stadium and Orlando Towers, which you can bungee jump from.
Shebeens were originally a type of illegal pub, normally run by women in shacks to service men living in workers' hostels.
Now they're legal and a place to while away the hours drinking umqombothi, a traditional beer made from maize, as we discover during a visit to a shebeen in the poor Soweto quarter of Mzimhlophe.
With communal toilets and taps, and raw sewage running in the streets, living conditions are tough and the shebeen a kind of refuge.
Shebeens, once illegal, are now places to drink local beer and gossip.
courtesy Stephanie Biden
Tshepo explains the strategies shebeens used to employ during police raids.
"The shack had no windows, so you couldn't see inside," he says.
"People were told not to make any noise but that's hard after a few drinks, so if the police came they would start pretending to worship -- as if it was a church service."
Another cunning plan was to dress in traditional African attire, as if the drinkers were in the midst of a Zulu ceremony.
Tshepo gives an example as he dons a beaded head-dress and jewelry, much to the mirth of the assembled clientele.
Other typical places to eat and drink in Soweto include The Spot, a tavern (corner of Vilakazi and Baqwa Streets); Nambitha (
Vilakazi Street; +27 11 936 9128
) and Sakhumzi (
Vilakazi Street; +27 11 536 1379
) serve upmarket township fare.
MORE: 4 nuggets of Jobourg history
Lebo's has the feel of a laid-back beach hotel.
courtesy Stephanie Biden
Lebo's Soweto Backpackers
Owner of the first and apparently only black-run backpackers hostel in South Africa, Lebo Malepa started offering overnight accommodation at his great-grandparents' house in 1998 before officially opening the guesthouse and bike tour business in 2003.
"I came into the industry because I wanted to see people getting off the [tour] bus," Lebo says.
"Soweto is a great place to learn about the history of South Africa. Every person and every building has a story to tell."
Set on a hill with views over the more affluent Soweto suburb of Orlando West and near the much-visited Vilakazi Street, Lebo's backpackers feels a bit like a laid-back beach hotel.
There's even a sandy bar area out back where you can enjoy a beer and fried fish before setting out on a bike or walking tour.
Or you can just sit around and chat with the employees, including Lebo's Swedish wife Maria who came to work for him and never left.
10823A Pooe Street, Orlando West; +27 11 936 3444
Vilakazi Street -- where successful locals rev up their Mercs and play South African house music.
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Vilakazi Street
This buzzy road was home to two Nobel Peace Prize winners, Nelson Mandela and Desmond Tutu, who, like Soweto, are icons of the struggle against apartheid.
It's also where successful locals come to rev up their Mercs and blare out the latest kwaito (a form of South African house music) from booming speakers -- it makes our bike tires judder.
You can learn about Soweto's past as a center of resistance at the Hector Pieterson memorial and museum off Vilakazi Street (
8287 Khumalo St.; +27 11 536 2253
), named after a 13-year-old boy shot dead by police during a peaceful student protest in 1976.
Nelson Mandela lived on Vilakazi Street with his first and second wives. His house has since been turned into
Mandela House Museum
8115 Orlando West; +27 11 936 7754
) featuring exhibits and personal items such as the first shoes he wore as a free man.
The road has some cool street art, the result of a competition among 130 local artists. The winning wall murals, sculptures and mosaics are inspired by daily township life and Soweto's history.
READ: CNNGo in Johannesburg: Haunted past, happening present
Sowetan slang is fast, furious and funny.
courtesy Stephanie Biden
Learn the lingo
If you want to interact with Sowetans as you peddle through the streets, you should learn a few words of the local slang.
Sowetans have a wicked sense of humor and the lingo is fast, furious and funny. On being greeted by us white folk on Vilakazi Street, one guy solemnly told us: "Don't talk to me, talk to my lawyer."
Take your choice of how to say hello.
The common South African handshake involves the normal gesture, followed by a clasping of the thumbs and then back to a normal handshake. Variations on the ending include a slow sliding of the palms together or a snapping of your thumbs in tandem (tricky at first).
In Soweto it's popular to use the Spanish greeting "hola" to say hi (the reasons why are obscure). Or the Zulu "sanibonani" for "how are you?" to which the streetwise reply is "yebo" -- "cool."
A popular expression is "shap shap," meaning anything from "agreed" to "hello," "bye" or "great." If you hear someone saying it, you can be sure they're happy.
In Soweto, a "kota" is a kind of local version of a burger. A quarter loaf of bread is hollowed out and filled with various delights such as chips, egg, mince and achaar (a kind of pickle salad).
And if kids run up to you on your bike and plead with you to "shoot" them, they don't have a death wish but want you to take a photo of them.
Boutique hotel
Kliptown is one of Soweto's oldest neighborhoods and the venue for the signing of the Freedom Charter in 1955, when thousands of activists agreed on a document that would form the basis of the country's post-apartheid Constitution.
Freedom Square is a vast and impressive area of modernist architecture with an unusual monument and art gallery, shops and a bustling marketplace.
You can hop off your bike and walk into
Soweto Hotel
on the square (
+27 11 527 7300
). A funky boutique hotel featuring black and white photos by the late great black South African photographer Alf Khumalo, Afro-retro decor and friendly staff, it's a great place to recover while listening to live jazz and sipping a cocktail.
The hotel's founding partner Lindiwe Sangweni-Siddo trained in Switzerland and worked for luxury chains abroad but returned to South Africa to launch her vision for a high quality Soweto hotel.
"My vision was to start a company with a typical African flavor -- a place where we could begin to define South African hospitality," she says.
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[July 03, 2014]
MOUNT PULASKI - Mount Pulaski held its
3rd Annual Courthouse Washington Street Fest last Friday evening,
featuring John Schlitt, recently retired lead singer of Petra.
Schlitt performed at full-bore in front of many of his MPHS and MPGS
classmates and several hundred on-lookers that were enjoying Hilltop
Catering's knockwurst and pulled-pork sandwiches, Calm Creek Cafe's
desserts, United Methodist cool treats and American Legion Post 447
The Rosetta Stone band played the evening out under cooler skies
brought on by a few sprinkles and a short-light rain that had
occurred earlier.
The kids enjoyed a bounce house and obstacle course hosted by
Farmers Bank, and some other games with prizes.
A Mount Pulaski Grade School contest of colored drawings of the
Mount Pulaski Historic Courthouse was held in the courthouse. This
year's MPGS 3rd graders continued the on-going fund-raising by that
class-year for the repair and maintenance of the courthouse, which
now has raised over $25,000 during this two-year drive.
Tours were provided both in the Courthouse and Township Historical
Museum across the street, where free sacks of freshly-made popcorn
were handed out.
Old-fashioned wagon rides pulled by a team of horses provided by KEL
Productions continued throughout the evening.
Abraham Lincoln re-enactor, Randy Duncan, was on hand to relate some
of Lincoln's life as a circuit rider during the mid-1800's. He and
others brought the court of law to 15 county seats in the Illinois
8th Judicial Circuit. Randy also revealed some of the influence
these small communities had on Lincoln. Randy was on hand later to
answer questions about Mr. Lincoln and how it was to grow up during
those years.
John Schlitt was born in Lincoln, but shortly thereafter, his family
moved to Mount Pulaski where he grew up, played sports, and excelled
in academics and music. Schlitt began singing and showing interest
in music from a very young age. When he was 13 years old, he joined
a band called Vinegar Hills Hometown Band Something Different. After
graduating from high school, Schlitt enrolled at the U of I, with
the intention of majoring in Civil Engineering. However, his main
interest remained in music. In 1972, he joined a rock band; Head
East, as lead singer with some U of I classmates. Balancing his
music and studies, Schlitt finally graduated from college in 1974
and dedicated himself full-time to his career in music.
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After some successful but tumultuous years with Head East and
then his own failed band, Johnny, Schlitt was asked to audition
for a Christian Rock Band, Petra. He soon replaced Petra's lead
singer, Greg. X. Volz; who had left to pursue a solo career. He
sang his first show on February 3, 1986, beginning a career that
would span nearly two decades. During his career with Petra, the
band released 2 RIAA certified Gold albums and earned 4 Grammy
and numerous Dove awards. His travels and performances with the
group reached all 50 states of America as well as over 35
countries. Early on, John married his hometown sweetheart, Dorla
Froelich, who helped him from "going over the edge" by getting
him to join her in a "born-again" Christian modality.
John has been inducted into the Gospel Music Hall of Fame as the
lead singer of Petra. John Schlitt was recently named the best
rock singer in Christian music history by GospelMusicChannel.com.
According to the website, John Schlitt "remains one of the most
distinctive and impactful men to ever stand behind a
John began his Friday-evening performance by reminding us that
"we are all Prodigal Sons" ... that we just need to let Jesus
enter into or remain in our lives. He sang song after song from
his Petra Albums and from some of his recently-produced work
that he and Petra guitarist and founder, Bob Hartman have
recently released in an album together: II Guys from Petra.
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