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Weight Training: The Best Way to Get LeanBy Steve Edwards
When it comes to reshaping your body, nothing is quite as effective as lifting weights. Cardio is great for your heart, Pilates will help you get stronger, and yoga will balance you out; but nothing compares with a well-designed resistance program for getting lean.
This is in contrast to our weight lifting cultural icons. Arnold, Hulk Hogan, and the WWE are who and what we tend to associate with pumping iron. It may be more accurate, however, to associate those massive bodies with anabolic steroids and turn our attention to the real cultural icon for weight training: Jack LaLanne. The guy who practically invented "lifting" as we now know it is well into his 90s and can still ace the fitness standard designed for a 30-year-old. Once considered a bodybuilder, his legacy has far more to do with his fitness exploits than his brawn. His feats include things like swimming with his hands and feet shackled and towing 70 people in 70 boats across Long Beach Harbor on his 70th birthday. The key to Jack's success over all these years has been lifting weights.
In his intro to P90X's Chest, Shoulders & Triceps workout, Tony Horton tells us, "It's just good old-fashioned weight training that's gotten lost in a lot of fancy gidgits and gadgets and things that don't work." But weight lifting is making a comeback. In a couple of months, Turbo Jam® creator Chalene Johnson will unveil her new program focusing on weight training as the path to a lean and healthy body. As scientists look for the latest way to halt a growing obesity epidemic, the research still leads them back to the same simple fact: resistance stimulates the muscles to work, which causes an effect throughout the body that keeps it strong, healthy, and lean. Let's take a brief look at why.
The basics of body composition
The science of how our bodies work is complex. However, the basics of body composition, and why we get obese and out of shape, are very simple. Due to the former, we can see how it's possible to believe that one magic nutrient, drug, or movement might transform us from fat to fit. But once we understand the latter, we see how this is highly unlikely, if not impossible.
A simple overview of body composition looks like this. At the base is a skeleton that is held together with connective tissues. This encases most of your organs and circulatory system. Muscles surround the structure and enable it to move. Body fat protects the organs and joints. It's all covered by your largest organ, your skin. We're leaving out some obvious functionality but this is basically what makes up your body composition, which determines your shape.
While there are different body types, all of them look good when all of the above are in the correct proportion. We look worse when our body fat percentages exceed their intended uses. Excess body fat inhibits the body's natural ability to function, and, hence, leads to myriad health problems. To correct this, we need to reduce the amount of body fat in our bodies. There are many ways to make this happen. Eating less, eating better, and exercising moves the process in the right direction. But the easiest way to do this is to add muscle. And the best way to add muscle is to exercise using resistance.
Weight training basics
Most weight training is what we call anaerobic. This means, simply, that the intensity it takes to do it exceeds your body's aerobic (oxygen-carrying) capability. Anaerobic training relies on something called the Krebs cycle, which is a process in each cell that puts the body under stress. This stress forces your body to adapt and works nearly every human function we associate with fitness, including your body's aerobic system. So, oddly enough, a well-crafted anaerobic workout program is all the work you need to have a perfectly healthy aerobic system. This is because recovering from anaerobic work requires your aerobic system to work. If you can understand this concept, it will be easy to understand why weight training is so vital.
The fat-burning misnomer
Many less intense programs, like aerobics and most "cardio" programs, focus on training in what some people call the "fat burning zone." This term is misleading because what it really means is utilizing fat for fuel—not burning body fat. Well—wait—it does actually mean that. The process is a little complicated, but I'll simplify it.
At low-level outputs, your body burns its stored fat as fuel. At higher outputs, it burns sugars that have been stored in your blood and liver, called blood glycogen. It's important to do both, but targeting fat mobilization as your primary fuel source in your workout makes little sense, unless you're training for endurance sports.
Your body has a limited store of glycogen—about enough for an hour or so of hard work. It attempts to save this for intense exercise (and brain function) and tries to do low-level tasks by burning body fat. Training at low intensity has a benefit, but it's only a fraction of what high intensity can accomplish in the same amount of time. And even though you are burning stored fat instead of glycogen, you aren't stimulating your muscles in the same way. This lack of stimulation means that you aren't creating the same level of hormone release, organ function, or muscle growth. The result is that you get far less fitness improvement in a given amount of time.
The metabolic process
This is, at its most basic, the speed at which your body engine runs while resting. The more fit you are, the higher your metabolic rate is likely to be. Excess muscle on your body takes more energy just to keep it there. Body fat doesn't have the same requirements. In fact, it sort of does the opposite, by gumming up the works and inhibiting the metabolic process. Remember that muscle is there so that the body can move and do stuff. Fat is there to protect the body, especially the organs. It is similar to having a spare tire sitting inside of you. It adds weight and slows you down but does nothing helpful for your metabolism. This means that the most effective way to burn body fat is to add muscle to your frame because it burns fat around the clock. That is precisely what Chalene Johnson's new program will do—and you'll be hearing a lot more about "muscle burns fat" in the coming weeks.
Why your scale is lying to you
Using the above body-composition basics, it's pretty easy to understand why losing weight should not be your ultimate goal. Instead, you should focus on losing body fat, which means that you'll get smaller at the same weight. By volume, muscle weighs far more than body fat. So much so that by adding muscle you can actually gain weight as you shrink. This isn't true for most people, but many "skinny fat" people find that all of their health indicators improve as they gain weight.
This is especially important to consider if you're highly de-conditioned, because not only do you have more fat on your body than you should, you probably have less muscle. As this ratio comes into balance, the scale may not be dropping, but your body can be making substantial changes. Furthermore, weight training can change your bone density. This does not increase the size of your bones but increases their weight and strength. For this fact alone, it's recommended that everyone add some resistance training into their lifestyle as they age.
What to do if you want lean muscles instead of bulky muscles
The bad news is that there is no such thing as a lean muscle. The good news is that there is really no such thing as a bulky muscle. We use these terms to describe a body type, not a muscle. Lean muscle is also a term that means, well, muscle. All muscle is lean. Body fat is not lean. So the only non-lean muscle is one that has excess fat around it.
You can't really change a muscle's shape. It either grows, called hypertrophy, or shrinks, called atrophy. Weight training programs target muscle growth. All muscles are lean and shapely. To look lean and shapely, you want to build your muscles so that your metabolism increases and your body-fat percentage decreases.
"Bulky" (in quotes, because it's a matter of opinion) is a term used for muscles that are larger than normal. These are much harder to get than most of us, especially women, tend to believe. Bodybuilders certainly wish it were a lot easier. But adding excessive muscle takes an almost obsessive amount of work. Due to gravity, our bodies don't like to weigh too much and resist adding muscle. It's easier to add excess fat because not much can be done about overeating. Adding bulk is so difficult that steroids have become a huge societal problem.
It's also easy to control whether or not you become "bulky" through the number of repetitions (or time spent) doing resistance work. Sets that are longer than 12 or so repetitions (or about 30 seconds) self-limit the muscle's ability to grow. Therefore, those looking for a "lean" look should target higher reps once they've decided that their muscles are large enough.
And the added benefit of antiaging
Finally, nothing helps you age more gracefully than weight training. There are other ways to stay lean, but using resistance training creates hormonal releases that offset the aging process better than anything else. Furthermore, you lose muscle as you age—about 1 percent or so per year beyond the age of 30. Antiaging medicine is often prescribed in the form of injections of the very same hormones that are released when you do intense resistance workouts. Weight training is a cheaper, and arguably more effective, alternative to spending a lot of money on doctors. Just ask Jack LaLanne. (And stay tuned for more information about our new weight training program . . . ChaLEAN Extreme!)
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Can a Chuckle a Day Keep the Doctor Away?By Tony Horton, creator of P90X®
So a duck walks into a bar . . . Did you know that there is actually a scientific name for the study of laughter? It's gelotology. Laughter is such an important part of our everyday lives that it can actually make us healthier. Smiling and laughing release all kinds of good chemicals and hormones in our bodies—the physiological and psychological effects are well-documented. And let's face it, laughing at a good joke or situation, funny or not, just plain old makes us feel better. But how does laughter work? And how can we use it to make our lives healthier and happier?
We actually get exercise when we laugh or smile. Yes, it takes fewer muscles to laugh or smile than it does to frown, but it's much more fun. So for once, I'm telling you to exercise less, smile or laugh more, and you'll be healthier. Laughter is such an important part of my life that I make an effort to surround myself with friends who make me laugh.
Research shows that laughter actually protects the heart. Researchers don't know exactly why, but studies show that when we're stressed, the endothelium—the protective layer in our blood vessels—decreases, thus allowing cholesterol to build up in our arteries. Heartfelt laughter can lower the serum cortisol released during a stress response and can, therefore, lower the risk of hardening of the arteries. It has also been linked to lower blood sugar levels in people with diabetes; it increases antibodies and killer cells in our bloodstreams, thus helping us fight off disease; and it increases blood flow. And get this: Laughing 100 times equals the same aerobic output as 10 minutes on a rowing machine or treadmill.
So how do we use laughter in our daily lives? How do we turn the tide of negativity and stress that so often makes up the bulk of our days? We simply make a choice. Decide in your head that you are going to seek out the positive, the humor in any given situation. Granted, not all situations warrant laughter or smiling. I don't want anyone to get punched. But the next time you see another person, anywhere, smile at him or her. Not only will you feel better, they will too; and it's fun to watch people's reactions. Flood your mind with thoughts that make you smile, a good joke, a friend you haven't seen in a while, a great trip you once took, a goal you reached or are going to conquer—anything positive that will bring a smile to your face or make you laugh. That's half the battle; the body naturally takes over from there. When confronted with a stressful situation, smiling actually reverses the chemical response in your body. And chances are that if you smile, the situation will be diffused before you can even think about stressing out.
In every aspect of your daily life and interaction with others, a smile goes a long way in getting people to do things you may need or want. The next time you get ready to work out with 10-Minute Trainer® or P90X®, put a smile on your face and think how great it will be, not what a burden. We do make a conscious choice over what emotions we choose to allow to flood our bodies. Laughter and smiling are natural physical responses to those emotions. And now that you know it, laughter and smiling can actually make you feel better and live a longer, healthier life. Well, there's no other choice. Laughter really is the best medicine.
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Test Your Weight Lifting IQ!By Joe Wilkes
- FALSE: Weight training will bulk up your muscles. Weight training can bulk up your muscles. It can also give you long, lean muscles. Many people, especially women, avoid weight lifting because they don't want to achieve that bulky 70s-era Arnold Schwarzenegger look. But depending on the amount of weight you use and reps you do, weight lifting or resistance training can give you the kind of muscles we associate with lean, toned bodies.
- TRUE: Weight training can positively affect blood pressure, osteoporosis, and insulin resistance. Weight lifting has been shown to be effective in lowering blood pressure, increasing bone strength, and regulating insulin and blood sugar levels. A balanced regimen of aerobic and anaerobic exercise has been proven to be as effective as many medications in treating all of these conditions.
- FALSE: Machines are safer and more effective than free weights. There is no evidence that machines are any safer than free weights. With most weight lifting exercises, either using machines or free weights, trainers recommend that there be a spotter present. As for effectiveness, many studies have shown that free weights can be more effective, as you have to engage more ancillary muscles in addition to the muscles you're targeting to guide the weights.
- FALSE: You'll get better results if you lift every day. Your muscles actually grow and become stronger when you're resting, so most trainers recommend taking two days off after lifting. For the sake of time management or routine, many lifters will alternate muscle groups during workouts so they don't target the same ones every day, thereby still working in some weight lifting into their daily routines.
- FALSE: Smelling ammonia on your clothes is a sign of a good workout. If you smell ammonia on your clothes after a workout, that's a sign that you're metabolizing protein instead of carbs and fat, i.e., you're burning muscle, not fat. If this happens to you, make sure you eat a balanced supply of carbs before you work out. A good way of ensuring this is to have a balanced product like Beachbody's Meal Replacement Shake or P90X® Peak Performance Protein Bars before a workout.
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Tonight in the final episode of James Nesbitt's Ireland The Cold Feet star explores Ireland's coastal culture
James and the Giant's Causeway
It's our last week in the fine company of Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey star James Nesbitt. But before we get all emotional and blubbery, there's some exploring to be done! In episode eight of James Nesbitt's Ireland our host, Antrim actor James Nesbitt is heading to the north east coast of Ireland, to the rugged and baffling marvel that is The Giant's Causeway in County Antrim.
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A quick hop, skip and jump later and Jekyll star James Nesbitt is on the wild west coast and back with his oyster-farming buddy Diarmuid Kelly. After scoffing a few juicy oysters, Nesbitt meets local restaurateur Michael Moran. Michael is deep in the throws of training for the Oyster Shucking Championships (think Rocky but guzzling aphrodisiac seafood instead of boxing Mr T). In this part of Ireland, shucking is a serious business. Coming from a long line of champion shuckers means the pressure is on this year for Michael. Never forget, practise makes perfect. And seeing as he's in the area, we're sure Mr Nesbitt won't mind helping him shucking an oyster or three…
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Still on the west coast, The Way actor James Nesbitt hooks up with pro surfer John McCarthy in County Clare. Having spent 20 years chasing the biggest waves all over the planet, it's testament to Clare's surfing credentials that John McCarthy has put down roots here. The surfing off Lahinch in Clare is some of the best in the world according to John, "If you get a day with a big wave, the perfect wave, you can get famous big name surfers to come from South Africa, California, wherever to surf here. It's amazing." Now, whether or not our intrepid presenter James Nesbitt manages to actually catch a wave or merely flounders in the shallows like a baby seal, remains to be seen.
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Finally, Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey star James Nesbitt zips over to the east coast and to Ireland's capital city of Dublin. The Antrim actor is here to meet Dublin Harbour master David Dingham – the man who controls Dublin port. It's a busy time for David as he is preparing for this year's Round the Word Tall Ships Race. As if looking after the 17,000 ships coming in and out of Dublin every year wasn't enough! It's in David's company that James Nesbitt gets a rare insight into an age-old profession.
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As episode eight of James Nesbitt's Ireland comes to a close, so does the series. We've been all around the island of Ireland, met some unique characters, seen the sights and experienced the magic. For James, the series has given him a new perspective on his homeland, "Steeped in history, culture and characters. This is a country with heart and soul."
James, we couldn't agree more.
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TUDIA first broke into the electronic accessory marketplace with our signature TUDIA Ultra Slim Melody design, first available for the Samsung Galaxy S4. From there, TUDIA has only grown; TUDIA now offers cases for over 25 of the top mobile phone models currently on the market. TUDIA has even expanded beyond cellphone cases and now offers TUDIA brand car chargers and Wi-Fi adapters.
Always up to date with the latest technology, TUDIA is consistently at the forefront in the field of electronic accessories; we are often the first to develop accessories for phone models, and we have products on market faster than many other brands. TUDIA hopes to only experience further growth and begin offering a wide variety of small portable electronic accessories and hardware. No matter what, we continually strive to pursue the cutting-edge of consumer electronics.
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NEW YORK — The Orlando Magic may have found their teachable moment Wednesday night.
After a first half in which the New York Knicks' Chauncey Billups, Toney Douglas and Roger Mason Jr. drained 3-pointer after 3-pointer, the Magic returned to the visitors' locker room inside Madison Square Garden and received a not-so-gentle reminder from their coach.
Stan Van Gundy pointed to a dry-erase board that listed what the team wanted to accomplish on defense. Then he asked his players if they had achieved those goals. Nobody answered "yes."
Point made.
The Magic ramped up their defense and rode an MVP-caliber offensive performance from center Dwight Howard to recover from an eight-point deficit and beat the slumping Knicks 111-99 at Madison Square Garden.
"Stan just came in the locker room and got on us about our effort," Howard said.
Orlando limited New York to 40 points and 31.8 percent shooting in the second half, prompting what remained of the sellout crowd to boo the Knicks as the final minute ticked off the clock.
"We didn't give up a ton of easy shots," Van Gundy said. "That was the key to the game."
Superb effort on defense likely will be the key to their rapidly approaching postseason.
The Magic have won four consecutive games largely because of their defense.
In this stretch, they limited the Milwaukee Bucks to 42.2 percent shooting, the Denver Nuggets to 35.9 percent, the Cleveland Cavaliers to 39.5 percent and now the Knicks to 40.5 percent.
On Wednesday, no New York player encountered more difficulties than power forward Amar'e Stoudemire. Guarded primarily by Brandon Bass, he connected on just six of his 20 shot attempts and scored 13 points.
"You can't really stop Stoudemire," Bass said. "The guy drives both ways. He can shoot. He's explosive. He's athletic. You basically just have got to play the hardest you can."
With 10 games remaining in Orlando's regular season, it seems all but certain that the Magic have wrapped up the fourth seed in the Eastern Conference. The Magic trail the third-place Miami Heat by 3½ games and lead the fifth-place Atlanta Hawks by six games.
And now the Magic (46-26) expect to look different in the days and weeks ahead.
Players, at the urging of reserve small forward Quentin Richardson, have decided to not to shave their faces until the playoffs end.
Pointing to some scruff on his face, Richardson said, "It's one of those team things. Togetherness and something fun at the same time. It's going to definitely to look funny."
Players inside the New York locker room predictably sounded less cheerful. The Knicks (35-36) have lost all of the momentum they had gained from the trade for Carmelo Anthony and Chauncey Billups last month. The team now has lost four games in a row and seven of its last eight.
"I really can't put a finger on it and what's going on," said Anthony, who finished with a team-high 24 points.
"In the fourth quarter when we get down we panic a little bit, but that just comes from not being aware of one another out there on the court and not being used to each other in the fourth quarter down the stretch. That is going to come. I am not worried about it."
As the Knicks fell apart late, the Magic started to roll. Howard scored 19 of his 33 points in the second half. He finished with 11 rebounds and three blocks.
Orlando's other starters each scored in double figures, led by point guard Jameer Nelson, who had 19 points.
Hedo Turkoglu continued to play energetically, diving to the floor to corral a loose ball on one sequence. He poured in 16 points, collected 11 rebounds and dished out four assists.
The game turned early in the fourth quarter.
Leading 79-78 early in the period, the Magic took an 86-82 lead on a layup by Jason Richardson, two made free throws by Gilbert Arenas and a trey by Richardson.
The Magic were just getting warmed up.
After Stoudemire missed a midrange jumper as he was defended by Howard, Arenas hit a 17-foot shot.
On the Knicks' ensuing possession, Stoudemire missed another jumper, and Arenas immediately countered with a pull-up jumper of his own.
"I thought that Gil gave us a huge lift in that stretch of the game," Van Gundy said. "That's really where we got the lead. I thought he did a very, very good job right there in a key part of the game."
Meanwhile, New York's guards fared far worse.
In the second half, Billups scored only two points and didn't record an assist. Douglas and Mason combined for nine points.
"I think we went at them and we took away a lot of their 3s," Jason Richardson said. "We did a lot of great things in the second half."
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Genomic constitution
At least one of the genomes is N, the second appears to be derived from the common progenitor of the St genome of Pseudoroegneria and the O genome of Henrardia
Distinguishing features
Plants perennial, with short rhizomes. Inflorescence with 3 spikelets per node, all three spikelets bisexual. Glumes connate at the base.
Plants perennial, with short rhizomes. Culms 40-110 cm tall, mostly smooth, scabridulous below the inflorescence; nodes hairy.
Leaf sheaths hairy or glabrous distally; blades 4-14 mm usually scabridulous.
Inflorescence spikelike, 4-12 cm long, erect, dense, with 3 spikelets per node, all alike; rachis not disarticulating at maturity.
Spikelets longer than the adjacent internode. Glumes linear-lanceolate, stiff, awned. Lemmas 8-10 mm, scabridulous or sparsely hairy towards the apicies, awned, awns 15-25 mm long.
There is only on species in Hordelymus, Hordelymus europaeus.
Europe, from northern Ireland anc southern Swedentto the northern Mediterranean.
Type species
Hordelymus europaeus (L.) Harz
Humphries, C.J. 1980. Hordelymus. P. 205 in Tutin et al. Flora Europaea vol. 5. Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, England.
Peterson, G. and O. Seberg. 2008. Phylogenetic relationships of allotetraploid Hordelymus europaeus (L.) Harz (Poaceae: Triticeae). Plant systematics and evolution 273: 87-95.


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Preparation for Exams
During the short course presentations will review a great deal of the material that will be covered on the General Standards (CORE), aquatic, natural area, and right-of-way category certification exams. In addition, it is highly recommended that you review the appropriate Pesticide Application Training Manual for the categories you will be testing in.
Training Manuals:
Questions for the pesticide certification exams are derived from training manuals available from the University of Florida, IFAS Bookstore. You may order these manuals at ANY time through the bookstore's website or by calling (800) 226-1764.
These manuals are approximately 100 pages long. In order to insure that you have adequate time to read these materials and prepare for the exams, you are encouraged to purchase manuals prior to the short course.
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In addition, The American Cancer Society reports that second-hand smoke is the third leading cause of preventable deaths in The United States. The Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) reports that the United States government spends over $167 billion annually caring for patients with smoking-related illnesses.
A report from the State Health Department shows that the smoking rate in New York State dropped from approximately 21 percent in 2003 to nearly 17 percent in 2008 for adults 18 years and older, and from approximately 20 percent in 2003 to roughly 14 percent in 2007 among high school students. This decline has been attributed to the state's high cigarette taxes and aggressive antismoking laws.
The decline in smoking rates, however, is not fast enough to significantly impact the health care cost and death rate caused by smoking. Stopping tobacco use is of paramount importance to our public health, therefore we need to find more effective ways of decreasing smoking initiation and enhancing smoking cessation.
Smokers who are willing to quit should have easy and non-judgmental access to smoking cessation programs. We need to establish health centers in our communities that will provide medical and psycho-social services to help people stop smoking.
We can staff these centers with well-trained clinicians such as nurse practitioners, who are knowledgeable about health and wellness, and can provide evidence-based support to people who want to stop smoking. Communities need to advocate for funding for health care centers that provide the necessary services and intervention for smoking prevention and quitting.
New York State receives approximately $1.7 billion worth of revenue annually from tobacco taxes and The 1998 Master Settlement Agreement with tobacco companies, yet last year the state cut its funding for tobacco control and prevention by almost 30 percent.
The CDC recommends that New York spend $254.3 million per year on anti-smoking initiatives to have an effective, comprehensive tobacco prevention program. This is approximately 15 percent of the revenue New York receives from tobacco taxes and The Master Settlement.
However, it is estimated that New York will only spend a total of approximately $69 million in the fiscal year 2010 on the prevention of tobacco use and smoking cessation. This is less than a third of what the CDC recommends. In other words, the government is not following its own recommendation.
Most of this money is expected to be spent on services for smokers through telephone quit lines and on campaign ads. While these are important aspects in the fight for a smoke-free America, additional comprehensive evidence-based approaches for preventing smoking initiation and getting smokers to quit is essential to successfully reduce tobacco use.
We can reduce the billions of dollars spent yearly on treating smoking-related illness by spending more on prevention services. We pay for the fight to cure cancer and other smoking-related illnesses, but hesitate to fight for the prevention of these illnesses.
New York is progressive in making smoking inconvenient by raising taxes and enforcing smoke-free laws, but continues to cut its funding for tobacco control and prevention. We must urge Governor David Paterson to improve public health and help save lives by increasing, not decreasing funds to the Tobacco Control Program. This is an issue that needs to be at the forefront of our local agenda for smokers and non-smokers alike; prevention is better than a cure.
Cheryl Barnes is a Board Certified Nurse Practitioner with 18 years of oncology nursing experience.


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Since I'm busy elsewhere during MoFo month, I asked some special friends to help out over here. Do you ever wonder what goes on behind the scenes at the Post Punk Kitchen and inside the home of cookbook author Isa Chandra Moskowitz? Fizzle is here to tell his tale…
Guest Post: Fizzle
Friend: Isa Chandra Moskowitz, The PPK
Hello, my name is Fizzle Moskowitz and I am the author of Vegan with a Vengeance. Yeah, it says Isa Chandra Moskowitz on the cover but my lawyer will tell you who really wrote it. I live with my sister Avocado and a fluffy orange nuisance named Kirby. When I'm not writing cookbooks I'm scratching the couch or sleeping. Sometimes I sit on your lap until you legs go numb. All in a days work!
I guess the thing people most often ask me is "Why did you stop writing cookbooks?" Well, I've been pretty quiet about it but I think it's time to break my silence.
After authoring Vegan With A Vengeance, things with Isa changed. She started playing kitty ball with me less and less, and petting me only half-heartedly. I'd sit on her lap while she droned out at the computer refreshing her Amazon page over and over and over again. Now, neglect is one thing, but what came next pushed me over the edege.
The royalties started pouring in, billions of dollars (I think, I can't count, I'm a cat) but my cat food remained suspiciously the same. Meanwhile, Isa was eating the most expensive imported tofus, handpicked black beans and kales made of gold. I hid my toys under the couch, expecting new and exciting toys. Instead, she found my old toys and tried to act like nothing was wrong, like I should just play with those. She had brand new vegan shoes, why didn't I have brand new toys??!?!
And then came the creative differences. The next book had to be special, obvs, and I was working overtime developing concepts. I finally came up with "Vegan Nutritional Yeast And Cantaloupe Take Over The World." I mean, people, have you tried that? Together? It's like crack-nip! (As a side note, sometimes I like to knock the nutritional yeast over and roll in it.)
But Isa insisted on cupcakes. Cupcakes! I'm totally serious! So now, instead of a book that people can actually use, there's a ridiculous book about cupcakes collecting dust in a warehouse somewhere. And I hate the shape, it's too square!
So, that's the ugly truth right there. And you should also know that she prances around the house in a faux fur bathrobe and Burger King crown crowing "I am the vegan queen! I am the vegan queen!" Meanwhile, I'm on a leash in the backyard. And every single one of you is culpable.
Fizz, that was eye-opening! I take back all my years of recipe testing, and I really hope you negotiated for a percentage of the pie book. Poor baby!


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Unlike some riders who feel the need for radically upgraded gear year after year, Ryan Trebon (Kona) is on an identical frame to the one he used last year and he's quite happy about it.
In fact, the 2008 US national cyclo-cross champion – he was pipped to the post by Tim Johnson in this year's championships at the weekend – has been on Kona frames since 2005 and after years of tweaking and refinement, he feels his Major Jake is a perfect fit both in terms of sizing and riding style.
Trebon's frame is custom built but, aside from an extra centimetre of length in the top and seat tubes, is a virtual clone of the 62cm production model, with the same butted and modestly shaped Kona Race Light Scandium tubing, an asymmetrically machined head tube and a machined driveside chainstay stub for extra chainring and tyre clearance.
However, Trebon's frame omits bottle mounts on the seat tube and, of course, is covered in team-trademark bright orange paint. "They're just a little taller in both the seat tube and top tube length but they're pretty close to the stock 62cm," he says. "It's the same tubing and everything; it's just a little bit bigger."
The riding position has been similarly refined over the years and has been very consistent over the past few seasons. Trebon says he starts every season with the same baseline settings and then makes only very minor adjustments from there based on feel – but only a couple of millimetres at a time in any direction to avoid injury.
The list of carryover componentry includes a well-worn-in Selle San Marco Concor Lite saddle, wide-profile KORE Race+ cantilevers with SwissStop Yellow King pads, and a heap of parts from FSA, including an OS-99 forged aluminium stem, Energy T traditional-bend aluminium bar, SL-K Light carbon crankset with ceramic bottom bracket and RD-488 deep-section carbon tubular wheels.
Trebon has switched from an Alpha Q CX20 carbon fork to one from Edge Composites, though, and also updates to Shimano's latest Dura-Ace 7900 group. Up front, there's a new FSA ceramic-bearing headset and the seatpost has been beefed up to FSA's even-burlier FR-230. Total weight is barely changed from last year at 8.39kg (18.5lb) – a reasonable figure considering the bike's size.
In spite of the expansive lengths of tubing in between the TIG-welded joints, Trebon says the frame stiffness suits his explosive riding style well and he doesn't feel disadvantaged relative to the featherweight rigs of some of his competitors. "Weight isn't everything," he says. "I tend to ride a lot more out of the saddle and do really hard accelerations. Stiffness and handling are the most important to me."
That Selle San Marco Concor Lite saddle is clearly quite important to him, too, as the discontinued model is becoming increasingly difficult to find. However, Trebon is well stocked. "That's the same one I used last year," he says. "I think I've got six upstairs and about 10 in the garage. I don't really like them when they're brand new. I like them when they're about a year old. When they get more broken in they feel better."
We photographed Trebon's bike ahead of the US national champs when it was fitted with aggressive Dugast Rhino tubulars, ideal for sloppy conditions. Yet even the grippiest tires are useless if they don't stay on the rim.
Trebon says his gluing process "isn't magic" but he's deliberate, mindful of adequate curing time and swears by double-sided 'Belgian tubular tape' to create a rock-solid bond. Both the rim and tyre get two base coats – with overnight curing time allowed between coats – plus another tack coat per side with the tape applied in between.
"In 'cross it's not so much the lateral cornering force but it's when the tyre gets unweighted and then suddenly weighted that it cracks the bond," Trebon says. "I like the tape; it makes it really easy and is so secure that it's hard to get the tyre off."
Complete bike specifications
- Frame: Kona Major Jake custom
- Fork: Edge Composites Cross
- Headset: FSA Orbit Extreme Pro Ceramic
- Stem: FSA OS-99, 13cm x -6°
- Handlebars: FSA Energy T, 44cm (c-c)
- Tape: FSA cork
- Front brake: KORE Race+ w/ SwissStop Yellow King pads
- Rear brake: KORE Race+ w/ SwissStop Yellow King pads
- Brake levers: Shimano Dura-Ace STI Dual Control ST-7900
- Front derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace FD-7900-B
- Rear derailleur: Shimano Dura-Ace RD-7900-SS
- Shift levers: Shimano Dura-Ace STI Dual Control ST-7900
- Cassette: Shimano Dura-Ace CS-7900, 12-25T
- Chain: Shimano Dura-Ace CN-7900
- Crankset: FSA SL-K Light, 177.5mm, 39/46T w/ Thorne Koksijde outer chainring
- Bottom bracket: FSA MegaExo Ceramic
- Pedals: Shimano XTR PD-M970
- Wheelset: FSA RD-488 tubular
- Front tyre: Dugast Rhino tubular, 34mm
- Rear tyre: Dugast Rhino tubular, 34mm
- Saddle: Selle San Marco Concor Lite
- Seatpost: FSA FR-230
Critical measurements
- Rider's height: 1.96m (6ft 5in)
- Rider's weight: 80.7kg (178lb)
- Saddle height, from BB (c-t): 935mm
- Saddle setback: 133mm
- Seat tube length, c-t: 632mm
- Seat tube length, c-c: 580mm
- Tip of saddle nose to C of bars: 679mm
- Saddle-to-bar drop (vertical): 178mm
- Head tube length: 195mm
- Top tube length: 620mm
- Total bicycle weight: 8.39kg (18.5lb)
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Another very good solution for focus stacking, which is what I use despite the fact I use HB with Phocus, is to use a Cognysis Stackshot together with Helicon Focus. With this you can use focus stacking with anything you like and have it even totally automated with most Nikons and Canons.
A quick question to those whore using the StackShot for products. Wouldn't it create a problem that the camera is moving closer to the object? Normally, if the lens is 3-5 away from the front of a reflective product like a watch, moving the camera 1 closer would change the perspective as well as all the reflections.In the video on the StackShot website the object is an ant and the camera is positioned significantly further away while using a tele lens.E
Well, lets start by saying everything is a compromise in some way. Focus stacking by moving the focus ring is too, since most lenses have at least some breathing creating similar problems as using a camera on rails. I mostly use the stackshot on rings and bracelets. Obviously the rings are smaller than a watch. These are no problem stacking for Helicon focus. Bracelets are not a problem in most cases but occassionally it has a bit of problem in which case you need to paint parts in by hand in Helicon Focus. It is only occassionally not very often.BTW, I find the stackshot rails sturdy enough for the H system. I did put a RRS clamp on top of the rails (I took off what was on top of it initially). The stackshot itself is attached to a heavy Cambo. No problem with using a Rollei X-Act2 on it either. I never did put anything heavier on it.
I have seen this problems often in deep stackings. Thats why I prefer to do stacking with a good APO lenswithout moving the camera. This causes a lot less problems with misallignment. The only problem is that mostcameras needs to be touched to refocus which can cause small movements to the setup.Thats why I am interested in a Hasselblad using Focus software and moving focus in same size steps.Henrik
Hi DustbakI'm using the Helicon Focus software in all my images and I'm shooting with the Hasselblad H and Leaf backs.I think I've sometimes stacked up to 80 or 100 16bit TIFFs and the outcome has been perfect. One thing that I'd like to automate in that process would be the shooting of the 100 frames
Hi HenrikI most often use the HC 120 macro.60-80 frames most often equals a 8cm throw on the 120 macro. I do it by hand, moving the lens ring the smallest distance possible for each frame.E


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A Trees Forever representative and the District Forester will be in Brighton today to discuss the Emerald Ash Borer and share results from a street tree survey.
Several southeast Iowa communities are getting part of nearly $135,000 being dolled out by Trees Forever and Alliant Energy through the "Branching Out" program. It's a nationally recognized effort to fund tree planting projects, energy efficiency and environmental awareness. The city of Wayland will receive f$5,000, Brighton will get $1,000, and Washington will receive $2,500.


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Patriot Viper DDR3 2000MHz 2x2GB Review
Are you looking to upgrade your system soon? Have you been working with DDR2 RAM with all of your builds including your current one? Maybe you are looking to see what all the rage about DDR3 RAM with it's lower power consumption and higher frequencies is. Well, if you are looking for some of the highest frequencies out there for your RAM, then you are in luck, Patriot has just released their newest Viper DDR3 2x2GB kit that clocks in at 2000MHz! I am very interested to see exactly how well this RAM is going to be able to perform at these high speeds, and to see if we can get the kit any higher than it's rated to run. Enough talk, let's see what this stuff looks like.
Closer Look:
The packaging of the Patriot Viper DDR3 2000MHz kit looks very similar to the other RAM kits that are out on the market, as it comes in a molded plastic packaging that will not only keep it in place, but add some protection during the shipping process.The front of the package is very busy looking. It has a picture of one of the Patriot Viper DDR3 memory modules installed in a motherboard, showing you what it will look like. There is also the Patriot logo up in the top right hand corner of the package. Under this, the slogan "Extreme Performance - Low Latency" appears, which suggests that this memory is going to give you the benchmarking numbers to be proud of, while operating at lower latency than you are acustomed to. There is a green box below this on the right hand side of the package that shows you some of the specifications of the Viper DDR3 kit from Patriot, such as PC3-16000, 2000MHz and 4GB (2x2GB). Under the Viper Series logo, you are going to see that the memory kit is EPP 2.0 ready. When you take a look at the back of the packaging, you'll notice the two memory modules and how bright green they really are. They are arranged in the package so that you are going to be able to see both the front and the back of the modules.
When you open up the package and remove the Patriot DDR3 2000MHz 2x2GB kit, you'll see how light weight and brightly colored they are. They have a very distinctive heatsink installed on both of the sticks. These allow the heat that is generated, while they are in use, to be quickly dissipated away the modules to help prevent overheating. Overheating will ultimately result in burnt up sticks, leaving them dead and useless. The front of the sticks is where you find the Patriot logo printed to show off who makes them. When you flip them over and look at the back, you are going to see the DDR3 badge in the upper right hand corner, and a sticker that gives you vital details about the sticks opposite to the DDR3 logo. This sticker shows the model number and that the sticks are rated at 2000MHz and can run at 9-9-9-24 timings with 2.0V going through them. It also tells you that the total capacity is 4GB in a 2x2GB combination.
The RAM sinks that are installed on the Patriot Viper DDR3 2x2GB 2000MHz kit are very interesting looking. They are colored a very bight and brilliant lime green, allowing you to notice exactly what type of RAM you have installed in your computer. The RAM sinks are installed very tightly and they will not budge when wiggled during removal of the RAM from the motherboard. Taking a look at the way they are attached from the different angles helps explain this. They are attached to the memory modules located on the sticks themselves, which will help with the heat transfer. In addition to the green coloring, the heatsinks use what is called ACC technology. What is that you ask? Well, let me tell you. ACC stands for Aluminum Copper Composite, which means that the heatsinks use copper and aluminum to form an effective heatspreader. The copper is on the inside and carries the heat away from the modules, while the outer layer is made of aluminum and has many small ridges on the outside surface to increase the surface area available and dissipate the heat generated by these modules at 2.0 volts.
Now that we know what the memory looks like, I think it's time to see exactly what they are made up of and what the specifications of these sticks are.


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Talking Health Care Breaches, Security and Privacy with Scott Ruthe
John Lynn is the Founder of the HealthcareScene.com blog network which currently consists of 10 blogs containing over 8000 articles with John having written over 4000 of the articles himself. These EMR and Healthcare IT related articles have been viewed over 16 million times. John also manages Healthcare IT Central and Healthcare IT Today, the leading career Health IT job board and blog. John is co-founder of InfluentialNetworks.com and Physia.com. John is highly involved in social media, and in addition to his blogs can also be found on Twitter: @techguy and @ehrandhit and LinkedIn.
At a HIM conference we sat down with Scott Ruthe, Vice President of Network and Security at HealthPort, to talk about some of the current challenges with privacy and security in health care today. We had a wide ranging discussion with a look at answers to the following questions:
- What are some of the most common security issues and breaches in healthcare?
- What's a risk assessment and how can you leverage it in your healthcare organization?
- What should a healthcare organization expect from a 3rd party vendor to ensure health information privacy?
- How do you approach securing outsourcing and offshoring?
- What have we learned from the major breaches in health care?
- What are the advanced methods for protecting health care information?
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Applied voice study at Luther College is the largest area of concentration in the music major. Distinguished voice faculty in sixteen voice studios serve more than 350 students. Participation in one of the six choral ensembles is a requirement for the more than 175 music majors who elect vocal performance as their area of study. A required solo recital is performed in the third or fourth year of applied study; a second recital is possible with permission from the applied instructor. In addition to the core music course requirements, students have the opportunity to take courses in diction, vocal literature, vocal coaching, and participate as soloists in oratorio and opera performances.
Oratorio performance is part of a long tradition at Luther College. In the spring semester of alternating years, the orchestra, choral, and vocal areas collaborate in the presentation of a major work. Students may audition for solos in many of these. Recent performances have included Walton's "Belshazzar's Feast", Mozart's "Coronation Mass", Haydn's "Lord Nelson Mass", Brahms' "Requiem", Bach's "St. John Passion", and a commissioned work, "Luther Mass", by Stephen Paulus.
Opera workshop/production courses offer opportunities for students to develop the craft of acting and singing. Each spring the music department presents a fully staged, costumed opera. Students participate not only as singers but also as part of the production crew, learning the technical and musical aspects of opera as music theater. Recent productions include Offenbach's "Orpheus In the Underworld" (2013), Mozart's "Così fan tutte" (2012), Weill's "Street Scene" (2011), and Mozart's "The Marriage of Figaro" (2010). Main stage productions are accompanied by orchestra in alternating years; most are sung in English or English translations. In addition, scenes from operas are presented as a culminating performance experience in the fall opera workshop and January-term first-year seminar.
The Alan R. and Sally J. Brudos Family Prize for Opera Performance ($5,000) is an auditioned scholarship award. It is presented each year to an outstanding junior voice student with the stated intent of pursuing opera as a career path. Coinciding with the Brudos auditions, The David Greedy Voice Scholarship ($1,500) is also awarded to an outstanding junior singer with career aspirations. Various other scholarships are available to prospective students through auditions prior to attending Luther College. These, like the above course offerings and applied lessons, are available to non-music majors as well.
Many Luther College alumni perform with major opera houses, both internationally and domestically. Others attend distinguished graduate programs in music, and go on to teach in university, college, and public and private education positions. Current students are able to learn from these distinguished alumni and other leading professionals who present recitals, master classes, and clinics on campus. These visiting teachers and singers are associated with graduate schools, young artist programs, and opera companies. Their presence gives our students tangible contact to the wider singing world.
Past guests have included:
Stephen Austin (University of North Texas)
Karen Brunssen '75 (Northwestern University)
Eric Cutler '99
Michael Dean (University of California at Los Angeles)
Linda DiFiore (University of California at Santa Barbara, University of North Texas)
Aaron Judisch '99
Martin Katz (vocal coach/collaborative pianist; University of Michigan)
Eric Melear '95 (Houston Grand Opera, Associate Music Director)
Caroline Worra '91
John Wustman (vocal coach/collaborative pianist; University of Illinois at Champaign-Urbana)


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PITTSBURGH - The opening act of the Ravens' Kyle Boller saga turned into a horror show, and the first steps of a much-hyped defense transformed into a comedy of errors.
Lacking consistency at quarterback and focus in the secondary, the Ravens' coming-out party was crashed unmercifully by the Pittsburgh Steelers in a 34-15 loss before 63,157 at Heinz Field yesterday.
After touting themselves as playoff contenders, the Ravens didn't seem like they were in the same league as the Steelers, much less the same division. The 19-point loss to their AFC North rival represented the worst season-opening loss in the franchise's eight-year history.
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- To track all players and identify talented players within the FC Dallas Youth system.
- To motivate identified players through additional training and a pathway to the premier team.
- To connect FC Dallas Youth players and staff with a common curriculum.
- To encourage staff cooperation and sharing of knowledge.
- To formalize a process for identification and selection to the FC Dallas Academy (U12, U13, U14, U15, U17, and U19), Girls Academy (U13 - U19) and the ECNL Rosters (U14, U15, U16, U17, and U19).
- FC Dallas will designate one (1) roster per age group (U11-U19 Boys and Girls – 16 teams) as the Premier team.
- This Premier roster and other selected players (known as the Premier Development Pool) within the age group will train a minimum of once per month (on selected Fridays or Sundays) under the direction of the Premier team coach and other age group staff coaches.
- The number of players selected to the Premier Development Pool will be at least 16 players but will not exceed 40 players and can change during the year. The Pool can also include talented younger players training "up".
- Players will be invited to Premier Development Pool training by coach's recommendation and through an official invitation by the Premier team coach or Director of Coaching. Players cannot just be sent to Pool Training without an invitation.
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I missed cake for a long time. No matter how many 'flour-less chocolate cakes' came my way. (And, in essence, these are whipped eggs, chocolate, butter (or fat) – they aren't really cake.) They are very, very kwowy – you know – that feeling you get when you've eaten something so rich, so decadent that you feel you cannot go any further and what you really need is a salty snack to wash it all down.
I've tried many off-the-shelf GF cake mixes, but a lot of them are potato-based. I have to say, I'm not a fan of the potato-based GF items out there. They tend to be to dense, and have a flavor that doesn't quite cut it for the sweeter side of things. Based on this, I tend towards things that are rice-based. Although the rice can be grainy at times, it isn't as dense as potato and provides the same lightness and fluffiness that our wheat-based comrades enjoy.
A short time ago, I tried the (what was new) Betty Crocker Gluten Free cake mixes. They are delicious! I made a cake when we had friends and family over and they really didn't know it was GF. You can tell a slight difference in the texture, but overall, the cake rises to the occasion. I was happy to have found a good cake mix!
The trouble with finding a good cake mix, is figuring out what delicious GF (and dairy-free) topping to add. (I can't have dairy either, so it's a big conundrum at dessert time – anywhere we go!) For this, I found a very good butter-cream frosting recipe that does not contain lard or shortening, but instead is butter-only based and decadent atop the GF cake. Be sure to use GF confectioner's sugar (technically sugar does not contain any gluten, but you never know where it is processed – so be careful).
So … the next time you are strolling through the baking aisle in the grocery store longing for a wheat-filled treat that you know you shouldn't ever have – look closer, snag a GF cake mix, some butter and some sugar. Within an hour you will have a delicious treat to enjoy! (Be sure to grab some GF pretzels too … you may need it to wash down the 4 pieces of cake you will inevitably eat!)
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[Verse 1: T.I.]
Solomon, Henry
Ridin' in the Bentley
They wanna send me, back to the pen
Hope they give me a ten P
Doin' it for my dog, with some case are pending
And my folk behind the waterboard city, keep it pimpin'
Tell them hatin'-ass law, bitch I'm ballin come and get me
See Tip go by, in the whip, no lie
Didn't need no wheel cause that shit so fly
Up, up and away, so far up at the top I sit
My air so thin, need oxygen
I'm so fucked up, intoxicants
My flow still so stupid, incompetent
Competition evidently don't know what they up against
Obviously oblivious, in the city I'm serious
I'm seriously poppin', I will be the reason why it's hot in here
Material you droppin' better push that back, that can't come out this year
I got this here, can't stop this, got this like I got blocks in here
Hit the VIP, all eyes on me like they think Pac in here
I'm ignorant, belligerent, a gangsta and a gentleman
Pay niggas no concern, ain't no DiGornio, I'm deliverin'
Center of attention, my P.O. just threw a wrench in my
Plan of execution, I'm demandin' retribution
First trip to prison, a lesson, second was just a nuisance
Peckerwood beefin' with me, they want my neck in a noose
'Cause they see a nigga's influence, luxurious and affluent
They want the king destroyed, see your majesty ruined
Nah, nothin' doin' brah, congratulations you have a
Really great advantage point, so take your vantage point
Watch, with the flip of a coin
The one they counted out soon become the nigga to join
Don't listen to the gossipers 'cause them niggas annoyin'
They speak what I know and think it's over for them (Boing!)
I bounce back, in a Boeing I fly high
With ten chicks, got high in sha la
Niggas stay talkin' all that caca
No mucho dinero? No hablar
About my dollar Givenchy, Balenciaga
How automatic my chopper, they want some problems, I got 'em BYE!
[Verse 2: Pusha T]
I'll show niggas better than tell niggas
Panel discussions 'bout Push, I never fail niggas
Combat Jack, Lindstrom, what the hell niggas?
This the new God flow, the Holy Grail niggas
Can't see me, Book of Eli, it's in Braille niggas
I'm on track to be the best, I won't derail niggas
I bend bars on bitches, I unveil nigga
OfficiallyIce, don't at 'em, show and tell nigga
Say my brother better? Big deal
Big brother, so fuck you, he hammer, can't touch him
Ride around, nigga, AMG mufflers, second fiddle to my own gene pool
We laugh about it, that's cool
I'm at the top and he better?
If you think about it, we rule
My life is an open book
My stuntin' is an open look
These gold chains, these stone rings
This cocaine that I overcooked
I overcame on Novacane, I Frank Ocean'd that fishscale
I tip scales, I tip hoes, I skip jail on my tip toes
I beat the odds, bet Tip knows, my top back and my wrist froze
And these ice cubes on my ear lobes
Like strobe lights on a fish bowl
Supreme ballers, dope dealers, shot callers
G.O.O.D. Music, Grand Hustle, what the block taught us
16th track off of T.I.'s 2012 mixtape Fuck Da City Up featuring Pusha T
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It's the infamous Y U NO guy asking an ironic question. I should point out, in case somehow, you haven't seen this guy before, I didn't invent him. He is an internet meme. Search for "y u no guy" to find out about his origin.
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Benderson buys Burlington Coat Factory plaza near Galleria Mall
Benderson Development Co. has acquired a 24-acre shopping plaza across from Walden Galleria and adjacent to the Thruway, giving it a prime parcel with high visibility and accessibility that it now must fill.
Benderson paid $10.5 million to buy the 209,459-square-foot retail property at 2001 Walden Ave., which is anchored by Burlington Coat Factory. The seller was Capmark Financial Group's Capmark Bank, formerly GMAC Commercial Holding Corp. Capmark had foreclosed on the property's previous owner, said D. Scott Roth, a broker at Militello Realty, who handled the deal with Kelly Green.
Besides Burlington Coat, the property also has several "outparcel" buildings, including Smokey Bones and Olive Garden restaurants, a former Fuddruckers restaurant, Jared Jewelers and the former Ultimate Electronics store. Overall, it's half-vacant.
"Sites like this are not readily available," said Benderson vice president Eric Recoon, who added that the retail developer was "thrilled" at the acquisition. "The property is located in the center of the Walden Avenue retail corridor, has outstanding visibility and accessibility, and includes an existing collection of quality national tenants. We believe it's a tremendous retail site."
Recoon acknowledged that the property suffers from "a large, long-term vacancy," but said Benderson has already had "conversations with multiple parties" who are interested in the site. "We have complete confidence in our ability to backfill the vacancy," he said.
The sprawling property was originally built over 20 years ago as a warehouse for Sorrento Cheese, and later became home to a Wegmans supermarket and its affiliated Chase Pitkin store. Wegmans closed its store years ago, and the property was acquired by an out-of-town group, who invested significant money to build up the property and especially to lure Ultimate Electronics — which lasted only a few months before it went out of business.
Capmark acquired it through a "deed-in-lieu-of-foreclosure" earlier this year and hired Militello to find a new buyer, Roth said. The brokers, who were seeking $12 million, put it out for competitive bidding and received "a lot" of offers before Capmark settled on Benderson. The deal closed in just 30 days.
"It all happened very quickly," Roth said.
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Worldwide disaster movies have their own brand of "we all came together in the face of horrible adversity" charm, which is at times endearing, at times annoying, but always cloyingly sentimental. The Day After Tomorrow is such a film. The adventure is meaningful and fairly well done, and even features that cute actor from Donnie Darko (Jake Gyllenhaal). It was enough for me to enjoy for the most part.
Paleoclimatologist Jack Hall (Dennis Quaid) predicts the coming a new ice age, brought on by humanity's own destructive processes, particularly those leading to the Greenhouse Effect. Little does he know that this will happen, not in a hundred years, but in a few days. As stormy weather continues to brew, Jack tries to convince the government of the impending doom to little avail. Only with southernmost states are safe enough to evacuate to Mexico, yet Jack packs up his extreme weather gear to go north, on a mission to rescue his son Sam (Jake Gyllenhaal), who is trapped in New York when the storms hit.
The Day After Tomorrow is adept at utilizing effects to create exquisitely frightening landscapes. Los Angeles breaks apart in a writhing mass of tornadoes, New York city floods over the walls of the public library before freezing over into icy piles of ruins. These scenes, so real and fantastic at the same time, lend the film magical realist qualities. The genre hopping between science fiction, fantasy, and action is subtle and seamless. As the film flits through corny teenage flirting to death and the freezing over of the Statue of Liberty, it keeps continuity.
Yet while the set could hold this majesty without seeming overdone, the music was much too heavy-handed from the start. Its dark intensity began with the very first bit of dialogue, so that by the time the weather did get scary, the music no longer was.
The plot and the acting also suffered from this overdramatic beginning that went nowhere. Both walked that wide line of clichéd mediocrity. The Day After Tomorrow featured the father who realizes, in the wake of catastrophe, that he hasn't spent enough time with his family, the nerdy but attractive teenager who admits to his crush, right after he saves her life, that loves her, and men who are loyal to their group leaders and posts until the end, even if that means death. None of these subplots delved any deeper into the thoughts behind the actions, and were exceedingly predictable. And while this made for a more comfortable movie, it did not add any real interest or investment. There were, however, a few moments of humor, chief among them being the American flight into Mexico. Here, US refugees streamed illegally over the closed Mexican border while the President negotiated the forgiveness of all Latin American debt in exchange for asylum. The audience laughed raucously and cheered, which may have been even funnier than what was happening on screen. Partly because of this combination of banality and odd humor, the moral message of environmentalism that was continually stressed, appeared somewhat less than genuine.
While perhaps not quite as epic as 1996's Independence Day, and certainly less overtly patriotic, The Day After Tomorrow's quite possible turn of events lends it some credibility as an action sci-fi. As a concept it convinced me, however, as a well-crafted movie, it didn't. Nevertheless, at a mere 124 minutes, it managed to keep me in my seat without pushing me to the edge of it.


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DHS has a contract with the American Camping Association. Under this contract, the camp fee for eligible TANF customers can be paid. To make sure customers are made aware of this, on 4/1/13, CN 13.08 (pdf)/CN 13.08S (pdf), CHILDRENS CAMP will be mailed to TANF recipients who reside outside of Cook County. Cases coded with a G or S in Item 28 of Form 552 (Pregnant Women Cases) are excluded from the mailing.
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Steamworks chosen for Borderlands 2
2K Games has announced that all editions of Borderlands 2 on PC will rely on Valve's Steamworks suite.
Developer Gearbox will be using Steamworks' capabilities for multiplayer matchmaking, Steam Cloud storage, achievements, auto-patching, releasing DLC, and more.
Valve's service also works effectively as a simple DRM system for the game. Those purchasing a retail version of the PC edition will be required to register the game with a Steam account, and launch it through the digital platform.
Borderlands 2 is currently targeted for a September 18th launch on PC, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3.
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Four Lady Bisons earn All-Conference Honors
The Atlantic Sun Conference announced the 2011 All-Conference selections for softball on Tuesday and four Lady Bisons garnered awards.
Junior outfielder Caroline Mason earned a spot on the First Team, while juniors Whitney Kiihnl and Courtney Billington made the Second Team. Freshman catcher Haley Elliott was named to the All-Freshman Team.
Lipscomb head coach Kristin Ryman said Mason was well deserving of a spot on the First Team.
"Caroline had a breakout season," Ryman said. "She has an outstanding arm in right field, and she was able to make the transition from left to right field when she was a freshman."
"Offensively, she has really had a great season. With her power and her average, her hitting has always been her strong suit. This year she was healthy all season long and I really thought it showed in what she was capable of doing offensively."
Mason paced Lipscomb at the plate with 41 hits and nine home runs this year. She finished the regular season batting .318 to lead the way for the Lady Bisons. Defensively, Mason was solid in right field with a .929 fielding percentage and only two errors this season.
Lipscomb's right-handed ace Kiihnl, along with shortstop Billington, were named Second Team All-Conference selections. Ryman said she was excited that both of these players were honored with post-season awards.
"Even as juniors, Whitney and Courtney are already two of the best players that have played here." Ryman said. "I am just really excited for them that they are both getting honored again."
Kiihnl, who was the 2010 A-Sun Player of the Year, finished the regular season with 309 strikeouts (second in the Atlantic Sun). She used a 1.58 ERA to win 19 games against nine losses. She also led the league with 11 shutout wins.
Ryman said Kiihnl has had some ups and downs this season but is still one of the most dangerous pitchers in the league.
"Whitney struggled a little midway through the year, but she has really stepped it up." Ryman said. "In my opinion she is easily one of the best pitchers in the conference, if not the best. She is that one pitcher that nobody wants to face this time of year and I am glad that she is on our team."
As the Lady Bisons shortstop, Billington finished the regular season second behind Mason in total hits with 38. She also added six homeruns and 24 RBI. The Mount Juliet, Tenn., native was once again solid defensively at shortstop, posting a .935 fielding percentage.
Ryman said Billington has improved with every game this season.
"Courtney is that defensive player that is steady at shortstop." Ryman said. "Offensively she has big time potential both with her average and her power. She has really come on strong for us in the second half of the season."
The Lady Bisons also had representation on the All-Freshman Team with Elliott earning a spot. With five homeruns and 21 RBI, Elliott gave Lipscomb an offensive lift this year. Ryman said Elliott also provided versatility and depth at the catcher and the designated player position.
"Haley has really stepped up as a freshman this season," Ryman said. "She is someone that has a lot of potential at the plate, but has also been very coachable and open to any role we put her in."
"She has been our designated player a lot and offensively she has provided some power when we needed it. She just found ways to get on base and make things happen. I'm really proud of her and what she has done this year."
Lipscomb (28-18, 15-5) finished second in the Atlantic Sun and earned a first round bye in this week's Atlantic Sun Tournament. Ryman acknowledged that receiving post-season awards was nice, but said that this team has bigger ambitions in mind.
"This team is not driven by awards. We never have been." Ryman said. "It is all about winning the title as a team."
"The awards are nice when they come, but that is not going to be what drives us. At the end of the day, these girls are going to remember more about a championship as a team than they are about winning All-Conference."


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help with my apple ale
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help with my apple ale
Hey all. I brewed an ale on 11-03-01 and in addition to my malt, I steeped 12 lbs. of sliced apples during the last 25 min. of my boil. A steady fermentation started on the second day and lasted until I racked to secondary on 11-13-01. I need to go ahead and bottle if it's going to be drinkable by Christmas but I still have a bubble in my airlock every 3-4 minutes.Today is the 26th of Nov. Is it safe to bottle yet? I've never had a beer to go this long . Thanks so much and happy holidays to all.
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Remember that thing called a hydrometer ?
ALWAYS use a hydrometer to assess whether it is time to bottle or not ! If there is NO decrease in gravity for 3 consecutive days, you can go ahead and bottle. Bubbles in the airlock can be misleading due to temperature and pressure differentials, so don't rely on that as an indicator of readiness.
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Fruit & Fermentation
Yes... sometimes a fermentation with fruit can take longer for 2 main reasons... 1) fruit contributes additional sugars to be fermented and 2)depending on the method used to entrain the fruit, mashing with or adding fruit to the boil for varying durations and or temperatures can produce more complex sugars that are harder for the yeast to utilize and can slow fermentation somewhat.
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This being my first attempt at fruit beer makes me want to brew some mead. I hear that's a really long ferment. (-: Thanks a whole lot for all the help. This site is an invaluable resource for all of us!
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Looong fermentations
Re: Mead - my wife took a whack at her first mead last April... it has yet to be bottled. She racks it once a month, but I believe the fermentation is done and she is just waiting for it to clear to her liking. Last time I took a hydrometer reading it was at 16%. Thank God for beer: I don't have that kind of patience!
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