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At Roy's Restaurant, you'll want to take advantage of its My Prix Fixe Mondays that was just reintroduced for a limited time. At both its Fashion Island and Anaheim GardenWalk locations, its three-course prix fix dinner will be available Mondays for $36.95 per person.
Create your own combination of an appetizer, entrée and dessert. The appetizer menu includes crunchy golden lobster potstickers and wood grilled Szechwan spiced baby back pork ribs. Entrées include roasted macadamia nut crusted mahi mahi or tender braised beef short ribs. Desserts include pineapple upside down cake and Roy's famous melting hot chocolate soufflé.
The restaurant is open 5 to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday; 5 to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. Roy's Newport Beach is at 453 Newport Center Drive in Newport Beach. For more information, call (949) 640-7697.
Roy's Anaheim is at 321 West Katella Ave. in Anaheim. For more information, call (714) 776-7697 or go to http://www.roysrestaurant.com.
Total Wine & More revamps store look
Shopping for wine, beer and spirits just became more modern and engaging at the new Total Wine & More in Laguna Hills and Huntington Beach. Both stores just rolled out its "next-generation" concept, while the other Orange County stores are expected to add new technologies in 2013.
Total Wine & More, which offers highly-rated wines priced lower than even Costco, 24 styles of beer, and an impressive collection of spirits, has unveiled a state-of-the-art tasting bar where you can access Total Wine's iPad app for recommendations based on wine and food pairings. You can even print out recipes and recommendations in the store, or send them via email.
There's an area for educational wine, beer, and spirits tastings, and flat panel TV's streaming videos about wine, beer and spirits makers. Total Wine & More will also introduce quick response codes for on-demand video content, as well as details on tasting profile, ratings and price comparisons.
Wine enthusiasts can also sign up for classes about various types of wines, beers and spirits, and attend a Meet the Maker series for a chance to meet renowned makers and to taste and learn about the history of their craft. The education center can also be reserved by nonprofits and businesses at no charge.
On a recent visit to the Laguna Hills store, I was fortunate enough to choose three of my favorite wines that I highly recommend and all are priced reasonably. They included Anaba Pinot Noir Sonoma Coast 2008 ($27.99), which has big notes of cherry cola, bright raspberry and darker cassis wrapped up with flavors of creamy oak; Javillier Savigny Beaune Liards 2010 ($24.99) with crisp and fresh flavors of cranberry with some subtle earthy tones and a smooth finish; and lastly, an all around great bottle for the price, Kitchen Sink Red Reserve ($9.99) with concentrated flavors of blueberry, pomegranate and mocha that come all together and end softly.
Tustin Total Wine & More is at 24001 El Toro Road Ste. B in Laguna Hills; (949)-206-1539; and at 16272 Beach Blvd. in Huntington Beach; (714)-861-4047. Other Orange County stores include 471 South Associated Road at the Brea Plaza Shopping Center in Brea; (714)-672.0323; and 2952 El Camino Real at The Market Place in Tustin; (714)-665-4257.
UCI hosting annual diabetes fundraiser
Celebrate UC Irvine Diabetes Center's dedication to advancing science to cure Type I and Type II diabetes at the Accelerate the Cure annual cocktail party and fundraiser from 5:30 to 8:30 p.m. Oct. 11 at the Crevier Classic Car Co. in Costa Mesa.
Enjoy the lively festivities, heavy hors d'oeuvres, wine pairings and live entertainment at Orange County's premiere classic and exotic car showroom.
Dr. Ping H. Wang, director of the UC Irvine Diabetes Center will give an important research update and you can support the center by participating in an opportunity wheel and silent auction. Funds raised aid in patient care, education and research. Tickets cost $100 per person. To RSVP, contact Summer Simaan at (949)-824.1678 or firstname.lastname@example.com.
Crevier Classic Car Co. is at 365-B Clinton St. in Costa Mesa. To learn more, please visit http://www.ucidiabetes.com.
Kim Vo Salon offering blowout special
Need to update your hair color for fall? At Kim Vo Salon the Montage Laguna Beach new clients will receive a complimentary VIP blow out Monday through Thursday with any color service through October.
The VIP Blowout includes a shampoo and condition, as well as a Glamorous Glaze Treatment, blow out and style, valued at $165. Guests will also receive complimentary valet parking and a glass of Champagne.
Simply mention the VIP Blowout when booking an appointment. Kim Vo Salon is at the Montage at 30801 S. Coast Hwy. in Laguna Beach. For more information, call (949) 715-6000.
Walnut Wallpaper now inside Rolling Greens boutique
Consider adding style and dimension to your walls by selecting beautiful wallpapers at Walnut Wallpaper inside Rolling Greens at the South Coast Collection center in Costa Mesa.
The new boutique offers the same sought out collections of modern wallpapers curated by owner Norinne De Gal from her destination Los Angeles boutique on Beverly Boulevard. She specializes in artisan lines like Scotland's Timorous Beasties, as well as classics such as Cole & Son and Osborne & Little, and even carries vintage papers.
The store is open 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Saturday; 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday. It's at 3315 Hyland Ave. in Costa Mesa.
For more information, call (714) 444-3008, or visit http://www.walnutwallpaper.com.
Edible Arrangements offers gifts you can nibble
At the new Edible Arrangements at Northpark Plaza in Irvine you can pick up fresh fruit baskets, chocolate covered strawberries and more items that make perfect hostess or party gifts.
Need to add more fruits to your diet? Stop by its convenient Edible To Go section for fresh fruit salads, fruit and yogurt parfaits, smoothies and chocolate dipped fruit.
Edible Arrangements is open 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Friday; 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; and 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. Sunday. It's at Northpark Plaza at 3995 Irvine Blvd., at Culver Blvd., in Irvine. For more information, call (714) 368-3386, or http://www.ediblearrangements.com.
GREER WYLDER writes Greer's OC for the Huntington Beach Independent each Thursday and the Daily Pilot and Coastline Pilot each Friday. She's the founder and president of greersoc.com, a free daily e-mail service that provides the latest in Orange County fashion, dining, music, events and trends. Her blog can be viewed http://www.greersoc.com and she can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Soak beans overnight in large bowl of cold water. Drain, transfer to a large saucepan and cover with cold water by 2 inches. Add the ham hock, bring to a boil over high heat, then reduce to medium heat and simmer until tender, 1 to 1 1/2 hours. Drain and set aside.
Heat 2 tablespoons of the butter and oil in a medium saucepan over high heat until the butter has melted. Add the onion and cook until soft, 3 to 4 minutes. Add the rice and stir to coat in the mixture. Add 2 3/4 cups water and 1 tablespoon of salt (or to taste), stir and bring to a boil over high heat. Reduce the heat to medium, cover the pan and cook until the water is absorbed and the rice is tender, about 15 minutes. Remove from the heat and let sit, covered, for 5 minutes. Remove the lid, fluff the rice.
Transfer the beans and rice to a large pot, add the pesto, remaining butter and about 1/4 cup of water and cook until the water is absorbed. Season with salt and pepper.
Combine cilantro, pine nuts and garlic in a food processor and process until coarsely chopped. With the motor running, slowly add the olive oil and process until combined. Add the cheese, salt and pepper and pulse a few times to incorporate. Transfer to a bowl.

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International Conference on Engineering and Technology (ICET -2018) will be organized by Conference Fora on 29th -30th October 2018 at Singapore.
Conference Fora provides platform to the researchers, scientists and analysts to join together and discuss their topics of interest by organizing conferences worldwide for a better and healthier world.
ICET aims at a better and healthy environment through development of technology and advances in the Field of Engineering and Technology.
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Conferencefora invites all individuals, research group and academicians to present their research work and share the idea for effective development of knowledge.
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Xadvid Guru URBAN MADNESS Friday 01/02/2008, 02:00
Naruto fans saskue neji tenten sakura ino or any other poeple from naruto fans can join Naruto rivals.
We will have Admin Awarads where u vote.
also at the end of the month who ever works hard will become a admin and a card a radom
So u can join if u want it doesnt matter
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We need people!
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This lesson is based on an award-winning Web site - DNA from the Beginning [dnaftb.org] - an animated primer on the basics of DNA, genes and heredity. The Web site is organized around key concepts. The lesson that follows concentrates on high school level activities located under the Molecules of Genetics [dnaftb.org] section of the Web site.
The science behind each concept is explained on the site using animations, an image gallery, video interviews, problems, biographies and links. In addition to the Molecules of Genetics covered in this lesson, the Web site includes two other sections of possible interest for further study: Classical Genetics (basics) and Genetic Organization and Control (advanced level).
This study guide will be used to familiarize students with the Molecules of Genetics section of the DNA from the Beginning [www.dnaftb.org] Web site.
Middle school-High school
Two class periods
By the end of this lesson, students will be able to:
Start the lesson by giving out the list of numbered questions (#15-28) provided below. The numbering of the questions corresponds to the numbering of the corresponding concept headings presented on DNA from the Beginning [www.dnaftb.org]. The corresponding concept headings with additional information are located on the Web site under the section entitled Molecules of Genetics [www.dnaftb.org]. Students may click on the Molecules of Genetics button on the Web site home page to reach the corresponding concept headings (#15-28 are listed down the right side of the Web page) that they may click on to get the information they need to answer the questions posed in this lesson. After answering each question, students may click on the PROBLEM button located at the bottom of each concept page and use their problem-solving skills further.
Review the homework assignments by discussing the answers to the questions. You can have the students discuss the problem-solving activities and how they were able to work through them. Group discussion of the meta-cognition may help students think through other problems in a similar manner.
To extend this lesson, click on the BIO button and LINKS button located at the bottom of the Molecules of Genetics [www.dnaftb.org] under the answers to the specific questions (#15-28).
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About CAC
Combined Arms Center - Overview
Fort Leavenworth, Kansas is the oldest continuously operating military installation west of the Mississippi River. This historic post, noted for its campus setting, open green spaces and hometown character, is the home of the US Army's Combined Arms Center (CAC). CAC, as a major subordinate headquarters of the US Army Training and Doctrine Command, has often been referred to as the " Intellectual Center of the Army". It is, in many regards, "home base" for the majority of field grade officers across the Army.
Since 1882, CAC and its predecessor organizations have been engaged in the primary mission of preparing the Army and its leaders for war. At present, this mission is divided between preparing the Army for the Global War on Terrorism and transforming it to meet future threats.
In order to accomplish these critical missions, CAC develops and integrates Army leader development, doctrine, education, lessons learned, functional training, training support, training development, and proponent responsibilities in order to support mission command and prepare the Army to successfully conduct unified land operations in a joint, inter-agency, inter-governmental, multinational environment.
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Ouch! Neil Patrick Harris Reveals He Accidentally Dissed President Obama to Jimmy Fallon [VIDEO]
With all of Neil Patrick Harris' experience hosting awards shows, the actor certainly seems capable of an improvised joke. But while meeting Barack Obama, Harris choked and made a remark that wasn't well-received by the president, he said on 'Late Night With Jimmy Fallon.'
Harris said he got rattled when it came time to meet the Commander-in-Chief. "You turn around a curtain and there's the frigging President of the United States. And you quickly panic," he said.
Harris decided to jokingly give Obama the cold shoulder. "If you don't mind, sir, I'm kind of in the middle of something," he said.
But this didn't quite get the reaction Harris was hoping for. Instead, the President looked mildly irritated and Harris realized his gaffe. Watch the clip below:


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Local politicians in permanent campaign
In 1980, writer Sidney Blumenthal looked at the growing trend of politicians perpetually operating in election mode and dubbed it "the permanent campaign." In the 1990s, Blumenthal helped implement the idea with his boss, President Bill Clinton.
In recent weeks, the permanent campaign has been in full force in San Antonio.
For much of the U.S. District 23 race between Republican incumbent Francisco "Quico" Canseco and Democratic challenger Pete Gallego, the National Republican Congressional Committee hammered Gallego with a series of emails holding him accountable for every controversial congressional act of the past four years, even though he was only a state rep at the time.
After Gallego knocked off Canseco in November, the NRCC emails let up for a few days, then re-emerged. Clearly, the 2014 campaign was under way.
Just a thought: We all know that elected officials don't get honeymoons anymore, but it might be a good idea to give someone a day or two in office to screw up before publicly accusing them of screwing up.
In the two months since Gallego's victory, reps from both the NRCC and the Republican Party of Texas have contacted Rolando Pablos, a public utility commissioner and former chairman of the board for the long-troubled Museo Alameda, with the hope of convincing Pablos to run for the District 23 seat in 2014.
Pablos, who recently moved to Austin but maintains a home in Olmos Park, has been viewed as a Republican rising star for some time. He's a confidant of Gov. Rick Perry and one of the key players with the Hispanic Republicans of Texas, a political action committee designed to recruit and fund Latino conservatives for primary campaigns.
Pablos eyed the District 23 seat in 2008 and 2010, and he doesn't lack for political ambition, but he says it's too soon for him to think about 2014.
If Gallego found himself with a bull's-eye on his back before he even packed his bags for D.C., he's lucky compared to freshman state Sen. Donna Campbell.
Campbell, a tea party favorite who last year ended fellow Republican Jeff Wentworth's two-decade stranglehold on S.D. 25, has a few things working against her: she's not from San Antonio (she currently resides in New Braunfels), she's a political outsider, and she's widely viewed as a policy lightweight.
Campbell just took her oath of office Tuesday, but members of her own party are already coveting her seat.
Wentworth recently told Express-News reporter John W. Gonzalez, "I've had three individuals come to me and say they're running against her." He added, "We will already have a contested Republican primary."
Among the names being bandied about: Council members Carlton Soules and Elisa Chan, and New Braunfels-based state Rep. Doug Miller.
Lyle Larson also has generated some speculation. Larson, the silver-haired state rep with a long history in local politics, is an old friend of Wentworth's (and a fellow Texas A&M alum), and he would have been a natural successor to Wentworth, if Wentworth's Senate career had ended via retirement rather than a ballot-box ouster.
Larson says it's too early to think about any future races.
"I've met with Donna, and I look forward to working with her," he said. "I'm going to try to help her as much as I can. She doesn't have a lot of background as far as transportation, public safety and other issues. But I think you have to give her a chance."
Larson agrees that perpetual campaigning only has intensified in recent years and blames it for many of the failures of government.
"This preoccupation about running for office as soon as you get elected is really hurting our country and it's hurting our state as well," he said. "I mean, we've got people both in Washington and Austin that have year-round political consultants that they're paying. It's unfortunate that you have to have political advice on the governing side, but it's just getting worse."
The obvious, unfortunate lesson for Campbell and Gallego? Make your campaign permanent, or your lawmaking stint may be very temporary.


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The May issue of Japanese Vogue is FILLED with awesome stuff and I think the coup-de-grace is this EPIC editorial shot by Inez van Lamsweerde and Vinoodh Matadin. The colors are incredible, the hair all over the place is a being in its own right and I've just never seen Raquel look this stunning.
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SiteScout is leading in Top 10K Sites, Top 100K Sites, Top 1M Sites and The Entire Web.
In terms of market share, Break Media is clearly lagging behind, losing to SiteScout in all segments.
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CIOs Still Spending
Times are tough and many organizations may be in survival mode, but CIOs are still spending, according to a recent survey conducted by Robert Half International. The firm's research shows that the majority of organizations still plan on investing on IT initiatives in the next 12 months.
Robert Half International recently asked 1,400 CIOs at United States-based companies with 100 or more employees: "Which areas, if any, will your IT department be investing in over the next 12 months?"
See Tony Kontzer's analysis of the spending survey, which is less cheerful than it might appear.
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With Eddie Murphy out as host of the Oscars, the search is on for his replacement. But who is beloved, charming and recognizable enough with the comedic timing to carry the most famous awards show No one said it had to be a person.
A social media campaign has emerged on Facebook and Twitter advocating for Jim Henson"s Muppets to take over hosting duties at the 84th Academy Awards on Feb. 26.
With their own feature film out in theaters Nov. 23, Kermit, Miss Piggy, Fozzie Bear and the gang are certainly experiencing a career resurgence. And just imagine the fashion possibilities for Piggy.
As of Thursday afternoon, just 24 hours after Murphy announced he was stepping down, the Muppet Facebook page had more than 28,000 "Likes."
Hey, it worked for Betty White!


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Sometimes I just can't make myself do anything. And then I just sit here, feeling bad about it, my inactivity, my sloth. I guess then I am actually active, because I am sitting here, and I am feeling bad, so that is two things I am doing at once. The problem is I feel guilty. There's a badness that I associate with inactivity, as if time cost something and I have to pay for it in sweat or at least movement or at the very least, shopping.
Why cant I just be? Isn't that meditation? Does it count as meditating if you are sitting there but not calling it meditation but merely zoning out and not looking at the tv and not thinking about anything in particular? That's meditative, but I guess it can't be called that unless you have your hands open on your knees facing up and maybe chanting.
I can't even bring myself to read, which is the strangest thing because that is what I do best, read. I can read and read and read for days on end and if that is all I did I would be happiest, sincerely. I like to read, and smell my dogs farts as these two things mean I am living my mind's ideal life, which is caring for nothing much except what my eyes are taking in like words and their meanings and being in the presence of animals who have been playing and now the swallowed air that went down in a joyful jump and bark is now coming out of their dog butts.
My dogs are farting and snoring and I can't put a book up to my face and I can't do anything. It's weird, but it's soothing to do nothing but breathe, which I guess is technically meditating however this is punctuated by looking at profiles of people I actively dislike on facebook. That is what facebook is for, or what I use it for, looking at people I don't like but allowed to friend me anyway. So it's not really meditating because I keep stopping to look at pictures of those I hate.
I want to eat something but I also don't think eating is a positive activity if I am not hungry, so that's not happening. I want to drink but it's morning still, and there are rules I have set in stone about drinking and all things of that nature. So I am just going to stay here and sit here and I really think this is most of what my life has been, just sitting and staring, and that's pretty good I think, considering.


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- 14 Ways to Follow the P90X Nutrition Plan on the Road
- GET BACK! Tony Horton's Latest One on One Workout, Back & Belly
- Cooking for Tony Horton
- The 3 Rules of Intensity
- 10-Minute Recipe: Tasty Orange Chicken
Superman wasn't built in 2 weeks.
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14 Ways to Follow the P90X Nutrition Plan on the RoadBy Denis Faye
Because the outside world can be cruel for those trying to eat the P90X way, the easiest way to do it is to retreat to the safety of your own kitchen, where you can throw out the junk and stock your shelves with good stuff. Your fridge becomes a safe haven for fresh fruits and veggies. Your freezer stores healthy soups and stews you've made in advance. The bread you reach for is whole grain. The cuts of meat you grill are lean.
But what happens when you need to travel, when you need to step outside that kitchen? Sure, a weekend getaway's worth of indulgence won't matter. But what if we're talking about an 18-hour flight followed by a 2-week hotel stay?
While you're never going to achieve complete nutritional Zen in these situations, you needn't fall completely off the (organic and locally grown) apple cart. Here are a few tips for maintaining some semblance of the P90X Nutrition Plan when you're on the road.
General tips
- Go for the P90X Portion Plan. There's just no point in trying to whip up an island pork tenderloin salad when you're eating out of a hotel bar fridge without even a hot plate at your disposal. The Portion Plan was designed for flexibility. Just about every section in the P90X nutrition guide has at least one thing you don't have to cook or refrigerate.
- Create a stash. It's so much easier to avoid succumbing to a Snickers® at the ampm when you have snack packs of raw almonds or a protein bar at your disposal. Beachbody® also sells both Results & Recovery Formula™ and Shakeology® in single-serving packets, so you can always have those on hand too. If you're really averse to all the packaging, get yourself a box of mini-Ziploc® bags and make your own snack packs.
- Cut yourself some slack. It's brutally hard to follow any kind of diet on the road, so you're not always going to nail it. As Tony says, "Do your best and forget the rest."
In a restaurant
- Check out pages 102 to 103 of the P90X Nutrition Plan for tips on fast food restaurants.
- A P90X Restaurant Guide. Read "A P90X® Restaurant Guide" in the Related Article section below.
On a plane
- Pack a lunch. Most airlines don't serve meals anyway. Furthermore, while it might be a slight pain to schlep it on the plane, you'll finish it before you land, leaving extra space in your carry-on to bring back souvenirs.
- Water up. You can't bring fluids from home, but once you get past security, all bets are off. Grab yourself a couple bottles of water, or if you want to avoid bottled water, bring your own receptacle and fill it up at the drinking fountain. If you remembered your snack stash (see tip #2), you can pour a pack of Shakeology in one of your bottles so that you have—wait for it—Shakes on a Plane.
- Special meals. On longer flights, most airlines offer special meals to suit most needs. Some offer low-fat or low-cal options and most offer vegetarian options. Even if meat-free isn't the way you roll, vegetarian meals are often much healthier than their sauce-laden meaty cousins.
- No nuts for you. It almost seems mandatory to get a drink and a bag of junk food from the refreshment cart when it passes by. Guess what? You can say no—or you can ask for water.
In your car
- Plug it in. A mini-fridge that plugs into your lighter is a great way to keep perishables fresh for several days on the road. Or you can simply bring your beach cooler along and fill it with ice each morning. If the first phase of your journey was a flight, pack an insulated hot/cold bag in your luggage. You can get them cheap at most grocery stores.
- Albertsons®, not ampm. There was a time when gas station and truck-stop food were the only options on the road, but nowadays you can't throw a stick without hitting an Albertsons, or even a Safeway or Vons. True, you may have to drive an extra 5 minutes off the freeway ramp, but if that's the price you pay to get access to fresh, affordably priced produce and meats, are you seriously going to whine?
- Bottle your own. There's nothing easier than grabbing a Coke® or Pepsi® at the checkout counter when you're filling up your tank, but you're less inclined to do this if you're not thirsty, so bring plenty of water. Camping stores sell huge multi-gallon tanks meant to fit in your trunk. Plus, if you have your faithful snack stash with you, use the water to Shakeology it up.
In the hotel
- Rearrange the fridge. You buy your groceries, you check in, you get to your room, and you open your fridge—and it's already filled with junk! Tempting, overpriced junk! Here's the fix. Empty out your grocery bags. If you don't have any, grab a dry-cleaning bag from the closet. Put all the hotel's sodas, mixers, and mixed nuts in the bag and shove it in the closet. Out of sight, out of mind. Fill the fridge with your own healthy goodies. Just remember to return the junk to the fridge before you check out. At most hotels, you can also ask the staff to empty out your fridge when you check in, which can help you avoid unwarranted charges.
- Upgrade to a kitchen. Hotel suites with full kitchens are fairly common nowadays. Yes, they may be a little pricier, but the money you save from not eating out quickly balances the checkbook.
Most experienced travelers depend on three things for a successful trip: planning, ritual, and improvisation. In that sense, it's not that different from a round of P90X. When you look at it that way, merging the two together isn't all that tough. You might trip up during the first few trips, but after that, it'll be easy to find nutritional success inside and outside of your own kitchen.
Related Article
"A P90X® Restaurant Guide"
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Cooking for Tony Horton
Missy Costello, Tony Horton's personal chef, got together with a few Beachbody community members to serve up some of the recipes she makes for the P90X creator. What does the top trainer eat to stay in top shape? Click below to watch Missy cook some of Tony's favorite, delicious—and vegetarian!—dishes.
The 3 Rules of IntensityBy Tony Horton
You're tougher than you think. The fear of pain or injury from working out is a mindset steeped in failure. You must learn to "find the line." Do the extra rep or two, increase your range of motion, and up the resistance as you get stronger. Intensity goes hand in hand with variety and consistency. And all three factors work as a triad that creates a platform for success. Programs like P90X and 10-Minute Trainer® provide variety. Your plan will keep you consistent.
Intensity is the final ingredient that gives you results. For a physiological change to occur, there first needs to be a stimulus. This stimulus comes in the form of an overload. This principle is known as GPO—gradual progressive overload. As you train over time, the overload should be slowly increased. Too much overload too quickly can result in injury. Lack of increased overload over time will result in plateaus. People who plateau often get discouraged and quit. Here are the 3 rules of intensity to help you succeed.
The 3 rules of intensity
- Find the line. The "line" is that special place you need to get to if you want any program to work. It's the desire to do the extra reps on push-up day or increase the depth and range of motion of your lunges and squats, and not being afraid to add more weight and resistance as you get stronger. It's discovering your pain/discomfort threshold so you can get the job done without jeopardizing good form and without injuring yourself. If you undertrain or just plain old "give up" because you "can't" do something the first few times, then you'll never know what it's like to be fit and lean. Find the line, do the best you can, and maintain good form.
- The over/under. You need to understand the difference between undertraining and overtraining. Undertraining is what happens when you keep doing the same thing, with the same weights, at the same intensity, and nothing much is happening. You know you're overtraining when you can't get through workouts without hurling (see "Give yourself a break" in #3 below), and you're so sore for the next 3 days that you can't walk, sit down, or feed yourself. You're training properly when you have some soreness in your muscles—not pain in your joints.
- Put on the "breaks." I'm a big believer in listening to my brain's interpretation of what's going on with my body while I'm exercising. When looking for the "line," you sometimes discover you've already gone over it. When this happens, it's time for a break. Here's a list of when to take breaks:
- Mid-set mini-breaks. Say you're working your biceps and you've mistakenly chosen a weight that's a bit too heavy. You've set a goal of 10 reps, but on rep six, you know you're not going to make it unless you start crossing the line. Stop and hold the weights down by your side for a breath or two (chill!), and when you're ready, continue to rep 10. You can also put the weights down and grab lighter ones. This technique will work with almost any exercise. This is why I tell you to keep your remote nearby. Think of it as a mini-vacation.
- Give yourself a break. Far too often I see people trying to be superheroes the first couple of weeks of a program. This aggressive attitude can often cause a phenomenon known as vomiting. To prevent this from happening to you, I recommend NOT trying to "push through it." Superman wasn't built in 2 weeks. He was born on an icy planet and . . . That's another story. Do yourself a favor and kick it down to 80 percent when you're starting out.
- Illness or injury breaks. If you're getting sick or you're injured, then do the right thing: back off, back down, or modify. Hard exercise when you're injured or ill can be disastrous. You have to think long term. More often than not, taking a break is the smartest approach for your long-term success.
- Mid-set mini-breaks. Say you're working your biceps and you've mistakenly chosen a weight that's a bit too heavy. You've set a goal of 10 reps, but on rep six, you know you're not going to make it unless you start crossing the line. Stop and hold the weights down by your side for a breath or two (chill!), and when you're ready, continue to rep 10. You can also put the weights down and grab lighter ones. This technique will work with almost any exercise. This is why I tell you to keep your remote nearby. Think of it as a mini-vacation.
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Ronde Barber turns 38 years young next month. After 16 seasons in the NFL, Barber's legacy is secure, but the Tampa Bay Buccaneers want him back for one more spin.
Bucs general manager Mark Dominik confirmed as much in a statement released Saturday by the team.
"Coach (Greg) Schiano and I met with Ronde this past week and expressed our desire for him to return to play another season with the Buccaneers," Dominik said. "He asked us for some time to make his decision and we certainly respect that."
Barber, a five-time Pro Bowl selection, is set to become an unrestricted free agent Tuesday. He's lost speed, but he remains a serviceable slot corner and plug-in safety. Besides, the Bucs don't have the luxury of shedding Barber after rolling out the NFL's worst pass defense last season. That wasn't his fault, but the Bucs have plenty of work to do on the backend.
The catch here is greenbacks. The Buccaneers -- and Barber -- sound open to ending his career in fitting fashion, but they aren't about to overpay for him. If another team comes swooping in, Barber might choose to leave the Bucs, be we don't expect that to happen. Finishing it out with Tampa Bay makes the most sense.
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Two injured, one arrested in drunk-driving crash
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BEND, Ore. – The driver and passenger of a vehicle rear-ended by an allegedly drunk driver Wednesday morning in a rural area of Bend were injured and taken to the hospital, and the other driver -- a 48-year old Bend man -- escaped injury and was arrested.
Jeffrey Joseph Majors – DCJ photo
According to Deschutes County Sheriff's Sgt. Bryan Husband, deputies were called to an intersection near Butler Market Road and Hamehook Drive just before 10 a.m., April 29, in response to a reported crash.
Their investigation determined that Jeffrey Joseph Majors' 2002 Dodge pickup crashed into the rear of a 2009 Toyota Matrix which had been stopped at a stop sign.
The Toyota's driver was identified as Adam Aaro, 27, of Bend. Aaro received reportedly non life-threatening injuries and was transported by Bend Fire paramedics to St. Charles Medical Center, the sergeant said.
Aaro's passenger, 24-year old Darci Moore, was also taken to the hospital, but by a private party. She also received non life-threatening injuries, Husband said.
Majors was not hurt. He was taken into custody, arrested, and transported to the Deschutes County Jail. He will face charges including driving under the influence of intoxicants and reckless driving.


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Spinach & Strawberry Salad with Walnuts
This is the recipe for the Spinach & Strawberry Salad that we made for the "Sugar & Spice" Baby Shower last weekend - it soooo good! Enjoy!
Just in time for Mother's Day, this recipe comes courtesy of Mike's Mom, Joy. When we first started dating Mike requested that I make this very salad - the only salad that he likes. It really is one of the best salads - there something about the dressing that is so delicious... especially mixed with the sweet strawberries. Thanks for sharing your recipe Joy!
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Spinach + Boston or Leaf Lettuce (your choice!)
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1 cup shredded Monterrey Jack Cheese
1 cup toasted Walnuts
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1/2 cup red wine vinegar
1 cup vegetable oil
1/2 cup sugar
2 cloves of garlic, minced
1/2 tsp salt
1/2 tsp paprika
1/4 tsp white pepper
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Tips on Meeting with Elected Officials
Our legislators work for us. They want to know what we think about issues on the local, state, and national level. You can always write letters and should but actually meeting with your elected official is easier than you think.
Our legislators work for us. They want to know what we think about issues on the local, state, and national level. You can always write letters and should but actually meeting with your elected official is easier than you think.
What is a lobby visit?
A lobby visit is a meeting where you tell your elected representative what you think about a certain issue or bill. Whether it is a City Council Member or your Congressional Representative, as one of their constituents you can ask them to take action on an issue or legislation.
You can find the office of your local and national elected officials in your area. Some Members of Congress have more than one office in their congressional district, and permanent staff members are usually available for you to meet with.
Requesting Your Meeting
Make your request in writing and follow up with a call to the Appointment Secretary/Scheduler.
Suggest specific times and dates for your meeting
Let them know what issue or legislation you wish to discuss.
Make sure they know that you are a constituent.
Prepare for Your Meeting
Contact the NCSF to help you decide on your talking points, and get information that you can leave with your elected official.
Decide who will attend the meeting. Bringing more than four or five people can be hard to manage
Agree on talking points. Your goal is to make a strong case for your position, so don't disagree in the meeting. If a point is causing tension in the group, leave it out
Plan out your meeting keeping in mind that time is limited. Decide who will start the conversation, and which points each person will make
Decide what you want achieve. Do you want your elected official to vote for or against a bill? Do you want them to support your issue or oppose a restrictive ordinance? Ask them to do something specific.
During the Meeting
Be prompt and patient. Elected officials run on very tight schedules.
Keep it short and focused. You will have twenty minutes or less with a staff person, and as little as ten minutes if you meet with your elected official. Stick to your talking points.
Know your elected official's record on similar issues or legislation. Begin by thanking them for voting in support of your issues, and for taking the time to meet with you.
Leave only a few pages of information that contain your main points. Include your contact information.
Provide concise personal and local examples of the impact of the legislation or issue. This is the most important thing you can do in a lobby visit.
You don't need all of the information on an issue. If you don't know the answer to a question, it is fine to tell the elected official that you will get that information. This gives you the chance to contact them again about the issue.
Set deadlines for a response. You sometimes won't get a definitive answer at the meeting. Ask when you should check back in to find out what your elected official intends to do about your request. If you need to get information to them, set a date for when this will happen.
After the Meeting
Right after the meeting, compare notes with everyone in your group to confirm what the elected official committed to do and what follow up information you committed to send.
One of you should promptly send a thank you letter for meeting with you.
Follow up immediately with any requested materials and information.
If the elected official or staff member doesn't meet the deadline for action you agreed to during the meeting, ask him or her to set another deadline. Be persistent, polite, and flexible.
Meeting with your elected officials is the best way to demonstrate that there is a constituency for civil liberties in your district. It's easy to make a difference.
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"BDSM vs. Abuse Policy Statement"
Guidelines intended to help law enforcement and social services professionals understand the difference between abusive relationships vs. BDSM. Drafted in 1998 at the second Leather Leadership Conference.
The following Principles and Guidelines are intended to help law enforcement and social services professionals understand the difference between abusive relationships vs. BDSM, which includes a broad and complex group of behaviors between consenting adults involving the consensual exchange of power, and the giving and receiving of intense erotic sensation and/or mental discipline.
BDSM includes: "intimate activities within the scope of informed consent that is freely given."
Abuse is: "Physical, sexual or emotional acts inflicted on a person without their informed and freely given consent."
The BDSM-Leather-Fetish communities recognize the phrase "Safe, Sane, Consensual" as the best brief summary of principles guiding BDSM practices:
Safe is being knowledgeable about the techniques and safety concerns involved in what you are doing, and acting in accordance with that knowledge.
Sane is knowing the difference between fantasy and reality, and acting in accordance with that knowledge.
Consensual is respecting the limits imposed by each participant at all times. One of the recognized ways to maintain limits is through a "safeword" which ensures that each participant can end his/her participation with a word or gesture.
Informed consent must be judged by balancing the following criteria for each encounter at the time the acts occurred:
- Was informed consent expressly denied or withdrawn?
- Were there factors that negated the informed consent?
- What is the relationship of the participants?
- What was the nature of the activity?
- What was the intent of the accused abuser?
Whether an individual's role is top/dominant or bottom/submissive, they could be suffering abuse if they answer no to any of the following questions:
- Are your needs and limits respected?
- Is your relationship built on honesty, trust, and respect?
- Are you able to express feelings of guilt or jealousy or unhappiness?
- Can you function in everyday life?
- Can you refuse to do illegal activities?
- Can you insist on safe sex practices?
- Can you choose to interact freely with others outside of your relationship?
- Can you leave the situation without fearing that you will be harmed, or fearing the other participant(s) will harm themselves?
- Can you choose to exercise self-determination with money, employment, and life decisions?
- Do you feel free to discuss your practices and feelings with anyone you choose?
These guidelines were created by activists and leaders at the Leather Leadership Conference in 1998.
How To Protect Your Event
In light of recent attacks by religious and political extremists, here are some suggested guidelines for protecting your event and attendees, including website issues, spokesperson training, and community response to an incident.
NCSF Suggested Guidelines
There are many considerations organizers must contend with when planning a large event. Large events include educational and social conferences, leather contests, weekend play parties, vendor markets, and club runs. In light of recent attacks by religious and political extremists, here are some suggested guidelines for protecting your event and attendees.
NCSF recommends that you do outreach to local law enforcement. We can not stress enough the importance of doing so. There is no way to fly under the radar if you are hosting an event with a few hundred people that is being advertised over the Internet! Approach the Community Affairs Officer for the precinct in the jurisdiction where the event will be held. Law enforcement can tell you the local and state laws you must observe at your event.
Make sure you investigate local and state obscenity laws. If you are hosting vendors at your event, you run the potential risk of violating state obscenity laws and/or state laws on certain items. Many states criminalize the sale of erotica that depicts bondage, sadomasochism, penetration or ejaculation. Additionally, many states also criminalize the sale of certain "toys" often found at event vendor fairs including throwing stars, certain styles of knives, police memorabilia (like badges or handcuffs) and so forth.
Many religious and political extremist organizations have made a point of gathering information from our own community websites before they attack educational and social events. This information then gets distorted, misquoted and often ends up in the larger media. The mainstream media exposure can be problematic for groups.
1. Be careful about the amount of detailed information you have on your website about your event. It may be prudent for your organization to restrict access to descriptions of classes and presenters to paid attendees or group members only.
2. Layer and password protect the website. Have pages with more information available to those who have registered and paid
3. Do not use explicit language in the areas the general public can gain access to. Do not use words like dungeon or bloodsports or torture because the mainstream doesn't realize that our definition of these words refer to safe, sane and consensual sexual expression. If you want to have the colorful descriptions of the workshops and parties, have them on the page that is available to paid attendees.
4. Consider not posting the name of the hotel/venue on the website. While there are certainly benefits in posting a hotel name, it can be prudent to give out the host hotel location information only to registered attendees. Some groups rent the hotel space in the name of their group/organization as a whole. Other groups find that this is not practical for them and opt to publicize the hotel name and allow conference attendees to make their own reservations. There are pluses and minuses to both approaches.
You will know if your event is targeted because the venue will receive calls from religious political extremists. If your event or organization has been targeted by religious political extremists, please place the following blurb on your website so that media can contact NCSF for general information about safe, sane and consensual events for adults. You need to act fast because it can quickly become a nationwide media situation. For the good of our community it is important to have NCSF debunk some of the lies and scare tactics these folks are using against us. Please post on your website:
For general information about [event name], please contact [contact info]
Prior to the conference, find someone in your community who can speak for your group - chose one person or things can get confused if they inadvertantly contradict one another. NCSF will train your spokesperson and supply them with soundbites and will work closely with them during the incident. This is very important because it shows the media that this is a local event produced by local volunteers rather than something that's being brought into the community. Please call Susan Wright at 917-848-6544 for media training.
Your Spokesperson criteria:
1. They must be out and able to use their real name - if they have custody of children or a sensitive job, they shouldn't do it unless they are out.
2. They must be nonagressive and able to maintain their cool even when their buttons are pushed. You'll talk to media who say terrible things about us.
3. They must be able to stick to the sound bites and aren't "chatty". Once you start chatting with media, you're sunk. No discussions of technique or practices - that's for educational events, not a mainstream audience.
4. They must be articulate and well-spoken.
5. Most of the media coverage is radio or newspapers, but it also helps to have someone who can go on television. They should look as professional as possible so people won't reject them on first sight. They should be willing to wear a business suit.
When you first begin negotiations with the venue, be completely honest and forthcoming. You may even let them know that they may be contacted and hounded by religious extremists. Forewarned is forearmed. Consider putting a clause in your contract that indicates hotel management is aware of the full nature and the scope of the event.
Make sure your contract includes a clause for penalties if the hotel cancels the event. Most contracts will have a penalty clause attached if the promoter cancels. Protect your event by making sure it flows both ways. Make sure your contract includes a provision to notify you in the event of a management change. And make sure to include a substantial cancellation fee so the hotel will think twice about arbitrarily canceling your event. If there is a change in management, you will need to make sure that you do outreach to the new management. Assure them of the legality of what you are doing and let them know all the precautions you are taking to protect the hotel and its guests.
Check the license structure of your host venue with local laws and regulations, such as the liquor licensing division. Alcohol and beverage control in your local area is often the enforcing arm for "adult entertainment" violations. Depending on local laws, venues that are licensed to serve alcohol may have trouble hosting a private adult event. It is better to know ahead of time and make provisions, than it is to find out at the last minute.
If the parties, or portions of the event, are held off-premise, make sure that you have fully investigated all the licensing regulations, and conform to the requirements. Make sure the police you've been working with in the jurisdiction of the hotel are the same ones who run the jurisdiction where the social parties will be held. If not, you'll need to do outreach to the police in that jurisdiction.
If on your own your event cannot fill an entire hotel, check to see if there is a local sex positive group or organization who can "share" the hotel with you. Coordinate their event dates with yours.
One way to protect your event is to keep it "private." The way to keep your event private is to have attendees register in advance and don't allow people to pay at the door. If you have an event that has different levels of registration, such as workshop only, workshops and one play party, etc., and want to sell upgrades, set up a special business office. The upgrades are only available to those who have already registered and paid for the event.
Have a strict age policy that restricts your event to adults only. In America, anyone 18 or over is considered an adult. Many groups require that attendees must be 21 or over.
Have a "no photography" of any kind policy. Establish in the rules that anyone caught with a camera, video or still, or any other kind of recording equipment, who did not have prior authorization, will be kicked out of the event with no refund, and may be banned from any future events as well.
Many groups have found it beneficial to staff their event (at least partially) with off-duty uniformed police officers. You can check with the secondary employment unit at your police department to see if this is an option for you.
Make sure precautions are in place to keep the general public out of those areas where they might see something that offends them:
- Sight and sound barriers
- Identification badges or bracelets (no ID, no entry, no expections.)
- Badge checkers at every location where there is access to event spaces.
- Have security guards on site at all times there are people present.
Do a de-briefing with the hotel management. Make sure that you part on good terms, so that they will be willing to fight for you if there is a problem the next time you hold an event there. Additionally, make sure you follow up with the local police to maintain your relationship with them.
How You Can Help
- Work to change antiquated laws
- Work to change the social climate about sexual issues
- Promote acceptance of safe, sane, and consensual alternative sexual practices among consenting adults
- Oppose censorship of consensual sexual expression
- Fight for freedom of academic expression about sexual issues
- Help communities and individuals facing the threat of prosecution or legal action
- Support the right of adults to express their sexuality, gender identity and orientation freely and openly without fear
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Fresh crabs…yay!!!
Wait a minute…fresh crabs mean live crabs right? I looked at the basket, then at C, and I realized – although I have eaten crabs many, many times in my life, I have never dealt with live ones before. Uh-oh. I opened the basket, gave it a gentle shake, and took a tentative peek – multiple pairs of crab-eyes waved back at me. Stay calm, I told myself, before grabbing the phone to call a friend who also happens to be a fantastic cook. The conversation went something to the tune of me having a mini-fit trying to get 20 live, crawling crabs into the biggest basin I owned, while my friend laughed and pointed out quite needlessly, "You're freaking out!"
After much hilarity, he did give me the basic how-to on what to do, and what not to do, with my new pets, along with ideas on how to use them (I also consulted this terrific post). What I couldn't do though was cook them right away because I had already prepared a BIG pot of chilli for dinner and I had nowhere near enough time to deal with the crabs. So, with assurances that they would indeed survive overnight, I left them in their basin, fretting like a nervous host over whether I should feed them or not, and if so what they should eat.
Sometime in the middle of dinner, we heard and scuffle and a thump and rushed to the basin and discovered that the crabs had formed a kind of crab-ladder with their bodies so that their mates could climb up and escape***! And one fellow already did! After a brief moment of discussion, and some worried murmuring from me about crabs crawling around the flat at night and getting into our bed, we decided to cook them right then and there! C got out biggest pot out; we passed around some beers, and got on with the business of, um, as my uncle called it – la matanza del cangrejo.
I won't go into details here in consideration for the squeamish. Simply put, as we couldn't eat them all, we boiled them and stored them (some in the fridge and some in the freezer). C and my cousin Y surprisingly rose to the occasion – a little too enthusiastically in fact! And at the end of it all, when the steaming hot, bright red crabs came out, all I could think of was how we were going to prepare them!
We had the first batch the very next day, steamed (just to heat them up again) in a bamboo steamer with wedges of lemon and sprigs of cilantro thrown in. I tossed knots of lemongrass into the steaming water to add another layer of fragrance. They were beyond delicious. Fresh white crabmeat, sweet and tender, eaten with our hands…dunked in C's special dipping sauce, juices dripping from our fingers, as we recalled the night of "la matanza" like two old hands exchanging war tales.
The rest of the crab is safely tucked away in the freezer – waiting for me to decide what to do with them. I already have a few ideas, but suggestions are very much welcome!
So friends, keep yourself open to surprise, don't buy into old ways of thinking, and always have room for unexpected guests! 🙂
***That part was actually incredible to see and would deserve a whole separate post of dissertation on the fallacies of "crab mentality" – a condition that I am now convinced exists only in humans! They should call it human-mentality and keep the crabs out of it!


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Frequently Asked Questions: Academy Starts 10-Month Season in 2012-13
The U.S. Soccer Development Academy will begin competing in a 10-month season starting with the 2012-13 season. Along with our membership, we strongly believe that for the elite young soccer players who are committed to reaching the highest levels of the sport, the move to a 10-month season will have a profoundly positive impact on their development.
Below are answers to frequently asked questions about the Development Academy and the move to a 10-month season.
Why is the U.S. Soccer Development Academy making a move to a 10-month season?
From the start of the Academy program, our goal has been to close the gap with the top footballing nations in the world. The 10-month schedule, from September through June, or July based on postseason play, is what a typical elite soccer player's schedule looks like around the rest of the world.
Moving to a 10-month season means players can focus on training together three or four times per week and play meaningful games on the weekend nearly year-round. Fewer games and an extended season will allow for the addition of a substantial number of extra training sessions, which are the primary vehicle for player development."
We are competing in a global marketplace. We are not just trying to prepare elite players for college and the pro ranks in the United States; we are trying to prepare players to compete against the best clubs and international teams from around the world. Therefore, our standard has to be higher.
The move to a 10-month season is being driven by our membership, the majority of which has been overwhelmingly supportive of the initiative because they recognize the value of player development. A number of clubs have already switched to the 10-month season and have seen substantial improvement (Western Conference, Texas Division).
How does playing in the Development Academy help a player develop individual skills?
By participating in the Academy, a player gets substantially more hours on the training field. With as many as four training sessions per week, there is significant opportunity to work on technique and receive instruction from coaches and U.S. Soccer Technical Advisors as part of a continuous seasonal plan for the players' development. Simply put, the more hours spent with the ball at their feet the better.
On average, clubs will have continuity between 32-40 weeks of active training in a Development Academy 10-month season as compared to 12 weeks of training with a high school season. That adds up to a substantial amount of invaluable training time.
How does the quality of competition compare?
The quality of competition within the Academy environment for games is unmatched on a weekly basis. Players compete against the top players from their region and around the country throughout the year, and they do so after quality preparation throughout the week.
Equally important is the quality of competition and intensity within training sessions among like-minded players of similar motivation and ability. With a reduced number of games, the competition for spots on the field becomes more significant, raising both the level of play and also preparing the players for what they will experience at the elite level.
Players will have the chance to compete in meaningful matches that will determine qualification for the Academy Playoffs, and ultimately the opportunity to play for a national championship.
The rules governing games in the Development Academy match the rules that govern soccer games around the world (FIFA), whereas high school rules often focus on different priorities. For example, allowing substitutes to re-enter a match, which is common in high school and collegiate soccer, is never allowed in a real professional or international competitive match. This rule alone has a huge impact on a player's development technically, tactically, physically and psychologically.
Is U.S. Soccer saying that kids can no longer play high school soccer?
Every player has a choice to play high school soccer or in the Development Academy. We believe that for those elite soccer players who are committed to pursuing the goal of reaching the highest levels they can in the sport, making this decision will provide them a big advantage in their development and increase their exposure to top coaches in the United States and from around the world.
We are talking about a group of players that want to continue at the next level, whether that is professional or college, which is still the destination for a majority of our graduates.
How will the implementation of the 10-month season occur?
The 10-month season will begin throughout the Academy in the Fall of 2012.
U.S. Soccer also recognizes that there may be challenges during the transition process and is willing to work with individual clubs and players to make the change as smooth as possible.
We understand there may be unique situations for a small population of players, such as those in certain private schools, and we are willing to discuss different options and determine a solution so they can participate in the Academy.
If the best players play in the Academy, won't that reduce the quality of high school soccer?
Overall, only one percent of all players currently playing high school soccer are involved with the Development Academy.
We are only talking about a small percentage of elite players who have the goal of playing soccer at the highest levels.
High School soccer will continue to make an important contribution to the soccer landscape in this country.
Are you saying that playing high school soccer impedes player development?
High school certainly has a place in the soccer landscape in this country. For the elite player who is committed to reaching the highest levels, the Development Academy provides a more focused environment for player development through more training, fewer matches and against better competition, and a schedule and rules that are consistent with how the game is played around the world.
Won't a player miss out on the fun of playing high school soccer?
High school soccer certainly plays an important role for those kids who participate. The elite players who choose to commit to the Development Academy will be around like-minded individuals in pursuit of a similar goal and will experience many of the same benefits. Players will have the chance to compete with and in front of their family, friends and club members, along with college and pro scouts, and most important, our Men's National Team scouting network on a weekly basis.
Will younger players get less playing time than they would in high school?
One of the primary goals of the Development Academy is to encourage clubs to have younger players "play up" against older competition in both training and matches. This both speeds up young players' development and challenges them against better competition, which keeps their interest in the game.
While playing time is a part of development, the majority of improvement for young players takes place on the training field. With increased time in training against better competition, players can accelerate growth. At the same time, coaches have more of an important role to invest time in each player's personal development.
Are the coaches in the Academy better than high school?
There are many quality coaches in both the Development Academy and high school teams. The Academy environment allows for more focused and consistent training with less emphasis on games. Academy players and coaches also receive ongoing feedback, instruction and guidance from U.S. Soccer Technical Advisors, who are also the main scouts for the U.S. National Team programs.
What are some of the benefits of playing in the Development Academy?
Having players in this elite training environment for 10 months promotes increased technical standards and allows for greater accountability for players and coaches.
Coaches have a great opportunity to devote more time in training to following the U.S. Soccer Curriculum and Best Practices.
Both players and coaches must learn to deal with and manage the challenges of playing a 10-month season in matches using international rules, which is what they will experience at the highest levels.
A 10-month season allows for a greater opportunity to institute a style of play, develop and implement a system, and build team chemistry in accordance with the U.S. Soccer Curriculum and Youth National Teams.
This format allows for more careful seasonal planning, scouting and player identification, with ongoing evaluation and mentoring from U.S. Soccer Technical Advisors and National Team coaches.
The expanded season gives teams increased opportunities for younger kids in their club to "play up" against older players in both training and matches, thereby accelerating their development.
Playing high school is a more enjoyable experience and creates a better connection to the community. Academy teams don't provide players with the social aspect of high school sports.
From a social standpoint, U.S. Soccer appreciates the value of high school soccer and will place a greater responsibility on the Development Academy clubs to develop the person as well as the player – both on and off the field.


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VIERA, Fla. - The Brevard County School Board has voted to shut the doors of three out of the four schools up for closure at a meeting, outraging parents and sending some into tears.
School Board members voted to close Gardendale Elementary, South Lake elementary school 3-2 just before 7 p.m. on Tuesday and Clearlake Middle School 4-1.
Elizabeth Wallace, a teacher at Gardendale, reacted to the news Tuesday night.
"It's business as usual tomorrow at school from now until the end of the year. We have to make sure that the kids are taken care of," said Wallace. "My charge now is to soften the blow for them and go back and tell them it's going to be okay."
The vote to close Sea Park Elementary failed, meaning the school will remain open.
The closures are part of more than $30 million in budget cuts officials are considering this year.
Christine McClure said the fight for the schools is not over.
"We will work on getting board members in those seats who listen to the parents, who listen to the municipalities, and listen to what other people are saying. This is not just about numbers, this is about children," said McClure.
Brevard County parents have formed a political action committee just before Tuesday's school board meeting. The Brevard Parents PAC officially formed Monday — in time to put officials on notice that they intend to hold them accountable for their votes long after decisions made on Tuesday.
The PAC seeks to represent parents from across the Space Coast, and will limit membership to Brevard Public School parents, guardians and grandparents. Its formation is, in part, a response to criticism that parents lobbying to keep school or programs alive were not involved before November's election.
The PAC plans on holding officials accountable by grading school board members once a semester. In addition, their website will give voters a way to track school board decisions.
"Our role will be to evaluate those decision, put them in context of things that concern parents, and make sure the history of their decision-making is kept in front of the electorate in 2014," said parent David Rees.
The committee plans on endorsing school board members or candidates that align with their ideology in the next election in 2014. PACs can donate up to $500 per candidate per election.
Three out of the five board members — Michael Krupp, Barbara Murray and Andy Ziegler — will be up for re-election then. The school board needs a majority vote to make decisions.
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Its bizarre how the rural/urban divide has become conservative/liberal. I guess it's not that strange though. People who live in rural areas often do so to try and lead more traditional lifestyles, ie: conservative. But the bizarre thing is that the republicans tend to pass legislation that would more benefit the urban areas, where-as the democrats tend to pass legislation that more benefits the rural areas.
Dresden Dolls... damn haven't thought about them in forever.
It wasn't always like this though, in the 10s and 20s, many of the rural areas were champions of labor movements and socialism.
Thing is, none of that matters to conservatives if they're religious. The only thing religious people need or care to know is that the Republican candidate is anti-abortion and anti-gay and s/he will have their vote.
BTW what's with conservatives and Obama using a teleprompter? Who the hell DOESN'T use a teleprompter, and why's that matter anyway? At worst it means he... either doesn't have time to memorize speeches or isn't great at committing speeches to memory..?


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Cardinals running back Ryan Williams could be ready to return next week from a right knee injury, head coach Bruce Arians said Saturday, according to multiple media outlets.
According to Darren Urban of AzCardinals.com, Arians indicated he hopes Williams will be back before the preseason opener at Green Bay on Friday.
As a rookie, Williams suffered a serious injury to his right knee in the 2011 preseason and didn't play a regular-season down. He missed most of the 2012 regular season after a shoulder injury. After participating in the early stages of training camp, his right knee has again been an issue.
The sooner Williams can return, the better, considering Arians has indicated it's an important season for the third-year back from Virginia Tech.
The Cardinals' starting running back, Rashard Mendenhall, is dealing with knee tendinitis, but Arians believes he will be back Monday, per Urban.


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NEW YORK, Feb. 22 (UPI) -- Hollywood actor Johnny Depp says one word -- hooves -- went through his mind as he was falling off a horse while shooting his new movie, "The Lone Ranger."
"We were shooting at a different place in the desert where there's these little bumps and things," Depp, who plays American Indian hero Tonto in the film, said on Thursday's edition of "Late Show with David Letterman."
"And so the horse that I was on decided to jump a couple of these little obstacles. The horse was unaware that the saddle I was wearing to sit on top of it was ... kind of faked ... to give the effect that I'm riding bareback," he recalled.
"So, basically, it's not very tight on the horse. So, when we came down, the saddle slipped and I went to the left and had the reins here and somehow had the wherewithal to grab the mane of the horse. All very calm for some reason, I figured that fear would kick in but it didn't. I was waiting," he laughed.
"All I saw in front of my eyes were these very muscular horse legs and striations of muscles moving. This kind of death machine. One word popped into my head: hooves. Hooves. In any case, mind the hooves."
Depp said he dropped off the horse in an attempt to escape being "horrifically mangled."
"I landed on my back, hit the deck pretty hard and the one thing that saved me was the horse's instinct to lift his front legs and go over me, step over me. Had he not, he was coming straight down into the head," the actor said. "He just clipped me with his back legs."


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Joel Harrington, lead writer + owner/operator of 4 Deep Golf and all around golf addict, scratch player talks to ESPN 99.1's Jeff Harkness about Tiger Woods missing The Masters.
Harrington is Stillwater, MN native and was introduced to the game by caddying at the White Bear Yacht Club in White Bear Lake, MN. All around golf addict, scratch player Joel can spout off every Masters winner since '34, as well as a plethora of other random golf factoids.


text: 2009/8/21 Mikhail Kuzminsky <kus at free.net>: > Recently I didn't see any words about Larrabee-based servers - only about > graphical cards. I have attended a talk by someone from Intel, but not someone working on Larrabee, so the information might not be current or accurate. He mentioned that the initial launch will only be with graphics cards. Intel sees Larrabee as an addition to the system and not as the main component of the system, so it's unlikely to have it as the main CPU; it's still possible to have it in some other form than a graphics card though. > Q1. Is there the plans to build Larrabee-based motherboards (in particular > in 2010) ? >From what I have seen, it's unclear what a hypothetical Larrabee motherboard should contain. The schematics that I've seen mentioned the ways the cores connect to the shared cache, but only mentioned a (shared) memory controller, no I/O controller. > If Larrabee will be in the form of graphical card (the most probable case) - > Q2. What will be the interface - one slot PCI-E v.2 x16 ? In the presentation that I've seen, it was not clearly specified, but implied, as this is the current way of interfacing with a graphics card. > Q3. Does it means that Larrabee will give essential speedup also on relative > short vectors ? I don't quite understand your question... > And is there some preliminary articles w/estimation of Larrabee DP > performance ? This question was asked, the answer was that there are no figures yet as the only official way to play with a Larrabee core now is through a simulator which makes performance figures irrelevant. > Q4. Is there some rumours about direct Larrabee support w/Intel ifort or PGI > compilers in 2010 ? The core is mainly a P5 with added vector instructions, so most of the code generation should be done already for several years by Intel, PGI and other compilers, even gcc. Only the new vector instructions need to be added and the compiler be taught to do vectorization using them; this might not be as easy as it sounds because the new instructions don't only deal with a larger set of bits but also with f.e. scatter/gather/masking array elements. One other detail that was mentioned was a difference with respect with current nVidia & AMD GPUs: these are good at doing the same thing to lots of data in parallel (SIMD), while the Larrabee cores will also be good at doing sequences of operations - workflows - where core 1 always does the same operation on data from memory, core 2 always does the same operation, different from core 1, to data coming from core 1, etc. I haven't kept up to date with compiler technology, so I don't know how fit are current compilers to detect these workflows and generate such code. > Q5. How much may costs Larrabee-based hardware in 2010 ? I hope it'll be > lower $10000. Any more exact predictions ? The launch as graphics cards suggests to me that they will compete in price with similar offerings from nVidia and AMD. Bogdan


text: Prentice Bisbal wrote: > The more services you run on your cluster node (gmond, sendmail, etc.) > the less performance is available for number crunching, but at the same > time, administration difficulty increases. For example, if you turn off > postfix/sendmail, you'll no longer get automated e-mails from your > system to alert you to a problem. Does every node need to be running sendmail/postfix? In most cases, nodes should be fairly "dumb", in the sense of having as absolutely little as possible actively running. They largely need little more than an authentication service, a login/process start service, a disk service (NFS, panfs, glusterfs, ... ...). > My question is this: how extreme do you go in disabling non-essential > services on your cluster nodes? Do you turn off *everything* that's not > absolutely necessary, do you leave somethings running to make > administration easier? As long as you have an ssh portal in as root, you should be fine for admin. Though, from an admin point of view, as you scale up the number of nodes, you want the admin load to remain constant, that is, not to scale with increasing node count. Moreover, you want to actively reduce the number of moving parts, as it were, as you scale up, as moving parts tend to break. These are things like installs, or images. We have customers who occasionally (against our advice) test the limits of their "cluster installer". What is interesting is that they can't *successfully* install/image more than about 20-24 successfully at a time. Yes they can install more than that, but no, the systems they install that way seem to have some problems which go away at next reload. Basically as you scale up the system, you want to scale down, if not completely eliminate, node level admin. You definitely don't want the nodes to be spending cycles (and therefore power, time, resources) on things that they really ought not to spend time on. Joe > > I'm curious to see how everyone else has their cluster(s) configured. > -- Joseph Landman, Ph.D Founder and CEO Scalable Informatics LLC, email: landman at scalableinformatics.com web : http://www.scalableinformatics.com http://jackrabbit.scalableinformatics.com phone: +1 734 786 8423 x121 fax : +1 866 888 3112 cell : +1 734 612 4615