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Taiwan Machine Tool Industry is Booming
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A recent press trip hosted by the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) provided me with an insider's view of the impressive strides being made within that country's machine tool industry. Over five days we visited a total of 10 manufacturers of various machines, components and systems, as well as the Taiwan Machine Tool & Accessory Builders' Association (TMBA), where we engaged in a question and answer session with Carl Huang, president. He described the industry's desire to grow market share within countries such as the United States, Mexico and Canada, among others, and the efforts being made to support this endeavor. This includes formation of the M-Team Alliance, a collaboration between Taiwan's machine tool manufacturers to help domestic companies boost product quality and international competitiveness. Having toured the manufacturing operations of the following companies, meeting with both executives and engineers, I can attest to the serious intent driving their efforts:
• Tongtai—special purpose machines, vertical machining centers, lathes, horizontal machining centers (U.S. representative: Absolute Machine Tools, absolutemachine.com)
• Honor Seiki (Tongtai Group)—vertical lathes, turning centers, grinding machines
• Asia Pacific Elite Corp. (APEC, Tongtai Group)—high speed five-axis technology, industrial application technology
• Yeong Chin Machinery Industries Co. Ltd. (YCM)—single- and double-column machining centers, horizontal machining centers, horizontal boring milling machining centers, CNC lathes, control software
• Quaser Machine Tools Inc.—vertical, horizontal, five-axis, multi-face, five-axis and palletized machining centers
• Goodway—multi-axis turning centers (five-axis, Swiss-type, twin spindle/twin turret machining centers), vertical and horizontal machining centers • Awea Mechantronic Co. Ltd. (Goodway Group)—five-face machining centers, five-axis machining centers, horizontal boring mills, bridge-type machining centers, vertical machining centers, tapping centers
• Gifu Enterprise Co. Ltd.—automatic tool changers of all configurations • Tung Pei Industrial Co. Ltd. (TPI Bearings)—deep groove ball bearings, needle roller bearings, angular contact ball bearings for machine tools
• Habor Precise Industries Co. Ltd.—machining center cooling systems
(View the slideshow here for a glimpse at what I saw at these facilities.)
Most, if not all, of these companies will be exhibiting at the upcoming IMTS event in Chicago, and the technologies being developed by these enterprises should not be overlooked. The Taiwan machine tool industry is becoming known for its attention to detail and the quality and versatility of its machining centers. Also consider attending the Taiwan International Machine Tool Show (TMTS) Nov. 5-9, 2014, at the Greater Taichung International Expo Center (GTIEC). Learn more at tmts.tw.
According to the 2014 World Machine Tool Output & Consumption Survey from Gardner Research, Taiwan is ranked seventh in worldwide production of machine tools; fourth in export; sixteenth in import; and tenth in consumption. Most of the companies I visited on this trip are in major growth mode, building new headquarters and production facilities. Their coordinated efforts are sure to make an impression around the globe in the coming years.
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The team has never considered myself as a leader
El equipo nunca me ha considerado un líder
Why "myself" instead of "me"? That's terrible grammar.
After the Giro, I told them that I would not follow
Después del Giro les dije que no iba a seguir
"Seguir" as in "stay", not "follow". How does "follow" make any sense here?
Then, in the negotiations, the offer the sporting director gave me, was not the best for me
Y luego en las negociaciones el proyecto deportivo que me ofrecían no era el mejor para mí
This is simply wrong. The original doesn't say anything about any sporting director; it says "sporting project", which means basically everything from his role in the team to his racing program, helpers and dedicated staff.
They did not have another leader placed
Aquí no tenían sitio para otro líder
What the hell? "Another leader placed"? Autotranslate + an original that didn't make sense to the editor so they didn't dare change it, I'd wager. "There wasn't room for another leader here [at Astana]" is what Landa says.
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The Warriors have agreed to a deal with free-agent big man Marreese Speights.
Sources confirm reports that the 6-foot-10, 245-pound big man will get a multiyear deal from Golden State, which he will officially be able to sign when the moratorium ends Wednesday. ESPN's Marc Stein was first to report the agreement. Yahoo Sports' Marc Spears reported it is a three-year deal.
Speights, 25, a five-year vet, split last season between Memphis and Cleveland. He averaged a career-high 10.2 points on 45.7 percent shooting with 5.1 rebounds in 39 games with Cleveland, which obtained him in a trade with Memphis on Jan. 22.
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School strikers are calling on everyone: young people, parents, workers, and all concerned citizens to join massive climate strikes and a week of actions starting on September 20.
People all over the world will use their power to stop "business as usual" in the face of the climate emergency. We will join young people in the streets to demand an end to the age of fossil fuels and emergency action to avoid climate breakdown.
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Lirael is a strong willed, inquisitive girl who, through her unsanctioned excursions, effortlessly sucked me right back into the world and story. Nix means business when he infuses creepiness into this one, you will find yourself not knowing what to expect as terrible things await in the dark.
I've read this book like ten times in the past 15 years. Nuff said...
I first read Lirael in middle school, and I recently decided to dust off my old copy and see if it still holds up to my positive, nostalgic memories. Upon finishing the final pages, I can say that it exceeded my expectations and has made it near the top of my favorite book list. The story follows a teenager named Lirael, an introverted loner who has never felt like a true Daughter of the Clayr because unlike everyone else in the community, she has yet to gain the ability to see the future - known as the sight. In contrast to Sabriel, which you don't necessarily have to read before this one, Lirael is a methodical character study that further fleshes out the world of the Old Kingdom. As the story unfolds, we join Lirael in her quest for self discovery and acceptance as she comes to terms with her destiny. It is an emotional and impactful journey that will leave a lasting impression on you long after finishing the book. I love that Lireal has an ingenious magic system that is unlike anything I have read about in a fantasy series before, a fascinating cast of supporting characters that you grow to love over time, and, as an added bonus, Lirael happens to work in the world's most amazing magical library that only the wildest imagination could construct. Pro tip: the audiobook is narrated by the fabulous Tim Curry. If you aren't in the mood to read such a long book, then definitely check out the audio. You won't be disappointed.
A much slower start to this one in comparison to it's predecessor, 'Sabriel', I still very much enjoyed the dual-protagonist storyline (with one of the best fictional "library systems" out there). Nix has made a truly engaging universe in The Old Kingdom series.
Unknowingly started the Old Kingdom series with this book. I was able to begin with this book and totally understand the story. Great writing and great series. Can't wait for the prequel, Chlorr of the mask, to be released. Make sure to finish up the trilogy with Abhorsen.
Fabulous book, if a bit dry near the middle. The beginning part of the book was the best. Not as good as Sabriel, but still very good.
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YouTube has about 9,905,818 followers and is considered the largest video blogging site. With video marketing being the latest trend in content marketing today, a lot of companies still hasn't utilized this website to promote their animation and explainer videos.
There are still those websites that have not realized the power of YouTube, many video bloggers like PewDiePie (29,965,626 subscribers and 5,691,668,234 channel views) and Ray William Johnson (10,710.214 subscribers and 2,701,666,486 channel views) have all become internet superstars by just uploading their videos on YouTube.
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* 45% favor "the US House of Representatives beginning impeachment proceedings against President George W. Bush;" 46% oppose.Damn. I new he was unpopular (26% approval at most recent) and I knew he was polarizing, but holy smokes, this is remarkable.
* 54% favor "US House of Representatives beginning impeachment proceedings against Vice President Dick Cheney;" 40% oppose.
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There are about several thousand LP's and CD's in my collection of recordings and I love turning people on to music that I love. My Love And I is one of my all-time favorite songs written for the movie "The Apache" by the great film composer David Raksin.
I first heard this piece (before I saw the movie) when I bought an LP in the early 60's called Today and Now by Coleman Hawkins which was recorded at Rudi Van Gelder's studio in 1962. He played the song which was called "Love Song from Apache". It has a very deep melody and very deep chords and it was a perfect vehicle for Coleman Hawkins because he has a very deep sound. His version inspired me to want to perform it.
Coleman Hawkins – "Love Song from Apache" (Today & Now)
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I met Hawkins at the Village Vanguard when he was playing there with his quartet and I introduced myself – I was I my late 20's. I told him how much I admired him. I sure wish I could have played with him!
I first performed the song on my Quartet West CD Always Say Goodbye recorded in 1993 with Ernie Watts on tenor sax, Alan Broadbent on piano and Larance Marable on drums and strings. We play the song first and then I bring in Coleman Hawkins' original version so that everyone could hear what inspired me.
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In making our most recent Quartet West album (Sophisticated Ladies) I asked our friend and musicologist Rick Starr, formerly of Hollywood Sheet Music, to find some lyrics to this song because I couldn't find any anywhere. It got to the point that I was gong to call David Raksin's estate to see if I could commission someone to write lyrics to it but right before that happened, Rick found the lyrics in some forgotten vault. And the greater surprise was that they had been written by no other than the great Johnny Mercer. What a find! Mercer was a writing partner to David Raksin as he wrote the lyrics to "Laura" another beautiful song composed by Raksin. (I'll have to write about David Raksin another time.)
Ruth and I both envisioned Cassandra Wilson singing this. It's a premiere as the song has never been performed before with lyrics.
Quartet West featuring Cassandra Wilson – "My Love and I" (Sophisticated Ladies)
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To craft and BoE? Or not to craft and BoE?
That is the question that we really must ask.
With all of the fancy new gear out, not to mention the new dungeons, raids, Darkmoon Faire and the kitchen sink on top of it all coming out to play, it can be a bit tough at times to figure out just which way you want to turn to get your hands on the new items as soon as possible.
There is a question that most of us are asking ourselves at this point.
With all of the new crafted gear released, is it really worth the time, money and/or materials necessary to get them crafted?
True enough, when you see some new upgrades just sitting in the auction house waiting for your money, i can be hard to turn down the temptation, especially if you have a decent amount of expendable cash just sitting around.
At the end of the day, it comes down to a matter of risk assessment. There's rarely a worse feeling that you can have in the game than to drop a huge truckload of gold on a new piece of crafted gear (whether it's done through gathering materials or just buying it straight off the auction house) only to have an upgrade drop for that very same item slot with the next boss you kill.
Like many things regarding tanking, it ends up coming down to how you play the game and what exactly you spend most of your time doing.
If you're sitting right there on the bleeding edge of content, then I would have to push for a yes. If you're in a cutting edge guild fighting for progression kills and you're NOT doing everything in your power to eke out every last bit out of your stats, you might want to question whether such an environment is the best fit for you.
Maybe you still raid but you're not quite as hardcore about it? In that case, I'd advise waiting a bit and weighing the options. If you're maybe one of the first to have access to upgrades that the new crafted pieces cover, you might want to just hold off and use your money elsewhere. If you're in this situation and it's looking like it'll be a while before you have the chance to grab an upgrade for that slot…you might want to consider investing in the BoE pieces, always keeping in mind that in such cases, the sooner you get them, the more use you'll get out of them before they're eventuallyr eplaced.
If you mainly play casually with a much more sporadic raiding schedule, there are actually two ways you can go. If you have the expendable cash, you might as well go for it as your chances of seeing an upgrade for those slots coming your way will be a little more of a long shot. However, if you don't really raid all that often, you may want to ask yourself if you really need that upgrade all that badly? If perhaps you can make do with what you have.
All good questions to consider, and I hope that you all do or do not snag the new BoE's according to your own situation and judgement!


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Home-made All Natural Deodorant with men and women's fragrances
Deodorants are very important to me. I DO NOT LIKE body odour. But neither do I like the chemicals that are in most commercial deodorants/ antiperspirants. The human body is meant to sweat to cool the body. The bacteria from our skin and hair cause body odour when we sweat. Deodorants neutralise and/or kill the bacteria. Antiperspirants use aluminium that actually blocks the pores and stops the sweat from leaving the body. Control Your Impact explains that antiperspirants are actually drugs which "change the function of the body" and are thereby regulated by the Food and Drug Administration. Both types regularly contain parabens, aluminium, propylene glycol, Triclosan, TEA, DEA, FD&C colors, fragrance, talc, and many more. These ingredients have links to Alzheimer's, cancer and allergic reactions. After discovering this information it was clear to me that I needed an alternative.
My safe deodorant search began when I was pregnant with my first child. I tried the commercial all-natural brands from the crystal, to Tom's of Maine and while these had acceptable ingredients, they didn't work. I finally settled on a Kiss My Face liquid rock that still contained ingredients I didn't like. I had myself convinced that no totally safe, chemical-free deodorants worked.
Last summer at a farmer's market I purchased an all natural deodorant made locally. I bought it with suspicion… and LOVED it! It worked. It smelled good. It felt good. And did I say, it WORKED! The best part about it was that I recognised all the ingredients and could find most of them locally. This was encouraging. I knew that I could make my own deodorant if I really tried. I started searching the internet for recipes and came up with several that had some of the same ingredients. So I tried them. The baking soda/coconut oil/corn starch deodorant worked well. But it could only be used as a putty applied with finger tips because the coconut oil would melt in the steamy bathroom during showers. I wanted something that could be poured into an old deodorant container and applied conveniently. So I knew it needed something to make it drier and something to make it more solid.
And I found it. My homemade deodorant contains:
Coconut Oil: naturally antibacterial and a great moisturiser.
Baking Soda: deodorises
Arrowroot Powder: adds extra dryness
Cocoa Butter: moisturiser for shaving and stabiliser (solid at room temperature)
Bees Wax: stabiliser (makes the deodorant more solid)
Essential Oil: antibacterial, antimicrobial, and smells good!
***UPDATE! I have since changed the recipe to exclude kaolin clay since it does contain aluminum which I was unaware of. It is a naturally occuring aluminum, and from my research does not absorb into the body but I removed it from the recipe regardless. The ingredients have been adjusted and the recipe works fine without it. If you want to include the kaolin clay, use 2 heaping tbsp. clay, and 2 heaping tbsp. arrowroot powder. Thanks!***
All ingredients can be found in natural health food stores. Alternatively, ingredients can be ordered online from Mountain Rose Herbs: "Exceptional quality certified organic herbs and spices, with a strict emphasis on sustainable agriculture."
By clicking on the links above you can buy directly from Mountain Rose Herbs.
Does it work? Yes it does! Both my husband and I have put it to the test. I have gardened in it, worked out in it, and stressed out in it with no smell! My husband works a physical job and worked all day in it, and still didn't smell the next morning.
Recipe (by weight, or use the measurments in brackets if you don't have a scale):
1.1 oz. cocoa butter (1/8 c.)
2.0 oz. beeswax (3 Tbsp. melted)
1.5 oz. coconut oil (3 Tbsp.)
1.5 oz. baking soda (1/8 c.)
1.0 oz. arrowroot powder (3 1/2 heaping Tbsp.)
15 drops clary sage essential oil (for men) or other
10+10 drops of vanilla essential oil and cinnamon essential oil (for women) or other
Wash and roll down your empty deodorant container.
And you are done!
- Use OLD dishes! Bees wax is hard to get out of your bowls and spoons!
- Make sure your deodorant container doesn't have holes in the bottom of it. If it does, cut out parchment paper to the size of the container, and seal the edges inside the container with melted beeswax before you get started. You don't want your product leaking all over the counter before it hardens.
- Keep heat low to prevent burning. MELT. DO NOT BOIL.
- If mixture hardens before you have put it in the container just reheat and stir to melt again.
- If final product is too hard, roll it up, take it off the deodorant container, reheat and add 1 Tbsp. coconut oil or cocoa butter.
- If final product is too soft re-melt it and add 1/2 Tbsp melted bees wax.
- If final product is too greasy re-melt and add 1 Tbsp. arrowroot powder.
- Be careful when rolling up the deodorant for the first time. It may be a bit stuck at first and you can easily break the turner if you force it.
- Other essential oils will work fine with the recipe. Lavender and Tea Tree oil have great antibacterial properties. Just be cautious with essential oils: some are not supposed to be put directly on the skin. Always read your labels first.
- If you would like to make the recipe without a plastic container, simply do not add bees wax, pour into a glass jar and use your finger tips to apply.
Making your own body care products is fun and satisfying. Keep in mind that you may have to play with recipes to get them perfect for your own body type.
For a link to more essential oils that have masculine fragrances click here. You can make your own combinations of essential oils too. For a link to mixing your own essential oil fragrances click here.
Some people's skin is very sensitive to baking soda. You can make the recipe without the baking soda but I find it less effective.
I would love to hear your experience with the product! If you make changes to the recipe that make it work better for you, please share!


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Wyclef Jean holding the Haitian flag at the 2010 Latin Music Awards. (Getty Images)
Years after releasing the song "If I Was President," Wyclef Jean is now putting that to the test.
Jean officially announced his bid for the Haitian presidency on Thursday.
The Miami Herald has reported that the singer told listeners in an interview to Haitian radio show "Bonjour Haiti" Thursday morning that he is indeed running for president, after months of speculation.
According to the Herald, quoting from Jean's interview with "Bonjour Haiti", the main reason behind his candidacy is the Jan. 12 earthquake that devastated the impoverished island country.
"For the 250,000 people who died in the earthquake, that's the reason we ought to see a change in the system," Jean said.
The former Fugee, born in Haiti before relocating to the United States as a child, has been a prominent advocate and fund-raiser for the Haiti earthquake relief effort.
The Associated Press reports that Wyclef Jean is expected to file his election papers Thursday afternoon in the Haitian capital of Port-au-Prince, officially starting his campaign for the Haitian presidency.
Jean has stepped down as chairman from his embattled charity Yele Haiti as of Thursday morning, in order to focus on his campaign.
The charity, founded by the singer in 2005 to raised money and foster awareness for Haiti's problems, hit hot water recently after scrutiny revealed allegations that the organization has misused funds, including paying Jean to perform at fund-raising events.
According to the AP, candidates for the Haitian presidency have to meet several eligibility requirements that might end up as roadblocks for Jean's candidacy. Constitutional requirements include residency in Haiti for five consecutive years, and never having held foreign citizenship.
With current President Rene Préval blocked from running again by term limits, Jean will run against a number of other candidates including his own uncle, Haiti Ambassador to the U.S. Raymond Joseph, as well as ex-Prime Minister Jacques-Eqouard Alexis.


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17 Jan 2012
To celebrate the arrival of the Year of the Dragon, Dragonair is delighted to offer festive giveaways to passengers travelling over the Lunar New Year period.
First Class and Business Class passengers travelling on all Dragonair flights on 22 and 23 January (eve of the Lunar New Year and the first day of the Lunar New Year) will be presented with a special delicacy – Lee Kum Kee XO Sauce (gift edition). Lee Kum Kee XO Sauce is praised as the "Caviar of the Orient" and provides a tasty complement to precious family moments.
First Class and Business Class passengers will receive Fook Ming Tong "Floral Symphony" tea on 24 and 25 January (the second and third day of the Lunar New Year) while Economy Class passengers will be offered a special pastry, Kee Wah Bakery's Sesame Bites, on 23 and 24 January (the first and second day of the Lunar New Year).
Dragonair wishes all its passengers a healthy and prosperous Year of the Dragon.


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Students receive 30 minutes of instruction once every three weeks. Counselors also see students in the school in a one-on-one setting as well as in small groups as needed. The guidance curriculum covers the mindsets and behaviors for student success from the American School Counseling Association scope and sequence. These include behaviors that increase student achievement, self-management, and social skills.
Referrals and community assistance programs are coordinated through the counselor's office. Recognition programs, standardized testing, consultations, and assisting with interventions are other areas that are managed through the guidance counselor.
I'm Jullie Campbell. I graduated from Southern Arkansas University in 1991 and taught fifth grade in El Dorado, Arkansas, for three years before coming to Oakland Heights in 1994. At Oakland, I worked as the migrant aide, taught first grade for six years, and moved into the counselor position in 2001. I graduated from Arkansas Tech in 2004 with a master's degree in counseling and leadership. Counseling has given me opportunities to reach out to and help students and families in ways that were not possible as a classroom teacher.


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Thompson Park, Fourth and Bross streets, Longmont, firstname.lastname@example.com, dajhurgah.com, dagorhir.com
Instructor: Megan Thomas, Longmont, is a regular member of the Longmont Dagorhir group. She's not technically the "instructor," but she was my main teacher at a recent practice.
Thomas is a certified personal trainer, fitness instructor and a dietitian for the St. Vrain Valley School District. I learned about Dagorhir at a bootcamp class she was teaching, when she mentioned how sore she was from doing a three-hour mock battle in the park. I had to learn more.
In Dagorhir, participants come up with character names and story lines that they build on over the practices and battles. Thomas' character is Baast, an orc and fundamental follower of Gruumsh, a fantasy god that many orcs worship. Or so the story goes. Dagorhir is a battle game based roughly on J.R.R. Tolkien's writings (although some groups in other regions have no ties to Tolkien's fantasy world). The world is generally geographically divided based on Tolkien's writings. The Longmont region is called Da Juhr Gah.
Thomas got involved with Dagorhir in 2009 through a friend who had been doing it for more than 20 years.
"For me, Baast is a way I let loose. I don't need to worry about being judged, fired or getting into trouble. I think that escape is what really draws a lot of adults into Dagorhir. It's about fighting, but also about fantasy and just playing," Thomas says.
What is the workout? Dagorhir (which means "Battle Lords" in Tolkien Elvish) is a full-contact, live-action combat game where participants fight each other with foam-padded weapons and equipment, such as swords, spears, bows and arrows, javelins, axes, flails and shields. The rules and safety is laid out in "The Dagorhir Manual of Arms." Battles are moderated by referees.
Despite the fantasy foundation, Thomas describes Dagorhir as a sport.
"It is cardiovascular, it uses interval training — there's no question about that," she says. "It strengthens the upper body — shoulders, biceps, triceps — and increases agility, speed and reaction time. If you have swords flying at your face, you get quicker at dodging."
In addition, she says it's a fantastic stress-reliever and cathartic.
"You feel good about yourself, plus you are being active," Thomas says. "It's cardio and strengthening all at once, and you're having so much fun, you don't realize how hard you're working."
I attended a practice (anyone can drop in and join). There are also Dagorhir battles throughout the year that draw between 60 and 1,600 people to the field. The biggest event of the year is in Pennsylvania in June, with a campground, huge battlefield and model of a full-sized castle.
"It's the best way to nerd out, ever," Thomas says.
However, you can play in the park and never have to attend a competition.
What's different? Some Dagorhir members don't like to be classified as LARP, or Live-Action Role Playing, which uses magic and is not full contact. Unlike another other kinds of combat role-playing, Dagorhir also allows grappling, hitting with shields and full-force impact.
"We are the big hitters, there's no question about that," Thomas says. "We have the most physical contact of any arena of LARPing. It's pretty intense."
That's why the weapons have strict safety rules (weight, length, padding, down to the type of tape), and all weapons are checked before all practices. I was surprised how hard they encouraged me to hit, and then equally as surprised by how little I even noticed it when I was hit. The weapons are made so that they definitely do not hurt you. (Of course, they go light on the newbies.)
"Swing a weapon a few times at full force and you'll understand, it's a huge, huge muscular workout," Thomas says.
Unlike martial arts or sword-fighting classes, Dagorhir has a strong plot line and role-playing. And there is no required form. You don't need to take classes to learn.
"Here, you grab a sword, and you'll learn what works," Thomas says. "There is no prescribed style."
Cost: Free. You can even borrow weapons for as long as you want (they have a giant stash), but eventually, you will want to make your own, Thomas says. Even then, the supplies cost about $4 and you can find online tutorials how to make them.
Level: Anyone over the age of 16 can do this. If you're younger than 18, you need to have your parents sign your waiver and notarize it. At my practice, there were some younger kids, but they were just the children of the participants and not officially fighting.
Some participants have martial arts backgrounds, enjoy role-playing, or are just walking through the park and think it looks fun.
Thousands of people play Dagorhir worldwide. The Longmont group draws between six and 13 regularly. Loveland has a bigger group of about 40.
The level of intensity depends on how hard you push yourself. Thomas says she's had practices as easy as a three or four, and some as hard as a 10 where she was pouring sweat and had to sit down. On average, practices hover around a six or seven on a 10-point scale.
I was surprised to find it closer to a seven. After about 15 minutes, I was already drenched in sweat. Although the weapons are foam, they are heavy and long, so you have to use different muscles and a strong grip to wield them. The best way I would describe the experience from a fitness perspective is like CrossFit, carrying weights, and doing sprints while dodging hazards, with very short breaks in between intervals. For several hours long. I only lasted an hour, but the crew was going strong after I left.
The drills of each practice vary, but generally start out with 15 to 20 minutes of sparring and warming up, then team battles (where two groups fight each other), then "stand and deliver" (where you switch teams after each bout), then "two-man resurrection battles" (on smaller teams of just two), and then a fun game called "zombies," which you could liken to tag with a zombie theme. They throw other games in the mix. I was glad I left before something called the "circle drill," whereby participants are either constantly running or fighting with no break for 30 minutes.
Depending on the weather, practice usually goes solid for 20 minutes, with a five-minute water break, and then repeats until "no one can stand anymore, or we have a place to be," Thomas says.
When: Every Saturday year-round, unless weather is extreme. Practice starts at 1 p.m. or 3 p.m., alternating every week. Check the website for the calendar. Practice lasts two to three hours.
What to prepare: Wear comfortable clothes (note that you will have to go on your knees on occasion, so don't wear your new lululemons), knee pads if you want. Wear grippy-bottomed shoes, tennis shoes or hiking boots, so you don't slip in the grass. Regular participants wear period costumes and are expected to stay in character during events. They had a big box of garb to borrow, so I put on a tunic and rope belt. Water provided. Men may want to wear a cup.
Muscles worked: Full body, with an emphasis on cardio, upper body and core. The more advance you get, the more you work your legs. You will sweat.
"It's surprising how fast it happens," Thomas says. "You're running the whole time, having such a good time, so busy concentrating trying to hit people that you don't notice. I run myself into exhaustion more in a Dagorhir workout than weightlifting or jogging."
What I loved: Call them nerds if you want, but I love them. This was the most endearing, welcoming, fun group of people I've met in a long time. And you know what? They're way cooler than most of us, because they know how to have fun, don't worry about what others think about them, and they're superbly creative, inspiring and open-minded. I am so glad I did this, because now I know the truth: You can get an amazing, full-body workout with foam swords while wearing an orc mask and tunic. And you will smile the entire time you do it. These people are on to something.
I can't possibly recommend a workout more than this one. I wish I could bring all of my friends. It was a total blast.
What I didn't like: Archery is hard, even if you're just shooting a fake arrow with a ball on the end. I need about six more hours of practice before I should ever bring a bow and arrow into the battlefield again. I think I'll stick to hacking and slashing.
How I felt after the class: Awesome. Just totally awesome.
— Reported by Aimee Heckel.
Know of any interesting workouts? Tell us about them so we can check them out: firstname.lastname@example.com or 303-473-1359.


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Amanuensis Monday is a blog theme started by John Newmark on his blog Transylvanian Dutch, in which he is transcribing letters, newspaper articles, audio tapes, and a war diary etc., concerning his family.
John explains Amanuensis as "a person employed to write what another dictates or to copy what has been written by another".
This week as a change from the Wills I have been showing, there are two items I am adding for Amanuensis Monday.
One is for the Apprehension of Richard Read of Quainton in 1773 who is the said father of a soon to be born illegitimate child! The other is for 1777 in which Richard's brother John agrees to pay a set amount every week until Richard's illegitimate child reaches the age of fourteen years!
Warrant for Apprehension of Richard Read
Transcript for Richard Read's Apprehension!
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Bucks) To the Constable of Quainton in the said County
Whereas Ann Burgess of Quainton in the said County single Woman, hath by her voluntary Examination, taken in Writing upon Oath, before me E Millward Clerk one of his Majesty's Justices of the Peace in and for the said County this present Day declared herself to be with Child, and that the said Child is likely to be born a Bastard, and to be chargeable to the Parish of Quainton in the said County and that Richard Read of Quainton in the said County did beget the said Child on the Body of her the said Ann Burgess And whereas Wm. Eeles(?) one of the Overseers of the Poor of the Parish of Quainton aforesaid, in order to indemnify the said Parish in the Premises, hath applied to me to issue my Warrant for the apprehending the said Richard Read I therefore hereby command you immediately to apprehend the said Richard Read and to bring him before me, or some other of his said Majesty's Justices of the Peace for the said County to find Security to indemnify the said Parish of Quainton or else to find sufficient Surety for his Appearance at the next General Qtr. Sessions of the Peace to be holden for the said County then and there to abide and perform such Order or Orders as shall be made, in pursuance of an Act passed in the Eighteenth Year of the Reign of her late Majesty Queen Elizabeth, concerning Bastards begotten and born out of lawful Matrimony. Given under my Hand and Seal the 20th Day of August in the Year of his said Majesty's Reign and in the Year of our Lord One Thousand Seven Hundred and 73
E. Millward
In 1777 it seems that for some reason Richard Read's brother John Read signs a statement agreeing to pay the parish a fixed sum every week instead of Richard paying this.
Transcript of John Read's Statement
I John Read of Quainton in the County of Bucks, Blacksmith do hereby promise to pay unto Peter Hughes, John Frank..n, Charles King and William Twynam, Churchwardens and Overseers of the Poor of the parish of Quainton aforesaid Or to any or either of them Or to their, any, or either of their successors for the Use of the parish of Quainton aforesaid, the Sum of one Shilling and Sixpence, Weekly, and every Week untill Richard the Base born Child of my Brother Richard Read shall attain his Age of fourteen Years providing he shall so long live. In Witness whereof I have set my Hand the third day of May 1777
John Read
Witness hereto
George Simms
Jno. Wheeler
I am wondering why John Read would agree to pay the parish for the illegitimate child of his brother rather than Richard Read paying it. If the child was born 1773/1774 then he would be about four years old at this time, meaning that John Read was going to have to pay for him for another ten years.
I am still researching this family, so when I discover why Richard Read does not pay for his child and if I can discover also what become of the illegitimate child I will add an update on this blog!


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Survivor: Micronesia -- Fans vs. FavoritesI'm Gonna Fix Her!Thursday May 1
Alexis/Natalie make the family visit. One of them wins the reward, and the other goes with them.
Next weeks episode of Survivor: Micronesia Fans Vs. Favorites will feature what CBS.com calls an emotional family reunion and for Pinckney-area native Erik Reichenbach that means a visit from his younger brother, Kurt.Kurt currently runs track at Pinckney High School, and recently earned All-American honors by finishing third in the pentathlon at the Nike Indoor Nationals track and field meet in Washington, D.C.
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Team Sky's Danny Van Poppel won by a photo-finish over reigning blue jersey wearer Dylan Groenewegen in a quite thrilling sprint finish on day two of the Tour de Yorkshire in Doncaster.
Van Poppel won the 135km stage from Otley by the narrowest of margins, squeezing his wheel ahead of Groenewegen's in the teeming rain on South Parade.
It was a stirring finale and just rewards for the thousands who had waited by the finish line in deteriorating conditions, for the day's second instalment of world class cycling.
Earlier, Kirsten Wild won the Asda Women's Tour de Yorkshire in a similarly dramatic sprint finish to clinch the richest prize in the history of women's cycling, denying Yorkshire heroine Lizzie Armitstead in the process.
Groenewegen's second place in the men's race means he retains the leader's blue jersey going into the third and final day, a testing 198km slog from Middlesbrough to Scarborough on Sunday.
Skipton's Pete Williams held the jersey for the King of the Mountains after winning it on day one, but he had to relinquish it on Saturday - but only to a team-mate, OnePro Cycling's Richard Handley.
Frenchman Nicolas Edet of Cofidis, who has always done well on Yorkshire's roads dating back to the Tour de France Grand Depart in 2014, took the jersey for being the most aggressive rider, after single-handedly chasing down a six-man break that including NFTO rider Josh Edmondson of Leeds.


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Speakers in the video
- Simon Armitage
Mr. Armitage is an award-winning British poet, playwright, and novelist. In 2000, he was made the UK's official millennium poet. His adaptations include Sir Gawain and the Green Knight and The Odyssey, which was originally written as a BBC radio play.
- David D'Agostini
Mr. D'Agostini is a professional actor based in New York City and has played Odysseus in the Handcast Ensemble's reproduction of Simon Armitage's radio play adaptation of The Odyssey.
- David Damrosch
Professor of Comparative Literature, Harvard University
Dr. Damrosch is professor of comparative literature at Harvard University and the author of several books, including What Is World Literature?
- Emily Greenwood
Associate Professor of Classics, Yale University
Dr. Greenwood is a professor of classics at Yale University. Her research interests include the classics and postcolonialism, and the theory and practice of translating the classics of Greek and Roman literature.
- Daniel Mendelsohn
Writer, Critic, and Professor of Humanities, Bard College
Dr. Mendelsohn is the Charles Ranlett Flint Professor of Humanities at Bard College, and an award-winning author and critic. He began his career in journalism and has written for numerous national publications, including The New Yorker, The New York Times, The Nation, Esquire, and The Paris Review.
- Gregory Nagy
Scholar of Ancient Greek Literature and Professor, Harvard University
Dr. Nagy is professor of classics at Harvard University, where he specializes in Homer and archaic Greek poetry. He is also the director of the Center for Hellenic Studies in Washington, DC. Dr. Nagy is one of the foremost Homeric scholars in the United States.
- Tim Blake Nelson
Film Director, Screenwriter, and Actor
Mr. Nelson is an American movie director, writer, and actor; he played Delmar O'Donnell in the Coen Brothers film O Brother, Where Art Thou? which was inspired by The Odyssey. He majored in Classics at Brown University.
- Jonathan Shay
Psychiatrist and Author, Odysseus in America
Dr. Shay is a MacArthur Foundation Genius Grant-winning psychiatrist, who, after suffering a stroke, used Homer in his recovery. He wrote two books inspired by The Iliad and The Odyssey to discuss and make sense of the effects of warfare on soldiers in modern wars.
- Roy Thomas
Comic Book Writer
Mr. Thomas is a comic book writer and editor, and was Stan Lee's first successor as editor-in-chief of Marvel Comics. Thomas has written such titles as X-Men, Conan the Barbarian, The Avengers, as well as a series based on The Odyssey and The Iliad.
- Mary Zimmerman
Playwright, Director, and Professor of Performance Studies, Northwestern University
Dr. Zimmerman won a Tony Award in 2002 for her direction of Metamorphoses on Broadway. She is professor of performance studies at Northwestern University as well as a playwright and theater director. Dr. Zimmerman adapted and directed original productions of many works of literature, including The Odyssey.


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Human Ancestors May Have Interbred With Chimpanzees
By David Brown
Washington Post Staff Writer
May 18, 2006
When the ancestors of human beings and the ancestors of chimpanzees parted ways 6.3 million years ago, it was probably a very long goodbye. Some of their descendants may even have gone back for a final tryst.
That is the conclusion a group of scientists has reached, using a comparison of the genes of humans and their closest animal relatives to sketch a picture of human origins far more detailed than what fossil bones have revealed.
According to the new theory, chimps and humans shared a common apelike ancestor much more recently than was thought. Furthermore, when the two emerging species split from each other, it was not a clean break. Some members of the two groups seem to have interbred about 1.2 million years after they first diverged -- before going their separate ways for good.
If this theory proves correct, it will mean modern people are descended from something akin to chimp-human hybrids. That is a new idea, and it challenges the prevailing view that hybrids tend to die out.
It also strongly suggests that some of the oldest bones of "proto-humans" -- including the 7 million-year-old Toumai skull unearthed in Chad in 2001 -- may have belonged to a line of non-hybrids that died out, and were not human ancestors at all.
This narrative, by a team of geneticists and biostatisticians from the Broad Institute of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and Harvard, not only casts new light on the origin of humans, but also raises questions about how all new species arise.
"This is contributing to the idea that species are kind of fuzzy. They become real over time, but it takes millions of years," said James Mallet, a geneticist at University College London who was not involved in the new research. "We probably had a bit of a messy origin."
The research is the latest fruit of the Human Genome Initiative, the effort to transcribe and read out the entire genetic message of human chromosomes, which was completed in 2003.
The evidence of ancestral chimp and human interbreeding emerged from comparing parts of their genomes to each other and to those of gorillas, orangutans and macaques. The scientists now want to know whether similar "hybridization events" happened between other emerging species.
The separation into two species "left a footprint on our genome that we can go back and read," said Eric S. Lander of MIT. "We were never able to look at things like this before. What we need to do now is to collect more data and look for other smoking
Humans have 23 pairs of chromosomes that contain about 30,000 genes. Each gene is made of strands of DNA "letters" in a specific order, and the letters can change, by mutation, over time. The rate at which changes occur is fairly constant -- and very slow.
As a result, genetic mutations can be used as a kind of evolutionary clock. The number of DNA differences between two species' versions of the same gene is an indication of how long the species have been separate -- how long since individuals were last interbreeding and sharing genes.
When Nick Patterson of MIT and his colleagues at the Broad Institute compared the genes of humans and chimps, they found that one of the chromosomes -- the female sex chromosome X -- was 1.2 million years younger than the others. It appeared the two species shared a common ancestor who gave them both their X chromosomes, and did so more recently than the ancestors who gave them all the other chromosomes.
The best explanation, the scientists think, is that ancient humans and chimps broke away from each other not once, but twice. The first time was more than 6.3 million years ago. The second time was at least a million years later.
What probably happened was that some of the evolving human ancestors bred with the evolving chimps. This was perhaps not as strange as it seems, for although there were some physical differences between the two groups, "the early humans must have looked pretty much like chimpanzees," said Mallet, the London geneticist.
Males have only one X chromosome, which is necessary for reproduction. As is often the case with hybrids, the male offspring from these unions would probably have been infertile.
But the females, which have two X chromosomes, would have been fertile. If some of those hybrid females then bred with proto-chimp males, some of their male offspring would have received a working X from the chimp side of the family. They would have been fertile -- and with them the hybrid line would have been off and reproducing on its own.
The evolutionary clock indicates this happened no more than 6.3 million years ago, and perhaps as recently as 5.4 million years ago. In that case, the fossils of older species -- such as Toumai, or Sahelanthropus tchadensis, a proto-man from Chad that had a humanlike brow and probably walked on two feet -- must have belonged to descendants of the first human-chimp divergence.
That line must have died out. If it had not, modern man's X chromosome would look as old (or nearly as old) as the other chromosomes.
"I think the most interesting thing [is] this idea that long, extended gene flow seems to have occurred and that this might be a creative mode of evolution," said David Reich, a geneticist at Harvard Medical School. He is one of the authors of the study, which appears in today's issue of the journal Nature.
The idea that new species emerge in a slow and stuttering fashion was favored by Charles Darwin, Mallet said. But in the early part of the 20th century, biologists came to favor the idea of clean breaks, with the "pure" lines of emerging species being stronger and fitter than hybrids.
In fact, Mallet said, about 10 percent of animal species are capable of interbreeding with related species, even though the number that do so in any population is very small.


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Funding upped for schools next fiscal year
Council approves district request for additional money to avoid cuts
The Valdez City Council approved an additional funding request made by the Valdez City Schools board of education that will increase the city's funding of education in 2012/13 by $246,387.
"The reason it's that amount is because it is to the cap," Dan Walker, vice-president of the board, said when the matter came up for consideration at Monday night's regularly scheduled council meeting.
The cap is the term commonly used in Alaska to describe the maximum amount of funding municipalities are allowed to contribute to its school district budgets. Before council approved the additional funding, the city was slated to contribute $9,194,896 towards the district's budget. This includes some $1.2 million in funding outside of the cap that pays for a variety of school programs such as student travel for extracurricular activities.
The district will also receive over $4 million in funding from state coffers. The total budget from all funding sources is $14,863,767 according to Amber Cockerham, the district's business manager.
The board had spent the past month finessing the budget that began with a deficit of $574,000. The board made several changes including moving next year's sixth grade class to Gilson Junior High, spent down its reserves – essentially its savings account – and other cost cutting measures before it asked the city for additional funding.
In reality, the additional funding request was a mere $4,000 less than the city funded education for this year. The city council approved an additional $250,000 to the district after its bill for employee insurance unexpectedly increased by that amount. The district included the higher premium in its original budget, which contributed to the original projected deficit.
"The school board has made every attempt to hold the line on spending over the past two years and therefore this increase represents less than inflationary growth during that time," John Hozey, city manager, told the council in his written agenda statement.
The fact the city runs on a calendar year budget and the school district on a fiscal budget often adds a great deal of confusion to both elected bodies when considering budgetary matters.
The district is anticipating an enrollment of 665 students next year.
"That would be six students less than this year," Walker told council.
The request for additional funding comes just weeks before the district's 2012/13 budget is due to be submitted to the council for its approval.
"Their budget is due to us May 1," John Hozey, city manager, told council. The council then must approve the budget for state approval by June 1.
Unlike other additional funding requests in recent years, the council approved the additional funding request with minimal antagonism towards district representatives, but did note that additional funding requests may not always be forthcoming.
"Money's not going to keep coming forever," Mayor Dave Cobb noted before the vote, saying all city funded operations needed to look for ways to save. "The bottom line is we have to go down, the city's got to go down," budget wise.


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Agent says Patriots TE Rob Gronkowski unlikely to have another forearm surgery
FOXBOROUGH, Mass. – Rob Gronkowski's agent says the tight end's latest surgery is expected to be the last on his forearm.
The New England Patriots' star had his fourth surgery on Monday on the left forearm that he broke on Nov. 18 while blocking for an extra point against the Indianapolis Colts. He broke it again early in the Patriots' first playoff game, a win over the Houston Texans.
Gronkowski's agent, Drew Rosenhaus, said Tuesday that the surgeons said the latest operation went as well as they could have hoped for and that Gronkowski was in good spirits afterward.
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Google Drive Hits China's Wall
Apr 25, 2012 9:18 AM PT
Google Drive, a digital storage and sharing service, has officially been unveiled around the world. But the service was inaccessible in China from the get-go.
The circumstances of this block seem a bit different to the last major Google product to launch and then get slammed by the Great Firewall -- Google Plus. On that occasion, the new social network worked fine for a few short days in China, before most of its servers got whacked. With G+, there was not necessarily a blanket plus.google.com subdomain block as it would sometimes work, until it finally got throttled to death.
Google Drive, however, was "dead in the water" the moment it was released, according to Tech In Asia.
As with Sina Weibo (which is China' version of Twitter) and Baidu (akin to Google's search engine), there are Chinese alternative to Google Drive: Baidu's WangPan or Shanda's Everbox, among others.
But as Tech In Asia points out, "the choice has been made for people once again."
Samsung's Game of Thrones
A feud over the Samsung Electronics fortune has caused a family legal battle in South Korea, according to the Associated Press.
From the AP:
Lee Kun-hee, chairman of Samsung Electronics, which is the flagship company of the Samsung conglomerate, is facing off against his older brother, a sister and a nephew's wife who all want a bigger piece of the Samsung cake ...
Lee, who is South Korea's wealthiest individual, on Tuesday took the rare step of publicly attacking his brother, Lee Meng-hee, declaring on YTN television that the 81-year-old "has been already kicked out from our home." Lee Meng-hee had earlier called his brother "greedy" and "childlike."
Lee Kun-hee was chosen by his father in 1979 to head what has become South Korea's most valuable company. That decision was rued by his brother, Lee Meng-hee, who wrote in his biography that he expected to inherit the throne.
Line Crashers
The lengthy waiting list for German visas has opened up a market more typically found at football games or concerts: scalping.
People are offering up spots in line for between 500 and 2,000 RMB, or US$80 to $320, according to TechInAsia. In other words, the spots are going for well above face value.
From the Tech In Asia article:
The German visa waiting list is so long right now that the [Wall Street Journal] China Edition found one woman who was told that the next free slot for the Consulate interview was after July 17. Such interviews are required for all Chinese who'll go on personal or business trips to Germany. Only tour groups don't have to go through that whole process.
Searching for the combined words "Germany" and "visa" in Chinese on Taobao reveals 12 items for sale, which are actually just a ticket to queue-jump. Those seem to have been ordered only three times so far. That online shopping site is China's most popular, where ordinary people sell to consumers -- much like on eBay -- and so it was inevitable the site would be used by scalpers for this kind of thing ...
The German Consulate has issued a warning which translates to: "Any attempt to cheat the system and manipulate the reservations will be punished by law."
Twitter Overshares
The victim of a 2011 rape had her identity divulged both on Twitter and on a television broadcast that displayed a Twitter feed as part of its coverage, according to The Guardian.
The case was noteworthy to begin with because the perpetrator was Ched Evans, a professional soccer played for Sheffield United. He was convicted last week.
The victim's name was reportedly trending on Twitter over the weekend.
From the Guardian:
Sky [News] issued an apology after the name flashed up on screen for what is understood to have been around a second.
"In our coverage last night we very briefly revealed the victim's name despite heavy redaction, and if watching in real-time viewers would not have noticed," said a Sky News spokeswoman. "We would, however, like to apologize to the victim and her family for any distress caused."
Connor Brown, also a member of Sheffield United, took to Twitter to support Evans. He has been suspended by the team.


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Finnish saxophonist Timo Lassy, who has been stirring up the jazz scene across Europe having been hailed as a "rising star" in Downbeat magazine, makes his London debut at the Pheasantry in Chelsea, on 10 August at 8.30pm. Lassy will perform material from his fifth album Love Bullet, released this year, which showcases a contemporary take on his band's key influences: soul jazz and hard bop groups from the 1950s and 60s and latin jazz.
The album features his regular quintet, a pan-European/African line-up who have performed extensively together and have been tipped as "one of Europe's sharpest bands" by The Sunday Times. They include comprising Greek Keyboardist Georgios Kontrafouris, Ethiopian-born percussionist Abdissa "Mamba" Assefa, along with fellow players on the Finnish scene Antti Lötjönen on bass and Teppo "Teddy Rok" Mäkynen on drums. The band is also performing at this year's Brecon Jazz Festival, on 8 August.
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How to Eat Healthy When Dining Out
Don't let a spontaneous dinner invite derail your goals. Arm yourself with these smart tips.
by Marni Sumbal
These days, you don't need a special occasion to have someone serve you, wait on you, prepare food for you and clean up after you. Close to 50 percent of all food spending in the U.S. is at at restaurants, fast food joints, or food away from home. With food available at every corner, cooking has declined in both value and necessity. Clean-up, dirty dishes and burdensome meal planning are among the most common reasons as to why many people don't make the time to eat home- cooked meals. Throw in training for a triathlon and you have a list of excuses as to why you can't find time to properly fuel your active lifestyle.
Despite its convenience, eating out comes with many dangers. Bigger portion sizes, increased calories, sodium and fat can make frequent eating out a problem area for athletes seeking to maximize their daily nutrition,and stay lean. If an occasional habit has turned into daily occurrence, try the following tips to help keep you on track.
But, before spending all your energy on how to eat better outside the home, here's my top tip: Consider commiting to eating a home-cooked, balanced meal for five to six of your meals per week. This will help you feel better equipped to dine more healthfully outside the home, without feeling guilty or worried about damaging your training or packing on the body fat.
Practical tips for healthy eating outside the home
→ Plan, plan, plan. Organize your day so that your out-of-the-home meal compliments previous at-home (or office) eating. For example, if you're planning on dining at a pasta joint with friends after work, and know it will be hard to resist dessert, consider a protein-rich breakfast with fruit, a salad with a serving of whole grains and plant-based protein for lunch, and a small veggie snack with yogurt around an hour before dinner. Look at online menus before you get to the restaurant so you're prepared and decide on your meal while you're in a healthy mindset and less susceptible to temptation or social eating.
→Don't save up. Banking all of your daily calories for a special meal out will put you at risk for overeating and indulging. Modify a snack or two to save 200 to 400 calories, but avoid going into the meal starving.
→Rare indulgences. If eating out is an occasional treat, enjoy it! It's not about what you eat occasionally that affects your health, but rather what you eat on a daily basis. Be inspired, try something new, or indulge in a feel-good way. Consider a day and time for eating out when you can truly be in the moment and enjoy the full experience.
→Eat mindfully. Pay attention to what you are choosing and try to savor each bite to prevent overeating. Eat in a way that allows you to feel better after you eat than before. Order something that you can eat occasionally because you love it and pass on foods you feel neutrally about.
→Burn as you go. Rather than eating dinner out and then having dessert immediately after, consider driving elsewhere for a special treat. If roads are safe and weather is nice, park a mile away and enjoy a 15 minute walk to and from a local bakery or ice cream shop and enjoy a treat while walking.
→Beware of "healthy." Each restaurant has their own definition of healthy and some may contain things like hidden sodium. Vegetarian meals can be loaded with cheese and butter and well over 1,500 calories. Keep in mind that as athletes, we need meals, not plates full of lettuce. Spending $15 on greens for a "meal" will not leave you fueled, nourished and satisfied. Use your skills from your daily at-home eating routine to better understand how to choose or create a meal outside the home that.
→Be bold. Order first so that others around you will feel inspired by your choices. Special requests such as asking for dressing on the side, doubling the veggies, asking how the protein is cooked, or requesting no salt can make a huge difference to how you feel during and after eating.
→Be creative. If possible, order from the lunch menu at dinner for a smaller portion, or combine appetizers or sides for a meal, splitting an entrée or ordering one dessert for a group.
The goal with eating out should be enjoyment, and perhaps getting inspired to try new recipes at home. As you apply these tips to dining out, always remember to leave the restaurant feeling better than when you arrived and motivated to get back to your normal healthy living routine.
Marni Sumbal is a top age-group triathlete, coach, and registered dietitian. Visit her website at trimarnicoach.com.