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How do you get there from here? I ask this question quite often and I am also asked this question often by others. The answer is always a simple one……Dare to dream… 6 years ago I never would have given my health a second thought. That's not completely true; I did think about how unhealthy I was but I really never gave it a hard look at because the task of getting from there to here was absolutely insurmountable in "my head". Key words in that sentence-my head. The biggest challenge is always the 6 inches between your ears. You procrastinate because it is too hard or you don't have time or you're never going to be able to do it. So why do we not take care of ourselves first and foremost? It all boils down to 2 things.
- Fear
- Excuses
And if you really want to take this one step further it is all really just excuses. Fear is really an excuse anyways. Remember the title of this blog-From my point of view, and this is my point of view.
Statistics now show that by the year 2016 obesity related diseases will overtake smoking as the number 1 preventable killer in the USA. So the consequences are the following if you continue on the same path (and mind you not everyone is here).
- You shorten your life span exponentially as your BMI goes up. BMI is an interesting topic all in itself. I will write on that next week. Let's just say I know plenty of unhealthy "normal BMI" people.
- You will spend more money/time on health care and this could be financially disastrous.
- Like it or not you are a role model to someone and those "someones" look at how you're living.
I was reminded by my father constantly to dream big. Not necessarily on health but on everything. I never want to settle for the status quo and neither should you. You are way better than you think you are and have more strength and determination than you ever thought. You need to see the end in mind and take it in incremental steps. If you try and do it all at once and expect it all to come with no work, you are setting yourself up for failure. This needs to be a fundamental shift in your lifestyle and it will take work so don't kid yourself. Slowly over time which is realistic and achievable mind you, you will see results and you will be proud. I guarantee that if you dream big and work hard at anything you do, you will see the fruits of your labor pay off….
It's All about Core,
Why Am I Not Losing Weight?
This is the #1 blog I have written in my opinion. (and yes it's all about me)
This is where all the keys lie to your success. If your success does not happen and you do all of these things, guess what?
As a trainer who's personally struggled with this for most of my life, I have some insight and it usually boils down to 1 of 3 things. First of all, you need to be honest with yourself and ask these questions. By being honest and you need to be brutally honest, you will be able to figure it out. The questions are:
- Am I writing down EVERYTHING I eat and drink? If you are writing it down, what is your method for portion control? 4 bucks at Wal-Mart for a food scale can make a HUGE difference in this area. 95% of people who write down and estimate the portion size are under-estimating by 25%. I know, "I was told there would be no math".You also have to remember that the portion sizes are usually specified in the raw state not the cooked. This will bring it down even further. The key here is to be completely truthful with yourself about what you put in.
- Am I eating clean? What is clean? Clean is unprocessed and fresh. If it comes in a box, bag or can, chances are that you're really almost better off eating the container it came in. It probably has less ingredients and is safer. Shop from the outside of the store towards the inside of the store. The more vibrant the colors of the food the better they will be for you. Purple, green, orange, green, yellow, blue, red, these should not be the colors of your containers but of the foods themselves.
- When I exercise, what is my intensity? Am I really, really sweating? Am I really, really at a 10 on the RPE scale? (Rate of Perceived Exertion) This is the mental part. Right here, another gut check. Be honest with yourself. Our bodies are amazing machines that can adapt very easily to our routines. You need to change it up and challenge yourself. Get out of your comfort zone. Jump higher, run faster, all out in short intervals, try a different exercise, try to beat your time on the last workout you did that you thought was tough. Work against the clock and strive to be better every time. Sometimes it will happen and sometimes it will not. However over a short amount of time you will see improvements and endurance.
You can all do this and if it isn't happening as fast as you want stay the course. Weight loss is a marathon and not a sprint. Do not get discouraged. Consistency is king! Keep it up and it will happen!
So after months and years of training, injuries, SELF-DOUBT and excuses it ended up being about the journey after all. The conclusion of the marathon for me was really just not about anything other than another run on another windy day. This day there happened to be 8000 others with me and that was a bit of a distraction, but it really was a little anti-climatic. The journey concluded yesterday with a $1.99 decal that is now in my glove compartment. I do not feel the need to display this on my bumper or back window but I did feel the need to buy it and this was the final moment in my head that I had completed the challenge that I had set forth. Really? A 2 dollar sticker? Yup!
I did not even realize it until the day before walking around the expo. All of the vendors at the event had all of the stuff out and there were literally hundreds on different iterations of 26.2. However I wanted it to be from the local store that I bought my shoes from for the 3 years. Yes a 2 dollar sticker! So yesterday I dove out of my way to part with $2.11 with tax. I even paid cash and I HATE change.
The point here is that I made a commitment to myself to finish what I started and that the reward however small it may be is mine and mine only. The stupid little sticker in my glove box says to me that I can do it.
You can do it also. You need to have goals. Both big and small. Both internal to yourself and out loud for everyone to hear. Make your goals big and boisterous. If someone tells you you can't or that won't work, guess what?
You my friend are on the right track................
It's ALL about core,
Over the next couple of weeks you will be seeing a new website lanch from myself. I and my cohorts have been working tirelessly to get it up and running and full of the stuff I think you need to know. Including my diatribal blog posts. Stay tuned as the target day for going green is June 1st.
It's ALL about Core,
Did you ever over-analyze something so much that you talk yourself right out of the obvious answer? In your head you know what you should do but you keep thinking that you are missing something and analyze it to death.
- What if I go to the gym tomorrow instead of today?
- What if I only do 18 reps when I should be doing 25. Close enough?
- If I go this way it will be shorter.
- If I take this magic pill the weight will magically fall off my body and it will be all better.
- If I but this fancy new gizmo that will help with doing AB work I will look like the person on the TV in 3 days.
All of these mind games are excuses to the obvious path. There is no magic anything other than determination, perseverance and all those other big words that you always see on those pretty golf pictures at the office while you're sitting on your butt!
Statistic-If you work at a desk job 60 hours per week and work out for 45 minutes 5 times a week, you are still considered SEDENTARY.
So get off your butt and stop over thinking the obvious.
Just do something, anything. It's more than 90% of the rest of the population is.
It's ALL about CORE,
I believe that there comes certain times in your life where you are forced to make a choice. I also believe in fate. I believe that you meet certain people in your life for a reason. You actually might not even be aware of what those people can or will do for you at the time you meet them. Other times you just know that this "person" will have a profound effect on choices that you make going forward in your life. You need to make a instinctual and fact based choices with all the information gathered on what path to choose.
This choices however, are not always clear. It can be fairly cloudy and full of risk. I will then go to my "gut feeling" going forward.
At some point in order to move forward and make significant change you will have to weigh the risk vs. reward. Depending on your personality and tolerance for risk, this could be a difficult choice.
I typically will right a list of pros and cons on a sheet of paper or a dry erase board and ponder them for some time. Because there are always gonna be the "what if" statements coming from your head. What if this happens or what if that happens. So what? Is it really then end of the world if you make the wrong choice and end up failing? No it is not! WE learn by failure. It is part of the process and how we react to failure is what makes us stronger going forward.
In order to make a healthier you you need to make a choice. Is it worth it? The more important question is: "Am I worth the risk?" To me the answer is simple of course you are. You are always better than you think you are, and I'm telling you this right now.
So the next time you meet someone new in your life, ponder if they will make a difference in it. Ponder the implications of you taking a chance on a change in your life. You will be surprised at how just paying attention to these little things will affect your life in the long run.
Ponder the RISK VS. REWARD.
Its ALL about CORE,
These are song lyrics that everyone should take a chance and look at once in awhile.
That I would be good.
Even if I did nothing.
That I would be good.
Even if I got the thumbs down.
That I would be good.
If I got and stayed sick.
That I would be good.
Even if I gained 10 pounds.
That I would be fine.
Even if I went bankrupt.
That I would be good.
If I lost my hair and my youth.
That I would be great.
If I was no longer queen.
That I would be grand.
If I was not all knowing.
That I would be loved.
Even when I am not myself.
That I would be good.
Even when I am overwhelmed.
That I would be loved.
Even when I was fuming.
That I would be good.
Even if I was clinging.
That I would be good.
Even if I lost my sanity.
That I would be good.
Whether with or without you.
It's ALL about CORE,
Let's face it we all have our crosses to bear, our demons or our "things" we struggle with on a daily basis. If we fall into a rut it is because we let ourselves fall into that rut. It is nobody's issue but yours, and yours alone. You get but one chance on this earth as far as I can tell from my point of view. Why would you want to spend it as an average version of yourself? I am not ANYWHERE even close to perfect by any means, believe me. Nobody can be that is part of being human. We all make mistakes and what really boils down to is how we pick ourselves up after and ask ourselves- "What can or did I learn from this experience?"
At some point in order for any significant change to happen in any facet of your life you need to be at peace with yourself and accept yourself for who you are. You can only make that happen by talking to yourself. It kind of seems weird to think of it like that but ask your self this-"Who do I talk to more than any other person than myself?" The answer is simple-nobody. As humans we are by nature our own worst critics. Nobody is harder on you than you. So do yourself a favor and don't be so hard on yourself. Learn to forgive but not forget. Its OK to go off and try new things or eat something that maybe isn't really the best for us, or NOT got to the gym. These are the little things and everybody tells us not to sweat the little things.
Remember what I said above? Learn to forgive but not forget. Yeah the second part of that is crucial to the learning process. It helps you grow. You need to NOT forget what mistakes you made, but you need to forgive yourself in order to change. I need to take some of my own medicine at times and work on things just like everyone else.
It 's a process and I try to be a better version of my self everyday. Even if it is just 1 little thing. Because 1 little thing per day adds up to hundreds over time and the cumulative effect is what I'm looking for.
It's ALL about CORE,
So we are coming to the end of 12 week weight loss contest where I train. U have been blessed with to amazing groups of people. They are all individuals but work as a team and sometimes as teams united. I am sure that some sort of "Tribe" has formed. I hope that they don't hate me by now and still include me and that I am not shunned from this new "Tribe". Now being in there shoes 4 years ago at the=is time I was really kind of scared for it all to end. Even though the workouts were 7 days a week and brutal, I was still looking to what was next. If you get to a place where you need to do maintenance, and are not looking to lose any more, what do you do? How do you now accomplish this? This is actually harder than getting it off in the first place. Here's why: It's way to easy to just fall back into the same routine before you started this journey.
You need to make a new commitment. You need to commit to STAY fit. Continue the Tribe functions once a week or so and KEEP this part of your life routine. It doesn't have to consume you, but it does need to be part of your life FOREVER! I do things to challenge myself. I sign up for silly mud infested , barb wire laden, wall jumpin over fun events that I can do with my Tribe and my family. I plan events with my Tribe like maybe a dodge-ball league, movie night, or a 5 k that we can do together. "Something" is the point. Just do something!
It will take some time to adjust to your new body and get in tune with it. You feel great! You want to stay feeling great. So you need to keep going. I can tell you this. You did not put all the work into your body to let your self fall off the wagon into the same old rut. So just when you though you were done. I leave you with this........
You will get all the sleep you want when your dead!
It's All about CORE,


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A Fine Argument Against Gay Marriage
How true!
And now an assignment: Find some "polite society" and talk about the details of the, uh, consummation of your hetero union. Let me know how that works out...
"...the consummation of gay unions can't be spoken of in polite society."
Can't it? I find it entirely possible myself. And I rather think that articulating a deontic prescription (this *should not* be done) as an alethic certainty (this *cannot* be done) is indicative that these people are rather unqualified to present themselves as representatives of "polite society". It's a rather flagrant breach of the Gricean Maxims, I'd say.
I haven't noticed much "polite society" on the anti-gay side.
Hel, you know, the reason we all love you is that nobody else would have taken this quote and seen it as a flagrant breach of the Gricean Maxims!
Of course, we could unpack the whole thing even more by digging into the phrase "polite society" and all that assumes and implies, but I wasn't feeling up to going that deep. I was impelled much more by the immature, though satisfying, impulse to just make fun of them...

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28th January 2017 @ 10:00 am – 4:00 pm
Opem 4 at The Collection showcases the most exciting new painting, print, photography, film, sculpture and installation by established and emerging artists. The biennial open exhibition for artists working in the east midlands and rural eastern counties of the UK. Selectors Elinor Morgan and Brian Griffiths have chosen eight artists from 170 entrants from across the region. All chosen artists have received a bursary to produce a new piece of work especially to display in Opem 4. Free entry.
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NEWTOWN, Conn. – Newtown Youth & Family Services is collecting donations for people directly affected by Friday's elementary school shooting,
Donations can be sent via "Caroline's Gift," a fund set up in the 1990s by a local family in memory of their daughter. The Caroline's Gift fund offers financial support to families who are dealing with a child's terminal or catastrophic illness.
"Any donations made to Newtown Youth & Family Services will be donated directly to those affected by the Sandy Hook Elementary School Shooting," a message on the organizations website says.
Newtown Youth and Family Services is located at 15 Berkshire Road, Sandy Hook, CT 06482. For more details on how to donate, call (203) 426-8103.
Another group accepting donations is the Newtown Parent Connection, which accepts donations on its website, www.newtownparentconnection.org. Donations can be made via Paypal or any major credit card, and the organization says all donations will be donated directly to those affected by the shooting. For further details, call (203) 270-1600.
The United Way of Western Connecticut is accepting donations in a partnership with Newtown Savings Bank. Check donations may be mailed to: Sandy Hook School Support Fund, c/o Newtown Savings Bank, 39 Main St., Newtown CT 06470. You can also donate by credit card here: https://newtown/uwwesternct.org
"To several staff, volunteers and contributors, Newtown is home," the United Way of Western Connecticut says on its website. "We will stand with the community and everyone affected directly and indirectly by this tragic event as we face the days and weeks ahead."
The Facebook group R.I.P. Sandy Hook Elementary School Children, which as of Saturday morning had more than 1.1 million likes, is encouraging everyone to wear blue and yellow – the school's colors – on Monday in honor of the victims.
Those who wish to offer voluntary assistance should call (800) 203-1234, according to the Connecticut Department of Emergency Services and Public Protection.


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Barrie scores in overtime, Varlamov stops 34 shots as Avalanche beat Predators, 1-0NHL.com @NHLdotcom
DENVER - Tyson Barrie scored at 50 seconds of overtime and the Colorado Avalanche beat the Nashville Predators 1-0 on Saturday.
Semyon Varlamov stopped 34 shots for his third shutout of the season and the 11th of his career.
Pekka Rinne had 23 saves for Nashville, which has lost two straight.
Barrie scored when he came down the right side and knocked in Greg Zanon's rebound past Rinne. It was Barrie's second goal of the season and ended a four-game skid for the Avalanche.
P.A. Parenteau had his team-leading 21st assist on the play.


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Maury (sometimes known as The Maury Povich Show) is a syndicated American tabloid talk show hosted by Maury Povich. When the series first aired in 1991, the show was called The Maury Povich Show and was produced by MoPo Productionsin association with Paramount Domestic Television. The show adopted the title Maury in the 1995–1996 season. The show was then revamped in the 1998–1999 season, when Studios USA (now NBCUniversal) took over production. However, MoPo continues to co-produce with NBCUniversal. For the series' first 18 seasons, it was taped in New York City, but beginning with Season 19, the show has been taped in the Stamford Media Center in Stamford, Connecticut.Maury has dealt with a variety of issues across its 21 seasons, including—but not limited to—teenage pregnancy, sexual infidelity, paternity test results, uncommon illnesses, makeovers, "out of control" teenagers, transgender individuals, obese children, domestic violence, little people, bullying, and unusual phobias. After the taping of these episodes, guests are often tracked for progress, both on air and on the Maury website.
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OMAK Health insurance enrollment through the Affordable Care Act begins next week, and although the state has answers, there are still some major question marks.
"Will it work? I don't think any of us know," said Carolyn Smith with the state Office of the Insurance Commissioner.
Smith, a statewide health insurance benefits adviser (SHIBA), came to the Omak Performing Arts Center on Sept. 18 to explain the enrollment process, what people should expect from the new federal mandate, and who's paying for it.
According to the state Department of Health, 24 percent of Okanogan County residents are uninsured. Starting Oct. 1, those people can use the Web to purchase an insurance plan through the Washington Health Benefit Exchange, www.wahb
exchange.org. The plans go into effect Jan. 1.
Some may qualify instead for Medicaid, as benefits are being expanded to include more Americans while the federal poverty level is raised. Everyone else will have their pick of more than 40 plans falling under three categories: gold, silver and bronze. Gold coverage means insurance picks up 80 percent of the tab, while silver covers 70 percent and bronze covers 60.
"We were very pleasantly surprised that the rates aren't that much higher than they are now," Smith said.
Under the Affordable Care Act:
• Participating insurance companies are required to offer coverage for 10 basic services, not including vision or dental for adults. Children will receive dental, and parents will be able to insure their children up to age 26.
• Nobody can be denied based on a pre-existing condition, and nobody can be dropped from his or her plan.
• Subsidies will be given to the majority of people who buy a plan, Smith said, that should make the monthly bill cheaper.
• Large employers – those with more than 200 full-time employees – are also mandated to provide insurance. Small business owners with less than 50 employees will not be penalized if they choose not to provide insurance, Smith said, but if they do they can receive tax credit for each employee over 30. Mid-size businesses with 50-199 employees will also be eligible for the credit.
Smith also addressed what she said was a common question: "Why should we give health care coverage to someone who's lazy, someone who doesn't want to work?
"We're already paying for it," she said, noting that every time an uninsured person who can't pay seeks medical treatment, the cost is passed down to people who do have insurance.
If Congress doesn't approve funding for the Affordable Care Act, Smith said, "We're in a world of hurt.
"I think it would bring chaos," she said. "We would probably see our rates go sky-high. Some people liked what we had… but it wasn't working for everyone."
U.S. Congressman Doc Hastings said he has gotten an earful from Central Washington residents about the mandate and its impact locally. He, along with the rest of the House of Representatives, voted 230-189 on Monday to defund the Affordable Care Act while approving government funding through Dec. 13.
Smith said reimbursement cuts to Medicare providers, as well as new programs meant to help providers focus on quality over quantity in terms of services, will pay $577 billion of the Affordable Care Act's total price tag, $828 billion over 10 years. Tanning salons are being required to add a 10 percent surcharge onto their services to meet their new tax bill.
The rest will be paid by taxes on companies within the healthcare industry, including pharmaceuticals and medical equipment manufacturers, Smith said. Americans making more than $200,000 per year will see their Medicare tax go up by 1 percent.
Scot Attridge, chief financial officer at Mid-Valley Hospital in Omak, said the Medicare cuts may not have an impact for the time being at critical access hospitals, which includes North Valley Hospital in Tonasket and Three Rivers Hospital in Brewster.
Medicare has instead proposed an incentive program based on value-based purchasing, Attridge said, essentially meaning "quality over quantity." Inpatients at critical access hospitals across the state are given questionnaires at the end of their stay, and Attridge said the better the survey rating, the more a hospital may qualify for the incentive.
North Valley Hospital is anticipating a boost in revenue from newly insured patients.
"Basically, for our region we have a lot of uninsured people in our hospital district," business development coordinator Terri Orford said. "It's going to help our facility eliminate a lot of that bad debt and charity care."
North Valley Hospital will have a computer available for the public to use to purchase an insurance plan through the state's exchange website. The hospital will also host two free workshops for the public from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Oct. 28 and Nov. 1. Three statewide health insurance benefits volunteers will be on hand to help residents navigate the new program.
The Affordable Care Act – better known as "Obamacare" – still won't cover everyone. In fact, the new law's initial goal was to provide coverage for 32 million uninsured Americans, but since then, the number of uninsured has risen to 52 million people, Smith said.
In Washington, about 500,000 residents will be shopping for insurance, she said. The ones who won't need to are already insured through their employer or another program. Undocumented immigrants are ineligible to apply for insurance.
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Chris Johnson: RB3? Johnson is 20th overall in raw running back fantasy points — remember six teams have already had their bye — and a further distant No. 25 in fantasy points per game (excluding players who've played less than three games). Johnson is No. 5 in the league in carries (94), but has yet to score a rushing touchdown. He's averaging 3.12 yards per tote after posting a 4.50 mark in 2012. Johnson also has only eight catches in five games. That's fewer than FBs Bruce Miller and Anthony Sherman, to name a few. This is a player who averaged three grabs per game coming into 2013.
So to summarize: Johnson is one of the league's most worked running backs, but doesn't have a score on the ground. Despite the heavy workload, he's not Tennessee's goal-line back (just five of his 94 carries have come inside the opponent's 10-yard line), and doesn't have a role in the passing game. In other words, Johnson has the volume fantasy owners crave, but none of the advantages it usually provides (guaranteed goal-line looks, catches to pad poor rushing totals).
Culprits? The Titans' remade interior line hasn't panned out the way they were expecting. First-round pick Chance Warmack is No. 55 in Pro Football Focus' guard ratings, while free-agent prize Andy Levitre is only No. 28. C Robert Turner is getting pushed around. Tennessee's schedule has been bandied about as a factor, but by enemy run defenses, Johnson has faced the league's No. 25 (Pittsburgh), No. 29 (Houston), No. 24 (San Diego) and No. 21 (Kansas City) units by yards allowed. Only the Jets in Week 4 (No. 2) rank as a truly imposing matchup on paper.
The film reveals a simple truth: Johnson is less willing than ever to fight for extra yards. His legs stop churning once he reaches the pile. Johnson only seems interested in going the whole nine yards if … he can see the whole nine yards the second he gets the ball. He loses interest if there's not a big hole, and that's a problem, as Warmack, Levitre and Turner aren't creating many big holes. Johnson, of course, has never been known as the league's most physical runner. There's always been much more finesse than violence to his game. But this season you can practically see him waving the white flag at the first sign of a fight. Johnson has five broken tackles in five games. That's fewer than Danny Woodhead. CJ?K is perfectly content to get arm tackled, and will slow up to make things easier for incoming linebackers. He also gets more passive, or perhaps tired, as the game wears on. On carries 1-10, he's averaging 4.0 yards. On everything after, that number plunges to 2.14.
Are there any silver linings? The schedule … sort of. Johnson gets Seattle and San Francisco in Weeks 6 and 7 before things ease up with St. Louis, Jacksonville and Indianapolis after the Titans' Week 8 bye. Those teams are permitting a collective 4.73 yards per carry. But that soft spot of the schedule is still three weeks away, and as Weeks 1-5 have shown, inviting matchups might not be enough in and of themselves to get Johnson going. Since Johnson only seems interested in operating in space, the Titans have to get him more involved as a receiver. Week 5 was a sign that they're hoping to do just that, as he notched four of his eight 2013 catches, taking one to the house for a 49-yard touchdown. Otherwise … this might be a player who simply isn't keen on doing what needs to be done to get his season out of the gutter. Johnson's workload will keep him on the RB2 borderline for another 2-3 weeks, but unless something changes in a hurry, CJwhateverK will soon find himself among the RB3s of the world.
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Week 6 Quarterbacks
QB Notes: How do you know when the No. 1 quarterback is heads and shoulders above his competition? When he's so good that the matchup of a lifetime could be a fantasy liability. We know Peyton Manning is going to rip apart the Jaguars limb by limb. The problem is, he might do it too quickly. There's no way of knowing how long Manning will play in what is being billed as one of the biggest mismatches in NFL history. There's also the matter of the Jaguars' league worst run defense. Manning might be perfectly content to stick the ball in Knowshon Moreno's chest for the majority of the afternoon. We're just nitpicking, however. One quarter might be all Manning needs to make his fantasy owners' day. Just don't be surprised if he has one of his "worst" games of the young season, throwing for "only" 300 yards and three touchdowns. … Has Aaron Rodgers' start seemed slow to you? It shouldn't, he's on pace for a career-high 5,324 yards, and is the No. 4 fantasy quarterback (by average points) through five weeks.
Drew Brees' typically hot start speaks for itself, but it's worth noting that with 31.25 percent of the season in the books, he's on pace to break his 2011 NFL yardage record of 5,476 by 34 yards, and throw for a career-high 48 touchdowns. … Remember Tony Romo's slow start? Romo entered Week 5 averaging just 6.72 yards per attempt, and on pace for a modest (by his standards) 4,060 yards. 506 yards and one 14.06 YPA later, Romo has laid to rest any concerns, and follows up his historic performance — his 36 attempts against Denver were the fewest ever by a quarterback in a 500-yard performance — with an even better matchup. The Redskins enter Week 6 allowing 9.2 yards per attempt — 0.4 more than any other team. Romo's top-five rank isn't a reaction to his Week 5, but a reflection of the right matchup at the right time. … The matchup is right for Robert Griffin III — Monte Kiffin's defense has spent the year chasing ghosts — but it was in Week 4, too, and Griffin managed only 16.4 fantasy points against the Raiders. If RGIII doesn't show noticeable improvement coming off Washington's Week 5 bye, it might be time to readjust expectations.
Matthew Stafford's Week 6 rank is inextricably linked to Calvin Johnson's (knee) health. If Megatron plays, Stafford will be a top-eight option. If Mega doesn't go, Stafford will remain out of the top 10. For now, Johnson is a true game-time decision. … Philip Rivers has been held below 400 yards only twice in five games. That's the good news. The bad news is, he's faced two top-10 passing defenses, and been held below 200 yards each time. Monday, he gets Indy's sixth-ranked unit. It's a big test. … Week 5 snapped Tom Brady's streak of 52 consecutive games with at least one touchdown pass. Week 6 is expected to snap a different streak — Brady's five-game stretch without world-beating TE Rob Gronkowski. With Danny Amendola (groin) also one week healthier, things remain on the upswing for Tom Terrific. … Andrew Luck gets a Chargers' pass defense that can really only be described as a swinging gate. The Bolts are allowing enemy passers to complete 69.8 percent of their passes, while permitting 289 yards per game. Their 112.4 QB rating against is the worst in football. With injury and ineffectiveness beginning to sap the Colts' run-first philosophy, Luck could be entering the top 10 to stay.
Cam Newton wasn't blameless in Sunday's debacle. As former Rotoworlder Gregg Rosenthal notes, Newton still has (major) issues sensing the rush. It's a big part of the reason he was pressured an unfathomable 20 times against Arizona. But the majority of the blame still falls on the Panthers' horrendous coaching, and inability to put their quarterback in the best position to succeed. Until "OC" Mike Shula realizes he needs to be manufacturing rush attempts every game for his dual-threat quarterback, Newton's weekly output is going to be hard to nail down. The upside remains high, but the downside is lower than it should have ever been allowed to get. … On one hand, there's "Jay Cutler is facing the Giants, hooray!" On the other there's "turnover happy quarterback playing in a weekly showcase known more for its sloppiness than anything else." Cutler is a QB1 for Week 6, but the matchup isn't an inviting as it would be on a Sunday. … Averaging just 25.4 pass attempts per game and without a rushing score, Russell Wilson finds himself mired in the QB1 "friend zone." His real-life play has been steadier than the stats suggest, but the fantasy upside might not be there until Percy Harvin returns and/or the Seahawks' offensive line improves. Otherwise, coach Pete Carroll is going to stick with what's working, and that's feeding Marshawn Lynch.
Terrelle Pryor has looked more impressive every week. His field awareness is light years ahead of where we thought it would be, while he's sixth in the NFL in completion percentage (68.3). He's turned the ball over only twice, and zero times over his past three starts. But he's still just 20th in fantasy points per game, and is taking on a Chiefs defense that leads the league in sacks (21) and is second in QB YPA against (5.9). The time isn't right to be overcome with excitement and start Pryor over one of your studs. … I'm a Colin Kaepernick apologist, but combined with his recent sluggishness, the matchup just isn't right in a Cardinals defense that took its play to the next level after getting ILB Daryl Washington back in Week 5. Kaep is a QB1 dice roll for Week 6. … Two quarterbacks are completing fewer of their throws than Eli Manning this season: Blaine Gabbert and Josh Freeman. On the road on a Thursday night, Eli is a boom-or-bust QB2 against the Bears' slipping defense. … Matt Schaub will be on a short leash Sunday. … Nick Foles has the ability to put up fantasy points in Chip Kelly's offense, but on the road in a game where his No. 1 receiver will be doing battle with Darrelle Revis, he's got a rough matchup. … Don't expect any "FitzMagic" from Ryan Fitzpatrick in Seattle.
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Week 6 Running Backs
RB Notes: Between Weeks 1-3, Adrian Peterson averaged "just" 93.6 yards per game and 4.1 yards per carry. Those numbers came in the absence of suspended FB Jerome Felton. How did AD fare in Felton's Week 4 return? 23/140/2. Throw Carolina's strong numbers against the run out the window. … Jamaal Charles is only seventh in rushing yards per game (79.4), but is second in yards from scrimmage thanks to his weekly 5.6/50 as a receiver. … LeSean McCoy has 93 more yards rushing than any other back in the league, but with backup QB Nick Foles under center, he'll be tested against the Bucs' ninth-ranked run defense. Tampa has yet to allow a rushing touchdown. … Fresh off racking up 271 yards from scrimmage on 58 combined touches against the Seahawks and 49ers, Arian Foster gets a Rams defense allowing 126 rushing yards per game and 4.5 yards per carry. Throw in the fact that Houston will be reining in error-prone QB Matt Schaub, and you have all the ingredients for a monster afternoon from Foster. … Third in the league in rushing, Marshawn Lynch is first in broken tackles (per Pro Football Focus). Matchups don't matter for Beast Mode.
Matt Forte has surpassed 90 yards from scrimmage in every game this season, and is averaging 5.4 catches. The Giants are allowing the ninth most points to enemy running backs. You do the math. … Doug Martin's start: Not ideal. His Week 6 matchup is, however. The Eagles are allowing just 3.9 yards per carry and 108 yards per game, but are averaging 7.4 missed tackles per week. ILBs DeMeco Ryans Mychal Kendricks are a combined -27.9 in Pro Football Focus' ratings, including -11.5 against the run. With rookie Mike Glennon at the controls, the Muscle Hamster is going to be the focal point for Tampa. … DeMarco Murray gets his third cake matchup in four weeks against the Redskins' No. 31 run defense. He's a veritable guarantee for 100 yards from scrimmage. … Trent Richardson? He's getting his second cake matchup in three weeks. Unlike Murray, however, he didn't take advantage of his first, and is averaging just 2.96 yards on 51 carries as Colt. His talent continues to stand out on film, but so does his hesitation. He's a borderline RB1 when he should be an elite one.
Although he will play against the Cowboys, Alfred Morris' admission that "remnants" of his rib injury remain is a bit concerning. AlMo has been dynamite when on the field this season, but has the potential to fall in this week's ranks. … Reggie Bush's status: Tied to Calvin Johnson's health? The Packers suffocated the box in Megatron's absence last weekend, limiting Bush to 69 yards from scrimmage and 3.4 yards per carry. Considering Cleveland's front seven is twice as good as Green Bay's, Bush will be a borderline RB1 if Johnson sits again. … The gory Ray Rice details: An average of 2.85 yards on his 57 carries, zero rushes of 20-plus yards and two lost fumbles. He's averaging just 1.58 yards after first contact (per PFF), putting him behind the likes of Rashard Mendenhall and BenJarvus Green-Ellis. He has a tough road to hoe against a Packers' run defense permitting 3.7 yards per carry.
The matchup couldn't be better for Knowshon Moreno in a Jaguars defense allowing 4.9 yards per carry and a league-worst 160.6 rushing yards per game. As it is with Peyton Manning, the question is how much will he play. The Broncos have let Ronnie Hillman and Montee Ball close out their other blowouts. "Too good of a matchup" is no reason to bench a player, however, particularly one that's second in the league in rushing touchdowns and averaging 5.1 yards per carry. … Glass half empty: C.J. Spiller notched only 13 snaps and eight touches against the Browns last Thursday. Glass half full: He still finished with 66 yards and a touchdown despite playing on a bum ankle. Fantasy frustration is mounting with Spiller, but you know what the only thing more frustrating than his recent inconsistency would be? Leaving him on your bench for his inevitable 150-yard, two-touchdown outburst. This is not a player you give up on. … Giovani Bernard fumbled at the most inopportune time last Sunday, but guess how many he has this season? One. Guess how many BenJarvus Green-Ellis has? One. Bernard is averaging 1.7 more yards per carry (4.6 to 2.9) than his veteran teammate, and has 120 more yards on 14 fewer touches. He remains the clear fantasy call.
Pierre Thomas is out-catching Darren Sproles this season (by two). Let's just say that's not something you should count on continuing. Per PFF, Sproles is averaging 3.02 yards per pass route to Thomas' 1.84. Both players are averaging 12.0 fantasy points over the past three weeks, but with Sproles as spry and durable as ever, his track record gives him a considerable edge over Thomas. … Danny Woodhead flopped as the Chargers' goal-line back last Sunday, but leading all runners in catches with 31, he's an every-week FLEX in all formats. … The early signs suggest Stevan Ridley (knee) will play. LeGarrette Blount's Week 5 fumble also suggests order will be restored in New England's backfield. … Zac Stacy is worth FLEXing after parlaying easily the best performance by a Rams running back this season into another start. … If you must start a Giants running back Thursday evening, Da'Rel Scott gets the slight edge, though Brandon Jacobs is a better bet for a touchdown. … Apparently capped at 30-32 snaps per week, Andre Ellington is a boom-or-bust FLEX play. … Despite Week 5's committee, Bilal Powell is the only Jets' running back worth starting for the time being.
Week 6 Wide Receivers
WR Notes: Dez Bryant leads all receivers in fantasy points per game through the season's first five weeks. … Calvin Johnson (knee) will remain at No. 2 as long as there's a reasonable expectation he suits up for Week 6. For now, there is. … To the surprise of no one, Demaryius Thomas' 261 yards after the catch are tied for first (with Julio Jones) through five weeks. Don't be surprised if/when he eventually overtakes Wes Welker for the Broncos' touchdown lead. … Third in the league in receiving yards, Torrey Smith has zero drops on 51 targets. He's averaging 20.6 yards per catch, and 8.0 yards after every catch. His 2.57 yards per pass route (per PFF) are tied for fourth. Whether or not you believe the former one-dimensional speedster can keep up at this rate, there's no debating he's off to a positively elite start. … Averaging 6.2 catches per game, Victor Cruz has cleared 118 yards in three of five contests. He's the only good thing the embarrassingly bad Giants have going.
Alshon Jeffery is averaging 7.3 catches for 125.3 yards over his past three games. They're obviously elite numbers that lock the second-year pro in as a high-end WR3 with room to grow. The question is, what do they mean for Brandon Marshall? Truthfully, probably good things. Jeffery's breakout means opposing defenses can no longer bracket Marshall, freeing up more clean looks for one of the league's pound-for-pound strongest players. Owners may be concerned that Jeffery out-targeted Marshall 13-5 in Week 5, but what that really means is that rival defensive coordinators will now see a quarterback in Jay Cutler who has two receivers he's not afraid to lock onto. The more defensive attention for Jeffery, the less for Marshall. Will Marshall match last year's 118/1,508/11? Probably not. Is the 99/1,210/10 he's on pace for still very much attainable? Absolutely. Jeffery's emergence means Marshall's monster weeks may be fewer and farther between, but they certainly aren't going the way of the dinosaur.
A.J. Green's got a problem: Its name is Andy Dalton. With the Bengals tightening the reins on their regressing third-year quarterback, Green is averaging just 5.5/50 over his past four games. More troubling is that Green has drawn a weekly 11.5 targets during that time span, but Dalton is missing on over half of them. No quarterback can keep a receiver of Green's talent down for long, but a top-five finish is beginning to look like a stretch. Green could break his slump as early as this weekend, however, if Bills CB Stephon Gilmore (wrist) still isn't ready to return. … With his injury-wrecked 2012 firmly in the rearview mirror, Jordy Nelson is on pace for 92/1,484/12. … The Rams are allowing the eighth most points to enemy wideouts. Andre Johnson is going to eat after his down Week 5. … Only 14 more players — players, not receivers — are averaging more yards from scrimmage than Randall Cobb. … Wes Welker: touchdown dependent? As strange as that sounds, Welker is scoring a weekly touchdown while averaging just 6.2 catches and 63 yards. The latter number is 17.2 less than he averaged during his Patriots career. Welker will be more WR3 than WR2 if/when his touchdown numbers taper off.
Eric Decker is tied with Mike Wallace for the league lead in drops with six, though he's cleared 87 yards every game since Week 1. … DeSean Jackson is second in the league in yards per pass route (per PFF), but will be dealing with Darrelle Revis and Nick Foles on Sunday. With three boom performances and two bust ones thus far this season, he's a high-upside, high-risk WR2 for Week 6. … If you think Brandon Weeden is going to torpedo Josh Gordon's fantasy production, maybe you should refresh yourself on the numbers Gordon posted as the third-youngest player in the league last season. Obviously Brian Hoyer — or a trade — would be preferred, but old-man Weeden will get the ball to his No. 1 receiver, much like he did on the duo's beautifully-executed 37-yard touchdown last Thursday. … It's getting harder and harder to hold out WR1 hope for Larry Fitzgerald, who's averaging just 4/52 since Week 2. Blame a deteriorating Carson Palmer. … Hakeem Nicks has laid two eggs this season, but has actually cleared 83 yards each of his other three times out. His upside isn't as high as it once was, but he's a WR2.
Danny Amendola (groin) didn't appear all the way back in Week 5, but 4-55 on just 38 snaps in a game where Tom Brady was uncharacteristically inaccurate and the weather exceptionally poor was not a bad return. He's a must-start WR2 whenever he's in the lineup. … T.Y. Hilton has been boom-or-bust in 2013, but facing a defense allowing the fourth most points to opposing receivers and third-worst enemy YPA (8.6) is a prime "boom" opportunity. … That'll do Justin Blackmon, that'll do. Even if Blackmon has a poor first half against the Broncos' pedestrian pass defense, he should make up for it in garbage time. Blackmon was a much more effective player with Chad Henne, as opposed to Blaine Gabbert, under center last season. … Julian Edelman can still be a 6-7 catch player even with Danny Amendola back in the lineup. He's an acceptable, if low-end, WR3. … Terrance Williams is mistake-prone, but he's also big-play prone. He's caught 16-of-19 targets, and is fantasy's No. 19 receiver over the past three weeks. Even if Miles Austin (hamstring) returns, Williams is worth a WR3 dice roll. … Keenan Allen is no higher than No. 4 on the Chargers' targets totem pole, but his overall skill-set has stuck out like a sore thumb the past two weeks. A pair of sure hands that's going to get red-zone looks, Allen needs to be 100 percent owned.
Week 6 Tight Ends
TE Notes: Forget tight ends, Jimmy Graham leads all pass catchers in receiving yards. … Averaging 7.5 catches for 97.3 yards since Week 1, Antonio Gates has turned back the clock. That means opposing defenses should soon do the same, bracketing Gates like they did during his glorious prime. For now, however, he's a consistent bright spot at a position without much consistency this season. … 20 Jason Witten's 43 targets have come during the two games Miles Austin missed. With Austin (hamstring) tentatively on track to return this weekend, it's fair to wonder if the Witten gravy train might dry up to its Week 1-3 levels. Regardless, the matchup in Washington's swinging-gate defense — a unit Witten stung for 16 catches in two games last season — is too good to consider Dallas' ageless tight end anything other than a top-three option. … Rob Gronkowski (back, forearm) is finally expected to make his 2013 debut this weekend. Plug him in and never look back.
Julius Thomas is shaping up as a bit of a boom-or-bust option in Denver's loaded option, but when someone booms the way Thomas does, you can never consider benching them. This week he's squaring off with the Jaguars, a team allowing the seventh most points to opposing tight ends. … Something you may have forgotten about Jordan Cameron's hot start: His first 14 catches, 193 yards and touchdown came with Brandon Weeden under center in Weeks 1-2. Of course Brian Hoyer is preferable, but Weeden isn't going to suddenly derail Cameron's breakout campaign. … Vernon Davis has been inconsistent this season, but is still No. 4 in tight end fantasy points, and is squaring off with a Cardinals team allowing the fourth most points to rival tight ends. … Martellus Bennett (knee) is expected to play Thursday evening, but is a game-time decision. Be ready to bench him if the 7ET inactives bring bad news.
Greg Olsen (foot/ankle) will be limited in this week's practices, but is fully expected to suit up against the Vikings. He can't be benched against a team getting positively smoked by tight ends this season. … An every-snap player in Week 4, Heath Miller has already resumed his role as the league's top plug-and-play TE2. … A red-zone threat who's posted a 15/141/3 line despite limited playing time, Garrett Graham is a TE1 sleeper to monitor in the absence of Owen Daniels. He's worth a Week 6 flier. … As per usual, Coby Fleener followed up his Week 4 5/77/1 with a dud. He's the definition of a TE2. … Jared Cook is averaging 3.3/31.3 since his 7/141/2 Week 1. The upside is still there, but St. Louis — Cook included — still appears to have no idea how to harness it. … Sean McGrath has at least four catches is three straight games, and is a mildly compelling TE3 in 12-14 team leagues.
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Finally, female members of the House will no longer have to walk from the chamber through Statuary Hall just to use the bathroom!
House Speaker John Boehner decided to build the women's restroom, saying he wanted to "make changes like this that are long overdue."
Four of the House's women members advised the architect's office on the group's needs, including the fact that some lawmakers wanted a place where they could change their babies' diapers. The new women's facilities are located in space previously used by the House parliamentarian.
"It's a great facility for us to have after all these years here. And it took a male Republican speaker to do it," Rep. Virginia Foxx, R-N.C., told The New York Times.
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Shabbat in Jerusalem II As Told By Jody
August 23, 2013
Every week, Jody Hirsh, the JCC's Judaic Education Director, provides a Shabbat message that is featured at the top of the JCC's weekly email newsletter. Below is the Shabbat message for Friday, August 23, 2013.
Shabbat in Jerusalem II
According to strict Halachah (Jewish Law) musical instruments are forbidden on the Sabbath, even though in the days of the ancient Temple in Jerusalem musical instruments were a commonplace (see Psalm 150). In some of the Jewish Communities in Europe, however, Jews found seeming partial loopholes in the Halachah. The Kabbalat Shabbat was one of those loopholes. This series of religious poems and songs is actually recited BEFORE the sun sets – therefore it's not really recited on the actual Sabbath. This ceremony ends with "Lecha Dodi" – the song welcoming the Sabbath bride... when the Lecha Dodi ends, worshipers begin immediately with the Sabbath Evening service. And here's the loophole: since the Kabbalat Shabbat Ceremony isn't really part of Shabbat, 17th and 18th Century congregations, notable The Portuguese Synagogue in Amsterdam would have grand settings of the songs accompanied by musical instruments. Once the Sabbath began, however, the instruments would be put away, and the evening prayers would beging a cappella.
In today's Jerusalem, one of the most amazing Shabbat occurrences is a Kabbalat Shabbat celebration every Summer Friday afternoon just before the sunset, reproducing this ancient European Jewish custom. Jerusalem's old 19th Century train station has been transformed into a place of markets and restaurants and nightlife, and it is there that this festival happens in its outdoor plaza. Musical instruments, Israeli songs, and the traditional Kabbalat Songs are performed, and hundreds of people arrive to sing along. It is a true celebration for the Shabbat. People dressed up on their way to the synagogue, people in tank tops and shorts, religious people with kippot and women's head covering, secular people bare headed, children, families, old and young – an assortment of people that reflects the diversity of Israeli life. Some go to services later in their synagogues, many go home to Shabbat Dinners, and many might even go out to dinner in spite of it being Shabbat. Shabbat is certainly the treasure of the Jewish people, and here is such a communal collaboration of people celebrating the Shabbat. It is truly a Shabbat Shalom, a Sabbath of Peace.
The train tracks to Jerusalem's ancient train station have been converted to a boardwalk and a bike path!
Hundreds of people religious and secular alike, welcoming the Sabbath in Jerusalem's ancient train station.
Our former Shlichah (emissary), with her family and her parents. Totally coincidentally I ran into them at the Kabbalat Shabbat.
Shabbat Shalom
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Choosing the Right Law School / Re: SMU Reduced Load Program« on: October 13, 2008, 07:43:57 PM »
so in the end what is SMU's reduced load program? 8-) what is its purpose?
To get more tuition money and at the same time creating more SMU graduates with tons of debt but without a job.
And do you mind enlightening us on where you go to school, Contract? Do you like to find threads that mention SMU so you can bash SMU? Why the hostility towards SMU? You have really added no value to this thread. You obviously have little clue into what you are talking about concerning SMU based on your past post. I know it is fun to bash SMU with your witty and well thought post but please spare us all. Go start a thread about whatever random school you go to so you can add some insight for users of this message board.


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Tubular Toby wrote:Heh, Toby wasn't exactly the most cooperative patient. Laying flat on the ground and trembling was his position of choice, so the vet didn't manhandle him too much. No hip extensions that I'm aware of.
I do like this vet though, he was very optimistic, which made me happy. Time to see if these pills perk Toby up or not.
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You can always climb out your window and sneak a quickie like you are 16 again. (Assuming all 16 yr olds still do that. Or do they all sext?)
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What Are the Best Cities for Young Newlyweds?
Young couples who've just tied the knot and are looking for a place to call home might want to consider the Lone Star State.
Austin, the state capital's creative vibe and thriving art scene, earned it a spot among Forbes' list of the 10 best cities for newlyweds. It's one of three cities from the state to make the list.
Rent.com evaluated cities across the country for their cost of living, mean annual income, unemployment rate and rental inventory to come up with the list.
Dallas and Houston are also included — the former recommended for active couples who enjoy attending professional sporting events, and the latter for museum-buffs and foodies.
Raleigh, NC got high marks for its affordability, friendliness and favorable climate, while Denver is recommended for adventurous beer aficionados since the Colorado city brews more suds than anywhere else in the country.
Meanwhile, health nuts might like Minneapolis, which is the most bike-friendly city in the nation and was named the "Fittest City in America" on the American Fitness Index. And Washington, DC and nearby Baltimore are popular thanks to their culture and job opportunities.
The list was created in no particular order, since each city has its own standout qualities.
The 10 best cities for young newlyweds:
- Austin, TX
- Raleigh, NC
- Dallas, TX
- Kansas City, MO
- Houston, TX
- Denver, CO
- Minneapolis, MN
- Phoenix, AZ
- Washington, DC
- Baltimore, MD


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The Princeton Arts Society is offering a machine quilting workshop by instructor Janice Rayner on Saturdays, March 8, 15, 22, and 29 from 9:30-11:30 a.m. at the Princeton Center on Boylston Avenue. Using your sewing machine, you will be able to make your own quilt in four weeks out of long strips of cloth. Each week the instructor will walk you through the steps that you will be doing at home during the next week and provide consultation as needed.
High school and older, PAS members, $20; non-members, $25. For more information and registration, call Susan Ulrich, 978-464-2378.
This program is supported in part by a grant from the Princeton Cultural Council, a local agency supported by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency.


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Britney Spears can reach out and touch her kids -- by phone.
TMZ has obtained a minute order from the hearing last week. Commissioner Scott Gordon ruled "Petitioner is to have telephonic contact with the minor children in accordance with the parties' oral stipulation this date."
Spears was denied physical contact with the kids after her various meltdowns.
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Weibo, the Chinese microblogging service owned by Sina, surged 19 percent in its first day of trading after pricing its initial public offering at the low end of the marketed range.
The shares climbed $3.24 to $21.24 in New York, after they were priced at $17 each. Weibo, which also counts Alibaba Group Holding among its backers, raised $285.6 million in the IPO, after offering the shares for $17 to $19 apiece.
Weibo's IPO was set against the backdrop of tumbling stocks. Since the company publicly filed for its IPO on March 14, U.S. peer Twitter dropped more than 14 percent through Thursday amid a broad decline in technology stocks while Sina fell 18 percent. Weibo joins seven other Chinese Internet companies that have filed to raise a total of $2.8 billion in New York this year.
"Investors have a lot of concerns about Weibo, especially now that it is facing a competitive landscape," said You Na, a senior research analyst at ICBC International Research in Hong Kong. "The market is also in a relative weak state."
The tally of U.S. offerings by Chinese companies this year doesn't include Alibaba, which is preparing to go public and which analysts estimate could be the biggest IPO in the U.S. in at least two years.
Leju Holdings, a Chinese operator of real estate websites, raised $100 million on the New York Stock Exchange selling shares at the low end of a marketed range. Leju said in a statement that it sold 10 million American depositary shares at $10 each. The shares rose 19 percent to $11.86.
Sina rose 6.7 percent in U.S. trading Thursday while Twitter gained 1.3 percent.
Alibaba agreed a year ago to buy a 19 percent stake in Weibo for $586 million, and plans to exercise an option to raise that stake to 32 percent, according to a filing. Weibo plans to use about $250 million of the proceeds from the IPO to repay loans owed to Sina.
Weibo operates a Twitter-like service that derived 79 percent of its $188.3 million in revenue from advertising and marketing last year, filings show. That amounted to about $1.46 in sales for each of its 129.1 million active monthly users. Weibo is unprofitable, posting losses for the past three years, the filing shows.
Goldman Sachs Group and Credit Suisse Group managed the offering. The shares are listed on the Nasdaq Stock Market under the symbol WB.


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OMP Roadmap 2011
Development Roadmap
You will find the OMP development roadmap for 2011 and onwards below. An older version of the roadmap can be found at the OMP Roadmap pre-2011, but the text below reflects the current progress and the current plans.
We use this document for the allocation of resources and as a public record of our plans and progress. OMP is being developed in partnership with Athabasca University Press.
A few links that describe our future progress:
- There are several Bugzilla Entries that outline some of the upcoming work.
- The specifications we are working from are here
- and this PDF has a snapshot of our progress and features in Scope for a 1.0 release
Completed Milestones
Framework-level changes
The development of OMP in the last year has been primarily focused on building the PKP framework to provide a solid foundation for all the PKP applications. Several sweeping changes have been added to the PKP codebase, including:
- authorization framework (increased security)
- AJAX/component framework (for dynamically loading components)
- A complete Javascript widget/event framework extension to jQuery (for reusable and robust javascript)
- CSS framework (for easier modifications of CSS)
- Form Builder Vocabulary (for creating standardized forms throughout the system)
- metadata framework (to crosswalk, import, and export different metadata types)
- navigation divided into "super-navigation", "navigation", and "sidebar navigation" for easier use
OMP will feature a completely new workflow from that offered by OJS. As such, the PKP team has been busy specifying and building the new workflow. Important changes include:
- multiple files per submission
- flexible (editable) roles (each press can specify what roles take part in each step of the workflow)
- users can sign-off on individual files
- files can have notes and messages attached for better record keeping
OMP also features an entirely new set of User Interface components to display information with less text and more icons.
- Heavy use of Grids with users or files as rows and icons across columns to indicate who has seen/signed off on a given file
- A list-builder widget to quickly and easily create lists
All of the above have already been built into the system. The frameworks, workflow, and user interface components can all be re-used within OMP and across the PKP suite (eventually). This brings OMP up to 2011 Web standards and practices and positions PKP software for another decade of serving the academic community.
Specific features
A detailed list can be found in this PDF. Items in green are finished or mostly finished and yellow indicates they are in progress. Remember that not all items are equal effort or time to completion.
The following pages have been completed (although may still require some changes) Author
- Author's Submission Wizard (submit a monograph to the press in 4 steps)
- Author's Submission dashboard (author can view and interact with monograph throughout workflow)
- Editor's Submission stage page and grids
- Editor's Review Stage page and grids
- Editor's Copyediting page and grids (75% completed)
Managing Editor
- Setup pages (for implemented features)
- Access/Security settings
- information centre (to view/add notes and to send notifications on files)
- multi-lingual capabilities (overhauled from OJS)
Future Milestones
There are many small features and a few large ones outstanding. For the sake of brevity, we list only the major features here, others can be viewed in the PDF linked above.
- Catalog management pages (featured books, organizing series/divisions, etc)
- Public Facing pages (what readers see/use to browse)
- User Dashboard (users can see all their pending tasks and submissions and act on them)
- Press Role dashboard (for most users to see the files they need to signoff on and act on them)
- Search
- August 21, 2011 - Review progress with Athabasca University Press
- September 26-28, 2011 - Presentation of OMP at Third International PKP Conference in Berlin


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From contributing blogger John S. Merculief II –
Recently I posted about Chaker v. Mateo, No. D058753, 2012 WL4711885 (Cal. Ct. App. Oct. 4, 2012). It dealt a strong victory for free speech rights, but in my opinion, the California appellate court turned something of a blind eye to the issue of the relative legitimacy of internet postings.
The court reached its decision largely on the basis that the online statements at issue were incapable of being defamatory because they were merely nonactionable opinions. In doing so, however, I think the courts are overlooking the reality that many users of such internet forums actually treat postings they read as fact.
The case principally involved the online postings of Wendy Mateo regarding her daughter Nicole's ex-husband, Darren Chaker. Here are the key facts:
- Nicole Mateo and Chaker had a contentious custody battle over their child.
- Wendy Mateo posted degrading comments about Chaker in online forums.
- Chaker sued for defamation.
- Wendy Mateo filed an anti-SLAPP suit and won.
- The appellate court affirmed that she was merely exercising her First Amendment free speech rights in the matter.
The Chaker court points out that "the context in which the statements are made" is an extremely important aspect of the "totality of the circumstances" examination of whether a statement is actionable. "This contextual analysis demands that the courts look at the nature and full content of the audience to whom the publication was directed."
The two online sites where Wendy Mateo posted her comments were:
- Ripoff Report, which describes itself as "a worldwide consumer reporting Web site and publication, by consumers, for consumers, to file and document complaints about companies or individuals."
- A social networking site into which Chaker had inserted himself by posting a professional profile.
In arriving at its findings, the court acknowledges and openly joins a trend I see as sad and disturbing: "In determining statements are nonactionable opinions, a number of recent cases have relied heavily on the fact that statements were made in Internet forums."
By giving credence to the idea that internet forums generally yield nonactionable opinions, I think the courts are overlooking the reality that many users of such forums actually treat postings they read as fact.
It is true that, around the watercooler, someone making a claim he knows to be unsupported by fact, will add, "I saw it on the internet, so it must be true," as a sarcastic verbal signal that he knows his point is a weak one – even if he is not willing to yield it.
But the thing is, for many people, "I saw it on the internet, so it must be true" is not a sarcastic expression, but rather words to live by.
Does that make such a user legally "unreasonable"? That appears to be the judgment in recent cases. But if courts truly are to look at the "nature … of the audience to whom the publication was directed," perhaps a better way to articulate the standard is "reasonable when viewed from the perspective of a typical user of an internet forum."
To be sure, the Chaker court does not actually use the term "reasonable person" nor even the word "reasonable" in its roughly 10-page opinion. But I believe what it's saying, in joining the internet-forum-as-opinion trend, is that a reasonable person would not go to those sites expecting facts.
And I don't know whether that makes sense, given actual usage behaviors regarding visitors to internet forums.
Internet forums admittedly are often places for "outrageous claims" where some (the Chaker court says "most") "visitors are completely aware of the unreliable nature of these posts." And that seems to tilt the needle toward unactionable opinion.
But if a goodly number of those visitors treats those same claims as hard, verified (or at least verifiable) fact, doesn't that tilt the needle into the realm of actionable statement of fact?


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Listen to Dr. Peter Bing, Associate Professor of Classics at Emory University, describe the ancient Greek symposium from the Museum's audio guide to the permanent collection (produced by AntennaAudio): Quicktime, Real Player, or Windows Media.
On the exterior and interior of this kylix (drinking cup), young men reclining on cushions participate in a lively symposion, or after-dinner drinking party. In ancient Greece, the symposion was an important social occasion where the participants would not only drink, but also talk, play musical instruments, sing, play games, and perform religious rituals. Here the painter has shown some of the activities associated with the symposion. Several of the figures are playing kottabos, a popular game of skill in which a player, holding up a cup, flings a few drops of wine toward a target. One young man holds out a libation bowl (phiale); it was customary at a symposion to dedicate the wine to the gods by pouring out libations in their honor. Above the heads of the men, as if hanging on the wall, the artist has depicted objects associated with the syposion, including drinking cups, baskets, and walking sticks which suggest the participants' prominent social stauts. Three types of musical instruments are shown: the lyre, the barbitos (both stringed instruments), and the aulos (an oboe-like wind instrument), here represented in a leopardskin case. On the interior of the cup, a small three-legged table stands near the figures, with extra wreaths draped over it and a pair of boots beneath. A frieze around the exterior of the cup, below the main scenes, depicts a row of symposion vessels, including pitchers and different types of drinking cups (skyphoi and kantharoi). Nonsense inscriptions are found on both the exterior and interior; these may have served a purely decorative purpose, or else they may indicate that the painter was illiterate.
The painter of the Paris Gigantomachy, who belonged to the workshop of the Brygos Painter, specialized in painting cups. Many of his surviving vases show symposion scenes, while others feature athletes or mythological images. All of these subjects were considered appropriated for vases to be used at symposia. The Carlos Museum's kylix is one of the finest and best-preserved examples of this painter's work.


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Trina has been Kalidah's slave for as long as she can remember, but she knows that she is not who Kalidah claims she is. For one thing, Kalidah insists on calling her Baraka, and she knows her name is Trina, but she cannot remember having any family other than the old witch. Trina would love to learn more about magick, but Kalidah keeps her on a tight leash and only teaches her a few basics so Trina can help her cast spells. One morning, desperately cold...


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We've got studded, bows, flowers, seashells—adorned and patterned flip flops that your feet will love!
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Today is National Flip Flop Day! Seriously, today is the 6th annual celebration of the shoe we all wear and love. Of course, we don't think of flip flips being just for one day, though; nope, we live in them all summer long. Here are 25 of them in their woven, beaded, patent leather, studded, floral, looped and plain glory!
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Vanessa Hudgens: Stella's Birthday Party at Beacher's Madhouse!
Vanessa Hudgens helps her younger sister Stella celebrate her 18th birthday with a big bash at Beacher's Madhouse on Saturday (November 16) in Hollywood.
The party was also attended by Bella Thorne and boyfriend Tristan Klier, Sammi Hanratty, and the girls' mom Gina Hudgens.
"so much fun celebrating my bday @beachersmadhouse thank you @jeffbeacher for the perfect party #beachersmadhouse," Stella tweeted afterwards
Vanessa wrote on her Tumblr, "HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my favorite person in the world, @stellahudgens. I love your face off so much it's not even funny. I can't believe you're 18!!!!!!!! #woman #biggirlnow #fox #sistasista."
At the Bollywood themed bash, there was a purple/red/gold colored candy station from Sugar Factory, food from 90210-Pho, a henna artist and performances by The Pawn Shop, Amazon Ashley, Mini Kanye and Mini Prince. There was also a lavish Bollywood themed birthday cake from Cake Studio LA.
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The canonical form allows the iteration count of all associated loops to be computed before executing the outermost loop.
So should it allow for(int i = 0; i != 10; i++) for example? we know before hand that will be 10 iterations.
The for directive places restrictions on the structure of all associated for-loops.
Specifically, all associated for-loops must have the following canonical form:
for (init-expr; test-expr; incr-expr) structured-block
init-expr One of the following:
var = lb
integer-type var = lb
random-access-iterator-type var = lb
pointer-type var = lb
test-expr One of the following:
var relational-op b
b relational-op var
incr-expr One of the following:
var += incr
var -= incr
var = var + incr
var = incr + var
var = var - incr
var One of the following:
A variable of a signed or unsigned integer type.
For C++, a variable of a random access iterator type.
For C, a variable of a pointer type.
If this variable would otherwise be shared, it is implicitly made
private in the loop construct. This variable must not be
modified during the execution of the for-loop other than in
incr-expr. Unless the variable is specified lastprivate on
the loop construct, its value after the loop is unspecified.
relational-op One of the following:
lb and b Loop invariant expressions of a type compatible with the type
of var.
incr A loop invariant integer expression.
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A raw and candid dialogue about the life and craft of acting between longtime colleagues and friends Dabney Coleman, Peter Falk, Charles Grodin, Mark Rydell, Harry Dean Stanton and Sydney Pollack.
Drago Sumonja's document takes us into the hearts, minds, and living rooms of some of America's greatest storytellers. This unique and inside glimpse at this revered collective exposes as much about each individual as it does about acting.
Starring Dabney Coleman, Peter Falk, Charles Grodin, Sydney Pollack, Mark Rydell
Directed by Drago Sumonja
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