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An invitation to tender may contain many conditions, some of which are more or less material to the ultimate submitted tender. Is a requirement that the contractor attend a site visit a material condition of the tender? In Admiral Roofing v. School District 57 (Board of Education), the British Columbia Supreme Court said Yes, and held that a missed site visit eliminated the contractor from the bidding process.
The contractor argued that it substantially complied with the site visit requirement by attending part of the site tour, signing its name and returning later to the first site (the contractor arrived 15 minutes late for the first site visit).
The Court held that the word "attend" required the attendance at the two locations and at the mandatory site tour starting at 8 a.m. The Court held that the words "failure to attend and register will lead to the non-acceptance of the tender by the owner" made this mandatory requirement sufficiently clear.
The Court also held that this failure by the contractor could not be waived by the owner under the tender condition entitling the owner to waive "irregularities...of a minor or technical nature". While arriving late by five minutes might have been technical if the School District's site team had still been there, there was no discretion to waive the actual fist site visit itself.
Construction Law - Tenders - Site Visit - Materiality
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Got out on Tue, ended up hitting everything on the wrong end of the tide. First spot I thought the tide would have already been starting to drop out, but was still dead and all-in. Worse, the bit of wind was holding it up, blowing straight up the inlet. Met another angler who was fishing across the bay, he came over and we chatted a bit, nice guy. Anyway, managed a few small SRC's, all of them were when I covered swirls and boils. FIrst time I've really seen the fish active, water was still really up, this spot doesn't seem to get much flow, even as I could tell the water was receding pretty quickly. But anyway, if you could hit the area of the visible fish within a second or two, you got a strike, pretty cool. FIshed a small pink squid pattern for the first time, decided to change up from my usual Clouser, nice to see something else work. Thought things would really get going about midway through the tide drop, but not to be. Wind died, water got glassy, and low and behold, the sun even came out! Saw a nice little rainbow, but all action ceased. Trudged up and down the shore, and nothing. So, packed out, got in my rental car, and headed back home, figuring I'd hit another spot or two on the way back. Ended up at a popular spot, no one else around, and figured sure, why not. Started at the likely looking spot, working my way down the edge. Not a thing. FIshed about an hour without a bump, tide was really about out. Found a big eddy a ways down, and started to see a few coho jump clear out of the water, the way that they seem to do. Started getting lots of solid hits, but kept missing them and coming up short. Checked my hook, sure enough, bent hook tip, likely from an errant backcast that hit a rock (my casting was getting sloppy at the end, ugh...) Changed up, quickly landed a small coho. Then, a few nicer SRC's in a row. Then, more missed strikes, hook check, all good. So, changed patterns, went smaller, fish are really swirling and boiling now, and still not getting tight. Ended up leaving as the sun was setting, fish still rolling around. Nice puzzle to try and solve, thinking I'm still throwing too large a pattern at them, going to tie some small scud/shrimp patterns and dry dead drfiting them. Fish were clearly in the eddy holding in lanes at the end, there was enough back current to allow this. Neat way to end the day, but man, was I cold at the end, hands frozen and wind/water chapped. Need to remember to take some lotion or something for the car (I'm a wimp, what can I say...) Anyway, I keep seeing and reading that this is a slow time of year on the salt, so can't wait until things pick up. Keep learning new things, and remembering things I'd forgotten from when I did a lot of this type of fishing- like, always stripping my first few strips of line out of my basket, then start stripping into it. This prevents the "bottom" loops of line from lifting out and tangling all of your line when you go to cast after you've stripped everything in- due to your casting motion moving the line since the bottom loops are nearest your reel, if that makes sense. The minute I started doing this again, I stopped having (for the most part) tangled running line. It's the little things, and I am finding myself recalling this stuff that used to come naturally to me. Going to try a new spot this afternoon that I THINK I can get down to (Google maps is so useful...) Hope to keep meeting a few of you on the water, guy I met on Tue was a pleasant dude, he managed a few nice fish while we chatted, his first of the year he said. Later all, thanks again for a great site and de facto "fireside" for chatting! Quick pic of a coho, on a really long Clouser that I was trying, with gills. Dan
Great report, and beautiful pic. I can vouch for using a small scud. I've been experimenting with small scuds this winter, usually tying them trailing them off of other small flies (like shrimp or amphipods) with 12"-16" of leader. Has worked the best for me using floating line, in a strong current, mostly dead drifting with occasional short twitchy strips.
Thanks for a nice report formerguide! And that is a nice silver. I like your tip about the stripping basket. Excellent. Glad you are finding some action. Also, don't miss fall fishing come September, October, November. All good months.
Sweet! Making the most of the winter, glad you are exploring and having fun! Your reports are always balanced and informative! Cheers!
That is a fat coho! Sweet fish You can also tie some mini clousers with sparse hair about one inch in length Small bead chain to give it action but not enough to flip it Sounds like you are dialing it in Ciao
Great report, and thanks for sharing that little tidbit about line management. I was out the other day and got super frustrated by the very problem you mentioned. I'll have to try your technique next time. Incidentally, does anyone still give their line a stretch before fishing? I was told that it's not necessary with the lines in use today.
When in doubt, giver a stretch! Most lines I have need a little stretching. My latest Airflo 40+ doesn't seem to need much. I thought that was a very good tip that formerguide had. For sure I'm going to give that a go. You can teach an old dog new tricks!!


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Particularly as those two winners - the Don Valley Stadium and Ponds Forge International Sports Centre - were built for the 1991 World Student Games, an event that received a pounds 3m grant from one of the awards' other sponsors, the Sports Council (the third sponsor was the publisher Thomas Telford).
But conspiracy theorists should not get too worked up. Quite simply, there were not many worthy candidates for the judges to choose from.
Even so, the awards do represent one small step for sporting kind. Five years ago the idea of such a competition would have had most critics scratching around for candidates. Apart from Michael Hopkins's Mound Stand at Lord's, completed in 1987, plus one or two racecourse grandstands, where else did one look for excellence in British sports stadium design?
Don Valley won the overall UK Sports Stadia Award, with the Ponds Forge Centre and the North Bank Stand at Arsenal highly commended. Ponds Forge received the British Steel award for the best use of steel in construction. Twickenham's East Stand and both Arsenal's North Bank Stand and Don Valley were also shortlisted. Finally, a special Sports Council award for the most effective provision for spectators with disabilities was given to Molineux, the rebuilt stadium of Wolverhampton Wanderers.
The Don Valley Stadium, a 25,000 capacity venue built at a cost of pounds 27m for the loss-making 1991 World Student Games, has won few friends outside Sheffield - it recently lost out to Crystal Palace for the right to stage September's athletics World Cup meeting. Users have complained that it offers little protection from the elements. But the same can be said of a number of stadium roofs around the world, and at least Don Valley is a delight in summer or under floodlights.
More serious is the awkward placement of an ugly tower housing a scoreboard operator, announcer and photo-finish equipment; it obstructing views from a number of seats.
But perhaps the main disappointment about Don Valley remains that, had politics and finances permitted it could have offered a golden opportunity to break the mould of British stadium design by combining athletics, public ownership and use by the city's two professional football teams, Wednesday and United. As it is, it is tailor-made only for domestic athletics, with limited capacity and extended sight-lines for field sports (owing to the width of the running track and warm-up areas). Its only other major users are the Sheffield Eagles Rugby League club during the winter, and this summer the GB Spartans American football team. Neither attract crowds which fill even the main covered stand, which seats 10,000. But it should be applauded for what it is: a fairly basic, though not unattractive community asset which has largely succeeded as a catalyst in the regeneration of a blighted industrial wasteland.
Ponds Forge is a different matter: it is neither a stadium nor an arena (as specified in the competition rules) but an aquatic centre and sports hall with seats for 3,300. To judge it alongside a building such as Arsenal's 12,500- seater North Bank Stand is invidious - one is a building designed solely for spectators while the other is designed primarily for participation. Ponds Forge nevertheless deserves acclaim. Its architects, Faulkner Browns, and structural engineers, Ove Arup, have created a virtuoso building, inviting exploration though its airy concourses and watery vaults. Ponds Forge is a genuinely innovative collection of facilities within one complex.
To make the next round of awards fairer, the overall design awards should be divided into clear categories: for spectator and participation sports; for outdoor and indoor facilities. In the outdoor category the organisers might also consider separate awards for complete stadia (of which precious few are built every year) and for individual grandstands (of which there are many).
With the Sports Council anticipating an avalanche of grant applications from clubs hoping for money from the National Lottery, unprecedented opportunities lie ahead for the kind of small-scale stands and sports centres which proliferate, for example, in rural France. It would also make sense for the awards' organisers to abandon the minimum capacity of 3,000 spectators set for the inaugural awards.
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Be Smart This Summer
Spring is here and along with warmer weather and flowers blooming, I see an onsalught of commercials and social media posts all focusing on weight loss in preparation of summer. It's a silly marketing ploy that so many fall prey to, you know, "bikini season" and "summer ready body" kind of stuff.
It makes me sad because as you know if you've read my blog for any period of time to me fitness is a life-long pursuit to be practiced daily, in moderation, so that life can be lived to it's fullest. I also strongly advocate that we ALL realize and accept that every BODY is different and what is a sign of beauty or sex appeal today is likely the antithesis of tomorrow, not to mention not everyone's taste.
So for those of you getting sucked in to the taunting that your summer life just wont be satisfying unless you transform your body right now, I offer these gentle reminders to love yourself, not give up or give in, but be smart about how you prepare for summer.
Dieting simply doesn't work and it's a waste of your time and money. Stop eating strange concoctions or restricting calories or fats or sugars. You have probably learned by now that the body fat simply returns once your old way of eating is resumed. Instead, eat 6 small meals every day, composed of healthy lean protein, veggies, fruits, grains, and fats, allow yourself a day or two of higher caloric meals or drinks and remember daily that you love your body and care about what you put inside of it.
For those of you who do not love time spent in a gym or in front of a video or class – just remember that an hour here and an hour there WILL make a huge difference, and if you keep your workouts reasonably intense while maintaining a variety of styles, you will see results which in turn will stop making it seem like such drudgery. The key is to keep boredom at bay while maintaining progress. Start by working out 2-3 times a week with weights (ideally with a plan created by a trainer like me), each workout being different from the last. Then add in some fun outdoor activities on the weekends, maybe a dance or body pump class with a friend in the evenings, and/or a DVD at home once in a while. Variety will keep you entertained, and as you see results you will need far less convincing to stay diligent.
Taking a day every 4-5 days to allow your muscles and cardio system to rest is hugely beneficial to your metabolic system becoming more efficient and thereby burning more fat. Sleep, likewise, is essential to the body recovering and allowing a change in composition (i.e., more lean muscle, less fat) to occur within (which then shows up on the outside). So tweak your schedule and make sure you're getting 7-8 hours of sleep a night. Your body will thank you.
Clearly stress is not good in any areas of your life, but it's especially hard on the body. While you may not be able to reduce the stress of your circumstances, you can reduce the stress you place on your body when you fret over your physical condition. Negative thoughts about your body, and beating yourself up for being "fat" or "out of shape" will not help your body relax and embrace the change you seek to make. Emotional stress will also force your body to hold on to fat as fat is an insulator and protector of organs, and has hormonal properties which are ignited when under stress. So lighten up your thought process and your body may just lighten up as well.
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Now get ready to enjoy the warmer weather and the summer vacations, and by following my advice you'll hopefully be in better shape AND happier at the same time.
The Art of Relationships
For most people, success in life is measured by the job they hold, the money they make, and the possessions they acquire. We raise our children to aim for this trifecta, focusing on school and grades and constant "upward" movement. Unfortunately I feel the most important skill or tool that we can provide our children with to help them "succeed" in life is often the least focused on – relationships.
Relationships are the essence of our lives and without the ability to maintain good relationships, I believe we truly cannot succeed. From home life to the office, if you cannot communicate and work well with people, your forward movement is limited. If you do not have a supportive group of family and friends (co-workers too), all of your challenges and hardships rest solely on your head and shoulders.
But a person who cultivates and cares for relationships above college degrees, money, and acclaim is a person who will get further than just their career/life experience will take them. Did you know that people who were in fraternities or sororities are 60% more likely to have successful careers because they have a network of built-in friends to gain support, leads, and referrals from? Again, it's about relationships!
Consider two people with the same exact education and experience applying for the same job. Person A has not learned the fine art of conversation, improvisation, and the ability to find something to relate to with everyone they meet. Person B puts relationships and real communication paramount over everything else they do, and they want people to be comfortable around them. Guess who gets the job?
In this age of technology-focused society, the current generation(s) are learning texting instead of talking. We are pushing our youth to stay ahead of the curve with their computer skills and educational goals, which is essential to stay competitive with other countries, but they're missing out on skills that can really make the difference in the quality of their lives, as well as their careers.
It's the same for intimate relationships (marriages, partnerships). A person who is content with only their significant other and/or children for company and does not work at maintaining relationships with life-long friends (who often have moved far away) or does not seek to create new friendships is keeping their world (and therefore their growth) very small and limited. This also teaches children that friendships and the work required to maintain them is not as important as having a family and plowing forward.
My mother instilled in me the fine art of conversation, something seriously lacking in so many adults, not to mention children, these days. She said there was always something to talk about with anyone you meet. She taught me to ask questions, and then listen to their answers. While this skill has helped me more times than I can count (garnered me many a job lead or an awesome new friend), I am saddened to see how many adults cannot reciprocate. Often they do not engage in asking questions back – a "get to know you" kind of exchange. Once I'm done "interviewing" and offering a few clever anecdotes of my own, the conversation ceases as they do not know how to communicate back. So many people feel uncomfortable unless they're only talking about themselves (which is very one-sided). How do you fare where you are forced to mingle with people you do not know?
In the next week as you think upon this post, look at how you communicate with friends and strangers. Look at how they communicate back to you. See if you can find examples of where your relationships with someone benefited your goals, or where not having certain types of relationships have held you back. Then see what you can do to improve the quality of your relationships and communication skills. Remember there is value in having true, honest and reliable relationships in your life, and those relationships start by you being true, honest and reliable.
Caring vs. Living
How much time do you spend in a day thinking or worrying about what other people may think of you? Take your time, really think about this. I know that most of us spend a great deal of time concerned with how our actions or words will affect (or have affected) our family, friends, co-workers, and yes, even strangers. This appears to be a built-in commonality to most humans – it is in our "human nature" to need each other. We all instinctively desire families and friends, and as we evolved as a civilization, that instinct created a side-affect of caring about how others view us.
Recently I've been analyzing this trait we share, with the realization that while caring about approval is important, we waste a lot of time caring about the wrong issues or people. There are, of course, millions of individuals who seem to not care what other's think, demonstrated either by their clear disregard for anyone's wishes other than their own, or their overly-vehement verbal claims that they just don't care what anyone thinks (Mr. Trump?). But even for these types, I know with certainty that in some aspect, in certain circumstances, or at the very least with a select few people in their lives, these non-care-ers do in fact care very much. They've just adopted the habit of shrugging their shoulders and letting go of the emotional turmoil that can come with caring. Sometimes we envy those who seem to not care because it appears freeing and less stressful. But remember once you force human nature to not care, you loose a lot of joy in life that comes from caring.
Now caring should not be confused with compassion, sympathy and empathy — which we all should strive to have more of. But caring to the point that we berate ourselves for our choices, or feel embarrassment or guilt about our actions, is the issue I'm addressing today.
How many times have you stopped yourself from doing something because you worried about how you might look or sound. What experiences have you missed out on because of this? The sad thing is that 90% of the time no one would have judged you poorly or possibly even noticed. The remaining 10% of the time, or rather the remaining 10% of people who might have a negative opinion, they're either strangers that you will NEVER see again, or they are friends/family who better have unconditional love for you or they're not worth being in your lives (in my opinion)!
Children do not start out with these concerns, they do and say what they want and live life to the fullest learning along the way how far they can go on pure instinct and the desire to find joy and fun in everything. It is only in the structured social and behavioral environment of school that they start to care – or more precisely start to temper their choices based upon their concern that other's might judge them negatively. While sometimes this is a good lesson (i.e., not to put their bodies in harms way, not to speak out of turn, not to say hurtful things, etc.) it also crushes our inherent instincts to step out on a ledge and try something new.
While I'm not offering a solution to this dilemma today, I simply want to bring it to your consciousness and offer the reminder that some aspects of childlike abandon could do your life some good. Adulthood doesn't mean we should stop learning or seeking to push ourselves and our minds and constantly seek new experiences. We have the benefit of adult wisdom when it comes to protecting our bodies and minds, but perhaps we should incorporate back in some of the innocence and bravery of youth. So stop worrying so much about what other's think and just worry about if you're doing right by YOU!
Authentic vs. Honest
A current hot catch-phrase in my industry is "are you living an authentic life?" I hear and read that slogan frequently and I always scream in my head what the hell does that mean? Are people running around living false lives? Well in a way, yes. The issue for me is that I think "truth" is a better and more easily applied word than "authentic."
One of Webster's dictionary definitions of the word authentic is "representing one's true nature or beliefs…" While that definition is easy to understand, it can be a hard put into practice. How does one represent their "true nature or beliefs?"
Clearly I do understand the essence of this phrase – that many people choose to not follow their dreams or listen to their instincts, and end up living out circumstances that they never intended or wanted. But my issue is that to live authentically one must first really know and understand who they are and what they want. While some of us enter adulthood already having figured out who we are and what we want (and then spend the rest of our 20's, 30's and even 40's refining that), there is a huge quantity of adults walking around who simply do not know the answers to those questions.
That's not a criticism mind you, it is a reality that not all personalities are able, or in some cases even willing, to set in stone the life they want to live. There is nothing wrong with going with the wind and currents and just enjoying where life takes you and how it shapes you, if that's is who you are. So who then, is really living the "authentic" life? Is it people like me who have things all mapped out and goals firmly being adhered to, or is it those who fly by the seat of their pants? I think what it comes down to is if you are happy with the life you're living. After all, either approach can leave a person feeling unsatisfied and/or lost.
To me, what's truly important is honesty. Are you honest with yourself and those around you – honest about who you are and what you want? Honesty can be much more easily applied to one's life than authenticity, don't you think? Perhaps then, the better way to state the catch-phrase would be "are you living an honest life?"
To that end, I leave you with the true essence behind this posting: if you are not living an honest life, if you are not being honest with yourself, remember that life (or time) seems to zip by very quickly (you know the other old catch-phrase life is short). Now I know how hard it is for many of you to be honest. Honesty is sometimes scary for while it's freeing for the deliverer, it can be painful for the recipient. But honesty, as we teach our children, is always better than the burden of lying (or in this case, living a lie).
So dig deep, don't let fear stop you, and start being honest. Remember to take baby steps, and be patient, it will get easier, and that honesty must always be delivered compassionately (that includes to yourself). Honesty is the most powerful tool to altering your life's course. Take heart in those that live an honest life for they demonstrate that when we live an honest life, we are at the very least, happier and able to breath just a little bit better.
How Flexible Are You?
One of the most important aspects of fitness is often the least focused on – that of flexibility. I must confess that even I tend to place the least priority on flexibility – me a former full-time dance student! But in our fast-paced, jam-packed lives, it often seems that all we have time to focus on is exercising (cardio & resistance training) and nutrition (which we know to be the largest part of the fitness pie. But I need to remind us all that flexibility is a major and necessary component of total fitness.
It doesn't matter how strong your muscles are if you don't the flexibility to move them in a full range of motion then you will not be able to push past your current fitness levels (i.e., burn more fat). Without good flexibility you'll not be able to run or even walk the speed and distances you seek, for your muscles will be too tight and too shortened and therefore your legs will simply lock up.
If your job keeps you in a sedentary seated position for long hours, it's hugely important to stretch and lengthen your muscles and spine (see last week's blog Respect Your Spine). This will improve circulation which will in turn improve your productivity.
Of course as a Life Coach, I can not ignore the figurative necessity for flexibility in our minds and attitudes as well. Emotional flexibility allows us to embrace change better and affect change in our lives – and our workouts.
So today I'm suggesting that we all commit (myself included) to improving our flexibility over the next month, and then we can compare notes and really testify to the benefits of being more flexible.
First, prioritize and schedule a small chunk of time for stretching (10 mins minimum). It's important that your body be warmed up so I recommend either right after a shower, or right after a long day but prior to being sedentary for several hours. (In other words, after you've come home from work and made dinner, but before you plop down on the sofa to binge watch Netflix for a few hours before bed).
Second, challenge those around you and keep each other accountable and on task. Flexibility is essential and beneficial to everyone around you, whether children or seniors, spouses or co-workers. The more people in your life that will take the time to stretch with you (although it doesn't have to be at the exact same time), the more likely we will all achieve this goal and reap the rewards.
Third, remember to be flexible in your head and heart. Not only does this reduce the emotional tightening of your muscles (no more stress headaches), but it will likely improve your relationships too. Be more willing to see the other side of things, and be more forgiving of yourself and others.
Lastly, I will leave you with a few specific details about the best way to be flexible, i.e., stretching techniques:
- Never stretch cold muscles.
- Always move slowly into a position that stretches the desired muscles to the point where you want to stop. Then hold each stretch for 20-30 seconds, while breathing in a slow and relaxed manner. Then stretch further and repeat the hold and breathing. Do this one more time on that muscle and then you can move on to the next.
- Start at the head/neck and move down towards feet: neck, shoulders, lower back, glutes (butt), hamstrings (back of thighs), feet/ankles. Look on the internet, YouTube or ask me for specific examples of stretches that you can practice.
Now go be flexible and improve the quality of your body and your life!
Respect Your Spine
In previous posts I have addressed the isues of postural distortions due to the rise of poor computer posture and too much slouched TV watching (What About Posture, Kids and Postural Distortions). Today I want to be a bit more focused on my pet peeve of poor posture by specifically addressing the spine.
The spine is our the gateway from our brain to the rest of the of our body. While the fitness and medical industries direct your attention to healthy nutrition and regular exercise for improving one's health and longevity, we often forget that the spine is as essential as the brain to maintaining health.
If the spine is not cared for, you can suffer from a myriad of serious issues ranging from lack of joint movement due to nerve impingement; chronic pain due to compressed or bulging discs; and even lack of mobility if the spine suffers a major bone break.
So how do we take better care of our spines you ask? Here are some helpful tips to address that question:
Reassess your standing and sitting posture.
From how you sit at your desk/computer to how you watch TV. and especially how you drive – you must always be aware to not slouch – to reduce the c-shaped curve you place your spine into when you slouch. Reclining is okay, and you don't have to always sit like there's a stick up your butt, but you should constantly be aware if your shoulders and/or hips are rounding forward. Straighten up, relax your shoulders while keeping them level and blood flow will course through your spine with ease.
Stretch in opposition.
In layman's terms, if you spend a large amount of time in a sitting position where you might assume the c-shaped spinal posture – spend time each day stretching in the opposite direction. The best way to do this is to lay on your back over a large stability ball, relax hips and stretch your arms out wide so that your spine is gently placed into a reverse c-shape. Yoga and other slow moving, spine lengthening disciplines are another way to reverse the effects of c-shape spinal compression.
Enhance circulation through exercise.
Low-impact cardio exercise is a great way to increase blood flow through and from your spine. Even quick bursts of movement (like 10 burpees or 25 jumping jacks) are a great way to heat up and stimulate necessary circulation of blood and oxygen to and from your spine, with the added bonus of boosting your metabolism and energizing your brain, which in turn stimulates circulation through the spine (a non-vicious cycle).
Make spinal posture be a priority in the next few weeks and you'll not only feel and see a difference, but you'll soon replace bad habits with more healthy ones and the benefits will compound. Respect your spine, and your health will benefit.
Stop Pointing Fingers
Despite our currently volatile political climate, the title of this week's post is not about the ugly mess in D.C., but rather about the continuing tendency to single out carbs and calories by those seeking to lose body fat. This past weekend my nephew mentioned that his entire office was going to stop eating carbs and wanted him to join in. He cited all my reasons why that is an ill-advised way to permanently lower body fat levels, but they ignored him/me.
A few days later my niece was ordering a salad and I advised her to add protein onto it (for her fitness goals) and she lamented that doing so heavily increased the calories. Once again, the top two faux pas "dieters" make is to eliminate carbs and calories!
Therefore, today I want to once again strongly advise you all to stop seeing carbs or calories as the enemy and start seeing nutrition as one tool (vs. obstacle) in your quest for a healthy lifestyle that facilitates proper and permanent fat loss.
Carbs are necessary! They are essential to providing the energy required to get through your day, least of which is to get you through a killer workout (another necessary element of fat loss). Carbs come in two primary forms – "healthy" (aka complex carbs) and "crap" (aka simple carbs) – and this is where the confusion sets in for most people. By lumping all carbs together and then avoiding them, you are not only reducing your primary energy source, but you are also robbing your body's "muscle-rebuilding" of nutrients required to burn the fat while building up lean muscle tissue.
Any overly-processed snack foods (chips, crackers, cookies, etc.), breads and pastas are "crap" carbs. But things like vegetables, nuts, whole grains (including certain breads and crackers), and fruits are "healthy" carbs. You'll need them to successfully lower body fat levels, and because you're not restricting something from your system, there will be no "bounce back" (regaining of body fat) once you stop the restriction (dieting).
As for calories, once again, the reason counting calories became a societal focus back in the 80's was because Americans on the whole were over-eating, and over-indulging in a lot of "crap" foods. While counting calories is a great way to make one aware of how much they're consuming, the down side is that the focus is on a number and NOT on WHAT they're putting into their body.
If you simply pay more attention to the quality of foods ingested, and the consistency of intake (how much and how often you eat), you do not need to count calories. Unless you're eating high-fat, high-sugar, and/or overly-processed foods, a moderately balanced daily nutrition intake, with a regular quantity of effective exercise is all that's required to ultimately shift your body from over-fat to healthy.
So stop pointing fingers and blaming passive nutrition for your fat gain, and start exercising regularly and eating healthy balanced nutrition (with allowances for the less healthy foods that you enjoy) and you will change your body for the better and not have to anguish over the micro-management of your food.
No Gym Intim
In 2015 I published an article about gym-intimidation (Gymtimidation) and for those of you who find gyms intimidating I recommend reading (or re-reading) the post (click on the highlighted title). But today I wanted to discuss this issue a bit further as I find it to be one of the top stumbling blocks for women in particular who are committed to getting in shape now that the new year is upon us, yet cannot overcome their nervous reluctance towards joining a gym.
If you feel self-conscious in gym attire, awkward because you have no clue how to use the machines, and/or embarrassed by your lack of strength or stamina – you are far from alone! But as I stated in the previous post, whether it's a girls-only gym or a "we're all in this fat together" gym like Planet Fitness those feelings still surface and hold you back.
The real issue is your perception of your body vs. your desire to change it. If your motivation is strong enough, and you are willing to direct and maintain your focus on to that singular goal of slow and steady changes, you can drive those self-sabotaging thoughts from your brain.
To keep your focus on track and productive, start by accepting the shape you're in today – not just your external shape — but your strength, stamina and coordination. Next pick two body parts to focus on, ideally your strongest or easiest to change (i.e., thighs or arms). Then wear clothes that you feel comfortable in, both for the comfort of exercising and sweating, and that you do not feel awkward visually in (i.e., t-shirt and shorts). Lastly, commit to three times a week, 30-minutes of slow but challenging resistance training of those chosen muscles (arms or legs), and slow but challenging cardio (walking at an incline, riding the stationary bike).
Once you see some changes to your body, you will find your motivation renewed to keep pushing towards your goals. Now there are two "no-no's" I wish to impart to you, that will keep you from self-doubt and discouragement:
1. Do NOT compare yourself or your body to anyone else! Everyone, and I mean everyone, has different variables that come into play, and no two bodies (and brains) are alike. Focus only on your upward growth and improvement and be patient and loving with your body.
2. Do NOT focus on your mid-section (stomach). For those of you fighting to reduce body fat, especially from your tummy, this will be the last area to lose the fat – especially on women! Continue pushing yourself weekly, and follow my other posts where I discuss how to avoid plateauing, etc. and making certain that you're eating enough. It took time for that fat to store up, and it takes time, hard work, and patience to lose it.
Lastly I cannot stress enough that if that gym-intimidation still has a grip on you, consider purchasing at least 3 training sessions with a trainer whom you a good connection with (don't let the gym just assign you one), and then allow them to ease you into understanding the equipment and how to push your body.
As always, I'm here to offer advice and/or a customized training program should you desire it. (workouts247.com) Now go work out and be proud that you're making a positive change!
Here we are again, the first month of a new year. Are you once again making resolutions or commitments to get into better shape? If so, what can you do to make the goals stick this time? Perhaps the first step is to change the goal.
Most of us who set a goal and fail to achieve it in an allotted period of time usually start a new year with the same goal in mind. However, if we do not change our approach to the goal, we will likely see the same results (or lack thereof). But often even you change your approach you still don't achieve full success and that may be because the goal just doesn't fit who you are or how you live. Don't give up on your end goal, but perhaps you need to make a new plan that has a more immediate goal that will lead you ultimately to your end goal.
To make 2017 be the year that you finally achieve your fitness goals you must first assess if you have goals that are achievable. If you are under a lot of stress, have limited free time, and/or limited funds – unless it's life threatening, 95% of you will not lose fat, tone your muscles, or improve your strength and endurance – period. The reason is that you simply can't successfully fit consistent and effective workouts into your hectic life as well as meal and snack planning, smart shopping and time intensive food prep and cooking. So rather than lament that your life is too stuck in a hectic hamster wheel and give up on your fitness goals by March, how about if you change the goal to be to get off the hamster wheel?
Did you know that stress and lack of sleep is the number one inhibitor to fat loss? I have a client who eats clean and healthy 4-6 times a day, and works out effectively 3-4 times a week and still cannot reduce her body fat (in fact she's seen some increase). The clear and only reason behind this is that she has a very demanding and stressful job and home life, feels emotionally "stressed out" daily and averages about 5 hours of sleep per night. I see a lot of you nodding your heads in empathy right now.
When I talk with a new life coaching client and tell them that their first and primary goal is to find a way to reduce their stress by changing or altering their job, reorganizing household chores, rules, and assignments, and carving out (and maintaining) time for themselves, they usually start hyperventilating. But the longer we talk and outline step by step plans to get them from point A to Z the calmer they become and ultimately they get energized by the plan. Then it's just a matter of holding them accountable, while maintaining fluidity to change the plans as the needs arise, and soon not only do they see a positive change to their bodies, they feel a radical and beneficial change to their entire lives.
With all this said, I assign all of you who have a goal yet achieved (and often failed at on an annual basis) to look at the bigger picture and perhaps pick a new goal – one that will ultimately get you to your old goal – but one that is more important and more achievable at this time and place in your life. As always, I'm here to advise as a personal trainer and life strategies coach if you wish to work with me.
Now go make 2017 different!
If you've followed me for any length of time you know that I despise the word and concept of DIET as it means a temporary change in nutrition to achieve a single (and misplaced) goal. Along with my aversion to the word diet and dieting in general, is the commonly associated word CHEAT.
I often hear people say I cheated and ate something bad. The problem with using the word "cheat" (and bad) is that it implies a negative behavior and sets your brain up to rebel against your goal and therefore leads one to failure. Since no one can deprive themselves of the things they enjoy eating indefinitely (nor should they), diets always fail because the aftermath of a temporary nutritional change is to regain the lost weight/fat as the subject usually resumes eating they way they had before the diet.
So today I offer this advice to those of you who still insist on dieting – do not say that you've cheated or been bad when you eat or drink something not "allowed" on your diet. Food is not your spouse, you're not married to it, lying to it, on trial, or in school – the only areas where the word cheating applies. You will be far more successful in your fat loss goals if you just acknowledge that you want to eat something that gives you pleasure and consume it, albeit ideally in a small quantity. Then resume your diet and get on with it.
The other area of "cheating" that I want to address is that of your workouts. This time of year newly motivated fat-loss seeking customers flock to gyms or sign up with personal trainers to institute new workout plans in conjunction with their new diets. Although I never hear a client state I cheated on my workout and skipped a day, the altering of their fitness plan does occur on as regular basis as the diet-cheating, just without the self-inflicted negative chastising of calling it cheating.
If you are committed to following a workout and meal plan to lose fat, then even if you've chosen to do so for a short and temporary period of time – don't cheat. Workout out to the limits of your strength and endurance, and keep your nutrition focused. Again, if you veer off the diet for a meal/day, or skip a day/week of workouts, just get back on track without any negative shaming of yourself.
Ultimately you will only succeed at permanent fat loss if you change your approach to nutrition on a long-term basis, while still keeping the less "lean and healthy" foods to a smaller and more moderate level (quantity). Eat 6 times a day and drink lots of water. Simultaneously prioritize and schedule high intensity workouts (both cardio and weights) 3 times a week at a minimum. Remember to change up your workouts (increase intensity and/or time spent) at least every 6 weeks so you do not plateau. Also remember that if you start building more muscle mass you might actually need to eat more — but eat smart!
This is the only sure-fire way to reduce your body fat for good! So don't cheat – just make a health plan and remind yourself that it's okay if the plan changes or your get off track briefly. It's all about the long haul.


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Reality TV has a robust track record when it comes to breaking up marriages, but Bill and Giuliana Rancic think they have the key to a happy ending with their new series Giuliana & Bill (premieres Wednesday, 9/8 CT, Style). "It's real and fun and positive," Giuliana tells TVGuide.com. "It's not dirty, it's not negative. There's no faking these dirty fights that a lot of these shows are doing now." The series, spawned from their wedding special, follows the E! anchor and her Apprentice winner/real estate mogul hubby as they navigate their long-distance marriage: The couple splits time between Giuliana's L.A. home and Bill's in Chicago. In fact, they didn't even own a home together during their first year of marriage. Find out how they make it work, when they'll have kids and more.
TVGuide.com: Let's get it out of the way: Why do a reality show when there's a curse out there?
Bill: Yeah, I mean, that probably wasn't the next step in my career. [Laughs] We certainly looked at all the curses, who we are as people and we just said, "Let's do it." It's just another adventure and that's the theme of our marriage. If we don't like it, we don't have to do it after the first season.
Giuliana: That first episode we did, we were not so happy. I said, "Oh, you said that about me?" [He said,] "You said that about me?" Most couples don't have the luxury, or it's probably a curse, of seeing their spouse roll their eyes behind their backs. We go through what a lot of couples go through, only we see it on TV. After that first episode, we said, "If anyone can do it, we can do it." To be honest, it's almost worked in our favor. It's like therapy because we watch ourselves.
TVGuide.com: You guys hardly lived together your first year of marriage. How did you discuss that prior to your wedding?
Giuliana: It was a deal. Bill loves Chicago and he's never moving out of Chicago. I got renewed with E! for another three years and that was a big conversation because we were hoping I'd come out sooner... so we go back and forth. What's great is we're always newlyweds. Young people always say, "Wow, I can't believe you guys do that." Older people always say, "You have a long-distance relationship? God, I wish I had that." They tell us we probably nailed the secret.
TVGuide.com: In the premiere, you settle disagreements with bets. Is that usually what you do?
Giuliana: Pretty much! Our show's very positive. All these shows about couples and families have scandal and are about cussing each other out. I mean, most couples aren't like that. Most couples want to be happy, so that's why we hope our show will appeal to a lot of people because it's not poison.
TVGuide.com: What's coming up in the season? I hear there's flying involved.
Bill: Yes. I'm a pilot-in-training. I attempt to get her go up in the plane with me and she has a tremendous fear of flying, but I have to help her overcome her fear. It didn't quite turn out as I expected. And I try to win her parents over so I hire an Italian tutor. The Italian family is not an easy circle of trust to break through.
TVGuide.com: You talk about having children a lot, so when will that happen?
Bill: I'll put it in sports terminology: We pulled the goalie from the net.
Giuliana: [Laughs] It could happen at any time. Matthew, my assistant, who is on the show, is here with us and he's our son for now. He is very anti-children.
Bill: He doesn't want to be a manny. ... It'll take away from the attention [he gets].
TVGuide.com: Your two-year anniversary is coming up. What are your plans?
Giuliana: Oh, great question! No one's asked us that yet! What are our plans, Bill?
Bill: It'll be a surprise for my beautiful wife.
Giuliana: Does it have to do with getting in a small airplane?
Bill: No propeller. Any airplane you get on from here on out will have jet engines.
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On the one hand, we're being promoted faster than ever. On the other, our salaries lag criminally behind those of men. To make matters worse, 35 per cent of us are paying thousands for IVF - a direct consequence of putting work before babies.
Confronted with figures like these it is hard to remember why we dedicated so much time to our employers - all the while jeopardising our fertility. You'll forgive us 37-year-olds for feeling a tad cheated.
We've long known the issues of fertility and pay are linked, it's just that our heads remain in the sand over what to do. Some women lose because they take time out to raise children, but a more insidious explanation is that we're undervalued in the first place by cynical bosses who assume we'll drop them in it when the biological alarm sounds. Factor in the old patriarchal notion that men are the breadwinners, so deserve a larger pay cheque, plus the annoying truth that men get more money simply because they ask, and you start to think nothing's changed.
But that's not entirely true. The glass ceiling has been replaced with a glass elevator - whisking women into senior positions five years ahead of our male peers. But this apparent advantage has a downside. To employers, younger and female also equals cheaper. And frankly, my generation of women still isn't comfortable fighting for higher pay.
We have good reason. The only time I've asked for a pay rise - the amount I knew was budgeted for the position - management were incensed. My company calculated that at my tender age I'd be more grateful for the opportunity than the modest going rate. I dug my heels in and won, but it soured relations. So I wasn't surprised by research that found women who demand pay rises are considered pushy, while men earn respect along with their raise.
Old-fashioned attitudes aren't the only problem. The system is deliberately rigged against us. Modern HR departments are practised at manipulating job titles and hierarchies to get round pay-related labour laws. A friend who sneaked a look at a colleague's payslip was shocked to see he took home £10,000 more than her. When she raised this a personnel manager hastily outlined an invisible workplace structure that somehow placed them in non-comparable roles, even though their jobs were virtually identical. And a female-dominated company I once worked for was busy trying to double the service length before maternity rights kicked in. So much for female solidarity.
Nothing will change the fact that the crucial career-building years coincide with the optimum time to have children. But by delaying childbirth we've surely made our sacrifice, and companies reap the rewards. All we need now is the guts to tell them what we're worth and make sure they cough up. At least it'll pay for the IVF.
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1. "Everybody find a partner!"
Oh, great, the entirety of my teenage anxieties encapsulated into one horrendous orientation exercise. I can't tell if this is sweat in my eyes, or tears.
2. "Come and say hello to everyone!"
Oh, everyone? Everyone I don't know? With all their judging eyes? Sure, I'll be right along.
3. "Call me."
Just call you? Just dial your number with sweaty fingers, mentally run through all possible rejection scenarios, then go blank when you pick up? Suuuuuuuuure, I'll call you.
4. "So, what's new with you?"
Me: "Brain, what's new with me?"
Brain: "It's OK, I got this!"
Mouth: "'Labia' is a word!"
5. "Would you like to say a few words?"
What, me? In front of all these people? Absolutely. But you should know that those words are going to be "um", "oh god", and "I'm so sorry about all the vomit".
6. "Can I see you in my office?"
Obviously this phrase strikes fear into every human heart. But to anxious people, it doesn't just suggest that they're about to be fired, but that they're about to be more fired than anyone in the history of firing. Possibly by a firing squad.
8. "We need to talk later."
OK, you contact me when you're ready. I'll just be over here, frozen in place by a) this bitter and endless rush of adrenaline, and b) the exciting prospect of all the sleepness nights and unattractive crying sessions I'm about to experience!
9. "You'd better have a seat."
If you insist, but I will sit on the very edge of it and jiggle my knees around until you tell me exactly who died and why it's my fault.
10. "Why do you worry so much?"
Because I have a violently oversensitive de facto physiological response to stress, and this is one of the ways in which it manifests. Why do you ask?
12. "Huh. That's interesting." (If said by a dentist or doctor.)
Until you tell me otherwise, Doctor, I am going to assume that you've found a malignant sentient teratoma, and that the only possible course of action is aggressive trepanation with no anesthesia and a low success rate.
13. "Oops." (If said by a hairdresser.)
Oh, god, what have you done? Added a mullet or subtracted an ear?
14. "You're going to feel a little discomfort."
I know that "discomfort" is medical code for "unbearable pain", but I've also heard that clenching makes the pain worse, so I will at once try to clench and not clench, thereby creating a rip in the space-time continuum. So, you know, sorry about that.
15. "What was that noise?"
That noise outside the tent we've erected far away from any police or emergency medical staff? Dunno. Could be a crazed wild man with a scythe. Could be my appendix bursting. It's hard to be sure.
16. "Don't freak out, but…"
OK, the only thing my brain got from that sentence were the words "freak out", and I am reacting accordingly.
17. "Who could be calling at this hour?"
Oh, probably just the official sorts of people who use your entire name and tell you that everyone you ever loved has died violently.
18. "Stay…very…still…"
Ahhhhhh, so this is how I die.


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Bored in Sunday School
Spencer W. Kimball reproved those who get bored in Church:
"We do not go to Sabbath meetings to be entertained or even solely to be instructed. We go to worship the Lord. It is an individual responsibility, and regardless of what is said from the pulpit, if one wishes to worship the Lord in spirit and in truth, he may do so by attending his meetings, partaking of the sacrament, and contemplating the beauties of the gospel. If the service is a failure to you, you have failed. No one can worship for you; you must do your own waiting upon the Lord." (Teachings of Presidents of the Church: Spencer W. Kimball, chapter 16.)
An article written by Tad R. Callister, Sunday School general president, is being featured today on the front page of LDS.org. In this article, Callister quotes Bruce R. McConkie's 1980 BYU speech, "The Seven Deadly Heresies." The passage quoted and referred to by Callister is as follows:
"We come into these congregations, and sometimes a speaker brings a jug of living water that has in it many gallons. And when he pours it out on the congregation, all the members have brought is a single cup and so that's all they take away. Or maybe they have their hands over the cups, and they don't get anything to speak of.
"On other occasions we have meetings where the speaker comes and all he brings is a little cup of eternal truth, and the members of the congregation come with a large jug, and all they get in their jugs is the little dribble that came from a man who should have known better and who should have prepared himself and talked from the revelations and spoken by the power of the Holy Spirit. We are obligated in the Church to speak by the power of the Spirit. We are commanded to treasure up the words of light and truth and then give forth the portion that is appropriate and needful on every occasion." (Click here.) In the above passage, McConkie describes one aspect of the relationship that should exist between teacher and learner. However, as Spencer W. Kimball points out, we must do our own waiting upon the Lord, and that is possible even when the teacher brings an empty jug.
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how can I delete icons for stupid useless junk like photo booth? The squiggly icon thing doesn't work as that icon never shows the X to delete it? ~John
I'm really hoping that's not the case (although if it is, I can certainly understand why people hate apple) ~John
You can't delete any of the Apple apps that it came with. If you don't want to see them, stick them in a folder somewhere out of the way.
It's not an Apple thing... It's a technology thing. You can't delete the NASCAR app from a Sprint Evo either. It would be nice to have a Settings option to hide icons for stuff you didn't use, but I'm not so bothered that I'd jailbreak.
I dislike ugly icons and was most annoyed when I couldn't delete stock apple icons like YouTube Notes etc. So they got banished to a folder as far to the rear as I could throw them. Happily I need never look at their foul features again. I really though apple could do better in icon design.


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"Making Sauropod Vertebra Pics, Making Sauropod Vertebra Pics,"
"Take Some Sauropod Vertebrae And Put Them In A Picture,"
"Making Sauropod Vertebra Pics, That's How It's Gonna Stick,"
Yes, here comes my second Adventure Time Parody, but this time focusing on the three fabulous dudes of SV-POW! Which is an acronym for "Sauropod Vertebra Picture of the Week". Despite the rather specific-sounding title, the blog actually deals will all sorts of dino-mania, but a strong focus is usually always towards sauropods.
If you've seen my "TetZoo Time" parody, you're already familiar with Darren Naish. Mike Taylor is the fella sitting atop the Giraffatitan and Matt Wedel is the other man with glasses. Together, the three contribute to the blog and provide fascinating information on dinosaurian anatomy, behavior, and other fun topics.
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Seven-year-old Clair ran to get the mail. Ever since Daddy left half a year ago, he wrote home twice a week from Virginia where he was building roads with other men who wouldn't fight in the war. God, Clair prayed silently, will you please let me see my daddy again soon? Would the war ever end? Would his daddy ever come home again?
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Quick: What's patersbier? What's the Latin name for hops? And who the hell makes smoked red ale around here?
The answer to all three questions can be found inside 150 West Canal Street in Winooski, where Four Quarters Brewing opened last weekend. Its stable of beers — including Janus, Horn of the Moon and Opus Dei — alternately resurrects historical styles and evokes mythological figures.
Founder and brewer Brian Eckert is not only a beer geek but a mythology and astronomy buff. "My interests outside of beer and food are sort of just trying to wrap my head around the universe," says Eckert, who declares himself fascinated with the intersection of religion and beer — that is, with beers brewed by monks.
To wit, he's brewed a patersbier — which means "father's beer" — a low-alcohol abbey ale traditionally brewed by Trappist monks to be consumed within their monasteries. (Eckert's version, called Opus Dei, is a sessionable 4-percent-alcohol beer.)
Eckert borrowed the Latin name for hops, Humulus lupulus, for his Opus Humulus, a 3.9-percent-alcohol-ale "that retains a spicy character from the yeast but has a good healthy dose of hops," he says.
His brewing sometimes draws on unusual techniques. Smoked malts lend their flavor to Chrysalis, a smoked, hoppy red ale. "When it's freshly poured, there's a big aroma of hops, but they're sort of fleeting and drift away as the beer warms up and the smoke character comes out," Eckert says. (Unsurprisingly, the first batch is already gone.)
Other Four Quarters beers include Horn of the Moon, a witbier brewed with barley and wheat and flavored with orange peel and zest. Despite its seemingly mystical moniker, it's actually named for a pond near Montpelier.
Janus 1 is a "rustic saison" brewed with oats and chamomile, while Janus 2 is the same beer brewed with red wine yeast. (Janus 1 is currently on tap at the brewery.)
Eckert has been turning out his beers in the wee hours, the only time he can steal between his full-time job as a web designer at Ben & Jerry's and caring for his two young children. His schedule has him brewing from 9 p.m. to 3 a.m. and going to work at 9 a.m. "It's just what I need to do for now," he says.
Currently, visitors to Four Quarters can taste samples and fill growlers, but Eckert plans to start bottling soon. Restaurateurs desirous of kegs may not want to hold their breath, however. Eckert is committed to self-distribution to a small number of accounts, but not for a few months at least.
Beer-wise, Eckert has yet to roll out Fleur de Lys, which he calls "kind of a hybrid between a Berliner weisse and a saison," and a series of sour beers.
The Four Quarters tasting room, a wooden bar a few steps away from the four-barrel brewing system, is open on Friday and Saturday evenings and Sunday afternoons. Find hours on the brewery's Facebook page.
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Politics 9 September 2009 Not even Paine could make Cameron a progressive David Marquand is wrong to suggest that reading Thomas Paine could transform the Tory leader into a Sign up for our weekly email * Print HTML I blogged last week about Thomas Paine's influence on Barack Obama, noting that the man once dismissed by Theodore Roosevelt as a "filthy little atheist" had been quoted several times by the US president. In today's Guardian, David Marquand appears to suggest that Paine's revolutionary works could inspire David Cameron to undertake a thorough overhaul of Britain's archaic constitution. Would a close reading of Common Sense or Rights of Man motivate the Tory leader to become a "true progressive" as Marquand hopes? Cameron has previously cited Tony Benn's Arguments for Democracy as one of the books that triggered his interest in politics, so there's no reason why Paine couldn't make it on to his next summer reading list. But less promisingly, Benn's text, which advances a number of Paine-type arguments for the abolition of the monarchy and hereditary peers as well as the disestablishment of the Church of England, seems to have had remarkably little influence on Cameron's politics. I'm rather less optimistic than Marquand that Paine -- who famously declared that hereditary rule was "as absurd as a hereditary mathematician, or a hereditary wise man" -- could succeed where Benn failed. Cameron has repeatedly made it clear that the removal of the remaining hereditary peers from the House of Lords is very much a second-order issue for his party. As for Marquand's suggestion that Cameron could capture the "spirit of Milton and Paine", is he really suggesting that the Tory leader could take up the "good old cause"? At a time when the Conservative Party has aligned itself with some of the most reactionary forces in Europe and Cameron has adopted the arguments of deficit hysterics, Marquand's contribution is sadly misguided. › Moral clarity George Eaton is political editor of the New Statesman. More Related articles Theresa May's Article 50 letter: what she said, and what she meant Article 50: Theresa May tries to charm the EU but danger lies ahead The Brexit select committee walkout is an ominous sign of things to come
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Effect of Prostate Weight on Operative and Postoperative Outcomes of Robotic-Assisted Laparoscopic Prostatectomy
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- Urology 0090-4295
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- Elsevier
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- DOI: 10.1016/j.urology.2006.10.021
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Objectives To determine the effect of prostate weight (PW) on robotic laparoscopic radical prostatectomy (RLRP) outcomes. The effect of PW on surgical and pathologic outcomes has been reviewed in open and laparoscopic prostatectomy series. Little is known about its effects during RLRP. Methods From February 2003 to November 2005, 375 men underwent RLRP. Patients were divided into four groups on the basis of the pathologic PW: group 1, less than 30 g; group 2, 30 g or more to less than 50 g; group 3, 50 g or more to less than 80 g; and group 4, 80 g or larger. The groups were compared prospectively. Continence and sexual function were assessed using validated questionnaires. Results Of the 375 patients, 20, 201, 123, and 31 had a PW of less than 30 g, 30 g or more to less than 50 g, 50 g or more to less than 80 g, and 80 g or larger, respectively. A significant difference was found in age and prostate-specific antigen values among the four groups ( P <0.001). No significant differences in operative time, estimated blood loss, transfusion rate, hospital stay, length of catheterization, and complication incidence were observed among the four groups. The overall rate of positive surgical margins was significantly different among the groups ( P = 0.002), demonstrating a trend of increasing positive surgical margins with a lower PW. Within the patients with Stage pT2, a significant increase in positive surgical margins was found with lower PWs ( P = 0.026). The objective return of baseline and subjective sexual and urinary function, as determined by questionnaire scores, was not affected by the PW. Conclusions RLRP can be performed safely and with similar perioperative outcomes in men, regardless of the PW. We found a significant inverse relationship between surgical margin status and PW, specifically in those with Stage pT2 disease.