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Far Infrared Sauna
What is Radiant Heat?Radiant heat is a form of energy that heats objects through a conversion process. Radiant heat is also called Infrared Energy. It is not visible to the human eye but we can feel this type of light which we perceive as heat.
Why is Infrared Therapy different?
A conventional sauna must rely on indirect means of heat. First on air currents and then direct contact of hot air with the skin to produce healing effect. In infrared therapy, less then 20% of infrared energy heats the air leaving over 80% available to be directly converted to heat within our bodies. Therefore, an infrared system can warm its user to a much greater depth and much more efficiently then a conventional sauna. It is also easier to breathe in an infrared system.
Health Benefits
Passive cardiovascular conditioning: The infrared rays penetrate 1.5" into the skin which generates a heating effect deep in the muscle tissue and internal organs and also increases pulse rate without causing stress to the heart. The lower heat range is safe for those concerned about cardiovascular risks. Therefore it is similar to a workout even for those who don't or can't exercise.
Weight Controls
The Infrared System helps generate 2-3 times the sweat produced in a hot air sauna. A moderately conditioned person can easily sweat off 500 grams in a sauna which is similar to running 2-3 miles. Therefore, the infrared system can play an important role in both cardiovascular conditioning and weight control as well as cellular detoxification.


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Annal: 2013 Anthony Award for Best Critical Work
Results of the Anthony Award in the year 2013.
Books to Die For: The World's Greatest Mystery Writers on the World's Greatest Mystery Novels
The world's greatest mystery writers on the world's greatest mystery novels:
- Michael Connelly on The Little Sister …
- Kathy Reichs on The Silence of the Lambs…
- Mark Billingham on The Maltese Falcon…
- Ian Rankin on I Was Dora Suarez…
With so many mystery novels to choose among, and so many new titles appearing each year, where should a reader start? What are the classics of the genre? Which are the hidden gems?
In the most ambitious anthology of its kind yet attempted, the world's leading mystery writers have come together to…[more]
Blood Relations: The Selected Letters of Ellery Queen, 1947-1950
"What a treasure!…literally a blow-by-blow account of the creation of three of the strongest Queen novels." Francis M. Nevins, two-time Edgar winner
"A superlative book…jaw-dropping revelations." William Link, creator of Columbo
The writing team of Frederic Dannay and Manfred B. Lee (better known by their joint byline of Ellery Queen) produced some of the most ambitious mystery novels of the mid-20th Century. Yet their relationship was acrimonious, marred by pain, financial and professional dependency and mistrust. Here, culled from the Dannay archives by author and dramatist Joseph Goodrich, is the selected correspondence of these two volatile men during a period of their most important creative achievements. With a Foreword by longtime television producer-writer William Link (Columbo, Ellery Queen, Murder, She Wrote).
The Grand Tour: Around the World with the Queen of Mystery, Agatha Christie
In 1922 Agatha Christie set sail on a ten-month voyage around the world. Her husband, Archibald Christie, had been invited to join a trade mission to promote the British Empire Exhibition, and Christie was determined to go with him. It was a life-changing decision for the young novelist, a true voyage of discovery that would inspire her future writing for years to come.
Placing her two-year-old daughter in the care of her sister, Christie set sail at the end of January and did not return home until December. Throughout her journey, she kept up a detailed weekly correspondence with her mother, describing the exotic places and the remarkable people she encountered as the mission traveled through South Africa, Australia, New Zealand, Hawaii, and Canada. Reproduced here for the first time, the letters are full of tales of seasickness and sunburn, motor trips and surfboarding, glamor and misery. The Grand Tour also brings to life the places and people Christie encountered through the photos she…[more]
In Pursuit of Spenser: Mystery Writers on Robert B. Parker and the Creation of an American Hero
A Tribute to Robert B. Parker and His Greatest Creation: Spenser.
Join award-winning mystery editor Otto Penzler and a first-rate lineup of mystery writers as they go in pursuit of Spenser and the man who created him, Robert B. Parker. These are the writers who knew Parker best professionally and personally, sharing memories of the man, reflections on his impact on the genre, and insights into what makes Spenser so beloved.
Ace Atkins, the author chosen to take up Parker's pen and continue the Spenser series, relates the formative impact Spenser had on him as a young man; gourmet cook Lyndsay Faye describes the pleasures of Spenser's dinner table; Lawrence Block explains the irresistibility of Parker's literary voice; and more. In Pursuit of Spenser pays tribute to Spenser, and Parker, with affection, humor, and a deep appreciation for what both have left behind. …[more]
More Forensics and Fiction: Crime Writers Morbidly Curious Questions Expertly Answered
This compilation of medical and forensic science questions from crime writers around the world provides insight into medical and forensic science as well as a glimpse into the writer's creative mind.
How do hallucinogenic drugs affect a blind person? Will snake venom injected into fruit cause death? How would you perform CPR in a helicopter? What happens when someone swallows razor blades? How long does it take blood to dry? Can DNA be obtained from a half-eaten bagel?
D. P. Lyle, MD, answers these and many more intriguing questions. The book is a useful and entertaining resource for writers and screenwriters, helping them find the information they need to frame a situation and write a convincing description. TV viewers, readers who enjoy crime fiction, and those who want to know more about forensic science can keep up with the news and understand the science behind criminal investigation. From traumatic injuries to the coroner's office, the questions and answers are divided into five parts, making it a compendium of the incredible information that lies within the world of medicine and forensics.

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Tuesday, September 30, 2003
NOBODY'S HOME: Not a big fan of the reality show. I mean, I have my own reality to deal with, why live vicariously through someone else's? Having said that, I did manage to catch a few snippets of the show Newlyweds: Nick & Jessica here and there. My observations? The marriage isn't doomed because Jessica's a spoiled brat. It's doomed because she's a stupid spoiled brat. Also, with all these "reality" shows around, how long before the average American thinks "going into hair and makeup" is an expected precursor to any social event?
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MEA CULPA: All my bitchin' on May 31st turned out to be wrong headed. That was the night (and the event) at which I met my fiancee.
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IRAQ: I have become obsessed with the progress of Iraqi reconstruction and the like. If you are interested too, here are some interesting sites: Iraq Today and the Baghdad Bulletin.
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Monday, September 29, 2003
INEXCUSABLE: <rant>It seems that some major vendors that I work with outsource their sales. I find that inexcusable. I mean, these firms are creating a rats nest of problems for folks trying to evaluate, purchase and support their products! Sales is a core competency and should not be outsourced. Shame on you Sun and Xerox!</rant>
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Friday, September 26, 2003
HAVE A HAPPY: To all my Jewish friends, have a happy and healthy new year. Take this time to reflect upon the past and plan for your future! To my "gentile" friends, Have a wonderful Saturday and may your weekend be all that you wished for... Take this time to reflect upon the past and plan for your future! To my friends in the animal kingdom... Did I leave anyone/thing out? Shana Tova to all!
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Thursday, September 25, 2003
YOU WANT FISH WIT DAT?: I went with my fiancee to a wedding hall yesterday -I'll leave the name out to protect the innocent (me...you'll see why in a moment)- and in the process reinforced my suspicion that the mob has more than a passing interest in the banquet "racket" in the Big Apple. A man who, for all intents and purposes, (intensive purposes?) could have been Vincent Pastore's little brother was waddling around the grounds. I mean, this guy had a comb-over worthy of Rudy, no neck to speak of, was wearing a royal blue double breasted suit that could probably have covered the infield at Shea and a wide yellow tie. To be fair, he owned that suit. I strongly suspect that he cracks nuts with his bare hands and was a nose tackle for St. Igna-whatever high as a teenager. Say what you want about the place, but I have no doubt that should one of the omnipresent Jewish panhandlers who appear almost spontaneously at orthodox weddings in New York try to gain entry during an event he or she would be taught a lesson he (or she) wouldn't
refuse forget.
P.S. We still have not set a date.
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Monday, September 22, 2003
SIGH: Another great idea I had back in my college days is being implemented without me... In fairness, I didn't want to be forever known as the guy who made parking tickets stick. Think of the death threats I would have gotten!
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Sunday, September 21, 2003
SHWEET: I've been renting cars a lot lately, what with all the wedding plans that need to be made -Lorraine needs a chauffer. Today, I queued up for my regular "compact" car deal at Hertz and was pleasantly surprised to be handed the keys to a boffo white Subaru Outback. So now I'm obliged to say things like "G'day" and wear a shark tooth on a string around my neck & stuff. The car, incidentially, is quite luxo. I'm pleased. The lady Lorraine and I will be making our entrance at the engagement par-tay this afternoon in high style now.
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Thursday, September 18, 2003
PREACHING TO THE CHOIR: Friedman confirms what I've been saying all along (free registration required.)
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Wednesday, September 17, 2003
AARON SPELLING ON LINE ONE: My idea for a sitcom, tenatively dubbed "Shark" (As in "jump the.."):
Episode 1: A clip show. Episode 2: A main character's actor gets switched without any explanation. Episode 3: A very special episode (someone has AIDS/ALZHEIMER's or is PREGNANT/HANDICAPPED.) Episode 4: As seen through the family pet's eyes. Episode 5: Introduce a cute new kid via a convoluted plot device. Episode 6: The mechanic/painter/handyman/doorman/cabbie/mailman becomes a regular character. Episode 7: The show is aired live. Episode 8: A musical. Episode 9: repeat
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Monday, September 15, 2003
STOP THE PRESSES: I got engaged over the weekend. The future Mrs. Gimlet is the lovely maiden Lorraine of White Meadow Lake (New Jersey) We were engaged Saturday eve. Alternate feelings of euphoria and nausea ensued. Lest you think otherwise, the nausea is unrelated to events -I happen to be battling a persistent flu-like cold that is doing its unsuccessful best to dampen my enthusiasm. Raise your morning coffee for a toast. L'Chaim all!
Friday, September 12, 2003
Thursday, September 11, 2003
On this day two years ago I sat. Grimly glued to the television as my city burned. Smelling the acrid smoke from my apartment. Watching the skies, devoid of all movement but the racetrack contrails of F-15's. Networking to ensure all my friends and colleagues made it out alive. Hosting friend and relative fleeing their high-rise places of employment. Not knowing what the future would bring.
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VELLY INTELESTING: Salam Pax, the famous Baghdad Blogger, was interviewed on the Beeb. You can listen to it here. The follow-on webchat is here. Some fascinating insights into the Iraqi situation from someone who is certainly positioned to know. ALSO: Countering the spate of bad news coming out of Iraq, this poll of the Iraqi people, shows some interesting and positive attitudes in country. UNRELATED: Bob has an interesting read on the post office and identity theft.
Monday, September 08, 2003
JEWISH RENNAISANCE FAIR: OK, so I went to the Jewish Rennaisance Fair in New Jersey yesterday. I was half-expecting to see Jousting -Jewish Style (?) or something of that nature, but all I got was Uncle Moishy, Israeli arts and half-boiled hot dogs for my troubles. (Sidebar: The rumored Uncle Moishy-Barney smackdown never occured, sigh!) To be fair (sic.) I did enjoy the Israeli solidarity pavilion, which featured vendors from Israel hawking Israeli goods in an attempt to support the Israeli economy during these troubled times. In particular, I bought one of these educational toys for my nephew's seventh birthday. I hope he likes it, it's not the Gameboy he was expecting. Unexpectedly, I was completely choked up by the One Family booth. One Family supports the victims of terror in Israel in a very special way. I say unexpectedly because, while I am very emotionally connected to the suffering of my people, I didn't expect the emotional roller coaster I actually endured when perusing the booth. Perhaps the upcoming "yahrzeit" of September 11 has me in an especially contemplative mood. I do plan on commemorating the event in several ways this coming Thursday. If you live on or near the Upper West Side of New York City, I will be laying some flowers and a candle at the Fireman's Memorial in Riverside Park. I'm not sure if I'll be able to go in the morning at the time of the attacks or in the evening, though. If you want to come with, drop me a line through any of the contact methods in the sidebar. ME & JULIO: It looks like the boys from Corona are back! They must be really broke to resort to this. Last I heard S & G really don't like each other too much. Who cares? I'lll be first on line (online?) for tix. UPDATE: Hero of the Day, by Metallica, seems to encapsulate my feelings this week.
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Wednesday, September 03, 2003
NEW TEMPLATE: Waddya think? ALSO, It turns out (RedHat) Linux's USB support is quite impressive. Even more hassle-free than my current benchmark of Windows 2000 (thus far.)
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Tuesday, September 02, 2003
ANOTHER PIECE OF THE PUZZLE: I just purchased a 17" LCD monitor with built-in stereo speakers for the astoundingly low price of $299 (after rebate). This, for my media PC, which will be recast as a (Linux) workstation in light of some other purchases that have negated much of the need for such a contrivance in the first place. MY CABLE COMPANY now offers this DVR (Digital Video Recorder) set-top box that does the same thing as a TiVO, for 10 bucks a month. So, naturally, I snapped one up. Now I no longer "need" the PVR/DVR services that my media PC would have provided. Oh yeah, and I can watch an endless supply of Family Guy reruns. Yippee! I FINALLY UPGRADED my PDA to a respectable Sony Clie PEG TG/50. Through the magic of credit card rewards programs this purchase came out to a whopping zero dollars! With this tiny Bluetooth dongle attached to an open USB port on my laptop, I can use the Clie to wirelessly browse the 'net from anywhere in my shockingly small apartment.
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Monday, September 01, 2003
AS PROMISED: Well, I've ended my self-imposed blogging exile and am ready to start up again. I'm not sure if I'll have as much to say as often as I did before, but I'll give it a whirl. THE BLACKOUT happened, y'all know that. I was on 42nd & 3rd when the lights went out. I did what any self respecting New Yorker would do when work suddenly ends -I hit the bars. My friends Brendan, Peter & I moseyed over to McFadden's & got a little sauced. I then proceeded to walk up to Columbus circle in the hopes of finding a bike rental place so I could pedal up to my flat on 98th. No luck finding a bike store that was renting, but I did manage to hop onto the back of a flatbed tractor trailer, (with about 50 other like-minded individuals) proceeded to enjoy an open-air ride straight up Amsterdam and got dropped off on my doorstep. Good times and good will abounded on that day -the natives will be singing about it for years to come. SAW AMERICAN SPLENDOR this weekend. A good movie with a sense of humor and a fine cast of character actors. You know them: the thespians that would never headline a bill anywhere else but in a boutique film. Giamatti was excellent, as usual, but I felt the movie went on a tad too long. I got restless near the end and a ten minute trim would have been perfect. Fascinating how it tied into Crumb -the man and the movie -which I found unwatcheable. MY EXTENDED BROOD INCREASED this month with the addition of another nephew in Israel, bringing the total number of short, loud people who call me Uncle Yaakov to fifteen. I think I need to take a second job just to afford gifts for all of them. I'M SO PROUD that my GF is hooked on Family Guy. Stewie cracks her up.
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Full payment is required eight weeks prior to arrival.
Rates and government tax are subject to change without prior notice.
Supplementary cost of transportation from Bandaranaike International Airport to Reef: USD 165 per car per way.
Rates are quoted in US$ per room per night based on two sharing and include 10% service charge, government taxes and VAT.
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Swrve Durable Cotton Shorts$85 was $95
Ready for a pair of shorts that won't quit mid-ride? Swrve whipped up a batch of super durable cotton thigh-sleeves to keep your legs happy and cool all ride long! Available in regular or trouser, so you can snag the fit that's right for your limbs and ride on.
- Regular - 11" inseam
- Trouser - 9" inseam
- High-waist in back for ride coverage
- Reinforced pockets
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Eric's Review
To be honest, I'm not much of a shorts guy but these have changed all that. They have a casual cotton look and feel but because of the added stretch I've found that I have the maneuverability of a young cheetah. Whether getting some miles in on the bike or practicing your David Lee Roth stage dives, these shorts have you covered.


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4-Way 60x60 Cassette Inverter • R32
Specially designed for offices, retail and restaurant applications, this Cassette fits perfectly into 60x60 or 70x70 ceiling grids.
Compact Cassette with high efficiency even at low temperatures, this new Cassette can also be connected to KNX, Modbus, EnOcean interfaces for easy integration with your BMS systems. Interfaces have dry contacts (ON/OFF, error message) to enable easy integration.
Fit Panasonic's Cassette Type, and start to save all year round!
- R32 gas is more environmentally friendly than R410A
- NEW CZ-BT20EW RAL9010 panel
- Cassettes can be controlled by KNX, EnOcean and Modbus
- Designed for easy installation in the standard European 60x60 ceiling grid
- Piping length up to 30m
- Maximum elevation difference up to 20m
- Ultra compact outdoor units for easy installation
- High pressure selector in case of high ceilings (higher than 2,7m)
- Drain pump included (maximum 750mm high)
- Air fresh entry available on the Cassette
- 2.5 kW: KIT-Z25-UB4 (CS-Z25UB4EAW + CU-Z25UBEA) (Heating and Cooling)
- 3.5 kW: KIT-Z35-UB4 (CS-Z35UB4EAW + CU-Z35UBEA) (Heating and Cooling)
- 5 kW: KIT-Z50-UB4 (CS-Z50UB4EAW + CU-Z50UBEA) (Heating and Cooling)
- 6 kW: KIT-Z60-UB4 (CS-Z60UB4EAW + CU-Z60UBEA) (Heating and Cooling)
You can find information and precautions relevant for installation and maintenance in the instruction manuals. You can find information relevant for disposal at end-of-life in the instruction manual.


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I stood up to give a talk
And then a Canadian doc
Said "You may want to switch
To a province less rich.
It might be a bit of a shock."
Synopsis: I'm a Family Practitioner from Sioux City, Iowa. In 2010 I danced back from the brink of burnout, and honoring a 1 year non-compete clause, traveled and worked in out-of-the-way places in Alaska, Nebraska, Iowa, and New Zealand. I followed 3 years Community Health Center work with a return to traveling and adventures in temporary positions in Alaska, rural Iowa, suburban Pennsylvania and western Nebraska. 2017 brought me adventures in Iowa, Alaska, and northern British Columbia. I'm taking some time off after a month of part-time (48 hours per week) work in northern Iowa. Any identifiable patient information has been included with permission.
I originally went to work in Canada to learn about the medical system first hand. Of course I want to share the knowledge, and I put together a half-hour lecture for the County Medical Society.
I managed to arrive at this late date without learning Power Point. But having adapted to 15 electronic medical record systems in the course of 3 years, I figured that putting together a PP presentation couldn't be very difficult. And, indeed, in less than an hour I found myself creating slides and downloading images from the Internet. My brother, an accomplished graphic artist, provided me with two illustrations.
American physicians do not want to hear that the current Canadian system is better for the doctors than the American system, especially not the ones who came from Canada. I hasten to say that the systems now are not what they were 20 years ago or even 10 years ago.
Still, a Canadian ex-pat pointed out that I had chosen Canada's most prosperous province (which I hadn't realized), and that least-prosperous Nova Scotia might have given me a different view-point.
Over the next 3 days, I talked to 3 American doctors far from burnout. Two of them, both in their 60s, have refused to acquire electronic medical record systems. One refuses to take insurance.
A week and a half later, I gave a slightly different version of the same talk to first- and second-year medical students in Des Moines. The audience's palpable idealism impressed me, and I pitched my presentation to those struggling with the basic sciences. I advised them that burnout is a very real problem.
The early warnings about burnout happened early in my medical school career. The dean of the med school, in the first week, told us that if we didn't take care of ourselves eventually we'd be of no use at all in the medical system. I don't think he could have foreseen the escalation of burnout now threatening the system, nor that it would come not from emotional exhaustion, but from frustration with electronic medical record systems and overreach by management and government.
Twenty minutes into my talk, my phone gave me a text chirp. I ignored it and kept talking.
At the end, I took questions. One of which, almost word for word, got asked at the County Medical Society meeting: What one single, practical thing can be done to improve our system?
Go to a single level of service, I said, instead of the 5 that we have now.
I got four questions from the audience, three others on 3×5 cards, and five more as the students exited on their way to the next class, snagging leftover pizza.
Then I looked at my phone. My physician daughter had given birth to her second child, a daughter.
And then, for about five minutes, I was speechless.
It doesn't happen often.


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8 Best Elliptical Machines of 2018 – Our Top Picks Tested!
Today's best elliptical machine offers technically advanced options, like fitness tracking information and superior ergonomic support.
Elliptical machines continue to grow in popularity as people look for cardio workouts and options to tone their body and lose weight.
With the growing popularity, a solid elliptical gym machine gets easier to find. The top elliptical machine will be the proper size, have solid ergonomics, have high-tech features, and offer various high intensity programs. Finally, it should have ample safety features.
There are many types of gym equipment to meet one's fitness goals, but the elliptical is unique due to its ability to avoid strain on your knees. This is called non-impact conditioning.
Finding the right home exercise equipment starts with our best elliptical machine review.
In this guide, we'll look at the top rated elliptical trainers available for your
home gym.
Top 8 Elliptical Machines in 2018
Our Rating
Sole E95 Elliptical Trainer
20 Levels
NordicTrack C 7.5 Elliptical
22 Levels
Schwinn 430 Elliptical
20 Levels
NordicTrack SE7i SpaceSaver
22 Levels
Nautilus E614 Elliptical Trainer
Perimeter Weighted
20 Levels
ProForm Hybrid Trainer
20 Levels
Exerpeutic 5000 Magnetic Elliptical
24 Levels
Body Champ Cardio 2-in-1 Dual Trainer
16 Levels
Home elliptical machines come with a variety of features in a wide price range. You can find machines starting at under $100 to over $1,000. In our review of elliptical machines, we list our favorites according to options and price.
When it comes to choosing a home elliptical trainer, size plays a huge role. You need a trainer that fits the space and the person. Most shoppers prefer elliptical trainers smaller than the machines found in commercial gyms, but large enough for good cardio workouts.
The best home elliptical machine is small but gives full-size strides with a resistance that's challenging.
The top considerations for choosing a home elliptical machine are:
- Resistance
- Stride Length
- Upper Body Workout
- Maximum User Weight
- Rear Drive Design
- Plastic or Metal Build
- Added Features
- Warranty
8 Best Elliptical Machines on the Market
While the Sole E95 is the most expensive in our reviews of elliptical machines, it also has the best features. If you consider this machine from the point of paying for what you get, the E95 has a reasonable price. Users report the overall experience of using the E95 as comfortable and worthwhile.
The Sole E95 comes in on the larger size of 27" x 62" x 83" and a weight of 251-pounds. But the larger size means handling a maximum user weight of 400-pounds, with a power-adjustable stride of 20-inches to 22-inches.
Perhaps the best feature of the E95 is the articulating pedals with custom foot medals. The flexibility of the foot pedals adds great ergonomic stability, and heavy-duty rails keep it cool and stable.
The rear-drive trainer gets it power from the whisper quiet drive system that functions in both forward and reverse. The 27-pound flywheel and high gear ratio deliver a smooth yet challenging workout with lots of resistance.
A power incline feature adds extra resistance, and variable positions give you push button control. The ramp has a fully adjustable angle from 0 to 20 incline levels, targeting all the lower body muscles.
The E95 has an easy use electronic console with a 10.1-inch TFT display and features found on health club models. An included bottle holder and built-in fan keep you cool and hydrated on those intensive workouts. Built-in speakers for your MP3 Player or other device lets you rock out while working out.
Rounding out the long list of E95 features are custom mold hand grips, stationary handle bars, and built-in pulse sensors.
- 400-pound user weight.
- Smooth ride with four rear wheels attached to the heavy-duty rail system.
- Ergonomic articulating pedals to reduce ankle and knee stress.
- Resistance and incline control integrated into the handles.
- Bluetooth compatible.
- Built-in speakers and MP3 and Apple compatible.
- Includes heart rate strap.
- Transport wheels for relocation.
- Full 5-year parts warranty and lifetime frame warranty.
- Limited fitness programs.
- Large and bulky.
- Doesn't fold up for storage like many home models.
- A heavy machine weighing 251-pounds.
- Built-in speakers not very powerful.
- Cooling fan needs more powerful airflow.
With its many features, the NordicTrack C 7.5 is one of the top elliptical trainers for under $1,000. Overall, this best-rated elliptical is perfect for beginners all the way to intermediate users.
- Front drive elliptical for adjustable stride.
- Up to 20-inch stride.
- 22 digital resistance levels.
- Inertia balanced 20-pound flywheel.
- Incline power up to 20 degrees.
- Weight capacity of 325-pounds.
- Moving arm bars.
- Convenient incline and resistance controls in handlebars.
- 26 preloaded workout apps.
- Additional workouts with an iFit membership.
- iPod compatibility with docking.
- Dual 2-inch speakers with Intermix Acoustic Sound System.
- Handlebar cardio grip sensors.
- Water bottle holder.
- Wheels for transporting.
- 2-year parts and 1-year labor warranty.
Second on our list of best elliptical machines is the NordicTrack C7.5 Elliptical. A simple and capable trainer, the NordicTrack C 7.5 offers a lot of features and advanced technology at a budget-friendly price.
The 20-pound flywheel, 20-inch stride, and 22 incline levels add workout challenge to this front drive elliptical trainer. You won't find this type of path length and resistance on other trainers in this price class.
A power incline up to 20 degrees and 26 preset workouts designed by certified personal trainers offer unlimited workout variety. The included workouts control the machine's incline and resistance to maxim effect.
Pair the workout presets with an iFit membership and use your tablet to replace the 5-inch data screen. The iFit program delivers workout videos in high definition letting you download unlimited professional training programs. Use iFit to download advanced stat tracking, professional workouts, and more.
With a subscription cost under $100/year with four user profiles, iFit comes in much cheaper than a gym membership.
- Not an advanced user system.
- Bulky and heavy.
- Poor customer service.
A most-trusted name in fitness gear, Schwinn offers a good value for the money with its 430 Elliptical Machine. For the price, the Schwinn 430 is one of the best value elliptical on the market.
Providing an informative and effective workout, the Schwinn 430 has an LCD dual track window system with 13 different displays. The 22 workout programs and two user settings offer a diverse set of features in this price range.
Of the 22 workout programs included with the 430, eight of them are heart-rate controlled, and two are fitness tests. The two-track LCD screen delivers information of what you are doing with your workout. Changing your resistance level is easy by using the control board while monitoring your onscreen workout information.
Weighing in at 168-pounds, the Schwinn 430 measures 70.1-inches x 28.2-inches x 63.2-inches. This sturdy elliptical machine offers a superb and stable full-body workout with easy-to-adjust stride lengths up to 20-inches. Along with a generous stride length, Schwinn includes a 10-degree manual ramp and six adjustable ramp positions.
Additional features include USB connection, media tray for your smartphone or tablet, and an advanced goal tracker. The Schwinn 430 includes a 10-year frame warranty, 2-year mechanical warranty, and a 1-year electrical warranty.
This affordable machine and its multiple programs and two user settings make it a best elliptical exercise machine.
- Weighted flywheel for smooth motion.
- Workout stability with a center frame support.
- Friction free riding.
- 20 levels of Magnetic DCB adjustable resistance.
- 20-inch Precision Path ™ elliptical stride length.
- Manual 10-degree ramp adjustment with six different positions.
- 350-pound user weight limit.
- Console LCD double window system.
- Handlebar heart rate grips.
- USB charger in the console.
- Cooling fans.
- Includes water bottle holder.
- Low maintenance.
- Easy relocation with included transporting wheels.
- Loud for a home elliptical machine.
- Not recommended for anyone recovering from a knee injury.
- Weight limit is low at 300-pounds.
- Bad warranty at only ten years for frame, two mechanical, and one electrical.
With the SE7i, good things do come in small packages. NordicTrack's compact elliptical machine delivers a power workout with its ergonomic and innovative natural stride movement. You can target specific muscles with the power adjustable incline and infinite training programs through iFit Coach.
An 18-pound inertia wheel, rear drive motor, and 22 resistance levels give a smoother ride than traditional compact elliptical machines. Large cushioned pedals and an 18-inch stride gives short and average users a comfortable ergonomic workout.
With the impressive features and lifetime warranty on the frame, the SE7i is one of the best in home elliptical. For entry-level users looking for a compact machine, the SE7i is a top elliptical at a great price.
The NordicTrack SE7i SpaceSaver has the smallest and most compact storage footprint of any elliptical trainer on the market. You can assemble the SpaceSaver SE7i and start your training workout in 15 minutes, unlike other top home elliptical machines.
- Easy assembly takes 15-minutes for setup.
- Compact and foldable for easy storage.
- Has 22 digital resistance levels.
- Quieter workout with SMR™ Silent Magnetic Resistance
- Greater challenge with 8 degrees automated incline.
- Perfect for petite users with an 18-inch stride.
- Oversized adjustable pedals.
- Incline and one touch resistance control on handlebars.
- Built-in EKG Grip Pulse monitors target heart rate zone.
- 24 built-in workout apps.
- iFit Coach capability.
- 2-inch speakers and iPod compatible.
- Includes water bottle holder.
- Easy moving with included transport wheels.
- Too light weight for heavier users or advanced trainees.
- The 18-inch stride is uncomfortable for taller people.
- No wireless monitor for heart rate.
- The 5-inch display screen is too small.
With a name synonymous with quality and innovative exercise equipment, the Nautilus E614 Elliptical Trainer carries on the tradition. One of the older Nautilus machines, the E614 incorporates innovative technology with a cutting-edge design.
Stable and durable, the E614 supports a 300-pound weight capacity and its perimeter weighted flywheel keeps the machine balanced. The 20-inch stride length and weighted flywheel gives you smooth movements without friction and is perfect for many body types.
With the Nautilus E614, you get 20 Magnetic Brake resistance levels and an outstanding eddy current brake system. This advantageous magnetic resistance system works smoothly without friction. Plus, it delivers a smooth and quiet operation with little or no maintenance costs.
Coming in as the most popular feature is the E614's large display, DualTrack™ LCD monitor with a smaller second display. The dual displays let you prop up an iPad or book while still viewing workout data on the smaller screen.
Pre-loaded with 12 workout routines, the E614 takes you from beginner to intense workout with the push of a button. Use the pre-programmed workouts or make your own routine. You have lots of options for an intense workout that's also downloadable using MyFitnessPal and Nautilus Connect.
Store your statics and track your performance from each workout with the onboard computer capability and apps. In-console speakers with a MP3 input port, regulating fan, and USB media charging helps keep your workout moving.
- LCD DualTrack window for tracking progress and using a tablet.
- Phone or tablet charging station.
- Nautilus Connect ability for tracking data.
- Data transfer to different fitness clients.
- 22 digital workout programs with different fitness goals.
- Large padded footplates.
- 20 resistance levels.
- Six position ramp is manually adjusted.
- A set stride length of 20-inches.
- The user weight limit is only 300-pounds.
- Lots of parts making assembly difficult.
- Warranty not as good as others in its class.
The budget-friendly ProForm Hybrid Trainer is a cross between a recumbent bike and elliptical training machine. The ProForm Hybrid is like getting two quality exercise machines combined in one home trainer.
Designed for low-impact light duty exercise, you get one seamless workout session.
With the dual exercise options, you get exercise variety that keeps your workout routine varied and interesting. One of the key aspects of any successful long-term fitness program is staying interested in the daily workout routine. The ProForm Hybrid Trainer offers plenty of versatility.
Lean back for recumbent cycling or get a standup, full-body elliptical workout. The Hybrid has a design for weight loss and cardio training. Textured oversized pedals make your workout secure, and you can track your pulse with the grip monitor.
Besides the ProForm's dual training features, this elliptical has great options like 16 pre-programmed workouts and heart rate monitoring. Fifteen resistance levels let you modify the workout intensity for increased calorie burning and body toning. A 3-inch by 4-inch LCD monitor displays speed, time and distance, watts, and calories burned.
If the included 16 workout programs aren't enough, the Hybrid has a tablet platform and is iFit capable. By staying connected digitally through the ProForm Hybrid you get the motivation to meet your speed and calorie goals.
A design feature of the Hybrid that some users might take issue with is the lightweight drive and short stride. The 15-inch stride might not work for larger body sizes while the 13-pound flywheel gives a rougher and louder ride.
- Two machines in one; upright elliptical and recumbent bike.
- Adjustable seat for comfort.
- SMR™ Silent Magnetic Resistance helps with noise.
- 16 levels of resistance.
- Built-in console tablet holder.
- 16 pre-programmed workouts.
- iFit enabled.
- Sound system with iPod compatible port.
- Pulse rate grip monitor.
- Included water bottle holder.
- Transport wheels.
- Low entry level price.
- The 13-pound flywheel is too light.
- 15-inch stride is too short for larger people.
- Machine has a squeaky operation.
- No cooling fans.
- No wireless heart rate monitor.
- Reports of product arriving damaged.
- Bad reviews of ProForm customer service.
- Only a 90-day parts and labor warranty.
With a strong body frame, the Exerpeutic 5000 Magnetic has a user weight capacity of 270 pounds. The compact frame of the 5000 Magnetic has a space saving dimension of 55-inches long, 25-inches wide, and 64-inches high.
Weighing only 84-pounds, the elliptical trainer and its included transport wheels make moving the device easier than the bigger models. Don't let the machine's light weight fool you. The 5000 has excellent weight distribution which enhances the machine's stability.
An 18-inch stride helps reduce stress on knees and ankles while keeping the workout routine flowing smoothly. The long stride of the 5000 Magnetic is rare for a low budget machine. This home elliptical trainer works well for anyone under 6-feet tall.
Like higher end machines, the 5000's steady momentum comes from a three-piece cranking system, built for durability. This cranking system gives a circular motion of the free wheel into a smooth elliptical path. The cranking system provides great motion without too much up and down bouncing.
Comfortable foot plates with perfectly placed in between distance ensure a comfortable ride without any balance issues. Even upper body muscles have the benefit of targeted exercise with the adjustable dual action handlebars. These built-in features mean lots of comfort for the longest workouts.
- Stable body frame.
- Increased body frame stability adds safety.
- Body made from high-quality materials.
- Extremely light weight.
- Compact space saver.
- 18-inch smooth electrical stride for comfort.
- Perfectly distanced foot plates for a comfortable workout.
- Reduced ankle and knee strain.
- 3-piece cranking system for continuous momentum.
- 24-level magnetic tension.
- LCD monitor shows basic data and heart rates.
- 12 workout programs included.
- Bluetooth link to a smart phone for additional workout routines.
- Mobile app workout tracking.
- Easy assembly for short setup time.
- Heart rate monitor reported as inaccurate.
- Short warranty.
The Body Champ Cardio 2-in-1 rounds out our reviews on elliptical machines with the lowest price of the eight machines. A new hybrid breed of exercise equipment, the Body Champ combines an elliptical machine with an exercise bike. This dual trainer combination gives the user a wide variety of exercises providing a workout that's more enjoyable.
Being an entry level, budget friendly machine, the Body Champ Cardio 2-in-1 isn't feature loaded. But, the 2-in-1 does offer the user some great exercise options for an extremely low price. Most notable features of the trainer features are the 12 pre-programmed workouts, including heart rate workouts, and heart rate monitoring.
The Body Champ Cardio Dual comes with some outstanding comfort features for an enjoyable workout. Adjusting the comfort level comes easy with the two-way adjustable seat with vertical and horizontal settings.
A fitted seat in the point of centripetal force guarantees the user's proper posture while sitting on the machine. With the movable handles, simply sit down, grab the handles, and you have an intense bike riding workout.
Set an individualized pace with the included, adjustable magnetic straps. Changing the adjustment to the user's tastes means maximum convenience and a successful workout that goes as planned.
The properly placed, adjustable and firm handlebars give you a comfortable grip and enable an intense shoulder and arm workout.
While this dual training machine is lower priced with fewer features, it does deliver a great overall cardio workout. The unique blending of two cardio machines provides distinct health benefits.
- Good versatility for this price point elliptical machine.
- Extremely effective standing mode workout.
- Works in forward and reverse motion.
- Great beginner level home elliptical machine.
- Extremely affordable home workout machine.
- Short 14-inch stride makes using difficult for taller people.
- Wobbles if used at high intensity.
- Less tension when using reverse mode.
- LCD not backlit.
- Parts made of plastic and break after heavy use.
Our Final Review for the Best Elliptical Machines
When considering a top rated elliptical machine, it should include everything you need for a comfortable and challenging home workout.
Other considerations include your workout area and what size home exercise machine fits the space. If you need a movable machine, then you must look for a fold up system or one with transport wheels.
Since workout routines can become boring, some users like the ability to play music, watch videos, or watch workout programs. If you can't put your machine in front of the TV, then you need one that is Bluetooth and internet capable.
Regardless of the features you choose, it's important you get a comfortable, stable, challenging and low-impact workout. Enjoying your workout while losing the pounds and getting in shape is what a best rated elliptical trainer is all about.


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The "glow" on this denim will stay as long as your jeans live. Iron your jeans from top to bottom to re-enhance the glow or leave them alone for a more "matte" look.
launch jeans are a streamlined fit from hip to ankle with dual flex and comfort. Versatile in style for both business and pleasure.
model is 5'8"/177cm. wearing high waist-rise, default hem/cuff, black thread.
product details:
_ 4 functional pockets
_ ykk hardware, zip fly with button closure
_ available in 2 shades
glow black [mid stretch]
- 62%_cotton
- 33%_modal
- 3%_eme (recovery)
- 2%_elastine
/by candiani denim
other ingredients:
- eco-finish metal button [90%_metal consumption reduced]
- natulon® zipper [30%_recycled material from post-consumer polyester products]
- a&e's perma core® thread [100%_repreve® recycled core]
- pocketing [2_recycled plastic bottles]
women customization guide [read]
Wash less! Jeans are a durable fabric that's made for multiple wears. Only wash when absolutely necessary with like colors.
Wash with the 'cold' setting on your washing machine. Washing at cold temperatures (30 degrees or below) will preserve the color and quality of your jeans as well as our planet.
Only machine dry your jeans once for a tighter fit. Otherwise, line or hang dry every time to conserve energy and lengthen the lifecycle of your jeans.
_machine wash cold
_do not bleach
_line dry in shade
_cool iron if necessary
_dry cleanable
waist rise
mid [a mid-rise waist rests on top of your hips and clasps underneath your belly button]
high [a high-rise waist wraps around the curvature between your hips and ribs and clasps at your belly button]
ultra-high [an ultra-high waist wraps right underneath your ribs and clasps an inch and a half above your belly button]
crop [cut neatly above your ankles]
default [lands perfectly at the top of your shoes]
rolled [autonomy of style with one or two rolls depending on your look]


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10 stunning dream bathrooms with a View
Bathrooms in many houses tend to be secret dens that serve mainly practical uses. But as home design evolves, the look of bathrooms also get an upgrade, causing more people to want bathrooms that double as luxurious suites that give maximum cleansing, peace and relaxation.
Is it possible to have cozy, drop-dead gorgeous bathrooms? These 10 unbelievable but real bathrooms are proof of that possibility:
Luxury condominium One Madison in New York offers clients a panoramic view of the Big Apple from their cozy, sanctuary-spa bathrooms.
Global interior designers George Yabu and Glenn Pushelberg's master bathroom has a generous view of the greens behind their Toronto home.


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Monday, January 9, 2012
"In Stereo By Request" (Banff SBS 5312) was released in 1969 and features stereo re-recordings of nine songs previously recorded by the Melodiers, as well as "Riding Down To Santa Fe" which I believe was their radio theme in the thirties.
Includes jacket and label scans.
1. Riding Down To Santa Fe
2. Madawaska Valley
3. Lake Dore Waltz
4. Squaws Along The Yukon
5. The Log Driver's Song
6. Little Shack Up The Pontiac
7. Tonight At My Table All Alone
8. My Red Headed Girl From Quebec
9. Northern Ontario Blues
10. Saturday Night Up The Gatineau
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Grandad Did a Dastardly Deed: 50 More Family History Traps
Publisher: Family History Partnership
Product Description
Media: BOOK - paperback, 132 pages
Author: K. Broad & T. Neobard
Year: 2014
Other: sketches
Publisher: Family History Partnership
Was your grandfather a kindly old man, who lovingly tended his prize rhubarb, or did his spade have another use? And just what was in the cupboard in his shed?
"Grandad Did A Dastardly Deed" continues the work of its companion book "Granny Was A Brothel Keeper" in highlighting pitfalls associated with family history. Written in a distinctive light-hearted style, this volume is packed with cartoons, true stores, and tips to take you further along your ancestral voyage of discovery.
Expect to encounter dumpling-flingers, ancestors who drowned in exotic places, fake social network profiles, concealed lunatics, dwarf strangles and malevolent microfilm!
1. Web of Deceit
- Trap 1: You think the internet is always you friend
- Trap 2: You trust other people's research
- Trap 3: You get the wrong subscription
- Trap 4: Your web searches don't go wide enough
- Trap 5: Believing your search engine is all-knowing
- Trap 6: You don't make the most of search engines
- Trap 7: You register for everything
- Trap 8: You don't do anything with what you find
- Trap 9: This looks interesting - getting distracted
- Trap 10: Not knowing when to stop
2. We seek him here, we seek him there
- Trap 11: Making assumptions about your ancestors
- Trap 12: You don't know where to look next
- Trap 13: The records are not there
- Trap 14: You don't understand what you have found
- Trap 15: You can't travel to get it
- Trap 16: You don't know your history
- Trap 17: You didn't check for an index
- Trap 18: My ancestors came from abroad
- Trap 19: You fail to keep your costs down
- Trap 20: You overlook other sources of help
3. Raiders of the lost archives
- Trap 21: You did insufficient planning
- Trap 22: You are ill-equipped for the day
- Trap 23: You underestimate the task at hand
- Trap 24: You fall foul of the rules
- Trap 25: The staff weren't helpful
- Trap 26: You can't find what you are looking for
- Trap 27: I didn't want to look like a newbie
- Trap 28: I think I already looked at that
- Trap 29: You waste time
4. Behind Every Solution Lies a Problem
- Trap 30: The lines get tangled
- Trap 31: They appear from nowhere
- Trap 32: What you were told doesn't fit
- Trap 33: You don't flesh out the facts
- Trap 34: You hit a brick wall
- Trap 35: You take it as fact
- Trap 36: You suffer from information overload
- Trap 37: You have extra pieces of the puzzle
- Trap 38: You ignore your inner voice
- Trap 39: Too much effort - too little payback
5. Telling it like it is
- Trap 40: You keep it all to yourself
- Trap 41: I'll share it when I've finished
- Trap 42: Publishing a book is beyond your reach
- Trap 43: Your website was an expensive folly
- Trap 44: Your work is plagiarised
- Trap 45: Your family was dull
- Trap 46: Your presentation leaves them confused
- Trap 47: You have bad news to break
- Trap 48: You get carried away
- Trap 49: Your research dies with you
- Trap 50: Expect the Unexpected
Related Titles:
Granny Was a Brothel Keeper: 50 Family History Traps


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Let me introduce to my second Halloween theme this year – "Little Monsters".
My other theme – a Vintage-Style Halloween Set was more for an adult Halloween dinner or cocktail party - but this one if definitely for the kids!
Live, bright fun and not too spooky – perfect for a first Halloween! Your little ones will love this cute little set to put any Halloween party on the map. I went for something different other than witches and ghosts and pumpkins and let the "monsters out" for this one.
This printable set include a 4"x 6" Fill-in Invitation, 2" Party Dots for cupcake toppers, food and favor labels and decorations, cupcake wrappers and halloween bunting. All for just $6 in my Etsy shop now. Just buy, print and create!
|Printable sets make it so easy to create a professional-looking party table
|I was so happy how these mini milk bottles turned out – they were a last minute addition.
|Halloween cupcakes: 2" Cupcake Toppers with co-ordinating Cupcake Wrappers
|6" x 4" Fill-in Invitation
|Halloween party banner/bunting
|I found this gorgeous little pumpkin on Etsy.com
from SeaPinks: http://www.etsy.com/shop/SeaPinks?ref=seller_info
|Use 2" Party Dots as decoration for candy jars – too easy.
|This DIY Printable Party Set in now available in my Etsy shop for just $6.
Good luck & Happy Halloween!


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Pirate Heaven
There is a bay on the northern shore of Madagascar in whose thick forests, legend has it, lie the ruins of Libertalia. Some 300 years ago, the Indian Ocean was a favorite for European brigands who made their living on the high seas. But as Captain Charles Johnson recounts in his 1724 General History of the Robberies and Murders of the Most Notorious Pyrates, piracy wasn't all rum and yo-ho-ho. Johnson portrays Libertalia's founders James Misson, a former French navy officer, and Signor Caraccioli, a lapsed Italian priest who sailed with him as revolutionaries. Caraccioli was something of a radical, and he convinced Misson and his crew "that every Man was born free, and had as much Right to what would support him as to the Air he respired ... The vast Difference betwixt Man and Man, the one wallowing in Luxury, and the other in the most pinching Necessity, was owing only to Avarice and Ambition on the one Hand, and a pusillanimous Subjection on the other." Caraccioli persuaded the men to use robbery to punish the wealthy and buy their freedom. With their takings, they built a utopia on Madagascar in which a rotating leadership replaced kings and captains, religion had no hierarchy and private wealth was banned. Misson's crewmen, Caraccioli declared, "were no Pyrates, but Men who were resolved to assert that Liberty which God and Nature gave them [and] were Barriers against the Rich and Powerful."
Libertalia is most likely a myth. Its ruins have never been found, Misson himself may not have existed, and Charles Johnson is a pseudonym, perhaps Daniel Defoe's. But the legend contains elements of truth. In the 17th century, a band of English dissidents did establish a settlement in Ranter's Bay, on Madagascar, where they rejected organized religion and lived off piracy. Libertalia's founding ideals would also have been familiar to any 17th century rebel.
Libertalia holds lessons for those trying to end piracy today. To Misson's men, piracy was a means to an end fighting oppression and building a future of fairness and prosperity. Likewise, Somali pirates will often claim, as Fingers does, to be former fishermen who first attacked Asian fishing trawlers that were devastating Somali fish stocks. If that was once true, it isn't now: kidnapped crewmen report that many pirates can't swim, let alone sail, while the recovery in fish stocks engendered by piracy's deterrent effect has not been accompanied by a revival in the Somali fishing industry. Nevertheless, the notion that the world has dealt Somalis a cruel hand and that piracy will never be fixed unless some genuine Somali grievances are addressed is widely supported. "The only real solution is on land," says Graham Westgarth, chairman of the International Association of Independent Tanker Owners, a trade body.
It wouldn't take utopia. A more modest vision a little less lawlessness, a little more development has brought Omar Mohamoud Omarsuuri, a onetime IT teacher in Birmingham, in the U.K., back to the land of his birth. "The root cause of piracy is lack of strong authority onshore," says Omar. Despairing of a functioning national government, he and a selection of clan leaders have formed a regional one in a new state they have founded in central Somalia, Galmudug, at whose core is a new police force of 400 men. Omar hopes they will be the foundation of a state-level normalization that will lead eventually to legitimate businesses and legal jobs. Their initiative finds strong support from Somalis, even those linked to piracy. Adar Abdirahman, 40, is mother of Abduwali Abdukhadir Muse, who was sentenced to 33 years in jail in New York City in February for piracy. Adar says her son was just 15 "a child soldier" when he became a pirate and 16 when he was arrested by a U.S. Special Operations team. "If you're going to tackle piracy, do it properly," she says, "not by arresting children but attacking the root cause: a failed state with no government, schools or jobs."
It's a brave project. But standing in its way, I can't help but feel, is Fingers. When I ask him if he's happy, he replies, "I am. I don't depend on anyone. When I want a woman, I give her money and she becomes my mistress. When I need a ship, I go out and take one. No one can stop me. The sea is as big as Somalia. No one can control Somalia. And no one controls the sea." Ending piracy will require building a better Somalia for tomorrow. Trouble is, Fingers and thousands like him are already living their Libertalia today.


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3 cups sugar
3 cups flour
1 cup regular oil
1 cup Libby's pure pumpkin
2/3 cup water
4 eggs
2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp salt
1 tsp nutmeg
1 tsp cinnamon
1. Pre-heat oven to 375. Move oven rack to low position so that tops of pans will be in the center of oven.
2. Grease bottom only of loaf pans.
3. Mix all ingredients together by hand in large bowl. Divide batter evenly between pans.
4. Loosen sides of loaves from pans; remove and allow to cool.
5. Wrap tightly and store at room temperature up to 4 days, or refrigerate up to ten days.
I saw a precious pumpkin on the front of a fall magazine...possibly Southern Living or Country Living. I wish I could remember. I decided to try and replicate it and make pumpkin bread in a pumpkin shape. I started off with two small bundt cakes from the pumpkin bread recipe. I cooked the bundt cakes, allowed them to cool and then placed them together like a pumpkin. I took two caramels and shaped them into a stem and leaf.
I placed my stem and leaf on top of my "bundt" pumpkin.
As we all know...everything is better with a sugar glaze on top. I mixed up some powdered sugar glaze and drizzled it on top. Scrumptious!


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Green Park Hotel in Hanoi, known as one of the most prominent hotels of the city, happens to be an ideal base for both the business travelers and the holiday makers. This elegant 3 star hotel offers luxurious residing at a very competitive price. Green Park Hotel in Hanoi is run by Phuong Dong Company Ltd. and has been offering standardized service over the years.
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Chirag Kulkarni Net Worth, Earning and Salary 2020
The chairman and managing director of Insightfully, Chirag Kulkarni has come up to be one of the most prosperous industrialists and businessmen in the country. Under his guidance and support from Chirag Kulkarni Net Worth, the company has achieved greater heights and is in possession of a large section of the technocrat markets. We present an insight into the details of Chirag Kulkarni Net Worth and his various income sources in this article.
Chirag Kulkarni: The Young Entrepreneur
Chirag Kulkarni was born in Detroit, Michigan who is an Indian serial Internet entrepreneur. Throughout his childhood, he was always surrounded by entrepreneurs. His parents, at one point of time, started a franchise TEAMS which was a math and Science tutoring center for high achieving students. He was astounded by the income from the source. When he was just the age of seven, he started noticing that everyone in the metropolitan job market started to slow down. His father had to sell their house at Overland Park, KS. He is the co-founder and CEO of Insightfully which is the main source of Chirag Kulkarni Net Worth. Insightfully is an artificial intelligence that engages professional network and engagement platform for micro-communities and enterprise employees. Its overhaul is intended to take social data and help predict and decide where users within social networks can engage in a value driven way with other individuals. It is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. In 2015, Insightfully was named one of the top 2015 startups to watch in the CIMC2015 conference, thus increasing the Net Worth of Chirag Kulkarni. Initially, Kulkarni was in C&M Group, a strategy consulting firm focused on growth and new product innovation for startups to Fortune 500s with the help of Chirag Kulkarni earnings. He is also a weekly columnist to Inc. Magazine under "Growth Tips", contributor to Entrepreneur Magazine, Venture Beat and Huffington Post on topics such as entrepreneurship, Sahaj Marg, growth, strategy, and marketing. Kulkarni was previously co-founder and chief executive officer of STR, a Business-to-consumer (B2C) and Business-to-business (B2B) tennis racquet stringing company for the initiation of Chirag Kulkarni salary. He was also the co-founder and chief economic officer of Mingle, a strategic networking application on iOS, adding up to Chirag Kulkarni income.
Chirag Kulkarni Net Worth Sources
Kulkarni is known as a thought leader and specialist in the areas of business strategy, sales, and marketing based on his earlier experiences with starting and advising successful companies. Kulkarni helps many technology companies with growth and strategy. Most notably, he is an advisor for Michael Cheng's Snip.ly.
Kulkarni is a speaker, uplifting the Net Worth of Chirag Kulkarni at many popular technology organizations nationally and internationally such as Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Accenture, the Indian Institute of Technology Bombay, TiE, the Entrepreneurship Cell, IIT Kanpur, Northeastern University, Sympulse, andFordham University.
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Santoso, aka Abu Wardah, and his men are hiding out on the mountains of Central Sulawesi, where thousands of police and military personnel have been deployed to hunt them down. But why has this IS-linked terrorist group not fallen yet?by Marguerite Afra Sapiie
"Are you looking for death?" Sr. Comr. Leo Bona Lubis, the deputy chief of Central Sulawesi Police and commander of the Tinombala Operation, asked Ruslan Sangadji, a journalist based in Palu, Central Sulawesi.
Ruslan had asked for permission to tag along with the security forces going to Mount Biru. After an exhausting journey to Poso, Central Sulawesi, stretching hundreds of kilometers, he intended to cover the hunt for the most-wanted terrorist in Indonesia, Santoso.
It had been weeks since the police left Tamanjeka, a village at the foot of Mt. Biru. They rested that day and Ruslan sat among them. He could see the top of the mountain clearly. But it was not the mountain's peak that he wanted to see.
He made one last shot to ask for permission to enter the military zone from Adj. Comr. Glen, who was leading the last team of the operation. Glen commanded a small team comprising six Brigade Mobile (Brimob) and four Indonesian Military (TNI) members in a shift change.
Again Glen simply smiled and shook his head, saying that the police could not allow him to join in the eight-hour quest to ascend Mt. Biru.
"It's too far, man. You can't come with us. Please just return to Poso city with them," Glen said, smiling as he pointed at troopers who were throwing their rucksacks into a Brimob truck to return to base in the city.
Glen is among more than 2,500 joint security personnel comprising 1,500 police members from Densus 88 counterterrorism squad and Brimob. The remaining 1,000 members are from the Navy Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion and Special Underwater Unit. In the latest update, the Army sent fresh reinforcements consisting of 880 special agents.
If there is one thing that Glen could tell Ruslan about the operation, it would be how life-threatening it is. Deep in the humid tropical rain forest, they must think and act tactically to reach the objective, or at least to guarantee their very survival.
Food supplies often are a problem. Even though supplies are replenished every five days, the troops sometimes have to pick corn or cassava from plantations. Shooting birds is sometimes unavoidable.
"We have eaten snakes too," Glen told Ruslan, laughing.
Trekking in the vast terrain of Mt. Biru, Glen's life has been intertwined with Santoso's in the last year since the first Camar Maleo Operation in 2015. Assigned to the joint police-military operation, he was summoned for the latest Tinombala Operation, which started on Jan. 10.
He has, according to the task, one primary objective: to eradicate the East Indonesia Mujahidin (MIT), a Poso-based militant group that evolved from a local branch of Jamaah Islamiyah (JI) to a staunch supporter of the Islamic State (IS), a radical Middle-East organization.
However, Glen heard more about Santoso's group in 2012, when the long-haired militant leader publicly challenged Densus 88 in a statement released by al-Qaeda-affiliated media.
He blatantly declared himself "Abu Musab al-Zarqawi al-Indonesi", adopted from the name of the founder of al-Qaeda in Iraq who was killed in June 2006.
Just like other extremist groups, the MIT consists of experienced combatants and well-trained jihadists of other nationalities, such as the Uighur from China who joined in 2014.
However, most of them are locals, part of an extremist cell that kept growing even after the signing of the Malino peace treaty, which formally ended the Poso communal conflict, in 2001.
Fanatic book seller
Known by name the Abu Wardah, Santoso is a former seller of Islamic books. He is a Javanese who used to live in Tambarana, Poso. His passion for radical jihad was fueled by infamous cleric Abu Bakar Ba'asyir through the recording of his preaching about Muslim massacres in Chechnya and Palestine.
He first appeared as a jihadist during the religious-fueled conflict between Muslims and Christians in Poso in 2000. Santoso ignored the Malino treaty, which the government-sponsored peace treaty was signed by the two conflicting communities.
His burning anger, and desperation for revenge for Muslim casualties in Poso, drove him to become active in the Tanah Runtuh group, a local affiliate of the JI, where he mostly learned about frontline jihad. He forged his violent-version of jihad in a military training camp established by Waqalah Uhud Mantiqi III, a wing of JI in the Sulawesi-Maluku area.
Santoso played on villagers' sympathies, especially in the coastal town of Poso, since some locals still held grievances over the past communal conflict as well as resentment toward security personnel for conducting heavy-handed operations in the area.
He first grabbed the police's attention in August 2004, when he was arrested for attempting to rob a truck carrying clove cigarettes with six others. He later disappeared.
Experts and officials believe that Santoso studied a radical interpretation of Islam in Ngruki, Surakarta, Central Java, as well as learned about bomb-making in Mindanao, the Philippines.
It was not until the military training camp in Jantho, Aceh, was dismantled in 2010 when Jamaah Ansharut Tauhid (JAT) entered Poso. JI's splinter cell formed by Ba'asyir piqued Santoso's interest in making a comeback with an offensive jihad.
He then led the newly established military unit of JAT, and later formed his own group, the MIT, with the help of followers in Poso who passionately believe that Indonesia was a land for jihad.
The group first shocked the country in 2012. Two days after the MIT declared its establishment, two dead police officers were found in a hastily dug grave in Tamanjeka village of Poso. Sporadic terror reigned afterward with sadistic murders, such as beheadings and stabbings.
In November 2014, a 50-year-old local resident named M. Fadli was found dead in front of his house in Tangkura village in Poso, with his neck slashed by a machete. Santoso's gang claimed responsibility.
In Parigi Moutong regency last September, the group was reportedly involved in the murder of residents Nyoman Astika, 70, and Hengky, 50, who were found beheaded, while the body of one unidentified victim was found covered with stab wounds.
Rumor has it that all the aforementioned victims helped the police obtain information on the Santoso-led terrorist group's movements and whereabouts.
In April 2015, after a gunfight with the police took the life of Daeng Koro—one of Santoso's closest allies -- the group allegedly beheaded Koro's father in-law. The man was accused of leaking information about the group to Densus 88. His body was found in Malino village, Central Sulawesi.
The Santoso group has zero tolerance for people thought to be police informants, even close relatives of the MIT. This punitive stance is heavily related to their guerilla strategy.
In December, Central Sulawesi Police chief Brig. Gen. Idham Azis said the police had found a hidden camp consisting of 10 huts that was believed to have been used by the MIT, located 15 kilometers from Kilo village, Poso.
Besides finding one dead body suspected to be a member of the group, five homemade weapons, explosives and male and female attire at the camp, Santoso and his group were nowhere to be found.
In January, the police raided a newly established training camp located 20 kilometers from a village where they killed one MIT member in a gunfight. But once again the group disappeared into the forest.
Local residents living at the foot of the mountain sometimes help security personnel to track the fast-moving MIT. However, the matter is a lot more complicated than it seems as not only those sympathetic to Santoso's group but also those who oppose him tend to keep facts to themselves.
Papa Mirna, 34, a Tamanjeka resident, told Ruslan how the gruesome horror faced by local villagers in Poso was effective in make them remain silent about his whereabouts. Beheading is very an effective way of saying "I'm warning you".
Sometimes, threatening text messages and flyers warn villagers not to cooperate with the police, who they refer to as ansharut-taghut (transgressors against Allah's rule) or the enemies of Islam.
"If I ignored the warning, I was told that something bad would happen to me," said Papa, who received a warning in 2013.
Tackling guerilla warfare
The police consider Santoso the most dangerous militant group leader for a reason. He is an expert in guerilla warfare, mapping, bomb-making and in utilizing every part of the forest for his cause.
There are reports that one of the 27 MIT members, which include three women from Bima, West Nusa Tenggara, and two Chinese Uighurs, is a former illegal logger who knows the forest like the back of his hand.
"The MIT applies guerilla warfare by moving from one place to another," Operation Tinombala 2016 territorial head Sr. Comr. Leo Bona Lubis said.
The system has served Santoso's gang very well, allowing them to elude capture. Years of experience in moving around the region's mountain and villages have enabled MIT members to identify the routes easily; they know the terrain and where to run.
Besides guerilla warfare ability, the MIT has a structured hierarchy, Central Sulawesi Police spokesman Adj. Sr. Comr. Hari Suprapto said. Santoso sits at the top, along with Basri, aka Bagong, and two Chinese Uighurs. They build external communications, arrange tactics and strategies and train frontline executors in jihadi essentials, such as bomb-making.
The second level consists of executors who stand on the front line against security officers and are mostly MIT members. Meanwhile, the third level consists of numerous supporters who often act as couriers for the MIT to deliver supplies such as clothes, food, money, weapons and bomb-making materials.
In terms of weapon supplies, the MIT is equipped with sophisticated firearms. During a shootout in August 2015 in which Bado, a MIT courier, was killed, the antiterror squad seized a number of weapons, including rifles and hand-made pipe bombs.
Among them was a Beretta M60 assault rifle, which is commonly used by the US Marine Corps to attack tanks and an M-16 rifle, which were believed to have been smuggled from the Philippines, as well as a Pindad SS1, which is the standard assault rifle of the Indonesian Military.
In winning the war against this dangerous militant group in a vast terrain that stretches for approximately 7,000 kilometers, the police and the TNI have created three main teams to perform specific duties during Tinombala Operation.
Standing on the front line for pursuit and during shootouts is the Hunting Team, comprising Densus 88, Brimob, the Army's Special Forces (Kopassus) and Navy Amphibious Reconnaissance Battalion personnel.
The Guardian Team, deployed in posts around villages at the foot of the mountain and in Poso city, consists of police and military personnel who keep track of people who enter and leave the forest and to disrupt the delivery of supplies to Santoso and his group.
"One of our strategies [to stop the Santoso group's movements] is to close down the supply line, not only in terms of food supplies but also weapons and ammunition," Idham Azis said.
Last but not least, the Deradicalization Team, which counters MIT propaganda. The team involves not only police members but also religious figures from the Religious Affairs Ministry, local clerics such as Ustad Adnan Arsal who is also the Tanah Runtuh neighborhood chief, local village chiefs and pesantren (Islamic boarding school) officials.
Ibrahim, the former chairman of Al Khairat, the biggest Islamic organization in Central Sulawesi, said that while spiritual jihad existed in the Koran, violent jihad was not contextual for Indonesia.
"Jihad can be done through good deeds, such as preaching or simply just working to fulfill your family's needs. And Indonesia is not a land at war. Thus, committing violent jihad in Indonesia is wrong," he said.
Looking at the armed jihad fought by the Santoso group, one can easily guess why the MIT became the first jihadist group in Indonesia to publicly pledge allegiance to IS.
The sworn allegiance has given MIT advantages in the form of massive support from Indonesian IS supporters as well as aid from the global IS organization, according to an Institute for Policy Analysis of Conflict (IPAC) report. IPAC is a Jakarta-based think tank founded by terrorism expert Sidney Jones.
Even though none of the 27 MIT members have gone to Syria, according to Jones, Santoso has attracted three top Indonesian IS supporters currently in Syria, namely Abu Jandal, Bahrun Naim and Bahrumsyah.
The latter, who is also the commander of Khatibah Nusantara, IS' Southeast Asia unit, has assisted Santoso financially by transferring funds both directly to an MIT-affiliated bank account and indirectly to the Philippines to purchase weapons for the group.
In June 2014, Santoso referred to himself as the "commander of Islamic State's army in Indonesia" after IS leader Abu Bakr Al-Baghdadi stated that he intended to establish a caliphate. He has very likely been influenced by the IS method of jihad and uses the same tactics, such as beheadings.
The changes in global jihadist geopolitics have closely affected Indonesia's militant map. The JI in Lamongan, East Java, which was behind MIT's escalating power in recent years, has split into two factions.
Previously, the Lamongan jihadist cell recruited people and sent them to Poso for training, as well as connected Santoso to pro-jihad media such as al-Qaeda's Global Islamic Media Front initially and then with the IS, IPAC has reported.
After the IS declared war on its rival militant group in the Middle East, al-Qaeda, some JI members turned to IS. JAT, which Santoso used to belong to, broke up when Ba'asyir, a lifelong supporter of al-Qaeda, suddenly changed course and pledged support for IS.
"Almost 90 percent of JAT members then left and created a new anti-IS group named Jama'ah Ansharusy-Syariah [JAS]," counterterrorism observer Rakyan Adibrata has said.
JAS remained with the Indonesian Mujahidin Council (MMI) and senior leaders of the JI who had aligned with al-Qaeda and al-Nusra Front, the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda.
From Poso to Jakarta
Experts say there is rivalry between militant groups in Indonesia, such as the MIT, Darul Islam, JAT and Tauhid Wal Jihad, which were influenced by Amman Abdurrahman, a prominent IS figure in Indonesia.
According to the National Police, the radical cleric, who first spread takfiri (radical Wahabbi doctrine that views non-adherents as infidels) in Indonesia, has close ties to Santoso. Amman is currently detained on Nusakambangan prison island, Central Java, from where it is suspected that he oversees the movement of his followers.
The police claim that Amman was the link between Santoso and perpetrators of an attack in Jakarta on Jan. 14 that left eight people dead.
According to Idham, the bombs used in the attack on Jl. Thamrin were made from the same compounds as those used by the MIT in Poso, indicating that the men behind the attacks and the Santoso gang are affiliated.
While al-Qaeda affiliates primarily focus their attacks on Western interests, IS has declared war on anyone who refuses to follow it, even if they are fellow Muslims. In Poso, the Santoso gang call all Muslims who associate themselves with security personnel enemies.
"It's interesting that most of [Santoso's] recorded declaration about launching attacks on Densus 88. That is his main enemy, not foreigners, Shiite Muslims nor the TNI. There's a degree of revenge," said Jones.
Experts have said that militant attacks use different key players, as was obvious in the Thamrin attack, which had similarities to the November 2015 Paris attack, for which IS claimed responsibility.
Unlike al-Qaeda, which launches mass bombings, IS affiliates choose a pattern classified as "marauding terrorist firearm attacks" in which a team of suicide bombers and gunmen coordinate attacks. Their equipment is simpler and cheaper, and not as easy to detect.
During a raid in Taunca village, the police found transaction documents suggesting a flow of funds from IS to the MIT. The funds were transferred to bank accounts belonging to MIT supporters or MIT-affiliated foundations, around Rp 2 million [US$ 144] per transaction, Lubis was reported as saying.
The Santoso group is considered part of global terrorist operations and it is little wonder that the government has launched a massive operation to rid the mountainous region of Poso of the MIT. Up until February, 392 Indonesians had joined IS in Syria.
National Police chief Gen. Badrodin Haiti has asserted that security personnel will continue the operation until Santoso is captured, dead or alive. "If the group is not stopped, it will get stronger and will turn into the insurgents like in the Philippines and Thailand," he said.
After a Feb. 28 shootout in which a suspected MIT terrorist was killed, the Santoso gang split up into small groups and headed for different mountains in the Central Sulawesi region to evade troops hunting them down.
A recent report claims that Santoso is on his own deep in forest on Mount Wuasa in Central Lore subdistrict, Poso regency. Two of his three companions have been shot dead and the third was captured recently.
Despite the number of MIT members decreasing since the beginning of Operation Tinombala in January, the notorious Santoso and his gang are still committing guerilla warfare in the name of jihad as though they are immortal.
The harsh terrain and bad weather, as well as the risk of death on the mountain, foiled Ruslan in his intention to join and report on the hunt for Santoso and his group. It is not an easy task for security personnel, or even for him as a journalist.
On his way home, Ruslan recalled that a police officer had pondered Santoso's whereabouts. "Is he really in the forest? Who knows, maybe he is a hotel in Bali," said the police officer.
According to Badrodin, the main difficulties in the operation are not only the harsh terrain or MIT's elusiveness. It is the large number of MIT supporters that has become the main obstacle.
Even if Santoso is captured, the government will still need stay on guard against the silent supporters who may continue his violent jihad. An offensive operation maybe the key, but addressing the root cause is the only answer to the predicament. (ags)
Ruslan Sangadji in Palu, Central Sulawesi, contributed to this report.


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Federal Judge Dismisses Pennsylvania Gov. Corbett's Lawsuit Against NCAA
A federal judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit and concluded there was no legal basis for the governor to challenge the sanctions assessed against Penn State University last year in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal.
By Paula Reed Ward and Mark Dent
A federal judge Thursday dismissed a lawsuit Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett filed against the NCAA, saying it "failed on all prongs."
Chief U.S. District Judge Yvette Kane of the Middle District of Pennsylvania concluded there was no legal basis for the governor to challenge the sanctions assessed against Penn State University last year in the wake of the Jerry Sandusky child sex abuse scandal, instead calling it a "Hail Mary pass."
"In another forum the complaint's appeal to equity and common sense may win the day, but in the antitrust world these arguments fail to advance the ball."
Mr. Corbett filed the antitrust action Jan. 2. Judge Kane heard oral argument on an NCAA motion to dismiss the lawsuit May 20. He contended that the sanctions violate antitrust laws because they will cause a decline in Penn State's revenue.
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Speaking to reporters in Downtown Pittsburgh Thursday afternoon, Mr. Corbett said he was disappointed in the judge's ruling.
"I still view this as the students, the alumni, the businesses of central Pennsylvania are the ones being punished in this, for something they absolutely didn't do," he said. "I was concerned about the $60 million [NCAA fine] that so far is still scheduled to go, some of it, outside the state."
The governor added that he believes the issues raised in the lawsuit deserve a complete review by the court.
"I still believe we had standing, and that the NCAA just went way beyond the pale of their charter and their authority," he said.
The governor said he would study the judge's opinion and review his options.
Mr. Corbett had alleged that the sanctions issued by the NCAA -- including wiping out all football team wins by the late head football coach Joe Paterno from 1998 to 2011, a reduction of scholarships for football players from 25 to 15 per year, a ban on bowl appearances for four years and a fine of $60 million -- were an unlawful restraint of trade.
Donald Remy, the NCAA's chief legal officer, released a statement Thursday, saying: "Our hope is that this decision not only will end this case but also serve as a beginning of the end of the divide among those who, like Penn State, want to move forward to put the horror of the Sandusky crimes behind the university and those who want to prolong the fight and with it the pain for all involved."
The NCAA issued its sanctions in July, just 12 days after former FBI director Louis Freeh, whom Penn State hired to investigate its handling of complaints against Sandusky, issued a lengthy report.
Mr. Freeh blamed university administrators for concealing Sandusky's crimes out of fear of bad publicity and for allowing a culture that let athletics dictate policy.
Penn State officials signed off on the NCAA sanctions and entered into a consent decree because the organization threatened the elimination of the university's football program for four years if they did not.
"Though widely debated elsewhere," Judge Kane wrote, "the wisdom of [Penn State] President [Rodney] Erickson's decision is not a question for this Court, nor is the relative fairness of the sanctions selected by the NCAA to address the university's admitted failings in the Sandusky matter."
Instead, she continued, the court was only to determine if there was a violation of federal antitrust law.
There was not, she wrote.
Judge Kane wrote that she was not persuaded by the governor's arguments regarding financial injury. Even if there were such a thing, she continued, the governor cannot lawfully put forth such a claim.
"The Governor's complaint implicates the extraordinary power of a non-governmental entity to dictate the course of an iconic public institution, and raises serious questions about the indirect economic impact of NCAA sanctions on innocent parties," Judge Kane wrote. "These are important questions deserving of public debate, but they are not antitrust questions."
Pennsylvania Attorney General Kathleen Kane had no comment. Penn State, too, declined comment.
The spokeswoman for Penn Staters For Responsible Stewardship, Maribeth Schmidt, called the ruling disappointing.
"Clearly the governor presented a compelling case," she said. "It's a shame because you can't point to a single NCAA violation Penn State has had. It's just so unfair. We'll hang our hopes on the lawsuit of the players, coaches, faculty and Paternos. That's what we've got."
Wick Sollers, an attorney for the Paterno family, said Thursday he was disappointed by the NCAA's response to the dismissal of Mr. Corbett's lawsuit.
"In spite of the fact that the Freeh report on which the NCAA sanctions against Penn State are based has been proven to be fundamentally flawed, it is the NCAA's position that the matter should be closed and no further attempt made to learn the facts of the Sandusky scandal," Mr. Sollers said. "The message to victims, the university, the community and those wrongfully blamed by the Freeh report is that speed and secrecy are more important than truth and transparency."
He asked that the NCAA release the materials it used to reach the penalties imposed and schedule a public hearing on the issues.
"The one goal everyone should have in the Sandusky scandal is to know the truth so that future crimes of this type can be prevented," Mr. Sollers continued. "If the NCAA continues to refuse to abide by its own rules and declines to voluntarily participate in this process, the only recourse is for a court to ensure that it happens."
Ms. Schmidt said she hoped Mr. Corbett would press his case among university trustees.
"The alumni base would have every expectation that he continue his fight in the boardroom and try to accept the trustees to get Freeh to come into the meeting room," Ms. Schmidt said. "One of the things he offered was he would come back on campus and explain the report. We've been encouraging that."
Also on Thursday, Quinnipiac University released a poll that showed a majority of likely Pennsylvania voters believe the NCAA sanctions hurt Penn State's football program somewhat or a great deal.
The independent poll conducted from Friday through Tuesday shows that 46 percent of likely voters found the sanctions to be too severe. Thirty-two percent say they are appropriate. The poll also showed a majority of those questioned believe Mr. Corbett did not do enough to investigate the scandal when he was state attorney general.
"Pennsylvanians think Gov. Tom Corbett fumbled the Sandusky probe," said Tim Malloy, assistant director of the Quinnipiac University Polling Institute.
Sandusky, a former assistant football coach at Penn State, was found guilty June 22 and sentenced in October to 30 to 60 years in prison.
Criminal charges are still pending against three top administrators at Penn State, including former president Graham Spanier. There is still no preliminary hearing date scheduled for Mr. Spanier or for Timothy Curley, the former athletic director, or Gary Schultz, former vice president of business and finance.
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Late night shoppers can park for just £1 from 3pm at Plymouth's Western Approach car park in the run-up to Christmas.
We're providing discounted parking every Thursday night to get folk into the festive spirit and encourage them to see what the city centre's West End shops have on offer.
The deal begins this Thursday to coincide with the city's Christmas lights switch-on at the piazza in Armada Way, which starts at 4pm.
With the special rate applying from 3pm families can head into the city centre straight from school to stock up on those Christmas goodies and join in the fun and entertainment.
Councillor Steve Ricketts, Cabinet Member for Transport and Housing Delivery said: "Thursdays are a big night for retailers in the run-up to Christmas and we hope this great offer will encourage shoppers into some of our smaller, independent shops."
Steve Hughes, Chief Executive of the Plymouth City Centre Company, said: "This is great news for Christmas shoppers and our traders, especially those in the West End where we have so many great independent stores offering something different. We also hope shoppers will come and have a look at the newly refurbished market which is earning a growing reputation as a place to meet, eat and drink and browse the many new and traditional stalls."
Plymouth is being turned into a Winter Wonderland this Christmas, with log cabin style stalls, real snow, reindeer, fabulous lights and decorations and even a Santa-driven train.
Shoppers and visitors can grab a mulled wine at the Christmas Market, wander the streets of the Barbican with Ebenezer Scrooge or hunt around the city centre and waterfront with two festive family trails. See the Visit Plymouth website for more details.


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What do you want more of in your life? Recently, I asked this question to a few thousand people, and the responses came pouring in. More love, more money, more travel, and to know what one wants were the prevalent themes.
When I originally posed this question, I was working on a program I've been creating and wanted to see which focus would serve the most people. It didn't occur to me that I had already been serving up what I serve up best, and that the people who were following me on social media were there because of what they found with me. This single realization was an entrepreneurial epiphany on caffeine.
It's true that an entrepreneurial venture is one of the most powerful incubators for spiritual growth. When I first heard that statement, I didn't get it. Now, after years of enduring the white hot heat of entrepreneurialism, I totally get it. Many transformations take place in honing all of the different aspects of a business, and everything in it reflect the person who's creating it. If one doesn't continue to get their act together, the business will fail. Oh yes, and only the heavy duty stick-with-it-ers win. This mix is a cauldron of personal growth and transformation.
Giving up is not in the vocabulary of an true entrepreneur. Changing, re-aligning, shifting ideas around, finding resources, finding information, working harder, working smarter, learning to balance, researching, delegating, laser-focused introspection, communication, team work, social skills, belief, dogged faith and determination, relentless self-inventory…these and more are all a part of creating and running a business.
What does this have to do with the question I posed? In seeking to serve the most people and asking them how I could serve them what they truly wanted, I found out what the heart of my business was. Years of being coached didn't uncover this precious gem. I've agonized over it, taken quiz after quiz, courses, read libraries of books, listened to videos, ad nauseum. But after all was said and done, the single most powerful step I've taken came out of prayer and meditation, and a deep desire to serve.
What were the steps I took? First, I tried everything else I could think of. When none of it offered my answer, I gave up and told Source to just give me a sign please. Then I lived in surrender for a while. I felt an urge to serve and put out a call in the form of a question to everyone I knew. The a~ha moment came only after I had given up my own agenda and opened my heart fully to serving others. It's happened before, but now I'm seeing the pattern and it has a definite flavor.
The places in my life where I have fully given myself to service, heart and soul, are the places where the richest gifts have come to me. They're the places where I had no expectation, and the gifts arrived like a universal, colossal Christmas of a tidal wave.
Here are the things I've learned about how to run a successful business so far in no special order:
1. Show up regularly and fully.
2. Honor the concept of time.
3. See what is wanted and needed, and give that.
4. Have fun no matter what.
5. If it lights you up, it's yours to do.
6. Put Source, God, your Higher Self, whatever you call It, first.
7. Banish negative thoughts and negative people.
8. Focus on what's working and do more of that.
9. Live a healthy lifestyle.
10. Pour love into everything you're doing.
11. Honor the people you serve.
12. Be willing to receive.
13. Always go the extra mile.
14. There's no such thing as competition when the Divine is in charge.
15. Procrastination is a sign that it's time to dance and listen to what your body needs you to know.
16. Every single thing turns out better if you pray first.
17. Love yourself.
18. Be very flexible and open.
19. Great support comes in unexpected ways if you keep your eyes open.
20. Give more of what you don't have enough of.


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