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Yay, .. time for a new roundup with last week's best articles and tutorials found on the interwebs. It's all about web development (HTML, CSS, PhP, ..), branding, SEO, tutorials, blogging and more. A broad scale of topics, but never-the-less the underlying focus is on Design.
Also I see this as my personal bookmarks of great articles from the Community of the last period. These hand-picked articles and tutorials are categorized by their main topics. The best way to keep track of these tweets is simply to follow me on Twitter.
Webdesign Coding: CSS, HTML, Javascript, PhP, APIs, etc.
Aspects of SVG Image Format for Web Designing – I am just giving you a small introduction about these image formats used in web designing. And we will be discussing and focusing more on the most widely used format – THE SVG.
Ways to embed a Clickable SVG-Logo into Your Website – In this article, we will see how the SVG-format can help us solve this challenge, using an everyday example of a website header with a clickable logo.
SOLID CSS- SOLID is an acronym for five basic principles of object-oriented programming and design that when applied together can make systems easier to maintain and to extend over time.
Coming Soon: Native CSS Variables – Name one feature you'd love to see in CSS. Hands up those who want variables… The issue stems from our need to use and repeatedly re-use the same colors and other values throughout a stylesheet.
Using The :invalid CSS Pseduo Class – There is a new CSS pseudo-class, which can be used to style an input or a form tag differently if it has failed validation. This means that you can make invalid HTML elements stand out when you display the page making ..
Introducing: CSSValues.com- There are quite a few references online for finding detailed info on CSS properties. I find, however, that most of them usually have more than what I'm looking for — and don't even get me started on the overly-convoluted CSS specs.
Inner Shadows in CSS: Images, Text and Beyond – Today we're going to learn some really simple inset shadow techniques that you can pull off with just a few lines of code. I'll walk you through both the box-shadow and text-shadow syntax and how to change them to pull off an inset shadows.
Preprocess THIS! – Now, let's be clear, the point of this article is not to debate the benefits of one preprocessor over another. They each exude awesomeness in unique ways that fuel devoted fan bases. Sass is simply the best solution for me and my workflow.
Usability, User Experience, Responsive Webdesign, Mobile, etc.
A Flexible Approach to Responsive Navigation – Why not check (with JavaScript) to see how much of our the navigation actually fits in the space available? Once we know that, we can take items that don't fit within the navbar and move them into a dropdown menu.
3 Tips for a Smarter Mobile Strategy – How well is your company responding to mobile? Read on for a brief look at the state of mobility–and how you can take better advantage of it.
Best of:Responsive jQuery Image Slider Plugins – we gathered 19 best responsive jquery image slider plugins that will help you create a beautiful responsive image slider with many awesome effects, transitions for your website.
Designing for Retina Display – A website will have to double in size to fit on a retina display. This brings us to the issue of device independent pixels. Since everything is doubled on a retina display, the pixel value you use in CSS will effectively cover double the distance on the screen.
Sticky Menus Are Quicker To Navigate – Sticky, or fixed, navigation is basically a website menu that is locked into place so that it does not disappear when the user scrolls down the page; in other words, it is accessible from anywhere on the website without having to scroll.
UX Unicorns and Other Fanciful Creatures – Fewer things in User Experience Design are more contended than the definition of User Experience Design. Most of us who practice it agree on the goals of UX Design and even the methods we use to get there.
Responsive Web Design in the Browser Part 2: The Tools – In this second installment of Responsive Web Design in the Browser, I want to talk about what I use everyday to try and escape the gnarly grasp of the Photoshop beast.
13 tips to improve your website's accessibility for mobile platforms – Smart phone sales are exploding, and the desire to make websites accessible to all users on mobile platforms is also increasing. I'm going to give you some tips on how to create accessible web content in the best way.
Big Menus, Small Screens: Responsive, Multi-Level Navigation – In this approach to responsive navigation, we're going to use an approach that can accommodate large, multi-level navigation menus using media queries and jQuery, ..
How Responsive Web Design Could Become an Alternative for Mobile Websites? – The assumption that your web design is responsive can only be made true when the users using different operating systems and podiums to access the website, are able to do it successfully.
Breaking Down Media Queries for Responsive Web Design – Having a skill that solely relies on code created by another is a hindrance to your career, in order to be able to say something is part of your skill set you have to understand it first.
Does Your Small Business Need Responsive WordPress Design? – For those that like to cut the chase, the answer to the question is… yes, your small business does need responsive web design. In fact, we find it difficult to come up with a reason not to use this approach.
Should We Focus on User Experience? – In the next seven minutes or so, this article hopes to convince you that our current notion of UX design mistakenly focuses on experience, and that we should go one step further and focus on the memory of an experience instead.
What's Your Vertical? – The problem that I see here is that responsive designers have often been making the assumption that wider screens also means taller screens. And we adjust our layouts accordingly.
Webdesign in Common, Web Typography, jQuery, Tools, etc.
Time to Dump Wireframes – Wireframes just aren't up to the job of showing subtle interaction details—the things that make the difference between an application that is a delight to use and one that frustrates and annoys.
Your Most Important Typographic Choices – How do you choose a typeface and another to pair with it? What size should your copy and headings be? How do you determine line-height and line-length so text is both readable and legible?
Revisiting Your Website: Is it time for a redesign? – The main problem with any website is the need to keep it up-to-date. If you do not maintain a website properly, it will quickly become stale and ultimately outdated. When this does happen the only solution is to rethink and redesign.
jQuery in 2013 – or How to Properly Drop IE – The jQuery team has been plagued by IE for years. JavaScript in old IE (their collective moniker for anything below IE9) is antiquated, slow, and lacks the new features added to the language since their respective launches.
Typography rules: Eye-Catching Headlines with slabText for jQuery – Typography in web design has long been treated as an orphan. With the rise of web fonts the situation changed and thanks to jQuery we have loads of elegant little helpers to make our sites prettier.
The Power Of Visual Context In Web Design – Visuals are super important in web design. We just talked about images last week and how they can help to improve the user experience of your site. A while back we discussed how infographics can help you ..
Web Fonts Performance: Making Pretty, Fast – Historically, web fonts have not had a great story when it comes to performance, but this is definitely changing fast: better compression formats, improved browser handling, unicode and character subsetting, and the list goes on.
How To Choose The Right Grid – It's easy enough to understand how grids are helpful in organizing your content. Not as easy is deciding what type of grid best suits your content and how to build it.
Graphic Design, Brand Identity, Typography, Print Design, Icons, etc.
Essential Logo Design Principles That Every Company Should Know – A Logo is of immense value because it is the public face of a Company. The key values of a business are represented with a logo design and this is why it should be made trustworthy and professional.
35 Easy-to-Follow Photoshop Tutorials for Web Designers – I've scoured the web for 35 outstanding Photoshop tutorials for new upcoming web designers. All the tips & tricks are super easy to follow even if you're brand new to the software.
25 Freshly Released Photoshop Text Effects Tutorials – Here are the 25 Freshly Released Photoshop Text Effects Tutorials which you can try out for free. If you want to make creative amazing text effects then better take a look at this list.
The Master Guide to the Photoshop Layers Panel – Today we're going to take a deep dive into what the Layers Panel has to offer and how to make the most of it in your workflow. We'll learn about everything from keyboard shortcuts to obscure customization features.
Create decorative custom type in Illustrator – With calligraphic and hand-drawn typography facing a resurgence lately, I will show you how to create your own custom typography quickly and easily in Illustrator.
Create Highly Detailed Braun Radio Icon from Scratch in Photoshop- In this tutorial I will lead you through the process of creating a detailed, relistic radio icon from scratch, using Photoshop's vector editing capabilities. We will use fundamental Photoshop ..
10 things to consider when creating a new visual brand identity – The most notable talk of the day for me, was by Simon Manchipp, the CD & co-founder of Someone. Simon's talk was built around ten things to consider when creating a new visual brand identity.
Create a Quick and Easy 3D Type Effect – Clean and modern 3D type is a cool effect, and it's surprisingly quick and easy to create. With the combination of Photoshop and Illustrator, this effect is can be created in minutes.
Blogging, Social Media, Writing, Content Strategy, etc.
10 Habits of Highly Successful Bloggers – Why are all of these bloggers so successful that the vast majority can only dream of the attention and respect they command? What do they have in common? As it turns out – a whole lot.
Tips to make your content get noticed by wider audience – People like to watch more than read. Also text based content is even sometimes ignored due to its length. What works best here is a video version of that text article; you can attract almost all ..
Secrets Of High-Traffic WordPress Blogs – I spoke with the developers behind some of the biggest WordPress blogs on the planet and asked them to tell me their secrets. Now I get to share them with you.
How to Design Your Blog to Convert – One of the most important questions, in my opinion, when it comes to designing blogs is the question of, how design affects conversion on a blog. A lot of people get stuck when it comes to the design elements of their blog.
Displaying Posts in a Carousel – Having a recent posts carousel on your blog is a great way to make it more interactive for your visitors.
Disable Changing The WordPress Theme – The problem with having a multi-author blog is that you have a lot of users which have access to the admin area of your WordPress site. When they have access to your admin site they have access to change everything about your blog.
List of my favorite WordPress development tutorials – If you are web developer, at least not a professional one, you may still have stuff to learn as i do. Here is one list of the best tutorials that helped me!
Top Typography Tips For WordPress- Typography is often a neglected aspect of web design. There are numerous sites around the Web with wonderful content that is badly presented and difficult to read. For sites that tend to be heavy on textual content, ..
Building your first WordPress plugin (part 1) – Building a plugin may seem like an impossible task, but it's simpler than you may think. Today we begin our "Building your first WordPress plugin" series that will cover the most important principles and how-tos of the process.
Installing A WordPress Plugin? Run Through this Checklist- WordPress's core code provides you only a basic blogging platform, its plugins that enhance the functionality of any wordpress powered website. Plugins are external software that are plugged ..
How to Keep Your Anchor Text Linking Natural – The Google Penguin update has been around for a little while now. We've all come to terms with what has changed and understand that certain link building practices simply are no longer acceptable.
How to Setup Secure Media Uploads – The good news is that we can have the best of both worlds: solid security for writable directories and suitable file-permissions for working uploads, upgrades, and backups. In this tutorial, you'll learn how to use .htaccess to secure WordPress'
/uploads/ directory or just about any other directory, WordPress or otherwise.
Quick Tip: Get the Current Screen's Hooks – Page specific hooks offer the most efficient (and cleanest) way of targeting a callback for only the screen(s) you need it for.
How To: Make Your WordPress Themes Retina Display Ready – Apple's new Retina Display is a topic of discussion among web designers and developers. WordPress developers and designers have already started responding to this new technology by providing Retina Display ready themes and plugins to do that.
Understanding How to Best Employ Taxonomies within WordPress – While there's certainly nothing wrong with using categories alone, it's really not the most efficient or intuitive way to use taxonomies for post classification and containment.
Writing Extensible Plugins With Actions and Filters – An extensible plugin is one that can be modified and extended beyond its original purpose by another plugin or theme. When a plugin is extensible, other plugins (or themes) can alter the behavior or output of the plugin.
Adding, Deleting, and Changing a WordPress Category – Changing your mind about a category name and wish to change it? Want to delete an entire category worth of posts because you don't want to cover that topic anymore?
Search Engine Optimalization, Conversions, Analytics, etc.
5 ways to use Google Analytics and make your SEO life easier – Nonetheless, with so many functionalities if we don't use its customization features, the work of analyzing relevant data can be sometimes time consuming. Analyze organic traffic more easily ..
The Realities of Successful Search Engine Optimisation in 2012 – Keywords are still important and they will still be there in your content, but how good the user experience of your well designed website is, is now paramount and also factored into Google's ..
What You Need to Know About the Google Panda and Google Penguin Algorithms – I will provide you with an overview on each of these two Google algorithms, explain how they work, discuss how they affect website SEO, show you how to find out if your site ..
Recovery From Google Penguin – Tips From The Trenches – After spending weeks analyzing our link profile, determining spam vs. quality links, and looking at on-page factors, I've decided to share how I am recovering from Google's latest visit to the zoo
Common Technical SEO Problems and How to Solve Them- This post outlines some of the most common problems I've encountered when doing site audits, along with some not-so-common ones at the end. Hopefully the solutions will help you when ..
How To Build An Authority Strategy For Your Company – Many enterprises have difficulty implementing a strategy to build up the visibility and expertise of key individuals on their staff. So today I am going to walk through the types of problems that come in the execution phase.
An Introduction To Conversion Rate Optimization – SEO enables a website to be found. But it is ultimately Conversion Rate Optimization that converts the users who find your site into customers.
25 Must Read Conversion Rate Optimisation Articles – With Conversion Rate Optimisation being one of the "buzz" topics of the last few years, we all know it is something we should be paying more attention to.
Avoid duplicate contentpenalties and improve SEO – Unless you've been living under a rock for the past year and a half, then you'll probably have heard of the devastation that Google Panda has left in its wake. Affiliate marketers and SEO agencies participating ..
Create CSS3 Animation Menus – In today's tutorial we'll create menu item hover effects that are very easy to customize by editing the css file, no images are required. We'll animate the background buttons in vertical and horizontal positions.
Free CSS3 Menu and Navigation Tutorials- All these and many more can be learnt by any web designer through the free and useful CSS3 menu tutorials. These CSS3 menus have immense potential to enhance the visual effect of a site.
Creative Web Typography Styles – Let's create some interesting web typography effects with several CSS techniques and the help of lettering.js.
Classic Digg-Style Radio Buttons with CSS and jQuery- how we can build custom radio button links similar to the old Digg category selection. You can click on any set of links which will also trigger an active state on the correlated radio input.
Design an Awesome Product Page with CSS Background Attachments – Today I am going to show you how to create a product page for your website with awesome CSS effects. We will be using CSS background attachments and jQuery to create these effects.
20 Useful HTML5 Tutorials For You To Get Started – However, while HTML5 sounds like an awesome feature to use, one might also be confused on where to start, for these reasons we have also collected some cheat sheets to help one better understand HTML5.
CSS Button Switches with Checkboxes and CSS3 Fanciness – In this tutorial we will create some realistic-looking switch buttons using pseudo-elements and checkboxes.
Freelance, Business and Workflow Related Stuff
Why I never explain my designs before revealing them to my client – As a designer, you're making a terrible mistake by guiding them through your design process before showing them the design.
Using low rates to attract clients – Yes, when you absolutely need $327 by Thursday, do whatever it takes. No one will fault you. But low-balling is only a band-aid. A crappy one at that. I've never seen it work for long. Ever. Your pricing selects the clientele. 6
Good Tips for Your Freelance Design Contracts – In freelance work, having legal contracts between you and the clients you work with is important. Contracts legally protect you and your business in various ways and helps in making sure that you're properly ..
Entrepreneurs: 5 Reasons Why Your Products Are Not Selling – Often a consumer's buying pattern is tailored by demographic factors, which sometimes surpresses even the consumer's original preferences for what they really want to buy. But that's not the only reason.
How to price your services as a freelancer – Hands down, pricing your services as a freelancer is tough. So tough that no one has really mastered it. There isn't really a secret formula to pricing your services just right, no magical tricks that will help you land ..
Four secrets to enhancingcreative productivity – While most people attempt to force great ideas of out themselves by relentless pursuit of an answer to a problem or straining to think up original ideas, they don't realise that most truly great ideas ..
The Creative Process of Professional Designers – Have you ever wondered how other designers do their jobs? How do they come up with incredible ideas? What tools do they use to get their tasks done? How do they manage their time?
Seven tips for successful lead follow-up – For companies looking to drive business online, lots of time and money is invested in lead generation. But what happens when the leads start flowing in? Unfortunately, it's easy to perform reverse alchemy on leads, ..
Get the Money That's Due to You AND Still Keep Your Clients – But worse than the negative energy that a late payment creates is the very real fact that, like most freelancers, you rely on receiving your payments in a timely fashion so that you can live.
Effective Ways of Freelancing to make it More Productive – If you have already started freelancing, then the next thing you should think of is how you can improve yourself. Here are some tips and ways for you to be more productive at freelancing.
3 Smarter Ways to Raise Prices – Raising your price can mean losing customers. However, it is possible to raise prices in such a way that your existing customers, rather than leaving the fold, stick around–and may in fact become even more loyal. Here are the ground rules to use.
F*cking Brilliant, a great Read or just magnificent Tips!
How To Build A Trustworthy Website – We'll go through some techniques that you can implement to ensure visitor security. We'll run through examples from other companies and give you resources to build your own trustworthy website.
Making A Better Internet – My relationship with the Internet oscillates between waves of euphoria and waves of angst. Some things make me extraordinarily happy: like a client who loves usability testing so much when they first experience it that they can't sleep ..
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I turned on forums for groups when I installed buddypress – but I can't see where to manage the forums.
Do I have to separately install bbPress?
I want to be able to limit access to a group / forum based on the user role (managed through a membership plugin). How do I limit access based on role?
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New Music: Purity Ring "Obedear" From Shrines (2012)
I love everything about the way Purity Ring has approached their first release.
The slow and staggered tracks releases stumbling about the internet.
The build up of their live show into a two person explosion.
of course
the actual songs… Brilliant sparse works of electro-pop sparked up against lyrics so dense they consume you.
Can't wait for this release.
Download Purity Ring's Obedear
(Via P4k)
Doses: Seabright "For Icy" - Digital Single (2012)
Self Released
Everything is
rushing by w
too quickly these days.
But this little slice of slowed down drawl, feels like it's going just fast enough.
Download Seabright's "For Icy"
Daily Doses: Day Joy "Go To Sleep, Mess" From New Ordinary Digital 7" (2012)
Label: Self-Released
Locale: Orlando, FL
In this first release from Orlando's Day Joy, little slashes of indie folk run rampant dart and push against world-weary vocals.
Like a forlorn look from through your office window, to the park across the street.
Download Day Joy "Go To Sleep, Mess"
Download Day Joy's New Ordinary free from bandcamp
Daily Doses: Gracie x Steffaloo "Quilts" (2011)
Label: Self-Released
Los Angeles' Steffaloo is on a mission to play with every electronic producer from this coast, to that coast and everything in between. And you'll hear no complaints from me about it, because every track is just so good!
Here, recalling some of last summers musical bedroom antics, New York's Gracie combines with Steffaloo for a single that spreads out like a sonic oil spill, soaking everything in it's path with a layer of reverb and glistening distant vocals.
With collaborations like these, who needs a solo project?
Also, be sure to check out Steffaloo's On Fire 7" on Jaxart.
Download Gracie x Steffaloo's "Quilts"
Daily Doses: Elvis Depressedly "Crazier With You" From Disgraceland (2011)
Label: Self Released
Well, this is just a delightful treat.
Mat Cothran (of Coma Cinema) has released a third and (apparently) final EP as Elvis Depressedly.
"Crazier With You", the second song on the EP is exactly the kind of twisted that makes me love all of Cothran's stuff. A delicate malaise colored with the feeling of freezing to death.
I think that might be love.
Download Elvis Depressedly's "Crazier With You"
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Daily Doses: Keep Shelly In Athens "Lazy Noon"
Keep Shelly In Athens recently announced they would be coming out with a new 12" EP, Our Own Dream (Fall, 2011, Forest Family). From this I have finally realized there has to be some sort of greater power, and it likes to give me good music.
Then I realized that would mean It's the same greater power that likes to put love seats in the middle of the freeway so that I can run into them at 2:00am.
I guess it's a wash.
(Via GvsB)
Daily Doses: Flashing Red Lights "Weekdays" From Faster Horses (2011)
This is the best noise you've ever heard.
On Flashing Red Lights' last E.P., Various Successes I've Had (2011) , Mack played hard with programmed beats over stunningly intimate vocals to beautiful effect.
And from the clattering ambient distance in "Conviction 1" to the soaked sadness in "Gold Light", I have to admit, I kinda thought he had conquered sound about as much as was possible given the restraints of recording every part himself in his bedroom.
Little did I know he was just showing off his control of it.
Here he let's it run wild.
I'd say Faster Horses sounds like Industrial smashed into Instrumental Hip-Hop, bled over with singer/songwriter before it's drowned in a pool of Eno'esque (it's a word) ambient noise.
In other words, it sounds like nothing else I can put my finger on.
Album opener "Weekdays" opens with a guitar that sounds like caged beast, raging against the world in the middle of an iron factory. Meanwhile a mournful vocal waxes and wanes with lines as poetic as:
"I come home from work and you come home from work, and we lie dead as leaves and dull as Winter."
And as bluntly honest as:
"You spent Christmas Day getting drunk alone."
It's a track that captures the feeling fading connection and increasing emotional distance by counter-pointing the softly sung vocals with all the rage smashing into the background.
And ain't that just the way it is?
Download Flashing Red Lights "Weekdays" from Faster Horses (2011)
Download Flashing Red Lights Faster Horses From His Bandcamp
Daily Doses: Douçe Françe "Yellow Pheobe Snow" Single (2011)
There's something about French interviews over scattered beats that kinda makes my heart speed up.
In related news, I think there's something fucked up with my heart.
In further related news, "Yellow Pheobe Snow" is doing a great job getting me through the terror I've been feeling because of my recently discovered heart problem.
Download Douçe Françe's "Yellow Pheobe Snow"
Daily Doses: Arrange + Ricky Eat Acid "P.S.L.W" From Single (2011)
Some things are worth coming back for.
Sam Ray of Ricky Eat Acid and Malcom Lacey of Arrange have been doing amazing things on their own for quite some time now. Malcom's Plantation got a very respectable tap for a 7.7 from p4k and Sam Ray has been mentioned on this blog at least 5 times, and probably that or more on most on blogs on the internet.
Kids these days…. Oh how quickly they grow.
On the third Ricky Eat Acid release, You Get Sick You Regret Things (2010), Sam Ray really showcased his talents as a multi-instrumentalist, as well as his ability to work well with the negative space in a song. Meanwhile, Malcom's command of stark lyrical imagery against dark instrumental backdrops is what gave Plantation it's depth. So the combination of those seems like it could be breathtaking.
And it is.
Here, on their first collaboration, "P.S.L.W". All of their skill sets are married into a dark bleeding track of tremendous depth that shakes a little bit as it slides across your soul. One of the best tracks of the year.
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Thinking of a New Year's Resolution? Some "Paleo" Tough Love
Posted by Mike Norris on December 28, 2011
To Zone Is Not Paleo!
"The Zone, I'll say, isn't by far the worst diet out there. It gets a few key things right or somewhat close. That said, however, I think there's big room for improvement." – Mark Sisson
I hear it all the time from crossfitters – "Zone/Paleo is the best way to eat." I've not had one of those people able to tell me why. Although I would rather see people that insist on eating a zone diet eliminate harmful grains and legumes from their diet, the 40 carbs/30 protein/30 fats breakdown misses the mark when it comes to optimal nutrition. It is proportionatly much better than the modern industrialized diet and that is why many experience results with it.
Let's look at the carbohydrate load here. Carbohydrates are sugars, so we'll call them just that to avoid confusion. Your body does need some sugar to run and that's fine. You body does not need 40% of it's energy to come from sugar. There are many reasons for this but I would look up AGE's (Advanced Glycation End products – Think of sugar caramelizing on the stove and then think of that happening in side your body) and that should be enough to scare the crap out of you.
Protein. If you are crossfitting then you know you need your protein…30% of your diet is simply not sufficient. You are really pushing your body, trust me I know, so fuel it fuel it properly. Also, soy, as Dr. Sears recommends is not an optimal source of protein and studies show that it lowers testosterone. Eat more protein. How much? Try going paleo for 30 days and then your body will tell you once your hormones are back to normal. You don't need to weigh and measure. The human body is indeed an amazing machine.
Fat is good for you. Good fat. By good fat I mean olive oil, avocado, wild caught fish and wild, pastured and grass finished meats and the like. Fat is satiating and is designed to be used as a primary source of energy. The zone limits fat intake below what most paleo eaters consider optimal.
All in all a solid paleo diet consists of quality protein, fat, vegetables and some fruit, nuts and seeds. The zone diet does not reflect this proportion as you see in the food pyramid below.
It's not just about eliminating grains and legumes. That's an important part and if you do that you are really on your way to better health. The energy source for the diets is just plain different. Paleo seeks to get your body back to a nutural state where it burns fat for fuel most of the time and sugar when appropriate. Bottom line…to Zone is not Paleo.
Posted by Mike Norris on September 28, 2011
Is Your Fitness Functional? – Part 2 "Why A Different Gym?"
At Riverside Military Academy, we had an old school gym. Brick walls, fencing and iron made up this inside of our gym. Hard rock pumped loudly from a stereo and men (really just boys) sweated and screamed while they forged their bodies. At wrestling practice, we performed metcon style work outs that were considered tougher than the workouts that other sports did. Ever since then, I have never cared for typical "globo gyms" and when my friend and I opened a martial arts school years ago we did it in a warehouse complete with roll up door. So when some friends turned me on to crossfit a little over a year ago, I was immediately drawn into the old school nature of what they were doing. I found out that I am not alone.
Crossfit is growing at a rapid rate. The number of affiliated gyms grew from 18 in 2005 to almost 1,700 in 2010. There are people out there who were just tired of the globo gym, people who see the results of a functional work out. Patrons who not only want to look better but want to perform better, whether it be in a sport or the game of life. While crossfit gets the mainstream attention, there are many other lesser known programs out there. RKC has been around for much longer and is considered to be the pinnacle of kettlebell training. MovNat gets straight to the point by training with functional movements in nature, cutting out the middleman that is a gym and lifting rocks, logs, climbing trees and more. Facilaties like Gym Jones in Salt Lake City, Utah have been quietly starting their own revolution.
In high school, wrestling practice had shown me what jumping rope, rope climbing, fireman carrys, stadiums and other functional exercises could do for your level of fitness. I was quickly introduced to new equipment such as sandbags, sledgehammers and tires. This all appealed to the fitness rebel in me. I was hooked. There is something great about working toward real fitness (not mirror fitness) in an environment where pushing your limits is encouraged. It brought out something inside of me, something primal. That is why I work out at a "different gym". But are all of these programs created equal? Stay tuned all week for more installments of "Is Your Fitness Functional."
Posted by Mike Norris on September 5, 2011
Guest Post – "Why I Crossfit" by Nestor Perez
Why do I CrossFit?
Quite simply because I can't not crossfit. I have been at this for 11 months and I have gained stamina, strength, flexibility…in essense, I am fitter than I have been since I walked out of Parris Island on that April morning in 1992. I have never been short on self confidence, but while I have always been proud of many of my accomplishements, getting in better shape than I have ever been, at 38, has me stoked. My wife and kids have noticed my improvements which are noticeable in every aspect of my life. I crossfit because I am healthier, stronger, and more balanced than ever. I have an addictive personality, and I am glad that Crossfit has filled my need for a new addiction….hence, I can't not crossfit.
Nestor Perez and I attended Riverside Military Academy together. He is a United States Marine, Proud Husband and Father, World Traveler. Nestor works out at Crossfit Vida in Miami Florida.
Posted by Mike Norris on February 24, 2011
Make A New Year's Evolution- Part 1, Change Your Mind, Change Your Life
New Year's resolutions often to into revolutions. A sad cyclical event when one starts out right and takes over there life only to be overthrown again by fat and bad health. Why can't so many maintain there healthy lifestyle? They are often misled by all of the confusing health and fitness marketing out there, influenced by society and eventually loose motivation. On top of this you could look at statistics that tell you about how many people fail at their resolutions…it's pretty depressing. Here's the good news. None of that has to apply to you. Whether you want to loose 100 lbs, 5 lbs or just want to improve your overall fitness it is all very achievable. Make a New Year's Evolution and evolve into the best that you can be!
Know Who You Are and Who You Want To Be
What is it you want to accomplish? Why? Do you want to do a triathlon? Do you want to fight in the UFC? Do you want to be able to hike a certain trail? You need to decide what sort of fitness that you require and train that way. Training like a triathlete makes no sense if you aspire to be a fighter and you will not find it mentally rewarding either. Functional fitness will reward you and make your life better. Don't have something that you aspire to do? Find something! This is about lifestyle change my friend!
Stop Making Excuses – Tough Love
I often see people saying – "I'll just skip this workout because…. or I'll just eat this because….". That's not OK…period! Let me save you some time here, If you are going to do that then, close this window and get out and grab a donut, crapacino or some ice cream because you don't yet have the desire to change. You have the ability but not the desire. Check back in when you're serious.
For those of you that are still with me, you want to make a change. Stick with that and don't let anything get in your way! Remember that life happens, you can always adapt. Left your lunch at home? No excuse to go grab fast food. Meeting ran late? You can still get in your work out or even do it another time. We'll cover these topics later this week. Tune in all week for new installments that will help you become the best you ever!
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Mexico: 2008 Highlights
Below are some highlights of The Hunger Project-Mexico's achievements in 2008.
In the Northern Region
- Work has expanded in Zacatecas to 78 communities in eight municipios in Zacatecas.
- Work has expanded to 20 communities in two municipios in Durango.
- Both Zacatecas and Durango share the same strategy and respond to particular territorial conditions.
- Monitoring and Evaluation is now possible and results are being documented in a standard manner.
- The Hunger Project-Mexico now has Strategic Alliances (signed agreements) with all the municipios.
- Community leaders and local power groups support and endorse our work.
- We now have a critical mass of catalysts that will be the platform for the 2009 mobilization. There are clearly identified groups that share a common vision and are implementing community projects, for example in Zacatecas:
- Income generation: three projects went into the ITESM Social Incubator, where students studied feasibility, marketing and possible credit connections for Mazzabila (skin care products made out of aloe vera), peach base jelly products and quarry exploitation.
- Public works: drinking water nets in the communities of El Venadito, Tetillas, Juan Salas, Norias, Chalchihuites and La Laborcita; pavement of the main street in the communities of Chalchihuites, Barrancas and Soledad de Piedras; drainage system installed in the community of Tetillas; and recreational and sports facilities in the communities of Santiago, Corrales, Benito Juárez.
- Health: the construction of a clinic in Lerdo de Tejada and three more under construction in Noria de Boyeros, Miguel Alemán, Matias Ramos; and White Flag Sedesol certification of a litter-free community in El Porvenir.
- Also, a group of women in Durango received 43,000 pesos from the Consejo Lagunero, an organization that joins local NGOs to create a workshop for their sewing enterprise.
- The Alliance that we already have with ITESM, Technological Institute of Superior Studies of Monterrey, was consolidated and new possibilities were opened up for the immediate future.
In Zacatecas
- The Agreement with the State Government was renewed. The Governor of Zacatecas, who signed the prior agreement as a witness, signed this agreement as well. The new agreement involves 13 government agencies.
- There were 13 trainings and 469 "catalysts" (volunteer leaders) were certified.
- 160 Vision, Commitment and Action Workshops (VCAWs) were facilitated.
- 304 community-level projects were undertaken, with 1,776 volunteers involved.
In Durango
- Seven trainings took place and 108 catalysts were certified.
- 30 Vision, Commitment and Action Workshops (VCAWs) were facilitated.
- 44 community-level projects were undertaken, with 163 volunteers involved.
Southern Region, Chiapas
- J´Pas Joloviletik Women´s Cooperative. INMUJERES, the National Institute for Women, granted 18,000 pesos to provide the computer and photography equipment needed to introduce the women of the cooperative to the global market. The virtual store was activated and began selling in December. Hunger Project staff and women leaders are systematically providing education to the women on activities such as opening a bank account, using computers, getting an e-bay account, understanding shipment procedures, labeling, gaining fair trade certification, and so forth. These groups have built a strong alliance through this challenging experience.
- 23 catalysts were certified at trainings in the municipio of Tzimol; 12 of them came from the communities of Tzimol, La Mesilla, Ochusjob, two from Reforma and Guadalupe and 11 from the community of Ejido 11 de Abril, Unión Juárez.
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What can we do to change education?
My name is Hunter. I am a senior in High School and my english class recently watched this video.
This question was asked to me by a teacher to me back in 9th grade. His take on this was that there should not be an A - F grading scale because all kids do is shoot for an A. That's all. Nothing past that. All they need is an A to make everyone happy. I agree with this statement 100%. The problem is, how do we fix this? What scale can we use in order to make schooling more beneficial to future students? How do we get students to reach their full potential?
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Apr 11 2013: This depends on how you define potential. Surveys of high school graduates nationwide show on average a mere 20% retention of the curriculum one year after graduation, and that's the graduates. If retention of facts and a few basic skills is your definition of potential then the current system appears to be a near utter failure. If creativity is your goal then Ken Robinson's talks seem to indicate even worse results. If we look at Finland's schools, which according to PISA international tests are the best in the world, then they must be doing something better if not right. Yet they spend less money per student, fewer days per year and less hours per day in class and do nearly no testing and assign very little homework. I have been studying every report of their system I could find in the last ten years and have had the chance to interview a few Finns and here is my take. They have no standard all encompassing curriculum and every school is in effect a charter school for which there are no districts. The students and their parents can choose any school to which they are willing to travel . They do pick only the brightest candidates to become teachers(top 10% of undergrads). They do have smaller class sizes of 15 or so and all the teachers have Master's or Doctoral degrees. They do not separate the students by IQ with very few exceptionsfor extreme handicaps and also not rigidly by age with a three year spread being common. The teachers often stay with the same group of students for three years or more and form virtually a learning team in which they assist each other and the teacher. Their motto is not "no child left behind" like the boy scouts on a hike going as slow as the slowest, but "whatever it takes" for each child, acknowledging the wide range of learning styles and needs that make each of us unique and special. The impression I get is of much more freedom and flexibility and respect to and from the teachers.
Apr 11 2013: So after 12 years of schooling, people only retain, on average, 20% of what they learn?
"They do pick only the brightest candidates to become teachers(top 10% of undergrads). They do have smaller class sizes of 15 or so and all the teachers have Master's or Doctoral degrees."
-Does this mean that the teachers are paid better as well? Compared to the US.
Apr 12 2013: Hunter the 20% figure is an average of those who graduate. This implies that some do better and some do really badly. Have you ever heard the question "How many teachers or therapists does it take to change a light bulb?" Numbers are irrelevant, 1 or 100, since they can only succeed if the Bulb really wants to change, thus motivation is key.
As to the compensation of Finnish teachers, I hear they have a little better pay, but the big difference is the working conditions, where they have more creative freedom and are respected on the job and in the community. Of course their health benefits and Holidays are MUCH better too. This situation of each school being like a charter, with even more autonomy, and competing with all the other schools in their area has led to a situation where there are NO bad schools. Since the client can easily vote with his feet, a school must quickly respond to the needs and wishes of their clients or they will have to shut down. I often ask people what they think the primary source of wealth on our planet is after the energy we get from the Sun. Eventually they agree that it is the energetic application of human intelligence. That
being true then every student who fails to reach their potential represents a net loss to the global GDP. Finland walks this talk better than any other nation that of which I am aware. The American obsession for objectivity is reversed in that the teachers in the course of several years working with the students actually bond with them and get to know and understand them very well. Their motivation must be better for so many reasons. I like the fact that they may well be working with them next year, so no passing the buck. This gives even more incentive to get it right as soon as possible. Having taught in Europe and America myself and being a sixth generation teacher I can tell you that all the dedicated teachers I know wish nothing more than the chance to truly help their students succeed.
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Although most people now know Hewlett-Packard as a leading manufacturer of computers and printers, old-timers knew them as the pre-eminent maker of electronics test and measurement gear. They actually got started making computers as a sideline. The computers were to be used to control the instrumentation in automatic test setups; they never intended for computers to be their main business.
|The Hewlett-Packard logo from AN 15, "Distortion and Intermodulation," published in January 1964.
Computers, especially computer printers, eventually overtook test instrumentation in terms of revenue and manpower. This lead to a desire to split up the company, since the business of making and selling a mass-market product like computers is much different than making and selling precision instrumentation. The split became official in late 1999. The new company was named Agilent Technologies.
Why all the history? Well, Agilent has just posted more than 230 "classic" Hewlett-Packard application notes on their website. Many of these date back to the early 1960s.
They may be old, but they're certainly not obsolete. For example, the first three listed include:
- AN 15, Distortion and Intermodulation
- AN 16, Waves on Transmission Lines
- AN 30, Measurement of Cable Characteristics
This material is basic stuff, and just as applicable today as it was in the Sixties. Be forewarned, though. These app notes were written by engineers, for engineers, so the mathematics can get a little hairy. Even so, working through that might be well worth the effort.
Thanks to Chris, KA8WFC, for turning me on to these app notes. As he notes, "One could get a nice RF background just studying these app notes—although having all that sexy test gear wouldn't hurt!"
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What is lightening and what is thunder, how does it work
My general understanding of lightening is that of electricity but I get the feeling there is more to it than meets the eye.
My father is approaching ninety years old and I have notice in the recent past that he calls me sometimes when there are storms and he was never afraid of anything in his lifetime not that he showed it so now that he is calling me I am humbled by this fear.
So I went on youtube and did a search of science documentaries and there were references to space debris causing lightening by way of friction I think that's what I understood. Initially the understanding was water drops causing friction with ice until there was more study to discover space debris.
Can anyone elaborate ?
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Feb 2 2013: Hi Isabelle,
regular space debris orbits around earth way beyond the Troposphere in which our 'weather' usually forms and the only reference I could find for it in relation to lightening was the rare phenomenon of 'ball lightening', to which some scientists made a connection for its explanation.
If your understanding of space debris would be that of 'made by mankind', I am quite certain that there is no significant change by it since we entered the space age and for 'natural debris' we have no signs for it to have been risen ever since.
Every year around the 12th. of August, the earth passes through a dust trail of a comet who once passed through the solar system, and this event is known as the 'Perseid meteor shower'. So if space debris would have any influence on the creation of thunderstorms, our weather would not have any other choice but to 'thunderstorm' while the meteor shower was bombarding the atmosphere, yet there is no connection in between them.
Approximately 40 metric tons of matter of dust particles and micro meteorites falls onto earth from space every day, so small and 'lightweight' that we take no notice of them, not even visually in form of 'falling stars'. And the only influence I could picture those particles have, would be to help the nucleation of ice-crystals for the formation of snow-flakes, just like 'regular' dust does, which originated from earth itself. As I am no meteorologist, those specialists probably know better, yet I can not picture this 'debris' to cause or influence the physics of thunderstorms as we know it.
I think the sense of 'fear' is no constant throughout our lives, and newly gained fear without an traumatic incident as its cause, may just indicate that ones general mind is not in 'balance', and therefore worth to be 'investigated' and 'calmed' wherever possible. Have you ever directly asked your father about the reason for his new behavior?
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5 Questions For…Negin Niknejad, Holistic Facialist
As soon as I met Negin Niknejad, I understood why an increasing number of New York women are asking her to save their stressed-out skin. The Iranian-born aesthetician has an amazingly calm demeanor—it's no surprise that she is a yogi and has studied Ayurvedic healing in India. A graduate of the Aveda Institute, Niknejad opened her own Chelsea skincare studio where she solves even the most stubborn complexion issues. She kicked off our recent session by offering me a cup of rose and nettle tea and washing my hands with a homemade chai-scented scrub.
What truly sets Niknejad apart from other facialists is her strictly DIY philosophy: she makes all her treatments by hand with natural and organic ingredients—from local fruits and veggies sourced from the Union Square Farmer's Market to exotic ingredients like rose water (which features prominently in all her facials). She takes the same amount of care with her JustBe Skin line of products.
Niknejad treated me to an hour of bliss that included a raw honey mask to moisturize my dehydrated skin, a clay mask to cleanse and decongest my pores, and the least tear-inducing extractions I've ever experienced. I also got the chance to chat about her favorite ingredients and her SPF regimen—read on to get Niknejad's best skincare tips!
What are some easy ways to mimic a spa facial at home?
Open up your fridge—it's amazing how many fruits and veggies you can mix up and apply to your face and body. I love avocados as a hydrating mask or yogurt with a bit of crushed flax seeds to cool down sensitive skin. And egg whites! They're amazing as an exfoliating mask.
I'm a sunscreen buff. What's your SPF ritual?
Many sunscreens can be too thick and clog your pores, so I only use lightweight formulas—my personal favorite is Epicuren. I always apply sunscreen around my eyes and on my chest, an area often exposed to the sun that many women neglect.
What's your skincare philosophy?
I'm so charmed by natural ingredients—ones my body can recognize. Nature is more attractive to me than icy labs. And according to Ayurveda teachings, diet and nutrition have a huge affect on the state of our skin. So speaking to my clients about which foods they need to avoid is a huge part of my practice.
Are there any exotic oils you can recommend?
I love all oils. Olea is just amazing. It is nourishing, hydrating, anti-inflammatory, and high in antioxidants. Also, I love sandalwood oil, which is native to India and relieves stress.
If you live in a big city like New York, are there any extra measures you can take to keep your skin looking its best?
We live in a very polluted environment, so it's important to thoroughly cleanse your face every night, and don't touch your face during the day to reduce the likelihood of breakouts. Once a week, try to get some fresh air and get back to nature by going to a park, or taking the subway to the beach and taking a swim in the salt water.
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I've been building coffered ceilings for about 15 years; they're great for transforming rooms into special places. My typical approach is to use built-up beams trimmed with crown molding to divide a room's ceiling into a grid with nine paneled sections.
Over the years, I've tried a lot of different beam designs and panel details; sometimes I design the center section so that it's larger than the others. But in general, the nine ceiling sections are of roughly equal size. In my experience, that means the room's overall length and width have to be within about 5 feet of each other.
Recently, though, I was asked to upgrade a 24-foot-long by 14-foot-wide living room with a new coffered ceiling. My normal approach, I realized, would overemphasize the length of the room; instead I needed a design that would break up the ceiling and help focus attention on the fireplace centered along the room's long outside wall.
My solution? I divided the ceiling into three main sections by running a pair of large beams across the room. Visually, breaking up the ceiling with major cross beams changed the room's geometry and helped bring the fireplace — centered under the middle ceiling section — into focus.
In addition, I subdivided each ceiling section into thirds with a pair of secondary paneled "beams." Wider and shallower than the primary members, these minor beams are oriented along the room's long axis. The resulting ceiling is composed of nine recessed panels — same as the other projects I've done — but this grid works better in a long narrow room.
Adding to the challenge, the room was out of square, measuring several inches wider at one end than at the other. Fortunately, my technique for building coffered ceilings — highly detailed as they are — is relatively simple and allows me to prefabricate a lot of the parts. Because the parts go together with multiple levels, overlaps, and reveals, it's easy to make minor adjustments as they are installed.
Every time I start a complex project like this one, I do a complete layout on a story pole. For this room, I marked the layout on one of the 16-foot-long 2x6s that would later be used for beam blocking.
For a ceiling that has a lot of parts, the story pole helps me think about how everything goes together. For example, the panels and beams are trimmed with Mon Reale architectural moldings (White River Hardwoods, 800/558-0119, www.mouldings.com), which have a repeating pattern. Since cuts on these moldings need to be precisely laid out so that their pattern is continuous at the corners, I had to adjust the size of frame and panel openings to match the molding.
Once I'd determined the basic beam design and locations and the rough panel size, it was easy to tweak the story-pole layout and adjust the frame and panel openings to make the cuts work out properly. I then made full-scale drawings of the critical intersections, tracing around the actual moldings and using a square to align the parts. Next I made rough drawings of any assemblies that could be prefabricated, like the ceiling panels and the minor beams. That made it easier to put together my cut list.
Using the story pole, I transferred the beam layout to the ceiling, then snapped chalk lines everywhere a beam would be built to keep the blocking running straight. To allow room in case a wall is bowed, I always space the outside blocking an extra 1/4 inch away from the outside walls. Though there are five layers of 2-by blocking, only the top and bottom layers are continuous, to save material and weight.
The major beams crossed the ceiling joists, so we had plenty of solid framing to nail to. We glued the perimeter beams that ran with the joists to the ceiling with construction adhesive and toenailed them into the cross beams. Before installing any trim, I checked for high and low spots in the ceiling and shimmed the framing where necessary.
After snapping chalk lines for the major and minor beams, the author and his crew install 2-by blocking, using a square to help keep the top and bottom layers aligned. The beam bottoms are ripped from 16-foot lengths of MDF shelving and installed first.
At the joints, shims are used to keep the bottom faces flush.
Since the finished ceiling would be painted, I ripped the beam bottoms — which were installed first — from 16-foot-long MDF shelving material. I also used MDF baseboard stock flipped upside down for the sides of the beam. Some of the panel moldings I used to build out the beams were also made of MDF and had an embossed detail. This material looks great when painted and costs a lot less than wood moldings.
We installed the 4 1/4-inch-wide MDF baseboard sides with the bottom edge extending slightly proud of the bottom of the beam. A panel molding, installed later, would overlap this joint, helping to conceal it. Because the MDF baseboard comes in only 8-foot lengths, I had to make a few splices. I made sure the embossed pattern ran uninterrupted through the joint, and glued the lap joints so that they wouldn't open up later.
MDF baseboard turned upside down trims the bottom half of the built-up beams.
To keep splices tight, the glued and nailed lap joints are located where there is blocking. The trim is cut so that the embossed pattern is uninterrupted at the joint.
Next came the ceiling panels, which were made with MDF stiles and rails joined with pocket screws. There was nothing fancy about the joinery; the frame was backed with 1/4-inch birch plywood pinned in place with brads. The only trick to the panels was sizing them to fit the molding pattern, as mentioned above.
The author joins the MDF stiles and rails of the nine main ceiling panels with pocket screws, then pins the 1/4-inch birch plywood back in place.
Then angling the nailer so the brads don't penetrate the face of the frame. The panels are trimmed with panel molding before being installed.
I also prefabricated the six shallow paneled beams that separate the main ceiling panels in each section, but I used 3/4-inch-thick poplar for the frames instead of MDF. Since these minor beams overlap the edges of the main ceiling panels, I used a 3/4-inch-thick MDF panel rather than 1/4-inch plywood.
After marking and cutting out the necessary holes in the panels for recessed lights and hvac ducts, I set the middle paneled frame in each of the three ceiling sections, using the snapped layout lines as a guide. A spacer block equal to the projection of the crown molding helped us position each frame properly, so that the reveals were roughly equal. A liberal dose of construction adhesive on the back ensured that the panels would stay in place as we nailed them up.
Guided by the snapped layout lines, the author installs the middle panel in each section first, using construction adhesive and nails to hold it in place.
A paneled minor beam overlaps the ceiling panels; it's temporarily fastened in place with a few nails along one edge only, allowing the next ceiling panel to be slipped into place underneath it.
After making any necessary minor adjustments to the position of the panels, the author nails them off with a finish nailer.
Then, working outward from the center, we installed the paneled minor beams, overlapping and pinning one edge to the installed field panel but leaving the other side floating so we could slip in the next ceiling panel. Working this way, we were able to adjust reveals as needed as we went, compensating for the room being out of square.
Once all the paneled sections were in place, we added a 3/4-inch-thick filler strip along the edges of the large panels to bring them flush to the minor paneled beams, then ran the crown. Instead of coping the wide poplar molding, I used open miters, which makes installation a lot faster. Coped joints are more forgiving, but mitered crown is fine when you're working with hard, square corners.
I cut each section slightly long, relieved the back of the joint slightly with a block plane to help the molding slide into place, and tightened up the joints with shims where necessary.
The crew uses spacer blocks to accurately mark the position of the filler strip and bottom edge of the crown molding.
Instead of coping the corners, the author cuts the crown with inside miters, tapping in small shims to tighten up the joints where necessary.
The final three moldings that finish the ceiling cover the filler strip above the crown molding, the joint where the bottom and edge of the beam meet, and the gap between the perimeter beam and the wall.
The last three moldings were the easiest to run, but they tie all the parts together. The first panel molding butts into the minor beam and covers the filler block at the top edge of the crown molding. The second covers the joint between the baseboard side and the beam bottom. Finally, a thick molding runs around the room where the beam meets the wall.
Gary Striegler is a builder in Springdale, Ark.
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