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Boehner can no longer honestly make this statement. Regretfully, I am one of his constituents, and I just wrote to him with my support of the public option.
I'm sure this won't stop his dishonesty though.
Boehner can no longer honestly make this statement. Regretfully, I am one of his constituents, and I just wrote to him with my support of the public option.
I'm sure this won't stop his dishonesty though.
Troll concern troll.
Clinton Derangement Syndrome wasn't only spread by the Right. In fact, it was hard to get depressed about that since it's what we all should expect.
No, the really depressing aspect was the way that Left sources propagated it. Media treatment by lefties Obermann, Dowd, Rich, Matthews etc. are an example. The Obama campaign certainly also encouraged it with their "she'll say anything to win" negative campaign from the start.
The VP debate would be one of Clark's strengths.
Clark was a top college debater at the United States Military Academy, where he was first in his class. So he'll show up plenty smart and familiar with the format.
He's been studying domestic policy for the past several years, and had already become passable on it by the end of his 2004 run. I'm sure that such a bright, ambitious guy is a quick study.
Check out the reverse question. How could a GOP VP nominee like a Governor possibly hold his/her own on national security issues in a debate vs. General Clark? That would be a striking contrast.
Clark is now from Arkansas.
He would be a great selection, in my opinion. He is progressive, very intelligent, would be qualified to be President if something happened, he is charismatic, has real world experience leading the military, an outsider and would help unify the party.
Clark was first in his class at West Point.
Applause, Alegre, Applause
(ignore the jackassery from the Obama crowd)
Nothing the media does in covering HRC would surprise me any longer. This is just one more element of the ridiculousness.
Too many people - especially the supposed target audience, lower-income voters - associate Edwards with the $400 haircut. Edwards' ability to attract these voters is a myth. He basically spent the 2004 campaign in Appalachia and didn't manage to carry a single state. Not to mention North Carolina.
Although they are shared by a majority of Democrats who voted in the primaries.
Yes! Edwards will be a sure-fire VP candidate, and will guarantee to create empathy for an otherwise aloof-seeming nominee. Just ask President Kerry.
The "endless" GOP attacks on the Clintons scandals resulted in a 65+% approval rating for Bill when he left office.
Obama's negatives are already near 50%.
Polls five months from the election are incredibly unreliable, except compared to all the other ways we could analyze electability.
"...not sure..."??
I'm pretty sure it doesn't.
Btw, as a Clinton supporter, I also find much of the original diary to be well across the line.
Pretty narrow margin of error for Obama. On the other hand Ohio, Florida, and Arkansas with Clinton gives a greater edge.
Of course the polls now are not highly predictive of the ultimate election outcome. They are simply the best estimates we have right now.
The. best. estimates. we. have. right. now.
Well he basically didn't campaign in West Virginia or Kentucky.

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Original post made by D. CLINE on Nov 15, 2013
on Nov 15, 2013 at 4:09 pm
D. Cline, as I was reading your well thought out and elaborate case against the PW, I was struck by a thunderbolt. Suddenly, I had a vision of you habituating sites like these, 20 years from now, bellowing at the top of your lungs about how liberalism is a disease.
But what about today? Well, I'm sure your parents must be very proud of you.
p.s. the PW is not - I repeat, not - a liberal newspaper. So, for example, the PW convicting your pal, Cody, before he's had his trial is not - I repeat, not - a liberal position. The PW is simply playing to the community's anger and prejudices, and doing so as a savvy business decision with no regard for matters of law, justice, or, for that matter, even media ethics.
on Nov 15, 2013 at 5:29 pm
N. STITCHES. my guess is, you are a sad staff member.
dont once remember mentioning the cody hall case. not my friend, but a typical liberal comment. atleast you recognize " you are the disease " LIBERALS ! I HAVE TO WONDER, DO THE EDITORS AND STAFF POST TO THEIR OWN PUBLICATION TO MANIPULATE OPINION, FACTS, OR NEWS ? REAL NEWSPAPERS PRINT " free speech ".
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LPFD/Fire Guy is a registered user.
D.Cline, Your the BEST!! I'm amazed they haven't deleted your post. Your 100% right on the money. Funny thing about the women on the 10 speed is they deleted half the post regarding another crime in this town. As a employee for the over staffed fire department i should be on the other side and keep my mouth shut as they are trained to do. Talk about a joke. After 14 years not one fire fought,and please don't call me a HERO that's a bigger joke. Only able to hold the IV bag for the real Hero's (Paramedics). Can't wait to blow my Horn at the Real Estate parade this x-mas. Keep it up D.Cline Thanks to you and the weekly. FREE SPEECH


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NFL, union at odds over rookie salaries
Labor strife isn't limited these days to New Jersey and the Christie administration. According to NFLPA head DeMaurice Smith, the conflict over escalating rookie salaries is one issue that increases the likelihood of a lockout next summer. That's all the more reason for an Anthony Davis to declare this year and get his name on a contract. It's easy to see the incentive for him, and for the NFL to make this a bone of contention in the talks. Two years ago, Leodis McKelvin signed a five-year, $19.4 million contract at #11 overall. That figure increased to a cool $25 mil last year for Aaron Maybin. This could be Anthony's last chance to cash in on the gravy train before a hard rookie cap goes in place.


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WS 20: Replacing the battery on a
Patek Philippe Ladies' Quartz Nautilus
with a "split stem" or "two piece crown stem"
Foreward: "front loaders"
There are many types of so called "front loaders", watches with movements that are removed from the front after having removed the crystal and or bezel. There are also different types of split-stems. Therefore please note that you cannot simply transfer these instructions to your watch. The best way to start is with a service manual. There you will find all the information to safely remove the movement. If your watch is vintage (e.g. a Timex) and you cannot get your hands on a manual, ask on MOD CENTRAL for advice.
Single piece case
The case back shows no groves or notches, it clearly is a single piece case.
The split-stem
For this particular watch and split-stem, the removal of the crown part is really easy. You can simply pull the crown past the date setting (normally called position 2) and the split-stem will disengage. Please note that I not removed the top part (bezel) yet. I found it is safer to pull out the crown part of the stem with the watch still closed and the movement safely held in place.
Removal of the top part (bezel and crystal)
This Patek Philippe "Nautilus" features a simple and smart construction. The top part of the watch case (bezel with crystal) is held by four screws. After having removed these screws, the top part can be lifted off.
Removal of the movement
Place a movement pad carefully onto the open watch front and then turn both over. The movement lays now dial down on the pad and the battery can be easily exchanged. In this case a R364 or SR621SW.
The crown is in its position for illustration purposes only. The wide gasket ring (bezel side) is not in the picture but might need a bit of silicon grease
Reinsert the movement making sure it's split-stem fits into the crown tube. Again, I prefer to insert the crown after the front has been closed. Make sure the crystal inside is clean, apply a bit of silicon grease to the gasket and close the front with the four screws.
Feeling the alignment
For this particular watch, you can insert the crown part of the stem and turn it while applying only little pressure. You will immediately feel, once the two parts of the stem are aligned. Then press the crown carefully in and the split-stem will engage with an audible click. To make sure you got it right, pull the crown again out to the setting position. If the split-stem has engaged properly, you can now set the time and date.


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News: "[She's] The Most Influential Female Rapper Of All Time"
Monday, Apr 2, 2012 9:16AM
The Nicki Minaj accolades continue to roll in as a weekend New York Times editorial piece describes the self-proclaimed Barbie as the most influential female emcee in history.
Based on a write-up courtesy by NY Times writer Jon Caramanica, he cites tomorrow's Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded release as cementing her greatness.
BARELY a year and a half has passed since the release of "Pink Friday," the platinum debut album by Nicki Minaj, but her style is well honed. She's a sparkling rapper with a gift for comic accents and unexpected turns of phrase. She's a walking exaggeration, outsize in sound, personality and look. And she's a rapid evolver, discarding old modes as easily as adopting new ones. This hard and complex work has paid off: when she releases her second album, "Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded," this week, it will be as the most influential female rapper of all time. (New York Times)
He also credits Minaj for leading the way for a slew of new lady artists.
A few years ago, before her rise began, there were hardly any female rappers of note; now, a new generation, including Azealia Banks, Brianna Perry and Angel Haze, is rising quickly, working territory that she carved out. This is a story about influence, to be sure, but also about the weakening of old walls, and the reshaping of the gates that the gatekeepers keep. Thanks to Nicki Minaj and the possibilities she has laid bare, and to hip-hop's stasis of masculinity it is, outrageously and unprecedentedly, a more exciting time to be a female rapper than a male one. (New York Times)
Recently, Cash Money Records co-owner Birdman labeled Nicki as the best female rapper alive.
"I say she is, but if she's not today, within time she will be. No female ever will be able to sell more records than her, have more singles than her, have more number one singles than her, have more awards--no more nothing. She had the most singles by a female last year. Her accomplishments are gonna speak for themselves." (Complex)
In less than 24 hours, the rapper's sophomore LP will hit retail stores despite a recent leak.
It's been nearly four months since Nicki Minaj located Roman in Moscow, and it seems we haven't gone a week since without a transmission of some sort from Ms. Minaj and/or Mr. Zolanski. But not until today have we gotten to really bear witness to the Full Roman, as Pink Friday: Roman Reloaded has now leaked in its entirety--all 19 tracks and 69 minutes of Nicki alternately getting in touch with her masculine side on hard-hitting tracks courtesy of Hit-Boy and Da Internz and shooting for the stars with her Top 40-baiting RedOne and Dr. Luke cuts. (Pop Dust)
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Peter Ginsberg's Radio Interview with Mike & Mike
Gregg Williams has really stepped in it. According to Vilma's lawyer, Peter Ginsberg, Williams claims in his affidavit that he had nothing to do with bounties or a bounty system. He says that he was only involved in a pay-for-performance system and that Vilma offered $10,000 on Brett Favre and he had nothing to do with it. The problem is that former Saints employee Mike Cerullo says that Vilma offered $10,000 in a meeting and he (Cerullo) GAVE THE MONEY TO GREGG WILLIAMS and he never saw the ten grand again. Ginsberg says they're both lying (uh, "factually incorrect") and he has 30 witnesses who say Vilma never offered $10,000 at that meeting. They both have been subpoenaed. Someone's ass is gonna be in a sling.


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afternoon can be attributed to a student who parked off campus and was
seen running onto school grounds.
A staff member saw the person and alerted police. Once police tracked the man down it was determined that he was a
student and he was not armed, according to a university spokesperson.
The student was simply late for class and
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A statement from SC State says: "The SC State University Police Department was recently notified of a
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The panther, which wildlife officials had been tracking since its birth, was found about a half mile south of the Sears Road intersection.
The Florida Fish and Wildlife panther team marked the cat with a subdermal transponder while the animal was still in its den in July 2009.
They say he was one of two kittens from the den of FP168, which was killed in October after a fight with another panther.
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What You Get When You Buy a $40 iPhone In a Bar 211
from the cheap-thrills dept.
You know I'm almost never ceasing to be amazed by the effort and dedication of people who bootleg.
So much hard work. So much time spent working out how to design, construct, and replicate just close enough to make the sale and in some places even make a 'moderately' working replica.
If only the bootleggers could be recruited to actually create and sell your product!
On another thought you have to wonder on a component standpoint some of the bootleggers/replicators (wow sounds like I'm talking about some robot race) throw it all together with all that effort and sell it so cheap when a suitably crappy real version can cost quadruple or more!
It's even better than the iPhone:
- two SIMs
- user-changeable battery
- unlocked
but here's my favorite:
- "drag and drop files through USB port of computer (No Software Required)"
No mandatory iTunes. Eat that, Steve!
Strange the person may've bought an actual semi useful thing..once they get some of the junk off of it!
Perhaps the bootleggers in this example have actually produced something with some degree of quality/usefulness that surpasses the real one...well at least to the Apple haters out there of course.
An iPhone running Windows Mobile 6.x?
In other words, an iPhone that can run GS Player and Opera? And can use it as USB storage? And for $40?
I'm sorry, but I don't see a down side here.
How much is "$99 (with a two year contract)"?
Even if it doesn't, that's almost as good as the phone in an iPhone.
What leaves me speechless is that the SciPhone must represent more work and more value – and more capability – than its £25 asking price, just in terms of cost of development and production. Just about the only way to be stupider than incurring Apple's wrath with a forgery, is to grossly undervalue the technology you use as part of that forgery. It's a bit like making a forged pound coin by melting down gold sovereigns
It actually seems to be a very useful device, sold dirt cheap only because the manufacturer couldn't get over the guilt that they're selling counterfeiting iPhone. Now, I only wish they would design and market a legitimate brand to compete with Apple.
What makes you think that legit sales are even an option? It probably infringes buckets of patents (most obviously the touchscreen) and I'm sure that IE and Java and whatever other software are not legitimately licensed. Since any effort at branding would get them shut down by the FTC and international trade laws, they don't have much of a choice.
But I'd still consider buying one.
Not that I want to dispute your overall point of that's what you're counting, but a contract that binds you to another $1700 outlay over 2 years isn't much of a "technicality".
You could make a "very good" living being honest or make a fucking butt ton of money being dishonest.
That's the can do spirit that has made America what it is today!
Most cell phones in the US are subsidized. You can pay the $99 and then the 2-yr contract or the unsubsidized price of $599. It's your choice...
Apple won't sell me an unlocked iPhone. Amazon doesn't have it, nor does Newegg.
Another point to make is that Apple has no control over what AT&T will charge you for the contract.
Not directly, but the fact that they only sell an AT&T-locked version means that I must go through AT&T to use get one. If Apple wasn't so restrictive, I could buy an unlocked version from them and use it with my existing AT&T account, or my T-Mobile account.
The only point of contention is that the iPhone is only on AT&T at the moment.
As far as I'm concerned, that's like saying "the only difference between 0 and 1 is that they aren't the same."
For example you can't use a T-Mobile Motorola RAZR on Verizon's network. You have to buy a Verizon Motorola RAZR(v3) because it uses a different band.
Ah, but I can buy an unlocked Razr [motorola.com] and use it on either AT&T's network or T-Mobile's network.
Buy one overseas, then. The US is the only country where you can't buy unlocked iPhones.
I'd rather buy from a company that actually wants my money; Apple apparently doesn't.
It's not Apple who is being restrictive, but AT&T - see above point that iPhoines are sold unlocked everywhere outside the US.
And whose choice is that? Apple's. It's their phone.
They're the company that chose to make the exclusive deal with AT&T. Without Apple, AT&T wouldn't have any say in the matter.
In many ways it's not about the technology at all. It's not like the iPhone represents things which are that far ahead of the technological curve.
It's about piggybacking on Apple's huge marketing presence and brand-name-recognition.
Those bootleggers could use the same amount of technical "hard work" to create a distinctive and useful device which does 80% of what an iPhone does at 20% of the cost... And then fail to make any money at all because everyone would buy the iPhone anyway.
Too bad we don't live in a world where the substance of technology always wins over the form of its marketing presence. But hey, anyone running Linux knows that
The guy got a functioning touchscreen smartphonefor £25. Counterfeit or not, it's hard to call that a ripoff IMHO.
Why was it felt necessary to submit the story with $40 in the title instead of £25? The fake iPhone wasn't bought for $40, it was bought for £25. Come to that, why wasn't it felt necessary to prefix the dollar sign with an indication of which country's currency it refers to? Given Slashdot it based in the US and given current exchange rates I assume it refers to the US dollar, but the US is not the only country which uses dollars.
Why was it felt necessary to submit the story saying that the fake iPhone was bought in a bar, when the article says it was bought 'down the pub'?
Does the submitter not think Slashdot readership is capable of understanding things unless they're translated in to US terms?
Why can't game developers figure this out? It's not worth the cost.
or record companies, or movie studios?
Seriously? Do you think these are comparable? One is a manufacturing situation in which there are scaled cost advantages in overlooking excess production that doesn't affect your sales market. The other is almost purely Intellectual Property in which excess production and circulation has no advantages and often does creep into your (otherwise) target market.
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Row 1000m
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Swim (TUE): 3 x 300m TT, rest 3:00
Bike (TUE): 4 x 5k, spin/rest 5:00, deviate no more than +/- 3-5 seconds
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Comments (37)
|Jake Fisher
on Monday, February 13, 2012 at 08:27 pm
Question for Anyone/EveryoneDoes the box you're at celebrate every athlete's victories no matter how big or small they are?
As a coach, I probably get more excited for people's victories than the victor does. Ha! Whether it be a 5# PR or their first anything (pullup, strict pushup, rope climb, muscleup, etc.).
At my box, no one celebrates my victories. Which kind of sucks when I thrive off of affirmation. Tonight (MON), I hit a 23# PR in my Clean & Jerk. No one seemed to care -- though I was overly excited and more animated than I normally get. It was like it never happened. It kind of stung, ya know?!
Sorry, if I sound like a whiny ninny-muggins, but I'm curious about others' experiences. And perhaps do you think in my case it's because I follow the programming here and not our box's WODs?
Do you think this hurts the "community" aspect of a box or not?
|Josh F.
on Monday, February 13, 2012 at 08:50 pm
Way to go PR!Great job Jake! I know it doesn't feel as great, but you do deserve come congrats for your new PR. Let's keep the community alive, and cheer each other on.
In my case, I feel I have a lot of weaknesses. So when I hit a new accomplishment, I feel great and want to tell others. But it seems like they feel it's not such a big thing - like I'm just a machine that lifts and doesn't care. The problem is, my numbers are a lot lower than some people I train. But there's no way they would believe me.
Anyway, keep up the good work, and lift hard! I hope to get there some day too.
on Monday, February 13, 2012 at 08:51 pm
re: celebrating victoriesBottom line is they should. I don't care if the athlete is 85 and does her first deadlift with a bar or if an athlete accomplishes his first legit dead hang pull up. Doesn't matter.
A PR is a PR - plain and simple. The gym community SHOULD be supportive of it, period. If they aren't, well hell, WE ARE. That's why we've got our own little community right here. Not knocking the affiliate, but folks should always be supportive of PRs - that's the beauty of the CF community.
So, in response to your PR: #$%! YEAH. Next time get it on video and I will most certainly get that bad boy up on the site!
And I couldn't help it, but: "Oh Buddy, you're not a cotton-headed ninny-muggins!"
|Enoch Pitzet
on Monday, February 13, 2012 at 09:24 pm
@ JakeJake me and my boys WOD/train at the gym on base, so it's a little different for me.. But we scream and yell and swear for each other. When one of PRs or gets a muscle up or any new, we're all very exited... Ps great job on your PR..
|Wouter M
on Monday, February 13, 2012 at 10:32 pm
Re: JakeAs a coach you probably feel every PR the people make of a victory of yourself, the people dont see it vice versa. You'll also need a reference, thats why you post in the forum, to see how good you did. If you don't follow your boxes WOD there is no reference.
Still awesome you got a PR!
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 02:12 am
Celebration thoughtsJake,
Congrats on your PR! I think you raise a really good point about celebrating your wins, and I am sitting here kicking myself for not doing more of this to the athletes that I coach. Your emotions for achieving a goal are t be expected! I wouldn't dial them down EVER, and I think it's fine t expect your coaches to be more like what your are as a coach. as you know, there are many different styles and personalities of coaches, so you may just want to find a way to communicate what you respond positively to as an athlete to your coach. Sometimes as a coach, I simply don't know what my athletes need from me in that respect and I appreciate the feedback!
Regarding the programming, this is also a conversation I would just have with your box trainers. I think if you justify to the why you prefer CFE WODS, they will be more likely to get on board and hopefully support you more. I don't love it when athletes choose it to do our programming, but if we talk about it and they can outline for me why what they are doing is better for them, I will be more likely to get on board.
Hope that helps...have an awesome day!
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 02:44 am
S&C WOD1st 1000m - 4mins
30 Thrusters as RX'd took forever!
2nd 1000m - 3mins 49secs
Total time 19mins 29secs
Shoulders and hip flexors in agony! So looking forward to the 3 x 1 mile intervals this afternoon!
|Stuart F
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 03:01 am
re Question for anyoneI dont go to a CF box as there isnt one near me, but just from what I have seen on the www (CFJ, videos etc) the 'community' aspect of CF is what sets it apart from going to a 'normal' commercial gym where everyone stares at the machines and never speaks to each other.
It is important to acknowledge others' successes (and also encourage them to work on weaknesses). and it is an aspect that I do not have either because I train alone in my garage. This is one of the reasons I love coming on to here each morning to find out what the wod is, and read the comments from all you guys the previous day.
I think my wife finds it quite tiring that i come in from training demanding praise each day! On the other hand, each days training is just a small step on the long walk - the praise will come when i comeplete my marathon faster than expected, or finish 1000 mile bike ride in 9 days. (i am hoping to ride from one end of the uk to the other this summer).
Too much praise can be bad too, it is important to get a balance. Would you push so hard if all you heard was how amazing you are? Probably not. People that get too much praise get complacent from my experience. Young up-and-coming atheletes often improve very quickly because they have a point to prove - they crave the acknowledgement and praise from their coaches and peers, but havent yet got it so push hard to achieve it.
On a different tact if you are a coach then people at your box maybe see you as 'the man' and therefore think you are somewhat immune to needing praise. obviously you are still human and do, but maybe they feel it is not their place to do so if you are much better than them? just a thought.
maybe its just not a very friendly box?
remember though, we do this for enjoyment, not to get big egos! as a junior rower i spent too long worrying about how good others thought i was. i should have spent more time concentrating on the job in hand and making the international team...
just a few thoughts, probably not helped much!
anyway, must do some work! looking fwd to tonights wod, a long time sonce ive done thrusters!
ps. the delay in the posts appearing is a bit annoying :( as is the apparent ability to only post one comment at a time - or is this just my pc?
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 06:37 am
ss row6:24.1
Not much in the tank this morning.
S&C at about 8pm tonight.
|Brad Williams
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 06:39 am
2/14/12 WODInterval run to start. 6:40, 6:45, 6:52. Into wind last interval which sucked. Strength & conditioning about 20 minutes later. No C2 so 800m run on treadmill and 100lb. Thrusters- 10:35 minutes. Glad to get S&C done right away which was probably get thing for me.
I tend to get hypoxic during longer intervals. It is so bad to the point where I have to slow/stop during intervals because my lungs are burning. I think it may be the cold/wind beacuse during 35-40+ temps. I'm good. Any thoughts on how to help this?
Also, Jake celebrate your accomplishment man!! I'm sure others at your box do it. We will celebrate here (comment board). I go to a gym and train by myself all the time and I always give a little fist pump for myself when I get faster time, heavier lift. Congrats on the PR and keep it up.
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 06:40 am
swimming/ training with finsfor the swimming splits, is it better to train with or with out fins? Thanks
|Wouter M
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 07:48 am
S@CWOD in 9.04 75 pnd thruster
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 08:20 am
3S Swim, Celebrations, Re:Brad400 WU - 2X(50ez,50mod/25kick ez/25 kick hard) 100 breast stroke
1-3:28;2-3:35;3-3:35;4-3:36 (had to quit flip turning after 1st interval due to goggle issue)
CD-2X[50@:15rest, 4X25 kick @:15 rest] 100 catch up drill
To answer yesterday's question, it's the HITS series triathlon in Corpus, TX, Oly distance b/c I want to place high for USAT points and ego after my horrible previous season, the tapering for CFE is in the FAQ, and thanks everyone for the support. Everydude (see reason below) in my box thinks I am insane for the level of training and that I do endurance, so it is nice to get some support. They just don't understand.
Celebrating - I think as a coach, we are viewed as already being at the apex of everything. I make a point to share my goals and struggles. Just because I can do a lot of the WODs without "assistance" doesn't mean I don't struggle. I also made a point to work on my muscle up in front of everyone, so they could see that it takes work and failure to get better. When I finally pushed up into the muscle up, everyone celebrated with me. On the other hand, my box is 95% dudes (swordsfest). I have had to work really hard to get them to stop standing around and at least high five each other when a PR happens. It's like they don't want to be caught looking at each other in a WOD when I damn well they are. I remind them that they might miss some magic if they take a moment to notice each others work. Congrats on your PR, and celebrate yourself, too. I would high five, jump up and down, and holler for you.
Brad: I bought some shoe glue. I see the high potential for a huge mess on my part. Thanks for the tip. Also, on long intervals, I am coached (I have a USAT coach on the side who tracks my training) to build on long intervals. Start out at a moderate pace and pick up speed till it is a complete blow out in the end. This keeps the hypoxia at bay for a bit. I hope that helps.
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 08:45 am
WODS&C: 11:50 (105# Thrusters). My lower back (right side) was killing me the last two hundred meters on my final row. Not sure if it was my form or what.
SS Run WOD:
Not happy with todays interval at all. Once again I started too fast (although I felt like I didn't). I just wasn't feeling it plus I ran on uneven terrain with loose rocks which added to my misery. I managed to get through it but felt like crap afterwards.
Jake, congrats on your new PR! Constant improvement not matter how small or large is what we are all trying to achieve. The fact that you are continuing to PR demonstrates your commitment to CFE, your health and yourself. I have always trained by myself (except during my military time). Personally,it doesn't bother me if anyone recognizes or cares about my PR's because I compete against myself. Like you, I try to constantly improve my performance; not for praise or glory but for me. If someone recognizes my PR great, if not, then oh well. I see others on here that put up better numbers then than I do and I find it encouraging because I know I can still get better. Perhaps when I decide to leave the desert and join a box (or start my own), I may want and need some encouragement and a "high-five" every now and then. I know I would be one of the first to congratulate those who continue to strive for improvement. Perhaps its time to reevaluate who you train with. If that's your only option, well....thats what we're here for.
|Alan Pamayo
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 08:57 am
WOD as RX'd: 12:13
|Andy L
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 09:59 am
3S SwimSwim WOD was iffy! HSPUs and 2pd KBS bricked my shoulders and lats.
600m wu, 1) 3:26 2) 3:55 3) 3:59 4) 3:56
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 10:07 am
Re: swimming/training with finsI highly encourage triathletes and swimmers to do some training with fins. It loosens the ankles that are normally kept fairly tight on the bike and run. It also makes you have to focus on kicking through the hip for efficiency. I include them as part of my drill work before and after the swim WOD.
|Ryan K
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 10:26 am
WODS&C: As RX'd - 11:44
Endurance: 3x1M, 3min rest
|Enoch Pitzer
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 11:58 am
RUNI went for a 10 mile run lastnight becasue I could not sleep in my shoebox bed I have over here.
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 01:39 pm
End WOD (3S)6.30
Treadmill at 2%
|Jake Fisher
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 03:42 pm
Thanks for sharing!Hey guys & gals,
Thanks so much for sharing your thoughts on the affirmation question. This is something I'll probably address tonight at the box when I roll in in about an hour. It should be interesting.
I've heard from several people at my box, that because I'm an accomplished athlete; a CF/CFE coach; USAW-L1 certified; and a person who holds other certs; they feel that--as you guys have suggested--I'm sort of the pinnacle of experience and most don't recognize my PR's because it seems to be a movement or task that I'm good at.
I'm going to encourage individuals tonight to be more pro-active in celebrating each other's victories, no matter how great or small. A faster time, a tiny bit of extra weight, more reps, doing something strict for the first time -- all of these things are INCREASED IN FITNESS & should be celebrated ... because at the end of the day, that's the goal & task at hand; to increase our physical capacity to do work.
Thanks again to everyone who shared their insights. You all have my thinking. And you all have contributed to making me a better coach and athlete.
God bless!
|Brad Williams
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 03:57 pm
Re: StacyFThanks for the tip StacyF. I was think about building instead of going fast right from the start. At first I thought I needed more of a warm-up, but I can't warm-up anymore than I already do: dynamic stretching beofre heading out and 1/2-1 mile run warm-up.
|Laszlo m/35/68"/150#
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 04:04 pm
Runrun: 5:57, 6:03, 6:07, 6:02. Not great for me, usually I do this about :10 faster. C'est la vie, next time.
@Jake: I've never been to a CF box, as I train at home, but everyone I've trained with, we congratulate each other on PRs. That's the crux of a community: Support. Congrats man.
|Jeremiah Green
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 04:47 pm
So I ran 1000m by accident. During the WOD I knew I was doing something wrong. I also Sub'd the 115lb thrusters for the Black Rogue Resistance Band Thruster. That was seriously hard.
1000m Run
30 Thrusters Black Rogue R. Band
1000m Run
|Codey Paulsen
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 04:52 pm
AdviceFirst of all, speaking of pr's, I want to thank you CFE for posting your workouts, I needed help with my running, I found you guys and started doing the running WODs along with the crossfit wods I was already doing with my cf club and Ive already smashed a new pr on my army pt test.
The question I have is: I wourkout in a globo gym late at night because it is so packed during the day. I run on the track in there because where I live the ground is covered in snow and ice. So can someone please EXPLAIN THE S&C RECOVERY???? Seeing as I do not have time to go to this packed anti crossfit gym twice aday?
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 05:06 pm
Thought running after the WOD today would hurt a bit more than it did.
S&C-1k row
30 115 thrusters
1k row
Total time: 8:49
Later on 3x 1 mile
5:40, 5:38, 5:35. Felt like I had a lot in the tank after, but those are all close to PRs from high school...will try to crank it up a little harder next 3x1.
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 05:55 pm
WOD ResultsS&C 11:01 with 115# and 0.5 mile run vs row.
END: 4x1500m Row 2:00 rest. 5:44, 5:55, 5:57, 5:59. First set started out too fast.
|John G
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 08:21 pm
Thruster BusterS&C: 12 min?? I forgot to start my watch before the first row, did it in 3:48 then while doing thrusters the barbell hit the stop button on my watch....twice WTF?
SS Run
4:45, 4:42, 4:40, 4:29
I should have pushed it a bit harder apparently. Probably could have mustered sub 4:40 across the board but that darn 2nd lap kept dropping off.
Also did a side shuffle for 200M each way and 100M of lunges after workout for kicks.
I'm planning to run a sub 3 (2:59) marathon on April. Would it be helpful if each poster put what their goal time is if they have one so we can gauge how we compare?
|Jake Fisher
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 08:29 pm
Daily Results & CFE BirthdayBTW, Today is my CF/CFE 1-year Anniversary; I'll never go back to LSD!
WOD Rx'd - 13:00
> 115# Thrusters = 90% 1RM, so I thought if I rowed a very easy (for me) 1:50/500m pace, and tackled the 30 thrusters in under 3:30, then I would hit my goal of sub-11:00 ... Didn't really go as planned. Could only hit 5 thrusters at a time ;( But it felt incredible doing it!
JMac, I actually DO have the 23-lb Clean & Jerk PR on video. However, my darn phone froze up during both movements; all you really see is me landing the clean, and then stepping back to position from my split jerk w/ the weight locked overhead. My phone totally missed the movement ;( I'll send it to you anyhow. I'll plan on re-shooting the video w/ an actual digital camcorder tomorrow -- considering a MAX Jerk is in order anyhow.
|Dani Lox
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 08:29 pm
@CodeyI understand not being able to hit the gym 2x in one day. I think I know what you're getting at. On days that I have both S&C WOD and a run, I usually do the S&C WOD first, give myself a good 10-15 min rest (hydrate, put my toys away, chat with the receptionist, pee), then hit the run. I realize the purpose of the 3+ hour wait is so you can recover and hit the run at 100%, however, it's hard enough trying to find time to do one workout, let alone two.
I hope that is what you were refering to, if not...I'm not sure what to tell you =)
|John G
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 08:30 pm
Brad HypoxiaIf it is a temperature thing you may try covering your mouth a bit with something so the air you breathe is warmer a la Galen Rupp http://msnbcmedia.msn.com/i/apmegasports/201202031850678147950-pf.jpg
He did it for allergies but you get the gist.
|Wouter M
on Tuesday, February 14, 2012 at 10:00 pm
Re : codeySee faq, or the sunday wod. All prescribed excercises with low to medium weight 3x15
|Stuart F
on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 01:05 am
wodSS run
4 x 1200m
4:49, 4:55, 5:10, 5:18
massive tail off in last two, which I am hoping is because I was determined to hold the technique even if i was slowing down. Clearly I should have done the first ones slower.
I am noticing a slow down in my pace compared to previous running wods whilst i try to nail the pose technique, but I gather this is normal?! I have also upped the s&c in the last few weeks, so should be getting faster when my body has caught up with adaptation.
As it was valentines day I did not get time for the s&c wod, but I did work on pullup technique after watching a great video on the CFJ. check it out http://journal.crossfit.com/2012/01/pullupvirtuosityp1.tpl
on Wednesday, February 15, 2012 at 07:50 am
WodSc: 17:58
Ewod: hit the wall, 4:58, 5:16, 6:07, couldn't finish 4th....
Might to start back with the carbs
|Jim B
on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 10:17 am
Run (TUE): 3 x 1M, rest 3:00, deviate no more than +/- 3-5 seconds7:20, 7:11, 7:12
|D Craig
on Thursday, February 16, 2012 at 04:55 pm
13:45 as rx'd
on Tuesday, February 28, 2012 at 09:25 pm
Not sure total time for the wod, had to walk between buildings for the rower and bar. Rowed in 3:44 and 3:41 and scaled weight to 95. Good workout, best rowing for me in a long time.


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The Nashville Predators, our hosts at 8:00 this evening, are also what the media has taken to calling a "bubble team." They're sitting in 8th, 3 points from 6th, 4 points minus a game-in-hand from 13th. Despite having lost their last two, they won 6 in a row before that, yet another bubble team that has all of a sudden been playing great hockey for the last 2 or 3 weeks. Plus, they have a roster containing an incomprehensible-for-New-Yorkers 8 defensemen, which meaninglessly includes Ranger-you-don't-remember Greg de Vries. Thus ends my knowledge of the Nashville Predators.
But as Torts teaches us, it's not about the opponent, it's about us. Where are we as a team, regal stomach problems aside? There are two equally viable schools of thought on the matter. One says that the Rangers did the best they could to shake things up late, but for a largely vanilla team this was not enough. With the additions of a new coach and some big personnel (Antropov) and personalities (Avery), we surged forward to win a handful against a bad Avalanche, a pathetic Islanders, and an inexplicably bush-league Manny Fernandez, while showing our true, old-school colors by being unable to even find the twine once against a Carolina team who is *actually* surging into the playoffs.
The other school of thought says that the Rangers made big important moves to dramatically change the face of the club, we're still getting our footing down, and we have nowhere to go but up. Before Carolina, we had scored 14 goals in 3 games, and losing one, especially to a team playing as well as Carolina has been playing lately, doesn't ruin that.
I'm not sure either school has it exactly right, but if we ARE that massively-improved team with nowhere to go but up, we only have 15 games left in which to prove that. It starts tonight, in Music City, USA, at 8:00. My dad (always right etc.) e-mailed me this afternoon: "Our season will be determined in the next 6 days." In those 6 days, we play in Nashville tonight, have a home-and-home against the Flyers over the weekend, and then play in Montréal Tuesday night. That would be 4 of these final 15. 8 points up for grabs, against good, playoff-bound teams that are playing hard right now. Now is where those proving grounds begin. Let's Go Rangers!
As an addendum, in lineup news, it seems that today Torts was shaking things up somewhat at practice. Avery moved up to Gomez's left (See? The media was right, Torts will never give him an honest chance.... Take a note, NHL. Now it's your turn to stop calling penalties on him like he's on probation), which I assume means Naslund skated with Drury and Antropov, and Dubinsky moved down to the Korpikoski line, as opposed to leaving Dubi where he was and moving Naslund down to the third line, but what do I know? Torts also broke up what I will as neutrally as possible call the shitty defensive pair and matched them with the Mara-Morris pair, putting Rozsival with Mara and Redden with Morris, leaving the actually-good Staal-Girardi pair intact. Will they skate like that tonight? We'll find out in 3 and a half hours.
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ESPN analyst could see Cardinals making a coaching change
Last season they dropped six straight.
This season? The losing skid is at six and counting.
Cardinals coach Ken Whisenhunt's tenure in the desert started well enough, as his team won eight, nine and 10 games in his first three seasons. Arizona won the NFC West twice during that stretch and even reached the Super Bowl.
But things have gone south since Kurt Warner retired, as the offense is unable to play well enough to support a playoff-caliber defense. And given the fact that Whisenhunt is an offensive coach, one wonders how safe his job will be barring a strong finish to the 2012 season.
"In the National Football League, quite simply, you like guys, you don't like guys, whatever you feel towards a guy is irrelevant," ESPN NFL analyst Ron Jaworski told Arizona Sports 620's Burns and Gambo, "you have to win.
listen Listen: Ron Jaworski, ESPN NFL Analyst
Ron Jaworski calls into the show today to discuss all things NFL. With all the drama surrounding the quarterback position for the Cardinals, find out who Jaworski believes should start for Arizona. Is Ken Whisenhunt's job on the line because of the Cardinals six game losing streak? Jaworski also discusses the intrigue surrounding Colin Kaepernick and how the Steelers will play without Ben Roethilsberger?
Jaworski said he could see the Cardinals making a change if things don't improve this season, though he would not advocate the team doing so out of respect for the men who play and coach in the NFL.
"Everyone understands the bottom line is you have to win," he said. "It's a demanding profession, and the bottom line is you've got to get it done.
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We'll be playing Calipari and Kentucky in next season's HoF Tip Off Tourney. I'm all for SOS, but holy sh*t. We get one tourney bid, and suddenly we're playing national powerhouses (well, and a couple of lesser known teams too).
As part of the mini-tournament we will play two games at the BJC: vs. Radford (Nov. 14th), and Long Island (Nov. 16th). Then we'll play two games at Mohegan Sun Arena: Kentucky (Nov. 19th) and a TBD game Nov. 20th.
What was actually interesting was that I didn't know Calipari was from western PA, and apparently Ed DeChellis knows him:
"We are looking forward to four games of great competition in the 2011 Basketball Hall of Fame Tip-Off," Penn State coach Ed DeChellis said. "In particular, I'm looking forward to facing my good friend and fellow Western Pennsylvania native John Calipari and Kentucky."
The article goes on to say DeChellis is from Monaca, and Calipari is from Moon.


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By Henry Hullah
Juan Orlando Hernandez is a relatively new leader of his nation - his tenure began just six months ago - but already he is facing a problem that has received huge international attention: the exodus of civilians emigrating from Central America to the U.S.
Amanpour asked the President how migration became a crisis in his country.
"This problem got out of proportion from a year ago and this has surprised us. The causes are multiple. One of them is the violence caused by drug trafficking, poverty, of course, the lack of opportunities. But, for us, this is an enormous challenge."
Hernandez is set to speak to U.S. President Barack Obama about the immigration crisis this week. Amanpour asked what he would say:
"The crime that comes from drugs, the violence, the lack of security that comes from Central America has a cost for the United States, it's not a benefit," President Hernandez said. "In short, it's a crisis for Central America and it's a crisis for the U.S., so let's work together to solve it."
by Henry Hullah
When Malaysian Airlines flight MH17 was shot down there were 298 people on board - almost forty of them Australian.
Australian opposition leader Bill Shorten told Amanpour that the Australian government will call for answers to this tragedy in one voice.
"On this matter there is no internal political debate in Australia. We are united in our grief and we are united to get to the bottom of what's happened."
It is a point of union in the otherwise contentious arena of Australian politics.
But the opposition leader has not taken his focus off other issues that impact Australia and its future, particularly climate change.
Prime Minister Tony Abbot's current leadership has led to a unique unwinding of global warming legislation by becoming the first country to repeal a carbon tax law.
It is a decision Shorten vehemently opposed and one he fears will affect people far sooner than they think if no action is taken.
"It's not just for our children and their children. For the current generation climate change is real, and governments will need to act."
By Mick Krever, CNN
Libya is being gripped by the worst violence since the fall of Colonel Gadhafi in 2011.
Rival militia groups are taking over large swathes of the country, fighting for power, territory and oil wealth, and successive weak governments have been unable to disarm them.
In Tripoli, two different militant groups are firing rockets and mortars at each other as they try to take control of the city's airport. Civilians are also being caught up in the fighting, with hospitals now warning they are running out of drugs.
Last week the country's foreign minister went to the U.S. to plea for international help.
But Chris Stephen, a journalist for the Guardian newspaper, says the international community does not seem eager to help.
"The feed you get from diplomats is that there are so many sides, like a sort of mosaic," he told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Wednesday. "Three years ago with the rebels against Gadhafi, so it was – for NATO it was easier to know who to bomb."
By Mick Krever, CNN
Far from the moderating role Russian President Putin says he is seeking, the U.S. Ambassador to Ukraine on Wednesday said that Russia is "escalating the military confrontation."
"The fact is, we have worked through every diplomatic channel available to us. We have exercised economic leverage," Ambassador Geoffrey Pyatt said.
"But so far, and sadly – although there have been occasional positive statement from Moscow – the actions are going in the wrong direction at this point. The actions, incredibly, are heading towards escalation of the crisis."
The Netherlands on Wednesday paid solemn respects to the first of the victims of Malaysian Airlines Flight 17 to be flown to Holland.
In Ukraine, where so many of the victims remain – some not even yet found – the conflict rages on. Two Ukrainian military jets were shot down in areas controlled by pro-Russian rebels, the Ukrainian government says.
"It's simply incredible, but it's an established fact that even after the shootdown of the Malaysian Airlines flight you still have heavy weapons, tanks, rocket systems moving across the border from Russia, enflaming the conflict, escalating the military confrontation, at a time when President Poroshenko has made very clear his desire to find a political solution," Ambassador Pyatt said.
In times of hardship, ordinary people around the world reach across religious lines. Christiane Amanpour has the story.
By Mick Krever, CNN
The downing of MH17 was indeed a "game-changer" as many Western leaders have called it, Vladimir Chizhov, Russian ambassador to the EU, told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday.
"I agree it's a game-changer," he said. "It should serve as a wake-up call for everybody to stop instigating violence, stop supporting the Ukrainian government in its military campaign against civilians."
In the past 24 hours, Russian President Vladimir Putin has taken tentative steps to quell the mounting public outrage over the botched recovery and investigation of the MH17 crash site in eastern Ukraine.
Nonetheless, Putin has said that in fact Ukraine is at least indirectly to blame for the downing of the civilian airplane, because, he alleges, of its continuing offensive against pro-Russian separatists.
"I think it's a time of decision for everybody, including those Western countries that have been supporting Ukraine," Chizhov said.
By Mick Krever, CNN
A Palestinian-American teenager whose savage beating by Israeli police helped set off the current crisis described his shocking ordeal in an interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Tuesday.
"They kicked me in the face. They kneed me in the face. They punched me in the face," Tariq Khdeir said. "They were beating me like they had no – they didn't know what they were doing. Why would they be beating me like that?"
Amateur video of Khdeir's beating went viral and caused widespread outrage; Israeli authorities say they have suspended one of the police officers involved in the case.
Khdeir was born and grew up in the United States; he was in the West Bank visiting family when three Israeli teenagers were kidnapped and found dead in the West Bank.
Khdeir's cousin, Mohammed Abu Khedair, was murdered in what was largely seen as a retaliatory attack for the Israelis' death.
"I asked if he needed anything from the bakery," he told Amanpour. "And he said sure, and I went to the bakery and I bought him some things."
"And I came back and I found the cop car there. And then the cops told me … 'You can't get closer to the scene.' And Mohammed wasn't there."
Israel finds Hamas are no longer amateur fighters
In the wake of the attack on Malaysia Airlines Flight 17, "every country, including Russia," must determine whether it is "together with the terrorists or together with the civilized world," Ukrainian President Petro Poroshenko said Monday.
In an exclusive interview with CNN's Christiane Amanpour, Poroshenko said, "Every country and every person, and every leader should find out their own place."
"We know exactly" where a missile was shot that hit the plane Thursday, killing all 298 people aboard, and where the flight crashed, he said. "And all this territory is firmly controlled by Russian-supported terrorists."
By Mick Krever, CNN
Israel's shelling of hospitals in Gaza "needs to be questioned," Israeli Justice Minister Tzipi Livni told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Monday.
"So we are questioning this and we will make all the facts found public," she said.
The Shuhada Al-Aqsa hospital in central Gaza was hit by shelling, leaving five people dead - one patient and four relatives, the Gaza Health Ministry said.
"We are not trying and we are not punishing the Palestinian people for what Hamas is doing," Livni said. "We are trying to target these tunnels, the places in which they hide weapons and missiles."
By Mick Krever, CNN
Bodies at the Ukrainian crash site of Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 are already "starting to partially decompose in the hot sun," a member of the first investigative team to arrive at the scene told CNN's Christiane Amanpour on Friday.
"It basically looks like one of the biggest, or the biggest, crime scenes in the world right now, guarded by a bunch of guys in uniform with heavy fire power, who are quite inhospitable," Michael Bociurkiw, spokesman for the the Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe's special monitoring mission for Ukraine, said in an exclusive interview.
"We saw a lot of debris," he said. "The debris doesn't look like it's been manipulated in any way, but there's lots of it. The crash area is very, very big."


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Ed Asner, an 83-year-old alum of the series "Mary Tyler Moore," who also portrayed an elderly hero in Disney-Pixar's "Up," has been released from a Chicago-area hospital after being treated for exhaustion earlier this week.
He was taken to the medical center on Tuesday after cutting short a performance of his one-man show, "FDR," in Indiana. The seven-time Emmy-winning actor's spokesperson told OTRC.com that he was released on Thursday, March 14, and plans to fly home to Los Angeles.
"It was really just exhaustion, for an 83-year-old man," he said.
The actor had been performing the title role of President Franklin Delano Roosevelt on stage for more than three years in more than 100 cities. He had two remaining shows left and both have been postponed, his rep said.
One performance was scheduled to take place at the Niswonger Performing Arts Center in Greeneville, Tennessee on Thursday, while another one was to be held at the Milwaukee Theatre in Milwaukee, Wisconson on Saturday.
The spokesperson had said on Wednesday that he had expected Asner to be released from the hospital that day and that performances of "FDR" were likely to be postponed.
Asner had joked about his ailment on Twitter, saying: "Reports of my imminent demise are greatly exaggerated. They tell me I am suffering from exhaustion. Thanks for the good wishes!"
Asner is known for his roles on shows such as "Mary Tyler Moore" and spin-off "Lou Grant," as well as movies such as Disney-Pixar's "Up." (Check out more details about Ed Asner's acting career.)


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By the time we grab our snacks the only sign we se is the scrolling, "Have a nice day," but soon that won't be the only thing we walk away reading. The FDA will be implementing a new health care law that requires over 10,000 vending machine companies display calorie information next to their prices. They feel it will help consumers make healthier choices.
"I think it will be effective, calorie counts on foods and in the snack machine, if people are truly concerned about their health would take notice," Willis Moffitt said.
But not everyone agrees, owner of SOWEGA Vending, Kenny Moss, says it would be expensive to create labels and time consuming, he feels it isn't worth breaking small business. For Spencer Lee he believes the labels will have a positive effect on snackers but understands how this could hurt companies.
"I think the industry will probably say 'not everybody's gonna read it,' and that may be true but it will be an opportunity to have it read and an opportunity to understand," Lee shares.
According to the FDA, if .02 percent of obese consumers were to cut 100 calories from their diet each week, it would save the health care system millions of dollars, nearly the same amount it would take to launch the program.
Moss says vending machines are for people on the go and "it's not a health machine, its a snack machine."
Lee continues, "Some of them may not be healthy but may be a little healthier than the others for you."
Leaving it up to you to figure out if you should switch out your favorite snack for something with less numbers on the package.
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The former sergeant was let go last July after a Savannah woman claimed he came into her home, choked her, grabbed and bruised her face.
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1. Lee Shines: Can't blame Erynne Lee for choosing SoCal sunshine over Puget Sound sprinkles when it came time to decide where to play college golf. That said, how many Dawg(s) lovers were left grinding their teeth when UCLA's Lee carded eight birdies in the final round of a recent tournament in Hawaii — and Washington finished second to the Bruins by 8 strokes? Lee, a sophomore out of Central Kitsap High, tied the course record with a 7-under-par 65. She's ranked 17th among college women by Golfweek. Washington sophomore SooBoo Kim checks in at No. 13.
2. In Like Flynn: Finally! With Carson Palmer moving to Arizona, Matt Flynn appears set to become an NFL starting quarterback with Oakland. Of course, that's what everyone thought last year when the Seahawks brought Flynn over from Green Bay, only to have Russell Wilson turn into Superman. Not only did Flynn spend four years carrying a clipboard for Aaron Rodgers at Green Bay, but he was stuck behind Marcus Randall and JaMarcus Russell most of his career at LSU. It's not like Flynn can't play. Two years ago, he set Packers records by passing for 480 yards and six TDs in one game.
3. Whiff World: Peerless baseball writer Tom Verducci penned a remarkably informative/disturbing Sports Illustrated article on the rise of strikeouts in major league baseball. Ks have increased seven straight seasons, including record totals each of the past five years. Last season, nearly one-fifth (19.8 percent) of official at bats resulted in a strikeout. More batters fanned 100 or more times last year (111) than from 1901-1967 combined. The 10 highest marks for individual Ks in one season have all been registered over the past six seasons. Mark Reynolds set the record of 223 in 2009.
4. Chat Master: Colorful Andy Landers, the women's basketball coach at Georgia for 34 years, is a delightfully chatty fellow. Last Sunday, a reporter opened an NCAA tournament press conference in Spokane by asking Landers to discuss the development of his seniors since they arrived at Georgia. Mr. Loquacious needed only 1,216 words to respond. I counted. Well, my computer did.
5. Somethin' Bruin: So-o-o-o, all you UCLA fans who convinced yourself that Ben Howland was the second coming of Paul Graham: Steve Alford is an improvement? How much can you trust a guy who didn't let the ink dry on the 10-year extension he just agreed to with New Mexico? Regardless, UCLA hoops fans will never, ever be satisfied. They've been spoiled for life by the Wooden era, which won't be repeated anywhere.
6. Betcha Didn't Know: A Huskies football helmet autographed by Ty Willingham popped up on Craigslist the other day. The price? Uh, $125. Not sure if that's the price to buy it or the price the owner will pay someone to take it off his hands.
7. Your Weekly Smile: Jerry Coleman, San Diego Padres broadcaster: "There's a deep fly ball ... Winfield goes back, back ... his head hits the wall ... it's rolling towards second base ..."
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7. Shutouts: 6, Don Drysdale, Dodgers, 1968.
6. Plate appearances with a hit: 12, Johnny Kling, Cubs, 1902; and Walt Dropo, Tigers, 1952.
5. Games played: 2,632, Cal Ripken Jr., Orioles, 1982-98.
4. Wins: 24, Carl Hubbell, New York Giants, 1936-37.
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1. Games with a hit: 56, Joe DiMaggio, Yankees, 1941.
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The Montana State Crime Lab, located in Missoula, held a public open house Thursday in conjunction with National Forensic Science Week.Crime lab employees showed community members how forensic science plays a vital role in the investigation of crimes in Montana.
The state crime lab, formally called the Forensic Sciences Division lab, is part of the Montana Department of Justice, and employs about 35 scientists and technicians.These employees process nearly 7,600 cases that come to the lab from all over the state. Lab employees said they have to produce the most accurate work possible, because these lab results can help decide the fate of individuals accused of a crime.Lab Division Administrator, Phil Kinsey, said those crimes range from driving under the influence to homicide. Kinsey said, "It might just be, you know, one person that's been killed, but the amount of evidence that gets submitted might touch every section of the laboratory."Each of the lab's sections specializes in a different element of forensic science, including breath alcohol, drug chemistry, firearms and tool marks, latent prints and more. "It's satisfying when you do the hard work of the case analysis, you make some good interpretations, you're very cautious with them, and that's able to be used to bring the guilty to justice," Kinsey said.He said the lab can see backlogs when there are changes to the criminal justice system, like a recent law allowing law enforcement to request a warrant for a blood test in DUI cases. However, Kinsey said they always catch up, and the lab recently hired a new chemical analyst -- a position awarded to during last legislative session."We want to make sure that the return is timely and that justice is not delayed," said Attorney General Tim Fox.
Fox said the state crime lab scientists have also helped pass legislation on "designer drugs," like bath salts and spice. "We have criminal chemists, basically, who stay up late at night and cook up ways to change what could be just innocuous substances and actually make them mimic dangerous drugs," Fox said.Fox said those drugs will be illegal to manufacture, possess or sell in Montana starting October 1. "And ultimately, our goal is to make sure we exonerate the innocent and prosecute and bring the guilty to justice."The state crime lab provides their services for free to local city police and county sheriff's officials in Missoula.To find out more information on the state crime lab, click here.


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Christa L. Eck joined Alvernia in January 2013 as the Academic Fieldwork Coordinator. She worked in acute rehabilitation and school based therapy as a Certified Occupational Therapy Assistant before returning to College Misericordia in 1998 to pursue her Master's degree as an Occupational Therapist. Christa has worked in a variety of settings including Early Intervention, home school/homebound, outpatient pediatrics, inpatient adult, and a residential home for children. Christa specializes in pediatric splinting and adaptive equipment manufacturing.
Christa received her National Brain Injury Certification in June 2012. She has been an active member of PA Brain Steps since 2007 supporting school districts, families, and students through their transition from the medical world into the educational community. She has spoken as a Brain Step team member at a variety of trainings for physicians, specialists, educators, therapists, administrations, parents, and students about the effects of Brain Injury on children. Christa is a member of the American Occupational Therapy Association and is certified as a Fieldwork Educator through AOTA.
Linda Marburger has been employed with Alvernia University for 7 years. Linda started with Alvernia in August of 2007 within the Financial Aid Department and in August of 2011 moved into the Occupational Therapy Program as the Department Secretary. Linda works closely with the Fieldwork Coordinator, assisting students and tracks all clearance documentation.
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I've been thinking about the Saints draft decision and possible pick in the first round, and I think the Saints are going to trade down into the upper second round. I'm basing this on two general statements from the Saints and some earnest thinking, so bare with me after the jump. It's sane...ish. Trust me.
First of all, the position that most people think the Saints will target is OLB with their first pick. However, there is no consensus on which OLB they'll pick because at no. 32, they all pretty much have equivalent pros and cons. By moving down a few picks, the Saints can guarantee that they can still get one of the LBs that they would have been able to get #32 anyway without significantly changing who they'd pick or what position they would go after.
Secondly, in an article about DT Al Woods, the Saints were cited as being supposedly "concerned that [he] may not be available when they're on the clock in the second round." This shows that they are worried about their 2nd round draft status and that maybe they want more 2nd round picks because getting more first round picks is somewhat out of the question.
Also, Loomis indicated that he believes that the "roughly 24-hour delay between the end of the first round and the beginning of the second should increase trade discussions and interest in the top half of the second round." This statement shows that Loomis might want an early second round pick because they might be overvalued this year. Perhaps, if the cards fall right, the Saints could trade down twice--once to go from #32 to #35-40, and then again because of the artificially high value for early 2nd round picks. I'm not saying that this would be definite if the Saints traded down once, but if I were Loomis, I'd like to have as many options and as much power as possible on the draft days.
Looking at the first ten picks in the 2nd round, only two teams, the Kansas City Chiefs and the Philadelphia Eagles, are in the market for a LB, and thats assuming that the Eagles don't pick Sergio Kindle in the first round or go with a DE instead in the second. So really, moving down anywhere from four to ten spots, picking up another decent pick, and not losing one of the two or three guys that they could or would have picked anyway is a pretty good value. Plus, on the upside, maybe the Saints trade down again from the early 2nd round, pick up a LB like UGA's Rennie Curran, and still get a quality DT, and pick up a few 4th round picks--that's getting a lot of value and picks without losing all that much in return.
If the Rams pick Suh first, then any team still interested in QB would love to have the #32 pick. Specifically, the Jaguars or the Bills (or Browns, who might have to give us their 2 and 3) might be interested in jumping right in front of the Rams 2nd round pick so they can grab the better QB--for instance, McCoy instead of Tebow.
Without a first or second round pick, the Bears might want to get the #32 because they could still get a good RB--and ahead of Detroit, who would be getting a RB with their #34 pick, but I have no idea what kind of compensation the Bears would provide. Also, the Texans might want to move up for the same reason, but with a lower 2nd round pick it wouldn't be as enticing unless they really throw some picks at us.
The Chiefs could also trade with us to make sure that they get a better RB than Detroit--or if they have one of the LBs still available graded much higher than the Saints do, that's still a possibility.
The same could be said for the Eagles, who might want to leap frog the Chiefs in getting a LB/DE tweener--but again, they'd have to grade him much higher than the Saints.
I think there are still tons of scenarios left, but those are some that make some limited sense. Thoughts?