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The Flyers of the early 1970s were known for their remarkably aggressive style of play, which earned them the name "Broad Street Bullies" and won them the Stanley Cup in 1974 and 1975. A 2010 documentary by HBO Sports entitled "Broad Street Bullies" (required viewing for even the most casual of Flyers fan) provides a detail account of the team's legendary antics.


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COLUMBIA --- McKay, Cauthen, Settana, & Stubley, P.A. and its' marketing affiliate, McKay Public Affairs, LLC, recently announced their plan to sponsor a hospitality tent with the City of Camden, Kershaw County Tourism and the Kershaw County Committee of 100 at the 81st running of the Carolina Cup.
Friday is the final day for last year's reserved space holders to guarantee securing their former space(s) for this year's Carolina Cup steeplechase races.
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For the second straight year, the Carolina Cup Racing Association is offering its ticket and a T-shirt promotion for the Carolina Cup steeplechase races.
Camden's Jeff Teter, Executive Director of the Carolina Cup Racing Association, will represent the South District as part of the National Steeplechase Association's Race Chairmen's Committee.
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What better way to kick off the New Year than with having a couple winners come out of your barn.
Bernie Dalton had the best seat in the house when it came to being there for Pierrot Lunaire's unlikely run to the 2012 Eclipse Award for steeplechase horse.
ARCADIA, Cal. --- Eblouissante, a 4-year-old half sister to the legendary Zenyatta who is also conditioned by John Shirreffs, faced winners for the first time in Thursday's $58,000 Mojave River Purse at Santa Anita and at odds of 1-2, left little doubt that she has stakes races in her future, winning by 1 ¾ lengths while covering 1 1/16 miles in 1:44.89.
Steeplechase horses in the Carolinas whose owners and trainers have an eye cast on the early season openers now have a place to give their horses a final go 'round prior to the races which count.
Dogwood Stable president Cot Campbell will be the featured speaker at Saturday's South Carolina Thoroughbred Owners' and Breeders' Association's annual awards dinner.
LEXINGTON, Ky. -- Demand for young, stakes-caliber mares, led by the $1.3 million paid for 2011 American Oaks (G1) winner Nereid, ruled opening Monday at Keeneland's January Horses of All Ages Sale.
A trio of steeplechasers --- each with Camden connections --- were named as the three finalists for the 2012 Eclipse Award for steeplechasing.
The annual South Carolina Thoroughbred Owners' and Breeders' Association will hold its annual awards dinner on Saturday, Jan. 12 at the Kershaw County Chamber of Commerce and Visitors Center on Broad St. in Camden.
Even though it is the first week of January, there is no such thing as it being too early to think about the spring and the Carolina Cup Steeplechase Races.
Jacqueline Ohrstrom's Demonstrative, narrowly second in the A. P. Smithwick Memorial (Gr. 1), jumped into the thick of the 2014 championship battle with a highly professional half-length victory in Saratoga Race Course's $150,000 New York Turf Writers Cup on Monday.
Always in close contention, The Elkstone Group's Bodie Island took the lead with one circuit of Saratoga Race Course's inner turf course remaining, jumped the last fence with a sizable lead, and held off a late challenge by Virsito to win last Wednesday's $65,000 optional allowance claiming hurdle by a head.
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Fitness & Health Questions
In an ongoing attempt to make this blog the best fitness blog for women, I wanted a place where you can ask your questions. I wanted to just use my email because it would be more intimate, but there are many many thousands of women who read this blog every month… and I could not possibly keep up.
So here's what we are going to do…
This page is where you can ask your questions regarding fitness, diet, motivation… or anything like that. Heck we can even use it for some girl talk if you want to.
I also want it to be a place where you can put your suggestions for the blog.
Here's How to Ask Your Questions:
You will see a comment section right underneath all these words I've typed. Just type your questions in there and they will go to use so we can moderate them. We don't want to put spam out there… but that's really it.
So ask your questions and we will respond!
Thanks and keep staying fit.
Taylor Ryan
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- September 27, 2009 at 7:42 pm
I know that strenght training helps protect against colon cancer. Can you give me more specifics as to what it is exactly that helps decrease risk. I know it increases your digestion. Any more facts and why?
- October 14, 2009 at 7:40 am
My husband and i just bought a Nintendo WII. I want to get the Ea Sports Active. Do you think these games actually help? Are they worth the cost? Do you have a preference? I would like to hear a professionals opinion on these programs.
- October 15, 2009 at 5:45 am
I love to lift free weights, my problem comes when I can't remember a routine or go from one part to another with no program; what I need and am looking for is a small spiral bounded pictured work out book to take to the gym – you can't take a laptop….but a phamplet would be ideal….I am about ready to make my own….I could just take pics of people doing the excercise and put it in book order and routine order.
- December 23, 2009 at 6:26 am
how long does it take to lose arm fat??
- January 19, 2010 at 10:00 pm
Cellulite, any insight to this? Thanks!
- January 20, 2010 at 7:34 pm
My question is, is it REALLY ok to take a day off and do nothing fitness-wise?
I am a mother of 5 and a nurse, and there are weeks, like this one, where I feel weak and my body is just saying "NO!" but I keep working out anyhow! I've read, push through that and continue and I've read take a day or 2 per week off. But I have a very hard time with the guilt! Just a brief history: Ive lost over 120lbs in the past two years and workout almost every day a week for 2 hours. I have been at a weight loss stall FOR 6 MONTHS! (would like to lose 20 more 5ft 3…150-ish lbs) I Found your site in my struggles and am trying to turn things around desperately!
I feel like I'm trapped.
Thank you so much for all that you do!
- January 24, 2010 at 8:37 pm
What's the safest, fastest way to loose belly fat?
- February 2, 2010 at 9:26 pm
I am 44. I wear a size 12 but I weigh 190. I am 5'6
I have been lifting the last month about 4 times a week….my weight goes up but I feel better. I know my age and my metabo;ism are affecting me. I actually eat less than I really should. If I continue doing whatg I should will I see results. Could I actually be 200 plus, but have a tone muscular build…or will the weight eventually drop?
- February 14, 2010 at 6:11 pm
I am 25 years old and I feel like I "don't belong" at most gyms because of my size/age. I am 5'1 and 107 pounds. The assumption is made that because I am small that I am also in shape. I am NOT in shape and I have the butt(s) and thighs to prove it. I am going to Jamaica in April and I've given myself a few months to tighten up my thighs and butt. Nobody seems to take me seriously when I ask what I should do. I have never stepped foot in a gym and I'm terrified by all of the equipment around me. Short of paying someone $150 per session to hopefully show me what to do, I'm simply at a loss!! Help?!
- March 26, 2010 at 1:26 am
hi i m Amanda. i'm having a serious problem with the shape of my boobs. my age is 24.i was 180 pound after gym andn diet i have reduced my weight 4m 18 to 140..due to this reason i m having a saggy boobs and also i have got side boobs which looks too much odd…this side boobs is so flabby its look very much weird suggest me some exercise or something which can help me to get rid of this n have a perfect shape of firm boobs…thanks
- April 23, 2010 at 9:23 am
I want to tone and firm my legs and have been told that squats and lunges are the two of the best exercises to use. I was wondering though how many times per week should I do these exercises for best results? I don't want to necessarily get bigger legs, just want to tone and firm my legs and butt.
- May 9, 2010 at 6:45 pm
I was just wondering if you could give me some advice on toning inner thighs…I have been strength training for about 5 years and I am satisfied, overall, with my body and the tone muscles that I have achieved by my hard work! The one area I have noticed, especially since I turned 40, are my inner thighs…I just can't seem to tighten this area. I do lunges, squats, pliaes, inner thigh presses, etc…nothing is working! Am I doomed to have jiggly inner thighs?
- May 11, 2010 at 3:04 am
Hi there,
I came across your blog this morning after searching specifically for a blog in South Carolina, and I am so relieved I did! I have been reading American fitness blogs for about 5 years now since my interest in weight loss/health began, recently alot more as I have developed more of an interest in exercise & well-being over weight loss. I am coming to the US to study at the College of Charleston from England in September, and have been worrying about difficulties I might encounter maintaining a healthy lifestyle while living in college residences.
While I am excited to have access to so many products not available in England (you wouldn't believe how much option you guys seem to have for healthy food choices!) and a new city to jog in and explore, as well as the chance to join new fitness classes/try out new sports, I am worried about falling out of routines and off the wagon! At home I am used to being in walking distance to a store that supplies inexpensive, whole foods and having my own kitchen to store/prepare food. While I'm unsure how restricted my residence amenities will be, chances are my meal options will be limited. A balanced, nutritious, strictly vegetarian/bordering vegan diet is virtually impossible on college meal plans, which I aim to avoid as much as possible.
I was wondering if you could advise health shops/supermarkets in Charleston, accessible without a car. Any advice or tips would be greatly appreciated… I have no idea what I am coming over to! I will have access to a car for the first week while I am there, is there anywhere that is a must go to stock up on products for the year?
- May 14, 2010 at 3:31 am
Thanks so much for your suggestions! Really appriciated!
- July 14, 2010 at 4:47 pm
Hi. I enjoyed reading through the website and I have a question for you. I have been working with a male personal trainer for 7 weeks now and I have lost 9% Body Fat based on the caliper tests he does on me weekly and I have lost about 16 pounds of fat and gained about 13 pounds of lean mass. SO of course it appears on the scales that I have only lost about 3 pounds. I have also lost about 26 inches all over and I am down 2 shirt sizes and 1 pants size. My boyfriend thinks that I should be working with a female trainer that knows how a female body works and responds instead of the one I have. I keep telling him that the weight on the scales should not be his factor of my success. Are my stats about where they should be or is my boyfriend right and I should switch trainers to see better results?
- August 7, 2010 at 8:01 am
Are there any exercises to open up tight hips?
- August 19, 2010 at 11:54 pm
Hi, I am 5′ 2 and weigh 160 pounds. I run on the treadmill for an hour and would like to start some weight training to slim and tone my arms. Please advice me on how much weights should I use so as not to bulck up my arms but just slim and tone them. I am also on a low carb diet.
Your sugested exercizes for the arms are certainly helpful.
- January 11, 2011 at 2:16 pm
Hi Taylor! Great website. I currently workout 5 days a week. My regimine is as follows: 5 days a week 30 min interval run/walk on treadmill 30 min arc trainer. Mondays weights with legs. 12 reps with 3 sets, light weights. Wednesdays weights with arms 12 reps with 3 sets, light weights. 5 days a week situps and pushups. I want to concentrate on lean sculpted muscles and losing the fat around thighs and butt. I am 5'3 115 pounds, 20% body fat. How can I modify my routine to give me the best results? Thank you!
- January 27, 2011 at 8:42 am
Do you have an App. to download on my Ipad so I can take my Ipad with me to the gym and do weight training from your App.?
- April 12, 2011 at 6:34 pm
Do we have to go to the gym to weight train? I am really interested in getting started but I want to do it from home. What would you recommend? I currently walk alot pushing two kids up hills in a stroller as well as doing the 30 day shred. I keep hearing how good weight training is. Hoping you can give me some advice.
- April 12, 2011 at 10:15 pm
I am 5'3.I weigh 148 and I want to get down to 120.I want to lose my belly and make my hips wider but i dont know what to eat on a daily basis or what excersises to do.Can you help me with this please?
- April 21, 2011 at 9:02 am
Hello Taylor,
I started gym like 15 days ago, and I'm not seeing any body weight difference. I'm not losing weight and in fact some times it shows me little more than actually I was when I started gym. How many days after starting gym we see the results. Also, I'm keeping track of my intake daily. I'm 144lbs now and I'm taking around 1500 calories of food everyday. Is there something I need to follow. Please suggest
- May 3, 2011 at 3:12 pm
I am a 64 year old afro american women and i was diagnosis with servere arthritis of the coccyx area, the pain that i experience the pain that extents down my left leg. But i take medication that help the pain. what would you recommend for me to do. I have serveral equiptments at my job that i am able to use and i have staff available to me also. P/therapist and O/therapist too. I wa informed to loss weight by my doctor, so i eatting correctly and i know expercise works hand and hand. I use to walk but that is very difficult for me. Would please give some advise what to do, how many time a day etc.
Many, Many thanks to you
- June 5, 2011 at 10:51 am
Im 17 and i want to work out this summer and through out my last year of high school,but i hav a problem two weeks out of a month i cant do much physical activities because of my period.( the last time i did i ended up in the hospital) i know im not too over weight i really jst want to lose a couple pounds and tone my body. i was wondering if mayb yoga was a good exercise i should consider? but could yoga in itself help me lose the weight i want to lose? or should i consider something else to go along with yoga…Please help!
- August 8, 2011 at 4:11 pm
is better to workout with weights first are do cardio first?
- October 15, 2011 at 2:12 am
My question is regarding muscle mass: if I build muscle through exercise let's just say from weights in this instance and then stop or change my exercise routine will my muscles deflate? Would they eventually go back to their original size prior to exercise?What happens to muscle when if it is not used e.g. if you suffer from a disability which makes you unable to use a group of muscles will you loose them other time? So I guess what I'm asking if it's a case of a contiuous commitment to exercise in order to maintain muscle mass and does it deflate/disperse when no longer needed toits original size?
- October 19, 2011 at 2:52 am
i want to have good hand grip without having muscles, please sugguest some exerise for it.
- October 19, 2011 at 11:31 pm
thanks a lot dear, one more question if we use hand griper will we get gtrong hand grip with out getting muscles. please advice with exercise which can be done at home.
- November 6, 2011 at 2:27 pm
I am a baseball pitcher who is in good health, good size, and has a good diet. I was wondering what the best supplement for me is. I know a couple of pitchers that have used winstrol and have added a few miles an hour to their fastball from it. I want to avoid any "legal steroids/hormones" because I don't want to cheat. So I guess my question is, what supplement is either closest to winstrol or what supplement would help my velocity improve that is completely legal and follows the rules?
- November 11, 2011 at 4:13 pm
My name is Angela Bonilla and I am a sophomore attending Irondale High School. I was wondering if I could conduct an e-mail interview with you for a health project I have for school. I will simply post some questions regarding health and new fitness programs. It will be very beneficial to me if you are able to respond. Thank you for your time.
What is the most effective exercise program that will benefit teens and adults in a healthy and safe way?
How do home fitness programs vs. group fitness benefit you?
How do the video game exercise programs work and have they been proved effective?
Are the diets safe and coordinated with the fitness?
How will the people online help motivate me?
Which program will teach me to eat healthy and stop my bad eating habits?
If I'm trying to lost weight fast, what is the safe way to do it?
Is exercising through yoga or Pilates more beneficial?
What are the different and unique ways of working out?
Which gyms have classes available to me and of the type that I enjoy?
Which programs will allow me to carefully lose weight in a manageable time?
- November 17, 2011 at 4:06 pm
I'm really having a hard time to get rid of my flabby tricepts. My arms it's getting a bit tone but even though i lift weights , my tricepts it's like the same.
My routine is 3 SETS OF 12-15 REPS 10 POUNDS around 6 different exercise each.
Do i need to lift more weights or less and more rep? Help please!!
- November 25, 2011 at 9:57 pm
I am a petite, 40 ish woman, who has recently had a hysterectomy, and going through the
whole menopausal thing. I've always been little, and have a high metabolism. I've never
had to work out, but always have been active. My problem is, my body is changing and
I have a belly now. I am not over weight, so I don't really want to loose any, except in that
area. I work in a hospital where I walk anywhere from 2-4 miles in a 12 hour shift, so running,
like I used to, doesn't seem too appealing when I'm worn out. Please help!
- November 28, 2011 at 5:58 pm
I am 40 years old and have lost over 70 pounds this past year and have been maintaining for the last 4 months. I am 5′ 6″ and weigh 137.4. Unfortunately, with two c-sections and the weight loss I have some loose skin in the lower tummy area. I work out several days a week and have overall good muscle tone everywhere but in my tummy. Is there any exercises that will help tighten that area up? I have cut out all diet soda, refined sugars, and fried foods. Those changes have helped a lot by reducing bloating. I know I shouldn't let it bother me but it does. I have worked so hard to lose weight and gain definition but my tummy discourages me daily.
Any suggestions you have would be greatly appreciated.
- December 18, 2011 at 8:52 pm
Did you finish answering Angela's questions?
- January 10, 2012 at 9:10 am
Hey my name is Nick, I am 20 and I'm looking to get more toned while still building muscle. I workout 4 times a week and I have a pretty healthy diet. My biggest problem is that my mid-section never seems to change. So I was wondering if there is a good proven fat burner, or if a fat burner is the wrong route to go. I really just want to be more defined. Thanks for the help.
- January 11, 2012 at 3:23 pm
Hi! I'm a 19 year old and for the past few years I have trained for athletics and dance around 3-4 times a week, and so keeping fit was not a problem for me. Unfortunately due to studying and general fatigue last year I do not complete anywhere near the amount of workouts that I would like to.
Do you have any advice on easing myself back into working out regularly? And do you have any suggestions for cardio that I would be able to fit into short spaces of time between studying?
Please help!
- January 19, 2012 at 3:45 pm
Hi, I am a 30 year old mom of 3, new to fitness. I started working out in November. Diet wise, I have been Paleo since October. I am seeing great progress and feel like I rockstar. I have an odd problem that is the opposite of most women. I hate cardio and love strength training! I am working with a trainer in a group class 2x a week, and am definitely building muscle and losing fat. However i struggle to get in my cardio. I typically spend my half hour lunch 5 days a week on the treadmill doing brisk walking (3.8 mph) with hill intervals. I also do a weighted Zumba class on Sundays, just for fun, with another hour of strength training. Would you say this is "enough" cardio? I have knee problems which steps and stairclimbing seem to aggravate with that motion. I tried interval sprints and I'm not sure if its because I'm still somewhat overweight but I felt like I was going to die LOL. Any thoughts? I am really struggling to burn through the last 10 pounds or so, or at least firm up some more.
- February 10, 2012 at 6:24 pm
I weight train and have gained some muscles from it. Will I be able to maintain muscle size and raw strength if I switch over to only bodyweight exercises? For example bench pressing is harder than push ups but what about handstand push ups? Will I be able to increase my current strength and muscle size with only bodyweight exercises?
- February 16, 2012 at 10:54 am
I am a 20 year old boxer and train 2/3 times a day and would like some advice from a conditioning coach of your caliber and knowledge, my first session everyday is running, I usually run an interval/sprint session on Monday, Wednesday and Friday and do a steady 6/7 mile run on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday, I was wondering if you could devise a running programme for me please as I'm not sure if I'm performing the correct type of training to benefit my needs in the ring, am I running too far?, am I running too much? How best to arrange my running on what days? That sort of thing, thank you for your time, I look forward to hearing from you soon.
- February 19, 2012 at 7:23 am
I am 22 years old and weigh 135 lbs.I have a muscular shape(small stomach/waist, big thighs and butt) I have been attending the gym now for 3 years now and have recently started going 3-4 times a week. I start my routines either run/walk on the treadmill 2minutes run 1 minute walking or go on the stationary bike 5 mins moderate speed, 2 min fast. I than start with 5lbs weights. I alternate days doing Abs+Arms one day and legs the other day.
My nutrition is quite good, I eat no sugar unless it is sugar free products, protein with each meal and consume a lot of fruits and veggies. I do not calorie count however and do not weight my portions(figured I go to the gym this often and eat healthy it wouldn't matter).
I would really help with any advice you could give me I would like to slim my bottom half tremendously. Nothing seems to be working, I have been at this weight since I started the gym and have tried different weight loss diets(Body by Vi) is what I am doing now, but it doesn't seem to be working.
Thank you!
- March 3, 2012 at 7:42 am
I was wondering if you can give me advice on an issue I seem to be having.
I recently lost 50 pounds and have kept it off for almost a year now. I do about 45 minutes of cardio 5 times a week. I recently wanted to incorporate weight training into my schedule so I went to see a personal trainer who then gave me a program to follow. It is a 6 week/5 day fitness plan. I've been following it for about 2 weeks now and I have gained weight instead of loosing weight or maintaining my weight! I feel as if it has something to do with what i am eating before or after my meals, which might not be enough. I usually go to the gym in the morning after breakfast so my pre workout meal would be all natural oatmeal with fruit or shredded wheat cereal with fruit. I then go and do my exercise and I sometimes do weight over an hour to eat, and when I do get the chance I will have a boiled egg with a slice of whole wheat toast and some greek yogurt with fruit on the side, I then wait until my dinner to eat my next meal which can be all sorts of things but still very health conscious. Do you find that I am not eating enough and therefore my body is storing my food as fat? or should i give my body a few more weeks to adjust..
Thank you in advance,
- April 19, 2012 at 8:16 am
Hi Taylor,
Just found your site today and I have to admit, I am hooked!
I have a question on what type of workouts I should be doing based on my body type. Mainly over the past year or so I have slowly lost some of the weight I gained when I graduated college and began working in an office. I probably maxed out around 135 – 138 (I am just about 5'5") and I now average between 125 – 127. This happened due to a mix of eating better (I became a vegetarian around the same time I started working so I think I had to adjust to eating properly), and working out more, mostly strength training with weights, classes such as body pump, TRX, and yoga, with some running/walking or spin mixed in. At one point in 2009, my weight really got to me so I actually wrote down my measurements and weight to signify my starting point. In looking at those numbers I have lost inches everywhere, specifically, thighs 23 to 22, hips 37.5 to 35, waist 31 to 28, chest 38 to 36…except I haven't had any change in my arms which stay at 11in. I have always had broad shoulders but I think with my increase in strength training and total body workouts, my body seems even more slim on the bottom which only emphasizes my broad shoulders and thicker arms. It seems I just hold weight in my arms and upper back. A part of me hopes my upper body is just a little slower in reacting and will catch up eventually ha. It seems silly but my self-image is a pretty shaken with how my upper body looks. I love muscles but I don't exactly want a masculine V shaped figure! I know to lose fat in general (since you can't spot reduce) I must increase cardio, which I readily admit I don't do enough of.
I guess my question is, what should I be doing? I am afraid of lifting too heavy of a weight and swelling up but I also know if I don't challenge my muscles I won't see any results and I will never get stronger. Are there any exercises I should avoid?
It's getting quite challenging finding clothes, specifically dresses, that fit my slightly unbalanced figure so any advice you may have will help my closet and my confidence immensely. Thank you!
- May 7, 2012 at 10:35 pm
I'm 19 about 5'6 and I weigh 155 I started really trying to get in shape about 2weeks ago i workout 4days a week for 2-3hours I'm taking women one a day vitamins and also xenadrine once a day before my workouts I've been working on all areas but I'm really focusing on my butt I've added barbells to my squats I'm looking to build my gluteus maximus muscles and give my butt more of a pop I'm looking to add high protein boost drink to my diet because I read it will help with my butt is this information true and should I try this method and will barbell squats give me the pop im looking for please help i have no idea wat is true and false!!!
- May 7, 2012 at 11:37 pm
Thankk youu!! I'm so glad I found you!(: I was also curious about the boost high protein drink. I read it helps build muscle, but my boyfriend said it will also make me gain weight. And I want to lose weight not gain! Will the drink make me gain weight? Or will my diet and workout plan cover this?
Thank you!!(:
- February 26, 2013 at 9:28 am
I have a question that is puzzling me. Ok first off I am 218 lbs at 5'5. I am currently working out to Jillian Michaels body revolution. However I ramped it up by doing her cardio (for that month) plus the weight training dvd a day. I take Sundays off. For my eating habits breakfast I eat either some kind of fruit, yogurt, or special k cereal. For lunch I either have veggies with light dip, a tomato sandwich or soup (not cream soup). Then for supper I have my meat, veggies, and starch. At night time I really struggle with this time but I usually if I break down and have something it usually is a bowl of cereal, or light popcorn and on a rare occasion I have cheese and crackers. On the minimum side I drink 6 cups of water and can range up to 10 cups (and it is lemon water). I feel as thou I am being extremely healthy, aside from the carbs at dinner. I have been doing this for 44 days, close to 7 weeks. I have only lost 8 lbs! It is devastating. I keep going because I know I wont get any closer to my goal by stopping. My question is why haven't I lost hardly any weight? I am on the heavier side, I eat well, and I workout for an hour a day. I drink all my water, I take vitamins. I feel as thou I am doing everything right but not seeing a progress. I know that working out puts on muscle and the whole spiel about muscle is smaller than fat.. Well when will my weight catch up to my smaller frame. I know I have lost inches and look better but I mean am I really going to be 218lbs but leaner? It doesn't seem right. Oh and just in case, I am not big boned and I actually weighed 110lbs before.
So, my questions are: what am I doing wrong?, Should I stop working out in order to weigh less?, if I keep working out will I be the same weight forever but a leaner version of me? , should I cut out eating at night and go to bed hungry?
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|Closing the Gaps
Securing High Enriched Uranium in the
Former Soviet Union and Eastern Europe
|by Robert L. Civiak
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This report presents three proposals to expand existing programs for reducing stockpiles of high-enriched uranium (HEU) in Russia and other nations of the Former Soviet Union. Under the first proposal, the United States government would pay Russia to double the current rate at which it transforms HEU that has been removed from nuclear weapons into low-enriched uranium (LEU), which is too dilute for weapons use. The additional LEU would be stored in Russia and eventually sold for use as nuclear power plant fuel under an existing agreement which this proposal would build upon. Under the second proposal, the United States would expand its efforts and incentives for nuclear institutes in Russia to reduce -- or preferably eliminate -- their use and stocks of HEU. The HEU would be consolidated with larger stockpiles at other facilities and possibly be blended to LEU. Under the third proposal, the United States would provide more help to institutions in Russia and elsewhere that depend upon research reactors for their work to replace their HEU fuel with high-density LEU fuel.
Implementation of these three proposals would significantly reduce the risk that terrorists or other groups might divert HEU for use in nuclear weapons. All three are low cost options that could be started and would produce results quickly.
The Threat of Diversion of Nuclear Weapons or Weapon Material from Russia
The events of September 11, 2001 destroyed any belief that the United States is invulnerable to determined groups bent on mass destruction. Yet, as terrible as those events were, the explosion of even a small nuclear weapon in an urban area would be many times more destructive. Fortunately, the possibility that a sub-national group -- even one as well funded and organized as al-Qaeda -- could develop its own nuclear weapons, without outside help in obtaining the necessary nuclear material, is extremely small. There is a substantial risk, however, that such a group could clandestinely acquire a fully assembled nuclear weapon from an existing nuclear weapons state or acquire sufficient weapons-grade material to dramatically reduce the barrier to making a nuclear weapon. There have been numerous reports that the al-Qaeda organization sought to purchase nuclear weapons or material.
The vast quantity of nuclear weapons and weapon materials in Russia and other nations of the Former Soviet Union (FSU) presents the greatest risk of theft or diversion. At its peak, there may have been as many as 45,000 nuclear warheads in the Soviet stockpile.1 Today, about 10,000 warheads are still deployed, and there may be another 10,000 warheads in reserve or awaiting dismantlement.2 A large fraction of the rest have been dismantled, but most of their nuclear materials are still in storage. The FSU still has a vast industrial and research complex in which nuclear weapon materials are located at more than sixty sites. At least thirty-two sites have more than one-hundred kilograms (kg) of high-enriched uranium or plutonium (sufficient for several nuclear weapons), and many of them have quantities that are measured in tons (i.e., in thousands of kilograms).3 The smaller sites, with less HEU, may actually present the highest risk, since the smaller institutions generally have fewer resources to devote to security.
The economic and political collapse of the Soviet Union has created a formidable challenge to keeping its nuclear weapons and materials under adequate control. As early as 1994, the National Academy of Sciences called the existence of surplus nuclear weapon material in the Former Soviet Union "a clear and present danger to national and international security."4 Since then, the US government has established several programs to deal with the problem (see Appendix A). They have had some notable accomplishments, but much more remains to be done. In January 2001, a bipartisan task force chaired by former Senate majority leader, Howard Baker, and former White House counsel, Lloyd Cutler concluded:
The most urgent unmet national security threat to the United States today is the danger that weapons of mass destruction or weapons-usable material in Russia could be stolen, sold to terrorists or hostile nation states, and used against American troops abroad or citizens at home.5
The danger is not merely theoretical. A recent report by the National Intelligence Council,6 which coordinates intelligence assessments from several US government agencies, lists several cases in the past decade in which a kilogram or more of weapons-usable material has been stolen or lost, including:
In addition to actual thefts, there have been dozens of incidents during the past ten years in which individuals and groups have stolen or attempted to steal uranium or plutonium from sites in the FSU, but have been caught.7 Given the inadequate Soviet-era record keeping for fissile material stocks, there is no way to know for sure that other significant diversions have not already occurred. If they have not, and security is not upgraded quickly, it may only be a matter of time before they do.
HEU Stockpiles - A Serious Threat, A Solvable Problem
Over the past years, there have been several appeals for a comprehensive program to address the problem of poorly secured nuclear weapons and materials in Russia and other nations of the Former Soviet Union.8 We support those pleas. However, the political will to fully fund an all-inclusive solution has not yet materialized. Pending the emergence of such support, this report proposes giving higher priority to the expansion of three existing approaches for reducing the number and size of HEU stockpiles in Russia and other countries.9 Thefts of HEU pose the most serious nuclear security threat of all (see Box #1); therefore, reducing HEU stockpiles should have the highest priority. In addition, these proposals all cost relatively little. They provide readily available solutions that can be pursued now to produce significant results quickly, while other efforts continue to address some of the more challenging long-term problems.
Efforts to reduce HEU stockpiles can produce results quickly and inexpensively because:
While the downblending of HEU may involve some political challenges, these challenges pose less of an obstacle than those associated with plutonium disposition.10
Although intact nuclear weapons and plutonium pose a credible threat, both the US and Russia can significantly benefit from HEU stockpile reductions. The following proposals for reducing HEU stockpiles in Russia are relatively easy and inexpensive steps that have substantial payoffs for both countries in enhanced nuclear security.
Three Proposals to Expand Efforts to Reduce HEU Stockpiles in Russia
In 1993, the United States agreed to purchase LEU derived from 500 metric tons11 of HEU from dismantled Russian nuclear weapons. This agreement, commonly referred to as "the HEU deal," has proven to be one of the most successful of all US-Russian nonproliferation programs. Since 1993, about 140 tons of Russian weapons-origin HEU has been blended into LEU12 and sold for use as fuel in nuclear power plants. This transaction was facilitated by USEC Inc., the American company currently responsible for implementing the HEU deal. However, implementation of this agreement is limited by the rate at which LEU can be sold without disrupting the international market for nuclear fuel. Under the current schedule, the full 500 tons of HEU will not be eliminated until 2013. Furthermore, if all Russian nuclear weapons scheduled for retirement are eliminated, there will be hundreds of tons of additional excess HEU in storage (see Proposal 1).
A significant portion of Russia's HEU is not used in nuclear weapons and so is not covered under the HEU deal. This material is located at storage facilities, research institutes, nuclear fuel processing facilities, and other locations that generally have less security than storage sites for nuclear weapons and weapons-origin material.
The three proposals discussed below would all expand upon existing programs for reducing HEU stockpiles in Russia. All three are low-cost options that could be started and would produce results quickly without unduly affecting the market for nuclear fuel.
Under the first proposal, the United States government would pay Russia to blend the remaining HEU from the existing agreement, and additional quantities of excess weapons-origin HEU, to LEU as rapidly as practical. The blended LEU would be stored in Russia and sold for use as fuel for nuclear power plants at the same pace as under the current agreement.
Under the second proposal, the United States would provide incentives to civil institutions in Russia to reduce -- or preferably eliminate -- their use of and stocks of HEU. The HEU would be consolidated with larger, more secure stockpiles at other facilities and possibly be blended to LEU.13
Under the third proposal, the United States would help organizations that have Soviet-designed research reactors replace HEU fuel with high-density LEU fuel. Thus, security concerns need not interfere with the operation of research reactors that Russian institutes need for their continuing mission. A US-funded program in Russia is currently developing high-density LEU fuels that can provide similar performance to HEU fuel. Under this proposal, the United States would accelerate the research program and facilitate the transition of research reactors to LEU fuel.
The three proposals are described in detail below. An understanding of the existing HEU agreement is useful in putting these proposals into context. This agreement has been controversial and its implementation has proceeded in fits and starts. Proposals to further reduce HEU stockpiles will not be considered seriously unless the original agreement is proceeding and the new proposals do not threaten that operation. The history and status of the existing HEU deal is reviewed in Appendix B.


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Experience the calm waters of the Waitangi Estuary in a unique new way during this scenic, half-day kayaking tour.
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Having spent most of my career presenting sales training for hotel front desk and room reservations agents, it has been interesting these last few years to see an increasing number of upscale hotel and resort spa managers reaching out for the same type of sales and guest service excellence training. When you think about it, it makes complete sense as they face many of the same challenging call scenarios as hotel front desk and reservations agents. Examples include callers who:Have been online prior to calling but who need the personal reassurance that the spa is a good choice, which only a human voice can offer.Are confused by the often overly-extensive menu of massage and treatment options.Have read conflicting online spa guest reviews and social media postings.Have specialized needs, such as physical limitations or health concerns.Want to request special services and/or to make arrangements not listed online.Further, although some hotel and resort spas offer online booking options, as of this writing the majority require the guest to call in advance to schedule their treatment or therapy. So it is wise that todays spa directors are realizing that those who answer the phones at the spa front desk need to move from being order-takers to consultative sales advisors. Rather than re-stating the same list of treatments and therapies that the guest has most likely already seen online, todays frontline colleagues need to see their goal as being to help the caller finalize their decision and commit to making a reservation right now. Unfortunately, what our KTN call coaches all too often find when we first being telephone mystery shopping for new spa clients is that the front desk agents who answer the phones see their role as appointment makers and not consultative advisors. More often than not when our mystery shoppers start off with statements such as Hello, Im planning to visit your spa when Im in town with my mother next month
or Hi, Im going to be staying at your resort for a girlfriends getaway
we hear them respond with statements such as:"Okay, what date are you visiting? What time of day are you looking for?"What treatment do you want to book? and "Do you prefer a male or female therapist?Instead, spa directors should be training their agents to take control of the call and to initiate a personalized conversation with statements and questions such as: Certainly, I can assist you with those plans. May I ask you a few questions to help me better assist you with scheduling your visit? This allows the agent to manage the flow of the conversation and also puts them in the role of consultative advisor versus order-taker / appointment-maker. Here are some training tips from our KTN spa reservations training programs. As with all hospitality industry telephone sales calls, agents should welcome guests with a genuine and authentic sounding greeting, spoken slowly and with enthusiasm. Next, it is important to use an Investigative Selling Process to fully understand the story behind the callers plans:Spa front desk agents should listen with empathy to the callers opening remarks, making it interactive by re-stating the callers remarks such as, Oh, a girlfriends getaway vacation, now that sounds fun! Similarly, they should also use the information they again from listening actively to fully understand the situation or circumstance for which the caller is making plans. There is a big difference between a caller who is bringing her mom for a mother / daughter getaway to reconnect, and the caller who is bringing her mother who has just completed a series of chemotherapy treatments or to celebrate the 5th anniversary of being cancer-free. After asking a question similar to the example from the paragraph above, agents should ask additional questions that are specific to the callers situation or story such as:- Have you visited our spa before?- Do you have a particular treatment or therapy in mind, or are you looking for assistance in selecting?- So that I can recommend the best body treatments, do you have any particular physical areas of concern that you want the therapist to focus on, such as a back problems or arthritis? - Are you interested in working out in our extensive fitness center during your visit or just relaxing?- Are you planning on enjoying our spa cuisine? (If yes
) Do you have any special dietary requirements?- Is there something special youre looking for that Ive not yet mentioned? Having discovered details about the story behind the callers plans, spa front desk agents need to be properly trained to use descriptions of treatments and therapies that are alluring and enticing. Instead, when our KTN mystery shoppers call our newest clients, we tend to hear agents that simply list the facts such as With the hot stone massage the therapist places hot stones on your back after giving you a massage or With the deep tissue massage, the therapist will press more deeply than with the traditional massage option. Instead, spa front desk agents should use descriptions that include alluring words that evoke imagery in the callers mind and that appeal to emotions versus intellect. It is easy to provide your team with a word list that includes language such as invigorating, stimulating, relaxing, and revitalizing. Yet having the list of descriptive words alone will not provide the skills needed for personalized conversational selling. Similarly, if all the spa director does is provide written descriptions to read that were put together by the Public Relations or Marketing team, the spa front desk agents will sound like scripted robots who spew out the same information to all callers. Instead, spa managers should first have the team brainstorm their own list of alluring and enticing words, and then to each put those words together into sample phrases they would feel comfortable using to describe the various treatments or therapies to real-world callers. They should then role-play using these descriptions for various types of call stories during the training. Finally, when our mystery shoppers call the spa front desk staff of new clients who have not yet been trained, we rarely hear them encouraging callers to commit to making a spa reservation right now. Instead we usually hear them say Okay, well thanks for calling, or perhaps If you do want to reserve an appointment, give us a call back. We are here from 9am until 7pm. Instead, spa front desk agents should offer to secure the appointment right now with statements and questions that create urgency such as:"May I secure that appointment now for you while it is still open?"Our weekend schedule tends to fill-up in advance; would you like me to lock-in that appointment now while you check with your (family or friend who is also visiting) companions?This will ensure that the caller gets the treatment they want, during the time frame when they wanted it, and with the gender of therapist that they preferred. If spa front desk agents dont secure the appointment during the first call, the guest may call back later to find that the only open times are earlier or later than their original preference. Or worse yet, they might wait until they are in-house only to find that the spa schedule is entirely booked, thus resulting in a complaint to the hotel manager or a negative online Facebook comment.By training your spa front desk reservations team on techniques for consultative selling such as these, you will not only generate more spa revenue, but you will also provide more fulfilling guest experience that will result in positive guest reviews and social media postings.Doug Kennedy is President of the Kennedy Training Network, Inc. a leading provider of customized training programs and telephone mystery shopping services for the lodging and hospitality industry. Doug continues to be a fixture on the industrys conference circuit for hotel companies, brands and associations, as he been for over two decades.
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Solo show by Sebastian Hammwöhner at Art Brussels
Booth no. 3c-19
Plus a selection of works by Darren Almond, Andre Butzer, Peter Coffin, Axel Hütte
, Nathan Mabry, Stefan Rinck, Katja Strunz, Gavin Turk, Gabriel Vormstein
Patricia Low Contemporary is pleased to present a solo exhibition by Sebastian Hammwöhner, alongside works by artists Darren Almond, Andre Butzer, Peter Coffin, Axel Hütte, Nathan Mabry, Stefan Rinck, Katja Strunz, Gavin Turk and Gabriel Vormstein.
Sebastian Hammwöhner's (b. in Frechen, Germany 1974) textile and rug drawings are laboriously handmade pastels on blackpaper. Highlighting his presentation for Art Brussels are the appropriations of Afghan war rugs, a series ofarchaic textiles from the Middle East and Americas, and a carpet drawing of a bastardized U.S. one hundreddollar note with a rough portrait of Benjamin Franklin. Deceptively realistic a thick frame and anti-reflectiveglass encloses them like vitrines preserving an antiquated object.
The work of Sebastian Hammwöhner is in the permanent collections of the Musée d'Art Contemporain of Bordeaux and the Sammlung zeitgenössischer Kunst der Bundesrepublik Deutschland.


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This information describes thyroid function tests.
Thyroid function tests are blood tests. They let your doctor see if you have the right amount of thyroid hormone in your blood. The doctor uses the test results to make sure you are getting the right dose of thyroid hormone replacement.
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH) test is the most important blood test used. That is because it is more sensitive than other tests. TSH is secreted by the pituitary gland in the brain. It stimulates your thyroid to work. The normal range differs slightly from one lab to another. At MSKCC the normal range is 0.35-5.5 mIU/L.
Free Thyroxine (FT4), is another blood test we use. It tells us how much "free" or available thyroid hormone you have in your blood.
Thyroglobulin is a protein in the blood. It is produced only by thyroid cells. We measure the level of the protein if you had thyroid cancer. This helps us monitor your cancer after treatment. Rising levels could mean that you need more tests and follow up to be sure your cancer has not returned.
If you have medullary thyroid cancer, other tests are also used to monitor your cancer.


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JACKSON, MS (WLBT) - Mississippi's legislative session begins Tuesday, January 5th, 2010 and this year lawmakers are working to figure out what to do with the budget.
"This year we've got the money issues, and we've got to come together on the floor before we can call this year a success," State Senator Terry Burton (R) of District 31, Lauderdale, Newton, and Scott counties.
With Mississippi being a recession, Burton doesn't for see any major policy shifts happening during this session.
"We won't be initiating any new policy issues or those types of things that would require any new funding, because we simply don't have any room to grow," Senator Burton said.
Meanwhile, State Senator David Blount (D) of District 29, Hinds County says with revenues being down, the state will have to allocate fund appropriately and work with what they have.
"It's going to be a tough session, so what we've got to do is prioritize. And we've got to find ways to make our government run more efficiently to squeeze more service out of the money that we do have," Senator Blount said.
Both Senator Burton and Blount say education will be at the forefront of this session's discussion.
Senator Blount thinks raising long term standards for better education in the state will help keep the Mississippi economy from going into future recessions.
"That we don't forget that education has got to be our top priority in the state, because long term raising the education of our people is what's going to get us out of these recessions," Senator Blount said.
The Islamic State militant group released a video Tuesday that it claimed shows the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff.More >>
The Islamic State militant group released a video Tuesday that it claimed shows the beheading of American journalist Steven Sotloff.More >>


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Ten memorable moments from the past week in TV
There are moments when TV takes you somewhere sublime - and moments when you bump into something totally ridiculous. Here's where you can relive ten of those moments from the past week.
With the exception of true blood these shows are why I got rid of my tv programming provider and went back to antenna tv. It is free, in HD for the most part and I don't get these and other crap programming on the idiot box. Now I understand the true meaning of idiot box. Thank the heavens I also do not get the other drivel such as, so you think you can dance, sing and the other reality shows that are a waste of air time and to you sponsors of this crap, I have also cleared out your products and stopped purchasing them because you support this kind of ****.
Even in true blood the acting, if this is what you call it is over kill and poor at best. Trying to convince your audience of the show, plot and outcome are for the most part sub par. Most of the lines related o the subject mater are mute points and I find hard to kept interested in the story line.
Wat ever happened to shows with thought out plots, comedies, sitcoms like from the 60's &70's.
Antenna ty programming by far much better.
The do****entaries on History, Geography and even Military are more entertaining than 95% of the programming on tv today, at least you learn something and are entertained at te same time.
Joan Rivers will reportedly be taken out of her medically induced coma so doctors can establish her status.
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What began as a routine report before the Senate Finance Committee Tuesday ended with [Federal Reserve chairman Ben] Bernanke passionately disavowing the entire concept of currency, and negating in an instant the very foundation of the world's largest economy.
"Though raising interest rates is unlikely at the moment, the Fed will of course act appropriately if we…if we…" said Bernanke, who then paused for a moment, looked down at his prepared statement, and shook his head in utter disbelief. "You know what? It doesn't matter. None of this—this so-called 'money'—really matters at all."
"It's just an illusion," a wide-eyed Bernanke added as he removed bills from his wallet and slowly spread them out before him. "Just look at it: Meaningless pieces of paper with numbers printed on them. Worthless."
According to witnesses, Finance Committee members sat in thunderstruck silence for several moments until Sen. Orrin Hatch (R-UT) finally shouted out, "Oh my God, he's right. It's all a mirage. All of it—the money, our whole economy—it's all a lie!"
Cartoon of the dayPosted: 22 March 2013 in Uncategorized
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Hiding their heads in the sandPosted: 19 January 2013 in Uncategorized
Tags: 1929, 2007, Bernanke, Federal Reserve, Great Depression, Second Great Depression, United States
We now know, thanks to the release of the minutes of the 7 August 2007 meeting of the Federal Open Market Committee, that those in attendance were acting like ostriches: foolishly ignoring the mounting economic problems, while hoping they would magically vanish.
Here, for example, is William Poole, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis:
My own bet is that the financial market upset is not going to change fundamentally what's going on in the real economy. First of all, bank capital is not impaired. So unlike in some past cases, when losses on real estate impaired bank capital and thus affected the lending in areas that had nothing to do with real estate, I don't think that's the case this time. Second, the fact that some LBO deals fall through isn't going to change what those companies are producing. The fact that the ownership hasn't changed doesn't change the company's profit-maximizing level of production in the short run. Obviously, that could change, but it seems to me that the best information that we now have is that this financial market upset is going to settle out and not have major repercussions on the real economy, putting the housing part aside. Thank you. (p. 57)
As it turns out, the Board of Governors of the Fed performed a similar ostrich-like move back in February 1929.* As you can see from the extracts pasted below, Adolph C. Miller was clearly aware of increased speculation in the stock market (a month before the crash in March) but he and a majority of the other members of the board chose not to make a public statement.
Apparently, the officials in charge of the Federal Reserve acted—in 2007 as in 1929—like ostriches with their heads in the sand, hoping the accumulating stresses and strains in the economy would magically vanish.
And, of course, they didn't—leaving us in both cases on the road to a great depression.
*The minutes of the 2 February meeting are available as a pdf file here.
Wall Street hold 'emPosted: 25 November 2012 in Uncategorized
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The series continues with the King of Diamonds: Ben Bernanke.
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Erica Saben's passions have taken her near and far. She studied dance, political science, and Caribbean culture in Kingston, Jamaica, before returning to the United States to perform with several multicultural companies. A juggling gig in Philadelphia introduced her to two local circus experts who knew the director of Philadelphia School of Circus Arts. From this chance meeting blossomed a new chapter in her life: in addition to teaching her her big-top skills such as aerials and tightwire, they introduced her to Chinese acrobat Lin Junming, who would become her resident acrobatics coach when she founded Charm City Movement Arts.
Nestled between Canton and Brewer's Hill, the studio and performance space lets children and adults live the lives of professional circus performers without having to sneak into a tent disguised as a barrel of clown feed. Each instructor boasts experience in diverse movement backgrounds: Lin is also a member of the Fujian Acrobatics Troupe of China, and managing director Paco Fish has taken home awards in several Southern burlesque competitions. Other instructors draw from backgrounds in rock climbing, slacklining, acrobatics, and aerial work. Using this range of skills, they teach students the basics of Western and Chinese acrobatics, Broadway tap-dancing, modern dance, juggling, unicycling, and blends of clowning and burlesque. When not in class, staffers and students also hone their own chops as performers in seasonal dance and circus shows.
The faculty members at the School of Rock believe that immersion is the best way to learn any new skill, which is why they don't just teach students how to traverse the notes and rhythms of guitar, bass, drums, keyboard, and vocals in isolation. In addition to teaching students the technical skills during one-on-one lessons, the professional music instructors push them to fuse their individual parts into songs during full band practices with fellow beginner rockers. This combination of one-on-one attention and cooperative group learning helps kids of all skill levels hone their craft while overcoming common pitfalls such as stage fright or playing off-tempo. As kids learn to shred riffs, pound out drum solos, and summon Ronnie James Dio by hitting the correct vibrato atop a silver mountain, the classes build their confidence and kick-start a lifetime of loving rock 'n' roll.
The Modell Performing Arts Center at the Lyric has a deep history that stretches back to the 1890s, when frequent polkas filled the air on summer evenings and the walls were decked out in beer-garden fashion. Throughout the following century, acts ranging from demonstrations of electric cooking to performances by Ella Fitzgerald and Robin Williams have inspired awe and given cause for recent restoration.
Led by certified instructor Elaine Seidman, Turning Pointe Dance Academy aims to not only imbue exercises on students, but also to help them tone muscles and improve coordination and general fitness. Classes are designed to be accessible to guests of all fitness levels, and include Vinyasa-style yoga classes that focus on alignment, strength, and flexibility as well as dance fusion classes that get hearts racing while combining ballet, jazz, and modern dance.
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Parking fines to be refunded for Market Car Park, in Northwich
7:30am Wednesday 19th February 2014 in News By Gina Bebbington, Chief Reporter
COUNCIL bosses have been forced to cancel parking fines and give drivers their money back because the signs were not good enough in a Northwich car park.
Cheshire West and Chester Council (CWAC) plans to install new signage at the Market Car Park, in Watling Street, after complaints from traders and shoppers that the rules were not clear.
The car park is only open to the public on Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Sunday.
On market days, which fall on Tuesday, Friday and Saturday, the car park is for market traders only, who have to display a permit in their vehicle.
The only exception is for Blue Badge holders who can use the car park every day, with their badge correctly displayed.
Since CWAC took over the responsibility for parking enforcement from police in November 2013, a number of motorists have been stung by fines.
Weaverham woman Janet Wilson said: "Once I found it, the sign I missed on entering, that had been turned the other way, does not look like a official sign just says 'market traders only on market days' with no mention of being closed to other vehicles and gives no warning of a penalty.
"The other sign down the other end of the car park towards the banks is so high it is untrue.
"I've since been past the market car park during the day and there were lots of cars parked that had fell victim also with the yellow penalty notice stickers on their windows.
"We all cannot be stupid for parking there and not realising it is restricted?"
Clr Lynn Riley, CWAC's executive member for localities, said: "Since the council took over this responsibility, we have been contacted by traders and shoppers who have told us they were unclear about the regulations because the signs were not visible enough.
"We are grateful to those people who took the time to raise this with us and hope that the new signage makes the car park easier for everyone to use.
"In the interests of fairness, we have now cancelled all fines issued by the council to vehicles parked on market days and no further signs will be issued until the new signs are in place."
To arrange a refund for a fine paid under these circumstances ring CWAC on 0300 123 7024 or email email@example.com.
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Shame they did not do the same on the one way system in town. Like most people I would love to know what the cost is so far for altering all the junctions, signs etc surely the money could have been much better spent ? how can they justify such vast expenditure when the traffic system worked before with no problems. If its not broken then why mend it ?
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Online House Hunter: Where to move to in 2012
IT'S neither rocket science – nor an exact one – to point out that house prices tend to perform better where the local economy is stronger. So it was intriguing to catch sight this week of the Centre for Cities report on the cities that are expected to do well in 2012 – and those not expected to fare quite so well.
The "independent, non partisan research and policy institute committed to improving the economic performance of UK cities" do at least suggest some parts of Britain will do well this year but say the gap between cities is widening and – for example- says there are "six times more claimants in the most troubled neighbourhood in Rochdale than there are in the most troubled neighbourhood in Cambridge".
Their annual index and accompanying report suggests those cities facing the greatest challenges include (links take you to the Independent property search engine page for that city) Doncaster, Hull, Newport, Sunderland and Swansea. This is because they have, say Centre for Cities, "fewer people with high skills, more claiming jobseekers allowance and a larger proportion of their total jobs are made up by the public sector".
The five to watch – and they note the number of patents registered per 100,000 of the population as an indicator of skills and innovation – are Aberdeen, Cambridge, Edinburgh, London and Milton Keynes.
Hull's average house price is £93,285 while Edinburgh's is £225,378. Doncaster comes in at £125,011 is £329,736 (the national average is £160,780). Of course there many more factors than the local economy that affect house prices but if you're looking to start a career and are prepared to move house it makes for an interesting exercise to see which city might be the best for you. And the think tank also has an impressive data app with factsheets on a number of the UK cities. Certainly one to bookmark.
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The 2nd OSU Building Energy Challenge has begun! Running the entire month of February 2011, the Building Energy Challenge aims to reduce energy consumption through the combined effects of individual action by occupants of participating buildings. By using no-to-low cost actions such as turning off computers and lights, unplugging non-essential equipment, and replacing incandescent lamps with compact fluorescents (CFLs), we can significantly reduce our energy consumption.
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Jorge Munoz is a Colombian immigrant and obtained his legal residency in the United States of America in 1987. That however, is not his story.
His real story culminates in the dark hours of the night when at about 9:30 p.m., after working a full time job of his own, Jorge arrives,just like a knight in medieval times, only mounted in a white truck rather than on a white horse. He carries with him hot food, coffee or hot chocolate. Jorge Munoz and his family have been doing this for more than four years every day and he estimates he has delivered more than 70,000 meals.
His operation runs flawlessly. Jorge rises at 5:00 a.m. to drive his bus route returning to his home more than 12 hours later. Jackson Heights, N.Y. has a corner that Jorge has taken on as his own. The unemployed and hungry he has been helping count on him to arrive and he does not disappoint. He and his family are funding this operation, donating out of need not abundance. With the current economic downturn, numbers are increasing. He or his sister deliver food of some kind every night. There are no "days of rest" for Jorge because he knows that people will go hungry if he does not arrive.
His salary and family savings supply the food, his heart supplies the mercy and his hands are God's hands. He did not win CNN's Hero award but Columbia, his place of birth and America, now his home, can point to Jorge Munoz with pride
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Updated 11:10am Tuesday 28th January 2014 in News By Zoie O'Brien, Reporter - Waltham Forest
A teacher who has worked in Epping Forest for 32 years has been honoured at an awards ceremony.
Stephen Murray, of Roding Valley High School, received a Lifetime Achievement Award at the Essex Teaching Awards.
Mr Murray said: "I am absolutely thrilled by this award and would like to thank the school for nominating me.
"Teaching is a hard, full-on job but each day is different, nearly always enjoyable and each day usually has its own moment of magic."
Headteacher Paul Banks said Mr Murray has made an 'amazing' contribution to children''s education.
Mr Murray was one of four Essex teachers to receive a Lifetime Achievement award.
All the winners will now be entered into the National Teaching Awards.
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Coast path alert for Somerset walkers
WALKERS along the Somerset coast are being warned to watch out for landslides after the recent heavy rains.
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"They say I am a street photographer for the underwater world. I get dangerous animals close, personal, and intimate."—Paul Nicklen
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Paul Nicklen, a perfectionist with his assignments, failure is not an option, the end results are beautiful images to move and motivate people. Paul Nicklen is one of the hardest working reporters/photographers for the National Geographic, so says it's Vice President Mr. Andy van Duym.
Paul Nicklen, now living on Vancouver island in Canada had spent a fair amount of time as a youth living with some of the Inuit Indians on Baffin Island. Baffin Island is north, far north, and very cold.
Paul is currently working on six stories simultaneously. He has been working on orcas (Killer Whales-Orcinus orca) in Norway and in extremely cold and interesting conditions, above and below the water. Paul Nicklen's work takes him much further south to Antarctica to work with Emperor Penguins, leopard seals and walruses. The Emperor penguins have found a way of increasing their speed in times of need (when being hunted as food). The Emperor penguins can swim at speeds greater than 30 miles an hour for short spurts. While under the water they achieve these speeds by squeezing the air bubbles from between their feathers, injecting them as a form of lubricant into the water to allow them less resistance while transiting the water.
The speed that the Penguins can release these bubbles from their feathers and make use of their speed increase is only a matter of a few fractions of a second as witnessed by the photography Paul Nicklen showed.
The polar bears in the Arctic, the opposite end of the world from Antarctica
are in a precarious situation where we are seeing the polar ice shelf diminishing
significantly. Global warming's effect is visible as the white snow ice sheets of the North Pole region begin to melt, as they warm up they lose their reflective capabilities and become darker blue, as they become darker blue and/or green they absorb more solar energy and hence more warmth and their melting is expedited.
The ice thickness in the North Arctic should be 12 feet or more in thickness for to be a year-round event (permanent ice) when the ice melts away it can only gain maybe 3 feet in a year or less and the ecosystem for the seals and the polar bears is threatened or destroyed with the destruction of the ice.
Global warming should be a global warning and concern for the lives of humans and the lives of those seeing the changes right now to their lives.
This renowned photojournalist doesn't run from fear. In fact, he chases it. From capturing the beauty of emperor penguins in the icy waters of Antarctica to photographing Canada's elusive Spirit Bears, Nicklen faces incredible hardships and danger in pursuit of powerful, close-up images of iconic wildlife.
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"We thought if people could see the way these animals lived and played together, and witness their subtle acts of compassion and care, perhaps some of the fear and misunderstanding swirling around wolves would dissipate"—Jim and Jamie Dutcher
In a tented camp in Idaho, the Dutchers spent six years observing the social behavior of the Sawtooth wolves—as documented in a series of Emmy Award-winning films. Recognizing the need to educate the public about the alarming eradication of these animals, the couple founded the nonprofit organization Living with Wolves in 2005.
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it should come to no surprise that the colts rested their key players. I wasn't. In fact, i was expecting it.The only thing i didn't expect was when they pulled peyton. trust me, i was screaming at the television and yelling at everyone around me who was trying to calm me down. (It didn't work) But now that the game has settled and i hae accepted it and looking forward to the post season, i realized why i was so angry. they only had a five point lead at the time. that was way too soon. The O was moving pretty easily. If they would have just scored one more touchdown before they were taken out, i dont think i would have been as mad. Then it would be a two possession game. It was just weird the way the colts played it. Manning wasn't getting hit and they were clicking, why not one more series? The game could have been completely turned around. The colts might have won it if they pulled him then.
But i do agree to some extent to prevent injuries. The ultimate goal is the sb and you try to get there with all your cards. The last couple play off losses were not because of rust, but because (mostly defense) the key starters were gone. 08- brackett, 07- freeney and mathis/brock on one leg. So i understand the decision, i still think it was the wrong move. THey were so close to history. The players and the team deserve the right to go for it and i feel like they were cheated the most. You saw their expressions on the sidelines, they were deflated, and heart broken they were being taken out of the game. When you have two winnable games to go undefeated and even win a sb to go 19-0, you go for it.
while i disagree with the move, im not part of the organization. there is a reason i am here and not on the colts staff. It just felt weird and awkward when they did take the starters out and i think that's what irked me the most. the game was too close. one more series, hopefully a td, and put the game a little mroe out of reach. The d played very well and think the colts might have one if that scenario worked out. Man, i would hate to be caldwell right now. he was in a no win situation. I just feel bad for painter. I hope he realises that they weren't booing him, they were booing the coaches for not going for the perfect season.
don't worry, this team will be fine and hopefully kick some ass in the playoffs! There is so much veteran leadership on this team, i would be shocked if the colts completely lay an egg in the playoffs. they are 14-1. better then any other team in the league with the best QB in the league. Here's to another sb!


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Jacksonville Jaguars running back Maurice Jones-Drew is doing something few in the NFL are doing -- sticking up for Blaine Gabbert.
MJD responded to an anonymous former coach's criticism of Gabbert, when the former coach referred to the former Missouri quarterback as "Blame Gabbert," because of Gabbert's unwillingness to hold himself accountable for poor play.
Jones-Drew would have liked if that coach told Gabbert to his face, rather than airing his dirty laundry anonymously, according to Jacksonville.com.
"For that coach to come out and say that, that's not what a man should do," Jones-Drew said. "You have a problem, tell it to his face. You don't air somebody out after you're gone. That happens too much in this league.
"It just [ticks] me off that people talk about the guy like that. I get upset about it because people think it's easy to learn [a new playbook], let alone learn what everybody is doing around you."
Gabbert has struggled mightily in his professional career. As a starting quarterback, Gabbert boasts an ugly 5-19 record. In his first two seasons, Gabbert completed 53.8-percent of his passes for 3,876 yards, averaging just 5.61 yards per attempt, while throwing 21 touchdowns and 17 interceptions.
Still just 23 years old, Gabbert has time on his side, as he attempts to become Jacksonville's franchise quarterback. With Gus Bradley in place as Jacksonville's head coach, Gabbert will have to impress his new coach sooner rather than later, since Bradley was not responsible for drafting Gabbert.
At the least, Gabbert has the support of Jacksonville's running back, but he'll have to show poise in the locker room and results on the football field in 2013 if he's going to be Jacksonville's long-term answer at quarterback.
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