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November 30, 2007
Congress Returns to Heavy Workload Session
Congress returns to session next week in what will likely be a frenetic legislative period until this session of Congress comes to a close, probably just before Christmas. While major legislation is pending in several areas, there are a number of health related bills likely to be considered by Congress in the next couple of weeks that have a direct impact on the respiratory, critical care and sleep community.
One such bill that has the entire physician community on edge is Medicare legislation to avert the 10% cut in Medicare physician reimbursement scheduled for 2008. Unless Congress acts, physicians will see a 10% cut in Medicare reimbursements starting January 1, 2008. So far, the House has passed legislation to avert the cut and the Senate is expected to consider its version of the bill next week.
The Medicare bill will likely be a legislative vehicle for a number of health related provisions that will impact the provider community. It is likely that the Senate bill, much like the House passed bill, will include cuts in Medicare reimbursement for oxygen, Medicare managed care payments, and other Medicare cuts. The ATS is hoping there will be some positives in the Senate bill as well, such as legislation to create a national Medicare coverage policy for pulmonary rehabilitation.
Closely related to the Medicare bill is the fate of the State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). This legislation has become a political football between Congress and the White House, with Democrats (and many Republicans) seeking an expansion of the popular program to provide health insurance to children in low income families, while the White House objects to the cost. This issue will likely consume a lot of Congressional time and energy.
Also on the docket for the next couple of weeks is the fate of the 11 annual appropriations bills that fund the U.S. federal government. To date, only two of the 12 annual appropriations bills have passed Congress, one of which was vetoed by the President, the other was signed into law. At stake for the research community are funding increases for research programs at the VA, NIH, CDC and other federal research programs. Congressional leaders will have to develop an end game strategy for passing these appropriations bills prior to adjournment.
ATS Join Amicus Brief in Supreme Court Case Against the Tobacco Industry
In November, the ATS joined selected physician organizations in filing an amicus brief in the U.S. Supreme Court case US v. Philip Morris to expand the range of corrective actions that the Department of Justice can take against the tobacco industry for its decades of deceptive business practices. This case has a long and interesting history.
Under the Clinton Administration, the US Department of Justice (DOJ) used the racketeering influenced and corrupt organizations laws – better known as RICO, against the tobacco industry. RICO statues have typically used against organized crime and just recently against groups alleged to support terrorism. Under the Clinton Administration, the DOJ was seeking approximately $280 billion in damages from the tobacco industry. In 2005, the Bush Administration tried to stop the DOJ effort but finally let case move forward, but scaled back the financial damages to $14 billion.
In 2006, Federal court judge Gladys Kessler found the tobacco industry has violated the Racketeering Influence and Corrupt Organization law (RICO) by engaging in a decade long campaign of deceptive practices to sell tobacco products. These violations include: hiding from the public the known health effects of tobacco, deliberately manipulating nicotine content to enhance the addictive powers of tobacco products, and intentionally marketing tobacco products to children.
Before Judge Kessler could issue corrective actions against the tobacco industry, the tobacco industry appealed to the federal appellate court, seeking to limit the range of financial corrective actions that were available to Judge Kessler to invoke against the tobacco industry. The tobacco industry was successful in the appellate decision in significantly limiting the financial remedies available to Judge Kessler.
After the appellate court decisions, Judge Kessler established the following corrective actions against the tobacco industry:
- Banning the use of "light" mild, low-tar, natural and any other term that implies a health claim
- Place "corrective statements" in major media outlets
- Publicly disclose tobacco industry documents
- Publicly release marketing data for the next 10 years
In her strongly worded opinion against the tobacco industry, Judge Kessler stated she was prevented from issuing other more forceful corrective actions, such as financial fines, by a previous appellate decision of the court regarding this case.
In both court actions, the ATS participated in amicus briefs seeking strong financial and non financial correction actions be taken against the tobacco industry.
The case now has been appealed by DOJ to the US Supreme Court. Under the Bush Administration, the DOJ has little interest in using the RICO provisions against the tobacco industry. However, the Bush Administration is concerned that if the appeals courts precedent of scaling back RICO provision corrective remedies stands, then the DOJ will not be able to use RICO in terrorism cases. So while the tobacco control community and the Bush Administration have significantly differing views on the US v Philip Morris case, they have a shared interest in preserving corrective actions under RICO.
The amicus brief filed by ATS encourages the U.S. Supreme Court to recognize the decades of addiction, disease and death caused by the tobacco industry and allows the Department of Justice to seek financial corrective actions against the tobacco industry including:
- Significant financial penalties if the tobacco companies continue to market to our children and fail to achieve targets to reduce youth smoking rates.
- A national public education and counter-marketing campaign to correct more than 50 years of tobacco industry lies and prevent future deception.
- An independent, court-appointed monitor charged with supervising the implementation of the remedies ordered by the Court
Oral arguments in the US v. Philip Morris case will be heard in the Spring of 2008. A decision is expected in Fall of 2008.
ATS Joins Letter on Animals in Research
This week the ATS joined other medical societies, veterinary medical associations, and advocacy groups on a letter concerning the use of domestic animals, specifically dogs and cats, in biomedical research. The letter was sent in opposition to an amendment to legislation reauthorizing agricultural programs, called the Farm Bill, sponsored by Sen. Akaka (D-HI), that would eliminate the use of non-purpose-bred dogs and cats in biomedical research. Sen. Akaka's amendment responds to a concern about pet theft, but the Animal Welfare Act and USDA regulations now provide strong protections against this and in recent years there have been virtually no documented cases of pets being stolen for use in medical research.
Researchers have indicated that in certain translational or pre-clinical research there is a need for older, more genetically diverse and larger-sized dogs that animals bred specifically for research purposes do not provide. Without access to more genetically diverse animals, vital research into heart failure, high blood pressure, obesity, breathing disorders, and diseases and conditions could be hampered. The Farm bill will be considered by the Senate within the next 2 weeks. The ATS Washington Office will continue to monitor this issue and alert members if their action is needed to support the use of non-purpose-bred animals for biomedical research.
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Nuala Moore | Senior Legislative Representative |
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The 'Snow White' stars may be on-screen enemies, but Charlize swears they're total BFFs when the cameras aren't rolling.
Believe it or not, it was friendship-at-first-sight for Snow White and the Huntsman stars Charlize Theron and Kristen Stewart. "You know when you meet someone and it's effortless? It was instantly amazing," Charlize told E! Online at the BAFTA Los Angeles tea party at the Four Seasons Hotel. "We couldn't shut up," she continued. "The plane landed and they were like, 'Get off the plane' and we were going on and on."
Charlize said she and K-Stew first met on the plane ride to San Diego Comic Con this past summer — after they had both signed on to do the movie — and their bonding continued when they finally reunited on set.
"I think we both love what we do and we came to play," Charlize said.
And before you start worrying that K-Stew is going to get her pretty little butt kicked in Snow White, Charlize told E!, "It's more like what Kristen does to me."
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Charlize & Kristen " Great minds think alike"
I just want to let everybody know that summer look will be Snow White. So start applying your sunscreen, let your hair grow and dye them black as a night. Also, latest lipstick trend…blood red. Actresses like Angie, Reese, Selina Gomez are already using them.
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At Mannings, each of the newly refurbished rooms are unique and completely kitted-out for a comfortable stay with a flat screen TV, free WiFi throughout the building, ipod docking system, hairdryer, iron/ironing board, tea and coffee, complimentary toiletries and ample working space.
Choose from 'Single', 'Double' or 'City' en-suite rooms or contemporary, city-style apartments which are also available in the former Georgian stable block, tucked away at the back of the property.
Continental breakfasts are served each morning in the stylish Mannings Restaurant. Here, classic, seasonal dishes are served continuously throughout the day until late using locally-sourced ingredients with a big side of Mannings style.
Mannings Bar is one of the city's favourites for cocktails with its signature flavours complementing a global wine list and array of beers all served in designer surroundings.
Mannings is just 3 minutes' walk from The Royal Cornwall Museum and 1 minute walk from the Hall for Cornwall theatre with the rest of Truro's shops on the doorstep.
Private parking is available at £6 per night and Truro train station is only 0.6 miles away. Mannings is a 20-minute drive to the beautiful maritime town of Falmouth while Newquay and its seven beaches and St Austell are both only a 25-minute drive away.
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Look at your body to reduce pain
10 February 2011
Simply looking at your body reduces pain, according to new research by BBSRC-funded scientists from UCL (University College London) and the University of Milano-Bicocca, Italy.
The team has been studying the relationships between sensory experiences - touch or pain, for example - bodily actions such as movement, and how it is that the brain is able to modify actions and sensory processing based on our perception of our own body as distinct from external objects. By understanding the fundamentals of how our brains and bodies integrate in this way, we can appreciate the bioscience that underpins many elements of physical and mental wellbeing.
Published in the journal Psychological Science, this new research shows that viewing your hand reduces the pain experienced when a hot object touches the skin. Furthermore, the level of pain depended on how large the hand looked - the larger the hand the greater the effect of pain reduction.
Flavia Mancini, the first author of the study, said "The image that the brain forms of our own body has a strong effect on the experienced level of pain. Moreover, the way the body is represented influences the level of pain experienced."
During the experiment, 18 participants had a heat probe placed on their left hand. The probe temperature was gradually increased, and participants stopped the heat by pressing a foot pedal as soon as they began to feel pain. The scientists used a set of mirrors to manipulate what the participants saw during the experiment. Participants always looked towards their left hand, but they either saw their own hand, or a wooden object appearing at the hand's location.
The team found that simply viewing the hand reduced pain levels: the pain threshold was about 3°C higher when looking at the hand, compared to when looking at another object.
Next, the team used concave and convex mirrors to show the hand as either enlarged or reduced in size. When the hand was seen as enlarged, participants tolerated even greater levels of heat from the probe before reporting pain. When the hand was seen as smaller than its true size, participants reported pain at lower temperatures than when viewing the hand at its normal size.
This suggests that the experience of pain arises in parts of the brain that represent the size of the body. The scientists' 'visual trick' may have influenced the brain's spatial maps of the skin. The results suggest that the processing of pain is closely linked to these brain maps of the skin.
Professor Patrick Haggard said: "Many psychological therapies for pain focus on the painful stimulus, for example by changing expectations, or by teaching distraction techniques. However, thinking beyond the stimulus that causes pain, to the body itself, may have novel therapeutic implications. For example, when a child goes to the doctor for a blood test, we tell them it will hurt less if they don't look at the needle. Our results suggest that they should look at their arm, but they should try to avoid seeing the needle, if that is possible!"
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For more information or to interview Prof Patrick Haggard or Flavia Mancini, please contact the UCL Media Realtions Office (see external contacts below).
'Visual distortion of body size modulates pain perception' will shortly be published in Psychological Science. Journalists can obtain copies of the paper by contacting UCL Media Relations.
The researchers include:
- Flavia Mancini, University of Milano-Bicocca, Milan & Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL
- Matthew R. Longo, Birkbeck, University of London
- Marjolein P.M. Kammers, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL
- Patrick Haggard, Institute of Cognitive Neuroscience, UCL
About UCL
Founded in 1826, UCL (University College London) was the first English university established after Oxford and Cambridge, the first to admit students regardless of race, class, religion or gender, and the first to provide systematic teaching of law, architecture and medicine. UCL is among the world's top universities, as reflected by performance in a range of international rankings and tables. Alumni include Marie Stopes, Jonathan Dimbleby, Lord Woolf, Alexander Graham Bell, and members of the band Coldplay. UCL currently has over 13,000 undergraduate and 9,000 postgraduate students. Its annual income is over £700M. www.ucl.ac.uk
About BBSRC
BBSRC is the UK funding agency for research in the life sciences. Sponsored by Government, BBSRC annually invests around £470M in a wide range of research that makes a significant contribution to the quality of life in the UK and beyond and supports a number of important industrial stakeholders, including the agriculture, food, chemical, healthcare and pharmaceutical sectors.
BBSRC provides institute strategic research grants to the following:
- The Babraham Institute
- Institute for Animal Health
- Institute of Biological, Environmental and Rural Sciences (Aberystwyth University)
- Institute of Food Research
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Reports in Italy overnight claim that should Carlo Ancelotti lose the Champions League final, Zinedine Zidane will be named the new Real Madrid Coach.
Gazzetta dello Sport have insisted that President Florentino Perez has already decided that should the current boss fail to beat Atletico Madrid in Lisbon, the former Blancos midfielder will be given his chance in the hot-seat.
It's an amazing revelation, after stories in the European Press have circulated in recent weeks suggesting that Zizou was not experienced enough to take charge at Santiago Bernabeu.
It has been thought that Zidane will be allowed to leave to take the Bordeaux or Monaco job this summer, before returning to the Spanish capital at a later date.
But the Milan-based sports daily say that is not the case, with the game tomorrow deciding his future.
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Known for its elegant design and fabulous location near the Jomtien Beach, the Grand Jomtien Palace Hotel in Pattaya is a luxury hotel where travelers will find the comfort and the convenience of their homes at reasonable rates. It is one of the hotels in Pattaya in Thailand and definitely one of the best that you can find in the city. The recreation facilities, the dining options or even the business facilities offered by this fabulous hotel are of international standards and suitable for a holiday of great comfort and luxury. |
Room Facilities at Grand Jomtien Palace Hotel in Pattaya The Grand Jomtien Palace Hotel in Pattaya has a total of 260 guestrooms spread across its 14 floors. The rooms are huge and offer a marvelous view of the beach area. They are well decorated and are furnished in the most opulent manner. The different kinds of rooms that are available in this hotel include Superior Room, Deluxe Room, Junior Suites and Jomtien Suites. All the rooms have attached bathrooms equipped with all the modern amenities. The various room facilities that one can find over here include satellite television, IDD telephone, mini bar and radio. The rooms are air-conditioned also. |
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The Sea Scape Coffee Shop A western comfort style open round the clock including room service. Enjoy yourself with a delicious European, Thai authentic especially seafood cuisine though out your imagination to the BLUE SCREEN of the Jomtien Bay. Hours: 24 hrs. |
Japanese Lamp After an exciting life along the beach, rest yourself with your cool favorite Drinks or special cocktail. While the live music from our house band entertain you starting from sweet memories song until the great jazz or new pop-music. Hours: 17.00-20.00 hrs. |
Flipper Pool Bar For sun seeker, our lovely swimming pool which situated on the fourth floor awaiting for one who love an outdoor life, of swimming, sunbathing or just drop by for a cool exotic drink with light snack. Hours: 09.00 – 18.00 hrs. |
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The business facilities are highly commendable over here. There are
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Jokes That Are "Too Soon"
Dear Dr. Plume,
      I just got back from a stand-up comedy show and the guy was telling jokes about Steve Irwin. Some idiot behind me kept saying "too soon." I've always wondered about the history of that phrase.
                                                                             -Tim in Houston, TX
Dear Tim,
      The "too soon" retort. This phrase, or variations on it, have been a part of the human experience since the very beginning of tasteless jokes.
      Anthropologists have uncovered some cave paintings from the last ice age where, it appears, someone made a humorous painting about a fellow caveman's mauling at the hands of a woolly mammoth only to have the painting smudged with water by an angry widow or friend who, it is believed, felt it was "too soon" to joke about such a thing.
      The earliest recorded instance (in the A.D.) occurred in 453, several minutes after Attila the Hun choked to death during a celebratory feast. In a poor attempt to lighten the mood, Jeffery the Hun shouted out "I'll have what he's having!" Delivering the "too soon" was Margaret the Hun, mistress of the deceased.
      The longest span between the event and a "too soon" situation occurred at a symposium on ancient Assyria, when professor Fredrick Pines from UW-Milwaukee spoke of how King Sennacherib had been killed by two of his sons, Adramalech and Sharezer, adding humorously: "I guess he should have thought twice about sending them to their rooms." After a pause, professor Alexander Meachum of Columbia University shouted: "Too soon." After 2,688 years, Meachum had still not healed emotional wounds from Sennacherib's untimely death. Though, some speculate he just didn't understand how the "too soon" thing works.
      The shortest span occurred in New York city in 1929. As his business partner jumped out of a 61st story window on Black Friday, Harvey Weldton said to his secretary: "I guess he should have invested in a parachute!" The secretary replied: "Too soon." Technically, this "too soon" joke occurred within -1 seconds of his partner's death.
      Some people may ask, how long is "not too soon" enough. I have made this handy chart that I refer to when preparing jokes for various functions.
- The corpse is visible from where you are standing: Too soon.
- Wreckage has not completely been removed from the site of the accident: Too soon.
- The deceased person's television show has not finished airing it's episodes filmed beforehand: Too soon.
- The trial of the suspected murderer has not yet reached the appeals process: Too soon.
- The appeals process has begun, but you are the one being prosecuted: Too soon.
- Somewhere they are still printing t-shirts with the name of the particular disaster you're joking about followed by the words "relief volunteer": Too soon.
- It is one hour or more following the death of the person who married a rich elderly man for his oil fortune, had an obnoxious television show, and appeared at multiple public events severely intoxicated: Ok.
      Sorry, that was all a little morbid, but it needed to be said.
      As an aside, a friend of mine once told me he heard a woman shout "too soon" after a male comedian used the phrase "too soon" in a joke. My friend jokingly said, "It was too soon for his too soon joke." I said, "I suppose that just makes him early." Wow. As you can imagine, that one gave me quite a chuckle.
                                                                             Very Truly Yours Me,
                                                                             Dr. Douglas H. Plume*


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Posted: April 07, 2009
The economy: Nightmare for the next generation
Will today's high school students become a generation of lost potential?
Mary ButlerFor young people today, the current recession is the least of their economic worries. Baby boomers and the massive burden they will place on Medicare and Social Security are far greater concerns, said panelists who participated in, "The Economy: Nightmare for the Next Generation," at the Conference on World Affairs on Tuesday in Boulder. CWA, in its 61st year, runs through Friday at the University of Colorado. Panels are free and open to the public.
"I say in advance, 'Thank you,'" joked panelist Mike Franc to the large audience of teens packed into Boulder High School's auditorium for the event.
Franc, a longtime veteran of Washington policymaking and vice president of government relations at the Heritage Foundation, however, didn't make light of the economic realities facing youth in years to come. The projected gap between financial outlays and revenues is enormous, he said, and lawmakers are doing everything they can to ignore such forecasts.
"It's not a pleasant future," said Franc, who has four children, including three teenagers.
Panelist Jim Smith, a retired U.S. Air Force brigadier general, said Social Security won't be a concern if young people start saving early: "You'll go out and get a job and get a car," Smith said. "But don't spend your paycheck on a car." Instead he said, "If you save $200 a month in a mutual fund from the time you're 20 until you're 28, and then never another dime, you'll have $780,000 for retirement," he said. "But if you wait until you're 28 and save $200 a month until you're 65, you'll have $100,000 less." And like the parent of four that he is, Smith's practical guidance included pushing careers in science, technology, engineering and math.
Meanwhile, panelist Deirdre McCloskey, who teaches economics, history, English, and communication at the University of Illinois at Chicago, mocked Smith's counsel and all the doomsday talk.
"You will have the prosperity of your parents - and you can screw it up, too, my dears," McCloskey said. "If you work hard at school and your job, you will do OK."
McCloskey said there is too much emphasis on the importance of getting a job. It's more important, she said, to spend time discovering one's passion. Most people in the world live on $3 a day, she said. "The average American makes and consumes $130 a day," McCloskey said. "Go forth and find your way. The economy's not going to stop you."
A Boulder High junior, who identified herself as Norah, asked McCloskey: "You tell us, 'Don't worry,' but what if we don't have an option to go to college anymore? What do you suggest we do?" Norah explained that many teens have greatly diminished college funds as a result of the crippled stock market.
"Don't you think there will be an entire generation of kids who never went to college, that there will be all this wasted potential?" Norah said.
McCloskey said, no, she doesn't believe that will happen. Rates of college admissions are up, McCloskey said. She advised students to try community college if university tuition is out of range - and said the recession won't last forever. Education is a lifelong endeavor, after all, she said.
"Don't worry," McCloskey said. "You are not part of a lost generation. I'm giving you my money back guarantee."
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Miso Cod
Miso Cod – delicious, moist, tender, and crazy delicious cod fish marinated with Japanese miso. This miso cod recipe is made famous by Nobu Matsuhisa.
I love Japanese food, but not every kind of Japanese food. For most people in the United States, Japanese food means sushi, sashimi, teriyaki, and tempura. While I enjoy teriyaki and tempura quite a bit, I don't really like sushi and sashimi all that much.
I know, how can I not like sushi and sashimi? Well, for starters, I am painfully fussy, selective, and peculiar when it comes to eating. I love little edibles but I have yet to acquire the liking for sushi. And when it comes to eating raw, there are only two kinds of raw food I would eat: oysters and geoduck clams (raw fish is too mushy for my taste). Well, there you have it. I am impossible to please and am very inconsistent when it comes to food.
Other than sushi and sashimi, I can pretty much acknowledge that I adore Japanese cooking—the light yet invigorating flavors and the delicate presentations. Japanese food is so refined, elegant and beautiful, just like this baked miso-marinated black cod.
Made famous by Nobu Matsuhisa and one of Robert De Niro's favorites, I fell in love with black cod with miso since the first time I had it. While this recipe is not too hard to make at home, ordering it at Japanese restaurants here in Southern California is quite expensive. So, I bought Nobu: The Cookbook and slowly but surely make all my favorite Japanese dishes (check out my baked scallops recipe).
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Wah, this fish looks so good like what you get high-class restaurant.
These dishes look amazing..I like trying new dishes..This looks awesome..I will surely try it someday..Thanks for sharing such a wonderful dish recipe..
Amazing photography! I'm hungry now. What is the bud on top of the fish?
I don't have those Jap marinade sauces. :O …
Impeccable presentation!
But still, fish very small piece ler…This dish is so beautifully presented! I am sure it tastes delicate, too. :)
Rasam, thanks so much for this blog, I love Malaysian food. I will try your Nasi Lamak soon. :D
I did something similar
but my pics aren't as good as yours.
Your miso marinated cod fish looks really, really good. I dare say, it looks better than the one they serve at Nobu.
Unlike you, I love sushi and sashimi, and raw food. I love raw broccoli, cauliflower, cucumbers, tomatoes, (basically any salads). I also love my hamburger medium rare (ie. seared on the outside, raw in the inside). I had beef tartar for the first time in Zurich three years ago and loved it.
I think the reason I love raw food so much is because I don't like cooking and I hate the smell of food in my (small) apartment.
I guess my diet was adapted to the NYC lifestyle. :-)
Those are really gorgeous photos, I can just eat it off my screen. :D Is the sauce on the plate excess fish marinade that was cooked down or was it set aside before marinating the fish?
Amy, read the entire recipe… all two paragraphs.
I love making this dish too. I use a blend of red and white miso to give it some extra punch.
Great photos, it looks so delicious. However, I'm a sushi lover.
Your new camera really served you well…I love these shots. They look very yummy :)
Anonymous – Thanks and yes, I followed the presentation on the cookbook and tried to create a restaurant serving.
Jaden – hehe, it's a flower bud from my garden. ;)
Tiga – I had a few pieces mah…I wanted to get big pieces, but found only small pieces in the Japanese market. Japanese marinates and cooking wines are worth to have in your kitchen…really!
Anh – thanks so much for your sweet note. I look forward to your nasi lemak post. :)
Nate 2.0 – thanks for the link…they looked awesome…big, fat and juicy fish steak, not like my little black cod fillet.
Ming – yes, the smell of cooked food in the house is unpleasant sometimes, especially the after-smell. I always have to open my windows and blow the odor out after cooking, but it still lingers.
Amy – I made some more new marinate sauce to go with the fish. The one I used to marinate was discarded. ;)
CP – A blend of red and white miso…yeah, why not?
Gazard – Thanks. I eat sushi (like soft shell crab roll) but not the fish one.
The Expedited Writer – I think I need another macro lens to really serve me well. LOL. I am never satisfied.
Wah! Such good photography!
beautifully presented. :D
Hi RM, yur cod looks really-really good. Will have to save up some $$ to get them. They are pretty expensive over here!!!
Hey, saw you on Jen's blog and decided to pay you a visit. Great pictures! Love your recipes. Will visit again soon, RM!
wei, bila buka restoran ah?
Hey! I went to Koi Palace for dimsum today. Not bad not bad! But hor… SUPER crowded until quite scary. I was there at 10:45am, my queue number was 80 and the number being called at that time was 53.
Hey Rasa, thanks for dropping by.I love your blog too,fantastic pictures and great matter.Love the way this sole has caramelized around the corners.I'd love to try that out.Beautiful presentation.
O_o what a fine dish!!!!!!! goodness…….. u can open one fine dining rest soon!!!!! :D
WMW – Thanks…I have a new camera mah.
Budding Cook – Thank you. I just followed the cookbook, that's it. :)
Tricia – Here in the US, 1lb is about $16. How much is it in AU?
For the Love of Food – hey, welcome. Do come by soon, I will be waiting for your new comments. :)
FBB – Probably not. I would love to get into food consulting, menu planning and creation. I think I will be good at that. Any takers? ;)
Simcooks – oooh, Koi Palace. I haven't been there for ages, used to live like 3 minutes up hill from Koi. I think it offers the best dim sum in the whole US. I am not kidding. The line is impossible I know, but if you go during peak lunch hours, the wait is even more painful!
Kay – it's not sole, it's black cod, but I guess sole will work for this recipe too, well, at least not so oily. Thanks for popping in here. :)
Meiyen – as I told FBB. I would love to get into restaurant business consulting, menu planning and creation. As to opening a fine-dining restaurant, are you going to invest? :P
*raises hands…I'd Invest!
All this after seeing live cod swimming..hahaha.
so beautiful! and while reading your post, you mentioned What's next,you ask?, the only answer i could think of is RM to open a fine dining restaurant! :)
omg.. perfect!
Hey RM,
Thanks for the kind words you posted on my blog. I'd never come across your blog before, but I should say that it's amazing! You seem to have great knowledge of, and also marvelous enthusiasm for, Malaysian cuisine and everything that encompasses. Your photography is also quite incerdible. I'd also comment that the aesthetic aspects of your blog really create the feeling of welcome and comfort. Truly a great blog, I don't know quite how you managed to slip through the net! I'll be doing a cleanup of my blogroll soon, I'll be sure to add you to it
What an inspiring photograph!
Gorgeous pictures. You've grilled the fish so well. It looks…hmmm…glossy! :-)
Unka – OK, deal, just give me all your $$$ you are going to get come from your company and we can start a franchise. :)
SC – thanks. When I do have my fine dining restaurant, you will have to come eat every day and night. LOL. :P
Ee Chian – Thank you!
Trig – Awww, thanks, you are too sweet and nice. (Blushing with a big smile). :)
Susan – Hah, thanks to the cookbook. I pretty much "stole" the idea from it. :P
Lemongrass – I think it's the oil from the fish…thus "glossy" looking. Hehe. ;)
I have so much to learn from you Bee. I just read over the comments and many people said what I was planning on saying! But I'll say this: I will totally be an investor in the Rasa Malaysia Restaurant, b/c with your cooking skills, my investment will guarantee a return of over 100%! And, if I am an investor, can I eat your food all the time, every day, every minute? No pressure.
Hi RM,
I'm in Toronto, the prices should be about the same as U.S. … I think around $21 or so … working in the exchange rate!!!
wow..looks real yummy! thanks for sharing the recipe..will definitely try it!
Looks delicious! I agree that Japanese cooking is refined and elegant, maybe too much so, it intimidates me. But thia fish looks so yummy, so delicately savory… Love the picture. You really have a gift!
Rasa M, you must be so proud of your camera and the cod fish!
i see you have taken every angle of it! haha…
waiting for your next post :-)
Hi RM, I found your blog via Serious Eats. Your pictures are amazing! I've tried a similar recipe with salmon and miso, but your recipe looks so good. I'll be sure to come back to your blog often.
Based on the choice of menu items of most of my friends who like to frequent Japanese restaurants, I think this is easily one of the most popular dishes. The other is grilled salmon. Black cod is an excellent choice suitable on any day!
:( me got no enough to invest.. but i can work for you and you cook for me to eat! :D
Wow! absolutely gorgeous! see that you are making full use of your new camera! lovely snapshots. will be trying this recipe very soon and hope to post it for your review.
The dish looks absolutely delicious! However, since the fish was marinated in the miso mixture, is there a salmonella concern when using the same mixture for plating?
PE – haha, thanks for wanting to be my investor, but the problem is if I cook and we eat, we might finish up all food before our customers come. LOL!
Tricia – oh, good I think the black cod is worth the price. I like it very much.
Minami – Thank you and yes do try the recipe.
Renardgourmande – yes, this is minimalist refined. ;)
KP – yes, I love the camera and yes, I took the fish from every single angle. LOL.
Marvin – yes, please do come back more often. Yeah, this recipe will work well for salmon too, but I prefer black cod over salmon.
Bayi – correct, this is fast becoming a must-have dish in upscale Japanese restaurants.
Meiyen – OK good, got a pretty girl to work for me sure the business will be very good. Hehe. :)
Audrey – please do so and can't wait for your post. :)
Alex – no I didn't use the after-season mixture for plating…I saved some before I marinated the fish. So, no worries and no health concerns. Hehe.
Great! That makes perfect sense. How did you get the drops perfectly circular like that?
oh how could i have missed this!? drooooooooooool. the pictures a stunning, wow!
i love how you achieved the most perfect charred pieces. i bow to you!
First time to your blog, came over from susan's fat free vegan…I am totally engrossed in this site…your photos are master piece, how do u take those snaps? its really v v v cool….
This is awesome! I just made it. My kids love it.
I've found your recipe similar to NOBU's famous "Black Cod with Miso"… what a coincident???
Thanks, this recipe is one of my wife's favorites. I tried making this last week but I wasn't able to get it looking the same.
How do you avoid overcooking the fish? When you grill it to get it blackened, doesn't that end up cooking the fish through resulting in overcooking after 10 minutes in the oven?
Sounds and looks delicious… I have never tried miso yet… I bought it once and wasted because I did not know how to use it…
Amazing blog, Margot
What a great picture of black cod with miso. I dontv the book so i will follow your vlack cod with miso recipe instead. ;)
Just love the texture of the fish!
the fish just melt in my mouth!
love it!a recipe that should be exploited!
I have added this to my meal planning post for the week. Can't wait to try it. Do you think there is any harm in marinating the fish for more than 24 hours? say I marinate it today (Wed) and cook it on Friday?
i tried, i failed
If your sashimi is mushy, then it's probably bad or old. Fresh sashimi doesn't have a mushy or slimy quality. I really recommend trying more sashimi and sushi; the good stuff is incredibly delicious.
Wow this looks like it would just melt in your mouth. I love the char accents and delicate looking textexture. I will have to give this a try sometime. Thanks and cheers!
Hello. I've eaten twice at NOBU and have had the black cod with miso. I LOVE IT. If you could let me know if there are different flavors of mirin, could you please let me know which one is used in the NOBU recipe.
TessaHello again. I forgot to ask about the Sake. I know Sake has different flavors. Could you please let me know which Sake to use to make this mouth-watering black cod?
Tessahi with what can i substitute the sake?and what is miring??
Hi!! What if I don't have a grill?? Can I pan fry it and if so, for how long..? Thanks!
Hi Rasa, your pictures are beautiful. I was just wondering about the ratio of the miso paste vs the liquid in the marinade.. With half a cup of liquid and 4 tb of miso paste, my marinade was very liquidy. Did I do something wrong? It's not solid enough for me to add drops when plating.
heyyyy just wondering when u say sake…do you mean cooking sake or normal sake?coz i tried the receipe once and it was a bit too sweet!thanks!
Hi, I am planning to try this recipe tonight. Just wondering what you would suggest serving it with. Thanks!
Currently I have red miso. Will this not work?
Its really nice post….
I was searching this kind of posting …..
I just liked it….
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Hi, I love your blog, it has some great recipes. And i wanted to let you know that i tried this recipe and posted it on my blog today with a link to your recipe and blog. Hopefully you can stop by. Now my pictures are not as good as yours, but i am getting there. :) http://delishhh.com/?p=540
Tried and tested!! Delicious…!!!!! :)
Thank youuu!!!!I liked your blog. Your blog contains some great recipes that really i love. i am a housewife and very fond of cooking new recipes specially sweet dish.
Im making this tonight. It looks fantastic. Will let you know how it turns out…. Cant wait. I love this dish…
This was amazing! I used it as the base to recreate a favorite dish, and while it wasn't exactly what I was looking for, I'm glad to have found a new favorite. :)
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This was sooooooooo….. delish! Just like at my favorite local Japanese restaurant.
There is one downside however – my kitchen smelled very fishy the whole day – are there any tips on how to avoid this? The only thing I can think of is dumping the marinade in a trash bag outside immediately vs. pouring it down the kitchen drain.
Hi Rasa! did the Nobu cookbook have any suggestions about what to serve with this black cod? I am thinking about making it for a dinner party and was imagining maybe soba noodles in some sort of sauce, or something else interesting. What would you serve with it, for a main course?
Thanks for the amazing posts! My mouth is watering just looking at your pictures!
-AppleI tried this last night and also added a bit of garlic and ginger. I grilled it lightly on both sides with an outdoor bbq grill and then I broiled it onto a greased pan at 400 F degrees for almost 4-5 mins each side. The color didn't turn out golden brown like yours and some pieces flaked off. In the end I served it with plain white rice with some of the sauce. The flavor was amazing but the fish was dried and not as buttery as Nobu's. I was slightly disappointed.
Was it b/c I broiled it instead of baking it? How come it tasted dry?
Thanks! Great photos you have!Hi,
Thank you so much for the recipe. I am a huge fan of this dish and can't wait to taste it… before I do my shopping, please advise if I should buy the Mirin 8% alch or Mirin 0.9% (cooking).
thx thx and thx again!Hi Rasa, I love your recipes and your food photos. What camera/lens do you use? Any special light that you used. The food looks delicious!
EvelynThanks a lot for the recipe I have tried it and it was very nice but not so as they serve it in Nobu…and I love it how they make it in Nobu. Firstly, I could not grill it so nicely as you have done it in your pictures; somehow my grill dried the fish out and did not grill it nicely but more like burned it..(I have a built in electric grill into mu electric oven…could it be the problem?) and overall the whole fish felt very dry and not so juicy like yours; please advise if you know where I could improve.
I just came across your blog today for the first time.
Great food articles and photos – I was blown away by them. I really like the attention to detail in your posts, and the wonderful colors and clarity of the photos of the dishes you write about.
I have been to Malaysia and liked the country, people and food a lot. Plan to visit again.
I'll keep reading your blog.
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Do you think that you could grill it earlier in the afternoon and then bake it just before serving???
Hi, I tried this recipe yesterday and the cod came out incredibly salty! I tried to follow it exactly as you wrote. Instead of grill, I pan seared it and instead of marinating overnight, I marinated for only 2 hours. I'm wondering if it's the type of miso I used? I'm not sure what white miso is. The miso I got is a light yellow. Can that be the problem?
Where do you purchase Black Cod? I'm in the northern CA area and none of the grocery stores around me seem to have this fish! I was on Crystal Cruise for 1 day (long story) and I was lucky enough to eat in the Nobu restaurant on the ship and had black cod. It was so delicious. And I keep reading that black cod has more omega 3's than even salmon and since I do not like salmon, I'm excited to add it to my diet… problem is I can't find it! Any help would be appreciated.
You can now find black cod frozen at Trader Joe's.
Oh, and by the way, it's excellent!
Thanks for sharing this recipe! I made it for dinner tonight, but used halibut instead of cod. I only marinated it for 6 hours and served it with some carrots and snowpeas sauteed with garlic, ginger and a dash of sesame oil. It was amazing!
I have made this a number of times with black cod or with Chilean Sea bass. It is excellent with any fish but especially with something that has some fat/oil within. Miso is very useful for a number of receipes so the fact that you usually have to buy a 1 lb container should not be a problem and it keeps for a long time as long as you wrap it up in a plastic bag. I make a fried long eggplant/green pepper with ground pork dish that uses mirin,sugar and miso as a final touch.
I think this is what the Japanese call Kasasuki Black Cod. Cod is marinated in sake lees (leftovers from the Sake wine-making process), looks like your version will get close to the same flavors. They sell the real Kasusaki marinade where I live but it's expensive.
Hi there! I have been to Nobu and I absolutely adore this dish! Thank you so much for putting it up :) By the way, I can't seem to find fresh black cod here in Australia, is it possible to replace it with murray cod? Thank you and I love your blog and all your recipes!!
Is there any reason that this wouldn't work with chicken breast instead of fish?
Hi Rasa,
Thanks for the recipe! I made it tonight, and it was AMAZING! :)
Thanks again!
Fantastic!! I am sure this is THE BEST recipe for Cod Fish. Simply delicious and the fragrance will make your saliva dripping. I tried this recipe 3 years ago through your website and I am still doing it. All ingredients are available in any supermarket or store selling Japanese foodstuff. Thank you RasaMalaysia for this incredible recipe.
Nice photos, whats the green thing called?
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Hi Rasa,
I want you to know for the past 8 years I've been following many sites regarding recipes. By far you have the best site I've ever seen, your selections surpass anything I've seen in all these years. I hope anyone looking for the best in fine Asian foods has your great site.
My husband and kids loved this dish! Thank you so much for sharing! They enjoyed it so much that I included it in our weekly favorites for Blood Type A's.
http://www.bloodtypeanddiet.com/2013/01/blood-type-recipe-favorites.htmlIs it possible to make this without the sake?
what's the green thing?
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Hi there, I tried your recipe and did not broil but pan seared it before baking. However there was a sourish taste. Is it suppose to taste slightly sourish? Thank you.
Awesome recipe!! Cooked it several times since having a similar dish at a restaurant. Making it again tonight :o) Love your site!!


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I have been blessed enough to have a super hero in my family. I swear she wears an invisible cape. I was 11 years old when I saw my mother cry for the first time. It was pouring raining outside when I found her alone in her vehicle. I knew it couldn't be good news.
I open the car door and sat down and asked her what was wrong. The first thing that came out of her mouth was "the doctor found a lump in my breast." I remember feeling so sick to my stomach.
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After the news, began a series of doctor visits. Chemo and radiation left my mother tired and nauseous. Her long curly locks that hung down to her bottom fell out by the handful. She spent most days too weak to get out of bed, and I feared that the end was near. It looked like we were losing her. No matter how tired or sick she was, she kept fighting.
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My baby brother was 4 years old then and I found him one day praying to God near my mother's bed. All four of us joined him in tears. I know this sounds crazy but asked God if we could join her in heaven. We all slept in our mommy's bed that night.
Soon after my mom had a lumpectomy to get the tumor out, that was the second time I saw her cry. even after all that cancer took from her, the hair, the breast, she kept her strength she fought hard for us.
We grew up so fast those years but that made our small little family stronger and closer. She would kill me for throwing this out there, but she is now 40 years old and a tough cookie. With all her struggles she still found the strength to make sure we stayed grounded, and she is the reason we have all gone to college and became successful, because of this strong, beautiful mother we are able to enjoy many more years with her.
I feel so blessed to have a strong mother as my rock and hero. Mom, thanks for fighting for us. We would be lost without you.
Many people fight cancer, each one of those people fight for their family, fight to live another day, and fight to the death. They lose body parts; receive scars, some pass away, but all are truly remarkable people. True heroes.
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Medinas grew up in the Victoria projects. She got pregnant at 14, and she found herself on the street with nowhere to go and a baby on the way.
"You are 15. You have a baby. You need to grow up," she told herself.
She'd had nothing then, 15 years old with an eighth-grade education and no job, but she was determined to find a different life for her children. She talked her way into a job bussing tables at Siesta Mexican Restaurant, and then she was a waitress, a convenience store clerk, whatever job she could get to bring home money and feed her children.
She found a house in the country, just outside of Inez. It wasn't anything fancy, a red brick structure sitting on a small tract of land toward the end of a winding country road. Just miles from her childhood home in Victoria, it was another world for Medinas and her children. She bought the house, bit by bit, from the owner.
She worked long hours getting together the money to live on, but every night they sat down around a dinner table, like families did on television.
Then the pain started.
Medinas didn't have health insurance, so it took a lot to get her to the doctor, but when she developed pain under her arm, she found herself in a doctor's office. They told her it was nothing.
She told them she couldn't lift her arm, that something was hurting. The doctors dismissed her, but when the pain went away she went to another doctor to see if he would listen. This time, he did.
It was just before Thanksgiving, and she was in the kitchen cooking dinner when the phone rang.
"We need to talk," the doctor told her. "Can you come in next week?"
"It's Friday. I can't wait until next week. You need to tell me now," she said, heart thumping.
He told her. Stage three breast cancer.
"What am I going to do? I'm going to die and my kids - what's going to happen to my kids?" The thought hammered through her head.
Next week, the tests confirmed it.
When Emma ran out of the house and hopped into the car, it was a moment she would never forget - the first time she saw her mother cry. Trying not to scare her daughter, she told her about the cancer.
Even then, Medinas didn't like letting her daughter know this. The children believed that their black-haired mother was Wonder Woman and she wanted it to stay that way. It soon became clear, she didn't have a choice.
They started chemotherapy and, by the second treatment, she began losing her long black hair. Seeing a pile of it on the pillow when she woke up one night, she went to the stylist the next day and said to cut it off.
Staring at their mother, her hair cropped short as a boy's, the truth sank in for all of them.
Please, give me time, Medinas prayed. Let me live long enough for Emma to grow up and not leave them alone, she asked God.
First her hair went, then they cut out pieces of her breasts. On the days after chemo, it felt like her bones would snap just from walking. Emma would take over on those days, helping the others get ready for school, leaving a plate of toast by her mother's bed.
Like her mother, Emma never let anyone see her cry, hiding in her room or waiting until late at night to let the tears flow.
They were strong for each other.
"There were days we all wanted to give up and stop fighting and each one of us would help the others and say, 'You can do this,'" Emma said.
It went on like this for four years. In late 2004, the doctor told her that she was in the clear, that her white blood cell count was good and she could schedule reconstructive surgery whenever she was ready.
It was over.
Medinas is 40 years old now and Emma has become a nurse. Medinas' children are a tight-knit clan who are there to support each other no matter what.
Medinas is now an office assistant for Fesco and has health insurance. Her children continue to get their education.
Medinas had to let them see her cry, but by clinging together, they had learned something that they still carry with them about life.
"The little things didn't really get to us, because we were dealing with really big things" Emma said, remembering.
Her mother agreed.
"We'd made it this far. We can do anything," Medinas said.
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text: Handgun hunting should be all about matching your skills against the game animal so you can stalk within your effective range and make a clean, humane kill. What pleases most of us handgun hunters is the challenge of using woodscraft to get close to the game. In fact, the hunter who is enamored with long-range shooting might be happier sticking with rifle hunting. For this reason, the handgun hunter should never pass up an opportunity to study game animals, learn their habits and practice stalking skills. Going out in the offseason and just wandering the woods can be extremely educational as well as a nice way to spend a day. The more one knows about the habits of wild animals and the use of terrain and cover, the better handgun hunter one will be. It also helps to have the mindset that allows you to pass up a shot at a trophy animal when you know it is beyond your maximum effective range and there is no way of getting any closer. Wish that buck a good day as it wanders over yonder hill or, better yet, plan for how you will ambush it tomorrow. Another critical gun-handling consideration is the fact that most handgun hunters use a revolver and cock the hammer to make an accurate single-action shot at game. So far, this is the recipe for success. However, the hunter may get into position and cock the handgun only to find the game has moved and there is no longer a clear shot. So the hunter quickly jumps up to find a new position while holding a cocked gun and stumbling around on rocky, uneven ground. The plan has just turned into a recipe for disaster. One can certainly let the hammer down and then cock it from a new position. However, another method is to simply put the thumb of the support hand between the hammer and the gun frame. The fingers of the support hand cup the frame and trigger guard and the gun is held safely and securely. Perfect Practice Finally, you may have noticed that throughout this piece I refer to practice. That is simply because making an accurate shot with a handgun is difficult, more so than with a rifle. The more practice sessions you put in before your hunt, the greater your chances of success. Another way to increase your chances of success measurably is to attend a good handgun hunting school. Instructors can quickly and easily diagnose your problems and offer sound corrective measures. They will show you some solid shooting positions and greatly improve your marksmanship and gun-handling skills. In short, they will cover the things that I have mentioned in this article and give the student good, sound suggestions for implementing them. For the past couple of years, I have participated in Gunsite Academy's new handgun hunting class. A group of us gun writers and industry folks played students and helped the Gunsite staff hone the curriculum to meet the needs of the handgun hunter. This class was scheduled so that it coincided with the opening of the Arizona javelina season, allowing students to take their freshly tuned skills out and match them against this great Southwestern game animal. Ed Head, operations manager, tells me the Gunsite Handgun Hunting Class is now available to the public. Contact him at 928-636-4565 for details, or visit www.gunsite.com. Another shooting school I recommend is Thunder Ranch in Oregon (541-947-4104). Clint Smith, the facility's head honcho, is one of the best, most practical instructors working today. He is an outdoorsman and a handgun hunter who can have a student headed in the right direction in no time flat. The value of attending a professional shooting school cannot be minimized. You can practice on your own for years and still not have the kind of success that a few days at a shooting school will provide. Shooting schools are relatively expensive but the good ones are worth it, and that's why I only recommend those I have personally attended.


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The fresh new free+style t-shirts are here! Your favorite GWOD signature t-shirts are back in stock! Please get yours today to show your support of my upcoming book. We're working hard and will be putting up some preview content and special features soon at freestylethebook.com.
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This week's progression is another popular request for the one-arm handstand:
Coach CarlThe Importance of Purpose
Our friends from BirthFIT attended Coach Carl's Freestyle Connection Movement Seminar this weekend at Fit Lab and summed it up best in their review:
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This week we wrap up our Forward Roll progression with the most challenging variation:
Coach CarlShapes for Skill Transfer
Talking about our Forward Roll Progression series, and why we do these variations and play with shapes. One of my main principles of performance is that you should be able to perform a movement so that when you finish it, you are able to initiate and connect to the next movement. So to be able to perform a movement, in this case a forward roll, with different shapes will give you more options to transition into something else - a sprint, turn, jump, dive, you name it. If you're a football, basketball, or volleyball player that spend a lot of time in that power stance and require a lot of speed and agility, you probably know what I'm talking about.
If you're interested in learning more of my movement principles and how to apply them to your training, performance, and overall lifestyle, stay tuned for my upcoming book free+style. In the mean time, come attend my Freestyle Connection Movement Seminars to get hands on experience on learning my movement framework and putting it into action at the gym. Here are the dates for upcoming seminars:
- October 26 at Torrance Fit Lab in Los Angeles, CA
- October 27 at Foundation CrossFit in Seattle, WA (almost sold out)
- November 9 at CrossFit Unleashed in Tampa, FL
- November 10 at CrossFit Miami Lakes in Miami, FL
- November 23 at Centennial CrossFit in Denver, CO
This week's progress we look at ways to scale the Forward Straddle Roll:
Coach CarlPracticing Agility
Agility is one of the ten fitness domains recognized in CrossFit, where agility is defined as the ability to change the direction of the body in an efficient and effective manner.
Using gymnastics, we can easily train and practice agility easily through tumbling and acrobatics, which includes changing orientations, creating rotations, adding twists, and jumping and landing. The most basic element of tumbling begins with the Forward Roll on the ground, and you can easily challenge your agility and develop your strength, flexibility, balance, coordination and speed by performing simple Roll variations while holding basic shapes. It's time to pull out the mat and get rolling with your agility work!
This week we pick up our Forward Roll progression again and work on the Straddle shape:
Coach CarlFreestyle Connection Seminar Roundup
Hello again! I've been on an epic travel schedule lately, darting back and forth between SF, Calgary, Santa Cruz, LA, and then Boston and NYC this coming weekend. So amazing yet so crazy - a huge thanks to everyone who's shown me a warm welcome and offered their kind hospitality! For those who want to hang out and geek out with me a bit about CrossFit, movement, and want to have some fun, please come join me at one of my upcoming Freestyle Connection movement seminars - these are the remaining sessions for the rest of 2013 don't miss out! I'm looking forward to working with you soon.
- Sat. Oct.12 - Boston, MA @ Reebok CrossFit ONE
- Sun. Oct.13 - New York City, NY @ Reebok CrossFit 5th Avenue (SOLD OUT)
- Sat. Oct.26 - Los Angeles, CA @ Torrance FitLab
- Sun. Oct.27 - Seattle, WA @ Foundation CrossFit
- Sat. Nov.9 - Tampa, FL @ CrossFit Unleashed
- Sun. Nov.10 - Miami, FL @ CrossFit Miami Lakes
- Sat. Nov.23 - Denver, CO @ Centennial CrossFit
This week, we discuss the setup and positioning for deficit Handstand Push Ups on Parallettes:
Coach CarlGWOD Start App is Here!
I'm very excited to introduce the GWOD Start app - now available for free for all iOS, Android, and Kindle devices!
One of the most frequently asked questions I get is "How do I get started with body-weight training and using GymnasticsWOD?" That's not an easy question to answer, because athletes from all over come from different backgrounds and experiences, struggle with different challenges, and are driving towards different goals. I also believe that all athletes should learn how to move, so they can move to learn and "practice their training". That said, I've decided to create a new GWOD Start app that is the same great format as our current GWOD Spot app, but customize the programming to a 4-week on-ramp focus.
While the GWOD Start program is designed to help someone completely learn how to move and learn to train with bodyweight exercises, it is also designed to help advanced athletes build a stronger foundation and a broader base of skill. The program includes strength components, skill practice, metabolic conditioning, as well as flexibility work. The program and app also embeds all of the relevant GWOD progression videos for you to watch anywhere and at anytime. We wanted to make it easy for you integrate gymnastics into your routine and keep it relevant to your training, sport, and life.
Download the GWOD Start app now and give it a go, on iOS, Android. If you enjoy the app, please share with someone you care about and take a moment to rate it as well. Thank you!
This week we finish our Roll to HSPU progression with one swift transition:
Coach CarlGet Down and Dirty!
This past weekend we presented and hosted Down and Dirty 2, a 2-on-2 breakdance competition in San Francisco. Thanks for all the bboy and bgirls for coming out and throwing it down on the floor! We saw some epic all-out battles by some of the best - if you missed it you can check out videos on Youtube and pics on flickr. Special thanks again to everyone who helped made the event possible: Reebok, TheBBoySpot, MilestoneBreaks, BBoy Wicket, BBoy Blakk, DNA Lounge, and the entire bboy and dance community. Thank you!
This week we continue to get inverted on the rings for some fun with transition work:
Coach CarlMuscle Up Handstand Push Ups
Muscle Ups? Check. Forward Rolls? Check. Handstand Push Ups? Check.
All together now? Let's go work on the transition in this new progression series!
Coach CarlStrategies for Self Preservation
As human beings, our biology and instincts work to protect us from harm and limit us taking great risks. Our sense and fear and pain motivates us to withdraw or quit, often causing us to bail out even if we try. You've probably seen this time and time again where an athlete swings away beautifully, attempts to kip or pull up to a transition, but then everything freezes and the athlete falls back, falls through, or falls down. Some athletes even predict this chain of events coming as they make their next Muscle Up attempt, and so to compensate they strategically transition into a series of desperate and frantic kicks to try to tread up into the dip.
Was the athlete not strong enough? Maybe. Was the athlete not skilled enough? Possibly. Was the athlete not prepared? Absolutely. To swing and pull yourself up on an unstable surface 4 to 5 feet off the ground is no small feat, and if you've never done it before it becomes a huge risk to take. Our instincts for self preservation kicks in, and at some point we all freeze. In the back of our mind, we're thinking: what do I do next if I do succeed? Am I safe if I fail? When is it safe to fail and bail? How do I bail? We've all seen Muscle Ups before and there are one or two ways it could go right, and a lot of ways it could go wrong for a beginner.
The solution is to be more prepared and that means having at least one back-up plan or an exit strategy. Quite often this is a workout partner or coach who's commited to spotting you, but that may or may not overcome your biological instincts when you're flying through the air and you don't feel those helping hands. I recommend that you always actively learn and practice movements that are part of your exit strategy. If you are learning how to jump, you must learn how to land. Learning how to jump higher? First learn to land and roll. Learning Muscle Ups? First learn to Roll Out on the rings. The more exit options you have with confidence, the more you'll overcome those protective instincts because you will know that there is a safe path to the finish and come out unharmed.
Over the next few weeks we'll show you the Roll Out and how to use it, and not only will it serve as a great exit strategy but it also leads in skill transfer opportunities for bigger movements on the Rings:
Coach CarlBi-Lateral + Uni-Lateral = Functional
In the training room, it's easy to bias our training to bi-laterally lifts and movements. But in real life, we perform far more unilateral movements - from walking, running, cycling, driving, picking up a bag, kicking or throwing a ball. Almost any type of activity or sport requires sequences of uni-lateral movements, so it's important we work in some uni-lateral bodyweight movements in our training as well.
This week's progression we work on a great uni-lateral drill that I practice often with my bboying (breakdancing) training:
For more insight into the bboy movements and progressions, check out my teacher's website MilestoneBreaks.com. BBoy Milestone, BBoy Wicket, and I along with the help of Reebok and the Renegades Crew will also be hosting Down and Dirty 2. This will be our second breakdance competiton that we've hosted in San Francisco, it's all going down on September 21st at DNA Lounge. Hope to see you there!
Coach Carl


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Is it possible to add a proton to an atom? What would happen? Considering that the atom would then have one fewer electrons that protons, would it not become an ion?
Yes, it is possible, and if nothing lse happened you would have produced a positive ion. Usually, though, what you produce is an unstable nucleus that has lost an electron or so.
First, the electrons: It's jarring for an electron to suddenly find itself associated with a nucleus with more charge than the one they had settled into. As they settle into new "orbits" some electrons might acquire enough energy to break free of the nucleus.
Second, the nucleus: There's a war going on, in nuclei, between the attractive short-range nuclear force that holds protons and neutrons together and the repulsive electromagnetic force between protons. Nuclei with too many protons are unstable and break into fragments.
Also, it takes a little extra energy to get a proton into the nucleus. Since the repulsive electromagnetic force is longer range than the attractive nuclear force, a proton almost but not quite touching the nucleus feels only the repulsive force. You have to give the proton extra energy to shove it in, and then when it settles, it has more energy than it needs. Somehow, the nucleus must get rid of this extra energy. One way is to spit out some other particle.
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Tha hard part would be getting iot to happen. A proton would be repelled by the atom's positively-charged nucleus. You would have to fire the proton right at the nucleus very fast to get past this repulsive force. Once it got close enough, the "strong force" that holds the nucleus together (did you ever wonder what makes all those positively-charged protons clump into a ball?) could hold on to it.
Once that were accomplished, you are right, the atom would be an ion, because the number of electrons and protons would not be equal. The nucleus itself might also be unstable. That of course depends on how many protons and neutrons were in the nucleus before the proton was added.
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Diaz de la Portilla, a Miami Republican whose great-grandfather once served as the Cuban minister of justice, has delved into the virtual world and come back with an alarming message: Video games will melt your brain!
Says the Senate bill Diaz de la Portilla drafted: "Minors who are exposed to depictions of violence in video games are most likely to experience feelings of aggression, to experience a reduction in activity in the frontal lobes of the brain, and to exhibit violent antisocial or aggressive behavior."
If Tailpipe had hair, it would exhibit, after listening to Diaz de la Portilla's frightening assessments, a jagged, lightning-bolt streak of white. But then, common sense started to butt into the 'Pipe's scarified stream of consciousness, prompting the mixed-up auto part to ponder the activity of Diaz de la Portilla's own frontal lobes. Hold on a cotton-pickin' minute. The science on damage to young minds is still inconclusive, isn't it? What's more, a federal appeals court threw out a similar law passed in St. Louis, ruling that restricting access to video games violates the First Amendment.
Still, this rusty tube respects the wisdom of elected officials. Besides, these infectious, mind-altering diseases known as video games seem to explain some of Diaz de la Portilla's own past indiscretions:
Problem: In 1983, Diaz de la Portilla was charged with threatening his girlfriend.
Explanation: Clearly, in the '80s, Diaz de la Portilla was playing too many hours of the classic video game Leisure Suit Larry, in which a player becomes the balding, sexually dissatisfied Larry Laffer as he navigates a misogynistic world of whores, thieves, and thugs.
Problem: In 1987, Diaz de la Portilla was charged with obstructing a police officer during a traffic stop.
Explanation: Eerily enough, that same year, the instant-classic video game Police Quest: In Pursuit of the Death Angel was released. Clearly, the hours Diaz de la Portilla spent in the character of policeman Sonny Bonds altered his cerebral chemicals, making him believe that the police officer he was obstructing was, in fact, his beloved partner.
Problem: From 1982 to 1994, Diaz de la Portilla received 23 traffic tickets and had his license suspended 16 times.
Explanation: Most of Diaz de la Portilla's license suspensions were due to missing court dates. Clearly, that occurred because he was too engrossed in playing Pole Position, the 1982 racing game that close aides say the senator still enjoys.
For their part, the insidious video game makers are against Diaz de la Portilla's proposed law. "We all know that parents are not well-served by the time and money spent on these quixotic battles," says Gail Markels, senior vice president and general counsel for the Entertainment Software Association, a video game trade group.
Diaz de la Portilla did not return calls for comment. He was reportedly too busy playing Halo 2.
Who's Got It Bad?
As 100,000 pounds of chopped sirloin went bad in South Florida refrigerators last week and the latest episode of Desperate Housewives went unwatched, Tailpipe was jolted out of his post-Wilma melancholy by Syed Ali Rahman, a technical analyst by day and a spokesman for the Sunrise-based Islamic Foundation of South Florida.
Rahman delicately reminded the 'Pipe that while South Floridians were grumbling about the slow pace of the FPL repair campaign hundreds of thousands were still suffering from the results of the 7.6-magnitude earthquake that jolted Pakistan, India, and Afghanistan on October 8. There's not a single FPL cherry picker there to string electric wires back onto utility poles.
Whereas Wilma killed 21 Americans and Katrina killed more than 1,350, at least 70,000 people have so far died in the earthquake destruction, which may eventually claim 100,000. Now Himalayan winter threatens to isolate and freeze many of the resulting homeless, who in Pakistan number around 3.3 million (roughly the population of Broward and Palm Beach counties, plus the city of Miami). Only five earthquakes in the 20th Century killed more than 100,000 people.
Money has been slow to come for earthquake relief. Three weeks after the earthquake, nations had funded only about a fifth of the $550 million the United Nations said a disaster response would require; donations to Oxfam were only about $5.4 million in the first two weeks.
"People are not as passionate about this earthquake because there have been so many disasters one after another," says Rahman, whose organization is dedicated primarily to establishing secular schools in Pakistan. "It's also very unfortunate in the sense that this was the third major disaster in less than a year, so it's suffered most in terms of getting the funds."
A week after the earthquake, the IFSF focused on raising money for medicine, blankets, and tents. The immediate response is critical, he says, but he fears that dedication to rebuilding will wane. So the organization is funneling donations to a not-for-profit called the Citizens Foundation, which seeks to build schools in Pakistan to replace the thousands lost.


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Who Do You Think You Are? Live 2014
Who Do You Think You Are? Live will take place at Olympia from Thursday 20 February to Friday 22 February 2014
Show tickets 2 for 26 (and single tickets at £14) are available for purchase over the counter in the SoG bookshop (through 19 February).
The Society of Genealogists' Family History Show remains at the heart of the world's largest genealogy event along with the Society' Ask the Experts Area and the SoG programme of talks.
Show Theme
2014 sees the commemoration of the outbreak of the First World War and this will be the theme of Who Do You Think You Are? Live 2014. The Society's talks programme includes a full stream of related workshops along with the usual variety of topics covered by our expert speakers. The full timetable of talks for each day can be found on the Who Do You Think You Are? Live website.
Tickets for the talks are free to collect on the day from the Workshop ticket desk, located in the upstairs gallery. Alternatively you can guarantee a seat by buying your ticket in advance at a cost of £2 when you book your ticket for the show through the Who Do You Think You Are? Live Website.
Ask the Experts
The Society of Genealogists' Ask the Experts Area provides an opportunity to get some one-to-one guidance on your family history research. Whether you are stuck finding an elusive ancestor or just need some help to start, this is the perfect chance to pose specific questions to an expert who can provide invaluable advice.
Twenty minute appointments can be booked on the day by simply visiting the reception desk in the Ask the Experts Area on the gallery level. You will be asked to fill in a pre-booking form so you can be matched to the appropriate expert.
Please note Ask the Expert sessions are not bookable in advance unless you purchase an ANCESTRY VIP ticket to the show through the Who Do You Think You Are? Live website.
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Lanai Experiences
What are you looking for in a Lanai vacation? A romantic getaway to a five-star resort? Days of adventure 4-wheel driving, horseback riding, snorkeling and even clay shooting? A golf vacation playing two of the world's most renowned golf courses? Select an experience below to discover attraction options and related listings to help you plan your perfect Lanai vacation.
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Lanai Adventures
From 4-wheel driving to exploring remote beaches, all roads lead to adventure on Lanai.
Lanai Ecotoursim
Visit special spots, like the off-the-beaten-path Kanepuu Preserve, to see the Lanai of the past.
Lanai Golf
The Experience at Koele and the Challenge at Manele rank among the best resort golf courses in Hawaii and the world.
Lanai Relaxation
Far away from skyscrapers and crowds, Lanai is an island beckoning you to take time out for yourself.
Lanai Romance
From legendary Puu Pehe (Sweetheart Rock) to a quiet sunset at Kaumalapau Harbor, Lanai is a place where romance isn't hard to find.
Lanai Weddings
Enticing Lanai is known as the site of Bill Gates' wedding and can provide you with the idyllic destination wedding of your dreams.
Unexpected Lanai
With the majority of roads on Lanai unpaved, explore an entire island living off the beaten path.


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