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The Ultimate Showdown- Heavy Weight Lifting vs. Light Weight Lifting
How many times have you heard someone tell you that they want to get toned so he is going to lift lighter weights? You should smack some sense into him. Lifting light weights will NOT get you nearly as toned as lifting heavy weights. You hear people say "I just want to tone up. I'll lift light!" This is completely and utterly wrong.
There is no such thing as a toned or un-toned muscle. Muscle is muscle. It can be big or small, but not "toned". People who lack definition have a layer of fat covering their muscular structure and/or not enough muscle in general. The fastest way to get that shredded look is to have as much muscle as possible while being as lean as possible.
Therefore, to achieve that "toned" look you so desperately aspire, you need to do just that: build muscle and lose fat. If all your routine consists of is lifting light weights for numerous reps, you really aren't doing yourself justice. While some exercise is better than none, not all exercises are equal in terms of developing the results you want. You really need to shock and stress the muscle enough for it to grow. Proper stimulation of the muscles through damage of the muscle fibers is required for it to grow once nutrients are flowed into that point of damage. Heavy lifting activates more muscle fibers because of the increased strain added throughout the muscular skeletal structure and central nervous system. The more muscle fibers that are activated, the more muscle fibers will be damaged in the process, whereupon reparation of those fibers through proper nutrition will result in increased growth. Even if you say to yourself "I don't want much muscle mass and I certainly don't want to look bulky", muscle burns fat four times more efficiently than the fat you have on your body. So, you inherently want to be all muscle because your body will be a furnace in which it will be very efficient at burning up fat stores. The more muscle you have, the more fat you will burn. So even if you don't want big muscles, your number one target should be to build muscle if your goal is to burn fat and look "toned". You think Adrian Peterson got as jacked as he did by doing 15 lb. curls? No, the guy performs sets and sets of 315 lb. + squats for reps the day after his Sunday game.
Furthermore, if you want to be shredded, you've got to do everything in your power to speed up your metabolism both inside and outside of the gym. While activities like long distance steady running and light weight lifting burn calories while doing the activity, the calories stopped getting burned upon completion of the activity. However, heavy lifting and interval cardio, whereupon the intensity levels change for an extended period of time, result in an increased metabolism long after the workout is over. That means you will be burning calories even when you are not exercising. So, in essence, you can burn fat while watching TV on the couch so long as your activity is one that inherently requires a wide variance and differentiation in intensities. In other words, your working sets have to be gut-wrenching compared to your resting activity.
The only way to increase intensity in the gym is to fight through gut-wrenching heavy sets on a consistent basis. These heavier sets promote strength and size, but at the same time significantly increase your metabolism. Lifting heavy weights stimulates two powerful hormones, known as testosterone and growth hormone. These hormones are attributed to building muscle and losing fat. Therefore, these hormones make losing fat and building muscle much quicker and easier even outside of the gym. Performing light weights for very high reps doesn't nearly ramp up your metabolism quite like heavy lifting does.
Don't misinterpret this, however, to mean you should never perform light weight lifting. Light weights for high reps have its benefits. This is not a suggestion to eliminate it altogether. However, it should not be the basis of your workout, but rather something to use as a supplement. Light weights are important to be used when warming up, cooling down, burn-out sets, drop sets, etc. Light weight lifting for a high amount of reps helps build muscular endurance and is a great way to stimulate blood flow throughout the body, which is necessarily needed for healthy circulation and transporting nutrients to muscles, joints, and ligaments. In addition, doing high-rep training (like drop-sets or doing a random set of 50 reps) can break away from a repetitive workout routine and thus, can shock the muscles into new growth when your body's response has acclimated to a repetitive workout.
However, the basis of your workout should always be working with heavy weights. Light weight workouts are great to supplement heavy lifting (key word supplement: meaning to incorporate into a routine here and there), however, you should consistently lift to your maximum potential each and every time you step foot in the gym. So in terms of lifting heavy, you should focus on performing 6-12 reps for 80% of your routine, whereupon the other 20% you can go over or under that number. Don't misinterpret this to mean there should be very little variety between workouts. Most definitely, it is on the contrary. Variety in a workout routine is necessary to really shock the muscles into new growth. You never want to get the muscles adapted to training a particular way, whether through the amount of reps you do, weight you lift, or the way you train in terms of the exercises you perform and the order of your exercises. Variety is always key, so in order to switch up your routine, you want to switch up exercises and incorporate different methods like drop sets, strip sets, rest-pause sets, etc. Additionally, to incorporate variety use very little rest in between sets where you're really looking to feel a pump and use more rest between sets when you are going for power and strength. Furthermore, switch up your routine often so that you incorporate muscle groups together on certain days. For instance, if you usually just perform one muscle group a day like Chest on Mondays, Back on Tuesdays, etc., take a week where you do chest and quads together, back and hamstrings together, and shoulders and arms together. Also, switch it up sometimes so that you perform certain muscle groups twice a week. Little tweaks like the ones aforementioned help in a big way.
Furthermore, you should always keep your intensity high, so the pace at which you are lifting should be at a very high level in which you rest minimally in between sets. Even when you are lifting heavy, in order to keep your metabolism high, you should rest for no more than a minute between sets, preferably, even less than that. Obviously there are exceptions due to different fitness levels and goals, but generally speaking, on average, you should keep to that. You want to keep your heart rate up and you are also building muscle because your muscles are constantly stimulated every minute.
However, here is the biggest part in which you must pay attention. The biggest problem that people fail to realize, in which they can't comprehend for the life of them, is what is considered heavy. Heavy is not a weight you cannot handle, it is a weight you can handle. Heavy is still a weight that you can handle, whereupon your ligaments and joints aren't suffering. This is repeated twice because no matter how many times people are told to keep it light, they go always go too heavy and present their bodies with tremendous risk in terms of injury. Heavy lifting does not incorporate momentum into the movements! You are doing strict form at all times, however, you are doing a weight where you reach failure upon a designated number of reps and whereupon, you struggle to get that weight up. When the word struggle is used, it is not to mean that you should jerk the weight or break your posture to get it up. Form should always be strict and heavy lifting is a term that means you shouldn't choose a weight that you can do for 20 reps and perform it for only 10. It means picking a weight you can do for exactly 10 and not 11, and getting it up for 10. Furthermore, always perform a full range of motion. People often look at going heavy as putting as much weight as possible on the squat rack, getting under it, and going down less than halfway. This will do nothing for your muscle building efforts and will only aid in getting you to the hospital.
Let's take a look at some examples as to what constitutes proper weight training using strict form:
- When doing squats, keep your back straight with all of your weight on the back of your heels and go all the way down until the top of your thighs are parallel. Pause for a second here and explode up in one smooth motion while looking straight forward and keeping your back straight.
- When doing bench press, bring the weight all the way down slowly until it reaches just before your chest wall, pause for a second at the bottom and explode up in an arch-like motion backward with control. You are never bouncing the weight off your chest, always keeping your back arched but on the bench at all times, and never performing the movement too fast.
- When doing a bent over row, arch your back (never round it) and keep it straight, while keeping a slight bend in your knees and keeping your elbows as close to your body as possible.
- When performing a barbell curl, never swing your back to get the weight up. Always keep your elbows in and bring it up in a smooth motion.
So understand that you need to activate as many muscle fibers as possible by lifting heavy weights, but never to the point where those weights take you out of form or place you in harm's way. You need to understand that failing to do proper form can produce a range of health problems, especially with ligaments, joints, muscles, bones, cartilage, disks, and posture. Letting your ego get the best of you is hardly a way to treat your body. Remember, you only have one place to live. If you constantly sacrifice form when training, you most likely will see the negative effects from it some day and then you'll look back upon your mistakes and wish you hadn't done them. Hindsight is 20/20, but here is your forewarning.
In order for the muscles to grow, the following needs to be implemented:
- The Stress Must Be Specific and Above Your Threshold
- The Stress Must Be With Heavy Enough Weights That Stimulate Your Central Nervous System
- The Stress Must Be Progressive Overload, Meaning You Are Doing More Than Your Previous Session
Our goal is to incorporate 100% of the muscle fibers when we are working out. So how do we do that? In order to involve 100% of the fibers in a particular movement, two conditions are required:
1) The muscle (and its related body part) must be in a position of full contraction; AND
2) A heavy enough load must be imposed in that position
In order to build muscle, we need to be as intense as possible and attack our muscles by providing it with progressive overload, which is presenting your body with a stimulus it has never experienced before so it can adapt and grow.
So obviously, you need to lift heavy. The weight should be uncomfortable, because intensity is what provides a stimulus. However, do not pick a weight that is too heavy that you can't implement proper form.
This is the premise of H.I.S.T. Training dictated exclusively in the MP45 program, which is a 45 day program that details exactly how to train in the gym so you can finally see results. I give you all the best exercises and diet plans to get you absolutely shredded and in the most peak physical condition in just 45 days. I map out everything for you. All you do is follow the program as written and I can guarantee you that 45 days later you will never look better. You will lift more weight than you could have imagined and you will have the best physique in the gym. This is a very simple approach and it will get you into the best shape of your life in the shortest period of time. Give my program a chance, I know you won't regret it. 45 Days. Change Your Life. GET STARTED TODAY!
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Pilot Fuse Problem with Cell Phone Chargers
Is anyone else having this problem? Does anyone have any suggesstions? Thanks
solo Posts: 48No problems yet with my 04 cig lighter, but it has been sooooo frustrating to have it only turn on when the key is on! I can;t tell you how often I had to run the car or just leave the key on to charge some small trickle device. My many other cars and trucks could charge (if left on inadvertently) for a week. My dealer says Honda feels Its battery/alternator is too weak. Another suggestion for the 2009 that I plan to get.
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erogers622 Posts: 1I had the same issue with the Nav system & stereo, the fuse that i found that was blow was on the front passenger side of the car down by your feet area, there is a small panel with a few fuses, I believe it is the 8th fuse in that panel that is for the stereo/Nav/power outlet. My car is 2003 so not sure if the same fuse as your year. Good luck, it took my about an hour to figure out that there was a panel down there.
rmahmoodi Posts: 1My 2004 Pilot CD stopped working a while ago. Now, every once in a while, the Radio goes out for 1-2 seconds, preceded by a audible 'thump' from the back speakers, and accompanies by two lights that light up in the dash ( break light and the SRS light come on ) ... then after 1-2 seconds, the radio resumes operations and the lights go off !! This happens every few minutes ( no specific time ) .... and sometimes it does not happen for a while.
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2006 Honda Pilot: - Radio and power outlets failed. - What I found was a blown fuse in the fuse box under the dash on the passenger's side. It was a 15 amp fuse in the #9 slot, top row all the way to the front, labeled (Front Accessory Socket / Radio). New fuse is in, all is well. The passenger side fuse box should be under the dash on the passenger side just to the right of the passengers feet. I suspect the fuse in the passenger side underdash fuse box is the one you are looking for.
Fuses associated with the front power outlets are Fuse #9 in the passenger side underdash fuse box and Fuse #54 in the main underhood fuse box.
Both of those fuses also affect the radio.
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Ridiculous! I happened by chance to see this episode of the strongest/newest technology jackhammer.
The TV show did not in any way demonstrate the power of this new technology. Especially not versus the old hydraulic technology.
Every test they put this jack hammer to was not what the jack hammer was meant to do; a hollow steel pipe, concrete road barriers (meant for weight and not structural strength).
And the Grand Finale, a fricken safe?
Nat Geo I love big badass machines and showing off their brute strength, but why, or when, or for what reason would a track-hoe equipped with a jackhammer be breaking into a stupid safe. Are we all that dumb to believe NOTHING can break a safe?
Also with all the demonstrations of this badass jackhammer did the machine actually use the jackhammer. In every example it was simply the arm of the machine breaking "watermelons" placed in front of it. At least Gallagher had silly jokes and not just silly demonstrations.
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The 47th annual Western Literature Association (WLA) Conference will be held Nov. 7-10 at the Overton Hotel & Conference Center and English Building of Texas Tech University.
The conference, hosted by Sara Spurgeon, associate professor of literatures of the American Southwest at Texas Tech, will offer support and opportunities for graduate students.
A reception celebrating the 20th birthday of the Association for the Study of Literature and Environment (ASLE) will start the conference from 5-7 p.m. on Wednesday. A reading and book signing with American journalist and author Annie Proulx will follow.
"The reception will be an informal celebration of the ASLE and the Western Literature Association, and will involve appetizers, birthday cake for 100 people and the unveiling of ASLE's new logo," Spurgeon said.
The rest of the conference will entail the following events:
Thursday, Nov. 8
- Literature, Social Justice, and Environment (LSJE) Readers Series – 11 a.m.; Barry Lopez, National Book Award winning nature author of "Of Wolves and Men" and "Arctic Dreams," will read at the Overton.
- "Wasteland Utopias" screening – 4 p.m.; Avant-garde filmmaker David Sherman will screen his 2010 documentary in English 001, followed by the opening reception for the new exhibit of Southwestern artists in coordination with the conference at the Landmark Arts Gallery across from the English building.
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- Annie Proulx reading and book signing – 7:30 p.m.; The American journalist and author will host an informal talk for Texas Tech students, faculty and staff in the basement auditorium of the English building.
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- LSJE Readers Series – 11 a.m.; Native American novelist Stephen Graham Jones, author of "The Fast Red Road" and "Demon Theory," will read at the Overton.
- LSJE Readers Series – 4:30 p.m.; Palestinian-American poet and Texan, Naomi Shihab Nye, author of "19 Varieties of Gazelle" and "You and Yours" and winner of four Pushcart Prizes, will read at the Overton.
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- "Freeing the West" – 2:30 p.m.; Nationally known artist Gregory Sale will perform the interactive art piece at the Museum of Texas Tech. The performance will follow with a discussion session with Sale and a reception in the Sculpture Garden of the museum. The event is free and open to the public.
Hundreds of professors from universities around the world will attend events and present papers. Students may additionally attend a special session on "Graduate Student Professionalization" hosted by a panel of professors and graduate students from both large and small schools.
"We expect close to 400 people to attend this year's conference and engage in our ongoing conversation about the literatures and cultures of the North American West," Spurgeon said. " Attendees are coming to Lubbock from the United States, Canada, Germany, Japan, Denmark and the United Kingdom."
While the opportunity to attend all events is only open to those registered, Texas Tech students, faculty and staff are invited to attend a single event of their choosing. Unregistered attendees are asked to bring their Texas Tech ID to the conference registration desk at the Overton for free admission and a temporary pass.
This event would not be possible without the support Texas Tech.
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"It will greatly increase the value of what it means to live in Brownsville."
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Speaking of browser bookmarks, the nearest would be bookmarks menu attached to our browsers. Without accessing external sites for extracting out bookmarks, links to favorite sites can be obtained right from web browser bookmarks menu.
However, blazing fast access speed to bookmarked sites won't be achieved without bits of tweaking to browser settings and system preferences. The easiest tweak made to increase speed won't be far away from assigning new keyboard shortcuts.
Let's proceed on and get to step-by-step guide to adding new shortcut to browser bookmarks…
Allocation of Shortcuts
One of the advantages in using Mac is the ability to either customize every bit of available shortcuts or assign new shortcuts to available features via System Preferences.
Talking about adding new shortcuts to browser bookmarks, these steps work well for all kind of browsers. But we will take Safari Web Browser as example.
Update : Apparently, this doesn't work on Firefox 3. Still can't figure out the solution.
- Go to System Preferences → Keyboard & Mouse → Keyboard Shortcuts
- Click on [+] button and additional menu will be pulled down
- Choose Safari as Application with your bookmarks name (e.g. Gorgeous Apple Wallpapers) filled into field labelled Menu Title
- Now assign new Keyboard Shortcut for previously saved bookmark
- Upon adding that new shortcut, the change in menubar display should be spotted
Shown Above : Assigning New Shortcut for Bookmark
Preview of New Shortcuts
I've assigned shortcuts for two of my Safari bookmarks. Here is the preview.
Shown Above : Bookmarks Menu After New Shortcuts Assigned.
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I had the opportunity to shoot Nick & Michelle's wedding last fall and as a gift to Michelle's groom-to-be, she booked a secret boudoir session (in the mountains!!!) with me.
Instead of me telling you how awesome of a gift a sexy album full of sexy images of yourself is for your soon to be husband, I'll let Nick, Michelle, and the pictures speak for itself!
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From beginning to end I had such a great boudoir experience! When Jayme and
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girls saw a little more of me that day than they bargained for! I wasn't
nervous at all but if I was I know that Jayme would have put me at ease with
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Giving credit to Jayme's talent, the book turned out to be a sexy memoir of
me at that moment in time. It showed my flirtatious nature, my sexy wild
side, my inner pinup girl and the laid back beauty that I feel I am. It
boosted my confidence, *obviously*.
The day of the wedding I watched my husband open the book (although he
didn't see me!) and his reaction was AMAZING! It was easily the best gift
decision I have ever made for him.
Thank you Jayme!
Nick was presented with his album on the day of the wedding and here is what he said about the experience and the images to show you how he felt about the experience:
Hi. My name is Nick, and I like seeing my wife Michelle without any clothes
Why am I announcing this? Well, first, because it's true. And second,
because thanks to Michelle's inherent sexiness and Jayme's tremendous
talent, I am now the (very) happy owner of a small booklet that contains
several stunning photographs of my beautiful girl in various states of
undress. She hired Jayme to shoot a series of boudoir pictures and
gave them to me as a wedding present.
You could say I was excited when I received my present. But it would be
more accurate to say that I was raving, babbling, jumping-up-and-down thrilled.
I already knew Michelle was hot, but damn, I was not ready for just how
delicious she looked through Jayme's lens. I know I was grinning like a
fool as I turned the pages. I may have even shouted some inappropriate
things within earshot of my mother-in-law.
So brides-to-be, if you've been trying to come up with gift ideas for your
groom, I promise you can't go wrong with this one. It's daring, it's
unique, and it's an intimate remembrance your husband will cherish forever.
I think I may have found a new tag line in his last sentence!
I mean seriously! What. A. Reaction! And because I never blogged Michelle's boudoir session, here's a couple images from it!


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Standing there in his kitchen, I feel like I've known him for years. His private life, his tortured psyche, have been so familiar for so long that I almost feel like I'm visiting a family member, one who went crazy last Thanksgiving and tried to fuck the turkey, but is fine now and applying to law school. Downey goes on thanking me for driving all the way across town to meet here at his house. He's five ten and has good posture, these big eyes, and a warm grin, but the charisma switch is off. In person, without a character to inhabit, he is entirely comfortable in his own skin and might as well be standing there in his pajamas. From this moment until about eight o'clock at night, he'll remain chatty, steady, welcoming, offering algae drinks and espresso, not showing any of the inner turmoil that drove his chronic self-destruction, and will seem happy to match my starstruck excitement with his own zest for human connection. At some point in the afternoon, he will punch me in the face, but as I look back on it now it was probably my fault. And anyway, it was a privilege.
Robert downey jr. first got my attention playing Julian Wells, a walking calamity, in Less Than Zero. He smokes crack and is made to pleasure old guys in motel rooms, and his demise is the driving force in the movie. As I watch it again now, he kills. Downey is dredging something up and drowning in it. I'd planned to watch only a few minutes of it on the plane to California, but even after the sound quit on my computer I still couldn't look away. He has the purely technical skills in spades. But there's also the intangible, his way of making somebody who's killing himself memorable and lovable.
By then he'd shown all kinds of depth as a hustler in James Toback's The Pick-up Artist. In Soapdish he played a sleazy TV producer—slippery, morally blank, understated. Even in truly bad movies, such as Chances Are and Air America, he's alive and watchable and shape-shifting.
Then came Chaplin, in which he revealed a kind of deep, scary brilliance that shocked even the people who'd been paying attention to his talents. At 27 he is the poetic embodiment, waddling and bounding through walls, twirling his bowler, breaking your heart with his crinkly, soulful smile, using something both inexplicably fragile and wounding. He plays the offscreen Chaplin with a slightly crazed glint, crushed by his ambition, his spiritual vapidity, his mania for control, his appetite for little girls. He grows old before his time, and as a recluse living in exile, he's consumed with regret.
Offscreen he'd already been to rehab a few times, without the help of a court mandate, but then at some point in the early '90s, he managed to get married, settle down, have a son. This would've been a good time to cut the bong intake in half and make a plan. After Chaplin all the doors were flung wide open, but what Downey did in lieu of planning anything was go broke doing art movies—Restoration, about a roguish physician in seventeenth-century England who finds redemption, and an adaptation of the ever mirthful hunchback tragedy Richard III. He started smoking heroin. He lost his wife and son, went to parties, went berserk.
"Those trains come at predictable times," Downey tells me, with uncharacteristic lack of sympathy or with the sourness of someone who doesn't want to talk about the bad days anymore. "They tend to come at the time you would imagine they would come. There really should be a training program for people who are going to be in the public eye. Because either you have your head screwed on straight and it's going to get unscrewed, and that's really going to make you a wreck, or you come in a wreck and you think that this'll be the centralizing circumstance. Occasionally it is, for some people. For some people, fame and success is what finishes their thing, because in some twisted way that's all they ever wanted. I know people like that. They're like zombies. But they're complete zombies. They're done, they're cool, in a very two-dimensional way. They can move anywhere inside the frame, and they're well-lit, and it's fine."
These days, when Downey talks about his own cracking-up, he does so through stream-of-consciousness analogies, something about how he was walking with both shoes tied together or pissing into the wind while arguing with the meteorologist, or how he needed to embrace "that whole post�Gen X gloomfest. It's like, Screw me!"
In June 1996, six months after Restoration premiered, Downey was stopped for speeding and arrested for possession of heroin and crack cocaine and an unloaded .357 handgun. Three weeks after that, he wandered into a neighbor's house in Malibu, passed out in the empty bed of the son, and was revived by paramedics. In Downey lore, this is "the Goldilocks incident." In retrospect, he's forced to admit, the neighbor's house looked nothing like his—you had to take an elevator down to enter it. Then a judge sent him to a drug-treatment facility, where he climbed out a window and hitchhiked to a friend's Malibu home. Over the next four years, he failed court-ordered drug tests, did time in several institutions, and spent a chunk of 1998 in the L.A. county jail (where he had to hang his leftover sandwich meats up high so the rats couldn't reach), from which he was furloughed to host Saturday Night Live, because the court thought work would be good for his self-esteem. He got beaten up badly enough by three inmates to require plastic surgery for a gash on his forehead.


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Business computes value of giving
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Old computers have found new life at Sicoir Computer Technologies in Hays during the past year.
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Old computers have found new life at Sicoir Computer Technologies in Hays during the past year.
The business approached Big Brothers Big Sisters of Ellis County with an idea to give disadvantaged families secondhand computers. Ten computers already have been gifted.
"We get people that bring in computers and things like that all the time as we upgrade businesses, home users, things like that," said Lance Bickle, co-owner of Sicoir. "A lot of times the machines are still usable."
Often the computers need a new hard drive or memory. Sicoir holds the machines for a few months in case the owner needs anything on it, and then the company erases information on the computers.
Dallas Haselhorst, co-owner, said the computers are not top of the line, but they are a significant asset for needy families. Finding new owners for abandoned machines is an example of "reduce, reuse, recycle" and cuts back on needless waste, he said.
Access to technology in the home also can help intellectual development.
"It helps bridge that gap, that educational divide that may exist," Haselhorst said.
The store expects an increase in abandoned computers because Microsoft is ending support for its XP systems in April, and many users will buy newer products. The Linux operation system is put on the donated computers because it requires less maintenance.
Alisha Brownell, match support specialist for Big Brothers Big Sisters, said the computers make a difference in many lives. She donated her own computer to the program.
"We're able to give them to the families that are involved in our program, and the kids are able to use them if they've got school projects to work on," Brownell said. "The parents are able to use them if they need to update a resume or do some job searching online, so it's really beneficial for the whole families that are getting them."
Sicoir is preparing to give six more computers to the nonprofit. Although the equipment is old, the recipients are grateful.
"I don't think any of the families we've donated the computers to have ever had a computer," she said. "They all go to the library to use the library computers."
Anyone can visit Sicoir, 1503 E. 27th, and donate computer equipment to the cause.


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BP Wind & Solar CEO: Project Money 'Completely Dried Up'
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Financing for wind farms has disappeared and fewer companies will be able to develop the kind of "mega projects" needed to feed the growing demand for energy, said Reyad Fezzani, CEO of BP's (BP - Get Report) wind and solar operations, at the Dow Jones Alternative Energy Innovations conference Wednesday.
In just the last month, money that typically would be available for building renewable-energy projects has "completely dried up," thanks to the financial market crisis, Fezzani said during a keynote and on-stage interview with Yuliya Chernova, editor of Dow Jones' Clean Technology Insight.
To weather the downturn, BP and other companies will have to fund those wind farms and solar-power plants using equity finance. They can then refinance when the credit crunch eases, Fezzani said.
"This is a serious issue for those who don't have equity on the balance sheet to continue to operate," he said. "You probably will see behind the scene, frantic activities to bridge the gap." Fezzani's remarks reaffirmed what many solar, wind and biofuel industry executives have expressed since the fall of a series of U.S. investment banks and mortgage lenders. His comments also came the same day that Carpinteria, Calif.-based Clipper Windpower said it had completed a joint-venture agreement with BP Wind Energy to develop a 5,050-megawatt wind farm in South Dakota. Fezzani said the South Dakota project represents the "next frontier" for wind-farm development, and one in which only a small group of companies can participate. Iberdrola, the Spanish wind energy giant, is another player. (Don't miss " With Energy East Deal, Spanish Wind Firm Expands in U.S.") Despite the difficult times ahead, Fezzani said Americans' demand for electricity shows no signs of lagging, making wind and solar projects good bets in the long run. Fezzani also sees a trend in which wind-turbine makers will devote less money and energy on building wind farms to create a market for their products. "You will find that the days of wind turbine manufacturers bidding into projects are behind us," Fezzani said. "We need them to invest in R&D to prove the efficiency of their products." Chernova asked Fezzani about his company's plan to nix a solar factory expansion plan in Maryland, and Fezzani largely evaded the question with statements about how bullish he feels about the solar market in the United States. "When it comes to deciding where we focus on investments, we do it like everybody else," Fezzani said. "It's economically driven." BP Solar recently halted a $97 million plan to build a silicon-ingot factory at its headquarters in Maryland, citing intense competition from low-cost producers in Asia. (Don't miss " BP Solar Scraps Maryland Factory Expansion") For more information about Greentech Media, please visit www.greentechmedia.com.Check Out Our Best Services for Investors
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Fire science program moving classes to firehouse
Fire science program moving classes to firehouse
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Coordinator of Publications (417) 447-2666 email@example.com's fire science program is working to bring its students so close to firefighting training that they can see it and touch it.
The program is gradually migrating its classes to the Springfield Fire Department's Engine House No. 6 of West Battlefield Road where the city's Regional Training Center is also located.
Former Springfield fire chief Dan Whisler, who now heads up the fire science program at OTC, has dreamed of bringing the students together with the professionals in a real-life setting.
"The working fire station is right there for students to be involved in the facility. There's the ability to have more interaction than we have now with some of the classes held on campus," Whisler said.
There are several classrooms at the facility that are being used now for OTC classes and over the next several semesters, more classes will migrate to the facility.
In addition, the program will be able to make use of the extensive state-of-the-art training facility that is located in the same building as the classrooms.
"They can learn practical skills, everything from putting up ladders to working on a training tower to practicing how to react in a flash over of fire overhead," Whisler said.
"We can do those sorts of things on campus like alive burn because of the smoke it produces."
The training facility also houses a large area where various types of rooms are replicated that allow firefights and students to go through to practice rescues and searches in dense smoke. They can practice going through different types of windows and even rappel in from a hatch in the room's ceiling.
Currently, the students are using an old house in Battlefield in cooperation with that town's fire department for training purposes.
"Eventually, we will be able to go from the classroom right into the training center and put the skills we talk about in the classroom into practical use right away," Whisler said.
Jin Trent, chief of the Nixa Fire Department, thinks moving the OTC program to the Springfield station is something that's needed.
"It needed to be done. They can have some hands-on training. Some of the students have never been in a fire department. The kids can see what all this work is about and see what it really is," Trent said.


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If you're like millions of people all over the country, you're realizing that field trips just aren't as practical as they used to be. Unless you have a science museum nearby, your students may miss out on the valuable learning opportunities that only a hands-on museum can provide. This school year, let Mobile Ed bring the science museum to your students with Kidz Science Safari!
Not your typical assembly show, Kidz Science Safari consists of a minimum of 12 interactive science exhibits (see the details on the exhibits below) that can be set up in your school. After a brief explanation of all the exhibits, your students are allowed to freely explore the museum throughout the 45-minute session, learning by true hands-on immersion.
Best of all, Kidz Science Safari has been designed to be aligned with the elementary science standards for an experience that's not just fun – it's educational!
Bubble Tower where kids lift a bubble around themselves.
Airways, a physics demonstration that pushes colorful balls all around a maze of clear tubes that students absolutely love.
Gravity Wall where students create a pathway of twists and turns and then test their design using small balls and the force of gravity.
Human Biology allows students to examine a skeleton and peek into the human body.
Magnetism employs several ball bearings drawn by magnets to travel through a maze along with a cartoon portrait that the kid's apply the "hair, moustache and beard" to by using a magnet and iron filings.
Domino Race is just that –an area where kids set up dominos in patterns, going up and down "steps" and then with a push – send the dominos crashing into each other while all the time learning about engineering, motion and force.
Giant Microscope allows the students to examine a nice collection of bugs, flowers, feathers — and any other object they'd like to see "up close" – on a large 21″ screen.
Plasma Ball demonstrates an invention of Tesla as well as one of the states of matter.
Conductivity has the students compete to see who can complete the course without closing the circuit and lighting the light.
Radiometer brightly demonstrates how invisible particles of light can propel an object – and the brighter the light, the more absorption/repulsion of particles.
Bernoulli Exhibit demonstrates air pressure in a wonderful, yet simple activity.
Geometric Shapes has the student create anything from letters to numbers to trapezoids, squares, triangles – whatever they choose- using jersey loops on a really large pegboard.
Tour of the Solar System is a 2 minute long, high-speed trip around all the planets in our solar system with stunning HD graphics.
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Custodial or adult assistance for loading and unloadingTwo to three adult volunteers for each sessionThis program cannot be taken up and down stairsAC electrical outlets
1. Bubble Tower 2. Airways 3. Gravity Wall 4. Human Biology 5. Magnetism 6. Giant Microscope 7. Plasma Ball 8. Conductivity 9. Radiometer10. Bernoulli Exhibit11. Geometric Shapes12. Domino Race13. Solar System Tour14. Dino Dig
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Save $400 on a select wireless adapter Watch a video Watch a video review from one of our experts Front Back Back Cutaway view Driver closeup Front Grille off Grille off Top Transparent view Photos (10) Videos (2) View larger Definitive Technology BP-8080ST Bipolar floor-standing speaker with built-in powered subwoofer Item #: 735BP8080 Low Stock 12 Reviews Your price: $1,499.00 each Earn up to 1,499 Rewards points Add to Cart Free Shipping Lifetime Tech Support + Add to wishlist + Email me alerts for this product Save $400 on a select wireless adapter View all associated offers Need help? 1.888.955.6000 Email Chat Ask an expert advisor No pressure, no commission — just lots of good advice from our highly trained staff. x By buying this product you'll earn up to 1499 Rewards points. When you sign up for a Crutchfield account, you'll be enrolled in Crutchfield Rewards. You'll earn one point for every dollar you spend on gear from us. You can turn your points into Rewards Cards that you can use toward future purchases. You can sign up for an account now, or after you complete your purchase (you'll get credit for the points either way). Sign up for a Crutchfield account
by Kristen Schaub Towering sound for movies and music Don't just watch your favorite movies, live them with the BP-8080ST, the flagship speaker in Definitive's Bipolar SuperTowerT line. This innovative speaker uses a unique driver design with both front- and rear-firing speaker arrays to surround you with rich, lifelike sound. A potent powered subwoofer built into the bottom of the cabinet delivers intense bass. Even in large rooms, you'll experience a huge, three-dimensional soundstage that pulls you into your music concerts and movies as if you were there. Plus, this speaker has attractive high-gloss black top and bottom caps with a cloth grille-wrapped enclosure, making it a sophisticated addition to your home theater setup. Bipolar speaker technology brings your favorite recordings to life Front and rear speaker arrays work together to create enveloping sound. Here's how it works: direct sound from the front two midrange drivers and tweeter arrives at your ears first, to provide clear, focused imaging. That's followed by sound from the rear mid and tweeter, which is slightly delayed, to enhance spaciousness. The combination creates a lush, seamless soundstage that's more like the way we hear sounds in real life. And thanks to Definitive's Balanced Double Surround System (BDSS) drivers, your music and surround effects will sound incredibly clear, allowing you to pinpoint the soloist in a band or the direction of a jaguar's call in the jungle. Cutaway view of the BP-8080ST's drivers Powerful bass built right into the cabinet At the base of the speaker is a 12" side-firing subwoofer coupled to two passive radiators. This trio creates a total surface area greater than that of a traditional 18" woofer, but with better bass control, speed, and detail than a single huge woofer could achieve. A built-in 455-watt amplifier powers the subwoofer, delivering hard-hitting bass that eliminates the need for an external sub. And because a subwoofer is built into the cabinet, bass output is already perfectly blended with the mids and the highs. All you have to do is set the bass volume to match your room and taste, then sit back and enjoy your music and movie soundtracks. Build a complete Definitive Bipolar home theater system using perfectly matched centers (see the CS-8040HD, CS-8060HD, and CS-8080HD) and bipolar surrounds (see the SR-8040BP and SR-8080BP). Got wire? Most speakers don't include any. Learn about choosing and installing speaker wire at the Crutchfield Learning Center. Shop our selection of speaker wire. Did you know? Your new speakers will probably sound better after several weeks of use than they do right out of the box. That's because the material surrounding the woofers will loosen up, allowing the drivers to move more fully. Definitive Technology estimates a break-in period of 24 to 48 hours of playback before the speakers will deliver optimum sound quality. For more information and helpful tips, check out this article from Definitive's website about conditioning your speakers. Product Highlights:Forward Focused Bipolar Array technology for lifelike imaging and pinpoint localizationBalanced Dual Surround System (BDSS) driver technology places rubber surrounds on both the outer and inner edges of each speaker cone for improved clarityfrequency response 18-30,000 Hz (±3 dB)sensitivity 92 dB8-ohm impedancehandles up to 400 wattsfront array: dual 5-1/4" mids and 1" pure aluminum dome tweeterrear array: 5-1/4" mid and 1" pure aluminum dome tweeter12" woofer with dual 12" passive radiatorsbuilt-in 455-watt subwoofer ampone set of 5-way binding postshigh-gloss black finish on top and bottom caps with cloth grille-wrapped enclosure12-1/8"W x 48-1/4"H x 16-9/16"D (with included stabilizer feet)warranty: 5 years woofers, 3 years subwoofer ampOur 60-day money-back guarantee Floor-standing speakers still standing tall Sure, floor-standing tower speakers buck the industry trend toward smaller, visually inconspicuous speakers, but they're hard to beat if great sound is your primary goal. Tower speakers produce powerful sound with excellent bass, making them a great choice for serious music lovers and for folks who want high-impact home theater.
Definitive Technology BP-8080ST Written By Anonymous, New Jersey on Monday, December 22, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Always love Definitive Technology!
BP-8080ST Written By dj1990, Cordova, TN on Friday, May 23, 2014 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Ordered pair of 8080ST's with matching 8080 center and surrounds and an Onkyo TX-NR929 and Oppo 105. I'm thoroughly enjoying listening to these speakers. Room size is 15' W x 18' L. Stereo imaging is everything i'd hoped it would be. As others have said, although bass is substantial, it's not overwhelming, vocals can be clearly heard when listening to music in 2 channel stereo. Movie sound effects are great, nice having two built in subs.
Impressive Written By Josh, Michigan on Saturday, November 16, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) I had a very high expectation for these speakers given the glowing reviews on this site. Needless to say, I wasn't disappointed. I can't help but smile every time I turn them on. I purchased these 8080ST towers along with a center channel and a pair of surrounds. The basic two channel music performance creates a sound stage that is truly impressive. I have them positioned roughly 12 inches from the back wall and approximately 15 feet from each other. As the product description states they truly wrap you in sound. The base is incredible. It's deep, full, and tight. It is not muddy or boomy and blends very well the mids and highs. It did take me a little time dial in the base level for my listening environment. Home theater applications are even better. It brings a whole new level of enjoyment to movies you have seen multiple times. Sounds present with a crispness and warmth like never before. I find myself turning my head looking for the sudden explosion or being wrapped into the scene now that I hear sounds from the surround speakers I never heard before. Whether or not speakers need a break-in period has been debated but I know that after 10 days of daily use, I feel that they sound smoother and better blended than when I first hooked them up.
happyhappyhappy Written By JasonL, saint Louis on Saturday, July 13, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Great tower I love the way these bump been very happy with them for the last 6 months Pros: sound Cons: none
More than I expected! Written By Plainscraps, Atlanta on Saturday, May 25, 2013 I purchased these before the holidays of 2012 to "stand in" for my Magnepan speakers that were being factory refurbished. I simply wanted a fairly accurate speaker to listen to my 2 channel music while Magnepan's were getting a facelift. I bought these on a whim (not auditioned) and at the recommendation of an unknown sales associate who had no idea who I was ultimately going to purchase them from. Well, I never buy middle priced equipment without an audition. Only used. These were purchsed at an amazing price that included (2) surround dipoles and a center channel to go with them. I must say, when I first hooked them up and turned them on, I was just short of astonished. I was expecting a pair of speakers that would suit my needs for a month or so, when in all actuality, I would be honored to keep them as my primary 2 channel or my fronts in a 5.1 environment. They sound that good. As others have indicated, the bass is substantial, yet containable. The mids are wonderful as is the treble. Never harsh. I run all of my music with no tone loops enabled as not to color my music. Only the Maggies (and these) so far can provide that level of comfortable listening for me. I have used these with the following 2 channel equipment. A Classe' preamp, a NAD preamp, a Music Hall and Denon turntables. A Oppo Blu-Ray player with audioquest cablling. Amplification by 5 monoblock Outlaw amplifiers. In the 'round I use a Marantz processor. Buy them! Period! Pros: Accuracte, non- colored speakers. Very fluid. Verrry easy on the ears. Very attractive. Cons: None that I can think of.
Good Speakers Written By Steve, Suwannee, Fl on Tuesday, May 21, 2013 Crutchfield Customer Review (What's this?) Very accurate speakers. The subs are smooth, with no boominess. They seem to translate very well. Still breaking in, so I expect they will only get better.
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Calories | 400 |
Total Fat | 22g |
Saturated Fat | 3.0g |
Cholesterol | -- |
Sodium | -- |
Total Carbohydrate | 41g |
Dietary Fiber | -- |
Sugars | -- |
Protein | 11g |
Calcium | -- |
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Serves: 6
Total Time: 38 min
Cook Time: 23 min
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- 2 ounce(s) pancetta or bacon, cut into small strips
- 1 pound(s) butternut squash, peeled, seeded, and cut into 1/2-inch dice
- 1 pound(s) pumpkin, cheese, or mushroom tortelloni
- 1/2 cup(s) unsalted butter
- 24 small fresh sage leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) salt
- 1/4 teaspoon(s) freshly ground black pepper
- Grated Parmesan cheese
- Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Meanwhile, in large nonstick skillet, cook pancetta on medium-low heat for 10 minutes, stirring occasionally, or until crisp and the fat has been rendered. Remove pancetta with slotted spoon; drain on paper towel.
- Add squash to boiling water in pasta pot; cook 5 to 6 minutes, until almost tender. Scoop out squash from boiling water with small strainer and add to drippings in skillet. When water returns to a boil, add pasta, stir a few times, and cook according to package directions, about 5 minutes.
- Cook squash in drippings 2 minutes over medium heat, stirring, until just tender; transfer mixture to a pasta bowl and cover to keep warm. Melt butter in skillet over medium-low heat; add sage leaves. Cook, turning leaves occasionally, until crisp and butter begins to brown, with small brown bits forming on the bottom of the pan (mixture will have a nutty aroma).
- Drain pasta; add to squash mixture in pasta bowl with butter mixture, pancetta, salt, and pepper. Gently toss with large spoon to coat pasta with sauce. Serve with Parmesan cheese.
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The groups performance at The Roxy comes during the same week that they all attended the "Pitch Perfect" premiere. Of the premiere and the movie's influence on A Cappella music, Avi said, "We met almost all the stars from the movie, and loved them! Rebel Wilson, Brittany Snow, Adam Devine just to name a few. The movie is hilarious and we feel it will bring A Cappella even more to the mainstream which is always amazing. Hopefully there will be a Pitch Perfect 2!" Maybe we'll even see them in the cast? Avi adds that though it is hard work, the group "wouldn't change it for the world. [We are] so blessed."
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My in-laws had a bitter divorce. How should we handle family celebrations?
My husband's parents are divorced and don't talk to each other -- and my mother-in-law refuses to be in the same room with my father-in-law or any of his family. I want to invite her to my baby shower, but she probably won't come if any of my father-in-law's relatives attend. How can we bridge the gap and get everyone together to share in this and future celebrations? Do we just let my mother-in-law miss out on major family events? I don't want my child's feelings to be hurt when Grandma doesn't come to holidays or birthdays.
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The inlaws need to think of this the same way they would if it involved their own children. My parents were divorced when I was young but always managed to be civil and in time, even friendly. Now that I'm an adult, they are both wonderful grandparents who can share every aspect of their grandchild's lives together. I try to make some special accomodations because they are both remarried and it is a little stressful on their spouses. So we usually have them over separately for regular visits but things like the first birthday party and the baptism were shared 100%. These folks don't feel the need to get along for their adult children but just as they would have to try and be civil for young children - that's exactly what they need to do for their grandkids. As an aside to the very angry woman who is divorced from an abusive and stalking man - I really don't think anyone here intended their comments for that type of situation. In fact, I don't think I would be particularly inclined to invite a father like that to my child's parties anyway! But in that situation, I do agree that separate get-togethers are certainly appropriate.posted 04/25/2005 by jjleigh
This message is for Veronika (mom of 2). Wow! Finally, someone who understands. Thank you for sharing your story, hurtful, but interesting. This is what happened to my parents. My father thought that beating up my mom was the way to go. After the divorce, they pretty much hated each other, but I didn't know until I was older. Why? Because they learned to put their kids before their past. Now, my mother tells me that the past is just simply the past. I learned from my parents the value of forgiveness. Thank you so much for sharing your experience.posted 04/25/2005 by Blessed 3 Times
Ask your in-laws (or have your husband ask them) what is more important to them: their grandchild or their arguments. If they can't set aside their differences for an hour or two, then it's their loss when they don't get to share special times with your family.posted 04/18/2005 by craftladyteresa
Unfortunately, this problem seems to be all too common. My in-laws have been divorced for years and thankfully, my sister-in-law has somewhat paved the way for me. She has 3 children already so SHE'S the one who had to deal with all of that. They have both learned to tolerate each other and even be civil at birthdays and baby showers for the sake of their daughter and grandchildren. It may be difficult at first but you may be surprised how uniting a baby can be. Good luck!posted 04/25/2005 by showcool
We are in the same dilema and it has been a long road. Our 1st baby wasy born over 10 years ago and in the begining family gatherings were akward to say the least. BUT, let me encourage you! It does get better. Having the get togethers on nuetral ground helps (like birthday party's at the local park, etc). Eventually they will have to get over it! I know that mine went from not speaking at all at my daughter's 1st birthday (almost 11 years ago), to spending a few hours together in the same hospital room when my husband had to have emergency surgery, and they were actually polite!! Here is how we handled things: 1. If they choose not to come, they miss out. We did not do 'pri\vate' parties for anyone unless it was special circumstances. 2. If it got too tense, then my husband (who really struggeled with this in the begining) would pull them aside seperately and tell them that it was not about them at that moment, but about their grandchild. Hope this helps!posted 06/07/2011 by rjbest77
Its easy for people to get online and give advice about what someone should do but until you have walked a mile in the divorced persons shoes you shouldn't be so quick to say they need to grow up. When it comes to events you should do what you can live with and how you would want to be treated if you were in there position because remember your going to be a parent or are already a parent. Put yourself in the divorced person place then decide how you would feel.posted 12/20/2010 by a BabyCenter Member
Tell them: You can be divided, you can hate each other, fine. But my child is ONE person and will not be divided into pieces like a cake to spend time here and time there. When it is about the CHILD, there will be one event. YOu can come and enjoy or not come and miss out on it.posted 04/18/2005 by a BabyCenter Member
Invite who you want to invite. Extend the invitation and leave the door open to your mother in law. If she wants to act like a bratty 2 year old, that is her loss and lack of character (as well a glimpse of how little regards she has for your child if she would rather be proud and immature, than share in this wonderful event). You can't make her go, but you can give her the chance to act like an adult.posted 04/18/2005 by Indigobaby
For my husbands college graduation, both of his parents and step parents came. Luckly his godfather helped me deal with trying to play peace maker. And NO, neither would sit next to each other or be near my husband (their only son) if the other was near him. They both wanted to come to this awesome event and so they both acted like adults. You can't do two parties for everything. You'll go crazy and it's not fair to you. Just keep "his side" on one side of the room and "her side" on the other.posted 04/17/2006 by ortea
I say invite them, tell them both are invited and don't be upset if one doesn't show up. They're grown ups, they can make their own decisions and live with their own consequences!posted 04/18/2005 by JCBritton
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We booked all three rooms of the Avalon Terrace for our three night stay. The place was wonderful and Charlene was a great host. The breakfast the she fixed each morning was to die for. Each was a different creation. We had a great time enjoying the back porch, in the evenings, a a place to relive our day adventures... More
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- Avalon Terrace Bed & Breakfast Moncton, New Brunswick