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I became involved in Role-playing games at the age of ten starting with Advance Dungeons & Dragons. I remember flipping through the AD&D Monster Manual and looking at all the exciting creatures that I could face or place into adventures. I was also really intrigued by the art and modules for the Dragon Lance setting, which were the only game modules that my local store sold. A few years later, I still played, and Dungeon Mastered, AD&D but I expanded my RPG range further into several RPGs, including Car Wars (which I ran a successful five-year campaign for), Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Robotech and Rifts.
While juggling my obsession with RPGs, it was during my sophomore year of high school that I found miniature war gaming- specifically Warhammer 40,000 (starting with the Rogue Trader book). I was hooked and my gaming focus slowly shifted away from RPGs to miniature gaming. Still dedicated to Warhammer 40K, I eventually would expand my miniature gaming into Warhammer Fantasy, Battlefleet Gothic, Flames of War, and Dystopian Wars (all of which I still play).
For a number of years RPG's took a sabbatical for miniature gaming and with the exception of a short run at D&D 4th Ed., I did not get back into RPGs until I discovered Dark Heresy. As a Warhammer 40K fan and a RPG fanatic itching to get back in, this was the best of both worlds. Luckily, I had a circle of friends/fellow gamers with the same interests and on December of 2008 I ran the first mission of my Dark Heresy "Faith and Betrayal" campaign. The game was a hit and still continues today with new and old players. Since the introduction of Deathwatch and Rogue Trader from Fantasy Flight Games, I have introduced intertwining storylines using elements from these systems (it's also cool to see players get excited when they get to play epic warriors of the Adeptus Astartes and lay waste to enemies).
Right now, I am busy continuing/developing the Dark Heresy/Deathwatch campaign but I still make time for the occasional board game or miniature game.


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Your life.Your East Sussex.
What to do if you're under 16 and are homeless or think you might have to leave home.
If you're aged 16 or 17 and at risk of homelessness here's how the County Council can help.
Advice for over-18s at risk of becoming homeless in East Sussex.
Where to go for help and what you will need to consider before making the decision to leave home.
If you have nowhere to live you can get help from the Youth Support Team at East Sussex County Council.
So you've decided to move out - here's our guide to how to find a place to live in East Sussex.
In these videos Jenny and Sabrina talk about how they ended up homeless and how they got help.
David ended up sleeping rough before he got help from Eastbourne Foyer. Read his story.

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Angels have been a big trend in young adult fiction for a couple of years now, and while I've read my fair share of novels about Nephilim and demon fighters and fallen Seraphim and all the rest, I have to admit this isn't a topic that naturally draws me in. Often angel-themed books have to spend a lot of time explaining their mythology — which is far from standard Judeo-Christian beliefs — before you can get to know the characters. While Fictional Boyfriends I'm about to introduce you to are steeped in their own world too, something about them will draw you in immediately. No joke, I read this book in a single afternoon without coming up for air.
Who: Lincoln and Phoenix
From: Embrace, by Jessica Shirvington
What's Their Story? Violet Eden met Lincoln a few years ago in a self-defense class and immediately started crushing on him, but the older boy has kept their relationship strictly platonic as he's taken her on as his private kickboxing/running/rock-climbing student. It turns out, he's actually something called a Grigori, a half-angel/half-human guardian charged with sending rogue angels on earth back to their own realm. And Violet's the half-angel destined to be his partner … if she chooses to "Embrace" the Grigori life too.
Violet sensed something strange about Phoenix when they met on the dance floor on her 17th birthday, and the way he tracked her down certainly is creepy. It turns out he's actually one of the aforementioned rogue angels living on earth. He swears to Violet that he's got not evil intentions and just really wants to live like a human … and enjoy Vi's intimate company.
Why We Love Them: Lincoln didn't have to find Violet and train her before her 17th birthday, but he wanted to. And it turns out he's been keeping things firmly in the friends zone because to be more to each other would be dangerous. That kind of protective instinct and self control is admirable, and super frustrating. But when he whispers, "Did you ever think we would be anything other than unbelievable?" our knees give way as much as Vi's. Phoenix, on the other hand, doesn't play hard to get. He's got the allure of the completely smitten bad-boy, which Violet can't resist. Especially since she's all but given up on Lincoln. Sometimes, the challenge of taming someone so dangerous is an aphrodisiac on its own.
Where Will This Love Go Next? Book two of the series, Entice, is due out in the states on September 15. I've heard rumors that the book is being considered for an American TV series, which sounds awesome: It would mean so many opportunities to see Lincoln and Violet as an angel-fighting, humanity-saving team. Plus I can see big potential with Vi's best friend Steph if she had some screen time. As for fantasy casting, I'm dreaming big for Lincoln, who's described as having sun-streaked brown hair and a tan: Dave Franco. I can certainly picture a girl crushing on that grin of his. And for black-haired, dark-eyed Phoenix, I'd love to see Perks of Being a Wallflower's Ezra Miller in the role — he looks dangerous and heart-melting all at once. It's hard to imagine either of these up-and-comers going to TV at the moment, but I can dream, can't I?
Have you read Embrace? Share your casting ideas with us in the comments below! And don't forget to read about our past Fictional Boyfriends!
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a substance that cannot be broken down to other substances by chemical reactions, ei, oxygen
Atoms with incomplete valence shells
Share or transfer valence electrons with certain other atoms.
The potential energy of chemical bonds.
2) Organisms interact with their environments, exchanging matter and energy. For example, plant chloroplasts convert the energy of sunlight into
4) Which of the following types of cells utilize deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) as their genetic material but do not have their DNA encased within a nuclear envelope?
5) To understand the chemical basis of inheritance, we must understand the molecular structure of DNA. This is an example of the application of which concept to the study of biology?
Positive Feedback
6) Once labor begins in childbirth, contractions increase in intensity and frequency until delivery. The increasing labor contractions of childbirth are an example of which type of regulation?
Negative Feedback
7) When the body's blood glucose level rises, the pancreas secretes insulin and, as a result, the blood glucose level declines. When the blood glucose level is low, the pancreas secretes glucagon and, as a result, the blood glucose level rises. Such regulation of the blood glucose level is the result of
9) Prokaryotic and eukaryotic cells generally have which of the following features in common?
Bacteria and Archaea
10) Prokaryotes are classified as belonging to two different domains. What are the domains?
) Limit the burning of fossil fuels and regulate our loss of forested areas.
11) Global warming, as demonstrated by observations such as melting of glaciers, increasing CO2 levels, and increasing average ambient temperatures, has already had many effects on living organisms. Which of the following might best offer a solution to this problem?
12) A water sample from a hot thermal vent contained a single-celled organism that had a cell wall but lacked a nucleus. What is its most likely classification?
Domain Eukarya, Kingdom Fungi
13) A filamentous organism has been isolated from decomposing organic matter. This organism has a cell wall but no chloroplasts. How would you classify this organism?
Near universality of the genetic code
14) Which of these provides evidence of the common ancestry of all life?
It requires genetic variation, results in descent with modification, and involves differential reproductive success.
15) Which of the following is (are) true of natural selection?
Carbon, hydrogen, nitrogen, oxygen
1) About 25 of the 92 natural elements are known to be essential to life. Which four of these 25 elements make up approximately 96% of living matter?
2) Trace elements are those required by an organism in only minute quantities. Which of the following is a trace element that is required by humans and other vertebrates, but not by other organisms such as bacteria or plants?
Virtually all organisms require the same elements in the same quantities.
3) Which of the following statements is false?
Both the relative abundances of the elements and the emergent properties of the compounds made from these elements
4) What factors are most important in determining which elements are most common in living matter?
Each element has a unique number of protons in its nucleus.
5) Why is each element unique and different from other elements in chemical properties?
both the number of protons and the chemical properties of the element
6) Knowing just the atomic mass of an element allows inferences about which of the following?
They have the same number of electron shells.
7) In what way are elements in the same column of the periodic table the same?
16 daltons
8) Oxygen has an atomic number of 8 and a mass number of 16. Thus, what is the atomic mass of an oxygen atom?
The nitrogen atom has a mass number of 14 and an atomic mass of approximately 14 daltons.
9) The nucleus of a nitrogen atom contains 7 neutrons and 7 protons. Which of the following is a correct statement concerning nitrogen?
Molybdenum atoms can have between 50 and 58 neutrons.
10) Molybdenum has an atomic number of 42. Several common isotopes exist, with mass numbers of 92, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, and 100. Therefore, which of the following can be true?
Some carbon atoms in nature have more neutrons.
11) Carbon-12 is the most common isotope of carbon, and has an atomic mass of 12 daltons. A mole of carbon in naturally occurring coal, however, weighs slightly more than 12 grams. Why?
The element may have multiple stable isotopes, and the isotopic composition may vary from sample to sample.
13) The precise weight of a mole of some pure elements like silicon (Si) can vary slightly from the standard atomic mass, or even from sample to sample. Why?
16) The atomic number of nitrogen is 7. Nitrogen-15 is heavier than nitrogen-14 because the atomic nucleus of nitrogen-15 contains how many neutrons?
An electron may move to an electron shell farther away from the nucleus.
17) Electrons exist only at fixed levels of potential energy. However, if an atom absorbs sufficient energy, a possible result is that
It has 8 electrons in its outer electron shell and it is inert.
18) The atomic number of neon is 10. Therefore, which of the following is most correct about an atom of neon?
15 protons and 15 electrons.
19) From its atomic number of 15, it is possible to predict that the phosphorus atom has
Be both chemically inert and gaseous at room temperature
20) Atoms whose outer electron shells contain 8 electrons tend to
must have the same number of protons + neutrons.
22) Two atoms appear to have the same mass number. These atoms
23) Fluorine has an atomic number of 9 and a mass number of 19. How many electrons are needed to complete the valence shell of a fluorine atom?
It would form ions with a +2 charge.
27) An atom with atomic number 12 would have what type of chemical behavior in bonding with other elements?
protons and neutrons are shared by two atoms so as to satisfy the requirements of both atoms.
29) A covalent chemical bond is one in which
30) If an atom of sulfur (atomic number 16) were allowed to react with atoms of hydrogen (atomic number 1), which of the molecules below would be formed?
31) What is the maximum number of covalent bonds an element with atomic number 8 can make with hydrogen?
Each hydrogen atom has a partial positive charge; the nitrogen atom has a partial negative charge.
32) Nitrogen (N) is much more electronegative than hydrogen (H). Which of the following statements is correct about the atoms in ammonia (NH3)?
one of the atoms sharing electrons is much more electronegative than the other atom.
35) A covalent bond is likely to be polar when
Covalent bonds and ionic bonds occupy opposite ends of a continuous spectrum, from nearly equal to completely unequal sharing of electrons.
37) In comparing covalent bonds and ionic bonds, which of the following would you expect?
Covalent bonds involve the sharing of electrons between atoms; ionic bonds involve the electrical attraction between atoms.
38) What is the difference between covalent bonds and ionic bonds?
NH4, with a charge of +1
39) In ammonium chloride salt (NH4Cl) the anion is a single chloride ion, Cl. What is the cation of NH4Cl?
40) The atomic number of chlorine is 17. The atomic number of magnesium is 12. What is the formula for magnesium chloride?
41) How many electron pairs are shared between carbon atoms in a molecule that has the formula C2H4?
Covalent Bond
42) Which bond or interaction would be difficult to disrupt when compounds are put into water?
Hydrogen Bond
43) Which of the following explains most specifically the attraction of water molecules to one another?
electrons are not symmetrically distributed in a molecule.
44) Van der Waals interactions result when
van der Waals interactions
45) What bonding or interaction is most likely to occur among a broad array of molecules of various types (polar, nonpolar, hydrophilic, hydrophobic)?
48) What is the maximum number of hydrogen atoms that can be covalently bonded in a molecule containing two carbon atoms?
Forward and reverse reactions continue with no effect on the concentrations of the reactants and products.
50) Which of the following correctly describes chemical equilibrium?
The rate of the forward reaction is equal to the rate of the reverse reaction.
51) Which of the following correctly describes any reaction that has reached chemical equilibrium?
a test tube of living cells
52) Which of these systems is least likely to be at chemical equilibrium?
53) Refer to the figure above (first three rows of the periodic table). If life arose on a planet where carbon is absent, which element might fill the role of carbon?
63) How many neutrons are present in the nucleus of a phosphorus-32 (32P) atom (see the figure above)?
65) Based on electron configuration, which of these elements in the figure above would exhibit a chemical behavior most like that of oxygen?
will form hydrogen bonds with water molecules.
66) The illustration above shows a representation of formic acid. A formic acid molecule
The element is required in very small amounts.
76) In the term trace element, the modifier trace means that
the existence of unpaired electrons in the valence shell.
78) The reactivity of an atom arises from
The atom has more electrons than protons.
79) Which statement is true of all atoms that are anions?
The rates of the forward and reverse reactions are equal.
80) Which of the following statements correctly describes any chemical reaction that has reached equilibrium?
82) The atomic number of sulfur is 16. Sulfur combines with hydrogen by covalent bonding to form a compound, hydrogen sulfide. Based on the number of valence electrons in a sulfur atom, predict the molecular formula of the compound:
Polar Covalent Bond
1) In a single molecule of water, two hydrogen atoms are bonded to a single oxygen atom by
Hydrogen Bond
2) The slight negative charge at one end of one water molecule is attracted to the slight positive charge of another water molecule. What is this attraction called?
The electrons shared between the oxygen and hydrogen atoms spend more time around the oxygen atom
3) The partial negative charge in a molecule of water occurs because
Will not form hydrogen bonds with each other.
4) Sulfur is in the same column of the periodic table as oxygen, but has electronegativity similar to carbon. Compared to water molecules, molecules of H2S
Kinetic energy in the drink decreases.
7) Which of the following takes place as an ice cube cools a drink?
Absorption and release of heat when hydrogen bonds break and form.
10) Liquid water's high specific heat is mainly a consequence of the
The release of heat by the formation of hydrogen bonds
12) Temperature usually increases when water condenses. Which behavior of water is most directly responsible for this phenomenon?
The water molecules with the most heat energy evaporate more readily
13) Why does evaporation of water from a surface cause cooling of the surface?
Hydrogen bonds stabilize and keep the molecules of ice farther apart than the water molecules of liquid water.
14) Why does ice float in liquid water?
Nonpolar substances that repel water molecules.
15) Hydrophobic substances such as vegetable oil are
180 grams of glucose and 6.02 × 1023 molecules of glucose.
16) One mole (mol) of glucose (molecular mass = 180 daltons) is
(90/180) × 6.02 × 1023
17) How many molecules of glucose (C6H12O6 molecular mass = 180 daltons) would be present in 90 grams of glucose?
26) Which of the following ionizes completely in solution and is considered to be a strong base (alkali)?
It is a strong acid that ionizes completely in water.
27) A 0.01 M solution of a substance has a pH of 2. What can you conclude about this substance?
acidic: will give H+ to weak acids, but accept H+ from strong acids
28) A given solution contains 0.0001(10-4) moles of hydrogen ions [H+] per liter. Which of the following best describes this solution?
Gastric juice at pH 2
32) Which of the following solutions would require the greatest amount of base to be added to bring the solution to neutral pH?
concentration of H+ has increased tenfold (10X) and the concentration of OH- has decreased to one-tenth (1/10) what they were at pH 9.
34) If the pH of a solution is decreased from 9 to 8, it means that the
concentration of OH- is 100 times greater than what it was at pH 5.
35) If the pH of a solution is increased from pH 5 to pH 7, it means that the
They maintain a relatively constant pH when either acids or bases are added to them.
38) Which of the following statements is true about buffer solutions?
both donating H+ to a solution when bases are added, and accepting H+ when acids are added.
39) Buffers are substances that help resist shifts in pH by
the concentration of H+ ions in the water equals the concentration of OH- ions in the water.
45) If a solution has a pH of 7, this means that
positively charged.
53) Based on your knowledge of the polarity of water molecules, the solute molecule depicted here is most likely
54) How many grams would be equal to 1 mol of the compound shown in the figure above?
(carbon = 12, oxygen = 16, hydrogen = 1)
the absorption of heat by the breaking of hydrogen bonds
63) Many mammals control their body temperature by sweating. Which property of water is most directly responsible for the ability of sweat to lower body temperature?
Number of Molecules
66) We can be sure that a mole of table sugar and a mole of vitamin C are equal in their
67) Measurements show that the pH of a particular lake is 4.0. What is the hydrogen ion concentration of the lake?
68) Measurements show that the pH of a particular lake is 4.0. What is the hydroxide ion concentration of the lake?
54) Which drawing in the figure above depicts the electron configuration of an element with chemical properties most similar to Helium (2He)?
55) Which drawing in the figure above depicts the electron configuration of an atom that can form covalent bonds with two hydrogen atoms?
56) Which drawing in the figure above depicts the electron configuration of an atom capable of forming three covalent bonds with other atoms?
will form hydrogen bonds with water molecules.
66) The illustration above shows a representation of formic acid. A formic acid molecule
The chemical versatility of carbon atoms.
2) The complexity and variety of organic molecules is due to
living organisms can be understood in terms of the same physical and chemical laws that can be used to explain all natural phenomena.
3) The experimental approach taken in current biological investigations presumes that
differences in the types and relative amounts of organic molecules synthesized by each organism.
4) Differences among organisms are caused by
The majority of their bonds are nonpolar covalent carbon-to-hydrogen linkages.
14) Why are hydrocarbons insoluble in water?
15) How many structural isomers are possible for a substance having the molecular formula C4H10?
They have variations in arrangement around a double bond.
16) Which of the following statements correctly describes cis-trans isomers?
are mirror images of one another.
17) Research indicates that ibuprofen, a drug used to relieve inflammation and pain, is a mixture of two enantiomers; that is, molecules that
the presence or absence of double bonds between the carbon atom and other atoms
18) What determines whether a carbon atom's covalent bonds to other atoms are in a tetrahedral configuration or a planar configuration?
be more constrained in structure.
19) Compared to a hydrocarbon chain where all the carbon atoms are linked by single bonds, a hydrocarbon chain with the same number of carbon atoms, but with one or more double bonds, will
20) Organic molecules with only hydrogens and five carbon atoms can have different structures in all of the following ways except
It should dissolve in water.
21) A compound contains hydroxyl groups as its predominant functional group. Which of the following statements is true concerning this compound?
would function as both an acid and a base.
25) A carbon skeleton is covalently bonded to both an amino group and a carboxyl group. When placed in water it
C) Testosterone and estradiol have different functional groups attached to the same carbon skeleton.
28) Testosterone and estradiol are male and female sex hormones, respectively, in many vertebrates. In what way(s) do these molecules differ from each other?
C) arrangement of carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen atoms.
31) The figure above shows the structures of glucose and fructose. These two molecules differ in the
D) structural isomers.
32) The figure above shows the structures of glucose and fructose. These two molecules are
35) Which of the pairs of molecular structures shown below depict enantiomers (enantiomeric forms) of the same molecule?
36) Which of the pairs of molecular structures shown below do NOT depict enantiomers (enantiomeric forms) of the same molecule?
B) are mirror images of one another.
38) Thalidomide and L-dopa, shown below, are examples of pharmaceutical drugs that occur as enantiomers, or molecules that
47) Which of the groups shown above is a functional group that helps stabilize proteins by forming covalent cross-links within or between protein molecules?
49) Which of the groups above is an acidic functional group that can dissociate and release H+ into a solution?
50) Which of the groups above is a basic functional group that can accept H+ and become positively charged?
57) Which molecule shown above can increase the concentration of hydrogen ions in a solution and is therefore an organic acid?
D) All of these molecules except B will form hydrogen bonds with water.
59) Which molecules shown above will form hydrogen bonds with water?
62) Which molecule shown above contains a functional group that cells use to transfer energy between organic molecules?
64) A chemist wishes to make an organic molecule less acidic. Which of the following functional groups should be added to the molecule in order to do so?
D) amino
67) Which chemical group is most likely to be responsible for an organic molecule behaving as a base?
A) structural isomers
69) Choose the term that correctly describes the relationship between these two sugar molecules:
A) the replacement of the OH of a carboxyl group with hydrogen
71) Which action could produce a carbonyl group?
2 H20 moles can shift from one to another
hydrogen atom leaves its e- behind and its transferred as a partial h+
How many mol would you need to make .01M solution a hydrogen atom in a hydrogen bond
A Solution with a pH of 2 compared to a solution with a pH of 4 will differ in its hydrogen ion concentration by a factor of
Electron configuration
Determines the kinds and number of bonds an atom will form with other atoms
Organic molecules consisting of only carbon and hydrogen
Can undergo reactions that release a large amount of energy
Carbon skeleton and on the molecular components
Distinctive properties of organic molecules depend on the
Functional Groups
The components of organic molecules that are most commonly involved in chemical reactions
Dehydration Reaction
Occurs when two monomers bond together through the loss of A water molecule (dehydration synthesis)
Polymers are disassembled to monomers
A reaction that is essentially the reverse of the dehydration reaction (water is added)
Cleavage splits
Dehydration Reaction
An-OH group (hydroxyl group) from one molecule combines with a H atom from an other molecule
Water forms as the two molecules bond covalently
Include sugars and the polymers of sugars
The simplest carbohydrates are monosaccharide, or single sugars
Carbohydrate macromolecules are polysaccharides, polymers composed of many sugar building blocks
Serve as a major fuel for cells and as raw material for building molecules
Glucose (C6H12O6) is the most common
The polymers of sugars
Have storage and structural roles
The structure and function of a polysaccharides and determined by its sugar monomers and the positions of gylcosidic linkages
A storage polysaccharide of plants, consisting of glucose
The simplest form of starch is amylose
A storage polysaccharide in animals, consisting of glucose
Humans and other vertebrates store glycogen mainly in liver and muscle cells
A structural polysaccharide consisting of glucose
Parallel cellulose molecules are grouped into microfibrils, which from strong building materials for plants
A structural polysaccharide found in the exoskeleton of arthropods
Also provides structural support for the cell walls of many fungi
Do not form polymers
Have little or no affinity for water
Lipids are hydrophobic because they consist mostly of hydrocarbons, which form nonpolar covalent bonds
The major function of fats is energy storage
Humans and other mammals store their fat in adipose cells
Adipose tissue also cushions vital organs and insulates the body
Two fatty acids and a phosphate group are attached to glycerol
Polar molecule
The two fatty acid tails are hydrophobic
The phosphate group and its attachments form a hydrophilic head
Lipids characterize by a carbon skeleton consisting of four fused rings
Cholesterol, an important steroid, is a component in animal cell membrane
Protein functions
structural support, storage, transport, cellular communications, movement, and defense against foreign substances
Amino Acids
Organic molecules with carboxyl and amino groups
Differ in their properties due to differing side chains, call R groups
Determines Protein Structure?
In addition to primary structure, physical and chemical conditions can affect structure
Alterations in pH, salt concentration, temperature, or other environmental factors can cause a protein to unravel
The loss of a protein's native structure is called denaturation
A denatured protein is biologically inactive
Proteins that assist in the proper folding of other proteins
Diseases such as Alzheimer's, Parkinson's, and mad cow disease are associated with misfolded proteins
Covalent bonds form between the OH group on the 3' carbon of one nucleotide and the phosphate on the 5' carbon on the next
DNA Molecule Double Helix
Two backbones are antiparallel
Run In opposite 5'-3' directions from each other
The nitrogenous base in DNA
Pair up and form hydrogen bonds; adenine (A) to thymine (T), and guanine (G) to cytosine (C)


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Monday, April 28, 2014
Steve Prince
It's not easy to score on Real Salt Lake's Nick Rimando but Vancouver's Sebastian Fernandez hit a beauty of a shot to grab a tie for his team in Salt Lake.
The Olympic Development Program (ODP) teams from the Eastern New York Youth Soccer Association (ENYYSA) continue to make a good impression on their tours of Italy during 2014. Read more here.
Looking to take a National Youth License Coaching Course? Here is a map with locations of upcoming events. Learn more about the National Youth License here.
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A beautiful goal that hurts a little to watch because it's on our American keeper Brad Guzan. But man, what a shot!
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Friday, April 25, 2014
Nike have launched the second part of its 'Risk Everything' campaign with an awesomely epic film called "Winner Stays."
In light of this summer's global celebration of soccer, Hurley is encouraging national pride in and out of the water with the debut of the Phantom National Team boardshorts, supported by the "Fly The Flag" campaign. Read more here.
Together with the Hyper punch Nike Mercurial Superfly 2014 Football Boot Release colorway, Nike also unveiled a blackout colorway of the new Nike Superfly Boot. Learn more here.
A Chelsea U-21 player scores a brilliant wonder goal. Watch above to see it.
Thursday, April 24, 2014
Swiss photographer Luca Zanier has released a series of images called "Corridors of Power" in which the rooms and spaces where powerful people make important decisions are depicted without those powerful people. One of the photographs in the series shows the rarely seen FIFA executive committee boardroom at their headquarters in Zurich, Switzerland. To see more from this series click here.
Atletico Madrid's head coach Diego Simeone may be busy chasing a Champions League title but he still finds time to play some soccer with his son.
One of these teams ends up with a hat trick, and the other has a couple of miraculous saves to keep it from being a blow out. Watch to see which is which.
Wednesday, April 23, 2014
If the Jamaica women's national soccer team can finish in the top three of its group in a qualifying campaign beginning this year, it books itself a trip to the 2015 Women's World Cup in Canada. If the money doesn't dry up first. Read more here.
Christian Yarussi is a man who has dedicated his life to the beautiful game. One day someone from the US Youth Soccer Olympic Development Program (ODP) saw him working toward his national license in San Antonio and asked if he was interested in being part of the ODP. Read more here.
Kaiserslautern's Florian Dick tries an unlikely volley from outside the box and hammers the ball under the bar to equalize against FSV Frankfurt.
FIFA TV has put up a video profiling the U.S. Men's National Team. The video includes what to expect at the World Cup as well as interviews from players and Jurgen Klinsmann. Watch it here.


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Christmas Party
Tuesday, Dec 18, 2012 at 1:00pm
Auburn Senior Center
Auburn, MA
On Tuesday, Dec. 18, at 1 p.m., the Friends of the Auburn Senior Center Association are presenting its annual Christmas Party at the Auburn Senior Center as Santa drops by to visit with seniors.
There will be pastries, treats, drinks and entertainment on the accordion by Maurice Carguilo (MOCO).
It costs $3 to attend the party at 4 Goddard Drive. Purchase tickets at the Senior Center's front desk by Dec. 13.


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Thursday, October 31, 2013
© Copyright 2015 Newton Citizen
COVINGTON — Basically, the winner of tonight's 7:30 game between Eastside and Stephens County at Homer Sharp Stadium will be in the Class AAAA playoffs as the No. 4 seed.
"This one, if you win it you're in," Eastside head coach Rick Hurst said. "It's like a play-in game and that's how we have to approach it."
If Eastside (5-3 overall, 3-2 Region 8-AAAA) were to lose, they would still have a chance to make it the playoffs the the odds are stacked against them and two things would have to happen. The first thing is that the Eagles would have to pull off an upset over the Class AAAA AP No. 4 ranked Monroe Area on the road next week.The Hurricane's are already looking for redemption after Eastside blanked them 35-0 last year.
The other part of the equation is that the Indians (4-4, 2-3) would have to lose to Lumpkin County, who only has one win this season, next week. A loss that Hurst does not think will happen.
Even though Stephens County is not playing at the level they have been over the past few seasons, Hurst knows that they are still a very good and physical team.
Giving Eastside a slight edge in tonight's battle is that the game is being played on their home field.
"Those kids are going to play hard and they want to get in (playoffs) just like we do. I don't doubt that it'll be physical football at all. It's going to be a dogfight. I told our kids whoever wants it more will come out on top," Hurst said.
"It's a long ride and it takes a lot out of you. I think that definitely helps us but I don't think at this point of the season you're too worried about that. Your kids go in and know that it's the prize after the game you're trying to get and not so much as where it's being played."
If the Eagles defense can find a way to take Stephens County out of their comfort zone, running the ball, that would help them tremendously as they are not comfortable throwing the ball. The way to do that would be to put pressure at the point of exchange between the quarterback and the running back. While Eastside's defense has made vast improvements since the beginning of the season, they would have to improve a little bit more to get past Stephens County's 6-foot-7 inch, 320 pound left tackle Ben Cleveland.
As a sophomore, Cleveland has had interest from major programs such as Florida State and Alabama as well as Georgia.
"We have to be consistent and we have to play well up front. They've improved throughout the year and we have to continue that," Hurst said. "We have to continue to do that and hopefully get them in some yardage situations where they have to throw the football. We've been pretty good at pass rushing that's a plus for us.
"Offensively, we have the ability to run the football. We have to stay in second and four and five situations and not be in the second and nine and 10. That's the one thing we have to do a better job of."
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Step 1: Supplies
- Soldering iron and solder
- Third hand
- Electrical tape (heat shrink tubing would be much more effective)
- Clamps
- Needle-nose pliers
- Two part epoxy
- Super glue (Krazy glue would be better)
- Heavy duty scissors
- Scissors
- 6 18mm nuts
- 18mm bolt
- 20mm nut
- Washers
- White 5mm LED
- Tactile switch
- Switch cap
- Wire
- Ring for keyring (I don't actually know what that is, I just found it in my junk box)
- Small spring
- Positive terminal plate
- 3 1.5V button cells
Step 2: Modifying the parts
For the nut with the switch, I drilled out a hole that would be big enough for the switch and the cap.
For the battery compartment I also had to drill out the nuts, because even though the cells would have fit inside, I couldn't fit in the insulation.
Step 3: Button
Then I attached a wire to one lead of the switch, which would go to the positive battery terminal.
To make sure that the switch stays, in place, I jammed in a small piece of cork (wood or plastic would work just as well).
Hi you could use the insulation of thin wire also to insulate the led pins.
You seem to have gone a bit nuts with this one...
Thanks for posting it!
You do pretty good instructables which is just as much of a talent as the project itself. The diagram you added was a nice touch.
keep 'em coming !!!
With the whole metal casing, you'll have decent heatsinking even for a luxeon star. Very nice idea tough. Looks tough and IS tough!


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Westport For the 35 years following the death of Westport native Dr. Thomas Tanneberger, community and alumni have returned to the Eagles homecourt to pay tribute to him through basketball and fundraising.
The 35th Annual Dr. Thomas Tanneberger Alumni Basketball Tournament will take place Saturday, March 15, with games starting at 1 p.m. featuring teams comprised of alumni from the school.
Carol Schwoebel, Tanneberger's sister, and her husband Jeff have been working as tournament organizers for many of the 35 years and are joined on the Tanneberger Scholarship board by Jim Forcier, Pete Frisbie, Michael Tyler and William McHone.
"It's an incredible feeling knowing how the community has supported the scholarship efforts started by Tom's friends 35 years ago," Carol said. "The tournament started as a way to honor Tom, his spirit and love of athletics, academics and community. The annual alumni basketball and golf tournaments have been a perfect way to reach out to others in Tom's honor while supporting scholarship efforts."
Alumni participating in the tournament are asked to sign in by noon March 15. There will be sign-in during an open gym for alumni players at the school from 7 to 9 p.m. Friday evening, March 14.
Alumni players are asked to register by calling the Schwoebel's at 962-8567 or online at Tanneberger.com. A $25 registration fee includes a t-shirt and gathering for two after the event.
"Early on, I enjoyed watching Westport Alumni 'come back home' to play basketball," Schwoebel said. "The camaraderie was so fun. I most enjoyed hearing the fun stories told about Tom by his friends, acquaintances, and teammates who new him. Those stories have dwindled, but the camaraderie and fun competition remains strong. Now, I love seeing the family reunions. Kids come home to play and mothers and fathers join them on the court. Alumni players bring their younger children who join in with the biddy basketball players. It has become the strongest alumni connection for Westport Central School. I am honored to be able to be a part of it all."
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text: The From Dust wiki last edited by concreteclam on 12/17/14 05:38PM View full history OverviewFrom Dust puts the player in control of a god that must lead the natives of the world away from the dangers that lie within and onto the promise of the Sanctuary. The game revolves around a civilization that has lost its heritage and turns to " The Breath" for guidance. The player, as a god, must help them retrieve the lost knowledge again; using your knowledge of the terrain to help them navigate the world during missions.The game was released for the Xbox 360 during the 2011 Xbox Live Summer of Arcade. The PC version has an announced release date of August 17, 2011. The PS3 version was released on September 13, 2011.GameplayThe natives look to you for directionIn From Dust, the player cannot control the natives directly, but instead has to help them past obstacles by manipulating the terrain that exists in the world. The player can use different types of elements like matter or trees by moving them around to different places in the world. This manipulation in turn opens up new opportunities for expansion by the natives.The gameplay is primarily based on helping your people to survive natural disasters in order to reach the end of the level. From Dust features simulations of real-world geological processes. Water will always flow downhill, either by filling shallow ground or by carving out a new path through the sand. Sand will erode when water flows over it; while rock is more solid and cannot be eroded. When in contact with water, lava will cool and form rock. Lava and fire will burn any vegetation that it touches. With this knowledge in hand, the player is then faced with the task of diverting water and/or lava, putting out fires, preventing water from flooding your village, helping vegetation to grow and creating and reforming the land to allow migration of the natives.Lava and water can be used to shape the landscapeThroughout the game your tribe can claim totems that are located throughout the world which give the player additional abilities. Only the inhabitants can give you access to these totems and if, during the course of the game, one of your villages is destroyed then you lose that ability.Music plays a small, but important role in the game. Whenever your people access a new totem, learn a new power, or the 'Breaths' ability recharges, the game gives a musical cue to inform the player.ElementsThese are the different elements in the world:Matter is used to shape the landscape to benefit the players tribe.MatterDescriptionSandSand erodes quickly from water, but can be used to create new fertile land. If water runs near sand then vegetation will start to grow which will decrease the rate of erosion.RockRock is more sturdy than sand and will not erode from water. However, it cannot host vegetation.LavaLava can be used to set the vegetation on fire or to create rocks by dumping water on it. As lava flows down to the sea new land will form.WaterWater can be used to create rivers or lakes, to help vegetation to grow, or to cool lava.The unique trees in the game are used to modify the existing terrain and elements:TreesDescriptionWaterWater trees expand when filled with water and explode when fire or lava is near, releasing their stored water.FireFire trees spout fire at regular intervals and can keep water at bay. The fire trees will also set any nearby vegetation or settlements on fire.ExplosiveExplosive trees can be heated to destroy any hardened rock on the map. This can be used to channel the different elements to your civilization's advantage.StoryTotems give new powers to "The Breath"The game's story is spread out over 13 maps. The story starts with the inhabitants calling for the "Breath" to help them. They know little of the world other than their ancestors, the Ancients, had left and had not returned. As the natives progress through the maps, they gain dormant powers for the "Breath" and learn more about the totems and world their ancestors left behind. The natives are looking for the Sanctuary, a safe-haven that their ancestors built. On the last level, Origin, the "Breath" gains the powers of the world and can build the natives the Sanctuary. However, after going through to the other side, the inhabitants find themselves at the place where they started, the first map.More background information of the story are told through a text codex called the 'Memory of the Tribe'. Additional entries for the codex can be found by finding artifacts in the maps and spreading vegetation throughout the world. These entries explain and give deeper insight to the world, vegetation, "Breath" powers , animals, natural disasters, and the natives themselves.LevelsThe BreathThe RitualThe Roar of the SeaThe First PowerThe Thousand SourcesWildfiresWavesHigh TidesTears of StoneThe Raging EarthEmergenceMovementsOrigins"Breath" PowersWhen activated, the totem gives new powers to "The Breath". The following two powers are passive and become activated whenever a village is in trouble from a natural disaster:PowerDescriptionRepel WaterRepel water protects the village from encroaching oceans or raging tsunamis.Repel Lava or FireRepel lava or fire protects the village from lava slides and wildfires.There are powers that the "Breath" actively controls. The powers are all limited as they are tied to a timer and have a cooldown. These are the following powers:PowerDescriptionJellify WaterJellify water congeals any water on the map. This allows the player to create paths for the natives by scooping out water from a river. This power lasts for 60 seconds.Put out FirePut out fire extinguishes any raging fires on the map. This ability lasts for 60 secondsEvaporateEvaporate dispels any water on the map and halts all water sources from producing. This powers lasts for 60 second.Infinite EarthInfinite earth gives the player an inexhaustible amount of sand to use. This power is on a 15 second timerAmplify BreathThe Amplify Breath power increases the amount of an element that the "Breath" can absorb. This power lasts for 15 seconds.Engulf AllEngulf All absorbs any and all matter that the player picks up. This power is on a 50 second timer.These abilities are given to the breath on the very last stage of the campaign. All of these abilities have an infinite timer:PowerDescriptionBreath of EarthThis ability gives the player control over all the earth based powers in the game. The "Breath" can create dirt at will and make hills rise out of the ocean.Breath of LavaBreath of Lava provides an unlimited supply of lava for the player. With this power volcanoes can be formed and destroyed. Volcanic eruptions are also controlled by the "Breath"Breath of WaterThe Breath of Water gives the "Breath" control over all the aquatic elements of the game. Springs, whirlpools, and even tsunamis are under your control.Breath of PlantsWith this power, the player has control over all plant life of the map. You can spawn water, fire, and explosive trees. Additionally, the player can seed the entire soil with plant life or make the land barren.ChallengesThe game has 30 challenges spread across all new maps and are unlocked by playing through the single player campaign. The levels tie into the game's time based leaderboards. These challenges range from simple point A to B exercises, to racing against the clock to prevent your village from being wiped out by an oncoming tsunami.The following is a list of the challenges:Page 1Fire!Running in the rainBail OutThe Big WaveCanyoningPump it upXuenylomPage 2AquasplashWaterfallGuardian AngelExplosionsSacrificeGospelHellPage 3FluidsCollapseEpic TsunamisDitchCountdownMigrationNitroPage 4QuicksandAtlantisIronyDrillSunken SecretTrees of WaterDeadly CrossingPage 5Wagon of FireThe DescentDevelopmentA dichotomy. Beauty and dangerFrom Dust is the project of Eric Chahi, creator of Out of This World/Another World. After he worked on and helped release Heart of Darkness in 1998, he took a break from video games and explored other hobbies. One of them was volcanology, or the study of lava, magma, volcanoes, and other related geological phenomena. The idea of the game came from when he was on vacation,"I decided to create Project Dust during a trip in Vanuatu in 1999. I was near the Yasur crater and it was strongly active. I could see its explosion; the sound was incredibly loud, like an airplane breaking the sound wall. Bombs were falling everywhere and sometimes really close to us. I was at the same time fascinated by this breathtaking beauty and really scared. I remember I had two thoughts at this very moment: 'I want to create another game before I die' and 'in the game I want to convey this ambivalence of Nature, beautifully and potentially violent at the same time'.He pitched the game to Ubisoft in 2006 who liked the concept. For the art and world geometry, the team looked for inspiration from the Yemen islands, Polynesia, and the Sahara. Along with overall look of the world, the inhabitants were given a look from African and New Guinean tribes. This inspiration led to the natives receiving masks and playing musical instruments.ReceptionFrom Dust has received generally positive reviews with a Metacritic score of 80.The PC version of From Dust has drawn a lot of criticism for its limited framerate, lack of graphical options, and poorly tuned controls. The DRM for the PC version has also received many complaints as it was reported that the game would not require an always-on system. 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Continuing their long-running expansion program, T-Mobile has now announced 10 new metro areas that will be making use of the 1900 MHz spectrum they gained from AT&T when their merger failed. Unlike T-Mo's traditional AWS spectrum, that's just the kind of HSPA+ your unlocked iPhone can make good, fast use of. Here's T-Mobile's full list:
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I can confirm the Ft Lauderdale one. Been noticing that around here, been enjoying 1Mbps vs 120Kbps.
Someone put up a website regarding just this sort of thing with T-Mobile and the iphone on their network. It gets updated pretty often with new sightings of the network overhaul and is user submitted. It also covers the entire u.s.


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A ShelterBox Response Team (SRT) is currently working to deliver vital lifesaving equipment to families in need in Niamey, Niger.
David Hatcher (UK) and Joanna Reid (UK) arrived in the African country on Monday 15 October following widespread flooding, the extent of which has left damage across all of Niger's eight regions. The flood damage has only compounded the already overstretched resources of the country, which has received an influx of displaced families from neighbouring Mali where political instability and conflict continues.
Upon arrival the team quickly set to work to begin distribution of 497 ShelterBoxes that were pre-positioned in country with Agency for Technical Cooperation and Development (ACTED).
It has been as a result of collaborative working that the ShelterBox Response Team has been able to help families find shelter in disaster relief tents. On Wednesday 17 October the team worked with the Fire Service to erect tents at the Abadan Goungou camp.
'The site chief of Abadan Goungou was really pleased with the efforts today but most importantly we were able to help 39 families begin to rebuild their lives.
'It's been great to work with the Fire Service Team as well as workers from neighboring camps. It's truly been a communal effort with people of all ages working together to get families moved under cover and into the ShelterBox tents' said David Hatcher.
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On Thursday 18 October the SRT shifted their attention to help deliver further aid to families in need in the nearby Abada Camp with more tents being erected over the weekend.
Niger is exposed to extremes in weather and the aid camps need to be able to sustain abuse from harsh sun, wind and rain. The team have encountered many badly sun burned children whilst helping families in the region which has further fuelled their efforts to establish camps.
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We get 51% of our oil from Canada. if worse comes to worse we can invade them and take their oil. they don't have much of a military. Cleveland needs some of their hot women too.
George Bush and Helicopter Ben are the real socialists. They are nationalizing our banks by bailing them out at the taxpayer's expense.
eeseppelt i admire your stance on the issue, but there are a lot of people now in the SW U.S. Phoenix is now the 5th largest metro area, replacing Philadelphia. I do not believe all of those people are going to simply move from their homes and back to the NE U.S. nor do I believe their children are going to make the treck back here. One way or another they will find a way to move our water supply down there.
I have to say that I agree with the one post above most of the employers now are not in Cleveland. They are in Westlake, Beachwood, and beyond. People live and work in the surburbs now. Downtown Cleveland and University Circle are the largest employment centers, but my feels is that there is just as much employment outside of these two areas. If everyone lived in Cleveland and outcommuted, then they would probably be wasting more gas than they do now.
I think its a lost cause to fix this place. Terrible roads (NW PA has comparatively much better roads and a similar climite), bad schools, too much crime, bad weather, sense of entitlement among the poor (even though they choose to have kids before raising their standard of living), job loss = why would anyone try to fix it? We came here expecting to establish roots and were excited to read some of the things on urbanohio, but now I see the few projects that are going on will only have an impact on certain areas of downtown in approximately a 5 year ( or longer) time frame. The rest of Cuyahoga county will continue to decrease in population and I will keep seeing all these ridiculous people outcommuting to the outer surburbs (since I reverse commute from downtown to the suburbs in the morning). That is no life I want. The density and safe family friendly environment that I seek will not exist in Cleveland for a long long time, I will be dead by then. So we will stick around for a little while, 2 years maybe, bank some serious coin, and off we go!
I'm perfectly content driving my 1993 Toyota Corolla with 174000 miles. Since I live in Cleveland, anything better than that doesn't make much sense given the road salt/sand, craters and potholes, snow plows which bury your car in snow, and car thieves. I have to laugh at my nieghbor' s Porsche which he parks on the street and drives from the city everyday. He spent all that money and the car is getting destroyed.
Now down south I would have something a bit nicer.
What about Royal Bank of Canada, Toronto Dominion, or Bank of Montreal?
I'm confused on the proposed location in front of Tower City. What space is there now? Isn't Sherwin Williams research center in front of there now?
Yes Homerj14 Cleveland has so much horrible dilapidated public housing for a city its size. Its really quite embarrasing. The Pittsburgh Public Housing Authority has embarked on a modernization project and almost all of their WW 2 era public housing is gone. Cleveland still has these huge stretches of WW2 housing everywhere. I wander why they haven't embarked on a mission to clean up their housing? Does PIttsburgh have more pull with HUD for some reason? Or is CHMA just inept and lazy? They are, after all, the number one nuisance landlord in Cleveland. How embarrasing.
I notice that strippers keep being brought up in these conversations.
It is important however when trying to attract conventioneers. When the GOP had their convention in NYC they had to bring in escorts from out of the city to supply the demand.
Vice is an important consideration when trying to bring in large groups. Unfortunately for Cleveland, nightlife has deteriorated the last 6 years and now there is little quality in the way of adult entertainment. they may have difficulty attracting shows to Cleveland because E 4th st alone is not good enough and won't work after 9 pm
Well this isn't going to help hte ghetto at all but the thing is is that you need to develop one area at a time. You can't spread what few resources or projects you have all around the city then it won't look like anything got done in Cleveland at all.
Right now, its the downtown and east bank which I believe will become more of a vibrant destination similar to other downtowns say in about 5-10 years.
As for the other parts of Cleveland they are a lost cause right now. It may be 30-40 years or more before we see a turnaround in the areas outside of downtown. In the meantime, population loss in those areas will hopefully reduce the burden on (nonexistant) city services. Hopefully most of these areas will return to a natural state and we can envision a vibrant downtown with pockets of little neighborhoods and vast areas of green space surrounding it.
I for one would like to see every property accounted for and knocked down if its boarded up. This would hasten the development of rural spaces in this city.
Gorby665, excellent post. The hooker aspect of this is only scratching the surface.
And I'm sure the girl can't be too disappointed by this. She could probably care less about providing the sex, its the money and the Manhattan lifestyle she was after. Now that she has all this publicity, I'm sure she will use it to bank some more coin so she can live the lifestyle she chooses. I'd rather be her than some poor sap in stuck in Cleveland with no money.
Well it will be nearly impossible to change because our society and infrastructure are designed such that an automobile is required.
Despite the fact that most people would say live in Cleveland so you can be near your work, there are tons of people, if not most people that don't work in downtown Cleveland. So they choose to live in the suburbs because that is where the work is. But what gets me is that people work in one suburb, say Beachwood, but live somewhere far away like Strongsville? Whats the point of that? I'm sure you could have found someplace to live near Beachwood, but for some reason they insist on driving 35-40 miles a day.
Its really the American preference for privacy which is most damaging. Nobody wants to see their neighbors so they live so far out. They has incredible cost to it, not only in terms of oil but also in terms of maintaining more infrastructure for fewer and fewer people.
yes I realize most of Cleveland has hard working law abiding citizens, but the percentage of people with criminal backgrounds such as those who are running for office here is more than likely higher in Cleveland than most cities.
What an embarassment Cleveland is. Why would anyone even consider that it is OK for these candidates to come out and say they are running? Does no one in Cleveland have any common sense? Hasn't someone who has the authority in city government told them they can't run if you have a criminal record. Heck, you can't get a job if you have bad credit anymore.
And don't generalize that the rest of America is like this. Many other cities have progressive, forward thinking council members who don't have criminal records.
I can't believe someone would suggest we need GOVERNMENT PROGRAMS TO REVAMP THE YOUTHS' VALUES TO EDUCATION AND FAMILY. This is the responsibility of the parent, not government. The government is totally incompetent and has no business taking on the role of babysitter for parents that can't control their kids.
Its in the news in Europe only because we have it on our front page here. If it wasn't deemed newsworthy there, they would not have it on their news either.
This guys is a goof though. $5500? Montreal has nice women for $180 an hour. Its only 5-6 hours from New York and he could have avoided the legal hastle.
Why is this on the front page of every news site out there? What a waste of time. No other developed or semi developed country would have spent this amount of effort on this story.
Silly Americans.
These small time arrests do nothing but perpetuate the same cycle that has been going on for decades. Cities such as Baltimore or Cleveland have a drug trade that is enabled. Some cities have a much less problems because the enabler isn't there.


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Few topics boggle dieters and fitness enthusiasts the way sugar does. Is this simple carbohydrate the key to unlocking elite sports performance? Or is it the chains that drag our country deeper into the obesity epidemic? Annoyingly, the answer is both. But before you throw your hands up in frustration and grab yourself a Twinkie®, let's take a minute to talk about sugar. It's not as complex as it seems. In fact, with just a few guidelines, it's incredibly easy to use these simple carbohydrates for good instead of evil.
Here's a grossly oversimplified look at how sugar, also known as simple carbohydrates, works. Just as with all carbs, you eat sugar and it's absorbed by your blood, where, if you have the right amount of it, the insulin in your system converts the sugar to energy. However, if you introduce too much sugar into your system, the insulin stores it as body fat. A little stored body fat is fine; the body likes some emergency fuel. However, if your blood sugar spikes too often and the insulin has to work too hard converting fat, this can lead to a variety of health issues, including type 2 diabetes and heart problems.
As we'll discuss later, when your body obtains sugar from natural sources, like fruits and veggies, the process tends to be checked by fiber, which slows absorption. However, when you eat foods with added sugar, this can overwhelm the usual checks and balances, causing problems like those nasty blood sugar spikes. To make matters worse, consuming too much added sugar can cause a host of other problems, including tooth decay, increased triglycerides (or stored fat), and malnutrition (from overconsumption of foods filled with empty calories and deficient in nutrients).
If you wanted one overarching rule to work from, you might choose to avoid added sugars entirely. You'll get all the energy you need from foods with naturally occurring sugar. That said, there are times when refined sugar is okay or even beneficial. If you're able to build yourself a lifestyle completely free of added sugar, nice work. But for the rest of us, the trick is moderation.
One teaspoon of table sugar has 15 calories. Honestly, if you have a couple of cups of tea or coffee in the morning and you dump the proverbial spoonful of sugar in each, that's 30 calories. If the rest of your diet is tight and you're active, it won't matter. If you're trying to lose weight and eating at a severe deficit, you'll probably want to skip those few spoonfuls of sugar, because table sugar is nutritionally void and you want every calorie to count nutritionally. Other than that, though, life's short—enjoy your java.
In a recent study out of Princeton University, two groups of rats were fed a sucrose solution and a high fructose corn syrup (HFCS) solution. The rats that consumed the corn syrup got fatter. "Some people have claimed that high-fructose corn syrup is no different than other sweeteners when it comes to weight gain and obesity," said study leader Bart Hoebel, "but our results make it clear that this just isn't true, at least under the conditions of our tests."
There are a few possible explanations for this. One is that the ratio of fructose to glucose in HFCS is slightly higher. Another is that in the HFCS manufacturing process, fructose molecules are free and unbound, making them easier to absorb. The fructose in table sugar is bonded to the glucose, which means it requires an extra step to be used.1
And you thought Invasion of the Body Snatchers was creepy . . . Avoiding the obvious sweetened foods like soda, cake, cookies, and pies is only half the battle. Manufacturers add HFCS (as well as other sugars) to a mind-boggling amount of foods because it adds flavor. If it's in a bottle, box, or can, read the ingredients. You'll find sweeteners in everything from ketchup to peanut butter to bread to salad dressing. With a little effort, you can usually find versions of the same food with no added sugars or HFCS that are more nutritious and taste just as good.
When the low-carb "revolution" hit in the early aughts, fruit was demonized for its sugar content. This is, in a word, ridiculous. Yes, fruit is loaded with sugar, but it's also usually loaded with fiber, which slows sugar absorption, making it an ideal way to get your simple carbs without straining your little insulin buddies. Fruit is also loaded with easy-to-absorb vitamins and minerals. Most fruit is also filled with water, yet another benefit.
Even relatively low-fiber fruits like bananas offer far too many benefits to deny. Bananas, in particular, are rich in electrolytes, which are crucial to sports performance. As I always say, I defy you to introduce me to an overweight person whose biggest indulgence is fruit.
You can think of the ingredients in Shakeology® the same way. Sure, there's a little sugar in there, but the protein and fiber slow absorption, and the massive amount of nutrients makes it all worthwhile.
You're sitting around watching television. You haven't done much today. Your glycogen stores are up, and because you've eaten normally, your blood sugar level is balanced. Time for some Results and Recovery Formula™? Probably not.
Conversely, you just blasted a killer workout. You've blown through your blood sugar and your glycogen, leaving you shaky and tired. Now, getting some sugar in there to recharge quickly wouldn't be such a bad idea. Furthermore, since it'll rush in so fast, it's a great opportunity to add some protein and micronutrients to that sugar blast, because they'll rush into where they're needed just as fast.
If you genuinely gave the workout your all and you're truly wiped out, you won't even come close to storing that sugar as fat.
So there you go. Not so tough, huh? With a little forethought and self-control, keeping an eye on your carbs can be, ahem, a piece of cake.
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The average American eats approximately 1,500 pounds of food every year. Of that, 160 pounds are primarily sugar. Of course, sugar is delicious, and I know I'm happier for its existence, but of all the things we consume, it has the least nutritive value. In fact, except for the energy in its calories, there's not much to recommend about sugar. It's a prime source of empty calories, and for those of us who are trying to lose weight, sugar's the first thing we should start trimming from our diets. But here's the problem—despite our best intentions to remove excess sugar from our diet, the food industry has found more and more devious ways of slipping us the sweet stuff. Whether the food industry calls sugar by another name or adds it to foods we never thought would have needed it, our sweet tooth is constantly being bombarded. Fortunately, with stricter labeling laws, we have a fighting chance at cutting back on sugar.
It's basically the same as any other industry. For the oil industry to make more money, it needs us to use more of its product by driving more miles. The food industry needs us to use more of its product by eating more calories. The problem is that the American food industry is already producing around 3,900 calories per person per day, which is way more than we need. One solution to this surplus is to sell the food cheaply overseas, which the industry does. The other solution is for Americans to eat more calories. And sugar and its corn-sweetener brethren are great calorie delivery systems, as they pack a huge caloric punch without causing much satiety or feeling of fullness. Most people would probably stop eating steak after they reached 1,000 calories, because they'd be stuffed, but after you drank 1,000 calories from your Big Gulp® cup, there'd still be room for dinner. The other reason the industry pushes sugar so hard is that it's cheap to produce, and the cheaper the calorie, the larger the profit margin.
One of the best ways to disguise the amount of sugar in a product is something the government already requires—printing the information in grams. Most Americans only have the foggiest idea of how much a gram is, because we're unaccustomed to the metric system. So when we pick up a can of soda that contains 40 grams of sugar, we pretty much shrug our shoulders and pop the top. And that attitude is all right with the soda industry! But what if the label said that it contained over 10 teaspoons of sugar? If you saw someone ladling 10 teaspoons of sugar into their morning coffee, you'd think they were crazy, but that's how much people consume in a typical 12-ounce can. A 64-ounce fountain drink you'd get at a movie theater or a convenience store contains more than 53 teaspoons of sugar—almost two cups! Naturally, people would probably think twice if the nutritional information on products was given in measurements that were meaningful to them. But until our heavily food industry-subsidized government decides to change its policy, it's a metric world, we just live in it. But we can take note that four grams equals one teaspoon. So when you check out the label, divide the grams of sugar by four, and that's how many teaspoons you're consuming.
Another strategy the sugar pushers use to get us to consume more calories is to rename the offending ingredient. We know to stay away from sugar, but how about molasses, honey, sorghum, corn syrup, high fructose corn syrup (HCFS), glucose, fructose, lactose, dextrose, sucrose, galactose, maltose, or concentrated juices like grape or apple? Another path to profit that the food industry has discovered is that instead of harvesting relatively more expensive sugar cane and beets, they can produce sweeteners in a laboratory more cheaply and with just as many calories as beet and cane sugar. And with some sweeteners, especially the popular HCFS, it is believed that your body will be less likely to reach satiety than with sugar, so you can consume more. Mo' calories, mo' money. Another advantage to these doses of -oses is that, aside from the fact that many people won't guess they're just different forms of sugar, they can be spread out in the ingredient list required by law, so it won't be as obvious that what you're consuming is pretty much all sugar. When you look at a list of ingredients on a product, the manufacturer is required to list them in order of amount, from highest to lowest. So they can bury a quarter cup of fructose, a quarter cup of sucrose, a quarter cup of dextrose, and a quarter cup of corn syrup in the middle of the list, so you won't be as likely to notice that when you add them all up, the main ingredient in the product is sugar.
So, if you're like me, you may have sworn off soda except for special occasions, and turned the candy bowl into an unsalted-almond bowl. No more sugar, no more problems. Except for this problem—the food industry has cleverly snuck its sugars into products where we never would have thought to look for sugar. It's good for the manufacturer. It jacks up the calorie load, can enhance the product's appearance (high fructose corn syrup gives hamburger buns their golden glow), and can keep our sugar jones simmering at a low boil, in case we ever decide to go back to the real thing. Here are some types of products whose labels could bear more scrutiny.
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