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While I looooove summer, the only downside is that I don't have any free time. I'm finding my house is messier and we have less fresh groceries because every task is kid accompanied…
That includes exercise. I kickbox at small studio so there's no daycare like you might find at a gym. Luckily the kids are comfortable and familiar with the setting so that's half the battle.
On the days I want to attend a class I start prepping the kids in advance. We'll discuss plans for the day in a positive way. "Mom is going to go kickbox right before we go to the pool." This way the focus is on the pool.
Yesterday we had a full day of pool and beach and my husband was working late. While we were still at the beach I asked the kids if they wanted to stay up late, watch me exercise, and have the potential of a great reward. They agreed.
Since the class was in the evening I made sure to give them a filling dinner prior to leaving. And oh my god this was their dinner conversation:
5 year old: "god's alive forever"
6 year old: "yeah he and santa never die"
other 6 year old: "neither does mrs. claus"
I couldn't make this stuff up!!!
They each packed up a bag of toys and thing to keep them busy and when we arrived at kickboxing they settled right into their activities.
I got myself a spot in the outer region of class so I could keep ears and eyes on them.
Well they did chastise me a bit about my lack of speed. I did have to share my water 3 times. And, I did have to caution them to keep the volume down while they got into a very competitive game of hide and seek.
But otherwise, they really did a great job getting through the hour.
And the best part, for them, was yet to come. The reward was a visit to Dunkin Donuts which is conveniently located within the same parking lot. And lucky for them, ice cream addicts, this one has a Baskin Robbins within.
As we left the store x3 cones a guy by the door said to me, "Hey Mommy….you're doing a great job…a great job…" How random and nice. On the way back to the car we passed 2 people who had kickboxed with me who praised the kids on their excellent behavior! It really helps to get good feedback!
How do you make time to excerise?


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When a teenager fell in a St. Paul cave and became trapped, all he could think about was survival.
Travis Bungum, 18, said he was exploring a Mississippi River bluffs cave Saturday night with four people he had known for years and thought were his friends.
The group was looking for a way out and the Hudson, Wis., teen handed off two flashlights so he could climb. At the top of the cave, "my so-called friends took off and left the cave," Bungum said, adding that they cut the twine line they'd been using to find their way out and left him in the pitch black with only the things he had in his pockets -- his cellphone, two lighters and a knife.
"I tried climbing down with the light of my lighters, slipped and fell down a 20-foot shaft," landing on a cement slab, Bungum said Monday.
Bungum yelled for help, got no response and tried navigating around the cave to find a high point where he could get a cellphone signal to seek help.
"I was soaked and cold," he said. "I made my way back around looking for ways out with lighters because my phone died. I scavenged for whatever I could burn to start a fire for heat. I was trapped. I was fighting to survive."
Lambert's Cave is in Lilydale Regional Park, up the bluffs from Water Street and just west of the High Bridge. St. Paul sealed the main entrance years ago. Bungum apparently entered a recently opened vent hole, which the city will close as soon as possible, said Brad Meyer, Parks and Recreation spokesman.
The cave apparently is a popular place for exploration, according to the man who has written the book on the Twin Cities' literal underground.
Along the Mississippi River bluffs, there are about 50 manmade sandstone caves that once were used for growing mushrooms, said Greg Brick, author of "Subterranean Twin Cities."
"There must have been a dozen different styles of ropes that people had left behind to climb into the hole. ... It's obvious it's quite the popular spot," Brick said after checking it out Sunday.
St. Paul sealed the entrances to 20 to 30 caves after three teens died from carbon monoxide poisoning in 2004 while exploring caves along Plato Boulevard.
All the caves with blockaded entrances have been marked with "No trespassing" signs, including the entrance to Lambert's Cave, Meyer said. Bungum said he didn't see any of the signs on Saturday.
"The signs are there for a reason," Meyer said. "Ultimately, they're a deterrent to keep people out of the caves because of issues like this. They're not safe. ... We're continually finding evidence of trying to breach the barricades. It's an ongoing task of our maintenance crews to check these caves."
Brick has been looking at other caves in the area. "I was amazed at how well sealed they are," he said. "This one is very much an exception. I think the city has overlooked this particular hole." Meyer said maintenance crews look for instances where barricades have been damaged or dug out.
Paramedics took Bungum to the hospital, where he was treated and released. He said Monday that he's sore and "pretty beat up -- a lot of cuts, a lot of bruises." His right arm is in a sling for hairline fractures, he said.
He said he also was treated for smoke inhalation and carbon monoxide poisoning.
Bungum went into the cave about 10 p.m. Saturday and texted a friend about 10:30 p.m., telling her he was trapped. She thought he was bluffing at first, and Bungum quickly decided he should call her. He said he talked to her for less than a minute before his cellphone battery died.
"I knew I didn't have enough time to call 911," Bungum said. His friend and someone else came to the area and tried to find him but couldn't, Bungum said.
The Fire Department said they got a 911 call at 12:42 a.m. Sunday. "The only info we got was it was a cave under a bridge" in St. Paul, said St. Paul Fire Deputy Chief of Operations Tom McDonough, adding that they tried but failed to pinpoint Bungum's location based on his cellphone.
Firefighters brought Bungum out at 5:44 a.m. Then, to be sure no one else was missing or trapped, they combed the cave for almost two hours.
Firefighters found smoke and elevated carbon monoxide levels from Bungum's fire, which was out when they arrived, McDonough said. Bungum said he hadn't thought about the carbon monoxide risk.
Before Sunday's case, the St. Paul Fire Department said, they hadn't been called for a cave rescue in a decade. The city had closed fewer than a dozen caves before 2004, but they began the work in earnest after the three teens died.
The city has closed and now monitors 25 to 30 cave locations, Meyer said.
Parks and Rec is discussing with the city attorney's office the possibility of criminal charges against Bungum, Meyer said.
The fire department has no mechanism to charge someone for the cost of a rescue, the city's fire marshal said.
Bungum said he didn't know if help was coming and he tried to pass the time, reflecting on his life. He drifted in and out of consciousness, he said, until suddenly he heard, "Is anyone down here?"
"I responded back, 'Yes. Help!,' " Bungum said. "I heard, 'St. Paul fire,' and I honestly thought I was dead or something. It was a miracle."

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August 29, 2011 at 2:40 pm #15058
I see what you are saying now. Another idea to impove stability would be to build the bottom in the shape of an inverted pyramid, not flat, and ballast the bottom of it (top actually) with lead or iron or extra concrete. I real life application this method will be much cheaper than a water ballast system since you don't have to build the baffle grid and add a pumping system to increase or reduce the amount of water in your bilge. Unless of course you want the structure to be submergeable or money is no object But if so, you won't be able to have a "green" area on your main deck, and you will loose a lot in terms of overall esthetic appearance (floating island).
It looks good Shreddy! Nice work man.
PS. The pool need cleaning, lolAugust 29, 2011 at 3:22 pm #15060
of cours ethe pool needs cleaning it was just hours after a hurricane! lol 😉
since the building gouncils' president was nice enough to let me use the pool, i helped clean it while letting the island float for about an hour and 45 mins.
oooohhhhhhh. now i get why u said an upside down pyramid for the bottom. duh. i feel dumb. im not sure how effective that would be. ill have to think about that. maybe make a model, adduno. but that really would be tough to build and handle it on land, dont u think?
"Leadership and do-ership are not the same thing"August 29, 2011 at 3:59 pm #15063
shred…just a few points – fragility of structures increases with the size – this is the reason why a beetle can fall from a 30 story building and survive while a elephant falling from 1meter breaks his bones. Titanic touched the iceberg so slightly that passengers could hardly feel the contact inside the hull…a dinghy made in the same technique (steel with rivet) can be thrown from a third floor without taking serious damage.
To get a clear idea of wave bhavior you need to simulate waves with a length 2-3 times the size of the model (which corresponds to ocean waves compared to a full sized "berg"… the video of the ecuador base gives a much better picture of the realities…movements – maybe you can simulate the right type of waves putting a row of 5 people on one side of the pool making kind of push ups on the side . A natural lake with with wavelength of half a meter to 2 meter might get you a more apropiate test site for how a house sized square structure behaves in real sized ocean waves.
…and aehm… i am not competing with you – nor trying to shoot your ideas down – just try to bring a few points for consideration…i would be happy if you could build something like that in real size…keep pushing – keep experimenting…
concretesubmarine.comAugust 29, 2011 at 4:31 pm #15067
I'm going to have to get to work on my model!August 29, 2011 at 4:55 pm #15069
i'll say i appreciate your approach in that response.
this comparison between the berg and the coast guard base is still a bit grinding for me because, to my understanding, that barge is just as simple as, well, my first physical model. it has a flat bottom with little to no ballast. theres hardly any wave attenuation on it, plus the center of gravity is too high. of course it rolls and pitches. but science provides many simple techniques to modify such a design and make it more useful (without being 100m square). on any surface floating structure there will be some motion, but how can we use known science and physics to make a bergstead at least as stable as it can be. and the coast guard base is not a good example for that.
here's some of the techniques…
i think between the pyramid, the baffles, stabilizer fins, and they even make a gyroscope that comes as a pre-built unit – just install, and hook it to electrical systems. given all that, i refuse to believe the berg design would be too rough. there just has to be some way – u know im a little bone-headed.
help me out on this Emmett.
thank u Wohlwend -now im feeling a bit bashful. thank you dude!
"Leadership and do-ership are not the same thing"August 29, 2011 at 8:46 pm #15072
the best way to take movement out would be to connect house sized floats by beams to a much bigger "grid" as the wave movement relevant size would not be a single unit but the grid itself that could exceed 100m diameter easyly – to keep forces in a manageable range the beams must have some flexibility (enough stiffness to dampen movements – enough flexibility to avoid damage in really big waves) – the fatigue problem in the beams is manageable – about 1 mio bending cycles per year – what is within the range of many concrete structures as bridges and highrise buildings.
The problem is, a grid of dozends of interconnected houses achieving the necessary stability is no "small scale start up" at all…
What matters in terms of movement in ocean waves is not the form of of the float but its size compared to the ocean waves wavelenght – if it is bigger than the waves (length) it will not move at all – if it is smaller it will follow the wave (track the wave) and move a lot … make a couple of experiments with the model with that in mind watching it at different wavelenght going trough – you will understand it better.
WilAugust 30, 2011 at 7:20 am #15087
elspruParticipantwohl1917 wrote:
I'm going to have to get to work on my model!
< http://ocr.wikia.com/wiki/Oceanic_Citizens_Republic_Wiki>
Yay! Incrementaly
we'll all get to seasteading.
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"Leadership and do-ership are not the same thing"September 2, 2011 at 4:38 am #15175
i've been researching ballast systems to make this berg submerge. i found something on this page about 2/3 of the way down that looks good and might be reasonably affordable. its called a Recirculating Compressed Air Ballast System: RCABS.
"Leadership and do-ership are not the same thing"September 2, 2011 at 1:26 pm #15178
Add some diagonal reinforcing. Any wave action could bend it into a romboid and pop off the bottom. Otherwise it looks good. May I suggest
extending the walls down below the bottom deck/hull floor. This would couple a large mass on water trapped under the deck to the deck leading to more inertial mass without much more boayany mass in the vessel. All burg ship designs should have two or more airlock exits to the deck but most can be just hatches.
For everyone's information I was involved with the original Oceania Project in a small way. I'm also in several space organisations. And I have a Degree in sustainable Development, sustainable agriculture and renewable energy,water and sewerage.September 2, 2011 at 3:13 pm #15180
thats very thoughtful, Mr. Bruce. (we both have 2 first names). the design does call for a full length and width compartment below the interior living space which provides the ballast area, and a dry place for mechanical systems. i def love the airlock idea. i hadnt thought of that. but i have been thinking about fire safety recently (especially when a berg is submerged!). there should prob be at least 2 points of egress. i also think it may be necessary to build another full-length and width compartment above the living area to hold water and/or fire suppression material. fire safety is a HUGE concern. the moment a small fire breaks out when ur submerged is very scary to think about. oxygen will be gone in a flash and if theres a storm above, its not intended to surface in those conditions.
you said to add diagonal reinforcing. did you mean to build that into the steel that's set into the concrete? might be a good idea. instead of a normal rebar layout, use a cross-hatch design that would resist lateral torsion.
"Leadership and do-ership are not the same thing"September 2, 2011 at 3:52 pm #15182
don't overengineer it – keep in mind : if you can not compete with land bases real estate prices (living space per cubic meter) a design is useless because the business plan becomes "not feasible".September 2, 2011 at 6:13 pm #15187
Ellmer has a valid point. i learned how to do some amazing stuff with restoring old houses back in the 90's. then that stuff went out of style there was no market any more for it. gotta target the product to the consumer base.
Ellmer what can we do to ballast a model vs. what can we do to ballast a full-size one. did u have ballast in ur submarines? how much r u willing to discuss it, i dont want to dig too deep into ur proprietary know-how, but theres SOOOO many different ways to do it. im just wondering what would work best right here right now with this project.
"Leadership and do-ership are not the same thing"September 2, 2011 at 11:36 pm #15199
not bad for a guy that never worked with concrete a day in his life, ehh?
"Leadership and do-ership are not the same thing"September 3, 2011 at 4:09 am #15202
Ken SimsKeymastershredder7753 wrote:
not bad for a guy that never worked with concrete a day in his life, ehh?
That's actually looking pretty nice.
You're building the full-size one when?
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Best Description of the Mortgage Mess EVER
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"I say this as an anti-choice, anti-welfare-state, anti-vegetable, pro-red-meat, pro-gun, pro-Catholic-Church Conservative NPR listener who is eagerly waiting for the Constitutional Ammendment that will make it legal to shoot hippies for sport."ReplyDelete
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- AnonymousMay 5, 2011 at 8:15 PM
I found Mr. Black's description informative, but I'm not sure I agree with the implied view that better/more regulation is needed. I suppose his bias is understandable given his professional background as a regulator. Non-enforcement of existing law is the obvious problem, combined with complex GAAP that is too easy for fraudsters to manipulate while offering obfuscation, complicating understandability and thus convict-ability.ReplyDelete
Thanks for sharing.
- K SmithMay 5, 2011 at 8:38 PM
If I am a scientist with lots of letters after my name, and I convince the leaders of my town that decaying pine cones are a health hazard, and I get them to approve a plan to hire people to pick up all the pine cones in the town at $50 a bucket, and buckets and buckets come pouring in, and the PCEI - Pine Cone Existence Index - says there are still many, many more pine cones that need to be picked up, and buckets and buckets keep pouring in, and it is discovered buckets of pine cones are being transported in from other towns, whose fault is it that the fraud occurred? And whose fault is it that the town has to build a new landfill because the existing one has been filled up with all those pine cones?ReplyDelete
It is my fault. I have betrayed the trust of the leaders of my town. I deceived them into creating the program. I provided the data for the false Pine Cone Existence Index. But I am happy, because I own the company that has the permit for the new landfill.
There is no question that massive fraud was perpetrated in the mortgage industry. But the environment for the fraud was created by the massive amounts of money that was pumped into it. Pumping money into a system creates distortions in the system. Pumping huge amounts of money into a system creates huge distortions in the system.
Our money system is immoral. It incentivizes private and public debt, and then dumps all of it onto the backs of those who create wealth thru work. More and more productive people are learning the truth about our immoral system. The number of people who are checking out of the system grows every day. They are teaching their children to check out, too.
The focus on mortgage fraud is a distraction. Increased regulation in a system has already been exposed will not fix what ails us. We must eliminate the central bank. We must fix our dishonest money system. We must return to honest money.
K Smith
- AnonymousMay 6, 2011 at 7:27 AM
@ K Smith, well said. Not only have the politicians who caused this mess not been prosecuted, but most are still in positions of power. When are people going to wake up?ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 6, 2011 at 7:41 AM
Fannie and Freddie were at the root of this entire mess. If you take them out of the equation, banks go back to stricter underwriting. Problem solved.ReplyDelete
Those who could not understand crisis was coming,how to solve the crisis or how to understand recovery is begining?ReplyDelete
- WeimarReduxMay 6, 2011 at 7:10 PM
Kudos to K Smith. Centralized banking is the source of the problem(s). All else are consequences or symptoms. Just keep tracing it back. Don't stop arbitrarily at regulatory agencies, or Freddie and Fannie, or Wall Street, or anything else - keep going. Ultimately, this is where you'll end up -> End the Fed!ReplyDelete
We don't need regulators no balance budget amendments and no more "I'll be good" promises from politicians.ReplyDelete
At the most basic level: "Thou shall not steal".
At the implementation level:
1. Gold standard
2. No Federal Reserve
3. Fractional reserve banking outlawed under the penalty of death.
In the near term: "the poop is going to hit the fan", there is no way out for the dollar.
Good luck.
- K SmithMay 7, 2011 at 1:12 AM
Fannie and Freddie are not at the root of this mess. More and more of America, and more and more of the world, knows who is.
Over the past 2 months the Bank of Mexico purchased 100 tons of gold. It released a statement this week saying the purchases were made "as part of the normal policy of this central bank regarding the investment and diversification of its assets."
Translation - "Mr. Bernanke keeps cranking up the speed on the money printing machine in his helicopter. The US economy is in the ditch, with no signs of pulling out any time soon. We are jumping on the bandwagon and doing what other foreign central banks are doing, swapping dollars for gold."
K Smith
Debt Money is only a valid monetary system if the masses utilise it.ReplyDelete
The masses vote for government. Government support Banks. Banks control the FED. The Fed is controlled by the Elitists.
Bernanke is the public face of the Elitists (who have the debt money).
The blame for the mess can be shared very widely,but ultimately comes back to one root cause.
The masses are but a leverage tool for the elitists (read ROC is multiplied ad infinitum). They are the leaches of society. They have only one motive - to increase their wealth.
Debt money is so entrenched into the world economy that changing it would require the entire monetary system to change.
We were on the verge of that in 2008. Now its a waiting game. Fortunately for the Elitists they have removed their capital(thanks to the FED) and now have the public debt money swishing around the globe.
Governments of the Western world have created societies that are welfare based (read "entitlement"). This is their greatest strength.
Voices are loud and getting louder against hubris. BUT these systems cannot be changed through the words/actions of the educated minority. There is literally the forces of gravity working against them.
The solution - Free market and debt free money.
How do we get there? The answer is not to be published here.
The future is all about protecting yourself. You stand alone in a very diabolical world. Following the actions of the CB's is a start. If they control the monetary system, buying GOLD as K Smith mentions, is saying that the system is sick. Although late to the party,they realise that inevitably the fiat debt money system will fail.
I dont believe that the system will fail but merely transform. Once the leaches have sucked the life out of the US, they will move on. A natural progression is to go where they can utilise the power of a population by corrupting them in the same way they have over the millenia.
- AnonymousMay 7, 2011 at 5:10 PM
To add a point that gets ignored too often with regards to banks: Mark-to-market accounting. The banking system resists it politically because it exposes the real value of the assets they hold. Some assets are marked to market, but others are systematically not. This creates a frighteningly distorted picture of our financial system. The implications are truly astounding including the ability to incur massive losses on asset holdings and not report them.ReplyDelete
I think you hit the nail on the head.
K Smith
- AnonymousMay 9, 2011 at 3:53 AM
A debt based monetary system which ensures continued "prosperity" only if it is permitted to continue growing, is nuts (unless by prosperity is meant the enrichment of an elite few at the expense of the many). Cannot the men who designed and instituted the Federal Reserve in 1913 have foreseen the day when the whole system would come to a bad end, with bad results for many? Likely they did, but since it was a day far in the future and they would be long dead and buried when the SHTF, why worry. End the Fed indeed.ReplyDelete
- AnonymousMay 9, 2011 at 8:05 PM
I am not sure the 'buck stops' at the Fed. I am college educated along with all my brothers and sister yet I am the only one that 'gets it'. Why? I say religion. The rest of the clan are 'believers' and have 'faith'. I, on the other hand, am more of an Ayn Rand type (and, yes, an atheist and bldg 7 conspiracy nut to boot). Anyway, my point being that there is a reason the rest of America hasn't 'woken up'. They BELIEVE in what they hear from their 'leaders'. They have FAITH that they will look out for their interest. Otherwise, how do you explain the apathy? If it was up to me and my circle of friends, there would be a permanent guillotine out on White House lawn.ReplyDelete
- K SmithMay 10, 2011 at 3:03 AM
Anon @2:05PM,ReplyDelete
Guillotines are unnecessary.
The city of Sedgwick, Maine has told Washington and the Crony Capitalists to go pound sand. The town passed an ordinance upholding the rights of its citizens to produce, process, sell, purchase, and consume local foods, including raw milk and locally slaughtered meats. They have thumbed their noses at restrictive USDA rules that limit choice and competition and enrich the big producers.
Georgia and Arizona have also told Washington to go pound sand. Both states have passed laws that provide for their own enforcement of immigration law. They are acting to ensure the benefits of citizenship go to citizens.
Texas is telling Washington to go pound sand. A bill banning TSA pornoscanners that will also hold TSA agents accountable for sexual assault was unanimously approved last week by the Texas House Transportation Committee.
Utah, the University of Texas endowment fund, and Pimco's Bill Gross have told Washington and the Banksters to go pound sand. Utah recognized gold as legal tender, the UT endowment fund has taken physical delivery of $1 billion in gold, and Bill Gross dumped all US government debt in Pimco's Total Return Fund.
More and more people, cities, counties, states, and institutions are abandoning old, bloated, corrupt, anachronistic, dishonest institutions. They are embracing alternatives. They aren't using guillotines or any other form of violence.
Guillotines aren't only unnecessary, they are also counterproductive. My experience and my study of history reveals violence never solves anything. It stirs up anger and animosity and focuses energy on revenge, energy that is better focused on efforts that have positive outcomes.
Washington, the Crony Capitalists, the White House, Capitol Hill, and the Fed continue to become more and more irrelevant. Embracing alternatives that continue to make them more and more irrelevant is the most effective way to eliminate their power.
To paraphrase General Douglas MacArthur - "Old, bloated, corrupt, anachronistic, dishonest institutions never die. They just fade away."
K Smith
- AnonymousMay 10, 2011 at 3:12 AM
A money supply that can be "fine-tuned" by some organization is not money at all. Debt money then falls under this rule. There has never been, never is, and never will be any true need to "fine-tune" the money, - all lies of thieves who want access to the store of wealth.ReplyDelete
Gold standard is only better than fiat money, but it isn't that good. There must be no standard, because the standard itself is what provided governments a first tool to manipulation of money - fractional banking - which is a fraud as it allows the same money to be in two different hands at once. Governments should have no right whatsoever to administer ANY aspect of economy, and first and above all, the money itself.
Anyone, yes, anyone who poses as a wizard explaining "how it happen", and then suggests or alludes to need for regulation, is a liar with a hidden agenda. This simple rule works every time. This is how you can quickly determine someone's true motive, say listen to this speech, or that of a "Black Swan" theorist Roubini. I am sure he is paid by the FED, because at his level of intelligence, he can not possibly be so stupid as to suggest regulation.
There is one reason it happened, - the government wanted to create a picture that the reality could no longer support.
There is one tool it was accomplished with - universal suffrage (when paupers are allowed to make decisions on wealth they do not own). From there, you have all the rest of the evil, including FED, Regulation, etc.
- AnonymousMay 10, 2011 at 10:37 PM
Why is it that public and private debt has mushroomed? Why the endless debates about the amount of regulation necessary, and who picked what loopholes?ReplyDelete
There is a simple solution It's called interest rates. According to the proper functions of a free market economy - which is now long gone - high levels of debt will be penalized by high interest rates. That cures the problem. Presto!
In our current system this vital and logical connection has been completely severed by the Fed. The Fed "controls" interest rates, even if that control demands throwing the entire USA into a future of insolvency. These esteemed bankers of our land have created a financial quagmire. All of their brilliant learning is no substitute for the simple and proper function of market that determines interest rates fairly.
One of the best suggestions that I heard came from Mike Shedlock. He suggested that interest rates should be determined directly through a free market system. That's a pretty good suggestion, and might be workable if we removed the Fed from the process and eliminated the financial leverage from any possible influence on interest rate outcomes.
- K SmithMay 11, 2011 at 4:08 AM
Your assessment of interest rates is correct.
You may be interested to know that the Fed not only wants to continue its control of short term rates, but intends to add control of long term rates to its famous box of "policy tools" as well. Translation - "We've come up with a new way to vacuum up wealth from the working person and put it in the pockets of the banksters."
The end game is to create new financial instruments to suck the capital out of our pensions. Our pensions will be financialized, just as home loans were financialized thru mortgage backed securities. We all know how that ended.
The narrative is being created to convince those in academia and at high levels of public policy that our problems will miraculously be solved by permitting centralized control of long term interest rates, and by replacing the seeming incompetents at the financial helm with better dial spinners.
The propaganda machine is being rolled out in think tanks and in the halls of academia as I type this. It is only a matter of time before we see the sales job intended for plebeians like you and me in the mainstream press, blogs, and other print and online media.
Watch for it.
It's coming.
K Smith
- AnonymousMay 12, 2011 at 3:55 AM
As a model, take a look at survivalblog.com Rawles has ads from merchants who sell all kinds of disaster-related stuff, and that's where he makes his money -- along with sales of his preparation courses and novel (also preparation-related). As someone who has been a "prepper" for a while, the difficult thing is to know what to prepare for. Is it TEOTWAWKI, with MZB's (mutant zombie bikers) in the streets, or is it rolling power blackouts, lots of street crime, and incredibly high food prices? Will we have to bug out or bug in? Will we be fighting over the few remaining cans of food, or will we just be unable to afford much? This is where I believe you can be useful and provide value to your readers.ReplyDelete
You may be serious to know that the Fed not only wants to proceed its management of quick prices, but wants to add management of lasting prices to its well-known box of "policy tools" as well. Interpretation - "We've come up with a new way to clean up success from the significant man or woman and put it in the purses of the banksters."Runescape Gold Cheap Tera GoldReplyDelete
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FIFA 09 Music Changer is a music management utility for FIFA 09. If you have FIFA 09 installed on your Windows computer, FIFA 09 Music Changer allows you to carry out several playlist management tasks. The soccer game comes with an excellent soundtrack every year.
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UEFA EURO 2008 is a soccer game set during the 2008 UEFA EURO championship. Like FIFA 08, this is a great soccer game that tries to deliver the most realistic graphics and playability to both the PC and next-gen consoles. The first one that you will notice is "represent your country," which allows you to pick a country and start a sort of identity online.
Create a new model morphing more faces from FIFA 10. It is very useful to have a reference picture. Select a white player, and load the texture checking the "Show Textures" box and clicking the refresh button, this texture will be merged later. Load it in "FIFA 08 Texture Conversion". Now the button "Export to FIFA 10" becomes enabled.
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FIFA 10 is the latest installment in the FIFA soccer series. The game has seen lots of progress in the last few years, and the 2009 version is in my humble opinion the best one of all time. The gameplay itself is what has improved most noticeably. The players are more responsive than ever and in-game collisions tend to be realistic.
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Jason Derulo Looks Back on Marriage in 'Stupid Love' Music Video
Jason Derulo has been known for creating upbeat dance songs, but in his latest music video, the 24-year-old takes a change of pace.
The mid-tempo "Stupid Love" is Jason's new UK single off his third studio album, Tattoos, and in its video, he tells the tragic love story between him and his on-screen wife.
From painting their home together to matching "Mr Derulo" and "Ms Derulo" license plates, the couple looks happy as can be in the four-minute video. That is until it is revealed that Jason is actually a ghost and he died while protecting his wife from a robber who had broken into their home.
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Today is Mariah Williams' 17th birthday, but there are no plans for a big bonfire or sleepover.
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Sunday February 20, 2011No. 5 Florida Softball Sweeps No. 22 UNC With 10-0 Victory Sunday
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The No. 5 University of Florida Gators finished a perfect home-opening weekend with a 10-0 defeat of No. 22 North Carolina Sunday in five innings at Katie Seashole Pressly Stadium. Senior Kelsey Bruder (Corona, Calif.) went 2-for-2 with a two-run homer, two additional runs, a steal and a walk. Classmate Aja Paculba (Wildomar, Calif.) added two runs of her own, a double, a walk, two RBI and a stolen base while going 1-for-2.
Senior righty Stephanie Brombacher (Pembroke Pines, Fla.) earned her sixth win of the season for the Gators (9-0, 0-0 SEC) and maintained her perfect 0.00 ERA by allowing just four hits, one walk and striking out one. Brombacher heads into next weeks Cathedral City Classic tournament in California with 35 strikeouts in 31.0 innings of work and has yet to give up a run so far in 2011.
Lori Spingola fell to 4-3 on the season as she shouldered the loss for the Tar Heels (4-4, 0-0 ACC) for the second time this weekend by allowing eight hits and six runs, all earned, in three innings Sunday.
The Gators struck first in the final game of the series, knocking in two runs in the first. Lead-off hitter junior Michelle Moultrie (Jacksonville, Fla.) once again got the momentum going by doubling to the center-field wall. Paculba flied out to advance Moultrie, and then a single by Bruder put runners at the corners. Bruder stole second and sophomore Brittany Schutte (Fountain Valley, Calif.) drew a walk to load the bases. Senior Megan Bush (Anaheim Hills, Calif.) then smacked a double off the center-field wall, scoring Moultrie and Bruder.
A home run for Bruder, her fourth of the season, helped fuel the Gators to increase their lead to 6-0 in the bottom half of the second. Freshman Kasey Fagan (Dunnellon, Fla.) and Moultrie both doubled to left center, putting both runners in scoring position. Paculba then connected for a double of her own, sending her teammates home, while Bruder followed with a bomb over the right-field fence to tally two more runs for the Orange and Blue.
The Gators added four more runs in the fourth to seal their third shutout of the weekend, the seventh this season. Moultrie and Paculba drew walks and both advanced on a double steal. Bruder was also walked, which led to a pitching staff change for North Carolina to put Sara Buchholz in the circle. With bases loaded, Schutte reached first on a fielders choice, as Moultrie was eliminated at home, but Bush followed with a single to right to score Paculba, followed by a double down the left-field line by Coyle to bring home both Bruder and Schutte. Bush scored the tenth and final run of the game on a junior Tiffany DeFelice (Coral Springs, Fla.) sacrifice fly.
Florida will take its 9-0 record on the road to Palm Springs, Calif, for the Cathedral City Classic starting Thursday, Feb. 24. The Gators will face No. 1 UCLA and No. 13 Texas, while also taking on Indiana, San Diego State and Utah in the three-day classic. The Gators return to action at home with the Lipton Invitational March 4-6, when they will play host to Valparaiso, Syracuse, North Dakota State, Pacific and Gardner-Webb. For game times and tournament information, visit www.GatorZone.com/softball.
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The sound and fury in Thursday's Senate debate signified grave doubts, but it ended in a lopsided 78-22 vote in favor of President Obama's plan to arm Syrian rebels for the fight against Islamic State terrorists. The House approved the plan by a 273-156 vote on Wednesday, and the measure, part of a trillion-dollar spending plan to keep the federal government operating through the end of the calendar year, is now on its way to the White House for the president's signature.
The supposed "moderate" rebels fighting Syrian dictator Bashar al-Assad — self-styled jihadists whom the Obama administration and Congress plan to supply with even more support under the guise of battling the Islamic State (ISIS) — recently signed a non-aggression pact with ISIS (also known as ISIL), according to reports from human-rights groups and French news agency Agence France-Presse (AFP). Lawmakers on Capitol Hill pointed to the news as yet another reason why supplying U.S. arms and support to Islamic forces to battle Islamic forces was a dangerous idea. The foreign-policy establishment, however, plans to proceed with arming and training jihadists anyway.
Members of Congress might feel a bit like comic Lou Costello in the famous "Who's on First" skit as they try to determine who to send arms and aid to in Syria to battle the terrorists of the Islamic State in Iraq and the Levant (ISIL), also known as ISIS.
In a bipartisan display of reluctant cooperation, the U.S. House of Representatives Wednesday voted 273 to 156 to approve President Obama's plan to train and equip allegedly moderate rebels in Syria.
Speaking before the Senate Armed Services Committee on September 16, the nation's two top defense officials, Defense Secretary Chuck Hagel and Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff Gen. Martin Dempsey, presented a less-than-optimistic prospect of success for the Obama administration's new strategy to defeat the Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS).


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Dangers of Self Medication
Self medication is very dangerous. Those indulging in it stand the risk of causing harm to their body.
Self medication is very dangerous to the body. Every drug has untoward effects and no matter the name given to any drug, the fact remains , all medicines are foreign to our bodies. Every care must be taken when drugs are introduced into our systems. Doctors are trained to guide patients on the use of drugs. Outside this arrangement any drug taken without doctors prescription is fraught with a certain danger.
Quite often some individuals read up the literature attached to thess drugs and ironically choose the same drugs for their side effects. An example is the misuse of steriods by athletes. This important drug meant to be used as an adjunct in treatment of inflammatory conditions is instead taken by some athletes for the wrong reasons.
Sedative drugs meant for calming down patients in very tense situations and usually for brief periods, are instead used by some people for prolonged periods for wrong reasons. The real danger in this past time is that the body soon adapts itself to the doses by the abuser and stops responding, the abuser increases the dosage and as this dangreous race by the abuser continues , the whole system packs up. This is what happened to Michael Jackson.
The human body is very delicate. Even steel structures do collapse under pressure. If steel structures do collapse think of your body which is like jelly compared to steel. There must be limitations to every medication.
Another drug people abuse is the so called enhancers, whether sexual or otherwise. Self medicating with these is as dangerous as with the other drugs. The consequences range from defects in vision to cardiac arrest and of course death. Who really needs death from pleasure?
Since we were not made for drugs,drugs were made for use, it is our responsibility and indeed in our interest, not to take drugs if not prescribed by a doctor. It is also a must oblgation and a duty on the Doctor to be transparently ethical in his dealings with patients on all matters involving drugs' prescriptions.
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Freshmen legislators hear from respected predecessors
By Marianne Goodland
The freshmen class for the 2011 General Assembly enters the state capitol on January 12 as part of a divided House and Senate, and two former members of that body pleaded with them to behave honorably and respectfully, lest they fail to get anything done.
As part of a full week of legislator orientation, newly elected lawmakers attended a luncheon on Nov. 18 at the University Club. The luncheon featured remarks and advice from former U.S. Sen. Hank Brown and former U.S. Rep. David Skaggs. The pair both represented Colorado in Washington from 1986 to 1996 (Brown in the Senate, Skaggs in the House) and later, briefly worked together in higher education; Brown, as president of the University of Colorado and Skaggs, as the executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education.
Rep.-elect Dan Pabon, D-Denver, chats with former U.S. Rep. David Skaggs at the new legislator luncheon on Nov. 16 at the University Club.
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Brown, a Republican, served in the Colorado Senate from 1972 to 1976, then went on to serve in the U.S. House and U.S. Senate from 1980 to 1996. After returning to Colorado, he was president of the University of Northern Colorado from 1998 to 2002, and president of the University of Colorado, his alma mater, from 2005 to 2008. Democrat Skaggs served in the Colorado House from 1980 to 1986, followed by six terms in the U.S. House. From 2007 to 2009 Skaggs was executive director of the Colorado Department of Higher Education.
Brown and Skaggs offered guidance on what it means to be a state policy maker, but also pleaded with the new lawmakers to consider what it means to work collegially in a divided Legislature.
Brown began by talking about relationships and the reputations that legislators will develop in the next session. "It is a delightful, creative experience," Brown told the group. As to the rules, "you have to honor your commitments, period." A legislator can always change his or her mind on a bill, Brown said, but part of that commitment is to inform the sponsor before the vote comes down. "The quickest way to lose influence is to get a reputation of not honoring your commitments," he said.
Brown acknowledged that people have strong feelings about the issues, and that those on the other side will have equally strong feelings. Sometimes people will share their feelings about the issues and in sometimes-graphic terms. But legislators will do well to remember that the enemy on one issue will be "your greatest friend" on the next one. "Respect your colleagues, even if they're dead wrong," Brown said.
As to relationships with lobbyists, Brown advised the new legislative class to view them as resources, and to expect them to be honest. "A good lobbyist will respond honestly" on a question, Brown said, and should be able to identify both the positive and negative aspects of a bill.
Skaggs noted a story told at the U.S. Capitol about the early Congressional days of President Lyndon Johnson, who made hostile remarks about a Republican member of the House during a debate. According to the story, Johnson was called into the office of Speaker Sam Rayburn, who told Johnson not to be so hard on the Republicans in the House. "You have to remember," Rayburn said, "They are just our occasional adversaries. The enemy is the Senate."
Relationships with colleagues across the aisle are critical, Skaggs said. He noted when he was first elected to the Colorado House in 1981 that he was immediately struck by the amazing amount of wisdom of his colleagues. "You can learn so much" from them, Skaggs told the new legislators.
In his early days in the Colorado House, new legislators went on a weekend retreat to get to know each other. "It made us more effective. It made bipartisan cooperation the essence of good legislation," Skaggs said.
Compromise will be very important in the next two years, Skaggs pointed out. "And you can't do it if you don't trust your colleagues, and you can't trust them until you get to know them. Especially in a divided government for the next two years, nothing gets done unless you work it out together."
John Straayer, professor of political science at Colorado State University and a long-time capitol observer, moderated the discussion. "When you make choices, don't think about the base of your party or the next election," Straayer told the audience. "Resist the caucus. Instead, think about 2020, 2025 and 2030 — the institutions we have now were not built by us. They were built by people who are taking 'dirt naps,'" and if all they thought about were partisan issues the state would not be in very good shape, he said. Straayer also suggested that new legislators get to know the opposition. "Invite your worst suspicion to lunch," he said. "Maybe they won't be so bad."
One new legislator asked about the difference between compromise and staying true to one's values. "Most questions are about policy, not values," said Skaggs. "What will kill you is not the vote, it's not being able to defend it," added Brown.
Skaggs lamented that term limits and restrictions imposed by Amendment 41 would hamper efforts to build relationships, saying that people are not making long-term investments into relationships with those on the other side of the aisle.
The new legislators also took the opportunity to throw out a few political footballs — like why Brown didn't consider running for governor after the implosion of the Dan Maes gubernatorial campaign. Brown initially endorsed Maes in mid-August, but withdrew his endorsement barely two weeks later, after questions were raised about Maes' law enforcement background.
In politics, Brown quipped "if you're getting older you're not getting better." But he said he declined the opportunity because in order to seek the office "you have to want it so bad you can taste it. The world would end if you didn't get it." It requires every "fiber of your energy and focus — the fire has to be there or you won't be a good candidate."
Brown brought down the house, however, with his next response, to a question one legislator referred to as one of the most "pressing recent developments" in higher ed — CU's move to the PAC-10. "They ought to think about the Ivy League," joked Brown.
But on the subject of higher ed, Brown and Skaggs were in agreement: that higher ed should be a state priority. "It's one of the highest priori- ties the state has," said Brown, but "it has not been a priority of prior legislatures." Both touched on the recent higher education strategic plan that suggests the state should go to the voters in 2011 to seek a tax increase for higher education funding. If the state goes to the ballot, Brown said, higher ed must come forward with a program that is responsive, cost-effective and efficient and that details how the institutions will educate students. "If you're going to get people to pay more for higher education, it must be genuinely open and genuinely transparent" on how it operates, Brown said.


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Jonathan Ashton Aikin, Past Ugly Mugger, Cops to Attacking Woman After Hearing Demons
Categories: Because You're Ugly, Crime-iny
Jonathan Ashton Aikin, 19, now gets to battle those demons in a state prison cell for the next three years, after switching his plea from not guilty to guilty to felony sexual battery and first-degree burglary.
He was hopped up on goof balls when he broke into Olive's home on a quiet Sunday morning that found her relaxing in bed with her children.
Aikin burst in, yammered his crazy talk and began kissing Olive, then choked her so hard she had trouble eating afterward.
Jonathan Ashton Aikin Pleads Not Guilty to Attack on Stranger, But He's Guilty of Posing for Ugly Mugshot
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|In addition to serving prison time, Jonathan Ashton Aikin must register as a sex offender.
She fought back, and her 5-year-old son jumped on Aikin's back, but that did not stop the attack. A U.S. Marine stationed at Camp Pendleton did. Olive's neighbor rushed downstairs to pull Aikin off her, and sheriff's deputies later arrived with a Taser gun to help subdue him.
In addition to serving prison time, Aikin must register as a sex offender.
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A soggy, foggy overnight couldn't keep dedicated cancer fighters from their work at the 2014 Marion County Relay For Life.
Participants at River Valley High School's track wrapped up the annual event at about 10:30 a.m. Saturday with one final lap. Donna Evans and her grandchildren were among the folks who made it all the way through. She said this is her eighth Relay.
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|Highly integrated flow assembly for automated dynamic extraction and determination of readily bioaccessible chromium(VI) in soils exploiting carbon nanoparticle-based solid-phase extraction.
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|An automated dynamic leaching test integrated in a portable flow-based setup is herein proposed for reliable determination of readily bioaccessible Cr(VI) under worst-case scenarios in soils containing varying levels of contamination. The manifold is devised to accommodate bi-directional flow extraction followed by processing of extracts via either in-line clean-up/preconcentration using multi-walled carbon nanotubes or automatic dilution at will, along with Cr(VI) derivatization and flow-through spectrophotometric detection. The magnitude of readily mobilizable Cr(VI) pools was ascertained by resorting to water extraction as promulgated by current standard leaching tests. The role of carbon nanomaterials for the uptake of Cr(VI) in soil leachates and the configuration of the packed column integrated in the flow manifold were investigated in detail. The analytical performance of the proposed system for in vitro bioaccessibility tests was evaluated in chromium-enriched soils at environmentally relevant levels and in a standard reference soil material (SRM 2701) with a certified value of total hexavalent chromium. The automated method was proven to afford unbiased assessment of water-soluble Cr(VI) in soils as a result of the minimization of the chromium species transformation. By combination of the kinetic leaching profile and a first-order leaching model, the water-soluble Cr(VI) fraction in soils was determined in merely 6 h against >24 h taken in batchwise steady-state standard methods.
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The Pella Public Library is holding a Book Bash later this month. The Book Bash offers a morning of crafts and activities for kids, and other information for parents. The first 50 people with a child five years old or younger will receive a free copy of the book, "Giraffe's Can't Dance". The Book Bash will be held at the Pella Library from 10 to 11:30 on Saturday the 26th.
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Nutrition Facts
- 319mg Sodium
- 34g Carbs
- 11g Fiber
- 12g Fat
- 1g Saturated Fat
- Sugars
- 17g Protein
- 142mg Calcium
- 5mg Iron
Zucchini soaks up the peanut sauce in this recipe without becoming soggy or mushy. You can swap the edamame for tofu, shrimp, chicken breast, turkey, or lean beef.
- 2 tablespoons natural peanut butter
- 2 tablespoons rice vinegar
- 2 teaspoons tomato paste (or crushed tomatoes)
- 2 teaspoons low-sodium soy sauce or tamari sauce
- Chili flakes
- 2 medium zucchini, ends trimmed
- 1 cup mixed bell peppers and carrots, thinly sliced
- 1 cup snap peas
- 2 small scallions, sliced
- 1 cup shelled edamame (defrosted if frozen)
- 2 teaspoons crushed peanuts, for garnish (optional)
- 4 thin slices avocado, for garnish (optional)
- 2 lime wedges, for garnish (optional)
1. In a small bowl, stir together peanut butter, rice vinegar, tomato paste, soy sauce, and chili flakes to taste until smooth.
2. Spiralize zucchini or peel into ribbons with a julienne peeler, vegetable peeler, or mandolin. In a large bowl, toss zucchini noodles in sauce. (If you can give zucchini at least 20 minutes to soak in peanut sauce, this dish tastes even better.) Add remaining vegetables and toss to combine.
3. Serve topped with peanuts, avocado, cilantro, and lime wedges, if desired.
*Nutrition information does not include toppings.
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Farr 40 Worlds - overcast, rain,wind,swell - Day One Plenty of tension dockside, as the boats begin to trickle away from the Squadron dock, we too are heading out in a few minutes. Its going to be an interesting day.We will bring you all the news.The Sail-World Team Rolex Farr 40 World Championship - Its all ahead tomorrow KPMS, Tomorrow morning the hearts and minds of the crews of the twenty Farr 40s berthed at the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron will be focused on one thing: the 2011 Rolex Farr 40 World Championship. What happens in the future counts for more than what happened in the past. Certainly, until the final race on Saturday.... [more]Share this storyAmerica's Cup - The Freo Files: Blackaller's Bet Archive Video, Most have fond memories of the 1987 America's Cup in Fremantle. It had everything - big breeze, drama, action on the water and ashore, and a lot of larger than life characters who really bought that series to life. 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[more]Share this storyExtreme Sailing Series - Artemis puts pressure on the leader Extreme Sailing Series, Extreme Sailing Series, Act 1, The Wave, Muscat, day 3 was the first public day of 'stadium' racing. Dean Barker's Team New Zealand scored their first ever Extreme 40 race win today, although they still remain seventh place in the rankings.... [more]Share this storyBarcelona World Race: Shocking news of fatal earthquake in New Zealand Barcelona World Race, From their remote locations in the Pacific Ocean, on the Tasman and in the Indian Ocean, and those not so remote, in the Cook Strait and stopped over in Wellington itself, skippers of the Barcelona World Race joined in solidarity with the people of Christchurch and New Zealand.... [more]Share this storyExtreme Sailing Series day 3 - Artemis Racing images Sander van der Borch images, Extreme Sailing Series - Artemis Racing jumped up the leader board to second place after scoring 2, 1, 2, 1, 1.... 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[more]Share this storyLexus Lincoln Week convincing win to Secret Men's Business 3.5 Bob Ross, Geoff Boettcher's Reichel/Pugh 51 Secret Men's Business 3.5 from the Cruising Yacht Club of South Australia had a convincing IRC division win in the 38n mile long race of the Lexus Lincoln Week regatta. SMB3.5 has a three point lead on the scoreboard over the Alan Woodward's Beneteau First 45 Reverie, from Royal Brighton Yacht Club, Melbourne.... [more]Share this storyVelux 5 Oceans - Into the history books Velux 5 Oceans, Velux 5 Oceans skipper Brad Van Liew has sailed into the history books rounding the iconic Cape Horn solo for a third time. 'It's been a lot of years since I was down here last and it was really a very special moment,' Brad told the Velux 5 Oceans team. 'It was pretty emotional. I'm going to remember it forever.'... [more]Share this storyRolex Farr 40 World Championship starts tomorrow Lisa Ratcliff, Rolex Farr 40 World Championship 2011 from 23 to 26 February will be hosted by the Royal Sydney Yacht Squadron. The Farr 40 fleet experienced a gamut of conditions, rain showers which gave way to sunshine and 20 knots of SSW wind gusting out of Rose Bay which a short time later morphed into a wind wasteland on the western side of the bridge.... [more]Share this storyTrue Blue Racing second in CentrePort Youth Match Race Championship Jordan Reece, True Blue Racing has finished second in the 2011 CentrePort International Youth Match Racing championships behind the CYCA in the best of five final. The team, which just came from the Harken International Championships in Auckland were keen to get back into the Elliot 6m but the team struggled throughout the round robin stage, only coming through in the final flights to qualify for the semi final... [more]Share this storyLaser Radial Women's North Americans - Krystal Weir second Sail-World.com, In the Laser Radial Women's North American Championship Paige Railey (USA) defeated Krystal Weir (AUS), with Lisa Ross (CAN) third.... [more]Share this storyExtreme Sailing Series images from Carlo Borlenghi Carlo Borlenghi images, Carlo Borlenghi presents this gallery of images from the Extreme Sailing Series Act 1 in Oman, Muscat.... [more]Share this storyGME heralds the amazing G-Com marine VHF handheld radio Matthew Heap, GME, Australia's leading marine electronics company, will shortly broaden their product portfolio with the introduction of the amazing G-Com GX660 marine VHF handheld radio.... [more]Share this storyVelux 5 Oceans - Brad van Liew around Cape Horn Velux 5 Oceans, Velux 5 Oceans sprint 3 leader, American ocean racer Brad Van Liew, has passed Cape Horn.,... [more]Share this story2011 a big year for Sailability in Australia and internationally Graeme Adam, 2011 has started in a big way for Sailability and its event partners. In Napier, New Zealand January 26-29, the Kiwi Cup and Access Class Championships was held. The pace continues in Australia over the coming months with the focus turning to UK in July with the 2011 IFDS Disabled Sailing World Championships and the Special Olympics World Summer Games in Athen in June.... [more]Share this storyB&G Zeus wins 2011 NMMA Innovation Award Rushton Gregory Communications, B&G, the world leader in marine instruments, autopilot systems and tactical software solutions for sailing enthusiasts, has been honoured for its powerful new multifunction navigation display, Zeus, winning the National Marine Manufacturers Association (NMMA) Innovation Award at the 70th Annual Miami International Boat Show.... [more]Share this storyExtreme Sailing Series - On Artemis Racing it could have been worse Morgan Trubovich, Extreme Sailing Series - Well, it was a different day today. In the days leading up to the racing, it certainly felt like all the days had been pretty similar. Sunny, warm, fairly flat water and 8-14 knots of wind. We were starting to feel pretty comfortable sailing the Extreme 40 in those conditions (even though we are newcomers to the class). But today was different.... [more]Share this storyAmerica's Cup World Series dates released Stephanie Martin, America's Cup Event Authority (ACEA) has released the inaugural America's Cup World Series (AC World Series) dates with five nine-day regattas in 2011 and three more regattas by mid-2012.... [more]Share this storyRiviera Hotel Midweek 2011 Winner David Allan, The 2011 Riviera Hotel Mid week series has been run and won, with David Shepherd's Shaw Contracting taking the popular PDYC series for the first time. 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[more]Share this storyAmerica's Cup: AC45 capsizes in Hauraki Gulf + Video Richard Gladwell, The prototype AC45 capsized on the Hauraki Gulf this afternoon, sustaining serious damage to her wingsail, however the platform would appear to be undamaged and there were no injuries to the crew save for wounded pride. The incident happened off Murray's Bay on Auckland's North Shore. Winds at the time were around 20kts and the AC45 had been sailing at speeds of up to 28.5kts.... [more]Share this storyExtreme Sailing Series - More images from Muscat Extreme Sailing Series, Extreme Sailing Series - More images from Muscat courtesy of Carlo Borlenghi... [more]Share this storyAmerica's Cup Prototype boat flips in gusty winds www.sail-world.com, Today the Swedish challengers Artemis Racing were on board the AC45 sailing in winds of around 20 knots on Hauraki Gulf, Auckland New Zealand, when the boat capsized. No one hurt... 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Wow, how did I miss this post? For me, going primal involves working in my small suburban condo garden. Really clears the head of noise, feeds the body once the tomatoes grow, and empowers the inner caveman...woman...person.
When Lindsay Bell asked me to guest blog, I was pumped.
I asked her "What topic?" She said, "Anything. Write it from the heart."
I was initially stumped for a personally passionate fit for a PR and marketing blog.
But there is something.
My psychological well-being has become a priority in the last few months.
The online business and our digital world has a tendency to throw things out of balance. I've gone primal as a health initiative to address the psychological challenges of the cascade of technology in the social media world.
And yes I'm talking about adopting some of the traits that kept our cave ancestors (Grok) alive and well! I realize modern society's conveniences and innovation has lessened the physical burden on folks.
So how does one go primal in today's world?
What's Your Primal Balance?
For me it means intentionally avoiding some "socializing" online, so I can nurture my psychological well being with movement and exertion supplemented with a robust primal (Paleo) diet. When I take that time away from media, I find myself less antsy and more focused. I move more frequently and make my physical fitness a priority.
I chow down protein four to five times a day. With this new balance of attention, I've seen spikes in my creativity and energy. Maybe the practice is self-indulgent, but I think such habits promote good health and work productivity. I believe banter, organic conversation, and social media are stimulating, and I thrive on them. But since I've struck my "primal" balance, I find myself more alert with stimulating psychological vitality.
Mind and Body
Mind and body should be in sync. If your body is immobile, your mind probably misses out on some extra exercise. Our ancestors survived on the move, hunting for meat and gathering plants, fruits, indigenous nuts, and seeds. When we take in more protein, we are able to consistently burn fat for energy. Take in more carbs, and you spike your insulin and end up feeling sluggish or randomly crashing during the day.
In the time of the caveman, physical movement was common throughout the day at low levels – but at times physical exertion was high intensity (chasing animals, lifting, etc) and they soaked up vital Vitamin D from the outdoor activity, only sleeping when necessary.
Tough to do these Grok practices if we need to be at the computer. I wonder if it was our primal instinct that lead to the creation of tablets and smartphones? Maybe it's because people NEED to be mobile. Heck, maybe even the Vine app feeds that desire subconsciously.
My point – humans are instinctively mobile.
Go Grok!
I believe, for the sake of well-being, we should gratify ourselves with some Grok practices. I'm reading Red Thread Thinking – Weaving Together Connections for Brilliant Ideas & Profitable Innovation, and it points out killer research that aligns with going primal. The book cites studies that state REM sleep, and lingering in your bed in a half-awake state, connects bits of information for our brains to process.
Exercise has also proven to result in a mad elevation of cognitive performance. RTT also points to a study, published in the Creativity Research Journal, by Blanchette and Ramocki. It examined creativity immediately following moderate aerobic exercise and again two hours later. Result? There was a creativity surge in the participants. The two hour lag time did not decrease the creative levels either.
Our Digital World
When I was younger and in college, I highly valued sleeping in. So much so, I never took a class that started earlier than 9:30 a.m. But even with an abnormal intake of carbs (elbow nudge), and an unstable diet and irregular physical activity affecting my morning energy, I managed to fly through.
But…when I started working from home after college and had more freedom, this became a real issue. I would get tired sporadically throughout the day or have a harder time waking up. I didn't expect to get so intimate with my Mac and I thought whole grain cereal would give me lasting energy. I only 'worked out' with my own body weight and my computer by my side. Productivity was unpredictable.
When I started going Grok-ish, things changed. Now I am working/writing in a more energized and alert manner. I still like to write my ideas at night but I wake up earlier with less struggle to develop them further. I do 15 minute high intensity workouts at different locations or go for a walk when my heart and mind prompts me.
We can mimic our ancestor's behaviors in the context of our digital world and become more creative, alert, and productive. I recently bought a mini iPad partly to improve mobility. I'm happy to say I'm on much better terms with myself – and my Mac.
What do you think? Do you incorporate regular, daily exercise into your routines? Have you tried going Paleo? Notice any changes in brainpower?
Outstanding post, Anne. It seems like there are a lot more success stories - than failures - when people actually stick to the regimen you describe.
I'm nowhere near that disciplined, but I've gone "mostly Paleo"...and my alcohol intake is primarily red wine. I saw big physical improvements when I cut gluten, dairy, and sugar. I do like the Whey protein...and umm, I love a good steak! I've dropped about 16lbs since the beginning of the year.
As for exercise, I play tennis at least three times per week and try to hit the gym 3x/week, also. I need the exercise more for the sanity (I lift...so that you may live) than the weight loss.
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Not sure why but I truly see humans becoming like the ones in Wally-E one day. Sad but true.
Love this post @AnneReuss I would not want to meet you and your wood club in a dark alley.
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Love this @AnneReuss - I'm such a geek about how who we WERE is actually who we should be at the present - that hundreds of thousands of years of evolution can't be wrong! We were built to move - not sit idle all day. But we were also built to thrive in tribes. Interesting conundrum in today's wired/social world. I should take more walks while chatting on FB on my IPhone I guess! LOL
I subscribed via SpinSucksPro and now my Facebook page is getting full of posts from you. Would you please turn that OFF!
Kathryn A Munoz of Redmond, WA
Anne, first...so good to see you here! Yay! Secondly, I'm a big believer in what you talk about here. We have a Get Up and Moving contest at work to get people away from their desks in the middle of the day. And, starting on May 1, everyone has an UP band so we can track number of steps taken each day. The goal for each of us is 10,000 so anyone who exceeds that competes for a quarterly prize. I've found everyone to be more productive and happy when they do this.
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By Cecilia Okoth
The operation of safe houses to manage criminals or suspects will no longer be entertained by Government, according to the Minister of Internal Affairs.
The Minister promised human rights activists that instead of safe houses, the criminals or suspects will face the law.
"Safe houses have since been banned and we have learnt how to obtain evidence without torturing the victim," said General Aronda Nyakairima.
Nyakairima was addressing several human rights activists during the commemoration of the UN international day in support of victims of torture at the Railway grounds in Kampala.
"Government has worked so hard to ensure there is rule of law by removing of extra judicial killings and the agents of torture who tortured people," the minister assured the activists.
Nyakairima said the perpetuators of torture only have one alternative which is facing the courts of law to determine their fate.
Agaba Maguru, the acting chairperson Uganda Human Rights Commission said that there was no evidence to confirm the existence of safe houses in the country.
"We have searched for them all over but we have not found any," Maguru said.
He said the highlights of the 2012 Torture Act indicate that perpetrators of torture will be held responsible for their acts as it is a criminal offense.
"This means that even if a father tortures his step daughter, it will be treated as a criminal offense in the courts of law," Maguru added.
This year's celebrations kicked off with a march through the city to the Railway celebration grounds.
MPs question Govt on safe houses
Safe houses still exist - rights body
Close safe houses, says judge
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Roku players arrive in Canada
updated 07:50 am EDT, Mon April 16, 2012
Roku media hub arrives with slight premium
Roku on Monday kicked off its Canadian launch. The country will get two higher-end models in the lineup, the Roku 2 XD and Roku 2 XS, both of which can handle 1080p video; the XS bundles in the Wii-like motion remote and includes both Ethernet and USB for wired access and local content. Canadians get much of the same content, including Netflix, Rdio music, and major sports like the MLB and NHL, although US-specific services like Hulu Plus are out of contention.
Free content includes movies on Crackle, social media from Facebook and Flickr, news from CNBC and the Wall Street Journal, and TuneIn Radio for Internet streaming, among others. Roku is promising that the channel range will grow roughly as fast as it has in the US.
Pre-orders start now at slightly elevated prices of $90 Canadian for a Roku 2 XD and $110 for an XS. Shipments should be available by the end of the month both at Roku as well as Amazon, London Drugs, and Walmart.


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