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Trust and the marketing department
Timothy Corcoran's excellent and essential new blog tracks and expands upon a provocative article at the AmLaw Daily called "How essential is a CMO?" As many large firms scale back their marketing spending or lose their Chief Marketing Officers, Tim finds both lawyers and marketers can share some blame. I was especially drawn to this… Read more »
Get ready for the process era
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Graduating into a recession
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As they walked along with their flock, Scottish highland farmers would collect branches and ramshorn to take home and carve during long winter evenings by the fire. Our wooden walking stick features a resin-handle replica of a traditional thistle design, Scotland's national flower.
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By Redhead
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Have back problems will use this constantly love the workmanship am of Scottish ancestry and always interested in Scottish culture was delighted to obtain it on sale will perhaps purchase another for my grandson
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I liked the walking stick except it looks like it was coated with something to make it more wood-like which came off on my sweaty palms. Cleaned with paper towel and water and then coated with tung oil. No more red hand and it looks great.Added a slider tip to make it more functional.
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By John
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Use as a walking stick.Very attractive.Quite fragile. Have purchased two within one year and each time handle has broken, in same place, after cane falling on a hard surface.Waste of money. Handle is some kind of fragile plastic.Poorly described in catalog.
Bottom Line No, I would not recommend this to a friend
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a thing of beauty and joy
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a really nice product to go on a long stroll with. It is all anyone would want of a walking stick. It is much stronger than NG advertises it to be.
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"Don't use as cane!" label on shaft?
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Not up to National Geographic standards. Plastic handle looks plastic and what good is a walking stick that you can't walk with?
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A True IQ Test: Turning Off the Lights
May 15, 2013 | By Sue Bryant | 3 Comments
3 Responses to "A True IQ Test: Turning Off the Lights"
May 16th, 2013 @ 10:05 am
I understand the need to conserve energy and lights on the ship but i should not have to get a certification as an electrican to operate the lighting system. We had to get an extra key card from the service desk aboard canival because it was needed to operate the lights.
May 25th, 2013 @ 4:03 pm
Hope not every new ship adopts this system, or another similar issue that we've seen lately in hotels. We're finding 'motion sensor' lights newly installed in a hotel remodel. This sounds like a good idea unless you're one who has to make several bathroom trips during the night. It's bad enough having to make the trip half asleep but adding the shock of having a light pop on and completely awakening you as well as your spouse/roommate is extremely annoying.
Bob thorman
December 26th, 2013 @ 4:01 pm
@ Sue Bryant:This is not a put down Sue,however Ihave encounted many electronic marvels which use this system of press and hold.It becomes an action of last resort now.I'll bet you will remember this method always as I have.Wouldn't mind betting someone in tech department reads our comments and designs a system of voice control just to bring on a few grey hairs.lol.
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ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. – The calendar said that Halloween wasn't for another five days. But the calendar was wrong.
Halloween, in all its guises, was on display here Saturday night in Boardwalk Hall, to the delight and, occasionally, befuddlement of 6,324 on-site fight fans and a Showtime television audience. There were masks, the distribution of candy and all manner of tricks and treats, most of which were furnished by IBF light heavyweight champion Bernard Hopkins' dominating, unanimous decision over German challenger Karo Murat.
Hopkins (54-6-2, 32 KOs), who turns 49 on Jan. 15, might not have scored a knockout since he took out Oscar De La Hoya in nine rounds on Sept. 18, 2004, a drought of over nine years and 14 fights. But the ageless wonder – who, in keeping with his newly adopted ring persona as "The Alien," wore a green extra-terrestrial mask into the ring – did all he could to put the rugged but stylistically ragged Murat (25-2-1, 12 KOs) down and out. The scorecards – judges Julie Lederman and Joseph Pasquale had Hopkins winning huge, by identical 119-108 margins, with Benoit Roussel not far behind at 117-110 – was reflective of the punch statistics, which showed Hopkins landing 247 of 565 (including 184 of 373 power shots) to just 147 of 486 for Murat. It was easily the most energetic performance turned in by Hopkins in years.
"Who said that Bernard Hopkins fights were boring?" Golden Boy CEO Richard Schaefer asked, rhetorically, at the postfight press conference. "This was one of the most entertaining fights I've seen."
For that matter, the other two televised bouts also provided nice bang for the paying customers' buck, with a little bit of controversy tossed in for good measure. WBO middleweight titlist Peter "Kid Chocolate" Quillin (30-0, 22 KOs) scored an 11th-round stoppage of game challenger Gabriel Rosado (21-7, 13 KOs) when referee Allen Huggins, acting on the recommendation of ring physician Blair Bergen, determined that a cut over Rosado's left eye was too severe for him to continue. Quillin, as per his custom, celebrated his victory by tossed cellophane-wrapped chocolates to the crowd.
But Rosado and his trainer, Billy Briscoe, vigorously protested not only the way the fight ended, but the scorecards that showed him trailing by wide margins of 90-80, 89-81 and 87-83. The consensus among those in the press section was that the fight was much closer than that.
"This is b.s.!" Rosado yelped. "This is a championship fight!"
Heavyweight Deontay Wilder (30-0, 30 KOs) wasn't in a championship fight – not unless you put much credence in the WBC Continental Americas belt he was defending against a clearly overmatched Nicolai Firtha (21-11-1, 8 KOs), who went down three times in all before referee Lindsay Page stepped in to wave the bout off in the fourth round. Still, 30 consecutive knockouts is no small feat, even if Firtha's rough edges made the brawling Murat seem like Floyd Mayweather Jr.
Schaefer, who promotes Wilder, said he anticipates that WBC heavyweight champion Vitali Klitschko, who has announced his intention to run for the presidency of his native Ukraine, to retire soon, which could mean that championship going vacant and a possible matchup of Wilder and Bermane Stiverne.
Wilder's expected rout of Firtha and Quillin's semi-disputed disposal of Rosado were nice preliminaries, but it was the re-emergence of Hopkins as something other than a cautious technician that raised at least a few eyebrows.
This Hopkins met Murat's headlong rushes with return fire, landing with right-hand leads as he sought to fulfill his vow to once again end a fight inside the distance. It was a step back in time for Hopkins, who allowed that "I just know if you duck more than you take, you can count your money later on."
Hopkins ducked often enough to emerge relatively unscathed – his face was unmarked at the final bell – but he mixed his typically superb defense with flashes of the offense that marked his rise to the middleweight championship 18½ years earlier. Then again, Murat sort of forced the issue with his bully-boy tactics that prompted referee Steve Smoger to dock him a penalty point in the seventh round for hitting on the break. That was one of only several fouls, blatant or borderline, committed by Murat, an 8-1 underdog.
"I was a little taken back by some of the tactics," Hopkins' trainer, Naazim Richardson, said "I'm not whining, I'm not crying, but I'm really getting tired of the fact that people feel they can come in and do what they want to my athlete because they say (Hopkins) is a dirty fighter. But he's never been disqualified, he doesn't have (many) points taken from him."
What really irked Richardson was when Murat tossed Hopkins to the canvas in the sixth round, then continued to throw punches at him, drawing a warning from Smoger.
"There are rules, but when you're in that ring, you're fighting," Hopkins said. "It's a fight. I don't think (Murat) did it on purpose. I guess he thought if he roughed me up, he could get an advantage somehow. It didn't bother me. You're only wrong if you get caught. This is boxing."
It really must not have bothered Hopkins that much, because when he had a bleeding Murat in trouble in the eighth round, he retreated to Murat's corner and began talking to the German's handlers.
So, what was the gist of Hopkins' message?
"I was trying to negotiate with them to stop the damn fight," Hopkins explained. "The guy was bleeding and taking a lot of punishment. Listen, Steve Smoger is one of the best referees. Steve Smoger will let the fight happen. I said, `Steve, won't you stop it?' He wouldn't listen. So I looked at the corner and said, `Look, your guy is getting all cut up. I'm just going to keep beating him. And it's going to get ugly.' But they wouldn't listen."
That could be because Murat's cornermen don't speak English, but then much is frequently lost in translation when it comes to boxing.
Aside from his determination to get back to knocking someone out, why had Hopkins gone, um, old school? Why had he taken it to the street?
"I'm a Philly fighter," he said. "If I got to be a dog, if I got to bite down, I can rumble. I can sit I can sit in that pocket.
"You seen four or five different styles from me tonight. You didn't see one thing, and that confused Karo Murat. My hand speed … he was shocked. My counterpunching … he was shocked. My sudden power … I'm not the biggest puncher, but I can get your attention."
Who next gets Hopkins' attention remains to be seen. Schaefer said that "Obviously, we want a big fight. There's some big names out there. We'll do whatever we can to get the biggest possible fight."
And the biggest name belongs to a little guy, Floyd Mayweather Jr., who is a natural 147-pounder at this stage of his career. Hopkins came in at 172½ against Murat, a gap seemingly too wide to bridge. But Hopkins said that, with enough time to prepare, he could again pare down to 160, a presumably doable weight should Mayweather, the consensus pound-for-pound best fighter in the world, opt to beef up a bit.
"Floyd is approaching a 50 number," Schaefer said of Mayweather, who is 45-0. "And Bernard is approaching a 50 number. That sort of gets my promotional juices going."
Hopkins is a few months shy of being 49 years old.
This guy is SPECIAL, there is no other way to describe him. I know Murat is not an elite fighter but Hopkins clearly won the type of fight which was not what a 48 year old would favor, wrestling, clinching, being pushed around, falling to the canvas and being hit with two shots while on the mat (how was murat not penalized). being hit in the break around at least ten different times. Murat is a punk and has no composure.
This was a physical physical encounter, not one where hopkins stayed at distance and conserved energy with a pot shot here or there. this was a grueling physical battle.
Hopkins is a master craftsman and an ATG.
I want him to retire on top and ride off, wonder who will be next
how many elite boxers have you seen trying to fight after 40 yrs old and get beat up by someone like Murat? ...just about everyone ...Hopkins is truly special and an inspiration ...kudos to him and hope he lands that big fight
A whole lot, Teaser. The difference is that B-Hop's age has always been known. And he could not and cannot deduce it. Boxing history used to punish oldies boldies goldies for being ancient by ignoring them and discriminating against.
It is no longer out the door for being a bit aged. Forty anything is nowadays accepted like being in your roaring 20s. Holla!
Wow! If B-Hop -- "The Alien" -- is not the 2013 Fighter of The Year, the game's so-called themselves experts and authorities need their @sses STRAIGHT-UP kicked!
How are you gonna √ob B-Hop outta it again. Only in seedy, shady boksing can a near-49-year-old man whup young arse and not even be considered for the best top gun of that sport.
Haters could not rise to B-Hop's co√ones on elevators. Give the man his cred. And quit being like a collected, tiny d***head.
No matter what any fighter does for the rest of this year, B-Hop deserves FOTY by every legit boxing authority. Holla!
No big deal, Murat showed the world hes got the right stuff! Iraq! Hopkins is currently on the Chitlin Circuit! or Barnstorming, AKA Playing out his hand! Bernie should retire! Like Hopkins, like K Bros, like Martinez?, Manny still! Rios! Holt!, Alexander, Ortiz, the Possibilities are numerous!
I'm not too much of a Bhop fan ... Maybe because I still remember the fights he basically stunk out with Jones and Calzaghe.
But you're wrong Bernie, Bhop is on nobodies chitlin circuit. He may have started there but as part of the management and shareholder of one of the most successful boxing promoters in the business its obvious he has risen far past the point from where he began.
I may not like him that much but I respect him as a person and as a boxer.
His day of retirement will eventually come.....as will his day of induction into the HOF.
You talk sh... Brown sugar! Guy has always picked and choosed who he would fight and where! Start out in Rejavk for example! Clownie wouldnt have a prayer if he had an opportunity! If you are a promoter, you got a piece! Its obvious and logical! Wheres your shackel idiot! Or are you in the cheap seats! Bottom line he is on the circuit! If he wasnt theyd put em up against Bute, Ward, Kessler, Froch, Librado Andraede, etc etc! Try again and speak in English!
C'mon, B-Camp! You are being a "friscoe!" Hehehehehehe! Holla!
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At Berkley Congregational you will find a warm, friendly, and welcoming church family. We are a multi-generational church with many young families and children, as well as grandparents and some singles. Together we share a passionate love of God and care deeply for one another as we work to make a difference with Christ.
We offer a traditional worship style and an extensive Sunday School program. We are growing and beginning to incorporate more contemporary music into out traditional service.
Please come and join us! We look forward to getting to know you.
The Adult Choir meets Wednesday evenings from 6:00 to 7:00 pm. They sing each sunday during worship. New Members are always welcome.
Reverend William Newell Hamilton comes to us with over 40 years of experience in the church. He was born and raised in Pawtucket, Rhode Island and was graduated from The Defiance College in Defiance, Ohio with a double major in Christian Education and Religion.
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A player, as it's commonly known, is someone (usually a man, but not always) that is extremely popular with the opposite sex. A player's ball celebrates and highlights this popularity. To throw one successfully will require careful planning and patience. Many factors are involved. Nevertheless, it's worth it: If done correctly, a player's ball guarantees a spectacular time for all who attend, regardless of how great (or not so great) a player you are.
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Choose a venue. It should be elegant, but not so high class that loud music will be prohibited. Book it at least two months in advance, which is when you should start making preparations.
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Decide whether to create a guest list or to make the party available to the general public. If you have a guest list, you will have more control over who will attend and unpleasant altercations should be unlikely. If that doesn't matter to you, make it open to everyone and charge people at the door, but make sure that you hire security to ensure the safety of your guests.
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Specify attire in the invitations. Whether you have decided to have a guest list or not, make sure that the attendees look appropriate for the event. Men should dress formally (suit and tie, no sneakers or baseball caps) with an emphasis on outlandish styles from the 1970s (brightly colored furs, ornate walking canes, garish jewelry and the like). Women should dress as provocatively as they can (styles from the 70s are encouraged here as well).
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Distribute the invitations. They should reflect the theme of the player's ball. Mention attire requirements, the "soul food" dinner that will be served and contests ("best dressed," "worst dressed" and similar). If you have a guest list, mail the invites at least 20 days in advance. If you do not, make sure you promote the event by printing flyers and distributing them in places where people who would be interested in a player's ball are most likely to be.
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Hire a catering company that specializes in "soul food." The menu should generally consist of fried chicken, candied yams, baked macaroni & cheese, collard greens and other Southern favorites. The caterers should be more than willing to help you assemble a suitable menu for your guests.
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Hire a deejay. This music pro should be well acquainted with funk and soul classics of the 1970s, as well as with popular R be sure to ask for references.
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STANFORD, Calif. - Ryan Whalen has been named to the preseason watch list for the 2010 Biletnikoff Award, which is presented annually to the top receiver in college football.
Whalen has led Stanford in receiving each of the last two seasons. As a junior, he caught 57 passes for 926 yards and four touchdowns, averaging 16.2 yards per catch and 71.2 receiving yards per game. He enters his final campaign with 99 career receptions for 1,444 yards and five touchdowns.
The Biletnikoff Award, named for former Florida State and NFL Hall of Famer Fred Biletnikoff, is a member of the National College Football Awards Association. The recipient of the award will be announced live on ESPN on the Home Depot ESPNU College Football Awards on Thursday, December 9.
Whalen is the latest in an impressive list of Stanford players to be included on preseason watch lists for various awards, including Andrew Luck (Davey O'Brien Award, Walter Camp Foundation Player of the Year), Chase Beeler (Outland Trophy, Nagurski Trophy, Rotary Lombardi Award), Jonathan Martin (Rotary Lombardi), Thomas Keiser (Lott Trophy, Nagurski Trophy) and Chris Owusu (Walter Camp Foundation Player of the Year).


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Computational Theory
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1) Department of Computer Science, Aarhus University
puzzles, combinatorics, computational complexity, NP-completeness
In a Slither Link puzzle, the player must draw a cycle in a planar graph, such that the number of edges incident to a set of clue faces equals the set of given clue values. We show that for a number of commonly played graph classes, the Slither Link puzzle is NP-complete.
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David F. Hendry, Kt, is Director, Program in Economic Modeling, Institute for New Economic Thinking at the Oxford Martin School, and Professor of Economics and Fellow of Nuffield College, Oxford University.. He was previously Professor of Econometrics, London School of Economics. He was Knighted in 2009 and received a Lifetime Achievement Award from the ESRC in 2014; is an Honorary Vice-President and past President Royal Economic Society; Fellow, British Academy, Royal Society of Edinburgh, Econometric Society and /Journal of Econometrics/; Foreign Honorary Member, American Economic Association and American Academy of Arts and Sciences; Honorary Fellow, International Institute of Forecasters and an Academician of the Academy of Social Sciences. He has received eight Honorary Doctorates, as well as the Guy Medal in Bronze from the Royal Statistical Society. He is listed by the ISI as one of the world's 200 most cited economists, is a Thomson Reuters Citation Laureate, and has published more than 200 papers and 25 books on econometric methods, theory, modelling, and history; numerical techniques; computing; empirical economics; and forecasting, for which he received the Isaac Kerstenetzky Scholarly Achievement Award in 2012.


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Photos of the decor from Alison Sweeney's baby shower are now up on the HWTM Facebook page! All the details for how to recreate the theme will be up in the baby shower themes section by the end of the month, but in the meantime, feel free to ask questions either here or in the […]
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Martha Stewart is never short on fall decorating concepts, but what I especially ideas pictured here is that while they look festive and pretty, they also seem relatively easy to put together…which means less stress for you! Pictured above {clockwise from top left}: Ceramic Bowls & Dried Gourds, Cornhusk Votives, Leaf Plates, and quick & […]
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Can you believe we're already mid-November?! Thanksgiving and Christmas are only weeks away! We're working on a bunch of holiday content at HWTM right now… new Christmas/Holiday and New Year's party themes, recipes, and gift guides are in the works… stay tuned! One thing I'm especially excited about is an extensive new Holiday Drink Guide […]
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Recycled gift wrap has sure come a long way! Here's another super stylish example: the eco-friendly Reminisce Recycled Wrap collection, available at RadiantIdeas.net. The Chilly Dogs design (below, upper left) is just way too cute!
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Going green never looked so good! These super stylish, eco-friendly designs by Whimsy Press are certified by the Forest Stewardship Council and printed on 100% recycled paper with soy-based inks. The Proud Peacock design (pictured at top) is so super cute… I think we're going to have to design an entire party theme around it…what […]
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Designer Kim Seybert introduces her refined fashion sensibility and love of rich color and texture into her self-named line of luxury designs for the home. Pictured above are some of her stunning products that will be available during a Sample Sale on Gilt.com happening today at 12pm EST/9am PST. Be sure to check out other […]
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Talking with children and teenagers about eating behavior could backfire, especially when parents bring up the topic of child obesity: Cues and don'ts. A new study from the University of California - San Diego suggests training kids to pay less attention to food might help them eat less.
Among the multiple factors that can cause obesity is an abnormal neurocognitive or behavioral response to food cues. The brain becomes wired to seek – and expect – greater rewards from food, which leads to unhealthful overeating. Are you interested in behavioral nutrition and the cultural, sensory, and physiological influences on choices and intakes of foods and drinks or nutritional anthropology?
Attention modification programs, which train a person to ignore or disregard specific, problematic cues or triggers, have been used effectively to treat cases of anxiety and substance abuse. In a novel study published this week in the journal Appetite, Kerri Boutelle, PhD, professor of pediatrics and psychiatry at the University of California, San Diego School of Medicine, and colleagues report using a single session of attention modification to decrease overeating in obese children. You also may wish to see the abstract of another study, "Chocolate cake. Guilt or celebration? Associations with healthy eating attitudes, perceived behavioral control, intentions and weight-loss."
Dr. Kerri Boutelle is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics and Psychiatry at UCSD. She is the Training Director for the UCSD Eating Disorders Treatment and Research Program, and is the Director of the Center for Healthy Eating and Activity Research (CHEAR) at UCSD. Dr. Boutelle obtained her Ph.D. in Psychology at the Illinois Institute of Technology, completed her clinical internship at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, and completed her postdoctoral fellowship in epidemiology at the University of Minnesota.
When a particular food grabs a person's attention
"Attentional bias is a long-studied psychological phenomenon," said Boutelle, according to the February 14, 2014 news release, Child obesity: Cues and don'ts. "Attentional bias to food means that food grabs a person's attention. If two people were in a room with potato chips on the table, the person with attentional bias would be paying attention to, maybe looking at, the chips and the person without the bias would not really notice or pay attention to them. We believe that there is a group of people who are inherently sensitive to food cues and, over time, eating in response to paying attention to food makes them pay even more attention. It's based on Pavlovian conditioning."
Obesity in the United States is a well-documented problem, with more than a third of American adults considered to be obese. Child obesity is equally alarming, with an estimated one-third of American children (4 to 5 million individuals) overweight or obese. These children are at greater risk for cardiovascular disease, cancer, orthopedic and endocrine conditions and more likely to die earlier.
Boutelle and colleagues investigated whether attention modification training might be another way to treat problematic eating and obesity in children
In a novel pilot study, they recruited 24 overweight and obese children between the ages of 8 and 12 and split them into two groups. One group underwent an attention modification program (AMP) in which they watched pairs of words quickly flash upon a computer screen. One was a food word, such as "cake;" the other was a non-food word, such as "desk." After the words had flashed and disappeared, a letter appeared on-screen in the place of either the food word or the non-food word. The viewing child was asked to immediately press the right or left button associated with the letter's location.
"This is called 'implicit training' as it happens so fast that some people might not realize what is happening," said Boutelle, according to the news release. "The AMP trained attention away from food words because the letter always appeared in the spot of the non-food word while in the other group, the condition trained attention was split with the letter appearing half of the time in the food word location and half in the non-food word location."
The two computer programs differentially affected eating in the overweight children after only one training session. "It's surprising to find differences in eating after just one training program," said Boutelle, "but it's encouraging because it suggests that a longer program might have greater effect."
Boutelle said, according to the news release, that she hopes the pilot study will spawn larger and longer similar investigations, which could ultimately provide another means of addressing overeating and obesity. "Assuming attentional bias training is effective in larger studies, it could be provided in the form of a computer game which could be a stand-alone program or it could potentially enhance their ability to stick to a diet by decreasing the attention paid to food."
Co-authors of the study are Jennie M. Kuckertz, Department of Psychiatry, UCSD and departments of Psychology at UCSD and SDSU; Jordan Carlson, departments of Pediatrics and Family and Preventive Medicine, UCSD; Nader Amir, Department of Psychology, SDSU. Funding for this research came, in part, from National Institutes of Health grants K02HL112042, R01MH08623 AND R34MH07300401. Also, you may wish to see the abstracts of these other studies: "Functional food. Product development, marketing and consumer acceptance—A review" and "Television advertising and branding. Effects on eating behavior and food preferences in children." Or check out the abstract of another study, "Barriers for progress in salt reduction in the general population. An international study."


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U.S. Sen. Charles E. Schumer (D-NY) made a chilling announcement Oct. 4, saying that nearly 100 teenagers have died in texting-while-driving accidents in the last five years in New York City and on Long Island.
Schumer used federal Department of Transportation statistics on accidents in which the driver was found to be texting behind the wheel in the tally. Nearly half the deaths were on Long Island.
The senator has proposed to require all states to ban texting while driving. In New York, a ban takes effect Nov. 1.
The Obama administration said last week it would seek to ban text messaging by interstate bus drivers and truckers and would push states to pass their own laws against driving cars while distracted.
Schumer's announcement came in the wake of a Distracted Driving Summit that wrapped up in Washington, D.C. on Oct. 1. The summit, organized by the U.S. Department of Transportation, featured senior transportation officials, elected officials, law enforcement representatives, academics and safety advocates. Its goal was to strategize and generate ideas on how to combat the growing problem.
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Logan Movero
Sep 26 2011, 01:20 PM
" Here..kitty kitty kitty..."
Group: Shifter
Posts: 27
Member No.: 11
Joined: 10-August 11
They killed her mother. It was a sinking feeling that settled briefly into Logan�s stomach. Logan knew quite a few Vampires, some he liked and others he didn�t. It all seemed to depend on who drank what. Logan sometimes considered people like her fortunate. People who loved their parents, and lost them to a tragedy or lost them to another country, he wished he shared that love. Instead he held the hate that had harbored since he was a child. It made some things hard to talk about, be it for lack of compassion and concern, or because he refused to say anything. In her case, the sinking feeling was because vampires were involved.
He could imagine her resentment.
But as quick as her sadness came it was gone again, and Logan was rather amazed at her ability to put it behind her a move on. It was perhaps stereotypical to think that women held onto those emotions and resentment, and when falling back into the thoughts of them, tended to get overly emotional and dramatic. This woman, thankfully, didn�t fall into that. Otherwise Logan would�ve been trying to figure out his escape of the situation, which would be a shame�he liked her.
They were back on the topic of supernaturals, one he was enjoying playing a cat and mouse game of revealing information to each other. She asked him if he�d ever met a real witch, and he laughed in response to her purring tone and her wink.
�Thankfully na. �M glad about that yeah.�
He gave her a wide smile.
�I �ere they�re even worse than the shadow man yeah? Rather not encounter them types.�
No noo, he�d heard the horror stories of witches around some places, he was lucky to avoid them, and he preferred to keep it that way.
It was her next set of verb-age that had his attention. The way she said the words, saying �ourselves� and her father being involved in a revelation. She was talking about exposure, revealing weres and shifters just as the vampires had. Logan�s expression fell from his grin to a more concerned and false smirk. His lips were still trying to remain in a pleasing curve, but they were dropping, as was the light in his blue eyes. She was talking sense in some regards, and yet she was talking about something that many shifters and were�s didn�t want to put out there. So far they had been smart enough to sit back and watch the vampires suffer in many respects, and had been curious enough to watch and see how so many others were accepted.
It was a coin toss, and Logan wasn�t sure he wanted to be on the bad end.
�You�re posin� an interestin� thing sweetheart.�
Logan leaned back a bit, his smile returning, though it was a bit more devious than before.
�We�ve both seen how those vampires were treated yeah? You want to be accepted like that?�
He lowered his chin, his bright eyes showing he was playing a little game with her.
�We both know how often were abused when we�re not wearing this skin�Id rather not fear the kick of a broad on the street cause she thinks I�m something other than what I appear��
He tilted his head, leaning closer.
�Nor you the shotgun of an angry farmer yeah?�
Samira Hassan
Oct 7 2011, 08:09 AM
Group: Were - Admin
Posts: 13
Member No.: 3
Joined: 18-May 11
Mira didn't often bring up the past, but when people wanted to know her issues with vampires she often told them the truth. It had been years since he mother's disappearance, and she'd managed to come to terms with what everyone assumed was Amani's death. In the months following, she'd entertained the thought that her mother had been turned, but she'd dismissed those hopes rather quickly. Either way, she didn't see any reason to dwell on the past... or at least to do so while still talking to Logan.
Instead, she asked if Logan had met a real witch. There was one in the apartment next door to where she and Saddiq lived. Nice enough guy, although the smells emanating from his apartment were rather disturbing, especially to her sensitive nose.
�Thankfully na. �M glad about that yeah. I �ere they�re even worse than the shadow man yeah? Rather not encounter them types.�
Samira shrugged.
"Some are, some are lovely people. My chemistry teacher in high school was one,"
she replied.
Of course, what she really wanted to know were his thoughts on a shifter revelation. When she mentioned the possibility, she noticed the change in his mood that she had begun to recognise. There were many of their kind who did not approve of the idea of the two natured making themselves known, while there were more who wanted to stop hiding. Her father said that the shifters and weres needed to drag themselves out of the dark ages and into the modern world. She watched Logan's expression, noticing how the smile seemed to vanish from his lips and the laughter disappeared from his eyes.
�You�re posin� an interestin� thing sweetheart.�
The smile was back, but Mira noticed there was something... different about it.
�We�ve both seen how those vampires were treated yeah? You want to be accepted like that? We both know how often were abused when we�re not wearing this skin�Id rather not fear the kick of a broad on the street cause she thinks I�m something other than what I appear� Nor you the shotgun of an angry farmer yeah?�
She leant in when he did, resting her chin in her hand. This was getting interesting, there was no doubt about that. Not to mention that Logan was bringing up points that she herself had thought of when her father had first brought it up. People in the Middle East had not taken the knowledge that vampires actually existed very well, and there had been more than a few hate crimes. She remembered hearing from her grandfather about how in Ha'il they had killed several vamps days after the Great Revelation.
Did the two natured want that to happen to them?
"Well, being abused for being different isn't exactly new to me.... but personally, why shouldn't we make ourselves known?"
she replied. Her grin turned devious.
"And look at you, assuming I turn into something that annoys farmers!"
she teased. Samira leant in a little further.
"Have you figured out what I am yet?"
Logan Movero
Oct 7 2011, 03:45 PM
" Here..kitty kitty kitty..."
Group: Shifter
Posts: 27
Member No.: 11
Joined: 10-August 11
Well sure, wasn�t everyone abused in some way for being different? Logan wouldn�t argue her point there, but his was that he didn�t want to be abused �now� because he was different. As a child, even a teen, sure, Logan was different, angry all the time. People picked on him, but learned not to rather quickly. It was more so the comfort that he found now in hiding everything, keeping to himself. He didn�t like the idea of seeing his feline form on the street and someone picking him up or carting him off or just talking to him for hours. That would mean he would have to keep the human mindset in the cat form. Which was hard, it was fun to pretend to listen then walk away�people never got angry when animals did it.
Perhaps a selfish reason to want to stay hidden from the world, though Logan wouldn�t deny that the idea of being �known� didn�t hurt either. He�d even say that he played with the idea of after a few years of hate and abuse people would accept it. He wouldn�t mind being able to shift wherever he wanted into his feline form rather than hide in some dark alley. Then again, he didn�t know if the idea of sitting in a restaurant like this and some little kid was harassing him to turn into the �kitty� was fun either.
Na, Logan wasn�t so keen on this whole thing.
Her retaliation to his �farmer� comment had him laughing. He took another swallow of his drink before he leaned in with her, watching her eyes. Her question settled on his mind, and he thought up of a response for some time. Filling in the silence with another comment however.
�Oh come �on now. Farmer, kid on the street, that crazy old lady who lives in the corner house and gives you the evil eye.�
He smiled at her,
� All them suspicious types yeah.�
After his mind had thought on what she was, he closed his eyes a moment, before looking at the table between them. He lifted his finger to his mouth, biting on his nail a moment before putting his hand down, fingers brushing her arm just gently.
�You tasted like heat�and earth.�
He tilted his head a little.
�You smell like the sun, like amber.�
He watched her eyes, then her mouth before he grinned.
�You�re not from this continent; you come from the sands�that I can feel.�
He gave a little chuckle and lowered his voice.
�You�re a feline�I know that too, I can feel it in my stomach, smell it and taste it..�
He leaned back from her, reclining in his seat.
�But I don�t know what feline...your new to me..�
He narrowed his eyes with a grin as the waitress placed their food in front of them, giving them both a smile as she left.
Logan never broke eye contact with Samira.
�And me? Have you figured me out yet?�
Samira Hassan
Oct 10 2011, 12:09 PM
Group: Were - Admin
Posts: 13
Member No.: 3
Joined: 18-May 11
Samira ran a finger along the rim of her glass, watching Logan with keen interest. This was the kind of game she loved playing back home, trying to figure out what animal a fellow were or shifter turned into. Some people said the animal you turned into said a lot about your personality, and Samira tended to agree with that school of thought. Admittedly, it wasn't entirely true in some cases, but you could see it. If she had to hazard a guess, she'd say he favoured feline forms... although Mira wasn't entirely sure just yet.
She'd wait until he told her his opinion before airing her own....
�Oh come �on now. Farmer, kid on the street, that crazy old lady who lives in the corner house and gives you the evil eye. All them suspicious types yeah.�
The petite Arab laughed, taking a sip of her drink before leaning in closer. Despite herself, she shivered as his fingers brushed her arm. Her eyes never left his, the slight grin on her lips inviting him to continue, to guess what she was, to keep playing their game. Later, she'd probably marvel at how bold she acted, reasoning that being so far from home had made things different. Right now though, she was just having some fun with a handsome guy she met at a bar.
�You tasted like heat�and earth. You smell like the sun, like amber.�
Her grin widened slightly. She tasted like heat, did she? This was becomming more and more interesting.
�You�re not from this continent; you come from the sands�that I can feel. You�re a feline�I know that too, I can feel it in my stomach, smell it and taste it..�
Samira chuckled, brushing a loose strand of hair behind her ear. So he'd guessed she was a feline.....
�But I don�t know what feline...your new to me..�
As he leant back, Mira mirrored his movement, shaking her head slightly as the waitress placed their food on the table. She wasn't too suprised he hadn't guessed the species. Not many people knew what a caracal was by scent alone.
�And me? Have you figured me out yet?�
She smirked in reply, raising her glass in a 'cheers' motion before taking another sip. She pretended to be very interested in her food for a moment before looking back up at Logan.
"You smell like the bayou... like water and bourbon...."
she began, eyes never leaving his.
"You're a shifter, no doubt about it... but there's a definite feline edge... sort of like the cat you always see hanging around jazz bars and food joints..."
She toyed with her fork for a moment, biting her lip before speaking again.
"I suppose this means we'll have to find somewhere to shift later to see if we're right..."
her voice was soft as she spoke, a hint of a dare to her words. Would he agree to go for a run with a random were he didn't know too well?
Logan Movero
Oct 10 2011, 01:25 PM
" Here..kitty kitty kitty..."
Group: Shifter
Posts: 27
Member No.: 11
Joined: 10-August 11
If there was one thing Logan loved more than anything else it was a game. A mind puzzle, or a flirtatious way to gain a friendship, or something more, with someone he met. Samira was like that, she loved playing the game, toying with people and their minds. She liked to make people think about things, contradict themselves. It was very interesting to actually listen to someone foreign opinion on a matter, especially someone that Logan was getting to know, and was interested in.
He raised in glass with her in her �cheers� motion, as he took a drink, and went to take a bite of his food. She was returning his challenge at this point, and he lifted his sapphire blue eyes to watch her. He leaned forward a bit, resting his hands on the table-top between them. She said he smelled like bayou, water and burbon. He grinned at her. What an interesting scent combination. He supposed for someone like her, who wasn�t used to the Louisiana feel and smells, he would be very different. That alone intrigued him, and he kept his focus on her for a while, ignoring his very hot food.
When she finally went for what he actually was, he kept a cool and calm poker face as he listened to her nearly nail everything. A feline, but one that would almost be seen hanging out around bars and jazz joints. He gave a low chuckle, amused as he took another sip of his drink. It was mid drink that she offered something he didn�t expect. His eyebrows went up his forehead and he put his drink down. He thought a moment, watching her for a second or two before he smiled again, and gave her a wink.
�I s�pose you�re right.�
He laughed a little
�Maybe we can hit a few nice tourist like spots yeah, then I�ll show you the country life around �ere.�
He lowered his chin a little, his devious smile back.
�Almost sounds like a date.�
Whether she would think about it as a date or not was left to be decided. Though he had a good idea for where to take her to get to know her a little first before he�d risk shifting with her. He didn�t doubt her abilities, or who she was or what she is. The animal that she was however was the challenge he was going to face. She wasn�t a small breed of feline, he knew many of those, she had to be something wild. A lion? Cougar? He didn�t know yet, she wasn�t familiar enough for him to know. He�d spent a lot of time at the zoo hanging around the big cats, getting to know their scents and their looks. He had toyed with the idea of shifting into a jaguar sometimes, but avoided that.
Unless he was way out in the Bayou�
Maybe he would take her to see some of the classic �voodoo� hot spots, a tourist favorite. He�d show her a jazz bar, so she could hear the southern music at it�s finest. Then he would take her to a secret spot on the coast of Louisiana�where her feline could run free on the sands of Lousiana�
Naturally he wouldn�t tell her any of this�he�d just surprise her�
Samira Hassan
Oct 15 2011, 02:17 PM
Group: Were - Admin
Posts: 13
Member No.: 3
Joined: 18-May 11
Their game was getting all the more interesting as they started revealing more and more details about eachother. Or, rather, figured out more and more details. The only complaint she ever had about scenting a shifter was that they usually had so many different animal scents that the go-to shift could be hard to guess. The next logical step in this exchange was to actually shift and go for a run together. She hoped they'd be able to find a place where they could run without being spotted by humans. Mira didn't want to find out what would happen if someone saw a caracal in Bon Temps. The last thing she wanted was another lecture from her father about being careful.
�I s�pose you�re right. Maybe we can hit a few nice tourist like spots yeah, then I�ll show you the country life around �ere. Almost sounds like a date.�
Samira paused in the act of picking up her fork to begin eating, raising an eyebrow as she did so. A date? What he had described did sound like a date... but at the same time Samira was pretty sure that wasn't what he meant. After all, they had just met today and she would probably be moving on to the next town in a few days... possibly even going back north. The Arab woman smirked at him, resting the end of her fork on the table.
"So you're going to play tour guide are you?"
she questioned. She still wasn't sure what to make of the 'date' comment, but she was ninety-eight percent sure he didn't mean it the way some people might think.
"As for it being a 'date'.... why do we always have to label these things? You're just a charming Southern gentleman showing some Yankee tourist around the sights,"
Samira added with a teasing grin. This was probably the only time she'd ever refer to herself as a Yankee, especially given that the term was reserved for a baseball team back in New York. She lifted her fork again, glancing briefly down at the food before looking back to Logan.
"Let's eat first, though. I haven't eaten since early this morning..."
she said, looking back down to the gumbo she had ordered.
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DENVER — In a fast, physical contest featuring the last two schools crowned NCAA National Champions, No. 11 Denver and No. 10 Minnesota skated to a 3-3 tie tonight at Magness Arena in front of 6,092 fans.
Denver (5-4-2, 3-2-2 WCHA) battled back from a two-goal first-period deficit to Minnesota (5-3-3, 5-2-2) and tied the game at 3-3 at 2:47 of the third period on junior left wing Steven Cook's first goal as a Pioneer. Denver also was led by strong play from junior defenseman Matt Carle, who posted a goal and an assist.
Junior Pioneers goaltender Glenn Fisher made several acrobatic stops on the way to recording 27 saves. His counterpart for Minnesota, junior goaltender and Colorado Springs native Kellen Briggs, finished with 33 saves.
"It was a heck of a hockey game," Denver head coach George Gwozdecky said. "We spotted them a pretty good lead with some turnovers. The thing I was most pleased with was not only our effort we had great hunger and effort but that we were able to battle back."
The Golden Gophers scored the game's first goal 6:43 into the first period on the power play when center Phil Kessel's pass in front of the net deflected off the skate of Carle past Fisher. They nearly extended their lead a few minutes later on a 2-on-1, but Fisher made a spectacular pad save on a one-timer by right wing Blake Wheeler to the left of the net that just kept the puck from crossing the goal line.
Minnesota's Mike Howe put his team ahead, 2-0, at 13:46 of the opening period when he collected a rebound that wrapped around the boards and banged it into the net.
Denver narrowed the deficit to one later in the first period thanks to the play of two Minnesota natives. Junior right wing Ryan Helgason scored at 16:28 of the opening period by deflecting a shot from sophomore left wing Tom May.
Carle, one of the WCHA's top scoring defensemen, tied the game at 2-2 at 6:24 of the second period with his fifth goal of the year. He skated around Minnesota's Kessel and snapped a shot from the right faceoff dot into the net. Less than two minutes later, Minnesota regained its lead on right wing Justin Bostrom's goal on a one-timer that snuck past Fisher's glove side at 8:09 to give the Golden Gophers a 3-2 lead that they took into the second intermission.
Cook, who fought back from injuries that limited him last season, tied the game at 3-3 with the first goal of his Pioneers career 2:47 into the third period on a play set up by sophomore center Paul Stastny streaking down the right side into Minnesota territory.
Denver had a flurry of shots and scoring opportunities with less than 9 minutes remaining in the game but was held off by Minnesota to force overtime.
Neither team was able to get a shot off in the extra period, which marked Denver's second trip to overtime in its last three games after it also tied Minnesota State, 3-3, on Nov. 11.
Minnesota, which entered the game with the WCHA's No. 1 power-play unit, was held to 1-for-3 on the man advantage. Denver, with the conference's No. 3 power-play, was unable to convert any of its three power plays.
The two teams return to action tomorrow night, with puck drop slated for 7:07 p.m.
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Saké is an all-natural rice-based fermented alcoholic beverage. Saké is made like beer and served like wine, with tasting characteristics and alcohol content very similar to wine. Instead of breaking out in terms of different varietals of grapes such as Chardonnay or Cabernet, saké is broken down in terms of how much each grain of sake brewing rice is milled. Thus, categories of saké are established by polishing/milling percentages irrespective of the rice varietal. So never mind that there are roughly 70 different saké brewing rice types. Instead, think in terms of how much each grain of rice is removed from the outside husk in the attempt to get at the starchy core inside of each grain of the brewing rice. It is said, "Great civilizations have always possessed wonderful beverages. Only an advanced civilization can make people sophisticated and give them a refined sensibility." Every civilization has created its own wine and culture, expanding and mingling through cultural exchange and developing through time. For example, the wine that originated in Mesopotamian civilization passed through Sumerians, Phoenicians, Greeks, and Romans, and eventually spread to almost all of Europe. It was encouraged by the similar natural environment of Europe, which is good for fruit cultivation. Meanwhile, Saké-making implements have been discovered in the Yangtze River Valley in China dating back to 4800 B.C. This was about the time, in theory, that nomadic man settled down to grow rice so he could enjoy saké on a regular basis. Even though saké was actually first made in China, it was later dramatically improved in Japan. It is now made in many countries around the world such as the United States, Brazil, Vietnam, China, Korea and Japan. In the United States, it's been said that two out of one hundred glasses of wine are saké. However, saké sales in the past 10 years have quadrupled, and saké enjoyment in the USA is quickly reaching the world standard of one out of three glasses of wine.
Understanding saké is not as difficult as one may think. As with the best wine made from grapes, the finest saké starts with the finest four premium ingredients: the purest water, high quality saké rice, special yeast and koji (an enzyme). The starches in rice are concentrated in the center of the rice grain. For premium and super premium saké, the outside of the grain, containing the undesirable fat and protein, is polished away. This exposes the heart of the rice that contains the starch that will be converted to fermentable sugars. The rice is polished (40% milled away for ginjo saké, 50% for daiginjo), washed and soaked to bring up the water content, and then steamed. Part of the steamed rice is reserved for koji. Koji is the key to the saké making process. Koji mold is cultivated on a bed of steamed rice and this mold eats its way into the rice. As this occurs, the enzymes provided break down the rice's starch molecules into smaller sugar molecules that are food for the yeast. The process relies on the proper temperature and humidity and is done in a special room much like a sauna to maintain the proper conditions. This process takes about 2 weeks. Steamed rice and koji are sent to the yeast starter room and moto (yeast starter) is prepared. Moto is added over a period of 4 days to the rice, water and koji. Fermentation occurs over a period of 18-32 days. The saké is then filtered, aged, pasteurized and bottled.
Step 1 ~ "Rice Milling": After proper saké rice (in the case of premium saké, anyway) has been secured, it is milled, or polished, to prepare it for brewing good Saké. The amount of milling greatly influences the taste. Step 2 ~ "Washing & Soaking": Next, the white powder (called nuka) left on the rice after polishing is washed away, as this makes a significant difference in the final quality of the steamed rice. Following that, it is soaked to attain a certain water content deemed optimum for steaming that particular rice. The degree to which the rice has been milled in the previous step determines what its pre-steaming water content should be. The more a rice has been polished, the faster it absorbs water and the shorter the soaking time. Often it is done for as little as a stopwatch-measured minute, sometimes it is done overnight. Step 3 ~ "Steaming": Next the rice is steamed. Note this is different from the way table rice is prepared. It is not mixed with water and brought to a boil; rather, steam is brought up through the bottom of the steaming vat (traditionally called a koshiki) to work its way through the rice. This gives a firmer consistency and slightly harder outside surface and softer center. Generally, a batch of steamed rice is divided up, with some going to have koji mold sprinkled over it, and some going directly to the fermentation vat. Step 4: "Koji Making (Seigiku)" : This is the heart of the entire brewing process, really, and could have several chapters, if not books, written about it. Summarizing, koji mold in the form of a dark, fine powder is sprinkled on steamed rice that has been cooled. It is then taken to a special room within which a higher than average humidity and temperature are maintained. Over the next 36 to 45 hours, the developing koji is checked, mixed and re-arranged constantly. The final product looks like rice grains with a slight frosting on them, and smells faintly of sweet chestnuts. Koji is used at least four times throughout the process, and is always made fresh and used immediately. Therefore, any one batch goes through the "heart of the process" at least four times. Step 5 ~ "Starting the Yeast": A yeast starter, or seed mash of sorts, is first created. This is done by mixing finished koj and plain steamed white rice from the above two steps, water and a concentration of pure yeast cells. Over the next two weeks, (typically) a concentration of yeast cells that can reach 100 million cells in one teaspoon is developed. Step 6 ~ "The Mash (Moromi)": After being moved to a larger tank, more rice, more koji and more water are added in three successive stages over four days, roughly doubling the size of the batch each time. This is the main mash, and as it ferments over the next 18 to 32 days, its temperature and other factors are measured and adjusted to create precisely the flavor profile being sought. Step 7 ~ "Pressing (Joso)": When everything is just right (no easy decision!), the saké is pressed. Through one of several methods, the white lees (called kasu) and unfermented solids are pressed away, and the clear saké runs off. Step 8 ~ "Filtration (Roka)": After sitting for a few days to let more solids settle out, the saké is usually charcoal filtered to adjust flavor and color. This is done to different degrees at different breweries, and is goes a long way in dictating the style. Step 9 ~ "Pasteurization": Most sake is then pasteurized once. This is done by heating it quickly by passing it through a pipe immersed in hot water. This process kills off bacteria and deactivates enzymes that would likely adversely affect flavor and color later on. Saké that is not pasteurized is called namazake, and maintains a certain freshness of flavor, although it must be kept refrigerated to protect it. Step 10 ~ "Ageing": Finally, most saké is left to age about six months, rounding out the flavor before shipping. Before shipping, it is mixed with a bit of pure water to bring the near 20% alcohol down to 16 percent or so, and blended to ensure consistency. Also, it is usually pasteurized a second time at this stage.
In general, there are classically seven types of saké. Each requires different brewing methods and a different percentage of rice milling (seimaibuai). Naturally, there are other special brewing techniques that are less common, but here we present only the five main types. Type 1 ~ "JUNMAI": Junmai refers to pure saké, pure in the sense that no adjuncts (starches or sugars other than rice added to the fermenting mixture) were used, and that no brewer's alcohol was added either. Junmai-shu, like Honzojo-shu, must be made with rice with a Seimai Buai (degree of milling) of at least 70%. This is the number you will see on the label (if it is given at all), but what it means is that the rice has been polished so that no more than 70% of the original size of the grains remain. In other words, at least 30% of the outer portion of each rice grain has been ground away.Junmai often has a fuller, richer body and a higher-than-average acidity. The nose is often not as prominent as other types of sake, nor are other parameters dependent on whether a sake is a junmai or not. Type 2 ~ "HONJOZO": Honjozo is sake wherein a small amount of distilled pure alcohol is added to smooth and lighten the flavor, and to make the sake a bit more fragrant. Honjozo often makes a good candidate for warm sake. Honjozo-shu, like Junmai-shu, must be made with rice with a Seimai Buai (degree of milling) of at least 70%. This is the number you will see on the label (if it is given at all), but what it means is that the rice has been polished so that no more than 70% of the original size of the grains remain. In other words, at least 30% of the outer portion of each rice grain has been ground away. Honjozo saké is often a bit lighter than other saké, due to the small amount of grain alcohol added at the end of the ferment. Remember that this is not a bad thing, in moderation, and brewers have been doing it for hundreds of years. It is NOT simply a cost-cutting measure when used within the limits prescribed by honjozo. The flavor is lighter, and magically the fragrance becomes much more prominent. Type 3 ~ "Ginjo": Ginjo sake is much more delicate, and light and complex than the above two. Why? The rice has had the outer 40% of the grains polished away, leaving the inner 60% left. This is opposed to leaving 70% for junnmai and honjozo. On top of that, special yeast, lower fermentation temperatures, and labor-intensive techniques make for fragrant, intricate brews. Type 4 ~ "Daiginjo": Daiginjo is fundamentally speaking, an extension of ginjo. The rice has been milled so that no more than 50% of the original size of the grains remain, although this often goes to 35%, and even more care has been taken to create Saké representative of the pinnacle of the craft. Type 5 ~ "Namazake": Namazake is saké that has not been pasteurized. It should be stored cold, or the flavor and clarity could suffer. Namazake has a fresh, lively touch to the flavor. All types of sake (junmaishu, honjozo, ginjo-shu, and daiginjo-shu) can be namazake, or not. Some ginjo-shu and daiginjo-shu are also junmai-shu. So a junmai ginjo-shu is a ginjo-shu with no added ethyl alcohol. If a ginjo or daiginjo is not labeled junmai, then the added alcohol is limited
to the same small amounts as honjozo.
Understanding saké is not as difficult as one may think. Saké is all about balance, freshness, aroma and flavor. Today's leading experts agree that the best vessel to drink saké from is a wine glass, and while there are saké specific stemware, a standard white wine glass does very well. Really, any wine glass will do. Now it's time again to forget what you know. Lose that expectation that saké is to be enjoyed with sushi or the breadth of Japanese cuisine. Yes, saké is amazing with traditional dishes, but such thinking is limiting your potential. Consider pairing saké with Brazilian, French, Cajun & Creole, Italian, Peruvian, BBQ or Mexican. If you explore, you will find that there is a saké for each and every one of the world's flavors. The trick is finding a balance of flavors, acidity and overall compatibility. Simply keep in mind that lighter flavors in food tend to pair better with lighter saké styles, just as bold saké is best with heartier foods. The goal is to have flavors compliment or enhance each other.
Purists run in fear of the concept of bartenders mixing drinks with saké, but leading mixologists around the U.S. are developing a broad range of saketinis and classic cocktails, with exotic fruit, spices and spirits. This new wave of mixing capitalizes on the added body saké brings and adds a new dimension to specialty drinks. A few simple rules of thumb will help when mixing with saké. If replacing spirits with saké, one should choose one that is similar. Use a dry and crisp saké in place of vodka or light rum, a medium bodied option to replace gin, a hearty saké for dark rum. If you want to retain the same level of alcohol in the drink, simply use twice the amount of saké. Using less does reduce alcohol intake and may be a good idea for saketini parties. However, bartenders should be fearless when developing new cocktails. There's more fun in exploring exotic flavors, herbs and combinations. Use straight saké and try adding spirits. Remember, the important think is to seek balance and use fresh ingredients always!
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Eric Swalwell has earned the right to represent the 15th Congressional District for another term.
Swalwell faces Democrat State Senator Ellen Corbett and Republican Hugh Bussell in the June 3, 2014 primary. The top two will face off on the November 2014 ballot.
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The taxman cometh
One other point to consider: As far as the IRS is concerned, buying
and selling real estate as an investment strategy and doing it as
a business are two very different things. If you buy a house, fix
it up, and resell it while you're working another full-time job
that provides the bulk of your income, that's an investment and
the proceeds will be taxed as short-term capital gain (if you own
it for a year or less) or long term capital gain (if you own it
for more than a year. A short term capital gain is taxed at the
same rate as your ordinary income. A long-term capital gain currently
is taxed at 15 percent of the gain.
But if you're doing it year-round and it pretty much
pays all your bills, that's a business and the IRS might consider you a dealer-trader,
says Los Angeles-based CPA and tax attorney Bill Abrams. Then your gain will be
taxed as ordinary income no matter how long you own it, the real estate taxes
and interest will be regarded as an expense and you'll have to pay self-employment
tax of 15.3 percent.
Plus, you won't be able to take advantage of IRS section
like-kind exchanges, which can help with taxes when you have
a property that sells for substantially more than you paid for it.
Only property that's held as an investment qualifies for this tax
break; while the tax code doesn't specify a time frame, the rule
of thumb supported by case law is that you need to hold it for at
least a year to qualify.
place, right time So, does it make any sense at all to do this? For
the right people and the right reasons, sure. Detroit-based real estate broker
and investor Ralph R. Roberts tells people to learn everything they can about
the industry and don't consider making it a career until they've made double the
amount of money in a year that they do in their current job.
person I went to high school with bought a house every year for 30 years,"
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that's your plan, maybe you don't need to quit your day job after all. It's possible,
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With the many, many recipes for cookies that are available to us, most every baker has a collection of cookie recipes that hold special significance. It could be a cookie that you had as a youngster that you loved then and still do as an adult. Or, it could be one that's been handed down through the cooks in the family for years. There are scores of reasons why cookie recipes are very special to those who make them.
The recipe I'm passing along is one that has a special place in my recipe files that's a cross between a cookie and a candy. This recipe, called "Kookie Brittle", is an old recipe, dating back to the 1960's. I first found this recipe in one of my cookbooks from years ago. Then, I found it in a magazine from 1967. This is a cookie that's unusually crisp and crunchy. This explains the name, since it's a cookie but has a "brittle" consistency. It reminds me a lot of a Toll House cookie, so anyone who likes chocolate chips will like these.
It starts like most cookie recipes, in that you cream butter, vanilla extract, salt and sugar. You then add flour and chocolate chips to make a dough. Notice that there are no eggs in this recipe, which explains why the cookie is firmer and crispier than a regular cookie would be. This is much like shortbread, since it's rich and crispy.
The dough is spread in a long baking pan, topped with chopped nuts and is now ready to bake. The cookies are broken irregularly and placed on paper towels to absorb any extra fat. This makes 1-3/4 pound of this crunchy confection and as you see by the recipe, it's not very expensive to make.
Some pointers: the nuts can be either walnuts or pecans, depending upon what you prefer or what you have on hand. Also, it calls for a 15x10x1 inch pan, which is about the size of a jelly roll pan. You can also use a 9x13 inch pan, which will make the cookies a bit thicker, though you may have to bake them a bit longer, depending on your oven. If using the 9x13 inch pan, check the cookies after 25 minutes of baking. If the cookies appear pale or soft in the center, bake about 5-7 more minutes and check again.
Another special cookie that I've long enjoyed is one for "Twenty-Minute Cookies", which many adults also remember eating when they were children. To get the recipe, follow this link:
Is it a cookie or a candy?.....bake a batch of this confection and decide!
- 2 sticks butter or margarine, softened
- 1-1/2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup semi-sweet chocolate chips
- 1 cup chopped walnuts
Cream together the margarine, vanilla extract and salt. Gradually beat in the sugar. Add the flour to form a dough. By hand, stir in the chocolate chips and 3/4 cup of the walnuts. Press evenly into an ungreased 15x10x1 inch pan. Sprinkle with the remaining walnuts and press lightly. Bake at 375 degrees for 25 minutes. Cool, then break in irregular pieces and drain on absorbent paper. Yield: 1-3/4 pounds.


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Sophomore (2011-12): Posted a 77.33 stroke avg. ... All of his action has been with the UA junior varsity ... Low round is a 72 ... Finished the dual match vs. Brown with an 81 (+9) in Arizona's 311-313 victory ... At the JV competition vs. Whitworth/Sioux Falls, finished one-over with a 72 to help the team take first place ... At the National Invitational Tournament, competed as an individual and finished with a 239 (+23) and a 70th-place finish ... Competing as an individual at the Arizona Intercollegiate, finished with a 73 in the second round for a final total of 232 (+19) to tie for 61st place ... In the JV competition at New Mexico State, finished 10-over with a 154 in the team's second-place finish ... At the JV competition at Texas-El Paso, carded a 150 (+8) in Arizona's third-place finish.
Freshman (2010-11): Posted a 78.57 stroke average in limited action (seven rounds) ... His low round was a 74 ... Posted an 80 (+9) in his collegiate debut in the dual match vs. Mesa State College ... Tied for 34th place at the Arizona Intercollegiate with a 75-74-74=223 (+10) total, which included his low round, low tournament and best finish of the season ...Finished 93rd at the National Invitational Tournament with a 31-over 247 total.
High School: Earned three letters for Coach Doug McClean at Cathedral Catholic High School in San Diego, Calif. ... Excelled in classroom, awarded honor roll all four years ... Played internationally in competitions in Canada, Mexico and Scotland.