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The person with the highest academic rank in their cohort. Although the term 'Dux' is extremely common in some regions, most notably Queensland, Australia, it is often unheard of in most other parts of the world.
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He was presented the Dux award for his outstanding achievement.
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The head of the largest health insurer in the region is convinced that the ever-growing health care industry is going to be the key to fixing the ailing local economy at long last.
Alphonso O'Neil-White, chief executive officer of HealthNow, was the keynote speaker Thursday at the 9th annual Buffalo News Prospectus Premiere kickoff dinner in Salvatore's Italian Gardens, Lancaster.
Health care is costly, but as a nation, we're willing to pay the cost, even as we continue to seek ways to make it less expensive, O'Neil-White said.
"I dare say that everybody in this room, including me, has the expectation that we or our loved ones ... should be able to access ... the highest quality care in unlimited amounts, and without regard to cost. We believe that," he said. "Some of us would even suggest that medical care, at these levels, is a civil right ... and that it should be embedded in the Constitution."
The Suffolk, Virginia, native came to Buffalo 17 years ago and is credited with returning BlueCross BlueShield of Western New York to profitability.
Health care, he said, is poised to become the region's biggest economic engine. By 2020, he said, medical-care spending will reach 20 percent of the U.S. gross domestic product.
"That means 20 percent of everything we produce as a country in our economy is devoted to medical care," he said. "No other sector of our economy accounts for that much of the gross domestic product."
In addition to the enormous wave of baby boomers requiring higher levels of medical care, he also noted that, locally, 150,000 additional Western New Yorkers will be newly insured as a result of the Affordable Care Act. That's a boon for the industry that will add 5.6 million new jobs nationally over this current decade, ahead of construction and other industry. Locally, Buffalo's downtown medical corridor is expected to produce almost 20,000 new jobs by 2017, O'Neil-White said.
As for controlling rising costs in the industry, he said that the local health care system is not yet a true system of interconnected, integrated care.
The first step to reduce costs will be to build a true health care system with the ability to exchange clinical information on a real-time basis to reduce costly duplication and waste.
"Here in Western New York, we are well on our way to doing just that through an initiative that we call HealtheLink," O'Neil-White said.
He added that significant progress has been made of late in slowing the rate of growth in health care costs, which, O'Neil-White said, have slowed for the first time in 50 years.
The annual dinner marks the publication of The News' Prospectus edition, which will be in Sunday's editions.
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quote: It remains an open question whether the Dutch patent office in fact used this document as prior art to refuse the patent application. Regrettably the files of the cases have been destroyed by now, and the Dutch patent attorney who represented the inventor has passed away several years ago.
quote: If donald duck cartoons can be prior art, why not movies?
quote: I knew that most Android phones were pretty crappy but I hadn't realised that they actually caused brain damage
quote: Why not dreams, or narcotic induced hallucinations? Talk about scraping the bottom of the barrel.
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quote: Judge Koh just denied Apple's request for sanctions after Samsung's theatrics on Tuesday. She is reserving the right to address them afterwards. She made it a point to stress that Samsung's evidence being excluded is a "situation of their own making," and that Apple had had evidence excluded for the same reasons as well.


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Students who wish to register at the college after an absence of three or more academic semesters (not including May or summer terms) must apply for readmission through the Office of Admissions. Re-entering students are subject to the academic requirements in effect at the time of their re-entry. Westminster College makes every effort to honor coursework taken in previous years; however, due to curriculum changes, this cannot be guaranteed. Previous coursework in question must be reviewed by individual academic departments with a final agreement submitted in writing to the Registrar's Office.
Former students who have attended other colleges or universities during their absence must apply for readmission as transfer students and must meet all applicable requirements for admission. It should be noted that students who attend other colleges or universities during a summer session are not required to reapply. Transfer credit for such courses is subject to the college's regular transfer policies as stated in the Degree Requirements section of this catalog
In accordance with the Higher Education Reauthorization Act, Westminster College will readmit veterans at the same academic status in which they left the institution, provided the veteran notifies the college in advance of their deployments and are not absent from the institution for more than five years, cumulatively. Those students who fail to provide advance notice may re-enroll after providing proof of service.


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Controversy erupts over Upshur sheriff's cruiser
March 2, 2013
Editor, Who is driving the Upshur sheriff's cruiser? Will the real Upshur County sheriff stand up? We are now eight weeks into what is supposedly a new sheriff's administration, and I am still havin......
I "support" our new Sheriff. It's too bad the losing candidate can't be mature enough to do the same. He just keeps proving how right we were in our choice!!
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NORTH ROBINSON - It's open to interpretation whether Seneca East's win over Crestline in the Division IV district semifinals at Colonel Crawford qualified as a walkoff.
Yes, the Tigers' Gus Baldosser did rip a ball over the heads of the drawn-in Bulldog outfielders, and yes, Jordan Boweman came home to score his third run of the day, ending the contest the moment his cleats touched home plate.
The problem with characterizing it with one of baseball most oft-repeated buzzwords is that the drama had disappeared about 90 minutes earlier, when Seneca East scored six runs in the second inning to take an 8-1 lead. The Tigers added single runs in the fourth, fifth and sixth, while the Bulldogs were stifled first by Ethan Caudill, and then by Dalton Wise.
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So when Bowerman reached the plate in the sixth, he didn't break a tie. He solidified an 11-1 run-rule victory which sent Seneca East to Friday's district final here against Colonel Crawford.
That much isn't open to interpretation.
"We're just trying to be aggressive," said Seneca East coach Frank Lamoreaux, who's squad improved to 22-4 this season. "We've done a pretty decent job of moving guys around and and keeping the pressure on the defense."
While the Tigers asserted themselves once they got on base, they needed patience to get there. Crestline starting pitcher Brian Barnett had problems with his control, walking two batters in SE's two-run first, then walking another three in the second. Barnett was removed after 1 2/3 innings, but his replacement, Austin Norwood, fared little better, walking another two batters - sandwiched around a two-run single by Adam Bauman - before being replaced himself.
"You've just got to be patient up there, look for your pitch," Bauman said after a two-hit, three-RBI day. "I think we did that tonight."
While Bulldog pitchers were fighting a losing battle with the strike zone, Caudill was peppering it, mixing his pitches and keeping Crestline batters off balance.
Caudill, who didn't walk a batter in his five innings of work, allowed a run in the second before shutting down Crestline. He fanned 10 batters and yielded three base hits.
"We try to mix it up a lot," said Bauman, the Tiger catcher. "He's got three different pitches that he likes to throw; he'll mix it up at any time and throw them all for strikes. He does a good job."
"I pitched five innings on Friday, so my arm was a little tired," Caudill said. "I just had to hit my spots tonight, throw good curve balls, and the defense behind me played great today."
Caudill also had a nice day at the plate, with a pair of singles, two runs and an RBI. Mason McWilliams - who Lamoreaux said will start Friday's final - had a double, an RBI and two runs. Wise singled, scored and drove in a run. He also pitched a scoreless sixth.
The Tigers had 11 hits off Bulldog pitching.
Jeremiah McDowell drove in Crestline's only run with a groundout in the second. Norwood doubled, and Hunter Swanger scored the Bulldogs' only run.
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Akaro, Lt. Colonel, "Cavalry Attack by the 2nd Brigade of the XIV Cavalry Divison of the Units of the XI German Army Corps, July 3 (13), 1915 near the Village of Neradovo" (in Russian)
Akulin, General I., notes on the action of the 3rd Don Cossack Division in the Battle with the Sukhodols in 1914 (in Russian).
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Borisov, V. E., letter of July 1931
British Government, on support given to the Russian White Armies (March-June 1919)
Buchinskii, Iu. F., notes on the battles in East Prussia (in Russian)
Bukhovskii, A. D., documents on the battle at Sukhodol (in Russian)
Burlin, P. and Stavitsky, P. P., letters regarding Sino-Japanese War in 1938 (in Russian)
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Cheriachukin, General A., "Action of the 7th Cavalry Division in the War with Germany during the First Days of the General Mobilization Declaration in 1914" (in Russian)
Chernavin, V., "28th Artillery Brigade in the Vicinity of Gumbinen, August 6-7 (19-20), 1914" (in Russian)
Dobrogorsky, N., "Siberian Riflemen in East Prussia" (in Russian)
Dragomirov, General A. M., excerpts from his "Brief Outline of Military Action of the Composite/Subsequently 16th/Cavalry Division in 1914" (in Russian)
Dukhonin, General N., as described by his widow in 1937 (in Russian)
Egorov, Major General A. E., "Notes on Action of the IX Army Corps and 42nd Infantry Division during the Inception of Struggle for Galicia in 1914" (in Russian)
Evstaf'ev, V., letter on action of the 110th Infantry Kama Regiment in the vicinity of Gumbinen
Fock, General, description of the defenders of Port Arthur during the Russo-Japanese War of 1905-1906 (in Russian)
Galka, Lt. L. K., notes on the 58th Prague Regiment of 15th Division (in Russian)
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Lukomsky, Lt. General, "Action of the 32nd Infantry Division, May 1 -September 15, 1916" (in Russian)
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Minchin, General, memoirs on military action of the 2nd Army from August 10-18, 1914 (in Russian)
Maklakoff, V. A., paper on Russia, March 12, 1940 (in French)
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Nebo, Colonel M., "General P. K. Rennenkampf as Educator of the Commanding Personnel" (in Russian)
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Polunin, A., "Comments on General Golovin's Report Concerning Cavalry Organization" (in Russian)
Postovsky, General P., letters relating catastrophe of General Samsonoff's army in August 1914 (in Russian)
Preobrazhensky, Captain, notes on battle action of Russian troops in 1915 near Kieltsky, Kobrin, Piaski, and Travniki
Puchkov, F. A., "8th Kam Rifle Division in the Siberian Ice March," parts I and II, 1931" (in Russian)
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Shol'p, Major General "Notes on the Great War, 1915-1916-1917" (in Russian)
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Stremaukhov, N., letter on action of XVII Army Corps (in Russian)
Tatarinov, A., "At the Foot of the Carpathian Mountains in 1915" (in Russian)
Tatarinov, A., "Autumn Operations in the Vicinity of Rovno, 1915" (in Russian)
Timchenko-Iareshchenko, Colonel, "The Great War, 1915-1916" (in Russian)
Timchenko-Iareshchenko, Colonel, "The 204th Ardagen-Mikhail Infantry Regiment, 51st Infantry Division, 1917"
Verderevsky, M. A., report on the past and future organization of the Russian infantry (in Russian)
Voennoe Delo Zagranitsei, October 1924, Belgrade
von Waldsteten, Egon "The Battle by Turinka, August 24, 1914" in Nashata Konnitsa, February-March 1927 (in Bulgarian)
Wrangel, General P., letter to General A. I. Denikin, 15 February 1920 (in Russian)
"Contemporary Strategical-Political Situation in China," Russkii Invalid, November, December 1922 (in Russian)
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Trade Assignment Waivers
The deadline for "non-waiver" (unrestricted) trades is 4 PM (Eastern) on July 31st. No trades can be made between 4:00 and 5:00 (Eastern), and then beginning at 5 PM (Eastern) on July 31st and extending through to the conclusion of the MLB regular season, Trade Assignment Waivers must be secured before players on MLB 40-man rosters can be traded. (Waivers are never required to trade players on minor league reserve lists).
Waivers must be secured before certain types of transactions can be completed.
There are two types of waivers (release waivers and assignment waivers), and while there is only one type of release waiver (Outright Release), there are three different types of assignment waivers (Trade Assignment, Optional Assignment, and Outright Assignment). Each type of waivers has a special set of rules that apply.
The MLB waiver list is transmitted at 2 PM (Eastern) every business day. Every day is an MLB business day during Spring Training and the MLB Regular Season, but because Saturday and Sunday are not considered MLB business days during the off-season, the MLB waiver list is transmitted at 2 PM (Eastern) Monday through Friday (only) during the off-season.
If a club requests a waiver prior to the 2 PM (Eastern) deadline, the waiver request is transmitted that day. If the waiver is requested after 2 PM, the waiver request will not be transmitted until the next business day. A player remains on waivers for 47 hours, during which time any of the other 29 MLB clubs can make a claim.
At 1 PM on the second business day after the waivers are requested the MLB office determines if any claims were made, and if so, which club is awarded the claim.
A club can place no more than seven players on waivers per day, and a club can make a maximum of 50 waiver claims per week.
A player on a Disabled List cannot be placed on assignment waivers until he is both eligible to be reinstated from the DL and healthy enough to play.
Neither assignment waivers nor release waivers can be requested on a player while he is on the Bereavement List, Military List, Suspended List, Disqualified List, or Ineligible List. However, Outright Release Waivers (but NOT assignment waivers) may be requested on a player while he is on the Voluntary Retired List.
The procedure for awarding waiver claims is different depending on the type of waivers and the time of the year.
For Optional Assignment Waivers, Outright Assignment Waivers, and Outright Release Waivers, if a player is claimed by only one club, that club is awarded the claim. If more than one club makes a claim, the club with the lowest winning percentage (regardless of league) on the day the player clears waivers is awarded the claim. If two clubs with the same winning percentage make a claim, the club in the player's own league is awarded the claim. If two clubs from the same league make a claim and they are tied in the standings, the club with the lowest winning percentage from the previous season is awarded the claim. If the clubs are still tied, standings from two years back (or three years back, four years back, etc) are used to break the tie.
However, in the case of Trade Assignment Waivers (only), if a player is claimed by more than one club, the club in the player's own league with the lowest winning percentage is awarded the claim, even if that club has a higher winning percentage than the club or clubs making a claim from the other league. So a player placed on Trade Waivers must first be "waived out of his own league" before he can be assigned to a club in the other league.
For the purpose of determining the awarding of Trade Assignment waiver claims, the standings as of the close of each day's Waiver Claiming Period are used to determine the awarding of waiver claims, with the previous season's standings used to break any ties. If clubs are still tied, standings from two seasons back, or three seaons back, etc, are used to break any ties.
If a player is placed on Trade Assignment Waivers and is not claimed, waivers are said to be "secured" and the player can be traded to any MLB club at any time, just like prior to the non-waiver trade deadline.
Trade Assignment Waivers are revocable the first time they are requested on a particular player, so if a player is claimed, the player's club has the option to either withdraw the waiver request and retain the player, or allow the waiver claim to stand. The player's club has 48 hours to make this decision, and during this "window" the club has the right to trade the player to the claiming club (but ONLY to the claiming club). If a trade cannot be worked-out with the claiming club before the window closes, and the club chooses not to withdraw the waiver request, the player is automatically assigned to the claiming club for the $20,000 waiver price ($25,000 for Draft-Excluded and Rule 5 players) and the claiming club assumes 100% of the player's contract. (A player with "no trade" rights can refuse both a waiver claim and a trade assignment, however).
If a player is claimed after being placed on Trade Assignment Waivers, but then the player is not traded and the waiver request is subsequently withdrawn, the player cannot be placed on Trade Waivers again for at least 30 days from the date the waivers are withdrawn, and if the player is placed on Trade Waivers again before the end of the season, the waivers become irrevocable and cannot be withdrawn. A player who has "no trade" rights (full or partial) cannot be placed on Trade Assignment Waivers a second time before the end of the season unless the player first waives his "no trade" rights.
Trade Assignment Waivers secured on a player on Optional Assignment to the minors or on an MLB Disabled List expire after 72 hours.
If a player on an MLB or minor league Disabled List is placed on Trade Assignment Waivers, he must be either traded or reinstated from the DL within 72 hours after the conclusion of the Waiver Claiming Period and/or after waivers have been secured. If a player on an MLB or minor league Disabled List is claimed after being placed on Trade Assignment Waivers but then the waiver request is subsequently withdrawn, the player must reinstated from the DL immediately when the waiver request is withdrawn.
I anticipate a future post
I anticipate a future post from me asking how waivers work for a particular player, and AZ saying something like, "I explained this in a post about 6 months ago."
So I actually read this, and
So I actually read this, and have a question.
I don't understand the difference between trade and optional waivers. Are these just a matter of the types of request a team makes? In other words, can they request a trade waiver whenever they could make an optional waiver? Or does a trade need to be involved somehow on a trade waiver?
So I actually read this,
So I actually read this,
This may be my most favorite comment ever...encompasses everything it is to write for this site and sums up the Internet in general.
The worst and best part of
The worst and best part of the Internet is that there is so much information. AZ's posts have information that simply wasn't available when I was, say, 20. Or, if it was, I had no idea how to get my hands on it. The bad part is, I'll forget most of it by next week.
We just had a discussion with
We just had a discussion with the youngins in my class about how technology has provided faster and readier information, which as also led to us learning and memorizing less.
My wife and I today were
My wife and I today were talking about the end of the comma.
Commas are overrated.
Commas are overrated.
kinda hard to believe no one
kinda hard to believe no one wanted navarro...or the cubs didn't want to get rid of him...
may/june/july has been non-stop awesome for him as far as a backup catcher and PH goes.
maybe the cubs think his price will rise post-deadline and didn't get an offer they liked.
I have to credit Theo/Jed
I have to credit Theo/Jed with not 'giving' away Schierholtz, Dejesus, and Russell (let alone Gregg & Navarro). It's not like there's a plethora of Outfield talent measurably on the upcoming FA market. Why, deal for the sake of dealing (another one of Hendry's failings? There also doesn't appear to be any 'in-house' help coming next year (BJax, Szczur, Ha) that would be an upgrade over Schierholtz.
There's no one on this roster I would trade and/or listen to trade offers, but it's encouraging to see a front office NOT just give away talent.
Ceasar at .275 .342 .358 with
Ceasar at .275 .342 .358 with 20 stolen bases. 37 walks. Career minor league OBP of .351. Not developing any power, but if he develops into a legit lead off man that would be the first for the Cubs in quite awhile.
Thanks, AZ!
Thanks, AZ!
2r rizzo HR!
2r rizzo HR!
1st since July 21st (COL), 3rd of the month, and 15th on the year.
31 doubles, 15HR...
...and a castro solo shot in the 4th. swank.
MIL giving another clinic in
MIL giving another clinic in horrible D.
...and s.castro counters by
...and s.castro counters by letting a runner go from 1st to 3rd on a bouncer 20ft from home plate by not covering 3rd when the 3rd baseman vacated to make an attempt on the ball...pure spectator.
e.jax gets out of it, though.
They should honestly do away
They should honestly do away with the strike zone and let the umps just invent rules cause these guys don't have the slightest idea what they are doing half the time - check out the 3-0 pitch to Rizzo with bases loaded. I give up. It was inside and at his ankles and the three pitches before it were closer to being a strike.
Don't you know the strike
Don't you know the strike zone is different depending on the count.
Exactly correct.
Exactly correct.
After last night, I feel the
After last night, I feel the same way. I remember a Bill James rant from 30 years ago about the "de fatso" strike zone...are there any other major sports with such a subjective judgment of such a fundamental rule? Maybe NFL and holding? I dunno. I really hate letting technology do the job, but when the strike zone, the most basic aspect of baseball, depends on "what Blue is calling tonight," where are we? (I say this having done a bit of youth league umpiring, proudly watching my daughters umpiring 15 years ago, and admiring my brother-in-law, an old-school purist umpire.) I love the way Blue runs the game, but I just don't know what to do with these inconsistent strike zones.
i'm pretty sure they gave up
i'm pretty sure they gave up calling traveling in the NBA 15+ years ago, too.
I loved MJ, don't get me
I loved MJ, don't get me wrong, but Michael single handedly destroyed the traveling call.
I remember traveling being a
I remember traveling being a joke all the way back to the 70's for NBA. Still, I think Lebron is among the worst I've ever seen.
I think Patrick Ewing was the
I think Patrick Ewing was the worst. He would pick up the ball, run through the lane and then put up a shot.
"Palming" is the worst, though -- every NBA dribble wouddl have been called palming by my high school refs.
Basketball, while fun to
Basketball, while fun to watch, is broken, unless you can tell be another sport where intentionally breaking the rules (fouling) is a viable strategy.
Not an exact analogy, but in
Not an exact analogy, but in football teams might take a safety if they are backed up by their own goal line rather than turn it over or have to punt from the end zone, depending on the score. I would guess you can find similar situations in most sports where taking a penalty for breaking a rule might, in some circumstances, be better than not. And that will always happen, because if the penalties were so bad as to avoid that then they would be too harsh when imposed when players accidentally do it and everyone would hate that.
But I do agree that basketball seems to be the worst in this regard, and the last 3 minutes of a close game take about 40 to complete and are boring as shit in my opinion.
I see your analogy on a
I see your analogy on a safety (not breaking a rule, but incurring punishment (i.e. points for other team) on purpose).
My thought was a manager purposefully getting kicked out of a game to inspire his team. This analogy is even more tenouous though.
As for basketball, college basketball has always been more exciting to me than pros; really I only watch the Bulls and that is often solely for playoffs or during Jordan-era.
I loved watching Jordan. For
I loved watching Jordan. For me, watching Jordan play b-ball was proof for the existence of God.
I loved watching Jordan, too.
I loved watching Jordan, too. I was definitely not trashing Jordan, but if there was a traveling call left of any kind, he killed it off. Well, the refs did. They liked watching him as much as the rest of us. He took three steps to the basket pretty frequently. But, if they had called him on it early in his career, he would have adapted, so it isn't his doing really. He was incomparable in my mind, and would have been able to play with any set of rules thrown at him.
Horrible human being though
Horrible human being though and it's disgusting how hypocritical he's been as an owner.
Good thing for my personal
Good thing for my personal theology that I didn't base anything on his off-the-court behavior.
But I do agree that
But I do agree that basketball seems to be the worst in this regard, and the last 3 minutes of a close game take about 40 to complete and are boring as shit in my opinion.
Past an important Bulls game or a Marquette game, I tend to turn it off at the first commercial in the last 2 minutes, just too painful. It'll never change though. Networks put their ads in the last 2 minutes and keeps the illusion that the game isn't over yet.
They should institute a 1 full and 1 :20 timeout in the last 2 minutes and any non-shooting foul is worth 3 free throws and the team can pick anyone on the floor to take them. They could even qualify an intent rule, they already do that with flagrant fouls.
Allow players to challenge X
Allow players to challenge X number of calls a game, like tennis, or better yet take the human element out of it because the humans are the problem.
The more you watch it the
The more you watch it the more bizarre it is. The strike zone is definitely in flux throughout the whole game. Umps are reacting to emotional shit, sympathizing with the pitcher if they've been close or hitting their spots. Happily ringing up a sassy rookie on a pitch they would never call on a veteran, then feeling guilty and squeezing the zone on the next guy. Calling the game differently at the end of the game because they are human and feeling the tension etc etc. it all points to freakazoid strike zones that don't make sense. Put a frickin' machine on it ... It's just getting weirder and weirder and we can see it all better with HD and pitch trackers so the damn umps are never gonna meet our standards. But the biggest problem is they can't even be consistent on back to back pitches much less a whole game. They'll never do anything about it but they should. A straight mechanical strike zone would solve so many problems. And unlike any other sport it is doable.
Ben [email protected]
Ben [email protected]
Sounds like the Pirates pushed hard for Giancarlo Stanton. I'd give up anyone in that system for him if I were them
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@BenBadler The eventual bidding war is going to be insane
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@DCameronFG Having heard some of the proposals talked about among teams, sounds like it already is. Loria's the X-factor.
Taillon, Polanco, Hanson,
Taillon, Polanco, Hanson, Glasnow plus their all yellow 80's uniforms.
rain delay...
rain delay...
TEX wins 3 games in a row
TEX wins 3 games in a row with walkoff homers.
Good news dept: Justin Grimm
Good news dept: Justin Grimm pitching ok for Iowa tonight. Had a little trouble in the 5th inning, but still 2ER 5K 4hits 3bb through 5. #prayinghedontneednosurgery
minors so far tonight
minors so far tonight
G. Concepcion (AZL Cubs): 2 IP, 0 ER, 1 K
O-for-Olt (Iowa): 0-2 so far tonight with a K
J. Grimm (Iowa): 5 IP, 2 ER, 4 H, 3 BB, 5 K
P. Blackburn starting for Boise...game just started, Bryant 0-1 to start
B. Jackson (Tenn): 1/2 with a 1 R
M. Loosen (Tenn): 5 IP, 3 H, 2 ER, 4 BB, 3 K
I. Pineyro (Daytona): 6 IP, 7 K, 0 BB, 3 H
acquired for Hairston, Pineyro has gone 23 IP, 5 ER for a 1.96 ERA since joining the organization, 21 K vs 1 BB, 1 HR...all 5 runs were in the previous start. Nice...will turn 22 at end of September.
I was JUST wondering about
I was JUST wondering about Concepcion! Still kicking huh?
best 2 innings in a row of
best 2 innings in a row of concepcion's career
Fact. Somehow it reminds me
Fact. Somehow it reminds me of that thing where eventually a monkey will type a sentence if he's at a typewriter long enough. But that is a bit pessimistic. Maybe he was a bag of nerves last year?
based on reports of him
based on reports of him before he signed (and especially after he signed...and very especially after a few games under his belt) i still wonder who exactly was bidding him up to the $7m mark the cubs bit on.
...this quote still sticks with me.
"They're trying to tell people it's just mechanics -- that he needs to get straightened out," one scout said. "But if he was in a junior college game you were at, you'd leave."
he was initially passed off
he was initially passed off as an 18 year old...then discovered to be 20 after he agreed to sign...cubs still finalized the contract, though.
and baez with another HR...1
and baez with another HR...1-3, 2k, 1bb
olt finishes 0-4, 1k
Ooooh, he had an Adam Dunn
Ooooh, he had an Adam Dunn trifecta (HR, K, BB). Did he make an error too?
e.jax out to pitch after an
e.jax out to pitch after an hour+ rain delay...j.borbon hitting 2nd...
...when non-dusty managed teams do things and 100 posts don't show up about it...coming up next on TCR.
I blame Dusty for this too.
I blame Dusty for this too.
michael barrett clearly
michael barrett clearly deserves the blame for this one.
No big changes for Cubs next
No big changes for Cubs next year (but keep in mind the source):
http://www.chicagotribune.com/sports/baseball/cubs... (paywall I think, but that's why God made the Quick Javascript Switcher add on for Chrome)
Paul Sullivan on that, rather
Paul Sullivan on that, rather than wrong way Rogers. Seems pretty factual. That said I think Sullivan is done as of today right? Hopefully we'll get someone without the snarky jaded sarcasm - just for a change?
I heard Sullivan is staying
I heard Sullivan is staying with them through the homestand. Then it's Mark Gonzales coming over from the Sox beat. Could be wrong.
I also saw that Sully will
I also saw that Sully will continue to be with the Trib in an "expanded baseball role" - a columnist, apparently, as opposed to a beat writer. We'll hafta see about that.
guess Yanks had good reason
guess Yanks had good reason not to trade their cap space
@BenBadler Yankees Sign No. 5 International Prospect Leonardo Molina For $1.4 Million http://bit.ly/17VHxaC
Sickel's reviews his Cubs top
Sickel's reviews his Cubs top 20
Not a re-ranking. More like a progress report where he doesn't do new write ups.
"OTHER GRADE C+ PROSPECTS: ...Ronald Torreyes"
Wow, do the White Sox stink.
Wow, do the White Sox stink.
Looks like they are now #2 in the race for the #1 pick next year -- Hawk and Stoney must be having a blast together.
I am really starting to like JD -- smart & genuinely funny. Hopefully, he & Len can build some chemistry before the 2015-2020 dynasty takes hold.
laaaaaaaaaaake's 1st wrigley
laaaaaaaaaaake's 1st wrigley HR...1st of 300+ @wrigley based upon recent hype
...and rizzo HR...back to back
Nolasco is no Garza
Nolasco is no Garza
He served Lake up the exact
He served Lake up the exact same pitch and Lake dumped that one into the bleachers. I guess these guys didn't watch how the Giants pitched him. As JD said, don't throw this man strikes.
"Don't throw this man strikes
"Don't throw this man strikes."
Every pitcher tries to throw the fewest strikes necessary. After swinging at a low-outside slider on the first pitch he saw last night, Lake laid off three close pitches in a row--two outside sliders and a fastball just off the plate inside. He earned that 3-1 fastball that followed.
Eloy Jimenez signing is
Eloy Jimenez signing is official, $2.8M plus $250K college scholarship.
Hank White grand slam off
Hank White grand slam off Ryan Dempster in Boston. Awesome...
The caption on this picture
The caption on this picture says, "Anthony Rizzo, seen lecturing kid who snuck onto field during #Cubs BP."
However, the "kid" in the picture appears to have a balding spot on the back of his head and his skin on the side of his face and neck looks weathered and old. Rizzo also has a pleasant, friendly look on his face. Makes me question the facts behind the characterizations in the caption.
Kid is a jockey
Kid is a jockey
i believe that midget is paul
i believe that midget is paul sullivan.
He's a leprechaun looking for
He's a leprechaun looking for his lucky charms.
You may be right. If so, it
You may be right. If so, it makes the picture and caption even funnier.
It is Sullivan, now tcr knows
It is Sullivan, now tcr knows why they are blocked on twitter by him
You are so mean.
Cubnut's handiwork...pretty
Cubnut's handiwork...pretty sure the sarcasm was intended.
I'd put my money on that being Paul Sullivan btw...not 100% sure though.
Ah, Cubnut -- you nutty guy,
Ah, Cubnut -- you nutty guy, you.
lake with his 2nd HR on the
lake with his 2nd HR on the night...woop.
JD- " out Puig them(Dodgers)"
JD- " out Puig them(Dodgers)"
...and rizzo with his 2nd HR
...and rizzo with his 2nd HR on the night.
cubs still down by 1 in the 8th, though.
Junior Lake likes Ricky
Junior Lake likes Ricky Nolasco. HR #2 on the night!
I presume Lake didn't see a
I presume Lake didn't see a fastball in that third at-bat?
He didn't -- K'd on 3
He didn't -- K'd on 3 straight pitches -- slider/curveball/slider. Though to be fair, Junior hit his 2nd HR off a slider down the middle of the plate.
Edit: Hah! He K'd on a Alfonso Soriano low and away slider in the dirt. Doing a nice job of replacing Sori all around.
navarro = slowest man alive.
navarro = slowest man alive.
looks legit.
looks legit.
4 home runs, 4 total runs for
4 home runs, 4 total runs for the game. And so it goes for the 2013 cubs
h.rondon still sucks.
h.rondon still sucks.
"Anthony Rizzo hit 2 HRs
"Anthony Rizzo hit 2 HRs tonight and is the first #Cubs player since Ron Santo to have two 15-homer seasons before the age of 24."
...that is just...sad for cubdom...yet not surprising.
Looks like our platoon at 3B
Looks like our platoon at 3B these days is screaming for some offensive help. They've had a few HR's earlier but that was awhile ago.
I wish Olt would hit so they
I wish Olt would hit so they could just give him a shot. It sounded like he was just about MLB-ready before his eyes went all bat-like on him.
Hoyer - "If he gets it
Hoyer - "If he gets it going here in the last month I think he's a guy you could see (in September). If it ends up where he struggles the whole time I don't think we would help that by bringing him up to the big leagues. The next month will really determine a lot for Mike as far as whether he gets to the big leagues this year."
Thanks for that. Normally I'd
Thanks for that. Normally I'd say bring him up (I'm saving that for Eloy Jimenez, instead), but what's the point if he is going to go all Gary Scott on us?
Shhhhhhhh. Please never say
Shhhhhhhh. Please never say that name again.
Would you be more comfortable
Would you be more comfortable with Kevin Orie?
Slightly off theme but Ty
Slightly off theme but Ty Griffin is my nails on a chalkboard.
still sitting in a drawer
still sitting in a drawer where I grew up in Chicago
Orie hurts very much. Damn so
Orie hurts very much. Damn so does Griffin.
Or perhaps Wade Rowdon?
Or perhaps Wade Rowdon?
Nice one. Bonus points!
Nice one. Bonus points!
If only I could find a way to
If only I could find a way to monetize obscure, worthless knowledge about the 1980s Cubs...
Earl Cunningham anyone?
Earl Cunningham anyone?
It's cubbery to engage in
It's cubbery to engage in this sort of nostalgia. If all your prospects seem to fail, you don't have enough of them. "With pitching you need five good arms for every one you want to count on coming up here and making a difference"--Theo in the paper this morning.
Today's lineup:
Today's lineup:
Welly (3 HR, 18 RBI) hits cleanup, and the highest BA among our 6-7-8 hitters is Barney at .212.
Poor Dale.
dejesus not having a good day
dejesus not having a good day in CF...both contributing to runs...1 directly.
...and t.wood is done after 3.1ip and 79 pitches...because the pen will surely help things...and could use 5.2ip of work...i guess.
40 pitch top of the third.
40 pitch top of the third. All the young guys accrued 6 more days of service time in 1/2 inning.
future cubs convention
future cubs convention superstar junior lake 3/3 on the day so far...in the 5th.
He needs to tuck his damn
He needs to tuck his damn shirt in. If he wants to look like a bush leaguer, I'm sure they could accomidate him.
wtf borbon?
wtf borbon?
4 runs down...not 1...not tied...you're not on 1st setting up a potential DP. wtf?
last time the cubs have had a
last time the cubs have had a winning record...april 4th (2-1)
...currently 49-60.
BA's Jim Callis ranks the
BA's Jim Callis ranks the top 10 trade deadline prospects that exchanged teams...Cubs got #1 (Olt) and #4 (Edwards):
1. Mike Olt, 3b, Cubs: Olt ranked No. 22 on our Top 100 Prospects list entering the season, but he has had a rough year while battling vision problems after getting beaned in the Dominican League. He was never going to push Adrian Beltre off third base in Texas, so the Rangers packaged Olt with righthanders C.J. Edwards and Justin Grimm and a player to be named to get Garza. Olt has above-average power, solid on-base skills and Gold Glove potential as a defender, and he may step in almost immediately at the hot corner in Chicago.
2. Avisail Garcia
3. Jose Iglesias
4. C.J. Edwards, rhp, Cubs: He was a 48th-round pick out of high school in 2011 who hadn't pitched above low Class A before the Garza trade, so enthusiasm must be tempered. But it's hard not to love his fastball (91-95 mph, up to 98, terrific life) and his performance in the Rangers system (1.68 ERA, 11.6 K/9, .168 opponent average). He has the upside of a No. 2 starter.
5. Grant Green, 2b, Angels
6. Kyle Smith, rhp, Astros
7. Matt Stites, rhp, Diamondbacks
8. Nick Delmonico, 3b, Brewers
9. Danry Vasquez, of, Astros
10. Josh Hader, lhp, Astros
ex-Yankee, Corey Black's line
ex-Yankee, Corey Black's line for Daytona: 8K's in 4 IP. Looks like a reliever already, Que O&B...
Corey Black 4.0IP, 3H, 4R, 4ER, 3BB, 8K, 2HR, 4.47
i thought they were going to
i thought they were going to push him into a relief role immediately, anyway.
comments were made after the trade by the front office about how they picture him as a reliever...at least that's what i thought i read.
I never read actual Cub
I never read actual Cub personnel projecting him as a reliever, but I may have missed it. The Internet scribes and scouts were saying it for sure though. That said, his line is pretty impressive the more you look at it . .. . the 8k in 4 innings - just 3 hits, bb, HR, and ER were ugly but reads like maybe he had a couple rough moments, maybe some command issues, or working on a third pitch, but a lot of promise.
@CarrieMuskat: Julio Borbon
Thank god.
Thank god.
Brian Bogusevic over his
Brian Bogusevic over his hamstring issue?
sappelt, i'd imagine...even
sappelt, i'd imagine...even with his AAA slump as of late.
Cannot stand him.
Cannot stand him.
Sappelt still in the game at
Sappelt still in the game at Salt Lake City. Ty Wright was pulled midgame. But that could have been for other reasons.
pulled after going 2/2 with a
pulled after going 2/2 with a bb (and 2 HR) in a close game.
...looks like he might be the guy. he's spent a long time in the cubs minors system (7th year).
"Ty Wright was pulled midgame
"Ty Wright was pulled midgame. But that could have been for other reasons."
"Wright's back locked up on him after the swing, and forced him out of the game after he ran the bases." -iowacubs.com
How about Logan Watkins?
How about Logan Watkins?
he's been slumping lately, he
he's been slumping lately, he's young (23...24 at the end of the month), and they probably want him getting as many ABs as he can rather than riding pine.
Carrie [email protected]
Carrie [email protected]
#Cubs to select contract of IF Donnie Murphy from @IowaCubs to take Borbon's spot on roster. Borbon was DFA
not looking for it, but
not looking for it, but TheJedi said they see Black as a reliever, doesn't mean he can't get his work in as a starter right now. The move from rotation to bullpen is of little consequence.
You and crunch are apparently
You and crunch are apparently remembering right. From your summary of Theo press conference in the Soriano thread: "projects Black as power reliever, comps Jesse Crain".
I find that odd that Theo would say that, usually good at playing cards close to the vest and not putting a ceiling on a player in A+ etc. but he has been honest and forthcoming even more of late.
Michael [email protected]
Michael [email protected]
Kyle Hendricks has been added to the Mesa Cubs roster with the expectation of joining AAA Iowa in the coming days.
Kyle Hendricks has been added
Kyle Hendricks has been added to the Mesa Cubs roster with the expectation of joining AAA Iowa in the coming days.
Theo: "We're sending him to Mesa for one more evaluation by Arizona Phil."
(quote from my buddy, Theo Schwartz)
for those of you who prefer
for those of you who prefer Theo Epstein quotes...
''It's been a great month (July) for the Cubs. Right now it's a good time for people who are wanting things to go well and looking for progress to seize onto it, but it's an important time to remind everyone and ourselves that the progress won't be linear (August).''
If the progress is bilinear,
If the progress is bilinear, would that mean that we can just expect a good September to be bolted on to this amazing progress, and then they're done for the year?
bilinear, trilinear, non
bilinear, trilinear, non-linear...like the monkey in front of the typewriter who generates a sentence every so often: xrihtkejyy vproslkdiym gythiioinieb cubbery 'ei4hehgty5j laksorianvoglbombzastryzny whhthhellahintothfutur...
back to studying cosmology and string theory
per Roto...
per Roto...
Zach Putnam underwent surgery Friday to have bone spurs removed from his elbow.
Putnam has been on the disabled list since June 12 with right elbow soreness. It's not clear how much longer he'll be sidelined due to the surgery, but he remains without a timetable to return.
Damn it. Don't baseball teams
Damn it. Don't baseball teams realize if they keep signing Ronny Cedeno, he gets to keep playing baseball? Enough already.
He's trying to lower the bar
He's trying to lower the bar on what constitutes a "replacement-level player".
welly had 1bb from opening
welly had 1bb from opening day til May 22nd (35 games)
he's had 20bb since then (46 games)
Glad to see Bourbon gone. He
Glad to see Bourbon gone. He was a waste of roster. Couldn't really do anything well. Dropped a couple of routine fly balls, stupid base running, couldn't hit, couldn't really steal bases either. Good riddance.
Sweeney seemed like the best back-up outfielder, but then go injured, and Bougsevic was next as far as performance, but he got injured too, and so we've had way too much of Sappelt, Bourbon, and Gillespie, etc.
Also, can't watch the game today (FU Fox), but did I see correctly that Samardzija led off the bottom of the 6th after that rough top of the 6th and so many pitches that it was obvious he wasn't going to pitch the 7th? WTF?
Also, way to many double plays lately. This game and the last week or so in general. Brutal to watch.
"did I see correctly that
"did I see correctly that Samardzija led off the bottom of the 6th after that rough top of the 6th and so many pitches that it was obvious he wasn't going to pitch the 7th?"
it was odd...unless for some reason donnie murphy (the only R on the bench aside from backup catcher navarro) isn't in playing shape because of the plane ride from utah. *shrug* it's not the first time it's happened. i can (kinda) understand it for t.wood (especially this season), but for some of the other pitchers it's a head scratcher.
A couple of people who won't
A couple of people who won't get a whiff of MLB
That ump was fricked in the
That ump was fricked in the head ... Wtf
I don't know what it is
I don't know what it is lately. Umps and cops seem to be losing their minds.
Bruce [email protected]
Bruce [email protected]
Valbuena to DL with right oblique strain.
Bruce [email protected]
Best guess here is #Cubs will bring up Logan Watkins from Iowa to replace Valbuena. Watkins is on 40-man
feldman sporting a 5.70 era
feldman sporting a 5.70 era after tonight's 4.2ip/5er failure...36.1ip
Man they should just shut Olt
Man they should just shut Olt down. Send him to a spa or something. So bad right now. 2 for his last 31 with no runs scored and no RBI in that stretch. Austin Powers' style complete mojo loss.
it's him or valbuena for 2014
it's him or valbuena for 2014...i think the big question right now is if he'll get a Sept callup or just be told to go home and rest...maybe pull some winter ball time. i imagine the "plan" has him penciled in to break camp 2014 as the starting 3rd and hitting behind rizzo (pending some other random signing/trade for a RH power hitter playing somewhere besides 3rd/1st/SS/C on the team).
chances are rather high valbuena will be around in 2013 backing olt up in case of failure and/or being the off-the-bench/backup/platoon 2nd/3rd baseman.
Can't recall where I read it,
Can't recall where I read it, but Hoyer said the last month of the AAA season will determine whether Olt comes up or not. If he starts to hit and play better, he'll be up. Otherwise, he won't.
Yup. I saw that as well ...
Yup. I saw that as well ... Fingers crossed.
I'd like to know a little
I'd like to know a little more about this eye thing. If it's true he stopped hitting after getting beaned, and his eye is causing problems, he's not going to be a good hitter. Bad eyesight will kill off his chances. I have to assume the Cubs have full medicals on the situation, and that they were convinced that even if there is a problem here, it's going to go away.
In other news, it does sound like K Bryant is really heating up. Musta been rusty when he first started.
twitter...they should keep
twitter...they should keep ballplayers away from it...
From NicknCafardo/Boston
From NicknCafardo/Boston Globe Sunday notes...
3. I had one GM rate the farm systems: 1. Twins; 2. Red Sox; 3. Cubs.
Junior Lake gets on this week
Junior Lake gets on this week's 5 wildest swings on Fangraphs:
Batter: Junior Lake
Pitcher: Ricky Nolasco
Date: August 1
Location: 39.1 inches from center of zone
And gets extra kudos for a half-hearted walk towards first base after.
Watkins and Murphy both
Watkins and Murphy both starting today with Ransom. Hall of Fame infield if I ever saw one.
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first game for lester giving up more than 2 runs since july 24th. hell of a run.
doh, yes...dunno what happened there. jake arrieta is all "bro wut?"
lester going for #20...cubs haven't had a LH (thanks jpep for the correction) 20 game winner since d.ellsworth in 1963.
fwiw, all the games are free on mlb.tv
Short rest for MadBum would be 2 days. WC game is Wed., Games 1 & 2 are Friday/Saturday.
A left-handed one...
J-Hey not finishing with an offensive onslaught.
If Geoff Blum could be a Playoff hero, there is hope still...
Giants scare me. I think you're wrong about Bumgarner, he would pitch on short rest for Game 2 and then full rest for Game 5. Cueto would go Game 1, then short rest in game 4. Add in some really tough outs in that lineup and I want nothing to do with them. With that rotation they can easily steal a series.
Cards are a tough matchup. The rivalry evens out their comparable lack of talent. And like someone said, they love HRs, which is how to beat the Cubs. The upside is that I would feel really good about Lester twice against STL.
j.buchanan with a nice start...5ip 2h 1bb 3k, 0r/er
zobrist with 2HR and a double through 8
heyward 0-4 :(
Mark Gonzales @MDGonzales
Soler likely to return Sunday, Maddon says
Right now, I'd like to see the Mets first, Giants 2nd.
I believe that since most of the team from last years' NLCS is on the squad this year, they will really amp their game up even more to kick their ass in payback for 2015.
The Giants just do not have the depth in years past, and I think all things equal - and at Wrigley - they could handle them.
I do not want to see the Cards, period. Or their fans, media, or Joe Buck.
I don't want to play Braves in the first round. Any friggin team in the league can win 3 of 5..I hate the first round. Furthermore, I wanted to play the Marlins in 2003 and the Mets over Dodgers last year.
With that said in reverse order:
3. Cardinals: It will be devastating to lose in the first round, but even worse to their main rival. It is increased incentive for the Cardinals, especially after last year. Cards would have nothing to lose, Cubs have everything to lose.
2. Giants: Rotation in the playoffs scare me a bit, but what a lousy team.
1. Mets--because of the losses in the rotation
2. Giants--because they're not the team they were BUT they maybe have bullshit even-year magic?
3. Cardinals--because rivalry and not making the playoffs hurts them more than losing in the NLDS plus getting eliminated by them in the playoffs would make for horrible sports commentary next throughout next season.
Who's asking?
CLE/DET rained out last night already, possible rain-outs in New York (vs. Baltimore), Boston(vs. Toronto) and Philly(vs. Mets) this weekend too.
Not only games involving playoff spots that would need to be played, but any that involve home field advantage.
I got the first one! Second one I'm not even sure what even/odd betting is.


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Frequency Conversion Using Ultrafast Fiber Lasers
Rusu, Matei
Publication type: Doctoral dissertation
Issue date: 2006-11-24
Belongs to: Tampereen teknillinen yliopisto. Julkaisu - Tampere University of Technology. Publication; 635
University: Tampere University of Technology
Faculty: Department of Science and Engineering
Department: Optoelectronics Research Centre
This thesis investigates novel methods of generating ultrashort optical pulses in the visible and ultraviolet wavelength ranges by frequency conversion and supercontinuum generation using mode-locked fiber lasers. Optimization of mode-locked fiber lasers by intracavity dispersion compensation and repetition rate stabilization is described. An Nd mode-locked fiber laser is introduced as a way to obtain picosecond pulses in the near infrared (~900 nm). The fiber gain medium allows for efficient pumping of the 900 nm transition of the Nd and suppression of the parasitic 1060 nm oscillation. High quality picosecond pulse operation of an Yb-doped fiber laser is obtained by employing intracavity dispersion compensation in all-fiber format. The required negative dispersion is obtained from a single-mode fiber taper. Owing to the all-fiber format, the laser cavity is more compact than the traditional setups using bulk elements for dispersion compensation. Temporal synchronization between two mode-locked fiber lasers is obtained by cross phase modulation in a single-mode optical fiber. Using a special cavity design, all-optical clocking of a mode-locked fiber laser has been obtained. The clock source is an inexpensive telecom-grade laser diode. Exploiting the dissimilar gain spectra of Er and Yb-doped active fibers, a two-color mode-locked source has been constructed. The source emits two trains of pulses at 1550 nm and 1060 nm, synchronized by cross-phase modulation. Visible and ultraviolet light pulses are obtained from a high power Yb-doped fiber laser by frequency conversion in a waveguided KTP crystal. The mechanisms permitting simultaneous generation of second and third harmonic light are discussed. An all-fiber laser source optimized for pumping periodically-poled crystals is proposed. The source relies on interplay between frequency chirp and nonlinearity to prevent spectral broadening of a laser pulse inside the fiber amplifier. The intimate mechanisms of supercontinuum generation in photonic crystal fibers are investigated by spectrally-sensitive autocorrelations. Soliton fission is shown to play a key role in the early stages of spectral broadening. Using a frequency-doubled Yb-doped fiber laser, all-visible supercontinuum radiation is generated in a fiber taper. This novel broadband source covers the entire visible spectrum and, unlike traditional supercontinuum generators, does not produce any residual infrared radiation.
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Covering an area of 200 square kilometers, the Freiberg Mountains, known for their harsh climate, were settled at a relatively late date, reluctantly. In order to attract more inhabitants, the prince-bishop who was in power in 1384 introduced a charter that freed all inhabitants from taxes and interest on their cleared land. This is the origin of the name Freiberge ("Free Mountains").
Even though these special rights ended in 1792, the Freiberg Mountains are still the ideal destination for excursions for those who love freedom. Bicycle tours, horseback rides, hikes, covered wagon rides, snowshoe hikes, cross-country skiing or dogsled riding - the Freiberg mountains are just the right place for all these activities. The main town in the Freiberg mountains is Saignelégier. The moor lake "Étang de la Gruère", which is well worth visiting, is nearby.
Being the home of Franches Montagnes horses, the Jura is a true paradise for riders with over 200 kilometres of marked riding trails and the possibility to enjoy rides in covered wagons, carriages and wagons. And the horse foundation in Le Roselet is definitely worth visiting - a home for retired horses, ponies and donkeys. The annual horse market in Saignelegier is nowadays the biggest horse festival in Switzerland.
From Saignelégier a hiking trail leads to the Etang de la Gruère moorscape, a highlight of the Franches Montagnes countryside. Around the biggest moor pond in Switzerland boards provide information about the flora and fauna as well as moor and nature preservation.
National cycle route number 7 from Basel to Nyon is - particularly the stretch through the Franches Montagnes -is particularly popular with families. Bicycles are available for hire from the railway stations. Thanks to the well-developed rail and bus network it is easy to start or shorten tours at stops along the way.
The countryside of the Franches Montagnes is ideal for cross-country skiing and snow-shoe trekking. In addition to a great many cross-country skiing routes the number of marked routes for snow-shoe trekkers is increasing constantly. The unspoilt landscape of the Franches Montagnes is particularly suitable for these two sports.
- Franches Montagnes landscape – the sparse parkscape with open pastures, tree clusters and pine forests is the primary sight of the region.
- Etang de la Gruère – a high moor which was created 12'000 years ago and is of national importance featuring animals and plants which are rare or even in danger of becoming extinct. A trail combining all the characteristic elements of the Franches Montagnes high plateau has been built for walkers.
- Historic «Tête de moine» exhibition cheese dairy (only for groupes) – the cheese originating from the 12th century is produced in the vaulted hall at the old Bellelay farm. Further cheese dairies: Saignelégier, St-Imier.
- Chemins de Fer du Jura – the red one-metre gauge trains of the Jura Railways (CJ) mainly provide access to the high plateau of the Franches Montagnes and is perfect for excursions in the region.
- La Chaux-de-Fonds – an exursion destination near the Franches Montagnes. The watch museum is a must-see highlight when visiting the centre of time measurement.
Top Events
- International dog-sled race – almost like in Alaska: for two days the best teams in the world race through the snow-covered Franches Montagnes (January).
- «Marché-Concours national de Chevaux» (National Horse Market) – horse race, parading of 500 horses in front of the competition jury and the procession attract thousands to the biggest horse show in the country (August).
- Organic Market – every year during a September weekend the organic produce of the Franches Montagnes are presented to the general public in the market hall of Saignelégier (September).
- Chant du Gros Festival – music festival in Le Noirmont, last open-air festival of the season in Switzerland (September).


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See Spot Swim: Remedial Lessons Put Pooches in the Pool
Owners Seek to Turn Water-Shy Canines Into Lap Dogs; Avoiding the Dreaded 'AFR'
PACIFICA, Calif.—Most doggies can paddle on their own. Lady had to go to school first.
Lady, a 90-pound mastiff-and-shar-pei mix, was having the kind of weight gain and lower-back problems that could be helped by pool exercise. But her owner, Laura Burry, wasn't sure Lady could swim. "She likes puddles, but has never really gotten into the water," says Ms. Burry. "She is not too adventurous."
So Ms. Burry, a 24-year-old student, brought Lady to the Rex Center, a canine-swimming facility just south of San Francisco. Here, teacher Ellen Davison strapped a red life preserver around Lady's neck, guided the dog into the heated pool and gave her a lesson.
"Many dogs do not know how to swim, despite what you may think," says Ms. Davison. Some panic at first in the water, "just like a little kid would do," says Ms. Davison, who has been teaching dog swimming for three years.
Others need help because of disabilities such as arthritis, she says. Certain breeds, like bulldogs, sometimes just sink.
After a series of accidental dog deaths, officials in Colorado's Department of Agriculture recently proposed one of the first laws mandating dog "personal flotation devices" for kennels with pools. They also suggested requiring lifeguards.
Cesar Millan, the dog-training star of television show "Leader of the Pack," says his bulldog needed help learning to swim because its body wasn't naturally balanced for flotation. He had the pup trained by older Labradors, which are "like Michael Phelps" in the water, he says. "The dog must learn to relax," says Mr. Millan.
Other dog owners are turning to professional help. Over the last decade, dozens of canine-swimming centers have opened across the U.S. Introductory swimming classes, usually one-on-one, typically cost $50 to $70 per half-hour.
New York City's Water4Dogs facility offers lessons in a heated 18-by-16-foot pool for dogs with injuries, dogs that need to lose weight and dogs getting ready for summer. "A lot of these New York City dogs have Hamptons homes with pools or homes on the beach," says Jean Marie Cooper, Water4Dogs' senior therapist.
A window on one side of the pool lets owners watch their dogs' strokes underwater. Water4Dogs also offers dog-birthday pool parties.
South San Francisco resident Vindy Chiu signed up her 6-year-old dog, Turbo, for swimming classes because she feared the white Eskipoo had inherited her apprehensions about water.
"I don't really swim, so I had never taken him to get acclimated to water," says the 37-year-old office manager. During beach trips, Turbo would run from waves. "I wasn't sure if he was scared of water or just didn't know how to approach it."
A class at the Rex Center helped both Turbo and Ms. Chiu. "They are not throwing them in the water—they start with baby steps," she says. "It made me feel really good."
About 20 minutes into his lesson, Turbo could make it back and forth across the pool on his own, Ms. Chiu says. He demanded a chicken treat as reward for each lap. After class, Turbo napped for hours.
The goals of dog-swimming lessons are more remedial and therapeutic than competitive. There is only one dog stroke, the paddle.
While the paddle is intuitive, some dogs need a little help figuring out how much to kick. When Elaine Rothenhaus brought her yellow Labrador Bella to a swimming lesson, the puppy took to the water fearlessly, but her rear side kept sinking.
"I thought, oh wow she really doesn't know how to swim, despite what everyone thinks," says Ms. Rothenhaus. Everyone, she says, included her husband, who had questioned the necessity of lessons.
When the instructor strapped a flotation device around Bella's waist, everything got better. "After a few more times, she figured out she had to kick her back legs," says Ms. Rothenhaus, 42. Several classes later, Bella no longer requires a flotation device, she says.
One occupational hazard for instructors: Nervous dogs sometimes have accidents. At Water4Dogs, they call such incidents AFRs, for accidental fecal release. The Rex Center in California, where health regulations require pools to be drained after such incidents, fines owners $300 for each mishap. Instructors say owners can usually avoid them by taking their dogs for a walk before class.
Like any older dog learning a new trick, Lady's first steps into the pool were tentative. Swimming instructor Ms. Davison, dressed in a black surfing body suit, held Lady in her arms as they backed rear-legs first into a pool.
Panting heavily, Lady wouldn't even accept duck-flavored treats, so Ms. Davison massaged her in the water.
"Her face looks so concerned," said owner Ms. Burry.
"She is pretty scared right now, which is typical," Ms. Davison replied.
As Ms. Davison pulled Lady deeper into the water and she started to kick her legs, Ms. Burry encouraged the dog from the side of the pool. "Oh my gosh, she is swimming!" she said.
Ms. Davison carried the dog farther and farther out into the pool and then encouraged Lady to swim to her owner. By the end of the lesson, Lady could make it about halfway across the pool.
How was Lady feeling after class? "That was the best time I had ever!" said Ms. Burry, speaking for Lady in a high-pitched voice.
Each dog is different, so Ms. Davison says she must rely on instinct. "The dog will pretty much always run the session," she says. "Once they do a lap on their own, their little head or chest will puff out as if they were saying, 'I just did this!' "
"A lot of it has to do with the [human] clients," says Ms. Davison. "You have to be aware of their emotions and how they are taking the whole thing, especially if their dog is struggling in the water."
Ms. Davison says she has received requests for cat-swimming lessons, but hasn't yet taken on feline clients. "I'd need to do some more research on that," she says.
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TYRONE - Tied atop the Mountain League standings at 5-0, the winner of Friday's Tyrone-Bald Eagle Area girls basketball game would have a leg up on the league title midway through the season.
Trailing by nine points late in the second quarter, Tyrone scratched and clawed its way back into the game throughout the second half but couldn't clear the final hurdle.
Tyrone pulled to within one possession of Bald Eagle five separate times in the second half but never managed to take the lead in a 54-50 loss at the Tyrone Area Middle School gym.
"We'd battle to within a couple points and had opportunities to take the lead," Tyrone coach Luke Rhoades said. "If we could have taken the lead, it might have been a different story."
Each time Tyrone got close, Bald Eagle would get a couple quick buckets to widen the gap.
The final two Tyrone runs came in the last four minutes of the game. Bald Eagle led by eight points midway through the final quarter, but Tyrone scored six straight points to pull within a basket.
Alex Brooks swished a jump shot, and Nicole Gripp went coast-to-coast with a defensive rebound. The senior guard pulled up for a short, one-handed jump shot to narrowly avoid a charging call.
When Jordyn Swogger converted two free throws with 3:20 left, Tyrone trailed just 45-43, but BEA scored seven of the next eight points for a 52-44 lead with under a minute to play.
Gripp sank 3-pointers on back-to-back possessions, pulling Tyrone to within two once again, but Mary Pillot made a pair of free throws with 14 seconds left to preserve the win for Bald Eagle.
"If they take the lead maybe our legs buckle," Bald Eagle coach Troy Butterworth said. "They're a tough, well-coached team. I told our girls they'd make some runs. We were able to sustain the lead and keep our composure in a tough place to play."
BEA sits alone the Mountain League standings at 6-0, 9-1 overall. Tyrone falls to 5-1 in league play, 7-4 overall.
Gripp drained five 3-pointers on her way to a game-high 28 points in the loss. Alex Brooks led Tyrone with 11 rebounds and added nine points. Swogger scored seven points, grabbed seven rebounds and had five steals.
Pillot and Marissa Ward led Bald Eagle with 17 and 16 points, respectively. Six-foot-3 center Katelyn Miller pulled in 17 rebounds for BEA.
Rhoades traced the loss directly to the team's poor shooting.
"That surprised me. That's been one of our strong points this season," he said. "The effort was excellent. Everybody played extremely hard. The shots just didn't fall."
Tyrone shot 28 percent from the field, 13-of-34 2-pointers and 6-of-32 on 3-point shots for a combined 19-of-66.
"We can't shoot that bad. They were very aggressive and mixed up their defenses very well, but if we shoot 29 percent, we win the game," Rhoades said. "The nice thing is it's the middle of the season, and we have time to work on some things."
BALD EAGLE AREA (54): Simpson 0 5-6 5, Josefik 3 0-0 9, Ward 6 3-5 16, Pillot 7 2-2 17, Miller 2 3-4 7, Hardy 0 0-0 0. Totals - 18 13-17 54.
TYRONE (50): Gripp 11 1-2 28, Swogger 2 3-4 7, Taylor 0 0-0 0, Brooks 5 1-4 11, Hettinger 0 1-2 1, Christine 1 0-0 3, Raftery 0 0-0 0. Totals - 19 6-12 50.
Bald Eagle Area13 10 15 16 - 54
Tyrone8 11 11 20 - 50
3-point goals: Bald Eagle Area 5 (Josefik 3, Ward, Pillot); Tyrone 6 (Gripp 5, Christine).
Records: Bald Eagle Area (6-0 Mountain League, 9-1 overall); Tyrone (5-1 Mountain League, 7-4 overall).
Officials: Jim Buchanan, Doug Moore, Skip Dry.
JV: 27-23, Bald Eagle Area. High scorers-Peters, Fischer 7 (BEA); Christine 6 (T).


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Monday, March 18, 2013
The Warrior Ride, a non-profit organization with a mission to rehabilitate injured war heroes, began a Charleston bicycle tour at the Mount Pleasant Waterfront Park, Thursday morning. Nearly 30 veterans from Operation Iraqi Freedom and Operation Enduring Freedom rode to raise community support.
The "Warriors Helping Warriors" schedule began in Mount Pleasant at 8:30 a.m. and continued across the Ravenel Bridge to The Citadel.
A stop was made at the Daniel Library on campus for a special ceremony before proceeding to the Ralph H. Johnson VA Medical Center at 10 a.m.
A break for lunch was givenjust before noon at the center, where the warriors participated in a seminar. Following that was a ride back to Mount Pleasant over the Ravenel Bridge to visit the Patriots Point Naval & Maritime Museum at 3 p.m.
The tour concluded at the VFW Isle of Palms Post, where they ate dinner with fellow veterans. It wrapped up a nearly 12-hour journey in Charleston.
The next day, the cyclists – some using adaptive bikes – rode from the Holiday Inn Express in Moncks Corner to Santee Cooper State Park.
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Kurt Vonnegut: Letters edited and with an introduction by Dan Wakefield, Delacorte Press, 436 pages ($35). Some of the claims currently being made for this book are more than a little excessive. The cover blurb actually offers up Vonnegut's letters "as splendid in their own way as Keats'." Nor does it carry much weight to say that a 400-page volume of letters functions as the autobiography that Vonnegut never wrote.
Vonnegut's was not exactly an unwritten life. So much of it found its way into his novels, his commentaries on his novels and his essays that very little attracts readers not already committed fans – and even then they'll already be more than familiar with both Vonnegut's life and his somewhat bipolar way of writing about it. (His son Mark described himself as a "monopolar depressive descended from monopolar depressives." His father, in a 1971 letter to novelist Jose Donoso, said Mark had been diagnosed as a "schizophrenic.") What was left out was famously included by Mark in his own memoirs.
None of which is to say that Vonnegut wasn't a singular figure from 1963 on when his book "Cat's Cradle" vaulted him into another literary class altogether to the end of his life. He would, in a letter, tell an admiring relative that his reputation was a fad, like the hula hoop. In a 2000 letter to Norman Mailer, he complained that "my writing grows clumsier with each passing day." That Mailer letter continues with a typical Vonnegut aside with a thunderous echo: "Gunter Grass asked me one time when you and I were born, Norman and I said '1923' and '1922' and he said 'Do you know there is no male your age in Europe for you to talk to?' "That, of course, wasn't accidental or an aside at all but rather a conscious sample of Vonnegut's literary art. Wit, aphorism, charm, wisdom and joshery abound here as does "monopolar depression" or, at least, something in its neighborhood. Vonnegut's voice was as unique as his art. It is ominpresent here.
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Top Definition
A variation on the rusty trombone, the rusty French horn consists of a man giving a rim job to a woman, while also fisting her. This is reminiscent of a musician playing the French horn, as he places his hand in the bell of the horn to alter the pitch of the sound.
After she gave me a rusty trombone, I returned the favor with a rusty French horn.
po Michael P. Мај 4, 2005
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To eat a girl's ass while fingering her as if you were cupping a french horn while playing it.
I did the Rusty French Horn after the Opera.
po Kilowog1 Април 24, 2008
To suck a guys dick and fist his asshole at the same time.
Yo motha fucka does your dick feel good,and does your ass hurt from the Rusty French-horn last night?!
po Zack Payne Октобар 3, 2006
It's a take-off of the rusty trombone, where you 'toss the salad', but instead of the handjob, you insert your fingers like you're playing a french horn.
"Yeah, I played her like a rusty french horn!"
po T-Bone, $chmu, 'Pep', B-Love, and Nipples Април 11, 2007
Performing analingus on a female while reaching around to fist her, similar to playing a french horn.
Wow, I never realized how loose this chick was until I gave her a rusty french horn.
po Freddy-Wayne Август 9, 2007
the woman is lying on top of the man with buttox and vagina exposed and elevated. the man places left hand around womans leg, reaching clitoris with fingers, and stimulating thereafter. with right hand, he inserts however many fingers are necessary to reach maximum pleasure, while simultaneously rimming her anus. (ex. female version of the rusty trombone)
Bill gave me a rusty french horn, but I had some dingleberries that obstructed the air passage, so his tone was heavily affected.
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word used by men who cannot correctly enunciate plural nouns that end with the letter S.
Dude, that fox has some nice breasts but why you got to add all those unnecessary syllables? Breasts is only one syllable...breasteses = breast-e-ses...count 'em!
by nerakrepooc October 25, 2006
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Made popular by David Alan Greer on the show "In Living Color", breasteses is a corrupted version of saying breasts.
"I would love to get my hands on her breasteses."
by Steven-O September 10, 2009
The second most appealing part of the female anatomy. Approriate to use when one is referring to a woman that one wants to bone.
Look, there's your sister. Boy does she have nice breasteses.
by Jerôme H. December 26, 2005
Any combination of the breasts (boobs) of two or more individual women
Matt spends a great deal of 5th period lunch groping Taryn's and Amanda's voluptuous breasteses.
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Renee Fleming in RecitalSoprano and international opera star Renee Fleming performs for one night only in Pittsburgh. Program TBA.02/18/2014Time: 8:00 pmLocation: Carnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic and ChoirsGuest conductor Gerard Schwarz, the Carnegie Mellon Philharmonic and Choirs will join forces to perform Brahms' Schicksalslied, Ginastera's Harp Concerto, Op.25, featuring Natalie Severson, and Holst's The Planets. Maestro Schwarz is Conductor Laureate of the Seattle Symphony after 26 seasons there as Music Director.02/20/2014Time: 8:00 pmCarnegie Music Hall, 4400 Forbes Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Bloody Bloody Andrew JacksonWinner of an Outer Critics Circle Award and a Drama Desk Award, Bloody Bloody Andrew Jackson is a comedic Wild West rock musical about the founding of the Democratic Party. It traces the rise of Andrew Jackson, from early childhood to his controversial presidency. Michael McKelvey directs in the Rockwell Theatre.02/20/2014 - 03/02/2014Pittsburgh Playhouse, 222 Craft Ave, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Music of the BeatlesMike Tomaro directs the Duquesne U. Jazz Ensemble. The concert covers all eras of the Beatles, including two approaches to their music. The first involves exact transcriptions from the recordings: vocals, guitar, bass, drums, piano, strings, horns, etc., says Tomaro. The second approach is more jazz-oriented in which Tomaro freely twists and turns its elements to fit his jazz sensibilities.02/20/2014Time: 7:30 pmLocation: Power Center Ballroom, website
Casella, Prokofiev & SchumannGuest Conductor Gianandrea Noseda leads influential Italian Alfredo Casella's orchestral suite from La donna serpente (the serpent woman), his only major opera, from 1931. Pianist Jean Eflam Bavouzet performs Prokofiev's dynamic Piano Concerto #5, written a year later. Schumann's hopeful Symphony #2 closes the program.02/21/2014 - 02/23/201402/21 - 8:00 pm02/22 - 2:30 pmHeinz Hall, 600 Penn Ave., Pittsburgh, PAwebsite | map
Conservatory Dance Company at Point Park UniversityConservatory Dance Company students shine on stage in this annual tradition featuring the dazzling work of our most accomplished dance faculty.02/21/2014 - 03/02/201402/21 - 8:00 pm02/22 - 2:00 pm02/22 - 8:00 pm02/23 - 2:00 pm02/28 - 8:00 pm03/01 - 2:00 pm03/01 - 8:00 pm03/02 - 2:00 pmLocation: George White Studio, Point Park University, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
Bach and BeyondChatham Baroque's core trio focuses on Bach's intimate works: the magnificent Chaconne for unaccompanied violin, a solo suite for the German lute, duets from The Art of the Fugue, and Bach's Sonata for violin and continuo in G Major. Beyond Bach are pieces by his contemporaries Georg Philipp Telemann, Carl Friedrich Abel, and Johann Kropfgans.02/21/2014 - 02/23/201402/21 - 8:00 pm02/22 - 8:00 pm02/23 - 2:30 pmLocation: Fri@Sewickley Presbyterian, Sat@East Liberty Presbyterian, Sun@Chatham University chapelwebsite
Freya String Quartet Presents RootsMusic from and inspired by the roots of the Freya String Quartet's members. Includes Armenian folk songs, the world premiere of Matthew Peterson's Badlands, and the String Quartet in G Minor by Edvard Grieg. FSQ's recent residencies include those at the Charlotte New Music Festival and Opera Theater Summerfest.02/21/2014 - 02/22/201402/21 - 8:00 pm02/22 - 8:00 pmLocation: Union Project, 801 N Negley Ave, Pittsburgh, PAwebsite
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Ben Affleck and wife Jennifer Garner have baby No. 3 on the way any day now – but that's not the only project on Affleck's mind.
The actor, 39, founded the Eastern Congo Initiative in 2010 and recently got back from his eighth trip to the war-torn region. Affleck says it's his kids, Violet, 6 and Seraphina, 3, who inspire him to do good in the world.
"I got to a point in my life where I felt like I had been very fortunate," Affleck tells PEOPLE in an interview for the Feb. 27 issue, on newsstands now.
"And I wanted to do something more with my life than just make movies and try to make money. I wanted to do something that was important to me in other ways and would serve as an example to my kids."
Wednesday, Affleck launched a Facebook timeline to share pictures and stories from his trips to Africa. His nonprofit helps support Congolese-led organizations helping to rebuild the region, from groups aiding former child soldiers to those supplying health care to the most vulnerable.
"The people there are working as hard as they can to make their lives better," says Affleck. "And that's inspiring."
As for his own kids, Affleck says he shows them where he's going on a map when he travels to Africa. Says the actor: "I tell them it's important to be involved in the world in ways that help others and not just yourself."
Ben Affleck: How My Kids Inspire Me
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Meal Plan: Main Meals and Desserts
Below you can find part two of our suggested meal plan for those of you seeking to tone up your body. It covers light and main meals and dessert. Part one covers breakfast and snacking.
If you are working through the Shape Up and Tone programme then nutrition is key to reaching your goal. So, are desserts off the menu and what should you be eating for main meals?
Light Meals
If your goal is to lose weight remember to try and exercise on an empty stomach. Here are some ideas for three to four hours before you go swimming. Keep your carbohydrate and protein levels high (60:40 ratio) and don't pig out on simple sugars or high fat meals such as fast foods or fried breakfasts. Here are some good examples:
- Baked potatoes – fill them with beans, sweet corn or chilli – a little cheese is ok and remember eat the skins, it's the healthiest bit! It provides fibre that helps maintain our blood sugar levels.
- Pasta meals or bakes – again go light on the cheese and, unless you're planning to swim the channel, there's no need to pile in too much starchy pasta. Instead throw in plenty of vegetables – tuna is also a great protein source.
- Beans on toast - they may be the signature of a student's staple diet but they're actually really good for you – there's lots of protein in the beans and wholemeal toast provides your complex carbohydrates.
- Remember to go for low-sugar beans or, healthier still, buy some mixed beans and make your own version! If beans aren't your thing, eggs will do a similar job of providing protein.
- Chilli con carne – kidney beans, lean ground mince, and brown rice – all should set you up perfectly for exercise in a few hours. Cheap, fatty, greasy mince, white rice and salty tortilla chips will not.
Main Meals
Planning is the key. It's a good idea to plan your main meals at the beginning of the week so you can get the food in and you don't have to resort to takeaways or microwavable food in the evenings.
There isn't a single meal that doesn't 'go' with vegetables so throw plenty in. It's not like there's not loads of options to choose from, they're really healthy and you can eat unlimited amounts!
The best way to eat vegetables is raw before they've lost any of their nutrients from cooking.But if you're going to cook them make sure you keep the water because it contains the nutrients, vitamins/antioxidants that they have lost in the boiling/steaming process – it can then be used for stock, gravy, or anything you like!
Research shows that microwaving fresh vegetables is one of the healthiest ways to cook them and retain the maximum amounts of vitamins/antioxidants. PLEASE get out of the habit of frying vegetables – there's no better way to destroy their nutrients and minerals than with superheated fat that your body will struggle to digest at an optimum rate.
By this point – if you didn't already – you should know which foods are good for you and which aren't. If not, refer to our healthy diet page.
So what about meat? Anything fishy - as long as it's not covered in batter - is great, as are the white meats. Red meats are great as well but go for the lean options and cut off the excess fat.
Finally, go for fibrous carbohydrates over the starchy ones to finish off your dish. These are all the fresh vegetables
- Cauliflower, broccoli, green beans, cabbage, brussels sprouts, peas, carrots, courgettes etc are all great fibrous carbs.
- Starchy carbs include pastas, rices, noodles, couscous, white potatoes – we always tend to over-eat on these so keep portion sizes limited.
There are so many options, you can be as creative as you like and still manage to keep your meal healthy and your diet balanced.
We love them, you love them, there's hardly a person in the world who doesn't love something sweet after the main course. But if fat loss is your gain, you need to be careful when you eat sweets and how much you do eat. Here are a few tips.
- Try to leave at least 40 minutes between finishing your main course and eating your sweet. This will allow your body to absorb some of the protein, carbohydrates and healthy fats before the fat-storing sugar-rush of your dessert. In short, the larger your meal, the less will be absorbed and the more will be stored as fat if you have a sweet immediately afterwards – it's a pretty simple rule to understand.
- There are also levels of healthiness when it comes to desserts, so think about which ingredients you are using.
- Fresh fruit is always going to improve the healthiness of a dessert, whole-wheat flour is readily available and still works for dough of pastry, low-fat yoghurt and low-fat milk are also perfect alternatives to their fatty relations.
And treats are fine – you don't have to stop eating cake if it's somebody's birthday – if the rest of your diet and exercise is making up for it. Use our Calorie Cruncher as a guide.
12.03pm 20th September 2011
David Bernard
Thank you for explaining this in an easy to understand manner.


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