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Costa Rica Study Abroad Program at Universidad Nacional
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Program Snapshot
Study for a semester or a year in one of the most naturally beautiful countries in the world. Situated in Heredia, the Universidad Nacional combines excellent academics with extensive opportunities to get involved in campus life and the surrounding community.
What Universidad Nacional has to offer
Academic Structure
What is the academic structure of UNA?
IFSA-Butler offers a semester and full year study abroad program at the Universidad Nacional (UNA) in Heredia, Costa Rica. The program allows you to enroll directly in classes at UNA with local students. In addition, it offers three program classes designed specifically for IFSA-Butler participants. These classes, taught in Spanish by local professors, are intended to provide you with an understanding of the events and issues that make Costa Rica what it is today.
Program Courses
What program courses does IFSA-Butler offer?
Click here to download all program course syllabi, or click on a course title below to download an individual course syllabus.
Advanced Spanish (4 U.S. semester credit hours) This intensive Spanish class is specially designed for IFSA-Butler students and is mandatory. The course is offered at three different advanced levels, and placement is determined by a series of assessments during orientation in Costa Rica. The class is taught intensively during orientation and continues less frequently throughout the semester.
Social History of Costa Rica (3 U.S. semester credit hours) This optional class introduces IFSA-Butler students to Costa Rica's dynamic social history. Starting in the pre-Columbian era, this course guides students through major historical events which helped shape Costa Rica into the peaceful country it is today.
Ecology and Sustainable Development in Costa Rica (3 U.S. semester credit hours) Due to its location in the tropical zone, Costa Rica hosts one of the largest diversity of species and ecosystems in comparison with other tropical regions in the world. Over 25% of Costa Rica's territory is under a category of protection, thanks to private reserves dedicated to ecotourism and research. This course is designed to help IFSA-Butler students acquire a basic ecological understanding of Costa Rica's rich diversity of species populations, communities and landscapes, from tropical natural forests to aquatic resources, taking into consideration the impact of human activity. Classroom lectures and discussion are enhanced by practical hands-on experience through two required field trips where students volunteer to support municipal and community groups that are developing ecotourism initiatives.
University Info
What is the Universidad Nacional like?
University Courses
What UNA courses am I eligible to take?
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Where can I find a list of courses that UNA offers?
Click here for a listing of Spanish and Literature courses offered at UNA.
Please note that UNA's online course listings are not complete. Some UNA departments have not posted their courses, while other departments have posted only a few courses that may be available. If a particular department or course you are looking for is not listed, contact your program advisor for more information. Course availability changes every semester.
Are there any restrictions or additional requirements for courses I can take?
I need to provide course descriptions and/or syllabi to my home university advisor. Where can I find those?
Please limit your request to 10 courses at a time. Keep in mind that it may take a few days to a month to obtain this information.
How are UNA courses different from the courses at my U.S. university?
Additionally, you might notice that your Tico classmates know each other very well. This is because students enroll in carreras rather than majors. Carreras are similar to majors in the United States but with a more structured program of study and fewer elective courses. Students from the same carrera enroll in the same courses together during their entire undergraduate career.
How will I register for courses?
Course registration takes place once you arrive in Costa Rica, typically during your second week of orientation. A designated day will be set aside for registration at UNA. During this time, you will receive the updated course catalog and be able to speak with departmental representatives or professors about courses in which you are interested in taking. You will then select your courses for the semester.
Before leaving for Costa Rica, you will complete a pre-enrollment form sent to you by your IFSA-Butler program advisor. This is required by UNA and used to measure student interest in courses and determine the number of spaces that might be available. However, you will not officially enroll into any courses until your onsite orientation.
The order of registration is determined by your cumulative GPA. International students with the highest GPA register first. Make sure you select more classes than you actually need just in case the class you want to take is already full.
While we are sure that your time abroad will be rewarding, you must be aware of some of the challenges inherent in dealing with the Costa Rican educational system. The resident director will not only discuss these at orientation but will also be available to help you with any problems that may arise during the semester.
Keep in mind that the educational system in Costa Rica is different from the system in the U.S. For example, universities do not usually publish course schedules until just before the start of the semester. In many cases, current course listings are not available until you arrive on site. Registration can be a confusing and frustrating process; remember that IFSA-Butler staff will help you during orientation.
What if I need to take a required course?
Science and engineering courses everywhere require a high level of expertise, and students should be prepared for the increased challenge of studying these disciplines in Spanish. As these are fields in which there are generally few international students, visiting students may feel that the support system is not readily apparent. However, previous visiting students at UNA have found science and engineering course professors to be helpful.
What are the registration conditions?
All courses are graded on an A-F scale, and there is no provision for pass/fail or auditing courses unless pass/fail is the only method of assessment for the course. Students are not allowed to register for on-line, distance education or hybrid courses. See the "Academics" and "Program Fees and Financial Aid" sections in Preparing to Study Abroad for more information.
ExamsWhat do I need to know about exams?
Due to the difference in academic systems, your exam schedule will not be available until after you register for courses at UNA. Be sure to confirm exam dates with your professor at the beginning of the semester. You are not permitted to reschedule exams, request alternate assessment or arrange to have your exams proctored in the United States. If this occurs, IFSA-Butler will not be able to assist you in conducting an academic record appeal on the class in which you made this arrangement. Additionally, all academic obligations, including final exams, must be complete before leaving Costa Rica.
TranscriptsHow will my home university know what my classes were and what grades I received?
After you return to the U.S., IFSA-Butler will send a Butler University transcript to your home university. The transcript reflects the courses taken, credits attempted and grades earned at UNA during your study abroad semester or year. We will also send an official transcript to your permanent home address.
Academic Tutors
What if I need academic help during the semester?
Areas of Study
One the Universidad Nacional program, you are able to take university courses in a wide range of subject areas. Most departments at the university are open to IFSA-Butler students. See the "University Courses" tab for more information on departmental and course restrictions. IFSA-Butler hopes that students will be able to take courses for their U.S. institution degree requirements in order to stay on track for graduation.
Following is a sample list of courses that previous IFSA-Butler students have taken in Heredia during past semesters. Please keep in mind that this is not a complete list. There are hundreds of courses in Heredia from which you can choose. To see full course listings that may be available during your study abroad semester, click on the "University Courses" tab to access the online course catalog.
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* All courses listed on this page were available to IFSA-Butler students during previous semesters on the Universidad Nacional program in Costa Rica. IFSA-Butler cannot guarantee that a course listed here or on the university's online course catalog will be available or open to IFSA-Butler students during future study abroad semesters. Please contact your IFSA-Butler program advisor if you have questions about course availability.
Environmental Studies
Focus on environmental studies in one of the world's most eco-friendly destinations. This special concentration combines a specialized environmental studies course and an advanced Spanish class with integrated classes at Universidad Nacional. A wide variety of ecology, environmental science and environmental studies courses are available at the university, as are other subjects.
Environmental studies volunteer opportunities are part of this program, and special program excursions and activities focus on conservation, sustainable tourism and community development.
Click on the links below to view PDFs of the concentration courses. Click on the University Courses subtab in the Academics section to see more about integrated UNA courses.
Teacher Education
Combine education courses at UNA and hands-on classroom interactions with a unique cultural experience in Costa Rica. This concentration is ideal for future Spanish or ESL teachers, or for any education major who wants to be prepared for the increasingly diverse U.S. classroom.
Core courses are in advanced Spanish and Development of Education and Education Models. Students choose the rest of their courseload from education courses or other subjects at UNA.
An optional non-credit workshop preparing students for the ACTFL test is also part of the program.
Click on the link below to view PDF of the concentration course. Click on the University Courses subtab in the Academics section to see more about integrated UNA courses.
Housing Options
What are my housing options?
Study abroad is much more than academics. Learning takes place not only during class, but 24 hours a day. One of the best out-of-class experiences is the homestay, which is a vital, required component of the IFSA-Butler program. One IFSA-Butler student is placed with a carefully selected, program approved host family for the duration of the study abroad semester or year.
Housing FAQs
Is my housing included in the program fee?
When will I receive my housing assignment?
Please keep in mind that while IFSA-Butler guarantees housing, we cannot guarantee your preferences.
Do I have to pay a housing deposit?
Can I arrange my own housing?
Location InfoLiving and Studying in Heredia
Population: 103,000 (greater area)
Location: Central Costa Rica, seven miles from San José
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Dates & Fees
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Your program end date may change due to circumstances beyond IFSA-Butler's control. Upon arrival at your host university, be sure to verify your exam schedule and program end date. We also strongly recommend that you investigate fees and penalties associated with your airline tickets in case you need to make date or route changes.
Program housing is available only until the day shown on the calendar as "Program Ends." If you have academic obligations after this date, let the IFSA-Butler staff know so they can arrange an extended stay with your host family.
Exams must be taken where and when scheduled. Under no circumstances may students request that an exam time be changed. In Costa Rica, exams are taken under formal examination conditions, and changes cannot be made for individuals.
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What's included in our Costa Rica program fees
Calendar Year and Semester 1 Payments Due: December 15
Program Fee Bills
Personal Cost Estimates
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These figures are designed to assist students with financial planning but are only estimates based on past students' experiences at the current exchange rate. They do not include any entertainment or vacation travel costs.
The above numbers are general estimates of expenses during a program abroad. We recommend taking into account your current spending habits, the cost of living in your host country and the current exchange rate. Your IFSA-Butler program advisor can be helpful as you attempt to work on a personal budget for your experience abroad.
Meals: The program fee includes three meals per day.
Personal Miscellaneous: Covers general expenses of college life, including course supplies, photocopying, toiletries, snacks, personal care, etc.
Commuting: Estimates are for transportation between housing and university. Transportation for personal or recreational purposes is not included in the above estimates.
All costs are in U.S. dollars.
Meet Your IFSA-Butler Team
IFSA-Butler has a dedicated team of staff who are here to help students prepare for their program in Costa Rica:
Program Advisor Jennifer McKibben assists with the application process and is here to answer program, cultural and academic questions before departure. Jennifer studied abroad in Costa Rica for a year through an IFSA-Butler program. After completing her undergraduate degree in Spanish at Butler University, she moved to Costa Rica for three years to immerse herself in the culture and pursue a Master's degree in Spanish-English Translation at Universidad Nacional. She is very passionate about helping students have impactful, enriching experiences abroad. Jennifer currently advises students planning to study abroad in Argentina, Chile, Costa Rica, Mexico and Peru. She can be reached at the email link above or at 800-858-0229, ext. 4264.
Once abroad, our students are in the capable hands of our on-site office, including our resident director.
Get Connected
Connect with IFSA-Butler Students
If you really want to know what it's like to study abroad, connect with IFSA-Butler alumni and students who are currently abroad on an IFSA-Butler program. Check out the following:
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Volunteering while studying abroad in Costa Rica is an enriching experience, both personally and academically. Students report that even volunteering a few hours per week enhanced their study abroad experience by providing them with access to the local culture and a deeper understanding of problems that face Costa Ricans on a daily basis.
Opportunities to volunteer are available for IFSA-Butler students in many different fields such as environmental projects, working in rural communities or tutoring children after school. Additionally, many of the program excursions and activities in Costa Rica are focused on volunteerism and giving back to the local community.
IFSA-Butler has prepared a list of places where you, as a visiting student, could volunteer to do social service. While this is purely optional, a commitment on your part is needed in order to arrange a placement. Upon completion of your period of volunteerism, you will be issued a certificate indicating the number of hours you dedicated and the type of work you completed. Volunteering does not earn academic credit and will not appear on your Butler University transcript.
Examples of places where students can be placed:
This is just a sample of the volunteer opportunities available to our students, and these may change from semester to semester. If you have specific interests, please discuss them with your program advisor, who can research other opportunities that may be available in your area of interest. Your program advisor can help you determine opportunities that fit your interests (if they are not listed above), but you will not sign up for a volunteer placement until after orientation.


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Connecting with our inner strength allows us to feel stable and secure regardless of the ways our outer circumstances shift and change. Most of us tend to base our sense of security and happiness upon the outer conditions of our lives, but doing so can result in periods of upheaval and uncertainty. Choosing instead to base our feelings of security on an inner quality that cannot be affected by outside influences automatically gives us a greater sense of power about our own happiness. Additionally, knowing that we have a safe inner haven to turn to in times of uncertainty encourages a calm state of acceptance and peacefulness, no matter how confusing or frightening our circumstances become. Embracing your inner power today can greatly ease your transition through any challenging experiences.
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NEW MIDDLETOWN - Beware of the Wildcat.
Edison graduate ended his high school football playing days with a memorable performance at the 33rd Annual Penn-Ohio Stateline Football Classic Game June 29 at Springfield High School.
O'Brien amassed a game-high 87 yards on the ground leading Ohio to a 19-7 victory over Pennsylvania.
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Ohio Game Coordinator Larry Baughman (right) presents Edison's Shane O'Brien with the Ohio MVP Award following the Penn-Ohio Game June 29 at?Springfield. (Photo by Aaron Petchal)
"It's huge," O'Brien said about the win. "That's all we have been hearing about lately is how PA has won the last how many games, and Ohio is not going to win and we are the underdogs, so to come out here and get the win I think that is a huge proof of what kind of team we have and what kind of talent we had on the team this year."
For his fine performance in the game, O'Brien was named Ohio's MVP.
"That is something that I can't believe it even happened. It's just you got here among all of this talent and all of these players and to come out with an MVP that is something special. That is something you remember for the rest of your life."
Practice for the game got underway for the Buckeyes June 18 at East Liverpool's practice field. It took a couple of days for the players and coaches to get to know one another.
"It did a little bit," O'Brien said. "It took a couple of days, I'll admit the first day you walk in and you don't really know anybody. You recognize some faces, maybe some names here and there, but then I think two or three days later on Media Day everyone was joking around and having a good time.
"We really started to get to know each other. I think that was huge. It was kind of a way for us to get together and come together as a team, and I think that played a big role tonight."
The game was delayed about 90 minutes due to lightning, but once the game started the two teams got down to the business of playing football.
"Oh yeah, it's just football," O'Brien said. "It's just a game. We have all been playing it. Everyone here, they wouldn't be here if unless they are good football players, so once we got out here and started playing, everything just started clicking."
O'Brien's 43-yard run in the third quarter helped setup the go-ahead score.
"Congratulations to my team," O'Brien said. "They get all of the credit. I owe everything to them."
O'Brien has decided to continue his academic and athletic careers at Mount Union. O'Brien is going to spend the rest of his summer getting ready to go off to Alliance.
"I'm going to be getting ready for college," O'Brien said. "I'm going to enjoy the games. I'm going to enjoy the rest of my summer, the last month or so before I go off to Mount."
O'Brien will be heading to Mount Union on Aug. 11.
O'Brien said he is getting a little nervous about heading off to college.
"Yeah, a little bit, a little bit," he said. "I'm counting down the days, but I am excited though. It is something I have been working for for a really long time. It is definitely something exciting."
For O'Brien, things could not have turned out better during the whole Penn-Ohio experience.
"It's going to be one of the greatest of my life," O'Brien said about how he is going to look back on the experience. "It's one hell of an experience. It's one heck of a way to finish up my high school career. I couldn't ask for a greater group of guys to celebrate with.


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MUSCAT : Metropolitan Dr Pulikkottil Geevarghese Mar Yulios, Metropolitan of Ahmedabad Diocese, was addressing the Mar Gregorios Orthodox Church Youth Movement (MGOCYM) members during his recent visit to Muscat.
Mar Yulios took the third letter of John written by Gaius, 'the Elder' to a church leader as the theme talk and spoke about the youth movement in relation to Puritanism urging them to stay away from such practices. The Puritans were a group of people who grew discontent in the Church of England and worked towards religious, moral and societal reforms and were a significant grouping of English Protestants in the 16th and 17th centuries.
The Metropolitan called upon more youngsters to take youth movement activity more vigorously and spend time constructively for the Lord. He further envisaged a greater role for MGOC youth members towards shaping up the new Ahmedabad diocese in the days ahead. Mar Yulios interacted with the young members and gave an outlook of the future programmes and promised to network with the MGOC members on all future events.
Dr Mar Yulios is presently in Oman on his first-ever visit since churches in the Sultanate come under the newly-formed Ahmedabad Diocese.
Fr James Geevarghese, Vicar, MGOC Muscat also spoke.
Biju Parumala, Vice President, gave a briefing about the activities of the youth movement and presented a book containing a compilation of songs from MGOCYM. Pradeep Varghese, General Secretary read out the report of the various youth programmes held so far.


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Recently at the weekly Bonanza meeting, the topic of the Common Core State Standards and the federal government's continued involvement in local education was mentioned. Unfortunately, instead of initiating an intelligent discussion it only precipitated an attack on the messenger. Common Core as it changes the depth and content of what our children are taught in public schools should be an important issue for all our citizens.
It is often argued when discussing topics that we should go back to the methods of the good old days, sometimes correctly and sometimes not. We as a nation have made technological progress that makes the simplicity of the good old days obsolete. However in the classroom maybe it would be a wise idea to incorporate modern technology into our old methods of educating rather than overhauling the whole system.
When our 60+ age citizens graduated high school there were few if any who could not read, write and do mathematics at a level of proficiency that dwarfs todays graduates. Many are raising or know of exceptional students that still excel, but these are not the students I am talking about. Rather it is the masses of children who have failed because of a lowering of academic and behavioral standards to meet the needs of socially deprived students.
Ever since our country entered the science of social engineering, creating an entitlement dependent culture, which has now progressed to an expedient political way of capturing votes, our educational system has suffered from bureaucratic destruction. The basis of the material taught has changed from grammatically correct English, scientific, mathematical and historical academia to political correctness and replacement of the parent as the guide to our child's social and religious morality.
Dumbing down the education and lowering the academic standards to advance in grade or graduate in order to hide the destructive results caused by social engineering do not prepare our children for today's world. Making the test easier in order for poorly educated students to pass does not achieve any desired result.
Why has amoral behavior, foul language, lack of respect toward teachers and violence of so many students been allowed to damage the education of the masses just because it is not their fault? Why is it that so many of the American high school graduates cannot speak proper English, perform simple arithmetic calculations without a calculator, nor a clue about the history and constitution of the United States or geography of the world?
A large portion of America sees the intrusion of the federal government and our liberal court system as a deterrent to the success of our children academic levels. Certainly others disagree. Children have an enormous capacity to learn if nurtured properly to reverse their deficiencies. This is where the discussion needs participation of a concerned community.
There needs to be a full and honest disclosure of what methods, subject materials and testing our children will undergo in the new Common Core curriculum. Are foreign students smarter than American children or just better educated by their country? I say they are not smarter but are results of a superior educational system with higher expectations.
Richard Reiter is an Incline Village resident.


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("rules of right conduct employed in everyday life"Boatright)
Principle of Equal Consideration: you should make judgments and decisions and act in ways that treat the interests and well-being of others as no less important than you own. The basic principle of the ethical point of view. It requires fairness and impartiality in your dealings with other peopleusing your ethical principles as reasons for your actions, and applying those equally to yourself and others. [See Boatright, pg. 9]
Some other broad ethical principles (sometimes referred to as rules)
Principle of Honesty: you should not deceive other people. Our need to trust others justifies this principle. Without trust, then communication, cooperation, and other necessary social functions become difficult or impossible. (Withholding information does not always violate the principle of honesty.)
Do No Harm Principle: you should avoid doing things that harm other people or damage their projects, efforts, or property. Our need for social harmony justifies this principle. We cannot justifiably expect people to respect our well-being if we do not respect theirs. [Combines the feature of impartiality and the feature of commitment to use reason; again see pg. 9]
The Principle of Fidelity: you should fulfill your commitments and act faithfully (the agreements, pledges and promises you make, as well as the special obligations of the human relationships you maintain). Fidelity is essential to all human relationships and institutions, it is the tie that binds. It also motivates us to follow the principles of honesty and harm. (Fidelity is the not the highest value, and usually does not justify violating the basic principle of equal consideration to all.)
The Principle of Autonomy: we have a duty to allow or enable other people to act in informed, considered, and rational ways. This principle is related to the above three and is part of the justification of these. This principle is justified by our need to be autonomous individualsthat is, individuals who are informed, rational, and responsiblewhich is a very important value in our society.
The Principle of Confidentiality: you should keep private information private, not releasing it to people who have no legitimate need or right to know.
The Principle of Lawfulness: you should follow laws, cooperate with those who act lawfully in implementing and enforcing them, and seek to change laws only by lawful and ethical means.


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Rey ' Boom Boom' Bautista is set to face Jose 'Negro' Ramirez in the main event of Pinoy Pride 19 which will be the first time the Philippine's premier boxing event, organized by ALA Promotions, has headed to Davao.
Bautista (34-2) will be defending the WBA International Featherweight Title which he won by by beating Daniel Ruiz at Pinoy Pride 17 last October. His opponent, Ramirez (24-3), has a reputation as a big hitter with 15 knockouts to his name.
This will be the first time that Ramirez has ever fought outside of Mexico and he will be taking a big step up in opposition against 'Boom Boom'. Bautista has won eight straight fights and is looking to get back into world title contention after falling short at the final hurdle first time around when he was stopped by Daniel Ponce de Leon in 2007.
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Tasting Notes
Granny Smith apples highlight the aroma with under tones of grapefruit, vanilla, and toasty oak. Crisp green apples, kiwi, lime and tangerine dance on the palate balanced by subtle flavors of sweet cream and custard. Vibrant, juicy and refreshing, enjoy this wine with a Waldorf or chopped salad. Mossback Chardonnay has the acidity to stand up to heavier dishes as well, such as fettuccini alfredo or chicken curry.
Wine Maker Notes
The fruit for our Mossback Chardonnay is grown in the heart of Russian River Valley AVA. The 2011 vintage marks the return of our Aquarius Vineyard, absent over the last three years due to replanting. Deciding when to pick is the most critical decision in this cool region. Patience is the key as some years the fruit does not fully mature until November giving rise to constant worry about rain and frost. When Mother Nature cooperates, we get the most intensely flavored wine around. We cold ferment 80% of this wine to preserve and enhance that crisp fruity character; we barrel ferment the remainder to add subtle oak and vanilla richness. We also blend a small amount of our Dunnigan Hills Chardonnay to increase complexity and add tropical notes.
Additional Notes
RUSTIC MOSSBACKMossback is an old fashioned term for farmer. The Giguiere family has a long history of farming, and for the Mossback brand we have sought fruit from some of the most renowned farmers in the Russian River Valley. The name also conjures up images of the mossy rocks, tree trunks and end posts that are so prevalent in the cool Russian River Valley.About the AppellationThis brand consists of a Russian River Valley Chardonnay, a Russian River Valley Pinot Noir and a Cabernet Sauvignon from the Chalk Hill appellation.


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The United States wastes billions of dollars "warehousing" low-level drug offenders. Newark Mayor and U.S. Senate hopeful Cory Booker recently called for a major overhaul of America's prison system.
"If we are concerned about large government, mass incarceration represents an ever growing expenditure while producing failed results," he said.
Booker made his remarks at the Metropolitan AME Church here in Jersey City, where Dr. Martin Luther King spoke in 1968 just prior to his death. Booker used the 50th anniversary of the March on Washington, where King gave his iconic "I Have a Dream" speech, to introduce his first policy proposal in his race to replace the great Sen. Frank Lautenberg.
Booker called for more drug treatment, an end to mandatory sentences for nonviolent drug offenders, the decriminalization of marijuana, increased funding for prison re-entry programs and an end to for-profit private prisons.
Booker said: "I am fundamentally against private prisons. There is a profit motive to warehouse human beings. Think about what we are paying for. There's a perversion when we hold people in bondage for money."
Booker also excoriated a justice system that incarcerates vastly higher numbers of black citizens than whites for similar offenses. In New Jersey, blacks make up 14 percent of the state's population but make up over 60 percent of the state's prison population. "There is something fundamentally wrong with those numbers," he said.
In this writer's view, Mr. Booker is absolutely correct. The notion that drug use only happens in communities of color is pure fiction. Drug use occurs there, but it also occurs in white communities. However, people of color are 13 times more likely to be arrested than whites. What is painfully obvious, when one steps back and looks at the facts, is that the system of mass incarceration operates with stunning efficiency to sweep up people of color and lock them up in cages and releasing them into a world of second-class status.
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This recipe is from the California Table Grape Commission.
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- 1 teaspoon salt
- 1 teaspoon dry mustard
- 1 teaspoon dried thyme
- 1⁄2 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 4 (6 ounce) salmon steaks or 4 (6 ounce) salmon fillets
- 2 teaspoons honey
- 3 teaspoons olive oil, divided
- 8 cups spinach leaves
- 1⁄2 teaspoon minced peeled garlic
- 2 cups red seedless grapes, halved
- 1⁄2 cup dry red wine
- Combine salt, mustard, thyme and pepper; mix well.
- Rub salmon fillets with honey and sprinkle with half the seasoning mixture.
- Heat 2 teaspoons of olive oil in a nonstick skillet; brown both sides of salmon fillets.
- Toss spinach and garlic with remaining 1 teaspoon oil in a 13x9x2-inch baking dish.
- Place salmon on spinach, cover loosely with aluminum foil and bake at 300°F for 10 minutes.
- Sauté grapes in skillet used to brown salmon.
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All I can say is "Yummy"! This was easy to put together and healthy, too! I didn't have any honey, so I subbed the same amount of brown sugar and rubbed it onto the salmon with the other seasonings. I used pinot noir for the red wine. Because I was too lazy to go to the store for grapes, I just left those out. It turned out great and didn't seem to suffer from my subs. This was very good and really pretty also. Thanks for a great recipe!
on flavor/taste alone, this ranks a 5* but i was a bit flummoxed about the sauce. i wasn't so much a sauce per se as much as it was just grapes in wine. i thought maybe it would thicken some as the grapes reduced...maybe one should use over-ripe grapes or puree the grapes? that said, i didn't have any trouble at all with the grapes being too strong after cooking. all that said, the taste is great and i would love to make this again, if i can figure out the sauce.
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TEN DAYS AGO, they were in Palm Beach, Fla., at the NFL owners' meetings - Jeffrey Lurie, Andy Reid, Howie Roseman, all of them. Amid the old money and the pounding Atlantic surf and the $22 room-service omelets, the Eagles had no idea they were about to be confronted with a roster crisis: the ruptured Achilles' tendon of All-Pro left tackle Jason Peters.
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As we near the end of March, every team has it's share of tough decisions regarding the last few spots on their roster. MLBPW will keep you up to speed any time those decisions involve prospects. Here are some links from over the weekend:
- When Dodgers' camp began, it was understood that the 5th spot in the starting rotation was James McDonald's to lose, but as Dylan Hernandez of the Los Angeles Times reports, McDonald was doing just that until a solid start on Saturday. With little in the way of reliable starting pitching depth, the job appears to still be McDonald's to lose.
- One of the reasons the Twins didn't over extend themselves to get Juan Cruz this off-season was the existence of prospect Jose Mijares who they thought was ready to play a key role in their 2009 bullpen, but as La Velle E. Neal III of the Minnesota Star-Tribune reports, Mijares is not pitching like a player ready for the major leagues.
- Jeff Larish may be road blocked by Miguel Cabrera at 1B, but thanks to his versatility in the field reports John Lowe of the Detroit Free Press, Larish may still have a spot on the Tigers' roster.


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Middle Ear Myoclonus: A New Technique For Suppression Of Spontaneous Clicking Tinnitus
Keywords: myoclonus, middle ear, objective tinnitus, zygomatic manoeuvre.
Tinnitus is classified as subjective and objective. Objective tinnitus describes a sound produced in the head which can be heard by someone other than the patient. It is less common than subjective tinnitus and is further subdivided into rhythmic and non-rhythmic categories. Objective tinnitus with a rhythmic nature may be due to glomus tumours, vascular anomalies such as vascular loop, or palatal myoclonus associated with central pathology: brainstem or cerebellar vascular, infectious, demyelinating disease, tumours, trauma, iatrogenic surgical complications or aneurysms.1 Causes of non-rhythmic objective tinnitus can be classified as muscular or vascular. High frequency clicking sounds may originate from the Eustachian tube, middle ear and temporo-mandibular joint. Infrequently, cases of middle ear muscle myoclonus are associated with hemifacial spasm due to 7th cranial nerve compression by aberrant vessel or other pathology2. In some patients, clicking is precipitated by loud noise. Generally the underlying cause of spontaneous middle ear myoclonus is not known and management is undefined. We report two cases of idiopathic irregular middle-ear clicking, presumed myoclonus, with successful suppression using bilateral zygomatic pressure.
Technique: At the onset of irregular clicking, the patient places the heel of the palm of the hands on the lateral aspect of the zygomatic bone with fingers interlacing over the nose, not blocking the airway3 . Gentle but firm sustained pressure is exerted by the patient, in a medial direction through the heel of both hands (Figure 1). Required pressure is estimated to be equivalent to just under a kilogram. Pressure is applied for 30 seconds until the clicking stops. Contraindications include recent maxillary trauma or surgery, craniofacial malignancy and infection.
Figure 1. Photograph of case 1 self-administering the zygomatic manoeuvre (frontal view)
Case 1
A 20-year-old electrician with bilateral severe congenital hearing loss had a one-year history of leftsided irregular clicking tinnitus. The episodes of clicking with variable rate occurred every few weeks, continuing relentlessly for days, lasting up to a maximum of three weeks. He described the clicking as similar to an electrical box, sometimes driving him to search for malfunctioning electrical equipment. Neuro-otological examination excluded palatal myoclonus. Tympanometry and computerised tomography of petrous temporal bones showed no abnormality. Light zygomatic pressure produced relief instantly and at review, he reported brief recurrences responded well. Frequency of episodes decreased to every other month.
Case 2
A 56-year-old man presented with a 6 year history of left sided fluttering tinnitus of variable volume and rhythm, 5 times per month, lasting a quarter of an hour. This occurred some time after onset of sudden rightsided audiovestibular failure several years ago. He was known to have multiple vascular risk factors. Magnetic resonance imaging of internal auditory meatus was normal. He was greatly disturbed by the fluttering sound as he perceived it to be an ominous sign, possibly heralding sudden hearing loss in his remaining ear and he reported feeling powerless with extreme anxiety despite repeated reassurance over the years and the patient's innumerable attempts at Valsalva manoeuvre. Pure tone audiometry showed right dead ear and left mid high frequency sensorineural hearing loss. He was shown how to perform the technique in the clinic and subsequent follow-up after 2 months confirmed control of clicking tinnitus, consequently he was feeling much less anxious.
Figure 2. Photograph of case 1 self-administering the zygomatic manoeuvre (side view)
This is a simple, cheap and apparently rapidly effective self-administered technique which gives a usefully therapeutic sense of control to the patient. The patient controls the amount of pressure exerted and may repeat it if clicking returns. This technique of applying zygomatic pressure is a modified version of a similar technique administered to patients by osteopathic practitioners for the purpose of relieving maxillo-facial pain3. In our experience, pressure applied to the antero-lateral aspect of the zygomatic bone instead of the lateral aspect reduced effectiveness. It is hypothesised that manual pressure is transmitted through the zygoma via the posterior articulation with the greater wing of the sphenoid bone, possibly causing minuscule movement of the slightly mobile cartilaginous amphiarthroses of the skull. This could potentially alter muscle length relieving spasm of the tiny tensor tympani (arising from the great wing of the sphenoid, osseous canal and cartilaginous part of the auditory tube). When the same manoeuvre was attempted in cases where clicking tinnitus was induced by loud noise, there was no response presumably due to continuing reflex contraction of the stapedial muscle.
Schwartze4 first attributed clicking tinnitus with visible movement of the eardrum to tensor tympani muscle contractions in 1864. Clicking tinnitus of variable rate and volume, caused by middle-ear myoclonus (tensor tympani or stapedial muscles) is less prevalent than subjective tinnitus. Repeated middle ear clicks are probably under-reported by patients and clinicians and often discounted due to its transient nature, reduced volume and degree of distress compared to subjective tinnitus and the difficulty of description. Nevertheless clicking tinnitus can be distressing for some sufferers. A careful history is crucial to elicit the diagnostic features. Additional audiological tests in our cases were negative. Palatal myoclonus must be excluded; it is usually heard by the patient synchronously in both ears whereas middle ear myoclonus is more commonly a unilateral finding5, but in some cases may alternate ears. Unlike some cases of rhythmic palatal myoclonus, tinnitus originating from the middle ear cannot be heard by observers without auscultation.
Crucial diagnostic features of middle ear clicking are irregularity, asynchronicity with the heart-rate, variable volume, symptom-free intervals of minutes, hours or months, but clicking may continue in some cases for years. The character of the tinnitus has been variously described as blowing, drum-like thumping, fluttering like a butterfly, whooshing or gushing. The rate has been quoted as 70-180 per minute6. Low-pitched vibrating or buzzing sounds are caused by stapedial muscle spasm2 whilst tensor tympani contraction produces clicking7, or confusingly it may be perceived as continuous high frequency tinnitus8.
Management of clicking tinnitus in the literature included medication, physical, surgical, auditory and psychological methods. Pharyngeal muscle tone alteration, swallowing, Valsalva, grommet insertion5 are not effective. Botulinum toxin injection, otic ganglion blockade, hypnosis, psychotherapy, acupuncture, biofeedback have been attempted. Medication such as muscle relaxants, sedatives, carbamazepine have been used with variable results8,9. Tinnitus coping strategies of counselling, relaxation and anxiety reduction are standard practice. Success with white noise generators has been found in clicking tinnitus6. Tensor tympani and stapedial tenotomy5,8 have been successful in resistant cases.
We present 2 cases selected from a larger number of cases seen by the primary author who has seen the manoeuvre successfully used by patients but more research is required to support these anecdotal accounts and a formal study is being planned. This is the first report of successful suppression of irregular clicking middle ear myoclonus (non-sound induced) using zygomatic pressure. If replicated, this technique may be useful in a subgroup of selected patients for both acute physical and psychological relief and long-term control of distressing spontaneous irregular clicking before resorting to medication or tenotomy.
1. Kwee HL, Struben WH. Tinnitus and myoclonus. J Laryngol Otol. 1972;86:237-41.
2. Watanabe W, Kamagami H, Tsuda Y. Tinnitus due to abnormal contraction of stapedial muscle. An abnormal phenomenon in the course of facial nerve paralysis and its audiological significance. ORL J Otorhinolaryngol Relat Spec. 1974;36:217-26.
3. Chaitow L. Positional Release Techniques. 2nd edn London: Churchill Livingstone; 2002, p. 164-5.
4. Schwartze H. Archiv für Ohrenheilkunde. 1864;1:139.
5. Badia L, Parikh A, Brookes J. Management of middle ear myoclonus. J Laryngol Otol. 1994;108:380-2.
6. East CA, Hazell JWP. The suppression of palatal (or intratympanic) myoclonus by tinnitus masking device. J Laryngol Otol. 1987;101:1230-4.
7. Paparella HM, Shumrick DA. Disease of the Eustachian tube. In Otolaryngology Vol II. Philadelphia: WB Saunders Co; 1980, ch.14, p.1409.
8. Bento RF, Sanchez TG, Miniti A, Tedesco-Marchesi AJ. Continuous high frequency objective tinnitus caused by middle ear myoclonus. Ear Nose Throat J. 1998;77:814-8.
9. Abdul-Baqi KJ. Objective high frequency tinnitus of middle-ear myoclonus. J Laryngol Otol. 2004;118:231-3.
1. Audiological Medicine Department, Royal National Hospital for Throat, Nose and Ear, London, UK
2. Audiological Medicine Department, St Ann's Hospital, Tottenham, London, UK
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TokyoDecember 18, 2009: Japan Airlines (JAL) has forecast a total of 419,407 international passenger reservations during the Japanese New Year vacation period from December 25, 2009 to January 5, 2010.
Due to significant reductions in capacity, seat load factors are expected to generally improve with Hawaii, transpacific, Oceania, Guam and Korea routes reaching more than 90%. Against the same period last year, JAL forecasts an overall improvement of 9.1 percentage points in load factor as a result of the predicted 11.6% decline in the number of international passenger reservations on JAL Group airlines alongside an estimated 20.9% decrease in capacity measured in available seat kilometers.
The JAL Group will operate 76 additional flights, both scheduled and charter, to such resort destinations as Guam, Hawaii, Siem Reap and Bali,
On domestic routes, JAL has forecast that seat supply will be 2.3% lower than the same period in the previous year and expects the total number of domestic passenger bookings to be 1,321,173 reservations, 6.7% down on last year. The projected load factor on domestic Japan flights during this festive period is 61.8%.
During this period, JAL Group plans to operate an additional 119 domestic flights to meet demand on popular routes in Japan, such as Tokyo - Miyazaki, and Tokyo - Kagoshima.
(JAZ=JALways) ASK = Available Seat Kilometers
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"It is part of a dream come true for me," said Flores, listed as 5-foot-10, 200 pounds and courted by Cubs area scout Brandon Mozley.
"I had a great year. It was a good move for me coming from Houston. I needed to get out of there and I did what was best for me. Oklahoma State and their coaching staff turned me into a better ballplayer."
Flores had expected to be drafted on Thursday with the Cubs' sixth-round pick, he said, but instead he was the first player chosen on Day 2 of the draft Friday.
He said he transferred to Oklahoma State largely because of the wear and tear on his arm due to the rigors of catching one day and pitching the next.
"I'd catch Friday and Saturday and would pitch Sunday," Flores recalled of his days with Houston. "It got to the point where I couldn't even throw to the bases anymore because I was tired. The best thing for me to do was to (transfer)."
The move paid off as Flores would put together his finest college season, cracking five home runs, 11 doubles and finishing with an on-base percentage of .425.
Best of all, Flores says, he was able to focus solely on his natural position, which he has played since little league ball at age 12.
"It helped a lot," Flores said. "I showed up to the park every day and showed up just wanting to catch. I knew that was all I was going to do.
"It was a big difference as you can tell," he added. "I went in the seventh round as a catcher when I was predicted to go in the 30th, 40th round when I was in Houston. Going to the park every day and just worrying about catching helped me a lot."
Cubs Scouting Director Tim Wilken agreed that pitching was a bit of a detractor for Flores.
"I think it (pitching) took away from both his defense and hitting abilities," said Wilken, adding, "We loved his defensive abilities. He seems to put the bat on the ball pretty solidly when it counts. We're big on that. Sometimes that's more of an indication of batting average. I think those factors are hard to weigh."
Flores described himself as a gap-to-gap hitter that likes to go the other way.
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Flores was listed as the first catcher taken by the Cubs in this year's draft, but the club has plans to use fourth-round pick Matt Cerda (Oceanside HS, Calif.) as a catcher, Wilken said. Cerda spent his prep career primarily at shortstop.


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The Peoria
Rivermen kept pushing towards the playoffs Thursday night as they defeated the
Texas Stars 3-2 at Carver Arena. Adam Cracknell and Patrick O'Sullivan scored
third period goals to lead Peoria to their 38th win of the
With the win,
the Rivermen (38-30-4, 80 pts) jumped from eighth to sixth in the Western
Conference standings.
It took
26:53 for the game's first goal to be scored and it came off the stick of
Peoria's Derek Nesbitt. T.J. Hensick
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a streaking Nesbitt up the middle.
Nesbitt tipped in his 21st of the year past Jack Campbell.
Texas evened
things up at 13:39 of the middle frame when Matt Fraser netted his
league-leading 35th goal of the year. Colton Sceviour skated the
puck behind the net and snuck a backhand pass to Fraser in the slot who fired a
quick shot past Allen.
regained the lead on O'Sullivan's 15th of the year, unassisted, at
the 7:32 mark of the third. O'Sullivan intercepted a pass near the bottom of
the right circle and then fired a shot along the ice by Campbell.
Cracknell's 21st
of the season, a career high, extended the Rivermen lead to 3-1 with 10:06 to
play in the game. Shaun Heshka directed a wrist shot toward the goal from the
right circle and Cracknell tipped the puck on the way by.
scored his second of the game, in tight on Allen, with 38.5 on the clock.
The Rivermen
outshot the Stars 38-34 and went 0-for-4 on the man advantage. Texas also
failed to score on the power play, going 0-for-2.
Rivermen will wrap up their weekend on the road with two games, the first in
Oklahoma City on Friday at 7 p.m. The game can be heard locally in Peoria on CD
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I've been a bit lax on the food front these last few days. Still been wheat free/low carb but a lot of sugar/chocolate.
The strength/flexibility/meditation is still on schedule too.
First day off tomorrow, yay!
Merry Christmas everybody.
So I've been working night shifts for both xmas eve and Xmas day. The boss gave me a budget to get some food for my crew, and we used the BBQ. I had around 20 people to feed, and I think I did OK. We got a large piece of porterhouse and sliced our own steaks from it, a reasonable sized boneless ham, a rotisserie chicken, some additive free sausages a large tray of eggs, onions and salad makings. I almost fed 20 people primal by stealth, but in order to keep with cw traditions I also got some bread, garlic bread, juice & sodas, potato chips and chocolate biscuits. The guys generally agreed that it was the one of the best bbqs they have had and I made it in slightly under budget. As well we have enough left over to have a good sized lunch on Tuesday day shift.
Today, Christmas day I slept. We are going over to my parent's place tomorrow for the family time. This evening, I did my workout.
The wall press ups got interrupted by a phone call (I was at work, so had to answer)
So warm 10/10 work 20/50/50/50 progression standard easily. The knee tucks did better, I made the progression standard, but so far they don't feel as smooth/polished as the other exercises. Not to worry I did make the standard warm 10/10 work 40/40/40, so next push up/leg raise work out will be level 2.
I've been keeping up with the dynamic stretches every day too, and am adding in 10 minutes of meditation as well. Speaking of which, I shall now go and get in today's session.
Last edited by phreebie; 12-28-2011 at 01:41 AM.
I've been a bit lax on the food front these last few days. Still been wheat free/low carb but a lot of sugar/chocolate.
The strength/flexibility/meditation is still on schedule too.
First day off tomorrow, yay!
Today I did the last of my exercises at level 1, doing 10/10/50/50/50/ short bridges and 10 sec/ 2min headstands. Now it is two days of rest, and next week on up to level 2. I will do sprints on one of those rest days.
Warning: Deep & Meaningful Philosophical content follows
Well if that didn't put you off, here's the story. I received an email from my martial arts instructor that posed the following questions. I'm sure he posed them to everyone and not just me. It is in a similar vein to the write your own eulogy exercise:
Allow me to pose 3 different questions, which may make it easier to acess your thoughts.
Premise; If you had 2 minutes to live and could still speak, to your eldest son,daughter/friend/young person starting out..you get the idea...
1 What three significant thoughts/things you have learned in your entire lifetime do you feel would benefit him/her/them most?
Question 2 ...Have you done this?
Question 3.. if not What are you waiting for?
Question 4.... If not any of them, as you may not like your kids or have few friends, have you anything I might benefit from?
I actually didn't need to think about this for very long, and rather than give a cute reply, I came up with this:
1 Three things:
a. Look after your health; follow a primal diet, stretch and do calisthenics regularly and allow yourself to rest & heal. Breathe.
b. Level up; develop yourself and your skills, learn new skills, approach them in a systematic, progressive manner and practice regularly, have goals.
c. Enjoy life; approach tasks and encounters with relaxed enthusiasm, expect abundance – not everything needs to be a competition, don't feel obliged to justify yourself to anyone else.
I summarise these as:
a. Live
b. Grow
c. Flourish
2. I am doing this. Now. I had been going along for a long time following parts of this, off and on. It was around June of this year that I started to really put it all together, and I feel that it is working well for me. Mentally, physically and spiritually I feel in the best shape I've ever been in, and it can only get better. At different times I have probably been stronger in 1 or two of these areas than I am now, but was always missing at least one of the others. I don't know what prompted this epiphany, whether as a result of introspection after my birthday, as a result of something I read, studied, practiced, assimilation of ideas from martial arts, introspection after my Dad was diagnosed with prostate cancer or whatever. Life is good and getting better.
3. See 2. I still have a way to go, but I'll get there.
4. I would like to think that were I to have children that I would never need to say these things to them in my final 2 minutes and that they have learned these things from me throughout my life. I would like to spend that last two minutes saying good bye, so that we may all approach the next step with relaxed enthusiasm.
I wonder what response, if any, this will elicit from him.
So this week was level up week on the CC, and also back to low sugar/carb/alcohol. The scale hasn't been too unkind over the holidays and I'm floating around the same point I was about 2-3 weeks ago, and feeling motivated to keep things tight so overall not too bad.
A quick catch up of the exercise journal:
Pullups - warm horizontal 5 - work Horizontal 10
Leg raises - warm - flat knee raises 5 - work flat knee raises 12/12
Dynamic stretches level 2 - 30 sec
Plank 90 secs - may cut this back to 60 if I do it every day with the stretches.
Meditation 10 min
Aikido class
Rest day
Dynamic stretches level 2 - 30 sec
Plank 30 secs
Meditation 10 min
01-01-12 Happy New Year
Pushups - warm - wall 10/10 - work - incline 20/20
Squats - warm - 0 work - jacknife 20/20
Rest day
Dynamic stretches level 2 - 30 sec
Meditation 10 min
Calf raises 20/20 level 2 - next week add another set of 20
Rest day
Dynamic stretches level 2 - 30 sec
Meditation 10 min
Don't you wish you had a strawberry cane in the back yard?
Last couple of days I've been dropping 0.5 to 1 tsp of butter into my first coffee. It seems to keep me going longer, and I'm not snacking on almonds or fruit as much.
Rest day
Dynamic stretches level 2 - 30 sec
Plank 30 secs
Meditation 10 min
6 month mark review:
The New Year traditionally brings with it a period of review, as well as the setting of goals and plans to achieve them. The beginning of January 2012 marks 6 months of primal living for me, and 1 month of convict conditioning. So what has that done for me?
2011 kicked off and I wasn't really that happy with where I was in terms of my health, weight or energy levels. I had just got back from an awesome trip to the USA, having put on a lot of weight, and despite having lost a lot of weight since the time I had been there last, I had put most of it back on before we got there. Hence my in-laws had no r5eason to believe that I had been anything other than a lard ass for all of the intervening time.
I would lose weight without too much trouble, but then turn around and balloon back up again even more effortlessly.
2011 would be different I told myself. I played around with the diet plans that had worked for me in the past, and while the tracking was going pretty well, the weight loss wasn't. It was just one long plateau after the other, or a maddening yo-yo up and down of the same 1-2 kgs.
My wife had enjoyed a lot of success with weight loss prior to our USA trip, doing mostly bodyrock.tv workouts and the couch to 5k running program, along with pretty strict calorie counting.
I decided to start the C25k program. Of course when one looks at the first weeks of that program, one thinks "pah! is that all? I can run for longer than that!"
However I had started and failed at many other programs in the past and so decided to stick to the program exactly as written. I also stuck to the schedule as stringently as I could, given the constraints of my work schedule.
Speaking of work, the crew started a weight loss challenge. As the weight loss challenge was finishing in June, I discovered the primal diet after realising that conventional wisdom wasn't working for me.
I lost more in the month after the work competition ended, than I did during the entire 3 month challenge! According to the scale and the rough estimates provided by a caliper, I have lost 9kg and gone from 18 to 11% body fat in the last 6 months. What is more is that it hardly feels like I am working, or depriving myself. Making healthier choices doesn't mean sacrificing great taste or flavours.
The beginning of January also marked the end of my first month of using the convict conditioning system. When I started the Primal Blueprint, I stopped doing the running as I felt I had achieved what I set out to achieve, and I was concerned that long term I was going to get an injury. I was already feeling it in the knees.
I started with the Lifting Heavy Things or LHT progressions as described in the Primal Blueprint. Taking my cue from the success I had with the C25k, I decided to take the time to do the self assessment that is included in the free fitness ebook, and start where Mark recommended.
So I began, and I did all of the exercises regularly, and I was soon hitting the progression standards for the early progressions. I found that on the dive bombers in particular that I was struggling with sufficient range of motion in my shoulders, yet I could do the required number of beginner reps of the overhead press, so I went straight to that step. Soon I was doing most of the essential primal movements and looking back on my notes, I wasnt doing to badly. 2 sets of 35 full push ups with good form etc. My workouts were taking around 45 min each, and I felt like I wasnt getting them in anywhere near frequently enough. It was getting to the point that I was running 2 to 3 weeks between workouts, then over a month! I just wasnt making progress, and something wasnt working for me.
I realised this around mid-November 2011, so I started to look around the primal/paleo community a little more for other options. The big thing seemed to be Olympic Lifts. We have a fitness room at work, with treadmills, weight machines & some free weights,so I could check that out and do some serious iron pumping. I started looking at programs: starting strength, stronglifts, etc. Watching youtube clips of Rippetoe coaching the correct form, pricing up bars & bumpers online.
Then I heard about convict conditioning and got curious. Curious like I was when I first heard of the Primal Blueprint. This was mostly due to the announcement of the release of convict conditioning 2. Which many in the community said they were looking forward to. So I got my hands on CC2. Pretty much right at the front of the book, it says that if you are looking for workouts, they are n CC1. I read CC2 in just over a day, and a great deal of it made sense so I got CC1 as well. That also took little over a day to read the first time. I just couldnt put it down. This was exactly the sort of thing I had been looking for all those years ago when I was stuck in a tiny cabin off base with the navy. Those cabins actually make a cell look quite luxurious.
push-upsWhen I first saw the illustrations, flipping through the book, I was a little disappointed: Full pushups was step 5 of the progressions, the progression standard was 2 sets of 20. I was already knocking out 2 sets of 35, albeit with maximum effort. I had no doubt thatI could make the intermediate standard of the next progression and do 2x 10 close push ups.
After then reading the book properly, I decided settle down, ego-boy; start at the beginning. Remember the C25k and how you thought running for 60 sec at a time was not even worth doing? Remember how day 3 of week 5 kicked your ass?
So I decided to start at the beginning. I did make one concession to my ego, by starting with the Good Behaviour program, rather than the New Blood one. This has more to do with my work pattern and shifts meaning that a three day break in the middle had the potential to cause me to stall out. The day on/day off routine fits much better.
So then there I was going from a reasonable effort at full push ups to 1 set of 10 wall pushups. Never mind. Like the diet, I have decided that I am in this for the long haul, so at the other end, the time I spent at the very beginning will be like a blink.
The first week went well, and then the second week I made the intermediate standard, and still felt good. By this time I had also read through both books a few times. I decided it was time to add in the stretches from CC2. The book said every day was good, so thats what I did.
With the exercises I knew that I could make the progression standard, so I decided to do a couple of weeks at progression standard to make sure I wasnt pushing myself to progress too early. I really wanted to lay that foundation. That whole Stay on the level as long as you can, until it no longer works for you mindset.
In the second week at progression standard I decided to start with the calf and grip work on my rest days, rather than skipping days/workouts, I actually get restless on the rest days (great oxymoron right there).
Im doing the level 2 stretches, and feel ready to step it up to level 3, except I struggle to get off the ground for the N hold. With the daily stretches, Im also adding in a 60 sec plank hold and 10 min of meditation. So the stretches & plank take me 5 minutes a day, and that includes 2.5 minutes of rest.
My arms feel bigger now than they did when I was busting out full pushups, although I think a lot of that is down to a 30 sec straight bridge hold every day. I have always been a little lop-sided, but my left arm is not keeping up with my right at all. Im not sure what to do about that at the moment, I expect it will even out as the exercises progress.
Looking back, I think I could have had similar success with the blueprint progressions if I had approached them in the right way: only do a couple of exercises each workout and cycle through them, and really work those early progressions. These lessons are also serving me well with my martial arts practice as well.
I usually like to do my workouts and stretches in the evenings. When I'm at work it can be super late in the evening – e.g. 0300! So Friday I was off work, and it was the first of the two rest days in the good behaviour program. I am doing the isometric stretches daily, so I was planning to get those in, but the day slid by and before I knew it we were off out for dinner.
At dinner I had a couple of beers, only couple, and then we went home, but I didn't feel like it was a good time to be doing stretches and meditating. A little later in the evening, after dinner was settled and I had consumed quite a lot of water, I felt like I could do the stretches. Then I reconsidered – it would likely be either half assed, or worse the alcohol in my system would mean that I would think I could stretch further than I really could and I would push it and injure myself, potentially stalling my progress for much longer than one day.
So Friday became a day of total rest, and that's ok.
Saturday was martial arts classes first thing in the morning, and we did a bit of stretching, the kind where you have help from a partner. It isn't CC style, but I go along with it. Then during some groundwork, Sensei had me on the ground and was standing up, demonstrating how to get the lock just right. Without the correct lock on, he said "See he could even kick me in the face from there. Go on, kick me in the face".
So I slowly arced my foot up and just touched his face. I'm sure he didn't really believe that I could kick that high from the floor and got a little surprise, and said so. I just smiled and said "Must have been those stretches I was doing"
We meditated some during martial arts class, and then later in the day I did my stretches and meditated some more. I'm still working that 60 second plank into the stretching routine as well. The last day of rest is also calf day now, so I did 20/20/20 of level 2 calf raises.
Sunday, and the rest days are over, yes 2.5 hours of martial arts is a rest day, lol. Sunday and we are into the pushups and squats. Last week I did my first round of level 2 at the beginner standard. Level 2 is not that difficult and so I had some left in the bank after 2 sets of 10. Intermediate is 20/20 and progression is 30/30/30. I decided that I would progress it up the same way as the CC2 method for the calf raises, i.e I would go for 20/20/20 and then ramp up the number of reps per set until I hit progression standard.
As with level 1, once I get to the progression standard I will simmer it there for at least a couple of weeks to prove mastery before moving on.
Back on night shift tomorrow, and it's a rest day.
Pullups - warm vertical 10/10 - work Horizontal 12/12/12 - last set after the knee raises
Leg raises - warm - flat knee raises 10 - work flat knee raises 20/20/20
Getting a clciking in my hip with the knee raises - maybe I should add a dozen or so to my stretch routine to help with hip mobility?
Not too happy with the pull performance, but it was still an improvement, despite last week being on the soft side due to 1st week on new level.
Dynamic stretches level 2 - 30 sec
Meditation 10 min
Plank 60 sec


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Or after federal prison, for that matter.
Four-term former Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards and his wife are expecting a child, according to a report by a Louisiana television station WVUE. This will be the first child for Edwards, 85, and his wife, Trina Scott Edwards, 34, although NOLA.com reports that Trina has two teenage sons, and Edwin has two adult daughters.
According to WVUE, the Edwards' made it known last year that they would be trying in vitro fertilization.
Edwin and Trina Edwards, who married in 2011, are the stars of an upcoming A&E reality show called "The Governor's Wife."
The series will focus on Trina as she tries to "to fit into the former governor's upscale world and busy social life," according to an A&E press release.
"Between school projects, running for president of the Homeowner's Association, fending off skeptics who think she's a gold digger, and thoughts of adding a baby of their own to the mix, the Edwards clan truly represent a new take on the modern family," the release, which came out Jan. 4, stated.
Edwin Edwards was convicted of racketeering in 2001, and began serving a 10 year sentence in 2002. He was released in 2011.
He served four four-year terms as Louisiana's governor over the course of 24 years. His last term ended in 1996. Edwards ran against and defeated white supremacist David Duke in a 1991 primary.
Read more at WVUE and Nola.com.


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The University of Alaska Southeast will soon break ground on an outdoor theater.
The new facility will be located on the hill behind the campus, on a diagonal from the university library. The site is currently being used for this weekend's production of "Jason and Medea."
"Imagine this beautiful facility with actual walkways and a covered area and skylights," said Lynne Johnson, director of development and university relations. "It will be a facility for the community. It should be pretty exciting."
Perseverance Theatre, Theatre in the Rough, Juneau Jazz and Classics and the Juneau Arts and Humanities Council have all expressed interest in using the pavilion once it is constructed, and have provided input during the planning stages, said UAS Chancellor John Pugh.
"There's not a lot of areas in town for outdoor performing," Pugh said. "It's also going to work well for us as an area for our students to do some events during the year."
An outdoor amphitheater has been part of UAS' master plan for nearly 20 years. The original concept called for a site near the lake in the middle of campus. However, the area was deemed too noisy and the current forest site was chosen.
"The trees do a really good job of keeping the sound in," Pugh said. "It's really good acoustics. It also has a tremendous view - that didn't hurt. I'd say that not only the performance but the view and just the atmosphere helped us all decide that it was a better venue."
The project will cost $525,300, Johnson said. More than half that total has already been covered by corporate gifts and a large contribution from the Noyes family. They will be recognized in an Aug. 3 groundbreaking ceremony, and the facility will be named in their honor.
After the ceremony, fundraising efforts within the community will begin.
"I'm real confident that we're going to have a lot of support from the community," Pugh said. "People want this to happen, so I think it will happen."
Johnson agreed, calling the responses she'd received "very positive."
Construction will begin in August. The earliest the pavilion will be completed is in the summer of 2003, Pugh said.
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