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What am I doing? Depends on the day.
After some pretty bad intestinal problems earlier in the day I know one of two things is true.
1) That yogourt I had messed with me because I'm not as lactose tolerant as I thought.
2) Eating alot of undercooked pork gave me worms.
I just ate a whole container of greek yogourt so we'll know soon enough.
In all of the universe there is only one person with your exact charateristics. Just like there is only one person with everybody else's characteristics. Effectively, your uniqueness makes you pretty average.
Went to RHPS at 10pm - bought ticket and noticed it was for midnight. Thanks Tropicana theatres for not updating your information on your website that it was a traditional midnight showing!
Now I'm sitting here trying to busy myself for another hour and it's just annoying.
Do yourself a favor and become your own savior.
Congenital Hypothyroid
CW: 225lbs SW: 245lbs
I was at a grocery store I rarely frequent due to exhorbitant pricing (and yet it was created to cater to the poor old folks) and I noticed Corn Flakes had this "limited edition" package. I must have stared at it for at least a full minute, trying to figure out how the picture would encourage anyone to buy it. It just made me sad. A little boy, cheeks puffed out (inflammation?), perched behind the bowl of flattened grains, staring at the camera as though saying, "do I have to eat this?"
Awww... the little dude looks so sad.
Character is defined by what you do when no one else is looking.
I think the little dude actually wanted eggs and sausage. He's thinking, "WTH! Don't you know youre setting me up for a life of inflammation? And I thought you loved me."
My only consolation is that there seems to be as many boxes now as there were two weeks ago. Maybe people aren't buying it?
alter ego chokes out:
NO! They're buying the boxes with the NICE pictures on them!
GOTD: I bust my ass in the yard (3 acres) for over 2 hours and the rest of the family does what.... oh yeah.. watch TV. Grrr
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Rafaby John Carlin Rafael Nadal
What makes a champion? What does it take to be the best in the world at your sport? Rafael Nadal, one of the greatest players in the history of tennis, has the answers. In his memoir, written with award-winning journalist John Carlin, he reveals the secrets of his game and shares the inspiring personal story behind his success. It begins in Mallorca, a small island on the Mediterranean Sea, where the tight-knit Nadal family has lived for generations. Coached by his uncle Toni from the age of four, taught humility and respect by his parents, cherished by his exceptionally close extended family, Nadal has managed the uncommon feat of becoming an acclaimed global celebrity while remaining an unfailingly gracious, relentlessly hardworking role model for people in all walks of life. Since he embarked on his tennis career ten years ago, the twenty-five-year-old Nadal has had a meteoric rise, becoming the youngest professional tennis player ever to win all four Grand Slam titles. He collected his first one, the French Open, in 2005 at age nineteen, and from there went on to win Wimbledon, the Australian Open, and, most difficult of all, the U. S. Open in 2010. His memoir takes us behind the scenes, sharing the highs and lows of his career, from winning the Wimbledon 2008 final, described by John McEnroe as ¿the greatest game of tennis, he had ever seen, to the family problems that brought him low in 2009 and the numerous injuries that have threatened his career. With candor, heart, and intelligence, Rafael Nadal takes readers on his life¿s dramatic and triumphant journey, never losing sight along the way of the prize he values above all others: the unity and love of his family.
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'Globalization, Multilevel Governance and Democracy: Continental, Comparative and Global Perspectives.' May 3-4, 2002.
Regional and global integration is challenging the capacity of federal countries like Canada to achieve their own independent domestic and foreign policy objectives. Participants will investigate multilevel governance - the condition wherein power and institutionalized decision-making authority is distributed among national, sub-national and supra-national bodies - as a strategy for confronting this challenge in an effective, but also democratic, manner. Conference participants will examine how these issues play out in Canada, but will also explore parallel developments in multilevel governance from a broader North American, cross-regional and global perspective.
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Advertisement. Fairly obvious as advert is just a abbreviation of advertisement.
It's just a advert Johnny!!!!
by dandyandrew July 03, 2004
Trending Now
Can you define these popular missing words?
yes, people from the UK are lazy too. they have adopted the "abbreviation." well... at least they don't say "ad"
Charles: Good day William, are you aware my acquaintance, Victoria appeared in a advert for crumpets last night.
William: Indeed I have, Charles.
*they both sip tea*
William: Indeed I have, Charles.
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When we hear the name "Kardashian" the first thing to come to mind is probably a collage of various images of butts. Big butts. But the notorious Kardashian sisters' secret is out. We all know that you aren't just genetically gifted; your doctor gave you that rear end, not nature and certainly not hard work.
First Kim Kardashian and then the younger sister Khloe Kardashian have publicly denied getting butt implants, and it is actually true that they don't have them. Rather, they received butt injections which redeposits fat from the thighs and stomach to the butt. Semantics, really, because the result is the same and pretty obvious that those masses are not naturally occurring.
Many women envy the Kardashian sisters' bootys, fake or not. They want curves, and they want them now! And, according to The New York Times, for about $10,000 you, too, can immediately have an end table for a back side.
We hate to burst your big booty bubble, but even surgery won't give you the tight, toned, curvy body of your dreams. Why? It all has to do with the metabolic effects of muscle.


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On November 14, the DOJ and SEC released their long-awaited guidance on the FCPA, "A Resource Guide to the U.S. Foreign Corrupt Practices Act." As discussed in depth on Compliance Week, the guidance provides insight into how the government approaches FCPA enforcement, and sets forth a number of factors companies should consider in evaluating their anti-corruption compliance.
Today, just two weeks after the guidance was issued, former DOJ and SEC officials, and other leaders in the anti-corruption field, joined me as panelists for an excellent webcast entitled, "Breaking Down the FCPA Guidance — Key Takeaways and Grey Areas." The panel examined the guidance chapter by chapter, explaining key areas including
- the use of third-party intermediaries;
- the treatment of "facilitation" payments;
- risk factors associated with gifts, travel, and entertainment expenses;
- the current state of parent/subsidiary and successor liability;
- enforcement declinations;
- grey areas that remain unaddressed by the guidance; and
- areas companies should focus on to ensure compliance with the FCPA.
The panel for this webcast was Robertson Park, Partner, Murphy & McGonigle; Timothy Peterson, Partner, Murphy & McGonigle; and Greg Esslinger, Senior Managing Director with FTI Consulting. The archived version of the webcast can be viewed below.


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A World of Holidays: Holiby Dilip Kadodwala
Bonfires and street processions, music and dancing, spraying colored water are all part of the Holi celebrations. How and why is Holi celebrated? Why is it a fun holiday, especially for Hindu children? This book takes you to the festival to find out! Join in the holiday merrymaking with this World of Holidays series that takes young readers to major celebrations all over the world. A lively text and inviting color photographs and art reproductions show how each holiday is remembered. Young readers will also learn the cultural and religious importance to the communities involved. Each book also offers ideas for making festive decorations or foods, so that the reader can take part, too.
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L.A.'s famed Grauman's Chinese theater played host over the weekend to the first ever TCM Classic Film Festival, which turned out to be quite the old Hollywood affair: the fest spanned four days of over 50 screenings of classic films, panels, and special presentations held in the heart of iconic Hollywood, from the Judy Garland festival opener A Star is Born to a very special closing night screening of Fritz Lang's Metropolisfeaturing never before seen footage and live accompaniment by the Alloy Orchestra.
Throughout the weekend festival goers were treated to a host of living legends, the likes of which would make any classic movie fan's head spin -- Eva Marie Saint, Tony Curtis, Jean-Paul Belmondo, Esther Williams, Ernest Borgnine, Stanley Donen, Norman Lloyd, Mel Brooks, Eli Wallach, and Peter Bogdanovich, to name a few -- not to mention the patron saint of classic movie-watching, film historian and TCM host Robert Osborne. But if you missed the first ever TCM Classic Film Festival this year, fear not: it's coming back in 2011!
Osborne himself made the announcement to fans packing the Grauman's Chinese Sunday night before the landmark screening of Metropolis, which made its North American debut at the fest. (The newly restored cut, featuring 25 additional minutes of recently found footage, will be released in New York, L.A., and at the Cleveland Museum of Art in May.)
"You know, we came into this not knowing if this was going to be a one-shot, or what was going to happen," the tuxedo-clad host said to a hushed full-capacity crowd. "And because you've been so gracious and you've been so enthusiastic and everything, they're making the announcement tomorrow that there is going to be one next year."
Given the fantastic debut of the inaugural TCM Classic Film Festival, how could a second go round go wrong? Held at the Grauman's Chinese, Mann's Chinese, and Egyptian theaters and headquartered conveniently across the street at the Hollywood Roosevelt Hotel -- the historic digs that hosted the first-ever Academy Awards -- the festival was an oasis tucked just behind the circus of tourists and costumed performers that litter the sidewalks along Hollywood Boulevard every day. As I stood in line Sunday to experience the restored print of Metropolis with a live score by the Alloy Orchestra, I saw a pair of tall, thin, blue-skinned Na'Vi cos-players walk by along with a Predator and an Indiana Jones and a Spider-Man and boasted to myself, "I'm going to see something you can't just see every day in Los Angeles! I'm going to see a cut of a film nobody's seen since it debuted in 1927 Berlin!"
Screenings at the TCM Film Festival seemed well-attended even through closing day, which is amazing considering that most of the classic films shown have been on DVD and VHS and/or television for years and have already been seen by many patrons already -- and you've got to credit much of the turnout to the amazing schedule of filmmakers in attendance. But you've also got to give love to folks like film critic Leonard Maltin, who sent a rush of excited whispers through the Mann's Chinese the minute he was spotted in the aisles at the Sunday screening of Hitchcock's Saboteur-- and he was there just to moderate the Q&A. It's heartening, to say the least, that the festival crowd here reveres not only movies and the stars we love, but the folks who've brought us closer to them over the years.
Which brings me to something else I don't witness every day: the cult of Robert Osborne. On TCM's television channel, he and other film historians introduce the films we're about to watch. But who are we kidding? Osborne's our fave! And at the TCM Classic Film Festival he's not only utterly and graciously accessible, he's the one everyone notices in the room. Case in point: as I left the closing night party on Sunday I happened upon Mr. Osborne holding court in the middle of the dance floor, intently chatting up a fan. Behind that fan stood a massive line of more fans, all Osbornites waiting patiently for their chance to meet the man. As one made his exit, the next stepped up and took Osborne's outreached hand and I had a sudden vision of Robert Osborne as the Pope of Movies, greeting his people with a kind smile and a handshake and nary a break for a complimentary cocktail or hors d'oeuvres.
If you also worship at the altar of Osborne and have a thing for septuagenarian celebrities and classic Hollywood movies, join me at the second annual TCM Classic Film Festival next year.
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IBM's Lotus Symphony Continues ODF Push
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| Symphony has been downloaded by more than 250,000 registered users since its
| release, according to IBM.
It's just a first beta.
2. OOXML Ballot Resolution Meeting: Why You Should Worry About All Comments
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| If you cannot process all the comments deeply and diligently, then reject
| OOXML. If you are still not satisfied for any reason that it makes sense for
| OOXML to be an ISO standard, regardless of Microsoftâs market share, then
| reject OOXML. If you fundamentally believe that OOXML is a bad idea built for
| the wrong reasons, reject OOXML.
Microsoft Loses, Spins Open XML Vote
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Microsoft FUD Watch: OOXML Edition
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| Apparently, there is more than one way to stuff the ballot box.
| In all my years working as a journalist, I've never seen any technology
| company spin information the way Microsoft did today. The press release on
| OOXML ratification is a blueprint for spinning semantics, and the stringing
| together of truths and half-truths to seemingly make the outcome of one event
| something else altogether. Â* Â*
Microsoft spins OOXML loss as a win
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| Microsoft lost its effort to win âfast trackâ approval of its OOXML (which it
| calls Open XML) Â*as an international standard, but you wouldnât know that
| from reading much of the press coverage. Â*
| Â* Â* * Microsoft claims global support for Open XML.
| Â* Â* * Microsoft reports victory in preliminary ISO ballot.
| Â* Â* * Microsoft takes big step toward OOXML approval.
| Â* Â* * Microsoft is seen winning an international standard vote. Â*
| Â* Â* * Strong global support for Open XML.
Why Microsoft deserved to lose the OOXML standards vote
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| 1. Lobbying is legal. But certain lobbying tactics are not. Microsoft
| officials admitted that one of the companyâs employees behaved
| inappropriately in Sweden,
Lord, what fools these mortals be!
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| No kidding. Microsoft continues to steam-roll the competition, as illustrated
| by its latest attempt to ram acceptance of OOXML through ISO by the blatantly
| rigging the vote. And of course the European's really love Microsoft's
| business practices. Not. No, Microsoft has the DoJ in their hip pocket thanks
| to the "pro-business" stance of the Bush administration, and as long as
| Bu****es remain in power and the Democrats remain inept and impotent, it's
| going to stay that way. Which leaves those of use who really believe in a
| free and fair market to fend for ourselves.


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Being a veteran comes with benefits, especially when it comes to owning a home.
There's even a program offering homes to vets mortgage free.
Pete Stinson with Operation Homefront and Sam Royer with Caliber Home Loans Inc.
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Several local schools prepare for regional academic competition
Several local high schools are scheduled to compete in the Pennsylvania Academic Decathlon Western Regional competition today and Saturday at Clarion University of Pennsylvania.
The competition will be held at the university's Marwick-Boyd Fine Arts Center, 840 Wood St.
Eighteen schools are entered, including Northwest Pennsylvania Collegiate Academy, Erie Career and Technical School, Corry, East, Erie Catholic Preparatory School, Harbor Creek, McDowell, Meadville, Northwestern, Seneca, Strong Vincent and Union City.
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Polymerase chain reaction (PCR) to detect Mycobacterium tuberculosis in tubercular uveitis is limited by low sensitivity, expensive equipment, sophisticated laboratory facilities, and expertise. We evaluated loop-mediated isothermal amplification (LAMP) assay1 targeting the IS6110 region of M tuberculosis in intraocular samples from patients with tubercular uveitis.
The Institute Ethics Committee of the Post Graduate Institute of Medical Education and Research approved this study, and written informed consent was obtained from the patients. A total of 29 vitreous fluid samples from eyes undergoing pars plana vitrectomy and 1 iris biopsy sample were subjected to LAMP assay under the following groups: (1) group 1 (10 patients) with tubercular uveitis confirmed by positive multitargeted PCR for M tuberculosis from intraocular samples2; (2) group 2 (10 patients) with intraocular inflammation due to nontubercular etiology (negative controls); and (3) group 3 (10 patients) with vitreoretinal disorders without any intraocular inflammation (normal controls).
After DNA extraction, LAMP was performed using 6 primers specific for the IS6110 region of M tuberculosis3: (1) F3, 5′-AGACCTCACCTATGTGTCGA-3′; (2) B3, 5′-TCGCTGAACCGGATCGA-3′; (3) FIP, 5′-ATGGAGGTGGCCATCGTGGAAGCCTACGTGGCCTTTGTCAC-3′; (4) BIP, 5′-AAGCCATCTGGACCCGCCAACCCCTATCGTATGGTGGAT-3′; (5) FLP, 5′-AGGATCCTGCGAGCGTAG-3′; and (6) BLP, 5′-AAGAAGGCGTACTCGACCTG-3′.
The entire reaction could be conducted under isothermal conditions, requiring only a water bath or heating block at 60°C to 65°C. The needs for electrophoresis, specialized equipment (thermocycler), and technical expertise were eliminated. Amplification products were detected by the following: (1) agarose gel–based analysis showing a typical ladder pattern in positive reaction (Figure 1); or (2) naked eye using 0.1% SYBR Green 1 (Life Technologies) and observing the color of the solution under UV light, turning green in the presence of a LAMP amplicon but remaining orange with no amplification (Figure 2).
Lane 1 (L1) is a 100–base pair molecular marker; L2, positive control with bending pattern on gel; L3 and L4, positive clinical samples; L5, negative control; and L6 and L7, negative clinical samples.
Tube 1 (T1) is a positive control (green color); T2 through T6, clinical samples with positive amplification; T7, negative control (SYBR Green I dye with no change in color); and T8 through T10, negative clinical samples.
The mean (SD) ages were 42.5 (9.8) years (range, 30-50 years) in group 1 (7 male, 3 female), 34.4 (20.2) years (range, 3-60 years) in group 2 (5 male, 5 female), and 40.6 (17.1) years (range, 8-63 years) in group 3 (7 male, 3 female). Seven samples in group 1 (70%) tested positive by LAMP. All samples in groups 2 and 3 were negative by both LAMP and multitargeted PCR. The sensitivity, specificity, positive predictive value, and negative predictive value of LAMP were 70%, 100%, 100%, and 86.9%, respectively.
The LAMP assay has a reported sensitivity of 96.1% (smear-positive and culture-positive cases) in extrapulmonary tuberculosis, 85% (smear-negative and culture-positive cases) in pulmonary tuberculosis,4 and 88.23% in tubercular meningitis.5 In our study, the possible reason for lower sensitivity of LAMP could be a low bacillary load.
We used IS6110 primers for the LAMP assay. The negative LAMP results in 3 patients in group 1 could be due to low copy numbers of IS6110 in some M tuberculosis strains,6 low number of bacteria, or poor lysis of bacteria in the ocular fluids. To our knowledge, this is the first study to report the utility of LAMP in tubercular uveitis. In the absence of mycobacterial culture, we used multitargeted PCR positivity as the gold standard, which has a sensitivity of 77.8% in tubercular uveitis.2 The LAMP assay had lower sensitivity than PCR because only 1 primer (IS6110) was used in LAMP, whereas 3 primers were used in multitargeted PCR (IS6110, MPB64, and protein B). The 3 cases missed by LAMP were positive for MPB64 and negative for IS6110 by multitargeted PCR. A small sample size is another limitation of our study. However, the major advantages of LAMP are low cost, ease in conducting the test, and rapid results.5 Although the cost of LAMP is much lower than that of conventional PCR, it is higher than the cost of a Mantoux test. While positive results of a Mantoux test merely suggest latent tuberculosis anywhere in the body, a positive result on LAMP may nearly confirm tubercular uveitis. The LAMP assay needs to be evaluated in studies with bigger sample sizes. It can be useful in diagnosing tubercular uveitis in rural or resource-poor settings.
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This is the only time this comic has made me yawn.
What about Cry, Yawn, and vomit all at once? I would love to see that in a comic! Your comic is the only comic that actually makes me laugh. Others make me smile or give a little chuckle, yours make me cry with laughter. Thank you!
Absolute gold! Every panel was terrific, and I loved the payoff at the end. What luck indeed!
"A few people laughed, a few people cried, most people were silent"
-J. Robert Oppenheimer
P.S. None stayed for the competitor's presentation.
Excellent! How about Hiccup and Vomit at the same time?
"What luck"
Muahahahahaaaa (maniacal laughter)
I'm envisioning Mr. Burns or Dr. Evil, both of whom happen to be bald....
Scott - do you really have the ability to make people Cromit (technical term, I think people can work it out though)?Because it really would come in usefull, as the last panel shows.
I'll say it again: Angry Customer Rocks! I'll bet he collects guns.
I think panel 4 may be one of the few times Scott has actually worked to help the business. I'm also surprised he forewarned mullet boss not to look at the presentation - when I read what they were planning on doing in panel 3, I thought mullet boss was going to be his target.
The last panel caught me totally by suprise. I almost threw up. Excellent.
So what do I need to enable to see images? I tried white listing in AdBlockPlus, Ghostery, and NoScript but no dice.
I'm imagining an entire legion of BI readers going forth to make people laugh, cry, yawn and vomit. I'll be on my guard for a few days!
Lol well drawn, I yawned after I saw your likeness do so.
Exceptional strip today!
I've heard that if you cry, yawn, vomit, sneeze, and hiccup all the the same time, the Earth spins backwards for two seconds.
@Sam: I often cry when I vomit, and when I don't, I want to. I've also heard puking [hurling, spewing, tossing cookies, barfing, blowing chunks, praying to the Porcelain God] also referred to as "doing the Great Technicolor Yawn," so....
Ahah!!! I always wondered why I cry while I'm yawning, and NOW I know it's been your influence the whole time! I'm on to your schemes, sir... *shifty look* I am on to you, indeed.
@Martin Mollusk: After the test, Oppenheimer also said he thought of the words "Now, I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds"... is it me, or can you almost read that in Scott's eyes in the last panel?
I do not lol.
I do NOT lol.
I DO NOT lol.
4th panel. I lolled.
Awesome. Liked third panel the most... the logic of Scott's arguments can't be argued with :-)
Laughing. Crying. Yawning. Vomiting. Urinating. Farting. Sharting.
Seven things that may or may not be hilarious in combination.
@Sans I fear Mullet Boss WAS the target. If Scott was going to get someone to Cromit (borrowing the tech term from @Jerden) by seeing others do it (like yawning), he would need to hide him from the origin of it. Since MB didn't succumb to the action, the mission was a failure. "What luck" indeed...
1st panel made me yawn too. Great woooooooooooooooork!
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Good luck!
Check out Mark's e-book, Primal Blueprint Fitness, for some good exercises to work toward your strength goals.
Hi. I'm a 6'3" male in my early thirties with a guesstimated body fat percentage of about 25%. I'm not too happy with this, so I'm planning to do something about it, starting today. I've been on this forum for a while now, but my efforts to lose weight and gain health have been somewhat inconsistent, so I thought it was time for a reset.
I'm currently weighing in at ~238lbs with a 37" waist and I'm aiming to get that down to ~220lbs and 34" by November 1st (10 weeks from today).
I'm already down ~12lbs and 1.5" since May, so I know this is doable, but I need to focus on eating cleaner and working out more consistently.
So, here's my plan:
- Eat 2-3 meals per day.
- Eat clean, whole foods (meat, fish, fowl, fruits and vegetables).
- No dairy, except sour cream and butter.
- No added sugar or artificial sweeteners (only whole fruit or 100% fruit juice to deal with sugar cravings).
- Limit grains (typically a burger w/bun 1-2 times per week).
- Limit processed food.
- Strength training 3 times per week.
- Walking/running/hiking/biking/whatever 2 times per week.
I'm hoping to achieve this without losing too much muscle (actually, I'm hoping to gain muscle), so I also have some strength/fitness goals to go with it:
Squats: 2x6 x 90kg (~198.5lbs)
Deadlift: 2x6 x 100kg (~220lbs)
Bench press: 2x6 x 115kg (~253.5lbs)
Dips: 2x6 x 15kg (~33lbs)
Chin-ups: 2x12
Pull-ups: 2x6
Note that these are typical workout sets and not 1RM/5RM or anything like that. (I have no interest in knowing those.)
For reference, here's my workout log from last week:
1x8 x 20kg, 1x8 x 40kg, 2x8 x 60kg
1x8 x 40kg, 1x8 x 50kg, 1x8 x 60kg, 1x8 x 70kg
Bench press:
1x8 x 60kg, 1x8 x 70kg, 1x8 x 80kg, 1x8 x 90kg
1x8, 1x8 x 4kg, 2x8 x 8kg
1x5, 1x4, 1x3, 1x2, 1x1
I didn't do pull-ups last week, but last time I did I could do 2-3 sets of 1-2 reps.
It's been a long time since I've done any "serious" strength training, so I don't know if the strength goals stated above will be too easy, or even too hard, but it's a starting point anyway. I might have to adjust my goals in a couple of weeks, when I know more about what my strength/fitness level actually is.
Wish me luck! I'll keep you posted on my progress...
As far as 80/20 goes, I'm aiming for eating clean on a a day-to-day basis, but I'm not going to stress about "unclean" eating during social events, etc. Typically I will go out drinking (beer) 1-2 times per month and go out for non-primal dinner (i.e. with ice cream dessert, etc.) about the same.
I'm a pragmatist, and having failed the 100% "clean" path so many times in the past, I'm not even going to bother trying to do it this time. I will try as hard as I can to eat clean on "my own time", but when I'm not in control of the menu, I'm not going to obsess about it either.
Last edited by norak; 09-07-2011 at 12:59 AM.
Good luck!
Check out Mark's e-book, Primal Blueprint Fitness, for some good exercises to work toward your strength goals.
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Ditch the idea to drink 100% fruit juice. Stick to whole fruits, water, tea, coffee, wine.
Juice will only exacerbate sugar cravings & spike insulin.
And eat your burger without the bun If a burger without bun isn't enough for you, go for a double, but still skip the bun.
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CW: 146.8 lbs
GW 140 lbs
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Long term I want to limit the junk food burger to 1-2 times per month, but I'm not quite there yet. I need to establish a good routine for preparing and bringing my own lunch to work to resolve this.
Norak's Primal Journal:
2010-07-23: ~255lbs, ~40.0"
2011-11-03: ~230lbs, ~35.5"
2011-12-07: ~220lbs, ~34.0"
After digging around in some old workout logs, I found some interesting stats (well, interesting to me, anyway). I'm posting them here for future reference:
In July 2008 I was 110.5kg (~244lbs) with a 40" waist.
In November 2008 I was 99kg (~218lbs) with a 35" waist.
Body composition analysis from April 2009:
Weight: 106.3kg (~234.5lbs)
Fat percentage: 23.3%
Fat mass: 24.75kg
Lean mass: 81.55kg
Muscle mass: 77.55kg
Base metabolism: 2448kcal
Body composition analysis from April 2010:
Weight: 112.7kg (~248.5lbs)
Waist: 101.0cm (39.5")
Fat percentage: 25.4%
Fat mass: 28.65kg
Lean mass: 84.05kg
Muscle mass: 79.95kg
Base metabolism: 2540kcal
In July 2010 I was 115,5kgs (~254.5lbs) with a 40" waist (ouch!).
In May 2011 I weighed 113.7kg (~250lbs) with a 38.5" waist.
I never bothered to do a new body analysis this year, as I already knew the results wouldn't have improved since last year (hence my estimate of still being around 25% body fat).
Although I was 5kg heavier in July 2010 compare to July 2008, my waist was the same, so I think it's fair to assume that the difference is mostly in muscle mass, which is a good thing. I'm too lazy to go through all the data from back then, but I'm quite certain that I can lift heavier now than what I could back then. For example, in 2008 I was unable to do bodyweight dips, now I can do them even with added weights (despite the fact that I, myself, am also heavier now). I don't think I could do chin-ups or pull-ups back then either.
I think November 2008 was the leanest I've been since I started strength training, and was quite pleased with it (of course, I fell off the wagon not long after, as you can clearly see from the 2009 update), so that's where I'm hoping to be again in the not too distant future. Actually, I'm hoping I can be even leaner this time around, as I have gained a fair bit of muscle since then.
In one way, it's quite depressing to see how much I've let myself go the past few years, but then again, it's good to see that my goals are actually realistic (as I have been there before). If I'm aiming for 10% body fat at a weight of 95kg, that's about 86kg of lean mass, which I think sounds about right? So, maybe, long term, 95kg (~210lbs) with a 32-34" waist should be my goal?
Now, this time around the difference is of course that I'm never going back!
Last edited by norak; 08-26-2011 at 03:55 AM.
Norak's Primal Journal:
2010-07-23: ~255lbs, ~40.0"
2011-11-03: ~230lbs, ~35.5"
2011-12-07: ~220lbs, ~34.0"
Hei hei!
Really is smart to make a boxed lunch, it is not cheap to eat out here.. so you will have the added benefit of saving money! Plus, you have no clue how the meat was raised when you eat out.. I know we have good 'meat standards' in Norway, but they are still allowed to be corn/potato. Might as well get the best bang for your buck and the most nutrition for that buck too!
When you said reset in your first post I got to thinking about the reset I am doing. I am doing the leptin reset, basically it helps get your hormones and blood sugar in check. You might check out this thread - but you might be leptin sensitive and not need to worry about it.
Either way, cut the juice. Grok probably did not have juice. Juice is modern, you are getting the sugar without the natural fiber that allows it to slowly work.
Lykke Til!
I didn't realize you were in Norway or how expensive it is to eat there!
I very rarely eat a burger out. I buy good quality burgers from the grocer and cook more than I need so that I can put a couple of cold ones in the fridge to cut up into salad the next day.
Newcomers: If you haven't read the book, at least read this thread ... and all the links!
Jan. 1, 2011: 186.6 lbs PBSW Mar. 1, 2011: 175.8 lbs
CW: 146.8 lbs
GW 140 lbs
A proud member of PETA: People Eating Tasty Animals
Your strength goals are very low for squats and deadlifting - most anyone who lifts will have a stronger squat than bench, and a much, much stronger deadlift. For a healthy male, 315 lb (ie three big plates per side) is probably achievable for almost anyone on the deadlift. a 250 lb bench on the other hand is a pretty serious bench press!
For reference, my own strength goals look like squat 255 for 5, dead 315 for 3 (almost there), bench 200, press 135, chins 5 reps w/ +25 lb weight, cleans 185x1.
Have a look at the "starting strength" program, I highly recommend it.
If you are new to the PB - please ignore ALL of this stuff, until you've read the book, or at least http://www.marksdailyapple.com/primal-blueprint-101/ and this (personal fave): http://www.archevore.com/get-started/
Thankfully, the headaches are nowhere near as bad as they were when I completely stopped drinking soda and eating candy in May. Back then I could hardly concentrate at work, because of crazy headaches, shaking hands and small muscle cramps all over my body. Fortunately that stage is over. Now the sugar cravings are more of a mental thing.
I think your deadlift goal sounds reasonable, but in 10 weeks only? I'm not sure. After next week, when I've had the chance to do some more sessions with "serious weight" I think I will see where I stand and maybe reconsider my strength goals.
Norak's Primal Journal:
2010-07-23: ~255lbs, ~40.0"
2011-11-03: ~230lbs, ~35.5"
2011-12-07: ~220lbs, ~34.0"


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The end of an era
Ciara O'Brien
It's the end of an era. Last night Steve Jobs announced he was standing down from his role as chief executive of Apple, and said he would become chairman instead.
Although Jobs stepped away from the day to day running of the company some months ago, when he took medical leave due to ongoing health problems, the move still came as a shock to many.
Jobs is credited with turning the company around, transforming it into one of the largest tech companies in the world. In fact, earlier this month, Apple briefly edged past ExxonMobil to become the most valuable company in the world, overtaking rival Google.
Forced out of the company he co-founded with Steve Wozniak by Apple's board in 1985, Jobs returned to Apple as an adviser in 1997, and eventually took up his role as chief executive again. The rest is history. In 1998, the first iMac was introduced. Then in 2001, the iPod hit the market. The iTunes store followed in 2003, transforming the music market, and the iPhone's launch in 2007 propelled Apple into a whole new market. The iPad launch in 2010 created a new market for tablet devices.
It remains to be seen what Jobs' new role will actually mean. Is it the end of the shock and awe press conferences? While we may cast a sceptical eye on Jobs' claims of "magical" devices and Apple's marketing machine that could probably reinvent the wheel – and not just the Click Wheel either – the truth is you always want to see what he comes up with next.
In 1997, Apple was just another tech brand. Now it's THE tech brand. It wasn't the first to invent a hard drive based music player – remember the iRiver and Creative Zen devices? – but it certainly managed to make itself the most popular. Likewise in the smartphone market where Nokia once ruled the roost, although Android's market share has since eclipsed Apple's.
And things are just getting interesting in the tablet and mobile markets. Apple's iPad now has several rivals – the Motorola Xoom, the Samsung Galaxy Tab – and the smartphone market has taken off at a great pace. Apple is in court fighting several patent cases, on both sides of legal actions, and the launch of a new iPhone is believed to be imminent.
In his resignation letter, Jobs said he believes Apple's "brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it".
It's a tough act to follow. Apple has appointed Tim Cook, previously Apple's chief operating officer, as recommended by Jobs in his resignation letter (below).
Cook has taken charge of the company previously, when Jobs went on medical leave in 2004, and again in 2009. And since he took over the reins in January, the company has continued to perform well, probably soothing some fears that Apple will suffer without Jobs at the helm.
But whether he can match the creative impact, influence and charisma that Jobs brought to Apple is another thing. Like, loathe or simply indifferent to him, you can't deny that Jobs had a huge influence, as the legions of loyal Apple fans will attest to.
You could say – and many have – that Jobs inspires a cult-like following. He is, above all else, a showman. Watch any of the Apple product launches he's been involved in. You may not want to listen to what he has to say, you might even scoff at the marketing rhetoric, but by and large it works. Look at the sales of the iPhone – 20 million in the space of three months.
Inevitably you find yourself clutching an iPhone or an iPad, or even a MacBook Air, forking over several hundred euro for the privilege of owning one.
And even though he was on medical leave, Jobs has still been very much the public face of Apple, even returning for the launch of the iPad 2 in March.
He's always been a force to be reckoned with. Without him at the helm, will Apple still have the same impact as before?
The resignation letter:
"To the Apple Board of Directors and the Apple Community:
I have always said if there ever came a day when I could no longer meet my duties and expectations as Apple's CEO, I would be the first to let you know. Unfortunately, that day has come.
I hereby resign as CEO of Apple. I would like to serve, if the Board sees fit, as Chairman of the Board, director and Apple employee.
As far as my successor goes, I strongly recommend that we execute our succession plan and name Tim Cook as CEO of Apple.
I believe Apple's brightest and most innovative days are ahead of it. And I look forward to watching and contributing to its success in a new role.
I have made some of the best friends of my life at Apple, and I thank you all for the many years of being able to work alongside you.
Apple's statement:
"Steve's extraordinary vision and leadership saved Apple and guided it to its position as the world's most innovative and valuable technology company," said Art Levinson, Chairman of Genentech, on behalf of Apple's Board. "Steve has made countless contributions to Apple's success, and he has attracted and inspired Apple's immensely creative employees and world class executive team. In his new role as Chairman of the Board, Steve will continue to serve Apple with his unique insights, creativity and inspiration.
"The Board has complete confidence that Tim is the right person to be our next CEO," added Levinson. "Tim's 13 years of service to Apple have been marked by outstanding performance, and he has demonstrated remarkable talent and sound judgment in everything he does."


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Today is Friday, Sept. 28, the 272nd day of 2012. There are 94 days left in the year.
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On Sept. 28, 1787, the Congress of the Confederation voted to send the just-completed Constitution of the United States to state legislatures for approval.
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Four Columbus Technical College nursing students are the recipients of scholarships valued at $500 each and they will go a long way in helping pay for their education and/or future program-related needs. Winners of the Klayder Scholarship are Pam Jones and Shanna Peterson. This award was named in honor of Paul A. Klayder, Jr. and his wife, Velma. Winners must have maintained at least a 3.0 GPA, collected three letters of recommendation from instructors and current or former employers and submitted a letter to the scholarship selection committee at Columbus Technical College.
In her letter, 46-year-old Pam Jones wrote about the challenges of starting over after a 20-year career in the financial industry and being a full time mom. She enrolled at the College in summer of 2012 and in December of 2013, she received a life-changing phone call.
"I was accepted into the ADN (Associate Degree Nursing) program. I immediately turned in a resignation to my employer and began the next phase of my life," Jones wrote.
Shanna Peterson, 40, has always been fascinated by the medical field as many family members were practitioners. But it was her father who inspired her to pursue nursing. His life changed dramatically after a car accident that rendered him a quadriplegic.
"In November of last year, my father was hospitalized due to respiratory distress resulting from decreased strength of his diaphragm, lungs, and heart muscle," Peterson remembered. "Shortly before he passed away, I was beside him when I was notified of my acceptance into the nursing program at Columbus Technical College. That was the happiest I had seen him in several months."
The W.G. Hartline Scholarship is named in remembrance of late Columbus Technical College President, W.G. "Griff" Hartline. It is awarded to deserving first year nursing students. These students are ineligible for HOPE or Pell funds and the $500 in scholarship monies must be used toward tuition and fees. It is managed through the CTC Foundation and Business Office.In her application essay, 37-year-old Christy Foster wrote about her dedication to a program that was made for her nurturing personality. She receives student loans to pay for tuition, works part time as a nursing assistant, and even helps clean houses to make ends meet.
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"I am intrigued and fascinated with the way the body works, how medications affect body systems, and how the human spirit can sustain a person through sickness," Redmond wrote. "I want to live, breathe, think, and KNOW this information, because it is the catalyst for fulfilling the dream I have been given."
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Vision: A Healthy Texas
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is telling commercial seafood processors not to accept certain kinds of fish from the Flower Garden Banks National Marine Sanctuary area in the Northern Gulf of Mexico due to ciguatera toxin.
The Texas Department of State Health Services is advising recreational fishermen and other consumers not to eat the fish. Cooking does not affect the toxin.
Several human cases of ciguatera fish poisoning (CFP) have been linked to eating certain fish from the area.
Fish species covered in the advisories are marbled, gag, scamp and yellowfin grouper; blackfin and dog snapper; and hogfish caught within 10 miles of the Flower Garden. Also included are yellow, horse-eye and black jack; king mackerel; amberjack; and barracuda from within 50 miles of the sanctuary.
The ciguatera toxin is produced by algae that grow on some coral. The Flower Garden is a coral reef system. The toxin accumulates in fish tissue along the natural food chain as smaller fish eat the algae and larger fish eat smaller fish.
Symptoms of CFP may include nausea, vomiting, diarrhea, numbness, tingling around the mouth, a prickly feeling in the skin, joint and muscle pain, headache, reversal of hot and cold sensations, increased sensitivity to temperature extremes, vertigo and muscular weakness. CFP also can cause irregular, slow or rapid heartbeat and lowered blood pressure.
Symptoms usually begin within a few hours of consumption and typically last several days, but some symptoms can last for months. CFP is rarely fatal.
The Flower Garden, a popular spot for commercial and recreational fishermen and scuba divers, is in U.S. territorial waters 120 miles southeast of Galveston.
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The Bayonne City Council unanimously approved a request from Royal Caribbean Cruise Lines to provide "non-recourse financing" for the cruise company's plan to expand at Bayonne's Peninsula at Bayonne Harbor.
Bayonne spokesman Joe Ryan said the city would act as "conduit" for the project funds, allowing Royal Caribbean to take advantage of the city's favorable financing rates for the $50 million project that includes a new terminal and parking facility. The city council approved the request Wednesday night.
"(This deal) means we're not responsible for the debt," Ryan said. "So in this case the city is assisting with the application on behalf of Royal Caribbean, but we would not be responsible for handling the debt. Royal Caribbean is."
In addition, RCCL will pay Bayonne a $250,000 application fee and $50,000 annually to monitor the financing.
"This important project is a huge benefit for the Bayonne community," Bayonne Mayor Mark Smith said in a press release. "Our relationship with Royal Caribbean has been an excellent experience. This project will extend their commitment to our community for many decades into the future and will provide their customers with a state-of-the-art, comfortable and modern cruise facility at an easily accessible location."
Smith said Bayonne can expect to benefit from the cruise line's expansion, since it will create hundreds of building and construction trades jobs and cruise-related employment opportunities for area residents.
Officials estimate that the project should be completed some time next year, just in time to launch the "Quantum of the Seas" luxury liner.


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Not got milk?
By Nancy Oliveira, MS, RD, LDN
Cow's milk, or dairy milk, is no longer the only choice for this creamy white drink. Some people cannot tolerate dairy milk because they lack an enzyme to break down milk sugar, or lactose, which can produce stomach pain, bloating or diarrhea. Others have an allergy to the proteins in milk, which can cause hives, wheezing or vomiting. Milk allergy occurs most often in infants and often subsides by age 3, whereas lactose intolerance is usually seen in adults. People may also not choose dairy milk due to following a vegetarian/vegan diet or wanting to avoid hormones or antibiotics sometimes administered to cows in dairy farms. Furthermore, plant-based milks such as soy may offer beneficial phytochemicals and antioxidants.
The following are alternatives to dairy milk, which vary in nutritional content, flavor and cost*
Lactaid: Lactaid is a trademarked product made by McNeil Nutritionals. It is dairy milk with the addition of an enzyme called lactase that helps to break down and digest lactose. People with severe lactose intolerance may still not tolerate Lactaid milk. The calorie and nutritional content is the same as dairy milk but may taste slightly sweeter because the lactose sugar is broken down. Cost is about $2 more than dairy milk.
Soy: Made from dry soybeans soaked and then ground in water. Unlike dairy milk, it contains almost no saturated fat and no cholesterol. It contains the same amount of protein as dairy milk, 8 grams, and total fat ranges from 1 to 4 grams per cup. Available unsweetened or sweetened with sugar (which increases the calories). It is fortified with calcium and vitamin D. Cost is about $1-2 more than dairy milk. Its nutritional value is the closest to dairy milk.
Rice: Made from pressed brown rice and water, it is available plain or sweetened and flavored. It naturally contains no cholesterol, protein or minerals but is fortified with calcium, vitamin D and B vitamins. Calories range from 100-140 per cup with 2-3 grams fat. This is a popular choice for those with lactose intolerance and allergies to soy and nuts. Cost is about $1-2 more than dairy milk.
Almond: Made from ground almonds and water, almond milk has a nutritional profile similar to rice milk with no cholesterol, protein or minerals but which is fortified with vitamins and minerals and available sweetened or unsweetened. It tends to be the lowest in calories of all milks at 40-90 calories and 2-3 grams fat per cup. Cost is about $1-2 more than dairy milk.
Coconut: Made from grated and pressed coconut meat, coconut milk contains about as many calories and fat as soy milk but has more saturated fat than all milks, no protein, and is low in nutrients. Avoid coconut milk in cans (highest in calories and fat) and choose brands found in cartons near the other plant-based milks. Cost is about $2-3 more than dairy milk.
Coconut products are growing in popularity because of purported health and weight loss benefits. Butter, lard and other animal fats contain saturated fat that raises LDL or "bad" cholesterol. In comparison, coconut milk is rich in a special type of saturated fat called lauric acid that raises LDL levels but also raises HDL or "good" cholesterol. However, most health organizations recommend limiting all types of saturated fat. For more information see Ask the Dietitian: Is Coconut Oil Good for Me?
Bottom Line: Choose a milk that has minimal added sugar, preservatives and artificial colors. Read the label for the protein and nutrient content. Dairy milk adds protein, calcium and vitamin D into our diets. If your milk alternative does not contain these nutrients, be sure to eat foods in your diet that will provide them.
*Prices per half gallon as accessed on Peapod.com 1/2/2013. Note that prices for non-dairy milks vary widely; specialty stores (e.g., Whole Foods, Trader Joe's) may carry lower cost brands than the prices quoted on Peapod.com.


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RE: [bevwebs/Swift] Hi Oran! My kids are having
a lot of fun building a model of their Mars Milennium Community! They
have almost finished it and are now writing to compare Earth with Mars.
They are concerned with how to use and recycle water on Mars. What would
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Hi Bev. Water reclamation and purification is a rather involved process.
I would suggest first thinking about the different ways in which waste
water is created. You can then discuss the different mechanisms you would
need in order to begin the process. For example, on Earth, waste water
is created through everyday activities such as bathing, gardening, laundry,
etc. If we were to do these same things on Mars we would want to have
a way of separating solids and other contaminants from the water and then
collecting and purifying the liquid. Try using an Internet search with
"water reclamation" and "water purification" and see what come up for
[ OranCox/ARC - 10 - 09:13:18 ]
RE: [Jon] what does the ames research
center do?
Jon, the primary focus of the Ames Research Center is aeronautics. The
center has the world's largest wind tunnel, as well as a motion simulator
used by the astronauts as part of their training.
[ OranCox/ARC - 12 - 09:17:24 ]
RE: [Jon-Mrs.Morret/MechanicsburgIntermediateSchool]
Our class is designing a community on Mars, and we can't figure out
how to get gravity. Do you have any suggestions
Jon, I'm certainly not a Mars expert. But we've all heard about artifical
gravity being created with something called centripetal force. For example,
if you put a marble in a container and rotate the container very fast,
the marble tends to be pushed outwards. However, the container walls keep
the marble from flying off into space. So you might consider how that
concept might work involving humans. Again, I reccommend an Internet search
with key words such as "artifical gravity" or "centripetal force."
[ OranCox/ARC - 15 - 09:18:32 ]
RE: [Sandy/NASAChatHost] DID YOU KNOW... About a year
and a half before Oran graduated from San Jose State University, he decided
to change his major to anthropology, after accumulating a whole bunch
of knowledge, coursework and research experience in math and science.
Shortly thereafter, he began my internship at NASA and that's how he became
the NASA Quest Chat King :-)
Sandy, looks like I'm putting some of my science backgruond to work today!
[ Sandy/NASAChatHost - 19 - 09:25:00
ANOTHER LITTLE-KNOWN TIDBIT ABOUT ORAN... "The best part about the work
I've done has been being able to meet many different people throughout
NASA and offer them opportunities to share their personal and professional
lives with children and the general public. I enjoy receiving letters
from young people about how much they enjoy being able to 'talk' to NASA
people during chats, or read about their interesting lives in their autobiographies."
[ OranCox/ARC - 20 - 09:25:19 ]
RE: [Jon-Mrs.Morret/MechanicsburgIntermediateSchool]
I know you said that you aren't a Mars expert but i was just wondering
if there were any shapes for our community that could help make the artificial
Jon, I'm not exactly sure. However, if we continue I'd imagine the community
would need to incorporate some kind of spherically construction to allow
the centripetal force to be created.
[ Sandy/NASAChatHost - 21 - 09:26:17
THE HARDEST PART OF ORAN'S JOB... "I think the hardest part of my work
is trying to coordinate with NASA experts for chats. Many of them are
very busy, especially when a mission is being planned or when a shuttle
launch is near. The process of trying to communicate with them can be
frustrating. I'd have to say that patience really plays a part in my work
because results are not instantaneous. But I think the results are worth
[ OranCox/ARC - 22 - 09:29:49 ]
RE: [Jon-Mrs.Morret/MechanicsburgIntermediateSchool]
Do you think magnetic walls and boots would also work as well as artifical
Jon, you must have seen the movie "2001..." Certainly, magnetic walls
and boots would keep us "grounded." But you need to think about if that
would be an obstacle to mobility, and if the amount of energy humans would
need to expend just to move around. Also, the entire community would need
to be equipped with material that allows magnetic attraction. This means
we would either have to mine Mars for such material or bring much of it
with us, thereby increasing the cost of a mission dramatically.
[ OranCox/ARC - 23 - 09:30:44 ]
RE: [Jon-Mrs.Morret/MechanicsburgIntermediateSchool]
Your dog Anxious is very cute!
Thanks, Jon. Although he's now almost 14 years old, he's still very "Anxious"
in his old age.
[ Sandy/NASAChatHost - 25 - 09:33:04
ORAN'S "STICK-TO-IT" PHILOSOPHY... "Follow the path you believe is best
for you. People will offer you suggestions about what they believe is
best for you, or criticize your decisions throughout your life. However,
as long as the United States upholds individualism, you are ultimately
responsible for choosing your own path in life. Therefore, if you are
willing to work hard to achieve your goals, then you can be successful
at whatever you pursue. The road may not be an easy one, but just keep
pushing for what you want and never forget where you ultimately want to
[ OranCox/ARC - 26 - 09:48:11 ]
For those of you still with us, I'm ready for more questions. Please send
them in!
[ OranCox/ARC - 27 - 09:53:29 ]
EVERYONE, Sandy, our moderator is having technical difficulties. She has
asked that you please send your comments about today's chat to us using
our online surveys. The surveys are located at http://quest.nasa.gov/qchats.
We hope to hear from you!
[ OranCox/ARC - 28 - 09:57:43 ]
I will need to sign off so that I can return to my "normal duties" as
NASA QuestChat moderator. (I'll be moderating another chat in just a few
minutes!) Thanks to all who joined us for today's chat. Good luck to you
in the future!


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With 23 days remaining until pitchers and catchers report and the Mets' roster still a work in progress, chief operating officer Jeff Wilpon, GM Omar Minaya, assistant GMs John Ricco and Wayne Krivsky and manager Jerry Manuel huddled Monday at the team's Port St. Lucie, Fla., complex for Day One of a three-day voluntary players minicamp.
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"I'm feeling good. Time will tell, but I am feeling good," the two-time Cy Young Award winner said.
The Mets' brain trust still needs to decide whether to sign free-agent catcher Yorvit Torrealba or Rod Barajas or go with what the Mets already have behind the plate. Also at issue is how to round out the rotation, with Ben Sheets, Jon Garland and Smoltz the best remaining free-agent options.
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Hey History Channel
There aren't that many American traditions I bother with really, but there are a few I can understand or believe you just shouldn't mess with. A few examples:
I'm all for free speech, yeah even for the triple K folk, Faux News, and the wannabe Hitler youth in Skokie and elsewhere. But when Roseanne obliterated the anthem in San Diego it crossed a line. It disrespects those who serve(d), and frankly those who are/have been protected by them. If you don't want to honor the nation and the flag and those who serve(d) with the anthem, fine, turn down the offer, no one is going to think anything about it, make something up if you do, but don't do a Roseanne in that setting.
In the same vein, the Westboro Baptist dipshits. Protesting military dead at their funerals because your rendition of christanity demands it? Just on the surface, I could point out that the separation of church and state precludes the whole god's nation crap, that I don't have to cross picket lines to buy lobster, and that a family's grief of a fallen family member should be at least somewhat 'sacred', but what the hell? If, IF, the family protested the war and the sending of their child to it for religious reasons AND they wanted this form of protest, ok, it would be weird as hell, but ok. Otherwise, it's just blathering morons disgracing themselves and what they represent.
I could go on but you're bored by now, so on to my point as to why the History Channel. or History as they are billed now, can fuck themselves. Memorial Day weekend on 'History'. War movies, tales of heroism, military hardware, studies of leaders, and much much more giving us a solid weekend of pride in our history and those who served. Right? Nope. Not even close. We got an entire 60+ hours of Pawn Stars reruns. You're fucking joking right turtleboy, just being an ass huh. No, I'm not. Pawn Stars all weekend, except, EXCEPT, for Monday evening. Monday evening we get 'Hatfields and McCoys' with Bill 'Hudson' Paxton and Kevin 'Dances with Avatar' Costner. Really? That is History's tribute to the servicemen and women of the nation? The American semi-kind-of-version of the Montagues and Capulets? I couldn't care less about it's ratings and appeal and critical reviews and anything else. You had 360 or so other days on the calendar to fit this into.
History, made every day. Yep, it sure can be. Yet its programming endeavors manage to ensure that history is trivialized to meaninglessness.
History, History Channel, whatever, A&E, Disney Corp, anyone else involved with your incessant crap, go fuck yourself.
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Who the hell wants to watch endless grainy, converted-to-video black and white re-runs of endless World War II stupidity on all sides? Fer chrissakes, the only thing worse than WWII b&w video - if that can even be possible - is grainy car-cam shots of police chases with the voice-over of America's most-not-wanted crackhead droning on and on and on and on.
But I digress.
Personally, I'd rather watch more recent invasion videos by some second-rate nation jack-booting through a dust storm in the middle east because it believed a single, indistinguishable sand dune was responsible for 9-11. It's far more amusing. Although, the bullshit propaganda that one is forced to listen to does get rather tiresome at times.
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Christmas Cards - a Tradition's History
Greeting cards are a common form of fast communication and well wishes. A bit of art, a thoughtful or funny message, and a signature, and one is made. The question here is how they came about, and why.
Cards, being a simple and efficient form of communication, have appeared again and again throughout history. There is evidence that ancient Romans exchanged cards of some form for their New Year's celebrations. Before any form of mass production or printing, these cards would persist, in scroll, woodcut, and handmade paper forms.
The precursor to the modern card style came during the Victorian period. Writing elegant letters was a time consuming, but important social skill of the time. Particularly during Christmas, schoolboys were taught to compose Christmas works for their families and teachers.
However things would change in the mid-1800s, with the advent of printing technologies. The ability to mass produce ideas and written works In fact, the first known Christmas card was made in 1843, by John Callcott Horsley. A drawing of a family celebrating Christmas dinner with side photos of charity, it was a popular product.
From that time on, cards evolved into multiple forms. There were many trends towards homemade cards at different times, but the manufactured options were always there and appealing. Hallmark, one of the biggest makers of greeting and holiday cards, was founded in 1915, setting the standard for all other cards.
Sales figures indicate that 1.6 billion Christmas cards will be bought and sent in the United States each year, making up around a quarter of the total greeting card annual sales. People use cards, manufactured and self-made, to communicate with far away family and friends, to learn about the going ons of others, and to inject a bit of happiness into another's holiday, just by showing that they were thought of.
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Christmas Traditions
- Origins of Christmas
- Tradition of Birds Nest
- Tradition of Candy Canes
- Tradition of Christmas Cards
- Tradition of Christmas Carols
- Tradition of Christmas Elves
- Tradition of Christmas Presents
- Tradition of Christmas Star
- Tradition of Coal
- Tradition of December 25
- Tradition of Eggnog
- Tradition of Elf On The Shelf
- Tradition of Holiday Fruitcake
- Tradition of Mistletoe
- Tradition of Nativity Scenes
- Tradition of North Pole
- Tradition of Pickle in a Jar
- Tradition of Reindeer
- Tradition of Rudolph
- Tradition of Santa
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- Tradition of the Advent Calendar
- Tradition of the Nutcracker
History of Holidays
- History of Baptism Confirmation Communion
- History of Earth Day
- History of Easter
- History of Father's Day
- History of Flag Day
- History of The Fourth of July
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MESA, Ariz. - The University of Hawaii baseball team opened the Western Athletic Conference tournament with an 8-2 loss to Fresno State on Wednesday, falling into the losers bracket of the double-elimination event.
Collin Bennett had three hits, including an RBI triple in the first inning, to lead the fourth-seeded Rainbows (30-24). Max Duval, Piikea Kitamura and Zack Swasey each had two hits. Swasey drove in a run with a single in the seventh.
The Bulldogs (26-25) took a 2-1 lead with runs in the fourth and fifth innings before breaking the game open with a six-run sixth inning.
UH starter Jarrett Ara-kawa (7-6) gave up four runs on eight hits over five-plus innings. Thomas Harland (7-7) lasted 6 1/3 innings, scattering eight hits for No. 5 Fresno State.
Patrick Hutcheson homered and doubled, and Aaron Judge batted 4-for-5 with a pair of doubles and a triple for the Bulldogs.
The Rainbows play No. 6 Louisiana Tech today in an elimination game set for 8 a.m. HST. Louisiana Tech lost to No. 3 Nevada 4-3 on Wednesday.