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Outdoors blogger: It's second nature nowBy Mary Holland | January 05,2014When I completed my book "Naturally Curious" in 2010, my sense of relief was short-lived.
My publisher explained that I needed a blog to spread the word about my publication. Being a technophobe, I began my "Naturally Curious" blog with some trepidation. Fortunately, I was helped by my editor, Rebecca Didier from Trafalgar Square Books.
My intention was to post an occasional tidbit of natural-history information. I saw this as a temporary project and had no idea that more than three years later, this blog would be the focus of my life. Nor did I appreciate how much work would be required to keep it going.
These days, it is my excuse for spending half of every day outside, and a way to keep educating myself about what can be found outdoors throughout the year.
At first, I did not understand the blog's potential value as a teaching tool. But having been an environmental educator for my entire adult life, I was open to the idea of sharing my passion. I wanted to present information that was visually inviting, with a few explanatory sentences. I kept the entries minimal — long enough to contain some interesting natural history and short enough so I wouldn't lose the reader.
Writing blogs is not for those who dislike deadlines — at least not a five-days-a-week blog such as "Naturally Curious." A typical day consists of rising and posting the previous day's photograph and short essay. Then it's on to the next topic because another post is due in 24 hours.
Discoveries must be made, no matter the weather. Whether it's sunny, raining, snowing or sleeting, I head out with Emma, my Labrador retriever. We explore the woods, fields and ponds to see what is blooming, buzzing or browsing.
Anything is fair game — plant or animal, dead or alive, big or little. Some subjects are as small as the tiny red mites you find on a grasshopper or as big as a boreal bog. I have no firm goal in mind, simply whatever catches my fancy and can be photographed.
Some days I come home without a single photograph. On other days I may have captured hundreds of images. But I always return feeling intimately familiar with what is going on in a variety of habitats on any given day — and one of them is bound to make a great subject.
The passages I write are aimed at the layman but hopefully contain natural history information that is new to most readers, regardless of their outdoor experience. Identification of plants and animals is not the purpose, although I usually do that. My main goal is to give information that inspires readers to head outside themselves.
A typical week might include topics as varied as the appendages that grow on a ruffed grouse's toes, the scat of a fisher, white-pine cone development, stoneflies mating and a hibernating spotted salamander that had been dug up and discarded by a red fox because of its toxic skin secretions.
I hope to offer something of interest for everyone, every week. Generally, I have more posts about insects in the summer and more animal signs — tracks, scat, trails — in winter. But I always try to include a variety of plants and animals in any given week.
People often ask how I find things to write about. I simply spend several hours a day outdoors, receptive to everything. Because Emma comes along, I probably see less than half of what's out there. But she earns her keep by finding scat and owl pellets.
I also depend on recommendations from other sources. Late one night, a friend called. He was wondering if a human baby was screaming in his woods. This visit, in my pajamas, generated a blog post on porcupines fighting. One of them had fallen out of the canopy about 10 feet from me in the black of night with quills from its adversary stuck in its nose.
Other tips have resulted in posts on all kinds of topics: wood turtles laying eggs, emerging baby American toads, a ruffed grouse nest, a beaver family, fresh bobcat tracks, a den of foxes, a cecropia moth larva. I am very grateful to anyone who takes the time to call me when they see something they think might pique my interest.
I should also add that I get a fair number of calls which are a bit disappointing. A 20-minute drive might reveal that the "bluebird" was actually a blue jay or the moose that has been present for two weeks left two minutes before I arrived.
I explore by foot, car and boat. The equipment required is not extraordinary — camera, tripod, binoculars, snowshoes and a canoe. I've lost innumerable items during moments of intense photographing, such as lens caps and mittens and hats. And I've lost more than one camera and lens to Vermont and New Hampshire ponds. These are the hazards of the trade.
My Labrador and I have shared many experiences in our attempts to secure good photographs, some a bit harrowing. People say I must be fearless and enormously patient. Neither is true. But I have crawled into an abandoned beaver lodge, watched a black bear nap 20 feet above my head, and climbed about 30 feet up a hemlock to photograph a porcupine — only to watch it fall out of the adjacent tree, with me following it shortly thereafter to the ground.
The time I spend outside searching for blog material has greatly increased my chances for seeing unusual activities. I have watched a Cooper's hawk successfully snatch a pileated woodpecker out of the sky, photographed a frustrated eastern newt trying to entice a spring peeper to mate with it, and listened to the increasingly rare call of a whip-poor-will.
Yet I am just as captivated watching a firefly signaling to a potential mate or observing a spring peeper's throat pouch inflate when it calls. Sometimes, the more common sights and sounds are the most inspirational of all.
Mary Holland is a naturalist, photographer and author. She lives in Hartland and can be contacted at firstname.lastname@example.com or 436-2525. Visit her Web site and sign up for her blog at www.naturallycuriouswithmaryholland.wordpress.com.MORE IN NewsNarration and audio production by RH Alcott Full StoryNarration and audio production by RH Alcott Full StoryA Swiss law firm claims Vermonters for a Clean Environment violated the rights of the owners of... Full Story
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Starting today at 3pm (EST) and ending Monday, you can buy the best-selling How to Cook Everything iPhone application for only $1.99 (down from it's normal $4.99). The whole book (2,000 recipes) for $1.99? You do the math.
Starting today at 3pm (EST) and ending Monday, you can buy the best-selling How to Cook Everything iPhone application for only $1.99 (down from it's normal $4.99). The whole book (2,000 recipes) for $1.99? You do the math.
I'm a heavy user of Amazon. It's not that I like them, but I find them invaluable – the combination of nearly everything I ever want at decent prices with "free" shipping just makes it the most convenient way for me to shop.
But this right here is bad. The big, powerful, 14-cup Cuisinart food processor has a list price, per Cuisinart, of $279. Amazon is selling it for $254 – okay, fine, you're not going to get a better deal than that. But they claim the list price is $500, so you think you're saving almost 50 percent – and you're not.
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By Edward Schneider
Look at the pictures above, of the chicken house at Flying Pigs Farm in upstate New York.
Now read this.
Do you see why those who have recently been deriding "locavores" as cranks are missing the point? It isn't always about carbon footprint or ideology: it is often just about plain good food.
A quick, easy, wonderfully-textured flatbread to add to your grilling arsenal.
By Daniel Meyer
I was going to post this picture without comment. Butter-flavored syrup (which clearly contains no traces of actual butter) is a product just ridiculous enough to not require introduction or description. Or so I thought. But then I tasted it.
The problem with Krasdale's "buttery" syrup is not that it's totally repulsive, but that it's kind of delicious (in the same way that Top Ramen with two seasoning packets is delicious). I have parted ways with many of my childhood food desires, but there must still be a portion of my tongue (if not my brain) that remains susceptible to these crunchy-salty, sugary-sweet lab experiments that all-too-often pass as "food", especially to kids.
I am fortunate to enough to be able to cut myself off from butter-flavored syrup after just one drop, as tasty a drop as it was, because I know that it's horrible for me, that there's such a thing as real maple syrup that comes from trees, and that you can make your own (much better) version of Krasdale's product by melting a pat of real butter in real syrup. But imagine if you weren't lucky enough to know those things. You might never see a reason to stop. And that's even more alarming than butter-flavored syrup itself.
By Edward Schneider
I've said before that it gives me a thrill to pick and immediately cook produce from my father-in-law's garden in the UK. I'm a city boy and the son of city folk: my father was born on Manhattan's Lower East Side, and, although my mother's parents kept a few chickens in their yard outside Czestochowa, Poland, their emigration to Brooklyn when my mother was twelve marked the end of animal husbandry for them. So, I am innately ignorant of tilling the soil. My limbs, like those of Mrs. Sullen in George Farquhar's 1707 comedy The Beaux' Stratagem, were not made for leaping of ditches and clambering over stiles. Much less for hoeing and weeding.
But I've long harbored the illusion that, apart from die-hard Londoners (who are just as bad as us New Yorkers), Britons are universally garden-mad and raised to be familiar with small-scale agriculture centered on a quarter-acre behind the house or in a public plot (an allotment). Some of you who have read more than a few of my posts will know that Jackie's father has always been an enthusiastic horticulturalist whose big garden yields everything from fennel to rhubarb to elderflowers. Granted, when he bought the house, back in the 1950s in a then-new suburban development, he picked the one with the largest garden, but all the houses in his neighborhood sit on pretty substantial parcels of arable land.
If after a summer of barbecue you're looking for something else to do with those spare ribs, this pasta will do them justice (and then some). Adapted from How to Cook Everything.
Andrea's Pasta with Pork Ribs
Makes: 4 servings
Time: 11/2hours
One of my favorite pasta recipes, a Neapolitan specialty—taught to me by my old friend Andrea—that can make just a few ribs go a long way.
2 tablespoons extra virgin olive oil
2 small dried hot red chiles (optional)
3 cloves garlic, chopped
6 to 8 meaty spareribs, separated
Salt and freshly ground black pepper
One 28-ounce can whole plum tomatoes with the juice
1 pound ziti, penne, or other cut pasta
Freshly grated pecorino Romano cheese (optional)
1. Put the oil in a deep, broad saucepan over medium heat. When hot, add the chiles if you're using them and the garlic and cook, stirring, for about 30 seconds. Add the ribs and raise the heat to medium-high; cook, stirring occasionally, until the ribs have browned and given off some of their fat, 10 to 15 minutes. Sprinkle with salt and pepper, crush the tomatoes with a fork or your hands, and add them to the pot.
2. Turn the heat to medium or medium-low—enough to maintain a nice steady bubbling, but nothing violent. Cook, stirring occasionally, until the ribs are very tender, nearly falling off the bone, about 1 hour. Remove the chiles from the sauce if you used them. (You can make the dish ahead to this point; cover and refrigerate for up to 2 days. Gently reheat before proceeding.)
3. Bring a large pot of water to a boil and salt it. Cook the pasta until tender but not mushy. Drain it and sauce it; serve a rib or two to each diner along with the pasta.Pass the grated cheese at the table if you like.
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This time of year, Kansas is usually lousy with sunflowers. Precisely what you'd expect from "the sunflower state." Several small-headed varieties grow from ditches and cracks in the pavement, while fields of commodity plants—with their massive faces and sturdy stalks—bow in the wind like a battalion of chorus lines. Here in the eastern part of the state, where the weather has been strange even for tornado alley, we're not getting many blooms this year. Fortunately, our co-op in Lawrence started carrying local sunflower oil this summer: So everything is coming up golden in the kitchen.
Bainter is the producer, from the small town of Hoxie. Maybe I'm stretching the standard "local" radius a bit. But in this case—since single-source cooking oil is a rare foodstuff in America—I'm counting 333 miles across my beloved state as nearby. Bainter oil isn't cold pressed, but claims to be refined without chemical solvents. I believe it. The slightly cloudy color is the shade of melted butter, with a moderately assertive balance of grassy, floral, and nutty flavors. The viscosity doesn't turn your mouth furry. And to my pleasant surprise the oil doesn't smoke, burn, or go bitter when super-heated. If you have to ask about the price, you can afford it. This is the Midwest after all. Check out the company website. (And while you're there, feel free to add a piece of Bainter's patented hydraulic farm equipment to your shopping cart.)
This morning I recreated dishes from Copenhagen's Noma (recently named the best restaurant in the world) on the Today Show.
By Laura Virginia Anderson
It's gotten to the point of the summer where I'm getting a little tired of my go-to recipes for the vegetables from my CSA share. Don't get me wrong; I still love slow-cooked Greek-style green beans (one of my friends describes them as "everything a green bean was meant to be," and I'm inclined to agree), beets baked in foil and then sautéed in garlicky olive oil with their greens, and ripe tomatoes and peaches sliced and eaten raw with a splash of sherry vinegar and a sprinkle of salt and pepper. It's just that these dishes no longer thrill—they've become almost banal, a weekly occurrence.
So I'm trying to inject a little creativity into the process of cooking and eating my vegetables and fruit. This week, I received a pint of lovely little cherry tomatoes in addition to four soft, heavy slicers. The thought of eating them all in salads didn't appeal, nor did that of broiling them with herbs or making tomato sauce. But then I noticed the bag of whole wheat flour sitting in my pantry, and one of those thoughts arose, one of those ideas that is either brilliant or idiotic, one of those recipe-notions that takes on a life of its own and demands to be made: tomato muffins.


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A premier event for a documentary about former President Ronald Reagan drew a capacity crowd at Loosemore Auditorium on January 17.
Guests at the premier event viewed clips of the three-part series and engaged the documentary's producers and writers, David Crouse and Chip Duncan, in a question-and-answer period.
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This last weekend my dad and I did a campin trip up in north carolina. We stayed at Tumbling Waters campgroung in almond. Had a great time!
The day started out early in the morning. We left around 6:30 a.m. to head to the Tuckaseegee to try our luck at smallmouth. We drug our driftboat over there to do the drift. With this being our first time fishing there I am not sure of the name of the put in/take out. We startted off early with small chartruese poppers which got a few takes. We managed to catch more rock bass than smallmouth with these. After about an hour the topwater bite wore off and we switched to streamers. This ended up being the trick for the day. Right off the bat i caught a beautiful 19" smallie! We kept fishing and caught one here and there. The action by all means was not hot. We ended up the morning with about 15 fish in the boat with 5 or 6 being smallies.
We arrived back to the campground at around 1. I decided to hike up the creek that runs through it in search for wild bows. I had heard guys previous times talk about good fishing upstream. I had my mom drive me to the end of the road where there was a trail to hike. I hiked a little bit and then headed down to the water. My first cast involved a pretty little 4" bow. I continued upstream to a swimmimg hole that i knew of. When i arrived i crouched behind a rock and peeped over to see if there were any local residents around. To my luck there was a beautiful wild bow probably 11" long looking away from me. I casted my parachute adams. I happened to make a great cast (a one in a million chance for me) and it landed perfectly without spooking the fish. This bigger wild bow, as well as 3 other of his friends, raced at my fly. I couldn't believe it! The best thing though was seeing this nice fish rise and inhale my dry fly. I know all of this sounds great (which it was) but i jumped the gun and the fly came right out of his mouth I worked my way up the creek and released a few other small bows (as wekk as more types of chubs than i could count)
I figured that the fishing would be best early in the morning, so i headed up the same stream. The big fish i saw yesterday was nowhere to be seen. I ended up working my way, way upstream. I hit a point where the creek started to climb the mountain. There were great holes all over this section, but no trout. I even walked through a few nice holes to see if i could spook anything out, but nothing spooked. I decided to head back to the campsite with only 2 to hand.
Later in the day my dad and i waded the lower Nantahala on high water. (not as hard as i thought.) It took me a while, but i finally found out they were keyed in on midges. Once i found this out i started catching fish. It seemed that behind any rock that produced slack water there was a fish. I ended up with about 10 to hand in 1.5 hours. I left feeling accomplished
I went against what everyone on this forum says and went way downstream on the small stream i had been fishing. Joe, the campground owner, told me that when the water is low the fish go down near where the creek goes intoi the lake. In this section it was much easier casting (was using a 9 foot 5wt) I immediately got into fish. There were a bunch of good holes and runs that all held fish. I could not get one fish to even touch any of the droppers i tried. I ended up clipping off the dropper and went with just a parachute adams. I fished a while and managed around 20 fish. The biggest was 9" and a wild rainbow. This creek is listed as a hatchery supported stream, but i have yet to find a stocker in in.
Overall a very fun trip. I look foreward to going back up at the end of september. Hopefully the creek will be fuller and the water cooler.
Hope you enjoyed
Rainbow Warrior--The small stream you were fishing is Panther Creek. It is a hatchery supported stream, but like a lot of similar streams in southwestern NC, it contains a good population of wild fish. The dough bellies are usually caught out soon after they are stocked, but the stream-reared trout are far less susceptible to kernels of corn and gobs of red worms. Hence your first-rate experience on Panther Creek.
As for the Tuckasegee, if you can provide a bit more detail about where you put in (above or below Bryson City, nearby bridge?, or other landmarks) I can almost certainly give you the name of the place you launched.
Sounds like a great weekend, and kudos for trying the Nantahala with the water "on." I actually much prefer it then, although most locals don't like to wade it.
Jim Casada
Great report Rainbow Warrior. That portion of NC is very sweet! I don't get over there near as often as I would like.
I can give you better information about where we took out. We took out just above a bridge. On the downstream side of the big bridge there were some bigger rapids. The takeout was on some "ramp" that was on a road along a feild that had people working in it. As for the put in all i remember was there was a small asphalt parking lot. There wasn't really a ramp, but it was a set of wooden stairs thatwe pushed the boat down. We want to try drifting the DH section in the winter. Are there good put in/take out places? As for the nantahala. I too liked it when the water was on. It got annoying when rafts would go over the spot i was fishing, but it became apparent that they are used to it. I caught a few right after a groups of rafts went through.
Rainbow Warrior--From what you describe you almost certainly put in just below the mouth of Coopers Creek. Although there's nothing to mark the spot and no reason you would have known, you were within 1oo yards of where Horace Kephart died. The spot on old U. S. 19 used to be known as Dead Man's Curve, thanks to the fact that not only were Kephart and visiting novelist Fiswoode Tarlton killed there; ten years later the tax driver who was driving them back from the bootleggers (and who was drunk, as they were) wrecked and died on the same curve after having visited the same bootlegger.
You took out at Darnell Farms, which is the lower end of what used to be known as the Ferguson Fields. Today most of the large bottom (the largest one anywhere on the Tuckasegee) is owned by the Cherokee tribe. A mile or so from where you took out there's an Indian mound in the field, and they knew the area as Kituwah, the "mother town."
Probably more than you wanted to know, but you were in an area with particularly rich history.
Jim Casada
As an aside to Rainbow Warrior, I've been in those situations where the trout won't touch a nymph dropper. Try a double dry rig next time and see if that ups your strike count.
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ELDRED, NY — Residents had lots of questions on January 14, but voiced no objections to the CEO of a New Jersey youth counseling facility that is seeking zoning approval to open a new summer program in Highland.
Christine Robertello said the Stepping Forward Counseling Center works with children eight to 12 years of age. The program treats anxiety, depression, addictions, attention deficit disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, oppositional defiance disorder, Aspergers, bi-polar, and other emotional and mental disorders.
The facility, which is planned for the former Sokol property on Mail Road, will "most likely" not be operated year round.
A planned summer program is expected to serve some 50 children with a supervision ratio of two or three children per staff member. Robertello said students are supervised 24/7 and would never leave the property other than for a supervised group function.
Stepping Forward is a for-profit organization, which will have its own on-site medical staff.
Robertello, who said she has been a provider in this field for 20 years, currently operates the program from space in a Chatham, NJ office building. Robertello owns the business, along with California residents Peony Chua and Anthony Cupo.
She invited anyone interested to visit the company's website for more information.
The town planning board earlier this month recommended zoning changes that would separately allow a community residence facility serving up to 150 residents to operate on a minimum of 25 acres; and amend the zoning bulk regulations to include a community residence facility in the R-2 zoning district, upon a 25-acre site, upon planning board approval of a special use permit.
Residents will have another opportunity for questions about the project at a town board public hearing scheduled for 7 p.m. on February 11, prior to the regular monthly town board meeting.
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How to Go Green in Your Baby's Nursery
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I liked the article below because of its valuable information about greening up baby's room that I had to reprint it for my readers. It was written by Alicia Silva who is a green architect that has taught a class on eco-friendly nursery design. I thought it gave easy tips for parents to consider when you're going green in baby's nursery. Remember it doesn't have to be all about buying an expensive "green" crib made out of sustainable material. There are many things you can do to decrease the toxins your newborn will be exposed to as Alicia mentions below.
Author Alicia Silva, Founder of Synergy Design Studio
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Welcoming a baby implies a great deal of change in our lifestyles. This is a great time to understand and go green. When we have kids it makes a lot more sense. I will be teaching a Green baby Nursery class at the Environmental home center, now Ecohause.
The following tips will help you to start with your baby project with well being in mind. After all green is the standard of giving the best to your loved ones.
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- Decision makers and decision recipients: understanding disparities in the meaning of fairness
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- Sivasubramaniam, Diane; Heuer, Larry
- Abstract
- Since World War II, psychologists have devoted considerable attention to understanding the factors that shape people's satisfaction with the outcomes of social or economic exchanges—outcomes of events not unlike the encounters occurring between judges and litigants in civil and criminal courtrooms, encounters between police officers and civilians, or encounters between mediators and disputants in alternative dispute resolution centers throughout the United States every day. In one classic early study, it came as somewhat of a surprise when it was discovered that satisfaction was not easily explained by economic theories of human behavior.1 This finding launched an inquiry guided by theories and empirical research that has continued to this day. In this article, we offer an overview of the major developments in these theories and the accompanying research with an eye toward their implications for understanding the factors that shape citizens' satisfaction with the U.S. legal system. Then, we note that the vast majority of this research has focused primarily on only a portion of the individuals who are engaged in the legal encounters that are taking place—the subordinates (the litigants, civilians, and disputants whose outcomes are being decided) rather than the authorities (the judges, police officers, and mediators who are deciding the cases), and we describe some recent research suggesting that the satisfaction of decision makers might be guided by different principles than the satisfaction of those who receive their decisions.
- Publication type
- Journal article
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- Court Review, Vol. 44, no. 1-2 (2008), pp. 62-71
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- 2008
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- Economic theories; Human behavior; Satisfation; U.S. legal system
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Slow- Cooker BBQ Beef Stew
Time Prep: 20 min
Total: 7 hr35mins
Servings Total: 8 servings
What You Need:
1 Tbsp. oil
2 lb. beef stew meet (1 ½ inch cubes
5 carrots (3/4 lb.) peeled, cut into 1 inch pieces
1 large onion, cut into chunks
2 ½ lb. small red potatoes, quartered
¾ cup BBQ sauce, divided
1 Tbsp. instant coffee
1 pkg. (10 oz.) frozen peas
Make It:
Heat oil in nonstick skillet on medium high heat. Add meat, in batches; cook for 8 to 10 min. or until evenly browned. Stirring occasionally. Place carrots, onions and potatoes in slow cooker; top with meat; Pour ½ cup BBQ sauce over meat. Sprinkle with coffee. Cover with lid.
Cook on low for 7 to 8 hours (or on high for 5 hours)
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The iPad 3, which is still not the confirmed name of the tablet, is expected to resemble the iPad 2 as far as shape and size, but differ as far as what's under the hood. The big difference will be the Retina Display, offering a 2048x1536 pixel screen, which is just over 3 megapixels.
While the Retina Display update is a sure thing, many other possible features are up-in-the-air at this point. There are questions floating around in regards to whether the iPad 3 will have a dual or quad-core processor, for instance.
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Other questions remain, such as whether the iPad 3 will have the digital assistant Siri included as well as NFC, an updated camera, and a 128 GB option.
While the iPad 3's features are uncertain to the public for now, questions won't go unanswered for long as Apple prepares for its March introduction. In fact, Apple is currently scrambling to gather apps for the tablet's debut next month.
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So far, there's no set date for the release of the iPad 3, but if the iPad 3 is anything like the iPad 2, it will launch about a week or so after the debut event in March.
The iPad 3 launch may be exactly what Apple needs after a tough start to 2012. Last month, The New York Times released its second installment to its iEconomy series, which focused on
the poor treatment of workers at Apple's suppliers in China
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Apple CEO Tim Cook blasted the report
, saying that Apple cares about each and every worker employed by its overseas suppliers. However, his speech didn't seem to sway the public. Just yesterday, social activist groups Change.org and SumOfUs.org
organized demonstrations in front of key Apple stores
around the globe to protest Apple's lack of empathy for the workers in factories like Foxconn.
Apple is also facing other issues, such as trouble over its use of its name "iPad," which could possibly
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In the company of approachable and expert Guest Speakers, you travel to the world's cultural and geographical highlights to truly uncover the soul of each destination. Minerva also calls at smaller and less visited ports, where you can stay longer and escape the crowds associated with larger vessels. Throughout your cruise you can engage with like-minded fellow passengers, who share your thirst for knowledge and an appreciation of the finest standards of service. When you return home, you will be as fulfilled and rewarded as you are relaxed.
In the style of a country house hotel, Minerva's accommodations are elegant and understated with spacious lounges and comfortable bars. Long-serving, friendly staff look after your every need and ensure your cruise meets or surpasses every expectation. Inclusive fares mean that, aside from personal expenses, visas, and any optional excursions you may choose, there are no other costs to add.
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by Anton Shilov
Nintendo said Monday that it plans to ship around four million of its 3DS portable video game consoles by the end of March, 2011. Considering that 37.5% of that amount will be sold in Japan, it is highly likely that shortages of the systems may occur in Europe, the U.S. and other countries, even though the company promises to avoid them.
In an interview with Nikkei business daily, Satoru Iwata, the president of Nintendo, said that the company planned to sell 1.5 million of 3DS consoles in Japan in its first month (starting from February, 26) and ship 4 million of the new-generation portable game systems worldwide by the end of March. Unfortunately, the launch date of 3DS outside Japan is unknown, it is only certain that the console will be released in March.
"It is important that we ensure a continuous supply," Mr. Iwata reportedly said.
Separately, Nintendo disclosed battery life of the 3DS. When playing stereoscopic 3D games specifically developed for 3DS, the console will last 3.5 to 5 hours depending on conditions. When playing DS or DSi games, which are naturally 2D only, the system will have a battery life of 5 to 8 hours. Full charge of the batter takes around 3.5 hours.
Nintendo 3DS features a 3.53" autostereoscopic 3D top screen with 800x240 resolution (400 pixels for each eye) and a 3.02" bottom touch screen with 320x240 resolution. It has three 0.3MP cameras – one inner and two outer – to deliver the stereo-3D effect and take stereo-3D pictures. It includes a motion sensor, a gyro sensor, Wi-Fi 802.11b/g/n controller, a Slide Pad that allows 360-degree analog input and so on. The device also has a special slider that can increase, decrease or disable stereoscopic 3D (S3D) effect. The 3DS comes in form-factor that is similar to the predecessors and is fully compatible with Nintendo DS titles. The console uses DMP Pica 200 graphics processor. As announced previously, it will have a slot for SD cards as well as support cartridges for previous-gen DS systems.
Nintendo will release 3DS first in Japan on the 26th of February, 2011, at the price of ¥25 000 ($299), which is higher than the price of Sony PlayStation Portable in the U.S. (PSP-3000 costs $169, PSPgo costs $249) as well as Nintendo DSi ($149).


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Documents of U.S.-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue
The U.S.-Mexico High Level Economic Dialogue was created by U.S. President Barack Obama and Mexican President Enrique Peña Nieto in May 2013 and the first cabinet-level meeting was convened September 2013 in Mexico City. Vice President Biden hosted the January 6, 2015 meeting in Washington. Participating U.S. agencies include Departments of State and Commerce, and the Office of the U.S. Trade Representative. In 2015, strategic goals are focused on energy; modern borders; work force development; regulatory cooperation; partnering in regional and global leadership; and stakeholder engagement.
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Mountain CAP of WV Inc., a CDC, announces the sponsorship of the Summer Food Service program.
Breakfast and lunch will be open to all children ages 18 and younger who would like to participate.
Meals will be served through Aug. 8 at the following sites:
– Academy Elementary School, 16 College Ave. in Buckhannon, will serve breakfast from 7:30 to 8 a.m. and lunch from noon to 12:30 p.m.
– Buckhannon-Upshur High School, 50 B-U Drive in Buckhannon, will serve breakfast from 8:15 to 8:45 a.m.
– Stockert Youth Center, 79 E. Main St. in Buckhannon, will serve breakfast from 8:30 to 9 a.m. and lunch from 11:30 a.m. to noon.
– Upshur County Recreational Park, 50 B-U Drive in Buckhannon, will serve lunch from 1:30 to 2 p.m.
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– Rock Cave Elementary School, 12292 Route 20 South Road in Rock Cave, will serve lunch from 11:30 a.m. to noon.
No meals will be served July 4 or July 5.
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On thin ice
January 9, 2013 —
January usually heralds the first ice fishing activity for the region; historically, the ice is usually thick enough on most lakes by this time for people to venture out onto the ice. The milder winters of recent years, however, have been a challenge to ice fishing and other outdoor activities that take place on the ice. For most of last winter, the ice was too thin to safely be on the ice on most lakes.
So how much ice is safe enough? There is some variance depending on weight loading and the ice condition, but the general rule of thumb is a minimum of four inches of hard, clear ice to support a single person. One of the problems that arise is that just because the ice is thick at one part of a lake doesn't mean it is that thick at another part of the lake. Most ice fisherman carry gear and an ATV to haul it, and many fishermen partner up with one or more others; the four inches should be doubled or tripled depending on the weight of your equipment or entourage.
A few years ago, a local fire department was dispatched to a lake where a vehicle was on the ice of a local lake and had broken through. Luckily for the joy-riding driver, he was able to escape out the window as his sub-compact settled on the shallow lake bottom and left the windows above the ice level.
The ice on most of the lake that day was over a foot thick (thick enough for a truck), but he picked a spot near the lake inlet to drive on the ice; inlets and other areas of flowing water are danger areas due to the ice being a lot thinner. Many lakes have regulations concerning motorized vehicles of any type; check before you go.
I mentioned flowing water as a danger, but there are parts of the Delaware River that are ice fished, mostly flat-water areas where walleye congregate; it's a good idea to obtain local knowledge before doing this for the first time. Ice fishing safety and other good tips can be found by contacting state agencies via their outreach resources. There are also many information sources online, an example can be found at www.lake-link.com/icefishing/IceFishingSafety.cfm.


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Home List of Titles A cost-effective mechanism for cloud data reliability management based on proactive replica checking
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- Title
- A cost-effective mechanism for cloud data reliability management based on proactive replica checking
- Author(s)
- Li, Wenhao; Yang, Yun; Chen, Jinjun; Yuan, Dong
- Abstract
- In current Cloud computing environments, management of data reliability has become a challenge. For data-intensive scientific applications, storing data in the Cloud with the typical 3-replica replication strategy for managing the data reliability would incur huge storage cost. To address this issue, in this paper we present a novel cost-effective data reliability management mechanism named PRCR, which proactively checks the availability of replicas for maintaining the reliability. Our simulation indicates that, comparing with the typical 3 replica replication strategy, PRCR can significantly reduce the storage space consumption, hence storage cost in the Cloud.
- Publication type
- Conference paper
- Research centre
- Swinburne University of Technology. Faculty of Information and Communication Technologies
- Source
- Proceedings of the 12th IEEE/ACM International Symposium on Cluster, Cloud and Grid Computing (CCGrid 2012), Ottawa, Canada, 13-16 May 2012, pp. 564-571
- Publication year
- 2012
- Keyword(s)
- Cloud computing; Cost-effective storage; Data reliability; Data replication; Proactive replica checking
- Publisher
- 9780769546919, 0769546919
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- Copyright © 2012 IEEE.
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Bluefield State College
Board of Governors
May 15, 2003
Members Present:Mr. Norris Kantor, chair, Mr. John Barnes, Dr. Louis Aikens, Mr. Jack Caffrey, Dr. Steve Bourne, Dr. Lyn Guy, Mr. Burt Clark, Ms. Carol Baldwin
Members Absent: Mr. Frank Wilkinson, Ms. Ann Crowe, The Reverend Garry Moore
Guests/Staff: Dr. Albert Walker, Mr. Jim Nelson, Mr. John Cardwell, Ms. Shelia Johnson, Dr. David Perkins, Dr. Don Smith, Ms. Kathy Epperly, Dr. John Mullens (for Dr. Skip Sullivan), Ms. Vivian Sidote
Mr. Norris Kantor introduced Dr. Lynn Adams, Professor of Computer Science, who gave introductory remarks on a presentation by students from his COSC 216: Individual Real Project class. Dr. Adams introduced Ms. Tammy Jenkins, a student, who provided commentary for the student team's fingerprint security system project.
Board Chairman Norris Kantor then called the meeting to order at 7:15 p.m.
The motion was made and seconded (LGuy/BClark) to approve minutes of the April 17, 2003 Board meeting as submitted. Motion carried.
Financial and Administrative Affairs
Mrs. Shelia Johnson mentioned the following:
AEP Building
The building is for sale and is very well maintained, very energy efficient, and the rooms are of various sizes. The College and Board representatives have visited the facility and are considering the possibility of entering into negotiations for its purchase. Ultimately, the facility could be placed within the sphere of operations of the Bluefield State College Research and Development Corporation.
Lin Electric
The building is in very poor condition, and it's unlikely that any organization would seek to renovate it. However, the structure is located on a relatively flat piece of property, ideal for a parking lot, near the College's Bluefield campus.
Shelia mentioned a residential piece of property near the Bluefield campus that might be available for acquisition. She has arranged for an appraiser to evaluate the value of the land and the house located upon it.
Program Transfers to New River Community & Technical College
Dr. Smith reviewed the material regarding the proposed location at either Bluefield State College or New River Community & Technical College (NRCTC) of the associate degree and certificate programs currently offered by BSC. That material had been sent to Board members for their review prior to the May meeting of the Board. He said the administrative staff has made a recommendation to add to the list being transferred to NRCTC the A. S. General Business program. There was extensive discussion concerning this. A motion was made and seconded (LGuy/BClark) to retain at Bluefield State College the list of programs included in the administrative staff's proposal, with the additions of the A.S. General Business, and A.S. General Education programs. Motion carried.
Signage/Logo proposal for NRCTC
Jim Nelson distributed copies of a draft of two logos that might be utilized for NRCTC. He said that this complied with President Walker's recommendation to distribute the artwork for comment within the college community. The first logo, utilizing the BSC seal, provides some continuity with the BSC logo, while providing an opportunity to profile the NRCTC name prominently. The second proposed logo option does not include the BSC seal, but does include both the NRCTC initials and the full name, "New River Community & Technical College," along with the name "Bluefield State College" at the base of the logo. After lengthy discussion, Chairman Kantor recommended that several options be developed. This item will be discussed at a later meeting.
Enrollment Management
Mr. John Cardwell distributed a report showing the College's final enrollment (Fall 2002 Semester) reflecting demographic, campus, and programs. He reported that the College is maintaining pace for its goal of a 20% enrollment growth for the Fall 2003 Semester.
Institutional Development Report
Dr. Felica Blanks presented a report on the status of grants, gifts, and funds. Dr. Blanks said that the budget of the BSC Foundation is down $38,000, which mean fewer dollars for scholarships. She indicated that the Research & Development Corporation account has a balance of $528,759, and there is a balance of $1.33 million in grants. She also reviewed the amount and status of grants that have been submitted and are still under consideration.
Timeline/Plan For North Central Accreditation
Dr. Tom Blevins reviewed the timeline/plan for NRCTC accreditation. He said a Preliminary Information Form (PIF) must be completed before the end of the year, followed by a one-year period for the compilation and submission of remaining required information. Dr. Blevins noted that Greg Shrewsberry will be chairing the Mission Statement Committee.
Provost Position
Dr. Walker indicated that interviews for the position of Provost/NRCTC will take place in the Beckley area. Mr. Jim Skidmore, HEPC Vice Chancellor for Community & Technical College Education, will appoint one person from Community College Advisory Committee to serve as an observer on this committee. Dr. Walker said the goal is to present a recommendation to the Board at its June meeting as an action item.
Legislative Plan and Implementation Update
Jim gave a brief report of the timelines included in HB 2224 that impact Bluefield State College. He said the establishment of a Staff Council by April 1 has been completed. There are three items due on July 1: 1) divide property and materials belonging to former Glenville State CTC; 2) former BSC CTC becomes a multi-campus entity known as New River Community and Technical College - Headquartered in Beckley, and; 3) a provost is to be appointed to head NRCTC.
Jim mentioned that September 1 is deadline to report to HEPC the recommendations of a study regarding progress of BSC and Concord in collaborative activities. He said there have been four meetings involving representatives from both colleges to date.
Dr. Perkins mentioned: 1) the GCCC awards banquet drew an audience of more than 240 students and guests; 2) pre-registration for the Fall 2003 Semester is 22% ahead of year-ago figures, and; 3) he introduced Mr. Michael Hanna, the newly elected student representative to the Board of Governors.
Nicholas County
Dr. John Mullins presented a summary of activities taking place at the Nicholas County Center.
Bluefield-Beckley Center
Dr. Smith said early enrollment for the Fall 2003 Semester is significantly ahead of year-ago figures at the Bluefield campus and at the Beckley Center. There exists a need to expand the schedule of classes to accommodate the demand.
Executive Session
A motion was made and seconded (LGuy/CBaldwin) to enter into executive session at 8:30 p.m.
A motion was made and seconded (LGuy/JBarnes) to move back into regular session at 9:45 p.m.
A motion was made and seconded (LAikens/BClark) for the Board of Governors to offer Dr. Walker a three-year contract with the option to renegotiate his salary at any time during the three year period. Motion carried.
Meeting Date
The next meeting of the Board of Governors will take place at 6:45 p.m., June 19, 2003 in the Hebert Gallery/Harris-Jefferson Student Center.
2003 Commencement
Jim distributed programs for the College's 2003 AS and BS commencement exercises. There was a short discussion concerning this. Dr. Aikens indicated that all 2003 graduates will receive a complimentary BSC Alumni Association membership for the balance of 2003.
With no other business to transact, the meeting adjourned at 10:10 p.m.
Respectfully submitted,
Norris Kantor


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As one who is acutely aware of the aggravating effects of speaking in unchecked and unvetted absolutes, I must choose my words wisely, especially after witnessing baseball miracle after miracle after miracle. But, judging from the number of cardiac arrests I had in the comforts of my own home last evening, I can honestly say — WITH COMPLETE AND UNSHAKEABLE FAITH — that September 28, 2011 will go down as the greatest single day of regular season baseball games I have ever watched.
Words… ah, these words… not even they can do my feelings justice:
Baseball. It just doesn't get any better than baseball, my friends.
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Whoever came up with the ABC Sports slogan back in the day, "The ecstasy of victory, the agony of defeat' was a genius. (I think that was the slogan, or was it?) Anyway, you get my drift.
Jeff, I couldn't agree with you more. I've been a baseball fan for 50 years and this couldn't have been scripted better.


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A brief addendum to the controversy surrounding Electronic Arts' shooter Medal of Honor: Game-hating activist Jack Thompson has claimed victory. Here's Thompson's quote, from gaming site RipTen:
"I win again, as usual. Any gamers who don't think so and who don't appreciate what I do to protect our culture can go to Hell... Any gamers that don't know how to get to Hell on an expedited basis, let me know, and I'll send along the cheat code to get there more quickly."
I would think EA was probably more concerned about the opposition of Liam Fox, the U.K. defense minister, or the fact that the military plans to ban the game from on-base stores, but I guess it was Thompson all along. (I'd like those cheat codes anyway, please.)
Thompson's involvement in the matter consists of a letter he wrote to Robert Gates, the U.S. Secretary of Defense, which reads, in part:
"With all respect for everything else on your plate, but as someone who has represented the surviving family members of such video game-caused massacres, I personally urge you, as Secretary of Defense, to do what is necessary, proper, and legal to stop the release of Medal of Honor on October 12 on the basis that it poses a demonstrable danger to our troops by providing a training tool for those who wish to kill them."
All of which leads to a question: Should TheFeed keep reporting on the things that Jack Thompson says and does?
Personally, I think we should. I like the guy; his statements are always good for a laugh, and he embodies, to me, the out-there opinions of the game-hating segments of our population. But if you disagree, and find Thompson irrelevant and annoying, let us know.
Right now, TheFeed's poll (on the main Feed page, bottom right) concerns whether we should continue to report on what Thompson does. Make your voice heard and vote!
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Video games based on movies are almost universally terrible, we all know that. The studios want them to be commercials, the game designers haven't seen the movie yet and the only people who buy them are confused grandparents late for a birthday party.
But sometimes they go beyond just being terrible video games and actually manage to completely undermine the entire point of the property they're adapting. For instance ...
5In Scarface: The World Is Yours, Crime Totally Pays
Brian De Palma's classic story of excess and the American dream gone wrong is one of those films where the ending is more famous than the rest of the movie. Al Pacino's Tony Montana is the center of that tale, and (spoiler!) when his ridiculously violent-yet-awesome death comes at the climax of the film, you knew it was destined to end that way. Guys like Tony don't just ride off into the sunset.
Unless the dragon was already heading that way.
Yes, Tony eventually reaches the top, but only by abandoning nearly all human morality. Finally, after taking a few thousands rounds to the chest and some buckshot to the back, Tony lies dead in the swimming pool at the center of his decadent mansion, with neon lights reading "The World Is Yours" glowing behind him.
As lessons go, it's not exactly subtle.
How the Game Missed the Point
When Scarface: The World Is Yours came out on all of the major game systems in 2006, it seemed like it'd be a lot of fun to live through the rise and fall of a criminal empire -- even if we all knew how it was going to end. Then they said that the game would be a sequel.
Really? Scarface: Mortuary Tycoon sounds like the worst idea.
So, what, the whole game is about a Weekend at Bernie's-style madcap adventure to pretend Tony is alive? Or is he a zombie?
Neither. In the opening cinematic, you see the finale of the movie. Only here, Tony whirls around just in time to kill his attacker and somehow escapes the mansion entirely unscathed.
"Ha, not this time! I ain't learnin' nothin' about no stinkin' morality!"
So, forget about that whole character arc thing. In the alternate universe of the game, Tony pays no price for his hubris, and so the story is instantly transformed from a gritty morality tale into yet another Grand Theft Auto-type game where you amuse yourself by wreaking havoc, with no consequences.
Man, he's really going to blunt those chainsaw teeth. He'll regret that later.
You also have to keep in mind that the only reason the drug dealers are coming to kill Tony in the finale is because of a good deed he did -- his humanity finally overcame his greed when he refused to murder innocent kids. Yet in the game, putting random civilians in danger is not just allowed --the player is actually rewarded for it. Driving on the wrong side of the road, creating unnecessary explosions and doing basically anything that endangers innocent life increases your "balls" meter.
What? Don't look at us that way. There is an actual balls meter. It measures your balls level.
For destroying balls, you get 30 balls. Game economics.
Anyway, when the balls meter is full, presumably meaning you are at total balls-saturation level, you go into "rage" mode. You become literally invincible, and you have unlimited ammunition. Reviewers absolutely adored this feature, saying it captured Tony's "seeming invulnerability during raging shootouts" in the film.
Tony, being invulnerable.
At the end of the game (spoiler, again!), if the player does everything right, Tony wipes out the competition, becomes the king of the Miami drug scene and lives happily ever after.
Thanks to some help from his little health-shooting friend.
4Fight Club, Starring Fred Durst
Despite the title, the actual "fighting" is a relatively small part of the movie Fight Club -- most of the story focuses on how the male identity gets lost in the slurry of product placement and material indulgence that makes up our day-to-day existence.
"Nothing says 'reject the empty convenience of modern life' like a shattered face!"
And of the fighting that you do see, none of it could really be described as "fun." The fights that occur are simultaneously brutal and clumsy. Despite being not very good at fighting, people get really fucking hurt in this movie. And that's kind of the point: These are directionless males who are so desperate to escape their shallow everyday lives that pain and violence are the only way they can feel alive again.
"Fuck this, I'll go to Disneyland instead."
Of course, the most memorable thing about the movie is the mindfuck twist at the end (and spoiler alert to the comatose and elderly who haven't seen the movie yet, but have inexplicably placed Cracked in their cultural wheelhouse): Edward Norton's character and Brad Pitt's Tyler Durden are two sides of a split personality, and ultimately the film is a battle to see who will win out.
So if you're going to turn all of that into a game, there is all sorts of room for action, from executing Project Mayhem's elaborate vandalism to fighting "Tyler" as you try to defuse the bombs about to destroy half a dozen skyscrapers.
"Press 'X' to salvage global economy."
How the Game Missed the Point
The game makers' research into the film ended with seeing the word "Fight" on the poster, so they just cranked out a cheap Mortal Kombat knockoff, except the character models are flabby, out-of-shape regular guys.
His name was Robert Paulson ... and he cracked some fucking skulls.
But it's still the same "mash buttons until the meter is empty" gameplay we've been using in fighting games for two decades. Fighting is fun, kids! And totally consequence-free!
All that's left of the original story is that it's random dudes fighting in parking lots and bathrooms for reasons that are unclear, or perhaps just unimportant.
"Gimme back that shirt!" "No, it don't fit you anyway!"
Oh, also they have included Abraham Lincoln as an unlockable fighter (going off the scene when the movie's characters are discussing which historical figure they'd like to fight).
He maintained the union with leg sweeps.
But the final insult is that the other secret "historical" figure you can unlock as a playable character is ... Fred Durst.
Sadly there's no hara-kiri option.
In case you need a refresher, Fred Durst is the lead singer of Limp Bizkit. He named an album after his own asshole and built his entire career on short, meaningless videos glorifying materialism and false bravado during the death throes of MTV, the channel most obsessed with the kind of trivial pop culture and misplaced priorities that Fight Club was rebelling against.
Chuck Palahnuik's bank account is the only epilogue the book needs.
Why, of all the people who have ever lived on Earth, did they pick him? Maybe because he's frequently used as an unlockable character in other fighting games. Or, more specifically, pro wrestling games. That's the same thing, right?


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General Discussion
Seckel syndrome is an extremely rare inherited disorder characterized by growth delays prior to birth (intrauterine growth retardation) resulting in low birth weight. Growth delays continue after birth (postnatal), resulting in short stature (dwarfism). Other symptoms and physical features associated with Seckel syndrome include an abnormally small head (microcephaly); varying degrees of mental retardation; and/or unusual characteristic facial features including "beak-like" protrusion of the nose. Other facial features may include abnormally large eyes, a narrow face, malformed ears, and/or an unusually small jaw (micrognathia). In addition, some affected infants may exhibit permanent fixation of the fifth fingers in a bent position (clinodactyly), malformation (dysplasia) of the hips, dislocation of a bone in the forearm (radial dislocation), and/or other physical abnormalities.
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I entered the Coast Guard in 1967, and for the first 20 years of my 30-year career, I didn't have any weight problems. The work I did was hard, so my weight stayed well within the required limits. In my last 10 years, however, I was assigned to a training command where all my time was spent in a classroom or traveling around the world to train others. I gained weight and found it hard to keep it off. Even though I exercised and tried to be active, my weight slowly increased. I started a walking plan and was able to stay within the required weight limit — but I was always at the top end.
When I retired from the Coast Guard in 1998, I weighed 212 pounds. As I moved from job to job over the next eight years, I kept gaining weight until I weighed in at the Veterans Affairs (VA) Medical Center at 256 pounds. My wife noticed and started to worry about my health. She also has a chronic disease, and I am her primary-care provider. It was becoming difficult to help in some areas. In January, I weighed in on my scale at 260 pounds. I knew it was time to start losing weight. I started on a self-developed plan and used Jillian's DVDs, and by May when I went back to the VA Medical Center and entered their MOVE! national weight-loss program for veterans I had dropped 14 pounds and several inches from my waist. I combined parts of Jillian's DVDs, her Web site, and the VA MOVE! program and created a program that really focused on improving my body and my mind.
I've had amazing results! I now weigh 190 pounds went from a pants size 46 to 34, I no longer take blood-pressure medication, and my doctor has reduced my diabetes-pill dosage to one-fourth of what it was. I started working again, but I don't let that interfere with my workouts. I block off time on my calendar at work from 11:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. every day so meetings cannot be planned. I walk, jog, or sprint in intervals for about 45 minutes and usually carry two 18-ounce water containers wrapped in 1-kilo wrist weights. I'll stop at benches along the way and alternate sets of push-ups on one bench and then dips at the next. The people around me are very supportive and they constantly remind me if I am running late for my exercise period. They now EXPECT me to be gone and don't plan anything for me to do during that time, which motivates me to keep going and helps me make that change permanent.
Even though I'm 64, I feel as if I'm 40. I have gone from 29 percent body fat to 19 percent body fat in the past year, and I have a goal of 15 percent body fat. I have changed my priorities in life to reflect how I can better support myself and my family. In the past my priorities were God, family, and then me. I realized that I needed to have the order as God, me, and then family, because if I am not fit and able I could not properly support my family.
Best compliment: One of the military supervisors I had two years ago came back to participate in a retirement ceremony, and when I walked up to greet him, he did not initially recognize me. He said, "Don, is that you? You have changed so much that I didn't recognize you. You look really great!"
Activities now: I can now run, do sit-ups and pushups, and participate in team sports. I often do 5K fun runs for local charities, and every one gets easier and more fun. I plan to take the Army Physical Fitness Test twice a year so I can have a measured result to build and improve upon.
Advice for others: One of the biggest things I've done to change my eating habits is something that I discovered from a cooking show. They recommended cleansing your palate with water after having wine. I modified what they recommended, and I take a sip of water after every bite of food. Now each bite tastes almost as good as the first, and it takes longer to eat. As a result, I eat a great deal less and feel more full and satisfied. This also lets my body chemistry work the way it should and the hormones Jillian mentions in Master Your Metabolism have a chance to function the way they were designed to.
Don't let things going on in your life stop you from achieving your goal. Work with what you have. Work toward measurable goals. Just don't ever give up.
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EHS to celebrate Project Safe Graduation
High school graduation is a milestone in children's lives – it commemorates the end of era in their lives and the beginning of the next. But the celebration can easily turn tragic, as statistics show more young people between the ages of 16 and 20 are injured or killed between the hours of 10 p.m. and 4 a.m. in May and June than during any other time of the year.
Each year for more than two-and-a-half decades, seniors of Elkins High School have celebrated their graduation with an exciting, fun- filled all-night party. Project Safe Graduation is an event designed to provide graduates with safe and entertaining post-graduation activities that last all night in a drug- and alcohol-free environment.
The 28th annual Elkins High School Project Safe Graduation is organized by the GFWC Junior Woman's Club of Elkins and will be held immediately following graduation May 24 at the McDonnell Center on the campus of Davis & Elkins College.
With a Mardi Gras theme, the graduates will enjoy an evening of casino games by the Kiwanis, a temporary tattoo artist, dancing and karaoke with music by a DJ Chuck Alth from Alt-imate Entertainment, a silent auction, arcade games provided by J. Rod's Vending, card games, a variety of food donated by area businesses, a performance by Ziva Lynn a professional party dancer and much more.
Each senior staying the night will win a prize and will be eligible to win the grand prize – a pre-owned vehicle donated by Performance Motors, which will be given away at the end of breakfast.
The event will conclude at 6 a.m. following a breakfast provided and prepared by the First United Methodist Church Men.
Organizers said the community support of Project Safe Graduation is overwhelming. Local businesses have donated prizes and money. Members of four local fire departments, Elkins, Beverly, Leading Creek and Coalton, are chaperoning. The Randolph County Sheriff's Office, Elkins City Police Department and the West Virginia State Police will make random appearances in and around the McDonnell Center to ensure that all the graduates and their guests are safe.
Parent information packets were mailed April 1, which included information about the party. The registration form can be obtained on the Elkins High School website under the Project Safe Graduation Party tab.
The registration form is to be mailed to: Angie Goff, Rt. 2 Box 14A, Beverly, WV 26253 by May 11 and will provide the Project Safe Graduation Committee with attendance numbers to ensure enough food and prizes for all the graduates.
Graduates are allowed to bring one guest and he/she must be 15 to 20 years of age. All graduates are encouraged to attend. It is highly recommended that all seniors and guests preregistered for the party. Seniors and/or their guest will not be turned away at the door, but if a completed registration form was not received prior to the party, the parents will be contacted to verify all information needed for the senior and/or guest to attend the party.
Anyone who would like to volunteer, make a donation or ask for further information can contact Project Safe Graduation Chairwoman Angie Goff at 304-636-5626.