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4 sets x 20 sec + 16 sec recovery
1. Warm-up
2. Run & touch (6 yards)
3. Basketball shuffle (6 yards)
4. Side hops over cone
5. Water strider
6. Power skip (18 yards)
7. Plie squat jumps
8. 400 meter run
9. Forward walking lunge (60s)
10. Push-ups – staggered (4 x 20 sec)
11. Prone hip exten (4 x 30 sec)
12. Criss cross (4 x 30s)
13. Cooldown
Beastanetics Workout of the Week
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4 sets x 20 sec + 16 sec recovery
Beastanetics Workout of the Week
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4 sets x 20 sec + 18 sec recovery
- Warm-up
- Backpedal & run (6 yards)
- Carioca (18 yards)
- Butt kickers
- Break dance
- Extended skip (18 yards)
- Squat jumps
- 400 meter run
- Reverse lunge (60 sec)
- Push-ups – wide (4 x 20 sec)
- Maidenhead (4 x 30 sec)
- Ab curl – 1 leg extended (4 x 30 sec)
- Cooldown
Beastanetics – Workout of the Week
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4 sets x 20 sec + 20 sec recovery
1. Run (18 yards)
2. Lateral shuffle (18 yards)
3. Star jumps
4. Mountain climbers
5. Speed skip
6. Speed squats
400 meter run
Forward lunge (60 sec)
Push-ups – regular (4 x 20 sec)
Baby cobra (4 x 30 sec)
Single leg stretch (4 x 30 sec)
Martin Kirwan Interview: Part 2
Posted in Fitness, Nutrition, Weight Loss
This is the final part of our interview with Martin Kirwan, a former semi-pro soccer player, who hails from Ireland. Martin has 10 grandchildren and a great grandson. How many great grandparents do you know that are jumping rope?
You've created your own routine blending rope jumping with the TRX. Can you give us a snapshot of the routine?
Obviously the warm-up is very important, and I stretch my whole body, with particular emphasis on my leg and groin muscles. I do 3 minutes of jump rope, starting with the basic jump, then the jogger, straddles, playground hop, the skier, the boxer, and high knees to finish. With the TRX I focus on the abs. The first set I can do with no problem, but after my second and third sets of jump rope, my strength starts to falter. This is followed by a complete leg workout, which is also intense, then arms, shoulders, back, and core. All of these are done with very little recovery time. I then take a minute's rest before my next jump rope set, which is the same as above. I have to remember I'm not the young stallion I was when I played semi-pro soccer.
What do you enjoy most about rope jumping? What do you find most challenging?
I would never have dreamed of doing jump rope as part of my routine, but I purchased a jump rope workout download from the TRX site, which features Buddy Lee (the rope jumping star), so I tried it and was amazed at how enjoyable the jump rope is. I like to push myself to my age limit, letting my body guide me on intensity so I don't overdo it, but I never underdo it either. My heart is pumping near its maximum for my age. The jump rope is very challenging from set two to three, but I always manage to finish my routine. I might miss a few jumps, but hey I'm a beginner.
Do you listen to music while you workout? If so, any favorite tunes?
Not really. I start about 6:30am so don't want to annoy the neighbors or the Rottweiler, but if you want to know my taste I am a big Doobie Brothers fan. I also like Steely Dan, James Taylor, Jimi Hendrix, and at the moment when working at my PC, Ludovico Einaudi. He really calms the system down.
Tell us a bit about your semi-pro soccer career.
I played for my hometown club — Club Drogheda United — from 1976 to 1985, having been part of their successful youth team that won the F.A.I. Youth Cup. My fondest memories are signing semi-pro forms, and then captaining the club in my final season. I always wore my heart on my sleeve for the club, and no matter how bad times were, the hairs on the back of my neck always stood up when I pulled the shirt on. My one regret was when Brian Kerr (who then managed the Irish national team) offered me a contract to play for Saint Patrick's Athletic in Dublin, but I couldn't commit as I had a young family, didn't drive, and travelling to Dublin four times a week for training and matches would have been too much. The following year, on the last day of the season, we played St. Pats and they won the league at our ground. So I missed out on a League of Ireland Winners' Medal. Also when I returned to Ireland from England I lost all my memorabilia from my soccer career, so I have no newspaper cuttings or anything to show my grandchildren, however my 21-year-old grandson is always telling me that he met this person and that person (he doesn't remember names too well) and they always tell him how good a midfielder I was.
Anything else you'd like to share?
Yes Tim, I was really struggling to get a momentum going with the jump rope. As much as I watched videos on YouTube they never really showed the basics — just guys showing off their skills. Then one day Punk Rope appeared on the list and I viewed some videos, and these were very helpful to me, so I purchased your downloadable DVD. It takes me through the very basics of the skill, which is what I need to perfect it, and now I am doing 3-minute sets without hardly any breaks. It's all on account of the attention to detail on your jump rope DVD so many thanks for that.
Can rope jumping lower cholesterol? Ask Martin.
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This is part 1 of our interview with Martin Kirwan, a former semi-pro soccer player, who hails from Ireland. Martin has 10 grandchildren and a great grandson. How many great grandparents do you know that are jumping rope?
How's your cholesterol now that you've been upping the intensity of your workouts?
The reason for me training again is because my cholesterol was 8.2, which is serious. 3 to 4 is considered acceptable. I hadn't done any training of any sort for 18 years, so if I may say so myself I am surprised at my level of fitness. I started off with a 5-minute run around the block and I was absolutely knackered after it, but I gradually built it up and then moved on to The Sean T Insanity program. My 38-year-old son tried it and lasted 12 minutes. He was mortified that his old man could do the complete program. Anyway, I just had my cholesterol retested an it is down from 8.2 to 4. My doctor was very impressed that I accomplished this without any medication. He said for a man of my age to achieve this is impressive indeed. He told me to keep up the good work. I told him "I'll just keep jumping."
Have you made any modifications to your diet? If so, which ones?
Because of my soccer background, I know how important my diet is for results, so just some basic modifications where I never drink fizzy drinks at all, cut down on the chocolate, and take plenty of vitamins, and protein drinks.
You mentioned that you played semi-pro soccer for many years. Did you do any skipping for fitness back then?
In my time we usually stuck to the fitness routines for our particular sport, however I had a friend who was a boxer and every time we would have a drink together he always brought this up that skipping was great for the cardiovascular system and for coordination, but his advice always fell on deaf ears.
Would you recommend rope jumping to today's youth soccer players? If so, why?
My 7-year-old grandson is doing very well at the soccer academy. He's scored 29 goals in 16 matches, and all from midfield, so when he turns 8 in October I am going to introduce him to some basic jump rope techniques to improve his balance, speed, and coordination.
Punk Rope Rocks Highway to Health
Posted in Fitness, New York Events Tagged Dr. Oz, HealthCorps, Highway to Health, obesity epidemic, Punk Rope, youth fitness
We've made appearances at countless health fairs and festivals over the years, but you never really know what's going to happen until the event actually starts. Fortunately, yesterday's Highway to Health Festival, which was produced by HealthCorps, was one of the best we've ever attended.
Thanks to Joe, Liz, Howard, and Shana, the Punk Rope booth was hopping all day. Since the event took place at South Street Seaport, we had the pleasure of teaching rope jumping to a large number of tourists, as well as locals. The broad jump mat (see photo below) was a big hit with kids of all ages including those over 50. People love immediate feedback and it doesn't get more immediate than looking down to see how far you jumped. One of the highlights of the day was turning the long rope for our friend, Adam, the founder of Just One Wheel. What made it especially cool was that Adam was jumping over the rope while on a unicycle!
The Punk Rope demo on the main stage featured rousing renditions of Olé by the Bouncing Souls and Blitzkrieg Bop by the Ramones. And the day concluded with a raucous competition under the tent. Events included crossing, double unders, spoons, long rope, "pull it together" (3-person squat), standing broad jump, and push-ups. Four lucky folks received pairs of Ropix rope jumping shoes and we also gave away some jump ropes, T-shirts, and DVDs.Leave a comment
Yes, we have a rope jumping instructional DVD!
Posted in Fitness, Fitness Equipment Tagged exercise DVD, jump rope DVD, jump rope workout, Location One, Punk Rope, rope jumping instruction, workout video
Nearly four years in the making at a cost of countless millions, Rope Jumping for Maximum Fitness is finally a reality. Okay, we're kidding about the countless millions, but there's no doubt that a lot of blood, sweat, and tears went into the project.
Lovingly directed and shot by Cynthia Malaran, the 74-minute DVD was shot on location at Location One, an art gallery in Soho and stars two time Punk Rope Games champ, Howard Wu, Beastanetics all-star, Heather Wagner, and Tim and Shana. Alfred and Tonka appear courtesy of their agents.
The DVD focuses on rope jumping basics and provides detailed instructions on how to perform more than 20 steps, which improve timing, coordination, agility, speed, endurance, power, strength, and more. Also covered are how to fix common mistakes, proper warm-up and cooldown protocols, and some simple exercises, which help ward off injury.
56 minutes of the video are devoted to instruction and 18 minutes to an actual workout, which is fueled by the sonic boom of New York-based bands Alice Texas, ps xo, The Likely Hoods, and The Shalitas.
The physical DVD is available for $15.00 (and includes the Jump Rope Made Easy PDF Manual) or as a digital download for $6.00.
You can check out the DVD trailer by clicking here.Leave a comment
Rise & Shine: Tips for Morning Workouts
This is an excerpt from a post by Eric Cressey, who writes one of the best fitness blogs in the world.
We are creatures of habit – not only psychologically and socially, but physiologically as well. It should come as no surprise that changing the time of day when one's workout routine takes place is a huge deal for everything from mood to performance. Perhaps the most common adjustment that takes place is when someone decides to exercise in the morning. It may be because a long day at work is too exhausting to be 100% when you hit the gym after it's over, or you may just not want to wait for equipment access in a crowded gym at 6PM. Or, it could be because a parent is super busy with kids' afterschool activities, so first thing in the morning before they wake up is the best bet for getting in a strength and conditioning program. Here are five keys to making it a smooth transition:
1. Get to bed earlier.
You'd be surprised at how many people complain that they can't get results from exercising in the morning without realizing that they're still going to bed far too late at night. If you're someone who is accustomed to sleeping 12AM-8AM, then racing to be to work at 9AM, it's going to be an adjustment if you want to start training at 6AM before you head to work. You're only making it tougher if you decide that you're simply going to sleep 12AM-5AM. It's also going to crush your productivity for the rest of the day, as you'll be sleep walking rather than enjoying the post-exercise energy boost most people experience. If you want to be up at 5AM or 6AM to train, you've got to be in bed by 10PM.
2. Stand up for a bit.
Our spines are stiffer first thing in the morning. Simply standing upright and moving around upon waking allows us to move the spine more safely and effectively. If you're someone with a history of back pain, you're probably best off not incorporating exercise in the morning, especially if your workout routine includes a lot of bending and rotating. If you're going for a walk or light jog, though, it's probably not a big deal. If you're someone who plans to use some of these more challenging compound movements and have to exercise in the morning, I'd encourage you to get up 30 minutes early and just focus on standing up, whether it's to read the paper, pack your lunch, or take the dog for a walk.
3. Take a hot shower before exercise in the morning.
One of the biggest struggles a lot of folks encounter is getting warmed up in the morning. Folks usually turn the heat down at night while they're asleep, and it's obviously colder outside at nighttime. You might think I'm nuts, but hopping out of bed and into a hot shower is a great "body temperature transition" strategy that bridges the gap between bed and exercise. And, since you'll be standing in the shower, it also helps to accomplish tip #2 from above! It only has to be 25-30 seconds to get your body temperature up a bit, and then you can take your "real" shower after you sweat up a storm. As an alternative to shower #1, you can always splash some hot water on your face and drink a cup of coffee.
4. Extend the warm-up.
In line with points #2 and #3, it's a good idea to add a few more dynamic warm-up drills to your pre-exercise routine. It might add five minutes to your dynamic warm-up, but that's far better than spending far more than five minutes in physical therapy for an injury you got from insufficiently warming up! In line with tip #2 from above, you likely want to focus on more standing variations in your mobility exercise selections.
5. Tinker with various nutrition approaches.
I've heard thousands of different nutritional strategies outlined for those who want to exercise in the morning, but the truth is, everyone is different. I have known folks who will throw up anything solid that they consume prior to exercise, and others (myself included) who could eat a giant breakfast and keep it down just fine. For most, I think sipping on a shake as you start the training session is a good place to start. If you handle that fine, you can consider having some solid food before the training session, if you find that you're hungry in the middle of the training session.
6. Recruit a training partner.
A training partner is almost always a good idea, but this is especially true when you're up at the crack of dawn and not necessarily in the mindset to really push yourself. Plus, when you're awake for exercise before the sun rises, you're far more likely to hit the snooze button if someone isn't waiting for you at the gym.
While training first thing in the morning isn't exactly ideal, it may be your only option for staying consistent with your workout routine – and consistency is the name of the game. Implement these strategies to get the most out of your early morning training sessions.Leave a comment
How did this man lose 115 lbs? (Part 2)
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Sean Reveille, who appears in the photos above, lost 115 pounds in a relatively short period of time. This is part 2 of our interview with him.
4) How did you get into rope jumping and what do you like most about it?
I am a creature of habit, and I wanted a form of cardio I could stick to that I could do whenever, wherever, and without weather being a factor. Since I often find myself simply jumping up and down in my room while listening to rock or heavy metal music, I figured jumping rope was the natural way to go. I now own a few ropes, one of which I keep at work so that I can spend 20 minutes of my lunch break jumping rope. I wasn't intending on doing it EVERY day at work, but it's one of those things that gets really fun when you have the right background music to accompany it. So now I find myself doing it daily. They know me now as "that guy who works out during lunch." What I like most about it is the fact that it was totally natural to me. I had always just found myself pogoing up and down while listening to heavy music, just without the rope. Adding in the rope completed it.
5) I hear you like to squat. What's your personal best and are you shooting for a specific goal?
My preferred form of resistance training is calisthenics. However, I make an exception for lower body. Squatting is one of my favorite things to do. I normally do 5 sets of 8-10 reps at the gym and for my final set I like to try to increase the weight. Monday this week I hit a new max. I did my last set with 225 lbs, which is a big milestone for me because it's an even two 45 lb plates on each side of the barbell! I don't really have any specific goal. I don't like setting goals when it pertains to self-improvement because I see goals as stop signs. It means hitting a point and then saying "okay, I can stop now." And that's just not how I am. As long as my legs don't get so massive that I can't fit into my riding leathers, I'm going to keep working on it.
6) What do you like to listen to when working out?
Well, on top of your typical "gym rat metal" (Disturbed and other similar bands), I like to listen to a lot of film score tracks (typically the background music from epic battle scenes), and remixes of video game tunes. Yes, nerdy, I know! I also like listening to '80s synth-pop bands, hard rock bands such as AC/DC, and Industrial metal such as KMFDM. My favorite genre of music is a subgenre of metal called Power Metal, but I find that it doesn't make suitable background music for working out.
7) We hear from the medicine ball police that you like to toss those suckers around. What do you do with them?
Here's another one that's going to give away my nerdy background! Haha. I have a set of medicine balls ranging from 2 to 8 pounds that I purchased some time ago for use with a video workout program. I couldn't stick to the program, however, so they gathered dust for some time. Then one day I got into a little argument with my sister about how the foods she is feeding her kids combined with their lack of activity is going to make them just like I was. I didn't want to sit by and watch, so I started thinking of ways to get them exercising. I noticed my nephew was really into the show Dragonball Z and liked to pretend he was the characters from the show. So I gave him the lightweight medicine ball and had him imitate the movements characters make with their bodies when they perform their signature energy attacks, and then pushing/launching/throwing the ball into a wall and catching it as it came back to him. I put together a workout program for him based entirely on imitating his favorite Dragonball Z characters using this approach, just throwing medicine balls instead of firing mystical energy, and it ended up being a full, total body workout. It seemed so fun I figured I would try it myself, and I've been hooked ever since. I usually finish the medicine ball workout by doing static holding exercises with the 6 lb ball, holding it at arm's length, arms fully extended, and slowly turning from side to side.


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tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post9049683448187728457..comments2017-05-25T13:50:27.934-07:00Comments on A Year of Slow Cooking: CrockPot Hickory Smoked BrisketStephanie firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-48182137761981458652012-06-04T09:58:18.085-07:002012-06-04T09:58:18.085-07:00So, i tried this recipe again and used Stubb's...So, i tried this recipe again and used Stubb's bbq sauce instead of A1, and it was better, but still didn't taste like barbeque. Then i realized the liquid smoke i had was MESQUITE flavored, and i was using hickory flavored sauce. Oops. No wonder it tasted weird. So i switched to Sweet Baby Ray's honey bbq sauce, and it went MUCH better with the liquid smoke i had. Now it's a firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-75983056868301988582012-04-22T17:18:49.655-07:002012-04-22T17:18:49.655-07:00We made this for the first time today. We usually ...We made this for the first time today. We usually barbecue chicken on the grill with my secret kitchen sink sauce. We've never done a brisket before, for reasons unknown. I followed the recipe for this one, but cut the liquid smoke down to a 1/2T. That stuff is potent. The end result was good, but the A1 pretty much just made it taste like roast. Next time, i'll substitute Stubb's firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-17321289935138357812011-10-17T05:07:32.056-07:002011-10-17T05:07:32.056-07:00This was so good that all of my kids old enough to...This was so good that all of my kids old enough to eat (I have seven kids) ate it and my husband asked to put it into heavy rotation in our meal planning. I'm making it for the second time today and am so excited for dinner!Muse Mamahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-73937105480839024142011-09-28T00:02:25.429-07:002011-09-28T00:02:25.429-07:00I hate to say this, but I *HATED* this. I feel lik...I hate to say this, but I *HATED* this. I feel like my kitchen smells like there was a fire... a wet, smoky fire. The meat tasted OK but I couldn't get past the smell, and the fat tastes weird too.

My husband is convinced he can save the leftovers with some veggies and a modified shepherd's pie kind of thing, but if he hadn't stopped me, I would have thrown away half of theJewelyaZhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-90703343205030787672010-10-23T12:28:36.339-07:002010-10-23T12:28:36.339-07:00Juicy, soft beef jerky might be a better descripti...Juicy, soft beef jerky might be a better description since so many people we're skeptical of the "wet beef jerky" description. WONDERFUL!!! Making it again for the inlaws it was SOOO wonderful!TheOneillshttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-55711031747257032122009-10-26T17:50:08.578-07:002009-10-26T17:50:08.578-07:00We made this for dinner tonight and it was tasty. ...We made this for dinner tonight and it was tasty. We cut the liquid smoke way back to 3 Tbs.(based on the previous comments) and it was good but next time I think I will up the amount to give a smokier flavor. Thanks for posting.Kristina R.http://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-28416245017288809392009-06-20T16:56:25.975-07:002009-06-20T16:56:25.975-07:00Oh, my heavens this was delicious!! I went easy o...Oh, my heavens this was delicious!! I went easy on the liquid smoke and I think I was too easy. I will use a bit more next time. I even put some red potatoes, carrots and a chopped onion on top of the brisket and they steamed beautifully!

My husband even asked if I would make this for his work pot luck next month! He generally just asks for desserts (this time he wants pot roast snarflemarflehttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-70470659814138142362009-03-21T19:33:00.000-07:002009-03-21T19:33:00.000-07:00I am making my 3rd round of this fabulousness righ...I am making my 3rd round of this fabulousness right now (er, it's for lunch tomorrow so I am starting it in 30 min.) But I have noticed the most bizarre phenomenon.... this dish causes men to do dishes. Clean entire kitchens. Bring the chef a glass of wine...
The first time my mom made this, my dad and youngest brother INSISTED that she go into the living room and he'd take care of the Melissahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-55138484239285480782009-02-24T14:13:00.000-08:002009-02-24T14:13:00.000-08:00I LOVE THIS!!! I just made it, and I could not ...I LOVE THIS!!! I just made it, and I could not stop eating it! I had read that some people thought 1/2 cup of liquid smoke was too much, so I tried 1/4 cup. When I tasted it later on, it didn't taste smoky enough to me, so I added a bit more. I ended up using about 3/8 cup total, and it was perfect - although I think it would still be good with 1/2 firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-53094879517542208622009-02-02T18:54:00.000-08:002009-02-02T18:54:00.000-08:00Holy smokes this is good!! We used about 2 Tbsp o...Holy smokes this is good!! We used about 2 Tbsp of the LS and just sprinkled the meat on both sides with celery salt & garlic powder & S&P, then poured enough A-1 on to coat the surface.

Sooo good. So. good. We served this at our birthday party along with the BBQ pulled pork and everyone raved.

Tonight I had some of the (very little) leftover on my salad with Juliehttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-37542997768505542852009-01-18T09:17:00.000-08:002009-01-18T09:17:00.000-08:00Actually since the crock pot we wanted to buy stil...Actually since the crock pot we wanted to buy still wasn't in stock at the store, we're going to cook the brisket in a low oven in a cast iron dutch oven today... my experience with brisket is that it might not be ready until late late, so we may not get to eat it until tomorrow...

I bought a whole brisket, cut it in half, put the smaller half in the freezer, cut as much of the Jessicahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-20896629335323930162009-01-16T14:22:00.000-08:002009-01-16T14:22:00.000-08:00I'd like to make this in a 5 or 6 quart crock pot ...I'd like to make this in a 5 or 6 quart crock pot and would like to increase the ingredients rather than do the aluminum foil thing... large-ish family, ya know! (6 of us, 4 boys, 2 are teens)... and I'm not even sure if we'd be able to get leftovers out of a roast made in a 6 quart pot, haha...Jessicahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-62676322395443808032008-12-28T20:39:00.000-08:002008-12-28T20:39:00.000-08:00Glad the liquid smoke worked out. That Brisket lo...Glad the liquid smoke worked out. That Brisket looks fantastic!Jaredhttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-79633120459646906842008-12-21T23:13:00.000-08:002008-12-21T23:13:00.000-08:00I can't wait to try this recipe. I haven't been d...I can't wait to try this recipe. I haven't been disappointed by your recipes yet.Kristina R.http://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-27442127985745786372008-12-20T10:32:00.000-08:002008-12-20T10:32:00.000-08:00I learned something this week...corn beef brisket ...I learned something this week...corn beef brisket is NOT what you intended in this recipe! I will try it again with the RIGHT beef cause my guys loved the flavor. They didn't complain about it at all...but I thought it was too salty!Diana - FreeStyleMamahttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-85269440952956127532008-12-19T19:39:00.000-08:002008-12-19T19:39:00.000-08:00Made the CrockPot Hickory Smoked Brisket yesterday...Made the CrockPot Hickory Smoked Brisket yesterday. I used only 2 tablespoon liquid smoke as suggested, but I think next time I'll use a bit more. It was very good and incredibly tender. I plan to shred the leftovers and make burritos with black beans and cheese. Thanks for all your great recipes... love your email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-40306250598594865302008-12-15T15:31:00.000-08:002008-12-15T15:31:00.000-08:00Just wanted to let you know I fixed this today and...Just wanted to let you know I fixed this today and it is great! My little one that usually hates anything beef said "this is actually goood mom" So THANKS!! I used about 1/2 tblp of the hickory smoke. I know my husband will LOVE it! Thanks so much for taking the time to do email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-3969701640750752272008-12-13T06:01:00.000-08:002008-12-13T06:01:00.000-08:00You should try making Kahlua Pork. I make it in th...You should try making Kahlua Pork. I make it in the crock once every month. Take a pork roast, about 4lbs or so. Stab it all over with a paring knife. Liberally sprinkle Hawaiian sea salt, (or reg sea salt, and garlic powder) then pour liquid smoke all over. (I use 1/2 a cup which is one bottle) but I like it really smokey flavored. Cook on low 10 hours or until it pulls apart super easily. Cooking Mamahttp://email@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-57421710120555755812008-12-13T03:28:00.000-08:002008-12-13T03:28:00.000-08:00We have made many of your recipes with great sucse...We have made many of your recipes with great sucsess. Thanks for all the help in getting more out of my crockpot.

Liquid smoke is awsome! Try 2-3 drops in your homemade refried beans.Really packs a punch on the flavor.

firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-72791124435838061662008-12-12T16:43:00.000-08:002008-12-12T16:43:00.000-08:00I've always been weirded out by liquid smoke, but...I've always been weirded out by liquid smoke, but now knowing it's just smokey water I think I'll try using it. Thank you once again for a great recipe!

Merry Christmas!!!Catastrophe Waitresshttp://firstname.lastname@example.com:blogger.com,1999:blog-5090591139439935093.post-72347785701284281402008-12-12T08:54:00.000-08:002008-12-12T08:54:00.000-08:00Any chance of an encore year???Seriously, I think ...Any chance of an encore year???
Seriously, I think I'm headed for a breakdown, and fear my family will certainly starve.

Blessings,
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Portland: 106 miles N of Boston
Maine's largest city, Portland sits on a hammerhead-shaped peninsula extending into scenic Casco Bay. It's easy to drive right past on I-295, admiring the skyline at 60 miles an hour, and be on your way to the villages and headlands farther up the coast. After all, one doesn't usually think of urban life when envisioning a vacation in Maine.
But Portland is well worth an afternoon's detour or even a weekend stay. This historic city has plenty of charm -- especially the renovated (and touristed) Old Port, with its brick sidewalks and cobblestone streets, but not only there. Travelers who stop in Portland are also rewarded with ferries to offshore islands, boutique shops, historic homes, architectural treasures, graceful neighborhoods -- and top-shelf dining. Portland is the culinary mecca of northern New England, blessed with an uncommonly high number of excellent restaurants for a city its size.


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Clown around at the carnival-themed Luna Park Pool. Glide down the Keister Coaster waterslide, cool off under the spouting trunks of grinning elephant statues and sink into the whirlpool spa. Children can even splash about in their own kiddie pool.
For a more tranquil experience, relax at 2 all-ages leisure pools—each with a whirlpool spa.
Feast on premium sustainable seafood and prime steaks at this contemporary American restaurant on Disney's BoardWalk.
Breeze down the boardwalk on a bicycle from the Community Hall.
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Why New York's Legislature Is Worse Than New Jersey's?
Both New Jersey and New York legislators have been involved in plenty of corruption scandals. But does Trenton's part-time political culture, or lack of culture, give it an edge?
I received an interesting comment in response to something I wrote last week about the relative demerits of the New York and New Jersey legislatures -- two legislatures that both have lousy reputations. First, for context, here's the remark from New Jersey State Treasurer Andrew Sidamon-Eristoff (who used to work in the Pataki administration) in my original post:
In my personal dealings with the legislature, I have been pleased and gratified by the professionalism of the interaction – the sense that although there may be at times bitter disagreement over policy and policy priorities there is at the end of the day a commitment to getting the job done, to governing and to delivering government for the people of New Jersey.
The reason I kind of focus in on that is that was woefully lacking in my previous experience. In New York State, it's almost as if nobody cares anymore. And here, quite gratifyingly, people feel an obligation to govern and an obligation to the process.
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As a former state lobbyist that worked extensively in both Trenton and Albany, one of the reasons the legislature in NJ may be - -or at least appear to be -- more professional and concilliatory lies in several reasons: 1) As a "drive in", part time body, there's no institutional "Trenton" culture and life, that tends to reinforce political thinking. NJ lawmakers are more "real people" leading real lives 2) It doesn't matter which party or persons are in control: all NY decisions are made by "3 men in a room". Until that changes, NY will never reform itself. 3) As a small state (with a small state complex) lawmakers recognize their decisions have impact on their neighbors. NY is so big, so diverse, upstate/downstate and even the intra-borough fights -- each is its own country. PS For these reasons, I don't miss it!
Perhaps you could quibble that New Jersey is a fairly large state and one with a pretty big cultural divide of its own: between North Jersey and South Jersey. Nonetheless, I think this is a pretty interesting idea.
I've often thought that part-time legislatures were especially susceptible to corruption. Part-time legislators are paid like part-time workers. They usually have to have other jobs, which can come with all sorts of ethical complications. A few years ago, as I recall, there was a Nevada legislator who also was a lobbyist. Alabama legislators have gotten in trouble for the jobs that had in the community college system, where they were accused of getting paid for work they hadn't done.
But, there's definitely some truth to this assessment of Trenton. When I was reporting my story about Chris Christie (for the August issue of Governing!), none of the state legislators wanted to meet with me in Trenton. They weren't there. That was especially striking because it was just a couple of weeks before the budget was due.
New Jersey has proved that there still can be plenty of corruption in that sort of system. But, I suppose it is harder to have a culture of corruption when there isn't much of a culture at all.
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Documentaries are a notoriously subjective genre, and Beverly Peterson delights in blurring the already unfine line between filmmaker and subject. Since leaving the restaurant industry to attend classes at New York University Film School in 1990, Peterson has been making movies that ask big, existential questions. Her first film, Defining Life, was inspired by her father's struggle after a stroke left him paralyzed on one side of his body and able to speak only the nonword bah. "My main question for people is, 'How do you keep going? How do you survive?'" the award-winning filmmaker says. "I got interested in documentaries because I can actually put a camera on people and ask them."
In her most recent film, The André Show, she did more than that: She actually put the camera in the hands of her subject -- an 8-year-old HIV positive boy named André -- and let him tell his story. As a result, the documentary is a total collaboration between Peterson and André, who literally steals the show. "When I first met André, he immediately grabbed my camera," Peterson recalls. "He was fascinated by it and wandered off with it. His mom was afraid he'd break it."
The camera stayed in one piece, but the story behind The André Show may break your heart: In 1993, at a Long Island shelter, Peterson started making video letters for mothers with AIDS to leave to their children. One mother's story became the basis for Peterson's documentary Sandra's Web: A Mother's Diary, which aired on HBO. But it was Velma, another mother in the video, and her son André with whom Peterson became unforgettably engaged. Peterson played with the boy on visits to the shelter and eventually invited him home for weekends. As Velma grew sicker, she asked Peterson to consider adopting her son.
After Velma's death in 1995, Peterson and her husband, Farrell, did adopt André. When Peterson asked if he'd like to tell his story in a documentary that could help other HIV positive children, André qualified his yes. "He wanted his story told. But not until he passed away," Peterson says. "He was very proud that there was going to be a tape going around with him in it." Peterson and André filmed their family life mostly with a home-movie-grade camera. While André's health steadily declined, Peterson stayed vigilant about not exploiting him. "The camera was never primary," she says. "I wanted him to be able to live. I didn't want him to be this dog-and-pony show."
After André died at age 11 in February 1996, Peterson labored to complete her documentary. The André Show first aired in July on New York City's PBS affiliate in the Reel New York series. While the experience of watching André's life and death may be wrenching for some, it is cathartic for Peterson. "I can deal with death. I'm not uncomfortable with it," she says. "People get pissed off at me. But I think you cheat things somehow if you get lost in the pain. If I had looked at Sandra every time and said, 'Oh my God, she's dying!' I would have been thinking about me and my pain, rather than just hanging out with her. And the same thing with André. It would just be too painful."
While mulling over the options for her next documentary, Peterson remains fascinated by others who have had brushes with death. "A little boy with AIDS recently asked me, 'How come you like hanging out with kids with AIDS?' He thought I was weird," Peterson laughs. "They're different from other kids, though. They are facing different things. They are very much like adults. I enjoy what I have to offer them, but I also enjoy what they have to offer me. It's not unselfish."


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The "Love Your Marriage Night" in Warner Robins, GA, on Sept. 13 was filled with positive energy and useful information attendees were planning to use right away, Family Life Radio Event Coordinator Mike Spiva said.
The 2 1/2-hour event at Second Baptist Church was a sellout, with Intentional Living host and Family Life Radio President Dr. Randy Carlson teaching married couples how to put fun back into their marriage.
"One thing I noticed," Spiva said, "was that people who attended seemed like people in love. People were holding hands, excited to learn ways to enhance their marriage."
Jana Byrd, Family Life Radio's regional promotions coordinator in Georgia, said she thought the tone was "very, very, very upbeat."
"Most people came with their spouse," Byrd said. "A lot of them used it as a date night. The feel was a little different than most events I've attended because this one drew a lot of people in their 20s and 30s."
Dr. Carlson has scheduled five more "Love Your Marriage" events in Arizona and Michigan.
Future dates include:
- Friday, Oct. 11 at North Ridge Community Church in Cave Creek, AZ
- Saturday, Oct. 12 at Community Church of Joy in Glendale, AZ
- Friday, Nov. 1 at Lakeside Assembly of God in Shelby Township, MI
- Saturday, Nov. 2 at Christian Celebration Center in Midland, MI
- Sunday, Nov. 3 at First Church of the Nazarene in Jackson, MI
Written feedback after the Warner Robins event indicated people learned to set goals and to be more intentional in their marriage, Spiva said.
"Anyone who attends can expect a fun-filled evening," he said. "But they will learn ways to enrich and grow their marriage."
During and after the event, Intentional Living books, DVDs, CDs and artwork/posters are on sale, Spiva said.
"It's a good way for people to take the Intentional Living message home with them," he said.
For tickets to "Love Your Marriage," go online to theintentionallife.com/events/lymn or call 615.223.1008.


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Working together for patients: grants and donations
Collaboration between industry, health professionals and healthcare organisations benefits patients. It is a relationship that has delivered numerous innovative medicines and changed the way many diseases impact on our lives. Industry and health professionals collaborate in a range of activities from clinical research to sharing best clinical practice and exchanging information on how new medicines fit into the patient pathway. Over the coming weeks we will be looking at the types of activity undertaken between the pharmaceutical industry, healthcare professionals and healthcare organisations. This blog will look at grants and donations, which can only be given to organisations, rather than individuals.
What is a grant?
There are two main types of grant provided to healthcare organisations by the pharmaceutical industry. These are educational grants and research grants.
An Educational Grant is funding provided by a company to an HCO to support a bona fide, independent educational program, such as medical science or public health policy. The primary purpose of the support is the provision of a legitimate educational programme. It should not be used as an opportunity to promote products, brands or business, and must not constitute an inducement to recommend, prescribe, purchase, supply, sell or administer specific medicinal products. Some examples of activities for which an educational grant may be provided are:
- Funding to an organisation to support an independent medical education programme
- Funding to an organisation to support an individual fellowship
- Funding a hospital's collective subscription to a medical journal
Research Grants can take the form of funding, products, or other support offered by companies to third party entities or organisations for the purpose of the advancement of medical or scientific knowledge. Research grants include funding for data collection, collaborative studies in disease areas or the impact of virus surveillance practices, among many others.
What is a donation?
Companies also may provide charitable contributions and business donations for the provision of funding, equipment, or free products to a third party entity, to support public interest activities.
Charitable contributions are made to not-for-profit, charitable organisations.
The purpose of this type of funding is usually to improve the quality and availability of healthcare, to educate individuals and families about sound health practices in order to empower them to improve their own health, to serve those most at risk of health problems, or to advance knowledge in medicine, healthcare and allied sciences and science education.
Examples of charitable contributions:
- Medical equipment to a charity providing community medical services
- Free products, where permitted, to a charity providing disaster relief
The objectives of donations and grants (in cash or in kind or otherwise) given by pharmaceutical companies to healthcare or research institutions, organisations or associations must be the support of healthcare or research and must be documented and kept on record by the donor/grantor.
A new era of transparency
In June 2016, companies will begin disclosing publicly payments made to health professionals for activities such as Advisory Boards, speaking at meetings, consultancy, travel and accommodation. The payments made to healthcare organisations as grants and donations will be disclosed in the category Donations and Grants to HCOs. All financial, non-financial and/or significant indirect support offered by pharmaceutical companies to and accepted by patients' organisations have been publicly disclosed since 2013. Bringing greater transparency to this, already well-regulated, vital relationship is about strengthening the basis for collaboration in the future. Industry is being proactive, based on its commitment to this relationship.
For more information on disclosure of payments to health professionals, you can visit www.efpia.eu/disclosure.


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"What's your sign?"
He looked up from his book to the overly cheery girl who'd been gabbing on all day about nothing - horoscopes, destiny and so on. She had hair the colour of dry straw that was tied into two plaits reaching her hips. Her clear blue eyes were rimmed with specs that looked too big for her face, like a toddler wearing their grandfather's glasses. Her clothes, although tidy, looked like home-made hand-me-downs - worn denim dungarees with a stretched pink woollen jumper underneath.
A quick glance around the room told him that all of his classmates had accepted the strange new girl and they were waiting expectantly for his answer.
"My what?" He asked, looking back at her.
"Your star-sign. Your horoscope." She explained slowly, barely concealing an eye-roll.
He paused thinking back to an old ex-girlfriend who'd been into this kind of stuff - hence EX-girlfriend.
"Uh, Leo." He told
She cooed happily. "The Lion! Bold and strong with a hot head and a warm heart. What's your name?"
Her eyes widened as she gasped. "Oh my..."
León glanced around again quickly and saw that most of the class was still watching them intently. He resisted rolling his eyes at them, simply shaking his head and returning to the battered, old paperback in his lap. I'm not getting involved...he thought, sighing


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Once again, a new innovative advancement: The world's leading supplier of surface inspection systems is setting the new standard in performance of metal surface inspection technology
Announcing the latest generation of inspection systems: SURFACE MASTER
Aachen/Germany - June 2011. ISRA PARSYTEC, the world's leading supplier of surface inspection systems for web products, is introducing with its SURFACE MASTER product line the latest generation in surface inspection solutions, which not only assures best possible surface quality, but also optimizes the entire flat steel manufacturing process.
The quality demands for flat steel and other materials have increased dramatically. With the increase in global competition and stringent regulations, producing the highest quality is a necessity. This is why manufacturers must be able to reliably monitor each and every production step. Over the last 12 years, when it came to meeting this task, 15 of the top 20 global metals producers have turned to ISRA PARSYTEC for the most capable surface inspection systems. ISRA PARSYTEC has leveraged its application experience, imaging and classification know-how and surface inspection focus and with close collaboration with its customers has developed the latest generation of surface inspection systems – the SURFACE MASTER product portfolio.
Now with the introduction of the SURFACE MASTER product line, a major step has been taken to empower our customers to improve their processes and quality.
Flexibility for any requirement
The SURFACE MASTER products are offered in 3 design versions to optimally meet a range of requirements:
SURFACE MASTER Standard is the high-performance standard system used for stand alone surface inspection applications.
SURFACE MASTER Advanced is the next step- an inspection system with extended performance capabilities that can be integrated into inspection networks. This system leverages the performance of inspection at multiple lines/processes.
SURFACE MASTER Premium is the system that leaves absolutely nothing to be desired: by far the best high-performance inspection with an extensive range of added functions.
The new product line opens the doors for metal manufacturers to a whole new wealth of options for not only surface inspection, but surface quality assessment, process monitoring, and data to decision- making capabilities. A product line focused on production quality to maximize output of top quality metal. The SURFACE MASTER inspection systems can be easily integrated at any point in the production process and are delivered pre-configured to provide immediate use and pay back.
Performance and reliability is extended- the defect recognition rate is at 98% and above. System availability is greater than 99.8%.
Accuracy and ease of use – meeting market demands:
imaging and classification tools define the excellence
High resolution imaging provides more pixel information for classification. The classifier is the most powerful, capable and intuitive available. The system is delivered with the industry leading Instant Classifier, immediate value is realized at startup. A multi stage classifier can be implemented for line specific defects- first self learning tools are employed and post processing tools can be used to combine defects into a logical result. The highest value is achieved with accurate detection and classification rates. The multi step classification approach ensures that all surface defects are reliably categorized and classified in an intuitive easy manner. The result: the ability to reach the highest possible performance in the shortest amount of time. Also a result of the expertise of ISRA PARSYTEC engineers gathered from decades of experience.
The detection and classification results are used to trigger alarms for immediate corrective actions for process improvement.
Standard, robust and high quality: The technology components
Only the latest proven, high-quality hardware components are used in SURFACE MASTER systems. The fastest camera technology and the ability to combine matrix and line cameras for optimum image acquisition and the highest resolution and image quality provides the foundation for the next steps- reliable defect detection and classification. This is supported by the very latest, high-intensity focused LED illumination technology used to optimally illuminate the surface with low maintenance. Multiple wavelengths are used depending on the application. The computer technology used for processing images, coupled with the network capabilities, is the most powerful technology available on the market. Combined with the bundled range of highly developed algorithms from a number of different applications, the systems reach unparalleled performance levels in their ability to detect defects. Defects are even accurately found on 2D and 3D structured surfaces such as steel and aluminum tread plate.
Low cost integration and fast implementation
"Time is money" – this is particularly true in the metal manufacturing industry. This is why the ability to easily integrate the inspection systems into the production environment is such a critical argument. With over 400 metals surface inspection systems, SURFACE MASTER systems provide the latest design for the simplest line integration requiring less space and simpler electrical integration. The benefit is also extended to simple troubleshooting, maintenance and service.
After integration, the startup process is short. The system is delivered ready to go for any standard application- reducing the implementation time required by 75%. This saves resources and accelerates value and payback.
Consistent long term performance –
Unique calibration and validation tools:
Performance validation is an integral part of the SURFACE MASTER product line. The sensors and measuring components are calibrated precisely to assure accuracy. This can be easily and routinely validated. The calibration options represent a definite added value for the metal manufacturer, because this means it can supply certified quality each and every time and can rest assured knowing that its products will pass the quality inspections of its customers with ease.
Additional functions
Many added functions make the SURFACE MASTER products a universal tool for improving quality. These include: width measurement (also stereoscopically), quality data archiving, analysis software for 2D and 3D structured surfaces and Live View for surface viewing and archiving.
The new reporting and analysis tools in the SURFACE MASTER product line increase the use of the system beyond inspection. They are designed to present online trends and important results of not only the surface inspection, but also the entire production process. Meaningful reports provide information about the quality of the produced coils, system diagnostics and ability to integrate additional process quality metrics besides surface data. Additional, knowledge-based decision-making tools are offered in the EXPERT software library which turn data to decisions saving time and eliminating unprofitable work.
Top-of-the line innovations in the product line
The SURFACE MASTER portfolio is complemented by additional innovations such as the QMS quality management system. Based on the inspection results provided by a SURFACE MASTER system, QMS provides a real time quality monitoring and alarming solution that works on either individual production lines, on several consecutive lines and even throughout the entire company. QMS is also a decision-making tool that can be used in production planning and optimization.
With the latest SURFACE MASTER product line from ISRA PARSYTEC, metal manufacturers and metal processors are provided a tool with which they can significantly improve their overall efficiency. The user is offered a system that is easily integrated, implemented and used with long term reliability and validation.
About the company
ISRA VISION PARSYTEC AG is the world's leading supplier of surface inspection systems, used by 15 of the top 20 steel producers. With more than 730 installations worldwide, it provides the most advanced and customized surface inspection systems, delivering reliable and comprehensive information of all relevant surface defects across the various production steps. Together with innovative EXPERT5i software solutions, customers are able to easily create individual surface quality yield management applications, while integrating surface quality data with process data.
The ISRA VISION Group is the world's largest and most capable vendor of surface inspection systems. The systems are used in the glass, banknote paper, paper, plastics, non-woven fabrics, printing and metalworking industries. The ISRA VISION Group is operating globally with its headquarters in Germany (Darmstadt and Aachen) as well as 15 additional subsidiaries worldwide, e.g. in North America, Korea and China.


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Introducing the North Carolina Class of 2011 Summer Organizers!
North Carolina proudly introduces the 2011 Class of Summer Organizers! This force of organizers are working statewide to win the future
North Carolina proudly introduces the 2011 Class of Summer Organizers! This force of organizers are working statewide to win the future
Lindsey, one of our new summer organizers in Iowa City just found this duck, which reminded her of something she learned at our training
Day 2 of summer organizer training had our interns tweeting the day away, as well as learning all the tools of the trade. From VoteBuild
Tonight we're hosting our first national online grassroots planning session—a chance for supporters from Maine to California and Texas t
Submitted first @NationalField report. I know @OFA_FL grows stronger w/ each report, and that's awesome. #SumOrg11 #Obama2012
A Florida State University student and Virginia native, Ashley E. is amongst the select group of new Summer Organizers that have just jo
What happens when you take organizers young and old who want to fight for the rights of the disabled, the LGBTQ community, women, and mo
We were honored to have Dolores Huerta, co-founder of the United Farm Workers Association (and current neighborhood team leader in Baker
President Obama is visiting Northern Virginia Community College this morning and you can watch live online at 11:30 a.m. ET. The Preside
With their new summer orgs trained, @ofa_nm @ofa_oh and @ofa_ny led the nation with 1:1 meetings yesterday. Great work!
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Over the next two months, we'll be keeping you up to date on the progress the 2011 class of summer organizers is making in their communi
By Eileen B., Las Cruces Volunteer I am a mother of three beautiful children, all of whom are very different and special in their own
Yesterday, our summer organizers showed up for their first day on the job, and were surprised by a special visitor—Congresswoman Lois Ca
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Meet Jamie C., a member of the 2011 class of Summer Organizers in New York City. Jamie, a recent graduate of Michigan State University,


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Issue No. 09 - September (2010 vol. 43)
pp: 74-76
DOI Bookmark: http://doi.ieeecomputersociety.org/10.1109/MC.2010.267
Bob Ward , IEEE Computer Society
Society Honors Five Top Computing Professionals
The IEEE Computer Society recently presented its prestigious Technical Achievement Award to five noted computing experts. The award recognizes outstanding and innovative contributions to the fields of computer and information science and engineering or computer technology, usually within the past 10, and not more than 15 years.
The 2010 winners are Venu Govindaraju, for pioneering contributions to biometrics systems; Tyrone Grandison, for pioneering contributions to secure and private data management; Eunice Santos, for pioneering contributions to computational social network systems; Ashok N. Srivastava, for pioneering contributions to intelligent information systems; and Hong-Jiang Zhang, for pioneering contributions to multimedia content analysis systems.
Venu Govindaraju
Venu Govindaraju is a professor of computer science and engineering at the University at Buffalo (SUNY Buffalo). His seminal work in handwriting recognition was at the core of the first handwritten address interpretation system used by the US Postal Service.
Tyrone Grandison
Tyrone Grandison is currently the program manager for core healthcare services in the healthcare transformation group of the IBM services research organization in Hawthorne, New York. His research interests are in developing innovative solutions for ensuring patient privacy protection and for integrating information from multiple sources.
Eunice Santos
Eunice Santos was named chair of the University of Texas at El Paso department of computer science after serving as a senior research fellow at the US Department of Defense's Center for Technology and National Security Policy. She is a leading expert and researcher in the areas of large-scale distributed processing, computational modeling, complex adaptive systems, and human modeling with applications to the biological, physical, and social sciences.
Ashok N. Srivastava
Ashok N. Srivastava is the principal investigator for the integrated vehicle health management research project at NASA. His research focuses on the development of data-mining algorithms for anomaly detection in massive data streams, kernel methods in machine learning, and text-mining algorithms.
Hong-Jiang Zhang
Hong-Jiang Zhang is the managing director of the Microsoft Advanced Technology Center and the chief technology officer for Microsoft China's research and development group. A Fellow of both IEEE and the ACM, Zhang is recognized for his leadership in media computing and his pioneering work in video and image content analysis, search, and browsing.
Computer Society Awards
For more information about the IEEE Computer Society's awards programs, including nomination materials, visit www.computer.org/portal/web/awards.
Society Bylaws Procedures Altered
The IEEE Computer Society Board of Governors voted at a recent meeting to amend the procedure by which proposed bylaw amendments are made available for comment by membership. Changes to existing Society bylaws that receive first and second reading approval by the Board of Governors will now be listed by title in Computer, with links from each to a website location hosting the actual documents. The documents will be accessible in this website location until such time as the changes receive final approval.
At its June 2010 meeting, the Board of Governors approved the first reading of four bylaws amendments. Article VI, Section 1 was changed to refine the responsibilities, membership, and standing committees of the Technical & Conference Activities Board; Article XII, Section 6 reflects updates to the definition of Finance Committee membership; Article XII, Section 11 was revised to redefine the Personnel & Compensation Committee's responsibilities and membership; and Article XII, Section 12 was revised to redefine the committee's responsibilities.
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Computer Society Names Winners of Student Competition
It gives me great pleasure to announce the results of the 2010 IEEE Computer Society Student Competition. Teams of undergraduates were asked to design a CPU architecture, build a simulator for it, and write a report. This competition required students to have a wide range of experience from computer architecture, to software design and software engineering, and finally, the ability to write an extensive report.
Judging this competition has been exceedingly difficult—not least because students were not constrained, but rather had considerable freedom in how they interpreted the problem. The international panel of judges included academics from top institutions and industrialists who have worked for major semiconductor corporations.
The standard was high. Indeed, the judges were unable to select one winner. Two teams were chosen by the judges as clear winners. The chair of the judging panel could have forced the judges to choose one winner. However, given the small difference between the two leading teams, we have decided to declare two joint winners. Senior officials of the Computer Society generously agreed to increase the first prize from $7,000 to $9,000 because of the excellence of the top two teams. Choosing the winners of the supplementary prizes was easier because there the judges were in agreement.
The results are as follows: Joint first place—two prizes of $4,500
Al-Azhar University Team (Egypt)
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Team (South Korea)
Prize for best architecture—$1,000
Russian State Technological University (Russia)
Prize for best simulator—$1,000
Al-Azhar University Team (Egypt)
Prize for best software design—$1,000
Los Andes University at Bogota Team (Colombia)
The complete list of 2010 finalist teams follows:
Al-Azhar University Team (Egypt)
Chulalongkorn University Znchronization Team (Thailand)
Florida Gulf Coast University Team (US)
Korea Advanced Institute of Science and Technology Team (South Korea)
Los Andes University at Bogota Team (Colombia)
Russian State Technological University (Russia)
San Pablo Catholic University Peru Team (Peru)
University of Informatics Sciences (Cuba)
Universidad Pontificia Bolivariana Team (Colombia)
University of California, San Diego Team (US)
University of Jordan Team (Jordan)
University of Massachusetts, Amherst Red Team (US)
—Alan Clements, University of Teesside; Chair, 2010 IEEE Computer Society Student Competition


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I enjoy my freedom as a producer: Telugu actor Lakshmi
Lakshmi started her career as an actress in American television series and featured in 'Las Vegas', 'Boston Legal'
Chennai: She is one of the few female producers in the country and Telugu actress-cum-producer Lakshmi Manchu takes pride in her role. She enjoys her freedom as a producer even when she admits it's a risky business.
She turned producer following the footsteps of her father, veteran actor-producer Mohan Babu.
"It's not safe to produce your own films, but I enjoy being a producer because it gives me all the freedom to make my film. As a producer I take pride in breathing life to all 24 crafts of filmmaking," Lakshmi told IANS.
"As a producer one does not merely fund a project, there are other roles to play too. From funding to distribution to censoring, everything needs to be taken care of by a producer. More importantly, when a film goes down, you go down with it as a producer," she added.
Don't you have distributors to distribute a film?
"Distributors have become choosy about films because it's an investment they are making, and therefore, expect returns. Not all films entice distributors, hence it becomes the responsibility of the producer to distribute and also find good theatrical release," she said.
Lakshmi started her career as an actress in American television series and featured in 'Las Vegas', 'Boston Legal' and 'Desperate Housewives'.
"I'm just following the footsteps of my father and everything that I have learned is from him. Even though I find acting easy and enjoy doing it, but at the same time I give due credit to all other roles I play in my life," added Lakshmi.
Apart from producing films, she has played a TV host for Telugu shows such as 'Lakshmi Talk Show', 'Prematho Mee Lakshmi' and 'Luckunte Lakshmi'.
What is the advantage of producing own films?
"For a film like 'Gundello Godari' (GG), a lot of time went into researching the subject and getting our facts right. One of biggest advantages of producing your own film is that you can spend ample time to get everything right in the product. We spent approximately two years on GG, and it was worth it," she said.
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Other Telugu films produced by Lakshmi include 'Nenu Meeku Telusa', 'Jhummandi Nadam' and 'Uu Kodathara Ulikki Padathara'.
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Ahead of us a vivid red gash lances the horizon. The ocean grasslands become ruffled by long, winding ridges of blood-coloured sand. We have seen the last of the hardy farming outposts with their wind-powered wells and whitewashed buildings. The land is yielding to the Namib - the world's driest and most ancient desert spawned by the relentless waves of the Skeleton Coast more than 50 million years ago. Andre nudges the Cessna on to a wing tip, banking low and steep along the scimitar edge of a huge dune, the first in a scorched-sand sea that stretches 100km to the Atlantic.
The Skeleton Coast and its wild desert hinterland is one of Africa's last frontiers. A rugged mosaic of barren shoreline, dune fields, gravel plains and pink granite mountains. Here, Antarctica's icy Benguela current scours the loneliest beaches in the world and mysterious fogs drift across desolate moonscape valleys. For the next four days we would explore this remote wilderness by light aircraft and Land-Rover on one of the legendary Skeleton Coast safaris. Our journey would take us north through the Namib-Naukluft, Damaraland and Kaokoland where the Kunene River divides Namibia and Angola. A similar journey took British explorer Benedict Allen and three belligerent camels three months to complete - a gruelling slog of over 1,500km through a landscape of ultimate deprivation and solitude.
"Care for a soft toffee?" Andre proffers the bag with a free hand while casually parking the Cessna at the end of a rough airstrip. Our first touchdown is Sesriem, a spattering of buildings, a petrol station and the base for 4WD forays to Sossosvlei. We clamber out of the plane, followed by a cooler box crammed with drinks. Our Land-Rover is waiting nearby. Not a camel in sight.
We have landed in a part of the Namib Desert called the Corridor, a 70- km inroad to the highest sand dunes in the world. If enough rain falls on the mountains to the east, the Tsauchab River springs to life and rages towards the desert. The flash flood tears through nearby Sesriem Can-yon, snagging driftwood high on vertical walls, before spewing its load into the Corridor. But the rejuvenated river never flows into the sea. At Sossosvlei, it is choked by dunes 300m high.
Leaving the Land-Rover in the shade of a camelthorn acacia, we walk to the edge of the shallow vlei, or lake; the only legacy of the flood. This year, Namibia had its best rains for over a decade and the vlei is still full, a shimmering pan of water crowded by towering apricot dunes, as perfect an oasis as any you'll find. As if to complete the surreal image, a lone flamingo tiptoes through the shallows, reflected in elegant symmetry.
We crunch through the crazy-paving salt crust at the margin of the vlei where it has already begun evaporating, and then begin climbing the nearest dune. The sand is fine and loose, a mini-avalanche cascading beneath each footfall.
After a dozen steps Andre pauses and without warning thrusts his hand into the dune. It reappears clutching a lizard. "Bushman's newspaper," he nods towards the wind-rippled surface of the sand. Sinking to my hands and knees I notice that it's dimpled with tiny tracks - the frantic wanderings of beetles, ants and lizards; a desert dialogue of mini dramas printed in the sand. "The lizard ran along the dune this way, then a bird, probably a pied crow, tried to catch it. Look, you can see where it landed." Scratch marks in the sand, deeper holes of a stabbing beak. "The lizard was too quick. It burrowed under the sand."
"But how did you find it?" I ask. "Watch this." Andre releases the lizard and it shoots across the dune like a stray firework and vanishes. Following its track we find the exact spot where it dived into the sand - a subtle depression, filled with a soft shadow by the morning sun: Bushman's newspaper.
By the time we retrace our route through the Corridor to the Cessna it is midday and the desert is bleached by the harsh sun. The Namib-Naukluft dune field is a mountain range of soft-whip butterscotch ice-cream as we fly west across the heart of the desert.
After an hour or so I become aware that we are losing altitude. Andre has pointed the nose of the Cessna to the horizon. For a brief moment I glimpse a harsh white line, wavering in the heat haze far ahead. Below, the dunes are flattening, as if someone has tugged the folds from the edge of the desert.
It happens so abruptly, in a matter of seconds. First, the scattered salt pans, blinding white and so flat I can see a crisp shadow of the Cessna 50ft below. Then a row of small dunes, a beach, waves breaking, water churned to foam, and seals! Seals in their hundreds, leaping and twisting, somersaulting from the curling green walls of ocean breakers. Now on a wing tip. Below, nothing but deep cobalt sea, streaked with creamy froth. Glistening brown stems of kelp loop above the surface like the arms of a giant sea monster. The Cessna levels out and we are flying north, low and fast above the waves of the Skeleton Coast. Sea meets land in a broiling filigree of foam and spray.
"That's where Benedict and the camels nearly got stuck. It's called the Long Wall." A few kilometres ahead a forbidding line of tall dunes plummets into the sea. At high tide the narrow beach at their base is flooded, trapping any hapless land creature between towering Namib and crashing Atlantic. Benedict Allen ran the gauntlet of the Long Wall and escaped, but elsewhere lie victims of the Skeleton Coast. Beyond the Wall are the scattered bones of a great whale, half digested by the desert. Rolling in the beach surf is a more recent casualty, a dolphin or a seal, and a few minutes later I spot a lone jackal roaming the strandline for an easy meal.
At Conception Bay, reclaimed by drifting dunes, stands one of many mining camps abandoned in the Namib-Naukluft during the 1920s and 1930s. Nearby is the wreck of the Eduard Bohlen which ran aground in 1909 carrying supplies for early prospectors. Since the 18th century, when American whalers began visiting the Skeleton Coast, more than 100 ships have floundered in its treacherous fogs and currents. The relief of those sailors who managed to struggle ashore must have been bitterly short-lived.
It's a strange sensation to fly along this Coast of Skulls, a mixture of exhilaration and sombre thought. Approaching the port at Walvis Bay I notice car tracks scrawled in the desert; a sign of looming civilisation. Graffiti in the wilderness. Walvis Bay is Namibia's deepest and most important harbour and was an enclave of South Africa until as recently as 1994. A little further north we land to refuel at Swakopmund, a German colonial town turned seaside resort.
Already the desolate grandeur of the desert is weaving its spell and I'm relieved when we're airborne again. Fishermen's huts line the beach beyond Swakopmund and Andre waggles the Cessna's wings at a few anglers who wave as we pass. The sun is setting and a strong easterly wind whips golden spray from the endless rows of breakers. We fly low over Cape Cross, then turn inland to Damaraland.
It's twilight when Andre touches the Cessna down on a deserted gravel plain surrounded by the dark shapes of mountains. Venus is a bright pinprick low on the horizon and the Southern Cross is emerging, a prelude to the spectacular star show of a clear African night. A Land-Rover is waiting to meet us and soon we are sipping gin and tonics at Kuidas Camp, a small collection of tents, longdrop toilets and bucket showers tucked in a rocky hillside overlooking the Huab Valley.
The concept of ecotourism on the Skeleton Coast and adjacent regions was pioneered by Andre's father, the late Louse Schoeman. Having been granted special concessions in Damaraland and the Kaokoveld he founded Skeleton Coast Safaris in 1977, taking small groups on low-impact fly-in "desert experiences". Today the Schoeman children follow in their father's footsteps, equipped with his vast knowledge of the area and commitment to its conservation. For all its ruggedness and inaccessibility, the desert is easily scarred by thoughtless adventurers. The tracks of Land-Rovers that strayed across delicate lichen fields 50 years ago can still be seen today.
The following morning I wake before sunrise and find Andre already in the dining shelter, a mug of steaming coffee in his hand. He is gazing across a valley of mind-boggling proportions. It's obvious why this site was chosen for the camp. A vast rocky plain sweeps away below us, stretching to a horizon stacked with table mountains burnished gold and crimson by the rising sun.
"This place is like a book," Andre tells me as we walk slowly across the rock-shattered foothills above the camp. "See how this rock is smooth and polished?" He crouches down and caresses a large, shiny black boulder. "It's a scratching rock, rubbed smooth by zebra and gemsbok. They've probably walked this trail for thousands of years."
Later, beneath a small rocky overhang, Andre stoops to pick up a tiny white object. As he holds it out to me I realise that it's a penny-sized circle of ostrich shell with a neat hole punched through the centre. "A bead for a bushman necklace. All around here you'll find bushman tools." Within minutes Andre is cupping a handful of fascinating artefacts. A stone scraper for skinning animals, quartz river pebbles for sling shot, fragments of charcoal from an ancient fire and the molar of a zebra, perhaps their last meal. "What happened to them?" I ask.
"The bushmen didn't stand a chance," Andre replies. "You could buy a licence to shoot them until the 1960s. Farmers thought they were vermin. Other tribes enslaved them, bred them out of existence and thousands died from disease that foreigners brought into the interior."
On the walls of a nearby cave, painted images of bushman hunters prance across the ochre sands of the Namib. The scene is faded by time, like a hazy memory. Yet snippets of bushman wisdom are kept alive by the Schoemans. Andre points out the desert plants that the bushmen understood so intimately; the bloated stem of the elephant foot, an important source of water; the blackstorm bush, a powerful laxative; and the bushman's buttocks, a tiny moisture-filled, twin-cheeked plant. "They lived in complete harmony with this land, taking only what they needed and ensuring that nothing was overexploited. They knew more about conservation than we ever will."
By midday we are airborne again, flying north-west towards the sea. Damaraland is at its most severe - as if the earth's skin had been peeled back to reveal shrivelled sinews of desiccated riverbeds and fleshy chunks of mountains pierced by ribs of basalt. We land on a narrow airstrip behind the coast. The smell of brine is pure and intense and the sound of surf is like the ominous rumbling of a volcano. I follow a set of neat jackal tracks through small dunes down to the beach of purple and grey pebbles. Casualties litter the ground. There are mummified seal carcasses like pieces of grotesque driftwood, bleached whale vertebrae, the skeleton of a porpoise and the severed wing of a kelp gull. Enormous breakers hiss viciously through the pebbles, spawning drifts of froth, dazzling white in the midday glare. Looking north I see nothing but angry sea and battered shore.
A few hundred metres inland rears another vast dune field. A Skeleton Coast Safari Land-Rover is stashed away behind a deserted mining shed and we drive into the hostile heart of the sand sea. These are Barchan, or wandering dunes, and our tracks will soon be covered by the constantly shifting sand. But the very wind that obscures all trace of our passing also reveals some unexpected secrets of the desert.
Microscopic grains of diamonds and garnets wink from the surface of the dunes like scattered trails of glitter. The real magic begins when we scoop up the sand and rub it between our hands. The desert starts to sing. These are the Roaring Dunes, a natural wonder of the Namib. Andre beckons me to the crest of a large dune and like two big kids at the seaside we slide down in a slow avalanche of sand, the desert resonating around us with the deep drone of a squadron of World War II bombers.
Later, in soft afternoon light, we fly towards Purros Camp in the Hoarusib Valley deep in Kaokoland. The river is now dry, but a thick ribbon of lush vegetation bears testimony to moisture hidden deep underground. Banking past a striped rocky bluff, Andre suddenly points ahead. There at the edge of the riverine forest is a desert elephant. A magnificent bull swirling round with ears flapping, raising clouds of dust to challenge the buzzing Cessna. Andre tilts the plane on its side until I am staring straight down at the monolithic tantrum. It's a rare sight. Only about 45 of these desert-adapted creatures remain. Poachers have taken their toll both on Kaokoland's desert elephant and black rhino populations.
The following morning we search in vain for the elusive bull, tracking platter-sized footprints that are fresh enough to reveal the network of fine wrinkles on an elephant's sole. We retreat to the cool vantage of a kopje studded with candelabra of euphorbia. We are surrounded by colossal flat-topped mountains, or mesas, like the Grand Canyon stretched wide. At the base of the kopje is a small settlement of the Himba, a nomadic cattle-herding people who may hold some hope for Kaokoland's threatened big game.
We drive down to the random scattering of dung-wall huts. The headman who greets Andre wears Western clothes - a dramatic contrast to the Himba women. Anointed with a paste of ochre clay, their bare skin has the rich lustre of polished mahogany. Dressed only in leather aprons they sit in the shade, lighting their pipes with sparks struck from a flint. Spontaneous clapping erupts from the small gathering as Andre hands an envelope of Rand notes to the headman. The Schoemans pay the local Himba to guard the wildlife. "If the elephants and rhinos go, so will the tourists," Andre outlines the deal to me. "We pay them for every tourist we bring here."
We bid farewell to the Himba and continue north to the Kunene River, heading inland towards the Hartmann Valley.
By now I am intoxicated with stunning landscapes. But the Hartmann Valley manages to surpass anything I've seen so far. A wide valley of silver-turquoise grasses and shrimp-pink sands sweeps down the flanks of huge granite kopjes.
After three hours of exploration by Land-Rover I prepare myself for the first glimpse of the Kunene River and journey's end. We climb a ridge to a viewpoint over the river. Andre cuts the engine and the Land-Rover crunches to a halt. The only sound is the soft pinking of the engine cooling. Andre's voice is quiet and matter-of-fact. "The Valley of 10,000 Dunes." Blocking our route is an awesome sand-sea.
Andre starts the Land-Rover and we roll slowly forwards through the desert rollercoaster. Pallid drifts of sand rear at every turn, channelling us through narrow passages in the dunes or forcing Andre to negotiate their sabre-edged crests. Then, without seaming, the Valley of 10,000 Dunes abruptly ends. Andre swerves on to a curling tongue of sand that seems suspended in space.
Beyond, plunging like a glacier of sand, the desert pours into a deep ravine. On the chasm's far side the barren Angolan highlands smoulder in late afternoon sunlight. But it's to the valley floor that my eyes are drawn - to shimmering, flowing water. Far below, the Kunene River is a bold, vibrant ribbon of sparkling rapids, calm pools, reedbeds and dense stands of river acacias teeming with birdlife. An emerald vein of life in the desert. The Namib's final secret.
William Gray travelled to the Namib Desert as a guest of Skeleton Coast Safaris, Art of Travel, Cazenove & Lloyd and Air Namibia.
For further information on Skeleton Coast Safaris contact Art of Travel on 0171 738 2038. For information and booking for Cazenove & Lloyd call 0181 875 9666. Prices for a four-day Cazenove & Lloyd safari including internal flights and Land-Rover transport, accommodation, in igloo tents or wooden huts, and all meals start from pounds 1,054. Four safaris are available with options to visit Sossosvlei, Etosha and Luderitz. Air Namibia (0181 944 6181) flights depart from Heathrow on Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays with return prices until 26 March from pounds 571. British passport holders do not require a visa to visit Namibia.
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|Joshua Hadley was born 06 MAR 1702/03 in West Meath, Ireland, and died 21 OCT 1760 in Orange County, North Carolina. He was the son of 2. Simon Hadley and 3. Ruth Miller. He married Mary Rowland 02 JUL 1725 in New Garden MM, Chester County, Pennsylvania, daughter of Thomas Rowland and Mary Mason. She was born 1706, and died 1734 in New Castle, Delaware. He married Margery Lindley ABT 1732. She was born 1712. He married Patience Brown AFT 1735. She was born 25 MAY 1712 in Chester County, Pennsylvania, and died in Orange County, North Carolina.
|Simon Hadley was born 1675 in West Meath, Ireland, and died MAY 1756 in New Castle, Delaware. He was buried in New Garden MM, Chester County, Pennsylvania. He was the son of 4. Simon Hadley and 5. Catherine Talbott.
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