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Oct 5, 2009 at 9:23 am #1239915
I've recently converted to a vegan diet and am eating 6 meals a day. The idea was to lose most of my excess fat and gain a little muscle. The reason I chose a vegan diet was because of my addiction to cheese ( I know it sounds rediculous, but I quit a long term smoking habit, but could not kick the cheese).
Wanting to gain some muscle, I have started working out again; fairly intensly. I've been browsing many fitness websites and forums and I have found that most people use dextrose and/or maltodextrin to spike their insulin levels for the absorption of their whey protein.
I have read in these forums a discussion about the short time window for glycogen production by the ingestion of carbs post excercise. Most seemed to agree this was true, with the window varying slightly. I found this was why many use the simple sugar dextrose immediately after a workout.
Now, I have also read that the consumption of dextrose can lead to the on set of diabetes, albeit misguided consumption.
I was wondering if consuming 80g of dextrose either by itself or a 50/50 split with maltodextrin combined with 20g of whey protein is a safe postworkout drink.
I'm asking you guys because most of you seem to be able to think critically and might be able to point me the safest way, as opposed to other forums. Even if it is a little off the backpacking topic.
Thanks for any help,
BlairOct 5, 2009 at 9:36 am #1533105
Chris WBPL Member
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I'm not vegan so this may or may not help but the #1 recovery drink is simple chocolate milk. I add to that 20g whey and 10g glutamine. I've been doing that since January when I started working out 6-7 days a week and it's worked fine for me. My girlfriend is an ex-vegan and likes to use chocolate almond milk instead of cow milk and chocolate syrup so there is a decent vegan alternative.Oct 5, 2009 at 9:55 am #1533111
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I'd second the chocolate milk as a post-workout drink. It has the magic 4:1 carb/protein mixture everyone else is trying to synthesize in a lab.
I like it, at least it makes me feel good after hard workouts/lifting sessions.
I use the Carnation "Breakfast Essentials" mix. Learned about it from Michael Phelps…if this works for him as a post-race/workout drink, mortals like us should be fine
Not sure if milk substitutes would give the same protein to carb ratio though…Oct 5, 2009 at 11:18 am #1533138
Why do you need to carb load? Is your normal diet low carb? I don't think you should need to worry about carb loading if not. If you're running out of energy during your workouts then you may be doing them too intensely. What kind of workout routine are you doing?
Honestly, I've really only heard of carb loading being useful for low carb diets (carb cycling) and endurance athletes before an event.
Please correct me if I am wrong.Oct 5, 2009 at 12:22 pm #1533166
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"I have read in these forums a discussion about the short time window for glycogen production by the ingestion of carbs post excercise."
For the most part this can be ignored. The suggestion relates to uptake, not production. Yes, there is an "optimal window" for uptake, but if you're not heading out to do a 2nd tough workout later on, it just doesn't matter. In the 20 hours or so to your next session eveything will be taken care of.
Eat a normal snack, have a normal dinner, and live a normal life. It's not as hard as the marketing guys make it out to be.Oct 5, 2009 at 3:31 pm #1533242
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So, chocolate milk. lol. I've heard of it, but now that I read it here, I guess it's not a joke.
So, whole milk? 1%? 2%?Oct 6, 2009 at 8:13 am #1533494
I use heavy whipping cream instead of milk in my shakes.Oct 6, 2009 at 12:21 pm #1533556
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Gnarly!Oct 6, 2009 at 2:02 pm #1533602
Daniel FosseMember
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I lost 55lbs and gained a lot of muscle doing in intense 2 day a week weight training over 10 months. If you are trying to lose fat and gain muscle, simple sugars and carbs are not good! Milk, and all dairy, is chalk full of sugars and should be avoided if your goal is fat loss. This includes fat free milk (read the sugar content). Most carbs are just complicated sugars; it all turns to fat when your body processes it. I don't know how to do this on a vegan diet. I mostly ate whey protein, egg whites, chicken and fish and LOW carb (high fiber) veggies like broccoli. If you go full veggie, getting ample protein to gain muscle is going to be your challenge. Carb loading is only good before you expend energy, so eat high carb in the morning if you have to. Eat good carbs that aren't processed or full of sugar. Corn is sweet and taste good because it is packed with sugar and starch, that's why that feed it to live stock. Potatoes (baked) and oats are good carbs.
When in doubt, on a weight loss mission, make sure your:
Veggies are low glycemic index
Your protein is fat free
Eat low GI carbs in the morningOct 6, 2009 at 3:54 pm #1533645
Watching the glycemic index of foods is beneficial which is why I often recommend carbs such as quinoa, lentils and pulses in general.Oct 6, 2009 at 4:09 pm #1533651
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@ouzelLocale: Pacific Northwest/Sierra
"I was wondering if consuming 80g of dextrose either by itself or a 50/50 split with maltodextrin combined with 20g of whey protein is a safe postworkout drink."
This is not too far off the ingredients in a recovery drink I use after a really hard all day hike and in the evening every day of a backpacking trip. It works very well for me but everybody's physiology is different, so YMMV. I doubt very much if it will lead to diabetes in a healthy, active adult, otherwise both Hammer and First Endurance would be up to their company ears in lawsuits by now. However, there are lots of alternatives out there. The main idea is to start getting high G. I. carbs plus quality protein into your system within half an hour of ceasing endurance exercise, when cells are most receptive.Oct 6, 2009 at 5:45 pm #1533674
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A high GI drink is neither necessary for post recovery, nor desirable if fat loss is your goal. But I would recommend a hydroliysed soy protein drink right afterwards. I dieted for many bodybuilding competitions, as a vegan, using this approach. That, and limit your low GI carbs (lentils, beans, pulses etc…) to your first 3-4 meals, then nothing but protein and veggies for your last 2-3 meals. I would avoid grains if you are serious about fatloss, though brown rice is OK. For you this may mean a lot of soy protein in the evenings!Oct 8, 2009 at 4:00 pm #1534402
Thanks for all the responses.
I had been drinking chocolate milk post workout, but now I am a vegan.
I had no idea this is what carb loading was, I just thought that by eating these simple sugars boosted insulin output and protein was taken to the muscles faster. But really, I have no idea.
Just wondering; what are the benefits of taking glutamine as part of a post workout drink?Oct 8, 2009 at 5:50 pm #1534450
chocolate almond milk could be a good choice for you (seems I am talking about the benefits of almond milk a lot of late – lol)Oct 9, 2009 at 8:52 am #1534659
Whey is not vegan, right?Oct 9, 2009 at 12:57 pm #1534751
Not last time I checked. Whey is a by-product of cheese and yogurt making.
Edited to add…. it also can contain a great deal of casein. In some cases up to 80%.Oct 9, 2009 at 1:50 pm #1534780
That's what I thought. I'm not sure the original poster knows this or maybe they don't care.Oct 9, 2009 at 4:11 pm #1534852
Evan (love your avatar by the way). Most true vegans wouldn't use whey. Vegans don't even use honey which took me awhile to wrap my head around. I had to be extremely careful in the writing of my second book because of the hidden meat and animal by-products in food. Being vegan isn't easy and I applaud those that manage to stick to their guns and maintain the lifestyle.Oct 12, 2009 at 8:24 pm #1535749
Evan, as Laurie said; whey is not part of a vegan diet. I made a mistake: i used to use whey, but am now using hemp protein. Just used to saying whey. :)
PS. i've been frequenting the forums for a while and I always thought you're avatar was of a piece of cheesecake. Not even close haha.
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Canadians love the colour red. From the maple leaf to red-haired athletes like Jon Montgomery, who won gold during the Vancouver 2010 Olympics and chugged a pitcher of beer to celebrate. Canada's gold medalist Jon Montgomery celebrates on the podium during the medal ceremony of the men's skeleton final event of the Vancouver Winter Olympics in Whistler on February 20, 2010.
He is probably your teenage daughter's biggest crush. Rupert Grint or better known as Ron Weasley from the Harry Potter series made redheads cool again. Actor Rupert Grint poses in the press room during the 2011 Teen Choice Awards held at the Gibson Amphitheatre on August 7, 2011 in Universal City, California. (Photo by Jason Merritt/Getty Images)
Some argue that redhead male sex symbols are hard to find. This could be true. But we know for sure female sex symbols are here to stay. Actress Christina Hendricks arrives at the 63rd Annual Primetime Emmy Awards held at Nokia Theatre L.A. LIVE on September 18, 2011 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images)
Jessi Cruickshank doesn't think her red-haired race will die out any time soon. The former MTV Canada host of MTV Live and The Hills After Show often spoke out against hatred against redheads and even joined a redhead dating site to save her kind. Host Jessi Cruickshank attends MTV's 'The After Show' taping held at the Masonic Temple on September 11, 2009 in Toronto, Canada. (Photo by Teresa Barbieri/Getty Images)
Wedding Crasher's actress Isla Fisher supports redheads. She often gets confused with co-star Amy Adams, but wants to see more redheads in Hollywood, she told Yahoo.com. Actress Isla Fisher attends the Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic at Governor's Island on June 5, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Charles Eshelman/Getty Images for Veuve Clicquot Polo Classic)
The rumours of Desperate Housewives star Marcia Cross's natural redheaded state have finally been cleared up. Her former agent says "the carpet does match the curtains," after claiming to have nude photos of the actress. Hey, at least she's a natural. Actress Marcia Cross arrives at the 2011 NCLR ALMA Awards held at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium on September 10, 2011 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Kevin Winter/Getty Images for NCLR)
We all love a man with a good sense of humour. It just so happens this one is also a redhead. Oh, and there is a whole Facebook movement trying to get a full redheaded audience to a taping of one of his shows. Television host Conan O'Brien arrives at the premiere of Paramount Pictures' 'Super 8' at Regency Village Theatre on June 8, 2011 in Westwood, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
We have seen this man in all hair colours; stick with red Ewan! Why? MSN's Wonder Wall once named him the second hottest redhead in the industry. Actor Ewan McGregor arrives at the 2011 Film Independent Spirit Awards at Santa Monica Beach on February 26, 2011 in Santa Monica, California. (Photo by Alberto E. Rodriguez/Getty Images)
Another favourite in the music world, we hope Reba stays a redhead! Singer Reba McEntire attends the Starkey Hearing Foundation's 'So The World May Hear Awards Gala' 2011 at River Centre on July 24, 2011 in St. Paul, Minnesota. (Photo by Adam Bettcher/Getty Images for Starkey Hearing Foundation)
People often don't recommend matching hair and clothing colours, but there is nothing wrong with Nicole Kidman's hot hair or dress. Actress Nicole Kidman attends the Cinema Society with Ivanka Trump Jewelry & Diane Von Furstenberg screening of 'Snow Flower And The Secret Fan' at the Tribeca Grand Hotel on July 13, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by Stephen Lovekin/Getty Images)
The doctor in the house. Grey's Anatomy star Kevin McKidd has been quoted as a "redheaded, pale-skinned, raw hulk of a man." We agree. Actor Kevin McKidd arrives at the 19th Annual 'A Night At Sardi's' benefitting the Alzheimer's Association, at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on March 16, 2011 in Beverly Hills, California. (Photo by Frazer Harrison/Getty Images)
How can we forget this famous Canadian icon? Anne of Green Gables is one of history's most memorable redheads and actress Megan Follows was perfect for the role.
Look at this long, natural and curly head of hair. Snowboarding champion and professional skateboarder Shaun White probably has to most luscious locks of red hair we've seen on an athlete.Shaun White attends the 'Puncture' premiere at the Angelika Film Center on September 15, 2011 in New York City. (Photo by D Dipasupil/Getty Images)
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COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. - Hundreds of thousands of Coloradans are excited to get new dental care benefits next year because of the affordable care act.
But there's one problem. Colorado is short on dentists. Now the state is scrambling to find providers.
"We're open 12 hours a day, five days a week and six hours on Saturday. We try to make ourselves really available so we'll take on all that we can," said Dr. Travis Edwards with Comfort Dental.
More benefits for hundreds of thousands of patients.
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But that move is also creating an access problem.
Colorado has about 3,600 dentists. But only about a thousand of those provide Medicaid.
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"The biggest thing I'm expecting is that a lot of my existing patients that I've just been able to manage on an emergency basis are going to have some benefits that are going to allow them to get treatment they need before they have problems," says Edwards.
Fortunately there are a large amount of dentists in El Paso, Pueblo and Teller counties. But that's not the case for the whole state. Nine counties in Colorado have no dentists at all.
"It's sad that some of these areas don't have access to care. Not just that they don't have a dentist that doesn't accept Medicaid, but that they don't have a dentist at all. If the problem is that there aren't enough dentists to provide the care that's needed, I think that as a profession we'll find a way to try and manage that. I know a lot of people that have got to be excited about this becoming available for them," said Edwards.
The dentist crunch has prompted a new statewide campaign. The Colorado Dental Association is trying to get more dentists to treat the needy. It's asking each dentist in the state to accept at least five Medicaid patients or families in the coming year.


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In theory, seeing a glass as half full instead of half empty is easy. In reality though, the practice is much harder. For Queens native and Eastern Paralyzed Veterans Association (EPVA) employee Edy Lopez, being positive is a way of life.
He has been living with a disability for 20 years, but has used wheelchair basketball as a way to express his leadership and outgoing personality. With his team, the EPVA Nets, who are co-sponsored by the New Jersey Nets and EPVA, scheduled to compete in the National Wheelchair Basketball Association Regional Tournament in Orlando, Florida, from March 8-10, Lopez's leadership skills will need to be fully utilized
As a Navy veteran who was on a naval tour off the coast of Africa, Lopez was dealt a blow that would affect the way he lived the rest of his life. He fell off the naval ship's flight deck onto the "cat walk" below. He ended up landing on his right knee, severely damaging the kneecap, as well as ligaments. Initially, he was put into a soft cast.
Two months later when the ship arrived back in the US, his knee was reevaluated and x-rays revealed the development of a cancerous cluster. As a result, the doctors were forced to amputate Lopez's leg from the mid thigh. Lopez's faith was then being put to the test. "I realize that life is going to move on with or without you," he states.
Lopez always played basketball and after the leg amputation, he continued to try and play the sport he loved with the help of a prosthetic leg. Unfortunately, the rigors of the game were too much for the artificial limb and as a result, not only did the prosthetic legs break, but Lopez was also getting injured. At this point, Lopez was recommended that he try his hand at wheelchair basketball and in 1989, he joined the Bulova Watchmakers, which was a local team based in Woodside, Queens.
The following year, Lopez met the late Angelo Nicosia, who was the EPVA Sports and Recreation Director at the time. Nicosia told Lopez about the benefits of playing for EPVA's wheelchair team, known then as the Chargers. He also offered to send him to basketball camp. The following season, Lopez joined the EPVA Chargers. That same year, Lopez obtained a position with EPVA as the mailroom supervisor, which he still holds to this day.
Aside from the 1999-2000 season, when Lopez played for the Cleveland Cavaliers' wheelchair basketball team, he has been a fixture at the center position for EPVA's wheelchair basketball team. In all eleven seasons Lopez has been with the basketball program, he's been named to the Eastern Wheelchair Basketball Conference All-Star team and was named conference MVP nine times.
In 1992, he was invited to the USA trials for the 1992 Paralympic Games in Barcelona. In addition, in the 1998-1999 season, he was selected to play in the first NBA/National Wheelchair Basketball Association All-Star Jam. The game was played in New York City.
Wheelchair basketball has been a true blessing for Lopez. "When you first suffer a disability, you don't want to gather any attention," states Lopez. "Wheelchair sports actually create attention for you though. It also shows people that there is other things besides a disability that a person possesses." The sport of wheelchair basketball has allowed Lopez to show off his extroverted and fun-loving personality.
Since 1999, when the EPVA Chargers became the EPVA Nets, the team has been putting on demonstrations of wheelchair basketball at halftime of New Jersey Nets games. This is when Lopez has been able to reveal his flamboyant style of play. It's normal to see him make pinpoint behind the back passes and reverse lay-ups, much to the crowd's delight.
Wheelchair basketball has allowed Lopez to use some of his natural leadership skills. "Sometimes I feel like a leader, and sometimes I don't," Lopez points out. "I just want to bring out the best in everybody. I like seeing people reach their full potential."
As the EPVA Nets prepare for the Eastern Regional Tournament, they are fully aware of the high level of competition that they will be facing in Florida. "My main goal has always been to make the 'Final Four,'" says Lopez, which is the position the team will be in if they win the regional tournament.
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I've been working on a home brewing system, and I've finally got all the plumbing done, valves hooked up, and ready to go... or so I thought.
It has three 200K btu propane burners. Here's the setup from cylinder to burner:
A 500K btu inlet fitting on my 20lb cylinder. http://www.tejassmokers.com/images/IMG_1194.JPG That is connected to a non-adjustable regulator that is set to 0.4psi and has a capacity of 140K BTU. Then a Brasscraft 24" furnace/boiler gas line. It has a BTU capacity of 130K BTU and is 1/2" ID, I believe. I've got this connected to my main gas line on the rig, which is a 3/4" iron gas pipe. This is where I have 3 branches, one going to each burner. For the valve controlled burners, there is a T that reduces to 3/8" coming off the main line. Then a reducer to 1/4" pipe. This goes into a fixed pressure regulator with 0.5psi output and a 200K btu capacity. This goes directly into the honeywell valve
http://customer.honeywell.com/honeyw...px/VR8200A2132 . It doesn't say it on the sight, but the valve has a max capacity of 200K btu, by adjusting the pressure regulator on the valve. It says this on the box it came in. The outlet (1/2") goes to a 1/2" needle valve, then to the burner. The burner is http://www.tejassmokers.com/newproducts_page6.htm , the 20 jet 200k btu version.
I realize I'm not going to get the 200K btu I want with the gas hose and regulator I've got attached to the cylinder. I just put those on to check for leaks and test out the valves. The burner that isn't controlled by a honeywell valve works fine. It's just 1/2" pipe all the way from the main gas line with a 1/2" needle valve. I think it probably gets somewhere a bit over 100k btu. The valve controlled burners are horrible. Nowhere near enough gas flow. Very lazy yellow flame that I don't think even gets up to 50k btu. Here's a couple problems I've had with the valves. I've turned the pressure regulator screw in the valve all the way up, and it had absolutely no affect. I turned it down, and still no affect. Both burners do this same thing. Also, the pilot light (Q314A model) flames won't adjust either! I turned the pilot light adjustment screw both ways, with no affect. The problem with this is that one of the pilots is wayy to hot, and makes the thermocouple glow bright red.
When I have all 3 burners going at once, they still do exactly as what I described. They don't seem to be diminished at all, even though all 3 are going... the valve controlled flames are still very weak.
You can see in the picture the two on the right (controlled on/off with honeywell valve) that the gas flow is wayyy too low, and the one on the left (no valve, just 1/2" pipe from main to needle valve) is much better.
Is it the regulator or hose on my cylinder, or the gas valves?
So frustrating!!!!!!!!
Thanks for any and all help.
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Did you install the LP conversion kit? Are they LP pilots?
Were the gas valves in question converted to propane?
To me it is a matter of gas pressure.On the two burners that do not burn correctly I see 3 pressure regulators.One at the tank,one just before the gas valve,and of course the one in the combination gas valve.In order to work correctly the pressure regulators need the proper inlet pressure.
I don't have a conversion chart to look at,but with a monameter instead of a pressure gauge you need to end up with something close to 10 1/2 inches water column or above,and the incoming pressure has to be higher than that.After I checked the orfice sizes at the burner,I would remove the regulator before the gas valve and set the outgoing pressure from the combination gas valve to 10.5 or 11 inches.If the pressures are right and the orfices are right then it should work.
Also I don't get the reduced piping.I don't think you can get 100 btu's out of 1/4 inch pipe.Get rid of that restriction !
With that said, do you think it's possible that the tank regulator isn't allowing enough pressure and flow through that 1/4" restriction to the next regulator? I believe the regulator with the 1/4" inlet is meant to have a higher pressure on that end, so there is a fast enough flow of gas through that small diameter.
13 inches is fine for a supply pressure but the gas valve should be the place to knock that down to 10.5 inches to feed the burners.
Generally, the tank reg for those small tanks knocks the pressure down to 11", so the other regs are just adding restriction.
What about replacing that hose and regulator with a 0-60psi adjustable regulator?
Can have to burners with gas valves, and 1 burner with a needle valve on the same set up.
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P.S. 114 Family Run A Success
Dear Editor,
The P.S. 114 Alumni Association would like to thank all the following sponsors for their generous donations and for making the first P.S. 114 Alumni Family Fun Run a huge success: John Edwards - Nellie Duncan Bakery; Pfizer; University of Sports Medicine; Mocean and Saucony; The Sunset Diner and The Beach Club; Harbor Optics; Seaside Construction; Plum Tomatoes; Carvel; Barbara Morris Realty; Rockaway Graphics and Roxbury, USA.
We would also like to thank all who participated and to the wonderful volunteers who truly made this run happen.
The 'Real' Steve Paskoff
Dear Editor,
(The following letter was sent to The Wave in response to a letter that appeared in last week's Wave attributed to Steve Paskoff. Paskoff denies writing the initial letter The Wave regrets any embarrassment caused by the publication of the bogus letter.)
I am writing in response to the coward who wrote a very disjointed and pointless letter in the June 4 issue of The Wave and then falsely signed my name to it. For the record, I, nor anyone I've spoken to in reference to this latter, have been able to decipher the message you were trying to convey when responding to a letter by my brother-in-law and close friend, Tom Boggiano. In the future, if you again have the urge to forge my name, please feel free to assume a couple of my mortgage and tuition payments! At best write a letter that has some meaning and content so the readers can follow along!
Finally, to quote my forger, "I don't want to give a negative impression" to the person who wrote this, but, the next time you feel the need to criticize someone as giving as Tom, please be man or woman enough to use your own name, and don't hide behind "some parents."
RMAC Helps P.S. 183Dear Editor,
Last week's article relating to the success enjoyed by P.S. 183's Music Memory program inadvertently neglected to mention the organization that has been so instrumental in supporting this endeavor: The Rockaway Music and Arts Council.
This group, headed by Barbara Eisenstadt, has sought out, funded, and encouraged implementation of this and other meaningful artistic activities in many Rockaway school, including the proposed effort, "Opera Is Elementary," sponsored by The New York City Opera.
RMAC's support has had a great deal of influence in providing a new direction for 183's artistic future and has stimulated a personal renaissance.
On behalf of the staff and students, we would like to take this opportunity to acknowledge and pay tribute to this wonderful community organization.
Voice Of The PeopleDear Editor,
President Reagan believed it was his job as president to remind us of our rich heritage as Americans and to inspire us with his moral courage and leadership example.
He made patriotism fashionable again and restored our confidence in the presidency. He reinvigorated the economy, rebuilt our defenses (with his policy of "peace through strength") and led the way to freedom and democracy for millions trapped behind the iron curtain.
We thank God for blessing us with one of America's greatest presidents, as we honor and preserve his legacy, and hopefully find a cure for Alzheimer's disease. May he rest in peace.
Thanks To Community
Dear Editor:
When a borrowed shopping cart and the cracked curb at Beach 124 Street and Cronston Avenue conspired to send me sprawling, I was reminded why Rockaway people are the best. To the motorists who stopped to express their concern and to see if they could help: you have my eternal gratitude. To the lady who offered her steps to sit and collect myself; I didn't get your name. I was pretty beaten up and not a little discombobulated, but I will always remember your kindness. And to "Nancy" who gave me a ride home and walked me to my gate: words aren't enough. I firmly believe what goes around, comes around and that your consideration and care will be returned to you a hundredfold in the future. Thanks again, neighbors
More On Beach 116 StreetDear Editor,
Judging by the number of letters written to The Wave, it seems to be the time of year for that perennial question: "Oh my God, what are we going to do about Beach 116 Street?
I am sure that as we speak, someone is out there with some grandiose master plan, which calls for the bulldozing of everything from the Lawrence Hotel south to the Sand Bar and the construction of a sparkling new Marriott, or some such monstrosity. It is totally pointless, unnecessary and out of character with the community. Period.
I have a suggestion for "the powers that be" in Rockaway: there's no need to reinvent the wheel; kept it simple; use what the community already has and keep the word "quaint" in mind.
The Baxter Hotel dates to 1837. The Rockaway Park Hotel to the early 1900's. The old movie theatre and Park Inn were part of the "good old days" in Rockaway. All of these buildings have character and they contain Rockaway history. So does the Lawrence Hotel, if it's not too far-gone to be restored. Right now, it's a filthy pigeon coop.
Why tear it all down? For what? Yet another Gap and Starbucks? Why must 116 Street look like every other generic retail/commercial strip on the planet? How about this: Beach 116 Street is bounded on the north by Jamaica Bay and on the south by Atlantic Ocean. Water, everywhere but not a drop to drink. How about starting out with a fish store or a clam bar, or both.
Where else to start? Start at the beginning!
+ Put the NYPD to work - take 90% of the 100 Precinct off the beaches and boardwalk and out of their perches with their binoculars, looking to give any type of ticket to anyone they can find for any reason whatsoever and put them on foot patrol. From what I've seen, many of New York's "Finest" need all the exercise they can get. How about round up all the vagrants, bums and drunks from the streets and the boardwalk and train station and tell them to get lost and never come back. Or arrest them and cart them off.
+ Put the local politicians to work - A ridiculous percentage of the local oceanfront property is occupied by nursing homes and community based mental health programs. I harbor no ill will towards the sick, the frail, the elderly, the medicated or the comatose, but where is it written that they all have to be on the Rockaway oceanfront? They can easily be relocated without sacrificing any necessary treatment, services and quality of life. And guaranteed, somewhere out there is a government program and/or entrepreneur who can restore the Park Inn to what it once was: a decent, reasonably priced seaside hotel/resort.
Beach Day PoemDear Editor,
Blue skies up above
Blue eyes full of love
Skies of blue free of clouds
To the beach, bring the crowds
Days of warmth with breezes soft
Lure the gulls to soar aloft
Freckled faces, rosy red
Play in the sand till its time for bed
Ocean waves rise and fall
Surfers ride and have a ball
A man or two with poles of glass
Stare at the ocean till the day does pass
If one is lucky and lands a fish
I'm sure he'll sigh and make a wish
For another great day
In Rockaway
With blue skies up above
And freckled faces full of love.
Rockaway Point ReminiscesDear Editor,
(The following letter was sent to Historical Views columnist, Emil Lucev.)
I enjoyed your piece on Rockaway's bungalows in the April 16 issue of The Wave. It brought back memories of the summers of 1941 and 1942, when my family rented bungalows at Rockaway Point for the summer.
In 1941, we rented a bungalow from a man named Fox immediately west of where the Silver Gull Beach Club now stands. In 1942, our bungalow's owner's name was Long, and he used to catch huge striped bass off the end of the high wooden jetties). The bungalow was about a two-minute walk further west. The bungalows closer to Fort Tilden were on the ocean side of the boardwalk; further west they were on the inland side. I believe the boardwalk extended all the way to Breezy Point, where my father had a friend named Doyle, who lived in a red, white and blue bungalow - very impressive. There were no roads of course. You parked your car in a cinder lot near Ignatz, the tavern near Fort Tilden, and walk from there with a red wagon to carry your packages. Family names I recall are Greene, LaMonica, Schuster, and Faure. Gene Faure, another friend of my father, lived in Belle Harbor in the winter.
The summers at Rockaway Point were idyllic, but the most excitement from my brother and me came from the fact that a squad of Fort Tilden soldiers was billeted right next door to our bungalow in the summer of 1942 (and for how much longer I wonder now?) to patrol the beach at night. Remember, this was around the time the German spies came ashore at East Hampton? Immediately east of us stood a frame garage type building, "Rockaway Point Volunteer Fire Department Engine Company No. 3," whose purpose was to house the hand-drawn pumper used to put out fires. I don't know where the pumper went, but bunks were installed and the soldiers were our good neighbors for the summer. They would allow the kids to line up with them with our toy rifles for morning formation. Our best friend was Sgt. O'Rourke, who was reduced to Corporal for some infraction. We thought him badly treated.
Another recollection: blackout window shades were required after dark.
Do you suppose the stable on Beach 169 Street might be the oldest structure on the western end of the peninsula?
Boardwalk Fire: 1930'sDear Editor,
(The following letter was sent by Dan Healy, who used to summer in Rockaway. His mother owned a rooming house in Rockaway Park and he worked for Wm. E. Auer at the Kiddie Park. Healy now lives in Chicago.)
A shimmering sun had risen over the Boardwalk at Beach 98 Street in Rockaway Beach on that early Saturday morning in August 1936.
It promised to be another hot, humid, summer dog day where relief existed beyond the cool ocean waves lapping the Rockaway shoreline. The hurdy gurdy cacophony of hot dog, beverage, frozen custard, souvenir and other Boardwalk concession stands, with Playland in the background, were not open to disturb the tranquility enjoyed by the early morning risers.
Suddenly, the peaceful morning solitude was shattered by a spontaneous combustion from one of the Boardwalk concession stands that was deafening. The explosion rained debris from the sky over the Boardwalk between Beach 98 and 99 Streets. It was like a scene from Dante's Inferno, with the sky filled with flying debris and then a fireball emerging, dancing along the Boardwalk to a pyretic musical theme.
The fireball now became a traveling firestorm moving north on the Boardwalk towards 98 Street and Playland while consuming everything in its path. The firestorm met little resistance as it leveled one concession stand after another until it reached Allen's, the large restaurant, bar and dance hall. The Rockaway fire companies had been battling the fire for sometime when fire companies from Brooklyn and Queens began arriving. As the fire reached Allen's several pumpers were diverted to the Bay since the local water supply had limitations and was now overtaxed due to the overwhelming demand for more water from the fire companies.
The firefighters fought valiantly to contain the fire along the Boardwalk between 97 and 98 Streets. The real battle, however, was now taking place on Beach 98 Street. As Allen's had succumbed, the challenge now became to save Playland.
By mid-afternoon the fire was contained and the brave and courageous heroes of the FDNY saved Playland as well as many of the hotels, bars and restaurants.
Mayor LaGuardia arrived wearing his white fire chief's hat inscribed with the word "Mayor." He was accompanied by an entourage of news media and photographers as he made his inspection tour, shaking hands with many of the Rockaway crowd as well as kissing babies, including my little sister who was ten months old. It would be several days before Beach 98 Street was cleared and cleaned from the firestorm.
The fire changed the complexion of the Boardwalk business in Rockaway Beach forever. Most of the Boardwalk concession stands were closed the following year and the City of New York purchased many boardwalk properties. Commissioner Robert Moses then developed gardens, parks, handball and basketball courts creating a new recreational facility in the Rockaways.
Since these are the musings of a six-year-old summer resident of Rockaway Beach to this historic event, a wee bit of literary license has been invoked illuminating some of the facts.
Thanks, Lew!Dear Editor,
I would like to thank Lew Simon for cutting through all the red tape and getting the bus stop sign put back up on Beach 99 Street and Rockaway Beach Boulevard. For years, every time the bus stop sign was put up, residents would take it down because they wanted to park there. Now elderly residents don't have to walk to Beach 97 or Beach 102 Street to catch the Q21 or Q22. Lew - although you're a Democrat - if you run for higher office, you have my vote.
Long Time Ago
Dear Editor;
Mike Steinberg is the author of "Still Pitching," a remembrance of growing up in Rockaway in the 1950's and playing baseball at Far Rockaway High School. It was recently reviewed in The Wave.
Thanks so much for the kind review of the book. Steve Berman got a kick out of it as well. You probably graduated in the same class. As I told your Sports Editor, Elio Velez, the last time I saw my name and picture in the Wave was when I was eleven and playing on the PS 114 softball team.
We Need A Thrift Store!Dear Editor,
What we need in the Rockaway's is a good "thrift store." We used to have several years ago. We could really use a Salvation Army or a Goodwill Shop. Older people on fixed incomes can't sometimes afford the high prices of clothing. So where have all the thrift stores gone?


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Oregon Historical County Records Guide
Curry County Records Inventory
County Budgets
Series documents the annual allotment of funds for county government operations as agreed to by the board of commissioners. Information includes total amount of funds budgeted for each office. Later budgets may include organizational charts and a narrative of each county office function.
County budgets also may be filed in the Commissioners Journal (County Commissioners Administrative Journals).
Records at the Curry County Courthouse, Clerk's Office:
Curry County Budget [title varies], 1979-present (2.50 cu.ft.).
Records at the Curry County Courthouse, Clerk's Office Vault:
Budgets [County], 1922-1947 (1 cu.ft.);
[County Budget], 1955-1959 (1 volume).
Records at the Curry County Courthouse, Clerk's Office Break Room:
Budget [County], 1993-present (17 binders).
Records at the Curry County Courthouse Annex, Archives:
Budgets [County], 1937-1948 (.65 cu.ft.).


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My New vom True Haus Puppy
After an endless wait, we finally got him yesterday! I must say the thing that really stands out about this 8 wk old pup is his nerve strength. We had a 12 hr drive home yesterday & absolutely nothing fazes this puppy.
Loud trucks banging by at potty stops, all kinds of hectic activity--not anxious in the least. Inquisitive, but not at all anxious.
He's also very social & affectionate--eager to bond. Which is just what I'd asked for. I like my sport dogs to be social.
He's naturally obedient & quick to catch on with high food drive, which I also asked for. Ob should be easy.
He's less than thrilled with the crate. But he'll get used to that.
So far, I'm really happy with what I'm seeing in this pup. He's also a beautiful black sable, my favorite color.
Will try to post a pic later.
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Congrats! Is it a Gina puppy?
congrats!<><> some picture please.> ^__^
black sable and no picture that is just cruel. Hrumph! :D
Yes, Esko/Gina.
I will get a pic. As soon as we get unpacked & resettled.
Noooooo!!! I want pictures NOW!!! (fists clenched ... feet stomping) :)
Congrats! Maybe I will get to meet him when you move to Reno!! ;)
Until you post a photo I don't believe you. Hopefully this will make you post a photo faster.
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Rwanda Rising
An Initiative Lifting Widows and Orphans above Subsistence
Grassroots development depends heavily on the quality of the ground in which it plants its seeds. Leaders, as well as beneficiaries, must have the vision to value seeds, to nurture seedlings and to develop forests that will last for generations. Rwanda has such vision. A country born from 20 years of rebuilding itself from complete devastation and healing itself from immeasurable grief after its horrific genocide, Rwanda focused resources on justice, security, healthcare and education until these were systematically established throughout the country. In more recent years, they have built economic development and determinedly shared it with the poor. Developers with seeds are more welcome there than those with products.
ICO's Rwanda initiative began in 2009 with an objective of raising widows and children above subsistence living. We designed a system of rehabilitating their dilapidated houses so as to protect them from prevalent sickness and reduce their hard labor. Recognizing the empowerment that comes to a whole family through the education of even one, we soon began to sponsor and mentor orphan kids to attend secondary boarding school. Sustained empowerment, however, requires that the improved health and education they achieve can be productive and this asks for technology transfer and skills training. Incorporated into each of our projects is the evolution of its business potential for our beneficiaries. Below we describe several of the initiative's projects.


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Capitol Hill (CNSNews.com) - As anti-gun critics attacked research supporting the passage of concealed carry laws to reduce crime Wednesday, New Mexico was poised to become the 35th U.S. state to allow law-abiding citizens to carry concealed handguns for self-defense.
The New Mexico Concealed Handgun Carry Act was introduced by two Democratic lawmakers, State Sen. Shannon Robinson and State Rep. John Heaton. It originally passed the State Senate by a vote of 32 to 9 and the State House by a vote of 50 to 19.
The Senate again passed the bill, with amendments made by the House, on a voice vote Friday. Colorado passed similar but less restrictive concealed carry legislation earlier this month.
New Mexico Gov. Bill Richardson (D), who served in former President Bill Clinton's administration, promised to sign the bill if it was passed by the legislature. He is expected to do so at a public signing ceremony within 20 days. The bill is scheduled to take effect July 1, 2003, with the first licenses being issued in January of 2004, the delay allowing the state Department of Public Safety time to initiate the training and licensing process.
Supporters of concealed carry legislation argue that allowing citizens to exercise their Second Amendment right to be armed for self-defense reduces violent crime. They point to research by Dr. John Lott, an economist and senior research scholar at the Yale School of Law, in his book More Guns, Less Crime.
Lott studied data from the FBI's Uniform Crime Reports from 1977 to 1996 and found universal reductions in violent crime in U.S. counties that enacted so-called "shall-issue" concealed handgun licensing laws similar to Colorado's legislation.
Surveys Lott conducted in January 1997 indicated that guns are used more than two million times a year in self-defense, either by threatening to use a gun, brandishing it, firing a warning shot or actually shooting a criminal. Additional surveys completed in November and December of 2002 reported in his latest book The Bias Against Guns, support his earlier research.
New Mexico Legislation Less Effective than Colorado Law
Lott told CNSNews.com Wednesday that he expects to see better results from the Colorado law than from New Mexico's legislation.
"I don't think New Mexico is going to see much of a big change primarily because the rules there are fairly restrictive," Lott said.
A short licensing period - two years - combined with one of the lengthiest training requirements in the country (more than 15 hours) will "greatly reduce" the number of New Mexicans who take advantage of the law. The New Mexico law also applies only to those 25 years of age and older. But those factors have a minimal effect when compared to the cost of the New Mexico license.
"It has a very high fee, which also reduces the number of people who get permits," Lott explained. "More importantly, it prevents a lot of the people who could benefit the most from getting a permit."
Lott's research shows that poor people who live in high crime urban areas are among the groups that benefit the most from permissive concealed carry laws.
"They're also the ones who likely are going to be priced out by this $100-every-two-years fee that they're going to be requiring there [in New Mexico]," he added.
By contrast, the Colorado law applies to residents and military members 21 years of age and older, and the state recognizes a wider variety of firearms training including military training.
The Colorado permits are valid for five years and, while the fee can also be as high as $100, sheriffs are limited to charging only the "actual direct and indirect costs...of processing permit applications."
Lott's Research Criticized, Findings Re-confirmed
Other scholars have criticized Lott's findings that guns in the hands of law-abiding citizens reduce crime.
"The evidence is stronger that passing shall-issue concealed weapons laws are [sic] increasing crime rather than decreasing crime," claimed Dr. John Donohue of the Stanford Law School in a press release Wednesday promoting his book, Evaluating Gun Policy.
Writing for the liberal Brookings Institution, Donohue and Dr. Ian Ayres of Yale Law School called Lott's findings "deeply flawed" and "misguided."
Donohue and Ayres' research indicated an initial spike in crime after the passage of shall-issue concealed carry laws, followed by similar reductions to those found in More Guns, Less Crime and The Bias Against Guns.
Lott points to several errors he believes Donohue and Ayres made in their research.
The pair looked at monthly crime reporting and assumed that there should be a "straight line drop" in crime rates as opposed to the gradual curving drop Lott found in the actual data from FBI crime reports.
"It's only when they use this kind of 'artificial specification' that simplifies this do they get a bad result," Lott explained. "A better way of doing it is by looking at the crime rates year by year, for one year after the law, two years, three years, and when you do that, even their own results get an immediate drop that continues to fall after that."
Donohue and Ayres also allegedly muddy the definition of crime in their attempt to discredit Lott's research.
"Lott claimed that the 10 states that enacted shall-issue laws between 1985 and 1991 experienced declines in murder and other violent crimes relative to the crime trends observed in other states that did not pass shall-issue laws," the pair wrote in their press release Wednesday. "In contrast, Donohue contends that the 13 states that enacted shall-issue laws after 1992 experienced relative increases in crime."
But Lott never argued that all crime was reduced by passage of concealed carry laws, only violent crime.
"That's the finding that people have seen all along," he said. "You have some people who were engaging in robbery in order to get money previously and, when people are able to carry concealed handguns to protect themselves, you have some criminals [who] stop committing crimes, but some switch into other crimes."
Most often, Lott said, that switch is from robbery, where criminals come into direct contact with their victims and face a newfound risk of getting shot, to burglary and property theft "because it's relatively less risky."
Those crimes are possibly committed with greater frequency because they are also less lucrative than robbery, explaining the increase in overall crimes committed while experiencing a decrease in violent crime.
"I think the thing to do is just put it in context of all the other people who have looked at [my work]," Lott said. "Nobody has found a bad effect except for this one section of [Donohue and Ayres'] paper, and even then, it's just a temporary one.
"Everybody, including this paper, finds that the crime rate falls the longer the laws are in effect," he continued. "I think that's pretty strong evidence."
Lott Initially Surprised by the Results of His Own Research
Lott began researching the issue of firearms possession by law-abiding citizens and its effect on violent crimes in the mid-1990s as a result of inquiries from his students. He was "fairly shocked by how poorly done the research was."
The studies Lott reviewed consisted of small sample groups over short periods of time and did not control for other influencing factors such as law enforcement efforts and the likelihood of conviction.
"When you're an academic, one of the reasons you do research is that you think you can do a better job than other people have done," he explained. "So I started looking at the gun issues more, and the one that stood out in terms of having any significant, real benefit on the crime rates was the 'right to carry' laws.
"The effect was fairly dramatic," Lott recalled, "and I was very surprised."
He blames that reaction on the establishment media's coverage of the gun issue.
"What you find is just how unbalanced the media...coverage has been of guns," Lott added.
In an analysis of morning and evening news broadcasts on the ABC, CBS and NBC television networks in 2001, Lott found approximately 190,000 words devoted to reporting on crimes committed using guns.
"By contrast, they didn't have one single story, during that entire year, on any of those three networks on people using guns to stop a crime or to save a life," he noted. It's the same thing with the newspapers.
"It surely has a big effect on peoples' perceptions about the costs and benefits of owning guns," Lott concluded. "When you never hear about the good things that happen and only hear about the bad, it affects peoples' views."
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Kyocera Torque ReviewKyocera Torque 8.5
As you'd expect the Torque isn't a multimedia powerhouse, but the 5 megapixel camera isn't terrible. Colors are mostly natural and clarity is fine for Facebook, Instagram and the like. When viewed at full resolution, however, details are lost and things become very blurry. Low light performance was pretty poor, even with the LED flash, but that is to be expected. Videos can be recorded at 1080p, and like the camera results weren't fantastic but were perfectly acceptable for a mid-range device.
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1. PunyPoop (Posts: 752; Member since: 18 Jan 2013)
What the hell is wrong with you PA!!?? This has the same rating as XPERIA Z???
4. Evil.Bunny (Posts: 41; Member since: 29 Feb 2012)
because both have different uses...ratings are relative to their usefulness.
what good will an Xperia Z do when you need to use it at a construction site and accidentally drop it
6. taikucing (unregistered)
Because sony XZ has TFT display while this phone already uses IPS. If Sony has IPS display, it could be probably rated at 9.0.. Even many cheap chinese entry level phones already use IPS display nowadays.
10. javorr (Posts: 14; Member since: 28 Feb 2012)
PA hates Sony. Sony's displays are good enough. Most of the people do think that cheap IPS displays are better, but they are better only in viewing angles and there are other parameters also. Reports from the owners show that for most of the people is very rear to work with their phones looking them under strange angles. The biggest advantage of Super AMOLED displays is that they save energy.
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2. samsunggalaxylover (Posts: 37; Member since: 23 Jan 2013)
PH are simply a**holes
3. Nathan_ingx (Posts: 4212; Member since: 07 Mar 2012)
"Smart Sonic Receiver" sounds cool...but i get a tingly feeling that the phone is going to use my tissues instead of the ear-piece.
5. loken (Posts: 462; Member since: 09 May 2012)
kyocera has put alot of thought into this
7. downphoenix (Posts: 3165; Member since: 19 Jun 2010)
Other than the camera being pretty poor (even for midrange) and the lack of doing direct connect and LTE simultaneously, it looks like Kyocera finally put out a good android device, and its got rock solid build and a low price. Hopefully this means no more Echos or Milanos or Zios for them, LOL. I think the 8.5 is a fair score, it may not be the best out there, but the rugged features will beat out any case you can purchase separate for a phone, and the specs are pretty good.
Kyocera TorqueOS: Android 4.0
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|4.0 inches, 480 x 800 pixels (233 ppi) IPS LCD
|5 megapixels
Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Plus, Dual-core, 1200 MHz, Krait processor
|4.44 x 2.38 x 0.56 inches
(113 x 60 x 14 mm)
5.5 oz (156 g)
|2500 mAh, 18 hours talk time