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Hiroshi Yamamoto on The Stories of Ibis
Over at the Haikasoru blog, Hiroshi Yamamoto comments on his book The Stories of Ibis. Here's an excerpt:
The framework for this book came to me not too long after I had written "The Universe on My Hands." Having already finished "A Romance in Virtual Space" and "Mirror Girl," I had planned to publish these stories as a short story collection; but then I realized all of the stories were all about artificial intelligence and virtual realities, as well as being told from the point of view of the heroine. Maybe I could put them all together into one novel?
Jeff VanderMeer interviews Michal Ajvaz
Over at Omnivoracious, Jeff VanderMeer interviews Czech novelist and poet Michael Ajvaz on his latest book, The Golden Age. Here's an excerpt:
This question should rather be put to the translators. As for me I have always tried – in spite of complicated and "surreal" images and stories – to write in a sort of "classical" language, in clear sentences which don´t miss inner logic, even if their content is absurd and even if they are often uncommonly long, so maybe this way of writing could be for a translator´s work a bit helpful.
Unseen Mainland European SF Classics
Over an Concatenation (a very valuable resource), there is an article entitled Unseen Mainland European SF Classics which was "written as a precursor to the Euroconference Odyssey 2010 in London and a panel on this topic". They highlight various works from France, Germany, Hungary, Portugal, Russia, and Spain.
Here's an excerpt:
If you happen to frequent many of the various major international SF gatherings, be they in France, Russia, or wherever, the chances are that a good proportion of SF books in the dealers hall will be by British and North American authors. Indeed if you go to that very Anglophone of conventions, the SF Worldcon, then virtually 99% of the books on sale in the dealers hall will be in English by English-speaking writers even if their nationality is Scottish, Canadian or Australian, let alone English. What you do not see in British and N. American bookshops (outside of French-speaking Canada) that often are foreign SF/F books translated from another language. Yet all mainland European countries, and nations further afield, have a substantial history of SF publishing and many have had SF and fantasy classics that have sold well over the years.
2009 Sky Awards
Science Fiction Awards Watch has details on China's Sky Awards, which is described as a "fan/judge-voted awards for Chinese science fiction and fantasy literacy. These awards are initiated and administered by the Sky Award Organizing Committee composed of a number of senior SF/F fans, and the Judge Panel consists of writers, editors, critics, and professionals in the SF/F field in China. 2010 is the first year the Sky Awards are being launched."
Here are the preliminary nominees:
Best Fiction: Long Form in 2009
- Tale of Brush Tomb II: Everything is Waves, MA Boyong
- Chaos of Hibiscus Flower, YUAN yuan
- On the Road, XIA Jia
- Eagle Flag V: A Lifelong Alliance, JIANG Nan
- Eagle Flag VI: Spirit of Leopard, JIANG Nan
- A Bewitched Portrait of the River on Qingming Festival, NA duo
- Once upon a Time in Shanghai, JIANG Nan
- God Wills it III: Genesis, YAN Leisheng
- The Arrow Shattering a Country, LA La
- Cross, WANG Jinkang
Best Fiction: Short Form in 2009
- "Matriarchy at Year 1111″, SHUI Pao
- "Dark Room", HAN Song
- "All Up Except Beijing", PAN Haitian
- "Night Tales Told in the Rookery Inn", TANG Que
- "Final Chapter of the Novoland", YAO Kong
- "A Smile that Fells a City", XIA Jia
- "Were Mackay Alive", CHANG Jia
- "The Fame: A Prequel to One Billion Lightyears", JIN Hezai
- "Year of Rat", CHEN Qiufan
- "The Craft of Dragon Slaying", CHANG Jia
- "Passionate Love in a Snowing Night", JIANG Nan
- "All Mountains in a Single Glance", FEI Dao
- "Spiritual Tales in Chengdu", LUO Lingzuo
- "The Sirius Shooter", LIN Luo
You can find more info about the awards here.
Original Content: We are Here, We are Together —— An Introduction to New Realms of Fantasy and Science Fiction (Xin Huan Jie), a Chinese SF/F Fanzine
We are Here, We are Together —— An Introduction to New Realms of Fantasy and Science Fiction (Xin Huan Jie), a Chinese SF/F Fanzine
by Sanfeng
1. Brief history of Chinese SF fanzines
China's Science Fiction used to have a short boom period during 1978 through 1983, when there were no less than four professional SF magazines on the market. Due to the suddenly changed political environment, only one–that is the well-known Science Fiction World (SFW) published in Sichuan Province–survived and became extremely successful in late 1990. As far as fanzines are concerned, to many fans' surprise, it was actually not during that boom period when the first fanzine appeared. In 1987, when China's SF was at its bottom, the first known SF fanzine, Nebula, was founded by a worker at a state-owned forestry in Heilongjiang Province. His name is Yao Haijun, who is currently the editor-in-chief of SFW, still the No.1 SF magazine worldwide in terms of circulation.
For about 8 years, Nebula was the only fanzine in China and became the virtual linkage among Chinese SF writers, professionals, critics and readers. It was brought to the Worldcon a few times to demonstrate to the West that we do have a quality SF fanzine in China. When Yao ended it in 1999, it had published more than 30 issues over 12 years.
Roughly after the mid-1990s, China's SF witnessed its second boom evidenced by the launch of a new SF professional magazine and the skyrocketing popularity of SFW. SF fandom was growing fast as well. A number of paper-based fanzines were created and circulated to fans all over the country. Some reached a peak circulation of around 2,000. But none of them survived for more than three years due to various reasons. After the millennium, fans found a more convenient place for communication–the Internet. Therefore it is not a surprise that web-based fanzines started to emerge. And to date, nearly all the existing fanzines are webzines, either in flash or PDF format. Some worth mentioning include the first SF webzine (Sky and Fire), the only fanzine dedicated to SF studies and critics (Edge), and the newsletter-style ezine (SF News). Unfortunately, none of these fanzines lasted longer than a year. Perhaps the most important reason is that the number of members in the team are so small that when the key people lost their enthusiasm and passion, the fanzine inevitably ceased being sustainable.
2. New Realms of Fantasy and Science Fiction
New Realms of Fantasy and Science Fiction (NRFSF) is a monthly SF/F fanzine. It was created in April 2009 by a group of SF/F fans. In the beginning, many SF fans were skeptical about how long this new fanzine could last. A year later, NRFSF is not only are alive, but also grew into literally the most recognized fanzine in the SF/F community.
The mission of NRFSF is simple: to provide fans with good science fiction and fantasy stories as well as nonfiction which are not available in mainstream SF/F magazines. NRFSF, released in PDF format every month, features short stories, translated stories, reviews, interviews, essays, writer columns, and so on. Some unique features of NRFSF stand out along previous 11 issues:
First, NRFSF, by its title, is a magazine with a mixture of science fiction and fantasy. In short, We believe in good speculative fiction.
Second, the stories in NRFSF tend to be adult-oriented in comparison with professional SF magazines. One reason is that these professional SF magazines are aimed at children and young adults as they comprise the largest proportion of the market. Another fact is that ezine is less influenced by keyword filters and censorship than print magazines or even blogs and discussion forums. It gives us more freedom to publish some stories which otherwise may not pass the censors.
Third, new writers are being cultivated here. As a matter of fact, NRFSF has a department dedicated to debut writers. We want to give new writers more opportunities to showcase their works and take off from there.
Fourth, nonfiction of all kinds are an essential part of the fanzine. Nonfiction is normally regarded as just sidekicks in professional magazines. Here we take it very seriously. Every issue of NRFSF has news articles, essays, interviews, or reviews. For instance, a monthly review of Chinese SF/F short stories in print magazines is actually inspired by the monthly review by Lois Tilton at the famous Internet Review of Science Fiction.
Fifth, in addition to the ezine, NRFSF planned a print anthology of SF/F novelettes and opened to submissions in August 2009. It turned out that the submissions were already beyond our expectations in terms of quantity and quality. If everything goes well, the print anthology will be published in the coming summer.
Thanks to the strong and productive teamwork of our lovely NRFSF team members, for twelve months, NRFSF has published many quality stories by aspiring and established authors as well as a large number of informative and inspiring nonfiction. It has been well received by SF/F fans and professionals all over the country. The scale of readership is growing fast. The number of downloads on the official website is more than 5,000 per issue, with a peak number of more than 10,000. One story by Jiang Tao was picked by the editors of the year's best SF anthology (2009 Year's Best Science Fiction in China). Another one by Han Song, one of the greatest contemporary SF writers in China, is now on the preliminar ballot of the Sky Award, a Hugo-like Chinese SF/F award organized mostly by fans.
As our motto states, we aspire to "bring fantasy to history, and give fantasy a future".
Please check out our website at http://www.nrfsf.com (Chinese) and Blog at http://blog.sina.com.cn/xinhuanjie (Chinese) for zines and further information.
Feng Zhang is currently a researcher at a university in Hong Kong specializing in transportation geography. He has been a SF fan since he was about 13. He is now being active in SF fandom in both Mainland China and Hong Kong. He is one of the founders of most recognized web-based SF/F fanzine in China — New Realms of Fantasy and Science Fiction. As a member of the organizing committee, he is also engaged in the Sky Awards, a Hugo-Awards-like honor dedicated to Chinese SF and Fantasy, which is launched and administered by a number of senior SF/F fans (Please see SF Awards Watch page for Sky Awards http://www.sfawardswatch.com/?p=3210).
Jesus & The Eightfold Path: Part 1, Episode 3: "A Star Over Bethlehem!"
We'll be back to regular service on Monday, barring unforeseen volcanic activity. In the meantime, here's Episode 3 of my on-going serial novella, Jesus & The Eightfold Path.
Jesus & The Eightfold Path, Part 1: Episode 2
So we'll continue to have only intermittent service as I only get a few minutes at a time to use the laptop (and the house has become an unofficial Internet cafe), but in the meantime, here's Jesus & The Eightfold Path, Part 1, Episode 2: The King of the Jews, for free on Apex Magazine.
Jesus & The Eightfold Path
We were supposed to be back up and running this Monday, after Charles, bless him, has been running the blog for over two months while I've been moving (again) and, more importantly, getting married!
Then came the volcano, and we now have 10 wedding guests stranded in Israel, living in and out of our 1-bedroom apartment.
A more thorough explanation and a free online serial, Jesus and the Eightfold Path, which will be running on Apex Magazine for the next two weeks, with donations going to help me a little through the unexpected situation. I'll try to keep the WSNB updated periodically too.
Thank you for your support!
Taking a short break
We'll be taking a short break this week, coming back some time next week for our regular updates. Thank you for your patience!
Warner Bros. Adapting for Film Hiroshi Sakurazawa's All You Need is Kill
Last Monday, it was announced that Warner Bros. is going to make a movie based on Hiroshi Sakurazawa's novel All You Need is Kill (which was one of the novels published by Haikasoru last year). Further details are in the following link.
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AMBI Takes Home Top Prizes at Italian Contemporary Film Festival
AMBI Pictures, the film development, finance, production and distribution company run by Andrea Iervolino and Lady Monika Bacardi, was the recipient of several prestigious awards at the Italian Contemporary Film Festival (ICFF) for their first feature 2047 - Sights of Death, which made its gala World Premiere at the event.
Lady Monika Bacardi was bestowed the Best Producer Award while Stephen Baldwin and four-time Primetime Emmy nominee Danny Glover (both of whom were in attendance) received the Best Actor Award and Lifetime Achievement Award, respectively.
"The Canadian public warmly welcomed 2047 - Sights of Death with five minutes of applauding at the end of the screening," commented Cristiano De Florentis, Chairman of ICFF. "We are very honored to have hosted the World Premiere of Lady Monika and Andrea's much anticipated film."
Directed by Alessandro Capone, 2047 - Sights of Death is scheduled to premiere in Italy on June 24, 2014. The sci-fi action film also stars Rutger Hauer, Daryl Hannah and Michael Madsen alongside Baldwin and Glover.
2047 - Sights of Death was made in efforts to bridge the "Italian and American film industries and talent together to attract an international audience," explained Andrea Iervolino.
2047 - Sights of Death is set in the futuristic setting of 2047. Their planet is ruled cynically and with the repression by a Confederate Central Government. Countries that have not joined are scorched earth. Ryan, a rebel agent by GreenWar (Stephen Baldwin), is sent on a mission by Sponge (Danny Glover), head of the Organization, in order to collect Evidence with which to nail the military wing of the Government to his heinous crimes. On his way there, however, the formidable Colonel Asimov (Rutger Hauer), assisted by major Anderson (Daryl Hannah) and by some unscrupulous mercenaries led by Lobo (Michael Madsen), and his mission will turn soon in a close showdown, which affects very closely his tormented past. His side will only have Tuage (Neva Lions), a survivor and maybe a mutant, so innocent that we can only be dreamed of, so bloody that believe in hell.

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Did you see Cally's collection of buttons on her blog? You'll just love them. For a quick mini project, I decided to look for glass jars with metal lids. I found some at target in clear glass with metal screw top lids that are absolute perfection. My plan is to display them on the shelf above my desk… Filling them with pretty + colorful things that make me happy.
The first jar will contain buttons. Old, new, all shapes and sizes. The second, vintage spools of thread, you know the kind on the off-white thin spools that you can tell have been used? And the third, maybe used stamps that I've collected from Europe dated between the 30s and the 60s. I've also thought about filling it with torn samples of my favorite wallpaper patterns or little rolls of my favorite fabric samples tied like scrolls with a thin ribbon around each.
What would you fill your jars with?
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Guest Picks: Steven Soderbergh
Director Steven Soderbergh was on the Lopate Show recently to discuss his new film, "Haywire" (along with the film's star Gina Carano). He also revealed that he's a fan of manners.
What have you read or seen over the past year (book, play, film, etc…) that moved or surprised you?
A SENSE OF AN ENDING by Julian Barnes
What are you listening to right now?
A roomful of publicists.
What's the last great book you read?
THE LOVED ONE by Evelyn Waugh
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On Saturday, February 2nd, Barton Cheerleading will host a Cheer Clinic for children in the Great Bend area. Registration is at 2:45 p.m., and the cost is $25 per child. All participants get a t-shirt and will perform at the half time of the Womens Basketball game that evening.The Cheer Clinic is a fundraiser for the Barton Cheerleading program, and is a great experience for your child! To register your child, contact Cheer Coach Stephanie Joiner at 620-792-2701 or email@example.com.
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Nov. 16, 2012
BIRMINGHAM, Ala. - The UAB women's tennis team has signed Catherine Ragon of Mandeville, La., to a National Letter of Intent, head coach Lisa Jackson announced Friday.
Ragon, who is set to graduate from Mandeville High School in May of 2013, will join the Blazers for the start of the 2013 fall season.
"Catherine is a great addition to the Blazer family," Jackson said. "She is a perfect fit for the team and will make an immediate and positive impact for this program."
Ragon is a four-star prospect according to tennisrecruiting.net after building a 35-28 overall record at her high school. That same recruiting service also gives her a No. 2 overall ranking in the state of Louisiana.
She holds an impressive 29-23 record against players who are ranked as three-star prospects or higher, including an impressive 21-0 mark against three-star athletes.
UAB opens the 2013 spring season on Feb. 2 when the Blazers host Kennesaw State.


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10. Halo : Combat Evolved Anniversary
Halo was the first game I've ever played on the X-Box and it put me in awe. The first time I played it was at some random dude's house, but I forgot my contacts so I couldn't see anything. They were always yelling at me "Shoot! Shoot!", but I couldn't see the enemies so I just randomly fired. Of course, they thought I sucked at video games because of that. But I got over it and bought it myself. I played the campaign, honestly, like 20 times. I am such a big fan of Halo : Combat Evolved's campaign. When this was announced, I pre-ordered it and am ready to beat on Legendary once again. I'm not a big multi-player person, so I could really care less about what's happening there.
9. The Last Guardian
Look at this adorable little, well technically huge, guy, isn't the most awesome thing you have ever laid your eyes on? I think so. Team ICO are renown for their artistic style, and it WORKS! The best part about the team is how well their music comes out. I honestly favor their music over many others I listen to, sometimes even Final Fantasy, and that is saying something.
8. Twisted Metal
I am a huge fan of the Twisted Metal series. When Black was released, I would honestly watch the videos over and over and over because I love the characters in the game. Now that it is coming to PlayStation 3, I honestly cannot wait. Online multiplayer with Twisted Metal is going to be an experience beyond comprehension.
7. Metal Gear Solid HD Collection
With me, Metal Gear Solid is truly an addiction. If I do not play Metal Gear Solid at least once a month, I start going through withdraws. I remember playing the one on PlayStation about 6 times. Though I am sad to not see it in this collection, I will still have Peace Walker, because I have not played it due to a malfunctioning PSP, blah. But, trophies on Metal Gear Solid are going to be so fun.
6. Uncharted 3 : Drake's Fortune
No, I am not the biggest Uncharted fan because I know there are a lot more out there than I will ever be. The first Uncharted had me hooked throughout the entire campaign in one sitting, which never happens with me and video games. The same happened with Among Thieves, and I was even more hooked. So, this will definitely be a grand experience.
5. Star Wars : The Old Republic
I am probably one of the few people who have played every single Star Wars video game that was ever made. Yes, I'm obsessed, but I don't collect LEGOs of Star Wars. I stopped play World of Warcraft last year because I was tired of doing the same thing over and over, but I think I might be able to give the MMORPG genre another try with this grand project created by BioWare, my favorite company ^_^
4. Diablo III
To this day, I still tell everyone that my most memorable gaming experience was with Diablo II because I did not sleep for 4 days straight playing this game. I had all of my characters maxed out and was addicted to the cow level with all of the other players. Ever since Diablo III was announced, I started stocking up on extra cash for all of the supplies I will need as I board off my room from the rest of the world.
3. Batman : Arkham City
There really is no point to explain myself here because everyone is excited for Arkham City, and how could you not be? It is a open world for a DC Hero with all of his gadgets, and the VILLAINS OMG. Fighting Batman's enemies in Arkham Asylum was so satisfying, its too bad I never replayed the game though. But, soon this will be out and I will be in line to pick up my copy at the crack of dawn, or if it released at midnight.
2. Mass Effect 3
I am just going to say it now and get it over with. I am the BIGGEST Mass Effect fan. Yup, you read that all of you Mass Effect nerds out there. Wanna know why, I have replayed each game 10+ times, I have Mass Effect posters, all of the novels, the cardboard displays for BOTH games in my room and the clothing to go along with it. The only thing I do not have are figurines, if they exist, because I really don't like them in the first place. I am looking for Mass Effect plush toys, a plush Krogan would be awesome! That is the reason why I cannot wait for 3 and I am going to be so sad when I beat it because there may not be another.
1. The Elder Scrolls V : Skyrim
Lemme tell you, the only reason Skyrim beat Mass Effect 3 is because Skyrim releases in November, so I will be able to play it first. I already know I'm going to spend like 500+ hours playing this game. Maybe I'm over-exaggerating that number, but who cares. I beat Morrowind several times, I beat Oblivion on PS3, 360 and PC several times and I am ready to go to town with Skyrim.


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Asked whether he plans to return to the relative sanctity of his established specialties, Downin—whose marathon prep included weekly long runs of 23 or 24 miles, a 10- to 12-mile tempo run and a 7- to 8-mile tempo run—says, "I'm still sort of measuring that. Falling short makes me want to prove I can run fast, but I don't know if I want to keep making the required adjustments in the eight to 10 weeks before and after the race." He'll continue to pursue cross country and track in their respective seasons.
If history is a guide, Downin—self-coached since last July—is a good bet to knock off a good marathon should he choose to continue pursuing the distance. Struggling with injuries in his early years at the University of Wisconsin, Downin learned to overcome adversity using not his legs, but his head and his heart. "One thing I learned was that you have to try to be smart in a way that ensures you won't get hurt again," he says. "You can't back off too much out of fear, but you can't rush back after an injury either." That balancing act, he says, can only be mastered through experience.
Downin also balances heavy training with good, clean, well-organized fun. He and Mortimer, the Boston College distance coach, remain best friends. In 1999 they co-conceived the Millennium Mile, a road race held each December in New Hampshire. Downin, Mortimer, and Downin's brother Andy, the 2001 national 1500m champion, use their connections to assemble a great field, but the race is extremely popular among the workaday runners at whom it was targeted in the first place. Chalk up one more success for an athlete who so far has seen only one or two elude his grasp..


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Zombies have taken a special place in our cultural imaginary—appearing in countless cult classics, B-grade horror movies, best selling literary novels (and retellings of best-selling literary novels), record breaking television shows, and are the inspiration for themed parades and pub crawls around the globe. In this episode, Jennifer Rutherford, sociologist, literary scholar, and Deputy Director of the Hawke Research Institute at the University of Southern Australia, helps us understand what can be learned from the cultural obsession. We discuss the power of the zombie as metaphor, the unrestrained drive of the undead, and the allure of becoming zombie at gatherings and celebrations.
This week we are joined by David J. Leonard, professor of Critical Culture, Gender, & Race Studies at Washington State University and author of After Artest: The NBA and the Assault on Blackness. We discuss the significance of Jason Collins's article in Sports Illustrated announcing that he is gay, the media's reaction to him coming out, and sport as a site key site for the performance of gender and sexuality.
This week we talk with Catherine Squires about her September 2012 article in American Quarterly, Coloring in the Bubble: Perspectives from Black-Oriented Media on the (Latest) Economic Disaster.
In this episode, we have a conversation with William Alexander. He is slightly different type of social theorist than we normally have on the podcast. Will teaches in the English Department at the Minnesota College of Arts and Design and last November he won the prestigious national book award for his first novel Goblin Secrets and the Earphones Award for narrating his book. Today Will is joining us to discuss the powers and politics of fantasy, and the relationship between fiction and the social world.
This week we talk with Shadd Maruna and Fergus McNeill about their documentary project, The Road From Crime. This documentary was produced as part of the larger Discovering Desistance Project, which aims to share knowledge and improve understanding of why people desist from crime. First, we hear a clip from the opening sequence of the film, then we talk with Shadd and Fergus themselves as they describe the process of producing this project.
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this cot is ok it needs to be more compact it at least 35 inches when it is not assembled. it gets the job done tho.
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|Date Added: Monday 06 February, 2012
I use this cot for a 7 year old grandson for overnighters and he's thrilled! He says he sleeps really good on it! The legs seems a little tight putting them on, takes some muscle but I think they will loosen up as we use it. the width is okay for him but not sure about a larger person! Overall I am pleased with my purchase. Shipped quickly and packaged good! Would use the seller again!
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|Date Added: Friday 23 December, 2011
This is a great quality cot. Strong, durable and folds fairly small for storage. I purchased these for my boys to use in the playhouse for sleepovers. They are great for the boys, but they are comfortable enough for any guest to use.
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|Date Added: Sunday 09 October, 2011
The cot is very sterdy and has little sag in it. the only negative thing about it is how narrow it is but other then that its great. i love how its light weight and pretty easy to put together.
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|Date Added: Saturday 27 August, 2011
The new item needed some effort to loosen the fabric and metal tubing to assemble on the first trip. The second trip did not require as much muscle to assemble as the previous. Beside the tight fitting, the cot is light weight, well constructed, and takes up little space.
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Healthy Aging Diet Guidelines
A healthy diet and lifestyle are your best weapons against age-related diseases.Eat These Foods to Live Longer Aging is inevitable. The so-called fountain of youth? Sadly, just a beautiful fantasy. Still, you can exert some control over your decade-by-decade destiny. By following a healthy lifestyle—that is, eating a nutrient-packed diet and staying active throughout life (or starting right now)—you can help slow the aging process and perhaps even stave off age-related chronic diseases, including osteoporosis, diabetes and heart disease. While basic nutrition needs remain pretty constant throughout life, requirements for specific nutrients may increase—or decrease—slightly as you get older. Also, as we age, caloric needs drop, making it ever more important to pack your diet with the good stuff—vegetables, fruits and whole grains, for example—and limit less-healthy treats. The nutrition experts at EatingWell recommend the following eating tips for healthy aging.
Pack your diet with plant-based foods.
Fruits, vegetables, whole grains and other plant-based foods are rich sources of phytochemicals, beneficial compounds that may help protect against age-related conditions like heart disease, high blood pressure and macular degeneration, a leading cause of blindness in older people. Fill at least two-thirds of your plate with vegetables, fruits, whole grains and beans and the remaining one-third or less with lower-fat sources of protein, like fish, poultry or lean meat. Choose vegetables and fruits that represent a rainbow of colors: dark leafy greens (e.g., kale and spinach), deep yellow and orange vegetables (e.g., corn and sweet potatoes), tomatoes and other red foods (e.g., bell peppers, strawberries) and blue and purple powerhouses like blueberries and purple grapes.
Keep weight in check.
As you get older, your body loses lean body mass (muscle) and your metabolism, or the rate at which you burn calories, slows. Bottom line: Through the years, you'll need fewer calories to maintain a healthy weight. Stay within a healthy range by filling up on lower-calorie nutrient-packed foods—particularly vegetables and fruits—and cut back on foods that contain a lot of fat or added sugars. Carrying around extra pounds can increase your chances of developing heart disease, diabetes, high blood pressure, joint problems and some cancers.
Go easy on fat.
Eating some fat is important for health but certain fats are better than others. Vegetable oils like olive or canola are your best choices because they are high in heart-healthy monounsaturated fats and low in the saturated fats that are associated with increased risk for conditions including heart disease and cancer. Limit foods that are high in saturated fats: animal products like fatty red meats and full-fat dairy products.


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I see a lot of instructions for establishing the four foundations of mindfulness, as well as other Dhamma subjects, which indicate: "contemplate on...."
Should these "contemplation subjects" be subjects of formal seated meditation?
(At this point, my only targeted "subject" for seated meditation has been "breath," and for walking meditation I have focussed on mindfulness of mental intent, physical movements of body parts, etc., observing rising and falling, etc.; however, the contemplation subjects of the four foundations of mindfulness, as well as other Dhamma subjects, and cultivating mindfulness in general, are things I have been working on or reflecting/pondering during day-to-day activities, such as morning coffee, driving around, chores, quiet time, whenever.)


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Recommend good power conditioner for running on generator power?
We just got through our second days long power outage of this year, which was the third in three years. Needless to say I am glad I own a generator. The generator runs all of the essentials in the house which don't care about "dirty" power (sump pumps, wood furnace blower, fridge, chest freezer) but against my better judgement, boredom got the best of me on day two and I plugged in the TV/satellite receiver. Nothing terrible happened, but I knew I was taking a risk. The TV was free from a friend of ours so I wouldn't have been heartbroken if it were fried and the box would have been replaced free of charge by the company. However, I am in the process of finishing our basement, the centerpiece of which will be a 55" flat panel TV. I won't be taking any chances with that and it would also be nice to use the internet during extended outages as well, so can someone recommend a good multiple outlet power conditioner that will protect my electronic devices? I'd like one with 6-8 outlets if possible. I just don't know what I'm looking at in terms of distortion, etc...and the prices range quite a bit. A quick Google search revealed units from $50-500. Some seem to come with battery backups, I'm not interested in that, just protection from dirty generator power. Unfortunately an inverter generator is not an option because an inverter unit the size I need (7500W) would be extremely cost prohibitive.
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Company of Heroes clearly isn't close to being fully optimised for its DX10 path as we see huge performance drops right across the board. If anything nVidia is hit harder by the change but both companies clearly need to do some work on optimising this title. That said, frame rates are better overall and it's only the - now established as pretty disappointing - midrange cards that really struggle with this game.
It would seem the way DX10 handles anti-aliasing is more efficient than that of DX9 as it has much less impact on performance when turned on. However it is difficult to conclude at this time as performance in DX10 without AA is so much worse than DX9. It's also worth reiterating, these tests were performed with transparency anti-aliasing enabled and it does have a huge impact on performance due to all the foliage in this game.


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Doing what ??
Incase you haven't noticed...........
Since I'm now retired, it kind of dawned on me that I really don't give a rats ass what anybody thinks SO.........now I find it rather fun to give the assholes of the world a BIG ration of crap whenever I get the chance.
I took a part time job as a security guard at an entertainment venue.
I'm loving it. Makes me feel good to help people that need it......and to kick ass for those few who need that.
kschilk, that is the kind of story that will keep me coming back to the super store. Thanx for sharing.
--- btw, last year in March you were laid up w/ and injury. Are you fully recovered now?
Yeah, pretty much over that one but on the 4th of July, I took a nasty trip over the bars...broke my left collarbone and right thumb. I was back out riding by early September (my wife still isn't speaking to me). I should probably take it a li'l easier this year but... ...figure the odds.
I have purchased from the superstore several times and things went smooth. Recently I made an order and things did not go so well. I used the website to order a OEM style brake lever and a OEM stlye throttle sleeve and a few other non bike specific items. I specified my bike then shopped for the parts like have done several time in the past. When the stuff arrived the brake lever was for a different bike than mine, and the throttle sleeve was for a completely different bike than that. They were all "Honda" variations but were not for mine. I called customer service and long story short, they indicated that it was my fault and that thier computer system did not error and I would have to pay $6.99 for the return shipping label. BS.. If I put in a different bike when I went into thier site, as they stated, how did I get parts on the same order for 2 different honda bikes? Not an overlap in parts compatibility, one part is for a 2004-2010 CRF250-450 and the other part is for a 2004-2008 CRF80-100... My bike is a 2004 CR250. Something got messed up during the web order process and they would not even consider it could be an issue with the website. So I am out $6.99 for the return shipping, and if I re-ordered the correct parts, I would have to pay shipping since the "new order" was less than $100 even though my original order had free shipping because it was over $100. Besides the $$ issue, and the snotty customer service rep, I cant go riding this weekend!
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The faculty of the College of Architecture and Planning (CAP) are actively pushing environmental ideas into the disciplines of architecture, landscape architecture, and urban planning.
Jonathan Spodek: coordinating the ongoing ecoRehab project.
Robert Koester: working with faculty from the Universities of Houston, Oregon, and Idaho on a long-term national "competition" for multi-disciplinary, high-performance campus design efforts. Visit the Society of Building Science Educators for more information.
Walter Grondzik: co-author of the recently published second edition of The Green Studio Handbook.
Meg Calkins: author of the recently published The Sustainable Sites Handbook: A Complete Guide to the Principles, Strategies, and Best Practices for Sustainable Landscapes.
Miguel San Miguel: lead designer of two award winning, LEED accredited libraries.
Lisa Dunaway: instructor of PLAN 433/533: Environmental Planning and speaker at the Indiana APA Fall 2011 Conference in Brown Country State Park.
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— Personality, performance, plus perfection equal popularity, says So You Think You Can Dance judge and co-producer Nigel Lythgoe.
Lythgoe says he was "delighted last season to see the finals between Travis and Benji, purely, simply because if you put them together, that would have been the perfect person – performance from Benji, and technique from Travis. That was just the best, I think, we found."
What does a contestant need to have to win the show? Lythgoe says "I think you've got to have personality, performance, perfection; all of those go together and they create the popularity. And at the end of the day, it's a popularity contest. You're asking America to like you, and vote for you."
While "no one knows" what the magic x-factor is to win this show, says Lythgoe, he says that if he knew, he'd be "bottling it." He does believe that it's not about technique, though. "It's about what's inside you."
Lythgoe warns potential contestants not to expect the judges to be nice. "We can't all be Paula Abduls. If you can't dance, I'm gonna tell you you can't dance."
Nigel Lythgoe: "I think the thing that excites me most about season three of So You Think You Can Dance is the talent. We found some great dancers last season, we found some crazies, too, like Ian Bernardo, but I think the real talent…that's what I'm looking forward to finding."
The Fox official website for So You Think You Can Dance now says that the premiere of the third season is Thursday, May 24. (What happened to the show on the 23rd?) This will be the previously taped auditions, as usual, with the next twelve weeks both live and taped. This season Mary Murphy's been made a permanent judge alongside Nigel Lythgoe. Dan Karaty, Mia Michaels, and Shane Sparks are all listed as judges and choreographers as well. Cat Deeley returns as host.
-Mel, BuddyTV Staff Columnist
Source: Fox.com
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A Man is Killed after Pointing a Gun at Officers
Published August 21st, 2012
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It is a serious mistake to point a gun at a police officer and a man from Lake City paid for it with his life.
It's been about three months since the last police involved shooting in Lake City.
It's been about three months since the last police involved shooting in Lake City.
Three officers are now on paid administrative leave while the investigation continues.
Lake City police spokesperson Steve Shaw told us all the officers are veterans.
Many residents are shocked by the news and one neighbor says she feared for her childrens' safety.
"He just ran in my room and said," said Kiki Lofton.
"Mommy did you hear that.?"
"And I said yes baby it's gun shots and get on the ground," said Lofton.
Lofton lives right across the hall from where 30-year-old Jeramey Sweeny was killed.
"I talked to him the day before yesterday and he was talking about barbecues and football season and football parties. He seemed like a really nice guy," said Lofton.
At around 2:30 Tuesday morning, Lake City police officers arrived at Windsong apartments after getting a 911 call about a disturbance.
Officers said Sweeney came out of his apartment and pointed a handgun at them. Then they shot him.
Officers said Sweeney came out of his apartment and pointed a handgun at them. Then they shot him.
"I looked out of my peep hole and then I see someone laying down in front of my door, full of blood," said Lofton.
Investigators were on the scene for more than eight hours.
Lake City Police spokesperson Steve Shaw said disturbance calls are the number one killer of officers nationwide.
Lake City Police spokesperson Steve Shaw said disturbance calls are the number one killer of officers nationwide.
"You never know what's on the other side of the door. So a disturbance is something that an officer don't know what they are going into," said Shaw.
This call ended with a death and left many residents on edge.
"When you hear something like that, it's scary," said Sharon Lewis who is a neighbor.
Others are even thinking about finding a new place to call home.
"I want to leave. I can not continue because it could have been my kids. Bullets doesn't have names. It could've went through my apartment and could have hit anyone one of us," said Lofton.
A neighbor tolds us that Jeramey Sweeny had only moved in a week ago. A check of his past only turned up an arrest for a driver's license violation last year.
The State Attorney's Office and Florida Department of Law Enforcement are investigating the shooting.
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He won't/can't poop?
Okay, so I recently acquired a rescue GSD about 5 days ago. He's a big, healthy 2 year old male. For the first two days he wouldn't touch anything to eat, not even cookies (treats). I figured it was just due to stress and a new environment, so gave him a few days to adjust. Well, he finally started eating and will now gladly take cookies. Now, he eats about 2 cups of his food a day before he gets full, although the amount he eats slowly increases each meal, until today.
He barely touched his food today, but he drinks plenty of water and is not lethargic, just anxious. I noticed that he wouldn't poop or pee while on a lead, but only in the back yard. I have been working with him so that he learns it's okay to poop on a lead and while not in the back yard.
I can hear his stomach gurgle and growl and he acts anxious and whiny which seems to be out of character for him. He just seems antsy because he needs to poop, but he refuses to! I just took him out front on his lead and he squatted down twice to poo (yay!!), but nothing but gas came out. He still looks and feels bloated at the back of his abdomen, so I know it's in there! He hasn't been out back today, but I will be taking him out back in about 30 minutes to see what happens. I know he's just playing the stubborn card...
Could he just have a bad case of gas?? Or do I have a paranoid pooper on my hands? Or has anyone else experienced this? I have read about bloat and now I'm paranoid!
(NOTE: I had to start him on what I assume to be new food for him because I can't get in contact with his old owners to see what he was eating with them, so I know he's having tummy issues due to the immediate switch.)
Looking at the symptoms of bloat, he doesn't match any of them... He doesn't walk funny, he isn't lethargic at all, he's just as active as before, he ate some grass earlier and was able to vomit it back up twice, he hasn't had any vigorous exercise other than walking to potty, and he is still acting fine other than not pooping.
Stool sample was clear and he has a clean bill of health other than the pooping issue.
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Can you try a longer leash? Maybe it's too close and he feels insecure? How about a long walk. That always gets my guys pooping!!!
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Aaaaaaaand, he pooped ._. I answered my own questions. I have an insecure pooper. Sigh.
I was hesitant to ask you if you took your pup to the vet before or after he stopped eating to clear his stool samples...
It's difficult providing medical advice over a forum.
i dunno, i'd be worried. stress can bring on both bloat and torsion, and the symptoms aren't always the same. the eating grass and vomiting worries me too. i truly think a vet visit is in order.
ps...please re-think the "stubborn" issue, dogs do not have that human emotion. dogs operate primarily upon instinct. no stubborn or getting even or vindictive in the dog brain.
again, i'd be real concerned. hope i'm overreacting and that it's just an upset tummy from stress.
well yay!!! appears i was over-reacting. i'm a better safe than sorry kinda girl, lolol...
last year our dog was deathly ill.i spoke to the vet over the phone and he said give her an enima ASAP. it was our 1st canine enima ,it was scary and we were nervous-but it saved our dogs life.i now keep an enima bottle for dogs in my canine 1st aid kit.
Yep, he's already seen the vet and was all clear. The vet was telling me that he's just being "funny about his business" and said he's A-okay, just that it's gas due to new food without a transition period. Stool was clear, no blood, or mucous, or worms/parasites.
I'm still keeping a close eye on him because he was eating and throwing up grass. He's happy now and less anxious and started eating again.
Just an insecure pooper, so I will start with training in different enclosed areas with the 15ft lead. He's such as mess lol.
I swear, I was this . Close to giving him an enema because I thought he could've been constipated because he refused to poop for 24-30 hours. I worked at a vets office for several years so I have experienced some very odd situations with pets! However, because everything else was ruled out I was starting to get nervous! I tend to go into panic over-drive when it's my own pets lol.
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The Mineralogical Museum is housed in Penny Hall, the Geoscience building. Opened in 1971 and renovated in 2009, the Museum displays approximately 350 specimens, including minerals from the remarkable collection of Irénée du Pont. The du Pont collection was assembled in the 1920s and was gifted to the University in 1964, providing the foundation for further growth.
The present collection contains approximately 3000 specimens of minerals, meteorites, gems and carvings and is divided into a display collection and a reference collection. The display collection focuses on fine crystallized minerals; classics from worldwide and American localities, specimens from significant recent discoveries and themes such as crystallography and crystal growth. The reference collection is comprised of specimens that illustrate crystallography, regional and systematic mineralogy and is used by a wide variety of students in geology, engineering, art conservation and education.
The Irénée du Pont mineral collection, assembled primarily in the 1920s, was gifted to the University in 1964. Little was known about the history of this fine collection, which became the foundation of the University of Delaware Mineralogical Museum. The research of Curator Sharon Fitzgerald, recently published as a Mineralogical Record supplement (May/June 2015), has greatly enhanced our knowledge about the specimens and their provenance.
Although Mr. du Pont collected minerals from childhood, his first major purchase was a rounded, stream rolled topaz crystal weighing more than 19 pounds that he saw in Tiffany & Co. in New York. George F. Kunz, the Vice-President of Tiffany & Co. required Mr. du Pont to purchase an entire collection in order to have this crystal. That collection included emeralds, bi-color tourmalines in a fitted box, a diamond in matrix and much more. For approximately a decade, Mr. du Pont added to his collection, buying from George Kunz and from George English of Ward's Natural Science Establishment. In addition to his love of natural crystals, du Pont's appreciation of rarities, new finds and ore minerals reflected his background as an engineer.
Some of the specimens in this collection can be traced back more than one hundred years to previous owners. One kunzite crystal specimen, the gem variety of the mineral spodumene, can be traced back to the original discoverer of the gemstone. The fall exhibition highlights the early du Pont Collection and includes specimens whose stories have been recently discovered, including the topaz "boulder," a rutilated quartz and two Arkansas diamonds. The Mineralogical Record supplement, which includes an illustrated catalog of the collection, can be purchased at the Museum located in Penny Hall on 255 Academy Street.
Although the Mineralogical Museum was founded with the gift of the collection of Irénée du Pont, Sr., it has grown to encompass specimens gifted or made possible by many generous donors, including Mrs. David Craven, Alvin B. Stiles and Frederick A Keidel. Because of our intimate space, we have chosen to focus on individual displays that illustrate particular mineralogical concepts or themes. With approximately 350 specimens on view from a collection of more than 2500 specimens, frequent change allows the visitor to see new specimens. This is particularly true with the fall exhibition which reflects the research on the history of the early 20th century collection of Mr. du Pont. The display cabinets with fiber optic lighting provide accurate color balance for specimens from the wire silvers to the vivid orange wulfenites.
All minerals are crystalline, with orderly and repeating arrangements of atoms. Growth occurs by the addition of atoms to the arrangement. If growth takes place in an open space or in soft material, a crystal, reflecting the internal atomic arrangement may form. Although ideal crystals are perfect shapes, many actual crystals are distorted due to variations in growth over time.
Although there are enormous variations in crystal shapes, they can all be grouped into six crystal systems based on the geometry of the internal structure.
The exhibition of minerals from Delaware, Maryland and Pennsylvania includes both specimens from mines that have not operated in decades and others discovered more recently, such as the celestine from Meckley's Quarry, Mandata, Pennsylvania, collected in 2012. The diversity of the geological environments is reflected in the diversity of the minerals themselves: green pyromorphite from long abandoned lead mines; pyrite from nearby iron mines; and botryoidal apple green wavellite from an operating limestone quarry in Mount Pleasant Mills, Pennsylvania.
These minerals illustrate the breadth of specimens found in the United States and Canada. Most of the minerals on display were the by-product of mining operations for copper, lead, zinc and other metals. The term "lunch box" specimen can be applied to some, as miners often removed fine crystal specimens during work hours, sparing them from the ore crushers. There have been few ventures strictly for the mining of mineral specimens.
PSEUDOMORPHS and other GROWTH PHENOMENA
A pseudomorph is a "false form" – one mineral adopting the shape of another; the second mineral is said to be a pseudomorph after the first. Pseudomorphs may be formed in different ways:
- A mineral formed under certain conditions may change to another, chemically similar mineral with a different atomic arrangement, if the conditions change.
- A mineral may be replaced by another that has such a great chemical difference that it is considered a replacement pseudomorph.
- A mineral may coat another, preserving the original shape and forming an encrustation pseudomorph. All of these are illustrated by specimens on exhibition.
Crystals may also deviate from their ideal shapes because of internal defects in atomic arrangement or because of the manner in which the atoms have been bonded to the surfaces of crystal faces during growth. Elongated or twisted crystals sometimes result from these arrangements.
Almost all caves are limestone, with light- colored white to beige stalactites and stalagmites. Other unique cave deposits include vivid pink rhodochrosite stalactities in Argentina, deep green banded malachite formations in Republic of Congo and exotic specimens such as this goethite from Spain.


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''The Sri Lanka Cricket (SLC) has shown an interest in hosting Pakistan for a five-match ODI series later this month,'' sources in the Pakistan Cricket Board (PCB) told 'The News'.
After the postponement of the high-profile Champions Trophy, the Sri Lanka tour has emerged as a very good chance for Pakistan players to experience some top class cricketing action.
The strife-torn nation were supposed to host the eight-nation tournament from September 12 to 28 but due to security concerns voiced by various teams --South Africa, Australia, England and New Zealand-- the International Cricket Council (ICC) postponed it till October 2009.
However, to compensate the for Champions Trophy, the PCB proposed to Cricket South Africa (CSA) to host a tri-series involving the hosts, Pakistan and Sri Lanka. But after a few positive developments, the plans failed as CSA was unable to attract any broadcaster for the event.
The CSA was also under pressure from its players as they were against the idea of having the tri-series immediately after a marathon tour of England.
However, on PCB's part, they were mulling the idea of staging a tri-series in Abu Dhabi with the support of the local cricket officials and promoters. But for materialising such a plan at a short notice would require an arduous effort.
The PCB has a 15 day-window to hold the tri-series by the end of September, as almost all leading teams will get back to their future tour commitments from early next month.
A senior PCB official said, ''It would be difficult to rope in leading teams at such short notice and another challenging task will be to sign television rights and sponsorship deals.'' An invitation from SLC at this scenario would appear as a major breakthrough for the PCB, which is desperate to arrange international games for its teams this September.
''We would welcome any kind of matches if they are against a leading team,'' Syed Ali Raza, chairman of the PCB"s international committee, said. ''We are weighing all our options,'' he added while admitting the fact that time was running out from the hands of the PCB.


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Cadillac ATS Performance Forum Discussion, ATS and No-Lift Shift in Cadillac ATS Discussion Forums; You've got to understand what NLS actually does... Most cars when they hit the rev-limiter will close the throttle body ...
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Re: ATS and No-Lift Shift
You've got to understand what NLS actually does...
Most cars when they hit the rev-limiter will close the throttle body a certain amount to keep the revs at that RPM. GM's NLS algorithm keeps the throttle body wide open and uses a combination of timing and fuel mixture as a rev-limiter. This keeps the turbocharger fully spooled so there is no turbo lag when you hit the next gear. I am sure we could make this work on the caddy but it may require some development time. I'll see what we can do and report back. I think it would be great if we could do it.
Re: ATS and No-Lift Shift
Thats great! Since I know some tuners are able to do this on the FR-S and BRZ and a couple other cars I hope you can get good results!
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I know the Regal GS has it (1-2, 2-3), but it would be great to know if the ATS has it too.
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They want to go to McDonald's for lunch. Or Burger King. Or some pizza arcade with jet-engine-like decibel levels of noise. But the choice ain't theirs. They're going to sit and listen to the withered old men at the bar riffle The Mail and call out to the flatscreens showing English Premier League: "Tha's how we yoost to play football, lads!" They can get a burger for about eight bucks or some chicken fingers for six. Pretty soon, though, they're going to graduate to the bangers and mash or the fish and chips. And you're going to nurse your pint of Kronenberg 1664 and tell them about a land where pubs are a meeting place for an entire town, where strangers mingle and learn about people from other walks of life. You'll show them that the world isn't a scary place. Then, when they cross their knees, you'll show them to the refreshingly clean restrooms, to prove it.
Maybe he lasted only five episodes on The Apprentice, but Brent Buckman, South Florida's own would-be Trumpster, knows comfort food better than most. Buckman, the portly guy with a penchant for irritating Apprentice teammates with his pushy, plow-through-walls approach, has delved deep into the food dimension. He did this both before his appearance on the show, and he has done it after. Buchman's earlier food explorations gave him that soft, endearingly blimpy figure. His later ones helped him lose 64 pounds. The secret, Buckman says, is his patented "four bagel diet." One bagel for each daily meal and a snack (sometimes with low-fat margarine, sometimes with an eight-ounce portion of sliced meat). Stick to the diet and watch the pounds fade away, he says. (Well, there's the diet and there's also a rigorous schedule on the treadmill.) How do you keep up, week after week, a gruelingly monotonous routine of bagels-bagels-bagels? You have to give yourself a once-a-week treat, the Toronto-born lawyer says. For that, Buckman goes to his favorite restaurant, the Outback Steakhouse on Pine Island Road in Plantation. Keep your Tandoori baked pheasant morsels or Peruvian cui au gratin served on sautéed escarole, Brent says. He'll take Outback's Aussie cheese fries, a messy mixture of gooey yellow cheese and fried potatoes. If he's feeling especially decadent, he throws some bacon chips on top and dips each forkful into a bowl of ranch dressing. "The best cheese fries on the planet," Buckman says with ill-concealed longing. "My goodness, they're to die for."
If you want to hustle through your huaraches, thick, fried tortillas stuffed with barbecued goat (two for $7.99), forget it. Be prepared to linger over chips still sizzling from the fryer with two kinds of fresh salsa (green tomatillo and tomato) while -- on weekends, anyway -- a roving band of trumpet players and guitarists serenades your table. Kick back with a beer (you don't really need to go back to work, do you?), reset your watch to slow time, and sample from a foodie's dream menu of delicious if challenging meats to pack into your tacos. Roast pork, fried beef tripe, pork stomach, beef tongue, spicy pork sausage, beef head, stuffed green peppers, pork in red pepper sauce, fish, shrimp, and vegetarian fillings are priced from $1.69 for a single soft taco to $6.99 for the fanciest burrito -- to eat with the seven different bottles of hot sauce on every table and your choice of corn or flour tortillas. Heartier appetites will warm to seven kinds of dinner soups (sieta mares is $13.99), chicken in mole ($8.99), roast quail ($10.99), enchiladas ($9.99), chimichangas ($8.99), and fajitas ($10.99). Cactus and eggs ($3.99) and huevos rancheros ($3.99) are served all day from the breakfast menu. Nobody speaks a word of English, so if you're linguistically challenged, break out your high school Spanish or be prepared to grunt and point.
You're not cheap; you're just smart. And far-seeing. You know how to stretch a nickel till it howls for mercy. Let the grasshopper detonate his wad on some so-called "prime" or "kobe," along with the $9 sides of creamed spinach and the $15 martinis and crme brlées. Come winter, that overgrown cricket'll have his frozen jaws fused together anyway -- you can bet he's not going to be chowing down on steak -- he'll be lucky to be sucking ice water through a straw! While you, my precious, my practical ant, will be crawling in a straight line right to Beef Eater, with all your little buddies, for another plate of $16 skirt steak doused in chimichuri sauce, and maybe a couple of fried eggs on top -- a piece of meat easily enough for two meals... and damned delicious too! And that $15 bottle of wine waiting for you on the table -- go ahead and open it. Open two, in fact, and keep 'em coming. Nothing goes down with a bottle of red better than a little schadenfreude.
Short of having an actual band of winged seraphim fluttering over that perfect plate of risotto while strumming harps and singing hymns, it's hard to imagine how a meal at Serafina could be any more heavenly. This delicious, romantic retreat in Victoria Park, settled down by a glimmering harbor on the Middle River with jaunty candlelit tables on the outdoor deck and a series of warm, intimate nooks inside, is technically an Italian restaurant. But you'd never know it from the menu. Owner/chef Shari Woods' palate is so imaginative, so all over the map, drawing on influences from the American Southwest (smoked corn soup), the South of France (foie gras paté), the coasts of Spain (rich seafood paella), and the distant deserts of the East (spicy Moroccan tagine), that it's probably safer to call this cuisine Worldly Wise. And then there's the way the menu keeps changing depending on whim and season. Still, you'll have other issues to ponder besides how to classify those luxurious boneless, slow-cooked short ribs in their caramelized wine reduction. You're more likely to be fretting over which wine to choose from Woods' interesting list or frantically calculating what percentage of your annual income you can absolutely afford, if you give up the Netflix subscription and the chess club membership, to devote to return visits.


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The Southwest Pool and Spa Association recently shared several pieces of important news impacting industry members in its region.
First, the association sadly reported that Gene Erickson died on March 18. Erikson, who worked for multiple firms including Hawaiian Pools and Paddock Pools, was remembered as "Mr. Fix It" who always "lived for the moment" and who had the ability to make people laugh.
He is survived by his parents, two sisters, two daughters, four grandchildren, and a fiancée, JoAnne Davis. A service was held in his honor March 28.
In more celebratory news, SPSA said it is nearing completion of its Veteran's Pool Project, which is being constructed for Steven Stewart and his family. A concrete donation currently is being coordinated, and the final phases of the project include wrapping up the deck work, installation of the tile, inspection and interior finishing. The association said it anticipates a finish date of April 25.
In the spirit of helping others, SPSA announced it is the first in the nation to offer an instant universal web credit application that will provide families interested in purchasing pools a more streamlined approach to obtaining financing. The association outlined the process as the following: After selecting an association member to work with, the prospective customer fills out the online credit application. Within seconds the application will retrieve credit bureau information, apply the preprogram credit parameters of the lender and supply the prospect with an approval. According to the association, no one is turned down. However, a very small number of applications will be sent for review and the prospective customer will be contacted the following day. In an effort to increase its members' share of the market, SPSA said it is optimizing its website to attract more prospective pool and spa buyers.
While the association is gearing up for more anticipated pool and spa purchases, it also is helping to prepare industry members with the latest education offerings. On March 11, approximately 80 professionals attended the latest seminar "Pool Surface Forensics 201," led by the National Plasterers Council technical Advisor Greg Garrett at the Phoenix Public Library. Garrett also will be teaching the NPC Start-Up Technician Certification Class on May 10. The cost is $295 and includes all handouts, books beverages and lunch. Those interested in attending the class in Mesa, Arizona, can request information or RSVP by emailing email@example.com.
One week earlier, on May 3, the association will celebrate the coming pool season with a family picnic, potluck, salsa contest and bingo at Chandler Folley Park in Chandler, Arizona. For information about the picnic, contest, volunteering to set up or to RSVP, contact Barb Eaton at 602-267-8059 ext. 105 or e-mail firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Centre for Global eHealth Innovation - University Health Network
In this project, a team of health professionals, health educators, eHealth experts and patients from self-support groups are developing a curriculum for an Internet school for prostate cancer patients and their relatives. The team will evaluate the impact of the Internet on patients in a randomized controlled trial.
In this project, a team of health professionals, health educators, eHealth experts and patients from self-support groups will develop a course of study for an Internet school for cancer patients and their relatives. These courses will be implemented and evaluated using state-of-the-art facilities at the Centre for Global eHealth Innovation. The research team will evaluate the impact of these courses on the users, determining consumer demand and patient outcomes. The classes will consist of one-day tutorials where Internet-trainers will teach patients how to access and retrieve quality information and how to communicate with peers over the Internet. The project will evaluate the effect of these courses and Internet use on patient satisfaction, outcome, and demand in a randomized controlled trial, with a waiting group as control.
International Standard Randomised Controlled Trial Number for the trial entitled "Impact of Internet Instructions on Men with Prostate Cancer (I3MPACT)" is as follows: ISRCTN10001875.
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I had my 1st meso treatment on July 1,08 for reduction on cellulite to the thighs. The pain was very bearable! It's been a week today, I'm still bruised but no pain. The bruises are fading but I think they'll be gone by my next treatment which is next week. I'm taking Arnica for the bruising. I've prepaid for 3 sessions ($1200). It may be my mind, but it appears I've lost some inches on my saddlebags. I'll keep you posted as I continue my treatment. I definitely look forward to my next 2 treatments. I cant wait to get in my bathing suit with no cover up.
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Hi, I live the SF-Peninsula-SoBay area, and would love to see a Curly gathering in our area. Curly girls need extra support here, I think, in the land of corporate-mandated blow-drys! (Seemingly mandated, that is, unless you work in the Art Dept!) If anyone else here would like to see a curl-together happen, please post!
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