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It didn't help that everyone was speaking Roadie that morning:
"Oh, I am really not feeling good"
"We'll just ride nice and easy, at a recovery pace"
"I dont feel like riding, either"
"My legs are hurting"
So obviously, the gauntlets were being thrown down and it was going to be a hard and painful day.
The initial route was 20km of downhill, followed by 25km of rolling terrain, before the first climb of 6-7k. After this would be approx 10km of rolling/downhills, followed by the queen climb: Nuwara Eliya, 13km or so of approx 8%.
However, we decided to skip the downhill as well as the bulk of the rolling terrain and start directly with the climb. After breakfast, we packed up the car and drove about an hour to the starting point.
A short warm-up later, we were off. And when I say we, I mean the others, of course. I was pacing myself on this climb, saving my legs for the ballbuster at the end (not that it would have made a difference in staying with this group, I should clarify).
|We start, I get dropped
The first climb was easy enough - rode at a steady aerobic pace, keeping legs out of the anaerobic zone despite being over-geared - my average HR was only 140bpm on this climb. Despite the easy pace, it was quite hard going due to the sun and the heat. After about 30 min of climbing, I made it to the top and we re-grouped with the others (translation - the others were waiting for me), and we started again.
|Regrouping at the top of the first climb
|Mohan - smiling, of course
And then we encountered the one clueless driver who almost spoiled everything. We were on a wide road but on the left edge - where I was cycling - there was a deep and narrow (1.5') cement ditch just past the white line marking the shoulder. A car passed me and as he did so, cut into me very aggressively, almost forcing me into the ditch.
I yelled a few obscenities at him, but for some reason, the rage wasn't there and so I continued on at my own pace. Mohan, however, charged after the guy and pulled him over shortly after and was explaining - very nicely, I might add - why he had just been a Giant Douche. The driver did seem very contrite and it was obvious this was just cluelessness, not deliberate, so we let it go and took off again.
All too soon, the flats were over, and it was time for the climb. Knowing that I would be trackstanding my way up the hill, I took my helmet off, deciding to enjoy the fresh air and mist on my face.
And off we went. And again, when I say "we", I mean the others. At my speed, "went" would be a bit of an exaggeration. :)
|El Professore puts on a masterclass on climbing - and how to give The Look
This climb was truly a ballbreaker. Due to a cassette spacing issue (turned out later that my freehub was loose, which is why the cassette wasnt sitting properly), I didnt have access to my 27t cog in the rear, and so was climbing along in a 39/24. For my weight and that gradient, that meant a very slow, sustained muscular tension effort. As the slope turned up, this effort was coming from my not-too-well-used glutes and hamstrings, and shortly after, they started to hurt something fierce. I gritted my teeth and kept going, wishing to dear heavens I had not put my iPod in the car: Rage Against the Machine and Metallica would have helped me climb immensely.
|Climbing hard - see how much my legs are working!
Finally, at the 8km mark, I had to stop for a minute to stretch my lower back, which was in excruciating agony from the climb. Then back on the bike and off again. The stretch helped and I was able to keep going with a little less discomfort. After an hour and change - and almost 3km+ beyond my expected 10km distance - I came across Raj, Mohan and Rakesh, looking soul-crushingly relaxed and rested.
"1 km more to go - do you want to stop or keep going?"
Yeah right. I may be slow but no way am I going to quit on a climb. So I kept going. Rakesh also joined me - he had gone up a bit further and turned back, not realizing where the end of the climb was. Apparently, there was a police checkpoint a little further up, and this was the summit finish, and he was just as eager to make it there as I was.
|Rakesh: very strong ride - he climbed as though he had 2 servings of Spanish beef.
So off we went, suffering together. The 1km turned out to be 1.4km - and at that stage, every additional meter was Hurt Personified. Still, we managed to summon up the energy to sprint for the finish together.
However, we were missing one person: Rosanna. Raj had told her that the summit was the police station - not the checkpoint - and so she had gone on ahead, continuing to climb for another 5km (!!!). We waited for a bit and decided to get in the van and continue onwards to meet her at the top. We had barely gone a couple of kilometers when we turned a corner and spotted her whizzing by - heading downhill. Before we could react, she was gone!
|Rosanna - the only one to actually climb to Nuwara Eliya!
We rented a room at a hotel along the way in order to grab fresh showers, give the boys some TLC and change into regular clothes. After a mediocre lunch in a restaurant with fabulous views, it was then time for a long drive back, returning back to Colombo past 11pm - only to encounter a drunk passed out in front of Raj & Ros's doorway! Woke him up, shooed him away - only to have him crawl into the back of the van (really!) and try to sleep there. Woke him up, shooed him away some more.
The bikes and clothes were all tossed in a corner - we'd pack in the morning before leaving for our flights.
And thus, another edition of the Great Roadie Sufferfest came to an end. And as before, the next one is already being planned: Phuket in late January.
|Yeah, yeah - he can climb. But does that really excuse the mis-matched jersey and bibs? :)


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Pride of Aloha - Hawaii: Norwegian Sky Cruise Review by hikeatrail
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Pride of Aloha - Hawaii
Destination: Hawaii
Embarkation: Honolulu
Embarkation - we always arrive early to avoid the rush and this cruise was no exception. What WAS the exception was, that even arriving early as we did, we were in a long line. Further, the line was outside in the heat with no water or other means of staying cool. This didn't get us off on the right foot and the experience seemed to go downhill from there.
Cabin - upon checking into our cabin we found a dirty More tissue on the bathroom floor, a small candy-cane apparently left over from the previous cruisers and two dirty pool towel on the closet floor. When I looked close to the phone, the little sign said "Cabin Service" dial a particular number. When I dialed that number, I was connected to Room Service. Room service was very kind and connected me to housekeeping who indicated they would resolve the issues immediately. Anxious to check out the ship, we left the cabin immediately. Later when we returned it was clear housekeeping had been there but they had neglected to remove the towels from the closet floor. Once again I dialed the posted number,which I now knew to be incorrect (reception didn't answer) the phone was answered by a man named JOE who was one of the few bright points on this ship. He was extremely apologetic and said that given the problems we were having he would not transfer us but would take care of making the call personally. I hung up grateful for his assistance and we began to stow our clothing. When we opened one of the very few drawers in the stateroom (but that's another issue) I found two empty booze bottles. I called Joe back to update him on our findings and told him the bottles were going outside the door in the hallway. During this time the staff were delivering the suitcases. I heard at least three different sets of staff members walk by the room so out of curiosity I opened the stateroom door - yup! The bottles were still sitting there. This would NOT have happened on any of our previous cruises and was truly representative of the staff's attitude in general. A - "it's not my job.... so I'm not doing it" attitude. Enough about the dirty room. Now let's talk about the lack of storage space. The best way to describe the lack of storage space is like this....
Our stateroom had approximately 157 square feet and we had 9 nights worth of clothing. The smallest stateroom we had used previously was only 137 square feet and it was an 11 night cruise. With pre and post stays we had taken 15 nights of clothing. It was WAY easier to stow 15 nights of clothing in the 137 square foot cabin than 9 nights in this 157 square foot cabin. The design of the stateroom simply did not provide the storage it should have. Example, neither end table had drawers. Few drawers in closet, not enough hangars, etc. We ended up with our shorts and Tees stacked on top of end tables - there was just no where else to go with them.
On top of everything else with the stateroom, I'm not even sure a "Cabin Steward" existed - we sure never met one. On all of our previous cruises, our Cabin Steward stopped by and introduced himself or herself and provided an extension number we could reach him/her at if we needed anything. There were lots of little touches by these Cabin Stewards (such as making animals out of the towels) and I can't help but wonder if the fact that on this ship you're not "tipping" but a Service Charge is auto added to the tune of $10.00 per person per day - which was previously the suggested tip. Now the people taking care of you know their tip isn't directly related to the service and frankly - it shows.
Dining - Do NOT and I really mean DO NOT eat breakfast at the buffet - man was it terrible. The scrambled eggs were cold and were of such a consistency they were like.... cream of wheat eggs - Yuk! Some genius also decided to pre-toast the toast and stick it under a heat lamp. Anyone care to tell me what that does??? Yup! Extremely hard, dry toast. On the other hand - in the FAR back of the ship was another buffet style breakfast that didn't seem quite that bad. In truth, after our initial experience, we ate breakfast in the main dining rooms most of the time. Oh, another thing about the buffet area, the tables were always dirty. If it wasn't bad enough that the seating was limited, the tables that were there were not bussed timely and resulted in many a dirty table (especially on debarkation - which was really bad)and not enough places to sit. A number of times I noticed staff standing around relatively idle and yet there were tables that needed to be cleaned. One guy in particular who was our waiter one night in the main dining room walked around on the pool deck one day in a seemingly endless circuit. My husband and I saw him actually do work (i.e. pick up a dirty dish) maybe once... it got to be a joke - -let's see if he actually does any work today...) One other thought on the buffet, the last day they were out of low-fat milk and raisin bran. I guess I can almost understand running out of one type of cereal but ... please.... running out of low-fat milk?
Main dining - we found the food here to be very good with a relatively good variety. The only "bad" meal served was that the New York Strip I chose one night was tough - no problem though, I just sent it back and got the barbecued ribs which were very Yummy! The service was good - though not great. Once again, I believe the idea that their service level is not directly tied to their tip plays a part. This was our second free-style dining experience and both times the service was not like it is when there are set waiters and stated dining times. Having said that however, the free-style dining is still very nice and the difference in service wasn't that bad.
General appearance of ship - Old and in need of updating. Specific examples: There was a very large carpet snag on the main stairway, right where a lot of the pictures get taken. You'd think the main stairway (of all places) would be kept in good repair. The edges of mirrors in stateroom and public bathrooms showed signs of the back peeling, items left by cruisers on tables in lounges, the odd area and, in some cases, right outside of their staterooms were left there for unacceptably long periods of time. (Way longer than on other ships we've traveled)The center atrium has many hanging decorations, all of which were covered in dust. Every area of the ship was desperately in need of a deep cleaning.
Water - the only place to purchase bottled water on the ship was either when you were disembarking or at a bar yet twice when we attempted to get water at a bar - they were out. Hello - Norwegian..... cruise ship on salt-water during hot weather and you can't get water easily? What are you thinking?
Shore Excursions Desk - One of the few bright spots. They were helpful, informative and easy to work with when one of our excursions was cancelled. The excursions we took were all very good and the guides were extremely knowledgeable. Most were even degreed naturalists, marine biologists, etc. I'd have to say these excursions were the best we've taken so far with the possible exception of the ones in Alaska which were also very well-done. The only down-side is there needs to be a better mechanism for informing cruisers when their shore excursions are cancelled. We had an early morning excursion one day so we got up really early, dressed, had breakfast, etc. only to find the excursion had been cancelled due to inclement weather. It would have been nice to get ready at a more leisurely pace - which we would have done if we'd know the excursion was cancelled. Plus, we would have had more time to consider taking a different excursion. By the time we found ours had been cancelled, it was too late.
Tipping - there was a great deal of confusion on the tipping issue. On other cruises we've been on, there was the suggested tip of $10.00/person/day in total for the cabin steward, waiter, assistant waiter, etc. Then, when beverages are ordered elsewhere, a 15% tip was added. On this ship, the 15% tip was not added to the drinks and I had one employee tell me they didn't share in the $10/person/day so we were cash tipping. One the second to last day another employee told me they'd been lying to me and they DID share in that tip - so beware!
Cost of beverages - outrageous - one domestic beer was $4.50 - however, this was Hawaii and Hawaii itself tends to be very expensive so that may have been why.
Room charges - There is no way to check your ship-board account using the TV so you need to get a printout. I usually do this at least once during the cruise and then very specifically stop the night before we disembark to make sure I don't have to stand in line on the morning of debarkation. Everything looked fine Saturday night and we returned to our room. We ordered a few things through room service which amounted to a $3.75 charge to our room. When the account showed up the next morning, the same charge had been posted three times. Consequently, I had to head down to the front desk to have the charges removed. Ok - that's a bit irritating but it could happen on any ship. Here's where it get's crazy though. Around 2,000 people to check out, 5 people working the reception desk but only 2 of them could do any account investigation and/or adjustment. So, here are these other three people and all they can do is give you a printout of your account (which was already delivered to your stateroom anyway) Only two of the five could actually work with you to resolve your issues. Needless to say this was a major irritant and the line was very long.
On-Board activities - lacking during the day - probably due to the fact that we were in port every day. However, the activities we not "beefed up" when excursions where cancelled; leaving cruisers with nothing to do. On a previous NCL cruise, when excursions were cancelled, the Cruise Director quickly added a few things to the day's agenda and put out an updated flyer to the cabins with the added activities.
Oh - that brings me to the daily news flyer. NCL has moved from an hour-by-hour presentation (where you could easily see if anything you wanted to do was in conflict with something else) to a sectioned daily news. So, for example, if I wanted to see the main show but also wanted to see the comedian, I had to look to two different sections to see if the times conflicted. This is just not as easy to follow.
We spoke with a large number of guests who had never cruised NCL before and said, based upon this cruise, they would never cruise NCL again. One group in particular was a group of 28 people who had previously cruised Princess and said they would NEVER cruise NCL again. If this had been our first experience with NCL we too would never cruise NCL again. Lucky for them, it was our third NCL so we'll give them one more chance. However, I must admit, while they were previously a tie (in our mind) with Royal Caribbean, they are now way down on the list. All things being equal - we're back to Royal Caribbean. An Royal - if your listening -- see you in September 07! Less
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10 Valuable Life Lessons From Movies
4- The Thomas Crown AffairMulti-billionaire Thomas Crown (Pierce Brosnan), bored with the rich life, decides to spice up his life by stealing valuable art. The lovely female detective (Rene Russo) sent to catch him uses rather unconventional sleuthing methods of seduction to get his confession. But wily and suave, Crown keeps her in suspense, toeing the line between a cat-and-mouse game and romance.
Lesson: Fickle and scheming, some women can be a liability to potential success. Crown's prowess as a brilliant business strategist came in handy when handling this sly sleuth. He kept her at arm's length, never getting too involved, so he could discover exactly what she was up to. Learn how to keep such people at bay by beating them at their own game: seduce them first.
5- GottiJohn Gotti (Armand Assante), New York's famed Dapper Don, had a dizzying rise to the top of the powerful Gambino crime family. With an unquenchable thirst to beat the FBI in court and to hoard as much of the limelight as possible, his arrogance causes a rift with his right-hand man Sammy Gravano (William Forsythe), who eventually testifies against him.
Lesson: Mafia flicks always get it right, which is why so many become instant classics. No other lesson, in any mafia movie, is articulated as plainly as this: no one is untouchable. Period. And just as power cannot guarantee invincibility, it will not guarantee loyalty. Everybody is on their own. Get too cocky, and your closest associates can turn against you. Be firm, but be just.
6- The Devil's AdvocateKevin Lomax (Keanu Reeves) is a talented lawyer in the Deep South who gets discovered by a prestigious law firm in New York. Seduced by the glitter of high-profile cases and by the guidance of his devilish mentor John Milton (Al Pacino), Lomax turns a blind eye to his mother's premonitions and his beautiful young wife's progressive insanity.
Lesson: Learn to spot the temptations that power and fame offer. Success at work is meaningless if there is only pain and strife at home.
7- The Shawshank RedemptionRespected New England banker Andrew Dufresne (Tim Robbins) was wrongly convicted in the murder of his wife and her lover. Now serving a life sentence, his expertise with numbers is exploited by the greedy, tax-cheating warden, who keeps Dufresne happy by letting him conduct his pet project of promoting education in the prison. His inextinguishable sense of hope allows him to go on until the day he finally regains his freedom.
Lesson: No matter how careful or how respectable you are in life, events that are out of your control will happen, sometimes very unjustly. Hope is a powerful force that keeps spirits high in the worst of times. If you were wronged, always maintain the hope that justice will reign supreme.
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Matthew Morrison Announces Holiday EP, A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS, Out 11/19
GLEE headliner and popular Broadway performer Matthew Morrison has just announced he will release a brand new holiday-themed EP album in time for this year's Christmas season, titled A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS, with US and international release dates now set.
Posting the album cover earlier this week, Morrison took to his Facebook page to write, "Pleased to announce my first ever holiday EP, A Classic Christmas, will be releasing digitally on November 19th in North America!!!"
Matthew Morrison's A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS will be released in North American digitally on November 19, followed by a worldwide release on November 25.
For more information Matthew Morrison's A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS as it becomes available, visit Morrison's Facebook page here.
Additionally, check out my recent InDepth InterView with Matthew Morrison all about his other studio album released this year, WHERE IT ALL BEGAN, as well as much more, available here.
Also, catch Morrison tonight and every Thursday on GLEE at 9 PM on FOX.
View a larger version of the cover for Matthew Morrison's A CLASSIC CHRISTMAS below.
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UConn coach struggling in return to Big East
Paul Pasqualoni left his heart in Connecticut and his coaching soul in college football. He reclaimed them both in January 2011, replacing Randy Edsall as coach of the UConn Huskies.
"This was, for me, absolutely the right fit," Pasqualoni said during his introductory news conference. "Being comfortable, knowing the terrain."
Two seasons into the job, back in the Big East after six years in the NFL, the terrain remains rocky, a comfort zone elusive.
As the Syracuse coach for 14 seasons, Pasqualoni won more games there than anyone except the legendary Ben Schwartzwalder.
But this time around is different, so far. After just five wins last season, the Huskies are 3-6 going into Friday's home game against Pitt. They have four straight losses. One more and UConn will miss postseason play for a second straight year.
Led by school career sack leader Trevardo Williams, the Huskies top the Big East in total defense and only 20 FBS teams have yielded fewer points per game. But nationally, UConn ranks 117th out of 120 in scoring, 116th in rushing and 100th in sacks allowed, due mainly to departures and injury along the offensive line and general inconsistency.
"It's been an accumulation of a bunch of little things," said Pasqualoni, 63. "I can't say it's any one guy or any particular position. ... That's uncharacteristic of the University of Connecticut.
"This is a team that's done a good job running the football over the years. We expected to be better at running the football than we've been."
The Huskies lost, 13-6, last week to South Florida. They are scoreless in the fourth quarter of their last four games.
"It's kind of been one thing after another," Pasqualoni said.
A native of Cheshire, Conn., the genial, white-haired Pasqualoni coached at his hometown high school before working six years as an assistant at Southern Connecticut and another six as head coach at Western Connecticut State. He took an assistant's job at Syracuse and after four years became head coach in 1991. During 14 seasons, the Orangemen won four Big East titles and six of nine bowl games. Only Schwarzwalder, a Hall of Famer who won 153 games from 1949-1973, has more wins at Syracuse than Pasqualoni's 107.
"A very well-respected coach," Pitt coach Paul Chryst said. "Shoot, we all remember what he did as an assistant and as a head coach at Syracuse."
Notes: Chryst said middle linebacker Shane Gordon, who hasn't started the past three games due to a high-ankle sprain, may return Friday. "He's gotten better," Chryst said. "The more that he has done this week, it hasn't blown up more. Shane is one of our better linebackers. It can give a thin group some depth." ... Backup outside linebacker Emanuel Rackard (knee) won't make the trip. ... Chryst said it was not his intention to give Rushel Shell only one carry against Notre Dame. "Truthfully, I don't feel good about that," he said.
Jerry DiPaola contributed to this report. Bob Cohn is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at firstname.lastname@example.com or 412-320-7810.


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Based on harrowing first-person experiences, Riot puts players in the heart of an uncontrollable conflict that bursts out into violence, chaos, and madness that neither side of the struggle can contain or claim innocence of. What is it that triggers such a strife? What does a cop feel during the conflict? In Riot, the player will experience both sides of a fight in which there is no such thing as "victory" or "defeat".
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"In the end, our competitors need to react to what we're doing in the marketplace and need to figure out what their innovation will be. It's likely that faster processors and pretty pictures won't be enough to motivate consumers. They need to react to what we've done and we need to continue innovating with the Wii U and we will.
For us, launching new systems is about bringing new consumer experiences to the marketplace and we're doing that with Nintendo land and third-party publishers are doing it with games like ZombiU. For us, now is the right time to launch new hardware." - Reggie Fils-Aime
Strong words from Reggie there. We'll need more time to see if the Wii U is a big enough hit to influence what Sony/Microsoft do with future hardware.
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Fashion PR
- Recruiter
- Reuben Sinclair
- Location
- London
- Salary
- £35-50k Dependent on experience
- Posted
- 22 Nov 2012
- Closes
- 22 Dec 2012
- Ref
- E-ADmi
- Sector
- Retail / Wholesale
- Function
- Account Director, Senior Account Manager
- Discipline
- Marketing Communications, Press / Media Relations
- Hours
- Full Time
- Contract Type
- Permanent
Amazing opportunity to work with some of the biggest brands in the industry with this fun, creative and chic specialist fashion PR agency.
This is a great opportunity to take the next step up in responsibility- getting involved in growing the business and pitching for new clients, designing the strategy, managing clients and managing a team.
Desirable experience
This is a fast paced and challenging environment. You must have previous fashion experience and a real passion for the industry.
-Previous public relations agency experience (ideally working on fashion brands)
-Previous experience doing public relations for fashion brands
-Previous management experience
-Digital/Social Media experience
-Excellent written and verbal communication skills
-Media training, speech writing
-New business proposal writing
-P&L management
You will be passionate about fashion, an excellent communicator and have a real skill with managing clients. Does this sound like you?
If this role interests you do not hesitate to apply! If you would like to discuss the role further or put yourself forward please send your CV or contact me firstname.lastname@example.com on 0207 347 5351. If you are interested in similar roles but you do not exactly fit this specification I have several similar roles I am actively recruiting for so please do not hesitate to contact me if this appeals to you. Alternatively if you know someone who might be well suited to this role and is interested in exploring new opportunities I am also keen to hear from them.


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The legendary shoe-a-holic Carrie Bradshaw once said, "I've spent $40,000 on shoes and I have no place to live? I will literally be the old woman who lived in her shoes!" Good news, ladies! Here at Juiciest deals, you would not have to spend a whopping sum of money to have an abundance of women's shoes and other fashionable women's clothing!
Let's admit it we want to look good always. Everyone thinks that you have to dish out a lot of money to look good, I beg to differ. I believe everyone should always look juicy from head to toe. I have science to back me up of this one, studies show that when you feel good about yourself image, you perform better at just about everything. I want to share a few articles that will have you looking JUICY from head to toe! See below, with many interesting topics from beauty to weight loss tips.
Browse through the articles for tricks of the trade and the best products on the market you keep you looking juicy, without drying out the wallet!
My style icons: Kim Kardashian, Lady Gaga, and Jennifer Lopez.
I live in the Boston, MA area I love to shop online but I also shop in stores too! Here are a list of my favorite shops in Boston area!
Beauty needs* Big Lot's various locations
* CVS Warehouse outlet in Woonsocket, RI
* Job Lots various locations
Fashion/ Fashion Acessories
* Coach outlet in Wrenthem, MA
* Kate Spade outlet in Wrenthem, MA
* Fashion Bug various locations
* Kohl's various locations
* TJ MAXX/Marshalls various locations
* DSW various locations
Hair Salon
* Hailey Salon in Providence, RI
Nails and Facials
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Young children will enjoy learning the differences between a rectangle and a square with this book that leads the child to find rectangles and squares in the world around them.
Every page is a fun challenge. First you have to find the objects. Then you can add them together!
Polygons are shapes with a number of sides joined together. They are everywhere! A baseball field is a diamond-shaped polygon. Join Emily at a baseball game and look for different shapes. She discovers that the field is full of much more than baseball playersits filled with polygons, too.
Colorful photographs show the reader how they can understand the properties and relations of points, lines, surfaces, solids, and higher dimensional analogs.
Colorful photographs of measuring tools show the reader how they can measure using common tools at home. This book offers the young reader a clear insight into understanding length, weight, capacity, and temperature.
Through real-life situations, children will be introduced to the vocabulary of math words and symbols. Fundamental vocabulary such as "greater than" and "less than," and the meaning of symbols such as +, _, =, are all explained with engaging photographs and easy-to-understand text.
Lily, the librarian, has started a summer reading club. Children can follow along with the club's members to learn all about bar, line, and circle graphs, as well as concepts such as data, scale, maximum, and minimum.


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I'll have my game story from North Rockland's 16-8 win over Clarkstown South up soon.
For now, here are the roundups.
Today's roundups:
Scarsdale 11, Mamaroneck 8: At Scarsdale, Sarah Mehlman scored four goals for the Raiders. Hannah Fitzgerald scored four goals for the Tigers.
Pleasantville 15, Harrison 4: At Harrison Wednesday, Maria Howe had five goals and three assists. Katie McAllister had four goals and three assists. Jessica Finklestein scored twice for Harrison.
Hackley 19, Portledge 7: At Hackley Wednesday, Dom Alpuche's second goal marked her 100th career goal for Hackley. Teammate Sarah Cassidy, who scored her 100th earlier this month, netted six for the Hornets.
Harvey 19, Masters 8: At Harvey Wednesday, Audrey Rowe scored six goals for the Cavaliers. Abby Hassett added five goals. Brittany Smith added four goals.
Putnam Valley 17, Lourdes 5: At Lourdes, Eva Rabson scored five goals. Erin McCrudden added four goals and two assists. Samantha Cunningham added four goals and an assist.
Tappan Zee 8, Albertus Magnus 4: At Tappan Zee, Shayne Gallagher had four goals. Jules Harris, Carmella Liscio, Amanda Paul and Sophie Callan each scored. Ashley Mezzacappa had 12 saves. Mikaela Connell had two goals and one assist for the Falcons.
Bronxville 18, Edgemont 16: At Bronxville, Gretchen Richter had four goals and three assists. Alina Atayan had four goals. Helen Wood and Lilly Grass each had two goals and two assists. Gabby Susz had six goals and one assist and teammate Julie Miner had four goals and four assists for Edgemont.
Suffern 20, Clarkstown North 4: At Suffern, Regina Sharp had six goals and one assist. Caitlin Leary had five goals. Dana Gisonno had three goals and three assists. Jordan Drab had three goals. Ilana Torma had three goals for the Rams.
Irvington 19, Pelham 9: At Pelham, Ciara Morley had seven goals and five assists for the Bulldogs. Emma Bernstein added four goals. Chandler Solimine scored a hat trick for the Pelicans.


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Peter, great stuff....we just need to get a little bottle of Joe and sprinkle around the country!
The 4th Annual Uncensored Twitterview with Joe Lstiburek from Building Science Summer Camp 2012.
I just got back to Maine from Building Science Summer Camp at the home of building science guru Joe Lstiburek in Massachusetts. Building Science Summer Camp (identified on Twitter with the clever hashtag #bscamp) is an annual gathering of 400 of the best and brightest minds in the building science community. It combines the latest research and information in building science with a whole lot of fun, food, drink and music amongst a truly amazing community of people.
Each year, down in Joe Lstiburek's crawlspace, the crew gathers for an interview with Joe -- oft regarded as the foremost building scientist in North America -- to pick his brain about the state of the building science details, the state of the building performance industry, and whatever else the always excellent wine compels us to ask.
Without further ado, some highlights from the 4th Annual Uncensored Twitterview from Building Science Camp 2012:
Q: Are architects still the boundry condition? Joe: Yes. Architects need to understand that beauty is more than skin deep.
Q: What is this year's biggest green building annoyance? Joe: That everything is green. Which means that nothing is green. There are no metrics that measure green appropriately.
Q: How important is language? Joe: Language is everything. Envelopes are for FedEx. Enclosures are for builders and architects.
Q: You're known for your contrarian views on climate science. Any change? Joe: It needs to be OK to be an enviro and not believe in climate change. I love this planet as much as anyone.
Q: Is passive house an assinine standard? Joe: No, you just need to keep the good parts of PH and change the bad parts. And it needs to evolve. A boutique that impacts a few hundred homes doesn't solve anything.
Q: What is your most important advice to builders? Joe: Build tight, ventilate right , don't eat your sweater and don't fill your house with stupid shit.
Q: Don't eat your sweater? Joe: Yeah. In building science that means insulation on the outside.
Q: Are we winning? Joe: We've become tribal. We're not united on anything. The game is win or lose. If we keep behaving this way, we all lose.
Q: So how do we accelerate change? Joe: Change happens when the system reaches a breaking point. We're a reactive society.
Q: Is there a catalyst on the horizon? Peak oil? Joe: The breaking point is here. We're out of money. People want their money for nothing and their chicks for free.
Q: What's the state of the building industry overall? Joe: There is lots of money on the sidelines awaiting Nov. It's hard to plan with capricious policies. But the excess inventory is gone.
Q: What about RESNET becoming ANSI? Joe: It's all about the money. Assured revenue stream.
Q: Back to architects--is the profession changing at all? Joe: What's stunning is the architects giving up so much of their responsibility. But I hold hope the profession will fix itself. Architects are continuing to lose respect where it matters most. They're being laughed at by the people doing the building. They need to get the respect back.
Q: What about LEED? Joe: We'd be farther along than we are if it weren't for LEED.
Q: How's our marketing? Joe: We're doing a horrible job of communicating to homeowners.
Q: So what needs to change? Joe: Good communication would be: This building won't lose its value while you're paying for it. It won't make you sick. And size matters.
Q: Anything working in programs? Joe: The most successful marketing programs are guaranteed utility bills.
Joe to the room: I'm going to explain why all of you are wrong. A focus group didn't tell Steve Jobs how to make an iPhone. No focus groups. That should be our lesson.
Q: What about the state of remodeling? Joe: Remodeling is where the action is. Remodelers are saints. All building science is local.
Q: Most important thing learned from Tony Woods? Joe: how to be a gentleman.
Q: Any last words? Joe: I'm an engineer. I worship at the alter of efficiency.
Thanks to everyone who participated this year. For more fun in the crawlspace, be sure to check out Twitterviews from previous Building Science Summer Camps here and here.
I love the quote "Build tight, ventilate right , don't eat your sweater and don't fill your house with stupid shit." Don't eat your sweater is why I still prefer designing stick frame homes over SIPS.
"don't eat your sweater?" I'm afraid I don't get it.
"Don't eat your sweater? Joe: Yeah. In building science that means insulation (SHOULD GO) on the outside."?
or "SHOULD NOT GO"?
@Greg W: I believe what Joe is saying is keep insulation materials that have any degree of toxicity outside the air barrier.
What Joe is saying is insulation is more effective around the structure (sweater over body) instead of in the cavities (sweater in the rib cage).
Can you give an example of good insulation technique? If insulation is not good inbetween wall studs (becuse it could affect indoor air quality?) then where should it be?
What is the best insulation material for "cleanest" indoor air quality?
thanks, Tom
Thanks guys. I thought I understood the analogy, but frankly Josh your comment about stick vs. sips confused me a little, but now I understand the you are (rightly) classifying sips as insulation on the inside. So is Joe saying that even double stud/cellulose walls are sweater eaters?
I would've loved to be in that crawl space. I am a big fan of Joe's. I may not be as savvy as some in the room, but by osmosis I would've come out of that crawl space smarter.
Great interview!!
Thanks Frank. Just to be clear, this was from Summer Camp two years ago. This year's took place Tuesday night and was equally great and provocative. We'll be posting the new one early next week.
I agree with everything that Joe has very candidly said especially about architects, greenness, PH, LEED, marketing & communication, and guaranteed utility bills. However, I do disagree with him over climate change, but then again we are both out of our fields there.
@Thomas: as do I.
Probably been asked before, but how does the heat of a recessed light disapate if its sealed in a tight box?


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Maui opens Hawaii's longest zipline
Does dangling from a wire and sliding more than a half-mile while hanging 600 feet in the air sound like wonderful fun, or an advance form of torture?
I would have thought the latter until the day my wife signed up our family for a zipline adventure in Belize. We climbed platforms and slid from tree to tree in the jungle. After I got over the screaming, I realized it was great fun.
That experience makes me excited to learn about Hawaii's new zip line course in Upcountry Maui. It touts itself as the longest zipline in the Aloha state.
The course includes five runs, including a 2,800 long slide while suspended as high as a 60-story building. At times, you'll be moving at 40 miles an hour.
The adventure starts even before you step into a harness. The walk from the parking lot crosses a 317-foot suspension bridge. Then the fun begins.
As the company, Piiholo Ranch, breathlessly puts it: "Zipliners soar over a beautiful forest canopy, including koa, ohi`a, halapepe and kukui trees, while taking in bi-coastal views and the grandeur of Haleakala summit."
Thrills don't come cheap though. A five-line adventure, which lasts three hours, runs $190.


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With the start of the school year, Miami attorney Valerie Greenberg has been settling into her new routine — leaving work promptly at 5:30 p.m. and zooming across town to pick her daughter up from high school volleyball practice by 6 every weeknight. Her son will hang around after school and wait. For now, the physical benefits for her daughter outweigh the stress it puts on the family, Greenberg says. "As a single working parent, this was the best compromise for all," she said. But they are still squeezed. "Any change can throw us all off."
As school kicks in and kids sign up for activities and lessons, the logistics for working parents can get complicated. Parents regularly drive themselves over the edge trying to make their work schedules mesh with their children's extracurricular activities. It's not hard to hit your breaking point when working 40-plus-hour weeks and trying to get your child to a 5 p.m. team practice three or four nights a week.
Even while grass roots groups are calling for time out from scheduling kids from breakfast to bedtime, we as parents see the benefits of extracurricular activities. They include increased self-esteem and leadership skills, lower obesity and an appreciation for teamwork. We've seen how developing a talent has the potential to turn our child into the next Serena Williams.
Here are a few tips you can use when trying to juggle your work schedule with your children's extracurricular activities.
Gauge your flexibility at work: Your employer may be willing to make an arrangement with you, even if it's temporary, to allow you to get your kids to practices if you come in earlier. But this usually involves a conversation in advance; otherwise you may get a reputation as a slacker.
Consider proximity: The more activities kids can do at school, the easier it is on working parents. Get a schedule of team tryouts from your child's school. Also, many day care centers have started to offer dance or martial arts classes during the day, so that parents don't have to take off work to shuttle the kids to classes.
Enlist multiple children in the same activities: This is a no-brainer for time-pressed parents whose kids have the same interests. If not, maybe a little encouragement and compromise will do the trick.
Let them choose: Mandee Heller Adler, a Hollywood, Fla., college admissions consultant, says children inevitably are more successful when they choose the activity rather than a parent. "If it's something they really want to do, they are more likely to figure out on their own how to get where they need to be."
Find a carpool: This is when networking with other parents pays off. When asked, most working parents are thrilled to split driving duties.
Do the activity with your child: For many years, Greenberg took martial arts lessons with her two children. All three earned their black belts. "I was able to get exercise, too. It made scheduling a lot easier," she says.
Look into online activities: Your child might want to take cooking lessons by watching online videos at home.
Lose the guilt: "Parents don't have to be at every practice or show," says parenting expert Laura Gauld. Sometimes, stepping back has its advantages, she says. "Someone else steps up and can turn out to be a good mentor for your child."
Gauld says a child is over-scheduled when he or the parent loses the joy of the activity.
I know where over-scheduling leads. After spending months running from fields to courts with kids playing different sports, I've sat on the bleachers at a basketball playoff game, secretly hoping a teammate would miss the shot at the buzzer and bring my son's season to an end — at last. Inevitably, next to me is another parent who feels the same way.


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Rosters have been announced for the annual Roundball Classic All-Star games at Geneva College. Two boys games and two girls games pitting the top players in Western Pennsylvania will be played April 20.
The Roundball Classic Recognition Dinner is April 18th at the Pittsburgh Marriott North – Cranberry Crossings at 7 p.m., and the Roundball Classic scrimmages are April 17 at 6 p.m.
Below are the rosters:
Roundball Classic All-Star Games
April 20
At Geneva College
Class A/City/D10 vs. Class AA, 6 p.m.
Class A/City/D10
Stefan Arch, G, OLSH; John Arcuri, G, St. Joseph; Major
Canady, G, Kiski School; Jaylin Cottrill, F, Lincoln Park;
Shakeem Cox, G, Perry; Noah Davis, F, Bellwood-Antis; Tony
DiNardo, G, Vincentian Academy; Matt Dogan, G/F, West
Middlesex; Jay Fyda, G, Quigley Catholic; Khalil Hopson, G,
Sharon; Nate Lieb, G, Quigley Catholic; Markel Peace, G,
Union; Danny Savulchak, G, North Catholic; Roland
Shannonhouse, G, Clarion; John Wallace, G, Trinity
Coach: George Yokitis, Vincentian Academy.
Class AA
Duke Brown, G, Jeannette; Drew Cook, G, Beaver Falls; Tyler
Falk, F, Riverside; Brian Fisher, G, California; Zach
Herman, G, Greensburg C.C.; Tanner Huffman, G, California;
Tim Jaczesko, G, Deer Lakes; Gig Jewell, F, Riverside; Cody
Levine, G, Bentworth; Burke Moser, F, Quaker Valley; Jason
Pilarski, G, Brentwood; Anthony Rocco, G, West Shamokin;
Nick Schwab, G, Freedom; Jake Seligman, G, Bishop Canevin;
Josh Wise, G, Washington.
Coach: Doug Biega, Beaver Falls.
Class AAAA vs. Class AAA, 8 p.m.
Class AAAA
Shawn Anderson, F, New Castle; Easton Bazzoli, F, Seneca
Valley; D.J. Boyce, G, Gateway; Brandon Domenick, G, New
Castle; Jordan Grabowski, G, Upper St. Clair; Wyatt Hagerty,
C, Bethel Park; Sean Hennigan, G, North Allegheny; Gabe
Pritz, F, Peters Township; Tyler Roth, F, Pine-Richland;
Antonio Rudolph, G, New Castle; Corey Stanford, G/F, Penn-
Trafford; Matt Stewart, G/F, Norwin; Geno Thorpe, G, Shaler;
David Urso, G; Central Catholic; Tim Williams, F, Pine-
Coach: Ralph Blundo, New Castle.
Class AAA
Aaron Barlow, F, Beaver; Evan Bonnaure, G, South Fayette,
Michael Boulos, G, Chartiers Valley; Joe Carroll, G, Thomas
Jefferson; Spencer Casson, G, Chartiers Valley; Josh Goetz,
F, Mars; Shane Guthrie, F, Laurel Highlands; Sterling Henry,
G, Kittaning; Christian Kezmarsky, G, Uniontown; Nick Korzi,
G, Moon; Corey Nesmith, G, Beaver; Corey Sevacho, G,
Keystone Oaks; Jared Skolnicki, G, Keystone Oaks; Devin
Wilson, G, Montour; Malik Walker, G, Ambridge.
Coach: Adam Kaufman, Montour.
Roundball Classic All-Star Games
April 20
At Geneva College
East All-Stars vs. West All-Stars, 2 p.m.
East All-Stars
Alia Bradford, F, Eden Christian; Shelby Brown, G, Mohawk;
Alex Deep, G, Riverside; Mason DePetro, G, Cornell; Celina
DiPietro, G, Bishop Canevin; CeCe Dixon, F, Steel Valley;
Carly Forse, F, Bishop Canevin; Kaitlyn Hopkins, F, New
Brighton; Ariana Kelly, Riverside; Jaylee Patterson, G,
South Allegheny; Ayana Vaughn, G, Beaver Falls; Erin
Waskowiak, G, Bishop Canevin; Lauren Wolosik, G, North
Coach: Tim Joyce, Bishop Canevin
West All-Stars
Sydnee Abernathy, G, Allderdice; Becca Babincak, G, Deer
Lakes; Morgan Berardi, G, Carmichaels; Olivia English, F,
Avella; Latosha Forston, G, Perry; Jill Glover, F, West
Shamokin; Ciara Gregory, G, Jeannette; Angela Heinz, F,
Seton-La Salle; Devon Larkin, F, Greensburg C.C.; Courtnee
McMasters, G, California; Natalie Piagessi, F, Seton-La
Salle; Taylor Pompei, G, Bentworth; Alex Ricketts, F,
Kennedy Catholic; Mariah Ward, G, Monessen.
Coach: Ron Moncrief, Vincentian Academy
Class AAAA vs. Class AAA, 4 p.m.
Class AAAA
Maddie Antone, G, Kiski Area; Taylor Cortazzo, G, Penn-
Trafford; Desiree Garland, F, Woodland Hills; Jordan Holmes,
F, Mt. Lebanon; Nicole Johnson, F, Oakland Catholic; Delrika
Jones-Carey, F, Woodland Hills; Maggie Kimmich, G, Franklin
Regional; Maddie Nellis, G, North Allegheny; Caissidy
O'Keefe, G, Chartiers Valley; Mariah Penascino, G, Bethel
Park; Gloria Schifino, G, Penn Hills; Jordan Serio, G, Upper
St. Clair; Alex Ventrone, G, Mt. Lebanon; Mariah Wells, G,
Chartiers Valley.
Coach: Jonna Burke, Bethel Park
Class AAA
Dana Buck, F, Elizabeth Forward; Katie Fischer, G, Ambridge;
Alexis Graham, F, Blackhawk; Shelby Lindsay, G, South Park;
Nikki Misejka, G, Highlands; Jayne Oberdorf, G, Greensburg
Salem; Sierra Perlick, G, Quaker Valley; Sara Pilarski, F,
Hampton; Madi Rowan, G, Central Valley; Kelsey Scott, F, New
Castle; Josie Schmidt, F, Ringgold; Jessica Slagus, F, Belle
Vernon; Audrey Stapleton, G, Indiana; Shatori Walker-
Kimbrough, G, Hopewell.
Coach: Reggie Wells, South Park
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The Lincoln Legal Papers is now Series I of the Papers of Abraham Lincoln.
From 1836 to 1861, Abraham Lincoln practiced law in the courts of central Illinois. This series is an ongoing effort to collect and publish the surviving documentary record of Abraham Lincoln's quarter-century legal career in the federal, state, and county court systems.
The comprehensive electronic component of this series, The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln: Complete Documentary Edition (University of Illinois Press, 2000), provides access to images of more than 96,000 documents from Abraham Lincoln's legal career. The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln, Second Edition (Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, 2009), freely available online, provides all of the documents from the Complete Documentary Edition, plus an additional 45 cases, 12 non-litigation activities, and nearly 1,300 new documents. In addition, the Second Edition features new color images of more than 1,500 documents from the Complete Documentary Edition, many written by Lincoln.
The selective print edition of this series, The Papers of Abraham Lincoln: Legal Documents and Cases, 4 vols. (University of Virginia Press, 2008) provides carefully transcribed and annotated documents from sixty-five of Lincoln's most interesting, important, or representative cases. Additional chapters document his travels on the Eighth Judicial Circuit, legal activities that did not result in litigation, his role in various official court roles other than attorney, and his reflections on being a lawyer.
Series I incorporates all Lincoln legal documents from Abraham Lincoln's legal career from his paralegal activity in the early 1830s through his inauguration as President on March 4, 1861.
A "Lincoln legal document" is any of the following:
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Building on the success of The Law Practice of Abraham Lincoln: Complete Documentary Edition, the Second Edition offers more material and makes it far more accessible. New discoveries by the Papers of Abraham Lincoln have expanded our knowledge of Abraham Lincoln's legal career.
In addition to including all of the documents and data from the Complete Documentary Edition, the Second Edition presents an additional 45 cases, 12 non-litigation activities, and nearly 1,300 documents.
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The culmination of more than 15 years of research, this three-volume DVD-ROM edition contains more than 5,600 cases and legal matters, nearly 100,000 documents with nearly 250,000 pages, and a comprehensive reference section.
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Users can search for cases by case name, participant, date, court, legal action, subject; or documents by document type, date, author or signer.
This edition allows researchers to study Lincoln's development as a lawyer, trace the formation of the court system in the Midwest, research legal history and the development of law, and discover antebellum social history through court records.
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The culmination of eight years of editorial work, the four volumes of The Papers of Abraham Lincoln: Legal Documents and Cases present a representative assortment of Lincoln's most important and most interesting cases in a form that both scholars and general readers can most readily and profitably use. Through authoritative transcriptions and contextual annotations, the editors make it possible for serious readers to examine both the documents and the cases in their historical and legal contexts. This edition serves as both an introduction to the Complete Documentary Edition and a substantial documentary text in its own right.
At the heart of The Papers of Abraham Lincoln: Legal Documents and Cases are forty-nine presentations of individual cases, two "tours" with Lincoln on his semi-annual trip around the judicial circuit, one term of Lincoln's practice in his home county of Sangamon, and three topical chapters. The circuit tours and Sangamon County chapter will allow readers to understand the cadence of Lincoln's law practice as he moved rapidly from criminal cases to debt cases to divorce cases in a single courthouse before moving to the next county seat and a new set of legal issues and litigants. Topical chapters will cover Lincoln's non-litigation or office practice, his advice on being a lawyer, and his experience in several official court roles (judge, state's attorney, juror, commissioner, etc.). In addition to contextual introductions and annotation for each case, The Papers of Abraham Lincoln: Legal Documents and Cases includes a historical introduction, appendices on the structure of Illinois and federal court systems and on nineteenth-century pleading and practice, a biographical directory with brief sketches of individuals associated with Lincoln's law practice, a glossary of legal terms, and an extensive index for the four volumes.


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Move tires, North Versailles magistrate orders property owner
A North Versailles Township property owner has agreed to remove approximately 1,000 tires that have accumulated behind his Crestas Terrace home.
Authorities said Stephen J. Kocsis agreed to comply by Oct. 30 or face fines of up to $90,000, or $1,000 a day, in connection with two counts of unlawful conduct.
"The next phase will be the Dumpster," Kocsis was heard telling authorities on Wednesday as he left Magisterial District Judge Robert L. Barner's courtroom.
It was the continuation of a summary trial that began June 19 for Kocsis, 52.
The charges filed by the township and state Department of Environmental Protection stem from alleged dumping during the past five years behind a home Kocsis owns on Crestas Avenue.
"We have come to an agreement that we would like to extend for 90 days so he can clean it up," DEP solid waste specialist John W. Kendall told Barner.
"DEP is satisfied with the agreement giving Mr. Kocsis time to remove the tires from his property," Pittsburgh DEP spokesman John Poister said. "However, there are serious consequences if the property is not cleared within that time period."
While Kendall requested an increase in a $300-a-day fine pending against Kocsis when the case first went to Barner, even he was stunned by the ruling.
"That's the highest fine I have ever seen him issue," said township code enforcement officer Allen R. Wagner, who was involved in the case with police and the DEP.
"We're going to remediate the situation," said Mark Clement, one of two attorneys retained by Kocsis. "Mr. Kocsis will also have to provide DEP with receipts showing that the tires have been disposed of in an approved and environmentally safe manner," Poister said.
Kendall was the only witness at Wednesday's court session. In June, township police officer K.A. Silvis testified there were "probably about one thousand" tires spread out over three locations.
At that time, Kendall pledged to go after "the generators of those tires."
Patrick Cloonan is a staff writer for Trib Total Media. He can be reached at 412-664-9161 ext. 1967, or firstname.lastname@example.com.


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Despite forecasts of a more tepid pace of economic recovery in 2010 and subdued inflation continuing throughout the year, it is only a matter of time before the Federal Reserve resorts to their primary tool of monetary policy and begins to boost interest rates. Maybe it happens late in 2010, maybe not until 2011. But eventually, it will happen.
And that is exactly why consumers need to prepare now for the inevitability of higher interest rates. Don't wait until the Federal Reserve sends a clear signal about coming interest rate hikes or announces a change in interest rates. Instead, now is the time for borrowers to focus on paying down debt and refinancing to lock in fixed rates. For depositors, it is prudent to continue favoring short-term maturities and preserving the flexibility to lock in longer-term yields once interest rates have begun to rise.
Paying down or paying off high interest rate debt such as credit cards and personal loans should be a top priority, as variable credit card rates will only march higher over the next couple of years. Ditching adjustable-rate debt, such as mortgages, in favor of a low fixed rate is also important for those who are able to refinance. Even many low-rate home equity lines will look less attractive once interest rates begin to rise, so strong consideration should be given to paying down this debt while rates are low. Paying off a home equity line will also make it easier to refinance a first mortgage into a low fixed rate as it avoids the messy issue of resubordination, where second-lien holding home equity lenders refuse to stay second in line when a first mortgage is paid off and subsequently refinanced.
Even though savings yields are low, they are low across the interest rate spectrum. In other words, there is little benefit in stretching into a longer maturity to chase a yield that is only marginally higher, especially considering the findings of Bankrate.com's survey of CD early withdrawal penalties. The typical penalty for early withdrawal on maturities less than one year is three months worth of interest. For maturities of one year and longer, the penalty is most often six months of interest. And 92 percent of institutions surveyed will devour principal in order to cover the early withdrawal penalty if there are insufficient interest earnings to cover it.
So the most prudent move for most savers will be to retain flexibility to reinvest in a more favorable environment. If you want to calculate what an early withdrawal penalty will cost, use this Bankrate.com calculator to evaluate the interest earnings over various time horizons, keeping in mind that it is the most recent interest earnings forfeited under early withdrawal.


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This physician is a member of MemorialCare Physician Society which drives clinical outcomes and performance for MemorialCare Health System.
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A Full House!
Show #6: A Full House (click play to listen)
In our 6th show, Radio 4 the Ages introduces our newest addition to the team in Heather Redding. She brings a unique perspective and a Master's in Gerontology. We are so excited to have her in the studio on her debut broadcast. Also in the show, David gives us his weekly Dysfunctional Discourse and provides a teaser for next weeks show on the importance of personal responsibility. Joining us in the studio are Dr. Wrenn Goodrum ( of ACTivate Community through Theatre) speaking about senior acting classes, Linda Pisacano (of Brookdale Senior Living) giving us some insight into the process of transitioning into a senior community, and Lynda Kuehni and Bill Sweezy (both from All About Seniors magazine) talking about the importance of a centralized resource listing of services for Senior Adults and their caregivers. We had so much fun in the studio, as always, and are looking forward to next week's broadcast!
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Wednesday, January 16, 2008
Chinese Take Out Burgers
I have been working this one out for a long time. I am very excited about it. There are many additions and substitutions you can make to this to really make it your own. Here is the basic recipe with no alterations. I will put in notes some of the alterations I think are cool, but of course, you guys are way cooler than me anyhow and can probably come up with cooler subs. For instance, I use white rice for a base because sticky white rice is what I think of when I think of Chinese take-out. But you can use brown rice instead.
Serving Suggestion:
Serve with any of the traditional take-out sides. Chow mein, sweet and sour tofu, won tons...you get the picture.
For the Glaze:
1 1/2 cups water
2 tablespoons orange juice
1/4 cup lemon juice
1/3 cup rice vinegar (in a pinch you can sub 2 tbsp apple cider vinegar)
2 1/2 tbsp soy sauce
1 tbsp grated orange zest, or 1 tsp orange extract
1 cup tightly packed brown sugar
1/2 tsp freshly minces ginger root (or 1/4 tsp powdered)
1 tsp minced garlic
1/2 tsp red pepper flakes
3 tbsp cornstarch mixed with 2 tbsp water to create a slurry
Mix all ingredients, except cornstarch slurry, in a sauce pan and bring to a boil, stirring occasionally. After it comes to a boil, reduce to a simmer and slowly add in the cornstarch mixture and continue to stir as it thickens. Lower heat to keep warm. You won't need the glaze until the end.
For the Patties:
2 cups fully cooked white rice (you can use any rice you want to, really)
8 oz plain soy tempeh, crumbled almost to individual beans
1/2 cup chickpea or besan flour (you can probably use plain old all purpose here to, but I like the flavor of the chickpea flour here)
1 tbsp orange zest or 1 tsp orange extract.
(You can add all sorts of stuff here. Maybe peas, carrots, red peppers, you know whatever you would find in take-out fried rice!)
Mix together all ingredients, with your hands. Squeeze and knead and press it all together until it becomes very sticky. Form into patties.
For the Coating:
1 cup chickpea flour
1/2 cup non-dairy milk
Panko style bread crumbs
Oil for frying
Mix together the flour and milk in a bowl. Set up a workstation...Patties, batter, breadcrumbs, frying pan with oil heated and ready.
Coat each patty with the flour and milk mixture and then coat with bread crumbs. Place in the frying pan and fry until golden and crispy on each side.
Remove from oil and dip into glaze to generously coat it on both sides.
Serve on a bun or on a bed of greens!
Yield: 6 burgers
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Joni, I want to make every one of your burger recipes.ReplyDelete
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I just finished eating lunch, and I'm hungry all over again looking at these! Thanks for the recipe. =)ReplyDelete
ooooh, this sounds absolutely fanTAStic! can't wait to try it. thanks for sharing the recipe early!ReplyDelete
Yum Yum YUM! I'm going to have to try these one's! Except I might use cannelini beans in place of the tempeh.ReplyDelete
When is your burger book going to be ready! I can't wait! Yummy! Thanks for the teaser!ReplyDelete
Looks and sounds delicious! I can't wait for your book to come out!ReplyDelete
the glaze is delicious, thanks for sharing the recipeReplyDelete
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I am so happy you put this recipe up it looks amazing! For once this week my car won't be crowded with Chinese take-out boxes. Such a great article!ReplyDelete
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Coordinates: 21°22′0″N 40°0′10″E / 21.366667°N 40.00278°E Mount Arafat or Mount Arafah (Arabic: جبل عرفات; transliterated Jabal 'Arafat) is a granite hill east of Mecca. It is also known as the Mount of Mercy (Jabal ar-Rahmah). The hill is the place Muslims believe the Islamic prophet Muhammad delivered the Farewell Sermon to the Muslims who had accompanied him for the Hajj towards the end of his life. It reaches about 70 m in height.
The level area surrounding the hill is called the Plain of Arafat. The term Mount Arafat is sometimes applied to this entire area. It is an important place in Islam because during the Hajj, pilgrims spend the afternoon there on the ninth day of Dhu al-Hijjah (ذو الحجة). Failure to be present in the plain of Arafat on the required day invalidates the pilgrimage. Many pilgrims stay here all night in vigil.[1]
After Arafat, pilgrims of the Hajj head to Muzdalifa.
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Guizhou Renhe coach Gong Lei admitted to breaching the AFC Champions League regulations by willingly fielding a second-string team against Western Sydney Wanderers on Tuesday night, including just 13 fit players in his match-day squad.
The Chinese club fielded what resembled a youth side against the Wanderers in order to spare a number of regular first team players from the travel to Sydney as they had nothing to play for in their final group stage match. The inexperience of the squad showed as Guizhou were lacklustre in a 5-0 thrashing by a well-drilled Western Sydney Wanderers side that clinched top spot in Group H.
Lei said he brought no back-up goalkeeper and just 14 players to Sydney, one of which was omitted from the substitutes bench after sustaining an injury, as he was interested in preserving some players for their Chinese Super League commitments.
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In a bid to express its deepest sympathies (and, you know, make money), TomTom is unveiling a device made specifically for caravan owners. In addition to offering the standard TomTom Live features for keeping up to date with traffic and weather reports, the Go Live Camper and Caravan includes warnings for narrow roads, low bridges and the like, and it also highlights the nearest rest stops and other points of interest for road trippers.
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Microsoft jumped into the location game Thursday with the "We're In" app for Windows Phone, which allows you to share your location with friends and family.
"We're In makes organizing get- together's, carpooling and trying to find people in a crowd a breeze. Any time you want to see where your friends are—We're In can help you," Microsoft said in a blog post."It's simple, invite your friends, and when they join, they'll see your location and you'll see theirs. When the invite expires, so does the shared location – no complicated process to worry about."
Microsoft said all you need to sign up is a phone number; friends can then be invited to join via your contacts list or by entering their numbers. You can also select how long you want to share your location information with specific people. Friends will receive a text message invite to "We're In"; those who do not have a Windows Phone device can join from the mobile Web.
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Google has a similar service, known as Latitude, which also incorporates discounts. In April, Latitude expanded nationwide for iPhone and Android devices, and let users check in to locations and earn discounts from specific retailers. Earlier this month, meanwhile, Bloomberg reported that Foursquare will earn most of its revenue from tracking consumer behavior and selling the results to merchants, not via more traditional advertising.
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