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BALLETS WITH A TWIST Toasts the New Year at XL Nightclub and Cabaret
In the wake of a scintillating fall season that included appearances at New York City's Beacon Theatre and New Jersey's new Hamilton Stage, Ballets with a Twist, the hot next-generation ballet company,announces a new performance date for the intoxicating evening-length dance experience Cocktail Hour.
On January 13th at 7 pm, cocktail culturists will enjoy the full suite of delicious dances at the company's Manhattan home, XL Nightclub and Cabaret, one of the sleekest nightlife hotspots in the city. Several of the dances will feature live musical accompaniment by some of New York's most celebrated musicians, all of whom can be heard on the official Cocktail Hour soundtrack. Trombonist Peter Zummo will add an extra tropical twist to "Mai Tai," singer Barbara Morillo will sweeten up "Shirley Temple," and Deni Bonet will bring "Mint Julep" back to its Southern roots with her finest fiddling. Peter Valentine and Tabitha Fair will end the show on a high note, adding their soulful vocals to the crowd-favorite "Holy Water." Ballets with a Twist fans will also delight in the long-awaited return of the majestic "Margarita."
Conceived and choreographed by celebrated dance-maker Marilyn Klaus - whose eclectic background ranges from vaudeville and show dancing to Isadora Duncan and classical ballet - Cocktail Hour is a sassy suite of dances, each inspired by a well-known beverage. The show both reinvents ballet and pays respect to the rich creativity of cocktail culture, launching the Martini, Gimlet, Manhattan, and more off the menu and onto the stage.
Cocktail Hour features original music by Stephen Gaboury, who has collaborated with Klaus for over 20 years. Gaboury's music has been featured in film and on television. In 2004, he received a Grammy nomination for his work with pop/rock legend Cyndi Lauper, with whom he recently contributed as co-writer for selections in her new musical Kinky Boots. He has also performed with many A-listers including Patti LaBelle, Suzanne Vega and Ute Lemper. Catherine Zehr is the artistic force behind the glamorous costume design. Her exquisite creations evoke the origins and spirit of each libation with vivid colors and embellishments.
Critics and audience members agree: Cocktail Hour is an artistically seductive must-see. The Huffington Postraves that Klaus is "blasting the boundaries between high art and entertainment," and that her style is a distinctive mix of "Hollywood glitz and New York polish," while The New York Times praises her as "witty and fantastic." Recent performances also caught the attention of The Wall Street Journal and New York City's PIX11 Morning News.
For more information on Ballets with a Twist, please visitwww.balletswithatwist.com orwww.facebook.com/gotoBalletswithaTwist. For more information on XL Nightclub and Cabaret, please visithttp://www.xlnightclub.com. Tickets for Ballets with a Twist's January performance at XL Cabaret can be purchased in advance at http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/286711.


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30 Years Strong!
Wow! There's a lot that's happened this year celebrating the 30th Anniversary of the Volvo Club of America and the year is ending on several high notes:
In August a group of 48 VCOA members enjoyed a 12 day tour of Olso Norway, fjord trip, and visit to Volvo Cars in Goteborg. Activities enjoyed while in Goteborg, were test drives, visit to the experience/safety, tour of the newly expanded engine plant where the new line of 4 cylinder Drive-E engines will be produced, visit the the engine plant museum, participated in a rallye with VROM participants from Trollhatten (visit to the SAAB museum) back to Goteborg. Spent the last weekend enjoying the VROM car show, flea market, and Volvo museum. Six of the couples on the trip took Overseas Delivery of new Volvos to top of their experience of a lifetime.
In September, our would famous member, Irv Gordon, achieved an unbelievable record by passing the 3 million mile post on his 1966 Volvo 1800S and was awarded a new Volvo of his choosing at the Volvo Owners Open House. In October over 200 members and 105 cars gathered on the Commons of the Stratton Mountain Resort in Vermont to celebrate a 'sold out' National Meet. Highlights included a benefit auction, car show featuring Irv's 3 million mile 1800 and the coming 2015 V60 provided by Volvo Cars along with a presentation of coming product changes. The event concluded with a poker run to Hemmings headquarters for museum tour. These first 30 years have been great and we've set the stage for even more growth and more fun to come. Stay tuned for more late braking news, buckle up, and enjoy the ride.

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Saunders isn't focused on his spring numbers
SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- Joe Saunders says his Spring Training numbers don't reflect how he feels on the mound, which, considering the numbers, is a good thing for the Mariners left-hander.
After allowing eight earned runs on seven hits and four walks in five innings on Sunday in an 8-4 loss to the D-backs, Saunders owns an 11.57 ERA through 11 2/3 innings in Cactus League play.
"You never want to give up hits or runs, but I don't really focus on results," Saunders said. "I focus solely on how my body feels, how my arm bounces back."
All of that is a green light at this point, said Saunders, who signed with the Mariners in February and is slated as the team's No. 3 starter heading into the 2013 season.
"I feel like I'm right on track," he said.
Saunders' Sunday outing featured peaks and valleys -- hits from the first two batters leading to a run in the first, a 1-2-3 second, then a third inning that included three singles, a double and three walks.
"In the third inning, it felt like I had five walks in that inning and was kind of battling some mechanical stuff, but I refocused the next inning," said Saunders, who had another 1-2-3 inning in the fourth before allowing a two-run homer to Paul Goldschmidt in the fifth to cap off his rollercoaster day.
Mariners manager Eric Wedge said he felt Saunders "righted himself" over the latter innings and ultimately got a good day of work in with 90-plus pitches in his final Cactus League outing of the spring.
"He was a little bit out of sync in his deliver early on and had trouble commanding the ball, and command is a big part of his game," Wedge said. "But I like the way he was throwing the ball later in the game."
John Schlegel is a national reporter for MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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10 Things We've Learned So Far
1. B.J. Upton Might Not Be Fixable
2. Ryan Raburn Has Plenty of Streaky Hitting Spells Left
This offseason I knew he would find another team, even if many Tigers fans (my wife included) vehemently believed he was a washed-up, good-for-nothin' ballplayer who should stick to beer leagues. The Indians took a flier on him and, sure enough, not only did he make the team out of spring training, but he had an April to remember and the week of his life, which earned him an AL Player of the Week nod. Last month, he crushed the ball for a .320/.370/.990 line, which featured back-to-back two-home run games, because who needs walks when you got dingers?
All we are waiting for is the other Raburn to show up. Here are his career OPS totals in the last five Mays: .432, .270, .269, .914, .416. I did not make up these numbers. A week into the month, he's still raking at his April rate, so maybe 2013 is a glorious overcorrection of a dreadful 2012. So there's more to learn, but this much we know a month into the season: My wife was wrong about something. —Matt Sussman
3. You Can Never Have Enough Pitching
The Dodgers needed nine starters to get through the first month of the season, as injuries befell Zack Greinke, Chad Billingsley, Chris Capuano, and Stephen Fife, who all joined the then-still-recovering and now-re-injured Ted Lilly on the disabled list. Mattingly's patchwork rotation, whose ninth member was and still is rookie right-hander Matt Magill, fared reasonably well through Monday's loss to the Diamondbacks, amassing a roughly league-average 4.02 ERA. Magill struggled in his second assignment, lasting only 1 1/3 innings in a no-decision against the Giants, but organizations with less pitching depth than the Dodgers brought up from Arizona would have had to reach much further into the well, likely yielding poorer results.
The Dodgers entered Tuesday at 13-18 and last in the National League West, but their scuffling offense has been a more pertinent culprit than the fragile rotation. Had general manager Ned Colletti opted to let other teams dig into his stable, sending Capuano or another starter out the door with Harang, things could look even bleaker than they currently do. The lesson here is that the question, "How many starters will we need during the course of a 162-game campaign?" cannot be answered ex-ante. You don't know until you know. —Daniel Rathman
4. Mariano Rivera Could Have a Historically Good Season
Rivera could lay a serious claim to the best season by a person who was the oldest to appear in a major-league game that year. He's a perfect 11-for-11 in save chances this year, and in the 12⅓ innings he's pitched as of this writing, his peripheral stats are all in line with his career norms. His cut fastball is still averaging about 91 mph, showing only modest decline since the 2009 season. In other words, he's set up to have another Rivera-esque season of 40-plus saves and a sub-2.00 ERA. Even with the arrival of young fireballers like Chapman and Kimbrel, he's still one of the best at his position—and if Jamie Moyer remains a free agent this year, he could do it as the oldest player in the majors. —Dan Rozenson
5. The Orioles Can Pick It
6. David Ortiz Can Still Hit
Of course, that's a small sample of plate appearances in which any batter could run into a few. Witness Mike Carp, the only Red Sox hitter with a higher OPS than Ortiz. The thing is, Ortiz isn't getting bloop hits. He's driving the ball. Our data says Ortiz has two popups. What's more, despite the shift he constantly faces, he's driving the ball to all fields. Here's his spray chart (from TexasLeaguers.com).
By my count, he has an equal number of hits to right field as to left field. He's 37 years old, and running is, shall we say, not his strength, so he's probably not going to hit .400 this season (though he does have a 27-game hitting streak, so I suppose anything is possible). The incredible thing is that Ortiz, in the face of age and injury, has, if anything, improved as a hitter. He still gets on base, he still hits for tons of power, he is doing so at an age most hitters' careers are spoken of in the past tense, and he is doing it with an injury that would probably slow the rest.
We've been waiting for David Ortiz's career to peter out for years now. If I had a kick in my Achilles for every article I've read that mentions David Ortiz's old player skills, I'd be in physical therapy for decades. Yet, if this year has shown us anything, it's that David Ortiz has more hitting left in him. Whether his body will let him do that hitting is another matter, but as long as the man can stand at the plate, he's about as big a threat as there is in baseball. Even now, even with his injury, even at his age. I'm not sure there's a more impressive story in baseball than that. —Matthew Kory
7. Interleague Play is Even Weirder
From a team's standpoint, we knew this constant interleague could make it hard to work in an isolated DH series or a pitchers-hit series amid a normal run of schedule. We all saw that coming, but the biggest surprise of this constant interleague play has been for the observer just looking at the scoreboard on any given night. It's that double-take at a scoreboard to see a really unfamiliar matchup—Minnesota vs. Washington. Is that a college game? A hockey game? Actually, it couldn't have been hockey—their two conferences didn't play each other this year. And as baseball's leagues act a little more like conferences every year, the latest step is still not sitting right.
By the way, the NL went 4-0 Tuesday night and now leads 19-17. —Zachary Levine
8. Pablo Sandoval's Never-Ending Quest to Swing at Everything
In fact, to put Sandoval's current 60.9 percent swing rate (league average is 45.5 percent) into further perspective, there have only been 10 seasons of at least a 60 percent swing rate in the last 10 years. Not shockingly, five of those seasons have come courtesy of the player who good hitters often get compared to when they swing at everything, Vladimir Guerrero. Also not surprising is that two of those seasons have come courtesy of the player who bad hitters often get compared to when they swing at everything, Jeff Franceour. And the three hitters who have each done it once? Delmon Young, A.J. Pierzynski, and Ivan Rodriguez.
While we don't know if this is a deliberate change in approach for Sandoval, there appears to be some causality between his offensive performance and his swing rate. He has exactly two seasons on the books of a swing rate below 58 percent (2010 and 2012) and in those two years, he had a True Average (TAv) of .260 and .294, respectively. Those are the only two years of his career with a TAv under .300. When he's been able to keep his swing rate above 58 percent, those True Averages have been .325 and .324 (along with a .301 mark in only 145 at bats in 2008). It's too early to tell if this trend will hold up over the full season, but he is off to a relatively hot start, hitting .323/.358/.467 through 134 plate appearances. So keep swinging, Panda. —Bret Sayre
9. The Angels Have Poor Roster Construction
The starting pitching was thin behind Jered Weaver when the season started. It has all but collapsed under the weight of him being on the disabled list, as C.J. Wilson hasn't been able to step up into the No. 1 role, Jason Vargas has been so-so, Joe Blanton has been awful, and the Angels are considering having a speed pitch contest at Disneyland to determine the fifth starter. The bullpen? Yikes. That the Angels thought Ryan Madson was the answer to their closer problem was downright silly. The Halos are 11-21 after losing to the Astros last night. The one thing I've learned to this point in the season is that the Angels' chance of finishing under .500 are a heckuva lot better than winning the World Series. —John Perrotto
10. The Yankees are the Masters of Dumpster Diving
Cashman was only slightly less grabby than his Toronto rival, Alex Anthopoulos, in the bin, but unlike his counterpart, Cashman's scouring has turned up spades. He signed Travis Hafner before spring training to an incentive-laden deal, and Pronk has stayed healthy and delivered a .291/.417/.582 line with six home runs, thanks to a left-handed swing tailored for Yankee Stadium. Lyle Overbay, snagged from a waiver claim just before camp broke, isn't getting on base much, but he has popped five homers and played strong defense at first, earning more playing time now that Kevin Youkilis is also shelved. And perhaps the most widely-panned and joked-about deal of the spring, the one that fit Vernon Wells for pinstripes, isn't looking so hilariously lopsided anymore, as the left fielder is hitting .270/.328/.468 with six round-trippers.
Not all of Cashman's efforts have struck diamonds—Brennan Boesch (.189/.231/.432 with two homers) and Ben Francisco (.133/.257/.233 with one homer), for instance, aren't setting the Bronx ablaze—but neither player costs a significant amount, and the latter will likely be on the way out when Granderson returns. However, for all of the talk about the Yankees' financial resources, Brian Cashman absolutely deserves a tip of the cap for finding a way to turn straw into gold long enough to allow his veteran players to heal. —Stephani Bee
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Shaun P.
It has been fascinating to see how good Cashman has become at using the "free talent pool" over the years. 'Twas not always so.
May 08, 2013 07:46 AM
John Carter
Hopefully this convinces Cashman's detractors that his success was not just about money.
May 08, 2013 08:39 AM
I hate people who say "bottom line", but Bottom Line: Pablo Sandoval is pure theatre and makes buying a ticket rewarding no matter the outcome.
May 08, 2013 09:01 AM
In the very unlikely event that David Ortiz's hitting streak continues, Streak Games #50, #51, and #52 would be @NYY, and possibly the most rabidly-covered baseball thing that ever was. (#56 and #57 would be LAA at Fenway.) Imagine a first-inning walk on four pitches. Massachusetts might secede.
May 08, 2013 09:23 AM
Irony that Reynolds now plays for the Indians and has actually been getting starts at third?
May 08, 2013 11:11 AM
Michael Dennis
Vin Scully needs to update his favorite saying to if you want to make God laugh, tell him you have too much pitching.
May 09, 2013 10:38 AM
Joel Dinda
David Ortiz was thought to be over the hill when he went by David Arias....
May 13, 2013 08:49 AM
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The way things are looking in the pregame, this is basically a home game. Ive seen about 10x times as many Pacer fans than Piston fans (and I've only seen 10 Pacer fans!) REALLY looking empty tonight.
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The way things are looking in the pregame, this is basically a home game. Ive seen about 10x times as many Pacer fans than Piston fans (and I've only seen 10 Pacer fans!) REALLY looking empty tonight.
"Nobody wants to play against Tyler Hansbrough NO BODY!" ~ Frank Vogel
"And David put his hand in the bag and took out a stone and slung it. And it struck the Philistine on the head and he fell to the ground. Amen. "
I see a reverse in attendance between the Pacers and Pistons from last year to this year.
The Pistons will be dead last in attendance and we'll be averaging 16,000. Similar to their average from last season.
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In 49 states it's just basketball, but this is Indiana!
I'm hoping this is a wake-up game for the Ps.. I want them to come out and smash Detroit...
According to Mike Wells' twitter posts, tonight is a scheduled loss. I hope not, but I got that same feeling....
where did he say that ??
So Long And Thanks For All The Fish.
If you've done 6 impossible things today?
Then why not have Breakfast at Milliways!
I have to say I don't expect good things tonight. This team is supposed to be bad and I hope it's true.
Yeah this is 1 of those games that you are clearly the better team but can get trapped. Hopefully some shots finally start falling.
When I die I want to be buried upside down so all my critics can kiss my @$$ - Bobby Knight
I would walk thru hell in a gasoline suit to play the game of baseball - Pete Rose
My entire fantasy team - Knight, Monroe, West, Granger - in action in one place!
I wish PG would shoot.
Bad D
Jerekro or whatever his name is for MVP?
The offense looks more efficient.
david west looks like a guy with bad knees that played last night. a step slow. i wonder how long it will take his knees to get into playing shape?
It would appear we don't have a healthy respect for Jerebko. We should.
West hasn't played a second of defense in a bad matchup against Jerebko. It will be interesting this year as the defensive mismatches will go from Hibbert being too slow to West being too slow. Oh, and that offensive rebounding mentality, that must still be on the plane on its way over.
MikeWellsNBAMike Wells
The Pacers need to make a rule that they don't throw oops to Hibbert. He missed his second oop in the past 3 games.
really mike ? wise-arse?
throw one he can do something with, want to count the one that hit the rim or this one almost 10 feet from the hoop?
So Long And Thanks For All The Fish.
If you've done 6 impossible things today?
Then why not have Breakfast at Milliways!
Slow start like last night.
Nice play by Hans.
Now we know why DJ doesn't pass the ball.
uhhh ffs dahntay
What the hell Dahntay?!
Hans running the fast break like a point guard lol
Weird to see the Palace so empty
I don't think he is a good matchup for Dwest, he goes at him every time.


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i missed this game due to travel but it is a win so i will take it.
although, like others have mentioned- shooting anywhere close to that many 3's in a game is not a recipe for long-term success.
it was nice to see only 8 turnovers (about half of average-maybe less than)
so it looks like they weren't as careless as usual.
hill gave a good game and lance had another strong showing. lance has been one of the few guys i like seeing out there and i never thought i would see it that way.
san antonio though will be a serious test. pop always has those guys playing smart and composed. they may not play their absolute best but they always seem to play well even when they aren't playing their best.


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Thank you for all the feedback. I did not get a chance to video practicing in the field this weekend. Spent about 4 hours doing the pec drill with 11 wizards, which Dan Beato did on you tube. Then, I did it for another hour today. I'm not sure how Dan Beato did it for 2 weeks straight in stand still, but quite impressive. I did stand still till I started getting out the discs consistently. Consistently in a head wind of about 175-200'. With a tail wind closer to 225'. All were within 60' of each other for the most part. Then worked in one step, two steps, then an x step. I barely was able to work on the x-step. Took me a while to get a feel for the 1 step. Plus, I kept watching the video over and over again. I was not able to incorporate a reach back. I did it a few times, but felt very awkward. Will need more practice on this. Plus, I still need a bit more consistency. Also during the drills, I have been trying to focus on opening and closing the hips and trying to use more lower body. The piece everyone is most definitely consistent on in my critique. One question I do have is Beato did not talk as much about the reach back and follow through prior to when the disc reaches the pec and elbow at stopping point. Should I incorprate the reach back with the stand still, then 1 step, two step, etc? I know someone on here has done these drills a million times over and I'm curious on their input. Also, when did you start working on the reach back? I know everyone learns differently and has different learning curves, but I'm a bit curious. When will I know when to graduate from the pec drill to a reach back? Then from the reach back to the full motion including an x-step. Do you judge by the feel of the disc ripping out? Is it by distance? I hear distance quite often, but feel more often than not. Just feel is very hard to measure where distance is not. I read once you reach around 250-275' with a putter you are on the right path. I know I'm doing somethings right. I feel more power when throwing my putters and I actually did a reach back with an x-step today and it was a clean throw and close to 250'. I will try and video tape my sessions this weekend to show my progress and hope to receive great feedback on here.
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|YDS: 5.11a French: 6c Ewbanks: 22 UIAA: VII+ ZA: 22 British: E3 5c [details]
|Chris Archer, Stephan DeWet, Cris Ann Crylsdale, 1988.
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By Leo Paik
From: Westminster, Colorado
Mar 7, 2002
|This is a great line! Superb climbing. It gives you just enough to keep moving up. Thanks, Chris.
By adam brink
From: Boulder, CO
Oct 23, 2002
|Beautiful slab climbing! This is an underappreciated Eldo classic.
By Brian Milhaupt
From: Golden, CO
Apr 30, 2003
|The something else for the top is a #1 Camalot. Red Cam! Red Cam!
By david goldstein
Jul 4, 2003
|It should be pointed out that this climb is quite height dependent -- easier if taller. Do the direct start for extra value. Beautiful rock. Sharp, tweaky moves. Too short and straightforward to be a three star.
By Kirk Woerner
Sep 21, 2003
|I did this today again. At the top, (just below the crack with the tree in it) you'll be tempted to go right a bit and get a jug, but you CAN go straight up the face to the horizontal. It's very crimpy (like more so even than down below), but fun and next time I lead it, I'll try it this way since the bolt is right there...ahhh the "next times" :)
By Jim Amidon
Oct 12, 2003
rating: 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
|Real nice route, good pro, good rock, great finish.....short but sweet....
By Chris Archer
Nov 12, 2003
rating: 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
|I'm glad people are enjoying the route. The grade is certainly height dependent. I did the route again recently and still think 11a is a fair grade for average height climbers, if you're 6 feet or taller it's probably 5.10 something, if 5'6" or shorter 5.11 something. It's also chalk dependent. The last time I had done this route was about 5 years earlier in the sun on a hot day with Jim Erickson who led it sans chalk: 12c. Bolts were replaced in October 2003.
By SirVato
From: Boulder
Apr 21, 2004
|Awesome pitch!!! Sharp positve edges to cling to but, so small!! For me the crux was the move to the hueco, my friend just jumped for it, I had to use some fancy footwork!!
By Kevin Neilson
From: Boulder
Nov 6, 2005
rating: 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
|I like this route because I can go to Eldo and still be a "sport wanker", as my friends like to denigrate me. I struggled earlier this year on my onsight attempt but had no issues today; the crimps are small, but solid, and the slight slabbiness allows for some resting. On my first attempt I tried to stay directly on the bolt line at the top, as Kirk suggests, but today I reached right to the crack. I suspect this is how most people do it since most people say the crux is getting to the bottom hueco, and avoiding the crack at the top seems like much thinner moves. I used three pieces besides the anchor: a 3.5 Camalot for the bottom, a gold Camalot right above it, and a red Camalot above the last bolt.
By climberz
Sep 21, 2008
rating: 5.11b 6c 23 VIII- 23 E3 5c
|The crux hold is broken. The climb is a bit harder now. Don't know how much harder (I could not do it), maybe 11c-11d? Too bad, the old hold was one of the best crimpers in memory.
By Kat A
From: Bart and Lisa Ville, CO
Oct 19, 2008
|Great line. Not sure about any broken holds as it was my first time on it, but it felt 5.11a-ish to me (I'm 5'4").
By Ryan Rickard
Mar 9, 2009
rating: 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
|Balancy moves on sharp crimps, good fun! I'm not sure about any broken holds, this was my first time as well, but felt it was 10d or so. I'm 5.10 with monkey arms, so it does seem to be height dependent.
By Ryan Brough
From: Arvada, Colorado
May 7, 2009
rating: 5.11a 6c 22 VII+ 22 E3 5c
|Great bolt placements!
By Phil Lauffen
From: The Bubble
Nov 7, 2011
rating: 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
|Felt harder than 11a to me. Everyone on here calling it 11a onsite it?! Or did you do it with beta?
By slim
Nov 8, 2011
rating: 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
|Onsight, but I am pretty tall and was pretty dialed at slab climbing when I did it. I seem to remember some sort of 'stand up' move with an overhead thumbdercling or something like that. One thing that also helped (for me) was that for Eldo, the protection was excellent (good bolt right there), so I didn't have to worry about falling.
By Darren Mabe
From: Flagstaff, AZ
Nov 8, 2011
rating: 5.10+ 6b+ 21 VII+ 20 E3 5b
|Ditto, Slim.
By Phil Lauffen
From: The Bubble
Nov 8, 2011
rating: 5.11 6c+ 23 VIII- 23 E4 5c
|I guess it's time for me to accept that gym ability has nothing to do with the ability to climb slab on slippery Eldo rock... and that I'm a punter.
By slim
Nov 9, 2011
rating: 5.10d 6b+ 21 VII+ 21 E3 5b
|I think you are also a bit shorter, maybe 5'9" or so? Probably just didn't get set up for it the best way or some minor thing like that. Having seen you grapple some horrific plastic, I'm thinking you're probably not a punter. Maybe go huck another lap on it and see if it feels easier.
By Pinklebear
Nov 9, 2011
|I think it's a hard route, Phil. I remember for me, at 5'6", I had to really fight hard. Also to remember: 11a in Eldo is a stout grade, sometimes with like a V4 crux!
By Tony B
From: Around Boulder, CO
Nov 10, 2011
rating: 5.11- 6c 22 VIII+ 22 E3 5c
I think 11 is right on, and there are some thin holds. If you did it on a hot day in full sun, then I imagine it was low percentage. There are also some side-to side movements in the route here and there.
Some routes just are not for some people because it specializes in a particular move (weakness), so don't fret it. A step up from Prince of Darkness, but in the same genre, is Le Boomerang. At a slightly lower level but slightly more 'exciting' is Mrs. Clean Gets Down. You have a shot at those still, OS.
So maybe work POD, and then when you get it, go get the other two right a way to wear in that recently gained experience and put it to use.
By Aaron Martinuzzi
Nov 16, 2011
|It's been a little while since I was climbing in Eldo, but I do remember Prince of Darkness being a tougher onsight than Super Slab. PoD definitely has a tech-y element to it that wasn't quite as present on SS.
By Vincent K
From: Boulder, CO
Nov 1, 2015
|I agree that a #1 red Camalot is what you want for the horizontal crack towards the top.
By Ryan Kempf
From: Boulder, CO
Mar 6, 2016
|Led this route today in the shade, absolutely no chalk on the route whatsoever. After shopping for holds, hanging the draws and figuring out the beta mid-route, I think 11a is still an accurate grade (although very style-dependent). A 0.5 or 0.75 before the 1st bolt and a #1 C4 after the 4th bolts is nice. Fantastic route.


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SEATTLE -- Kitchen goods retailer, Sur La Table, has promoted Jacob Maurer to the position of SVP, general merchandising manager.
The promotion is effective immediately, and will put Maurer in charge of all merchandise buying and product development functions for the company.
Maurer joined Sur La Table in 2003 as a store manager, opening the chain's first Massachusetts store located in Chestnut Hill. In October 2004 he joined the company's merchandising team in Seattle and rose to VP merchandising by 2009.


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Every human is in search of something. Food, water and decent enough night's sleep while a stock portfolio is exposed to overnight markets and social media commentary are three that spring to mind. As far as the market goes, investors tend to be in the hot pursuit of profits based on an absolute certainty.
Hate to be the Grim Reaper, but there are zero, zilch, no certainties in the investment field, hence green and red flickering boxes are referred to as risk assets. But there are bottom lines to every minute story in the market, whether it's borne from a company, a trading floor, a computer or from the lips of a prominent investment bank strategist. It's my job to construct the bottom lines and bring them to life in a language that doesn't freak people out and naturally helps to bank mad coin (that would be make money).
Here are a couple of the bottom lines underneath the events you will be subjected to today.
Why Amazon Shares Have Detached from Basic Investment Principles
I often am prodded by Twitter folk to engage in a public debate on stocks. My Twitter following is fiercely supportive and encouraging and I love them all (the bots, too). But there is always that one comment from a random one that riles up one who is heavily trained in attack-and-defend strategies. That comment came on the topic of Amazon (AMZN) yesterday.
Summing up the tweet, apparently Amazon's ROIC (this stuff matters) ripping out XYZ item/s was an impressive 11%, and way better than the real number of 4% that I tweeted after reading the depressing SEC filing. I do not care about gamed numbers from Amazon designed to support acts of prayers at the altar of a man that refuses to disclose Kindle unit numbers and spearhead weak earnings calls (Howard Schultz is a visionary and he offers a ton of detailed information), as the Street has opted to do for basically a year. It's critical to deal in facts on Amazon at this particular juncture as the stock is trading on the type of hopium that could dissipate with any modest shift in sell-side sentiment.
Bottom Line
The market continues to have an intense, intense focus on Amazon the business in the year 2020. In turn, the Street seems willing to overlook investments that are happening now (and which are weighing on profit margins) to make that vision of retail dominance come true.
This is a very dangerous game the market is playing on Amazon. Sooner or later the company will have to begin to show the market it's earning solid returns on years upon years of investments. Amazon is no longer an investment for me, stick with eBay (EBAY).
By the way, the stock's reaction is exactly the same as the October release (red circle = October).
Become One with the Fed
Let's join hands and deeply ponder why Mr. Market sent his group of friends higher on Tuesday, even after being forced to read a creepy bad consumer confidence report and assorted EPS shortfalls from non-penny-stock companies. Could it be that the market became reasonably convinced that the FOMC minute scare of early January was completely blown out of proportion (two words: "fear" and "several" did the trick)? I think it could be. Here are a bunch of prep notes pre-Fed news outbreak.
Economic activity and employment has sure continued at a "moderate pace" since the December meeting. Has that occurred despite a stock rally failing to transmit effectively to the real economy? Yuppers. To signal a move from bond buying, economic activity and employment will need to accelerate while staring down the barrel of fiscal policy related austerity measures. The problem is that given "fiscal headwinds," the Fed will likely sit tight on its position and review more incoming data, meaning the expectation around a mid-year retrenchment in extraordinary accommodation deserves to be stamped false.
Other helpful considerations: (1) the Fed is fearful of destroying the assumed "advance" in household spending and "further" signs of improvement in the housing sector that its actions have engineered (sooner or later the Fed, and investors, will have their days of reckoning for this interventionist policy) and (2) ditto goes for business fixed investment, as now is the not the time to halt bond buys that are artificially keeping interest rates at bay, indirectly weakening capital investment plans from a CFO bunch that would much rather use free cash flow to buy back stock to juice their year-end bonuses.
I do see risk creep in one important regard and that's inflation expectations. Late last week, long-term inflation expectations as measured by inflation swaps touched a three-month high. This indeed gives live ammunition to hawks inside the FOMC and to stock market bears, which have the December policy minutes glued to their Ikea desktops. This is a risk as nobody is talking about it and could magically appear in the FOMC statement via a slight alteration in inflation related language.
Bottom Line on the Market
You know where I stand, no need to repeat it daily. Any thought changes, I will holla at you.


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Jackson Szabo: 'This time last year, this was never on the cards'
I THINK playing on a pitch like Twickenham, we wanted to try and utilise the space and we didn't really get the quick ball out there to take advantage.
On that try, there was a bit of space and they were really good at pressing today but there was one moment where they eased off and that made it easier to go through.
I was the deepest guy back so I was just thinking that I should make yards quickly and see if something can happen.
I looked at the outside, thought I could beat my man one-on-one and took it pretty well in the end.
When you go past that last man, your hamstring starts to tighten up and you're thinking 'just make it' because you don't know what's going on behind you – and once you make it to that line, it's just a flood of emotion.
At the time, it is business though and you just have to think about how you're going to affect the game next.
It was such a surreal experience to see so many people in one place. Normally people turn up to a game for entertainment but people turned up (on Sunday) because it meant so much to them, so I think there was a flood of emotion both on the pitch and off it.
This time last year, this was never really on the cards but the season has gone on and been a series of cup finals, so to get through and over the line hasn't really sunk in like this.
I think that when every little boy starts playing rugby, they learn about Twickenham and winning there, and that's what we've done.
Lloyd Davies: 'We're Trowbridge boys – we just keep going'
THAT was one of the most surreal, incredible feelings I've ever felt in my entire life.
From the absolute doldrums of being taken off in the last two minutes to elation when that final whistle went.
When you've worked so hard for something and it comes off like that, you just feel everything leave your body.
There are no regrets at all – it was an absolutely exceptional performance from the boys.
We knew that after we scored our last try, the clock said 00:00 but I asked (the referee) and he said that it was rolling, so we knew that we had five minutes to go.
We were pretty calm but you just keep thinking 'is that five?' and all the crowd thought that it was over.
We were just thinking 'stay calm and defend for your lives' and fortunately, it came off.
We thought we'd smacked the pride out of them (Leek) but they kept coming and fair play to them, they were a great side, with great energy and great strong boys.
But we're Trowbridge boys – we never know when we're beaten and we keep going all game.
I think knowing that people had made so much effort to come down was the hardest part and we didn't want to waste it and lose. To stumble over the line by defending for our lives at the end was just incredible.
Just to be back playing was a dream but to make it back to South West One and to cap it off at Twickenham and to be able to say 'we're national champions' is just the best feeling in the world.
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It's been clear to me that you had the ring picked out and were all set to propose to Jim when the time was right for years now.
BTW, along these lines I do think we are seeing the old Buck returning slowly as the JOB battles start to slip away. I think fighting those battles started to affect you.
I guess that's true for me to if you bring up Josh, Rush or Price to be fair.
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Riding isn't something people have to do, but rather feel compelled to -- for a wide variety of reasons ranging from passion to practicality.
Robert Pirsig said it best in Zen and the Art of Motorcycle Maintenance: An Inquiry Into Values, a 1974 philosophical novel. Pirsig said, "Youre completely in contact with it all. Youre in the scene, not just watching it anymore, and the sense of presence is overwhelming.
What is it about the open road that bikers love? There are many reasons that are common to riders as well as, probably, just as many individual reasons.
Each rider who owns a motorcycle, and loves all that it means, has personal reasons to experience life from a biker's view. Common reasons include the excitement and adrenaline rush that comes from the starting of the engine, its sound and riding along feeling the power.
There are the whirs, clicks, and rattles of being so close and part of the machine. Instead of being shut-in like a car, a rider becomes one with their bike and one with their surroundings. On a motorcycle, the rider feels the wind in their face, the sun coming up and the chill of evening.
They can smell the pine trees, the salty sea air and the fresh cut hay. Sometimes even the sting of rain is a thrill. All five senses become part of riding on a bike.
North Platte has long been a town with riders of all sorts. Some have formed clubs that hold events -- helping charities and causes, getting together for poker runs, hog roasts and so forth, sometimes just for the fun and camaraderie.
Others are "Lone Wolf" types that ride simply for the love of it and show up at events too.
From one extent to another, in each person there is a desire to take off down a new road and experience adventure, see sights they have never seen before, to break away from the everyday schedule of work and appointments.
There are some that achieve this by going on a road trip in a car. Then there are others who choose to take off on a road trip on a motorcycle.
If you're a rider you know all about "the wave," the pointed finger or wave of the hand that acknowledges another rider as he or she passes.
Motorcyclists feel they belong to a community, and that gives them something in common; we share a bond that sets us apart from the rest of the motoring world. In spite of the fact that motorcyclists are a part of a big group, we also tend to be more individualistic than the next person.
Whether that's expressed through our personal style or the way we trick out our bikes, motorcycling can be an outlet through which we reveal our personalities.
There are few ways to escape that compare to getting on your Hog, Scooter, Sled or whatever nickname you have for your bike, firing up the engine and letting the sense of freedom transport you. You may have a destination, but the ride is the best part of it all.
Whether or not you care about your carbon footprint, the fact is that motorcycles are efficient forms of transportation that minimally impact the environment. And even if you ride just for the thrill of it, there's nothing wrong with being a little kind to Mother Nature every once in a while.
You can smirk at the gas pump and strut across the parking lot just after you have found a spot to park in a space where four-wheeled "cages" have no chance.
Many businesses even have designated bike parking and tolerate bikers using the small striped areas at the ends of rows that are normally closer to the door than even handicapped parking. Running errands on a bike is faster, easier and a lot more fun. In and around larger cities, bikes are allowed in most car pool lanes. In Texas, California and Virginia, motorcycles are actually allowed to split the lanes (drive in between lanes).
Chances are that a bike will get you where you're going faster and you will arrive more exhilarated than in a car. And, let's face it -- bikes are cool. When you walk into a restaurant with helmet under arm, wearing your favorite old leathers, you walk with a bit of a swagger and a sense of cool that you dont get when you roll up in a car.
There are those who have ridden for most of their lives, while others are new, joining the ranks. Many choose to ride for the sheer pleasure and adventure, some just for the lower fuel bills, and then they also become addicted.
Others are living out a dream and enjoying living a life of freedom and travel. Whatever the reasons, most end up saying they should have done it sooner.
Whatever a persons reasons for getting a bike, they experience the world from a different perspective than others do, or even could, until they hear and feel the engine of a motorcycle and let it take them toward the horizon.
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When I tell my customers to cook beans simply, they often nod in agreement and say something like, "I'll just cook them with a ham hock." My heart sinks a little. Beans are great with ham hocks, but freshly dried heirloom varieties don't need them. Save the pork for another use, at least the first time you make heirloom beans. But I do understand the love of ham, and there are times when that old-fashioned comfort combination of beans and ham is required. This simple soup has been served to legislators at the U.S. Senate Restaurant in Washington, DC, since the early 1900s. The authentic version uses navy beans, but an heirloom just makes it better.
Author's Bean Swapping Note: Any white bean that will break down and become creamy will work nicely here. Try marrow beans, or if you don't have heirlooms, go with classic navy beans.–Steve Sando and Vanessa Barrington
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Author Steve Sando knows his beans. He's not just a veritable bean expert, but founder of Rancho Gordo, a specialty food purveyor featuring, in his words, "glorious, old-fashioned heirloom beans." We couldn't agree more.
Senate Bean Soup Recipe
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- Serves 4
- 1/2 pound yellow eye or navy beans, soaked and drained
- One 1 1/2 pound ham hock, cut crosswise into 3 or 4 pieces (you can ask your butcher to cut the ham hock for you)
- 6 cups water
- 1 bay leaf
- 1/2 medium yellow onion, chopped
- 4 celery stalks with leaves, chopped
- 2 garlic cloves, finely chopped
- 1/4 cup chopped flat-leaf parsley leaves, plus more for garnishing
- Salt and freshly ground pepper
- 1. In a soup pot, combine the beans, ham hock, water, and bay leaf. Bring to a boil, reduce the heat to low, and simmer gently until the beans are beginning to soften, about 1 hour.
- 2. Add the onion, celery, garlic, 1/4 cup parsley, and salt and pepper to taste. Continue to simmer until the beans are soft and beginning to break down, and the ham meat comes off the bone easily when shredded with a fork, about 1 hour.
- 3. Remove the ham hock pieces. When they are cool enough to handle, remove the meat from the bones. Dice the meat and return it to the pot. Taste and adjust the seasonings. Ladle the soup into warmed bowls and garnish with parsley.
Soaking note
- I put the beans to soak in the morning, after rinsing them in lots of cool water and checking them for small bits of debris. I cover the beans with about 1 inch of cold water. I found that beans soaked for 2 to 6 hours have a better texture and cook more evenly, and it's my preference. The quick-soak method calls for pouring hot water over the beans and let them soak for about 1 hour, then pour off the water, add new water, and start cooking. Others don't soak at all. It's up to you.
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Comparing TV Types: A Chart
Steve Kindig has been an electronics enthusiast for over 30 years. He has written extensively about home and car A/V gear for Crutchfield since 1985. Steve is also a volunteer DJ at community radio station WTJU, where he is a regular host of the American folk show "Atlantic Weekly," as well as the world music program "Radio Tropicale."
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Angle (side to side)
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|Very good
Pros: screen's phosphor coating creates lifelike color that is closest to conventional tube TVs
Cons: vulnerable to burn-in, but it rarely happens with newer models; screen tends to reflect room lights
|Good to Very good
Good: standard-backlit models
Excellent: LED-backlit models
Pros: panels weigh less than plasma and use less energy; burn-in not an issue
Cons: picture slightly less natural than top plasmas
Projection TVs
|No (most models)
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Pros: typically has best blacks and shadow detail among digital big-screens; smooth motion handling
Cons: a few viewers sensitive to "rainbows"
Quick tips
Picture quality
One thing absent from the chart above is a comparison of picture quality. People often have different ideas about what looks "best." Plus, picture quality is more often determined by construction quality and internal processing than by TV type. And finally, various space and budgetary constraints may affect how much importance you place on small differences in picture quality. The bottom line? To get the best possible picture quality, look for TVs from reliable brands, and don't give up better engineering in order to get a bargain basement price.
Viewing angle
The wider the viewing angle, the better the picture will look to people sitting to the extreme left or right of the TV. If you regularly cram a host of friends and family into your living room for event viewing, you want the widest viewing angle possible. (Of course, specs aren't everything; for example, although LCD TVs have a wider viewing angle on paper, our A/V experts have repeatedly confirmed that plasmas actually look better when viewed at extreme angles.)
Contrast ratio and black level
Good black levels deliver rich shadows and excellent shadow detail, so you can easily follow the action in dark scenes. Good contrast gives the picture more punch and 3-D impact.
Some folks have stayed away from plasma TVs over the last few years because of the risk of "burn in" — that is, when a faint outline of an image stays visible on the TV's screen, even when you're watching something else. This was particularly a problem for folks who watched programs with news tickers on the bottom part of the screen, or played video games with health bars and other displays on the screen for long time. But today's plasma TVs are much more resistant to burn in, and in the rare event that it does happen, it's generally an easy-to-fix problem.
Although most people can't see it, a few have observed something called "the rainbow effect" when watching DLP TVs. This momentary effect is due to the unique way most DLP TVs re-create the image on screen. Many of today's DLPs include technologies to prevent rainbows, such as a faster color wheel. But if you find you're one of small number of folks who are bothered by this effect, you may want to consider a DLP set that uses colored LEDs, rather than a color wheel. These sets can also offer more vibrant, accurate colors.
Front-projection TVs
Although they are not TVs in the most obvious sense (they don't have a built-in screen or any kind of tuner, for example), front projectors can be a great way to experience big-screen viewing in your home theater. Most often, these projectors use LCD or LCoS technology. And be sure to get a projector designed for home theater, rather than the kind built for business presentations; there are surprising differences in performance. For more info, check out our article about front-projection TVs.
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Broward Sheriff's Office investigators are releasing surveillance video of a suspect who robbed a Lauderdale Lakes beauty supply store in early January.
At around 12:30 p.m. on January 3, the suspect walked into the Glam Lux Beauty Supply store at 4091 NW 34 St. in Lauderdale Lakes and asked about some of the products behind the counter.
The store's cameras were rolling as the skinny unidentified male, between 20 and 30 years of age, chatted with the store clerk, then calmly handed her a plastic bag and demanded the money in the register and her iPad. The store employee complied and the man walked out of the business and fled on foot.
The suspect was wearing a long-sleeve shirt, blue jeans, black shoes, a cloth covering his head and sunglasses. He also has a date tattooed on the right side of his neck.
Anyone with information on the identity of the suspect or this robbery is asked to contact BSO Detective Theo Woulard at 954-321-4270 or Broward Crime Stoppers, anonymously, at 954-493-TIPS (8477). A reward of up to $1,000 is available for information leading to an arrest.
****MEDIA NOTE: A good quality video of the robbery is available for download on our website www.sheriff.org.
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This article was published 28/6/2013 (1550 days ago), so information in it may no longer be current.
Chicagoans lined the streets and filled Grant Park on Friday, June 28 to take in the Chicago Blackhawks' victory parade and rally in Grant Park after they defeated the Boston Bruins in the 2013 Stanley Cup Finals.


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Something i've noticed over the past couple of years is that many people really don't seem to understand a key concept that relates to most of the teaching concepts I've developed recently.
the root of this misunderstanding is: stopping/pausing vs. moving X far.
this happens with with the hammer pounds, shoulder rotation, and related things.
e.g. trying to pause halfway through a 180 degree rotation is DIFFERENT from moving 90 degrees, then moving 90 degrees.
similarly, moving 1' is different from trying to move 4' and stopping after moving 1'.
people as a whole want to move too much and think they have to stop the full motion to make things happen. the truth is you just have to move LESS.
while the result might appear the same, less motion keeps momentum under control, while stopping a larger motion gets your momentum out of control. an easy example of this is trying to jump 2' forwards vs. trying to jump 10' forwards and stopping mid air after moving 2'. it just doesn't work that way.


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Built in 2008, the Iris Congress Hotel offers 150 rooms over four floors. All the rooms are exterior-facing or with vistas over the football pitch. The hotel also provides triple rooms and three junior suites. One of the major attractions of the Iris Congress Hotel is its great capacity for holding meetings and events. 4 Reception rooms are available in different sizes, with movable panels that allow the celebration of events for up to 360 persons in one, sole unit. The restaurant also has a considerable capacity and an excellent terrace for enjoying the sunnier days. The stadium in which the hotel is set has capacity to seat 21,000 spectators. At the Eden Arena is where the Slavia of Prague normally plays, as well as the Bohemians and Champions League matches. Despite its recent construction (2009), teams such as Barcelona FC and Milan AC have played on its grounds and the Czech national team also usually plays in the stadium. On the other hand, its short history includes concerts by REM and Depeche Mode, amongst others. The Eden Arena complex also contains offices, banks and other eating places. The Iris Congress Hotel is situated in a peaceful part of Prague, mostly a sports grounds and business area. Next to the hotel is a large shopping complex where guests can find offers of all kinds. The centre of Prague, a little over 4 km away, is easily accessible by tram and bus.
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Swimsuit ready? Not for long. Gaining the weight you lost preparing for summer is so easy, you're likely to do it without trying. If you don't stop the eating patterns that unintentionally cause weight gain, you'll never be successful losing body fat.
Tom Nikkola, director of nutrition and weight management at Life Time Fitness, "The Healthy Way of Life Company," says people unintentionally sabotage their diet even as they're cutting calories.
Here are five ways you may be packing on the pounds without even realizing it:
Load up
on sugar
You don't have to indulge in sweets or spoon extra sugar over your food to eat too much. If you eat a lot of processed foods, you're probably already eating too much sugar. Nikkola says you can even find added sugar in processed meats. "White flour, bread, waffles, many cereals, chips, granola and crackers are easily converted to sugar as well," he adds.
Skimp on
protein and fat
"Protein and fat are macronutrients that are essential to our health," Nikkola says. "By avoiding these foods, you'll be more likely to have an insatiable appetite." On the flip side, he notes people who include protein and fat in every meal are less likely to overeat and may reduce cravings for carbohydrate-rich or sugary foods.
Eat more
breakfast cereal
"A bowl of cereal is a great way to start the day if your goal is accumulating additional body fat," Nikkola says. Such a breakfast can leave you hungry just a few hours later, and reaching for high-carbohydrate snack foods. Before noon you'll likely be feeling the effects of low blood sugar, like trouble focusing, a reduction in energy and increase in irritability (which only makes you want to eat more).
Fill up on fruit
and fruit juice
Fruit and fruit juice are not synonymous in a healthy diet. "Juice is much more concentrated in sugar, especially fructose, and does not include fiber, which may help reduce your appetite," Nikkola explains. "Loading up on juice is a great way to increase calorie intake, much like drinking soda would be." Even too much whole fruit can lead to too much sugar in your diet. The best way to balance your fruit and vegetable intake is to eat three to four servings of non-starchy vegetables for each serving of fruit.
Reward yourself
after every workout
"It doesn't take much to offset what you burn in each workout," Nikkola says. "With a muffin, some chips, or a bowl of pasta you'll replace all the glycogen you burned in your training session and eat enough extra carbohydrates to add to your fat stores." Instead, refuel with whole food and include protein for better recovery.
Of course you don't really want to gain weight this summer. Life Time Fitness has an in-house nutritionist on staff at most of its 105 clubs to work with members on their personal nutrition goals.
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CYCLISTS will saddle up this summer to remember a historic King.
They will ride the 52 miles from the birthplace of Alfred the Great in Wantage to his burial place in Hyde Abbey in Winchester.
The W2W Ride has been organised by Hyde900, a community group set up in 2010 to organise events to mark 900 years since the foundation of Hyde Abbey. Since the anniversary, the group has continued to organise events and the W2W Ride is now in its seventh year.
The cyclists will be meeting at King Alfred's commemorative statue in Wantage market place at 10am on July 20.
Entry is £7 for members of Hyde900 and £10 for non-members.
Transportation can be arranged for participants travelling from Winchester for an additional £15 but must be booked in advance.
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Some captains of business follow their instincts to greatness. But in the beige corporate morass of mid-level Manhattan, a self-conscious guy named Tim is following his gut all the way to sensitivity training in HR. No matter the situation, life's little challenges always manage to demand the most offensive solutions, which wouldn't be such a problem if he weren't continually caught red-handed. From the mind of Steve Dildarian - the Clio-winning ad man behind Budweiser's famous 'Lizards' campaign - an all-new season of 'The Life and Times of Tim' follows this everyday working guy from one scandalous crisis to the next, introducing his cadre of outrageous friends along the way.
'The Life and Times of Tim' was created by Steve Dildarian; executive produced by Steve Dildarian, Tom Werner, Jimmy Miller, Mike Clements and Leynete Cariapa; co-executive producers, John Levenstein and Luke del Tredici; produced by Monica Mitchell; written and directed by Steve Dildarian.


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In Brief: What Pending Climate Legislation Does for Nuclear Power
October 2009
Electricity generation accounts for more than one third of total U.S. greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions (Figure 1). Nuclear power is a virtually carbon-free source of reliable, baseload electricity which can play a very large role in decarbonizing the U.S. electric power sector. Existing government incentives have already spurred a renewed interest in building new nuclear plants, and comprehensive climate policy is expected to provide further impetus for a significant expansion of U.S. nuclear power generation (for an in-depth discussion of nuclear power and its role in climate mitigation see the Pew Center's Nuclear Power factsheet).
Nuclear Power's Current Role
In 2008, nuclear power provided one fifth of total U.S. electricity and constituted nearly 70 percent of total U.S. non-emitting electricity generation (see Figure 2). With 104 operating nuclear reactors at 65 plants in 31 states, the United States is the world's largest generator of nuclear power, accounting for about 30 percent of global nuclear generation.1,2 97 percent of current U.S. nuclear generating capacity was built and brought online between 1965 and 1990.3 No new nuclear plants have been ordered in the United States since 1978, and no U.S. plant has been completed that was ordered after 1973.4
Existing Incentives for Nuclear Power and Pending Climate Legislation
The construction of much of the existing nuclear fleet saw significant cost overruns and delays, which makes financing new plants challenging.5,6 Recent changes to the licensing process, standardized plant designs, and improved construction management and quality assurance offer the promise of avoiding the problems of past U.S. nuclear plant construction. The expansion of nuclear power, though, depends on demonstrated success in constructing and operating the first few new nuclear plants.
The Energy Policy Act of 1992 overhauled the nuclear licensing process and moved major regulatory risks to the front end of the process. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 provided financial incentives to promote investment in the first few new plants—most importantly federal loan guarantees.7 In 2007, Congress authorized the Department of Energy (DOE) to grant $18.5 billion of loan guarantees. 17 applications for combined construction and operating licenses for 26 new reactors are under review by the Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC)—all submitted since 2007.8
The Waxman-Markey American Clean Energy and Security Act (ACES Act), H.R.2454, includes provisions likely to spur a major expansion of nuclear power. The energy bill passed by the Senate Energy and Natural Resources Committee, the American Clean Energy and Leadership Act (ACEL Act, S.1462) and the energy and climate bill, which includes a GHG cap-and-trade program, introduced by Senators Kerry and Boxer, the Clean Energy Jobs and American Power Act (S.1733), also include provisions related to nuclear power (see Table 1). This brief focuses on the ACES Act because it has been extensively modeled, but any legislation that puts a price on carbon is expected to have a similar effect on nuclear power. Future briefs will discuss the projected impacts of the Senate proposals.
Putting a Price on Carbon
The most important thing that pending climate legislation does for advancing low-carbon energy technologies, especially nuclear power, is to put a price on carbon via a GHG cap-and-trade program.9 A carbon price guides investments toward a variety of low-carbon technologies and makes the cost of electricity from new nuclear power plants lower relative to traditional fossil fuel-based generation.
Financing Low-Carbon Energy Technology
The ACES Act amends the existing DOE nuclear loan guarantee program in order to make the program more effective, including providing the Secretary of Energy with more flexibility in setting the financial terms of the loan guarantees.10 In addition, the ACES Act creates a new Clean Energy Deployment Administration (CEDA), an independent corporation wholly owned by the United States with a 20-year charter, with the mission of promoting domestic development and deployment of clean energy technologies, such as nuclear power, by making available affordable financing. The ACES Act instructs the U.S. Treasury to issue $7.5 billion in "green bonds" to initially capitalize CEDA. The Senate ACEL Act includes similar provisions related to the loan guarantee program and creation of a CEDA.
The Role for Nuclear Power under Market-Based Climate Policy
The U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA) modeled the effects of the ACES Act and projected that CO2 emission reductions from the electric power sector would comprise more than 80 percent of cumulative GHG emission reductions from sources covered under cap and trade through 2030.11 EIA projects that new nuclear power plants will play a key role in providing these emission reductions. According to EIA, under "business-as-usual," between 2012 and 2030 only 11 gigawatts (GW) of new nuclear generating capacity would come online (compared to a current nuclear generating capacity of about 100 GW). By contrast, during the same time period under the ACES Act, EIA projects that new nuclear power would make up almost 40 percent of new generating capacity (96 GW) such that by 2030 nuclear power would provide one third of U.S. electricity (see Figure 3).
The United States and the rest of the world cannot avoid dangerous climate change without reducing GHG emissions from electricity generation. Pending cap-and-trade legislation establishes a regulatory framework and long-term price signal to guide investments in low-carbon energy technologies, including nuclear power. In addition, pending legislation builds on existing incentives to overcome the hurdle of financing the first wave of new U.S. nuclear power plants. Under an aggressive global effort to reduce GHG emissions, the International Energy Agency (IEA) projects that nuclear power generation will increase more than three-fold by 2050 with the largest increases in the United States, China, and India.12 The very large deployment of nuclear power projected under climate legislation with a price on carbon could revitalize the U.S. nuclear power industry and position the United States as a leader in a critical low-carbon technology industry.
|Figure 1: Total U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions (2007)13
|Figure 2: U.S. Electricity Generation by Type (2008)14
|Figure 3: Projected Cumulative New Electric Generating Capacity (2012-2030)
|Notes: The figure above is based on the EIA ACES Act modeling analysis's reference and "Basic" policy cases.
1. Holt, Mark, Advanced Nuclear Power and Fuel Cycle Technologies: Outlook and Policy Options, Congressional Research Service (CRS), Jul 2008. All of the 104 U.S. nuclear reactors were ordered between 1963 and 1973.
2. EIA, International Energy Annual 2006, 2008, see Table 2.7.
3. EIA, U.S. Nuclear Statistics.
4. National Commission on Energy Policy (NCEP), Ending the Energy Stalemate: A Bipartisan Strategy to Meet America's Energy Challenges, 2004.
5. According to the 2003 Future of Nuclear Power report from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT), the "historical construction costs reflected a combination of regulatory delays, redesign requirements, construction management and quality control problems" (p. 38).
6. See Table 2-1 and accompanying discussion in Congressional Budget Office (CBO), Nuclear Power's Role in Generating Electricity, 2008.
7. The Energy Policy Act of 2005 also included a production tax credit (PTC) of $18 per megawatt-hour for 6,000 megawatts (MW) of new nuclear capacity for the first 8 years of operation and a form of insurance (called standby support) under which the federal government will cover debt service for up to six new reactors (subject to funding) if commercial operation is delayed.
8. NEI, Status and Outlook for Nuclear Energy in the United States, May 2009.
9. For explanation of how cap and trade works, see the Pew Center's Cap and Trade 101.
10.For a detailed discussion of the challenges faced in implementing the DOE loan guarantee program, see the letter "Administrative Changes Necessary for a Workable Title XVII Loan Guarantee Program" sent to the Obama Administration and signed by several clean energy industry associations, including the Nuclear Energy Institute.
11. EIA, Energy Market and Economic Impacts of H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act of 2009, August 2009. Unless otherwise noted, this document refers to EIA's "Basic" core policy case. EIA's modeling timeframe only extends to 2030. Abatement refers to the difference between covered emissions under climate policy and under "business-as-usual."
12. IEA, Energy Technology Perspectives 2008: Scenarios and Strategies to 2050, BLUE Map Scenario, see Figure 8.1.
13. EPA, Inventory of U.S. Greenhouse Gas Emissions and Sinks: 1990-2007.
14. U.S. Energy Information Administration (EIA), Annual Energy Review 2008, 2009, see Table 8.2a.
15. The summary of S.1733 is based on the version released September 30, 2009.


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J.J. Watt says he's proud of how he has naturally grown into an imposing physical specimen.
The Houston Texans' All-Pro pass rusher is aware that some people believe he used artificial means to bulk up to 290 pounds after beginning his college career at 230. He told CBSSports.com's Pete Prisco on Wednesday that he began puberty late. He also said his relative lack of muscle definition should be a sign that he's not taking short cuts.
IYER: Watt wants to be a two-way threat
"Anybody who knows me knows the amount of work and dedication I put into it. There is no way it would even cross my mind to do anything like that," Watt told Prisco.
"It's insulting in one sense, but a compliment, I guess, on the other," Watt later told Prisco. "You can't disrespect the game like that. I can't disrespect my family, my friends, myself. No way you can ever do that to yourself. (The talk about his physique is) super gratifying because I work my ass of to be who I am, to be the size I am and play the way I do. The most gratifying part of the success is looking back at the hard work I put in."
Watt also told Prisco he's "glad" the NFL is beginning to test players for human growth hormone.
"They can test me as much as they want whenever they want. I want to prove to people that I do it the right way," he told Prisco.


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- 2013-10-31 - Added support for cross region snapshot copy. New API version 2013-09-09
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- 2013-05-23 - Added support for read replica status. New API version 2013-05-15.
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Indystar article today says Pendegraph is pushing for Tyler's minutes at the back up PF. I'd quote and link it but I'm not a Indystar subscriber, but its in the print edition.
If Miles is slightly worse than Foster, then it is a great pick. If he is no better than McRoberts in his last year here, then I say its a botched pick if there is someone clearly better than him. And in all honesty we can have to say that the odds are not in his favor.
While I couldn't see the game tonight, I was excited to hear Slick say that Tyler's added the ability to go left. The should help his scoring options considerably.
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Recently got my bag set up for this season.
2x Pro d magnet - main putter
Glow wizard- short straight drives off the tee
Flx zone- overstable duties
Flx buzzz- hyzer flip for dead nuts straight and thrown flat for slow turnovers
Z wasp- thrown flat for straight shots with little fade at the end
M1- testing it out. Using it mainly for headwinds.
Dx Leo- beat to crap use for rollers. Don't throw rollers much but I've got it if I ever need it
Pro Leo- hyzer flip straight and slow turnovers
Glo Leo- thrown flat for tight s curves
Star teebird- straight with small amount of fade
Glo teebird- more stable than the star. Love it for headwinds
Champ firebird- use for sidearm mainly. Get out of trouble disc
Champ beast- beat up. Hyzer flip for looong slow turnover
Champ beast- new. Dead straight distance shots
Z avenger- slight headwind drives
Champ xcal- mainly loong sidearm drives or backhand for massive headwinds


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Water collected in Conch or Shankh is not usually poured on a Shivling while worshipping Shiva. Water from conch is only offered to Vishnu. As per Shiva Purana, water from conch is not offered to Shiva because he had killed the demon Shankchud. It must be noted that this rule of not pouring water from Conch on Shivling is not strictly followed.
Legend has it that father of Shankchud was demon Dambh. He was an ardent devotee of Vishnu and he had no children. He propitiated Vishnu who blessed him with Shankachud. Thus, both father and son were ardent devotees of Vishnu.
Demon Shankchud got the boon from Brahma that he will not be killed by the Trimurtis – Brahma, Vishnu or Shiva. The boon was linked to the purity and chastity of Shankchud's wife Tulsi. The boon will be effective only till the purity and chastity of Tulsi was maintained.
The boon made Shankchud arrogant and he started harassing all living beings.
Finally, Vishnu decided to put an end to the Adharma of the demon. But Vishnu could not kill the demon as he was an ardent devotee of Him.
So Vishnu devised a plan and took the help of Shiva.
Vishnu took the form of Shankachud and violated the chastity of Tulsi. Shiva used this opportunity and killed demon Shankachud.
As Shankchud was a devotee of Vishnu, he took the form of conch. Vishnu gave him the boon that Shankh will be used for offering water to Him by human beings and Devas. As Shiva killed Shankchud, water from it is not offered on Shivling.
Note – there are numerous versions of the above story. Tulsi the wife of Shankchud became the Tulsi plant, which is considered most dear to Vishnu. The demon Shankchud is popularly known as Jalandhara. Another story has it that Tulsi cursed Vishnu to become Shaligram.


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For the first time, a former Tennessee correctional officer went before a judge Tuesday.
The Channel 4 I-Team first exposed Kevin Simmons, who was caught in a Tennessee Bureau of Investigation sting allegedly trying to smuggle contraband into Riverbend Prison.
Tuesday was the first time we came face-to-face with Simmons, but it's not the first time we've heard his voice.
Simmons is now charged with felony official misconduct after the Channel 4 I-Team gathered cell phone conversations, texts and other documentation that appear to reveal how cell phones were being smuggled into the state's most secure prison.
When we presented our findings to the state, the TBI set up a sting at a motel and agents say Simmons took thousands in cash in exchange for delivering a cell phone and other contraband into the prison.
"Do you want to say anything about what happened in that motel room?" asked Channel 4 I-Team chief investigator Jeremy Finley.
"Nope," Simmons said.
And as for the recorded phone conversation about smuggling contraband to inmate David Faulkner, Simmons didn't have anything to say.
"I'm not answering no questions. I told you that already," Simmons said.
But he continued.
"The world sees a lot of things in what appears to be and what not appears to be. Your assumption is one assumption, and the world's assumption is the world's assumption. My assumption is different," Simmons said.
Simmons said he will talk to us after his case is over.
"I'm 13 years military. I'm a man of my word. So I will contact you after this is over with, because we have a lot to talk about. Trust me," he said.
"Is there widespread corruption in that prison?" Finley asked.
"I'm not going to answer any more questions," Simmons said.
Simmons was appointed a public defender at Tuesday's court appearance because he says he is now out of a job.
Also on Tuesday, the state swept through six prisons looking for contraband. They arrested a delivery truck driver who they say tried to deliver cell phones, cigarettes and alcohol to a Memphis prison.
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It's taken me longer to get around to continuing to write about the church
conflict in Newbury than I thought it would. It's a complicated issue and as
I said in the first post in the series, my understanding of the Protestant
theological issues is woefully inadequate. My intention is to concentrate on
the part my ancestors played in the argument but I do feel the need to provide
a bit of background information.
At the head of the two factions in the Newbury church were two men: Reverend
Thomas Parker and merchant Edward Woodman. Reverend Parker had been
part of the original party of settlers who founded Newbury and his influence can
still be seen there today. The river that flows by the town is named the Parker
River in his honor, and it is believed the town itself is named after a town in
England where Rev. Parker had taught before coming to the colony. Edward
Woodman was likewise an early settler of the town and had done very well for
himself in business. The differences between the two men lay in their views
about how the church should be governed.
The Reverend Parker in the Presbyterian viewpoint, that a church was best
led most effectively by a council of church elders. This made the Newbury church
one of only two Presbyterian churches in the colony, the other being in the town
of Hingham south of Boston. The rest of the sites practiced Congregationalism, in
which church problems and policies were dealt with by the votes of the entire
church, and Edward Woodman wanted the church to be run on this principle. The
disagreement between the two sides was so contentious that the churches of
neighboring towns as well as the colonial government tried to mediate it.
At its height, there were long-winded letters with charges and counter-charges
flying back and forth from both sides. I'm surprised that any work at all got
done on those occasions. To be honest, I don't understand a lot of the points
that were being made. So I'll stick with those instances that involve my ancestors.
I'll begin in the next post in the series about an incident involving (once again)
my ancestor William Gerrish, among others.


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