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Karin Johansson at Klimt02 Gallery in Barcelona
HDK Alumn and Visiting professor in Jewellery at HDK – Karin Johansson – holds an Exhibition at Klimt02 Gallery in Barcelona, called New Places. The exhibition contents a series of necklaces by the artist.
In conjunction with the opening of the exhibition Karin will also present her new book "Collecting Butterflies".
As citizens we understand our city by the visual fragments that are printed in our brain, kind of memories of it giving us a personal vision of where we live. A color, a smell, an architectonic detail... become abstract forms that explain our perception of the space we inhabit.
(…) In the beginning, a variety of many-colored images of a city: meeting points, streets, people, blue skies, night and day. Staying in a playful mood, capturing the pulse, the movement, or the silence. Sketching, cutting paper, creating a map of sorts in my studio, micro and macro at once as my perspective. I give each element its shape, assigning it a size and its place, connecting it further to circle in something of this scene. Having it all transform into a necklace seemed only most obvious to me: no up, no down, wrapped around me, playing, constantly detouring in new directions. (…)
Wearing the object, I become the inhabitant of the new place.
Karin Johansson
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City will close for the holidays
Due to the holidays and the city of Saratoga's annual furlough, city offices will be closed from Dec. 24 through Jan. 1. Regular business hours will resume Jan. 2.
To report such incidents as fallen trees, landslides and flooding on roads and public property, residents are asked to call County Communications at 408.299.2507.
Highway 9 ribbon cutting
Residents are invited to celebrate the completion of pedestrian improvements along state Highway 9 between Saratoga and Monte Sereno. The multi-agency project links the Saratoga, Monte Sereno and Los Gatos communities through the additions of bicycle lanes and pedestrian pathways.
The ceremony is scheduled for Dec. 19 at 3:30 p.m. at the corner of Highway 9 and Farwell Avenue. Light refreshments will be served.
For more information, contact Mainini Cabute at firstname.lastname@example.com or 408.868.1258.
SUSD board reorganization
The Saratoga Union School District announced the new board of trustees officers for 2014.
Arati Nagaraj was appointed board president, Victor Zhang was named clerk and Paige Berardo was selected secretary. Patty Buchanan and Michael Gipe remain on the board as members.
The officers were selected during the annual organizational board meeting held Dec. 10.

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The Coshocton Community Choir performs concerts in December and in the spring each year, but sings occasionally at various locations around the state including the prestigious Lakeside Chautauqua summer concert series.
The choirs sing a variety of songs. Listen to a selection of the Choirs' concert recordings or listen to more at the Choirs' YouTube page.
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It's -18C but if you're dressed warm it's a nice sunny day. Right after this shot Luke came over and I ended up on my back.


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Wells Fargo Place
30 7th Street East
Saint Paul, Minnesota
The following links are to PDFs unless otherwise noted. Unless otherwise noted, minutes should be considered drafts until approved by the committee or Board. Aproved Board minutes can be found on the minutes site.
General Information
- Directions to the Office of the Chancellor
- Approved FY 2009 Meeting Calendar - approved May 21, 2008
- Board of Trustees Policy Committees - updated July 2, 2008
- Acronyms
Work Group on Technology
- Work Group on Technology Agenda - 8:00-10:00 a.m. in the Third Floor, Conference Room 3310 - Cheryl Dickson, Chair
- Full Work Group Packet with agenda.
|Minutes of August 20, 2008 (pdf)
|Project Management Process Overview (pdf)
|Project Management Office and Current Project Progress and Issues Update
a. Portfolio Management Office Update (pdf)
b. Enterprise Investment Committee Timeline (pdf)
c. RDB to Oracle Update (pdf)
d. Oracle Talking Points (pdf)
|Discussion of Possible Biennial Budget Implications
|Communications Plan Continued Development (pdf)
|Clarification of Workgroup Charge (pdf)
Board of Trustees
- Board Meeting Agenda - December 11, 2008, 10:00 a.m.
Wells Fargo Place
Third Floor, Room 3310
30 7th Street East
St. Paul, Minnesota
- Full Major Topic Packet with agenda.
|Board Discussion on 2020 Planning (pdf)
|a. Competence 2.0: An Affordable Innovation and
A Global Imperative by Donald M. Norris & Paul Lefrere, Strategic Initiatives, Inc. (pdf)
|b. Tales from the Future - Strategic Initiatives, Inc. (pdf)
|c. Presentation by Donald Norris, Ph.D. (pdf)
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Beyonce Lemonade Hoodies
This design was inspired by Romans 15:13 - "May the God of hope fill you with all joy and peace as you trust in him, so that you may overflow with hope by the power of the Holy Spirit." Paul is putting hope, joy, peace, trust and power of the Spirit all together at once. As I mulled over this text, I was confounded as to how to incorporate this prayer into today's context. Then it struck me, Paul was speaking of joy and peace as ingredients that together would become hope. So I went with a metaphor. In the metaphor, we are lemons, often embittered by the world, we may not be the most pleasant company, but once we're squeezed out of our comfort zones, mixed (by the Spirit) with water (peace) and sugar (joy), we can pour out God's refreshing lemonade (hope) into the world.
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E-books are supposed to be the future of book publishing. Unfortunately, they also sometimes serve as a dumping grounds for dubious tripe that would never make it into a properly edited newspaper article.
Consider, for instance, the new, hastily produced Toronto Star Dispatches title Chris Spence: How Plagiarism Caught Up With Toronto's Top Educator. Mr. Spence, as many will know, is the former Director of Education for the Toronto District School Board. He resigned on Jan. 10, after the National Post and others uncovered numerous instances of plagiarism in his Phd. dissertation, his blog and his published journalism.
There have been plenty of plagiarism scandals, but I have never seen one quite like this. The plagiarism is so extensive and shameless that it invites pity — for it suggests some kind of odd mania or personality disorder, or perhaps even a symptom of Mr. Spence getting bonked on the head one too many times during his football career. If anyone produced an e-book probing this aspect of Mr. Spence's fall from grace, I would gladly read it.
This isn't that e-book: Author Louise Brown offers a lot of sad and touching comments from the many educators and students who were positively affected by Spence during his career. But it's all superficial (as, to be fair, all of these hastily gummed together e-books are). There is nothing in the way of substantive psychoanalysis.
Brown also has seen fit to include something quite appalling: In a sort of parody of militant late-1980s/early-'90s-vintage political correctness, one of the teachers interviewed even saw fit to play the race card.
"With his grizzled grey beard and natty dreads, Grade 8 math teacher Ishaka Williams has known Chris Spence the longest of all 10 men gathered at CW Jefferys [high school] this Saturday morning," the e-book informs us. "Don't call him 'Mr.;' he uses 'Ras,' an Ethiopian title used by Rastafarians. And don't even think about talking to him about plagiarism because he says much of European recorded history — including the so-called Pythagorean Theorem he introduced to his class this week at Brookview Middle School — was plagiarized by Greek scholars from African science and thought."
Wow. Really? Spence isn't a criminal. But imagine if some loon being interviewed about Bernie Madoff declared: "And don't even think about talking to him about white-collar crime, because he says much of European wealth was stolen from Jews during the pogroms of the Middle Ages."
I suppose it was interesting for the Star to include that little nugget, as evidence of some of the fringe responses to Spence's plagiarist-outing among the people who admired him. But in a perverse way, it also does a disservice to Spence — who, himself, never tried to play the race card on his own behalf during his fall from power.
To add insult to injury, the quote from Ishaka Williams also inadvertently highlights the worst aspect of Afrocentric educational theories (one of Mr. Spence's own controversial and unpopular initiatives in Toronto): their dubious relationship with actual history.
For the record, Pythagoras of Samos (570 BC-495 BC) was a versatile philosopher and mathematician who remains famous, among high school students at least, for popularizing a useful theorem stating that the squared length of a hypotenuse is equal to the sum of the squared lengths of a right-angled triangle's two shorter sides. The "Afrocentric" notion that Pythagoras got his ideas from Africans is largely based on the accounts of Cleopatra's Egyptian priests, who told Diodorus of Sicily that just about every famous Greek writer and thinker — from Homer, to Plato, to Pythagoras — had stolen their ideas from North Africa after personal journeys across the Mediterranean. As classicist Mary Lefkowitz demonstrated in her acclaimed and definitive 1996 book, Not out of Africa, these claims evaporate under real historical scrutiny — which is one of the reasons why Afrocentrism itself is now treated as such a dubious pedagogical approach. Africa has given the world of arts, letters and sciences many gifts. But, pace Ishaka Williams, the Illiad and Pythagorean theorem are not among them.
And yet — to be fair — Mr. Williams is right about one thing: Pythagoras didn't really invent Pythagorean theorem. A recognizable example of a Pythagorean triple (specifically, 102 = 82 + 62) dates back to Babylonian sources that are about four millennia old. Ancient South and East Asian sources also reveal early knowledge of what, in China, is apparently called Gougu or Shang Gao Theorem.
In other words, Pythagoras came to this game of squares many centuries after it started. And if Chris Spence had been a proud self-identified Babylonian, who promoted Babylocentric educational theories, Ishaka Williams' complaint might have made a small bit of sense.
But the larger question is: Does all of this make Pythagoras a plagiarist, just like Chris Spence? Was he considered as such during his own era? And did he have to resign from anything as a result?
It's hard to say: Regrettably, none of the e-books from fifth-century-BC Greece have survived into modern times.


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Yesterday Paul's dad and I were talking about the famous quote by Baron Nathan Mayer Rothschild (1777-1836), the London financier and one of the founders of the international Rothschild banking dynasty which is now worth over $100 trillion and is one of the six families that owns the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank: "I care not what puppet is placed on the throne of England to rule the Empire…The man that controls Britain's money supply controls the British Empire. And I control the money supply."
"It may sound overly simplistic," I said, "but the only way we can regain our freedom is to stop using their fiat currency."
"You mean Federal Reserve notes," Mike said. "But how would that be possible?"
A trend which is emerging in the US and various other countries is the appearance of alternative monetary systems. Just as during the American Civil War, the Great Depression, and other times of severe financial crises, states and communities are beginning to print their own money. There are "greens" issued by the Lettuce Patch Bank at the Dancing Rabbit Ecovillage in rural Northeastern Missouri. Residents from the Milwaukee neighborhoods of Riverwest and East Side are considering printing their own money. Even the state of California is so broke it has been making some of its payments in IOUs.
In Western Massachusetts one finds BerkShares, which are convertible to U.S. dollars. Susan Witt, Executive Director of the E.F. Schumacher Society (the nonprofit behind the currency) was quoted last year by Time.com as saying that more than $2 million in BerkShares have been issued through the 12 branches of five local banks.
During the 1991 recession, "Ithaca Hours" were issued to sustain Ithaca, New York's local economy and stem the loss of jobs. "Hours" circulated within the community, moving from local shop to local artisan and back, rather than leaking out into the wider monetary system. They kept people from literally going hungry. The slogan on the Hour read: "In Ithaca We Trust."
Alternative currencies are generally used in conjunction with conventional money, as in using local currency at the farmer's market and regular greenbacks at the supermarket. For this reason, their use is sometimes called a "Dual Currency System." "It doesn't try in any way to replace cash," says Christoph Hensch, a Swiss national and former banker now living in Christchurch, New Zealand. Rather, it offers a way "for people to share and redeem value they have in the community."
Hensch says alternative currencies are most useful in geographical areas or social sectors where money doesn't flow sufficiently, citing for example New Zealand's Golden Bay, which is so remote that it sometimes nearly functions as its own economy—the same phenomenon Paul and I are seeing here where barter is commonplace.
Homegrown currency doesn't merely fortify the local economy, it builds community. According to Susan Witt, the use of BerkShares, for example, has helped to solidify local ties. "It's cash, so you have to pay your bills by walking into the store or dentist's office," she says.
People out here similarly recognize they've got a stake in their neighbor's well-being because our neighbor embody both market and supply chain. One can feel more secure doing business out here because knowing the person you're dealing with (and his family and friends) provides a kind of social collateral.
Several years ago in Minneapolis, I helped my longtime friend Kevin Ryan research a dual currency service he was developing which involved the use of a debit-type card that is swiped by local merchants. Customers received a cash rebate from merchants in their accounts, local churches and nonprofits which enrolled the customers received a portion of the rebate, and the local economy was strengthened.
Characteristically, Kevin was years ahead of his time in developing this computer-mediated system to keep track of such transactions, and the successor company to his venture is now well positioned to make a lot of money by providing a much needed service for the hard times to come.
You can read so many dire predictions about the current crisis which, like a log rolling downhill, is unstoppable. Some experts are saying it will be worse than the Great Depression. I have heard more than one prediction that we will experience hyperinflation as severe as Germany's in the 1920s or Argentina's in 2000. It would be so easy to despair and begin thinking all is hopeless. Take heart and stock up on food, cash, and other things you will need to survive the inevitable shortages and hyperinflation.
I believe the recession, regardless of how long or severe it turns out to be, can be the re-making of America into something very positive. There is opportunity in even the direst circumstances, if only you look for it and are ready. History shows we are an innovative and resilient people, and the emergence of the alternative currency trend is a leading indicator of American resourcefulness.
Even after the darkest night, the sun always rises the next morning and will do so for eons to come.


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PS the story is HILARIOUS!! I love it!!!
Author's Response: Thanks. I finally did. I do listen but it dis take a while for me to get back to this :)
Why are these chapters so long?!?!
Author's Response: *laugh* I got carried away?
No, there has to be more chapters. I need more chapters.
I heart this fic! It's adorable, imaginative, elaborate, hilarious, and simply stupendous!
Keep On Writing;)
Author's Response: I am writing more ... although I feel a bit rusty at writing after being gone for a while .. hopefully you'd bear with me as I regain my feel for this. :)
I'm not actually done reading, so this might seem like a really random review....and it's not acutally a review anyways, more of a comment really.
But anyways, I have to tell you that I started giggling uncontrollably when I read about genetics. I heart genectics, it was my favorite part about Bio 30. It brought bakc good memories...because I'm jsut that insanely cool!
Keep On Writing;)
Author's Response: Something we both could relate on *laugh* I thought I'd be the only one who'd appreciate that.
I love this fic! ButI have to admit that the beginning of the story was a bit iffy. Some of the characters didn't sound like themselves. But I love how the story has progressed. Update soon!
Author's Response: Thank you. And I finally did update. I and would work on my next chapter as well.
Your story is amazing and I coundn't stop laughing when Snape ( evil git) lost his temper (needs anger management)!!!!!!!!!!
Author's Response: You mean you won't find Sirius infuriating? *lol*
What a crazy 11 year old he is! I loved the singing quills. Those were my favorite! I really want to see more of Snape's little puffskein! (I added this story to y favorites list.)
Author's Response: He belongs to the asylum. Thanks for adding me. Always a great compliment when someone does that.
This is such a brilliant story! Sirius antics kept me laughing long and hard. It takes really good imagination and creativity to write such pranks. Are you a prankster yourself?
Author's Response: Is it that obvious? *laugh* but I swear - I'm not as immature as I used to be.
This is one of the funniest stories I have
every read and I can hardly wait for the
next chapters!
Author's Response: So sorry it took me so long to update. But I'm happy to be back - albeit I feel a bit rusty at this writing fanfiction since I've been gone for more than a year. :)
LOVE U LOVE YOUR STORY!!!!!!!!!!!!!! going on my favorites!!!!!! i just read this!!! you are brilliant! *sniffs*
Author's Response: Thank you. It always flatters me to no end when someone does that. :)
errrmmm.... is pinked supposed to sound like punked????
Author's Response: *scratch head* I actually have no idea *lol* but I like the sound of that.
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Any chsnce of an update at some point? or is it abandoned...
Hmm personally i would think that Sirius may be more arrogant naturally than how he sometimes acts..like in the beginning he was better as he was raised as a black and later a malfoy...it sort of just doesnt seem right that he is so very easy going...i love his charm though..and find it good that he still has some traits like greeting and dressing and such
Author's Response: No not abandoned - just placed on a long hiatus as I get my priorities straight and settled. So I'm finally back. :) I do try to keep him arrogant although I always thought Sirius to be easy-going as well given the fact that he was one of Hogwarts' most notorious prankster. But thanks - I'll remember that - and will imbue more arrogance in his characterization on future chapters.
Please update, I yearn to know the next installment!
Author's Response: I finally am ... I know it's almost a year but at least I do listen ... eventually :)
this is a masterpiece. 100 reviews today!
Author's Response: Thank you for being my 100th reviewer! It was pretty special indeed. ^_^
Nice chapter!! the end was particularly good!! ~Sara
Author's Response: Thanks.
Good chapter, yet again!! Sad about Sirius. Now he's going to be haunted by Lucius and Draco. ~Sara
Author's Response: Well nothing keeps Sirius down for long. :)
Hmm...cool idea!! i must say!! can't wait to see what happens...
Author's Response: Thanks.
Great chapter!! I really loved it!! I knew something was going to happen. Lemonade in a compartment? Not likely. ~Sara
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Dear friends, today I want to talk about "Acceptance Ratio". Since I joined to Dreamstime, January 2011 is the first month that I have 100% A.R. and for me it's a great satisfaction!!!
Other months I have come close to this goal and finally it was happened :-) I think AR is a very important element for each contributor and if it is high, we understand what is better accepted on DT, then what "potentially" could better sell. It has already been discussed many times in this topic, but I am of the opinion that AR plays a key role on placement of our files in the DT database.
Obviously AR is added to other factors:"Title, description and keywords" that are really the "most important".
Just out of curiosity, my average AR is 91,3%, what is yours?
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ASHWAUBENON — This postseason the Kimberly girls basketball team had made a habit out of winning close games.
In its last three games entering Friday's state semifinal the Papermakers outscored their opponents by a total of four points.
Friday, Kimberly was involved in another close game, so you would've though the Papermakers had Oak Creek just where they wanted it.
With 2.2 seconds left in the fourth quarter, Kimberly held a 38-36 lead, but Oak Creek's Stephanie Kostowicz slipped free under the basket for the game-time tying basket.
The Knights used that momentum in overtime and ended Kimberly's quest for a perfect season with a thrilling 46-40 win in a Division 1 state semifinal at the Resch Center.
"We kind of won a lot of close games lately on the year and we closed them out then but I think we kind of lost our mental toughness," junior Frankie Wurtz said. "We made some weird mistakes we don't usually make."
"We let that one slip away in some respects," coach Troy Cullen said. "It's very tough because these kids wanted it. They believed in each other. I'm just proud of them because no matter what.
"I told them this and I'll tell them when I get back in there (locker room). They're winners in my mind no matter what."
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Kimberly (26-1) appeared to have the game in hand, leading 36-31 after a Marley Chevalier layup with 1:00 to play, but the Knights (25-2) who lost at Kimberly earlier in the season in double overtime (49-48), refused to wilt.
Jenna Santi drilled a 3-pointer with 46 seconds left in the quarter and after Kimberly split two free throws, the Knights made two free throws to cut the gap to 37-36 with 22 seconds to play.
After each team turned the ball over, Oak Creek was forced to foul and Kimberly again split two free throws with four seconds to play, setting up the final drama of the quarter. Oak Creek threw a long pass which deflected out of bounds under Oak Creek's basket with 2.2 seconds left.
Santi then found Kostowicz under the basket alone for the tying points and afterwards Kostowicz admitted she ran the wrong play.
"She got open and those things happen," Cullen said. "Obviously it cost us the game probably in some respects. I knew they were probably going to 32."
In overtime, Oak Creek outscored the Papermakers, 8-2, ending Kimberly's dream of perfection.
In some ways Kimberly had to feel fortunate to even be in the game. The Papermakers were 12 of 43 from the field (28 percent) and made just 14 of 26 free throws.
"I think in close games free throws make the difference," Cullen said. "You see that all the time; credit them. I thought they did a good job defensively.
"They're long, they make everything difficult for us."
The reason Kimberly had a chance, though, was its toughness and will to win. You don't win three straight postseason games by a total of four points without having heart.
Kimberly had it this season and it may be tough to accept a loss, but the journey to get to state was impressive.
"It's been a heck of a ride, to get to the Final Four here," Cullen said. "It's very difficult to do. It's tough. These kids wanted it, they believed in each other. I'm just proud of them. These kids don't enjoy losing one bit."
Notes: Jenna Smarzinski led Kimberly with 11 points, while Chevalier added 10 and Wurtz nine. … There were six lead changes, four ties and the largest lead of the game was 11 points by Oak Creek (15-4). … Steph Hetto led Kimberly with six rebounds.
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A controversial proposal to change the rule that forbids high school athletes from playing on prep and club teams in the same sport during the same season was rejected by the CIF's State Federated Council on Friday.
The measure, which was proposed by the California Interscholastic Federation, received the support of just three of the CIF's 10 sections — San Francisco, Los Angeles City and Northern.
Rule 600, as it is known, will stay in place.
"There was strong support opposing a change to this rule," San Diego Section Commissioner Jerry Schniepp said after the meeting in Los Angeles.
The San Francisco Section has just eight schools, the L.A. City Section has about 80 and the Northern Section about 60.
The state's largest sections — Southern (about 500 schools), Sac-Joaquin (about 160), Central (about 110), Central Coast (about 110), North Coast (about 120) and San Diego (about 120) — all voted to keep Rule 600 in place, as did Oakland (six schools).
San Diego's three representatives to the Federated Council — Terry Kok, Nancy Acerrio and Duane Coleman — voted to keep the rule in place after the San Diego Section Board of Managers voted that way on Wednesday.
Kok, is the chairman of the Board of Managers and the superintendent of Calvin Christian Schools. Acerrio is the athletic director at Hilltop High. Coleman is the newly elected superintendent of the Oceanside Unified School District.
Proponents of Rule 600 say it saves athletes from having their loyalties divided between high school and club teams.
Those who want the rule changed say decisions on participation should be left to parents and students.
The CIF has reported that 26 states have eliminated rules prohibiting students from competing on school and club teams in the same sport during the same season.
Practices limited to three hours
A rule to limit practice times in all sports to three hours was another controversial item on the Federated Council agenda.
It passed easily, coming one vote from being unanimous.
San Diego already has a three-hour practice time limit, "so we shouldn't feel this at all," Schniepp said.
"What was discussed Friday was putting more definition in the rule," Schniepp said. "Film sessions are considered part of a three-hour practice. Weight training is not.
"Football coaches won't like it, but they can't have two consecutive days of two-a-day practices."
As a bonding experience, some schools take their teams to the mountains, beach or a military base and want two-a-day practices for three straight days.
"The rule doesn't prohibit teams from two-a-days on two out of three days, Schniepp said. "So I don't think things will change a lot."


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CHOOSE THE LENGTH-> Runners aiming for 5-Ks and 10-Ks can use a 10-, 14-, or 21-day cycle, says McMillan. If you're planning to do a half or full marathon, a 21- or 28-day cycle works best as it allows more time for recovery. In general, if you like a lot of structure, stick to shorter cycles of 10 to 14 days. If you prefer more flexibility, opt for the longer ones.
PLAN AHEAD-> Targeting a goal race? Determine how many cycles you'll need by counting back from race day. You'll need at least eight weeks to train for a 5-K or a 10-K, which works out to about six 10-day cycles or three 21-day cycles. Half-marathoners need 10 weeks to build up, or three to four 21-day cycles; full marathoners need 16 weeks, or four 28-day cycles.
PICK A NUMBER-> How many quality workouts you do during your cycle depends on your experience level and injury history, says Kastor. More seasoned runners can usually handle more frequent tough sessions. "After training for several years, our body recovers more efficiently, and we can run hard more often," he says. Kastor recommends that beginners who run fewer than 15 miles per week do three or four hard workouts during a 10-day cycle, five or six over a 14-day cycle, and eight or nine over a 21-day cycle. Intermediate to advanced runners running 30 to 40 miles or more per week can schedule four during a 10-day cycle, six over a 14- day cycle, nine over a 21-day cycle, and 12 over a 28-day cycle, says Kastor.
MIX THEM UP-> Key workouts should include long runs, race-simulation or tempo runs, and speedwork that includes long and short intervals, says McMillan.
PLOT THEM OUT-> Schedule your quality sessions in any order across your cycle. But start your cycle with your long run to make sure your most time-consuming workouts don't land inconveniently midweek—on, say, a Wednesday when you have to go to work early and drive your kids to after-school soccer practice. And never run two hard days in a row.
SCHEDULE REST-> Run easy or cross-train before and after tough workouts, giving yourself extra easy days before and after your most tiring sessions. Mixing in cross-training will build overall fitness and make you that much more rested and prepared for your hard efforts. Every six days or so, take a well-earned day of total rest.
Additional reporting by Matt Allyn
MAKE THE TIME: Spread out key workouts so you can run them harder.
RUN BETTER: Build your key workouts from cycle to cycle: Add two repeats for short intervals, one for long intervals. Add one mile to tempo and long runs.
A Good Mix
No matter the number of days in your training cycle or the distance you're targeting, a blend of quality sessions builds endurance, speed, and aerobic threshold, says coach Andrew Kastor.
Long run-> 6 to 9 miles
Tempo run-> 3 to 4 miles at 30 seconds slower than race pace
Long intervals-> 3 to 4 x 5 minutes at 10-K pace with equal rest
Short intervals-> 6 to 8 x 400 meters at race pace, with 400 meters recovery jog
Three long runs-> 10 to 15 miles
Short tempo run-> 3 to 4 miles at race pace or faster
Long tempo run-> 6 to 9 miles at 30 seconds slower than race pace
Tempo intervals-> 3 x 2 miles at 10-K race pace


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Home Away From Home: A Sand Hotel in Weymouth
The world's first sand hotel was recently constructed on Weymouth Beach in Weymouth, England. This gritty hotel features twin and double bedrooms, but don't count on reservations — rooms are strictly booked on a first-come, first-served basis. You can book a stay for a mere 10 pounds a night, and cash is the only accepted method of payment. The hotel was built with about 1,000 tons of sand over a period of eight days, with volunteers putting in 14-hour days to get the job done.
Would you stay in this open-air "hotel" if you were in Weymouth?


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Oberholtzer critical of successful start to cap spring
HOUSTON -- At first glance, Brett Oberholtzer's final outing of the preseason was a rousing success.
Everyone from manager Bo Porter to center fielder Dexter Fowler was complimentary of the lefty's six innings of shutdown ball on Saturday in the Astros' 2-0 win against the Rojos del Aguila de Veracruz of the Mexican League.
That is, everybody except for Oberholtzer. While he called it a "step forward," the southpaw still lamented leaving some pitches in the heart of the strike zone.
"That's why I'm not overly happy about it," Oberholtzer said. "I know some of the pitches I did throw more than likely would have gotten hit [by Major Leaguers]. It's a learning experience."
Oberholtzer said he's trying not to get hung up on results and focus on the process -- and pitches -- that will ultimately make for a consistent season.
"I felt good and the results were good, but I still have work to do," Oberholtzer said. "That comes every day with work, coming to the ballpark and being a pro."
Oberholtzer mostly used fastballs during his 58-pitch, two-hit outing. He said that the offspeed stuff was kept to a minimum after advice from some Minor League comrades on the split-squad roster.
"I got some insight from [Japhet] Amador and Leo [Heras], who played in the Mexican League," Oberholtzer said. "They told me, 'Slow bats.' So we pounded the fastball, and just mixed in the changeup and curveball to keep them from keying on it."
With the Yankees coming to town for Oberholtzer's season debut, though, the lefty wasn't willing to let that sparingly-used curveball off the hook.
"It's never where I want it to be," Oberholtzer said. "It's coming along. It's moving in the right direction. My direction to the plate felt better and the results showed a little bit. There's still a ways to go."
Brian McTaggart is a reporter for MLB.com and writes an MLBlog, Tag's Lines. Follow @brianmctaggart on Twitter. Chris Abshire is a contributor to MLB.com. This story was not subject to the approval of Major League Baseball or its clubs.


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Pokémon Community Veterans
Hiroshi Sotomura
September 7th, 2003, 2:11 PM
Are you a veteran from the old Pokémon Community?
Tell us here!
Me? Yes I am.
September 7th, 2003, 2:14 PM
Yup! I was formerly Kasumi, just so everyone knows!
*runs around holding a sign that says "I was once Kasumi" and screaming before collapsing on the floor in exhaustion*
I'm in a weird mood today.
September 7th, 2003, 2:17 PM
I'm posting quality since November 10th, 2002.. LOL.. I'm soo old poster
September 7th, 2003, 2:39 PM
Welcome back to PC Masato-san!:D
Yup! I was formerly Kasumi, just so everyone knows!
*runs around holding a sign that says "I was once Kasumi" and screaming before collapsing on the floor in exhaustion*
I'm in a weird mood today.
Oh!.. Hi Kasumi!
oni flygon
September 7th, 2003, 3:15 PM
I'm a veteran... I used to be: "Teh Loyal Yellow fan!" XD At the old one I reached more than a thousand posts yet I'm not quite popular... who am I?
lol j/k ... I'm DT (DarkTyranitar) XD
September 7th, 2003, 4:26 PM
uhh...I'm a veteran too *points to username* I haven't even changed my username^^
September 7th, 2003, 4:28 PM
um... i'm not really a veteran but how about a PC Loyalist (PC Loyalist was my old custom title in old PC... and it'll also be my future custom title later too)
September 7th, 2003, 4:32 PM
Well February 24th was my old join date. Yes im a PC veteran. I didnt change my user name (but I did change my avatar). (mabe this should be a club, just old PC members)
September 7th, 2003, 4:33 PM
[email protected]
I'm a veteran from the old Ikonboard. ^_^ I only remember Orange from there for some reason, though. I rejoined the boards in December. =X
September 7th, 2003, 8:32 PM
I was Miyu-chan on the old PC.
I'm Miyu-chan on the new PC.
So, I'm still Miyu-chan. XD
September 7th, 2003, 10:19 PM
I am, read my sig for more info.
September 8th, 2003, 1:54 PM
I have returned..........as you can see my name hasn't changed......*holds up a sign saying my name will always be pikastorm*
Fire Master
September 8th, 2003, 1:57 PM
i have returned and i have changed my username...It took a lot of thinking of whether i should cahnge it or not but at the end i did.
Fallen Angel
September 8th, 2003, 3:42 PM
*points to sig* I joined under Keyblade Master first, but that name is banned and deleted from the old database.
John Denver
September 9th, 2003, 3:35 AM
I used to be Dakota...what a stupid name...meh
BOO ya!
September 9th, 2003, 3:48 AM
Actually, I am a major veteran since I was here when we were on the ikonboard for the few months ^_^.
September 9th, 2003, 4:13 AM
I used to be Dakota...what a stupid name...meh
BOO ya!
Hey, you still use the SAME name XD
September 9th, 2003, 7:27 AM
I used to be Dakota...what a stupid name...meh
BOO ya!Yea Dakota you still have that same name, but if you did change your name then no one would know your Dakota (like I cant remember the Mods that changed there name).
September 9th, 2003, 7:53 AM
i'm from the old pc! with the exact same name and all. but i should have changed it to elektek, i like it more.
September 9th, 2003, 10:42 AM
u guys i think he was making a sarcastic joke ........
sure im a veteran from the old PC ^^
bishounenboi07 ........... tryin to prove a point since july 03'
September 9th, 2003, 12:28 PM
Hmmm.. I used to be Leader Jasmine... and then it changed to Trinity.. I really don't want to talk about the past because it's sooo horrible... but here I am..
I am a member since November 10th, 2003
September 9th, 2003, 12:39 PM
I am a member since November 10th, 2003
OO; You came from the future!? Awesome. ;p
We'd be able to tell it was Dakota no matter WHAT name he took. He'd be the one always saying, "BOO ya!" XD
September 9th, 2003, 12:41 PM
lol but wut if he changed his phrase to ..............................................
HEHEHE * backs into shadows *
September 9th, 2003, 12:42 PM
Whoops! A another typo again. It's sposed to be November 10th, 2002. Not November 10th, 2003. LOL
September 9th, 2003, 12:44 PM
I am a member since November 10th, 2003Tell me what my future is like, is the LOTR TTT EV very good?
September 9th, 2003, 12:46 PM
;p Silly, TTT wouldn't have come out yet. It comes out late December, not November.
September 9th, 2003, 12:49 PM
He meant:
The Lord of the Rings; The Two Towers Extended Version on DVD...
You're thinking of:
The Lord of the Rings:The Return of the King.
September 9th, 2003, 12:50 PM
;p Silly, TTT wouldn't have come out yet. It comes out late December, not November.The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers (Extended Version). That comes out November.
September 9th, 2003, 2:39 PM
Im new, This is my 2nd post. I came from Bulbagarden Forums, but its down
or something, the link doesnt work. Im hoping this is my chance to be known
in the pokemon world!
September 9th, 2003, 4:39 PM
Im new, This is my 2nd post. I came from Bulbagarden Forums, but its down
or something, the link doesnt work. Im hoping this is my chance to be known
in the pokemon world!
I think your the first member that posted in here that was not from the old PC.
btw welcome MysticGrovyle to Pokemon Community hope you like it here.
September 9th, 2003, 5:10 PM
Yeah it's funny to say but yep im a vetren also i joined on Nov 15, 2002
September 9th, 2003, 5:57 PM
this is g-lance. i didn't really change anythin... i'm not really a veteran (joined in August) but i was very loyal to pc, at least a post a day. id like to say hi to moonlight, miyu chan, and PokeMaster 3000 if they haven't changed their usernames...
Anyway watch out, g-lance is back yo.
September 9th, 2003, 7:03 PM
Im back! and better than before! i was Sapphire Rayquaza(wasnt to popular) ^_^; anyway, i kept Sapphire changed to Latios! my name makes sense now! :D oh, well, i joined July 2003!
September 9th, 2003, 7:04 PM
Welcome three of you! Have fun at PC. Im Jason ^^;
September 9th, 2003, 8:38 PM
Hey There G-Lance yep i never changed my name it's still the same
Hiroshi Sotomura
September 10th, 2003, 5:08 AM
I'm eusine606/Masato-san now known as Shigeru-san ^^
September 10th, 2003, 5:27 AM
*waves to G-LANCE* Hiya! I'm still Miyu-chan, as you can see~ n_n
BTW, welcome to PC, MysticGrovyle~ I'm Miyu-chan, as you can see~ I'm sure that we'll get together just fine~ n_n
September 10th, 2003, 1:38 PM
I was one of the very first members here ^___^
**Reminds everyone I was one of the 3 founders ¬_¬'**
September 10th, 2003, 2:51 PM
I'm back!! :-D
*everyone boos*
maybe I shouldn't be!
Actually i'll be here more often now ^^
gamecube has taken up my free time, but I'll be on PC too now ^^
September 10th, 2003, 2:57 PM
Hi i have been here a very long time. My first name was UmbreonShaow then data base error and i choosed to be DarkTrainerSilen. Now I'm StarLightUmbreon. I'm going to stick with Umbreon in my name.
September 10th, 2003, 5:48 PM
Hi Silen! im glad to see you again!!! :D
Q Man
September 10th, 2003, 7:02 PM
I'm a veteran... kinda :p
I've been here since June (or was it July... OMG I already forgot ! >.< )
and I USED to be Q_Man, but the underscore WAS NEVER INTENTIONAL... :p
So, now that I had to reregister, I've since corrected my error, especially since I knew that you could have spaces even before I signed up here >.<
September 10th, 2003, 7:03 PM
Hi Sappihre. Glade to see you to.
September 10th, 2003, 7:09 PM
You know Q Man I do like that underscore there :D.
September 10th, 2003, 9:43 PM
Welcome back to PC to any of you just posted and rtegged to-day!
Dragon Master
September 11th, 2003, 10:53 AM
Im from the old PC, but I dont know if any of you remember me.
September 11th, 2003, 2:41 PM
Im from the old PC, but I dont know if any of you remember me.
Yes, I remember you! ^_^;;;;
September 11th, 2003, 2:43 PM
Im from the old PC, but I dont know if any of you remember me.No I dont remember you, who are you? :mad:
September 11th, 2003, 2:44 PM
Thx for the welcome! ^-^' O if u dont feel like typing MysticGrovyle, ill take MG for short.
September 11th, 2003, 4:59 PM
Okay MG, anyone can call me Scott, Sapphire, or SL! those are my nicknames! or you can call me Sapphire Latios. :D
September 11th, 2003, 7:26 PM
No I dont remember you, who are you? :mad:
Aren't you going to say hi to your brother?:p
September 11th, 2003, 8:03 PM
Aren't you going to say hi to your brother?:p
I say hi to him every day.
Ok Scott ill call you Sapphire XD.
September 11th, 2003, 11:14 PM
Hi Arc, is your brother a n00b romhacker?
September 12th, 2003, 3:10 AM
Hi Arc, is your brother a n00b romhacker?
No he never said he was a romhacker.
September 12th, 2003, 5:05 PM
I say hi to him every day.
Ok Scott ill call you Sapphire XD.
Really? That's darn good dude!:):D:P
October 16th, 2003, 6:35 AM
well...I'm the newest around here...but I am AWN Vetaran...(join since Octiber 2001 and account get hacked)
October 16th, 2003, 10:06 AM
well...I'm the newest around here...but I am AWN Vetaran...(join since Octiber 2001 and account get hacked)
The Pokemon Community Veterans is the ones that was a member on the old PC. Like me Soph Scott(Latios) Cassie(StarLightUmbreon) 22sa and a lot more, since you joined after the restart you are not a community veteran.
October 16th, 2003, 10:34 AM
anyways ya i was here from the Old PC....
October 16th, 2003, 10:47 AM
Im very sorry Dizzy, the names I put up there was right off the top my head.
October 16th, 2003, 10:49 AM
LOL , i was just playin ... It doesnt matter actually , as long as i know im a veteran , im all set :)
April 1st, 2006, 9:17 AM
I'm a veteran.
I used to be LightBlaze, but now I'm MegaLightBlaze! LOL
April 1st, 2006, 9:22 AM
Thats a tiny bit late don't you think?
Just three years.
April 1st, 2006, 10:09 AM
This is an old thread o.o But I'M STILL A VET! WOOT!
April 1st, 2006, 10:19 AM
Don't revive threads over a month old please. ^^;


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Previously Unreleased Queen and David Bowie Collaborations Could Be Coming
After all these years — and all these compilations — it'd be easy to assume the Queen vault has long since been purged of interesting artifacts. But according to guitarist Brian May, some particularly interesting previously unreleased recordings could be on the way.
May, making the rounds to promote his new Queen in 3-D book, recently told Mojo (via Radio X) that the sessions for the band's hit 1981 collaboration with David Bowie, "Under Pressure," didn't stop with that one song.
"It wasn't easy," May admitted of their time together in the studio. Describing Bowie and the members of Queen as "all precocious boys" and Bowie as particularly "forceful," he recalled that Bowie and Queen singer Freddie Mercury "locked horns, without a doubt." All that being said, May not only remembers the sessions as fruitful, but enjoyable.
"Those are the things that happen in a studio," said May. That's when the sparks fly and that's why it turned out so great. "[They locked horns] in subtle ways, like who would arrive last at the studio. So it was sort of wonderful and terrible. But in my mind, I remember the wonderful now, more than the terrible."
At some point, fans may get to hear more of that work. Much the same way the band released long-vaulted tapes of Mercury singing with Michael Jackson, May seemed to entertain the idea of putting out more from their Bowie collaboration. "Not all of what we did in those sessions has ever come to light," he added. "So there's a thought … "
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From: (John Chandler)
Subject: Re: [DNA] Celts descended from Spanish fishermen, study finds
Date: Thu, 21 Sep 2006 21:26:21 -0400 (EDT)
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The Czech Republic has announced it will vote against the Palestinian bid to upgrade their status to a non-member state, according to a statement released by their Foreign Ministry. According to the statement, peace will be achieved only through negotiations.
They join the ranks of the US, Canada, Guatemala and Micronesia in opposing the upgrade. (AFP)


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At low temperatures the molecules of an amorphous or semicrystalline polymer vibrate at low energy, so that they are essentially frozen into a solid condition known as the glassy state. In the volume-temperature diagram shown in Figure 2, this state is represented by the points e (for amorphous polymers) and a (for semicrystalline polymers). As the polymer is heated, however, the...
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Test was a possible preview of rules changes.
Danica Patrick, crew chief Tony Gibson and the GoDaddy team have already worked a full day at the track this work week.
After three days of racing at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, they returned Monday to the 2-mile oval with nine other cars for a 2015 NASCAR rules test. The all-day test was held to work on potential rules for the upcoming season and beyond.
The team headed back to the Charlotte area Monday night and now prepare for the Irwin Tools Night Race Saturday evening at Bristol (Tenn.) Motor Speedway.
Patrick has raced four times at Bristol in the NASCAR Sprint Cup Series and has steadily improved her finishing positon with each outing. She finished 29th in just her fourth Sprint Cup race in August 2012, but that was hampered by an accident not of her making.
After starting 43rd due to qualifying being rained out, Patrick calmly moved her way through the field and was in the top-20 and on the lead lap with 66 laps remaining when her car was hit by another and contacted the SAFER Barrier on the inside retaining wall of the frontstretch.
She finished 28th in March 2013 and then 26th last August. This past March, she finished 18th, her best yet.
It was the same way with Patrick in the Nationwide Series as she finished 33rd in her first Bristol race, 19th in the second and a career-best ninth in her final race in August 2012.
She will look for a good run this week with the experienced Gibson guiding her.
His experience goes so far back, he was the car chief for Alan Kulwicki when they won the final Bristol race on asphalt in April 1992 before it was changed to concrete.
Both are hoping for their best finish yet at the "Last Great Colosseum."
DANICA PATRICK, Driver of the No. 10 GoDaddy Chevrolet SS for Stewart-Haas Racing:
Overall thoughts on Bristol?
"I've liked Bristol since I went there the first time. I remember when I set foot onto that track, it was the day before, it was load-in day and I looked out there and you're standing on the straightaway, but it sure seems like a corner. It's a very cool track and a spectacle for the fans. I feel like it's always the one that everyone says, 'I want to come see a Bristol race.' It's always entertaining there for the fans and, hopefully, we can put on another good show for them this week."
Can you talk about your early impressions of the rules test at Michigan with the rear gear change and then the aerodynamic changes?
"I don't think the first change, with the rear gear, was that big of change. Maybe in more of a race situation, it would have shown a little bit more getting back to speed or after a mistake, but I didn't notice much. And then with the extra downforce, it was only like a tenth slower than the other way, with a couple hundred pounds more downforce, so you're going that much faster in the corners and so it's just a lot less lifting and generally much more easier to drive. But I think we've got good progress and they will figure it out for sure. It was good to be part of it."
How do you think the testing has gone so far with the potential rule changes?
"I think there are two ends of the spectrum that work. There is the speedway style of racing flat out and there it is easy to drive, and we are bunched up. But I don't think it's fair to have all of our racing like that. I know it's entertaining when we do go to speedways, but I think you need tracks that are all about getting your car really fast. The other end of it is when your car really slides around and moves around a lot, and tracks like Atlanta and Homestead, when you slide around, it creates opportunities for passing. We need to figure out how to get the cars to transition from the beginning to the end of the run because that is what is going to create passing. Making it easier to drive is going to make it like a speedway."


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After a hellish pre-production process the James Mangold wester 3:10 to Yuma has finally found a home and a final cast.
The project is a remake of a 1957 Glenn Ford movie, which was itself based on a story by the much adapted Elmore Leonard. The 57 version follows a rancher named Dan Evans who is persuaded to escort a recently captured outlaw leader to the nearest train station where he'll be sent to Yuma for trial. The pair end up holed up in an old hotel and under siege. It actually sounds a lot like a cowboy version of 16 Blocks.
Mangold's new version has landed at Lionsgate after being dumped by Columbia Pictures. At one point Eric Bana and Tom Cruise were rumored to be in the running to star, but now Russell Crowe and Christian Bale are attached. Joining them is the geek-loved actor Alan Tudyk, who some might remember from Serenity but more probably remember as the pirate in Dodgeball.
I like the idea of Russell Crowe in a heavy-hitting, siege-western. Except for the great Costner movie Open Range a few years ago, the cowboy genre has been basically dead for awhile. If Costner couldn't bring it back, maybe Crowe can.


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Sets - I don't do many... typically I average work sets (hard sets to failure) per large muscle group such chest, back, quads, hams. Smaller areas receive 1-3 sets. Calves receive more sets, at approximately 5.
I do no direct abdominal work, I don't have to with the exercises I pick and the weight I lift. I haven't done abdominals directly for continuous workouts for over 10 years now.
I don't perform cardiovascular exercise in the traditional sense, yet my cardiovascular system is very healthy.
Here's my basic program (off season):
Day A - Chest/Arms
Incline bench press on the smith machine; (3-4 progressive warm-ups, 50-6 reps), 2 work sets to muscular failure of 4-6 reps with drop set on one set
2. Barbell bench press; 1 work set of 6-8 reps including triple drop set
3. Pek dek flyes; 1 work set, 8-10 reps (pre contest)
4. Barbell curl; (1 warm-up set 10 reps) 1 work set, 6-10 reps drop set included
5. Reverse grip lat pull downs; 1 work set, 10 reps drop set sometimes included
6. Barbell pullover and press; 1 work set, 10 reps
7. Triceps PushdownTriceps pushdown; 1 work set, 8-10 reps
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Rest 2 days
Day B. Back/ Deltoids
T-bar rows (done off the floor); (3 warm-ups 10 reps), 2 work sets 10-15 reps sometimes do drop set on first set
2. Neutral grip lat pull down; 1 work set, 6-8 reps drop set included (drop 5 times)
3. One arm row on hammer strength machine; 1 work set, 10-20 reps
4. Seated shoulder press in the smith machine; (1 warm-up 10 reps) 1 work set, 10 reps sometimes include drop set
5. Barbell high pulls; 1 work set, 10 reps
6. Include straight arm pull downs in season
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Rest 2 days
Day C. Quadriceps
Barbell squat; (4 warm-ups 10-6 reps), 2 work sets, 10-20 reps
2. 45 degree leg press; (2 warm-ups) 1 work set, 10-20 drop set sometimes
3. In-season include jumping squats, step ups, or walking lunges
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Day D. Hamstrings/ Calves
Seated leg curl; (3 warm-ups 10 reps) 2 work sets, 8-15 reps
2. Romanian deadlift; (3 warm-ups) 1 work set, 10-12 reps drop set sometimes
3. Seated calves raise; (3 warm-ups 10 reps) 2 work sets, 6-10 reps drop set included on first work set
4. Standing calves raises; (1 warm-up 10 reps) 2 work sets, 10-20 reps (rest pause sometimes)
Rest 2 days repeat cycle
* Note: during the in-season I include pumping workouts, which are basically, high repetition (20-30) based to increase fat loss and glycogen retention. These are done between heavy short duration workouts.
** Note: I also make use of plyometric training particularly for my thighs and calves. I also started doing off road trek walking which involves moving over rocks, around trees, up hills, down hills, etc.
What Nutrition Plan Has Worked Best For You?
I eat fairly balanced aiming for 5 small feedings a day. Caloric intake, around 5000 off-season, in season probably 4500 or so. Nutrient profile 30% protein, 55% carbs, 15% fat (estimation). People with faster metabolic rates should eat higher levels of carbs, so that's why I do.
I try to eat a variety of food to avoid boredom and guard against deficiencies and food toxins.
A typical days eating might be:
Sample Meal Plan
Meal 1. 3 servings of oatmeal (with a little sugar), 3 whole eggs + 4 egg whites, piece of fruit
Meal 2. 2 yogurts, 1 small cottage cheese, fruit and/or bagel
Meal 3. Lean cut of meat or fish, 4 slices of bread or bowl of rice, vegetables and hot pepper to the mix, maybe olives also
Meal 4. 4 servings of sorbet
Meal 5. Fish, vegetables, rice or potatoes, fruit
I also snack on fruit, dried fruit, and nuts throughout the day if I need the energy.
The day before training my legs I carbohydrate load to increase energy storage for my workout. Also post workout I consume a high glycemic carbohydrate to speed up recovery.
What Supplements Have Given You The Greatest Gains?
I like Glutamine due to its restorative properties and ability to reduce muscle soreness. I have also used Vanadyl Sulfate with good success.
Why do you love Bodybuilding?
I enjoy competing against myself, the aspect of improving myself over time appeals to me. The experimentation with various repletion ranges, speeds of motion, set quantity, frequency, eating methods, intensity enhancers, etc. appeal to the scientist inside me. Adding a little bit of this and taking away a little bit of that, and coming up with a result.
I also enjoy being strong, having stamina, having a physical resilience. It's enjoyable to be able to lift weight that gives most people a problem.
Bodybuilding competition history
I'm only going to give you the competitions that I placed well in, only kidding here is what I've done up to this point.
1999 NGA Nationals novice division Hwy wt. 1st place
2000 NPC Natural Mid-Atlantic states open class Hwy wt. 1st place
2001 New Jersey Classic Hwy wt. 3rd place
2003 NPC Bev Francis Atlantic States Lt. Hwy wt. 6th place
What Are Your Future Bodybuilding Plans?
What One Tip Would You Give Other Bodybuilders?
Well there are a lot of things that I wish I knew earlier. There are five pieces of advice that I believe hold the most weight in terms of bodybuilding (I know that the question says three but I could not help myself).
My Bits Of Advice (Tips)
Tip 1
The first bit of advice is to emphasize basics before more complex methods. Building larger more ripped muscle is a fairly easy concept. If a trainee emphasizes basic exercise, progressively, adds weights each week, avoids over-training, gets enough rest, and eats well he will make physical progress.
In fact a trainee could follow these basics for the duration of his/her lifting career and produce good to excellent results. Often in a rush to achieve the muscle mass of the stars trainees perform overly long exercise programs that would slay a silver back gorilla, or perform isolation exercises before they have any muscle to sculpt.
The horse should be put before the carriage not the other way around, so emphasize basic before more complex methods.
Tip 2
The second bit of advice is to make sure that you have other interests outside of bodybuilding, that you are well rounded as a total person. Bodybuilding is great and can do wonders for a person but there can be an ugly side if that is all a person does with themselves.
In my strong opinion a person should strive for balance in physique, mind, and spirit. This means staying fit physically but also, having friends, diverse interests, an education, expanding the community, etc. A life of strictly bodybuilding will build a large insecure person who is limited.
Tip 3
The third bit of advice is compare yourself to yourself, in other words if you have achieved a certain level of physical development one month or year do your best to level up for the coming month or year. Basically beat yourself. This kind of focus allows for greater long-term improvement as well a greater degree of happiness in my opinion.
Tip 4
The fourth bit of advice I would give is to educate yourself on the various aspects of physical fitness. I would recommend that trainees read college level books on biology, physiology, and nutrition. I also highly recommend the teachings of Arthur Jones, Mike Mentzer (his earlier teachings), Dorian Yates, Dr. Ken Leistner, Stuart Mc. Robert, among others.
This education should be rounded out with a fair degree of safe experimentation. I have written 5 books on bodybuilding; these will be available at my website soon, it's www.hosannahdiesel.com.
Tip 5
The fifth piece of advice is stay away from the drugs; this is primarily aimed at new and impressionable trainees. Many trainees feel as if they need drugs to produce an outstanding physique.
I'm not saying that I am the most outstanding example but I think I have shown that you can build a good strong physique without growth drugs. The cost of using drugs is way too high; the end result is sickness and loss of the physique that you were after. Of course there probably is a way to be safer with these drugs; the problem is that the typical bodybuilding mindset is not one of balance but one of extremes.
In the past 5-6 years there have been many illnesses and deaths in bodybuilding, it may be a coincidence, but I suspect it is not. In a sport in which a healthy appearance and strength should be sort after people should protect their health as the most important aspect. Of course the end decision is a personal one.
Who Are Your Favorite Bodybuilders?
There are many outstanding bodybuilders on the planet in terms of physical development. I would say Dorian Yates, not so much because of his physique but because of his intelligent and systematic method to reaching his goals. I have read that Dorian studied Bodybuilding for a full month before beginning in order to sift through the nonsense and come up with a plan that would produce the result he was after.
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When it comes to physiques I respect, this would include bodybuilders from the pre-steroid era such as John Grimek, Steve Reeves, as well as truly natural bodybuilders from today's era. Grimek in particular was impressive because of his overall athletic ability. I recently saw some pictures of Serge Nubret; what an awesome physique at 200lbs and 6ft tall.


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|September 14, 2000, 09:27 PM
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I have been thinking about buying a cannelure tool for my 357 sig rounds. (my attempt to get Lee to make a Factory crimp collet die expired due to "technical problems")
What brands/models do you recommend, and how have you like them?
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|September 14, 2000, 10:17 PM
Join Date: August 19, 2000
Location: Middlebury, IN, USA
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The only one I know of is Corbin. It does the job. I had to epoxy the wheel that makes the cannelure because the set screw kept loosening up and put rubber electrical tape on the crank handle to keep from getting blisters. Someone else I heard from had to epoxy a nut on the depth screw because they stripped the threads. Minor problems it is a simple "machine".
Once you get on to it, it isn't that bad. What choice do we have if you reload .357sig? I can do 3-4 hundred in 45 min or so not pushing it, then my arm gives out. A couple of nights to do a thousand.
|September 15, 2000, 12:28 AM
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I'm the guy who epoxied the nut, but it was the small nut controling the placement of the cannelure on the bullet, not the depth.
I haven't had any trouble with the setscrew on the cutter wheel.
I load a bunch of .400 Cor-Bon and am back into .40 Super. I cannelure every bullet and roll crimp into the cannelure.
I can do a bullet just under every three seconds. I don't understand the blister thing, as the handle rotates, not causing any rubbing on your fingers.
|September 16, 2000, 07:43 PM
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|September 17, 2000, 12:42 PM
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So, how much of a problem is bullet set back, if I got my terms right? I just picked up some RCBS 357 Sig dies....should pick up a cannelur tool for pistol bottle neck rounds too?
I'm planning to set up my Glock 21 to shoot 40 Super, is it "cheap" insurace to cannelur the bullets? Just wonding....
|September 17, 2000, 01:23 PM
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I just got through sizing some .40 Super cases for my G21. Having blown up my first G21, by letting a .400 CorBon setback, I'd just have to say that I don't load a single bullet in either .400 or .40 Super that's not cannelured.
Canneluring adds yet another step to reloading, but, in my case, it's worth it.
|September 17, 2000, 01:24 PM
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I wouldn't reload a .357sig without a cannelure.
What convinced me was the "Thumb Test" and very few passed without canneluring. After I started canneluring I get 50# + on the ones I random test.
Bullet setback is a problem. And almost a sure kB if fired that way...
|September 19, 2000, 10:50 PM
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I wouldn't reload a .357sig without a cannelure.
I like firing the .357 SIG, and I have been pipe-dreaming about relaoding it. I think a cannelure is a groove around the bullet into which you crimp the case, to hold the bullet more tightly.
The reloading manuals I have read talk about a fair amount of testing to determine bullet seating depth. How does this work with a cannelure? Do you load one round so that it's the right overall length and the bullet is set where you want it, and then calculate where to cut the cannelure from that?
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|September 19, 2000, 11:05 PM
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You've got the idea. I usually set the OAL 1.125 with JFP bullets. You might try loading a test round to the OAL you want. Then use a felt tip pen or marker and put a mark around the bullet at the end of the case. Pull the bullet and you have a mark on it where the crimp should be. Use that as a guide when setting up your tool. Your cannelure will be much wider than the crimp so I set it for the center. This also compensates for slight case length variations.
[This message has been edited by rkmstr (edited September 20, 2000).]
|September 20, 2000, 12:24 PM
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For judging where to cut the cannelure at various o.a.l.'s, I just place the bullet by a case between the jaws of the caliper, with the caliper preset to my desired o.a.l. That tells me where the cannelure needs to be. Quicker and simpler than having to pull a bullet.
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The bad news is that the Oakland Raiders are considering relocating the franchise again. The good news is that they would be moving only about a few hundred yards away.
The Oakland-Alameda County Coliseum Authority is mulling approval of a study on building a new Raiders stadium on or next to the property where the current stadium resides, the San Jose Mercury News reports. The study could be approved next week, and would issue its recommendations within four to five months.
For Raiders fans, approval of this plan would be tantamount to a guarantee that the team would not be pulling any more move-to-Los-Angeles stunts for about another fifty years. They would have a state-of-the-art new stadium, and some degree of finacial obligation to help pay for it.
This would surely also affect the 49ers' efforts to get approval on a new stadium in Santa Clara. The 49ers have repeatedly expressed no reservations, even enthusiasm, for ditching San Francisco to play in Oakland if their Santa Clara voters do not approve their June 6 stadium ballot measure.
This could be used as a scare tactic towards Santa Clara voters, with the claim that the 49ers have a solid back-up plan if the measure doesn't pass, therefore increasing the urgency on Santa Clara to pass the measure not squander the opportunity.
Or it could help aid the defeat 49ers' Santa Clara ballot measure. Approval of this new Raiders stadium would puncture the argument that the Raiders too might someday play in Santa Clara, providing the possibility of a two-team revenue jackpot for the region. If the Raiders get their own stadium, there goes your two-team revenue jackpot.
But for the first time in decades, there is a legitimate possibility of the Raiders finally having one of the nicer stadiums in the NFL. Hope all that niceness doesn't somehow rub off on their awesomely rowdy fans.
Joe Kukura is a freelance writer who wonders where Raiders fans will tailgate if there is a football stadium built in the parking lot.
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SAN MARCOS -- The city is preparing to hire a firm to conduct a financial review of Astrum Utility Services, the Solana Beach company selected to provide energy to future developments.
The City Council will vote on whether to hire McDonald Partners Inc., the lowest bidder, at a cost of $7,500 to $10,000 to review Astrum. The council meets at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday in City Hall, 1 Civic Center Dr.
The City Council unanimously selected Astrum Utility Services of Solana Beach to serve energy customers in future developments through the city's utility, Discovery Valley Utility. A final contract will be brought back to the council sometime in February. The contract could go to voters for approval in June or November this year.


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Is someone bothering you with their Pokémon? Is that gym leader/Pokémon League driving you nuts? Well, here's a guide on how to finish that!
1Pick your starter. Your starter Pokémon should know how to Fly, and another that knows how to Surf. These are the best HM's for a moveset. You will also need more Pokémon to create a "party".
2Decide what your line up should be. For example: if a Gym Leader trains Bug-types, sent out a Flying, Fire, or Rock type out.
3Learn about your party. Your party should be strong at all times unless you're training weak Pokémon or hatching eggs.
- Note that there are weaknesses to other Pokémon that you might not have. Try teaching your Pokémon moves that are not their type. They might not be as strong, but at least you can counter other trainers' attacks!
4Practice different move sets on all the Pokémon. Also, it might not be best to have all legendaries. Use good Pokémon that you like.
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